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I've gotten to the point now where I've seen most of the "big" movies so I'm making my way through those ones that have later releases/are in my Netflix DVD Queue (yes I still have one). Also I'm back into the swing of school so that means less time for going to the movies, but I did get around to these 3:
Maybe it was just the week of viewing I had last week, but I expected to be cringing and covering my eyes throughout the whole of this – but I was willing to go because Jessica Chastain and Oscar Isaac are two of my favorite actors working today. (And I didn't even know I would be getting bonus Albert Brooks & Alessandro Nivola, whom I've loved since Junebug.) But despite its name I only had to cover my eyes twice in this movie. Instead of a bloodbath, it's a real time capsule of a New York City that doesn't exist anymore, and it captures the feeling of living in a violent place, with the barely audible news reports of daily murders, even when it isn't directly affecting your life.
I never knew that the heating oil business was so cut throat, but writer/director J.C. Chandor does an amazing job of setting up the stakes and letting things unravel. At its heart this is (yet) another portrait of American masculinity in crisis, asking the questions; can someone in a dirty business stay clean? And when is violence 'worth it?' But what saves it from fading into all the other movies about what it means to be a good man this awards season is Jessica Chastain. She's strong and vulnerable and scary as Hell as that clean man's wife with a dangerous back story.
It's also incredibly dark, somewhat in subject matter, but I mean visually. I'm sure Chandor was going for grit and 'realism' but sunny days aren't that dark even when you're dealing with gangsters.
I read this review that made me think I was going to hate this movie and then about 20 minutes in I realized I was being completely unfair. Is this the best movie I've seen recently? No. Is Jennifer Aniston's performance as a grieving woman who suffers from chronic pain and definitely abuses opiates a shameless Oscar grab? Maybe. But honestly, who cares? Plenty of good art is made every year with that little golden man in mind. In fact, its role as a motivating force for creation of movies that aren't about superheroes or sequels is the real reason I think the Oscars are still relevant. (Well that, and I like tradition, especially traditions that involve ball gowns.)
But awards aside (since Aniston's grab was ultimately unsuccessful), this movie tackles a sensitive subject with sensitivity and balance. And thanks to Adriana Barraza as Claire (Aniston)'s long suffering house keeper it also has real warmth and humanity. That review I alluded to, calls this a glorified Lifetime movie, but I think that's just straight up sexism. If a man's physical deterioration is a worthy subject for art then so is a woman's. Another assumption to debunk – people are saying Aniston is the only remarkable thing here, but nope. The supporting cast – Chris Messina, Mamie Gummer, Anna Kendrick, and particularly surprisingly to me Sam Worthington – are all deeply engaged in this really emotional story. It's not perfect, certain scenes are painfully contrived, but it will make you feel.
It's movies like this that make me really glad that I added the BAFTAs to me list a few years ago, because without its Foreign Language nomination, I'm sure I wouldn't have heard of it, and it's the best romantic comedy (sort of) that I've seen in a long time. The premise – a woman, played by Nimrat Kaur, cooks delicious meals for her indifferent husband in order to win him back but they get mistakenly delivered to a cold, lonely widower who's about to retire – is unique and charming (and made me hungry. Why are all romantic comedies this year about food?)
I think I'd seen the man (Irrfan Khan) in something before (note: it was Life of Pi), and his gradual warming up is beautiful. (He's not really mean, you see he's just lonely.) But the real delight for me was discovering Kaur; at least half of the story is told by her expression shifting from despair to hope.


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Libra Love Compatibility
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Love sign compatibility: Comparing Venus signs in Astrology
Zodiac Sign Compatibility: Matches for LIBRA
Note: You are likely familiar with comparing sun signs to determine compatibility. It can be much more revealing to compare Venus signs in romantic relationships! Find out your position of Venus by sign here.
Keep in mind that you can use these compatibility interpretations for Sun Signs as well!
If your Venus is in Libra:
When your Venus is in Libra, you have an irresistibly pleasing romantic demeanor, no matter what you look like. The sign of Libra is intimately connected with partnerships, so you are particularly sensitive to the give-and-take associated with any kind of pairing that is one-on-one. You are a romantic, and will spend much of your attention and focus on relationships in your lifetime. You vibrate to the concept of harmony, and peace is your ultimate goal. However, along the road to that goal, you can certainly stir a pot or two!
You are a pleaser, that is for certain. In fact, because you are so sensitive to the needs of others, you may be accused of adapting your manner or even your personality to "suit" the object of your affection! The truth is, you can easily lose your identity in partnership because of your natural ability to see things from your partner's point of view. Libra is the sign of balance, and in your attempts to keep the scales balanced, you may wear your partner down by a natural tendency to "keep scores". You should watch out that you don't give away power to your partner, and then resent your feeling of powerlessness.
You view partnerships as fundamental to a fulfilled existence, and you work hard at supporting your partner's individuality. Togetherness is so extraordinarily important to you that your partner might find you quite dependent, and even clingy. In most cases, however, your deep need for togetherness makes you an exceptionally companionable person. You redefine the word "charming", and you are an expert at smoothing ruffled feathers. Compromise comes easy to you, and your ideal partner will appreciate your willingness to consider his or her needs and wants.
(See Venus in Libra for more details on the Venus in Libra temperament).
How You Relate to a Partner with Venus in Aries: Here we have a case of "opposites attract"! The attraction to each other can be very powerful, mainly because each of you seems to offer what the other lacks. Your partner's direct—even aggressive—approach in romance seems to promise to simplify your life, as you tend toward indecision. It's a stark contrast to your more passive, mental approach to love. Note that your Venusian rulers are Venus and Mars! This promises much excitement. Your partnership may be better if it's an affair rather than a long-standing relationship, as the differences between you that spark the initial attraction can grow to be challenging over time. You are a somewhat dependent creature, while your partner is much more of a go-getter in matters of the heart. Your indecision can be a bone of contention in your relationship, simply because your partner doesn't have much patience to wait. If your Venus in Aries friend sees someone (or something) he or she likes, they'll go for it! No need to weigh the pros and cons, as Aries is an intuitive Fire sign, and he or she figures that if it turns out wrong, the mess can be cleaned up after the fact. You, on the other hand, notoriously take your time when it comes to making decisions in love. And, you value reason. There is no one quite as reasonable as you are when it comes to matters of the heart! This works well with your more intuitive, active lover in the sense that he or she definitely needs a partner who will compromise, but you may grow to resent the inequality in your relationship. Additionally, your partner doesn't always listen to reason. The best bet for long-term compatibility with this pairing would be to open your hearts to each other and learn. Somewhere between your polar opposites is a balance. If you can't find that point, your relationship may very well turn into a game of tug-of-war.
How You Relate to a Partner with Venus in Taurus: Both of you have your Venus in Venus-ruled signs! This means you both value peace, harmony, and balance. This common ground can help smooth over an otherwise rather unlikely combination. This is a pairing of rather dissimilar temperaments in other departments. While you take an intellectual approach to love (you think and talk a lot about your relationship), your partner is considerably more practical and earthy. All too often, Earth signs (including Taurus), interpret your intellectual approach to love as either disloyalty or lacking in sincerity. You can easily become frustrated with your lover's seeming disinterest in discussing your relationship. Your partner is sure to appreciate the enormous amount of time you invest in your partnership, although he or she may eventually question whether your approach is actually getting results. You see, your lover is much more interested in what works in love—what he or she sees in tangible terms. What "could be", "would be", or "might be" doesn't pull much weight with your Venus in Taurus partner. With a natural inclination to see where your relationship needs adjustment, you are usually more than willing to compromise—a trait that might be considered a necessity with your partner, who is not the most flexible of lovers. Your thirst for interaction may not be easily quenched with your rather self-satisfied Venus in Taurus partner. You are more likely to agree on what you spend your money on, and your mutual commitment to making your shared environment comfortable, balanced, and beautiful.
How You Relate to a Partner with Venus in Gemini: This is a lively combination in which communication doesn't just flow, it bounces and leaps. Together, you will enjoy some fabulous conversations. You thrive on feedback from your partner, and your Venusian Gemini lover will certainly fulfill that need. There can be considerable respect between you. Your partner enjoys plenty of social and mental stimulation—the more variety, the better—and you do as well. However, your focus is on the excitement of togetherness, while your partner is not so specific in his or her needs for stimuli. As both of you enjoy communicating in relationships, you could easily compete for "air time". Your partner may not be as romantic as you, and you might complain that he or she is a bit too analytical and perhaps abrasive with his or her wit. Most of the time, however, you are both speaking the same language! Together, you may not be able to make decisions easily, and you may lack mutual, practical goals. This relationship can contain markedly less of the sort of jealousy that undermines many other pairings, and cooperation is easy between you. Both of you are flexible when it comes to love, and that fact can certainly help ease difficulties that arise.
How You Relate to a Partner with Venus in Cancer: Initially, the fact that both of you are sensitive to each other and very accommodating might make it seem like this is a match made in heaven. On further inspection, however, there is a key difference between your styles of loving that could easily become a bone of contention over time. Your partner expresses his or her love in a distinctly personal manner, while you are more intellectually inclined. You are adept at honing in on what your partner needs and what makes your partner uncomfortable—so much so that you might change your style completely in order to keep the peace. With this Venusian Cancer, you will quickly get to know that your partner is very sensitive. Although it is important to avoid hurting your lover's feelings, you don't want to compromise your personality completely in order to maintain harmony. If you do, personal communication between you can come to a halt, and neither of you will find much satisfaction in that kind of environment. Your partner is capable of putting up huge walls around himself or herself, and communication is utterly critical to your sense of fulfillment in a relationship. The more you press your partner for the feedback you thrive on, the more your partner may withdraw. As charming as you are, you might be able to coax your partner out of his or her shell. However, you both should be committed to keeping game-playing to a minimum, as that is one of the biggest problems that can arise between your different temperaments. Your greatest strengths together are sensitivity and balance, so concentrate on developing these things in aboveboard ways. You might never find such a caring and supportive partner elsewhere.
How You Relate to a Partner with Venus in Leo: Both of you are in love with love! You get off on romance, and enjoy all the trappings of romantic encounters—and so does your partner! The main difference in this respect is that you are entirely wrapped up in the "we" of your partnership, while your partner is more concerned about "me". Your partner is infatuated with the feelings that are most characteristic of the first stages of romance, and wants that passion to continue…indefinitely! While romance is certainly right up your alley, you have tremendous respect for the give and take of partnership. Your partner will truly appreciate your willingness to compromise and accommodate him or her. However, over time, you are bound to refer to your "mental log" and start tallying things up. Your love of equality and fairness always surfaces, and although you are generally very willing to acquiesce and concede, resentment can burn inside you if your partner takes advantage of this willingness. Your resentment can eventually get the best of your partnership. You might find your partner a tad too intense at times. At the same time, your lover might complain that you are somewhat flighty and a bit too intellectual for his or her liking. The key to happiness in this relationship will be to enjoy the excitement of your partnership, and to avoid getting into a pattern where you are always running after your somewhat hard to please partner, trying to make him or her happy. It can be all too easy for your desire to keep peace in your relationship to be taken advantage of. Your partner should recognize that you are likely to resent a partnership in which the "give and take" is not balanced.
How You Relate to a Partner with Venus in Virgo: You and your lover share a love of balance and harmony, which can be a major point of attraction between you. One of the problems that arise between Venus in Air (Libra) and Earth (Virgo) temperaments, however, is a fundamental difference in styles of loving that can lead to misunderstandings. Your partner is definitely a thinker, but you are more given to sharing flights of fancy. Your more practical partner entertains and shares ideas that are more conservative and practical. It may seem to you that your partner is skeptical in matters of the heart, which can certainly irritate your sensibilities, simply because you have an idealistic and positive view of partnership. You can sometimes give off an air of detachment, and your charming manner might be interpreted by your partner as a lack of sincerity. Because loyalty is of utmost importance to your Venus in Virgo partner, your commitment to the partnership will be very much appreciated. You, in fact, live for partnership! You are very romantic and always put yourself in others' shoes. At times, however, your partner can feel insecure in the face of your sociable, people-oriented values. He or she wants to be your "number one", and needs to feel needed. Both of you, however, are very willing to make adjustments and concessions in order for your relationship to work. You can enjoy very stimulating conversations, especially if you appreciate each other's different styles of expression. Both of you are very willing to bend and adapt in order to keep the relationship alive, and this can make all the difference when two dissimilar personalities pair up.
How You Relate to a Partner who also has Venus in Libra: Pairing two Libras at best is pleasing and harmonious. At worst, it's a bit unbalanced—a word (rather, a condition) that makes Libra uneasy. After all, Libras work so hard to balance their relationships and their environments. Both of you value feedback and communication in your relationships, and each of you is more than willing to give the other just these things! However, because both of you are rather ambivalent and indecisive, an endless loop may be the result when you get together. Your conversations will be very stimulating, no doubt, but will they go anywhere solid? Probably not. You two need to establish some goals in your relationship in order to escape the "endless loop". It can be very difficult to establish a leader in this partnership. Of course, a relationship doesn't necessarily need a leader, per se. However, both of you "get off" on cooperation, bending to your partner, and compromising. As such, you will likely find you share a lot of interests, but acting on these things might be a problem. You might have a difficult time curbing your expenses as well, simply because both of you have such refined tastes. Each of you have perfected the art of diplomacy within relationships, and you need to be careful that you truly confront problems as they arise instead of talking your way around them. Despite these apparent problems, you truly understand each other and have very similar partnership needs and expectations. Togetherness is of utmost value to both of you, and your similarities can be the foundation for a powerful bond.
How You Relate to a Partner with Venus in Scorpio: Your partner values commitment, and so do you. Both of you are focused on togetherness, albeit in different ways! Your partner wants your soul, not just your presence. You, on the other hand, are most interested in companionship and outward expressions of togetherness. With Libra ruling your relationship needs, you work hard at finding common ground and adamantly believe in equality and all that is fair. Your partner, on the other hand, believes just as strongly that life isn't fair! There is unquestionably an attraction between you. Your lover is fascinated with your charm, and you are intrigued by your partner's intense love nature. Although Venus in Scorpio people are notorious for their mysteriousness, he or she considers you to be somewhat of a puzzle. You bring a lively, luminous energy to your relationships—qualities that stand in stark contrast to your partner's intensity. This fundamental difference can at once attract you to each other and be the source of some provocative difficulties in your relationship as time goes by. You have a lot to teach—and to offer—each other. Finding a common ground may not be obviously easy, but commitment to your partnership may be the strongest mutual goal.
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How You Relate to a Partner with Venus in Sagittarius: Your Venus signs are considered compatible, and this is certainly a relationship in which both partners appreciate each other. We are combining Air and Fire with this union, and much enthusiasm and positive energy is generated between you. You may find your lover somewhat disconcerting at times, however, simply because he or she is freedom-loving. You are not one to try to confine a lover, but some adjustment in your thinking may be needed. Your partner is adventurous in love, and not as tactful as you can be. At times, he or she may run roughshod over your feelings, often with no intention to do so, but you are fully capable of understanding that your partner is simply enthusiastic, not bad-hearted. Your indecision and tendency to weigh all sides before making a move in love can be somewhat baffling to your "do it now" partner. However, you can have a lot of fun with each other, and laughter is truly a gift in any relationship. Good conversations are probable when you are together, and shared interests will do much to strengthen the bond between you. As well, you are the master of being reasonable, which your partner will appreciate more than most.
How You Relate to a Partner with Venus in Capricorn: Both of you place a high value on partnerships, and you are equally committed—only in different ways! If you can get past the differing styles of expressing love, then you will find this common thread is a bonding one. You concern yourself with equality in your relationships, and you busy yourself weighing the pros and cons from day to day. Your partner is also concerned about your relationship, only he or she is somewhat more reserved than you are when it comes to open expression of love. Eloquence and romance are important to you, while practical expressions of love are important to your lover. Your partner will appreciate your commitment to him or her, deriving a sense of security from it. You will appreciate your partner's commitment as well, and you feel very at ease with him or her. Your partner exudes a charming air of competence, which is a definite turn-on for you. Your willingness to adjust and adapt brings a definite strength to the relationship, and it would be wise for your partner to appreciate and acknowledge that quality in you. In turn, be sure you acknowledge your partner's stability in love, and appreciate the security you derive from his or her constancy. Your styles in love are different, but mutual respect is always possible despite these differences, and will go a long way towards compatibility.
How You Relate to a Partner with Venus in Aquarius: Each of you places a high value on sharing ideas with your partner, which can be a major source of common ground in your relationship. Communication will be flowing between the two of you! There may be some issues with the definition of your relationship, however. Whereas you value partnerships more than anything, your partner is more inclined to place the highest value on the friendship first, before the partnership. Both of you are cooperative souls in relationships, and this fact adds tremendous strength to the opportunity for a flowing and respectful relationship. Your partner can sometimes frustrate love interests with an air of indifference, but you are more apt to understand this quality and appreciate it than others. Your partner values peace and not only believes in equality, but treats people with equality in practice. This is something that is especially appealing to you. Both of you are reasonable people, and this can be a very reasonable union as a result. Conflicts, of course, will occur, but your ability to reason things through (and your partner's responsiveness in this department) can help smooth over rough edges.
How You Relate to a Partner with Venus in Pisces: This is one of the combinations of signs that requires a fair share of adjustment, simply because your love natures are quite different. However, both of you are gentle, caring folk in love and these qualities certainly give your relationship a boost. Although both of you are generally willing to adjust for, and accommodate, your partner, the sign of your love planet (Venus) is an Air sign, while your partner's is a Water sign. While you approach relationship problems with an intellectual and reasonable attitude, your partner instinctively responds to problems emotionally. You are motivated most by the world of thought and ideas in relationships, and your partner is motivated most by feelings. Your partner needs some space and solitude in order to work things out inside, while your first instinct is to talk things through. These kinds of issues are not insurmountable, however, especially when you are aware of each other's unique set of values and needs. Although you will probably find that adjustments are necessary rather frequently, love and understanding can certainly make this partnership work.
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Important Note:
We offer sign-to-sign compatibility interpretations assuming readers know that the comparisons attempt to show both the negative and positive sides of only one point of comparison. In reality, there are countless points of comparison that need to be assessed before making any judgments (if indeed a judgment is necessary!) about the overall compatibility of two people. All combinations can work with love and understanding! While some combinations may be a little easier to deal with than others, there exist countless real-world couples who make each and every sign combination work.
Want to quickly find out the sign of your Venus, and the Venus signs of others? Look to our Venus Sign Tables.
Don't know the positions of your planets? Be sure to find out your personal astrology data online, at no cost.
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Givers, takers, framers : the ethics of auto/biographical documentary
Bilbrough, Paola (2015) Givers, takers, framers : the ethics of auto/biographical documentary. PhD thesis, Victoria University.
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The tensions between ethical practice and aesthetic freedom in documentary film are particularly magnified in auto/biographical films that involve representations of family members or participants from a different cultural background to the artist, both contexts that demand a greater awareness of self and other. In this doctoral thesis I use 'auto/biographical' in its most expansive sense to signify the blurring of autobiographical stories with biographical material - the impossibility of telling the self's story without implicating others and vice-versa. Also accompanying this thesis is a booklet of poems, titles "Porous", which is held in the Victoria University Library. The related URL links to the catalogue entry for this booklet.
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"Where are people buying these decals?" After ten dead-end calls, Patrick slumped over the telephone, exhausted by his futile hunt. He was trying to buy stick-figure family decals for his sister's car. She has 13 children. "That would be a great gag gift for her," he said, "a string of little girls and boys across the back windshield." The problem was finding them. He tried stationery shops, car dealers, and label companies. Nothing. To lessen the load, I took up the hunt, and was directed to Nancy at Fiber-World in National City. She makes the decals. "We have some decals already made up or customers can bring in their own drawing to have made into a decal," Nancy explained over the phone. "We have a decal machine, so we can scan a drawing that they have made."
Nancy explained the drawings. "I prefer that the drawings be done with a ball-point pen or a very fine black marker. The machine is exaggeratedly sensitive, so it is going to pick up any extra little dot, squiggly line, or extra lines. The drawing has to be an extremely clean copy with clean lines."
The ready-made decals she describes as "the average stick family, and the boy bouncing a soccer ball. If the customer wants freckles on the child, or some other particular item on it, that has to be custom made."
What are some of the best sellers?
"Calvin peeing on everybody is a best seller. People want Calvin peeing on their mother-in-law. There are things that I will not do, though. Some customers come with very vulgar stuff. I just sell them the Calvin by himself and tell them to put whatever they want on the side. Some people ask for some strange things."
Another bestseller right now are "car clubs," she explained. "Customers are asking for the car clubs, the name of the car for the front of the windshield, or they want a particular girl or guy's name for their cars."
The intricacy of the design can be a problem. "Today I had a guy ask me if I could do the Virgin Mary on there," she said. "There's no way I could copy that color picture. It needs to be pencil or pen drawing and look like a coloring book drawing. Some customers want the whole Jesus with the Sacred Heart and there is no way I can do that. It is way too detailed."
What about the quality of the sticker? Is it going to peel?
"The sticker is a heavy vinyl," Nancy explained. "You put it on the window of the car, and when you remove it, you will be left with the stick people, not the background."
The decals come in an assortment of colors. "We have silver, gold, pink, blue, green, but people tend to stick with white or red. We charge per the size," she offered, "so for a decal about 12 inches long by eight or 10 inches high, it would run around $25 . For the stick family, you can make the people smaller to fit more people on there. If the drawing is not very complicated, it takes me between 15 and 30 minutes to make it."
She added, "It will last for a long time."
Nancy told me she had seen a kiosk at Parkway Plaza selling decals, so I raced down there. The Sticker Shop, located by the movie theaters in the center of the mall, sells a variety of images:
firefighter, butterfly, jester, wolf, Calvin praying in front of a cross, and a stick figure family to name just a few. The salesman said a six-inch decal runs $19.95 , and a dollar more for each extra inch. "If you have a catchy design, bring it in, and we can make it up," he said. As for a family of 13 kids, he suggested buying the stick figure family of four then adding the extra kids. "For add-ons it costs $3.95 and up."
The Sticker Shop salesman suggested cleaning the car glass before placing the decals on the car, "clean the window real well before placing them on it," he recommended, "and if you need to remove it for some reason, use a razor blade, a heat gun, or a hair dryer."


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Traditionally babies and young children would be bundled up into puffy jackets and snowsuits before being strapped in their car seats. According to Transport Canada website which insists that this practice is unsafe. Bulky jackets and blankets that come between the child's body and the seat, straps, buckles or harness, affect how well the car seat can function in the event of a sudden stop or collision.
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Bulky snowsuits can affect the harness with respect to additional compressibility. In addition, many snowsuits are made of very slippery material. This can affect the harness system should the chest clip of the restraint not be used properly. When using bulky winter clothing ensure that the harness system is tight, compressing the material to ensure a snug fit.
Babies and young children wearing puffy jackets and snowsuits require the car seat straps have to be adjusted (lengthened) to make more room for the extra material, and this means that the straps are no longer the right length to properly hold the child tightly in place. In the event of impact, the jacket will compress and suddenly the straps will be too loose, which can allow the child to either slip out of the seat or at the very least will rock the child much harder than if the straps were tighter.
Experts agree that you should always avoid putting a jacket on your child in their car seat. But then this creates new issues, because how else can you keep your child protected from the harsh cold?
Below are a few options:
- Dress you child in their normal indoor clothing and then add a fleece coat or hoodie. Fleece is thin enough to not affect the safety of the seat but it keeps them relatively warm. Then after strapping them in, you can add more layers of blankets over them.
- For older children you can walk, you have them walk to the car with their jacket and then once they are in the car, have them remove the jacket, get strapped in and then wear the jacket backwards over the buckled straps.
- For infant car seats you can use car seat covers, shown in the photo above. This is the safest option they have.
The reality is that it can be inconvenient to follow these rules. Especially with younger children, it can get tedious to keep removing and then taking of their jacket when putting them in or taking them out of the car, but ultimately we cannot place a price on their safety and our peace of mind.


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Wheel chair friendly and has 4 bedrooms + office / study, 2 bathrooms, 2 living areas and media room, allowing the family to spread out in comfort whatever their needs.
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- Contemporary, brick veneer, with Colour bond roofing, located toward the front of a large 1275m2 fully fenced block with two street access.
- Rear Gated access to a large double caravan/bus/boat port extra height.
- Colour bond Shed dedicated workshop insulated and air conditioned.
- Double lock up garage with internal access and automatic panel doors makes shopping day easy.
- Large family and dining areas are the heart of the home and lead to a magnificent under roof outdoor entertaining area.
- Spacious gourmet kitchen with 5 burner gas cook top and wide stainless electric oven, range-hood, dishwasher, walk in pantry, breakfast bar, it's a chef's delight.
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- Excellent Laundry with large bench top, lots of work & cupboard space, even has a walk in linen room fully fitted with designer airing racks.
- Located just 500 metres from Howard State School and only 1km to the CBD conveniently offering all the necessities of modern day living.
- Howard is adjacent to the Bruce Highway and only a short distance to the regional centres of Maryborough (15 minutes) and Hervey Bay (25 minutes), and is considered the gateway to the Fraser Coast.
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Jared Leto plays a transsexual with AIDS in the '80s in his first film in five years, The Dallas Buyers Club.
You may have seen some of the shocking images of photos of him while shooting the movie. Like his costar Matthew McConaughey, he lost about 30 pounds for the role. The movie is the real-life story of a Texan with AIDS (McConaughey) in the 1980s who smuggled alternative drug treatments into the U.S. from Mexico
"I got down to 116 or something," Leto told me yesterday at the Fast Company Grill at SXSW.
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Iraq veteran and double-amputee Frank Pierson hasn't had it easy since a projectile hit the vehicle he was driving in Baghdad, Iraq in March 2008. But he has a lot to look forward to.
Construction began in Plainfield on Friday on a new home for Pierson and his wife, Arielle, that will make it easier for Pierson to get around. Having lost both his legs, Pierson is confined to a wheelchair. The couple currently lives with Arielle's mother in a house that makes it difficult for Frank to get from room to room.
"Being independent is a huge thing," he said in an interview for Homes for our Troops, the organization that is sponsoring the construction. "I don't like people helping me all the time. With a new house, it would limit that."
The house is designed for Pierson and his chair. Some of its features include a waist-high stove in the kitchen, and a roll-in shower in the bathroom.
Thanks to the hard work of dozens of volunteers, the house has already begun to take shape.
"We're grateful for his service and the sacrifice he's made for all Americans," volunteer Mark Hopman said.
In the last six years, Homes for Our Troops has built nearly 60 homes for disabled vets, and has more projects underway.
Volunteers will continue to build Pierson's house all weekend, and the organization hopes to have the house finished in about 60 days.
To volunteer, donate, or find out more information, visit www.homesforourtroops.org/pierson
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DTE Energy Services is acquiring an interest in the 49.5-megawatt Mt. Poso Cogeneration Company power plant near Bakersfield, Calif., and will operate the plant and co-lead its conversion to operate on 100-percent biomass fuel, according to a press release. The biomass will be primarily wood fuel derived from urban wood waste, tree trimmings and agricultural residues.
One of Mt. Poso"s three current partners, MacPherson Oil, will continue to have an ownership and management interest in the plant. The other two partners, Northern Star Generation and Red Hawk Energy, are selling their interest. Red Hawk Energy has been instrumental in developing the biomass conversion project, according to DTE.
DTE has completed a similar biomass conversion in Cassville, Wis. and has another under way in Stockton, Calif. The company also operates biomass power plants in Woodland, Calif. and Mobile, Ala.
DTEES, headquartered in Ann Arbor, Mich., acquires, develops, builds, owns and operates projects for large, energy-intensive industrial customers. The company is a subsidiary of DTE Energy, a diversified energy company involved in the development and management of energy-related businesses and services nationwide, with operations in 26 states.
The Mt. Poso plant began operation in 1989 and it employs the best available control technologies to minimize air emissions, uses no potable water (water supply comes from the Mt. Poso oil field), and maintains zero discharge of solid and liquid wastes.
The plant currently operates on a blend of coal, petroleum coke, and tire-derived fuel. Operating on biomass fuel, the plant will produce about 44 megawatts of power, enough to supply the electricity needs of about 35,000 homes.
Following the conversion, the plant will provide power to PG&E under a long-term renewable power purchase agreement. The plant will help PG&E meet California"s 33-percent renewable power requirement.
The conversion of the facility to burn renewable biomass is under way and is expected to be complete in 2012.
The conversion will employ approximately 90 construction workers at peak. Permanent employment at the plant will increase from 28 today to 38 when the conversion is complete. In addition, the project will create additional jobs and business activity through agreements with fuel suppliers and other companies that will provide services to the plant.


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Penn State has been slammed with an unprecedented series of punitive sanctions from the NCAA following the Jerry Sandusky sex abuse scandal.
FOX News Radio's Courtney Kealy reports:
NCAA President Mark Emmert announcing severe penalties including a $60 million fine on the university, about the annual gross revenue of the football team.
(Emmert) "With the funds to be used to establish an endowment to support programs around the nation that serve the victims of child sexual abuse and seek to prevent such abuse from happening."
Post-season play, including bowl games, for four years will be forbidden. All wins from 1998 through 2011 will be vacated and Joe Paternos' record will reflect this. Incoming and current student athletes will be allowed to transfer. Five years probation is effective immediately.
Courtney Kealy, FOX News Radio.
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READ the NCAA News Release:
INDIANAPOLIS - By perpetuating a "football first" culture that ultimately enabled serial child sexual abuse to occur, The Pennsylvania State University leadership failed to value and uphold institutional integrity, resulting in a breach of the NCAA Constitution and rules. The NCAA Division I Board of Directors and NCAA Executive Committee directed Association president Mark Emmert to examine the circumstances and determine appropriate action in consultation with these presidential bodies.
"As we evaluated the situation, the victims affected by Jerry Sandusky and the efforts by many to conceal his crimes informed our actions," said Emmert. "At our core, we are educators. Penn State leadership lost sight of that."
According to the NCAA conclusions and sanctions, the Freeh Report "presents an unprecedented failure of institutional integrity leading to a culture in which a football program was held in higher esteem than the values of the institution, the values of the NCAA, the values of higher education, and most disturbingly the values of human decency."
As a result, the NCAA imposed a $60 million sanction on the university, which is equivalent to the average gross annual revenue of the football program. These funds must be paid into an endowment for external programs preventing child sexual abuse or assisting victims and may not be used to fund such programs at the university.
The sanctions also include a four-year football postseason ban and a vacation of all wins from 1998 through 2011. The career record of former head football coach Joe Paterno will reflect these vacated records. Penn State must also reduce 10 initial and 20 total scholarships each year for a four-year period. In addition, the NCAA reserves the right to impose additional sanctions on involved individuals at the conclusion of any criminal proceedings.
The NCAA recognizes that student-athletes are not responsible for these events and worked to minimize the impact of its sanctions on current and incoming football student-athletes. Any entering or returning student-athlete will be allowed to immediately transfer and compete at another school. Further, any football student-athletes who remain at the university may retain their scholarships, regardless of whether they compete on the team.
To further integrate the athletics department into the university, Penn State will be required to enter into an "Athletics Integrity Agreement" with the NCAA. It also must adopt all Freeh Report recommendations and appoint an independent, NCAA-selected Athletics Integrity Monitor, who will oversee compliance with the agreement.
Effective immediately, the university faces five years of probation. Specifically, the university is subject to more severe penalties if it does not adhere to these requirements or violates NCAA rules in any sport during this time period.
"There has been much speculation on whether or not the NCAA has the authority to impose any type of penalty related to Penn State," said Ed Ray, Executive Committee chair and Oregon State president. "This egregious behavior not only goes against our rules and Constitution, but also against our values."
Because Penn State accepted the Freeh Report factual findings, which the university itself commissioned, the NCAA determined traditional investigative proceedings would be redundant and unnecessary.
"We cannot look to NCAA history to determine how to handle circumstances so disturbing, shocking and disappointing," said Emmert. "As the individuals charged with governing college sports, we have a responsibility to act. These events should serve as a call to every single school and athletics department to take an honest look at its campus environment and eradicate the 'sports are king' mindset that can so dramatically cloud the judgment of educators."
Penn State fully cooperated with the NCAA on this examination of the issues and took decisive action in removing individuals in leadership who were culpable.
"The actions already taken by the new Penn State Board of Trustees chair Karen Peetz and Penn State president Rodney Erickson have demonstrated a strong desire and determination to take the steps necessary for Penn State to right these severe wrongs," said Emmert.
READ Penn State President Rodney Erickson's statement in response to the NCAA sanctions:
"The tragedy of child sexual abuse that occurred at our University altered the lives of innocent children. Today, as every day, our thoughts and prayers continue to be with the victims of Mr. Sandusky and all other victims of child abuse. Against this backdrop, Penn State accepts the penalties and corrective actions announced today by the NCAA. With today's announcement and the action it requires of us, the University takes a significant step forward.
The NCAA ruling holds the University accountable for the failure of those in power to protect children and insists that all areas of the University community are held to the same high standards of honesty and integrity.
The NCAA also mandates that Penn State become a national leader to help victims of child sexual assault and to promote awareness across our nation. Specifically, the University will pay $12 million a year for the next five years into a special endowment created to fund programs for the detection, prevention and treatment of child abuse. This total of $60 million can never reduce the pain suffered by victims, but will help provide them hope and healing.
The NCAA penalty will also affect the football program. There is a four-year ban on all post-season games, including bowl games and the Big Ten Championship game, and a future reduction in the number of football scholarships that can be granted. We are grateful that the current student athletes are not prevented from participation because of the failures of leadership that occurred. Additionally the NCAA has vacated all wins of Penn State football from 1998-2011.
We also welcome the Athletics Integrity Agreement and the third-party monitor, who will be drilling into compliance and culture issues in intercollegiate athletics, in conjunction with the recommendations of the Freeh Report. Lastly a probationary period of five years will be imposed.
It is important to know we are entering a new chapter at Penn State and making necessary changes. We must create a culture in which people are not afraid to speak up, management is not compartmentalized, all are expected to demonstrate the highest ethical standards, and the operating philosophy is open, collegial, and collaborative. Since receiving Judge Freeh's preliminary recommendations in January, the University has instituted several reforms. Today we accept the terms of the consent decree imposed by the NCAA. As Penn State embarks upon change and progress, this announcement helps to further define our course. It is with this compass that we will strive for a better tomorrow.
Penn State will move forward with a renewed sense of commitment to excellence and integrity in all aspects of our University. We continue to recognize the important role that intercollegiate athletics provides for our student athletes and the wider University community as we strive to appropriately balance academic and athletic accomplishments. Penn State will continue to be a world-class educational institution of which our students, faculty, staff and alumni can be justifiably proud."
READ a statement by the Paterno Family in response to the NCAA Sanctions:
"Sexual abuse is reprehensible, especially when it involves children, and no one starting with Joe Paterno condones or minimizes it. The horrific acts committed by Jerry Sandusky shock the conscience of every decent human being. How Sandusky was able to get away with his crimes for so long has yet to be fully understood, despite the claims and assertions of the Freeh report.
The release of the Freeh report has triggered an avalanche of vitriol, condemnation and posthumous punishment on Joe Paterno. The NCAA has now become the latest party to accept the report as the final word on the Sandusky scandal. The sanctions announced by the NCAA today defame the legacy and contributions of a great coach and educator without any input from our family or those who knew him best.
That the President, the Athletic Director and the Board of Trustees accepted this unprecedented action by the NCAA without requiring a full due process hearing before the Committee on Infractions is an abdication of their responsibilities and a breach of their fiduciary duties to the University and the 500,000 alumni. Punishing past, present and future students of the University because of Sandusky's crimes does not serve justice. This is not a fair or thoughtful action; it is a panicked response to the public's understandable revulsion at what Sandusky did.
The point of due process is to protect against this sort of reflexive action. Joe Paterno was never interviewed by the University or the Freeh Group. His counsel has not been able to interview key witnesses as they are represented by counsel related to ongoing litigation. We have had no access to the records reviewed by the Freeh group. The NCAA never contacted our family or our legal counsel. And the fact that several parties have pending trials that could produce evidence and testimony relevant to this matter has been totally discounted.
Unfortunately all of these facts have been ignored by the NCAA, the Freeh Group and the University."


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Contemporary Religiosity and the Absence of Solidarity With Those in Need
under the age of 18 years. Eight million of them come from Syria and Afghanistan. The vast majority of refugees, according to the statistics – 86% – live in developing regions See http://www.unhcr.org/figures-at-a-glance.html (accessed 2/6/2018); https://www.amnesty.org/en/what-we-do/refugees-asylum-seekers-and-migrants/ (accessed 2/6/2018). ; hence, Europe is faced only with a small percentage of those in urgent need. And yet it has shown itself unable to find a common approach to help that would come out of the values on which the European Union is based
Secular Formatting of the Sacred: Human Rights and the Question of Secularization and Re-Sacralization
been willing to take the consequences by giving the refugees asylum in respect of human rights. Similar questions of credibility can be raised in the case of Syria and other conflicts where human rights language was involved. I am afraid that the same duplicitous grammar applies to the ideal construction of human rights suggested by Joas. In my opinion, this is not a big problem as long as we discuss human rights as an expression of minimal moral and juridical standards, the "power of the powerless" in a world of suffering and suppression. However, as soon as human
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[CZSO] 2016 ). One finds similar low numbers when one looks at the number of asylum seekers and those granted asylum in the Czech Republic. As Table 1 shows, the number of people granted asylum actually sunk in the period 2004–13 and it did not increase much ever since. Table 1 Asylum seekers in the Czech Republic, 2004–15 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 5.459 4.021 3.016 1.878 1.656 1,258 833 756 753 707 1.156 1.245 Note: Number for 2015 refers only to
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the individual election statistics. From among a total of 31 subjects running for the election, almost half built their program solely upon the refusal of immigration or it was one of their strongest program points. These parties ran >2,200 candidates, which – in terms of the proportion between the number of accepted asylum applications from the beginning of the year to the end of 2017 (which was 125 including subsidiary protection) – makes up a ratio of 18 candidates for every asylum seeker. Although the vast majority of these parties was wholly unsuccessful, and
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per 1,000 inhabitants ( Eurostat 2018 ). To illustrate my point, the following two graphs show the development of applications for asylum numbers (Graph 1) and approved applications (Graph 2). Graph 1 Application of asylum seekers Source: Authors graph based on statistics by Ministry of Interior of Slovak Republic Graph 2 Numbers of received asylum application Source: Authors graph based on statistics by Ministry of Interior of Slovak Republic The last point mentioned above stresses the migration crisis as a part of the public and
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North Africa, namely, from Morocco, Algeria, and Tunisia, as well as from the former Southern Sahara colonies, rushed to France. This country, with the most significant number of Muslims, constitutes a separate case because its immigrant population grew up not only because of the immigrants seeking work after World War II; after the end of the Algerian War of Independence (1954–1962), hundreds of thousands of Algerians who fought on the side of France were granted asylum. The Muslim population has since expanded through legal birthrights, illegal entrants, and cases
Islamophobia Without Muslims? The "Contact Hypothesis" as an Explanation for Anti-Muslim Attitudes – Eastern European Societies in a Comparative Perspective
Theories need to be tested against empirical evidence. For this purpose, we exploit the European Social Survey (2014) . Since 2002, the European Social Survey Program conducts public opinion polls every 2 years. Every round of the ESS includes repeated questions and up to three topic-orientated modules. The seventh round of the European Social Survey (2014) sheds light on questions that relate to immigration and asylum issues. Therefore, it offers a unique opportunity to study the social–psychological determinants of rejective attitudes toward Muslim immigrants in a
Migration Discourse in Slovak Politics. Context and Content of Migration in Political Discourse: European Values versus Campaign Rhetoric
economic advantages of Europe. The Prime Minister of the Slovak Republic characterized migrants during this month several times as economic migrants and called them economic speculators trying to abuse the social system of European countries in which they applied for asylum. In September, in addition to the economic problems related to the migrant's question, another very strong (and also a long-term "old" question) arose. The media started to cover the issues of safety and security hazards associated with uncontrolled migration in Europe. Dominant themes were closely


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Washing your face is super important for your skin care…
Get Ready For A Weekend Of Skin Pampering
Need a little skin pampering? Truthfully, we could all use a little skin pampering every now and then. There's something about taking a weekend to really pamper yourself and your skin that can be incredibly rejuvenating. Yes, for your skin but also for your state of mind. We're all constantly on the go all the time, we often forget to take a few minutes to step back and really just relax to enjoy some pampering. Why not start the spring season on a glowing note? We have some ideas to help you get ready for a weekend of skin pampering.
Block Your Calendar
Seriously, make it a point to block off your weekend to pamper yourself! We always make appointments and set our calendar up for everything and anything else, but we really don't do the same for ourselves. You're ready for a little skin pampering, right? So make an appointment with yourself, and block off the weekend to just relax and enjoy some much needed pampering time for yourself. Blocking out your calendar is a great way to keep your mind at ease. Make it a non-negotiable for yourself so you really stick to it, too. It's a weekend all about you and your skin, and that deserves some time off.
Schedule an Appointment
Depending on how big you want to go with your weekend of skin pampering, we suggest setting up any spa appointments you want to have done during your weekend pampering session ahead of time. Sure it can be possible to call the day of, but you're going to be in the relaxation mode and there's no sense in waiting until the day of. Decide on what skin pampering treatments you want to have done at your favorite spa and book them a couple weeks in advance. This way you won't have to worry about scheduling anything when your enjoyable weekend comes, you're able to just roll into the spa and get right into the pampering zone.
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When it comes down to really getting pampered and feeling it, it's all about the energy you create. Since you're creating a weekend full of skin pampering, make it a point to really create a relaxing environment in your home. Light your candles, make sure you have your favorite snacks and beverages stocked, get a book or movie you've been wanting to watch. These are all great ways to really help you get into that pampering state of mind and relax into it.
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So often when we think of skin pampering, we really just think about facials and things. But don't forget the rest of your body! Order some great bath and body skin care products to enjoy a nice relaxing bath at home. Body scrubs, relaxing bath bombs and moisturizers are great ways to give you that overall skin pampering feeling for your whole body. Draw yourself a warm bath and enjoy the skin pampering benefits!


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Quantum GIS Dependency conflict on Suse 9.2
To whom it may concern
I'm trying to install this rpm for Quantum GIS on my Suse 9.2 machine
Version: 0.6.0-0 (File name : qgis-0.6_suse9.1_grass.i586.rpm)
Quantum GIS (QGIS) is designed to be a Geographic Information System (GIS)
built for Linux/Unix. QGIS offers support for vector and raster formats.
Currently QGIS supports shapefiles and PostgreSQL/PostGIS layers, rasters,
and extensions (plugins)
and I kept getting dependency error on my Suse 9.2 machine : Dependency conflict message.
libgdal.so1 not available
libgeos.so1 not available
libgeos.so2 not available
libgrass_datetime.so not available
libgrass_dbmibase.so not available
libgrass_dbmiclient.so not available
libgrass_dgl.so not available
libgrass_dig2.so not available
libgrass_form.so not availble
libgrass_gis.so not available
libgrass_gmath.so not available
libgrass_I.so not available
libgrass_linkm.so not available
libgrass_rtree.so not available
How do I install the file that are missing on my machine?
is it on the Suse 9.2 diskette (CD's 1 thru 5)?
or is there an rpm for suse that contains this missing dependency file? thanks
To install GRASS on your SuSE 9.2, download and install in the following order:
* proj-4.4.9-1.i586.rpm
* gdal-1.2.5-1.i586.rpm
* grass-6.0.0-1.i586.rpm
* gdal-grass-1.2.5-1.i586.rpm
* geos-2.0.0-1.i586.rpm
* qgis-0.6.0-0.i586.rpm
The files are here:
If it's still bitching about grass libraries, then get these:
rpmbuild --rebuild grass*src.rpm
rpm -Uvh /dir/files_that_it_just_wrote/*.rpm
That should do it. Hell, you could recompile it all from source- and probably should- since it's for 9.1 and not 9.2.
Welcome to the power of open source.
thank Thoreau for your help.
I install GRASS and GIS in the following order in my Suse 9.2 machine but
I can't seem to run the application (GIS). There is no Icon on my Suse toolbar or Program Toolbar.
Question..... :
What happens when you type
Code: gis
in the command line?
I type GIS on the command line, command not found
I type QGIS on the command line, command not found.
I did a search on my machine for QGIS and its on my usr/local/bin directory but its a read-only file (Not an Excutable file)
Question.... :
What happens with
Code: su [rootpass] qgis
what happen to QGis? I get this message "bash: qgis: command not found"
Excutable (qgis) file is in the usr/local/bin directory and persmission assign to the file is at the root level.. I log in as regular user and its not letting me change the excutable file from read only.
Ok, you can either make the file executalbe to everyone with
Code:su [rootpass] chmod 777 /usr/local/bin/qgis
or you can make yourfelf the owner with
Code: su [rootpass] chown username /usr/local/bin/qgis
linux:/home/sus..... # chmod 777 /usr/local/bin/qgis
linux:/home/suse....# qgis
bash: qgis: command not found
Calm down screech. It'll be ok.
rpm -ql qgis-0.6.0-0.i586.rpm
Do that, and whatever is in /bin is to be executed.
Like so ./
Hey Thoreau
I it and I'm getting this error message.
-rw-r--r-- 1 suse... users 25023029 2005-03-20 09:37 qgis-0.6.0-0.i586.rpm
linux:/home/suse.../Documents # rpm -ql qgis-0.6.0-0.i586.rpm
package qgis-0.6.0-0.i586.rpm is not installed
linux:/home/suse.../Documents #
and who are you calling screech? ...Ha..
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Layout Review
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Price: $2.99
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From the developers of hit photo app Halftone comes a new photo editor, Layout, that's so full of features and so easy to use, it rivals iPhoto. And, at $2.99, it's half the price. The only drawback is lack of iPhone support, but the app uses the full 9.7-inch iPad display so fully, it would be doing it a disservice to scale it down.
While a capable single photo editor, Layout is mostly about creating photo journals or digital scrapbooks. Users select an aspect ratio for the whole project and then divide it with simple swipes into a collage of sorts. There are templates available, but the touch interface is so inviting, they seem unnecessary.
From there it's all tapping. Each box holds its own image. One tap brings up this neat dial that serves as the main menu. Select the appropriate icon to grab a snap from the camera roll, or directly from a Facebook, Flickr or Instagram account.
That means no importing and exporting, and easy access to all those social media outlets where we tend to stick different pieces of our shared lives. Once the images have been selected, margins can be adjusted, individual squares can be cut again, and within each box images can be scaled and resized.
No photography app is complete anymore without effects and Layout has just enough of them to keep users feeling creative without in-app purchases and clutter luring them away.
The edit menu brings up a pretty complete photo editor with auto enhance, contrast, saturation, cropping, red eye fix - all the goodies a good photo app should have. It's not Photoshop, but it gets the job done.
There are also options to add captions in an assortment of fonts, stickers, speech bubbles and pens to write directly on photos. And, of course, a few neat filters to add artistic touches.
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Moving a Front panel once started
I have a front panel I started and it ends up on pages 14,15,16 when i go to print.(Which is another issue, the FPD print dialog wont let me select which pages I want..http://www.frontpanelexpress.com/typo3conf/ext/chc_forum/pi1/templates/img/emoticons/rolleyes.gif.) But anyway, I could solve this if I could move the whole FP design along the left side of the grid, of course including all my holes and stuff. And up the upper left corner instead of the right side....any ideas?
Posted By: richmix on Sep 22, 2013 06:23AM Category: Front Panel Designer
It sounds like you have an unwanted object in your design. Front Panel Designer prints everything, even "empty" engravings.
You can find it by changing the view to 'overview' (crtl+a), turn on 'show reference points' (u on the keyboard) and change to 'outline mode' (crtl+d)
If you still can't find it check out the price calculation. All objects are listed with their coordinates. Look for a large number in X or Y. This gives you a hint where to look at.
I hope that solves the problem.
Kind regards,
Posted By: DianeHaensel on Sep 24, 2013 07:52PMReply
Macro Object
This may be a stupid question but im trying to make a J1962 macro object. There is a small lip on the top of the connector. I am attempting to create two seperate rectangular cutouts and join them together to create the object. When I do this the two object group, however do not mould into one object. How do I go about joining two cutouts and mould them into one?
Posted By: endaloughman on Sep 16, 2013 10:46AM Category: Front Panel Designer
This is a very good question. You did everything as supposed to. The macro object will be milled as two rectangles with some "air milling".
The cleaner and more cost effective way is to create the cutout outline as a dxf file and import it into Front Panel Designer.
However, if the "air milling" is reduced to a small distance it is most of the time not worth the effort to switch to a different program, draw the dxf, and import it.
The macro object is easier to design (with simple shapes) and most of the time only a few cents more expensive than a dxf import.
Click here for an example. The group (macro object) cost $1.23 + $.61 = $1.84 whereas the dxf-import object only cost $1.46.
I hope that explains the difference between macro object and dxf-import object.
Kind regards
Posted By: DianeHaensel on Sep 17, 2013 01:14AMReply
Thanks very much, explained perfectly.
Posted By: endaloughman on Sep 17, 2013 12:27PMReply
Bug in Macro Sidebar
When trying to insert a Macro object (K) the reference panel pops up and the cursor goes into cross hair mode, but when you click into the panel, a small error message window pops up which reads:
Front Panel Designer Error
Please select the macro object you want to insert from the macro sidebar.
But there IS NO macro sidebar on the screen!
The Macro Sidebar cant be toggled on/off either.
The Macro Sidebar was broken using Version 4.14, and is now still broken using Version 4.31 of Front Panel Designer, MacOS-Intel.
(Note: The "Messages" and the "Object Properties" screens work perfectly, and I'm using Mac OS X 10.5.8 (9L30))
Please help soon, and
Thank you very much!
Posted By: joetee on Sep 15, 2013 02:23PM Category: Front Panel Designer
Thank you for your bug report. I submitted it to IT and will get back to you as soon as I hear back.
I'm sorry for the inconvenience caused to you.
Kind regards,
Posted By: DianeHaensel on Sep 17, 2013 01:20AMReply
I found a Hardware solution to the Software bug that I described above:
I bought a new 13" Macbook Air, and now the Macro Sidebar of FPE opens and works correctly!!!
I think the reason that the Macro Sidebar now opens correctly is because of a higher available vertical size in the new laptop screen.
My older 13" Air had a 1280x800 LCD resolution, and there was not enough lines/height available for the (hard coded?) size of the Macro Sidebar to open into.
My newer 13" Air has a slightly taller vertical resolution of 1400x900 lines, and so now the Sidebar fits/works as it does on the Windows version.
This software bug may be simple to fix with a change of the default dimensions of the Macro Sidebar height.
(Also, the smaller 11" MacBooks with only 1366×768 screens would not be tall enough to display the Macro Sidebar either.)
Thanks again for the Mac Version FPE team!!!
Posted By: joetee on Nov 21, 2013 06:21PMReply
I found a Hardware solution to the Software bug that I described above:
I bought a new 13" Macbook Air, and now the Macro Sidebar of FPE opens and works correctly!!!
I think the reason that the Macro Sidebar now opens correctly is because of a higher available vertical size in the new laptop screen.
My older 13" Air had a 1280x800 LCD resolution, and there was not enough lines/height available for the (hard coded?) size of the Macro Sidebar to open into.
My newer 13" Air has a slightly taller vertical resolution of 1400x900 lines, and so now the Sidebar fits/works as it does on the Windows version.
This software bug may be simple to fix with a change of the default dimensions of the Macro Sidebar height.
(Also, the smaller 11" MacBooks with only 1366×768 screens would not be tall enough to display the Macro Sidebar either.)
Thanks again for the Mac Version FPE team!!!
Posted By: joetee on Nov 21, 2013 06:25PMReply
Thank you for the additional info on this bug. This should be now very simple to fix with the next update.
We appreciate your help for improving our software :)
Kind regards,
Posted By: DianeHaensel on Nov 21, 2013 09:33PMReply
My Macro sidebar was working fine until
today. I can not toggle the sidebar on and off. It is just GONE !! Mac 10.6.8 front panel software 4.51
Posted By: gary barnett on Aug 25, 2016 03:16AMReply
Hi Gary,
The additional panels, as for example the macro sidebar, are so-called
"floating windows." This means that they can be one of the following
- visible, attached to one of the side borders of the main window
(as is the case by default),
- visible but detached, "floating" around, moveable by mouse,
- invisible.
To fix your macro side bar, please try the following.
First, make sure that it is set to visible: go to the menu item "View"
and check the item "Macro Objects". This should make your macro
sidebar visible and usable -- it may still be floating, though.
If the macro toolbar is floating and you wish to re-attach it, you can
drag it by its title bar to one of the side borders of the main
window. As soon as the side border changes color, just let go the
macro toolbar window -- it will automatically snap into its original
Hope this helps! Please let us know if not.
Best regards,
Posted By: Fabian on Aug 30, 2016 03:00AMReply
"Mill afterwards" on powder coated panel
When creating an in-filled text engraving on a powder coated panel, Front Panel Designer allows you the option to "Mill afterwards". This isn't an option on anodized panels because the anodizing is done first, but I'm curious about how it affects the result on a powder coated panel. Even if the difference is subtle, why would I choose one over the other?
It may not matter, but in my particular case I'm planning to use text with white in-fill on a black panel.
Posted By: hank_b on Sep 15, 2013 07:01AM Category: Production
We recommend to have all engravings done after powder-coating when infill of the engravings is required. This way, the engravings won't be already covered with paint from the powder-coating process when we apply the infill paint (especially critical when having small engravings.) The result will look more defined and higher in quality.
However, engraving after powder-coating requires a second setup on our milling machines and is therefore higher in cost.
We give you more control over the cost of the panel by allowing you to choose when certain objects should be cut or engraved. The default setting for engravings is always "mill afterwards".
I only know one good example for having engravings cut before powder-coating. This would be a serial number that shouldn't jump out too much with no infill paint somewhere on the bottom of the panel.
I hope that explains the difference.
Kind regards
Posted By: DianeHaensel on Sep 17, 2013 01:46AMReply
Thanks for your prompt and clear answer! I'll definitely keep the default, mill afterwards.
Posted By: hank_b on Sep 17, 2013 04:29AMReply
Aircraft Instrument Panel
I am attempting to create an instrument panel and would like to know the best way to create both a 3 1/8 and 2 1/4 instrument hole with the 4 screw holes in the proper locations. I don't see a macro shape or any example templates to use.
Posted By: jbwilliams on Sep 11, 2013 01:30PM Category: Front Panel Designer
We have a couple of similar objects in our macro object library but nothing with the dimensions you mentioned.
However, it is very easy to create it yourself. You can place the origin of the instrument panel on the center of the 3 1/8 hole and position the screw holes from there. Here is a simple how-to:
1. draw the 3 1/8 hole
2. click on 'origin' in the toolbar (snap toolbar opens)
3. click on 'based on reference point based on an object' in snap toolbar
4. click on center of 3 1/8 hole
5. click on 'insert drill hole' in toolbar
6. click on snap tool bar 'relative to the reference of an object' and click on center of 3 1/8 hole.
7. enter coordinates for the screw hole
8. enter diameter of hole (new dialog opens after step 7)
From there you can mirror around the center of the 3 1/8 hole or just repeat step 7 and 8. When you are done you can group the holes and create a macro object for your user library (Shift+m).
Kind regards,
Posted By: DianeHaensel on Sep 12, 2013 11:11PMReply
Pop-up origin description
When initially using the Front Panel Designer work station, I had a problem understanding the exact purpose of the 3rd icon on the pop-out origin selection bar. The pop-up description for that icon states "Enter coordinates based on the reference point of a object". I did not and still don't understand that language. I would instead use "Enter coordinates to be in common with the reference point of an object". Basically, the coordinates of the new object to be the same as the coordinates of the selected existing object.
Posted By: stanfoote on Aug 25, 2013 04:51AM Category: Front Panel Designer
The wording can be confusing since you don't have to enter any coordinates at all. As you stated, it means basically to add another object to the same location of another object.
Thank you for your feedback.
Kind regards,
Posted By: DianeHaensel on Aug 27, 2013 12:30AMReply


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