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by Dolf te LinteloSeveral weeks ago, I spent a day in the heart of London attending two index launch events. One concerned the Mo Ibrahim Index of African Governance 2012, the other the Global Hunger Index 2012 by IFPRI/Concern/German Agro-Action. Both taking place the same morning was coincidental and seemingly only connected by a few folks shuttling between both events. Yet, it clearly signalled the rise of the index as a measurement and advocacy tool in development.
Of course, indices have been around for some time, yet a clear trend has emerged over the last decade. In the early 1990s the Human Development Index was established to become a leading international reference point, with the UN Development Programme publishing annual human development reports. Newer kids on the block include the Centre for Global Development's Commitment to Development Index (since 2003); the Gross National Happiness Index of Bhutan (2009); the Global Food Security Index of the Economist Intelligence Unit (2011); the Multidimensional Poverty Index (2010) Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative and UNDP; and the Women's Empowerment in Agriculture Index of OPHI/USAID/IFPRI (2012), to name but a few. Here I should declare an interest: I have been working with colleagues to develop a Hunger Reduction Commitment Index ( - 2011), soon to be relaunched as Hunger And Nutrition Commitment Index (HANCI).
So why are indices so rapidly proliferating? Here are some reasons, in no particular order:
- They allow a quick fire comparison of countries, if done well. Although in-country policymakers overwhelmingly focus on domestic development, international comparisons can broaden their horizons without any fuzz.
- People, organisations and governments are intrigued by league tables – they love them or love to hate them. A senior African UN administrator and member of the Mo Ibrahim Foundation's governing board noted that African political leaders proudly wave index findings when it portrays them as doing well, or don't use them at all.
- Indices not just stir up debate but can also foster dialogue. Civil society groups are attracted to indices as it allows them to engage with governments using credible third party analysis, that often employ government published data.
- The diagnostic strengths of indices can not only enable governments to assess their own performance on critical development indicators but also help them to join up dots that otherwise may remain unconnected.
- Indices are possible. This is not just a statement of the obvious. Greater ease of access to data thanks to computerised databases has greatly enabled their construction, on a growing number of indicators. For instance, the Global Food Security Index looks at 25 indicators for 105 countries, and the Ibrahim Index of African Governance compares 53 African countries for 84 variables. This is not to say that sufficient data on the right indicators is always available - it often is not. Indices show what data is available, not what is lacking.


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In the next couple of posts will be a bucket full of photos of my Baby.
Sorry I just cant help it.
This is what my life consists of now..being a busy mama of two boys and enjoying every moment of it.
Very precious pictures! He is so tiny!
Also, I love your green side table.
keep the pics coming! He is too cute for words!
Love these pics & your bedroom! Gorgeous!
I recently discovered your blog & am in love! Keep the baby posts coming...Your boys are adorable, you should be proud:)


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I still remember myself sitting in front of my double tape deck stereo system, playing a copy of a tape I borrowed from my guitar teacher back and forth. It contained 'Europa' from Santana, and I tried to figure out how he made these weird sounds. Later, when I learned to play the electric guitar with the web as my tutor, I found out one can bend a guitar string to increase the pitch gradually.. (which was of course not part of my classical guitar education)
Since the rise of the internet, guitar has become the most accessible instrument for non-educated musicians (if it wasn't already before). Together with the large amounts of free instruction material and tabs or sheet music out there, these pieces of software are now making life easier than ever:
Guitar Pro has long been the one thing you needed for accessing most of the tab resources on the web, and it still is. It is not that expensive, so if you really want to learn to play the guitar it's a must-have! Since the recent sixth version of the software however, the sound engine has evolved a lot, so that it is also capable of transforming your compositions into reasonable audio tracks, or making backing tracks for your favourite shred solos. Very recently, they also introduced the option of buying additional soundbanks (especially useful for the keys and drums in my opinion), making the software a true competitor for VSTi plugins. If you're still not sure, there are other options to access guitar pro files though.. but the genuine software remains the best. By the way, did I mention that it is available for Linux, Mac and Windows. My favourite place to find guitar pro files is still ultimate-guitar.
AlphaTab is one of the options out there for viewing and playing guitar pro files without purchasing the genuine software. It is is a JavaScript library that allows you to embed music notation and guitar tablatures to your websites. Not as easy to use of course, since you have to know some things about html and JavaScript, but someone has already done all the hard work for you!
Guitar Pro Viewer first was an extension available in google chrome but has now turned into an app that allows quick access to all famous songs you know. It is in fact an implementation of AlphaTab, which allows searching songs in the songsterr database. Definitely the most easy option for learning that famous riff to show off at the next band rehearsal!
TuxGuitar is a simple free alternative to guitar pro since it is compatible with most of the guitar pro files available on the web (*.gp3-5). The development is however not that active since the latest version already dates from end 2009. If you find a tab, you can try to read it with this piece of software. Composing is of course also possible, which AlphaTab and Guitar Pro Viewer do not allow.
Go PlayAlong offers combining tabs (including guitar pro files) with MP3 backing tracks and SoundFonts. It is a bit more flexible than guitar pro in that perspective, but in view of the recent developments of guitar pro, I suspect it will only be a matter of time before such options become available too.
Guitar tabs on your mobile!
Guitar Partner Pro is an Android app, that can read guitar pro, powertab, and TuxGuitar files, and Guitar Pro has an app for your iPhone, iPod touch, or iPad!
Development doesn't stop of course. While Cloud services are emerging everywhere, the guitar tablature market cannot lag behind. Noteflight is however the only service I currently know off, but for sure, others will emerge soon. The basic account is free, so give it a try! It also allows embedding your compositions into your own websites. Recently the tablature options became available for their free plans, so it is open to guitar players now. Very easy if you use multiple computers with multiple operating systems, since it is entirely web-based. This is the future, for sure!
If you're after high quality sheet music, LilyPond is the thing you need! What LaTeX is for science, LilyPond is for music. Hard to learn, but definitely worth the effort! Many music notation programs are enabling compatibility with the LilyPond format for this reason, which is of course cross-platform, and free for everyone. Only drawback is that it's text-based, as LaTeX..
Frescobaldi is a solution to this, as it is a kind of GUI for using the LilyPond language. Another option that is quite similar is the Denemo.
Power Tab Editor is probably the second most-used tablature software out there. Many powertab files can be found on the web, and it is completely free. However, guitar pro files are more common nowadays, and this software is Windows-only.. which makes me not want to use it.. But anyway, it is still available, and a lot of tabs can be found for it.
Some other options worth linking to are the following:
General composing software
MuseScore is definitely an interesting piece of free software. Tablature support is however not available yet, but they're working on it. Again cross-platform, so a very promising piece of software.
Some other options worth linking to:
As you can see, playing tapes back and forth is not necessary any more since quite some time now. You can take your tabs with you everywhere you go, or store them in the cloud to make them accessible from anywhere. I'm curious what the future will bring..


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New composition of the MICCAI board
Dear MICCAI Society Member:
It is my privilege and pleasure to inform you about the new composition of the MICCAI board. First, we are happy to announce that Lena Maier Hein, German Cancer Research Center, Heidelberg and Guoyan Zheng, Institute for Surgical Technology & Biomechanics, Bern, Switzerland, have been elected to the MICCAI board, through the MICCAI board and popular vote, respectively. Both have become a regular member of the MICCAI board as of February 1st. Second, we also welcome Daniel Racoceanu, Pontifical Catholic University of Peru, Lima, to the board, as the MICCAI 2020 conference chair. We are very happy with the expertise, energy and ideas that the three of you will bring to the board. I would like to thank you for your commitment, and we very much look forward to work with you.
As of February 1st, we also say goodbye to two board members who have been very active in the MICCAI Society. Sebastien Ourselin has served on the MICCAI board since 2007, has been on the executive MICCAI board for six years, and has been involved in the organization of many MICCAI conferences, especially the successful MICCAI conferences in 2007 in Brisbane and in 2016 in Athens, which he (co-)chaired. Sebastien, as a society, we have been able to profit tremendously from your vision, enthusiasm, energy, and hard work, and on behalf of the MICCAI board and MICCAI society I would like to express our thanks for all you have done.
Pierre Jannin has been on the MICCAI board since 2014 and as chair of the working group on conference affairs he has worked extremely hard not only to improve the process in which we select new locations for MICCAI conferences, but also to provide conference organizing teams with valuable information and support allowing them to host a great conference. Pierre, we will benefit from the work you have done for years to come; it was a pleasure to work with you.
For more information and contact details of MICCAI board members and working groups, you are welcome to visit the MICCAI webpages at www.miccai.org.
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Last night "Love & Hip Hop's" Erica Mena was spotted at a pre-Grammy party at MyHouse Night Club in Hollywood wearing a quilted black leather dress with gold chain accents. The dress is an exclusive design from Indie fashion line Vinton Vital Clothing's Fall 2012 collection. Erica styled the bustier tulip dress with Betsey Johnson peep-toe booties and a red Louis Vuitton bag.
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I'm posting a little late tonight, but here we are. Holloween. All Hollows Eve. The day when the veil between the spiritual and material world is at it's weakest, and ghosts and goblins come out to play.
And the day that I voted. I couldn't think of a more appropriate day, and it made sense symbolically, in it's own way.
I was going to write a filk to celebrate today, and post it, but I never got to it. For those who are interested, the title was going to be "I Voted Obama (and I Did Not Vote for John McCain)".
Still, while aliens are cool, as is a nation-wide freak out, for today I thought I'd play a song that goes more on the spiritual site of things. And, frankly, creeps me out:
The Jezebel Spirit – Bryan Eno & David Byrne
This actually strikes me as a song you'd like, Sean. You see, the voices on this song are recorded off the radio, from an American Evangelist[1] doing an exorcism.
With the music and the pictures set to it, I just find this a very disturbing piece. And since that was clearly the intention, I consider it well done.
Of course, being a Talking Heads fan, I'm a bit biased…
[1] Possibly more then one; I can't really tell.


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University Planning Council (UPC) identifies six aspirational goals to serve as framework for LSU's next strategic plan
Posted March 14, 2016
Building upon what was learned through the development and implementation of the Flagship Agendas 2010 and 2020, and taking into account the dramatic changes affecting the higher education landscape over the last five years, a decision was made in early 2016 to embark upon the development of a new strategic plan for the university. Past LSU strategic plans have rightfully focused on growth, yielding the institution's third largest class in its history. The new exercise focuses on converging the energy of LSU's faculty, staff and students to advance the institution's leadership role in the state and the nation, and to graduate leaders who measure their success not only by their own achievements, but also by the success of those they have helped.
The plan was officially put in place on March 14 as the University Planning Committee (UPC) presented a list of words that will set the framework for how LSU defines itself in the landscape of higher education. After multiple meetings and input from the entire UPC, the field of words was narrowed down to six: Globally Engaged, Creative, Collaborative, Impactful, Innovative and Culturally Competent.
Faculty, staff, students, alumni, business leaders and key stakeholders will be asked to offer their input on LSU's strengths and weaknesses in these areas so that a plan can be developed to align the university with future success.
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Canada has become one of the most popular destinations for immigrants. Its reputation as a diverse and economically stable country has led to an increase in the number of immigrants who call it home.
Among the OECD nations, Canada has one of the highest immigration rates, with numbers of approximately 0.7 percent of the population immigrating each year. That's about 250,000 new immigrants per year, which doesn't include about 200,000 temporary foreign workers and 100,000 students. Plus the employment rate for those immigrating to Canada has continued to rise since 2008.
Along with the federal and provincial programs for immigration that are available, the following are the biggest reasons that make Canada a great place for immigrants.
1. Economy Opportunity
In the wake of an unstable U.S. economy, many immigrants are now looking to other countries for new opportunities. Canada has been ranked as one of the most vibrant and efficient markets for labour.
Many have predicted that its 2015 budget will be more balanced than countries such as France, the United States, Italy, and Japan. This is a sign of a strong economy that offers the prosperity and mobility that immigrants are looking for.
2. Cultural Diversity
Canada has a strong reputation for its openness to immigrants. There are no anti-immigration political parties. This underscores the progressive attitudes of Canada, and sets it apart from other destinations that immigrants might consider.
This has influenced the world's view of Canada. A large proportion of the world's population recognizes Canada as a nation that respects freedoms and individual rights, welcomes immigrants, tolerates differing races and cultures, and offers a high quality of living.
3. Superior Education
Immigrant parents value a high level of education for their children. Canada's affordable education system has contributed to its appeal to immigrants. It is considered one of the best educational systems in the world, and is easily accessible due to its affordable costs.
For parents immigrating to Canada, the high standards of its education provide future opportunities to their children that they might not otherwise have access to. Canadian diplomas and certificates are viewed by many as equivalent to those of the U.S.
This has increased the number of immigrant students in the country. It has increased the level of academic talent that Canadian companies look for in their own development efforts, and further stimulates a strong economy.
Immigration to Canada continues to rise, as the world recognizes the many benefits it offers. With a strong economy providing numerous opportunities and a culturally diverse population, many foreign-born citizens have reaped the rewards of immigrating to Canada. Its educational system makes it attractive to immigrants, and has laid the foundation for future innovation and progress for all of Canada.
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Wednesday, July 6, 2011
More Lovely Ugly Keepers
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In your line of work it must be so difficult not keeping everything. I like your lateral thinking to add the green to another room lol.ReplyDelete
Well you know I admire your fabulous collection, Katherine. Is it bigger than Jo's I wonder...?ReplyDelete
How could you not adopt a few? My house would be full of this and that if I had your job. The green ones make a nice change :)ReplyDelete
I'll admit I wasn't sold at first... but seeing the green one up on the shelf, I like it.ReplyDelete
I believe we are about as bad as each other. I have a few large and many many many many small whereas you have lots of large and many many many small ones in your shops :)ReplyDelete
Ah yes, the beauty of a Queenslander, non? We who inhabit them do indeed learn to get creative with space!ReplyDelete
That brown one is EXACTLY like the ones my parents had.ReplyDelete
I like how you call them ugly and yet love them!ReplyDelete
Those are lovely and i have to say cost a small fortune to buy these days. I really love the one in the 3rd picture the red and grey one its gorgeous. Its nice to collect things ;-)) Thank you so very much for your lovely heart felt words on my last post. Take lots of care, dee xReplyDelete
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Wasserman-WHAT? Wikipedia claims Wasserman-Rubin and Wasserman Schultz are mother-daughter
By Brittany Wallman
Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz's REAL mom is in this photo-graph of her swearing-in from January 2009. The congresswoman and her mom, Ann Wasserman, are in blue. To the far left is non-family-member Nancy Pelosi, then-House-Speaker. Holding the Tanakh is the congresswoman's husband, Steve Schultz. Behind her, Larry Wasserman, her dad. And to her side, her brother, Steve. Two of her three kids are in front. (photo courtesy of Rep. Wasserman Schultz)
News flash: Wikipedia isn't always correct.
The online encyclopedia's penchant for posting inaccuracies isn't helping U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Weston, whose parents are listed on Wikipedia as being two fallen public figures in Broward.
"She is the daughter of former Broward Commissioner Diana Wasserman-Rubin, and her stepfather is Richard Rubin," the entry about the congresswoman reads.
Wasserman-Rubin resigned from the Broward County Commission in 2010 and is facing trial on public corruption related charges, and Rubin, a former grants writer for Southwest Ranches, is serving a 10- month federal prison sentence for tax evasion.
Wasserman Schultz has a national profile as head of the Democratic National Committee, so conservative bloggers took the faux familial tie and ran with it.
Some of the headlines:
"DNC Chair's parents off to jail for corruption''
"The nut doesn't fall far from the tree: Debbie Wasserman-Schultz's parents involved in all kinds of skulduggery''
"Debbie's parents do Broward''
A caller to the Sun Sentinel on Tuesday asked why the relation between the two wasn't "a national story.'' He'd read about the mother-daughter kinship on the Internet.
Untruths can live on Wikipedia for a long time before they're corrected, according to the Wikipedia entry "reliability of Wikipedia.'' The entries are written and policed for mistakes by the public.
The Cuban-born Wasserman-Rubin said she carries the "Wasserman'' surname from her first husband, father of her two children (neither of whom is in Congress).
"We are not related at all,'' she said. "… Not related with any connection whatsoever.''
Wasserman Schultz, meanwhile, is a non-Hispanic Jewish woman whose parents are alive, well and not facing any public corruption charges. She said her father is a CPA, her mom works at Macy's, and the two have never been involved in politics, ever.
She said she's seen an occasional Tweet making the erroneous tie, but the misinformed are a small minority.
The congresswoman is 45. The ex-commissioner is soon turning 65. So by that measure, at least, it's plausible. But that's where it ends, she said.
"She could technically be my mother,'' Wasserman Schultz said, "but I would have to be Cuban-American. And Catholic.''
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Your big day is right around the corner. We've got your guide to all that's happening around town, including the 15 commencements at Prudential Center. This town is gonna be hopping with over 18,000 students graduating. Newark's getting ready for an enormous celebration!
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As we enter into the throes of winter, who doesn't appreciate a steaming bowl of soup on a cold, blustery day? The problem is, while the thought of soup is appealing, heading outside on cold winter days to buy some just isn't.
The good news is, you only need a few basic ingredients to make a variety of delicious soups in just minutes. So make sure you have these staples on hand and you'll be all set with a pot of yummy, hearty goodness in no time at all.
10 Essential Items to Make More Than 20 Different Soups
1. Onions
2. Carrots
3. Celery
4. Potatoes
5. Vegetable broth
6. Butter
7. Flour
8. Milk
9. Cheese
10. Salt/Pepper
For a broth-based low-fat soup, use a large soup pot to sauté chopped onions, celery carrots and potatoes in a little butter. When soft, add the vegetable broth and any other add-ins you like (see examples below). Add salt, pepper and other spices to taste. Bring to a boil, then let simmer over low for 15 minutes or until meat is cooked and beans/vegetables/grains are tender.
Here are just some of the broth-based soups you can make using the method above:
1. Vegetable Barley
2. Chicken Noodle
3. Spinach and Kale
4. Sausage and Bean
5. Vegetable Couscous
6. Potato and Leek
7. Bean Medley
8. Shrimp and Wild Rice
9. Low-Fat Broccoli
10. Low-Fat Chicken Corn
For a cream-based soup, follow the steps for a broth-based soup above. In a separate pot, melt butter (use more for a richer soup, less for a lower-fat cream soup). Add an equal amount of flour and stir over low heat until a paste forms. Add small amounts of milk a little at a time, stirring constantly until you have a thick, creamy white sauce. Add a little chopped or shredded cheese if desired, and stir until melted. Pour the cream sauce into soup broth. Voila – a cream-based soup made simply by adding a couple of extra steps.
Here's just a sample of the cream-based soups you can make:
1. Broccoli Cheese
2. Cream of Celery
3. Cream of Spinach
4. Cream of Chicken and Wild Rice
5. Cauliflower Cheese
6. Cream of Potato
7. Creamy Shrimp
8. Cream of Corn
9. Cream of Mixed Vegetables
10. Cheddar Cheese
Happy soup-making!
**You can add the following items to any broth-based or cream-based soup:
· Meat (small pieces of raw or cooked chicken, beef, sausage, shrimp etc.)
· Chopped vegetables (broccoli, cauliflower, corn, peas, spinach, kale etc.)
· Canned beans (chick peas, kidney beans, white beans etc.)
· Grains (barley, Israeli couscous, wild rice, noodles, flax seeds etc.)
· Spices (hot sauce, chili powder, cumin, ginger, garlic, parsley, coriander etc.)
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Certificate: PG
Running time: 107 mins
Director: Gore Verbinski
Starring: Johnny Depp, Isla Fisher, Ned Beatty
Genre: Animation, Comedy, Western
Running time: 107 mins
Director: Gore Verbinski
Starring: Johnny Depp, Isla Fisher, Ned Beatty
Genre: Animation, Comedy, Western
Anyone wondering about Johnny Depp's artistic integrity having made four Pirates of the Carribean films and now becoming the latest name to lend voice and talents to an animated movie might want to hold both tongue and judgment until such time as they have watched the John Logan (The Aviator, Bond 23 and Steven Spielberg's forthcoming Lincoln) scripted Rango.
A collision with a slow moving animal across a busy stretch of
freeway dislodges aspiring thespian lizard Rango (Depp) from the rear of his owners car and out into the warm and uncertain world. Nevada
Rango starts, innocuously enough like a run of the mill animation film but is doesn't take long to prove how truly different it is. The animation is fantastic, looking back at recent animated films it's easy to point fingers at offerings like Ice Age and Happy Feet and yell "bad animation". Even at the time of release their CGI characters looked sadly dated, Rango doesn't have this problem. Whether it was Verbinski or
's vision is unclear and it doesn't really matter upon screening, the animation is wonderfully stylistic, deep, dark, mature and simply brilliant. Whether it's the attention to detail on Rango's scales or the almost decaying nature of some of the supporting cast (Balthazar played by Harry Dean Stanton in particular) this is an animation style that is flawless and perfect like Pixar or Studio Ghibli but with the aged skepticism of a lavish next generation computer console horror game and the balance between the two is weighted to skillfully that it never tips in favour of one or the other without correcting itself. Logan
The narrative of the film, like everything visually, is not what you would expect from an animated film. So many of them are able simple stories. Toys that need to find their owner, winning the big race, even the superhero adventure The Incredibles lacked the real detective element that you would want from a hero story but not Rango. The storyline for Rango is two parts western, one part film noir with dashes of comedy to lighten the mood but always bringing a worthy laugh. With echoes of everything from The Dollars Trilogy to
Chinatown this is a film that can not simply be viewed, to get the most out of it you have to interact with the film and it's complicated narrative. There are deep routed issues of national identity and difficult questions about the "American way" and how far is too far in the pursuit of the (once) almighty dollar. 's scribing abilities have never been in question but what he showcases here isn't just an ability to write well crafted dialogue or a convoluted narrative but is bravery. The bravery to write a dark narrative for a genre that will, most likely, not welcome you to the park with open arms and will leave many parents frustrated that their little monsters got bored twenty minutes in…this decision is not only brave it is brilliant and will hopefully be showcased in the projects due out (with his penmanship) over the next year. Logan
The score is excellently crafted, you would expect nothing less from Hans Zimmer, but his understanding of what you can do with instruments is second to none. The score feels old like it belongs to the Sergio Leone / Enzo Castellari, part of the ancestry of spaghetti westerns which is so exciting (if you're a fan of spaghetti westerns).
Depp is, as usual, scintillating, fascinating…all that 'atings'. Granted there are some similarities in the portrayal of Rango to that of Hunter S. Thompson and Captain Jack Sparrow but nobody does overly articulate yet completely scatter minded as well as Johnny Depp and even on his worst day he is still miles ahead of other performers such is his ability. The ability to breath so much life into an animated character is something that simply doesn't happen that often but yet within twenty minutes you feel like you understand Rango only for another layer of his personality to be peeled back to reveal even more to study. It's this caliber of acting that is needed for a film like Rango, which sets its stall out to be better than the usual offerings and it works. The supporting cast are all wonderful, we get to see another side of Isla Fisher as she plays the emotionally stunted and slightly madcap Beans. Abigail Breslin is also wonderful and no longer displays great acting "potential" that a lot of people like to attribute to younger performers but rather displays her great acting skill. Ned Beatty (Mayor) is amazing, it's been too long since audiences were able to cherish the wonderful ability of Beatty and in Rango he is nothing short of perfect. Harry Dean Stanton is wonderful casting and a brilliant edition to a rich cast and would almost steal the second half of the film if it wasn't for Bill Nighy. Nighy (as Rattlesnake Jake) gives a mesmerizing performance that can only be described as Lee Van Cleef in reptile form. You don't even need to know spaghetti westerns or the work of Van Cleef to get this reference, so strong was Van Cleef's presence, so accurate is Nighy's rendering that it simply works on all levels. Special praise to Timothy Olyphant who pops up as the "Spirit of the West" and gives a eerily perfect performance of a young Clint Eastwood playing an amalgamation of his western personas.
Final praise must go to Verbinski, he is clearly a massive western fan. The level of detail layered on top of one another throughout this entire film wouldn't be possible if the director simply had a passing interest in the genre. The cinematography, colour palette and direction are all faultless and are what transforms Rango from a great animated film to a great film.
If you intend on screening this to you children you will probably need to make sure that you have a Connect Four, Battleships or whatever children play with these days at arms reach as they will not follow this film. This is not a slight on children but Rango is unlike any animated film coming out of
at the moment and is simply not what children have been raised to expect. If you're waiting for them to go to bed or are without the little darlings in your life then you'll find yourself watching possibly the best western since Unforgiven and will wonder why so few animated films are this darn good. Hollywood


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A few weeks ago I asked my mom to pick a few patterns during a Simplicity sale at JoAnn Fabrics. Here are just some of the patterns I got I'll post the rest tomorrow.
When I was selecting my patterns I was really aiming for patterns that I really would sew and also are easy to fit and sew. I think I have learned a lot about my sewing this year and I want my purchasing of patterns to reflect what I know and like.


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Located at 1961 S. Otsego Ave., the Gaylord store-closing is the latest casualty for Saginaw-based Wolohan Lumber, which has been struggling in recent years to stay competitive against national giants in the industry like Home Depot and Lowe's Home Improvement Warehouse - both soon expected to be doing business in Otsego County. Home Depot expects to open its new 116,000-square-foot store on M-32 (next to Wal-Mart) on March 22, and Lowe's has been announced to be the first phase of True North Crossings (formerly referred to as Otsego Place) to be constructed along Johnson Road in Bagley Township.
It's not clear how many jobs will be lost due to Wolohan's closure, though a check with seven other northern Michigan Wolohan stores by the Herald Times revealed typical employment at a store is about 30 people.
Dave Honaman, chief financial officer for Wolohan, acknowledged Friday the explosion and appeal of stores like Home Depot and Lowe's throughout the country and in most of its markets has had a dramatic impact on its bottom line. "It's getting real tough and extremely competitive and we've had to make some changes to adapt to the changing market," said Honaman. "Our approach is not to have as many locations as we've had in the past, and to consolidate our operations where we can as we change our focus from general lumberyard and home repair to target professional home builders and large-project suppliers."


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What is Science Fiction?
In this article I intend to explore various definitions of Science Fiction and their limitations in the hope of coming up with something more useful.
By 'scientifiction' I mean the Jules Verne, H. G. Wells and Edgar Allan Poe type of story — a charming romance intermingled with scientific fact and prophetic vision … Not only do these amazing tales make tremendously interesting reading—they are always instructive. They supply knowledge . . . in a very palatable form … New adventures pictured for us in the scientifiction of today are not at all impossible of realization tomorrow … Many great science stories destined to be of historical interest are still to be written … Posterity will point to them as having blazed a new trail, not only in literature and fiction, but progress as well.
Hugo Gernsback, Amazing Stories, April 1926
More specifically:
Science fiction is that class of prose narrative treating of a situation that could not arise in the world we know, but which is hypothesized on the basis of some innovation in science or technology, or pseudo-science or pseudo-technology, whether human or extra-terrestrial in origin
Kingsley Amis, New Maps of Hell
[S]cience fiction is the search for a definition of man and his status in the universe which will stand in our advanced but confused state of knowledge (science) and is characteristically cast in the Gothic or post-Gothic mode
Brian Aldiss, Billion Year Spree
a literary genre or verbal construct whose necessary and sufficient functions are the presence and interaction of estrangement and cognition, and whose main device is an imaginative framework alternative to the author's empirical environment.
Darko Suvin, Positions and Presuppositions in Science Fiction
Sf is that species of storytelling native to a culture undergoing the epistemic changes implicated in the rise and supersession of technical-industrial modes of production, distribution, consumption and disposal. It is marked by (i) metaphoric strategies and metonymic tactics, (ii) the foregrounding of icons and interpretative schemata from a collectively constituted generic 'mega-text' and the concomitant de-emphasis of 'fine writing' and characterisation, and (iii) certain priorities more often found in scientific and postmodern texts than in literary models: specifically, attention to the object in preference to the subject.
Damien Broderick, Reading by Starlight (1995)
Roger Luckhurst:
For me, SF is a literature of technologically saturated societies. A genre that can therefore emerge only relatively late in modernity, it is a popular literature that concerns the impact of Mechanism (to use the older term for technology) on cultural life and human subjectivity… SF texts imagine futures or parallel worlds premised on the perpetual change associated with modernity, often by extending or extrapolating aspects of Mechanism from the contemporary world. In doing so, SF texts capture the fleeting fantasies thrown up in the swirl of modernity.
Roger Luckhurst, Science Fiction
Luckhurst, then, dates the origin of SF proper to around 1880 when this accelerated transformation became visible to all – much later than Brian Aldiss' suggestion that SF begins with the Gothic horror of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus (1818).
Further conditions necessary for the emergence of the genre include the extension of literacy and provision of primary education for all, including the working classes; the corresponding emergence of cheep magazines that superceded the earlier 'dime novels' and 'penny dreadfuls' aimed at this newly literate class, and which differentiated themselves into specialist genres (detective, spy, western as well as SF); and the growth of scientific and technological institutions to train lower-middle class workers as scientific workers, teachers and engineers.
a genre (of literature, film, etc.) in which the setting differs from our own world (e.g. by the invention of new technology, through contact with aliens, by having a different history, etc.), and in which the difference is based on extrapolations made from one or more changes or suppositions; hence, such a genre in which the difference is explained (explicitly or implicitly) in scientific or rational, as opposed to supernatural, terms
Jeff Prucher, Brave New Words: The Oxford Dictionary of Science Fiction
- Aldiss, Brian, Billion Year Spree: the History of Science Fiction (1973, 1986)
- Amis, Kingsley, New Maps of Hell (1960)
- Broderick, Damien, Reading by Starlight: Postmodern Science Fiction (pdf) (1995)
- Clute, John, Look at the Evidence: Essays and Reviews (1995)
- Clute, John & Peter Nicholls (eds), The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction (Second Edition, 1993)
- The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction (Online Edition)
- Delany, Samuel R., The Jewel Hinged Jaw: Notes on the Language of Science Fiction (1977)
- Silent Interviews: on Language, Race, Sex, Science Fiction and Some Comics (1994)
- Luckhurst, Roger, Science Fiction (2005)
- Parrinder, Patrick (ed.) Learning from Other Worlds: Estrangement, Cognition and the Politics of Science Fiction and Utopia (2000)
- Prucher, Jeff (ed), Brave New Words: The Oxford Dictionary of Science Fiction. 2009
- Suvin, Darko, Metamorphoses of Science Fiction: on the Poetics and History of a Literary Genre (1979)
- Positions and Presuppositions in Science Fiction (1988)


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|Purposeful studio chaos.
I threatened to someone that I would post a picture of my work table. Now I'm getting around to it.
Along with it, some background. It's been an interesting time. I have a show coming up next year, and need to be productive in the studio. I also have been dealing with health matters that make that difficult. I used to spend a lot of time cutting paper and creating intricate collages. Over the last decade or so, it became impossible to continue doing that.
Getting a diagnosis has been a long struggle. One neurologist years ago told me that my problem was that I was an artist. He informed me that the same "fantastical imagination" that allowed me to create my artwork would lead me to have "a fantastical interpretation of my bodily sensations." This neurologist also, by way of emphasizing how funny and crazy we artistic types are, told me that one of his patients was the musician and painter Don Van Vliet, popularly known as Captain Beefheart, who, incidentally, lived in my small town and died just a few days ago at the local hospital. To emphasize his point, the neurologist, while laughing, impersonated Don's distinctive Multiple Sclerosis-related movement difficulties with what I'm sure he thought was a comic flourish. I didn't know Don, but had heard that he had a reputation for fiercely defending his privacy. We wild and funny artistic types.
I was also told that I'd caused my painful problems myself through my artwork (too much fine hand motion, even though I had other symptoms that clearly had nothing to do with my arm pain). I am now careful to avoid mentioning art to medical people, lest it bias my care.
I could spend several web pages detailing cruelties from doctors and others. A friend once laughed at me and made it clear she thought I was a contemptible hypochondriac. Others haven't said it to my face, but I suspect they've thought it.
This past week has been bittersweet. I finally found a decent specialist out of town. I now have a name to put to this (it's basically M.S.). It's degenerative, but the decline won't be all that quick. But I can shelve any fantasies I might've still been harboring that things will get better.
I recently started a new medication that has helped with some of the more distressingly mind-numbing symptoms. A few days after starting it, I had a sudden urge to pull out some of my old collage things, including a little 4 x 6″ picture I hadn't worked on in almost 6 years. The picture above is my chaotic worktable when I had it out. It was wonderful to be immersed in my old work again. My recent trip put a damper on my stamina, but I'm hoping to get back to it. I've also been working on some book-related projects (pictures to come).
I'm always torn over how much I should post about medical things. There is a sense that one should maintain one's privacy, and other people's medical problems are boring. On the other hand, I don't like that vague feeling of stigma. Being ill or having a disease isn't a source of shame. I've also long been using my experiences with the medical establishment as creative fodder. I can't pretend this aspect of my life doesn't exist.
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I despair when hear these stories of the arrogance of the medical profession. They are so SURE that they have ALL the answers, and when they don't, they mock you. I'm really pleased for you that you have found a supportive doctor, who has been able to provide some answers, albeit not the ones you might have hoped for. At least this provides some degree of certainty, a foundation to move forward from.
I've been reasonably lucky with the doctors I've consulted, but I did have a very hurtful experience when an ex who was a doctor asked me with raised eyebrows "So what's it like to have a disease no one believes in?" And this from a man who had claimed 5 years earlier he wanted to marry me! A lucky escape, methinks!
I agree there is a benefit to sharing these experiences of chronic illness online. It helps others in similar positions to know we are not alone, and possibly more importantly, it helps the non-ill (as I like to call "them") to be aware and understand. Thanks for bravely sharing this private aspect of your life.
Thanks Amanda. Much appreciated. I know I've definitely found encouragement from you sharing your experiences. That is partly what has made me more brave about writing about my own situation. I've come to realize that it does help other people to talk about these things. My regular doctor up here has actually been supportive, but he's been the exception. It's been frustrating for both of us that the specialists I've seen have mostly been so very unhelpful and patronizing. I wasn't kidding when I said I could fill multiple pages with unpleasant doctor encounters.
What a sad and frustrating story about your ex. I'd hate to think what he thinks of some of his patients. A lucky escape, yes.
Take care.
Good to hear that you found a good doctor, and that are feeling better with a new medication. I wish you that with a name attached to your illness, it will be easier to help you.
And it looks like we will all benefit from you feeling better, if it makes you more productive and gives you such productive and creative burst – I just saw your "bed", and I am still impressed.
Your studio table looks indeed chaotic compared to mine. Reminds me strongly and pleasantly of my grandfather's studio (he a painter).
All the best!
oh, and I made similar experiences with doctors, by the way. When I told them in the past that I was a mathematician, they usually concluded that I was all brains and felt disconnected from my body. I learned quickly not to mention my profession, too.
Sad that it seems hard to get a decent diagnosis without silly judgment about irrelevant things…
You're so kind Buechertiger. Thanks! A friend of mine who was a sculptor and liked clean lines and space once actually broke out into a sweat sitting in my studio and had to go outside. It caused him panic. I still think it's mildly amusing. Your grandfather sounds like someone after my own heart. I must admit, though, this sort of activity is ok for things like painting and collaging, but not so good when bookmaking. I struggle to keep my work table with the cutting mat clear. Let's just say it's a constant struggle…
As for comment number two, I am completely blown away. You can't win! Either you're seen as neurotic and too connected with your body if you do something like art, or you're too intellectual if you work with numbers? Unreal. I also had a doctor once tell me that he "didn't believe in the medical model of pain" and that I just needed to develop some sort of spiritual practice and take more walks in nature and my physical pain would go away. I don't know what it's like in Germany, but here in the US you then get sent a big bill to pay for opinions like that. As Amanda noted, they are so sure of themselves, and if you don't fit into what they have in mind, then obviously the problem is a character flaw on your part. Sad indeed.


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Bloomberg Law's® Bankruptcy Law News publishes case summaries of the most recent important bankruptcy law decisions, tracks major commercial bankruptcies, and reports on developments in bankruptcy...
By Diane Davis
Aug. 19 — An attorney who filed for bankruptcy protection must turn over to the Chapter 7 trustee $10,000 in payments that were made to him from a client for legal services, a bankruptcy court in Massachusetts held Aug. 17 ( In re Sylvia, 2016 BL 266762, Bankr. D. Mass., No. 15-10589-JNF, 8/17/16 ).
Judge Joan N. Feeney of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Massachusetts concluded that the $10,000 in payments made after the bankruptcy filing were on account of pre-bankruptcy services and, thus, were property of the estate.
Debtor Edward J. Sylvia, Jr. maintains a law office in New Bedford, Mass. The debtor represented XL Foam, LLC, an affiliate of M.H. Stallman Company, Inc. in several legal matters, including a civil action in state court.
Under the terms of his engagement, Sylvia was paid hourly for his services and typically invoiced Stallman for services rendered on a monthly basis. Sylvia invoiced the Stallman Company after his bankruptcy filing for $291, $8,924, and $2,070 on various dates.
The debtor filed for Chapter 7 protection in which the debtor's nonexempt assets are liquidated by a trustee, and the proceeds are distributed to creditors.
Chapter 7 trustee Debora Casey filed a motion for the debtor to turn over $10,000 which the debtor alleged he received from a client for legal services rendered prior to the commencement of his Chapter 7 case.
The debtor argued that these payments were on account of legal services rendered by him after the bankruptcy filing and not on account of pre-bankruptcy services.
"Earnings by an individual debtor for services performed after the commencement of a Chapter 7 case, however, are not property of the estate," the court said, citing Bankruptcy Code Section 541(a)(6). The court noted that "[w]here the debtor is an attorney, income attributable to prepetition services is property of the estate."
The court didn't find Sylvia's contention that the postpetition payments were made by Stallman for postpetition services to be credible. There was no evidence that Stallman and Sylvia discussed the application of any of the payments, or that Sylvia asked Stallman for a retainer for services going forward after his bankruptcy.
Sylvia continued his representation of Stallman in the state court lawsuit not because he received additional money but because the court and his client insisted that he continue with his representation, the court said.
Edward J. Sylvia, Jr., Edward J. Sylvia Jr. & Associates, New Bedford, Mass., represented himself as debtor; John Fitzgerald, Office of the US Trustee, Boston; Thomas P. Harrison, WaltersLacey LLP, Norwell, Mass., and David J. Reier, Posternak Blankstein & Lund LLP, Boston, represented Chapter 7 Trustee Debora Casey, Hingham, Mass.
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Career Overview: Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)
These terms LPN and LVN are more or less interchangeable and they refer to people who car for the sick, injured, convalescent, or disabled while under the direction of registered nurses or physicians.
LVNs and LPNs work in hospitals, in long term care facilities for the aged and infirm. They handle many of the routine bedside chores, taking vital signs, providing scheduled medication and injections, bathing and dressing, replacing bandaging and helping with daily sanitation tasks. LPN/LVNs collect samples for testing, perform routine laboratory tests, and record food and fluid intake and output.
Training & Qualifications
All 50 states and the District of Columbia require candidates for this job to pass a licensing examination known as the NCLEX-PN. The educational program must be state approved. LVN and LPN educational programs generally take a year; they can be found at community colleges and online educational facilities. Entry for one of the training programs generally requires a high school education.
In 2007 there were nearly 750,000 LPN/LVN jobs in the United States. 26% worked in hospitals while another 26% were employed in nursing facilities. 12% worked in a physician's office and the remainder was in a variety of public and private care facilities.
Job Outlook
This job category is growing faster than overall employment growth because of the increase in nursing facilities and home health care services.
Salary Range
Earnings for lowest 10%: $13.16 $27,370
Median Earnings: $18.24 $37,940
Earnings for top 10%: $25.08 $52,160
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Protocol 09–12
September 24, 2009
The Reverend Clergy, and
The Pious Faithful of the Holy Metropolis of Denver
Beloved in the Lord,
Earlier this year I attended the 25th Anniversary Banquet of one of our parishes, and was invited to offer a few remarks before the final prayer, which I did. As I do at all anniversary celebrations of parishes, I express the hope and the prayer that the parish will continue to exist even to the Second Coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.
In mentioning the glorious return of the Lord, I also allude to the final day events in the world which the Lord states will be like the final days of Sodom and Gomorrah (Luke 17:29,30) and that the people of the Church must try to live according to the teachings of Christ for their salvation.
At this particular parish I did the same thing, using two examples to stress the fact that we are living in the last days before violent events take place. I mentioned the legality of abortion in this country, which has killed tens of millions of unborn infants. I also mentioned the idea of making "same sex marriage" legal in our country. I neither condemned nor did I criticize anyone, because I could not do this.
Unfortunately, one or two persons took offense at my mentioning the legality of "same sex marriage", and one of them verbally accosted me as I sat down. Since that day I have received two letters condemning me for what I said in regard to "same sex marriage".
As God is my witness, I have neither criticized nor have I condemned anyone because of their lifestyle. As a clergyman, and especially as a Christian, I have no right to condemn anyone. I have criticized the act, but never the person. In attempting to serve God as faithfully as I can, I have no right to condemn anyone. If God does not condemn a sinner, neither do I have the right to do so.
It is clear from Holy Scripture that, if God were to condemn any person, He would be condemning Himself, as every human being is made in the image of God. However, God does condemn wrongful behavior and sinful lifestyles. We are born into this life to change and not remain the same. Only God remains the same because He is perfect. If we are to say that a particular person is "born" homosexual, then we can also say that a person is born an adulterer or a robber or even a murderer. Moreover, if it were true that we come into the world with certain unchanging tendencies, such as homosexuality, then why would God give to every person intellect and a free will, when one is born into the world, only for a person to remain the same?
Unfortunately, we tend to forget that Satan exists here in this world, with all the fallen angels. They are ever active, attempting to convince us that we are normal, even if our behavior goes contrary to the teachings of the Church. Sadly, many parents and teachers convince children that they are more important and better than they actually are. This false philosophy is called self-esteem. In other words, we esteem ourselves above other people.
In Holy Scripture, we read that we tend to seek our own ways rather than the Lord's (Phillipians 2:21). In extreme cases, there are some people today who believe that they are female in male bodies, or male in female bodies. These are tricks of Satan in order to confuse their true identity. Satan did the same with Adam and Eve, making them believe that they were something else than what they were.
I write this letter to the parishioners of this Metropolis as a clarification that I neither criticize nor condemn anyone as an individual. Unfortunately, some took my remarks personally at that banquet. The fact that this happened, as well as the two letters written to me, convinces me even more that we are living in the last days. Thirty years ago, no Greek Orthodox Christian would have argued against or dared to be critical of his priest or his bishop in this manner in order to support the "gay" lifestyle.
Yet, I believe our people will continue to love our family members, our relatives and our friends who may be living abnormal lifestyles. Why? Because they recognize they are all members of the human family, under God, as we all are. And I believe that our prayers will continue on their behalf, so that they may come to themselves, and to know that they, and we, are all in the active state of becoming, rather than that of being. This is why the Church, first and foremost, has periods of introspection and repentance and fasting, so that we can change and become more Christlike in our walk through this temporary life. For our one and only purpose is to become heirs of God's coming Kingdom.
With Paternal Blessings,
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- Anonymous18 September 2015 at 01:58
Whenever I read a comment about "the light of the world" I throw up a little in my mouthReplyDelete
- Anonymous18 September 2015 at 11:38
This is just a bit of strategy on the part of the Jews: they want Corbyn to remain heading the Labour Party and an excellent way to assist that is to come out against him to activate the usual, emotive response of people to support the perceived 'underdog.' In reality, Corbyn has Jewish roots and significantly did nothing about the paedophile rings in his constituency even after being alerted and provided with considerable facts by council workers therein. This rather like the strategy being used by Jews in regard to Donald Trump in the US (Trump's two daughters are married to Jews and he is a huge supporter --- "friend of Israel" --- which translates, if he is elected to the Presidency, of more Americans being killed in wars for Jewish (and not merely Israeli) interests, such as the munitions industry, biochemicals industry, charities (huge scams) and, of course, the resultant 'emigration' of millions of people from the Third World into the Western. Either way, the Jews think they stand to win and will adopt whatever outward stance is necessary to deceive the electorates of Western countries.ReplyDelete
- Anonymous18 September 2015 at 15:38
And it seems the Jewish strategy is working with Corbyn considering appointing a Minister for the Jews, simply to assauge Jewish "fears" over his "anti-semitism" and "holocaust" denying. Corbyn's a Trojan Horse and since they now have their own police force in London, a Minister for them will cement their power even more.ReplyDelete


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Lowry Grove Lawsuit Status
Lowry Grove Update
On Monday, August 1, 2016 an "amicus curiae" (friend of the court) was filed on behalf of residents/Aeon re Lowry Grove by the Office of the Attorney General of Minnesota. An amicus curiae is the name for a brief filed with the court by someone who is not a party to the case. This means that the Office of the Attorney General believes that the court's decision may affect its interest*. The action shows that the Attorney General thinks the voices of the nearly 100 families that are facing homelessness if the Lowry Grove manufactured home park closes should be heard. Ultimately the judge decides whether or not the case will be heard, but this is a step in that direction.
On Monday, June 27, 2016, Aeon and co-plaintiff Antonia Alvarez, on behalf of the residents of Lowry Grove manufactured home park, filed a lawsuit with Hennepin County District Court to preserve the manufactured home park as a critically important affordable housing resource. Aeon joined the residents fight because as a national nonprofit leader in quality, affordable housing we are determined to help neighborhoods maintain stability.
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HPDO: Queensland Health rejects our claims
Yesterday when we met with Queensland Health negotiators they came clean.
They are not supporting the vast majority of important claims we have made to improve our working lives, our patient's lives and our health services.
Read here the full list of items. Now we need to act.
Our claims aren't just important, they are essential to keeping our health services running efficiently. We can't deliver services to our communities when our workloads are unmanageable, when we are worried about the security of our jobs and when our Boards don't need to be transparent about their budgets.
QH negotiators don't get it. These issues are real and they cannot be ignored.
In order to get real decision makers to pay attention and move our claims from no to yes, we need to act now.
Many HP and DO members have lodged protected action ballots (PABs) already. Add your work group today.
If we want to send a strong message to QH that their rejection of our claims isn't good enough, we are going to have to threaten industrial action. This is what a protected action ballot does.
PABs are just the first step for us to take industrial action in our workplaces and pressure QH decision makers for a better agreement.
Stand up for the things that matter to you and lodge your protected action ballot today.


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Sunday, October 17, 2010
Primmy + Dominic Engagement Session
We met Primmy in Ivy & Gordon's Wedding a few months ago. During the creative photo session on the wedding day, Primmy asked why we always put her in some sexy poses. Jessie and I both agree that she is sexy and beautiful. This couple got a new car about 2 weeks ago, and we included it in the photos. Moreover, you will find Primmy has a few different sets of outfits in this session. She has a very good fashion sense.
This time I shot with Brian. He got a lot of great shots and did a good job in helping me with the lighting.
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Saturday, October 2, 2010
WPPI Contest Result and Our Baltimore & Washington DC Trip
Jessie and I didn't visit a lot of places in the one week trip. I spent most of the time working in hotel room. However, we had a one day trip to Washington DC which was only 50 minutes drive from Baltimore. I saw a lot of buildings that I saw in movies. They were much larger than I expected.
National Aquarium
My first time to see a submarine closely
The White House
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text: Markus Beck has come full circle. The Swiss born native grew up skiing and climbing in his home country before achieving his Master's degree in PE from the University of Bern. While working as a ski and snowboard instructor in Davos, he followed his heart to the US, where he traded it in for full international guiding certification through the AmericanMountain Guides Association. Since 2000 he has fronted Alpine World Ascents, an internationally recognized guiding outfit that is based out of Boulder, Colorado. In addition to his mountain credentials, and Level 3 ski and snowboard instructor certification, the SCARPA partner is also quite the polyglot, who speaks six languages.


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Samsung sees record-breaking pre-orders for the Galaxy S6, S6 Edge
Samsung's upcoming Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 Edge have seen record-breaking pre-orders, with over 20 million pre-ordered so far
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Samsung announced and showed off its new Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 Edge handsets at its Samsung Unpacked 2015 event not too long ago now, but the South Korean giant has reportedly received a huge 20 million pre-orders for their new handsets.
The news is coming from a "top executive at a leading mobile carrier in Europe" according to The Korea Times. This executive remained anonymous, but they did say: "Samsung received some 20 million pre-orders for the S6 and S6 Edge _ 15 million of S6 and five million of the S6 Edge from mobile carriers, worldwide. This is the record".
The Samsung Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 Edge handsets will be available next month in select markets.
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I've been following Zoella on YouTube for what feels like ages, so I can't wait to finally read this book! It just sounds so good and I've actually even heard that it surpassed sales of the Harry Potter books in the UK in the first week or something like that! That's really impressive.
I've been waiting for so long for the final book in this trilogy to come out! I read the first two books so long ago it feels like, so I really need to get my hands on this book so I can try to stop my neverending worries that were caused by the major cliffhanger at the end of book two.
I really haven't seen this book around much which really surprises me! I've been wanting to pick this one up since I first heard about it. It seems to have a kind of Gossip-Girl vibe!
I'm a huge fan of Scott Westerfeld, so I'd read absolutely anything he wrote. I definitely want to read this one-it's sci-fi!
I've been hearing so many great things about this one! Plus, the premise sounds so great. It's even told in two different perspectives in two different time intervals!
I've been hearing that this one is super duper creepy... I love reads like that! I'd love to read this one late at night.
I haven't read anything by Nina Lacour, though I really want to read The Disenchantments as well. I've heard that this one has a lot to do with movies and I'm a movie junkie!
I also haven't read anything by Morgan Matson, though I've never heard a bad thing about any one of her books. This one sounds like the perfect contemporary!
I find this premise really unordinary and that really makes me want to give this one a shot! It sounds cool and interesting.
I recently read Jenny Han's Summer series and I absolutely adored it! I've been recommended by many people to check this one out-so that's exactly what I'm going to try to do!
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Biomedical Informatics
Over the last 30 years, Isaac Kohane's research agenda has been driven by the vision of what biomedical researchers could do to find new cures, provide new diagnoses and deliver the best care available if data could be converted more rapidly to knowledge and knowledge to practice. In so doing, Kohane has designed and led multiple internationally adopted efforts to "instrument" the healthcare enterprise for discovery and to enable innovative decision-making tools to be applied to the point of care. At the same time, the new insights afforded by 'omic-scale molecular analyses have inspired him and his collaborators to work on re-characterizing and reclassifying diseases such as autism, rheumatoid arthritis and cancers. In many of these studies, the developmental trajectories of thousands of genes have been a powerful tool in unraveling complex diseases. Kohane currently leads three NIH-funded projects that cut across the entire agenda:
I am always on the look out for like-minded 'quants' who share the same goals to bring a better future for medicine and biomedical science to the present.
I am always on the look out for like-minded 'quants' who share the same goals to bring a better future for medicine and biomedical science to the present.
Journal of biomedical informatics, December 1, 2001
Medical hypotheses, November 1, 2001
International journal of medical informatics, June 1, 2001
The Journal of medical practice management : MPM, March 1, 2001
BMJ (Clinical research ed.), February 3, 2001
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