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Namaste Members,
Gujarati Mandal of Calgary invites you to take part in its 5th Annual Volleyball Tournament, which will be held at The Genesis Centre, NE, Calgary, on Saturday, February 17th, 2018 (courts are only available on this day).
It will be an action-packed, fun-filled weekend and a unique opportunity to experience the warmth and joy of Gujarati Mandal.
It's an event not to be missed!!
We can register up to 12 teams due to time constraints. Applications will be accepted on a first come, first served basis.
Please note
We had many inquiries regarding Desi style(shooting) volleyball. So this year we will have two different groups – Open Style Group and Desi Style only group (only if we have minimum 4 teams in each group). So when you register your team please let us know your team's style of play.
The tournament will start at 12:00 pm on Saturday, February 17th, 2018.
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- The registration deadline is February 10th 2018
- The registration fee is $70.00 per team
- Each team can register 6- 9 players
- All players must be member of Gujarati Mandal of Calgary
- Minimum age limit for the player is 13 years
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March 24, 2008
Florida State vs. Florida Photo Gallery
Tallahassee, Fla. – The Florida State Women's Soccer team remained unbeaten this spring as the Seminoles defeated intra-state rival Florida 2-0 Saturday night at the Seminole Soccer Complex in front of more than 500 fans. FSU registered goals from Lauren Switzer and Erika Sutton in the first 30 minutes of action to push their spring record to 2-0-1.
The match featured three 30 minute periods as all the scoring in the game came in the first period. Switzer got the Seminoles on the board early scoring off a pass from Marissa Kazbour in the first minute of the game.
Sutton increased FSU's lead to 2-0 on her first goal of the spring. The Arvada, Colo., native scored on pass from Sanna Talonen off a Seminole throw-in by freshman Jessica Price. Talonen and Price were credited with assists on the play.
The defensive effort has been spectacular through the first three games as the Seminoles have not given up a goal this spring.
Florida State will wrap-up its home exhibition schedule on Friday, April 4 at 7:00 pm as the Seminoles welcome the BYU Cougars to Tallahassee. FSU will then close out its spring schedule against UCF in Melbourne, Fla., on Saturday, April 12.
2008 Florida State Spring Schedule
Saturday, February 22, 2008 – at Georgia – T, 0-0
Saturday, March 1, 2008 – at Auburn – W, 2-0
Saturday, March 22, 2008 – Florida – W, 2-0
Friday, April 4, 2008 – BYU – 7:00 pm – Seminole Soccer Complex
Saturday, April 12, 2008 – vs. UCF – 2:00 pm (Melbourne, Fla.)

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As expected the second day of BUIC 11-12 would be a tough one for DH because we were missing 2 valuable pieces of our puzzle: Oli's magical arm and Stijn's speedy legs. With only 1 sub we were having a hard time at the end of each game. But, we fought like lions and we were able to stay in first division. Mission accomplished!
In the first game of the day DH played against the Mooncatchers from Bxl. After beating them last time, Mooncatchers were in for a little revenge. But, with a solid play DH stayed in control of the game. Moon and DH alternately leading the game with one point difference, it could have gone both ways. Unfortunate for us, we gave our lead away 30 seconds before the end of the game, giving Moon the opportunity to win the game. All the hard work up in smoke in just a split second: 9-10.
In our second game we met our compatriots from Huy. They lost their first game against an impressive playing Freezzzbeezzz with only 2 points difference. We knew we had to be focussed and not let them get in their game. A lot of pressure in D made Huy struggle a lot, and in no time we were 4 up, halfway leading 7 – 2. But, Huy wouldn't be Huy if they would stop fighting, and so they got back in the game: 9-6. But, in the end DH started playing a bit smarter and made the difference: 11-6.
Up next, another battle with possibly the strongest contender in the BUIC 11-12. As the mooncatchers were earlier, the Freezzzbeezzz were in for a little revenge as well, after getting their asses kicked on day one of the BUIC. Both teams started with hard pressure in defense, and a struggling offense. DH leading the game with one point difference. Only 2 minutes before the end of the game DH was able to make a second break leading 6-4. But, in stead of playing calmly, and looking for the easy options, we started running at the same pase the Freezzzbeezzz did, and in stead of scoring like they did, we failed, mainly because we were actually to exhausted as we were playing a hard game with only 6 players. And so the Beezzz tied the game a few seconds before the buzzer. We still had the advantage of being in offense, but a beautiful diving D from Lode close to our endzone turned the odds in their favour, and with a fast break on PJ, they took the victory. Our disappointment was huge, loosing the second game of the day, we should've won.
Unfortunate for Eulchtimate we still had to win another game to stay in first division. Eulchtimate was giving us a bit less pressure in D than the other teams did and so we were able to play our game. Slidely building up our advantage. We were all pretty exhausted, but still we were able to take control of the game. Another proof of the progress this team has made in the past year.
DH2 were having similar problems, missing Fré, Arthur and Wouter, and playing with only 4 men and 3 women. They won 2 of their 4 games, so under normal circumstances they should stay in third division. But, due to XLR8TRS being late, and forfeiting their first game, these weren't normal circumstances. ULB was able to profit from that, going up to second division together with the lads of Hazzzbeezzz, and DH2 is going back to division 4. To bad!


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The eye is an amazing piece of optical equipment and the extent to which it has changed over many millennia to ensure that different species of animals have the ability to see proportional to their needs is quite incredible. The different vision very varied and eyes have adapted over time to ensure that they provide their owner with the appropriate sight for their environment.
In simple terms, an eye detects light and changes it in such a way that it means something to the being whose eye it is. So how does the human eye in fact work? As you would expect, our eyes are a little more complicated than the basic eye. The light reaches the front of the eye, which then uses a diaphragm to amend how intense the light is and points it at a lens to make an image. The image is then changed into electrical signals and sent to the brain through the optic nerve, and then the brain can determine what to do with what it has collected about what the eye is seeing.
So, instantly, the human eye will register what shapes are in front of it and what colours the shapes are, and the whole method of assessing the information so that the brain understands how to react takes so very little time we don't even notice that there is such a process occurring.
Vision Defects & Eye Complaints
It is obvious that it makes sense to look after your eyes as best you can, and to remember that things like too much light from the sun or spending too much time in front of a computer screen without allowing your eyes a rest can cause a negative effect on them. But, like the rest of the human body, the eyes themselves can be, or can become, defective. Some vision issues might be genetic defects inherited from your parents. Some are caused by or compounded by environmental factors. And some slowly develop over the years as the human body becomes older. After all, the impact of wear and tear applies just as equally to parts of the body such as the eyes and ears as it does to the back and knees.
The positive message here is that a lot of eye complaints are less difficult to treat than a damaged spine or arthritic knee joints. A large number of people wear corrective lenses if they are diagnosed with short or long sightedness – both of which can also be improved using Laser eye surgery. These complaints, plus astigmatism, are caused by the front of the eye (the cornea) being shaped incorrectly so that the light which connects with it becomes distorted and once the image is converted and passed on to the brain, the image is out of focus. As the cornea is an accessible part of the eye it is simple to use Laser eye treatment to amend its shape so that it works more efficiently.
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16th Nov. Cold weather.
Next month today, dad mum arrive at Seoul, last final paper, last day of my 6th semester...
Excited. yet heavy-hearted.
Ah, don't like the irony.
Listening to a song recommended by a friend.
Liking it, especially the last phrase : 'Let me pick the path that pleases You.'
I don't know where it is leading to. I am afraid of losing it.
Yet, if it is not Your will, I will need to let go.
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Hello everyone, I need your advice. To make a long story short, I have only been dealing with fibromyalgia for 8 or 9 months. It started with simple body aches but over time my symptoms got worst and I now have to take pain medication for the body aches and I'm tired all the time.
I have just spent the last 4 days in bed. I seem to be in a vicious cycle. Within an hour from when I wake up my body starts to ache. Since the doctor has not yet found any medication to ease my body aches, I have to take a pain pill. For the next hour I try everything I can think of to get some relief until the medication kicks in. Even though I just woke up, I'm so tired both physically and mentally that sometimes I'm in tears until the medication starts working.
Once I get some relief, I get something to eat and then a couple hours later I'm so tired that I go back to bed. Oddly enough, I can usually sleep for another 6 to 8 hours until I wake up again and start the entire process all over again. When I can't sleep I have no energy and can't concentrate.
Is this how everyone with fibromyalgia lives?
Those who have read my previous post know that I have to sell my house because I have no money coming in, but due to my fatigue I'm going to have to hire someone to clean and pack for me. (Thank God for credit cards) My plan is to live off the money from the house and hope that my disability is approved before my money runs out. However my doctor told me last week that most people with fibromyalgia get turned down because, on paper, there is nothing wrong with me. The doctors cannot find the cause of my problem, (no disease) so on paper I'm fine. That also goes with my insomnia and my anxiety.
I then went to my therapist and told him my situation hoping for some useful advise. You know what he said? "Be like water." He knows I have been though some tough times in my past and got through it so he tried to convince me to adapt and be like water. How can I adapt when my life goes from body aches to sleep and back again. I have no energy to adapt. If I were to be like water, I would soon find myself in the street.
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Traveling Luck for Midas Zimbabwe (general), Zimbabwe
The timezone in Midas is Africa/Harare
Morning Sunrise at 05:37 and Evening Sunset at 17:45. It's Dark
Rough GPS position Latitude. -18.8833°, Longitude. 32.7167°
Morning Sunrise at 05:37 and Evening Sunset at 17:45. It's Dark
Rough GPS position Latitude. -18.8833°, Longitude. 32.7167°
Satellite map of Midas and it's surroudings...
Geographic features & Photographs around Midas in Zimbabwe (general), Zimbabwe
farm a tract of land with associated buildings devoted to agriculture.
- Nyagari (11.9km)
- Imbeza Estate (11.9km)
- Yardley (16.3km)
- The B (17km)
- Klimpton (18.8km)
- The Gomo (18.8km)
- Durris (20.5km)
- Umtali Mission (23.2km)
- The Forest (23.2km)
- The Pass (26.1km)
- Fairholme (26.2km)
- Mabonda (26.9km)
- Devonshire (27.5km)
- Birkley South (27.5km)
- Pioneer Farm (28.8km)
- Savillen (29.7km)
- Toronto (30.3km)
- Fairview Estate (30.8km)
- Coldstream (31km)
- Fairview South (31.3km)
- Greater Ferndale (32.6km)
- Banks (32.7km)
- Lowlands West (32.8km)
- Epsom (33.9km)
- Alphaeton (34.8km)
- Ngambi Estate (36.3km)
mine(s) a site where mineral ores are extracted from the ground by excavating surface pits and subterranean passages.
- Midas (0km)
- Penhalonga (5.1km)
- Rezende (11.6km)
- Kent (16.3km)
- Lisboa (20.5km)
- Iona West (21.2km)
- Old West (21.2km)
- Fountain (26.2km)
- Kings Daughter (30.8km)
mountain an elevation standing high above the surrounding area with small summit area, steep slopes and local relief of 300m or more.
- Zwitombo (11.9km)
- Snuta (17km)
- Cecil Kop (17km)
- Gomoringanyani (22.1km)
- Tsingwe (27.8km)
- Chinyanzunda (30.3km)
- Nyamawuwuwi (33.8km)
hill a rounded elevation of limited extent rising above the surrounding land with local relief of less than 300m.
- Chinyanjera (7.4km)
- Zame (16.3km)
- Chisauru (22.3km)
- Toronto (26.1km)
- Kwakasipu (33.9km)
Accommodation around Midas
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populated place a city, town, village, or other agglomeration of buildings where people live and work.
- Penhalonga (10.3km)
- Gomoringanyani (26.7km)
- Mutare (31.1km)
- Machipanda (34.5km)
stream a body of running water moving to a lower level in a channel on land.
bridge a structure erected across an obstacle such as a stream, road, etc., in order to carry roads, railroads, and pedestrians across.
- Manika Bridge (28.8km)
mountains a mountain range or a group of mountains or high ridges.
- Serra Isitaca (22.3km)
area a tract of land without homogeneous character or boundaries.
monument a commemorative structure or statue.
- Kingsley Fairbridge Memorial (26.5km)
mission a place characterized by dwellings, school, church, hospital and other facilities operated by a religious group for the purpose of providing charitable services and to propagate religion.
- Saint Augustines Mission (18.8km)
pass a break in a mountain range or other high obstruction, used for transportation from one side to the other [See also gap].
- Christmas Pass (27.8km)
Wikipedia entries close to Midas
- Massi Kessi city m city
- Mutare city e city
- Cecil Kop Nature Reserve wildlife san
- Bvumba city e city
- Vumba mountain k mountain
- Odzi city j city
- Inyangani mountain g mountain
- Nyazura city m city
- Nyanga-Nationalpark wildlife san
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Two coats Julep Eve, no top coat, in outdoor direct sunlight:
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There are a lot of safety features that are available in new cars these days. Some of them are automatically included and others are offered as upgraded options. We've listed some of the most common new safety advances that you can find in some new cars today.
With accidents being so common these days and in many cases getting worse, having these excellent safety advances in your new car can add a lot of reassurance. It doesn't replace safe driving and is not meant to, but it can aid a safe driver and prevent many accidental mistakes that can be made.
- Forward Collision Avoidance System – this feature uses forward looking sensors to give the driver auditory or visual alerts when the vehicle gets too close to the car in front of you. They are good for helping reduce the amount of rear end collisions that happen.
- Adaptive Headlights – The Highway Loss Data Institute did research concerning these innovative lights which allow the driver to see better when they are going around any curves. Property liability claims were reported to be down by up to 10% when cars were using these headlights.
- Backup Cameras – This feature used to be available on in high end luxury cars but not anymore. Now they can be an option on midrange vehicles to give drivers help and assurance that nothing is behind them when they are backing out of the driveway or backing up in general. With the alarming rate of children that have been accidentally backed over, this is a feature well worth having if there are a lot of children in your neighborhood or you have children of your own.
- Adaptive Cruise Control – By utilizing forward looking sensors and cameras, the distance between your vehicle and the vehicle in front of you is watched and measured. The system will automatically slow you down in traffic to make sure you are staying at a safe distance. You don't even have to brake, it's done for you. As the traffic speeds up again, your car automatically accelerates to maintain a speed that has been preset. This feature helps reduce rear end collisions.
- Back up Sensors – Reverse – You can use this feature with or without a camera. The reverse back up sensors will beep if you're about to back into something. A camera adds even more to this feature because you can actually see what is there.
- Parking Assist – there are a lot of models of vehicles that offer parking assistance to get into nerve wracking parking spaces. This feature will detect the size of a parallel parking space and then guides you into the starting position. Once you get it started, you can take your hands off the wheel and the vehicle will automatically back into the space on its own with the computer guiding the way.
- Sideview Assist – This is a great feature for vehicles that have a wicked blind spot. The sensors that this feature uses will detect if there is a car in your blind spot. It alerts you with a light in the side mirror or will beep if you turn on your turn signal to move into that lane.
These are just a few of the safety advances that have been made when it comes to making vehicles a safer place to be. None of these features are meant to compensate for poor driving, so don't fall into the mistake of being less careful or watchful. You still need to drive defensively, but these safety features will add to your already safe driving and keep you and your passengers even safer. If you're purchasing a new car, be sure to ask about the safety features that you are most interested in. Some of them may be included automatically or you can add them as options.


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A native of Concord, Massachusetts, Aaron achieved his PGA Membership in September of 2007. Early in his high school and collegiate career Aaron was a Francis Ouimet Scholar, recipient of the NFL New England Team Spirit Award, and awarded the Deacan Palmer Scholarship. Aaron played collegiate golf at North Carolina Wesleyan College and graduated in 2002. He had the honor of being the student speaker at the 2002 Frances Ouimet Annual Banquet honoring President George H.W. Bush.
Immediately, turning professional, Aaron began his career at Benvenue Country Club, in Rocky Mount, North Carolina. Aaron served on the Philadephia PGA Education Committee in 2012. Aaron had the pleasure of representing the state of Virginia as the assistant coach for the Virginia State Junior Golf Team for the annual Capital Cup. Aaron was nominated in 2014 & 2015, as the Middle Atlantic PGA Section Youth Development Award. In 2018, Aaron was awarded the Middle Atlantic PGA Section Merchandiser of the Year.
With a love to teach the game, and thorough knowledge of swing methods, Aaron's philosophy entails applying the proper fundamentals to every golfer. Aaron will analyze your natural swing, take the positives and enhance them. Aaron has worked with former mini-tour players, current collegiate golfers, and past accomplished amateurs.
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The Red Sox saw iconic slugger David Ortiz head into retirement, but the Carmines picked up southpaw Chris Sale from the White Sox and may have a budding superstar in Andrew Benintendi, so those who have this team ranked in the Top 5 in MLB are spot on. Let's take a look at the AL favorites.
Manager John Farrell and the Red Sox (93-69, 1st in AL East in 2016) finished with the best Run Differential in the AL (+184) last season, with Boston (878- 694) trailing only the world champion Chicago Cubs (+252) in that category. The Red Sox (92½ -115 Regular Season Wins, BetMania) went a tepid 47-34 at Fenway Park but an impressive 46-35 on the Road, the best mark in the AL and a big reason why this team won its division, 4 games above both the Orioles and Blue Jays, both 89-73. Expect both Baltimore (80½ -120, BetMania) and Toronto (85½ -130, BetMania) to be nipping at the Red Sox's heels along with their nemesis, the Yankees (82½ -130, BetMania), who look to improve on their 84-78 record.
Offseason Moves, Life After Big Papi?
Obviously the biggest thing that happened to the Red Sox (+450 to win World Series, BetMania) this offseason was the retirement of the iconic David Ortiz, who went out his last season with numbers and a reputation few MLB players ever enjoy. His presence and demeanor in the clubhouse would be a loss to any team, but luckily Boston is deep and proud and planned for this day. But Boston did make a big move, trading some valuable future talent for White Sox (55/1 to win AL, BetMania) LHP Chris Sale to bolster the team's starting pitching.
The BoSox -- currently with no GM but with Dave Dombrowski as President of Baseball Operations -- also signed Gold Glove 1B Mitch Moreland (Rangers), but despite possibly having the best roster in MLB and being one of the three best teams (CUBS, CLE), Boston did part ways with some real young talent in the Sale (15½ Regular Season Wins, Westgate Las Vegas SuperBook) trade, sending top prospects 2B Yoan Moncada and SP Michael Kopech and two others to the Pale Hose to get the southpaw who may win 20 or more games in Beantown on a better team. The Carmines also traded SP Clay Buchholz to the Phillies for 2B Josh Tobias, got RP Tyler Thornburg from the Brewers for in a deal for 3B Travis Shaw and claimed IF Josh Rutledge (Rockies) in the Rule 5 Draft.
Moo, Moo, Moo, Mookie and the Bents in LF and RF with Jackie Bradley, Jr in CF and Boston (10-12 in Grapefruit League) has one of the best outfields in MLB, hands down. Mookie Betts (.318/31/118) may already be a Top-10 player in MLB, but now with Ortiz gone Betts (25½ Regular Season HRs, SuperBook), Bradley (26 HRs, 87 RBI) and Rookie of the Year candidate Andrew Benintendi will get the limelight with Benintendi a possible breakout star with a swing Ted Williams would admire. Chris Young, Bryce Brentz and Brock Holt provide decent depth with solid bats.
The Red Sox (.282 Batting Average, #1 MLB) also boast a great infield, with Pablo Sandoval at 3B, Xander Bogaerts (173½ Regular Season Hits, SuperBook) at SS, team heartbeat and liekly new leader Dustin Pedroia at 2B with Moreland and Hanley Ramírez (23½ Regular Season HRs, SuperBook) at 1B and both able to DH with the versatile Brock Holt and Rutledge as backups. Ortiz may be gone, but this is still might be the best offensive team in baseball that gets to play 81 games in a very small ballpark.
Pitching, Catching
Boston No. 1 starter Rick Porcello (13½ Regular Season Wins,SuperBook) had a wonderful 2016 in winning the Cy Young, going a stellar 22-4 with a 1.01 WHIP, and if he, Sale, David Price (15½ Regular Season Wins, SuperBook)) and 4-5 starters Steven Wright and Drew Pomeranz can have even halfway decent seasons, the Red Sox should win the AL East again. But with Price on the DL with a sore elbow, Farrell will likely plug able lefty Eduardo Rodríguez in as the No. 3 guy in his Opening Day Rotation. Craig Kimbrel is the Closer with Tyler Thornburg, Matt Barnes, Joe Kelly, Robbie Ross Jr. and Fernando Abad other Relief Pitchers with Sandy Leon, Christian Vazquez and Blake Swihart as Catchers.
Strong Bats & Arms A Nice Combination
The addition of Sale (17-10 for CWS) may outweigh the loss of Big Papi but third starter Price will have to not be a liability and improve on his Postseason funk, should the Red Sox (+225 to win AL, BetMania) get there. Much of that will depend on well the O's, Jays and Yankees do, how Betts (185½ Regular Season Hits, SuperBook) builds on his breakout season, and Boston does head-to-head against its AL East foes -- with most already dismissing the Rays (28/1 to win AL, BetMania).
But this team is in a good spot with the only glaring obstacle being that one of the other three best teams in MLB -- the Indians (+275 to win AL, BetMania) --also call the Junior Circuit. With Pedroia, Betts, Bradley, Bogaerts, Benintendi, Ramírez, Sandoval, Moreland, Young and Holt, opposing pitchers are going to hate seeing Boston on the schedule by May and betting Red Sox 'Overs' may become a daily thing (77-78-7 O/U in 2016). Why the Win Total 'Over'? Because although the Bronx Bombers may improve, Baltimore and Toronto could swoon some.
MLB FUTURES BOOK PICK: Red Sox Wins Over 92½ -115 (BetMania)
MLB PROPS BET PICKS: Sale Regular Season Wins 'Over' 15½ -110, Porcello Regular Season Wins Over 13½Bet On MLB Futures At SBR's Top Sportsbooks


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In 1933, renowned author F. Scott Fitzgerald ended a letter to his 11-year-old daughter, Scottie, with a list of things to worry about, not worry about, and simply think about. It read as follows.
(Source: F. Scott Fitzgerald: A Life in Letters; Image: F. Scott Fitzgerald with his daughter, Scottie, in 1924.)
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May 14, 2009
CHARLES RAMOS, PETITIONER,v.RAYMOND LAWLER, ET. AL, RESPONDENTS.
The opinion of the court was delivered by: (Magistrate Judge Smyser)
(District Judge John E. Jones III)
This matter is before the Court on the Report and Recommendation ("R&R") of Magistrate Judge J. Andrew Smyser (Rec. Doc. 24), which recommends that Petitioner Charles Ramos' ("Petitioner" or "Ramos") petition for writ of habeas corpus, filed pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254, be granted in relation to his conviction for conspiracy to commit murder.*fn1
Both Ramos and the Respondents filed timely objections to the R&R. Accordingly, the matter is ripe for disposition. For the reasons set forth below, the Court will overrule both the Petitioner's and Respondents' objections and adopt the Magistrate Judge's R&R in its entirety.
When objections are filed to the report of a magistrate judge, the district court makes a de novo determination of those portions of the report or specified proposed findings or recommendations to which objections are made. 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1); United States v. Raddatz, 447 U.S. 667, 674-75 (1980). The court may accept, reject, or modify, in whole or in part, the magistrate judge's findings or recommendations. Id. Although the standard of review is de novo, 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1) permits whatever reliance the district court, in the exercise of sound discretion, chooses to place on a magistrate judge's proposed findings and recommendations. Raddatz, 447 U.S. at 674-75; see also Mathews v. Weber, 423 U.S. 261, 275 (1976); Goney v. Clark, 749 F.2d 5, 7 (3d Cir. 1984).
II. STATEMENT OF FACTS*fn2
On February 13, 2003, Ramos was convicted by a jury in the Dauphin County Court of Common Pleas of criminal conspiracy to commit murder, criminal conspiracy to commit aggravated assault, and aggravated assault. During that same proceeding, he was acquitted of one count of attempted homicide. Petitioner appealed, but his conviction was upheld by the Superior Court of Pennsylvania. Petitioner proceeded to file a Pennsylvania Post Conviction Relief Act ("PCRA") Petition, claiming that his trial counsel, Attorney Robert Laguna ("Attorney Laguna"), was ineffective. This PCRA petition was denied by the trial court, a decision that was upheld by the Superior Court of Pennsylvania. The instant habeas petition is based upon the same ineffective assistance of counsel claim. Ramos supports this claim with references to the evidence elicited at his trial and the testimony of Attorney Laguna at the PCRA hearing. We will now briefly recapitulate the salient aspects of these proceedings.
Ramos was on trial for an incident that occurred at the home of Angel Maldonado ("Maldonado") on April 13, 2002.*fn3 Ramos and a friend ("Diaz") went to Maldonado's home, Ramos knocked on the door, Maldonado answered, and a physical altercation ensued. Diaz entered the fray and struck Maldonado, who retreated to the kitchen. Ramos and Diaz pursued him and, when they caught him, continued to attack him. Ramos held Maldonado's neck, while Diaz struck Maldonado in the back with a knife.*fn4 Diaz pled guilty to conspiracy to commit murder, conspiracy to commit aggravated assault, and aggravated assault prior to Ramos' trial.
At Ramos' trial, Attorney Laguna believed it necessary to place into evidence the fact that someone other than Ramos had pled guilty to the stabbing. While questioning Maldonado, Attorney Laguna further believed that Maldonado was being vague when questioned about who stabbed him. Accordingly, Attorney Laguna proceeded to elicit testimony from Maldonado that he had witnessed Diaz plead guilty to "the charges" and to the stabbing.*fn5 Although Attorney Laguna never inquired as to the substance of the guilty plea, the prosecution took his line of questioning as opening the door to such matters.*fn6 Thereafter, the prosecutor elicited testimony that Diaz had pled guilty to conspiracy to commit murder. As a result, the trial judge twice instructed the jury that Diaz's guilt should in no way bear on their determination of Ramos' guilt.*fn7 The jury returned a guilty verdict with regard to the conspiracy to commit murder, conspiracy to commit aggravated assault, and assault charges.
After unsuccessfully filing a PCRA petition, Ramos filed the instant habeas petition, the merits of which were analyzed by the Magistrate Judge. After a review of the trial transcript, Magistrate Judge Smyser determined that Attorney Laguna's actions constituted ineffective assistance of counsel. In making this conclusion, Magistrate Judge Smyser noted that Attorney Laguna's perception that Maldonado was being vague in his trial testimony was not supported by the testimony itself, as Maldonado was "emphatically clear . . . that Diaz stabbed him." (Rec. Doc. 24 p. 19 (citing Rec. Doc 14., Ex. A, p.73)). Magistrate Judge Smyser noted that introducing evidence of Diaz's culpability for the stabbing in no way negated Ramos' culpability with regard to the conspiracy charges, and, in fact, opened the door for the prosecution to elicit testimony that was directly inculpatory to Ramos in relation to those charges.*fn8 (Rec. Doc. 24 pp. 20-21). The Magistrate Judge noted that without introduction of Diaz's guilty plea, there was little evidence to support the theory that the Diaz and Ramos conspired to kill Maldonado; however, with such evidence in the record, in order to acquit Ramos of that conspiracy charge, the jury "would have had to reject the out-of-court co-conspirator's implicit assertion, under oath [and despite the adverse effect on his own interest], that he and Ramos had actually [jointly] planned to murder Maldonado." (Id. 20).
Further, Magistrate Judge Smyser noted that Attorney Laguna's closing argument he made no exculpatory use of Diaz's guilty plea as it related to the conspiracy charges, whereas the prosecutor relied extensively, almost exclusively, on the same during his closing argument. (Id. p. 24). Although the trial court instructed that the substance of the guilty plea could not be used as evidence of Ramos' guilt, Magistrate Judge Smyser asserted that there could be no way of knowing whether the substance of the guilty plea affected the jury's deliberations. (See id. pp. 24-25). This inference was counted against Attorney Laguna in the R&R.*fn9 In light of all of the foregoing, Magistrate Judge Smyser concluded that, while Attorney Laguna had acted strategically in a manner he calculated would serve Ramos' interests, the strategy was in fact unreasonable. However, the Magistrate Judge opined that Attorney Laguna was ineffective only in relation to the conspiracy to commit murder charge, as there was ample evidence of a conspiracy to assault ...
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Training/Demo Video with Voice Over
Hello all,
Any tips for videoing a training/demo video.
The subject will be demonstrating how to put camouflage on an ATV (off rd. vehicle).
They want me to shoot all the video and then go back in and let them add the voice over of what they are doing. Probably this way because they don't speak well on camera (nervous, untrained etc..,)...
Thanks for any tips,
How long are you expecting this video to be. I'd keep it under 10 minutes. And keep it simple. From your brief comments I have the impression this will be a very low budget production. First step is to have your subjects write out in exacting detail the entire process of applying the camouflage. From this you can develop both a script and a shot list. Even though they prefer not to speak on camera. record them and any sounds associated with the work for possible use later. If they're uncomfortable with their own voices, perhaps they, or you know of someone else who can read the script for the v.o. Will you be adding a music bed? There are plenty of inexpensive royalty free music collections available. Do not let them talk you into using anything that is copyrighted, unless they're willing to pay for the rights (not likely).
I'm guessing this is a single camera production, so make sure you plan your shots to cover every step in the process from multiple angles. Don't be shy about directing your subjects to get exactly what you need. Remember to shoot for the edit, thinking about each shot in terms of how it will cut together later. Make sure you spell out in your contract that you retain copyright to the raw material and can use it for promotional and competition use in the future without any compensation to anyone, and be sure to get model releases from anyone who appears on-camera. Make sure your contract spells out payment terms.
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Sarasota, Fl
What I would do is first arrange to go watch them pantomime going thru all the motions in a practice session, figure out what the best camera angle and lighting will be for each step, how you want the vehicle posed, what the key points are that video can show, then from that, make your shot list. The shot list is God: check off each shot as you do it and confirm it is good. Don't leave until all boxes are checked.
Don't forget to try and shoot one wide and one tight shot of everything, and to keep rolling for six to fifteen seconds before and after each key action is completed, which will give you some margin or what we call "handles" for the edit later. At certain steps, set up a still shot of the vehicle with some empty space next to it, for possible use as a background for still frames and graphics backdrops.
You will want to record some location ambient sound, where nobody is moving or talking, for about two minutes. This you will add to the edit later, as a low-level looping background, and you'd be surprised how this subtle addition livens up the perception later.
When the job is done, get some static and panning/tracking shots of the vehicle driving past the camera at high, low, and eye-level. Also take a long walk, twice, and show the thing at a distance, before, sticking out like a sore thumb, and later, blending in using the camo, by taking a long telephoto shot, and doing some slow zooms, pans, and rack-focus shots.
I would recommend that one of the guys who is expert stands next to your camera and narrates a rough "scratch" track that you will just use for logistical purposes in the editing room; later, that will be replaced by the polished narration you write and they or a voiceover guy performs. It may even come in handy as a reference while writing that narration. He can even say stuff like "don't show that part" where necessary. The shotgun of the camera will be good enough for that scratch track if he stays arms'-length from you.
Legal-to-use music can be bought cheap at sounddogs.com or other sources, or if you have Garage Band, or Sonic Fire, Acid loops, etc. you can make your own.
Use a tripod as much as possible. Force yourself. Let action come into and move out of the pre-composed frame, and don't always have the camera in motion. That is one thing that will make a youtube video look way better than most.
Lighting, you say? But we're outside, what do I need lighting for? Maybe you don't need any. But Mr. sun is a contrary old bastard, not given to cooperation for long periods. You may find it useful to have a reflector to bounce the available light where you need it, like a spot the guy's body is throwing too much shade on, as well as possibly needing something to soften harsh light when you have too much of it. An overcast sky makes all the light nice and even without shadows, which is good, however, colors will look dull, and tiny details may get lost. Early morning and late afternoon sun is golden and pretty, but short duration, and there you will need reflectors to help, most likely. A simple reflector could be a chunk of styrofoam home insulation that comes with a foil backing on one side; these are cheap to buy at home centers, and the foam make it rigid and easy to aim by hand or attach to a stand or handy sapling to hold it in place. If the weather turns ugly and you wind up doing the shoot in a garage, bouncing lights off the large reflector will make a nice base light.
Use editing "magic" to compress time wherever possible; if you don't really need to show every second of every shot, then don't drag on, cut to the next bit. You can also create fast-motion parts to sort of time-lapse your way thru a really long shot if you have to show it beginning to end anyhow. Play with it, it can be fun.
How do you know the video is working? Make up a list of five questions a viewer should be able to answer after watching this for the first time. If they can answer at least three with just one viewing, you're doing great. if they can answer all five, fantastic. Two or less: go back and fix the script.
Ron will tell you where to mail my check:-)
Yous guys have really figured out this project with your laser like radar.
It is a low budget but a corp client I have worked for before. It is about a 10 min finished video hopefully. Although they want something simple due to budget I want to really hit it out of the park and come up with something fantastic by pre-planning. Like Mark suggested I was planning on 2 cam angles , wide screen shots one locked down one with very slight movement to mix in. It is for youtube and a few DVD's. I was even going to bring along a SLR Canon for stills.
I will practice some rack focusing as I don't do that a lot.
I am mainly concerned with how to do the Voice Over. The wharehouse room is going to give a slight echo. Any other gotchas for the VO? The guy doing the application is prob the same guy who needs to do the VO.
it is an indoor shoot in a giant wharehouse that has white cinderblock walls. No way around it. Outside would be near the highway. I love the 5 questions idea and the ambient sound idea. Never thought of that one but I can see that being useful.
I have made a TO DO list based on yous guys posts.
Who is Ron, Mark? There must be a mole in this operation:)
Thanks a bunch for all the experience,
Don't bother recording any narration in the warehouse except for the scratch track.
Warehouse lighting can be very ugly, particulalrly sodium vapor. DO you know what kind of lights they use in there?
It might be good to hang or set up something to cover the white wall behind the vehicle that's in the shot, depends how bright a white it is... A banner with the company logo would be one idea. The other white walls, you can use to bounce bright lights off of to raise the overall light level. If the warehous is REALLY big and empty, you can make a pool of light shine down from above in the center, and let the walls fade into darkness, would look cool, especially for a before/after shot, where the only light is from overhead. Fog machines are dirt cheap around halloween; get one and fog up the room so when the overhead light shines down, it makes that cool visible beam look.... very dramatic!
Just one more word of warning to insert here.
I understand that you wish to make this the best damn video these folks have ever seen. That's the spirit that turns amateurs into pros and ignites careers.
Which is all well and good as far as it goes.
There is a hidden side, however of driving to give someone superb results on a meagre budget.
The problem is that in any good video - you should expect 70% of the work effort you put in to be totally hidden from the client — they will NEVER understand the effort you went to to deliver good quality . In a GREAT video - the "required effort" figure increases rapidly. You might have to double, or even triple your time AND effort to achieve each 10% extra in quality over what the "GOOD" effort. So if you do achieve a really outstanding program - expect that 90% of the effort to be hidden from all but the most discerning eyes. What I'm saying is that after a certain point, increasing quality extracts a toll disproportionate to it's return.
If you allow your client the false impression that they can have 90% quality at say 40% of the budget that a specific quality TRULY SHOULD command in the market place - then they will NEVER, NEVER, NEVER lower their expectations - and it will be equally difficult to get them to increase their budgets to the level where their business will pay what their work is actually worth.
Just fair warning.
Hey that is great advice Bill. I think that has happened to me before. It is like some sort of evil service equation. A conundrum. An enigma or something like that.
I am trying to keep everything in the middle so to speak but this is a repeat customer and there should be work down the road as well which is influencing me. My previous gig with them was really easy and I got paid well.
GOod insight,


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Quebec workers give 72-hour strike notice, barring negotiated settlement
SEPT-ÎLES, Quebec – Corporate demands for pension concessions have been overwhelmingly rejected by 2,000 workers at ArcelorMittal's iron ore operations in Fermont and Port-Cartier, Que., who also voted today to strike if a fair collective agreement is not reached within 72 hours.
Members of the United Steelworkers (Syndicat des Métallos) denounced the company's demand to impose a two-tier pension system that would adversely affect new workers.
"The mandate is clear, there is no question of abandoning our young people. The pension plan must be maintained for all workers," said Nicolas Lapierre, the Steelworkers' area coordinator for Quebec's North Shore region.
"If the employer insists on these concessions, the ore will be staying in the ground as long as it takes to ensure fair and equal working conditions for everyone – current and future workers. Past generations fought for this pension plan and our current members are committed to ensuring it is passed on to the next generation," Lapierre said.
Other outstanding issues include union demands that contracted-out positions be returned as unionized jobs and the resolution of discrepancies in working conditions and standards between workers at ArcelorMittal's Mont Wright mine and its Fire Lake mine.
"The clock is ticking. The issues can be resolved if the employer has the will to do so. The employer should not doubt the resolve of these 2,000 members. If they are forced into a labour dispute, they won't hesitate," Lapierre said.
Following are results of the secret-ballot votes by each of the USW bargaining units at the ArcelorMittal operations, to reject the employer's contract offer and to authorize strike action:
Local 5778 (mining): 99.8%
Local 7401 and 7401-FP (office and technical employees, Fermont): 100%
Local 7401 and 7401-FP (office and technical employees, Port-Cartier): 100%
Local 8664 (pellet plant, Port-Cartier): 99%
Local 6869 (rail, port and cargo handling): 99.3%
The Syndicat des Métallos/USW is the largest private-sector union in Quebec, representing 60,000 workers in all sectors of the economy.
For further information:
Clairandrée Cauchy, Syndicat des Métallos/USW Communications, 514-774-4001, email@example.com
Syndicat des Métallos/USW office in Sept-Îles, Que.: 418-962-2041


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Hello everyone!!! Well, here I am...3 days to go and STILL NO BABY!!! I had an appt. and we've decided that we are having this baby FOR SURE Monday afternoon. I have a scheduled c-section for 2:30 Monday. I am relieved that there is an end and everything is planned but sad because I was so excited to call Nick and say "hurry home" or text and call all of you.
I am every emotion all balled in one...scared, excited, anxious, happy, and everything else you can think of.
Lucy was an emergency c-section and it was horrible experience. Lincoln was a v-bac and I was SO hoping for that. I know that this will work out just the same but the whole labor thing...I actually was looking forward to:)
Please pray that my nerves will be calmed and know that I can do this. And who knows...there are still 3 days left before MOnday. Anything is possible.
Also, please pray for Lucy. She will go next Friday for another set of ear tubes. I have been noticing her saying "what" alot. Well...wasn't sure if that was selective hearing or her really not hearing me. I requested a hearing test at school and she failed it. I took her to the dr. on Tuesday and she failed that test as well. We went to the ENT on Wed. and he cleaned out a good amount of wax from her ears and gave her yet another hearing test. She failed. She has significant hearing loss in both ears. She will get another set of tubes to open up her ear drums. With the way her ear drums are laying inside her ears, she isn't hearing like you and I do.
ANyway---just something else to be thinking about. Thanks for everyone's prayers and I will keep you all posted on Monday!!
We hope everyone has a great weekend. Love and miss you all--Molly
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Halloumi is a magic cheese with a stubborn streak. When exposed to extreme temperatures it simply refuses to melt!
Instead, it retains its firm shape and develops a beautiful crisp exterior with just the right amount of internal gooeyness. Originating from Cyprus, this squeaky, tangy, somewhat salty cheese is made from a combination of sheep and goat's milk.
It is wonderfully versatile and can be grilled or fried within minutes, making it the ideal choice for an appetizer or quick snack. It also works well as a meat alternative and is a great accompaniment to a couscous or lentil salad. Delicious!
For something simple serve halloumi sliced and grilled with nothing more than some freshly squeezed lemon juice. For something fancy try today's dish inspired by a recipe from BBC Good Food. I changed the ingredients and cooking method slightly and found that the new variation of flavours complimented each other beautifully.
Makes 4 Parcels
200g block Halloumi cut into 4 slices
4 coloured peppers
4 18" pieces of kitchen string that have been soaked in water for 20 minutes
1 tbls olive oil
Juice of 1 lemon (about 2 tbls) plus 1 tsp zest
2 tsp fresh thyme leaves
1 fat garlic clove, crushed
1/4 tsp crushed chili flakes
Black pepper
Mix the marinade ingredients together thoroughly and pour over the halloumi slices. Refrigerate for at least 30 minutes or for up to 24 hours.
Place peppers (whole) in a 450F preheated oven. Roast until just soft enough to wrap around the cheese. About 25-30 minutes, turning every 10 minutes or so. When cool enough to handle, make a cut down the side of each pepper to open it out. The skin can easily be removed at this point, if preferred.
Remove seeds and trim into neat strips. Place a slice of halloumi in the center of each strip then carefully wrap the pepper around it.
Tie each one with the kitchen string.
The parcels can now be refrigerated for up to 2 hours. When ready to serve, place parcels under a preheated broiler or grill for about 3-4 minutes per side or until the cheese begins to soften and brown at the ends. Serve immediately. Garnish with pretty herbs like mint or thyme.
Note: If you're short on time, skip the peppers and just grill the cheese on it's own, basting frequently with the marinade. You could always top with some roasted red peppers from a jar mixed with a few olives or herbs!
August 15, 2009
Halloumi Parcels with Lemon, Chili & Thyme
Posted by Jennie at 10:04 AM
Labels: Appetizers, Cheese, Lemon, Thyme, Vegetarian
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Each year, Pawcatuck Middle School holds a drama production directed by Mr. Robin Aubin. This year, on March 25th and 26th, the school presented Shrek The Musical, based off an the animated movie Shrek, an oscar-winning DreamWorks film.
For the past five years, Aubin has been teaching chorus and producing plays at Pawcatuck Middle School such as Willy Wonka, Jr, The Wizard of Oz, Guys & Dolls, Jr, Aladdin Jr. Having been in Guys & Dolls and directing it two times previously, Aubin says it's his favorite play.
"The hardest part about putting things like this together is practicing the entire time away from the high school stage and then you only have one week to really put it together, and you hope that your young actors can do that. And this year they did a great job transitioning to the high school," Aubin explains.
Sophia Bell, an 8th grader at PMS, who loves to have fun on stage acting with all of her friends, was cast in her largest role as Princess Fiona. Participating in recent plays, Bell was in Guys & Dolls and Aladdin Jr. as well.
"I was a little worried because I did have stage fright, and I play basketball, too, and I didn't know if I would be able to keep both of them up," says Bell. "I had my lines but then I just had to act like Fiona. I was acting like myself saying what Fiona would," Bell says with a big smile, admitting it was hard getting into character.
Madelyn Stepski, an enthusiastic 7th grader at PMS cast as Donkey, gushes over how she felt when she received the role: "I was over the moon, so happy, because as soon as I heard it was Shrek, I was like 'I wanna be Donkey' because it's the comedic part. I was really happy."
"Donkey has some really long lines, so I would stumble on them because they're really long and hard to remember," says Stepski. She plans to continue to participate in drama productions next year and in high school.
Previously cast as Aladdin in Aladdin Jr, Erich Phelps, also an 8th grader at PMS, was cast as Shrek and Papa Ogre. Confused on how he would play the father of Shrek along with playing Shrek, Phelps explains the hardest part of his roles: "After eye rolling every scene there's not much more you can do, so I just had to try to be mad most of the time, basically." After a moment, he adds, "Dancing with a pillow in my shirt, that was hard too."
Phelps, who will continue his drama career next year as he enters high school, explains, "I think the end is the best because, all parts are loved no matter what, but it's fun when you walk out and everyone cheers and claps for you and it's really loud, so you feel happy at the end."


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I've had Pineapple Sage growing in my garden for two years and have finally gotten around to harvesting it! I've appreciated that it has grown enthusiastically and has produced beautiful flowers, but I haven't thought of anything off the top of my head that I NEED to add a Pineappley flavor to. So, instead of waiting for inspiration to strike, I finally have done some research and learned what to do with this delectable smelling herb.
But first, a quick Pineapple Sage primer
This fragrant herb is native to Central & Southern America. It is considered a tender Perennial, meaning that it will happily overwinter in warmer climates, but needs to be brought inside overwinter, babied by planting strategically & mulching, or grown as an annual in colder climates. I have found that it grows very well as a perennial with minimum TLC in our zone 7/6b. I have it growing against a concrete wall on the south side of our house to block any wind that might strip the leaves off. Here it reaches 4-5 feet tall, but in less suitable climates or in a pot it will not grow as high. Consider planting this in an area you frequent because it releases a glorious Pineapple scent when you brush against it and produces beautiful tropical red flowers that are also edible. If you just can't get enough Pineapple Sage, most gardeners say that this is best propagated from cuttings.
Medicinally Pineapple Sage has been used to treat indigestion and heartburn. A 2009 study suggests that common sage may assist in the digestion of meat products. Traditional Mexican medicine also uses Pineapple Sage to treat anxiety, depression, and level out blood sugar. (ramblingtart.com)
How to harvest Pineapple Sage
I used some scissors to trim back my Pineapple Sage bush a few feet on each side and ended up with a huge armful of sage. I also ended up with an armful of creepy bright green beetles that were covering my plant. I learned my lesson quickly and left the sage out on the porch instead of bringing all the bugs in the house. To harvest, I had my two year old help me pick the leaves off the branches and put them in a strainer then rinsed them under the sink. I dehydrated them in my Excalibur dehydrator overnight and have them stored in Mason Jars in my pantry. Some sites claim that it's flavor intensifies as it dries and others claim that drying it makes it lose its fruity flavor. I guess I will have to experiment with it .
What to Use Pineapple Sage for?
I found many relatively similar ideas for using Pineapple Sage when I searched online, so I have distilled the many ideas into some guidelines to give you some inspiration when you are up to your knees in sage leaves. Pineapple Sage is a relatively mild herb, so I would suggest using it larger quantities than you would use other more potent herbs.
– As a general rule, Pineapple Sage is best in light and fruity things. It makes an excellent addition to desserts such as ice cream and fruit salads.
– Pineapple Sage can be used as a flavoring for chicken, pork, and fish. I made a delicious Pineapple Chicken using frozen pineapple, pineapple sage, Turmeric, a bit of maple syrup, and sautéed onions as a counterpoint. My husband was skeptical at first, but the first bite had him convinced! I did not find anyone else using this more delicate herb for red meat, and just can't picture Pineapple flavored venison, so I believe I will be skipping that and sticking with the white meat when getting my Pineapple fix.
–Pineapple Sage can be added to cream cheese. Let me know if you try this one; I am very allergic to Milk & milk products and will not be doing this myself, but I would love to hear your experience!
– Make herbal sugar; layer leaves in sugar & let them sit to infuse them with the flavor. I did this & it definitely has a fruity aroma. I need to test it on my husband and see if he notices anything different or likes it more than the plain sugar.
– Some sites suggested using Pineapple Sage as an addition to syrups. They also suggested making it into jelly. I am not looking to get more sugar into our diet (the opposite actually!) so I won't be doing this, but it could be a good option if you enjoy more delicate jellies.
And there you have it; some fun ideas to make your cooking more exciting. Leave a comment to share how you have used your Pineapple Sage and please share if you found this interesting or helpful!


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Wednesday, October 11, 2006
The beginnings of the Pygoya Museum
miss Binita Shome, museum homepage designer, wrote:
> I need to know how u've conceptualized the site'pygoya museum'...write to me in details...that'll help me in creating the designs as per ur imagination; want my designs to match with ur thinking...
OK, think about this when you design the creation-
I'm am this art student in this dream one night, attending virtually an
opening exhibition of this artist called Pygoya. I awoke and remembered
and liked that fictitious fantasy figure from the surrealism of the
dream state. I like his Asian Abstract murals and also adopted to my
style. This style I have done since 1985 after shifting from bronze
metalwork to digital mouse. Now there are thousands of originals
executed on computers since 1985. The aggregate growing collection is
given a central site to view them, with background history, just like a
visit to the local art museum. So online, we have Pygoya Webmusem
before but now Binita I want you to call it Pygoya Museum. Hey, a
museum is a museum., online or off-line. See and enjoy many pictures.
Now I like to act upon the belief that my works displayed on the
Internet become indigenous cyberculture as well as original art endemic
to the Web. So the life collection of Pygoyan images launched very
periodic shifting moment keeps advancing with the future. The myriad of
parading images show metamorphosing into new graphic veils with the
changing commerical preferences for generic grapic programming. But all maintain
the same kernel of the artist's spirit that continues to evolve along with
the technology, as well as contribute to global world art culture and experience.
-Pygoya 3/7/2003"
Features for LVM
This is another feature found within the Smithsonian Virtual Museum. It is called the morph feature, which consists of transforming an object into another image. In this case a painting (slide 1 upper left)is morphed into the actual photograph of the place depicted. (slide 4 lower right)
This is the first slide of a presentation on the most recurrent features in highly publicized virtual exhibtions/tours.
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Tuesday, October 10, 2006
Capturing Content for Virtual Museums:
from Pieces to Exhibits
Bradley Hemminger, Gerald Bolas1, Doug Schiff2
Email: email@example.com
Virtual museums provide ways to capture the
content of a real museum in a digital (electronic)
form and make this digital form more universally
available. This paper describes a novel method for
digitally recording not only individual museum
pieces, but entire museum exhibits (consisting of one
or more rooms or spaces). The methodology allows
anyone with access to the Internet or a PC to
experience anywhere, anytime, any part of the
museum's collection or exhibits (past, present and
future). Users can explore the museum exhibits in a
virtual reality that is both spatially accurate and
visually compelling. All objects and 3D scenes are
seen in precise full color photographic quality detail.
The scene and objects are polygonal meshes
representing the surfaces of objects. This permits
making measurements directly on the scene with
millimeter precision. The methodology, its
application to capturing museum exhibits, and
examples of exhibits recorded using this technique
are described. This work is part of the Virseum
project (http://ils.unc.edu/bmh/virseum) at the
In addition to the capture of items and exhibits for
virtual access, this methodology opens the door for
many other applications, including capturing a
record of an exhibit for archival purposes and for
communication between curators, and for the design
of virtual (never physically implemented) exhibits
and pieces based on actual pieces and settings.
Categories and Subject Descriptors (ACM)
• H.3.7 Digital Libraries • I.4.1 Digitization and
Image Capture • H.5 INFORMATION
INTERFACES AND PRESENTATION (e.g., HCI)
Digital library, virtual museums, virtual exhibits, 3D
digitization, 3D object scanning, 3D visualization.
Sylaiou S.1, Liarokapis F.2, Sechidis L.1, Patias P.1, Georgoula O.1
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Keywords: Cultural Heritage, Virtual Museum, Virtual Reality, Augmented Reality, Web3D
Museums are interested in digitizing their collections in order not only to preserve the cultural information, but also to make it available to the wide public in an attractive manner. Emerging technologies, such as
Virtual museums can respond in various ways to visitors' needs. With the use of
Virtual museums have the potential to preserve and disseminate the cultural information in an effective and low-cost way through innovative methods and tools. They do not aim at replacing the physical museums, but they act complementary. Virtual museums that are an engaging medium with great appeal to various visitors' groups can promote the 'real sites' by providing information about museum exhibitions and offer an enhanced display of museums' artefacts through emerging technologies.
Creating Virtual Museum For The Historical Malacca's Glittering Emergence In The Cyber World
1. Create an efficient and competitive virtual environment to promote Melaka's success in the fields of history, culture, and tourism at home and abroad by removing obstacles to growth of knowledge capital.
2. Establish a safe heaven for incubation of intellectual property by obtaining the exclusive right to build and digitize the contents related to history in
3. Broaden access and shorten the geographical distance for current and future generations to expose to rich and varied cultural and traditional values by streaming the digitzed contents through Internet.
4. Develop the educational potential and raise standards of cultural education and training.
5. Ensure all citizens have the equal opportunity to achieve excellence in conservation of history and applications of IT by developing talent as well as cultivating innovation.
6. Setup the new international standard to certify the methodology and technology in preservation of the integrity of the historical records.
7. Promote the role of the governments in urban and rural regeneration in pursuing social harmony by understanding the lessons learned in history.
8. Develop various coherent and consistent events, gallery drama, guided tours, exhibitions, and scientific expeditions to generate and sustain public interest in learning history and IT.
benefits of the state department
1. Promote and complement domestic tourism industry by introducing Melaka as the history and knowledge hub to other states and the rest of the world.
2. Create more employment opportunity, especially service and knowledge based industries.
3. Cultivate, generate, and preserve the intellectual property right by the local people.
4. Promote and educate public regarding the unique history heritage and culture of Melaka state.
5. Provide a platform for exchange knowledge, conversation of history, culture and traditional value.
6. Improve trade and communications between the Melaka and other states and countries.


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Every year school buses provide transportation for some 24 million students and collectively travel more than 4 billion miles. Considering these numbers, deaths on the roadway from school bus accidents are extremely rare. Indeed, school buses have a rate of 0.2 deaths per million miles traveled. The rate of deaths in automobile accidents – crashes is eight times higher. But no matter how impressive these statistics sound, they pale when we hear the name of even a single child who has been injured in a school bus accident, especially when that injury could have been prevented.
According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, a school bus is the safest motor vehicle on our highways. This claim is hard to believe, however, when more than 10,000 children are injured in school bus accidents each year. Some are injured while riding the bus, but in many cases, they are hit by the bus.
According to the National Safety Council, over the past few years, about 70% of the deaths in fatal school bus related crashes were occupants of vehicles other than the school bus and 20% were pedestrians. Of the pedestrians killed in school bus related accidents, approximately 77% were struck by the school bus.
It is also alarming that despite all the advanced safety features available today on new cars, the basic design of the Large Yellow School Bus has not changed since 1977. The most troubling issue associated with school bus safety is their lack of seatbelts.
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Initiative Helps Cities Worldwide Leverage Wireless Technology to Expand, Improve Services
Pleasanton, CA – August 18, 2005 – Pronto Networks, a leading provider of carrier-class operations support systems (OSS) for managing large-scale Wi-Fi hot spot and hot zone networks, today announced that it is a part of Intel's Digital Communities initiative designed to help communities use a wireless infrastructure to expand and improve services for municipal governments, businesses and citizens. Pronto Networks will be collaborating with Intel and a diverse group of high-tech companies to help communities design, develop and deploy comprehensive solutions and services.
Pronto Networks' Operations Support System (OSS) platform is a key infrastructure component for metro-scale, broadbandwireless networks. Some of the critical back-office and service control functions performed by Pronto's OSS include user registration, secure authentication, subscriber management, flexible billing, customer portal customization, and remote network management. Pronto's OSS is compatible with both mesh networking and WiMAX technologies to enable citywide deployments. In addition, Pronto's open, flexible platform supports a multitude of applications intended to enhance public safety and services, improve employee productivity, and reduce the cost of government operations.
"Intel is pleased to work with Pronto Networks on the Digital Communities initiative in Corpus Christi and Philadelphia," said Paul Butcher, state and local government marketing manager, Intel. "The high tech companies involved in the Digital Communities initiative, including Pronto Networks, play a critical role in designing and deploying solutions and services that are built on affordable citywide wireless networks and play a role in transforming the way a community works, lives and plays."
Pronto currently has 16 citywide wireless deployments covering over 300 square miles, including model community deployments in Corpus Christi, TX and Philadelphia, PA. The Corpus Christi deployment, soon to span 147 square miles, is a "mixed-use" network, allowing both private and public users to securely share the same infrastructure and have access to only those applications for which they are authorized. The network, consisting of Tropos Networks' mesh routers and Pronto's OSS platform, supports several mobile solutions developed for municipal field workers, including vehicle location, video surveillance and building inspection.
In Philadelphia, Pronto has two deployments within the Wireless Philadelphia initiative (www.phila.gov/wireless): Love Park and Olney. The Love Park deployment, called "The Cloud at Wireless Philadelphia", is available at Love Park and along the Ben Franklin Parkway to the Philadelphia Museum of Art. The network infrastructure, provided by Pronto, Tropos and content creator and distributor Pervasive Services, supports both community content applications and merchant publishing solutions. During the Live 8 charity concert over the Fourth of July weekend more than 500 users accessed the network. The Olney deployment, spanning a one-square mile area of the economically disadvantaged Olney neighborhood, is provided by Pronto, AT&T, Lucent Technologies and BelAir Networks. The network is being provided free of charge for the next year in an effort to bring equal and affordable Internet access to all citizens.
"We're excited to be working with hundreds of local governments and other leading vendors in bringing wireless technology and innovative applications to their cities," said Jasbir Singh, president and CEO of Pronto Networks. "The Digital Communities program will help accelerate the adoption of wireless technology across the globe by fostering cooperation among governments, vendors and operators. We're proud to be one of the initial members of this important initiative."
Pronto's OSS is an open, standards-based converged services platform that enables operators and systems integrators to rapidly and cost-effectively deploy wireless broadband networks to deliver value-added services to city employees, businesses and residents. Pronto's OSS can support any kind of municipal broadband network model – public, private, mixed-use, and carrier-neutral. This ability to support both mixed use public and private applications on one network with quality of service (QoS) ensures superior user experience, reduces investment costs and lowers ongoing management and maintenance costs. The ability to sublet excess capacity in a carrier-neutral, wholesale model helps cities earn a faster return on investment and provide more service options to their citizens. Pronto's OSS platform also supports both centralized and de-centralized network architectures and leverages clustering technology to scale to millions of users and wireless nodes.
About Pronto Networks
Pronto Networks, based in Pleasanton, Calif., provides carrier-class Operations Support Systems (OSS) that enable network operators to deploy and manage large public hot spot and hot zone networks. The company's software handles provisioning, configuration, authentication, access control, security, pre-paid and post-paid billing, and roaming settlement for large public WLAN networks, in addition to remotely managing and updating multi-vendor hardware and Wi-Fi switches. Pronto Networks is funded by BV Capital, Draper Fisher Jurvetson and the Intel Communications Fund. Pronto Networks was recently named to the AlwaysOn List of Top 100 Private Companies for the third consecutive year, and in 2003 received Wired Magazine's Top 25 Wi-Fi Companies to Watch and Computerworld's Innovative Technology Awards. For more information about Pronto Networks, visit www.prontonetworks.com
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Record Type: RIE
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History, Education, and Public Policy.
Warren, Donald R., Ed.
This book of essays is a survey of recent developments in the history and historiography of American education. It highlights disagreements among practitioners of the art, significant research, book reviews, and contributions of history to the broader study of American education. Specific topics covered include: public education and the education of the public; the history of education as a field of study; the history of compulsory schooling; public education and political community; school reform and social class; social reform and the urban school; minority group education; the school achievement of immigrant children; the immigrant experience in adult education; the history of an urban system of school governance; pedagogy as intrusion (teaching values in popular primary schools in nineteenth century America); and historiographical perspectives. Authors of individual essays include educational historians of note such as Lawrence Cremin, R. Freeman Butts, Diane Ravitch, Maxine Greene, and others. (Author/MC)
Descriptors: Educational History, Educational Practices, Elementary Secondary Education, Historiography, History, Public Schools
McCutchan Publishing Corporation, 2526 Grove Street, Berkeley, California 94704 ($10.00)
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How do the Adobe team envisage a workflow between a Designer and a FED using XD?
Would a FED be able to decipher the XD prototype link and write html/css?
Hi, nrathod1
This is a great idea. I am totally with you. This feature is yet not available. But you are able to make suggestions in the feedback forum. As you can see, some users already have made suggestions to export stages to HTML and CSS and similar features.
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After a construction period of almost one year, the slide tower was officially opened at the panoramic pool in Freudenstadt with mayor Julian Osswald putting the slide into operation in person. Since the weekend, the people of Freudenstadt can now set speed records on the two new slides which are 110 and 67 metres long!
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