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Ranchi, March 13: JVM chief Babulal Marandi today claimed that there was a threat to his life, stirring up a hornets nest in poll-bound Jharkhand that recently witnessed the murder of Ajsu leader Tileshwar Sahu.
Drawing attention to the security concerns of VIPs and VVIPs in the state, the former chief minister also said that some politicians wanted to eliminate him and had even given the supari for his murder.
The contract for my murder has already been given. Top politicians are after my life. The (state) government should take this into cognisance, Marandi, who enjoys Z-plus security, told mediapersons at a hotel in Dumka around 11.30am.
From Dumka, the JVM supremo went to Jamtara district for addressing a rally for the Lok Sabha polls.
When The Telegraph contacted him later in the day, he stuck to his statements. According to information available with me, some politicians want to kill me and the government should take note of it, said the Koderma MP.
He added that he had no confidence in the security agencies of the state, but would share all information with central intelligence agencies at the right time.
Ajsus Sahu was shot dead at Barhi in Hazaribagh on March 8. Although police maintain that the firebrand leader was killed by Bihar-based shooters employed by PLFI against a supari of Rs 6 lakh, the theory that white-collared politicians are involved is doing the rounds too.
Marandi, who also figures on the Maoist hit list, has his own scars inflicted by the rebels. In October 2007, his son Anup, along with 17 others, were gunned down by Maoists at a cultural programme at Chilkhari village in Giridih district.
When contacted, director-general of police Rajeev Kumar said he was not aware of Marandis assertions, adding that the former chief minister had been given adequate security in keeping with norms.
The security cover of all prominent politicians going for field visits, especially during elections, is being strictly monitored. A special cell is functional at the Special Branch to regularly review threat perceptions, the DGP added.
Sources in the police headquarters said a bullet-proof car, commandos and escort parties during field visits were at the JVM leaders beck and call. If the former chief minister reveals the exact details about the threat to his life, state police can take steps accordingly, said a senior police officer, requesting anonymity.


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Gilbert K. Chesterton Quotes About VirtueQuotes about: Virtue
When people talk as if the Crusades were nothing more than an aggressive raid against Islam, they seem to forget in the strangest way that Islam itself was only an aggressive raid against the old and ordered civilization in these parts. I do not say it in mere hostility to the religion of Mahomet; I am fully conscious of many values and virtues in it; but certainly it was Islam that was the invasion and Christendom that was the thing invaded.
The modern world is full of the old Christian virtues gone mad. The virtues have gone mad because they have been isolated from each other and are wandering alone. Thus some scientists care for truth; and their truth is pitiless. Thus some humanitarians only care for pity; and their pity (I am sorry to say) is often untruthful.
There is no such thing as education. The thing is merely a loose phrase for the passing on to others of whatever truth or virtue we happen to have ourselves. It is typical of our time that the more doubtful we are about the value of philosophy, the more certain we are about the value of education. That is to say, the more doubtful we are about whether we have any truth, the more certain we are (apparently) that we can teach it to our children.
Very few people in the world would care to listen to the real defense of their own characters. The real defense, the defense which belongs to the Day of Judgment, would make such damaging admissions, would clear away so many artificial virtues, would tell such tragedies of weakness and failure, that a man would sooner be misunderstood and censured by the world than exposed to that awful and merciless eulogy.
It may be a mere patriotic bias, though I do not think so, but it seems to me that the English aristocracy is not only the type, but is the crown and flower of all actual aristocracies; it has all the oligarchical virtues as well as all the defects. It is casual, it is kind, it is courageous in obvious matters; but it has one great merit that overlaps even these. The great and very obvious merit of the English aristocracy is that nobody could possibly take it seriously.
The modern world is not evil; in some ways the modern world is far too good. It is full of wild and wasted virtues. When a religious scheme is shattered (as Christianity was shattered at the Reformation), it is not merely the vices that are let loose. The vices are, indeed, let loose, and they wander and do damage. But the virtues are let loose also; and the virtues wander more wildly, and the virtues do more terrible damage. The modern world is full of the old Christian virtues gone mad. The virtues have gone mad because they have been isolated from each other and are wandering alone.
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As of April, the federal government has paid more than $23.7 billion in incentive payments to health-care providers and hospitals through the meaningful use program, which pays Medicare and Medicaid incentives to providers and hospitals that adopt electronic health record systems,according to Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services data released June 4.
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In April, the latest month for which data are available, 7,057 providers and 13 hospitals newly registered to participate in the meaningful use program, according to the data. In April 2013, 4,445 providers and 38 hospitals registered to participate in the program, according to earlier CMS data reports.
The largest share of the incentive payments—$13.83 billion—has gone to hospitals, according to the data. Nearly $2 billion was paid in 2014.
Provider registrations were down compared to March and February of this year, when, respectively, 12,461 and 9,378 providers registered to participate.
The meaningful use program averaged roughly 4,403 provider registrations per month in 2013; however, month-to-month registrations varied between 17,021 in January 2013 to just 4,778 in December 2013.
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With Bachelor in Paradise gearing up to resume filming after Warner Bros. cleared the show and producers of any misconduct relating to the incident between Corinne Olympios and DeMario Jackson, both stars at the center of the incident are planning their next moves. For Corinne, it looks like that move is continuing her legal actions.
Shortly after Warner Bros. announced its findings and intent to resume filming, Corinne's attorney, Marty Singer, released his own statement. "It needs to be made crystal clear that production of Bachelor in Paradise was shut down because of multiple complaints received from BIP producers and crew members on the set. It was not shut down due to any complaint filed by Corinne against anyone," he began. "It comes as no surprise that Warner Bros., as a result of its own internal investigation, would state that no wrongdoing had occurred. Our own investigation will continue based on multiple new witnesses coming forward revealing what they saw and heard." In other words, this isn't over yet.
Also joining Corinne's camp is her on-again-off-again boyfriend, Jordan Gielchinsky, who spoke out about his relationship with the 24-year-old blonde. "I have known Corinne for over 10 years and as a friend or boyfriend, she will continue to receive my unwavering loyalty and support until I decide that there is a legitimate reason not to give it," he explained. "Anything the public may perceive that is coming from me is pure speculation. There is an ongoing inquiry that must follow a course to its conclusion before I can fully comment."
For his part, he insisted that he pays "very little attention to the media" and virtually ignores "all of the conjecture surrounding" his relationship with Corinne. "The only two people who know the true disposition of our relationship is Corinne and I," he stated. (ICYMI, Corinne had a boyfriend when she went to film Bachelor in Paradise, but had allegedly agreed not to hook up with anyone while filming.)
Meanwhile, reports have surfaced that — while Corinne has been putting up a united front with Jordan — DeMario is really struggling in the aftermath of the investigation. Even though Warner Bros. essentially cleared him of any wrongdoing, the knowledge that his name would be linked to a sex scandal has taken its toll. According to sources, DeMario has started seeing a therapist to deal with his anxiety. For now, it seems unlikely that either DeMario or Corinne will be featured on any future Bachelor-branded shows (despite his reported claims that he turned down the producers' offer to have him back).
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Mandala: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mandala
In practice, mandala has become a generic term for any plan, chart or geometric pattern that represents the cosmos metaphysically or symbolically, a microcosm of the universe from the human perspective.
Anglo-Saxon & Ancient Scandinavian
The characters of the Anglo-Saxon alphabet (called Runes) were often carved into geometric designs. These were occasionally created to represent the universe, but most often was used in creating magic spells or designs of protection. Similar designs are called Pennsylvania Dutch Hex Signs which once were painted onto barns and houses for good luck and protection
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In Tantric Hinduism and Buddhism (see Vajrayana), a diagram representing the universe, used in sacred rites and as an instrument of meditation. The mandala serves as a collection point for universal forces. By mentally "entering" the mandala and moving toward its centre, one is guided through the cosmic processes of disintegration and reintegration. Mandalas may be painted on paper or cloth, drawn on the ground, or fashioned of bronze or stone. Two types of mandalas represent different aspects of the universe: the garbha-dhatu ("womb world"), in which the movement is from one to the many, and the vajra-dhatu ("diamond world"), from the many into one.
What is the meaning behind a rose window? Many contemporary authors wax on about Jungian psychology and the rose window as a mandala, which represents the "expression of human aspiration towards wholeness and coherence." Mandalas have existed in Eastern religion and philosophy for centuries, and in modern thinking, the medieval rose window serves much the same purpose. The rose window operates on many levels: spiritual, meditative, and emotional. Abbot Suger's observations underscore how deep an emotional and spiritual chord is struck by the play of light that passes through the glass. The instructional aspect of rose windows is plainly visible by the subjects chosen for display in each petal--the medieval calendar year, the virtues and vices, the saints, etc.
In much the same way the center of Eastern mandalas depict the "godhead" or divine aspect of the world, so do rose windows. Typically Christ or the Virgin and Christ are found in the central rosette of most windows. In eastern philosophy, there are many paths to reach the divine, and these are represented by "gates" at the cardinal points of the mandala. By the same token, saints depicted in the petals of a rose window can be seen as intermediaries (or paths) to Christ.
I suppose the taiji symbol (yin/yang) could be considered a Daoist mandala since on one level it represents heaven (yang) and earth (yin). However, the He Tu (or Ho Tu) diagram might serve as a mandala as well. The five white center dots that form a circle represent heaven, the ten black center dots that form a square represent earth, and the sets of black and white dots around the outside represent the five energy phases that create all things that exist between heaven and earth.
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A labyrinth is an ancient symbol that relates to wholeness. It combines the imagery of the circle and the spiral into a meandering but purposeful path. It represents a journey to our own center and back again out into the world. Labyrinths have long been used as meditation and prayer tools. A labyrinth is an archetype with which we can have a direct experience.
A labyrinth contains non-verbal, implicate geometric and numerological prompts that create a multi-dimensional holographic field. These unseen patterns are referred to as sacred geometry. They allegedly reveal the presence of a cosmic order as they interface the world of material form and the subtler realms of higher consciousness.
See Buddhist above.
"Shiviti" comes from the sentence, "I have set (shiviti) the Lord before me always." Looking at a Shiviti is Name-gazing; it is akin to ikon-gazing: concentrating on the symbol of the Deity with a focused gaze, until the distance between inside and outside becomes obliterated, and what was on the outside (the shiviti) becomes internalized. Looking at the Shiviti we view the world from God's vantage point. Chesed, God's right hand, as it were, is on our right, not opposite our left hand, as it would be if we were facing God. This is connected to God's words to Moses, "You shall see my back, but my face is not to be seen." So one walks, as it were, into the YHVH, facing in the same direction, becoming one with it.
The Name is written in such a way, top to bottom, rather than right to left, to create a hierarchy and also a figure: Yud is the head; the upper Heh, the arms and shoulders; Vav, the heart, spine and genitals; and the lower Heh, the legs, and pelvis. These are the four levels: The top of the Yud is Keter and the rest of it is Chochmah, the two Heh's are Binah and Malkhut. The Vav contains the sephirot Chesed, Gevurah, Tiferet, Netzach, Hod and Yesod.
In prayer, one sits in front of the Shiviti, and stares at it to ascend to God's Presence, and then to descend. The four letters represent the parts of the prayer service: In the morning prayer, one looks at the lower Heh during the Birkhat HaShachar, the pening blessings which address the world of Assiyah, the world of our bodies, our environment; getting ready in Assiyah requires doing an inventory of the body: What tensions are my muscles holding on to, what messages is my body telling me that I have been too busy to pay attention to? To place oneself in the presence of God is to let the body out from any compulsion that it is under.
Some fundamentals that were brought about by the Holy Qur'an similarly gave rise to the form of the mosque. Of these fundamentals, the most important one is "Arsh", namely "the Throne."
The literal meaning of the Throne is: altitude, high place, ceiling, cover, the tent and it is used in the Qur'an and in the Hadiths (the sayings of the Prophet Muhammad) as "Divine Sovereignty, Dignity and the Throne" (Devellioglu 1970: Ars.; Golpinarli 1977: Ars, 1989:101; Akay 1991: Ars; DIA: Ars; IA: Kursu).
Alone with the concept of the Throne, it is necessary to mention the iconographical concept of "mandala" which is used in various ways in Turkish architecture and which I suppose to have a close relationship with the Throne.
The shape of the cosmogram called mandala in architecture and handcrafts, consists of a circle and a square, one within the other. While the circle represents God, cosmos, mystical life, eternity, the world of eternity and esoterical concepts; the square represents the world, material life, worldly life and all exoterical concepts. This was commonly used in
The full meanings that the square and the circle of the mandala include, both separately and together, is in accordance with the philosophy of Islam. The plan with four iwans and a central courtyard has been interpreted as an image of the cosmos. This plan has a very long past; it has been identified with the diagram of mandala and has been extensively applied in architecture for centuries (Ogel 1986: 59-84; 1994: 63-115). The concept of mandala which takes place in pre-Islamic Turkic beliefs and traditions, has been united and integrated with the concept of the Throne, which has played a significant role in the formation of religious architecture after Islam.
Native American
The Navajo word for sandpaintings means "place where the gods come and go." The sandpainting has been used for centuries in religious rituals, including healing ceremonies performed by Navajo medicine men. A sandpainting for a ceremony is made on the ground in the ceremonial hogan and destroyed at the end of the ritual. In order to preserve this long-standing tradition, in the late 1940's Navajos began to create permanent sandpaintings, changing the design slightly to protect the religious significance when these paintings were shown publicly. Pictorial sandpaintings which reflect the Navajo environment and lifestyle are also made. Today sandpaintings are made by slowly trickling sand through the hand onto epoxy-covered particle boards, using sand made from naturally colored crushed rock, stone, and minerals for the different shades and colors. The sandpainting is intended to be hung within a frame or by attaching picture hangers to the back of the board. [These sandpaintings are often of a mandala-type design in which the shapes and colors in each quadrant are mirror-images of the others. ~M~]
Medicine Wheel
The Medicine Wheel is a symbol of all creation, of all races of human beings, birds, fish, animals, trees, and stones. It's in the shape of a wheel. The circle shape represents the earth, the sun, the moon, the cycles of life, the seasons, and day to night. Movement around the outside of the Medicine Wheel is in a clockwise direction, the rotation path of mother earth. At the center of the wheel (the hub) is the Creator, who sits in perfect balance. Outside the center, there is an inner circle representing the Old Woman (the earth), Father Sun, Grandmother Moon, and the four elements. Four distinct colors, set in the four directions, lay on the perimeter, separated by beads representing the moon's cycles. Leather, laid from the perimeter, in straight lines, to the center (the spokes of the wheel) represent spiritual paths leading us to the center, to perfect balance, to the Creator. The meaning of the number four, as it is in Native American life, is evident in the Medicine Wheel. 4 = four directions + four seasons + four elements (earth, air, water and fire) + the four races of human being.
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See Anglo-Saxon above.
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This simple composition of figures placed against a dark ground is an outstanding example of medieval Japanese Shinto mandala. The top part of the scroll contains small figures of a thunder god, a Buddhist priest, a deer, and a pagoda; the bottom register contains two lion dogs facing each other; and the center section contains four figures. The large central figure of a non-Japanese male dressed in secular costume is identified as an Indian, Vimalakirti, called Yuima in Japanese. Below him, a male in court robes is flanked by a secondary nobleman and a Buddhist priest. Vimalakirti was a layman who is said to have lived in north central
The combination of Buddhist and Shinto figures in the same scene is an established convention for a Shinto mandala. When the native Shinto faith reached an accommodation with Buddhism, a foreign religion, the two faiths united Buddhas with native gods in a syncretic whole; indigenous Japanese gods were identified with Buddhist counterparts. In this painting, the figure dressed in court robes below Vimalakirti is thought to be his Shinto counterpart.
Take, for example, the pentacle, the encircled five-pointed star. This is a neopagan mandala that expresses the wisdom of the elements and their relationship to one another. In this way, the pentacle is not only a magical tool, but a teacher.
Here are some mandalas for you: World Mandalas book
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KCTV5 news is reporting two deadly shootings that are connected. Kansas City Chiefs linebacker Jovan Belcher shot his girlfriend at one location and then himself at the Arrowhead practice facility, according to Kevin Kietzman of Sports Radio 810.
According to the report, Belcher shot and killed his girlfriend and then drove to the practice facility where he shot and killed himself.
The first shooting occurred at 54th Street and Chrysler Avenue, which is 11 minutes away from Arrowhead Stadium. The first shooting happened at 8 a.m. The second shooting happened shortly afterward at Arrowhead Stadium's practice facility.
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— kevin kietzman (@kkwhb) December 1, 2012
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Raven Projects by LN-CC's John Skelton took a highly curated approach to the fashion exhibit with a unique focus on artisan design and sustainable production. Set in a 2,000 sqm industrial space the exhibition was constructed with over sized, natural wooden installations and specially composed soundscapes.
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Short post today. I have to finish my work early this week to make some extra life space for the return of Dragon Con, which will consume my Friday, Saturday, and Sunday over Labor Day Weekend. I have a media badge this year and will be writing two or three short Star Wars-related pieces for Outer Rim News, so it's not all wandering and random entertainment this time; I actually have to pay attention. A few random thoughts on the coming weekend's craziness: 1) As predicted, I once again failed to take a stab at real cosplay. I will not be traveling through the looking-glass. I will be … [Read more...]
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Kcal 80 Fat 4.1 Fat(sats) 2.0g Carbs 9.8g (per brownie)
I hope you all aren't getting bored of these mini cake themed reviews because I have another lined up for you today. As reported in my '7Days of Chocolate Reviews' roundup post a few weeks ago Cadbury have recently released some products that sit within the cake aisles of our supermarket and I brought you my review of the Cadbury Mini Bakes Chocolate Flapjacks just last week. Well the other variant in this new Mini Bakes range are these Cadbury Chocolate Brownies, which came described as 'chocolate brownies sprinkled with milk chocolate chunks'. Brownies are not my normal choice of bakery item, though I do remember being rather partial to M&S's one which I reviewed HERE.
The box did not display an offical weight though inside it contained 8 separate brownie pieces. Much like with the Cadbury Mini Bakes Chocolate Flapjacks I liked the presentation of the product on the whole and thought the integration of the usual Cadbury Purple themed was well entwined with the Mini Bakes branding and brownie on-pack photos. The brownies themselves looked worryingly the same small size of the flapjack pieces which I ultimately thought were too small. More positively these brownies were also included in separate plastic packets and both looked smelt very tempting indeed with some visible chocolate chunks and fresh smelling chocolate aromas that hit my senses as soon as the wrappers were broken.
I am not going to launch into another rant about how the chocolate used in these brownies wasn't Dairy Milk as I have to admit these certainly weren't lacking in the chocolate flavour department. The base of the brownies were excellent with some fresh, buttery sweet dough flavours wonderfully built upon by a delicate touch of salt in the aftertaste. Throughout the taste had strong undertones of milk and cocoa and the chocolate flavours were only further enhanced by a generous helping of chocolate chunks which delivered fine chocolate flavours bursts leaving a lasting Cadbury chocolate impression in the mouth with every bite. Despite these brownies being on the small side the dense, viscous nature of them made them seem a far more fulfilling option in comparison to the same sized Cadbury Mini Bakes Chocolate Flapjacks and they provided a satisfying snack for my mid afternoon coffee.
Overall I think Cadbury have done a good job with these Chocolate Brownies and although I think they could be slightly improved in some areas I was pretty happy with what I got here. One immediate improvement they could have made was that they could of used Dairy Milk chocolate instead of their secondary recipe, though as I have alluded to already this wasn't so much of an issue as it has been with other Cadbury products I have been trying recently. The chocolate flavour hit was still very here with both the brownie base and chocolate chunks combining to provide a surprisingly strong chocolate hit in such a small dose. With fewer calories and fat I was also surprised in that I felt just one brownie felt like a reasonably sized snack and unlike with the chocolate flapjacks I didn't feel the need to reach for another straightaway after finishing my first. If your a fan of both Cadbury chocolate and brownies then these are a bit of a no brainer - get involved sooner rather than later.
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Late-night talk shows have been a staple of American television since Steve Allen took the stage of "The Tonight Show" in 1954. With new shows dotting the landscape and challenging the networks' late-night dominance — from Conan O'Brien's eponymous "Conan" to Samantha Bee's "Full Frontal" — it's no surprise that a new comedy has arrived to lampoon the genre.
"Nightcap" stars Ali Wentworth as Staci Cole, a producer in charge of booking talent for a late-night show called "Nightcap with Jimmy." A retinue of famous guest stars appear as themselves, including Gwyneth Paltrow, Kelly Ripa, Mariska Hargitay, Whoopi Goldberg, Paul Rudd and Sarah Jessica Parker. None of them leave unscathed as the show skewers their public personas. It takes comedic shots at both the people who run late-night shows and those who appear on them.
Since the team behind "Nightcap" consists of a number of former "Chelsea Lately" writers, directors and producers, it's a good guess that their jokes are based at least in part on real-life late-night shenanigans.
Lauren Blumenfeld and Don Fanelli round out the main cast as Staci's assistant and the fictional Jimmy's friend, respectively. Jeff Hiller, supermodel Paulina Porizkova and Karl Gregory also appear. So far Jimmy remains unseen — while the other characters talk about him and deal with issues related to him, he's never actually on screen.
The show airs courtesy of Pop, the network formerly known as TVGN, or the TV Guide Network. It has already been renewed for a 10-episode second season.


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Today I set up a 6' table in my sewing room and sandwiched a few quilts.
First up was Sparkling Gemstones, my April UFO. I know… I am running a bit late on this one. Especially since all I had to do was piece a backing, sandwich, and quilt it.
Since I had the table and boards out, I figured I should get a few others done.
Autumn Star Struck came out to play and get sandwiched.
The new schnibble, Summer Day, got sandwiched too. I really love the way the two reds look when they are together. It is a good thing to get this one sandwiched, since the baby was born and is now home from the hospital.
Last of all, my Bali Pop Quilt got sandwiched. As you can see, a young Mel Gibson is on the TV. Lethal Weapon (1) was on and I had it on in the background while I was sandwiching. I usually have music on my ipad on playing on Pandora through my dock, but I was in the mood for a tv show. Something I didn't have to watch constantly; something I have seen many times. Lethal Weapon fit the bill.
I now have a stack of 6 quilts to quilt that are sandwiched and ready to go. I hope I can get them done soon.


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Before and after Photoshop Paris
I thought that it would be nice to share some of my before and after Photoshop photo's. For me the post editing process is as big a part of my work as the photography itself. My workflow consists of Lightroom for smoothing out the high and low contrasts and setting the basic color tone. After the Lightroom edit I use Photoshop for all the detail retouching like skin, hair, dust, scratches and enhancing color and mood.
This photo, which I called "Paris" because it reminds me of the city, was taken using a Nikon D700 + Nikon 24-70mm f2.8 lens. The lighting was done with a single softbox containing a Nikon sb900 speedlight @1/2 power just left of the camera at the same level as the model. I believe that I did feather it a bit. The mirrors behind the model helped move the light around the scene.
This is the photo as it was taken (sooc)
I used the following camera settings when taking this photo:
exposure: 1/50 at f3.2
focal length: 70mm
iso: 800
Lightroom is the first step in my editing workflow. I try to even out the lights and darks in Lightroom to get an even look for the photo. Further I try to set the color tones that I would like in the final image.
When you look at the after Lightroom edit photo you can clearly see that the lights are more even and toned down towards the darks. Also the more even and muted color tone is very obvious.
You can download the Lightroom settings I used here: Paris – Astrid Elisee.lrtemplate.zip (these are Lightroom 3 settings)
I export the image as a psd file in 16 bit and use the sRGB color space. I mostly use sRGB, I want to directly see the end result as I post my work mostly online anyway. In Photoshop I did the nitty gritty retouching and enhanced the mood. For the mood I used a combination of different color layers at different blending modes in combination with masking the effect to certain parts of the image. In a future post I will go more into this kind of Photoshop editing.
This is probably one of my favorite photo's that I took this last year. At the moment I shot it, I knew it would be good but this style of editing really made it into a special photo for me. I hoop you liked seeing the before and after Photoshop versions of this photo. Let me know if you have any questions about it, I'll be happy to help were I can.


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The owners of killer dogs could face life in prison - a huge leap from the current maximum of two years - under new proposals.
Higher sentences for irresponsible owners who allow their dogs to attack members of the public have been put out to consultation by the Government.
For owners whose dogs kill their victims, life imprisonment is an option, while 10 years is the maximum term suggested for injuring a person or killing an assistance dog, like a guide dog for the blind.
Some 16 people have been killed by dangerous dogs since 2005, including 14-year-old Jade Anderson who was savaged by four dogs - believed to be two bull mastiffs and two Staffordshire bull terriers - as she was visiting the home of a friend near Wigan, Greater Manchester, in March.
Animal welfare minister Lord de Mauley said: "Dog attacks are terrifying and we need harsh penalties to punish those who allow their dog to injure people while out of control.
"We're already toughening up laws to ensure that anyone who owns a dangerous dog can be brought to justice, regardless of where a dog attack takes place. It's crucial that the laws we have in place act as a deterrent to stop such horrific incidents."
In February, the Government said it would introduce new measures to tackle out of control dogs by changing the law to ensure irresponsible owners can be prosecuted regardless of where their dog attacks.
The new consultation will run to September 1 and will be used to inform recommendations put forward in the Anti-Social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Bill.
The Communication Workers Union (CWU), which represents postmen and women and telecoms engineers, who suffer around 5,000 dog attacks each year, welcomed the consultation.
Dave Joyce, the union's health and safety officer, said: "Current sentencing arrangements do not match the serious nature of offences. Sixteen people have been killed since 2005 by dogs, yet the maximum prison sentence is just two years.
"Only one person has ever been imprisoned for a dog attack on a postal worker and as the fatality rate from dog attacks grows, sentencing must get tougher.
"This consultation is very welcome and hopefully indicates the Government is serious about tackling the problem of irresponsible dog ownership. We want to see tougher sentencing, better enforcement and greater consistency in sentencing.
"At the moment people are being handed vastly different sentences for very similar crimes, with one person receiving a suspended prison sentence while another walks away with just a £100 fine."
Last month, Jade Anderson's parents, along with the parents of four-year-old John Paul Massey, who died after his uncle's pitbull attacked him in 2009, handed in a petition at 10 Downing Street calling for David Cameron to take action to prevent more attacks.
They called for preventative measures and education to put a stop to the 210,000 attacks and 6,000 hospital visits caused by dangerous dogs each year.


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GENEVA (Reuters) - United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay called on Thursday for an independent investigation into the killing of hundreds of Egyptians when security forces crushed Islamist protest camps.
Pillay, a former U.N. war crimes judge, said that the heavy toll in Wednesday's clashes in Cairo pointed to "an excessive, even extreme use of force against demonstrators" and she urged security forces to act with utmost restraint.
"There must be an independent, impartial, effective and credible investigation of the conduct of the security forces. Anyone found guilty of wrongdoing should be held to account," she said in a statement issued in Geneva.
The situation in Egypt had become "dangerously polarized", Pillay said, urging both sides to "step back from the brink of disaster" and seek "inclusive reconciliation". Authorities must respect the rights to free speech and peaceful assembly, while opponents must ensure that their gatherings remain peaceful.
Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood called on followers to march in protest in Cairo on Thursday, after at least 525 people were killed in a security crackdown on the Islamist movement that has left the most populous Arab nation polarized and in turmoil.
Regarding the month-long state of emergency declared by the army-installed government, Pillay said that the rule of law and human rights must be respected and those taken into custody must be treated humanely and given judicial guarantees.
(Reporting by Stephanie Nebehay; Editing by Toby Chopra)


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I've also added a histogram column "Hist". Some consider a good early entry point as being when the histogram trend begins to improve from a well established declining trend (and vice-versa for an exit). The histogram shows the trend of the gap between the MACD line and the signal line. This histogram sometimes improves before the MACD line begins to rise, so look for early bullish histogram signals in my "bear" groups. A positive number is an improving weekly MACD histogram trend, a negative is a declining trend. The tens digit of the number represents the number of weeks the trend has been intact. The ones digit represents the weeks of the opposite trend prior. A value of 58 means the Weekly MACD histogram has been improving for 5 weeks and the prior decline trend lasted 8 weeks, -159 means the histogram has been in a decline for 15 weeks and the prior rise was 9 or more weeks (9 is as high as the prior trend will measure).
Go here to see all index component and sector component tables I currently follow tracking the Weekly MACD indicator condition trends!
Welcome to my site and thanks for stopping by! Investment research can be a time consuming process. Time is precious, and I personally find it tiring flipping through chart after chart looking for stock trends that spark my interest. From a desire to save time, I have been developing charts and tables that condense volume, fundamental, moving average, and other technical data and trends. I find that volume and moving average statistics make a great pair in spotting important stock movement trends.
Here I share the tables I use in helping me make investment decisions. My quest to condense the data is an ongoing process so some charts and tables will evolve over time. I attempt to describe each table in its directing page. I understand that some tables may be difficult to grasp at first look. I welcome all questions and desire suggestions.
The "Weekly MACD" Indicator and Volume Power: Many of my tables here key in on these two indicators. These are the indicators that I personally monitor first. These indicators are not geared towards day trading as I am not a day trader, but rather a trend investor. I believe you need to follow companies which you are familiar with. From there I follow them business-wise and stock-wise. Stock-wise, I use my 250 list. I find the "weekly MACD" indicator a good one for determining intermediate term stock price trends. I avoid a stock when this indicator is in a bearish down trend (Group 6 in my MACD tables). I strongly consider an entry position when the bearish Weekly MACD trend starts turning positive (Group 1 in my MACD tables) and the business fundamentals are sound. I also look for an increase in volume in the turn to demonstrate strong accumulation. Keep in mind this turn may be a result of a known upcoming event, like an earnings release, in which speculators pile into and then exit right before the report. So you need to be aware of these scheduled events so you don't get caught holding the bag. You also need to follow overall market trends, as it is hard to buck a down market.
I strive to present stock and market performance data in a meaningful, colorful format. Volume and moving average trends are front and center. Price action, though important, takes a back seat. The volume is the power that drives a stock, the amperage. Without this power, price action has weakness and can give the wrong signal. The colors make spotting trends, strengths and weaknesses easier than looking at charts and lines. The sorting and presentation make it much easier to compare performance, stock by stock, on one page. Take a look at the graphs and tables here and see the different light they shine on technical analysis.
Featured Upside Power Volume Stocks (1 year weekly data) Taken from components of the S&P 500, NASDAQ 100, and my 250 and ETF lists:
Featured Downside Power Volume Stocks (1 year weekly data) Taken from components of the S&P 500, NASDAQ 100, and my 250 and ETF lists:
The above graph is an oscillator utilizing various technical indicators. It is an abbreviated shorter period version of this graph. It considers the 250 stocks I follow.
To qualify for a "STRONG" rating, a stock in my 250 must have all of the 3 following conditions:
To qualify for a "POSITIVE/GOOD" rating, a stock in my 250 must NOT have any of the following conditions:
The data for the tables and graphs on this site is based on 250 stocks that I follow. The link above lists these stocks. I try to keep the list diversified. At times I am required to make changes to this list due to mergers and bankruptcies. At other times I find a new stock of interest and replace one of lesser interest. These changes are few are far between and have little effect on the overall trends represented. From time to time I will feature certain sectors that I feel are compelling.
The charts and tables here do not represent any recommendation from myself to buy or sell any security. I also do not guarantee the accuracy of these charts and graphs as the data is provided to me without guarantee.
This site is always under construction and will be expanding with more trend aids in the future. The tables and graphs are created with Excel 2000. I have found that some browsers do not correctly display some of my larger tables correctly. I know Microsofts Internet Explorer versions 5 and above will properly display all of my creations. Also, my display is set at 1280 x 1024 resolution, therefore my tables are created to display visually at this resolution.
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