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Westfield on the market but what will it mean for Derby?
Posted: November 12, 2013|
Derby's Westfield Centre is up for sale, but shoppers will not be affected. Oliver Astley reports.
WESTFIELD Derby has been put on the market, with owners hoping to raise more than £400 million from the sale.
The Australian company is looking to swell its coffers to invest in its shopping centres in the south east, Bradford and Milan.
If the development finds a buyer, initially at least, the biggest difference to shoppers in Derby will be the Westfield name being dropped.
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For shops, any change of ownership will not affect the terms of leases in place and no stores will vacate as a direct result of yesterday's announcement.
Potential buyers for the scheme will either be one of a handful of large shopping centre operators or large institutional investors.
An investment of this size could also attract interest from overseas.
Among the retail specialists in the frame could be firms such as Intu, which owns both the Victoria and Broadmarsh centres, in Nottingham – the latter purchased from Westfield in 2011.
Savills, the property agency instructed to market the Derby site, is also likely to approach Hammerson, owner of the Bullring and Leicester's Highcross, and Lend Lease, owner of Bluewater, in Kent.
A spokesman for the company said: "Westfield continually reviews its global portfolio and has taken the decision along with joint owner Westfield UK Shopping Centre Fund to appoint Savills to market its Derby centre for a potential sale.
"Derby is Westfield's first development in the UK and is a solid performing asset with strong sales and footfall.
"Westfield will continue to review relevant opportunities to determine if it wishes to proceed with a sale.
"Capital from any sale will be reinvested into Westfield's extensive UK and Europe development pipeline.
"The current development pipeline includes the Westfield London expansion and new developments in Croydon, Bradford and Milan."
Westfield first took a stake in Derby's Eagle Centre in 1998 and embarked on a £12.8 million refurbishment programme – the first major investment in the shopping centre since it was completed in the mid 1970s.
Westfield saw potential in the city and, after years of planning, work on a £340 million extension to the centre began in 2005.
A deal struck with Derby City Council required Westfield to purchase the former Debenhams store, in Victoria Street, which it still owns.
The old Eagle Centre was transformed into a modern retail destination.
Nick Hosking, of Derby commercial property agency Innes England, said: "We all have our own personal opinions about the scheme and it's wider impact on the city centre.
"However, while it has seen a high turnover of units, what's not in dispute is the success Westfield has had in pushing Derby up the national retail rankings.
"The news isn't surprising considering the performance of the UK shopping centre market during 2013.
"There have been some big deals this year such as the sale of the Bullring and Midsummer Place, in Milton Keynes, and the large regionally-dominant schemes remain much sought after."
From the outset, the redeveloped shopping complex was seen as a key part of Derby's regeneration.
John Forkin, director of Marketing Derby, an organisation set up to encourage investment in the city, said: "In 2007 Westfield's investment brought over 100 new brands into Derby and helped put the city on the retail map.
"As a result, more than £120 million is being spent in Derby each year, supporting 3,000 jobs.
"The sale must be seen as an opportunity for Derby to open another chapter in its central development. We will be seeking to ensure any new investor is well-briefed on Derby's potential."
John Fearnehough, director at Graham Penny Auctions, believes that Westfield's decision to sell is indicative of the new confidence in the commercial property sector.
He said: "It's unlikely that Westfield will attract any local investors with a price tag of £400 million.
"This type of opportunity tends to be snapped up by institutions like pension funds or foreign buyers from Russia or the Middle East who are looking for a safe haven for their money in the UK.The Eagle Centre to Westfield via TV star Tess Daly
WESTFIELD putting its Derby shopping centre on the market could end another chapter in the history of the development that began life as the Eagle Centre.
Completed in 1975, the Eagle Centre had been developed by Derby Borough Council with funding from the Coal Industry Nominees.
Coal Industry Nominees leased the development from the city until 1990 when it purchased the freehold of the site.
That year also saw the Meadowhall shopping centre open its doors near Sheffield.
At that time, though far smaller, the Eagle Centre boasted higher footfall per square metre than Meadowhall, an important measure for potential investors.
Property firm MEPC bought the Eagle Centre from CIN in 1993.
Westfield first invested in Derby five years later, forming a joint venture with MEPC.
Real estate investor Hermes, which already owned a few shops in Crown Walk, then bought MEPC's chunk of the Eagle Centre, forming a 50:50 partnership with Westfield in 1998.
Work on the £340 million redevelopment of the Eagle Centre began in 2005 with the demolition of the faded and unloved Main Centre development.
Strictly Come Dancing presenter Tess Daly opened the refurbished, extended and rebranded Westfield Derby in front of huge crowds in October 2007.
Since opening, Westfield has been blamed for pulling customers away from the Cathedral Quarter.
In late 2010, Westfield took full control of the centre that bears its name, buying out Hermes for around £190 million.
The shopping centre is visited 25 million times per year.


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The above matrix of nine elementary and six middle schools — which underwent a pilot School Quality Review process last school year — is just a sample of the kinds of targets and scoring systems being put in place in Oakland Unified.
At 6 p.m. Wednesday, the OUSD board holds a special meeting to discuss this and other parts of its "Balanced Scorecard," which sets goals for student achievement, attendance, discipline rates (racial disparities, in particular), effective teaching, teacher satisfaction, teacher retention — and, yes, for a balanced budget that maximizes teaching and learning with an equitable (read: not equal) base funding model for its schools.
It calls for increasing the graduation rate for each student subgroup (black, white, Asian, Latino, male, female, English learners, special education students) by 1 percent this year, as well as the overall rate.
Other goals include upping the number of students who graduate UC/CSU eligible, with A-G requirements (this is key, as OUSD's current 9th and 10th-graders must complete A-G requirements to receive a high school diploma, as a result of a policy change promoted by student leaders and Ed Trust West in 2009); boosting the number of students who graduate from an academy or career pathway, and making it mandatory for 11th-graders to take the CSU's Early Assessment Program test in English and math.
On average, just 14 percent of OUSD 11th graders who recently took the EAP test are deemed ready to tackle college-level English, and 6.7 percent in math, according to OUSD. That percentage could drop further once students are required to take it — now, roughly two-thirds of juniors take the assessment. Statewide, only 23 percent of students tested college-ready for English and 15 percent did so in math this spring.
Of course, no report on a so-called balanced scorecard would be complete without its share of buzz words, acronyms and catch phrases. I found a-plenty, especially in the parts about OUSD employees: human capital data system, Talent Acquisition Team, SQR, and "an integrated and aligned central‐ and site‐level investment tracking system," to name a few.
What do you think about these ideas, in general, and the specific goals included in the draft? Are they the right goals — and are they aggressive enough?
You can find the full presentation here and catch Wednesday night's discussion online by clicking on the video tab in the above link or here.

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Set in an exquisitely renovated historic limestone building, this antique store's location in the Minneapolis Arts District perfectly complements its two stories of thoughtfully chosen antiques and collectibles. Lovingly organized and excitingly affordable, the impressive inventory includes such treasures as 19th-century candleholders, Depression glass, vintage lockets, charming salt and pepper shakers, cookie jars, hand-blown glass vases, gorgeous dresser sets, heartwarming toys, an array of rare Black Americana and a large Raggedy Ann and Andy collection. (612-789-1989)


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The report into the Bellgrove Junction collision in Glasgow in 1989, caused by a 'ding ding and away' SPAD.
This document was published on 28th February 1990 by Department of Transport.
It was written by Department of Transport.
This item is linked to the Accident at Bellgrove Junction on 6th March 1989
The original document format was Stapled Book, and comprised 32 pages.
This document was kindly sourced from Bob Spowart and is in our Accident reports collection. It was added to the Archive on 23rd February 2006.
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"[the passenger] boarded her train at Duke Street Station, where she took a seat on the right hand side in the front portion of the leading coach. She said that she used the route fairly regularly and on this occasion she considered the train to be running at least 2 minutes late and as she was anxious about the time she had available to conduct business during the lunch period she rose from her seat, bent down and checked the state of the signal before the train moved; she observed the signal aspect change from red to orange and then green and the train moved off shortly after. She recalled that as the train was about to emerge from the tunnel its speed was reduced. Next she saw a train hut a short distance away coming straight towards the one she was on. She said that she saw the driver of the other train leap out of his seat and move to his left. Someone then shouted "duck" and [the passenger] put her head down just before the collision, which she considered to he inevitable, occurred."
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J. T. Kolo, a one-time Nigerian ambassador to Italy, died yesterday morning in Minna, the Niger State capital. He was aged 74.
A community leader and well-respected elder statesman, Ambassador Kolo was permanent secretary, Ministry of Finance, and subsequently head of service during the Second Republic administration of Governor Awwal Ibrahim.
LEADERSHIP gathered that Ambassador Kolo slipped yesterday morning and was found dead hours later by a domestic staff inside his Minna home.
Meanwhile, Niger State governor Mu'azu Babangida Aliyu has described the death of the former head of the Niger State civil service as a great loss to the nation, adding that he would be missed for his wisdom and love for Nigeria.
In a condolence message contained in a press statement signed by his chief press secretary, Danladi Ndayebo, Governor Aliyu said Ambassador Kolo's death came at a time the guidance and advice of great leaders like him were needed to help steer the ship of state.
Governor Aliyu said he was however comforted that the great values the deceased left behind would serve as guiding light not only to his former colleagues in the state and federal civil service but to the entire nation.
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Jörg Bergmeister
A Porsche Factory driver, Jörg Bergmeister joins TRG again to continue a long and established pairing that always leads to success. Bergmeister and TRG have won some big races together including three times at the 24 Hours at Daytona (once overall). Bergmeister knows his way around Daytona, having raced to victory three times in the past. TRG enthusiastically welcomes Bergmeister back to the team.
Ivo Breukers
Ivo Breukers is the owner of Creventic. Having helped organised the 24h of Dubai, 24h of Barcelona and 12h of Hungary, he is no stranger to endurances races. Ivo begin Racing since 2000 mainly in endurance events. Last year was his first time at Daytona, unfortunately he had wasn't able to finish the race but that has only made him more determined this year! The Rolex 24 will be his 36th 24 hour race. TRG welcomes him to the team.
Al Carter
Al Carter brings with him a burning drive to succeed having won two Skip Barber Series Master Championships in a row. As an accomplished racer, a graduate of the University of Delaware with a degree in finance, and father of three teenage children, Carter knows competition and how to excel while in the heat of it. In 2011, Carter's B+ Foundation awarded over $500,000 to families of children with cancer and nearly $300,000 to support research efforts!
Emmanuel Collard
Emmanuel Collard boasts extensive endurance racing experience on the world stage, having won major championships in several types of race cars including at Le Mans and the 12 Hours of Sebring. Collard has the distinction of being co-winner of the inaugural Petit Le Mans event in 1998. Collard lives in France and has deep Porsche roots after being a Porsche Factory Driver for many years.
Carlos de Quesada
Racing in Grand American since its creation, de Quesada has been involved in both the GT and DP category. In 2007, de Quesada won the Rolex 24 at Daytona in the GT category with a Porsche. Carlos is also team owner of Alegra Motorsports, who debuted its Daytona Prototype at the Rolex 24 At Daytona last year and finished 12th.
Kévin Estre:
Kévin Estre, a French born professional driver, began his racing career in 2001, and raced in single-seaters through 2007. In 2008 Estre began racing in GT cars, placing 5th and 4th overall in the French Porsche Carrera Cup in 2008 and 2009. In late 2009 Estre began racing in the FIA GT3 European Championship. In 2011 Estre claimed his first win in the Mobil 1 Porsche Supercup and quickly became a series standout, earning the Rookie Championship for the 2011 season.
Damien Faulkner
Damien Faulkner has been Ireland's leading International motor racing competitor for the last ten years. The Donegal driver has competed and won in Indy Lights, FIA Sportscars, Porsche Carrera Cup, Formula Palmer Audi, Formula Renault, Formula Ford and Vauxhall Junior and is a five times championship winner as well as being twice runner-up in the Porsche Supercup. Up until 2004 Damien drove in occasional Porsche, since then Damien has concentrated predominantly on Sportscar racing taking two British titles and finishing second in the Formula One supporting Mobil 1 Porsche Supercup.
Faulkner enjoys fishing, boats and fitness in his spare time.
2012: 24th in GT at the 50th Anniversary Rolex 24 at Daytona, with Ben Keating, Chris Cumming, Kevin Estre and Carlos Gomez.
Dominik Farnbacher
After spending many years competing against TRG, Dominik joins the team for his first race with the famed Porsche team. Spending much of his career behind the wheel of a Porsche in the U.S. and Europe, he competed in the Porsche Supercup and Carrera Cup as well as in the European LeMans Series, American LeMans Series, and Grand Am.
Career highlights include a 2005 victory at the Rolex 24 at Daytona and a P2 finish at LeMans in 2006. In 2008, Dominik drove in the ALMS and proved to be one of the top runners, capturing 2nd place in the 2008 ALMS championship following multiple victories. Still relatively young, Farnbacher is unquestionably one of the top young talents in modern GT racing.
2011: Ran with Ben Keating, Tim George, Jr. and Lucas Luhr in TRG-supported car at 24 Hours of Daytona, finishing 13th.
2012: Seventh in GT at the 50th Anniversary Rolex 24 at Daytona, with Ben Keating, Patrick Pilet, and Allan Simonsen.
Nic Jonsson
Nic is a Swedish racing driver, currently driving in the FIA World Endurance Championship. He drove in the Indy Racing League in the 1999 and 2000 seasons with 4 career starts. His best career IRL finish was in 12th position in the 2000 Delphi Indy 200 held at Walt Disney World Speedway. He made 1 NASCAR Busch Series (now Nationwide Series) start at Montreal, he started 8th and finished 12th.
GTE-Am class winner at the 12 Hours of Sebring and Petit Le Mans and third at 6 Hours of Zhuhai (China) in 2011.
Runner-up in the 2011 ILMC GTE-Am class Team Championship. Finished third in GT2 class in Ferrari 430 GT in 2009 24 Hours of Le Mans and second at 2007 24 Hours of Le Mans. Has two victories in Grand-Am DP in 2009, along with another podium and two podium finishes in 2008. Has one Grand-Am pole in May 2010. Competed in Rolex Grand-Am Series since 2001. Continental Tire Sports Car Series ST class Driver and Team Champion in 2011 with factory Kia team. Former IRL and Indy Lights driver. Also competed in NASCAR in 2007.
Ben Keating
Ben Keating joins TRG for his third Rolex 24. As one of the most successful car dealers in the Texas region, Ben comes as a racing specialist in the Dodge Viper ranks among other racing distinctions, and everyone in the team has been beyond impressed with his quick adaptation to the characteristics of Porsche racing. Quick and consistent, Ben has an extremely bright future in road racing, and with such a strong roster of teammates, Ben's GRAND-AM debut looks set to impress.
2011: Ran with teammates Lucas Luhr, Dominick Farnbacher and Tim George, Jr. at Daytona 24, placing 13th in GT class.
2012: Seventh in GT (car 66), with Dominik Farnbacher, Patrick Pilet, and Allan Simonsen, and 24th (car 68), with Chris Cumming, Kevin Estre, Damien Faulkner and Carlos Gomez, at the 50th Anniversary Rolex 24 at Daytona
Tracy Krohn
Tracy Krohn has a long history of Success on the track. The owner of Krohn Racing; GTE-Am class winner at the 12 Hours of Sebring and Petit Le Mans and third at 6 Hours of Zhuhai (China) in 2011. Runner-up in the 2011 ILMC GTE-Am class Team Championship. Finished third in GT2 class in Ferrari 430 GT in 2009 24 Hours of Le Mans and second at 2007 24 Hours of Le Mans. Competing in American Le Mans Series since 2007. Competing in Grand-Am Series since 2004, climbing from Grand-Am Cup to Prototype. Won "Jim Trueman Award" for Grand-Am Sportsman drivers in 2007. First career overall victory at the 2005 Watkins Glen 6 Hours. TRG is excited to have him on our side for the Rolex 24 Hours of Daytona.
Brad Lewis
A newcomer to professional racing, Brad Lewis caught the racing bug early on which eventually culminated in this film veteran co-directing Pixar's Cars 2. Celebrity Pole winner in 2008 for the Long Beach Grand Prix, Brad has showed some solid times in testing and each time he gets on the track he gets faster and faster. Mayor of San Carlos in 2007, Brad is an affable guy, quick to laugh and a welcome addition to the TRG-Daytona line-up.
Jim Michaelian
For anyone familiar with road and street course racing in the United States, Jim Michaelian is a true legend of the sport. As one of the principal founders of the Grand Prix Association of Long Beach, Michaelian began the first major street race in the United States, and 35 years later the event remains one of the biggest motorsport events in North America. A competitive racer in his own right, Michaelian has driven in a number of endurance events around the world.
2011: Ran in 24 Hours of Daytona with Bob Doyle and coulter Mulligan, finishing 21st in GT class. Has recently taken 39th position at the famous 24hours of The Nurburgring.
2012: 23rd in GT at the 50th Anniversary Rolex 24 at Daytona, with Dr. Joe Castellano, Spencer Cox, Jack McCarthy, and Mike Hedlund.
Craig Stanton
Previously running with the team in 2008 and 2009, Stanton drove Porsches with TRG after showing strong success in both the Koni Challenge and Grand-Am Series. Stanton is considered by many one of the best endurance racers in the field. He has earned 13 podiums in the ALMS, including a win a Road America.
Ronald van de Laar
Ronald van der Laar is a Dutch driver with plenty of sprint and endurance racing under his belt. The CEO of a global working investment company, van der Laar has still found the time to run the GT3 Masters in Germany for five years, and has competed in the 24 Hours of Dubai, Daytona, and Le Mans.
He's also the owner of the VAR Formula 3 team, which has four cars active in the European FIA F3 Championship.
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50 simultaneous users. Remember, this would include iPhones, iPads, iPod Touches, etc. so you should use password protection, or others might access your network and crowd you out before you know what has happened.
Might it be that the Time Capsule was setup using AirPort Utility>AirPort>Access Control to be available only during limited hours, or to limited devices?
Those attempting to log onto the network must always use the correct network name, network security method, and network password, exactly the same as everyone else on the network is using.
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This book is one of the valuable works of contemporary shi'a jurisconsult ,"Ayatullah Seyyid Abulqasim khoie" ,that has been translated into Arabic. An important book, in commentary and Quranic science. This book consists of some Quranic sciences topics, such as: Miracle, Distortion (Tahrif) and also commentary of "The opening" (Al- Fatiha) sura. Despite author's aim and purpose about writing other commentary of Quranic suras, "Al-Bayan" only consisting of "The opening" (Al- Fatiha) sura. Infact these compilation, are result of Ayatollah Khoie's instructing at theological school of Najaf (Refer to Khoie's "Mo'jam Rejaal Al-Hadith" volume 22, page 19). The author of "Al-Bayan", in preliminary subjects and also in commentary of "The opening" (Al-Fatiha) sura, clearly has been inspired by "Kalami"(theological) subjects of his master "Allameh Balaghi" in "Aalaelrahman" book. The impact of this book is obvious in the field of Quranic sciences, specially in the non-distorted subjects of Holy Quran. In so far as, some works are counted as compendious or comprehensive explanation. Also attention of Sunni scholars and Quran researcher is another sign of presence range of this work.Author's brief biography: Great Ayatullah seyyed Abulqasem khoie was born at the night of November,19,1899 A.D. (15,Rajab,1317 A.H.) in Khoie township of Azarbaijan province, in a scientific and religious family. His noble father, the late "Ayatollah seyyed Ali Akbar Khoie", was one of outstanding students of "Ayatollah Sheikh Abdullah Mamaghani". Young seyyed Abulqasem, began to learn Arabic literature, logic and higher levels and about age of 21 he got merit to be present at the "Kharej lesson" [ Kharej lesson means specialized lesson] of greatest master "The Late Ayatullah Sheikh Al-Sharieh Isfahani" in Najaf theological school and learning his sciences and scientific information. Of course, except that great master, he had other masters in different fields and educational sections such as: Ayatollah Sheikh Ziyaeldin Araghi, Ayatollah Sheikh Mohammad Hussein Isfahan Company, Ayatollah Sheikh Mohammad Javad Balaghi, Seyyed Abulqasem Khansari, Seyyed Hossein Baadkubei, Haj seyyed Ali Ghazi, etc. During the sixty-seven years of instructing, a large number of scholars, have benefited from his classes, such as: Ayatollah Hajj Sheikh Sadra Baadkubei, Ayatollah martyr seyyed Mohammad Bagher Sadr, Ayatollah Hajj Sheikh Mojtaba Lankerani, Ayatollah Hajj seyyed Ali Sistani, Ayatollah Hajj seyyed Ali Beheshti and so on. The total of his published books are about 43 volumes such as: Takmelatul Menhaju Al-Saliheen, Montakhab Al-Rasael, Manasek Hajj (Hajj rituals), Mo'jam Rejaal Al-Hadith, Talkhis Al-Montakhab and so on.The late Ayatollah Khoie was a very preeminent and distinguished person in series of light and mercy of "jurisdiction"(feghähat) that tens of permanent and immortal works, have been remained of him. His interest in spreading of Islam in the world, had been become a motivation that to make tens of important Islamic and propagandistic centers in different parts of world. Finally this great man, after a blessed lifetime, got a serious illness and passed away in one of Baghdad's hospital in the afternoon of 1999,10,8 A.D.(1413,2,8 A.H.). He was buried in "Sharif" courtyard at the entry of "Alkhazra" mosque that was his instructing place. General Content and Book Structuring In introduction, the author briefly wrote about his style of commentary, then in the first chapter with the title of "Fazle Quran"(Quran superiority) revealed the quran position in the light of verses, and had emphasized the necessity of thinking about it. In chapter two, in the subject of "Quran Miracle"(ejaze quran) wrote about literal clarification of miracle, its terminological meanings and its difference with magic. He says: "top miracle" is the miracle that could challenge with the top world events, therefore by clarifying the eloquence and elocution position in pre-islamic period, began to prove the superiority of the Quran in periods and matchless of quran in explanation and telling the lofty facts. The subject of recitation(qaraat) that has old background and special importance, has been described in detail in "Albayan". The author hints to the position of recitation with the viewpoints of quran researchers and with specifying to the non-sequence of seven kinds of recitings (qaraathaye haftganeh) says: the non-sequence of recitings, is common word between shia and it isn't unusual to be so between the public (page: 123). For proving the non-sequence of recitings, the author at first introduce the "Ten Reciters" (qaariyane dahganeh) and then explained the quality of their recitings report. Since the author negated the sequence of recitings, in the following of this subject, disconnected the connection of seven kinds of recitings with tradition(hadith) of "Ahrof Sabeh" (seven kinds of recitings hadith) and has emphasized that this tradition with having any meaning, has not any connection with the subject of seven kinds of recitings. For emphasing his viewpoint, he has related the viewpoints of some famous Sunni commentators and quran researchers. The author after evaluation the "recitings validity"(hojiyat qaraatha), with reference to "kafi" tradition, emphasizes that in "prayer" (namaz), that reciting is a correct reciting, which is prevalent among imams (p,b.u.t) times (page:167 ). In quranic sciences, talking about "Ahraf Sabeh" is very extensive. The author has introduced different kinds of traditions and after evaluating all of them, has asserted that because of contradiction of traditions and impossibility of justification, they couldn't be accepted (page: 171 to 193). Therefore, he completely rejected the "Ahrof Sabeh" (seven kinds of recitings) traditions. The main subject of "Albayan" is about the non-distortion of quran. The author has defined the meaning of distortion, showed its kinds and dimentions and in this way has clarified the site of subject dispute. He also asserted that researchers have not believed the distortion, and (he) has considered the "Naskhul Talave" as a kind of distortion. ["naskhul talave" means: In the time of Mohammad Prophet (p.b.u.h) something of Quran had been read, then by order of Allah the reading of it had been abolished]. For proving the non-distortin of Quran, he has refered to quran verses, tradition, traditions of suras and quran virtues (pages: 207 to 235). His explanation about Imam Ali's quran (p.b.u.h) and (his) evaluation of content and document of traditions, is noticeable. The main reasons of distortion believers are about the collecting of quran. They believe that because the quran hadn't been collected in the time of Prophet Mohammad (p.b.u.h), then during collecting in time of "the caliphs" (kholafa), it has been distorted. Thus, the author started the subject of quran collecting and after evaluating and studying the traditions and also analyzing the subject dimentions and its different suppositions, has concluded that, the present Quran, is the quran that had been collected at the time of Prophet Muhammad (p.b.u.h). The author after proving the faultlessness, reliability and revelational aspect (wahyani) of quran, talks about the validity of the quran's literal meanings (hojiyat zavahere quran) and for proving it, refers to the rational, quranic and traditional reasons, then reports the individual's reasons that believe to the invalidity of the quarn's literal meanings (adame hojiyate quran). The author that in the previous part has evaluated the distortion reasons, in this part has evaluated the other reasons of them, and emphasizes on the validity of the quran's literal meanings (pages: 263 to 273). In the subject of validity of the Quran's literal meanings, that practically is the validity of all its verses, is posed the manner of abrogation(naskh) of quran verses. From here, the author discusses about the abrogation(naskh), and after the subject of abrogation(naskh) also talks about the Bada(revision) and has retold the viewpoints of shia about it(pages: 277-394). Subject of commentary principles is another subject of this book that the author in this part says: in commentary, relying on commentators viewpoints is unreliable, and emphasizes to trust on quran's literal meanings with close attention to words meaning in arabic literature and thinking about it and considers especial position for correct traditions in verses explanation, and answers all problems about getting Khabare Vahed (unique news) in commentary and its validity (pages: 397 to 402). "Huduth(temporality) or qidam(eternity) of the Quran" that is old disputes of Mu tazilites (Motazela) and Ashaereh, is the final part of quranic sciences of this book. The author knows it, as a involving subject in Islamic culture and considers it as results of entring Greek philosophy subjects to the area of Islamic culture. In this part, he evaluates the viewpoint of Ashaereh and knows reliable the viewpoints of Mu tazilites (Motazela) and Shia in Huduth of Quran (pages: 405 to 413). The final part of the book is commentary of "The opening" (Al- Fatiha) sura, that the author in the light of attention to the quran and tradition(hadith) and thinking to the word and Arabic literature, has translated verses. The literal subject of "Worship" word and the juridical subject of "In the name of Allah" (Besmellah) are the useful and helpful subjects of the book. The author's juridical insight and basic accuracies are obvious in everywhere of his commentary. In appendix of this book, has been discussed about "Saqalain" hadith, Quran translation, force and will(jabr va ekhtiyar), intercession(shafaat), and etc (pages: 499 to 528). Albayan for the first time was published in "Najaf" in the year of 1956. Hashem Hashemzadeh Harisi and Mohamad Sadeq Najafi have translated it into Persian in the field of quranic sciences and general issues, with the title of "Bayan". Also its complete translation in "Urdu" by translator "Mohamad Shafae Najafi" has been published in Islamabad in 1989(1410). Also two chapters of it, with the titles of " quran collecting and compliation" and "quran safty from distortion" has been published in English by "Asqarali Jafar" in 1987. Also the chapter of "Validity of the Quran's literal meanings" (hojiyate zavahere quran) by translator "Mojahed Hussein" has been published in "Altohid" magazine in 1989. Oxford university press, has published full English translation of Albayn written by "Abdolaziz Sashadina" in 1998.
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Pictures of packed beaches, video footage of families eating ice creams and stories of people wantonly enjoying a rare spell of fine weather.
And all thoughts start to turn to the holidays. Will we jet off on a package holiday for some guaranteed sunshine and cheap cocktails? Or shall we indulge our patriotism and do what many do and stay in the UK? A "staycation". We could even go camping.
And this is where you will split the room. You've got the people who love nothing more than spending a few nights under canvas, with just the bare essentials to keep you going. The great outdoors, the sounds of nature, the midnight trek across cowpat-strewn fields to find somewhere to pee.
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Luxury camping is all the rage. Spacious tents with wood burners, hot showers, pedestal baths and even flat-screen tellies. It's not camping as many of us would recognise it, but it's bloody marvellous when you zip open that door and see the oasis of comfort that awaits within.
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The carrot (Daucus carota subsp. sativus, Etymology: Middle French carotte, from Late Latin carōta, from Greek karōton, originally from the Indoeuropean root ker- (horn), due to its horny shape) is a root vegetable, usually orange or white, or red-white blend in colour, with a crisp texture when fresh. The edible part of a carrot is a taproot. It is a domesticated form of the wild carrot Daucus carota, native to Europe and southwestern Asia. It has been bred for its greatly enlarged and more palatable, less woody-textured edible taproot, but is still the same species.
It is a biennial plant which grows a rosette of leaves in the spring and summer, while building up the stout taproot, which stores large amounts of sugars for the plant to flower in the second year. The flowering stem grows to about 1 metre (3 ft) tall, with an umbel of white flowers.
Ever since the late 1980s, baby carrots or mini-carrots (carrots that have been peeled and cut into uniform cylinders) have been a popular ready-to-eat snack food available in many supermarkets.
Carrot juice is also widely marketed, especially as a health drink, either stand-alone or blended with fruits and other vegetables.
The carrot gets its characteristic and bright orange colour from β-carotene, which is metabolised into vitamin A in humans when bile salts are present in the intestines. Massive overconsumption of carrots can cause hypercarotenemia, a condition in which the skin turns orange (although effects are less dangerous than those of vitamin A, which can cause liver damage). Carrots are also rich in dietary fibre, antioxidants, and minerals.
Lack of Vitamin A can cause poor vision, including night vision, and vision can be restored by adding Vitamin A back into the diet. The urban legend that says eating large amounts of carrots will allow one to see in the dark developed from stories of British gunners in World War II who were able to shoot down German planes in the darkness of night. The legend arose during the Battle of Britain when the RAF circulated a story about their pilots' carrot consumption as an attempt to cover up the discovery and effective use of radar technologies in engaging enemy planes. It reinforced existing German folklore and helped to encourage Britons—looking to improve their night vision during the blackouts—to grow and eat the vegetable.
Ethnomedically, the roots are used to treat digestive problems, intestinal parasites, and tonsillitis or constipation.
The wild ancestors of the carrot are likely to have come from Afghanistan, which remains the centre of diversity of D. carota, the wild carrot. Selective breeding over the centuries of a naturally-occurring subspecies of the wild carrot, Daucus carota subsp. sativus has produced the familiar garden vegetable.
In early use, carrots were grown for their aromatic leaves and seeds, not their roots. Some relatives of the carrot are still grown for these, such as parsley, fennel, dill and cumin. The first mention of the root in classical sources is in the 1st century CE. The modern carrot appears to have been introduced to Europe in the 8-10th centuries; Ibn al-Awam, in Andalusia, describes both red and yellow carrots; Simeon Seth also mentions both colours in the 11th century. Orange-coloured carrots appeared in the Netherlands in the 17th century.
In addition to wild carrot, these alternative (mostly historical) names are recorded for Daucus carota: Bee's-nest, Bee's-nest plant, Bird's-nest, Bird's-nest plant, Bird's-nest root, Carota, Carotte (French), Carrot, Common carrot, Crow's-nest, Daucon, Dawke, Devil's-plague, Fiddle, Gallicam, Garden carrot, Gelbe Rübe (German), Gingidium, Hill-trot, Laceflower, Mirrot, Möhre (German), Parsnip (misapplied), Queen Anne's lace, Rantipole, Staphylinos, and Zanahoria.
The parsnip is a close relative of the carrot, as is parsley.
Carrot cultivars can be grouped into two broad classes, eastern carrots and western carrots. More recently, a number of novelty cultivars have been bred for particular characteristics.
The world's largest carrot was grown in Palmer, Alaska by John Evans in 1998, weighing 8.6 kg (19 lb).
The city of Holtville, California promotes itself as "Carrot Capital of the World", and holds an annual festival devoted entirely to the carrot.
The western carrot emerged in the Netherlands in the 15th or 16th century, its orange colour making it popular in those countries as an emblem of the House of Orange and the struggle for Dutch independence. The orange colour results from abundant carotenes in these cultivars. While orange carrots are the norm in the West, other colours do exist, including white, yellow, red, and purple. These other colours of carrot are raised primarily as novelty crops.
The Vegetable Improvement Center at Texas A&M University has developed a purple-skinned, orange-fleshed carrot, the BetaSweet (also known as the Maroon Carrot), with substances to prevent cancer, which has recently entered very limited commercial distribution, through J&D Produce of Edinburg TX. This variety of carrot is also known to be high in β-carotene which is an essential nutrient. The high concentrations of this nutrient give the carrot its maroon shade.
Western carrot cultivars are commonly classified by their root shape:
While any carrot can be harvested before reaching its full size as a more tender "baby" carrot, some fast-maturing cultivars have been bred to produce smaller roots. The most extreme examples produce round roots about 2.5 centimetres (1 in) in diameter. These small cultivars are also more tolerant of heavy or stony soil than long-rooted cultivars such as 'Nantes' or 'Imperator'. The "baby carrots" sold ready-to-eat in supermarkets are, however, often not from a smaller cultivar of carrot, but are simply full-sized carrots that have been sliced and peeled to make carrot sticks of a uniform shape and size.
Carrot flowers are pollinated primarily by bees. Seed growers use honeybees or mason bees for their pollination needs.
Carrots are used as food plants by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species, including Common Swift, Garden Dart, Ghost Moth, Large Yellow Underwing and Setaceous Hebrew Character.
Food enthusiasts and researchers have developed other varieties of carrots through traditional breeding methods. Novelty carrots are also grown throughout Western Europe in flower pots and are noted for their distinctly minty flavour.
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Soul's 'Rumours', 'Here, My Dear' was Gaye's commercially doomed attempt to rip open the ribcage of his failed marriage to Motown boss Berry Gordy's elder sister Anna and poke around the viscera.
Tricky claimed he wanted 'Pre-Millennium Tension' to be "out-and-out punk", but this brew of Satanic visions and weed psychosis was something far darker. That the song 'Makes Me Wanna Die' is the lightest here speaks volumes.
Arab Strap's chief mumbler Aidan Moffat was all coupled up, but there was little domestic bliss to be found on 'Elephant Shoe'. This was like nuclear fall-out from the battle of the sexes, coloured in the most desolate slowcore hues imaginable.
The legend that all five of Louisville's Slint checked into a psychiatric institution upon recording 'Spiderland' – a major post-rock building block – is bollocks. The fact it exists at all is telling, though.
Henry Rollins, Black Flag's fourth and final vocalist, arguably didn't make their songs his own until this, their second album. Its final three songs, notably, eschew speed in favour of slow, sludgy crawl-metal.
The Fall are often dank, but it took Brix Smith's sense of songwriting order to make Mark E's benighted world of non-sequiturs sound massive and marbled in its gloom.
The Swans of 'White Light From The Mouth Of Infinity' was a more nuanced, orchestrated outfit than the blasted, atavistic line-up of the early '80s. But the likes of 'Failure' are all the more powerful for their mastery of light and shade.
Where once Sunn O))) records were walls of zero-BPM drone-doom guitar and nothing else, on their seventh album, we encountered choirs, string sections and 'Alice', a homage to avant-garde jazzer Alice Coltrane. Their expanded palette increased their emotional weight. "Our music is like the white light going into a prism," announced Stephen O'Malley…
Barely a year elapsed between the band's two studio albums, but creatively speaking, it might as well be light years. 'Unknown Pleasures' is, notionally speaking, a punk record – albeit a cavernous, spectral-sounding one, thanks to the dark hand of Factory producer Martin Hannett. But there are already glimpses of something broader and more unclassifiable – something the band would cite in full on...
Recorded smack bang in the middle of Cave's junkie days, The Bad Seeds' fourth album is a dark paranoid fantasy. That Cave went on from here to stoving Kylie's head in with a brick on 'Where The Wild Roses Grow' is no surprise.


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Hello one and all. Usually, Wrestlemania match cards start circulating around January. I for one, love creating match cards, and with 3 main events already rumored, I knew I'd make a blog on the subject. Some of the rumored matches (Brock/Austin, Punk/Austin, and Taker/Cena), I've kept the same, while others I've changed. Thanks for reading.
Main Event #1: John Cena vs. The Undertaker
There is absolutely no question that so far, this card is absolutely stacked. Hell in a cell, Cena/Rock and 2 title matches round out the card so far. This being said, this Wrestlemania will struggle to be better than "decent" if a strong undercard is not booked. Here is what the undercard is shaping up to be and a little analysis of each match.
1: Intercontinental championship
With Rock vs. Cena announced, and Punk vs. Jericho and HHH vs. Undertaker sure to come, Wrestlemania 28 is looking like it could be one of the best Manias ever. However, the WWE will still need a strong undercard and good booking to make this event live up to it's potential. However hard it may be for some to realize, WWE made great strides as a company in 2011. With a plethora of new stars, and a
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Hello all, Main Event here. I really enjoy blogging, and I'd like to get noticed as as a good blogger around here. In order to get myself more noticed, I'll be producing these every 1-3 days. This will be a series of a fre (or a lot) of parts on how to totally reinvent the WWE in 2012. I'd really enjoy it if you kept a look out for these in the future, as I think I will approach some really interesting
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ROCKFORD - A joint operation ends with the arrest of a man known to be affiliated with the criminal organization, the Vice Lords.
Dashon Chandler, 37, was taken into custody after the Winnebago County Violent Crimes Task Force executed a search warrant at his home at 826 Royal Avenue. Members of that task force include Rockford P.D., Loves Park P.D., Illinois State Police, and agents of the Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms and Explosives.
During the search, investigators found a substance they suspect to be marijuana, and a loaded handgun. Chandler is charged with violation of the Illinois Cannabis Control Act, unlawful use of a weapon by a felon, armed violence, and possession of stolen property.
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Jerusalem, Israel. April 23, 2009. The Sacerdos Institute is offering its 9th international renewal course for diocesan priests in the Holy Land this upcoming July 15 to August 3, 2009. The priestly renewal course will be held at the Pontifical Institute Notre Dame of Jerusalem Center, which is directed by the Legionaries of Christ.
Located in the heart of Jerusalem, the renewal course offers diocesan priests worldwide a unique opportunity to delve more deeply into their priestly spirituality. The atmosphere of prayer, reflection, charity, and fellowship, as well as the sharing of pastoral experiences, enrich all of the participants.
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The most recent renewal course was held from January 20 to February 9, with 34 diocesan priests from 15 countries, including the United States, Australia, Canada, Mexico, England, Ireland, the Philippines, Spain, Austria, Italy, Colombia, Bolivia, Guatemala, Ecuador, Argentina, Brazil, South Africa, and Vietnam.
In addition to their pilgrimages to the holy places in Israel, the priests participated in various spiritual and formative activities. The first three days, after a brief introduction to the course and to the Holy Land, were dedicated completely to prayer. This took the form of Ignatian spiritual exercises, preached in English by Father David Kluk, LC, and in Spanish by Father Francisco Mateos, LC.
The guest speakers at the course included His Beatitude Bishop Foual Twal, the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, who spoke on the situation of the Church in the Holy Land; Father Artemio Vítores, O.F.M., the Vicar of the Custody of the Holy Land, on the work of the Franciscans in the Holy Land; Professor Mustafà Abu Sway, a Muslim imam, on Islam; Rabbi David Roeen, on Judaism and relations with Christians; and Mr. Joseph Donnelly, Permanent Delegate to the United Nations for Caritas International, on the importance of the Catholic Church's charitable work in the Holy Land.
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Difficulties in recruiting cleaners for Islay High School have been resolved very close to home.
A rota of eight willing pupils has been established with each working around three hours per week – no obstruction to their studies but an opportunity to earn and to do some honest physical work.
We bet it's a bit of an attitude changer when fellow pupils deposit the ubiquitous chewing gum in places a class-mate has worked to clean.
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Heat oil in heavy large pot over medium heat. Add eggplant, onion, and garlic cloves. sauté until eggplant is soft and brown, about 15 minutes. Add diced tomatoes with juice, then red wine vinegar and drained capers. Cover and simmer until eggplant and onion are very tender, stirring occasionally, about 12 minutes. Season caponata to taste with salt and pepper. Mix in fresh basil. Transfer caponata to serving bowl. Sprinkle with toasted pine nuts. Serve warm, at room temperature, or cold. (Caponata can be made 2 days ahead. Cover and chill.)


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The decision of six Persian Gulf countries led by Saudi Arabia to end their secondary and tertiary boycotts of Israel shows Israelis that making peace with the Palestinians leads to a general acceptance in the Middle East. It also puts Saudi Arabia, always shy about policies of accommodation, visibly in support of the peace process.
The boycott, which began as a prohibition of Arab firms from doing business with Jews in Palestine in 1946, turned into a boycott of Israel in 1948 and of firms that do business with Israel (the secondary boycott) in 1951. It is maintained by the 22-member Arab League with an enforcement office in Damascus. The tertiary boycott requires firms wanting business with the Arabs to boycott firms doing business with Israel. Many caved in.


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87-year-old McLeansboro resident, Thomas Wenfield Wheeler died at 9:10 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 2 at the Hamilton County Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in McLeansboro. A veteran of WW II and the Korean War, he was an independent contractor, operating Tom Wheeler and Sons House Movers. He later worked for Southern Illinois University in the engineering department, and at the Camp Breckinridge Job Corps in Morganfield, KY.
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Life is a Cabaret for RenéeRen�'©e Zellweger is reportedly set to star in a remake of hit musical 'Cabaret'.
Sources claim the Hollywood actress, who recently split from new husband Kenny Chesney, is in talks with producers about playing Sally Bowles - the role made famous by Liza Minnelli in the Oscar-winning 1972 film.
Movie bosses are said to be keen to cast Renee after her extraordinary performance in the film version of 'Chicago', in which she sang and danced as sexy murderess Roxie Hart.
Set against the backdrop of the rise of the Nazi party in 1930s Berlin,
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Guess Which Glee Project Guy Will Guest Star on Nashville Tonight!
Although Nashville has talent in spades, and we spend half of each episode trying to decide whose voice is best (Scarlett (Clare Bowen) always wins, BTW), there's always room for a newcomer. And even if you haven't heard of this dude because you were somehow doing something else during The Glee Project Season 2, we love him already. And guess what? He's guest starring on TONIGHT's episode of Nashville!
So, which country-leaning fella is going to make his debut in his hometown's standout drama on February 27? Maxfield Camp. The 22-year-old Tennessee native couldn't step in anything but twos on the Glee bootcamp show, but that shouldn't be a problem when he moseys on to the Nashville set in an upcoming arc.
"Had a great time filming on @Nashville_ABC last week! Being from Nashville I'm so grateful to be part of my home town show," Max tweeted on February 4. As for what role he'll play, we're not sure yet. One thing we do know: his voice will fit right in. And just like the characters on the show who are waiting for that one big break, this might be his.
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Miley Cyrus And Liam Hemsworth Put Their Wedding On Hold
Speculation on the status of Miley Cyrus and Liam Hemsworth's relationship has been rampant for the past few weeks, and now an insider, speaking with People magazine, says the two have put their wedding on hold:
"They want to figure out their life together before they get married. They're still engaged and living together. They just realized that there is no rush with the wedding and that it's better that they wait a bit."
The source added that Hemsworth is the one motivating the delay-he wants more time, while Cyrus is in a hurry to tie the knot:
"Miley doesn't want to lose Liam, so she's accepted that she is just going to have to wait."
Earlier this week, Miley's dad, Billy Ray, noted that he wasn't even sure what's going on with them.
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On October 14 the 50th New York Film Festival came to a close with Robert Zemeckis' long-awaited return to live-action Flight starring Denzel Washington, Bruce Greenwood, John Goodman, Melissa Leo, Tamara Tunie, and Don Cheadle. Check out photos from the red carpet, press conference, and Q&A on this historic Closing Night:
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Colors are just colors, aren't they? Actually, it's not as easy as you might think. Colors may take on a different appearance depending on the surrounding colors or they may actually change when subjected to technical processes like saving an image to a certain file format. My first example shows that dealing with colors may be tricky at times.
This article covers perceptual phenomena like the appearance of foreground and background colors, color contrast, color induction, and color assimilation. It then touches on some of the complications involved in saving to certain file formats. In a follow-up article I will apply some of these findings to colored text and its relation to the background color.
Note: Some of the effects, especially those of color contrast and color induction, are hard to see. So don't be disappointed if you cannot recognize them.
I once had to solve a problem which clearly demonstrated to me that background colors and foreground colors are not the same. We had defined a color scheme for list elements like headers, body, totals, etc. In addition, header data was displayed above the list in pure blue (i.e. #0000FF – I will use this notation throughout this article). This blue, however, did not match the header background color (see figure 1), so someone proposed that we use the same blue for the header data (see figure 2). This sounded reasonable, but when I tested this proposal, I found that the text was hardly readable. What had happened?
The reason is that colors are perceived differently if they are used as colored areas like backgrounds or as delicate structures like text. Relatively dark background colors are far too light to use as foreground colors for elements such as text. Therefore, you have to darken a color when you want to use it as a foreground color that matches a background color (see figure 3), as the following example demonstrates:
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Figure 1: Table with the original colors (#0000FF for header background, #7DA6CF for column headers)
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Figure 2: Table with the proposed colors (#7DA6CF for header data and column header background)
To approximate the effect of the background color, I reduced the lightness of the header color from 81% to 60%:
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Figure 3: Table with the header color lightened to approximate the background color (#5C7A99 for header data and #7DA6CF for column header background).
Often the text color, compared to the solid background color, seems to shift its hue when darkened (the effect may also depend on the display type). In the above example, the text color seems to shift to a more greenish blue. Therefore, I corrected the color slightly towards blue:
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Figure 4: Table with adjusted colors (header data was changed from #5C7A99 to #5C7AAA)
Colors may appear to shift hues slightly, simply through the effect of the surrounding colors.
Color contrast may intensify the colors of neighboring areas, that is, it makes the colors appear more saturated, especially if the colors are complementary.
Note: Complementary color pairs are, for example, red-green, blue-orange, or yellow-violet; complementary colors add up to white.
Figure 5-6: Color contrast intensifies neighbouring colors; the effect is typically stronger for complementary colors (left) than for other color combinations (right)
Compare the small squares in the middle with identical colors in both images; they appear slightly different depending on the surrounding color (see also the examples below).
Color induction makes neutral areas look a little like the complementary color of the surrounding color. For example, a gray box surrounded by yellow makes the gray look slightly violet.
Figure 7: Color induction
Color assimilation changes the hue of colored objects in the direction of the surrounding color and often decreases contrast. This effect appears whenever colored objects are so tightly interwoven, that they tend to become "integrated" into one color. The following animated example demonstrates this effect for different surrounding and foreground colors. Look at the triangles formed out of six smaller triangles and watch how the same color looks different depending on the surrounding colors. You can see, for example, how the yellow looks more reddish when surrounded by red and more bluish when surrounded by blue.
Figure 8: Color assimilation (animated – 2 images, each lasts 2 seconds)
This effect is especially important for delicate structures like text. Colored text may seem to change its hue in the direction of the background color.
Note: An extreme case of color assimilation is the integration of colors in printed matter or on TV screens. Here the colored dots are so small that our eyes can no longer resolve them and integrate them into one single color impression.
Now let's see what these effects can do. The following examples were inspired by Edward Tuftes book "Envisioning information." The first shows how the same color appears differently depending on the surrounding color:
In the next example, the two small squares in the middle seem to be the same.
Actually, these colors are quite different:
Finally, look how the same orange color looks with two different background colors:
Here the dark background to the right makes the orange appear much more saturated and brighter than the light background to the left.
Figures 9-12: Colors may appear different although they are the same, or the same although they are different, depending on the surrounding color.
Although design books often point this out, many graphic designers may not be aware that saving images to certain compressed file formats like JPEG or GIF can also cause colors to change. These effects can be rather subtle and often hard to see. They result from reducing the number of colors. JPEG images are more prone to this shift than GIF images, because users cannot control this effect (except by setting the compression rate).
The following example shows a color shift in a uniform yellow area caused by JPEG compression. The shift is, however, so small that it is not noticeable. You can copy the images, load them into your image processing program, and check the color values. I took only a few samples to verify the color values. So, you may find different values.
Figure 13: A JPEG image floating over a GIF background; the yellow in the GIF background is #FFFF00, which in the JPEG image changed to #FFFF02; the JPEG image also shows different yellows surrounding the sphere (e.g. #F4F400), which are compression artifacts
The color aberrations, or so called artifacts, in the JPEG images are – luckily – usually hard to see. So I enlarged a section of the example image to make them easily visible. To also demonstrate the overall effect of compression artifacts, I selected the blue channel of the JPEG image and changed its gamma setting (that is, its lightness in the mid tones).
Figure 14-15: Artifacts in a JPEG image with shifting color values (left); the other image (right) shows the blue color channel with changed gamma setting to demonstrate the overall effect of the compression artifacts
This example leads to two practical implications:
This article surely addresses difficult concepts for graphic and user interface designers. Therefore, a second article will continue the discussion of colors issues and take a look at colored text. I also recommend consulting books on Web design, for example, those by Lynda Weinman, if you are interested in the characteristics of the different file formats for the Web and their handling of colors.
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Computer passwords would be more secure if they were a succession of pictures rather than a sequence of letters and numbers, argue three inventors from Redmond, Washington (USpatent application 2004/10721).
When a user logs on, their software displays an array of thumbnail images, including pictures of, say, famous places, playing cards and flowers. The user then creates their visual passcode by clicking on a sequence of pictures, such as the Brooklyn Bridge, a rose, the Sydney Opera House, a beetle and the ace of spades.
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