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Curatorial Product
I was commissioned to respond to artist Daniel Peltz's long term project Performing Labour at Rejmyre's glass factory in Sweden during his exhibition at the Norrköpings Museum of Art in 2017. My curatorial response as product is a reflection on Peltz's work as well as on the gesture of curating. It is a product of and about my labour as curator. It includes a Curatorial Poem. Please find below an extract from the Curatorial Statements, which can be read alongside the images of Peltz's work. Find more documentation of his practice on his website at ~www.danielpeltz.net~
Starting from zero looking for an icebreaker: curatorial statements of over-identification.
To construct my curatorial work I have decided to try to break the exhibition. What is gathered below are shuttered statements awaiting to be collated together.
Statement 1:
I prevent a particular experience of the work. I write what the object Any Thing is not about in the now.
The Any Thing speaks and not about uncertainty. It is not an object that can be replaced by other elements in this story. It is not of common origin, of any individual's fabrication, as much as it is not specific to one language or one view. It wasn't thought in the Swedish language perhaps and yet it wasn't conceived anywhere else but in its placement here. It couldn't be predicted in the past but it won't be lost in its relation with the future. In more than one sense, its sound cannot be contained. It might not sit well on a mantlepiece, in the warmth of a secluded space away from the surrounding forest, from its darkness. The Any Thing is not a purely conceptual formulation to be consumed and discarded. It is not made to break. Its weight is neither light or heavy.
Statement 2:
I ask the visitor to imagine being with the objects of the live feed. The visitor is imagined displayed in a case or gallery through a camera.
You are your comfortable self, you exist alongside few other individuals that have the same degree of agency as yourself. You are not alone. Your temporality, your being in the space, occurs while you are being shown. You are the presence of the present. You are two. In the projected image, in its appearance, a relation is created between the anticipation of a coming moment and the remembrance of the past. By watching you, I get a sense of the incongruity of time. In the gallery the floor is cold and inhospitable. The temperature of the case preserves the established links between the different subjects. This is an invitation to move and imagine how to break them.
Seeking an 'Any Thing' from an uncertain time in the ruins of Rejmyre's future, Lake Hunn excavation February 26, 2017, courtesy of artist Daniel Peltz
Statement 5:
At last leave the gallery, leave this archive. This curatorial product runs into the Retail Shop.
Leave the Product Catalogue, leave the breathing break blowers from the factory behind. Forget the objects forming the material substrate of this exhibition. Think virtual. Think of how to store your different sensations around each object. Think of how to make them future. Be aware of the gap between a fleeting experience and your experience in this space. Make the gap larger. Have your own take on the labour of your visit. Write down a question about it. Enter the Retail Shop. See the products on the line. Exit. Take me with you.
Statement 3:
The curatorial product seeks to undo the refuge sought in language. In undoing this it seeks the company of the Elephant Refuge.
Thinking a correspondence between the refuge in Rejmyre for a group of unemployed elephants from Burma and language. In language refuge, protection against danger today is mostly given by clean, general sentences. Sentences that can be effortlessly understood by a multitude of people. Clichés which reduce to a minimum the time of translation (consider for example the phrase "time will tell"). At the other end of this language-spectrum lies the potential of language to be special communication. Aristotle called these sentence "special places". They are metaphors, meanings that are intrinsic to a specific situation. They offer a kind of reassurance in disorientation. The elephants in Rejmyre can be expressed through the latter condition of language. They are this special communication. Their refuge will be constructed through bricks made from the dangerous waste. The structure will offer a springboard for imagination. Only time will tell.
Statement 4:
A list of the elements I am afraid would get lost and would like to emphasise in the exhibition space. Especially the sounds: the voice of forest, the voice of the lake.
In both videos, the Linbana Recovery and Seeking an Any Thing from an uncertain time in the ruins of Rejmyre's future, focus on the impact of bodies on the water. In the first one: the boots sloshing on the melted ice on top of the lake, the footsteps becoming your rhythm. Remember the time the linbana jumped off its rail and fell in the lake. Remember its splash generating this whole history. In the second video: the sound of the bubbles underwater, the pressure created by your own movements. Then look at the forest, if you can look at it from the Norrköpings Museum. Consider the sound of branches dropping in the wind. The crackling of wood burning in a furnace nearby.


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Pasta Recipes That Are Actually Healthy
Many people consider pasta comfort food that should only be enjoyed in moderation, but when you combine veggies with spaghetti, you can feel less guilty about including pasta in your regular dinner rotation. Squash pairs especially well with pasta, as does a number of other greens. Check out these seven food formulas that will take your carbs up a nutritional notch.
1. Butternut Squash Pasta
Kicking things off, we're highlight a recipe from Two Peas and Their Pod for butternut squash pasta. Butternut squash tastes sweet but still has a touch of savory, and it can be prepared a number of different ways. For this recipe, butternut squash takes the place of tomato and serves as the star ingredient in the pasta sauce that dresses whole wheat linguine. The linguine is also topped with parmesan cheese and sage leaves, making this pasta dish a perfect balance of healthy and comforting.
- 1 medium butternut squash, peeled and diced
- 4 tablespoons olive oil, divided
- 8 sage leaves
- 12 ounces whole wheat linguine
- 1½ cups water or vegetable broth
- ¼ cup diced yellow onion
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- ⅛ teaspoon ground nutmeg
- ¼ cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese, plus more
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper
Directions: In a large pot of boiling, salted water, cook squash until tender, about 12 to 15 minutes. Meanwhile, heat 3 tablespoons olive oil in a small skillet set over medium-high heat. Working a few at a time, fry leaves until crisp, about 30 seconds. Transfer to a paper towel-lined plate and season with salt.
Remove squash from water with a slotted spoon and transfer to a large bowl. Cook pasta in same pot of water, following package directions. Drain and set aside.
Purée butternut squash in a food processor until completely smooth. Add a bit of water or broth to thin to your desired consistency.
In a large skillet, heat 1 tablespoon oil over medium-high heat. Add onion and garlic. Cook, stirring, until soft, about 3 to 5 minutes. Add squash and Parmesan, then season with salt, pepper, and nutmeg. Add pasta and toss to coat. Chop two of the fried sage leaves and toss with pasta. Serve garnished with remaining sage leaves and additional Parmesan.
2. Ziti with Roasted Vegetables
A pasta that enlists a handful of different vegetables is this ziti with roasted vegetables from Food & Wine. Why only put one vegetable in your spaghetti dish when you can throw in a handful? Caramelized vegetables make this ziti one you can feel good about eating, as with one forkful you can get eggplant, zucchini, tomatoes, and parsley. No meat can be found in this recipe, but that just leaves room for more fibrous veggies.
- 1 eggplant, cut into ½-inch cubes
- 2 zucchini, quartered lengthwise and then cut crosswise into ½-inch pieces
- 1 large red onion, quartered and cut into ¼-inch slices
- 4 tablespoons olive oil
- ¾ pound plum tomatoes, quartered
- 1¼ teaspoons salt
- ¾ pound ziti
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh basil or parsley
- 1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
- ¼ teaspoon fresh-ground black pepper
Directions: Heat the oven to 450 degrees Fahrenheit. In a large bowl, toss the eggplant, zucchini, and red onion with 2 tablespoons of the oil. Spread in a single layer on one large or two smaller baking sheets, preferably nonstick. Roast, stirring occasionally, until well browned and tender, about 30 minutes.
Meanwhile, place the tomatoes cut-side up in a small baking dish and sprinkle with ¼ teaspoon of the salt. Roast until soft, about 20 minutes. Transfer to a food processor or blender and puree.
In a large pot of boiling, salted water, cook the ziti until just done, about 12 minutes. Drain the pasta and toss with the tomato puree, the roasted vegetables, the basil, the remaining 2 tablespoons olive oil, the vinegar, the remaining 1 teaspoon salt, and the pepper.
3. Pea and Asparagus Pasta
Here's a pasta dish from Cookie & Kate that's especially green. Enter: pea and asparagus pasta. Whether you get your peas fresh or simply out of a can, they'll pair perfectly with whole grain carbs and asparagus to yield a dish that even the biggest veggie-haters can dig into. Pasta, peas, asparagus, and herbs are a match made in healthy comfort food heaven, and this dish serves a crowd so you can feed all of your dinner guests the good stuff.
- 1 pound whole-grain pasta
- 4 tablespoons olive oil, plus more for garnish
- 5 shallots, quartered lengthwise and sliced very thin crosswise
- 1 pound pencil-thin asparagus, woody ends snapped off, and cut in ½-inch slices on the bias
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 2 cups shelled fresh or thawed, frozen English peas
- ⅔ cup grated Parmesan cheese, plus more for garnish
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 2 teaspoons grated lemon zest
- 2 teaspoons freshly squeezed lemon juice
- 1 cup roughly chopped mixed herbs
- ¾ cup toasted pine nuts
- Salt
- Freshly ground black pepper, to taste
- Pinch red pepper flakes
Directions: Bring a large pot of water to a boil and season well with salt. Cook the pasta for two minutes less than the package directions. Drain pasta, reserving 2 cups of the cooking liquid.
Meanwhile, heat olive oil in a large skillet set over medium-high heat. Add shallots and season with salt and pepper. Cook, stirring, until beginning to brown. Add asparagus and garlic. Season again with salt and cook until asparagus is bright green, which should take just a few minutes. Stir in peas and let warm briefly.
Add drained pasta to pan, then stir in about 1 cup of reserved cooking liquid. Toss everything to coat pasta. Remove pan from heat and transfer to a large serving bowl. Add cheese and butter, then toss well to coat. Thin with additional pasta water, if necessary, then add lemon zest, lemon juice, herbs, and pine nuts. Season to taste, and toss once more. Serve garnished with more Parmesan, black pepper, and a drizzle of olive oil.
4. Roasted Beet and Garlic Pasta
If you have some adventurous eaters coming over for dinner, serve them this roasted beet and garlic pasta from Simple Bites. You'll be dishing out your carbs pink, but the pasta is not only packed with nutrients, it tastes great, too. Especially after you top it with fresh ricotta. Grab your spaghetti, beets, garlic cloves, and get ready to go. This dish is a stunner that looks just as great it tastes.
- 1 pound whole-grain spaghetti
- 1½ pounds red beets, trimmed and scrubbed
- 4 whole garlic cloves, peeled
- ¼ cup olive oil, divided
- ½ cup toasted walnuts
- 2 tablespoons sun dried tomatoes, chopped
- freshly ground salt
- red pepper flakes
- ⅔ cup ricotta
Directions: Preheat oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit. Drizzle beets and garlic with oil, then wrap tightly in aluminum foil. Roast until garlic is soft and beets are easily pierced with a knife, about 1 hour. Remove from oven and let cool slightly. Peel beets using paper towels, then coarsely chop.
Cook pasta in a large pot of boiling, salted water according to package directions. Drain, reserving 1 cup of cooking water.
Meanwhile, combine beets, garlic, remaining oil, walnuts, and tomatoes in a food processor. Blend until smooth, thinning with pasta water to reach desired consistency. Season with salt.
In a large bowl, toss pasta with beef mixture until pasta is coated. Season with red pepper flakes and serve with a scoop of ricotta.
5. Sweet Potato and Red Pepper Pasta
If you want to incorporate superfoods into your dinner, follow this recipe from Eating Well for sweet potato and red pepper pasta. The dish has an impressive host of healthy ingredients on its formula list, and the inclusion of fresh goat cheese and herbs keeps it delicious. The recipe for this pasta serves 4 and will take you only 30 minutes to make. Serve it with a fresh salad and enjoy your comfort food while eating healthy, too.
- 8 ounces whole-wheat angel hair pasta
- 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, divided
- 4 cloves garlic, minced
- 3 cups shredded, peeled sweet potato
- 1 large red bell pepper, thinly sliced
- 1 cup diced plum tomatoes
- ½ cup water
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
- 1 tablespoon chopped fresh tarragon
- 1 tablespoon white-wine vinegar, or lemon juice
- ¾ teaspoon salt
- ½ cup crumbled goat cheese
Directions: Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Cook pasta until just tender, 4 to 5 minutes or according to package directions.
Meanwhile, place 1 tablespoon oil and garlic in a large skillet. Cook over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until the garlic is sizzling and fragrant, 2 to 5 minutes. Add sweet potato, bell pepper, tomatoes, and water and cook, stirring occasionally, until the bell pepper is tender-crisp, 5 to 7 minutes. Remove from the heat; cover and keep warm.
Drain the pasta, reserving ½ cup of the cooking water. Return the pasta to the pot. Add the vegetable mixture, the remaining 1 tablespoon oil, parsley, tarragon, vinegar, salt, and cheese; toss to combine. Add the reserved pasta water, 2 tablespoons at a time, to achieve the desired consistency.
6. Mediterranean Vegetable Pasta
What do you get when you combine pasta, zucchini, mushrooms, peppers, olives, and feta cheese? That would be Mediterranean vegetable pasta. Taste of Home has a fool-proof recipe for the fiber-heavy dish, and it serves 2. Make this for yourself and one other lucky dinner guest and impress him or her with your ability to make a veggie-packed carb dish taste good. One serving only yields 320 calories which leaves you more than enough room for a side salad or garlic bread.
- 3 ounces uncooked angel hair pasta
- 1 cup chopped zucchini
- ½ cup chopped fresh mushrooms
- ⅓ cup chopped green pepper
- ¼ cup chopped onion
- 2 teaspoons olive oil
- 1 garlic clove, minced
- 1 cup canned Italian diced tomatoes
- 6 pitted ripe olives, halved
- ⅛ teaspoon pepper
- ¼ cup crumbled reduced-fat feta cheese
- 1 tablespoon shredded Parmesan cheese
Directions: Cook pasta according to package directions. Meanwhile, in a large skillet, saute the zucchini, mushrooms, green pepper and onion in oil until vegetables are crisp-tender. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer. Stir in the tomatoes, olives and pepper; heat through.
Drain pasta; divide between two plates. Top with vegetable mixture and cheeses.
7. Spaghetti with Corn and Cherry Tomatoes
Lastly is a recipe that spans the seasons. In the summer, you can enlist fresh ears of corn in this dish, while in the winter, frozen or canned corn works great, too. Try this spaghetti from The Daring Gourmet and stud your whole-wheat noodles with corn and red cherry tomatoes. You'll end up with a wholesome dinner that looks good and will make you feel good, too. Parmesan is the cheese of choice in this recipe, and fresh Italian herbs also lend the dinner a fresh Italian flavor.
- 8 ounces whole-wheat spaghetti, cooked according to package directions, rinsed
- 2 ears corn, husks removed
- 1 pint cherry tomatoes
- ⅓ cup extra virgin olive oil
- ¼ teaspoon salt, plus more
- ¼ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper, plus more
- 2 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh Italian herbs, plus more
Directions: Preheat oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit. Place tomatoes on a rimmed baking sheet lined with aluminum foil or parchment paper, drizzle with a bit of oil, season with salt and pepper, and toss to coat. Wrap each ear of corn in aluminum foil and set on another baking sheet. Transfer both baking sheets to oven. Roast tomatoes until bursting and just beginning to brown, about 10 to 15 minutes. Corn will take about 20 to 25 minutes.
Stir together salt, pepper, and olive oil. Place pasta in a large bowl and drizzle with oil. Add cheese ad herbs, then toss to coat. Carefully cut corn from cobs and add kernels to pasta along with tomatoes. Toss to combine and serve garnished with additional herbs.

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Locked Solved [RESOLVED] [WotD] Unable to progress in "Foothold in Connacht" as Ciara is missing | POST HERE0 Likes/90 Replies/1779 Viewssebas_244 3 posts
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Robinhood1420 1 posts
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Yeah same problem I tried the hot fix multiple times. It did not work so sad. Hopefully ubisoft can get it fixed soon I love this game and can't wait to finish playing the dlc.
guest-dFs6XJTA 1 posts
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To be honest I am deeply saddened that I cannot continue the wotd DLC, I've tried the hotfix and it didn't work. I can't even create a manual save in Ireland at this point. I am very disappointed that this doesn't seem to be very important to ubisoft because I haven't read anything about when it will be fixed. I've completed every single thing in Valhalla so I've been running around like quite literally a lost puppy in Ireland trying to do random things in hopes that it will fix this issue. I don't want some kind of response about its being looked into and there will be a fix with the next update, tell all of us when the next update is. I take this personally because I get very connected to AC games. Get this fixed please your girl just wants to make out with Ciara in the watch tower after a rough battle.
MHwtf 67 posts
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@guest-dfs6xjta I feel you I just saw someone saying how they waited long to keep hearing Ciara singing on the tower cause it was a nice moment and I was like DANNNNNNGIT.
ThorstenGrobi 8 posts
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@Ubi-Borealis thanx for your help, I know you do your best with us here
But can you tell us, how long the developer team will need, to fix this problem. It is now almost 2 weeks, that we can't play anymore. And the answer from the developer team "we did something, but it isn't working, the players have to wait" isn't satisfying. I payed 100 bucks in may 2020 because I was joyful after 450 hours with Odyssee. I was not happy that some fish doesn't show in my game so I can't finish the tasks but I told myself "ok, you wait and do it later" but when the story is not going forward, for 2 weeks, this is bad. I tried the hot fix about 15 times and it is still not working. Maybe the developers should not waste there Ressources for new outfits before the game is running well
Hello there!
As mentioned in my earlier post, we have notified the development team that the issue still persists for players following the release of the hot fix. I apologise for any disappointment that has been caused following its release. I would like to assure you all that the development team intend to release a permanent fix for "Foothold in Connacht" in a future update. We don't yet have a confirmed release date for this fix. As soon as we have any new information to share with you all, it will be posted within this thread and in the News & Announcements forum.
@ThorstenGrobi - I appreciate that you would like a clearer timeline on when a fix for this quest is to be release. I'm afraid that this information is not available to us, and I would be unable to speculate on how much time is required for an investigation. If you'd like to learn more about the internal investigation processes, as well as the steps taken during an investigation, I recommend that you check out our Dev Blog.
Thank youOfficial Response
sebas_244 3 posts
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is there someone actually working in all your dev teams or they just moderate comments on their blog like here ?? why is it taking so long to fix #crappycompany
Gim711 8 posts
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@ubi-borealis i don´t want to wait any longer. All of you [censored] did spend my money already for sure but your product is not what it should be. Refund me, now!
Hello there,
@sebas_244 - Rest assured that the development team have been investigating this issue further. As shared in my earlier post, they plan to release a permanent fix for this issue in a future update. We have not yet had a confirmed ETA for when this update is to be released. We are unable to speculate on when this update is to be released. As soon as we have any more information to share with you all, it will be posted within the forums as soon as we are able to.
@Gim711 - I'm sorry to hear that you feel this way. If you purchased the content from the Ubisoft store, you are welcome to open a ticket to submit a refund request. I would suggest taking a look at the digital refunds policy prior to opening a support ticket. If you purchased the content from another retailer, you will need to contact them for further assistance with your refund request.
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@ubi-borealis If the dev team would work as fast as the support hands out warnings - we would not have a problem
I already did but got no answer.
And what is hard to post a "how is it going" comment from the devs... its two weeks now.. cmon on
If you have already opened a ticket, then a member of the player support team will reach out to you as soon as they are able to, @Gim711.
The development team don't post in the forums. As soon as we have any new information to share from them regarding the investigation into "Foothold in Connacht," we will share this news in the forums.
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The ticket is as old as the bug. I doubt anyone will come back to me regarding this.
I don´t feel supported here, you did literally nothing
I'm sorry to hear that you are disappointed with the support you have received, @Gim711. If you would like to share your ticket number with us, I can check to ensure that it has been directed to the correct team for you.
If you have any additional feedback that you would like us to pass forward, please let us know, as we'd like to see if there is anything further we can doOfficial Response
@ubi-borealis I don´t wanna get trapped in another email void of ubisoft. so i tried the chat. Ref nr. 14793098.
Thank you for sharing your ticket number with me, @Gim711. I can see that you are in contact with a member of the player support team, who will be able to assist you furtherOfficial Response
@ubi-borealis No refunds for dlcs in general but no refund for me specialy because i used paysafecard for payment
i knew about the paysafecard troubles (so i asked for compensation) but i did not know about the no refund for dlcs in general politics. Just leaving this here for info
thatpatrickkid9 13 posts
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@ubi-borealis I was giving the team at Ubi the benefit of the doubt, I thought "oh, one, two weeks and it'll be fixed, tops!". And then work took me away from my PS5 for 3 weeks, and I thought I'd see an update when I got back, but nope. No update, after nearly a month.
And the Hotfix just does not work at all (almost as if no one even tested it). This is baffling, ubi has been relatively quick when addressing/patching bugs in the festival updates. But now that people who paid MORE than the retail price for this DLC are literally unable to play the main quest, you guys are dragging your feet!
I just don't get it, and I know you're just going to reply with some standard "they're working on it, don't know when it'll be fixed yet" response, but like, seriously you/they should at least have an estimated timeframe for a game breaking bug fix after almost a month!
After everything, I just feel like ubi doesn't actually care if players enjoy their game or not, just as long as it works for most people, if there's a bug breaking the game for only some people, then they can kick rocks, right?
Gim711 8 posts
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@thatpatrickkid9 Yes, on point
AC V was def the last game i paid for from ubicrap
teeisqueen 2 posts
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@ubi-borealis how is this not a priority? Don't tell me it is because it's not. I've done literally everything possible in the game and was patiently waiting for wraith of the druids. There is no new game plus. Why does it need to wait for a whole update to fix the issue? Can't an update solely for this issue be dropped? I'm a die hard AC fan and I feel like all my years of devotion to the game don't matter. I guess I'll just stare at a wall till an update drops....like a real viking apparently..
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I'm checking this post regularly and getting disappointed regularly...
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Day 362, four blogs to go. Four more opportunities to highlight chemical engineering in action.
In the Christian tradition, the four horsemen of the apocalypse are the harbingers of the end of the world.
Other faiths offer different views, but for the purposes of this blog post I'm taking a look at four big challenges that present a serious threat to life on earth: water scarcity; increasing energy demand; food security; and climate change. What are chemical engineers doing to tackle these issues and avert the apocalypse?
I have previously observed that we run the risk of sleep-walking towards climate catastrophe. But it's more complicated than that. The water, energy, food and climate change challenges are interrelated. The former Chief Scientific Adviser to the UK Government, Sir John Beddington, used the term Perfect Storm to describe this phenomenon arguing that climate change will intensify pressure on resources further, adding to the vulnerability of both ecosystems and people.
Chemical engineering can provide shelter from John's 'Perfect storm'. Here are some examples.
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Introductory Astronomy: Double Lobed Radio Galaxies
A double-lobed radio galaxy gets its name from the fact that it emits radio energy from two regions, one on each side of the galaxy. These regions of strong radio emission are called "lobes." Although galaxies are enormous, the radio lobes of these AGN are generally much larger than the galaxy in which they originate. Many are as large as 60 kpc in diameter, which is twice the size of the Milky Way Galaxy.
Radio lobes produce extremely intense radiation called synchrotron radiation. Synchrotron radiation is produced when electrons which are moving at nearly the speed of light spiral through a magnetic field. The total energy in a single radio lobe is about 10^53 Joules. This is an enormous amount! As a comparison, a typical supernova explosion puts out approximately 10^44 Joules of energy.
Generally, the radio lobes are thought to be caused by the interaction of a jet of high energy gas and the surrounding medium. As these jets stream out of the nucleus of the galaxy, they must move through the intergalactic medium. The intergalactic medium tries to slow the jet, just like water slows a swimmer or a boat; this causes material to be dragged along with the jet, just like the wake of a boat. Because the jet is moving with a much higher speed than the medium, shocks form at the ends of the jet. These shocks create a "Hot Spot," which is a site of intense emission. The radio lobe includes the hot spot and the material in the wake of the jet.
As they travel through the intergalactic medium, these jets may become twisted by the motion of the galaxy itself or even be made to change direction due to the streaming motions of the medium. These effects make each double-lobed radio galaxy unique and interesting.
According to the unified theory, these radio lobes are the ends of jets produced by a supermassive black hole at the center of the galaxy. The jets extend on each side of the galaxy perpendicular to the central accretion disk which surrounds the black hole because it is easier for the jet to move perpendicular to the disk (where there is not much material) than through the thick disk. This is why we see two jets moving in opposite directions.
An HST picture of three different radio lobed galaxies. Notice that some of the lobes appear twisted.


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3 takeaways from Alabama's big road win at Vanderbilt
Kira Lewis Jr. scored 18 points on 6-of-11 shooting to help Alabama snap a three-game road losing streak with a 77-64 victory over host Vanderbilt on Saturday evening.
It was the Crimson Tide's first win inside famed Memorial Gymnasium since 2013 and just the program's second victory over the Commodores in Nashville, Tennessee, since 1990, having gone 1-13 in its previous 14 games vs. Vanderbilt in the Music City.
Alabama (15-8, 6-4 SEC) posted a season-high with 12 3-pointers (12-of-23) on 24-of-58 shooting overall, and led by as many as 19 (62-43) after back-to-back 3s from senior wing Riley Norris and junior guard Dazon Ingram with 10:37 remaining.
Norris finished with his first double-double of the season with 15 points and 12 rebounds in 25 minutes off the bench while Ingram added 12 points, including shooting 3 of 3 on 3-pointers.
Vanderbilt, which was led with 24 points from sophomore guard Saben Lee, rolled off a 13-0 run over a three-minute span to pull within 65-60 with 5:20 left but a personal six-point run by Norris — thanks to three free throws and a triple — helped the Tide stretch it back to double-digits, 73-62, in the closing minutes.
1. Kira Lewis proving to be Tide's top option
Lewis might be the second youngest player in college basketball, but the 17-year-old freshman is quickly becoming Alabama's No. 1 scoring option of late.
Lewis scored 13 of his 18 points in the first half, making six straight field goals at one point, including his last five of the opening period (5-of-6) after a missed 3-pointer in the first 3 ½ minutes of the game.
Lewis produced a season-high 24-point game Wednesday night against Georgia and has reached double-digit scoring in four of Alabama's last five games.
Lewis' second made 3-pointer capped 10-0 run over a nearly three-minute span early in the second half, which coincided with a Vanderbilt scoring drought, that was sparked by back-to-back field goals from Herbert Jones in the opening minutes.
2. Tide get it done at the charity stripe
Once an Achilles' heel, free-throw shooting has proven to be a strength this season, never more evident than on Saturday evening when Alabama shot 17 of 21 from the charity stripe.
That was in direct contrast to a 17-of-28 showing from host Vanderbilt, which shot just 8 of 22 from 3-point range and 21-of-52 overall.
Norris was the biggest contributor from the line, making 6-of-7 free throws, including three straight after getting fouled on a 3-point try to end a 13-0 second-half run by the Commodores.
Lewis was a perfect 4-of-4 from the charity stripe while Ingram added 3-of-4.
3. Hall shows versatility with first career 3
Standing all alone at the top of the key, likely looking to set a screen, Donta Hall was passed the ball and did the unthinkable. He shot it.
Hall attempted and made his first career 3-pointer as the ball bounced off the rim, off the backboard and into the net to give Alabama a 30-19 advantage with 5:39 remaining.
Hall's 3 was the second of back-to-back treys from the Tide, following a 3-pointer from Norris that helped cap a 10-1 run over a 4:20 span that saw Alabama stretch its lead from two to a first half-high 11.
Back-to-back 3-pointers from Vanderbilt's Matt Ryan and Joe Toye brought the Commodores as close as five, but a trey from Lewis kept them at a distance and sent the Tide into halftime up 38-31.
Hall finished with seven points on just 2-of-5 shooting and four rebounds in 22 minutes of action.


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Toronto, ON (Mar. 9, 2016) – Bedrocan Canada Inc. is today launching a personalized insurance claim concierge service in collaboration with Canadians for Fair Access to Medical Marijuana (CFAMM).
Jonathan Zaid, the Executive Director of CFAMM and the first Canadian to have his medical cannabis covered by a group insurance plan, will work with a group of Bedrocan clients to identify individuals who may be able to attain coverage under their pre-existing insurance plans.
Cannabis costs have been routinely covered in some instances, most notably under the Veterans Affairs health plan. Canadians who have injured themselves on the job have also been granted coverage under provincial workers compensation boards on a case-by-case basis. These are positive signs that can and should be built upon.
"Medical cannabis should be covered like every other medication, yet patients often struggle to obtain coverage under their health plans," said Jonathan Zaid. "This partnership with Bedrocan Canada, we hope will help enable patients to successfully advocate for coverage."
Cannabis has been clinically proven to effectively treat a number of symptoms associated with serious conditions such as HIV & AIDS, cancer, multiple sclerosis, and chronic pain, yet its users continue to be denied coverage by the insurance industry.
"We see this is as an important first step in a larger process. Our hope is this personalized service will help to identify case studies that will successfully engage insurance companies in understanding both the therapeutic and economic benefits of medical cannabis use. The goal is to lay the groundwork in the short term while leading to cost coverage for tens of thousands of Canadians in the long run," said Marc Wayne, Bedrocan Canada President. "Whether you're a Bedrocan customer or not, we are working with medical cannabis patients across Canada to address this inconsistency."
In order to apply for the concierge service, Bedrocan Canada clients are asked to fill out a short survey. The data will be used to identify applicants who may be eligible for some form of insurance coverage. Although participants will be identified based on their potential eligibility for insurance coverage, the organizations will leverage individual cases that can lead to systemic change across the industry.
Please visit www.bedrocan.ca/pages/insurance or www.cfamm.ca/insurance-support/ for more information.
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Founded in 2014, Canadians for Fair Access to Medical Marijuana (CFAMM) is a federal non-profit, patient-run organization dedicated to protecting and improving the rights of medical cannabis patients. CFAMM's goal is to enable patients to obtain fair and safe access to medical cannabis with a special focus on affordability, including private and public insurance coverage.
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Bedrocan Canada is a wholly owned subsidiary of Canopy Growth Corporation (TSX.V:CGC). The company is focused on medicinal cannabis production and research, including, the EQUAL Study, which is currently enrolling patients and evaluating how cannabis is affecting the quality of life of Canadian patients. Recently, through True Compassionate Pricing and advocacy and engagement efforts with the federal government and the insurance industry, Bedrocan Canada has intensified its commitment to cannabis affordability for all Canadian patients. Bedrocan's standardized strains have been used by thousands of patients in seven countries around the world.
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The summer brings manna in our journey through life in the form of fruit here, so much of it with the fullest of flavors that you can imagine. And watermelons come in all sorts of shapes and sizes including these mini ones i picked from Joseph's harvest.
I have small, medium and large ones today and you can compare the size with the lemon.
Joseph has winter Cassaba melons too, the ones with white flesh and a tough bright yellow rind. It may seem a bit unusual to have fields full of winter melons in the height of summer.
I was surprised this morning while I was preparing my dish, having a feast with all the left overs because i was not expecting the ripe sweet flavors, much more so than when we find them in the middle of winter when we leave them to ripen at room temperature.
For my dish today you will need:
1/4 of a regular size watermelon, peeled and deseeded
1/4 of a winter melon, peeled and cleaned
Juice of 1/4 lemon
1 teaspoon honey
Cut equal sizes, about 1/2-inch thick square shapes of watermelon and melon. Arrange alternate colors checkerboard style on a serving tray or plated individually.
Drizzle a few drops of lemon juice and a teaspoon of honey. Refrigerate.
I used fresh chocolate mint leaves
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TUESDAY October 17
Names of new planets email
Dear Jonathan,
Who are the people who decide on the names of new planets and how do they come to their conclusions? If they had named Eris after a different legend would that have set you all off in a different direction?
Thanks, Daphne
Dear Daphne, An international committee of astronomers chose the name. We do not know how or why, but by long-standing tradition, we astrologers honour all decisions and definitions made by our scientific brethren, even if they show us no such respect in return. They chose what they chose. We must accept and interpret that.
WEDNESDAY October 18
What about Ceres email
Dear Jonathan,
You have written a lot about Eris - but what about Ceres, the asteroid recently promoted to a 'dwarf planet'?
Dear Zack,
THURSDAY October 19
Tuesday 17th comment
I did extra meditation on Tuesday. I figured, if the earth really was going to be being bathed by an interdimensional UV ray that could amplify consciousness a millionfold, I'd like to be in on the act. It was a pleasant day but I don't recall experiencing blinding enlightenment. Or perhaps I did, but my mind couldn't cope so I forgot it all immediately afterwards. Oh well. This weekend, though, may yet bring us a more memorable experience of love, wisdom and happiness. An exceptionally auspicious quadruple conjunction will coincide with shooting stars each night, from midnight to 4am.
FRIDAY October 20
"Orionid" meteor shower
The ancients believed that the dark of the moon allowed things unseen to become visible. That's happening now. This weekend's lack of moonlight will reveal the yearly "Orionid" meteor shower. Stunning shooting stars are being formed as spaceship Earth now travels through a trail of debris left by Halley's Comet. Bits blaze briefly as they burn in our atmosphere. Wish on those stars if you like and wish too, on the New Moon itself which is happening at the 28th degree of Libra. Venus and Mars are also in this part of the sky. It's an auspicious quadruple conjunction.
SATURDAY October 21
No Thought for the Day
SUNDAY October 22
Mercury, the winged messenger comment
Your Week Ahead:
This could be 'one of those weeks' - especially if you work in sales, marketing or transport . Or if you buy, sell, write, count or compute. Likewise, if you are trying to strike a deal, negotiate a contract or seek out a secret. Mercury is slowing down. Next weekend, it begins a three week 'reverse trundle' through the zodiac. It's an optical illusion. Planets don't really go backwards - but, when they appear to be standing still, the issues and processes they govern tend to grind to a halt. Mercury, the winged messenger, was the ancient equivalent of a motorbike courier. The sky's gods and goddesses, this week, may not all be answering their mail!
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Far Ahead of Its Time: 1981 Bimota HB2 for Sale
As sleek and sexy as exotic cars and motorcycles may appear to the uninitiated, it's under the skin where the really beautiful stuff generally lives. After all, you can cloak a pedestrian four-banger Fiero in fairly convincing Lamborghini bodywork, but pull the bodywork of this Bimota HB2 and the bike is perhaps even better-looking.
While the GSX-R is generally thought to have brought endurance-racing looks and monoshock frames to the masses, they certainly weren't the first to actually build a bike like that for the road. That honor would likely go to Bimota and one of their lightweight Japanese-engined racers. This was at the tail end of the era before the Japanese Big Four really got their act together and made big bikes that could handle, and Bimota was happy to take their powerful and nearly unburstable powerplants and put them into packages that were uncompromisingly fast, lightweight, and devoid of mass-production compromises.
The HB2 was, as the alpha-numeric name suggests, the second Honda-powered bike built by Bimota. Only 10 HB1's were built, the first made from a CB750 wrecked by Massimo Tamburini himself. 200 HB2's were built following, making them almost mass-produced by Bimota standards. The HB2 was powered by the CB900F's 90hp air/oil-cooled, four-valve, four-cylinder engine, wrapped in a lightweight trellis frame that saved almost 70lbs compared to the more traditional donor bike. The exhaust added a dab of power but was mainly intended to save additional weight.
It takes just 4 bolts and a single electrical connector to remove the lightweight fairing and allow unfettered access to the gorgeous mechanicals, as can be seen from the photos.
From the original eBay listing: 1981 Bimota HB2 for Sale
Great opportunity to buy a supper rare and highly collectable motorcycle, one of the first Bimotas,this one was 2nd generation using a Honda engine but was the 1st model Bimota implemented the billet plate to hold the frame together, was the most expensive and fastest production bike back in 1981. Is a very basic and simple motorcycle, engineered ,design and manufactured with one purpose, to serve one rider and provide the most handling and performance. Has a very cool spider web trellis frame, billet integrated plates to improve rigidity, magnesium wheels, magnesium legs 40 mm fully adjustable Italia(Certain) fork, billet triple tree and rear sets, one piece fiber glass body with tank cover and integrated seat. Bike is mostly stock with the exception of very rare Dellorto PH32 carbs, original came with Keihin carbs (very cheap and easy to obtain on eBay).
I purchased the bike from a collector, along with other motorcycle and unfortunately can't keep them all, decided to sell a few, including this Bimota HB2.
The bike is very solid and in better than average shape but is not pristine, has scratches, dents, some other marks and scuffs as you can imagine for a 34 years old bike. I encourage who ever is interested to come for an inspection, bike has new tires, carbs and fluids taken care, starts and rides well but I only take her out for short rides, too precious to go the distance. Only 197 of these babies were made, this is#26 and titled in my name, Illinois title.
I have bunch of period magazine covering this bike and all of them have agreed the bike was a masterpiece and way ahead of its time, for years had no competition, was in a class all by herself/ I would included them with the bike.
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Thursday March 28 & Friday March 29, 2013
Site 28, O'Leno State Park
High Springs, Florida
Checking out Ichetucknee Springs
One of the main things I want to do while at O'Leno is to swim in the Ichetucknee Springs. Gotta check em' off my list you know. So today we go over to see about swimming and kayaking.
Ichetucknee is either 12 or 14 miles from O'Leno depending on which end of the park you go to. The park has no campground. It is a day use area and REKNOWN for its summer tubing. They offer tubing between memorial day and labor day only and limit the number of people going down the river to 750 A DAY. After seeing the river, I can't even imagine that many people on this gorgeous stretch of water.
During the rest of the year it is supposedly no tubing, only swimming canoeing and kayaking. Although today we see tubers getting in at Mid Point. There is a noticeable lack of park staff here. Hardly any presence at all although someone had to have unlocked the gate at 8am. But no one is collecting entrance fees at either the north or the south end. They trust you with the iron ranger. We have an annual Florida Parks pass so it is free to us anyway.
Ichetucknee Springs has two entrances
The North end of Ichetucknee contains two springs, the Main Spring and Blue Hole Spring. It also contains the tube launch spot below the springs. No kayaking or tubing in the springs. Only swimming thankfully.
There are 3 landings at the South end of Ichetucknee.
They are the take outs or re-launches for tubing. A tram runs from the last take out up to either Dampiers, the middle put in , or Mid Point the most Northern (in the south end of the park). As you can probably guess, Mid Point (although the northern most launch in the south end of the park) is about midway down the State Park's 3.5 mile section of the river which begins at the North end springs. Confused yet? You actually had to be there. Just picture a river with a bunch of folks getting into it in tubes near the North end and floating down 3.5 miles to the south end and then boarding a tram back to either the middle of the river to go again or to another spot further down to go again. Clearer??
There is no internal public park road running between the north and south sections. So you cannot go back up to the very beginning to tube again without paying again. And you can't go up to go swimming in the spring without driving up there. The middle of the park is totally wild. No stopping on the river there. Only at the take out spots.
We park at the main building which houses the snack bar and restrooms to walk down to Dampiers. Boardwalks make the trip easier on bare feet. Not ours now, the tubers in summer. This park is really all about tubing.
A passel of kayaks is putting in at Dampiers. Looks like college kids. In Florida, it's some school's spring break through the entire month of March and through the week after Easter if like this year that is the first week of April. The spring breakers are EVERYWHERE.
Food and water are allowed in kayaks but not tubes and only if in non disposable containers. Although with no one checking, what good is the rule? I'm sure they do check in the big summer rush.
There is a "nature trail" from Dampiers to Mid Point so rather than walk on the closed tram roads, we set off through the woods. It seems like a long walk before we get to the boardwalk down to Mid Point put in. We are being watched.
Scenic views abound around the boardwalk while you wait to get in the river.
While we are enjoying this lovely spot illegal tubers come to get in the river. Well I don't know if they were illegal but the signs say tubing only from Memorial Day to Labor Day. All other months swimming, canoeing and kayaking only.
Having a bottom in your tube might be nice on a day like today where the high is predicted to be 71, the water temperature is 72 and you are floating along in the shade. We have on long sleeves and long pants. But we're old fogeys. And it isn't 71 yet. That won't happen for hours.
No chance of drowning, at least not at this spot.
I'll save the other photos of this spectacular river for our kayak of it later in the week.
We close out our look at the South end of Ichetucknee by going down to the last take out which will actually be our put in for a kayak paddle. We'll paddle up stream to the tube put in at the North end and then float back down.
From here we drive up to the North End to see the springs.
First we see the Head Spring which actually is not the bigger of the two. It is a second magnitude spring. But it is beautiful and has been left mostly natural. Only stone steps and decking on one side have been added.
Next we walk on to the Blue Hole Spring, the only first magnitude spring of the nine named springs that feed Ichetucknee River. Its average discharge is 67 MILLION gallons a day. Old Timers call it the Jug because of its shape. The water of the spring passes through the neck of the jug as it flows out into the spring run. The body of the jug is 40 feet deep and leads into a complex 580' underwater cave.
It's down another boardwalk and then a trail. Only for the truly dedicated. There is a small pretty tributary along side the board walk leading into the spring viewing platform. It is a large spring and other than the viewing/entry platform is totally natural. There is a barrier to the spring run at the jug neck which keeps non abiding kayakers from entering.
Who's watching us here?
No ranger, no stamp but we were here so today's date and the date of the forthcoming paddle will also go in my Florida State Parks Passport book.
Now we know all we need to come back for an all day paddle of the Ichetucknee River. Stick around won't you?
Today we spend the entire day driving 150 miles one way to the Moffitt Cancer Center for David's 9 month post stem cell transplant doctor's visit. We are on the road at 9am for his noon blood draw appointment. At 1:30 his doctor looks over the results that they have to that point from the morning blood draws and urine analysis and says things still look fine.
There are more numbers to come but things appear to be just as they were at his 6 month appointment and he is still in complete remission. Needless to say, this makes the 300 mile round trip more than worth while.
I leave at that point and spend an hour driving 12 miles to stock up at our last Whole Foods Market for a long time. Traffic on this Friday afternoon is ridiculous. I am not surprised. It takes 3 hours for me to go there, do the shopping and return.
While I am gone, David checks in at the infusion center and gets his infusion of Zometa. This takes only two hours. :-)
On the way home, we stop at the Wesley Chapel Brusters for a reward. Unfortunately they do not have Jamaican Me Crazy so we get Almond chocolate coconut for the first and last time. The ice cream is good but just not quite good enough. :-) No pictures unfortunately. I didn't bring my camera since I couldn't imagine wanting any more pictures of Moffitt


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1…………> "Zieg Himmler": BND
If you ever wondered where the Intelligence service of the Islamic Merkeldom of Germany (BND) acquired the habit to listen to other peoples phone conversation or read their mail, wonder no more: The BND spy agency admitted that second only to Hitler, Reich Fuhrer Heinrich Himmler's daughter Gudrun Burwitz was in its employment in the 1960s, among other others board certified Nazis, including the "Gehlen boys" who later became the backbone of CIA East Europe snooping effort.
2…………> "Yo Better Shoot Straight": Waters
"Impeach 45," Maxine Waters shouted at an anti-Trump rally in LA, despite death threats that forced her to cancel engagements in Texas and Alabama.
"I have no fear. I'm in this fight," she vowed to cheers.
"I know that there are those who are talking about censuring me, talking about kicking me out of Congress, talking about shooting me, talking about hanging me," Waters added.
"All I have to say is this: If you shoot me, you'd better shoot straight. There's nothing like a wounded animal. I am prepared to make whatever sacrifices need to be made."
Waters was attacked after calling on protesters earlier in the week to confront members of the Trump administration in public over the immigration policy. The call came after White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders was asked to leave a Virginia restaurant. Earlier, protesters hounded Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen out of a Mexican restaurant in Washington.
3…………> Abolish ICE, Down With Trump: "Deep State"
More than 700 anti-Trump rallies drew tens of thousands of people across the country, from sanctuary cities like Los Angeles and New York to conservative Appalachia and Wyoming under the banner Families Belong Together, with an estimated 30,000 people gathered in central Washington, all to demand that the administration reunites the divided families.
Angry tweets flooded the war space:
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Every one of these dots represents a protest against family separation tomorrow. Yeah. There are a lot of dots.
There's a march within driving distance of you. Find it. Sign up. Recruit friends. Fill your car.
This is the part where we show up & FIGHT.
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Mr. Trump took to Twitter to show his support for Immigration and Customs Enforcement amid calls from some Democrats for major changes to immigration enforcement.
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The Democrats are making a strong push to abolish ICE, one of the smartest, toughest and most spirited law enforcement groups of men and women that I have ever seen. I have watched ICE liberate towns from the grasp of MS-13 & clean out the toughest of situations. They are great!
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To the great and brave men and women of ICE, do not worry or lose your spirit. You are doing a fantastic job of keeping us safe by eradicating the worst criminal elements. So brave! The radical left Dems want you out. Next, it will be all police. Zero chance, It will never happen!
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In 1897, the old Viking town of Haithabu was discovered in Schleswig in northern Germany, with excavations beginning in 1900 and continuing to this day. It turned out to be the most important long-distance trading center in northern Europe, a hub where all important routes converged, as well as people from different origins: Frisians, Danes, Saxons, Slavs, even traders from far away Byzantium.
A thousand years ago, the "wild hordes from the north" terrified the whole of Europe, but in today's Islamic Merkeldom of Germany, the Vikings have won the 43rd UNESCO World Heritage title, without the use of ax and sword.
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This sounds like a real step forward in improving artificial skin, plus anything involving quantum physics is just cool.
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The UK company Peratech, which last month signed a deal to develop novel pressure-sensing technology for screen maker Nissha, has announced that it will use the same approach to make artificial "skin" for the MIT Media Lab.
Peratech makes an electrically conductive material called quantum tunneling composite (QTC). When the material is compressed electrons jump between two conductors separated by polymer insulating layer covered with metallic nanoparticles. QTC has already been used to make small sensors for NASA's Robonaut and for a robotic gripper made by Shadow Robot Company.


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Humayun Saeed is the talented person in the entertainment industry. He work in various television dramas and a number of films in his career. The "Dil Lagi" star has won numerous awards including Lux Style Awards and ARY Film Awards.
Humayun Saeed is the highest-paid star of his time. Often regarded as one of the greatest actors of Pakistan. On the occasion of Independence Day, the President of Pakistan decide to honour many Pakistani stars with Pride of Performance.
Humayun Saeed will awarded Pride of Performance for his contribution to the entertainment industry.
Taking to his Twitter he announced, "Thank you Allah for Your infinite blessings. For all the success. You given me and for all the achievements. You have bestow upon me. It is my great honour to receive Pride of Performance from Government of Pakistan. Thank you all for all your love, support & appreciation."
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13.100. Waterfront Film Festival 2013
The 15th Annual Waterfront Film Festival 2013 is June 13-16. South Haven is a very awesome area film fest or not. There is a ton information on their website at: http://www.waterfrontfilm.org
The AWFF latest press release for a better description:
South Haven, Michigan, June 7, 2013 – Waterfront Film Festival, June 13-16 in South Haven, Mich., will welcome dozens of filmmakers from around the country, including actors from blockbuster hits and lead talent from popular films and TV shows.
Each year, Waterfront Film Festival screens more than 70 films, drawing thousands of people who appreciate the art of movie making and dozens of established filmmakers who are available to talk about their projects and answer questions about the industry.
A special Networking Event will be held at 2:15 p.m. on Saturday, June 15, at the Black River Tavern, 403 Phoenix Road, in downtown South Haven. The event will provide a chance to meet, ask questions and hear advice from celebrities and industry insiders.
Among this year's special guests are:
- Tyler Mane, an actor who carries undeniable physical prowess and imbues a tangible humanity in every role he plays, including King Ajax in "Troy", Michael Meyers in "Halloween" and "H2", and Sabretooth in "X-Men". He will be in town in support of his soon-to-be released feature "Compound Fracture", in which he plays the lead role of Michael.
- Jay Froberg is the founder of ROAR, a major talent management company based in Beverly Hills, Calif. He and his company represent A-list talent including Chris Hemsworth ("Thor", "The Avengers"), Liam Hemsworth ("The Hunger Games") as well as the Grammy winning Zac Brown Band.
- Farrah West is a casting director and casting associate who has identified and provided talent for many film and TV projects, including ABC's hit "Lost", "The Bill Engvall Show" and Sam Raimi's recent remake of "Evil Dead".
- Garrett Clayton is an actor and Michigan native who was "discovered" in Michigan and now is one of the stars of Disney's summer 2013 "Teen Beach Movie". He has received a lot of publicity for being called "the new Zac Efron".
- Richard Speight Jr. is an actor who has worked on TV in "China Beach", "Matlock", "Running the Halls" and "ER". He gained much recognition for his performance in HBO's "Band of Brothers" and recently has worked on "The Consultants", CBS's "Jericho" and The CW's "Supernaturals".
- Ameena Matthews is a professional "Violence Interrupter" who rose to international attention as a central figure in the award-winning 2011 documentary "The Interrupters", a film that tells the story of three brave individuals who work toward protecting their Chicago communities from the violence they once employed. It examines a year in which Chicago drew national headlines for violence and murder that plagued the city. Ameena has received countless honors including "Chicagoan of the Year" and can be seen in a six page feature article in the July issue of Essence Magazine. She will be in attendance for a Q&A following a screening of "The Interrupters", sponsored by Zonta Club of Grand Rapids.
- Ron English is a world-renowned "popaganda" artist who has played himself on "The Simpsons" and is known for his signature mash-ups of cultural touchstones, including "Abraham Obama", the 2008 fusion of America's 16th and 44th presidents. English continues his support of Waterfront Film Festival with the design for the 15th annual festival poster, which he will be available to sign in person during the Opening Night Music and Movie celebration on June 13 at South Beach. South Haven Center for the Arts is hosting an open reception for Ron on Friday, June 14 from 5-7PM (600 Phoenix Road). His film "The Art & Crimes of Ron English" is screening on Saturday, June 15, 2PM.
Many of the films set to screen in South Haven will have producers, actors, directors and writers in attendance and participating in Q&A sessions following each screening. The full schedule of more than 70 films – including documentaries, dramas, comedies and film shorts – is available at http://www.waterfrontfilm.org.
For more information on Waterfront Film Festival, including volunteer and sponsorship opportunities, please visit http://www.waterfrontfilm.org.
About Waterfront Film Festival
Now in its 15th year, Waterfront Film Festival celebrates independent film and filmmakers in a non- competitive environment. Located along the Michigan lakeshore, WFF is one of the leading destination film festivals in the Midwest, regularly hosting Midwest premieres of Academy Award-winning and nominated documentaries. Recognized as a top five film festival, WFF is a non-profit event committed to creating a "middle coast" venue for independent filmmakers while further enhancing the cultural draw of West Michigan. For more information on the coming festival June 13-16 in South Haven, Mich., visit http://www.waterfrontfilm.org, "like" us on Facebook at facebook.com/WaterfrontFilm and follow us on Twitter at twitter.com/#!/WaterfrontFilm.


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DescriptionAlan Wake is an intense cinematic action game with strong survival horror elements, told in successive episodes. The player controls the actions of the eponymous Alan Wake, a popular detective writer who tries to escape the pressure of creative expectations in a fictional town called Bright Falls. Pretty soon, however, Alan's wife disappears and he will be facing weird happenings forcing him to pick up a weapon and a flashlight. While Alan tries to uncover the mystery he just got pulled into, the story is told in six episodes, each ending with a title screen and starting with a recap of the recent happenings - just like a TV episode.
The key element in the game is light. During the game's daylight passages Alan explores and discovers Bright Falls with its town life and woods, including an in-game radio station and different TV channels. The game's dramatic and action-oriented elements start at nightfall. People and animals in the game turn into the most harmful beings at night. They are engulfed by a darkness that transforms them. Called Taken, they are extremely vulnerable when exposed to light and that is how to fight them. Alan's main tools for survival are a gun and a flashlight. Throughout the game, both tools vary and Alan will find better weapons and stronger flashlights. Flashlights require batteries and these can be drained, especially when he focuses the light into a stronger beam to remove the dark influence surrounding people and creatures quicker. Enemies can only be shot after the veil of darkness surrounding them has been removed with light.
In-game Alan is controlled from a third-person perspective and although he carries a gun the game does not use cross-hairs. The main focus in combat is the use of light and therefore Alan points at enemies with his flashlight while the game provides aim assistance at the very target. He can pick up additional ammo and batteries and there are also a few puzzle elements where he needs to interact with the environment to restore electricity for instance. Healing is done automatically by not taking damage for a while and there are also locations with lots of light where the creatures cannot enter, called safe-havens. Their health is restored even more quickly. Many of the story elements are told in different, scattered pieces from a general timeline. The player will for instance return to an apartment prior to the departure to learn more about his wife's phobia of the dark. Much of the time is spent exploring and there are also a few driving sequences. Other parts of the story are gathered through pages of a book's manuscript Alan has yet to write. These are stored and often provide more information about past and upcoming events. There are also many cinematic, scripted events and conversations with the townspeople. Similar camera angles are provided when shooting or dodging, with slowed-down time for cinematic effect.
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- 3D Engine: MaxFX
- Alan Wake series
- Console Generation Exclusives: Xbox 360
- Distribution Method: Episodic
- Games made into books
- Games made into comics
- Games with Dopefish
- Live action cut-scenes
- Middleware: FaceFX
- Middleware: Umbra 3
- Physics Engine: Havok
- Theme: Mental facility / Asylum
User Reviews
|Top-class storytelling wrapping up a very fine game
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|I continued to narrate to myself, hoping the player would pick up on my hints.
|Adzuken (854)
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|Tap-Repeatedly/Four Fat Chicks
|Jul 23, 2010
|5 out of 5
|May 14, 2010
|May 18, 2010
|95 out of 100
|Xboxdynasty (XD)
|May 07, 2010
|9.2 out of 10
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|87 out of 100
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|8 out of 10
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May 19, 2010
PC versionIn February 2010 Microsoft announced that the game would become an Xbox 360 exclusive. Initially it had been announced as a PC title as well. Oskari Häkkinen, head of franchise at development studio Remedy Entertainment, clarified that the company of about 50 people could only devote its resources to work on a single platform. He left the option of a later PC version open, stating that it would require a "sit down" with Microsoft to see where the title went. Remedy has a long history in PC development and Alan Wake would be its first game not to appear on the platform. In December 2011 it was revealed there would be a PC release after all. It was eventually released in February 2012.
References: Max Payne
- Note that some of Alan Wake's novels have names similar to chapters from Max Payne and Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne. These titles include The Things I Want and Late Goodbye among others.
- During one of the game's flashbacks you see that New York city is having a very harsh blizzard. The radio plays a warning very much like the one heard in Max Payne.
- James McCaffrey (voice of Max Payne) makes a vocal cameo at the beginning of Act 2. Alan can pick up two pages of a manuscript in his office for a story written in the style of Max's monologues ("I'd lain here in the snow while the lurid chain of scenes that had led me here kept playing in my head, a rerun of my own private snuff movie, a memory of my corpse...") Instead of Matthew Porretta (voice of Alan Wake) reading these manuscripts, as is usually the case, it's the gravelly voice of Det. Max Payne.
- This and other Max Payne references serves to suggest that Alan Wake wrote a story similar or identical to Payne's under the title character "Casey Lynch."
- When Wake is being pursued by Agent Nightingale, he calls Wake various famous writers, including: Dan Brown, Bret Easton Ellis, Raymond Chandler, and H. P. Lovecraft.
- In the game, there is a TV show called Night Springs. Not only is this a clear parody of The Twilight Zone, but it is also the opposite of the name of the town in which the game takes place: Bright Falls.
- Alan Wake regularly encounters a woman by the name of Cynthia Weaver, for example in the diner at the start of the game. She appears as a weird woman cradling a lamp. Her manners are identical to the "Log-lady" in Twin Peaks, who cradles a log in the exact same manner.
- The game references Stephen King and his novels such as The Shining.
- 4Players
- 2010 – #3 Best Graphics of the Year
- 2010 – #3 Best Sound Effects of the Year
- 2010 - Best Xbox 360 Horror Game (Editors' Choice)
Related Web Sites
- Alan Wake (Official website (English))
- Wikipedia: Alan Wake (article in the open encyclopedia about the game)
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Vine + Table: Boca's Kevin Hart Demystifies Wine, Part II
Trend No. 1: Underdog grapes making a splash in Cincinnati
The wine world has become content with the usual suspects like merlot, chardonnay and pinot noir, causing many grapes that make stellar wines to get lost in the shuffle. Fortunately, with the recent local movement, underdog wines and small varietals are popping up on wine lists around town. For example, Boca's Kevin Hart is pouring a grape right now called, Nerrello Mascalesse, grown on a volcanic mountain in Sicily and nowhere else in the world. (Sicily is an island, surrounded by the Mediterranean Sea, in Southern Italy. This is where my Italian-side of the family is from.) The grape drinks more like a pinot noir (read: black cherry, ripe tomato, cinnamon and mushroom) and is available on both sides of the price spectrum.
Why Hart loves this grape: "A lot of Sicilian wines are overripe from the heat, but this one, because of its location on the mountain, the altitude and overall nature of the vineyard sites, are incredibly elegant and structured. They're just beautiful," Hart says.
There is something to be said about smaller producers and varietals whose wines typically reflect the stunning diversity of regional terroir. The point is, step outside of what you've tried before. It's likely that you'll find dazzling new flavors that entirely rock your wine world.
Trends No. 2 and 3: Boxed Wines and Bubbly on Tap
Have you ever just wanted one glass of wine, but it pains you to open a bottle knowing the rest will be wasted? Imagine if you could pour one glass and drink the rest two weeks later. Or better yet, belly up to a bar and ask for a Prosecco — on tap! These are trends showing up all over the world, and they come with many benefits for the consumer, producers and manufacturers.
Boxed wines are losing their stigma for being inferior wines, mostly because the producers are able to put their money into making great wines versus investing in pricy packaging.
"Since most boxed wines must be consumed young, it makes sense for a wine maker to invest their dollars in the grapes and not a glass bottle and cork, which both can be very pricey. Corks alone can range anywhere from $.25 to $2," Hart says. Add labor and shipping costs, and you've got a very expensive bottle."
Other benefits of boxed wines include lower cost, less waste, slower oxidation process (meaning they last longer), and they are easier to ship. According to an article in the New York Times, switching the 97 percent of wines meant to be consumed in less than a year from bottles to boxes would reduce greenhouse gas emissions by about two million tons.
Not everyone is sold on the boxed wine trend even with the benefits from consuming and manufacturing this type of wine. Marty Piazza of Piazza Discepoli does not sell boxed wine in any of his three locations, Glendale, Madeira and White Oak. "I'm old fashioned: wine should come from a bottle, not from boxes or guns. I have heard that the quality of boxed wines is improving, but I am not interested. We have to pick our own niche, and mine is fine wines. I'll leave the boxes and taps to someone else," Piazza says.
Regardless of what you go for, boxes or bottles, Hart suggests buying your wine from the smaller retail stores like Piazza Discepoli, Wine Merchant, Micro Wines and Hyde Park Gourmet.
"When wine is mass produced, the quality suffers," Hart says. "Purchasing from small retail shops, you'll likely find better quality."
Hart's seeing another fascinating movement to the States right now, bars pouring bubbly on tap. One of these early adapters is a bar in Brooklyn called the Carmine Club Cafe in the West Village. The bar started pouring prosecco on tap in early 2010, called "Carmine Club Cafe Cuvee," made by Italy's Montelvini winery and sold for $8 a glass. According to the article, the drinks are flying out of the keg.
"I'm a massive advocate for sparkling wine. When it's done in this style called Charmat (secondary fermentation in the bottle), the wines are simply killer," Hart says.
Imagine walking into a bar like Habits Cafein Oakley and ordering a glass of sparkling, straight out of tap, without investing in the entire bottle.
"They do it with beer," says Hart. "And people don't get intimidated by beer, why can't they do it with wines, too?"
An article in the Wall Street Journal explains how this technology works: "The fizz technology is different from that of a normal keg: The gas pressure is kept separated from the wine until it is tapped or shot out of a soda gun. It needs a lot of pressure — 32 to 33 pounds per square inch, or about car-tire pressure — to maintain fizz."
So there you have it, some unique wine tips, trends and secrets, compliments of Hart. Give him a big "thanks" next time you dine at Boca.
For more tips and wine recommendations from Hart, visit my blog at Corkstories.wordpress.com .