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Love, Queen (A Msg to the Kings)
Kings, we need you. More than we'd like to admit. We were taught we can do things on our own. We were taught we could do bad all by ourselves. But no one taught us exactly how much your presence should be valued. We say we're the gems, and sometimes degrade you in the process of us uplifting ourselves. That's what we were taught to do. Some of us by our mothers, some by our scorned friends. We're told you all aren't worth the headaches and the stress. We're told you're not worth the late nights and arguments.
But if they knew love the way I do, they'd know that's the furthest thing from the truth.
Kings, we need your love. Your unconditional, undying love. We need your smile to make us smile. We need your good days to be our good days and our joy to be yours. We need to share our happy moments and life-changing news. We need arms to jump into when our goals are reached and our purpose identified. We need your passion. We need your patience.
Kings, we need to be held as our mascara stains your shirt and your fingers that wipe them. We need to be consoled on the bad days that unfortunately followed the good ones. We need your love when the world is against us. When the walls cave in and all we see is darkness we need your light. When our pain is too real to bare on our own we need your strength. We need you when life mercilessly throws us to the ground and cripwalks on our dreams, sanity and hope; when sh-t hits the fan and we want to disappear.
Kings, we need you to encourage us to pray when prayer is furthest from our minds. We need you to recite scripture when it feels like God isn't listening and The Bible is full of lies. We need you to be our strength when that option is no longer available to us. When our figurative muscles have been stripped to bare bone and our weak bodies can't even carry the shattered heart being housed in our chests. We need you to collect the pieces of our broken frame and put them back together. We need you to rebuild us when we can't rebuild ourselves.
Kings, we need you to assure us it'll all be okay; to show us it'll be okay. We need you to uplift us when uplifting ourselves seems too daunting a task. We need you to straighten our garments and hold us up to keep us from falling again. You're the only ones that can do this. The only ones that can put us on your backs and help us to our final destination. The only ones who can console us when everyone else hates us. When our friends betray us. When life chews us up and spits us out.
Kings, we need you to tell us we're beautiful on what seems to be our ugliest days. When we're bloated and frustrated. When our hair's a mess and our eyebrows are too thin. When we've gained 20 pounds or lost 18. When we compare ourselves to the girls on the magazines and on the Instagram 'Explore' page. We need you to appreciate our one of a kind beauty and help us appreciate it ourselves. We need you to see things in us that we can't seem to identify. We need you to help us see it. We need you to be honest about it.
Kings, we need you to be our backbones, our protectors, our support, our love. We need you to show us the love we deserve, even when sometimes we don't feel we deserve it. We need you to love us when no one else does.
Kings, we need you. To make our babies and to help raise them. No matter what the single mother says, our kids need their fathers. They need male role models, the lessons and the affection only a father can give. They need daddy's love; they need daddy's presence. They need to see parental happiness. They need to see that in a world that justifies exclusion by race, gender and sexual orientation, that two people can be vessels to the lives of each other. They need to see that love is real and fueling it is even realer. They need to see, that despite what we're taught, king and queen need each other.
If no one's ever told you, we need you, king. And that feeling won't ever diminish. Because I can't do this alone, and there are many other queens who would admit the same. Because your presence is as necessary to the world as ours. Because queens and kings were meant to occupy space together. Because one alone can make magic, but together we could shift galaxies.
This isn't coming from a weak place, but a place of recognition and appreciation for my king counterpart. To acknowledge the irreplaceable role you play in our lives. To highlight the true blessing you are to our being. Perhaps it's also to uplift you all. To inspire you from the many yells you get of "why'd you do that!" and "I don't need you!" The glaring screams of "I can do this alone!" and "you're so useless!" In this, I'm speaking for the women whose egos won't allow them to admit that they need you just as much as they need their friends. The women too fearful to relinquish the power of their 'independence' and comfortability of singleness to admit that they need you. The women who can fix their own cars and build their own bookcases. The women who may not yet know how much they need you. The women who are still stuck in the mind frame their family and friends instilled in them, that women don't need men. The women who highlight their own greatness so much that they forget to highlight yours.
Kings, I need you. We need you.
Love, Queen.


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The doctor was very open, friendly, frank and candid. Told me what I wanted to know, not what I needed to hear. Good "bedside manner."
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The surgeon was much too casual. He down played the importance of the procedure and my concerns.
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Originally from the Twin Cities in Minnesota, I moved to Portland after finishing my surgical specialty training in 2001. My wife and I have enjoyed living in the pacific northwest for the people, mild climate, and variety of outdoor activities and opportunities to visit nature's unspoiled beauty. Some may say it rains too frequently, but I haven't had to shovel it yet, and any time I find myself missing the snow, Mt. Hood is only an hour away. Since coming to Kaiser Permanente in 2011, I have been truly impressed with the cooperative, team-based approach to taking care of our patients.
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Thriller "I Frankenstein" will show in all its glory ruthless war between two clans immortal beings, which will result in the complete acquisition of mankind. Protect people becomes being created in the laboratory of the bodies of different people - Frankenstein's monster (Aaron Eckhart), who as a result of genetic malfunction could live up to. Frankenstein task complicated by the fact that for him to hunt a whole army of demons who want to learn the secret of resurrection.
The film "I Frankenstein" - 65th out of all the pictures, in which the main or minor character Frankenstein's monster. The story is based on the novel by Kevin Grevioux, he was also the author of the original script. Work on the film began in 2010. The creators decided that all the shooting will take place in Australia, and will also manufacture a local company Hopscotch Features. The main role was approved by Aaron Eckhart, who was born in California, USA, but for a long time he lived with his family in Australia. Initially, the premiere was scheduled for February 22, 2013, but later postponed twice, and it became known that the film will be released in 3D and ІMAH.


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2. One cat walked in front of two cats. One cat walked behind two cats. One cat walked between two cats. How many were there?
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3. A crab is trying to climb a glass pane 30 cm high. It climbs 10 cm in 5 minutes and then rests for 5 minutes during which it slips back 5 cm. How much time will the crab take to reach the top?
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UMass forward Zach Coleman will transfer after four years with the program.
Coleman, a 6-foot-7 forward, played sparingly in his redshirt junior season in 2016-17, appearing in 13 games and averaging 7.5 minutes per game. Injuries hampered Coleman's UMass career -- he redshirted his freshman season after missing time because of a stress fracture in his leg -- and kept him off the floor for stretches of his sophomore and junior year.
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Coleman joins UMass guard Zach Lewis in transferring out of the program following the firing of Derek Kellogg and hiring of new head coach Matt McCall. Neither player was present Thursday at McCall's introductory press conference.
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For Coleman, it ends an up-and-down UMass career. He averaged 4.0 points in 17.8 minutes per game last season, but nagging injuries and an influx of freshman talent cut into his playing time this season.
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It creates some roster flexibility for McCall, who could choose to add a graduate transfer prior to the start of next season.


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Use SOM to define geology via natural patterns/clusters
A Presentation by Rocky Roden
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Initially, the complexity of the Seismic data model was a concern. There are many ways of representing the same information. This discrepancy can result in disconnects between different implementations of the same PPDM module.
However, we have been able to choose a way of representing Survey, Geometry, Trace, and storage information for Post Stack trace data (3D Seismic Attribute volumes and 2D data types) in PPDM that satis es our needs.
The goal was to be able to collect Seismic Attribute volumes (3D) and data types (2D) from Seismic Surveys from several different Oil & Gas Seismic projects via OpenSpirit.
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Machine Learning and Interpretation
Intro Slide:
Slide 2
Seismic Attributes
What is a Seismic Attribute?
•A measurable property of seismic data, such as amplitude, dip, frequency, phase, and polarity. Attributes can be measured at one instance of time/depthor over a time/depth window, and may be measured on a single trace, on a set of tracesor on a surfaceinterpreted from seismic data. Schlumberger Oilfield Dictionary
•Seismic attributes reveal features, relationships, and patterns in the seismic data that otherwise might not be noticed. Chopra and Marfurt, 2007
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Objective of using Seismic Attributes
•To take advantage of seismic attribute analysis and today's visualizationtechnology and to minepertinent geologic informationfrom an enormous amount of seismic data.
•The ultimate goal is to enable the geoscientist to produce a more accurate interpretation and reduceexploration and development risk.
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Most Common Seismic Attributes for Interpretation
- Instantaneous Attributes
- Amplitude Defining Attributes
- Coherency/Similarity
- Curvature
- AVO Attributes
- Inversion
- Spectral Decomposition
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Instantaneous Attributes
Instantaneous Attributes
Reflection Strength (trace envelope, instantaneous amplitude)
- Lithological contrasts
- Bedding continuity
- Bed spacing
- Gross porosity
- DHIs
Instantaneous Phase
- Bedding continuity
- Visualization of unconformities and faults
Instantaneous Frequency
- Bed thickness
- Lithological contrasts
- Fluid content (frequency attenuation)
Slide 6
Amplitude Accentuating Attributes
These attributes help define how the amplitude stands out against surrounding reflectors and background events.
- DHI characteristics
- Stratigraphic variations
- Porosity
- Lithology variations
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Coherency, similarity, continuity, semblance and covariance are similar and relate to a measure of similarity between a number of adjacent seismic traces (multi-trace analysis). They convert data into a volume of discontinuity that reveals faults, fractures, and stratigraphic variations.
- Crosscorelation-Based Coherence
- Semblance-Based Coherence
- Variance-Based Coherence
- Eigenstructue-Based Coherence
- Gradient Structure Tensor-Based Coherence
- Least-Squares-Based Coherence
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AVO Attributes
AVO attribute volumes are computed from prestackdata (gathers) . They include combinations of near, mid, and far offset or angle stacks and depending on approximations of the Knott-Zoeppritzequations, various AVO components. Most of the AVO attributes are derived from intercept and gradient values or equivalents. Employed to interpret pore fluid and/or lithology.
- Intercept (A)
- Gradient (B)
- Curvature (C)
- Far-Near
- (Far-Near)Far
- Poisson Reflectivity
- Fluid Factor
- Lambda-Mu-Rho
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Seismic Inversion
- Inversion transforms seismic reflection data into rock and fluid properties.
- The objective of seismic inversion is to convert reflectivity data (interface properties) to layer properties.
- To determine elastic parameters, the reflectivity from AVO effects must be inverted.
- The most basic inversion calculates acoustic impedance (density X velocity) of layers from which predictions about lithologyand porosity can be made.
- The more advanced inversion methods attempt to discriminate specifically between lithology, porosity, and fluid effects.
- Recursive Trace Integration
- Colored Inversion
- Sparse Spike
- Model-Based Inversion
- PrestackInversion (AVO Inversion)
- Elastic Impedance
- Extended Elastic Impedance
- Simultaneous Inversion
- Stochastic Inversion
- Geostatistical
- Bayesian
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Spectral Decomposition
Use of small or short windows for transforming and displaying frequency spectra (Sheriff, 2005 Encyclopedic Dictionary of Applied Geophysics). In other words, the conversion of seismic data into discrete frequencies or frequency bands.
- Layer thickness determinations
- Stratigraphicvariations
- DHI characteristics (e.g. shadow zones)
- Discrete Fourier Transform
- Fast Fourier Transform
- Short Time Fourier Transform
- Maximum Entropy Method
- Continuous Wavelet Transform
- Gabor
- Gabor-Morley
- Gaussian
- Spice
- Continuous Wavelet Packet-Like Transform
- Wigner-Ville Distribution
- Smoothed Wigner-Ville Distribution
- Matching Pursuit
- Exponential Pursuit
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Curvature is a measure of bends and breaks of seismic reflectors. Another way to describe curvature for any point on a seismic reflecting interface is the rate of change of direction of a curve.
- Fractures
- Folds
- Faults
- Mean Curvature
- Maximum Curvature
- Minimum Curvature
- Gaussian Curvature
- Most Positive Curvature
- Most Negative Curvature
- Shape Index Curvature
- Dip Curvature
- Strike Curvature
- Curvedness
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Even though seismic attributes can provide important information in the interpretation process, how efficiently can dozens of seismic attributes be interpreted and how do they relate or not relate to each other?
New technology is required to address these issues.
Slide 13
New Terminology
- Big Data
- Machine Learning
- Unsupervised Learning
- Principal Component Analysis
- Artificial Intelligence
- Neurons
- Self-Organizing Maps
- Pattern Recognition
- Cluster Analysis
- 2D Colormap
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Big Data - Entering the era of data deluge, where the amount of data outgrows the capabilities of query processing technology.
How do geoscientists efficiently interpret all this data and understand how these different data types relate to each other?
Machine Learning has evolved to address Big Data.
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Machine Learning - Uses computer algorithms that iteratively learn from the data and independently adapt to produce reliable, repeatable results.
Machine learning employing current computing technology and visualization techniques addresses two significant issues in seismic interpretation:
- The Big Data problem of trying to interpret dozens if not hundreds of volumes of data and
- The fact that humans cannot understand the relationship of several types of data all at once.
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Types of Machine Learning
Supervised Learning
- Multi-layer Perceptron NN
- Probabilistic NN
- Generalized Regression
- Radial Basis Function NN
Supervised Learning - the correct/desired answers are known from training on a dataset with known results, then this training is applied to a dataset with unknown results.
Unsupervised Learning
- K-means
- Projection Pursuit
- Principal Component Analysis
- Self-Organizing Maps
- Vector Quantization
- Generative Topographic Mapping
Unsupervised Learning - The correct/desired answers are not know from a previous dataset, the training adapts to the data, identifying natural patterns or clusters.
Slide 17
Principal Component Analysis (PCA)
A linearmathematical technique to reduce a large set of variables (seismic attributes) to a small set that still contains most of the variation in the large set.
In other words, find the most meaningful seismic attributes!
Slide 18
What is the largest variation in the data?
The eigenvectoris the direction of the line showing the variance or spread in the data.
The eigenvalueis the value showing how much variance there is in the eigenvector.
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How PCA relates to finding the most significant seismic attributes (12 seismic attributes were employed)
inlineThe first principal component accounts for as much of the variability in the data as possible, and each succeeding component (orthogonal to each preceding) accounts for as much of the remaining variability as possible.
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Principal Component Analysis (PCA)
The seismic attributes contributing the most to the first few principal components often indicate the most important seismic attributes to define geological features in the data.
The interpretation of the most important seismic attributes from PCA can be employed in a Self-Organizing Map (SOM) Analysis
Slide 21 Self Organizing Maps
Slide 22
Biological Neural Network
The brain is a collection of 10 billion interconnected neurons, each is a cell that uses biochemical reactions to receive, process, and transmit information.
Slide 23
Artificial Neural Networks (ANN)
(An information processing technology pertaining to the area of machine learning in artificial intelligence)
An Artificial Neural Network is a computational simulation of a Biological Neural Network, composed of a large number of highly interconnected processing elements (neurons)
Slide 24
Self-organizing Maps (SOM)
Self-organizing Maps (SOM)
- Self-Organizing Maps are artificial neural networksemploying unsupervised learning methods.
- A SOM is a cluster analysisand pattern recognitionapproach.
- A SOM analysis produces a collection of neuronswhich classify data samples into categories, patterns or clusters based on their properties.
- A neuronis a point that identifies a natural cluster of attributes.
Slide 25
SOM Classification for 10 Attributes
SOM analysis maps the natural clusters from the numerous attributes' data points to a 2D Colormap
AttributesEach sample in the 3D survey will have 10 valuesassociated with each attribute
Multi-Dimensional Space = Data from Numerous Attributes we cannot visualize multiple dimensions at the same time (10 attributes = 10 dimensional space)
Slide 26
Self-organizing maps (SOM)
The neurons from the Classification on the 2D Colormapare interpreted for geologic significance
Slide 27
Additional Information
- Well Logs
- Production
- Interpretation Knowledge
- etc.
Seismic Attributes
- Instantaneous
- Geometric
- Spectral Decomposition
- etc.
- Facies
- Porosity
- Thickness
- Faults/Fractures
- DHI's
- Stratigraphy
- Channels
- Data Quality Artifacts
- Pressure
- etc.
Slide 28 - What are the Interpretation Steps to use PCA and SOM?
Slide 29 - Step 1
- Differential Compaction
- Facies
- Porosity
- Thickness
- Fractures
- Pressure
- Faults
- Channels
- DHI's
- Acquisition Footprint
- Stratigraphy
- Depositional Environments
- Processing Artifacts
- Karsts
Slide 30 - Step 2 Which attributes to choose
Slide 31 - Step 2
Select seismic attributes for SOM based on:
- Principal Component Analysis
- Previous knowledge and experience of appropriate attributes for the geologic feature of interest.
Slide 32
Instantaneous Attributes
- Reflection Strength, Instantaneous Phase, Instantaneous Frequency, Quadrature, Instantaneous Q
- Lithology Contrasts, Bedding Continuity, Porosity, DHI's, Stratigraphy, Thickness
Geometric Attributes
- Semblance and Eigen-Based Coherency/Similarity, Curvature (Maximum, Minimum, Most Positive, Most Negative, Stike, Dip)
- Faults, Fractures, Folds, Anisotropy, Regional Stress Fields
Amplitude Accentuating Attributes
- RMS Amplitude, Relative Acoustic Impedance, Sweetness, Average Energy
- Porosity, Stratigraphic and Lithologic Variations, DHI's
AVO Attributes
- Intercept, Gradient, Intercept/Gradient Derivatives, Fluid Factor, Lambda-Mu-Rho, Far-Near, (Far-Near)Far
- Pore Fluid, Lithology, DHI's
Seismic Inversion Attributes
- Colored inversion, Sparse Spike, Elastic Impedance, Extended Elastic Impedance, Prestack Simultaneous Inversion, Stochastic Inversion
- Lithology, Porosity, Fluid Effects
Spectral Decomposition
- Continuous Wavelet Transform, Matching Pursuit, Exponential Pursuit
- Layer Thicknesses, Stratigraphic Variations
Slide 33 - Step 3
Run SOM with combinations of attributes to resolve the defined geologic problem.
A generic 8X8 (64 neurons) neuron count may be a good first run, however; depending on the scale of the geologic feature to identify, a lower count such as 3X3 or 4X4 may be warranted.
Slide 34 - Step 4
Interpret SOM results with 2D colormapIsolate neurons or combinations of neurons to identify geologic features
Slide 35 - Step 5
Refine Interpretation:
- Modify attribute list employed in SOM analysis
- Use different neuron counts (3X3, 8X8, 20X20, etc.)
- Re-evaluate most meaningful neurons associated with geologic significant features (develop new 2D colormaps)
Slide 36 - Case Study
Slide 37
Offshore Gulf of Mexico Case Study - Class 3 AVO
3900' Reservoir
- UpthrownFault Closure
- Approximately 100' Reservoir Sand
- Two Producing Wells
- #A-1 (gas on oil)
- #A-2 (oil)
Slide 38
Gulf of Mexico Case Study Seismic Attributes Employed in PCA
- Acceleration of Phase
- Instantaneous Frequency Envelope Weighted
- Average EnergyInstantaneous Phase
- Bandwidth
- Instantaneous Q
- Dominant Frequency
- Normalized Amplitude
- Envelope Modulated Phase
- Real Part
- Envelope Second Derivative
- Relative Acoustic Impedance
- Envelope Time Derivative
- Sweetness
- Imaginary Part
- Thin Bed Indicator
- Instantaneous Frequency
- Trace Envelope
Slide 39
- Trace Envelope
- Envelope Modulated Phase
- Envelope 2ndDerivative
- Sweetness
- Average Energy
- Instantaneous Frequency
- Thin Bed Indicator
- Acceleration of Phase
- Dominant Frequency
Slide 40
Attributes for Attenuation
1.Envelope Second Derivative
2.Envelope Modulated Phase
3.Trace Envelope
4.Average Energy
Slide 41
Attributes for Attenuation
1.Envelope Second Derivative
2.Envelope Modulated Phase
3.Trace Envelope
4.Average Energy
Slide 42
Attributes for Flat Spots
1.Instantaneous Frequency
2.Thin Bed Indicator
3.Acceleration of Phase
4.Dominant Frequency
Slide 43
Attributes for Flat Spots
1.Instantaneous Frequency
2.Thin Bed Indicator
3.Acceleration of Phase
4.Dominant Frequency
Slide 44
Summary and Conclusions
- Today's enormous amount of interpretation data and the desire to derive more meaningful information, requires implementation of New Technology.
- Machine Learningin the form of Principal Component Analysis (PCA)and Self-Organizing Maps (SOM)are resolving Big Data issuesand extracting more meaningful information from our data.
- PCA identifies the most prominent attributesin our seismic data and helps determine appropriate attributes for SOM.
- SOM (ANN) identifies the natural patterns/clustersfrom various combinations of seismic attributes.
- These natural patterns/clusters help define geologic featuresthat are difficult to interpret or can not be identified otherwise.
- Using modern computing and visualization technology, these Machine Learning approaches appear to be the Next Advancement in Seismic Interpretation.


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Hoyt Family Vineyards
1322 Park St, Downtown Paso Robles, CA 93446
(805) 369-1092
Mapping and Directions to Hoyt Family Vineyards, Downtown Paso Robles
Hours: Thurs - Sat 1:00pm - 8:00pm | Sun, Mon 1:00pm - 5:00pm
2015 Township Rd, Paso Robles, CA 93446
(805) 369-1092
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Hours: By Appointment Only
Website: www.HoytFamilyVineyards.com
When Carol and Stephen first decided to leave Hollywood and move to Malibu they either wanted a home where they could walk to the beach or grow grapes. They happened upon a property that could do both. In 2001 they planted their first vineyard. Read More >>
Seven Oxen Estate Wines
3340 Ramada Dr Suite A, Paso Robles, CA 93446
(805) 704-0959
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Website: www.SevenOxen.com
Hours: Sunday – Monday 12pm – 4pm, Wednesday – Saturday 12pm – 5pm, Tuesday By Appointment Only
Seven Oxen is a family-owned, estate winery producing small-batch Rhone and Zinfandel wines. The Estate vineyard is located off of Kiler Canyon Road in the Templeton Gap of Paso Robles' Westside and the Tasting Bar is located inside Thomas Hill Organics Restaurant. Read More>>
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1210 Park St, Paso Robles, CA 93446
(805) 221-5468
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Website: www.TudorWines.com
Hours: Sat-Sun 12:00pm-10:00pm, Thurs-Fri 3:00pm-9:00pm, Mon 4:00pm-8:00pm, Tues-Wed – by appointment
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Afternoons are the best part of a Hyderabad day. Like a light blanket worn softly in a not-so-cold night, it hides the sun rays for the time giving residents an opportunity to walk out and enjoy a stroll. Moments such as these also give us the much needed time for some soul searching.
Migration from Calcutta has become so widespread that no one questions it anymore. Lack of opportunity, better infrastructure and so much else. But still, if you pore over the internet, you will find hundreds of writings waxing lyrical about the Calcutta experience. They get away from the city but they always carry a part of it with them. For staying in a city which has seen you in the days when you were young and foolish, is not easy. The city has seen you when you lacked confidence but never let that bother you when somebody needed help. For that city taught you somewhere that nice guys have their own place in this system. Probably that city will refuse to recognize the confident man in his office armour dictating terms to the world. Probably the city will look for the confused soul searching the meaning in all the wrong places but still searching nonetheless. Lack of that spirit will bother her and the confidence that borderlines arrogance will surely not make up for it.
Hyderabad is not a heartless city. It most certainly is not impersonal. But somewhere I believe that in your lifetime, there can be only one city which you can call your own. It does not matter whether you spent enough time there or whether you are investing in a matchbox in Rajarhat (for investment purposes). It matters that when you see something nice in any city of the world, you wish something similar for that city you call home. Seeing the political and social conditions, you understand that probably the dream will remain only so, but some part still hopes against all odds. For it's not only the city that owns you, you also own a part of the city. Like the child who believes that her mother will take her to office along with her. Neither history, nor logic offers any credibility, but we do the same for our city.
And then we start setting our old city up in the new city that we have arrived at. With the pieces that we have carried over, we put them together and try building a city out of it. A bit of vernacular chitchat, shared passions of literature and sports and an overarching sense of shared destiny provide the adhesives for creating a community. But it never becomes the old one. For to become old, you need history. You need that lane which will remind you of a certain someone, you need that shop from where you have purchased things you are not old enough to purchase, you need that old school teacher who still remembers you along with your roll number. These stories stay wherever they are, pristine and smiling. They never followed you. They will never do. In boardrooms and meetings and in pointless small talks when you feel exasperated they will probably peep from a corner of your mind and will bring a wry smile on your face. For though the old city has not moved in the new city, she has unselfishly given a part to you to be carried over and remembered.
The tap on the shoulder suddenly wakes you up from the reverie. The 20-something from the tea stall next to you is nudging you to finish the tea and offering you your customary round of smoke. In an earlier conversation he told me about his house in the outskirts of Patna, of his younger brother who is now a proud government employee, of his kids who read only in English. He was happy that he took the decision to come to Hyderabad.
Cities give, cities take away too :)
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Android One is the Google initiative that was launch to offer best budget smartphones without compromising over the features. This project is run by Google with his collaborators Micromax, Karbonn and Spice. Android One project is mainly targeted towards India as India is a big market for consumer electronics.
Google's Android One project has announced their first smartphones from these smartphone manufacturers. All the smartphones in the Android One Project will be priced around $100 and rarely any smartphone from these companies will exceed the budget. As the Google have introduced the Android One project as a part of Google, it will provide all the latest updates from time to time.
Now we are going to check the first three smartphones in the Android One project. These phones are just announced and we have to look at what features these three smartphone would give us if we are a budget buyer. Although there are many smartphone makers in the market and the competition is too tight. Let's see how the specifications are spread on these phones and are they capable of standing the current market stats.
The very first device we will here is the Micromax Canvas A1. Micromax Canvas A1 comes with the latest Android 4.4.4 KitKat OS similarly to other two smartphones in the Android One project. The screen size is a 4.5 inch with a FWVGA resolution that is 480 x 854 pixels. The processor used on this phone is the 1.3Ghz Quad-core processor which will be tough and strong enough to handle all the apps and some HD games. Coming on to the camera part, it comes with a 5.0 MP camera on the back with a LED Flash and on the front you get a 2.0 MP front facing camera for selfies. On the storage and memory part, we have 1GB RAM for multitasking and 4GB internal storage which can also be expanded up to 32GB via a microSD Card. It also comes with a powerful 1700mAh battery for powering the phone.
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Art goings on on that there Internet thing….
Sarah McIntyre takes us back to that wonderful Olympics Opening Ceremony:
John Cei Douglas – a weight-lifting badger….
Kirby's Medusa… gorgeous and perfect (Via Julia Scheele):
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Cruella De Vil by Robbi Rodriguez over at Ashcan All-Stars:
Covered blog delights once more… this time it's Brad Campbell – Original cover by Dale Hale; Dell 1962.
Lovely pulpy superhero comics covers by Jon Morris, and of course the Black Widow lends herself perfectly to this sort of thing. (Via The Beat)
Nulsh doesn't draw superheroes usually, but when your kids pester…. sometimes you just have to cave. And then produce something that may well scar them for life!
It may seem like a nicely done Steampunk-y Iron Man by Justin Currie, but what really makes it special is when you switch off the lights (via Time Travel & Rocket Powered Apes):
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Tribes Will Ask BPAby CBB Staff
Citing what they say is a potential federal court violation, leaders of four Columbia River treaty tribes this week strongly criticized the Bonneville Power Administration and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' revised proposal to reduce summer spill at Columbia/Snake river dams.
At a Monday, June 14, face-to-face meeting, the tribes will formally request the agencies withdraw the proposal.
"This second proposal is strike 2 in a campaign to sell out salmon and tribal treaty obligations in order to ship more electricity to power-hungry California," said Ronald Suppah Sr., chairman of the Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon.
Jerry Meninick, chairman of the Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation, said, "The plan still lacks adequate measures to offset the salmon and steelhead we would lose if BPA gets its way. We want this haphazard plan off the table."
The tribes say estimates show that ratepayers would pocket no more than an average 10 cents per month in additional savings at best under the reduced spill scenario.
Tribal scientists, says a Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission press release, estimate tens of thousands of adult fish - including some populations listed under the Endangered Species Act - would die if the Corps and BPA suspend the summer program of spilling water over selected Columbia and Snake river dams.
The tribes and the region "still are paying the cost of lost salmon production and biodiversity resulting from the agencies' reducing summer spill in 2001," says the CRITFC press release. Final tallies of adult fish lost from that curtailment are unavailable until early fall.
Meanwhile tribal officials note that the proposed offset to compensate for lost fish include changes at Lyons Ferry Hatchery which they contend would violate a court-ordered agreement among three western states, the U.S. government and the four Columbia Basin treaty tribes.
The proposed changes at Lyons Ferry also would adversely affect management of chinook fisheries under the United States' Pacific Salmon Treaty with Canada, they say.
"Halting summer spill would prove devastating for both the natural production of Snake River fall Chinook -- an ESA-listed species -- and the hatchery program, which is demonstrating strong success in rebuilding this important fish population," said Nez Perce Tribe chairman Anthony D. Johnson.
"We're now convinced it's time for BPA to stop proposing to end summer spill. Their most recent proposal violates the Endangered Species Act, violates a federal court order, violates the United States - Canada Salmon Treaty and is a violation of our treaty rights," said Antone Minthorn, who chairs the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation.
"It's time for BPA to admit that this proposal is a loser and take it off the table. The new proposal doesn't satisfy the conditions set forth by the governor of Oregon and our congressional delegation - the condition that the spill proposal not continue the decades-long saga of killing salmon," Minthorn said.
Kathryn Brigham, member of the Umatilla Tribes' Board of Trustees and Fish and Wildlife Committee, said the federal government is already obligated to carry out some of the "offset" actions.
"Furthermore," she said, "we were surprised to see that BPA is suggesting, as an 'offset,' changes to certain hatchery releases that may violate an order of the United States District Court for Oregon in the ongoing United States v. Oregon case."
"We are examining this aspect closely," said Brigham, "and we are exploring potential legal actions that could be taken in U.S. v. Oregon to address the matter. The existing approach for handling Lyons Ferry hatchery fish was negotiated by the U.S. v. Oregon parties-including the United States-and an agreement was entered as a binding order by the federal district court.
"We fail to see how a proposed action contrary to that order can now serve as a so-called 'offset' to a reduction in summer spill," she said.
"There may be other potential legal violations as well," Brigham contended, "and thus possibly more legal avenues to pursue in opposing this ill-conceived proposal."
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Panasonic DMP-BDT130 review
|Review: June 2013
In a nutshell: This entry-level player provides best-in-class picture quality, 3D playback, Smart TV and outstanding connectivity.
Design & looks
This entry-level Blu-Ray player looks much like others. A rectangular shape and a glossy black finish help it to blend in with the rest of your audiovisual equipment.
We do like the easy-to-use remote control, with the main control buttons highlighted in blue, and even a dedicated Netflix button.
Another nice touch is the multi-user mode, where individual users can choose favourite settings such as background wallpapers, a user icon and picture and audio modes.
Entry-level Blu-Ray players are much of a muchness when it comes to playback formats and quality. However, Panasonic are a cut above the rest with class-leading playback quality and a huge range of supported formats.
The player can play Blu-Ray disks, including full HD 3D disks and BD-R/-R DL and BD-RE/-RE DL. Xvid and MKV formats are supported.
It can also play DVDs, including DVD+RW/+R/+R DL and DVD-RW/-R/-R DL. The player will upscale DVDs to full 1080p HD resolution.
Both DVD and 2D Blu-Ray disks can be converted into 3D. You can even watch your own home movies in 3D, as camcorder movies stored on a memory card can also be converted into high definition 3D. The amount of depth in the converter can be modified for maximum realism.
The player will also play CDs, including CD-R and CD-RW, with support for CD-DA, FLAC, WAV, WMA, AAC, MP3, Xvid, MKV, JPEG, and MPO formats.
Audio quality is excellent with support for 5.1 high definition audio and the lossless audio codec FLAC. Output is via HDMI or digital optical audio.
VIERA Connect
Panasonic's comprehensive Smart TV offering is called VIERA Connect and includes BBC iPlayer, YouTube, Dailymotion, Picasa, Skype, Facebook and Twitter. For this, you'll need to connect the box to the internet using an ethernet cable.
New for 2013 is the addition of a basic web browser.
VIERA Connect covers a good range of apps and functionality, but perhaps isn't quite as comprehensive as the Smart TV offerings from Samsung or Sony.
The player is well connected, and can easily be integrated into your smart home network via DLNA. Internet access is available with the ethernet connection, and an optional Wi-Fi dongle that plugs into one of the USB ports can be purchased.
The DLNA networking lets you connect a DLNA-certified PC, and a second USB port and memory card slot enable you to stream movies, music and photos from connected devices and storage media to your TV.
Panasonic's free remote control apps will turn your iPhone or compatible Android smartphone or tablet into a powerful remote control.
A HDMI connection and an optical audio output connection enable the player to connect to a modern TV / home cinema system, or to an older amplifier.
Conclusion - an excellent entry-level player
The Panasonic DMP-BDT130 does everything that you could want from an entry-level Blu-Ray player, and does it supremely well. It provides the best picture quality in its class, and top audio quality too. It excels at 2D-3D conversion and upscaling to 1080p.
Connectivity is better than average, with the bonus of two USB ports and a memory card slot too. A Wi-Fi dongle is available as an optional extra. Panasonic's VIERA Connect has been upgraded for 2013 and is an excellent Smart TV system, although the choice of apps still lags rivals. Still, essentials like the BBC iPlayer, YouTube and Netflix are here.
Panasonic DMP-BDT130 features include:
- Playable disks: Blu-Ray (including 3D), DVD, CD
- 1080p upscaling
- BD-Live
- Audio: Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby TrueHD, DTS-HD
- Connectivity: HDMI, ethernet, USB 2.0 x2, optical audio output, VIERA Connect, SD/ SDHC/ SDXC memory card, DLNA, Wi-Fi dongle available
- Power consumption: 18W
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Worked fine for a year then suddenly set 1 appears every time I use the remote control, and I can't watch films though the blu ray appears ready to play film.
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Reviewed by David T
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on 27th Feb 2016
Purchased Jan 2014
Light use (3-6 hours a week) Died Feb 2016. Disappointed
Generally a good player, couple of freezes say 1 in a 100 plays
Much better than my cheapo ADSA £40 blu ray which was very slow and clunky, although this ones still working after 3+ years !
Reviewed by Clwydd
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on 26th Oct 2014
Just bought this and seems excellent for playing and most set up. Unfortunately there is absolutely no indication about how to set up the TV control buttons - perhaps they work automatically for a Panasonic TV, but the user guide is useless for any other. I have a Sanyo HDMI one with a great picture. Needs much more detail on all the new features whose names mean nothing to me. I am an electrical/electronic engineer - long retired - and the abbreviations and facilities are a new language to me.
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This is a replacement for my old player dmb80 it is first class for the price Panasonic win hands down again with the BD player
Reviewed by Michael McBean
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on 30th Oct 2013
My DMP-BDT130 is multi region a feature I required in addition to the other features discussed in the misco review. Considering the price this is an excellent producet
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There a are a few peices that really stand out to me and cannot really descide which to persue further.
Karl Fritsch – Screw Ring 2010 (silver, mild steel, brass)
Nel Linssen – Bracelet and Necklace (Coated paper, elastic thread)
Atelier Ted Noten – '100 Pieces', Mercedes-Benz E-Class 210 (Mercedes-Benz body parts) + (chew your own brooch – gold plated silver, chewing gum)
Anni Albers – Strainer and Paper Clips Jewelry Kit (hardware shop mats)
Blanche Tilden – Speed (glass, titanium, anodised aluminium)
Tobias Alm – 11th series number 12 (wood, shellac, steel)
Kiko Gianocca – Who am I? (gold, sterling silver, polyurerthane resin)
German jeweller Karl Fritsch is a cult jewellery icon and the maker of the most covetable rings in the world. Now residing in New Zealand, Fritsch uses gold, silver and precious stones to make pieces that seem to have been unearthed from some distant, romantic era… but the imaginary ravages of time and entropy have left these rings more fascinating, more compelling and more desirable than ever.
"I´m fascinated by jewellery and by the fact that every person owns and wears ornaments of one kind or another. This universality impresses me and stimulates me to make jewellery which I would like to see people wearing. Those people could be my aunts or anyone else."
Karl Fritsch's ring is autobiographical. He was building a house when he put together a cluster of nails and screws.
"There is always a reason to make a ring. But I can also make a ring without a reason."
Karl Fritsch has been primarily making rings since 1992, apart from an occasional other piece of jewellery in between. He works on dozens of rings simultaneously, moving between them, starting a new ring whenever a fresh idea appears.
Fritsch likes the format, the ability to try a ring on and see it immediately as he is working on it. "It's made with your hands and worn on your hands," he says. "It's so close to how it's produced."
The jewellery in Rings Without End is some of Fritsch's newest work, espousing his playful and idiosyncratic approach to his materials. Rusty steel nails embrace a garnet in one ring, while in others jewels are embedded deep within the silver or gold, at times almost engulfed, compelling us to look and look again. The audacious concept of combining the provocatively unorthodox with traditional skills associated with jewellery history, the precious with the found, is central to Fritsch's jewellery practice. Fritsch is interested in this juxtaposition of the prized and the prosaic, complicating our notion of the ring.
A reflection of how he works, this ring was made when he was building a house and put together a cluster of nails and screws.
This collection of found objects have been weathered to look like they had been in the ground a long time, or had infact jsut been felt in the building site for a while. Arranged in silver with the appearance that its simply a handfull of nails and screws from the ground scooped up. This is then attached to a steel looking ring via the silver. The steel ring itself may also be recycled as it looks like a piece of pipe. But for practical reasons, its proberly a properly sized ring of steel.
Techniques and Processess used to make
From my research, i found that Karl lieks to work on several pieces at a time, swapping between them when insperation hits. His techniques involve a good eye for ideas and a knowledge of jewellery.
Original use of Materials
Building materials for a house, steel pipe, dropped or left on the ground during construction.
How treated / transformed
It does not look like it has been treated much at all, perhaps purposly weathered and rusted, which would have been likely cleaned up for comfort. Joined using silver as a bonding material.
Karl Fritsch. They go beyond jewelry, they break the rules. I love the roughness of the piece, looks as if it simply a handful of debris from a building site. Making use of dropped or lost materials to make a piece of jewellery from recycled pieces. The value of this piece comes from the idea behind it. Usin unconventional materals disgarded to invoke memorys of feelings. In this case Karl building a house.
My one critisism of the piece is the use of silver, while it adds monetry value, i feel that this aspect of it propels it away from it concept and tries to add material value of silver.
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January 02, 2014 15:03 ET
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Flo Rida's Gold Bugatti: World's Fastest Car Gets Decked Out In Gold Chrome Finish [Pic & Video]
By Staff Reporter | June 23, 2013 05:12 PM EDT
The rapper Flo Rida has taken bling to a whole new level with his Gold Bugatti Veyron, but the gold finish was just the beginning for the world's fastest and sharpest automobile.
Flo Rida, aka Tramar Dillard, bought a $1.7 million Bugatti Veyron in a pretty pearly white, but that wasn't the end of the bling for the emcee, reports Yahoo Finance.
Flo Rida decided that his new Bugatt Veyron needed something besides the pearly white finish because that hue didn't scream conspicuous consumption enough.
There are only around 300 Bugatti Veyron's on the road today, and since it can reach speeds that make Formula One drivers blush, there aren't going to be many any time soon.
So why did Flo Rida have to add even more ostentation to his Bugatti by finishing it with a sleek and overt, gold finish.
The gold bugatti has drawn even more stares than would normally occupy a Bugatti by itself.
The chrome enhancement was done by a Hollywood, Florida, company called Metro Wrapz, whose owner describes himself as the "Teflon Don," which is pretty unoriginal if you ask John Gotti fans.
But they did the detailing, even if it was like "putting a moustache on the Mona Lisa."
I have very little time for Flo-rida's Gold Veyron Surely it's like putting a moustache on the Mona Lisa #Bugatti pic.twitter.com/g6QhM2AFXt
— AutoBant (@AutoBant) June 19, 2013
A Metro Wrapz video of the tricked-out car shows a model in gold strappy heels and a very short gold dress showing off the sparkling Bugatti.
It's remarkable to think that with every day Americans struggling, Flo Rida decided to pimp out the world's most expensive and fastest car, into a gold Bugatti.
Flo Rida also had Metro Wrapz install a set of big gold-plated wheels, onto the gold Bugatti as well.
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Laura Mercier Caviar Stick Eye Colour Review & Swatches
Now that I've gone Laura Mercier Caviar Stick Eye Colour, I might never go back!
Loves this!
Inspired by Laura Mercier's cult classic Caviar Eye Liner, Caviar Stick Eye Colour offers a full color experience for lids.
I've never been a big shade stick/cream shadow girl even though everyone told me how much I was missing out by not using MAC Shade Sticks prior to pigments and loose shadows. Turns out, all those raves, aren't to be taken lightly. Cream shadow sticks are such a joy to use on their own or under loose pigments and shadows (they prevent fall out in a major way).
(Swatched above: Khaki)
With any number of brands having similar stick style cream shadows in place you have a plethora to choose from.
What's so great about Laura Mercier's Cavair Stick Eye Colour? Oh god everything…
This is so incredibly creamy with the most beautiful slide across lids. I know MAC Shade Sticks tend to have a bit of tugging involved as does Urban Decay's version but Laura somehow captured the most beautiful formula in her version. This is oh so creamy and applies sans tugging in an easy, smooth glide. The stick is saturated with color as well so you get a rich, pigmented pay off that creates a gorgeous smoky eye with a simple blend of your finger tips. It works as a great base as well for looser powders and pigments and if you have issues with fall out with products like this, I'd highly suggest a proper cream base prior as it will minimize fall out in a major way.
Wear time is most excellent as well without any creasing issues even without primer underneath.
I am in love.
Possibly my most favorite Eye Color Stick to date. I just wish Laura had a few more shades of brown, bronze, and gold in the mix.
Available now at wwww.lauramercier.com
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Monday TV: Paula Abdul on DWTS, Nick News, The Bad Girls Club
Oct 15 2012 09:50 am CET
Tonight's television features a guest appearance from Paula Abdul on Dancing With the Stars, kids conversing with the nominees for President (sort of) on Nick News, and the season finale of The Bad Girls Club. Here's what's on TV Monday.
First up, Dancing With the All Stars enters its fourth week of competition with dance styles that have not been featured on the show previously. The remaining contestants will take on styles such as Bolero and Disco. Also, Paula Abdul will be stopping by to sit in the guest judge chair. The dancing begins at 8pm on ABC.
In today's Presidential election coverage, Nick News With Linda Ellerbee has an election-themed special. Kids have assembled questions for the two leading candidates. President Obama participated in an interview addressing several of these questions. Mitt Romney declined to participate, but will be featured in clips from campaign appearances addressing the topics of the questions. The special debuts at 8pm on Nickelodeon.
Finally, Oxygen's Bad Girls Club wraps up its ninth season with a double dose of episodes. At 9pm, Julie's heart is broken while Rima has to choose between her boyfriends. Then at 10pm, a tension-filled cast photoshoot has behind-the-scenes tension between Julie and Falen.
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