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Friday, February 6, 2015 Quick update on Debaltsevo Couple of things:The evacuation of civilians basically failed. First, the buses got stuck and had to wait due to nearby mortar shelling, then only 3 buses (out of 20) were filled with refugees, nobody else wanted to leave and, considering the risks, I don't blame them. This is a terrible thing to say, but not boarding these buses today was the prudent thing to do (today, the junta forces fired at refugees near Lugansk). Now take a look at this map from militarymaps: Then compare with this one from Cassad: Do you see what I see? Check out the two black bars I added to Cassad's map. I see that the Debaltsevo cauldron is getting double-locked with a second "lid" near that Svetlodarsk (СВЕТЛОДАРСК) Krasnyi Pakhar (КРАСНЫЙ ПАХАРЬ) line with the bodies of water making things much worse for the junta.Lot's of rumors about the Merkel-Hollande proposal, but I rather wait for facts before posting anything about it.Hopefully, later today.The Saker First, go to Amazon.com (not Amazon.co.uk or Amazon.fr or any other Amazon site)Then click on "Gift Card" on the top of the pageThen click on "Email" at the "Ways to Send" menuFinally, choose a card and amount. That's it! Cash by snail mail: The SakerPO Box 711Edgewater, FL 32132-0711USA Free Novels (PDF) for Saker Blog Supporters e-book in PDF format - not paperback! How to contact me: Main email address: vineyardsaker@gmail.com (for example to be included in the "Saker's friends" low volume mailing list)Alternative/backup emails:vineyardsaker@mail.ruthesaker@unseen.is RSS feeds for this blog: WORDS TO LIVE BY: Fear them not therefore: for there is nothing covered, that shall not be revealed; and hid, that shall not be known. If ye continue in My word, then are ye My disciples indeed; and ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free Holy Gospel according to Saint Matthew (10:26) and Saint John (8:32) Trust not in princes, nor in the children of men, in whom there is no safety. His breath shall go forth, and he shall return to his earth; in that day all his thoughts shall perish. Holy Prophet and King David (Psalm 145:3-4 according to the LXX) To love. To be loved. To never forget your own insignificance. To never get used to the unspeakable violence and the vulgar disparity of life around you. To seek joy in the saddest places. To pursue beauty to its lair. To never simplify what is complicated or complicate what is simple. To respect strength, never power. Above all, to watch. To try and understand. To never look away. And never, never to forget. Arundhati Roy Thou shalt not be a victim.Thou shalt not be a perpetrator.And above all,Thou shalt not be a bystander Yehuda Bauer In a world of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act George Orwell Each small candle lights a corner of the dark Roger Waters I am prepared to die, but there is no cause for which I am prepared to kill. I object to violence because when it appears to do good, the good is only temporary; the evil it does is permanent. Strength does not come from physical capacity. It comes from an indomitable will. Mahatma Gandhi I am for truth, no matter who tells it. Malcolm X Globalize the Intifada! Lowkey I am a pessimist by nature. Many people can only keep on fighting when they expect to win. I'm not like that, I always expect to lose. I fight anyway, and sometimes I win. Protect Freedom - Join the Free Software Foundation! Quenelle Epaulee No to Internet censorship! Save the Internet from corporate greed! GNU/Linux distributions I recommend: Debian, the Universal Operating SystemMint, the easiest to use distributionXubuntu, distribution for older hardwareKnoppix, general purpose distro on live-CDPuppy, small size distribution and live-CDTails, the privacy and security oriented distroUbuntu Studio, distribution for artistsTrisquel, the 100% free softwaredistro Copyright Notice All the original content published on this blog is licensed under the Creative Commons CC-BY-SA 4.0 International license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). For permission to re-publish or otherwise use non-original or non-licensed content, please consult the respective source of the content. What's a Saker anyway? The Saker is a large falcon which, sadly enough, is threatened (you can find more info on this wonderful bird here). Do these sakers really monitor vineyards? Well, one does for sure!	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
How Can I Cut Debt When I Don't Make Enough to Pay the Bills? by Linda Richard, Demand Media Use strategy to cut your debt and pay bills. When you can't reduce your debt, it is time to start thinking like a grandpa and copying his generation's money management habits. Gramps makes do with what he’s got and buys used when he needs something. He keeps his head down and his ears open at work. He saves money to make purchases and buys when he has enough money to pay cash. Gramps knows that a vacation every few months sets you back financially and that shopping is expensive entertainment. Use Gramps as your guide to stretch your money and your mind to cut your debt and pay your bills. Spending Separate your wants from your needs and put yourself on an austerity diet. Learn to save as aggressively as you spend. Cut your personal wants spending to zero and apply all the money that you would use going out, shopping or traveling to your debts. When you add debt to existing debt, you don’t know how much you owe; you can’t make headway because the lender is adding interest each month based on the total you owe. If you quit waving your credit card, you can eliminate additional debt and attack old debt. Work A good work ethic can get you ahead. Keep your mind on your work and do the best job you can so you’re in line for promotions and raises. Making more money per hour helps you pay bills and cut debt. Some young couples find an extra job for the short term and apply all the extra income to reducing debt. Sell items you can do without at a garage sale or through the local newspaper. Be creative in finding extra income streams to pay down your debt. Plan Organizing your bills by the highest interest to the lowest interest identifies the largest leak in your money stream. Additional interest and service charges add to your debts when you don’t on time. Pay the minimum payment on every bill every month, but pay extra on the debt with the highest interest so you can pay it off first. After it’s paid, pay extra on the bill with the next highest interest charge. Keep a daily record to account for all your money, including extra income and cash. Review your spending weekly to identify cost-cutting measures. Quit your expensive habits like drinking or smoking and use the money to pay down bills. If you still can't pay your bills, contact your creditors and let them know. Ask for a reduction in your interest rate and for suggestions. Remember that refinancing may give you more time to pay but adds interest on the account. Work Together Combine your abilities as a couple and give the most frugal person input on all financial decisions. Pool your thoughts and resources to see if two can really live as cheaply as one. Discussions about money are an important part of bonding and long-term survival as a couple. Paying debts needs to be an individual goal as well as a family goal, as your credit rating is at risk and that affects your future. Even if you maintain separate accounts and bring separate debts into your relationship, make your financial future together a joint effort. References About the Author Linda Richard has been a legal writer and antiques appraiser for more than 25 years, and has been writing online for more than 12 years. Richard holds a bachelor's degree in English and business administration. She has operated a small business for more than 20 years. She and her husband enjoy remodeling old houses and are currently working on a 1970s home.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
FC Dallas ease past Whitecaps Frisco, TX (Sports Network) - FC Dallas's run of excellent form continued on Saturday as the club posted a comfortable 2-0 win over the Vancouver Whitecaps at FC Dallas Stadium. The result hands Dallas a fifth win in its last six matches and improves its league-best record to an impressive 6-1-1 for 19 points from eight matches. The hosts struck first with a bit of good luck in the 29th minute when Zach Loyd whipped a corner kick into the penalty area and the ball hit off the back of Vancouver defender Brad Rusin and trickled across the goal line to give Dallas the early advantage. Vancouver had a few chances in the first half but wasn't able to find the back of the net and went into the halftime interval down a goal. Dallas added a second goal just five minutes after the break, again with a bit of good fortune as Kenny Cooper broke into the attacking third down the right flank and ripped a shot on goal. The ball struck the knee of a Whitecaps defender and fell right to the head of Blas Perez, who easily nodded it past Vancouver goalkeeper Joe Cannon for the two-goal margin and his third tally of the young season. The Whitecaps brought on dynamic striker Darren Mattocks in the 58th minute looking for an offensive spark, but weren't able to create much as the club's winless streak reached five consecutive matches after winning their first two. The result leaves the Whitecaps (2-3-2) with eight points from seven matches.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
This WordPress.com site is the bee's knees Menu Weather outlook for this week February 25, 2013 Hello everyone. I know it has been roughly a month since my last post, due to coursework and other commitments. I apologize for the delay. However, I am back and this next post includes a very interesting topic for us here in south Florida. Next week’s weather will be quite interesting and the pattern will possibly trickle into the following week. As we approach the end of the winter season, we are in the midst of what is one of the warmest winters on record for a majority of the region. Steering currents have favored a persistent southeast wind flow which has helped to keep cold fronts at bay. Astronomically speaking, the winter season for the northern hemisphere ends on March 20th, and we usually get one last strong front around this time or slightly before it. That case seems to be increasingly likely, for a late season strong cold front is looming in the forecast. SHORT TERM: Before we take a look at the pending cold front, we will have to deal with increasing instability in the upper levels of the atmosphere. In other words, returning to what Florida knows best to make in the summer months: Thunderstorms. This is the Mean Sea Level (MSL) model map, which shows the average pressure of the surrounding airmasses. This model is also a good indication of precipitation and detecting low and mid-latitude cyclones (seen in the green/mustard yellow blob east of the Carolinas). The top image is the MSL from the European Centre for Medium-range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF) model, while the bottom image is the MSL from the Global Forecasting System (GFS) model, both taken at 72 and 66 hours from the most recent run, respectively. Both models indicate a shortwave trough moving across the east coast and is expected to stall just to the southeast of us. This should create enough instability to generate showers and thunderstorms. Increasing chances for rain are expected to start Tuesday morning, with the best chance for any activity coming on Wednesday evening/Thursday morning. LONG TERM: This is where the weather patterns will become real interesting and bears close monitoring. All signs point to a late season cold front pushing through the area. However, both of the models differ significantly in the evolution and movement of the mid-latitude cyclone set to form over the Midwest states. This is the GFS model measured at the 850 mb level (about 5,000 feet above the surface). These images span from 117 hours to 192 hours from the most recent full run. The GFS is leaning to a more aggressive frontal system that will send colder air deep to the south, with near freezing (aqua colored or darker) approaching much of the area. This translates into potential 30s and 40s for inland areas, and low 50s along immediate coastal areas. With the GFS, it is expected to last for more than 3 days, possibly more than 5 days at the current predictions. This is the ECMWF prediction of the 850 mb temperatures. Due to the lack of data that was available, the two images span a time frame of 114-135 hours from the most recent full run. What separates this from the GFS is how deep the trough extends into S. FLA. With this model run, the ECMWF keeps the coldest of the air just to the north of S. FLA, sending cool, but nowhere near as much cool air as the GFS predicts. To translate this map, most inland areas would level out in the 40s, with mid-upper 50s across most of the coastal areas. There is a similarity between both models. If you notice the arrows on the map, those are wind vectors that estimate potential wind speeds at the 850 mb level. Winds may increase noticeably out of the northwest as the front passes, and this is the tell-tale sign of how long the cool airmass will last. SUMMARY: In short, the information that is known so far is limited, but what can be said is a shot of cooler and drier air is increasingly likely to start off March. The last significant March cold front dates back all the way to the 1993 Superstorm of March 12-14. Going with the ECMWF would indicate more moderate temperatures; going with the GFS would spell sharply cooler air and potential record low temperatures in isolated areas for given days in March. I will be posting a blog later this week with an update to the situation.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
Monday, 12 June 2006 Woah! & The Return Of That Feeling... I have made this Most Viewed section of the Videos on Buzznet! On the 3rd or 4th page... And all because I included the word Panic! Hahaha. Silly fans! * That old feeling that I thought I had long forgotten has returned. Maybe it's because over this weekend I have been surrounded by charming men. But I suddenly feel that old longing to be with someone or like someone. But I can't bring myself up to actually "liking" anyone because I keep seeing the reasons not too before I even do. Usually the reasons, 'It would be embarrassing if they found out' and age are the main ones that stop me from liking anyone. But golly, heehee - golly, do I feel that feeling of longing again - It's a pretty awesome feeling, but depressing at the same time...maybe it's just because I watched Titanic on TV last night and balled my eyes out? Maybe it's because for a long time I've had a good time with other guys other than Harry...you know, like, he isn't the only good guy out there. I had a really good weekend, rehearsing and chilling out at my Mum's home. It's really peaceful there. I was in a bad mood when I got to work, but as soon as Sam and Stacy started to warm up to me, and Sam talked about his feelings and how his girlfriend broke up with him we all had a really good laugh. EDIT 10/17/10:Umm, okay? I'm sure it wasn't as cruel as you wrote it. I would like to have Sam like me, he's really cute and funny...but I know it wouldn't work, and I know he couldn't like me. I'm cheering on for a Stacy and Sam couple, they would be really nice together and he would probably bring Stacy out of her shell more. Stacy is cool, but sometimes she seems really cold towards me - I don't know what she thinks of me. Man, I feel like a whining Big Brother contestant. Ugh. I had an OK time when Ben came in too, I did that trick where you knock the back of someones knee and their leg buckles...and then he jokingly tried to put me in the bin, but stopped...and then he was like, Sam, let's put Caitlin in the Recycling Bin...but they didn't...I don't really want to look at if he really hates me or not, but he was laughing nicely the whole time so I don't think he was doing it out of hate...man, I would really like to be good friends with him, we have some good times...but I couldn't go out with him...I wish he wouldn't be such a sook and just accept that! Geez! Anyway, I'm tired of talking, all these love and sexy songs are coming on, on random player...and it's freaking me out - I DON'T WANT TO THINK ABOUT COUPLES OR LOVE OR SEX OR ANY OF THAT CRAP! Gosh, the boys in ************* !!! HAHAHAHAHAHAHA - from caitlin EDIT 10/17/10:I wish I knew what I was referring too... Hmm.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
New to My Shrapnel? Start at the beginning: About Me Message from the Bombing Victim Muppet I am, of course, neither sad, nor heroic nor particularly victimized. What I am is an "ordinary Joe" who was seriously injured six years ago in a suicide bombing while waiting for a bus at the Machane Yehuda open air market in Jerusalem. Ever since I learned how to write, writing has served as a sort of therapy for me. In the months and years after the bombing, I did an enormous amount of writing. What I was thinking. What I was feeling. How the world reacted to me. How my bombed-out self reacted to the world. Some of the articles were sent to friends and relatives via email lists. Many more of them just sat on my computer. I always meant to do something with them. Of course, I never got around to it. This year, I promised myself that I would, at last do something. And since blogging is the best way to do something without having to do all that much (no publishers, no rejections, no work apart from editing), I decided that this was the way to go. Please comment. I am putting these out so that people will read them. Let me know that you are reading.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
New Tractor Purchase Good Afternoon, I am a new member to TractorByNet and this is my first posting. I have read man of your reviews over the past few months and I have quickly realized there is a lot of tractors owners that area very knowledgeable. I am looking for your assistance and your expert opinion's on the purchase of a compact tractor. I thank you for your patience but I feel it is necessary for me to provide your with a little back ground first. I live in West Michigan in a rural area with 3 acres which is adjacent to 20 acres of woods owned by one of my neighbors. I also have a 12 x 400 ft. driveway which is constructed of 22-A slag. My lawn is only an 1/2 acre which I cut with a self propelled mower, mainly for exercise. My yard and home is surrounded by 2 plus acres of woods with 50 to 125 ft tall Oak, Maple and Beech trees. I also cut and split my own fire wood and burn 3 cords of wood a year. Over the past 6 years since building our home I have been blessed with the use of our Company 2002? New Holland TC33D tractor with FEL and Box blade. I use the tractor for an average of one week a year, however it is seldom available. I have also rented several kubota tractors over the years for landscaping and was pleased with the tractor. The tractor that I would like to purchase within the next few weeks will be used for current and additional landscaping, removal of trees, fire wood, driveway grading, snow removal, etc. I have been looking at tractors for a few years and had definitely decided on a compact tractor 28 to 32 HP. It is not necessary to have a new tractor and a used tractor in excellent or mint condition would be fine. One of the tractors that I have a current interest was listed on Craigslist and was originally listed as a 2011 Kubota B3200 with 25 Hours, FEL, 60 inch mower deck and (loaded) Turf tires. I test drove this tractor on Friday and inquiring further about the warranty, the present owner called the Kubota dealership where he purchased it from in June 2012. He was informed that the tractor was not a 2011 but a 2012. Based upon the serial number I have since received verification from the Kubota dealership that this is a 2012 tractor. Before the present owner realized it was a 2012 model, I was able to negotiate a price for $16,300.00 for the Kubota B-3200 tractor with loaded Turf tires. , FEL with quick release bucket, grill guard, rear lights and a 60inch mid mount mower deck. This tractor is a in Mint Condition and the present owner has basically used it for the last year to cut his lawn and used the FEL to move a little snow this past winter. The tractor has very few hours on the FEL. However, the sale is pending and will depend on if I can use Turf Tires in the woods of if I need to purchase a tractor with R4 tires. I also stopped at a dealership and had them quote me a price for a new tractor with the same options and with Kubota $1000 discount and rebates it would be $20,800.00 which is $4500 more than the 2012 Kubota B3200 with 25 Hours. If I purchase this used Kubota B3200 I would remove the mower deck as I will not be using it to cut out lawn with it. I would most likely sell it or see if I can trade it into Kubota for a box blade and eventually a front mount snow blower. Since Friday, I have found a Kubota dealer that listed a 2012 or 2013 Kubota B3200 with 1 HR use. The Kubota has an FEL and R-4 tires for $16,000 ( cash Price) plus tax $16,960.00 The dealership was not open due to the July 4th Holiday and I can not tell you if the tires were loaded or if it has a quick release bucket. I have a couple of concerns? Fist of all can I use Turf Tires in the woods?The woods are leaf covered and mostly open with a few logs and of course has brush in some areas. I have a small hill on my property which is basically high and dry with no SWAMPS. Secondly, will the Kubota B3200 be able to pick up 16 inch to 24 inch diameter logs x 4 ft length. The reason that I ask this? I have noticed in your forum several had mentioned that the Kubota B-3200 is too lights and is only 1734Lbs w/O an FEL or loaded tires. the FEL. Will the Kubota B3200 be ok if had loaded had tires, and a 60 in box blade ( 500lbs) on the back. I also understand if I purchase new, competitors such as New Holland list their Boomer 30 Tractor weight at around 3100 Lbs and the Mahindra 3016 at around 2400 lbs. Once again thank you for your assistance. Re: New Tractor Purchase Originally Posted by Tobyone Good Afternoon, I am a new member to TractorByNet and this is my first posting. I have read man of your reviews over the past few months and I have quickly realized there is a lot of tractors owners that area very knowledgeable. I am looking for your assistance and your expert opinion's on the purchase of a compact tractor. I thank you for your patience but I feel it is necessary for me to provide your with a little back ground first. I live in West Michigan in a rural area with 3 acres which is adjacent to 20 acres of woods owned by one of my neighbors. I also have a 12 x 400 ft. driveway which is constructed of 22-A slag. My lawn is only an 1/2 acre which I cut with a self propelled mower, mainly for exercise. My yard and home is surrounded by 2 plus acres of woods with 50 to 125 ft tall Oak, Maple and Beech trees. I also cut and split my own fire wood and burn 3 cords of wood a year. Over the past 6 years since building our home I have been blessed with the use of our Company 2002? New Holland TC33D tractor with FEL and Box blade. I use the tractor for an average of one week a year, however it is seldom available. I have also rented several kubota tractors over the years for landscaping and was pleased with the tractor. The tractor that I would like to purchase within the next few weeks will be used for current and additional landscaping, removal of trees, fire wood, driveway grading, snow removal, etc. I have been looking at tractors for a few years and had definitely decided on a compact tractor 28 to 32 HP. It is not necessary to have a new tractor and a used tractor in excellent or mint condition would be fine. One of the tractors that I have a current interest was listed on Craigslist and was originally listed as a 2011 Kubota B3200 with 25 Hours, FEL, 60 inch mower deck and (loaded) Turf tires. I test drove this tractor on Friday and inquiring further about the warranty, the present owner called the Kubota dealership where he purchased it from in June 2012. He was informed that the tractor was not a 2011 but a 2012. Based upon the serial number I have since received verification from the Kubota dealership that this is a 2012 tractor. Before the present owner realized it was a 2012 model, I was able to negotiate a price for $16,300.00 for the Kubota B-3200 tractor with loaded Turf tires. , FEL with quick release bucket, grill guard, rear lights and a 60inch mid mount mower deck. This tractor is a in Mint Condition and the present owner has basically used it for the last year to cut his lawn and used the FEL to move a little snow this past winter. The tractor has very few hours on the FEL. However, the sale is pending and will depend on if I can use Turf Tires in the woods of if I need to purchase a tractor with R4 tires. I also stopped at a dealership and had them quote me a price for a new tractor with the same options and with Kubota $1000 discount and rebates it would be $20,800.00 which is $4500 more than the 2012 Kubota B3200 with 25 Hours. If I purchase this used Kubota B3200 I would remove the mower deck as I will not be using it to cut out lawn with it. I would most likely sell it or see if I can trade it into Kubota for a box blade and eventually a front mount snow blower. Since Friday, I have found a Kubota dealer that listed a 2012 or 2013 Kubota B3200 with 1 HR use. The Kubota has an FEL and R-4 tires for $16,000 ( cash Price) plus tax $16,960.00 The dealership was not open due to the July 4th Holiday and I can not tell you if the tires were loaded or if it has a quick release bucket. I have a couple of concerns? Fist of all can I use Turf Tires in the woods?The woods are leaf covered and mostly open with a few logs and of course has brush in some areas. I have a small hill on my property which is basically high and dry with no SWAMPS. Secondly, will the Kubota B3200 be able to pick up 16 inch to 24 inch diameter logs x 4 ft length. The reason that I ask this? I have noticed in your forum several had mentioned that the Kubota B-3200 is too lights and is only 1734Lbs w/O an FEL or loaded tires. the FEL. Will the Kubota B3200 be ok if had loaded had tires, and a 60 in box blade ( 500lbs) on the back. I also understand if I purchase new, competitors such as New Holland list their Boomer 30 Tractor weight at around 3100 Lbs and the Mahindra 3016 at around 2400 lbs. Once again thank you for your assistance. Re: New Tractor Purchase Originally Posted by Tobyone Good Afternoon, I have a couple of concerns? Fist of all can I use Turf Tires in the woods?The woods are leaf covered and mostly open with a few logs and of course has brush in some areas. I have a small hill on my property which is basically high and dry with no SWAMPS. Secondly, will the kubota B3200 be able to pick up 16 inch to 24 inch diameter logs x 4 ft length. The reason that I ask this? I have noticed in your forum several had mentioned that the Kubota B-3200 is too lights and is only 1734Lbs w/O an FEL or loaded tires. the FEL. Will the Kubota B3200 be ok if had loaded had tires, and a 60 in box blade ( 500lbs) on the back. I also understand if I purchase new, competitors such as New Holland list their Boomer 30 Tractor weight at around 3100 Lbs and the Mahindra 3016 at around 2400 lbs. Once again thank you for your assistance. God Bless, Tobyone Welcome and lets get to some of your concerns. First off the Mahindra and the Boomer you mention are in another class size and weight wise so there is no fair comparison. You do not mention the type of wood but if we take the largest size (24") and a heavy wood (oak), that 4 ft log would come in somewhere around 800lbs. The B3200 is alleged to be able to pick up that and with loaded tires and perhaps some ballast while carrying it low, you shouldn't have a problem. Now for the tires: You can certainly do woods work with turfs however a great investment for them would be tire chains. You'll gain more traction and just as importantly, some added armoring for the tires themselves as well as some additional ballast. A set of 2 links for your size tire would work and be cheaper than new ind. tires. Re: New Tractor Purchase Arrow, Thanks for the tip. By the sound of it, I would be better off purchasing a kubota B3200 HSD with R-4 tires if I will be working in the woods. I would also suspect that the R-4 tires will provide more traction n the snow. Re: New Tractor Purchase Before you buy anything, I'd take the quick trip up to J&J Farm sales in Muskegon, and look at the LS line of tractors. For less money than what you were quoted for a new B3200, you could get an LS R3039H, that has a much more powerful loader (max lift of 2,250 to full height at the pins), dual rear remotes, QA bucket, rear work light, adjustable lift arms and stabilizers, etc, etc. Granted, the LS is a bigger machine, and you'd expect more capability, but it's over twice the lifting capacity, which is going to come in really handy as soon as you start moving wood/trees. I'm not remotely anti-Kubota, but they're not cheap! I'd also take a look and see if there's a Kioti dealer in the area...another great tractor with really impressive features for the price. Re: New Tractor Purchase Originally Posted by GManBart Before you buy anything, I'd take the quick trip up to J&J Farm sales in Muskegon, and look at the LS line of tractors. For less money than what you were quoted for a new B3200, you could get an LS R3039H, that has a much more powerful loader (max lift of 2,250 to full height at the pins), dual rear remotes, QA bucket, rear work light, adjustable lift arms and stabilizers, etc, etc. Granted, the LS is a bigger machine, and you'd expect more capability, but it's over twice the lifting capacity, which is going to come in really handy as soon as you start moving wood/trees. I'm not remotely anti-Kubota, but they're not cheap! I'd also take a look and see if there's a Kioti dealer in the area...another great tractor with really impressive features for the price. Re: New Tractor Purchase It sounds like you are on the right track. I was going to suggest a B3200 sized tractor. R4's would be the best tire for going in the woods. The are more puncture resistant than turfs or ags.You could use turfs in the woods but be very very careful. Most dealers will load the tires on a new tractor for free. With any tractor you need a good ballast on the back of when you are using the loader. Something like a box blade would work good. I don't know if it would lift the log on the loader or not. I think it would. You could also lift it on the 3PH. If you are thinking snowblower you may want to think cab. Also on a B3200 you can get the B3030 wheels and tires which are basically L3200 wheels and tires. They look really nice on the B3200 and will hold more fluid. The Mahindra 3016 is comparable to a kubota L3200 and JD 30302e. I think a Mahindra Max 28 is comparable to a B3200. Re: New Tractor Purchase It sounds like you are on the right track. I was going to suggest a B3200 sized tractor. R4's would be the best tire for going in the woods. The are more puncture resistant than turfs or ags. You could use turfs in the woods but be very very careful. Most dealers will load the tires on a new tractor for free. With any tractor you need a good ballast on the back of when you are using the loader. Something like a box blade would work good. I don't know if it would lift the log on the loader or not. I think it would. You could also lift it on the 3PH. If you are thinking snowblower you may want to think cab. Also on a B3200 you can get the B3030 wheels and tires which are basically L3200 wheels and tires. They look really nice on the B3200 and will hold more fluid. The Mahindra 3016 is comparable to a kubota L3200 and JD 30302e. I think a Mahindra Max 28 is comparable to a B3200.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
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The island of Coche is the kind of spot you almost donÃ¢â‚¬â„¢t want to tell anyone about. ItÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s so remote and low key very few people know about the beauty and kiting potential. Every year when the PKRA stops by to host an event, the word spreads a little more about this flat water kiting paradise. Coche is becoming a world class kite spot and the word is spreading fast! Location The tranquil island of Coche is located 24 miles off the coast of Venezuela and just a short 20 minute ferry ride across from the larger island of Margarita. (See Map) Getting There With direct flights to Margarita from Europe now, traveling with overstuffed gear bags is becoming easier. Most major airlines will fly into Caracas, Venezuela. From there a short 30 minute flight will take you to Porlamar. These quick flights leave every two or three hours and cost around $60-80US each way. Kites and board bags are usually allowed at no extra charge. From the Porlamar airport, hop a taxi to El Yaque for 25,000 Bolivars ($12US) then head to the Yaque Paradise Hotel to check the ferry schedule and buy a ticket for the next boat to Coche. The ferry from El Yaque Paradise Hotel services Coche island almost every 2 hours of the day from sunrise to sunset. The cost each way is 15,000 Bolivars ($8US). Wind Conditions The dependable South Eastern trade wind blows constantly and is much stronger in the daytime when accompanied by the thermal winds which start around 2.00pm. In peak season the average is around 18 knots and winds regularly exceeds 25 knots in the afternoon. The peak season for wind is December through June. On the "average" day you can expect to be flying a 12 meter kite. The Scene UK pro rider Christian Valentine owns and operates a cabana right in front of the launch called Coche Kite Sports. (DonÃ¢â‚¬â„¢t let his warm personality and outgoing island spirit fool you Ã¢â‚¬â€œ on a kite, he rips!) ItÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s a beach oasis stocked with bean bag chairs, lounge tables and a back-ache saving air compressor. Serving up snacks, cold beers and smooth music, this truly is the center of the Coche kite scene. (Pic Below) Winds donÃ¢â‚¬â„¢t usually kick up until the mid afternoon allowing local riders to sleep off their late hangovers. 12-16 meter kites fill the sky for much of the mornings and then around 2pm you realize why Coche is a world class draw. The thermals kick up and the fun begins. ItÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s a given that there are usually a couple pros riding around for added inspiration. Pro riders Cesar Portas, Leo Estredo and Bertrand Fleury put on a clinic right in front of me, going huge and making it look effortless. Afterwards, they can be found chilling at the kite shack recharging while waiting for another epic session. The buttery flat water combined with a reliable offshore wind attracts professional riders from all over the world. During my 2 week stay I meet five pro riders and IÃ¢â‚¬â„¢m sure there were more that I never noticed. How many people can make that claim at their local spot? Even the local kids from El Yaque that are barely 16 years of age are boosting ultra smooth 20 foot spins and board offs. Even the women were ripping. Bertrand is building a slider park on the far end of the bay in Punta Playa for the PKRA event in the end of April. The sliders and kickers will remain out in the bay until the event culminates the first of May. (Pending coast guard intervention.) Instruction After enduring too many windless months in California I decided on Coche as the best place to break into this sport. There a few choices for kiteboard lessons on the island. I chose Sky Riders (http://www.myskyriders.com) located on the beach right next to Coche Paradise Hotel. Three quick sessions with a young energetic girl named Celia and I was up riding both ways. A quick 30 minute session pushed me a few hundred meters offshore. Luckily, local fishing boats trail riders in the outer waters and fish out newbies that canÃ¢â‚¬â„¢t yet stay upwind. For a $5 fee they bring you back to the launch saving you an impossible swim. Offshore winds make learning a tough task and unlike the local mantra, Coche is not an ideal place for beginners. To take advantage of the flat waters Coche is renowned for, you must stay upwind near the shore. However, seasoned riders with upwind ability will be spoiled like no other. ItÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s basically a kiteboard wet dream come to life. Lodging At this stage you have some decisions to make. Do you want convenience or luxury. Lodging in Margarita offers numerous high end all inclusive hotels, while Coche offers convenience and localized tranquility. Decide accordingly. I chose a spot one mile up the beach from the launch in the town of San Pedro. Alex Battistini runs a kite hostel for travelers and kiters looking for the rustic Coche experience. $20 a night will get you a home cooked breakfast, dinner, and all the cold beer you can guzzle. In addition to running the hostel with his wife Maria, Alex is a tour guide and knows nearly everyone on the island. If you have questions about the area, he has the answers. Vibe The vibe on Coche is laid back and mellow. ItÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s the perfect place for either a ride-every-day-until-your-arms-fall-off session, or just to bring the wife or girl friend and enjoy a few mellow days while you share quality time. If you arrive with the right attitude, ready to absorb all the local flavors, your visit will be unforgettable. Local Knowledge / Tips - Store all of your kite gear in a locker at the Coche Kite Center cabana right on kite beach. Lockers rent for 10,000 Bolivars per day ($5) but will save you the hassle of lugging your gear to and from the beach, especially if you stay in El Yaque. - The only internet access on Coche island is atop the hill at the police office. ItÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s free to use for 30 minutes. - Bring your own waterproof sunblock and mosquito repellent. - No need to bring Booties or foot protection. Unlike neighboring Caribbean islands, there are no coral reefs in Coche. The ocean floor is soft squishy sand. - Learn some basic Spanish phrases and words before you leave. The locals are very friends yet many donÃ¢â‚¬â„¢t speak any English. - Bring enough money for your entire trip. Getting to the bank in Porlamar from Coche will cost you around $50. The cash machines in the airport and in the city will most likely be empty or out of order. If you need cash, you need to go to a bank. Bring cash and travelers checks (preferably in US dollars). Currency can be exchanged in nearly all the hotels in El Yaque and at the Coche Paradise Hotel. Last edited by tiger20 on Fri May 12, 2006 8:00 am, edited 1 time in total. How are you? Your report is very nice, very complete. I'm Romain from France, I hope the end of your vacation was great. Maybe I will see you in Brazil or in Hawai the next time?.... Thank you for the Liquid Force Board. I have some pictures of you if you want, give me your email... thanks tiger20! hola romain, very windy here! lots of pro kiters training, the house has 2 new rooms and one new bathroom, so total is 5 rooms 3 bathrooms, scooter rental very soon. hope to have you guys here again soon. gracias, mucho exito y adios Im planning a trip to Coche from 22 april to 14 of may. Do you have any vaccant rooms at that time? Is it possible to ride somewhere on Coche, even in the period of the PKRA from the 25th april to 1th may. Can you write me your email adress for more info? 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While checking the usage health reports for a SharePoint site, I got an Error Saying that “There is no data available for this report. Here are some possible reasons: (1) Web Analytics has not been enabled long enough to generate data; (2) There is insufficient data to generate this report; (3) Data logging required for this report might not be enabled; (4) Data aggregation might not be enabled at the level required for this report.” After checking that one by one in the issues I am having full of data in SharePoint site and that is fair enough to generate the data reports. In the site I am sure that Data logging and Data Aggregation are enabled. I was checked that also as part of trouble shooting. Web Analytic are also enabled as mentioned in the issue. After pulling hair and digging into the deep, I have found that Usage and Health Data Collection Service Application Proxy has not been started. Silly, but I have spent so much of my time. After starting the service proxy by using following Power Shell command everything working as expected. Wednesday, June 19, 2013 SharePoint 2013 analytics has been improved a lot compared to SharePoint previous versions. MS people designed analytics to improve the search and result relevance. All the things like views, social tags, and clicks will be used in the SharePoint 2013 analytics searching capabilities. Usage Reports: SharePoint 2013 generates the usage reports via excel. This will show the data of hits and unique users of the site. We have option to view the data of Site, Site Collection scope including each page and document library. We can access the data for the site and site collection by navigating to Site Settings page. We have two links “Popularity Trends” and “Popularity and Search Reports” in the site settings. By Clicking on the links we can the usage reports as shown in the images below. Most Popular Items: With Reports analytics also provides us to integrate with search results. For each page we have popularity trends on the ribbon, Share & Track section as shown in the image below. We can see most popular items for library by checking the Most Popular Items button on the ribbon as shown below. By clicking on the button we can find the items that most viewed, Most Viewed by Unique Users, Most recommended clicks. We can filter the results by using Search Driven Content section, Popular items web part to get the popular item in a page. Follow us in facebook About Me Having good experience in SharePoint 2007/2010 and .net applications. Currently, working on SharePoint 2013 and training people on SharePoint. Microsoft certified technology specialist, Microsoft Certified Professional developer in SharePoint 2010.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
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Hindalco, Sterlite better than Tata Steel: experts Independent market analyst Shrikant Shetty and technical analyst Neera Jain say investors should avoid buying Tata Steel at the current levels. Shrikant says non-ferrous stocks like Hindalco and Sterlite Industries are better bets than Tata Steel, while Neera says only if Tata Steel remains above Rs 395 for a couple of days should investors looking at buying the share.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
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Aug 22, 2011 Apparently, most people didn't know Kurt Cobain was a feminist. Looking at his relationship with Courtney Love, I am not exactly sure why. Kat Broderick put together a couple of quotes of his on the matter. (Via) In her Try it out Tuesdays-series, Tara Stiles suggests to just be kind to people one whole day long. Probably more difficult than it sounds? Naturally, not only left-handed females are underpaid: According to a study by Georgetown University, women need a PhD to earn as much as men with Bachelor degrees. According to the study, on average women earn 25% percent less than men. Source and more info. (Via.) Have you got globetrotter genes? Milk put together a list of things to know for people who are thinking about moving to L.A. Ari of Advanced Style has asked a 99-year-old lady for her life advice. Tips include classics like "Never loan, never borrow" and fancier Upper East Side-y stuff like "Don't frequent a restaurant where they don't crumb the table". Aug 21, 2011 Veggie Love, a German blog edited by vegan Franziska Schmid, is still celebrating its first birthday with a wonderful blog parade: Everyday, different bloggers are portrayed who share their opinion on Veggie Love. Amongst the congratulants are also Susanne and myself (in English, just scroll down a tad bit). Remember, we developed the GCB tote bags together - and named one after Franziska! If you're interested in a sustainable lifestyle at all and can read some German, check out Franziska's posse. Aug 20, 2011 One week ago today, 3000 people took to the streets in Berlin to protest against sexist discrimination. (Think Christopher Street Day for women's rights.) I was there - as were plenty of other Girls On Web Society members. If you like, please follow the jump for a collection of some of their posts. Aug 18, 2011 I just accidentally deleted a whole post on this Gazpacho soup I made recently (grrr!) - and that my cat Frido stepped into a couple of minutes after I took this photo. Because it's late and I'm tired I won't rewrite everything that just went into digital nirvana now, please apologize. Let me just say that this cold raw vegetable soup that I prepared with my KitchenAid Artisan Blender has made it onto my Favorite Things to Eat of All Time list instantly! And for someone who enjoys cooking, that's really something. The blender performed perfectly at all times, and as per usual, cleaning it was super easy. For more photos, please follow the jump... Aug 14, 2011 These are the three core questions of this year's 21 Day Meditation Challenge. The idea is to meditate for ten minutes every day over three weeks to get to know yourself better. To that end, you will receive free MP3 files with guided meditation instructions each day. Registration is quick and easy. I've never partaken before, but past participants wrote rave reviews and are eagerly awaiting tomorrow's start of this year's challenge. So why not try out something new for a change? This sounds easy enough. ;) Aug 11, 2011 Like announced last week, a couple of days ago I prepared the veggie burger featured in 24 hours a day, the KitchenAid blender cookbook. Despite a long list of ingredients, its preparation was fairly inexpensive (given you have a couple of basics like olive oil etc. at home) and the result tasted great. For more pictures and a German Bericht of my first ever veggie burger, please follow the jump. Aug 8, 2011 Coming Saturday, August 13, the Slutwalk Berlin will take place. What sounds a little strange is a demonstration for women's rights that has been taking place the world over. (I think the last I've heard of was staged in New Delhi.) Nadine Lantzsch is one of the local organizers and is still looking for helping hands. Johanna shows us one of her favorite buildings in Germany: The Vitrahaus in Weil am Rhein. This Vegan Life is proud of Duke University and the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill for adding Jonathan Safran Foer's book Eating Animals to their reading lists. Way to go! Aug 7, 2011 Never heard of the Be Body Positive Day? Me neither, until Anna Guest-Jelley featured it on her blog recently. The idea is to do one thing today that will make you feel great about your body. As to me, I'll do Yoga, but Anna has a list of fifteen other ideas for you try if that's not for you (yet). In any case, it's never too late to start loving your body! Find out more about the initiative at the body positive. Aug 5, 2011 A couple of months back I saw someone walk around my Berlin neighbourhood wearing a tote bag saying There's a special place in hell for fashion bloggers. It made me smile although I do like me my fashion blog every once in a while and don't believe in hell at all. Well, now I found the same slogan stitched onto some customized jeans vest and thought I'd share. If you're still looking for your own perfect tote bag, check out the GCB ones. Only last week, Franziska Schmid (whom I haven't seen in way too long) unpacked hers and put her favorite every day items on display: Bloggerinnen It Bag! Aug 4, 2011 With my KitchenAid Artisan Blender also came the German version of a KitchenAid Blender Cookbook. Along the lines of its English language counterpart "24 hours a day"the book is entitled "Rund um die Uhr". Quite obviously, the idea is to show that a blender is useful for the preparation of most any meal or drink - no matter what time of the day, whether it's breakfast, lunch, dinner, baby food or cocktails. For a German Einschätzung whether this cookbook is of any use at all (it is!) and whether it's also suitable for vegetarians like my humble self (it is!), please follow the jump! Aug 1, 2011 This is one of a series of awesome photographies of dogs shaking off water. Carli Davidson, the photographer, is based in Portland, Oregon, has previously worked at the local zoo and has specialised in animal photography. Check out her portfolio or take a look at my source for more hilarious images. Disclaimer This website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google, Inc. (“Google”). Google Analytics uses “cookies”, which are text files placed on your computer, to help the website analyze how users use the site. The information generated by the cookie about your use of the website (including your IP address) will be transmitted to and stored by Google on servers in the United States . Google will use this information for the purpose of evaluating your use of the website, compiling reports on website activity for website operators and providing other services relating to website activity and internet usage. 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Jehu Keeping up with digital shooters- part three First let me say that no fish were harmed in the making of these pictures. Two of them are living happily at my sister's house and one is at my house. One has the curious habit of floating on his side. Once you get his attention he acts normal. Weird huh? Dan's result: My attempt: At this point, I was still limited by my camera's excessive size for sharing a composition. Also, I kept using BW film so I'd have the ISO400 that the setup was lit for. The awkward cropping is due to the edge of the background creeping into my frame. I also didn't refocus between shots. We only had three fishbowls so the attempts were limited. I didn't realize how much the subject was moving around between attempts. This explains the bad focus and background alignment. The next meeting was a good one. I'll post that soon...	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
News Release Hwy 52 traffic will change over Aug. 4 at Cannon Falls for next stage of bridge project CANNON FALLS, Minn. – Highway 52 traffic at Cannon Falls will change over Aug. 4 near the Little Cannon River on as crews prepare to replace the second bridge in the project, according to the Minnesota Department of Transportation. Traffic will be switched, so northbound motorists will travel in a single lane in the southbound lanes through the construction zone, while southbound motorists will remain in their lanes in a single lane. Both directions will use the new southbound bridge, while crews begin to replace the northbound bridge. The Hwy 52 bridge replacements at Cannon Falls are between the interchanges for Goodhue County Road 24 and Highway 19. Lunda Construction is the prime contractor on the $3.5 million project. Work is expected to be completed in October. Traffic delays are also likely in this work zone during high-traffic periods, such as weekends. MnDOT urges motorists to always be attentive, drive with caution, slow down in work zones and never enter a road blocked with barriers or cones.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
In every city, there’s another city that visitors rarely see. But this other city isn’t just anywhere—it’s in Washington, D.C. The very city that is home to the capital of the most powerful country in the world has an HIV/AIDS rate that is not only the nation’s highest, but rivals some African countries. “The Other City” introduces us to the people who live in the shadow of the Capitol but remain almost invisible to the lawmakers and lobbyists who live there. It’s about politics and ideology, corruption and bureaucracy, and an epidemic that grew out of control while few people paid any attention or cared. HIV/AIDS is wrapped in a thicket of American prejudices and discomfort about homosexuality, race, class, and drugs—all of which fuel opposition to life-saving programs like needle exchange. “The Other City” tells the stories of people who haven’t let lack of government assistance stop them, and have taken matters into their own hands.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
About Senshido Senshido History Senshido – The Way of 1000 Masters – was a reality-based self-defense and combat system created in 1994, in Montreal, Canada by then, head trainer and founder of Senshido, Richard Dimitri. Senshido was notorious for their eclectic style, using a modern and conceptually based methodology, rather than technical or memory-based forms in regards to personal protection and combative arts. The Senshido philosophy also focused on the non-physical aspects of reality-based self-defense (RBSD), by understanding the pre-contact phases (psychology, emotions, and communication) of confrontations and potentially violent situations. Physical training however, was, and still continues to be scenario-replication based, providing students with realistic emotional and psychological experiences to better handle physical confrontation. Many of the Senshido drills allow students to understand and react to body language in a short period of time. On the physical level, students have been trained by enhancing their own natural flinch response to react appropriately to the given attack or situation. The types of attacks/counter attacks by a student of the Senshido philosophy leaned more towards gross-motor function (grabbing, crushing, smashing, pushing, tearing, etc.) , rather than fine motor skills (complex movements such as proper punches, high kicks, spinning techniques, specific combinations, etc.). However, these rather simple tactics are still practiced in cohesion with more developed forms of movements especially if the practitioners already have these skills in their arsenal. These gross motor based movements on the offense allowed the development of “Shredding”. The “Shredder,” often mistaken as a style of attack, is simply a concept used when attacking, in which requires the practitioner to attack their “opponent” by ripping, tearing scratching, or gouging in a continuous fashion. This produces a sense of confusion to the one on the receiving end of the attack, due to the onslaught and never-ending damage caused by the shredding effect. The damage is enhanced especially when attacking the vitals, namely the eyes, throat and facial structure. Shredding, however, is not limited to reaching out to the face, and can expand to grabbing, ripping, pinching, biting tearing and hitting anywhere on the body, but still following the concept of a continuous, yet, a non-telegraphic attack. Senshido has expanded over the years internationally, from Canada, to the United States, the UK, Ireland, Australia, Finland, Germany and Lebanon. Each Senshido International Team member was hand picked for their certification. Senshido International is now an organization of dedicated Senshido instructors each with their own strengths and abilities but share the common goal of providing quality training to their students and clients. Senshido Evolved Senshido is now going through a new direction. The focus now is self-development using self-defense training as the vessel. Senshido is no longer just a self-defense system, but an organization made up of international instructors who focus on the individual. Empowerment comes from the training, and the development of each individual comes from the care and empathy that a Senshido instructor provides. Each Senshido instructor has their own strengths. Senshido today, is now going back to its philosophical roots. Since psychology is a major component, The Senshido mindset allows practitioners to adapt it to their lifestyle in whatever they may do. The Senshido methodology is not limited to reality-based self-defense and can expand to the worlds of health & fitness, communication, mindset and goal-setting, sports and recreation, coaching, and much, much more! We haven’t changed the way we teach combative training, and self-defense is still the major function of our programs. But, the focus is on helping others with our methodology. Senshido the Reality Based Self-Defense System (RBSD) is now and has always been the vehicle we use to reach people. It has also become, as said, a worldwide movement for peace and unity, for tolerance and co-existence and ultimately for the message of love. If you want to do or create something that will provide tremendous value to the world, something that will go on long after you’re gone, that will outlast your own life, you have to be able to answer the question, “How will this really help humanity?”	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
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An optical fiber surface plasmon resonance (SPR) sensor includes both a metal layer and an overlay or underlay material on its surface. Existing fiber based SPR devices are inherently incapable of monitoring aqueous systems which have a refractive index ranging between 1.33 and 1.35, and existing prism...http://www.google.co.uk/patents/US5327225?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US5327225 - Surface plasmon resonance sensor An optical fiber surface plasmon resonance (SPR) sensor includes both a metal layer and an overlay or underlay material on its surface. Existing fiber based SPR devices are inherently incapable of monitoring aqueous systems which have a refractive index ranging between 1.33 and 1.35, and existing prism based SPR sensors have proved too cumbersome for online chemical and biochemical analyses. Inclusion of the overlay or underlay material on the SPR sensor allows monitoring media with a refractive index from 1.00 to the 1.39 barrier and above. Hence, the SPR sensor allows monitoring important biochemical and chemical aqueous processes where the media typically have a refractive index between 1.33 and 1.35. In operation, samples are simply applied to the sensing region of the SPR sensor where the metal layer and overlay or underlay materials are coated, introducing a polarized beam of light into the optical fiber, and detecting surface plasmon resonance. The optical fiber can be positioned in a flow cell for on line operations where media are simply moved past the sensing region of the SPR sensor or can be part of a dip stick which is used for batch processes. The SPR sensor has particular utility in monitoring biochemical (antigen-antibody) reactions, detecting corrosion of metal surfaces, and identifying chemical products in an HPLC effluent. Images(11) Claims(22) Having thus described our invention, what we claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is as follows: 1. A surface plasmon resonance sensor, comprising: an optical fiber; a source of electromagnetic radiation connected to said optical fiber; first and second films coated on each other and on said optical fiber at a sample contacting region of said optical fiber, said first and second films having a combined thickness small enough to allow an evanescent field portion of a beam of electromagnetic radiation supplied from said source into said optical fiber to penetrate into both said first and second films; and a detector connected to said optical fiber for detecting surface plasmon resonance as a function of a thickness and refractive index for both said first and second films and a refractive index of said sample. 2. The surface plasmon resonance sensor of claim 1 further comprising a means for conveying said sample to said sample contacting region of said optical fiber. 3. The surface plasmon resonance sensor of claim 3 wherein said means for conveying includes a flow cell housing said optical fiber. 4. The surface plasmon resonance sensor of claim 1 wherein said first film is selected from the group consisting of silver, gold, chromium, silicon, germanium, and alloys and oxides thereof. 5. The surface plasmon resonance sensor of claim 1, wherein said second film is selected from the group consisting of dielectric materials, polymeric materials, metals, metal oxides, chalcogenides, semiconductors, organic layers, inorganic layers, and glass materials. 6. The surface plasmon resonance sensor of claim 1 wherein said source of electromagnetic radiation is a laser. 7. The surface plasmon resonance sensor of claim 1 further comprising a means to identify changes in surface plasmon resonance. 8. The surface plasmon resonance sensor of claim 1 wherein said optical fiber is a single mode optical fiber. 9. The surface plasmon resonance sensor of claim 1 wherein said first film is a metal or metal alloy and said second film is silicon monoxide. 10. The surface plasmon resonance sensor of claim 1 wherein said optical fiber is less than fifty microns in diameter. 11. The surface plasmon resonance sensor of claim 1 wherein said detector can detect surface plasmon resonance when said sample has a refractive index ranging between 1.00 and 1.39. 12. The surface plasmon resonance sensor of claim 1 wherein said detector can detect surface plasmon resonance when said sample has a refractive index ranging between 1.00 and 1.50. 13. The surface plasmon resonance sensor of claim 1 wherein said first film is selected from the group consisting of silver, gold, chromium, silicon, germanium, and alloys and oxides thereof, wherein said second film is selected from the group consisting of dielectric materials, polymeric materials, metals, metal oxides, chalcogenides, semiconductors, organic layers, inorganic layers, and glass materials, and wherein said second film overlies said first film. 14. The surface plasmon sensor of claim 13 wherein said second film is porous. 15. The surface plasmon sensor of claim 13 further comprising a biomaterial specific for binding an analyte of interest in said sample immobilized on said second film. 16. The surface plasmon resonance sensor of claim 1 wherein said first film is selected from the group consisting of silver, gold, chromium, silicon, germanium, and alloys and oxides thereof, wherein said second film is selected from the group consisting of dielectric materials, polymeric materials, metals, metal oxides, chalcogenides, semiconductors, organic layers, inorganic layers, and glass materials, and wherein said second film underlies said first film. 17. The surface plasmon sensor of claim 1 wherein said second film comprises two or more materials selected from the group consisting of dielectric materials, polymeric materials, metals, metal oxides, chalcogenides, semiconductors, organic layers, inorganic layers, and glass materials. 18. A surface plasmon resonance sensor, comprising: an optical waveguide; a source of electromagnetic radiation connected to said optical waveguide; first and second films coated on each other and on said optical waveguide at a sample contacting region of said optical waveguide, said first and second films having a combined thickness small enough to allow an evanescent field portion of a beam of electromagnetic radiation supplied from said source into said optical waveguide to penetrate into both said first and second films; and a detector connected to said optical waveguide for detecting surface plasmon resonance as a function of a thickness and refractive index for both said first and second films and a refractive index of said sample. 19. A biochemical or biological sensor, comprising: an optical fiber; a source of electromagnetic radiation connected to said optical fiber; first and second films coated on each other and on said optical fiber at a sample contacting region of said optical fiber, said first and second films having a combined thickness small enough to allow an evanescent field portion of a beam of electromagnetic radiation supplied from said source into said optical fiber to penetrate into both said first and second films, said first film being a metal or metal alloy film, said second film being selected from the group consisting of dielectric materials, polymeric materials, metals, metal oxides, chalcogenides, semiconductors, organic layers, inorganic layers, and glass materials, said first film being coated on said sample contacting region of said optical fiber and said second film being coated on top of said first film; a biomaterial specific for binding an analyte of interest in a sample immobilized on said second film; and a detector connected to said optical fiber for detecting changes in surface plasmon resonance which occur when said biomaterial binds said analyte of interest in said sample as a function of a thickness and refractive index for both said first and second films. 20. A corrosion sensor, comprising: an optical fiber; a source of electromagnetic radiation connected to said optical fiber; first and second films coated on each other and on said optical fiber at a sample contacting region of said optical fiber, said first and second films having a combined thickness small enough to allow an evanescent field portion of a beam of electromagnetic radiation supplied from said source into said optical fiber to penetrate into both said first and second films, said first film being a metal or metal alloy; a detector connected to said optical fiber for detecting changes in surface plasmon resonance when said metal or metal alloy in said first film corrodes due to exposure to corrosive agents in a sample which contacts said first film, said changes in surface plasmon resonance being a function of a thickness and refractive index for both said first and second films. 21. A corrosion sensor as recited in claim 20 wherein said second film is porous and allows said sample to permeate therethrough to contact said first film. 22. A surface plasmon resonance sensor for monitoring effluent from a liquid chromatography or high performance liquid chromotography column, comprising: an optical fiber; a source of electromagnetic radiation connected to said optical fiber; first and second films coated on each other and on said optical fiber at a sample contacting region of said optical fiber, said first and second films having a combined thickness small enough to allow an evanescent field portion of a beam of electromagnetic radiation supplied from said source into said optical fiber to penetrate into both said first and second films; means to convey effluent from a liquid chromotography or high performance liquid chromotography column over said sample contacting region of said optical fiber; and a detector connected to said optical fiber for detecting surface plasmon resonance as a function of a thickness and refractive index for both said first and second films and a refractive index of said effluent. Description BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention This invention is generally related to surface plasmon resonance (SPR) based devices. More particularly, the present invention is related to a surface modified optical fiber sensor of a wider refractive index range than heretofore possible. 2. Description of the Prior Art Surface plasmon resonance is the oscillation of the plasma of free electrons which exists at a metal boundary. These oscillations are affected by the refractive index of the material adjacent the metal surface. Surface plasmon resonance may be achieved by using the evanescent wave which is generated when a p-polarized light beam is totally internally reflected at the boundary of a medium, e.g., glass, which has a high dielectric constant. A paper describing the technique has been published under the title "Surface plasmon resonance for gas detection and biosensing" by Lieberg, Nylander and Lundstrom in Sensors and Actuators, Vol. 4, page 299. Illustrated in FIG. 1 of the accompanying drawings is a diagram of the equipment described in the Liegerg paper. A beam 1 of light is directed from a laser source (not shown) onto an internal surface 2 of a glass body 3. A detector (not shown) monitors the internally reflected beam 4. Applied to the external surface 2 of glass body 3 is a thin film 5 of metal, for example gold or silver, and applied to the film 5 is a further thin film 6 of organic material containing antibodies. A sample 7 containing antigen is brought into contact with the antibody film 6 to thus cause a reaction between the antigen and the antibody. If binding occurs, the refractive index of the film 6 will change owing to the increased size of the antibody molecules, and this change can be detected and measured using surface plasmon resonance techniques. Surface plasmon resonance can be experimentally observed by varying the angle of the incident beam 1 and monitoring the intensity of the internally reflected beam 4. At a certain angle of incidence, the parallel component of the light momentum will match with the dispersion for surface plasmons at the opposite surface 8 of the metal film 5. Provided that the thickness of metal film 5 is chosen correctly, there will be an electromagnetic coupling between the glass/metal interface at surface 2 and the metal/antibody interface at surface 8 which results in surface plasmon resonance, and thus an attenuation in the reflected beam 4 at that particular angle of incidence. Thus, as the angle of incidence of beam 1 is varied, surface plasmon resonance is observed as a sharp dip in the intensity of the internally reflected beam 4 at a particular angle of incidence. The angle of incidence at which resonance occurs is affected by the refractive index of the material against the metal film 5, i.e. the antibody film 6, and the angle of incidence corresponding to resonance is thus a direct measure of the state of the reaction between the antibody and the antigen. Increased sensitivity can be obtained by choosing an angle of incidence half way down the reflectance dip curve where the response is substantially linear at the beginning of the antibody/antigen reaction, and then maintaining that angle of incidence fixed and observing changes in the intensity of the reflected beam 4 with time. As the angle of incidence is changed, either by moving the light source or rotating the glass body, or both, the point on surface 2 at which the incoming beam 1 is incident moves. Because of inevitable variations in the metal film 5 and the antibody film 6, the angle of incidence at which resonance occurs changes as the point of incidence of incoming beam 1 moves, which, in turn, introduces a further variable factor into the measurement and thus makes comparison between the initial unbound state and the bound state of the antibody film 6 less accurate. FIG. 2 shows a surface plasmon resonance sensor where the glass body is a prism 13 and a thin film 15 of metal is applied to its undersurface. Light 11 from a laser source is incident on the prism 13 where it is refracted at point 19 before entering the prism 13. The internally reflected beam 14 is likewise refracted at point 20 upon exiting from the prism 13. U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,064,619, 5,055,265, 5,047,633, 5,047,213, 5,035,863, 5,023,053, and 4,997,278 to Finlan, and U.S. Pat. No. 4,889,427 to VanVeen et al. describe prism-based SPR sensors. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of this invention is to provide an optical fiber SPR sensor. Another object of this invention is to provide an SPR sensor which can detect changes in the refractive index of a chemical or biochemical sample. Another object of the invention is to provide a tool for assaying chemical or biological reactions without the use of specific markers. It is yet another object of the invention to provide a quadruple layer SPR-based sensor. A further object of the invention is to provide means for monitoring corrosion processes of metallic overlay materials and for analytical process control. An additional object of this invention is to provide an SPR sensor of much wider refractive index range than heretofore known or described. It is yet another object of the invention to provide dispersion equations determinative of conditions necessary to achieve surface plasmon resonance. According to the invention, an SPR sensor includes an optical fiber with an electromagnetic radiation source (laser) and a detector connected to opposite ends of the fiber and both a metal layer and an overlay or underlay material coated on its surface. The overlay or underlay material permits analyzing samples of a much wider refractive index range than previously possible, and allows the optical fiber SPR sensor to be used in biochemical and chemical applications. In operation, a sample is brought into contact with the optical fiber SPR sensor. The overlay or underlay material on the sensor can include a bound solid-phase for antigen-antibody reactions or the like. The evanescent field portion of the beam of electromagnetic radiation incident upon the metal layer generates surface plasmon resonance which changes as a function of the refractive index of the sample. The effective index of the surface plasmon generated is dependent on the thickness and refractive index of the metal layer and the overlay or underlay material, as well as the refractive index of the sample. Changes in the surface plasmon resonance due to an interaction between the sample and a solid-phase on the overlay or underlay material, or changes in the refractive index of the sample due to a chemical reaction, etc., are detected and used for identifying the presence of an antigen or antibody, process controls, and the like. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS The foregoing and other objects, features and many of the attendant advantages of the invention will be better understood upon a reading of the following detailed description when considered in connection with the accompanying drawings, wherein: FIG. 1 is a schematic drawing of a prior art SPR sensor; FIG. 2 is a schematic drawing of a prism based SPR sensor; FIGS. 3a and 3b are cross-sectional views of optical fiber SPR sensors of the present invention which include a metal film and an overlay or underlay material, respectively, coated on the surface of the optical fiber; FIG. 4 is a schematic drawing of a theoretical quadruple layer arrangement for the optical fiber SPR sensors of the present invention; FIGS. 5a and 5b are dispersion plots of overlay thickness versus the overlay refractive index used to determine overlay thickness needed for SPR; FIG. 6 is a schematic drawing of an on-line experimental optical fiber-based SPR sensor system according to the present invention; FIG. 7 is a schematic drawing of a flow cell used in the experimental system of FIG. 6; FIG. 8 is a graph showing the SPR of standardized fluids having a known refractive index on a fiber with a metal film coating, but no overlay or underlay material coating; FIG. 9 is a graph showing the SPR of standardized fluids having a known refractive index on a fiber with a silver coating and an silicon monoxide overlay coating where the thickness of the silicon monoxide overlay has been optimized; FIG. 10 is a graph showing the SPR of standardized fluids having a known refractive index on fibers with a silver coating and a silicon monoxide overlay coating where the thickness of the silicon monoxide layer varies; FIG. 11 is a cross-sectional view of an optical fiber-based SPR sensor according to the present invention arranged for monitoring biological interactions; FIG. 12 is a cross-sectional view of an optical fiber-based SPR sensor according to the present invention arranged to monitor aluminum corrosion; FIG. 13 is a schematic drawing showing the optical fiber based SPR sensors of the present invention used in process control; FIG. 14 is a cross-sectional view of an optical fiber-based SPR sensor arranged for monitoring column effluent so that it may perform as a chromatography detector; and FIGS. 15a and 15b are graphs showing the ray trace model of propogation in large diameter fiber cores and the mode model of propogation in small diameter fiber cores, respectively. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION Surface plasmon is a transverse magnetic (TM) electromagnetic wave guided by a thin metal film surrounded by dielectric material. The plasmon is a surface effect which causes electron density fluctuations at the interface between the metal and the dielectric. The generation of surface plasmons occurs when energy contained in an evanescent field is coupled into the plasmon mode on the metal film. The amount of coupling is extremely sensitive to the refractive indices of the dielectric materials on both sides of the metal film. If one of the dielectric layers consists of a chemical sample, changes in this sample's refractive index can be monitored by measuring changes in the evanescent field to plasmon coupling efficiency. SPR was initially used as a probe to investigate metal surfaces, then later as the basis for chemical and biochemical sensor devices. Initial experiments involved the use of a prism onto which the metal film was deposited. The reflection from the prism/metal interface of a p-polarized laser at angles less than the critical angle (θc) was monitored with a photodetector. When the angle of incidence of the laser beam is scanned from a highly grazing angle up to near θc, a sharp minimum in reflectivity is seen at a very discrete angle. At this angle the wave vector of the laser beam in the prism matches the wave vector of the plasmon, and energy from the laser is coupled to the plasmon via the evanescent field at the reflection point. The position of the minimum is strongly dependent on the refractive index of any material (sample) disposed onto the surface of the metal. An increase in sample refractive index leads to an increase in the angle of minimum reflectivity. SPR has been utilized in the fiber optic communications field as the basis for an in-line, all-fiber polarization device. Chemical reactions can be monitored using SPR with optical fibers clad with metal films; however, only samples whose refractive indices are larger than approximately 1.39 can be monitored. This limitation is inherent to optical fibers because of the limited range of cladding indices available. The dispersion equation is strongly dependent on cladding index. Most chemical and biochemical applications require monitoring reactions where the refractive index of the sample media ranges between 1.33 and 1.35. Hence, a modification of the fiber is necessary in order to monitor that refractive index range. FIGS. 3a and 3b show the construction of optical fiber SPR sensors according to the present invention. The polished surface 30 of an optical fiber 32 includes both a conductive (metal) film 34 and an overlay 36 or underlay 38 material coated thereon. In order to produce a fiber based SPR device, a dispersion equation must be generated to describe the conditions necessary to achieve the resonance condition, and the device must be constructed to monitor the refractive index range of the target application. In a preferred embodiment of his invention, the metal film 34 and overlay 36 or underlay 38 materials are chosen to monitor chemical or biochemical reactions in aqueous samples 40. EXAMPLE 1--SENSOR FABRICATION The optical fiber SPR sensors of the present invention can be fabricated by a number of different methods. In a technique performed by the inventors, a section of the fiber 32 is bonded to a curved aluminum polishing substrate. The surface of the fiber 32 is then polished and the polishing procedure is controlled by monitoring laser throughput in the fiber. When the polishing reaches the evanescent field, the laser intensity starts to decline and the polishing procedure is terminated. The polished surface 30 of the fiber 32 is then coated with metal 34 and overlay 36 or underlay 38 material by standard processes, including vacuum vapor deposition, electron beam deposition, sputtering, chemical vapor deposition, and the like. Preferably, the fiber 32 is placed on the target of the deposition unit and deposition is carried out at reduced pressure. The coating thickness is controlled with a quartz crystal oscillator or other suitable thickness monitor. The overlay 36 or underlay 38 material should have a high refractive index, so only a thin layer need be deposited. In addition, the overlay 36 or underlay 38 material should have a low melting point to promote vapor deposition, and it should be insoluble in water if the SPR sensor is to be used for aqueous analysis. In experiments discussed below, an overlay 36 material was used in the SPR sensor and the overlay 36 was silicon monoxide. However, it should be understood the overlay 36 could comprise organic or inorganic layers, polymeric layers, metals or semiconductive materials, or other dielectric and glass materials. In addition, the overlay 36 or underlay 38 material could be comprised of two or more materials. A number of materials will be suitable for use as the metal film 34, including silver, gold, aluminum, chromium, and alloys thereof. Semiconductors such as silicon or germanium, or conductive polymers might be substituted for the metal film. In the experiments described below, the metal film was silver. The thickness and refractive index of the metal film 34 and overlay 36 or underlay 38 material are important factors in the performance of the optical fiber SPR sensors, and FIGS. 3a and 3b show that the order in which they are coated on the fiber 32 can be reversed; however, using an overlay 36 material has certain advantages. Specifically, the overlay 36 could include a solid-phase with bound antibodies or antigens that are brought into intimate contact with an analyte of interest in the sample 40. The overlay 36 could also be porous to increase the surface area for antibody-antigen interactions or to allow corrosive agents to contact the metal film. FIGS. 3a and 3b show that the metal film 34 and overlay 36 or underlay 38 coatings on the surface 30 of the fiber allow the evanescent field present in the fiber 32 to penetrate the coatings. This can be accomplished by several methods including: polishing the fiber's 32 surface to within the evanescent field and applying the coatings to the polished section as described above; using an unclad fiber and applying the coatings directly to the core (the application of metal layers directly to the core tends to attenuate guided modes); using a fiber with a very thin cladding (e.g., less than a few microns thick) and applying the coatings directly to the cladding; or substituting a planar optical wave guide for the optical fiber. The plasmon, being a surface effect, is sensitive to only a few to several hundred nanometers of material above the metal surface. Consequently, the thickness of the plasmon sampling region of the device (e.g., the thickness of the metal film 34 plus the overlay 36 or underlay 38) is only a few to several hundred nanometers. If the overlay 36 or underlay 38 is comprised a highly refractive material, the `net` refractive index of the plasmon sampling region (overlay or underlay refractive index plus sample refractive index) can be adjusted to a level that allows monitoring samples 40 by surface plasmon resonance with an optical fiber-based SPR device. Hence, the optical fiber-based SPR sensors of the present invention are capable of monitoring samples 40 with refractive indices from 1.00 up to and beyond the 1.39 limit inherent in an optical fiber SPR sensor with no overlay 36 or underlay 38 material. The exact index monitored is determined by the refractive index and thickness of the overlay 36 or underlay 38. EXAMPLE 2--SPR SENSOR PARAMETERS It is noted that only for simplicity of calculations, the cladding and sample layers are assumed to be semi-infinite and the polished fiber is assumed to approximate a planar waveguide. This is shown schematically in FIG. 4. These assumptions simplify the derivation of the dispersion equation and are validated by the work of Johnstone et al., J. Light Technol. 8:538 (1990). Since the plasmon is a transverse magnetic (TM) effect, only the Hy and Ez fields need to be considered. Starting with Maxwell's equations, the one-dimensional waveguide equation for the y-component of the magnetic field in a TM wave can be derived by the following equations (Marcuse, 1973, Theory of Dielectric Optical Waveguides, Academic Press, N.Y. Chapter 1): δ2 Hy /δx2 +(n2 k2 -β2)Hy =0 and the z-component of the electric field is Ez =(-i/n2 ωE0)δHy /δx For the above equations, n is the refractive index, k=2π/λ, and β is the propogation constant of the mode in the fiber. A solution to the waveguide equation is expressed in equation 3. A and B are constants obtained from the solution of the differential equation and will be discussed later. The four layers in the sensor configuration (cladding, metal, overlay, and sample) shown in FIG. 4 each have a different refractive index and therefore produce a different expression for Hy and Ez from equations 3 and 4 above. Equations 5 and 6 present the different equations for Hy and Ez. ##EQU1## The sample and fiber layers contain only one term because the second term would explode as the x-component moved to ±infinity (see FIG. 4). Boundary conditions dictate that E and H fields must be continuous across a material boundary. Therefore, the Hy and Ez fields in both materials at a layer boundary must be equal. With the following substitutions to simplify the writing of the equations, the Hy and Ez fields are equated across the boundaries according to equations 7-13. ##EQU2## Equations 8-13 are in terms of six unknowns (A-F). The dispersion equation describing the four layer system is obtained by a method similar to that for the three layer system. The six equations are algebraically reduced to two equations and two unknowns whose coefficients are formed into a 2*2 matrix. The determinant of this matrix must equal zero in order for a solution to exist. This solution will indicate the conditions necessary to achieve resonance. The determinant is set equal to zero, then rearranged to solve for d2. The resulting dispersion equation is given by Equation 14. ##EQU3## Upon selection of a fiber, optical source and metal, all of the parameters are fixed except for ns, no, and t. Equation 14 is plotted for the overlay or underlay thickness (t) as a function of the overlay index (no), and a family of curves results. Each curve represents a different sample refractive index (ns). Each curve will determine the thickness of the overlay or underlay, based on its refractive index, needed to generate SPR for a given sample index. FIGS. 5a and 5b illustrate an example of dispersion plots described above for a quadruple layer system which will employ an overlay material. In generating these plots, the following optical source, metal and fiber were used: a laser diode operating at 780 nm, a 34 nm thick silver metal film, and a Corning Flexcore singlemode (at 780 nm) fiber (Corning Glass Works, Telecom. Div., N.Y.) with a core index of 1.4603, a cladding index of 1.4537, and an effective index of 1.457. Several features of these plots are of interest. First, FIG. 5b shows the plot slopes downward as the overlay refractive index increases. This behavior is expected because less overlay is needed to increase the `net` index of the sampling region as the refractive index of the overlay increases. Secondly, FIG. 5a shows a sharp, semi-infinite peak at an overlay index of 1.419. This index exactly matches the experimentally determined and theoretically predicted sample index needed to generate SPR on this system if no overlay were present. With reference back to FIG. 5b , it can be seen that a thickness of 100 nm of an overlay material with a refractive index of 1.5 will be needed to generate SPR. With refrence to FIG. 5a, it can be seen that at overlay refractive indices less than 1.419 the thickness contains an imaginary component. This can be interpreted as a region of operation that requires an overlay material with a complex index of refraction, such as a metal. For dielectric overlay materials the region of no >1.419 is considered as the functioning range of this sensor. EXAMPLE 3--EXPERIMENTAL CONFIGURATION AND RESULTS FIG. 6 shows the experimental testing arrangement for the optical fiber SPR sensor of the present invention. A source of coherent radiation, such as a laser 50, is used as the source of light, and a suitable photosensitive device is used as the optical detector 52. The output of the optical detector 52 is routed through an operational amplifier 54 and collected by a data logger 56. Output from the operational amplifier 54 may be routed through an analog to digital converter 58. For testing purposes, the sensing portion of the fiber 60 is contained in a 2 ml sample volume plexiglass flow cell 62. FIG. 7 shows the 2 ml plexiglass flow cell 62 is comprised of a top 70 secured to a bottom portion 72 by screws 74. The optical fiber 60 passes through the bottom portion 74 and is positioned on the curved polishing substrate 66. High performance liquid chromotography (HPLC) fittings 68 can be positioned around the optical fiber 60 to seal th flow cell 62. The fluid of interest passes through tubing into the sample inlet 76, fills the internal volume (internal slot 78), and then passes out through tubing at sample outlet 80. Threaded connectors 82 can be used to seal the flow cell 62 and mounting holes 84 can be used to secure the flow cell 62 to a support structure. While FIGS. 6 and 7 show the use of a flow cell 62, it should be understood that other on-line configurations could be employed, as well as batch process dipping arrangements, for bringing the sample into contact with the optical fiber 62. Objective lenses 86 and a stage 88 can be used for focussing the radiation source 50 on the detector 52. In the experiments, one fiber was coated with 35 nm of silver by vacuum deposition, but received no overlay material. The fiber was a Corning Flexcore single-mode fiber as described above. The fiber was placed in the instrumentation shown in FIGS. 6 and 7 and tested by successive applications of Cargille (Cargille Labs., N.J. 07009) refractive index matching fluids to its sensing area. After each fluid application, the fiber was rinsed with cyclohexane to clean the silver surface. The dispersion equations in Johnstone, supra, indicate that a sample index of 1.4197 should promote plasmon resonance. Data presented in FIG. 8 shows a surface plasmon resonance signal minimum at a sample refractive index of 1.419. This refractive index value exactly matches the sharp peak in the four-layer dispersion equation described herein above. In the experiments, another fiber (Corning Flexcore single-mode fiber) was overcoated with silicon monoxide (SiO) as a test overlay material. Silicon monoxide has a relatively high refractive index (1.928 at 780 nm), has a melting point (approximately 1700° C.) that allows it to be easily vapor deposited, and is insoluble in water. However, it should be understood that the overlay could be any of a number of materials including, but not limited to dielectrics, glasses, metals, metal oxides, chalcogenides, semiconductors, organic films, polymeric materials, and the like. For testing, equation 14 was solved for λ=780 nm, no =1.928, nm =5.5i (silver), d1 =34 nm (silver thickness), and Corning Flexcore single-mode fiber, for a sample index of 1.350. The results indicated that 27.4 nm of SiO would be needed to generate SPR under the given conditions. Vacuum deposition was carried out with the application of 33.7 nm of silver and 27.8 nm of silicon monoxide overlay. The fiber was then placed in the instrument and solutions of sucrose in water having standardized refractive indices were applied. The experiment was repeated a total of three times and the data is shown in FIG. 9. The dispersion equation accurately predicted (within 3%) the results obtained from the optical fiber-based SPR sensor. The resonance condition occurred well below the 1.42 sample index achieved with no overlay, and the results were very repeatable over the three trials. A similar trial was then carried out on polished optical fibers with 34 nm of silver films and SiO overlay material where the thickness of the SiO overlay was varied for each fiber (e.g., 27.4 nm, 32.2 nm, and 36.8 nm). The results, shown in FIG. 10, indicate that the sample index generating resonance decreases with increasing overlay thickness. This behavior matches that predicted by the dispersion relationship. Other modifications of the sensor are possible to increase the scope of its applications. These include, but are not limited to, the use of elliptical core polarization maintaining fibers, polarizing optical fibers that transmit only one polarization state, i.e. TM, while attenuating the other, i.e., TE, the use of a dual-fiber geometry or a multimode fiber to allow a reference arm, the use of planar waveguides in place of the optical fiber, microscaling of the device with integrated optical components, remote sensing with long range optical cables, and the use of disposable sensing elements. Certain applications of the device of the present invention are now illustrated by Example. EXAMPLE 4--BIOLOGICAL AND BIOCHEMICAL APPLICATIONS An important application of this sensor is in the area of biological and biochemical analyses. FIG. 11 shows a biosensor design in accordance with the present invention. The optical fiber 90 has a metal film 92 and an overlay 94 material as described above. In addition, immobilized antigen 96 is bound to the surface of the overlay 94. Antibody 98 in a sample fluid becomes bound to the immobilized antigen 96, thereby changing the refractive index of the overlay 94, and thus allowing the presence of an antibody 98 in the sample fluid to be detected. While the solid-phase has been described above as an immobilized antigen, the solid-phase can be varied to suit the needs of the user and can include either antigens or antibodies or other receptors or portions thereof including: Fab fragments, hypervariable fragments, single chain antigen binding proteins, and the like. The optical fiber-based SPR biosensor of FIG. 11 is very sensistive to refractive index (R.I.) changes, such as those that occur in a bioreaction (e.g., the reaction between antibody & antigen, enzyme & substrate, cell & receptor, and the like). The R.I. may range from about 1.0 to 1.5 . The sensor would have its active area coated with one half of a reaction pair (e.g., an antigen, antibody, etc.). Reactions with the other half of the reaction pair found in a biological sample of interest will cause a change in R.I. which will be monitored as a change in optical throughput in the fiber. The optical fiber-based SPR bioligical sensor has several advantages over more traditional assay techniques, such as ELISA. It requires only one step, viz., the addition of the sample to be analyzed. It requires no complex reaction and washing steps, no radioactive or fluorescent tags, and no expensive equipment to measure those markers. In addition, the optical fiber-based SPR biological sensor of the present invention has several advantages over prior art prism and glass rod sensors. For example, the SPR biological sensor of the present invention requires no moving parts, has a very simple sample introduction mechanism, requires no angle measurements, and does not require expensive and complex detectors (e.g., photodiode arrays, charge coupled displays (CCD), etc.). Furthermore, the SPR biological sensor of the present invention can employ disposable fiber sensing elements that do not require fitting in sensor blocks, and has excellent microscaling potential. Lastly, it is extremely inexpensive and simple to produce sensing elements for the SPR biological sensor of the present invention. EXAMPLE 5--CORROSION MONITORING APPLICATIONS Corrosion is a critical problem in many applications and has particular relevance in the aerospace and shipbuilding industries. There is currently no simple and accurate method for the detection of corrosion in metallic parts on aircraft and ships. FIG. 12 shows a corrosion monitor in accordance with the present invention arranged to monitor aluminum corrosion; however, it should be understood that corrosion of other metals could be similarly monitored. In one embodiment, a fiber 100 can be embedded in a part to be monitored. At the site to be monitored, the fiber 100 will have an underlayer 102 of silicon monoxide or other suitable dielectric material. The aluminum 104 surface of the part at the site to be monitored will serve as the metal film. Corrosive agents 106, such as salt water, etc., will change the surface characteristics (e.g., thickness and refractive index) of the aluminum 104; thereby, causing a change in SPR which will be detected by the optical fiber-based SPR sensor of the present invention. In another embodiment where the optical fiber-based SPR sensor of FIG. 12 is not embedded in the part, but is placed adjacent the parts to be monitored, a technician will be alerted to inspect the parts in the immediate vicinity of the optical fiber-based SPR sensor for replacement or repair, etc. The optical fiber-based SPR sensor could be multiplexed or arrayed to cover an entire aircraft or ship at low expense with very little added weight. This would enable the technician to look for corrosion only in those areas where the sensor indicates corrosion problem. It is also small enough to be placed in hard-to-reach areas. Of course, the optical fiber-based SPR corrosion sensor could be used in many other applications where corrosion monitoring is necessary. While FIG. 12 shows the use of an underlayer 102, it should be understood that a porous overlayer could be used instead where the corrosive agents 106 are free to penetrate the overlayer. EXAMPLE 6--PROCESS CONTROL APPLICATIONS FIG. 13 shows that the optical fiber-based SPR sensors of the present invention can be used to monitor chemical and biochemical processes. As a chemical reaction or process proceeds, it will usually undergo a change in refractive index. The SPR sensors of the present invention can be used to monitor a change in refractive index as a function of change in optical throughput intensity. FIG. 13 shows optical fiber-based SPR sensors 110 positioned in separate process vessels 112. Since the optical fiber-based SPR sensors are small, inexpensive, and disposable, they can be arrayed throughout a complex multi-step process and tied into the computer control system 114 which regulates the process. In a particular embodiment, the sensors 110 can be configured such that the media at the endpoint of a reaction or process has a refractive index which will cause SPR to be generated. Hence, the endpoint can easily be detected by measuring changes in optical throughput in the fibers of sensors 110. The sensors 110 could be customized to the specific process and constructed of materials that survive harsh chemical environments. It must be noted that the device is sensitive to any change in refractive index and would be subject to interference caused by changes in refractive index of impurities or spectator molecules in the process stream. Hence, in another particular embodiment, the SPR sensors could be fabricated to detect the presence of particular impurities in a process stream. EXAMPLE 7--CHROMATOGRAPHY APPLICATIONS Changes in refractive index are commonly used in liquid chromotography and HPLC as an indicator that a particular reaction has occurred or a particular compound of interest is present in solution. A small volume flow cell, with an optical window, attached to the end of the column is typically used to refract a narrow light beam passing through the effluent contained in the cell. The refraction is related to the effluent's refractive index. FIG. 14 shows an optical fiber-based SPR sensor which has been microscaled to fit into the output end of the HPLC column. The optical fiber 120 has a metal film 122 and overlay 124 material optimized so that the mobile phase's refractive index (column effluent 126) generates the surface plasmon resonance condition. Specifically, the refractive index of the column effluent 26 should fall on the steep part of the resonance curve so that changes in refractive index due to the presence of solutes would cause large changes in throughput in the SPR fiber sensor. The optical fiber-based sensor of the present invention is so small that it could be placed directly into the end of the HPLC column, eliminating the need and problems associated with current flow cell designs. As with other refractive index sensing devices, the optical fiber-based SPR sensors of this invention will be somewhat sensitive to temperature fluctuations. A temperature control or compensation system may be needed if very sensitive measurements are to be carried out. This could involve one or more of the following: providing a temperature controlled enclosure, using an elliptical core optical fiber or some other device to yield a reference arm, or experimentally determining a temperature correction factor. The signal/noise ratio of the optical fiber-based SPR sensors of this invention are fairly good; therefore, temperature fluctuations should only be a problem if the temperature change is significant or if a very sensitive (small change in refractive index) reaction is to be monitored. Apart from the features described above, certain other aspects of the invention are noteworthy. First, it may be pointed out that at the fiber diameters below about 50-100 microns which certain embodiments of the present invention may employ, the ray trace analysis of light progression in a fiber core shown in FIG. 15a no longer holds. At these micro dimensions, the quantum nature of light takes effect and the propagation of light in the fiber must be described in mode theory and not in terms of ray trace analysis. A mode is a description of the lateral optical field distribution in the fiber, and the number of modes supported by a fiber depends on the fiber's core and cladding indices of refraction, the core diameter, and the wavelength. Each mode is a discrete solution to Maxwell's equations as applied to the waveguide. Even though a fiber may contain many modes, it is impossible to adequately spatially separate these modes at the distal terminus of a small diameter fiber because they travel through the fiber together. For instance, a device such as described in U.S. Pat. No. 5,047,213 to Finlan, cannot work below "rod" diameters of about 50 microns, depending on the wavelength, because it is impossible to spatially separate the rays (modes) after they exit the fiber. The optical fiber-based SPR sensor of the present invention is an intrinsic sensor wherein the fiber itself plays a crucial role in the sensing mechanism. The field distributions in the sensor are strongly dependent on the fiber parameters (e.g., core index, cladding index, core diameter) which play an important role in the mathematical description of the surface plasmon effect on the fiber. The fiber is not simply a light delivery system to a prism-like sensor which is what the extrinsic sensors do (e.g., Finlan, supra) wherein a large number of rays (modes) are simultaneously monitored with a complex detection device, such as a photodiode array or CCD imager. Such devices have a large numerical aperture and V number. In contrast, the optical fiber-based SPR sensor of the present invention uses a single mode fiber and the intensity of that mode is greatly affected by the plasmon conditions. The output of the sensor of the present invention can be monitored with a very simple and inexpensive photodiode and can have a small numerical aperture and a V number below 2.405. Additionally, the sensor of the present invention uses a polarized radiation source which can easily interact with the plasmon on the metal-coated fiber. Surface plasmon is a polarization specific phenomenon. Only light with an electric field oriented perpendicular to the metal surface can couple to the plasmon. This is called the transverse magnetic or TM polarization. Since the inventive device operates in a single mode fashion, the fiber can be curved to accomodate a particular application. Single mode devices are relatively insensitive to bending. The device can also use polarization maintaining fibers, such as elliptical core fibers. This type of fiber maintains the two polarizations in the core over long distances. One polarization (TM) could be used to interact with the plasmon, while the other (transverse electric or TE) could be used as a reference arm. The two polarizations can be separated with a Wollaston prism after exiting the fiber. Furthermore, since the fiber sensor of the present invention is single mode, it is insensitive to radiation (e.g.laser) launch angle, and polishing angle is not important as long as the polish is fairly parallel to the fiber core, and the polished surface is perpendicular to the laser's plane of polarization. A particular advantage of this sensor is its small diameter fiber that could easily be nonintrusively embedded into structures for analysis, such as corrosion monitoring. Since the device is all-fiber, it could be used for remote sensing, where the laser and detector are housed remotely from the sensing element. Since the device has only a surface modified optical fiber, it could be easily microscaled with little manufacturing. It is also possible to have more than one sensing element on a single fiber strand. Moreover, the sensing element could be used in any fiber optic network, such as multiple sensors arranged in a multiplexed, networked, parallel, or series fashion. The sensor could also be employed in a fiber optic coupler where the sensor functions as an arm of the coupler. The sensor could also be spliced into an optical fiber line in order to make the sensor disposable or remote. It is understood that the examples and embodiments described herein are for illustrative purposes only and that various modifications or changes in light thereof will be suggested to persons skilled in the art and are to be included within the spirit and purview of this application and scope of the appended claims. Comprising optical fibers having a first end serving as a surface plasmon resonance sensor, a light source for emitting a predetermined light coupled to second end, a spectrometer analyzing a reflected light wavelength distribution containing detectable probe and labels which generate signal when detecting analyte within test sample; spherical shape, formed by electrostatic layer deposition; use in flow-through and diffraction-based systems	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
Writing. Information. Inspiration. Sarcasm guaranteed. Post navigation The Cardinal Sin of Romance I love my fellow writers on this site. They offer me support and encouragement when I need it the most. Every one of them has read my work and offered invaluable feedback. But I must say, both Michelle and Amanda are quite…selective in their reading. Neither of them favor the romance genre. I truly believe that neither of them would have ever read a romance in their lives had I not requested their assistance in beta reading/editing my work. I love them dearly, but I get the feeling that romance disgusts them on a fundamental level. They’ve asked me to kill my characters. But that would NOT a romance make. They take the phrase “kill your darlings” literally. I merely torture mine, then ensure they at least have a happy ending for the moment. I don’t think I can even write anything but romance. It’s not in my blood to spill blood. Michelle and Amanda tease me incessantly about my inability to commit MC (main character) murder. I cannot do it. Well, at least I haven’t yet. I may at some point in my career, but today is not that day and tomorrow isn’t looking good either. By definition, romance must have a HEA (happily ever after) or a HFN (happily for now). You cannot kill the MC or multiple MCs and still have the story remain a romance by definition. It may have romantic elements, but it’s not by trade definition a romance. Some of the best stories have elements of romance in them but the MCs die. Romeo and Juliet ~ NOT a romance. Terminator ~ NOT a romance. Titanic ~ NOT a romance. See where I’m going with this…the stories themselves have romance elements, but they are obviously not the main plot. Although Romeo and Juliet could be contested otherwise…but it’s obvious love is NOT enough…especially when you have a sadistic writer. Yes, I’m looking directly at you guys (you know who you are). Serial murderers you are, the lot of you. I swear sometimes I think you do it just for fun. Okay, so I know you don’t just do it for shits and giggles. But the thought of killing off one of my main characters gives me feels deep down to my bones. I…sniffles…I can’t do it. But I’m going to take my own advice and put myself out there, try something I’ve never done before in my own writing, slip outside my comfort zone and test the limits of my strength as a writer. OTOH, it’s not about the murder. The murdered character becomes uninteresting as soon as he/she’s dead. Much more important are the survivors and their struggle out of the abyss this death hurled them into. It may be the definition of romance -now-, darling, but I live to challenge the rules. I’ve fully admitted to this cardinal sin; even using exactly that phrase. On a serious note, for me it was incredibly hard, it really was, because I LOVED the character I had to sentence to death. But in my Writerly bones, I knew…that was just how the story had to go. In order to make way for the true tale to unfold, my beloved Darling had to die. That being the case, you DON’T have to kill off an MC. You have to do what’s right for the story. I’m all for stretching your writerly boundaries and applaud you thusly, but don’t feel bad if its not part of your unique tales. 🙂 just be true to the story. Two basic elements comprise every romance novel: a central love story and an emotionally satisfying and optimistic ending. A Central Love Story: The main plot centers around individuals falling in love and struggling to make the relationship work. A writer can include as many subplots as he/she wants as long as the love story is the main focus of the novel. An Emotionally Satisfying and Optimistic Ending: In a romance, the lovers who risk and struggle for each other and their relationship are rewarded with emotional justice and unconditional love. If you kill a main character (one of the couple) or they do not end up together, then it’s not considered a romance. You can have romance elements in any story and kill whomever you please, but I personally don’t consider it a romance if they don’t end up together or one of them dies. No. Thanks for the response and I’m glad you posted the “rules. Because IMO (I’m writing a hybrid memoir like project that may or may not be considered a romance) “emotional justice and unconditional love” can come even if a character dies. Or even if the characters don’t end up together. Needs to be a satisfying reason why, but could work. Like Time Traveller’s Wife. True. But I’m going off of what I look for when I read romance. I prefer a HEA or HFN. Life is hard enough without having to deal with the “meh, go our separate ways” or “one of them dies” endings. I personally won’t read them if I know those are the endings, which is why they aren’t normally included in the genre of romance. 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Menopause Facts Most of us want to live long but we don’t like what comes with aging. Nobody likes wrinkles, failing health and menopause for women. Once you hit 40, changes occur in the body occasioned by fluctuating hormonal levels. Every woman experiences different menopausal symptoms but most women will experience the symptoms for up to four years after the onset of menopause. The symptoms are uncomfortable prompting many women to find relief. Symptoms The most common symptoms include a plummet in sexual interest, sleeplessness especially at night, a dry vagina, pain during sex, aching joints, osteoporosis due to feeble bones, hot flashes and extreme mood swings in some cases. Aging men usually experience a drop in the production of the hormone testosterone. Treatment The most common treatment involves replacing the lost or fluctuated hormones. Hormonal Replacement Therapy, involves administering oestrogen, progesterone and other hormones in form of capsules, sprays and other forms. Sometimes, testosterone supplements are administered to help with low sex drive. Each individual receives treatment according to their specific symptoms. Criticism has thronged this method of treatment because health experts say artificial hormones eventually interfere with too many body processes leading to more hormonal problems and more severe symptoms. Nutrition experts also help women overcome or minimize the discomfort by encouraging the women to take soy, milk and other foods that build up their hormones. Menopausal women are also advised against smoking and indulging in alcohol. Vaginal moisturizers can help women with dryness while lubricants can help with lubrication during sex. Conclusion Counseling or support groups can sometimes be helpful to Menopause Toronto women and other women in the globe to deal with the emotional strain caused by menopause. Treating it as a passage of life rather than a disease is good for the emotional health of menopausal women and their families.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
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SC denies petition to stop Duterte from taking presidency “On the ground that there is no showing of a clear legal right to the performance of the duty sought to be compelled by the petitioner," the Supreme Court denies petition nullifying Rodrigo Duterte’s presidency. (Photo from philstar.com) On Tuesday, June 7, the SC dismissed a petition filed against the president-elect which seeks to stop him from taking over the highest executive position in the country. Lawyer Elly Velez Pamatong filed the petition for mandamus in order to disregard and invalidate the votes that Duterte gained during the national elections on May 9. Moreover, stop the future president’s proclamation. However, in a full court session, Pamatong’s petition was junked by the SC. Pamataong got disqualified in the 2004 and 2010 presidential races for being a "nuisance" candidate. He also took accountability to the attempted bombing by a group because of disappointment with how the government handles territorial dispute with China. The Congress assembled in a joint session last week to finally proclaim Duterte and Camarines Sur Rep. Leni Robredo as the winning presidential and vice presidential candidates from the recent election. The outgoing mayor of Davao City and frontrunner of PDP-Laban party has won by a huge margin. Duterte took 16,601,997 votes. Duterte beats LP presidential candidate by more than six million votes lead along with presidential rivals Senator Grace Poe, Vice President Jejomar Binay and Senator Miriam Defensor-Santiago. Meanwhile, Liberal party and administration bet Robredo got 14, 418,817 votes making her win by only a slim margin of more than 200, 000 votes versus closest contender Sen. Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
Alex Rodriguez’s nephew briefly held against his will in New York City, police sources say iStock/Thinkstock (NEW YORK) -- The nephew of former New York Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez was briefly held against his will in a New York City hotel, according to New York Police Department police sources. Rodriguez's nephew, Norberto Susini, 29, met with two men at the Mariott Marquis hotel in Times Square on Wednesday to facilitate the sale of a Lamborghini, NYPD police sources told ABC News. The prospective buyers -- Lamin Vucetovic, 33, and Anthony Gilkes, 30 -- demanded their $30,000 deposit back from Susini, according to police sources. When Susini hesitated, the men held him in his hotel room against his will, police sources said. Vucetovic and Gilkes then attempted to ransom Susini's business partners, who instead called police. Susini was identified by police sources as Rodriguez's nephew. Vucetovic and Gilkes were arrested and were expected to be arraigned Thursday afternoon, police sources said. Vucetovic is charged with kidnapping, while Gilkes is charged with unlawful imprisonment. The Manhattan District Attorney’s Office will now determine if they will prosecute this case. Check Also WABC-TV(NEW YORK) -- It was the best of the Christmas spirit, and it was the worst of the Christmas spirit.New Jersey officials said that more than $114,000 of about $510,000 in cash that spilled out of the two plastic bags in the back of a Brinks armo...	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
Power Up Your Cell Phone By … Talking? In 2009, I wrote an article about the top 10 green cell phones manufactured or conceptualized that year. Included in that list was a concept phone called Zeri which can “convert air vibrations into usable power through hair-thin generators on piezoelectric system.” Well, this year, the idea of a cell phone powered by air or sound vibrations has just advanced one step closer into mainstream consumer use. Researchers at Sungkyunkwan University in Seoul, South Korea recently announced that they have developed the technology to make this futuristic concept possible. The initial test unit consists of wires made of zinc oxide that are placed between electrodes. Electricity is generated when a sound pad on top vibrates after the zinc oxide strands compress and release as they are hit by sound waves. The prototype is able to successfully generate about 50 millivolts of electricity by converting sound waves at high decibel levels like loud traffic. The Sungkyunkwan University scientists are optimistic that they can generate more energy from lower sound levels in future test models by changing some materials in the prototype unit. Approximately 140 million used cell phones are discarded every year in the United States. Only 10 percent of these are recycled or returned to manufacturers for proper disposal. Recycle your old cell phones through Pacebutler today.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
Tanner Vallejo, a 2013 Nevada Union graduate and linebacker for the Buffalo Bills, saw some game action in his team's 19-17 preseason victory over the Cleveland Browns on Friday. The 6-foot, 1-inch, 228 pound Vallejo accounted for one tackle in the win. Now in his second season with the Bills, Vallejo is currently listed as the third middle linebacker on Buffalo's depth chart, behind rookie Tremaine Edmunds and fifth year pro Julian Stanford. Vallejo also saw game action in the Bills preseason loss to the Carolina Panthers. He did not notch a tackle in that game. Vallejo was drafted by the Bills in the sixth round of the 2017 NFL Draft. In his rookie season with the Bills, he played in 15 regular season games, mostly on special teams, and made four tackles. While at Nevada Union, Vallejo notched 419 tackles in his three-year varsity career. He was a two-time Sierra Foothill League Defensive MVP, three-time All-Metro League selection and three-time All-Sac-Joaquin Section selection. Recommended Stories For You During Vallejo's career at Boise State, he played in 46 games, made 277 tackles, 5.5 sacks, forced two fumbles, recovered three fumbles, grabbed an interception and scored two defensive touchdowns. In his sophomore year at Boise State, he was named to the All-Mountain West Second Team and earned Defensive MVP honors in the Mountain West Championship Game and Fiesta Bowl. He received All-Mountain West honorable mention in his junior and senior seasons. BEACH VOLLEYBALL Allison Daley McColloch, a 2005 Nevada Union graduate, dug into the sand at Manhattan Beach, California for the most recent AVP Tour event of the season. McColloch teamed up with tour-veteran Kendra Van Zwieten for the event and the two went 3-2 overall to place ninth. After dropping their first match of the tournament, the No. 12 seeded McColloch and Van Zwieten won their next three matches, including a victory over the No. 6 seeded team Lauren Fendrick and Sarah Sponcil. McColloch and Van Zwieten's tourney came to end with a loss to Geena Urango and Allie Wheeler, the No. 9 seeded team. Across the five matches, McColloch tallied 81 kills, nine aces, 37 digs and four blocks. The 31-year-old McColloch has been playing beach volleyball professionally since 2012 and competing regularly in AVP events since 2013. Her best finish on the AVP Tour has been third, a feat she has accomplished three times. In addition to competing on the AVP Tour, McColloch is also the head coach for the UC Davis women's beach volleyball team. During McColloch's time at Nevada Union, she was a highly decorated athlete who led the Lady Miners volleyball team to three straight Sac-Joaquin Section titles and two NorCal Championships. GOLF Logan Lowe, a 2015 Nevada Union graduate, competed in his second straight U.S. Amateur Championship last week. Competing at Pebble Beach Golf Links and Spyglass Hill Golf Course, Lowe fared well early on with rounds of 75 and 67 to finish 1-under-par and in a 10th place tie after the stroke play portion of the tournament. Lowe, who is entering his senior year at George Washington University, would be eliminated during the match play portion of the tourney, losing by one hole in the Round of 64 to Clay Feagler. Norway's Viktor Hovland went on to win the tourney. During Lowe's time at Nevada Union he earned back-to-back Sierra Foothill League individual titles and MVPs in his junior and senior seasons, and was a four-time All-SFL First Team selection. He's coming off a stellar junior season at George Washington where he was named the Atlantic 10 Golfer of the Year, becoming the first player in school history to win the award. BASEBALL Josh Roenicke, a 2001 Nevada Union graduate, continued his strong season with the Uni-President 7-Eleven Lions of the Chinese Professional Baseball League. The hard-throwing righty earned his 10th win of the season Saturday, tossing six solid innings in a 7-5 victory over the Chinatrust Brothers. Roenicke allowed eight hits and four earned runs while striking out two in the game. For the season, Roenicke is 10-5 overall with a 1.07 WHIP and a 2.43 ERA. Roenicke has been playing baseball professionally since 2006, and in his more than a decade-long career as a pitcher has played pro ball in six different countries on four different continents. Roenicke started his pro baseball journey when he was drafted by the Cincinnati Reds in the 10th round of the 2016 MLB draft. He worked his way into the Majors shortly after and had stints with the Reds, Toronto Blue Jays, Colorado Rockies and Minnesota Twins from 2008-2013. From 2014-16, he bounced around multiple minor league teams in the United States before heading to Mexico to play for the Pericos de Puebla in 2017. He signed with the UniLions in February. Have we missed anyone? If you know of a college or professional athlete with local ties, email wford@theunion.com or call 530-477-4232.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
To the existing OBIA mapping, that is for one of the SDE mapping i dragged a single column from source to source qualifier and also updated that column in the sql query of the source qualifier and finally dragged it to my target staging table. After that if i tried to run that SDE task in my DAC means, it is failing and returning the below error in log ora-01007 variable not in select list in informatica since i have checked and verified the order of the column in the source qualifier port and the query. It is same, but then too returning the above error. Hence for example, i copied the workflow of SDE_ORA_AbsenceEvent to my new custom folder. In that i just tried only with SDE mapping(from source to staging) i had three source tables for it per_absence_attendances per_absence_attendance_types per_abs_attendance_reasons Target(staging table) W_absence_event_ds i tried of adding a date column "last_updated_by" from the table "per_absence_attendances" to the staging table "W_absence_event_ds" Before adding the date column, i just tried by copying the SDE_ORA_AbsenceEvent to my custom folder and tried to execute that in DAC as it is loading successfully in my target(staging table) "W_absence_event_ds". After that i added the date column to the target(staging table) "W_absence_event_ds" and tried to execute the same in DAC, but @ that time only im receiving the variable error. Like you said since its OOB mapping you should have 2 workflows(full and incr) for the same mapping, make sure your changes are affected to workflow ending with _Full. I dint copied the workflow SDE_ORA_AbsenceEvent_full to my custom folder. Whether is this the problem for this variable error whether can i copy the full(workflow) and can i try. No i dint copied, i tried by exporting the objects and imported that to my custom folder, but i dint export the SDE_ORA_AbsenceEvent_full(full load) workflow to my custom folder just exported the SDE_ORA_AbsenceEvent workflow alone. Whether i need to import the SDE_ORA_AbsenceEvent_full(full load) workflow also to my custom folder Yes my task is pointing towards the custom folder that i have created in repository manager in DAC. Can you let me know which (Full or Incr) workflow is running when you are testing this? If DAC is running Incr workflow then problem could be something else if its running Full load workflow then you need to move that to custom folder and follow my comments as what I said earlier Can you let me know which (Full or Incr) workflow is running when you are testing this? i think SDE_ORA_AbsenceEvent workflow(Incr) is been running, since i can find this as i seen that workflow is been executing in workflow monitor while running DAC as it is failing. Hence im having both(Full and Incr) workflow in my custom folder SDE_ORA_AbsenceEvent SDE_ORA_AbsenceEvent_Full Can you send me session log to my email I have mailed U :) Hence im performing only the source to staging and not performing the staging to target just inorder to check whether the data is loading in the staging table for the extra date column that i have added.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
Biological transistor enables computing within living cells When Charles Babbage prototyped the first computing machine in the 19th century, he imagined using mechanical gears and latches to control information. ENIAC, the first modern computer developed in the 1940s, used vacuum tubes and electricity. Today, computers use transistors made from highly engineered semiconducting materials to carry out their logical operations. And now a team of Stanford University bioengineers has taken computing beyond mechanics and electronics into the living realm of biology. In a paper to be published March 28 in Science, the team details a biological transistor made from genetic material — DNA and RNA — in place of gears or electrons. The team calls its biological transistor the “transcriptor.” “Transcriptors are the key component behind amplifying genetic logic — akin to the transistor and electronics,” said Jerome Bonnet, PhD, a postdoctoral scholar in bioengineering and the paper’s lead author. The creation of the transcriptor allows engineers to compute inside living cells to record, for instance, when cells have been exposed to certain external stimuli or environmental factors, or even to turn on and off cell reproduction as needed. “Biological computers can be used to study and reprogram living systems, monitor environments and improve cellular therapeutics,” said Drew Endy, PhD, assistant professor of bioengineering and the paper’s senior author. The biological computer In electronics, a transistor controls the flow of electrons along a circuit. Similarly, in biologics, a transcriptor controls the flow of a specific protein, RNA polymerase, as it travels along a strand of DNA. “We have repurposed a group of natural proteins, called integrases, to realize digital control over the flow of RNA polymerase along DNA, which in turn allowed us to engineer amplifying genetic logic,” said Endy. Using transcriptors, the team has created what are known in electrical engineering as logic gates that can derive true-false answers to virtually any biochemical question that might be posed within a cell. They refer to their transcriptor-based logic gates as “Boolean Integrase Logic,” or “BIL gates” for short. Transcriptor-based gates alone do not constitute a computer, but they are the third and final component of a biological computer that could operate within individual living cells. Despite their outward differences, all modern computers, from ENIAC to Apple, share three basic functions: storing, transmitting and performing logical operations on information. Last year, Endy and his team made news in delivering the other two core components of a fully functional genetic computer. The first was a type of rewritable digital data storage within DNA. They also developed a mechanism for transmitting genetic information from cell to cell, a sort of biological Internet. It all adds up to creating a computer inside a living cell. Boole’s gold Digital logic is often referred to as “Boolean logic,” after George Boole, the mathematician who proposed the system in 1854. Today, Boolean logic typically takes the form of 1s and 0s within a computer. Answer true, gate open; answer false, gate closed. Open. Closed. On. Off. 1. 0. It’s that basic. But it turns out that with just these simple tools and ways of thinking you can accomplish quite a lot. “AND” and “OR” are just two of the most basic Boolean logic gates. An “AND” gate, for instance, is “true” when both of its inputs are true — when “a” and “b” are true. An “OR” gate, on the other hand, is true when either or both of its inputs are true. In a biological setting, the possibilities for logic are as limitless as in electronics, Bonnet explained. “You could test whether a given cell had been exposed to any number of external stimuli — the presence of glucose and caffeine, for instance. BIL gates would allow you to make that determination and to store that information so you could easily identify those which had been exposed and which had not,” he said. By the same token, you could tell the cell to start or stop reproducing if certain factors were present. And, by coupling BIL gates with the team’s biological Internet, it is possible to communicate genetic information from cell to cell to orchestrate the behavior of a group of cells. “The potential applications are limited only by the imagination of the researcher,” said co-author Monica Ortiz, a PhD candidate in bioengineering who demonstrated autonomous cell-to-cell communication of DNA encoding various BIL gates. Building a transcriptor To create transcriptors and logic gates, the team used carefully calibrated combinations of enzymes — the integrases mentioned earlier — that control the flow of RNA polymerase along strands of DNA. If this were electronics, DNA is the wire and RNA polymerase is the electron. “The choice of enzymes is important,” Bonnet said. “We have been careful to select enzymes that function in bacteria, fungi, plants and animals, so that bio-computers can be engineered within a variety of organisms.” On the technical side, the transcriptor achieves a key similarity between the biological transistor and its semiconducting cousin: signal amplification. With transcriptors, a very small change in the expression of an integrase can create a very large change in the expression of any two other genes. To understand the importance of amplification, consider that the transistor was first conceived as a way to replace expensive, inefficient and unreliable vacuum tubes in the amplification of telephone signals for transcontinental phone calls. Electrical signals traveling along wires get weaker the farther they travel, but if you put an amplifier every so often along the way, you can relay the signal across a great distance. The same would hold in biological systems as signals get transmitted among a group of cells. “It is a concept similar to transistor radios,” said Pakpoom Subsoontorn, a PhD candidate in bioengineering and co-author of the study who developed theoretical models to predict the behavior of BIL gates. “Relatively weak radio waves traveling through the air can get amplified into sound.” Public-domain biotechnology To bring the age of the biological computer to a much speedier reality, Endy and his team have contributed all of BIL gates to the public domain so that others can immediately harness and improve upon the tools. “Most of biotechnology has not yet been imagined, let alone made true. By freely sharing important basic tools everyone can work better together,” Bonnet said.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
The whole week was raining, except during our Eco-Farm Family Day on 12 May 2012. This joint event brought together members and families of different professional organizations and our arboriculture guide had led us through the mangrove forest and the lovely village. We all enjoyed BBQ under a shaded venue with water spraying system on the roof to chill down the temperature keeping us comfortable. Farm animals are also raised at the venue. The kid loves to feed the Baa Baa Black Sheep!	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
How to Avoid a Valentine's Day Disaster Valentine’s Day is Thursday and if you’re still stressing out over it, we’ve got four tips for how to avoid a complete disaster: Stereotypical gifts like flowers and chocolate are just ‘okay.’ Even though not many women hate flowers or chocolate, it can look like you put no thought into the gift. Instead, aim for something a little more personal like tickets to see her favorite band. Don’t ignore it or over-hype it. Guys, even if your wife or girlfriend says she doesn’t want anything for Valentine’s Day , please get her something because one in eight women who say they won’t want a Valentine’s gift secretly do. Which means that ladies, keep your expectations in check. Don’t go into it secretly hoping for a diamond ring. Make the right plans for your relationship stage. If you just started dating, it can be tempting to go overboard. But you’re better off making plans based on how long you’ve been together. Make plans even if you’re single. Valentine’s Day can be painful if you’re single and so, instead of sitting at home feeling sorry for yourself, do something that makes you feel good such as getting your single friends together for wine and horror movie night. Or, have a “you” day.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6859860359029808352018-03-06T09:18:08.556+00:00Group28candiasmedia11http://www.blogger.com/profile/03427633413810146899noreply@blogger.comBlogger90125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-685986035902980835.post-88806938563584174282011-04-07T15:43:00.002+01:002011-04-07T16:54:48.921+01:00Question 8 - Evaluation - Looking back at your preliminary task, what do you feel you have learned in the process?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowFullScreen='true' webkitallowfullscreen='true' mozallowfullscreen='true' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dyVJ2LYxmgspx2NCkzg1mAKaxE_okUsSJ39Mer_SvLCLVY0tKHIJkpfRCdEoVAoyy2WDlMCf4yAE7e70DW9' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' FRAMEBORDER='0' />   </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">  <iframe allowFullScreen='true' webkitallowfullscreen='true' mozallowfullscreen='true' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dyH9WkvI8XfWnMbTrMCusopjnQv83hjFwS3c7PxIax8OJiZSC7SaDrfW47glzlU3lvVaUFIqJtguvSAsNAe4A' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' FRAMEBORDER='0' /> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">For the final segment of my evaluation and analytical processing of my AS Media folder, I have been asked to evaluate and interpret lessons and things that could have been improved in regards to both my preliminary task and my final thriller opening product. To conduct this, I will divide the evaluation into three areas: Camera, Editing (inc. Sound), and Planning.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Camera</b></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">In regards to the camera work, my first point would be that we have made a significant improvement in the framing of our shots and how much substance covers the screen, below you can see the contrast between two random scenes - one from our preliminary shot, the other from our final edit and see the progress we have made as frame constructors:</div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-h-NkIZU0l-8/TZ3Up6VpM1I/AAAAAAAALzY/h6nZieLIUiA/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-04-07+at+16.17.54.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="112" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-h-NkIZU0l-8/TZ3Up6VpM1I/AAAAAAAALzY/h6nZieLIUiA/s200/Screen+shot+2011-04-07+at+16.17.54.png" width="200" /></a></div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-haNrVVl-pZQ/TZ3Uq996F3I/AAAAAAAALzc/B_yLBpDi0QQ/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-04-07+at+16.17.16.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="112" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-haNrVVl-pZQ/TZ3Uq996F3I/AAAAAAAALzc/B_yLBpDi0QQ/s200/Screen+shot+2011-04-07+at+16.17.16.png" width="200" /></a> < FROM PRELIM<br /><br /><div style="text-align: right;">FROM   FINAL PRODUCT ></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">The screenshot from our preliminary shows amateur framework setup, for a significant amount of time during that scene, all that could be seen was railings, a wall and the top of the two characters heads - these things weren't thins that were pivotal to the plot, and the shot didn't highlight what needed to eb shown, i.e. the victim. However on the shot beside, from our final product - there is an improvement in frameworking, the shot shows both the location and the protagonist in equal light, highlighting the two most significant things about the scene clearly - the shot and framing was also key for me as an editor because it left significant space for titles to be added on top without blocking the protagonist's face.<br /><br /><b>Editing</b><br /><b><br /></b><br />Whilst watching the two videos, I believe as a whole the editing on our final product was much more cleaner, and flowed better than the prelim. A standout scene within the prelim where the editing wasn't on par with the piece as a whole, was the entrance into the boss's room, an instance where the protagonist with the red hat, told his sidekick to "be quiet" because they were about to enter the boss's office had to be added in afterwards and its placing in the scene, when I watch it didn't correlate with the characters hands movements, and it's sound was too high in relation to the scene.<br /><br />Secondly whilst watching the two clips side by side I see significant improvements in the overall looks in regards to the production value, and effort put in to make each clip look like a professional output. The preliminary video was almost entirely composed of diagetic sound, that seemed to fluctuate between different decibel levels, lessening the quality of the pieces sound. In contrast our final piece had a soundtrack composed for it, and narration fitted around the scenes, giving the piece a more quality - orientated finish.<br /><br />There was more dynamics in the final piece in regards to the effects and transitions applied to the video clips. In the prelim simple cuts and jump cuts were applied. As apposed to the "Cross fades" "Additive Disolves" "Dip In, Dip Outs" that were applied to the Final opening, and the use of slow motion to highlight the irony of the water bottle.<br /><br /><b>Planning</b><br /><b><br /></b><br />Before any of those areas above could be covered, the stage of planning had to be initiated. In hindsight I conceed that this in fact is the most important stage.<br />Our planning of our prelim was almsot non-existent. It was just a simple case of coming together as a group, and devising our plot and suggesting to each other variations in camera angles that we could use to make our piece better. We were also asked by our teachers to devise an animatics production of our prelim in the planning stages before actually drafting the final cut of it. This you can see below:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowFullScreen='true' webkitallowfullscreen='true' mozallowfullscreen='true' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dx_YeDpK5iRN9aJeMDFSt6EbbAlt4HXUPK54DiUYzrInus0v2LSvy5fBnk_QnuTwrg0YtGiQHWbrBcElhYnWQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' FRAMEBORDER='0' /></div><br />Our final product took a much different approach. We were determined to make the perfect piece, which resulted in alot of arguments between peers at the beginning, but our work ethic overshadowed this and we came past it to enter the research stages. For this I researched into other successful films in the specific niche we were aiming for, such as "Lock, Stock And Two Smoking Barrels" and "Snatch" from which intertextual references are made in our piece. Storyboards were also composed this time around to really justify and put in prespective the plot of our final piece.<br /><br />While planning we had to pitch our ideas, get feedback from our proposed plot and watched various videos on YouTube on the FilmRiot Channel Account to see ways of making a good movie great in terms of editing after our finish product had been filmed.<br /><br /><b>Summary</b><br /><b><br /></b><br />In conclusion I regard our work a success and the whole process helped me as a media enthusiast encounter a huge learning curve. The AS Media outline forced me to make technical advances in my work, in terms of framework setup and learning how to operate a Mac and the professional editing software Final Cut Pro and LiveType.<br /><br /><br /></div>candiasmedia11http://www.blogger.com/profile/03427633413810146899noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-685986035902980835.post-87903477981739263792011-04-07T15:23:00.005+01:002011-04-08T14:56:48.932+01:00Evaluation Q8) Looking backat your preliminary task, what do you feel you have learned in the progression from it to the full product.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowFullScreen='true' webkitallowfullscreen='true' mozallowfullscreen='true' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxoUq1kRNjyil-USd92bAxZZ0Fz5uPBgybqKYHWpXWct4xWSCQyCKOaheP7A8qH4-vk6c-H3B4H8wAmHFVDTA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' FRAMEBORDER='0' /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">             <iframe allowFullScreen='true' webkitallowfullscreen='true' mozallowfullscreen='true' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dw2L3JmjNjvQJQ8Hipjv0OSRLaMmixrFqtxxCuAyAHOPSeafi-Rw6tNhQv8tuOOEpG1sIpFAcOT29YIqDqVsg' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' FRAMEBORDER='0' />             </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Since we did our prelim our final movie has turned out to be massively different</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>We changed our whole approach to filming and producing it.</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Mise En Scene</b></span><br />As you can see here one of the changes to our approach of filming was mise en scene. As you can see in our prelim our lack of decent prior planning meant our filming location was poorly lit, leading to dark footage. but as you can see we changed our approach and managed to get an even better lit footage in a BASEMENT than we did in our classroom. this is an example of how since our poor planning and understanding of mise en scene in our prelim we have taken a turn for the better.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-xCqDe-l7ScE/TZ3Ofii6U3I/AAAAAAAALw4/gVb3OHrgKo0/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-04-07+at+15.46.00.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="264" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-xCqDe-l7ScE/TZ3Ofii6U3I/AAAAAAAALw4/gVb3OHrgKo0/s320/Screen+shot+2011-04-07+at+15.46.00.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ys6BPVBpsP4/TZ3OglInuUI/AAAAAAAALw8/2fPDvK46tHc/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-04-07+at+15.47.05.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="233" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ys6BPVBpsP4/TZ3OglInuUI/AAAAAAAALw8/2fPDvK46tHc/s320/Screen+shot+2011-04-07+at+15.47.05.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /> <span style="font-size: large;"><b> </b></span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Editing</b></span><br /><div style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;">In our prelim due to the restricted amount of time we had to edit our work, we never managed to utilize extensive effects and other tools in final cut to make our prelim a better product. In our prelim we filmed the action scene of Jem getting hit in a very amateur way. We filmed from an angle that was very confusing and since then we have made considerable improvements in the way we edit the footage as well. In our final film we edited a similar scene in a better way. After Jem got hit we changed the color tone of footage to black and white and froze it all at the point the punch came in contact with Jem's face. We did this also to create meaning in our footage something we did not do much of in our prelim. This shows and contrasts the huge difference in editing skills our two films have and how much of an improvement we have made since</span></span></div><div style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-nB4y0hySuDo/TZ3R0LKMXiI/AAAAAAAALyM/c_9FJv1t990/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-04-07+at+16.03.57.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-nB4y0hySuDo/TZ3R0LKMXiI/AAAAAAAALyM/c_9FJv1t990/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-04-07+at+16.03.57.png" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-28QjzJlWew4/TZ3R0--mfoI/AAAAAAAALyQ/TBnjXMf1n1I/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-04-07+at+16.02.26.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="222" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-28QjzJlWew4/TZ3R0--mfoI/AAAAAAAALyQ/TBnjXMf1n1I/s320/Screen+shot+2011-04-07+at+16.02.26.png" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span><b><br /></b></span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Camerawork And Planning</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span><iframe allowFullScreen='true' webkitallowfullscreen='true' mozallowfullscreen='true' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dyTmsubTJWwmw3oTsvpCCKTygpe0KAZ_8hbO-k-hrI2abxFnsAlYZXWNp7TmF41Za6jK4_ugKoVouTurioMCg' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' FRAMEBORDER='0' /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">As you can see we greatly excelled in our camerawork skills. This shot above shows the detailed planning and skill we put in. The character walks up to a point before stopping at a good angle for the audience to see him as well as space behind in which another character fills in when he walks in and hits him from behind. All of the sequence is cleary visible and our prior extensive planning even meant that the mise en scene such as the location the actors clothings and even the weapon used were perfect for it.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">In summary i have that i have made considerable progession whether it be techniacally or the fact that my work rate and ability to work with my partners to create a good product have improved greatley since the creation of our prelim product.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>candiasmedia11http://www.blogger.com/profile/03427633413810146899noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-685986035902980835.post-4872341731726203742011-04-07T15:07:00.004+01:002011-04-07T15:45:55.743+01:00Question 6 - Evaluation - Audience feedback and comment<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowFullScreen='true' webkitallowfullscreen='true' mozallowfullscreen='true' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dz9K0cChRM-OE1vQg-x7ixr_N1bedGBmz3q1S2NCgg5DBB-pgw78rDpbRRGEsfyqVuTsxKYCFDvSl721g6JVw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' FRAMEBORDER='0' /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowFullScreen='true' webkitallowfullscreen='true' mozallowfullscreen='true' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dz5OAu8f0AGhZ8kLneilLBcU_00RN4OvxO4v_YtSE-AQ81pVT3bDuFMCCGpoGGAEFaBICijHkkW38ALM_BP9w' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' FRAMEBORDER='0' /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowFullScreen='true' webkitallowfullscreen='true' mozallowfullscreen='true' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dyevqwzBulfqk6gd2pbDJqX3hORUeptTP7jqIaJ2EwFtGGI7WPebVHB1VtfkLaYAoDX_jT7y9T-YM5f9O1d' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' FRAMEBORDER='0' /></div> These are a couple of audience feedback we received from students in the collage who viewed out media product.candiasmedia11http://www.blogger.com/profile/03427633413810146899noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-685986035902980835.post-35925255034958999762011-04-07T15:03:00.001+01:002011-04-07T15:03:51.629+01:00Evaluation Q8) Looking backat your preliminary task, what do you feel you have learned in the progression from it to the full product.<div style="text-align: center;">Looking back to when we first made our prelim, you can see that we have come on great lengths. Our overall general filming has become better.</div><br />In the prelim it was one of the first times we ever had to make a short film. As you can see it was not all filmed that great. The camera shots where a bit out of place and didn't really have that good affect.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowFullScreen='true' webkitallowfullscreen='true' mozallowfullscreen='true' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dznO4U8febfRPxkKW_zjMqOpof4ul5hsca8TYDPMg5M5z53DVq3krtYa9kyokEfXLCHElplgrzoKAM1jkrTzw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' FRAMEBORDER='0' /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">As you can see their was not much mise en scene in the prelim, we didn't take into account any sort of setting or what props we used. we just used a pencil which didn't made much sense and lowered the quality of the film. However in the final movie we concentrated a lot on mise en scene as you can see in the canary wharf scene where we concentrated on costume and props like the water. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowFullScreen='true' webkitallowfullscreen='true' mozallowfullscreen='true' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxHWyPEBOJ6QiXqC_cfhef7eUzoaN94NN3JSLDxgsDopw4DzoWCSHG_V3DPU0jaaupw9NpinyjyPrBW_zYqcQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' FRAMEBORDER='0' /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">In the prelim we also had pointless camera shots that didn't add anything to the film, like at the end when the jelly babies are walking away, the shot was not executed very well, and now we are much better at performing good quality camera shots such as the tilt in canary wharf.  We also feel we learned how to do a lot better match cuts, which we demonstrated when the bottle dropped. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Moreover we also learned how to do a lot better sound, as you can hear in the prelim the sound was not made very well, it just sounded like random sounds put together on soundtrack pro. However in the final movie we put a lot more time and effort and we switched to another program called fruit loops which we found easier to use and we made a lot better sound on that program that worked very well with our final film, or example at the very beginning of the film the beat is very exhilarating and gets you hooked and interested from the start. </div><div style="text-align: center;"></div>candiasmedia11http://www.blogger.com/profile/03427633413810146899noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-685986035902980835.post-34824200891409251982011-04-07T14:58:00.001+01:002011-04-07T15:42:41.512+01:00Question 4/5 - Evaluation - What kind of media institution might distribute your media product? How will you attract/address your audience?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowFullScreen='true' webkitallowfullscreen='true' mozallowfullscreen='true' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dymwAQHcoWK4tQvpnkDQwH3KqwBk6DIluW3cbUVe2Is3uxRj25lMOgUSjiUX-ISb3Xt9dM7RsaKXKaVQDOP7g' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' FRAMEBORDER='0' /></div><br />Above is a make-shift scenario I have filmed to answer the question above. The scene above sees an aspiring filmaker (me) pitching the idea of investing advertising finances and completing the entirety of our AS Media Thriller film opening "Lying With The Enemy".<br /><br />The aspiring filmaker above is pitching to an executive at Film Four, an independent film company that distributed fellow independent film "Looking For Eric". That film was invested in by Film Four and eventually won distribution rights. I picked Film Four distribution because it backs low budget films and has developed marketing techniques to compensate for low-budgets, especially in the case of "Looking For Eric" which on a limited release was able to garner an $11million box-office intake worldwide. Albeit a minor fraction of the worlds most successful film of all time's (Avatar) $2.7 billion worldwide gross, it did make a profit for the company.<br /><br />When addressing how I would attract/address an audience I stated of how we as young filmakers have generated a small buzz for our film already. Using ours and our colleges resources our thriller opening was able to generate a cinema screening in North London in front of 130 young filmakers and got a very positive response. I then went on to stress that we have marketed our thriller through the interent by going viral and promoting the opening on such video streaming sites such as: Vimeo, YouTube and Blogger.com. our thriller opening would also get a limited release of 200 DVD's something that would certainly generate more buzz.<br /><br />The pitch above demonstrates that we as filmakers understand the industry and know that we would't generate film investment from such entities as Paramount Pictures or 20th Century Fox. With investment from Film Four Pictures we would hope to make the entire film with a substantial budget and generate a profit from a limited release around London showcasing it in Art cinemas and multi-screen outlets that have installed digital players.candiasmedia11http://www.blogger.com/profile/03427633413810146899noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-685986035902980835.post-61873885607021690242011-04-07T13:31:00.001+01:002011-04-07T15:00:13.355+01:00Evaluation - Who would be the audience for your media product?candiasmedia11http://www.blogger.com/profile/03427633413810146899noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-685986035902980835.post-42921793509496095102011-04-07T12:07:00.002+01:002011-04-07T15:44:56.422+01:00Question 3 - Evaluation - Who would be the audience for your media product?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowFullScreen='true' webkitallowfullscreen='true' mozallowfullscreen='true' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dy7UYFoxxk7ppeRpiaAKl8h9JJ4WW-CJSm4cThpKUT_cUU2iTdowyfmq-kgGfoKKI3v3Ph4Y2XDZQX7e3AtLQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' FRAMEBORDER='0' /></div><br />Above is a video of the "Average Dan" a character I have composed to demonstrate who I believe is the target audience for our thriller/ thriller opening, and the day to day contents you would fing in our "Average Dan"'s bag.<br /><br />Our thriller targets a specific niche in the market: the London gangster genre is a fairly new one and has taken dominance specifically in the noughties decade with box-office successful releases like "Kidulthood", "London Boulevard" and "Snatch". Directors like Guy Ritchie and Noel Clarke have delivered these movies to the masses.<br /><br />The films above and our thriller target elder teens to men in their 40's. Our "Average Dan" above is into hi-tech gadgets and expensive commodities, similar to the type of characters that feature in London gangster films anyway.<br />"Average Dan" likes to take care of his body, evident by the gym membership in his wallet, "Average Dan" isn't afraid to spend money, giving reason to why he has a high-sector credit card.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-cdaIX56FspE/TZ2atv1N1tI/AAAAAAAALo4/tMuz2DtuMMM/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-04-07+at+12.08.59.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="253" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-cdaIX56FspE/TZ2atv1N1tI/AAAAAAAALo4/tMuz2DtuMMM/s400/Screen+shot+2011-04-07+at+12.08.59.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Above is a wordle of the words I would associate with the "Average Dan" that would watch our film.</div>candiasmedia11http://www.blogger.com/profile/03427633413810146899noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-685986035902980835.post-89355223142128268272011-04-07T12:05:00.002+01:002011-04-07T15:07:15.406+01:00Evaluation Q6) Audience feedback and comment<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowFullScreen='true' webkitallowfullscreen='true' mozallowfullscreen='true' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzQ8uKxEOBTO5dUCw3SM4_rw7j1UIqX1r9RegY9dN8wpLSU_pLp196eg0njQS3-OOli-WmVPymklviLnHx2Dg' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' FRAMEBORDER='0' /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowFullScreen='true' webkitallowfullscreen='true' mozallowfullscreen='true' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dyWTBMWtHbhgud8rZffhPhsbJJ8n4yxRILXgUYdOC3NZPOlt-W1yNc9ACKXTO90f2LLEcuw4Q9z9Sa4Uw0kPg' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' FRAMEBORDER='0' /><iframe allowFullScreen='true' webkitallowfullscreen='true' mozallowfullscreen='true' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwup9oHWNkVoqcj21yqXCwQav6yj97g5UVFhm0yn9wuNSNRehFNCdB-mrGGhueZY2tE0mgh_xpj4ulZXzYw5w' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' FRAMEBORDER='0' /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowFullScreen='true' webkitallowfullscreen='true' mozallowfullscreen='true' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxk7jMMDoX0ouNpnp1hmu57a2dUeCPreqrETlTQw6jyGDrRBj9zVgEpA4NX3Oy092Ht-Io-8LhYp5Mhm-2U6g' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' FRAMEBORDER='0' /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowFullScreen='true' webkitallowfullscreen='true' mozallowfullscreen='true' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxvdjLK3W0osKcEgTPyjbBo7UgiFn0IYcW-FK_elEat9sWHnslGuTfW-cSRn5lvrEvG9aiB0rfO9_toyf6blw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' FRAMEBORDER='0' /><iframe allowFullScreen='true' webkitallowfullscreen='true' mozallowfullscreen='true' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dw0hgWbgaKrZ2l05FtvuvaxsaYaTLETIvrQAM4a4nOdlceJ59l-_lcGfukIehgPbP9o9Ef2ZBvi2otv7fiPUA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' FRAMEBORDER='0' /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> The people we interviewed were not all the target audience we would be aiming our film at, however these are the people who watched it in the cinema. The people we interviewed are all between 16-18 for the exception of one. Even though they enjoyed the film I do not believe it would actually attract people of this age group, I feel it is for a much mature audience of around the age of 30. But from interviewing these people i feel that the film was a success as they all seemed to enjoy it.  </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>candiasmedia11http://www.blogger.com/profile/03427633413810146899noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-685986035902980835.post-61492686866968975232011-04-07T11:21:00.003+01:002011-04-07T15:45:27.455+01:00Question 7 - Evaluation - What have you learned about technologies from the process of constructing this product?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowFullScreen='true' webkitallowfullscreen='true' mozallowfullscreen='true' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dw5hAWB8C7Nek5Vhqnn6ff8PhRDz9CMvua79nZ05CDymOPqV2wzJpNWPc26M13GLZNrS7867OP4WNqJunXTmQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' FRAMEBORDER='0' /></div>candiasmedia11http://www.blogger.com/profile/03427633413810146899noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-685986035902980835.post-10475224506737936592011-04-07T10:20:00.013+01:002011-04-07T14:42:57.435+01:00EVALUATION - Looking back at your preliminary task, What do you feel you have learned in the progresssion from it to the full product?If you look back at our preliminary work you can see that we have developed a lot. Our general skills with the programs and editing improved because of our experience with our prelim which has made us create a very good thriller opening.<br /><div><br /></div><div>Here is our Prelim<br /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowFullScreen='true' webkitallowfullscreen='true' mozallowfullscreen='true' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwenSFw1_JiD_LEs2HmlBnsb0rZAzZLHIS_XoVaHNCX5_aIfqKBCVaFrxhEe9RNIxRXoxSjOrcLIr3W4CoWyg' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' FRAMEBORDER='0' /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>And here is our final Thriller opening<br /><br /><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowFullScreen='true' webkitallowfullscreen='true' mozallowfullscreen='true' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dz_mmFcLOBnC_U9cndjN3DOsImMj1_b2dmqQjpB7EzKefrihTVfYpfcZy-wrzr_Eih7GEZvIy0UHC7PVVNU8Q' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' FRAMEBORDER='0' /></div>As you can see there is a massive difference between the two clips. <br />The music we used in the prelim doesn't sound relevant to the clip and it also just begins suddenly which doesn't sound good while in our Thriller opening we have it gradually come in but still fast, we change tempo of soundtrack so it matches the events happening in the clip. You can see a massive improvement in our skills using Soundtrack Pro.<br /><br />The opening in our thriller opening fades in so that it looks more professional while in our prelim the movie just starts making it look very rough. This also happens at the end of the prelim, the movie just finishes while in our thriller opening we fade it out making it look more effective and more clean.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowFullScreen='true' webkitallowfullscreen='true' mozallowfullscreen='true' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxeZhZ7_wAzxBajYdSKB2tv533534g01U5vV5c1o5wySqT9khW1lZvp_yD-taVHQG3qSmTu3mClIg3wyHDGgw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' FRAMEBORDER='0' /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">How the prelim just starts off without a fade effect</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowFullScreen='true' webkitallowfullscreen='true' mozallowfullscreen='true' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwbj2GTAK-WjHQa93UHlhL-96WaZDYYfnV9TfubXFZeO9m77iYAfpU5W-J3q7do9XiScUeFgK5mtz6agZ0o_g' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' FRAMEBORDER='0' /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The fade out of our Thriller opening at the end</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">In our prelim you see there's no titles making it look very dull. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">In our Thriller opening we made sure that we can use the titles in the best way possible, we chose the text size, font and colour that we thought would make the opening the best possible.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Mise en scene is a very important section when not only filming but also planning. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">In our prelim there is no mise en scene in our prelim, this is because we didn't plan very much when doing it. In our Thriller opening you can see that we paid much attention to the mise en scene. In the scene when I spot Jem across the road i was wearing a headset and also had a newspaper and also a bottle of water. We also used the bottle to enthuses how important the shot was when I realised who Jem was by dropping it in slow motion. Also i knock out Jem in the car park with a little pole, this is again part of the mise en scene. When we see Jem trying to escape he some kind of lock which he escapes from, he then knocks we out with a different pole.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We put a lot of thought in our mise en scene to make the opening as much tense as possible. Also the mise en scene helps us identify what type of characters they are.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We also improved in our team work skills as the project went on. We communicated with each other much better explaining our thoughts and ideas to improve the opening as much as possible.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We put a lot of thought in how to make the audience interact with our opening, making them feel the emotions the characters are going through, anger, love and hatred.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Here are another persons feedback for our Thriller opening</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> <iframe allowFullScreen='true' webkitallowfullscreen='true' mozallowfullscreen='true' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dz3xDiEKGKhSglNO5oO1mz6rCCGdhZiPfiSy4QomVOsE5DQbk0bLVUU_3BCwy4OaX4C1PF1JtCzQT2qhLRJ2g' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' FRAMEBORDER='0' /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>candiasmedia11http://www.blogger.com/profile/03427633413810146899noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-685986035902980835.post-17061412681107593252011-04-06T19:11:00.001+01:002011-04-06T19:11:53.303+01:00EVALUATION Q 4&5)- What kind of media institution might distrivute your media product and why? How will you attract/address your audience?<div style="text-align: center;">Our film is a low budget movie, that would be released mainly over the Internet. onto sites such as facebook and vimeo so people can watch and tell their Friends about our film. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-41-31_XdA_4/TZyImofX41I/AAAAAAAALVk/pc0ZzNyUvVw/s1600/5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="350" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-41-31_XdA_4/TZyImofX41I/AAAAAAAALVk/pc0ZzNyUvVw/s400/5.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.grassrootsoccer.org/wp-content/uploads/youtube-logo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="141" src="http://www.grassrootsoccer.org/wp-content/uploads/youtube-logo.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><br /><br /><a href="http://www.fever18.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/ipad-app-vimeo-video-sharing.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="120" src="http://www.fever18.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/ipad-app-vimeo-video-sharing.png" width="200" /></a><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowFullScreen='true' webkitallowfullscreen='true' mozallowfullscreen='true' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.youtube.com/embed/hRgwWDX6nbY?feature=player_embedded' FRAMEBORDER='0' /> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This is a piece of work done by other students from another college, they had the same instructions as us and also made a thriller opening. It has been put onto YouTube and has 103,400 views and still counting. By putting it onto YouTube it has been able to be shared and enjoyed by people around the world, this shows that the Internet can be a powerful tool with the right guidance and usage. Their piece of work was probably also placed on their blogs and sites like vimeo first and we will try to follow the same pattern as them. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Our film has been placed on vimeo and facebook and has been watched by 200 people at a small local cinema, it will also be made and released onto 200DVDs. But by placing it on the Internet it could get a lot more views and possible get out to a global audience. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><a href="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/56/Screen_on_the_green_1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="253" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/56/Screen_on_the_green_1.jpg" width="320" /></a><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div>candiasmedia11http://www.blogger.com/profile/03427633413810146899noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-685986035902980835.post-45087039645463509232011-04-05T22:35:00.003+01:002011-04-06T12:29:43.702+01:00EVALUATION Q3) Who would be the audience for your media product?<div style="text-align: center;">The target audience for our film is mainly middle aged white British males between the ages of 22-50. As our film is in the genre of thriller/gangster, I believe that it will attract an older audience as it is for a more mature person as their would be a lot of swearing and violence in the film and wouldn't be for the faint hearted. Moreover as it is set in London it will be more targeted for people from London. I believe it will also be more of a film for the working man class, not so much middle class as it is not a the most intellectual film around, however some may still enjoy it and watch it. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I have comprised a fictional person, and have put together a montage of pictures of things that would relate to his life. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.mickyflanagan.com/Resources/micky1-1.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="http://www.mickyflanagan.com/Resources/micky1-1.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="http://blog.insurancefactory.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/black-cab-in-london-lrg.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="131" src="http://blog.insurancefactory.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/black-cab-in-london-lrg.jpg" width="200" /></a><a href="http://blog.insurancefactory.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/black-cab-in-london-lrg.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/41371000/gif/_41371721_west_ham_150.gif" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/41371000/gif/_41371721_west_ham_150.gif" /></a><img border="0" height="320" src="http://www.mickyflanagan.com/Resources/micky1-1.jpeg" width="209" /><a href="http://www.genre.fsnet.co.uk/brewery/bitter/pint.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://www.genre.fsnet.co.uk/brewery/bitter/pint.jpg" width="165" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">This is Gary Hooper, he is your average working class man of the east end. he works as a black taxi driver. doesn't like his job, but it pays the bills. He supports West Ham and goes to watch them every home game and the odd away. He enjoys a drink with his mates down the pub every Saturday night. Also likes to go to the cinema with his wife occasionally. </div>candiasmedia11http://www.blogger.com/profile/03427633413810146899noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-685986035902980835.post-81361596371120329862011-04-04T23:35:00.001+01:002011-04-07T09:43:38.882+01:00EVALUATION - In what way does your media product use, develop or challenge forms and conventions of real media products?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-zjHZYlFSFfE/TZo5qcvcbwI/AAAAAAAAKwg/QdhbEfT9BaQ/s1600/1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: black;"></span></a><span style="color: black;"> Many of our shots were influenced by shots we had scene from other media sources, many from films but also from advertisements and music videos </span><img border="0" height="400" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-zjHZYlFSFfE/TZo5qcvcbwI/AAAAAAAAKwg/QdhbEfT9BaQ/s640/1.jpg" width="640" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/--8HiR_gf9Ys/TZo6Nfawn7I/AAAAAAAAKwk/Qn8SX6uGmYU/s1600/2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="250" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/--8HiR_gf9Ys/TZo6Nfawn7I/AAAAAAAAKwk/Qn8SX6uGmYU/s400/2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowFullScreen='true' webkitallowfullscreen='true' mozallowfullscreen='true' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.youtube.com/embed/iHozLw6f5rI?feature=player_embedded' FRAMEBORDER='0' /></div>Above is our opening establishment shots we used. we used a random moving shot of a man so the audience could get a good perspective of the location our film was set in. the location being London, we thought by having a moving shot of the street it would engage the audience to the norm of the street and how things move by quickly in London by switching to another shot of something else. It also shows the business of an urban environment. the shot also moves from a wide and distance focus on to the individual. As you can see, similar shots were used in the advertisement for Chrysler.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-uClrnVC1UkQ/TZSIRdv-QEI/AAAAAAAAJzM/ybpaYHskZHk/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-03-31+at+14.58.25.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-uClrnVC1UkQ/TZSIRdv-QEI/AAAAAAAAJzM/ybpaYHskZHk/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-03-31+at+14.58.25.png" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-AIut2DytjNY/TZSISb8JouI/AAAAAAAAJzQ/0wzCtmh5VQk/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-03-31+at+14.58.14.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="231" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-AIut2DytjNY/TZSISb8JouI/AAAAAAAAJzQ/0wzCtmh5VQk/s320/Screen+shot+2011-03-31+at+14.58.14.png" width="320" /></a></div>This shot above is from the bathroom scene, we used this shot because we saw a similar one from the movie stepfather. In the stepfather it showed that the person was not mentally sane because he had all of his tools lined up perfectly. We used this in ours as well but with different tools, this was intertextuality to also show that our character was not mentally sane either. We wished we could have used better tools as these ones look very workman like, however it is all we had and we improvised and personally believed it worked. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-foUOeHVKRBI/TZpFg9dLqXI/AAAAAAAAKxg/JtSlt80WaJ8/s1600/4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-foUOeHVKRBI/TZpFg9dLqXI/AAAAAAAAKxg/JtSlt80WaJ8/s320/4.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-K5UB88u7vwg/TZpETvulNSI/AAAAAAAAKxc/W-cAE3UTs3o/s1600/3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-K5UB88u7vwg/TZpETvulNSI/AAAAAAAAKxc/W-cAE3UTs3o/s320/3.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />The image above is our scene when our main character gets punched, their is a very similar scene in the film kick ass where he gets captured, like in our film, and then punched and beat up violently. We used elements of this in our shot, as you can see it is the same camera angle and motion of punching. However in ours we have added a title because ours is an opening.candiasmedia11http://www.blogger.com/profile/03427633413810146899noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-685986035902980835.post-24845331460013322702011-04-04T16:24:00.003+01:002011-04-07T15:05:24.821+01:00Evaluation: Question 4&5- How will you attract audience<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-fSPqt6WTmQc/TZnefp6LSiI/AAAAAAAAKng/W66gHQcNZ-M/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-04-04+at+16.06.02.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-fSPqt6WTmQc/TZnefp6LSiI/AAAAAAAAKng/W66gHQcNZ-M/s320/Screen+shot+2011-04-04+at+16.06.02.png" width="213" /></a></div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-rYLlPMYo18Q/TZngOfxMF7I/AAAAAAAAKoM/diuKJhjrBPk/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-04-04+at+16.14.16.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="261" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-rYLlPMYo18Q/TZngOfxMF7I/AAAAAAAAKoM/diuKJhjrBPk/s400/Screen+shot+2011-04-04+at+16.14.16.png" width="400" /></a><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>If we were to market this film as a gigantic cinematic release, one of the key ways of marketing would be through physical means. these could be posters as shown above. i have contrasted the mass marketing of 007 james bond posters with our own counterpart with our main protagonist.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-o7svLnRf2mg/TZne43RUA4I/AAAAAAAAKns/G1-DE5yujxE/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-04-04+at+16.08.17.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="272" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-o7svLnRf2mg/TZne43RUA4I/AAAAAAAAKns/G1-DE5yujxE/s320/Screen+shot+2011-04-04+at+16.08.17.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />We would also consider using billboards as part of our huge marketing campaign. they would be placed in city centres and places like airports just like they are used here for the james bond film.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-P4IosxAmmWU/TZnegTe5BrI/AAAAAAAAKno/WBdxwAdxF3k/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-04-04+at+16.06.52.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-P4IosxAmmWU/TZnegTe5BrI/AAAAAAAAKno/WBdxwAdxF3k/s320/Screen+shot+2011-04-04+at+16.06.52.png" width="265" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: -webkit-auto;">We would also consider using press as part of our campaign. we would incorporate strategies already used successfully by big blockbusters like front page covers of magazines and newspapers.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: -webkit-auto;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: -webkit-auto;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: -webkit-auto;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Kq7jPhvG4gg/TZnieyH6Q1I/AAAAAAAAKp4/AdTtCX4dWg8/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-04-04+at+16.23.38.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="253" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Kq7jPhvG4gg/TZnieyH6Q1I/AAAAAAAAKp4/AdTtCX4dWg8/s320/Screen+shot+2011-04-04+at+16.23.38.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-40nlZOlz300/TZnifdB-7fI/AAAAAAAAKp8/iFkvF1ZMVHY/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-04-04+at+16.23.56.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="208" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-40nlZOlz300/TZnifdB-7fI/AAAAAAAAKp8/iFkvF1ZMVHY/s320/Screen+shot+2011-04-04+at+16.23.56.png" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: -webkit-auto;">Finally we will consider a nationwide release by showcasing our product in large cinemas like odeon and vue and other large cinema complexed once we have our premier in leicester square just like the bond film did above so kit could it generate significant interest before we expand </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: -webkit-auto;"><br /></div>candiasmedia11http://www.blogger.com/profile/03427633413810146899noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-685986035902980835.post-22365570074074616922011-04-04T14:10:00.002+01:002011-04-07T15:46:30.917+01:00Question 2 - Evaluation - How does your media product represent particular social groups?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowFullScreen='true' webkitallowfullscreen='true' mozallowfullscreen='true' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.youtube.com/embed/8qcMQ7Db5ag?feature=player_embedded' FRAMEBORDER='0' /></div><br />Above is the opening of Action Thriller film "The Transporter" the films protagonist is Jason Statham, an actor known depicting hard-hitting, London criminals in film. Jason Statham and his wealth of leading bad boy roles provided key characteristics of what we wanted our lead character of our thriller opening to be like. We modeled our costume and narration on Jason Statham films, and he was a key intertextuality reference when consulting on representing the social group of London criminals.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowFullScreen='true' webkitallowfullscreen='true' mozallowfullscreen='true' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwicmtvxT6Eg46_wyLNa_-t4lnI14EPhI3YdQNuL-RgdRh1-QYU57ZZYMAccOYf9QQE_TtfTka6PPbY3y-52w' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' FRAMEBORDER='0' /></div><br />Above is a video I have filmed, garnering my fellow students depiciton of what they think is a typical "London Criminal". From evaluating their responses I can see that automatically their response as teenagers was that a "London Criminal" is a teenager, wearing a hoodie and brandishing a knife. We have made a conscious decision as a group to challenge this social stereotypical view of teenagers being hooded criminals, by making our lead - a London criminal himself - being a middle class Londoner, sporting expensive clothing to try and challenge the view of what a London criminal is.<br /><br />Interestingly one of my classmates said of how the media represents criminals in a very specific way, and made a reference to specific wealth groups and races - most specifically Black Britons.candiasmedia11http://www.blogger.com/profile/03427633413810146899noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-685986035902980835.post-56695900884508498022011-04-04T13:16:00.003+01:002011-04-04T14:01:46.177+01:00EVALUATION - What kind of media institution might describe your media product and why? How will you attract/address your audience?<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="390" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/CZO8tAC2bd8" title="YouTube video player" width="640"></iframe><br /><br />Here is a successful movie made by another student. Although it is not a opening like ours it shows how popular a video made by students can be.<br />So far the video has 280,074 views with <span class="watch-likes-dislikes"><span class="likes">2,922</span> likes and <span class="dislikes">313</span> dislikes. </span><br /><span class="watch-likes-dislikes">This shows that you don't need much money or famous people to have a good movie. </span><br /><span class="watch-likes-dislikes"><br /></span><br /><span class="watch-likes-dislikes">We have put our video on Vimeo which is a well-known for its independent productions.</span><br />Our video has also been uploaded on to Facebook and Youtube so we can see people's reactions and how well it does on these well-known sites. The internet is a fantastic way to distribute a small production because it will allow many more people to view it very easily. It is a easy way of trying to get your film out there but there is also a lot of competition.<br /><br />We was involved with Candi studios which is a small independent studio when making our thriller opening. Because we was with a small independent studio we had a low budget which meant we had bigger chances of not fulfilling some ideas, although it is a small independent studio they have very good equipment which is really useful.<br /><br />Our movie will be shown in a local cinema as it is not a massive production. After being shown in the cinema there will be 200 DVD's realsed.candiasmedia11http://www.blogger.com/profile/03427633413810146899noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-685986035902980835.post-44799695260828939942011-04-04T13:16:00.001+01:002011-04-04T13:16:47.845+01:00EVALUATION Q2) how does your media product represent particular social groups?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-H5OjGjy_AAQ/TZRTiWZ3v0I/AAAAAAAAJoM/UcWflQW37oc/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-03-31+at+11.10.25.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="265" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-H5OjGjy_AAQ/TZRTiWZ3v0I/AAAAAAAAJoM/UcWflQW37oc/s320/Screen+shot+2011-03-31+at+11.10.25.png" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-aSDRiAwZwqU/TZRTjGiByoI/AAAAAAAAJoQ/uHYLxTqt3rA/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-03-31+at+11.08.51.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="136" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-aSDRiAwZwqU/TZRTjGiByoI/AAAAAAAAJoQ/uHYLxTqt3rA/s320/Screen+shot+2011-03-31+at+11.08.51.png" width="320" /></a></div><a href="http://www.pyroradio.com/images/uploaded/danny-dyer-business-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="225" src="http://www.pyroradio.com/images/uploaded/danny-dyer-business-2.jpg" width="320" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />These images capture our social group of the film. you can see the similarities between the three. First of all they all have very similar denotations. such as, black hair, white, with facial hair. However the character in our film is a bit younger than the other two, but still is the same sort of character with a similar personality and demeanor. We made our character to be like Jason Statham and danny dier so he is easily recognisable as a hard man gangster who doesent mess around. we done this so that the audience can easily recognise our character and he wouldent need a whole story background with him for the audience to understand him. This was our social group that we made easily recognisable.candiasmedia11http://www.blogger.com/profile/03427633413810146899noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-685986035902980835.post-5888544522472262942011-04-03T20:00:00.002+01:002011-04-07T14:08:07.546+01:00EVALUATION - Audience feedback and commentAfter viewing me and my groups thriller opening we got many comments back.<br /><br />We had many positive feedback from our thriller opening.<br /><br />The slow motion used at the begining is very good<br />Th tilt shot used at 1:19 is very impressive, also shows the setting in a fantastic way<br />The voice over used matched the actions  in the opening, an example of this is when the narration says "then he penny dropped" the bottle in the characters hand drops at the same time.<br />We got many positive feedback for the accent used in the opening.<br />The titles looks very professional because of the size and font used.<br /><br /><br />Even tho we got many positive feedback we did have some negative feedback. We got told that there was too much going on for an opening, the opening looks more like a short movie because they are not sure what will happen next.<br /><br />Our original target audience was young men (around 18-25) but the feedback we got suggested that the audience is more for older men (around 30-40).<br /><br />Although our sub genre was action we did get told it felt like a gangster movie due to the accent used for the character, but the footage in the opening did make it feel like an thriller-action movie.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5So_BVGTg-k/TZjDz6av6II/AAAAAAAAKZc/zgipN7QBzKE/s1600/wordle.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="199" r6="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5So_BVGTg-k/TZjDz6av6II/AAAAAAAAKZc/zgipN7QBzKE/s320/wordle.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><br />Here is some of the feedback i recorded <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="214" r6="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-QYtDeKj87zU/TZimaz9zlBI/AAAAAAAAKXQ/6e6FvetI04c/s320/wallet+with+cash.jpg" width="320" /></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-4tab9mraR0A/TZiqgWDDoWI/AAAAAAAAKXg/dcvcHNiz_j4/s1600/1million.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" r6="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-4tab9mraR0A/TZiqgWDDoWI/AAAAAAAAKXg/dcvcHNiz_j4/s200/1million.jpg" width="200" /></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ALqk8iqHQyI/TZiqVJ5mxmI/AAAAAAAAKXc/DvAlHVRp8t8/s1600/rolex.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" r6="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ALqk8iqHQyI/TZiqVJ5mxmI/AAAAAAAAKXc/DvAlHVRp8t8/s200/rolex.jpg" width="173" /></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-zQAL5zLE4_c/TZioenrJNHI/AAAAAAAAKXY/fkzufixFTxY/s1600/fitness+first+card.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" r6="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-zQAL5zLE4_c/TZioenrJNHI/AAAAAAAAKXY/fkzufixFTxY/s200/fitness+first+card.jpg" width="200" /></a><img border="0" height="320" r6="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-qOUyX1TilOQ/TZilZv2N8gI/AAAAAAAAKXE/CyEpVICYO1o/s320/apple-iphone.gif" width="192" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">David, 22, a young attractive sales assistant who loves to look good, shops in Topman and Moss.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Average day for David:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Wake up, get ready and go gym</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">After gym get ready for work</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">After work hang out with friends</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Go home and do a little workout</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Watch tv and go sleep</div>candiasmedia11http://www.blogger.com/profile/03427633413810146899noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-685986035902980835.post-38256494303868776852011-03-31T15:03:00.008+01:002011-04-07T11:45:16.447+01:00Evaluation Question 1-In what ways does your media product use, develop or challenge conventions of real media products?<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><strong>Our media film is quite similar to a lot opening sequences whether they be independent film to blockbusters to even music videos.</strong></span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-CZdgVxomtrU/TZSEHNdeVFI/AAAAAAAAJyw/9cr5C8IsKkA/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-03-31+at+14.36.00.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; 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We fell in love with the shot immediately and we flipped it an used it showcase our vision for the gritty London scenes our film was attempting to portray.</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;">we directly mimicked the spilt screen shots to the best of our ability and we replaced them with London counterparts as you can see above. This use of intertextuality was necessary in helping our audience understand that this is a thriller.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-r2yyEkZ45JM/TZSHl07hyKI/AAAAAAAAJzI/eBevtECUe3U/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-03-31+at+14.55.55.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="140" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-r2yyEkZ45JM/TZSHl07hyKI/AAAAAAAAJzI/eBevtECUe3U/s200/Screen+shot+2011-03-31+at+14.55.55.png" width="200" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-KHG8m3EhUfA/TZSHMtcpr9I/AAAAAAAAJzE/Cxjb1PL_jJo/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-03-31+at+14.52.38.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="114" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-KHG8m3EhUfA/TZSHMtcpr9I/AAAAAAAAJzE/Cxjb1PL_jJo/s200/Screen+shot+2011-03-31+at+14.52.38.png" width="200" /></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;">The shot below is a shot from the car chase scene in the James Bond film Die Another Day.</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;">We liked the fact that the shot was angled so it could capture the front of the car while it was being chased. so we managed to pull of our shot by shooting from behind the bus since we never had the logistics help available to us that this blockbuster film did. We used the shot of the white BMW in kings cross and placed it as part of the establishments of the gritty London our film was portraying. The use of intertexuality here helped the audience understand and relate this thriller to the other thriller referenced here.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><br /></span> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-uClrnVC1UkQ/TZSIRdv-QEI/AAAAAAAAJzM/ybpaYHskZHk/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-03-31+at+14.58.25.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="116" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-uClrnVC1UkQ/TZSIRdv-QEI/AAAAAAAAJzM/ybpaYHskZHk/s200/Screen+shot+2011-03-31+at+14.58.25.png" width="200" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-AIut2DytjNY/TZSISb8JouI/AAAAAAAAJzQ/0wzCtmh5VQk/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-03-31+at+14.58.14.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="144" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-AIut2DytjNY/TZSISb8JouI/AAAAAAAAJzQ/0wzCtmh5VQk/s200/Screen+shot+2011-03-31+at+14.58.14.png" width="200" /></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><br /></span> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;">This shot as you can see is the ever familiar panning shot used in the film Stepfathers. We mimicked it directly to the best of our ability since the safety risk concerned if we were to used much more sharper objects. So we used a couple of tools and placed them in a white tile to show the contrast. this clear intertexual reference helped the audience understand that this is a thriller as well.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-xER4y7fif84/TZSIlx-NEJI/AAAAAAAAJzY/12d7XuyfoBY/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-03-31+at+14.59.50.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-xER4y7fif84/TZSIlx-NEJI/AAAAAAAAJzY/12d7XuyfoBY/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-03-31+at+14.59.50.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="113" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-xER4y7fif84/TZSIlx-NEJI/AAAAAAAAJzY/12d7XuyfoBY/s200/Screen+shot+2011-03-31+at+14.59.50.png" width="200" /></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-EL_Hs1rXq4c/TZSIlI4MF_I/AAAAAAAAJzU/Mu4WY_HH-ao/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-03-31+at+14.59.58.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="112" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-EL_Hs1rXq4c/TZSIlI4MF_I/AAAAAAAAJzU/Mu4WY_HH-ao/s200/Screen+shot+2011-03-31+at+14.59.58.png" width="200" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial;">This shot of jem being hit by asilhan above while the camera colour turns to grey and freezes was semi sourced from the shot below. this shot below was used in the film snatch which is a guy Ritchie film about the gritty streets of London and we felt it appropriate to use a shot as unique as that since we shared many elements with the film it was originally sourced from. this is the most clearest intertexual reference we used in our film to tell our audience that our film was a thriller like snatch</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-GeQXKGWrzIw/TZSJk8s8ZCI/AAAAAAAAJzc/BiuR6mYKyMg/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-03-31+at+15.04.15.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="145" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-GeQXKGWrzIw/TZSJk8s8ZCI/AAAAAAAAJzc/BiuR6mYKyMg/s200/Screen+shot+2011-03-31+at+15.04.15.png" width="200" /></a></div><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-F9l2vROkAKc/TZSJmBwCGnI/AAAAAAAAJzg/9rzC09r1RTI/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-03-31+at+15.02.58.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-F9l2vROkAKc/TZSJmBwCGnI/AAAAAAAAJzg/9rzC09r1RTI/s200/Screen+shot+2011-03-31+at+15.02.58.png" width="185" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />This shot of jem while sitting on edge of the bed but with Rebbecca in the scene sitting at other end of the bed behind him is directly sourced from this famous shot of diddy marketing his new fragrance. I came across this shot by mere luck. i was researching famous bedroom shots in google when this result came up. the caption was totally different to what it was originally meant to be and had 'wake up in the morning feeling like p diddy' these referencing lyrics to the famous kesha song tik tok.</span></div>candiasmedia11http://www.blogger.com/profile/03427633413810146899noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-685986035902980835.post-38915154072387694712011-03-31T12:41:00.002+01:002011-04-07T15:47:08.044+01:00Question 1 - Evaluation - CORRECTED UPLOAD - In what ways does your media product use, develop or challenge forms and conventions of real media products?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowFullScreen='true' webkitallowfullscreen='true' mozallowfullscreen='true' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxxgHMipOZ9jjTJt23EOAQ0AuUqIsdH2X-McovrwxnQvJTNUFwb23rxNqMXiYo86q_VSrBTzsn20ccpKqocug' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' FRAMEBORDER='0' /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Above is our thriller film opening that we have submitted for our AS grade - in this altered edit, I have used  Final Cut Pro to insert the intertextuality and inspiration we used for our opening sequence. In this alternate edit of our opening, I have placed the various films and/or videos that inspired our film opening.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This alternate edit demonstrates how we channeled the codes and conventions of thriller film openings. In the first intertextual reference in the top-right corner of the screen. I have uploaded a scene where split screen editing used within a thriller film opening. The inserted reference shows a tram passing through at two different times in the day, we used this idea of split screening during an opening for our thriller opening. We cropped our establishment shots and placed them beside each other to create the split screen effect.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Establishment shots are a key element of thriller film openings. Establishment shots provide an indication to the location of the opening of your film, and can be key determining factors of the plot. We used this code and convection of establishment shots and combined it with split-screen editing.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The second codes and conventions reference I have placed in this alternate edit of our thriller film opening, is the identification shots of the lead character of the thriller. For this we used a tracking shot of the lead character driving a car - in our case the BMW. Displaying and showing your lead character within the beginning moments of your thriller opening is a key form, code and convention of thriller openings, which we have used in our thriller opening.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The following codes and conventions reference within this alternate edit of our thriller opening, is a scene from "A Christmas Story" a french thriller. The opening scene I have inserted from the film shows a silhouette of the villain. We have used this idea of keeping a key character of the films identity hidden within the opening in our thriller opening, by applying a blurred effect to our camera and using brightness/contrasts settings in editing we have hidden our kidnappers identity until later on in the opening.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The closing code and conventions reference applied within this alternate edit of our thriller opening, is the opening sequence of Thriller film staple Guy Ritchie and his film "Snatch". In "Snatch"'s opening, key characters of the film morph into a freeze frame snapshot to highlight their significance to the film openings plot. We have developed this key thriller code and convention and used freeze frame snapshots to highlight key points within our thriller opening, as opposed to highlighting and introducing key characters.</div>candiasmedia11http://www.blogger.com/profile/03427633413810146899noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-685986035902980835.post-80773010079006469652011-03-31T12:18:00.000+01:002011-03-31T12:18:12.265+01:00In what ways does your media product use, develop or challenge forms and conventions of real media products?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowFullScreen='true' webkitallowfullscreen='true' mozallowfullscreen='true' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzK8ErGB7yphOsdG9ZGyQoiNR5L6NTCrQWoV84Qp1yY4PK5Dc2T7_VuIgXzhlEGB2Hg2JA7mqv8O-cZaBU_eg' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' FRAMEBORDER='0' /></div>candiasmedia11http://www.blogger.com/profile/03427633413810146899noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-685986035902980835.post-64808464142135283502011-03-31T12:16:00.006+01:002011-04-03T17:33:30.421+01:00EVALUATION - In what way does your media product use, develop or challenge forms and conventions of real media products?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here are a few shots from our opening scene, comparing them with other movie openings.<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-uqrHZohq9Y0/TZRgoRMlRAI/AAAAAAAAJuY/YYzf8TiXetg/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-03-31+at+11.38.27.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><br /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: left;"><br /><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-IbqYdRE54Mw/TZRg2pT1PjI/AAAAAAAAJus/qamBccl4tI0/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-03-31+at+12.07.17.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-IbqYdRE54Mw/TZRg2pT1PjI/AAAAAAAAJus/qamBccl4tI0/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-03-31+at+12.07.17.png" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br /></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br /></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br /></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br /></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br /></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br /></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br /></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br /></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br /></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br /></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br /></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Here is a birds-eye view shot of equipment from the movie Stepfather, underneath is our birds-eye view shot of our own equipment.</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br /></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-uqrHZohq9Y0/TZRgoRMlRAI/AAAAAAAAJuY/YYzf8TiXetg/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-03-31+at+11.38.27.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="208" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-uqrHZohq9Y0/TZRgoRMlRAI/AAAAAAAAJuY/YYzf8TiXetg/s320/Screen+shot+2011-03-31+at+11.38.27.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Our birds-eye view shot.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-uR6fGAYO6Bo/TZRgoxtPLlI/AAAAAAAAJug/OAImLLDqLII/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-03-31+at+12.02.26.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-uR6fGAYO6Bo/TZRgoxtPLlI/AAAAAAAAJug/OAImLLDqLII/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-03-31+at+12.02.26.png" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Here is a split screen effect from a youtube movie, we also have used the same effect showing that there is not only one thing you should be paying attention to.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-LqiUmSzuzwI/TZRgomu27PI/AAAAAAAAJuc/aEeP0jASE8k/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-03-31+at+12.02.19.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-LqiUmSzuzwI/TZRgomu27PI/AAAAAAAAJuc/aEeP0jASE8k/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-03-31+at+12.02.19.png" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Here is our split-screen shot.<br /><br /><br /><br /><img border="0" height="169" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5GjURIpdJzM/TZRgpY_tRtI/AAAAAAAAJuo/f04JR1KNwKM/s320/Screen+shot+2011-03-31+at+12.05.33.png" width="320" /><br /><br />This is a shot from the movie snatch. This is the opening scene, when characters are shown there is a still image with their name on the screen. This is to show the audience that these are important moments in the movie.<br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; color: black;"></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-a6h0D7y_svk/TZRgpJ9FrRI/AAAAAAAAJuk/TgEJmkszDog/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-03-31+at+12.02.41.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; display: inline !important; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="179" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-a6h0D7y_svk/TZRgpJ9FrRI/AAAAAAAAJuk/TgEJmkszDog/s320/Screen+shot+2011-03-31+at+12.02.41.png" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This is our shot, we freeze the screen when there is an important shot, this is to show that these actions are very important.</div>candiasmedia11http://www.blogger.com/profile/03427633413810146899noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-685986035902980835.post-48744391263302322772011-03-31T12:14:00.006+01:002011-04-07T12:13:39.744+01:00Evaluation Question 3 - Audience for my product<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-5zA-x97MclA/TZRf2EgetII/AAAAAAAAJuQ/Zmvp7IlkfsA/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-03-31+at+12.06.13.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="165" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-5zA-x97MclA/TZRf2EgetII/AAAAAAAAJuQ/Zmvp7IlkfsA/s200/Screen+shot+2011-03-31+at+12.06.13.png" width="200" /></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-F9lGRywXw78/TZRcbT4zJ0I/AAAAAAAAJso/nSu8dOhn6ZE/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-03-31+at+11.49.10.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="177" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-F9lGRywXw78/TZRcbT4zJ0I/AAAAAAAAJso/nSu8dOhn6ZE/s200/Screen+shot+2011-03-31+at+11.49.10.png" width="200" /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; color: black;"></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Zymr6gr9tlc/TZRhMKgLj6I/AAAAAAAAJu4/dag2eh81Bag/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-03-31+at+12.11.47.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Zymr6gr9tlc/TZRhMKgLj6I/AAAAAAAAJu4/dag2eh81Bag/s200/Screen+shot+2011-03-31+at+12.11.47.png" width="169" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><u>Who would be my audience?</u></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-1QCJjSvFxJA/TZRcrRH7fKI/AAAAAAAAJtE/ghGo1rDgqzw/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-03-31+at+11.52.52.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-VsO8DgXjpLU/TZRcc5344LI/AAAAAAAAJs0/jeuM-MUBEqw/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-03-31+at+11.46.33.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="107" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-VsO8DgXjpLU/TZRcc5344LI/AAAAAAAAJs0/jeuM-MUBEqw/s200/Screen+shot+2011-03-31+at+11.46.33.png" width="200" /></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-sJA3QG9pnyE/TZRcdlffnKI/AAAAAAAAJs4/_24GuvsFDuM/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-03-31+at+11.45.10.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-O3J3mDbpYNY/TZRccGu1bII/AAAAAAAAJss/RRCMS0JRlsM/s200/Screen+shot+2011-03-31+at+11.47.46.png" width="165" /></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-1QCJjSvFxJA/TZRcrRH7fKI/AAAAAAAAJtE/ghGo1rDgqzw/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-03-31+at+11.52.52.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-1QCJjSvFxJA/TZRcrRH7fKI/AAAAAAAAJtE/ghGo1rDgqzw/s200/Screen+shot+2011-03-31+at+11.52.52.png" style="cursor: move;" width="136" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">A day in the life of my average target audience will consist of may activities:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">6.30-7.30 get up, jog for a mile, go home shower, get ready for work</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">8.00-12.00 work as trainer for youth football academy till lunch</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">12.00-1.00 get a sandwich from local deli and meet up wtih collegeues</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">1.00-3.00 go to primary schools and help coach kids during their p.e lessons</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">3.00- 6.00 go to gym after work for daily workout</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">6.00-6.30 go home, shower get ready to go pub </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">7.00-9.00 get to pub and stay for only 2 hours if its a weekday then get home</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowFullScreen='true' webkitallowfullscreen='true' mozallowfullscreen='true' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwqN0fUBthHIVCpJKFKtCcL6W5dTzz6jydfoCvV5pxkKrQWJcvnSRVH5qOJjRpv7hyZwPrWlKN6OfxH8ClFiQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' FRAMEBORDER='0' /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The above video was constructed by Jerome Holder, a member of my group.</div>candiasmedia11http://www.blogger.com/profile/03427633413810146899noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-685986035902980835.post-4631072952641724742011-03-31T11:47:00.005+01:002011-04-03T17:26:11.329+01:00EVALUATION - How does your media product represent particular social groups?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This is a shot from the movie Stepfather</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowFullScreen='true' webkitallowfullscreen='true' mozallowfullscreen='true' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwwLvG_qDc143nT6pVid-Z2vGmj3e_s-HcBQggh8Q2ye7b5t3LkY5EESdNO91ZQUbIQzUYzXRpzZw9TGWPTZQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' FRAMEBORDER='0' /><i><b><u></u></b></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This is a shot from our movie</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Eb_02cJhiII/TZRaSXse1wI/AAAAAAAAJr8/HaDjkuOqFsk/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-03-31+at+11.38.27.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="208" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Eb_02cJhiII/TZRaSXse1wI/AAAAAAAAJr8/HaDjkuOqFsk/s320/Screen+shot+2011-03-31+at+11.38.27.png" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Here you can see that we have a similar shot from Stepfather, both shots are tracking shots showing equipment. These show that the character is obsessive compulsive.  Also shows that the character is pleased with his work. As you can see we do not have the same tools as they do in Stepfather this is due to our plot. In Stepfather the man's equipment is for his appearance while our shot is fixing tools.</div>candiasmedia11http://www.blogger.com/profile/03427633413810146899noreply@blogger.com0	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
Stories for March 16th 2018 European Union (EU) finance ministers have added the Bahamas, the US Virgin Islands and St Kitts and Nevis to a tax haven blacklist, while removing St Lucia from the list. And Trinidad and Tobago remains on the list which was created last December. The leaders of France, Germany, the US and UK say there is “no plausible alternative explanation” to Russia having been behind the nerve agent attack in the UK. They condemned the “first offensive use of a nerve agent in Europe since the Second World War”, calling it an assault on UK sovereignty. Argentina plans to increase natural gas exports to Chile, helping to encourage production growth in the giant Vaca Muerta shale play, while importing supplies from that country to meet peak demand, Energy Minister Juan Jose Aranguren said on Thursday. Argentine President Mauricio Macri said the government would provide some debt relief to farmers struggling through what he described as the country’s worst drought in 40 years, which has resulted in dramatic cuts to soybean and corn crop outlooks. Argentina's Rosario Grains Exchange slashed 14% off its forecast for the country's soy crop on Thursday, saying a drought now in its fourth month would limit the harvest to 40 million tons versus its previous estimate of 46.5 million. Argentina has been suffering dry weather since last November. British Chancellor Philip Hammond and Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson are scheduled to visit Argentina as part of the G20 ministerial round of meetings in coming weeks, announced UK ambassador Mark Kent following talks on Thursday with foreign minister Jorge Faurie. Argentina plans to launch its first offshore licensing round in almost three decades this year, as it seeks to widen exploration for longer-term production growth, Energy Minister Juan Jose Aranguren said on Thursday.Round One will be launched in June or July for 240,000 sq km in three zones of the continental shelf, Aranguren said on the sidelines of The Economist's Argentina Summit in Buenos Aires. Crying, chanting and screaming in anger, thousands gathered in front of the Rio de Janeiro state legislature on Thursday to say goodbye to a black city councilwoman shot in the head four times, a brazen murder that shocked Brazil and raised questions about the effectiveness of a military intervention in the country's second biggest city. Exchanges of information between the Falkland Islands and Argentina about fish and squid stocks could begin again before the middle of this year, if all parties are in agreement. Director of Natural Resources John Barton said: “Dialogue with Argentina on the conservation of shared marine resources has the potential to allow for better management of shared fish stocks and improve sustainability of such stocks.”	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
Karnataka State Open University (KSOU) will publish the Exam Time Table for the BA B.Sc B.Com 1st 2nd 3rd Year on the official page of the university @ www.karnatakastateopenuniversity.in For those applicants who were taken admission for these course as Fresher & Repeater So now the University is now going to conduct the Exam on the university campus, so applicants will able to download his Time Table from the official page in the PDF file, and after that student can attend the Exam according to the Time Table. Every University conducts his exam for the various course according to the Time Table/ Date Sheet/ Routineprepared by the University as per the sources of all subjects. Applicants are doing their preparation seriously to get good marks in the exam and also want to pass with good percentage. So applicants give his exam as per according to the Time Table. A huge number of students are going to appear in the exam conducted by the Karnataka State Open University (KSOU).	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
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Stress testing, which evaluates how much blood flow is getting to the heart and how effectively the heart is pumping during exercise or another type of physical stress Echocardiography, which uses ultrasound to evaluate how well the heart is pumping and whether the heart muscle has become abnormally thick as a result of high blood pressure Coronary angiography, which involves threading a slender, flexible tube into the arteries of your heart and injecting x-ray dye to enable an interventional cardiologist to see inside your arteries, find any plaques and measure how severe they are Conventional angiography, which is similar to coronary angiography but involves arteries that supply blood to organs other than the heart The ankle-brachial index (ABI) is also very helpful in diagnosing PAD in the legs and determining how severe it is. During an ABI test, your doctor will use a blood pressure cuff and a special ultrasound probe to compare blood pressure readings in the arm and lower leg on the same side of the body. If the blood pressure in the ankle is substantially lower than in the arm, it is a sign that a blockage is interfering with blood flow to the lower leg. The ABI provides important information for predicting the likelihood of serious problems such as foot wounds that won't heal or the need for surgery to restore blood flow to a limb. SecondsCount is a project of The Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions (SCAI) This website and the information contained herein do not -- and are not intended to -- constitute professional medical services or treatment of any kind. SecondsCount.org content should not be used for medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. This website should be considered as for general informational purposes only. Additional Information »	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
Don McLean to perform locally McLean is one of America’s most enduring singer-songwriters and is forever associated with his hits “American Pie” and “Vincent (Starry Starry Night).” Since first hitting the charts in 1971, he has amassed over 40 gold and platinum records worldwide.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
As One is a Hong KongCantopopgirl group formed by Sun Entertainment Culture and choreographer Sunny Wong. The meaning behind the group's name is based on the concept of unity, with the members united together "as one". The group consists of four members; Shin, Oli, Elfa and Nata.[1][2]	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
Re: Getting over on : : : : : what is meaning "getting over on" ?? I've heard used several different ways. : : : : It means lying and not getting caught. : : : Bruce is likely right. I had a distinct notion that it was used (but not in the U.S.) to mean "getting an advantage over," or "getting the better of." Lying to someone successfully would fit that description. Is this expression more common in Britain? SS : : In the UK and Ireland, the phrase would be 'getting ONE over on' which is used to mean what SS said. : : DFG : In the US, we'd say "putting one over on." Same sense? As a charitable act, Lori should give us one or two examples that she has read or heard. "Putting one over on someone" is indeed a common expression. But Lori's question had to do with "getting over on," and my suspicion is that this form of words is used in the U.K. with a distinct meaning. I'm not certain what that is, and the OED is no help. True, it contains hundreds of expressions with "getting" or "get," but I looked pretty diligently with no success. Over to you, Lori. Unless, of course, Bruce has a source that he's willing to share. SS	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
February 27, 2006 One Is Black, And One Is White. Life's An Eskimo Pie, Let's Take A Bite! In a story that has rocked the British tabloidscape, a teen dad has named one of his twin daughters after himself. Oh, and in other news, the kid's white. The two bi-racial parents had fraternal twin girls; one is blonde-blue-eyed, and 'white', and the other is, well, I was just about to type 'black,' but that feels like missing the whole point. I mean, is the definition of 'black' 'not white'? I don't think so. I went back and put quotes around 'white'. I was about to rag on the headline-grabbing statistic of "a million to one" odds, but as the article goes on to explain, that's for a bi-racial couple. to have fraternal twins. with significantly disparate skin tones. including one who's white. Break it down, and there's a 1-in-100 probability that biracial parents will have a whitey white baby. So what's the big deal? In a moment like this, the immortal words of Frank Sinatra* come to mind: "Side by side, you are my amigo, Negro, let's not fiiiiiiiight!" 3 Comments What I was really looking for, but didn't find because my daughter is tugging on my arm asking to be read a book, is a good link about chimera babies. It's a condition in which the child's DNA doesn't necessarily match the parents', and different body parts of the same child can have different DNA. This can lead to a white child from black parents, though most chimeras look "normal" and never learn of their condition unless they have odd circumstances leading to multiple DNA tests using samples from differing parts of their body.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
02 January 2007 New Year's Eve Dinner First off, a quick roundup. In 2005, I reviewed around 450 wines. In 2006, I reviewed 320 wines, 24 beers, and 14 spirits. I'm not slacking off, I just started getting a little more selective in the tastings I attended. Basically, for the life of this blog there's roughly 800 unique beverage reviews, not to mention all of the food articles I've written. Last Friday, I was walking through the grocery store and noticed a sale on Porterhouses for $5.39 per lb. Now, for New Year's Eve, Paul and I were planning on roasting a whole beef tenderloin like I did for my birthday. After all, we had 6-8 people attending the gathering. But I looked at that price and hatched a new plan. When doing a dinner party, I rarely get my heart set on any particular ingredient; I prefer to look for what's in season, then what looks good, and if possible, what's on sale. And this was a price I couldn't pass up. So I had the butcher cut me two three-inch thick steaks. And I had to repeat my order, and explain what I was going to do with them. Shortly thereafter I walked out the door with eight pounds of beef and an approving nod from the butcher. That's two 64 oz. steaks for those keeping score. Generally you only see steaks that large in places where there's some sort of challenge about eating the whole thing in under an hour without getting sick. There were many delicious appetizers provided by the ladies (spinach-artichoke dip, mozzarella sticks, seven-layer dip, etc.), and these were consumed with a few glasses of the 2005 Tittarelli Torrontés Reserva from Argentina. It's bright and fruity, with a brash flavor of grapefruit peel that can be a little aggressive on its own, but pairs nicely with appetizers that include sweet and savory elements. Torrontés isn't the most popular white grape in the world, and mainly seems to flourish in Argentina. I enjoy most of the wines I taste from this grape, and think that with some work and good marketing it can stand on its own against similarly priced Sauvignon Blancs from New Zealand. I'm continually fascinated by the European grapes that flourish in South America. Since a few weeks ago when we talked about the big Porterhouse or T-Bone roasts, I decided I had to cook one or two of them. Here's the final plate, the beef with some fried fingerling potato chunks, a selection of fancy baby lettuces, and a homemade balsamic vinaigrette (honey really helps out). So how did I cook the steaks? I grilled them for about five minutes on each side over a really hot fire, and then transferred them to the oven into a roasting pan with a rack. I inserted digital thermometers into each and roasted the steaks at around 400°F until approximately 130°F internal temperature. This proved a little difficult, as the interior of a 3" thick Porterhouse seems to vary quite a bit in its substance (I measured from the thickest central portion of the strip). While the roast as a whole was a little more on the medium side than I would have liked, there was plenty of lush, juicy rare steak to be had, with nicely caramelized edges on the top and bottom. Throughout the roasting I basted the steaks with olive oil using a heavy stalk of homegrown rosemary. To serve it, I simply carved off the filets and strips, and then sliced up the meat with the grain. The idea here is long slices, and then when you cut up the slices on your plate, you're slicing against the grain and thus tenderness and chewing aren't negatively impacted. I basically laid out the slices on a big platter and served the guests in the following manner: "Point to the color you like, and tell me when to stop loading your plate." The red wine for the evening was the 2003 Bogle Phantom, made of 59% Petite Sirah, 39% Zinfandel, and 2% Mourvèdre. It's an odd California blend: ignoring grapes, is the inspiration Rhone or Bordeaux? I tasted it a few months ago, and still love this wine. Full of dark berry flavors, firm tannins, and utterly delicious. We tasted this wine when it was first opened, and then drank it after two hours in the decanter. The decanter definitely helped with some of the youthful rough edges, yet the wine didn't taste stale or oxidized--my biggest fear with letting wine sit around and breathe for so long. It also didn't seem to pick up any of the food aromas from the cooking process. This was a great dinner; I'm still supping on sumptuous scraps. Thanks so much for preparing it. The Bogle, after decanting, was really nice. The spinach dip as an appetizer was particularly good, and of course the company was wonderful. Too bad New Year's only comes once a year.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
SUNDERLAND have no intention of selling England midfielder Jordan Henderson to Liverpool or anyone else this summer. The 20-year-old found himself at the centre of speculation that the Merseyside club are ready to launch a big-money bid to lure him away from his home-town club. However, while the Black Cats know every player has his price, they are certainly not looking to cash in on their highest-profile Academy graduate as manager Steve Bruce attempts to strengthen his squad for a fresh Premier League push. Sources on Wearside have indicated that Henderson is simply not for sale, and certainly not at the £13million fee quoted in some reports. Nevertheless, that is unlikely to quell the rumours surrounding a player who has previously been linked with both Manchester clubs. Henderson has enjoyed a meteoric rise since emerging as a genuine first-team prospect under Bruce following a successful loan spell at Coventry before the manager’s arrival at the Stadium of Light in the summer of 2009. The Sunderland-born player made an instant impact as a teenager last season and was handed a first senior England cap against France in November last year.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
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Bill Lichtenwald, president of Teamsters Local 20, left, State Rep. Matt Szollosi, center, and George Tucker, executive director of the Greater Northwest Ohio AFL-CIO celebrate the defeat of State Issue 2, at the Teamsters Hall in Toledo. Ohio Senate president John Niehaus, left, Gov. John Kasich, center, and House Speaker William Batchelder talk in Columbus, Ohio, after the state's new collective bargaining law was defeated following an expensive union-backed campaign that pitted firefighters, police officers and teachers against the Republican establishment. Ohio Senate president John Niehaus, left, Gov. John Kasich, center, and House Speaker William Batchelder talk in Columbus, Ohio, after the state's new collective bargaining law was defeated following an expensive union-backed campaign that pitted firefighters, police officers and teachers against the Republican establishment. COLUMBUS — Ohio voters dealt a serious blow to the agenda of Gov. John Kasich and fellow Statehouse Republicans on Tuesday as they overwhelmingly rejected their law severely restricting the collective-bargaining power of some 350,000 government workers. The fight also may have galvanized organized labor going into the 2012 presidential election. With 97 percent of the unofficial count reported, 61 percent said "no" to Issue 2, the referendum on Senate Bill 5, compared to 39 percent who wanted to save a law that has proved to be one of the most controversial in recent memory. Mr. Kasich, who ultimately became the primary face of the failed campaign to save the law, said it was time to "take a breath" before determining the next step. Voters "might have said that it was too much too soon," he said. "Maybe that was it. I don't really know, except I know this: When you try to do big things, you must do a good job preparing the ground for people to understand what the issue is. … I'm not sure that we were offering them a solution to a problem that they didn't think existed." At one point last spring, some 8,000 teachers, firefighters, police officers, nurses, clerks, and others crowded into the Statehouse and onto its grounds to protest passage of a law that they declared to be a frontal assault on working Ohioans. That law will never take effect. "They scapegoat public employees who are hard-working, honest-to-God [employees], and do a great job," said Richard Trumka, the national president of the AFL-CIO who spent the campaign's final days in Ohio to rally the labor troops. Bill Lichtenwald, president of Teamsters Local 20, left, State Rep. Matt Szollosi, center, and George Tucker, executive director of the Greater Northwest Ohio AFL-CIO celebrate the defeat of State Issue 2, at the Teamsters Hall in Toledo. "They scapegoat. For what? To give more tax breaks to the people who caused this [economic trouble]," he said. "People are saying, ‘Enough. Enough. We're not going to take that anymore.'?" It remains to be seen whether majority Republicans will seek to enact provisions separately that require workers to pay at least 15 percent of their health-care premiums and 10 percent of their paychecks toward their pensions. "My view is when people speak like this in a campaign referendum, you have to listen if you're a public servant," Mr. Kasich said. "There isn't any question about that. I've heard their voices. I understand their decision, and frankly I respect what people have to say. … It requires me to take a deep breath and to spend some time reflecting on what happened here." Toledo Mayor Mike Bell, the only big-city Ohio mayor to publicly endorse Issue 2, shrugged off the defeat, saying he was "not emotionally attached to this issue one way or another." "As I have stated before, this [was] about options," he said. "I don't have any more dollars than I did before. For mayors running cities, it would have given us more tools in the tool box." Mr. Bell said Toledo's general fund budget for 2012, facing millions in red ink, would have been in better shape because union employees would have been required to pay more for health care and their pensions. "The budget will be much more austere and layoffs are more likely without those measures, he said. "It could have been beneficial to the taxpayers, so that is why I endorsed [Issue 2]." Democrats had painted Issue 2 as a referendum not only on Senate Bill 5 but on Mr. Kasich's policies. "This was an unprecedented campaign," Sue Taylor, president of the Ohio Federation of Teachers, said. "Tonight, Ohioans said loud and clear that taking away the rights of workers does not solve our state's economic problems. Voters chose to support the idea that workers should retain their right to have a voice and dignity in their workplace." Even as the first votes were reported Tuesday night, it was organized labor's night in Toledo. They celebrated with hot dogs, beer, and cupcakes decorated with an anti-Issue 2 theme. Usually Democrats and labor supporters greet election-night returns at the United Auto Workers hall on Ashland Avenue. This time, the party and the unions gathered at the Teamsters Local 20 hall off the Anthony Wayne Trail because it was the nerve center for the anti-Issue 2 campaign in Toledo. "The enthusiasm just carried over and over in this whole campaign. I couldn't be more proud of the people who worked on this," George Tucker, executive secretary-treasurer of the Toledo Council AFL-CIO, said. He said he doesn't expect Mr. Kasich and his fellow Republicans to let up in what he sees as an anti-worker agenda. "They're going to keep coming at the working people again and again and again," Mr. Tucker said. When it was announced Issue 2 had been defeated in Ohio, the hall erupted in chants of "No! No! No!," while state Rep. Matt Szollosi (D., Oregon) held hands aloft in a victory salute with Teamsters Local 20 President Bill Lichtenwald and Mr. Tucker. Mr. Szollosi alluded to the governor's warning to opponents early in his administration that if they aren't on his bus, they'll be run over by it. "We're not on the bus and neither are [61] percent of the people in the state of Ohio," he said. "The people have spoken loud and clear. They want the governor to keep his campaign promises and focus on jobs. He spent the first year union-busting." Mr. Kasich and GOP legislative leaders had used Senate Bill 5 as a key component of their agenda to rein in the government's cost and improve Ohio's business climate. Mr. Kasich said Tuesday night there would be "no bailout coming" for local governments. "Frankly, there's no money," he said. Senate Bill 5 would have, among numerous other things, prohibited all public workers from striking, limited subjects for contract negotiations, required workers to pay at least 15 percent of their health-care premiums, prohibited local governments from paying any portion of the employee's share of his pension contributions, and scrapped binding arbitration as the means to bring finality to public-safety contract disputes. Even as the same voters were adopting Issue 3, a constitutional amendment designed to send President Obama a message against his health-care reform law, the White House praised them for the stance they took on Issue 2. "The President congratulates the people of Ohio for standing up for workers and defeating efforts to strip away collective-bargaining rights, and commends the teachers, firefighters, nurses, police officers, and other workers who took a stand to defend those rights," White House Press Secretary Jay Carney said. Jon Stainbrook, Lucas County Republican Party chairman, said the defeat was not a reflection on the governor. "When John Kasich was elected governor, he was left with a state greatly in need of reform," he said. "So at least John Kasich attempted to reform government where [former Democratic Gov.] Ted Strickland did not." Lucas County Democratic Party Chairman Ron Rothenbuhler said the ripple effects of Tuesday's vote will be felt across the entire country. "The reaction is that people still believe that sitting down at the table to negotiate is still a better way to communicate," he said. Both sides claimed they were on the side of the middle class. But supporters of Issue 2 apparently failed to sell their message that the law's survival would be a victory for middle-class taxpayers and private-sector workers who have seen their own pay stagnate and health-care costs climb. Mr. Trumka said the largely Republican and corporate backers of Issue 2 miscalculated if they thought they could turn private-sector unions against public employee unions. "Kasich's overreached," he said. "Kasich has a pretty radical agenda that he's trying to advance. This is about more than him. This is about whether common people, working people, can come together and change the economy so that they can make a decent living and raise their family. This is about defending the middle class. This is about protecting public safety and public education. … Guidelines: Please keep your comments smart and civil. Don't attack other readers personally, and keep your language decent. 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Traffic on National Road in the AM and PM peak periods caused queuing adjacent to the signalized intersections. LJB's design included a 400' long northbound right turn lane on Grange Hall Road to Colonel Glenn Highway, extending the second northbound thru lane on National Road north of Colonel Glenn Highway, moving the signal pole at the southwest corner of the Colonel Glenn Highway intersection to install the right turn lane, extending the sidewalk on the east side of National Road, and milling and resurfacing of the entire length of the project, as well as installing curb, gutter and storm sewer. A maintenance of traffic scheme that included closure and detour of one direction of traffic was implemented to limit costly temporary pavement and permanent right-of-way needs. The typical section for this improvement was studied to minimize any reconstruction with a future phase of improvements to Grange Hall and National Roads. Because of the corridor's close proximity to WPAFB, LJB's design was careful to avoid their perimeter fence while also navigating the process by which an easement from the base could be secured for the roadway widening required.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
Seattle's bid for the Kings reportedly is favored by Owner the Maloof family NBA Kings Owner the Maloof family is weighing "competing offers" for the team and on Thursday said that they "want to press ahead with the deal they've made with investors from Seattle," according to Lillis, Kasler & Bizjak of the SACRAMENTO BEE. A source said that the statement is the "strongest indication yet that the Maloofs favor the Seattle deal over a backup offer from investors trying to keep the team in Sacramento." The NBA BOG finishes its meeting Friday, but is not expected to vote on the Kings' fate "for at least two more weeks." Meanwhile, it remained "unclear whether the Maloofs would sell to Sacramento's bidders if the Seattle deal is vetoed." Disagreements have "developed between the Maloofs and the Sacramento group," led by Warriors Vice Chair Vivek Ranadivé, "over some of the terms of Ranadive's backup offer." A source said that Sacramento's counteroffer to Seattle hedge fund manager Chris Hansen's recent offer "calls on the Maloofs to scrap the Hansen deal before it comes to a vote." The source said that another possible "sticking point is that Sacramento's bid isn't a binding offer." Meanwhile, Warriors co-Owner Joe Lacob on Thursday said that he "encouraged Ranadive to pursue the Kings." Lacob: "I wish him the best." Asked if it would help the Warriors financially to have the Kings leave Northern California, Lacob said, "I don't think we look at it that way. I don't think that's an issue" (SACRAMENTO BEE, 4/19). INSIDE THE MEETING: In Seattle, Bob Condotta writes "much work still remains" to be done. Pelicans Owner Tom Benson on Thursday said that the BOG is just now "getting into the meat and coconuts" of the Kings issue. The BOG is "scheduled to meet again Friday morning and afternoon, after which NBA commissioner David Stern is expected to meet formally with the media." The BOG on Thursday "met for about six hours and concluded" around 9:00pm ET. There was "undeniably little talking publicly about what may have been said, however, as owners and other officials emerged from the meetings here at the St. Regis Hotel in midtown Manhattan decidedly tight-lipped." Trail Blazers BOD member Peter McLoughlin, who was filling at the meeting for Owner Paul Allen, said, "It's very confidential at this point." Kings co-Owner George Maloof "tried to sneak out a hotel side door," but ended up speaking to reporters. Maloof "revealed little other than that the family hoped 'to get it over with at some point' and that he expects the decision to come in May." Several owners on Thursday reiterated that expansion is "not being discussed" (SEATTLE TIMES, 4/19). GOING GLOBAL: In Sacramento, Joe Davidson writes much like former NBAer Yao Ming "helped increase the NBA's popularity in his native China last decade, imagine what the league could do in India should Ranadive and his group gain NBA ownership approval." At halftime of Wednesday's season finale, Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson "beamed during a private moment and talked about the untapped frontier that is India." The NBA already "has an office in Mumbai with six employees marketing the league" (SACRAMENTO BEE, 4/19).	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
Cloudify Enterprise Cloudify Enterprise is designed to serve in mission-critical production environments. It is a fully supported product, with guaranteed support SLAs and a known product lifecycle. Read more about our product versions. Discover Life at Cloudify Why 70% of NFV and Digital Transformations Fail While many organizations are trying to undertake digital transformation initiatives, as many as 70% of these initiatives fail. Taking an agile integration approach versus a fork lifting approach, lowers the barrier to entry for organizations looking to truly transform their business. ONAP Network functions virtualization (AKA NFV) has been around for couple of years now, and I’ve recently seen a growing number of posts and articles that try to declare victory or failure of NFV, as well as point out some of the challenges behind NFV adoption. I would start by saying that there seems to be ONAP vs OSM – Who will win? A major topic of discussion in IT circles these days is about the best way to operate an efficient, scalable, and automated network infrastructure. One of the major challenges is being able to offer high availability services while remaining agile enough to swiftly deploy new services; ongoing operations Introduction Microsoft has grown its Azure offering by leaps and bounds, especially in the past year. In our previous blog post about our Azure and Azure Stack plugins, we pointed out that Microsoft’s cloud service is seen as a definite number two in public cloud, behind Amazon’s AWS, but is quickly gaining among large enterprises. Introduction The industry is pushing to make the access world simple with “Access as a service.” Today, each access vendor has its own implementation and many silos exist on dedicated hardware. The motivation is to introduce an access architecture which is open, that potentially runs on commodity servers and whitebox switches, and is based on 5G is already here. It was first deployed at really large scale at the Olympic Winter Games in Pyeongchang and it has proven to be a game changer. In the US, AT&T announced at the beginning of the year that their 5G rollouts will take place by the end of 2018, as have some others. One of the big talking points in the cloud networking world, and at the recent Mobile World Congress which has just concluded, is ONAP. This project is showing immense promise in bringing open, comprehensive network orchestration and automation to virtual network functions and physical devices. In fact, our partner ASOCS just announced their demonstration of VNF Onboarding is known to be one of the biggest challenges in the transformation to NFV transformation as noted in one of the recent SDxCentral report: VNF Migration challenges. Arguably the biggest challenge organizations will face when it comes time to operationalize VNFs is a lack of processes. Many IT organizations are in the throes We recently completed our webinar overviewing and introducing the ONAP project. As many of you might already know, ONAP is the Open Network Automation Platform, being built to manage the NFV networks of the future. With the recent addition of Verizon, ONAP now covers over 60% of total global mobile subscribers, and the future is This article originally appeared in SDxCentral on December 29, 2017. Once upon a time, standards were our friends. They provided industry accepted blueprints for building homogeneous infrastructures that were reliably interoperable. Company A could confidently build an application and—because of standards—know that it would perform as expected on infrastructure run by Company B. Standards have, In the beginning of 2016, the ARIA TOSCA project was announced. Since then, the project has made its way into the Apache Software Foundation and is currently in the incubation process. This follows the path of intent for ARIA, which was to create a completely open source and open governance TOSCA orchestration engine that was Archives Archives Cloudify was designed from the ground up on principles of openness to power the IT transformation revolution - enabling organizations to design, build and deliver core business applications and network services more economically, without compromising on security or IT simplicity	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
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Wednesday, March 18, 2009 A member of the studio audience, Eneasz, made a specific comment on a recent post that I found generally interesting. Anon - if the truth is partisan, it is only because certain people identifying with a certain political party completely abandoned the truth. The facts are easily available for anyone to verify. Here is a basic axiom . . . truth is non-partisan. One way to look at it – natural disasters do not pay any attention to religious or political affiliation. A hurricane does not care about your party membership, nor does cancer care about the religious beliefs of the person it afflicts. We can try to ignore reality if it does not conform to our particular political or religious prejudices. However, reality always has the final say. I had a niece who thought that it was okay to smoke as long as she did not get caught. Her greatest concern was with avoiding punishment that would come if she was caught smoking. I sought to impress upon her that nobody needs to catch her smoking for her to be punished. "A parent can ground you and take away your phone privileges. However, you're going to be punished whether your parents find out or not. No parent worthy of the title will tell her child, 'I'll kill you if I catch you smoking,' but being killed is exactly the punishment you risk suffering if you continue." This fact points to the reason why truth and honesty are important . . . because reality will not yield to our personal delusions. It is a mark of insanity to hold that whether global warming science is valid or invalid depends on political affiliation. The world is going to suffer huge costs as a result of former President Bush’s disconnect from reality. However, the worst costs are yet to come. Future generations will not remember Bush as the President who brought about the financial crisis of the early 20th century, or the person who invaded Iraq without cause. They’re going to remember him as the President how ignored reality and, in doing so, set in motion a chain of events that explains why Miami is a set of underwater ruins that divers like to visit 40 miles off of the Florida coast. Pope Benedict is currently touring Africa, declaring that the way to fight AIDS and other forms of disease that are killing people by the millions in that nation – and wrecking its economies – is to promote abstinence. He is, at the same time, claiming that those who promote the use of condoms are making the problems worse. However, reality is going to ignore is religious prejudices. As a result of his actions, millions of people will get sick and die, and economies will continue to be wrecked, because reality is not going to yield to his ignorance. As a matter of fact, evolution has provided us with a strong inclination for sex. I know very little about the hundreds of thousands of generations that are my direct ancestors going back hundreds of millions of generations. But this much I do know. None of them (or, perhaps, by some freak accident maybe one or two of them) died a virgin. The economic ruin of Africa, and the death of millions of its inhabitants, will be the fruit of following the Pope’s advice on these matters. Reality will not yield to his religious delusions. It is not at all difficult to trace the bulk of human suffering today – the bulk of human suffering in the future – and even the potential destruction of the human race – to the simple fact that there is not a sufficient amount of appreciation for truth and facts. Too many people think that they can ignore reality without consequences, and too few people are willing to stand up and defend a culture of reason, truth, and honesty. And that could well be our undoing. What we do not know (or what we claim to know that simply is not true) cannot only hurt us - it kills and maims people every day. What we do not know (or what we claim to know that simply is not true) can wipe out the whole human race without the slightest twinge of conscience or concern. Reality is going to win in the end. You can choose to be on the same side, or you can choose to lose. You wrote:"It is a mark of insanity to hold that whether global warming science is valid or invalid depends on political affiliation. The world is going to suffer huge costs as a result of former President Bush’s disconnect from reality. However, the worst costs are yet to come. Future generations will not remember Bush as the President who brought about the financial crisis of the early 20th century, or the person who invaded Iraq without cause. They’re going to remember him as the President how ignored reality and, in doing so, set in motion a chain of events that explains why Miami is a set of underwater ruins that divers like to visit 40 miles off of the Florida coast." Truth, according to reference sources, is the coformity with fact or reality. Also a verifiable and irrefutable fact. Reality is something that exists (factually) independent of opinion about it. While I agree that choosing a position on global warming science based on political ideology is "insane", it is simply an opinion and does not rise to the standard of truth nor reality. The very same thing applies to your judgment of President Bush since future generations do not exist and therefore cannot be remembering anything at this time, the entire narrative is neither truth nor reality. I believe that you mean to intimate that "if all things remain equal", much as economists qualify their prognostications, that yours will become fact or reality. However, at this time they are neither and no better (or worse) than any other opinion on the matter. In fact, my opinion is that your opinion is like the rectum - everybody has one. About Me When I was in high school, I decided that I wanted to leave the world better off than it would have been if I had not existed. This started a quest, through 12 years of college and on to today, to try to discover what a "better" world consists of. I have written a book describing that journey that you can find on my website. In this blog, I will keep track of the issues I have confronted since then.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
Here is the complimentary Rep thread for those of us who have been stressed as fook for the last month or so, because of our season so far... Shout out some excitement, and we will share some rep. Blatant whoring, need not apply! :p Demonpenz 10-05-2004, 12:20 AM and the home of the......................CHIEFS arrowheadrocks 10-05-2004, 12:20 AM ahhh rep whoring.... J Diddy 10-05-2004, 12:21 AM are you an amway rep....rep David. 10-05-2004, 12:21 AM countdown until ArrowheadWolf posts.. :) ROFL Demonpenz 10-05-2004, 12:22 AM start printing playoff tickets David. 10-05-2004, 12:23 AM hmm Ali didn't say POS rep. :hmmm: \|Zach\| 10-05-2004, 12:23 AM I am not really into making a thread dedicated to rep. BUT I AM DOWN WITH THE CHIEFS WINNING HELLYA papasmurf 10-05-2004, 12:23 AM this game was in the bag. Hammock Parties 10-05-2004, 12:23 AM The Chiefs came ridin inta' Baltimore one dark and stormy day They stomped a mudhole in Jamal and bitchslapped old Ray-Ray We pwned the Ravens in their house and made Billick our bitch And Johnnie Morton made a catch....five yards on a quick hiiiiitch. greg63 10-05-2004, 12:25 AM I'm just glad they finally put one in the win column. My only real critizism is of the Special Teams play, and why we can't get a decent kicker. arrowheadrocks 10-05-2004, 12:25 AM Love the new pic in the sig line, JBret! tommykat 10-05-2004, 12:25 AM Defense rocked............Green really gave his heart running and being hit to try to make the 1st down. and Ray was whining "There's always 2 of them on me coach! Someones not doing their job!" HolmeZz 10-05-2004, 12:27 AM Very relieved. I got more out of this win than I thought we would. We only won by 3, but we dominated the best defense in the game and held one of the best backs in the league to under 75 yards. Oh yeah, and we beat a playoff-contender in their house on Monday Night. Huge, and very proud to be a Chief fan tonight. A bit disappointed that the D won't get the praise it should though. People will see 24 points in the column for Baltimore and think our defense played like it always does. Not true at all. arrowheadrocks 10-05-2004, 12:28 AM and Ray was whining "There's always 2 of them on me coach! Someones not doing their job!" Did you catch the highlights on ESPN showing all the one man match up he was gettin owned on?? Classic! ArrowheadHawk 10-05-2004, 12:29 AM thank god we are not 0-4 and for at least one game it looked like we could play some d Ari Chi3fs 10-05-2004, 12:30 AM Very relieved. I got more out of this win than I thought we would. We only won by 3, but we dominated the best defense in the game and held one of the best backs in the league to under 75 yards. Oh yeah, and we beat a playoff-contender in their house on Monday Night. Huge, and very proud to be a Chief fan tonight. A bit disappointed that the D won't get the praise it should though. People will see 24 points in the column for Baltimore and think our defense played like it always does. Not true at all. D gave up 17... ST gave up 7...that Flea Flicker crap...does that even count? arrowheadrocks 10-05-2004, 12:30 AM Thanks to Trent and Priest my FFL team was redeemed this week. Life is good arrowheadrocks 10-05-2004, 12:32 AM D gave up 17... ST gave up 7...that Flea Flicker crap...does that even count? Or the 7pts the refs handed them on a silver platter on that 3rd down PI?? Frankie 10-05-2004, 12:33 AM WE ARE BACK ON THE MAP!!! :thumb: PBJ PBJ PBJ PBJ :thumb: HolmeZz 10-05-2004, 12:34 AM D gave up 17... ST gave up 7...that Flea Flicker crap...does that even count? I know. But you still see 24 points for the Ravens. We only gave up 13, IMO. The PI call on Dexter is ridiculous. Baltimore would've kicked the FG there. And what you don't see in the box score is field position. We buried our defense with bad field position all night. Our special teams has been the reasons teams have put up the numbers they have. Can't expect to keep forcing punts when teams get the ball at midfield every drive. Frankie 10-05-2004, 01:44 AM To the rest of AFC West: Objects in your rear view mirror are closer than they appear. \|Zach\| 10-05-2004, 01:48 AM To the rest of AFC West: Objects in your rear view mirror are closer than they appear. Niiiiice And I really loved it when one of BAL's O-lineman knocked Boller down. That was a classic. Ultra Peanut 10-05-2004, 02:14 AM damn, i just repped Gochiefs... I feel dirty.I thought you said "raped." Ari Chi3fs 10-05-2004, 02:15 AM I thought you said "raped." shhhhhh... Ultra Peanut 10-05-2004, 02:18 AM Hey. Loosen up, Sport. Cigarettes, booze, and strippers are where it's at. Let's tear off a piece while we can. That's what I'm talking about. Ari Chi3fs 10-05-2004, 02:23 AM Im coming to Memphis to party. alanm 10-05-2004, 02:24 AM I know. But you still see 24 points for the Ravens. We only gave up 13, IMO. The PI call on Dexter is ridiculous. Baltimore would've kicked the FG there. And what you don't see in the box score is field position. We buried our defense with bad field position all night. Our special teams has been the reasons teams have put up the numbers they have. Can't expect to keep forcing punts when teams get the ball at midfield every drive.Your more correct than you know concerning the special teams. They have been absolutely putrid so far this year. I know they miss Bo terribly but damn.... Some guys just have to be able to tackle. And Baker... Well, I don't even want to go there. When is Cheeks due back? Special teams have contributed more to the 3 losses then the media has let on.:banghead: tk13 10-05-2004, 02:28 AM Bo is a big loss on ST... but don't forget Bartee... he always seems to be around the ball in coverage. ChiefFripp 10-05-2004, 02:46 AM Rep the pain away! Fairplay 10-05-2004, 03:40 AM Damn that win felt good! Mark M 10-05-2004, 06:58 AM Bo is a big loss on ST... but don't forget Bartee... he always seems to be around the ball in coverage. Exactly. The coverage units are missing some much needed speed right now -- Bo is hurt, Bartee has been banged up, and Biesel doesn't play on the coverage unit anymore. Those three guys have been huge on STs the last few years, and are no longer in there. I did, however, see LJ out there during the 4th qtr. Not sure if he was playing the whole game or not. IMHO, that would be the best way to show his teammates that he's not a crybaby putz -- play some STs and make some plays. MM ~~:arrow: KingPriest2 10-05-2004, 07:14 AM That was a great game we just need to keep it going. Dave Lane 10-05-2004, 07:17 AM Count me in on rep fest 1-3. I'll take all I can get or 9 more Chiefs victories. Dave the Talking Can 10-05-2004, 07:22 AM THE SUPERBOWL BUS IS BEING BUILT RIGHT NOW IN A FACTORY IN KOREA, WE'RE ON OUR WAY BABY!! ALL THE KOREANS IN THE HOUSE SAY "HELL YEAH!!" Ari Chi3fs 10-05-2004, 07:23 AM heh. Im repped out for a few hours apparently... so all of the other rep recipients need to share the love...	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
hello, ehh i have watching info about the move sketch, that move cant generate momento, struggle, etc. but... does it could generate shadow moves (from XD, colosseum)?. if someone can test it pliz comment. steps: 1- trade a smeargle (from saphire, rubi, and to get it use cheat codes or trade it to emerald) to XD, colosseum.2- fight with a shadow pokemon (try to attack last, for to copy the shadow move)3- if the shadow move is copied, trade the smeargle to rubi/saphire There's no real point trying to sketch a shadow move, because none of them are unique, you can just sketch them off other Pokemon that learn it. Say, Salamence learns Refresh as a shadow move, but you can just Sketch refresh off a Chansey or something similar. Moves like Memento and Final Gambit can't be sketched, because the Pokemon using those moves faints instantly, and you can't sketch them afterwards. You can sketch Explosion and Selfdestruct, by having a double battle, with your partner having Damp. example: ill fight with a hariyama and a medichan, i select smeargle and a claidol. if in first turn claidol use ancient power and next smeargle use sketch. the sketched move will be ancient power (if claidol attack first and next smeargle use sketch next), right? Who is online Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 2 guests You cannot post new topics in this forumYou cannot reply to topics in this forumYou cannot edit your posts in this forumYou cannot delete your posts in this forumYou cannot post attachments in this forum	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
Tag: recycling Computer system encompasses three major elements particularly, hardware, software and humanware. Each of these parts closely will depend on the other two so as to enable meaningful usability. If installed individually, they could be helpful elsewhere, probably, however redundant in reaching significant processing tasks. The greatest manner is to get a can of compressed air from your local hardware shop or computer store and spray short bursts of compressed air into dirty or dusty space’s particularly into the large CPU fan which might build dust in a short time. If you do not have an air compressor or compressed air can you possibly can simply clean your computer case out with a brush making sure to be mild on the pc components. The motherboard is the physique or mainframe of the pc, via which all other components interface It is the central circuit board making up a complex digital system. …	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
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Virginia residents have just a little more time to provide feedback to the Department of Education as it redesigns public school performance report cards, which provide accountability ratings. The final product is not only supposed to allow users to sift through information more fluidly, but will also provide a more customized layout of demographics. Less than a third of each dollar spent on higher education today goes to those who do the teaching. The rest is spent on administration, campus maintenance and other services students expect for the often high tuitions they pay, but that situation may be changing as low-paid faculty members join unions and find new ways to get better compensation. Fifty years ago, more than 75% of college faculty members were full-time and had tenure or were on track to get it. Today, only a third are part of that elite group. Many of those doing the teaching at American universities are poorly paid, have no job security and limited benefits. Some have PhD’s but still qualify for government assistance to buy food. The general public might think of universities as places for learning - and that would make teaching a valued resource, but a growing number of people at the head of college classrooms are making less than the minimum wage, have no job security and no benefits. In the first part of our series, we look at how a majority of college instructors are not tenured or even on track to full-time, tenured positions. Rose Forp spent many years training adults in the workplace. Over time, it dawned on her that she loved to teach.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
Craven Cave-In In a transparent effort to appease upstate Republicans angry about the city's management of a camp for the homeless located in suburban Orange County, the Giuliani administration has quietly reversed its position on a five-year-old lawsuit, agreeing to expensive security protocols it does not impose in any of its 38 other shelters. The turnabout occurred after Rudy Giuliani's appearance at an Orange County Republican dinner on April 6 was boycotted by two local RepublicansCounty Executive Joseph Rampe and Town of Blooming Grove supervisor Katherine Bonelliboth of whom have been suing the city about conditions at the camp since Giuliani took office in 1994. Homeless advocates are concerned that the concessionswhich range from fencing in the entire 360-acre camp to NYPD supervision of a dramatically increased security forcemay turn the city's largest shelter "into a prison." Bonelli told the Voice that, because of the long-standing litigation, Giuliani "can't say he didn't know" about the problems camp residents have been causing in the surrounding communities, adding that "the first time he came to our county, he came for political reasons, not to address the issues of the camp." Nonetheless, local Republicans expect action now, precisely because of the mayor's new statewide senate ambitions. Dominick Fiorille/ Times Herald Record Giuliani in Orange County: "I'm sorry if NYC hasn't been as responsive to this as it should have been." At the mayor's direction, Corporation Counsel Michael Hess led a seven-member delegation of top city officials on a highly unusual trip upstate on May 5, holding separate meetings with attorneys for the county and town, as well as lunching at the GOP headquarters there with party leaders and others concerned about the camp. Surrounded by miniature elephant statues and I Love Newt signs, Hess and his entourage, including Homeless Services Commissioner Marty Oesterreich and Deputy Police Commissioner Richard Sheirer, announced a series of concessions at the party session. In an hour-long meeting chaired by the same county leader who invited the mayor to the April dinner, John Hicks, and including 10 local Republican leaders or their representatives, the city officials said they were taking steps, such as rigorous warrant checks before placing homeless at the camp, that Hess's office had previously rejected in court papers as illegal. The gist of the county complaint, first asserted in a 1994 filing, is that the city has used the facilitywhich is called Camp LaGuardia and houses up to a thousand homeless menas a "dumping ground" for residents who are "criminal and dangerous." These men are "allowed to leave" the camp "to harass and annoy" people in Blooming Grove, Chester, and other towns, according to the lawsuit. The Giuliani administration employed every imaginable legal tactic against the suits until recentlyseeking a change of venue from Orange County, fighting the depositions of city employees, appealing a lower court loss, and filing a 1998 motion for summary judgment seeking dismissal. It has also significantly increased the number of men bused to the camp, raising the average daily population from 770 men during the Dinkins administration to 925 last fiscal year. But County Attorney Richard Golden says "there's been a remarkable reversal" in the city's position since the mayor's campaign appearance. "It's very atypical for corporation counsel to be involved this personally on any litigation and he has done so at the request of the mayor. They have been very cooperative and eager to find a way in which they can address the concerns of Orange County. The best word to describe the city's initial response to this lawsuit is complete indifference. That has changed 180 degrees." Golden's assessment is in stark contrast to his contention in a November brief that the city was treating Orange County as if it were "a Scrooge-like NIMBY attempting to interfere for its own selfish reasons with the munificent charitable work conducted by the city at Camp LaGuardia." Indeed, city attorneys argued it was "abundantly clear" that the county was trying "to affect adversely the interests of the homeless" by "violating their civil rights." Observing that the county sought "to limit the ability of Camp LaGuardia residents to leave and reenter Camp LaGuardia," a city attorney countered that "homeless individuals have various rights, which must be recognized," citing prior court decisions. A December 11, 1997, city brief flatly contended that, "contrary" to the county's "assertions," a "warrant check cannot be done as a condition of granting shelter to a homeless person." Yet Sheirer, who is chief of staff to Police Commissioner Howard Safir, announced at the Hess meeting that the department had instituted a system of wide-ranging warrant checks "in the last three weeks." He said the checks were not just of felonies, but of misdemeanors. "We're going to have an NYPD person, either on loan to DHS or assigned to us with an online computer" at the Bellevue facility in Manhattan, where homeless are assigned to the camp, promised Sheirer, and he is "going to be able to check each person" sent to LaGuardia. As recently as November 6, 1998, a city attorney claimed in a letter to the county that "many of the warrants" for LaGuardia residents were so minor that they "involved failure to perform community service or to pay a fine or surcharge." The city also deposed Orange County sheriff Frank Bigger to elicit testimony that "police officers under his command" made virtually no arrests of LaGuardia residents, a contention buttressed by a recent New York Times story by Nina Bernstein, which said that town police "could recall no serious crime against a local resident by a LaGuardia man."	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
Robert Khuzami, Director, SEC Division of Enforcement, testified today before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee and Domestic Policy Subcommittee, on Events Surrounding Bank of America’s Acquisition of Merrill Lynch. His prepared testimony defends the proposed settlement rejected by Judge Rakoff and discusses the Bank's assertion of attorney-client privilege. An amendment to the House financial regulation legislation that would have subjected investment advisers associated with broker-dealers to FINRA regulation was defeated by voice vote. This is a battle of the titans among influential lobbyists, as the broker-dealer groups go against the investment advisory groups. The broker-dealers might have expected more support since FINRA's former CEO, Mary Schapiro, is now SEC Chair, but that isn't how it played out. InvNews,House scraps plan to place B-D advisers under Finra (UPDATED). (hat tip: Jill Gross) The SEC today announced insider trading charges against Brien P. Santarlas — a former attorney at Ropes & Gray LLP — for his alleged role in the insider trading ring that made over $20 million trading ahead of corporate acquisition announcements using inside information tipped by Santarlas and his colleague at Ropes & Gray, Arthur J. Cutillo, in exchange for cash kickbacks. The SEC alleges that Santarlas misappropriated from his law firm material, nonpublic information concerning at least two corporate acquisitions involving Ropes & Gray clients — 3Com Corp. and Axcan Pharma Inc. The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York also announced today criminal charges against Santarlas in connection with the above insider trading scheme. The complaint alleges that Santarlas gained access to material, nonpublic information by, among other means, accessing Ropes & Gray's computer network and viewing confidential deal documents. The SEC alleges that, using attorney Jason Goldfarb as a conduit, Santarlas and Cutillo tipped inside information concerning these corporate acquisitions to Zvi Goffer ("Zvi"), a proprietary trader at Schottenfeld Group, LLC ("Schottenfeld"). The complaint further alleges that Zvi traded on this information for Schottenfeld, and had numerous downstream tippees who also traded on the information, including other professional traders and portfolio managers at hedge fund advisers. The SEC previously charged Cutillo, Goldfarb, Zvi, and six others in connection with this insider trading scheme on November 5, 2009. See SEC v. Cutillo, et al., 09-CV-9208 (S.D.N.Y.) (LAK)/Lit. Rel. 21283. The SEC today filed a settled civil injunctive action against Investools Inc., Michael J. Drew and Eben D. Miller. According to the SEC's complaint, from 2004 to approximately June 2007, at Investools how-to-trade-securities workshops former Investools employees Drew and Miller misleadingly portrayed themselves as expert investors who made their living trading securities. They did so to mislead investors into believing that they too would make extraordinary profits trading securities if they purchased expensive Investools instructional courses and other products and followed Investools' securities trading strategies. The complaint further alleges that in reality, neither Drew nor Miller made the trading profits they claimed. The complaint also alleges that Investools is liable for the fraudulent conduct of its sales personnel as a "controlling person" under the federal securities laws. Investools agreed to a civil injunction and to pay a $3 million civil penalty. Drew and Miller agreed, respectively, to pay civil penalties of $380,000 and $130,000, and to be enjoined from violating the antifraud provisions of the federal securities laws. Drew and Miller additionally agreed to be enjoined, for five years, from receiving compensation for their participation in, among other related activities, the sale of classes, workshops, or seminars given to actual or prospective securities investors concerning securities trading. In settling the matter, Investools, Drew and Miller neither admitted nor denied the allegations in the Commission's complaint. Robert Khuzami, SEC Director, Division of Enforcement, testified yesterday on Mortgage Fraud, Securities Fraud, and the Financial Meltdown: Prosecuting Those Responsible before the United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. The SEC announced an Open Meeting - Wednesday, December 16, 2009 - 10:00 a.m. The subject matter of the Open Meeting will be: Item 1: The Commission will consider whether to adopt amendments to rules and forms under the Securities Act of 1933, the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940 to enhance the disclosures that registrants are required to make about compensation and other corporate governance matters. Item 2: The Commission will consider whether to adopt amendments to the investment adviser custody rule (rule 206(4)-2) under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940) and related forms and rules. The amendments would enhance the protections provided advisory clients when they entrust their funds and securities to an investment adviser. In a court filing, the SEC stated that it would delay the effective date of Rule 151A, which makes indexed annuities securities, for two years. The D.C. Circuit had previously upheld the SEC's legal analysis but remanded the Rule for consideration of the economic impact, which the court found deficient. InvNews, Indexed annuities as securities? Not until 2013, says the SEC. The House Capital Markets Subcommittee, chaired by Rep.Kanjorski, held another hearing today on the Madoff fraud, specifically dealing with SIPC. In honor of the occasion, the New York Times today ran an article featuring the head of SIPC, Stephen P. Harbeck, whom critics have charged with being too conservative in his interpretation of the statute. Critics object to the failure of SIPC to recognize claims from investors whose withdrawals at least equaled their deposits and from investors through feeder funds. NYTimes, Protection Chief Struggles With Madoff Claims. At the hearing Michael Conley, an SEC official, proposed that the claims of early investors be adjusted to reflect inflation, a recommendation it will make to the bankrupty court. Here are excerpts from his testimony on this point: The Madoff case raises difficult issues. Based on an analysis of SIPA, its legislative history, and cases that have applied it, the Commission is recommending to the bankruptcy court that customer claims should be determined through the cash-in/cash-out method advocated by the Trustee and SIPC — with an additional adjustment to ensure that the investors' claims in this long-running scheme are valued most accurately and fairly. The Commission is basing its recommendation on the conclusion that the claims of the Madoff investors cannot be valued based on the balance shown on their final account statements. Although this approach would allow most Madoff account holders to receive payments on their claims, those payments would be based on account balances reflecting amounts that Madoff himself concocted that bear no relation to reality. ... Neither SIPA nor any of the cases interpreting that statute can be read to support an approach that would value claims based on the fictitious investment returns of such a scheme. .... Therefore, the Commission has concluded that the most reasonable way to measure the value of the Madoff customers' net equity is to look to the money those customers invested with Madoff as a proxy for the unspecified investments in securities (the split-strike conversion strategy) Madoff told them he would make for their accounts. The Commission's recommendation resembles what would likely be the outcome in a private suit by a customer challenging the distribution of assets on the same facts. Although the customer could establish that the broker had committed fraud, and could recover her initial investment (less withdrawals), she would not be able to recover as damages the amounts shown on the final account statements because they were based on fraudulent backdating of trades through hindsight. The fraud did not cause the customer to lose actual proceeds that were (or could have been) the product of legitimate trading. The same principles are relevant in calculating the Madoff customers' net equity under SIPA. In this case, the only reliably determinable transactions are the cash deposits and withdrawals those customers made to and from their brokerage accounts.... In addition, it is important to note that basing customers' net equity on the fictitious balances on their final account statements would do nothing to increase the fund of customer property — it would simply reallocate it. It is clear that there will not be enough money in the fund of customer property to pay out the $65 billion that Madoff falsely reported was in customer accounts when the firm failed. The Trustee has estimated that he may be able to recover as much as $8 billion to distribute to claimants. Using the final account statement approach would have the effect of favoring early investors-many of whom withdrew all or more than the principal they invested with Madoff — over later investors — some of whom withdrew little or none of what they invested and will not receive a distribution equal even to their principal. While the final account statement approach favors earlier customers at the expense of later customers, the SEC is also sensitive to the corresponding fairness concerns under the cash-in/cash-out method. That method of calculating net equity favors later customers at the expense of earlier customers by treating a dollar invested in 1987 as having the same value as a dollar invested in 2007. ... In the SEC's view, to achieve a fair and economically accurate allocation among Madoff customers who invested and withdrew funds in different historical periods, it is appropriate to convert the dollars invested into "time-equivalent" or constant dollars. This constant-dollar approach is rooted in the classic economic concept of the time value of money and will result in greater fairness across different generations of Madoff investors — in effect, treating early investors and later investors alike in terms of the real economic value of their investments. The issue of calculating net equity in constant dollars has not arisen before in SIPA cases, probably because many Ponzi-type schemes are of relatively short duration, and the inequity among those who invested at different points in time is less striking. But the Madoff fraud — which lasted for 20-plus years — puts this issue into stark relief. ... Under the facts of this case, the Commission believes that the use of constant dollars can be distinguished from the payment of interest discussed in that Sixth Circuit case and that the best reading of SIPA and the cases interpreting it is that net equity here should be calculated in constant dollars. It also is the Commission's view that the constant-dollar method will have limited application to the calculation of net equity in other liquidations under SIPA. ... Here is the prepared testimony of Mr. Harbeck that does not address this damages calculation issue. The U.S. Department of the Treasury today announced that it has commenced a secondary public offering of approximately 88,401,697 warrants to purchase the common stock of JPMorgan Chase & Co. (the "Company"). The offering is expected to price through a modified Dutch auction. Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. is the sole book-running manager and Ramirez & Co., Inc., The Williams Capital Group, L.P. and Utendahl Capital Group, LLC are the co-managers for the offering. Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., in its capacity as auction agent, has specified that the auction will commence at 8 a.m., Eastern Time, on December 10, 2009, and will close at 6:30 p.m., Eastern Time, on that same day (the "submission deadline"). During the auction period, potential bidders will be able to place bids at any price (in increments of $0.25) at or above the minimum bid price of $8.00 per warrant. The auction procedures, and the strike price, expiration, and other terms of the warrants are described in the preliminary prospectus supplement. The SEC today halted a Ponzi scheme involving a New York firm that solicited investments involving personal injury lawsuit settlements but instead shipped the money overseas. The SEC obtained a court order freezing the assets of the firm, Rockford Funding Group LLC, its president, and several companies holding money from the scam that began several months ago. The SEC alleges that Rockford used cold calling and a Web site to raise at least $11 million from more than 200 investors in 41 different states and Canada since March 2009. Rockford Group falsely touted itself as a leading private equity firm with an $800 million pipeline of investments and many Fortune 500 companies as clients, and told investors their money would be safely invested in structured settlements in private lawsuits. According to the SEC's complaint, filed in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, Rockford Group does not appear to engage in any investment activity that would generate any returns for investors, let alone its claimed returns of at least 15 percent annually. Instead, dividend payments made to investors have been funded by other investors' contributions, and Rockford Group transferred most of the money collected from investors to banks in Latvia and Hong Kong. "The SEC alleges that Rockford Group lured investors by promising high returns and falsely assuring investors that it is a member of the Securities Investor Protection Corporation (SIPC) with up to $4 million in insurance to meet customer claims. According to the SEC's complaint, however, Rockford Group is not a member of SIPC. The SEC today charged Brookstreet Securities Corp. and its President and CEO Stanley C. Brooks with fraud for systematically selling risky mortgage-backed securities to customers with conservative investment goals. The fraud cost many Brookstreet investors their savings, homes, or retirement cushions, and eventually caused the firm to collapse. The SEC alleges that Brookstreet and Brooks developed an internal program through which the firm’s registered representatives sold particularly risky and illiquid types of Collateralized Mortgage Obligations (“CMOs”) to more than 1,000 seniors, retirees, and others for whom they were unsuitable. The SEC further alleges that Brookstreet continued to promote and sell risky CMOs to retail investors even after Brooks received numerous indications and personal warnings that these were “dangerous” investments that could become worthless overnight. Finally, in a last-ditch effort to save Brookstreet from failing during the financial crisis, Brooks directed the unauthorized sale of CMOs from Brookstreet customers’ cash-only accounts, causing substantial investor losses. According to the SEC’s complaint, filed in federal district court in Santa Ana, Calif., Brookstreet customers invested approximately $300 million through the firm’s CMO program between 2004 and 2007. The SEC previously charged 10 Brookstreet registered representatives with making misrepresentations to investors related to the sale of risky CMOs. FINRA announced today that it expelled Meeting Street Brokerage, LLC of Palm City, FL from the securities industry for market manipulation of Relay Capital Corporation stock — as well as for violations of Regulation T, Anti-Money Laundering (AML) rules, instant message retention requirements, registration requirements and net capital requirements. In addition, FINRA barred Meeting Street broker Lisa A. Esposito for participating in the manipulation and for violating Regulation T. FINRA sanctioned her husband, Vincent A. Esposito, the firm's owner, principal and AML Compliance Officer, for those same violations and for violations of his AML obligations. Vincent Esposito was suspended from associating with a securities firm in any capacity for 90 days, suspended from associating with a securities firm in a principal capacity for two years and fined $15,000. FINRA found that in 2005, Meeting Street and the Espositos participated in a manipulative scheme designed to increase and/or maintain artificially the price and volume of a Pink Sheet-traded stock issued by Relay Capital. Relay Capital was first incorporated in Canada in 2002 as First Canadian American Credit Services, later relocating to Nevada and changing its name to Galloway Oil and Gas, Inc. Relay Capital currently reports that it is in the business of marketing pre-paid financial services. In its investigation, FINRA found that Meeting Street and the Espositos participated in the manipulation of Relay Capital stock by: placing approximately 100 matched orders for the firm's customers — i.e., prearranged orders for the purchase and/or sale of the stock for the purpose of creating the false appearance of high trading volume and inflating or maintaining the stock's price; transferring free shares of the stock to customers who had purchased or agreed to purchase additional shares of the stock; continually allowing customers to purchase the stock without sufficient funds to do so and without a good faith belief that they would pay for their purchases before selling the stock; and effecting nearly 100 purchases for customers in which the cost to buy the stock was met by the sale of the same stock. FINRA also found that Meeting Street and the Espositos effected certain agency cross trades between customers at prices in excess of the price at which Relay Capital stock traded on the date of the transactions. FINRA further found that a consulting company owned and controlled by Lisa Esposito received over 1.2 million shares of Relay Capital stock as payment for consulting services and that Meeting Street generated $289,000 in commissions in 2005 for placing Relay Capital stock trades. FINRA also found that Meeting Street and the Espositos committed numerous violations of Regulation T, many of which were in furtherance of the manipulation, and that Meeting Street and Vincent Esposito, the firm's AML Compliance Officer, violated their AML obligations by failing, in several instances between 2005 and 2007, to investigate and report suspicious activity. In concluding this settlement, Meeting Street and the Espositos neither admitted nor denied the charges, but consented to the entry of FINRA's findings. The SEI Advisor Network and The Committee for the Fiduciary Standard recently conducted a survey of financial advisers and brokers to determine the level of support and understanding of the fiduciary standard. The survey was completed by 890 RIAs, IARs and registered broker-dealers, who self-identified their compensation structures as follows: commission (132), commission-fee (510) and fee-based and fee-only (242). The findings include: A majority of brokers (53%) believe that "all financial professionals who give investment and financial advice should be required to meet the fiduciary standard;" twenty-seven percent disagree with the statement. Among those who identified themselves as fee-based and fee-only advisers, 86% agreed with the statement. Eighty percent of brokers stated that they understood the fiduciary standard either "fairly well" or "very well." Nearly all (98%) of advisers stated they understand the standard "fairly well" or "very well." Respondents were asked if they believed that they should be allowed to meet a fiduciary standard in providing advice and then revert to a suitability standard when recommending products. Ninety-three percent of fee-based and fee-only advisers disagreed with that statement, as did fifty-five percent of commission-fee brokers. In contrast, thirty-seven percent of commission-only brokers disagreed with that statement. As to compensation, fifteen percent of advisers said that they believe investors do not care how they are compensated, in contrast to fifty-six percent of commission-fee brokers and sixty-three percent of commission-only brokers. Emory University School of Law’s Center for Transactional Law and Practice will hold its second biennial conference on the teaching of transactional law and skills, Transactional Education: What’s Next? The conference will be held at Emory Law on Friday, June 4, and Saturday, June 5, 2010. The Steering Committee is soliciting proposals immediately, but in no event later than 5:00 p.m., February 1, 2010. It welcomes proposals on any subject of interest to current or potential teachers of transactional law and skills. The SEC noticed a proposed rule change (SR-FINRA-2009-070) submitted by FINRA pursuant to Rule 19b-4 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 related to communications with the public about variable life insurance and variable annuities. Publication is expected in the Federal Register during the week of December 7. (Rel. 34-61107) On Dec. 4, 2009, the SEC approved an extension and modification of temporary exemptions that allow ICE Trust U.S. LLC (f/k/a ICE US Trust LLC) to operate as a central counterparty for clearing credit default swaps. On March 6, 2009, the SEC previously granted ICE Trust a similar exemption that was scheduled to expire on Dec. 7, 2009. The SEC's December 4th action extends the exemptions that were set to expire and expands them to address additional credit default swap clearing arrangements. The SEC is soliciting public comment on all aspects of these exemptions to assist in its consideration of any further action that may be needed in this area. (Rel. 34-61119) The SEC posted on its website its Select SEC and Market Data for Fiscal 2009, which includes information on enforcement actions. The SEC reports that it obtained disgorgement orders of approximately $2.09 billion and penalty orders of about $345 million. It also sought orders barring 90 individuals from serving as officers or directors of public companies. The SEC today charged three former top officers of New Century Financial Corporation with securities fraud for misleading investors as New Century’s subprime mortgage business was collapsing in 2006. At the time of the fraud, New Century was one of the largest subprime lenders in the nation. The SEC’s complaint names as defendants: former CEO and co-founder Brad A. Morrice, former CFO Patti M. Dodge, and former Controller David N. Kenneally. In its complaint, the SEC alleges that New Century disclosures generally sought to assure investors that its business was not at risk and was performing better than its peers. Defendants, however, failed to disclose important negative information, including dramatic increases in early loan defaults, loan repurchases, and pending loan repurchase requests. Defendants knew this negative information from numerous internal reports they regularly received, including weekly reports that Morrice ominously entitled “Storm Watch.” The complaint also alleges that Dodge and Kenneally fraudulently accounted for expenses related to bad loans that it had to repurchase. In the face of dramatically increasing loan repurchases and a huge, undisclosed backlog of repurchase demands, Kenneally, with Dodge’s knowledge, made changes to New Century’s accounting for loan repurchases in both the second and third quarters of 2006. These undisclosed accounting changes violated generally accepted accounting principles and resulted in New Century’s improperly avoiding substantial repurchase expenses and materially overstating its financial results. The complaint, filed in federal court in the Central District of California, seeks permanent injunctions against future violations, disgorgement with prejudgment interest, officer and director bars, and civil penalties. This paper, published in a symposium on the work of Adolf Berle, approaches the Berle-Dodd debate from the perspective that corporate managers have responsibilities beyond pursuing the interests of shareholders. Stock based executive compensation, designed to align managers’ interests with those of shareholders, has, in the investment banking industry in particular, failed to avert, and may have caused, managers to take excessive risks that in the 2008 financial crisis inflicted great damage on creditors and on society as a whole. We describe here the broad outlines of a proposal that we will discuss in future publications in more detail to impose some measure of personal liability for a bank’s debts on the most highly paid bankers. The proposal would revive two mechanisms that imposed such personal liability in an earlier era: general partnership, which was common for investment banks prior to the 1980s, and assessable stock, which was relatively common in corporations including some commercial banks through the 1930s. One proposal is that bankers earning over $3 million per year be required to enter into a partnership/joint venture agreement with the employing bank that would make them personally liable for some of the bank’s debts. The other proposal is that compensation in excess of $1 million per year be paid to bankers only in stock that is assessable in the event of the bank’s insolvency in an amount equal to the book value of the stock on the date of issue. In either case, the bankers’ liability would not be unlimited: they would be allowed to shield $1 million from creditors. Imposing genuine downside risk through these or other vehicles for personal liability may be the best way to make bankers approach risk in a manner that reflects the potential for externalities of the sort the crisis has so dramatically demonstrated.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
Lance Armstrong & Matthew McConaughey Lance Armstrong and Matthew McConaughey celebrate University of Texas' win in the BCS National Championship football game. 1 /29: Lance Armstrong and Matthew McConaughey running Pin 1/29 :Lance Armstrong and Matthew McConaughey running Share Tweet Pin Lance Armstrong and Matthew McConaughey run, bare-chested, while listening to their iPods. 2 /29: Lance Armstrong and Matthew McConaughey stay in shape Pin 2/29 :Lance Armstrong and Matthew McConaughey stay in shape Share Tweet Pin Lance Armstrong and Matthew McConaughey run to stay in shape, while listening to their favorite tunes on their iPods. 3 /29: Lance Armstrong and Matthew McConaughey exercise Pin 3/29 :Lance Armstrong and Matthew McConaughey exercise Share Tweet Pin Lance Armstrong and Matthew McConaughey hang out together. The duo runs and exercises outdoors to stay in shape. 4 /29: Lance Armstrong and Matthew McConaughey in Miami Pin 4/29 :Lance Armstrong and Matthew McConaughey in Miami Share Tweet Pin Lance Armstrong and Matthew McConaughey run on the boardwalk in Miami as onlookers stare as they pass by. The two were on vacation in Miami. 5 /29: Lance Armstrong and Matthew McConaughey shirtless Pin 5/29 :Lance Armstrong and Matthew McConaughey shirtless Share Tweet Pin Lance Armstrong and Matthew McConaughey get ready for a run. The two guys were vacationing in Miami and staying in shape by runninig near the beach. 6 /29: Lance Armstrong and Matthew McConaughey at Miami beach Pin 6/29 :Lance Armstrong and Matthew McConaughey at Miami beach Share Tweet Pin Lance Armstrong and Matthew McConaughey hang out on the beach in Miami, where the two were on vacation. Armstrong and McConaughey both enjoy biking as well as running. 7 /29: Matthew McConaughey and Lance Armstrong on the beach Pin 7/29 :Matthew McConaughey and Lance Armstrong on the beach Share Tweet Pin Matthew McConaughey and Lance Armstrong hang out in Miami on the beach and enjoy the scenery. 8 /29: Lance Armstrong and Matthew McConaughey run in the rain Pin 8/29 :Lance Armstrong and Matthew McConaughey run in the rain Share Tweet Pin Despite the unpredictable weather in Miami, Lance Armstrong and Matthew McConaughey continue their run near the beach. 9 /29: Lance Armstrong and Matthew McConaughey caught in the rain Pin 9/29 :Lance Armstrong and Matthew McConaughey caught in the rain Share Tweet Pin Lance Armstrong and Matthew McConaughey were caught in a downpour while vacationing in Miami. The two guys, who both love to exercise, were running at the beach. 10 /29: Matthew McConaughey and Lance Armstrong swimming Pin 10/29 :Matthew McConaughey and Lance Armstrong swimming Share Tweet Pin Matthew McConaughey and Lance Armstrong take a dip in the ocean. The two guys are often seen biking, running and partying near the beach. 11 /29: Matthew McConaughey and Lance Armstrong at the beach Pin 11/29 :Matthew McConaughey and Lance Armstrong at the beach Share Tweet Pin Matthew McConaughey and Lance Armstrong hang out at the beach. The two are together so often, the tabloids and gossip sites are often speculating about the nature of their relationship. 12 /29: Lance Armstrong and Matthew McConaughey near the water Pin 12/29 :Lance Armstrong and Matthew McConaughey near the water Share Tweet Pin Lance Armstrong and Matthew McConaughey often hang out on the beach in Malibu, as well as vacation together in Miami and other locations. 13 /29: Matthew McConaughey and Lance Armstrong get ready to ride Pin 13/29 :Matthew McConaughey and Lance Armstrong get ready to ride Share Tweet Pin Matthew McConaughey and Lance Armstrong get ready for a bike ride in Malibu, California. 14 /29: Matthew McConaughey and Lance Armstrong take a ride Pin 14/29 :Matthew McConaughey and Lance Armstrong take a ride Share Tweet Pin Matthew McConaughey and Lance Armstrong take a bike ride in Malibu. The two are often seen running, biking and exercising together. 15 /29: Matthew McConaughey and Lance Armstrong meet up Pin 15/29 :Matthew McConaughey and Lance Armstrong meet up Share Tweet Pin Matthew McConaughey and Lance Armstrong meet up to take a bike ride. Both men are very health conscious and can often be found biking and running in Malibu. 16 /29: Matthew McConaughey and Lance Armstrong in Malibu Pin 16/29 :Matthew McConaughey and Lance Armstrong in Malibu Share Tweet Pin Matthew McConaughey and Lance Armstrong walk in Malibu after spending the day bike riding. The guy pals can often be found together at sporting events, the beach and nightclubs. 17 /29: Matthew McConaughey and Lance Armstrong in a wine shop Pin 17/29 :Matthew McConaughey and Lance Armstrong in a wine shop Share Tweet Pin Matthew McConaughey and Lance Armstrong drop into a wine shop (presumbly to buy a bottle) after the two finished a day of biking in Malibu. 18 /29: Matthew McConaughey and Lance Armstrong look out the window Pin 18/29 :Matthew McConaughey and Lance Armstrong look out the window Share Tweet Pin Matthew McConaughey and Lance Armstrong take a look out the window of a liquore store. The best buddies spent the day biking near Matthew's home in Malibu, California. 19 /29: Matthew McConaughey and Lance Armstrong have drinks Pin 19/29 :Matthew McConaughey and Lance Armstrong have drinks Share Tweet Pin Matthew McConaughey and Lance Armstrong definitely enjoy the nightlife. Here they have a few drinks after spending the day near the beach biking. 20 /29: Lance Armstrong and Matthew McConaughey go out Pin 20/29 :Lance Armstrong and Matthew McConaughey go out Share Tweet Pin Lance Armstrong and Matthew McConaughey go out and have some drinks. The two look nice, dressed up in their suits. They are often seen at nightspots and events together, partying and having a good time. 21 /29: Matthew McConaughey and Lance Armstrong laugh Pin 21/29 :Matthew McConaughey and Lance Armstrong laugh Share Tweet Pin Matthew McConaughey and Lance Armstrong laugh and enjoy themselves before heading out for a bike ride on Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu, California. 22 /29: Lance Armstrong and Matthew McConaughey take a walk Pin 22/29 :Lance Armstrong and Matthew McConaughey take a walk Share Tweet Pin Lance Armstrong and Matthew McConaughey walk together after hanging out near the beach exercising. Both men stay fit by walking, running and of course, biking. 23 /29: Lance Armstrong and Matthew McConaughey enjoy a couple drinks Pin 23/29 :Lance Armstrong and Matthew McConaughey enjoy a couple drinks Share Tweet Pin Pals Lance Armstrong and Matthew McConaughey enjoy a few drinks. McConaughey has a baby with Camila Alves, while Armstrong has been romantically linked to many women. 24 /29: Cyclist Lance Armstrong and actor Matthew McConaughey Pin 24/29 :Cyclist Lance Armstrong and actor Matthew McConaughey Share Tweet Pin Cyclist Lance Armstrong and actor Matthew McConaughey get ready to take a bike ride along PCH in Malibu. Armstrong has gotten McConaughey into the sport over the last several years. 25 /29: Matthew McConaughey and Lance Armstrong bike in Malibu Pin 25/29 :Matthew McConaughey and Lance Armstrong bike in Malibu Share Tweet Pin Matthew McConaughey and Lance Armstrong, along with others, bike along Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu. The area is a popular spot for biking, hiking, running and other outdoor activities. With the beautifully scenery and the beach, it's a great location for outdoor fun. 26 /29: Matthew McConaughey and Lance Armstrong come in from the water Pin 26/29 :Matthew McConaughey and Lance Armstrong come in from the water Share Tweet Pin After some fun in the sun, Matthew McConaughey and Lance Armstrong come in from the water. The actor and cyclist spend a great deal of time at the beach. McConaughey has a home in Malibu. 27 /29: Lance Armstrong and Matthew McConaughey talk to a woman Pin 27/29 :Lance Armstrong and Matthew McConaughey talk to a woman Share Tweet Pin Lance Armstrong and Matthew McConaughey are stopped by a woman on the beach. After a day of surf, sun and sand, Armstrong and McConaughey hung out and had a few drinks. 28 /29: Matthew McConaughey and Lance Armstrong laugh at the beach Pin 28/29 :Matthew McConaughey and Lance Armstrong laugh at the beach Share Tweet Pin Matthew McConaughey and Lance Armstrong seem to be enjoying themselves at the beach. They often run or bike near the beach. But here, they are relaxing and enjoying the view, while taking an occasional dip in the water. 29 /29: Lance Armstrong and Matthew McConaughey run on the beach Pin 29/29 :Lance Armstrong and Matthew McConaughey run on the beach Share Tweet Pin Lance Armstrong and Matthew McConaughey run on the beach. Running on the sand is great exercise. The two guy pals listen to music on their iPods while going for a run.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
A blog about technology-enhanced learning, teaching and assessment, with side order of open educational practices. Written by Leo Havemann, Learning Technologist at Birkbeck, University of London (a member institution of the Bloomsbury Learning Environment, hence 'BLE'), and co-ordinator of M25 Learning Technology Group and ELESIG London. Tuesday, 8 July 2014 Breaking down barriers: Open Educational Practices as an emerging academic literacy A conference presentation with Jo Stroud and Javiera Atenas at Connected Learning in an Open World: Academic Practice and Technology conference, University of Greenwich; 8 July 2014. Links for our accompanying Prezi plus our speaking notes are below. Abstract: This paper considers barriers to the uptake of Open Educational Practices (OEP) and how these barriers might potentially be overcome. ‘Open education’ has become an increasingly important topic in TEL and wider educational debates, partly driven by the rapid emergence of MOOCs. Various activities, such as sharing of teaching resources, open access publishing, and delivery of free, online courses, are being promoted under the umbrella of ‘openness’, yet the majority of scholars do not appear to be embracing the concept wholeheartedly. Amidst dramatic changes to the current learning, teaching, and research landscape, academics are increasingly called upon to become ‘connected’, ‘digital’, and ‘open’ scholars, requiring engagement with a kaleidoscope of interconnected open social and digital practices. Potentially the most powerful and compelling argument for any version of ‘open education’ is the claim that academics should adopt Open Educational Practices (OEP). For example, Andrade et al. (2011) assert that “OER and OEP are changing learning scenarios” and that “the use of OER and the implementation of OEP lead to innovations in pedagogical terms”. OEP consist not only of creating and reusing OER, but also of other forms of transparency around academic practice, such as blogging, tweeting, presenting, and debating scholarly and pedagogic activities, in ways that promote reusability, revision, and collaboration (Ehlers, 2011; Jacobi & Woert, 2012). OEP are therefore tactics for increasing access to knowledge, developing and strengthening communities of practice, disseminating positive ways of working, leveraging high-quality existing resources, and promoting innovative pedagogies (Andrade et al., 2011). In spite of this, there appears to be a lack of engagement with OEP. It’s possible that these theoretical and practical benefits have not been widely understood by the academic community, but it also seems to be the case that real or perceived regulatory, technical, cultural, and skills barriers exist. In our presentation we will consider the nature of these barriers in greater detail and suggest potential strategies for their mitigation. References: Andrade, A., Ehlers, U.-D., Caine, A., Carneiro, R., & Conole, G. (2011). Beyond OER: Shifting Focus from Resources to Practices (pp. 1–191). Duisburg-Essen. Retrieved from http://www.oerasia.org/OERResources/8.pdf Ehlers, U., & Conole, G. (2010). Open Educational Practices : Unleashing the power of OER (pp. 1–9). Retrieved from http://efquel.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/OEP_Unleashing-the-power-of-OER.pdf Ehlers, U-D. (2011). From Open Educational Resources to open educational practices. eLearning Papers, (23), 1–8. Retrieved from http://www.elearningeuropa.info/nl/node/71328 Jacobi, R., & Woert, N. van der. (2012). Trend Report on Open Educational Resources 2012. SURF, Utrecht.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
F1 2013 After the starting lights went off, it seemed that French Lotus driver Romain Grosjean or Australian Red Bull driver Mark Webber might end victorious from a tactical and strategy guided race in Japan on Sunday, but in the end it was Webber’s team mate namely German Red Bull driver Sebastian Vettel who took his ninth success of the season - and fifth in a row - after a clever timed two-stop strategy. It must be mentioned here, that the chances of Australian Red Bull driver Mark Webber to score a maiden victory were damped at the start when both he and his German team mate Sebastian Vettel were relatively slow of the line, while the Lotus of Frenchman Romain Grosjean propelled from fourth on the grid to snatch the lead going into the first corner. For a while however, the Australian’s three-stop strategy looked quite promising as he swapped to Pirelli’s medium tires for his final stint with 11 laps to go. Unfortunately it took him until the 52nd lap to remove Romain Grosjean from second place, by which time 3 times Formula 1 World Champion Sebastian Vettel was too far away to be overtaken. This result was however not enough for the German Red Bull driver to clinch the drivers’ Formula 1 World championship for a fourth time in a row as Fernando Alonso’s fourth place for the Scuderia Ferrari leaves him 90 points behind the German, with 100 points still up for grabs in the final four races. Spanish Scuderi Ferrari driver Fern ando Alonso played second fiddle for a long time to Brazilian Ferrari team mate Felipe Massa, but then moved ahead of the Brazilian and in the closing stages fought and won a fierce battle with Sauber’s top-form driver Nico Hulkenberg. The latter was also overtaken close to the finish by experienced Kimi Raikkonen, who brought his Lotus home fifth, after taking the German down in an exciting overtaking maneuver. As Esteban Gutierrez drove the best race of his till date short F1 career to score his first points with a hard-earned seventh place, it was an excellent birthday present for Peter Sauber who was back home in Switzerland celebrating his 70th birthday. Esteban Gutierrez earned his result by holding off the Mercedes of German driver Nico Rosberg to the flag, as Vodafone McLaren Mercedes driver Jenson Button passed Brazilian Scuderia Felipe Massa on the penultimate lap to score two points precious for the Woking based team. On the other hand, the Brazilian Scuderia Ferrari driver had lost time with a drive-through penalty for speeding in the pit lane. It was a tough day for Mercedes, who lost British driver Lewis Hamilton as a contender in the first corner. As French Lotus driver Romain Grosjean came down the inside British Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton was sandwiched between the two Red Bulls as they struggled for momentum. As German Red Bull driver Sebastian Vettel had to move left to avoid the Lotus, he slit the Mercedes’ right-rear tire open with his left front-wing endplate. The devastated British Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton limped back to his pits with a puncture, tried to resume the race, but soon retired as the resulting aerodynamic damage was delaying him more than a second a lap. Paul di Resta drove an energetic race for Force India but just lost out on points to British Vodafone McLaren Mercedes driver Jenson Button and Brazilian Scuderia Ferrari driver Felipe Massa in the closing stages and thus finished 11th, while Jean-Eric Vergne fought for 12th for Toro Rosso, just ahead of his team mate Daniel Ricciardo. The Australian started on the hard tires and did the longest first stint, but his chances of points were completely ruined when he got a drive-through penalty for completing a pass on Force India’s Adrian Sutil by going totally off track exiting 130R on the 28th lap and being considered by the stewards to have gained an unfair advantage. Adrian Sutil made a brilliant start from last spot on the starting grid and was always in the lower midfield fight, but had to settle for 14th, a long way behind Ricciardo and a mere tenth of a second ahead of Sergio Perez, who like Vodafone McLaren Mercedes team mate Jenson Button did a three-stop race. Pastor Maldonado and Valtteri Bottas were 16th and 17th for Williams, the Finn dropping from 13th in the final laps after a driving mistake in the peak of the battle. Caterham and Marussia lost Giedo van der Garde and Jules Bianchi at the very first corner when the Dutchman and the Frenchman collided at the start, without causing an early safety car period. After serving a drive-through penalty in the first five laps for driving through a red light during qualifying, Charles Pic fought through to lead Marussia’s Max Chilton home. German Red Bull driver Sebastian Vettel's fourth win in Japan brings him to 297 points in the standings to Fernando Alonso’s 207, which means he can clinch the title at the next round in India by finishing fifth or higher, regardless of what the Spanish Scuderia Ferrari driver will achieve. Kimi Raikkonen expanded his gap from Lewis Hamilton in third place with 177 to 161, while Mark Webber is moving back into contention with them on 148 points. The result gave Red Bull another 43 points, bringing their total points to 445 in the 2013 Formula 1 constructors' standings. The result of the Scuderia Ferrari pulled them further ahead of Mercedes, the gap being a mere 10 points with 297 to 287, while Lotus are back in the fight for second place with 264. The former title contenders Vodafone McLaren Mercedes have only 83 to Force India’s 62 points.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
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G'DAY, BOWERY The Aussie BBQ is a popular annual showcase at SXSW that featuresyou're psychic!the best in Down Under talent. This year, it migrates evermore north to the Bowery Ballroom for a densely packed, on-off evening. The roster, already nine deep and counting, includes pensive rockers the Jezabels, country troubs Wagons, tropicalia poppers the Holidays, hip-hop ensemble Bliss N Eso, and more. Don't miss Hungry Kids of Hungary, who have a truly unfathomable name but solid, Big Day Out Festivalapproved rock chops. Take note: This event is strictly BYOD (Bring Your Own Dingo). Sun., March 13, 2 p.m., 2011	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
Disclaimer: I supposed I should put this: I don't own Fairy Tail. How depressing. Author's Note: This was written for Father's Day and my sister's birthday even though she hates the fact that I write fanfiction! WHO CARES? It's my birthday, I can do what I want! XD So happy early 18th, sis, and I appreciate you not commenting on my writing on my birthday today! By the way, constructive criticism and reviews will be much appreciated. There's only a small part of NatsuxLucy, but it's still there. XD The Pain We Share - by HawkofNavarre Dedicated to my sis, who will sadly never read this. XD Tomorrow was going to be a terrible day, Lucy knew. It was going to horrible and gross and painful, but there was nothing she could do about it. Even if she could stop herself from thinking about it, the thought would still linger in her mind. Nobody knew, and nobody understood. It would be Sunday tomorrow, and the most vile day of the year in her mind. She didn't want it to come, however; it wasn't as if she could stop time. Lucy didn't want it to come… I hate that day, she thought to herself, clenching her fists on the counter of Fairy Tail's bar. "Lucy? Is there something wrong?" Mirajane asked her, all smiles as usual. The waitress dried a glass as she glanced at her friend. Lucy blinked when her idol spoke before uncurling her hand and placing them on her lap. She gave Mirajane a reassuring smile. "Oh, there's nothing wrong at all, Mira-san. Thanks for asking though." She turned away before the transforming magician could see the deceit in her eyes. Lucy hated lying with a passion, but she didn't want to tell anyone. They would only try to comfort her and she simply wanted to be left alone. The stellar spirit mage didn't need their sympathy, even if they were her nakama. It would be better if she just didn't come tomorrow because she knew that she'd feel even more depressed than at present time, and then only more eyes would be on her. "Natsu, cheer up!" The moody girl laid her arms on the table and rested her head on them as she twisted to view the conversation going on between Happy and Natsu. The normally cheerful Salamander had an unusual scowl shown on his face. He was slumped over a table that he was isolated at. Lucy didn't know why he was so grumpy. Natsu was always so annoying and loud. Why the huge difference today? In fact, he was so odd today that the blonde was even getting a little nervous. He was more out of it than what she'd originally thought. What were the chances of the dragon slayer glaring at his fire-meal? Lucy was beginning to think that he'd gone crazy. "There's no use being sad about it!" Happy advised his closest friend worriedly. "You should eat! You haven't eaten all day, and it's not likely that you'll eat tomorrow!" "I'm not hungry," Natsu replied gruffly to the flying cat. His eyes narrowed more, if that were possible, to stare harder at the food in front of him. It seemed as if he was trying to make it combust into even hotter flames. "You're magic is going to be all drained!" "Who cares?" Lucy decided not to pay any more attention to the two's little squabble. It looked like it was going nowhere fast anyway. It wasn't interesting at all. So, what could she do to entertain herself for the next couple of hours? It didn't seem likely that she, Natsu, and Happy would go and do a mission any time soon. Heck, the red-haired teenager even informed her that he didn't want to go on a mission for the next couple of days. "You know everyone's got it just as bad as you, Natsu," she overheard Happy say in concern. "Of course I know," he responded curtly, though it was less grumpy than before, "but they've all gotten over it. It's…different for me." "Natsu…" "Happy, I don't wanna talk about it anymore." "…Aye," She didn't know what they were babbling about though it sounded quite upsetting for Natsu. Lucy did want to know now, and that was good. Pondering that subject would be her distraction for the next couple of days. She supposed the fire-user didn't always have to be an idiot outside of battle. Lucy stood up and bid farewell to Mira, settling on rereading some of her favourite books at home. No more thinking about tomorrow. - "Father!" Lucy shouted as her small legs carried her into said person's study. "Look what I drew!" The tiny girl proudly held up a colourful picture that held a rather adorable image of a family of three—a man, a woman, and their petite child. On the piece of paper, they were holding hands and a smile was on all of their faces. In the background there was a properly coloured rainbow with the sun peeking out from under the beam's arc. It was to be a present to her father. "Lucy," the man she called her father stormed loudly. His face was not visible through the shadow washed over it as his head was low. He stood up and shot a piercing look at his innocent daughter. "How many times have I told you not to come into my room while I'm working?" "This…would be the thirty-third time, father," she answered quietly, her eyes wide and filled with terror. "I only wanted you to see my picture, father! I'm really sorry! I didn't mean to disturb you! I meant no ha—" "And why do you have time to draw such foolishness?" he demanded furiously, his voice low and menacing. "I really am sor—" "You should be focusing on your studies, not scribbling nonsense on a piece of paper! I shall increase the length of your lessons if you have so much time!" "No! Please, father! I didn't mean to disturb you! I really didn't!" she shouted desperately. Lucy didn't want her papa to be mad at her! It was horrible when her papa was mad at her! "Give me that abomination," he commanded coldly, referring to the optimistic picture in her hand. The young Heartphilia approached her father's desk without protest although she was shaking profusely. She held out the paper that she'd poured her heart and soul into, biting her lip in fear. The picture was abruptly snatched from her possession and she watched in fright as her parent glared at it in disdain. He suddenly snorted at it and held it high in the air. Lucy's eyes clung onto the portrait she'd worked so hard on, following it in her father's grasp. Crrrrssssshhhh! She was barely able to contain a cry as the paper that appeared worthless was torn in half. She'd did her best on that picture, sketching neatly and colouring within the lines liked she'd always been told, and there it was being torn in half right before her very own eyes. Crrrsssshhh! He ripped it again and again and again until it was just remnants of what is used to be. The cruel man crushed the fragments in his hand before he opened the window and threw it out in disgust. He snarled as he watched it fall into the giant garden outside. Finally, he turned back to Lucy, disgust and spite evident in his greedy eyes. "Go back to your studies now, and never think of something so foolish and trivial again," he ordered, a deep, loathing tone in his voice. "Y-yes, father," she responded in a near whisper, trying as hard as she could not to cry. Were they mocking her? Were her tears mocking her? If she cried, her papa would only scold her again. Did her tears want her to be scolded? However, before the water could emerge from her eyes, she ran from the room, prying the door open and closing it carefully behind her. Lucy's tears began to fall as she desperately hurried down the hall to her room where she flung herself onto the bed, her tiny figure racking with sobs. "I'm sorry, father! I'm sorry, father! I'm sorry, father!" she screamed on her bed until her voice was hoarse. "I only wanted you to be proud of me!" - I only wanted you to be proud of me! Lucy jerked awake, blinking many times, breathing hard, and sweating freely. She looked blankly around the room. It was just a dream, she told herself. This wasn't the same bed she'd been crying on. Hesitantly, she untangled herself from the covers and rolled out of bed, pinching her arm to make sure she was real. "Ouch," she hissed, wincing at the pain she'd inflicted on her limb. It seemed that she was indeed real. Sighing, Lucy glanced out the window to see it was a bright, sunny day. It just had to contrast with her mood so much. She groaned aloud and stalked to the bathroom where she shut the door and stripped free of her clothes. Stepping into the shower, she thought of her dream again. Now that had been real. The blonde remembered that day as clearly as she remembered the names of her stellar spirits. Lucy set the water to the desired temperature and let the liquid wash over her. It had been seven years ago when her mother had been out shopping on the exact same day as today, and that was the reason she hated this day so much. The picture that she worked harder on than anything had been her gift to her father as a Father's Day present, and not only did he not appreciate it one bit, but he'd also insulted it, thought it revolting, and tossed it out the window. When he'd ripped it into shreds, he'd ripped his daughter's heart apart as well. Ever since that day, she'd hated him with a passion. Turning away her cookies had been one thing, but this had pushed her over the edge. That day, she'd realized she would never be good enough for her father. She shook her head in anger as she smashed her palm against the tiles of her shower, the rush of water running down her body. Lucy hated Father's Day. She hated this wretched day. - Rather than spend the day glaring at the wall and living in the past, Lucy decided that she would spend the day basking in her friends' presences. Fairy Tail was her favourite place, and she would change this day into something that didn't have anything to do with her disgustful father. After all, though it was Father's Day, it was still just a regular day. She had nakama now, and she didn't need to mope all day! However, when Lucy set foot in her guild, it wasn't at all as cheery and bright as she hoped it'd be. Gray was somehow harassing Natsu early in the morning, with his shirt off of course. "What is wrong with you today?" Gray asked the dragon slayer with an annoyed expression on his face. "Shut the hell up and leave me alone," Natsu shot back without his usual flare, sitting in the same spot and position as he had done the previous day. Perfect, he was acting like he had yesterday. Lucy was starting to get really freaked out by this. "Why are you so depressed?" the ice mage demanded in frustration, stomping around and holding his head. "Why the hell won't you fight me?" "I told you to go away," the Salamander growled in irritation though he still wasn't moving. Happy hovered over his partner while looking at half-naked teen in concern. Gray didn't listen. "Oi, answer me!" he shouted, putting a hand on the fire mage's should before recoiling quick. "Ow! Damn it! Why are you so hot?" A few of the older, immature guild members heard Gray's comment and began to laugh like idiots. Natsu only snickered. "I don't know what the hell is up with you, so you'd better start acting normal again real soon!" the black-haired guild mate yelled loudly. He was now, for some reason, only wearing his boxers. He stalked off in rage to find something else to do. Lucy blinked a couple of times at the scene that had just played out before her and considered her options. One, talk to Natsu, two, avoid fiery Natsu and talk to Mirajane, or three, avoid flaming Natsu and talk to Levi. She sighed, choosing the first option. Since the red-haired boy was her friend, she figured she'd better find out why he was so…not being Natsu. Besides, she could admit that there was just a hint of curiousness deep within her mind. The female mage prepared herself by taking a deep breath as she walked over to the table and sat beside her companion. "Happy, could you let me talk to Natsu alone for a second?" she asked kindly, offering a smile to the cat. "I promise I'll be nice," Happy was reluctant at first, she could tell, but eventually gave in. "Aye." With that, the flying animal took off elsewhere, leaving Lucy alone with the boy who had originally gotten her to join guild she so loved. "Hey, Natsu. What's up?" Surprisingly, he answered. "I hate this day." It took her a few seconds to register exactly what had just happened and then another few seconds to figure out exactly what he had said. "Really? Me too," she agreed. "Father's Day is a stupid day." "Yeah," Natsu nodded. "Why do you hate it?" "I always tried to make my dad proud of me when I was young. I'd do my very best to make him a great present, but in the end, he'd just spit on it and dispose of it in front of me. All I wanted for him to acknowledge me," she admitted quietly. Lucy had no idea why she was telling Natsu this, but it was certainly making her feel better. If spilling your guts felt this good, who knew how great it would feel to stand on a roof and shout every profanity at her father? Lucy celebrated internally at her success, but only smiled encouragingly at him. "Every Father's Day, Igneel and I would have the biggest fight. It was something we did yearly," he told her, now sitting up straight. "Hold on," Lucy interjected quickly, "didn't you live in a forest? How did you know when Father's Day was?" Natsu gave her an odd look. "Duh, we had a calendar," "C-calendar?" she spluttered in disbelief. I was hard to imagine a boy and dragon living in a forest with a calendar tacked up to a tree's trunk. "Yeah? So? What about it?" he asked in annoyance. "Nothing! Nothing! Go on!" the stellar spirit mage insisted hastily. Nothing about Natsu should surprise her anymore. Being raised by a dragon was already weird enough—not to mention having a battle as a Father's Day present. After shooting her one last strange look, he continued. "Anyway, after the fight, we'd always make a promise to each other that we had to fulfil before the next Father's Day. Today, seven years ago, I made Igneel promise to teach me a new fire move. He did that the week before he disappeared, but I couldn't…" "Natsu…?" "I couldn't keep my promise," he choked out in shame, head lowered and fists clenched. "Igneel made me promise just to be with him the next Father's Day! It was so easy and I couldn't do it!" "It wasn't your fault! It wasn't like you didn't do everything you could!" Lucy argued. She hadn't seen this side of Natsu before. Was he…crying…? "I couldn't keep my promise," he repeated in disgrace. "Igneel always took care of me, and I couldn't repay him by fulfilling my promise." Was he even listening to her? She knew he was feeling horrible and guilty, but she was going to put some sense into his brain! Lucy yanked on his scaly scarf and forced Natsu to listen to her. "Listen up, Natsu. Igneel was a great father, wasn't he?" She received a nod as his fearful eyes met hers. So he wasn't crying, but he still felt bad. "Then he'll understand that you tried your hardest to keep your promise! You don't have to go on hating yourself on Father's Day just because you feel guilty! So instead of feeling bad about something that was impossible for you to control, whey don't you focus on looking for Igneel? He won't care that you couldn't keep a promise if he gets to see you again!" After that, she promptly let go of his scarf. "You're…right!" Natsu decided with newfound determination. "I'll just have to look harder for Igneel!" "That's the spirit!" she cheered him on gladly, happy that he was back to is normal self. Her task had been surprisingly easy. "Thanks, Lucy! Oh, and you know what?" "Hmm?" "You're not alone," he informed her kindly. "Huh? What do you mean?" Lucy asked in confusion. "Gray, Erza, and me too—we've all lost our real parents, so you don't have to be so sad and think about your dad. Everyone else is in pain too! We all hurt together. It's the pain we all share," Natsu said intelligently. "Yeah, it's in the past now. I know that now," she spoke with a small grin. He grinned back at her. "Don't think about your dad!" he told her as if it were effortless to do. "We're your nakama! We're your family! We'll hurt with you!" Suddenly, he leaned in close and kissed her full out on the lips. Lucy was paralysed in shock, but surprising, it wasn't bad. Eventually, she melted into the soft kiss Natsu was giving her and leaned in closer. It was…hot, but was a welcoming warmth. She liked it a lot, and that's all she knew. It could have been a few minutes later that they pulled apart or it could have been a few seconds. She didn't know. That was much too nice to keep track of time. "What was that for?" she asked, still flushed from their heated moment. "Nothing much!" Natsu replied with another grin after licking his swollen lips. "Someone just told me that girls liked kisses for a thank you!" "Eh?" Unfortunately, she would never find out who told Natsu this as he was already dashing away. "Where are you going?" "I'm gunna kick Gray's ass!" he called back in excitement before running out of sight. She sighed contently for the first time that day. Maybe Father's Day wasn't so bad after all. Her own father could just go burn in Hell. She just hoped that she could make that kiss a tradition. The author would like to thank you for your continued support. Your review has been posted.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
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(Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images for AFI) Actress Lily Tomlin (L) and honoree Jane Fonda attend the 2014 AFI...Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Jane Fonda at the Dolby Theatre...on June 5, 2014 in Hollywood, California. Tribute show airing...Saturday, June 14, 2014 at 9pm ET/PT on TNT. (Photo by Frazer...Harrison/Getty Images for AFI) Image 3 of 18\|2014 AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Jane Fonda Kevin Mazur / WireImage Actors Eva Longoria, Catherine Zeta-Jones and Melanie Griffith attend the 2014 AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Jane Fonda at the Dolby Theatre on June 5, 2014 in Hollywood, California. Actors Jeff Daniels (L) and Peter Fonda attend the 2014 AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Jane Fonda After Party at the Dolby Theatre on June 5, 2014 in Hollywood, California. Actors Jeff Daniels (L) and Peter Fonda attend the 2014 AFI Life...Achievement Award: A Tribute to Jane Fonda After Party at the Dolby...Theatre on June 5, 2014 in Hollywood, California. Image 12 of 18\|2014 AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Jane Fonda Frazer Harrison / Getty Images for AFI (L-R) Actresses Wanda Sykes and Diane Lane with Alex Sykes attend the 2014 AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Jane Fonda After Party at the Dolby Theatre on June 5, 2014 in Hollywood, California. (L-R) Actresses Wanda Sykes and Diane Lane with Alex Sykes attend the 2014 AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Jane Fonda After Party at the Dolby Theatre on June 5, 2014 in Hollywood, California. (L-R) Actresses Wanda Sykes and Diane Lane with Alex Sykes attend the...2014 AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Jane Fonda After Party...at the Dolby Theatre on June 5, 2014 in Hollywood, California. Image 13 of 18\|2014 AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Jane Fonda Stefanie Keenan / WireImage (L-R) Writer Eve Ensler, actress Rosario Dawson and honoree Jane Fonda pose for a selfie photo during the 2014 AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Jane Fonda after party at the Dolby Theatre on June 5, 2014 in Hollywood, California. (L-R) Writer Eve Ensler, actress Rosario Dawson and honoree Jane Fonda pose for a selfie photo during the 2014 AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Jane Fonda after party at the Dolby Theatre on June 5, 2014 in Hollywood, California. (L-R) Writer Eve Ensler, actress Rosario Dawson and honoree Jane...Fonda pose for a selfie photo during the 2014 AFI Life Achievement...Award: A Tribute to Jane Fonda after party at the Dolby Theatre on...June 5, 2014 in Hollywood, California. Image 14 of 18\|2014 AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Jane Fonda Frazer Harrison / Getty Images for AFI (L-R) Writer Eve Ensler, actors Dylan McDermott and Rosario Dawson attend the 2014 AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Jane Fonda After Party at the Dolby Theatre on June 5, 2014 in Hollywood, California (L-R) Writer Eve Ensler, actors Dylan McDermott and Rosario Dawson attend the 2014 AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Jane Fonda After Party at the Dolby Theatre on June 5, 2014 in Hollywood, California (L-R) Writer Eve Ensler, actors Dylan McDermott and Rosario Dawson...attend the 2014 AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Jane Fonda...After Party at the Dolby Theatre on June 5, 2014 in Hollywood,...California Image 15 of 18\|2014 AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Jane Fonda Frazer Harrison / Getty Images for AFI (L-R) Writer Eve Ensler, actress Rosario Dawson, honoree Jane Fonda, and actress Rosanna Arquette attend the 2014 AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Jane Fonda After Party at the Dolby Theatre on June 5, 2014 in Hollywood, California. Meryl Streep, Sandra Bullock and Michael Douglas were among the stars who turned out to honor Jane Fonda as she received a special award from the American Film Institute on Thursday night. The veteran actress received the organization’s Life Achievement Award during a glitzy bash at Los Angeles’ Dolby Theatre, and Hollywood royalty turned out to salute her. Streep and Bullock both gave speeches, along with Sally Field and Lily Tomlin, and Douglas, who received the same prize in 2009, was on hand to present Fonda with the trophy. During the presentation, the actor told the audience about his time working with Fonda on the 1979 movie “The China Syndrome,” saying, “I learned that not only is Jane an amazing actress, but she is the world’s greatest multi-tasker. She was simultaneously an actress, she was a mom, she was a fitness expert and a brave, very courageous political activist. So, deep down, who really is Jane Fonda? She is one of a kind… Jane, you are true film royalty, not through birth, but through your talent.” Fonda, who follows in the footsteps of her actor father Henry Fonda in receiving the AFI award, said, “I’m so happy to add another woman’s name to the list (of AFI award winners).” Tributes also came from Fonda’s actor son Troy Garity and her brother Peter Fonda, as well as her “The Newsroom” co-star Jeff Daniels, who performed a song he wrote specially for the occasion. Sally Field brought her close pal and peer Jane Fonda to tears with a passionate speech about her love of acting as she unveiled her star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. The “Mrs. Doubtfire” actress was honored with the 2,524th star on the iconic walkway, in front of the Hollywood Wax Museum, on Monday. Beau Bridges spoke about working with Field on 1979′s “Norma Rae,” while her lifelong friend Fonda also told the crowd about her relationship with the Oscar winner. The “On Golden Pond” star was overcome with emotion as Field gave an impassioned speech about her determination to become an actor. She said, “Yes, so it’s true – 50 years ago this year, I began this journey. I was 17 years old, didn’t have an agent, wasn’t a member of the Screen Actors’ Guild, and all of a sudden, I was the star of a television series. “To have a long-term career, you have to want what you want, more than you think you’re capable of wanting. You have to constantly step aside of anything having to do with ego, and entitlement, and just head to the work wherever it might be. I’ve ridden the highs, and tried to learn from the lows. … I’ve done a love scene with a pelican, but then I’ve also done a love scene with Paul Newman. … “I’ve been fully clothed, semi clothed and fully naked. I’ve worked my whole life and feel the many miles I have accumulated in this saddle, and I can tell your right here and right now I have never, in this last 50 years, never, not once, considered changing my mind.” Veteran actress Jane Fonda threatened to end her relationship with boyfriend Richard Perry if he didn’t start taking his battle with Parkinson’s disease seriously. The 76-year-old Oscar winner began dating the record producer in 2009 and was made aware of his condition on their first date. Fonda has now opened up about her experience of dating someone with the degenerative illness, and admits she handed Perry an ultimatum to make him prioritize his health. In a candid blog on her official site, Fonda writes, “Richard Perry, the man I live with, has Parkinson’s. He’s had it for over 10 years. He told me about it four and a half years ago on our first date. … Frankly, I didn’t pay it much heed. After all, it was just a date. “But then there comes love and I entered a committed relationship and I said, ‘Richard, if you don’t take your disease seriously and become an expert in it so you know exactly what your options are, I’m not hanging around.’ And he did become an expert. He has a top notch motor-disorder neurologist, he works out every day, does yoga, he takes his meds.” The actress admits she wrote the blog to show her support for other Parkinson’s sufferers, including actor Michael J. Fox, who was diagnosed with the condition in the early 1990s. Fonda adds: “Richard and I are both grateful that more and more people are talking about their Parkinson’s disease, most especially and importantly, Michael J. Fox. So, with this blog, we’re publicly joining the discourse.” Jane Fonda has poked fun at critics of her role as former U.S. First Lady Nancy Reagan in new movie “The Butler” by declaring their opposition and comments merely help to promote the Lee Daniels film. … 85th Annual Academy Awards - Arrivals (Photo by Steve Granitz/WireImage) Jane Fonda has poked fun at critics of her role as former U.S. First Lady Nancy Reagan in new movie “The Butler” by declaring their opposition and comments merely help to promote the Lee Daniels film. The peace-loving movie icon wasn’t a popular choice to play former president Ronald Reagan’s wife in the star-studded film when she was cast last year, but she insists that conservatives who are seeking to discredit and boycott director Daniels’ movie are simply driving more people to the cinema. She says, “It will cause more people to see the movie.” One Facebook page, titled Boycott Hanoi Jane Playing Nancy Reagan, is urging Republicans and fans of the Reagans not to see the film when it is released in October. Targeting Navy veteran Larry Reyes, who launched the site, Fonda says, “Get a life. … I might not have always agreed with Nancy Reagan, but I admire her, and I’d never try to insert my views when playing her. I tried to be who she was: a forceful, loyal, powerful first lady.” The film, about Eugene Allen – the butler to eight U.S. leaders and their families, also features John Cusack as Richard Nixon, Robin Williams as Dwight Eisenhower and Alan Rickman as Reagan. Oprah Winfrey appears as Allen’s wife. Jane Fonda previously “shied away” from talking about her adopted daughter Mary Williams in the media, because she was worried about the public’s reaction to her interracial family. The actress and … 85th Annual Academy Awards - Arrivals Steve Granitz/WireImage Jane Fonda previously “shied away” from talking about her adopted daughter Mary Williams in the media, because she was worried about the public’s reaction to her interracial family. The actress and her second husband Tom Hayden took in Williams when she was 14 after establishing a special connection with the underprivileged girl at her Laurel Springs Children’s Camp in Santa Barbara, Calif. They recently sat down for their very first interview together on “Oprah’s Next Chapter,” which is set to air on Sunday, and during the special Fonda is quizzed about her decision to keep Williams, now 43, out of the public eye. When asked by host Oprah Winfrey if she hid their mother-daughter relationship out of shame, especially around her third husband Ted Turner, the 75 year old says, “Well it’s not that I’ve kept it a secret but… there was a time whenever we would go to a black-tie event I would never want to do the red carpet. I kind of shied away from those moments (when I might be asked about her)… To me, it’s perfectly normal to have a black daughter.” Meanwhile, Williams, who was one of six children born to a single mother in Oakland, Calif., insists she’ll forever be grateful to the Oscar winner for giving her a better life. She says, “It was like… I was in a dark room and the door had cracked open just a little and the light shone in and I just flew. There was no intellectual thought process about it. It was all very instinctual. I didn’t even think about it. And I didn’t really know her. I could have gone into a situation where, you know, she could have been a horrible person when I got there. But that’s how desperate I was. I didn’t care. I wanted – anything had to be better than where I was.” First Look: Meet Jane Fonda’s “Lost” Daughter, Mary Williams At 14, Mary Williams moved from the poverty-stricken streets of East Oakland, California, to Jane Fonda’s hacienda in Santa Monica, California, becoming the adopted daughter many people didn’t know the actress had. Now, Mary is sharing her story in her memoir, The Lost Daughter. Watch as Jane and Mary sit down with Oprah to discuss their relationship. “Barbarella” legend Jane Fonda has never considered herself a sex symbol, insisting she has worked hard to be taken seriously as an actress. Fonda became a global pin-up after landing the role of the … “Barbarella” legend Jane Fonda has never considered herself a sex symbol, insisting she has worked hard to be taken seriously as an actress. Fonda became a global pin-up after landing the role of the futuristic siren in the 1968 cult classic. She went on to win two Academy Awards for her more serious work and the actress admits she has always been baffled and annoyed by her status as a sexy star. She tells Piers Morgan, “I think (‘Barbarella’) it’s a charming, camp movie, not very sexy, but at the time many young boys had their first experiences and I’m glad of that, I think it’s kind of cool that I aroused a lot of young men at that time but it’s pretty tame compared to what you see now… “I’ve never thought of myself as a sex symbol. I don’t really care one way or another, I just like to work and it was fun to do that and I’m glad I went on to make movies like ‘Klute’ and ‘Coming Home’ when I began to produce and ‘On Golden Pond,’ I’m glad I didn’t get stuck on the ‘Barbarella’ mode. “I wasn’t (happy with being a sex symbol) if you really want to know. ‘Barbarella’ did not do well at the box office, it’s become a cult film, but it was not a big deal at the time. After that I came back and did ‘They Shoot Horses, Don’t They?’ so that window of time when one could have slotted me in as a sex symbol didn’t really last, because at heart I’m a serious actress… “I think being stuck with a label like sex symbol can be very limiting. If a man I care about thinks I’m sexy then great, but I don’t want to be labeled anything.” Veteran actress Jane Fonda once bathed in her late dog’s ashes after mistaking them for bath crystals. The “Barbarella” star spotted the urn in her hotel room after a long day at work and presumed the … Jane Fonda Signs Copies Of "Prime Time: Making The Most Of All Of Your Life" Veteran actress Jane Fonda once bathed in her late dog’s ashes after mistaking them for bath crystals. The “Barbarella” star spotted the urn in her hotel room after a long day at work and presumed the contents were bathing products. Fonda proceeded to run a bath and pour in the ashes, but she was left aghast after spotting a bone and realizing she was actually handling the ashes of her dead pooch Roxy. She tells Britain’s Daily Express, “One evening, when I came home from work, I found an urn sitting on my hotel room table with a note, ‘Until We Meet Again’. I thought, ‘What could this be and who’s it from?’ I opened the urn and it appeared to be bath salts. “So I ran a nice hot bath and dumped some of the ‘salts’ into it. But a small fragment of bone fell out as well and I realized, with shock, they were Roxy’s ashes. Jemal Countess/Getty Images Veteran actress Jane Fonda has quashed rumors she’s set to wed for the fourth time, insisting she’ll never walk down the aisle again. The “Barbarella” star, 73, is happily … The “Barbarella” star was “traumatized” after the screen legend made a disparaging remark about her body, and insists the incident contributed to a lifelong obsession with her appearance. She tells Britain’s You magazine, “I was brought up to feel fat, though my father wouldn’t tell me directly – he’d get one of his wives (Fonda married five times) to tell me that I shouldn’t wear a bikini. One day, I overheard him talking about me and I can’t even tell you what he said because it traumatized me and I can’t pretend I’ll ever get over it. “So I was the product of objectifying parents and also a product of the ’50s, when the way a woman looked was so important. It’s why I pay attention to my appearance now. I believed that to be loved you had to be perfect, and even though I’ve got over that now, it took a long time.” Fonda went on to battle bulimia and admits none of her three husbands noticed her eating disorder. She adds, “We develop addictions because we’re missing something and my addiction was food. I moved outside myself, left a big, empty space inside, and tried to fill it with food. I went through phases of binging and purging and it was many years before I could sit at a table without feeling any anxiety. Bulimia is very easy to hide, but you can’t be intimate with people if you’re an addict.” Jane Fonda has shunned airbrushing for her latest magazine photoshoot to show fans she isn’t “perfect.” The veteran actress appears on the cover of the latest issue of Good Housekeeping, and she asked for the pictures not to be digitally enhanced. Fonda, 73, admits she worries younger women are comparing themselves to impossible standards of beauty and hopes she can help in some way. She says, “I feel so sorry for these young actresses coming up. There are always photographers everywhere, if they have a dimple in their buttock, there’s a close-up of it in some gossip magazine. So there’s this cult of perfection. Consequently all the young people who emulate celebrities think they have to look perfect and that’s so destructive.”	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
Tag Archives: E-Book A private corn field near Utica Illinois bisected by a country road at sunset A blog and You Tube channel sharing about culture, travel and a simple lifestyle. Traveling through Jamaica we drive fast when the roads cooperate, feeling the wind, and listening to the crickets singing the song of the universe. Ultra smooth and new highway in Ohio early morning. Surreal feeling traveling on it almost like a sled in the sky. Rural Road in Virginia adjacent to a field and wildlife refuge. Many Americans think of yoga as physical exercise, they know much of the practice involves a series of postures or “asanas” and narrowly focus on using yoga to be fit, ignorant of the larger possibilities. The word “yoga” comes from the Sanskrit root “yuj,” which means “to join” or “to yoke.” The term was used to refer to the yoking together of horses and/or oxen but it came to mean the joining together of the body and mind for the purpose of seeking the divine (my personal interpretation and there are many). Yoga involves breathing and meditation techniques as well as the discipline of physical postures and flows. Many schools exist with different orientations aimed at optimizing health and well being as well as guiding the student to consciously progress in the spiritual life. Most of the seekers on the path to enlightenment acknowledge that this life is filled with the illusion of separation from the divine. Many spiritual disciplines aim to pierce the “veil” and bring us back “home” to our creator. We seek the literal “kingdom of heaven on earth” by embracing the great mystery and paradox that we must leave “home” or our own comfort zone to reunite with the essential self and shatter the illusions of the world. They say we forget the reality of our “true” – higher self, that we only remember in glimpses perhaps when we dream. The task of life is to remember, once again our true nature; to “know” it in our day-to-day reality. To “hear” this truth in the silent times that contain the seeds of all wisdom. Travel necessitates leaving “home” and like Odysseus and others who Joseph Campbell said embark on “The Hero’s Journey” we must sometimes leave one world behind to find another. We may seek pleasure, adventure, gain or employment but most must strike out on their own in this life in the process of individuation, survival and/or evolution. My “Hero’s Journey” involves a new career in commercial truck driving. In parallel my heart’s desire and gifts have led me to write an ebook for tourists to Jamaica with my partner, Fureus. Our book, Island Voices, Reggae and New Jamaican Music bridges culture and new music for the contemporary traveller. Either in the air or on the road we who are moving from place to place are warriors and of an independent and odd tribe. I was forced to leave home in search of employment and have become a combination monk and American cowboy as a professional driver/nomad. Seeking to get to Jamaica as often as possible I am facing many challenges and having to live very simply. I experience much austerity and, often the gifts of random kindness while observing a full spectrum of humanity unknown to soccer Moms, cubicle dwellers and suburban commuters. I practice yoga in my day to day life on the truck and maintain simple eating habits. I am grateful for fresh food and water when I get it. I discipline my body and especially my mind to maintain balance or otherwise be thrust into an emotional quicksand of sorts longing as I do for my home and missing the comforts of my lover, friends and animals. Writing this blog and sharing my journey through photos and in the future video on my You Tube channel is one way I make sense of the hardships I encounter daily. My sense of the beautiful has expanded this year and my sensibilities as an artist are changing as I hone into the essential. As Antoine de Saint-Exupéry said in his great book, The Little Prince: “And now here is my secret, a very simple secret: It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye.” It is a mystery and another paradox that we photographers and artists seek always to express what is in our heart through our work. Visit this blog often to share my journey and in doing so the deepest recesses of my heart. Island Voices Reggae & New Jamaican Music -an Ebook/Digital Music Guide for Tourists & Visitors to the Island. The United States is experiencing the dead of winter, snow, ice and below freezing temperatures. For those who can escape, why not go to Jamaica and experience the blue, green island and the beautiful people there. When you go, take our book on your smartphone or digital reading tablet. It links to hundreds of songs, artists and websites that you can explore. Don’t feel like a stranger – feel at home with the people and their culture through a love of the music. Reggae is education through music and each generation evolves the music further. In addition, if you need a guide while you are there, I can hook you up with Fureus, a rap composer, producer and co-author of our book that can show you the secret, best places. Click on the link on the home page of this blog “My Book” to buy the ebook. Call me or Fureus or email us from our book page. Happy Travels! Share this: I moved to California four weeks ago. I travel between here, Jamaica and Florida. I’m lucky to have homes in both Duncans, Jamaica and Hobe Sound, Florida. Here in So Cal, I have an opportunity to spend time with my family and “reinvent myself” while marketing my new e-book/digital music guide, written with Fureus, “Island Voices Reggae and New Jamaican Music.” I’m creating this site and blog to feature my portfolios and enable me to link to Pinterest and other social media in an integrated fashion independent of my consulting and publishing site, Universal Eye Media. I’ll be writing about the adventure of marketing the book and sharing information for authors. As a devotee of digital publishing, I’m building documents for the iPad and tablets that are really individual apps for people – articles or magazines that are personalized and specific. The pundits have talked a long time about “media convergence” but now it is truly happening as we can create apps and documents that combine video, websites, photography and writing into elegant and beautiful documents that are pieces of art. I’ll be helping writers, artists, musicians and business people to forward their individual and personal goals with new media. I’m connecting with lots of eclectic and electric people. Truly, the vibe and geography is different than the east coast. I’m told the energy is conducive to innovation and open communication. So far it feels that way.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
Rangers add Uehara to 'pen for Davis, Hunter TORONTO -- The Rangers' quest for bullpen help has led them to acquire right-handed reliever Koji Uehara from the Orioles for pitcher Tommy Hunter and first baseman Chris Davis. The trade was officially announced Saturday night. "Koji is one of the most effective relievers in the game this year and the past couple of years," Rangers general manager Jon Daniels said. "He's battle-tested, he's done it in the American League East, he's a strike-thrower and he has swing-and-miss stuff. We felt he was the right fit for the club. Our scouts were on him and strongly recommended him." The Rangers had interest in Padres closer Heath Bell, but did not want to give up any of their top prospects from the farm system. The Padres had interest in top pitching prospects Martin Perez, Joe Wieland and Robbie Erlin, but the Rangers were clearly reluctant to go there. Instead the Rangers parted with two players who they had a high regard for in the past, but had slid into less meaningful roles as a middle reliever and backup corner infielder. Bell is also going to be a free agent after this season. Uehara has a vesting option in his contract and needs just 12 more appearances to be signed at $4 million for next season. He can become a free agent after 2012. "The attractive part of this deal is three-fold," Daniels said. "First and foremost, we really like Koji. The second part is he'll probably be back next year. It's nice to have a bullpen piece that we're excited about already in place. Third, we like Tommy and Chris, but for this moment in time, they are not filling critical roles. Those are roles that other guys can fill and this allows us to not trade guys who are a little more high-end pieces." Uehara is expected to join the Rangers on Sunday in Toronto. The Rangers will also activate infielder Andres Blanco off the disabled list to replace Davis on the 25-man roster. "There are two contradicting feelings," Uehara said in Baltimore after learning of the trade. "Part of me says that a contending team wants me, and that's gratifying. At the same time, Baltimore -- I've been there for two years. It's really sad." Daniels said the Rangers are still talking with other teams, and it may be possible they continue to talk with the Padres about Bell. But he said he had nothing going at the moment as of Saturday night. "We're open to that but this takes the edge off it," Daniels said. "We haven't stopped all conversations. If something makes sense, we're open to improving the club. Until four o'clock [Sunday] I wouldn't rule it out." Uehara joins Mark Lowe in giving the Rangers two proven right-handed setup relievers in front of closer Neftali Feliz. Uehara has pitched in 43 games for the Orioles and is 1-1 with a 1.72 ERA while holding opponents to a .152 batting average. Left-handers are hitting .136 off him while right-handers are batting .171. In 47 innings, he has allowed 25 hits and eight walks while striking out 62. He has not allowed a run in 11 innings in July. He is 36 years old and this is his third season in the United States. His two primary pitches are a fastball that averages 88.1 mph and a split-finger fastball. He also has a slider that he uses only occasionally. He ranks fifth in the American League among relievers with 11.87 strikeouts per nine innings. His ratios of 7.75 strikeouts per walks as well as 6.32 baserunners per nine innings are the highest among A.L. relievers. "They have a great lineup and great starting pitching," Uehara said. "They give me a chance to pitch, and I'll do my best." The risk is that he has had injury problems the past two seasons. He has been on the disabled list four times, twice with a strained left hamstring and twice with a strained right elbow. But he has not allowed a run in nine games this season in which he was pitching for the second straight day. He also has to adapt himself to the intense Texas heat. "Maybe that's one big concern that I may have," Uehara said. "I'm not sure, yet, but maybe." He was an outstanding starting pitcher for Japan for the Yomiuri Giants from 1998-2008, going 112-62 with a 3.01 ERA. He was a two-time winner of the Eiji Sawamura Award, which is the Japanese equivalent of the Cy Young Award. He was a member of the Japanese team that won the World Baseball Classic in 2006 and has never lost a game in international competition, including two Olympics. The Orioles originally signed him to a two-year, $10 million contract on Jan. 13, 2009. He signed a one-year, $3 million extension last offseason that calls for a $4 million vesting option for next season if he pitches in 55 games. He is 12 games away from that option being automatically exercised. The Rangers will get $2 million in salary relief for 2012 from the Orioles. Hunter was 1-1 with a 2.93 ERA in eight relief appearances for the Rangers. He was a 13-game winner as a starter for the Rangers last year. He was supposed to be in the Rangers' rotation at the start of the season, but strained his right groin muscle at the end of Spring Training. He missed three months and was never able to regain his spot in the rotation. The Rangers have been using him in middle relief since he came off the disabled list. "Baltimore was interested in acquiring a controllable young starter, and Tommy has shown he can get the job done," Daniels said. "Except for a couple of minor injuries, he has shown he can get the job done. He's durable, he throws strikes and has a good makeup. Fortunately for us, we have a rotation that's performing at a high level 1-5, and we've got Scott Feldman and we have a lot of guys [in the Minors] coming behind them that we really like." Davis was the Rangers' Opening Day first baseman in 2009 after hitting .285 with 17 home runs and 55 RBIs over 80 games in the second half of the 2008 season. But he has not been able to return to that level and has been bouncing back and forth from Triple-A over the past three seasons. At Triple-A, he has a .337 batting average and a .609 slugging percentage over the past four years. In 48 games at Round Rock this season, he was hitting .368 with 24 home runs and 66 RBIs as well as an .824 slugging percentage. The Rangers called him up from Triple-A for a third time on July 23 when Adrian Beltre went on the disabled list, and he is hitting .250 with three home runs and six RBIs in 28 games at the big league level. "Chris is in a good spot," Daniels said. "He understands where we are as a club and our winning expectations. Other guys have come along and claimed spots, and it was unlikely that he will get a regular job here barring injury. Where he is in his career, he has a better chance of performing at a high level somewhere else. Baltimore was looking for a corner bat. I wish him all the luck in the world." Daniels said he understood the possibility that Davis could end up being a "late bloomer" like Nelson Cruz and develop into a high-impact offensive player.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
Date Archives2016 November 28, 2016Comments Off on Climate science – It’s a lot older than you think!Climate Change, Science One of the biggest myths about climate science – a myth that has been deliberately fostered, for decades — is that we just don’t know that much, yet. The field is still in its infancy, people argue, and a lot more is needed before coming to consensus. After all, aren’t scientists always changing their minds?… Read More What’s one of the most important things we can do about climate change? Talk about it. Seventy-two percent of people in the US are cautious, concerned, or alarmed about climate change, according to the Yale Program on Climate Change Communication’s Six Americas survey. Yet so few of us talk to our friends and family about… Read More RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: One thing President-elect Donald Trump has been pretty clear about this campaign season is that he wants to dismantle the Environmental Protection Agency. He called the agency a disgrace and has put a leading climate change skeptic in charge of his EPA transition team. To get some perspective, we called up Katharine Hayhoe. She’s an atmospheric scientist and director of the Climate Science Center at Texas Tech University. She’s also a devout Christian and has spent her life outside of her research convincing fellow conservative Christians that climate change is real. When I asked Katharine Hayhoe how Donald Trump’s presidency would affect climate policy, she said she wasn’t terribly worried because if you look at the headway that’s been made in clean energy solutions, much of it, she says, hasn’t come from federal programs. GSB: As a climate change communicator myself—I give the Climate Reality Project slide shows, basically an updated version of Al Gore’s slide show from “An Inconvenient Truth”—to community groups of all types, this “what to do about it” piece is the hardest, especially with skeptical audiences… So how did you handle it? KH:I found that… Read More Dear President elect, I’m a climate scientist. Thanks to decades and even centuries of careful research, we know climate is changing, we’re responsible, and the impacts are serious. I’ve helped write U.S. national climate assessments that document how climate change is affecting the country’s water, its energy, ecosystems, infrastructure, and even people’s health. This thing… Read More “Speaking of shills, if she teaches in Texas she probably gets grants from the oil industry.” This is one of the more polite social media missiles Katharine Hayhoe has had fired at her this week. But it’s hopelessly misguided. Hayhoe is a climate scientist. And she’s on a mission to persuade skeptics that humans are… Read More about me I write about the things I'm interested in: the fascinating nuances of climate science, why a changing climate matters to real people, how we're going to solve it, and what faith has to do with fixing this global challenge.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
Israelis use “unprecedented type of projectiles” on Palestinians The world stands idle as Israelis test their destructive weapons on Palestinians. According to a press release issued Tuesday, 11 July, by the Gaza-based Palestinian Health Information Center (PHIC), surgeons have noticed that the majority of wounded civilians admitted to hospitals were exposed to tremendous explosions that burned their limbs and other body organs, causing multiple wounds, lacerated abdomen and internal bleedings. “When the projectile explodes it morphs into very tiny pieces like sand and enters wounded bodies from multiple inlets and goes out from larger exit causing tissue destruction,” one surgeon was quoted as saying. The Palestinian Ministry of Health appealed to the international community and human rights organizations to send a specialized medical committee to investigate the use by the Israeli army of these weapons. During the course of the Aqsa Intifada, which started in September 2000, the Israeli occupation army used a variety of internationally prohibited weapons, including shells containing depleted uranium, dart shells, which contain thousands of nail-like darts that penetrate the body, as well as gas agents affecting the nervous system. The Israeli occupation army has refused to comment on the type of weapons it uses against Palestinians in Gaza. Eternal shame on a world that exalts one group of people above another. 2 Comments: Just depressing. I saw a cartoon the other day that depicted the US mainstream media's definition of fair and balanced. On one side, there were thousands of Palestinians killed or mamed. On the other side there was a rendition of the kidnapped soldier, which was where the scale of importance was tipped to. I hope they find him and he gets home to his family and friends safely. But mass-murdering entire sections of Palestinian communities isn't the way to go about it. This video is a clip from the Arundhati Roy documentary, "We". She talks about the history of the Palestinian/Israeli conflict. I think it's been very effective in helping people understand what's going on over there and some of the root causes of it.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
Slashdot videos: Now with more Slashdot! View Discuss Share We've improved Slashdot's video section; now you can view our video interviews, product close-ups and site visits with all the usual Slashdot options to comment, share, etc. No more walled garden! It's a work in progress -- we hope you'll check it out (Learn more about the recent updates). Optic7 (688717) writes "Many gamers have probably dreamed about the idea of an old favorite game or other no longer supported or developed commercial software being converted to an open-source license so that it could be updated to add new features, support new hardware, other operating systems, etc. However, this type of change of license seems exceedingly rare, unless the copyright holder itself decides on its own that it would be beneficial. The only examples I could think of or was able to find in a brief internet search were Blender (3D animation software that had its source code bought from creditors after a crowd-funding campaign) and Warzone 2100 (Game that had its source code released after a successful petition). With those two examples of different strategies in mind, have any of you ever participated in any efforts of this kind, and what did you learn from it that may be useful to someone else attempting the same thing? Even if you have not participated, do you have any suggestions or ideas that may be useful to such an effort?"	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
Welcome to the Shroomery Message Board! You are experiencing a small sample of what the site has to offer. Please login or register to post messages and view our exclusive members-only content. You'll gain access to additional forums, file attachments, board customizations, encrypted private messages, and much more! First off... DAMN YOU PETCO!! BASTARDS. ok.I bought wheat straw, pasteurized it, spawned it, than I ask the question when its too late. Oh well. I spawned the straw and it has a few of the seedling things still in it, someones telling me its going to cause contams for me, if there is a god please lemme get some shrooms... I have a lot of spawn mixed in so the spawn to substrate ratio is probally like 3:1 and there is a heavy topcoat of spawn over the whole shabang. Whaddya think guys?This is what the things look like: With such a high ratio of spawn to straw I would think that it should colonize quick enough to stave off any possible contams. As with any endevor there is always a potential for failure as well. I believe that you have a good chance to make it though this without problems, but only time will tell. Good Luck --------------------YOUR EXPERIENCE WITH ANY GIVEN DRUG ISN'T THE DEFINITIVE MEASURE OF THE DRUGS EFFECTS. spawned them today... i got mad spawn up in those fuckers knew it would help in fighting off contams. hopefuly ill be alright. i still got some colonized substrate and more substrate that just was innoculated. next im going to do a glovebox and start g2g transfers.. can anyone else ellaborate on the straw situation? anyone else got any comments.. it seems to be coming along good. i think there might possibly be contam in one, not sure though, its a very small spot, lets see if it gets bigger. by the way everyone like my new avatar? my girlfriend is the shit my shit is on day 17 and there is still some straw on the top of the thing that is completely like uncolonzied but its only a few pieces on top of the whole thing. i don't think its gonna grow over, what should i do?	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
We all know professional athletes have weird rituals and superstitions. For whatever reason, that is especially true for baseball players. When a starting pitcher tells us he loads up on In-N-Out Burger or eats fast food the night before a start, we typically take their word for it. But just in case you didn’t believe Justin Verlander when he said he eats Taco Bell the night before every one of his starts, the Tigers ace proved it via his Twitter account on Wednesday night — the night before Detroit’s opener against Boston. The fact that Verlander can eat that stuff and get through a baseball game the following day is more impressive to me than watching him throw 100 mph in the ninth inning.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
The counselor provides educational, career, and personal counseling to student athletes. He assists students to establish goals, evaluate options, develop an educational plan, and learn to study effectively so they may reach their educational and career goals. He holds group workshops, teaches Counseling classes, and meets student athletes in one-on-one private appointments. He has knowledge of the many degrees, majors, and certificates available at COC and other colleges and he has special training and knowledge regarding the admission and transfer requirements for colleges and universities and the eligibility and transfer rules for student athletes. Cougar athletes must schedule a counseling appointment to meet with the Counselor for student athletes every semester to develop and/or update theirStudent Educational Plan (SEP). The SEP lists educational and transfer goals as well as the courses needed each term to achieve such goals. Athletes may schedule athletic counseling appointments in person of by calling the Counseling Office for Student Athletes at the phone number listed above.Please note that athletes can't compete a second season if there is no SEP on file in the Counseling Office. New student athletes attend aStudent-Athlete Advisement Workshopthat welcomes new students to the college. The workshop teaches what factors to consider when planning schedules to meet academic and athletic goals. Student athletes are encouraged to enroll in a 2 unit course:COUNS 112- Transition Strategies for Intercollegiate Student Athletestaught by the Counselor for Student Athletes. This counseling course focuses on the various components necessary for college planning and academic success. Readiness for college will be explored with special attention given to students' responsibilities, study skills assessment, personal values, motivation, goal setting, time management, decision making, choosing a major, and educational planning.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
I tried running the benchmark again after upgrading my SSD from a ~500MB/s SATAIII one to a ~2000MB/s NVMe. This is also after declocking the i7-5820K slightly from 4.2 to 4.1GHz. The 980ti is still running at 1288MHz.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
Warning: Parameter 2 to wp_hide_post_Public::query_posts_join() expected to be a reference, value given in /home/peaceo08/public_html/wp-includes/class-wp-hook.php on line 286May 24, 1998 - peace of my city May 24, 1998 The morning of May 24, 1998 at 3:00 a.m. my eighth grade class rolled into Catlin Grade School from our class trip in Washington D.C. I was every bit of tired, but excited to be home to see my family and friends. I had a tight-knit group of friends from my church youth group, named “Extreme Faith,” at First Assembly of God in Danville. My parents came and picked me up, took me home and as I went to bed, I reminded them to wake me up in time to go to church…no matter how tired I was, I just HAD to go see my friends. So of course, they did just that. I woke up, got ready and my step-dad drove me into church. (My parents attended a different church – the Catlin Church of Christ.) “I love you!” he shouted as I exited the car and excitedly ran into the church. I was met by a few of my friends, and I remember them telling me all about seeing Godzilla at the movie theatre the night before. The morning had a fresh feeling about it. I was happy to be reunited with my favorite people and I felt a closeness of our group that morning. We (the youth group) all sat together in the front of the sanctuary like we always did. The service began and that awesome feeling of God, grace and fellowship entered the room as we sang songs and then greeted one another. As we took our seats after fellowship, Pastor Dennis Rogers called for the ushers to come forward and for the congregation to please bow their heads so that we could pray over the offering. At that very second, many lives were changed. The loudest “BOOM!” you could ever imagine came over the congregation, and I found myself laying across the top of my chair instead of sitting in it. My ears were ringing and all I could see was the outside sun shining through the white dust of what used to be the wall that was just ten feet to my left. My very first thought was that Jesus had returned, and the Apocalypse had begun. We weren’t so lucky. After a few seconds, I looked to my right and my boyfriend at the time had the blankest stare on his face that I had only seen in the movies after someone gets shot. I yelled out to him, “Steve!!” but his expression didn’t change. He hit his knees, fell over and I ran to him. All I could see was blood covering the entire left side of his head and shoulder. “Help him!!” I shouted to church members who were searching through the dry wall clouds to check on their families and friends. I heard Pastor’s voice come over the sound system: “Please everyone calmly exit the back of the church!” His precious voice gave me a very strange feeling of peace and comfort and I followed his orders. As I approached the lobby of the church I noticed a big group of people circling around a table. I walked over and noticed they were circling my friend, Elizabeth. She was severely injured. As I began to go toward her, I started to feel faint and I turned to look in the full length mirror next to the bathroom. I have a snapshot of this moment in my mind. I remember everyone running and yelling around me, but I was just still – just standing there staring at myself in the mirror from afar. Suddenly a voice: “You are hurt, you need to get outside and have the paramedics look at you.” And I was ushered to the outside where the parking lot was just as chaotic. Suddenly, a warm trickle started to run down my left arm. I reached up with my hand to feel my head and it didn’t feel like my own face. Blood covered my hands and I quickly fainted onto the hot cement parking lot. “Over here! Over here!” I heard above the sirens of all the First Responders pulling up. That’s me on the front page of the Commercial News where I landed. Before I knew it, I was surrounded by angels disguised as Paramedics, EMTs and Firemen. Panic came over me. “Are my friends alive?! Are my friends alive?!” More panic. “Am I going to die?!” The scariest thing that has ever happened to me is when no one answered my desperate questions. In that moment, I began to pray out loud and a clarity and peace came over me. A beautiful woman dressed in white with long brown hair came and sat down on the concrete next to my head and began to talk to me. “Can you please call my mom?!” By nothing short of a miracle, I remembered the phone number to the Catlin Church of Christ office. (My grandmother was the secretary there for years.) The woman called the Catlin church and I was loaded up into the ambulance. I remember the thought crossing my mind that it was kind of cool that I got to ride in an ambulance…I had never been in one before…and suddenly the pain. This was the first moment that I remember realizing that I was severely injured. From there, all of the memories come in flashes. I remember watching the ceiling in the hospital as I was wheeled in. I remember it being really loud. I remember my mom getting there and finding comfort in hearing her voice. I also remember seeing her face when she saw me and the panic that came over her face. She went pale and had to sit down. I remember staring at the red light in what I assume was the CT scan, and as I was taken out of the machine I remember seeing a sign that said “do not look directly into the red light.” Great. I remember waking up on the ambulance ride over to Carle in Champaign and not being able to move any part of my body and panicking over the fact that there were tubes down my throat. I felt like I was suffocating. From there my next memory comes from a good 24+ hours when I woke up after surgery. My mom was there and I was sharing a room with my friend, Elizabeth. Then came days, weeks, months, and years of healing. Thirty-three people with injuries – most of them from the youth group…3 of us were severe and sent to Carle. My temporal bone had been fractured and the nerve on that side of my face had been severed. I lost so much blood that I had a blood transfusion. My friends suffered injuries like half an ear missing, holes the size of baseballs in people’s backs and the bottom of a heal being dismembered. No one died that day. I later heard that if the bomb had been placed a quarter of an inch either way then we all would have been blown blocks away. The bombing doesn’t come up a lot in conversation anymore…but when it does the biggest question I get from people is how it has affected my life. They usually expect to get a negative answer. I’m not going sit here and tell you that it’s all sunshine and rainbows and it hasn’t affected me negatively at all…because it absolutely has. But the biggest thing I took away from that day is that we are never promised tomorrow. I try my very best to live for today every day and to be the most positive I can about it. You might think you have control over your life and when it will be over….but you don’t. All you have control over is how you choose to live each day…so why not make it good? I hope my story can inspire you to take a step back and recognize that you can’t sit around and wait for life to get better. YOU have to do it. Don’t be afraid of love, don’t be afraid to live. Don’t tell yourself that you’ll try something “next time” or “next year.” Do it now. Because this life is precious…and it’s our job to make it great. Become a Sponsor Comment Policy Two words: Be nice. As people, we already spend too much time tearing each other down and competing with one another. This is not the place for harsh criticisms or negativity. We are in this together. We're on the same team! 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Summary ECHR – Article 10 – responsible journalism – reasonable belief Facts The first and second applicants, Mr Andrzej Stankiewicz and Malgorzata Solecka, were journalists, the third applicant, Presspublica sp. z o. o. was the publisher of daily newspaper Rzeczpospolita where the first and second applicants worked (collectively “the As”). Following an approach from the chief executive of a large pharmaceutical company with information that the company had received a proposal to “arrange” the placement of its drug on the government list of refunded drugs in exchange for a bribe, the As published a story on the topic. This ran on the front and fourth pages of Rzeczpospolita under the headline “Drugs for millions of dollars” and the standfirst “A pharmaceutical company asserts that the Head of the Private Office of the Minister of Health demanded a large bribe”. The story concerned WD, Head of the Private of Office of the minister for Health, who was said, in 2002, to have demanded a bribe from pharmaceutical company representatives, offering in return assistance in having one of the company’s drugs placed on the list of drugs refunded within the national health care scheme. This was alleged to have take place during the course of two meetings between companies which planned to set up a network of osteoporosis clinics in Poland at which WD was present. The journalists sought comment from WD before publication, and put questions to him about his presence as a high-ranking State official at a business meeting between two companies. They included critical comments made by the Deputy Minister of Health responsible for drugs policy at the relevant time. And the article also carried a report on WD’s career entitled “Doctor, businessman, official”. WD sued the As for infringement of his personal rights in the Warsaw Regional Court. He sought damages, to be paid to charity, on the basis that the information about the request for a bribe had been misleading and untrue, the allegations being based on unverified information originating from the pharmaceutical company. The As argued that the version of events in the article was credible, that they had observed due diligence in gathering the information, and that the article had been justified in the public interest. The court heard witnesses, including participants at the meeting. WD’s claim was dismissed. As well as making detailed findings of fact about the circumstances of the meeting, the Regional Court held that the article had dealt with issues of public interest and that, while it had infringed WD’s personal rights, it had not been unlawful because the journalists had shown sufficient diligence in gathering and publishing the information and had acted in accordance with professional ethics. It held that the information the As had had at their disposal had been sufficiently reliable to justify the allegation. WD appealed successfully to the Warsaw Court of Appeal. It focused on whether or not the journalists had respected the special diligence required of them under the Press Act in order to rebut the presumption of unlawfulness of the infringement of WD’s personal rights. It held that they had failed to observe this, and that the first-instance court had erroneously assessed the testimonies of certain witnesses. According to the Court of Appeal, the As’ conduct had been unlawful. They were ordered to publish an apology, and to pay court fees and costs. The As lodged an appeal which was dismissed by the Supreme Court. Following the publication of the article, the Warsaw Appellate Prosecutor Office opened an investigation in the case and went on to charge WD with bribery and procurement fraud. These proceedings were discontinued in 2007 for lack of evidence. Issue Was the judgment against the As in breach of their Article 10 rights in the sense that it was not “necessary in a democratic society”? Held Giving judgment for the As, holding that there had been a violation of Article 10: (1) The nature of the exemption from the ordinary requirement of verification of defamatory statements of fact is such that the domestic courts have to take into account the particular circumstances of the case under consideration. An overly rigorous approach to the assessment of journalists’ professional conduct could unduly deter them from their function of keeping the public informed. The courts must take into account the impact of their rulings not only on individual cases, but on the media generally. (2) The press’s vital “public watchdog” role was of particular importance in the present case. The article concerned issues of public interest. WD held the position of Head of the Private Office of the Minister of Health and the limits of acceptable criticism are wider with regard to a person holding public office than to a private individual. (3) Where a statement of fact is made and insufficient evidence is adduced to prove it, and the journalist is discussing an issue of public interest, verifying the journalist’s professionalism and good faith is paramount. In focusing on the As’ failure to speak to one particular participant in the meeting the Court of Appeal did not pay regard to other aspects of the journalists’ professionalism and the overall context in which the business meetings took place. They verified the story meticulously in contacting several of its major protagonists. (4) The journalists’ reasonable reliance on the information fell to be determined in light of the situation at the time, rather than with the benefit of hindsight. The allegations raised in the article led to a criminal investigation which lasted for more than three and half years. (5) The As complied with the tenets of responsible journalism. Their research was in good faith and complied with the journalistic obligation to verify facts from reliable sources. The allegations were underpinned by a sufficient factual basis, and the article’s content and tone were balanced. The As gave as objective a picture as possible of WD having approached a number of sources, and offered to present his version and to comment on the allegations raised. WD’s version of events was present in the Article. (6) The domestic courts failed to take into account the status of WD and the wider limits of permissible criticism applicable to politicians or public officials. They omitted to consider that the allegations of corruption had emanated from the pharmaceutical company and had been reported as such. They also appear to have been unconcerned by the fact that a government official took part in negotiations between private companies on their joint business venture. They did not appreciate that the subject-matter of the publication concerned issues of public interest, or the role of the press as “public watchdog”. They did not carry out a balancing exercise between the right to reputation and the right to impart information. The reasons relied on by the State to justify the interference with the As’ right to freedom of expression were not sufficient to show that the interference was “necessary in a democratic society”. Comment With this decision the ECHR underlines the protection which is to be accorded to responsible journalism in the public interest, particularly where politicians and public officials are concerned. In the close attention paid to the public interest in the publication of the information, and to the circumstances surrounding it, including the state of mind of the journalists at the time of publication, the Court takes an approach which may parallel the standards which the English courts will apply under s4 of the Defamation Act 2013. It is also noteworthy that the Court emphasised that national courts should take into account the broader effect of their rulings on the media generally where they assess journalists’ professional conduct. In this jurisdiction, this will be welcome in an atmosphere in which this conduct is increasingly coming under the spotlight. More from 5RB 2018 Chambers and Partners on 5RB2018 Chambers and Partners on 5RB 5RB is the pre-eminent set in the area for handling defamation, privacy, contempt and data protection matters. Interviewees praise the set for having great depth and quality of counsel, and note that it boasts many of the top barristers in the field. Get the lowdown here. New 22nd Edition of Clerk & Lindsell on Torts, published by Sweet & Maxwell. Further info here. Golden Eye 'Pay or Else' LetterGolden Eye 'Pay or Else' Letter In this article, first published onLexis®PSL IP & IT , 5RB‘s Christina Michalos looks at the issues surrounding speculative/volume invoicing (“pay or else”) for copyright infringement in relation to downloading from file sharing websites. Read the full articlehere.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
Sunday, 18 September 2016 Best Ways For Hair Care Hair are one of the most important things that make our personality. But without proper care our hair will become dull and boring. Here we present some of the amazing tips to give your gorgeous and beautiful hair. Other than these tip you can also check some of the wonderful tips at Best ways to grow hair faster. 1. Get frequent trims — affirmative, really. It may appear unreasonable, however if you would like long hair that is truly healthy, you wish to induce regular trims. "While haircuts do not build your hair grow any quicker, they get eliminate split ends that break your hair," explains celebrity "Eliminating the breakage provides the looks that your hair is growing quicker." in any case, a end that breaks will cause your hair losing length — to not mention shine, volume, and smoothness. unsure however typically to trim your hair? we have got a guide for that. 3. Keep your scalp healthy. Think of your hair sort of a tree: If the soil and roots are not taken care of, the tree cannot grow tall and solid. "Hair growth starts with a healthy scalp," explains celebrity artisan and cyst founder Chaz Dean. "When you cleanse and treat your scalp with healthy ingredients, you product robust, lovely hair." If you are not positive however healthy your hair is, Chaz recommends doing a "root raise test": At the crown of your head, blockage a part of your hair. Healthy hair ought to be a similar thickness root to finish, however if your ends ar agent, it is time to rethink your hair care plan. 4. Begin from the within by consumption the correct foods. Having long, robust hair does not simply rely on that product you place on your hair, it conjointly depends on what you place into your body. "To promote hair growth, you wish to 'feed' the hair from the within," explains Dr. Francesco Fusco, specialist and CLEAR Scalp & Hair skilled. "Try increasing your supermolecule intake with foods like fish, beans, nuts, and whole gains." If you are not a meat-lover, make sure to take care of a diet high in supermolecule — Dr. Fusco warns that ladies World Health Organization aren't getting enough of it typically expertise "more shedding."	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
The Case for Vertical That’s the set. With YouTube’s new update offering a much-improved native, full screen vertical video experience, all of the major syndicators of video now offer this as standard. For UGC-ers, this will mean ever more opportunities to upload blurry lols straight from your device. For users, it means an end to those irritating bars at the side of the content. But what about the content creators we work with every day? Vertical has been available for some time now on Facebook, has been a key element of Instagram’s rise and rise with Stories and it would be remiss not to acknowledge the contribution of original truly mobile-first social network Snapchat in driving the initial trend towards the 2:3 ratio. And the move towards vertical isn’t exactly something new. Of the major social networks, YouTube has the largest skew towards desktop consumption. Nevertheless, mobile consumption rate >50% was achieved back in 2015. As such, it’s hardly revelatory to find out that most content is consumed on a mobile: mobiles are held in the vertical position 95%, according to a report from MOVR. Nevertheless, branded content is generally made in old skool horizontal letterbox 16:9. Indeed, I have yet to work on a single campaign where the video content was served vertically. The reason seems fairly obvious: that the content is developed for TV/Cinema first and foremost and then syndicated digitally almost as an afterthought. But given that the impressions/views achievable on Social are potentially higher, the case for making bespoke vertical content, if previously at a tipping point, has now been nudged over the hurdle by YouTube’s developments. Need a further case? Vertical could well prove more cost effective. Snapchat claims that its vertical formats see a 9x greater engagement rate than its non-vertical formats. Not so surprising. But it also claims their ads see 2x higher visual attention vs. comparable platform. Better engagement means better Quality Scores (or whatever a respective platform calls them), better reach and lower CPEs.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
This website uses cookies to store information on your computer. Some of these cookies are used for visitor analysis, others are essential to making our site function properly and improve the user experience. By using this site, you consent to the placement of these cookies. Click Accept to consent and dismiss this message or Deny to leave this website. Read our Privacy Statement for more. Edit This Favorite Quality over quantity ISE Blogs Dean Symons of Magnet.me considers how recruiters can make better use of time with a more targeted approach. Having worked in the industry for over a year, attended the A-Z of graduate recruitment events and spoken to recruiters and talent acquisitions from across the UK, one thing is apparent and that is time... or the lack thereof. I think every recruiter I have spoken to is busy all day everyday. I can certainly understand that. Sifting through thousands of applications, attending various meetings, hearing that job specs have changed, interviewing candidates, going through rejection, dealing with sales people, and on top of all of this, we need a personal life. I’ve found that while some employers are becoming more targeted, others are attracting thousands of applications to find one hire. The chances are that if you are introduced to four candidates in a warm way, either from a friend, Linkedin, media platform etc….. nine out of 10 times you will hire one of the four. Some options are necesary to find the right fit for the job, but if more than 100 candidates are required per hire I can see why time is so limited. 'trying to find a diamond in the rough' The process can be like trying to find a diamond in the rough. It takes a lot of time and effort to find the perfect, or even a single, diamond. After hours of blood, sweat and tears anything diamond-like is sure to start looking perfect - or you can end up exhausted and empty handed. Adding pile after pile of rubble onto the workload, because it ‘may have a diamond in it’, does not make the decision easier or quicker. Adding more increases workload and risks mistaking a below average diamond for priceless. I get the feeling that having too many options, even when you know what you’re looking for, can pose problems of its own. It’s easy to lose or forget that gut feeling you had about a candidate because you come across another and another and another. I would like to think that recruiters want to make use of their intuition. A ‘spray and pray’ process, sending thousands of emails and praying for the right candidate, no longer makes sense. A targeted approach, focusing on quality over quantity can save precious time, putting you back in control.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
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Chun-Gil Park Abstract: It is shown that every almost linear mapping $h\colon A\rightarrow B$ of a unital Lie JC$^$-algebra $A$ to a unital Lie JC$^$-algebra $B$ is a Lie JC$^$-algebra homomorphism when $h(2^n u\circ y)=h(2^n u)\circ h(y)$, $h(3^n u\circ y)=h(3^n u)\circ h(y)$ or $h(q^n u\circ y)=h(q^n u)\circ h(y)$ for all $y\in A$, all unitary elements $u\in A$ and $n=0,1,2,\cdots$, and that every almost linear almost multiplicative mapping $h\colon A\rightarrow B$ is a Lie JC$^$-algebra homomorphism when $h(2x)=2h(x)$, $h(3x)=3h(x)$ or $h(qx)qh(x)$ for all $x\in A$. Here the numbers $2,3,q$ depend on the functional equations given in the almost linear mappings or in the almost linear almost multiplicative mappings. Moreover, we prove the Cauchy–Rassias stability of Lie JC$^$-algebra homomorphisms in Lie JC$^$-algebras, and of Lie JC$^$-algebra derivations in Lie JC$^$-algebras. \endgraf	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
Hello Guest! Welcome to the official Square Foot Gardening Forum. There's lots to learn here by reading as a guest. However, if you become a member (it's free, ad free and spam-free) you'll have access to our large vermiculite databases, our seed exchange spreadsheets, Mel's Mix calculator, and many more members' pictures in the Gallery. Enjoy. I have to say I never thought I'd get into the gardening enough to do my own composting, but the materials have all but fallen into my lap, so I think I'm going to do it. I rent a house with a huge oak tree, so I have tons and tons of dead leaves piled up doing nothing but rotting on their own (sorry, I don't rake and bag leaves - what a waste of time ). Then my father started homebrewing, and I discovered that spent grains from brewing can be used in composting, and apparently they're considered a "green" ingredient. So even though I was worried I wouldn't be able to get enough "green" ingredients since I'm single and cook only for myself, it looks like I shouldn't have an issue. So I'm off to the store today to get a composting bin. I know, I know, I could make one. But I'd rather do as little as possible to upset the property since I don't own it! If you find yourself with too big a pile to use yourself, some of your neighbors would probably love some, too. Heck, you could likely bucket some and sell it at a farmer's market if you were ambitious enough. Argh - the landlord hired a contractor to do a little landscaping work in the yard yesterday, and the contractor came while I was at work. I came home to find that not only had he taken away all the leaf and bush trimmings, but he'd blown/taken away all, I repeat, all, of the dead leaves I'd piled up over the last two years. @camprn wrote:That stinks, well maybe this guy is a new source of composting materials for you. I wonder where he took it all? Alas, I don't know his name or his company's name, and when I saw the guy the day before he didn't seem overly friendly. Oh well, I might have enough in the bin at the moment to do a first batch. I can always wait until Fall for a new supply of dead leaves. So sorry, Moswell, on the loss of all the leaves you have been saving for the last two years. That is a real setback. Please do not dwell on it too much, put it behind you as it is not the end of the world.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
Home to delectable street tacos and In-&-Out burgers (to me at least), the city of Angels was definitely a place I had to visit. Having seen key landmarks peppered in movies I enjoyed while growing up (Terminator 2, 500 Days of Summer and	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
Pack your meals in your favourite lunchpail and it makes healthy eating that much more fun! Okay okay, so Daily Apple partied a little too much over the holidays. But who doesn’t? And why wouldn’t you? That’s what holidays are for–a break from the everyday, a little more spice in your life…a little extra cheese on your dessert table! But now..it’s payback time. I’m not going to complain about it, or write-up a big plan with resolutions and promises. I’m simply just going to tell you what I’m having to eat this week. Soup. All kinds of soup. And lots of it. It’s filling, it’s hearty, it warms the soul on a bleak January day. And it’s low cal. So, here’s the recipe for my husband’s favourite. Some protein for him, some starch for me, tons of veggies and oodles of flavour. And if you’re still REALLY jonesing for that cheese plate, add a dash of fresh parm. I promise I won’t judge. Enjoy. Greens & beans winter soup What’s in it 1 yellow onion, chopped 3 cloves garlic, minced 1 head of organic chard, chopped 1 head of organic collards, chopped 1 head of organic kale, de-spined and chopped 4 carrots, chopped 4 stalk celery, chopped 3 sweet potatoes, chopped 1 large yellow-fleshed potato, chopped 4 cups of organic navy beans Veggie stock – lots of it Olive oil Salt, pepper and hot sauce to taste How to make it Heat up a good glug of olive oil in a deep stock pot and add onions and garlic. Saute until fragrant. Add potatoes and carrots. Mix and saute for another 2-3 minutes. Season with salt and pepper. Add celery and beans and mix for an additional 3-4 minutes. Season accordingly. Once heated through, add enough stock to completely cover veggies and bring to boil. Simmer for 20 minutes, or until vegetables are soft. Add chopped greens and more stock if necessary. Simmer for an additional 5-10 minutes and the soup is ready to serve! Top with hot sauce and fresh parm if you aren’t going dairy free for a while!	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
Title: Long-Term Ecological Research (LTER)/CDR018: Plant Competition Under Different Nitrogen Levels at Cedar Creek Natural History Area Description: Abstract: LTER - Long-Term Ecological Research Program/Cedar Creek Natural History Area (CDR) LTER/CDR018 [Summary adapted from the LTER Core Data Set Catalog]: This is the new garden plot experiment located next to the CDR014 gardens. This garden contains monocultures of major grass species from across the grassland biome of North America, and also three legume species (CDR020). The design and purpose are similar to CDR014, except the plots are larger. The basic experimental design consists of growing plants in monoculture and in various competitive combinations on each of 14 different soil mixtures. Each soil mixture has 26 subplots. Each subplot, which is 1.2 m x 1.2 m, is a unique treatment. Thus, there are no replicates of a treatment within a soil mixture. Rather, the experiment is a regression experiment, with the regression variable being the experimentally imposed level of total soil nitrogen. At the time the seeds were planted, each plot was fertilized with a mixture of P, K, Ca, Mg, and trace metals. Plots 1 through 23 were planted with different combinations of the following species: Schizachyrium scoparium, Andropogon gerardi, Bouteloua gracilis, Panicum virgatum, Agropyron smithii, and Buchloe dactyloides. A belowground gopher fence and an aboveground rodent/deer fence was built around the area. Proprietary limits: Investigators have priority over data for five years, but are interested in collaboration for novel comparisons before then. The Cedar Creek Natural History Area (CCNHA) is a 2200 hectare experimental ecological reserve operated by the University of Minnesota in cooperation with the Minnesota Academy of Sciences. CCNHA is located in Anoka and Isanti Counties north of Minneapolis/St. Paul. The site was established in 1940, was designated a National Natural Landmark by the National Park Service in 1975. In 1977 it was included as an Experimental Ecology Reserve in a proposed network, and in 1982 it was one of 11 sites in the U.S. selected by the National Science Foundation for funding of LTER. Information about LTER is also available at 'http://lternet.edu/'	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
Sometimes I wave to people I don't know. It's very dangerous to wave to someone you don't know, because what read more Sometimes I wave to people I don't know. It's very dangerous to wave to someone you don't know, because what if they don't have a hand? They'll think you're cocky. 'Look what I got... This thing is useful. I'm gonna go pick somethin' up.'	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
Only have around 15-25 modded car models. I've tested it and it works great. modded cars and stock cars spawn realistically. I took about 20 cars I like to drive the most and put them in, and left the rest stock GTA4 cars. If you really want realistic traffic I think this is the only way to do it. Other things to do: -Leave cop cars and taxi's stock - you could prolly have one modded and still work good -Lower the frequency of modded cars in Vehicles.ide to like 10. this is also realistic, how many Zondas do you see going down the road. -you dont need any car spawning mods or anything	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
Calm amid COVID-19: Mindful breathing UC Berkeley psychologist Dacher Keltner has launched a video series to share science-based strategies to help people cope with the stress and uncertainty of COVID-19 (UC Berkeley video by Roxanne Makasdjian) In touching every aspect of our lives, the COVID-19 pandemic has profoundly disrupted our sense of well-being and produced uncertainty and anxiety. How do we find resilience while remaining productive and caring family members, friends, professionals and citizens in these unprecedented times? In a series of short videos, UC Berkeley psychologist Dacher Keltner, who has studied stress, relationships and well-being for 25 years and is co-founder of the campus’s Greater Good Science Center, will share ideas and practices for cultivating resilience and connection as we face the challenges of the coming months. Drawing on insights from the center’s Science of Happiness online course, podcast series and magazine, Keltner shares tips on how to manage stress and find meaningful connections while social distancing, completing each video with simple, science-tested practices useful for this moment in time. The videos can also be viewed on YouTube.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
Placement Cell The Placement Cell pays special attention to students from the above category to help them get suitable jobs. They are given special training on facing interviews and making resume. Job opportunities are shared through WhatsApp group, Facebook and email. Students are also oriented towards use of different job portals. YCSSW is reputed for its fieldwork training to students. Many reputed employers in Maharashtra know this, which helps YCSSW students in job placements. Around 85 per cent of the Institute’s students are employed; 15 per cent go for higher studies or take break due to personal reasons. Through the Placement Cell, campus interviews are arranged in consultation with reputed NGOs working in Maharashtra. Every year, on an average three to four campus interviews are arranged. Apart from campus interviews, off-campus selections are made through reference and networking. Students are also absorbed by organizations where they go for internship.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has formed a three-member fact finding committee to probe allegations made by former Te... \| Read.. Manchester City goalkeeper Joe Hart goes the other way as Lionel Messi scores Barcelonaís opening goal on Tuesday. Referee Jonas Eriksson showed red card to Cityís Martin Demichelis for the foul on the fellow Argentine. Barcelona won 2-0 to virtually guarantee their place in the quarter finals of the Champions League for the seventh successive season. Dani Alves scored the second in the 90th minute. (Getty Images)	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
The Walther Collection and the African Photographers 14.09.2018 – 11 am The Walther Collection is presently one of the main art foundations dedicated to the critical understanding and study of historical and contemporary photography, as well as related media. Nowadays, in addition to its relevant collection, the main activities undertaken by the entity relate with in-depth research on the current production, scholarly publications about the theme, and extensive itinerant exhibitions throughout the globe. African photography and videoart have always been the focus of the of the collection of German-born Artur Walther.“I made many trips to Asia and Africa, visiting artists wherever they were: galleries, independent curators, museums, scholars, dealers, writers, and exhibition spaces. My method of collecting is very personal,” says Walther. The collector highlights that, from the 2000s, African artists, particularly those from rapidly growing cities, became concerned with postcolonial matters of identity, gender, and social change. In 2004, Walther embarked on an extensive travel program throughout the African continent with curator Okwui Enwezor. The initiative resulted in a series of major exhibitions and publications including its inaugural project in 2010, “Events of the Self: Portraiture and Social Identity”, at the collection headquarters in Neu-Ulm, Germany. It gathered works by three generations of African artists, cutting across colonial and postcolonial stories. The exhibition considered the changing roles of portraiture and the manifold ways artists see themselves during times of social transition, from the early 20th century to the present. Two more exhibitions on African photography followed in quick succession. “Appropriated Landscapes” (2011) presented the idea of landscape in its broadest terms, examining how architecture and spatial planning conveyed the social order and ideology of the apartheid in South Africa. Not regarded in terms of its sublime or picturesque qualities, landscape acted rather as a prism reflecting the experiences of migration, colonialism, war, and industrialization. “Distance and Desire: Encounters with the African Archive” (2013), on the other hand, explored historical photography from Southern Africa, with archival images by African artists. The exhibition offered new perspectives on the legacy of anthropological and ethnographic visions of Africans – reimagining the poetic and political dimensions of the archive, its diverse histories, and its changing meanings. Likewise, since the opening of the collection’s New York Project Space in 2011, fourteen exhibitions focused entirely on African photography and video art have been presented there. The program has included monographic presentations featuring the work of artists such as Rotimi Fani-Kayode, Samuel Fosso, Santu Mofokeng, and Jo Ractliffe; comparative exhibitions presenting the work of photographers such as Seydou Keïta and August Sander; and investigations on vernacular photography, including images from the Gulu Real Art Studio in Uganda and the Singarum Jeevaruthnam “Kitty” Moodley Studio in apartheid-era South Africa. The large-scale exhibition of 2017 in Neu-Ulm, “Recent Histories: Contemporary African Photography and Video Art”, brought The Walther Collection’s extensive exploration of African photography and video art up to the very present. The exhibition featured the work of fourteen contemporary artists of African descent, born in the early 1970s and later, whose researches approach social identity, questions of belonging, and an array of sociopolitical concerns – including migration, lineage, and the legacies of colonialism –, as well as personal experiences. “I want to learn to know the artists, understand the context of their work and return time and again to follow the development of their oeuvres and collect them in depth. It was a difficult step to move beyond what is familiar to me. I struggled with each individual picture, because it was something completely new and foreign. I had to get out of myself and my preconceptions, borders, and limits. My exciting senses and emotions did not work in those cultures,” the collector concludes. This piece was first published at the second edition of SP-Arte Magazine, in August, 2018. _ Artur Walther is a German art collector. He has given a lecture about his collection at SP-Arte/Foto/2017.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
A black bear "walking around and interacting with traffic" was captured and taken to an animal rehabilitation center in Wisconsin, the Lincoln County Sheriff's Department said Monday. The incident happened Friday on state Highway 17 north of Gleason and led to several 911 calls because of its unusual behavior, the agency reported. Glen Saal saw the whole thing happen from his truck. "I made some noise and clapped my hands and tried to scare him off the road but he turned around and came running toward me," Saal said. "I've never seen anything like this with a bear." A Wisconsin State Patrol trooper witnessed the male bear at times standing on his legs and peering into passing cars. Wild Instincts secured the bear, indicating it was about two years old, weighed 90 pounds and could have been displaced by a variety of things such as hunters, snowmobilers, loggers or just the warm temperatures, the sheriff's department said. Mark Naniot of Wild Instincts said the bear is currently in an enclosure at the facility. "It obviously is very used to people," Naniot said. "This bear is confused about what it's supposed to do, where it's supposed to be and ends up paying the price from it." The bear will be allowed to hibernate for the rest of the winter at Wild Instincts and in the spring experts will evaluate it to make sure a medical condition did not cause its strange behavior, the sheriff's department said in a statement. Naniot said that if they can't find the bear a permanent home, they will be forced to euthanize it. He adds that it's too much of a danger for humans to release it back into the wild.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }

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