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Have a look at this nice comparison of these two medium format cameras Hasselblad H6D-100c and Pentax 645Z
|Features/ Models
|Hasselblad H6D-100c
|Pentax 645z
|100MP CMOS Sensor
|Sensor size
|Medium (53.4 x 40.0mm )
|Medium format (44 x 33 mm)
|Image processor
|prime III
|AF system
|Contrast detect sensor
|Contrast detect sensor
|AF points
|100 – 204,800
|Shutter speed
|60 min to 1/2000 sec
|Image Stabilization
|Continuous shooting speed
|4K video @30fps
|1920 x 1080 (60p),
|3.0″ 920k-dot touchscreen LCD monitor
|3.2″ rear screen tilting LCD(1,037,000)
|Hot shoe
|WiFi + NFC
|Environmentally sealed
|Battery life
|650 shots
|153 x 131 x 205 mm
|153 x 131 x 205 mm
|2130 g (With battery and other accessories)
|2115 g (With battery and other accessories)
Resolution- It's quite right to expect the high resolution stills and videos from Hasselblad H6D-100c, all due to its 100 MP 43.8 x 32.9mm CMOS sensor combined with vivid colors and rich detail. On the other hand Pentax 645Z using the 50Mp of resolution and the sensor sizes are Medium format (44 x 33 mm) that might not be so good in producing the kind of images that Hasselblad camera offers.
AF system- However, the AF system of both the cameras are contrast detect based sensor, means the both can be capable in quick and precise focusing but sadly we don't have information about the AF numbers of H6D-100c like 27 creative AF points offered by Pentax 645 z, enabling the photographers to select the various AF points as per the conditions.
ISO- Though, H6D-100c camera will not be a fair choice for shooting in lowlight conditions compared to Pentax 645 z, you can see the reason that it uses an extended ISO range of 12800 but have a look at the ISO range of Pentax 645z, which can be expandable upto 204,800, the camera will produce the noise free images even at the dimlight environment.
Shutter speed- A wider range of shutter speeds from 60 minutes to 1/2000th of a second, offered by the H6D-100c that can capture the faster actions of the subjects with eliminating the motion blur whereas the shutter speed provided by Pentax 645z is 1/4000 might not be so effective in capturing the faster moving subjects.
Video- Pentax 645Z offers 100 MP resolutions, which is appreciable but along with this high resolution the camera also offers 4K video recording but Pentax 645z is also medium format camera that but offers only Full HD video recording.
Display- With 645Z you can shoot from each unique angle (high and low-angle images) with precision and ease integrates an articulated LCD with a 3.2-inch LCD monitor with approximately 1,037,000 dots.
Verdict: We have compared 100c with 645Z, The 645Z look bit inferior to100c since the 100c features a 100 Megapixel sensor, however the 645Z features more ISO range


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Growing old is part and parcel of life. It's one of those inevitable things that you just have to deal with. Graying hair, wrinkles, aching limbs, children moving out of the house, retirement,fewer friends,no colleagues… There's a lot of things that go along with getting old.There is this physiological changes like slowness in whatever you do, can't walk in a straight line,eye-sight failing,mood swings and the lot.But you don't have to face it like doomsday. Just like anything else, you can face it with grace.
Here are some tips on how to age gracefully.
Let the fact sink in,accept reality.
No matter what you do, you'll get old. You'll get wrinkles and gray hair (or, for men, hairlines recede). You can always get your hair dyed or get Botox treatments, but you can't deny that your age when push comes to shove. Just look at your drivers license,CPF withdraw long passed and accept that many decades have passed since mommy brought you into the world.
Keep a healthy routine by exercising and keeping yourself occupied
Love life. If you have engaged in some bad habits when you were younger, give them up now. There's no such thing as too late when breaking bad habits. Exercise and eat right
Don't worry
Worrying and stress will only make you age a lot faster. So take it easy. Breathe. Take a moment to appreciate the smell of your morning coffee.
Control your emotions and temper.
Physically, you may experience some changes that can make you lose your temper quite easily. But you must learn not to give in to anger or to any extreme emotion. You don't want the neighborhood kids to call you Mr. or Mrs. Grouch when you get older right?
Be friendly and smile freely (like you are attending an SIA cabin crew interview hahaha)
Interacting with people also helps improve your mood and outlook. So don't forget to always bring out a smile. Have a social life. Living your life as a hermit isn't a good thing.
Widen your interests
One of things you'd have to contend with when growing old is boredom. For one, there can be some physical limitations to your activities. So you may want to be filling your bookshelves with books on different things. Attend lectures or participate in volunteer activities. Keep a garden perhaps. Take up blogging like me and make some money from the ads.Keeping yourself busy helps in keeping the mind and body sharp.
Lastly,don't think too much about death because Mr. Death will come knocking one of these days and be courageous enough to welcome him.

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Why Bebe Rexha's mom "hates" her latest single, "I'm a Mess"
Bebe Rexha is revealing some secrets about her latest single, "I'm a Mess" -- including that fact that her mom isn't exactly a fan of its darker lyrics.
"My mom absolutely hates that song," she tells Australia's News.com.au, laughing, "She said 'Look at 'Meant to Be,' couldn't you put out another song that's happy and positive?'"
Bebe adds, "But 'I'm A Mess' is a real side of me, something I deal with every day, with anxiety and depression."
She admits the song is also about love, revealing, "That song was inspired by a guy I really still like, it's been a year now, but I don't think he knows the song is about him."
In the song, she sings, "I'm a mess, I'm a loser, I'm a hater, I'm a user/I'm a mess for your love, it ain't new." Bebe says she wrote much of the song's lyrics in an unexpected place.
"A lot of those lyrics I wrote in the bathtub. I run the water and talk to myself and record it as a voice memo," she explains. "Those lyrics come from real things I think about constantly."
Bebe's album, Expectations, is out now.
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Reconstructed Officer's Cookhouse at Niagara-on-the-Lake
Researcher: Will Murphy, Grade 11
Officer's kitchens exist in almost every British fort found in any of its Colonies, with other examples of them existing in Fort Henry, Fort George, and rooms with similar purposes in the Officer's Barracks/Mess establishment at Fort York (all of which are other British forts in Canada). However, in most cases, these other buildings were likely built better and for more officers than the one that would have stood at Fort Willow, since these other Forts had larger forces stationed at them and they were manned longer than Fort Willow. For example, Fort Henry had three Officer's Kitchens for the maximum number of 11 Officers that were stationed there. Remember, Fort Willow was only a small temporary supply depot which was supposed to be abandoned by the British shortly after the end of the War of 1812.


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For 67 years and through four generations, Blair's Family of Companies has been building, sustaining and protecting the livelihood of farmers in central Saskatchewan. As a full-service agriculture retailer with diverse in-house divisions, spanning crop nutrition, crop protection, professional agronomy, animal nutrition, livestock genetics and more, Blair's partners with area producers to make their businesses more profitable. Blair's is passionate about serving its customers and believes it is more than a business, but a noble cause because few professions endure as much risk and face as many challenges as farmers.
Within the Blair's family exists: Blair's Crop and Livestock Solutions; a crop inputs and animal nutrition business; Blairs.Ag Cattle Company, an international animal genetics business; Blair's SportsMaster Pro, a wildlife nutrition and management business; Blair's AgIntelligence, offering professional agronomy and precision-ag services; , TexCana Logistics, a transportation and logistics division of Blair's focusing on the movement of agricultural products, mainly grain and fertilizer; Blair's Premium Angus Beef, focusing on the production of premium beef for consumers, and Blair's Real Estate Solutions, focusing on unique real estate investment opportunities.
Based in Lanigan, Saskatchewan, the Blair's family has grown in size and scope over the last several decades and the company now has seven retail locations and 93 full-time employees across operations in Lanigan, Nokomis, Watrous, Liberty, McLean, Strongfield, Lipton and soon to be a fertilizer distribution and warehousing facility in Hanley, just south of Saskatoon.
A proud family legacy
Blair's began in 1948 in Drake, Saskatchewan. "Sandy and Lindsay Blair were farming in the region and they brought some Elephant brand fertilizer from Cominco – it was the first rail car of bulk fertilizer brought into the province," recounts Kevin Blair, CEO of Blair's.
Ron Blair later took over the day-to-day management of Blair's Fertilizer and his son, Kevin Blair and his nephew, Darren Blair joined the company in the years following. "In 2003, Kevin became CEO, and Darren became chief operating officer and is currently co-owner alongside Kevin," notes Patty Smith, director of business development for Blair's. "They both have sons and daughters involved in the company that make up the fourth generation of family involvement."
Since inception, the goal of Blair's has been to bring new ideas and leading technology to producers in central Saskatchewan communities. "We are very proud of our legacy and the history we have built as a leading provider of agricultural innovations," adds Blair.
At the core- a hands-on approach
Blair's has quickly grown into a full service agriculture retailer, but the company's core business remains in providing efficient crop inputs and custom farming services. "Our main focus is supporting crop production; approximately 90 percent of our revenue comes from this core business based in Saskatchewan," notes Blair.
Crop inputs include; both dry, liquid and NH3 fertilizer, herbicides, fungicides, insecticides, micronutrients and seed. Blair's also provides custom farming, including seeding, ground and aerial spraying, fertilizer spreading, combining, seed treatment and trucking.
Blair's sources most of its fertilizer domestically and internationally through strategic alliances. "We bring a lot of our fertilizer in by truck and rail car from the U.S," says Blair.
"Recently, we have invested in a large warehouse for our fertilizer products to support our seven ag-retail locations," says Blair. "Blair's completed a 5,000-metric-tonne monolithic concrete fertilizer dome in Liberty, Saskatchewan. This project has completely changed the skyline in the rural town and is now in operation this spring."
Adding more capacity allows Blair's to bring in the latest and most innovative fertilizer products. "Controlled-released fertilizers and nitrogen stabilizers have become a focus for us," shares Smith. "We believe they have a great fit in improving fertilizer utilization and efficiency in crop production and they are sustainable products for the environment. We are working really hard to bring those products to our customers, but also explaining how they work and how farmers can get the most out of it."
Blair's 10-step crop nutrition strategy offers producers the best option for their individual operation. Blair's understands choosing an appropriate fertilizer is a critical decision and one of the single largest investments in crop production. The 10-step strategy guides customers through equipment setup, soil testing and analysis, target production goals, fertility prescriptions, logistics and terms, tissue testing and analysis and yields, all the way to planning for the next crop year.
With any product, Blair says education is what sets Blair's apart. "A lot of retailers just want to sell to farmers, but we want to help make them more efficient and profitable and this takes a lot of what I call, 'heavy lifting,'" he explains. "Every year we invest heavily into product education and training for our staff, so they can better serve our customers, but also to keep our employees motivated and challenged."
Cutting-edge agronomy
Indeed, Blair's is doing more than selling inputs and leaving it up to the farmer to control the output; the company partners with producers every step of the way to ensure a successful season. Blair's AgIntelligence, the professional agronomy services arm of the company, is driving value and higher yield through leading edge technology.
Blair's has a history of pioneering local technologies, including direct seeding in the '80s, preharvest in the 90's, controlled released fertilizers, micronutrients, fungicides, Chemtrition and more. This division also regularly performs field trials and testing.
In addition, Blair's AgIntelligence division has formed a strategic partnership with AGRI-TREND Agrology. Blair's professional agronomists are also AGRI-TREND-certified Agri-Coaches with access to the tools needed to provide leading agronomy for customers. Since forming in 1997, AGRI-TREND has developed one of the most influential networks of scientists, business leaders, and agronomy professionals in the industry, producing an award-winning data platform. With this backing, Blair's AgIntelligence is helping producers be more profitable and grow more bushels.
"We understand this is a dynamic and at times, volatile industry," explains Smith. "Our goal is to provide the best solutions and innovations available so our customers can remain profitable. This is a very cash-intensive business, so helping producers manage risk with custom solutions and inputs allows for the best crops possible and more profitability per acre."
Additional services
While Blair's notable business is crop nutrition, crop protection and agronomy services, the company is also actively involved in animal nutrition and serving the needs of livestock producers in Saskatchewan. Through Blairs.Ag Cattle Company, the business provides sales of live animals, embryos and semen around the world. "We sell live cattle and frozen genetics throughout North America but we have also sold frozen genetics around the world," says Blair.
The Blair family has been involved in the purebred industry for more than35 years. The company works with Red Angus, Black Angus and Herefords with a mission to produce, "predictable offspring with predictable matings."
Furthermore, Blair's offers a full line of animal nutrition products for livestock customers. These products range from minerals and supplements to complete feeds for beef, dairy, poultry, hog, equine and companion animals.
Growing pains
With such breadth of in-house services, Blair says the greatest challenge for Blair's is growing across various divisions and even adding new services at a sustainable, controlled rate. "We've been on a significant growth trajectory, so we have to be careful to ensure our people and process stay on track with this growth," he says.
"Growth is a great problem to have but we need to ensure it's sustainable," he adds. "Every time we grow a location, the complexity of communication and logistics increases."
But as long as Blair's continues to be leaders in providing innovative crop, animal nutrition and land management solutions, Blair doesn't see anything slowing down any time soon. "Agronomic innovations and prescision-ag technologies are changing all the time and I see this side of the business really ramping up in the coming years," he predicts. "It's all about driving profitability and helping our farmers manage risk. At the end of the day, if the farmer isn't profitable, we can't be either."
After 67 years in operation, business is more than dollars and cents for Blair's. The company continues to serve its customers, who are also neighbors, friends and colleagues, in a business community that is also its home.
For four generations and counting, Blair's Family of Companies has taken a vested interest in the success of central Saskatchewan producers – ensuring agriculture remains a sustainable, profitable and viable industry.


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If someone walked up to you and called you a pathetic loser what would your reaction be? For some the reaction would include a punch in the face. Some of us would be able to ignore them and walk away shaking our head at their audacity. Some would internalize the words and contemplate if there was any truth to them, but most likely conclude the person making the statement was just a jerk.
How often do we tell ourselves things we would not tolerate or even believe from another person? Why is it that we find it acceptable to tear ourselves down, but we wouldn't let someone else do it to us? How often do we label ourselves negatively? Words like fat, ugly, failure, worthless, stupid, etc. The list goes on and on with the garbage that we allow to fill our minds about ourselves. I am just as guilty as you are. We are speaking death to our spirit instead of speaking life.
Why is it so much easier to talk down to ourselves? It's because speaking life requires intentionality. It requires knowing who we are in Christ, and how He views us. The only way to be able to do this is if we fill ourselves with the Word of God. He gave us this amazing love letter so we would know just how loved we are, but if we don't read it and soak it in, we'll never know the love He has for us.
Easter will be upon us soon, and with that comes horrific mental images of the crucifixion. I have not yet been able to make myself watch "The Passion of the Christ" because of those images. In the crucifixion scenes I have watched in various movies, I flinch at every lash of the whip and the sound of the nails being hit that pierced His hands and feet. I want to close my eyes and hide from the reality of what Jesus endured because of sin, including MY sin. But the most amazing thing is His motive. Hebrews 12:2 tells us the he endured the cross "for the joy that lay before Him". What was that joy? Redeeming fallen man; erasing our sin debt by nailing it to the cross (Colossians 2:14). That is love beyond words.
Loved, redeemed, forgiven, cherished, favored... This, my friend, is what we are; who we are. Not the ugly names that we have for ourselves. Internalize the truth of the Gospel, and the reality of His love and affection for us. It's life changing!
Yahweh your God is among you, a warrior who saves. He will rejoice over you with gladness. He will bring you quietness with His love. He will delight in you with shouts of joy. Zephaniah 3:17
Casting all your care on Him, because He cares about you. 1 Peter 5:7
Look at how great a love the Father has given us that we should be called God's children. 1 John 3:1a


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This year, 4th of November became a significant day in the world of China's industrial design. China's Most Successful Awards 2011 Ceremony gathered prominent designers to honor the best industrial designs of the year. The Ceremony was held at stylish Shaks pavilion, in the center of Hongqiao Park, surrounded by splendid landscape. Shaks pavilion was used as a venue by world renowned companies including Ferrari and Gucci. This year the Awards' jury had to review 349 entries and select 83 winner designs. The jury evaluated designs not only by their appearance but also by three other factors: strategy, process and results.
Evaluating strategy criteria, jury paid attention to the reasons the project was initiated and the targets it aims to achieve.
Process wise, the jury looked at the resources and methodology used in production.
As for the results, jury evaluated the design execution, its benefits for society, as well as achievement of the design's initial goal.
Guests started arriving to the ceremony by 6.30 PM. At the entrance, two oriental beauties, members of the organizing team, welcomed visitors and handed out badges depending on the guests' profile. The guests were classified into 4 categories: VIPs, Award Winners, Media, and Guests of the ceremony. VIP list included government officials, influential and recognized people in the area of industrial design, as well as other very important guests. Media coverage of the event was organized by Forbes China, Shanghai Business Review, id-China, BillWang, Jiaju.Sina, Design in China, China Design Network, Sina House, Tencent Weibo and Card+ Media.
At the first floor of Shaks pavilion visitors were exposed to the demonstration stands of Awards sponsors: Kokuyu – Japanese elegant office stationery producer, and Materialise – Belgium based 3D printing company. Kokuyu installed office space demo featuring a working desk, high comfort office armchair, a cabinet and stationary. Guests were invited to experience a comfortable office ambiance created by Kokuyu, leaving many people with very positive emotions. Materialise revealed its 3D printing technology to public. With the transparent top anyone could look into the printer and observe 3D printing process live! ChocChoco offered its delicious chocolate to guests. The main attraction was a chocolate-made monument with the logo of China's Most Successful Design Awards created by the company's chef.
VIP guests and Winners were asked to leave their signatures on the board of Fame. Some creative guests, additionally to their signature, left mini masterpiece drawings on the board which became a main attraction and background for guests' photo taking.
Elegant design of venue's interior, rousing music by DJ and cocktails by Rives all contributed to creating an enjoyable and relaxed atmosphere. Public at the ceremony was laidback and open to free communication, providing a great chance for professional network expansion and simply to meeting new interesting people.
The second floor of the venue was used for the actual ceremony. At 7.30 PM Awards Ceremony 2011 took off. Opening speech was given by Mr. Wang Ri Hua the Secretary General of Shanghai Industrial Design Association, Mr. Zhong Jiangong the chief editor of Forbes China and Ms. Cathy Huang the president of CBi China Bridge, proceeded by the winners honoring. First, 60 winners of Successful Design Award were invited to the stage in 10 groups of 6 people to be honored for their winner entries and outstanding designs, followed by the awards of top 15 winners. In between of the honoring process, the Awards sponsors Mr. Sakagami of Kokuyo gave his speech on "People + Desing" and Ms. Kim of Materialise talked about the development of design industry and 3D printing.
This year China's Most Successful Design Awards accepted 349 entries in total, out of which 83 were selected as winner designs, including 15 top awards winners. The major "Diamond Award" winner of 2011 was announced "Naked Stables Private Reserve", a project of a world class resort with all the amenities and facilities – horse stables, clubhouse, pool bar, restaurant, conference facilities, wellness and spa, 3 swimming pools, teahouse, galleries, kids club, activities centre, yoga pavilion and of course exquisite accommodation with breathtaking views.
The ceremony lasted for almost 2 hours, however, due to the reigning atmosphere at the event time passed swiftly. When the formal part of the Awards was over, everyone was invited to stay for after party to enjoy cocktails, snacks, music and communication with colleagues.
The Ceremony 2011 left only positive impressions. With every year there is a significant progress and we do our best to make China's Most Successful Design Awards bigger, stronger, and more recognizable as China's major industrial design award.


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The SF K Files is a place for parents who are seeking a school in San Francisco. The site offers up reviews of public, private and charter schools, as well as lots of advice and opinions from the community.
Thursday, December 13, 2012
My Favorite Comment of the Week...
I think SFUSD is doing a great job and certainly when you compare test scores to similar cohort to other districts, even relatively homogenous, affluent districts, it shows the district is strong. I just think the conversation in SF is different because we have a large number of highly educated parents who are also very affluent (relative to the rest of the country) who tour a lot of schools that offer many different types of programs. Also it is very hard to compare public and private schools because there is a huge resource gap between a private school that gets 20-25k to educate a student they select and a public school that gets 5k (I forgot the exact amounts for SFUSD but it's not even half of private school tuition) to educate any student that shows up.
At any rate, it seems that parents in SF start to make a laundry list of their ideal school situation and anything less than that starts to look unappealing. The amazing thing is that they can usually find a school that matches their exact list. The only barriers re if they get in and if it's private, if they can afford it. I feel that if people in SF were to go outside the city and say, "I want a public Spanish Immersion program with a strong arts component that is also K-8," there would be no way that the public school system would even come close. But in SF, we actually have a school, Buena Vista, that fits that description. SFUSD schools and populations don't resemble those of wealthy suburbs but they do have a lot to offer when it comes to unique programs and creative ways of addressing the broad range of students that enter the public school system.
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I absolutely agree with this. I think SFUSD needs to launch a big citywide pro-public school campaign to showcase the amazing offerings this city has. Yes, our state is budget challenged, and yes, it's a disgrace that California schools have deteriorated from their glory days. But great things are happening in SF's public schools.ReplyDelete
And let's face it, for all those of us for whom private school is simply not an option, we need to make the best of what we've got. That means being proud of our schools and letting everyone know it.
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As of the 2010 census, approximately one-thousand people resided in Lincoln. There are restaurants and places to stay, and lots of open space and woodland places to wander – the town is quietly beautiful.
Settled in 1782, the available timber and water falls created the perfect opportunity for people to operate sawmills and eventually paper products.
Summer is the most perfect of seasons to visit the Flume with its lush greenery and abundance of shade, but year round, the town is striking. Foliage in all of New England is brilliant in autumn – the Flume is bursting with color from late September through late October, and those bears wouldn't mind a little snack to prepare for a long winter's nap.


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by Suzanne Lieurance, the Working Writer's Coach
Romance writing is a billion-dollar-a-year industry with hungry readers gobbling up as many as forty new romance novels every month. So why not try your hand at this fun and fascinating genre?
Just follow these 5 simple steps:
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Each romance subgenre has distinct guidelines, so researching these genres will help you write more marketable romances within the subgenre(s) you wish to write.
3. Get organized.
Part of the fun of writing romance is collecting and organizing materials that will help you write your stories. Use a loose leaf binder to create a project notebook for each of your romance novels. This notebook can be used to keep track of any pictures you tear out of magazines (for inspiration for your setting or characters), notecards with research information, the outline for your story – just anything that pertains to the novel you're working on.
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At present, Thailand, as a party to the Montreal Protocol and as an Article 5 country, is implementing the HCFC Phase out Management Plan (HPMP) Stage-I, which includes freeze Hydro Chloro Flouro Carbon (HCFC) consumption level to baseline level in 2013 followed by 10% reductions in the consumption by 2015. In addition, Thailand is also taking steps for preparation of HPMP Stage-II which will contribute towards the 35% reduction of its baseline consumption by 2020. Thailand is concerned about its technology choices in the context of Montreal protocol (MP) implementation (2016-2020) and global emission reduction. With this aim, the country wants to prepare a 'technology roadmap" under and hence is required to understand the current and future role of HCFCs, HFCs and other existing and emerging ODS alternatives in the economy. HCFC phase-out is planned in Air condition manufacturing, commercial and industrial refrigeration and servicing sector. Through the survey, EVI aims to provide the countries with a comprehensive overview of their national markets where ODS alternatives have been and will be phased in, while taking into consideration other existing technologies. Refrigeration and Air Conditioning (RAC) and Foam manufacturing companies have been identified as the major HCFC and HFC consumers in Thailand. The workshops held in this regard covered wide range of stakeholders from foam sector, refrigeration and air-conditioning sectors, solvent and aerosol sector, importers, Government and relevant associations. The aim was to discuss the project objective, data validation and compiling feedback. Provision of consumption and emission inventory by substances and by sectors/sub-sectors and recommendations for establishing an HFC licensing system were also proposed.
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The application process to health professions schools is complex and lengthy. If you are a junior, senior or alumnus applying to professional school or if you are applying to an Early Assurance Program you will need to obtain certain forms and related materials from the Pre-Health Office. All categories of applicant mentioned above must obtain a copy of the Junior-Senior Handbook. To do so you should contact the Pre-Health Office and ask to be added to the 'Pre-Health Applicant Information' organization on Blackboard. If you are a re-applicant or an Early Assurance applicant, please consult the appropriate section below.
It is important for all applicants to subscribe to the Pre-Health List Serv because the Pre-Health Professions Office relies entirely on the Pre-Health List Serv for posting information. For instructions on how to subscribe to the Pre-Health List Serv, click here.
Credentialing is the process by which you assemble materials and have them submitted in support of your application to a health professions program. At Binghamton, credentialing is carried out through what is known as a composite evaluation system. Under this arrangement you submit, and have submitted, a variety of materials which are placed in a credentials file. When this file is complete, the Director of Pre-Health Services edits this material, adds his own comments, and writes an evaluation. It is this evaluation, along with some attached letters chosen by the Director of Pre-Health Services, which is sent to the health professions schools to which you have applied. The steps you must follow to accomplish this are described in detail in the Junior-Senior Handbook.
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Welcome to Te Huinga Raukura ki Manurewa RTLB Cluster 12
RTLB Cluster 12 is very proud to serve and support the thirty-three vibrant, innovative schools in the Manurewa area of Auckland City.
The Lead School is Manurewa East School and all RTLB are based there. Our cluster is organised into three Service Teams covering all schools in Manurewa.
The majority of our 30 RTLB are fully trained and are all able to deliver a full range of learning and behaviour support to our schools. In addition, we have trained and experienced RTLB who provide support through Incredible Years for Teachers, Bilingual Assessments, Inclusive Education Resources and Understanding Behaviour - Responding Safely.
Enjoy looking around our website and feel free to contact us if you require further information.
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After finding Tasker for Android and realizing all of the potential it has, I had to try it out. To begin, I decided to build a prototype backend service for receiving the location signals sent from the app itself. The possibilities seemed endless. As the website states:
Tasker is an application for Android which performs tasks (sets of actions) based on contexts (application, time, date, location, event, gesture) in user-defined profiles or in clickable or timer home screen widgets.
What I came up with isn't nearly as robust as something like Android Device Manager or services like Google+ location sharing, but it did allow me to think through the ins and outs of implementing products like these. The project requires:
- Tasker
- A web server that can run PHP 5.4 code
- A terminal that can run PHP CLI 5.4 code
The sending portion involves thoroughly understanding the location intricacies of Tasker, and a basic idea of how it works. I configured it as shown in the following images:
The receiving portion is setup by checking out and building the git repository, as well as configuring hosting for public/index.php.
git clone https://github.com/kherrick/tracking
cd tracking/
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Tracker version .001
[options] command [arguments]
--help -h Display this help message.
--quiet -q Do not output any message.
--verbose -v|vv|vvv Increase the verbosity of messages: 1 for normal output, 2 for more verbose output and 3 for debug
--version -V Display this application version.
--ansi Force ANSI output.
--no-ansi Disable ANSI output.
--no-interaction -n Do not ask any interactive question.
Available commands:
help Displays help for a command
list Lists commands
map Generate a Google static map URL.
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Africare first assisted Sudan, in the region that is now South Sudan, in 1980 with the donation of medical equipment and supplies for use by needy hospitals and clinics nationwide. During the 1990s, Africare also assisted more than 33,000 Sudanese refugees, who had fled civil war at home and sought shelter in the neighboring Central African Republic.
In 2005, Africare offered assistance to refugees in Darfur. That assistance was at the Africare-managed Gaga Refugee Camp, located just across the border in Ouaddai, eastern Chad. There, Africare provided shelter, food, medical care and other aid to 20,000 Darfurian refugees.


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Children's programming might have just become the new front line in the subscription battle between Netflix, Amazon.com and other major streaming services to boost subscriber numbers.
The services have gotten the most publicity from critically acclaimed original content aimed at adults such as "Orange Is the New Black" and "Transparent." Their strategy aimed at attracting younger viewers, though, is now getting more awareness.
The newfound attention is largely the result of HBO's recent announcement that it has struck a deal to be the first-run home of "Sesame Street" on its streaming and cable services. The deal helped underscore the importance of cementing a grip in children's programming in a universe being disrupted by changing viewing habits and cable TV cord-cutting.
It's no wonder: U.S. digital video penetration among children ages 11 and under is expected to jump to 74% by 2019 from 68% in 2013, according to research firm EMarketer. At stake will be millions of dollars in subscription fees for streaming services that have the best offerings.
"As a single person or a couple, you might be more willing to drop your streaming subscription for a while until you see more content you're interested in," said Piper Jaffray analyst Mike Olson. "But if you have kids who are watching a lot of content, there's no way you're going to drop it. And in effect, children's content reduces churn, which ultimately positively impacts revenue."
One reason why children are a target audience is because they are natural binge-watchers, prone to viewing the same episode over and over. Parents, who once sat their kids down in front of DVDs, are discovering that streaming services offer more varied programming and are more convenient in a pinch.
About 20% of TV content (both acquired programming and originals) on Netflix and Amazon is aimed at children, according to SNL Kagan data from October 2014. Hulu, which has only dipped a toe in creating originals for kids, has a smaller slice of the pie with just 5% of its library consisting of licensed children's shows.
Netflix jumped headfirst into children's programming in 2011, and it has since proved to be a popular destination for kids — at least anecdotally. About half its U.S. audience, or about 20 million subscribers, is watching children's TV shows and movies on a regular basis every week, said Erik Barmack, Netflix's vice president of global independent content.
He said 30 shows out of its slate of kids' programming were viewed by at least 5 million people in 2014, though Barmack wouldn't name the specific shows.
"We think we have a big lead in developing a big audience for … tent-pole kids' programming," Barmack said. "It's early days still, though. So we're really excited about our future."
The service expanded its lineup of original children's shows in June with the addition of four new animated series, including a co-production from Saban Brands and Cirque du Soleil Media about a character named Luna Petunia.
A portion of Netflix's robust $3.2-billion programming budget for 2014 went to licensing movies and TV series from Walt Disney, Scholastic Media and other companies. Netflix also spent money on original content such as tween spy series "Project Mc2."
Beginning next year, Netflix will have rights to Disney's live-action and animated movies after they leave the theaters. And in 2018, it will launch the animated series based on Dr. Seuss' "Green Eggs and Ham," which counts Ellen DeGeneres as an executive producer.
Netflix also inked a deal with DreamWorks Animation for 300 hours of new shows based on past and recent franchises and characters. The most recent original animated children's series under that deal is this month's launch of "Dinotrux."
Ted Sarandos, Netflix content chief, said during last month's Television Critics Assn. media tour that the company's interest in the younger audience is "important both from a behavior standpoint" because the platform is inherently amenable to the viewing habits of Generation Y and Z, but also from a brand-building position because "Kids will say, 'Oh, I grew up watching Netflix.'"
In effect, the service wants to forge long-lasting relationships with future subscribers. And as the users get older, the platform's algorithm adjusts accordingly — lending to its strategy of being a source of content for every age demographic.
Amazon, the second-biggest streaming service, has also upped the ante in its bid to lure young viewers by securing major deals.
The company struck a deal in 2014 with Viacom to license rights to Nickelodeon's preschool shows. The deal, forged less than two months after Netflix's own agreement with Viacom expired, is estimated to be worth several hundred million dollars and will make Amazon home to shows as "Dora the Explorer" and "Go, Diego, Go!"
Amazon also utilizes the same pilot approach as it does with its original content aimed at adults — crowdsourcing pitches and using viewer input for what gets picked up to series. It entered the children's programming sector last year with four series, including "Tumble Leaf" and "Gortimer Gibbon's Life on Normal Street." All four series were picked up this year for second seasons.
The service recently launched animated preschool series "Wishenpoof!," and last month released six pilots for new children's shows, including animated fare such as "Lily the Unicorn" and "Lost in Oz."
Amazon works with an educational consultant to embed curriculum into its shows that encourages right- and left-brain-thinking, said Tara Sorensen, who heads the kids' content division at Amazon Studios.
"What's great about streaming services is kids aren't tied to the linear broadcast," Sorensen said. "We can encourage them to stop shows or rewind. Streaming and kids just makes perfect sense because we really put them in the driver's seat."
Hulu, as it steadily repositions itself as a major player in adult-skewing content, has taken a more streamlined approach with children's programming.
The bulk of Hulu's offerings on its Kid's Section comes from licensing deals. Hulu, like Amazon, also has a streaming deal with Viacom that gives it access to some of Nickelodeon's content, including older series such as "The Ren & Stimpy Show" and "Hey Arnold!." Hulu, additionally, has a deal with Turner Broadcasting for rights to some of Cartoon Network's library.
And this year the service inked a deal with Disney-ABC Television Group to secure exclusive subscription video-on-demand rights to Disney Junior's popular animated series "Doc McStuffins" and "Bunnytown" and non-exclusive rights to all episodes of "Handy Manny."
Last year it launched only one original series, "Doozers," inspired by the popular characters from the classic Jim Henson series "Fraggle Rock." Discussions about a renewal are underway. "As our offering grows, we're certainly open to doing more originals," said Craig Erwich, senior vice president and head of content for Hulu.
Naomi Hupert, senior research associate at the Center for Children and Technology, said it will be interesting to see how the children's programming market continues to respond to shifting behaviors of young viewers.
"Kids are growing up straddling the computer, tablet and smartphone," Hupert said. "All these technologies are relatively new, and how we see kids use them is still new. It can be sort of overwhelming to think where it can go from here, but we're still in the beginning stages."


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New York certainly knows to keep the best to (almost) last. Proenza Schouler showed a deftness of touch and a new pseudo-militaristic vision that played with faintly '70s styling that just ached to be worn and will, no doubt, already have Zara designers compiling tear sheets to be 'reworked' (but not much) as we speak.
Suede lapels pulled back on square set jackets with chunky gilt lock detailing, culottes (are back back back!), skirts and trousers all falling mid-length and worn with wedge shoes and boots. Ankle-length sun-ray pleat skirts in the shiniest aluminium that looked hyper right, matched with cross-over vests or felt & techno fabric sweatshirts – this all looked new. The styling, the verve, the approach and the lines – Proenza Schouler showed that they were ready to take New York that leap further.
It wasn't all new – some parts of the show were distinctly old skool Ralph Lauren but just zshushed up to hyper relevance. Take the militaristic touch, long waistcoats with the toggle fastenings, the butter soft, suede, ankle length dresses and vests with apron front ties, culottes (that deconstructed from the styling will wow many) and that simply fantastic, cream coat with black and silver detailing that looked ready to walk right up 5th Avenue. There is plenty in this collection for traditionalists but it's the ultra modern and visionary elements that make this extra special.
Fun came from touches like the long, shaggy sheepskin coat and the glitter jersey, pleat, black dress. This was no throwback to the '70s but took the feel straight to 2014, do not pass go. Even more visionary were the trompe l'oeil 'toile' effect jackets that appeared purposefully unfinished as did the edge to edge swagger coat that seemed to bear the trail of chalk dust lined as an artfully distressed look. Proenza Schouler's defining moment of many as were the new boxy peplum skirts, smooth white or black/white graphic tree printed. The design duo showed just how far they could think outside the box.
A gorgeous, structured, slit to the navel, wrap skirt dress in yellow with white piping was '70s Jane Fonda meets Gwyneth Paltrow. This was a fine show. It will please more than the film stars and fashion editors clamouring to wear it.
Catwalk images used by kind permission of www.style.com


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I love that kind of British style home design, with all those prints and tea cups and everything sweet!:P
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Madrid Food Tour
Each day, thousands of people arrive in Madrid ready to chow down on authentic Spanish tapas and sangria. Unfortunately, not everyone succeeds at this seemingly simple task. For every excellent eatery Madrid has to offer, there is another evil twin out there tricking tourists and giving a bad name to Spanish food.
A Madrid Food Tour offers visitors, expats, and even residents the opportunity to explore Spanish cuisine in Madrid without fear of culinary trickery. Our tours go above and beyond the common tapas crawl, offering exciting, dynamic tours that include information about Spanish culture and food history.
Our most popular tour is the Signature Tasting Tour. Over the course of four hours, guests follow one of our passionate guides to some of the city's best food markets, pastry shops, and tapas bars. You leave the tour full, and with a really good idea of the Spanish kitchen. Our guides also make recommendations for shops, foods, and restaurants to try on the rest of your trip—it's always a good idea to take the tour on your first day in Madrid!
Other popular tour options are the Tapas and Taverns Tour and the Drink Like a Spaniard Tour. Both are usually held at night, when the city comes alive with people out and about for food and drink. The Tapas and Taverns Tour explores some of the city's most emblematic taverns, and the group tastes some very traditional Madrid tapas. If you're interested in Spanish beverages, the Drink Like a Spaniard Tour is a great choice—you'll try signature Spanish drinks and learn about their history and place in Spanish society.
If you have an adventurous palette, the Bizarre Foods Tour is something you'd enjoy. Offering delicacies such as pig's ear and sweetbreads, this tour will shock your senses with some surprisingly delicious dishes.
Madrid Food Tour offers these tours and more. We usually go out with small groups, but are more than willing to arrange events for larger groups and private tours too. In the future we are hoping to partner with some local wineries and cheese producers to offer tours outside of the city as well.
Next time you're in Madrid don't hesitate to contact Madrid Food Tour for a special look at a special cuisine. Salud!
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Dunmore HS (DHS) Class of 1975 Alumni List
Help us Update the Dunmore HS 1975 Class List by adding any names missing from the list below:
Registered Alumni
1975 Class List
- Gary Arvay
- Jane Barlow
- Jason Bartone
- Patrick Bewick
- Donna Buck
- Gene Clifford
- Rick DellAmico
- Victor Donato
- Kevin Fergison
- Kevin Ferguson
- Robert Judge
- Mike Kelly
- Celeste Lechack
- Lucille Legge
- Margaret Magnotta
- Bob Mancuso
- Marlene Mataloni
- Pam Mc Dow
- Jenny Mcandrew
- Harry Mcgrath
- Ann Mullen
- Tony Nardelli
- Denise Osterburger
- Dave Perry
- David Perry
- Bill Phaler
- Chris Rink
- Don Smith
- Judy Summa
- Kathryn Tallerico
- Ruth Wescott
- Ann Zalkind
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The top movie in theaters during 1975 was Jaws, grossing over $260,000,000 in its lifetime. The most popular television series for 1975 was All in the Family
Hit Songs From 1975
Why Can't We Be Friends?War
I'm On FireDwight Twilley Band
Angie BabyHelen Reddy
Lucy In The Sky With DiamondsElton John
Shining StarEarth, Wind and Fire
I Can HelpBilly Swan
Jive Talkin'Bee Gees
Feel Like Makin' LoveBad Company
Get Down TonightK.C. and The Sunshine Band
MandyBarry Manilow
Hit Movies From 1975
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Worrisome trend: FHA sees rise in defaults on its mortgages
WASHINGTON — As the Federal Housing Administration has stepped in to help stabilize the housing market by underwriting more mortgages, the Depression-era agency is seeing growing default rates that could undermine its health, the Department of Housing and Urban Development inspector general testified Thursday.
Kenneth Donohue also told the Senate Appropriations housing subcommittee that unscrupulous lenders who helped precipitate the housing crisis with subprime loans are moving into the FHA loan system, and the number of fraud cases is a growing concern.
Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., who chairs the subcommittee, said that if the FHA can't pay its debts, Congress may have to cover the shortfall.
"And we don't have the dollars to do it," Murray said.
While some see the FHA as the "savior of the market," Murray said, she's concerned the agency suffers from outdated technology, personnel shortages and inadequate underwriting.
"Just because FHA has become a major player in saving the housing market doesn't mean these challenges have disappeared," she said.
In addition to the resurgence of FHA-guaranteed mortgage loans and the stimulus bill, lower interest rates and an $8,000 first-time homebuyer tax credit are helping to stabilize the market, J. Lennox Scott, the chief executive of John L. Scott Real Estate in Washington state, told the committee.
Two years ago, FHA-backed loans made up only a small percentage of the housing market. The agency didn't underwrite subprime or adjustable rate loans. As prices rose, the FHA was barred from writing loans on mortgages above $362,500.
The maximum was raised in the stimulus bill to nearly $730,000. As subprime loans and adjustable rate loans disappeared, the FHA now guarantees nearly 30 percent of mortgages. At the same time, the number of lenders doing business with the FHA has grown more than 500 percent.
"As is the case with other mortgage market participants, currently FHA is experiencing elevated default rates and foreclosures and with it, losses that exceed prior estimates," HUD Secretary Shaun Donovan said.
Donovan said the primary reason for the defaults were growing unemployment and other economic factors. Donovan said FHA-guaranteed loans didn't include "unsafe features" and poor underwriting that made subprime and other loans risky.
About 7 percent of FHA loans are delinquent, greater than 90 days or in foreclosure, compared with more than 23 percent of subprime loans, he said.
However, Donohue said the delinquent rate can be misleading. As of Sept. 30, the FHA's reserve fund for single-family loan guarantees was $12.9 billion, down almost 40 percent from a year earlier.
Pressed about whether the FHA may need a significant bailout, Donohue said, "It's hard to say. Based on the numbers we have seen it is going in the wrong direction."
He said that "for FHA to realize its full potential to respond to the current mortgage crisis, it will require additional resources and development of new and innovative reform initiatives."
The FHA could raise the rate it charges for the mortgage guarantees or ask Congress for more money.
Under questioning from Murray, Donovan said he, too, worried that the FHA may not have all the procedures in place to guard against fraudulent lenders.
"I am absolutely concerned and focused to ensure troubled lenders don't migrate to FHA" Donovan said.
"The surge in FHA loans is likely to overtax the oversight resources of the FHA, making careful and comprehensive lender oversight difficult," he said. "In addition, our experience in prior FHA volume periods shows the program was vulnerable to exploitation by fraud schemes . . . that undercut the integrity of the program."
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Cheap PDAs
- Cheap PDAs
- Palm Zire 21
- palmOne Zire 31
- Dell Axim X30
- Nokia 3220
The student life is an intense one, whether you're a high-schooler juggling homework, extracurricular activities and the occasional hour of sleep, or a collegian juggling homework, extracurricular activities and the occasional keg party. Students don't usually need e-mail, Web browsing or corporate network access on their PDAsthey need an inexpensive way to keep all of their personal information somewhat organized and in check.
First, let's get just a bit of background out of the way. These days there are two main operating systems running the typical no-frills PDA, palmOne and Pocket PC (we list a phone from Nokia as one non-traditional alternative to these). Either OS can synch with most Windows-based applications you'd be using and that's great, especially since this wasn't the case just a few years ago. You'll also find that the least expensive palmOne devices remain slightly cheaper than most of their Pocket PC counterparts, and battery life tends to be a little longer with palmOne devices, too. Generally, though, devices based on either operating system will meet everyone's needs.
Keep in mind as well that these devices were selected for their simplicity and low cost. If there's a chance you'll get hooked on the memory- /processor-intensive multimedia experiences your roommate or lab partner is having with their higher-end PDA, you might want to save up and wait to purchase something with more bells and whistles.
The products that follow are the least expensive decent PDAs we could find from reputable sellers.
In this roundup:
Palm Zire 21
The only reasonably current PDA you can get for under $100 is very easy to use, lasts weeks on a battery charge, and handles PIM applications and the occasional game with aplomb. There are no frills here, but that's what you get for this price.
Palm Zire 31
Add about $30 to the Zire 21's price and you get a color screen, a memory card slot and an MP3 player. Of course, you'll have to pay more to buy an SD card to put your MP3s on, but maybe you have one lying around. We feel this PDA offers the best overall bang for your discount buck.
Dell Axim X30
We found these handhelds selling for under $200 at Dell's online store for small businesses, making them the cheapest relatively current Windows Mobile Pocket PCs we could track down. This budget model of the Axim X30 doesn't have Wi-Fi or Bluetooth, but it syncs up with Windows PCs quickly and easily.
Nokia 3220
You have to be a bit geeky, but it's possible to turn almost any phone into a PDA with a cable and the right software. This blinking, vibrating, multicolored $70 phone syncs your calendar information with your PC using Nokia's free PC Suite 6.5 software and a $19.95 cablea great deal for basic PIM functionality. The phone is available for the T-Mobile and Cingular networks.


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Expect some talk of sweeping court reforms in the coming legislative session.
Gov. Mitch Daniels this morning announced plans to move forward with more than a dozen local government reform proposals first unveiled a year ago by a commission, co-chaired by former Gov. Joe Kernan and Indiana Chief Justice Randall T. Shepard. That report can be viewed here.
Some of the proposals have already been enacted, and the governor today recommended most of those remaining be considered by the General Assembly in the coming year.
Three court-specific measures that would impact all Indiana counties are: shifting the funding for all trial courts, probation officers, and public defenders to the state; transferring local court clerk responsibilities to the local election board or a newly established county executive; and eliminating all of the township Small Claims courts in Marion County and transferring those courts' duties to the Marion Superior courts.
The funding shift recommendation has been modified slightly from what the commission originally proposed, a change that could impact the timing of any possible reforms.
"Once the state's fiscal circumstances improve, it would make sense for the state to assume the costs of the trial court system over a period of years, including probation officers and public defenders," the recommendation rationale states. "Indiana's courts could operate more efficiently and fairly, ensuring that all citizens have the same access to justice. A transition period would be necessary to allow time for currently serving judges to complete their terms in office."
With the chief justice standing behind him along with a line of commission members and state officials, the governor said these were 16 of the total 27 recommendations made in the Kernan-Shepard report, and taken all together could save taxpayers about $630 million if adopted by the legislature.
Because of the tough budget-setting season in store, Daniels expects the legislation will be introduced in various pieces, rather than one large package.
Among the other changes the governor is recommending:
• Establish a single-person elected county executive to replace the current three county commissioners.
• Each county would have a county council as its only legislative body.
• Responsibilities for administering the duties of the county recorder, treasurer, assessor, surveyor, and coroner would be transferred to the lone county executive. These positions no longer would be elected while county sheriff, clerk, and auditor still would be chosen by voters.
• Create a county-wide body to oversee all public-safety services.
• School districts with less than 1,000 students would have to combine their district central office operations with another district unless they already are part of a county-wide district. After such a consolidation, no high schools may be closed for at least five years.
• Conduct all non-partisan school elections during November in even years.
• Move all municipal elections to even-numbered years.
• Transfer the responsibilities of municipal health departments to the county health department.
• Reorganize library systems by county instead of by municipality.
• Prohibit employees of a local government unit from serving as elected officials on the same local government unit.
• Designate a state office to provide technical assistance to local government.


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An Outdoor Wedding in Clarkston, MI
Christine and Zac met at a fraternity party while both were students at Western Michigan University. They ended up being at the same place with a group of friends on September 11, 2001, and the tragedy of that day made them realize their feelings for each other went beyond friendship. The Bride Christine Appleton, 30, an advertising sales planner The Groom Zac Armintrout, 31, a construction company owner The Date September 4 Six-and-a-half years later, when Christine and Zac were touring wineries in Traverse City, Zac spent the whole day in pursuit of the perfect spot to propose. Christine thought he was acting weird all day. At dinner, when he barely ate a thing -- she even worried that he felt ill! After they had finished dinner, in a private room overlooking the bay, Zac got down on one knee and asked Christine to marry him.


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I am on day 52 of my 365 page challenge.
A Page of drawing, painting or artistic brainstorming a day for a year
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The Tragedy of Locrine (Third Folio, 1664)
963Scena Secunda.
964Enter Locrine, Guendoline, Corineus, Assaracus,
965Thrasimachus, Camber.
966Locrine. And is this true, is Albanactus slain?
967Hath cursed Humber with his stragling host,
968With that his army made of mungrel currs,
969Brought our redoubted brother to his end?
970O that I had the Thracian Orpheus harp,
971For to awake out of the infernal shade
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977By which the Scythians might be punished;
978For, by the lightning of almighty Jove,
979The Hunne shall die had he ten thousand lives:
980And would to God he had ten thousand lives,
981That I might with the arm-strong Hercules
982Crop off so vile an Hydra's hissing heads.
983But say me, Cousin, for I long to hear
984How Albanact came by untimely death?
985Thrasi. After the traiterous host of Scythians
986Entred the field with martial equipage,
987Young Albanact impatient of delay,
988Led forth his army 'gainst the stragling mates,
989Whose multitude did daunt our souldiers minds,
990 Yet nothing could dismay the forward Prince;
991But with a courage most heroical,
992Like to a lion 'mongst a flock of lambs,
993Made havock of the faint-heart fugitives,
994Hewing a passage through them with his sword;
995Yea we had almost given them the repulse,
996When suddenly from out the silent wood
997Hubba with twenty thousand souldiers,
998Cowardly came upon our weakned backs,
999And murthered all with fatal massacre;
1000Amongst the which old Debon, martial Knight,
1001With many wounds was brought unto the death:
1002And Albanact opprest with multitude,
1003Whilst valiantly he feld his enemies,
1004Yielded his life and honour to the dust,
1005He being dead, the souldiers fled amain,
1006And I alone escaped them by flight,
1007To bring you tidings of these accidents.
1008Locr. Not aged Priam King of stately Troy,
1009Grand Emperour of barbarous Asia,
1010When he beheld his noble minded sonnes
1011Slain troiterously by all the Mirmidons,
1012Lamented more then I for Albanact.
1013Guen. Not Hecuba the Queen of Ilium,
1014When she beheld the town of Pergamus,
1015 Her pallace burnt, with all-devouring flames,
1016Her fifty sonnes and daughters fresh of hue,
1017Murthred by the wicked Pyrrhus bloudy sword,
1018Shed such sad tears as I for Albanact.
1019Cam. The grief of Niobe fair Athens Queen,
1020For her seven sonnes magnanimous in field,
1021For her seven daughters fairer then the fairest,
1022Is not to be compar'd with my laments.
1023Cor. In vain you sorrow for the slaughtred Prince,
1024In vain you sorrow for his overthrow;
1025He loves not most that doth lament the most,
1026But he that seeks to venge the injury.
1027Think you to quell the enemies warlike train,
1028With childish sobs and womanish laments?
1029Unsheath your swords, unsheath your conquering sword?
1030And seek revenge, the comfort for this sore:
1031In Cornwall where I hold my regiment,
1032Even just ten thousand valiant men at armes
1033Hath Corineius ready at command:
1034All these and more, if need shall more require,
1035Hath Corineius ready at command.
1036Cam. And in the fields of martial Cambria,
1037Close by the boystrous Iscan's silver streams,
1038Where lightfoot Fairies skip from bank to bank,
1039Full twenty thousand brave couragious Knights
1040 Well exercis'd in feats of Chivalrie,
1041In manly manner most invincible,
1042Young Camber hath with gold and victual;
1043All these and more, if need shall more require,
1044I offer up to venge my brothers death.
1045Loc. Thanks loving Uncle, and good Brother too,
1046For this revenge; for this sweet word Revenge
1047Must ease and cease my wrongfull injuries;
1048And by the sword of bloudie Mars I swear,
1049Ne'er shall sweet quiet enter this my front,
1050'Till I be venged on his traiterous head
1051That slew my noble brother Albanact.
1052Sound drums and trumpets, muster up the camp,
1053For we will straight march to Albania.Exeunt.


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In the wake of the whole Dylan Farrow/Woody Allen (that asshole)/Mia Farrow situation - for lack of a better word - I've been thinking about the double standard. Despite everything, I think Allen will still be remembered primarily as one of the major American filmmakers of the 20th century and Mia Farrow as that crazy bitch, though she has been in some fairly major films and at one time was a respected actress.
Miles Davis is a major figure of jazz, not an abuser of women. Sean Connery is a beloved Hollywood icon. Kobe Bryant isn't a rapist, he's one of the greatest athletes of his generation.
Joan Crawford. She's a an icon, a great actress arguably as famous now for her abuse of her children as her career. Bing Crosby abused his children too, but he's still wonderful, beloved Bing Crosby with the beautiful voice who sang "White Christmas." Nobody really remembers that he abused his children too.
I'm not defending Joan Crawford in any way, the things she did were awful. But I think a strong case can be made that "we" think of famous men/artists in more complex terms than famous women/artists. We forgive them more. We say "we don't know the whole story" or "the art shouldn't be judged in terms of the artist's personal life" when it's a man. When it's a woman, we take it more personally.