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Tetracyclines are broad-spectrum antibiotics because they are active against gram positive and gram negative bacteria. They also act against some pathogenic agents unaffected by other antibiotics e.g., rickettsiae, certain large viruses belonging to psittacosis group in animals and lymphogranuloma venerum group in humans. Tetracyclines have activity against mycoplasmas, spirochetes and actinomycetes. At high doses some antiprotozoan activity has also been observed. Tetracycline undergo metabolism to various degrees. The most frequently identified substance in urine, feces and tissue is the parent tetracycline. As much as 30% is excreted unchanged in feces. Tetracyclines are reversibly bound to plasma proteins and are widely distributed. Tetracyclines diffuse throughout the body and are found in highest concentrations in kidney, liver, spleen and lungs. They are also deposited at active sites of ossification (Riviere and Spoo, 2001).
Oxytetracycline (OTC) is commonly used in livestock and poultry for prevention
and treatment of various diseases. However, the use of this compound may result
in residues in animal derived food products, especially if withdrawl times are
not observed. These residues may pose a health threat to consumers, depending
on the type of food and the amount of residue present. The acceptable Maximum
Residue Limit (MRL) for OTC as recommended by the joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee
on Food Additives (1999) is 0.2, 0.6 and 1.2 μg g-1 for meat,
liver and kidney, respectively. OTC residues that exceed the tolerance level
may be of toxicological concern. Human health problems resulting from intake
of sub-chronic exposure levels of oxytetracycline include gastrointestinal disturbances
(Baker and Leyland, 1983), teratogenic risk to the fetus, allergic reactions
(Schenk and Collery, 1998) and development of resistant pathogens for human
and animals (Bogaard and Stobberingh, 2000). Tetracyclines in meat may potentially
stain the teeth of young children (Walton et al., 1994).
Microbial resistance to antibiotics is a worldwide problem in human and veterinary medicine. It is generally accepted that the main risk factor for the increase in antibiotic resistance is an extensive use of antibiotics. This has led to the emergence and dissemination of resistant bacteria and resistance genes in animals and humans. In both populations antibiotics are used for therapy and prophylaxis of infectious diseases. The main sector of resistance-increasing medicine usage, in regard to human health, lies within the health care sector. The antimicrobial agents used in animal care are also significant, not only in increasing the resistance in animal pathogen, but also in bacteria transmitted from animals to humans (Boggard and Stobberingh, 2000).
Resistance to members of tetracycline group has been reported for some strains of following bacteria: Escherichia, Aerobacter, Salmonella choleraesuis, Salmonella typhimurium, Salmonella dublin, Salmonella pullorum, Salmonella gallinarum, Chlamydia psittaci, Proteus, Staphylococcus aureus, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Pasturella multocida, Klebsiella pneumoniae and Beta-haemolytic Streptococci (Kunin, 1993).
To present knowledge in Pakistan, so far no research has been reported on OTC residues in marketed meat. So, present study was planned in which Swab Test on Animal Food (STAF) was coupled with High-performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC) for identification and quantification of oxytetracycline residues from chicken meat samples.
Screening of Chicken Meat Samples by Microbilogical Assay
A total of 100 chicken meat samples (33 liver, 33 kidney and 34 muscles)
were collected from local market of Rawalpindi and Islamabad, Pakistan, during
2006. All the samples were transported to National Veterinary Laboratories,
Islamabd, Pakistan under cold conditions. Preliminary screening of meat samples
for the presence of antibiotic residues was performed using a microbiological
assay called Swab Test on Animal Food (STAF) as described by Shahid, 2006. Briefly,
a locally isolated Bacillus subtilis was used as test organism on nutrient
agar with 0.4% dextrose at pH 7. One milliliter spore suspension of Bacillus
subtilis having 2x107 spores mL-1 was used in 100
mL of nutrient agar to make STAF plates. Sterile cotton swabs immersed in tissue
samples were placed aseptically over STAF plates having Neomycin 5 μg antibiotic
filter paper disc as a positive control and incubated at 37°C for 18 h.
An inhibition zone greater than 2 mm around swab samples was considered as positive;
while that less than 2 mm was taken as negative for antibiotic residues.
HPLC Method
The chicken meat samples determined as positive by STAF test were further
analyzed by HPLC for Oxytetracycline identification and quantification. All
the experiments were performed during 2006 in National Veterinary Laboratories,
Islamabad, Pakistan.
Preparation of Standard Curve
Peak areas were recorded for OTC chromatographic standard solutions. Standard
curve was prepared using peak areas vs. concentration of standard solutions
(0.015, 0.062, 0.125, 0.250, 0.375, 0.50, 0.750 and 1 μg mL-1).
The best fit of data was determined using linear regression from Microsoft Excel
that uses the following equation:
From measured peak heights of analyte, OTC concentrations were calculated using
regression slope and intercept values.
Extraction and Cleanup Procedure
Meat sample (5 g) mixed with 20 mL McIlvaine buffer-EDTA solution in a 50
mL polypropylene centrifuge tube was blended for 30 sec with homogenizer (IKA-Wereke
Ultra-Turrax T25 basic, Italy) at 1100 rpm and centrifuged (Sigma 3K30, Rotor
# 1250H, Germany) for 10 min at 2500 x g. Supernatant was poured into second
50 mL centrifuge tube. No tissue was transferred. To the first tube 20 mL McIlvaine
buffer-EDTA was added and the tissue plug was resuspended using Vortex mixer
(IKA yellow line TTS2, USA). It was again centrifuged for 10 min at 2500 x g
and supernatant was added to the supernatant in second tube. Finally 10 mL McIlvaine
buffer-EDTA solution was used and all the steps were repeated until the supernatants
from all 3 extractions were collected. The combined supernatant fluid was applied
to the Solid Phase Extraction (SPE) apparatus (Lichrolut) using C18
SPE cartridge (6 mL 500 mg, B and J). The cartridge was conditioned with 10
mL methanol followed 10 mL deionized water at a flow rate of 1 mL min-1.
The combined supernatant fluid was passed through the column and eluted at the
same flow rate. The analyte was extracted from the column by pouring 10 mL Methanolic
oxalic acid. The solvent was evaporated using rotary evaporator (BUCHI rotavapor,
R-200, Germany) at 45°C. The sample was dried completely using Nitrogen
flow. One millilitre mobile phase was used to reconstitute the dried sample
and this solution was later analyzed by HPLC system (Hitachi D-7000 series)
for determination of OTC residues.
Chromatographic Conditions
HPLC analyses were carried out by using HPLC system (Hitachi D-7000 series,
Japan) with Column Oven (L-7300), UV Detector (L-7400), Autosampler (L-7200),
Pump (L-7100), Degasser (L-7610) and Interface Module (D-7000); data acquisition
was controlled by Hitachi D-7000 Chromatography Data Station Software (HPLC
System Manager) Version 4.0. Injections were automatically made on a Reversed
phase Teknokroma Kromasil 100, C8 column (250x4.6 mm, 5 μm). The mobile
phase was citric acid (25 mM): Acetonitrile (8:2 v/v). Injection volume was
10 μL of all standards and sample extracts. The analyses were carried out
on column temperature 35°C under isocratic conditions and a flow rate of
1 mL min-1. Eluted peaks were detected at 270 nm.
Recovery Test
The meat sample, which was negative for Oxytetracycline, was selected for
preparation of spiked tissue samples by confirming on HPLC to be free from Oxytetracycline.
Oxytetracycline spiked tissue samples were prepared, considering the MRL of
0.2, 0.6 and 1.2 μg g-1 for meat, liver and kidney, respectively
(recommended by EU, FAO/WHO, FDA of USA) ranging in concentration from 0.2 to
0.05 μg g-1 (0.2, 0.15, 0.1 and 0.05 μg g-1)
by adding 1000 μL of 1.2, 0.9, 0.6, 0.3 μg mL-1 standard
solutions of Oxytetracycline. Fortified samples were allowed to stand at 4°C
for 12 h after standards addition and then mixed prior to work up. The percent
recovery for each spiked sample was measured using the following relation:
Repeatability Test
The OTC residues were detected in meat samples (blank) spiked with OTC standard
at the rate of 0.1 μg g-1 of the sample. The procedure was repeated
three times in three different days to determine the precision and validity
of the sample preparation and HPLC analyses.
Out of 100 chicken meat samples examined by STAF test, 13 (39.4%) liver, 9 (27.3%) kidney and 7 (20.6%) muscle samples were detected positive for antibiotic residues. Twenty nine STAF positive chicken meat samples that were analyzed by HPLC for OTC residues, 13 (44.8%) had detectable levels for OTC. Similar results were observed by Okerman et al. (1998). They reported that the majority of positive results on plates seeded with B. subtilis, 77 of 89 (86%) samples tested, contained tetracycline antibiotics. In present study, the highest concentration was 3.880 μg g-1 in kidney sample and lowest was 0.030 μg g-1 in a muscle sample (Table 1). These findings are in line with Murray et al. (1998).
In case of liver samples, 3 out of 13 (23.1%) had detectable level of OTC residues, 6 out of 9 (66.7%) kidney samples had OTC residues while 4 out of 7 (57.1%) muscle samples had detectable levels of OTC. The mean residues levels in liver, kidney and muscle samples were 1.274, 2.119 and 0.051 μg g-1, respectively. The results obtained are similar to the findings of Muriuki et al. (2001) who studied the presence of tetracycline residues in beef samples in Nairobi. Out of the 250 samples that were analysed for tetracycline residues 114 (45.6%) had detectable tetracycline residues. Of the 114 samples with detectable tetracycline residues, 60 (24%) were liver samples, 35 (14%), were kidney samples and 19 (7.6%) were muscle samples. Iqbal (2000) conducted a study in Faisalabad to check the presence of tetracycline residues in poultry meat and eggs by HPLC. The highest concentration of tetracycline was 81.3 μg g-1 and lowest was 21.32 μg g-1. It showed that incidence was 100%. Similarly all egg samples were also positive showing a range from 74.41 to 167.13 μg mL-1.
The calibration graph was obtained by plotting peak area against concentration of OTC in standard solutions. The correlation coefficient was 0.9981. This is similar to the finding of Pena et al. (1999). The limit of detection of OTC was 0.01 μg mL-1 (signal to noise ratio >5) which was well below the MRL (0.2, 0.6 and 1.2 μg g-1 for muscle, liver and kidney, respectively).
Extraction of OTC residues from meat samples was performed using Mcllvaine buffer-EDTA solution. Clean up was done by using Solid Phase Extraction system (SPE) C18 cartridges. The average recoveries >91% with Relative Standard Deviations (RSD) between 1.64 to 2.07% indicated the efficiency of extraction and clean up procedure. Similar results were obtained by Sokol et al. (1994), Cherl et al. (2003), Pena et al. (2003) and Cinquina et al. (2003).
The mean recoveries of OTC from meat samples at four different spiking levels
(0.05, 0.1, 0.15 and 0.2 μg g-1) are summarized in Table
2. Results obtained showed the average recoveries >91% with Relative
Standard Deviations (RSD) between 1.64 to 2.07%. Recoveries obtained are similar
to those determined by Mulders et al. (1989) for tetracylines in animal
tissues. It indicates high efficiency of the extraction cleanup procedure used.
These results are also in line with the findings of Senyuva et al. (2000).
In the present method, the HPLC UV detector was used. OTC was identified in
the sample by retention time (Fig. 1). The maximum absorption
wavelength of OTC standard solution occurred at both 270 and 352 nm using an
UV-Vis spectrophotometer; however, the wavelength adjusted to 270 nm was used
for detection of OTC in HPLC (Fig. 2-4).
These results are in agreement with those reported by Sokol et al. (1994),
Moretti et al. (1994) and Senyuva et al. (2000).
The precision of the method was also studied by assaying on each of the 3 different
days. Several meat samples were spiked with OTC (0.1 μg g-1).
To improve the precision, the analyses were carried out by the same operator
using the same material and performing three trials each day during 3 days.
Results are shown in Table 3.
Reverse phase column was used in present study. The suitability of the column was evaluated by calculating the retention time of a standard solution of OTC (0.1 μg mL-1) after every 40 sample injections. The mean of the observed retention time was 5.3 ± 0.2 min (Fig. 1). Similar results were obtained by Pouliquen et al. (1997), Furusawa (2002) and Cherlet et al. (2003) using reverse phase column.
The HPLC method used in this study was found to be sensitive, precise, specific
and convenient analytical method for the detection and quantification of oxytetracycline
residues in chicken meat samples. One of the major advantages over microbiological
method is that the lower detection limit of 0.01 μg mL-1 makes
it a highly precise instrument.
Results of this study indicated that 44.8% of the total number of samples analyzed by HPLC for OTC residues had detectable residue levels where 20% had higher residue level than MRL. Therefore it is the need of time that regulatory authorities should constantly conduct surveillance to monitor the antibiotic residue levels in order to safeguard human health.


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Please see the information below regarding an upcoming practice job talk. Attendance and feedback at the talk would be greatly appreciated. We hope to see you there.
WHAT: Postdoc Practice Job Talk: Tatyana Sysoeva, in the group of Lingchong You, Department of Biomedical Engineering
WHEN: Tues Jan 31, 9-10 am (Tomorrow)
WHERE: Rm 103 Bryan Research Bldg
The Duke University Postdoc Association (DUPA) and the Office of Postdoctoral Services provide postdocs the opportunity to practice their job talks and get valuable feedback from a diverse and intelligent audience – this means YOU!
On Jan 31 at 9 am in room 103 Bryan Research Bldg, Tatyana Sysoevafrom the group of Lingchong You, Department of Biomedical Engineering, will present her talk on "Bacterial trade: export and import of macromolecular goods" (abstract below). We encourage postdocs to attend and support Tatyana by providing feedback! You don't have to be in the same field of study; presenters receive valuable info from audience members about clarity, communication style, and other 'big picture' issues.
Abstract: Bacterial trade: export and import of macromolecular goods
Bacteria developed numerous ways to adapt to changes in their environment. Transport of macromolecules across bacterial cell envelop is one of the ways bacteria survive and thrive by gaining access to nutrients, releasing by-products, exchanging genes, or secreting toxins. I will present two studies focused on analyses of the mechanism of protein export and DNA import in a model bacterium Bacillus subtilis. Using a combination of functional, biochemical, and structural methods, I established molecular details of the novel secretory pathway of ESX protein secretion and zinc-involvement in the development of natural competence state in this model microorganism. These new details, revealed by working with B. subtilis, shed light on the mechanism of virulence factor secretion in human pathogens Staphylococcus aureus and Mycobacterium tuberculosis as well as open a new avenue in studies of spreading of antibiotic resistance genes.
Questions? Email Xiaojun Li (Grace), DUPA Professional Development Chair, at email@example.com

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Forums → Games → [necro] Anyone else hate hackers
I think if ur going to hack do it in a private lobby today i played cod waw and 6/12 lobbys i joined had atleast 1 hacker im just wondering if im the only one who wants to play legit
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No, I like play legit. Hacks can be fun, but only if you use them in private. Other wise they ruin the game. Too bad CoD doesn't fix the old games.
Like playing legit
Wanting that edit button now.
i r 1337 h4x0r5
No pang. Just no.
dnt h8 me cuz u aint me
dnt h8 me cuz u aint meshuddup Pang.
Why would i be jealous of you. When i'm the one with the uber skills.
Hacks are a cheap way to win, and its crazy that people will be super obvious about it.
ex. SC2 hacker, has auto-worker build, auto unit split to avoid splash, sees through fog of war, notified when low on supply, etc, etc . . . And he streams his game play, with all his hacks visible, online (although he did password protect it after the 5th ban or something like that)
~~~Darth Caedus
shuddup Pang.
watd u sai m8?!
il bash ur ed in m8 i swer on me mum
u wot m8?
One time in Dark Souls I would summon white phantoms into my world, then summon my friend as a red phantom. My friend had a weapon that would curse the player and give them egghead in one hit. In case you don't play Dark Souls, getting cursed halves the player's HP and is moderately difficult to cure. Players cannot curse each other regularly. Giving a player egg head causes his head to be ugly af and disables the ability to wear helmets. Egg head is harder to cure since it is only cured by one guy in one of the worst areas of the game. Players cannot add egghead effects to their weapons regularly. imsosorryimsosorryimsosorry
Anyone on BOps 2 or 1 or MW3 or GOW3 or BF3? XBOX SOMEONE PLAY WITH ME
I hate hackers with a passion there have been at least 3 times when my game was seriously screwed up by some hacker.
1. In Borderlands 2 this guy always has modded weapons and he owns any boss with like 1 shot. Well most people think this isn't a problem because BL2 isn't PVP well I think it takes the fun out of the game.
2. MW2 I played in a server that insta-prestiged me and in another server that had some horrible infected mod on it
and 3. Back when I played Half-life there was this one guy called spacebar man because his space bar was supposedly broken, well he always was amazingly good and come to find out he got banned from Steam.
Back in the day when I was in a clan and I was a server admin, I got to punish hackers and idiots all the time. Our clan was a family friendly server so if anyone swore or had a bad name we would warn them once and then do thing called llamatize.
Oh man llama-ing someone is great, It makes the offenders name change to llama and whenever he tries to type anything his words turn into weird llama dialogue like bleaaagh and etc. It is pretty funny. I had some good laughs over that
D1d p4ng r3ally try to spe4k 1337? I d1d it f1rst, m8t3...d0n't c0py m3 b3c4us3 y0u 4in't m3...th4t 4in't 3ven co0l, you kn0w...
Super l33t Hak3r5 H4t3 3m with my soul
Yes, hackers are bad. They're not even playing the game, they're just turning on the game and letting the hacks do most of the work (or play) for them.
Oh, I absolutely love hackers. Whenever I realize one has joined my game I squeal with glee! I love the fact that they have an absolute advantage over me and that, no matter what I do, they'll always win in the end! I love how they have to cheat in order to win and thus feel better about themselves! Everyone needs to have a good level of self-esteem, y'know wud I mean? I'd dare say that if it weren't for hackers, games would never be enjoyable! Imagine playing a match of BF3 (or BO2 or MW3, if that's what you're into) where everyone is actually playing the game the way it was meant to be played? Absolute bore.
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Those with an academic inclination might be interested in DISSECTIONS: The Journal of Contemporary Horror. This brand new journal from the UK seeks, according to editor Gina Wisker, "to encourage and develop ongoing dialogues about horror, its origins, formats and effects, in a way which celebrates an age-old, newly metamorphosing scariness, and the way it homes in on our cultural, social, psychological and personal fears, disturbing what is familiar."
The debut issue includes my essay, "Scary New Media," which explores the way the internet is used as both an artistic and commercial medium to supplement horror stories and films. Dissections also includes a handful of critical essays that "dissect" my horror poetry in Gorelets and my short-short fiction in 100 Jolts by Lawrence C. Connolly, Gina Wisker and David Sandner.
In other news, I just learned that my novelette, Licker, was one of the top ten bestselling softcovers of 2006 at Shocklines Bookstore.


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Psychological Services
Maximizing student success
PSI's comprehensive psychology programs are another key part of the services we provide. We participate in a multi-factored group process from the outset, suggesting innovative interventions for children with diverse educational needs. PSI also assists with evaluation to determine special education eligibility, constantly staying updated on current state guidelines for special education and the requisite paperwork required for these guidelines.
PSI evaluates, intervenes with, and/or counsels over 6,000 students yearly!
PSI provides individual and group counseling, classroom programming, inclusionary assistance, behavior intervention, skill training, and staff development. Our educational services focus on improving academic performance while promoting positive learning experiences.
More about our Psychology Program
We maintain an important role with the Intervention Assistance Team, bringing expertise and, at the same time, developing data-driven interventions, progress monitoring, and assessment. Note also that our programs are funded through state and federal budget allocations.
Team PSI is constantly involved with professional development, allowing us to be at the cutting edge of modern service delivery. We are a proud and active member of the Ohio School Psychologists Association (OSPA).
Meet Julie Wood, Ph.D.- Educational Support Services Manager
Julie Wood Ph.D. is the Manager of PSI's Department of Educational Support Services and is the primary administrator for all of PSI's Psychological Services. Julie reports directly to Dr Colleen Lorber, the Executive Director of Client Services for PSI. Julie is a graduate of Kent State University's Department of School Psychology and will soon be completing her Ph.D. in School Psychology. In addition to working with staff, Julie also conducts Special Education Audits, coordinates services with school representatives and is a frequent presenter on topics such as RTI, PBS, Classroom Management, & Enhancing IAT and ETR Team Effectiveness. Julie can be reached at 1-800-841-4774, extension 248.


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Trinidad and Tobago's ranking with respect to its work in eliminating human trafficking has improved.
A release from the National Security Ministry yesterday stated that the United States Department of State Trafficking in Persons Report 2014 showed that this country has succeeded in rising from Tier 2 Watch List to Tier 2.
The release stated that the annual report acknowledged the successes of certain measures taken by the Government, including:
- Strengthening of the Counter-Trafficking Unit (CTU) which spearheaded investigations and drafted standard operating procedures.
- Designation of four prosecutors to specialise in the prosecution of trafficking cases and to work directly with investigators.
-Identification of an increased number of victims (trafficked for forced labour and sexual exploitation) and referral of the said victims for care.
-Investigation of 22 cases of trafficking.
-Commendable handling of victims by the CTU through the use of victim sensitive techniques when interviewing victims.
-Documentation of statements from most foreign victims prior to repatriation.
-Charges laid against a number of suspected offenders for the first time under the TIP Act of 2011.
-Proactive investigation of government officials for trafficking-related complicity —Cooperation between this country and the Dominican Republic, a source country of certain trafficking victims.
-Issuance of a work and residency permit to a foreign victim who assisted in a trafficking investigation.
-Granting of temporary immigration relief to victims.
-Partnering with the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) for the repatriation of identified victims.
-Funding of NGOs that provide care for victims.
- Provision of multiple specialised anti-trafficking training sessions throughout the year.
-Drafting of a plan for National Awareness Campaign in partnership with NGOs.
The release stated that the US report criticised Trinidad and Tobago for not having in place formalised stand-alone identification procedures for frontline responders,
However, it acknowledged that such an operations manual had already been drafted by the CTU.
The release stated that though not mentioned in the TIP Report, the CTU has compiled an operational guide for law enforcement officers in the investigation of human trafficking.
Additionally the TIP Report highlighted the Children's Act 2012 which though not yet enacted; contains stringent penalties for offences related to Children. Trinidad and Tobago was commended for this.
Other anti-trafficking steps taken by the Government of Trinidad and Tobago:
-Sensitisation sessions have been conducted for the judiciary, law enforcement agencies, schools, governmental and non-governmental agencies.
-In Tobago, workshop sessions have also been held and a segment on human trafficking was produced by the Information Department of the Tobago House of Assembly (THA).


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When nature calls
All you eco warriors out there can head to the Vasundhara International Film Festival, where film screenings as well as other activities focusing on sustainable living have been organised
All you eco warriors out there can head to the Vasundhara International Film Festival, where film screenings as well as other activities focusing on sustainable living have been organised
Environmental film club Vasundhara will be organising the sixth Kirloskar Vasundhara International Film Festival in the city from February 16 onwards. The vision of this festival is to preserve, protect wildlife and save mother earth for future generations. The eight-day environment festival includes screenings of Indian and international films along with other activities.
A still from a movie that will be screened at the festival
The theme of the event this year will be sustainable lifestyle for all and the need to preserve the biodiversity of places such as the Western Ghats. A person who has dedicated his life for the cause of the environment will be honored with the Vasundhara Sanman. The awards consist of a memento, citation, shawl, shreefal, and gift.
Three Vasundhara Mitra awards will be presented for three categories -- activism, film making and organisation.
Delegates will get to visit the local nature hotspots and gather information about trees, birds, mammals, flowers and historical structures. Sanctuary Asia's photographs will be the special highlight of the festival. And this year there will be an exhibition of eco-friendly products as well.
Special audio-visual lectures will be arranged during the festival where current issues will be discussed. Books related to environment, wildlife, energy, air and water will also be exhibited. The delegates will have to write a 20-word slogan and idea during the festival. Five of the best slogans and ideas will be awarded. A tree on the campus will be marked as the Commitment tree and decorated with lights for delegates to pin up slogans. There will be a two-hour children's workshop daily where children from 15 schools will participate.
For youngsters, there will be a Young Green conference on Pune's environmental issues where 500 collegians will take part and green resolutions will be discussed. Plus, various workshops will be conducted for children, women, filmmakers and photographers. Also watch out for the open forum and eco-friendly fashion show.
From February 18 to 26
At Balgandharv Rang Mandir, Campus, Pune and Ishanya Mall.


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This filling uses half the sugar of the original and is not at all cloying. Adapted from "The Martha Stewart Living Cookbook"; makes one 9-inch pie.
1/2 cup sugar
4 tablespoons butter, melted
4 large whole eggs
1 cup dark corn syrup
1/2 cup pure maple syrup
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons bourbon or dark rum (optional)
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 cups pecan halves
9-inch unbaked pie crust
Place a rimmed baking pan on lowest oven rack. Heat oven to 400 degrees.
In a medium bowl, whisk sugar, butter, 4 eggs, corn syrup, maple syrup, salt, bourbon and vanilla. Stir in about three-fourths of the pecan halves. Pour filling into pie crust; arrange remaining pecan halves on top of pie.
Chill the pie for 30 minutes.
Bake 15 minutes, then reduce heat to 350 degrees. Keep an eye on the crust — if it gets too brown, cover with foil. Bake until a knife tip comes out clean, about 1 hour 15 minutes. Serve warm or at room temperature.


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Beyond The Rainbow
Beyond the Rainbow is a one man, multi-media play, incorporating DVD projection, music, pre-recorded news stories, and sound effects, all combined with the performance of the actor, ADRIAN PROSZOWSKI. Set against the tumultuous backdrop of the global human and gay rights movement, Alex, a young gay man struggles to find his way in the world, and how he fits in. Beyond the Rainbow takes the audience on an emotional roller coaster ride, beginning with the StoneWall Riots, to the present. Obsessed with movies, Alex endures, and escapes to a fantasy world of old films when tragedy strikes, which presents a naive innocent side of Alex, even as he grows to a young adult. Facing and enduring family rejection, suicide, love, loss of a partner, HIV, and finally family acceptance, self respect, and his place in the world, Alex finds a way to overcome and still hangs onto his dreams of hope, that there is a better world. A drama that tugs at the heart, while still possessing the ability of making you laugh with joy over Alex's personal conflicts, as he rises above them, and the absurdities of discrimination. Guaranteed to thoroughly satiate the viewers' palate.
Show Dates
June 25 to June 29, 8pm
June 27, and June 28, Matinee , 2pm
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Here is a list of major tournaments in Wales during 2012. hopefully any travelling archers who happen to be in Wales at the right times might come along to shoot with us! For more info please visit our site www.archerywales.co.uk
The tournaments are:
Doinker Welsh Masters Pro Shoot – 21st and 22nd April
Pro shoot for FU archers only. This is part of the Euro Pro Series and will be hosted by HCE Blackrock at our Canada Lake course at Creigau, near Cardiff
For those archers who don't shoot FU, I can recommend this one as a spectator – it was a real hit last year!
Welsh & Open Field Championships
28th & 29th April at Fonmon course in the Vale of Glamorgan
Day 1 – Field Round
Day 2 – Hunter Round
Visiting archers are eligible for the Welsh Open titles provided they belong to an IFAA affiliated governing body
Welsh Field Masters Tour
This is a 5 stage tournament which is open to all visiting archers provided they are members of an IFAA affiliated governing body
The aim of the tour is to find the overall Field Master by testing each archer with a different round, on a different course at each stage.
As well as the overall Tour winner prizes, we also award prizes for the winner of each stage.
Dates of the stages are:
May 27th, Stage 1: St David Shoot – Field round, venue tbc
June 24th, Stage 2: Owain Glyndwr Shoot – Marked Animal, Llanwrdda, Carmarthenshire
July 29th, Stage 3: Llewelyn Fawr Shoot – Hunter round, venue tbc
August 19th, Stage 4: Caradog Shoot – Expert round, Llandeilo, Carmarthenshire
September 23rd, Stage 5: Hywel y Dda Shoot – Marked Forester round, Fonmon, Vale of Glamorgan


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Hi Margrett,
I have a Susan Deer in my line, though I am using someone else's computer and can't access my file until tomorrow.I'm just getting settled after 4 months away from home so I'm using my son's computer temporarily.
I found my Deer line in Ontario, beginning with David Deer.I have nothing on his parents or siblings.The 1871 Ontario Census states that he was in Collingwood, Ontario, and he was 50 yrs old.Also, he was a farmer. I don't know if he was an immigrant, but the census lists him as English.I don't know where he was born, perhaps somewhere else in Canada or in the states.
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1. On the topic of cashmere (from my last post)…have any of you heard of or had experience with this brand, Fabiana Filippi? I was told by an Italian friend to check them out, and I was pleasantly surprised to find a good selection at Nordstrom.
Filippi's designs really remind me of a cross between Loro Piana and Brunello Cucinelli – great neutral colors, classic designs, and can work for a whole spectrum of ages. I love this hooded cardigan but its already sold out of my size. I'll be keeping an eye out on this brand and will probably try it out…now the question is whether to wait for sale!
2. I am definitely not a gourmet cook (I may not even qualify for even the most elementary levels of the term "cook"), but even I found this article via The Guardian – Five Simple Dishes and the Mistakes You're Making With Them, to be quite helpful and interesting.
3. I always end up finding some great articles in the WSJ – last weekend I enjoyed this Sensible Guide to Buying Hot Fashion Trends. I must be really out of the loop, I had no idea these furry Guccis were even a trend! Continue Reading


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Sigma 24mm f/2.8 DN Art Lens on the Way?March 11, 2015 Posted in Rumors 9 Comments
We've been told that a 24mm f/2.8 DN Art lens for Sony's APS-C E-mount platform was in development at Sigma, and planned for release in September 2015. The Micro Four Thirds mount was not mentioned.
In January 2013, Sigma announced a set of DN optics for MFT and Sony E-mount. This lens family has not seen any new member since then.
Sigma has yet to venture into large aperture territory with its mirrorless lens designs. A 24mm f/2.8 DN would surely be a nice addition though, especially if performance is high across the field wide open.
This rumor comes from a new source, so take it with the usual pinch of salt!


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Soonr Raises Another $4.5 Million For Cloud Syncing And Storage Platform
Soonr, a company that allows you to sync and store files on your mobile phone and other devices, has raised $4.5 million in funding from HighBAR Ventures and existing investors. This brings the startup's total funding to over $20 million. Soonr sync your files to cloud storage via a downloadable client that runs in the background of both mobile devices, Macs and PCs. When you're on… Read More
Soonr Updates Its Offering. Brings Up The "Netbook" Buzzword.
In this day and age, with technology, no one works alone — that's how Soonr sees it. And it's a key part of the company's offering: collaboration. Another is portability, and with the launch of the 3.0 version of its software, Soonr is expanding in both of those areas. And this update comes complete with an attempt to leverage two of the hottest things out there: the… Read More
SoonR Raises $9.5M from Cisco, Bringing Total Funding to $15.5M
SoonR, a backup service focused on enabling access to your files from mobile devices, has raised $9.5M from Cisco Systems in a Series B round of financing. This brings the total funding for this two-year-old company up to $15.5M. SoonR synchs your files to cloud storage via a downloadable client that runs in the background of both Macs and PCs. When you're on the go, you can access… Read More
WebEX to go mobile with SoonR
Web conferencing giant WebEX and mobile/PC connecting startup SoonR announced tonight that they have entered a partnership that will let users access WebEX conferences via mobile devices. WebEX has launched a new platform called WebEX connect which brings together select third party services to be integrated with the company's web conferencing. Mobile access to WebEX is expected to… Read More
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Over 100 startups applied to present their companies at the TechCrunch-sponsored Connected Innovators program at the Supernova conference last week. Twelve were selected and had a chance to launch their new products to an audience of hundreds. I drafted some real-time notes of the products demo'd and launched at event at CrunchNotes, and my more complete notes are below.
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Soonr brings Mac desktop to your phone
Soonr, the company that lets you access desktop files and Skype from your mobile phone, has released a version for the Mac. Mike profiled Soonr in May and the lack of Mac support was his one complaint. The new version is integrated with Spotlight and can render Photoshop files from your desktop into jpg for viewing on your phone. Looks cool. Read More
SoonR: Use Skype on Your Cell Phone
Silicon Valley based SoonR has a beta product that allows users to access applications and files on their Windows computer via their cell phone (no Mac support yet, but its coming). If your cell phone is web enabled, you can use SoonR to access Outlook, pictures and other files and applications on your PC. MobileCrunch reviewed SoonR back in March when it first went into Beta. On Thursday… Read More


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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Sun 8th Jul 2012 22:54 UTC
"In this tiny ebook I'm going to show you how to get started writing 6502 assembly language. [...] I think it's valuable to have an understanding of assembly language. Assembly language is the lowest level of abstraction in computers - the point at which the code is still readable. Assembly language translates directly to the bytes that are executed by your computer's processor. If you understand how it works, you've basically become a computer magician." More of this, please.
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Serves 8
Huda Ahmed's al biryani is vegetarian because she prefers it this way. You can use this recipe and add 1 pound cooked boneless chicken breasts or lamb at the end.
|tablespoons plus 1 teaspoon vegetable oil
|large onions, thinly sliced
|carrots, thickly sliced
|large baking potato, peeled and cut into 1/2-inch cubes and soaked in water for 10 minutes
|cup pine nuts
|cup dark raisins
1. In a large skillet, heat 2 tablespoons of the oil. Add the onions and cook over medium-low heat, stirring often, for 10 minutes. Transfer to a bowl.
2. Add the carrots and cook, stirring often, for 5 minutes. Add to the onions.
3. Drain the potatoes and pat them dry. In the same skillet, heat 1 tablespoon of oil. Add the potatoes to the oil. Cook, turning often, for 6 minutes or until they brown. Add to the onion mixture.
4. Add the remaining 1 teaspoon oil to the skillet. Cook the pine nuts and raisins for 1 minute, or until the nuts begin to brown. Add to the onion mixture.
|teaspoons salt
|teaspoon black pepper, or more to taste
|tablespoon ground cardamom
|1 1/2
|teaspoons saffron threads
|teaspoon ground cloves
|teaspoon ground ginger
|cups water
|tablespoons olive oil
|cups white basmati rice
|cup (2 1/2 ounces) vermicelli or angel hair pasta (4 to 5 nests)
|cup frozen peas, cooked in boiling water for 1 minute
1. In a small bowl, combine the salt, pepper, cardamom, saffron, cloves, and ginger.
2. In a large flameproof casserole, bring the water to a boil. Add 1 tablespoon of the olive oil with the rice and the spice mixture. Lower heat to medium-low. Set the lid on askew. Cook for 15 minutes.
3. Meanwhile, in a bowl with your hands, break up the angel hair into small pieces.
4. Heat a medium skillet. When it is hot, add the pasta pieces. Add 1 tablespoon of the oil to the skillet and cook the pasta over medium heat for 2 minutes or until the pasta turns a toasty brown.
5. Add the pasta mixture to the rice. There should still be liquid in the pot. Stir in the peas. Toss the mixture gently. Cover the pan and continue cooking for an additional 5 minutes or until the rice and vegetables are tender.
6. Turn off the heat and let the pot sit, tightly covered, for 10 minutes.
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McKenna staffer should be fired over tweets about Asians, elderly
Gubernatorial candidate Rob McKenna should fire a campaign staff member who posted tweets insulting Asians and elderly people.
In a Twitter update posted in January, Kathlyn Ehl wrote "shut up and speak english #asians." In another, she wrote, "If it takes you an entire green light to walk in front of my car GET A WHEELCHAIR #toooldtowalk."
I think @KathlynEhl may be #toodumbtotweet.
Ehl has apologized. She needs to post an apology on Twitter. McKenna said in a statement that Ehl realizes her comments were hurtful.
The tweets were first reported by The Stranger's Slog, then by our news side reporter Brian Rosenthal on The Seattle Times' Politics NW blog. The tweets have apparently been deleted but here is an archived copy of one of Ehl's tweets.
Our editorial board endorsed McKenna, a Republican and Washington state's attorney general, who is running against Democrat and former congressman Jay Inslee. This incident makes me wonder: If McKenna is willing to forgive and forget this behavior, what behavior would he tolerate in the office of the governor?
I understand naive social media indiscretions. In December, U.S. Rep. Rick Larsen fired three of his staff members after they drank at their desks and tweeted about it. Those tweets look like childish antics compared to Ehl's posts, which are offensive to Asians, senior citizens and humans.
The tweets are also dumb. It would be impossible to shut up, and speak English at the same time. It's surprising that McKenna, who has cast himself in this election as the smartest kid in class, is willing to put up with this level of ignorance.
Here is Ehl's apology.
"I would like to sincerely apologize for the tweets which I sent that were published today. These insensitive comments were harmful not just to those groups which I mentioned in the tweets, but also to my family, friends and my co-workers. For causing that pain, I am sorry. My actions were not just unfortunate, they were offensive. It is a lesson to others that social media comments made in frustration not only can hurt others, but they exist long after the moment has passed. Again, I apologize for my insensitivity."
Here is McKenna's statement.
"The tweets sent by a member of my campaign staff, Kathlyn Ehl, which were reported today were offensive and inappropriate. I am glad to see that she has apologized for her actions. The fact that she made the comments before joining my campaign does not make them any less hurtful to Asian Americans and the elderly. They were insensitive and wrong regardless of their context. She has done the right thing by apologizing. I am hopeful that she has learned a humbling lesson that will give her greater perspective about having charity in her heart when considering the challenges faced by others."
Here is a statement from Owen Lei, spokesman for the Seattle nonprofit Asian Counseling and Referral Service.
"We understand people sometimes make mistakes or tell inappropriate jokes. But as an organization that works regularly with marginalized people, many of whom rely on our programs precisely because they face language barriers most of us couldn't imagine, we can't help but be discouraged by comments like this. Honestly, if it were that easy to 'shut up and speak English,' we wouldn't be helping tens of thousands of people a year with multilingual counseling services, ESL job training and legal translation to guide them through various roadblocks. If it were that easy to 'get a wheelchair' we wouldn't be training hundreds of healthcare aides to care for homebound elderly. That said, it appears the staffer in this incident was venting personal opinions and has since apologized for her actions. We will respect her apology, as long as it's based not in shame over potentially making her boss look bad, but rather in a genuine desire to understand the challenges of the groups she targeted and in her own clarity of how hurtful those comments can be."
Asian Pacific Islanders for Civic Engagement is calling on McKenna to commit to more funding for language and interpretation services in light of these "disturbing" comments.
The state should support language and interpretation services. But it should provide the services because it's the right thing to do for its citizens, not because it needs to make amends for a campaign staffer's tweets.
McKenna needs to promptly sever ties with Ehl.
Update 3:12 p.m. 7/18/12
Kathlyn Ehl has resigned from McKenna's campaign. She did the right thing. Here are the details.
Jan 31 - 2:28 PM The Ed Cetera blog is now Opinion Northwest
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Carole went down to the Russell Rescue last weekend to pick up Dash, who will be our third JRT. Call it a weakness. We just love the little suckers. Speaking of weakness, I didn't even make a post last week to note the tenth year of this blog, or some version of it. I began in October following my Fulbright year in Vietnam in 2000 - 2001. It certainly has been a busy fall -- I'm serving on a couple of departmental committees as well as trying to organize a student trip to Vietnam for the spring, teaching a new course, and preparing to teach another new course next term in the Honors Program. But I've been busy before without going completely silent in this space. I've been doing mostly drawing and painting in my free time, moving toward some kind of quasi autobiographical approach to those media and that seems to have drained my desire to write about myself here, though of course I ought to still be interested, on e would think, in the ostensible purpose of this blog, which is writing about reading. Perhaps as fall diminishes and winter settles in, I will want to setting in the warm glow of a computer monitor more often. Or not: the wood stove has its attractions, however lacking in intellectual rigor.
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I'll keep coming back.
Do you also publish your own poetry here? That will be one way to keep your blog going. One of my entries today was a very simple poem:
"Fly to the Moon"
We are too soft for the stone,
too invasive, too fragile. When
I was a little boy I used to
think he could fly to the moon.
Yes, that was not a typo. I am impressed that you noticed. And thank you very much for visiting me.
And I understand now why you don't share your poetry here, makes sense to me.
p.s. as a psych grad, my eyes still twitch when I hear about grants and grant writing.
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National turmoil exists regarding the definition of marriage. Voters in thirty states have constitutionally defined marriage as the union between a man and woman, while court systems and state legislatures in five states have redefined marriage to include same-sex relationship. In this talk, Dr. Jennifer Roback Morse shares why marriage between a man and woman is essential to civil society. She discusses how alternatively redefining marriage creates an entirely new definition of marriage as opposed to offering the existing institution to additional people. Dr. Morse further explains how a redefinition of marriage implies a redefinition of parenthood and threatens religious liberty. Finally she offers options of how same sex couples can solve their practical problems—such as sharing health care, property and even parental—without redefining marriage.


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Toast Movie Review 2
Title: Toast
Directed By: SJ Clarkson
Written By: Lee Hall, adapted from Nigel Slater's memoir
Cast: Helena Bonham Carter, Ken Stott, Oscar Kennedy, Victoria Hamilton, Freddie Highmore
Screened at: Review 1, NYC, 9/13/11
Opens: September 23, 2011
The way to a man's heart may be through his stomach, but there is this big exception: it helps if you like the cook. Watching SJ Clarkson's period piece, which takes place in small-town British Midlands during the sixties, you'll be tempted to re-think the Scepter'd Isle as Europe's prime location for godawful food, but Lee Hall's script, adapted from food writer Nigel Slater's memoir, makes us wait a while before liberating a gastronomy that would rival that of France and Italy—well, for desserts, anyway.
Not everyone can get away with selling a memoir: you have to do something, no matter how limited in scope, to make yourself famous enough to win over a skeptical publisher, who is, of course, concerned primarily with the bottom line. Nigel Slater is not particularly known here in the U.S. except by committed foodies who just might have read his two-volume "Eating for England: The Delights and Eccentricities of the British at Table." The movie, however, is adapted closely from his autobiography, "Toast: The Story of a Boy's Hunger."
"Toast" enjoys what is likely the best comic performance of veteran British actress Helena Bonham Carter in the role of Joan Potter, a cleaning woman who becomes the second wife of Nigel's dad, played by Ken Stott, and stepmother of nine-year old Slater who morphs suddenly about two-thirds into the film as the older Nigel Slater, played by Freddie Highmore.
With the blessings of Liana Del Giudice's creative editing which, in one scene, quickly updates the story by seven years via an array of luscious cakes, and Balazs Bolygo's lensing, which affords us dramatic close-ups and an authentic period look, "Toast" opens on the relationship of the Slater family. They include Mum (Victorian Hamilton), Dad (Ken Stott), and Nigel (Oscar Kennedy). Mum is tragically dying from asthma, though her character is used not so much for tragedy as it is for a snarky put-down of her cooking skills. Even by British standards, there's something off-putting about a Mum whose idea of cooking is to plunge tins of food into boiling water without even opening the cans, who refuses to buy the fresh cheese that her son longs for, and who has trained her husband to consider spaghetti Bolognese something wholly foreign, weird and inedible. The nine-year-old boy, who is already a budding foodie, must put up not only with inedible meals but with an irascible father, a loving but physically ill mother, and finally a obsessive, workaholic cleaning woman, Joan Potter (Helena Bonham Carter), whom he dislikes and against whom he competes for Dad's affections by trying to bake better lemon meringue pies that she.
As a sixteen-year-old (Freddie Highmore), Nigel's antipathy toward his stepmother remains unchanged, but he is emerging, after a stint in high school home ec. class, as a first-rate chef, though the film does not cover the years that find him becoming his country's most celebrated food writer.
Freddie Highmore, who in my book was the cutest kid on the movie screens in Tim Burton's "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory," has not lost his appealing physical features at age nineteen and, in fact, could be a poster person for the essential British look. He may be too slim to pass muster as a chef, but who cares when he turns out such a credible performance, while his earlier self portrayed by Oscar Kennedy is amusing, whether Kennedy is the dour kid fighting the cleaning woman (though his snobbery could give even lemon meringue an off-taste) and the school's attempt to force him to drink milk, or the happy lad who dances with the mum he adores and will soon lose. Director SJ Clarkson keeps the proceedings light with just a few inklings of tragedy in a film that could give us more respect for British cuisine—if you eat at the Savoy Hotel, that is.
Unrated. 96 minutes. (c) 2011 by Harvey Karten Member: NY Film Critics Online
Acting – B+
Story – B
Technical – A-
Overall – B+


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In Summary
- Asking me 'why comedy?' is like asking Usain Bolt why he runs.
- I didn't choose comedy, it chose me, and so far I like it as it is a God given talent.
- My first act was traumatizing, nobody knew me, even Churchill didn't know my name.
Some consider him one of the funniest men in the country, and ever since his debut on 'Churchill Live', Eric Omondi has arguably become the most sought after male comedian.
Although some critics think his best days are over, Eric tells Sylvania Ambani why he's still the man to tickle your funny bone.
Why comedy?
Asking me 'why comedy?' is like asking Usain Bolt why he runs.
I didn't choose comedy, it chose me, and so far I like it as it is a God given talent. I enjoy doing comedy and I don't struggle while on stage.
What did you study at the university?
I did Mass Communication at Daystar University and I started out as a story teller on NTV's Generation 3.
I wanted to become a reporter so I went out of my way and did a story that went on air about the Kabaka in Uganda.
Unfortunately, I was told my voice wasn't good enough for reporting — imagine that. Coincidentally, as I was told to stop reporting, I met Churchill and it was just when Churchill Live was about to go on air.
The rest, as they say, is history.
How did it feel the first time you did your first skit or act?
It was traumatising. Nobody knew me, even Churchill didn't know my name and while he was introducing me on stage I had to remind him my name.
When I came out people thought that I had so many problems because I was thinner than I am right now. But I thank God that my first joke was very successful and people were laughing.
That was the ice-breaker that helped me to become who I am today.
What rituals do you do before going on stage?
I am always a nervous wreck: I walk, sit and squat. I just can't stay in one place. It gets worse as the time draws near to my performance and it has been happening to me for the past five years.
Churchill is even worse, he looks like a mad man. But once I get on stage the fear just disappears and I feel right at home.
How was your life before comedy?
I grew up in Kisumu and came to Nairobi for the first time in 2004 to join university.
If it was not for Daystar I never would have come to Nairobi. I am the second born of four siblings, but grew up in a very big family.
We were 19 children in the house, including my step brothers and step sisters and I was the tiniest and weakest one.
It was survival for the fittest and I have told that story so many times in my jokes.
Do you see yourself doing comedy for life?
Why not? I would love to do comedy for as long as I can.
Although it is a very new avenue in Kenya, especially standup comedy, I think it is steadily growing and more people are getting interested with it.
Any challenges you might have faced?
I thank God I have had few challenges during my journey. But the biggest challenge I have to date is people asking me on the street to make them laugh.
Someone just comes up to you and says 'Eric tuchekeshe' — that thing is so overrated, and it doesn't work like that.
Are you single, married or gay?
Why gay? By the way let me just tell you I am not gay and no African man should be allowed to be. It's ungodly and alien.


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Rose Leslie is a British actress who made her television debut in 2009 in "New Town," a movie from BBC Scotland based on the New Town area of Edinburgh. Leslie won the Scottish BAFTA Award for "Best Acting – New Talent" for her role, and went on to secure her first major television role as Gwen Dawson in the Emmy Award-winning period drama, "Downton Abbey." In the same year, Leslie appeared in the Globe Theatre's production of Nell Leyshon's "Bedlam." The Telegraph described Leslie's performance as "genuinely poignant as the beautiful country girl driven mad by lost love."
Leslie is perhaps best known for her role as Ygritte in the worldwide phenomenon series "Game of Thrones" – a role she secured in 2012, and played for two seasons alongside Kit Harington and Richard Madden.
Leslie starred in the second series of the BAFTA and Emmy award-winning Channel 4 series, "Utopia," alongside Nathan Stewart-Jarrett, Adeel Akhtar and Neil Maskell. In the same year, she appeared in "The Great Fire" alongside Jack Huston, Oliver Jackson-Cohen and Charles Dance. Leslie's other television credits include "Vera" and "Case Histories." At the end of 2015, Leslie starred in a two-part special of the hugely popular Emmy Award-winning BBC crime drama, "Luther," with Idris Elba and Laura Haddock, as DS Emma Jones.
Leslie's film credits include "The Last Witch Hunter," "Now Is Good" and "Honeymoon." Most recently, Leslie starred as Athena in "Sticky Notes," which premiered at the Edinburgh International Film Festival in 2016.
Born in Scotland, Leslie graduated from the London Academy of Music & Dramatic Art in 2008.


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The editor-publisher of Crosscut, Greg Shaw, is headed back to Microsoft after an 18-month tenure in which he breathed new financial donors, new readers and new staff into the Northwest website that touts itself as "news of the great nearby."
Shaw will become a senior director for advertising and strategy at Microsoft, overseeing what he describes as a desire to "invest more in news properties," although not ownership. He will remain, in Shaw's words, "a very active director" of Crosscut, once the brainchild of "Seattle Weekly" and Seattle Town Hall founder David Brewster.
Editor-in-chief Mary Bruno, a seasoned journalist recruited by Shaw last January, will take over as acting editor-publisher. She will work with Michael Crystal, Crosscut's chief financial officer and assistant publisher. Bruno is a veteran of publications as wide-ranging as Newsweek, Grist and the Seattle Weekly.
Shaw is upbeat about what he has accomplished in an operation that needed revitalization badly when he was recruited by Brewster early last year.
"I am proud to be leaving a reenergized staff, a very broad set of donors, and a wide group of supporters," he said. Shaw cited the crowd of 300 on hand when Crosscut announced its first set of Courage Awards later this fall.
Among the donors is The Boeing Company, which has committed $45,000 to a redesign of Crosscut's website.
Bruno has set out ambitiously to build a news staff to augment such popular features as the Daily Troll news rundown, and sports columns by frequent contributor Art Thiel.


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Star Wars makers hope the force is strong with Chinese market
The producers of the latest Star Wars blockbuster are hopeful that the movie will prove to be a hit in China following a glittering premiere in Shanghai.
The Force Awakens has already crossed the one billion dollar mark (£670 million) worldwide before JJ Abrams' movie makes its debut across China - the world's second-biggest film market - on January 9.
Following the film's Chinese premiere, director Abrams told a news conference he was thrilled to see people "laughing and cheering in exactly the same places that we've seen other audiences".
He said: "It's a testament to the power of cinema, that it does not matter where you're from, you can get caught up in a story."
Star Wars: The Force Awakens took 12 days to earn one billion dollars worldwide, becoming the fastest movie to achieve such a feat.
The previous record-holder was Jurassic World, which reached one billion dollars in 13 days in June - and that with the benefit of record grosses in China.
Star Wars producer Kathleen Kennedy said the movie's success to date was "a huge surprise".
"We certainly hoped for enormous success, but I think the fact that we crossed the billion dollars ... it's almost so overwhelming it's difficult to really process just what the response has been to the movie so far, and it hasn't even opened here yet," she said.
"Certainly we're hoping and anticipating that it will play very, very well here."
The Chinese market has become increasingly important for Hollywood as revenues from movie theatres stagnate at home. Some productions have incorporated Chinese characters or stories to try to appeal to the Chinese movie-going audience.
Asked whether Star Wars movies would do the same in the future, Kennedy said they had just finished shooting the stand-alone Star Wars story, Rogue One. Hong Kong martial arts actor Donnie Yen and Chinese actor and director Jiang Wen both have roles in this movie.
Kennedy said: "They play wonderful characters and certainly there are many mythologies inside Chinese literature that I know we can explore in the future and find ways in which we can integrate some of those stories into the Star Wars universe."
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Jan Janssen van den Zype geheeten van den Goere reports that a discussion regarding relocation of the 2014 Rowany Festival to a new site is available online, both in written and audio format.
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Yesterday an Extra-Ordinary Rowany Senate Meeting was conducted to specifically discuss the potential of moving Rowany Festival to a new site from 2014.
For those in the populace who may have been interested in this discussion, but were unable to attend, audio of the meeting was recorded. Having taken about 2 hours, there is quite a lot to listen to, and we understand this format is much less interactive than "being there"! ...yet, it does present the opportunity to find out just what was discussed, if we can pique your interest?
There is a page on the Festival Site outlining the whole process, which has been now been updated. This continues to reflect which step we are up to as the process continues AND now has the link to the recording of the meeting if you wish to listen.
For more information, please visit the website below.
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"Over the last several months, many of our shareholders have suggested that BFC should commence paying a regular dividend," commented Jarett S. Levan, Acting Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of BFC Financial. "Our Company is doing well and we are pleased to announce that the Board has taken this first step which we anticipate will, subject to declaration by the Board each quarter, be the beginning of regular quarterly dividends."
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Green is good for any healer except a disc priest, as it doesn't proc off of their spells. Green is technically better than red for a holy paladin, because red will result in significantly more overhealing than green, as it will simply double your heals. If you use divine light, for example, and it heals for 60K, most of that is usually going to be wasted, however if it instead heals the entire raid for an equal share of that heal, it is less likely to be wasted. Generally with anyone but a disc priest I get red and then blue, as green is better than red for most classes, and I would only have it for a short time before getting blue.
Of course blue is the best if you are 3 healing, as you will get twice your heals through 100% haste (2x as many heals per second), it lets you spam holy radiance with the reduced mana cost, which means more healing again, and then it adds more ticks to holy radiance, MORE HEALING! Just make sure you are casting holy radiance on a different target every time so that you don't overwrite the heal, which will destroy your healing.


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When is the best time to fly to Jerusalem?
Peak Season:
Jerusalem is at its busiest in July and August when Israelis take their holidays and head for the city. Not only are hotels and attractions crowded, but some hotels also add a surcharge to their rates. Jerusalem is also very crowded during school holidays.
Hotel prices are also very high during the Passover (early April) and Sukkoth (late September–early October) holidays. At the same time, services are curtailed and many Israelis go away for Passover. Hotel reservations for Passover should be made in advance (around 4 months) and flights to Jerusalem should be booked well ahead (around six months to a year).
Travellers should expect flights to Jerusalem to be at their most expensive during the peak months.
Off Season:
The month of May and early to mid-September mark off season periods in the city and are pleasant times to visit. Cheap flights to Jerusalem are also more likely to be found during the less popular off season months.
If you prefer cool weather to dry heat, November through March is a good time to plan a holiday. Many travellers prefer to visit during these months, although this is the wettest time of the year.
City overview
Jerusalem is one of the most sacred cities in the world and serves as the Holy Land that gave rise to the three Monotheistic faiths of Judaism, Christianity and Islam. Thus, it is no surprise that those travelling there seek out not only the pleasures of a holiday, but also the possibility of some enlightenment on a spiritual plane.
Stepping off the flight in Jerusalem can pose as a culture shock for some – this modern city in ancient Israel is full of people running to catch buses, hail taxis and fight traffic on their way to work, temple and school. But even in this "new" Jerusalem, history is reverent.
Travellers visiting Jerusalem inevitably find themselves in the "Old City" – the walled section of this city where most of the sights are situated. Here, holidaymakers can find the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, the holiest Christian site in Jerusalem; the Wailing Wall (Western Wall), where Jews come to pray and visitors can leave notes between the cracks of the wall's stones; and Mt. Zion, the burial place of King David. By night, the city comes alive with concerts, nightclubs and restaurants raging until the wee hours of the morning.


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Nikon D3000 w/ 18-55mm Kit Lens, a cheap but fairly reliable tripod. Gonna get a 50mm 1.8 as soon as I can save the cash.
Nikon D3000 w/ 18-55mm Kit Lens, a cheap but fairly reliable tripod. Gonna get a 50mm 1.8 as soon as I can save the cash.
Kodak EasyShare C1013, i saw a camera like the OP's at a old/pre-owned items shop. It was $200 tho.
Anyway here is a picture that i got of Google, how can i take a picture of my camera without a camera? And i don't want to be in the picture so Mirror is a no.
Plus the 35 will basically be a 50mm on the crop sensor.
Go for the 35mm.
But the priceeeeeeeee. It's 400 to the 1.8's 140. I'm also aware of the lack of autofocus, but I have always heard that the 1.8 was the best choice for a first lens off of kit. Besides, does the 35mm autofocus with my body?
Yes, the 35mm is an AF-S lens, meaning it has a built in focus motor. AF lenses require a body with a built in motor for auto focusing, which is noisy and omitted from low end Nikon bodies.
It's also quiet and fast when focusing due to the USM/SWM/whatever motor, which also allows for full time manual focus so you don't have to switch it to manual when you want to adjust focus.
I got the 50mm 1.8 and I can deal with manual focus fine, sometimes I just have to take a bunch of photos first before I'm happy with it. 50mm is restricting in tight spaces so depending on how you like to shoot a 35mm 1.8 might be a better choice, albeit PRICEY!
I've never auto-focused with my 50mm.
Also basically here's how autofocus works on Nikon cameras. Being the cheap-asses that they are, anything below the D90 doesn't have an internal autofocus motor. This means that regular AF lenses won't focus on your camera. Regular AF lenses work by using the camera's autofocus motor (which is basically a screw that drives the lens). AF-S lenses, however, have built in autofocus motors, which means it will focus on your camera regardless of internal motor or not.
The 35mm 1.8 is AF-S so it will autofocus on your camera. The 50mm 1.8 is simply an AF lens meaning it needs to be driven by the internal motor on the camera, which you lack so it won't autofocus. You could always pick it up and use manual focus, but I wouldn't really recommend that.
I haven't manual focused on anything moving except for trying to shoot dirt I was kicking into a river today but that was difficult for other reasons, like trying not to fall in and having a slow burst/buffer rate. I found it difficult at the start but you soon get used to it. I still make mistakes like today where some things seem okay on the camera but on screen a bit blurry. Shoot lots of one thing to get it right.
My 50mm 1.8 likes to CA out the arse which isn't nice. Would love me a 35mm 1.8.
Yeah with me it's more of a lack of practice than anything else, but I have neither the need nor desire to substitute autofocus. Only times when I do go manual is when the AF fucks around and doesn't select what I want or when it's too dark for AF to work properly.
Nikon D3100 and the 18-55 mm kit lens.
After using a point and shoot for years, it's awesome. This summer I'll probably pick up a lens that could zoom a bit farther, but the kit lens is good enough for the moment.
I still have a lot to learn about lenses, but I'm sure a few minutes of Googling can help me there.
Camera: EOS 550D
Lenses: Canon Zoom Lens EF-S 18-55mm with image stabilizer and a Canon EF 100-300mm f/4.5-5.6 USM.
Flash: Canon Speedlite 430EZ
Memory: 4GB and 8GB cards
This is the stuff I use.
http://www.deviantart.com/download/174669416/My_Camera_by_Kieranoleary.jpgLeft -> Right...
1. Flash
2.The Camera (30 year old olympus OM-10 SLR camera)
3.(resting against the camera) Polarising lens cover/filter
4.3 filters are the back:Warm, Sunset & Diffuser Lens
5. Wide angle Lens (will get details)
6. Makinon 80-200mm zooming lens
7.Lens covers(backround)
8. Fitting rings and holder for filters
I preference use of 200 ASA film...
Guys, I have a problem I need your help with. I'm using a Nikon D60, which has no internal way of triggering a strobe. I've received a Nikon SB-900 speedlight as a gift and I'm tired of using it on the camera hotshoe. Can you recommend me a reasonably-priced wireless trigger? (the D60 has no PC jack either)
Reasonably priced is somewhere under 40 bucks or so.
it's not wireless but gives some extra room
or http://www.amazon.com/CowboyStudio-N...8826543&sr=1-1
found these just by searching a little...
Some fag dissed my olympus last night
Did you let him get away with it?
Yeah, because I know my olympus is a marvelous camera
I don't let things like that get to me though, but wtf I was minding my own buisness and he was all like "LmoA whyD u Get oLMYpus"
I love my dads E-500.
The Zuiko lenses are great.
Aye, they're not bad for kit lenses at all
The fact that it's all lightweight and small really is a + in my books
What I'm looking for, by the way, is a way to perform proper outside lighting conditions - filling shadows and balancing the ambient, along with a reflector. Therefore I need some range (way more than that puny cable Roswell showed me.
Minolta X-370
Gemini 80-200 MM
Minolta 49 MM
Minolta 52 MM
Gemini 2202
I'm using a Holga 135, which uses 35mm film.
My Flash is a Holga 15B, with little color cards on the front that I guess you can put in front of the flash to capture a different color in the image you are capturing.
And I'm using a fish-eye lens.
I've got your back, fellow hipster.
(referring to all the people about to call you one)
I've been called that a lot, but I'm not a hipster. I actually didn't even realize that the website I bought the camera off of was a hipster website. I got the camera just to take fucked up looking pictures, I think they look cool.
That blue color, and the fish eye, triggered my hipst-o-meter.
The fact that it's a holga alone = hipster.
And I'm just poking fun, don't get so defensive. I have some pretty glaring hipster-tendencies myself.
I'm not trying to come off as super defensive, just explaining my reasoning.
And I can't really claim if I'm hipster or not, since I don't know the true definition of it. But by what I've seen people call hipster, and describe hipster as, I don't fit the description too well.
Meh, it's not like you're rubbing your ~artsyy skilzz~ into our faces.
i hate when people think film = hipster faggot
I'm actually getting confused with this film stuff. Seems really complicated. Not only the different types, but getting it in there, and getting it out. Plus, I don't think I'm getting it in there tight enough. Some of my pictures are coming out dark and shaky looking. Don't know if my shutter is fucking up, or if the film is fucking up.
A had a blackout from all the hipster and now I don't know what day it is.
SB-700 Posted, better be here this week or I will fucking flip. I think I'll sell my Dell Ultrasharp, not really using it that much and to be honest, £400 could go towards a 35mm 1.8! My MBP is much nicer after calibration so I'd be okay to just edit on that.
The nifty fifty is the best lens.
Don't even think about getting the 1.8 if you want one.
But the nifty fifty is the 1.8...
50mm 1.4 for £200 was jessops best deal
Actually it was £185 and I'm kicking myself for missing out on such a great typo.
I linked the 50mm by accident! DERP
Want that 35mm 2.0 because the 1.8 is a DX lens, if I get into university I think I'll save for a full frame.


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Seeing a psychiatrist is a decision that does not come easy. Part of the difficulty is not knowing what to expect. Is the doctor going to ask lots of questions? What sort of questions? This article gives an overview of the questions that are commonly asked during a psychiatric evaluation for schizophrenia. Being informed goes a long way to relieve some of the anxiety often experienced by patients seeing a psychiatrist for the very first time.

How do doctors make a diagnosis?

Most medical conditions are diagnosed based on a combination of patient's complaints (symptoms) and abnormal findings from the physical or mental state examination (signs).

Following the history and examination, the doctor might have enough information to make a diagnosis. However, there are cases when the doctor needs to get additional tests to better understand what the problem is.

Most times doctors consider a number of possible medical conditions that might be responsible for a problem. As the physician puts together the information from history, examination, and any additional tests, the panel of the different conditions under consideration (differential diagnosis) is gradually narrowed to the most likely diagnosis.

Getting the History

The doctor will first gather the history, meaning that he will ask about symptoms: how did they start (onset), how did they change over time (course of illness) and what makes things better or worse (modifying factors). The doctor will also inquire about associated problems including medical problems and excessive use of alcohol or drugs. It is good practice to also clarify what medications were prescribed and how your symptoms responded to treatment.

The doctor will also ask about any history of past mental health issues, as well as past medical problems including seizures, head trauma or prolonged loss of consciousness.

Understanding who the patient is as a person is an essential part of the psychiatric evaluation. So, expect questions about growing up, schooling, relationships with family members and friends, interests and hobbies, strengths and weaknesses.

Last but not least, the psychiatrist will ask questions about any family history of significant mental health issues, including drug or alcohol problems.

Collateral History

In order to better understand what is going on it might be important to also talk to others who know the patient well. That means the psychiatrist will likely seek permission to talk to people who spend time with the patient, such as family members or friends.

Mental Status Examination

The doctor will assess the patient's mood, feelings, interest, motivation, and overall thinking.

Questions about a desire to self-harm or harm others are a standard part of any psychiatric evaluation.

The mental state examination for schizophrenia will always include questions about unusual experiences such hearing voices or noises, seeing visions, feeling like things are crawling on your skin, or anything else that might qualify as a strange or bizarre thought or feelings (positive symptoms). Expect questions about how you get along with other people including questions about feeling as if others are giving you a hard time, following you or plotting against you.

Finally, the psychiatrist will want to assess concentration, the ability to pay attention and remember thinks. To get that the doctor will ask the patient to do simple calculations, or remember a few words or numbers.

Be Open

It is common to feel uncomfortable when asked many questions. Many people find it hard to trust and be open with someone they just met, doctors included. Some of the doctor's questions will be about sensitive subjects and talking about embarrassing or very private details is not easy.

And then, to make it even harder, imagine voices telling you "not to trust anybody" or feeling like "they are out to get me" (at times it can feel as the doctor is also part of the plot). Hallucinated voices or paranoia are not imagined but real for patients living with schizophrenia.

It is understandable then that often times patients with schizophrenia choose to not engage or even completely shot down.

Unfortunately, when that happens, the doctor will have very little information to go by. And little information is of little help when it comes to a good diagnosis and treatment plan. In times like this, it is important to remind the patient that doctors cannot read anyone's mind and chances are that they are not out to get them. Reassurance from people they trust can help patients feel more comfortable talking about their experiences, thoughts, and feelings.

Doctors' ability to help is as good as the information they got during the evaluation. Seeing a psychiatrist is no different that seeing any other doctor: the patient's "job" is is to try to answer questions the best they can, not misrepresent and not withhold information. As the more open the patient is, the better the doctor's ability to make the right diagnosis and give the best treatment.