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...Highlights: turtles, great macro life/ marine diversity, schooling fish/big pelagics...
...Surin's diving environment: wall diving, beginner divers, off the beaten track...
The extensive reefs of the Surin Islands have the greatest hard coral diversity in Thailand. Though the soft corals and fish diversity are not quite as good as some of the other Andaman Sea destinations in Thailand, you will find fish species here that you won't see in the Similan Islands, such as Napoleon wrasse, yellow-masked angelfish, bumphead parrotfish, tomato anemonefish and barramundi, as well as lots of turtles.
Not many liveaboard boats visit these islands, not because the diving is less attractive than at other Thai destinations, but rather due to their remoteness; the short 4 night schedules of the more popular Thailand dive safaris do not allow enough time to take in both the Surin and Similan Islands. So when you do visit here, you'll find that there's still a beautiful corner of Thailand that you are able enjoy without sharing it with the tourist hordes. Show more
Koh Chi - This is the smallest and furthest north of the islands of Surin. The site consists of a gentle slope and granite boulders off the western side down to a depth of 22m. The marine life is excellent here and a variety of hard corals carpet the sea floor. You can see several turtle species and many pelagic fish such as trevally, barracuda and tuna. The north end of the islet features granite boulders and caverns, which are favoured as refuge by soldierfish, angelfish and reef sharks. Currents can be strong at Koh Chi. Show more
There are not many liveaboard dive boats that visit the Surin Islands but as for ones that do, you will find them in our Similan liveaboards section here.
Typically these cruises include diving at the Similan Islands, Richelieu Rock, Koh Bon and Koh Tachai islands, and usually last 5 nights, although occasionally there are slightly shorter trips on offer too. One attraction of these trips is that you generally have the dive sites to yourselves at Koh Surin.
The Surin liveaboard diving season runs from mid October to early May, though the best time for a visit is from December to April. Outside of these months it can be wet and windy and there are, therefore, no scheduled trips to the area. The Traveler website has more information on the climate in nearby Koh Similan.
The water temperature never goes below 27-28°C (during the rainy season May-October) and can go up to 30-31°C during dry season (November-April). Dry season also brings the best sea conditions, with calm waters and visibility that reaches 30m on most days.
The dive sites in the Surin area are often known for the presence of large pelagics (usually eagle and manta rays, but also whale sharks), usually from February to April. Earlier in the season (November to January), the currents can sometimes be strong - ideal conditions for spotting huge schools of trevallies, fusiliers and barracudas.
Review our maps below of Koh Surin and its host country Thailand. Here, you will find information on how to get to Phuket or Khao Lak, and then on to the Surin Islands.
Depth: 5 - >30m
Visibility: 5 - 20m
Currents: Can be strong
Surface conditions: Calm
Water temperature: 26 - 29°C
Experience level: Beginner - advanced
Number of dive sites: >10
Distance: ~205 km north northwest of Phuket (10 hours)
Recommended length of stay: 5 - 6 days as part of a Thailand liveaboard charter


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Monday, January 26, 2009
Prussia - Blessed Be, Yours Truly In Spirit & Soul
Blessed Be, Yours Truly In Spirit & Soul, the follow up to Prussia's 2008 album Dear Emily, Best Wishes, Molly, is a free download courtesy of Common Cloud Records. With their debut album last year, Prussia established themselves as the much needed breath of fresh air within the Detroit music scene, and this EP is a step further in the right direction. It's still their personal interpretation of 60s garage-pop, but these tracks are darker and looming lullabies appropriate for a prom night in a Tim Burton-esque world. Each track plays as a perfect waltz to bring out your inner Sweeney Todd or Headless Horseman. I could certainly, for the sake of comparison, imagine a band like Liars contriving a record like this. Very good stuff. I just hope that they're able to press this on vinyl in the future. If you're in or around Michigan, be sure to check them out at their FREE record release show at The Crofoot on Feb. 7th.
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i just downloaded this. great stuff, thanks for the post!
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This album is beyond awesome!
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- Anonymous30 August 2017 at 14:18
Kucko FTWReplyDeleteReplies
- Anonymous30 August 2017 at 15:44
"Everything should be defined by the end of the year and implemented from April 1, 2017", Mr Kučko said. "The pace at which each base will be launched will depend on the arrival of new aircraft" - one of his finer moments.Delete
- Anonymous30 August 2017 at 17:14
Sack Kucko, please!ReplyDeleteReplies
- Anonymous30 August 2017 at 18:27
Why ?? he has delivered profit every year since he has been CEO. Do you honestly think that any non-airline govt appointee can do better ??Delete
- Anonymous30 August 2017 at 21:27
And he can be profitable another mandate as he have 5 more planes to sell, 4 more slots and tecnics.Delete
- Anonymous30 August 2017 at 21:43
If it makes the company profitable, why not ?Delete
- Anonymous30 August 2017 at 19:07
Hope we get decent CEO whic Croatia Airlines and Croatia deservesReplyDelete
- Anonymous30 August 2017 at 19:21
There was no profit based on the airlines operational business at Croatia Airlines at all. It was a loss of around 200+ mlnHRK every year compensated by sales of assets. (Sale & Leaseback) e.g. slots at Heathrow.ReplyDelete
So keeping the current management would just mean, that the government is unable to read financial statements or heads for Croatia Airlines bankruptcy and therefore a takeover by Lufthansa / Eurowings.Replies
- Anonymous30 August 2017 at 19:27
I'm not sure which airline job description ever makes the distinction between delivering operational profit versus accounting profit.Delete
At the end of the day, people are judged on whether they deliver a profit - period - which this guys has done while his predecessors didn't
- Anonymous30 August 2017 at 20:23
You are right...ReplyDelete
Having no job and income, then selling your house and renting it back and showing off with your annual income.
That's professional management.
Seems you are well informed. ;)Replies
- Anonymous30 August 2017 at 20:44
Dude, whatever you are smoking is definately doing its job ... where can i get some ?Delete
- Anonymous30 August 2017 at 21:22
OU never makes an operational profit without selling something. Normal airlines manage to make a profit through cost effective operations.ReplyDeleteReplies
- Anonymous30 August 2017 at 22:17
...and sales !Delete
Croatia Airlines load factor <70%…world average 80+%
And tourism is doing great in Croatia.
So...start selling tickets.
Even cost effectively operated aircraft don't make money when they are empty.
- Anonymous1 September 2017 at 19:01
We have got to the end of the week and nothing ... same as always, "much ado about nothing"ReplyDelete
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Me, being awake and sitting up, at 5:30 in the morning. I actually woke almost an hour ago but I attempted to go back to sleep. After least week's involuntary somnolence, I didn't think it'd be an issue. Ha. Bipolar throws another curveball embedded with rusty nails.
It may anxiety because I have a shrink appt today and I have to pick my kid up early just to make sure I can make the appt and not have to sweat them running behind so I can't pick her up. (Yeah, I have family who probably might do it, but they aren't very reliable and are always busy so why bother.)
Other anxiety includes my kid having a running nose (snot nosed brat, ha ha.) I pretty sure it's a garden variety cold because I gave her allergy pills and it didn't help. Of course, my mother went off, in front of Spook, about how "you need to get that kid to a doctor, her nose is running and she's coughing, she must be allergic to your cats." Grandma drama llama set off my baby drama llama. Now following a shower last night Spook was howling in ear pain. Could be an ear infection coming on. Could be water trapped in her ear. Could be a number of things and my batshit mother has the child convinced I am neglectful if I don't take her to the ER for every hangnail. Until Friday, Spook's nose hadn't even been running so we're not talking some long going illness I've ignored.
How my mother didn't psychologically cripple me is a miracle because she truly is nuts and hell bent on passing it on.
The weekend wasn't bad. Not much human interaction required or dishes into the trip so that is always good. Of course, my dad had to stop by and bring me rules of the road book to remind me my kid still needs her booster seat by law (ffs, she's 4 feet tall, 62 lbs, and will turn 8 in 7 months, get over yourself.) Well, that set Spook into a stratospheric tantrum for an hour and a half. I had to listen to her bawl, wail, punch and kick walls and yell I SHOULD JUST DIE. Yes. Over a booster seat.
Yesterday's drama was me asking her to put one basket of her laundry away after I'd folded six baskets. No, it was too hard. No, she doesn't know where things go. (I pop quizzed her which drawer was for what, and ha, she aced it, so don't play me, child.) She cried. She said she hated her life. I am mean.
I don't really get how I have beyond a trait or two of borderline because all this drama makes me a nervous wreck and more depressed rather than giving me any kind of validation.
Oh, guess what. My nose is running too, I must have ebolaswinepox, best airlift me to Mayo clinic.
Now that you've had your morning dose of snarkasm…
I hope I can nap after I get her to school but I doubt it cos the appointment anxiety and I really don't wanna extra medicate just to zonk myself out. Why can't sleep come quickly and naturally? It never really has for me, even as a ten year old I'd be in bed awake an hour after lights out, counting numbers, silently singing songs in my head, making up stories. Anything to keep my mind occupied. Out of the dark zone, out of the anxiety inducing zone.
All I've heard lately is about attacking the underlying cause of anxiety, that will fix it. IF I KNEW, I'd Z whack it myself. That's kind of the point of a disorder is you don't know why you have the symptoms because it's so often random and extreme. Saturday we braved the huge grocery store (would Aldi renovate already and reopen???) and I wasn't too freaked. Yesterday we went to our normal small convenience store and seven people were in line and I started to get paranoid and panicky. WTF?
If it's never the same trigger…How do I get to the underlying cause?
And this dialectal therapy the shrink mentioned…I am skeptical. It basically sounds like a self pep talk you brainwash yourself into. I can live in the moment, I can ask myself what the bigger picture is, blah blah blah…It doesn't change whatever whacked out brain chemical imbalance is going to stab me in the back next.
Maybe I sound treatment resistant. I don't think so. I'm willing to entertain the magnets, even shock. But talking talking talking, while may make me feel better (ya know, kinda like taking a poop)…I am still bipolar, still depressed, still anxious, still not sleeping properly.
Let's talk about 20 years of THAT, professionals.
Okay,back to my courtship of the tissue box and binge watching Medium. I have had too much reality, the paranormal is just what I need to draw my attention away from my scumbag brain.
Which I am pretty sure is the reincarnation of the Marquis de Sade to have me awake at this ungodly hour. Sadistic son of a bitch.


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My name is Catie Ramsey. I am an art teacher with a passion for using the arts to inspire and motivate students and build a positive school climate. I believe all of my students have the potential to achieve high standards of learning if given the structure and environment necessary for learning. I am an experienced art teacher and aspiring educational leader.
For the past twelve years, I have taught art at K.T. Murphy Elementary School and served in many leadership capacities including providing professional development in art, math, literacy and social and emotional learning for my school and the district. I hold a 6th Year in Educational Administration and Supervision from the University of Bridgeport, A Master of Arts in Holistic Thinking and Learning from the Graduate Institute, a Bachelor of Arts in Art Education from Southern Connecticut State University and I studied Fine Art at Montserrat College of Art.
I believe education should empower learners of all ages to pursue knowledge, develop empathy, appreciate diversity and inspire a life of learning. I hope to encourage my students to pursue their life's passion and engage them in discovery, expression, communication and meaningful learning through art. My goal as an art teacher is to foster a positive school climate through the arts and be a leader for that initiative. One of the ways I aim to do this is by integrating the arts into the school community and addressing social and emotional learning needs with family learning nights, student art showcases, collaborative murals and after-school enrichment programs.
I have experience writing grants for classroom projects, state funded schoolwide enrichment programs, and technology. I have worked in collaboration with administrators and colleagues to lead instructional initiatives in art, math, literacy, social studies, science and most recently social and emotional learning. I served on the PTO Board, School Governance Council, Data Team, Responsive Classroom Committee and Focus Walks over the past twelve years. I am the coordinator of the Masterminds after-school enrichment program at K.T. Murphy that provides programs in the arts, science, literacy, math and technology for over 200 students each year.
Aside from teaching, I love strength training, boxing, painting, reading and writing. I actually won the New England Golden Gloves twice and I am now a boxing coach at the gym where I train! I even love to cook when someone else cleans up for me! I'm always looking for ways to challenge myself and become a better guide to help my students navigate the failures and successes of learning and life. Some of the skills I bring to the classroom in addition to my extensive art background are, conversational Spanish, advanced training in teaching ELL students, Responsive Classroom Level I training and familiarity with instructional technology. I believe it is my responsibility as an artist and teacher to model what it means to be a lifelong learner with a positive mindset able to overcome challenges and continually grow through the process.
I have been teaching art at K.T. Murphy School since 2006. As a child I loved drawing, painting and all types of creating. My family encouraged me to continue making art throughout my childhood, especially my mother who is an art teacher too! I was incredibly lucky to have the opportunity to attend college after high school. Art opened up many doors for me. I hope to encourage my students to pursue their dreams no matter what challenges they may face. Some of the people who inspired me were teachers, and many of them are still art teachers in Stamford!
My beliefs that creativity, learning, and leadership go hand-in-hand inspired me to continue learning and researching this idea. In 2010 I went back to school and earned two masters degrees in Holistic Thinking and Learning, and Educational Administration and Supervision. Hard work and dedication helped me to stay focused and achieve these goals, but it wasn't easy. Being able to inspire students and be part of their learning process is why I love teaching. I want my students to believe they can do anything their hearts desire as long as they work hard, focus on their goals and are not afraid to try. Teaching is a gift that I feel fortunate to have in my life.
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LONDON (Reuters) - A plan to prop up EU carbon prices was published in the official journal of the European Union on Wednesday, enacting into law the so-called backloading measure that keeps on track the European Commission's aim to allow the withdrawal of a maximum 400 million permits this year.
The plan involves cutting the supply of permits to be sold under the EU Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) in an effort to incentivize more investment in low carbon technologies.
Carbon traders are keenly watching the progress of the implementation of backloading, as its rules mean that a March start would allow this year's total permit withdrawal to be 400 million, whereas an April start would allow only 300 million units to be withdrawn.
Benchmark carbon prices soared 62 percent in the six weeks leading up to the measure being finally approved by lawmakers on Monday, though prices slipped 11 percent to 6.31 euros on Tuesday as traders sold to lock-in profits made in anticipation of the rise.
On Monday, the European Commission said that once backloading was made law it would make an announcement in the following days which auction dates would be the first ones to be affected.
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A woman from North Carolina has been arrested for taking what started as a virtual relationship a little bit too far.
Kimberly Jernigan, a 33-year old Second Life player met a 52-year old player from Claymont, Delaware in-game and a virtual relationship began. That relationship eventually led to a real world meeting at which point he broke it off.
A few months after that meeting and Jernigan clearly decided she didn't want the relationship to be over. She made the journey from North Carolina to Delaware and attempted to kidnap he ex-boyfriend from his place of work with a gun, but failed.
Not giving up she then decided to locate where he lived, a task made more difficult by the fact he had just moved. Being a postal worker in real life she apparently started posing as one in Delaware to try and find out what his new address was. She was successful and proceeded to break in to his apartment through a window.
For some reason she had taken her dog with her, but it was being noisy so she used the duct tape she had bought to bind the dog and leave it in the bathroom. She then waited for her ex to arrive with a taser, BB gun, handcuffs and the rest of the duct tape ready to kidnap him. He did eventually arrive, saw someone in his apartment and ran away before she could do anything.
He phoned the Police, they came and rescued the dog and found Jernigan an hour later by identifying her car. She is now in custody facing charges of burglary, attempted kidnapping and aggravated menacing. Her dog is fine.
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Matthew's Opinion
It's scary that some people can commit themselves so much to something or someone that telling them it is over just isn't enough. I can't imagine what Jernigan would have done if she had managed to get her man, but thankfully we will never know.
If it weren't for her being a postal worker she may never have found his new address. Hopefully now she can get some help alongside whatever punishment she receives for her actions. As for her ex-boyfriend, I'm sure all his future relationships will not be started via Second Life or any other online environment.


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"In Law360: Antitrust And Misuse Considerations Following Lexmark"
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June 19, 2017 - The article, "Antitrust And Misuse Considerations Following Lexmark," by James Kobak was published in Law360.
The U.S. Supreme Court in Lexmark held 8-0 (with Justice Neil Gorsuch not participating) that a patent owner's restrictions on resale of patented products in domestic transactions could not be enforced through infringement suits because all patent rights were exhausted by the first sale. This decision, authored by Chief Justice John Roberts, rejected the theory, first articulated by the Federal Circuit in Mallinckrodt v. Medi Part Inc., 976 F. 2d 706 (Fed. Cir. 1992), that a patent owner could circumvent exhaustion by conditioning grant of its patent rights in a sales agreement as a legitimate means of obtaining compensation for the value of its invention.
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Welcome to the website of the Augustin Cournot Doctoral School
The Augustin Cournot doctoral school is dedicated to the training of the PhD students registered at the University of Strasbourg in the fields of economics, management, finance and epistemology.
Our school supports our PhD students in many ways: fellowships, PhD grants, financial support, academic training… This support helps them in the preparation of their PhD and their integration into the job market (academic of professional).
Our doctoral school gathers 5 research units located in Strasbourg and manages around 100 PhD students. These five units are: BETA, GESTE, HuManiS, IRIST, and LARGE.
The Augustin Cournot doctoral school provides three types of doctoral trainings:
- Disciplinary training organized by the doctoral school (teaching from our professors, invited researchers, seminars…)
- Transversal training organized by the University of Strasbourg at the Collège doctoral
- Training by our partners: University of Sant'Anna in Pisa (Italy), University of Konstanz (Germany), the Centre de Formation Franco Vietnamien en GEstion (CFVG, Vietnam), and Université de Lorraine (France).
With these training programs, our doctoral school aims at attracting PhD students, either at the national of international levels. 45% of our PhD students are foreign students. This international policy is supported by the Collège Doctoral Européen that facilitates the local integration of foreign students in Strasbourg.
Every year, the Augustin Cournot doctoral school organizes PhD seminars and workshops. Once a year, we organize a conference ("Augustin Cournot Doctoral Days") that welcomes PhD students (French, European, and International) who have the opportunity to present and discuss their works.
Strasbourg is a choice destination, thanks to the reputation of excellence of its University, member of League of European Research Universities (LERU), Eucor – the European Campus, CURIF, and also because this beautiful city, located at the crossroads of Europe, welcomes prestigious European institutions.
If you believe that the Augustin Cournot Doctoral School meets your aspirations, do not hesitate to have a deeper look at our website.
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a special legal state declared in a country for a given period of time to cope with extraordinary circumstances and permitting the use of special measures to maintain order.
A state of emergency usually involves the establishment of agencies with special powers, the introduction of extraordinary security measures, and the extension of the competence of administrative bodies to include the right to suspend existing legislation.
In capitalist countries, a state of emergency in the form of martial law or a state of siege is usually proclaimed to counter a drastic intensification of the class struggle or an upsurge of a revolutionary or national liberation movement. It is also declared in the event of a war or a natural disaster. In Chile, for example, the military-fascist junta of Pinochet, in violation of the constitution, declared a state of internal war and then a state of siege in order to justify a reign of terror and lawlessness and the repression of Chilean patriots without inquest or trial.
The Constitution of the USSR (art. 121, par. 15) provides the Supreme Soviet of the USSR with the right to declare martial law in specific areas or throughout the entire country in the interests of the defense of the USSR.


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Pasta BologneseThursday, April 19, 2012
Being one of the first things I learned how to cook, pasta remains one of my favorite comfort foods and bolognese in particular has always been at the top of my list. It's versatile and has a way of combining classics together into one perfect sauce. The key is in the red wine and the tomato paste. Tip: I find that slightly under-cooking the pasta and and letting it continue cooking after draining ensures that it's al dente. (Recipe here)
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| August 14, 2012, 11:29 am
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I'm in awe of "Borgen," a political drama smarter than "The West Wing," more subtle than "Boss," a Copenhagen- based series from the producers of the Danish hit "The Killing" (not the widely derided American version).
"Borgen" doesn't use expensive sets or fancy special effects, instead relying on taut plot lines, sharp dialog and great performances. The story chronicles the rise to power of Prime Minister Birgitte Nyborg, the first female to hold the office (played by Sidse Babett Knudsen), and how she is changed by power. "Borgen" is beautifully constructed, terrifically acted and directed, and utterly engrossing.


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One of the most suggested topics on youtube for Photoshop is enhancing breast size. Sending an image to someone & need to alter it? Want your boobs to look bigger? Or do you just want to have some fun giving girls bigger boobs on Photoshop? This tutorial demonstrates how to increase breast size using Photoshop.
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I made this delicate but striking bracelet by fusing a thin layer of silver onto 24 gauge copper. The melted silver forms uneven patterns that catch the light from all angles. This bracelet glows softly on your wrist and dresses up any special occasion.
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This is an exciting time for vineyard operators. For those with access to an off-the-shelf Global Positioning System (GPS) unit, they can collect data in the field, upload the coordinates to a data viewer, and then visualize the data overlaid on a high-resolution drone aerial photograph in the office. The result of all this innovation is more precise and sophisticated data, which makes for healthier and more productive vineyards.
The passing of the Clean Water Act and Endangered Species Act in the 1970s established environmental regulations that extend to agricultural practices including viticulture. Since that time, environmental consulting firms have helped navigate the complex arena of environmental regulatory policy. For example, riparian habitat, wetlands, and species are all protected under federal, state, and often county policies. WRA, Inc., has supported the wine industry for several decades, from vineyard site selection, development, permitting, and maintenance. Understanding the biological constraints of a potential vineyard site is a key step before submitting an application for development approval. Recent advances in Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) technology, ‑aka drones‑now allows for substantial portions of this type of work to happen more efficiently. Agricultural uses are one of the drone industry's top markets, especially for grape growers. Recent press has focused on how aerial photography is being used to assess vine health across large swaths of vineyards. While some of this is being captured by drones, much of it in the greater Napa and Sonoma valleys is being collected by expensive fixed-wing manned aircraft there are plenty of inexpensive uses for drones for small- and medium-sized growers.
Last year marked a major milestone in drone regulations. The Federal Aviation Administration released their new regulations for commercial drone use, requiring commercial operators using drones that weigh less than 5 kilograms to have a licensed and registered pilot, and keep the drone within line-of-sight of the operator at all times. These regulations changed the face of commercial drone usage in the region, requiring the use of certified drone operators. While no one can predict what future regulatory changes may be in store, the drone industry will be vying to get regulations relaxed so drones may be used more widely.
A great use of drone-derived information is for vineyard conversion planning and permitting. For properties of up to several hundred acres, a drone can fly the entire site in a matter of hours and collect detailed aerial photography and topography for a fraction of cost of a fixed-wing survey. This information can be used for vegetation and topographic mapping. If there are sensitive wetlands, streams, riparian or oak woodland habitats, these can often be delineated on these detailed aerials and the necessary setbacks applied. Once the aerial photograph and topography are in a Geographic Information System (GIS), slope analysis can be done efficiently and the property divided into various slope zones to help with project planning. Solar radiation analysis including heat maps can be generated to show the warmer versus cooler portions of a property. Soil types and storm water flow lines can be added and the property delineated into micro watersheds to assist with storm water control planning. All of these tools can help facilitate a more streamlined local approval process for vineyard conversions.
For existing vineyards, drone flights and the associated aerial photography and topographic mapping are inexpensive enough to allow vineyard operators to collect the information on a relatively routine basis and incorporate it in to their data management repertoire. Flying over an existing vineyard seasonally (or after a large storm or frost, for example), can help a vineyard manager make informed decisions with accurate data in a timely manner. Data collected in subsequent flights can be compared against the original to help understand change over time. For example, it can be used to assess erosion or crop damage after a large storm, or help assess understory growth and compare it to solar radiation zones. Aerial photographs generated from drones can be used by sophisticated agricultural software such as VineView for even more vine-health specific applications.
While the commercial drone industry is still emerging, recent advances in flight automation and image processing have made the technology usable for a variety of new uses. Improved functionality is expected to be available as equipment manufacturers design sensors that are smaller and lighter for small commercial drones to carry. But for now, small, unmanned aircraft offer grape growers a practical, efficient solution to managing their vineyards. The end result is better wine.
Geoff Smick is president of WRA, Inc., an environmental consulting firm headquartered in Marin County and in business since 1981. For more information, go to www.wra-ca.com.
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The defining moment of Dino Zoff's career may have been lifting the 1982 FIFA World Cup for Italy aged 40, but 14 years earlier he had been part of another major triumph as the Azzurri won the 1968 UEFA European Championship on home soil. The goalkeeper made his Italy debut in the two-legged quarter-final versus Bulgaria and kept a clean sheet in the semi-final against the Soviet Union at the home of his club side Napoli, the Azzurri going through on the toss of a coin. Zoff was beaten in the 1-1 final draw with Yugoslavia in Rome, yet two days later Italy triumphed 2-0 in the replay to land the trophy. He recalls it here.
The semi-final in Naples...
It was a memorable game and we played very well. It was special for me because I was playing for Napoli at that time. The atmosphere was incredible as the San Paolo was completely sold out.
We were down to ten men after five minutes because [Gianni] Rivera was injured. At that time there was no such thing as substitutes so we had to play practically the whole game with ten men. We concentrated on defending well. I kept goal comfortably, with fairly precise handling.
The result was that the match had to be decided on the toss of a coin. The two captains and the referee went off to the dressing rooms. We won the toss. Then everybody was back on the pitch, where the fans were waiting to hear what had happened. It was a great triumph to come through all the qualifying rounds and get into the final – even if it was on the toss of a coin – so everyone was really happy.
The final...
In Rome we had enormous problems against Yugoslavia, who had a very good side to tell you the truth. They went 1-0 ahead and then we got a free-kick very near the end of the match that allowed [Angelo] Domenghini to put us level. To be honest, we didn't deserve to draw. But we finished level, so the final had to be replayed two days later. In the replay we produced a perfect performance and won 2-0 thanks to goals by [Gigi] Riva and [Pietra] Anastasi. We definitely deserved to win that game.
Vital clean sheets...
We had also beaten Bulgaria 2-0 in the first match, so I conceded one goal in four games.
The important thing wasn't Dino Zoff's goalkeeping, though, but victory for the team.
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CCI Research Presentations and Publications
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Communication abilities. organizational values. and individual success. annual meeting of the Speech Communication Association.(1992).
Measuring leadership style: A review of leadership instruments for classroom use. Communication Education. 42, 70-78.(1993).
Communication-related abilities and individual success in organizations: The moderating role of organizational values and sex. Management Communication Quarterly. 10, 139-167.(1996).
A communication metamyth across organizations: The assumption that more is better. annual meeting of the InternationalCommunication Association.(1989).
Cultural information and organization members' personal construct systems. annual meeting of the Speech Communication Association.(1995).
Detecting cultural knowledge in organization members' personal construct systems. Journal of Constructivist Psychology. 10, 117-134.(1998).
Perceptions from behind the camera: Salient constructs employed in descriptions of liked and disliked co-workers. annual meeting of the International Communication Association.(1989).
Sensation seeking and impulsive vs. rational decision-making as moderators of perceived effectiveness of HIV/STD public service announcements. American Public Health Association.(2003).
"Licensing Electronic Information.". SLIS, University of Wisconsin – Madison, LIS 655 "Collection Management", .(2007).
"Information diseases" and the countermeasures of libraries. . Library Development. 8-13.(2002).
"Social Construction of Authorized Users in the Digital Age.". 2008 ALA Annual Conference.(2008).
A study of information retrieval based on the concept space approach.. Journal of Academic Libraries. 47-53.(2003).
"Driven Adaptation: A Grounded Theory on Licensing Electronic Resources." . 2011 Annual Conference of Library and Information Science Education.(2011).
Access to digital case law in the United States: a historical perspective.. The 78th International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA) General Conference and Assembly, Helsinki, Finland, August 11-17, 2012.(2012).
"E-Resources Licensing and Academic Libraries' User Community." . 12th Connections Conference .(2007).
On the development of economic strategy and the information service industry following China's entry into the WTO. . Knowledge of Library and Information Science. 35-36.(2002).
The national site licensing of electronic resources: An institutional perspective. . Journal of Library & Information Studies . 9(1),(2010).
The development of electronic publications: Changes in readers' needs and reading manners. . Modern Information. 2-4.(2003).
"Who had Access to JURIS? A Failed Case of Open Access." . 2011 Annual Conference of American Society for Information Science and Technology, .(2011).
Driven Adaptation: A Grounded Theory Study on Licensing Electronic Resources. Library & Information Science Research.(2016).
Library in China: An overview. . Bulletin of Italian Library Association . 123-135.(2007).
The modern library and traditional humanistic spirit. . Library and Information Service . 5-9, 92.(2002).
Social construction of authorized users in the Digital Age. . College & Research Libraries. 71(6), 548-568.(2010).
Surviving and developing in cooperation: A study of library consortia.. Library and Information Service. 48(7), 6-12.(2004).
"The Evolution of Access Rights to Digital Legal Information: A Case Study.". The 2012 Annual Conference of Library and Information Science Education, Dallas, TX, January 17-20, 2012..(2012).
A Survey of E-Book Interlibrary Loan Policy in U.S. Academic Libraries. Interlending & Document Supply . 42(2/3), 57-63.(2014).
"The Present and Future of National Site Licensing: An Institutional Perspective." . 2007 Annual Conference of Library and Information Science Education.(2007).
The application of data mining in library automation. . Research in Library Science. 41-42, 45.(2002).
"Licensing Electronic Resources: A grounded Theory Study." . 2010 Annual Conference of Library and Information Science Education.(2010).
The Evolution of Access Rights to Digital Legal Information: A Case Study. International Perspectives on the History of Information Science and Technology: Proceedings of the ASIS&T 2012 Pre-Conference on the History of ASIS&T and Information Science and Technology (Baltimore, MD, October 27, 2012).. 138-148.(2012).
"Facet Analyses of Categories Used in Web Directories: A Comparative Study." . World Library and Information Congress: 72nd IFLA General Conference and Council.(2006).
Discussion of the relations between local literature and local culture. . Library Tribune. 3-6.(2000).
How Institutionalized are Model License Use Terms? An Analysis of E-Journal License Use Terms from 2000-2009.. College & Research Libraries. 74(4), 326-355.(2013).
"Who is an Authorized User?: Analyzing Socio-Technical Access Regimes for Licensed Digital Resources." . 3rd Annual Social Informatics SIG Research Symposium.(2007).
"Information diseases and the countermeasures of libraries." . Sixth Cross Straits Conference on Library and Information Science, Harbin.(2002).
"A Historical Investigation into the Access Regimes of Electronic Scholarly Resources." . 2010 Annual Conference of Library and Information Science Education.(2010).
Access to digital case law in the United States: a historical perspective. . Proceedings of the 78th International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA) General Conference and Assembly, Helsinki, Finland, August 11-17, 2012. .(2012).
E-government in China: A Content Analysis of National and Provincial Websites. China & the Internet: Technology, Economy, & Society in Transition. 293-312.(2003).
Cultural Values Reflected in Chinese Olympics Advertising. American Academy of Advertising 2009 Asian Pacific Conference.(2009).
Measuring mental models: Rationales and instruments.. Poster paper in Proceedings of the 68th Annual Meeting of the American Society for Information Science and Technology.(2005).
Visualization of health subject term analysis based on user queries. Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology. 59 (12),(2008).
Analysis of query keywords of sports-related queries using visualization and clustering. Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology.(2009).
Transnational Media Coverage of the ISIS threat: A Global Perspective?. (Hellmueller, lea.., Ed.).International Journal of Communication . 10,(2016).
Health information searching behavior in MedlinePlus and the impact of tasks. International Health Informatics Symposium (IHI 2012).(2011).


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Today's GFAOTD is three (!) free apps from ABCmouse.com, a developer we featured before with ABC Mouse Grand Canyon.
ABC Mouse Zoo Sets 1, 2 and 3 feature five realistic-looking animal exhibits, a zoo guide, and a quiz for each animal. Great stuff for free apps.
It does contain a link to some promotional info for their other apps/web site and, after a few clicks, the player can reach the app store, so keep that in mind if that is a concern.
** Only the app's developer can control when an app is free or not. All apps that we post as Good Free Apps of the Day are verified to be free at the time of this post. We make no guarantees otherwise. **
Welcome to Set 1 of the Zoo from ABCmouse.com.
This zoo app is an amazing new way to explore animals for kids. With unique features, realistic animals and setting, engaging art, and high quality narration and music, this app will be a favorite for kids of all ages.
Features of the ABCMouse.com Zoo apps include:
Realistic animal exhibits - Photo realistic animals animated by professional animators in natural surroundings and true animals sounds.
Fun Animal Facts - Learn about the animals with illustrated facts read by the zoo guide.
Animal Quiz - Test your knowledge about each animals with the multiple choice quiz feature.
Also watch for fun audio easter eggs.
Look for other ABCmouse.com apps at ABCmouse.mobi
For an exciting new way for your child to learn - please visit ABCmouse.com. Thank you!
If you would like to download ABC Mouse Zoo Set 1 (iPad/iPhone, FREE) please support Smart Apps for Kids by using this link button:
ABC Mouse Zoo Set 2
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Every day we pick what we affectionately call the Good Free App of the Day, an app that we have downloaded, tested and certified: It can't have a ton of ads or just a little content with a ton of in-app purchases.
It also has to be good.
We then present them to you to read, download, and share so, based on which ones got the most hits, here are your Top 100 Favorite Free Apps!
We've done our best to only include apps that are permanently free, but sometimes developers do change their minds so please leave a comment if you find an app that's no longer free.
1) Educreations Interactive Whiteboard
2) LEGO App 4+ (build a vehicle and then use it in activities)
3) Toddler/Preschool Flash Cards
5) National Geographic Explorer
6) Open Wide Snap (we rated five stars)
10) The Lorax
11) Play 123
12) Disney's Where's My Water - free
13) Rover (flash-enabled browser for kids)
14) Hide Run Growl (we rated five stars)
15) Mickey Mouse Clubhouse Road Rally Appisode
17) Playful Minds: Math (5-8 years old)
18) Little Stars - Toddler Games (letters, numbers, shapes, colors, first words)
19) Little Writer - Tracing Letters, Numbers, Words and Shapes
20) Draw Something (Pictionary online! Older kid only)
21) NASA App HD
22) Khan Academy
23) Lego Star Wars - Battle Orders
24) Super Duper's Using I and Me
25) Math Bingo Games
26) Miss Spider apps (Bedtime Story and Tea Party)
28) Scholastic's Sushi Monster
29) Disney's Jake's Never Land Pirate School
30) I Can Write 2 (make sentences about images)
31) PBS Kids Video (all their favorites)
32) Scribble Press (make an book!)
33) ShowMe (virtual whiteboard app)
34) Goodnight Safari (baby animals!)
35) Thomas & Friends - Engine Activities
36) Rocket Speller
37) Toca Kitchen Monsters (all kids need Toca Boca)
38) Brain Quest (from the people that make those card thingees)
39) Color Uncovered (please don't let your dog drive)
40) Art Maker
41) Little Finder
42) Lego Duplo Jams
43) MeeGenius (six ebooks for free!)
44) Bluster! (McGraw-Hill)
45) Monkey Drum
46) Let's Color
47) Touch the Sound
49) Sprout's Good Night Star (nighttime routine)
50) Spy Mouse
51) Articulation Station (lite version)
53) Toontastic (we rated five stars)
54) Chipper's Rainy Day Adventure
55) iTunes U (go to college on your iOS device)
56) Sock Puppets
57) BrainPop Featured Movie (No. 1 on our Editor's Choice list)
58) ABA Flash Cards & Games - Emotions
59) 6-in-1 Children's Games (lite version)
62) Math Vs. Zombies
65) Screen Chomp
66) Clockwork Brain
67) DialSafe Pro (we gave five stars)
69) Feel Electric (The Electric Company is back!)
70) Squiggles (bring scribbles to life)
71) Google Earth
72) Stewie The Duck Learns To Swim
73) The Lorax Truffula Shuffle (U.S. only for some reason)
74) Kids Learning - My First Numbers Counting Game
75) Domino's Pizza Hero (U.S. only)
76) Jingle All the Way (Christmas app)
78) Mini Mining
79) How Stuff Works (older kids that have had "the talk" only)
81) AppStar Picks
83) Fisher-Price's Laugh & Learn Animal Sounds
84) Astrid & Siri
85) Little Bird's Internet Security Adventure
86) Super Duper's Let's Name Things
87) Booksy
88) IQ Test - Free Edition (older kids and parents only)
89) The Land of Me - Story Time
90) Toca Hair Salon -Christmas Gift
91) Nova Elements
92) JibJab Jr. Books
93) WebMD (for parents and teachers)
94) Christmas Eve
95) Pandora Radio (parents need to control)
96) Become Santa Claus in 24 Days
97) Splash Math - 3rd Grade Worksheets Lite
98) Bejeweled Blitz
100) TED - Riveting Talks By Remarkable People (for parents and teachers)


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Whitby, Yorkshire. Vintage BR Travel Poster by Gyrth Russell. British Railways
Travel poster produced for British Railways (BR) North Eastern Region to promote rail travel to the North Yorkshire seaside resort of Whitby. The poster shows a panoramic view of the beach, cliffs and sea. Whitby Abbey is visible in the distance. Artwork by Gyrth Russell (1892-1970).
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Find full reviews of Best Drawing Tablets for Mac, In the world of innovations daily something new is invented and released in markets. Now I'm representing one of the most useful gadgets for professional as well as for domestic purpose known by the name Digital Drawing Tablet. Which is normally used to transmit your current Drawing, Graphics, and Design to the big screen of mac or any other laptop or pc.
So, if you are a professional sketch artist or painter or architecture, then this tablet is well worth for you. The drawing tablets are compact to carry anywhere and easy to set up and operate. It comes with one pen through which you can work on that pad and also contains some of the most frequently used shortcut keys.
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#1: Huion
Huion offers a big drawing surface of around 10 X 6.25 inches which is a great deal for you. Generally, it is used to draw pictures, paint, to make blueprint or to make any sketch on the Mac. So it can be called as a medium of transport to the big screen with highly sensitive screen and good accuracy while drawing pictures.
This tablet consists of eight keys on its side and 16 more shortcut keys on tablets which is visible when you turn on the tablet. It works with Mac OS X 10.8.0 or later (OS X Yosemite, MacOS EI Capitan, MacOS Sierra, MacOS High Sierra) and also with Windows 7 or later.
Huion on Amazon – $72.99
#2: Wacom
Here comes digital drawing tablet by Wacom for professionals as well as for home use. The drawing tablet has an alight color dotted surface which creates an excellent impression on others along with it is helpful in bringing sharpness to your work. The pen is not rechargeable, so there is no need to charge pen and also you can make your drawing as per your requirements by pressing it.
In addition, you can manage pictures like to zoom or navigate by gesture control on a tablet. On the top, you will find four major keys such as undo or paste for easy operation while using a tablet. The size of this tablet is 8.25 X 6.7 inches which is compact for you.
Order on Amazon – $79.95 [20% off while writing this post]
#3: Artisul
Artisul's drawing tablet is released for every age of people whether they want to use for professional work or in leisure time. This thinnest tablet is operated by giving power through a USB cable, and its pen is very simple it contains sharp tip and eraser for erasing.
Sometimes people face difficulty if they are left-handed while using shortcut keys but this digital pad is designed in such a way that it will provide great comfort to you with its size and shape.
Order On Amazon – $49.99
#4: Ugee
Ugee's digital tablet will give you the real experience of drawing, painting, and writing or also you can chat using this pad. The resolution of the tablet is 10 X 6 inches which is quite wide, and pencil is too responsive that it will not make any delay or chopping and you will enjoy it.
Total it has eight shortcut keys on the side of the tablet through which you can instantly perform an operation on your current task. The kit contains pen holder and eight refills with one refill remover.
Order On Amazon – $54.99
#5: Parblo
When you have a rechargeable pen you might face some difficulty while using so it is better you should buy simple pen contained tablet. The other advantage of this pen is you can get thickness as per your requirement by pressing pen.
Rather than this Parblo's this invention is fascinating and acceptable to anyone. It has built-in 5080LPI and 220RPS chips which lets you draw pictures flawlessly. The ergonomic design of it allows you to carry in your bag and also you can comfortably work on this.
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well....after you get all the necessary software, certificates and... setup everything correctly :-)
Update: Regarding the above comment - you can download a zip file containing all the necessary jars and the toolbox so like that you do not have to package the project from scratch.
The idea here is that I would like an ArcGIS user to just push a button from within ArcMap and have a Cloudera based Hadoop cluster started on Amazon EC2. From there on, a user can edit features in ArcMap that can be exported into that cluster to be used as an input to a MapReduce job. The output of the MapReduce job is imported back into ArcMap for further analysis. This combination of SmallData (GeoDatabase) and BigData (Hadoop) is a great fusion in a geo-data scientist arsenal. When done with the analysis, the user again will push a button and destroys the cluster, thus paying for what he/she used while having access to elastic resources.
The following is a sequence of prerequisite steps that you need to execute to get going:
Create an Amazon Web Service account and setup AWS security credentials. You need to remember your 'Access Key ID' and 'Secret Access Key'. They are ugly long strings that we will need later to create our Hadoop cluster in EC2.
Download the PuTTY Windows installer from http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/download.html and run it. This will add two additional programs to your system; putty.exe and puttygen.exe. Will use puttygen.exe to generate a OpenSSH formatted public and private key to enable a secure tunneled communication with the soon to be created AWS instances.
Here are the steps to create the keys:
- Launch PuTTYGen.
- Set the number of bits in generated keys to 2048.
- Click the 'Generate' button and move your mouse randomly in the 'blank' area.
- To save your private key, click the 'Conversions' menu option and select the 'Export OpenSSH key' menu item. An alert will be displayed, warning you that you are exporting this key without a passphrase. Press 'Yes' to save it
- To save your public key, select and copy the content of the text area. Open notepad, paste the content and save the file.
- Finally, save this key in a PuTTY format by clicking on the 'Save private key' button.
Run as administrator the 'JavaConfigTool' located in C:\Program Files (x86)\ArcGIS\Desktop10.1\bin and adjust the Minimum heap size to 512, Maximum heap size to 999, and the Thread stack size to 512.
The deployment of the Cloudera Distribution of Hadoop (CDH) on Amazon EC2 is executed by Apache Whirr. You can find great documentation here on how to run it from the command line. However in my case, I wanted to execute the process from within ArcMap. So, I wrote a GeoProcessing extension that you can add to ArcCatalog enabling the invocation of the deployment tool from within ArcMap.
Whirr depends on a set of configurations to launch the cluster. The values of some of the parameters depend on the previous two steps. Here is a snippet of my 'cluster.properties' file.
whirr.instance-templates=1 hadoop-jobtracker+hadoop-namenode,3 hadoop-datanode+hadoop-tasktracker
Please follow the instructions on Github to install the WhirrToolbox in ArcMap.
To launch the cluster, start ArcMap, show the catalog window, expand the 'WhirrToolbox' and double click the 'LaunchClusterTool'. Select a cluster configuration file and click the 'Ok' button.
Now, this will take a little bit less that 5 minutes.
To see the Whirr progress, disable the background processing in the GeoProcessing Options by unchecking the 'Enable' checkbox:
Once the cluster is launched successfully, Whirr will create a folder named '.whirr' in your home folder. In addition, underneath that folder, a subfolder will be created and will be named after the value of 'whirr.cluster-name' property in the configuration file.
The file 'hadoop-site.xml' contains the Hadoop cluster properties.
I've written yet another GP tool (ClusterPropertiesTool) that will convert this xml file in a properties file. This properties file will be used in the subsequent tools when exporting, importing feature classes from and to the cluster and running map reduce jobs.
Now, all the communication with the cluster is secure and should be tunneled through an ssh connection. To test this, we will use PuTTY. But before starting PuTTY, we need the name node IP. This can be found in the 'instance' file in the '.whirr' subfolder. Make sure to get the first IP in the 'namenode' row, not the one that starts with '10.xxx'.
Start PuTTY. Put in the 'Host Name (or IP Address)' field the value of the name node IP.
In the Connection / SSH / Auth form, browse for the PuTTY formatted private key that we save previously.
In The Connection / SSH / Tunnels, select the 'Dynamic' radio button and enter '6666' in the 'Source port' field and click the 'Add' Button.
Click the 'Open' button, and that should connect you to your cluster.
Enter your username (this is your Windows login username) and hit enter, and you should see a welcome banner and a bash shell prompt.
Once you are done with the cluster, the DestroyClusterTool GP tool will destroy the cluster.
In the next post, we will use that cluster to export, import feature classes and run map reduce jobs.
Like usual, all the source code can be found here.


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Pixel Gun 3D – All The Basics You Should Know
Are you looking for the best shooting game to play? Well, there are various types of games available that you can play on your mobile devices. If we talk about the most popular games then the importance of pixel gun can't be ignored. It is a zombie-themed game that is loved by the kids, youngsters and other age groups' people also. In order to start playing this game, they need to download it first and they can easily download the game from the Google play store or apple app store.
After downloading the game, they can play the game after creating a character. They can also provide the desired look to their characters and this feature is also making the game more interesting for the players. Due to this, there are many people who love to play this game in their free time.
About the game
There are various types of weapons and other kinds of elements available in the game. It is important to check out all these elements so you can play the game in an easy manner. The main motive of the players is to kill the zombies by using the strong weapons. If you are playing on a single player mode then your main motive is to kill the zombies and to survive for a long time period. On the other hand, playing in the multiplayer mode will allow you to compete against the various online players from the different parts of the world.
In order to compete in the battles, players need to use the best weapons that can be purchased by spending in-game currencies by getting Pixel Gun 3d Cheats. With the help of enough resources, players can easily buy the best weapons from the game shop. These weapons will help them to survive for a longer time period and also to kill the enemies.
Spend the currency wisely
There are many players who are struggling with the issues of having low funds in their account. If you are also one of them then it is important to get rid of it quickly. For getting out of these problems, players need to make efforts for playing the game. The thing that they should do is to focus on the gameplay and then try to earn more and more resources. After this, they should always try to spend the currency wisely otherwise they can also fall into a troublesome situation. By spending currency wisely, they can easily get success in achieving their goals.
Plenty of weapons
There are several types of weapons available in the game which you can use in battles. shotgun, machine gun and many other kinds of weapons are called as the primary weapons whereas desert eagle, steam revolver are known as backup weapons. There are various kinds of heavy weapons also present that you can use to encounter the heavy artillery units. You can also use the skins in order to customize your weapons. There are many things that you should remember while buying the weapons from the game shop.
Additional information
There are many beginners who are facing issues while playing the pixel gun game due to the lack of enough knowledge. They should always try to learn the pure basics of the game so they can play the game with ease. With the help of this, they can earn enough resources which help them to play the game without having issues. Having enough resources is also one of the best things that can help you to play effectively. In this way, you can also flavor up your game experience.


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Before the Falls
Pacific Creek flows near Pacific Grade on Ebbetts Pass.
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Mosquito Lake Panoramic
Ahh, the last of the campers and Labor Day Weekend partiers have headed home. Mosquito Lake on the Western Slope of Ebbetts Pass takes a well-deserved break...everything is calm at last! Captured on Labor Day 2017.
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On the Mountain Top
Sun set near the top of Pacific Grade on Ebbetts Pass.
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Fall Makeover
Captured on Labor Day evening after sunset. Hours before, Lake Alpine was full of swimmers, kayakers, dogs and families. At this moment (the unofficial end of summer and start of autumn), they've all departed and Lake Alpine looks as though it is preparing for the quiet beauty of Autumn. If you look closely, you can see what appears to be the transition from warm summer hues to the cool autumn sky.
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Fire on the Mountain
Captured on Ebbetts Pass in August 2017. Smoke from a fire burning on Monitor Pass provided this phenomenal sunset. The sunset reflection off the water flowing in Pacific Creek accentuated the drama in this image.
Painted Rock
Captured at Big Trees State Park. Water flows over rocks at Beaver Creek.
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Snow in the Trees
Looking up! Long exposure in the trees.
Monitor Pass at Autumn's Peak
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Fall one day and winter the next. Fly in Lake glistens in the early morning sun.
Gold Country
Captured on Telegraphy Road off Highway 4. This is a short diversion off of Highway 4 on the way up to the Sierras. The road less-traveled is incredibly scenic!
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Sunset on the Farm
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Sunset on Mosquito Lake
I went to capture the near-full moon rising above Mosquito Lake and arrived early enough to be treated to this awesome sunset. Mosquito Lake lies off Highway 4 on Ebbetts Pass in California's Northern Sierra Mountain Range.
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Sunrise on Upper Kinney Lake
Upper Kinney Lake is a classic alpine lake in the Sierra Nevada Mountain Range. The lake is off the Pacific Crest Trail in Northern California, near the summit of Ebbetts Pass.
Finalist in the Resource Travel Inspiration Contest--September 2015
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Sunset in the Stanislaus
Captured on the fire road above Love Creek.
Finalist in the Earth Day 2015 photo competition sponsored by ViewBug--June 2015
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It's a Charlie Brown Christmas
Perhaps this was Charles Shultz's inspiration for the Charlie Brown Christmas Tree?!? Captured near Pacific Crest on Ebbetts Pass. Like the Peanuts episode, this tree shows that beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
The Distracted One is Always at the Rear
Ducks on Lake Alpine.
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Mist covers the early morning at Sequoia Woods
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Fly-in Acres Lake in Arnold, CA. Peaceful Memorial Day morning.
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Dogwood...if Dog Could
Dogwood blossoms growing in the south grove at Calaveras Big Trees State Park.
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Lillies on Mosquito Lake
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Awakening at Big Trees
This lone tree towers high above the valley, facing west towards New Melones Reservoir. The tree serves as a monument to survival...weathering all that mother nature has thrown her way!
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White Pines Reservoir on a still, foggy morning
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Frosty morning at Sequoia Country Club
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Highlands Lake Sunrise
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Frosty Arnold Morning
A pleasant 24-degree Thanksgiving morning in Arnold.
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Approximately two years back, I have made a post on "Rich Internet Applications" where the development of user experience focused on the plug-ins on the browser or run-time environments like Adobe AIR for rich experience. (See Desktop Widgets post…. )
As the technology progressed in last two years, the new/emerging HTML 5 seems to take on the web user experience design to the standard based, plug-in independent mode.
Some examples can be found on : http://www.apple.com/html5/
Another dimension today is the "mobile devices" along with the browser on desktop/laptop.
When it comes to the mobile devices and integration with the specific device capabilities, one should develop "native applications" to take full advantage of the native hardware of the device. Standards are good but Native Applications can do better. On the other hand, using the standards we can develop once and deploy on multiple devices where as native applications development requires "effort/time" on each platform…
So, there is no silver bullet for the problem of Rich User Experience needs of ever changing world!


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I could say that I had many pleasant moments and occasions since I had started my watch hobby. I had the chance to meet precious personalities and start new friendships. So thanks to this hobby, I've had the most wonderful experience that can be had.
Last weekend, we had another of those experiences with my dear friend Mustafa SANDAL. We knew it was going to be a pleasant trip, but even we weren't able to predict we would have so special and memorable time.
We obviously had no chance to say No to Officine Panerai's director Mr.Giammaria VARRIALE's invitation received during the brand's Watches & Wonders European Premiere took place in İstanbul.
Accompanied with our dear friend Mr.Özgür BAYOĞLU who is the director of Officine Panerai's İstanbul Boutique which is the fastest developing boutique of the brand, our trip started from Atatürk Airport with our flight to Bologna.
After our safe and smooth flight we were welcomed by Giammaria VARRIALE and we passed to our trip's first stop Montecatini Terme.
Thanks to it's health spa centers, this little town, with 25.000 population in Toscana region, used to be a highly praised location for tourists. While being a little far away from it's glorious days in the past, this little town is interesting for us surely for to a different reason.
Francesco FERRETTİ; besides his many different specialties, he is known to be one of the most important Panerai collectors. This town Montecatini Terme, which you may probably never heard of before, is the place where Mr.FERRETTI lives.
After a short tour around the town, we had the most delicious lunch in one of the town's best restaurants and smoked our cigars while we had discussed about our project limited to "2 pieces " only. " Distressed " was the perfect word for describing our dear friend Giammaria's mood as we all had the most fun beyond words.
After those joyful moments, we had a walk to Mr.FERRETTI's boutique which he turned in to a kind of museum.
Francesco Ferretti, known for many years in the world of mechanical watches is an important name. Especially when it comes to Panerai, İt's totally a different story. Over the years, Officine Panerai produced watches to the Italian Navy together with different tools and devices until 1996 when the brand has been sold to Vendome Group. While the brand has been handled to it's new owner, the inventory which has not been taken by Vendome was left in the brand's storage. Mr.FERRETTI, who we had the chance to finally meet with, bought all the remaining inventory at that time.
When we ask Mr.FERRETTI about the reason for that call he answers quite clearly;
" I obviously could not let the brand's heritage and history got lost or separated. I thought, this heritage should be kept together.. "
Francesco FERRETTI is also an authorized dealer of Officine Panerai. The store, which we were going to have a thrilling experience in, looks quite simple and sincere from outside.
I could say that, we noticed one more time that we were about to meet a very important personality, when we saw the car park attendant's reaction upon knowing we were there for Mr.FERRETI.
Once we're inside, Mr. Ferretti's calm and quiet personality caused a slight loss on my excited mood. Mr.Ferretti, who works at the store with his son and a represent, practically boosted up my mood by taking out a box from his safe. It was not only me but my dear friends Mustafa and Özgür were also pretty excited.
Frankly speaking, I just didn't know where to look at when the box was first opened but then, I noticed a watch which I know from the books that belonged to Mr.FERRETI. One of it's kind, the Ref. 2533 of 1936 was considered to be the first Panerai produced by Rolex.
While I was trying the enjoy this stunning time piece I was also watching Mustafa and Özgür who practically jumped over the watch box.
The box was more like a treasure chest. There was another Ref. 2533 from 1939 which belonged to one of the Italian Army commanders Mario Giorgini. A truly rare piece with the " Extra Prima " Rolex caliber.
There were so many of rare Pre-V ( Vendome ) models in the box, which includes the time pieces between the brand's first public sale with the model Ref.5218 at 1993 and 1997, that we needed some time to focus on.
I start to observe another special piece which I could say it was one of the two models I liked most on my wrist. The Ref. 6152-1 was known to be the first Panerai with Radiomir writing in the dial and the first patented use of the classic half moon shaped crown guard in 1955.
I simply travel in time with the no crown guard and Angelus caliber Ref.6152. It was surely a piece of art with it's absolute wearing comfort, sword hands and " four liner " dial with the Marina Militare ( Italian Navy ) writing. See thru case back allows us to see the famous Angelus caliber.
I noticed an interesting model on Mustafa Sandal's wrist while Özgür kept taking 2 to 3 photos per second with a couple of cameras.
Since I have no idea about the model which had the " Rolex Oyster " writing on the dial, I decided to ask Mr.Ferreti about it. He says this sample was also one of the first prototypes of Ref. 6152 models.
I would be quite surprised if that box lacked the legendary " Egiziano " nick named model Ref. GPF 2/56 which has been exclusively produced for Egyptian Navy with a massive case diameter of 60mm. Mr.Ferretti manged to get one for his collection.
I don't think I would be overstating, when I say it looked more glorious than one of my personal favorites " Mare Nostrum ".
While I feel a little calmed down, I happen to notice the stand that shows the not for sale items of Mr.Ferretti's collection which was a fine selection of special editions from Panerai's current catalog.
The legendary Angelus caliber PAM00203, the up to date Egiziano PAM00341, 52mm diameter Mare Nostrum PAM00300 and " Marina Militare " PAM00587 which was launched last year with a limited production of 1000 pieces.
While we were talking with Mustafa Sandal about the value and beauty of those three models, we saw our friend Özgür coming down from the upstairs saying " don't you ever go up..! " which made us far more curious for the upper floor of the store.
We climbed upstairs fast and totally feel speechless upon what we saw. What we saw there took us back to Panerai's history and it's past achievements.
We first took a look at the old dials, service boxes for the calibers bought from Rolex and bezels/crown guards for different models. We had the privilege to see many interesting devices like depth gauges, compasses, under water flashlights and bomb timers produced by Panerai. Even the Morse Code device which was strapped to the neck of divers' were in the collection. Many accessories like wines produced exclusively for Panerai, invoices by Rolex, wall clocks, calendars and desk top items were being showed in the store.
The time we had at the upper floor was totally a visual feast for us. After looking at the devices that we did not know what they were, we got back to the lower floor.
It was time to say goodbye for us after a pleasant chat with Mr.Ferretti and his team.
We are truly grateful for the time we had in his store and thankful for his utmost hospitality. When I said that we are planning a trip back with a group of Panerai fans, he got very happy and excited and said he'd be glad to have us back here.
We had a short coffee break to after we leave the store and got back on the way to Florence.
Our trip was surely did not finish there. I will share our experience while exploring the hidden sections of the historical Duomo Cathedral among our pleasant time we had in the Panerai Boutique in Florence soon at Horobox..


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Monday, 19 December 2011
Decoy Issue 3 out now!!
The third issue of my fanzine Decoy is now available, and as you can see has made the jump from black and white to colour. I've reimagined my favourite male model Will Eustace in Dior Homme and Versace H&M for the cover.
Richard Gray's phenomenal exclusive illustration is the A2 centrefold for this issue, with an accompanying interview. It also has a fantastic full page exclusive by Jean Paul Thurlow, and interviews with Alex Noble, Akmal Shaukat and Sabine Pieper.
Above are two of my own illustrations for the issue, (I posted a different one a few weeks back) and the Richard Gray exclusive. To look at more info head over to my website!
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Thursday, 15 December 2011
Here It Is!
The new issue! (click to enlarge)
It's finally gone to print and will be available from tuesday 20th december at the latest. I couldn't resist drawing my favourite model again, Will Eustace, who is becoming something of a muse to me, this time wearing Dior Homme SS12 and Versace x HM.
Decoy has made the jump to full traditional colour newsprint with this issue and with a slightly increased page count too, I'm very proud of this one!
The issue contains:
four new illustrations by myself, a COLOSSAL A2 exclusive centrefold by Richard Gray, with accompanying interview, an exclusive illustration for Decoy by Jean Paul Thurlow, and interviews with Alex Noble, Sabine Pieper and Akmal Shaukat, all with illustrations.
To be notified the moment it becomes available, email email@example.com
Head over to Trendland to see the exclusive preview!
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Thursday, 8 December 2011
Thierry Perez
I made this post a while back but had to delete it because of a Virus scare. Thankfully, I still have all the images, and now a few new ones! It's super hard to find Thierry's work online. The book 'Fashion Illustration' by Nicholas Drake has always been the key source (and is wildly cheap on amazon now) but apart from that, I'm stumped. He was clearly drawn to super fierce women of the 90s, most notably, all the supermodels and Madonna, who he continuously drew, and as I saw in the book 'Madonna in Art' continues to draw Madonna in each new incarnation of her image. He worked exclusively for Gaultier until 1991 which shows in all the outfit illustrations for Madonna's Blonde Ambition Tour.
However, he will always be known for the fashion illustrations featured below. One interesting clip of an Alaia show shows a rare animated illustration feature worked into a clip of Alaia's spring 1991 show, including Neneh Cherry.
More after the jump . . .
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Saturday, 3 December 2011
George Stavrinos in Colour.
The above two are apparently for a German company that manufactured fabric.
'Rustler' for Blueboy Magazine.
Anyone who owns issue 2 of Decoy or have visited this or my own blog, I've been a big fan of George Stavrinos for a few years. Since Sue Tait Porcaro launched the Facebook group 'Fans of George Stavrinos' many more of his hard to find illustrations have been uploaded onto the page.
Given that George was primarily known for his black and white drawings, I thought it would be interesting to compile a post of all his colour work. There is a lot of work for the gay porn magazine Blueboy that appears to exist NOWHERE online, and the best I can offer here is what I have managed to source either myself or via the works that have been uploaded to the facebook page via other group members, including members Herb Greenwood and Robert De Michiell which I am infinitely grateful for.
While the illustrations here bare all the hallmarks of George's technique, it's the black and white work for Barneys and Bergdorf that really did set him apart. I guess with these being in colour, they become endowed with reality too much, and the black and white work allowed Stavrinos to play about with line and stylization more, playing on his accentuation of edges and strong angular shapes. Admittedly, I still prefer his monochomatic work, but these goes to show that George was no stranger to colour and in fact used it very effectively. I'm still desperate to see these illustrations in their full glory. Some of the drawings, particularly the one directly below, are studies for other illustrations and not final pieces.
'Study for Bather'
Unknown. Guessing for Blueboy magazine?
More after the jump . . .
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Tate's Bake Shop Chocolate Chip Cookies
Serves 8-10
2 cups flour - 1 tsp baking soda - 1 tsp salt - 1 cup (2 sticks) salted butter - 3/4 cup sugar - 3/4 cup dark brown sugar (firmly packed)
- 1 tsp water - 1 tsp vanilla - 2 large eggs - 2 cups semi sweet chocolate chips
Preheat oven to 350.
Grease or line 2-3 cookie sheets with parchment paper
In a large bowl, stir together flour, baking soda, and salt.
In another large bowl, cream the butter and sugars, then add the water and vanilla. Mix until just combined.
Add eggs to the butter mixture and mix them lightly.
Stir in the flour mixture. When flour is mixed, fold in the chocolate chips.
Drop 2 tbls of cookie dough 2 inches apart onto prepared cookie sheets. Make sure the cookie sheets are well greased. I like to use parchment.
Bake for 12-17 minutes or until the edges and centers of the cookies are golden brown.
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