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Announcing: Listing Info & Play Descriptions – The Blank Theatre's 20th Annual Young Playwrights Festival
Professional actors and directors present 12 winning plays by young playwrights from across the nation during this prestigious four-week festival. Each week is a different evening of three plays. For complete list of plays and performance dates, see schedule below.
DATES: May 31 – June 24
TIMES: Thurs/Fri/Sat at 8pm; Sun at 2pm
ADMISSION: Adults $20 Students $14. Festival Pass (one seat each week) $64
TICKET INFO: Available online at www.TheBlank.com, or by calling (323) 661-9827.
LOCATION: The Stella Adler Theatre, 6773 Hollywood Boulevard (at Highland), in Hollywood.
WEEK ONE May 31 – June 3
By Spencer Emerson Opal-Levine (age 9), Sarasota, FL
What do you want to become? Do you have to follow the rules? The denizens of a local Starbucks ask these same questions, but the answers are not what you expect.
Mentor – Ellen Byron
Director – David Shine
By Nick Mecikalski (age 18), Madison, AL
In the too-near future, your productivity is very closely watched and charted. This family struggles with what one must do when Grandpa is no longer "useful."
Mentor – Mark Saltzman
Director – James Kerwin
By Kate Herzlin (age 19), Rockville Centre, NY
Princess has been sheltered her whole life, as if raised in a fairy tale. But what should she do if a dream life isn't her dream? Can she ever find her true self or must she live everyone else's version of happily ever after?"
Mentor – Brighde Mullins
Director – April Webster
WEEK TWO June 7 – 10
By Zachary Weaver (age 15), Overland Park, KS
What if they kept a list of your life accomplishments? What would be in your Index? Maybe you haven't done anything noteworthy. Does that make you not worthy?
Mentor – Patrick Burleigh
Director – Trevor Bishop
By Brendan Blaber (age 17), Indian Head Park, IL
The last day at Camp Itchyknee seems like the end of the world. And when you are 12 years old, it just may be. Especially if you haven't been able to tell the cute girl how much you like her yet.
Mentor – David Rambo
Director – J. Richey Nash
By Nicole Acton (age 18), Interlochen, MI
Family matters. It is important to give of yourself to help those that have always helped you. But how much can one give? And for how long? And at what cost?
Mentor – Christopher Kyle
Director – Loni Peristere
WEEK THREE June 14 – 17
By David Agronin (age 17), Owings Mills, MD
Len needs to apologize to his girlfriend but she's not picking up her phone, so he leaves a message. And then another. And then another. Can he stop digging this terrible hole for himself and ever get back in her arms?
Mentor – Austin Winsberg
Director – Matt Graber
By Paige Roth (age 18), San Antonio, TX
Getting Mom's attention is never easy, especially when she is so self-obsessed. But Carlton needs more that just that from her mother: she needs to know what really happened to her father.
Mentor – Robert L. Freedman
Director – Ameenah Kaplan
By Elana Zeltser (age 16), Sherman Oaks, CA
Kacey doesn't get why she needs to write a paper on Joan of Arc. What could this girl from a million years ago have to do with her? She just might find out, when Joan in her jail cell appears in Kacey's bedroom.
Mentor – Kelly Miller
Director – Barbara Bain
WEEK FOUR June 21 – 24
By Emma Steinkellner (age 17), Santa Barbara, CA
Sometimes having a conscience can be a real bear. In Annie's case it is literally a large British bear who wants her to become respectable. So naturally, she tries to get rid of him.
Mentor – Gary Tieche
Director – Jeff Maynard
By Rachel Kaly (age 16), Forest Hills, NY
When a meteor is hurtling it way to earth, about to destroy all in half an hour, is it too late to look for love?
Mentor – Dave Holstein
Director – Warren Davis
By Dylan Zwickel (age 19), Manhattan Beach, CA
When your violin strings break, you see a Luthier to get them fixed. But where do you go when you break your heart strings?
Mentor – John Cariani
Director – Michael Matthews
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Today is the 50th anniversary of one of the greatest speeches of all time – MLK's "I have a Dream" speech.
Any time I think about Dr. King and his life, I think about the time I spent at the site of his death.
I lived in Memphis for two years, and visited the site of the former Lorraine Motel – where King was gunned down by James Early Ray – three times. It was so harrowing to learn about King's life, what he did in his last moments and what he fought for.
He was fighting for everyone – no matter what your gender, race, religion. And he struck some nerves – something that we have to remember we can't be afraid to do.
Visitors to the National Civil Rights Museum, which stands on the former Lorraine site, can see the room he stayed in and the room his murderer stayed in and see how their paths tragically crossed.
If you ever get a chance, it's a must-see historic place.
Being able to see that site will stay with me forever. It is one of those place you can never forget and never should forget. Because what we forget, we are doomed to repeat.

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Hi friends i need your help, please! im trying to lock and unlock multiple directories (folders) (im creating a folder lock), I can block many folders but only unlock one, when trying to unlock another one vb6 tells me: err 75. I understand that this happens because it's saving or creating the file in only one registry location and need store in a Collection list, but i dont know how (i have no idea). I use this code:
Private Const FILE_LIST_DIRECTORY = &H1
Private Const FILE_SHARE_READ = &H1&
Private Const FILE_SHARE_DELETE = &H4&
Private Const OPEN_EXISTING = 3
Private Const FILE_FLAG_BACKUP_SEMANTICS = &H2000000
Private Declare Function CreateFile Lib "kernel32" Alias "CreateFileA" (ByVal lpFileName As String, ByVal dwDesiredAccess As Long, ByVal dwShareMode As Long, ByVal PassZero As Long, ByVal dwCreationDisposition As Long, ByVal dwFlagsAndAttributes As Long, ByVal PassZero As Long) As Long
Private Declare Function CloseHandle Lib "kernel32" (ByVal hObject As Long) As Long
Dim File_Share_Flag As Long
Dim hDir As Long
Private Sub mnublock_Click()
'Block code
Dim PathDir As String
PathDir = itemData + Ext
hDir = CreateFile(PathDir, FILE_LIST_DIRECTORY, File_Share_Flag, _
ByVal 0&, OPEN_EXISTING, FILE_FLAG_BACKUP_SEMANTICS, ByVal 0&)
End Sub
Private Sub mnuUnblock_Click()
'Unblock code
CloseHandle hDir
End Sub
* Note: itemData read a .ini file, the .ini values are set in a Listbox, some like this:
itemData = ReadINI("My files protected", "File" & CStr(Counter), iniPath & "data.ini")
The problem is when try unlock all the previous locked folders, only one can be unlocked
thanks a lot for the help And sorry for my poor English


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The Quintessential Billie Holiday
Professor Carol Tulloch's talk The Quintessential Billie Holiday explored the different 'style narratives' created by the famous jazz singer Billie Holiday (1915-59) during her career. As defined by Tulloch, a 'style narrative' is a form of 'self-telling' which uses specific beauty regimes and forms of dress to articulate the self within daily life. Tulloch noted that style choices are significant both when they depart from contemporary fashion, and when they appropriate mainstream elements, a useful concept when studying Billie Holiday.
For Holiday's style choices were always both hyper feminine and modern. Accessories such as her iconic gardenia corsage were common in 1930s eveningwear. Even more contemporary was the twinset, which Holiday adopted whilst recording Lady in Satin in 1958. Popularized by Hollywood actresses in the 1930s, the two-piece outfit became a staple 1950s dress. Evidently, the singer favored styles which, in Tulloch's words were 'completely appropriate to modernity.' They identified her as a female dandy. Yet contrary to the association of foppishness usually carried by the term 'dandy,' Tulloch argued that Holiday used hyper-feminine dress to turn her decorated black body into a site of social contest.
Tulloch's analysis of Holiday's style as a site of contest concentrated on Holiday's performances of Strange Fruit at Café Society in 1939. The song's lyrics, originally a poem by Abel Meeropol, are a moving protest against lynching:
"Southern trees bear a strange fruit,
Blood on the leaves and blood at the root,
Black bodies swinging in the southern breeze,
Strange fruit hanging from the poplar trees."
Holiday's heartrending performances made the song unforgettable. Her performances can be analyzed though Roland Barthes' concept of 'grain of the voice,' a form of sensual communication which circumvents the limits of the linguistic sphere through the intimate connection of body, music and words. Body, in Holiday's performances, meant face. At the beginning of Strange Fruit all stage lights were dimmed to a pinhole, concentrating the spectators' gazes on the singer's lineaments, hair and gardenia corsage.
The legend goes that Holiday first wore the corsage to cover a patch of burnt hair which she had burnt preparing for a show whilst drunk. This story chimes with the popular myth that Holiday could not sing without alcohol or drugs. Arguing against this interpretation, Tulloch presented the corsage as integral to Strange Fruit's performance. Drawing attention to the singer's face, the flowers gave visibility to the tears Holiday always shed when performing. Thus, they emphasized the song's resonance with Billie Holiday's own life, especially the death of her father. Tulloch further explored the song's sense of tragedy with reference to Yinka Shonibare's Addio del Passato film (2012) and Fake Death pictures (2011).
This lecture clearly demonstrated, in line with the overarching theme of the Documenting Modernity lecture series, that non-fiction films (such as music videos) and documentary images can provide new ways to understand dress, style and visual culture. Yet as the audience's questions underlined, a wider contextualization of Billie Holiday's dandyism would have made her conscious style choices easier to register and unpack.


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LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) Mark Stoops was introduced Sunday as Kentucky's new football coach and got everyone's attention, saying he believes the Wildcats are capable of winning the Southeastern Conference title.
He didn't say it would be easy, but it's not impossible.
``There are no magic wands,'' Stoops said at a news conference.
But Kentucky is confident Stoops can rebuild a program that just finished their third straight losing season and was 0-8 in the SEC.
Stoops, the former Florida State defensive coordinator, received a 5-year, $11 million deal. He'll begin his work at Kentucky immediately and will not accompany the Seminoles to their bowl game.
``There's too much work to do at Kentucky and it's hard to be in two places at once,'' Stoops said.
Kentucky had announced on Tuesday that the 45-year-old Stoops was going to be the man to replace Joker Phillips, who was fired on Nov. 4. Phillips was 2-10 this season and 13-24 overall.
Stoops arrived in Lexington less than 18 hours after helping the Seminoles beat Georgia Tech 21-15 for the Atlantic Coast Conference championship and a likely BCS berth in the Orange Bowl.
He led a Seminoles defense that ranked second in the nation this season and came up with a last-minute interception on Saturday night to preserve their victory over the Yellow Jackets.
Stoops is the third and youngest brother from the famed coaching family to lead his own program. Older brother Bob is Oklahoma's head coach and Mike Stoops, the former coach at Arizona, is the Sooners' defensive coordinator.
Kentucky has a storied basketball tradition and the school wanted to show Stoops just how strong its commitment was to putting together a winning football program. So in addition to his base salary, his deal includes a $900,000 bonus for winning six SEC games, the Eastern Division and the conference title.
``We wanted to make sure that Mark knew we wanted him here,'' athletic director Mitch Barnhart said. ``We wanted to make sure that he knew we were committed to football, that he has got the resources in terms of dollars to go out and get the staff necessary to get it done.''
Kentucky is Stoops' first head coaching job. He made his interest in the position known to Barnhart soon after Phillips was fired. Stoops and the AD met the following weekend and continued talks culminating in an agreement last Monday.
The Youngstown, Ohio, native drew a big cheer from the several thousand gathered in Nutter Field House when he said what drew him to Kentucky was ``Big Blue Nation. I feel very, very comfortable here. And we have everything we need to be successful.''
Stoops also noted that his successful record at Arizona and Florida State should quell any concerns about his never having been a head coach.
In three seasons as Florida State's defensive coordinator the team went from being ranked No. 108 to one of the nation's top defensive units. The Seminoles entered Saturday's ACC title game allowing 249.4 yards per game.
Before joining Jimbo Fisher's Florida State staff, Stoops rebuilt an Arizona defense with similar issues that Kentucky has experienced. Arizona was 109th in total defense before his arrival; the defense was ranked in the top 25 in his final two seasons and Arizona earned consecutive bowl bids.
Still, Stoops knows there will be questions about his lack of head coaching experience.
``It comes with the territory,'' he said. ``If you look at every place I've been we've been very successful.''
Turning Kentucky around will be one of his toughest challenges. The Wildcats allowed 391 yards per game this season and ranked 11th in the tough, 14-team SEC.
The new coach said he plans to use multiple defensive formations from a 4-3 alignment. Stoops would not name any candidates he would like to hire to complete his staff, but said he has several in mind.
One of his first priorities will be Kentucky's offense. The Wildcats ranked near the bottom of the conference in several offensive categories. Stoops pledged to the crowd that, ``You will have an offense that you guys can enjoy.''
But he knows success in the SEC starts on defense.
``I'm a defensive guy,'' Stoops said. ``This is the SEC. It's a physical conference. I realize that. I want to be tough and I want to be physical.
``We have to build this foundation with great defense. There's no way around it. If you don't play great defense, you're not going to win consistently.''
Despite the state's reputation for lacking the type of high-level football talent that can be found in neighboring Ohio or Tennessee, Stoops said there are players in Kentucky that can make the Wildcats be successful and he plans to recruit them. He also plans to follow up on his normal recruiting areas, including Florida.
Stoops was firm in his belief that the Wildcats can achieve a national profile for a sport other than basketball - a bold statement considering that Kentucky is coming off its eighth national title.
``Kentucky's had success,'' said Stoops, noting that he has talked with Wildcats basketball coach John Calipari. ``The key will be to build on that success and be consistent with it and take it to another level.''


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There's been gorgeous weather around here lately. It's been perfect for hiking.
And for running.
I haven't taken a lot of pictures on our weekend adventures lately. I've been too busy enjoying the scenery.
On today's hike the sky was a beautiful blue and the sun was shining brightly. It was the perfect day to take portraits of the dogs.
But they refused to look at the camera.
Sadie finally cooperated.
Luka stayed stubborn and looked where he wanted to look.
Finally I followed his gaze.
Have I mentioned lately how much I love Colorado?


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Harold P. Olmo, a world famous grape breeder and geneticist who helped to create the modern California wine industry, died in Davis, Calif., on June 30. He was 96.
The cause was complications of a hip fracture, according to the University of California, Davis.
Dr. Olmo served on the faculty at the university's department of viticulture and enology from 1931 until his retirement in 1977, but he continued his research there until shortly before his death.
He first gained wide recognition in California for developing grape varieties that tried to combine the elegance of noble grapes like cabernet sauvignon with tougher varieties, like carignane and grenache, capable of thriving in the furnacelike heat of the vast Central Valley where, traditionally, most of California's wine was once produced.
Among the hybrids he created were grapes with names like ruby cabernet, carnelian, centurion, emerald riesling and rubired.
In 1971, after 35 years of study and experimentation, he produced a sweeping study of the chardonnay grape.
"The whole basis of the chardonnay industry, going from being an insignificant grape to the most important variety in California, is his work," one of his successors at the university, Dr. Andy Walker, told The Associated Press.
In his book "The Wines of America," the historian Leon D. Adams wrote that in 1933 Frederick Bioletti, then head of the university's wine studies, "chose from among his graduates a tall, blond, green-thumbed young geneticist named Harold Paul Olmo and gave him a lifetime project — to breed better grapes from the unique climates of California."
Dr. Olmo, Mr. Adams said, became "the Luther Burbank of the grape."
A native of San Francisco, Harold Paul Olmo earned a degree in horticulture at the University of California, Berkeley. A doctorate in genetics followed in 1934.
Beginning in 1935, much of Berkeley's wine research was moved to the Davis campus, 75 miles east of San Francisco, which until then had been an experimental university farm.
Primarily an academic, Dr. Olmo was also an adventurer. Setting out from Davis in 1948, he traveled 7,000 miles, by ship, plane, train and mule and on foot, to find the origins of the vinifera grape vine, the source of all the world's best wines.
In the mountains on the border of Iraq and Afghanistan, he found what he considered to be the original vinifera vines growing wild. He brought seeds back to California and in Leon Adams' words, "began the ages-old evolution of the wine grape over again."
He is survived by a daughter Jeanne-Marie Olmo of Davis; two sons, Daniel Martin Olmo of Davis, and Paul Stephen Olmo of Port Orford, Ore., and six grandchildren. His wife, Helen Miller, died in 2000.


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Twill Website
Covers images from Twill #15 – Justice Check out the new website I made for Twill. Photos by: CATHLEEN NAUNDORF, JUANJO MORENO, PERRY CURTIES, JOEY FALSETTA, EDLAND MAN, TOMAAS, EDEL VERZIJL,
Vogue Accessory March 2013
FASHION PHOTOGRAPHER MILANO Editorial Vogue Accessory Surreale issue. STYLIST | DINALVA BARROS MAKE UP | AARON HENRIKSON HAIR | GIORGIA TREZZI MANICURE | ANNIE GHIZZONI SCENERY | BRUNO TARSIA MONTAGE | MAXWELL GOODWAY STUDIO | G2 STUDIO MILANO
Don't Steal Kisses
photos by Reka Nyari STYLING NEWHEART OHANIAN ART DIRECTOR Maxwell Goodway MAKE UP SIR JOHN HAIR ERIC WILLIAMS PHOTO ASSISTANTS DJ NADGAR & GABRIELLA KOVACS FASHION ASSISTANT DAVID MELTON MODELS WASS STEVENS VIKA COSTA @MUSE COPS KIM ST. CLAIR EDWARD HALEY LOCATION THE MARK HOTEL NY WWW.THEMARKHOTEL.COM THANKS TO OLIVIER LORDONNOIS
Photos by Camilla Camaglia STYLING CORINNA BECHTLE @NUDE AGENCY MAKE UP EINAT DAN @NUDE AGENCY HAIR DAVID LEE GRENDA @BLOSSOM MANAGEMENTMODEL AGNIESZKA G. @FASHION MODEL MANAGEMENT SET DESIGNER & PHOTOGRAPHER ASSISTANT MARCO MORONI ART DIRECTOR MAXWELL GOODWAY
Vogue Accessory September 2012
Drive-in & King Kong for Vogue Accessory September 2012. I arranged the photo compositing. Photos by Lucia Giacani
DDR East German Stasi shoot for Vogue website
from the Vogue website: A very sleek setting for the talents shooting by Lucia Giacani and Rossana Mazza. Among the props are various objects including telephones sets and old style radios while the protagonist is a woman who works in an office, hence her wardrobe is elegant yet practical and the clothes she wears feature clean lines but … Continue reading
Qvest Magazine cover editorial
Pop Art Editorial Qvest MAGAZINE 50th ISSUE PHOTOGRAPHER | LUCIA GIACANI STYLIST | ELLEN MIRCK GRAPHICS | MAXWELL GOODWAY MAKE UP | ANIA MELNIKOVA HAIR | MARCO GAMBA MODEL | AMINA@NEXTMILANO
Vogue Accessory Zodiac
Vogue Accessory Zodiac Issue, "Aries" 2011
I made the horns out of wire and paper mache.
Old flash work
Here are some examples of some animated elements made for my digital portfolio. They were produced over ten years ago on a early version of flash. I had to change the format from .swf to .gif which is a lot more 'lossy', and some of the fills have come out strange… but you … Continue reading
Lucia Giacani Fashion Photography website
http://www.luciagiacani.com Fashion photographer Lucia Giacani needed a simple site to show off her fantastic photos. What was important was that the navigation was simple and user friendly, and that the more recent works were given more importance. Continuing SEO work will hopefully propel Lucia's site up the google rankings.
IFOM for Japan
IFOM for Japan logo & flash animation.
Red Dot
These are a few graphics from an animation I made about the Atomic bombs dropped on Japan. They were cut sequences with text and images of personal objects that were found after the explosion; hair, jackets, watches, etc.
IFOM – Fondazione IFOM Istituto Firc di Oncologia Molecolare
I am now working for IFOM (Fondazione IFOM Istituto Firc di Oncologia Molecolare), a non profit research centre dedicated to the study of tumor formation and development. The campus hosts approximately 600 researchers, belonging to 39 research groups that collectively follow 40 lines of research.
Lo studente ricercatore giornalino
PDF: Lo studente ricercatore giornalino 2010 In house press organ covering the "IFOM for the school" initiative. Where research students get an induction into the world of cutting edge scientific research.
James Mason's Pool & Garden Website
Branding, logo and website for "Pool & Garden" company, Marche, Italy http://www.poolandgarden.it/en/index.html
In the Shadow of Mao – PHOTOSHOOT
A fashion shoot about China's growing dominance in the financial markets for Twill magazine. Photographer AMENEDO VOLPE @ ArteProduction, Art MAXWELL GOODWAY, Stylist CORI AMENTA @ ArteProduction, Assistant stylist PAOLO LATTUADA, Makeup LORENZO ZAVATTA @ face to face , Hair WERNER AMORT @ face to face
5×1000 Fundraising campaign for genetic research, Institute of Molecular Oncology Foundation (IFOM), Milan Postcards, posters, magnets, web banners (IFOM & Sole 24 ore)… http://www.ifom-firc.it/5×1000.php
3rd Melanoma Workshop Milan
3rd Melanoma Workshop: An initiative promoted by the European School of Molecular Medicine and the University of Milan June 30/July 2, 2011 IFOM-IEO Campus, Milan, Italy http://www.semm.it/workshop/melanoma2011/
Eco Turf Branding
Branding for Eco Turf Farm (formerly Clement Turf Farm), Kelowna, B.C., Canada.
Le Suprèmatisme dans la Mode – PHOTOSHOOT
Le Suprèmatisme dans la Mode, Vs Magazine, photos by Lucia Giacani, http://www.luciagiacani.com/
Invisible Prison – PHOTOSHOOT
Photographer Justin Wu, did a great job in his photoshoot for Twill #13.
Small Fragments of Time, Twill #13 – PHOTOSHOOT
In my role as Creative Director of the magazine Twill, I am pleased to announce that the 13th issue, entitled 'Democracy' is now available. This is an editorial than we ran by Lucia Giacani . It is out now to buy, or you can view online here.
Modular Origami polyhedra
In my spare time or when watching a film, I have taken to making modular origami balls, I will use them for a photoshoot although it is quite time consuming… this is an icosahedron. I found details on how to make it here.
Pazyryk Tattoos
Recently I have been researching the Pazyryk culture from modern day Siberia, with their contorted animalistic illustrations. This is my design of the big catlike illustration found on the Pazyryk chiefs right shoulder. Parts of it get lost under the mummies armpit, I have reconstructed the missing parts. The following excerpt is from the Hermitage … Continue reading
Stylists business card
This is a rough idea for a stylists business card that I made this morning… This (above) is the second version. What is interesting is the use of the word 'sequin', it doesn't sound very english. In fact it entered English from the French. 'Sequin' initially appeared via the appropriation of the Italian 'zecchini' which … Continue reading
SAMP Fiera di Pesaro – STAND
Event and advertising material for the No.1 furniture trade show in Italy.
ibloom website
I planned this site for ibloom…
myLodi – SHOP FRONT
'Coming soon' opening window adverts for a shopping centre near Milan…
This is a decal/sticker that I made for the headboard of Ari's bed, available along with more of my designs from here. Below is a robot I made using an electrical switchbox control panel and Paolo's kitchen.
il comune di Lodi
This building reminds me of my good friend Daniele Bordoni's art pieces…
Indesit Company CP
Indesit Company company profile. This work won an 'Oscar of the Annual reports' in the year it was published. I loved the image of the knitting needles. I got it from a girl in Canada, that I know on flickr she handmade the pouch from found material. Sometimes I think it would be better to … Continue reading
Forest Girl
Fashion Shoot by Lucia Giacani for Dreams magazine, I did the elaboration with the illustrated birds and feathers…
Studio Città
Brochure for Studio Città, Milan, 2009
Johnson & Johnson Medical
'Welcome Kit' including company profile, welcome book, usb pen & name badge.
Gruppo Meccaniche Luciani
Gruppo Meccaniche Luciani catalogue, stand & magazine spreads.
Flash News House Organ
We restyled and edited Indesit Company's monthly house organ Flash News, printed in both English and Italian.
Coming back from Prague we must have picked up something in the aeroplane as both Lucia and myself are feeling quite ill! But we are getting better by popping some pills.
A day in Prague
I came back from Prague after meeting with Lucia's new photographic agent. Prague is definitely a city that is best seen through black and white photography.
La Via delle Stelle – MGM CHANEL
Featuring a vast archive of Oscar winning classic films from Munro and Rocky to Hepburn and Bond, the Italian MGM Channel was a veritable 'Way' amongst the stars. 'Via' in the sense used above can be literally translated as 'road/way' as in the Milky Way (Via Lattea). The entomology of the Milky Way is quite … Continue reading
Indesit Company AR 2004
Indesit Company Annual Report 2004. We implemented the new brand image and made the brand image brochure in Italian. This was the first important work produced with the new guidelines. We had to pay particular care to the interpretation, especially with regards to text columns and table layout, which are the bread and butter of … Continue reading
Christmas is coming again…
The one thing I will miss this Christmas is doing Indesit company's Christmas card. Usually started after the August holidays, it is a big thing for the company. It goes all the way to the top. It reaches every employee and obviously thousands get sent out by the various offices to friends and colleagues. Above … Continue reading
Skeletons in the closet
This is one of Lucia's most requested photos, the dog skeleton was borrowed from the local university of veterinary studies. But it came on a big wooden plinth that we had to composite out of all the photos. One of the most difficult things in photo compositing is the shadows, often if it looks wrong … Continue reading
they only come out at night
Me and my brother jack are the models in this shoot. If we were wearing Armani suits it could have been a Dazed & Confused photo shoot. There is something very British about these shots, a refined, eccentric dandyism yet violently ladish at the same time. Photos by Lucia Giacani .
A sign of the times
The image above I made a few years ago, but it still remains one of my favourite to this day. I took it on the spur of the moment. The image beneath is from a trip to Berlin, in the hope to make a sequence… or a theme… but I am not so happy about … Continue reading
X-Ray stained glass window
I am quite pleased with how this turned out, I would love to get the chance to see if my x-rays could be placed behind real stain glass windows… unfortunately they usually have chicken wire on the outside protecting them from vandalism, and after Catalan's Pope John Paul II with the meteorite I don't think … Continue reading
Here I have inserted a gallery of as of yet unpublished work with Julie the model… I've entitled it Testcard. The term 'test' is used to describe a work used to bolster a new models postcard sized cv, which in turn is called a 'composite'. Testcard refers to the graphics printed on boards placed in … Continue reading


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This value priced mesh task chair will accommodate your essential needs for your home or office space. This chair will add a splash of color to your office for a non-traditional look. Chair features a breathable mesh material with a comfortably padded seat. [H-2376-F-GN-ARMS-GG]Mid-Back Task Chair
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Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing delivered an early blow to their rivals picking up the first points of the Volvo Ocean Race 2011-12 with a comprehensive win in the inaugural in-port race.
The crew, led by British skipper and double Olympic silver medallist Ian Walker, romped home to a massive 14-minute win over their closest rivals in the Iberdrola In-Port Race in Alicante, Spain.
PUMA Ocean Racing powered by BERG were second, ahead of CAMPER with Emirates Team New Zealand in third. Team Sanya edged Groupama sailing team for fourth, with Team Telefónica coming home sixth.
Immediately on finishing, Groupama informed the race committee they were making a protest against CAMPER. Details of the protest were not immediately available.
"It's a great win, I feel fantastic," said Walker. "It's a great start for Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing. I don't think it means too much but I said before we left the dock that whoever wins today's race can go home with a spring in their step and look forward to the week ahead."
The in-port race marked the start of the epic 39,000 nautical mile round the world race, tipped to be the most hotly contested edition in the event´s 38-year history. And after opening their account with a crucial win, Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing will go into the first offshore leg with a maximum six points and a psychological advantage.
In-port races take place in all 10 Host Ports around the world, testing the crews' skills at close-quarters manoeuvres and tactics. More than 20 per cent of all points are up for grabs in the in-port racing, which could prove vital when overall positions are decided. The races also provide a show for the millions of people who will watch the race worldwide.
Strong winds and pelting rain greeted the teams as they left the dock in Alicante, Spain, but by the time the start gun fired at 1400 local time (1200 UTC-GMT) the weather cleared with a 10-15-knot breeze blowing down the race course.
An incredibly close start saw Abu Dhabi, CAMPER and Groupama lined up and equally matched, each looking for the slight advantage over their rivals. After a weak start, Telefónica and Sanya were left playing catch up.
As the yachts approached the first mark it was PUMA´s Mar Mostro with the inside track but sailing's 'rules of the road' meant Ken Read's team had to give way to Ian Walker's crew and the United Arab Emirates' first ever entry in the Volvo Ocean Race took the lead.
Slick crew work from Walker's team saw them extend their lead during leg two. A nightmare rounding at the second mark saw CAMPER slip from second to fifth, a perfect example of how one mistake can cost dearly.
A dwindling breeze in Alicante Bay confounded the situation on the water as the teams struggled to keep their boats moving. The instability of the breeze led to the race committee shortening the course, and with a substantial lead over their opponents, victory was assured for Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing.
With the race's first ever Emirati, 22-year-old Adil Khalid, waving the flag of the United Arab Emirates, Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing's yacht Azzam crossed the line to claim the first points of the Volvo Ocean Race 2011-12.
Walker said a slick sail change at the second mark was the key moment. "We had practised it in training and we pulled it off," he said. "It was a credit to everyone."
The six teams now have one week to make the final tweaks to their yachts before they set off from Alicante bound for Cape Town, South Africa, the first of nine offshore legs. Leg one starts at 1300 UTC (1400 local time) on November 5 and is expected to take around 21 days to complete.
Tomorrow a host of VIPs will get to experience the thrill of racing a Volvo Open 70 alongside the world's best sailors in the Pro-Am races.
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Iberdrola In-Port Race provisional results:
Position / Team / Time / Points
1. Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing / 53 minutes 44 seconds/ 6
2. Puma Ocean Racing powered by BERG / 1 hour 07:58 / 5
3. CAMPER with Emirates Team New Zealand / 1:10:11 / 4
4. Team Sanya / 1:10:43 / 3
5. Groupama sailing team / 1:11:11 / 2
6. Team Telefónica / 1:12:08 / 1
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I have a confession to make…I don't own any tennis shoes. Not a single pair. So how did I find myself at Self's Workout in the Park? I volunteered to go and write about it. I was swayed by the thought of exercising outdoors downtown surrounded by Chicago's beautiful skyscrapers. So, I headed to the event in cut off jean shorts, a casual shirt, and flats. I was going to document other people working out, be an observer of this phenomenon of working out. I could immediately identify who was also going to event as soon as I got off the train. These women were decked out in their lycra and sports bras and power walking as though they were on a mission. They were ready to work out and I was ready to photograph them.
It's not as if I'm opposed to working out. It just comes in phases or cycles for me. The last time I owned a pair of tennis shoes was in 2009 when I was a coach for Girls on the Run. Twice a week I would meet up with my group of girls at their school and try to get them to run, to move. It was a challenge and I'm worried for kids. Before that college was the prime of my gym time. When a gym membership is included with your tuition and it's within walking distance it seems more reasonable to go work out. When you live in Chicago and the nearest gym within walking distance is a mile and you have to pay for the gym membership it's not exactly convenient to go work out.
Instead I just make physical activity part of my routine. I walk to the grocery store and ride my bike as much as I can. I don't think women should feel pressured to work out so they can achieve a certain look. Working out should be about moving your body for health, because it's not healthy to be too sedentary. The women at Self's Workout were there because they wanted to be. They were super excited to be working out. Everything was fun and upbeat. The Laughing Cow and I started a friendship.
Ladies could indulge in facials.
I signed up for a facial dermascan so I could see how much the sun has damaged my skin.
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Poor Linkedin. From an operational point of view it's doing everything right: The company's revenues rose 126 percent to $140 million in Q3 2011 and it would have been profitable if not for taxes. Its stock remains at a buoyant $71 or so despite heavy dilution from insider sales and new share issues.
It should be the most exciting tech company on the block. Instead, it remains a media wallflower. The notion that Linkedin is boring has become something of a media meme.
TechCrunch once called it "the boring social network that won't find you a date but may land you a job." My colleagues openly admit that they ignore Linkedin. In fact, most Linkedin members rarely look at the site.
Are you seeing a pattern here? Linkedin is just not sexy.
This is a huge injustice, of course. Other tech companies with IPOs get all the media limelight, even though Groupon is an infamous disaster area which may or may not go belly up if its revenues decline, Zynga's business model consists entirely of Damocles Swords, and Twitter may or may not have a viable revenue model.
Linkedin, meanwhile, continues to plod away. It's latest new feature? A business card scanner. Zzzz.
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This is a branding problem waiting to happen -- how does "boring" help your equity? -- and Linkedin needs to act fast to fix it. A cute redesign would go some way to help. And allowing people to easily customize their profile pages with more photos, video and slide shows might make it more fun.
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For years, Will Ferrell has resisted the urge to make a sequel to any of his films, but if there's one character from his repertoire deserving of a second helping, it's Ron Burgundy. Though a sequel had been rumored for years after the original attained cult status on DVD, it's easy to see now why Paramount was so gunshy. The first "Anchorman" was lightning in a bottle; a comedy so goofy and over the top that it took people completely by surprise. And while the sequel aims to match (and exceeds) that level of silliness, it just doesn't compare. "Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues" is at times funnier than its predecessor, but it's also wildly inconsistent, bouncing aimlessly between gut-busting hilarity and entire sequences that miss their mark.
"The Legend Continues" picks up several years after the first film, with Ron (Ferrell) and Veronica Corningstone (Christina Applegate) now living with their son in New York City and co-anchoring on a national news station. But when Veronica is suddenly promoted and Ron is fired, the pair splits up and Ron heads back to San Diego. Six months later, he's tracked down by producer Freddie Shapp (Dylan Baker) with an opportunity to return to NYC as part of the first-ever 24-hour news channel, GNN. After reassembling his former news team – Brian Fantana (Paul Rudd), Brick Tamland (Steve Carell) and Champ Kind (David Koechner) – in time for the official launch, Ron makes fast enemies with star anchorman Jack Lime (James Marsden), who's been given the primetime slot. But despite getting saddled with the graveyard shift, Ron makes a bet with Jack that he'll still get bigger ratings, leading him to take a vastly different approach to the news that changes the course of broadcast journalism forever.
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Hi Planet Emacsen, and thanks Edward!
It was only in June this year that I started to write Emacs Lisp. The first extension I wrote is wpmail.el, which I published on github but didn't announce as I wasn't quite happy with it. Since then, I hacked some more on it and it's in a better shape now, so here's the obligatory blog post.
From the file header:
An Emacs extension to make posting by e-mail to the wordpress.com blog hosting service http://www.wordpress.com easier. It might work with other wordpress installations, which I have not tried. For more information about posting to wordpress by e-mail see the support page http://support.wordpress.com/post-by-email/.
Documentation is a bit lacking, but here's the gist: start a new post, possibly from the region or the buffer, with wpmail-new-post or wpmail-new-post-here. Send it with wpmail-send-post when you are done. wpmail will prompt for title and category; it will propose some titles that you can see via M-n, and it auto-completes the categories in wpmail-categories. See the documentation of these functions for details.
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It works pretty well for me now, so I'm not gonna change it around again for myself anytime soon. I'd be happy about suggestions, though!
In the latest version, I also managed to get around two wordpress bugs. One was that
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Yes, delicious pork tacos. But first, indulge me for a minute while I embark on some quick link-dropping and tangent-going, and don't you dare pull a tl;dr on me. I never write any more. You'll get to the photos soon enough.
So I was reading Peter's blog (which I actually still do, Peter, even though I'm too busy saving myself from tendonitis to comment from my iPhone) and found out about Ruhlman's stance that "suck it, you all have plenty of time to cook. And what."
To borrow a phrase, I call bullshit. Now, granted, I am currently fortunate enough to be a stay at home mom (err, a work from home mom), so in theory I have plenty of time to loll around the kitchen for long, slow braises and staggeringly articulate yeast-risings - more time, in fact, than when Scott and I were a couple of blithe DINKs with weekends to burn.
To that I say, "you've gotta be fucking kidding me."
Anyways, Peter linked to a response from Married...with dinner, and at the end of Anita's pleasant diatribe, she vows to share time-saving tricks for home cooks on a weekly basis, and implores her readers to offer their own. So we can all eat like we have time to burn, when in reality, few of us have this luxury. And here we are.
Life as the recently-mated consists of a series of two-hour blocks. Two hours of napping (yay! do stuff!) are followed by two hours of attentive snuggling and neuron-firing playtime. Rinse and repeat. Two hours is still a lot of time, true, but did I mention I work from home? Plus, what if I just put something delicate in the oven, then have to abandon it for maternal duties? This has happened, by the way - I had to run upstairs to nurse Zeph back into submission and had to just lay there with my tit out, listening to the oven timer beeping away for 15 minutes until Scott got home from work. The food was saved this time, barely, but I know I won't always be that lucky.
My culinarian identity has been seriously compromised for the past year or so, so as a saving throw, I have become a recent convert to pressure cooking. Yes, old timey, frighteningly sputtery and clattery pressure-cooking. I can spare enough time a couple times a month to pressure-cook poundage of beast or beans (the pressure allows the boiling temperature to exceed 212 degrees, which drastically cuts cooking time), then freeze for easy reheating at a later date. This means I can eat feijoadas from homegrown heirloom beans (dried and stored) with brisket and ham shank an hour after starting it, and again a month later in only 10 minutes. (In fact, when I cook beans these days, I only cook the whole bag and freeze the cooked legumes in 1-cup portions. This takes about 15 or 20 minutes, and saves lots of rupees, too. Canned beans are for suckers.)
So my protip of the week: get over your fear of the pressure cooker. It was good enough for grandma, it's good enough for you.
Okay, so to the tacos already.
Another lazy-evening, time-strapped, just-put-the-baby-to-bed dinner, tacos are such an easy way to deliver protein, starch and a little veg to the sleepwalking. Particularly if one is fortuitous enough to have pressure-cooked a 5lb. pork shoulder the prior evening (which, itself, took only about 45 minutes).
All I needed was to add some cumin, Mexican oregano (actually a verbena, and not even in the same botanical family as oregano) and achiote to the leftover pork shreds. Reheated pulled pork always tastes fine as long as there is plenty of delicious grease to cushion against drying.
For authenticity (and because it is Correct), tacos should contain only meat, onion and cilantro, and be served in two corn tortillas. The second tortilla is for cobbling together a spare taco from any fallen taco flotsam. Hot sauce is encouraged, and a spritz of lime livens everything up.
Serve with an ice-cold Negro Modelo and radishes for coolness.
Saturday, May 01, 2010
Pulled pork tacos
Yes, delicious pork tacos. But first, indulge me for a minute while I embark on some quick link-dropping and tangent-going, and don't you dare pull a tl;dr on me. I never write any more. You'll get to the photos soon enough.
Posted by Heather at 2:32 PM
Labels: Diatribe and/or non sequitur, Fast Food (not that kind), Latino, Pork, Sammiches, Under Pressure
22 comments:
- peter said...
Yeah, but everyone's a mess with a newborn. That changes. It's good that he mad you mad; you can deny it all you want but it's going to goad you into picking your game up. I know how competitive you are. And your phone-ins are usually a world away from the crap that most people eat every night.
- Rosa's Yummy Yums said...
Lovely! Pulled pork is so delicious, especially when paired with tortillas.
- pam said...
I love my pressure cooker, but I'm leary of beans. It's the whole clog the vent thing that I'm afraid of. So, you promise, they work okay?
- glamah16 said...
Well I'm all for good food and not taking short cuts. but sometimes I do, and there is nothing wrong with that. If all is right in the universe I will take a longer and more tasteful route to get there, but sometimes even single me with no baby, doesn't have the time either. I love my pressure and slow cooker as shortcuts too.
Now I want some tacos por favor!
- gagagear said...
On Ruhlman:
I think what strikes me about his post is that we are reacting as food-capable people. We're annoyed at his assertion that we-the-people have time, period. He's saying make time. Fine. We do when we can. He's not really talking about us, anyway, or he shouldn't be.
On the face, his comments seem better suited for "the others" - the fast fooders - the snack wellers. But here's where I call bullshit - the insistence that "anyone can cook." Did he eat up Ratatouille, or what?
Cooking is categorized by our schools as a vocational skill. Okay, that's fair - you can learn it in steps and achieve some degree of proficiency. But to cook fresh delicious food in 30-60 minutes night after night, you have to be really comfortable in your cooking skin. You can't have your head in a cookbook. It's probably 80% improvisation based on what's on hand. And that's where the "Joy" and the real art of cooking come in. While I agree basic fresh cooking can be learned and should certainly be the goal, I reject the notion that "anyone" can cook 3 meals daily that are "good/make you feel good."
I'm pretty sure even Ruhlman has a box of Annie's Mac N'Cheese in the pantry and a stack of take-out menus in his top drawer. (Though he's most likely black-listed at Hop Sing's.)
Ruhlman = blah blah blah whatever. I'd like to see him "make time" to be a stay-at-home dad.
- tobias cooks! said...
I haven't had Tacos in a long time. THese look great. I really should try this recipe soon.
- Alicia Foodycat said...
This looks good!
- aforkfulofspaghetti said...
Don't have a pressure cooker, but not out of fear. More out of, er, never got around to buying one. Impressive, huh? But I can cook under pressure, if that counts?
So now it's clear to me that I actually NEED a pressure cooker. Thanks for that. ;)
- TKW said...
I'm with you on this one. True, I don't have a newborn, but I have 2 kids and one is going through the Marathon Potty Training Regime from Hell, and dinner is sometimes a slap-dash affair.
As soon as Ruhlman has to whip out his tit to feed a hungry baby 24/7 or potty train a defiant kid...well then...MAYBE I'll listen
- Lo said...
First - thanks for weighing in on this. The whole debate has been bugging me all this time, but I haven't felt eloquent enough to really respond.
I'm in LOVE with the idea of the pressure cooker... for things like beans in no time flat and lovely other things in the blink of an eye. Just need to actually get out there and buy one. Any recs?
And Mexican oregano is a verbena!? Well, hells bells, that makes all sorts of sense.
- Leigh said...
I actually stopped reading this post after the words 'pulled pork..'. I don't need to read the rest. Cos anything with Pulled Pork in it is going to be awesome. Especially when it comes from you! oh...and I endorse pressure cooking. Embrace it!
- Ken Albala said...
Ruhlman is right on about time spent cooking. And I especially loved how he put Karen Page in her place at the IACP. She was doing a damned infomercial about herself and I wanted to slap her. He nearly did, I'm sure.
- Christine said...
Yeah, I saw the Ruhlman article too, and while part of his article is correct, there are those who will say they are so busy when all they do is watch TV (I'm looking at you SIL who doesn't work, son is at school and five, and yet still couldn't manage to get the two of them dressed for a two o'clock meet up in their house), the vast majority of people do work, are strapped for time, and at their wit's end. Ruhlman's attitude is what irked me. If I have some fresh veggies and decent pantry, I can absolutely make a "quick" dinner, but to say that people are too lazy to do so, all the time? Well, I kind of wanted to kick him in the shins.
And you know what, I don't begrudge the person who heads into a Whole Foods (or *gasp* Stop & Shop) to grab themselves a roasted bird. If I get home at 7 or 8 p.m., an hour of time is still a boatload of time to wait for dinner. Sure, it isn't the "best" option, but it isn't bad, especially when you combine it with a quick homemade side or two.
Pulled pork is really a life saver. I do mine in a 6qt crock pot while I'm sleeping. Let it cool while I get ready for the day, and then reheat with whatever I'm in the mood for: barbecue, Mexican, what have you.
- Anita (Married... with dinner) said...
oh man, those tacos look delicious :D
- cookiecrumb said...
So that's why Mexican oregano is so good? It's not oregano?
Take it easy, mama.
- butterface said...
I learned the proper way to eat tacos from working in kitchens. The dishwashers would make them for the gringa bakers and we would intern bake off the pie dough scraps with cinnamon sugar for them. At first I was all like where the fuck is the shredded cheddar and iceburg? I was 19 and knew not what I was saying. I now know those are white people condiments and are unecessary. Onions. Meat. Cilantro. The holy trinity.
And I phone in dinner every night. I only bust out the love on sundays. I am newborn-less and work a 9-5 job, so really I have no excuse other than being lazy and the fact that fuck you Ruhlman, I'm in kitchens around food all day. When I get home, I just want to slap together a tuna sammich with potato chips and watch movies on the couch. Which is why I'm so slim.
I second your bullshit call.
- The Short (dis)Order Cook said...
I admit I don't have a pressure cooker yet. At this point, I'm not sure my 8'X 8' kitchen can handle yet another appliance.
Pulled pork is always a pleasure and I'm drooling right now. Wrap it in a tortilla and it's a definite, "Can't get any better than this" moment.
- Pete said...
Great post and beautiful pictures!!!
- Manggy said...
Okay, cos you're one of my favorite people in the world I'll forgive that you made me read a Ruhlman article :P (reasons for my personal distaste for that ass can be shared in private, maybe.) The fact that he cited Jamie Oliver as an example of shortcut crap cooking (?!) means he has no idea what he's talking about. And "working a 12 hour-day is a choice"?! What the hell does that even mean and how does it help your argument (or anyone)??
Well, I'm just kidding - it was my choice to click through anyway. I wanted you to be proud of me for not doing the tl;dr thing ;) We have a pressure cooker here but I've become scared to use it because it's missing a part :(
I had the most fantastic tacos that had pickled veg on it. I think it was authentic. But of course I'd still rather have what you've prepared here ;)
- Unknown said...
Hey, I totally agree with Ruhlman-There are about 1000 pasta dishes you can make in the time it takes to cook noodles. Shut the television off, set the table and sit down for a meal (together). Yeah, it is "old-school", but it seems like a pretty good place to actually talk (vs. txt) to your family.
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Guilford - 7, Farmingdale State - 5
Greensboro, N.C. – Henry Farley's unassisted goal midway through the fourth quarter broke a 5-5 draw and would send Guilford College to a 7-5 men's lacrosse win over visiting Farmingdale State College Wednesday afternoon.
Farley's lone tally broke the game's third and final tie in a defensive struggle. The junior attackman circled around to the front of the goal and fired while diving away from Rams' goalkeeper Patrick Delventhal for a 6-5 Guilford lead. Freshman Chandler Zirkle sealed the win with a key insurance goal with 1:46 left in regulation.
A slashing penalty gave Farmingdale (1-4) a minute-long man-up opportunity in the final 70 seconds. The Quakers (5-2) killed off the penalty and held the Rams to one shot, a point-blank blast by Bobby Thomas that Guilford goalie Thomas Deane stopped for his 11th save of the game.
Taylor Teodosio scored twice, leading a list of Guilford's six different goal scorers. His unassisted tally off a strong drive to the cage gave Guilford a 5-4 lead two seconds before halftime. Nick Mann contributed a goal and an assist for the Quakers, who held a narrow 32-31 edge in shots. Sam Newland won nine-of-14 face-offs for Guilford and the Quakers picked up 31 ground balls to Farmingdale State's 15. Deane and Juquan Tellis shared game-high honors with six pickups apiece.
Tim Caden scored a goal and an assist for Farmingdale State. Thomas led all scorers with three points off of three assists. Delventhal made 13 saves and picked up three of the Rams' ground balls. Jack Radin caused a game-high three turnovers.
Guilford opens Old Dominion Athletic Conference play Saturday (3/17) versus visiting Randolph College at 1:00 p.m. Farmingdale State continues its trip to North Carolina Saturday at Greensboro College for another non-conference game at 1:00 p.m.
Story by Guilford Sports Information staff


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Heavy Rain is in U.S. stores now, and hopefully in the hands of many U.S. PlayStation 3 owners as well. While you're waiting for the game to install, why not check out our review, or create your own origami swan?
Reader Kyle sent us a link to this video, showing off the install process for Heavy Rain, and while it is indeed lengthy, at least Quantic Dream gave players something to do while the game does its thing. Enclosed in each copy of Heavy Rain is a piece of paper you can use to make your own Origami Killer calling card, and the loading screen contains instructions on how to get the job done. Who knew Heavy Rain supported folding at home?


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Think about dinosaurs and all the things we know about them - even though they haven't existed for 65 000 000 years. Then consider how unlikely it is that something like a dragon did exist only a few thousand years ago, and left NOTHING behind, and add to that the fact that the mythical dragon is by definition an impossible creature.
Fact: There is no proof that dragons have existed. None. Zero. The only thing dragons have going for them, is that it is impossible to prove that they did not exist. This is also true for ghosts, yetis, sea monsters, vampires, werewolves, pink elephants with purple spots, nuclear dolphins, waffle-powered flying saucers and the superrace of mutant ninja rats that secretly rule the earth from their office in Tokyo.


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Ouch: Teen In Pittsburgh Claims He Was Beaten For Supporting Obama In His Own Home!
CBS reports "Pittsburgh, PA --- A West Allegheny high school student says a classmate knocked on his door, asked for water, and then all hell broke loose! Approximately ten people barged into his home and began to beat him, because he supported Obama."
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This note comes to us from GANS - "Since we don't have a monthly lecture planned for April, we've been busy planning a number of other ventures that will take us out into the community. Tomorrow, Bob Davison, VP; Dawn Josey, Membership and Correspondence Secretary and I will be attending the Kings County Genealogy and Family History Committee meeting at the Kings County Museum in Kentville at 1:30 pm to promote the August 25 30th Anniversary event. As well, we will be at the West Hants Historical Society monthly meeting in Windsor at 7:30 tomorrow night. We will again provide information about the 30th Anniversary event and Dawn Josey will be giving her "Research to Artwork" presentation. If you missed Dawn's presentation in January, come and join us tomorrow night. Here is a little bit about the presentation and Dawn: Dawn Josey, a visual artist, has taken her family research from paper to works of art telling the story for generations to come. Come hear how your story can be told visually. Dawn Josey is a mixed media artist living in Enfield, Nova Scotia. For 17 years she practiced Biomedical photography first in Life Science then Biology at Dalhousie University. She is an elected member of the Society of Canadian Artists and a board member of Visual Arts Nova Scotia who exhibits her work in group and solo shows throughout the province. She is currently continuing studies at NSCAD. On Saturday, April 14 and Sunday, April 15, GANS will have a table at the Shearwater Spring Hobby Show held at the Aviation Museum in Shearwater outside of Dartmouth. You'll be able to purchase our publications, register for the 30th Anniversary event or pick up some handouts. We could use some help during those two days. The show is open from 10:00 to 4:00 both days. So far, four members of the executive have volunteered, but it would be nice to have at least two people at the table at all times. If you'd like to spend a half day with one of us, it would help us immensely. Send me a quick email and let me know which half day you are available. As a bonus, the company is pretty good too! :) If you can't help out, please consider coming to the show - drop by to introduce yourself and say hello. The show is wonderful entertainment and at $3.00 per person/$10 per family, is an excellent bargain. Proceeds are donated to the Aviation Museum."
Hope to see you at any or all of the above events! Regards, Pamela Wile Programme Convener https://www.facebook.com/NovaScotiaAncestors


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Sony has unveiled a laptop range which positively glows, with the Vaio C series offering the novel if slightly odd sounding "light emitting translucent style option".
The 14-inch Sony Vaio C series offers the usual range of goodies including Exmor HD web camera and 3D supported HDMI out, but it is the glow that's going to catch the attention.
"With eye-grabbing looks that demand attention, the colourful new 14" VAIO C Series from Sony makes a dramatic lifestyle statement," states Sony's release.
"The latest Vaio C Series showcases a radical style direction by Sony that stands out from run-of-the-mill notebook PCs, it continues. "A choice of fashion colours include two special orange and green 'light emitting' options.
"This audacious design scatters light along edges of the translucent PC lid and other key surfaces to create a dramatic glow effect."
Also worthy of mention is a backlit keyboard and speedy internet access without booting up the full OS.
Specs wise the laptop brings Core i5 Intel processors, 320GB HDD and 4GB of memory along with Windows Home Premium.
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By Jonathan Blum, Deputy Administrator and Director for the Center of Medicare
In today's world, we're all a little more conscious of costs. Maybe we clip a few more coupons, eat out less, or compare ads to find the best price on something before we buy.
Cost is a primary driver in any marketplace, and health care is no different. We know you want to get the best value possible from your health care coverage. Wouldn't most of us like to get more and pay less for things that are important to us?
The good news is, the health care law has gone a long way toward lowering overall costs in the Medicare program. But getting good value out of your health insurance still requires you to make smart choices.
There may be dozens of Medicare plans in your area, all with different costs and levels of coverage. How much are each plan's premiums and deductibles? How much will you pay for the benefits and services you're likely to use? Is there a limit on what you'll have to pay out-of-pocket for the year?
Prescription drug coverage is another part of the cost puzzle. How much will your prescriptions cost under each plan? Does the plan cover the drugs you take? Remember that this year, thanks to the Affordable Care Act, everyone who reaches the Part D coverage gap (or "donut hole") will benefit from a 50% discount on covered brand-name drugs.
Finding the right plan can save you hundreds — or even thousands — over the course of a year. In Florida, State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP) counselors used the Medicare Plan Finder to help one senior find a drug plan that covered all but one of her 17 medications, saving her $510 a month in co-payments.
Only you can determine what mix of benefits and costs will work best with your needs and budget. Shopping around can make a huge difference. Sometimes that shopping takes more time or can feel overwhelming. That's why we want to help you take control over your Medicare coverage. Look around for all the Medicare information out there, visit our Open Enrollment center, and watch a video about how the Medicare Plan Finder works. After you've narrowed your options, you can call the plans you're interested in to get more details about their benefits and services, or check out their websites.
Whether groceries, health insurance, phone plans or anything else, you want value for your dollar. Make sure you have the most up-to-date information out there.


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Game Management Requirements
These supplemental required processes will assist referee teams to manage games properly, thereby allowing for more enjoyable games.
All Center Referees and Assistant Referee's must have a Referee Note Card for each game and must record all major events (goals scored, yellow cards issued, red cards issues, coaches sent off) on that card. These Note Cards should be kept for the entire season. Click Here to view a professional Note Card that can be printed and cut, for games.
Pre-game meetings are very important to the referee team, especially if the referee team has not worked together in the past. An Assistant Referee must know specifically what the Center Referee expects them to do, in addition to the standard Assistant Referee requirements. Click Here to view a sample of suggested points to cover in a pregame meeting.
The Home Team must provide the Center Referee with three copies of the Game Card. A "Primary" game card will be used to check-in both teams. During check-in, verify that there are no duplicated player numbers. The "Primary" game card will also be used for recording all major events (goals scored, yellow cards issued, red cards issues, coaches sent off).
At the conclusion of the game, record the final scores on all three Game Cards. The Home coach, the Away coach, the Center Referee and the 2 Assistant Referees must sign all three copies of the game cards. Deliver one "Secondary" game card to each coach. The Center Referee retains the "Primary" game card as a record, until one week past the end of the season.
Referees must manage the coaches, thereby allowing only team officials with passes on the team side of the field, keeping them in their individual technical area. In addition, not allowing teams to be too far from the center line, where it would make substitution procedures hard to manage and also putting the team closer to Penalty Area.
Always use ASK-TELL-SEND procedures to deal with difficult coaches. Three strikes…They're out! A coach that is completely out of control can be dismissed on the first offense.
Control player substitutions by letting the teams know what is expected of them. Instruct AR1 to manage the subs if he/she is close enough to halfway line. Subs must be ready to go at the half way line.
Verify that the player exiting the field is completely off the field, prior to allowing the substitute to enter the field. Do not be concerned about time. Time can be added if the team or players were wasting time.
Substitutes can only enter at halfway line, although players leaving the field for a sub can leave from any point on the field.
It is not the referee's job to manage the parents. However, before the start of the game, make certain that spectators are sitting back far enough for the AR2 to be able to run back-and-forth without tripping on legs, chairs or umbrellas.
Instruct the AR2 at the pregame meeting to let you know if he/she is being hassled by parents. If so, find out if it is a Home or an Away parent. At the next stoppage, instruct the appropriate coach to have a talk with the parent(s) to control themselves or the coach will be dismissed.


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Having grown sick of having to keep interviewing Michael Jackson's friends and collaborators, Jamon and Q appear on their own this week with a good, old-fashioned news round-up.
The show kicks off with the news that Janet Jackson might be touring again soon, followed by the depressing news that Michael's former manager Sandy Gallin recently passed away, then the even more depressing news that somebody has decided to perform a cover version Man In The Mirror.
The despair continues with the announcements that convicted killer Conrad Murray has recorded an interview with celebrity quack Dr Oz, Taryll Jackson is to undergo televised counselling on a dubious reality TV show and Britain's Channel 5 – which previously brought us such marvels as 'Michael Jackson's Face' and 'When Pilots Eject' – has produced a new Michael Jackson 'biopic'. Oh, and a Michael Jackson impersonator has started charging fans to go on holiday with him.
But there are some glimmers of hope. World-renowned biographer J Randy Taraborrelli has broken his vow of silence on Michael Jackson and agreed to update his biography for 2019. Jackie Jackson has given an in-depth interview to the UK's Times newspaper ahead of the Jacksons' impending 50th anniversary tour. And Brad Sundberg has announced he will host one of his amazing In The Studio With MJ seminars in Los Angeles in June.
After the news, Jamon and Q argue the pros (tracks 1-5) and the cons (the rest) of the Blood on the Dance Floor album, which, frighteningly, turns 20 this year.
- Reports suggest Janet Jackson may reschedule her postponed Unbreakable World Tour
- Sandy Gallin, Michael Jackson's manager during the Dangerous era, has passed away
- Camila Cabello has covered Man in the Mirror
- Universal Orlando's new thrill ride Race Through New York has a hidden Michael Jackson Easter Egg
- Taryll Jackson and his wife Breana Cabral are to feature in reality TV show Iyanla: Fix My Life
- Conrad Murray is to appear in a May episode of the Dr Oz show
- A bootleg recording of Michael Jackson's Ghost of Another Lover has leaked
- Brett Ratner has spoken about his appearance in Michael Jackson's Private Home Movie TV show
- Biographer J Randy Taraborrelli is ending his vow of silence on Michael Jackson and will update his book for 2019, he has announced on Facebook
- A new documentary, titled Michael Jackson: Man in the Mirror, has aired
- Jackie Jackson has given an in-depth interview to UK newspaper The Times
- LaVelle Smith Jr has released a video of dancers rehearsing new routines for Michael Jackson's aborted HBO One Night Only concert
- A Michael Jackson impersonator is charging fans to go on holiday with him
- Brad Sundberg has announced 3 Days of MJ from June 26th – June 28th in Los Angeles
Main Discussion Topic
- Michael Jackson's Blood on the Dance Floor album
Finds of the Week
- Jamon Bull – Moonwalk Talks' Episode 022: The Catalogue is Mine
- Q – Bruno Mars impersonating Michael Jackson in 2001
Additional Links
- Janet Jackson's website, Twitter, Facebook and Instagram
- Janet Jackson's official photo with Baby Eissa
- Mike Smallcombe's Facebook, Twitter and Instagram
- Mike Smallcombe's book Making Michael: Inside the Career of Michael Jackson
- Super Bowl and Michael Jackson: The Story Behind the First Big Halftime Show by Mike Smallcombe
- Photo/list of Michael Jackson's last recordings
- Brice Najar's book Let's Make HIStory: An Insight into the HIStory Album
- Christophe Charlot and Antoine Cardinot's book Travelling With a King
- Katherine Jackson's restraining order declaration
- Michael Jackson – Blood on the Dance Floor album
- Michael Jackson – Blood on the Dance Floor short film
- Michael Jackson – Blood on the Dance Floor (Refugee Camp Mix)
- Michael Jackson – Blood on the Dance Floor (8mm Version) short film
- The MJCast – Episode 030: Rob Hoffman Special
- Esonic ad
- Michael Jackson – History (Tony Moran's History Lesson)
Music Breaks & Ads
- Michael Jackson – Blood on the Dance Floor (SWG Extended Mix)
- Michael Jackson – Stranger In Moscow (Tee's Light AC Mix)
- Michael Jackson – Is It Scary (New Remix)
- Blood on the Dance Floor UK TV Commercial
- Blood on the Dance Floor German Commercial
Connect with Us
If you have any thoughts, opinions, or feedback on the show, we'd love to hear from you. Contact us at email@example.com or find the links to our many social networks on www.themjcast.com. Keep Michaeling!


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…on opening night, planning to post my reaction to it here that weekend. Needless to say, it's taken me quite a bit longer to write it up, but it's one of those movies you need to mull over before you can decide how much you enjoyed it. I think it's a film worth seeing, though I do have some qualifications. I suppose I should say that there are some plot spoilers below, on the off-chance that anyone reading this is unaware of how the story wraps up.
This is not a movie about Mary Surratt so much as it's a movie about Frederick Aiken, the young Union veteran appointed to defend her before a military commission which has seemingly decided her guilt before the trial even begins. The story arc is closer to a John Grisham thriller than anything else. A young lawyer gets slapped with a mysterious and difficult client, starts poking around, comes to think there's more going on than meets the eye, allows trouble in the courtroom to spill over into his personal life, is gradually convinced that said client is getting a raw deal, develops a bond with said client, and wages a determined courtroom battle against impossible odds.
Explicitly, the movie takes no stance on the issue of her involvement in the assassination. The title character, like her historical counterpart, maintains her innocence throughout the trial, admitting only that she was aware of her son's involvement in Booth's kidnapping plot. We never know with any certainty whether she's telling the truth. Neither does her lawyer, who admits near the movie's end that he doesn't know whether or not his client is an assassin. She comes across as a sympathetic figure, more committed to preserving the life of her fugitive son than anything else. (It's worth noting that Robin Wright's performance in the title role is by far the movie's strongest asset.) The whole story is up there on the screen, but it's told in such a way as to generate quite a bit of reasonable doubt. Anyone who believes she was innocent will find little in the movie to offend them; anyone who believes otherwise will probably find watching it to be a frustrating though entertaining experience.
The actual case against her depended largely on the testimony of two witnesses. One was John Lloyd, to whom she leased the tavern in Maryland where Booth's accomplices stashed a pair of carbines. Lloyd claimed that, a few days before the assassination, Mrs. Surratt personally informed him to have these weapons ready, since someone would be needing them shortly. On the day of the shooting, she met Lloyd at the tavern and dropped off a package containing a pair of Booth's binoculars, and again reminded him to make sure the firearms would be at hand that night. Booth and Herold stopped at the tavern and retrieved these items on their attempted escape. (Another conspirator, George Atzerodt, corroborated Lloyd's testimony, telling authorities that Booth had informed him of Surratt's trip for the purpose of making sure the carbines were ready.)
The other key witness was Louis Weichmann, a resident of Mrs. Surratt's D.C. boardinghouse and a close friend of her son. It was Weichmann who took her to Maryland on the two occasions in which she instructed Lloyd to have the carbines ready for pick-up, and who additionally testified that she and Booth conversed at the boardinghouse on the day of the assassination. He further claimed that Booth and his accomplices often met at the house, that Mary Surratt's son was involved in these meetings, and that the family had links to the Confederate network that operated near the capital. Neither Lloyd nor Weichmann appear terribly credible in the movie, although in 1865 their testimony was convincing enough to send Mary Surratt to her death.
One other damning bit of evidence concerns co-conspirator Lewis Powell, who attacked and nearly killed Secretary of State William Seward on the same night Booth shot Lincoln. In a remarkable case of bad timing, Powell arrived at the boardinghouse on the night of April 17 while troops were on hand to place Mrs. Surratt under arrest. She claimed that she didn't know him, but Powell frequented the house; her denial therefore did nothing to help her case. Her lawyers tried to argue that she simply didn't recognize him, presenting witnesses who claimed that her vision was poor. The movie depicts this in flashback: Powell arrives at the boardinghouse and when the soldiers ask Surratt whether she knows him, she squints as if she's taking an eye exam. Is she faking it? For that matter, is this a depiction of the defense's interpretation rather than a flashback? We're never sure, and the fact that her innocence or culpability is never definitively established makes it difficult to emotionally invest in her plight.
And yet that's what we're evidently supposed to do, because the film's real villains are the government officials attempting to railroad her: an unscrupulous Judge Advocate General Joseph Holt, a coldly ruthless Edwin Stanton, and a military commission officiating over what appears to be a rubber-stamp trial. We see the commissioners obstructing the defense at every turn, Holt goading witnesses on the stand, and Stanton manipulating the deliberations to get the result he wants.
The events on the screen roll along to their conclusion with a kind of mechanical inevitability, so the movie doesn't have the kind of tension that characterizes classic courtroom dramas. Of course, it's harder to establish suspense when most audience members are already aware of the outcome, but that's part of the challenge of using history as the basis for drama. The Conspirator doesn't meet this challenge as well as a film like Valkyrie, which whipped up plenty of nail-biting tension despite its pre-determined conclusion.
The film comes closest to getting us near the edge of our seats after the commission renders its verdict (or rather, after Stanton effectively renders his, since in the movie he is clearly the figure pulling the court's strings). In the film, Aiken frantically works to obtain a last-minute writ so that his client can have a civilian re-trial, only to have President Johnson cancel it right before the scheduled execution. This did indeed happen, but it was only one of the twists in the attempt to save Mary Surratt's life. Her daughter tried to intervene with both Johnson and Holt, and several of the judges who sentenced Surratt to death wrote to President Johnson to recommend clemency. (The fate of this recommendation is the subject of dispute; Holt claimed that Johnson refused to consider it, while Johnson claimed that he never saw it.)
The question of whether or not the government was justified in trying her and the other accused conspirators by military commission makes great fodder for historical debate, but at the time there was widespread support for utilizing military law to try the accused assassins. Attorney General James Speed, for one, argued that a military trial was appropriate, given the nature and setting of the crime. In 1866 the Supreme Court ruled that civilians could not be tried by military court when no threat of war existed and as long as regular courts were available, but of course this was the year after Mary Surratt and three other conspirators went to the gallows. Perhaps it would have been moot anyway; in his fine study of the assassination, Ed Steers notes that although the use of a military commission put the accused at a disadvantage (conviction did not require a unanimous jury vote and the President of the U.S. was the only source of appeal), the actual courtroom procedures were similar to what would have been used in a civil court.
What I've read of the conspiracy has me pretty well convinced that Mary Surratt knew what Booth and his accomplices were up to in April 1865, and that she not only consented to the plot but helped move it along. Perhaps if I were more skeptical of her involvement, I'd be less reserved in my praise for the movie. Still, I enjoyed it; its depictions of Lincoln's murder and the attack on Seward are quite good, and the hanging sequence is especially powerful. This is a worthwhile inaugural effort in the American Film Company's goal of producing good historical films. I think we should encourage them. See it for yourself and decide what you think.


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I'm creating this thread so we can hav all our talks in a thread of our own and not so much in the public eye...
It's time we really got together as a team and really worked things out. Personally I'm not overly concerned about our results at the moment, we're not playing overly bad, but more the approach and attitudes of the players.
In a team environment if you feel that one person has done someting wrong for you then to fire up and get angry is you doing something wrong personally, and 2 wrongs don't make a right.
The best things for the reds to do would be to sit in here, talk our problems over with eachother and become a team again. Forget what other teams members have to say... they mean nothing to us!!!
So for all you reds with concerns talk them over in here we'll all give our opinions on them and hopefully we can get things back on track.


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Great write up Tyll. Enjoyed the read. Having owned the D7000s twice and hearing the D5000s and D2000s on several occasions I agree with your comments.
Based on the variability of the graphs, they do appear to be statistically significant. There is significant variability in the FR regions where the precision of the measurement system are very tight (under 4kHz) and still pretty good (under 8kHz ish). Now a quick question, is this a design change, or are we seeing some variability over batches that account for a long period of time?
Had the D7000s isolated better, I would likely still have them in my collection; I liked them that much.
Thanks for this!