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What you need to know about Florida today
What a school grade really means
Florida's system of giving schools grades from A-to-F has been in the spotlight this summer. Florida pioneered the A thru F school grade system in 1999. But now, even supporters are saying it's time to revisit the formula. Read more from StateImpact Florida:
» What A School Grade Means To Parents
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Tropical Storm Erin forms in Atlantic
Tropical Storm Erin has formed in the eastern Atlantic, southwest of the Cape Verde Islands. The storm's maximum sustained winds early Thursday are near 40 mph with additional strengthening forecast during the next few days. More at the AP, the Tampa Bay Times and the Orlando Sentinel.
Norwegian plans to build Belize cruise destination
Norwegian Cruise Line announced Wednesday it has purchased approximately 75 acres in Southern Belize for the planned development of an eco-friendly cruise destination. The land, called Harvest Caye, is made up of two adjoining islands in the Stann Creek and Toledo districts that had previously been approved for a resort development with an air strip. More at the South Florida Sun-Sentinel.
Harris Corp. gets $150M contract to turn FAA controls digital
Harris Corp. has been awarded a seven-year, $150 million contract with the Federal Aviation Administration to transition U.S. air traffic control from analog to digital. Harris (NYSE: HRS), the Melbourne-based communications and information technology company, said the upgrades are "significantly increasing the efficiency and safety of the nation's air traffic control system." More at the Orlando Business Journal.
Depressed Europe trims visits to Miami
Depressed economies in France, Spain, Portugal and Italy caused tourism business from Western Europe to fall during the first half of this year. Visitors from Western Europe generated more than $932 million for the local economy last year, according to information from the Greater Miami Convention & Visitors Bureau. More at Miami Today.
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Please note that in addition to this collaborative review, we have also produced a 6-page hands-on preview of the LX7, which contains plenty of additional information. You can find that preview here.
The Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX7 ($499) is the long-awaited replacement to the very popular DMC-LX5. The LX5 (and its predecessors) was well known for its low light ability, and Panasonic has improved on that in two ways. First, there's the LX7's lens: with a maximum aperture range of F1.4 - F2.3, it lets in way more light than what you'd find on a compact camera. The fast aperture range also allows for better background blurring than what you'll find on nearly every fixed-lens camera on the market. In addition, the LX7's sensor and image processor have both been improved, allowing for less noise at high sensitivities.
Other new features on the LX7 include a manual aperture ring, higher resolution LCD display, neutral density filter, 11 fps continuous shooting, HDR capability, and the ability to record movies at 1080/60p (with stereo sound).
For the full breakdown of what separates the 2010's LX5 and the new LX7, take a look at this chart:
Lumix DMC-LX5 | Lumix DMC-LX7 | |
Street price | $359 | $499 |
Sensor resolution (size / type) | 10.1 MP (1/1.63" CCD) | 10.1 MP (1/1.7" MOS) |
Lens max aperture range | F2.0 - F3.3 | F1.4 - F2.3 |
Lens focal range (zoom power) | 24 - 90 mm (3.8X) | |
ND filter | No | Yes |
Aperture ring | No | Yes |
AF system | Sonic Speed AF | Light Speed AF |
LCD size/resolution | 3-inch / 460k dots | 3-inch / 920k dots |
Burst rate (full resolution) | 2.5 frames/sec | 11 frames/sec |
ISO range (full resolution) | 80 - 3200 * | 80 - 6400 ** |
Shutter speed range | 250 - 1/4000 sec *** | |
Flash working range (Auto ISO) | 0.8 - 7.2 m (W) 0.3 - 4.4 m (T) |
0.8 - 8.5 m (W) 0.3 - 5.2 m (T) |
Electronic level | No | Yes |
HDR mode | No | Yes |
Time-lapse mode | No | Yes |
In-camera panorama stitching | No | Yes |
Max movie resolution | 1280 x 720 | 1920 x 1080 |
Movie codecs used | AVCHD Lite, M-JPEG | AVCHD, MPEG-4 |
Sound recording | Mono | Stereo |
High speed movies | No | Yes |
Built-in memory | 40 MB | 70 MB |
Battery used | DMW-BCJ13 | |
Battery life (CIPA) | 400 shots | 330 shots |
Dimensions | 4.3 x 2.6 x 1.7 in. | 4.4 x 2.6 x 1.8 in. |
Weight (body only, empty) | 233 g | 269 g |
* Can go to ISO 6400 and 12800 using pixel binning ** Can go to ISO 12800 using pixel binning *** 250 sec shutter speed requires firmware 2.0 on DMC-LX5 |
As you can see, the LX7 is an improvement over the LX5 in almost every area. The only real step down is in terms of battery life, which has dropped by nearly 20% (why, I do not know).
Will the DMC-LX7 follow in its predecessor's footsteps and be a top choice for low light photography? Find out now in our review!
What's in the Box?
Despite being somewhat of a 'premium' compact camera, the DSC-LX7's bundle is pretty standard. Here's what you'll find inside the box:
- The 10.1 effective Megapixel Lumix DMC-LX7 digital camera
- DMW-BCJ13 lithium-ion battery
- Battery charger
- Lens cap w/retaining strap
- Shoulder strap
- USB cable
- CD-ROM featuring PhotoFunStudio 8.3 PE Edition, SilkyPix Developer Studio 3.1 SE, and LoiLoScope trial
- 34 page basic manual (printed) + full manual (on CD-ROM)
Panasonic has built 70MB of memory into the DMC-LX7 - up from 40MB on the LX5. That'll hold five RAW or sixteen JPEGs at the highest quality setting - enough for emergencies, but not daily use. Therefore, you'll want to buy a memory card right away. The LX7, like all Panasonic cameras, supports SD, SDHC, and SDXC cards, and I'd recommend a 4GB card if you're mostly taking stills, and an 8GB or 16GB card if you'll be taking a lot of HD movies. Purchasing a high speed (Class 6 or faster) card is strongly recommended for best camera performance.
The DMC-LX7 uses the same DMW-BCJ13 lithium-ion battery as the DMC-LX5 that came before it. This battery holds 4.5 Wh of energy, which is decent but not exceptional. For whatever reason (the LCD, maybe?), the battery life on the LX7 has dropped by almost 20% compared to the LX5. Here's how it holds up against the premium compact competition:
Camera | Battery life (CIPA standard) |
Battery used |
Canon PowerShot S100 | 200 shots | NB-5L |
Fujifilm X10 | 270 shots | NP-50 |
Nikon Coolpix P310 | 230 shots | EN-EL12 |
Olympus XZ-1 | 320 shots | LI-50B |
Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX7 | 330 shots | DMW-BCJ13 |
Samsung EX2F | 240 shots | SLB-10A |
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 | 330 shots | NP-BX1 |
Battery life numbers are provided by the manufacturer |
Despite not having the same battery strength as its predecessor, the DMC-LX7 is still tied for the best battery life in its class. If you want to pick up a spare battery, a Panasonic-branded one will set you back around $32.
Like most premium compacts, the LX7 has a large selection of accessories available. They include:
Accessory | Model # | Price | Description |
Electronic viewfinder | DMW-LVF2 | From $160 | This articulating EVF can tilt upward 90 degrees and has 1.44 million dots. The 0.7X (equivalent) magnification is nice and large. Mounts via the hot shoe and connects to the accessory port. |
Optical viewfinder | DMW-VF1 | From $140 | This OVF is designed for use at full wide-angle, and also has markings for shooting at 50 mm. |
Neutral density filter | DMW-LND37 | $45 | While I don't know why you'd need this, as the camera has an ND filter built-in, this filter reduces the amount of light coming through the lens by three stops. Allows for slower shutter speeds and wider apertures. Requires filter adapter below. |
Polarizing filter | DMW-LPLA37 | $70 | Reduces glare and makes the sky look bluer. Requires filter adapter below. |
MC protector | DMW-LMCH37 | $40 | Protects your fancy Leica lens from being scratched. Requires filter adapter below. |
Filter adapter kit | DMW-FA1 | TBC | Allows you to use any 37 mm filter, including the three above. |
External flash | DMW-FL220 DMW-FL360 DMW-FL500 |
From $131 From $219 From $440 |
The first flash is pretty basic. The next two have high speed x-sync, bounce functionality, and a wider angle-of-view. |
A/V cable | DMW-AVC1 | From $14 | Normally this cable is included, but not on the LX7. Lets you connect to standard television. |
AC adapter | DMW-AC5 DMW-DCC7 |
You need both of these accessories to power the LX7 without draining its battery. The DC coupler seems to be impossible to find. |
Body case | DMW-CLX7 | TBC | Traditional leather body cases, available in black and white. Very difficult to actually buy. |
Prices accurate at time of publication |
The one surprising omission here is any kind of remote shutter release. I think a lot of enthusiasts would appreciate being able to release the shutter using a wired or wireless remote.
Panasonic includes PhotoFunStudio 8.3 PE Edition software with the Lumix DMC-LX7. This Windows-only software handles basic tasks fairly well, though the whole 'wizard' system gets tiring quickly. On the main screen you'll see the usual thumbnail view, and you can view photos by folders, date, or by things as specific as scene mode. The software can learn to recognize faces (much like the camera itself), which offers you another way to browse through your pictures. Available editing features give you the ability to crop, rotate, or change the aspect ratio of your photos, as well as adjusting color, brightness, saturation, and more. You can apply special effects to photos, overlay text, or remove redeye. PhotoFunStudio can also be used to create panoramic images that you've taken on the camera.
Something PhotoFunStudio cannot do is edit RAW images. For that, Panasonic provides SilkyPix Developer Studio 3.1 SE, for both Mac and Windows. SilkyPix isn't going to win any awards for its user interface or poorly translated menus, but it's still a very capable editing tool. If you'd like to use Photoshop instead, you'll need to wait for Adobe to add support for the LX7 to their Camera Raw plug-in.
PhotoFunStudio can, however, work with the movies produced by the LX7. You can edit your video and then burn the results to a Blu-ray (or DVD) disc. You can also save the edited movie in MPEG-2 format. If you want to use something else to edit your videos, most modern Windows video editing suites can work with the AVCHD files produced by the LX7. However, some of them may not support the AVCHD Progressive format, so check with your software manufacturer first. Mac users can edit the 1080/60p video without issue using the latest versions of Final Cut Pro X or iMovie '11.
The LX7's documentation is split up into two parts - something I'm never a fan of. Inside the box is a thin 'basic manual' to get you up and running. If you want more details, you'll need to load up the full manual, which is PDF format on an included CD-ROM. While detailed, the manuals aren't what I'd call user friendly. Instructions for using the bundled software is installed onto your Mac or PC.
A version of this review was first published at www.dcresource.com, but is presented here with some changes, notably the inclusion of a full set of product images, our usual studio comparisons and an expanded samples gallery, plus the addition of a standard dpreview score.


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I was fortunate to have spent about eight days traveling around Spain in the
eighties when I was in my twenties. I didn't know that much about the country before going because it wasn't a planned thing, just a blowing with the wind kind of thing for me. Two things that I discovered early on were paella and tapas. In every town or city I visited in that country I had paella for at least one of my
meals. I never had the same paella
anywhere because paella is one of those
regional things that can't be pinned down, and shouldn't be. It can be all meat, all seafood, contain snails, or be vegetarian...a blank canvas; a personal canvas. I found that I really enjoyed those that
combined seafood and meat, but there are so many shake ups on the idea that if that isn't your thing then you can find a paella recipes (or make one up) that suits you. I got the base for this particular recipe from CHOW.
I have made several paellas over the year and used my first attempt at it as an excuse to buy myself an authentic paella pan. You need the proper tools for the job right? If you don't want to indulge in a single use pan you can try using a large cast iron pan. I haven't personally, so I don't know if you will get the crust that a true paella gets. Let me know.
I took this photo with my old...old ...old iPhone. Pretty good I think.
Paella Mixta Oven Style (adapted from CHOW)
- 1 16 ounce bag wild caught large shrimp, peeled and deveined
- 1 teaspoon smoked paprika
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 1 pound skinless, boneless chicken thighs cut into 1-inch pieces
- ½ pound Spanish cooking chorizo cut into ¼ inch rounds (or Portuguese linguica)
- Olive oil
- 1 medium yellow onion, small dice
- 2 cloves garlic finely chopped
- 1 large pinch saffron threads
- 1 14.5 can crushed tomatoes
- 2 cups Bomba rice or Arborio rice
- 4 cups (1 quart) low-sodium chicken broth
- 16 mussels, scrubbed and debearded
- 16 Manila clams, scrubbed
- 2 tablespoons coarsely chopped fresh Italian parsley leaves
- 1 lemon cut into 6 wedges
- Preheat the oven to 400°F.
- Place the shrimp in a bowl and add 1/4 teaspoon of the smoked paprika and salt and pepper to taste. Toss to combine and refrigerate.
- Place the chicken in another bowl and season with salt and pepper to taste and refrigerate.
- Place a 15-inch paella pan (or cast iron skillet) across two burners and heat over medium-high heat until hot, about 2 minutes. Add the chorizo (or linguica) to the pan and cook, stirring occasionally, until it has started to brown and the fat has rendered, about 2 to 3 minutes. Remove sausage from pan with a slotted spoon to a large bowl.
- Add 1 to 2 tablespoons of olive oil to the pan if needed. Add the seasoned chicken to the pan in a single layer and sear, stirring occasionally, until both sides are golden brown, about 6 minutes. Transfer the chicken to the bowl with the sausage and set aside.
- Reduce the heat to medium and add the onions and cook, stirring occasionally, until softened, about 5 minutes. Add the garlic, the remaining 3/4 teaspoon paprika, and saffron and cook another 30 seconds.
- Add the crushed tomatoes and cook until the mixture has slightly darkened in color, scraping up any browned bits from the bottom of the pan, about 3 minutes. Add the rice and 1 teaspoon salt and stir to coat in the tomato mixture.
- Add the broth and stir to combine. Flatten the rice mixture evenly over the bottom of the pan. Add the reserved sausage and chicken evenly over the rice. Do not stir the rice from this point forward.
- Bring the rice to a simmer and continue to simmer, adjusting the heat as necessary and rotating the pan 90 degrees every few minutes, until the rice has absorbed most of the liquid and the rice starts to make a crackling sound, about 10 to 12 minutes. Remove from the heat.
- Spread the reserve shrimp evenly around the pan. Push the mussels and clams (hinge side down) partially into the rice. Place the pan in the oven on the middle rack and bake until the shellfish have opened, the shrimp are just cooked through, and the rice is tender, about 10 to 12 minutes.
- Remove the pan from the oven and cover with foil and let stand for 5 minutes.
- To serve: Uncover and remove any unopened shellfish, sprinkle with parsley and serve with lemon wedges.


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Temporary signals will control Route 3 traffic at Twigg Bridge between Mathews and Middlesex counties starting next week
FREDERICKSBURG – Temporary traffic signals will be activated at noon on Tuesday, May 29, 2012, on Route 3 at the John Andrew Twigg Bridge between Mathews and Middlesex counties.
A traffic signal will be activated on each side of the bridge over the Piankatank River to control traffic. The signals will be operational 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, during the two-year bridge rehabilitation project.
One travel lane will be closed on the bridge throughout the project. Northbound and southbound traffic will alternate crossing the bridge in a single travel lane.
A concrete barrier will separate traffic from the work zone on the bridge.
There is a width-restriction for vehicles on the bridge during the project. Vehicles wider than 10 feet will be detoured around the bridge.
A $10.9 million contract was awarded by the Commonwealth Transportation Board to Precon Marine, Inc., to repair the Twigg Bridge. Work began this spring, and the project completion date is May 2014.
This project will rehabilitate the two-lane Twigg Bridge, replacing its deck, fenders, and superstructure and repairing portions of the bridge substructure. The existing bridge is structurally deficient.
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Divert a river, don't dig a well.
Find existing need, tap into it, shape it. Don't try and create need.
It costs dramatically less, takes much less time, and yields infinitely more return on investment. Great for startups who don't want to give away the shop too soon.
Now to really divert a river, you shape need. Steve Jobs was a master at diverting a river, shaping need... anticipating the future. He used innovation and human ingenuity.
Look at his iPod.
Everyone loves music. That's the river. built the Walkman for portable listening, first on cassette, then CD. They dug a well. MP3 players were around, but not exciting, no 'sizzle'. Too hard to dig a well. It took some innovation... flash memory, simple interface, iTunes, deals with record labels, Bono and U2, and finally, The Beatles.
Steve Jobs diverted a river, he didn't dig a well.
Look at his iPad, and the iPhone. They are relegating desktop computers to a support device. They diverted the river around them. Steve saw portable and mobile devices as bigger than the Internet. He was right.
I've heard more people have a mobile device around the world than a toothbrush. Really?
We learned this 'divert a river' rule again when we invested in the domain name for our company, InsideSales.com, in late 2004.
Why was this so powerful?
If you go to and type in the phrase 'inside sales', you see 277,000,000 results. Tens of thousands of companies hiring inside sales people. And we appear first, and second, and third. Then Wikipedia shows up. Then something about us appears fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth, tenth...
Ok, so what?
Now go to the Google Keyword Tool and type in the keyword 'inside sales.'
It is searched 60,500 times a month globally, 40,500 times monthly locally. That is over 60,000 searches with 9 ads appearing for our business every month. What would that cost? To us, it's free.
Divert a river, don't dig a well.
My grandfather, William E. (Bill) Baker, was over the water department in St. George, Utah. He found and developed most of the water sources that helped put St. George on the map. St. George is the thriving retirement community in southern Utah that wouldn't be nearly what it is today.
Bill knew the value of water.
They have irrigated lawns and gardens with streams of flowing water in the gutters throughout all of St. George for the last half century. You lift the gate on the ditch to your yard and put a gate down in the main ditch and divert the flow during your watering time. If your yard is angled well, it even flows back into the gutter at the end of your property. When your time is up, you switch the gates again.
There was a little lady up stream who would sneak and steal my grandfather's watering time. She would divert the water before it even got to him in the middle of the night. He often had to stand guard by looking out the window. Talk about feuding neighbors!
Bill usually won. I miss him.


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text: You Can Now Get A $17,000 Speeding Ticket In BritainMichael Ballaban6/10/14 11:25amFiled to: Car CrimeSpeed CamerasUnited Kingdom816EditPromoteShare to KinjaToggle Conversation toolsGo to permalink It's been demonstrated that most speed limits are arbitrary and kind of pointless beyond fueling a money-making scheme, so it's nice to see that Britain is doubling down on them. Actually, they're quadrupling down, by raising the maximum speeding fine to £10,000. That's almost $17,000, in American. The maximum fine was already £2,500, or more than $4,000. Advertisement Advertisement And, in an even crazier move, the fines for offenses like careless driving and driving without insurance will be completely unlimited, according to the Telegraph. Already, a lot of automotive groups are coming out of the woodwork to condemn the new rules, and a Rupert Lipton, a director of the National Motorists Action Group, pointed out that the new rules seem aimed not at actually deterring speeding, but at increasing the amount of easy convictions for local magistrates:"This massive increase is disproportionate and draconian," he said."I think it will have a serious chilling effect. We will find motorists will be deterred from going to court where they don't believe they are guilty of an offence and there is a potential challenge."He added: "For general speeding allegations you're allowed to take a fixed penalty, currently £60 and three penalty points on your licence, or agree to complete a speed awareness course."But if you wish to challenge it you can currently face six points and a £1,000 fine on non-motorway roads or £2,500 on the motorway.And all this is coupled with the fact that 62% of speeding fines in the UK in 2012 were handed out not by actual police officers, but by speeding cameras.The thing is, I totally get why some countries have speeding penalties that are proportional to the driver's income, along with the amount by which they've broken the speed limit. In that regard, the fine actually acts as a deterrent with a legitimate goal towards increasing a perceived notion of safety, rather than what countries like the US and Britain have, which seems like more of an interesting in just increasing the coffers of local authorities. Sponsored But a maximum fine of £10,000, while it may be a deterrent to the average driver, seems arbitrary and capricious. Especially when it's handed out not by an actual cop that can take into account road conditions, but by a robot with a lens attached.Photo credit: Elliott BrownReply81 repliesLeave a reply


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What the frick are you two tards even talking about? This kind of BS is exactly what I'm talking about pissing me off. It's so cool to hate Christianity isn't it? I'll bet you two go to little groups and bitch about the "religious right" and pass around a garbage can to shite out of your mouths into.
quote:The Dark Ages weren't that dark.
You never heard of the dark ages, huh?
quote:Yeah cuz most Chrstians be so dumb.
Most Christians probably didn't even noticed or understand these "slights", by Cosmos and Tyson
Yeah cuz most Chrstians be so dumb.
The Roman Catholic Church takes no official position on evolution, and is in fact very friendly to the theory. It is American Evangelicals who are so dogmatically opposed to the idea, moreso than anyone in the world. It is they who push ridiculous bills through legislatures trying to mandate the teaching of creationism, not Catholics.
All of this boils down to the Bible. Evangelical protestants long ago went "all in" on Biblical inerrancy. They did so before the amazing scientific discoveries of the last 50 years, which has in many ways passed them by and made their beliefs that much more stretched.
The Catholic Church does not believe the Bible is historically inerrant, and it does not believe the Bible is the sole deposit of divine revelation. Therefore, it is very easy for the church to buy into scientific advancement without surrending its fundamental dogma.
quote:I don't get my history from Family guy so I know the "Dark Ages" weren't started or perpetuated by the church. If anything, the church was a beacon to guide peoples hopeless lives through the period.
You never heard of the dark ages, huh?
I don't get my history from Family guy
I know I've seen it somewhere before...
I also know the history of science is a history of thinking that something is known and then realizing maybe they were basing that off of incorrect observations.
I think it is awfully arrogant of anyone to say decisively this is the way things are and that's just it.
really liked NdGT as a host. You could tell he was really getting emotional at the end when speaking about Sagan and that day together. That anecdote really wrapped the show up nicely.
t was used in the original Cosmos...
. If there are indeed subtle jabs at the church while doing it
You never heard of the dark ages, huh?
The show is not doing well ratings wise. Resurrection is pulling twice as many viewers in that time slot.
quote:well, the hell with them. They're embarrassing themselves and most Christians.
Wasn't so much "the church" as it was pseudoscience known as ID.
well, the hell with them. They're embarrassing themselves and most Christians
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As one half of Dead Prez, rapper M-1 helped shape public opinion through music, becoming one of the foremost voices in hip-hop in the '90s. M-1 st...
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When I was commissioned to write The Rap Guide to Evolution and challenged to communicate the key ideas behind Darwin's theory in hip-hop form, my first thought was to see if I could find any rap songs that already center around evolutionary themes.
"To me, that sort of bravery, and harmony with oneself and with the World, is the true legacy of Peter Tosh."
With all the poppin' Molly references, sippin' syrup advocacy, swimming in pools of alcohol advertising, and chronic weed abuse promotion that hip hop has become the modern day vehicle for, it's refreshing to see health addressed positively from icons of Jay Z and Beyonce's status.
Rap and health consciousness may not seem like a natural duo, but for Khnum Ibomu, or Stic, promoting a healthy lifestyle is a natural extension of the themes of political activism, social justice and personal motivation that run through his music.
There was something remarkable about seeing rappers pledge their support to a mainstream presidential candidate, especially given the history of antipathy between national politicians and hip hop.
Even though it's been a while since the duo released a full album, M1 assures us that they've been hard at work, putting out mixtapes, working on their "Turn Off the Radio" series and Stic dropping his workout album.
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Narrative as Self Performance: The Rhetorical Construction of Identities on Facebook Profiles
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Narrative as Self Performance: The Rhetorical Construction of Identities on Facebook Profiles
Leonardi, Marianne
Schuetz, Janice
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Woodall, Gill
Foss, Karen
Burris, Beverly
Foss, Karen
Burris, Beverly
University of New Mexico. Dept. of Communication and Journalism
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Facebook (Electronic resource)--Psychological aspects
Facebook (Electronic resource)--Social aspects
College students--United States--Biography
Online social networks--Psychological aspects
Online social networks--Social aspects
Online identities--Psychological aspects
Online identities--Social aspects
Identity (Psychology)
Facebook (Electronic resource)--Social aspects
College students--United States--Biography
Online social networks--Psychological aspects
Online social networks--Social aspects
Online identities--Psychological aspects
Online identities--Social aspects
Identity (Psychology)
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New ways of creating and presenting the self in the "space" of the Internet are fascinating, but not yet fully understood. Framed in the theoretical literature of Goffman's presentation of the self, and Burke's conception of rhetoric, the study's primary concern is to explain and understand how Facebook users construct identities using narrative fragments on their profiles and the offline effects of these narrative performances. Specifically, this study argues that narratives are a type of rhetorical performance, and that both narratives and identities have symbolic meaning and rhetorical components.
While the effects of online identities occur at the macro-level, the actual process of construction and presentation occur at the micro-level. The method of narrative criticism informs the primary framework, called the Narrative Performance Model (NPM), that I created and used to analyze 100 Facebook profiles of undergraduate students at a large, southwestern university to understand the micro-level process of the performance of identities and to answer the following research questions: (1) What features are used in the narrative performance of identities on Facebook? (2) What types of identities result from the narrative performances on Facebook profiles, and (3) What role does cultural capital play in the narrative performance of self? Focus groups discussions of undergraduate college students added a depth dimension to the narrative criticism, helped answer questions that could not be answered in the analysis of Facebook profiles, and answered the following research question: What are the offline consequences of communicating online identities on Facebook?
The micro-level analysis of 400 pages of text from Facebook profiles reveal that students use both linguistic and paralinguistic features in their narrative performance of identity. Students challenge and alter traditional conventions of grammar, writing, and narratives to present specific narratives of self. Students use these features to communicate five types of identities on their profiles: (1) the essential self; (2) the desired self; (3) the preferential self, (4) the dynamic self; and (5) the demanding self. Cultural capital makes possible the above mentioned narrative selves, and in effect, perpetuates the hierarchical arrangement of society by highlighting class differences.
A thematic analysis of focus group discussions reveal that offline consequences fall within four general themes: (1) keeping it real; (2) Facebook official; (3) friending; and (4) relationship boundaries—family as friends. In addition to an in-depth discussion of macro and micro-level findings, the practical, theoretical, and methodological contributions are discussed.
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The Tamil Nadu Common Entrance Test - TANCET for M.E./ M.Tech. is an entrance exam conducted every year by Anna University on behalf of the Tamil Nadu Government. The examination is for the students who wants to take admission into post graduation courses of M.E. / M. Tech Programs offered in university departments, regional centers of Anna university, arts & science colleges and self – financing & stand-alone colleges. Some other Institutes, Universities & Self – Financing Colleges may also admit the students on the basis of TANCET.
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Preparing for the Rule 5 draft (part two)
This morning we looked at the Yankees minor leaguers who are eligible for the Rule 5 draft for the first time. This afternoon, we'll look at the guys were were eligible last season and will be eligible again. This list does not include players like Eric Duncan who would have to be added to the 40-man to avoid free agency. Unlike last year — when Eric Hacker and Wilkin de La Rosa were added for just that reason — I'm not sure the Yankees have any first-time minor league free agents who are especially strong candidates for 40-man spots this time around.
The Yankees do, however, have a lot of repeat Rule 5 eligible players who have significantly boosted their stock in the past 12 months. All of these players were eligible for the Rule 5 last year and remain in the organization.
Pitchers: J.B. Cox, Grant Duff, Alan Horne, Zack Kroenke, Ivan Nova, Jonathan Ortiz, Romulo Sanchez, Josh Schmidt, Brett Smith, Kevin Whelan, Eric Wordekemper
Catchers: Kyle Anson, P.J. Pilittere
Infielders: Reegie Corona, Chris Malec
Outfielders: James Cooper
There are a lot of things to like about the position players on this list, but the only one that stands out as a real Rule 5 candidate is Reegie Corona. He was one of four Yankees taken in last year's Rule 5, but Seattle ultimately decided not to keep him as a utility infielder. He can play second, third and short — his best position is second base — and he has good speed, but Triple-A gave him some very real problems this season. To me, Corona ranks behind Kevin Russo and Eduardo Nunez in the race for infield 40-man spots, but there are plenty who disagree with me. Corona might be the most versatile and possibly the fastest of the bunch. He could be protected, and if not, he could be drafted.
The best returning candidates, though, are pitchers. Especially Ivan Nova, Romulo Sanchez, Grant Duff, Zach Kroenke and Kevin Whelan.
I believe Nova will be added. That's strictly a guess, but he really came into his own out of the Triple-A rotation this year. Nova has long been touted for his raw stuff, but he wasn't ready for the big leagues when the Padres took him in last year's Rule 5. He works down in the zone with his fastball and can go to both his changeup and curveball to generate ground balls. He has continued to pitch well in winter ball. The Yankees got him back after last year's Rule 5 draft, but I don't think they would be as lucky this time around.
Sanchez is an interesting case. The Yankees got him mid-season from Pittsburgh, where he had some major league time out of the bullpen. The Yankees began using him out of the Triple-A rotation and he was able to throw 97 mph into the fifth inning. To go with that fastball, he also has a nice changeup and a slider. Sanchez would have been an easy choice to leave unprotected, but he was so good in the last month or so that I wonder if the Yankees figured out some things with him and now see him as potential help in New York.
Duff, Kroenke and Whelan are relievers. Kroenke is a lefty who wasn't given much of a chance in big league camp after the Marlins took him in last year's Rule 5, but he was outstanding with Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. None of his pitches is overwhelming, but he mixes a fastball, splitfinger and slider and put up great Triple-A numbers. He pitched well enough to earn a 40-man spot, but I wonder if the Yankees might take a chance on him getting through the Rule 5 because they already have Phil Coke, Damaso Marte and Mike Dunn as left-handed relievers on the 40-man. I believe Kroenke will be drafted if left exposed, I just wonder if it's a risk the Yankees might be willing to take.
Duff and Whelan both throw hard from the right side (Duff probably maxes out a little higher). I knew next to nothing about Duff until he climbed from High-A to Triple-A this season, getting his fastball into the upper 90s. He burst onto the map and the Yankees responded by sending him to the Arizona Fall League, where he's continued to pitch well. My guess is there was no consideration to putting him on the 40-man last year, but there will be strong consideration this year. Whelan is one of the players added from Detroit in the Gary Sheffield trade. He's long had a reputation for not throwing strikes, but he did a good job of it after a promotion to Triple-A this season. One bad outing throws his total walk total out of proportion, but most nights he was able to throw strikes. He was Scranton/Wilkes-Barre's closer in the playoffs.
Even if you only casually follow the minor league system, you might know the names J.B. Cox and Alan Horne as once highly touted prospects who have been slowed by injury. Cox has fallen far off the map — possibly to the verge of retirement — while Horne has taken some steps forward after a series of injuries. I've been a huge believer in Horne since I saw him in the spring of 2008, but I don't believe he'll be protected or taken in the Rule 5. Wouldn't be surprised to see him get to New York, though.
The total number of players protected depends on how many roster spots the Yankees can open. Two came open with Freddy Guzman and Josh Towers being outrighted. There are other non-tender candidates who could open spots as well.
Personally, I would put Austin Jackson, Ivan Nova, Eduardo Nunez and Kevin Russo at the top of the list of players to protect. As for the other candidates, I might put Grant Duff and Romulo Sanchez next in line because of their fastballs, but those two, Zach Kroenke, Kevin Whelan and Kanekoa Texeira are pretty close in my mind. Depends on the Yankees internal preferences. There's no way they'll have room to protect them all. Something will have to give, one way or another.


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I honestly thought Salt Life was a fishing thing originally and didn't pay much attention to it. Then I started seeing it everywhere, so I now put it on the level of OBX, Life is Good, and the family of stick figures.
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I honestly thought Salt Life was a fishing thing originally and didn't pay much attention to it. Then I started seeing it everywhere, so I now put it on the level of OBX, Life is Good, and the family of stick figures.
Oh watch out for certain older drunk ladies who like Jimmy Buffet. Really, this is very important.
And watch out for Unlce Rick, too.
OBX is an abbreviation for OBnoXious, right?
PJB you need to write a autobiography. I'll buy the first copy. Are there any beach towns or pop culture niches you haven't been part of? You seem like a well traveled gent.
We need a few chix, a bonfire on the beach, a pray for swell surfboard sacrifice, keg o' beer and PJB telling stories til dawn. When, where, I'm there.
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After the huge number of releases from last week (both at retail and on the PSN store) we HAD to know this week would scale back things and dole out just a couple of games so we can actually have enough time to play catch up with our backlog (mine goes all the way back to 2009!).
Because of that, we're left with the following brekdown: 3 retail releases, 2 new PSN releases, 2 former retail-only releases finding their way to the PSN store, 1 PSOne Classic, 3 minis and a single "I am Alive" presentation of a PSP Digital-only release (Cooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooorpse Party!).
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Reckoning of Rivendell
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The Reckoning of Rivendell is the only recorded Elvish calendar. It contained six 'months' (more akin to seasons), rather than twelve, and its arrangement reflects the Elvish preference for counting in sixes and twelves. Because of their long lifespan, the Elves tended to divide time into Yéni of 144 years each, but they also had a period equivalent to a year, called a Loa or Coranar.
Rather than adding one day every four years, as with the modern leap year, the Elves instead added three days every twelve years. In these years, the Enderi ("middle-days") of each year were doubled from the usual three to six. For precision, the last year of every third yén was shortened by three days, rather than lengthened (the last year of a yén was always a 'leap' year). This was a rare occurrence, happening only once every 432 years.
According to Jim Allan in An Introduction to Elvish, each of the elvish month names has a correspondence to the months of the French Republican Calendar; for example, Nénimë/Pluviôse mean "Rainy", Súlìmë/Ventôse mean "Windy". Jim Allan suggests that Tolkien used this similarity because the French Republican Calendar was based on earlier unrecorded Germanic month names.


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Niche fests and cable networks will be the most hospitable environs for "Waiting for Lightning," a slickly produced, unabashedly celebratory pic about professional skateboarder Danny Way.
Niche fests and cable networks will be the most hospitable environs for "Waiting for Lightning," a slickly produced, unabashedly celebratory pic about professional skateboarder Danny Way. Admirers of helmer Jacob Rosenberg's risk-taking, record-setting subject could boost homevid sales as well, though non-fans may prove immune to the charms of a documentary portrait that plays more like an authorized biography.
Produced in association with DC Shoes (a company co-founded by Damon Way, the subject's brother), "Lightning" alternates between extended stretches of life-storytelling, done with archival footage and talking-heads interviews, and the buildup to Way's 2005 attempt, at age 31, to jump over the Great Wall of China on his skateboard (with the help of really, really big ramps). Rosenberg traces Way's rise from broken-home survivor to international celebrity, drawing upon testimonials from family and friends including fellow skateboarding icon Tony Hawk. Though far from psychologically probing, the pic does suggest that Way's lifelong obsession with pushing himself to the limit, and beyond, may stem from an urge to transcend childhood traumas and personal demons. On the other hand, "Lightning" also indicates he may just enjoy doing things that are totally gnarly.Waiting for Lightning
A Bandito Brothers production in association with DC Shoes. Produced by Hana Ripperger-Suhler, Jacob Rosenberg, Max Leitman, Darryl Franklin. Executive producers, Mouse McCoy, Scott Waugh, Jay Pollak, Michael Mailis, Ray Ibe. Directed by Jacob Rosenberg.
Camera (color, HD), Michael Svitak; editor, Carol Martori; music, Nathan Furst; music supervisor, Rudy Chung. Reviewed at SXSW Film Festival (Documentary Spotlight), March 13, 2012. Running time: 87 MIN.
Danny Way, Gale Webb, Tony Hawk, Travis Pastrana, Mary O'Dea, Damon Way, Jim Ruonala, Ken Block, Rodney Mullen.


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Eunice Kennedy was born in Brookline, Massachusetts, on July 10, 1921, the fifth of Rose and Joseph Kennedy's nine children and their third daughter. She attended the Convent of the Sacred Heart School in Noroton, Connecticut, and Manhattanville College, and received a B.S. degree in sociology from Stanford University in 1943.
Following graduation, she served in the Special War Problems Division of the Department of State, and then headed a juvenile delinquency project in the Department of Justice. In 1950, she became a social worker at the Penitentiary for Women in Alderson, West Virginia, and the following year she moved to Chicago, Illinois to work with the House of the Good Shepherd and the Chicago Juvenile Court.
In 1953, she married Robert Sargent Shriver Jr., a graduate of Yale University and Yale Law School and former Navy officer who had joined her father's firm in Chicago, the Merchandise Mart, in 1948. The Shrivers had five children: Robert III, Maria, Timothy, Mark, and Anthony.
In 1957, Mrs. Shriver took over the direction of the Joseph P. Kennedy Jr. Foundation, established in 1946 as a memorial to her oldest brother, who had been killed in World War II. The Foundation's goals were to help prevent mental retardation by identifying its causes, and to improve the means by which society deals with citizens who have mental retardation. Under Mrs. Shriver's leadership, the Foundation has helped achieve many significant advances.
In June 1962, Mrs. Shriver began a summer day camp for children and adults with intellectual disabilities at her home in Maryland to explore their capabilities in a variety of sports and physical activities. From that camp came the concept of Special Olympics, an organization dedicated to empowering people with intellectual disabilities to realize their full potential and develop their skills through year-round training in sports and competition.
In 1968, working with the Chicago Park District, the Joseph P. Kennedy Jr. Foundation planned and underwrote the First International Special Olympics Summer Games, held in Chicago's Soldier Field, where 1,000 athletes with intellectual disabilities from 26 states and Canada competed in athletics. In December 1968, Special Olympics, Inc. was established as a non-profit charitable organization under the laws of the District of Columbia. The National Association for Retarded Citizens, the Council for Exceptional Children and the American Association on Mental Deficiency pledged their support for this first systematic effort to provide training and competition in sports for individuals with intellectual disabilities based on the Olympic tradition and spirit. Today, more than 1.3 million children and adults with intellectual disabilities participate in Special Olympics, which is active in more than 150 countries around the world.
Up until the time of her passing, Mrs. Shriver continued to be a member of the Special Olympics Board of Directors and continued to work to improve the lives of people with intellectual disabilities, but was no longer involved in the day-to-day management of Special Olympics.
Mrs. Shriver was recognized throughout the world for her leadership on behalf of persons with intellectual disabilities, and received numerous honors and awards, including: the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the Legion of Honor, the Prix de la Couronne Francaise, the Mary Lasker Award, the Philip Murray-William Green Award (presented to Eunice and Sargent Shriver by the AFL-CIO), the Association of Art Museum Directors Humanitarian Award, the National Recreation and Park Association National Volunteer Service Award, the Laetare Medal of the University of Notre Dame and the Order of the Smile of Polish Children.
Mrs. Shriver received the 2002 Theodore Roosevelt Award of the National Collegiate Athletic Association, the highest honor bestowed on individuals by the Association.
Mrs. Shriver received honorary degrees from Yale University, the College of the Holy Cross, Princeton University, Regis College, Manhattanville College, Newton College, Brescia College in Ontario, Central Michigan University, the University of Vermont, Albertus Magnus College in Connecticut, and Cardinal Stritch University in Wisconsin.
In 1984, when President Ronald Reagan awarded Mrs. Shriver the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation's highest civilian honor, for her work on behalf of persons with intellectual disabilities, he said:
With enormous conviction and unrelenting effort, Eunice Kennedy Shriver has labored on behalf of America's least powerful people, those with mental retardation. Over the last two decades, she has been at the forefront of numerous initiatives on behalf of the mentally retarded, from creating day camps, to establishing research centers, to the founding of the Special Olympics program. Her decency and goodness have touched the lives of many, and Eunice Kennedy Shriver deserves America's praise, gratitude and love.
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Lena Horne Death – Singer Lena Horne, who broke racial barriers as a Hollywood and Broadway star, has died. She was 92.
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Bret Michaels considers marrying girlfriend Kristi Gibson after surviving near-death experience. After surviving a near-death experience last month, rocker Bret Michaels has a new look on life and love.
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The death of University of Virginia student and lacrosse star Yeardley Love has sent shock waves throughout the entire college community. Teammates, friends, and faculty have expressed sorrow for the loss of a beloved friend whose presence went beyond the field and classroom.
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Drafthouse Films' COMIN' AT YA! 3D Gets A New Trailer And A Texas Release Date
See the brand new trailer for COMIN' AT YA! 3D, a wild, rousing, three-dimensional spaghetti western explosion that throws fiery arrows, punches, breasts, bats, cowboy corpses and diapers (?!) at your face as you sit in stunned, satisfied silence. The film, from producer and star Tony Anthony and Italian genre film vet Ferdinando Baldi, astonished audiences when it was first released in 1981, and a recent, digitally restored version blew us away at Fantastic Fest last year. The film was such a raucous success that Drafthouse Films acquired the North American rights to distribute the insanity to a Texas theater near you. From the press release:
AUSTIN, TX – Friday, February 3, 2012 – Drafthouse Films' COMIN' AT YA! 3D gets an exclusive Texas launch on February 24. The film was acquired by the Alamo Drafthouse's distribution label following the world premiere at Fantastic Fest 2011. An indie sensation in the 1980s, the film was credited with igniting a resurgence of studio-produced 3D films. And now, COMIN' AT YA! 3D marks the first fully restored classic 3D film using state-of-the-art RealD technology.
"COMIN' AT YA! 3D is the kind of experience you can only get in a theater, and we're proud to offer it to our home state first," said Drafthouse Films founder and CEO Tim League.
A tale of a vengeful gunslinger determined to rescue his kidnapped wife from a gang of ruthless bandits, COMIN' AT YA! 3D is the 3D movie that does exactly what you want a 3D movie to do. It hits you with a ludicrous barrage of flying fists, flaming arrows, boobs, and everything else you can imagine. It's pure, unadulterated fun all the way through, mimicking the experience of an amusement park ride. Called "a lof of fun" (Film School Rejects) and "a great experience & 3D showcase" (HitFix) COMIN' AT YA! 3D is a crowd-pleasing event with the most insane, unsubtle 3D gimmicks known to man.COMIN' AT YA! 3D opens in the following theaters on February 24:
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Sajid Khan's Humshakals which has already minted Rs. 4o crore is said to reach the Rs. 50 crore mark soon
The entertainer, starring Saif Ali Khan, Riteish Deshmukh, Ram Kapoor, Tammannaah Bhatia, Esha Gupta and Bipasha Basu is made at a cost of Rs.75 crore.
Humshakals recorded a super weekend of Rs.40.13 crore, said a statement.
The Fox Star Studios and Vashu Bhagnani's co-production, which couldn't impress the critics, has already sold its satellite and music rights for Rs.45 crore.
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We navigated as far as the border through smaller and smaller German settlements, we crossed over, rather unceremoniously, into the Czech Republic, pulling into the first petrol station to plot our course to Loket on the new App and buy a highway ticket.
With no Crowns in our pockets we had to pay for the ticket in Euro and really had no idea how much the 300 Crown would equate to. 12 Euro was the answer, so feeling like kings in this new country we ventured on, curious to see how other expenses would add up.
On the advice of the guide books, we stopped in at Loket, a small town, known for its medieval castle built around the river bends that fringe the settlement. Somehow we'd managed to time our visit with the annual castle festival, so were treated to stalls of food and crafts and musicians, during our walk.
Having enjoyed the scenery, but wanting to get back on the road for our final destination of the day, we left Loket, bound for Plzen, the home of Pilsner (most specifically Pilsner Urquell), about an hour south. Finding a campground as always, is a bit of a mission, but tired from the long day on the road never makes it easy, but finally we found a site, and set up for the evening.


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Joe Budden and Byrd Gang's Shoota Throw Jabs on Twitter
It appears that Joe Budden is once again involved in a Twitter beef.
The punchline rapper, who most recently sparred with NBA player Glen "Big Baby" Davis, former partner Fabolous and former label Amalgam Digital via the social networking service, is at it again after being called out by Byrd Gang rapper Shoota.
Apparently unprovoked, the Harlem rapper ridiculed Budden, tweeting that his fans are "computer programmers," and that he looks like "fake ass swiss beatz."
While it is unclear why Shoota chose Budden as a target, his barbs struck a chord, as Budden responded in kind, teasing Shoota for his long locks. "Shut yo b—- a– up," Budden tweeted. "U tryin' 2 audition 4 1 of those Jet magazine silky hair ads?" Budden continued to diss Shoota, calling him a "firefox stick up kid," "safari shooter," and "windows warrior," before admonishing him to "log off n—-."
In response, Shoota then threatened to smack Budden, tweeting "I'll see you one day. I'm not gonna shoot you just smack you on twitvid p—-!! Then ya followers will really laugh."
Though Budden quit responding, the Dipset-affiliated rapper continued, posting over a dozen more Budden-related updates. "Aside from the fact tht I will smack @joebudden, his raps suck!! Nothing to do with what goes on these streets," Shoota wrote. "But I will let ya mother suck my d— while ya son twit vids that." Twitter brings the worst out of people.
The latest installment of Budden's popular 'Mood Muzik' series, 'Mood Muzik 4: A Turn 4 The Worst' is scheduled for an October 26 release.


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4 credits (3 lec, 3 lab hrs/wk) GS105 is an introduction to chemistry for non-science majors. The course material covers atomic structure and theory, compounds, chemical bonds, states of matter, solution chemistry, chemical reactions and selected topics in organic and biochemistry. Prerequisites: MTH60 or MTH80 and WR90 with a "C" or better.
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4 credits (3 lec, 3 lab hrs/wk) Introduces various branches of earth science. Includes basic terminology, fundamental processes and respective interrelationships. Discusses rock and mineral formation, plate tectonic theory, volcanism, earthquakes, surficial processes, and geological time. Includes laboratory component. Credit cannot be earned for this course and G221.
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By antimath on Sep 29, 2011 09:24 AM
Hi there,
For the fifth year the TOSMI courses for 3D animation will take place in Sofia, Bulgaria this November. TOSMI stands for Training in Open Source Multimedia Instruments and is the only full length professional training course for 3D animation with Blender in Europe. Blender is an open source software for 3D CGI, covering the entire production pipeline - modelling, character set up, texture/shading, lighting, rendering and compositing, special effects. Since its release, the current 2.5 version has been gaining popularity among professionals in the fields of 3D animation, moviemaking, and 3D design and is equal in quality and stability to the welknown commercial softwares. TOSMI offers two separate hands-on training courses, each of which lasts 6 days (8 hours mixed theory and practice daily). Participants team up in groups to work on projects, covering the entire production process from script to rendering. General Blender: Proffesional 3D Animation with Blender. October 31 November 5, 2011 The course is designed to introduce professionals from the audiovisual industry to the benefits and possibilities of an open source pipeline in audio-video production. It is the leading professional training course for Blender taught by the best Blender animators and film directors. The programme covers: rigging and rig retargeting, compositing, multilayer and multipass rendering, character setup, interactions and advanced animation. Advanced Blender: Integration and Visual Effects with Blender. November 7 12, 2011 Visual effects using CGI, so common in big-budget films, have also recently become accessible to the low-budget productions. In response to the growing tendency of 3D integration in film, the advanced course covers: camera and object tracking, compositing, calibrating and masking; setting up a production pipeline with Blender. The trainers these year are: Bassam Kurdali (film director, USA) Sebastian Koening(3D artist, Germany) Miroslav Brozovic (3D artist, Croatia) Veselin Zografov (sound designer, Bulgaria) Each course has 14 places. The training will take place in the four star Dedeman Hotel in Sofia. There are full and partial scholarships available to cover all the expenses (tution fees, accomodation, lunches). If you want to join the TOSMI feel free to visit our website http://www.tosmi.org and fill in the application form. For further questions you can contact us at firstname.lastname@example.com Re: TOSMI 2011 - A training course for Blender
By antimath on Sep 30, 2011 09:21 AM
Additional info about the avdanced course for Blender:
With the recent developments during the Google Summer of Code 2011 it is now possible to import footage into Blender, track it and calculate a virtual camera from that, so that you can place 3d elements in it. After creating a stable camera-track youll learn how to place objects into the footage by using Blenders renderlayers and the compositor. The workshop also covers how to do 2d tracking, masking, stabilization and 3d-reconstruction of the scene. That will enable you to do all your VFX work right inside Blender without the need for external applications.


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In honor of the Go Red campaign, which brings awareness to heart disease, we are rocking our red colors with pride! According to statistics, Latina women account for 29% of deaths related to heart disease. We are spreading the message and showcasing five celebrity looks to inspire you to wear this bold hue for a good cause. Visit goredforwomen.org for more information.
At the 2011 Emmy Awards, funny woman Sofia Vergara paired emerald green accessories with her fire engine red gown, which is always a sure hit.
Wearing white and red can sometimes make you look like Mrs. Clause, but if done in a edgy yet glamorous way like Zoe Saldana's dress at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival you can be the center of attention – in a good way!
At the 2012 People's Choice Awards, Demi Lovato was the ultimate lady in red! What do you think of her look?
Dania Ramirez kept it classy at this red carpet event with a knee-length strapless red lace dress.
A romper is a great outfit to combine a trendy party look with some comfort. Selena Gomez wears it just right!