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SOURCE: eMerchantPay
March 23, 2011 10:13 ET
LOS ANGELES, CA--(Marketwire - March 23, 2011) - Leading international payment provider eMerchantPay (www.eMerchantPay.com) announced today that they are showcasing their premier payment processing services at the upcoming Airline Distribution 2011, where they will discuss successful payment strategies and best practices with key decision makers in the airline industry.
Airline Distribution 2011 is a global distribution show hosted by UATP, taking place March 30 - April 1 at the Kowloon Shangri-La, Hong Kong. The event is designed to maximize networking opportunities for airline executives and industry suppliers and to provide a forum for discussion about important changing issues in the world of distribution. eMerchantPay's robust payment solutions in both the US and International markets, along with their customized gateway technology, are crucial tools for the evolving airline industry to implement and utilize for future profitability.
"We look forward to Airline Distribution 2011, our sales team will be in full force to
meet face-to-face with many of the global industry leaders who are solving or working to solve the complex sales and distribution questions facing airlines today," said Jonas Reynisson, Chairman and CEO of eMerchantPay. "The market needs a reliable, trustworthy payment partner that can adapt to the airline industry's growing needs. eMerchantPay is excited for this opportunity to share how our advanced payment solutions can make an impact and maximize revenue potential for this sector."
The eMerchantPay team will be set up at Table #8, where they will be ready to answer questions and demo their payment solutions to attendees. With a vast network of solid banking partnerships and a merchant gateway interface that gives each merchant complete control over account options, real-time reporting tools, and customized error checking, eMerchantPay gives merchants the most reliable options for all their online payment needs.
To meet up with a Sales Executive at Airline Distribution 2011, visit table #8 or email firstname.lastname@example.com to make an appointment with one of the team. For more information on eMerchantPay's merchant solutions, visit www.eMerchantPay.com.
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Stevia World 2009
Venue: Shanghai
Location: China
|Event Date/Time: May 14, 2009
|End Date/Time: May 15, 2009
But when Coca-Cola and PepsiCo both jumped onto the Stevia bandwagon, and the FDA granted a "No Objection†to the GRAS status of their REB-A sweetener in the USA, the entire stevia market dynamic changed.
Stevia is far from new. It has been approved and has been in use as both a stand-alone sweetener and a food/beverage additive for decades in countries such as Brazil, South Korea and Japan.
In fact, it is estimated that over 40% of Japan's sweetener market is dominated by Stevia, where the sweetener is used to sweeten many products like soda, chewing gum and confectioneries.
That said, tremendous media attention and the potential of new markets mean the stevia sector poised on the cusp of growth, and it is estimated that in 2009, the value of the stevia market will surpass the multi-billion mark! There is therefore an even stronger need to understand the unique prospects and challenges that will emerge from these new developments.
To make sense of the changing Stevia markets, make sure you download "Stevia as an Alternative Sweetener - Promise & Challengesâ€, a position paper released in line with SteviaWorld 2009, the world's FIRST Stevia Conference on 14-15 May in Shanghai.
Stevia as an Alternative Sweetener - Promise & Challenges examines the evolving stevia markets in a methodological & logical manner. This easy-to-read paper presents a complete overview into the Stevia value chain, from cultivation to end use.
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More realistic Stralis interior
It's a skin, but i didn't see any interior skin in the skin section. I hope this is the good place to post this.
Maybe not perfect but, closer to reality than the original, i hope you think like me. If we don't work on the 3d model (like me) the possibilities to change interior textures are very limited, and i'm affraid i can't do more.
If you don't like the interior textures or the dashboard textures, no problem there is three scs files. One for dashboard, one for interior and the last for both.
I hope you enjoy it.


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Using GM Crops Is In India's National Interest
It is in our national interest to keep testing and using GM technology in critical areas of importance for the country where other technologies would not give effective results in the medium term. We need to identify the critical crops and traits that will require GM technology and pursue them with vigour. There is a need for large scale public education on the technology so that misconceptions being spread by vested interests are clarified in common man's mind. Let us adopt science and eliminate fiction.


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Monitoring Kids' Usage of Social Media
Parents checking Facebook are seeing only the tip of the iceberg. Katherine Rosman on Lunch Break looks at all the other places where kids go online and how new groups are teaching them to better navigate this world. Photo: KidzVuz.com.
This transcript has been automatically generated and may not be 100% accurate.
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Primary children anorexia
Children Anorexia is a real hot potato issue for parents concerned about the health of your baby.Currently, the problem of children of primary anorexia given sufficient attention in pediatrics.Young mums give advice on children's health facilities, help to avoid the development of anorexia in children. It would seem that not so long ago a child's appetite was excellent, and how could it happen that the baby refuses to eat.And all the fault broke into sudden illness, the summer heat or gastro - intestinal disorders, and of course the lack of competence in the organization of parents feeding their offspring.Parents are shocked that their child is no longer happy to favorite dishes, but diligently continue to impose it has become hateful dishes.And try to understand the causes of the parents do not want
Children anorexia causes
- not adherence to infant feeding (production of basic instinct - hunger occurs after a certain time interval)
- introduction to children'
- lack of variety in the diet and the same type menu
- big portions for feeding
- an illness the child different etiology
- a sharp change of climatic conditions
Children anorexia treatment
ascertainedreason to start treatment of anorexia with the help of a medical consultation and a clear adherence to feeding.Measures to overcome the state of anorexia conducted in several stages:
- feeding of children age, but with decreasing portions of three times, with the introduction of appetite stimulation products for children after one year (salted vegetables, garlic, herring, fresh pickles) and exclusionfrom a diet of fats, carbohydrates (sweets, sweets)
- after the return of appetite, increasing the amount of servings of infant food proteins leave the norm, and the fat using half of normal age
- return to normal baseline diet with reduced fat
Spending measures to resolve the status of children's primary anorexia, it is necessary to take into account the hard work of the digestive system the child's body.In the morning, it is recommended to give children fat and protein foods and carbohydrate in the second, as well as dairy products.Over time, the child goes to the usual diet.It is worth noting a misconception about the parents of hyperactive games and their abrupt interruption to the meal.Plan activities such after the main meals.Between emotional exhaustion or physical fatigue are also encouraged to transfer meal after the rest of the baby.What is important is that moment in feeding as a focus on food.Distraction is strictly not allowed.To do this, the child is offered exactly the dish that he should eat.The new dish introduced into the diet in small portions.Great importance is given to its design and presentation in a beautiful dish to attract attention.Use dish feeding large meals.It is to deceive the eye of the baby.The child will think that eating a little compared to the size of saucers.When refusing the kid is - quietly waiting for the next feeding period.There is no need to press the sheer sick child eating food.In this case, the hungry will benefit pause.If a child is sick, and he tore - do not abuse it, and a break in the game until the next feeding.If you want to give your child water to wash down the food.And with the ability to offer the kid a few dishes to choose from, but is not reducible to a restaurant meal.Limit your baby's stay at the table until half an hour.Be always tolerance and your persistence will yield results.
From medication use ascorbic acid and tincture of wormwood.Treatment of primary anorexia in adolescence carries explanatory nature of the dangers of the disease, citing the examples of life, talking about the effects of anorexia.When categorical refusal of the child to eat, you must have a mandatory counseling neuropsychiatrist.With a sharp drop weight, forced hospitalization of the child - the only way out.
More articles on the topic:
1. Anorexia 2. anorexia nervosa


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New Light for The Dark Room @ The Grandel
ST. LOUIS, MO/March 4, 2017 (STLRestaurant.News) There's some very exciting news for art lovers in St. Louis! The Dark Room Wine Bar & Photo Gallery, the venue that was created in 2014 has a new home. Now under the umbrella of the Kranzberg Arts Foundation, it has moved from its original location at 615 N. Grand Blvd. to the close by revamped Grandel Theatre.
The Dark Room was created to "help bring life" to the Grand Center and north of Washington Avenue during slow seasons and has been successful at that. It has brought excitement and traffic to the popular arts district. The new space for the combination art gallery and wine bar offers 30 percent more seating than The Dark Room's former location.
In the early days, the focus was mainly on art and wine. The food that was served was more in the line of snacks meant to satisfy patrons before they continued on with their evening. But in 2015, Executive Chef, Samantha Pretto, came on board and the menu has consistently evolved into full meals. The new location also now has extended hours and the addition of brunch and lunch.
Pretto continues to elaborate on the previously time-honored Mediterranean-inspired cuisine. Some of the new additions are vegan and vegetarian selections. The wine bar consists of an advanced wine program including 100 different wines and the beer program and craft beer selections have also grown to include international offerings. And, if you love those fancier drinks, they also offer specialty cocktails on the beverage menu.
In its new home, The Dark Room Wine Bar & Photo Gallery will continue to serve as a place for local live jazz in St. Louis, for interesting photography exhibitions by the International Photography Hall of Fame, and as a destination designed to provoke interesting conversations and produce inspiring ideas. A grand opening event will take place on March 18.
Contact information:
St. Louis, MO 63103
Phone: (314) 531-3416
Wednesday thru Saturday from 11 a.m. to 1 a.m.
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We started our new term in Denmark last week. Many exchange students arrived and most of them are from Turkey and one from Belgium and three from Spain. Actually, one of our friends from Spain is going back to Spain on sunday. Anyway, we are having good times with our new friends. We all together went to volleyball match which is organized by Müslüm and we had a kind of meeting to get to know each other. When we gather, we have a kind of multicultural and multilingual environment. Everybody tries to learn something about each other's language. So, sometimes we make sentences including one word from English, one in spanish, Turkish, Danish, and French. We all learned some simple words in each other's language. I think ı am interseted in learning Spanish. ı learned that Spanish is also like Turkish in terms of being read or spoken like it is written. maybe during second semester, ı can pick up some words from Maria. :)
Yesterday, Maria, Nazlı and me sat together until the morning and we talked about some of our traditions such as weddings and our countries and our universities. ı think we have some common points with spanish people maybe because of both Turkey and Spain is Mediterranean countries. Moreover, Maria always do experiments with food and make us try. And they are really good and we learned a new technique how to cook potatoe in microwave :). Also, sometimes we cook together and we talk about our food. It is really nice to know something about other cultures like their language, food, government, education, people , etc. I think ı like being social and having friends from different countries.


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Sure, New Year's resolutions are great. A grand plan to lose weight, save money, maybe even reconnect with friends or family. But the thing with resolutions is that they're always broken, and then you've got the guilt to deal with. So now that we're into Oh-Eleven, it's about time we give in to our grandest desires and live a little.
Last year was all about Old Man Recession and saving money, so shouldn't you now be able to spend some of that cash under the mattress? Yes! Indulge in the finest of motorcycle helmets with a lavish DOT Full Face 80 Black G Motorcycle Helmet.
This Full Face Black Skull Pile Motorcycle Helmet will help keep you safe and alive longer so you can spend more money and enjoy more of this wonderful new decade. Maybe it will be a "Decade of Decadence". I'm sure you would hate to miss that, and this 2013 injection molded polycarbonate shell can make sure you don't.
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How can I choose a new Aux FX chain for my Setup and adjust the send levels per zone?
The SP4 offers one global Aux FX per Setup with individually adjustable Send Levels per zone.
The Aux FX used in a given Setup is determined by the:
The amount of chosen Aux FX heard in each zone is determined by the:
When the "Aux Effect Override" parameter (see below) is set to "0 None", the Aux Effect Channel parameter specifies which Program's built-in Aux FX Chain will be used as the one Aux FX Chain for the entire Setup. For ex, if the Aux Effect Channel parameter is set to Ch1, then the built-in Aux FX associated with whatever program is on channel 1 of your Setup will be what gets used for all zones of the setup.
You can set the Aux Effect Channel to any of the MIDI channels currently in use within the Setup. By default, the Aux Effect Channel is set to channel 1 in the factory Setups.
Here's how to change the the Aux Effect Channel:
For ex. here we have chosen channel 2. As such, the Aux FX built-in to the program on channel 2 will be what is used for all zones of this Setup.
Instead of using the Aux FX of one of the existing Programs in your Setup (Aux Effect Channel, above), the Aux FX Chain for your setup can also be manually selected choosing from amongst hundreds of built-in FX combinations (for a complete list of FX Chains, download the "SP4 Series Factory Objects List").
Here's how to manually select an FX Chain for your Setup:
AuxFX:0 None
Set to '0 None' by default, this indicates no manual selection has been made and currently the Aux FX being heard are those as set by the AuxFXCh selection (above).
For ex. here we have chosen FX Chain "5 Small Hall". As such, "5 Small Hall" will be the FX Chain used in this Setup.
Once you have determined what FX Chain is to be used for your Setup, adjusting the Aux Send Levels is the final step. This allows you to determine how much of the chosen effect (wet/dry) will get applied to each zone.
Here's how to set the Aux Send Level per zone:
For ex. here we have chosen Zone 3.
Note: by default the AuxSendLvl may be set to "Prog" (program). This means the current zone is using the preset default FX levels as set within the given Program.
For ex. here we have chosen "75".
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How do you get a great actor who's intensely private to speak freely and naturally? Simple: ask him to talk about something he knows nothing about. In this case, the Web.
In this brief and funny RealVideo clip from our first interiew in New York, Kevin Spacey star of LA Confidential, Seven, A Time to Kill, and The Negotiator admits to not getting the 'Net.


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Imran to inaugurate plantation campaign in KP
Under the drive, as many as one billion saplings will be planted in the province.
Saplings are planted to counter the challenges of global warming and climatic change.
In his statement, the PTI chief said Khyber Pakhtunkhwa was rich in natural resources, adding his KP government would initiate projects to utilize those resources.


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Birth and Childhood Edit
Waluigi was born in 1965 to a successful whaler and his broad-chested wife. His pituitary gland was permanently damaged after being dropped on his head multiple times (resulting in his tall stature). Waluigi developed much faster than most children, reaching a height of six feet tall by age 9. He began growing facial hair at age 11, and now sports a very arousing handlebar-mustache. He bears an uncanny resemblance to his uncle Dick Dastardly. Interestingly, his "father" was chasing Moby Dick at the time of Waluigi's conception.
Waluigi was a very good student who consistently reeled in C+'s from his classes. However, his academic career was put on hold when at age 12 he was suspended from the Mushroom Kingdom Primary School for vandalism. During his suspension he bought a Ph.D from Amazon.com.
Performing Career Edit
After that, he dropped out of school to become an actor. After finding roles in flop TV shows such as Seinfeld, Family Guy, and SpongeBob SquarePants, he quit his acting career to become a video game character after finding an opportunity in the video game industry. The Mario series, which had struggled since the death of its founder Richard Nixon, hired Waluigi onto one of its games as a partner for Wario in the late November of 2000. Waluigi was instantly loved by fans, and game sales rose 24% in 2001. He was also praised for his original name.
Since 2000, Waluigi has starred in 16 games, his most notable appearanes are listed below:
1.Mario Tennis (2000) 2.Mario Party 3 (2000) 3.Mario Party 4 (2002) 4.Mario Kart: Double Dash (2003)In 2006 he took up a part time job as the mascot for the Kansas State Wildcats. He was fired only three weeks later after a Wildcats win. Waluigi had supposedly told a KU player to "suck it!" before streaking across the field, tearing off his overalls and doing the "crotch chop" completely nude. It took the staff eleven minutes to catch and subsequently taser the spastic Waluigi.
Having starred as the boss in Kirby's Adventure, and the villain in Meet the Robinsons, Waluigi hopes to further his career by commandeering a hostile takeover of Nintendo.
Physical Traits and Abilities Edit
Waluigi is known for being the tallest Mario character at 7'3". His face is very rugged and attractive (you've probably already gotten a hard-on from viewing his picture). He is very thin and suffers from Anorexia Nervosa. In an interview with Mustaches Monthly magazine, Waluigi claimed that he ate "three healthy meals a week" and that his diet generally consisted of "eggplant, prune juice, and small mammals".
Despite his gigantic banana, Waluigi openly admits to being a virgin. "I can't fit into a place that tight," Waluigi has said regarding the matter.
Waluigi can give himself head and says he does so "whenever I get a spare minute". Due to the length of his bat, Waluigi also possesses the unique ability to have sex with himself. Waluigi is well known for his massive uncircumcised donger
Future Prospects Edit
Waluigi has many life goals he wishes to complete before he passes away. His aspirations include becoming a llama breeder, visiting North Dakota, and meeting his hero, Kim Jong un.
A book of quotes from Waluigi is due to be published by Random House in 2011. It will include poems, short stories, and proverbs from the Purple One. When asked how he felt regarding the book's publication, Waluigi responded "Waahaha! Waaalalalahahawaugh!". He is also planning to appear as a judge on Canadian Idol.
|Mario • Princess Peach • Toad
|Donkey Kong • Goomba • Wario
|Gay Luigi • Mama Luigi • Weegee • Waluigi
|Mushroom Kingdom • Another Castle® • Yoshi's Park
|Mario Party • Super Mario Brothers • Super Mario World
|Getting pushed into bananas (Mario Kart) • Magic mushroom • Mariology • Raccoon Tail v. Super Mario Cape • The Mushroom Kingdom (band)


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reported by IEEE Spectrum: Super-accurate GPS may soon solve three robocar bugbears: bad weather, blurred lane markings, and over-the-horizon blindspots. These are things that cameras and LIDAR can't always see through, and radar can't always see around.
A group led by Todd Humphreys, an aerospace engineer at the University of Texas at Austin, has just tested a software-based system that can run on the processors in today's cars, using data from scattered ground stations, to locate a car to within 10 centimeters (4 inches). That's good enough to keep you smack in the middle of your lane all the time, even in a blizzard.
"When there's a standard deviation of 10 cm, the probability of slipping into next lane is low enough—meaning 1 part in a million," he said. Today's unaided GPS gives meter-plus accuracy, which raises the chances that the car will veer outside of its lane to maybe 1 part in 10, or even more, he adds.
Those aren't great (well, at least not desirable) odds, particularly if you're driving a semi. Lane-keeping discipline is non-negotiable for a robocar.
The Texas team, which was backed by Samsung, began with the idea of giving smartphones super-GPS-positioning power. But though that idea worked, it was limited by handsets' inadequate antennas, which neither Samsung nor any other vendor is likely to improve unless some killer app should come along to justify the extra cost.
"We pivoted then, to cars," Humphreys says.
Humphreys works on many aspects of GPS; just last month, he wrote for IEEE Spectrum on how to protect the system from malicious attack. He continues to do basic research, but he also serves as the scientific adviser to 'Radiosense', a firm his students recently founded. Ford has recently contacted them, as has Amazon, which may be interested in using the positioning service in its planned fleet of cargo-carrying drones. Radiosense is already working with its own drones—"dinner-plate-size quadcopters," Humphreys says.
But until now, it only worked if you had elaborate antennas, powerful processing, and quite a bit of time. It could take one to five minutes for the algorithm to "converge," as the jargon has it, onto an estimate.
"That's not good, I think," Humphreys says. "My vision of the modern driver is one who's impatient, who wants to snap into 10-cm-or-better accuracy and push the 'autonomy' button. Now that does require that the receiver be up and running. But once it's on, when you exit a tunnel, boom, you're back in." And in your own lane.
Another drawback of existing systems is cost. "I spoke with Google," says Humphreys. "They gave me a ride in Mountain View, Calif. in November, and I asked them at what price point this would be worth it to them. They originally had this Trimble [PDF] thing—$60,000 a car—but they shed it, thinking that that was exorbitant. They [said they] want a $10,000 [total] sensor package."
The Texas student team keeps the materials cost of the receiver system in the car at just $35 per car, running their software-defined system entirely on a $5 Raspberry Pi processor. Of course, the software could piggyback, almost unnoticed, on the powerful robocar processors that are coming down the pike from companies like Nvidia and NXP.
Just as important as the receivers is the ground network of base stations, which the Texas team has shown must be spaced within 20 kilometers (12 miles) for full accuracy. And, because the students' solar-powered, cellphone-network-connected base stations cost only about $1000 to build, it wouldn't be too hard to pepper an entire region with them.
"Uber's engineers hate bridges, because there are not a lot of visual features," Humphreys notes. "They would do well to have 10-cm precise positioning; it can turn any roadway into a virtual railway."
So, what's next, after cars? Humphreys is still looking for the killer app to justify super-accurate GPS in handheld systems.
"We're looking into outdoor virtual reality," Humphreys says. "You could put on a visor and go on your favorite running trail, and it would represent it to you in a centimeter-accurate way, but artistically enhanced—maybe you'd always have a blue sky. You could craft the world to your own liking." While staying on the path, of course.


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October 27th, 2009... This is a photo of the Lady Rosemary going under the Astoria-Megler Bridge loaded with crabpots, anticipating a great 2009 crab season!
2. Trashcan Joe, "What is this Thing Called Love?" by Porter, (Candid Standards 2009.)
3. The Be Good Tanyas, "Rain and Snow," Traditional, (Blue Horse, 2000 Porch Music.)
4. Eddie from Ohio, "Eddie's Concubine," by Clem, (Looking out the Fishing Bowl, Virginia Soul Records.)
5. John Prine, "If You Were the Woman and I Was the Man," by Michael Timmins, (A John Prine Christmas, Oh-Boy Records.)
6. Maura O'Connell, "Shotgun Down the Avalanche," by Shawn Colvin/ John Leven, (Stories, Permanent Records 1995.)
7. Irish Descendants, "Let Me Fish Off Cape St. Mary's."
8. Geno Leech, "I Miss the Fish but Not the Fishin'," by Geno Leech, (Fisher Poets Gathering CD 2003.)
9. John Prine, "Paradise," by John Prine, (John Prine, Atlantic 1971.)
10. Jon Campbell, "Catch and Release," by Jon Campbell, (Catch and Release.)
11. Cosy Sheridan, "Don't Go in the Water," by Cosy Sheridan, (River of Song 2000.)
12. Jerry Garcia and David Grisman, "She's an Artist," (Live 5/1992.)
13. Susan Tedeschi, "'Til I Found You," by Susan Tedeschi/ Tom Hambridge, (Wait for Me, ToneCool 2002.)
14. Susan Tedeschi, "Wait for Me," by Felix Reyes, (Wait for Me, ToneCool 2002.)
15. Delbert McClinton, "Don't Leave Home Without It," by Delbert McClinton/ Gary Nicholson/ Sharon Vaughn, (Nothing Personal, NewWest 2001.)
16. Trashcan Joe, "Is You Is?" by Jordon/ Austin, (Candid Standards, 2009.)
17. Eagle Ridin' Papas with Johnnie Ward, "Play with your Poodle," by Tampa Red, (Juke, Jug, Jass, Blues, Hokum.)
18. Sassparilla, "99 Year Blues," by Julius & Torrence Daniels, (Debilitated Constitution, Panniculous 2007.)
19. Django Reinhardt and Stephen Grappelli, "Hot Lips," by Busse/ Davis, (The Quintet of the Hot Club of France, Pearl Records.)
20. Langhorn Slim, "I Love to Dance," by Langhorn Slim, (When the Sun's Gone Down, Narnack Records 2005.)
21. Mary Gauthier, "Can't Find the Way," by Mary Gauthier, (Between Daylight & Dark, Lost Highway 2007.)
22. Jim Lauderdale and Donna the Buffalo, "Some other Bayou," by Jim Lauderdale, (Wait 'Til Spring, 2003.)
23. Trashcan Joe, "Whatever Lola Wants," by Ross/ Adler, (Candid Standards, 2009.)
24. Leon Redbone, "Bittersweet Waltz," (Up the Lazy River, 2009.)
25. John Hiatt, "What Love Can Do," (Same Old Man, 2009.)
26. Jill Sobule, "Palm Springs," (California Hears.)
27. John Prine, "Glory of True Love," by John Prine/ Roger Cook, (Fair and Square, OhBoy Records.)
28. Denise Drake, "See You When I See You," by Denise Drake, (Read My Lips, Smokin' Mamma.)


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The Internet giant has tangled with regulators, lawmakers and consumer watchdogs over privacy concerns, copyright protection and the sheer dominance of its search engine.
This week the European Commission launched an antitrust probe of the Mountain View, Calif., company in response to complaints from three European search sites. Also this week an Italian court convicted three Google executives in absentia of violating privacy laws there.
"Europeans have a much longer history of pursuing these issues than we do," said Palo Alto attorney Gary Reback, who represents a coalition opposed to giving Google the digital rights to millions of hard-to-find books. "These issues are serious and they are not going to go away."


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It's been a long time. And, I'm sorry to say, it's likely to be a long time more before anything else gets posted here. As much as I value documenting Clara and Elena's childhood and keeping them present in the lives of family and friends far away right now posting on a regular basis just isn't something I can keep up.
It's possible, though, that I might be able to do this occasionally - give a bit of the flavor of a special day here and there. Today I took the girls to the National Bison Range and then to two farms in Moiese where some of our CSA vegetable share came from. We had a pretty fun time - here are some pictures from the day.
The antlers that have been found on the range through the years-


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|Sun 19 Nov 2017, 9:30am–7:00pm
Toast Martinborough continues to redefine the festival experience, combining the best of 25 years of tradition with fantastic new innovations to remain New Zealand's undisputed premier wine and food celebration.
Eight vineyard sites where wine is the rightful star of the show, supported by superb food prepared by some of the country's best chefs will cater to every hankering. Whether your day is about ticking off the bubbles bars, trying the new releases, locating an older vintage, or talking to the winemakers, Toast has every avenue covered.
Experience each vineyard's unique take on the Toast celebration by catching a lift on one of the free shuttle buses that circulate continuously around the route, or follow your nose (and the beats) by meandering the easy distances on foot.
Arrive at each vineyard gate and be guided through vines and into to what can only be described as pure wine heaven and food hedonism with a backing soundtrack that will have festival-goers singing, dancing, and laughing all day – with a wine in hand of course.
Fancy something tasty to go with that fine wine, just not sure what? We've thought about that too, with as many interesting options to eat thoughtfully matched to the wines on offer at each vineyard.
Toast also continues to raise the bar to enhance the festival goer experience. Innovations introduced in 2016 including the shatterproof Globelet stemless wine glasses, and cashless wristband payment system are set to return. As well as this, even the techies will be impressed with how Toast is leading the way with technology in 2017 to make this year's event more seamless and enjoyable than ever.
Make it a fitting end to the day by heading back to the Square to catch up with friends and dance under the trees to the closing band, and leave Martinborough with memories of excellent wines, food extravagance and fantastic times with your Toast crew.
There's no doubt about it, Toast has all the ingredients for an unforgettable celebration – all we need is you! Like any good shindig, it's better with friends and with tickets on sale from the 19th September via Ticketek, it's time to assemble your crew, secure your booking, accommodation, and transport.
Then all you need to do is start counting down the days until Sunday 19 November for Toast 2017!
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American Idol 11 Jessica Sanchez Spoilers and Predictions
Top 42 Rumors
According to spoilers over at TheIdolPad, Jessica Sanchez has made the Top 42 for the 11th season of American Idol. Sanchez first gained national TV exposure on the first season of America's Got Talent. At the time, she was 12 years old. She initially did not make the public voting rounds, but Brandy brought her back as a wildcard. Jessica made a big impression but did not make it past the first voting round. Bianca Ryan, another young singer who was 11 at the time, went on to win the show.
Brandy said Jessica would be a big star at the time of her AGT performance. Around 5 years later, it looks like Jessica will get that chance. Judging from the below performance of the National Anthem, Jessica seems to have developed a fantastic vocal range. This is an amazing performance and the best I have found from her so far. Although her studio-enhanced versions on YouTube are not as impressive to my ears, Idol is a live singing competition. Jessica's live singing voice has great potential for pop and R&B songs.
However, will Jessica have the kind of musical identity that helps a contestant win Idol? This remains to be seen. At this point, however, she seems to be another Pia Toscano. These pop singers have had trouble doing well on Idol in recent years. Jessica seems to have a great voice, but is there any soul in it? Personally, I thought Pia was amazing, but others found her to be cold in terms of emotion. Jessica may have the same problem. On the other hand, Melanie Amaro just won the first season of the X-Factor, so this type of singer may be on the comeback trail.
If the rumors are true that Jessica has made the Top 42, then it is easy to predict that she will make the voting rounds unless she loses her voice or has some other unforeseen problem that would cause her to be eliminated. She certainly has the pipes to be this season's Pia and maybe even Season 6's Jordin Sparks. Assuming she makes the voting rounds, she should easily make the Top 7 on the 11th season of American Idol.
Jessica Sanchez National Anthem Performance
actually Alison Iraheta is (El Salvadorian-American) not Mexican
i love you Jessica you are the best! to bad you lost top 2 but it's not fair you were much better i think they voted 4 him because he is hot although his voice is really nice but i like yours better i know that jennifer lopez wanted u to win american idol season 11 and the guy with the long hair sorry but i don't know his name i love u soooo much but i gotta admit philip's voice is amazing but i love u i am your number 1 fan but i know you know that your voice is amazing! and as jennifer said you are a star i love u sooooooooo uch when i hear your voice i think i am in heaven you are the best and congratulations philip your voice is amazing love u jessica
I think Jessica will have the highest number of votes,, I hope so. Don't vote for Philip 'cause he's not deserving, he only Reach top 2 because of the votes. Grrrr..
jessica is GONNA WIN!!!!!!!!!!! ive done voted for her 614 times...no joke
jessica is the best.... shes got the voice of an angel...voting for jessica alllll the wayyyyy
Before you judge the voice and stage presence of Jessica why don't you try to sing in AI stage with millions of viewers. I don't think, you can sing like Jessica. People who are nothing to do but judge others are much gross, LOSERS..
i love her so much and she is deserving to win ai .. go jessica
Jessica has no stage presence worse singer ever in idol
She's the best singer more than any one well done....god bless you
You are the best singer ever!! Please vote for jessica!
She is boring. lacks cha!!!!!!
Awesome!!! such a great singer..... she should be the america's top best singers. please vote for jessica sanchez the one and only
Please everyone vote for Jessica on American Idol!! She is 1 of the best singers!! Love it !!! Go Jessica go :) i love Jessica !!! i hope everyone can drop what their doing and just vote for the best!!!
Ivote for Jessica is Sanchez her voice e is beauitfull
EWWWW! gross
thia megia is full blooded filipino i think??? ryt?
i would love to see her on idol
she is awesome!
She will make the voting round she's Filipino-Mexican and she's personal friends with american idol alumnus Alison Iraheta (Mexican American) and Thia Megia (Filipino-American). Imagine those 2 communities voting for Jessica Sanchez come voting rounds.


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Weird… Michelle Obama Jams It Home In Latest "Let's Move" Ad (Video)
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In her latest "Let's Move" ad, Michelle Obama jams it home in a weird video to promote eating, or something.
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29 September 2013
My last hours in the George Brown Eco House and I am feeling sad. It has been a rich and rewarding time for me, alone high above the world in my stilted house, watching and listening to the visitors and gardeners below, watching and listening to the bird life. The unfettered freedom to write. It has been extraordinary.
First thanks goes to the board members of the Northern Territory Writers Centre for the residency. A very big thanks to executive director Panos Couros and manager Kaye Hall, both made me feel very welcome and comfortable. Wishing them the success as they work towards to Word Storm 2014 and all other new and exciting writing ventures.
Thanks to the George Brown Darwin Botanic Garden management and staff, Bryan, Nigel, Caroline, Helen, Jeff, Sharon and Jeff's mate who looked after the open house one afternoon when there was a washer failure and key problem.
Thanks to the security guys who made me feel safe.
Thanks to my workshop attendees Helen, Kaye, Sophie and Kaye
Thanks to everyone who made me feel at home and welcome especially Sandra Thibodeaux for the Mandorah pub expedition, Kaye Aldenhoven for the trip to Fogg Dam and Stokes Wharf and Sophie Cunningham for company at the Darwin Sailing Boat Club on Grand Final Day.
It was wonderful to meet other writers at 'Off the Page' and 'Read Back' I would like to invite any Northern Territory poets to contact Perth Poetry Club http://www.perthpoetryclub.com/ for a gig if ever in Perth. Perth Poetry Club is held every Saturday 2-4pm at the Moon Café on William Street Northbridge and everyone is welcome.
Here is a list of my blogs, please visit.
rubbish photography http://rubbishphotographer.blogspot.com.au/
once you see a crucifix once http://onceyousee.blogspot.com.au/
sky-porn: a daily photograph of the skyhttp://sky-porn.blogspot.com.au/
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|Mingling Industrial Automation Technology Co.,Ltd
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A native of Long Island, NY, Chef Tony Pisacano earned his Associates degree in Culinary Arts at the Culinary Institute of America, Hyde Park Campus. Chef Tony began his career at the Williamsburg Inn in Virginia, working for Marcel Desaunliers, author of "Death by Chocolate". He then moved on to become Chef at Il Fornaio, an Italian restaurant and bakery in Beverly Hills, CA, where he cooked for such celebrities as Barbara Streisand, Orson Wells, and Arnold Schwarzenegger, among others.
Raised just outside of Philadelphia, in Pennsburg, Pennsylvania, a boyhood dream of being a chef drove Chef Bryan Richard to fulfill this passion of the culinary world.
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WASHINGTON — With the Treasury facing a shortage of cash, the Reagan administration said Monday that the government may be unable to pay expenses for the first time in history unless the Senate promptly increases the nation's borrowing authority. Despite the warning that there won't be enough money to honor all obligations starting today, the Senate delayed action on raising the debt limit, possibly until Thursday.
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Finnish author living and writing in London. Addicted to books, Nordic Noir, fashion, art, theatre. I love this city!
Friday, 31 July 2009
How I came to be in England - Part 11
On the first day of term I got up early, gathered all my bills, including the overdue rent for my flat and headed into town. I needed to check the balance on my bank account. It was embarrassing being late with the rent, especially now I'd broken off the engagement with my ex boyfriend. The flat belonged to his aunt after all. She'd tell his mother if I was late, and that would confirm all her suspicions about my flaky personality. How unreliable I was. How I could not be depended upon. Just like my divorcee mother.
The ladies in the bank wanted to hear all about my holiday in England. They felt responsible for the love affair with the Englishman, because one of them had organised for me to go to the cocktail party at the British Embassy. When eventually I tore myself free and asked for my bank book to be updated I stared at the black printed figures on the small page. 'What's up,' the lady who'd handed me the book asked. 'Nothing,' I said and left.
At the School of Economics, I headed straight for the students' advisory office.
'My student grant has not been paid into my bank,' I told the lady at the desk. She remembered me from the year before when I'd filled into the forms. There weren't many students who were eligible for a grant at the Helsinki Swedish School of Economics in 1981. Most were from well-to-do families, not from a broken-up home like mine.
The woman with pale blue eyes and messy blonde hair, with grey streaks in it, looked at me kindly. 'I'm afraid your grant was denied.'
I was speechless.
The woman pulled out a sheet of paper and looked at it. She turned it over and pointed at a set of computer printed figures. I saw my name at the top of the sheet with perforated edges and grey faded print on pale green and white striped paper. 'You see, you only got 15 credits last term. You need a minimum of 20 to receive the funding.
'Oh.' I lifted my eyes to the woman. She tilted her head slightly and opened her mouth to say something. But she closed it again and looked down at the computer print-out.
I ran out of the office, past the common room where other students were smoking and drinking coffee. Loud chatter and laughter filled the space. I saw a guy who'd hit on me in my first year. Later I'd learned that he was titled, Von something or other. It was gossiped that he was part of a gang always on the look out for 'fresh meat'. Since I'd turned him down, the gang often shouted remarks at me. I gave the tall, dark haired guy a quick glance and hurried out onto the cold street.
What was I going to do? I had fifty-seven Marks on my bank account. That would last for a month if I was very careful. But it didn't pay for the rent, or for the electricity bill. Both were a week overdue. I didn't have a job, and if I got one I wouldn't get paid until at the end of the month. Besides, good jobs were hard to come by, even for fully fledged graduates. I'd only passed my first year.
On the Number 21 bus to Lauttasaari the dread for my future grew. What would I tell my mother? She'd been so proud when I got the letter from the School of Economics, telling me I'd not only passed the entrance exam but also the language test in Swedish. This was compulsory for anyone coming from a Finnish school. Unlike the Finns with Swedish as their mother tongue, I'd learned the language when my family lived in Stockholm for three years. I'd been eleven when we moved and fourteen when we returned to Finland. I had a Stockholm accent, which made me stand out at the School of Economics in Helsinki. But I really struggled with Swedish academic text. It had been four years since we'd left the country and my language skills were mostly spoken, apart from the little I learned in my Swedish class when back at school in Finland. Or at least this is what I would tell my mother. As for my father, I decided not to contact him at all.
At home I was greeted by another bill: the telephone. With dread I opened it: thirty six Marks and 79 pennies. Underneath the white envelope was an oblong blue one. A letter from the Englishman. I felt the silky texture between my fingers and tried to resist the temptation to open it. Rather than the struggle with Swedish, the reason for my failure to pass any exams at the School of Economics was the Englishman. Instead of studying, I'd been re-reading his letters over and over again, lying awake at night waiting for his calls, daydreaming at lectures, or not even turning up at them after a sleepless, love-sick night. When I should have been studying Employment Law, I was planning my holiday to England. Instead of making the most of the lectures of a visiting professor in International Law, I'd been looking out of the large windows of the lecture hall, remembering the feel of Englishman's kiss on my lips.
'When I arrived in Faslane it was snowing, can you believe that? It is so much colder up here in Scotland, just like Helsinki. And I got off at the wrong station and had to wait for another train for ages in the freezing weather. When I finally arrived at the naval base, I met an old mate who I didn't know was also joining the submarine service. Of course we had a few beers too many in the Back Bar and now I'm a bit worse for wear while writing to you, my love. I miss you so much. When I saw you walk through to the other side at Heathrow I thought my heart would break. The drive back to Pompey was horrible without you next to me wearing my Red Sox cap.'
Tears ran down my face. I couldn't read on. The Englishman did love me. He missed me.
It was a short letter, just two sides on one sheet of paper. He gave me a new address and said he couldn't tell me when he could call, as he didn't know when or where they'd sail. 'Even if I knew, I don't think I could tell you my darling.'
I put the letter on the little dining table and went into my alcoved kitchen to make coffee. When I opened the tin, I noticed there was just enough for one load in the percolator. Coffee was expensive, but I'd have to go and buy some for tomorrow morning. I'd rather have coffee and starve I thought to myself ruefully. And I'd rather see the Englishman then have coffee. What a stupid, stupid girl I was.
5 comments:
- oneof365 said...
Oh Helena! More, more, more!!! Don't do this to me! This really is torture. Your story is like a novel that keeps leaving me a the best chapter. UGH! What will "she" do about the money? Will "she" be okay? TELL ME! I love how you published the Englishman's letter. Very sweet and lovely insight. I also love your new backdrop. Gorgeous. Your site has such an old world romantic feel to it. I feel like this should be a movie starring Vivien Leigh and Tyrone Power. Can't wait for the next one. xoxoxoxo Have a killer weekend.
As always with love---
- 31 July 2009 at 18:55
- Cheryl said...
This is so wonderfully constructed. I love all the little details you include, just enough to make the story more real.
And I see you deleted your follower counter. Brave. I've been tempted to do that many a time.
PS - Don't know if you're interested in this stuff, but I have a couple of awards for you on my blog.
- 31 July 2009 at 22:03
- Wildernesschic said...
Helena once again a wonderful chapter, I am so involved with your story and have told my friend about you and now she is hooked. You are truly a lovely writer. Not that I am in anyway qualified to say so except as an avid reader and I hope to continue reading more of your work.
- 1 August 2009 at 10:46
- Helena Halme said...
Thank you so much for your lovely comments. Encouragement like this means a lot to me while I'm trying to find a publisher.
I am delighted that you are passing my work on, Wildernesshic. Readers are the people who ultimately decide whether a book is good or not, so you are perfectly qualified to judge.
Cheryl, thank you for my very first blog award!
One of 365, hope you have a good w/e too (with the English Gent?)
Helena xx
- 1 August 2009 at 11:28
- Mrs Trefusis... said...
I so love these posts - it's like a serialised novella, and so beautifully and poignantly written. It's pressing my inner Thomas Hardy tragedy button though, and I have a doomy Falklands feeling about where it's going.
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I am growing impatient. I know we are getting all the players in place, but this feels like a really long chess game.
In this episode, there are no dragons, but there is some brothel butt, Actually, a lot of brothel butt, as we visit two brothels, which I suppose is there s to remind us that this show is on HBO.
Arya wants to be a "faceless man," an assassin. But she is told that she has too much personal identify and baggage and that she must let go of who she is, which she does by drowning her clothes and her money and her lucky coin. However, she is unable to bring herself to get rid of Needle, her trusty sword. She hides it in rocks along the shore, so we know she will never be truly faceless.
Meanwhile, Cersei has become the Queen Mother overnight, as her son has become King Tomen the First and Margery is the new Queen, and loving it, especially the part about putting Cersei in her place.
Sansa Stark has a marriage proposal, and it's not from Peyter, but from Ramsey Bolton, and she is being sent back to Winterfell. When she reminds Littlefinger that they killed her brother (the Red Wedding), he informs her that "There's no justice in the world, unless we make it. He tells her. "You loved your family. Avenge them." So off she goes to marry into the family she loathes.
And poor Jon Snow is challenged his fist day as Commander of the Nights Watch. He must behead one of his own night's watchmen who has refused his direct order, which he does with a certain determination, that is meant to show that he has finally come of age.
The brothel butt scenes involve the Lord High Priest of Sin who was cavorting with prostitutes dressed up as the seven sins, or some such sacrilege, who dragged from the brothel and has been humiliated by the Sparrows and comes to Cersei for revenge. She, of course, sees this as an opportunity to gain some power and makes an allegiance with the High Sparrow, telling him that the only thing worth revering in this land is church and queen, or some version thereof.
Tyrion has not seen a face other than Varys for days and insists that they stop for company, which you know means a trip to a brothel, where we see that women dressed as Deanerys are the most popular purchases ("everyone wants to sleep with a queen," one working girl explains. But just as it seems that he is about to get some loving, he is jumped by some mercenaries who explain that he is going to meet the queen.


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Hit & Run Suspect Arrested after Resisting Arrest & Assaulting OPD Officer
Odessa Police arrested Bradley Dean Bourke, date of birth 07/20/1981, on 2-9-18 at approximately 0721 hours for Assault on a Public Servant "3rd Degree Felony" and Resisting Arrest "Class A Misdemeanor". Officers responded to the area of Clearmont and Grandview in reference to a hit and run involving four units.
Investigation revealed that a blue Jeep was traveling west on Clearmont and struck a black trailer, causing the trailer to strike a tan Lincoln and black Ford F-250. The driver of the blue Jeep left the scene of the accident and failed to meet necessary legal requirements. The driver of the Jeep, later identified as Bourke, was located in the 3400 block of Clearmont.
When an OPD officer attempted to interview Bourke about the hit and run, he became very belligerent and made aggressive movements toward the officer. Bourke used his hand to point at the officer's chest and yelled at him with his chest puffed out. When the officer attempted to detain Bourke, he resisted arrest by jerking out of the officer's grasp.
Bourke then used his right shoulder to strike the officer in the chest, causing physical pain. Both subjects then fell to the ground and began wrestling each other. The OPD officer gained control of Bourke and attempted to handcuff him but Bourke continued to resist arrest. A second OPD officer arrived on scene and Bourke was placed into custody.
After Bourke was handcuffed, he continued to use physical force and had to be escorted by two OPD officers to the back of the patrol unit. Based on the facts and circumstances presented during the investigation, Bourke was charged and arrested accordingly and transported to the Ector County Law Enforcement Center.
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BMC's best-placed Tour de France GC rider Cadel Evans will fight for every second in Wednesday's individual time trial in the hope of recovering from a lowly 16th place before the finish in Paris, said his team manager.
BMC Team Manager Jim Ochowicz said the team would come out fighting on the flat 33km time trial finishing in Mont-Saint-Michel in preparation for a tough final week which could deliver a mass shake-up to the GC.
Currently 3:11 separate the 2011 Tour winner Evans in 16th from Alejandro Valverde (Movistar) in second. Chris Froome (Sky) has a commanding hold on yellow, a further 1:25 ahead of the Spaniard.
"We don't give up, the placings are going to change," said Ochowicz. "Heck, there's a lot to racing to go. The hardest part of this Tour hasn't started yet. We expect to see again a displacement of the general classification in a way that's unpredictable.
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Composition in Photography
Learn what composition is and how the placement and relationship of elements within a picture from one of the most fundamental elements photography.
Composition is one of the most fundamental elements in a photograph. Composition refers to the placement and relationship of elements within a picture. The arrangement of elements in a scene, the angle they are shot at, and the distance the photo is taken from, can completely change the final outcome of the photograph. Good composition engages the viewer and holds their attention.
There are several rules to follow for composition, some of them so simple you can master them instantly!
Rule of Thirds
The Rule of Thirds is the simplest composition technique, the easiest to master and quite possibly one of the most effective. This technique is so effective, many cameras have a feature to overlay the rule of thirds on the LCD or viewfinder.
The basic principle behind the rule of thirds is to imagine breaking an image down into thirds (both horizontally and vertically) so that you have 9 parts. You should aim to line up elements in the photo on the four lines, and place important subjects at the intersection of the lines.
The examples below illustrate the rule of thirds.
Avoid the Middle
When starting out in photography, it is very tempting to point your camera at exactly whatever you're shooting. However, this produces rather static, boring pictures. One way to overcome this is to use the rule of thirds, the other is to move your subject away from the centre and get a feel for how it can be balanced with everything else in the scene. This includes any areas of contrasting colour or light. There are no hard and fast rules about achieving this kind of visual balance, but you'll quickly learn to rely on your instincts - trust that you'll know when something just looks right.
Leading Lines
A poorly composed photograph will leave your viewers unsure about where to look, and their attention might drift aimlessly around the scene without finding a clear focal point. However, you can use lines to control the way people's eyes move around the picture. Converging lines give a strong sense of perspective and three-dimensional depth, drawing you into an image. Curved lines can lead you on a journey around the frame, leading you towards the main subject.
Lines exist everywhere, in the form of walls, fences, roads, buildings and telephone wires. They can also be implied, perhaps by the direction in which an off-centre subject is looking.
Space to Move
Even though photographs are static, they can still convey a strong sense of movement. When we look at pictures, we see what's happening and tend to look ahead - this creates a feeling of imbalance or unease if your subject has nowhere to move except out of the frame. You don't just get this effect with moving subjects, either. For example, when you look at a portrait you tend to follow someone's gaze, and they need an area to look into. For both types of shot, then, there should always be a little more space ahead of the subject than behind it.
We've all taken that photo of a family member or pet which looked perfect at the time, however when viewing the photo later there is a tree growing out of somone's head!
Odd Rules
The odd rule is that subjects should be grouped in odd numbers as odd number of subjects is seen to be more interesting and therefore pleasing. The theory is that if there is an even number of subjects, your brain finds it easy to organize the subjects into pairs and bringing in symmetry and dullness. Odd numbers of subjects throw that symmetry into chaos and the photo becomes "interesting". Also, the human eye tends to wander to the centre of a group. With an even number of objects, your eye will end up at the negative space in centre. If you have only one subject, accompany it with two supporting objects, one either side, so that your main subject is the centre of the group.
Visual Weight
Visual weight is different to size or weight as we know it. It's all about what we're drawn to when we look at a photo. When you understand visual weight, you'll start to understand how people look at photos and how you can position certain elements in a frame to direct the viewers attention to where you want them to look. It's not so much a tool or a rule, but an understanding.
The main principals of visual weight are colour, contrast, lightness/darkness, size, density and complexity. You can read more about visual weight in graphic design in my guide to Graphic Design Elements & Principles.
Triangles are in almost everything we see in one way or another, it's just a case of distinguishing and knowing what to do with them.
Triangles make great compositional tools as they're easy to make and manipulate, and are remarkably common. They are also a great way of combining different compositional techniques, such as lines and paths, to create a more interesting part of a photograph.
You can even use them to make a photo feel more stable or unstable.
Rules are meant to be broken!
Photo composition is a little like a visual language - you can use it to make your pictures pass on a specific message. However, just as we sometimes use the written word to create a deliberately jarring effect, we can do the same with photos by breaking with standard composition conventions. For every rule suggested here, there is a fantastic photo that breaks the rule. The trick is knowing which rule to use, and when to break it.
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The recent comments of Nick Harvey, the Armed Forces Minister, to MPs on the Commons Scottish Affairs Committee have started to crystallise some of the options around the future of the Trident submarine base as Faslane post independence - whether absurd, practical or just realpolitik.
Ground-zero for the start of any discussion though is the morality of nuclear weapons. The issue is that indiscriminate bombing of civilians makes us judge, jury and executioner of the innocent. In the 1933 German federal election 7.5 million people voted Socialist and 4.9 million Communist. Yet in 1942 Geoffrey Shakespeare, a Liberal MP, wrote to the political master of the RAF "... I am all for the bombing of working class areas of German cities. I am Cromwellian - I believe in 'slaying in the name of the Lord' ..."
Nuclear weapons might be an acceptable tool of war if they were limited in scope and could be precisely targeted - but then they actually have to be used in that way. The US chose precision daylight raids on German factories, oil production facilities and railways in WW2, the RAF chose to "de-house" civilians.
The SNP has consistently opposed the use of nuclear weapons - we are different to England, and want no part of England's wartime legacy - and we want to show that to Europe and to the world.
Turning though to the practicalities though, "Faslane" is actually two facilities:
1) a submarine base with jetties, repair halls and accommodation for submariners
2) a nuclear weapons storage facility at Coulport
Plymouth though also has a submarine base, and Babcock carry out refits of the Trident submarines there.
The secret collapse since 1990 in the number of ships and submarines of the Royal Navy (from 25 to 7 non-missile submarines and 38 to 19 frigates and destroyers) means that lack of space at other naval bases cannot be an excuse.
Coulport has underground storage for warheads (the missile bodies are stored in Georgia, USA) and an undercover loading jetty - protected by the Royal Marines.
It is Coulport where most attention has been focussed by commentators as no equivalent facility exists in England. Coulport is a prime target for any nuclear strike, its location far from London thus makes military sense. Presumably an equivalent hardened facility could be built in Plymouth, but it's not the eventual cost per se which might be insurmountable, but the local opposition from residents.
In the meantime, English warheads would need to be stored in the US, with the missile bodies.
What are the options, and are there any lessons from the past?
1) Rebase submarines in Plymouth, warheads in the US
Why would the US stand in the way of such a request by England? It is an open secret that the UK deterrent is actually joint US-UK force. Unlike France, England does not have full control over design, manufacture and maintenance of the missiles. Unless the US wished England to stop being able to operate the deterrent such a request is reasonable and grantable, after all, the US operated a missile submarine refit base at Holy Loch until 1992.
Navies and other military forces are meant to improvise and adapt to circumstances. If they were asked to, the RN would find a way to operate outside Scotland.
2) Base submarines and warheads in Scotland until a new storage facility is built
Precedent exists for continued naval basing post independence:
1) The RN used 3 "Treaty ports" in Ireland until 1938 - but the position of Ireland was in legal transition in those times - officially a Dominion with a monarch until 1937, and not a Republic in until 1948.
2) In 1997 Ukraine and Russia agreed on a separation of their joint Black Sea Fleet, with Russia leasing the Soviet Union's former base in the Ukraine (Sevastopol),with a limit of the number of ships Russia can base there.
But how can a non-nuclear SNP allow the operation of potential WMD from its soil? The only acceptable way would be for Salmond to have his finger on the trigger too, to make sure the English used them appropriately.
That is a logical option, but clearly a farcical one. As reported in the Herald:
Alan Reid, the Liberal Democrat MP for Argyll and Bute, asked what the UK Government's conditions would be should a Scottish Government agree to keep the nuclear deterrent.
Mr Harvey replied: "Complete freedom of action, complete control and complete sovereignty over the facility.
That leaves only option 3.
3) Carve out Faslane & Coulport as "Sovereign Base Areas" like Akrotiri and Dhekelia in Cyprus
Along with Faslane, rights would need to be granted to give free access for submarines to international waters. Rights would also need to be granted for nuclear warheads to pass overland through the border from their servicing facility at Aldermaston.
This is starting to sound silly ... but a UK sovereign base with an expiry date sufficiently far enough in the future to build another Coulport in England would in theory allow the SNP to wash their hands of the question on nuclear weapons on Scottish soil. However the electorate aren't stupid and would recognise it as the fudge for what it is.
As an aside, the submarine base at Faslane was valued in the 2007 UK National Asset Register at £260m, and Coulport at £2.1m ! [See page 246 of the document, page 255 of the PDF file]. It is unclear where the £3.5bn upgrade to the Clyde facilities referred to by Nick Harvey and reported by the Herald has been booked to.
Independence "So Whats?"
1. Scotland needs to decide now if it actively wants any part of nuclear weapons operations - referendum?
2. The RN can find ways to operate Trident outside of Scotland, if politicians have the will
3. Beware of illusory compromises which give the English everything on Trident in exchange for a Scottish figleaf
4. What is true monetary value of Faslane bases - £3500m or £262m?


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Halong Bay: Tourist trap or worthwhile travel experience?
Halong Bay: Tourist trap or worthwhile travel experience?
I'm heading to Vietnam in a few months and though I'll be there for three weeks, I wonder whether I should spend time doing the Halong Bay circuit. Based on what I've read and seen, the whole place seems like a big tourism driven dog-and-pony show. I'm not so keen on traveling all the way to Vietnam just to end up with a boat full of drunken tourists.
So what do you think? Is it worth it or should I look the other way?
#1 sdevlin has been a member since 20/2/2009. Posts: 2
It's worth it.
Sure it is a bit of a tourist trap, but the scenery is absolutely amazing -- really!
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I had the same concern as you sdevlin, but it was a great trip. The road trip isn't much fun, and its a zoo at the port during changover time. I'd suggest you book on one of the smaller boats which helps avoid the "party boat" scene. After leaving port we hardly saw other boats except at the obligatory cave visit. The scenery is amazing for sure (I have a few photos at http://www.noexpectations.com.au/galleries/ha-long-bay-march-2007 if that helps).
#3 kipcole9 has been a member since 5/3/2009. Posts: 4
That's some great pics of Ha Long bay you've got there Kip - particularly liked this one.
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We did the HaLong bay thing two years ago and I would reccomend it. It's fun. Yes its a tourist trap but damn they do it well.
we booked through Tonkin Travel in Hanoi and had a car take us up there and the driver to help with the absolute chaos at the dock. we then spent 2 days on a smaller but very comfortable junk wit 3 other couples. And no one spoke any english!!
And the food served on these junks is amazing. We had 9 courses at every sitting.
#6 Stigron has been a member since 15/2/2009. Location: Australia. Posts: 28
I just did Ha Long for the first time and it was very nice. We did it in a sort of 'do it yourself' way and I'm glad we did. My suggestion, if you want to avoid the "tourism driven dog and pony show" (ha!) is not to book anything that's been pre-packaged in Hanoi .
We went to the Gia Lam bus station in Hanoi and easily found a 60,000 dong ride to Ha Long City, where we stayed for the night and asked around a bit. We ended up booking a one way jaunt on a tour boat to the island for 200,000 dong, which lasted nearly a whole day and gave us the whole tour boat experience. It was great; stunning views of the bay and a fine seafood lunch, but we weren't stuck on the boat for the night. To me, unless you just want to do it for the novelty of sleeping on the boat, spending the night on the bay would seem rather boring and expensive (soda was 25,000 dong, beer 30,000, and not included in tour cost). The price of the boat ride also included a bus ride to the hotel area at the north of Cat Ba Island, where we stayed for 2 nights. The island is relaxing and a fun place to explore on motorbike. Finally, the night before we wanted to leave, we easily booked a return trip on a tour boat again, this time for 150,000. Just ask around at the guesthouses. On the way back, we got to see a floating village, and upon our return we found another easy ride on a tour bus back to Hanoi for 100,000 dong, which dropped us off directly at our guesthouse of choice.
In sum, Ha Long is a tourist trap, but it is beautiful, and you defenitely don't have to jump fully on the pony line to enjoy it.
Have fun!
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Thanks for the report back Dleuk -- great info there.
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