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The Weathering Magazine, Issue 21: FADED
Mig Jimenez's latest issue of the Weathering Magazine is on fading paint. The Weathering Magazine is unique in that each issue is devoted to a single effect, such as dust or rust, and each issue typically has several articles with different techniques to achieve that effect. Each article is a detailed step-by-step "how to" instruction on the techique and occasionally on the materials used.
The Faded issue has a number of articles but I thought I would concentrate on one in this review just to show how detailed the step-by-step process is. In this example it is the cover model, a Case tractor produced by Thunder Models and painted by Robert Deak. Looking at the cover photo I could smell the hay on my grandfather's farm. It is also interesting for armor modelers because the colors used - blue and orange - are not typically found on tanks.
This article shows the basic assembly, but, true to the purpose of the article, moves quickly to painting. After a primer coat and black-and-white preshading, the author lays down the basic colors as below. Note the base coat is glossy, or at minimum, satin, in preparation for following treatments.
Next is a heavy wash of a dark color. There is also some chipping and rust.
Finally the fading effects, which on this model are a combination of two techniques. First, the author uses the airbrush to spray a lightened version of the base color, creating a strong but feathered lighter area on large components. Then, very light colored oils are used to add more vivd light areas. This can be repeated a number of times. A last step is the normal addition of dirt and dust to create this very convincing model.
Next up, Andy Taylor does a rusty, faded South Lebanon Army T-55 from the 1980s. The SLA used a grey/blue color on their vehicles and this makes for striking models, although honestly I felt this model was far less convincing than the others in this issue. It's an unusual weak point for this magazine.
Not to be outdone by all the tractors, tanks and airplanes, Daniel Moscatelli beats the heck out of a US Gato-class sub in 1/144 scale. I think it is difficult to convincingly weather subjects in such small scales but he pulls it off. He does it with subtle work with airbrush fading, white washes to create a 'salty' weather effect, oils, and wet-looking slimy grime streaks. These are all techniques we've seen before but applied with a skill and fine touch that works in 1/144 scale. Very impressive work.
To prove these techniques are universal we are treated to a Star-Wars-themed model by Roberto Aguilera. Here the fading is primarly accomplished with extensive airbrush work and some chipping - no use of oils. This, again, is consistent with the magazine's concept of showing different methods to achieve a single result.
Hong Sung Cheol must have seen some of the first few cars I owned and used them as research material for his Renault 4L, with its mismatched door and faded, banged-up, beaten down appearance. All the fading here is airbrush work, with a little dark wash to emphasize it. The dirt effects are the usual enamels.
Maxi Fernandez brings us an unusual M1A1 Abrams. If something looks different to you....it's the Australian Army camouflage. This is a really interesting model I could look at all day. The fading here is done entirely with oil dot blending in several layers.
Interestingly, Fernandez uses the chipping technique to apply dust. First he lays down the chipping fluid or hairspray, then a heavy coat of airbrush dust color, then he strips much of it off leaving the dust colors in harder-to-reach spots. It's very convincing.
Even though this issue is about paint fading,I thought this was some of the most convincing scratched-paint work I've seen.
Graziano Ghetti brings us a deeply faded oil tank car. His fading is done with the airbrush, enamel washes, and a lot of brush work with oils. Again, another way to skin the same cat.
This issue finishes up with shorter articles showing an ME-109 and an E-100 faded out.
This is another great issue of The Weathering Magazine. Because of the way they are organized, they make terrific references.
Highly Recommended for Beginner to Advanced builders. Must Have if you want to improve your weathering.
Thanks goes out to AMMO by Mig for this review sample.
Reviewed by Danny Egan
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With a cold glass of crisp, white wine in one hand and a good book in the other, the night slowly disappeared as I leisurely drifted between my nook on the couch and the kitchen, transitioning from one dish to the next. As the sweet, sweet melodies of Angus & Julia Stone filled the room, the flame from a soy candle in the corner seemed to dance in its holder.
It was perfection in its most simplistic form. Truly.
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- Kale, Shallot & Goat Cheese Crustless Quiche (adapted from Megan's recipe over at Fig & Fauna)
- Whole Wheat Thyme Pizza Dough (adapted from Heidi's recipe over at 101 Cookbooks)
- Peach Blueberry Muffins with a dusting of Oatmeal Cinnamon Sugar (via Mango Tomato)

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The growth of the knife crime crisis in England and Wales is confirmed, with the figures showing a 28% rise in the number of incidents described as attempted murder with a knife.
A similar rise - 29% - is recorded in the number of incidents described as grievous bodily harm with intent, although about one-third of this increase is put down to the change in the counting rules.
The data comes after Monday's fatal stabbing of a 16-year-old by a group of youths outside a Liverpool youth club, which triggered a presentation by the home secretary, Jacqui Smith, to the cabinet on Tuesday.
Smith said yesterday that 2,200 knives had been seized since the Tackling Knives Action Programme was launched in June.
Separate knife figures have only been collected by the police since April 2007, and yesterday's statistics compare April to June 2008 with April to June 2007. Quarterly figures for homicides in which a knife was the murder weapon will be published for the first time in December.
But figures for attempted murder with a knife rose from 50 in the April-June quarter of 2007 to 64 this year. Incidents of grievous bodily harm with intent to threaten life also rose 29%, from 1,253 to 1,616. Home Office officials said about one-third of this rise was due to the change in the counting rules.
The number of robberies in which a knife was used fell from 3,422 to 3,278 and the number classified as GBH without intent fell from 662 to 455, but this was partly due to the exclusion of some wounding offences from this category.
Overall, the figures show a total of 8,610 violent and sexual offences involving a knife or a sharp instrument between April and June this year.
Gun crime fell 6% in the 12 months to June 2008, from 9,862 to 9,306. The number of people shot dead fell from 53 to 48 and shootings which resulted in injuries fell by 15% from 3,181 to 2,718.


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Friday, May 23, 2014
Fourth IU Summer Festival of the Arts offers something for everyone!
Categories: Indiana University, Arts & Culture
After living in Bloomington during the summer for the first time, I learned to never underestimate the joy of easily finding a parking space on Kirkwood Avenue or quickly getting a table at the Village Deli on late Sunday mornings.
This year marks my third summer in Bloomington, and the peace and quiet that follows the end of spring semester never gets old. But I know if I ever get bored, I can visit one of several arts events offered by Indiana University Bloomington, conveniently listed on the IU Summer Festival of the Arts calendar.
Exhibits, theater productions, films, live music - the arts on campus don't stop just because the students leave town. In fact, the Summer Festival of the Arts began in 2011 with the goal of supporting the creation of new arts events for residents and tourists, as well as those attending the various camps, conferences and workshops held on campus.
Many of the arts events are free and family-friendly, like the production "School House Rock Live!" as part of the 2014 Indiana Festival Theatre, offered by IU Bloomington's Department of Theatre, Drama and Contemporary Dance within the College of Arts and Sciences. And if you want to leave the kids at home, head to the IU Cinema where you can choose from a diverse lineup of foreign, drama and documentary films.
For those who are considering making a trip to Bloomington this summer, watch this Summer Festival of the Arts promotional video, which perfectly summarizes all the arts events that IU Bloomington has to offer this year:
The fourth Summer Festival of the Arts officially kicked off on Monday, May 12, and will run through Aug. 24. Events are held at venues across campus, including the IU Art Museum, IU Cinema, Grunwald Gallery of Art, Jacobs School of Music, Kinsey Institute Gallery, Lilly Library, Mathers Museum of World Cultures, Wylie House Museum and Lee Norvelle Theatre & Drama Center.
While a complete list of Summer Festival of the Arts activities can be found online, a few of my favorite highlights include:
Kinsey Institute Juried Art Show, opening reception 6 to 8 p.m. May 16 at the Henry Radford Hope School of Fine Arts in the Grunwald Gallery of Art, Room 110. The exhibit runs through July 12. Cost: free.
Midsummer Night at the Art Museum, Celebrating Light Totem, 7:30 to 10 p.m. Saturday, June 21, IU Art Museum. Celebrates the relighting of Rob Shakespeare's light sculpture "Light Totem," which has been in restoration for almost a year. The event will also include a photo booth, complimentary desserts, local food vendors and a cash bar. Cost: Free.
Music Inspired by Matisse's Jazz, 3 to 4 p.m., Sunday, May 25, Special Exhibitions gallery on the first floor of the IU Art Museum. Boston-based jazz pianist Christopher Bakriges and bassist Jeremy Allen, an assistant professor in the Jacobs School of Music, will perform original works inspired by Matisse's artwork with historical interpreter John Moore reading excerpts from the artist's own words.
Summer Band, Jacobs School of Music. 7 to 8 p.m. July 9 and 16, Musical Arts Center lawn. Cost: Free.
"Godspell," Wells-Metz Theatre, 7:30 p.m. June 9, June 11-14, June 17-21 and June 24-28; 2 p.m. June 15, 22 and 29. Part of Indiana Festival Theatre, hosted by IU's Department of Theatre, Drama and Contemporary Dance within the College of Arts and Sciences. The two-act musical tells a story of friendship, loyalty and love. Cost: $15 to $25.
"Spiritualists, Sorcerers and Stage Magicians: Magic and the Supernatural at the Lilly Library," June 2 to Aug. 30. Lilly Library hours are 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday to Thursday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday and 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday. The exhibit offers a view of how ideas of the supernatural have persisted and transformed throughout history. Cost: Free.
About the Indiana University Summer Festival of the Arts
The Summer Festival of the Arts began in 2011 and seeks to bring all of Indiana University Bloomington's cultural elements together, including live music, theater, dance, conferences, lectures, art openings and films. Events take place from May until August and ensure those visiting Bloomington as well as students, community members and IU faculty and staff are aware of the rich cultural offerings on campus. Calendar listings can be found on the festival website, artsfest.indiana.edu. For event updates, follow @IUArtsFest and #IUArtsFest on Twitter.
This guest blog was written by Jaclyn Lansbery, who currently helps promote the Indiana University Bloomington arts at the IU Newsroom. The IU Newsroom is the official source for news from Indiana University. To learn more about IU's creative arts community, visit Art at IU.


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New Delhi: Beleaguered businessman Vijay Mallya has no intention to return to India and his passport was revoked due to his own conduct, the Enforcement Directorate told a Delhi court today.
The submission was made before Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Sumit Dass in the backdrop of Mallya's claim that he wanted to return to India but was "incapacitated" to travel as his passport had been revoked by Indian authorities.
The court had earlier asked the liquor baron to appear before it in a case of allegedly evading summons in a FERA violation matter.
Advocate N K Matta, appearing for the ED, also told the court that under the provisions of law, Mallya can be given travel documents, even if he has no passport.
The ED counsel also opposed Mallya's plea seeking exemption from personal appearance on the ground of lack of passport.
"The conduct of the accused shows that he has no intention to come to India. His passport was impounded because of his own conduct. There are provisions in law and he can approach the authorities for travel document in case of emergency, if he has no passport.
"He has no intention to come," Matta said.
After the submission, senior advocate Ramesh Gupta, appearing for Mallya, sought time from the court. "Give me (Mallya) some time so that I can approach the authorities for such a document," he said.
The court has now put up the matter for further hearing on November 4.
Mallya, who is currently in London, made the submission through his counsel on September 9, saying he wanted to come back to India but was "incapacitated" to travel despite "best intentions" as his passport had been revoked.
On July 9, the court had cancelled the exemption from personal appearance granted to Mallya and directed him to appear before it on September 9.
On September 9, Mallya's counsel moved an application seeking exemption for Mallya from personal appearance for the day after which the court had sought ED's reply on his plea while posting the matter for today.
The exemption from personal appearance to Mallya was granted in December 2000 on ED's complaint for evading summons issued by it.
The agency had issued summons to the businessman in connection with alleged payment of USD 200,000 to a British firm for displaying Kingfisher logo in Formula One World Championships in London and some European countries in 1996, 1997 and 1998.
It had claimed that the money was allegedly paid without prior approval from RBI in violation of FERA norms.
In its plea against Mallya, ED had also sought issuance of non-bailable warrant against the Chairman of the defunct Kingfisher Airlines to secure his presence in the ongoing trial of the case, which is at the final stage.
The agency's plea had said Mallya was reported to be in the United Kingdom and his presence in trial was essential. It had also sought court's direction to him to remain personally present in every hearing.
Matta had earlier argued that the court should recall its December 2000 exemption order, as a PMLA court in Mumbai has recently issued an open-ended warrant against him in connection with a money laundering case.
According to ED, Mallya was summoned on four occasions for questioning in connection with a contract signed in December 1995 with London-based firm Benetton Formula Ltd for promotion of the Kingfisher brand abroad.
When Mallya failed to appear before ED in response to the summons, a complaint was filed on March 8, 2000 before a court here and later charges were framed against him under FERA.


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Thursday, October 14, 2010
We All Start Somewhere - A Personal Story From My Interview Notes
One local fashion designer who has enjoyed international success for many years started by making a silk camisole for herself. Friends noticed and began to place orders. Slowly the developing business took over the family home so her husband decided to rent a small studio. There she toiled away with a single seamstress. One day a friend decided it was a great idea to use their connections to send the Eatons' buyers to her studio. This designer really had no idea what was expected. In walked the Eatons' buyers in suits and there she stood with four lonely garments hanging on a rack.
Christmas order - her first large order ever. She had to hire 2 more seamstresses and work until the wee hours of the morning, but she managed to deliver the box of garments on the final day allowed for delivery.
My interviews are often full of these priceless tidbits from someone's life experiences. As the person is talking I see the event running like a movie in my mind. Not all stories are happy, and not all have fabulous outcomes, but they definitely add flavour to the interview. Those moments have also taught me it's okay to learn by doing.
My new mantra - "We all start somewhere."
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"Gothic: Dark Glamour"
The Museum at FIT honors the little black (gothy) dress-and we tell you where to rock it.
Tue Sep 2 2008
Warning! The goths have risen from the depths of hell (and shopping-mall food courts), and they're taking over our runways! "Gothic: Dark Glamour," opening Friday 5 at the Museum at FIT, examines "death, destruction and decay" through the threads of more than 60 designers, including Alexander McQueen, Thierry Mugler and Anna Sui. "It's all about death and terror, but it's also superglamorous," says curator Valerie Steele. "You're running around in blue jeans, and they're wearing poetry, decadence and dark romanticism." So smear on that eyeliner and join us for a tour of Elvira's dream wardrobe—plus a few joints where New York's indubitably undead like to (in morgue terms) chill out.
Ready To Go? "Gothic: Dark Glamour": The Museum at FIT, Seventh Ave at 27th St (212-217-4558, fitnyc.edu/museum). Fri 5–Feb 21.
Photographs: Clown: Beth Levendis
CORPSE BRIDE Black widows can go for a modern spin with this brocade-and-lace-gloves ensemble by Kambriel, on view at FIT.
NIGHT OWL Don't wait till someone croaks to flaunt your funeral finery: Class it up Morticia-style at Contempt's 10th Anniversary Black & White Ball on September 20 at M1-5 (52 Walker St between Broadway and Church St, m1-5.com).
DEAD HEAD PVC-piped hairdos often look like they're made from Radio Shack's trash. Canal Rubber Supply Company (329 Canal St at Greene St, 212-226-7339) sells the good stuff cheap.
WANNA CYBER? To be goth is to change with the night—or with influential horror movies and comic books. "Cybergoth is influenced by industrial music and is more high-tech and masculine," says Steele of this look. "Her wire-tubing hair extensions give her a sci-fi edge."
LADY AND THE VAMP In the '90s, the East Village was loaded with gothy retailers. The best one left is Trash & Vaudeville (4 St. Marks Pl at Third Ave). "I go there for black skinny jeans and platform boots," says Kyshah Hell, a writer for the website Morbid Outlook and ten-year vet of the local goth circuit.
BLACK HOLE SUN Even city goths fight pesky rays. "I prefer La-Roche Posay Fluide Extreme SPF 50+," says Hell. Her other cosmetic fave is MAC's Cyber lipstick for that "perfect shade of blackish purple."
OUTWARD BOUND "For custom-made stuff, I give my measurements to starkers.com," says Hell. S&M shop Demask (144 Orchard St at Rivington St, 212-466-0814) also stocks full-body corsets and simple waist cinchers; menfolk lookin' for a lace-up should check out Purple Passion & DV8 Fetish Store (211 W 20th St at Seventh Ave, 212-807-0486).
GOOD MOURNING Evan Michelson's Victorian mourning dress (c. 1880) is a classic example of 19th-century funeral attire; it's made almost entirely of nonreflective crape. "Victorians took their mourning seriously," says Steele. "This dress fulfilled social conventions but was also fashionable. It plays with the whole femme fatale look."
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World news story
Joint UK-US team participates in Big Battlefield Bike Ride from Paris to London
British Embassy Washington staff and US Wounded Warriors join together as team Shoulder-to-Shoulder for the Big Battlefield Bike Ride.
This week, a team of British embassy staff and US Wounded Warriors are biking from Paris to London, highlighting the depth of the UK-US defence relationship in full support of the Taskforce for Service Personnel, Veterans and Families initiated by US President Barack Obama and UK Prime Minister David Cameron on 25 May 2011.
The team of 12, called Shoulder-to-Shoulder, are joining the Big Battlefield Bike Ride 2013 that is run by UK based charity organisation Help for Heroes. The start of the ride begins with a ceremony before leaving the Eiffel Tower and cycling out of Paris and into the French countryside. Over the next 6 days, the team has the unique opportunity to cycle alongside the wounded, injured and sick and others from allied countries. The 350 mile ride will take the team through significant WWI and WWII sites including those from the Somme and the Battle of Britain. The ride will draw to a close as they meet up with others who will have come from throughout the UK at Blackheath before cycling together through London to lay a wreath at the Cenotaph by 2nd June.
Opportunities such as the bike ride are examples of how the UK and US share an unprecedented defence relationship that has helped secure our shared interests and values since the World Wars of the last century. They have developed unparalleled military interoperability and interconnectedness, working together to meet the challenges of the Cold War, leading in NATO, and fighting side-by-side in defence of global interests. At every level of defence establishments, UK and American servicemen and women train together, learn together, develop capability together and, when called upon, fight together.
Shared military engagements in the past decades have accelerated the strength of shared values and goals where the lives of many individuals and their families' have been deeply marked by experiences manifested in injuries and illnesses. In caring for these individuals and their families, people, businesses, organisations and national governments alike have responded to the realisation that many solutions lie in working with one another as a whole community. At the national stage, key government figures and organisations have taken this lead.
Increasingly, these parallel efforts and priorities demonstrated the common focus and determination each country had in seeking to provide the best service, care and support. More than ever, both countries began to look to one another as not only close defence allies, but partners in delivering care to the very people who have made possible the alliance and the security it achieves. More than ever, the defence relationship becomes a community of care and support.
A truly bilateral effort, the bike ride has been generously supported by the Allied Forces Foundation, Fisher House and Help for Heroes along with the Office of the Secretary of Defence's Wounded Warrior Care and Transition, Walter Reed Bethesda Medical Center, and the United States Marine Corps Wounded Warrior Regiment. Companies have also supported, including Astrium, MBDA, Airborne Wireless, BP, Smith & Nephew, Tata, Jaguar Land Rover, Barclays, L3.
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The Big Battlefield Bike Ride 2013 began Monday, May 27th in Paris, France and concludes in London, United Kingdom, on Sunday, June 2nd.
Four British embassy staff and personnel are biking with 8 American personnel, including 2 medical support staff.
Ambassador Peter Westmacott hosted a benefit dinner, drawing together a selection of companies who have demonstrated best practices in assisting transitioning and resettling personnel, veterans and their families through support in finding employment. Funds benefit Help for Heroes, Allied Forces Foundation and Fisher House.
The aim of the Taskforce is to share best practices with regard to care for service personnel, veterans, and their families between experts from across government, non-profits and businesses whilst supporting programmes, like sporting and challenge activities, that highlight excellence in recovery.
By bringing together military and government officials, non-profit organisations and the private sector, the British embassy is working to ensure the two nations work together on best practices to aid affected individuals and families from point of wounding, through rehabilitation and recovery, to transition to civilian life and meaningful employment.


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If you know us at all, then you know that October is our favorite month of the year because Halloween is our favorite holiday! PartyLand Utah is your Halloween Superstore!!!
In order to celebrate this SPOOK-tacular month properly, we've decided to celebrate something different each day, throw in a contest all while letting YOU show off some of YOUR favorite parts of October and Halloween. How can we do all of this at once? With the first official:
PartyLand Photo-A-Day Challenge!
We've assigned a different theme for every day in October. Each day, post a picture on Instagram that goes along with the daily theme, add the hash tag #PLPhotoADay and you could win a PartyLand gift certificate. Easy, right?
You'll need to be sure that you're following @PartyLandUT on Instagram to see the daily theme and winners. You have to have an Instagram account that is accessible from your mobile device. If your account is private, then sadly we won't be able to see your post unless you change your privacy settings during the contest or let us follow you. Leave us a comment on any of our Instagram posts saying you'd like us to follow you and we will!
We'll be choosing a winner EACH day from all the entries, so you have a chance to win EVERY day! Ok, well you personally can't win EVERY day, we'll let you win twice during the contest. We want to share the prize love.
So, what should you post? Anything you think has to do with the theme! If Autumn to you means colorful leaves, snap a picture and use the contest hash tag. If Autumn means homemade root beer and s'mores, prove it! If Autumn means getting a fresh new hair cut, wearing boots and sweaters, eating pie, or playing the guitar on the porch… show us! As long as your photo is family friendly and you explain why you posted what you did for the theme and used the #PLPhotoADay hash tag, then you're set.
You'll notice that there are 5 PartyLand specific themes. On these days, head over to your local PartyLand store to grab a picture. You can find something in the store each day for your photo if you really want to, but on the PartyLand days we're looking for pictures from in the store. Our employees will be happy to help you if needed (ESPECIALLY on Oct. 16th, hint hint) but feel free to get creative. To show how much we appreciate you dropping by, the prizes for those days will be worth DOUBLE the other days!
Ready to see the themes for our Photo-A-Day Challenge? Well, here they are…
Remember you can post as many pictures a day as you like, but only one will be chosen to win and each Instagram account can only win twice during the contest. Oh, and no posting ahead of time. We'll be checking for winners each day, so it won't do you much good to post them early or we'll just miss them later.
Alright, get ready too show off all your BOO-tiful Halloween October and Autumn Instagram pictures starting tomorrow. We can't wait to see what you love about this time of year!
Official Rules
This contest is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with, Facebook or Instagram.
Open to Utah residents. Current employees of PartyLand Utah are not eligible to win. Participants can enter each day with as many photos as they like, but are only eligible to win twice during the entire contest.
Photos posted by Instagram users with private accounts cannot be seen by PartyLand Utah, even if the contest hash tag is used. To be included in the contest, please change your settings to public or allow PartyLandUT to follow your account. Leave a comment on any contest post saying you would like PartyLandUT to follow you and we will do so.
Photos must belong to the person submitting it. All entries are subject to verification. PartyLand reserves the right to use submitted photos on Instagram, Facebook, the PartyLand Utah blog, and Pinterest to promote the contest or store.
One prize will be awarded for one picture a day for the month of October 2014. Prizes will be PartyLand gift certificates and will be mailed to each winner. Winners will be chosen according to which picture best fits the daily theme. Preference will be given to those that take pictures at any PartyLand location.
Winners will be announced on Instagram and Facebook. Because PartyLand is closed on Sunday, the Saturday and Sunday winner will be announced on Monday. Winners are responsible to contact PartyLand by email to provide mailing address for the prize to be sent to them. PartyLand not responsible for lost, late or damaged mail.
If winners do not contact PartyLand within 1 week of the contest end date they forfeit their prize.


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It was 235 years ago — beginning late at night on April 18, 1775 — that Paul Revere stepped out of his Boston home and into the history books, for it was on that night that he began a short journey to alert the local populace that British troops were amassing for an attack on Lexington, Massachusetts.
The unused, linen era postcard, below, has a caption on the front that is centered in the top of the white border that reads:
and has the number 42143 in the lower right corner.
The reverse (back) of the postcard has this explanatory verbiage:
" PAUL REVERE'S RIDE. On the 19th of April, 1775, Paul Revere rode through slumbering villages to Lexington and Concord awakening the farmers from their slumber to warn them of the approach of the British soldiers."
It must be pointed out immediately that the short account of the famous ride is incorrect in one major respect: Paul Revere never made it to Concord; he was captured and detained by British sentries before he could get to Concord. His ride was thus cut short, a mere twelve and a quarter miles. He did manage to escape, but the British had taken the horse, so he walked to Lexington. The exact route is unknown, but a map of the approximate route taken by Paul Revere and the two men who also were sent to alert the Patriots of Lexington and Concord, William Dawes and Dr. Samuel Prescott, is available here, aslong with a somewhat more detailed account of the midnight ride.
The postcard is printed by the Metropolitan Postcard Company, Everett, Massachusetts, and published by United Art Company, located — appropriately — in Boston, Massachusetts.
The Publishers Directory ("M" Page 1, the very bottom entry) of metropostcards.com gives this short description of Metropolitan:
"Metrocraft (Metropolitan) 1940's-1984
Everett, MA
A major printer of linen and photochrome postcards displaying a variety of subjects. They also printed postcards for many other publishers.
A good number of Metrocraft's early photochrome postcards retained the use of retouchers that had worked on their linens. These cards have a very distinct look before they went over to a completely uniform photographic means of natural color reproduction."
The same website, about halfway down the "U" webpage of Publishers, gives this description of the United Art Company:
"United Art Co. (1936-)
Boston, MA
A publisher of view-cards depicting the greater Boston area first in linens and later as photochromes. They used a variety of different printers."
The United Art Company logo is prominent in the lower left corner. The logo consists of a U superimposed on an A, with an O cradled inside of a C, which in turn is cradled in the closed area defined by the bowl of the U and the bar of the A. The Metropolitan logo is as diminutive as the United Art logo is oversized: A small circular mark along the bottom, just left of the vertical divider strip. In between the concentric circles is "MADE BY METROPOLITAN EVERETT MASS", and a stylized M graces the inner circle, with a tiny dot directly under the vee of the M. This postcard is somewhat unusual in that "THIS SPACE FOR WRITING" and "THIS SIDE IS FOR THE ADDRESS" are positioned along the bottom of the card, whereas most postcard have the writing and addressing directions located above their respective areas.


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Release Date: November 23 (Europe), November 20 (North America)
Platforms available on: Vita, PS3
Developer: SuperBot Entertainment
Publisher: Sony Computer Entertainment
Genre: Fighting
Sony's crossover brawler PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale isn't the most original game you'll play. Everything from its premise to the core mechanics have been shamelessly pillaged from Nintendo's Super Smash Bros series, but that's not to say it's without merit or a few creative ideas of its own.
Developer SuperBot Entertainment has been granted access to an impressive cast of characters and given a mandate to create a title capable of rivalling the Nintendo team-up series. The studio has gone about this task in the right way, crafting a robust scrapper that hits all of the right notes and offers some interesting multiplayer options.
The roster of fighters is both fan-pleasing and varied, if a little incongruous. It comprises characters created by Sony's first-party studios, including God of War's Kratos, Uncharted's Nathan Drake and Infamous' Cole. These gaming icons duke it out with more cartoon-like mascots such as PaRappa the Rapper, Sackboy and Jak and Daxter.
Relative newcomers to the gaming world such as the new-look Dante from Devil May Cry and the Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance incarnation of Raiden also make the cut. While it's difficult to imagine the sheer brutality of Kratos thrown into the mix with the cartoony PaRappa, it actually works in a comically dissonant way.
Gameplay bears more than a passing resemblance to the aforementioned Smash Bros titles. The control system is simple and intuitive, but there's some scope for tactical combos. Three of the face buttons deliver blows of varying power, with the other used for jumping. Blocks and evasive manoeuvres can be performed with the left shoulder button, while the right delivers a single-button finishing move, once you have built up a power gauge.
There are no health bars in the traditional sense, so the objective is to pummel your opponent until your power metre has reached the appropriate level, and dispatch them with a finishing move. There are three levels of fatality, each more powerful than the last and taking more off your gauge. The core game modes have players doing battle against the clock, ranking them based on the number of kills they racked up after the timer has run down.
PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale was clearly developed with multiplayer in mind, as the solo campaign doesn't hold up particularly well on its own. The option to combine your attacks with directional buttons adds some strategy to the game, yet simple button-bashing usually sees you come out on top.
Even on the higher difficulty settings players will still find they have the edge over their computer-controlled opponents, so contests boil down to maintaining a lead while waiting for the timer to run down.
Pummelling so many famous faces is undeniably fun, and some of the animated backdrops are fantastic, but all of this is easier to appreciate once you venture online.
Smooth online connectivity and cross-play with the PlayStation 3 paves the way for readily available multiplayer bouts, and this is where the game shines. Taking on other human players is far more entertaining, not to mention incredibly addictive. Contests are usually decided on a last gasp finishing move that will leave you cursing out loud, yet utterly determined to turn the tables in a rematch.
Developer Superbot Entertainment has thrown in a host of unlockable bonuses as an incentive for players to battle their way through all of the game modes on offer, but the promise of additional fight cards and costumes isn't quite enough to facilitate much single player longevity. However, the promise of new fighters via future DLC will no doubt give it some extra mileage.
PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale achieves what its sets out to do for the most part. Sony now has its answer to Super Smash Bros and PS3 and Vita owners have a place to turn to for accessible multiplayer bawls. It's a well-presented game that does justice to its cast of characters, but it could have been something more with a solo campaign of greater substance.


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Vishwanathan Anand is the harbinger of chess in India. Without his maneuvers, it's hard to imagine how chess would have advanced in the country. Every fire needs a spark, and the five-time world champion can solely be attributed to set off chess wildfire in India. He is a former World Chess Champion, the first chess icon from India, and is often regarded as the best rapid player of his generation. Let us find out some interesting facts about Viswanathan Anand:
1. Born to a chess playing mother!
Viswanathan Anand was born on 11th December 1969 at Mayiladuthurai in Tamil Nadu. His father, Viswanathan Iyer, is a retired head of Southern Railways, and his mother Susheela was a Chess Player. He is the youngest of their 3 children and has a brother and a sister.
Source: Wikipedia
2. A well-educated player!
Anand did his schooling from the Don Bosco Matriculation Higher Secondary School, Chennai and holds a degree of Bachelor of Commerce from Loyola College, Chennai.
Source: Wikipedia, image: forbesindia.com
3. His first chess-mentor!
His chess interest developed at the age of 6, mainly because of his mother and a family friend Deepa Ramakrishnan. Anand learned the game from his mother.
Source: Wikipedia, image: mid-day.com
4. "Tiger of Madras"
Anand is also known as known as "Vishy" and "Tiger of Madras" because of his sheer domination in chess.
Source: quora
5. Youngest International Master!
At the age of 14, he tasted his 1st success in no time at the National level by winning the National Sub-Junior Chess Championship in 1983. Next year, he became the youngest Indian to win the title of International Master, and a year later, he became the national chess champion and repeated it a couple more times.
Source: Wikipedia, image: wsj.net
6. India's first Grandmaster!
In 1987, he won the World Junior Chess Championship and was the first Indian to do it. And a year after became India's 1st Grandmaster by winning the Shakti Finance International chess tournament in India.
Source: Wikipedia, image: wikimedia.org
7. First Indian to become World Champion!
In 2000, Anand won the FIDE World Chess Championship for the 1st time after defeating Alexei Shirov in the final match held in Tehran and became the first Indian to win the title.
Source: Wikipedia, image: wikimedia.org
8. His chess idol!
Anand attributes the late Bobby Fischer as the best chess player of all time.
Source: goldenchess.in
9. Zenith of success
Anand has been making waves in the world of Chess since the mid-1980, he finally earned the No.1 ranking in the FIDE Elo rating in April 2007.
Source: mensxp.com
10. His stats says it all
Anand dominated the World Chess from 2007 to 2013 and won the World Chess Championship 5 times. With the rating of 5th and 2817 points in 2875 games, he's one of the greatest ever.
Source: chessgames.com, image: youtube.com
11. And the Oscar goes to…
Chess Oscar is an international award rewarded to the best chess player every year. He has won this award 6 times, in 1997, 1998, 2003, and 2004, 2007 & 2008.
Source: quora, image: rediff.com
12. Anand, the writer!
Anand wrote a book called 'My Best Games of Chess,' to share his journey of chess. In 1998, he got the British Chess Federation 'Book of the Year' award for this book.
Source: quora
13. The first recipient of India's highest Sports Award!
Being such a brilliant Chess player, awards are bound to come. Anand was awarded the prestigious Padma Shri at the age of 18. Viswanathan was the first Indian sports player in history to win the Padma Vibhushan award in 2007. He was also the first recipient of the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award in 1991-92, India's highest sporting honor.
Source: Wikipedia, image: photodivision.gov.in
14. Brand ambassador of NIIT!
Anand has endorsed brands such as NIIT and has a net wealth of around $ 3 million.
Source: Worldblaze.in, image: wikimedia.org
15. Intelligence comes with languages!
Apart from Tamil and English, he very well knows the French, German and Spanish languages.
Source: quora
16. "Lightning Kid"
Because he plays at a rapid speed, he got the nickname "Lightning Kid".
Source: quora
17. A planet is named after him!
Vishwanathan Anand is now a minor planet in the universe. He is the only Indian who has a planet named after him. The planet was discovered in 1988 and remained unnamed since then.
Source: quora, image: bp.blogspot.com
18. Not a one trick pony
Anand has a wide range of interests apart from Chess. It is a lesser known fact that Anand is an astronomy buff and interested in outer space. A book on astronomy written by Carl Sagan of the US is his all time favorite. He is a huge history buff too. Now he is also fascinated by statistics.
Source: deccanchronicle.com
19. Intuition is his best trait
Call it intuition, a hunch, or a gut feeling – if we followed it, we just might be happier or a champion in Anand's case. Vishwanathan Anand has admitted that intuition was his best trait.
Source: deccanchronicle.com, image: goldenchess.in


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Hello everyone, YAY it's Friday! I hope your week went relatively well and you are looking forward to some rest and relaxation on the weekend.
I've come to realize that there are so many contemporary artists that I admire and most of them are still alive! This is a revelation for me, coming from an Art History background. Most of my studying in the past have been master artists throughout history, that have long been deceased. I must admit I have had the attitude of "everything has been done already" so why bother. Yes, many things have been done and greatness achieved, but there is more.
One of the reasons that there is more is because of the changes in the viewer. Our tastes change over the years. But it's also worth pointing out that sometimes, our level of perception changes. This has been the case with myself and Still Life painting.
In the past, the Still Life genre for me was the typical Old Master style, you know the ones, dark background, glowing light, realistically rendered with so many objects in an ensemble (which I call, "the kitchen sink"). Although they were and are masterworks of excellent technique, composition etc.., I personally did not like this style.
Now, I have seen many Still Lifes done by contemporary painters that focus on a single or small group of subject matter. These paintings resonate with me so much for these seasons:
-they do not focus on artist's agenda (political world views etc..)
-they are simple
-emphasis on quality of light
-the beauty and importance of mundane objects, nature
-able to convey mood without a figure
-silent quality that encourages quiet contemplation
Some of the artists that convey the qualities mentioned above in still lifes are Abby Ryan, Douane Keiser, Neil Nelson, Stanley Bielen and Diarmuid Kelley. Diarmuid Kelley also paints incredible figurative works. In my attempt to celebrate these artists as well as learn from them, I decided to do some studies after them.
Here is a Study after Stanley Bielen:
Oil on Baltic Birch Panel, 8″x10″
I chose to do this study because I don't normally paint flowers. This piece is also mostly done with a palette knife, which I don't normally use either. I guess I'm trying to expand my comfort zone and try new things.
I will probably do more studies after these and other artists and I wanted to let you know what my motivations were behind them.
Thanks for visiting, have a great weekend.


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September 2012
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Why the jump into CrossFit?
Ricktastic dragged me after doing all of the research. Literally dragged me off the couch shoved me in his car and forced me to workout out.
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I went from thinking I was in decent shape, but couldn't do a pull-up or pistol or double under, to being able to do most of the CrossFit movements with at least adequate form. I am now in the best shape of my life! I also dropped over 2 minutes off my mile time and continue to increase the weight of all my weightlifting exercises. I also competed in my first CrossFit competition a few months ago!
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CrossFit will make women look less feminine.
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Advice for someone looking to start CrossFit?
HAVE FUN! The workouts will be hard and the movements will probably feel impossible for a long time but be confident in your progress no matter how slow you think it might be happening. Take the 'bad' days in stride . Everyone will have workouts that don't go well no matter how long they have been training – tomorrow is another day. Always be supportive and encouraging positivity is contagious!
What's next? What are your goals for the future?
Finally feeling more confident in the lifts so I'd like to work towards some lifting goals – deadlift 250#, clean bodyweight (150#ish), snatch 100#, front squat 175#. As for CrossFit movements: handstand push-ups and improving all other movements so I'm ready when it comes time to COMPETE AGAIN!


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Perth, WA (PRWEB) January 23, 2013
Perth Software Development company Anahata Technologies Pty Ltd announced it will be offering Software Development Services to Western Australian businesses operating in the health industry.
Information technology and the finance industry have shared an immensely productive relationship over the past few decades. Financial Services have led the development of digital service delivery models and addressed many of the challenges and risks that other sectors of the economy will face as they follow suit.
In NSW, the Financial Services industry is the fastest growing service industry, recording average annual growth in total factor income of more than 14 per cent in the 10 years to 2006. Both the Australian Bankers' Association and the Australian Bureau of Statistics attribute the majority of productivity growth in financial services to the adoption of technology in the face of rising competition.
There are good reasons for the clear gains that technology is delivering to the sector.
Data from the Productivity Commission shows the finance industry to be consistently making the largest investment in information technology, compared with other major industry sectors such as manufacturing and wholesale trade.
Additionally, total research and development spend in the financial services industry sits at around $2 billion, and of this 98 per cent is in ICT. With the exception of the ICT industry itself, for the last 20 years the financial services industry has consistently been the largest single industry sector investing in ICT R&D.
The future presents new challenges. The financial services industry faces major changes to traditional value chains and a new emphasis on niche markets that demand excellence in increasingly specific competencies. Innovative responses to customer requirements will become a critical point of differentiation between players.
The sector will need to embrace technology innovation at new levels in order to harness the benefits on offer, as it seeks to use labour, materials and machines more effectively, reduce costs, raise the quality of their goods and services, and improve sales.
About Anahata Technologies Pty Ltd
Founded in 2010, Anahata Technologies Pty Ltd is a Western Australia privately owned application development consultancy specializing in the analysis, design, implementation and support of cost-effective, custom built software applications.
Anahata's preferred delivery approach is an iterative, customer centric software development process where business analysts visit customer premises to gather requirements, outline the current business processes and design an improved flow. Once the system requirements are complete, a continuous integration development process allows customers to test the application regularly as it is being built. Upon implementation, customer's staff is trained on site on the usage of the new system
Anahata offers its customers a 3 month warranty and support period where users can have unlimited phone or email consultation. Customers can access an online task and issue management system to log requests for enhancements (RFEs) or report any defects encountered during the testing or production stages. Anahata seeks to be the most customers centric of all Perth software companies.
Anahata's preferred technological choice is to deliver cross-platform solutions based on open standards and open source technology that ensure stability, compatibility, and security over a long application lifespan and reduces upfront and ongoing licensing fees.
Anahata is an Oracle Certified Partner and delivers custom software solutions based on Oracle, Java technology. As a registered MYOB developer partner, Anahata's solutions integrate with any MYOB software package.
For more information about Anahata, visit http://www.anahata-it.com.au or type Software Development Perth in your favourite search engine.