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"I think you might want to try reading a book every now and then to get those creative juices flowing, it sounds like your brain and thinking capacity has disappeared somewhere within your exaggerated sense of self worth."
Wednesday, February 16, 2011
Movie Appraisal: Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope (1977)
I was originally going to start my Star Wars movie reviews off with The Phantom Menace, but I thought that the name of that movie was so stupid that I'm going to save that when I'm feeling particularly vicious and angry at everything.
Star Wars, the original, also subtitled these days as A New Hope, and which I will abbreviate as ANH throughout this review for ease of typing since this is going to be a particularly long review, is simply a sublime movie from beginning to end. Some may say that Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back is the best of Star Wars, but I tend to believe that they are objectively equal in status and quality. ANH starts off the story, it begins everything. It is a self-contained story full of great characters and situations, humor, seriousness, and many other beautiful and colorful elements. Despite the alien environments, we connect with the characters. We understand their plight.
(David Prowse, voice by James Earl Jones), who really does not really seem like a good guy. The Empire also employs only British actors, so therefore they must be evil! Seriously though, the Empire comes off as a bunch of regular bureaucrats and such working for a corrupt and often evil higher management. It almost, and I'm certain this was meant to be the case, is indicative of the Nazis. This extends to not only how they act, but the way they are dressed as well. Stormtroopers bring to mind the German Storm Troops of World Wars I and II, and Darth Vader is very reminiscent, especially in the way he acts, as being an SS officer controlling the shock troops.
This whole idea makes the entirety of ANH a fight between good and evil, and we see it as such. We are reminded of the Nazis and just how bad they are and we are made to feel a certain way about the Empire and feel pity and even hope for the small band of rebels struggling to change their galaxy. We see heroic archetypes all over the place, from Luke Skywalker being the classic hero, without a tragic flaw, ready to stand up and fight against nearly insurmountable odds, to Han Solo (Harrison Ford), the anti-heroic archetype, the rogue with a heart of gold in the end. We see that Princess Leia (Carrie Fisher) is the damsel in distress as well, just like in many classic myths and stories, but the twist is that she's a strong woman, ready and very able to take care of herself in a hostile environment. This shows so much about the story and I have not even touched upon the story yet.
The characters define the plot. Each and every character is memorable. When you think about Star Wars you generally are going to think about something in this movie, whether it be the Death Star, any of the characters or situations, or a quotation or two. That's one of the reasons this movie is so good. It is so memorable. It sticks in our heads and makes us want to fly our own Millennium Falcon, shoot down a Death Star ourselves, or join a band of freedom fighters looking to save the galaxy from oppression. Obi-Wan Kenobi (Alec Guinness) represents an old mentor, dying before his time and giving the hero a reason to fight, a real reason, and not simply a philosophical one. He becomes the most interesting character in some ways because of his relevance and because of how he is portrayed within the film itself. I will get back to that point.
ANH takes ideas from so many other places that it is ridiculously derivative in some ways. The obvious ones are from World War II, but other ideas come from Frank Herbert's Dune in terms of Tatooine, the desert planet to "spice" and its connotation in the film, to Akira Kurosawa Samurai films, especially The Hidden Fortress (1958) where much of the ideas of the droids, the princess, and much of the main plot comes from. The droids, R2-D2, and C-3PO, are used as comic relief in some ways, but they are never unrealistic despite something like a droid not actually existing in our own world. They do things that are not impossible for a droid to be designed to do. They help make the universe of Star Wars have meaning, and it becomes defined forever as a science-fiction fantasy epic, as full of humor and social commentary as it is with heroic ideals and wonderful visuals.
You come to fall in love with each and every one of the characters in turn. Every single one means something to the story. Obi-Wan Kenobi, for example, despite being an old man full of regret, still deems it necessary to fight in any way he can. He is an old Jedi, basically a warrior-monk with a lightsaber, a sword that can cut through anything, and the Force. The Force is everything in the galaxy. It is a religion, a way of life, and source of energy and motion of the mind. Jedi can control the Force and direct it outward, either to see into the future, feel what's going on in the present, and speak with other peoples' minds across a great distance, or to use it to perform extraordinary acts, like moving something with their mind, tricking people into thinking or doing things they would not have otherwise, or simply doing something that requires an intense trust in oneself.
Getting back to Obi-Wan Kenobi as a character though, he becomes devious in the movie, moving the plot along and manipulating circumstances to get exactly what he wants. And he's a hero! You may not see it all at first, but watching it as many times as I have, I have come to see which characters are much more than they appear and which are single-minded, and none in this movie are single-minded... at least not in the bad character kind of way.
You can balance Obi-Wan Kenobi against the true villain of ANH. No, it is not Darth Vader, despite every single fanboy thinking that is the case. The real villain is Grand Moff Wilhelm Tarkin (Peter Cushing), the man who destroyed an entire planet, who had no mercy whatsoever, and who nearly destroyed another. He wanted to wipe out the Rebellion, and succeeded in wiping out a planet sympathetic to the Rebellion and what they wanted, but this also succeeded in rallying people against the Empire and what they stood for. Their show of force was countered by an equally brutal show of force when Luke blew up the Death Star moments before it would have blown up the fourth moon of Yavin where the Rebels were based.
The whole story has a very early cinema feel to it, taking things from Metropolis (1927), like C-3PO for example, and a movie like Casablanca (1942). Han Solo especially gives off the vibe of a Humphrey Bogart-like character, and the dialogue seems so natural and banter-ish, that it is easy to see where the fast-talking World War II movies had their influence here.
The plot is so intricate and fascinating. Everything flows together, from beginning to end, shaping our perceptions and our sympathies. We have fallen in love with this film because we have had no choice. It is an objectively good film, derivative in all the right ways, new in even better ways. What is does right it does so well that it blows most other films right out of the water, and what it does wrong is very little.
I have mentioned the characters so much because those are the iconic elements from this film. Sure, there are many great plot pieces, from the Millennium Falcon and our heroes getting stuck on the Death Star, the Empire's fortress, to Obi-Wan Kenobi letting himself be struck down so that he can assist Luke in the future by being even stronger than he had been. The first shot of the movie, the VERY FIRST SHOT, tells us everything we would ever need to know about the very nearly simplistic plot of the film. The Rebels are in their blockade runner, the Tantive IV, racing away from the Empire, represented by a gigantic Star Destroyer. The Rebels have stolen the plans to the Empire's fortress and evil space station, the Death Star, that has power enough to destroy an entire planet in a single blast.
The Rebel ship is boarded and we come to see and fear the Stormtroopers and their apparent leader, Darth Vader. They make short work of the poorly equipped freedom fighters. At the same time, seamlessly integrated into these scenes are the first two major characters introduced, the droids. We sympathize with them. R2-D2 (Kenny Baker) is cocky and rebellious himself, hotheaded and ready to help in anyway he can, whereas C-3PO (Anthony Daniels) is timid, and would rather not get involved in anything too sketchy, and yet he is every bit the hero that R2-D2 is, but in a different way. He focuses more on the moment and communication, but helps in his own way throughout the film, even if its nothing more than reprimanded R2-D2. And because these droids receive our good graces, everyone associated with them gradually does too. Princess Leia, a strong female archetype from beginning to end, interacts with R2-D2 all but a moment and her status as a hero in her own right is established early on.
Then as the movie advances we meet Luke Skywalker, the new owner of the droids. We see his life, see him whine about not getting the chance to do what he wants. We get the feeling that he is being held back for some reason, but we never see why, not until the next movie at least. His Uncle Owen and Aunt Beru seem to think he would be safer away from the war and the Jedi, and yet Luke is picked up and dragged into the fray as if he were destined to be a hero from the very beginning. His uncle and aunt are ruthlessly murdered and set ablaze by the Stormtroopers looking for the information on the Death Star placed in R2-D2 by Princess Leia. With nothing left, Luke decides to fight and the plot kicks off and never stops. Obi-Wan and Luke meet a rogue with a heart of gold and his hairy co-pilot, Chewbacca (Peter Mayhew), and they set off on an adventure to find Alderaan, and help out Bail Organa, Princess Leia's father and a leader of the Rebellion against the Empire.
Unbeknownst to them, Alderaan is destroyed by Grand Moff Tarkin and the Millennium Falcon, Han Solo's ship, is taken into custody by the Imperials while our heroes go off to save the Princess and themselves. The Death Star scenes are some of my favorites, a comedy of errors and misfortunes, eventually resulting in almost all of our heroes getting away, with Obi-Wan sacrificing himself in front of Luke, I think, for the purpose of showing Luke the true evil of the Empire, and how he needs to fight them and not run away. Remember that Han Solo, before he leaves right before the assault on the Death Star, asks Luke to come with him. Maybe the outcome would have been different if Obi-Wan had not died. Maybe everything would have changed. Maybe he needed to die to cement Luke as the hero of this story rather than a simple side character. And that's the brilliance of Star Wars. The rogue comes back to save the hero and the hero succeeds and gets awarded for his bravery in the end.
The perfect ending to such a wonderful and engaging story. I could spend hours going over every aspect of this film, from the beautiful scenery, to the special effects which were amazing for their time, and, in my opinion, are still gorgeous today, even by modern standards. The aliens seen in the movie are diverse and different, giving a feel of a place so far away, but with the same problems we face. And that's the brilliance. That's the art of Star Wars. It is not about the special effects. It is not about what could not be done. Instead this movie seems to be a triumph in the idea of winning in the face of every adversity. If you go and watch a making of feature about this film, you will see just how many things the filmmakers had going against them. They were doing something completely new in some ways, the special effects were ahead of their time, the costumes, and George Lucas, the creator and director of Star Wars wanted things to go his way despite really not getting his way over many things. Some editors he worked with only wanted to do their cut of the movie rather than what he wanted. He had constant fights with the cameraman over angles and the kinds of shots he wanted. The actors more than likely improvised large portions of dialogue, and the filming off of any set was difficult. Filming in Tunisia for the Tatooine scenes were particularly trying. And maybe that's all part of it. Maybe the artistic vision needed to have setbacks, needed to have troubles. It made everybody more invested, more in love with the product they were making. It was not about being in front of a green screen on a sound stage, or inserting CGI all over the place without giving us a reason to care about the characters. No, it was a character study from beginning to end, giving us the feeling of real relationships happening between characters, real friendships either forming or being there all along. EVERY character feels real. Every plot is engaging. You can feel the budding friendship between Han and Luke, the stable friendships between Han and Chewbacca and between the droids.You can see how Luke truly respects R2-D2 and C-3PO, but also uses them as the tools they are meant to be, something we do not understand because to us the droids are every bit as much characters as Luke or Han, but in the Star Wars universe, they are machines used for doing certain things, and that is what this movie gets right. It gets the details right, the feeling right. Sure, there may be mistakes that anybody can point out, but on a whole this is one of the best movies to ever be made, both in terms of scope and in terms of quality. This is the movie that made me into a Star Wars fan to begin with, and I will always look fondly on this film, even though I have seen what Star Wars has become. To go from such amazing beginnings and to end on such a low note, to have the drivel that is coming out of the collective excrement hole of all the writers and such of Star Wars today is a sad thing to see, but I will, no, we will, always have the classic... Star Wars.
Posted by Saquarry (Justin Miller) at 7:43 PM
Labels: 1977, A New Hope, George Lucas, Harrison Ford, Movie Appraisal, Sci-Fi Fantasy, Space Fantasy, Space Opera, Star Wars
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Never heard of it.ReplyDelete
I didn't even watch it. Looked like a stupid movie really. I mean, come on, a really hairy alien named Chewbacca, now I've heard everything... His name sounds like some kind of chewing tobacco portmanteau. I hate his hairy face.ReplyDelete
I just read the Wikipedia article, I figured that was all this weird, very obviously unknown and unwatchable movie deserved.
Totally off-topic but related; have you see THX 1138 or American Graffiti? If so, what were your thoughts?ReplyDelete
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text: All-in-one type Full HD sports camera with 2.0" screen Table of contents Getting Started Preface Product Assurance Product overview Main unit Basic Operations Installing the battery Installing the Micro SD card Recording instructions Start/stop recording via wired remote Start/stop recording automatically by power-on wired remote Picture shooting instructions Playback instructions Output Connection Connect to external MIC Connect to HD TV via HDMI Connect to TV via AVOUT Connect to PC via USB Connect to power source Mount Installation Cradle Bar Mount Surface Mount Vented Helmet Mount Goggle Strap Mount Suction Cup Lanyard Waterproof Case 1 1 1 2 3 3 4 5 5 6 6 7 7 7 8 8 9 9 10 10 11 11 11 12 Table of contents SYSTEM SETTINGS Setting Operational Approach Resolution Setting Quality Setting White Balance Setup AE Meter Mode Record Mode Setting Split Mode Setup Record Overwrite Setting Car Mode Stop Recording Delay Setup Motion Detection Setting External MIC VOL Setting Internal MIC VOL Setting Beep Sound Setting Laser Time/Date Setup Setting Time Stamp Setting TV Type Setting Video Rotation Setting LCD Auto Turn OFF Setup Format Setting Default Setting Setup Firmware Auto Night Mode Movie Recorvery 13 13 13 14 14 14 14 14 14 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 16 16 16 16 16 16 17 17 DVR Spec Camera Spec Accessories 18 18 19 Getting Started PREFACE Thank you for purchasing the high resolution digital camcorder. The camcorder is a small, all-in-one design that is convenient for you to record activities anytime and anywhere. With the high speed dynamic photograph function, it can clearly record any activity, and let you share the experience with anybody. Please read this manual carefully to ensure you understand it before using this product. Please also keep this manual safe for future reference. PRODUCT ASSURANCE This product has authoritative CE, RoHS & FCC certification to assure customer safety when using it. PRODUCT OVERVIEW The camcorder has world leading digital video/photography/audio storage, high-speed HDMI video transmission and other functions, as well as a number of invention patents & technical patents. 1 Getting Started PRODUCT STRUCTURE MAIN UNIT 1. Lens 2. Laser 3. Photo shutter 4. [⊙] Power *Press and hold for 2 seconds to 19 20 21 22 power on or power off the Cam 5. Recording switch 6. Laser button 7. Rotating lens *100°clockwise/counterclockwise 8. Recording indicator 9. External microphone interface 10. USB *Wired remote, USB, AV-OUT 11. 1/4"-20 screw thread 12. Lanyard 13. Power indicator 2 14. Lock of the rear cover 15. Microphone in 16. Speaker 17. 2-inch LCD screen 18. Playback integrated key 19. Battery holder 20. HDMI output jack 21. Micro SD holder 22. Rear cover Basic Operations Installing the Battery HDMI OUT CARD/BATT OPEN HDMI OUT CARD/BATT OPEN 1. Slide the lock on the rear cover and it will open automatically. (Refer to picture1) 2. Follow the instructions. Insert the battery with the correct Polarity (+/-). (Refer to picture2) 3. Push the rear cover closed. (Refer to picture3) ▲ ▲ Picture1 Picture2 Picture3 Note: If you do not intent to use the product for a long time, please remove the battery. batteries contain chemical substances so they should be handled and disposed of correctly. Installing the Micro SD card 1: Slide the lock on the rear cover and it will automatically open. (Refer to picture1) 2: Follow the instructions. Insert the micro SD card in the correct direction. (Refer to picture 4) 3: Push the back cover to the closed position. (Please refer to picture3) Picture4 Note: The camecorder requires a class 4 or above Micro SD card to operate correctly. most faults with operating cameras are because a cheap card is used. ▲ 3 Basic Operations Recording Instructions 1.Press [⊙] key and hold for 2 seconds to power up the camera. 2. Adjust the lens to the proper angle. a) Face a blank surface and press [ ] to turn on the lasers ( The lasers will disappear in 15 seconds). The laser can be turned on or off at any time with the laser light button. b) Check whether the laser light is horizontally aligned. If not, rotate the lens until it is in the horizontal state. (Refer to picture1) WARNING: DO NOT DIRECT THE LASER LIGHT INTO ANYBODY'S EYES Picture1 The indicator light glows green to indicate standby mode. 3. Start / stop recording a) Slide the recording switch forward. The recording indicator ( red ) turns on and flashes while camera beeps (These audio beeps can be turned off in the menu), and camera is recording . (Refer to picture2) b) To stop recording, slide the switch backwards, the camera beeps and the indicator light turns green indicating standby mode. (Refer to picture3) * With the LCD screen constantly on the battery will only last for approximately 30 minutes. By pressing the LCD button the screen will turn off and then the battery will last for 2-3 hours. By pressing the LCD button for 2 seconds the camera will completely turn off. * The LCD screen will shut off automatically 30 seconds after the camera starts recording, and the LCD screen will also shut off automatically 60 seconds when in standby mode if no keys pressed. It allows more time to the user for tuning the camera. But the LCD won't shut off during Playback mode. REC Picture2 4 Picture3 Basic Operations Start / stop Recording Via Wired Remote 10 0° Press [⊙] key ( hold for 2 seconds ) to power up the camera. 1. Connect wired remote to the DIGITAL interface of camera (Refer to picture 1) 2: Press [REC] key on the wired remote to start recording, recording indicator ( red ) turns on and flashes when it is recording. 3. During recording, press [REC] key on wired remote again to stop, and recording indicator turns off when camera stops recording. REC 10 0° MIC-IN USB Picture1 Start / stop recording automatically by power-on wired remote 10 0° 1. Connect one end of power-on wired remote to the DIGITAL interface on the camera. (Refer to picture 1) 2: Connect the other end of power-on wired remote to a 5V power source. (Refer to picture 2) REC 10 0° MIC-IN USB Picture2 As long as the DC5V input is detected by camera it will start recording automatically. During recording, if DC5V is stopped being detected by camera, then it will stop recording automatically. Note: 1. You must have a well charged battery inserted in to the camera for the auto 5v input auto record function to work correctly. 2. In standby mode or recording mode you can enter into real-time preview images after opening the lcd. 3. In standby mode or recording mode you can enter into real-time preview by connecting the camera to other display devices. 4. In recording mode you can connect an external mic to enhance audio recording , and external mic and internal mic audio recording can be mixed. 5 Basic Operations Picture Shooting Instructions In standby mode , press [ ] key to take photos. (Refer to picture1) Picture Resolution: 5 mega pixels Picture Size: 2560 x 1920 Picture1 Playback Instructions 1. Playback on the camera a)Press and push the screen cover backwards to open it. (Refer to picture1) b)Gently press [LCD] key , and the screen will come on. c)Press [MODE] to switch until you see the Play Mode, the screen shows 6 video files per page in grid form. d)Press [+][-] to choose which video to play, the video will be highlighted with yellow borders, press [ ‖]to start recording, and press again to pause. e)When playing video, user can short press [+][-] to turn up or turn down the volume. f)When playing video, user can Long press [+][-] to Fast forward or reverse at X2/X4/X8. g)Press[MODE]to stop playback, and return to the video files listing. h)Gently press [LCD]key to turn the LCD screen off. i)Push the rear cover back on to protect the screen when not in use. MOVIE 100-0014 Push the screen cover by this way. Picture2 6 Picture3 Output Connection Connect external MIC 10 0° Connect MIC device to camera for capturing higher quality audio. 10 0° AV OUT DIGITAL MIC-IN Picture1 Connect to HD TV via HDMI 10 0° Connect HDMI cable to HDMI interface on the camera and HDMI interface of TV. The LCD will turn off automatically when connected to TV. (Refer to picture2) HDMI MIC-IN 10 HDMI 0° HDMI Mini HDMI Picture2 Connect to TV via AVOUT 10 0° Connect the AV cable to AV-OUT jack of camera and AVIN jack of TV. The LCD will turn off automatically when connect to TV. (Refer to picture3) 10 0° MIC-IN USB Picture3 7 Output Connection Connect to PC via USB 10 0° Connect USB to the Digital interface of camera and USB port on the PC. (Refer to picture1) 10 0° MIC-IN USB Picture1 Connect to power source 10 0° 1. Connect the power line to DIGITAL interface of camera, power light (Red) is on when it is connected. 10 0° MIC-IN USB Picture2 2. When the camera is off, connect the power line to camera, it will supply power for the camera. Power light (Red) is off when fully charged. 8 Mount Installation Cradle AV OUT L DIGITA 1 2 Tripod thread Tripod thread Note: 1) Other mounts require this cradle for installing 2) Tripod thread on device and cradle Bar Mount 2 Bike bar 1 3 × Rubber Insert 10 0° Bar Mount 4 AV OUT DIGITAL 100 ° MIC-IN Ruber insert 3 to adapt different bike bar Note: please choose the proper rubber insert of different thicknesses. 9 Mount Installation 3 Surface Mount Cradle 2 1 Lanyard 4 Flat Mount 3 × surface Mount Step 1: push surface mount to cradle Step 2: peel off the sticker Step 3: paste the camera to your helmet Note: 1) Please clean the surface carefully before pasting. 2) Push the stick hard on the helmet. 3) The sticker works good after 10 minutes. 4) To secure the camera,use the lanyard as step4. Vented Helmet Mount Mount 1 × Elastic strap Vented helmet mount 10 Helmet Vented helmet Step 1 Step 2 Mount Installation Goggle Strap Mount Main Mount 2 1 Goggle Goggle Strap Mount Lanyard 3 Step 1: install mount to goggle Step 2: push the device with main mount to the mount Step 3: to secure the camera,use the lanyard as step3 Suction Cup AV OUT HDMI OUT CARD/BATT OPEN DIGITAL Choice A Choice B Screw the suction cup to the tripod thread in the device. Screw the suction cup to the tripod thread in the main mount. Lanyard 100° MIC-IN 100° 3 AV OUT DIGITAL MIC-IN AV OUT DIGITA L 1 2 Screen Cover Then when you are recording, the screen cover will not be lost. 11 Mount Installation Waterproof Case 4 REC 1 2 3 7 LC D RE 6 C 5 Note: 1) Before loading the device into the waterproof case, please slide switch of recording, and note the direction of device. 2) After loading device into waterproof case, please lock it. 3) Press the button of power to start recording 12 System Settings Setting Operational Approach Press[MODE] to switch into system function settings mode. 1: Press [▲][▼] key to shift the yellow cursor, choose the setting function, press [OK]key to set up. 2. Press [▲][▼] key to choose the needed function, press[OK]again. Press[MODE]to switch into system function settings mode. 3. After Pressing[OK]key it will automatically return to the main menu. Resolution Setting Set up the required recording resolution: ●1920x1080P30 1920x1080P25 ●1440x1080P30 1440x1080P25 ●1280x720P30 1280x720P25 (1280x720P50) (1280x720P60) ● 848x480P60 848x480P50 The higher resolution you choose the less video you can fit on your micro SD card. Note: 720P50/60 are only available on some devices. Quality Setting ● H: High ● M: Medium Resolution Display 1920x1080 1440x1080 ● L: Low Bit rate H 12Mbps M 10Mbps Resolution Display 1280x720 Bit rate H 8Mbps M 6Mbps L 8Mbps L 4Mbps H 12Mbps H 8Mbps M 10Mbps M 6Mbps L 8Mbps L 4Mbps 848x480 13 System Settings White Balance Setup Choose different white balance value under different conditions. Default is AUTO. ● AUTO ● D4000 ● D5000 ● Sunny ● Cloudy ● Fluorescent ● Incandescent AE Meter Mode Choose different light metering mode. Default is Average. ● Average ● Center ● Spot Record Mode Setting ● NTSC ● PAL When using in different countries, choose the TV system according to local standard. The image will be flickering if the TV system is set incorrectly. Split Mode Setup System will save files every set [time] below. ● Default Setting System will save file only when stop recording ● 2MIN ● 5MIN ● 15MIN ● 30MIN Please note: if the card is full system will stop recording. Record Overwrite Setting When set as the RECORD OVERWRITE mode, the video will default to 5 minute per file. When the card is full it will start overwriting the earliest recorded files. Car Mode When it is ON, the camcorder will start recording automaticly when the car is started (with optional enhanced wired control) ● ON ● OFF 14 System Settings Stop Recording Delay Setup System will stop recording after [delay time]. It will be triggered when you turn off the car. (With the optional enhanced wired control) ● 10 SEC ● 30 SEC ● 1 MIN Motion Detection Setting Start MOTION DETECTION function, it will delay [TIME] to stop recording after the object leaves the shooting range. ● OFF ● 30SEC ● 1 MIN ● 3 MIN ● 5 MIN When set in the MOTION DETECTION mode, the camera will automatically start recording when it detects any kind of movement in its filming range. When the motion stops, the camera will automatically stop recording again. External MIC VOL Setting The volume of external MIC or audio equipment can be set, and there are 7 grades that can be selected. It will be stereo when it is used with the external MIC. Internal MIC VOL Setting The volume of internal MIC can be set and there are 7 grades to be selected, there will be stereo when it is used with the external MIC, defaults to right channel. Beep Sound Setting When you operate the camera, the key tone can be set to ON or OFF. Laser To set Laser ON or OFF, when the camcorder is powered on. Time/Date Setup Setting There is month / day / year / hour / minute to set up on the camera. Time Stamp Setting ● OFF: No time stamp ● DATE: DATE only ● TIME: TIME only ● DATE/TIME: both DATE/TIME With this setting, the current time will be stamped on the video and the recording time can be seen during playback. 15 System Settings TV Type Setting ● PAL ● NTSC Choose the correct video output system when connecting AVOUT to TV. The image on the TV will be flickering if the TV system is incorrect Video Rotation Setting ● STANDARD Choose this setting when the camera is installed in the normal position. ● INVERTED Choose this setting when the camera is installed in the inverted position. Using this setting you can invert the image being recorded. This is useful if you wish to film with the camera on the left side of your camera. The image will be flipped the right way up using this setting. LCD Auto Turn OFF Setup The LCD will enter into power-save mode after the set [time] below. ● OFF ● 30SEC ● 1MIN ● 5MIN Format Setting Format the micro SD Card. Note: All files in the micro SD will be deleted and will be unrecoverable after formatting. We suggest you format your memory card on a regular basis. Should you have a problem with your camera, formatting the memory card will quite often solve the issue. Default Setting Setup Choose Yes, to restore the factory settings Firmware To check the firmware version ●Appearance and all specifications are subject to change without prior notice. ●Color of product shown in the user manual maybe different from that included in the package. The Pictures are for your reference only. 16 System Settings Auto Night Mode When it is dark, the camcorder will enter into night mode automaticly. The picture will be brighter than normal, and there will be a symbol on the screen. Movie Recorvery If the battery(or card) comes out accidently, just put the battery(or card) back and recover the movie. Please note: it can only recover movie recorded more than 1 minute. 17 Specifications DVR Spec Hardware Software 2.0" 960×240 TFT LCD Loop Recording Recording Format MOV Motion Detection Codec H.264 Real time stamp 1920X1080(30/25 fps) Record Type:PAL/NTSC Digital Screen Recording Resolution Photo Resolution 1440X1080(30/25 fps) Internal Mic volume setting 1280X720(30/25 fps) External Mic volume setting 848X480(60/50 fps) Snap Shot Function in Preview/ Record/Playback mode 2592*1944 Movie Recovery from sudden accident 3.7V 1000mAH Battery delete all function (2.5hours recording) Support Max: HCSD 32G Storage Video Rotation Setup (30mins for 4GB card @ Full HD) AV Output Jack USB Port 8x fast forward/fast backward function HDMI Port Photo Slide show function 1/4" tripod thread Yes Recording Quality Setting USB Jack High-speed USB2.0 LCD Auto Turn Off Function DC Input DC 5V 1.5A External Microphone 3 rings with Φ3.5mm Dimension 102*57*38mm Product Weight 122grams / With Laser Beam Camera Spec Camera Degree Low light Sensitivity 18 Full HD/1080P:110° Rotatable 200° 720P/WVGA: 135° Sensor 1/2.5" CMOS 3LUX Pixels 5MP Accessories Package content 1 x HD96 camera 1 x Cradle 1 x Gogle strap mount 3 x Surface mount 1 x Bar mount 1 x Vented helmet mount 1 x Wired control 1 x AC charger 1 x AV cable 1 x USB cable 1 x Battery 1 x External microphone 1 x Carry pouch 1 x Quick installation guide 1 x User manual 1 x Lanyard *Note: Product contents may change without notice. Note: All contents above are subject to change without prior notice. 19 All-in-one type Full HD sports camera with 2.0" screen

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| Rielle Hunter, infamous mistress of odious former presidential contender John Edwards, has blasted GQ magazine for publishing photographs that she says were not authorized, "even though the release form seems to have my name on it."
Hunter calls the photos 'repulsive', and claims that she cried for two solid hours when she first saw them, then had a light lunch, then cried for another forty-five minutes.
"It's so humiliating to have the world see me dressed up like a chicken," sobbed Hunter. "At least I think it's a chicken, in retrospect, now that I take a closer look. They told me it was designer, and that I looked beautiful so I just went with the flow. What sort of man could ever love a woman dressed like a chicken? I mean, other than John?"
Tuesday, March 16, 2010
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Everything is HARD! The directional change for my business with a new client, new computer systems, learning all new processes, basicly starting a new business from scratch....12-18 hour days and all. Staying up late doing dishes for my wonderful wife who spends all day dealing with the 3 P's (you other parents know, Poop, Pee and Puke) along with things we didn't think of....Like the endless invasion of Lady beetles for the past month. Josiah is way too quick on getting to them as soon as they hit the floor and he loves the BBQ beetles that fall off the light (that kid is just gross :) ) Satan has tried to break us on everything! The cars have been falling apart and the most amazing things keep happening to them. The car had the engine blow up, the first used motor made it all of 10 miles home before it blew up, the third motor didn't quite match up, and we are picking up the 4th tomorrow. The big van is, well....still on it's last legs/wheels. And the new/used minivan had $1500 worth of work done on our 4 day trip to michigan (which lasted about a week due to that), and was just in for a rebuild on the transmission....then IT had to be pulled again after something happened to the rebuilt tranny after 300 miles.....NOW, 300 miles later, another internal transmission issue that gets checked out tomorrow.....Oh, forgot about the alternator on the car! That went out on my way to work one day, got changed out for a new one that wouldn't charge/didn't work, then the second new one seized up and took all the belts with it...the third one worked. Oh, and the alternator on the minivan that went out on the way to Michigan, for said 4 day trip, that left us stranded on the interstate for a couple hours...then in a repair shop for another hour. (insert request for prayer on our vehicles here....satan, in the name of Jesus I command you to leave our vehicles alone).
My focus has been harder to keep focused. The balance is hard to find! God, Work, Wife, Boys....I had a minute to think about myself the other day, but that didn't last long. I have never been so tired in my life, worked so hard, played so hard and felt so behind in so much! This is CrAzY!!!! So much more responsibility with two little boys needing daddy to provide for them AND be there for them, and Momma needs me too, as well as some time off. She's been pretty much stuck at home for 3 weeks now and cabin fever has set in....momma needs time out and away! That way, maybe one of us can be seen as sane :)
The emotional aspect is something I, honestly, didn't think of. Would I love these two little guys like I would if they were born into our family? Would it be instant? Would it take a little time or would it grow slowly? What is normal for a parent to be overcome with love? The answer is.....I still don't know! We have bonded, I do love these little guys, I brag them up like any proud poppa, And if anyone thinks of messing with my boys....you got one protective and angry poppa on your hands :), I desire to play with them and provide for them, I hug and kiss on them, I look forward to the most amazing "welcome home's" that have ever been enthusiasticly given by a 3 1/2 year old (I really need to record it some day, it breaks my heart every night)...but is it the same as what other dads feel? I don't know? I sometimes want them to go to bed a few minutes early and often wish they would sleep in past 4:40, then I feel guilty for not wanting to love on them more. I do love them both very much, and God is working to further strengthen that bond.
For those who are adopting, I give this advise. The spiritual warfare does not end when you get home, satan steps it up a notch or two. Turn first to God, then to your spouse. Love them like Jesus would, remember...you are there to serve them....forever! Take time for God, he is in control of everything and will reward you with more time than you though possible...if you first, put Him first. Put your spouse ahead of yourself. Men, we were made to work....do it! I heard a sermon once that has stuck with me and I try to live out this part of the message. The preacher said, "as the leader of the house you should be the first one up...praying for your family, work hard, come home, work hard there, spend time with your family, spouse, God (again/still) and be the last one to sleep". A man following the Word of God has little time to sleep, there is much praying, working and helping that needs to be done. I have accepted that challenge and have all to often found myself leaning on me instead of God, and I can tell you that things spin quickly out of control when I am the foundation on which I stand! Pray, pray and pray some more. The children we adopted, and some of you will or have adopted, are a gift and a full time ministry! With that holding true, you would expect nothing less than satan to try to get a foot in the door anywhere he can. I say, hit em with prayer....let God do the fighting for you and you (ok, me...as I write this to help remind myself) keep your focus on glorifying God with all your actions.
Now, as for the cars and the unexpecteds....I am grateful for the opportunity God has given me to grow! To love, to be loved and to know what it means to be a father! The special bonding that takes place with my sons....a deeper understanding of what the relationship with our Heavenly Father and His Son, how to serve, and how to pray in ways I never thought possible. I will continue to pray for our cars (some see that as silly but my God is sovereign over everything and it is all His anyway so....I pray and seek His advise). I am ready for battle! For my God is with me!!!!


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Minsk, Belarus, June 2009
"Ozone hosts first SAP seminar in Belarus on innovative data archiving solutions."
Ozone hosted an SAP seminar on "New methods for digital data storage and archiving"
In the luxurious Crowne Plaza Hotel in Minsk, Ozone hosted an SAP seminar on "New methods for digital data storage and archiving". The seminar presented an innovative archiving solution called JIVS. JIVS is short for Java Intranet Viewing System. The solution has been developed by Data Migration AG, Ozone's Swiss partner. JIVS makes legacy data operationally available in an SAP environment. Consequently, the solution makes the continued existence of any legacy system itself obsolete, which produces significant TCO (total cost of ownership) savings.


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Pandering leadership – the practice of telling followers what they want to hear, even if it is not what they should hear – is an affliction that has permeated politics since the dawn of the Republic. The only difference in this election cycle is that Donald Trump and Ted Cruz have elevated pandering politics to near pandemic levels in their battle for the Republican presidential nomination.
In Federalist 71 (a series of "blogs" written by Alexander Hamilton and others in support of the ratification of the U.S. Constitution) Hamilton argued that a political leader had an obligation to candidly discuss the issues and propose solutions, even when voters hold ill-informed or irrational views on the issues. Hamilton was not naïve, as he recognized that an individual running for elective office would be incented to pander to the fears and beliefs of the electorate, no matter how illogical they may be. Nevertheless, he argued that since leaders normally have more information about the issues, (the exception being Trump) they have an obligation to educate the voter. Ultimately, this would define their success as a leader.
Besides being disingenuous, sycophantic political pandering to voters ultimately leads to the destruction of the leader's credibility and effectiveness. This is an important lesson to learn for anyone who seeks a leadership role. Pandering may be successful in the short term, but it always plants the seed for the ultimate failure of leadership. Observing the pandering ways of politicians is a wonderful way to learn this lesson, because it is so obvious and easy to see how destructive it can be.
Pander at Your Own Risk
The risk that arises from a pandering style leadership is that it ignores the complexity of some issues, raises false expectations and causes disillusionment when the promised fixes are unfulfilled. While there are many, a good example of how political pandering to the voter can come back destroy the leader is encapsulated in George H. W. Bush's famous remark at the 1988 Republican Convention. In his acceptance speech he pandered to the voters by pledging, "Read my lips. No new taxes." He said this despite the fact that he full-well knew that for any hope of controlling deficit-spending, taxes would have to be raised. The pledge helped Bush will the 1988 election, but the fact that he did break the pledge and raised taxes (as he should have) was the wedge used by Bill Clinton to defeat him in 1992.
Going to New Heights Pandering Down to the Voters
Despite a 200 year history of political pandering in America, Ted Cruz and Donald Trump have taken the art of pandering to new levels. They both are pandering to the fears and ignorance of the base of the Republican Party. Cruz is the worst of the two, because he hypocritically promised that he would never pander to voters; only to try to outdo Trump. At least give Trump credit for being unabashed about pandering to the electorate. From his first speech and television appearance he has openly admitted doing nothing but pandering to "the base." Both Trump and Cruz have different approaches to their pandering, but their target is the same; they appeal to the root fears and frustrations of the base, without offering education or constructive solutions.
The latest example of Cruz pandering – and probably his most egregious effort yet – was his reaction to the terrorist attack in Brussels. Before the smoke from the bombing had even cleared, Cruz was rushing to the nearest television camera calling for increased surveillance and police patrols in American Muslim neighborhoods. Aside from this approach being ineffective in preventing terrorist attacks (just ask the French and Belgium police), Cruz, as a self-described constitutional scholar, knows that such an action is unconstitutional. But desperate to overtake Trump in the nomination process, Cruz is trying to out-Trump Trump when it comes to pandering to the fears of people. Not to be out-pandered Trump's retort to Cruz was, "I'll call your surveillance bet and raise you increased torture when we catch those Muslims."
The problem is not that people have fears, because that will always be the case. Leadership is defined by how leaders – both political and business – respond to those fears. Leaders acknowledge but allay the fears of the followers, while demagogues the likes of Cruz and Trump fan the flames of fear for their own benefit.
As ludicrous as the campaign for the Republican presidential nomination has become, what is really frightening is that a dominant majority of the Republican Party and close to a majority of the general electorate would accept either one of these empty vessels of leadership as president.
There is a great lesson to learn here for anyone who desires to be an effective leader in business or politics. The simple lesson is that pandering to those we want to lead is not leadership, it is herding. Leadership is not about doing what can be done, but doing what should be done. The challenge is that most followers don't have the perspective to understand what should be done and this creates the need for leadership. A real leader does not acquiesce to and inflame the often uninformed fears and feelings of followers in order to be popular. Instead, a true leader sets out a vision of what should be done and shows the way to do it.
Franklin Roosevelt, one of the great leaders of the 20th century, did not fan the fears of fearful people. Instead, he confronted those fears by telling followers that, "The only thing we have to fear is fear itself." Roosevelt was a great leader because he was not afraid to challenge people to understand that fear was the real enemy; not other groups and certainly not another religion. And he cemented his effectiveness as a leader by offering constructive ways to defeat the fear of fear. One thing is clear, neither Trump nor Cruz will ever be in the league of leaders who are compared to Roosevelt.


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Goodyear Gender Discrimination Attorney
What Type of Conduct is Prohibited in Arizona?
The Civil Rights Act of 1963 and the Equal Pay Act prohibit employers in Arizona against discriminating on the basis of gender. In accordance, employers may not take gender into account when making decisions regarding wages, hiring, or promotions. They must also make sure that working environments will not be hostile towards a specific gender and that the work atmosphere is not overly sexual.
What Must be Proven in a Discrimination Claim?
Discrimination happens according to the Equal Pay Act if both men and women are working in the same job and performing the same tasks, yet receive different wages. Discrimination claims in Goodyear can be shown where the employer only hires one gender, promotes employees on the basis of gender, or acts in retaliation against a worker who has complained of employer misconduct.
When is Sexual Harassment Prohibited?
Sexual harassment encompasses all unwanted sexual behavior, whether verbal or physical, directed at the victim. A Goodyear employer might be held liable for the unwelcome conduct, even if it was an employee's co-worker who engaged in the sexual harassment.
A Arizona employer might also be liable for harassment if they allow conduct to lead to an environment that is overly sexual. Gender discrimination is typically difficult to prove without a lawyer because the specifics of proving intent can be complicated. There are also detailed procedures that must be followed when pursuing a claim.
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Life in GoodyearIn 1917, Goodyear Tire and Rubbery Company bought 16,000 acres of land to cultivate cotton for tire threads. This land came to be known as Goodyear. Goodyear is home to approximately 65,275 people and is located in Maricopa County, Arizona.
Besides the famous tire company, Goodyear is also known because the Cleveland Indians baseball team moved their spring training facility to Goodyear from Florida. Goodyear then funded a spring training complex, worth $33 million, for the Cleveland Indians and Cincinnati Reds. The ballpark seats about 10,000 people and is one of the popular attractions to see.
Goodyear is home to many small to mid-size law firms with many capable attorneys able to handle any and all legal inquiries. Therefore, Goodyear residents can stay assured that their legal needs will be well-handled by the legal force in Goodyear, Arizona.


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I promised Boo, my almost 10 year old I'd take her and a couple of friends to the pictures and then to Pizza Hut for her birthday next Sunday. Now on paper this seemed a great plan, what could be simpler? Loads of films out for kids, right?
Er, well no. There are films out now but they all finish on the 13th or the 16th. The Christmassy films don't start till December. Result - complete absence of kid friendly films over her birthday - sigh.
So we went today and saw Hoodwinked - which was very funny - and ate our body weight in pizza.
The net has been rubbish now for a week, very slow and then not up at all. Writing wise I have 1k to go on c9 then it's the last chapter of Dangerous to Know. I'm running behind but it's been a busy week.
I heard from a researcher too this week, apparantly she read on here about my tinsel allergy. At least she didn't crack tinsel jokes lol.
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DEATH DIES "Product Of Hate"
- Album: Product Of Hate
- Year: 2003
- Label: BLACK TEARS OF DEATH
- Artist: DEATH DIES
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Ex-EVOL return with a second album, pretty much awaited by many fans since the band has a status of a cult one for the Italian Black Metal scene. If on the previous album there were here and there some modern influences, the new tracks completely abandoned any shade of atmospheric or rhythmic touch and the sound became extremely brutal, a Black/Thrash in old style based on force, rapidity and virtuosity. These musicians are very good with their instruments, something we all knew..., but I don't understand why they hurried to release such a simplistic and rather puerile album, at least as far as the conceptual aspect is regarded. If you desire for listening a sample of primitive aggressiveness you can confidently try this very material... if else, just press "skip"!


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Jane Eyre - Oxford World's ClassicsBronte,Charlotte(8554134)
A brilliant new edition of one of the flagship's of Victorian fiction includes a new introduction and revised notes from one of the foremost Bronte scholars. This text is based on the definitive Clarendon edition, based on the original editions of...
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The Adventures Of Sherlock Holmes - Oxford...Doyle, Arthur Conan; Conan Doyle,Arthur(9204353)
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Walden - Oxford World's ClassicsThoreau,Henry David; Thoreau,henry David(9204773)
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Aeneid - Oxford World's ClassicsVirgil,; Virgil(9204815)
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Upanisads - Oxford World's ClassicsOlivelle,Patrick(9205029)
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Idylls - Oxford World's ClassicsTheocritus,(9204772)
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Metamorphoses - Oxford World's ClassicsOvid,(9204608)
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Resurrection - Oxford World's ClassicsTolstoy, Leo; Tolstoy, Leo(9204778)
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Frankenstein - Oxford World's ClassicsShelley,Mary Wollstonecraft(2643840)
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News From Nowhere - Oxford World's ClassicsMorris,William(9204596)
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Capturing Hua Lamphong's heartbeat Through the lens of photgrapher Rammy Narula this century-old train station is still as full of life as ever – despite the fact it's about to go into retirement by Kelly Harvey ■ AS plans get underway to move the central Bangkok railway station to Bang Sue, more and more artworks and exhibitions featuring the iconic station have begun to be displayed at Hua Lamphong as well as other galleries arcoss the city. Designed by Mario Tamagno and Annibale Rigotti in the early 1900s, Hua Lamphong is not your typical Thai-style train station. Featuring Italian Neo-Renaissance architecture, stained glass windows, and a decorated wooden roof, the structure is a piece of art in itself and has both inspired and become the subject matter of many artists. In 2016, the station celebrated its 100th year anniversary, but one year prior to the celebrations an annoucement was made that the Bangkok Railway central station would be reloacted to Bang Sue by
2019 and the historic train station would be turned into a musuem. With the development and modernisation of Bangkok already at an all time high not everyone was jumping for joy at the thought of retiring the cultural gem, including Bangkok-based photographer Rammy Narula. Rammy has spent hours taking photos at Hua Lamphong and has exhibited two Hua Lamphong Train Station series. The second series entitled 'Platform 10' was shot from a single platform between May and November 2015 and has now been published as a photo book. "I was born and raised in Bangkok, growing up in the concrete jungle that is its CBD area. In high school, we were often taken on field trips away from the centre but never to Hua Lamphong. I came to see the central station for the first time in 2012 as a photographer
and immediately fell in love with it. I was looking for something interesting and this place felt so different to the Bangkok I grew up in. "The most striking feature of the station I would say is its architecture. Bangkok feels overrun by buildings trying to be modern, but Hua Lamphong has kept its look over the years. The station for me felt like the Thailand I wish I knew. "At the station the most common sight is people waiting for their trains. Some folks are lying down on mats, some sleeping, and many kids travelling with their parents. I once saw a father giving a shower to his son using the hose in the middle of the tracks. It's really quite a fascinating place. "Life moves quickly and a lot can happen when you're not looking here. The station, renowned for being very slow-paced, wakes into life each time a
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December 31, 2013 at 9:35 pm #6605
Scott MartinSpectatorQuote:Quote from Martin Helsdon on December 31, 2013, 19:42
Um, I rewrote some of the captions from the original art notes for Jeff, mainly for the Lunar chapter, but in several instances didn't have access to the artwork. One of the bad typos, in the 'Heroes of Fronela' caption was my fault. 8-(
Well, the first part is great and the second part happens — this installment alone weighs in at what, 1.3 million characters, not counting map text and spacing? Surely a few of those characters will slide across the keenest eyes.
But as a civilian I am curious about turning the apparent discrepancies between text and image that the "Marvel Style" script-to-art process created into an opportunity to generate fresh insights if not added year-end work. How do the artists' deviations from the notes inform our sense of Glorantha? How do the readers then navigate between the versions to squeeze the most possible information out of the book?December 31, 2013 at 9:53 pm #6606
Roko JokoSpectatorQuote:Quote from Martin Helsdon on December 31, 2013, 17:31
The Bilini woman [on p. 338] is standing behind her husband/brother, to the left of the picture.
OK, I see that she could be. It's really hard to tell, though, because she looks so much like the priestess, and the caption refers to priests and priestesses, plural.December 31, 2013 at 11:26 pm #6607
Martin HelsdonSpectatorQuote:OK, I see that she could be. It's really hard to tell, though, because she looks so much like the priestess, and the caption refers to priests and priestesses, plural.
This one I did see…
Varnarn of Elz Ast proudly stands before the idols of several Lunar deities whilst their priests distribute white tunics to disbelieving Talastaring tribesmen.
Varnarn of Elz Ast: Performing the elaborate public conversion ceremony, Varnarn has addressed the idols of several Lunar gods and presented them with their new "worshipers". He is a Dara Happan nobleman, with golden hair and a short, neatly trimmed beard, wearing a long white tunic richly embroidered in red, with three-quarter sleeves. His gold jewelry sports solar and lunar motifs. Varnarn is cynically pleased with the ceremony – he cares not whether the Talastarings actually embrace the Lunar Way, but only that he can claim that they did and thereby impress his patrons.
Idols of Lunar goddesses: Varnarn stands before three larger-than-life idols and a banner depicting the Seven Mothers of the Lunar Empire held by a Silver Shields standard bearer. A brazier burns incense and other offerings.
The Red Goddess: This painted idol is based on the huge bronze sculpture of the Red Goddess in the Great Temple of Glamour
Hon-Eel the Maize Goddess: This is the Dancing Goddess of Death and Fertility. The statue is bare breasted and in a dance position: her right side is light, beautiful and smiling, carrying ears of maize; her left side is dark, terrifying, and demonic, and carries a bloody sacrificial sickle. She dances on the corpse of an enemy.
Hwarin Dalthippa the Conquering Daughter: This helmeted warrior goddess has a third eye on her forehead, and holds a spear and shield. A distaff lies at her feet.
Silver Shield Soldier: Soldiers of the Silver Shields regiment are providing security for Varnarn and the Lunar priests (only one can be seen here). The Silver Shields are hypaspists; nimble hoplites capable of fast marching and operating in difficult terrain. They carry long spears, kopis, and javelins, and their famous silver-plated bronze shields. They wear hardened leather breastplates and white tunics, brown trews, and red parade cloaks.
Lunar priestesses: They are handing out clean white tunics to the Talastaring tribesfolk. The priestess seen here wears a splendid costume and decorative headdress with her face decorated with henna.
Talastarings: Several bemused Talastarings are accepting their clean white shirts from the Lunar missionaries. Two seen here are from the Bilini tribe; the third is a Lakrene townsman.
Bilini man: A stubborn free farmer, he has long reddish-brown hair and beard. He wears a fringed wool skirt and cloak – both are brightly dyed and patterned – but no tunic. His olive skin is heavily tattooed with markings denoting his clan, cultic initiation, and other magical symbols – especially the runes of Air, Movement, and Mastery – mostly concealed by his garments. He wears heavily soled leather sandals lacing up his legs. His long bronze dagger has curling antennae shaped like Air Runes.
Bilini woman: Perhaps the farmer's wife or sister, she wears a wool dress leaving her arms and shoulders bare, and an elaborate headdress. She wears her brown hair long, and has the runes of Air, Earth, and Harmony tattooed on her.
Lakrene townsman: This man has a beard similar to his Talastaring kinsman, but it has been curled with tongs and oiled to create hanging curls. He wears an ornate tunic over his brightly patterned wool skirt. He is also tattooed, and is more impressed with the ceremony than the hillfolk.January 1, 2014 at 1:00 pm #6612
Von Mountains are described as covered in pine forests (page 314) but no forest is shown on the map page 303: does this matter?January 2, 2014 at 5:29 pm #6625
Pg 246, the first sentence in the description of Gartog is ungrammatical. 'regular sacrifice human beings' should probably be 'regular sacrifices of human beings'.January 2, 2014 at 9:24 pm #6632
Martin HelsdonSpectatorQuote:Pg 246, the first sentence in the description of Gartog is ungrammatical. 'regular sacrifice human beings' should probably be 'regular sacrifices of human beings'.
Page 286: Suspect it might read 'The City of Drums; the drums of Gartog beat night and day, and there is regular sacrifice of humans to the Black Sun here' or 'The City of Drums; the drums of Gartog beat night and day, and there are regular sacrifices of humans to the Black Sun here'.January 3, 2014 at 5:53 pm #6638
Page 205 and 207 and 228 maps have Hingswell with (15K) next to it: please delete (15K)January 3, 2014 at 6:52 pm #6639
Maps errors on page 204, 205, 211, 216, 228 have Porent as a city and Tastalar (region). Porent is meant to be a region and Tastalar should be spelt Tast_o_lar.January 5, 2014 at 7:43 am #6647
Maps on pages 308 & 317 has Alornik as a small city but at 7K it should be shown as a large city. It's description on page 311 has it as a Large city.
Page 321 and 324 Same for Rafelios and Mintinus, both should have a Large city iconJanuary 5, 2014 at 8:24 am #6648
Page 311 has "Two Towers City (large city):"
But on the political map 308 it is Two-Tower (4K) – hence a small city, with a different spelling
On the AAA it was just the "Two Towers" – without "City"
Maybe convert the Guide and the political map to "Two Towers"?January 5, 2014 at 12:54 pm #6653
Page 171 Map has 'Riders' under Wasps Nest (delete 'Riders') and a human city icon for Styx Grotto (should be a Darkness rune / Troll icon).
Page 190. No population stats for Trilus, Dykene, or Elkoi on the mapJanuary 5, 2014 at 1:06 pm #6654
Page 207 map has 'Palace of Pentacles' whilst Map page 208 has 'Palace of the Pentacle'.
Also on Page 208 maybe Varthwall and Abar in a light grey as are there neighbours?January 9, 2014 at 4:33 pm #6688
Pg 293 middle column, first paragraph – Shargash misspelt as ShargarshJanuary 10, 2014 at 1:31 am #6689
pg 322 'Bisos brought agriculture to feed he starving cites' should be cities.January 11, 2014 at 6:48 pm #6702
Page 174 map and others has the Temple of the Reaching Moon as a small city (2K population) but its description on page 188 is missing (small city)
Heruvernalda and Shaker Temple have their own icons (instead of the standard icon to signify a 'Temple/Holy Place') on the maps and these icons are not shown in the 'key' on page 163
On page 92 Box text, Second paragraph, second sentence change: The swarm… to The Swarm…
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In 2014 Melbourne's Wesley College introduced a new school uniform. It retains their iconic purple colours, but with a fresh new look.
Wesley celebrates… with a new uniform
29 February 2016
The lead up to and now commencement of our sesquicentenary year of reflection and celebration about being 150 years young, also marks the release of a new school uniform.
The College initiated consideration of all that we love about our current uniform, sought out where we shared some reservations and engaged pre-eminent industry design and technical capability through The Jonathan Ward Collective (Jonathan Ward – Design, Noone Imagewear – academic uniform and Champion Teamwear – sport/performance uniform) to consider ideas for a classic and contemporary new school uniform.
The release of the new uniform in late 2015 to new students and existing students from early 2016 has been received with great enthusiasm and a sense of purple and gold familiarity, as it is a design and style that embodies the Wesley College about which we are so passionate. The comments and feedback through the Uniform Shops has been overwhelmingly positive.
One cannot help but reflect on the boldness of Prue Acton some 20 years ago, in designing a new uniform for Wesley College which acknowledged over a hundred years of a boys-only school history and fused bold ambitions to the early days of Wesley coeducation. It's amusing to note that our existing uniform was greeted with an observation…it's bright isn't it. And now, our new uniform in 2016 has moved to a deeper and royal shade of purple and, of course, the inevitable observation, it's a bit darker isn't it!
Fashion can be an evolving cycle of classic and contemporary, rife with clichés trying to explain the aesthetic, seeking to give voice and symbolism to how we wish to present our College. The move to a deeper, richer purple, the return of classic grey to complement and highlight a more tailored cut for both the male and female body shape. A lightness and layering of our summer collection (Oh – we are in full swing now!) to respond to the heat of the Australian summer and provide our Early Childhood Learning Centres and Junior Schools with younger styles that remain true to the new Wesley College uniform.
As far as introducing a new uniform to a College with such a significant history, I think we can say that all has gone well, so far. Further releases of differing elements of the academic and sport uniforms will take place as we move through the school terms and seasons, with many existing families taking advantage of the 2016/2017 transition timeframe, as well as continued sale of the existing uniform through the Second Hand Uniform Shops.
Wesley College – New Uniform Q&A
The design concepts of the new uniform aim to connect students with the traditions and history of Wesley whilst, at the same time, reflecting a modern, innovative, progressive school in contemporary 21st century Australia.
The current Wesley College uniform introduced in 1996 was designed more than 18 years ago by Prue Acton and, since then, only revisions to the cut and design of items have been made and more modern yarns and fabrics used. In considering our current academic and sport/performance uniform and potential scope for a new uniform, the College surveyed in excess of 1,800 members of our community between March and May 2013 including current and past students, parents and staff.
Respondents were given the opportunity to provide additional comments on the design and quality of both academic and sport/performance uniforms, what they like and dislike about the existing uniforms, what changes or additional items they would like to see and about the First Teams uniforms.
The full list of responses extended to over 400 pages of comments, with well over 1000 individual comments made in some areas.
In summary there was somewhat equal measure between overall satisfaction coupled to a desire for a number of specific improvement opportunities and an interest in exploring a new contemporary design.
During June/July 2013 the College released an Expression of Interest and Design Brief for a new Wesley College Uniform and subsequently appointed acclaimed Australian designer and Executive Designer for RM Williams, Jonathan Ward, of the Jonathan Ward Collective including Noone Imagewear (academic uniform) and Champion Teamwear (sport/performance uniform).
Why is the school introducing a new uniform?
The current Wesley College uniform, designed by Prue Acton is approaching two decades of age with the benefit of select minor enhancements over the years, particularly as regards the introduction of new yarns / materials.
Two decades on, Wesley is well due to revisit the question of what meets the contemporary requirements of the College and its students into the 21st century.
What are the major differences between the current uniform and the proposed new design?
The most defining point of difference with the new uniform is our choice of a deeper and richer purple (darker aubergine hue) and gold both enhanced by a more tailored elegant and classic design style for both girls and boys including the introduction of a fine pinstripe feature in the blazer, shirts, girls dress and skirt. Also reintroduced from our College uniform history is a darker charcoal for both boy's shorts and pants and girl's pants and skirts.
What is the timeline for introduction?
The new uniform for new students to the College will be available from October 2015 for the 2016 year (new uniform for existing students will be available from January 2016 for the 2016 year) through to complete change over across all year levels for the start of the 2018 school year – a three year period from notice to full changeover.
With notice of uniform change in late 2014 and availability of the new uniform for purchase from late 2015 for the 2016 year existing families are encouraged to balance uniform needs knowing the timing of the new uniform release in September/October 2015.
Wesley College – New Uniform Purchase & Transition for 2016 Year Factsheet
There are four guiding principles:
1) No mixing of the current and new uniform during the transition period (applies separately to academic and sport uniforms) – students must be in the full current academic or sport uniform or the full new academic or sport uniform;
2) ALL new students at ALL year levels commencing with Wesley in 2016 must purchase the new uniform;
3) Existing students at Wesley prior to 2016 will change over to the new uniform during the 2016 and 2017 years (noting exceptions detailed below);
4) All students will need to be in the full new uniform from the start of the 2018 year.


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Prison smoke traced to inmate cooking in toilet
Prison smoke traced to inmate cooking in toilet
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CLALLAM BAY, Wash. — An inmate hankering for hot sausage got in hot water when the cooking fire he set in his toilet forced the evacuation of a prison wing.
Clallam Bay Corrections Center spokeswoman Denise Larson says smoke was spotted about 9:25 p.m. Wednesday coming from a sewer vent pipe. She says 130 inmates from the close-custody unit of the prison near the tip of Washington's Olympic Peninsula were evacuated to a dining hall while local firefighters and prison staff responded.
The smoke was traced to the inmate's cell, and he admitted trying to heat up snack sausage bought from an inmate store in the stainless steel toilet, Larson says. The toilet chef was placed in segregation pending discipline, while the other prisoners were returned to their cells by midnight.
via The Daily News Online > Breaking News > Prison smoke traced to inmate cooking in toilet.
This can go in the worlds "yuckiest" criminal acts file!
March 27, 2009 at 3:01 pm
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I hate my boss
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My family are impossible
Absolutely so
No way out I just hate it
First thing is the way you look at these issues
Using the word hate does not help even if he is the biggest bastard on the planet
The thought forms we use have power so hating someone will inevitably create a boomerang effect further along in our life
Change your hate to something positive such as I am going to leave at the earliest opportunity
The next step is the truth of your situation
If it so impossible then why don't you leave?
You say it is impossible you have to stay for the children or you need the job and there is no other
All might seem true, might be true but until you change this perception or truth as you see it nothing will change
So the real truth is what?
A hard unacceptable situation or one where you perceive this to be true?
If it is impossible to change then somehow we have to live with the unacceptable
Yes and make the best of this because it is the only possibility for the time being
Time being because there is a beginning, middle, and end to everything
It can well be that your life is tough even horrible and it might last all your life
Probably not if you can learn from this horrible situation
Nature usually lets us move on once we have learnt our lesson
So what is your lesson in this situation?
Can you see it?
Are you perhaps also not such an angel?
Find out get input from others to help you understand what you can learn
Then again it might be perception in which case you change the perception as a first step
Then change the situation by taking risk
Sometimes we say it is impossible when we mean we do not want to accept risk
Without risk many situations will not change
So the bottom line is your situation might be hard grey and yes that might be your lot on the other hand there might be a way to change things if you learn your lessons
Whatever, the starting point is inside you
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Friday, 11 July 2008
The floor has arrived!
Posted by Hans Jenssen Illustration at 09:51
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- Flinnys Mum said...
Where did you get the bamboo flooring from Hans? Fancy that myself for the dining room, given the time it would take to do I could grow some myself!!
- 13 July 2008 at 18:01
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Hello Flinny's Mum! The bamboo came from China. Hope that answers your question. Actually, it came from:
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