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Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM - Canon Lens Review & Buying Guide
Canon's 70-200mm f/2.8L IS lens is a popular lens with many professional photographers who shoot street and portrait photography, as well as landscapes. It is a multipurpose lens with good resolution, and can be put to use in outdoor, indoor as well as studio environments. The wide aperture of the lens is especially useful for shooting indoor events and performances.
Image from Canon Website
Features and Specifications
The Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM lens comes with the following features and specifications:
* A zoom lens with focal length range of 70mm to 200mm
* USM Motor for auto focus
* Image Stabilization in two modes
* Minimum focusing distance of 1.3m
* Speed - f/2.8
Image Quality (5 out of 5)
The lens offers best in class image quality and sharpness. Most of the time, images can be used straight from the camera with little or no sharpening. Distortion and chromatic aberration are rarely seen in the images taken with this lens. Bokeh is perfectly circular, and combined with the wide aperture of f/2.8, it can be used effectively to create shallow depth of field images without any distorted backgrounds. Below is a sample image and a 100% crop that demonstrates image quality.
Performance (5 out of 5)
There is little to complain about this lens, as it delivers all-round superior performance. The USM motor makes autofocus silent and instantaneous. Although the lens seems to be heavy during initial usage, the efficient IS (image stabilization) helps in getting shake-free images in low light. The wide aperture makes shooting indoors easy.
The Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM scores well in all aspects of quality and performance.
Value for Money (3 out of 5)
Canon's suggested retail price for the lens is $1999. For the outstanding quality that the lens offers, the high price tag is worth every penny. However, for anyone other than professional photographers, the price probably makes this lens out of reach. Unless the photographer has a demanding need for quality, Canon's other variations of 70-200mm zoom lens will most likely provide better value for your money.
The Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM lens produces excellent quality images. It is a versatile lens that can be used with great ease in various areas of photography, such as shooting indoors, landscapes, portraits and street shots. However, it is an expensive lens and is worth buying only for serious photographers.
For more information on this lens, visit the product page at Canon's website.


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tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7543941664703892689.post2163620927607727310..comments2023-11-15T01:39:00.092-08:00Comments on Filth Wizardry: Home made recycled WALL-ELindseyhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7543941664703892689.post-76614719342409059532018-08-08T07:10:43.721-07:002018-08-08T07:10:43.721-07:00Wow, that Wall-E looks just like in the animation,...Wow, that Wall-E looks just like in the animation, this is some supreme work. I am glad that there are people with a imagination like you who make something out of the waste at home. Bravo!!Anonymoushttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7543941664703892689.post-84283065767122140672013-07-18T21:13:57.519-07:002013-07-18T21:13:57.519-07:00I love that movie! So cute, great job! ❥ ღ ❥ Caro...I love that movie!
So cute, great job!

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Whitfields Home In The CountyAnonymoushttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7543941664703892689.post-58954703557836777762013-03-29T04:29:30.392-07:002013-03-29T04:29:30.392-07:00Another amazing piece of kidcraftwomanship! I'...Another amazing piece of kidcraftwomanship! I've just discovered our blog and am so impressed. I ask what kind of paint you use, as I've always found it difficult to get paint to 'stick' to clear plastic.
Thanks.yuffyesthttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7543941664703892689.post-16067897912013828752012-10-01T04:44:34.860-07:002012-10-01T04:44:34.860-07:00Hi, you saved my life. My 7 year old had to build ...Hi, you saved my life. My 7 year old had to build a robot as a school assignment and I had no clue of how to proceed. We adapted your design to the materials we had. It came out great and my boy is beaming. Thank you!Benjamin Arditihttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7543941664703892689.post-14956848580581245982012-09-16T08:05:26.849-07:002012-09-16T08:05:26.849-07:00i follow the instructions properly and so i did it...i follow the instructions properly and so i did it! im amazed to myself that i can do it without any help. thank you for posting this. :)Anonymoushttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7543941664703892689.post-22420354275476383712012-04-26T10:54:59.830-07:002012-04-26T10:54:59.830-07:00Your blog inspire me to make this robot for each o...Your blog inspire me to make this robot for each of my two children. I would like send to you the pictures so you can see their faces when they so it.
THANK email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7543941664703892689.post-11531597079523527772012-01-23T10:06:56.337-08:002012-01-23T10:06:56.337-08:00OH MY GOD how good is ur robot it is the best thin...OH MY GOD how good is ur robot it is the best thing i hav ever seen i wish i could make email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7543941664703892689.post-48421889325289497062011-11-23T09:58:01.172-08:002011-11-23T09:58:01.172-08:00what is the orange thing on his back made out of??...what is the orange thing on his back made out email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7543941664703892689.post-6234872460116365902011-09-06T03:56:49.889-07:002011-09-06T03:56:49.889-07:00Wow, very creative :DWow, very creative :firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7543941664703892689.post-31491487726145599462011-06-28T04:54:34.867-07:002011-06-28T04:54:34.867-07:00wow its amazing for the kid. your work inspired my...wow its amazing for the kid. your work inspired my kids to create new ideas and utilize time in some creative work inpite of wasting it for watching TV and Playing Computer & Mobile Games during summer holydays. Thanks & keep it up .RAKESH....https://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7543941664703892689.post-54189556377274797902011-04-19T07:48:42.563-07:002011-04-19T07:48:42.563-07:00want to do this for a robot project but I'm so...want to do this for a robot project but I'm some what confused. Could someone email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7543941664703892689.post-38788003011917736212011-02-23T18:56:42.625-08:002011-02-23T18:56:42.625-08:00very awesome! ty for such a fun idea^^very awesome! ty for such a fun idea^^Kittianahttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7543941664703892689.post-48924927544687647302010-02-27T14:08:56.209-08:002010-02-27T14:08:56.209-08:00WOW, thanks for showing me your build at the Explo...WOW, thanks for showing me your build at the Exploratorium today! I'd love it if you could please post some of your pics on our site @ reachsites.com/diypixarGobbershttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7543941664703892689.post-55564392296976671652009-12-22T21:35:43.241-08:002009-12-22T21:35:43.241-08:00Your kids are lucky to have such a great mom! It&#...Your kids are lucky to have such a great mom! It's parents like you who give me hope for the future.

-EmRooster St. $https://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7543941664703892689.post-25848932575045907782009-09-12T09:57:49.900-07:002009-09-12T09:57:49.900-07:00Your Wall e looks awsome!!! My 12 year old son was...Your Wall e looks awsome!!! My 12 year old son was even impressed and in my opinion that is pretty hard to do. We are going to use more of our recycleables to come up with fun projects, and your blog is so inspirational.

Many blessings,

CindyCindyhttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7543941664703892689.post-24875752238073529632009-07-16T21:15:39.435-07:002009-07-16T21:15:39.435-07:00That's amazing!That's amazing!Unknownhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7543941664703892689.post-75534340145990462732009-07-01T07:39:32.442-07:002009-07-01T07:39:32.442-07:00This is truly amazing. Great job a) putting togeth...This is truly amazing.
Great job a) putting together a really authentic Wall-e, and b) reinforcing the message in the movie!
I'm very impressed!Zip n Tizzyhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7543941664703892689.post-71277133157224275372009-06-28T14:03:52.462-07:002009-06-28T14:03:52.462-07:00I just found your site through One Pretty Thing a ...I just found your site through One Pretty Thing a short while ago and have so enjoyed looking back through all of your creative projects! You're amazing... will you be my friend? You rock!
This Wall E is especially AWESOME! I can't stop thinking about it! I've already started setting aside my recyclables in order to try it with my girls. They loved the movie and will be over the moon if we can pull this project off.
I'll be sure to link to our finished project if it looks even half as good as yours. Thanks so much for sharing this with us! Nice to have "met you" and looking forward to seeing what else you've got up your super creative sleeves.Amyhttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7543941664703892689.post-74615881217971105382009-06-23T20:51:03.512-07:002009-06-23T20:51:03.512-07:00Are you kidding me?! This is amazing! What a won...Are you kidding me?! This is amazing! What a wonderful job you all did!Briehttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7543941664703892689.post-71993448974122568972009-06-23T12:28:43.884-07:002009-06-23T12:28:43.884-07:00This is so incredible, my son is ape over Wall-E a...This is so incredible, my son is ape over Wall-E and I dare not show him this because he will be begging me for it and well I just don't know that I am that talented. I did make him a Wall-E out of Legos once it was a hit. Thanks for sharing your awesomeness.Jillianhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7543941664703892689.post-57087539522132734742009-06-23T09:04:16.501-07:002009-06-23T09:04:16.501-07:00Unbelievable.....he looks better than the one we b...Unbelievable.....he looks better than the one we bought!!Ashleyhttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7543941664703892689.post-48366209645090692812009-06-18T09:52:36.676-07:002009-06-18T09:52:36.676-07:00This is great! I remember when I was younger I lov...This is great! I remember when I was younger I loved to make stuff like this and my mum encouraged it and now
I'm doing an industrial design degree. I have to say the way you made this is incredible! Looks just like the 'proper' wall-e.

Brilliant parenting :)adrianjhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7543941664703892689.post-34645017566969517072009-06-17T04:43:38.059-07:002009-06-17T04:43:38.059-07:00You're amazingly amazing!You're amazingly firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7543941664703892689.post-18711650354856804902009-06-16T22:35:51.284-07:002009-06-16T22:35:51.284-07:00Wow! I'm stunned at the amazing response this ...Wow! I'm stunned at the amazing response this post has had. Thank you so much for all the lovely comments that have been left here.

If anyone else does have a go at making a WALL-E then please do come back and let us know. I'd love to see!Lindseyhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7543941664703892689.post-44049358883080401442009-06-16T13:40:08.177-07:002009-06-16T13:40:08.177-07:00Your Wall-e is just incredible! It is one of the m...Your Wall-e is just incredible! It is one of the most amazing things we've ever seen! Well done! And I think he would be proud to have been made of recyclables!Richard, Kirsten, Mae and Benhttps://email@example.com

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SCOTUS Was Right To Curb Feds On Medicaid
Federalism can be compared to a diet. Both the left and right claim to adhere to it, but each abandons it when cravings for the policy equivalent of junk food grow strong.
The left, which normally looks to the national government for policy solutions, cheerfully applauds state efforts to deal with the least local of all environmental problems, global climate change. The right, ostensible guardian of states' rights, supports Washington's efforts to define marriage. So it's surprising to see both liberals and conservatives on the Supreme Court show themselves to be committed federalism weight watchers.
For the first time since 1936, the Court ruled that the national government exceeded its authority when it threatened to withhold federal aid as a weapon to induce states to comply with national policy. The liberal justices joined the five conservatives to invalidate The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act Medicaid provision.
The PPACA would have allowed the secretary of health and human services to cut Medicaid funding for a state that refuses to raise its benefits to the levels the law sets.
But as Justice Roberts stated, "the Constitution has never been understood to confer upon Congress the ability to require the States to govern according to Congress' instructions."
Instead the federal government relies on inducements, giving money to the states with strings attached. If a state does not want to accept the strings, it's free to not take the money.
But in order to impose its will on the states, the PPACA would employ a more coercive use of its spending power. The heart of the Supreme Court's ruling is that this form of coercion is no mere "string." The government is threatening to take away money designated for one purpose, existing Medicaid programs, if the states refuse to go along with another purpose, a vast expansion of Medicaid.
The Supreme Court took the limits of federalism seriously, and so should we. This nation is too vast, too diverse and too complex to be effectively governed from Washington. The framers wisely restricted national authority to an important but limited set of matters, leaving the states to do most of the work of governing. When states use their powers tyrannically, as some Southern states did during Jim Crow, the federal government must intervene to protect citizens' rights. But such a dreadful example should not blind us.
State borders are liberating. If I don't want to pay sales or income taxes or drive my motorcycle without a helmet, I can move to New Hampshire. If I prefer to live where the environment is tightly regulated, I can move to Vermont. It is also true that citizens have far greater opportunities to influence state policy than they do to affect national policy.
This ruling has profound consequences for federalism. It makes it far more difficult for Congress to impose its will on the states in the future, and it calls into question current coercive uses of the national government's spending power. For example, Washington compels state compliance with various provisions of the Clean Air Act by threatening to withhold federal highway funds. The Supreme Court might well decide that there is a sufficient gap between the two programs, making it unacceptable to induce compliance with the former by depriving the states of funds for the latter.
Imposing narrower and stricter limits on national government's ability to coerce the states would be good for both sides. It would give the states more discretion to decide whether national initiatives truly serve their interests because they would be able to opt out without penalty. And it would force the federal government to face up to the full burdens of the policies it seeks to pursue. Since states could more easily opt out, the national government would have to take on the full responsibility of paying for and administering such policies. This added obligation might well cause it to be more discerning about the actual merits of the policy and more empathetic to the burdens those policy directives impose on the states that have to enact them.
Our national dietitian, the Supreme Court, has done the nation a great service. Its constitutional scrupulousness may do much to reduce the flab that has accumulated in the federal system due to the failure of politicians and judges alike to treat the relationship between the national government and the states with the principled seriousness it deserves.
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Busy weekend ahead in Eagle County
Daily Correspondent
The weekend roundup
Vail Rocks, Vail – Outdoor music festival featuring hikes and concerts with DeVotchKa, Cy Curnin of The Fixx, Denver's The School of Rock and more. Friday and Saturday (concert 5 p.m. to 9 p.m., other times vary). Tickets and a full schedule at http://www.vailrocks.org.
Eagle Valley Community Fund Rummage Sale, Minturn – 50th anniversary of the massive, community-centric rummage sale at Maloit Park. Saturday (doors at 6:45 a.m.) and Sunday (8 a.m. to 5 p.m.). Admission $1 per person, plus cash for goods.
Red Cliff Studio Tour, Red Cliff – Annual home-based showcase for 13 local artists, including potters, sculptors and live painters. Saturday and Sunday (10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily). Free admission.
Flavors of Colorado, Avon – Brand-new festival at Nottingham Park featuring artists, brewers, distillers, chefs and musicians from across Colorado. Kicks off Friday night with Farm to Chef Table charity dinner and continues through Sunday (times vary). Free festival admission, with event/seminar tickets and a full schedule at http://www.flavorsofcolorado.com.
Soul Mountain Music Festival, Beaver Creek – Reimagined R&B festival now held in Beaver Creek, with concerts by Raheem DeVaughn and more. Friday through Sunday (times vary). Tickets and a full schedule at http://www.soulmountainmusic.com.
"The Queen of Mean's New Comedy Show" with Lisa Lampanelli, Vilar Center, Beaver Creek – An evening of raunchy, very un-PC comedy from the venerable "Queen of Mean" Lisa Lampanelli. Saturday at 8 p.m. Tickets $59.50 at http://www.vilarpac.org.
EdFest: Craft Beer and Music Festival, Edwards – The fourth running of Crazy Mountain Brewery's ode to craft beer and live music, now at Freedom Park (across from Battle Mountain High School) with 65 breweries and music by North Mississippi Allstars, Laughing Bones and more. Saturday at 3:30 p.m. Tickets at the door or online at http://www.edfestbeer.com.
YarmonyGrass, Rancho Del Rio – Rancho's final hurrah of the summer music fest season, with tunes from Grateful Grass, Bill Nershi, The Motet and 15 local acts. Friday through Sunday (times vary). Tickets and a full schedule (including workshops) at http://www.yarmonygrass.com.
EAGLE COUNTY — Marisa Selvy remembers a time, not long ago, when the third weekend in August was oddly dead.
As co-owner and vice president of marketing at Crazy Mountain Brewery, Selvy saw an opportunity: That neglected weekend was the near-perfect time to host a local beer festival made for brewers, by brewers. Dubbed EdFest, it injected life into the perpetually slow weeks between Vail's music, dance and cultural festivals in late July and the summer-ending hurrah of Labor Day.
But the times, oh, they are a-changin'. This August, four years after the first EdFest drew thousands of craft beer faithful to the Edwards Riverwalk, Selvy's brainchild is joined by nearly a dozen other happenings, from the ever-popular farmers markets in Minturn and Vail to the Flavors of Colorado festival, Avon's brand-new, two-day ode to the state's eclectic artisan community.
One thing's for sure: The once-dead weekend is now alive and well — and it's yours for the taking.
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At Avon's new Flavors of Colorado festival, "flavors" can be just about anything, as long as that anything is intriguing, inventive and thoroughly Colorado.
As part of the town's push to attract visitors throughout the summer, the festival, held at Nottingham Park on Saturday and Sunday, has a little something for everyone. The lineup is almost daunting: beer tasting with Denver's Front Range Brewing (plus more than a dozen others), limoncello samples from Eagle's brand-new 808 Distillery, live aerosol work by local street artist William Thompson, culinary demos from a cadre of local and Denver-based chefs, live music courtesy of Todd Park Mohr from Big Head Todd and the Monsters — the list goes on.
Don't let the sprawling scope intimidate you. Entry to the festival is free — be sure to bring cash for tastings and the like — and new flavors, whatever those may be, abound. Take Claude Seeman, owner of 808 Distillery, who makes his festival debut at the park.
"It's kind of a niche thing," said Seeman of his limoncello, found at local hangouts like e|town and The George. "Some people won't be interested in this kind of product, but we're hoping that a lot of people will give it a chance. Different kinds of people like different kinds of spirits, and we were really thinking of something lighter and unique."
On the traditionally artistic side, valley native Thompson will show a range of work at his festival tent, from pop-art portraits to a series of dollar bill experiments. But his personal highlight is the Colorado-inspired piece he'll create live during the opening charity dinner tonight, a benefit for Avon's Walking Mountain Science Center.
"I'm fairly new to the live painting scene, but it's really fun," Thompson said. "You have a huge crowd watching you do your thing. I just get sucked into the art."
Tickets to tonight's charity dinner are $100 for adults and $50 for children 14 years old and younger.
Vail Rocks
For Cy Curnin, a founding member of the British rock group The Fixx, playing stages and arenas the world over hardly compares to the relaxing, relatively low-key weekend in Vail.
Since 2012, the Vail Rocks concert on Aug. 16 has been the cornerstone fundraiser for the Love Hope Strength foundation, a Denver-based nonprofit started by cancer survivors James Chippendale and Mike Peters, one of Curnin's good musician friends. Along with annual treks to far-off locales like Mt. Everest and Machu Picchu, the weekend raises money for bone marrow transplants, connecting donors with in-need patients. The Love Hope Strength tagline: "Saving lives, one concert at a time."
Although Vail is far removed from Mt. Everest — not to mention unorthodox drive sites at shows by O.A.R., Linkin Park and Robert Plant — it continues to attract big-name musicians like Curnin with two simple hooks: hiking and live music.
"It was love at first sight," Curnin said. "I like the idea of mixing rock 'n' roll, the rock 'n' roll attitude, with something that does good for others."
The Vail event begins with a kick-off party at Bol, which gives attendees — many of whom are cancer survivors or faithful contributors — a chance to meet before Saturday's hike. Led by guides from Backpacker magazine, the trek winds along Vail's Berrypicker trail, with regular stops for acoustic tunes by Curnin, headlining act DeVotchKa and, for the first time, attendees themselves.
After leaving the mountain, the party gets started in earnest with concerts at Checkpoint Charlie in the heart of Vail Village. Curnin and DeVotchKa are joined by the Denver's The School of Rock, with guest vocals by Peters.
"As we know, cancer can affect anyone at any time," Curnin said. "Being able to do a small thing, just tipping your hat to the cause, makes you feel good and has a collective ripple effect. Everyone's little pebble adds up."
Last-minute registration for the hike is $99 through the Vail Rocks website until Saturday. The Saturday concerts at Checkpoint Charlie are free and open to the public.
Ed Fest
Like Crazy Mountain itself, EdFest is outgrowing its humble roots.
For the first time since 2011, the combination beer and music festival moves from the middle of Edwards Riverwalk to the inviting, wide-open soccer fields at Freedom Park, found near the WECMRD Fieldhouse.
The venue change was only natural, Selvy said. As the festival grew larger and bolder — this year brings 65 breweries, up from 32 last summer — it needed room to kick up its feet, so to speak. Not only will the soccer fields fit more vendors, but the nearby fieldhouse will act as a sort of base camp, where brewers can set up tents for a true festival experience. (A festival-goer campsite is in the works for next year.) Selvy wants the brewers to fully enjoy Colorado — particularly newcomers from Brazil, Britain and 10 other international breweries — even as they give beer lovers a taste of the unusual.
And the new EdFest is more than an introduction to global brews. Much more: This year includes tastings with Stranahan's Colorado Whiskey and Vail-based Parce rum, beer-inspired "cocktails" (think gin with Lava Lake Wit) and the debut of barbecue from the brewery's resident eatery on wheels, Crazy Wagon Food Truck.
For Selvy, though, bluegrass is the beer's true counterpart. The concert lineup includes former local favorites Laughing Bones — the band is reuniting for its first show in years — and headliner North Mississippi Allstars, making its only Colorado appearance of the year.
Tickets for EdFest on Saturday are $39 (pre-sale until 11 p.m. today) or $49 at the gates. A $79 VIP pass includes side-stage seats, a buffet and more. The unlimited tasting runs from 3 to 6 p.m., with a cash bar after 6 p.m. when the music begins.


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Baggage, written by Samuil Marshak and illustrated by artist Vladimir Lebedev, was first published in Russia in 1926. But this English-language reissue is sure to win some new fans, kids and adults alike.
Released by Tate Publishing, the 12 pages of this small but perfectly formed childrens book tells the story of the adventure of one lady, her luggage, and her charming pooch. Originally commissioned by the Commissariat of Enlightenment to help educate the children of the Russian revolution, this book now showcases this period of avant garde creativity, and is sure to win over even the most capitalist of consumers.
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Stampin' Up! Moroccan Designer Series Paper for a masculine Thinking of You handmade card.
October 17, 2016
Hello stampers. Happy Monday.
I have to tell you Emerald Envy has TOTALLY taken me by surprise and crept in to firmly cement itself as one of my few favourite Stampin' Up! colours at the moment. I'm also a big fan of Early Espresso, which is one of the reasons I am loving the Moroccan Designer Series Paper from the Stampin' Up! 2016 Annual Catalogue.
I found the images in the stamp set perfect for the masculine card I was making. I particularly love the border stamp and how it echoes the patterns on this piece of DSP.
For my masculine embellishments, I have used our Burlap Trim and Linen Thread together, and then used a Bronze Sharpie to colour some of the White Perfect Accents - this gives a great copper embellishment and copper is so on trend right now!
The great news is you can still get this DSP on special in a buy 3 get one free deal on until the end of October 2016 (you can mix up which paper packs you want as there are quite a few in the deal - check the deal out HERE).
Here's a closer look at the papers and the coordinating Washi Tape and Moroccan Nights stamp set. You can view this whole product suite HERE in my online store.
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Ivey stalking the leaders at the WSOP Main Event15 July 2009
LAS VEGAS -- The World Series of Poker Main Event played down from 64 players to 27 players Tuesday, and two of its brightest stars are still alive.
Phil Ivey and Antonio Esfandiari survived nearly eight grueling hours of play to advance and will play for a seat in the final table Wednesday. The current chip leaders are Darvin Moon (20.16 million) and Billy Kopp (15.97 million). Ivey has 11.35 million in chips while Esfandiari has 4.47 million.
Dennis Phillips finished in 45th place and won $178,857. He also earned the right to never listen to another bad beat story again. In his final hand of the Main Event, Phillips called an all-in bet with the ace and king of diamonds. His opponent, Francois Balmigere, held the ace and king of spades. Two spades hit on the flop, and another on the river to give Balmigere a flush and send Phillips to the rail.
A crestfallen Phillips stopped to pose for pictures with fans as he left the Amazon Room in the Rio.
"I love the Main Event," Phillips said. "I'll be back next year."
"There are about 6,400 players that would trade places with me," Phillips added before leaving for a private suite.
As Phillips was busting out of the Main Event, Ivey was stalking the chip leaders.
The Ivey experience
Watching Ivey play is a very different experience than watching, say, Daniel Negreanu. Both are extremely entertaining, but in vastly different ways. Negreanu is downright funny at the table. His non-stop conversation is fun to listen too, and can make hours of poker go by quickly.
Ivey is equally entertaining. But he doesn't do it by talking up a storm. Instead, his betting and facial expressions speak for themselves.
Ivey is a whirlwind of aggression at the table. He doesn't just bet and call. He raises, and re-raises and re-raises. The pressure he places on opponents is constant and fierce. And most players do crack under the pressure. They look at Ivey, then they look at their cards, then they look at Ivey, and then they muck with an utterly defeated look on their faces. If it wasn't so painful for the players that lost their chips to Ivey, the whole routine would be comical.
But as entertaining as it is to watch Ivey bet, watching his facial expressions throughout the day is even more fun.
He's a perpetual yawner at the table -- and sometimes, it becomes contagious. At one table late in the day, three or four players at the table started yawning after Ivey did.
He also has the patented sideways stare, where he sizes up players out of the corner his eyes. And then there's the look he gives people right in front of him. His eyeballs move up and down rapidly as he tries to get a read on his opponent.
Ivey is quite congenial as well. He was laughing with other players at the table Tuesday. He jokingly blamed losing a pot on fans cheering for his opponent. And he teased a player who was trying to trade some 25,000 chips in for Ivey's orange 5,000 chips. Ivey stacked the chips for the trade and slowly slid them over, and then pulled them back. He pushed the chips over again, and then pulled them back before finally releasing them to his fellow player with a laugh.
And when the fans chant "Ivey, Ivey, Ivey" after he wins a pot, he offers up a wry smile or grin in thanks.
With more than 11 million in chips, Ivey is certainly in position to entertain poker fans at the World Series for quite a while longer. Let's hope he stays around long enough to do so.
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After several years in Japan trying all sorts of different seaweed, British Herb Kitchen has been delighted to find a few inspired entrepreneurs harvesting and developing seaweed products all around the British coast.
It's great to be able to get our hands on kelp, dulse, Irish moss and more. This Seaweed Soda Bread uses kombu, a type of kelp harvested for you by the lovely people at Mara. The recipe will have a fresh, hot-from-the-oven loaf in front of you in 35-40 minutes.
It'll be hard to resist eating this loaf straight from the oven!
150g wholemeal self-raising flour
150g plain flour
¾ tsp sea salt
¾ tsp soft brown sugar
¾ tsp bicarbonate of soda
2g of Mara kombu (or 4g if you want something a bit more 'of the sea')
180ml natural yoghurt
90ml whole milk
Heat the oven to 200C. Tip the flours into a large bowl with all the other dry products, including the kombu. Make a well in the centre of the flour and tip in a mix of 180ml natural yoghurt and 90ml whole milk. Combine quickly into a soft, sticky ball. Make into a round loafy shape on a floured surface. Cut a deep cross on the top with a serrated knife and cook for around 35 minutes until the base sounds hollow when tapped.
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I don't think I could be a bus driver which is why I am in awe of those who are - some thoughts about the possible GO strike
There is a real hatred towards unions in this country... it's so vile. I can't even stomach the Star or Sun comments about the current GO labour negotiations. It's not for me to say a GO bus driver doesn't deserve the income he works for. Why? Because I don't do his job. It's not for me to say a GO ticket agent doesn't deserve the income she works for. I don't do her job either. Yet, you CAN do these jobs -- but you don't. Ask yourself why you don't - maybe it's because you couldn't imagine working in such close proximity with the public. Yet, you pay to ride in close proximity with the public everyday and somehow manage to survive. Or maybe you simply don't want a union job, or maybe it's because you feel these jobs are beneath you, or you feel that "someone with a grade 10 education is only worthy of $10 an hour".
Unions serve an extremely beneficial purpose when they do exactly what they were established to do - to ensure safe working conditions for members who work in hazardous conditions. And for those of us who aren't in a union, we owe a lot to unions for the working conditions and business safety standards we have today in the workplaces we toil in. Where they suck is when they fail to recognize the financial realities of supporting the retirement security of its members and fail to forecast the cost (cough) Nortel (cough).
I come from a union family. My husband and I are the only ones not in a union. I've seen when they work well and when they don't work at all.
At the end of of the day, everyone wants to be able to put food on the table. I, myself, have turned down union jobs because I never wanted to be faced with "job action" - where all of a sudden you have to choose between loyalty to your union and loyalty to your employer because you need the paycheque, or you're forced into job action and hate every second of it.
What is a shame is that strikes are rarely ever about to protest working conditions or demands for improvements to conditions that support the workers - they almost always come down to negotiating for three things: salary increases, pension contributions and health benefit amendments. It's these demands that nearly destroyed the auto industry when the amount of retired workers outnumbered the actual active workforce. The Big Three were running out of funds to support their retirees' income and healthcare costs. So the retirees made concessions and surmised they'd be willing to be pay $2 instead of $1 for their Greenshield drug deductible if it meant keeping one autoworker on the assembly line. I'll never forget reading that in the Oshawa paper. I remember my jaw dropped open. How kind. Very few of these members failed to understand it was the pensions that they needed to make concessions on. Anyone with a pension these days is very, very, very lucky to have one. We have a pension crisis in this country.
My dad never finished school past grade five when he became old enough to work the farm and help contribute to his family's income. At 16, he moved from New Brunswick to Toronto and did jobs I could never imagine doing. People are always surprised to learn that my dad, who eventually settled on a career as a short-haul and long-haul transport driver, who despite being in a union for several years -- long story ... the company knew early on they wouldn't be able to afford a retired workforce so they put money in health benefit plans instead -- doesn't have a company pension. They always comment "how hard it must have been to work all those years with nothing to show for it". He'll disagree with you. My dad is a person who stresses the only person that can take care of you - is you - he invested wisely and lived within his means. Go ask a former Nortel employee how 30 years at a giant company worked out for her in retirement. If my dad is envious of his friends who retired from their union-supported transit jobs, he hides it really well.
We all have our priorities and our reasons for why we choose the job we do. None of us is in a position to complain about a bus driver who may not show up to work on Monday. I absolutely agree with you that this strike, should it happen, will be an inconvenience of batshit crazy proportions but please, don't take it out on the bus driver, maintenance staff, cleaning crews or station tellers. Not all of them are "greedy high school dropouts making too much money looking to fuck up your week --- ungrateful bastards" -- worst comment on Facebook yet.
Out of all the GO Transit employees, I am fiercely protective of the bus driver. The bus driver who gets me home every night in one piece. The trained and skilled driver piloting pounds upon pounds of deadly steel, glass and plastic with no airbags or seatbelts - he's THE (wo)MAN.
I don't want Otto from the Simpsons driving me to the GO station. And neither should you.
Still not "on-board"? Here's my take when there was threat of job action in 2011
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Thank you.
- May 31, 2014 at 12:29 PM
THANK YOU!!! You could not be any more correct. I drive for Go and LOVE my job. If people really want to look at it, how much does a pilot of a 80 passenger plane get paid? This is about out sourcing my job to someone with way less training affecting public in soooo many negative ways. Go has a fantastic and intensive training program that never stops. I was a location safety manager at Laidlaw before going to Go and was happy to see how good it is. People need to understand that were not just bus drivers. We carry up to 80 passengers through crazy Toronto traffic every day. We love our jobs and the people we carry. I love to drive and I love people and like anyone, I want to keep my job and the quality of customer service I provide. It's important to me that people are comfortable safe and happy to be on my Coach, Each and every day! There are bad apples in any apple tree. If people vote for Tim Hudak ready between the lines. Take away unions to cut wages??? Ok so take away my job and give it to two others at half the cost? So now they make what 10-15 dollars an hour? Would you get into a plane if you knew the pilot had inferior training and hated his or hers job? Tim wants to get rid of good middle class jobs cut them out to put out twice as many low paying jobs. If you love the service and you feel safe and comfortable in our coaches then please support us because I can't speak for everyone but I can tell you that I want to be there for you Monday morning. Thank you again for your letter and blog and showing us your support.
My motto:
Smile, help and refuse no one on my coach because I believe everyone deserves a pleasant and safe ride to where they need to Go!
So sit back, relax, enjoy your ride and GET ON GO!!
- May 31, 2014 at 2:00 PM
Ah, the voice of reason in a sea of chaos and bad arguments.
Thank you.
- May 31, 2014 at 2:12 PM
- TomW said...
Whenever I see comments along the lines of "A bus driver earns more than me, and I'm way more educated/trained than them", I always think (and often reply) "of the money's so important to you, become a bus driver instead".
I would never become a bus driver, regardless of pay, because it's a lonely job, with terrible and irregular hours, where you have to deal with the public by yourself, and your bathroom breaks have to follow a schedule.
Pay for jobs isn't just about skill level - it also depends on how unpleasant the job is. Garbage collectors earn a lot for unskilled manual labour, because it's a crappy job. Bus drivers earn a lot for semi-skilled labour, because it's also a crappy job.
- May 31, 2014 at 5:57 PM
- TomW said...
For the record: I am not, nor ever will be a union member.
- May 31, 2014 at 5:58 PM
Thank you for sharing your beautifully articulated thoughts on this topic. I hope this article is posted in every GO Transit drivers' room, because there are still some drivers who don't read your blog. Can you believe that?
- June 1, 2014 at 7:20 AM
I wonder if passengers ever take the time to understand how much you and your fellow drivers are responsible for. It's more than driving up to 80 pax in crazy southern Ontario traffic every day. If a train engineer is faced with a red signal, the train waits. If a driver is faced with a sea of red tail lights, it's time to determine some creative rerouting, assuming geo-fencing allows it. Drivers are ticket agents, and at the end of the trip, they need to be accountants – ensuring cash receipts balance and are remitted. Drivers are baggage handlers – IMO one of the most dangerous aspects of the job. Because occasional passengers rarely do enough research, drivers are front-line trip planners as well as part-time tour guides. Because there's never a TSO when you need one, drivers are first line enforcement officers and investigators, e.g. the case of the PRESTO pickpocket. Drivers are self-reliant mechanics doing what's necessary to keep the trip going, like freeing seats stuck in the tracks or nursing a wheelchair lift so a WMA passenger can board. Drivers are ambassadors for GO Transit, trying to treat each passenger as if it were that customer's first trip. IMO, this is the most difficult aspect of the job – the redundancy in answering the same question over and over.
In summary, drivers are the complete GO Transit employee. If management thinks there are fiscal savings to be had by outsourcing this position, then they need to stop looking at bottom line figures in spreadsheets and descend from the ivory tower to see what's happening on the front-line.
For the record, I am a passenger. I tell my drivers I can't do their job; I don't possess the skills necessary to execute the role with proficiency. However, I have told them I will do anything in my power to assist them.
- June 1, 2014 at 8:13 AM
- June 1, 2014 at 9:22 AM
@Anonymous (9:22)
Thank CJ; she wrote this wonderful article. All I did was suggest drivers post it where others without online access can read it.
- June 1, 2014 at 11:14 AM
I'd have to say, CJ that this is a very well written and most importantly a balanced piece about the status of union workers in this country.
Too bad the toronto sun can't seem to write something like this.
- June 1, 2014 at 1:03 PM
Thank you! You summed it up perfectly. I didn't want to sound like we do too much but everything you said we do on a daily basis. I think any job is important to the person doing the job. For me if I could do any job in the world that I love to do each and every day it would be driving a Coach. I DO NOT want to see a strike for everyone's sake. I feel horrible when I think about how it affects everyone. I know that my fellow Operators feel the same way. I chose this position because I like people and I like to drive. I take pride in having a 15 year collision free driving in our GTA streets in a coach and school Bus. This is not a side job for me. This puts food on my table and a roof over my head. I don't drive a fancy car and I don't own a big house. All I want to do is keep it that way. Go Transit is a Great company to work for and it's very difficult to get in and you know that when 300 people apply to get in for 12 part time positions every time they hire. I am proud to work there. But sometime New leadership that has no true idea of all that we do thinks they can save a little money destroying the 47 year history that the company and union has built. It's no mistake that the company has never been on strike and has only ever down size once. To sum this up, you get what you pay for. Oh and for all people out there that think we want more money or we go on strike let me ease you mind. We are fighting to keep what we have. This fight is about outsourcing. And really who would want that?
Everything you said is so true and it amazes me to see a passenger would notice all that. Thank you for your support.
- June 1, 2014 at 1:48 PM
Thank you for all you do for us! I restricted my prior observations to the business activities of drivers. I have noticed the genuine care that GO Transit drivers extend to their passengers – often above and beyond the call of duty.
I used Coach Canada and Greyhound previously to travel between Toronto and Niagara. Even though I saw their same drivers week after week, it seemed I always had to negotiate to be let off at the corner of Front and York streets. Four years ago, I decided to try GO Transit for a short period, travelling at different times on Friday afternoons. On one occasion the driver who I had travelled with first, greeted me with, "Hello, stranger. I haven't seen you in a while." I was speechless. Who was that driver who remembered me after only two trips? All of us see him every day. Yes, W.P. Can we expect that level of care from contract drivers? I'm not betting on it. I'll put my money on higher incidents of CIT's.
It's easy for management to manipulate numbers on a spreadsheet, especially those provided by HR. If a company wants to "save" money, cut staff. Metrolinx needs to eliminate wasteful practices in so many other areas of the organization. Look at some of the articles that have appeared on this blog. The problem with that approach is it requires senior management to make some difficult decisions. It also requires motivation.
I, like you, hope continuity of service will be maintained tomorrow.
For the record, I am neither pro-union nor pro-management. I support public transit in which management, employees, and passengers step up to their respective responsibilities.
- June 1, 2014 at 8:34 PM
I'm with you on your comments, you hit the nail on the head, especially with comparing to Pilots.
Let me enlighten you all a little on that comparison.
In the US, major US airlines that pay it's pilots $120-$200,000 a year to fly its Boeing & Airbus big jets and each major carrier has it's subsidiary carriers that operate a Regional Service for the big airlines, such as Mesa, Republic & Skywest.
A lot of attention has been focused on the safety aspect of these carriers that pay peanuts.
A First Officer for Mesa (behalf of Delta) earn.... $19-$35 an hour.
Most of America's air incidents have nearly all been Regional Carriers, low paid pilots, lower level of skill & training etc... I avoid these types of flights in the US for that reason alone. Safety record!
I feel safe with 99% of the Drivers GO has on the road, but you'll always get a bad apple or two.
They earn a good wage to a certain extent, the vast majority of them have to sacrifice family life to earn that moment. I know many drivers on 60+ hours shifts per week to earn 40 hours of pay. It's not all what it seems.
- June 1, 2014 at 11:09 PM
- Jules said...
Well said CJ, I found your comments very enlightening and thank you to all GO Bus drivers, I don't take the GO bus personally but I can imagine it is not an easy job and I can appreciate anyone that works directly with the public on a daily basis, you have my respect and appreciation. I also do not want to see anyone replaced with less experienced workers to save a buck.
- June 2, 2014 at 9:55 AM
"Yet, you CAN do these jobs -- but you don't. Ask yourself why you don't"
I know why I don't...because I could never, ever work for a Union. Simple as that.
- June 2, 2014 at 10:42 AM
- C.J. Smith said...
^ Same here. Not for me but I don't judge those who do. Everyone has a reason for the job they choose to do.
- June 2, 2014 at 12:21 PM
- Unknown said...
This is one of your best written posts!
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The historic Automation and Healthcare divisions of Zucchetti Centro Sistemi SpA will be presented for the first time together at Medica, the World Forum for Medicine taking place in Düsseldorf from 13 to 16 November. The Automation Division has confirmed its leadership in the Traceability and advanced Automation sectors for the healthcare, industrial laundry, hospitality and recently industrial sectors as well. It designs and produces top level automated integrated systems for handling, managing, distributing and collecting textile garments (hanging and folded), laundry and work uniforms integrating outstanding technological hardware and software.
"Ensuring traceability means planning, normalizing and consequently optimizing process organization", commented Claudio Raffaelli, division sales manager. "We have made our technological know-how and creativity available in order to develop innovative machinery which tracks the entire course of the garment and allows the real dispersions to be singled out".
Machines that deliver laundered garments, re-deliver dirty ones, smart cabinets for healthcare and surgery footwear which, thanks to special RFID UHF tags applied to each garment/item, allow for total tracking and workflow checking during all the phases of laundering, transport, warehousing, delivery and collecting.
The ZCS Automation sector has undergone a rather rapid period of growth in recent years as it develops collaborative relationships and products daily that permits its customers to make the difference in their target markets. An impressive example is the smart truck which allows the situation of provisions inside the body and the geolocation of the vehicle to be determined in real time. The technology developed by ZCS is extremely flexible and can be used on any type of vehicle.
"There is a marked need to reduce routine management costs in total compliance with hygienic regulations in the public hospital sector as well as in private healthcare and industrial spheres", continues Raffaelli. "Our company's flexibility and the modular technologies we use are able to respond to the most complex demands of each single customer".
Customers throughout the world (Europe, USA, South America, South Korea) who rely on our services include ServiziItalia, So.Ge.Si, LidiGroup, ALSCO, Jumeirah, The Venetian, Empire State Building, Bulgari Hotel, and the Hyundai theme park, for example.
The event will mark the foreign market debut of the Healthcare division with its cutting edge technological solutions dedicated to the healthcare industry.
"We have long-standing experience developed together with our main partner Menarini with over 50 projects in the sector of clinical diagnostics. However, we are now ready to face new markets with our suite of products which are becoming increasingly more successful in both the public as well as private sectors", declares Simone Nosi, ZCS Healthcare Division manager. "Medica is an excellent showcase for us, as we are strengthened by the support and interdivisional collaborations we have with the Automation Division", continues Nosi.
Our product portfolio is headed by JLAB which, owing to the use of web and mobile technologies, is a solution that offers users the possibility of organizing their own laboratories, consortium or laboratory networks as efficiently as possible. This optimizes the use of instruments and human resources, expediting internal processes and services for customers, increasing efficiency and reducing management costs, as well as boosting the entire laboratory system to maximum levels of competitiveness.
Among our customers an extensive national network of laboratories throughout Italy.
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La Maldita Estampa
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We are committed to collaborative art; we offer spaces of creation in which each one of the artists contributes with their knowledge, experiences, and processes of creation; The fundamental characteristic of our joint work/creation is generating synergies. Printmaking is an artistic discipline with infinite expressive possibilities that evolves day by day.
We work to make the graphic work available to everyone, and its creation processes fulfilling one of the basic fundamentals of printmaking, which since its inception was the "democratization of art".
The studio is run by Lluvia Cisneros and Cris Sánchez
Lluvia Cisneros
Bachelor of Fine Arts, Master in Cultural Management at the University of Barcelona, with more than 20 years of experience in artistic teaching, creation, research and graphic work edition. She has held individual and collective exhibitions in Latin America and Europe.
She currently directs La Maldita Estampa; She does as well cultural management, curating exhibitions, cultural events, meetings, courses, workshops, monographs, among others.
Cris Sánchez
"Qui-Shang" Graphic artist, designer, illustrator; He studied at the Escola Llotja, specialized in Lettering and Sketchers at the School of Industrial Art in Barcelona.
Creative, restless, uses screen printing as means of expression to capture their designs. In 2009 he established the "Other Class" handmade screen printing workshop, which is his personal brand.
Unleash his creativity by creating exclusive products, experimenting with various materials such as: textile, paper, wood, glass, metal, and more.
He currently works as a designer at Fying Eagle, Roex and creates his personal work in the La Maldita Estampa studio.
The studio is 120 square meters of amplitude and is divided into three zones: the production area of the workshop that is more than 70 square meters, the clean area for papers and the gallery exhibition area with more than 30 meters. We are located in the heart of Barcelona.


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Nikon hits 24.5 megapixels with D3X
The company's high-resolution pro becomes official.
Though almost everything you need to know about the new Nikon D3X leaked Friday, the 24.5-megapixel dSLR Nikon dubs its "extreme professional" model formally debuts today, November 30. What didn't leak was the price: $7,999.95. Start saving your pennies now.
There's quite a bit of speculation as to how similar the sensor in the D3X is to that in the
With all that extra data to process, it's no surprise that the D3X isn't quite the speed demon the D3 is for burst shooting, though 5 frames per second at full resolution is certainly zippy enough for most. (Nikon didn't provide info on the number of frames, however.)
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The weather forecaster had offered less than perfect conditions for the day with partly cloudy conditions and the strong possibility of thunderstorms and rain. Those conditions failed to materialize and we enjoyed a "bluebird day" (blue sky and sun) for the entire paint out. The perfect place also offered many places and opportunities for shade, including a lovely gazebo complete with comfortable and strategically placed Muskoka chairs.This site offered a protected location and three magnificent river views. The scattered gardens along the pathways leading to the south side of the island and the home's entrance afforded not only interesting painting subjects... but shade as well.
In my initial planning for the day completed days before setting out, I tried to encompass a lesson goal which was both achievable... but challenging for each of the participants at their particular levels of experience. I had previously painted with Robin and Jane, so I had a handle on their strengths and basic interests. I knew that they could fend for themselves with minimal worry. The two new ladies were friends and came together... with enthusiasm to discover what this plein air painting was all about... and whether they could cut it. And they did admirably achieve that goal with panache!
Here... is the essence of the brief introduction. lasting a mere ten minutes that I offered as they sat under the gazebo. I wanted to keep it simple and succinct... open-ended, but with enough structure for each person to begin their day with confidence. I would then be able to evaluate strengths and weaknesses as they revealed themselves without holding anyone up and offer help as it was required on an individual basis. The main goal for the day coincided with the reality that we were painting in a "perfect space"... in terms of the numerous motifs and solitude that this island paradise offered each of us. The theme I chose focussed upon "Creating Your Own Space." Here are the cogent points in my short presentation to the group:
Space... on a purely technical level can be achieved by understanding and employing these tasks:
1. Space on your canvas or sheet of paper is two dimensional... possessing only length and width
2. Depth is the third dimension... and is "illusionary" in nature and must be created
3. Depth can be created in the picture plane using light and shadow, colour (warm and cool) ie aerial perspective and elements of linear perspective ie size relationships through scale
4.The use of all three in combination result in the creation of the illusion of deep space ie. foreground... middle ground and background
Finding your own "perfect space"... in the face of the complexity of Nature in her fullness is a daunting task each and every time one goes "out there." Trying to replicate all that is in front of one can only lead to disaster and discouragement. One must learn to look for the abstract patterns... the larger masses... which are in their essence those strong compositional elements which pique our interest and form the design in our paintings.
Secondly... and most importantly, we must learn to simplify the elements... to translate them into an impression... as opposed to making an attempt to create a photographic reproduction. Avoiding this pitfall can be overwhelmingly challenging to the novice plein air enthusiast. I gave each member a 5x7" view finder cut from a piece of mat board to crop out a section of what lay before them. It would serve as a tool to help them focus and refocus their attention as they sketched and painted. Three made use of them... the other person didn't feel a need to use it. The three found it very useful in both the drawing and painting stages.
The painting session began with a laugh. The two new ladies chose a shaded site along the path with many floral opportunities and lots of colour. They had just completed their drawings and were laying out their palettes of colour... when the timed sprinklers went off... trapping them as they sat in the midst of geysers of cold water - not great with acrylic paints! A "baptism-by-fire" entry into the business of plein airing! HA HA!! They were wonderful sports about it and quickly shifted gears... and locations... coming out into the sun to dry off. We all enjoyed the comic relief... and the nervous relief of being "out there" melted away for the remainder of our wonderful outing together. Plein air always provides unforeseen challenges.
Here are some of the opportunities that I introduced as available possibilities for a painting. Each selected their own study and we got quickly under way.
We broke for lunch at noon and during the break I completed a "quick draw" watercolour demo to the lay in stage... promising to complete it at home later under my own steam and by memory to illustrate my belief that one must use the subject only as a springboard to begin the process and rely on the inner spirit and feelings to carry it to the conclusion. In this fashion of working... the work becomes truly creative in every respect.In summarizing... The space you create depends upon physical choices and specific knowledge as to how space can be created visually on a two dimensional surface. Your space as well has a spiritual aspect... if you have the courage to let your innermost feelings guide your brush and pencil in the process. Always remember. As Philip Jamison reminds us: "that the mind paints... before the brush!"
I am passing along some memorable highlights of our day together on Lesser Hebrides in the form of jpeg shots which illustrate grandly some of the island's beauty and the the great enjoyment and work of our participants We bid farewell to Nancy ... as she departs for home. Hope that this inspires and encourages you to follow your heart and to continue the great success you enjoyed on your first plein air outing! Good luck with it! As for the rest of our group... we'll see you next week! It is necessary for me to reschedule from the Tuesday, as I have a previous appointment. I'll email all to find the best common alternative day for next week!
Our deepest thanks to the Guilds for so graciously sharing their Shangri-la with us! Hope to return again real soon for another island adventure there!
Good Painting to ALL!!!


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I'm an altaholic, I admit it. On my main server, Proudmoore, my character list looks something like this:
- Level 70 Paladin
- Level 70 Mage
- Level 63 Priest
- Level 37 Druid
- Level 24 Shaman
- Level 19 Hunter
plus two other attempts at hunters, another shaman, another priest and another paladin, all under twenty, and about seventy gazillion banker alts. (Why yes, I do have two accounts, how could you tell?) So when it comes to starting a new character, I have lots of options. I have plenty of cash to help them along their way; I have enough stockpiled resources to help them skill up any tradeskill; I have a higher-level character with whom I can dual-box to push them through any tricky quests.
I've recently started a little warrior alt on another server to play with a close friend, and it's just weird; I've got none of those resources to hand. No twinking, no helping hands; what I've got is what I've got. Combine that with the fact that I'm playing with a default UI (since I'm not familiar with the warrior playstyle, I'm not sure how to configure things best yet), and it feels almost like a new game again – except I have to stop myself from watching the trade channel for familiar names, or thinking "oh, I'll just swap to my banker alt and mail over some ore". Good times.
Which makes me wonder, really – I know I'm not alone in generally clinging to my 'main' server, but I also know plenty of people will happily reroll on another server at the drop of a hat, and will very often have one or two characters on each of half a dozen servers. That kind of mindset is really alien to me, that willingness to shelve all the resources one has worked for and start over totally fresh, over and over again – but hey, as long as they're having fun, more power to them. In the meantime, I'll be over here on my lonely little warrior, looking sadly at her bank balance. :)


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Things are a little frantic for comedian Mark Daniels at the moment. Hosting a four-day extravaganza of his show, Acute Britishness, at the Hobgoblin, we can't really blame his jitteriness as he single-handedly welcomes us into the venue.
We've seen him once before – at Komedia's Comic Boom (hosted by the excellent Romesh Ranganathan), where his twenty-minute set left us wanting more – and become increasingly intrigued on how this longer show will compare. Will he display the same quintessential English characteristics, which are so relatable you find yourself somewhere in the middle of hanging your head in shame and laughing at the familiarities? How will he expand on existing material? And will we still find him funny?
After the hour passes, it's a simple, unanimous "yes". The audience responds to his typical British awkwardness like a moth to flame – there's something incredibly magnetic and familiar about his stage presence, he's difficult not to like.
Daniels engages with the audience with effortless aplomb, hilariously comparing sunny old Blighty with other countries throughout (though, as politely he continues to reassure, this is by no means a lecture). Alongside this is a fresh take on the Nigella Lawson debacle, self-deprecating gags on his own name, and a perhaps unhealthy obsession with late 90s-early noughties pop legend Craig David.
Unlike with some comedians, Mark Daniels' form of witty education is entirely approachable, and we're left laughing right until the end. Catch him next time he's in town; you won't regret it.
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researcher, teacher and a curious person...
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A. Kallergi. CRISPR, The Ultimate Anthropocene Technology?. In: M. de Meyer, T. Joye, B. Strubbe, editors, Manmade, pages 173-175. Hannibal Publishing, 2016.
A. Kallergi and F. J. Verbeek. Playful interfaces for scientific image data: A case for storytelling. In K. Blashki and P. Isaías, editors, Emerging research and trends in interactivity and the human-computer interface, pages 471-489. IGI Global. 2014.
A. Kallergi, Y. Bei, P. Kok, J. Dijkstra, J. P. Abrahams, and F. J. Verbeek. Cyttron: A virtualized microscope supporting image integration and knowledge discovery. In C.M.P. Backendorf, M.H.M. Noteborn, and M. Tavassoli, editors, Proteins killing tumour cells, Cell Death and Disease Series, pages 291–315. ResearchSignPost, 2009.
W. van Eck and A. Kallergi. Trees as Time Capsules: Extending Airborne Museum Hartenstein to the Forest. In Proceedings of the 19th International Symposium on Electronic Art, ISEA2013, 2013. [www]
A. Kallergi and F. J. Verbeek. Storytelling as playful exploration of biological image data: Reviewing a candidate interaction paradigm. In Proceedings of the IADIS International Conference Interfaces and Human Computer Interaction 2012, pages 35-42, 2012. [Outstanding paper award] [pdf]
A. Kallergi and F. J. Verbeek. The games Flickrites play: An investigation of Flickr-based gaming activity with special focus on opportunities for exploratory interaction. In Proceedings of the IADIS International Conference Game and Entertainment Technologies 2011, pages 35-42, 2011. [pdf]
A. Kallergi and F. J. Verbeek. Onto-Frogger: The making of. In Proceedings of the 6th Nordic Conference on Human-Computer Interaction: Extending Boundaries, NordiCHI '10, pages 691-694, New York, NY, USA, 2010. ACM. [pdf]
A. Kallergi and F. J. Verbeek. Video games for collection exploration: Games for and out of data repositories. In Proceedings of the 14th International Academic MindTrek Conference: Envisioning Future Media Environments, MindTrek '10, pages 143-146, New York, NY, USA, 2010. ACM. [pdf]
J. Slob, A. Kallergi, J. Dmitrieva, and F. J. Verbeek. Towards metadata patterns in image databases. In Supplementary Proceedings of Pattern Recognition in Bioinformatics (PRIB 2010), 2010. [www]
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As if November and December are not busy enough months at home, my sister and I found ourselves shuffling arrangements within our antique mall booth spaces several times in these last two months. Here are a few shots since my last update of our spaces, and how we stand going into the New Year.
This Finch Fine Furniture dining room mahogany pairing (below) is just wonderful, and the acorn and leaf detail of the hardware on each piece is unique. We were lucky to have scored these pieces at a bargain; consequently, our customers will enjoy a considerable savings passed on to them as well.
A recent estate sale yielded the beautiful, antique settee below, petitely sized. I can easily visualize this in a foyer, under a stairway nook, or maybe near a fireplace. The andirons and tools are at the ready, as are a few vintage books for your reading pleasure, with pretty pictures and titles (such as "An Old Sweetheart of Mine" - indeed!). Or, a series of 1894 leather-bound books, "Great Men and Famous Women" could prove to enlighten you well beyond their originally intended purpose 100 years ago!
One of two upholstered chairs had sold from the blue chair grouping we've had a while, so the settee slid into place nicely.
As I was drafting this post, I received two calls, one saying the stained glass in front of the mirror (above) had sold; the other saying someone purchased the buffet / sideboard from the Finch Fine Furniture dining room pairing. Wasting no time, we hurried into the mall on the 23rd and restyled the spaces again.
The 'dining room' has become a sort of keeping room, shifting the settee and a side chair in place where the buffet stood.
Additionally, we've brought in a few additional quality smalls in the past couple of months.
Smalls continuously get shifted around to accommodate showcasing, finishing a new vignette, or to make way for new things coming in.
January and February are (generally) fair months for sales, as shoppers take advantage of their Christmas gift money and even their early tax refunds. As vendors, we try to keep a stash of items, both big and small, to fill the voids of space and keep things interesting until our buying season comes into full swing again in late winter, early spring.
It's always exciting to find vintage and antique treasures that are well-priced and popular for resale, but even more exciting is finding items that are unusual or hard to come by, and know that others love them too. I always thought being a personal shopper would be a fun job, and that's exactly what the hobby of antiquing allows us to do. It also allows the creative license for shuffling things around for fresh looks, something I do a lot less of in my own home.
Do you enjoy the hunt for unusual things from the past, something that stirs a good memory? Or, do you prefer the "less is more" approach to styling yourself or the space you call your own? New or old, what's your preference? Do you like shuffling things around at home for a new, fresh look?
|1960's vintage New Year's Eve noisemakers and party hats
|The Dining Room: solid mahogany furniture from our Black Friday Auction Deals
|Beautiful acorn detail on the furniture hardware
|Perfectly petite, antique walnut settee in super condition
|Overall view of the dressier booth space
The 'dining room' has become a sort of keeping room, shifting the settee and a side chair in place where the buffet stood.
|Before & After: DR space
|Before & After: LR space
|Rookwood vase, hand-painted watercolor, and brass caddy
|Italian religious triptychs and coordinating, Florentine trinket box
|Waterford crystal, bakelite, and sterling tools
|Various smalls in stepback cabinet shelving unit
|Vintage and antique mesh and beaded purses
|Selection of jewelry and other vanities
|Ink wells, crystal chess set, Russian hand-painted papier mache tea caddy
We'll be pulling all the leftover Christmas items down and boxing them up soon, but first we clustered them and discounted them deeply for last chance purchasing.
|Christmas items, clustered, for deep discounting
|A winter frost collage of smalls
Do you enjoy the hunt for unusual things from the past, something that stirs a good memory? Or, do you prefer the "less is more" approach to styling yourself or the space you call your own? New or old, what's your preference? Do you like shuffling things around at home for a new, fresh look?
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Post-Trump Acquittal Syndrome, and Other Social Diseases
By James Fitzgerald
After the US Senate cleared Donald Trump of the impeachment charges on February 13, he released a brief valedictory statement, before going to ground in Florida.
After his acquittal — for allegedly inciting violence among his supporters on January 6 — Trump stated: "Our cherished Constitutional Republic was founded on the impartial rule of law, the indispensable safeguard for our liberties, our rights, and our freedoms.
"It is a sad commentary on our times that one political party in America is given a free pass to denigrate the rule of law, defame law enforcement, cheer mobs, excuse rioters, and transform justice into a tool of political vengeance, and persecute, blacklist, cancel and suppress all people and viewpoints with whom or which they disagree," he said. "I always have, and always will be a champion for the unwavering rule of law, the heroes of law enforcement, and the right of Americans to peacefully and honorably debate the issues of the day without malice and without hate."
Conservatives and other supporters around the world must have been lifted from their post-election gloom when they read "MAGA" remarks: "Our historic, patriotic and beautiful movement to Make America Great Again has only just begun. In the months ahead I have much to share with you, and I look forward to continuing our incredible journey together to achieve American greatness for all of our people. There has never been anything like it!"
If words could kill, then Sen Mitch McConnell would no longer be with us. On February 16, a statement from "Donald J. Trump, 45th President of the United States of America" lambasted the senator for Kentucky, saying that "The Republican Party can never again be respected or strong with political 'leaders' like Sen. Mitch McConnell at its helm … McConnell did nothing, and will never do what needs to be done in order to secure a fair and just electoral system into the future. He doesn't have what it takes, never did, and never will," said Trump, who went on to mention McConnell's family's "substantial Chinese business holdings. He does nothing on this tremendous economic and military threat."
He continued: "Mitch is a dour, sullen, and unsmiling political hack, and if Republican Senators are going to stay with him, they will not win again."
On Presidents' Day Trump unexpectedly appeared in a motorcade close to his Mar-a-Lago stronghold in Palm Beach, which spurred a frenzy of activity from crowds who had gathered for a rally. They roared as his SUV slowed to a crawl and he waved and shouted "we love you" to his supporters.
The grandstanding by Democrats continued when House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced that Congress would form a body similar to the 9/11 Commission to investigate the January 6 breach of Capitol Hill.
"It is clear from his findings and from the impeachment trial that we must get to the truth of how this happened," she said in a statement. "To protect our security, our security, our security, our next step will be to establish an outside, independent 9/11-type Commission to 'investigate and report on the facts and causes'" of the breach.
She had earlier asked retired Army Lt. Gen. Russel Honoré to undertake a review of the Capitol's security protocols. In a letter to her Democratic colleagues, Pelosi said the House would provide spending to boost security at the Capitol. "As we prepare for the Commission, it is also clear from General Honoré's interim reporting that we must put forth a supplemental appropriation to provide for the safety of Members and the security of the Capitol," the letter read.
In turn, House Republicans are seeking answers from Pelosi over decisions made around security in the run-up to the January 6 protests, according to a report.
In a letter signed by Judiciary Committee member Jim Jordan and Intelligence Committee member Devin Nunes, Republican lawmakers accused Pelosi of blocking their requests for information on security failures.
"As you are aware, the Speaker of the House is not only the leader of the majority party, but also has enormous institutional responsibilities," read the letter. "The Speaker is responsible for all operational decisions made within the House."
The Republicans demanded to know why requests for the National Guard to be deployed before the insurrection were rebuffed.
Capitol Hill Police were heavily outnumbered by the Trump supporters and Antifa infiltrators who breached the Congress building.
The Republicans noted that Capitol Police Chief Steve Sund approached Sergeant at Arms Paul Irving on January 4 to request National Guard support, but his request was denied.
"When then-Chief Sund made a request for national guard support on January 4th, why was that request denied?" Republicans wrote, according to Fox News.
They also queried the Speaker's unilateral decision to appoint retired four-star Army Gen. Russel Honoré to complete a security review.
"While there is wide-spread support to conduct an independent security review of the campus, General Russel Honoré was appointed solely by you, without consultation of the minority," the Republicans wrote. "It is easy to understand why we and our Senate counterparts remain skeptical that any of his final recommendations will be independent and without influence from you."
Pelosi is also under scrutiny over the decision to retain 5,000 National Guard troops in the capital until mid-March, although some reports suggest they could remain well into Fall. Around 26,000 National Guard were deployed ahead of Biden's inauguration to a cost of $500m.
The desperate Democrats are still mulling over a "Plan B" proposal to ban Trump from returning to office using the 14th Amendment, after their second impeachment attempt failed. Lawmakers could conceivably declare that Trump engaged in "insurrection or rebellion" under the 14th Amendment. If successful — which would be unlikely — such a move would prevent Trump from running for the presidency again, but would require a majority in both the House of Representatives and the Senate. Two-thirds of each chamber can subsequently vote to drop the ban.
The costs involved in both impeachments are likely to be several millions, when the salaries of lawyers, lawmakers and the 106 congressional staffers are figured in. Roll Call estimates the first impeachment trial in January 2020 cost $1.83m. Whereas the Heritage Foundation put the price tag at $3m.
While these sure-to-fail spectacles raged on, hundreds of thousands of small businesses were kept in lockdown and the economy continued to spiral downwards.
On Monday, the "former" president released a statement in response to the Supreme Court's decision to deny his request to halt the release of his taxes to a Manhattan district attorney. Trump had requested that a lower court ruling that had directed his accountancy firm, Mazars USA, to meet a subpoena to turn over his tax records and other documents to a grand jury under Democrat district attorney Cyrus Vance be put on hold.
"This investigation is a continuation of the greatest political Witch Hunt in the history of our Country, whether it was the never ending $32 million Mueller hoax, which already investigated everything that could possibly be investigated, 'Russia Russia Russia,' where there was a finding of 'No Collusion,' or two ridiculous 'Crazy Nancy' inspired impeachment attempts where I was found NOT GUILTY. It just never ends!"
It concluded: "I will fight on, just as I have, for the last five years (even before I was successfully elected), despite all of the election crimes that were committed against me. We will win!"
The Supreme Court on Monday also rejected several cases related to the 2020 election, including disputes from Pennsylvania that had divided the justices just before the election.
The rejections related to challenges filed by Trump in five states that Joe Biden won: Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin.
Trump will speak at CPAC 2021 in Florida this week.
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text: German born artist, illustrator and organiser of comics fair 'The Millionaire's Club' in Leipzig Germany. Max Baitinger's use of clean black line and considered composition has drawn great attention to his work in Germany. We're thrilled to be introducing Max's work to a UK audience. Max will be talking about his process and his latest book 'Birgit' published by Reprodukt. Sat 17 June, 12.30 – 1.30. Book here


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Seven boats and eight crews assembled at Cantley on Friday
night for the first sailing activity of 2017: the May Bank Holiday weekend
cruise. Some ate on board; others in the pub, but most then enjoyed a
convivial evening, catching up and enjoying being back together and afloat.
Saturday dawned overcast and with a light wind, but the
three yachts set off just after low slack water to tack and reach upriver to
Coldham Hall. It turned out to be an almost perfect accidental pursuit
race, with the boats setting off at different times, but all reaching Rockland
Dyke in close company. They then motored in to join the motor boat
division for a pleasant lunchtime on the new terrace at the New Inn. The
sun came out and entertainment was provided by people-watching, as we were
gradually surrounded by a large 90th birthday party.
We then all reassembled - now eight boats and eight crews
- at Coldham Hall, where Pandora III took part in the first cruiser race of
Coldham's regatta. Unhappily, not only did he lose to Brigand and Anna
(who finished one second apart on corrected time) but rig and engine troubles
led to a two hour sojourn in the reeds and trees and a grounding there as the
tide dropped. However, a scratch rescue team on Retribution hauled them
out and improved their evening no end.
All 15 of us enjoyed a group meal in the pub, along with
Will Armour, Jan Nudd and Eve Cronin, who joined by road for the evening.
The long table gradually divided into two sections: the gentle conversational
end and the rowdy, laughing hysterically end. For some reason, the latter
were eventually the only people in the pub... being finally turfed out at 00:30.
Sunday was sunny, but very windy. It was decided to
abandon the proposed lunchtime visit to Bramerton and to stay at Coldham,
watching the racing and supping the odd beer, before making our way up to
Frostbites for the evening. With a real ale and pork festival on at the
pub, rude not to stay, really. This eventually morphed into a decision not
to go anywhere, so we stayed, watching the dinghies scoot around in the fresh
wind. This also meant we could keep John Smith company, as he finally
coaxed his recalcitrant engine to life. After the prize-giving and raffle,
everyone cooked on board; then there was a split between a drinks party on
Seabird and a pub party; but all had an earlyish night.
After some overnight rain, Monday cleared to sunshine, but
still strong winds. Some departed for home after breakfast, but others
went on up to Surlingham Ferry for the final group session of the weekend.
So, not much cruising during the weekend, but a good time had by all - even
those who suffered tribulations, hopefully!
Boats present: Koko Peli, Pandora III, Pelican,
Retribution, Seabird, Vixen, White Rose, Wiggy


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Northern Manhattan Perinatal Partnership (NMPP) is a non-profit maternal and child organization comprised of a network of programs. Founded in 1990, our programs aim to improve birth outcomes and help women take charge of their reproductive, social and economic lives.
As a Maternal & Child Health Life Course Organization we are concerned with the needs of women not only during pregnancy, but across the life course – before pregnancy, throughout the birthing process, post-partum, early childhood, and adolescence. We can help women to improve their health and well-being, with an array of case management, health education, and enrichment programming.
Our programs include:
- Thrive! Women's Health Initiative
- Central Harlem Healthy Start
- Community Doula Program
- Infant Mortality Reduction Initiative (Family Health Connection)
- Community Lactation Lounge
- Center for Preschool and Family Learning Head Start
- Baby Steps Healthy Families
- Community Health Worker Program
- Weill Cornell/NLHBI SCALE Project (Small Changes & Lasting Effects)
- Sisterlink CAPC Initiative
- Parenting Classes