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A few weeks back, Kosmo Foto reported the latest high-tide mark in the ever-rising price for premium compact film cameras.
One London camera shop, Sendean, listed a Contax T3 for sale at the list price of £1,900.
Kosmo Foto has written before about the issues with premium autofocus compact cameras, whose price continues to climb thanks to their adoption by celebrities such as Kylie Jenner.
These premium compact cameras – also including the likes of the Minolta TC1, Nikon 35Ti, Contax T2 and Yashica T4 – are incredibly capable, but increasingly difficult to repair. The newest of them is up to 20 years old, spare parts are getting harder to find, and their complex electronics prove more likely to fail with every passing year.
So Kosmo Foto has decided to put together a list of what else you could buy right now for £1,900. It doesn't include postage, and the items were correct at time of writing (Monday 4 February). It just goes to show you there's a whole lot of film photography equipment out there for a fraction of the price of the overheating T3.
You could get all of this, give or take a few pee, for £1,900:
Five rolls of Japan Camera Hunter Street Pan 120 from Japan Camera Hunter (£35.10)
Bellamy Hunt's medium format version of his first film, a slightly-IR panchromatic black and white film perfect for street photography and sure to delight anyone who misses Fuji Neopan.
Solarcan, from Solarcan (£15.95)
Sam Cornwell's ingenious invention brings the world of solar photography into a pint-sized receptacle. Nail it to a post, tree or other inanimate object and you can capture glorious long-exposure shots of the Sun.
Analogue Adventurer Kit from Little Vintage Photography, UK (£15)
Rachel Brewster-Wright is a champion of all things analogue in the UK, and her Analogue Adventurer Kit is the perfect gateway into the world of film – it's a kit to build a pinhole viewer and way of capturing solar photographs, using only the power of the Sun.
Minox 35AL from MW Classic, London, UK (£39)
A simplified Minox 35mm camera, swapping the rangefinder for Olympus Trip 35-style distance settings. From one of the best used dealers in the UK, too.
Chroma Camera from Chroma Camera, UK (£250)
Liverpudlian genius Steve Lloyd made a big noise last year with the launch of his hand-made Chroma large format camera – just add a lens and you're all set to shoot large format!
Olympus XA3 from Camera World, UK (£75)
An updated version of Olympus's much-loved XA2 viewfinder camera, the XA3 is much harder to find. Camera World have one now.
Five rolls of Kosmo Foto Mono from Kosmo Foto (£22.50)
Kosmo Foto's own film, perfect for street photography, travel and portraits.
PhotoMemo notebooks from ShootFilmCo, USA (£7.50)
Mike Padua's notebook are designed specifically for film photographers, with space to note down film, camera, lens, and processing details. A really great idea at a nice price.
Dubble Sunstroke film from Dubble, Spain (£10.80)
Duble is a fantastic range of pre-exposed colour films masterminded by ex LOMOgraphy UK manager Adam Scott. My pick of the bunch is the warm and woozy Sunstroke.
Nikon 35Ti from Ffordes Photographic, UK (£499)
Simply have to have a premium compact. Well, you could buy nearly four of these cult classics from Nikon, if only Ffordes Photographic had four of them in stock, for the cost of one Contax T3 at insanity prices.
Exakta VX1000 from Mr Cad, London, UK (£199)
Mr Cad's Victoria store is an Aladdin's cave of cameras, lenses, accessories and more. The VX1000 is a suitably old-school purchase; it's regarded as one of the best cameras in the illustrious Exakta range.
Nikon F5 body, from Central Camera, Chicago, USA (£342)
One quick jump across the pond, because less than £350 for an F5 body is a steal. One of the greatest 35mm SLRs ever made, for less than a fifth of the price of T3.
Kiev 60 kit from Clock Tower Cameras, Brighton, UK (£189)
A gym membership in camera form, the Kiev 60 is like a Soviet Pentax 67, and comes with fantastic lenses. Worth buying one of these brutes from a shop like Clock Tower to avoid some of the common minor faults such as wonky frame spacing.
Lerouge 66 120 pinhole from Greenwich Cameras, London, UK (£89)
As previously featured on Kosmo Foto, the Lerouge family of pinhole cameras are gorgeous, handcrafted creations form a one-man operation in France. Greenwich Cameras – helmed by the lovely Sam and J – sell cameras, films and more at Greenwich Market and Spitalfields Market in London.
Street Candy ATM400 film from Analogue Wonderland, UK (£7)
Analogue Wonderland is one of the new players of the UK film retail scene, and one of the films from its array of more than 200 is Street Candy, a cash machine surveillance film turned into 35mm stills film for the first time, thanks to the film blog One Year With Film Only.
What would you buy for the price of Contax T3? Let us know in the comments below.
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The Pilot's Manual: Airline Transport Pilot (eBook PD)
Becoming an airline pilot demands a well-rounded candidate—someone skilled in the operation and handling of aircraft who is of the utmost professional and moral character. This book covers the technical areas while highlighting what it means to be an aviation professional.
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) outlines the content required by the Airline Transport Pilot – Certification Training Program (ATP-CTP). The ATP-CTP ground school must be completed prior to taking the FAA ATP knowledge exam needed to earn an ATP certificate. This book covers all the topics required and provides practical advice on topics pertinent to a newly-hired airline pilot, including: aerodynamics with a focus on high altitude operations, stall prevention and recovery, and general upset recovery techniques for transport category aircraft; applicable weather considerations with emphasis on abnormal weather conditions, icing, and severe weather avoidance; general operating principles when working for an airline; and physiological factors, checklist procedures, equipment failures, turbine engines, transport category performance, and automation. Concluding chapters are dedicated to leadership and professionalism, crew resource management, safety culture, and regulations, including sleep and duty regulations as well as operating rules that differ from general aviation regulations.
This book can be used in academic advanced jet transition training courses to help students prepare for their transition to the airlines. Review questions conclude each chapter.
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How to use the use the Macro feature of the Remote Control app on the tablet
The Macro feature is a new addition to the Remote Control application that allows you to set up synchronized commands for your registered infrared devices and perform multiple button operations with a single tap. This means that you can set up a Macro command to turn on your television, turn on your Blu-ray player, and then open the Blu-ray disc tray all with one button tap in the Remote Control app.
All you will need to use the Macro feature of the Remote Control app is the tablet, the registered Infrared remote controlled devices and your imagination.
IMPORTANT: All the devices you wish to use in a Macro must be registered in the Remote Control application with either the Easy registration or Learn from remote control method before beginning this procedure.
- On the desktop, tap the Home icon.
- In the upper-right corner of the desktop home screen, tap the Apps & Widgets icon.
- In the Apps & Widgets screen, tap the Remote control icon.
- In the Remote control screen, tap the TV icon.
- In the TV remote control screen, in the upper-right corner of the screen, tap Macros.
- In the Macros screen, tap the first New macro button.
- At the New macro message screen, read the information regarding the steps to create a macro, and then tap OK.
- In the Macro creation setup screen, tap a button on the desired device remote to add that command to the macro.
- The Macro creation process will require some forethought, and may need to be edited until you get the Macro just the way you want. We suggest that you write down the different button presses you wish to combine into a macro before you start Macro creation process. This will give you a map of sorts that will allow you to create the macro with the exact commands you wish. An example of this mapping may look something like this: TV Power < Blu-ray Player Power < TV Input Select to Blu-ray Player < Open Blu-ray Player disc tray.
- The Macro creation process will record all of the operations you perform, in order, and will later ask you to repeat all the operations on the actual devices so that it can also record the time intervals between operations. For example, if you are attempting to turn on the television and then change the Input section to the Blu-ray player, it will be important to wait until the television is completely on before the Input is switched. The remote commands will be remembered when you tap each remote button, and then the time interval will be remembered as you confirm the operations.
- The selected command will now appear in the Macro Configuration line below the remote buttons.
- Continue to tap buttons on the desired device remotes to add all the desired commands to the macro.
- Tap the arrow buttons to the left or right of the device name to access other registered devices and add those commands to the macro.
- Tap the white dots at the top of the screen to view additional remote button choices that may be available for the selected device.
- To change the position of a command in the macro, tap the icon in the Macro Configuration line and then tap the arrow buttons until the command is in the desired position.
- To remove a command from the macro, tap the icon in the Macro Configuration line and then tap the X button.
- When you are finished adding commands to the macro, in the upper right corner of the screen, tap the Next button.
- The Macro will now ask you to test that the configuration works on the registered devices.
- To begin the recording step that was referred to earlier, aim the tablet at your devices and tap the buttons in the order they appear on the screen to confirm that they are working.
- Be sure that there is a clear path between your tablet and the devices so that the remote signal is not blocked.
- When you begin tapping icons the time interval between taps will be recorded and saved, so make sure that the time interval is appropriate for each action. This is to ensure that macro will work in the right order, and that the commands will not be sent too late or too early.
- The recording process begins when you tap the first icon.
- Tap each icon in order, as it is ready to be used.
- Continue tapping icons until all icons have been recorded.
- If you feel you have tapped an icon too early or too late, you can tap the Retry button to start the recording process over.
- Once all the command icons have been tapped and the configuration has been confirmed to work, in the upper right corner, tap the Next button.
- Tap the Macro title, use the on-screen keyboard to enter a new name for the Macro, and then tap the Finish button.
- At the Macro created prompt, tap OK.
- The newly created Macro button will now appear at the bottom of the remote control pad of each device that is used in that macro.
- To activate the macro, tap that Macro button. The tablet will perform the macro and display the macro progress on the screen.
IMPORTANT: In order for the macro to work, the tablet must be facing the devices included in the macro and there must be a clear path between the tablet and those devices.
NOTE: To delete a macro, in the upper right of the screen tap Macros, under the macro you want to remove tap Delete, and at the prompt tap OK to confirm the deletion.


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E 50 Ausf. M
E50_Ausf_M (Stock)
|6100000 Cost
|1900 HPDurability
|62.31 / 67 Weight
- Commander
- Gunner
- Driver
- Radio Operator
- Loader
|150/80/80Hull Armor(front/sides/rear, mm)
|185/80/80Turret Armor(front/sides/rear, mm)
|1200 h.p.Engine Power
|60 km/hTop Speed / Reverse Speed
|44 deg/sTraverse Speed
|350 damage
|270 mmAverage Penetration
|8.48 Time for Complete Loading
|30 deg/sGun Traverse Speed
|260 mView Range
|500 mSignal Range
A tier X medium that actually has armor other tier Xs should pay attention to, the E50 M is a spearhead and sniper tank that is comfortable both staying back and picking off hitpoints at will or getting into the face of (or simply around) isolated or stupid opponents. A consummate master of flexibility in battlefield roles, the E50 M allows the expert player to flow smoothly from one task to another and thus allow other tanks to do their supposed jobs properly in order to attain victory.
|Turret Armor (front/sides/rear, mm)
|Gun Traverse Speed (deg/s)
|View Range (m)
|Weight (t)
|E 50 Ausf. M
|Average Penetration (mm)
|Rate of Fire
|Dispersion at 100 m
|Aiming Time
|Weight (t)
|10,5 cm Kw.K. L/52 Ausf. K
|Engine Power (h.p.)
|Chance of Fire on Impact
|Weight (t)
|Maybach HL 235
|Load Limit
|Traverse Speed (deg/s)
|Weight (t)
|E 50 Ausf. M
|Signal Range (m)
|Weight (t)
Compatible Equipment
Compatible Consumables
Player Opinion
Pros and Cons
- Extraordinary gun. Extreme accuracy, with good dispersion and fast aim time.
- Effective armor hardpoint for a medium, and no susceptibility to frontal engine module damage.
- Excellent at ramming.
- Despite high hp/t, sluggish and doesn't accelerate quickly due to high terrain resistances.
- Lower frontal hull are lacking in protection.
- Essentially flat gun depression directly from the front; however, it gets better to the sides.
The E50 M is a definitive German tank. Powerful, high penetration, and extremely accurate, but a teensy bit cumbersome compared to its peers. The E50 M, like all other tier 10 mediums, fires APCR as its default ammo. Aside from price, it keeps all the characteristics of APCR, this is both a good and bad thing. APCR achieves its higher penetration potential in reality because it concentrates all the kinetic energy on a smaller point, and because it leaves the barrel at a much higher velocity. In game it's the same, and perfect for the 50 M's playstyle. The combination of a fast traveling shell and extremely accurate gun makes hitting moving tanks at extreme ranges practically a walk in the park. The penetration loss inherent to APCR at range is not significant enough to worry about, as most shots will still get through weak spots in armor with careful aiming and a shred of luck.
When supporting and sniping from the far rear is not an option, the 50 M is still quite home at close quarters engagements. The "good" all around armor will almost never be overmatched, except by the largest of gun calibers, and can therefore be used to bait tanks into being shot at at extreme angles. Even smart players might think they can get through, but if done correctly their shells will simply bounce due to sheer angles or autobounce entirely, leaving them open to a quick and accurate counterattack. However, despite the good armor, the 50 M is still not completely comfortable at close range. Its large size, somewhat bulky movement, and awkward depression worsened by height make it difficult to brawl in some, or most scenarios. You can get close, but only about arm's length at best, point blank brawl matches are best to be avoided, tempting though they may be with such a powerful engine. Another thing the 50 M excels at like almost no other is ramming. The thick front armor, heavy 62 ton weight, and high 60km/h top speed all come together to form a living battering ram, easily capable of removing massive chunks of health from all but the most heavily armored tanks like the Maus and E 100. Combined with a quick shot from the gun, the 50 M could very well deal ~1000 damage in the span of less than a second.
However on the down side, the E50 M's armor profile isn't perfect. The turret and lower front plate are the prominent weak spots. The front of the turret has a high armor value, but barely any slope, meaning most guns it comes across can penetrate it; however, it was buffed in Update 3.1. And as per the norm of German tanks, the lower front is exposed and relatively weak. It can be expected that almost every time, shots will penetrate the lower front unless the enemy is a light tank or firing high explosive ammo. In addition, although the 50 M has very good accuracy, the damage per minute is sadly the worst in its class. Every other tier 10 medium has better DPM which they can use to pump out damage even faster. However, at range where said tanks might miss a lot, the E 50 M still has the upper hand.
One more thing to note is that while the 50 M sports mediocre or bad gun depression on the front (-6 degrees) it gets much better towards the side, where it can depress its gun 8 degrees. This takes some getting used to as you need to angle your armor to maximize your gun depression, but it's a very valuable skill to learn as you will learn to both minimize exposure and get the most out of your tank.
In all the E50 M is a very well rounded tank, possibly the most well-rounded tank in the game currently. It has the high speed of a medium, the laser cannon of a TD, and a chassis of a heavium.
Historical Info
The E-series designs were simpler, cheaper to produce and more efficient than their predecessors; however, their design involved only modest improvements in armor and firepower over the designs they were intended to replace, such as the Hetzer, Panther G or Tiger II, and as such represent the eclipse of German armored vehicle design by such tanks as the American M46 Patton, the British Centurion Mk 5/2 and Soviet T-54 tanks, which would have been the Entwicklung Series' contemporaries and likely opponents.The E-50 Standardpanzer was intended as a standard medium tank, replacing the Panther and Tiger I and the conversions based on these tanks. The E-50 hull was to be longer than the Panther; in fact it was practically identical to the King Tiger in overall dimensions except for the glacis plate layout. Compared to these earlier designs however, the amount of drilling and machining involved in producing these standardpanzers was reduced drastically, which would have made them quicker, easier and cheaper to produce, as would the proposed conical spring system replacing their predecessors' complex and costly dual torsion bar system. The Ausf. M version of the tank was a redesign of the E-50 project with a rear placement of the transmission. Other significant improvement from the base E-50 version is the thickness of the turret front armor, that has been raised to 185 mm. As indicated by its name, the weight of the E-50 would fall between 50 and 75 tonnes. Its maximum speed was planned as 60 km/h. Only blueprints were made; no production models were produced.
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A Panhandle native and a leading export in her field of nutrition and beef cattle has brought her expertise to Texas Tech University as the new Thornton Distinguished Chair.
"I came back to academia because I really enjoy mentoring graduate students and helping them learn how to conduct research."Dr. Hales said
Dr. Kristin Hales grew up in the Texas panhandle where she raised and showed cattle and sheep. She also did horse judging through her college career but said she always knew her passion was for beef cattle.
"I participated in the Texas Cattle Feeders Association Fed Beef Challenge where you had to feed a pin of cattle," Hales said. "Then when I was in high school, I worked in the summertime, and after school at our local feedlot. That really piqued my interest in feedlot nutrition, especially in all feedlot cattle aspects and that's really where I became interested."
Hales completed her undergraduate and master's degree in animal science at Oklahoma State University and then came back to Texas to complete her Ph.D. in animal science at Texas Tech. After Hales completed her schooling, she began working for the USDA Agricultural Research Service for the next decade.
"I knew that I wanted a heavy research job," Hales said. "My degrees were very research driven and in doing the research in graduate school, I realized that I really enjoyed conducting research and analyzing data, interpreting the results, and then writing the results."
While Hales worked for the government for the past decade there were not many opportunities to work with students or teach, she mainly just conducted her research and analyzed her data.
"I came back to academia because I really enjoy mentoring graduate students and helping them learn how to conduct research," Hales said. "Helping students find their way and hoping that I can make research enjoyable for them so that they will want to one day do research as well. I always wanted to teach a little bit but going into ag research within the USDA I didn't have that opportunity."
Through the years of research she did while working with the USDA, she said she was very excited to get to be teaching classes that related back to this research.
"I've been doing heavy research for the past 10 years," Hales said. "Which makes it really fun to use what I've learned in my research, and then incorporate that into my classroom teachings. I really enjoy being on the university campus and I enjoy being around young people that are enthusiastic about agriculture."
The animal and food science department staff were very excited to have Hales joining the department. Animal and food science chair and professor, Dr. Michael Orth, spoke very highly of Hales and looked forward to what she will bring to Texas Tech.
"Dr. Hales is a great addition to our faculty," Orth said. "She became a nationally recognized researcher during her time at the USDA. She has a great work ethic and focus that is also being seen in the classroom. She will continue the tradition of outstanding scholars in the Thornton Chair position following in the footsteps of Drs. Preston and Galyean."
Hales said she is excited to be back at Texas Tech teaching the next generation of research conductors and answering some of her research questions during her time at Texas Tech.
"When you look at it, time goes by so fast," Hales said. "I've already been out of graduate school for 10 years. You really have to prioritize what questions do you want to answer before you retire because those answers take a long time to get when you're doing research and so you have to prioritize. Like what things do I want to know before I retire, and I didn't realize that right out of school."


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"Roger Dodger" director Dylan Kidd and I hit it off right away when he was in San Francisco to discuss his new film, an adaptation of Helen Schulman's mystical romantic drama "P.S.," but then I knew we would because I had a hook to get our conversation off on the right foot -- I went to high school with his friend and singular cinematographer, Joaquin Baca-Asay.
I haven't seen or talked to Joaquin in nearly 20 years -- and I didn't know him all that well back in the '80s. But as an interviewer working in the entertainment industry -- where journalists are shuffled into and out of hotel rooms all day for their 15 to 30 minutes with the "talent" on a publicity tour, anything you can do to get a subject off autopilot is a good thing.
So thank, Joaquin. And by the way, I love your work.
That's what I told Kidd, which got us off and running on the minutia of the lighting and imagery in "P.S." before I realized I'd better dig in with some more accessible questions about its talented cast and unexpectedly down-to-earth story. The film stars the incomparable, astoundingly unaffected Laura Linney ("Mystic River," "You Can Count On Me") as a Columbia University Art School admissions director who is thrown for an emotional loop when an applicant, who playfully calls himself F. Scott (Topher Grace), arrives in her office bearing an uncanny physical, psychological and artistic resemblance to the love of her life, a boyfriend who died when she was a teenager.
|Q: I love that the "in" to the story -- her notion that this art student could be her high school lover reincarnated -- is just a jumping-off point. There's so much going on in the story that this potentially gimmicky plot point becomes almost academic.
A: Well, it's fun to sort of drop a conceit like that into an otherwise very grounded universe. There's something interesting about establishing Laura Linney in this real world of academia, then bringing in this mystical element and it's this thing that doesn't mix with anything else. For me, this uncanny resemblance is just a way to get into talking about trust issues, and projecting your anger at the wrong person. (There's) a way to read this that he really is reincarnated, but as long as the audience doesn't quite know what to make of F. Scott and is feeling protective towards Louise, that's enough for us. It was really tricky figuring out how hard to push the mystical element. We're not making a movie about a ghost. But that has to be in there.
|Q: So did you have to be constantly aware of being on a slippery slope in that regard?
A: Yeah...and we cut a lot of stuff that I thought played too much into that aspect. I felt it was more important for the audience to see that this woman was just in a bad place in her life -- she's sort of drowning and this coincidence is a life preserver she's grabbed on to. She's...inventing a story. She's creating a narrative in her head.
|Q: But the question is left open, because it turns out not to be pivotal.
A: What I always liked structurally about the book is this idea that if you think of this coincidence -- or this uncanny resemblance, this gift from the gods, this second chance, or whatever this thing is that's happening -- I always loved the idea of starting off with this thing feeling like an incredible gift, but as the movie goes on it becomes more and more of an obstacle. It becomes this thing she has to fight through.
|Q: I love the way the confidence she has as woman, as an adult with professional responsibilities, just evaporates when she thinks she's seeing a part of her past reborn before her eyes. And yet at the same time, this fact makes him strangely confident. It emboldens him.
A: Yeah, yeah. Well, it's because she's willing him to be Prince Charming, so he plays the role. I always thought of her character as someone who didn't know she was waiting for something until it happened.
|Q: And it's not just that he falls into that role. He's observing her; kind of figuring out what he thinks is going on in her head, and then deciding he's just going to roll with it.
A: That's Topher's great gift -- his ability to layer that stuff. Unlike a lot of young actors, he doesn't push. He doesn't try to torture himself like James Dean. He's totally relaxed, and so the audience leans forward, you know? In the interview scene (when he first arrives in her office with his portfolio), you're able to experience him as a slightly snarky, flippant kid, but at the same time you know that he's just overcompensating because he's nervous. But you can almost see the moment when he goes from thinking, "this is really weird" to deciding to just go for it. You're 24, she's beautiful, if a little older. You're not going to cut anything off. You'll see where the ride takes you.
|Q: Speaking of the way she changes, there was a subtle juxtaposition in the film that I thought was brilliant. The first time you see Louise, she's walking on campus and is somehow very apparently a faculty member, an academic who has little in common with the students she's walking past. But when she comes back after her encounter with F. Scott, she looks like she fits right in. There's a vitality...
A: Well, thank you for watching so carefully! That's the little directorial stuff that you do, and you wonder if anybody cares.
|Q: Well, it's not overt. It hits you subconsciously. I was just paying a little more attention because, 1) I knew I would be talking to you and Laura, and 2) I just watch Laura Linney very closely because she's just...
A: [Enthusiastically]...she's incredible. She's unbelievably talented.
|Q: [Even more enthusiastically] The steamy scene on the couch -- when she pulls back from him, she's genuinely flushed! This isn't acting. She's in the moment body and soul.
A: I know, I know! I remember seeing that for the first time in dailies, and I've never seen anyone look so...like she's just been kissed. I love that she's an actress who not only has access to all this stuff that allows her to do this, but she also has this wonderful pale skin, so that every time she blushes or flushes, it's like a rose blooming. It's so sexy. Part of what I love about that scene is that it's shot in real time, so by the time she climbs off (his lap), they're all sweaty, and she's all flushed. You really feel like they just had sex! [Laughs] You try to make it just, you know, a few percent more real than a normal sex scene. But what happened there, it was all the actors. They did such a great job.
|Q: Is that something uncomfortable for you? Shooting something like that?
A: Oh, totally. Totally. But the good thing about doing a sex scene is that you can actually judge how well you're doing by how uncomfortable you are watching it happen. So for me, whenever my toes would start to curl, whenever I felt I should look away from the monitor, I'd think, "OK, this is clearly good."
|Q: [Laughing loudly] I'd never really thought about that.
A: It was a tough day, but it was the day it was easiest to tell when we were on the right track.
|Q: Pardon me for ending on such obvious question, but atmospherically, this is almost the polar opposite of "Roger Dodger." Was that intentional, or was this just a story you were drawn to?"
A: Completely unintentional. The only way I know how to conduct my career is to refuse to get involved in any project unless I just have to tell the story. Unfortunately, I'm incapable of thinking strategically. If I'd gotten a book that was another angry male protagonist that I responded to this strongly, I'd have to have made it. If it doesn't resonate to my deepest core, I wouldn't do a good enough job. I mean, for a year of your life, you have to get up every morning equally psyched to tell this story. So for me, it's just a self-protective thing. I don't think I'd be any good if I was just doing something because I felt it would be a good career move. So hopefully, that will continue to coincide.
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Sport has been known to have a variety of positive effects on our health. The results of a recent study found that these seem, however, from the time-of-day of training to hang out. Who is driving early in the morning, sports, scores, therefore, the best results for his health.
A research team at the School of Medicine at the University of California, Irvine (UCI) has investigated the relationship between training effects and the time of the training. The time of day has a significant influence on the effect of the training. The results of the study were published in the journal "Cell Metabolism".
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The research Team, led by Director Paolo Sassone-Corsi has been investigated using mice the Benefit of the training at different times of the Day. From earlier studies it was known that the timing of food intake is an important factor of influence on the metabolism. However, it remained unclear whether the positive effects of exercise are limited to the metabolism may also at certain times of the Day. "Movement stimulates the metabolism and leads to an improvement in metabolic health. While the metabolic benefits have been discovered from physical activities, largely, remained the question, to train when it makes sense, practically unexplored," explains study leader Paolo Sassone-Corsi.
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Actually, I've got some time before I can return to the play-by-play of Poltergeist in order to (maybe) prove it's a feminist film. That entry yesterday only took me to the halfway point in this film, then my tournament downtime--of which I had very little--was over and I didn't get to the second half of the movie until hours later, on the drive home. Now, it's on again, but, per the blog rules, I gotta get through the first half of the film before I can get back where I was.
In the meantime, I would note the peaceful music playing over the establishing shots of Cuesta Verde, and how deliberately pleasant it is. This begins as a simple story about a family living in a recently built suburb of Los Angeles. The mother and father get along fine, but the father occasionally falls asleep in front of the TV because fathers do that. The kids have the usual monsters in their closet... which just happen to turn out to be a bit real.
(Sidenote: I just noticed that among all his Star Wars decorations, Robbie has an Alien poster on his wall. From the original source for the Bechdel Test, of course--that is the Bechdelian film.)
Notes on the first half, part two (i.e. things I notice in passing):
Figuratively speaking, Carol Anne walks in on her parents having sex. Really, they're just playing around after smoking some joints, but the effect is the same. And, there are plenty of other elements in the film that tie into a) the awakening of female sexuality and b) the thwarting thereof. Regarding a, Dana is familiar with the hotel where the family goes at the end of the film. She doesn't say why, but the implication is clear from the tone of her brief exchange with her mother--she has been going there to have sex. Just now in the film, Steve went to say good night to Dana and she was on the phone, hiding it in her covers. He tells her to get off the phone, but makes no real effort to make her comply. This is a permissive household.
(Sidenote: Nice foreshadowing with the dead bird's cigar-box-coffin getting dug up by the bulldozer.)
Hence Diane laughs when the workers come on to Dana. Sexuality is welcomed in this family. But, it's not supposed to be. And, openly sexual behavior from females, especially, is supposed to be frowned upon in suburban America. But, horror film and all, "the portals of occult horror are almost invariably women" (Clover, 1992, pp. 70-71). Not to suggest that Dana is the portal. Given that Diane is specifically said to be 31 (or 32), she was a teenager when she had Dana. As Devin Faraci (2012, January 1), puts it, Diane "fell into suburban motherhood."She was probably younger than Dana is in the present (since the actress Dominique Dunne). That Dana heads off to the motel is not so unexpected then, is it?
And, now we're caught up to where I left off yesterday.
Dining room table, teapot moves. Then living room to communicate with Carol Anne... and, how odd is it that Diane can identify her daughter by smell?
(Sidenote: on the notion of the suburb being the problem here, the aforementioned Faraci calls the suburbthe invader. These identical masses of homes are like rapidly metastasizing cancer cells (Cuesta Verde is about to expand yet again in the next phase of development), and they aren't just eating at the land, they're eating at the very values that made the American dream. Cuesta Verde isn't a place built on connections with neighbors, it's a place built on the desire to insulate yourself from everyone else.
Faraci points out, somewhat correctly, there are no real signs that Cuesta Verde is populated. It doesn't seem to be a particularly bustling community in need of an expansion.)
Steve is useless when Robbie is upset. It takes Diane and Dr. Lesh to calm him down.
Marty goes to the kitchen to cook (feminine) himself some steak (masculine), but also puts a chicken leg in his mouth (feminine?). Then he pulls his own face off. Really, he's imagining the entire event, but what is it that he's imagining? Is he becoming less of a man because he wants to make himself some food? Or because he is powerless to understand or do anything about what's going on in the Freeling house? Tangina will later suggest that the big evil spirit haunting the house is "the Beast" but the ghost everyone sees after the face-tearing scene is feminine. The video equipment picks up a crowd of ghosts but the central figure is feminine. The force invading this particular suburban house is female. And, right after this incident, Robbie and the dog are sent away.
But, the specific moment there that I want to mention involves Steve. And it reminds me of the Grail legend, of Perceval. Perceval neglected to ask the necessary question about what was wrong and because of this, the kingdom turns to a wasteland. On another occasion, he asks what is wrong and the King--the Fisher King--(and kingdom) are healed. The kingdom of Cuesta Verde is not a wasteland, exactly, though it does seem empty. It is definitely ailing; the Freeling house is the wound.
(Oddly timed sidenote, since I just compared the house to a wound: there was a mangled dead tree outside the Freeling house, but they have a living tree in the living room, near the stairs. It's backward.)
The active protagonists here are all women--Diane, Dr. Lesh, Tangina. And, Tangina uses Steve's masculine (patriarchal) sternness to get Carol Anne's attention. The women have the power within the story, but man's power is still there beneath the surface.
A couple things to note before they go in after Carol Anne: Carol Anne is 5. Cuesta Verde was built on part of the old cemetery in 1976 (i.e. 6 years ago). Carol Anne was born in Cuesta Verde, probably the very first child born there. Faraci calls the "rebirth" of Caroll Anne (with Diane, I would point out) "a cleansing new start, a reclamation of the birth process."
And, there are obvious (and clearly intential) visual echoes of the womb, the vagina, and birth itself. Diane and Carol Anne even emerge covered in... amniotic goo that must be washed off to complete the process.
To belabor the imagery a bit more. The first things Tangina sends into the portal are two balls. Then, Steve holds a rope, the end of which holds the key to, well, birthing Carol Anne. He lets go and Diane and Carol Anne are born into the living room.
Dude just had sex with a bilocational portal.
Just sayin'.
Diane does all the heavy lifting, of course. As women do, carrying the child to term while men sit around and watch sports on TV while competing with their neighbors.
So, that previously mentioned exchange between Diane and Dana happens and how does Dana distract from the implication that she spends time at a hotel? She points to her mothers' newfound grey streak of hair. Dana's youthful sexuality is countered by Diane's age. Except, Diane has proven that her age is, if anything, an asset. It offers strength, resilience.
Still, she takes a bath and colors her hair to get rid of the grey. Her femininity has been challenged and upheld at the same time. Now she reclaims it just as just a couple scenes before she was reborn. That earlier rebirth was in her role as mother. This one is more like a rebirth in her role as woman.
A note on color: before she gets into the bath, she goes in her robe to tell the kids to tuck themselves in. Robbie wears bright red pajamas. Carol Anne wears white. Cut to the bathroom and Diane is bathed (pun unintended) in pink light. Then, after her bath she dresses in a red shirt with white numbers on it. Like she is somewhere between male and female? When she is assaulted in her bedroom, there is a red heart balloon by the bed and the attack begins as something seemingly sexual, her shirt being lifted. She is lifted around the room, up the wall and across the ceiling, and then we meet what is probably the Beast in something like it's real form. It is not so feminine anymore. Or, at least, not so beautiful as before. Diane ends up outside, falls into the hole dug for the pool (which was introduced somewhat arbitrarily earlier in the film) and must save herself... mostly. The barely seen neighbors show up at the last moment to help her out, but she has already done most of the work of getting out. Then she reenters the children's room, down a long hallway to a white door surrounded by red light. And, that's where the closet becomes quite... anatomical. And Diane saves both Robbie and Carol Anne as Steve arrives home to be fairly powerless again. Their dialogue implies that Steve is somehow going to save Diane and the kids from the house now full of dead bodies bursting up from the ground. And, sure, he confronts his boss (who arrived with him) about the cemetery, but he doesn't do much else. In fact, he can barely get the car started--classic horror film key fumbling. Dana arrives home just in time to join her fleeing family. She arrives in a red car, and she is dressed in white and pink.
The house implodes and I am reminded of some misogynist rants by comic book writer Dave Sims about the feminine void and how horribly dangerous it is. Like women are just something men get lost in, and the world barely holds itself together. But, the men here are a) powerless already or b) specifically responsible for the horrors that occur. This is not a film about the usurpation of power by women but rather one that suggests that women had the power all along already.
In the end, it is Steve who pushes the television out of the hotel room--giving up his masculine outlet for his family. Giving up his masculinity itself, perhaps.
Clover, C.J. (1992). Men, Women, and Chain Saws: Gender in the Modern Horror Film. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press.
Faraci, D. (2012, January 1). Schlock Corridor: POLTERGEIST (1982) Part I. Birth. Movies. Death. Retrieved from http://birthmoviesdeath.com/2012/01/01/schlock-corridor-poltergeist-1982-part-i


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"You have spoken harsh words against me, says the Lord. Yet you say, 'How have we spoken against you?' You have said, 'It is vain to serve God. What do we profit by keeping his command or by going about as mourners before the Lord of hosts? Now we count the arrogant happy; evildoers not only prosper, but when they put God to the test they escape.'
Then those who revered the Lord spoke with one another. The Lord took note and listened, and a book of remembrance was written before him of those who revered the Lord and thought on his name. They shall be mine, says the Lord of hosts, my special possession on the day when I act, and I will spare them as parents spare their children who serve them. Then once more you shall see the difference between the righteous and the wicked, between one who serves God and one who does not serve him."
Malachi 3:13-18 (NRSV)
Last night I gave my thirteen-year-old son permission to cuss in his prayer journal. Well, to be clear, I suggested he start a prayer journal, write things he's grateful for as a way of remembering God, and, when things are hard, to write his prayers—as raw, as angry, and as cuss-word filled as he needs.
The only caveat was that he couldn't use "sharing his prayer requests" as an excuse to cuss around the family. But in the presence of God, processing his pain, sure.
I could tell from his widened eyes and the slight mischievous grin on his lips that this suggestion surprised him. He's had a rough year with our move from Boston to Los Angeles. He misses his old school, he misses the comfort of a familiar place and most of all he misses his friends. Everything changed for him in a short amount of time. I've watched him process all this pain and confusion and I understand. I want him to have hope. I want him to be open to my help. And most of all, I want him to be honest with feeling.
But I'm only human. I have two other children who need their mom to support them in the transition. Sometimes, I don't have the right answer. Or any answer for that matter.
This is why I told my son to start a prayer journal and be as honest in it as possible: bad punctuation, angry entries, cuss words and all. God is listening and He has the perfect antidote for our pain. Himself.
I love how in Malachi 3:16-18, God points out to Israel that they've spoken out against him to get them talking to him about what's really bothering them and then to give them a promise. God says, "You've spoken arrogantly against me," and then he goes on to tell them that he's heard their grumbles about injustice, futility, annd hopelessness. For a chosen people, this was akin to blasphemy or, quite possibly, just like a thirteen-year-old using a few choice phrases to describe this season of loneliness.
When God made His attentiveness to His children known, something shifted. They gathered together and wrote out their memories of Him. This remembering the goodness of God was the antidote to their arrogance.
Their arrogance wasn't in the fact that they spoke plainly about the Most High. It was that they assumed that He didn't care. The arrogance of the Israelites was that they believed it was up to them to face their pain all alone.
God reminds them that they are His treasured possession and desires to be their compassionate father.
He even promises wisdom and insight for hard times.
Right now our world feels very dark. Shootings, persecution, and racism fill our Facebook feeds. We have Twitter hashtags for tragedies around the world: name of cities we love, names of children, and protest cries. The hopelessness is overwhelming.
We don't have to be overwhelmed though. We don't have to give in to the lie that we are alone. Unseen. Crying out to deaf ears.
No, God is listening. He's watching. He's waiting for us to get honest and invite him in. And when we do, He gives us the very thing we need: His presence. The hope of His deliverance. The confidence in His loving words.
This hope is why we celebrate the birth of Jesus. The incarnation, the right-next-to-you-in-your-messiness of Emmanuel is good news for every person who feels like they are all alone in this world that doesn't make any sense at all.
This was my hope for my son when I suggested his prayer journal. I want him to know the Jesus who touches the leper and restores the demonic and listens to the sobs of a woman washing his feet with her hair.
If you're struggling today, know this, dear one: Jesus sees you. He hears you, and he isn't put off by your very human, very honest, sometimes arrogant prayers. In fact, your honesty draws him even closer and there you will find your peace and your hope. There you will be treasured and loved.
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1st Merton Park Girls Brigade - n:spire
The n:spire section for girls age 13 to 18 years old is the fourth section of the Girls Brigade. It is a Christian, international charity working alongside girls and young women of every background, ability and culture. As Brigaders there is so much to do and so many opportunities. As well as more challenging badge work within Girls' Brigade, there's still the focus on Spiritual, Physical, Educational and Service topics but as Brigaders involvement in picking relevant topics, where current interests can be extended, i.e., dance, music, art, drama, sports etc., and have the opportunity to be introduced to new concepts. Brigaders isn't all theory, its about getting out, getting involved and making a difference.
Who to contact
- Contact Name
- Denise Hodgson
- Telephone
- 020 8330 6250
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- Website
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on line contact form
- Address
Merton Park Baptist Church
Bushey Road
Merton Park
- Postcode
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Buses, 164, 655, 152, 163 and K5. Railway Station, Wimbledon Chase.
Time / Date Details
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The wintertime holiday season is here but Boca Raton is going to have a warm, temperate December, which is par for the course for us. Temperatures are expected to drop by just a few degrees soon, just in time to give us a Christmas week in the 70s…accompanied by thunderstorms galore.
Before those clouds roll in though, we want to ask if your AC system is ready to continue keeping you cool throughout the rest of the year and into 2020, especially should you play host to your family and friends in the coming days. If you aren't sure of your answer, you may be in need of professional air conditioning repair in Boca Raton, Fl.
How Do I Know I Need Repairs?
First things first, you probably want to make sure that you are calling for repairs that you actually need. So let's give a quick overview of some indicators that your air conditioner may be having some trouble.
- Noises: Aside from the steady whoosh of air that your AC is supposed to make, there are several sounds your system might emit that aren't normal. This includes clanging, banging, consistent clicking, screeching, rattling and more. Loud noises like these are a big red flag that something is wrong.
- Lack of Cool Air: An air conditioner that isn't producing cold air is really just a fan. If your system isn't creating the cooled air that it is supposed to, chances are you need repairs as this could indicate a refrigerant leak, condenser issue or a host of other problems.
- High Bills: Your bills are liable to fluctuate based on how much you use your cooler to begin with. however, those changes are reasonable. If you are noticing big spikes in your utility bills anytime you use your AC, there is a problem at hand that requires repairs.
Why Do I Need a Professional?
You've identified an issue (or two) that requires repairs. So why can't you just do it yourself or ask your friend's kid who is really good with different home systems to get the job done. The answer: because this will end up costing you far more than professional service would. While DIY repairs, or repairs from an amateur, might seem cheaper, they will often result in things being missed or done improperly which will end up developing into bigger repair needs or worse, an early replacement.
A professional HVAC service technician is trained and certified to handle whatever repair needs your system has. The work they do won't just fix the repair, it will also improve your system's efficiency and extend its lifespan.
The next time you need a repair service for your air conditioning system, make sure you reach out to the team of professionals at Envirotech Air Quality Systems. We are trained and certified to get the job done the first time around. What's more, we are always happy to help you find new ways to improve your home's air quality, comfort, and energy efficiency.
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I love when this happens.
You know, when your leftovers go straight Rock Star.
I was just trying to use up some leftover flank steak the other day, and I was starving.
Starving = Your Food Will Taste Amazing.
I don't even remember what I made with the flank steak the night before.
Don't judge.
But, the steak was so.much.better. than the night before. I won't lie, this was a cheap cut of meat. The cheaper the meat, the more difficult it is to make tender. But, I sprinkled it with salt, simmered it in a little beef broth, covered and simmered it on low for about 20 minutes.
It sliced like buttah and made one hell of a panini.
- 4 pieces white sandwich bread (or wheat, or rye, or whatever your favorite is)
- 1/2 stick butter, melted
- 1/4 lb. flank steak, done, thinly sliced
- 1/2 cup grape tomatoes, sliced
- 8 slices bacon, cooked
- 1/4 cup guacamole (you know how to make this)
- 2 slices Muenster cheese
- BBQ sauce for dipping
- Heat a panini maker over medium high heat and spray with nonstick spray (also spray the top of the panini maker).
- Brush one side of each piece of bread with butter.
- Add one piece of bread to the bottom of panini grill and layer steak, tomatoes, bacon, guacamole and cheese.
- Add another slice of bread and close the panini maker.
- Grill until done.
- Dip in BBQ sauce.
This was so good – like, I can't describe it good. Nobody was home at the time and I had no witnesses to this insanity.
The Muenster cheese is a key element here. Don't skimp on it.
Oh, and the BBQ sauce.
This is crazy deliciousness.


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In a huge surprise to many on the right, the US Supreme Court upheld the individual mandate provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 (HCR/Obamacare). The Court ruled that it was a constitutionally permissible tax imposed by Congress.
The bottom line of the Court's decision, where Chief Justice John Roberts broke with the conservative group (Scalia, Thomas and surprisingly Kennedy), is that the entire ACA is upheld, with the exception that the federal government's power to terminate states' Medicaid funds is narrowly read.
That overturns the decisions by the 11th Circuit that found the law unconstitutional.
As I've noted, the individual mandate serves as a tax, and that's the grounds on which the Court found that the individual mandate is constitutional. The mandate provisions are set forth at 26 USC 5000A (the Internal Revenue Code) and imposes an annual penalty of $95, or up to 1% of income, whichever is greater, on individuals who do not secure insurance in 2014, which rises to to $695, or 2.5% of income, by 2016 and after (and adjusted for inflation). Families are hit with higher penalties. There are exemptions to the "fine" in cases of financial hardship or religious beliefs
This is a not insignificant sum of money we're talking about. This provision is expected to raise several billion dollars every year it is in operation beginning in 2014, and is part of the revenue side of reforming the health care funding across the country. It is also seen as a critical tool to getting people into the health care insurance pools so that they can help spread the costs of health care for those who are more likely to utilize the insurance policies.
The tax and spend power of Congress is unquestioned. The question was how the Administration had considered this not to be a tax. I thought that was a poor decision on their part. The Administration focused on a Commerce Clause justification, but the Court found that the power was vested in the Congressional power to tax.
The decision can be found here: NATIONAL FEDERATION OF INDEPENDENT BUSINESS ET AL. v. SEBELIUS, SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, ET AL. No. 11–393


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Tuesday, September 1, 2009
The Fatwah and the Furious: Riyadh Drift
Talk about your triumph of Western imperialism! Once the youth of the Islamic world discover the joys of hot-rodding, it's only a matter of time before they're chilling with some 40s, cranking up the subwoofers and telling the radical clerics, "Jihad? Dude, that's like so 2001."
What next? Mud-bogging in Yemen? Motocross in Damascus? Jet-skis in the Persian Gulf? Right now, there's probably some Iranian teenagers risking the wrath of the mullahs by skating a half-pipe in the suburbs of Tehran and sharing bootleg Tony Hawk videos with their homies.
Again, thanks to our friends at Founding Bloggers.
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- AnonymousTue Sep 01, 12:42:00 PM
Where are the getting all those cars???ReplyDelete
How many times do you watch this happen before someone, somewhere says, "Dude, this really doesn't work so well."?ReplyDelete
en shallah (sp) Perhaps I live, perhaps I die, as Allah wills. . . .seat belts?ReplyDelete
As a person who has actually driven in the Mid East - speed is life (speed to avoid others of course). . .
They're getting the cars from their parents, who allow Saudi boys tremendous latitude, even letting them drive several years underage. As long as they stay away from girls, they can do just about anything they want. This is a huge problem here, where public entertainment is against the law (No movie theaters here in Saudi Arabia.) and boys from families that are well-enough off that they're not required to work are desperate for ways to occupy their time.ReplyDelete
Incidentally, the Arabic title translates to "Allah protect us from the harm of accidents."
Here's a short, funny video of other Arab drivers. Scroll down to "Arab Motorcycle Gang". http://stevengivler.blogspot.com/2008_09_01_archive.html
Rush hour in Cairo, without the donkeys.ReplyDelete


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Travel Alert extended to south central and southwestern North Dakota
The North Dakota Department of Transportation (NDDOT) and the North Dakota Highway Patrol have extended a Travel Alert to include south central and southwestern North Dakota due to blowing and drifting snow causing snow to stick to roadways and creating icy road conditions for Bismarck, Washburn, Glen Ullin, Flasher, Steele, Linton, Dickinson, Beach, New England, Bowman, Hettinger and surrounding areas. This extends the Travel Alert issued earlier for portions of northwestern North Dakota which includes the cities of Williston, Tioga, Watford City and surrounding areas.
Motorists should also be aware that travel conditions can change quickly and blowing and drifting snow can create hazardous driving conditions and roads could become blocked, especially at bridges or sheltered areas.
A Travel Alert means conditions are such that motorists can still travel in these areas, but should be advised of rapidly changing conditions. Motorists are encouraged to reduce speeds and drive according to the conditions.
All travelers are encouraged to monitor road conditions as weather
conditions occur and use caution while traveling. For road information, call
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Live Assist Software
Excellent for Broadcast and Internet Radio
APEX-Live is the ultimate live assist software for any Internet or Broadcast radio station. It is flexible, with customizable user interfaces; and powerful with numerous features. Use it in tandem with APEX, or as a stand alone software. Learn how APEX-Live can be integrated into your studio.
Custom User Profiles
With APEX-Live, you can create unlimited user profiles. Each with their own customizable screens and arrangements. One user may prefer only hot key pages, while others choose to view all screens.
Setup your screens your way, and switch between profiles at any time.
Choose from Hot Keys, Playlist, Volume Control, File Info, Preview Player and more.
Multi-Monitor Support
Utilize dual monitors, or as many monitors as you can throw at it. This affords you excellent real estate to configure the APEX-Live screens how you want them. The software is also touchscreen compatible, giving you power at your fingertips.
Dynamic Live Assist
APEX-Live is designed to be an effectual live-assist tool for stations of all sizes. The playlist can be created quickly and easily, then saved for later playback. You can then fade, pause, or loop any file in the playlist.
Employ the multi-sort tool to quickly find a file. Have a song in mind, but only know the year and artist? Rapidly search by artist, and then search by a specific year to find that song. Other useful tools, such as the file info display, allow your DJ to make your live broadcast potent and compelling.
Opportunities to use this software are endless. Use it on remotes for ball games, or on-the-road broadcasts. Or use it in your studio for all your live shows.
Console Integration
Want to start or stop the playlist via your console? Simply connect an ARC-10UP/BP or ARC-15BP console via RS232 to your APEX-Live computer. The USB channel will both start and stop the playlist when you turn the channel on or off.
FREE APEX-Live Download:
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Features List
Excellent for Live Assist and Live Show Applications
Live Assist
Hot Key Pages - Create hot key pages for quick access to specified audio files. Create an unlimited amount of Hot Key pages with custom names.
Live Playlist - Create custom playlists for your live shows.
Live Voice track - Quickly and Easily voice track your show live.
Time of Day Clock - Clock with Day / Hour / Minute / Second.
F-Key Hot Keys - Quick access F Keys, that allow you to perform your tasks faster and more efficiently.
Multi-Monitor Compatible - Connect 2 or more monitors, and place your modules anywhere on the screens, in exactly the format you want.
User Profile Screens - Create custom user profiles, to quickly save the layout of your On-Air modules, the way you want. Then quickly access that profile at any time.
4 Fader Play Output - 4 fader output to send to 4 channels on console. 3 faders are designated for overlapping audio as a song transition occurs. The 4th output is for cuing audio files.
Hard Disk
Plays .mp3, .mp2 & .wav - Capable of playing any MP3, MP2 or WAV format audio file. It will also automatically pull MP3 tag data, such as Title and Artist information.
Touchscreen compatible - Will work with any Windows based touchscreen monitor.
Play out Sound Card - Is capable of playing audio out a physical sound card. Radio Wave will only send your audio out your encoder as an internet stream, and is not suitable for terrestrial radio.
Standard Windows Network - Works on a standard Windows network infrastructure, and not require any special hardware or software to communicate over the network.
Networked Audio Production - Allows audio files to be imported over the network into the On-Air computer software. For example, you can produce an audio file on a networked computer, and transfer over the network to the On-Air computer, and the automation software will recognize the addition of the audio file.
Remote Access
Control On-Air Computer - Control your On-Air computer from anywhere in the world, using an internet connection.
Internet Streaming
Compatible - Will work with most major internet streaming services. Learn more.
Title & Artist info - Will send title and artist information to designated internet streaming service.
Podcasting - Can be used for creating podcasts, and then uploaded to your website or service.
BMI / SoundExchange - Quickly and easily create music played reports for royalty
Spot Logs - Create spot logs to see what and when spots played.
Online Tutorials - Online training tutorials, that are extremely helpful for learning the software.
Email Support - FREE email support. Answers will be giving within 24 hours on the next business day.
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By: Octavio, Cortez
On May 4th, 2017, the US House of Representatives approved the American Health Care Act (AHCA), getting a step closer to achieving their promise of reshaping the nation's healthcare system. This passage keeps the Republican's dream alive of repealing and replacing the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare. Even though the AHCA is closer to becoming the law of the land, the bill faces a tough challenge in the Senate. It is still unknown how much the AHCA will affect those currently insured, but it is estimated that millions will lose coverage. Under the new Act, the current federal subsidies would be replaced by a new tax credit that in general, would be less generous than those currently provided by Obamacare. Medicaid (Medi-Cal in California) will also be facing several significant changes if the AHCA is fully implemented, and is expected that those with pre-existing conditions might face higher premiums if they have a gap in coverage longer than 63 days. Older individuals might also face higher premiums, as insurers will be allowed to charge higher premiums to older consumers. Although still unknown, it is said that such changes should bring down insurance premiums and will allow consumers more control over their healthcare decisions.
What to do in the meantime?
Obamacare is still the law of the land and we should still comply. Keeping proper health insurance is important, not only to avoid penalties, but to make sure we are covered in the event of an illness or emergency. Take advantage of your plan's preventive annual checkup at no cost to you and your family members. Make sure any pending surgeries, check-ups, exams, etc., are performed as soon as possible. If the AHCA is eventually passed in its entirety, keeping health insurance in place without any lapse in coverage, will allow you to experience a smooth transition from one plan to the next. Let's see what the future of our nation's healthcare system brings.
Octavio Cortez, MBA
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El Centro, CA 92243
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It is necessary that a comprehensive COVID-19 risk assessment be undertaken in buildings, especially at workplaces, in order to reassess the potential risk of coronavirus and to implement new procedures to prevent further spread and infection to people. If businesses do not have an appropriate level of COVID-19 assessment, they may find themselves ill-suited to manage and control workplace risks associated with COVID-19. Conducting this risk assessment also ensures businesses are properly positioned to combat this viral prevalence and contamination within the workplace.Read More
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It contacts all the information about the picture sizes you need, and a few extra helpful tips besides.
Do bear in mind though, even though your Facebook Page's profile picture needs to be 180 pixels square, Facebook actually automatically crops out 10 pixels on all four sides. So basically, create an image that's 180px, but know that you'll lose a bit around the edges.
Of course, you can also have me do this for you, I make a lot of these for people! In fact, I've done over 100 in the past 12 months.


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Former UNCW basketball player receives NFL tryout
May 7, 2018
A former UNC Wilmington basketball received an invitation from the Green Bay Packers to attend their rookie minicamp for a tryout this past weekend.
Marcus Bryan, who last played football at Ravenscroft School as a senior in high school, had an opportunity to make the Packers 90-man training camp roster. Rookie minicamp involved a total of 51 players hoping to make the team. Bryan was one of 16 players that received a tryout along with 11 draft picks, 10 returning first-year players, and 14 undrafted free agents.
Bryan attempted to join former collegiate basketball players turned National Football League players such as Antonio Gates, Jimmy Graham, and Tony Gonzalez. Graham, a current Packer tight end, played basketball for four years at the University of Miami, averaging 4.2 points per game and 4.2 rebounds per game.
Bryan announced on Instagram Sunday afternoon he did not make the Packers roster. He expressed gratitude to the Packers and looks forward to his next opportunity.
In his senior year for the Seahawks, Bryan started all 32 games and averaged 5.7 points and 6.9 rebounds per game. In three seasons for the Seahawks, Bryan scored a total of 404 points and 429 rebounds over 99 games played.
Bryan declined to comment for this story.


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I made an opportunistic Girly Bits order from Rainbow Connection the other day. They sell out of the brand's super unique polishes very quickly, so I nabbed a good few whilst they were in stock briefly the other week. Into the Night was the first I applied - and oh my! It's amazing. A black jelly base with tons of rainbow holographic particles, it catches the light like no-one's business and is SO very eyecatching.
I applied three coats above, and it's still a little soft thanks to the jelly-like base. A coat or two applied on top of a solid black cream is much, much more striking.
Here it is in the bottle, with three friends I bought to keep it company.
|Into the Night, I Hit My Bunny Phone, Sofa King Messy, Bawitdaba
At around £9 each, they're not cheap, but all four are pretty unique - I Hit My Bunny Phone in particular is a multichrome unlike anything I've ever seen before. You'll find the range (when it's not sold out) at Rainbow Connection.
This post originated at www.londonbeautyreview.com. If you're reading it elsewhere, it's been stolen, violating my copyright.


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You can download SNUM here.
SNUM now supports the Google Social Graph API. SNUM uses google to find the related social network sites of a given url.
The dandyId api is used first, but if nothing is found, google is called. This greatly improves the coverage and use of the tool.
Google's results can vary and are dependent on the social network sites implementing the protocols correctly. So it still better to define your own identity (through a service such as dandyId), than rely on Google.
What dandyId also provides (and might be implemented in a future SNUM release), is the ability to prove your identity. See dandyId's Identity Verification feature.


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Without a crystal ball, seeing into the future is practically impossible. But when it comes to home trends, design pros and real estate experts alike have predicted some of the top home improvements that will be all the rage over the next few years. From state-of-the-art home security to home improvements that have a stellar ROI, let's take a look at some of their predictions.
High-Tech Home Security Install
We rely on technology every single day. From the alarm we wake up to on our smartphone each morning to devices like Amazon's Alexa or Google Home that take notes on our grocery list and keep our daily schedules organized. So why not embrace some technology that can make your home safer, too? Contemporary home security monitoring systems have evolved leaps and bounds from their bulky predecessors of the past. Many of today's modern security systems have a sleek design. Homeowners can even find easy-to-install home security systems without messy wires or confusing parts and pieces. And best of all, these systems are affordable, which makes them a smart investment.
Bathroom Remodel
The experts from Remodeling Magazine release their Cost vs. Value Report annually, and the ever-popular bathroom remodel is no stranger to the 2019 report. Remodeling Magazine cites that a bathroom remodel can recoup between 60.2 to 67.2 percent of the cost. This improvement is a solid option for homeowners who might not have the budget to undergo a full-scale bathroom addition. When taking on a bathroom remodel, the vanity should be the focus. Bring a new look to the space with a modernized vanity. Additionally, updating bathroom fixtures is an easy and fast fix. And while you are at it, spruce up the powder room with wall art, updated bathroom accessories and fresh linens like new a shower curtain or plush towels.
Window Replacement
Older homes may have lots of rustic charm and ample curb appeal, but your historic home could be a giant money waster and energy sucker. If you have noticed cold drafts in the winter or overheated spaces in the summer months, it may be time to update your windows. Like a bathroom remodel, window replacement ranks as one of the top home improvements in the 2019 Cost vs. Value Report, with an ROI above 70 percent. New windows around the home, especially if they are ENERGY STAR-certified, can not only save you money on your heating and cooling bills, you can reduce your carbon footprint by using less energy, ultimately reducing greenhouse gas emissions from your home.
Add Color With Wallpaper
Floral print wallpaper might remind you of your grandmother's house, but garden print wallpaper is making a serious comeback in 2019. Interior designers and decorators predict that floral prints will be among one of the top home design trends of 2019. Wallpaper can be used in an endless amount of ways around the home. You can use it to create a bold accent wall in the family room or in a kid's room for a playful touch. Or opt for a bright and colorful patterned wallpaper to decorate a boring kitchen nook.
You might not have a time machine or a crystal ball, but who needs them? You have the top home improvements of the future at your fingertips.


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Oreo – The World's Favourite Cookie – is encouraging you to see the world with the same sense of wonder as a kid – to live life Wonderfilled! To celebrate all things Wonderfilled, Oreo is giving three South African families a trip to New York City, worth R200 000 each! For a chance to win one of these amazing trips to the home of OREO, simply purchase a pack of OREO biscuits (176g or 429g) and SMS the last five digits of their barcode to 40185 or enter online at www.letwonderout.co.za. SMS rates and T's & C's apply.
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Borotalco: Stop the Stink
Everyone knows someone with body odor, but no one wants to be the one to tell them. We wondered if Borotalco could be that "kind and gentle" messenger. We helped the brand launch an anonymous body-odor reporting hotline to "stop the stink." Within days, the hotline was overwhelmed with nearly 8,000 reports from people who wanted help with a smelly friend or co-worker. "Relief" was delivered anonymously – a gift bag of Borotalco deodorants and shower gels, accompanied by an upbeat letter wishing the offenders a stress-free summer. Media, YouTubers and bloggers drove the story. And the modest promotion led to a 30% summer sales lift.