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text: User ProfileProfile Prof. John Morton Telephone Extension: 32 367Email: firstname.lastname@example.com/Location: 2C5 BiographyBiography: Professor John Morton has been a Royal Society University Research Fellow since 2008, and moved from Oxford University to UCL in 2012, where he leads the Quantum Spin Dynamics research group.John came up to Cambridge Univeristy to read Natural Sciences, and ended up graduating in Electrical and Information Engineering (EIST), receiving his BA/MEng in 2002. He obtained his D.Phil (PhD) in Materials at Oxford University for his thesis, entitled "Electron spins in fullerenes as prospective qubits". This was awarded the First Prize by the IoP Quantum Electronics and Photonics division in 2006. From 2005 to 2009 he held a Junior Research Fellowship at St. John's College, Oxford, and then a Science Research Fellowship there from 2010-2012.John serves on the editorial board of Scientific Reports, and is Physical Sciences chair in Nature Index. In 2008 he was awarded the Nicholas Kurti European Science prize for research involving low temperatures and high magnetic fields and received the Cavendish Medal for Physics at SET for Britain 2008. In 2011, John received a European Research Council Starter Grant. To date, John has graduated 6 PhD students, and has a current group of five PhD students, plus postdoctoral research fellow support. He has published 61 papers with over 2200 citations and has an h-index of 24. He is the recipient of the 2013 IoP Moseley Medal, awarded to early-career researchers for exceptional work in experimental physics.John has been active in the public engagement of science, and presented an exhibit at the Royal Society Summer Exhibit 2012 entitled "Quantum of Spin". ResearchResearch: John's research involves the coherent control of electron and nuclear spins in solid state materials and devices, with a focus on quantum technologies. Quantum technologies are ones which exploit quantum superposition and entanglement to achieve major advances over current technologies in areas including communication, sensing and information processing. The systems John studies include donors in silicon (including bulk measurements and transport through nanoscale devices) as well as custom-designed molecules which exhibit particular spin interactions. Specific research interests include: the transfer of quantum information between different degrees of freedom, understanding and mitigating spin decoherence mechanisms, the interaction of nuclear spins with transient electron spins and robust methods for generating spin entanglement. Research Highlights: Quantum magnets forced to ''chillax'' In what may provide a potential path to connecting data in a quantum computer, researchers have shown that excited atoms in... 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Buffalo in the running for new $40 million multifaceted federal grant program that supports the use of technology to address community challenges
Congressman Brian Higgins is backing a federal grant application submitted by the Niagara International Transportation Technology Coalition (NITTEC), in partnership with the City of Buffalo, Greater Buffalo-Niagara Regional Transportation Council (GBNRTC) and the Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority for the U.S. Department of Transportation's "Beyond Traffic: The SMART City Challenge."
"This coordinated transportation and community enhancement initiative is a great opportunity for one community to become a model for technology-driven planning toward the goal of an improved quality of life," Higgins said. "We want Buffalo be the city where that happens."
Athena Hutchins, executive director of NITTEC, said, "This is a unique opportunity that will build on the successful collaboration already in place within the region. The successful partnerships in planning, systems operations, technology deployment and the working relationships between the public and private entities will help move us to the next level of an instrumented, interconnected and intelligent city using technology to solve transportation-related issues."
GBNRTC Executive Director Hal Morse added, "The incredible partnership that has evolved to prepare this application illustrates the spirit of the new Buffalo. Winning this competition will advance our transportation system a whole decade into the future."
"The City of Buffalo and the Buffalo-Niagara region are on the move. The NFTA continues its proud tradition of modeling the type of transportation - clean, efficient, environmentally friendly and technologically advanced - that the public and new economy require for success," said Kimberley A. Minkel, executive director of the NFTA. "This application is a great example of the collaborative, data-driven and constant information sharing approach that the NFTA and its partners across the region use to deliver cost-effective, quality transportation services every day.
"I want to thank the congressman for his support for this application and his work in writing a new story for a new and better Buffalo area."
Applications for the "SMART City Challenge" are due next week. Buffalo is one of 64 cities nationwide deemed eligible for the initiative, which is aimed at midsized cities. Five finalists, expected to be announced in March, will each receive $100,000 in federal funding for development and planning toward the SMART City concept and goals.
In June, the USDOT will choose one of the five finalists to receive an estimated $40 million in federal funding. In addition, Vulcan Inc. has committed to providing $10 million in funding to the winning city, for a total public-private award of $50 million.
First announced by the White House in September, the SMART Cities Challenge is aimed at helping communities use technology to address infrastructure issues, protect the environment, respond to climate change, connect underserved communities and support economic vitality.
Higgins applauded the initiative of NITTEC, the City of Buffalo and its partners in pursuing this federal award.


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PÖFF takes place for the 20th time this year and that little jubilee is a good moment to remember that amongst the initiators of the first festival in 1997 with its mainly Nordic programme were also the then Danish ambassador to Estonia Svend Roed Nielsen with spouse Anne-Marie Overbye.
Marking the 20th anniversary the festival will screen Lars von Trier's "The Kingdom" that was also showed at the first festival. Additionally, as in all the years, a selection of new Danish films will be screened.
Directed by Jesper W. Nielsen ("Okay", PÖFF 2003) "The Day Will Come" takes the viewer to the 1960s in Copenhagen, where the two brothers are trying to cope with the reality of a ruthless state boys' school. At the Haugesund Film Festival, the International Federation of Film Critics FIPRESCI prize was awarded to this drama starring Sofie Gråbøl and Lars Mikkelsen.
Few hundred years back in history, period after the Great Northern War is a setting for "Satisfaction 1720", where director Henrik Ruben Genz ("Chinaman", PÖFF 2005, "Terribly Happy", PÖFF 2008) plays with different genres and presents the story of the Danish-Norwegian war hero Vice Admiral Peter Wessel Tordenskjold's stormy life and the friendship between a master and a servant.
More contemporary times are reflected in Morten Boesdal Halvorsen's debut feature "Anti" where youngsters Simon and Frede of a Danish small town in 1991 blend into a Copenhagen graffiti gang, but street art world expect has its own challenges. The film is screened in the Children's and Youth Film Festival Just Film programme.
Icelandic director Guðmundur Arnar Gudmundsson's debut film "Heart of Stone" describes on the background of Icelandic nature a complex growing-up story where finding yourself also has to match the village community norms. Director won the Queer Lion Award at the Venice Film Festival for the skilful handling of LGBT themes.
Swedish city community and the group of petanque players is the environment where Johannes Nyholm's debut film "The Giant" has everyday life scenes of Rikard whose face is misshaped by illness. These alternate with the scenes of his colourful and imaginative inner world.
Another debut at PÖFF, completed with the participation of Denmark is Ralitza Petrova's debut feature "Godless", in which trying to escape a scam scheme is Bulgarian nurse Gana – a debut role of poet Irena Ivanova who has already won the Best Actress award from three festivals.
Director Amat Escalante ("Los bastardos", PÖFF 2008, "Heli" PÖFF 2013) is delving into Mexican social problems in his film "The Untamed".
Amongst the documentary films at this year's DOC@PÖFF programme is "Bugs", screened this summer at tartüff film festival in Tartu, has two curious foodies Ben Reade and Josh Evans wandering around the world examining how the people in different cultures prepare and eat insects, at the same time worrying about the sustainability of raw materials for food.
Director Andreas Dalsgaard ("The Human Scale") surveys with his film "The War Show" the scenery of Damascus via radio DJ Zytoon and his friends life since the hopeful wake of the Arab Spring. Footage used in the film is shot by Obaidah Zytoon herself.
One of the PÖFF special screenings this year is going to celebrate the festival's 20th anniversary with the screening of Lars von Trier's cult TV series "The Kingdom" that was screened at the very first festival.
Amongst the jury to evaluate the PÖFF official competition films is Danish screenwriter and writer Steen Bille, who co-wrote the scripts of Niels Arden Oplev's youth films "We Shall Overcome" and "Worlds Apart" that have been screened at PÖFF.
Student and Short Film Festival's Baltic Sea competition programme will screen director Cecilie McNair's film "Mukwano". The European Film Academy's programme "Short Matters!" includes short films "The Place We Call Our Home" and "Listen".
The programme of European Short Documentaries includes "A Man Returned" by Mahdi Fleifel who has visited The World Film Festival in Tartu with his previous film "A World Not Ours".
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Dinner is always one of those meals that I struggle with. I am full of energy all day until about 3:00 or 4:00 pm and then I run out of steam. I don't feel like doing anything, let alone making dinner.
I truly appreciate those meals I can throw together in 5 minutes or the ones I can throw in the crockpot in the late morning (when I can still function like a human being) and let sit all day.
This is one of those meals.
I had originally planned to put it in the crockpot while I did other things but, of course, I got sidetracked and completely forgot about that. So, instead, I threw it all together in a casserole dish and baked it in the oven. It worked just as well and was still easy, peasy.
Southwest Shredded Chicken and Quinoa
3 - 4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
1 jar salsa (about 2 cups)
1 15 oz can black beans, rinsed and drained
1 can corn (about 1 to 1 1/2 cups)
1 Tbsp chili powder
1/2 Tbsp cumin
4 cloves garlic, minced
sprinkle of cayenne pepper
salt and pepper
1/4 cup water
1 cup quinoa, uncooked
1 - 2 cups Tex-Mex cheese, shredded (You can use aged cheddar)
Preheat oven to 350. Spray a large casserole with cooking spray. (OR - you can spray a large crockpot insert with cooking spray and not worry about preheating the oven)
Add everything except the quinoa and cheese to your casserole dish (or crockpot) and give it a good stir. Make sure the chicken breasts are covered with the salsa mixture.
Cook in preheated 350 oven for about one hour, until chicken is done. (Conversely, cook in crockpot on low for about 8 hours. Until chicken is cooked)
Remove chicken breasts from the mix and shred with 2 forks until completely shredded. Place shredded chicken back into mix and stir. Place back into oven while you prepare the quinoa. (Or, turn crockpot to warm and let sit while you prepare quinoa.
Prepare quinoa. (Place the 1 cup of quinoa into a pot with 1 3/4 to 2 cups of water. Bring to a boil. Cover, reduce heat, and simmer for about 15 minutes, until all the liquid is absorbed.)
Serve quinoa with a scoop of the shredded chicken mixture on top, sprinkle generously with shredded cheese.
There is a couple of things that are great about this recipe (if I do say so myself ):
1. There is hardly any prep work - does opening cans even count as prep work?
2. It is fast - just over an hour from start to finish (if you use the oven.)
3. There is only one dish to wash.
4. It is delicious.
5. You can fine tune it to your personal preferences - mild or spicy salsa, more or less cayenne, other veggies, etc...
6. You can use the leftover shredded chicken in tortilla wraps the next day for lunch, or sandwiched between two tortillas with some shredded cheese and grilled for a tasty quesadilla.
7. Did I mention it was delicious?
The one issue I have with this dish is the amount of effort it requires to shred the chicken. It only takes 5 minutes to do but, if you are having a "too lazy to cook dinner" day, then it seems like there is an unecessary call for a heavy duty arm workout.
It's a small issue though.
I get over it by pretending that I'm in a chicken shredding competition in the Olympics and that I'm going for the gold.
I think it would be a pretty legit Olympic sport.


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I had dinner last night at an amazing seafood restaurant on the coast - everything tasted so fresh that I am sure it had been caught that morning. The grilled scallops in their shells for entree were just delicious and the Atlantic salmon was crispy on the outside and so delicate on the inside that it literally melted in your month. All washed down with a bottle of my favourite New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc, lots of laughter and a very indulgent chocolate 'ooze' pudding for dessert. How decadent!


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Its been a weird day and it isn't over yet, The first thing I encounterd was unbelievable, As I was going around the Roundabout I met a Car coming towards me. What that was all about is anybody's guess he mounted the Roundabot when he saw me approaching and just stared straight ahead didn't even aknowledge me god only knows what he was thinking. I didn't even rise to his stupidity and carried on. The next thing I saw i found particualy strange a Horse walking around a field backwards it looked realy odd, My passenger and I looked at each other and started to laugh we just couldnt believe what we were seeing, The next thing I saw was realy cool, a dog carrying its owners shopping for them in a good old Tesco bag I doubt I could get my Dog to do the same.
Overhearing a conversation this morning a girl is realy annoyed at her boyfriend he keeps her awake at night drinking with his mates while she is trying to get some sleep before work (shes also pregnant). At the end of her patience she pours her urine sample in his whiskey and happily watches him and his mates drink it before going back to bed. Never get between a women and her sleep!
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All good things come to an end and unfortunately this was the last slab that came in the 'Peepster Box' that reader Maxine so kindly sent my way. This 50% milk chocolate slab promised 'ultra creamy milk chocolate with loads of cocoa for an extra chocolatey boost' containing 50% cocoa and 20% milk solids....its always refreshing to see cocoa solids topping the ingredients list and not the usual sugar. Like the other plain flavoured slabs this variant came in two 62.5g slabs which as ever provided me with two plentiful and fulfiling single servings.
Despite spending a longer time sitting around in the Peepster Box the product still felt just as fresh as the other slabs I had started reviewing weeks ago. Im not gonna back down on my initial feelings towards the slab presentation style....it looks great oh yes....buts its practability I still believe to be poor. As I said the slab still had the same freshness as the ones I reviewed weeks before...the same shimmering flawless surface, the same crisp cracking sound as I split it up and the same distinctness of aroma when released from its plastic wrapper. This bar in particular had a strong chocolatey scent that was ever so faintly sweet and floral...very forthcoming and very tempting.
The taste of this chocolate was unsuprising in that it was exactly how it was described on pack. It had stronger taste than the 40% house that I rated so highly...its flavour was less creamy and edgier with its cocoa sharpness...I was expecting this to make the bar richer but the lack of creamyness meant that the texture was less viscous and despite the flavour being stronger than the 40% the taste didn't last as long in the mouth. The stronger tasting chocolate still melted in the mouth at a delightful butter like rate....just so silky and divine. The bar didnt quite have the longevity of aftertaste of the 85% or the 40% though its flavour on the tongue more than held its own.
Overall another great tasting option from Hotel Chocolat - not the best offering no but I believe it definately serves a purpose in the range in that it could be a great bar for someone looking to bridge the step change between milk and dark chocolate. Its cocoa flavour is noticeably more intense than in the 40% bar but isn't quite the harshness of the 85% bar that some may find just all to much if unfamiliar with stronger chocolate. Personally I like my chocolate either milky or dark...so In honesty I wouldn't go rushing back to this bar all that soon...thats not to say this isn't another luxurious variant...it is! I fully recommend this bar for those looking for an adventure outside their comfy milk chocolate zone but are scared to go for a fully fledged dark chocolate option...in my book theres no better bar to introduce your tastebuds to stronger tasting chocolate...not that I know of yet anyway ;) So I have come to the end of my 'Peepster Box'....lucky the postman delivered another different selection this morning :D with even more exciting flavours from the Hotel Chocolat range - coming soon to a Chocolate Mission near you :D
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As we are near to New Year and must be having some plan but preparing for parties is very stressful work. It is said stressful because we need to first make a guest list, sending out invitations, finding the perfect foods, finding what is missing from your liquor cabinet and if you are going to play then what games it would be. All the mentioned things make the organizer very much tired and in most cases the joy is pulled out in setting it all. Now take a long breathe and relax because in below mentioned guide we will go through on some Android apps from which you can plan the best party possible.
Invitations-Evite : Android application from which you can send invitations to party goers and can manage guest lists plus can see RSVPs. So from now on wards no need to spend money on envelopes, postage and stationary because we live in a digital world and it is the time where we should change ourselves. There is also a option of Push notifications which you can use for event updates and for adding comments. The UI of the app is very simple and for every event it display wonderful ovevriew. You can get information such as whether people replied or not, how many guests they are bringing in which what is the count of adults and kids and even comes with a option to update your RSVP and notifications.


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How much should it cost to treat a snake bite?
It's hard to know given the lack of transparency in hospital pricing and billing today. But Laura and Eric Ferguson, both 54, of Mooresville, believe they were overcharged for his trip to the emergency room last year.
Eric Ferguson was taking out the trash one evening in August when he felt what he thought was a bee sting. When he looked down at his foot, he was surprised to see fang marks. He drove himself to Lake Norman Regional Medical Center about 15 miles from his home, where he received anti-venom medicine for the snake bite.
For an 18-hour hospital stay, he got a bill for $89,227. More than $81,000 was for the four-vial dose of anti-venom, or about $20,000 per vial.
Shocked at the amount, the Fergusons went on the Internet and found retail prices for the medicine ranging from $750 to $12,000 per vial.
Medicare, the federal health program for seniors, typically reimburses for drugs by paying the average sales price plus 6 percent. For a 1-gram vial of the snake bite medicine, that is $2,365. Medicare would pay $9,460 for the four-vial dose.
Eric Ferguson's treatment was covered by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina. With Blue Cross' contractual discount, Lake Norman Regional reduced his total bill to $20,227. Of that, the couple paid about $5,400 to cover their deductible and co-pays.
The medical care was "beyond phenomenal," Eric Ferguson said. "It was just the sticker shock." What made him and his wife angry was that the hospital charged so much initially and, even with the Blue Cross discount, wound up collecting about twice what Medicare would have paid.
"What if it was someone that didn't have the resources to research and didn't have insurance?" Laura Ferguson said. "What is fair and equitable here?"
Lake Norman Regional, a private for-profit hospital, is under scrutiny by others for questionable practices. In a 2010 lawsuit, recently unsealed in Mecklenburg County, two emergency room doctors alleged that Lake Norman and Davis Regional Medical Center in Statesville committed fraud by offering kickbacks to doctors who would order unnecessary tests and admit more patients to increase corporate revenues. The federal Department of Justice is also investigating.
Both hospitals are owned by Health Management Associates, one of the largest for-profit hospital chains. HMA has denied the allegations, which are repeated in lawsuits by other doctors in other states.
Asked to comment on the snake bite billing, Lake Norman officials provided a written statement: " Hospitals only collect a small percentage of our charges, or 'list prices.' We are required to give Medicare one level of discount from list price, Medicaid another, and private insurers negotiate for still others. If we did not start with the list prices we have, we would not end up with enough revenue to remain in operation. Our costs for providing uncompensated care are partially covered by higher bills for other patients.
"In some cases, Lake Norman Regional's charge is considerably higher than other local hospitals," the statement said. But the hospital said it offers discounts of 62 to 65 percent to "self-pay" patients without insurance.
If it sounds complicated, it is.
Last summer, the North Carolina legislature passed laws that could make some hospital stays less painful and mystifying. Starting in June, hospitals must post prices for common procedures. They also must post their charity care policies and put their bills in plain, easy-to-understand language.
The more transparent the system, the reasoning goes, the better for consumers. As Laura Ferguson says: "You need to be your own health ambassador."


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While hiking toward the Himalayan Mountains on the Tea Horse Trail, Ona Chan stayed in the ancient city of Lijian, China. This UNESCO Heritage Site has been around since the Song Dynasty and it's beautifully kept buildings often have Lattice Windows which are created on a geometric grid. This simple design inspired Ona Chan to visualize a contemporary collection using a traditional element. Glamorous round cocktail ring from Ona Chan featuring rose gold plated lattice pattern inside the ring and a big faceted cat's eye stone. Also available in gold and blue. The stone is randomly cut making each ring unique. Made in Hong Kong. Rose gold plated sterling silver with Cat's Eye Stone. Wipe with dry cloth, no chemicals. When in storage place away from air contact, original boxes, pouches or zip plastic bag to prevent oxidation. Do not store near heat, window, air conditioner or in the bathroom. Avoid water: Do not wear it in the pool or shower. Colour: pink


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Paleo Bacon Wrapped Asparagus Recipe
Everything is good when paired with bacon, but it arguably goes best with asparagus. Seriously, the two makes a match made in heaven. The cured meat flavor of the bacon goes well with the crunchy texture of the asparagus. It is quick to cook, fillings, and the taste, oh it is so divine. It might be the ultimate hors d'oeuvres.
In this Paleo Bacon Wrapped Asparagus Recipe, we added a healthy twist make the consumption of this sublime appetizer a bit guilt-free.
- 2 Slices of bacon (nitrate free)
- 10 asparagus spears
- ½ tsp garlic salt
- Salt and pepper to taste
- coconut oil
- Cut off the hard ends of the asparagus
- Preheat skillet on medium with coconut oil
- Wrap the bacon around the spears.
- Sprinkle with salt, pepper and garlic salt
- Place in skillet and cook until bacon is golden brown
- Serve and Enjoy!


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Communications and signal processing 21 years on
Press release issued: 26 November 2008
The UK has a worldwide reputation for innovation and design excellence with communications and signal processing continuing to be one of the fastest growing and most dynamic of all industries. The University of Bristol's Centre for Communications Research (CCR) has played a key role in contributing to this growth through innovation.
To celebrate the CCR's 21st anniversary, a public lecture by visiting Professor David Burrows, entitled, 'Freeing the imagination in communications and signal processing' will take place at 5.15 pm on Tuesday, December 2 in the Pugsley Lecture Theatre, Queen's Building, University Walk, Bristol. It is free and open to everyone.
The talk will explore the impact that engineering implementation constraints have had on communications and signal processing over the last 21 years and how advances in technology have led to the exciting state we are in today: limited by imagination, not transistors or hertz.
Professor Joe McGeehan, Director of CCR, said: "We are delighted that David Burrows is able to join the CCR in our anniversary celebrations.
"The Centre has grown rapidly over the years and through consultation and collaboration with industry, the CCR delivers solutions to current and future market needs that are innovative, cost-effective and practical."
Professor David Burrows is Director of the UK Imaging Design Centre of Aptina UK Ltd, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the National Microelectronics Institute and a Visiting Professor at the University's Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering.
For further information about the talk, contact Suzanne Binding, email email@example.com or telephone (0117) 954 5395.
Further informationThe University of Bristol's Centre for Communications Research (CCR) is an internationally recognised interdisciplinary Research Centre established led by Professor Joe McGeehan CBE DEng FREng. It was established in 1987 as one of the first University Research Centres and its template for structure and operation across departmental and faculty boundaries has been adopted across the world by other leading research universities. It is associated with the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, which achieved Grade 5 in the last Research Assessment Exercise.
Professor David Burrows is currently Director of the UK Imaging Design Centre of Aptina UK Ltd.
He received a degree in Electrical and Electronics Engineering (1978), and a PhD in mobile radio and control theory (1982) from Bath University.
He joined Plessey Research at Southleigh Park House and subsequently Roke Manor to work on Radar Systems using field programmable hardware. In 1983, he set-up the Silicon Engineering Group to develop structured design methods and CAD tools in the areas of built in self-test and logic synthesis. He then took up a new position at LSI Logic to develop mixed signal CAD software. By 1998 his department was performing research and development (R&D) in the areas of Set Top Box, RISC and DSP Processors, Mixed Signal and Memory Circuits, ASIC & Systems Methodology and CAD and Test Chip Design.
In late 1998 he established a new UK R&D organisation for the Micron Corporation (USA), comprised initially of ex-LSI employees, to develop reusable analogue and mixed signal circuits for all Micron?s embedded memory technologies. In early 2003 it focused exclusively on foundation circuit design and product design to support Micron's CMOS Imaging product range and by 2006 Micron Imaging was recognised as the world's No. 1 CMOS Image Sensor supplier. He now runs the UK Imaging Design Centre for Aptina Imaging, a wholly owned subsidiary of Micron.


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" 'Game of Thrones' is a massive feature film masquerading as television," says visual effects supervisor Joe Bauer. "Its scope is huge and its production reality is challenging." The episode for which the f/x team are Emmy-nommed, "The Children," features obvious effects such as dragons and an attack by zombie-like "Wight Walkers," but also vast digital tableaus, including the arrival of Stannis Baratheon's army and Jon Snow's walk across a body-strewn battlefield. "You have top-notch stunts and prosthetics at work here, augmented by world-class digital artistry," Bauer says. "I believe if you were to witness this horrific event in person, it would look very much as you see it here."
Part of that horror was the battle atop the Wall. Stunt coordinator Paul Herbert points to a scene in the battle that was harder than it looked: A giant's arrow impaling a Night's Watchman and sending him flying through the air. "We had to ratchet the stunt performer from his firing position on the platform up through the roof of the platform and over our wall set, and land him safely on a rostrum behind the set, a distance of approximately 65 feet," says Herbert, noting the Belfast studio has only a 90-foot ceiling and no grid.
"Every single test we did," he says, "was scrutinized to keep the number of rehearsal flights of the stunt performer to the minimum whilst achieving pinpoint accuracy and keeping my stunt performer safe."— David S. Cohen
Keeping visual cohesion in HBO's hypnotic thriller "True Detective" was challenging for the art direction team of production designer Alex DiGerlando, art directors Mara LePere-Schloop and Tim Beach and set decorator Cynthia Slagter.
Not only did the series simply have a plethora of locations as the heroes followed the clues, DiGerlando says, but also "the show is grounded in reality but has stylized elements." The story also jumps between the present and 1995 — a period more difficult to re-create than it might seem. Finding a suitably affluent home for Marty Hart with a 1990s kitchen was especially hard, for example. "In Louisiana, which has been hit by storms, everybody's updated their kitchen in the last five to 10 years," he says.
The killer's artwork is one of the show's creepy signatures. "I was very adamant early on that we should find an artist and cast that artist like you would cast an actor," says DiGerlando, "so you felt like it was coming from one person's brain." A long search led to artist Joshua Walsh, who did all the "latticeworks," drawings and paintings.— David S. Cohen
In the category of single-camera picture editing for a miniseries or movie, FX's "Fargo" pulled off a hat trick of noms: editors Skip MacDonald, Bridget Durnford and Regis Kimble were each recognized for cutting episodes of the dark comedy/crime drama inspired by the Coen brothers' 1996 movie of the same name.
The trio edited the series' 10 episodes in rotation to meet a demanding production schedule, says MacDonald, who cut four of the shows on an Avid in Hollywood while shooting was taking place in Canada. One major challenge: adjusting the pace of the show as it shifts subtly from menace to dark humor and back again.
"The drama part has a slow build," MacDonald says. "At the funny moments the approach changes a little bit — the timing is different. You always have to try to make sure it's correct and comes off properly. The actors help by building that into their performances."
MacDonald, who cut 27 episodes of "Breaking Bad," is editing its prequel, "Better Call Saul," which is two months into post-production.— Peter Caranicas
"Breaking Bad" earned a devout following — and three picture editing noms — by pulling off something special each week: Great character development alongside nail-biting action sequences.
Editors Chris McCaleb, Skip MacDonald and Kelley Dixon were each noticed for different episodes. Each also noted that show creator Vince Gilligan was open to new ideas and even hungered for them to come in with things he didn't expect, even if it meant significant changes.
"With the caliber of the writing and incredible performances the toughest thing for me was limiting the shows to 47 minutes and having to leave scenes on the cutting room floor," MacDonald writes in an email to Variety.
McCaleb had a similar experience in the cutting room.
"The biggest challenge for me, personally, was to rise to the level of the material — and to take advantage of the unbelievable opportunities being offered to me," he writes.— Karen Idelson
Julie Schubert and Laray Mayfield, who were nominated for casting in a drama, have only worked on shows with non-traditional formats and say heading to work each day makes them feel like "pretty lucky girls." In fact, "HOC" is Mayfield's first lead casting gig.
As Netflix's "House of Cards" arguably changed the way fans watch TV by packaging its season with one grand release of all 13 of its episodes, the political drama has also impacted the way casting directors can perform their jobs. Schubert says as with other TV shows, they shoot week by week, but the "HOC" all-in-one release also affords the casting directors more leverage. "We have the time to put things into casting anything that comes along," Mayfield says. "We're super fortunate about that." — Jordyn Holman
" 'Downton Abbey' can get you places other shows can't," says Emmy-nominated production designer Donal Woods.
In season 4's Emmy-nominated episode 8 — the Christmas special — Woods, art director Mark Kebby and set decorator Gina Cromwell were able to get the National Gallery and sub in government building Lancaster House. However, Buckingham Palace, where the debutantes make their court appearance still had to be re-created, says Woods now at work on season 5.
The guiding principle is the same since day 1: "The look of the show is two worlds. 'Downton Abbey' is one building with technicolor, above-stairs, and black-and-white, below stairs."— Shalini Dore
For a pic documenting the outbreak of HIV/AIDS in the gay community, "The Normal Heart" designers used the setting to bring viewers into the fearful mindset of 1980s New York. From putting the World Trade Center towers back into the city's skyline to shooting in the subway, each cinematic moment sought to remain true to the period.
Director of photography Danny Moder, nominated for cinematography, says he was honored to have the opportunity to work on such a personal piece. Moder says he remained authentic by using different camera lenses and film.
"We made the image feel like it survived," Moder says about creating flares and apparitions. "Just like the characters do. It's a story not only about love, but about survival as well."
The academy took notice as well, giving the HBO pic seven nominations in the Creative Arts categories.— Jordyn Holman
"The most challenging part of what I do is keeping the prosthetics on the actors because of the weather in New Orleans," says Eryn Krueger Mekash, nommed for for both prosthetic and non-prosthetic makeup for a series, miniseries, movie or special. "I loved drawing on things like drawings of the Salem witch trials and 'The Crucible' for inspiration this season."
Mekash, a veteran makeup and prosthetics artist who has 19 Emmy noms to her credit, also believes the show gets part of its unique look from the type of makeup used.
"I'm lucky to be working with Ryan (Murphy) who really wants to use practical effects like prosthetics when it makes sense to go that way," Mekash says. "It gives things an older feel at times and that can really pay off even if you have the extra work of touching everything up in difficult weather."— Karen Idelson
The "Modern Family" team appreciates the recognition it received with it creative arts noms. "It gives us renewed energy to begin working on season 6, and also sets us a challenge to maintain and improve on our high standards," says production designer Claire Bennett.
Nominated for art direction on episode "Las Vegas," Bennett says she is most proud of the episode's elaborate Mandalay Bay Hotel set. In addition to filming on-location, the large suite was built on an L.A. sound stage to fit the farcical third act, which features a series of revolving door scenarios. "The main challenge," she says, "was keeping track of continuity and ensuring that certain details matched the elements we had shot at the Mandalay Bay Hotel."— Shelli Weinstein
"The Amazing Race" earned its nom for sound editing for nonfiction programming under conditions that push even the toughest sound team and their equipment to the limits.
"It is challenging in places such as the ocean when contestants are swimming or when contestants are running or riding bikes," says show co-creator and exec producer Elise Doganieri. "There can be a great deal of ambient noise and the sound editors have to dig out the dialogue."— Karen Idelson
This season Derek Hough's partner was Amy Purdy, Olympic snowboarding champion with two prosthetic legs. During week three, the stars had to dedicate their dances to their most memorable year, which for Amy was the year she lost her legs as a result of meningitis. The Emmy nominated routine "Human" was one of the most emotional dances of the season. Hough describes Purdy's movements as floating on air. "It was an amazing moment that was beyond choreography and beyond dance," Hough says. "It's not just about the steps and it's not about the actual movement, but it's about the way it moves you emotionally."— Nikara Johns
For "So You Think You Can Dance" choreographers, who garnered four of the five choreography noms, the challenge is to create an amazing routine in all of 4½ hours with no other rehearsals. "You're not just responsible for teaching them a style, you're responsible for making them look good," says Napoleon Dumo. "You're almost at a point where you're in charge of whether they go home or not."
Tabitha and Napoleon Dumo were most proud of "Puttin' on the Ritz," this season's impressive opening number with the top 20 dancers. Due to its team effort and technical difficulty, Dumo says, "You won't normally get that on a TV show."— Nikara Johns
For a show that revolves around music, ensuring that the audience and judges on "The Voice" have the same experience is a delicate balance. The show boasts two separate sound systems, all working to ensure that the studio experience matches that of the broadcast viewers'.
"The performance system is a line array set of speaker clusters of the same type that you see at a rock concert," says production mixer Michael Abbott, nominated for sound mixing for a variety series or special. The second system is "strictly for dialogue between the coaches and contestants," and the coaches also have custom speakers integrated into their spinning chairs. — Shelli Weinstein
"Cosmos" had the unimaginable task of measuring up to a predecessor hosted by rock star scientist Carl Sagan. With notables like veteran d.p. Bill Pope on board, the series got a mitt full of Emmy noms including one for cinematography for nonfiction programming.
Pope used the Arri Alexa with Optimo lenses on this series and undertook a massive organizational project in the process. Animation, CG, stage work, stock footage, mini documentaries and documentary field work all had to be coordinated to achieve a coherent look. The overall look came from Ann Druyan's script, which emphasized a sense of scale, writes Pope in an email to Variety.
"We wanted it to feel like a movie, even an action movie," writes Pope. "Our overused word was 'visceral.' We wanted the audience to feel like they were there, transported to the Ship of the Imagination, or our location or far space and time."— Karen Idelson
Shooting CNN's "Parts Unknown," Anthony Bourdain and his longtime collaborators intentionally set technical hurdles for themselves, experimenting with different shooting styles, equipment and cinematic reference points. As cinematographer Zach Zamboni, nominated for the "Punjab" episode, says, "We're always working on different kinds of lenses, always willing to bring in equipment old or new. Cookes, ultra primes, old devices from the '70s or '80s, Super 16 zoom, iPhone footage, Go Pros, everything. Nothing is off the table. But we always go in with a concept, it's never just like, throw in the kitchen sink. Unless throwing in the kitchen sink is the concept."— Andrew Barker
Legendary music producer Don Was knew working on "The Beatles: The Night That Changed America" would be complicated.
"It was intimidating, it was dangerous, I was filled with awe," says Was, nommed for music direction. "If you're too faithful to the original version of the song you miss out on bringing something deep from your soul to the project so I worked hard to find a way to reimagine the songs we all love."— Karen Idelson
For host Ellen DeGeneres's big stage at the Oscars, nommed lighting designer Robert Dickinson and his team threw up "curvicles," series of large moving panels made up of hundreds of metal circles with light bulbs inside. "They had gentle curves in them, but they could spin," says production designer Derek McLane, also a nominee. "The way the shapes of those things changed and turned in the side light was really, really exciting. I found that thrilling every single time I watched it. I thought it looked quite beautiful in the performance, in the show. That was a real marriage of moving scenery and the way it was lit."— Sebastian Torrelio
"When you don't have a choice, you just do it right the first time, or wrong, and you get better at it or you make less mistakes," says Emmy-nominated lighting designer Phil Hymes.
Hymes, who's worked on live television at NBC since 1951, says "SNL's" musical segments are more of a challenge than the sketches. "The actors don't vary much (from rehearsal), but the musicians do a little bit. They'll change a tune, or something different that we'll put on the air. That's always up for grabs."— Sebastian Torrelio


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text: Dry Summer is a film of passion. A passion for water as well as the obsessive passion created by forbidden love. […] Dry Summer is a film of captivity… Authorities at the time objected to Dry Summer representing Turkey overseas, which presented all kinds of obstacles when the film came to the Berlin Film Festival. The film walked away with the Golden Bear, but before success could even be celebrated it was 'taken captive' and completely forgotten for the next 45 years. Today, in these times of intellectually dry summers, when greed is driving humanity to the brink of starvation, this film could hardly be more valid. Dry Summer is one of the most important legacies of Turkish cinema, and thanks to restoration it can be re-discovered by the next generations of audiences all over the world. —Fatih Akin, May 2008 NOTES ON THE RESTORATION The restoration of Susuz Yaz used the original 35mm camera negative and the original 17.5mm sound negative and recaptured the black and white film's tonal nuances. The film's producer, Ulvi Dogan, provided the prints. An interpositive preserved at the Friedrich Wilhelm Murnau Stiftung in Wiesbaden was used for the negative's last missing reel. The opening and closing credits, missing from all available sources, have been digitally reconstructed.


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Check out this awesome Photoshop ad spoof by filmmaker Jesse Rosten.
This commercial isn't real, neither are society's standards of beauty.
Check out this awesome Photoshop ad spoof by filmmaker Jesse Rosten.
This commercial isn't real, neither are society's standards of beauty.
That's magnificent. I must share this.
It would be nice if a lot of girls out there saw and "believed" what is being said here…
omg i need fotoshop. I heard of photshop online is that the same thing? i can order it online then right i dont want some off brand lke avon i want this stuff xoxo how does it work case my bff say she is rilly good at fotoshop but shes not so pretty so i think its fake.
Bwahaha this is hilarious. I don't have a problem with using Photoshop for minor adjustment (basically fixing bad photography and make up), but what they do now is just… well, that's dishonest. :(
I remember the Nitro magazine because here in Greece when the pre-photoshop pictures appeared it caused a stir. Today nobody says the photo is "digitally altered" the term is shoped or shopped meaning touched by Photoshop. When a product name becomes verb it means you're extremely successful in what you do.
How do I place my order?!
This is hilarious! Thanks so much for putting the video together and sharing. Now I'll pass it along too!
I don't like it. It basically says: "Lie about who you really are in graphics and photos!". By using our program you will transfer expectations towards people who are looking for love without considering the person the other side. Fake your graphics and make it happen. I would call that blah blah blah! But I love Photoshop for what it is and can do! But this "commercial" doesn't work for me. It's creating false pretenses on every single level.


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New mom Jessica Simpson is hoping to turn rocker Ozzy Osbourne's California mansion into her new home after making a $13 million offer on the property.
The singer gave birth to daughter Maxwell in May (12), but reports suggest she is already expecting her second child - and now she's looking to settle into a bigger place to accommodate her expanding brood with fiance Eric Johnson.
According to Life & Style magazine, Simpson has fallen in love with Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne's Hidden Hills house, which boasts six bedrooms, 10 bathrooms, a pool and a recording studio.
A source tells the publication, "Jessica wants a new place, a sort of fresh start. When Eric moved into Jessica's house, it was always with the understanding that they would get a new place together... So they want a new house they can decorate together - a place they can call their own."
Simpson and Johnson, who became engaged in 2010, currently reside in her Beverly Hills home.


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Lettre International 01.07.2007 (Germany)
The Romanian writer Mircea Cartarescu tells in "Sex and Nabokov" of his "first woman," Irina. "I was a philology student, crazy about the written word, totally flipped out, a poet through and through (at least that's how I saw myself) and nevertheless pale as a ghost, small and desperately weak, so that the only part of humanity that interested me, girls that is, looked through me liked glass. I lived in ghastly solitude." Until in 1979, when at 23 he travelled to Cluj for his first Eminescu conference. There he met Irina. "She'd studied English and Romanian, she was ugly, frowsy, and when she walked she seemed to trip over her own feet. Everything she wore looked like it'd been thrown at her with a pitchfork. Right from the start we were like kindred spirits, two crazies, two dreamers. I spouted quotes from my favourite authors, she spoke ironically and in parables."
Haideh Daragahi portrays Fatemeh Baraghani, "the first woman in the Islamic world to removed her veil in public, more than 50 years ago. She believed that riches were theft, she wrote poems and scientific treatises.... Her life circumstances were recorded by the French diplomat Comte de Gobineau, the British Orientalist Edward Brown and many other visitors to Iran at the time. One can only assume the fact that she's nonetheless unknown to Western feminism can be put down to Eurocentric provincialism, and an inability to imagine that a woman like her could grow up in a place like that."
Outlook India 02.07.2007 (India)
Ram Sharan Joshi recommends that anyone wanting to understand Hindu press read Sevanti Ninan's study "Headlines from the Heartland" but warns that not enough attention is paid to some Indian particularities. "The application of Habermasâs concept of public sphere in Indiaâs diversified and unevenly developed society has limitations. Indiaâs agrarian society, having passed through colonial rule, is fundamentally different from a liberal, developed society in the West. The basic class character of the Hindi pressâs ownership has been mercantile-capitalistic. The changeover from mercantile capitalism to industrial capitalism, and switching over to digital printing technology, do not necessarily cause a shift in the social and professional behaviour of Hindi press barons and mufassil proprietors. Also, the century-old caste character of the Hindi press is fairly intact. Still a caste Hindu-dominated press, proprietors, editors, bureau chiefs and chief reporters invariably come from Vaishya, Brahmin, Kayasth and other upper caste backgrounds. This affects the democratic functioning of the Hindi press."
Przekroj 25.06.2007 (Poland)
There are some original politicians in Poland. After computer scientist Lukasz Foltyn had earned enough fast money with his Messenger Gadu-Gadu to devote his life to things that matter, he established a "real social democracy" to ensure a just distribution of the monies of the wealthy (including his own). In an interview with the weekly, he explains why he feels particularly suited to this role. "In a neo-liberal system, a poor person with my approach would be considered a nobody, someone only interested in stealing money from the rich. But I'm credible. I don't need socialism to improve my life with social assistance because I can afford everything (...) I don't yet know if my party will enter the elections or try to influence society in another way. It's not about power and it's definitely not about money â I'm proof of that."
Nueva Sociedad 01.06.2007 (Argentina)
Free trade treaty - with the USA - or regional economic integration? Emir Sader, executive secretary of the Organisation of Latin American Social Scientists (CLACSO), compares the two development models currently available to the states south of the US border. Mexico's experience of the first has proved to be "greatly disappointing. After a brief surge in development along the American border â which brought mainly work for women and children in low-wage factories and without any union protection â the invested capital stopped flowing and was diverted to Asia as soon as China began offering better perspectives." It should function differently between the members of the Alternativa Bolivariana para las Americas, which is being pushed forward by Venezuela in particular. "Fair trade, as is suggested by the world social forum; every country gives what it can and gets what it needs." The big winners at the moment would be "Bolivia, Haiti, Ecuador and Nicaragua".
Al Hayat 24.06.2007 (Lebanon)
Considering the events in Palestine, Iraq and Lebanon, Syrian human rights activist Akram al-Bunni warns against giving up on demands for democratic change. "Was the democratic option not an old need, an old medicine, long before the illness of corruption, the backwardness and violence that we are now suffering from, appeared?! Wasn't the demand for democracy already present before the West brought it in with its projects of political development and reform? For many, it was a political goal unto itself to strengthen society against the challenges and threats from the outside world." With the West turning back to the old policies and pushing political stability rather than democracy, the current situation has become a test of local democratic forces.
Dalal al-Bizri describes the atmosphere of victory that prevails among Islamists on the 40th anniversary of the Arab defeat in the June (six day) war. 1967 stands mainly for the defeat of secular Arab-nationalist thinking. Bizri is especially appalled by the joy with which a female Islamic commentator recently reported on the gender separation and number of veils on Egyptian beaches. For Bizri,"the holy war against the secular enemy 'inside'" has now reached Alexandria's beaches.
Literaturen 01.07.2007 (Germany)
In an essay (alas not online) in the large summer double-issue, the Zagreb-based writer Miljenko Jergovic reports on the situation in the Balkans, as illustrated by his own family â Uncle Mladen, for example. "He was born in Usora, a hamlet in Central Bosnia, where his father â my grandfather â was a train station attendant. He grew up on the rails that crossed the Austrian-Hungarian monarchy and was used to changing friends and landscapes; he learned Slovenian from his father and Croatian from his mother but before those two languages, he spoke German."
Trouw 23.06.2007 (The Netherlands)
Humanity as an Achilles heel: in his essay "Heavenly reward," Protestant minister Sam Jense cooly dissects the tactics of Islamic martyrs. "In terms of weaponry, the Dutch troops in Uruzgan are way ahead of the Taliban militias, but we mustn't underestimate them. Their best weapon is their contempt of death (or better: contempt of life) and they use it by the dozen, by the hundred. Like a swarm of insects. What do they care? In our world, on the other hand, the death of every Dutch soldier hurts. After the death of Corporal Cor Strik (more), there was a heated discussion about whether to pull out our troops. Seen from a human and cultural perspective, this debate is worthy, from a strategic one, laughable and dangerous. In the meantime, three Dutsch soldiers have been killed in the war. When it reaches ten, the discussion of withdrawal will certainly resume in the Hague. And if a hundred die, I'll bet a month's wages that we will end the mission. That's our weak spot - and the Taliban knows it well."
The Times Literary Supplement 20.06.2007 (UK)
Having read a whole bunch of obviously very depressing books on the situation in Russia, Charles King sees black for the people and country. "If current trends continue, at some point in the next century Russia will become a Muslim-plurality, perhaps even Muslim-majority, society, a fact that Russian intellectuals, policy-makers, and the Orthodox Church have yet to comprehend. So far, the Russian approach has been to fall back on the policies that defined engagement with its Islamic South in the Imperial period: to keep the Muslim periphery inside Russia but outside Russian consciousness. Today, the peoples of the Caucasus â especially Muslims â are routinely denigrated as thievish and inherently rebellious, blanketed with collective responsibility for everything from organized crime to terrorism, and portrayed as the chief threat to Russiaâs internal security and stability. That fear, not just of terrorists but of all Southerners, has played no small role in Putinâs consolidation of power, and the growing chauvinism of Russian society."
Il Foglio 23.06.2007 (Italy)
All the figures and calculations about the 2001 renovation of the Tower of Pisa have been published, and Gabriella Mecucci assures us the tower will survive. Less scientific but more fun are the stories about why it leans so much in the first place. "Other people say it's the fault of Guglielmo von Innsbruck, the builder who worked together with the controversial architect Bonanno Pisano. The Austrian was hunchbacked, and to revenge himself for his deformity he made sure the tower would also be deformed. And then there's the eschatological explanation, that the lean is God's will. He wanted a leaning tower, one that's always in danger but never falls down. A tower that remains standing as if through a miracle, to the eternal glory of the divine power."
And Fabiana Giacomotti portrays the musician Peggy Gilbert, who carved out a career for herself in the male-dominated world of jazz in the 1930s.
The Economist 22.06.2007 (UK)
The magazine reviews two new books on India's post-colonial history, casting a note of disbelief at the optimism voiced by Martha C. Nussbaum in "The Clash Within: Democracy, Religious Violence, and India's Future": "Indeed, the extreme unevenness of India's current enrichment is creating new splits. Amartya Sen, an economist and a more recent Nobel-prize winner, has given warning that the country's west and south may come to look like California while the north and east is more like sub-Saharan Africa. To develop a unity that is not based on race or religion, Ms Nussbaum argues for the 'public poetry' advocated by Tagore. That would be lovely but, as an ugly consumerism lays hold in India, almost unimaginable."
Flags were burned in the Middle East in view of the knighthood for Salman Rushdie - but Muslims in the United Kingdom seem to be reacting rather diffidently: "It is hard to know who speaks for the British Muslim on the street. But the Muslim on the internet seems relaxed. 'What the hell has it got to do with Pakistan or any other country who we give knighthoods to?', reads one comment on the BBC Asian Network's message boards."
The Spectator 22.06.2007 (UK)
Generally speaking, Rod Liddle is skeptical about the aristocracy but he fully supports the knighthood of Salman Rushdie. "But if we are to have the honours, I find it difficult to think of anyone more deserving of a knighthood than Sir Salman Rushdie. While the rest of us were still worrying about the Cold War, Rushdie was warning us about the war yet to come. He addressed the Islamic revolution with sophistication, philosophical elegance and great literary inventiveness. And he did so with enormous courage and candour. He is perhaps Britainâs only writer who has successfully examined the soul of Islam and, in so doing, examined the soul of the West too. Despite the misery of his peripatetic incarceration he has produced at least five first-class novels or collections of stories (which is four more than Will Self has managed â and Iâm being kind)."
Elet es Irodalom 22.06.2007 (Hungary)
A week ago, fifty journalists from Central and Eastern Europe met in Prague to discuss the European public sphere at a summit organised by signandsight.com. Janos Szeky, one participant, meditates on the topic. "Fifty years ago, when 'Europe' unfortunately only meant Western Europe, the European public sphere was not a subject of discussion," he writes, as everyone spoke the same language. "The irritation only began when the attractive and self-assured Western Europe had to get to know the sleasy Eastern Europe. For a while the latter only showed the former what it could understand without difficulty: common roots, Kafka and Budapest's legendary black humour, the classical architecture of its opera houses and sociologists who didn't dare come up with ideas of their own but quickly reacted to Western European trends. Yet Central Europe is not only comprised of countries that copy the West. It is also made up of entirely new states, which have not yet come to terms intellectually with their new status. To understand them, Western Europe would have to learn about their languages and cultures, instead of forcing their models on the newcomers. This Europe has never existed, it must be invented anew."
Al Ahram Weekly 21.06.2007 (Egypt)
The Egyptian blogger scene is blooming, and the Goethe Institute in Cairo has invited Internet commentators to talk with young filmmakers. The event was almost a success, notes Sarah Carr. "During one of the Q & A sessions with the director, one member of the audience urged filmmakers in the Middle East to carry on making films such as these in order to present the richness of Arab culture to the West and highlight all the good things the region has to offer. This prompted another member of the audience to comment that actually, he was at a loss to which good things she meant because he felt as if this country is 'clobbering us around the head with shoes on a daily basis.' He then promptly took his leave -- followed by the woman who made the original comment -- and their voices were audible still arguing the point outside as the organisers explained that they hoped this event would be the first of many unifying and strengthening the independent cultural sector."
The New Yorker 02.07.2007 (USA)
Ken Auletta writes about the attempts of the British media mogul Rupert Murdoch to get control of The Wall Street Journal, asking what would become of the renowned newspaper if he did. "What Murdoch didnât volunteer is other reasons he has for wanting to own the Journal. Whatever his commercial successes, he has never produced a great newspaper, and he seems to value even a trophy property like The Times of London less for its prestige than for its influenceâits power to help sway elections, to promote his political ideas, and to protect his corporate interests."
Die Weltwoche 21.06.2007 (Switzerland)
The severest criticism of the Documenta 12 exhibition of contemporary art and its curators Roger M. Buergel and Ruth Noack comes from Switzerland. Claudia Spinelli finds the collection haphazard at best. "One seldom encounters truly multilayered or enlightening metaphors in d12. Most of it seems either at pains to express anything at all, or simply inconsequential. When it focusses on formal analogies between the cultural production from the most different regions - Japanese miniatures and Western minimalist drawings - what it shows is neither good nor particularly interesting. But one thing is clear: visitors should have a firm academic grounding, want nothing better than to educate themselves and be deadly serious to boot. Even such visitors, however, would be hard put to understand the intellectual connections, or even get a remote feel for the curators' aim. This is part of an elite game one could also call totalitarian."
The New York Times 25.06.2007 (USA)
Inca ceramics from Machu Picchu may be inelegant, but that doesn't stop Peru from wanting them back - from the Yale Peabody Museum. The questions that arise are basic, writes Arthur Lubow in the cover story of The New York Times Magazine. "Other countries as well as Peru are demanding the recovery of cultural treasures removed by more powerful nations many years ago. The Greeks want the Parthenon marbles returned to Athens from the British Museum; the Egyptians want the same museum to surrender the Rosetta Stone and, on top of that, seek to spirit away the bust of Nefertiti from the Egyptian Museum in Berlin. Where might it all end? One clue comes in a sweeping request from China. As a way of combating plunder of the present as well as the past, the Chinese government has asked the United States to ban the import of all Chinese art objects made before 1911. The State Department has been reviewing the Chinese request for more than two years."


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Ryedale is home to some of the country's most glorious gardens all set within easy reach of one another in beautiful North Yorkshire, one of Britain's largest counties, and offers one of the most diverse landscapes in England. Relax and enjoy the bright colours, lovely perfumes, beautiful views and vistas as well as home-grown fruit and vegetables. Each garden offers a unique and memorable experience for visitors - whether you wish to be dazzled by the impressive gardens of a stately home, dotted with statues, lakes, fountains and temples or prefer to enjoy the tranquility of a walled garden, from the magnificent and majestic through to the ornate and tranquil there is something to satisfy every taste.
Carefully designed classical vistas, wild meadow orchards, Victorian glasshouses and contemporary garden rooms are just some of the garden gems to be found in Ryedale. Rievaulx Terrace and Temples
Castle Howard
Castle Howard is a magnificent 18th century house situated in breathtaking parkland, dotted with temples, lakes statues and fountains. There are also formal gardens, a woodland garden and an ornamental vegetable garden. Seasonal displays include daffodils, rhododendrons, magnolias, azaleas, roses and delphiniums.
Formal terraces with graceful statues, wide open spaces, lakeside paths and richly planted rose gardens provide the visitor with endless opportunities for gentle walks amongst a riot of colour. Produce form the Ornamental Vegetable Garden can be bought in the Farm Shop and plants, trees and shrubs can be bought from the Plant Centre. The Courtyard Restaurant offers and excellent menu based on local produce.
Duncombe Park
This early 18th century 35 acre garden has been described as "the supreme masterpiece of the art of the landscape gardener". Explore at leisure the great lawn and level terraces, temples, yew tree walk, woodland walks and the scented 'secret garden' around the old conservatory. The colourful parterres to the north and south of the house were added in the middle of the 19th century and along with the conservatory are the only additions to have been made since the 18th century.
Helmsley Walled Garden
Beautiful eighteenth century Helmsley Walled Garden was originally built to supply the Duncombe estate with fruit, vegetables and cut flowers. Set against the backdrop of Helmsley Castle, this 5 acre site is home to 120 different varieties of Clematis and the Northern Fruits apple collection. The walls have been refurnished with fruit trees and the garden's centre piece, the Orchid House, has been restored. Vines wind their way along arches in the restored Victorian Vinery, the setting for the Vinehouse Cafe. The cafe uses produce from the garden and has a tasty, mainly organic, vegetarian menu. An extensive range of plants can be bought. Under the magical ruins and ramparts of Helmsley Castle, this is a romantic oasis to sit and picnic or just watch the world go by.
Jacksons' Wold Garden
A three acre garden on the edge of the Yorkshire Wolds with stunning views across the Vale of Pickering, Jacksons' Wold Garden is a favourite of Alan Titchmarsh. Richard and Sarah Cundall have converted a former paddock on their farm high on the Wolds, one mile from Sherburn, into three acres of formal gardens, a wildflower meadow and woodland.
Nunnington Hall
This charming Elizabethan manor house stands on the banks of the River Rye and is managed by the National Trust. The walled gardens still have traces of the 17th century formal layout. Many old varieties of fruit trees grow in the orchards, including pears and apples found only in Ryedale. The gardens are managed organically.
Rievaulx Terrace & Temples
Constructed in the 1750's, the two temples overlooking Rievaulx Abbey were developed as a family pleasure and picnic site. As in the past, today's visitors are greeted with changing views as they progress along the sweeping grassy terrace.
Scampston Walled Garden
Relax in this award winning 4½ acre contemporary garden with its striking perennial meadow planting, traditional spring/autumn borders and spectacular autumn grasses. This stunning contemporary garden was created by the internationally renowned designer Piet Oudolf in 2004 and described in The Good Gardens Guide 'an historic garden of the future'. The sculptural hedges and avenue of lime trees divide the garden into different rooms and walkways. Wild and colourful perennial planting provides a central focus and the overall design layout of the garden can be viewed from a high grass pyramid. The Garden Restaurant serves refreshments throughout the day and a wide range of plants are available in the specialist plant sales area. The gardens, 19th century rock garden and woodland walk, set within magnificent 'Capability' Brown parkland surrounding Scampston Hall are also available for you to explore.
The Yorkshire Arboretum
This 'Garden of Trees', offers relaxing walks through a beautiful landscape with stunning views. Dogs are welcome in the Arboretum. Managed by Castle Howard Arboretum Trust, the collection includes Rhododendrons, Hybrids, shrubs and trees from around the World.
Wolds Way Lavender
Wolds Way Lavender is a Lavender and Herb farm situated just off the Yorkshire Wolds Way at Deer Park, Wintringham and provides an opportunity to have a relaxing day out. Here, people can walk around and enjoy the vast variety of plants that grow on the site. There are over 100 different types of lavender on display. Added to this is a gift shop and welcome tea rooms, with lavender scones of course being a speciality. Harvested lavender is distilled to produce oil which, along with plants and gifts, can be bought in the cafe.
Yorkshire Lavender
Near Terrington has a huge selection of lavenders, a Sensory Garden, and Dry Garden planted with Mediterranean and native dry-loving plants. Plants and gifts are available in the shop. In EJ's Team Room Lavender scones and Lavender ice-cream, are included on the menu.
Farndale Daffodils
Farndale is internationally famed for its show of wild daffodils which normally bloom around Easter. It is believed the daffodils were first brought to Farndale by medieval monks from Rievaulx. The Daffodil walk runs along side the River Dove, for about 1½ miles between Low mill, where the North York Moors National Park has an information caravan during the flowering season, and High Mill a few hundred yards short of Church Houses.
Bridestones Moor
The Bridestones are curiously shaped ancient sandstone stacks rising above heather moorland situated in the peaceful and beautiful Bridestones Moor nature reserve and SSSI. The Bridestones Nature Trail is approximately 1ml long and leads visitors through a range of habitats such as typical moorland with three species of heather, ancient woodland estimated to date from the end of the last Ice Age, and herb-rich meadows.
Dalby Forest
Dalby Forest is both a working woodland and great place for recreation and wildlife. There are a number of waymarked walks through beautiful landscapes varying in length and ability and horse riding and cycling trails. Information can be obtained from the new eco-friendly Dalby Forest Visitor Centre.
The historic market towns and traditional Yorkshire villages that surround our gardens provide the visitor with high quality accommodation, places to eat, and great shopping. Of course they all offer a great Yorkshire welcome too!
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Itinerary 1: Visiting both the Walled Gardens of Helmsley and Scampston would provide a wonderful break that contrasts the traditional with the contemporary. Approximately 45 minutes drive from each other, they can also be reached by public transport from Malton. For a longer break, why not spend a day at Helmsley and include a visit to the larger and inspiring parkland and gardens of Duncombe Park staying overnight in Helmsley or Malton before exploring not only the walled garden at Scampston but strolling peacefully in the traditional gardens around the house and in the park, designed by Capability Brown, with its magnificent views.
Itinerary 2: Get things into perspective and feel inspired by combining woodland walks at Dalby Forest with spectacular views across the moors at Bridestones Moor and maybe finishing the day with a spot of stargazing courtesy of one of Scarborough and Ryedale Astronomical Society public viewing nights at the astronomical observatories outside Dalby Forest Visitor Centre. They run (throughout the year on the first Friday of every month from 8pm, excluding June, July and August).
Itinerary 3: For a restful 'escape from it all' combining gentle walking with superb views, why not stay in the picturesque village of Hutton le Hole where you can drive to Church Houses in Farndale to walk along the River Dove and see the daffodils possibly stopping for a light snack at the Daffy Caffy or some fine home cooked food at the Feversham Arms at Farndale. You could make the short journey two miles to The Lion Inn on remote Blakey Ridge located at the highest point of the North York Moors National Park offering breathtaking views over the valleys of Rosedale and Farndale. Accommodation and a good selection of ales and meals available is available at Severnford House.


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Diatrin H Review
Diatrin H is the ultimate appetite suppressing secret to weight loss. With Diatrin H, you will get the hot body that you want and the South African secret used by the bushmen to achieve better results.
They claim that Diatrin H is the only product that can help you to actively get the secret to healthy metabolism along with this, and you will never have to search for anything else. But there are plenty of products based on this kind of hype. So does Diatrin H actually work?
Diatrin H ingredients include hoodia, yerba mate, ashwaganda, and damiana.
The Truth
Diatrin H has nothing to show off. With hoodia, you get an ingredient that has been clinically tested. But clinically tested and clinically proven are two very different things. Hoodia has been proven on certain grounds. But those grounds are these. Hoodia has been proven to have no known benefits. All clinical studies have shown that hoodia does not actually promote appetite suppression or anything else, and ultimately speaking, the South African government has actually stopped the export of hoodia in the first place.
The fact that they use supposedly hoodia is definitely to their detriment. But the other ingredients found in Diatrin H are just as bad. The other ingredients have no relation to weight loss. At best, you get yerba mate and damiana, which are proven to work when combined with guarana. But without guarana, they actually have no affect on weight loss at all, which is what you find here. And the likelihood is that, even if they had the right ingredients, they would only have miniscule amounts anyway.


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A private tour of the legendary textile dye factory Futaba-en was definitely one of several fabulous highlights of my recent trip to Tokyo.
WHY I LOVE IT: The entire textile process is done by hand as it has been done for hundreds of years from: the initial sketch to cutting the paper stencils to drawing and painting the fabric to steaming and finalizing the textile for delivery to the customer.
WHERE I SAW IT: Futaba-en Factory in Nakai district, in Tokyo, Japan.


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I developed this night scene using Sharpies, Rapidographs and watercolors to denote the stillness of a late spring evening high in the mountains. This is done very simply with thick and thin strokes, some detailed pine branches which one would not actually see at this distance and an unreal moon glow. Mountains in the background were not filled in totally which allowed color to peek through. It's fun to play like this. Ink and watercolor.
Wednesday, October 29, 2008
Moonlit Forest
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Labels: drawing, forest, ink, moon, mountains, pine trees, rapidograph, Sharpies, visual arts, watercolor, watercolour
Saturday, October 25, 2008
In Need Of Repair
My sketch shows the upper parts of some Greek structures. The buildings are painted bright white and the roof tops are brilliant colors. This art shows some cracks and blemishes on the structures that really are not seen in most photos. The people take good care of their buildings but this one is in need of repair.
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Labels: bells, drawing, Greece, illustration, ink, painting, sketch, visual arts, watercolor, watercolour
Tuesday, October 21, 2008
Plump Zinnias
Here is a floral image of some beautiful, plump, round Zinnias. Producing a colorful flower, this plant blooms from mid-summer until the frost comes. Butterflies love these flowers. The plant is very hardy and can grow in hot sun and needs water only two or three times each week. In this painting I used more than I normally use to complete a piece of work--Rapidograph pens, brush pens, color pencil and watercolors. This is currently with a white mat in a 12" x 14" white frame. SOLD
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Labels: color pencil, flowers, illustration, ink, rapidograph, visual arts, watercolor, watercolour, zinnias
Saturday, October 18, 2008
Late Color At Lake Side
Colorful trees showing lots of color right at the edge of a small, cool lake in the Sierra Nevadas. While the trees displayed the colors of fall, the day was very warm and much like August and not late October. For effect, a positive one I hope, I moved the edge of the lake closer to the trees. In real life, the trees do not grow that close to the water. It's nice to be free a times and not be real in my paintings. Ink and watercolor.
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Labels: autumn, drawing, illustration, ink, lake, painting, Sierras, visual arts, watercolor, watercolour
Monday, October 13, 2008
Desert Outback
This artwork shows the hot, lonely, dry areas typical of the deserts in California. The plant life manages to grow even with very small amounts of rainwater. The rock structures are many and the one shown here is a common formation. Mornings are stunning and mild, days hot and torrid and evenings beautiful and warm. During the warm months, this is a great place to live if you are a snake, lizard, rabbit or coyote. During the winter months, it is a great place for everyone to visit. Ink and watercolor.
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Labels: art, California, desert, illustration, ink, painting, visual arts, watercolor, watercolour
Sunday, October 12, 2008
My Vacation Is Over
We just returned from a fantastic vacation in Vermont and New Hampshire in the USA and the cities of Montreal and Quebec in Canada. We were gone for 12 days. We saw the beauty of the color change into fall and lots of wide open countryside. Quebec City was our favorite place. While our trip was fun and leaves us with great memories, we suffered and agonized as we saw the news reports on the world economy. Now, we are enjoying the comforts of our home and I am back at my computer ready to post again. I missed all opportunities to draw and paint because our schedule was so hectic and because we encountered rainy weather the first part of our trip. I took many, many photographs and hope to do some paintings from them.
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Inhofe: Climate's no better for bill
Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.) has lived through four failed attempts to pass climate change legislation, and he's confident the emerging Senate debate will end much the same way.
In fact, Inhofe, a global warming skeptic, says a recent scandal in the scientific community has only emboldened the opposition. When that's combined with the deal making that typically defines such legislative efforts, he says, the scales tip decidedly his way.
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"Their strategy was and is flawed because they've tried it before. It's called 'divide and conquer,'" he said in an interview with POLITICO as part of " The Green Divide," a weeklong video series.
"Here's the problem. You might be able to break down some groups and get them to come over. But when you do that, you lose others."
To illustrate his point, Inhofe points to the protests from Democratic senators of a White House announcement to expand offshore drilling along portions of the Eastern seaboard and elsewhere. Similar enticements for the oil industry and other energy business interests are expected to be included in the Senate climate legislation.
Inhofe conceded that the entry of South Carolina Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham as a co-sponsor of the bill being drafted with Sens. John Kerry (D-Mass.) and Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.) could change the dynamics.
"He's a very attractive person. I like Lindsey Graham because we disagree on almost everything, but we are good friends and we laugh about it," Inhofe said.
"He might be able to bring someone, one or two people, in," Inhofe said. "But when you bring them in, you're going to lose five or six on the other side. So we're talking about net votes and ... I don't believe that he's going to be able to increase the net votes."
Inhofe's rise as a leader of the opposition was an evolution, he said.
In the 1990s, when global warming emerged as an international issue, he was inclined to believe there was evidence of it and that human activity was contributing to it.
But when he reviewed the costs to consumers for fixing the problem, he dug deeper into the science and soon aligned with skeptics who dispute the contention that Earth is warming.