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1 Projects
Please list the projects you'll be hacking on!
|Task Description
|Binding to the DHCP Server Management API
|Michael Steele
|Hackage 2
|Work to bring Hackage 2 closer to deployment
|TomMD, ?mgsloan?
|Pure functional build system implemented in Haskell
|Jamey Sharp, Josh Triplett
|Webcomics meet Haskell
|Jamey Sharp
|Generic Genetic Algorithm Package
|A genetic algorithm package that uses Typeable to build and correctly breed or mutate valid call trees.
|Generate Mendler fixpoint datatype
|Very simple package that just generating fixpoint datatype operators and catamorphisms of Mendler style depending on Kind using Template Haskell. I'm strarting http://darcsden.com/kyagrd/MendlerFix Fixpoint is being gernated needs cleanup of library interface and convinience functions. Working on generating catamorphisms for each fixponit being generated.
|Ki Yung Ahn (kyagrd)
|Starting from Enum library to Shared Subtypes library
|Enum as a special case of Shared Subtypes (SSubtypes) and Hackish implementation SSubtypes using Template Haskell. http://portal.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=1411297
|Ki Yung Ahn (kyagrd)
2 Suggested Projects for Anyone
If you're having trouble thinking of a project then consider one of these. If you have too many projects then add some of them here!
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|Extra Information
|Monadic Ops for unordered-containers
|Add monadic operations (mapM, alterM, etc) to the unordered-containers library
|This might be a bit mechanical, but gives an opportunity for someone to study the well-structured and high-performance unordered-containers library.
|Cryptocipher instances for crypto-api
|The Asym ciphers (in the cryptocipher package) don't have crypto-api instances yet...
|TomMD is the crypto-api maintainer and can help if needed
3 Talks
If you have a talk you'd be willing to give, or are interested in hearing a talk then note it down here!
3.1 Requested
|Volunteer Presenter(s)?
|Functional Reactive Programming (FRP) is an interesting tool I've always wanted to learn but, until reactive-banana's release, there never seemed to be a sufficiently stable and well maintained library.
|Thanks to Oleg, there's a new(ish) FP pattern that many of us still have never used. Any presentations on this topic that include real uses will probably be welcome.
|TomMD, Josh Triplett
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criticise the GCMs of the early 1990s for their over-prediction of the average surface temperature rise. What Singer and others such as Frederick Seitz, past President of the US National Academy of Sciences, patently failed to mention, however, was the modellers' awareness that the 'extra' greenhouse gases were not the whole story and that their models, to be one step closer to reality, need ed to take on board the effect of 'offending' atmospheric aerosols. By realising that the sulphur dioxide emitted with the burning of fossil fuels has had a cooling effect on the Earth's surface through reflecting incoming light back out to space, the modellers at the UK's Met Office's Hadley Centre are now able to get good corre lations with the records of past surface temperatures. Once again the discrepancy has been cleared up: the model shows a warming of little more than 0.5°C since 1860, just as has been found from measurements on the ground.8
In fact, the upward trend in temperature over the past 130 years has been in fits and starts rather than being a steady increase. The reason for the jerkiness becomes clear once the industrially-gen erated sulphate aerosols are included, which, in sharp contrast to the greenhouse gases, with an atmospheric lifetime of roughly 50 to 200 years, have an atmospheric lifetime of two weeks at most, together with a distribution that is extremely patchy. When indus trial activity is high, for instance during the two World Wars, the emissions of sulphur go up, and since their effect on the atmos phere is immediate but short-lived they tend to dominate in the short-term. When high industrial activity is followed by a slump, as in the Great Depression, the concentration of atmospheric sul phur rapidly falls and the impact of the greenhouse gases comes shining through. We therefore have the paradoxical situation that cooler periods in the past resulted from greater industrial activity and warmer periods from economic and industrial recession. Clearly, as we institute sulphur-scrubbing to reduce sulphur emis sions on an international basis, in accord with the Helsinki Proto col, the skies will become clearer and the full warming impact of the added greenhouse gases will be revealed.
Even as the theories of the small band of climate change scep
tics are being demolished, discrepancies or lack of correlation between carbon dioxide levels and climate over the past few hun dred years are still being manipulated as evidence that our current greenhouse gas emissions cannot be correlated with global warm ing. One notable claim is that the Sun is largely responsible for such 'natural' fluctuations in climate through variations in sunspot activity. Thus, a shorter cycle of around nine years, compared with the average 11-year cycle, is generally associated with greater sunspot activity and there is evidence that those periods coincide with warmer surface temperatures, such as in late Roman times and in the Middle Ages. By the same token, periods of cool sur face temperatures, such as between AD 1400 and 1510, a period known as the Sporer minimum, and the Maunder Minimum of the seventeenth century - when the Sun's brightness fell by at least 0.4 per cent - coincided with low sunspot activity.9
As various scientists have pointed out, the sunspot cycle is now months shorter than it was one century ago, implying more solar activity and presumably a warming. But, far more important than the actual length of the solar cycle is the number of sunspots in evidence at any one time, and they have been declining since 1960 - an indication that the Earth should be getting cooler, at least on the surface. Hence, the only possible remaining reason for the warming is the rise in greenhouse gases which are now swamping fluctuations in sunspot activity.
Still, climate change sceptics argue that climatic changes we may be witnessing today are a consequence of natural phenomena - such as El Nino. Whilst El Nino is normally a natural phenom enon, its recent extreme manifestation is highly likely to be the consequence of severe aggravation by human activities, including human-induced global warming and tropical forest destruction. In fact, according to some climatologists, i f natural variability were the overriding factor, far from causing warming, it would current ly be leading us into a period of cooling — a glacial. Writing 20 years ago, those climatologists were basing their argument on what was known of the Earth's orbiting around the Sun - known as the Milankovitch Wobble. The Earth's orbit shifts from being
The Ecologist, Vol. 29, No 2, March/April 1999 WE'R E CHANGIN G OUR CLIMATE ! WHO CA N DOUB T IT ?
The Rise of Greenhouse Gas Concentrations Atmospheric concentrations - the accumulation of emissions - of greenhouse gases have grown significantly since preindustrial times as a result of human activities. Carbon dioxide concentrations - the most important greenhouse gas apart from water vapour - has increased more than 30 per cent from 280 ppmv (parts per million by volume) in the pre-industrial era to 365 ppmv by the late 1990s. The current rate of increase is around 1.5 ppmv per year. Unfortunately, a large proportion of the carbon dioxide we put into the atmosphere remains there, warming the planet, for around 200 years. Methane - on a weight-per-weight basis some 20 times more powerful as a greenhouse gas than carbon dioxide - has
more than doubled its concentration, from 700 to 1,720 parts per billion, by volume, (ppbv), primarily because of deforestation and the growth in rice and cattle production. Natural gas leaks are another source. Methane's residence time in the atmosphere is relatively short approximately 12 years. Nitrous oxide, associated with modern agriculture and the heavy application of chemical fertilisers, has increased from preindustrial levels of 275 ppbv to 310, with a current annual growth rate of 0.25 per cent. On a weight-per-weight basis it is more than 200 times more powerful as a greenhouse gas compared with carbon dioxide. Its residence time in the atmosphere is around 120 years. The chlorofluorocarbons, CFC11 and
CFC12, both with growth rates of 4 per cent per year during the past decade, have now reached levels of 280 parts per trillion by volume (pptv) and 484 pptv respectively. They have a 'greenhouse gas potential' that is many thousands of times greater than carbon dioxide on a weight-per-weight basis, and they remain in the atmosphere from several thousand years.
When we take the residence time in the atmosphere of the different gases and their specific effectiveness as greenhouse gases into account, carbon dioxide's contribution is some 55 per cent of the whole, compared with 17 per cent for the two CFCs and 1 5 per cent for methane. Other CFCs and nitrous oxide account for 8 and 5 per cent respectively of the changes in radiative forcing.
circular to elliptical over the course of 100,000 years. Its tilt varies too, from 21.8 to 24.4 degrees over a 40,000-year period and is currently tilted at 23.44. The more tilted the Earth the greater the impact of the seasons. Which hemisphere is closest to the Sun dur ing its summer or indeed winter varies over a 25,000-year cycle. The northern hemisphere is now closest to the Sun during its win ter and furthest away in the summer, which means that it receives approximately 5 per cent less summer sunshine than it received 12,000 years ago. The Earth's current trajectory is one which has more in common with a cooling period and therefore we should be heading towards another ice-age. Recent history of the Earth sug gests that ice-ages last 90,000 years with 10,000 years of interglacial. On that basis the timing is right for the development of another ice-age. The current spate of warming is therefore indica tive that new factors - human emissions of greenhouse gases and mass deforestation - have been introduced which are counteract ing and even overwhelming the consequences of a natural process.10
Waiting fo r 'more certainty ' cannot be an optio n The handful of climate change sceptics enjoy repeating the mantra that too many uncertainties exist in the science of climate change and that these must be eliminated before we take economically 'costly' mitigating action. Such arguments are false and in leading to prevarication they are extremely dangerous: all the evidence of the IPCC has been properly peer-reviewed by the best climatolo gists in the world and it shows without doubt that global warming is a human-induced phenomenon that has a significant statistical base. The only elements of uncertainty concern the precise effects global warming will have on the rest of the Earth's climate-stabil ising systems, and the speed with which changes will occur. But that must not be used as a reason for delaying action. Quite the opposite, for such uncertainty encompasses the possibility of high ly disruptive, extremely long-lasting climatic change. The longer we delay reducing our greenhouse gas emissions, the more likely it is that the warming we have set in motion will increase to the extent that it causes new factors to come into play - such as the collapse of the planet's natural greenhouse-gas-absorbing sinks, which will in turn feed back on the warming process, causing cli matic changes that are potentially catastrophic and effectively irre versible for centuries i f not millennia to come (see 'How Climate Change Could Spiral Out of Control', p.68).
I f such effects were unleashed, we would not be able to return rapidly to where we were by simply switching off the emission of greenhouse gases and deforestation that caused the impact in the
first place. For, once carbon dioxide is in the atmosphere, between 40 and 60 per cent of it remains there for a historically long period - some 200 years when the carbon sinks are in healthy operation.
Waiting for 'more certainty' or more damage to occur is an extremely dangerous and irresponsible position to take for anoth er reason. The radiative thermodynamic physics of the greenhouse effect are such to cause a long delay between the emission of car bon dioxide into the atmosphere and the time when the effects on the climate actually manifest themselves. Hence, the CO: that we emit and accumulate in the atmosphere now will only act on the climate 50 to 80 years in the future. Conversely, climatic changes, such as temperature increase, extreme weather events and damage to crop yields that we are experiencing today, are occurring in response to the CO: that we emitted half-a-century or more ago when atmospheric concentrations were much lower than they cur rently are. It therefore follows that in 50 to 80 years from now, we will experience incomparably more damage than today.
Our politicians should therefore understand that i f they only take action proportionate to the damage they see now, they will dramatically and catastrophically underestimate the damage that will actually take place, and they will hence underestimate the degree of action that is needed to avert it. Measures to prevent such severe climatic disruption cannot therefore be taken soon enough. The reality of climate change and the need for preventive action is now inescapable - no one should doubt it.
Simon Retallack is guest editor of this special issue of The Ecologist. Peter Bunyard Science Editor of this special issue is the author of Gaia In Action: Science of the Living Earth. His forthcoming book on climate change is called The Impact of Global Warming.
References: 1. IPCC's Second Assessment Report, Summary for Policymakers, Cambridge
Univeristy Press, 1995. 2. Ross Gelbspan, The Heat is On, Addison Wesley, 1997. 3. Ross Gelbspan, Climate change: local and global, article 1998. 4. Climate Change, The IPCC Scientific Assessment, Processes and Modelling,
WMO/UNEP, 1990. 5. Stephen Hume, The Vancouver Sun, December 30, 1998. 6. Frank Wentz, Matthias Schabel, Nature, Vol. 394, p.661, August, 1998. Also see
James Hansen et ai, Science, Vol. 281, p.930 and Jeff Hecht, New Scientist, August 15, 1998. 7. Martin Jarvis, British Antarctic Survey, Journal of Geophysical Research, Vol. 103,
p.20 774. 8. UK Climate Impacts Programme: Technical Report No. 1, The Met Office, October
1998. 9. John Eddy, Solar History and Human Affairs, Human Ecology, Vol. 22 Nol , 1994. 10. David Waugh, Geography: an Integrated Approach, Nelson, second edition, 1995.
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"Since I've been with the Reds in 1989, we've never had a farm system this loaded," Bowden said. "If we were the New York Yankees and had unlimited dollars, we could have traded for Colon, (Jeff) Weaver, Rolen, (Cliff) Floyd, (Kenny) Rogers and Finley and gotten them all -- and still held onto our top five prospects. That's an amazing statement."
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"A Horse with No Name," America's debut single, was released at the end of 1971. In January 1972, the song -- which strongly recalled the acoustic numbers of Neil Young -- became a number three hit in the U.K. The group's self-titled debut album followed the same stylistic pattern and became a hit as well, peaking at number 14. Following their British success, America returned to North America, beginning a supporting tour for the Everly Brothers. "A Horse with No Name" was released in the U.S. that spring, where it soon became a number one single, pushing Neil Young's "Heart of Gold" off the top of the charts; America followed the single to the top of the charts. "I Need You" became another Top Ten hit that summer, and the group began work on their second album. "Ventura Highway," the first single released from this collaboration, became their third straight Top Ten hit in December of 1972. In the beginning of 1973, America won the Grammy Award for Best New Artist of 1972.
Homecoming was released in January of 1973, becoming a Top Ten hit in the U.S. and peaking at number 21 in the U.K. America's essential sound didn't change with this record; it just became more polished. However, the hits stopped coming fairly soon -- they had only one minor Top 40 hit in 1973. Hat Trick, the group's third album, was released toward the end of 1973; it failed to make it past number 28 on the American charts. Released in the late fall of 1974, Holiday was the first record the group made with producer George Martin. Holiday returned America to the top of the charts, peaking at number three and launching the hit singles "Tin Man" and "Lonely People." "Sister Golden Hair," pulled from 1975's Hearts, became their second number one single. That same year, the group released History: America's Greatest Hits, which would eventually sell over four million copies.
Although America's 1976 effort Hideaway went gold and peaked at number 11, the group's audience was beginning to decline. After releasing Harbor to a lukewarm reception, Dan Peek left the group, deciding to become a contemporary Christian recording artist. The group continued as a duo; their last Martin-produced record, Silent Letter, was released in 1979 to little attention. America returned to the Top Ten in 1982 with "You Can Do Magic," an adult contemporary pop number that featured synthesizers along with their trademark harmonies. "The Border" became their last Top 40 hit in 1983, peaking at number 33. After releasing America in Concert in the summer of 1985, the group continued to tour successfully into the '90s, resurfacing in 1998 with Human Nature.
The early part of the new millennium saw America release not only a handful of live albums as well as a holiday-themed studio recording, but also the exhaustive, career-spanning box set Highway, released in 2000. On the heels of this renewed interest, America were tempted back into the studio in 2006 by longtime fans and musicians Adam Schlesinger of Fountains of Wayne and James Iha of the Smashing Pumpkins. Although encouraging Bunnell and Beckley to stick to America's core sound, producers Schlesinger and Iha brought in younger musicians influenced by America to guest on the album, including Ryan Adams, Nada Surf, and others. Released in early 2007, Here & Now featured new material by America as well as covers written by bands heavily influenced by the soft rock pioneers. The duo of Bunnell and Beckley returned with the independently released covers album Back Pages in July 2011. That very same month, the duo's former bandmate Dan Peek died at his home in Missouri at the age of 60. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine
Selected Discography
Track List: The Warner Bros. Years 1971-1977
Track List: The Complete WB Collection 1971 - 1977
Track List: Back Pages
Track List: Your Move
Track List: Silent Letter
Track List: Perspective
Track List: Live
Track List: Here & Now
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Track List: Hearts
Track List: Harbor
Track List: Hideaway
Track List: The Complete Greatest Hits (Remastered)
Track List: Encore: More Greatest Hits
Track List: View From The Ground
Track List: Alibi
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Tim Hudson allowed one run over seven innings to pick up his 200th career win in the Braves' 8-1 victory over the Nationals on Tuesday.
Ricky Nolasco exited Monday's game against the Dodgers after taking a comebacker off his leg in the seventh inning.
Elvis Andrus went 3-for-4 with a three-run homer, a solo homer, three runs scored and four RBI in Monday's 15-9 loss to the Indians.
Making his return from the disabled list, Cole Hamels surrendered seven runs on eight hits over 4 1/3 innings while taking a no-decision in Monday's 15-9 loss to the Indians.
Jack Curry of YES Network reports that the Yankees plan to call up Tyler Wade to replace Starlin Castro (hamstring) on the roster.
Starlin Castro left Monday's game versus the White Sox with a strained right hamstring.
Madison Bumgarner (shoulder) will move his rehab assignment up to Triple-A Sacramento on Friday.
Dodgers placed RHP Brandon McCarthy on the 10-day disabled list with right knee tendinitis.
Corey Seager (hamstring) did some running in the outfield prior to Monday's game.
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Boeing proposes full 787 battery fix to FAA: sources
By Alwyn Scott and Andrea Shalal-Esa
WASHINGTON/SEATTLE (Reuters) - Boeing Co on Friday gave U.S. aviation regulators its plan to fix the volatile battery aboard its new 787 Dreamliner, even though investigators have not yet determined what caused the batteries to overheat on two planes last month.
Boeing did not propose abandoning the lithium-ion batteries and is not working on a backup or longer-term fix for the problem that has grounded its entire fleet of 50 Dreamliners for nearly five weeks, three sources familiar with the plan said.
The company and the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration said no firm result emerged from the meeting between Deputy Transportation Secretary John Porcari, FAA Administrator Michael Huerta and other FAA officials and Boeing Commercial Airplanes CEO Ray Conner and other senior Boeing executives in Washington.
With Boeing's costs mounting by millions of dollars a day while the planes are on the ground, the FAA said it is "reviewing a Boeing proposal and will analyze it closely. The safety of the flying public is our top priority and we won't allow the 787 to return to commercial service until we're confident that any proposed solution has addressed the battery failure risks."
Boeing declined to comment on the details of its proposal, but said the meeting with the FAA was productive.
The proposal to the FAA includes measures to address a range of possible causes of short-circuits in the batteries, the sources said.
Five weeks ago, U.S. authorities grounded the worldwide fleet of 787s. U.S., Japanese and French investigators are still not certain what caused the battery fire aboard an All Nippon Airways 787 in Boston and an overheated, smoking battery on a Japan Airlines 787 in Japan.
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Arsène Wenger and his side have started this season in impressive fashion, most recently with a comprehensive 4-1 win over Bolton at Emirates Stadium on Saturday.
After the match the manager spoke exclusively to Arsenal TV Online and subscribers can watch the interview in full now.
He discussed:
- his team's response after Bolton equalised
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Posted by Tim Sheedy on July 11, 2013
In August this year I am heading down to our nation's capital to take part in the annual itSMF Australia event – LEADit. I have taken part in this event to a greater or lesser extent over the past few years across Australia – Sydney, Perth, the Gold Coast and now Canberra. As an analyst who broadly covers the Service Management space (as well as a previously ITIL qualified practitioner), this event is the mecca for those interested in service management in Australia.
Year after year at this event, I see a fair amount of change in the content and focus, but little change in the thinking, and little real movement in the implementation or improvement of the processes – a recent survey between itSMF-USA and Forrester displays the current maturity levels of processes in organisations:
Here we are – years (decades?) after the first ITIL books were written, and demand management is STILL immature. Even financial management has barely shifted in maturity over the past few years. Why is this the case?


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The FX500 has an impressive list of features including many not normally found on point-and-shoot compacts, such as aperture priority, shutter priority and full manual exposure modes, with shutter speeds from 60 seconds to 1/2000th and aperture values from f/2.8 to f/8 available in 1/3EV increments. For snapshot shooting it also has conventional program exposure as well as Panasonic's Intelligent Auto mode, in which all camera functions including scene mode, exposure and ISO setting are automatically controlled.
Main shooting mode is selected by pressing the Mode button, and then selecting the appropriate touch-screen panel. The camera has two menu systems; a quick live menu for commonly used options such as drive mode, AF mode, white balance, ISO setting and picture size, as well as a full main menu with four pages of options. The FX 500 is one of the few ultra-compact cameras I've seen that has not only adjustable contrast, saturation and sharpness, but also adjustable noise reduction, something usually only found in digital SLRs and high-spec semi-pro cameras.
The FX500's other main feature is of course the Mega OIS, Panasonic's optical image stabilisation system. This system has won much well-justified praise, and it is one of the most effective on the market, but it is not infallible. I found some camera shake in a shot taken at 1/60th of a second with a focal length equivalent to 75mm, which I would not have expected to see.
As well as these features the FX500 also has a good video mode, shooting at a maximum resolution of 1280 x 720 pixels (widescreen format) at 30 frames per second with mono audio. The optical zoom cannot be used while filming, but the image stabilisation system is active.
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This could be the answer to my photographic requirements! I've waited almost a year to find something to replace my appalling Ricoh R6. Both the Casio Z1080 and Panasonic FX30/FX35 were on my hit list but I held back for some of the new models.
Thankfully this review didn't focus on just Mega Pixels. Is this the best ultra compact camera? I need one mainly for indoor night time (flash) shots.
Not only Cliff gave the FX500 a warm review, just take a look here:
Great review! I'm still on the hunt for a point and shoot, and this sounds great! (It's not as expensive here in Korea..)
I found an error in your tech specs on video, though..
The FX500 can record 1,280 x 720 pixels at 30/15 fps (although not sure what the 30/15 means, on other websites I've seen it at 15fps.) check it out here : http://www.panasonic.net/av...
Thanks for the review!
Thanks for spotting that PK Son, I've ammended the features table accordingly.
I have an FX500 and I can tell you that it shoots 1280 x 720 at 30fps; however you can lower this to 15fps if you want to save memory space.
PS3 : wow! really? it shoots at 30 fps? So full HD with mono sound? How's the video quality? This just might be my point-and-shoot!
Cliff : No problem! Great to be of help! I always enjoy your reviews. :)
PK Son: The video quality is very good for a stills camera, even in low light. I have noticed that occasionally bright lights in otherwise dark scenes / rooms can cause a vertical 'streak' effect, something which I have observed with video on other stills cameras, but for the most part the video quality is very good. You can't use the zoom whilst filming, but this is much less of a drawback than you might think. The files are stored as .mov files which are quite large, however I re-encode mine to much smaller MP4 AVC (ie h.264) files in Nero Recode with no discernable loss of quality.
Thanks a bunch PS3. (how's the PS3 btw?) Thanks for the info, I am seriously contemplating getting this camera.. it sounds pretty cool. I was looking for a camcorder, but if this supports HD (regardless of size), then I am almost onboard. Plus Cliff gave it a pretty good review, so that would tip the scales for me. (Which is why I got my Nikon D40x, and then D80, and D300)
So, I guess you enjoy the FX500, and the video features? This sounds like gold.. It means I don't need a Sanyo Xacti.. Exactly what I was waiting for.. Thanks man.
A bit puzzled what to choose. Do u plan to review Lumix FX-150? Seems better one, considering much larger sensor 1/1.72 to opposite 1/2.33 FX500 has?
Can someone tell me if the sound quality is sharp? i am on the verge of buying this but if the sound quality for the video is muffled and horrible i won't bother
I recently bought the FX500 at closeout price ($219 US, almost half it's original price of $399), and I love it. The images at default settings are a little less saturated and sharp than the default settings from the FX35 (which I originally purchased but sold because I couldn't tolerate not having control over aperture and shutter speed). But, with contrast, sharpening, and saturation boosted in the FX500's in camera settings, I think the FX500 is equal to or superior to the FX35. I can't comment on video quality, because I don't use it for that. I don't understand Cliff's rating criteria, though. He gives the FX35 a 9 for image quality and a 9 for value, and as I said I think the image quality is equal. And the FX500's list price is only $50 more than the FX35. Surely the inclusion of aperture and shutter priority, as well as manual modes, not to mention the 3in. touch screen LCD are worth the extra fifty. And the larger 3in. LCD makes framing the shot the way I want much easier. And all Panasonic cameras that have adjustable brightness on the LCD are actually visible in bright sunlight, something which can't be said for a lot of otherwise good cameras.
Thanks for your comment. I do not own any cameras at all, but recnetly decided that I want a digital one. I went to Best Buy last month, just to see what they are all about and there was a young salesman there who raved about Panasonic; He said that Best Buy had recently stopped selling them, but that I should look online for one. Well, I have been reading and reading about theh Fx500, Fx3, TZ5, etc... and, as you prob. know, there are such mixed reviews about the Fx500 in particular. I think that much of the disappiontment stems from people feeling that the quality of pics does not merit the price tag; I am speaking of many people who seem to have paid $300+ for it. Currently, it can be gotten for under $180.00 and I am wondering if this is a camera that has more strengths than weaknessess and even were it not worth $300.00, it is certainly worth $180.00. I like the idea of a touch screen, but more importantly, since I am learning, I want something that is also manual so that I can learn some basics about photography in general. Still trying to decide and want to just hurry up and make a decision. It has been weeks!
If you can get this camera for $180, that's a steal of a deal. I don't think any other camera at that price could compete for features (25mm Leica lens, manual controls, 3in. touch screen)and price. No, it's not as good as an LX3, P6000, G10, GX200, or DSLR, but they cost more. I showed a friend of mine at work some 8x10s that I had printed, and he said "These look like postcards taken by a pro". I think most people that criticize compact cameras are DSLR users, who are too picky. Yes, small sensor cameras are noisier than larger sensor DSLRs, but unless you do a lot of low light hi-ISO flashless work, or are making wall sized blow-ups, you're not going to notice. I've been a photographer all my life, and I think I'm pretty picky, and the FX500 is the best digital camera I have ever owned. And I've owned Nikon, Olympus, Canon, Fuji, and Sony cameras.
Thanks again. Yes, the price has been falling like crazy on line; about $10.00 a week for the past month. I am goint to just get one this weekend. I could have had ont for $157 (open box but no blemishes) delivered, but I hesitated too long. Still, I know I will get a really good deal on it. You have helped me make my decision.
For those in the UK... dabs.com is currently clearing out silver FX500s for £140 including delivery, which makes it the best price I've see anywhere for a mainstream dealer.
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On the eve of dove hunting I just wanted to remind all you dove hunters to keep an eye out for banded dove. Apparently while Texas leads the country in harvested dove every year we are last in dove band notifications. The bands are tiny and can be easily missed, so before you discard your bird carcasses do a leg double check. I'm really hoping I can get one this year!
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I would like to introduce myself and formally declare my newbie-ness in advance. My name is Wayne and I live in the Dallas/Ft.Worth Texas area. I've always been a sci-fi geek but have mostly stayed with R2-D2 and Cylon stuff. I recently got turned on to the TDH and have been totally overwhelmed by the wealth of knowledge and ingenuity of some of our members. So here I am, diving head-first into another prop obsession, Boba Fett! I also have acquired a couple of Fettpride pieces (helmet and gauntlets) and would love some painting advice. I've seen a couple of tutorials from Steve-The-Swede and a few here and there after doing a search, but I believe most of the painting is over my skill level (way over). After consulting TK409 and Fettpride, they suggested that I throw myself at the mercy of theTDH and see if anyone would be interested in painting my bucket. I'm very impressed with the quality of Fettprides work and really don't want to screw it up
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'Sanctuary: A Bird Masque' gives wings to 100 years of environmental conservation in Granite State
August 21. 2013 10:13PM
NEW STAGING: A centennial performances of "Sanctuary: A Bird Masque" will take place at Saint-Gaudens National Historic Site in Cornish on Sunday, Aug. 25.
THEATER WITH A MESSAGE: "Sanctuary: A Bird Masque," first performed in New Hampshire in 1913 (shown above), resonated with the dawning environmental consciousness of the time, coinciding with the growing popularity of Audubon Bird Societies and the movement to create a National Park system. In 1918, President Wilson, who had attended that theater show, signed the Migratory Bird Act.
This weekend the national parks of Vermont and New Hampshire pay tribute to that pivotal production, which took place at the opening of the Meridan Bird Sanctuary in Meriden in 1913 and drew President Woodrow Wilson.
After its 1913 performance, "Sanctuary" was performed with author and Cornish Colonist Percy MacKaye's encouragement by amateur theater troupes across the country. Its popularity arose not only from its colorful bird costumes and lively verse dialogue, but from an underlying social and environmental message about the rampant hunting of wild birds for their feathers, which were used by the fashion industry in popular women's hats.
"Vermont and New Hampshire are synonymous with natural beauty and defense of the environment," Fitzpatrick said. "Ecological goals are very important to this region."
"I think it's important for Americans to know about our cultural history," said Meyers, who also is director of Saint-Gaudens National Historic Site's long-running concert series.
In preparing the music, Meyers discovered manuscripts in the Dartmouth College archives of the four songs written for the 1913 production by Cornish composer Frederic Shepherd Converse. Meyers also arranged incidental music using other contemporary pieces composed by musicians associated with the Cornish Colony.
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Year-round shelter for a pair of minimalist backpackers.
- DuraShield coating on the canopy repels rain, snow, and precipitation when the weather turns foul
- Front and back access flap doors roll open to aid ventilation and make loading gear inside of this tent easy as pie
- A pair of peak vents allow for cross-ventilation at the top of each door so hot air can rise inside and then escape outside
- Six-point pitch sets up quickly by staking into the ground securely
- Reinforced guy points provide additional points to set up lines when vicious winds hammer your camping spot
- Floorless construction saves weight and, if you're using adjustable trekking poles for support, lets you tinker with the pitch angle
- Compatible MSR footprint sold separately
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Perfect Colorado Tent
- Familiarity: I've put it through the wringer
After years of lugging around a full blown
Great single wall tent
I purchased this shelter in March, 2015 from the backcountry storefront in Eugene. I was able to set up several in the store and this seemed to have the best features vs price. I have used it in 2 times now, once in the Boulder Creek Wilderness and once on Prince of Wales island in Alaska. Both times I used my trekking poles instead of the included poles. I also cut my own tyvek floor, which is able to fit in the same stuff sack as the tent. I do like the snow skirts, but I feel like the shelter could definitely use a few more guy points for high winds. The tent can comfortable fit 2 adults, and one small child between the the poles!
Ski touring.... here we go!
- Familiarity: I've put it through the wringer
I got this since 2010 (former model), and I've used it on many ski touring trips in the Chilean Central Andes. Weather here is not as cold as it can be up north, but winds can be just as strong, and snow density is quite heavier even as it falls (yes we are jealous). I have used the Twin Sisters in overnight and two night trips mainly. I feel very comfortable with the lightweight design with a tough fabric. I haven't used a tent since I own this. Besides planned camp trips and because I find it so light, I eventually take it on long daytrips as a safety backup, when I feel a quick shelter might help.
I feel very comfortable to go out with just the tarp and the guylines. We use skis, axes, buried stuff and ski poles to set it up, and it's really solid under high winds and heavy snowfall. It can be hot and condensate a lot in springtime, but I guess this would improve a bit with that extra door and if we didn't cook inside.
I usually dig a deep tub-like space in the snow under the tarp. This makes for a higher roof and a wider head room, and it allows you to use the space close to the walls. In this way the shelter becomes roomier than any mountaineering tent I've come to know, and if you set it up right you may even get to rest your back against the snow wall (didn't anyone dream of a back rest out there?). Iced condensation also becomes almost irrelevant since you are less prone to touch the fabric. This tub arrangement though is more demanding on how you set your flaps if you're expecting for the worse.
All in all this is a great snow tent, far better than I thought when I first got it. And for what it's worth, I never felt I needed a footprint, as far as my preferences go.
- Familiarity: I've put it through the wringer
This tarp tent is everything I hoped for. I have used it in all four seasons, mostly in Wyoming and Montana. It is light, packs easily, and is super durable. I like that I can adjust the height of the ceiling/skirt in order to increase ventilation or anchor the walls with rocks or snow as I see fit. I also have a Sierra Designs free standing 2 man, and the popular Black Diamond Megamid, but I prefer the Twin Sisters in almost all conditions. The Megamid is definitely more roomy, so nicer when snow camping, but the Twin Sisters is adequate for 2 + dog + gear. Others complained that this tent is difficult to set up in light snow- that is only true if you don't prep your tent pad properly- which you should do for any winter camping. I don't use the bug screen or footprint, but this tent actually does suprisingly well for me in moderately buggy conditions. Recently we weathered significant thunderstorm above treeline in the Twin Sisters. It handled 60 + mph winds and heavy hail with no problems whatsoever. In my opinion, tarp tents tend to cost a lot for what you get, but in this case I would definitely buy again.
Should have the option to fit an inner tent for really cold conditions.
Just makes it more comfortable!!
I'd taker back to the Arctic!
- Familiarity: I've put it through the wringer
I took the Twin sisters alone this past february on my Arctic Ocean Expedition and was more than impressed! The shelter was easy up, easy down, even in high winds. We got caught in a bad storm that dropped temps below -30F with harsh winds and heavy snows. The shelter shredded snow well and ventilated well, even in those conditions frost build up inside the shelter was minimal. I purchased (6) Ice screws to anchor the shelter while on the river and sea ice with that addition the shelter was never a worry! As well i purchased a set of the Sierra Designs Grip clips to add 4 more guy out points for the harsh winds, not only did those help the shelter in the weather but made the interior much more roomy (see photo)! All around a great shelter!
Well executed
- Familiarity: I've put it through the wringer
This is of the standard MSR caliber, superb. As an A-frame tent it does about as well as can be executed and it does everything it claims. A word of advice though, if you are getting this simply because it is an inexpensive light four-season tent, make sure you know what a floorless non-freestanding tent entails. I got it for the above reasons prior to a weeklong snowshoe trip in the Rockies and discovered it was not ideal for those circumstances. In deep fluffy snow, even with fancy snow stakes, a non-freestanding tent is a nightmare to set up. Even with the footprint you are exposed to dirt/snow at the edges. Though the max height seems high, remember it has steep walls, so the wall/roof is only inches above your outer shoulder. And the poles pitched in the middle means it is not "couples conducive."
Do not let these comment deter you if you know you need an A-frame, or just an ultralight. It is perfectly designed and constructed, and super durable. The material appears thin and flimsy, but it is super waterproof and tear/ abrasion resistant. The zippers are amazing, and once you've set it up a few times, it only takes a few minutes. Condensation (to a certain degree) is unavoidable, but a tent like this makes it so quick and easy to dry the interior. It has become my go to, and I cherish it.
Old Ideas are New Again...
I like this minimalist shelter. I also own the older brothers to the current Twin Sisters, the 2003 and 2007 models of the Twin Peaks, also manufactured by MSR. Years ago, while camping in hot weather along the Appalachian Trail, I thought to myself (while sitting in my Chinchilla-colored 2003 MSR Twin Peaks), this is a great shelter -- if only there were a back door and another vent in it.
Wouldn't you know it? Great minds came to the same conclusion, and they also added a snow/wind skirt on it as well (also found on the blaze orange original Twin Sisters). I must admit that although I'm impressed with this current Twin Sisters (now produced in a mustard yellow color), I really wish that MSR would go back to the Chinchilla (Tan) color, which would help me to "stealth camp" more easily.
I also love the two poles they now add to this shelter. This allows the user to carry them or to leave them at home and to use trekking poles (as was common practice until this year's model). The poles weigh about a pound, so decide whether you need your trekking poles to go for water or to do blue-blazing into town, or whether you'd rather save the additional weight.
This shelter is not for the novice, however, since your lifestyle must help to prevent condensation (venting, bagging of wet clothing, etc.) and placement of this floorless shelter requires well-drained ground. I have never personally set this up in deep snow as a ski shelter, but that requires another set of skills as well.
I personally produce and carry my own TYVEK floor, sewn into a two-inch high bathtub. This system is superior to the optional MSR footprint and costs less as well. The ultimate modification would be a skirt of no-see-um netting for hot summer/buggy use, but perhaps this will be found on next year's model.
How have you set up the TYVEK bathtub? I have found the footprint frustrating to set up and not great in light snow.
I bought this tent earlier this season,...
I bought this tent earlier this season, love it. I've been using a small tyvek ground sheet but I'm thinking about the msr version. Does the MSR Twin Sisters ground sheet have grommet holes in it so my hiking poles don't tear up the sheet?
It doesn't have grommet holes, but the ground sheet does have an extra layer of material where the poles rest. If you have a good system with your current ground sheet , save your money, the footprint probably isn't much of an improvement.
anyone got info on this product? how well...
anyone got info on this product? how well does it handle rain with and/or without the foot print? it can be setup with trek poles right? how much does the fabric weigh alone by itself?
Hi. Yes, you can leave the two poles behind and then your shelter will weigh a little over two pounds. This design is a modification of the 2003 MSR Twin Peaks (I've used this while backpacking for years). I like the additional door and the additional vent in this model. Remember though, that this is a minimalist shelter. Rain presents a problem because when you open either door, driving rain and wind come right in with you. This shelter is best when set-up on well-drained ground - or you'll probably experience puddles and streams of rainwater - with or without the footprint. In sunny and hot weather, you can unzip both doors and raise one side as an awning. Remember that when set-up low to the ground and with both doors shut, there will be condensation - especially if you sleep two people and your dog inside of it.


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gargrazz wrote:Blow on it first before you touch it. You might explode.
Is this a Time Bandits reference??
Hah, very cool!
Re: Tweets are for Birds
Altheahelaine wrote:p.s love you jasneko. Another rockin' design. Too tired and about to go to work to edit my last post. :P
<3 Thanks Altheahelaine!
odysseyroc wrote:Get in the fog! hurry!
*jump* *reach* *leap*, trying, trying!
Thanks OR!
Re: 80's Concert Tee
Hilarious! I'd so wear this!
Re: NESterday version 2
Dang Dude thats nice. I hope you get the votes.
AKrhudy86 wrote:I liked and used that as a visual and did a simple redraw. Besides it being flipped around it is alittle different. My apologies if it isn't different enough.
It is plagiarism; you are passing off the image that someone else did as your own. I suggest you resubmit this pronto with an illustration that you did yourself.
Re: Every Legend has a begining...
The feet detail is really nice... not my kind of design but well done!
Re: Ask Mr. Owl
Please revote if you would for the better version here http://shirt.woot.com/Derby/Entry.aspx?id=40117
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everyone you meet,
they're jamming in the street,
all night long! (all night)
all night long! (all night)
love it!
JesseBYAH wrote:HAHAHA! I love this! Well, I always love your stuff, but this... this is extra awesome =) Not your normal style of owl but I'm sure jabber will still be ecstatic! Very cute and fun, gmv =)
you are correct jesse! i was away from the computer all weekend help my gma, but right when i logged on i knew it was a jasneko owl!
supersonic213 wrote:Man, I just KNEW this was gonna be you when I saw the thumbnail. A Dixon work with starships and rainbows? On LEMON? HELL YES.
Please win.
my derby fav so far
Looks like the Rejectionator kicked in hard this morning...
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RE BootsBoots likes to dress up as a princess...
You are sweet," pwrpufgrl "is so happy you are her friend! You both are very pretty AND princessess!! Also both artists! ... and we are in your corner ! Thanks for writing to her , you're a sweetheart.
Re: Part of this Complete Breakfast
Ha! Love it, that's pretty twisted.
Gaaah, get it away, get it away, it makes me feel ANCIENT.
But ya, I remember recently overhearing some people talking about playing Legend of Dragoon when they were "kids", and I died a little on the inside because that game was a gift to me on my 18th birthday (along with a new PSone).
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Wow! What a great job!
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Might be breaking a rule; No references to any video games about mustachioed Italian plumbers. Game was on the same cartridge, technically not the same game though. Either way I like the execution and I hope your design isn't smited by the t-shirt gods.
Slydon wrote:Thank you for helping us with your future bio.
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Love the concept, but "retro" or "vintage" doesn't mean "destroyed." A little distressing would have been fine, but the distressing is way over done, IMO.
markusleibold wrote:"Sein" is an irregular verb. If you used "Sind", it'd be understood as a question. He is trying to use the imperative, even though to be 100% correct it'd gotta be "seien" - "sein" is colloquial, but I do not know whether that's on purpose. Unfortunately, I'm orderign from Germany and don't like the slogan "Trink und sei fröhlich" would probably work, but with the formal form mixed with a colloquial word, it just does not sound right to me, especially since the style otherwise does not fit addressing the reader formally
DARN IT! "Trink und sei fröhlich" was my original lettering... I corrected on note that it was not grammatically correct.
WOW! this has so much pop to the color. Great work on the art.
visix wrote:Might be breaking a rule; No references to any video games about mustachioed Italian plumbers. Game was on the same cartridge, technically not the same game though. Either way I like the execution and I hope your design isn't smited by the t-shirt gods.
They were originally released as separate cartridges. When I got my "deluxe set" I think it only came with duck hunt and gyromite.
This is so hilarious! Best shirt of the derby for sure.
Edit: Doh, i'm new here. Referring to Sliced bread entry.
Go Jasneko, go! Fly little birds... fly into the fog!
odysseyroc wrote:I love it! My only little nitpick is, I wish you went with the original all grey zappers instead of orange.
Yeah... 2 shades of grey.
Grey and dark grey.
This design would be a lot better with those... May as well resub. :D
Re: Don't Boldly Go There!
I like this shirt. However, with how crazy woot is with their intense fear of copyright infringement I would be amazed if this isn't rejected.
My friend had Robie as a kid and I was always super jealous of him... I would feed him a penny to watch him in action
Re: Kilroy's Still Here
As much as I love Kilroy and all of the mythos surrounding him, I don't think I'd want this shirt. It looks too...plain? I don't know how to explain it.
I would have liked this a lot more if it looked more scribbly.
I wasn't won over by the thumbnail, but then I noticed the "The best thing since bread" tag. Hilarious. GMV
DragonCMNDR wrote:I'd also appreciate any pointers or comments the pros around here have. I feel the design is sound, but I like to hear from vets the tips and tricks.
The first thing on my fix list is getting my design posted by Friday afternoon instead of later, as in this case, Saturday night.
(My humble opinion)
Great concept. I got the Tron reference right away, but I wouldn't have gotten the Say Anything reference until I read the description. Maybe the boom box isn't clear enough. Maybe make the boom box white, or light blue? (Lit up like one of the flying discs?) Maybe have a light cycle in the background where the car would be in the "Say Anything" picture. Or maybe just try to get the character's pose to resemble John Cusak's more closely. It's a great idea, and if you get the "Say Anything" idea across more clearly, it would be excellent.
Re: The Vintage Truth
Robots! I have the impression that every time there is one on the derby it will make it to the clouds. Maybe I am getting old but I don't get it.
jmmbell1987 wrote:That would at least have been funny, and (forgetting the celeb likeness rule for a moment) had some appeal to people who aren't fans of Rocky or Punch-Out. No offense intended, Fable, but his design is pretty much Transformer fan baiting, with the Top Gun logo providing a loose form of parody.
Dude I hope it appeals to Transformers and Top Gun fans, seeing as I am one. :D
Oh well. It was worth a try. Thanks for the always informative rejection reasons woot. It's part of your girlish charm.
Much thanks to the supporters on this one - esp to the ones who contacted me directly. I'm tossing this up for sale as soon as the hold expires. PM me if you want a link when it goes up.
Re: EXTREME VOLLEYBALL DEATHMATCH
love it!
this is super cute!
Re: Vintage Pinup
Haha. This is just wrong
odysseyroc wrote:They were originally released as separate cartridges. When I got my "deluxe set" I think it only came with duck hunt and gyromite.
I remember owning just duckhunt by itself. but then again I was like 5 so what do I know? hahaha
not. sure. if. want. +1
Re: Ask Mr. Owl
looks a lot better. good job!
Re: Antici...Pation!
This shirt made my day
Thanks for all the feedback guys! I did at first have the original gray zappers but it blended in too much with the ducks body.. and I wanted the zappers to stand out so I ended up going with the orange.
I could make them a darker gray and resub.. you guys think it'll be worth it?
Re: Rap Attack Version: POP!
Didn't get a glimpse at the earlier version, but this is pretty boss and hilarious to boot.
Coming from someone who would rather wear a dinosaur everyday of the week than anything else, I'd say I'm a little biased here.
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Anyone own or shot any of these? What'cha think of 'em?
Sorry for the double post, but I'm not getting many responses on the Smith & Wesson board. Perhaps because these are relatively new or unknown? I would like to know more about these. They're not exactly 1911's but comments on S&W 1911's also seem very positive. Anyone here familiar with any of these 3 models? Thanks again.


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A sea level Golden Horseshoe nominee*
Second, the SPSLCMP has been rolled out in stages starting in 1991: the third stage terminating in Dec 2005 – and they are now in stage IV. This might be the source of Gray's claim that the project had been abandoned, though even the report he cited clearly states that the phase IV was started in January 2006 and was slated to continue at least another 5 years (at that time). The 'last 16 years' is a clue that the Cameron statement was obviously written in 2007 not 2012.
Finally, annual reports from SPSLCMP are available through to June 2011 – indicating a project that is very much ongoing and one that was not 'abandoned' before 2007.
So none of the statements that Gray (and Cameron) made about the project itself were true (either in 2007 or in 2012). But what about the sea level trends?
This is even odder. The report Gray cites states clearly that relative sea level trends (1992/3/4 to 2006) at all stations were positive (2.7 to 8.1 mm/year for the 11 of the 12 stations with long enough records). The 12th station at FSM was only installed in 2001 and the trends were very noisy (though positive). The Jun 2006 SPSLCMP report goes further and applies corrections for platform movement and the inverted barometer effect, concluding that trends ranged from 1.7 to 7 mm/year at the 11 longer stations. Note that these trends may include a component of subsidence/uplift of the islands themselves and so are the numbers most relevant for local planning (not eustatic sea level change). But so much for not finding a trend!
As one would expect, monitoring has continued since 2007, and in the latest report (June 2011), the 11-station trends range from 2.8 to 7.7 mm/year (and +17.0 mm/year at the FSM station). The monthly data series are available here for people to check for themselves. Comparisons with the satellite altimeter records show a reasonable coherence since the West Pacific sea level has risen faster than the global mean (at least partially related to the number of recent La Niña events).
Trends using all data up to June 2011.
Roughly comparable trends (1991-2012) using the satellite altimeter record.
In summary, every piece of concrete information in the Gray/Cameron statement is wrong. They were wrong even in 2007 when the statement was written and even wronger when it was cut-and-pasted without sources in 2012. Yet demonstrating this took a a few hours of googling, a little familiarity with the issues and people, and obviously is not going to be done by every reader. Thus a statement which clearly make no sense goes unchallenged for years and keeps getting regurgitated. Sure, no single statement like this is likely going to change anyone's mind about anything, but this one and others like it form part of a drumbeat of disinformation, which by repetition, becomes embedded and hard to shift.
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The lecturers
Marcia Lochhead
Marcia Lochhead is the coordinator of the second year Photomedia program Archives and Journeys Beyond at the ANU school of Art. She developed this program specifically to promote student engagement with archival material, beginning with the Australian Digital Journeys project in 2009. This collaboration between the Department of Photography and Media Arts and the National Museum of Australia provided students with an opportunity to engage with the Museum's rich array of archival material and develop creative responses to a real-world brief.
Marcia ensures that her students are well informed about contemporary artists working with archives so that their work is underpinned by a sound theoretical foundation. The diverse and inspired responses generated by students in this program is testament to both Marcia's direction of the project and the enthusiasm with which students have embraced the stories and events described in the source material.
Marcia Lochhead has been a lecturer at ANU School of Art since 1998. She is an integral member of the Department of Photography and Media Arts and has also delivered education programs in the Core Studies Workshop. A Visual Arts Honours graduate, Marcia was a recipient of the prestigious Anne and Gordon Samstag scholarship in 1994. The award saw her travel overseas to study at the Glasgow School of Art, Scotland. Marcia has exhibited photographic works and installations nationally and internationally. Her practice is characterised by engagement with the constructed environment, the documentation of public spaces and conceptual investigations.
Lucien Leon
As coordinator of the second year Digital Media program at the ANU School of Art, Lucien has facilitated the development and production of students' creative responses to the Australian Journeys archival material in the three years since its inception. Lucien's students valued the collaboration between the Department of Photography and Media Arts and the National Museum of Australia on this project as an opportunity to work on a 'real world' production; but as they researched and engaged with stories and events that many of them had been oblivious to, they emerged from the project with a new awareness of Australian culture and history. The works shown here reflect the students' enthusiastic and diverse engagement with the source material.
Lucien has delivered education programs in digital media at both secondary and tertiary level since 1997. He has been lecturing in Animation and Screen Media at the ANU School of Art since 2005. He is also a PhD candidate at the Research School of Humanities and the Arts, conducting research into the Australian political cartoon tradition. He is especially interested in the online environment as a publication and dissemination platform for political satire. Lucien's political animations have been exhibited nationally and internationally, broadcast on ABC television and published online in news and opinion sites such as Crikey.com, ABC Unleashed and The Punch.


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By Joe Brewin
Theo Walcott says Owen Coyle has the respect of the Arsenal squad.
Coyle brings his Bolton Wanderers side to Emirates Stadium on Saturday as they hunt for the points to take them out of the relegation zone.
Walcott admitted the Trotters had not enjoyed the best of openings to the season but says Coyle is the man to help fire them back up the table.
"They haven't had the greatest of starts but they'll be tough opposition, as they always are, so we look forward to it," Walcott told the Official Matchday Programme.
"Owen Coyle has done a great job there - look at Jack Wilshere as an example. Obviously the boss [Arsène Wenger] has made him the player he is but a bit of that came from Coyle as well - he had enough belief to put Jack in the team during his loan there and Jack came back a new player.
"They play football the right way and Coyle looks to give young players an opportunity. He seems like a really good manager to get along with and we respect him."
The full interview with Theo is available in Saturday's Official Matchday Programme. You can subscribe to the Matchday Programme by calling 08700 20 20 20.


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Well... I saw this fantastic Revan costume in one of the 501st group photos from this past ComiCon. She looked so fantastic, I had to make one as well.
Here's how it looked a couple weeks back and now it's got a visor and the greeblies at the bottom of the face "tusks". I'm about ready to cast it in silicon and produce a nice resin version and likely cold-cast one in aluminum. I started the whole thing from scratch with a cardboard frame, coating it with bondo, sanding and shaping. After some polish and paint.. it's the most inexpensive blank I've ever put together. It's strange how much it looks like a Mando face design, but I drew directly from screencaptures and took a lot of tips from the woman who's work so inspired me.
and here's my progress gallery...
I'll post the finished item when it's all done.