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A. Sivathanu Pillai, CEO and MD, BrahMos Aerospace interact with school children at the Chennai Science Festival on Sunday. Photo : N. Sridharan
(The Hindu) : An air launched variant of the supersonic BrahMos cruise missile would be inducted into the Indian Air Force by 2012, said A. Sivathanu Pillai, Chief Executive Officer of BrahMos Aerospace and chief controller of the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), here on Sunday.
Addressing media persons at the Chennai Science Festival, he said that BrahMos packs in nine times more destructive capacity than any other cruise missile of its class in the world. Much of the missile's blast impact is due to the high velocity that it achieves, which translates into high kinetic energy. Having the capability to travel at three times the speed of sound (Mach 3), it can cover a kilometre in a second. "Work has already commenced on designing a hypersonic missile in collaboration with Russia. It would be able to achieve speeds of Mach 7," said Mr. Pillai. Delivering a talk on 'Science in Indian defence' at the science festival, he took the audience, consisting largely of school students, on a tour of India's Integrated Guided Missile Development Program (IGMDP). He gave a historical account of the reasons behind the development of the ballistic missile programme that consists of a battery of five missiles – Agni, Prithvi, Akash, Trishul and Nag.
Peppered with interesting anecdotes and missile launch footage, Mr.Pillai paused ever so often to ask a question or two – about Newton's third law or about Tipu Sultan's use of rockets in his fight against the British in 1792.
While describing the projectile and re-entry mechanism of a missile, he said that special composite material had to be developed to design the nose cone of a missile as it had to withstand temperatures as high as 3,000 degree Celsius during re-entry into the atmosphere.
"It was a woman scientist called G. Rohini Devi, who developed the carbon-carbon composite which is used in every Indian missile in operation today," Mr.Pillai said. "Young girls in the audience must become like her," he said. Designing the carbon-carbon composite material involved massive amounts of mathematical calculation, but India had only one American- built supercomputer in 1986 and it was used for weather prediction. To take forward the nascent missile programme, a supercomputer was indigenously developed within 24 months, said Mr.Pillai.
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Battlefield 4
Panda Bandits
Week 3 was time for Prodigy. A very strong team, that made Panda Bandits lose focus a few times and also a lot of tickets in the game. Lancang Dam and "Danie"Zone were the maps played. On Lancang Dam, Panda Bandits held the mainland's flag quite comfortably with a few skirmishes here and there, but the Naval warfare was in Prodigy's favour as they supported there attack boat very well.
Lancang Dam
Round 1 : SSG 147 – 0 Prod
Round 2 : SSG 112 – 0 Prod
On Floodzone (DanieZone) it was chaotic all round. No-one really held a specific flag for too long, but Panda Bandits held them longer.
Round 1 : SSG 75 – 0 Prod
Round 2 : SSG 78 – 0 Prod
It was definitely a very intense game, so far the hardest in the playoffs. Prodigy caught us off guard a few times and it cost us a few tickets that we could've easily kept. – PeStil3nc3
Week 3 was set to be a double header for Maersk. IFX and BFC were lined up as opposition, unfortunately though IFX had run into personnel issues and had to forfeit the game. Its not a nice way to get a win. Which left us just to face BFC on the Sunday night.
We had played BFC previously, so we had some idea of what to expect from the game. We went through the motions on siege and gained the advantage early on. We were a bit slow in the first round. We shook that off, and showed the business side of things in round 2.
We may have burnt out a little, or overheated a bit there. Our performance on lancang dam was lack luster at best. While we manged to hold the island flag for long periods of time, we struggled clearing people off rooftops. We did win the first round, the second round went badly from the start though. BFC had managed to get people camped on our base flag from the get go, and we just could not do a good enough job of releasing the pressure. Since they won the second round of lancang with more tickets, we were forced to go to the tie breaker map which was Hainan Resort.
The third map was also a tough encounter. We struggled all through maps two and three. We were just not performing well as a team. First round on Hainan we had managed to win the initial chopper engagement. but struggled fro a long time to capture the middle flag. They had also kept us under pressure on our base flag. Fortunately we also kept pressure on their base flag, and our infantry worked between those two flags to try help keep the majority of the flags. Round two saw us lose the advantage very quickly when our chopper went down. They used the advantage to good effect to win the round. We had struggled through the second round to get the tickets below what was required. As soon as we had won we then slacked off.
Siege of Shanghai
Lancang Dam
Hainan Resort
A really tough game against BFC. We didn't function well as a unit, and as a result we resorted to trying some rambo tactics which didn't pay off. We look forward to playing pulse, which will be our last game of the playoff. It should hopefully also seal our promotion into the premier league again for the next leg. DGC playoffs here we come… – TheVovo
Dota 2
Week 3 !Tetris had 3 games planned. We played against EFO, S17, Glaciem
!Tetris Draft:
Ember Spirit
EFO Draft:
Sand King
Death Prophet
Wraith King
The game started off really slow, they had allot of team fight and from previous games we knew the silencer was a good pickup.
We put the silencer in the core position and it was really doing well against their offlane Tidehunter and secured a quick first blood against him.
As the game progressed we started of building a lead, only taking fights when we had silencer ulti and getting the necessary farm on our Ember Spirit which turned into our core in the mid game stages.
From there they got a quick blink on their SK and the team fights was really back and forth, we knew that if we lost a fight their line up could push down a rax quickly so we only took fights that we knew we were going to win.
In the end we had really good initiation from our Brewmaster and a double silence to follow it up with in the team fights and that was just too much for them to handle, the last fight ended with Bonedoggy pulling off an amazing 5 man
black hole and we got mega creeps off that. GG to everyone!
SSG Wins 1-0
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SSG VS S17 Cykas
!Tetris Draft:
Sand King
Templar Assasin
Shadow Shaman
S17 Draft:
Centaur Warrunner
This game was probably one of the best games we have played in a while, I think we slighly out drafted them and in the beginning our lanes got exceptionally farmed. Doom had a Midas in 4 minutes with our Templar Assassin in the mid lane also winning the lane quite convincingly
Their Slardar got a quick blink online and I knew they were gna play a heavy ganking line up with that, But we just continued to farm, our Supports always had vision on them and we avoided all early team fights till our SK and Tidehunter got their blinks online. We knew
that they could not win that team fight and we took fights when our ultimate's were online. We continued to out farm them and when winning team fights our shadow shaman made it really easy for us to take towers. Our TA played by Wolly went a mass DPS build and started to almost 2 shot most of the heroes on
their side. GG WP!
SSG Wins 1-0
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SSG VS Glaciem eSports
!Tetris Draft:
Shadow Shaman
Ancient Apparition
Ember Spirit
Glaciem Draft:
!Tetris started of really bad as the enemy went with an aggressive trillane with the Undying, Viper and Jakiro. We struggled to get farm and they got 2 early kills on us with the amount of slow and damage coming out from their trilane. After not being able to do anything
in the safe lane we sent our supports to just roam with our spectre getting nothing but levels. The rotations helped a bit and we secured a few kills middle on their Razer which got Ember Spirit some farm. Ember is one of Wolly's Signature heroes and it got us motivated that
he also got some farm. On our offlane we saw Tide really doing well against their safe lane weaver and he secured a really quick blink. Our Spectre really got nothing in the early stages and just tried to farm while the rest of our team pushed and tried to make pick off's with
the Tidehunter ulti. I tried to just tank with Spectre going for a Vanguard, Blade mail and Heart build and it paid off in the mid game when they kept focusing me while ember just did a ton of damage. They tried to push high ground and even with their big lead they did not manage to
get the rax. I am really proud of this game as we showed allot of patience through the game when playing from far behind. SSG WP!
SSG Wins 1-0
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The bag of secrets spilled and spilled, the river flowed and flowed, and the two wolves swam helplessly along behind, clusters of secrets spinning and twinkling in the flood. A chance wave brought Father Wolf closer to the escaping secrets, which seemed to float into the air above the rushing waters; a moment later he realised they were actually rising into the sky. The astonished wolves scrambled desperate and panting onto the river bank, eyes raised to the night, where sparkling secrets were being drawn one by one into the darkness above.
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A family's frantic two-day search for a 17-year-old boy who went missing after he dove into Lake Pontchartrain during a weekend outing ended Monday morning when relatives pulled the teen's body out of the water a short distance from where he was last seen. Bilder Lopez jumped into the water from a pier at the site of the former Pontchartrain Beach amusement park Saturday about 4 p.m. and never resurfaced, authorities said.
The Coast Guard suspended its search for Lopez on Sunday evening, but the teen's family returned to the lakeshore at dawn Monday in an effort to find him.
They discovered his body among the rocks on a breakwater yards away from where he went into the lake. The Orleans Parish coroner's office late Monday morning confirmed that it was Lopez. An autopsy to determine the exact cause of death is pending.
The teen went swimming in the lake during a family outing, said his sister, Jessica Lopez, 15. It was the first time the Guatemalan family went to swim at the lakefront since they moved to New Orleans two years ago, she said. Her brother knew how to swim, Jessica Lopez said.
Officer Frank Robertson, a New Orleans Police Department spokesman, said family members told police that Bilder Lopez and two others dove into the water Saturday afternoon. Lopez "frantically" tried to get out of the water after he dove in but could not, Robertson said.
Noting that the lakefront is dotted with signs prohibiting swimming, Robertson urged the public to stay out of the water. "That water is very dangerous," he said, adding that even the department's trained divers can have trouble working in the lake.
While the Coast Guard dispatched air and water search crews to comb a 10-by-3-mile area along the lakeshore with the NOPD dive team and state Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, their efforts were fruitless.
Family members who scoured the lakefront at Elysian Fields Avenue came across Lopez's body, still clad in a shirt and shorts, about 7 a.m. Monday. They waved to media stationed nearby to update the story, and a reporter called police.
Relatives rushed to the scene throughout the morning, bounding over rocks and riprap to reach the scene. They sobbed and consoled one another as they watched the coroner's office remove the body.
Jessica Lopez gripped her mother, Irma Orozco, as she spoke through tears about her brother.
"I just thank God we found him," Lopez said. "He was a great person. He was friendly and kindly. He was a good brother for me, and I will remember (him) for the rest of my life. We love him so much."
Orozco said she was devastated by the loss of her son.
"To lose a son is such an enormous pain," she said in Spanish. "How much I loved my son."
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Mila Kunis Plays a Little Game of "This or That" at her Glamour Cover-Shoot
Glamour's August 2012 cover star, Mila Kunis, took a break from her photo shoot to play a quick game of "This or That" with us. Watch to see her awesomely hilarious answers about everything from Star Trek or Star Wars to funny or hot.
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The vast majority of my friends, acquaintances, and family members (besides the ones who live with me), have never seen me during a dystonic event or severe dyskinesia. It is hard for them to comprehend how many hours a day I am severely disabled. Even most of my doctors have never seen me at my worst.
The medical jargon for the stage of Parkinson's disease I have been in for the past ten years or so is "off and on". When my friends see me at church or out of the house for some reason (usually a doctor's appointment), they often say something like,"You are looking good," They kindly don't mention the 100 plus pounds that I have gained as a result of immobility and injury.
My hubby and kids think it total vanity that it takes at least an hour and a half for me to get ready to leave the house. I confess that I use way more make-up than I used to. I have always loved eye-make up but rarely used foundation, blush, or powder, I was fortunate to inherit my grandma's porcelain smooth skin. don't know whether my splotchy skin is the result of the weight gain or a symptom of the disease, or if it is just normal aging. My grandma's skin still looked beautiful when she was in her 80's. It takes me a lot longer to do my make-up than it used to. This is partly because I am trying to cover up the splotchy skin, and partly because putting on eye liner and mascara is a hit and miss endeavor, and I often have to clean up the results of my tremors or dyskinesias.
I am often asked if I am having a good day. While some days have more good hours, I don't live one day at a time. I live one hour at a time. The transformations from one symptom to the next usually happen very quickly, They can be very unpredictable, but I often have a window of "on" time sometime between 11:00 am and 2:00 pm, I consider this a godsend, since it means that I can attend church, if I have arranged a ride and I have enough on time before church to get myself ready.
I don't share this information to invite you to my pity party or to get attention. Parkinson's disease is actually quite fascinating and most people don't know very much about the disease, especially the young adult onset version of the disease. Most people have seen grandparents or parents living with the constant tremors and freezing incidents so common in elderly PD patients. When they see someone like me walking without a limp one minute and then suddenly fall down and not be able to get up, they might think I am faking it.
Remember the news feeding frenzy when Rush Limbaugh called Michael J.Fox a charlatan and made a mockery of Parkinson symptoms? This was in 2006 and I had just been diagnosed. I remember being furious at the ignorance, not only of Limbaugh, but of about 80% of the social media comments that followed.


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Festival Benefitting Local 15-Year-Old with Brain Tumor Continues Sunday
I cannot imagine having to battle a brain tumor at age 15.
That's the age when you should be playing with your friends and listening to your favorite radio station! Unfortunately, that is not the case for a 15-year-old in Anthony, New Mexico. Captain Martin Lerma in Vinton Texas is putting together a Carnival/Car Show in Vinton today. Check out the details below!


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This corner site was originally part of a larger scheme which involved the redevelopment of the former Kensington Market. We were appointed for the stand alone site on the corner of Kensington High Street and Kensington Court, and asked to rationalise the approach taken by the previous architect.
Our design simplified the structural works via retention of the front facade only, and re-configuring of the core to provide very neat, efficient floor plans. Further design work was undertaken to improve the facade arrangement and roof line so it would step down and tie in with the scale of existing buildings along Kensington Court.
A new steel frame sits behind the retained facade, positioned on an entirely new reinforced concrete foundation. The retained facade was re-arranged by taking down and rebuilding the gables to suit the new rhythm of the Kensington High Street elevation. New brick, stone and reconstituted stone were used to complete the facade as it turns the corner onto Kensington Court. Stone, timber and lead detailing throughout was designed to match the existing facade, and pick up subtle details within the neighbouring properties.
The ground and basement floors contain retail A1 and A3 uses, able to be split into a variety of tenancy sizes, whilst the upper floors, levels 1, 2, 3 and 4 contain office use throughout. The office entrance is located on Kensington Court.
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Invest in the health of your whole mouth with the Oral-B Professional Care 1000. Inspired by tools dental professionals use, this rechargeable electric Oral B toothbrush surrounds and cleans each tooth, reaching hard-to-reach areas that a regular manual brush can sometimes miss. The unique round brush head gently pulsates to break up plaque and rotates to sweep it away, removing up to 2x more plaque than a regular manual brush. Oral-B Professional Care 1000 also helps improve gum health by helping to prevent and reverse gingivitis. You can even customize your routine with a variety of Oral-B replacement brush heads.
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It's with heavy heart that I feel like posting this tonight, but I need an outlet that will make a change. I received a call from a friend asking for me to help—there was a girl we know who was attacked and raped tonight and she thinks, even from the moment it happened, that it's her fault. I don't ask for your sympathy and neither does she, but all things standing, I need to say something.
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Food is one of the major challenges of our time. Consumers have developed specific flavour preferences, and a keen eye for healthiness, convenience, freshness, sustainability, and product safety. This has inspired new products, innovative processes, and smarter packaging solutions. Applied science boils down to "knowing what you eat", which is the slogan of the Dutch "Food Valley".
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MARKHAM, ON (October 25, 2013) – Just one year after major improvements established the Honda Civic as the clear compact segment leader, and Canada's best selling passenger vehicle for 15 consecutive years, Honda will further its segment leadership once again with new enhancements to the Civic lineup for 2014. Details and technical changes will be announced in the coming weeks, but the world will get its first look at some of the changes when the 2014 Honda Civic Coupe makes its world debut at the 2013 Specialty Equipment Manufacturer's Association (SEMA) Show in Las Vegas during a press conference scheduled for November 5th at 9:30 a.m. PT.
As one of the key vehicles sparking the original import tuner movement of the late 1980's and early 1990's, the Honda Civic has been the platform of choice for those seeking personalization potential and built-in performance coupled with unmatched reliability. The 2014 Civic Coupe will honour that proud tradition by making its debut among its most ardent fans, displaying multiple variations at the 2013 SEMA Show.
Along with the Civic, the Honda SEMA booth (24987) will feature an impressive array of personalized automobiles, motorcycles and the 130-mph "Mean Mower" (http://bit.ly/MeanMower) developed by Honda (UK) and their title-winning British Touring Car Championship (BTCC) partner, Team Dynamics.
Show attendees are also invited to register online for the Honda Industry Soiree (www.industrysoiree.com/), sure to be the unrivaled Tuesday night event, unfolding at 10:00 p.m. PT at Tao nightclub in The Venetian Las Vegas.


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Monday, August 1, 2011
Art Out Loud!
A really fun day is ahead at The Society of Illustrators in New York City. On September 24 from 1 to 5 pm, we're scheduled to do painting demonstrations alongside 3 of our buddies and fellow illustrators, Donato Giancola, Greg Manchess, and Rick Berry. The link is HERE
We did this a few years ago and had a great day painting and visiting with everyone. Plus, the Society of Illustrators is just a great place to visit!
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This listing is for the Arrows Set of three luminaries. You will recieve one 6 inch Arrow pattern luminary, and two 4 inch Arrow pattern luminaries. I cut the patterns free-hand using an oxy-acetylene welding torch. These will cast lovely shadows about your space either indoors or out. Great for gifts, wedding and holiday decor or put a glass jar inside to use as a rustic vase!
I use an oxy-acetylene welding torch to cut the patterns in free-hand. I then scrub them up with wire brush and seal with a clear acrylic coating, thus good for use indoors or out!
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Samsung Galaxy S8 Plus (Dual SIM 64GB 4G LTE)
Note: Due to import stock customer may receive different versions, and we ensure all version will meet Australia service standard requirement.
Samsung Galaxy S8 Plus (Dual SIM 64GB 4G LTE) is the 2017-released premium version of the next-generation flagship smartphone Samsung Galaxy S8. Released in March 2017, this hugely anticipated handset delivers higher specs along with a sleek construction. The phone features an 8.1mm build and weighs 173g. It retains the IP68 rating for water and dust resistance provided in its predecessor Galaxy S7. This practically means that the phone withstands 1.5 meters underwater submersion support for up to 30 minutes provided that all ports are properly closed.
Living up to the high standards of the Galaxy S lineup, the smartphone is big, in fact bigger than ever before. The next-gen Galaxy comes with a mammoth 6.2-inch Quad HD+ Super AMOLED touchscreen display while retaining the body size of the Galaxy S7. This essentially means that the bezels have been completely eliminated this time thereby offering an 84-percent screen to body ratio with just the Infinity Display to immerse into. The screen takes up the full front side of the handset without any boundary and ends up only in the aluminium shell of the phone. The default resolution for the screen is Full HD+ which can be changed to Quad HD+ from Settings menu.
The phone design eliminates the home button, which has been a constant characteristic of all Galaxy devices. There is, however, a catch to it. The front mounted fingerprint sensor available on the home button in Galaxy S7 has now been shifted to the back of the phone for making navigation much more convenient. Instead of the home button, Samsung has introduced a new pressure sensing 3D touch technology for its new on-screen touch buttons.
Samsung Galaxy S8 Plus features a new sensor called an Iris Sensor/Scanner. It is all-set to define a next-level security category for smart devices for ultra secure unlocking. As its name suggests it scans your eye to securely unlock your phone or sensitive data. As far as camera goes, Samsung has held on to the 4K supported specs of the predecessor model. It sports a 12-Megapixel Dual Pixel AF sensor for the rear camera with a pixel size of 1.4 micro-pixel to bring in more light especially in darker environments. Additional rear camera specs include: Optical Image Stabilization, LED flash, touch focus, 8x max digital zoom, Pro mode, Auto mode, Slow Motion recording, 4K recording, Panorama and Hyperlapse. The phone improves the front cam to 8.0-Megapixel Auto HDR owing to the great demand and ever-increasing popularity of selfies.
A unique feature of the Galaxy S8 Plus is the introduction of Bixby: a digital personal assistant on the main homescreen. This AI assistant understands talk, text and gestures or taps so you have freedom of communication. It changes the way you operate your phone or make searches. You can also open or close apps by telling Bixby to do so. It takes commands from users, suggest options and remember user preferences for a refined experience. Another top-of-the-line feature is the phone compatibility with the new 2017-released Samsung Galaxy VR. The S8 Plus supports 360 degree spherical Virtual Reality to offer you a mesmerizing and truly immersive VR experience. Furthermore, if you are switching from your old phone to the Galaxy S8 Plus, you can use the SmartSwitch feature to transfer everything easily and conveniently.
Powered by the first 10nm processor in the world, the device runs on a powerful Exynos 8895 Octa Core / Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835 CPU consisting of 4x 2.3GHz and 4x 1.7GHz / Octa-core (4x2.35 GHz Kryo & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo) processors. The chipset boasts a huge 4GB RAM ideal for top-notch multitasking. Other notable tech specs of the Samsung Galaxy S8 Plus are: Dual SIM support (One 3G/4G SIM and One 2G SIM), Android OS v7.0 (Nougat) preloaded on its 64GB ROM, TouchWiz user interface, 4G/LTE network compatibility, Mali-G71 MP20 / Adreno 540 GPU, Corning Gorilla Glass 5 coating, microSD memory card support (up to 256GB in place of SIM2), Always-on display, 3.5mm stereo jack, active noise cancellation with dedicated mic, Bluetooth v5.0, Wi-Fi, Dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, NFC, hotspot, health sensors, GPS/GLONASS, Type C reversible USB connector, USB v3.1 support, Qi wireless charging support, barometer, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, heart rate, SpO2, HTML5 browser, Samsung DeX desktop experience support, and a more powerful non removable 3500mAh Li-Ion battery.
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|2017, March
|Available. Released 2017, April
|159.5 x 73.4 x 8.1 mm (6.28 x 2.89 x 0.32 in)
|173 g (6.10 oz)
|Corning Gorilla Glass 5 back panel
|Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) (One 3G/4G SIM and One 2G SIM)
|- Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)
- IP68 certified - dust/water proof over 1.5 meter and 30 minutes
|Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
|6.2 inches (~84.0% screen-to-body ratio)
|1440 x 2960 pixels (~529 ppi pixel density)
|Corning Gorilla Glass 5
|- 3D Touch (home button only)
- Always-on display
- TouchWiz UI
|Android 7.0 (Nougat)
|Exynos 8895 Octa / Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835
|Octa-core (4x2.3 GHz & 4x1.7 GHz) / Octa-core (4x2.35 GHz Kryo & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo)
|Mali-G71 MP20 / Adreno 540
|Card slot
|microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)
|12 MP, f/1.7, 26mm, phase detection autofocus, OIS, LED flash
|1/2.5" sensor size, 1.4µm pixel size, geo-tagging, simultaneous 4K video and 9MP image recording, touch focus, face/smile detection, Auto HDR, panorama
|2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, HDR, dual-video rec.
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- Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
|Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
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|3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
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|SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Mail, IM
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- Qi/PMA wireless charging (market dependent)
- ANT+ support
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- MP4/DivX/XviD/H.265 player
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- Photo/video editor
- Document editor
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Manufacturers competing in the global reset economy are struggling with multiple challenges, including this triple-whammy: strategically differentiated products are more complex. At the same time, customers are demanding greater customization and faster speed to market...at ever-lower costs. One area in which manufacturers are finding ways to meet this challenge is the often-overlooked area of product design. As many manufacturers are learning, innovation in complex-product design techniques can deliver significant benefits in cost, speed, product quality, and customer satisfaction.
For example, HTC Sweden, a global flooring systems company whose diamond grinding machines turn ordinary concrete floors into luminous work surfaces, has used "digital prototyping" to cut product development costs by approximately 97%. The previous method -- building physical models of new products -- cost HTC up to $500,000 per prototype, with some products requiring five such models. With digital prototyping, HTC created a computer-based workflow where conceptual design, engineering, manufacturing, and procurement teams are connected by a single digital model. This digital model simulates the complete product, and gives HTC engineers the ability to design, visualize, and simulate their products digitally.
Parker Hannifin, a motion and control technologies company, uses similar digital prototyping software not only to speed product design and production and save on building physical prototypes, but also to bring its customers into the process by allowing them to collaborate with Parker in a virtual design studio at every stage of development.
The value of digital prototyping is perhaps most apparent in its application to the fast-growing roster of mechatronic products that meld mechanics, electronics, computing, and control engineering. Mechatronics are vital to the work of such manufacturing industries as consumer products, defense systems and aerospace, automotive, health care, and materials processing.
In automotive, for example, industry research suggests that mechatronics helps manufacturers offer consumers alluring, fast-to-market new features -- blind spot detection, onboard GPS systems -- while improving reliability and driving down costs both in manufacturing and in after-market warranty service and recalls. Mechatronics is a major driver of differentiating innovation -- 30% to 40% of automotive product innovation is coming from increased mechatronic content, according to the research firm AMR.
While mechatronic products are popular and can drive strategic advantage, they're also challengingly complex. For example, the growth of electronics and mechatronic features in vehicles expanded the onboard computer code required to drive them from about one million lines in the 1990s to more than 100 million today, according to GM's former Chief Technology Officer Tony Scott.
The spot where mechatronics product complexity meets customers' need for customization and speed can be a sore one, or it can be a source of previously underappreciated value derived from the design process. While the actual cost of design in manufacturing is small -- approximately 5% on average -- the results of the design process dictate 50%, or more, of total manufacturing costs, according to David Ullman, professor emeritus of mechanical design at Oregon State University. Clearly, it's worth it for manufacturers to pay more attention not only to the "what" of design, but also to the "how."
Using a Digital Prototyping workflow enables mechatronics design in swift parallel across all technical specialties involved. This is a vast improvement on the time-consuming, mistake-prone, and costly traditional approach of handing cascading and interdependent developments serially from one specialist department to another as a product is designed. A digitally prototyped mechatronics design keeps all specialists apprised of what's happening in every other specialty as the product or part moves through the design process and toward production. To cite one of numerous examples, product-management sub-programs allow for on-the-fly updating of a bill of materials. So when a product's aluminum surface is shrunk or bent, the amount of on-order aluminum sheet metal changes instantly. The result of this open, collaborative feedback loop is not only more speed, but a better-designed product and a happier customer.
Best-in-class manufacturers that use digital prototyping out-perform competing manufacturers that do not by getting products to market on average 58 days faster, according to the Aberdeen Group market research firm.
Speed is good, and so is pure savings on physical prototypes. For example BigToys, an Olympia, Wash. company that manufactures Earth-friendly custom playgrounds for schools and communities, previously crafted expensive physical prototypes that, when built, sometimes cover entire city blocks. By moving to digital prototyping, BigToys reduced time to market from months to weeks; cut development, labor and material costs; boosted customer satisfaction by allowing customers to collaborate on design; and nearly eliminated waste because design changes were made before steel was cut or plastic shaped. Since implementing the new design process, BigToys revenue has nearly tripled. A large part of that growth has been in the international market. By using virtual digital models instead of physical, BigToys can "ship" models to customers in real time.
The increasing adoption of Digital Prototyping workflows in design is being driven by more than just hard business metrics, I believe. The value of these new design tools is being recognized and embraced by a new generation of engineers and designers accustomed to living -- whether at work or play -- in a world that integrates virtual and physical realities into a single, unified reality. This generation of "virtual natives," with its drive to meld the physical and virtual worlds into one, is transforming existing industries and promising to create new ones.
In manufacturing, virtual design tools and digital prototyping workflows tear down previous barriers -- time, money, distance, language to creating a team-like ecosystem in which designers, engineers, marketers, and end customers collaborate continuously from concept to production. The result is a better-designed product that costs less to make, gets to market faster, increases margins, frees internal resources for innovation, and pleases the customer.
Robert "Buzz" Kross is senior vice president, Manufacturing Industry Group at Autodesk. Autodesk provices 2D and 3D design software for manufacturing, building, construction engineering, and entertainment. www.autodesk.com
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Mauch Chunk Cemetery
Jim Thorpe, Carbon County, Pennsylvania
This is not a complete listing of burials! The records below were provided by contributors to Cemetery Records Online. Total records = 7.
Contributor's Index:
Bartholomew, M Elizabeth, b. 19 Jul 1896, d. 22 Apr 1998, d/o James Bartholomew and Gertrude Vogt, [JH]
- [JH] Joan Hillegass [firstname.lastname@example.com]
Beers, Edgar W, b. 11 Jan 1908, d. Jul 1981, h/o Gertrude M Swartz, [JH]
Beers, Gertrude M (Gert), b. 24 Oct 1908, d. 27 Sep 1991, w/o Edgar W Beers, d/o Robert Swartz and Ida Boetting, [JH]
Esser, Grace, b. 11 Jul 1900, d. 4 Feb 1996 in Philadephia Pa, w/o J Keith Esser, d/o George Jolley, [JH]
Redline, Jr Alfred J, b. 28 Aug 1925, d. 28 Sep 1996, h/o Sylvia Sillers, s/o Alfred Redline and Sallie Kuntzman, [JH]
Smith, Margaret, b. 2 Mar 1911, d. 18 Jun 1991 in Weatherly, Pa, w/o Raymond Smith d/o George Rex and Jennie Pearce, [JH]
Smith, Raymond, b. 12 Dec 1921, d. 1 Feb 1991, h/o Margaret Rex, s/o Franklin Smith and Lottie Roberts Veteran Army Staff Sgt WW11, [JH]
Pennsylvania Death Records
- Pennsylvania Newspapers, Full Search (1719-1996), 557 titles - GenealogyBank.com
- Pennsylvania Obituary Search - (1981-current) - GenealogyBank.com
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This year I had the great honour of being a Foreman and juror at the D&AD Student Awards 2010, which was held down in Olympia, London.
For those of you who don't know, a D&AD award comes in the shape of a pencil. As a creative, a Yellow Pencil is one of the highest honours bestowed upon you by your peers. It's career defining, and can only be bettered by a Black Pencil…
However, I only had a hand in awarding "Baby Pencils", a slightly vertically challenged version of the full professional award, but nonetheless, the honour of being asked to take part in the Student Award judging, and to be a foreman for the two briefs I was judging was incredible.
The two briefs were the Nokia Interactive Design and the BBC Digital Design brief. These student briefs had been sponsored by both Nokia and BBC, and had two people from the respective companies along with our six other jurors plus a D&AD Jury Manager for the day.
I can't say I wasn't nervous. A few questions and doubts were running through my head, but while getting a coffee before the opening speech, a few of the professional award jurors were more than happy to chat and assure me that it'd be a fun day.
The first 'cull' of the Interactive Design brief was hard work. We had to do this without discussion, and approved pieces make it through to the next round where we'd choose "in-book". Not talking meant that I was in doubt as to whether I was picking the right kind of work, so I viewed every piece before making a mark on my clipboard, and adhered to the three principles of D&AD judging. The Idea, the Craft and On-brief.
We went for a coffee, and came back to see successful cull-dodgers back on the walls. How relieved was I to see nearly all the works I'd circled yes to? Yeah, very! This put me at ease, and now discussions could be begin, which was great. As the jurors all warmed to each other and the task at hand, the whole job started to go by quickly, and we all investigated why each piece should be up there.
To cut a long story short, this is where we confirmed in-book, then went on to decide Firsts, Seconds and Commendations. If you didn't agree with the choices, you could explain your thoughts, or be persuaded by others.
The jurors were all in strong agreement for all the accolades awarded, and I have to say our bunch were great people and knowledgeable professionals.
The work itself came in many forms, excellent ideas with average execution, super-glossy production hiding incomplete work, polished, peculiar, amusing, endearing, piss-taking and best of all, it came from all corners of the globe. The Student Awards is important, as these creatives will be working their way into agencies everywhere, and it's good to see hard work and creativity awarded. Very honoured to have been involved!
For more info, follow the weeks awards on the D&AD blog.


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BBC Radio 1 puts on BBC Radio 1's Big Weekend once a year. It is a weekend of free concert, and every year it is hosted in a different part of the United Kingdom. This year Glasgow is hosting the Big Weekend, and the line up includes among other Coldplay, Katy Perry, One Direction and Ed Sheeran. I feel like I choose a god year to study in Glasgow. Tickets are free (except for a £5 handling fee), and I was lucky to get tickets for all three days of the Big Weekend.
In connection with the Big Weekend BBC Radio 1 and 1Xtra host BBC Radio 1's Academy. It is basically a week filled with panels, Q&As, master classes and workshops on the topics of music, comedy, journalism, TV, film, radio and events.
I first heard about the Academy on the radio on the Dan and Phil show. They said if I wanted to come see the show live from Glasgow the following weekend I just had to pop down to the QMU the following Monday and get tickets. I thought why not and walked to Glasgow University and Queen Margaret Union the following morning. When I saw the Academy timetable I was very excited when I understood I could actually get tickets to all the wonderful things going on. I was especially pleased they put up workshops and panels on events. They were probably music centered I thought, but putting up an event is basically similar whether it is a concert or a convention, and I thought I could learn something useful I could apply to organizing Torucon.
The ticket queue wasn't particularly long but very slow. When it was finally my turn the lovely man at the ticket desk helped me get tickets for the Dan and Phil Q&A and live radio broadcast, and different event panels and workshops. While I was deciding which event classes to go to he asked me if I put up any events myself. I said I organize an event in Norway, but it is not music related, it is more like comic con. I must admit I mumbled that last part. It is a bad habit I have. Whenever I might have to explain Torucon to someone I internally sigh and try to avoid it. While a large part of Torucon is fantasy, science fiction and video games that most people can relate to, a huge part of it is cosplay, anime and manga. And I just can't be bothered. I guess I just assume "normal" people will judge and think it is an event for "weirdoes".
Anyway, back to the tickets. When I had my event tickets the man asked if I was interested in any of the comedy classes. I inwardly kicked myself when I realized he probably thought I put up a comedy event. I didn't have the heart to say no, and I walked out of there with two more tickets than I had originally planned. But I was fine with it, I looked upon it as a challenge to try new things.
The Academy officially started Saturday 10th of May but I didn't have any classes planned until the next day. I didn't quite know how things worked, so I showed up rather early. I sat in the cafe at QMU before queuing up outside for the Dan and Phil Q&A. IDs were checked and tickets turned into wristbands.
After the questions it was hug and selfie time. I don't know why getting a hug and a picture with the boys you have been obsessing over for the last half-year is such a big deal, but it is! I felt kind of uncomfortable, I'm a 22-year-old woman and shouldn't fangirl like this. But that is just in my head, I guess because I was a bit older that the average person present. One is never to old to fangirl/fanboy over someone. And I admit I have a huge friendship crush on Dan and Phil. I just want to sit on a sofa with them and watch Game of Thrones or have an anime or LotR marathon. Okay, that sounded creepy, I'll stop now. Bottom line: it was lovely meeting these guys!
After a trip outside and another queue I was back in the Hangout for the live broadcast of the Dan and Phil request show. Dan and Phil had donned kilts for the occasion and looked rather smashing.
I'm going to ramble a bit about where my sudden interest in radio came from, if you're not all that interested I suggest you skip this paragraph. For me radio has always been a part of my life as a background noise. I mostly listen to NRK p3, which is the Norwegian radio channel that is most similar to BBC Radio 1 I think. In 2012 NRK p3 decided to send 80 hours live radio from a glass house in the middle of Oslo. It was in connection with the yearly telethon TV-aksjonen that NRK (The Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation) organize a Sunday in October every year to raise money for different charities. In 2012 the telethon raised money for Amnesty International Norway under the slogan "stand up against injustice". P3 focused on LGBT rights under the slogan "to love is a human right". They had guests speaking about LGBT topics, artists playing live and they took song requests by text. The whole 80 hours were streamed live, and it was my first experience with seeing how radio actually looks like. I saw the mixing boards and wondered what all the buttons were for. I saw the people behind the scenes and wondered what their job was. I remember I was supposed to study or something that weekend, but most of my time was spent gazing at the four p3 DJs speaking to me from a glass cage in Oslo. I still don't know much about how radio actually works and what all the jobs involved entails, but coming to the Radio 1 Academy and watching Dan and Phil live was magical, and I want to thank the Academy from the bottom of my heart for the opportunity. Ugh, that was soppy. Picture time!
Monday I went to a panel about Scottish comedy. I'm not all that interested in comedy, but it was interesting hearing the panelists speak about their job and how they came into it.
On Tuesday I had a panel about how to get a job in events and festivals. It was very interesting, and although I don't know how conditions are in Norway, I certainly know what to do if I ever end up living in the UK.
Wednesday was an exciting day. I started out early with a comedy workshop where we were to create and record funny ideas for Radio 1's Scott Mills. I was very nervous about this, for while it sounded very interesting I'm not so good at the funny part. It turned out to be the most interesting workshop of the week. I learned so much about creating small radio segments, what works and what does not. Scott Mills, Chris Stark and their producer Cara (I think her name was Cara) also stopped by and told us about things they had done on the show in the past, and how they come up with new things. We then got split into groups and managed to come up with many good ideas in the short time we had. We chose three ideas and managed to record them before time was up.
The workshop finished at 1pm when the Scott Mills show started live from Glasgow. We people in the workshop got to take part in Bamboleo Wednesday. Those old enough also got to take part of a mass Innuendo Bingo. I've always wanted to try this and now I had the chance. It was great fun, but I learned I'm not that good at spitting water all over people.
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|The audience enjoyed it.
After their show Scott, Chris and their producers came to listen to our ideas and give some feedback. They liked our ideas, and it was nice hearing more of what Scott and Chris had to say.
Thursday came, and the Academy was soon over. I turned up to what I thought was my last class, an event workshop about planning events and festivals. At the start of the workshop one lady said they had three spots open for work experience in the Hang Out the next day for people over 18, and wondered if anyone was interested. I raised my hand and hoped to God there weren't many other hands in the air. If there were more than three hands I was sure I wouldn't get picked. But I was lucky, and only three people, me included, raised their hand. And suddenly I had secured myself a few hours of work experience. I was thrilled.
The workshop was interesting. The people hosting, who I sadly can't remember which company they represented, told us about different roles involved in events and what traits these should have. We then got to go wild and plan a tent at a random festival. We created a logo, drew site plans and made a poster. I confirmed a trait about myself, I'm not that good at coming up with ideas but I would like to think I'm good at planning, organizing and putting the idea to life.
We also had a visit from the man behind T in the Park, which I think is called Geoff Ellis. He gave us an insight into organizing festivals on T in the Park's size and I found it very useful.
Friday dawned and I started my work as part of the Hang Out crew at 11am. I got a T-shirt and a lanyard and felt very professional (and excited!)
Only one of the other two volunteering for work experience turned up. We got a tour of all the rooms involved in Radio 1's Academy, including the backstage areas, before taking up residence in the Hang Out. There was a Games Expo going on which suited me just fine. I tried to talk to as many people as possible about their games when I had the time.
I hadn't expected this to be a glorious job, I expected a lot of menial tasks like running and fetching, moving chairs and picking up people's thrash. It was actually less menial than I had expected. We ran around getting people to fill in some forms, and we talked to the people in the hang out promoting various offers. We carried a box between floors and handed out some flyers. And we got free lunch.
Towards the end of our shift we sat in on a panel about women in radio. We were to make sure there were enough chairs, and provide help underway if needed. We basically ended up just watching the panel. It was an interesting panel, I hadn't really realized how few women there are on daytime Radio 1. There is only Fearne I believe. (If I were to draw a parallel to NRK p3, my home radio station, there are on a weekday between 6am and 7pm six shows, with 5 women and 9 men.)
Doing work experience at the Academy was so much fun, I loved seeing how things work.
|I leave you with a picture of the wristbands I collected over the week.
I hoped to get as many different colours as possible.


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A rule that states if you aren't being ridiculed with vile, hate-filled, vitriolic, death threats and insults because of your views, you aren't trying hard enough.
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Kyle is five years old and has Duchenne muscular dystrophy. His family set up Kyle's Fund to raise awareness and funds for Muscular Dystrophy UK's Duchenne Research Breakthrough Fund.
Kyle was diagnosed with Duchenne muscular dystrophy in January 2013, after concerns grew over his physical progress. Key milestones took him longer to reach compared to other children his age, and when he did start walking, he would loose his balance easily and fall over a lot.
Jenna and Kevin took him to their doctor to investigate this further however they were repeatedly told 'not to worry, all children are different'. They persevered and eventually got an appointment with a paediatrician who ran a series of tests. Kyle was then diagnosed with Duchenne muscular dystrophy.
Since the diagnosis Jenna and Kevin have signed Kyle up to take part in a clinical trial at Yorkhill Hospital in Glasgow, which will involve him undergoing steroid treatment. This will not only help doctors identify the best way to give steroids to boys with Duchenne muscular dystrophy, but offers hope for the future and may enable Kyle to walk for longer.
The family started fundraising as soon as they received Kyle's diagnosis, and all funds raised through their family fund will support research work into effective treatments for Kyle and other boys affected by Duchenne muscular dystrophy.
Team Kyle helped recruit a vast number of family and friends to participate in the 2013 and 2014 Edinburgh Marathon. Kyle's former nursery, The Bumble Bee Nursery, have also held two "Walk A Mile for Kyle" events. In 2013 they also helped arrange a bungee jump with friends and family getting involved which helped raise over £16,000.
Since 2013 Team Kyle have raised in the region of £31,839 in support of the charity.
Jenna said: "Muscular Dystrophy UK has been great. They help take our mind off everything and help us with our fundraising. They have given us a lot of information about the condition, helped answer our questions, and have put us in touch with other families affected by Duchenne muscular dystrophy."
Read more about Kyle's Fund
- Walk a mile for Kyle, Motherwell Times, 20 April 2013
- Stepping out for brave Kyle, Motherwell Times, 29 April 2013
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- Please support Kyle's Fund by making an online donation.
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On Monday 25th June we set off, after a hard day at school, for the District Field Events at Sandcross school. It was our first ever event of this nature and we were very excited. We had to throw balls as far as we could and some of us took part in the long jump. There were 13 schools in total.
We truly excelled and achieved firsts from Connor and Evie in the long jump, with Layla and Leo achieving a 3rd place. Sanjana also came first in the ball throwing, with Eva coming second . There was fierce competition and Sid and Fletcher threw as far as they could but unfortunately were not placed.
The children behaved wonderfully and were a credit to their school.
What an amazing event!
Track Athletics
On Tuesday 26th June, in the soaring heat, gazebos in hand, we set off to RGS Hartswood playing fields. We took 26 of our best athletes from Years 3 and 4. We quickly set up our camp in the shade and then the races started.
Daisy won her race, 50 metres sprint, Devonte then came second in the boys 50 metres. In the Year 3 event Evie came a close third. Could it get any better? Yes! In the 300metres Connor breezed to first place then Summer came 3rd in the Year 3 event. Our year 3 girls came third in the relay as did our Year 4 boys. In our other events we were just outside the placings but we showed resilience and co-operation throughout the event.
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A fuming Upper East Side mom slapped a Westchester horse farm with a $2 million lawsuit yesterday for knowingly selling her distraught daughter a defective show pony, according to court papers.
Barbara Tichner-Dildabanian, 48, bought the 6-year-old gelding, named Sports Talk, for $175,000 last year for her her 12-year-old equestrienne daughter, Francesca.
The boutique owner and summer Hamptons resident said the pony's health deteriorated after the purchase. Records show Sports Talk won several events earlier this year.
Tincher-Dildabanian says her horse broker — Heritage Farm of Westchester — failed to disclose a veterinary check that showed damage in Sports Talk's hooves before the sale.
"I feel that it was the responsibility of the trainer and the agent," she said. "They came to me with this pony."
Tincher-Dildabanian also sued veterinarian Christopher Miller for not alerting her to the alleged problem before she ponied up.
A lawyer for Heritage Farm said Tincher-Dildabanian should sue the previous owner of the horse, not the broker and vet.
"These are very expensive hobbies to maintain," said the attorney, Peter Axelrod. "You're buying an animal. There are really no guarantees. Not every horse is going to be Secretariat."
Sports Talk's previous owner, Bibby Farmer-Hill of Florida, called the coverup claims "crazy."
"This sounds absolutely ridiculous to me," she told The Post. "I never had a single problem with that horse in any way."
Farmer-Hill also defended Miller and his veterinary practice. "He has a great reputation in this business," she said.
Another previous owner said Sports Talk had been vetted several times over the years and never showed any physical defects.
"This is a pony mom who doesn't know anything about the business or animals," zinged Redfield Farms owner Emil Spadone, who added that the industry is stocked with affluent parents who pine for equestrian glory for their kids. "There was never anything wrong with this horse."
But Tincher-Dildabanian said she was clearly victimized by a sale-hungry group and that the pony world is infested with shady characters. "There is incredible fraud in this business," she insisted.
Francesca Dildabanian has won several riding events in her age group including wins at the famed Hamptons Classic in Bridgehampton.
She has four other ponies in addition to Sports Talk valued at more than $500,000, her mother said.


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{By Ellery Sadler}
I love the idea of being creative.
I love the idea of sitting down to a worn wooden desk and mixing paint on a colorful palette and spending my time scouring wildflower filled fields for inspiration.
I love the idea snatching my camera and snapping pictures on a walk in the woods.
I love the idea of pulling out a blank notebook and starting to scribble away at a new story – daydreaming about characters and mapping out plot-lines and eavesdropping on coffee shop conversations. Creativity like that is beautiful, but it takes time. Time that I honestly don't have these days between all my other commitments.


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There are so many things wrong with the story about Bryce Cartwright and his baby with 'Miss X,' which died from abortion after Mr Cartwright paid Miss X $50,000 to have the termination, that it is difficult to know where to begin! In this piece, we will look at the top five.
An innocent life has been taken
This should go without saying, but just in case it gets overlooked in discussions of scandal, payments, contracts and cultural issues within the league, the most appalling part of this story is that the life of an innocent child has been taken. This is a grave matter regardless of the circumstances.
The publicity is only because a 'celebrity' is involved
Australia has no clear statistics on the number of abortions which occur in this country annually because South Australia is the only state which collects the data, but estimates based on Medicare records put it at between 70,000 and 80,000 deaths annually. This means that even a conservative estimate puts the number of deaths from abortion in Australia at 200 per day. This child is no more special than those who die each day, but the only reason this child's death is making the news is because his or her father is famous.
Financial pressure is often placed upon many women who seek abortion
There seems to be a fair amount of outrage over the payment of $50,000 made to Miss X. But the truth is that many women are under some type of financial pressure when making the decision to abort a child. Some fear losing their jobs. Some will have to drop out of school or university in order to raise a child. Some, like Miss X, have been told in no uncertain terms by the father of the child that they will not have anything to do with the child. Some cannot afford the expenses associated with a child. And some fear it will see them kicked out of their current accommodation (I recall the story of a woman who had fled a violent relationship and was living in a women's refuge being told that she would have to leave if she kept the child, because it was a women's, and not a family, refuge.)
That $50,000 was provided so explicitly in this case does not mean that financial means were used to coerce a woman into having an abortion. So many who describe themselves as 'pro-choice' do not consider providing the financial means and social supports for women who are abandoned by the fathers of their children as part of the 'choices' they should be providing.
This doesn't mean Miss X is blameless; she did have options, and despite the pressures she described, could have still chosen to allow the child to live. But the blame is not hers alone.
The response of the NRL is appalling
As awful as this situation is, I am possibly even more shocked at the response of the NRL, and in particular, Penrith General Manager Phil Gould. During a media conference, Gould said:
I think too, for Bryce's welfare and knowing Bryce for a long time, it was important to me in dealing with the facts of this matter that I was satisfied that he'd acted in a respectful manner and a supportive manner and I'm satisfied in this respect that Bryce has done as well as any young man could in the same situation.
Whatever you think about abortion, can Mr Gould honestly say that Cartwright handled this in a "respectful manner," a "supportive manner" and "has done as well as any young man could in the same situation"? He paid a young woman $50,000 to commit an act which is still a crime in NSW by ending the life of his child. [As an aside, the lawyer in my head wonders what legal advice he was getting if it ended in him signing a contract to encourage someone to commit a crime; it's the same thing as drafting a contract for a hit man.]
That he could front the media and suggest this was all "above board" is just extraordinary. I still don't have the appropriate words to express how flabbergasted I am over this.
Women's groups are disgracefully silent
Tomorrow is International Women's Day, and so there is always increased commentary around topics particularly relevant to women around this time of year. I am amazed (albeit unsurprised) at the deafening silence from women's groups about this matter. A young woman is claiming that she has been victimised and bullied by a "fixer" on behalf of a rugby league player, and pressured into a decision she did not want to make. Why aren't people advocating for her?
The answer is unfortunately obvious: because the issue involves the 'sacred cow' of abortion, Miss X is on her own.
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I live in Bucharest, Romania.
Here's to the music and possibly deleting "About" pages.
Contact me via the contact form below, or twitter.
I live in Bucharest, Romania.
Here's to the music and possibly deleting "About" pages.
Contact me via the contact form below, or twitter.
Hey, we really, truly enjoy your blog. Thanks for the good stuff.
Your fans…
Rusty, Yelena, Rex + Slater
Pretty Flowers
(a band in Brooklyn)
Your blog rules! 🙂
Thought I'd pester!
Thanks for the .mp3 link from one of my tracks! My good buddy jeez told me about your blog, its really nice. There are new bits and bobs on my website too if your interested? visit http://www.rustysheriff.com
Thanks for your support, keep up the cool writing/ranting!
Peas out
that';s a really pretty mirror!
small world, eh… funny
Very Nice Work, congrats and keep up the good work.
loving the blog
Please spam me
yessirree, from such umbilically dictated confines you have risen above the nonchalant squalor and created a sort of… um, good blog?
speccy even!
I'm down the back on the left, looking absent looking out the window but secretly terribly interested at the what the tour conductor has to say…
keep rambling =)
Hello Linda, you should meet Raluca – http://www.fotolog.com/whatkatiedid/, your daughter from a different sister
First i listened to the songs and then downloaded them. now i just clic download, i know i m gonna love it. thanks for the blog, it s great!
Hi, Linda ! I'm french and I like your blog because it's good to discover some new music.
You must follow that way of blogging !
my blog : http://bangermax.blogspot.com/
i found a Bjork Remix Web that will interest you. a new one with the best remixes!
yep. nice and eclectic range. cheers!
fascinating blog, I want to see you one in day in bucharest
oh, and for Labrador you have all my love!
Thank God for "The Hype Machine" lest I would have never came across your wonderful blog!
You can check me out at my comedy blog:
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Wow, what a site! I plan on reading often. What's happening in terms of Romanian music these days? I have only had exposure to some prog rock bands from the 70s, and that's about it outside of folk and classical.
Pity I don't write that often… I tend to apologetic about that. As for Romanian music – I wonder. Also, depends what you're into. I'm always quick to recommend Balanescu Quartet. http://www.myspace.com/r2d2heaven
Lots of people seem to know of Negura Bunget, came as a surprise to me. There's an alt rock scene that seems stunted at birth, mainly because those bands bring nothing new to the table. Lots of people into electronica, but I have not heard anything worth writing about. It would be far more interesting to do field recordings around Romania.
Cher Linda,
s'il vous plaît regarder Film Noir by NOWlab.
@ "I live in Bucharest, Romania. " – sadly, for us, you don't. we miss you, though.
maybe you should say "i live wherever they'll have me". if.
@brown-eyed guy
Well you're wrong right now, but you might be right soon. Do I know you?
kind of… we briefly shared a few smokes (nicotine based, not the real shit) @cantemir.


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Just in time for Mother's Day! Who says I am not organized or timely?
I have read Reichl's other memoirs, and enjoyed them – both her writing and her stories of being a famous food critic. Unfortunately, this wasn't that enjoyable.
Reichl has mentioned stories about her mom before, in affectionately called "Mim Tales" – but this book felt more like a task she had to complete, rather than a labor of love. It was short – I think a little less than 100 pages, and was really just her looking over notes and writings that her mom had left behind – both of her mother and her grandmother. It was about the bleakness of life for women of the "Greatest Generation" and seemed an ode to the importance of work outside the home for women. You learn later that Ruth and her mom were estranged, and only hints as to why, but this seems to be her own reconciling with the life her mom had, and why she is glad she had such a different life and outcome. But – the book itself? Repititive, self-indulgent and just kind of melancholy.


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07 Aug ESSEX COUNTY EXECUTIVE DIVINCENZO AND SOUTH MOUNTAIN CONSERVANCY UNVEIL THREE NEW ART INSTALLATIONS AT WILDFLOWER SCULPTURE PARK IN ESSEX COUNTY SOUTH MOUNTAIN RESERVATION
'Nature's Resolve' to Remain as a Permanent InstallationMaplewood/Millburn, NJ – On Wednesday, August 7th, Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo, Jr. and the South Mountain Conservancy unveiled five new outdoor sculptures in the Wildflower Sculpture Park in Essex County South Mountain Reservation and announced the original sculpture installed last year will remain as a permanent installation. Inaugurated last year, the Wildflower Sculpture Park is a collaborative initiative by the Essex County Department of Parks, Recreation and Cultural Affairs and the South Mountain Conservancy to introduce art into the landscape of the Reservation.
"Essex County South Mountain Reservation is a beautiful destination with spectacular skyline views, stunning vistas and gorgeous natural backdrops. The inspirational and thought-provoking nature of the artwork, combined with the environment and natural setting, will offer breathtaking and dramatic scenes for park visitors to enjoy," DiVincenzo said. "We are pleased to be partnering with the South Mountain Conservancy to raise awareness about ourreservation and to expand the art park. The art installations on displayhere will provide visitors with a new reason to enjoy our open spaceresources and help unite the disciplines of art and nature," he added.
"These four sculptors have transformed this area of the reservation into acorner of inspiration. Working over 70 feet up in the trees or on the groundwith concrete, wood and found objects, these artists have captured sky,earth, terror, whimsy and intrigue. The dialogue created between the woodsand art is their attempt to connect with nature and reflect intellectuallyas well as spiritually," said South Mountain Conservancy member TriciaZimic, who serves as curator of the Wildflower Sculpture Park.
An open call for artists to submit ideas was conducted and three artistswere selected. They are as follows:Jersey City resident Michelle Vitale Loughlin created "Tornado," a 24-foottall and 18-foot wide arrangement of nylon rope. It is intended for thesculpture to collect leaves and other material as it stands in thereservation. The piece is considered an ongoing project, and the artist willdocument changes that occur to the sculpture as time progresses. Loughlinwas inspired to create the piece because of her interest in naturaldisasters and how they can be used as a metaphor for negative things thatoccur in life, such as death, family divorce and other traumas. The artisthas 15 years of experience in education and has created large-scale fiberinstallations for a variety of international venues. Her work has beenfeatured in publications such as Interweave Knits, Embroidery Magazine andSurface Design Journal.
Maplewood resident Eric Beckerich created a 7-foot 6-inch column of stackedcubes made of mortar. The top cube has a simple design that plays with lightand creates shadows. The concept is carried to the other cubes below andallows the composition to become more dynamic and compressed. The finishedpiece shows how a totally abstract object can express the concept of theReservation – boundless nature in a confined space. Beckerich has beencreating small mortar and mixed media sculptures in a box since 2007. He hashad his work on display at the 1978 Arts Center in Maplewood, the Ironworksand Gaelen Galleries in West Orange, and the Maplewood Library, and he hasparticipated in the South Orange-Maplewood Artist's Studio Tour since 2008.
Jersey City resident Roger Sayre and New York resident Charlotte Becketcreated "Don't Sing to Me Anymore, Cicada." This installation was designedspecifically for South Mountain Reservation and features a series ofhammocks strung between two trees and ascending into the treetops. It is ametaphor for the cicada, an insect the sleeps for 17 years, climbs trees,mates and dies singing. Sayre has had solo exhibits at A.M. Richards FineArts in Brooklyn, Carnegie Melon in Pittsburgh and Cooke Contemporary inJersey City. Becket has exhibited her work at RuSalon in Brooklyn, CrispGallery in London, LEAP in Berlin and Taxter and Spengemann in New YorkCity. This is the second site specific installation on which Sayre andBecket have collaborated.
It was also announced that "Nature's Resolve," which was unveiled at theWildflower Sculpture Park in November 2012, would be kept as a permanentinstallation. Created by Larry Dell of East Orange, "Nature's Resolve" isnine and half feet tall and five feet wide. The sculpture is apyramid-shaped work created with branches and tree limbs that are tightlywoven together and painted a metallic aluminum color. The branches and treelimbs used to create the sculpture came down during a snowstorm in October2011. Dell is a sculptor, curator and writer and is a board member at the1978 Maplewood Center for the Arts and City Without Walls in Newark. Hiswork has been exhibited at 1978 Maplewood Arts Center, CWOW, IronworksGallery in Orange and Essex Exposed, to name a few.
The idea behind the Wildflower Sculpture Park was to build on the concept ofthe Wildflower Project, which is a fenced-in area about 14 acres in size.Organized by the South Mountain Conservancy, native plants installed in theenclosed area are protected from deer browsing for food and act as a seedbank for the rest of the reservation. This was done in 2009 in conjunctionwith Essex County's forest regeneration program for South MountainReservation in which 43 enclosures were constructed throughout thereservation to aggressively re-grow native vegetation.


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Food lovers flocked to Morpeth today for the town's third annual food and drink festival.
Cooking demonstrations, stalls, competitions and the monthly farmers' market meant there was plenty to see and do.
There was music from the Band of the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers, who marched along Newgate Street this morning and later played at Sanderson Arcade.
A demonstration kitchen in the Market Place featured head chefs from Morpeth's own restaurants and bistros, including
David McDonald, of Geordie Bangers; Paul Barker, of the Cube; Wendy Smith and the team from Café des Amis; Andrew Laurie, from Barluga; Abdul Muhit, of Morpeth Tandoori; Ken Foggatt, head chef at Marabinis; and John McKale, former pastry chef at The Ritz, now church pastor at New Life Christian Centre.
More than 60 stalls selling a wide range of local foods have been set up in two marquees down the centre of Bridge Street while in the Town Hall, there are stalls with wines, beers and non-alcoholic drinks for tasting and buying
Restaurants, tea rooms, bistros, coffee shops, milk bars, cafes and shops all over town are putting on special offers and menus.
The Chantry is hosting two competitions - one for jam and one for scones - and at the New Life Christian Centre on Dacre Street, youngsters took part in a bake-off this morning.
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DAC Collection Artist Information
Master I. B. (aka Monogrammist IB)
German printmaker, active Nürnberg
Brief biography, in most instances from the Union List of Artist Names® Online:
This artist may also have been a painter.
Artist ID number in the Union List of Artist Names®: ULAN 500050620.
The ULAN link above leads to a cataloging authority record at the Getty Research Institute.
Objects related to Master I. B. (aka Monogrammist IB):
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|The Tribulations of the Human Heart, 1529
|Master I. B. after Raphael
|Children Harvesting Grapes, 1529
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