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My recent journey into the cinema of Indonesia come to a close (at least for now) with my cinema screening of "The Raid", and it is safe to say that I saved the best for last. Again, the hype surrounding this film was massive with most people claiming "The Raid" to be the best action film of at least the last decade. Review after review, all I read was how impressed people were of this film, even after the expectations had been set so high, no one seemed to be disappointed rather these expectations were exceeded. So would "The Raid" meet my own expectations, or would all of the hype turn out to be just hyperbole?
"The Raid" has a very simple, yet brilliant concept. It is about a group of special force policemen who are sent into a large, fifteen storey apartment block with the aim to extract and arrest the crime lord who resides at the top floor. However the criminal kingpin doesn't just live there, he owns the place and rents out the apartments to the worst-of-the-worst criminals at a reduced price. As soon as the policemen enter the building, they are ambushed and locked in. The majority of them are assassinated in a shower of bullets, but the few that survive the attack must now try to get out of the building alive. This obviously is not going to be easy, with Tama (the crime lord) explaining to the residents that whoever kills the police gets to live at the place rent-free for their lifetime.
This is the second pairing between director Gareth Evans and star Iko Uwais, their first being "Merantau", and to say that this film is a step up from that film is an understatement to the fullest, and "Merantau" was a very good action film to begin with. The biggest improvement is the whole level of intensity within "The Raid", it is a kill or be killed scenario, and everything reflects that. This movie moves at a blistering pace, although it is not action from go-to-woe as has been reported. It is true that when the action kicks in, it does last for a long time, but within the film there are quiet moments where suspense takes the place of action. Evans does a masterful job here of building and sustaining the suspense, which always ends in brutal violence. Again, due to the dire situation the policemen are in, the intricately designed and choreographed fight scenes are performed at a pace that has to be seen to be believed. Any doubt people may have had of the legitimacy of Iko Uwais's fighting ability will be erased after a viewing of "The Raid", as he is amazing in this. His character is often taking on multiple opponents at a time, most of whom are armed, and again the speed and complexity of these fights…………..Wow! Honestly, I am speechless! Similar to his work in "Merantau", Gareth Evans continues to stage and shoot these fight scenes in a way that we always feel the full impact of the move and never have a problem understanding exactly what is going on at all times.
In my review for "Merantau" I made a comment stating that Uwais's acting talents needed a lot of improvement and I am happy to say that he has succeeded here in this department. He makes his character of Rama, a rookie cop, easy to identify with and he seems to fit the role like a glove. Of all of the characters in the piece, Rama is given the most to do on an emotional level, as he has a wife back home waiting for him who is heavily pregnant, and it turns out there is also a personal connection within the building that drives Rama. Another thing that Rama must deal with is an injured friend, who gets badly hurt during a gunfight. These are scenes that I wasn't sure Iko Uwais would ever be able to successfully tackle but he does a fantastic job here, and because of that, he is able to give his character a charisma that he was unable to do in "Merantau". Another thing that Uwais has done is made himself totally believable as a bad-ass. Ray Sayhetapy, who plays Tama, is also great in his role and very charismatic. Originally when I saw the trailer for "The Raid", I was worried about Sayhetapy's performance because it looked far too broad and over-the-top, more like a caricature of a villain, but the strength of his performance actually gives Tama much more depth than I was expecting and turned out to be a fully rounded character. In fact for a martial arts film, the majority of the performances are excellent, which is a reason why I feel it is a step up from the Tony Jaa films that "The Raid" and "Merantau" are often compared to. No matter how good the fights are in Jaa's films, the acting in the dramatic scenes are always deplorable so the film as a whole can rarely be considered great.
Probably the biggest strength of "The Raid" (besides Iko Uwais himself), is the return of Yayan Ruhian who plays "Mad Dog" and is Tama's right hand man and his muscle. This is a much meatier role for Ruhian than his role of Eric in "Merantau" (he is the guy Uwais fights in the elevator), and this time he really gets to showcase his martial arts skills. Yayan Ruhian is one of the film's main choreographers as well, so he is largely responsible for the amazing fights in "The Raid", and his character of "Mad Dog" is the only character in the film that actually enjoys the fight, rather than just going in for the kill via guns and knives. In one scene, he actually gets the upper hand on a policeman, but instead of killing him right out, he drops his weapon to fight off one-on-one, just to prove how good he is. He also has an amazing one-on-two fight (where the "heroes" are the ones actually outnumbering the villain) that is just incredible.
The fight scenes (and the film as a whole) are very violent and bloody. Remember that these are life or death situations, so when characters are using knives and guns (yes, guns are sometimes integrated into the fights), these weapons are being used for the distinct purpose to maim or kill. Unlike other action films also, if someone is stabbed repeatedly they will not be getting back up. Due to the way the fights have been shot, it would have been impossible to use practical blood effects , so a lot of the blood is done via CGI which I normally have a problem with, but I was so enthralled by the scenes themselves that it did not affect my enjoyment at all. The hard-hitting nature of the fights are very brutal, and the speed which they are performed, makes you appreciate just how much pain and sweat and, I'm sure, bruises these fighters have gone through to bring to us these amazing fight scenes.
In this day and age, I am astounded that I was able to see "The Raid" on a cinema screen at a multiplex. Seriously, what would you have thought the chances would be of seeing an Indonesian martial arts film in any kind of cinema in Australia, let alone a multiplex? Also to see it in its original language and subtitled rather than dubbed. Everyone involved in this movie has done such a great job of marketing it and getting it out there (Madman has done a stellar effort here in Australia), but really it is the word of mouth that is working the best and that is due to the film's quality. If this film were no good, no one would be talking about it. I will say that as excited as I was to see this in a multiplex, it may have diminished the effect of some of the film. I often find that the level of care in regards to projecting a film at these cinemas to be less than satisfying, and unfortunately that was the case here. When I returned home and re-watched the trailers, it was quite shocking just how badly the film was projected.
A quick note about the title, although the Australian posters all have the title as "The Raid" on them, the actual film prints come with the slightly adjusted American title "The Raid: Redemption". The slight change in title has to do with the fact that this film is the first in a trilogy, and the second film which is titled "Berandal" is hard to translate into something meaningful in English, so will be titled "The Raid: ??". Gareth Evans explains that the sequel will be something different entirely and be much slower in pace, with characters who are mentioned in "The Raid" suddenly becoming big players. It will not be a rehash of the original film and will not be set in the apartment block, but rest assured we will be following Rama on his journey, who will now be a new father.
Overall, this was a stunningly good film that lives up to all of the hype. I honestly cannot think of another action film from the past decade that betters "The Raid", so I guess it is true that it is the best action film of the decade. Beware of the fact that it is incredibly bloody, so if you are sensitive to that kind of thing, "The Raid" may not be for you. It is definitely not for children (I had a bloody irresponsible parent bring a child of no more than seven years of age to my screening). I am now waiting with baited breath for the sequel to arrive.
4.5 Stars.


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DULUTH, MINN. – The Saint Anselm College women's ice hockey team concluded its trip in Minnesota with a 3-2 victory over the College of St. Scholastica on Friday night at the Mars Lakeview Arena.
The Hawks improve to 12-2-1 while the Saints fall to 8-2-1 on the year.
The Hawks were heavily outplaying the hosts with a ton of pressure in the first 11 minutes. The Saints finally succumbed to it and Saint Anselm scored just before 12 minutes ticked off the clock with a goal by sophomore Madison Sprague (White Bear Lake, Minn.). She wrapped the puck around from behind the net and it went over the head of Saints goalie Lexi Thomeczek. Junior Jamie Gottwald (Easton, Mass.) extended Saint Anselm's lead with a breakaway marker with 4:29 remaining in the opening stanza.
St. Scholastica nearly cut the lead in half while shorthanded. Taylor Thompson beat one defender and skated all the way towards the net but a stick save by junior goaltender Michaela Kane (Haverhill, Mass.) on a backhanded attempt kept the Hawks up by a pair.
However, with time winding down, the Saints finally broke through with a power play goal with six seconds left in the opening period. Rachel Anderson came from behind the net and put the puck behind Kane to make it 2-1 in favor of the Hawks.
The teams had plenty of chances to score again in the second period. A two-on-one breakaway for the Saints midway through the period almost knotted the game at two. However, Kane made a good left-to-right save to keep the Hawks ahead by one. St. Scholastica had another power play chance with 8:17 left in the second period but the Hawks blocked a pair of shots and Kane came up with a tough save to keep it a one-goal advantage.
Senior Caley Mueller (Littleton, Colo.) nearly added to the Hawks lead with 3:57 left in the second but her shot clanked off of the crossbar. However, the teams skated into the second intermission with the same score of 2-1.
The Saints went on the power play with 5:09 gone in the third period. Kane made one save during the duration while her defense blocking a pair of shots to keep St. Scholastica from cutting into the lead. The Hawks answered following the penalty kill and added to their lead at the 7:20 mark of the final stanza. Sophomore Kathleen LeFebre (Methuen, Mass.) took a shot from the left side before classmate Jayden Young (Norwood, N.Y.) picked up the rebound in front and put the puck in the net for a 3-1 lead.
The Saints went on another power play with just over seven minutes left in the third, putting three shots on net. Although they could not score on the power play, the Saints scored with 1:23 left in regulation to make it 3-2 Hawks. Amber Tilander skated into the offensive zone, beating one Saint Anselm defender. She skated into the slot and sniped the top-right corner. The Saints nearly tied the game with nine seconds left but Kane made the easy save to hold on for the one goal win.
Kane finished the game with 17 saves in net while improving to 5-0 on the year. Thomeczek stopped 27 shots for the Saints. The Hawks outshot their opponent 30-19.
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While NIS is most known for their Disgaea franchise in the west, there's been a number of smaller indie-like titles in scope that they've developed and released over the years. The same team that developed the wordy titled game htoL#NiQ: The Firefly Diary is back at it again with their latest release: A Rose in the Twilight. Like its predecessor it shares some of the 2D puzzle platformer aspects, but also has its own unique approaches to the formula. So how does it fair?
Similar to Firefly, Rose in the Twilight weaves its narrative through its gameplay and smaller narrative snippets than bigger dialogue spans. You control a girl, Rose, who's woken up inside a run-down castle, and has a white rose on her back which allows her to mysteriously reanimate herself from the nearby crystalized flowers when she dies. Using this power, she attempts to travel deeper into the castle to piece together what happened to both the castle and herself…
What works well about the game is its graphical style, which utilizes an exceptionally muted and washed-out tone. This works for the many deaths that will occur when Rose dies in a number of different manners, but also for the secondary application of the power of the white rose on her back which allows her to absorb blood from one object and inject it into another. In Rose in the Twilight, only objects that have blood are controlled by the laws of physics, so this lets you play with things in unique ways such as activating a switch and then draining its blood and thus keeping it pressed, or freezing a monster in place as Rose will die if she touches it normally.
Not long into the game, you run into a golem who befriends Rose. That golem becomes incredibly useful in not just becoming a secondary person to interact with objects but also to protect Rose from monsters as it has the ability to fight them off. This later point is key, as there was one particular puzzle where I had to split the two up and all of a sudden Rose became surrounded by monsters and I had to rush the golem to her side — all in all the developers did a good job mixing things up with the player's expectations of how this duo mechanic should work. There's also some other mechanics thrown into the mix later in the game as you progress, and they're used sparingly enough to not overstay their welcome.
That isn't to say this means the puzzles are all designed perfectly. The developers don't always signpost properly if a puzzle is designed for the player to backtrack to get more blood from the previous area to attempt the next puzzle, or when the puzzle's mechanics are obtuse in a way where players will spend too much time overthinking and blow right past the developer's intended solution to the puzzle. Also, since the plot is told through the bloodstains you find through the game, and some of these are optional depending on your routing, you may find them out of order and get confused on the overall narrative.
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For most players, A Rose in the Twilight will last you around 10 hours, but the story and gameplay, even with the latter having some minor faults, is worth it for brief time you'll have alongside it (although there is additional challenges and content to unlock to extend playtime). It excels its spiritual predecessor in almost every aspect and is worth your time if you're looking for a different experience to play on your Vita.A Rose in the Twilight was reviewed using a digital code provided by NIS America. You can find additional information about Gaming Union's ethics policy here.
|If you were a fan of The Firefly Diary, this spiritual successor is very similar in nature.
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The farm shop and Café at Ebbarps Norrgård, a great place to find locally produced foodstuff and delicacies. You can buy meet from the farm´s own beef cattle; varios cuts of beef, hamburgers and sausages. You can also buy eggs and locally produced cheese cakes, jams, honey and deli products.
In the farm café you can enjoy a typical Swedish fika, a cinnamon bun and a cup of coffee. You can sit on the terraces and watch the farm life and the cows grazing in the meadows.
A perfect stop to purchase all what is needed for a great grill evening.
You are 15 minutes from Jönköping. You can park overnight at the local lake and beach called Uddebo badplats.
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Archive for February, 2009
Chobi Mela V Rolls In Dhaka
Posted by Sabhanaz Rashid Diya in chapters of life, chobi mela, current issues on February 6, 2009
Aight, I haven't been around my 18 blog much lately because most of my stuff are now being redirected to the Chobi Mela V blog I've started. I've been running around taking interviews, then translating them to a language most suitable for my readers – in tandem to classes at IUB – which, btw isn't very fun.
I'll return shortly here with stuff. A lot things are in my head these days.
Meanwhile, drop by my Chobi Mela V blog. I know you won't regret it.
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Terry Thies: A New Chapter in 'The Book of E. Coli'
On the February 5, we will begin a new chapter in the ongoing E. Coli outbreak investigation that began here in July of last year. Dr. John Griffith, a consultant hired by Nevada County, will begin his independent investigation. Dr. Griffith is head of the Microbiology Department and Coordinator of Molecular Technology at the Southern California Coastal Water Research Project.
And yes, that is lovingly referred to as "squirp."
He will visit Lake Wildwood and meet with Lake Committee member Bill Yanko sometime Wednesday or Thursday of that week. Bill has already forwarded all of our historical lake data, lake testing protocol, testing data after the outbreak and a comprehensive risk assessment profile of our lake.
The risk assessment is very important as the end game here, in addition to trying to pinpoint the cause of the outbreak, is to agree on a program going forward that will allow the beaches to reopen and the swim advisory to be lifted.
We have been assured by the county that Dr. Griffith will have access to all the facts and data germane to this investigation, and that Lake Wildwood Association will, in turn, have unfiltered access to Dr. Griffith.
This is a very complex investigation, and I have learned a lot more about E. Coli than I ever could have imagined. We are very fortunate to have Bill Yanko on our lake committee as he has the training and background experience to guide us through this process.
Bill was the head of the microbiology lab for the Los Angeles Sanitary District for most of his career and has been involved in many projects related to the science involved in this investigation.
We are also fortunate to have John Norton on the committee who has spent the better part of his career with the California Water Board. It is also important to remember that Nevada County is the regulatory authority regarding the E. Coli outbreak, and the Nevada County Health Department is the lead agency.
We have to live and work within those parameters, but we also are the directly affected party here and must be proactive in our input. It is a difficult and fine line to walk.
And now for an emotional side trip that I need to take.
Please do not believe everything you hear and read from other sources about the facts and science regarding this investigation.
Of particular issue are the postings on NextDoor. There is more false and misleading information going out over that site than I care to address.
Our general manager has been as open and transparent as possible and will keep the membership informed in a timely manner through eBlasts, eBits and the The Wildwood Independent.
The lake committee meetings are scheduled every first Wednesday of the month at 2 p.m. at the community center. They are open to the membership and any questions from members will be addressed.
As part of the limited data collected last summer, one of the three goose samples taken was found to be infected with the E. Coli O157:H7 strain identical to that of the individuals affected by the outbreak. It was also carrying the Shiga toxin, also known as STEC, and that toxin is what makes people sick.
Unless that sample was corrupted, which is highly unlikely, it points to the geese at least being a vector for STEC. This does not explain where the goose picked up the STEC or prove the affected individuals picked up the STEC from geese.
There could be possible sources other than the geese. Other data patterns however, such as the random nature of the E. Coli indicator readings at the waterline of the beaches, point to the geese as likely carriers of E. Coli.
It is this inability to pinpoint cause and effect that has made the county and state agencies reticent to support a depredation permit to trap and euthanize our resident geese. This may change as the investigation progresses, but for now we are on our own with the geese.
Our goose exclusion program has been relatively successful for the past 10 years, and we have reduced the population of resident geese dramatically. Unfortunately we still have about 75 to 85 that hang around and are very difficult to dislodge.
We use approved goose dogs to patrol the parks, night lasers to discourage overnighting, coordinated boat and dog operations to clear the lake, radio-controlled boats to get into tight corners and egg oiling in the spring to minimize the new population of goslings.
These are all volunteer operations and we depend on the time and pocketbooks of our membership. Since the geese are on a 24/7 schedule and we have a 300-acre lake sanctuary, we have reached somewhat of a stalemate at the moment.
We are going to try some new tactics to see what else might work. We will try a low rope fence at Explorer Park, two amber strobe lights on part of the shoreline in Commodore and a Bird-B-Gone audio machine at meadow.
It's really hard to get any reliable feedback on the efficacy of these techniques and products so trial and error is unfortunately our only default alternative. These are somewhat out of the envelope of our tried and true methods, but just maybe there will be a diamond in the rough somewhere.
Our general manager and facilities staff have been very supportive of the program so we're fortunate in that respect. Please be assured that the board, staff and the lake committee are doing all that we possibly can to move forward and find a workable solution to this problem.
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LONDON (Reuters) - Up to 1.5 billion euros ($1.83 billion) could be available by the end of this year to fund renewable energy and carbon capture and storage (CCS) projects across the European Union bloc, the European Commission said on Thursday.
The funding will be allocated to two to three CCS projects and 16 renewable energy projects on a shortlist of proposals submitted by EU member states to the Commission, it said.
The Don Valley Power Project in the United Kingdom, the Belchatow CCS Project in Poland and the Green Hydrogen project in the Netherlands top the shortlist of eight CCS projects.
Investments in CCS and renewable energy are needed to help the bloc achieve its legally-binding target to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 20 percent below 1990 levels by 2020, as well as any of its longer-term emissions goals.
"The Commission estimates that co-funding of 1.3-1.5 billion euros could be available for the first call," it said in a statement.
"This would allow some three carbon capture and geological storage projects and up to 16 renewable energy projects to be co-funded," it said.
The money comes from a program that auctions EU carbon permits to market participants taking part in the regional cap-and-trade scheme, with the revenue earmarked for various projects that were submitted in a call for proposals.
The exact amount of funding will depend on how much is raised through the sale of 200 million carbon permits. The sales, which have been carried out by the European Investment Bank since December 2011, will be concluded in October.
The EIB has raised around 1.14 billion euros from the carbon permit sales so far.
But a collapse in carbon prices to record lows over the past year means the permit sales will provide less money for cleaner energy projects than initially planned.
The projects are likely to be supported in more than half of the 27-nation bloc, including a number of countries currently in economic and fiscal difficulty, the Commission said.
Member states will be asked to confirm the projects and national co-funding in early 2012, and the Commission will finalize its funding decisions by the end of the year.
A shortlist of project proposals can be found here: here
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Teen sexting of nude photos online or via cellphone may be far less common than people think, new research suggests. Only 1 percent of kids aged 10 to 17 have shared images of themselves or others that involve explicit nudity, a nationally representative study found.
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This image describes the variation of swells directed at Colas (Cokes) through a typical northern hemisphere summer and is based upon 8738 NWW3 model predictions since 2006 (values every 3 hours). The wave model does not forecast surf and wind right at the coastline so we have chosen the best grid node based on what we know about Colas (Cokes). In the case of Colas (Cokes), the best grid node is 21 km away (13 miles).
The rose diagram shows the distribution of swell sizes and swell direction, while the graph at the bottom shows the same thing but lacks direction information. Five colours represent increasing wave sizes. Very small swells of less than 0.5m (1.5 feet) high are shown in blue. These occurred only 33% of the time. Green and yellow represent increasing swell sizes and highest swells greater than >3m (>10ft) are shown in red. In either graph, the area of any colour is proportional to how often that size swell was forecast.
The diagram indicates that the prevailing swell direction, shown by the longest spokes, was SSE, whereas the the dominant wind blows from the WSW. Because the wave model grid is away from the coast, sometimes a strong offshore wind blows largest waves away from Colas (Cokes) and out to sea. We group these with the no surf category of the bar chart. To avoid confusion we don't show these in the rose plot. Because wind determines whether or not waves are surfable at Colas (Cokes), you can select a similar diagram that shows only the swells that were forecast to coincide with glassy or offshore wind conditions. Over an average northern hemisphere summer, swells large enough to cause good for surfing waves at Colas (Cokes) run for about 67% of the time.
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Join us in historic Vienna for our Walk on the Hill concert which will be performed at 3:00 pm April 28th at 288 Windover Avenue
The Town of Vienna Community Band is welcoming new musicians in all sections, especially clarinets, bassoons, oboes, and tubas.
If interested, please attend any 6:15 pm rehearsal on Sundays at the Vienna Community Center (120 Cherry St SE, Vienna VA).


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Bourg-en-Bresse is a city with a vibrant history which has managed to uphold its unique heritage and reflect its growth. The ancient Roman town became part of the Savoy region during the Middle Ages before becoming French in the 16th century. The city is teeming with ancient buildings bearing testament to its glorious past: Medieval wood houses, the Renaissance façades on old mansions such as the Hôtel Marron de Meillonnas and Notre-Dame church. Its most famous asset is a masterpiece of Gothic flamboyancy: the Monastère Royal de Brou founded by Margaret of Austria.
Other monuments reflect more recent but equally illustrious times: the General Hospital and its Apothecary , the theatre, the Grenette complex, the Albert Camus centre, the old Jesuit college chapel (now Lalande secondary school) and many more.
The first traces of man occupying the site where Bourg-en-Bresse now stands date back to the Gaul period. Some partial data leads us to believe that man settled in Brou to get across the Reyssouze easily.
People lived in two areas which co-existed during the Gallo-Roman period: a village built around a "fanum" (land or building dedicated to the gods) and a small fort in place of a former prison (Place des Lices) which then became a feudal castle.
Rue Bourgmayer - © S. Buathier
The ancient Roman tower became a feudal castle around which homes and the first "Bourg-Mayer" road were built. The town gradually expanded and reached the slopes of the plateau. Little by little, Bourg-en-Bresse grew by making the most of the trade road to Italy.
In 1272, Bresse joined the House of Savoy and the first surrounding wall was built.
Being a border city, a larger and stronger fortress surrounded the city in the second half of the 14th century and the beginning of the 15th century. New surrounding areas became part of the city. Located on the Mâcon-Turin route, Bourg-en-Bresse prospered in business, trade, markets and artisan leather and cloth.
The middle classes built themselves timber-framed houses, examples of which can still be seen on Rue Basch and Rue du Palais. The population of Bourg-en-Bresse was 3,700 in the Middle Ages.
Monastère royal de Brou - © S. Buathier
The Duke of Savoy's wife, Margaret of Austria, had the Monastère Royal de Brou built at the beginning of the 16th century.
Between 1536 and 1559, the city once again became French and King François I gave Bourg-en-Bresse a modern surrounding wall with strongholds and moats to protect its population of 6,000.
In the face of threats from the French kingdom, Duke Philibert Emmanuel of Savoy had the citadel known as Fort Saint-Maurice built as one of the best wartime strongholds of the time. The citadel was destroyed in 1611 following Bresse's defeat to France in 1601.
The city significantly transformed during Louis XV's reign: the marshes were dried out, the streets were paved and lit and new buildings were built by the middle classes and aristocrats (the Town Hall, Hôtel Marron de Meillonnas, Hôtel de Bohan etc.). The population reached 7,000.
The French Revolution promoted the city to the rank of county town for the department and gave it new administrative roles.
Gare de Bourg-en-Bresse (1910) - © Archives municipales
The railway's arrival in 1857 changed the agricultural suburbs. The size of the former city doubled following the urbanisation of the Bel Air and Gare areas. In 1850, the population reached 10,000.
Quartier de la Reyssouze (1963) - © Archives municipales
The turn of the century (1900-1920) was marked by the mass settlement of labourers moving from the countryside into the city. Bourg-en-Bresse's population thus grew and the first factories were built, the beginnings of future industrial success.
Between the World Wars, labourers settled in Dîmes, Chambière and Vennes. The areas of Reyssouze and Croix-Blanche developed during the 30s.
At the end of the 20th century, Bourg-en-Bresse had become a magnet for businesses, services and facilities given its administrative role, its food produce and industrial sectors.
The local population is growing due to numerous residential projects. The most recent census (INSEE 2007) showed that Bourg-en-Bresse has 43,000 residents and covers 2,400 hectares. The city is now committed to sustainable development. The environment, natural resources and quality of life are key to how the city develops.
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Des Moines native talks with National Center for Arts Research/
Earlier this week, Zachary Manheimer spoke with National Center for Arts Research about Des Moines' cultural scene.
Zachary Manheimer is the man who started Des Moines Social Club and now he travels around the Midwest helping communities expand their cultural offerings. Just this week he spoke with the National Center for Arts Research about Des Moines and its bustling arts scene - obviously I was super into this article. I always enjoy seeing my city receive its due credit. This quote resonated with me the most,
"I believe in America's second, third and fourth cities. Indeed, if you are an artist and your goal is not fame and money and instead you are working to make a significant change in the world, in your own lifetime, the last place you should be is a major city. Des Moines is a place to pioneer."
You can read the rest of his guest post by clicking here. In my mind, Zachary is one of the forerunners in our city. He paved the way for many of the things we're seeing happen right now. Thanks for keeping us cool, Zachary.


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The Just A Sec' Exhibition: Comments from the Curator
by Katherine Neil
Exploring ideas surrounding 'a moment in time' and translation, the Just A Sec' exhibition was a collaboration by students at Emily Carr University with varied art and critical theory practices: Ashlea Conway, Scott Kemp, Jacek Porowski, Olivia Qiu, Sonja Ratkay + Angela Smailes.
The Just A Sec' exhibition came about as the result of a request that I curate a show for a group of artists who had already agreed to participate. This was unusual in that typically a curator selects artists whose work she thinks will go well together and add something to an existing dialogue, or create a new conversation. In this case, the challenge was to identify the connections and relationships among the practices of a disparate group of artists.
The idea that what comes before and what comes after affects the 'now' is illustrated by German philosopher Walter Benjamin in his essay entitled The Task of the Translator[1], which was a catalyst for the process through which I developed the conceit of the exhibition. A translation suggests an 'original'; an original, like a photograph, can be viewed as a time capsule for a particular moment. What surrounds that moment is an ever-shifting context of time and space.
The Just A Sec' exhibition highlighted the work of artists interested in studying and challenging the idea of a 'moment'. Can any moment be truly autonomous, distinguishable from all those before it, and those to come? What is the result when 'we' consider a work of art, something that has traditionally been understood as a replete gesture, in a shifting context? The artists in this exhibition addressed the effect of time and space on an art object, and additionally, the implications of imagining space: physical space, historical space, conceptual space, as the 'object' itself.
Primarily sculpture students, Conway, Kemp, Porowski, Qiu, Ratkay and Smailes' work for the show ranged from drawing to painting, to light and scent-based installation. Despite their material differences, the pieces in the exhibition manifested interesting connections:
Upon entering the gallery, the two works to the viewer's immediate left and right were Olivia Qiu's painting entitled one million years, and Ashley Conway's untitled mixed media work. one million years depicts a glass enclosure inside a room with high ceilings and large windows, a scene that recalls On Kawara's piece of the same name, which also addresses the passage and marking of time[2]. In Qiu's painting, the floor of the glass enclosure forms a brown, two-dimensional rhombus, which mirrors the mahogany plinth that is part of Conway's three-dimensional piece. Both Qiu and Conway's artworks suggest a 'proposed space', with infinite possibilities. I think of the art exhibition as a similar kind of space.
While Qiu's painting directly references Kawara's earlier work, it also presents something new. In her work the transparent sides of the enclosure from Kawara's piece collapse further into the two-dimensional surface of the painting, emphasizing a lack of definition between inside and outside, illusion and reality.
On the back wall of the Concourse Gallery, invisible at a distance, appearing only as the viewer approaches, Scott Kemp's acrylic sculpture also challenges the distinction between inside and outside, and illusion and reality. The reflective surface of Kemp's piece, suggestive of commercial display devices, echoes the reflective surface of Conway's Plexi-covered plinth, and the suggested reflectivity of the enclosure in Qiu's painting. All three artists' work could be interpreted as making reference to museum displays (vitrines, for example), which have their own connotations related to time, and the preservation of material matter.
In the center of the gallery Angela Smailes' work combined art historical elements with humor. Her assemblages, which she refers to as "3D sketches", suggest a fleeting moment or movement; the draped plinths on which they stand are reminiscent of the history of still life painting and photography, and, like some of the aforementioned works, various modes of display. Meanwhile Sonja Ratkay's projected images broach the movement of light through a camera and the technical aspects of capturing life on film, as well as the atmospheric effects of lighting used in stage production. The interaction of her work with the other works in the Just A Sec' exhibition, including Smailes' assemblages, transformed the gallery space into a surrealist set, disorienting in a way similar to the proposed scenes in Conway's and Qiu's pieces.
The shrine-like devotion to the past in museum displays is evoked in Jacek Porowski's triptych entitled it sinks beneath our wisdom like a stone. Constructed out of found wood and depicting a series of hand gestures, re-contextualized from well-known images from the Renaissance to the Russian Revolution, Porowski's three panels pay homage to significant periods in human history. While their display in a gallery setting seems to signal their metaphorical 'death', it is also the moment at which the viewer is invited to translate and interpret the work, and therefore the beginning of its stage of continued life[3].
Despite some unusual challenges encountered during the process, the Just A Sec' exhibition establishes that unconventional beginnings can lead to a successful collaboration amongst different cultural practitioners.
[1] Benjamin Walter, Illuminations: Essays and Reflections, (New York: Schocken Books, 1968), 71
[2] unknown, unknown. David Zwirner art gallery, "For immediate release: On Kawara - One Million Years." Accessed March 3, 2014. http://www.davidzwirner.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/2009-OK-DZ-press-release.pdf.
[3] "For a translation comes later than the original, and since the important works of [art] never find their chosen translators at the time of their origin, their translation marks their stage of continued life."
Benjamin Walter, Illuminations: Essays and Reflections, (New York: Schocken Books, 1968), 71.


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An exhibition for independent game developers. It features 15 finalists of the Pixel Awards Europe 2019 competition, as well as several dozen independent game development studios from Poland and abroad – a great opportunity to present your games to potential buyers or to hire talented employees. It will be the perfect opportunity to give a high five to game developers, share experiences and make new private and business contacts.
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Dynasty continues with Patriots' 6th Super Bowl crown
Fred Jeter | 2/8/2019, 6 a.m.
No, the New England Patriots' reign doesn't really date to the Boston Tea Party, Paul Revere's Ride and the American Revolution.
But it may seem like it to their weary opponents.
What began on Feb. 3, 2002, with quarterback Tom Brady's superstar unveiling at the Super Bowl continued at Super Bowl LIII on Sunday, with the Patriots and Brady predictably winning the championship.
New England's 13-3 victory over the Los Angeles Rams in Atlanta was the team's sixth victory in the Brady-Coach Bill Belichick era.
There were a few chinks in the Pats' armor earlier in season, but then the cream — the Boston Cream, that is — rose to the top.
"We played our best games when it meant the most," Brady said after the win.
The Pats' six crowns since 2002 ties the Pittsburgh Steelers for the most in NFL annals. Also during that time span, the Pats were Super Bowl runners-up three times.
With New England's relentless success, the word "dynasty" often pops up. So how do the 21st century Pats rank with the NFL's all-time dynasties?
With the Super Bowl being the top prize, here are other dynastic contenders. Keep in mind that the wins are solely for the time period listed, while additional crowns may have been won in other years during the franchise's history:
• Miami Dolphins (1970 to 1974): Three Super Bowl appearances, two Super Bowl titles.
• Oakland Raiders (1973 to 1983): Three appearances, three titles.
• Cleveland Browns (1950 to 1955): In the pre-Super Bowl era, the team went to six NFL title games, winning three.
• Dallas Cowboys (1991 to 1996): Three appearances, three championships.
• Pittsburgh Steelers (1974 to 2010): Eight appearances, six crowns.
• Green Bay Packers (1960 to 1967): Five NFL titles and two Super Bowl crowns in five trips to the pinnacle game.
• Washington (1982 to 1991): Four Super Bowl appearances, three championships.
• San Francisco 49ers (1981 to 1994): Five Super Bowl appearances, five championships.
• New England Patriots (2002 to 2019): Nine appearances, six championships. And there's no end in sight with Belichick returning and Brady, looking sharp as ever, vowing to continue playing until he is 45 years old.
This was a typical New England outfit in that it prevailed without many "household names."
Earning the Most Valuable Player Award was Brady's favorite target, undersized, former seventh round draft pick Julian Edelman. Brady struck bulls-eyes with Edelman 10 times in 12 throws, good for 141 yards.
Stephon Gilmore had worn out his welcome in Buffalo, but signed this season with the Patriots on the rebound. Gilmore sealed the game for the Patriots with a fourth quarter interception.
Lineman Jonathan Jones, undrafted out of Auburn University, led the Patriots defense with eight tackles.
Then, of course, there was No. 12, quarterback Brady, as dependable as the sunrise, calmly hitting 21 of 35 passes for 262 yards. Not only does the unflappable Brady deserve the tag of GOAT (Greatest Of All Time) on the field, he even gives his team its battle cry.
"We're still here," Brady kept saying as the playoffs wore on.
And worse for the opposition: The Patriots show no signs of going anywhere anytime soon.
New England will have one key component missing when the 2019-20 season begins. Talented linebacker's coach/defensive play caller Brian Flores has been named head coach of the Miami Dolphins.
Flores' defensive maneuvering kept the Rams out of sync throughout the game. The three-point yield ties for the stingiest ever in Super Bowl annals.
Flores becomes just the third black head coach in the NFL, joining Mike Tomlin in Pittsburgh and Anthony Lynn with the Los Angeles Chargers.
Dates to circle:
NFL Scouting Combine: Feb. 26 to March 4 in Indianapolis, Ind.
NFL draft: April 25 to 27 in Nashville, Tenn. The Arizona Cardinals will have the first pick. The Patriots will pick last out of 32 teams.
But then New England has been picking from near the bottom since 2002, and it hardly seems to matter. After all, the Patriots have become a bigger part of Super Bowl Sunday than salsa and chips.


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This November, our team hosted a booth at Finance Magnates London Summit for the third consecutive year.
We had some new faces at our stand, as it was the first Summit for our Sales and Marketing Executives, Martyna and Joanne. They were accompanied at the booth by CEO, Gordon McArthur, and COO, Paul Donohoe.
The event was a resounding success; it was a great opportunity to catch up with clients, old colleagues and meet some potential new customers for whom we could provide our low-latency hosting and connectivity.
Beeks was even honoured with a nomination at the 2017 Summit awards for Best Connectivity Provider.
While FMLS is over for another year, don't be disappointed – the Beeks team are heading to Hong Kong in January for the iFX Asia Expo.
We hope to see you there!


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Sharing LAN stories
Stories that capture and celebrate the many exciting things happening in the Local Aboriginal Networks (LANs) in Victoria.
2017 Statewide Gathering of Local Aboriginal Networks
The Gathering was held over two days at the RACV Goldfields Resort near Creswick on 22 and 23 November 2017. It was only the second time representatives from all 39 Local Aboriginals Networks had gathered at one location. The first Gathering in April 2015 helped inform the development of the Victorian Local Aboriginal Networks 5 year plan 2016-2020.
Circle of Success
Hear from Local Aboriginal Network participants and City Council members about the importance of building relationships and the outcomes achieved by LAN partnerships with Local Government.
Wyndham/Hobsons Bay Local Aboriginal Network
Wodonga Local Aboriginal Network
Yuranga (Mildura) Local Aboriginal Network
Bullawah Cultural Trail
Marmungun Rock is an important part of the Bullawah Cultural Trail. The Trail represents the valued partnership between the Rural City of Wangaratta and the Wangaratta Local Aboriginal Network.
The Rural City of Wangaratta was recently recognised by Reconciliation Victoria when it won the Local Government category in the Community HART awards for the Bullawah Cultural Trail.
Discover the Bullawah Cultural Trail project which celebrates and shares how a local tribe has lived historically to the present day.


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Extreme programming
We have been working on Conceptis new website which we call C3 like crazy. When Lior comes over hes stays for days and we make a lot of progress the extreme programming style. We usually work side by side at my office desk but when I have to take a break and spend some time with my family because its night or weekend, he sometimes takes his laptop downstairs to the living room and continue programming there.
This picture was taken this morning (weekend over here in Israel) at 8:45 AM. If you know Lior you know the only way you can see his eyes open at this time of morning is if he hadn't shut them of last night and was programming all night long.


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[Space and Place] Trolleys as Mobile Devices: transitory occupation of the social city space !
Nice study in spanish about Trolley and infra-housing: mobile devices and transitory occupation of the social city space:
This contribution, fundamentallly based on the working developed by the authors in Quilmes University (Argentina) present an approch to urban mobility, infra-housing, social space. It also draws the attention over the particular effects of this phenomenon in the social space transitory occupation and think about problems and opportunities it´s offering, as a matter that must affect to advance a epistemology discussion and a mobile devices classification Key words: urban mobility, infra-housing, social space.


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Why is this a unique piece of work?
An exceptional set of artwork
The painted Caverne du Pont-d'Arc is home to a set of extraordinary artwork that is unique due to its old age (36,000 years old), its size, and its various pictorial qualities. To this day, there is no other example of its kind in the world. The cave paintings have been exceptionally well preserved. It seems that the works have been kept intact, which provides a spiritual dimension to the cave that our Palaeolithic ancestors could have given to it.
The Bestiary
The illustrated bestiary on the cave walls (425 animals) is mainly composed of fierce animals (cave lions and bears, panthers, mammoths, woolly mammoths). This choice of animals makes this cave different from other painted caves, most of which are not as old, and whose bestiaries are mainly composed of animals that our ancestors hunted (horses, cows, and ibexes). The third characteristic of the cave is that it is the most accomplished piece of artwork dating from the Upper Palaeolithic period known to this day.
Finally, a thick loose rock embankment cuts off the cave from the outside world. This has spared the cave of at least 20,000 years of destruction and stamping by animals and humans. As such, this is also a mineral museum whose geological evolution has remained completely undisturbed.


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One of the first signs of male pattern baldness (androgynous alopecia) is a thinning of the hair around the temples that turns into a fully receding hairline. Scientists have confirmed that the primary cause of this particular type of hair loss is hereditary. However, there are certain steps one can take to slow or prevent this hair loss. Learning how to stop receding hairline is as simple as continuing to read this article.
A person's diet has a lot to do with overall health. This includes the health of the hair follicles. There are certain nutrients that the body needs in order to assure healthy hair growth. Ideally, one would be able to get all of the needed nutrients from his diet. However, if this is not the case, taking dietary supplements that contain vitamins A, E, and B-Complex will prove to help greatly.
Many hairstyles place stress on the hair. Wearing tight ponytails, cornrows, pig tails, or other styles that pull the hair into a tight line put stress on the follicles and can hasten the loss of hair. Wearing the hair in more natural, free flowing styles is helpful for keeping the hair.
Many people damage their hair with chemicals as they attempt to apply a perm, color the hair, or perform other chemical treatments. The best bet is to keep the number of such treatments applied to the hair to a minimum and have a licensed beautician apply them whenever one feels the need.
Another trick that can slow or stop a receding hairline is placing silk or satin pillowcases on the bed. These materials produce less friction when the head is moved on the pillow and cut the amount of pull on the hair.
Massaging the scalp twice a day with an essential oil such as lavender or thyme has been shown to increase blood flow to the hair follicles and promote healthier hair. Many of the vitamins already mentioned work to increase the blood flow as well, so the importance of healthy flow of blood can not be over stated.
Changing shampoo can have a powerful impact on the management of receding hairline. It is recommended that one search for a shampoo that contains saw palmetto or similar plant extracts that have been shown to block DHT (dihydrotestosterone). This hormone has been shown to be the primary cause of thinning hair and receding hairline.
Certain medications can be used to help slow or stop the loss of hair. Rogaine is a topical solution that is rubbed onto the scalp. Propecia is an oral medication that can be obtained with a prescription from one's doctor. Both have been shown to be highly effective in helping one maintain his current hairline or to regrow hair that has already been lost.
Following any of these suggestions will be helpful when learning how to stop receding hairline. Following more than one will improve the retention of hair and possibly help one to regrow hair so that male pattern baldness becomes a worry of the past.
How to Stop Receding Hairline or Hair Loss at the Root of the Problem
One of the reasons why you are losing your hair is because the blood supply that nourishes the roots has been cut-off. This means the hair has no way of developing and is literally dried out.
Reestablishing the source of nourishment will promote hair growth. The methods in "Hair Again!" do not only deal with the symptoms but treat the root causes as well! By solving that you can expect your lost hair to come back within 2-5 weeks. You will actually need to spend up to 5 minutes daily doing the treatment. It's that SIMPLE! Without chemicals, pills, supplements or hair transplants. Download The Methods Here!


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My friends call me Vuvu.
I am originally from Eastern Cape and I was born in 1985.
I currently live in Cape Town.
I speak the following languages: isiXhosa and English.
I see myself as an outgoing, fun-loving and generous person.
In my free time I like reading and spending time with my daughter.
In June 2015 I completed a One Year "Health Care Assistant" Course with Theory as well as practical experience in a private hospital and old age home.
In 2016 I started working as a CareChamp.


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Over 90 hands-on recipes to master the art of network analysis and visualization with Gephi
In Detail
Gephi is an open source, user-friendly network visualization and analysis tool that provides numerous powerful features, making it easy for novices to get to grips with graph analysis quickly.
This book is your one-stop guide to learning Gephi's interactive networking and visualization, alongside the graph theory concepts that drive them. Each recipe walks you through a task and explains why and how it works. Starting with installing Gephi, you will learn how to begin analyzing a graph using Gephi's various features. You will discover how to make informed decisions using layout algorithms and filters, and perform statistical analysis with real-world datasets. This guide is an invaluable resource if you would like to plunge into the network analysis domain without having to learn how to code.
What You Will Learn
Downloading the example code for this book. You can download the example code files for all Packt books you have purchased from your account at http://www.PacktPub.com. If you purchased this book elsewhere, you can visit http://www.PacktPub.com/support and register to have the files e-mailed directly to you.


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The Protect A Bed Allerzip Smooth Waterproof bed bug proof zippered bedding encasement is the modern version of bug proofing the mattress. Since mattress and the box spring happen to be one of the notorious sources of allergies, using this encasement can protect both these from allergens. This makes the first step towards, healthy sleep and improving the health. The encasement fits snug to the mattress or the bed allowing no space for the bugs to enter. The Allerzip mattress encasement provides all sides protection to make it completely bug-proof.
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- Protect-A-Bed Allerzip twin
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Of all the sizes, the Protect-A-Bed Allerzip Twin XL is the most popular as it can be used for the Twin XL bed as well as for the split California King size beds and the bases. Since giving protection to both the mattress and the base is highly imperative, this mattress or foundation encasement is high on demand.
The Protect-A-Bed Allerzip Twin XL is available for 11-18 inches as well as for 7-12 inches mattresses.
Protect-A-Bed Allerzip Twin XL Specifications
The Protect-A-Bed Allerzip anti-allergy, dust mite and bed bug mattress protector can be the best protection against all the allergens.
- It is made of a Miracle Membrane material that is flexible, thin and less penetrative.
- The fabric is porous enough to allow the water vapors to evaporate through but can block the intruding insects and bugs.
- There is a waterproofing layering underneath that block the moisture and liquids from entering the mattress. This water-proofing layer would not make any sound and stays silent.
- The Protect-A-Bed Allerzip mattress encasement has a zipper to close around the mattress. The zipper runs along the 3 sides of the mattress and closes tight. The mattress encasement covers all the 6 sides to keep bugs off the bedding area. The zipper even has the smart closure that seals out the allergens, without any space open.
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- The main panel is made of polyester and the lining is polyurethane.
- The encasement can be used on a mattress that is 4-8 inches thick. The size complies with the standard size of Twin XL or the split King size.
- The price of this Twin XL size is $89.99
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The shipping usually happens within one day of ordering. The shipment does not happen o Saturday, Sunday and public holidays. It is also not working on the Friday before the Memorial Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving and Christmas Eve.
The Protect-A-Bed ships the products all across the USA and to Canada. There is international shipping for which you need to contact the customer service. Call in at 866-297-8836 for International shipping.
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The FedEx 2 day shipping can happen from Monday-Friday within 8 pm. The same to rural areas of Alaska or Hawaii can take 3 days.
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- Do NOT iron the mattress encasement as the heat can damage the material.
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Protect-A-Bed mattress protector
This Protect-A-Bed Allerzip bed bug mattress encasement is different than the Allerzip mattress protector. The mattress protector is a mattress pad that has waterproofing done. It can protect the mattress form only one side. It may not be as effective as the mattress encasement that protects from all the 6 sides.
The Protect-A-Bed Allerzip twin XL mattress/box spring encasement protects the mattress against bed bugs and other common allergens. It is not just a waterproof barrier but can also resist stains on them. As long as you stick to the recommended maintenance tips, this encasement can go a long time and keep the mattress or box spring protected.


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Home > British Canoeing White Water Safety & Rescue (WWSR)
British Canoeing White Water Safety & Rescue (WWSR)
As a specialist in safety and rescue, Chris Brain (www.chrisbraincoaching.com) will be running two British Canoeing White Water Safety & Rescue courses for the OCA - 7th & 8th March 2019 and 27th & 28th April 2019
The WWSR two day course is aimed at paddlers operating on moving water. The course is ideal for paddlers who are capable of paddling on Grade 2 water and have a little experience or knowledge of safety & rescue.
Course Aims
To improve individual's awareness of safety skills in the river environment.
• To teach personal survival skills.
• To teach basic throw line rescue techniques.
• To understand the need for structure in an emergency situation
• To outline basic rescue protocols that prioritize the safety of the individual above all others.
• To introduce & develop the 'clean rope' principle
Due to the paddling environment and the boat control required the candidate should be:
• Confident in their ability to paddle on grade 2 water.
• Be confident swimming in normal canoe clothing suitable for a moving water environment.
A first aid certificate is not a prerequisite; however the holding of a first aid certificate is strongly recommended for all paddlers.
Kit and Equipment
The WWSR course is very practical and does involve plenty of swimming and time spent in and around the water. Please ensure that you are suitably dressed for this environment, with a dry suit and good shoes being highly recommended. Please bring with you plenty of snacks that can be eaten at the side of the river and also a flask with a hot drink will be an excellent idea too. We will be having lots of short breaks throughout the day and not stopping to buy lunch so please bring it with you. You may also wish to bring a camera to take photos too.
All course participants will need to bring your usual paddling equipment and a canoe and also a paddle for the course.
If you own or have access to the following equipment it would ideal if you brought
• Throwline – Floating high visibility rope, minimum length 15m, minimum diameter 8mm.
• River Knife – sharp, safely stowed but easily accessible single-handed.
• Karabiners – Locking HMS pear shaped anodised alloy karabiners.
• An un-knotted 3 – 5m length of climbers tape webbing.
• Buoyancy aid with quick release chest harness
• Whistle
If you do not have access to any of the equipment detailed above then please do not worry, but let me know as early as possible please.
If you have any other questions please feel free to email Chris at email@example.com or call him on 07764486699
Course price is £80 plus a British Canoeing administrative fee of £20 payable on day one of the course.


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Developments over the last week in South Africa's rhino poaching crisis clearly indicate that trophy hunting is one of the largest contributing factors to the ongoing slaughter. This is the cue for the professional hunting bodies, both in this country and abroad, to play their part in attempting to solve this sorry saga. They need to call for an immediate moratorium on all hunting of rhino.
And the South African regulatory authorities need to do the same as it has also become apparent that the licencing officials in certain regional departments need investigating. Together, the hunters and suspect licensing practices are making an absolute mockery of any attempt to deal with the crisis.
I have on a number of occassions pointed out the absurdity that exists: the illegal killing of rhino constitutes a crisis because the losses put the future conservation status of the species at risk, yet we find it acceptable to allow a further 50% of that number to be killed because someone has the influence or money to pay for the pleasure. And then, not to mention all the loopholes that have been opened up in the trade regulations since trophy hunting has been reintroduced.
But that's not the full extent of how ludicrous the thinking is. The same government that continues to sanction hunting and the indescriminate issuing of permits, along with some within the wildlife ranching sector, also continue to make pleas to the conservation agencies, the corporate world and the concerned public to help with donations and funding in order to save the rhino. In other words, large corporations and the concerned public that make substantial financial contributions to fight the scourge are in fact pouring money into the coffers of those that continue to allow the killing, or make demands about their rights to own and kill.
As is usual, it is going to be difficult to get any sense or action out of government. But, one can only hope that the trophy hunting industry in this country, which already has a tarnished image, sees this as an obvious way to restore some credibility.
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"British artist David Hockney talks of his photographic work and its relationship to painting. Beside the pool at his Los Angeles home, he demonstrates the visual and mental processes behind the construction of a 'joiner' photograph, a compilation of colour photographs collaged together to reconstruct as one image, a sequence of simple events. Also shown are images of the paintings Los Angeles has inspired, interlaced with Hockney's commentary on the city's character."
"David Hockney Joiner Photography" London Weekend Television [production company], 1983.
"I dissected all of Hitchcock's Rear Window and stiched it back together in After Effects. I stabilized all the shots with camera movement in them. Since everything was filmed from pretty much the same angle I was able to match them into a single panoramic view of the entire backyard without any greater distortions. The order of events stays true to the movie's plot."
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Jeff Desom "REAR WINDOW LOOP" (2010), based on footage from Alfred Hitchcock's "Rear Window" (1954). Duration: 20 minutes, 2400x600 pixels.
"Reluctant as I am to add to the mountain of interpretations of Somebody That I Used To Know seemingly taking over their own area of the internet, I couldn't resist the massive remixability that such a large, varied yet connected bundle of source material offered.
I was directly inspired here by Kutiman's Thru–You project: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tprMEs–zfQA
Wonderful stuff!
Thankyou to everyone who has responded to Somebody That I Used To Know via YouTube. It's truly amazing! All audio and video in Somebodies is from the YouTube user videos featured, each of them a cover or parody of Somebody That I Used To Know. No extra sounds were added to the mix, but I used some EQ, filtering, pitch–shifting and time–stretching to make the music.
A full list of links to the original videos is available here:
I avoided using any existing remixes of the song, or any covers from tv talent shows.
As comprehensive and extensive as I tried to be with my downloading of source videos, I know there are many clips that I missed.
I used Ableton Live for audio stretching, pitch–shifting and the initial video editing, and Adobe's After Effects to put the final video together.
Big thanks to Travis Banko for assistance with downloading source videos, and to James Bryans for After Effects tutelage.
Thankyou to Barry for being Barry, and guiding us all. Thanks to you for listening.
Gotye (Wouter De Backer)
1). Remixed version by Wally (13:45, 04 August 2012) "Gotye – Somebodies: A YouTube Orchestra", published on 12 Aug 2012 by gotyemusic.
2). Original version by Wally: "Gotye – Somebody That I Used To Know (feat. Kimbra)", uploaded by gotyemusic on 5 Jul 2011.
"What you are about to see is a mix of unrelated YouTube videos/clips edited together to create ThruYou. In other words – what you see is what you hear. Check out the credits for each video – you might find yourself.."
(Ophir Kutiel, http://www.kutiman.com/)
1). Ophir Kutiel (Kutiman), ThruYOU Project, "Kutiman–Thru–you – 01 – Mother of All Funk Chords", uploaded on 7 Mar 2009.
2). Ophir Kutiel (Kutiman), ThruYOU Project, "Kutiman–Thru–you – 08 – About ", uploaded by kutiman on 7 Mar 2009.
3). website design by Baconoppenheim [http://www.bnop.co/projects/thru–you/], 2009.
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Situated at the foothills of Himalayas, at Taradevi in Shimla is the luxury hotel, Sukh Sagar Regency. This area where this hotel stands was first discovered in 1944 by the British and it is coveted for the breathtaking view of the sunrise offered.
Hotel Sukh Sagar Regency excels in offering hospitality and top-notch service which allows the guests to relax and rejuvenate effectively while they are vacationing at Shimla. This hotel mirrors style and comfort, which are necessary for a good stay.
At Sukh Sagar Regency one can expect to be served by the friendly staff with utmost care, as they give importance to customer satisfaction. With its friendly vibes and luxurious decor, this hotel will surely make the visitors feel at home.
Built using recycled indigenous material such as teak wood, rosewood and granite, Sukh Sagar Regency also makes use of Solar energy for various purposes. This eco-friendly hotel has a rain harvesting system too.
With numerous facilities and amenities, along with beautiful vibes and majestic views of nature, Hotel Sukh Sagar Regency will prove to be a worthwhile experience.
Hotel Sukh Sagar Regency offers a plethora of facilities and modern amenities to the visitors to make their stay more enjoyable. This hotel features an open-air terrace and conference facilities where events and business meetings can be conducted.
In addition, they also offer dining services which serve an array of delicious dishes to satisfy the guests' taste buds. Sukh Sagar regency also offers various indoor and outdoor activities such as table tennis, pool table, cards etc, along with health club facilities.
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