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A fascinating folk dance of Sherdukpens – a small community of West Kameng District of Arunachal Pradesh, Bardo Chham depicts the victory of good over evil. The dance has an interesting background.
From the dawn of human civilization, man has always felt keenly the colours of pulsating life and enjoyed the rapture of life to the brim in the bosom of nature. From that inchoate stage of civilization, man has always contrived of different rhythemic dances to give outlet to their exuberance – while building the tempo for a hunting expedition for instance or while trying to propitiate the demoniac forces in nature. In the antiquity when primitive man dwelt in jungle, life was savage and they had to be always on the qui vive to counter the hostile animals who would prey on them.
It is very natural then that the dance forms conceived by early man were aggressive in nature and depicted either a hostile attitude or the gestures of defence and retreat. Gradually men came down to the plains and settled down. Thus, nomadic men became gregarious creatures. They built houses and learnt the art of cultivation. In this new and changed pattern of life, dance forms and styles also underwent a significant change. In the new social life and ambience, folk dance evolved as a natural process with its simplified, supple but emphatic form.
So, folk dance was very much the brainchild of civilized and gregarious human society. Some hold the opinion that 'primitive dance' and 'folk dance' are but the same category which is actually a gross delusion. Folk dance was evolved in a developed and civilized society by some more advanced class or groups of men. It was based on their ways and attitudes, beliefs and customs, rituals and prejudices and their spontaneous reactions to the sights and sounds of nature.
In the primitive society, dance was born for satisfying the needs of the early man. With the progress of civilization, man's intellect and consciousness increased to a great extent. Conflicts increased in life and social relationships became more complicated. Consequently, all art forms assumed some distinctive characteristics. Dance became refined and plushy. Thus, primitive dance gave way to folk dance.
Folk dances do not quite reveal the utilitarian values of the primitive dances. But they do resemble the style of expressing different emotions. Some conspicuous utilitarian aspects of primitive dance underwent several changes and became symbolic. The impact of the primitive society and its conventions and rituals is very much felt in the several folk dances that have evolved in course of time. Folk dances become more to life and reflected the colours of life like never before. In a nut shell, it can be said that the joint effort put up by a coherent society to express the manifold hues of life find its best expression in folk dance. In course of time, several branches of folk dance were born on the grounds of regional differences and variety of form and culture.
Folk dance is the brainchild of an integral society which celebrated all social festivals with pomp. This dance form manifests the gaiety, exuberance and above all the creative zeal of our progenitors. Hence, this form of dance is often called "the collective creation of the folk." Generally, folk dances do not quite reveal individual talent, grace or an isolated pose. Rather, there is least scope for any individual to show his/her prowess as a dancer in a folk dance. However, it is incorrect to say that individual expressions and feelings are totally ignored in folk dance. Individual awareness and ideas are adequately represented in the totality of the form and theme and in the group dance pattern.
Classical dance was conceived by a developed and refined human society. In reality, folk dance underwent several changes and got highly refined to give birth to classical dance form in course of time.
In the preface to the book " Folk Dances of India," an apt description is given about the differences between folk dance and classical dance. It says, "The differences between folk dancing and classical dancing, of which the former is the mainspring, is largely one of attitude. There is no deliberate attempt at artistry in the folk dance. The very existence of the dance is adequate justification for it, unless it be the pleasure of the dancers. No audience, in the usual sense of the term, is implied, and those who gather round to watch are as much a part of the collective self-expression as the dancers themselves. Moreover, the concept of the portraying emotion is generally speaking, foreign to the folk dance in as much as what is expressed is natural and original. What is important is not the grace of the individual dancer or virtuosity of the isolated pose, but the total effect of overwhelming buoyancy of spirit and the eloquent, effortless case with which it is expressed. It is clear, therefore, that here the question of a cleavage between the entertainer and the entertained does not arise as in the more sophisticated classical dance forms."
When a creative artist becomes conscious of his art and its expression, it gives birth to a superior art form which is rich and refined in quality. When such consciousness is found in the sphere of dance, it transcends the limits of folk dance and transmogrifies into classical dance. Hence, individual process of the dancer gets more priority in classical dances. Conventional tastes and attitudes of a conscious mind are best reflected in the gestures, techniques and styles of classical dance forms. However, these classical dances have evolved on the basis of several aboriginal tribes, class or communities and on the folk dances prevailing in difficult in different regions. Again, it should be born in our minds that with the passage of time, some folk dances have also blossomed and burgeoned drawing nourishment from the classical dances. Folk dance is always imbued with a new life and vivacity.
Despite its transformation and development in a more civilized and advanced society, this dance form never lost its spontaneity and the central feeling of a community life. The following remark which was made about folk-music is also applicable about folk dance: "It is like a forest tree with its root deeply buried in the past which continually puts forth new branches, new leaves, new fruits."
The genealogical study of all tribes and class from time immemorial, show that various forms of folk dances existed in their society and was very popular. It cannot be ascertained exactly when these dances had evolved and who were the original founders of these dance forms. Down the ages, man has inherited these dances have, for long, been the medium of man's cultural improvement and have literally led to the origin of classical dances. However, the fullest manifestation of folk dance is not possible in the classical dance forms. Hence, the style, gestures and expressions of the classical dances have undergone radical change and assumed more refined and subtle forms.
A striking resemblance is found between the different folk dances that prevail in India. This trend is not only found in India but in several parts of the globe where the similarities between folk songs and folk dances are markedly conspicuous. On several occasions, such clans or communities living in different parts of the globe, have been found to have a common bond of kinship in the remote antiquity. Even if there was no kinship, the resemblances in folk dances of different clans are quite astonishing. Researchers say in this regard that under similar social and natural conditions in any given time, the human psyche thinks and acts in very similar ways. Hence, the various art forms like dance, music etc. devised by them are also akin to each other.
Folk Dances have their roots in religions beliefs and conventions, poetic fancies, belief of early man in supernatural forces and his desires, dreams and passions which he could not otherwise give outlet to. It is a candid fact that the human clans in different countries, gingerly make progress through several stages of evolution. Hence, folk dances often reflect the conventions and superstitions prevalent in the ancient ages. This is particularly conspicuous in the folk dances of many tribal communities.
Although folk dances show the vestiges of the hoary antiquity, they are not merely reflections of the by gone days. Contemporary life and society and the flow of pulsating life from the womb of history till date, enriched by human experience, have been transformed into scintillating folk dance forms. It is very unfortunate that due care has not been taken in our country for the resuscitation of folk dances except some sporadic incidents. Systematic research work and analytic study of folk dances have not been carried on in a wide scale. This should have been done extensively because folk dances do not depend for their existence, on memorabilias or items preserved in museums. They had expressed the hopes and aspirations of the society in the past and are also capable of building the foundations of a great future under proper care and assiduous practice.
Santidev Ghosh had an intimate affinity with Indian rural folk dance. He once remarked that among all the important Indian folk dances, the most popular and widely practiced one is the customary group dance form in several areas. Man always wishes to beautify himself. Similarly, the human society as a whole, wants to embellish itself by all possible means. If the society is beautiful, it maintains balance and integrity among the individuals who comprise it. It brings a harmonious rhythm and discipline in the social life. Man has to obey the law and abide by certain principles and decorum while living in a village, for instance for the sake of this rhythm and integrity. The roads in the village or for that matter the houses have to be arranged in such a systematic way that it looks organized, disciplined and tidy instead of giving an amorphous, unkempt and haphazard look. Everything should look balanced and coherent.
Creative art forms viz., song, dance and music are the ideal mediums which boost unite and integrate a society. Naturally social dances serve this purpose in a unique way. This is the primary motto of the social dances. In the Indian villages, social dances have always been an integral part of rural life and contributed immensely for all round social welfare.
However, things changed fast after the advent of the British. In the new social, economic and cultural setting during the British regime the popularity of folk dances gradually diminished and went to the verge of extinction. This is mainly because the new awareness and culture in the nineteenth century was very much influenced by European culture and civilization. It was totally alien to the set up of the rural life – rural culture, education, beliefs, customs etc. The villages were not focused to the new accidental culture and refinement because these were mainly for the urbanites and enlightened the cities. Consequently, all cultural ties between the urban and rural lives got truncated.The robust elegance, spontaneous outbursts, innocence and vivacity of Indian folk dance is based on agricultural rural life. The lack of proper vibes with the city stemmed the further growth of rural creativity and particularly the folk dance forms.
In the city, a fake attempt is made to resuscitate folk dances and the dances performed there are but distorted forms of original folk dances. Here, the fundamental characteristics of folk dance are overlooked. Regional differences and distinctive features are also not taken into account. Rather, they have been reformed according to the tastes of the modern psyche and the gestures, style and mood have also changed accordingly. Hence, folk dance in the city is mechanical, spurious and devoid of spontaneity. On several occasions, folk dances have been presented in the films, and theatres as mere forms of entertainment which cross the limits of decency and border or perversion. The endeavour to revitalize folk music have never followed any scientific and logical method which have made the modern 'city-bred' folk dances look spurious and ludicrous. The attempt to modernize folk dances and conceive fictitious dance patterns to bring 'freshness' and 'variety,' has spoiled the essence and spontaneity of folk dances, which is indeed pathetic.
It should be borne in our minds at the very outset that a mere study of the facts is net enough for rejuvenating folk culture or folk dance. Before an extensive research work on folk dance of a particular area, it is necessary for one to comprehend thoroughly the social lives of different clans or tribal communities of that place. It is absolutely necessary to analyse critically their conventions, customs, prejudices beliefs and the umpteen social and religious festival which they observe. Otherwise, it is very difficult to discern the pure, untainted and original form of a folk dance.
In order to preserve our rich cultural heritage play the pivotal role in national integration and build up harmony among the people. In the new age, the vital role of folk dances must be reviewed and given their due recognition. 90% of the nation's population live in villages. This leviathan power should be properly utilized for constructive purposes utilized for constructive purposes – to build the nation and other creative works. In a nut shell, it can be said folk dances should be resteemed and resuscitated not only to rediscover and assess the old values and traditions but also to construct the future of the nation and usher more promises.
Source from RajasthanTravelsGuide.Com


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Prepare To Run
Spring elections offer opportnities to serve.
Yes, we're a little reluctant to bring this up, but the next round of elections will be here before you know it. The good news is they're likely to be somewhat less contentious than the last round. More important they're elections for city council and school board, the stuff that really means something to us and our families and the places we live.
Unlike the state legislature which rigs the system in favor of non-competitive races, local elections are still about ideas and personal experiences. And we very much hope some of you will consider running for these public service posts. In an especially classy move, three current Madison city council members are holding an open house Sunday afternoon at the Pinney Library Branch. Lauren Cnare, Jill Johnson and Larry Palm will answer your questions and give you information about how to run and what it's like to serve. We appreciate their civic spirit and generosity. Now, get ready to run.


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As production on the pilot for Joss Whedon's Marvel S.H.I.E.L.D. TV series gears up to begin in January, two more actors have been added to the cast. Clark Gregg is already set to reprise his role as Agent Coulson in the pilot, and Ming-Na (ER) was recently set as one of the show's leads, a pilot and weapons expert named Agent Melinda May. Now THR reports that Elizabeth Henstridge (The Thompsons) and Iain De Caestecker (The Fades) have been added to the cast.
Both actors are relative newcomers to U.S. audiences, but Henstridge will play "science whiz" Agent Gemma Simmons, while De Caestecker is set as tech guru Agent Leo Fitz. The two "spend all their time together—mostly bickering—and are masters at a remarkably young age of their respective fields." Whedon is writing the pilot alongside his brother Jed Whedon and Jed's wife Maurissa Tancharoen, and he'll also be directing as well. Should the pilot be picked up to series, the show will likely premiere Fall 2013 on ABC.


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The B.C. Court of Appeal will soon rule on whether 38 suburban taxicabs can take passengers in downtown Vancouver on Friday and Saturday nights. For 18 months, the Vancouver taxi companies and their suburban brethren have been locked in a legal battle over B.C. Passenger Transportation Board decisions supporting this change. The litigation provides citizens with a roadside view into British Columbia's antiquated taxi regulations.
To understand why companies are fighting over a small number of additional taxis, we need to make economic sense of the province's perplexing taxi regulations. Unlike a coffee shop or pizzeria, regulatory roadblocks prevent new taxicab companies from offering service in Vancouver. The provincial regulator has not issued a Vancouver taxi license to a new business in over 25 years, despite frequent applications.
Because new firms have been prevented from entering the taxi market, the right to operate one taxi in Vancouver trades for about $800,000. The high price for each taxi reflects super-normal profits earned by the industry, not the $100 annual fee charged to renew each permit.
If a piece of paper is worth $800,000, someone is footing the bill, and this is Vancouver taxi riders who pay higher fares than residents in Toronto, Montreal, and Calgary. The comparison is even starker with international cities that allow open entry into the taxi industry. For example, Vancouver passengers pay 73-per-cent more for a five-km taxi ride than passengers in Washington, D.C.
Taxi drivers do not benefit from the arrangement because they must pay high lease fees to the taxi companies for the right to operate. A driver must pay the permit owner about $200 for a 12-hour Friday night shift. Drivers are also responsible for gasoline costs, so a driver needs to collect more than $400 on a weekend night just to earn minimum wage.
The Vancouver companies' expert witness, Dr. Dan Hara, filed a B.C. Supreme Court affidavit stating "license holders (not drivers) receive the excess value from license rights and bear 100 per cent of the loss from any decline in that right."
Beyond constraining competition, the province encourages waste with boundary rules that prevent trips from happening. If a Richmond taxi drops a passenger in Vancouver, provincial rules forbid the taxi from collecting a return fare in Vancouver. Instead, the taxi must return to Richmond empty, thus increasing road congestion and greenhouse gas emissions and wasting driver time.
The boundary rules encourage Vancouver taxis to refuse trips despite the fact it is illegal to do so. A report commissioned by the Vancouver Taxi Association found 21 per cent of passengers were refused boarding in April 2011. Drivers refused trips with suburban destinations because they ended in an area where Vancouver taxis are prohibited from picking up. Their reluctance is not surprising given the expensive lease payments drivers have to make each shift.
Vancouver's regulatory regime contributes to more expensive fares, longer waiting times and pointless waste. The city has fewer taxis per resident than other major Canadian cities, so the public is under-served. Allowing freer entry of new taxi companies and more taxis for existing companies would support lighter-footprint travel because taxis complement use of public transit.
British Columbians are also concerned about growing inequality, yet taxi regulations protect the interests of the few who reap super-normal profits from their taxi shares at the expense of heavier taxi users such as the disabled and poor.
Given all the deficiencies of the province's current regulatory regime, my research has assessed several alternative approaches to taxi regulation.
The most effective reform for B.C.'s taxi industry would be to allow a freer entry of new companies and to eliminate boundary restrictions, following the practice of cities such as Indianapolis and Dublin. Such reforms would convert B.C.'s current pro-industry stance to a pro-consumer one.
If the province insists on maintaining an artificial taxi shortage, it should at least allow the public purse to capture the profits. Since 2007, Vancouver's four incumbent taxi companies have been awarded 111 additional full-time and 137 temporary taxi vehicles. Had governments charged lease fees for these new licenses, they could have garnered $220 million in revenue that instead went into industry pockets.
Premier Christy Clark makes frequent trips to distant destinations to promote the benefits of free trade. Perhaps her next trade mission could take taxis around Metro Vancouver to experience long waiting times, inflated fares, and the frustrations of boundary-area restrictions.
Benn Proctor is a graduate of Simon Fraser University's School of Public Policy; this column is based on his master's thesis titled "Assessing and Reforming Vancouver's Taxi Regulations," accessible online via the SFU library.


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Happy Wednesday everyone. Today i got my new Cricut Expression! I am so excited:)I owned the baby bug for 2 years and now i am so excited to own an Expression!! I will be posting some projects i make with it!!!
Wednesday, March 31, 2010
My New Expression:)
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Friday, March 19, 2010
Happy Friday
Happy Friday everyone!! It is such a pretty day in Louisiana! The sun is shinning and we have a light breeze. I am going to take the kids out to play! I have been working on a mini album and i will soon post it!! Have a Great Weekend Everyone!!!
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Friday, March 12, 2010
Cricut Cardz Challenge #16
Hello Everyone It's Friday and it was such a pretty day in Louisiana. I wanted to take the Cricut Cardz Challenge. This week challenge was to make a card for spring using butterflies, birds , or flowers. I decided to use the Home Decor cartridge for the bird, the branch and the butterflies. I used the cuttlebug swiss dots folder on the butterflies and i chalked the little birdie and branch. I added a little sparkle to the leaves on the branches. The little yellow flower i tried something new and thought it was cute. Hope ya'll enjoy:) Have a great weekend!!!
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Tuesday, March 9, 2010
Its Tuesday!!
Happy Tuesday everyone! Today its raining in Louisiana and it is supposed to rain all week. I can't wait for spring so the kids can go out and play. I will be working on some projects to post soon. Have a great day everyone:)
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Monday, March 1, 2010
Hello everyone its Monday and its raining down here in Louisiana. Today will be a good day for me to pull my Cricut out and start creating. My husband is going to pick me up some more goodies from Hobby lobby after work today. Well i am off to take care of my little ones and have a fun day:)
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Stanford University's Computer Science Department's autonomous VW Passat Wagon has learned a fun new trick: using vehicle and real-world models to accurately J-turn its way into a parallel parking space. At least our future masters have skills.
Since Ford's parking assist feature has made automagic parking ridiculously simple as a factory option, Stanford had to increase the difficulty by stunting while parallel parking. It's a machine built to taunt all those who can't properly navigate the complexities of parking street side. [PopSci]


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Hi Friends! I've been on a bit of a blogging hiatus as my year has been busy so far, but I have some new recipes to share. Before we get to the recipe, I wanted to say that I have happily been volunteering quite a bit at a local no-kill animal shelter. If you have the time, consider finding a no-kill shelter near you where you can volunteer. It's been really rewarding interacting with the animals and giving them a chance to get outside and play while they wait to be adopted. The hardest part is not taking them all home with you! This guy in particular was nearly impossible not to take home, but I can't really have a dog right now. Luckily he got adopted by a nice family. So many of the pups are just so loving and sweet!
On to the recipe…I guess this isn't as much of a recipe as a recreation of vegan nachos that I used to get at Rutherford Pancake House in Rutherford, NJ. When I lived in North Jersey this was my favorite brunch spot and we almost always got the nachos. Now that I live too far away, I make my own vegan nachos at home. These are perfect for sharing at a party or enjoying while binge watching Netflix. And when football season comes around again, you won't have to feel left out at football parties! These are really dangerously yummy. If you have a favorite vegan nacho topping, let me know in the comments! I would love to get some new ideas to try.
Tortilla chips
Daiya vegan cheese
1 can of vegan chili (I used Amy's brand)
Tofutti Vegan Sour Cream
Other Optional Toppings:
Refried Beans
Black Beans or Kidney Beans
Sautéed or Grilled Pepper and Onions
Veggie Bacon
Chopped Cilantro
Lime Juice
Black Olives
- Preheat the oven to 350°.
- Fill a glass baking dish 2/3 full with tortilla chips. Sprinkle on a little Daiya cheese. Add the can of vegan chili on top. If you have leftover homemade chili, this is a great way to use it up.
- Bake the nachos in the oven for about 15 minutes so the chili is hot and the cheese is melted.
- Remove the nachos from the oven and top with guacamole, salsa, vegan sour cream, lettuce and any other toppings you like.
- Dig in and enjoy!


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Storage Start-Up Egnyte Lands $10 Million, Launches Hybrid Cloud for iPad
You can't help but admire Vineet Jain's guts. A few months ago he was an iPad skeptic, convinced that Apple's wonder device seemed a bit of a fad and that at most it would turn out to be a device largely devoted to media consumption. Now he's got such a heart full of iPad religion — in part because his customers love it so much — that his company, Egnyte, went so far as to announce an app for the iPad 2 a full day before Apple itself was expected to announce the device's existence.
You can probably forgive his enthusiasm. You see on the same day Egnyte, which sells what it describes as a hybrid cloud storage service for enterprises (more on that in a moment) landed a $10 million B-series funding round from Kleiner Perkins Caulfield and Byers, joining prior investors Floodgate and Polaris Venture Partners. The investment is coming from Kleiner and from its iFund, the $200 million fund set up in partnership with Apple to encourage development of software and other things around the iPhone and iPad. That fund is managed by Matt Murphy. All this amounts to something of a conversion for Jain. We talked yesterday about Egnyte and its mission, and why he loves the iPad now.
NewEnterprise: So what is Egnyte?
Vineet Jain: When I started Egnyte, we launched our first product in March of 2008. We were looking to build a product for the small-medium business space. The problem we were trying to solve was to replace that physical file server, with all its associated overhead and other things that you need, like VPN for remote access, and external FTP for sharing large files. We combined all that that into an integrated platform. And quiet frankly when we first launched it, the word "cloud" wasn't so hot. We called it an on demand file server. We didn't even know we were building a cloud product.
But it's not all cloud-based right? You call it "hybrid cloud storage."
Correct. We realized early on that the cloud-based system can only go so far for something as data intensive as your entire file system, with huge amounts of data and lots of employees accessing it and probably from multiple locations. There's three fundamental problems with that. One is latency. We were trying to replace something that has traditionally run on the local area network with something that's in the public cloud. The other problem is offline access. What happens if for a few minutes my office loses connectivity, or the provider can go down? The third problem, which is more psychological, is the fear of going totally in the cloud, which is paramount for larger companies. There's a sense of losing control of the data. So as a combination of these problems, after 14 months we introduced a product we called the local cloud.
I've heard of private clouds, but what's a local cloud?
It sounds a little like an oxymoron. When you use cloud file storage solutions like Drop Box or Sugarsync, they don't really scale beyond more than five employees because you can't be replicating the same file 20 different times, and clogging up the networks and eating into hard drives. So we built this product for off-the-shelf network attached storage devices from Netgear and others like it that converted them into a group solution. We called it the office local cloud. Then last year, we built a generic engine, where a company would cloud-enable hardware from Dell and Hewlett-Packard or NetApp by deploying a virtual cloud appliance using VMWare. We called that the enterprise local cloud. But all in all, our view of the world is that for large enterprises, the hybrid cloud is the way to go because of the way the Internet is today.
So I see that your vision is working with a lot of large customers. Your Web site names customers like Intel, Cisco Systems, Ikea, Sears, Lexmark.
What's interesting is that we don't sell to the CIO or the IT heads of these organizations. They've actually come to us over the Web. The point is that we've managed to attract customers a much larger class of customer who wouldn't normally sign up with a pure cloud-based solution. I'll give you an example. We're working with a company called Sugar. They're growing like crazy. They came to us saying their servers were running out of steam. They started with 200 seats, but plus one local cloud appliance in their San Francisco office, and within a few months they added another in New York. If we didn't have a hybrid approach we wouldn't be attracting these customers. Our average revenue per user has gone up from $35 and now its closer to $57.
So it's basically a combination of storage in the cloud and storage that's on premise?
Correct. Here's another example. We're working with an investment company in the UK. They use about 140 people using it. But there were 30 people who worked in the finance department who were dealing with extremely large Excel files. They couldn't edit these files live over the cloud because of the latency problems. Once they deployed a local cloud instance in each of their offices, they had an interesting dynamic where these 30 people are working with the locally stored versions of those large files. They get synced up into the cloud, and it's a bi-directional sync, and the rest of the company is happily working off the files they need that are stored in the cloud.
So basically the ones who need the local storage get it and the ones who can work well enough with the cloud without experiencing latency can do that? And its all transparent however you use. The experience is the same?
Right. Both instances are synced up real-time. Not just the data but also folder access permissions. So if you have read-only access for some folder, you get the same level access whether its local or in the cloud. We replicate that without the user being aware of it.
So you've just announced an application for iPad 2?
I have to admit, I didn't anticipate how popular the iPad would become in the enterprise. It's been a real surprise. We've had a basic iPad app for awhile. In the last six months our customers have demanded the same level of access on the iPad that they get on the desktop. They want the whole thing. I was shocked. But I realized I'm an outlier. We had a client, an advertising firm, that wanted to do a 2,500-seat deployment with us. But they wanted a large part of their employees to be able to use mobile devices including the iPad. And they demanded that it had to work with all types of users including regular employees to administrators and business partners.
So is it safe to say you're an iPad convert?
Absolutely. I was totally wrong about it.


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Three teenaged boys being questioned for the New Year's Eve attack on an 18-year-old Highland Park woman came to the Logan Square neighborhood to attend a concert were released without charges late Sunday, the Tribune has learned.
The young woman was sexually assaulted and beaten into a coma after she came to the city to attend a Saturday night performance at the Congress Theatre by Rusko, an English producer of electronic dance music and DJ whose real name is Christopher Mercer.
But rather than going into the show the woman went into a restaurant on Milwaukee Avenue, across the street from the theater, the source said.
While inside the restaurant, she met three people with whom she left, the source said. She was found a short time later on a nearby lawn, apparently beaten unconscious during a sexual assault, police said.
The three juvenile males were released from police custody at about 10 p.m. Sunday, police said. Officials with the Cook County state's attorney's office were continuing their investigation in the case, but were awaiting the results of DNA evidence, a police source said.
The victim remained in critical condition and was "in and out of consciousness," the source said.
According to a release issued earlier by police, the woman was found with no identification about 9:30 p.m. Saturday in the 2100 block of North Rockwell Avenue and was taken to Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center. The release said she was in the area to attend a concert at the Congress Theater at 2135 North Milwaukee Avenue, a short distance away from where she was found.
Just as police responded to the scene Saturday night, a security guard from the theater saw three juvenile boys near the victim, and he chased and caught them, according to the police source.
The three, described as being in their mid-teens, were taken into custody.
Chicago police News Affairs Officer Robert Perez said the victim had been found on a lawn on Rockwell Avenue and that she was a sexual assault victim who may have been beaten as well.
Neighborhood resident Danny Medina, 33, woke up from a nap shortly before midnight on New Year's Eve to discover police swarming his street.
From inside the locked gate leading to his home on Rockwell Street, he saw the paramedics lift the girl into an ambulance.
Medina, a 12-year U.S. Army veteran, said the neighborhood where he has lived for 20 years is safer than it used to be.
While crowds attending concerts at the nearby theater sometimes cause problems on his street, Medina said he could not recall an incident as violent and tragic.
"You can still see the blood," he said, pointing to the sidewalk. "It's is very sad."
Anyone with information is asked to call Harrison Area detectives at 312-746-8252.
Tribune reporters Erin Meyer, Rosemary Sobol and Peter Nickeas contributed.


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Wednesday, June 5, 2013
A hexagon quilt for Rowan
8 comments:
- Danielle said...
That's so darn pretty! You make it look so easy =). I have a quilt, already cut, just waiting to be sewn in my closet right now. Hopefully I will get it out of hiding soon.
- June 5, 2013 at 10:18 AM
- Unknown said...
looks amazing! you should be proud of that handiwork! I am no where near making something like that, but you inspire me anyway!
- June 5, 2013 at 11:57 AM
- Nancy said...
That's one lucky little man. And he's very handsome. Your quilt turned out wonderful. I need almost instant gratification on a project so have never tried quilting.
- June 5, 2013 at 9:02 PM
- Hannah @ Joyful Life said...
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Hope you have a great day and are encouraged and blessed! :)
P.S. I LOVE this quilt!!!!
- June 14, 2013 at 8:18 AM
- eve said...
looks AMAZING!! i love it.
- June 14, 2013 at 11:33 AM
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God love that little Mr.!
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A more accurate title would be PhysX and its lack of hardware acceleration. In retrospect this is largely my fault for believing marketing hype without looking into details, but I figured that I'd discuss it. Finding resources on the subject was difficult, so I think a lot of people may be suffering from the same delusion as I was.
Super short version: PhysX computes its rigid body simulation strictly in software. The GPU never gets involved.
Let's step back for a second and look at the history. It starts with a library called NovodeX which was a popular physics package around the same time Half-Life 2 launched with Havok. A semiconductor company called Ageia acquired the company to build Physics Processing Unit (PPU) based cards, an idea that got a lot of attention at the time. The hardware was over priced, mismanaged, and probably doomed in the end regardless. The effort started sinking pretty quickly until NVIDIA swept in and bought the whole thing. NV then announced that the whole PPU project would be scrapped and that hardware acceleration of physics would be done on the GPU.
The current state of PhysX is somewhat confusing. There are plenty of PhysX accelerated games. Benchmarks of these games show dramatic performance gains when running with hardware supported physics. There have been recent allegations that PhysX's CPU performance is unreasonably poor, possibly to strengthen the case for hardware acceleration. I don't have any comment on that mess, but it's part of the evidence suggesting that hardware is the real focus of PhysX and NVIDIA. That's not a surprise.
What is a surprise is that the rigid body simulation — the important part of the physics — is not hardware accelerated. Apparently it was when the PPU rolled out, but the GPU based acceleration does not support it. Look at any PhysX based game that advertises and you'll notice gobs of destruction, cloth, fluids, etc. That's because those are the only GPU-accelerated effects PhysX supports (plus a few misc things like soft body). Probably the big tip off is that none of these effects require forces to be imparted back to the main physics scene in any way. This is strictly eye candy.
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Don't get me wrong. PhysX is not bad. It is simply stagnant. Take a recent game and strip away the GPU driven effects candy. What exactly is left in the interactive part of the simulation that wasn't already in Half Life 2? That was also a 2004 release. NVIDIA did what they do best, visual effects. Marketing also did what they do best, letting everybody assume something untrue without actually ever saying it.
Anyway, now you know where hype ends and fact begins. Rigid body game physics is not hardware accelerated; only special effects that fall pretty loosely into the category of "physics" are. Maybe that's common knowledge, but it was news to me.
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Saturday afternoon I was in Ghent a very nice old city with different narrow canals.
These picture shows the "Lieve" canal that now becomes use as touristic canal with small boats.
In background see you one of the most old buildings out of the medieval period.
Ghent has the last ten year a lot done for the city to make attractive
Thanks for visiting
The "Lieve" is one of the oldest preserved shipping channels in Europe.
It was dug in an era of large urban economic development and esp. in the heyday of the Flemish urban economy.
Digging the "Lieve" was a huge engineering undertaking and a very heavy investment.
The Dear connected two of the most important economic centers of Europe. Ghent Throughout its history been a port and counted in the thirteenth century, though approximately 60,000 inhabitants.
This was one of the largest cities in Europe.
Damme was the port of Bruges, one of Europe's most important port and trading post of the day.
The "Lieve" is an example of an early concept rabotten channel (locks), without locks with lock chambers.
The "Lieve" is also interesting as an early example of channeling natural waterways and connections between river basins.
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jjcordier (79299) 2014-02-27 23:34
Tu as bien de la chance d'habiter si près d'une aussi jolie ville. Tu nous en offres une nouvelle très belle photo.
jemaflor (131440) 2014-02-27 23:35
Salut John,
belle composition avec ces façades, bien la vue en hiver sans le feuillage qui doit masquer la vue en été, le bateau anime la photo avec ces intéressants reflets déformants.
saxo042 (38078) 2014-02-27 23:37
Hi John,
I did not know that there are so many beautiful old buildings in Ghent. A very pleasant picture with this boat along the canal. The red line along the boat attracts further attention.
Kind regards
besnard (59196) 2014-02-27 23:38
Bonjour John
Une superbe photo, une ville pleine de ressources pour un photographe.
Amitiés et bonne journée.
emka (147733) 2014-02-27 23:49
hello John, I think that Ghent was also very attractive many years ago, not only in the last ten years. I like ghent also 35 years ago. I am joking, of course, it is a city with such a long history and great many of wonderful monuments. It most be very nice to go for a trip with this small boat and admire all medieval buildings. Wonderful atmosphere, still like in autumn, no sings for spring yet.
WArm regrads MAlgo
pajaran (98483) 2014-02-27 23:52
Dobar dan, gospodine.
Dobar tekst o mestu i trenutku ...
Lep pogled na kanal, camac sa turistima i arhitekturu ...
Dobar trenutak snimka, ostrina, kontrast i perspektiva, lepo pokazano mesto i trenutak, lepe boje.
Dobar rad, lepo uhvacen trenutak sa turistima i refleks na vodi.
Dobar tekst o upotrebljenoj tehnici i elementima snimka.
Imajte lep i uspesan dana, sve najbolje za vikend, srecno.
carlo62 (81237) 2014-02-27 23:56
Ciao John
un angolo di città caratteristico e bello, con l'inserimento della barca a dare colore e movimento, grazie anche ai riflessi che, al passaggio del battello, formano originali figure.
Bello scatto
Buona giornata
serp2000 (47063) 2014-02-28 0:00
Hello, John,
Your photo of Ghent reminds me some places in Amsterdam and it brings me back to my trip again. Very nice view, good idea to place the branches on the FG.
Thanks for another interesting work.
Best wishes from Russia!
dip (23892) 2014-02-28 0:06
Hello John,
beautiful shot with interesting details of architecture and daily life in Ghent,
the boat is an important detail in the picture,
well seen and presented,
papagolf21 (149683) 2014-02-28 0:38
Bonjour, cher ami John,
quoi de mieux que d'utiliser les canaux pour découvrir la beauté de la ville.
Joli cadrage comme à l'accoutumée.
Très bonne journée.
Gigidusud (21679) 2014-02-28 0:43
Hello John,
Beautiful scene on the canal with nice architectures and splendid reflections. Well done!
Have a nice day my neighbor.
Subhogen (4067) 2014-02-28 1:09
Hello John,
Nice view of the old city from the side of the canal. Well framed with the tree on the right. The boat with tourists is a good inclusion in the photo. Very well preserved beautiful old city and an equally beautiful capture through your lens with nice natural colours and superb clarity as usual. Nicely done, thanks for sharing.
lousat (126527) 2014-02-28 2:11
Salut John,c'est vraiment magnifique l'atmosphere qui sort depuis cette image,magnifique prise de vue pour capturer les reflects dans l'eau des vieilles facades,et qualite' super malgre' la difficile lumiere! Mes compliments et belle journee',Luciano
mesutilgim (0) 2014-02-28 2:31
Hello dear John
Nice capture from Ghent with good pov and layout.
Allthough the ligth is a little bir dim, just this allows us to notice every detail pinsharp.
Again many interesting notes makes your entry a perfect TE job.
TFS and have a nic weekende with much photographic crop !
snunney (130967) 2014-02-28 2:42
Hello John,
The buildings lining this canal are very attractive. I like the oblique point of view; the passing boat is nicely placed and helps draw the viewer into the scene as well as providing an additional point of interest and a defined focal point. Excellent technical presentation.
macjake (95439) 2014-02-28 3:10
Hi John
Belgium surely seems to have a never ending supply of photo opps doesn't it!
here we have another one.
I like how the subjects take up basically the entire frame, there are no dead spaces.
even the twig branches work well.
lovely shot
jacquest (19251) 2014-02-28 3:47
Hello John,
The oblique line of the buildings with thier architecture is very nice to look at. The reflections on the water, which will in a second be crushed by the boat's wake, add to the composition.
Best regards
Romano46 (18472) 2014-02-28 3:57
Ciao John
il passaggio del battello ha arricchito la composizione unendo alla staticità delle case il suo dinamismo.
Superba sia la composizione che la cura del dettaglio alla quale siamo abituati.
Perfetti anche i colori.
Ciao e buon fine settimana
BennyV (31046) 2014-02-28 4:01
Dag John Zo'n tocht met zo'n bootje...dat heeft altijd iets retro, vind ik. Doet me denken aan foto's op de kaft van oude schriftjes.
Plezante foto uit Gent. Lang geleden dat ik er nog eens geweest ben. Sinds de opkuis van een tiental jaar geleden vind ik het daar soms wat stilletjes, wat proper. Maar ik heb daar toch een paar jaar heel graag gewoond.
pierrefonds (99448) 2014-02-28 4:26
Hi John,
The reflections on the water are assets to the composition. The length of the canal is giving depth to the scene. The point of view is showing the details and the colours of the buildings. The good luminosity is enhancing the colours. Have a nice day.
Nicou (193806) 2014-02-28 4:51
Quelle vue et ocmpo sueprbe iamge et cpatage quel canal avec la barque et ces branches q1ui pendent sueprbe ensmeble bucolique compo.
Bravo et amitié
timecapturer (49288) 2014-02-28 4:53
Hi John
a perfectly chosen POV and wonderful execution make this an attractive and beautiful image. I love the diagonal sweep and irresistible lines, but it is the immaculate clarity and light here that make this a real winner. Superb imagery!
Have a great weekend - B.
Sergiom (117241) 2014-02-28 5:57
Bonjour John,
Un très beau point de vue sur le canal . Il offre un très beau point de fuite. Les maisons de l'autre côté sont vraiment très belles. La gestion de la lumière très difficile à cause des nuages est parfaite.
Sonata11 (34119) 2014-02-28 6:47
Hello John, I'm very sorry for my late response, but recently I'm very busy. I want to thank you so much for visiting and comments. This is very beautiful picture of daily life scene and architecture. Fabulous reflection and beautiful colors, sharpness, clarity. Fantastic observation and executed image. Perfectly well done. Like it a lot.
Best regard, Barbara
ourania (51103) 2014-02-28 6:47
Hello John,
a superb presentation of this picturesque and charming part of the city. You've exalted the important old channel through great use of perspective and a very well balanced composition. I like very much the arrangement of layers of interest that make this view dynamic. They overlap, giving an agreeable impression of solidity and harmony. The moody colours are marvelous, the reflection of the sky brings light to the low right part of the frame and offers balance too. The boat full of visitors adds vividness and interest. Congratulations and thank you!
All the best, have a lovely weekend,
dkmurphys (77640) 2014-02-28 7:18
Hi John,
Very beautiful canal scene from the lovely city of Ghent. I like the calm atmosphere and the sky. Well taken.
yquem46 (38752) 2014-02-28 10:04
Hi John
A nice simple shot well composed in the diagonal
Nice natural colors and light
have a nice we, best regards
Ninello52 (7576) 2014-02-28 10:09
Hello Jhon!
I know the town! A sort of "Little Venice" of Flanders! Very beautiful! Beautiful photo with your boat that sails the channel between the characteristics homes!
Best Regards, Nino.
photographer_sg (6059) 2014-02-28 10:12
hello John
masterful composition with great perspective. i love the reflections in the clear water and its movement with the boat. the charming old buildings make a lovely backdrop. thanks for sharing and have a great weekend.
best regards
No_One (4) 2014-02-28 10:15
Hi John,
Such beautiful classic architecture and its reflection is wonderful. I love that the reflection is broken by the boat, bringing real life into the view. Very nice soft muted light too, with a very vibrant sky.
Thanks as always
holmertz (89242) 2014-02-28 11:08
Hello John,
Beautiful buildings and a very good perspective showing the canal on a diagonal. The sight-seeing boat is a fine feature. It is just about to temporarily destroy the fine reflections in the calm water, but we can still see most of the buildings mirrored upside down. Great colours and light.
Kind regards,
Buin (42580) 2014-02-28 12:02
Hallo John!
I already have seen this picture somewhere ... ;-))
In spite of all these old facades the diagonals here provide a wonderful dynamics as the boat with its little bow wave does.
Ghent for sure stands on my "to do" list. It must be a worth visiting place.
Greetings from a bit springlike Siegen! Have a nice weekend!
Kamilutka (8107) 2014-02-28 13:39
Hello John,
very good POV and excellent angle at which the canal is running. I like the whole perspective as well as very good DOF in here. Great sharpness and pretty vibrant colors despite lack of sun. The boat with group of people adds some life and dynamism to this rather calm scene.
Great architecture as settings and well presented.
Thanks for sharing
Royaldevon (70349) 2014-02-28 14:39
Hello John,
You paint a wonderful picture of Ghent with the photographs you share with us.
The canal is an interesting subject brought to a more animated state by the inclusion of the boat, which we can follow, as it leads into the m/g and the b/g. The buildings are sharply captured, making fine, sometimes distorted, reflections in the water.
I do like how you have included the bridge and the red building in the b/g; they make fine, backstops to the journey.
Have a great w/e,
Bev :-)
mcmtanyel (58249) 2014-02-28 17:30
Hi John,
This is a lovely corner of Ghent. Your timing was excellent with the tourist boat at just the right place. I like the distortions that its waves introduce to the excellent reflections.
UlfE (14641) 2014-02-28 22:47
Hi John,
Your timing was excellent with the boat. Your perspective is also very good wih the boat passing by diagonally across the photo. I also realise that a photo like this is only possible to take in Winter when the trees have no leaves. Also very nice reflections of the sky on the water of the canal.TFS and have a nice weekend!
Kind regards,
ikeharel (103361) 2014-03-01 2:11
Interesting details and history written about the Lieve canal in town, John.
Marvelous view of the tourists-boat cruise along, a bit "turbulenting" the nice reflection it had, but altogether added fine dynamism to the scene. Houses and warehouse along, havecdiff. colors, all mingle in harmony in the beautiful photo.
Enjoy a nice weekend,
mirosu (16313) 2014-03-01 4:15
Bonjour John,
You're capturing well this scene by a good composition and nice soft tone, so it's interesting and impressive to see white houses and the boat with elegant shape. The whole is harmonized well by beautiful color & light balance. And, the beautiful reflections and the contrasting blue-white sky draws out an additional good atmosphere, too.
Very well done
Wish you a very nice weekend.
cornejo (61504) 2014-03-01 4:28
Hi John, very good photograph of this beautiful and interesting composition in the city of Ghent, very well composed and captured in this interesting and beautiful image with good sharpness, nice color and light. Excellent and interesting job well done, congratulations my friend. Thanks for sharing this beautiful work.
Good afternoon and happy Sunday.
Warm greetings from southern Spain.
sabermonajati (11533) 2014-03-01 5:45
fascinating view from buildings with river you captured.
Fis2 (150710) 2014-03-01 6:38
Witaj John!
Interesting fragment of Ghent.
Beautiful buildings.
I like frame and perspective.
Excellent color.
Have a nice weekend
siudzi (34141) 2014-03-01 7:39
Hi John,
This is a really great capture from Ghent taken with an interesting composition and very good quality. The clarity and sharpness are executed perfectly to achieve such a lovely result. Like it! TFS.
Best wishes,
eldancer1 (36343) 2014-03-01 7:44
I'm always interested in taking the canal vacation in Europe, maybe someday, I think it would be interesting to those places from the water level. Nice capture of this tourist boat gliding smoothly with good details. Well done, tfs.
krzychu30 (15512) 2014-03-01 9:09
Hello John,
Belgium has some really magnificent architectural jewels.
Ghent is certainly one of them.Beautiful architecture and peaceful atmosphere-two things you combined and captured here perfectly to make this scene so captivating to us.
The image has outstanding clarity,sharpness and well mastered contrast-things which contribute also to the success of your work.
Have a nice weekend
tenretin (3131) 2014-03-01 9:50
Hello John,
You made a beautiful image cleverly exploiting the water reflections. As usual this is a photo without flaws ... I'm still admiring your ability to compose such images. Bravo.
I wish you a good weekend.
Jean Philippe.
Hello dear friend
romantic scenery which shows the Lieve canal
according to your useful notes this canal
now becomes use as touristic canal with small
boats attractive picture with the boat along
the river I love the reflections the red
line that draws the eyes towards it and
the tree branches creating a natural framing
jcpix (14030) 2014-03-01 15:31
Hi John,
Well, I would say that whatever the city has done to make it attractive has undoubtedly worked! Your photos have made it even more so, and this is another fine example! A good time of year for this particular view and composition, the barren trees are not an obstruction to the beautiful architecture we can see along the canal. It's going to sound redundant, but it's another super perspective you've created with strong lines from left to right, converging into the near distance...a wonderful "JHM trademark." :) Hope there are many more to follow. Enjoy the rest of the weekend. Take good care.
Friendly wishes,
Alco (7559) 2014-03-01 20:28
Hello John,
Nice presentation of these beautiful buildings.Good composition with the oblique lines formed by the canal and the buildings. I like those naked branches in the foreground. Nice reflections of the buildings in the canal. Superb colors. Very well done.
Have a nice Sunday.
fabbs99 (17179) 2014-03-01 23:17
Hello John
It is truly a spectacular view of canal transportaion in Ghent. Nice image, sharp with good details, well saturated colors and nice composition. Well done. TFS.
subhendu_bagchi (26091) 2014-03-02 2:49
namaste John,
another great shot from you. Excellent clarity and depth. I like your angular POV which made it quite picturesque created nice perspective. Excellent shot. Tfs.
PaulVDV (51544) 2014-03-02 4:26
Dag John,
Boottochtjes op een Gents kanaal dat ik nog niet ken. Zelfs op een winterdag zijn er voldoende geïnteresseerden voor een rondvaart op het water.
De bladerloze takken van de bomen laten in dit seizoen een mooi zicht toe op de achterliggende huizen. Deze worden mooi weerspiegeld in het donkere kanaal.
Ik had blijkbaar een compleet foute weersvoorspelling geloofd. Het is hier vandaag stralend lenteweer.
Vermits de maand maart begonnen is, vrees ik dat je deze winter geen foto's kan maken van bevroren kanalen met schaatsers.
Vele groeten, Paul
tyro (30513) 2014-03-02 6:32
Hello John,
Again, you have given us a fascinating note about this lovely canal which at one time must have been a main "artery" for transport of goods, trading and commerce. And the boats on this canal would have been carrying things like coal and building materials and food rather than tourists!
Your composition is superb, the line of the canal's accompanying pathway leading us across the frame perfectly so that we can admire the beautiful facades of these fine buildings many of which, I suppose, would have been warehouses in the past.
Gorgeous light and colours, perfect exposure and exquisite details and sharpness.
Kind Regards,
A beautiful shot of Ghent, a city I've long wanted to visit. I think I've mentioned before, but it also has a tie to American history, as a treaty signed here in 1814 ended the War of 1812 between the US and Britain, a sideshow to the Napoleonic Wars of the early 19th century.
You present it nicely here as a city on the water; I hope to see those canals someday!
photoray (13981) 2014-03-02 9:11
Howdy John,
Interesting view of Ghent's Lieve canal waterfront, seen through the wispy leafless tree branches.
The diagonal panorama position is ideal for the medieval attractive architecture.
Thanks for sharing,
Schnappilic (9692) 2014-03-02 9:43
Hello John,
I like your POV under branches with good perspective. Nice week-end atmosphere. A boat ride can only be enjoyable. Congratulations!
Best regards,
ChrisJ (156713) 2014-03-02 11:07
Hello John
The angled pov adds both dynamism and diminishing linear perspective from left to top right. Good timing to capture the passing boat in the canal. I might have boosted brightness a little in the fg and around the bg bridge. Nice warm cold color contrasts and excellent sharpness. Tfs!
williewhistler (16606) 2014-03-02 12:38
Hello John,
it was good timing on your part to snap the tourist barge as it entered the scene,it does add movement and an extra interest to an attractive view,the architecture of the buildings is delightful.
Kind regards Les.
kato (11630) 2014-03-02 17:23
Hello John,
You're capturing well this place by a good angle and excellent tone/clarity, so it's interesting and impressive to see the Lieve canal and old buildings along the its canal in Ghent. It's elegant and beautiful for buildings in medieval times. And, the tourist boat draws out a good impact as well as the reflection projected to the canal and the sprig as willow tree.
Kind regards,
elenimavrandoni (0) 2014-03-02 20:05
John, you're painting what you see with the most beautiful colors and you are creating little priceless paintings of immense beauty and character!!
my compliments,
shreya2000 (2815) 2014-03-02 21:10
Dear Sir,
A very good scene of transportation. Colours and contrast is superb. Thanks for sharing.
merhaba John,
a nice perspective ..
sharpness, colors, reflections and images are excellent.
subtly beautiful sharing.
Have a nice week
tebrikler, selamlar
Apurba20 (984) 2014-03-02 22:52
Hi John
This is a neat capturing the idyllic moment.
The buildings add to the scene.
npecanhuk (79329) 2014-03-03 5:04
Hi John!
Wonderful urban environment!
Magnificent architecture picture!
Sharpness, exposure, colors, horizontal format, chosen pov and composition are all excellent photo qualities that I truly enjoyed!
TFS - congrats,
Have a great week!
Graal (103040) 2014-03-03 5:54
Hello John,
nice peaceful place. I like the canal, touristic boat and old facades of houses. Good presentation from Gandawa.
Have a nice week.
Silvio1953 (200102) 2014-03-03 6:05
Ciao John, great perspective on beautiful city, fascinating reflections, wonderful colors and splendid light, very well done my friend, ciao Silvio
claudeD (47754) 2014-03-03 6:43
Hello John,
with your amazing picture from Ghent you are remembering my last visit of this wonderful city to me. Excellent composition, fine sharpness and very fine light managment. Very well done.TFS.
With regards from Luxembourg
boa (8039) 2014-03-03 12:21
Hi John,
this looks fun and interesting, to sit in a small boat and see all beautiful architecture and canals! You have choosen a good pov for your shot. I like the perspective and the sharpness in this shot. It is also excellent natural colors and a good idea to include the tree branches in the foreground, well done!
Have a nice evening/
Corry (4508) 2014-03-04 5:39
Bonjour John
La visite des canaux de Gand doit être très agréable. Beau point de vue sur ce canal et les bâtiments construits en bordure du quai. Bonne netteté de l'image. Salutations.
mohammad_H (10178) 2014-03-04 7:14
Your pictures of landscapes are eye-catching and pleasant Unsurpassed clarity, sharpness and contrast You carefully select a good subject and a good angle
good evening
seyed mohammad
adramad (64892) 2014-03-04 10:06
Hi John.
Wonderful composition with this line of beautiful facades, peeked to channel these superb reflexes, the branches of the trees that cover part of the sky, they give a nice graphics. The boat with tourists is a nice addition.
An image with a delicious color.
Splendid sharpness and good light.
Well done. I love it.
Enjoy the week.
All the best.
omid266 (6812) 2014-03-04 19:39
** Salam , Hi John,
Thank you for sharing this beautiful image ,
from a city or town with cannals with water and boats,
very Peaceful place , very nice shown this Peaceful
moment ,
Excellent frame , and these beautiful buildinds which
indicate the Paradise for us ,
All the best and Thanks again for youe notes,
nice text,
** God and his Angels with their PEACE may be with
you and family and the land of Flanders , Belgium***
Greetings, Omid
abmdsudi (85901) 2014-03-05 6:57
Hi John
Lovely waterways lined by some bright colours on the buildings with fabulous blue sky. This is great full of interest nicely aligned, great perspective with the canal leads Tree branches frames the scene nicely. Wonderful scenic spot nicely shot, Congrats
Best regards
rychem (72077) 2014-03-05 8:32
Beautiful corner, fantastic architecture, I like this house with green shutters, the narrow Canaletto is like a little street, you have shown a very peaceful atmosphere
jurek1951 (42198) 2014-03-05 23:52
Hi John,
great atmosphere with beautiful compositon and architectural details, the colours and lights are splendid,
mkamionka (56819) 2014-03-06 5:05
Hi John,
I have just seen a job advert from Ghent, I guess this would be a beautiful place to live. Lovely stylish houses along the river. Very photogenic spot, great that the trees are still naked the leaves would not allow a photo from this POV I guess.
The passing boat adds a nice touch. A picture full of atmosphere, very well done,
Didi (61587) 2014-03-09 3:44
Bonjour mon ami
J'ai visité Gand dans un bateau similaire, c'était en 1976
Intéressante perspective du canal
La direction de la lumière donne un intéressant relief
Sincères amitiés
corjan3 (2109) 2014-03-11 9:35
Hello John,
Is there anyone on any of the treksites that has amassed more points than you? Then I should like to know who it is. Some members question the points system but to me it shows that you are a very experienced, a very active and a very good photographer. Well done indeed and may there be many more to come.
Weereens het ons hier uitstaande gehalte en beligtingbeheer en 'n insiggewende nota.Welgedaan weereens. Beste wense.
carper (96) 2014-03-11 11:21
prachtig John heel mooi gemaakt
goede foto.
gr. jaap
Angshu (56760) 2014-03-17 22:59
Dag John
A fine picture from Ghent where the canal leads us in well. What I like most is the reflection of the colourful houses in teh canal waters and the hanging tree branches from the right which frames the picture well. Good work!
Best Regards
jmdias (98406) 2014-03-18 1:34
nice use of the nude braches like a curtain with those marvelous façades ahead and the boat adding movement and life to scenery. well done.
branley (3681) 2014-03-23 2:31
It still looks a bit chilly for boat trips John. Lovely view though and in a few weeks half the buildings will be obscured by the new leaves about to form on the tree. Lovely composition, the building, wall, boat and the boats red stripe are all aligned, it makes it a very harmonious image.
Hansaphotos (11373) 2014-03-25 13:17
Hello John
A wonderfully clear and crisp shot from this charming city. Lovely perspective and great view along the canal. A well framed shot with fine colours. You also got a nice effect of the reflections. Very nice work! Thanks.
Have a nice evening.
Greetings, Erling
fritzi007 (14698) 2014-04-01 14:39
Hallo John,
sehr gutes Foto von Gent, schöne Häuser und Farben, wirklich sehr gut, gratuliere!
Viele Grüße
josepmarin (59385) 2014-04-07 4:54
Hi John,
a very peaceful and attractive image here. The canal and the beautiful architecture of the houses offer us a nice diagonal perspective, while the boat, the reflections on the calm water, and the clouds in the sky, are a few elements which add a high aesthetical level in your composition.
I love the branches of the tree, hanging in foreground.
Light and colors are skilfully managed.
Friendly regards,
swapankumarroy (3769) 2014-08-26 3:54
Hello John,
An excellent position where you shoot the facade with a boat sailing in canal, very beautiful composition and color also. Your article is always attractive and so informative.
with deep regards and thanks,
berek (50518) 2014-10-23 9:31
Dear John
what better than to use the channels to explore the beauty of the city.i love sky and impressive architecture. Nice framing as usual.
Matyas (0) 2015-04-13 1:48
Hello John! Amaizng architecture. Wonderful buildings. Fine boat. Wonderful canal. Superb composition. Perfect quality. Good effect. Well done!
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- Copyright: John Maenhout (jhm) (198593)
- Genre: Places
- Medium: Color
- Date Taken: 2014-02-22
- Categories: Transportation
- Camera: Canon EOS 5 D Mark II, Canon EF24-70mm f/2.8L II USM, Sandisk CFIII 16GB, B+W 82 010 UV - Haze 1x MRC
- Exposure: f/11, 1/100 seconds
- Photo Version: Original Version
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- Date Submitted: 2014-02-27 23:14
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Priestly Kites
One of the things we as priests don't practice much – if at all – is kiting. The reason is pretty simple – we're not built for it. We don't have spells or talents to slow down the mob – no getaways, no nothing, or so the theory goes. Well…. not true.
Next time you're feeling fresh and foolish, kite something. You need two spells, total.
Shadow word: Pain.
Psychic Scream.
Now let's examine some critical things about which you need to be aware. First and foremost – killing a mob with SW:P is a forever kind of task. And while it's dying it's going to try its best to take you with it – to make you make the pain stop. (won't help, of course – a dot is a dot is a dot.) Which means you can stand and take it, you can cause the mob to go elsewhere, or you can run. And since this is kiting, we're running. Which brings us to the second point.
Mobs just seem to be faster. Some really are – especially if they're higher level. Most of the ground gained, however, happens because they choose the optimal path toward you, while you have to dodge gaps in obstacles and other mobs. You run an s-curve, the mob goes straight… you're caught. So the first thing you have to do if you're going to kite is check your path — make sure it's straight, and if it's not straight make sure the mob has obstacles to dodge just as you have to dodge them.
You can also pick up things to make you run just a little bit faster. Trinkets and enchants, oh my.
But even with that sort of help, you have some solutions. In your case – psychic scream. Yep, causes the mob to flee in fear. Now there are two potential problems with this – more reasons you shouldn't be kiting most of the time. First, you can't control the direction of the fleeing mob. Which means he could run in panic the same way you're going. If you don't think that's frustrating… of course, you could just reverse direction. The risk in doing that lies in the second problem with fear — the direction he's going could be into some other mobs, which decide to JOIN the party. If you've gotten away from similar mobs this may not happen – but it's still a risk.
On the other hand, you've got a small advantage for kiting. It's one most kiting classes would give a lot to have. You do not have to be facing your target. See, the way most kiting classes work is that you tap the mob, run a ways, jump-turn or strafe to tap again, and repeat. They're doing this additional damage for two reasons. First, they want to further damage the mob. Second, they want the mob to keep pursuing. Run long enough and the mob gives up – unless it's hit again. You can tap the mob every 15 seconds or so with SW:P without turning around – an instant of time saved. You can do the same with your psychic scream.
If you decide to kite, I have a small recommendation. Open your key bindings, and find the line for "flip camera". Bind something – maybe the center button of your mouse – to it. This way you can look behind you without having to turn around. As you're running look behind and then look ahead – making sure the mob is still pursuing while not so close it's time to scream. Of course, if you're not sure you could just pop your shield when you think it's too close and then scream just before it fades.
If you decide to kite a mob, you'll need at least three and as many as six casts of SW:P to kill it. That's a minute to a minute and a half of running. With practice – and given certain mobs – you can use lesser pains to keep the race going longer, dragging that mob somewhere unexpected. Please be advised that Blizzard has decided to frown on kiting Stitches to Goldshire (as an example), but it is doable.
Kiting. Slowly killing a mob that's pursuing you, leading it where YOU want to fight. It's actually fun once you master it. Useless the vast majority of the time for both shadow and holy, but still a skill worth putting under your belt.
4 Responses to "Priestly Kites"
I've been reading your blog since I started to level my priest a short time ago. First, I have to say, its fantastic! Keep up the great work, especially with the Macro lessons, they're a life-saver.
I've been leveling my priest in the shadow tree but eventually plan to switch to healing when I get close to 70. Something I've found with kiting mobs for a shadow priest, is that Mind Flay helps a great deal. While you can't always control the direction a mob flees after a Psychic Scream, often enough throwing a Mind Flay will cause it to change direction and slow its run speed. Both are invaluable.
Keep up the great work.
I am curious tho, does hitting the mob with any spell keep it tagged? For instance can I toss up a VE and do no damage at all but still keep it coming or does the spell have to do damage. If so psychic scream, dispel and VE will also work in your kiting endeavors. It's pretty easily tested, it just occured to me now and I can't test it, lol.
Some other racials are the undead self buff (cannot remember the name), it requires you getting hit, that does dmg and reduces dmg done and their devouring plague, trolls has the lightning shield (also requires you to get hit), blood elves have their Arcane Torrent (requires closer range than fear I think) and theres probably more I'm just getting lazy.


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IFAW helps rescue nine tigers and one cougar from a failing sanctuary in Arkansas
Feb 14, 2013, 09:28 ET
YARMOUTH PORT, Mass., Feb. 14, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW- www.ifaw.org) announced today an emergency grant to rescue the last remaining 10 big cats from Riverglen Tiger Sanctuary near Mountainburg, Arkansas. The funds are being used to build temporary enclosures for the tigers at Turpentine Creek Wildlife Refuge (TCWR), located 80 miles to the north.
Efforts to rescue the felines got underway in November of last year when the Crawford County sheriff contacted TCWR staff. The sheriff reported a total of 34 big cats including tigers, leopards and cougars housed in enclosures in such state of disrepair that it was described as a "ticking time bomb." The owner, a 72 year-old woman suffering from health complications, opted to surrender all of the animals.
"The housing conditions have deteriorated significantly and are now too insecure to contain big cats, especially tigers. It is as unsafe for the animals as it is for the public," said Kelly Donithan, IFAW Animal Rescue Officer. "We want to relocate the animals to TCWR as soon as possible so that they can be safely housed and receive the proper care they require."
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Cyprus as Template? Report Stokes Market's Fears
Well, that didn't take long now, did it?
The relief rally over the Cyprus bailout that started last night was already flagging, but then the new head of the Eurogroup doused it even further, saying the Cyprus terms, which include sharp haircuts for bondholders and depositors of private banks, could be a "template" for future bailouts.
The comments were since denied by a spokeswoman, as Dow Jones reported. Still, the market didn't like the template comment one bit, since it basically confirmed what many had been thinking even last week. Nobody's sure what will be the ramifications of this messy, protracted, and ugly bailout fight. But there are likely to be ramifications.
One of the biggest fears was that the measures of this bailout–the hit that depositors and senior bondholders of private banks are taking–would be replicated elsewhere. The party line among the troika crowd has been that Cyprus is unique, a "one-off," that bank creditors in other countries won't have anything to worry about.


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KU student sues fraternity over drinking
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A student at the University of Kansas has filed a lawsuit accusing a fraternity of allowing underage drinking, which he claims led to his severe head injury.
The Lawrence Journal-World reported that Andrew Charles Johnson, 20, of Salina, filed the lawsuit in Douglas County court against the Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity.
Johnson claims he and other other underage fraternity members were provided unlimited access to alcohol and encouraged to drink during a 2011 party. According to Johnson, later that night another student rammed his head into a concrete wall, causing a "massive closed head injury." The lawsuit claims the injury caused brain damage that's eliminated Johnson's sense of smell and left him with cognitive deficiencies.
The fraternity's national office in Richmond, Va., declined comment because the case is pending.