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Sunday, December 15, 2013
Daybreakers (2009)(Spoiler Review)
**This review contains spoilers**
In 2019, the world's population is stuck in an age of darkness after an outbreak of vampirism. The remaining humans are hunted and harvested for blood to feed the vampires, and the humans, who refused to turn are forced to live a life of secrecy in the night shadows and daylight for their only chances at survival.
As a vampire, Edward Dalton (Ethan Hawke) works for Bromley Marks, a powerful corporation that remains at the top of the list for the largest blood supplier in the United States, as the Chief Hematologist. With help from his trusted colleague, Chris (Vince Colosimo) Edward plans to invent a blood substitute to salvage what's left of the human population. But the first human test for the blood substitute is a failure, after the test subject is forced to suffer a painful death.
The world's blood supply is running low, and without a proper feeding source, the vampires will transform into subsiders, a mindless and feral creature. Fearing the worst, Charles Bromley (SamNeill), Edward's boss and the owner of Bromely Marks, urges Edward to work out all the kinks for the blood substitute.
The vampires are forced to deal with a dwindling human population and a shortage of blood, and recent projections uncover a startling discovery: the vampires will run out of blood in less than a month, if Edward and his team are unable to perfect a new substitute. Edward pushes for a cure, but Mr. Bromely is more concerned with making money from blood sales. On top of that, Mr. Bromley rejects Edward's proposal to use the substitute as a primary source of blood with the promise of allowing humans to roam free in a vampire world with no worries, because customers will always pay extra for the "real thing."
With a limited number of options in front of him, Edward takes a risky chance, when he agrees to join a vampire resistance movement. Audrey Bennett (Claudia Karvan) and Lionel "Elvis" Cormac (Willem Dafoe) work with other dedicated team members to find a cure to end the vampire plague once and for all. Elvis plans to use sunlight for the cure, and Edward is willing to help with the tests.
But Edward's brother is a loyal and dedicated solider in the US Vampire Army, a force dedicated to hunting all humans for the never ending harvest. Frankie Dalton (Michael Dorman) makes a promise to Mr. Bromley: he will bring Edward and his partners to justice for his crimes as a traitor. And Mr. Bromley needs some help with his estranged daughter, Alison (Isabel Lucas), so he asks Frankie for a favor. With each passing second, the world's blood supply is running low, and Edward is running out of time to come up with a cure, as military search parties monitor his every move……
Ethan Hawke is a solid leading man, as the conflicted hematologist, who's motivated by a newfound sense of morality. Willem Dafoe delivers an entertaining performance as Elvis. Elvis is a cocky warhorse, who won't back down from a fight, and Dafoe brought an enjoyable sense of humor to this character. Claudia Karvan's Audrey isn't bad at all, but in the grand scheme of things, her character is a third wheel most of the time.
Sam Neill's Charles Bromley is your typical greedy and soulless business tycoon, who's obsessed with making more money at all costs. Neill is a suitable fit for this character, and Bromley is a respectable antagonist. Dorman's Frankie is a shameless loyalist to Bromley and the vampire population. You can see Frankie's change of heart (more on that later) coming from a mile away, but Dorman's performance is decent enough. Isabel Lucas? I can't say too much about her, because Alison is limited to a few sporadic appearances here, so it's not fair to judge Lucas' performance.
I appreciate the noticeable attempts to authenticate Daybreakers' all vampire world. Vampire patrons have the choice of adding blood to their coffee, and of course, the amounts of blood are regulated to 5% during the blood shortage. At the subway station, you'll see an Uncle Sam-esque poster urging citizens to join the US Vampire Army, so they can help with the hunt for humans. Cars feature a "daylight" mode, so vampires can drive safely in the daytime, and each car is equipped with dark tinted windows and monitors to see everything on the outside.
And you get to feel the burden of unwilling vampire citizens, who can't live with the guilt of feeding on humans. The movie opens with an intro of a small vampire girl, who commits suicide by sitting outside during sunrise, and in her journal, she explains how she couldn't live with the shame anymore.
So Elvis accidentally discovered the cure for vampirism after a failed attempt at suicide one day. Exposure to the sun is capable of reversing the effects, and Elvis carries the cure in his veins. After an experiment with sunlight, Edward cures himself, and Edward joins Elvis as the second person in the world, who carries the cure. During a standoff with Frankie, Frankie bites Elvis in the neck, because he's desperate for blood. But Frankie isn't aware of Elvis' condition, and Elvis' blood cures Frankie. Here, it's revealed vampires are capable of becoming normal again, if they bite a cured victim.
But it's not over yet, Bromley is holding Audrey hostage, and he's draining her blood at the same time. Edward sets a trap by willingly walking through the doors of Bromley Marks. In Bromley's office, Edward goads Charles into biting him by mentioning a dead Alison. Long story short, Charles used Frankie to turn Alison against her will, but Alison refused to drink any blood, so she transformed into a subsider. After a while, Alison was sentenced to death with other subsiders during a march into the sunlight.
Unbeknownst to Charles, Edward is carrying the cure, so Edward heals Charles after the bite. Human Charles suffers a brutal demise afterwards. He's tied up in a chair that's sitting in the elevator. The doors open, and a pack of starved vampire soldiers literally tear him apart, and they drink every ounce of blood from his body.
In the lobby, Frankie sacrifices himself to give Edward a chance to save Audrey. The vampire soldiers devour what's left of him in a matter of moments, but remember this, Frankie is carrying the cure, so after a round of bites, the vampire soldiers are transformed into humans again…..and the vampire soldiers murder the human soldiers until there's nobody left. It's a nasty cycle of vampires turn human, vampires eat and kill humans, rinse and repeat, and it goes on and on until Chris shows up. But Elvis returns to save Audrey and Edward with a crossbow through Chris' chest. For the final shot of the movie, Edward, Audrey, and Elvis ride off into the sunrise together, with newfound hope for the future.
I alluded to this before, but Frankie turning on Bromley and the vampire movement was a predictable swerve. You knew Frankie would dig down deep, and find the courage to do the right thing, and close up any open wounds with his brother (remember, Frankie turned Edward against his will). Although, I will say this, Daybreakers deserves some credit for a clever spin, when they turned Bromely.
What's the plan? This was the big question on my mind, when Edward was sitting in Bromley's office with Audrey. How in the hell is he going to escape this? After Edward mentioned Bromley's daughter, and after Edward pushed a red button by calling Bromley a "coward," I knew what was coming next. Still, it's a cunning and genuinely surprising set up, because I couldn't predict Edward's methods for an exit strategy.
Back to Audrey for a minute. I called her a third wheel earlier, and my feelings for this label are reinforced during the finale. Daybreakers NEVER hints at a developing relationship between these two, but you get the feeling Edward risked everything for the love of his life? To make matters worse, Elvis is the one, who saves the day at the end, not Audrey. I know I sound really nitpicky here, but the Audrey character feels really useless most of the time.
Will Daybreakers change the landscape of vampire films forever? No. No it won't. In fact, I think it's safe to say Daybreakers is on the forgotten list for vampire films, and this one was released in 2009. You can blame some of that on the influx of vampire films over they years (same thing happened with zombie flicks), because Daybreakers is stuck in a crowded bunch now. On the flip-side, Daybreakers succumbs to a lot of familiar genre tropes and a few generic characters. It's a shame, because Daybreakers could've been that one film that changed everything.
Still, Daybreakers is a satisfying treat for horror fans. I'll give credit, where credit is due, because Daybreakers takes a refreshing chance on being something different. Daybreakers gushes blood as a viscerally violent vampire flick, and the disgusting finale should please any gore fiend. Daybreakers is one of my personal all-time favorites from any genre, and if you love vampires and bloody horror, you NEED to give Daybreakers a try, because it's worth the time.
Rating: 7/10
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Historical Saturday: Hayes Valley
Eventually the Natives lost their hold on this land, and the settlers started the town of San Francisco. This neighborhood, on the outskirts of the village became a neighborhood full is full of Victorian style homes that were actually spared during the 1906 earthquake and fire.
Hayes Valley and Hayes Street are named after Thomas C. Hayes (1823-1868) a native of Ireland who at the age of 18 set out for the West Coast in search of gold. He eventually became a politician, a militia man, and a large land owner around the Hayes Valley area. He was very pro-Southern and pro-slavery, and he was also known for duels and violence. In fact, he acted as a second in many duels that took place in San Francisco in those days.
It is possible that this section of town was named after this aggressive, racist man because in 1856 his brother, Michael Hayes, happened to be on the town's committee that was in charge of naming streets and parts of the city. The meek may inherit the earth, but it will be named after people with a very different personality type.
* Info from Historic Walks in San Francisco, by Rand Richards, & Wikipedia.
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(Havana dancers in Rainbow Brite dresses, myself, and Nicely-Nicely)
(Crap shooters, Hot Box Dancers, etc. - and an amazing set!)
(Look at that gorgeous Mission Band member, 2nd performer from the left!)
Is it over?!? Did I miss the boat?!? Pleeeeeeze tell me there's another performance. I wanted to take Kate to see her 2 most favorite babysitters perform.
Wowie-wow-wow, look at your daughter. Did you do her make-up, Gerb? (since now you're so into that stuff...) ;)
Cami -
How did Kate like it? My cowgirl was ready to leave after EM's first appearance on stage...the sound system was pretty bad the night we went, though.
Rebecca -
Yes, I'm becoming quite the expert, aren't I? After seeing how grown-up and beautiful she looks with makeup on, I think I'm banning her from it until after her mission. Her eyelashes are to die for!
Gerb, I guess looking at those old Guys and Dolls pictures of yours I didn't realize you were the one responsible for those costumes. Yeah, I know I'm a prude, but did you miscalculate the amount of material needed for those poor girls' outfits? I'm embarrassed for them now, and it's been almost 20 years of water under the bridge.
gerb, you totally should have told us EM was in a play (and when it was)! We would have come watch! I love going to school productions.
Hmmm...nobody told me about this either. I would have enjoyed coming. You'll have to give EM as well as A.E. and S.M. a bad time for me because of that!


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|I have made the bus wiring panel of the module, with the help of the cross cutting jig made it a lot easier and quicker to cut the pieces of ply needed.
Still I have to move the panel up evenly or it will jam at least it doesn't drop back down when up inside the module frame.
I still have to make a smaller one to take three more blocks for the planned extension for the main line, for two passing loops and single track, I have yet again redesigned the back of the layout and scrapping the double deck cable stay bridge, was going to cost too much to build.
Have come up with my own design still a double deck bridge but with the arch design like the Sydney Harbour m bridge, arch be cut out of ply and main span 11feet and height of the span 18 inches in two half's, making use of the sheet of ply I have got., I be using 5mm dowel for the top deck supports. Be a quicker bridge to build, will still need the cut framing between the road and rail deck, be making a bracket to join the two half's of the arch still be an awesome site indeed and a second feature for the layout.
Tony from cold down under has being a cold week.
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|The spectator of modernity : a practice-based investigation into the process of film reception in the context of the modern era
|Suazo Zepeda, Jose Emilio
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|Brunel University
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The Spectator of Modernity is a practice based thesis that investigates the process of Film Reception from the perspective of the film as experienced by the individual and her/his apprehension of the interaction between the fictional world on screen and the everyday world. The written component of the project positions the historical context and explores the theoretical notions for the understanding of film-viewing as a decidedly modern activity of special significance for the individual's permanent quest for meaning. Accompanying the written element, an original audiovisual piece amalgamates the real life testimonials of memorable film experiences which form the qualitative analysis of the research, with the story of a fictional character wandering in the location of the city. The activity of the character, driven to investigate the memorable film experience and in permanent search for a way to reengage in a meaningful relationship with everyday reality, is argued that is analogous to the activity of film-viewing. Following the considerations of the theory and the findings of the qualitative analysis of the project, the audiovisual piece suggests that watching a film is as a form of flanerie carried out inside the cinema, through which the individual seeks to assign meaning to the transient and fragmented events of modern life.
|Wayne, M.
|Universidad Autonoma del Estado de Mexico ; Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnologia
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|Phenomenoleity and film ; Film as experience ; The city film ; Film and flanerie ; The transformative power of film


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Here's T as Mr. Bucket (the shortest actor) and S as Grandma Josephine (red glasses).
Here's S as Violet after she turns into a blueberry.
T is the shortest oompa loompa and S is Violet (in pink in background).
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Proteas downgraded after latest ratings
With the Champions Trophy now a thing if the past for South Africa, we look back at the tournament performances of each player during their ill-dated Group B fixtures and find their efforts were close to junk
1 AB de Villiers: He came into the tournament feeling bullish about the team's chances, but that optimism proved desperately misguided. Looked like a man under pressure and his lack of runs and dynamism in the middle-order hurt the team. Looked in ominous touch on Sunday, but his run-out summed up what he still symbolises in the team. Questions persist about him being the right man to lead the side. It's a question he may do well to ask himself over the winter, as he now has just one, big tournament left in him. 2 out of 10 2 Quinton de Kock: The keeper/batsman came into the Champions Trophy in good touch, and was expected to show the form that culminated in him being ICC ODI Player of the Year. Given his record against sub-continent teams, a return of one, stuttering half-century us a poor return. He looked to be playing under instructions against India, which goes against everything that he brings to the table. His keeping remains in perfect working order. 4 3 Hashim Amla: He started the tour with the assurance of old, driving and flicking his way to 7000 ODI runs in record time. With that platform for the summer, and then the century against Sri Lanka, it looked as if he was the rock upon which many a victory would be built once more. However, the opening game was as good as it got. He and De Kock always set the tone, and they got their rhythm all wrong against India, starting too slowly, and allowing the opposition to dictate. He is another who will know that the end is a lot closer than the beginning. 5
4 Faf du Plessis: Another who would admit that his run return didn't do justice to the form. Du Plessis has been tasked with a two-fold role at No 3: consolidate in the face of early setbacks, or go through the gears if the game is set up. He did that against Sri Lanka at a the Oval, his 75 going a long way to easing tension and securing an opening win. However, his tournament will be remembered for two run-outs he was a part of against India. Du Plessis is the supposed people's favourite to captain in all formats, but he needs to show his own calm when under the pump. 3 5 JP Duminy: Another meagre return from a man whose talent is clearly apparent. Duminy's 38 not out against Sri Lanka was useful. However, the nation was ready to overlook dozens of false Duminy dawns, if he delivered just one parachute job against Pakistan or India. None came forth. Had Rilee Rossouw not been a turncoat, Duminy would surely have been
benched, and he must be a concerned man about his future, because there are young men knocking on the door. 2/10.
6 David Miller: Long acknowledged as a blaster of the sincerest quality, he revealed another side to his game against Pakistan. Given the circumstances, his half-century was worth three figures to his team. He showed restraint and even relish for a task that was as close to Test cricket as he has come. As all else fell around him, he stood firm. However, that same composure went walkabout against India, when he charged off for a single only he could explain. That howler affected him on the field that day, as he also let through some regulation stops. 6 7 Chris Morris: The team's main allrounder was solid. His bowling, which is his main gig, still lacks control at times, though he does have the happy knack of taking wickets. With the bat, he found himself in far sooner than he is accustomed to, though he did have stout support to Miller against Pakistan. He remains one of the real effort-men in the side, always chirping, always hoping. It's no bad thing. 5
8 Wayne Parnell: The second coming by the left-armer seemed to be on track against England at Lord's, but he lost the radar again soon after. Along with Duminy, he must rate as one of South African cricket's great mysteries; a man of considerable talent, but only shows it in patches. Hard to say where he goes next, because there have been plenty of chances to immerse himself as the new-ball guy. Showed nothing with the bat, pouring further scorn on the claim of four allrounder options in the squad. 2
9 Kagiso Rabada: Came into the tournament as top bowler in the world, and was largely treated as such by the opposition. That respect meant not too many risks being taken with the young tearaway, but he will be disappointed that he didn't strike more often. Bowled with real gas at times, but his standards are such that he would want that to translate to wickets. Continues to show promise with the bat, and must be encouraged in that sense. May well be elevated into that "allrounder" claims department soon. 5
10 Morne Morkel: He's back. After the injuries, the lay-off, and the doubts about the future, Morkel ran in like the wind and was the handful of old. His opening spell against Pakistan nearly snatched a game that the Proteas didn't deserve, and they may well rue not bowling Morkel through on that occasion. His pace was up, his length fuller, and fingers will be crossed that he maintains all that and fitness for the Test series. He remains as the most experienced bowler in the squad, and he played like it. South Africa's one bright bit of news from a grim tournament. 7
11 Imran Tahir: Brilliant against Sri Lanka, bubbled over against Pakistan, and never gave up against India. How SA wish Tahir was 28, not 38, because he plays with enough desire to charge up a power-station. Tahir loves taking wickets for his country, and he did so against Sri Lanka, to finish off a game that was not as straightforward as the final result suggested. Possibly tried too hard against Pakistan but his fielding that day was such a revelation that his native countrymen couldn't recognise him. Never had enough runs to play with against India, but he scrapped to the bitter end. More men of his ilk are needed. 6 12 Andile Phehlukwayo: Youngster of much potential replaced Parnell for the final game, which was a tough baptism of fire against India. Looked nervy with the bat. On the field, he was fairly solid, but was beaten by the bounce on the fence, to the delight of the Indian revellers behind him. With ball in hand, he held his nerve against a rampant Kohli, and very nearly had him caught at slip. Wold have learnt platefuls from the experience, and will go again. 4 Keshav Maharaj, Dwaine Pretorius and Farhaan Behardien did not play a game.


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Your Partner Has Herpes and You Don't: What Can You Do to Prevent Transmission?
Doctors are commonly asked how to keep from spreading genital herpes from one partner who has it, to another who doesn't, even without lesions.
Asymptomatic (no sores) shedding of Herpes Simplex Virus (HSV) is known to occur. This means you can transmit HSV without having actual sores on your genitals—but you can take action to prevent transmission.
Let me start out by saying three important things:
- Condoms are the best way to prevent transmission.
- If you have an active sore on your genitals, don't have sex until it clears.
- Most of what we know comes from studies on folks with HSV type 2 (HSV-2) so we assume it's the same as with HSV-1 but there is no science behind that yet.
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Here are the main things to know about reducing the risk of transmitting HSV from an infected person to a non-infected partner:
- Suppressive therapy with a valacyclovir 500 mg pill once daily is beneficial in decreasing transmission to an uninfected sexual partner.
- How do we know that? In 2004, a large study published in NEJM (New England Journal of Medicine) studied 1484 heterosexual couples: one partner had HSV-2 infection and the other didn't. The HSV infected people took either 500 mg of valacyclovir once daily or nothing (placebo) for eight months.
- The susceptible partner (the partner who had never had genital lesions from HSV) was evaluated monthly for clinical signs and symptoms of genital herpes.
- Taking valacyclovir 500 mg daily led to a reduction in transmission of genital HSV-2 to the uninfected partner.
- What are the chances I'll get HSV from "asymptomatic shedding" from my partner? After 8 months of being sexually active with a partner who has asymptomatic HSV infection, 16 of 741 (3.6%) who didn't take valacyclovir developed an outbreak of herpes—compared to only 4 of 743 (1.9%) in those whose partners were taking valacyclovir 500 mg daily.
- Valacyclovir 500 mg taken daily reduces to almost zero the days when HSV-2 DNA is detected in genital secretions, which is why it helps prevent transmission.
- Does it matter if the genital ulcers are from HSV-1 or HSV-2? Remember, valacyclovir has not been studied in those with genital lesions due to HSV-1 though we assume the reduction in risk is similar. Half of new cases of genital lesions are caused by HSV-1 so the old idea that HSV-1 is the mouth and HSV-2 is the genitals no longer applies.
- Is valacyclovir better than acyclovir or famciclovir? The three appear to have the same effectiveness for suppression of repeat HSV infections, yet only valacyclovir has the evidence listed above—where it has been shown to limit spread from infected person to non-infected person
Hope this helps.
Dr O.
Once-daily valacyclovir to reduce the risk of transmission of genital herpes.N Engl J Med. 2004 Jan 1;350(1):11-20.


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A Defence League… Women`s voluntary defence organization = better and more aware JCI member.
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Best chapter will be awarded!
Interesting lectures
During the conference we wish to rise your awareness about the defence of the country and it's management. How to handle crisis situations? How well are the people prepared for crisis, false media and a lot of other things?
During the conference we will also bust some management myths and ask you to join us to think with us. How well prepared are we in case of bigger catastrophies or other complicated situations and how would we handle those? Can we distinguish what to believe and what not?
Our presenters:
Colonel Lieutenant – Enno Mõts
Defence League Informing Specialist – Sander Silm
Junior Lieutenant – Hanno Jarvet
Survival Specialist – Erki Vaikre
More presenters to come soon!
Practical workshops
The Spring Conference is not only about interesting lectures. Everyone can test their knowledge also in the practical workshops: for example what kind of food you should have at home in case of emergency; what kind of chemicals at home are safe; how heavy is the bag for the members of the Estonian Defence League; etc
During evening there will be a great "Front Line Party" with award ceremony. Evening will be full of surprises, fun and active participation. No need for fancy ball gowns, but there will be some preparations needed regarding the outfits for the party. Stay tuned for more!
Accommodation and food
Accommodation is available on the second floor – rooms have 4-8 bunk beds. Price includes lunch and dinner.
When and where?
14-15th of April in Kirna, Jõgeva county
Early bird until 31.01.2018
Day package includes: conference pass, lunch, dinner and evening party: 40 EUR (Member of JCI), 50 EUR (guests)
Full package: conference pass, lunch, dinner and evening party + accommodation and breakfast 55 EUR (Member of JCI), 65 EUR (guests)
Prices from 1.02.2018:
Day package: 50 EUR, members of JCI, 65EUR guests
Full package: 70 EUR members of JCI, 85 EUR guests
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See you all in Spring Conference in Estonia!
For more information, please contact:
Project Manager Maiki Linder
July 13-15 JCI Estonia Sauna Days
Do you know what is the history of this fabulous thing called sauna? Or what are the traditions behind it? Or how could one build a sauna? And do you know how wonderful it is to have a weekend with JCI-s?
JCI Toompea and JCI e-Koda invite us to Kauksi on July 13-15 to celebrate summer the best way possible – with JCI Estonia Sauna Days 2018!
Sauna Days will be full of content – we start with sauna history, visit smoke sauna, build a brand new sauna together and heat it up in the end. Then we roast one amazingly delicious lamb in the ground and of course in addition to all mentioned before, we will dance until morning, do some sports activities and greet the first morning sun-rays together.
You are welcome with family – there is a playground also for kids!
Participation fee is 69EUR (price for the kids 39 EUR). Price includes 5 meals (2 dinners, 2 breakfasts and 1 lunch). 50 first people to pay, will get an accommodation in the house. There is also possible to sleep in tents, if you bring it with you. In addition, there are more accommodation places 2km from the Sauna Days location. Please contact the organisers or VP International for more information.
More information also in Facebook
If you like sauna, this is the event you need to attend! See you there!
For more information about the event, please contact:
Project Director Mihkel Martinfeld
September 13-16 JCI Estonia Annual Conference with Twinning Day
JCI Estonia Annual Conference 2018 takes place in September 13-16 in Narva. The theme for the Annual Conference this year will be extremely interesting – JCI Rapla and JCI Rakvere will bring us the dress rehearsal for World Congress 2019 in Tallinn, Estonia! How cool is that? 🙂 More information will be added soon about it, but it will have all the necessary parts of the actual World Congress, such as the Opening Ceremony, the Gala, the National Night and of course Global Village.
To spice things up even more, we'll start the Annual Conference already one day earlier with a Twinning event for our amazing friends all over the world! We start on the 13th of September in the morning with Twinning and all weekend you can participate in different workshops and events planned specially for Twinning! More information soon!
Mark your calendars, because this will be a great possibility for business dating, solving local business problems in a workshop, developing your own international network and of course getting back together with your friends from JCI. In addition to all the educational and development possibilities, we will, of course, have a lot of fun together.
For more information regarding Annual Conference, please contact:
Project Manager Maris Tekkel
or Project Manager Madis Karu
For more information regarding Twinning event, please contact:
JCI Estonia VP International, Kai Kuusik-Greenbaum
Contacts 2018
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It was an early start at LAX.
The flight home was pretty uneventful. The boys played lego chess
and Carolyn talked non-stop for 5 1/2 hours of our six hours in the plane.
Luckily, she took a half hour nap and gave my ears a chance to stop bleeding.
When we arrived in Birmingham, we discovered that two of our bags hadn't. One of them showed up on the next flight. One of them didn't. Guess which bag Jim had accidently left the car keys in?
We ended up spending the night in Birmingham and hoping that the lost bag would show up overnight.
It didn't. We had to call a locksmith to come and cut us a new ignition key for the car. That was cheap. HA. So, almost 24 hours after we landed in Birmingham we finally got in the car. As we were pulling out of the hotel parking lot, the airline called to let us know our bag had arrived. Isn't that always the way?
But we made it home safely and that's all that matters! We came home to one VERY happy-to-see-us dog!


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James 1:1-18 New King James Version (NKJV)
Greeting to the Twelve Tribes
1 James, a bondservant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ,
To the twelve tribes which are scattered abroad:
Profiting from Trials
2 My brethren, count it all joy when you fall into various trials, 3 knowing that the testing of your faith produces [a]patience. 4 But let patience have its perfect work, that you may be [b]perfect and complete, lacking nothing. 5 If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all liberally and without reproach, and it will be given to him. 6 But let him ask in faith, with no doubting, for he who doubts is like a wave of the sea driven and tossed by the wind. 7 For let not that man suppose that he will receive anything from the Lord; 8 he is a double-minded man, unstable in all his ways.
The Perspective of Rich and Poor
9 Let the lowly brother glory in his exaltation, 10 but the rich in his humiliation, because as a flower of the field he will pass away. 11 For no sooner has the sun risen with a burning heat than it withers the grass; its flower falls, and its beautiful appearance perishes. So the rich man also will fade away in his pursuits.
Loving God Under Trials
12 Blessed is the man who endures temptation; for when he has been approved, he will receive the crown of life which the Lord has promised to those who love Him. 13 Let no one say when he is tempted, "I am tempted by God"; for God cannot be tempted by evil, nor does He Himself tempt anyone. 14 But each one is tempted when he is drawn away by his own desires and enticed. 15 Then, when desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and sin, when it is full-grown, brings forth death.
16 Do not be deceived, my beloved brethren. 17 Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and comes down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow of turning. 18 Of His own will He brought us forth by the word of truth, that we might be a kind of firstfruits of His creatures.
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Power outages in the upper levels; the A clubs experienced no such thing, though.
Omaha 2, Oklahoma City 0
W- Casey Coleman (2-0)
L- Josh Zeid (2-2)
S- Spencer Patton (9)
OKC home runs: None.
Welp, the RedHawks were held to just 3 singles. L.J. Hoes had 2 of them, and Austin Wates had the other.
Rudy Owens had an excellent outing as he allowed just 4 hits and struck out 7 over 6.2 shutout innings. The Storm Chasers got to Josh Zeid for 1 in the 8th; he allowed 2 hits and walked 1. Omaha got 1 more in the 9th off Kevin Chapman; that run was unearned. Chapman allowed a hit, walked 2, and struck out 1.
Game 3 of this series has David Martinez taking on Ryan Verdugo. First pitch is at 7:05.
Arkansas 2, Corpus Christi 0
W- Orangel Arenas (5-1)
L- Brady Rodgers (1-7)
S- Cam Bedrosian (7)
CC home runs: None.
The Hooks bats were silenced in this one; they were also held to 3 singles. Delino DeShields, Joe Sclafani, and Chris Epps had 1 each. Sclafani has a nice little 5-game hitting streak going.
Brady Rodgers just can't seem to buy a break. He dropped his 6th straight decision despite pitching solidly. Rodgers got dinged by a solo homer from Zach Zaneski in the 5th. He allowed 2 other hits, walked 1, and struck out 1. Travis Ballew went 2 innings and allowed a run on a single (the only hit he allowed), walked 2, and struck out 1. Andrew Robinson struck out 2 over 2 perfect innings.
David Rollins will get the start in the rubber game of this series; he'll face Michael Roth at 7:10.
Lancaster 6, Lake Elsinore 2
W- Kent Emanuel (2-1, 2-3 season)
L- Zach Eflin (5-3)
S- Lance McCullers (4)
Lancaster home runs: Carlos Correa (5, 3-run in 7th)
The JetHawks busted this one open with a 4-run 7th inning. 3 of those 4 came off a ball that Carlos Correa just absolutely devastated. Lancaster and Lake Elsinore are now tied at the top of the California League South.
Kent Emanuel cruised through 5 innings; he allowed a run on 3 hits and struck out 4, and his outing only required 55 pitches. Lance McCullers pitched the final 4 innings and allowed a run on 3 hits, walked 3, and struck out 6.
The top three of Tony Kemp, Ruben Sosa, and Correa just terrorized Lake Elsinore's pitchers; they had 8 of the JetHawks' 11 hits in this game. Kemp had 2, while Sosa and Correa had 3 each. 2012's #1 opened up the scoring with an RBI ground-rule double in the top of the 1st. Tony Kemp led off the 5th with a single, moved to 3rd on a Ruben Sosa single, and scored Lancaster's 2nd run on a passed ball. Before Correa's blast in the 7th, Ruben Sosa hit an RBI single; Jordan Scott noticed Hunter Renfroe lazily tossing a ball back into the infield and took advantage. One batter later, Correa crushed that poor, poor ball. In his Lancaster debut, Conrad Gregor went 2-4.
The JetHawks will look for the sweep as they send out Chris Devenski. He'll take on Colin Rea at 7:05 Pacific.
Quad Cities 9, Beloit 5
W- Pat Christensen (3-1)
L- Bobby Wahl (0-4)
QC home runs: Chase McDonald (2, 2-run in 5th), Ronnie Mitchell (5, solo in 7th)
Quad Cities got this series started off on the right foot as they went on a 6-3 run between the 4th-7th innings to take control. Their final 5 runs were unanswered.
The Bandits more than lived up to their name, as they swiped 8 bases without getting caught. 4 of those belonged to Chan-Jong Moon, who now has 23 on the season. Also joining in on Moon's spree were Brett Booth (1), Ronnie Mitchell (3), Jon Kemmer (2), and Thomas Lindauer (2).
Moon, who went 3-5 with a run scored, put QC on the board with an RBI single in the bottom of the 1st. The River Bandits would score 3 in the inning to answer Beloit's 2 in the top of the inning. Moon scored on Brett Phillips' single, and Phillips came home on a sac fly from Chase McDonald. Lindauer hit an RBI double in the 4th. After the Snappers scored 3 in the top of the 5th to take a 5-4 lead, the Bandits responded with 3 of their own to retake the lead. 2 of those 3 came on a 2-run homer from Chase McDonald (2), and the other was a sac fly from Mitchell. Phillips, who went 2-4 with a couple of runs scored, hit a sac fly in the 6th, and Mitchell capped off a 3-3 night by hitting a solo shot (5) in the 7th.
Chris Lee pitched 4.2 innings and allowed 5 runs (all on a pair of home runs by Jaycob Brugman) on 7 hits (Brugman hit a 2-run shot and a 3-run shot off him), walked 2, and struck out 6. Pat Christensen and Andrew Walter combined for 4.1 scoreless out of the bullpen to pick him up. Christensen threw 2.1 innings and gave up a hit, walked 3, and struck out 2. Walter went 2 innings and allowed a hit, walked 1, and struck out 2.
Michael Feliz will get the start in the middle game of this series; he'll face Junior Mendez at 7:00.
Three Stars: Position Players
@cjmoon91 likes to help out at the ball park pic.twitter.com/me3JOsMSbC
Chan-Jong Moon, SS/2B, Quad Cities
— RGuill (@QCBanditPhotog) May 11, 2014
Carlos Correa, SS, Lancaster
Three Stars: Pitchers
Brady Rodgers, RHP, Corpus Christi
L (1-7), 5 IP, 3 H (solo HR), ER, BB, K
Kent Emanuel, LHP, Lancaster
Lance McCullers, RHP, Lancaster
Save (4), 4 IP, 3 H, ER, 3 BB, 6 K
2. Excellent relief outings.
Andrew Robinson, RHP, Corpus Christi
Andrew Walter, RHP, Quad Cities
Pat Christensen, RHP, Quad Cities
Rudy Owens, LHP, Oklahoma City


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I was always that person
Who never wanted to show his core
Insecure and dubious,
But when the life challenged him to swim
Over the pride and the vanity
He found his kindred spirit
And his life.
He raised me to the Heaven
And showed me the universe,
It is the beautiful
Of the magic of His love,
He showed me the paradise
When His lips touched mine,
That is the grandiose
Of the magic of His love.
In His arms I find the support
That I need to keep singing
About the love,
Without Him there's not point
To keep fighting by my dreams
Because You are my best dream
And wish,
I don't want to forget Ya
I'd rather be dead today
If You're not here,
If You're not in me,
Inside of me.
His kisses are glorious
That fill of passion my song
Because in His lips I can search
The magic of His love
Because His eyes are the perdition
Of the treasure hunters
Because in His glow is alive
The magic of His love
I want to show it all the world
What they are losing
Because in His wonderful soul
Lives the love
Because He changed my creed
And changed my voice
And therefore I love Him
And the magic of His love
Because I'm alive to tell
Because with Him I feel gay
It is the wonderful
Of the magic of His love
Album: The Fame.


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Inspired by a conversation with a friend about their writing group.
It was a Monday when it all began, I think. It was definitely early in the week, certainly no later than Wednesday, possibly Tuesday, but it makes more sense if it was a Monday.
After all. Terrible things usually happen on Mondays.
I came into work late that day, at once anxious and utterly indifferent. There was a team-building exercise that we were all expected to be present for, but said exercise was not real work. If I arrived too late to learn how to properly give my coworkers the warm hugs and camaraderie du jour, I was fine with that. This was not the first team-building exercise my company had undertaken, and it would certainly not be the last.
I slipped into the meeting room as quietly as possible, grateful that the company and the room were both large enough that my opening the door to squeeze past its frame would go unnoticed. Save for the people closest to the door. And anyone at the front of the room who happened to be facing the crowd as I opened it. Like the executives of the company and whoever happened to be leading the meeting, for example.
Lisa was there at the back of the room, an empty seat next to her and a bored look on her face, the old habits of college and high school before it dying hard. I squeezed a few people that I worked closely enough with to know their names and some I had never seen before and would likely never see again and sat down next to her.
"You're late."
"And underdressed."
"You're stating the obvious again."
She smirked, amused at herself and at my humility and at how sharply attired she was relative to myself (and, to be fair, the majority of the office) all at once. I settled comfortably into my seat and took a deep breath. It was a Monday like any other despite the team-building nonsense. The day would pass and others would follow it and soon enough it would be the weekend and then the whole cycle would repeat. There was something comforting in the banality of it all.
"So what I'd miss?" I whispered to Lisa.
Her smirk grew into a grin. "Oh, God. Just wait. You've got to see this guy to believe it."


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This is a photo of the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam, taken from the Museumplein's side, a square is called "Museum Square" because four museums are located around the square: the Rijksmuseum, the Van Gogh Museum, the Stedelijk Museum, and the Diamond Museum. See also the official website of the Rijksmuseum.
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3 comments:
- roentarre said...
The reflection in the ice is unique. I had yet seen such style of image shown in photography terms
- 11 January 2009 at 20:17
- sotevag said...
Reflecting your thoughts! great!
- 12 January 2009 at 11:51
Nice one, Loïc!! Have you been here recently? I was in a small town north of A'dam this weekend, everyone was ice skating on the canals- Great to see! (and of course there's a pic on my new blog ;-))
- 12 January 2009 at 21:17
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Monday, October 15, 2012
Rain On Your Parade
Ever met someone who just loved to argue? What about a friend who just seemed to sap the life out of you every time you were around them due to their incessant complaining, moaning and criticizing? Have you ever gone somewhere feeling great only to have your attitude totally twisted by the time you left?
I know we all have had days that started off with the greatest of intentions only to have it sour after an incident or bad encounter with someone. There are many, MANY people that really get off on stealing your joy. They love it. They can't wait to turn that smile of yours upside down and make you the recipient of their misery. It's like a virus. And some people go out of their way to infect others.
Some of those carrying the virus you can see coming from a mile away - the scowl, the knitted brow, the crossed arms, they're chomping at the bit to infect someone. In others the misery lies dormant, just waiting for the right environment, the right word, the right person who just seems "too happy to be true" to come along and trigger an outbreak.
I once had someone tell me at a food store that I frequented that I was "silly". Taken aback by his comment, I asked him, "Why would you say that?" He said, "Because every time you come in here you're always smiling." Excuse me? Are you serious?
I quickly responded, "That's not being silly. I'm a very happy person - I'm alive, God is good, I'm having a good day... I mean, am I not supposed to smile?"
He said something that I honestly don't remember... He may have said something like, 'but you smile all the time' or something like that. But I do remember driving the point home that I was NOT silly for smiling.
That sat with me for a little while before I finally let it go later that day, but that wasn't the last time someone used that word on me. After buying a Barbie doll and talking about it with my young niece and my ex's daughter, I was called silly by the girl's aunt, my ex's sister. She couldn't understand why I would be so happy about buying a doll. What?! What difference does it make to you? And why would my being happy make you upset? That's when I knew I definitely couldn't be around her. Anyone who can't stand to see you happy is someone you should NOT be around at all.
So, as we start the week off today, I just felt compelled to share this with you guys. Who knows what or who you may encounter this week that will just try your patience and nip at your resolve to have a great day/week. Don't let ANYONE or ANY CIRCUMSTANCE steal your joy! Don't allow ANYONE to rent space in your head or your heart! Don't you let these infected people unload their misery on you because, trust me, unloading on you is the quick salve that makes them feel better (at least for that moment). Meanwhile, now YOU'RE the one walking around upset, infected by someone else's misery. You're the one replaying the offense, talking about how you should have said this or that, or done this or that... and back at the ranch, they're not even thinking about you. Not even paying you one ounce of thought. (Or maybe they are and they're pleased, having made your attitude do a full 180.)
Don't get me wrong, everybody gets upset and a lot of things can catch you off guard, but don't let it LIVE with you. Walk away, sing a song out loud, go to the bathroom and shadow box - heck, treat yourself to some ice-cream, or a cheesesteak (wink, wink). Do something to purge yourself of that poison. Laugh louder! Smile harder! Life is way too short too let anyone rain on your parade!
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I have something a bit different for you, something I think is a little bit special. After 2 years of honing the live band and building a catalogue of music to perform, the 'World Music' meets 'Electronic beats and Bass' project that I've been nurturing with me ol' mate David Starfire is now ready to see the light of day. It's called the Dub Kirtan All Stars.
Grab a free download of our new EP here
The project came about from both David and my long-standing love of Middle Eastern and South Asian music in all its many forms. I still maintain the finger blurring speed rhythms of the middle East's darbuka players are the original Jungle/Drum n Bass beats J When I first moved to London Dance music (EDM) was going off and there was a slew of bands and producers that were mixing up Electronic beats and Asian instruments, many of them 2nd generation Asian kids who felt as much part of modern British Dance music culture as they did their Asian roots. Bands like Asian Dub Foundation, Fun-Da-Mental, Loop Guru, TransGlobal Underground (which is where we first saw the phenomenal Natacha Atlas who features on David Starfire's new album) and Talvin Singh (who went on to collaborate with Bjork)
and many others… were all cranking out often political Asian fusion beats that verged on punk in it's intensity, and directly confronted the idea that to be British meant to be any one skin color, religion or anything else. It was political by the very fact that it was happening in a slow-to-change British establishment surrounded by the children of the colonial empire who were growing up in Mother England unafraid to claim the rights they should have as British citizens regardless if whether they looked or sounded like the royal family or not.
I would go and see these bands play and producers DJ (Talvin's legendary 'Anokha' night at the Blue Note in Hoxton Square was one of the best examples of London's melting pot futurism even to this day) and at the same time I'd visit the Southbank Center and see the finest traditional Asian musicians play purist classical music, blown away by the intensity of them both. By some unfathomable chance I even had one of the brothers from the esteemed Qa'wali dynasty of Salamat Ali Khan (RIP) in the studio in London after a meeting via a mutual acquaintance at a concert they did in London. Even tho Massive Attack had just remixed Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, I have to admit I hardly knew who he was at the time, but the sound that came out of his mouth when we pushed the record button floored me.
But as time went by I ended up firmly ensconced in London's Electronic world and other than the odd concert down at the Southbank Art and Music festivals, I fell out of that scene as I grew in different directions musically and had little time for anything else. But in an odd twist of fate the music re-entered my digital bubble thru a side door - via my practice of Yoga. I took up Yoga to help me manage the touring DJ lifestyle which = long hours, little sleep, perpetual jetlag and adrenal rush after adrenal rush (of many different sorts), all in between being cooped up on planes sitting down for abnormally long periods of time. The physical practice Yoga worked a treat as a DJ lifestyle mitigation tool, but unbeknownst to me I had ended up practicing in a traditional Indian lineage, Satyananda yoga, and with it came the traditional call and response chanting called Kirtan….. Full circle. I have to admit I wasn't into it at first, and at my South London yoga center kirtan was mostly held on the weekends when I was away DJing so, it was a slow start for me. I had become so accustomed to electronic music that when I did hear Kirtan chanting backed by minimal acoustic music, I would hear Bass drops, smokin' beats and trippy synths buzzing in and around these circular mantras that repeated endlessly like a looped up vocal sample in a rave. But over time as I studied a little more of the Yoga philosophy and got to understand why they chanted the names of the Absolute, the Divine, over and over again, I started to catch a vibe. It was a way of getting beyond the ego, of losing your shit just like losing yourself in an amazing electro, dubstep or Classical tune. And when one of my Yoga teachers asked me to start a Kirtan project, his request brought me to revisit my love of Asian music and it was from here that the seeds for the Dub Kirtan All Stars project were sown. Soon after David (who is a seasoned East/West fusion Electronic producer) and I set a date for a 'friends and family' gig in Los Angeles and started feverishly making beats and jamming with our mates who do actually sing and play this stuff.
You see, neither David or I can play eastern Instruments, or sing like those masters I used to see at the festivals in London, but we can control swarms of musical robots via our music software and it was from this foundation that we built up the DKAS, a group of people who are steeped in both their traditional modalities and in the 21st Century digital world.
The 'Subsonic Devotion' EP is the first fruits of this project. It's sweet and sexy, and heavy and driving by turns, and features the voices of the incredibly talented Chaytanya and Arjun Baba. Both singers are steeped in the traditional modes of their art but have been to their fair share of raves too, so we're stoked to have them grace the DKAS project. I hope this will offer some fresh vibes to fans of both the traditional Asian music and fans of future Beats and Bass Music.
Again, if this is something that interestes you, grab a free download of our new EP here.


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Yes, didn't I just mention that things tend to appear in our house, while I'm away in Sweden? That is for example how we got our first big flatscreen, it was just there when the kids and I got back from a summer trip. Like I wouldn't notice? :)
This time though, there is no surprises, because I knew he would go ahead with all his ideas while we were gone. Again, this is something he has been going on about for a while.
Check out the latest "toy":
Apparently, we now own a speedboat! Together with another Kiwi-family, the Turners, this little gem is ours!
It needs a new engine and some decorative work, but then it's going to be lovely for our lazy days, and for taking our visitors on great excursions! It's 23ft, so it takes along two families with ease; and - you can ski behind it of course!
It's still almost two weeks until I'm back home, I wonder what else will turn up before that?
Wednesday, 30 January 2008
"While the cat is away..." Part 2
5 comments:
- swedish chekchouka said...
woooow! you should go to sweden more often, next time you'll find a ferrari in the garage!!
- 30 January 2008 at 00:37
- Watson Family said...
Hihi, yes you are right - that's one way of looking at it!
- 30 January 2008 at 00:48
- Lillie dAmour said...
Där ser du att han är romantiskt, asg.
- 30 January 2008 at 17:49
- Dosiss said...
Beautiful! Il love the coulours too. Me liiiike ;)
- 30 January 2008 at 22:43
- Anna said...
Boys and their toys. Visst är det lustigt att de här sakerna dyker upp när du inte är där :) anna uk
- 30 January 2008 at 23:54
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Don't let anyone look down on you because you are young, but set an example for the believers in speech, in life, in love, in faith and in purity. 1 Tim. 4:12
Tuesday, January 03, 2006
I'm writing two YA novels about a President's daughter for Dutton books, and the revision of book one is due January 20th. I didn't write much during Advent, and now I must JAM. It's a good thing that I like revising better than writing the original first draft. The word itself signifies fresh starts and second chances -- "RE-VISION." It's what the Author of faith does with human lives -- takes a narrative arc that's not great to begin with and works away at it until it becomes a tale well-told, a story worth hearing, an unforgettable hero's journey. Here's to a great year of revising and being revised! Happy 2006!
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Hooray! More books that are definitely worth reading!
- January 15, 2006 12:24 PM
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My New Website
I thought I'd take a break after the St. George Botanical Garden exhibit this coming weekend and really really focus on the business side of quilting. But then yesterday I spoke with Therese from Maufe Gallery and she offered me the opportunity to have my first one woman show this April. Yes, 3 weeks away! But how could I refuse?
So the business plan will have to wait a little longer while I prepare for the April show, but in the meantime, my dear husband, a web programmer, has been helping out with my website, so here it is: www.calypsoartquilts.com.
PS: Happy Birthday, Bobbow!!
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Autoscript has announced that it will be focusing on Intelligent Prompting at the 2018 NAB Show. Autocue will also be showcasing its complete range of broadcast teleprompters, ranging from iPad solutions to the company's Master Series of both 17-inch and 20-inch teleprompters.
At the 2018 NAB Show, ENCO Systems, a provider of broadcast automation and production workflow solutions, will show a variety of new features for its Media Operations Manager (MOM) system that extend its integration with third-party solutions while addressing the accelerating transition to IP in today's television operations. The platform was introduced in 2016 and continues to be enhanced with new capabilities that deliver increased flexibility and value for customers while expanding its scope into more production processes.
The OnMedia 3D graphics system combines Brainstorm Multimedia's graphics engine with never.no's social media management capabilities to drive real time AR and VR graphics based on audience input.
These days many schools and universities are opening new state-of-the-art media centers and boast about the "professional level" equipment they use to provide students the best education and practical experience possible. The new media center at Montclair State University, in New Jersey, however, takes that claim one step further: the equipment they use for teaching has been operated by NBC for a past Olympics Games coverage and their new 4K production studio set came from Comedy Central. No joke.
As the industry continues its migration from baseband SDI to packet-based Internet Protocol (IP) workflows, operators and system engineers have had to rethink the way many of the tradition pieces of a production studio—like routers, cameras and prompting systems—fit together and are used as part of an overall production environment. This new IP workflow offers production crews and IT network operators many benefits, but only if the individual tools support it in a tightly integrated and seamless way.
Several Vitec Group companies will unveil new products at IBC, including new camera support products from Sachtler and Vinten and new LED lights from Litepanels.


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Wednesday, October 7, 2009
Evie update!
moving up (:
Hi Friends (:We are out of the PICU, and back up to the 5th floor. More importantly, Evie has been off of oxygen since 8am, and her levels are staying good and stable! This is the first step toward going home. They also let her bottle feed a little, and put the rest in her tube. She sucked it down like a pro, so hopefully they will let her take more and more bottle, and less tube feeding.
Evie is getting a picc line put in her arm tomorrow, to finish a set of antibiotics. There were some white blood cells in her spinal fluid from the spinal tap, so they are treating for meningitis even though they don't think she has it... it's a precaution they always take until her cultures come back normal, which takes a few days. Once she is cleared they will stop the antibiotics. We have an unconfirmed diagnosis that the geneticist and neurologist are looking into... it involves Evie not having an enzyme that she needs. With the missing enzyme her vitamin B6 levels get low, which can cause seizures. She has been on doses of B6 for 2 days, and hasn't seized since, Praise God! There is one experimental drug that is in the second phase of testing that our geneticist is looking into. We obviously have to weigh the benefits and risks before considering it, but it is something we are checking out.
Prayer Requests: Evie would stay stable, and without seizures. That she will be able to take a full bottle soon, so they can remove the nasogastric tube that they are feeding her through, and that her oxygen stats would stay good so we can GO HOME. I am praying praying praying that we can go home tomorrow, but they may have to watch her picc line for 24 hours, which puts us at Friday. Not only is it hard to be here, but I sure miss Lyla. She is a little "off" from us spending so much time here, and it would be so nice to get things back to normal for all of us.
Thanks friends, Love you!
Lindsey and fam.
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NEW BLOG ALERT – Lenny Charnoff, our grey geek, has started a new blog to address the technological concerns for those living in Cuenca. His blog will announce tech happenings and computer workshops (both physically in Cuenca and online too) and feature software and hardware reviews. Future Xpadorians will appreciate his suggestions for tech items to bring from North America when considering the move to Ecuador. For those needing a little tech support take a look at Lenny's new blog, Cuenca Tech Life.
Ecuador Photos – While Robert and Flor were putting together the photographs of a nighttime Quito he thought back that at no time did they feel threatened about being on the streets of the Capital late at night.
Faces of Cuenca – Doctor's orders, Lenny should do less walking and more swimming. He's taking lessons from Emilie, a Canadian swim instructor, and practically has the Cuenca Olympic Pool all to himself.
New Beginnings in Cuenca – Trish is still waiting for their house to be finished. Her friend Greta and Eamon both caught a nasty cold. She's anticipating the arrival of friends and looking forward to their visit back to Seattle.
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Neil writes "Never drive alone.
That's what Ubisoft want us to believe and if we're all being honest, that's exactly what we want from a game. We want a decent racer that can bring plenty of competitive and cooperative friend action, something which gets the hairs raising on the back of our necks. Something that is fast, exciting and down right exhilarating. Does The Crew deliver?"


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Rhett is in the middle of his elk hunt, so he is gone weekends, he does come home for church on Sunday, but this weekend he went up and he lost his phone. So he decided 3 sets of eyes was better than his, so we loaded up and went on a hike. We got rained on so we didn't get to look too good, and we did not find it. We did have fun. On the way up Rhett lead and Nessa followed behind, singing, fighting bad guys, and picking alot of flowers. On the way down, she lead and she did pretty good, once she understood we were telling her to walk slowly for a reason, not just to be mean. As soon as we got back to the truck it started to dump on us, and then as soon as we started back down to the main road it started to hail, so we were very glad we turned around when we did. Nessa did awesome she walked the entire way and we figured it was between a mile and a half and 2 miles.
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It's a quick read so enjoy!Rachelhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-8517616720432917821.post-679213803229435722009-06-16T10:58:00.000-07:002009-06-16T11:18:15.112-07:00Free lunch for kids at Ramona ElementryWho doesn't like a free lunch? If you are in the Ramona area and have kids that are hungry ages 1-18, then you can stop by Ramona Elementry located on 8th street (near the Chevron station), from June 15- July 24. Click here to see what their menu is. Lunch is served from 11:30 -12:30 Mon-Fri. Adults can also get a bite to eat for $3.We are going to go and try this today and see how it works out.Rachelhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-8517616720432917821.post-89584066309791891692009-06-02T17:17:00.000-07:002009-06-02T17:28:35.206-07:00Argh Matie! This was fabric I had inititially bought to make a tote bag (and I still may with the remaining fabric) but it was was too fun to not make an apron for it. 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Currently we are watching Rhino Rescue Rachelhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-8517616720432917821.post-41771488014052266322009-03-11T00:00:00.000-07:002009-03-16T08:40:22.117-07:00Banana Current BreadBeing pregnant, is has not been easy lately to find food that my stomach is okay with. Sometimes all I have to do it look at it to know it will not be good for me to eat. Then I saw a picture of this Banana Current Bread and I could smell it cooking already! Is is a sweet simple snack the provides calcium, fiber and folate that my kids will eat. It also provides me with some important nutrientsRachelhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-8517616720432917821.post-8996285456661668552009-03-09T16:26:00.000-07:002009-03-16T08:40:40.622-07:00Home-school MondaysWith this pregnancy, more and more I am learning to slow it down. So what does that have to do with home-schooling? 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