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The millions of viewers who've followed Jack Bauer's every move for the last eight years will have to get their thrills elsewhere. The final episode of the hit thriller "24" aired Monday night.
Then again, agent Bauer just might live on to fight terrorists another day, maybe on a big screen at a movie theater near you.
The TV credits had barely faded from the screen Monday night when the blogosphere began buzzing about the possibility of a "24" movie, which could be in the works.
Considering the surge of TV shows being made into movies in recent years – Tuesday's premiere of "Sex and the City 2," based on the hugely popular HBO series, is the latest example – a "24" movie seems likely.
Why is Hollywood mining the airwaves for silver screen hits these days?
"It all has to do with risk," said Paul Schneider, chairman of the Film and Television Department at Boston University.
For a film industry hit by the recession, a movie with a built-in audience is a safe investment.
"The calculation is, if it did really well on TV – if everyone's heard of it – take that recognition and turn into a feature film," said Dr. Schneider.
There are generally two categories of shows that are being made into movies these days:
• Remakes of classics (many of which weren't necessarily big hits in their own day) like "The Dukes of Hazzard," which aired on the small screen in the 1970s and was made into a movie in 2005. These films seek to attract younger date movie audiences and older folks who remember the shows from their youth.
• Remakes of recent hit shows, like "Sex and the City" and "The Simpsons." These aim to cash in on the shows' success.
Both types of adaptations generally consist of lighter fare – comedies or action movies – aimed at a summer blockbuster audience. They're meant to rake in big bucks for the studios.
But that's not always the case. Many TV show adaptations don't actually do so well in movie theaters. "Bewitched" (yep, the 1960s series was remade in 2005) performed dismally at the box office, costing $85 million to make and grossing just $63 million domestically.
The trend also does not necessarily make for good film. "Very few of these movies are being done for an artistic purpose," said Schneider. And with movie executives hedging their bets and investing in TV adaptations with blockbuster potential, original mid-budget movies are getting squeezed out of the market.
Here are some of the higher and lower grossing TV-to-movie adaptations and their domestic box office receipts, according to Box Office Mojo:
"Mission: Impossible" franchise (1996, 2000) $530 million
"The Simpsons Movie" (2007) $183 million
"Sex and the City" (2008): $153 million
"Get Smart" (2008): $130 million
"Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle" (2003): $100 million
"Starsky and Hutch" (2004): $88 million
"The Dukes of Hazzard" (2005): $88 million
"South Park: Bigger, Louder, Uncut" (1999): $52 million


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Baby "R" / Columbus, Ohio Baby Photography
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So, in walks mama looking like a celebrity - Hair perfect. Nails amazing. Makeup totally on point (making me feel like my leggings and t-shirt are totally pajama worthy) and I'm immediately so excited for the mama/baby portion.
**** Also, sidebar: she looks crazy familiar and I've been trying to place her since the session and for some totally odd reason I feel like I saw her at a Sam Hunt concert??! Could that even be possible? I swear I met her there - they had the Cabana next to us at a concert out in the woods a few summers ago. I, of course, didn't mention this because it was, after all, a few years ago and I feel like it's stalker-ish to ask if she was at that concert.....forever ago. And why would I remember her? LOL! Maybe it's the hair? I asked a girl about her hair color and swear it's her....anyhow. When and if mama reads this, she'll think I'm crazy. LOL. ***
She sets her new little man down and lifts up the cover and there sits the most delicious bundle of squish ever! He turns out to have the sweetest most kissable face with soft chubby cheeks and totally perfect lips. So now I can't wait for the baby portion either!
A few hours later, her hubby leaves work and heads to the studio and completes the perfect ending to a dream session. They are an amazingly sweet family, and I love that daddy, who hadn't seen his little guy in a few hours, was dying to hold his little man as soon as he walked in.
Baby "R" snoozed for <almost> the entire time and I'm pretty sure I'm ordering some of these prints to display in the studio.
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The Garden, The Curtain and the Cross: Carl Laferton + Catalina Echeverri
The True Story of Why Jesus Died and Rose Again
If you love Biblical Theology, and if you love really good kids books, and especially if you teach kids you will enjoy this book. At Easter I read The Garden, The Curtain and The Cross to my kids, I read it to my scripture class and I read it to the kids in crèche at church. The illustrations are beautiful and most importantly, it teaches the whole story of the Bible and shows God's amazing plan of salvation through Jesus.
We start with the Garden. The delightful animals and colourful plants fill a glorious garden. And there are Adam and Eve. And they don't have blonde or red hair! They look like pretty normal cartoon people. Creation and the Fall are simply explained and kids will see what sin is and how God's relationship with people became broken. When Adam and Eve leave the Garden, they are drawn in browns and sepias in contrast to the beautiful colours of life in the garden. The warrior angels that guard the way into the garden are the first Keep Out sign, a motif that will be repeated later on with the curtain. And a refrain that will be repeated also appears for the first time, "It is wonderful to live with him, but because of your sin, you can't come in."
The temple and the curtain in the temple are the next focus. It's sometimes hard to explain the significance of Old Testament practices and ways of relating to God to little kids. But here Laferton makes the link between the curtain and the Keep Out sign at the Garden. And for some readers who can remember the significance placed on the temple curtain at the time of Jesus' crucifixion, there is a hint of where the story is going.
"It is wonderful to live with him, but because of your sin, you can't come in."
There are hundreds of years of keeping out. Hope arrives with a tiny baby, and we even see Him growing up and visiting the temple, knowing that things are bad and sad, but promising a way back to God. Echeverri's clever use of a contrasting lack of colours when the big bad and sad things happen is again employed for the crucifixion. Bright glowing colours are back again when the resurrected Jesus welcomes people into heaven. And we all have really glowing white hair and crowns. Which is kind of cool.
I love this book. I love how the truth of the Bible is clearly conveyed, with a clear explanation of what the problem was and how God dealt with it. The language and the rhythm are kid friendly. Even big kids will enjoy listening to and watching the story unfold. These are familiar events for some, but this might be a new way of seeing the story. Colourful illustration, repetition and contrast are effectively used to show the orientation, the complication, the climax and the resolution. People lived with God, people sinned, Jesus died and the curtain tore, and now they can come back in to God's presence. "God says it is wonderful to live with him. Because of your sin, you can't come in. BUT I died on the cross to take your sin . . . So all of my friends CAN now come in!" If you have kids, teach kids or know kids, I heartily recommend this book.
Writer | Rachael Collins Rachael is a Jane Austen fan who often finds it amusing that she is married to Mr Collins who is indeed a minister. Rachael enjoys gardening, drinking tea and op shopping. In between planting a new church and making chocolate fudge, she really hopes to read a lot of good books this year.


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This image of the northeastern region of the Cygnus Loop supernova remnant shows a combination of optical and X-ray data. Red indicates filaments emitting in the light of hydrogen, green shows regions emitting in the light of twice-ionized oxygen, and the diffuse blue glow shows X-ray emission. Various combinations of these produce other colors. For instance, green filaments with surrounding X-ray (blue) emissions produce a turquoise result. Background stars, which do not emit in X-rays, look yellow (green + red). The white region at lower right is very bright in all three colors. (These bright filaments are just the very top edges of the familiar "Veil Nebula" filaments, NGC 6992.) The yellow box on the figure shows the approximate region enlarged in the accompanying Hubble Space Telescope WFPC2 hydrogen Balmer-alpha line image.
Scientists observed these different kinds of supernova remnant emissions to better understand how supernova shock waves interact with the gas and dust in the interstellar medium. (PHOTO from J. Hester, J. Raymond, and W. Blair, 1994, Astrophysical Journal, Vol. 420, pg. 721, and is copyrighted by The Astrophysical Journal.)
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CNBC | February 15, 2017 A troublesome signal just appeared in the housing market and could put taxpayers at risk.
Federal Housing Administration mortgage delinquencies jumped in the fourth quarter for the first time since 2006, the Mortgage Bankers Association reported Wednesday. The FHA insures low down-payment loans and is a favorite among first-time homebuyers.
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B Y M O E E D Y U S U F | 3/21/2017 12:00:00 AMPAKISTAN`S leaders often boast of our vital strategic geographical location. Yet this location has done littlemore than thrust the country into global wars and force it to become a proxy battleground for foreign ideologicalagendas. Pakistan now has an opportunity to turn this reality around courtesy of the profound geopoliticalchanges facing the world today.
There is increasing talk of a shift from America`s global hegemony to multipolarity and of a new emergingGreat Game in which Washington is being challenged by aspiring competitors. Smaller states seldom have achance to influence the direction of such hegemonic competition. But Pakistan finds itself suitably placed toforce the great powers to be more cooperative and extract benefits for itself.
Geography is the principal enabler.
Competition is most pronounced in the South China Sea, in Russia`s extended backyard, and in the Middle East.Each of these regions intersects with Pakistan`s neighbourhood, and herein lies the opportunity.
China`s `Belt and Road` initiative is the poster child for Beijing`s willingness to prove its global mettle. CPEC isthe quintessential test case whose success is necessary to convince China`s aspiring allies of its ability to leadindependent geostrategic initiatives of serious consequence. This implies that Pakistan will be centre stage inChinese foreign policy.
Second, Russia is looking for new partners and markets to export arms. India`s tilt towards the US has providedPakistan an opening to mend ties with Moscow.
Third, because of the Middle East chaos, the world is struggling to find geopolitically relevant Muslim countrypartners that can have a moderating influence in the Islamic world. Pakistan is an obvious candidate.
Finally, the presence of nuclear weapons on the subcontinent implies that the costs of a total blowup of PakIndia ties or Pakistan`s implosion are prohibitive.
With some visionary thinking, Pakistan can work the global chessboard in its favour by bringing the US, China,Russia, among others, together on these issues. China will remain CPEC`s driving force but proactive outreachfrom Pakistan to identify options to involve the US, UK, and Russia more seriously could transform an initiativeotherwise seen as one of the flagships of SinoUS competition in Asia into a cooperative one.
Likewise, the US, China, and Russia share concerns about Islamist extremism. Pakistan is seen as part of theproblem but its recent domestic counterterrorism successes imply that it can present itself as a potentially stableMuslim country that can stand up to the onslaught of Salafiinspired radicalism thatis beginning to facepushback in Pakistan.
The fact that Islamabad maintains deep ties with the Gulf/Middle East positions it well to play this role.
Further, the world`s shared interest in avoiding a PakIndia disaster implies the need for the great powers to keepPakistan engaged. This militates against the Modi government`s selfstated policy to isolate Pakistan and leavesspace open for continued relations between Pakistan and the great powers, even if India remains their preferredpartner. This will require Pakistan to reconsider its foreign policy orientation in at least two respects.
Foremost, the Cold War mentality of putting all eggs in one basket still lingers in Pakistani thinking. Theemerging global order will prize countries able to demonstrate their importance for all competing camps.
The current discourse in Pakistan about SinoPak relations and improved PakRussia ties offsetting thedeteriorating PakUS equation is selfdefeating in this regard. The USremains Pakistan`s largest export partner,it holds most influence over international donors that Pakistan relies on, and only it has the military, economic,and diplomatic tools to isolate Pakistan. No good can come of being on America`s wrong side.Second,Pakistan`s role as a melting pot for great power cooperation requires a bettermanaged neighbourhood. Thetendency to allow ties with India to drive the country`s global policy orientation and the nature of its ties withother important countries has hurt Pakistan. The smarter policy would be to isolate PakIndia problems frombroader discussions about Pakistan`s relations with the great powers. Refusal of other countries to supportIslamabad on PakIndia issues must not be allowed to overshadow the need to work with them to establishPakistan`s utility as a key enabler of great power cooperation in and around the South Asian region.
Finally, the vision purported here is predicated on Pakistan`s internal strength.
Economic and governance reforms that create opportunities for inclusive growth and stability remain crucial. Sodoes the need for the state to consolidate counterterrorism gains and push ahead with the agenda to reverse thegrowing extremism in society.
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This Grow Your Blog Event is hosted by Vicki Boster of 2 Bags Full blog it is in its second year and this is the first time I have participated you can see the full list of blogs on the link to Vicki above. So here we go!
I live in England by the sea in a tall old house high above the harbour with my husband and daughter. I have always loved the country, fields, woods, moors and high places too, I love animals and enjoy gardening, I used to ride horses years ago and helped out at the local stables when I was still at school!
We have always had animals around us and dogs this is the first time the family have been without a dog or two but we do have a dear cat called Borris, as a kitten he was bought up with our last dog and has a lot of dog like ways bless him.
I was born in London and enjoy returning to visit friends and relatives when I can, my daughter and I usually go up each year to gallery exhibitions, visit museums, markets and maybe if funds will stretch go to the theatre. I take a camera with me when I travel even for local trips you never know what you will see and its a good way to find inspiration I love to travel!
I enjoy painting in either water colour or mixed media these days, though I have used acrylic and oils in the past.
I was a soft sculpture artist till I hurt my wrist some years ago and had to stop, I never got back into it somehow, but I do love fibre and needlefelt little animals when the mood takes me, I also make scarves from kimono silk or wool, I also like to embellish clothing and upcycle.
But mostly I enjoy designing and making jewellery in coloured gemstones and pearls and I have really got into Polymer as it is so hands on, I really like that! I combine it with gemstones etc and often use appliqué techniques. My daughter Lara is an artist too she makes amazing Polymer sculptures.
If you have read this far you will know a little bit about who I am and what makes me tick. As you have been kind enough to read to the end there is a surprise, I am going to do two giveaways, one will be for a bracelet and the other earrings, if you would like to be included in the draw please let me know in your comment and make your email address available or I won't know how to get in touch with you.
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Daring, without-hesitation charcoal lines which round up the courageous contour of the Australian Cattle Dog in this art, have got to be apt for any assertive alpha owner!
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- Race your way through grassland, icy tundra, dangerous desert and perilous volcanic terrain.
- Beat mountain flagbearers to gain medals and unlock progressively more challenging routes.
- Challenge the world to climb the global leaderboards.
- Collect apples to help you dash your way through hazards.
- Earn yak coins to customise your yak and rider, and make them stand out from the herd.
- Flip your way to glory - perform crazy back and front flips for extra speed boosts.
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Forget about electric guitars — the lads of One Direction have a new favorite instrument: the kickdrum.
The percussive pounder has made a comeback thanks to Mumford & Sons, and now acts like Gavin Degraw, Lady Antebellum, and, yep, One Direction, are releasing folk-infused singles to radio.
The boy band's new track "Story of My Life," which will appear on the upcoming Midnight Memories (their third disc in less than three years), slows things way down from "What Makes You Beautiful" or "Best Song Ever," though it still proves propulsive. Per usual, the boys take turns singing on the verses, though the chorus seems to feature Harry Styles' rasp much louder than any of his other bandmates.
Lyrically, the song invites some shades of grey into One Direction's normally sunny universe as they sing about a torrid romance. "The story of my life: I give her hope," they wail, but then flip the switch and say, "I spend her love until she's broke inside." The writing isn't all so tight — for instance: "Written on these walls are the colors that I can't change/Leave my heart open but it stays right here in its cage" — but it's not unlike Phillip Phillips' smash "Home" in tone or sentiment.
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Well if you are anything like me and have lots and I mean lots around that is a good question.
My Peas are coming in October.
Of course they will need their own table and chairs.
Guess what I had hanging around my house.
One little chair from my own girls table and chair set.
A wee chair I picked up at a thrift store.
And a table that belonged to my in laws that has had many lives.
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Today's Twanglish Lesson sounds a bit like a children's book title in the making. In fact, maybe there should be more children's books written in Twanglish. Call it a cultural re-education of the homogenized masses, if you like.
But that's beside the point.
The point is there are things one should do, and, if you're a Real Southerner, there are things that you …
Otter –auxiliary verb 1. Used to express duty or obligation 2. a recommended course of action:
I reckon you otter run up to the Walmarts and git me some more Busch.
Alternate spellings: Awta, Awt to, Orta, Ort to
We're sure there are more variations on this oft-used Twanglish term. This RSM seems to recall about six different spellings/pronunciations showing up in a Facebook thread on the topic. But the point of them all is the same: we Southerners love to tell other people what they awta do. In fact, we're always reckonin' on the ort to's of life. We're just introspective that way.


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Beyond the Bullshit: What's Your Real Company Culture?
Delighted while doing nothing else. Multitasking is the ultimate maelstrom, after all.
Cue uplifting music. . .(thanks Steve Dolbinski)
Recently, I realized that the phrase "company culture" had gotten way out of wack.
Organizational culture is defined as: "a system of shared assumptions, values, and beliefs, which governs how people behave in organizations."
But it's those darn job descriptions again.They've got culture all wrong. Here's what a lot of them sound like:
Unlimited vacation policies, casual attire, open-air offices. Lots of collaboration. Annual light-rail passes. Free yoga in the lobby every Friday. Vanilla Porter in the fridge. Occasional donut-eating contests.
These are not culture. They are manifestations of some of the more exciting parts of culture.
The other thing I see under the Culture subheading is Company Values. They look a lot like this:
This seems logical, right? That these values describe company culture?
But stop right there. I gotta know right now. Before you go any further. . . .do you love me? Are these really your values? Or just what you aspire to? I mean, I'm not saying they're bullshit, but let's make sure they're not lip service nestled in a nice little gift bag.
Whatever they are, it's nice to have them written down. Nice to think about them sometimes. Like when you read your own company's website. Which is typically never.
But actual company culture is more enigmatic. It's something you have to work at. . . .something that inherently stems from leadership. . . .and simultaneously. . .something that evolves from your employees and the every-day-grind.
So let's review. While company culture includes the manifestations (down-dogs, happy hours) and the values (honesty, innovation), true company culture is somewhere in the soft, chewy center. No idea how many licks it will take to get there.
And now for some hard questions. Everyone's favorite part. The answers to these will be a good start to defining your culture.
1) Meetings: Do you start on time? Do you limit their length? Are you strict about format? Are you fond of all-hands? Are they more of a brainstorm? Do you overuse the optional attendance thingie? What are your meetings really about?
2) Autonomy: Do you tend to train people, then let them loose? Or do you fail to train and just micromanage? Is it better for your employees to ask permission or beg forgiveness?
3) Ideas: When your employees have an idea, are they encouraged to tell theirmanager? Where does it go from there? Buried in an inbox? Posted on a community board? Maybe you have an all-hands where ideas are shared every week?
4) Social: Is social time structured? Can you grab a beer when you want? Are events scheduled with clear boundaries? Is there an exclusive or an inclusive feel to your happy hours? Do you prefer partying outside the office or inside the office? What's the most common lifestage? Do more people have kids or kayaks?
5) Feedback: Do you have a feedback system in place? Do you follow it? how often do people get it? Is there a way to give feedback about the feedback? Sometimes you have to put a Starbucks inside a Starbucks.
6) Process: Do you have processes in place? Do you like to talk about them? Do you actually follow them? Does someone manage them? Do they work?
7) Communication: Is it basically word of mouth? Are you dependent on a platform that's spotty and messy at best? Do you have a project manager? Are they effective? Do people visit cubicles or use IM?
First find your culture. Get help. Find events, consultants and internal tools to broaden your discussion and research.
Then try and articulate it on your website. And your job description. Then call me. You can watch House of Cards while I finish it up.


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Baby's first handprints!
I got the recipe for the salt dough at this website:http://theimaginationtree.com/2011/06/salt-dough-footprint-keepsakes.htmlI made the full recipe and had enough to do my son's hand and footprints and with the leftovers, I went ahead and made a paw print of the family dog. I'm really happy I made these because now I have great memories in clay […]Continue reading
Shadow box for baby's room
I have been wanting to make a shadow box with the mementos we saved when our son was born. Yesterday he turned 18 months old so I figured it appropriate to follow through on making one. My biggest problem is the boxes themselves can be pretty spendy and I just don't have a lot of […]Continue reading
Meal planning- Save time and money.
The idea of meal planning is exhausting to me! Unless you're really in love with cooking, I would think it would be for most of us. Not only is it an insanely repetitive chore that goes pretty thankless most of the time, it adds more horribly annoying chores including, but not limited to, dishes and […]Continue reading
Digital Scrapbooking
One thing I always strive to do now that I have a little one is DE-CLUTTER! We already have a million and a half things to trip on so eliminating any unnecessary belongings seems like a no-brainer. Unfortunately that has included most of my scrapbooking possessions. Living in a very popular area right now, space […]Continue reading
Ikea Shelf Project
Everyone I know loves these Ikea shelves and who wouldn't, they're so versatile AND cheap?? Unheard of!! Unfortunately, scratches show very easily (Especially in this finish), and I wanted a low-budget way to recover them.So…. I went to Wal-Mart and bought a roll of slightly cushioned shelving liner that unfortunately was non-adhesive in this pretty design BUT […]Continue reading
This is perfect!
For a very long time now I've been wanting to start a blog. Since I've had my son I feel this is the perfect time to start a blog to both connect with other moms AND keep my sanity! The more I research blogging the more I realize it is perfect for me. I am […]Continue reading


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Artist Statement
Patrick C. Cook is a photography enthusiast who specializes in landscape photography.
Artist Statement
I have two seemingly opposing approaches to my photography. On the one hand I like to create faithful representations of landscapes that interest and inspire me. On the other hand I try to creatively depict a landscape in a manner never before seen, yet still familiar. I find that having two approaches affords me creative variety that keeps me both inspired and challenged.
With photography I generally use two image processing methods. For faithful representation of landscapes I'll utilize the HDR (High Dynamic Range) image capture and processing method. HDR utilizes software to extend the range of shadows and highlights (the "dynamic range") in an effort to bring the final image closer to the range of highlights and shadows that human vision is able to perceive. (See my Grand Canyon Gallery for HDR image examples.) I find HDR a valuable photography tool because it can produce a rich final image. I do not use HDR processing for extreme creative purposes, rather as a way to improve the realism of my landscape photographs. If you would like to learn how to leverage HDR in your own photography I've authored a course which you can review at this website here.
For my more creative pursuit, I take photographs with a specially modified digital camera that is sensitive to near-infrared radiation, usually referred to as "infrared photography". Using software I then process these Infrared images for interesting and often unexpected results. How I process the infrared image depends on a variety of characteristics of the image itself and the creative result I hope to achieve. Take a look at my infrared gallery.
I enjoy landscape photography because I like vistas. I admire the patterns of nature. I enjoy the interplay of light. I like the challenge of having to work with what is available to me at the moment. I'm capable in other photographic disciplines, but I prefer landscape photography.
I am self taught in photography. I have always enjoyed the freedom of figuring it out for myself. I have participated in structured learning situations, but found that I was impatient in learning situations that expected me to hear about what I already knew. Perhaps an artifact of being self taught, I pursue topics as they interest me. I am impatient with the tried-and-true photographic methods because digital photography has freed me from techniques and rules that were born from a time when, ironically, film limited the photographer. While I began with photography in the film days, I am delighted with digital photography because of the ability it affords to take images beyond the capabilities of the camera.
I am a maverick when it comes to photography. I like to bend photography rules, I take photos of what interests me and I push myself to do something different as often as possible, if just to see if I can. When participating in group photo shoots, I have to keep reminding myself to not stray too far from the group like a hound dog hot on the trail of an interesting shot. Yet I often find myself with company, perhaps because fellow photographers want a taste of the photographic freedom I take for granted. If I have a personal style, I don't know how to describe it. I plunge headlong into technical tasks because that what's needed to get beyond snap-shooting. I have no fear of technical details and I don't let frustration stop me from moving forward mining the best that an image can be.
My personal computer stores just over 50,000 digital files of my photographs, so many that it's a daunting task to simply browse them. Yet I remember where I was with nearly all of them. They are "picture windows" of my past. My image cache allows me to mentally time-travel into my past, and yet time-travel into the future by preparing an image for print. My photos are both souvenirs of past creative excursions and treasures waiting to be discovered.
I don't buy the best photography equipment on the market - I buy the best for my needs at the time. I am not a gear-geek, but I know my gear. I have no favorite brand of camera or related gear. I like to push the limits of my equipment just to see if I can. I make a concerted effort to use my cameras to their fullest capabilities, and still have much to learn. I am neither the master of my cameras, nor intimidated by them.
I have no photography awards (that I know of) and I have won no photography contests worth mentioning. At first blush one may assume this is because my photos aren't good enough to win awards and contests (that may actually be true). But what's really at the root of my obscurity is that I don't care to feed machinery that treats my imaging work as a commodity. My awards are the prints that are proudly displayed in my home and enjoyed by others. My "contest" winnings come from those who honor me with a print of my image displayed in their home - the best gallery there is.
I wish to create immersive photos that cause viewers to say "wow". I seek the wow that spawns from that inner feeling of wonder and beauty of our world. We all need that. An image is a way of adding just a small moment of value to someone's life. With my landscape photos, I want people to feel the beauty of a place. When I work with infrared photography, I want people to imagine a magical place that gives a brief respite from the realness of reality. I want the intricate colors, symmetry and patterns of my digital art to convey a sense of structure and stability. An image is a conduit to a destination the willing mind travels. In that sense, I make conduits.


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to the Family and Consumer Science Department!!Our FCCLA Chapter has had many accomplishments.It has been around for over ten years and there have always been competitors at both the state and regional levels! There have also been students competing at nationals and three state officers!!FCCLA stands for Family, Career, and Community Leaders of America. It was formally called FHA, Future Homemakers of America. It has been an organization for over sixty years! It is the only youth led organization that has a main focus on families.FCCLA's purpose is to promote personal growth and leadership development through Family and Consumer Sciences education. By focusing on the multiple roles of family member, wage earner, and community leader, members develop skills for life through character development; creative and critical thinking; interpersonal communications; practical knowledge; and career preparation.Many members compete with community service projects at MWHS. From organizing a charity dinner for a needy family to teaching children about drug abuse, our chapter does it all! Members do community presentations and projects that they then present at the regional, state, and often, the national level. They compete through a program called STAR Events. STAR Events stands for Students Taking Action with Recognition.The new officer team is:- Director of Finance- Historian- Secretary- Vice President- Director of Public Relations- President- Director of Finance- Director of Membership- AdviserState Officer:Connie Wilson- Region 10 Vice President
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How to: Seasonal Wardrobe Update
Summer is slowly coming to an end and with it the opportunity to wear all those little flowy tops, sandals and short shorts that served you well these last couple of months. I don't know about you, but for me this is usually the time when I realise that I don't actually have that much to wear once the weather gets colder, mainly because I spent most of my fashion attention and budget on summery clothes.
It is definitely time for me to sort out my fall wardrobe! I'm a planner so of course I have a little established method for all sorts of wardrobe updates. In this post I will show you how I usually update my wardrobe for a new season.
I recommend doing a quick overhaul like this about four times a year: at the beginning of fall and spring; and two smaller updates just before summer and winter to stock up on a few warm or cold-weather essentials like flip flops and heavy knits.
The steps below work if your wardrobe is already relatively well-edited, i.e. it served you well the season before and does not contain a whole amount of stuff you don't wear.
Step 1: Do a mini clean-out
Even if you did a big detox within the last year, it is a good idea to do a quick mini edit at the end of every season because there will always be some items that you have grown tired of, that don't fit, are broken or simply worn out. Believe me, it is a lot less painful and time consuming to throw out a handful of items every three months than to say goodbye to a third of your entire closet in one go. Sort through all your clothes and decide what you want to do with them: Keep (anything you love), throw out (always throw out underwear, socks, very worn out or broken items), donate or give to a friend (anything that is still in good condition) or sell. Also note down everything that you need to replace or repair.
Step 2: Prepare your summer clothes for storage
Your goal is a wardrobe full of clothes you love and wear all the time, so unless you have a huge walk-in closet, you need to put your summer clothes away to make space for your fall wardrobe. Obvious candidates are bikinis, dresses, sandals, flip flops and shorts, but be creative: a lot of summery items can easily be incorporated into your fall wardrobe, for example little dresses can be worn over tights and underneath a cardigan. Make sure everything is clean and washed before you put it away for storage. Don't hang clothes on wire hangers and don't store them in cardboard boxes (cardboard contains a form of acid that can stain fabric). Good storage places are plastic boxes or suitcases that can be put underneath your bed or on a hard-to-reach shelf.
Step 3: Create a concept
During seasonal overhauls I also like to do a quick reevaluation of my capsule wardrobe and create a fresh concept that is tailored to the climate of the new season. The process I use is the same as outlined in "Capsule Wardrobe Building 101": Gather a ton of inspiration, identify themes, pick a colour scheme and a few proportions (=specific combinations of items). Read the original post for a detailed step-by-step guide.
Step 4: Write a shopping list
Compare the concept you just created to the things you already own and pick out items that could play a major role in your fall wardrobe. Next, it's time to identify which items you have to shop for in order to complete your wardrobe. Below are a couple of pointers to consider; don't worry if your list ends up longer than you expected, you can always narrow it down later.
- Start with any must-haves that you found in lookbooks or have been craving for a long time.
- Think about investment pieces. Consider your budget and find items that would really make a difference to your wardrobe and that you can see yourself wearing for many seasons to come. Good investment candidates are jackets, shoes, bags, but also high-quality knits and trousers.
- Sort out your collection of outerwear and shoes. The amount you need will of course depend on your preferences but also on your local climate. Here in London it does not ever get super cold so one really thick winter coat is enough, but I definitely need a couple of water-resistant jackets to wear on rainy days.
- Consider buying a few versions of each item of the proportions you chose in step 3, for example find three different blazers and three pairs of skinny jeans if you see yourself wearing that combination a lot this fall.
- Check your stock of basics. Basics can mean everything from simple tank tops to tailored shirts; make sure that you own a good amount of simple, wear-with-everything tops and bottoms in a range of neutral colours.
Step 5: Putting everything together
The main share of the work is done, now all you have to do is go shopping :) If you wrote down a really long list of items in the previous step, categorise them into 'must-haves' and 'would be nice' and spend your budget on must-haves first. Take your time to find the right pieces, and aim to buy the highest quality and best fit you can afford. Once you have everything you need, quickly reorganise your closet. This shouldn't take too long, just move around item categories until your key items and most-used basics are easily accessible. Optional, but fun: Test-drive a few sample outfits :)
Are you planning a wardrobe update? What will be your go-to outfit this fall?
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Steps to Owning
Following is the ordering process if you are interested in owning an omnivan®:
- Contact Equipment Innovators to discuss what you want to accomplish with an omnivan®. We will ask all the right questions and design an omnivan® that's right for you.
- A detailed schematic drawing of your proposed omnivan® will be provided to you.
- Review your configuration and drawing, and Equipment Innovators will answer your questions, address any concerns, and with your input make any modifications needed.
- Once your drawing is finalized, Equipment Innovators will provide you with a detailed price quote. Pricing is based on actual size, configuration, and quantity. If you're not sure how you will finance your purchase, ask if we can help you find financing.
- Once you approve your drawings and sales quote and financing has been determined, we begin building your truck.
- Equipment Innovators can build an omnivan® on a chassis you provide, or we can shop for a chassis for you and include the cost of the chassis in our quote. We receive discounts from a number of chassis manufacturers, and we pass that savings on to you.
- Turn-around time is normally six to eight weeks, however, there are times when we receive bulk orders from our largest clients and this can slow down the turn-around process on other orders.
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Bri & I are first & foremost writers. And by writers, I'm talking pens, notebooks… even quills & parchment, if given the option. We are neither of us techy sorts. But we do try! And sometimes our trying leads to small victories…
I'm happy to announce one such mini victory in the materialising shape of our Video Blog (or "Vlog" – See! I've got a few techy terms up my sleeve!).
While the written word shall continue as our primary & most beloved medium, we're pretty chuffed at the idea of supplementing our posts with videos of our writing retreats & Story Chasers adventures (tales of our London escapade coming soon!), because sometimes describing just doesn't cut it. We want to take you with us, on location!
So, without further rambling, here 'tis! Our very first ever Brewhaha Book Café Vlog of this year's Annual Writing Retreat!
Granted. We're still newbies at the Vlog thing. But we are determined to improve, & we'd be just tickled pink if you'd saunter over to Youtube & subscribe to the Brewhaha Book Cafe Channel. We'll do our best to bring you the creme of our Story Chasing adventures & any other tidbits you all have an appetite for. Feel free to leave comments, questions & requests! We are, as always, at your service.


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We wave the design thinking/human-centered flag around here quite a bit. In order for initiatives to succeed and the most compelling experiences shipped to the masses, more needs to be taken into consideration than spending time with users.Read More
From our quiet rebirth as Runkel & Jenny we've resurfaced as a stronger and wiser voice. While Michael is behind the scenes we've partnered with data scientist Jeremy Wortz, who has an absolute and exquisite expertise in the various facets of data science. The past couple of years have found our collective curiosity in the midst of solving human-centered data-driven problems within autonomous vehicles, mining, a FinTech startup, training algorithms to identify rare disease and battling pollution in China.Read More
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The Leopard Dress/
Today I'm using one of my favorite tricks: wearing a dress as a shirt. The final outfit is not all that similar to the inspiration photo, but the electric blue skirt I originally tried felt a little too vampy, and I like the subdued seafoam skirt better. You can see another leopard/mint look here, and a similar look with the same skirt two years ago here. What color skirt would you wear with a leopard top?
Dress (worn a shirt): Hazel & Olive c/o, old
Skirt: LOFT, $55
Shoes: BCBG/Ross, $20 (similar, similar)
Purse: Calvin Klein/Saks Off Fifth, $130 (similar)
Necklace: My Stella & Dot, $114
Watch: Michael Kors, Santa
Rings: My Stella & Dot, $39
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Greenpeace supporters hold a candlelight vigil outside the Russian Embassy in Bangkok, to demand the release of the Arctic 30-- a group of climate defenders and journalists-- who were arrested by Russian authorities last September 19, 2013, while peacefully protesting against offshore oil drilling in the Arctic. Greenpeace and the international community have condemned Russia's piracy charges against the Arctic 30 and demand for their immediate release
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My Congressman, Robert Hurt, had a recess in August, along with the rest of Congress. He decided not to have town hall meetings with all his constituents, but to drive down a highway in the extreme southern portion of the district, Route 58. To be fair, there was also a "Route 29 Tour" Where I live, Cumberland County, is on neither of those roads.
The previous Congressman in the 5th district, Tom Perriello, held 20 or 21 meetings with constituents in every corner of the district, both years he served. He genuinely wanted to listen and answer questions from citizens. Arguably this is a high bar set by Mr. Perriello.
Hurt's official page from his House website details the places he stopped, and what was talked about. Wouldn't you know it, everyone wanted to talk about the talking points of the Republican Party. Size of government, jobs, "grow the economy", government regulations. You know, the litany of issues that supposedly defines this Congress and Rep. Hurt's place in it.
The problem with what Rep. Hurt did is that large swaths of the 5th Congressional District went unvisited. Also, the visits were at restaurants, work sites, and other venues. No meetings took place with the Congressman and his constituents where one on one questions could be asked. No meetings where as many people wanted to could attend. It is a quite different situation to ask a question while standing around at a gas station restaurant and three people next to him.
I feel the spirit of what was supposed to be was tainted because of this action. In fact, several locations and counties had only the benefit of a staff member in a local library meeting room to ask questions of. The job of the Representative is to try to answer all questions, take on all comers, and to answer to the best of his abilities. Questions he might not want to hear could have been asked, ones that are no less important than the ones where he had a mostly friendly audience.
I am not suggesting that we as citizens lie in wait for the Congressman, far from it. But not everyone agrees with the direction of the current Congress. Some would like answers about things like why very few (less than ten certainly) bills about jobs have been brought before the House. At the same time, bills for changing laws and making new laws about a myriad of other subjects, mostly social policy have been brought up and voted on.
Even bills masquerading as economic help for workers out of work, deeply slanted to not benefit the workers, but the corporations that donate heavily to Congress members have been put forth.
I know abortion is a sensitive issue for lots of people, but do we really need a dozen laws restricting the rights of women to make their own medical decisions? The procedure is not against the law, but this Congress would like to change the laws to make things that way.
Robert Hurt has been content to go along to get along, using convenient sound bites and phrases to endear himself to those who voted for him and contributed to him. There is one problem with that however:
He represents all of us. Or at least he is supposed to.
I resent not being able to ask him a question that I want an answer to in front of my community. There are also many others who don't like to stand up and ask questions, and when I ask one or two, maybe it was close to the question they would have asked.
Congressman Hurt needs to remember that he does represent all of us in this district. Democrats, Republicans, Independents and others. It is his job to communicate with us and if nothing else, for us to find out how he is doing. So far, I see none of that happening.
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I actually don't really know where to start with this post... I just finished editing the pictures from my visit and I have had to take a minute!
Introducing Botanic Naturalis. Hidden away on one of the cutest named streets I have ever heard of, Little Howard Street Lane (...bless!), a secret garden resides. Producing some of the most unique and breath-taking arrangements EVER you must check it out.
Please excuse the pics, they are from my phone but I will be visiting again soon so will have some better ones. Consider this an introduction!


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Backgammon Plus ©™ (BG+)™ Team play Rules
BG+ Chouette ENDS - when BG+ POINTS is Reached OR Agreed TIME/LENGTH to End Session Game.
1-3 HR BG+ Chouette – Two high point players playoff
Player DOUBLEs the Starting POINTS to WIN before Session End Time
3 player BG+ game – Start with 19 points – Get 38 BG+points to WIN before Session End Time (58)
4 player BG+ game Start with 28 points – 56 BG+points to Win - BG+ Check Total = 112
5 player BG+ game Start with 37 points – 74 BG+points to Win - BG+ Check Total = 185
6 player BG+ game Start with 46 points – 92 BG+points to Win - BG+ Check Total = 276
No consulting with CAPTAIN or BOX until Player's Doubling Cube has been Turned.
If Player reaches ZERO – Player is Eliminated/OUT of the game/chouette.
Player can only Risk up to the Points that they have on the Score Sheet.
No Negative points scored over BG+ Point.
- Have to Pass Box if not enough points
- JACOBY Rule (NO gammon or backgammon if cube has not been turned).
Box must beat Captain & net Positive Points to keep Box
Box cube – Doubles/Decides in Team Order
LOSING PLAYER scores the round and Checks BGPLUS+ TOTAL for validation.
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"Born to Die" COVER
Kay I left my camera at UBC so my outfit photos have been left behind as well... Here's a cover to tide you over 'til I get back tomorrow. If I feel particularly brave enough, maybe I'll perform it for an actual open mic. But most likely, I'll wimp out heh. I'm just not a musician in that aspect. I can't perform. I love singing and I love being able to sing along to my favourite songs... But that doesn't make me a musician nor an artist. My voice needs more practice. Maybe one day.
"Born to Die" by Lana Del Rey cover
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Tell me what is not to love about a man who paved his own way in the world -literally and figuratively marching to the beat of his own drum. Nothing-you love it all! Born Olufela Olusegun Oludotun Ransome-Kuti, but you can call him FELA KUTI, or just FELA. He was the musician, composer, political disruptor, and human rights advocate who dared to say 'Music Is The Weapon,' and mean it. Born and based in Nigerian, traveling by van to gig, living in a compound with his squad, Fela refused to be moved by any force that was not an Afrobeat.
In 2010 American audiences lined up to see his story be told on Broadway under the visual direction and choreography of Tony Award® winner Bill T. Jones. Fast forward to 2015 and Cary Fukunaga's film BEASTS OF NO NATION is making awards season waves. Haunting and passionate performances by the undeniable Idris Elba, and newcomer Abraham Attah yet all I can here is Fela's triumphant anthem of the same title. Click, and snap your fingers to view his 1984 performance at the Zenith in Paris, France:


text: Obviously there are loads of lists for awards going out at this time of years, but for me one of the most interesting and well-compiled comes from 101greatgoals.com who have made their list of the 101 best young players in the world today. There are nine Barça players included: Rafinha, Thiago, Cuenca, Deulofeu, Dongou, Montoya, Tello, Sergi Samper and the 11-year-old Japanese boy currently at La Masia, Takefusa Kubo – they may be calling him the Japanese Messi but I think it's too much to include such a young boy in this list. My only other gripe is that there is no place for Marc Bartra or Alex Grimaldo, but hey, these things are matters of opinion and besides that it's a very thoroughly researched list.


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Ladies Support Group
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Katy Perry didn't just put the ball in ballroom with her performance of "Swish Swish" at the 2017 MTV Video Music Awards: She got some serious air, too, and brought death drops, gravity-defying dunks, and some golden bars from Nicki Minaj to the grand finale of the show.
Seconds after Kendrick Lamar accepted his Video of the Year Moon Person for "Humble," Perry climbed atop a giant, neon-lit basketball. In a blink, Perry was surrounded by a crew of dancers rocking high heels, warm-up gear, and baseball caps with basketball net veils.
With one swift leap from the top of the ball to the floor of the stage, Perry joined them to run through a Vogue-inspired routine complete with duckwalks and death-drops, a ballroom-worthy move we saw when she performed the song on Saturday Night Live earlier this year. Minaj made her entrance when that giant basketball spun around and revealed her in her own personal interpretation of a referee's outfit — honestly, hers is better than the NBA's — and effortlessly breezed through her part before switching back to Perry, who then flew across the damn arena to dunk on the basket in the middle of the Forum.
Let's discuss Perry's athletic prowess, for a second: This wasn't exactly Jordan striking his legendary, mid-flight pose before dunking, but a very Perry attempt at recreating it that involved a ton of basketballs all of a sudden falling from the roof and bouncing all over the audience.
She not only gets points for trying, but for making that basket without missing a note — and, y'know, hosting the whole shebang, too.
The 2017 VMAs have touched down at the Forum in Inglewood, California, airing live on MTV. See the full list of winners and keep up with all of the night's biggest VMA moments!


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To bend the sheet metal into smallvolumes, not necessarily to buy industrial equipment. You can make it yourself. To host "with hands", this problem will not be insoluble. The main thing, of making the necessary drawings, not to lose sight of the basic elements.
What is a self-made machine?
1. Roller knife. most durable and high-quality steel alloy should be taken for manufacturing such a tool. Of course, a functional resource is consumed after about 25 kilometers treated metal (about 0.5 mm). However, after re-sharpening of its operation will be fully restored. Necessary can be repeated several times for this procedure. If you construct a steel knife having a powder podsypku, he gets a high resistance to the anticipated loads.
2. Rear Table. It should be such that it is located freely sheet metal working. And not just located, and easy to move in a given direction, convenient to refuel for the job. Supports table equipped with a cutter and flexor.
3. Stand. To part of the manual listogiba did not slide on the floor, use wooden stand for desktop placement. It is necessary to provide for the possibility of its height adjustment. If the machine is transported on a regular basis, its movement can be facilitated by the wheels.
4. The front stops. Without these elements it is impossible to specify the width of the cut properly. The design of the stops should have the ability of turning 180 degrees and return to original position.
5. Measuring plate. Without her hand listogiby will not have the necessary precision.
6. The focus of the angular bend. It is required to produce the desired fast setting of the angle of the sheet. However, the bending process can be carried out arbitrarily, without rigid fixation.
Work principles.
Homemade hand listogiby designed towith aluminum, copper and steel sheet. These materials are produced profile parts. Cut strips are used to fold the folded shelf product aimed at giving additional rigidity.
The workpiece is fixed on the surfaceplate-bending table (clamping frame is used for this). Next, turning the beam bends at a right angle protruding parts. Its maximum degree - 135. But then you can dognut to 180, such a possibility is not excluded. Maximum thickness of the metal blank is directly dependent on the power of the press mechanism.
Clamp done mechanically by means ofeccentric screed. Clamping force can be easily adjusted. Listogiby simple design for a long time, running smoothly. They have long demonstrated their reliability and relevance. They are easy to fix even in harsh environments, including field. The structural feature is that the length restrictions of blanks virtually non-existent.
Various types of machine tools.
Machine-listogiby may differ from each other in a certain way. Basic features of a few. The housing unit can accommodate an electromagnet, aimed at optimum clamp the workpiece clamping beam. Its power negates the potential slippage of the workpiece.
Constructions of this type have improvedrigidity. They are able to ensure the straightness combined with high bending quality. Were made to the same or similar parts, and their length and angle of a very flexible, can be fixed or set by using special constraints. Some presses blanks are deformed by pressing them into the matrix cavity. The actuator provides the force of the punch protrusion.


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Employers sometimes need to offer executive position candidates employment agreements in order to successfully entice them to the company. Because employment agreements generally give employees more rights than they normally would have under the common law employment at-will doctrine in place in New York and many other states, employers are incentivized to negotiate the employment agreements' terms carefully. Making this goal difficult for employers is the modern technology of emails, texting, etc., which has led to claims of employment agreements without formal documents drawn up and signed.
A recent case found that an employer's intent to avoid any claim of an employment agreement prior to the execution of a formal document was successful. The employer simply stated in the initial term sheet regarding the employment terms being negotiated that a formal executed document would be needed prior to commitment/liability. The court found that this language trumped the seemingly promissory words in the subsequent emails between the company and the prospective executive employee.
As always, engaging counsel early on in an employment agreement negotiation is the best strategy to avoid unintended agreements.


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Hello you lovely people. I don't know how to put this to words really so let's just blurt it okay? My blog is moving. I am nervous and stressed but at the same time so happy and excited. I have been working for this change for a long time now and finally all the pieces are coming together. My time with WordPress has come to an end, it offered me a great base for (almost) two years but now I feel like I need change and well, upgrade. Nouw is offering so much better deal than WordPress and in overall I feel like that site is more full of blogs, content and people similar to me.
Nothing else is changing really expect my site address which is nouw.com/ughmango for now. My own domain is still on it's way. My content will be same as it has been: fashion, beauty and so much more.
I hope you all understand and give a chance for my 'new' blog which you can also follow (wink wink), and please note that you don't have to be a member in now to be able to follow me. I will be following lots of you via e-mail, so no worries you won't get rid of me.
I guess that is all I wanted to say. Thank you so much for everyone who has been part of my blogging journey here, I hope all the best for you and I hope to see you in my new blog too. Now it's time for my new adventure! Cheers!
Please check out my new blog post where I talk about fanny bags https://nouw.com/ughmango/fanny-bags-are-back-back-again-34145892


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By Roger
I was off to Gettysburg the last two weekends to continue on my sesquicentennial project. Gettysburg is one of the biggest draws to Civil War re-enactors and historians because it represents the major turning point in the war. The Confederates still won many battles, but, from Gettysburg on, the conflict turned in the Union's direction until the final capitulation at Appomattox.
From a photographer's point of view, this was a difficult event to shoot: it was hot and humid (I hate that); the scale of the battles was hard to capture from my position; and there were lots of visitors and modern features to avoid. To top things off, we were in the middle of a field, at mid-day, the worst light of the day.
I didn't have the freedom to move anywhere I wanted, so I tried to crop out as much as I could in the viewfinder and resigned myself to some edits in Photoshop. As for the light, sometimes you have to shoot when you have to shoot. I wanted the photos whether the lighting was good or not.
Since re-enactments are not allowed on the actual battlefield and there were more than 12,000 re-enactors, each weekend was held at a different location. Two of the three sessions, I had no idea what the location would look like. We ended up in the middle of some huge fields of Pennsylvania farmland.
Still, it was fun and interesting. The re-enactors were excited about being involved and completely into their roles. I had my D4 back with a 400mm f2.8 attached (the lens weighs 10 pounds) and my D5200 attached to a 70-200mm zoom. With the infamous photovest filled with batteries, memory cards, a couple lenses, and a bottle of water, I was ready for whatever.
The battles were chaotic, especially with the horses carrying cavalry troopers. I wanted to capture the individual action more than the huge numbers, but the scenario shifted quickly.
Then the dismounted troops would cluster and fire. Cannon and musket smoke added to the realism, sometimes obscuring parts of the battlefield, just like the real battle.
They only had so much room to maneuver, even on this large field, so the combatants would break apart; rally; and charge, again.
At the end of each scenario, a bugler would blow Taps. All the re-enactors would render respects to the more than 50,000 casualties of that terrible, three day battle.
After the battle, the cavalry from both sides, did a pass-in-review. These were my favorite times because I could focus on individuals.
I also went into the camps and vendors' tents to get some photos before and after the "battles." There were civilian re-enactors there, as well as soldiers. There were even a couple of period-correct photographers there, complete with view cameras. They were developing real tin-types in their tents.
The three days were really a blast, and I'll be hitting a few more battles before we reach the conclusion of the sesquicentennial, at Appomattox, Va, in April 2015. I put some more photographs on my site, at http://www.pbase.com/radjr/civil_war.
I hope you'll join me at some of the other battle re-enactments along the way. Until then, keep making photos and have fun.


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Much awaited movie 'Tamasha' by Imtiaz
Ranbir and Deepika's previous movie, Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani, was a blockbuster. Now the successful jodi again appear in the movie "Tamasha".
- Directed and written by Imtiaz ali
- Starring Ranbir Kapoor and Deepika Padukone
- Music by A.R.Rehman
- Cinematography Ravi Varman
Tamasha is a love story. The movie is about a person who loses his life by living according to the social conventions expected of him. Some parts of the movie have been shoot in Croatia, France, Shimla, Kolkata and Tokyo. Director Imtiaz said about the film " tamasha is a movie about personal connect. The innermost feelings of someone get amplified on the largest stage in life, which is why the film is called 'tamasha'. the movie tamasha is driven by passion. All of us associated with the film , be it Sajid, Ranbir, Deepika or i never lost sight of that.
In the movie, Ranbir is playing the role of Ved Vardhan Sahni and Deepika as Tara Maheswari.


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In BMI's revised Food and Drink Business Environment Ratings for Q109, Serbia has slipped back tooccupy the bottom position within the table of 14 markets in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) by a clearmargin. Investors have reasons to be wary of unresolved political and economic issues, which includewidespread corruption as well as large-scale grey economy activities. Serbia also continues to be let downby a low score for current as well as forecast food consumption per capita, held back largely by modestGDP per capita. On a positive note, per-capita consumption of beverages, both soft and alcoholic, is high,with opportunities in these subsectors clearly being recognised by foreign players. Another factorworking in favour of companies willing to risk involvement in Serbia's food and drink market is thecountry's slow but steady progress towards reintegration into the wider European community.In terms of industry developments, Q408 has shown less dynamism than the previous parts of the year,under the cloud of the global economic crisis and resultant lowering of consumer confidence. A numberof deals - or the lack of thereof - indicate troubled times ahead. For example, in October 2008,confectionery maker Bambi Banat announced a buyout of a further 3% of its shares, having previouslyreacquired around 6.5%. The move was prompted by the desire to stop a further slide of its stock price.Shortly prior to this, UK-based Salford Investment Fund postponed the planned sale of its share in theSerbian water producer Knjaz Milos, quoting the global financial crisis as the reason. PepsiCo as well asThe Coca-Cola Company have been rumoured to be among the list of possible buyers of the Serbianwater bottler, although the latter refuted any such connection in March 2008.Nevertheless, there are reasons for optimism. A report published by Zenith International in October2008 revealed that the sales of water in Eastern Europe continued to rise, reaching EUR5bn in 2007. InSerbia, volume sales rose by 22% year-on-year (y-o-y), with the country recording the highest growth ratewithin the Eastern European region. The beer segment has also received a considerable investment in theform of a joint venture - United Serbian Breweries (USB) - between Dutch Heineken and EfesBreweries International (EBI), which is owned by Turkish beer company Anadolu Efes Biracilik veMalt Sanayi. The two companies will close one of the three breweries and scale down manufacturingcapacity at the remaining two, in order to adjust to market needs and improve profitability. Nevertheless,the new entity is to invest EUR50mn (US$67mn) over the 2008-2011 period, as well as look to increaseits export business.Economic difficulties are also not holding back investment in Serbia's mass grocery retail (MGR) sector,with German retail operator Metro Group in November 2008 confirming that it will continue to invest inSerbia, having already ploughed EUR100mn into the country since its 2004 entry. The announcementshortly followed the news that Idea, a subsidiary of Croatian food company Agrokor already present inthe Serbian MGR market with two hypermarkets, will use a loan from the European Bank forReconstruction and Development (EBRD) to expand its presence in the country.
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text: As lightweight as a ping-pong ball, this charming, slightly over-extended comedy sends up films about showbiz rivalries. It's set almost entirely in Las Vegas, the stamping ground of Burt Wonderstone (Steve Carell) and Anton Marvelton (Steve Buscemi), a pair of successful but complacent magicians, friends and collaborators since childhood. Suddenly their overfamiliar act is challenged by a new, more dangerous act performed in the streets by Jim Carrey and broadcast online to a worldwide audience. Burt and Anton break up and drift in different directions until they rediscover in an old folks' home the maestro of traditional abracadabra (Alan Arkin, the master of deadpan comedy), who inspired them as schoolboys. All four comics are in excellent form.


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I'm sorry if either of these have been discussed before.
1) It seems to me that if you don't know the answer to a problem but are able to eliminate at least one of the 5 choices, then it would be better to guess instead of leaving it blank. That's because with each problem wrong you lose 1/4 a point and each problem right, you gain a point. Thus, on average, you would gain and lose one point every 5 problems if you just randomly guessed. So, if you can eliminate even one choice, the odds would be in your favor to guess. Does this sound correct?
2) Are there any lists/tables anywhere that show the average PGRE and GRE scores for the students who were accepted at various schools? I know they had this for the SATs back when applying to undergraduate schools.


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For the occasional, sceptical patriot:
When the wolf stares you down, will you be the lamb that cowers in fear, or the sheepdog who stands tall and scares it back?
When 15th is over, will you still walk proud of who you are everyday? Will you still not take shit, just because of your heritage, everyday? Will you not hide stereotypes behind 'hum to aise hi hain' smirks, everyday?
Will you then look each other in the eye, and say "Happy Independence Day", everyday?


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6 water jets "hydro jet" back massage
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* Hot / Cold water controller
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* Multi-function shower handset
* Control panel with built-in radio
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text: Starting today, the Holiday Hunger Bundle, a charity project created in conjunction with the Feed Them With Music charity, is open for music fans to bid on four tracks from of Montreal ("Feminine Effects"), OK Go ("All Is Not Lost"), We Are Scientists (an acoustic version of "Central AC"), and Drive-By Truckers ("The Thanksgiving Filter"). Donations for the Holiday Hunger Bundle are up to those donating, but every dollar donated equals one meal provided to someone in need. Also, if they are able to meet their goal of delivering 10,000 (that means at least $10,000 in donations) meals delivered, they will release an original unreleased Christmas song from The Postelles. And, if that wasn't enough incentive, the top donator will receive a marching hat and outfit used in OK Go's video for "This Too Shall Pass." The Holiday Hunger Bundle charity project will be running for the next week, so head here to start donating now. As well, below, you can stream of Montreal's charity exclusive "Feminine Effects."


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Farm Aid's 30th anniversary is a milestone that celebrates more than America's longest running concert for a cause; it marks an evolution in our shared work to advance family farm agriculture and to ground our food system in the values of justice, democracy, diversity and sustainability.
The moment that created Farm Aid – the 1980s Farm Crisis – is not an anomaly. Its lessons are as relevant as ever. Farm Aid 30: Strength From Our Roots will illuminate the greater context of the work facing the food system today by engaging leaders involved with the early days of the farm crisis and the new generation of farm and food system builders.
Farm Aid 30: Strength From Our Roots
September 17th & 18th, 2015
Fourth Presbyterian Church
126 E. Chestnut St, Chicago IL 60611
Register at www.farmaid.org/roots


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Try this music video I directed for hip hop artist G Yamazawa (youtube) [winner: Best Music Video, Hip Hop Film Festival, Harlem, 2017)
Or check out this project on implicit bias for the New York Times (recipient of an Emmy Nomination, 2017).
Other recent clients: LinkedIn, PBS Digital Studios Beat Making Lab, Soccer.com
Recurring interests:
Hip hop, Stop Motion Filmmaking, Filmmaking in general, Writing
Assorted past involvements:
Filmed rappers and beatmakers in Senegal, Ethiopia, Fiji, Panama and Congo for PBS' Beat Making Lab series
Beatboxed in a Japanese Modern Art Museum.
Photographed the only garbage dump on Easter Island.
Had an incredibly weird 2 year stint as an Art Assistant at Seventeen Magazine
Filmed food-activists in Tahiti.
Wrote stage banter for the National Magazine Design Awards.
Traveled around the world by boat. Twice.
Studied, worked, or hung out in over 50 countries
Fluent in English, Spanish, Japanese and Final Cut.
Services: We 1) meet up with you, 2) find out what you're about and what you need, 3) collaborate on a concept, 4) figure out how to make it happen, and 5) make it happen.
Frequent collaborators:
The team at Artvsm, founders of international music-education super-project, Beat Making Lab.
Yasmin Reshamwala, Brooklyn-based prop stylist who's worked with clients from high art (Mathew Barney) to fashion (Anthropologie) to commercial (AT&T). (Bonus: Also my sister.)
Gabe Eng-Goetz. Illustrator, designer, work has been featured on sites ranging from MadDecent to Duke University.
...and plenty of others.
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by Liz Shaeffer
Millennials tend to be framed as a generation more interested in their smartphones than in engaging with the physical world around them. While this immersion in technology can deter people from visiting local parks and green spaces, it can also entice them to explore and be active.
As a generation that grew up during the recession and has invoked a fitness revolution, it's strange that more millennials don't seek to exploit the benefits they could receive from local parks. They enjoy socializing and documenting their everyday experiences with social media, and parks can fulfill these desires. Parks are an inexpensive place to be with friends, and can transport us away from the fast-paced Los Angeles lifestyle.
Green spaces can also attract millennials because they provide a unique experience. Whether the novelty is a view from a mountaintop, rock climbing in Joshua Tree, snow in the San Gabriel mountains in November, or a starry sky in the Sierra Nevada mountain range, millennials want to see, and more importantly, document these experiences. Instagram, Snapchat and Twitter can all be used to show the world what they have experienced, which can inform and attract more millennials to engage in the world around them.
Technology shouldn't be viewed as a hindrance to millennial engagement with parks and green spaces, it should be seen as a tool to increase park engagement. By providing a place to spend time with friends, a unique date idea, or a great Instagram photo, parks and green spaces actually provide the types of day-to-day experiences that many millennials seek.
Next time someone asks "how can parks benefit me," ask them where their kids go after school. Remind them that their morning beach jog has been made possible by policy initiatives to keep beaches clean. Ask them if they'd like to see an increase in their property value.
Parks provide many economic, health, and social benefits to surrounding communities. By educating communities about these benefits, millennials will realize how they have already engaged with parks and green spaces, and see that the possibilities are endless as long as park funding doesn't disappear.


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Dear Jeff,
I have to thank you again so much for making our wedding day ceremony absolutely perfect! We had many people tell us how beautifully spoken you were, and we absolutely agree. We were so excited to get to have you as a part of our special day. You are extremely professional while having such a great talent and personality. I appreciate all of your communication with me leading up to our event to create a customized fabulous day. I greatly enjoyed working with you, and your wife as well, you were both so wonderful and we appreciate you being so accommodating and pleasant to work with. Thank you so much for everything!
Best Regards,
Laura Charles


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In Schools
In October 2016, Lisa Goddard started to teach mindfulness practices once a week to the kindergarten class at Carbondale Community School (CCS). In January 2017, Lisa was given permission to follow the kindergarten class through the 8th grade by the Principal, Tom Penzel.
Now in its second year, the practice has expanded to include the 1-2 Learning Center.


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E6 (slide film), still a good choice?
The strangest thing over Christmas 2008 has been the volume of E6 (slide film) that has been shot and processed, it must be a holiday favorite!? We asked several of our customers why they still chose to shoot the E6, and they told us that they loved the predictable results and the rich range of tones and "film feel".
Predictability is a function of experience, so once these shooters get comfortable with digital, they will find it unbeatable, however their second point, is more complex. Many Hollywood filmmakers choose to shoot on film for the "analog" feel, to understand this you need to know how digital works.
Digital takes a scene and compartmentalises each colour and tone in to a gradation scale, with 8 bit that is 256 levels of tone for each channel of red green and blue. 256 is just enough to fool the human eye. If you compress any of these levels of tone you quickly see banding where one tone visibly steps to the next.
Most digital camera systems allow you to shoot RAW and thus get more than 8 bits per channel, however when comparing digital to film, film has infinite tonal gradation. And there is something special and freeing about infinity in our modern, controlled, protected and pigeon-holed world
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