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While most of America is wrapped up in the ensuing controversy from the impending Donald Trump presidency, a fierce battle between the corporate construction entity Energy Transfer Partners and the Standing Rock Sioux Native Americans has been happening right under the country's nose.
The demonstration began a few months back when it was revealed that the Dakota Access Pipeline, a planned 1,134-mile pipeline that would carry around 500,000 gallons of crude oil per day from the Dakotas to Illinois, would be rerouted through sacred land belonging to the Sioux tribe. Soon after, more protesters gathered in North Dakota (and on Facebook) to support the plight of the disenfranchised Sioux tribe, who were determined to protect their land as well as the country's water supply.
After months of being attacked by police with non-lethal weapons in harsh winter conditions, optimism was waning for anti-DAPL demonstrators. But, just as the battle seemed all but lost, hundreds of veterans joined forces to descend on the frontline of the protest's to protect the protesters. The incredibly brave and selfless action of the "Veterans Stand for Standing Rock" organization seems to have had a major impact on the construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline.
This past weekend, the Army Corps of Engineers denied a permit for the construction of a key segment of the pipeline, causing Energy Transfer Partners to withdraw from the project. According to Jo-Ellen Darcy, the Army's assistant secretary for civil works, the Corps of Engineers have decided to heed the warning that the Sioux tribe has given about what the pipeline will do to their water supply. The Army Corps now intends to release an Environmental Impact Statement with "full public input and analysis" of the proposed project.
The united front of protesters were both shocked and ecstatic to hear that the easement has been denied, as cheers and Native whoops rang out from the camp for hours after the announcement. Still, many demonstrators and members of the Sioux tribe have remained cautiously optimistic, understanding that they had won the battle, but that the war is far from over.
"Our prayers have been answered," National Congress of American Indians President Brian Cladoosby said. "This isn't over, but it is enormously good news. All tribal peoples have prayed from the beginning for a peaceful solution, and this puts us back on track."
While the Army Corps of Engineers and the Obama Administration have finally decided to stand up for the Native tribe, the fear that Donald Trump will try to force the completion of the pipeline once inaugurated remains a real threat. Standing Rock Sioux Tribal Chairman Dave Archambault II spoke out to the President-Elect, expressing his hope that Trump would "respect this decision and understand the complex process that led us to this point."
Though the future of DAPL still remains unclear with Trump poised to take the White House, this victory speaks volumes about the power of protests. Even outside of the North Dakota protest, the success of the demonstration proves that when people unite for a noble cause, anything can be accomplished regardless of the opponents deep pockets or political influence.


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Sunday, May 30, 2010
It ain't the Foxholes that are the problem
Once again, does anyone think that the military would force me to room with a female? "OK Dave, here's your barracks room and here's your room mate, Private Nancy Smith. Enjoy!" No, not only would the military not force me to do that, they PROHIBIT that by regulation.
Does anyone think that the military would force me to shower with the females? "OK Dave, we have one latrine, so just drop trou and get clean. By the way, that's PFC Shirley Jones in there right now, but she won't mind!" Hell no I couldn't do that. In fact, if I got naked and jumped in the female shower, I'd be arrested and charged with violating several different UCMJ articles.
And yet, the very same people who would slap me with sexual harassment charges if I tried to shower with PFC Shirley Jones are demanding that I accept that very same sexual dynamic being forced on me just because it's now someone of the same gender.
It's not about an individual Soldier's fighting skills. It's not about a desire to serve. It's about bringing a sexual dynamic into a situation that cannot have sex involved without negative and desultory effects. If you want proof of sex being a negative influence in theater, all you have to do is look at what Gen Cucolo faced when he tried to enforce UCMJ punishment on Soldiers who either got pregnant, or got another Soldier pregnant while in Iraq. This wasn't just a joke. When a Soldier gets knocked up, they have to go back home, which means that the unit is either one Soldier down, or they have to pull someone from home station and cross level them into the unit. That's not as easy as it sounds, and it puts unnecessary strain on the unit and the new Soldier, disrupting operations and causing resentment among other Soldiers who don't have the option of getting pregnant and going home to their family.
And let me tell you, if you want to see a unit go from decent headspace to negative headspace in less than a week, you just tell them that PFC Martha Johnson is preggers and getting to go home, but the rest of them have to stay in country. It just does WONDERS for the moral of the unit!
Soldiers getting pregnant in theater is a problem across many levels, and this General was trying to deal with a few of the more harmful side effects. But because of the political correct ideology that has infested the military, this Commanding General can't even punish Soldiers who violate General Order #1 and get knocked up. You think that allowing homosexual Soldiers won't be a problem? Sure, let's just add ANOTHER sexual dynamic into a mix that is already strained. And the first time some guy cops a feel in the shower and gets his ass beaten like a drum, the lawsuits start flying. The accusations of "EEEEK! EEEEEK! HATE CRIME! HATE CRIME!" start flying around. Even MORE politically correct bullshit infects the Army, like a tapeworm that keeps on growing. No, scratch that, it's not a tapeworm, because you can shit out a tapeworm. Heartworm. Infecting the organ that keeps you moving and alive, eventually killing you as you stagger around coughing and wondering why you can't seem to breathe anymore.
Not one single person pushing for allowing open homosexuality in the military has bothered to answer any of the concerns people have brought up. In fact, the people bringing up the concerns have been ignored, shouted down, silenced, insulted, called names, and pushed aside. That tells me that the people pushing for repealing DADT know about the problems it will cause, but they don't care. They'd rather push their ideology on the military come hell or high water, and when shit starts to fall apart they'll most likely blame the military for it because it's easy to blame people who can't respond or act. It's easy to blame people who have to keep their mouth shut.
If you think that repealing DADT is a good thing, you are wrong. Plain and simple. The Army is not a social program. We're not a civilian workplace. We cannot operate under the same rules and principals of the civilian world, because we do not operate in a civilian environment. And I really, really wish to hell that people would remember that before they try to push the next social experiment on us.
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- genedunn said...
"...back in the rear."
Really? You couldn't think of another way to say that?
- 30/5/10 07:29
- Ragin' Dave said...
HA! I wrote it like that ON PURPOSE! So that dirty minded people will leave comments!
Yeah, that's the ticket!
- 30/5/10 07:54
One of your better-written pieces, Dave. Sometimes, your passion about an issue affects your writing so it is more profanity than prose. I know and appreciate what you're saying in the vent posts, but the general public just quits reading after the second or third swear word.
You absolutely nailed the real reason for repealing DADT in the second to last paragraph and came close to why it's Obama pushing it: He wants to destroy the military by public opinion, just like his delay in the Gulf was meant to move public opinion againt drilling.
Again, a very well-written and compelling piece from a man that knows full well what really happens at the levels that will be affected by openly-gay men in the military.
- 31/5/10 07:06
Thanks Dave, for another one batted out of the park. They just don't see that side of it, do they? I will copy and paste this link into an e-mail for those dipshits too damned dumb to smell the coffee.
......back in the rear,,,, some would think that has a nice ring to it.
Nuf Sed
- 31/5/10 08:49
Don't misconstrue my questions here as my questioning your opinion, you'd know far better than i would - I've never served despite attempts to (I was denied - 4F) and as a result was wondering:
1.) You said that come-ons by gay men in the showers (or wherever) would result in beat-downs. My question is this... How often do fights occur, anyway? I mean, an Army unit has to be made up of a bunch of guys, many of whom I would assume don't like each other much. How often does one guy bang another guy's girl resulting in beat downs? Would the addition of this gay dynamic introduce a new phenomenon into the unit that isn't there now, or just make an existing phenomenon more prevalent? How would something like a shower beat-down be dealt with by upper management? How would something like a shower beat down be deterred althogether?
2.) I have to agree with your discussion about women getting pregnant on post. It is selfish, and often times deliberate, and I think should be punishable by immediate dismissal and dishonorable discharge. However, this seems more like a problem that would be experienced by heterosexual couples, not necessarily gay folk (no snark intended, even though it might read that way). You posted this as an example of why sex is a bad thing in a military unit, but gay sex doesn't carry this same consequence. Can you comment on the deleterious effects of sex, itself, within the unit? Is it, in and of itself, a harmful thing, or is it just the girls getting preggers? If so, why would gays having sex be a bad thing? (other than the obvious "Eeeeeeewwww!" factor).
3.) I have been of the opinion that the flaboyantly "gay and FABULAOUSSSSS!" crowd would not be interested in military service. I'm thinking more along the lines of the ROck Hudson's of the world, as opposed to the Perez Hilton's. If the guy was gay, everyone knew it, but he still pulled his weight in the squad, wasn't hitting on the guys in the showers, and wasn't running around all limp-wristed, foppish and faggy, would the unit still reject him in this day and age?
I asked that last question because I think that there is this pervasive stereotype of gay men brought on by TV shows like "queer eye" and foppish little prissies like Perez Hilton that they are all fashon-minded queens with limp wrists and a cutting, however lispey, wit.
That hasn't been my experience with many of the gay men I've met. One of them built drag racing boats by hand, balancing and blueprinting big block blown motors making thousands of horsepower in his garage out behind his house.
- 1/6/10 15:40
I believe Dave already answered your first question quite well:
"Sure, let's just add ANOTHER sexual dynamic into a mix that is already strained. And the first time some guy cops a feel in the shower and gets his ass beaten like a drum, the lawsuits start flying. The accusations of "EEEEK! EEEEEK! HATE CRIME! HATE CRIME!" start flying around. Even MORE politically correct bullshit infects the Army, like a tapeworm that keeps on growing. No, scratch that, it's not a tapeworm, because you can shit out a tapeworm. Heartworm. Infecting the organ that keeps you moving and alive, eventually killing you as you stagger around coughing and wondering why you can't seem to breathe anymore."
It wouldn't even take contact. When one guy is even rumored to be gay, let alone a "closet doors thrown wide open" pole smoker, and he gives an undue or lingering glance at another dude's ass or meat, he's going to get himself throttled.
The lawsuits WILL fly and political correctness will strangle the military.
- 1/6/10 18:14
- Ragin' Dave said...
Goober -
#1: Fights occur fairly often in a unit, although the seriousness of those fights vary. Sometimes it's just two troops exchanging words, sometimes it's fistacuffs. But nobody is going to file a lawsuit over a brawl out back. However, homosexuals already enjoy protected status in the Hate Crimes bill, and all it takes is ONE lawsuit to start that ball of crap rolling downhill.
#2: Sex itself in a unit is a problem, no matter if it's hetro or homosexual. Adding MORE sexuality and another sexual dynamic into a unit, where those things only interfere in the working of that unit, is only going to make things worse.
#3: What you just described is what happens under the Don't Ask Don't Tell policy. A policy that is currently being removed. Such a removal can only lead to trouble.
Hope that answers your questions.
- 1/6/10 20:33
Thanks for the reply, Dave.
So, it isn't so much the FIGHT that you are concerned with, it is the hate crime lawsuit that will surely result from said fight - can't say i disagree with you there. It is a good point. A brawl between two dudes ends up with bruised knuckles and bruised egos. A brawl between two dudes when one is gay ends up in a long, protracted lawsuit against the US Army.
As far as sex within a unit, I'll have to take your word for it. I don't really see how it would hurt unless they were doing it instead of doing some other duty they were assigned to do, but there are existing policies for laggards and people that don't meet their responsibilities that could be used to handle this I think
As for the last one, I think you may have misunderstood (possibly because of my bringing Rock Hudson into the discussion). I'm talking about a guy who is openly gay, everyone knows it, but still holds up his end - works hard, is smart and dedicated, and so forth, but just happens to also be gay. The boat builder guy i knew was very much out of the closet, but he was far and away from a foppish, perez hilton "queer eye" type. He was just another dude - who liked other dudes...
He didn't go around advertising his gayness, but he didn't actively hide it, either.
- 2/6/10 11:34

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Blythe Masters, CEO, Digital Asset Holdings, emphasised the need for common standards for blockchains in the post trade world, as well as the need to work with its incumbent players.
Masters told packed room of delegates at Money 20/20 Europe that well-understood impediments to adoption of blockchains are uncertainty around regulations, the challenge of achieving a network effect, and reaching an agreement on common standards. "So you don't have the risk for an early adopter that they inadvertently selected a solution that became the equivalent of Betamax, when in fact the rest of the world goes in the direction of VHS.
"And actually in this context it's a bit more complicated than that because it's not just a choice of two, it's a choice of more than two alternatives as we speak."
She also emphasised the need to work with central infrastructure providers such as the DTCC, whose job it is to provide shared infrastructure to Wall Street."The example in the US is the DTCC which was invented in the sixties to deal with the overwhelming backlog of paper certificate processing in the stock market. Today they provide more predominantly electronic services but essentially they are central providers of technology.
"We are working with the DTCC – that's in the public domain – to evaluate the use of distributed ledger technology to upgrade aspects of their infrastructure. They are plumbed into every major bank active in the US and many global markets. So a decision by them to adopt or embrace this infrastructure creates the opportunity for many others who are banks and customers of the central infrastructure to come along for the ride.
"Situations like that offer centralised decision making and existing centralised provision of infrastructure that will make the adoption process much easier than an arbitrary coming together of independent parties who aren't already relying on some aspect of central infrastructure."
In terms of timing, Masters said we can expect to see some commercial applications in two to three years but it will be at least five years before anything mainstream. In terms of the cost/benefits of blockchain she said: "You are looking to cut tens of percentage points off costs. The way this technology does that is to allow forms to imagine a fundamentally new operational post trade work flow, where many of the zero-value added functions lead to the opportunity to cut 30, 40, 50% out of your post trade processing costs – eventually.
"And by the way, this is not something where you have to spend billions to save billions. We are talking about relatively light layers of software design. It's really data architecture and days reference architecture that is being innovated here; it's not the installation of expensive capital intensive infrastructure. "


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Sunday, October 30, 2016
#65: DC Comics Multiverse Suicide Squad - Deadshot
Adapting comic costumes to live action can be hit or miss sometimes. Fortunately, Deadshot was one of the better results. It's a fairly loose adaptation, but on the whole, it still feels close enough to me, while also looking good as a real life costume. Will Smith is a big enough name that it wasn't surprising that he spent a large amount of time with the mask off. So the figure has two interchangeable heads, so if you prefer your comic characters to keep their masks on like I do, it's got you covered. The unmasked head is fully painted, so the skin looks really shiny, which is somewhat off putting. Deadshot includes one pistol which can be holstered on his right leg. There are a few more non-removable weapons sculpted into his costume.
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Dr. Vincent Oh, DMD
Dr Vincent Oh graduated from the University of Wisconsin in Madison with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Biochemistry and Biology. He pursued his dental education at the University of Pittsburgh School of Dental Medicine receiving his Doctor of Dental Medicine (DMD) degree.
Dr Oh furthered his dental education with post-doctoral training in general dentistry at the Birmingham VA Medical Center and the University of Alabama at Birmingham. He is a member of the American Dental Society and the Massachusetts Dental Society.
Dr Oh was born and raised in South Korea through the end of high school at which point he moved to the United States with his family and continued his education.
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Homelessness literally means 'without a home,' yet this definition may not include those persons who live in small quarters with relatives or friends, those who face frequent evictions, or those who are just a paycheck away from homelessness. In FY 2010, Florida had approximately 57,643 men, women and children classified as homeless. Florida has the third largest homeless population in the nation and is the second highest state for home foreclosures.
The profile of Florida homeless has shifted. Although single adult males make up 41% of the total homeless population, families and children continue to be a growing segment of the homeless in Florida. Families now make up 40% of all homeless persons. Children under 18 years of age comprise over 35% of all homeless persons.
When children become homeless, they face educational setbacks. Requirements of the legal guardianship, lack of a permanent address, and immunization records often delay or prevent homeless children from enrolling in schools and receiving an adequate education. Without a chance to get an education, children who are homeless are often unable to acquire the necessary skills they will need to escape from the poverty that led them to become homeless in the first place (National Coalition). The stresses and immediate needs of food, shelter, and safety put literacy training far down the list of priorities for the homeless.
While there are several factors that lead to homelessness for both individuals and families, encouraging family literacy and continuing education can ease this epidemic. Professor O'Neil-Pirozzi from Northeastern University in Boston, created a volunteer program for her students to teach family literacy in homeless shelters. She encourages parents to participate in the literacy program because it could also help to connect the family to external services. Parents are able to learn and watch as different methods of learning are taught to their students.
Another national trend to encourage literacy among the homeless population is newspapers written and sold by people who are homeless or on the verge of becoming homeless. The Homeless Voice, based out of Hollywood, Florida, is the second-largest street newspaper in the country. It covers issues related to homelessness and is written by homeless people. The paper is sold for donations on the streets of South Florida with proceeds going to the medical and food programs at the COSAC Shelter in Hollywood. Tampa recently adopted another homeless based newspaper called the Tampa Epoch. Each copy of the Tampa Epoch will cost a dollar. Homeless vendors are sponsored through donations for the first 25 papers and then will be able to purchase more to sell for 25 cents.
The Florida Literacy Coalition's report on Literacy and Homelessness inspired and provided information for this post.


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- Zoltan the inconceivable!! Brian and I discuss the Romanian punter for Michigan, and I get to indulge myself and say a line straight out of a Bond movie: "Welcome, Mr. Cook. I've been expecting you. Tell me everything you know about Project Zoltan".
- You can clearly hear me slugging down Black Russians during my interviews. Kind of like the glory days of Harry Caray.
- Brian from mgo does not wear pants. Ever. We have him on record saying that. Don't start a stampede, ladies. There's plenty to go around.
The Dude abides.
- Yost talks about internet porn. Three fucking times. Then, he has the audacity to apologize for it. Dude, there aren't any rules on Friday Night Lites.
- I explain my theory why there are so many Michigan bloggers (long story short, what else do you do with a degree in Kinesiology?)
- Some serious ass is kicked on the Lightning Round. Feast your eyes on these updated standings:
- We talk a lot about this crazy as hell clip of Chad Henne's high school coach. If you haven't seen it yet on EDSBS, then have a quick gander here:
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Chris and Emma Martin started Cornwall Creels in the English fishing port of Newquay some years ago, starting out with a small operation in a shed before moving up to larger unit, and then downscaling again. Cornwall Creels has worked closely with, and represents Medley Pots. Also operating as an agent for Euronete, supplying their original Euro Steel rope and netting.
Chris Martin commented that making custom-rigged crab and lobster gear is labour-intensive work, and now the standard gear is made at Medley, while the custom-rigged gear that Cornwall Creels used to produce comes from partner company East Coast Creels. The gear all comes from Medley Pots and East Coast Creels.
"Medley Pots in Goole make the standard 22, 24, 25 and 27 inch steel base fully rigged creels. These are all D-shaped pots, in all designs from prawn creels to soft eye, top entry and now single eye parlours designed by us," he said.
Fitting tray bases have been a real breakthrough in protecting the larger pots from damage. The tray is a plastic base with one-inch deep lip around the edge that the pots sits in, with the pot then rubbered over the frame and the tray together.
"When a steel pot hits the rocks, then the plastic coat is chipped and that's when the rust sets in, so the idea was to protect the steelwork. The oldest we have of these have now been in use for four years and still have all of the plastic coating intact," he said.
"We also put a strength bar in each creel, something we have had to do since self-shooting and gunwale rollers became popular now that nobody lifts pots on board or shoot them over the side one at a time. These pots can now take a lot more beating than in the past, and we advise people to fit the bridles low to minimise the battering they can get at the front end."
In addition to local UK customers, they are supplying regular buyers in France.
"We also sold a lot of prawn creels to Holland for clearing mussels grounds. They were laying the pots over mussel beds there to clear out the green crabs, and found that the crabs were a valuable catch in themselves, enough to more than pay for the pots."
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Voice command device
A voice command device (VCD) is a device controlled by means of the human voice. By removing the need to use buttons, dials and switches, consumers can easily operate appliances with their hands full or while doing other tasks. Some of the first examples of VCDs can be found in home appliances with washing machines that allow consumers to operate washing controls through vocal commands and mobile phones with voice-activated dialing.
Newer VCDs are speaker-independent, so they can respond to multiple voices, regardless of accent or dialectal influences. They are also capable of responding to several commands at once, separating vocal messages, and providing appropriate feedback, accurately imitating a natural conversation.[1] They can understand around 50 different commands and retain up to 2 minutes of vocal messages.[1] VCDs can be found in computer operating systems, commercial software for computers, mobile phones, cars, call centers, and internet search engines such as Google.
In 2007, a CNN business article reported that voice command was over a billion dollar industry and that companies like Google and Apple were trying to create speech recognition features.[2] It has been years since the article was published, and since then the world has witnessed a variety of voice command devices. In addition, Google created a speech recognition engine called Pico TTS and Apple has released Siri. Voice command devices are becoming more widely available, and innovative ways for using the human voice are always being created. For example, Business Week suggests that the future remote controller is going to be the human voice. Currently Xbox Live allows such features and Jobs hinted at such a feature on the new Apple TV.[3]
Voice command software products
Both Apple Mac and Windows PC provide built in speech recognition features for their latest operating systems.
Microsoft Windows
Two Microsoft operating systems, Windows 7 and Windows Vista, provide speech recognition capabilities. Microsoft integrated voice commands into their operating systems to provide a mechanism for people who want to limit their use of the mouse and keyboard, but still want to maintain or increase their overall productivity.[4]
Windows Vista
With Windows Vista voice control, a user may dictate documents and emails in mainstream applications, start and switch between applications, control the operating system, format documents, save documents, edit files, efficiently correct errors, and fill out forms on the Web. The speech recognition software learns automatically every time a user uses it, and speech recognition is available in English (U.S.), English (U.K.), German (Germany), French (France), Spanish (Spain), Japanese, Chinese (Traditional), and Chinese (Simplified). In addition, the software comes with an interactive tutorial, which can be used to train both the user and the speech recognition engine.[5]
Windows 7
In addition to all the features provided in Windows Vista, Windows 7 provides a wizard for setting up the microphone and a tutorial on how to use the feature.[6]
Mac OS X
All Mac OS X computers come pre-installed with the speech recognition software. The software is user independent, and it allows for a user to, "navigate menus and enter keyboard shortcuts; speak checkbox names, radio button names, list items, and button names; and open, close, control, and switch among applications."[7] However, the Apple website recommends a user buy a commercial product called Dictate.[7]
Commercial products
If a user is not satisfied with the built in speech recognition software or a user does not have a built speech recognition software for their OS, then a user may experiment with a commercial product such as DragonNaturallySpeaking. DragonNaturallySpeaking can be bought for the following OS: Windows PC: XP, Vista, 7,[8] and Mac OS(The Mac version is called Dictate.)[9]
Voice command mobile devices
Any mobile device running Android OS, Microsoft Windows Phone, iOS 5 or later, or Blackberry OS provides voice command capabilities. In addition to the built speech recognition software for each mobile phone's operating system, a user may download third party voice command applications from each operating system's application store: Apple App store, Google Play, Windows Phone Marketplace (initially Windows Marketplace for Mobile), or BlackBerry App World.
Android OS
Google has developed an open source operating system called Android, which allows a user to perform voice commands such as: send text messages, listen to music, get directions, call businesses, call contacts, send email, view a map, go to websites, write a note, and search Google.[10] The speech recognition software is available for all devices since Android 2.2(Froyo), but the settings must be set to English.[10] Google allows for the user to change the language, and the user is prompted when he or she first uses the speech recognition feature if he or she would like their voice data to be attached to their Google account. If a user decides to opt into this service, it allows Google to train the software to the user's voice.[11]
Microsoft Windows Phone
Windows Phone is Microsoft's mobile device's operating system. On Windows Phone 7.5, the speech app is user independent and can be used to: call someone from your contact list, call any phone number, redial the last number, send a text message, call your voice mail, open an application, read appointments, query phone status, and search the web.[12][13] In addition, speech can also be used during a phone call, and the following actions are possible during a phone call: press a number, turn the speaker phone on, or call someone, which puts the current call on hold.[13]
Windows 10 introduces Cortana, a newly developed personal assistant that replaces the old voice control on Windows phones.
Apple added Voice Control to its family of iOS devices as a new feature of iOS 3. The iPhone 4S, the iPhone 5, the iPad (3rd and 4th generations), the iPad Mini, and the iPod Touch (5th generation) all come with a newer and more complex voice control system called Siri, replacing Voice Control, which is still present on older devices. Siri is a user independent built in speech recognition feature that allows a user to issue voice commands. With the assistance of Siri a user may issue the following voice commands: send a text message, check the weather, set a reminder, find information, schedule meetings, send an email, find a contact, set an alarm, get directions, track your stocks, set a timer, and ask for examples of sample voice command queries.[14] In addition, Siri works on Bluetooth headsets and wired headphones.[15]
Speech recognition in cars
As car technology improves, more features will be added to cars and these features will most likely distract a driver. Voice commands for cars, according to CNET, should allow a driver to issue commands and not be distracted. CNET states that Nuance is suggesting that in the future they will create a software that resembles Siri, but for cars.[16] Most speech recognition software on the market today only have about 50 to 60 voice commands, but Ford Sync has 10,000.[16] However, CNET suggest that even 10,000 voice commands is not sufficient given the complexity and the variety of tasks a user may want to do while driving.[16] Voice command for cars is different from voice command for mobile phones and for computers because a driver may use the feature to look for nearby restaurants, look for gas, driving directions, road conditions, and the location of the nearest hotel.[16] Currently, technology allows a driver to issue voice commands on both a portable GPS like a Garmin and a car manufacturer navigation system.[17]
List of Voice Command Systems Provided By Car Manufacturers:
- Ford Sync
- Lexus Voice Command
- Chrysler UConnect
- Honda Accord
- GM IntelliLink
See also
- Speech synthesis
- Voice command
- Speech recognition in Linux
- Linguatronic
- Speech recognition
- Home automation
- Voice Tag
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The mission of the Medically Complex Training Program is to provide training to resource parents in Kentucky caring for children in out-of-home care with complex medical needs. Since 2003, the program has developed, coordinated, and conducted this type of training for resource families and social service workers statewide. The guidelines for training content are established by the Cabinet for Health and Family Services Department for Community Based Services (DCBS) Standards of Practice, as well as Kentucky law.
The program provides an online orientation and the initial training, Join Hands Together, for those resource homes desiring certification to care for children who are medically complex. This training curriculum was originally developed by DCBS and addresses nutrition, growth, development, and medical disabilities.
Ongoing training curriculum has been developed by the Medically Complex Training Program to meet the annual training and re-certification requirements of medically complex resource homes. Since July 2010, two statewide annual training events have been held each fiscal year in accordance with the re-certification needs of the state's medically complex resource homes. At these events, 12 hours of ongoing training is provided. Resource parents have the opportunity to select from a variety of training topics. This allows them to choose the information most relevant to the needs of the child in their care.
Course Descriptions
Join Hands Together
This training is for foster parents working with either the Department for Community Based Services (DCBS) or private child care (PCC) agencies who want to provide care for medically complex children. PCC and DCBS workers, as well as those wanting to be approved Medically Complex respite providers, also participate in this training. Topics include growth and development, nutrition and feeding, medications, emergencies, documentation requirements, respite/resources and DCBS Standards of Practice (SOP).
Prerequisite : Medically Complex Online Orientation (Web Based Training); Standards of Practice (SOP)(Web Based Training); Growth & Development (Web Based Training); Nutrition (Web Based Training)
Medically Complex Annual Training Event
This training event is offered twice each year for DCBS & PCC medically complex fragile foster parents. It provides 12 hours of the ongoing training needed annually to meet the re-certification requirements of medically complex resource homes. Attendees choose from trainings that provide information most relevant to the needs of the children in their care.
Topics relevant to most medically complex children are offered through group sessions, followed by breakout sessions selected by each resource/foster parent. Topics are presented by a variety of community partners, including physicians, nurses, therapists, and social workers.
Prerequisite Information : Must be a current approved medically complex home
Join Hands Together
PLEASE NOTE: The web-based prerequisite trainings, which are Medically Complex Orientation, Standards of Practice (SOP), Growth & Development, and Nutrition, must be completed no later than one week prior to the group or in-class portion of Join Hands Together that a participant is registered for. Registration will be canceled if all of these prerequisites are not completed one week prior.
2019-2020 Join Hands Together Training Schedule -
Click here to download a PDF of the 2019-2020 Training Schedule
Medically Complex Annual Trainings
This 12 hour, two-day training is for DCBS and PCC foster parents needing ongoing training credit to meet the annual requirement for re-certification.
March 28th & 29th, 2019 - The Clarion Hotel, Lexington, Ky
August 23rd & 24th, 2019 - The Clarion Hotel, Lexington, Ky
Registration Information
Registration for Medically Complex Training
Foster parents need to contact their R&C worker or Case Manager for registration. Case managers with private child care (PCC) agencies contact Marie Johnson, RWCP Project Manager, at (859) 622-6212 or email@example.com to register training participants. A confirmation email will be sent from TRIS.
R&C workers with the Department for Community Based Services (DCBS) need to check the lodging box on the registration form. Lodging is provided for DCBS foster parents living more than 40 miles from the training site. PCC foster parents are responsible for paying for their lodging and meals when signing in at training. Lodging for PCC parents should be requested from TRIS to ensure the best possible lodging rate is received. Lodging and meal reimbursement may vary by PCC.
DCBS resource parents must notify their R&C worker to cancel. PCC foster parents must notify their case manager to cancel.
Medically Complex Resources
These resources are in reference to Kentucky Foster Families
Click here to download a PDF of Medical Conditions: Questions to Ask – sample questions to be asked when receiving a placement call and/or to medical providers.
Click here to link to FAST Website for link to documents used in Medical Passport by Medically Complex Foster Parents
- Medically Complex Foster Child Specific Training (http://sp.chfs.ky.gov/chapter4/12/Pages/4261MedicalPassport.aspx)
- DPP-104B – Individual Health Plan
- DPP-104C – Medically Complex Monthly Report
- DPP-106A – Authorization for Health Care
- DPP-106D – Medical Appointment Form
- DPP-106H – Medication Administration Form
- DPP-106J – Medication Transfer Form


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On this episode of #CyrusSays, famed education consultant Karan Gupta (@kgc999 on Twitter) talks to Cyrus about:
- His experiences in Texas and his friendship with Ashmit Patel.
- The uncanniest professions student wish to pursue.
- How to find the right balance between parents' demands and students' aptitude.
- His charitable venture that helps underprivileged kids gain education.
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Andrej has 20+ years of experience in the payments industry with previous roles at GZS, FIDUCIA, FirstData, ERSTE Group. At SIX Payment Services he is in charge for the Switching, Issuing and Acquiring Processing Services across 33 countries in Europe.
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What inspires me in the payments industry?
Payments are driving the commerce of the 21st century connecting consumers and merchants across the globe. The reliable and secure payment infrastructure became the engine of growth. Innovations are driving new payment methods and form factors with a clear focus on user convivence in the daily payment experience.


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Last week John said something that you just don't expect to hear from a man. At least I didn't expect to hear it from him. Ever. And yet there they were. Those six words I never thought I'd hear him say.
"I don't have anything to wear."
He stood in our closet staring at his side that is full of clothes.
Surely there's something you can wear.
And that's when he turned around to my side of the closet and cast a lingering glance along its contents.
As if dude. I wear all of those.
There's just something about this time of year that gives me the urge to clean out the crap. I've yet to get to it though.
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Occupy Anniversary Special: Highlights, Pitfalls and the Shifting of Public Consciousness
Abby Martin remarks on the tragic mass shooting that took place in Washington, DC, posing the question of how many more it will take to finally have a debate fueled by reality, not politics. Then second anniversary of Occupy Wall Street, highlighting a recent Reuters poll showing that only 15 percent of Americans are satisfied with the government's effort to prosecute Wall Street bankers. Former Philadelphia police captain Ray Lewis speaks about why he chose to protest in-uniform at Occupy. Then a look at the successes and shortcomings of the Occupy movement, featuring a panel discussion between RT's Anastasia Churkina, Ramon Galindo and Manuel Rapalo. Finally, a personal tribute to Occupy and how the movement isn't dead, because shifting the public consciousness is not something that ever goes away. Source: RT America


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Mind boggling statistics in just three hours.
Cause marketing 101: BE PREPARED
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d) Develop adaptive marketing processes which allow your team to make decisions quickly when opportunities inevitably present themselves
Nobody wishes bad things to happen.
And yes, these campaigns can easily stray or be misconstrued as dirty and opportunistic.
But for brands who have slowly developed social proof by adding value and engaging with a devoted audience, even something as heart breaking as a natural disaster can become an enormous opportunity for both product and the people affected.
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DIBt and German Ü mark - Procedures
Application for approval of a product by DIBt and for granting of the Ü mark requires a number of steps.
Application, Approval, Surveillance
- Check the DIBt webpage for whether the product needs an approval.
- Read from the DIBt webpage how to apply and which documents must be delivered. Instructions can be found here:https://www.dibt.de/en/Approvals/abZ.html.
- Normally the recipe of the product will be required.
- Collect the requested information, send it to DIBt, best try to make an appointment.
- DIBt will evaluate the delivered information and select sample(s) out of the product portfolio that are regarded as being representative for testing, after grouping similar products in classes.
- You can ease this step by delivering a qualified proposal. You can also deliver existing VOC emissions test reports, if available.
- Order DIBt conform VOC emissions testing from a DIBt approved testing lab. Best from Eurofins Product Testing A/S.
- DIBt will supply you with a list of accepted labs. Eurofins Product Testing A/S in Denmark is one of the mostly used labs on that list.
- You will receive a German General Approval (ABZ) that will contain additional duties and specifications.
Any change compared to the content of the ABZ approval shall be notified to DIBt. Such changes of the ABZ cost money another time.
- This approval runs under the condition that you sign a surveillance and certification contract with a "ÜZ" certification body - except for adhesives and parquet coatings that do not need such external surveillance.
Please be aware that it can take a long time before DIBt reacts.
Eurofins can supply you with contacts to experienced consultants who support you in communication with DIBt if you need support.
VOC emissions testing
A DIBt approved testing lab will perform VOC emissions tests following the specific DIBt testing requirements. These details are not public, but the DIBt approved labs are instructed how to do.
Emissions are tested by placing a test specimen in a ventilated test chamber during 28 days. In some cases, shorter testing duration can be accepted by DIBt.
The test chamber represents the European Reference Room of prEN 16516 in a small scale, typically with 119, 238 or 1000 litres volume. Air samples are collected at the outlet of the test chamber for analysis and evaluation.
The 3 days test is representative of a building renovation case with early re-occupancy and prohibits excessively high initial VOC emissions and the presence of carcinogens. The 28 days test is seen as representative of long-term emissions.
The limits are specified for:
- Carcinogens after 3 and 28 days
- Total VOC after 3 and 28 days
- Total SVOC after 28 days
- Single VOC compounds with "LCl" limit values (also called NIK in German) after 28 days.
(More than 170 NIK values have been published)
- Single VOC compounds without such LCI limit values (including the non-identified VOCs) after 28 days.
The German General Approval (ABZ) by DIBt normally is valid for 5 years and entitles to use the Ü mark, but only after a contract between the manufacturer and a DIBt approved independent surveillance and certification body ("ÜZ body") has been signed, and the surveillance has started. Only adhesives and parquet coatings do not need such external surveillance.
The product will be listed by DIBt in its public database with the number of the ABZ approval and its validity period.
Continuous external surveillance
The surveillance goes for monitoring that the product properties as described in the ABZ approval do not significantly change, compared to the approved product.
The inspector of the ÜZ body will inspect the quality management system (as far as VOC emissions into indoor air are concerned) at the manufacturing site - typically on an annual basis. This is not restricted to German or European manufacturing sites, it can be performed anywhere in the world.
The inspector then will take samples for spot checking whether the manufactured product conforms to the approved product within an acceptable range. Re-testing can be a simpler and shorter test than the initial test, if the ABZ approval allows that explicitly. The decision is not taken by the inspector, bnor the manufacturer, it only follows the wording in the ABZ approval.
The ÜZ body will issue a surveillance report and a conformity certificate if this corresponds to the findings of the inspection and the re-testing.
Adhesives and parquet coatings do not require such external surveillance. Re-testing every 5 years will do.
After 5 years the approval can be renewed upon application, including a full test.
When to apply which NIK (LCI) list for DIBt testing?
- Tests for new approvals, or for renewals:
AgBB 2015 LCI limits.
- Test within surveillance during validity of the approval:
During tests from inspections, the main goal is to show that the approved product and the inspected products are the same in terms of emissions into indoor air. For that reason, the same test conditions apply as for the test that was the basis of the respective approval - and therefore, earlier versions of the AgBB LCI limits may apply.
Recent News
According to a recent communication by DIBt (on 06 January 2016):
- A new regulation "AGB" will be in force after 15 October 2016. CE marked products no longer will need an abZ approval and an Ü mark after 15 October 2016.
- Products that still can be DIBt approved must show compliance by showing that approval and carrying the Ü mark.
- Products that no longer can be DIBt approved can show compliance by other means, where details are not yet specified.
- The Ü mark MUST NOT BE affixed to products and packaging carrying a CE mark after 15 October 2016 any longer.
- DIBt recommends to show a valid abZ approval as proof of compliance that is under annual surveillance until its maximum validity. Maximum possible validity of an abZ is April 2020.
- Many manufacturers are using this possibility. They plan to use their valid abZ as marketing argument against competing products without an abZ.
- New products do not have this possibility any longer.
- This unequal treatment of old and new products will give severe problems, but nevertheless these are the present plans of the German authorities.
- Other programs will be accepted as well.
- The Eurofins operated Indoor Air Comfort certification program is a good choice for that purpose.
Please follow our VOC Blog to stay updated on this issue.
Eurofins VOC related services
Eurofins offers documentation of compliance with the specifications on emissions of VOC and aldehydes by independent and ISO 17025 accredited testing, and if relevant also with external surveillance (inspections, re-testing), and certification, e.g. in combination with the Eurofins operated certification programme Indoor Air Comfort - certified products.
Eurofins operates both an accredited and notified test house and an approved ÜZ certification body. VOC emissions testing for any program or regulation can be easily combined with tests for other regulations or labels such as Belgian VOC regulation, French VOC regulations, German VOC regulations, EMICODE, German Blue Angel, Finnish M1 and US tests. Such combinations allow to save money compared with separate testing for each of these purposes. One example is the Eurofins Pan-European test package.
Certification and testing services for Ü mark, CE mark and the Eurofins certification program Indoor Air Comfort - certified products can be ordered in parallel for use on different market segments - there will be significant costs saving when compared to ordering these services separately.
Contact to surveillance and testing services
- Surveillance and Certification body:
(also DIBt approved surveillance and certification body)
Eurofins Consumer Product Testing GmbH
Am Neuländer Gewerbepark 4
21079 Hamburg, Germany
Phone: +49 40 492 94 6815
Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
- Testing lab:
(also DIBt approved testing body, and accredited as well as notified testing lab)
Smedeskovvej 38, 8464 Galten, Denmark
Phone: +45 7022 4276
Contact to VOC Testing Laboratories
Please see here contact information of Eurofins VOC testing laboratories in Europe, China and Japan:


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We had signed Josh up for Team Fear. He is racing as a team with two of his schoolmates. According to the organizers, they will be doing "coast steering, rock scrambling, biking, running and water jumping, and this year the total distance will be about 11 km." Something like a kid version of a triathlon.
Last Saturday, because Chris was out of town, I'd accompanied Josh and his team (and their dads) on a practice run. We did the rock scrambling part and a bit of a hike up a hill. The rock scrambling part was by (up?) the gorge. It was more challenging than I'd expected. It was like rock-climbing without a harness. Certain parts were slippery and therefore treacherous, but the children held up very well. I actually had fun, despite my now screaming muscles. It made me want to take up rock-climbing again.
When we finally made it out of the gorge, I'd thought to myself, "That wasn't bad at all. I survived and more importantly, I didn't embarrass Josh." I'd thought that we were done. Not so. We were to still hike up a hill that seemed to me like it would take months before we would reach the summit. Still I gamely trudged on, holding up the rear. We'd reached a point almost to the top when I spotted a flat rock, with a bit of shade. I claimed my throne and waved them on, telling them that I would meet up with them on their way down (the same path), and caught my breath and hydrated myself.
It took us all of two hours to complete what we did, but apparently, that was only about half of the course that the kids will do on race day. I asked Josh if he was game enough to jump off the jetty (about 2- to 2.5 meters high) and he said yes. He's pretty excited about the race, as are his friends. It's their first time participating. All I pray is that the weather on race day will be beautiful and that all will finish with no injury.


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The College's Industrial Training Unit arranges placements for students. Students are given personal interviews before they are placed for industrial training. In this way, ATI College is able to match the aspirations of the students with the requirement of placement providers such as hotels, restaurants, travel agents and tourism agencies in the State.
Most of the information gained at ATI College is useful during industrial training. The placement period helps in relating the theoretical concepts studied in the first stage of a program to the world of industry. It also facilitates in developing students knowledge and business skills.
Note: Students will undergo interview and subject to company approval for successful candidates. Below are some of our partners for student placement;
Kindly meet your practical officer (Mr. Izwan Ariff Yaakop) for more information before printing out your practical form.


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Latascha Ferreira
After over 14 years being in the health and fitness industry, Latascha was looking for a way to empower women to find their optimal well-being.
The passion to work with people, take memorable photographs and be fit and healthy was the birth of this website.
Being a busy mother of two children, she'd like to share the ups and the downs (emotionally), fitness tips and much more… with "first time moms" and anyone interested in advice or service that she offer.
Blog series - My Pregnancy Body > Baby development > Nutritional tips > Fitness tips
I am starting a series of blogs on the following topics for the pregnant mom
My Pregnancy body (changes your body goes through in each trimester)
My Baby's Development (interesting facts on the developing baby)
Nutritional Tips (Focusing on pregnancy nutritients needed for breastfeeding)
Fitness Tips (Visiting each trimester and where you should focus on physically)
Yours in Maternity Fitness
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Benefits to train from pregnancy to beyond...
Why should you exercise through your pregnancy and beyond?
When exercising while pregnant - keep in mind your altered goals - this is not the time to be trying to achieve a new level of fitness or personal record. You should be trying to maintain the sense of mental and physical health and wellness.
Studies have proven that active, fit women tend to have fewer complications through their pregnancy as well as the following benefits:
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- Reduce stress that in return uplifts your mood
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General Guidelines for Exercising when Pregnant from the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
- Do not begin a vigorous exercise program shortly before or during your pregnancy.
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- After the first trimester avoid the supine position (lying on your back) as this position compresses the inferior vena cava, decreasing venous return and cardiac output.
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If you experience any of the following symptoms stop exercising and call you doctor right away:
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- Placenta previa
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Maternity photo shoot on the Beach–heavenly !
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Winter time is stock up time with Vitamin C! Why?
The benefits of Vitamin C - supplement for the winter is the following
Boosts your Immunity
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Photographer's Note
Another shot of the surrealistic landscape of Deadvlei. The cracked white clay pavement is baked hard by the unrelenting sun and a few white clouds float teasingly in a blue sky; they will soon disappear as the temperature soars.
Here is a larger version
This photograph is copyright of Rosemary Walden - © Rosemary Walden 2013. All rights reserved. Any redistribution or reproduction of the image in any form is prohibited. You may not, except with my express written permission, copy, reproduce, download, distribute or exploit the content. Nor may you transmit it or store it in any other website or other form of electronic retrieval system
Romano46, ktanska, papagolf21, Royaldevon, Cricri, timecapturer, macjake, PiotrF, cornejo, Didi, COSTANTINO has marked this note useful
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serp2000 (47063) 2013-08-25 5:31
Hello, Rosemary,
this place really looks like a lifeless desert, but it is very picturesque view, marvelous colors, superb DoF!
Just a masterpiece! Thanks!
snunney (130965) 2013-08-25 5:38
Hello Rosemary,
It has a beauty all of its own, this stark arid landscape. I like your composition very much using the V shape of the foreground branches to frame those in the background. The long shadow cast is a fine plus point. Superb saturated colours and exceptional clarity. Thanks for sharing.
I do not believe that there is a gallery in Arles dedicated to the paintings of Van Gogh. But it is possible to visit the old psychiatric hospital where he was treated during his stay in the city. The garden which he painted whilst he was there is maintained as it was during his day in a part of the hospital known as L'Espace Van Gogh.
Miguel82 (35032) 2013-08-25 6:00
Wonderful shot with high quality Rosemary, I like the ochre dune and the dead trees, the blue of the sky is amazing
A successful image
dta (95438) 2013-08-25 6:20
Hello Rosemary ,
One more time , an amazing composition in this outstanding desert . The clouds are so perfectly placed in the picture , as the V in the FG , and the little trunk in the middle .
Great job .
Romano46 (18472) 2013-08-25 6:47
Cioa Rosemary
le tue foto scattate in Namibia mi hanno sempre colpito per il loro particolare fascino e questa non è da meno per i forti contrasti di colore e di luceche il soggetto in primo piano evidenzia in mniera particolare.
Ottima la luminosità e la cura del colore. Eccellente, come tuo solito, la nitidezza.
Cioa e buona domenica
rychem (67637) 2013-08-25 7:56
I like the graphism of the dark trees against the orange hills, the color combination is fantastic, great composition
ktanska (36249) 2013-08-25 9:41
Hi Rosemary,
A great pair to your previous one! On a first look this is slightly less interesting as that curved branch on the other one is so special. But looking more closely, this one reveals clay texture more clearly and spreading of those dead trunks in the background is also fascinating.
HimalAnda (10671) 2013-08-25 9:48
Hello Rosemary,
This is another beautiful picture of that place! As usual, the colors are wonderful and the sharpness is very good (I can see many details in the foreground).
papagolf21 (144558) 2013-08-25 11:30
Bonsoir, chère Rosemary,
Encore une image qui fait rêver ! le spectacle désolant augmente la beauté d'ensemble.
Superbe réalisation.
Je suis admiratif.
jadesgran (5433) 2013-08-25 12:15
Hello Rosemary,I really like the bright colours and the interest of the dead trees.
Best wishes Gladys
williewhistler (16606) 2013-08-25 12:16
Hello Rosemary,you have made excellent use of the V shaped tree to give the shot lots of impact,I like the way that you have positioned it just off centre.
The saturated colours are lovely and of course the details throughout divine.
By the way,I`m not sure if you are aware, but if you right click on an image and select view image the larger version is displayed.
Kindest regards Les.
Royaldevon (63804) 2013-08-25 14:09
Hello Rosemary,
The colours and the landscape of Namibia are truly amazing! The textures of the drypan surface are almost palpable, whilst the shadows give depth to the dunes.
I like the composition; we have an ancient conductor preparing his choir for a public performance!
My warm regards,
Bev :-)
jjcordier (79299) 2013-08-25 23:07
Une autre magnifique photo de ce paysage si particulier du désert namibien et de ses arbres calcinés. Lumière et couleurs splendides.
GiovanniG (3846) 2013-08-26 0:40
Hi Rosemary,
Your captures are always so pleasant to me. This one is no exception with it's beautiful colors and point of view. It's always a pleasure to be able to applaud your work.
Warmest regards,
Nicou (187654) 2013-08-26 2:25
Quelle nature morte et abre sec sueprbe captage et iamge quel rendu sur le sol désertique tout craquelé c'est mervielleux.
Bravo et amitié
No_One (4) 2013-08-26 2:56
Hi Rosemary,
Stunning scene, the colors and composition are superb. I know I mentored before that this reminded me so much of the movie The Cell, and having just checked, yes part of that movie was made in your beautiful country, so now I know where those amazing dreamscapes are from. I'm just disappointed it took me so long to figure out google would answer that question. That movie is one of my favourite of all time, and a huge part of that is the landscapes they show, particularly from here. Thank you for bringing a fresh new look into one of my favourite places.
All the best
timecapturer (49288) 2013-08-26 3:41
Hi Rosemary
a wondrous sight and amazing capture. I love everything about this shot and the atmosphere it conveys. An almost alien landscape full of sensual shapes, shades and colours. Execution and presentation are just awesome Rosemary. A quality and cracking piece of landscape imagery! Bravo!!!
Have a good week - Brian.
dkmurphys (77034) 2013-08-26 3:57
HI Rosemary,
Another spectacular image from the Namibian desert. Great colors and textures, well taken scene.
Have a nice day.
Bartleby (13552) 2013-08-26 8:49
Hi Rosemary,
I never get tired of those Namibia picture. yours has bright attractive colors and a good composition with the big dead tree in the foreground. The wide angle also gives a good notion of space.
Cricri (176) 2013-08-26 8:58
Hi Rosemary
Tout a fait splendide de ce paysage aride, une texture incroyable du sol comme des écailles de poissons, le contraste magnifiques des couleurs, bien sur j'adore
Belle soirée
macjake (92293) 2013-08-26 11:30
Hi Rosemary
thanks for the info about the lighting situation here.
nice to know that mornings are best, before the sun heats up and melts everything :)
too bad you can't come here in sunset/sunrise/bluehour times! what a drag that is though!!!
this shot shows off the dry craked ground, and the dead tree seems to be coming straight at me in 3D!
wicked wide angle appearance, wicked clouds, they add so much.
I could go wild here!!!!
thanks again
zanzi (13690) 2013-08-26 12:29
Bonsori Rosemary
A famous place of your home country. And a one that is producing lot of beautiful pictures like yours.
PiotrF (41794) 2013-08-26 15:06
Hello Rosemary,
Excellent composition and point of view.
Great color and details.
What a excellent landscape photography1
It's so beautiful
Indrasish (2943) 2013-08-26 23:08
Dear Rosemary,
excellent shot here.. Love the composition and the nice colors.. Superb image quality too.. Very well done..
Best wishes from India and have a nice day..
Warm regards,
marabu61 (11587) 2013-08-27 2:18
Hello Rosemary
This is an other wonderful shot of the Deadvlai indeed. The sanddunes suround the saltpan like a giant arena with the dead trees being the gladiators in this lifeless landscape.
The shadow of the tree in the foreground is gorgeous.
have a great day
annjackman (23019) 2013-08-27 3:31
Hello Rosemary,
Comparing the two pictures I think that I like this one even more because of the positioning of the FG tree. The same gorgeous quality.
Kind Regards, Ann
cornejo (61006) 2013-08-27 10:00
Hi Rosemary, I love this excellent photograph of this wonderful composition of enigmatic place, perfectly captured in this interesting and nice picture with good sharpness, depth, light and color. Excellent and interesting job perfectly done, congratulations my friend. Thanks for sharing this beautiful work.
Good afternoon and happy week.
All the best from southern Spain.
Didi (61569) 2013-08-30 8:34
Hi Rosemary
Nice deep foreground, very strange place, very magnificient.
Well done
Kind regards
Janusz1974 (1213) 2013-09-01 1:04
Hello Rosemary,
This is one of the nicest places around these great dunes, dead trees give a special mood, your cimposition is great.
Best regards
olive224 (2719) 2013-09-05 5:06
Hi Rosemary
This composition is amazing, the shadow fills the only empty part of the image, and the colors, saturation, sharpness and exposure are excellent
A master one
--> favorite !
interesting capture of this surrealistic
landscapeI like the dynamic contrast of
the blue skyshot divorsed into three
parties and the trees without greenery
and leaves strange enough but impressive
the long shadow is a long is a fine
plus point
have a nice weekend
tatadalou (7459) 2013-09-27 12:54
Hi Rosemary,
Wow ! Great vivid colours ! There's an excellent light management in this shot, making catching contrasts between dead trees and the "clay pavement" and sand dunes. I love how the trees are placed in the picture. Surrealistic and wonderful !
Waylim (25436) 2013-09-27 19:03
Hi Rosemary,
Still very much amazed and impressed by this place. What looks like once it was a firtile with all the trees, which are now death. The Dry earth gives excellent texture and pattern to the image. the orange sand hill is one the thing that draw most of the people here. Really fantastic clarity, with gorgeous sky with nice cloud formation. I would love to see it for myself one day.
colinbrenchley (6431) 2013-10-11 2:52
A beautiful shot of Deadvlei. Although I have visited this area I did not manage to capture a shot as good as this one. TFS.
seb1lopez (187) 2013-12-06 2:11
great light, great colors, nthg is burned (except the trees;) and those trees look like a dead population in the middle of the desert crying for help... really great!
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