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Beard Series: Post Production Process - Douglas Sonders Photography from Douglas Sonders on Vimeo.
Have you seen Douglas Sonders project "Beard Series"? Well here is how he processed his images….
This video walks you through the post production of his "Beard Series" and gives you some great insights into how to use some excellent Nik Software to create a beautiful high contract black and white image.
Interested in seeing some more of Douglas Sonders amazing work? Check out his blog HERE. If you're interested in some of the plugins available from Nik, which I would definitely recommend, you can check out their website HERE.
Tom Hussey portrays old people looking at their younger reflection in the mirror. These photographs are beautiful and melancholic.
When I see those images I'm starting to feel nostalgic… even though I'm far of being this age! Don't you? Anyway, this is a great project and I think it can inspire our students for their final project!
Thanks to our student Geneviève Grimard for the share on the student forum!
Anything can fly!
The artist Carl Kleiner used Avios' slogan to create the new ad campaign of the company.
The objects are a selection of the items you can choose from at Avios when collecting points for buying plane tickets. Kleiner succeeded once more at making a humorous ad campaign with very simple means and vivid visual effects.
More details on IGNANT
Being retoucher, we often put aside the human contact to focus on the technique….
It's not because you are a retoucher that you'll never have to direct a photo shoot or assist a photographer… you never know what kind of contract you may get!
In order to develop all the sides of this Sublim career, our students will have to create a series of photographs for session 4, they'll have to direct the photo shoot even if they're not the photographer! Here an article that can help them… and you too!
Be inspired for your future creative projects! Thanks to Charlene for the share.
Free Online Workshop!
I know that many photographers are following us, and since the wedding season is still going strong here is how to fill up your weekend.
Starting tomorrow, Joe Buissink, will unveil his wedding photography secrets during his free workshop hosted on creativeLIVE.. Go register now!
Woooow, I like this!! A really great inspiration for the future final project of my students!!!
For his surreal series titled "Beibeees", artist Alberto Seveso blended photos of women with smoke-like photographs of ink in water. To recreate this kind of look, try shooting smoke or ink against a pure white background and then use the cloudy formations as a layer mask on a portrait.
Last week I posted an interesting theory of "why do we hate seeing photos of ourselves ". Today, the photographer John Cornicello goes deeper in theory, read this!
A week ago, a short TED talk by Duncan Davidson called "Why do we hate seeing photos of ourselves" went viral in the blogosphere. While I agree with Duncan's main premise that part of the issue is that we are used to seeing a mirror image of ourselves, I think it goes deeper.
Some ofthe responses to the posttouch on more issues, such as the image being static and missing "micro-expressions." I agree with those, too. But I think the static image and micro expressions are more related to the retouching that we do. In real-life interactions we don't notice little zits, scars, pores, etc. as the face is moving and our eyes are moving around the face of the person we are talking to. In the captured still all of these things stand out to us in a big print, but I don't think we see that much detail in the small image on the back of the camera that is referenced in the video.
I think there is another issue that wasn't brought up in the talk or the comments. That is the camera-to-subject distance. As photographers, we are constantly instructed to be at least 36 inches from our subject. Many instructors tell us to be 5 feet or 6 feet away. This is supposed to give a "better" or more pleasing perspective. And that may well be so.
In many of our social interactions we are probably around 2 to 3 feet or more away from the people we are talking to. At least in the US culture. Yes, there are cultures where it is more common to be only inches away from the people you are talking to. But I don't have experience photographing in those places. I'd be interested in hearing from people who do usually stand "in each others' face" about how subjects react to seeing their photographs. In the case of most of the subjects I work with, we are used to seeing other people from a bit of a distance.
But how do we see ourselves? I usually see myself in the bathroom mirror. How about you? Today I measured the distance from my eye to the mirror when I'm standing at the sink. That was 21″. I checked with my wife, Kim, and she said she is usually looking in a makeup mirror. We went and measured and found she was 9″ from the mirror.
When it comes to perspective in photography, the closer you are to your subject, the more narrow their face will appear. When you are just inches away from your subject their nose is relatively much closer to you than their eyes and ears. The ears seem farther away, making them smaller and making the face seem narrower.
So, my additional premise on this is that we all seem to look heavier to ourselves in photographs that are taken from greater distances. Other people will think the photo looks good because they are used to seeing us from those greater distances. And in a mirror we are always looking at ourselves at eye level. The woman in Duncan's photo was also photographed from above. She probably has never seen herself in a mirror from that view.
A few weeks ago a question came up on Quora that I was compelled to reply to. It was aboutwhy the camera "adds 10 lbs."to people. You can read my response there.
Here are some photos to help illustrate. All of them were taken with the same lens (Canon 24-105mm) set to 24mm at different distances, from 18″ to 60″ (measured from the mannequin's right eye to the focal plane mark on the top of the camera). They were then cropped so that the face is approximately the same size in each frame…
Here are the 18″ and 60″ images side-by-side…
I think you will agree that in the closer photos taken at 18″, 21″, and 30″ make our subject's face appear thinner. This is how you would see yourself in the mirror. As we then move back to 48″ and 60″ away the face starts to flatten out and look a little heavier. To someone really concerned about their appearance, it might see more than a little heavier. That extra 10 pounds that we get from being further away.
As noted, all the above images were taken with a 24mm lens. This is to show that it isn't the lens that does this, but is instead the camera-to-subject distance. Don't blame the lens!
You may be asking yourself about the difference in the appearance of the backgrounds. The lighting is the same (a Westcott Apollo Orb on camera left with a home-made crinkled aluminum foil covered reflector on the right). What is different is that from the greater distance we are only seeing the middle of the backdrop right behind the mannequin's head. When in closer the field of view is wider and we are seeing the edges of the backdrop and see the falloff of the light. Here is a quick diagram to help explain the field of view…
To help illustrate that this is not lens focal length related, this next image was taken by zooming the lens to 105mm without moving the camera after the 60″ image from above. You will see that the perspective is exactly the same as in the 24mm at 60″ image above.
Here they are side-by-side and then overlayed on each other in Photoshop in Difference mode.
Notice that only the very edges of objects are highlighted as different between the two images. That is most likely because the depth of field is different between the two and the quality of the 105mm image is better because it isn't cropped in so much (losing resolution). But the look of the face is the same in the photos with both the 24mm and 105mm lenses.
Here is a little experiment for you the next time you are standing in front of the bathroom mirror. Lean in real close to the mirror and study how your face looks. Then slowly pull back away from the mirror while carefully observing the look of your face. Notice that the perspective flattens out as you back away, which gives the impression of being slightly wider, which we translate into appearing those ten pounds heavier.
And one more question… Do you like photos you take of yourself with your phone camera? What is the distance you can hold your phone away from your face to take those photos?
About the author: John Cornicello is a photographer based in Seattle, Washington. Visit his website here. This post was originally published here.
Why we hate seeing photos of ourselves? Does this mystery finally resolved?
It probably already happened to you to absolutely hate a picture of you while everybody else loooooove this same picture? Why is that? Well, the photographer, Duncan Davidson reveals his theory about this phenomenon. What do you think, what is YOUR theory?
Great find this morning!
This new impressive camera allows you to capture exactly what you see… To snap a photo, just hold your gaze and double blink!
The Iris camera concept is a biometrically-enabled and controlled by your eye. The idea behind the camera is that it would use your eyeball to figure out what you are looking at and allows you to capture exactly what you see. It was designed by the Royal College of Art graduate Mimi Zou.
What your potentiel clients wants from you? Discover it in this brilliant survey made by Photoshelter and Agency Access. "They received responses from 1,000 buyers who identified themselves from advertising agencies, design agencies, nonprofits, editorial publications, book publishers, corporations, marketing agencies and more."
Through the lens
Test your lighting skills!
Lighting is a key element to a well done photography, however, a lot of photographers are not able to master it correctly! The French programmer, Olivier Prat, suggests Virtual Lighting Studio, an online software to test different lighting composition!
This model is computer generated… will you find a way to make him less scary?!
"Each day, a photographer's work is used without his consent"
Need an image? Simply pick one on the Web! That is what happened to photographers Jonathan Robert and Mathieu Lessard et Karine Lévesque, who discovered that a French photographer used their photos to promote her Web site! She firstly did not reply to their messages and e-mails, but after seeing this story posted all over facebook, she publicly apologized and removed the pictures from her website.
The French photographers organization, L'Union des photographes professionnels, wants to change this mentality toward image use by launching a shocking advertisement campaign;
It's obvious that professional photogrphers are not being listened to. So, for the first time, e're speaking to the photographic community with an image. We hope to raise awareness among the public, as well as the media and the government, about photographers' problems. Each day, photographers are faced with decreasing rates. They are forced to compete against image libraries that are offering vile prices. These practices are infringing on photographers' moral rights.
A good way to know if your images are used without your consent on the Web is the search engine TinEye, which allows you to make a reverse research from an image. Have you found something?
The classic beauties revisited by Photoshop
An hilarious series of photographs by Paul Ripke
Powder - Behind the scenes from Don Horne on Vimeo.
Flour + Chocolate powder + Photo retouching = These spectacular series of photographs
Sometimes, we don't need a huge crew to come up with amazing pictures as for those of Don Horne. He simply threw flour and chocolate powder on the head of the models to make it look like an explosion, pretty cool!
Set in a studio, Don had an Alienbee B800 in a medium softbox sitting camera left, a Nikon SB800 shooting into an umbrella acting as a rim light and finally, a large white reflector camera right to fill in the shadows.


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Eco-Friendly Shelf Liner?
Good Questions
Q: My husband and I are buying our first home. I'm slowly packing up less-used kitchen items to put a dent in the packing. Do you have any suggestions for eco-friendly shelf liner? I grew up with my mother using contact paper. My mother-in-law uses the contact no-slip-but-not-sticky liner in her cupboards. I could use old tea towels, but I'd like to use something that will stay put for the most part.
Sent by Rachel
Editor: Rachel, we might recommend a cork liner. We know of a few options: there's a Williams-Sonoma Cork Liner for $20. Target also sells a Natural Adhesive Cork Shelf Liner for $10, and Contact even has a non-sticky version for $8.50.
Any other suggestions?
(Image: Salad Recipe)
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I've never used shelf liner. What's the purpose? To keep glasses from sliding?
what about simple old news paper with the rim folded to suit the space we were using it in
I have to agree with leanneabe. Why use shelf paper? If your dishes are clean and dry when you store them the shelf will be fine.
I've used left over white poster board to line my shelves. It's really thick and sturdy, especially helpful for my cabinets where I keep my spices and sauces to prevent stains, pots and pans to prevents scuffs on the cabinet, and under the sink for household cleaner/supplies.
I don't line my shelves where I keep dishes or glassware.
I don't use shelf paper, never have. My In-laws tried to get me to use it with "but your shelves will get dirty", my reply so I'll wash my shelves when they get grungy. Two or three time a year I take everything off & give them a good old fashioned scrubbing, I also discover items I haven't used so it serves two purposes.
A non-shelf paper user here too.
This post and its comments made me laugh a little. My mother is a shelf-lining queen and has always "helped" me move into new apartments and houses, but lining all flat storage surfaces---and I do mean every drawer and solid shelf in the bathrooms and kitchens. While it is bit OCD, I never really questioned this "norm" until I mentioned it to a coworker who was moving. She listened in bewilderment only to reply that there must "be those who line shelfs and those who don't." I never asked nor really wanted to know what she meant by that! Still looking for the best shelf liner, though,--- I guess I am a committed liner too. :)

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Arthas kicked in doors and murdered people in their sleep, without verifying who was plagued and who was not. He saw some empty boxes of plagued grain and decided that "this entire city must be purged". He had a difficult decision to face, but the entire -point- of that mission was that it was where he finally snapped. Uther Lightbringer, the first and greatest paladin of all Azeroth, Arthas' senior, wanted to try another way, but by that time Arthas was beyond reasoning - his pride and lust for vengeance had taken over. Mal'ganis was goading him into slaughtering the people of Stratholme, plagued and healthy alike, and falling into evil. This is what one of the soldiers under Arthas' command had to say about the Culling:
"Dearest Amelia,
Tonight I have seen things that will haunt me to the end of time.
Stratholme is aflame... and we are responsible.
Our Prince led us into the streets of the city tonight; he ordered us to break into the homes of the townspeople and... kill them in their sleep. They were plagued, claimed Lord Arthas, and had to be killed before they killed us.
It was a slaughter. Hundreds died silently to the swords of those sworn to protect them. I could stand it no longer; I fled.
Deserter I may be, but I could not commit such atrocities. In every home I could not help but see your face, or those of our children, upon the victims as they died. If standing against that means being a traitor, then so be it.
I hope to find my way back to you in time, but the roads are unsafe. Give our children my love in my absence.


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My open letter to Flower Mound Mayor Tom Hayden about his proclamation that 2014 will be the "Year of the Bible."
- I have freedom of speech
- You're just stating your opinion
- Stop harassing me
- I'm not sexist/racist/spiciest/ableist/homophobic/transphobic but…
- Stop being such a bitch
- Everything you say is just opinion anyway
- well you're just wrong
- omg bitch
The correct response is:
I hate plants, but love vegetation
I hate laws, but love legislation
I hate streets, but love roads
I hate frogs, but love toads
I hate dark, but love black
I hate drugs, but love crack
I hate sex, but love fucking
I hate throwing up, but love up-chucking
I hate deception, but love lies
I hate seeing things, but love my eyes
I hate cock, but love dick
I hate getting ill, but love being sick
I hate cum in my butt, but love jizz in my ass
I hate fragile things, but love things made of glass
It's proved impossible for me to get this shot of former Philadelphia Police Cpt. Ray Lewis being arrested, published anywhere. I was adamantly rebuffed by the Philadelphia Inquirer, NYT, local NY papers, and Newsweek, before even looking at the photograph. One of the only published photos of this paradoxical and intense event is located here at the NYC Observer:
"When my husband died, because he was so famous & known for not being a believer, many people would come up to me — it still sometimes happens — & ask me if Carl changed at the end & converted to a belief in an afterlife. They also frequently ask me if I think I will see him again. Carl faced his death with unflagging courage & never sought refuge in illusions. The tragedy was that we knew we would never see each other again. I don't ever expect to be reunited with Carl. But, the great thing is that when we were together, for nearly twenty years, we lived with a vivid appreciation of how brief & precious life is. We never trivialized the meaning of death by pretending it was anything other than a final parting. Every single moment that we were alive & we were together was miraculous — not miraculous in the sense of inexplicable or supernatural. We knew we were beneficiaries of chance… That pure chance could be so generous & so kind… That we could find each other, as Carl wrote so beautifully in Cosmos, you know, in the vastness of space & the immensity of time… That we could be together for twenty years. That is something which sustains me & it's much more meaningful…
The way he treated me & the way I treated him, the way we took care of each other & our family, while he lived. That is so much more important than the idea I will see him someday. I don't think I'll ever see Carl again. But I saw him. We saw each other. We found each other in the cosmos, and that was wonderful."
- Ann Druyan, talking about her husband, Carl Sagan
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Recent rains are not enough to prevent the closure of yet another boat ramp on Lake Lanier. War Hill Park's only boat launching ramp faces closure this week.
Property owners Bill, Dan and Ernie Elliott have moved one step closer in their plans to redevelop their land on Elliott Family Parkway into a light industrial complex.
Faced with the highest gas prices in history and rising operational costs, Dawson County government has implemented several cost-cutting measures.
Residents can expect tighter security at the Dawson County courthouse within the next month.
After piloting the CHAMPS elementary program for the state in 2003, the Dawson County School System is one of five counties in the state set to pilot a similar program at the middle school level.
High Schools That Work, a program of the Southern Regional Education Board, has named Dawson County High School a Pacesetter School for 2008 - 10.
Four of the county's five schools made adequate yearly progress status for 2008.
They came from all over to pay their respects.
Lumpkin Campground held its annual summer revival last week.
In a unanimous vote, the Dawson County Board of Commissioners struck down a proposed youth ballpark rezoning last week.
After two public hearings on land proposed to be condemned for a new courthouse and administrative building, the Dawson County Board of Commissioners postponed the vote to move forward with condemning the property last Thursday.
Forsyth County's consideration to pursue funding for an Etowah River fed reservoir would not impact Dawson County's water flow, officials say.
The board of commissioners voted last Thursday to move forward in applying for grant generated funds to upgrade War Hill Park.
U.S. Army Cpl. Matthew Phillips of Cumming was just weeks from completing his 15-month tour of duty in Afghanistan.
Dawson County's Lakeview Center held the second annual Night of the Gladiators mixed martial arts amateur tournament Saturday.
A 21-year-old Baldwin man was killed Wednesday evening after he lost control of his motorcycle on Hwy. 9 South and collided with a pick-up truck.
Lumpkin Campground Campmeeting began more than 180 years ago, meeting for summer revival after local men paid $1 for the 40-acre lot.
Rep. Kevin Tanner was recently named legislator of the year by the Brain Injury Association of Georgia for his work on a resolution that could transfer additional funding to help those with traumatic brain injuries.
Lynn Nahlik looks forward to campmeeting at Lumpkin Campground all year.
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. Several hundred delegates and media members were shut out of Time Warner Cable Arena for a time Wednesday night after the building reached capacity, according to local authorities.
Officials say the arena doors were shut, per orders of the Mecklenburg County fire marshal. It happened sometime around 8:15 p.m. But shortly before 9 p.m., authorities reopened the doors and let the crowd in.
Mecklenburg County Fire Marshal Rob Kinniburgh said the arena had reached capacity.
"We were at 25,000," Kinniburgh said. "We had a lot of people standing in the hallway, away from their seats. We slowed the egress until they ... went back to their seats."
Officials said hundreds of delegates and reporters were in the crowd outside the arena doors. While the doors were closed, witnesses reported some of those standing outside the arena shouted, "Let us in! Let us in!"
Theo LeCompte, convention chief operating officer, said, "It happens every time. We've got to work with them (fire officials) to keep it safe."
According to several reports, the doors were closed at least two other times later in the evening but were reopened a short time later.
Giffords to attend DNC
Former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords is attending the Democratic National Convention, a spokeswoman said Wednesday.
Hayley Zachary said Wednesday that the former congresswoman was excited to be at the convention, but Zachary stopped short of discussing details of Giffords' schedule.
Giffords recently moved back to Tucson as part of her recovery from a gunshot wound to the head in January 2011.
She and her husband, Mark Kelly, have also just started a political action committee called Gabby PAC. Giffords developed a reputation as a centrist in Congress, and a news release announcing the PAC said that it would only support candidates who work for bipartisan solutions to issues.
Tampa mayor 'enjoying this'
Last week Tampa Bay Mayor Bob Buckhorn was scurrying around his town during the Republican National Convention, meeting with law enforcement, city leaders and the media.
Wednesday, he sat quietly in the middle of a row at Time Warner Cable Arena, a delegate to the Democratic convention.
"I'm enjoying this immensely," he said. "Your downtown is very different than our downtown. It is very retail-oriented and pedestrian friendly."
For Buckhorn, being a delegate is different than running a convention city.
"It feels weird," he said, "because my inclination is to go grab a police radio and start taking charge."
Tribute to Burgess delayed
Harvey Gantt and the family of the late Susan Burgess will have to wait another day for the convention's official tribute to the woman who was as responsible as anyone for bringing the Democratic convention to Charlotte.
Gantt had been scheduled to introduce a video about Burgess, a former Charlotte City Council member and member of the Democratic National Committee.
It was Burgess, who died of cancer in 2010, who believed that her hometown could host a convention, when few others did.
Her son, Jason Burgess, said Wednesday's delay came after some earlier speakers had gone long.
James Taylor's set shortened
He'd planned to sing four songs at Thursday's installment of the Democratic National Convention, but after the event was moved back to Time Warner Cable Arena, singer James Taylor's set was "trimmed" in half.
He plans to sing "How Sweet It Is To Be Loved by You" and the state's unofficial anthem, "Carolina In My Mind."
But it's not Taylor's shortened performance that disappoints him most.
"I just hate it that 65,000 people have been told they can't come," said Taylor, raised in Chapel Hill. "I'd wanted as many fellow North Carolinians to see this president as possible. It goes to show you can't get the weather right all the time."
Thirsty? Cocktails on the menu
The delegates get most of the attention in the convention hall, but behind curtains on the suite levels, big-dollar donors and VIPs are drinking $100 bottles of Absolut vodka and $31.50 six-packs of Budweiser.
The alcohol options are listed in the "premier package" menu obtained by The (Raleigh) News & Observer from a Democratic convention website. The "Hometown Carolina" lunch or dinner package – which serves 20 and costs $1,149.95 (before service, delivery and taxes) – includes baby back ribs, collard greens, mac and cheese, butter biscuits and chicken pot pie. Levy Restaurants is catering Time Warner Arena.
Want to celebrate? A bottle of Perrier-Jouet Fleur de Champagne from Epernay, France, costs $220. Or make it a real party with a pitcher of "Margarita Madness" made with Jose Cuervo Gold for $48. Serves six.
Republicans were quick to jump on the menu. They issued a news released entitled, "The People's Convention?"
The old and the young
Oldest DNC delegate Elzena Johnson had a great day Wednesday. "I was interviewed all day," said the 97-year-old delegate from Terry, Miss.
She got a special thrill Wednesday night at Time Warner Cable Arena. She met Cory Sagapolutere Sene of American Samoa, at 17 perhaps the youngest DNC delegate.
"I'm so pleased to meet you," Johnson told Cory. "Please come visit me in Terry."
"I would if it wasn't such a long drive," the teenager said.
Warren takes aim at big banks
The delegates loved Elizabeth Warren, a Senate candidate in Massachusetts who became a liberal darling by going after Wall Street greed.
Speaking Wednesday night in Banktown, she took aim at big banks.
"After the financial crisis, President Obama knew that we had to clean up Wall Street," she told the delegates. "For years, families had been tricked by credit cards, fooled by student loans and cheated on mortgages. I had an idea for a consumer financial protection agency to stop the rip-offs. The big banks sure didn't like it, and they marshaled one of the biggest lobbying forces on earth to destroy the agency before it ever saw the light of day. American families didn't have an army of lobbyists on our side, but what we had was a president."
The Associated Press and staff writers Lynn Bonner, Tim Funk, Andrew Dunn, John Frank, Jim Morrill and David Perlmutt contributed.
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Texas is the second most populous state, according to the latest census numbers. As of today, there are a reported 26,030,000 residents.The milestone of note is a number with four zeros on the end. Texas ranks second only to California, with an estimated 37,955,000 residents.
The Department of Energy
The Department of Energy says the average price of a gallon of regular gas is up two cents from a week ago, and 26 cents from a year ago. Jason Toews, the co-founder of gasbuddy.com, says the good news is gas prices will eventually come back down, just not yet: "Unfortunately I don't think we're gonna see any relief at the pumps at least until September," he says."We'll start to see gas prices coming back down again, but during the summer driving season, we're gonna see high gas prices." Toews added. The average price for regular unleaded around Houston is $3.88 per gallon.
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How much would you pay for an Apple? The highest price target yet for Apple shares values them at $1,001 each–more than 60 percent above the current price.Topeka Capital Markets'analyst Brian White bases his price target on his estimate for Apple's calendar year 2013 earnings, multiplied by a factor of 17. Apple shares gained three percent yesterday to just above $618 a share. The figure is slightly more than the price of an iPad three.
The World's Largest Solar Power Plant
What would have been the world's largest solar power plant and a keystone of the administration's promotion of solar energy is seeking bankruptcy protection.Solar Trust failed to meet the deadline for an Energy Department loan guarantee after breaking ground on a 1,000 mega-watt facility in California. Solar Trust's Chapter-11 bankruptcy filing lists assets between $1 million and $10 million, and liabilities between $50 million and $100 million.
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The Mega-Pharmacy Benefits Manager merger of Medco Health Solution and Express Scripts won't go easily. Despite a three to one Federal Trade Commission blessing, many groups are protesting the combo as being anti-competitive or anti-consumer.Pharmacists United for Truth and Transparency predicts drug costs will rise, denouncing the deal as a license to price-gouge.
Security Breach
There is more fall-out from the security breach at Global Payments, where 1.5 million credit card numbers were compromised.Visa has dropped the company from its list of approved third parties that handle transactions between stores and banks and now, American Express says it may have been affected. Discover Card is promising to reissue cards where appropriate. So what happens if someone uses your credit card? What happens if thieves steal your credit card number? "As a consumer, you're not responsible for any of these fraudulent charges that these thieves are making," says Erica Sandberg of Credit Card Guide.
And you you must be told:"If fraudulent activity has occurred…if there's been some sort of data breach, the credit card company has to notify you," she adds.
Wall Street
A positive manufacturing report led Wall Street Higher:
The Dow closed up four tenths percent at 13,264.
The S&P 500 rose seven tenths percent to 1,418.
The Nasdaq gained nine tenths percent to 3,119.
Crude oil added on $2.21 to $105.23 a barrel.
Natural Gas down a penny at $2.13.
Gold increased $7.80 to $1,679.70 an ounce.
Silver lost 20-cents to $32.90.
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Is the Fisher effect robust? Further evidence
AbstractNew international evidence exists on the Fisher effect in the United States, the United Kingdom, Japan, Germany and Canada over the modern (post-March 1973) floating exchange rate experience. Some puzzling data has been observed which suggests that the Fisher effect appears to be strong only for particular sample periods. It has also been reported in the literature that the Fisher effect is more likely in the long run, and that it is not common across economic regimes. This study sheds some light on these controversial issues taking advantage of more powerful tests for unit roots and cointegration. The findings for the Fisher effect contrast with previous results, especially those of Mishkin. The empirical results appear to accord with historical observations on interest rate movements in the five countries. Some important results are as follows: (1) the Fisher effect is not robust to policy changes; (2) there is strong evidence of a long-run Fisher effect for the United States, Germany, and Japan, but little evidence for the United Kingdom and Canada; (3) the short-run Fisher effect is only detected in Germany.
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New Chart Reveals the Impossible Complexity of Obamacare
July 28, 2010 | Filed Under Barack Obama, Budget, Business, Capitalism, Democrats/Leftists, Economy/Finances, Government, Health, Liberals, President, Taxes, Warner Todd Huston | 1 Comment
-By Warner Todd Huston
The Republicans of the Joint Economic Committee have come out with a chart that shows the shocking and just plain idiotic complexity that is Obamacare. (Download .pdf file)
Four months after U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi famously declared "We have to pass the bill so you can find out what's in it," a congressional panel has released the first chart illustrating the 2,801 page health care law President Obama signed into law in March.
Developed by the Joint Economic Committee minority, led by U.S Senator Sam Brownback of Kansas and Rep. Kevin Brady of Texas, the detailed organization chart displays a bewildering array of new government agencies, regulations and mandates.
Sadly, Obamacare is so complex that even this chart can only show about 1/3 of the foolishness involved. There is so much intertwined, serpentine connections that there was no physical way to even get it all on one chart.
(H/T NROs The Corner)
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Warner Todd Huston is a Chicago based freelance writer. He has been writing opinion editorials and social criticism since early 2001 and before that he wrote articles on U.S. history for several small American magazines. His political columns are featured on many websites such as Andrew Breitbart's BigGovernment.com, BigHollywood.com, and BigJournalism.com, as well as RightWingNews.com, CanadaFreePress.com, StoptheACLU.com, AmericanDailyReview.com, among many, many others. Mr. Huston is also endlessly amused that one of his articles formed the basis of an article in Germany's Der Spiegel Magazine in 2008.
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I understand totally that this was a screw up and I agree that if Blizzard haven't said anything before you should still have your title. But I don't think they should transfer between servers and that includes the Scarab Lord. Scarab Lords are unique to one per server. If you go to a new server and they have a Scarab Lord you should loose the title. Back before X realm BGs there was a lot of sever pride and you probably knew of your Scarab Lord before they got the title because they were in the top guild. That relationship was special for your server, if you ditch all the people on your server then you can ditch their effort too.
The Gate's was a server event for your server that made us work as a server to get the gates open. By jumping ship you are leaving all the folks you worked with for that title. And if some other Scarab Lord turned up on my server I wouldn't have any respect for him either? Scarab Lord? Whoop de do. Not on my server you weren't.
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|The Loss of a Pet
Elisabeth Elliot: Is animal suffering different from human suffering? I hope so. Animals must not suffer the agonies of anxiety which accompany human pain. They live, as we have been told to live, one day at a time, trustfully.
Lisa Barry: I'm sure there are many people listening to me today who have lost a pet, and just as many who have been made to feel that their sorrow is petty and unimportant. The Bible is not clear on the future of our furry creatures, but this one thing is sure: If something is important to us, then it's important to God. Today on Gateway To Joy, Elisabeth Elliot talks about her own experience of losing a pet and what she has discovered as a result. If you've lost a pet and thought maybe it wasn't a godly thing to be sad about, then I think you'll be glad you tuned in today. Let's get started with this Tuesday edition of Gateway To Joy.
Elisabeth Elliot: "You are loved with an everlasting love." That's what the Bible says, "and underneath are the everlasting arms." This is your friend Elisabeth Elliot, talking with you again today about "Growing in Christ." It's a very broad subject, isn't it? It's one that I'm sure you parents who are listening want to learn as much as you can about.
I talked yesterday about the importance of hymns and Bible reading in your church and in your home and what might occur if you happened to have a pet. I get some very sad letters from people who have lost a pet.
I read a paragraph from one of George MacDonald's stories about a little boy, twelve years old, who loses his mare. An older man comforts him by reminding him that God is love. It must be that perhaps the mare will go on living until God tells her to stop, and that He may never say.
Then I read the poem sent to me by that person whose name is anonymous (Elizabeth Gardner Reynolds) about a sweet little dog, "I Wonder If Jesus Had a Sweet Little Dog" (name of the poem, "The Little Black Dog.") I thought, "Well, we'll probably get some letters from people saying, 'What makes you think that animals are going to survive death? They just go into the ground because they don't have souls.'"
Well, there's a very interesting passage in Romans 8. It says, "I consider that our present sufferings are not worth comparing with the glory which will be revealed in us. The creation waits in eager expectation for the sons of God to be revealed, for the creation"--and that of course means the whole universe--"was subjected to frustration not by its own choice, but by the will of the one who subjected, in hope that the creation itself will be liberated from its bondage to decay and brought into the glorious freedom of the children of God. We know that the whole creation has been groaning as in the pains of childbirth right up to the present time. Not only so, but we ourselves, who have the first fruits of the Spirit, groan inwardly as we wait eagerly for the adoption of sons for the redemption of our bodies, for in this hope we were saved. But hope that is seen is no hope at all, for who hopes for what he already has? But if we hope for what we do not yet have, we wait for it patiently." (Rom. 8:18-25)
I'll read the rest of that poem about if the Lord had a dog:
I'm afraid that He hadn't, because I have read
Now that's fantasy, yes. Are you sure that it couldn't possibly have happened? I'm going to tell you about my little black dog, MacDuff. My friend Miriam and I had driven up to New Hampshire from Boston for a few days to a quiet place. She had had her old friend die just a few weeks ago. MacDuff, my six-year-old Scottish Terrier, was not with us. As we climbed the mountain, we thought of how much fun it would have been to have had her friend and MacDuff.
MacDuff had died of cancer just a week before. I knew he was sick during the summer when his routines changed. He sat in the middle of the backyard one morning, instead of in his usual place by the fence, looking bewildered instead of in charge. One rainy day he was not on his chair in the screened porch, but I found him lying in a hollow place under a bush. He no longer leaped for his milk bone at the breakfast table, but he kept his ears and tail up, and thus kept my hopes up.
The vet said he had an infection and gave us pills. MacDuff got very cagey at detecting where those pills had been hidden in his food, so I had to try ever sneakier methods of getting them into him. They worked fine. He was well again for a while, faithfully putting in his self-appointed barking time each day, letting the neighbor dogs know who was in charge and keeping off trespassers, some of whom must have been demons, since none of us humans could see them.
But I saw that he was losing weight. I could feel the shoulder blades and spine through his heavy, ragged coat. I bought new kinds of dog food, special hamburger, yogurt. He was apologetic when he couldn't eat it; his eyes limpid with a plea for understanding, his stiff brushed tail quivering to explain.
His suffering was a hard thing to watch. He was alone in it, as all creatures, human or animal, are alone in their pain. How was it for MacDuff? He expected no special treatment. He didn't pity himself. He took it for granted that he would be able to go on about his accustomed Terrier business. When he found that it was somehow not working very well, he made his own adjustments as unobtrusively as he could. The supreme object of his life was to see that I was happy. I think he lay under the bush in the rain not in order to wallow in solitary self-pity, but in order that I might not see him in trouble. He liked to please me. He delighted to do my will.
Is animal suffering different from human suffering? I hope so. Animals must not suffer the agonies of anxiety which accompany human pain. They live, as we have been told to live, one day at a time, trustfully. They look to God, the Psalmist tells us, for provision for their needs. They are watched over and cared for by a kind Father. Not the least sparrow falls without His notice. Surely MacDuff was of more value than many sparrows.
I watched him try to lie down on his side, but something obstructed his breathing. He would begin to pant and would waken to change his position, sometimes with little muffled groans. This fellow creature, I thought, formed by the hand that formed me, suffers for my sin, for I am of the race of men who brought evil into the world. Without evil, there could be no pain, no death. A Scottie would not have had cancer.
His wonderful face, bearded, with tufts of eyebrows springing and black eyes shining, had reminded me of George MacDonald's belief that dogs always behold the face of the Father. MacDuff knew things. What did he know? What were the mysteries he saw, too deep or too high or too pure for me to be entrusted with yet? He was not bewildered, of course, by the questions that needle my mind--the origin of evil, God's permission of an animal's or a child's suffering. He was a dog. To ponder such questions was not required of him.
What was required of him, he did in an authentically, thoroughly, dog-like style. I will not weep more for MacDuff. I am thankful for such a gift of grace. He was, I'm sure, a sign to me. In the sorrow of my husband's illness, when life seemed a desolate wasteland, MacDuff was there. Jesus, the Bible tells us, during His temptation in the wilderness, was with the wild beasts. (Mark 1:13) I used to think of that phrase as descriptive of one of the elements of His dereliction, but it may be that the wild beasts, like the angels, ministered to Him. Is it mere sentimentality to believe that? Is it too much to say that MacDuff ministered to me? He did. He was my little wild beast in that wilderness.
One cannot help wondering of any friend who has died, "Where is he now?" I remember Harry Ironsides' reply to the lady who grieved because the Bible says nothing about animals going to heaven. "Madam," said Dr. Ironside, pastor of Moody Church in Chicago, "If when you get to heaven you want your little white dog, I can assure you that your little white dog will be there." He was able to say that because there will be nothing that we long for and grieve over once we get to heaven.
The Bible does not speak specifically of the destiny of animals, but there is a promise in the letter to the Ephesians which surely must include them. Ephesians 1:10: "Everything that exists in heaven or earth shall find its perfection and fulfillment in Christ."
Paul expresses his hope in the 8th chapter of Romans, verse 21, that in the end, "the whole of created life will be rescued from the tyranny of change and decay and have its share in that magnificent liberty, which can only belong to the children of God."
If your family has lost a pet, perhaps recently, this may just be one more step--maybe just a baby step--of growing in Christ, recognizing that we do not by any means know what God is going to do with all of creation. We only have hints of what He is going to do with us. But it's a lesson in trust, isn't it? Can we trust the God who made that little black dog or that 12-year-old boy's mare? Can we trust Him to do things far more wonderful than our wildest imaginings? I love to think of the mysteries, knowing that I don't understand them. But I know the One who knows. May God keep you in His peace as you grow in Christ.
Lisa Barry: The Bible says we're to pray about everything. For those of you who have had pets, their loss can be a very difficult thing. You can pray to God about your feelings without apology or misgiving. Aren't you glad God gave us animals that could be domesticated? What a lifeline they can be to people!
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Gateway To Joy has been a production of Back to the Bible.
Tomorrow Elisabeth talks about a few common myths of the teenager. Find out more the next time we meet for Gateway To Joy.


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AbstractThe wiiw Handbook of Statistics is published annually and contains annual and monthly statistics on the transition economies. Countries covered: Albania, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Macedonia, Montenegro, Poland, Romania, Russia, Serbia, the Slovak Republic, Slovenia and Ukraine. Data on Albania, Bosnia & Herzegovina and the Baltic countries are covered only in chapter I and II (please see contents & sample tables). The 2008 edition covers the period 1990 to September 2008.
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Nevada Historical Marker 113
Walker River Basin, Lyon County
Located along U.S. Highway 95A in Wabuska at the north end of Mason Valley, Nevada
Wabuska (perhaps a Washoe Indian term for white grass) was first established in the early 1870s as a station on the stage and freight road from Wadsworth on the Central Pacific to the roaring mining camps of Aurora, Bodie, Candaleria, Columbus, and Bellville.
In 1881, the town served as the principal Mason Valley supply and distribution center on the newly-constructed narrow-gauge Carson and Colorado Railroad. Southern Pacific purchased the railroad and converted it to standard gauge at the beginning of the twentieth century. Tonopah and Goldfield mining booms greatly increased freight and passenger traffic.
When copper was discovered in Mason Valley, the town became the northern terminus of the new Nevada Copper Belt Railroad, built 1909-1911. Wabuska waned with declining mining activity in the 1920s.
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2013 AIN FBO Survey - International
At face value, the current state of the global FBO sector is fairly easy to summarize: growth uncertainty, tight margins and blocked opportunities present challenges. Outside the Americas, Europe remains at best flat in terms of traffic volumes, while markets such as Asia and Africa continue to see strong growth. The Middle East is somewhere in the middle.
So market conditions amount to a mix of challenging times in which costs in some locales continue to rise, further squeezing profits, and extraordinary opportunity presents itself in other places. This background suggests that business aviation handling companies would be retrenching in mature markets such as Europe and feverishly expanding in the new territories. But the reality belies the obvious, and so we find a paradox in which no fewer than eight FBOs continue to battle it out for declining traffic at Paris Le Bourget Airport (with rumors of more market entrants to come). Similarly, up the road in London, there are now five FBOs scrapping it out at the UK capital's Stansted Airport alone, with operators having plentiful alternatives at some half dozen airports with almost two dozen FBOs around the metropolitan area.
By contrast, in the huge and growing economies of China and India, the total number of real, dedicated FBOs can still be counted on one hand. So does the FBO industry lack imagination and business acumen, or are there valid reasons for this imbalance?
To try to make sense of the apparent contradictions, AIN quizzed a broad cross-section of FBO leaders and flight-planning and support experts. There was clear consensus that while FBO costs are rising, competitive pressures for the most part prevent increases in handling fees, leaving profit margins squeezed across the board. But everyone concluded that this is still a good business to be in.
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Ehud Barak
Q&A: Gen. Uzi Dayan
Israel's lead security negotiator talks about the end of Oslo and the future of annexation
A Brief Survey of Bibi Singing
Across the years, the Israeli prime minister channels Luther Vandross
Volunteer Service Draws Israeli Teens Before They Start Stints in Military
'They learn to take responsibility, to be there for other people,' says one organizer of the year-long Shin-Shin program
Israeli Coalition Jockeying Continues
With nine days to go, things are getting interesting
Entebbe's Forgotten Dead
A new documentary asks why Israel has overlooked the other Jews who died alongside Yoni Netanyahu
Sundown: Hagel Promises Barak Missile Defense
Plus why so serious Jon Stewart?
Daybreak: The Berlin Wall to Fall Twice?
Plus Barak says unilateral withdrawal from West Bank should be considered
Joe Biden Is Obama's Iron Dome
Veep aims to inoculate from criticism on Israel
Sundown: Hagel Backs All Options on Iran
Plus Jack Lew to be named Treasury Secretary tomorrow
Talking With Ehud Barak's English Spokesman
Josh Hantman talks Operation Pillar of Defense and the life of a spokesman
Daybreak: Yasser Arafat's Body Exhumed
Plus Hungarian politician wants list of Jews, and more in the news
Breaking: Ehud Barak Calls It Quits
Former PM, current Defense Minister to retire from political life
Life Surreally Imitates Art During Gaza Conflict
Israel's Saturday Night Live interrupted by sirens while rehearsing war satire skit
A Letter from Tel Aviv, Under Fire
Describing the indescribable
Daybreak: Did Bibi Prepare Iran Strike in 2010?
Plus Sheldon Adelson makes his case


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Vintage Hermes Brandebourgs Scarf.
Color : Pink.
Year : 1972.
Material : Silk.
Made in France.
Comes with : Hermes Box.
Very rare scarf. Super cute print. Excellent condition.
Measurements :
W 90 cm x H 90 cm
W 35.4 in x H 35.4 in
All measurements are approximate and are very reasonably accurate.
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Howgate Wonder is a traditional very large English cooking apple, which has been popular amongst gardeners since its introduction at the start of the 20th century.
The flavour is acidic, but not as sharp as Bramley. When cooked it produces an attractive lumpy puree, and it can also be used for juicing. True devotees (and it does attract a following) maintain it can also be eaten fresh.
Howgate Wonder apples can be stored in a cold shed and will keep until the following spring.
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healthy eating RSS
Make farmers your friends, stop with the processed foods!
I had a lovely interview with Tosca Reno..you can read the story here , she has a new book out, which is great. During our chat, she told me we should stop putting our faith in food manufacturers and instead … Continue reading
Keep this in mind when setting up your holiday buffet
With the holiday season just around the corner, the timing of this experiment couldn't be better. In attempt to find out whether the order food is presented in a buffet has an impact on food choices, Drs. Brian Wansink and … Continue reading
Go Girls: Cheerio's new program for young girls has a terrific message
Kudos to General Mills for their new Cheerio's Go Girls program that aims to teach young girls the importance of healthy eating and exercise and to not ever know the word diet in all its negative conotations. They believe weight … Continue reading
Picture this: correct portion sizes
Some people like to picture things, like me! Here's a neat little slideshow courtesy of Everyday Health on portion sizes. Many of us suffer from portion distortion, so this may very well help put things back into proper perspective. Click … Continue reading
In a face-off between exercise and diet and weight loss surgery – who wins?
A study published in the British Medical Journal reported that for those who carry a lot of weight, surgery offers a better outcome than diet and exercise – at least in the short term. That's not news. To qualify … Continue reading
How natural is "all natural"?
A University of Guelph study revealed that only two of the 44 herbal products tested contained the same ingredients as listed on the label. Twenty percent included fillers like rice, soybeans and wheat, 60 percent contained plant species and 32 … Continue reading
The trick to beating back those chocolate cravings
I admit to having a chocolate stash in my desk drawer. I don't dive into it everyday, but I battle with cravings that start about 4 pm. most days of the week. Turns out a 15 minute walk will do … Continue reading
Healing foods: suggestions from a holistic chef
We're hearing more and more about holistic nutritionists, officially described as "a professional trained in natural nutrition and complementary therapies, whose principal function is to educate individuals and groups about the benefits and health impact of optimal nutrition." I sought … Continue reading
Nutella. Breakfast or dessert?
The copy above, from Nutella's website, is a classic example of what's called a "health wash", the practice of putting a healthy sheen on not-so-healthy products. How much of a wash are we talking about? Compare Nutella's suggestion that … Continue reading
Best ever soup recipes
Fall is just around the corner…the days are shorter and the evenings have a definate nip in the air, so what better time that now to think soup for dinner. Lots of nutritionists over the years have told me to … Continue reading


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Nothing new from Officer "Smith".
"I'm all for....but." Familiar refrain.
In the final seconds of your life, just before your killer is about to dispatch you to that great eternal darkness, what would you rather have in your hand? A cell phone or a gun?
Si vis pacem, para bellum.
Nothing new from Officer "Smith".
"I'm all for....but." Familiar refrain.
I would rather be exposed to the inconveniences attending too much liberty than to those attending too small a degree of it.
OK, he told us he does not check his email every hour on the quarter-hour like some of you slackers do. I am guessing he does not check OCDO any more frequently.
We all, including me, the guy who invited him over here, have had our turn responding to what he posted here and explaining our position and reasons for the sorts of responses we have made.
I ask that everyone give Officer Smith enough time to come back and respond or, by his prolonged absence (more than 60 days? maybe 90?) indicate that he has dropped OCDO from his list of places to post.
stay safe.
"He'll regret it to his dying day....if ever he lives that long."----The Quiet Man
Because stupidity isn't a race, and everybody can win.
"No matter how much contempt you have for the media in all this, you don't have enough"


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Alumni win international competitions!
- Mayumi Kanagawa (AYS concertmaster 2011/12 season) won first prize at the Jascha Heifetz International Violin Competition in Vilnius, Lithuania in February 2013.
- Jeremy Berry (AYS principal viola 2010-11), as part of the Calidore String Quartet, won prizes at the International ARD Munich String Quartet Competition and the 2nd Hamburg International String Quartet Competition in September 2012.
- Nigel Armstrong (AYS Concertmaster seasons 2009-2011) won 4th Prize at the Tchaikovsky Competition in June 2011.
- Ken Hamao (AYS Concertmaster seasons 2003-2007) won 4th Prize at the Sion Competition in August 2011.
A significant number of alumni have joined the finest orchestras in the nation. Others enjoy successful careers in recording studios or on the faculties of prestigious schools. Their success speaks to the impact of our training program. Work on tracking our alumni is in progress. Please keep us informed by sending us a message. We value your updates!


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October is School Safety Month
October is School Safety Month. LPS offers a number of trainings and activities in schools accross the district for students, families, staff and community that help keep our community safe socially, emotionally, and behaviorally. Check back as we will add more flyers as they become available....
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LPS Board of Education Honors Senior Citizens
The Littleton Public Schools Board of Education recently honored 16 individuals who are celebrating their 10th and 20th year in the Senior Citizen Tax Rebate Program. The program not only gives tax relief to senior citizens in the community who volunteer in LPS schools, it also enhances student lear...
LPS earns Accredited with Distinction rating for 5th year straight!
"High Fives" all around! LPS has received the state's highest accreditation rating--Accredited with Distinction--for the fifth straight year! This rating is reserved for the state's top performing school districts. LPS is the only district in the Denver metro area to be Accredited with Di...
Sandburg teacher finalist for prestigious mathematics award
Sandburg's Tammy Walter was selected as a finalist for elementary teachers of mathematics for the Presidential Awards of Excellence in Mathematics and Science teaching program. Congratulations!
Littleton Academy teacher completes food science training
Congratulations to Littleton Academy science teacher Kathryn McEntire for being chosen as one of 32 teachers nationwide to complete a week-long national food safety and training program!
Options Middle School teacher receives teaching award
LPS congratulates Jami Nelson, Options Middle School math teacher, who is the recipient of a Colorado Council of Teachers of Mathematics 2014 Teaching Awards. Nelson will be recognized during Colorado Council of Teachers of Mathematics fall conference to be held September 25-26 at the Denver Mart.
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by Sylvie Greil
people are familiar with cardamom from fragrant Indian dishes,
but this flavorful spice does more than lend flavor to curries
and chai: It also has numerous health benefits, such as
improving digestion and stimulating the metabolism. Readily
available in markets, the precious pods are relatively pricey,
as each one must be handpicked.
- Detoxifies the body of caffeine
- Cleanses kidneys and bladder
- Stimulates digestive system and reduces gas
- Expectorant action
- Improves circulation to the lungs and thus
considered good for asthma and bronchitis
- Antispasmodic
- Can counteract excess acidity in the stomach
- Stimulates appetite
- Remedy for tendency to infection
- Cures halitosis (bad breath)
cardamomum from the Zingiberaceae(ginger)
family hails from India,
and is mentioned in Vedic texts and in Ayurvedic medicine.
Ancient Greek, Roman, Egyptian and Arab cultures were equally
fond of the spice, which was considered to have aphrodisiac qualities and was used in love potions; the Arabian
Nights makes frequent reference to it. Besides being
a catalyst for romance, cardamom also has numerous other
health benefits, which stem from high amounts
of volatile oils such as borneol, camphor, eucalyptol, limonene
and terpinine, among others.
isn't just healthy, it's tasty, too. Also known as cardamon,
Grains Of Paradise, Ela (in Sanskrit) and elachi
or elaichi (in India), this versatile spice works
equally well in pungent or sweet dishes. The seeds can be
ground into powder, or you can use whole pods (they often
have the seeds removed). For the most flavor, crack them
a bit before cooking.
cardamom to flavor rice pudding, cakes, ginger fig chutney
or crème brûlée. In India, cardamom
is one of the spices used to make Garam Masala and thus
tastes great in savory recipes like tandoori or vindaloo
chicken, as well as vegetable dishes like saag paneer. It
also works well in herbal infusions
and health tonics,
chai lattes and even coffee. Try it Middle
Eastern style: sprinkle some cardamom powder in your
java and add some whipped cream. It is even used prominently
in many Scandinavian foods like glogg, yule cake or aebleskivers.
(Updated: 10/10/12 SG)
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Mahoning Dispatch
From National Digital Newspaper Program in Ohio
About this Newspaper
The Mahoning Dispatch (Canfield, Mahoning County, OH) 1877-1968 [LCCN: sn84028473]
Digital Edition: October 2, 1908 - September 30, 1921
When the town of Canfield ceded its position as the seat of Mahoning County seat to the rapidly growing industrial city of Youngstown, there was a concern that the rest of the otherwise largely rural county would be forgotten. The Mahoning Dispatch debuted on May 4, 1877, as an answer to this problem. Based in Canfield and published by Henry Manning Fowler, it quickly became the established weekly in the surrounding region. Fowler stated in the initial edition that "The Dispatch will be an independent journal, non-partisan in politics and the organ of no political faction or religious sect." The Fowler family continued to publish the Mahoning Dispatch as an independent journal until 1968, becoming the longest continuously published family-run newspaper in the county.
The Dispatch maintained a rural and folksy demeanor in sharp contrast to the modern industrial complex in Youngstown a few miles away. By 1900, Youngstown was the world's largest producer of iron ore and steel, yet on the front page of the Dispatch one would be more likely to read about roller skating in Salem or Reverend Bright of Patmos preaching in Canton. Catering to all the local villages, townships, and crossroads of Mahoning County, the content and format of the Dispatch changed little throughout the 91 years of its existence. A left corner section of the front page dedicated to "Washingtonville Write-Ups" might change authorship from Peter Herold to Clarence Baker, but the short succinct style and humor remained the same throughout.
Although the Mahoning Dispatch was relied upon for its coverage of local developments, the paper also reported on national and world events with local insight and opinion. When Republican William Howard Taft won the presidency in 1908, the Mahoning Dispatch covered the event as well as local Republican victories.. The editorial on the election in Youngstown captured the flavor of the newspaper: "The dead are buried. In short the campaign is over. The wounded are convalescent. Ward heelers are looking for work. Youngstown painted things red while it lasted. There was no bloodshed here during the campaign but there was a mighty lot of booze shed."
After the paper stopped publishing, the Dispatch office continued on as a printing company until the death of Ralph Fowler in 1991. It is currently maintained as a printing museum by the Canfield Historical Society.
Researched and Written by T. Alex Beres
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2. Models of Competition, Survival, and Combat
Published Online: 29 NOV 2011
DOI: 10.1002/9781118109656.ch2
Copyright © 2011 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. All rights reserved.
Book Title
Empirical Model Building: Data, Models, and Reality, Second Edition
Additional Information
How to Cite
Thompson, J. R. (2011) Models of Competition, Survival, and Combat, in Empirical Model Building: Data, Models, and Reality, Second Edition, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Hoboken, NJ, USA. doi: 10.1002/9781118109656.ch2
Publication History
- Published Online: 29 NOV 2011
- Published Print: 24 OCT 2011
Book Series:
ISBN Information
Print ISBN: 9780470467039
Online ISBN: 9781118109656
- Summary
- Chapter
- References
- ancient Israel;
- John Graunt's life;
- modular data-based;
- Herman Kahn;
- pyramid clubs
This chapter contains sections titled:
An Analysis of the Demographics of Ancient Israel based on Data in the Biblical Books of Exodus, Numbers, Judges, and II Samuel
The Plague and John Graunt's Life Table
Modular Data-Based Wargaming
Predation and Immune Response Systems
Pyramid Clubs for Fun and Profit


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OneBank3 is the latest in a long line of bank bag replacements for the default bank bags that will combine all of your bags into one frame.
OneBag has a long history of minimalism and OneBank3 will continue to uphold the standard of easy of use and simplicity it's predecessors set. Like the earlier versions OneBank will continue to offer powerful options for those who wish to delve a little deeper.
Also in the vein of earlier iterations I've kept to the philosophy of doing as little work as possible, as a result the code base is very small, and most of it is in the OneCore library. As of the time of writing there are only 227 lines of code unique to OneBank3, and only 981 lines of code in OneCore itself. LoC is a horrible stat in general, but it's fun none the less, and I cheat horribly since I build off the powerful Ace3 libraries.
- Can now run completely independent of OneBag3
- Combines all of your bank bags into one.
- Customizable number of columns.
- Inherent support for addons that interact with the default bags.
- Color coded slots by item rarity or bag type.
- Allows only certain bags to be displayed, either by slot or type.
- Custom bag bar which will highlight it's associated slots on mouseover. This highlighting can be locked in place by clicking.
- Integrated purchasing of bag slots.
- Customizable scale, background color, alpha, and more.
- Clean and powerful graphical configuration.
Future Plans
- Release OneView3, and OneVault3
The Family
- OneCore
- The brains and the brawn of the outfit, Core does all the heavy lifting both logic and layout wise. This is embedded in OneBag by default, and you shouldn't need to worry about installing it unless you're running no-lib builds.
- On WowAce
- On Curse
- OneBag3
- OneBank's adventurous brother who didn't mind being dragged through a dank swamp, Bag does pretty much the exact same job for your character's bag as OneBank3 does for your bank bags.
- On WowAce
- On Curse
- OneRing3
- OneRing is the little cousin that's quiet and unobtrusive, he loves to copy the way OneBag dresses and has an obsession for keys.
- On WowAce
- One Curse
- OneView3
- Coming Soon(tm)
- OneVault3
- Coming Soon(tm)
Localization is powered by WowAce's built in translation system. Please use the following links to contribute to localization.
- OneCore
- Currently needing - Latin American Spanish, Simplified Chinese, Spanish
- OneBag3
- Currently needing - Latin American Spanish, Simplified Chinese, Spanish
- OneBank3
- Currently needing - Latin American Spanish, Simplified Chinese, Spanish
- OneRing3
- Currently needing - Latin American Spanish, Simplified Chinese, Spanish
Bug Reports & Suggestions
Please report all bug reports to my tracker on WowAce.
I want to thank all the users who've been using OneBag and OneBank for so long. I'm hoping not to leave the code on autopilot quite like I did once OB2 went stable, although it was nice to not have to touch it for almost two years.
- Date created
- Dec 10, 2008
- Last updated
- May 20, 2009