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Thursday, September 28, 2006
Chinatown: Lantern Festival
Because Lantern Festival is coming!!!
So we decided to go to Chinatown during the start of the Lantern Festival.
Every year they will decorate this road differently.
This year I can see many lanterns along the road. What can I say, it's lantern festival!!! That's why it's not a surprise for me to see lanterns everywhere.
It was very crowded in Chinatown that day. Since the main road was closed for the performance at night, everyone was walking in the middle of the road. I was also eating, walking in the middle of the road.
These are special lanterns made by artisans who came from China.
When it finally became dark, Chinatown became very beautiful with all the lanterns lighted up!!! So many kinds of lanterns were hanging around us.
We went to the market every time we came to Chinatown...It's almost look the same every year. But it was fun, because I seldom come to Chinatown, maybe 2 times a year on Lantern festival and Chinese New Year.
I was looking for a lantern to carry to the Chinese Garden next time. Call me childish, but I'm a kid at heart lol!!!
While we were still walking inside the market, suddenly we heard very loud sounds of fireworks. We rushed to the closed road and saw everyone were there. So crowded!!! Even the President of Singapore was there to officiate the light up ceremony.
It's exciting!!!
The iconic symbol of Singapore, the Merlion.
His costume looked fabulous and I was wondering if it's very heavy?
Smiles. Everyone looked happy with the smile on their faces.
I like these costumes!!!
More costumes.
I feel happy when I looked at this photo. The little girl was running with a big smile!!! She's cute!!!
When this drum past by, it was so loud that I couldn't hear my own voice, everyone was shouting very loudly too.
Big lion head. This is a must have thing during all the chinese festivals.
There are many dragon dance groups, but I only took photos of a few...I was enjoying so much and so excited. I think the atmosphere there made me excited?
The performance left a lasting impression in my mind. I find it's hard to express my feeling, but I was smiling and laughing a lot throughout the whole performance.
15 comments:
- Thao said...
Great photos of the lantern festival. And you can't tell that you have hives anymore.
- September 28, 2006 at 11:29 PM
- Bear Bear said...
Thanks Thao, my Hives still there, but just not so visible now. ^__^
- September 28, 2006 at 11:59 PM
- julia said...
I loved these pictures. Good shots, especially because it was so dark. You must have a great camera :)
- September 29, 2006 at 5:27 AM
- carrie said...
lots of awesome pictures!
- September 29, 2006 at 9:18 AM
- www.yenjai.net said...
At last you can go out and have fun
Happy for you
- September 29, 2006 at 12:47 PM
- Alison Ashwell said...
Lovely photos- very atmospheric
- September 29, 2006 at 9:53 PM
- Ma Titwonky said...
This was an excellent post. Thank you for including all the images so we can get a much clearer idea of what all the festivities look like. I really liked the beautiful lanterns! So much lovely creativity. :)
- September 29, 2006 at 10:40 PM
- DereK said...
=( ...I really would like to see the festival by my own.....
Good pictures!!!
- September 30, 2006 at 7:05 AM
- ahhong said...
haha....Happy lantern festival...
Seem like I missed the street performance...
- September 30, 2006 at 10:19 AM
- Pandabonium said...
Thanks for sharing these pictures. Chinatown is so bright and colorful for the festival. Looks like fun.
- September 30, 2006 at 12:45 PM
I don't see any hives on you! The festival looked like it was so much fun! Wish I was there.
- October 1, 2006 at 3:58 AM
- Pandapassport China said...
Holy photos!
That's a lot of photos.
I like the colored lanterns on top much better than those chinese red ones below. Very cool.
- October 1, 2006 at 6:31 PM
- Singithi said...
They are so beeeeeeutiful! Thank you very much!
- October 1, 2006 at 11:01 PM
- singye said...
I love the lantern fest, and nice pics.
You're so pretty, bear bear.
- October 4, 2006 at 11:44 AM
- Bear Bear said...
Thanks everyone for stopping by and dropping me your comments.
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Since then, I've signed in and out so many times for 2 days, but my blog is still locked. I've written another email to them. Now I'm waiting for their reply. Today I even noticed that my latest entry disappeared. It was no longer published but saved as a draft.
What's really going on, Blogger?
I'm feeling very sad and confused right now. I don't know why the Blogger's spam-prevention robots detected my blog as spam blog. I was trying to find a reason for all these and my friend told me maybe someone has flagged my blog. I was so angry to hear that, why did someone do that to me? What did I do to offend them?
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The Bank of Korea (Abbreviation: BOK; Hangul/Hanja/Romanization: 한국은행/韓國銀行/Hankook Eunhaeng) is a central bank of Korean Republic and the main issuer of Korean Republic Won (KRW). It was established thirteen days before Korean War occurred (June 12th 1950) with a capital of 1.5 billion won. However, the amendment of the Bank of Korea Act (1962) made the Bank a special juridical person having no capital. The central bank is located at 39 Namdaemun Avenue, Namdaemunno 3-ga 110-beonji, Seoul Jung-gu.
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There are currently four different denominations of banknotes in circulation: 1,000-won (Observe: Toegye Yi Hwang), 5,000-won (Yulgok Yi I), 10,000-won (King Sejong the Great) and 50,000-won (Shin Saimdang); and six of coins: 1-won, 5-won, 10-won, 50-won, 100-won and 500-won. The Bank issued redesigned 5,000-won banknotes in January 2006, and redesigned 1,000-won and 10,000-won banknotes in January 2007. These redesigned banknotes incorporate sophisticated features to deter counterfeiting. The Bank in addition put 50,000-won banknotes into circulation from 23 June 2009, so as to reduce the economic inefficiency and inconvenience arising from the previous denomination structure.
The most important mission of the Bank of Korea is its formulation and implementation of monetary policy. This involves controlling the supply and the cost of money so that the economy may grow in a sound manner on the basis of price stability. To this end, the Bank conducts its monetary policy with an emphasis on price stability, while also taking into account such matters as economic growth and financial system stability.
The Bank introduced an inflation targeting regime in 1998, changing the operational framework for its monetary policy from a monetary aggregate-oriented to an interest rate-oriented one in which the call rate (the uncollateralized overnight rate) constituted its policy rate and operating target. The Bank then reformed and realigned its monetary policy framework again in March 2008—through measures including a change in the policy rate from the call rate target to the Bank of Korea Base Rate, improvement of the reserve requirement system, the regularization of open market operations, and the introduction of standing facilities.
Inflation targeting can be explained in detail by breaking it down into its three main elements: the target measure, the target level and the target horizon. The 12-month rate of change in the Consumer Price Index (CPI) currently serves as the target measure in Korea. The present target level over a target horizon of three years(2013 to 2015) is the range between 2.5 and 3.5 percent. The allowance of this one percentage point band around the midpoint of the target takes into account the various uncertainties surrounding the economy, while the setting of a medium term target is done in view of the considerable time lag before monetary policy works through to prices. The Bank determines the inflation target in consultation with the government.It publishes a comprehensive report on inflation twice a year, to explain price developments, future inflation forecasts and conditions, the monetary policy stance and so on.
The Bank of Korea also has a mandate for maintaining and enhancing financial system stability. To achieve this, the Bank conducts comprehensive monitoring of economic conditions domestically and abroad, of financial market stability, and of the soundness of the financial system. It also develops and makes full use of a wide range of indicators to detect, assess and provide early warning of various risks present in the financial system in a timely fashion. Based upon this, the Bank prepares and releases a half-yearly Financial Stability Report, analyzing potential risks in the financial system and their effects while providing a comprehensive assessment of the system as a whole.
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The bank holds and manages the nation's foreign reserves appropriately to ensure that they can serve as a safeguard in cases of emergency. It invests the reserves mainly in safe and liquid foreign assets, and strives to improve their profitability insofar as this does not detract from their safety. It also makes efforts to stabilize the FX market, in consultation with the Government. While it allows the exchange rate to be freely determined by economic fundamentals, as well as the supply of and demand for foreign exchange in the market, the Bank can implement smoothing operations if needed, to calm disorder in the market and mitigate any rapid short-term changes in exchange rates.
The Bank in addition acts as an agent for the Government in managing the Foreign Exchange Stabilization Fund, which was founded in 1967 with the objective of stabilizing the foreign exchange market. It represents the Government in all dealings and transactions with international financial institutions of which the Republic of Korea is a member.
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THINK LOST, NOT STRAY and the Missing Pet Partnership
A simple phrase, an idea; developed by the Missing Pet Partnership and designed to help reunite lost dogs and cats with their loving families. They have excellent information, videos and recovery tips here:
Vallejo: Contact the Humane Society of the North Bay at (707) 645-7905
Benicia: Contact the Benicia Police Dept.'s non-emergency number at (707) 745-3412
American Canyon: Call Napa County Animal Control at (707) 253-4451
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Redwood Veterinary Hospital (707) 553-1400
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Springs Veterinary Clinic (707) 552-4811
Animal Advocates Veterinary Hospital (707) 552-1947
All Creatures Veterinary Hospital (707) 642-4405
American Canyon Veterinary Hospital (707) 644-2284
Vallejo Animal Control (707) 645-7906
Animal Control Dispatch is provided 24 hours per Day/Seven Days per Week
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Vallejo has an amazing and caring community, people can say what they will about Vallejo but we have experienced people of all ages, from every neighborhood in Vallejo come together, work together, celebrate together and support each other. This page is a community of amazing people that will go to amazing lengths to make sure that an animal, a pet and family member is taken care of.
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"We are typical, nearly statistical marriage, we love each other so much but sometimes we quarrel". I've heard this statement repeated like a commonsense plenty of times. Although, it's obvious that sometimes life gets a pace we are not able to catch up, and it's impossible to avoid a quarrel, we as women have to keep in mind not to cross the border. Most off us have the experience of saying too much and know that once our soul is hurt there is no retreat. I'm not writing a broken heart but hurt soul, because I believe that in a real relationship there exists much more than just heart.
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Regrettably, the editorial of Nov. 15, "Violence Invades Schoolyards," conveyed the erroneous impression that the shooting of two students near Monroe High School took place on the school grounds. Further, it implies that schools are dangerous places for students and staff, when the facts are completely contrary to this assertion.
The Los Angeles Unified School District's focus on maintaining the safest possible school environment on all of our campuses has resulted in a 47% decrease in crime incidents over the past five years at a time when district enrollment has increased by more than 10%.
They key to school safety has been to address ourselves to specific safety issues, to develop remedies for those problems and to keep before us constantly the important nurturing role a safe school environment plays in a student's academic development.
Monroe High School, like other LAUSD schools, has an exemplary safety record as a result of a comprehensive "safe schools" process vigorously implemented daily, the district's well-publicized and effective "zero tolerance" policy on guns and other weapons brought on campus and the vigilance of school staff, parents and students.


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NDP deputy leader Libby Davies faced calls for her resignation last week after she told a blogger she believed Israel has been occupying Palestine since 1948, the year of Israel's independence.
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Liverpool, Chelsea have huge advantage in title race - Rodgers
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Jurgen Klopp, who replaced Rodgers at Anfield last October, suffered defeat in the finals of the League Cup and the Europa League and could only muster an eighth-placed finish in the top flight.
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GF Smith
With a heritage of more than 100 years, GF Smith had established itself as the UK's premium independent paper merchant.
To ensure that it maintained its premium brand positioning, GF Smith was keen to evolve its brand and in particular, to position its offering as both aspiration and inspiration.
Brand strategy, brand guidelines, promotional campaigns including art direction and supporting print collateral. We worked closely with GF Smith over a number of years on a range of projects which helped to cement the Company's market leadership position both in the UK and overseas.
Projects included strategic planning and creation of comprehensive brand guidelines to help manage the "Paper from GF Smith" core concept and a deliver a project that showcase the Company's digital print capabilities. This was achieved through a innovative campaign, which was nominated for the Design Museum's "Designs of the Year". 10,000 unique digitally-generated images were created inspired by the micro details of paper fibres and shaped by a generative process combining codes with pre-determined colours.


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Star Plus expands 9-10 pm viewership with 'Miilee', 'Kkavyanjali'
MUMBAI: Star Plus has rejuvenated the 9-10 pm slot. Just when its four one-hour weeklies were slipping in ratings, the channel launched two dailies to draw in younger and newer audiences. The result: an expansion in viewership in that time band.
Indiantelevision.com takes a look at the journey of the two shows, Kkavyanjali (after a four-month run) and Miilee (a month and half since launch).
The Kkavyanjali plot:
Kkavyanjali has had the biggest launch ever on a satellite channel with a debut rating of 13.91 in the C&S 4+ HSM, according to TAM data. And in the first week, it became the fourth most-watched show (behind "golden oldies" Kyunki..., Kahaani... and Kasauti...) and the ninth position in terms of ratings.
Although Kkavyanjali could not sustain such high ratings, it has maintained its position as the fifth most popular show with an average 9 - 9.2 TVR in the 9:30 - 10 pm slot. Looking at the slot delivery from week 11 to week 19, the noticeable trend is that the slot share has gradually increased since week 15.
Star's Kkavyanjali trend:
Kavyanjali in essence has managed to increases the slot TVRfrom 7.9 TVR (wk 12 - wk 15) to 8.6 TVR (wk 16 - 19).
The Miilee plot:
Miilee, in contrast, had a lower debut rating with a 11 TVR in the 9-9.30 pm slot. But it has sustained an average TVR of 9.3 in its launch week in the HSM C&S 4+ TG, according to TAM data. The average TVRs in the fifth week grew to 10.3.
Examining the pre Miilee phase, relative slot shares of the show (week 10 - week 14) stood at 67, 69, 66, 65 and 64 per cent respectively. Post Miilee ( week 15 - week 19), slot shares went up to 70, 68, 72, 71 and 72 per cent respectively.
Miilee managed to weaken rival Sony's Kkusum & Zee's Astitva. While Star Plus in the 9-9:30 pm slot after the launch of Miilee grew to an average TVR of 9.6 ( week 15 - week 19) from 8.9 TVR (week 10 - week 14), Kkusum in the same blocks slipped from 3.4 to 3 TVR. Zee lost as well, dipping from 1.2 to 1 TVR.
Drawing in new audiences
What is actually more significant though, is that the spike in ratings and slot share has come not so much from rival channels as from new audiences. Star Plus creative director Shailja Kejriwal says Marathi audiences from channels like DD Sahyadri, ETV and Zee Marathi have hooked on to the shows.
"Marathi audiences are more progressive in their viewing patterns and Miilee as a concept is more rooted to reality and real life situations vis-?-vis the rest which have a special appeal among these viewers," she adds.
Kkavyanjali, on the other hand, has the female protagonist who is a Maharastrian in the story. This, Kejriwal states, brings in an automatic affinity with the Marathi community.
Other audiences who have come in are that of the younger TG (4 - 14). Kausautii.. which runs from 8 - 8:30 pm, has a very high viewership base in this segment, but Star Plus couldn't hold on to these audiences with its hourly weeklies in the 9-10 pm slot. Miilee, which adorns a fresh young look, has managed to retain this audience base which had been earlier flirting with other channels, says Kejriwal.
Bringing in Marathi and younger audiences was very much a part of the game plan at the Star stable. "Indian audiences love high paced dramas. Non-fiction programming can never be a part of the Indian staple diet," says Kejriwal.


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PDMS shortlisted as Best in Public Sector for ScotlandIS DigiTech Awards
18 May 2015
PDMS and PNLD shortlistsed for prestigious Tech award for 'Ask the Police Scotland' App
PDMS, has been shortlisted in the ScotlandIS DigiTech Awards 2015 for the Best in Public Sector Service/Product category with its partner the Police National Legal Database (PNLD), on their Ask the Scottish Police project, amidst a record number of entries.
PDMS has been working as a technology partner to PNLD for over 10 years, delivering a range of innovative new online services which benefit criminal justice agencies and wider communities. Through this partnership, PDMS has developed the Ask the Police Scotland website and App (available for use on both iOS and Android), which helps the public get instant answers to over 750 most frequently asked questions, covering a wide range of police related issues. Typical questions include queries on personal safety and anti-social behaviour, to what action to take following a road traffic collision or on receiving a fixed penalty notice.
This information is not only up to date but legally correct, offering both the residents of Scotland and visitors alike a quick, easy and accurate way to find out the information they need - whether at home, work or when out and about. Questions and answers are updated frequently and the 'Question of the Day' and 'Latest News' features provide topical local information, with additional questions also answered from the site by PNLD staff.
At a time when Police Scotland needs to find £11 million in funding to break even, it is calculated that the website alone saves police call handlers in Scotland over £281,000 per annum, saving time and resources by reducing the amount of non-emergency calls taken through the police contact centres.
Commenting on the news, Chris Gledhill Managing Director of PDMS said, "We are delighted to have been shortlisted in the DigiTech Awards - our work with PNLD has delivered significant cost savings and enhanced services, highlighting the role of technology and innovation in delivering public sector efficiencies. Since launch, both the Ask the Scottish Police website and App have become an invaluable resource for the staff at police contact centres and the general public".
The awards, which are in their fifth year and include the BBC Scotland's Head of Technology John Maxwell Hobbs on the judging panel, will take place at The Arches in Glasgow on 18 June 2015.


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PASADENA — This time, Jocelyn Chia avoided all suspense.
The Crescenta Valley High girls' golfer won her second consecutive Pacific League individual championship Wednesday afternoon at Brookside Golf Course No. 1 rather comfortably by six strokes after taking the title last season in a card-off.
Chia maintained her six-stroke lead entering Wednesday's round, as she shot a two-over-par 77 to finish with a total of 255 to best Burbank's Irene Maemura by six strokes.
"Last year when I found out I won, it was like wow," said Chia, the reigning All-Area Girls' Golfer of the Year. "Even coming in with a six-stroke lead today, I wanted to get an even bigger lead.
"I made some little mistakes with my short game, but overall I'm happy to win it again."
The total of the four lowest scores throughout the Pacific league season, plus the league prelims on Oct. 8 and Wednesday's round determined the league champion.


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The hazel eyed dusky beauty with a husky voice...who doesn't love the Bengal tigress –Rani Mukherji ! The sweet modest girl who started her career 21 years ago with 'Raja Ki Aayegi Baraat' has grown into a energetic, talented actress and made a mark for herself in Bollywood.
Despite a strong film background, Rani never thought that she can act. After doing a short cameo appearance for the first time in her father's Bengali film 'Biyer Phool' (1992), Mukerji made her acting debut five years later, as a protagonist in 'Raja Ki Aayegi Baraat' in 1997. She received Special Jury recognition at the Star Screen Awards.
She had a successful year in 1998 withVikram Bhatt's Gulam', opposite Aamir Khan and the song "Aati Kya Khandala" is hummed by her fans. Later she did Karan Johar's Directorial Debut "Kuch Kuch Hota hain" with Shahrukh Khan and Kajol and she proved she meant to stay here in Bollywood. After this there was no looking back for her. She essayed a brief role in Kamal Hassan's 'Hey Ram' as Hassan's first wife, Aparna Ram. The controversial film, based on Mahatma Gandhi's assassination was a critical success and was chosen as India's official entry to Oscars that year.
For two years, Rani did a few films, but not good enough to be recognized. But in 2002, she did 'Sathiya for which she won a Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actress, and among several other nominations, received her first Best Actress nomination at the Filmfare. Her next successful film was 'Chalte Chalte opposite Shahrukh Khan and then 'Veer Zaara'. Her best performances till date though are in ' Black", 'Bunty or Babli and 'Paheli'.
Last year, Rani starred in two films that is 'Talash' and Aaiyya"'. Though the former was critically acclaimed, the last one didn't do well at the box-office.
Rani always maintained a dignified silence on her relationship with Aditya Chopra. Recently came into limelight again when she was seen wearing a ring in her finger, as people guessed she is engaged with Mr.Chopra. What is real that only Rani can tell us!
Well, be it her films, engagements or social interaction, Rani makes sure to achieve the best.
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On February 1st, Image Comics is celebrating its 25th year of bringing creator-owned comic books to the forefront of the industry and they're reaching out to stores worldwide to spread the good word, including Pulp Fiction!
In order to help them mark this important milestone, the Long Beach location will be hosting Dustin Nguyen, the incredibly talented artist of Descender, from 11am to 1pm! We will also be selling the first trade paperback of Descender for 50% OFF.
For those of you that aren't already reading it, Descender is a beautifully painted (yes painted, it's gorgeous) science fiction opera that centers on Tim-21, a long-dormant, child-like android who has awakened to a galaxy in which robots have been outlawed. Given that Tim-21 may also hold the key to the mysterious nature of the gigantic robot attack that caused robots to be outlawed in the first place, he has become the most wanted robot in the galaxy! Oh, and Tim-21 also has an adorable robot dog named Bandit, soooo…
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UNIQLO linen long sleeve shirt | UNIQLO Ultra stretch jeans | Jeffrey Campbell Walton boots | Celine sunglasses
A white shirt is really one of those staple wardrobe items as I'm sure you've been told before, and as we transition into the warmer months, a linen make is a must have. Replacing the usual cotton, linen shirts will have you covered, whilst being totally cool (in both ways). Worn simply buttoned up or open over a cami or bikini when at the beach, there's nothing more versatile and easy to wear. I love this white shirt, but the baby blue and navy colourways are up in my Summer staples.
Styled with a pair of your favourite of black denim jeans (mine are these with a little bit of stretch and a knee rip), a shirt and jean combo screams all things practical, versatile, comfortable and perfect for the current in between weather we're experiencing in Melbourne.


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Saifa��s comeback
After three of his filmsa��Bullet Raja, Humshakals and Happy Endinga��flopped, the buzz was that producers were reconsidering casting Saif Ali Khan in their projects and were renegotiating his remuneration. Now, after some introspecting (perhaps) and (hopefully) careful reading of scripts, Khan is believed to have signed a few new films, at least three of which see the 44-year-old cast with new co-stars. In Sujoy Ghosha��s adaptation of The Devotion of Suspect X, he has two smoking-hot talents as his co-starsa��Kangana Ranaut and Nawazuddin Siddiqui. In Sameer Sharmaa��s Jugalbandi, Parineeti Chopra is hotly tipped as his co-star. Then, in the film in which he reunites with his Omkara director Vishal Bhardwaj, the directora��s favourite Shahid Kapoor is also cast. And we all know the textured past between Khan and Kapoor (Kapoor famously dated Khana��s now-wife Kareena Kapoor). Saifa��s next release, though, will be the political thriller, Phantom, with Katrina Kaif.
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The cast and some of the crew of the June-release, Dil Dhadakne Do, attended a humid brunch in Mumbai to promote the music of their forthcoming film. Anil Kapoor and Ranveer Singh, who play father and son, were the life and soul of the event, cracking jokes and jumping on stage to dance along to Shankar-Ehsaan-Loya��s tunes. Also present were Shefali Shah, who plays Kapoora��s wife, along with Priyanka Chopra, who has sung her first Hindi playback song in this film, but shied away from delivering a spontaneous rendition. Farhan Akhtar was seen bobbing up and down to every track that was played and Anushka Sharma looked stunning in a white jumpsuit. Keeping them company were supporting actors Rahul Bose and Parmeet Sethi, producer Ritesh Sidhwani, co-writer Reema Kagti and lyricist Javed Akhtar. After the event, the team interacted with the media over brunch and drinks, and reminisced about the fun they had shooting on the large cruise ship.
Bombay to Goa
Even though one might think old Mumbai would be the ideal backdrop for promoting 1960s period drama Bombay Velvet (releasing May 15), the producers chose to hold a press junket in Goa. The film was, however, shot mostly in Mumbai and Sri Lanka. Present at the Goa meet earlier this week were director Anurag Kashyap with his lead cast Ranbir Kapoor, Anushka Sharma and Karan Johar, along with supporting cast membersA�Vivaan Shah, Satyadeep Mishra and Siddharth Basu. Amit Trivedi performed a short concert of songs from the film. Johar was seen wearing wide collared shirts and suits like his character, Khambatta, and seemingly enjoyed being a star and actor instead of worrying over production details. Kapoor was relaxed and played the genial host. Kashyap was also joined by producing partners Vikas Bahl and Vikramaditya Motwane. Motwane, director of Udaan and Lootera, who recently became a father, said his daughter was called a�?Untitled Production No 1a�� as the parents had not been able to agree on a name.
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It really says something when Deepika Padukone is the more compelling reason to watch a film that also stars Amitabh Bachchan. Thata��s the case with todaya��s release Piku, in which Padukone and Bachchan play father and daughter in a quirky roller-coaster ride detailing their crazy relationship in the film directed by Shoojit Sircar. Sircar had earlier made Vicky Donor, another feel-good situational comedy that emerged as a sleeper hit and made a star of Ayushmann Khurrana. In Piku, Padukone plays titular role of an architect who is also juggling caring for her ageing father. This is not the first time Bachchan and Padukone are in a movie together: They previously played father and daughter in Prakash Jhaa��s Aarakshan. Adding to the curiosity around the film is the unusual pairing of Padukone and Irrfan Khan, who joins Baba and Piku on a road trip that turns out to be rather memorable.
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Dubai Chamber Orchestra in their Spring Concert
Date:25/03/2015 20:00 Ages: Price:Free Type:Chamber Music Location:CMA Performance Hall, Building 7, Dubai, UAE
Join the Dubai Chamber Orchestra (DCO) for their Spring Concert, in a programme of Handel, Vivaldi, CPE Bach and Ravel. They will be joined by Jubilate, an a capella vocal group. As always, the concert will be free of charge.
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if this was setup as a multimedia phone why no wlan, surely mobile internet is a multimedia function, so why not add wlan for use in wi-fi spots and cut out the money hungry network.
i like it though, want one, just need to know when it released
Oh yeah! The Z10 is the start of Motorola's rise to power! It will soon be succeeded by the 8 megapixel Skarven...
New Motorola Z10 Delivers Filmmaking on the Fly
Latest Kick Slider from Motorola Inspires Spontaneous Creativity as a Mobile Phone Film Studio
LAS VEGAS 6 Jan. 2008 Motorola, Inc. (NYSE: MOT) today made it easy to capture, edit and share videos and images directly from the mobile device with the introduction of MOTO Z10 at the 2008 International Consumer Electronics Show (Booth #8545, Central Hall).
The new MOTO Z10 is a complete, pocket-sized, mobile film studio. This stylish kick slider makes it easy to capture high-quality video, edit clips, create transitions between scenes and add title slides and a soundtrack¹. Then, budding filmmakers can upload their creation to share with friends and family through any number of Web sites such as YouTube, Google, Yahoo! and ShoZu.
With MOTO Z10, we are turning movie making and spontaneous creativity into social activities. Now, anyone can capture and share lifes moments from almost anywhere in the world and make their unique perspective a part of popular culture, said Stu Reed, president, Motorola Mobile Devices.
In addition to creating videos, MOTO Z10 features great media playback capabilities. With a crystal-clear 2.2 QVGA screen that displays video at 30 frames per second in millions of colors, consumers can watch their own films or downloaded content2. The external storage slot will support an external memory card with up to 32GB of capacity, when available.
MOTO Z10 also takes great pictures. One press of the dedicated camera key launches the 3.2 megapixel camera in only 1.5 seconds. The Superfast burst mode captures up to three images a second, so consumers will never miss a frame of the action. The smart auto focus keeps pictures sharp while intelligent auto-save automatically names and saves images directly to the on-board media gallery or favorite media-sharing Web sites.
MOTO Z10 looks as sleek and stylish on the outside as it is feature-packed inside. The ergonomic design is built with premium quality materials, including spun stainless steel, polished metallic finish and soft-feel textures. With 3.5G HSDPA, GSM/GPRS/EDGE, and Symbian/UIQ software, MOTO Z10 represents the next generation of mobile device technology for on-the-go content consumers and creators.
MOTO Z10 is expected to be available in Q1 2008. For more information, specifications and images of MOTO Z10.
Nice phone. Z8 was crap, I hope they knicked out all the bugs & software nightmares from the previous model.
When released, this should NOT cost more than the unmatched N95. If so, why not just get the N95. Right?
This time, give us a more reasonable price MOTO, since this is intended for our (the younger) audience.
I don't see anyone over 30 having any use for this device, & us college kids are broke as hell. The funding has to come from somewhere...
Not us if it's overpriced.
i would realy prefer this unit if it has the features like itunes and 3d speaker.im looking forward for this combinations....
finally it has fm radio according to Cnet
3.2 mp camera which load in 1.5 second according to motorola
just officially announced at CES 2008 expect shipment 1st quarter :)
Alright, I'm sorry for that. My bad guys. The style over substance thing is still stuck to my mind that I never knew the high end Moto phones can already compete with the big guns Nokia, Sony Ericsson, Samsung and the others. Well, this company is very very new to the high end mobile world that it only caught up late 2007 with the RAZR2, Z6, Z8, Z10, K3, and the others. It just got out of its stagnant "fashion-conscious" mind. The 21st century is still young, only time will tell who will prove the winner. Even though it's a noob at Symbian, maybe it will adjust in a couple of years or so. Its maturing Linux platform is also a good competitor. Goodbye with all those "suckish" Synergy OS days. Z10's only the beginning. Remember its partnership with Kodak? We'll see a darn lot of 5 to 8mp Moto phones this 2008. They might have a slight chance of owning the NSeries camera phones.
You are making excuses for Motorola!! Moto are selling the Z8 and Z10 as MULTIMEDIA DEVICES,these aren't design, these are FUNCTION OVER DESIGN, DIRECT N93 competitor? NAH! The N93 is a camcoder phone it shoots videos at VGA (640x480) res 30fps and features 3x Optical Zoom (moving lense) so NO Z10 is not a N93 competitor, Z8 is a Nokia N81 competitor Z10 is a Nokia N81, and N95 competitor. Remember Motorola bought 50% share in Symbian UIQ from SonyEricsson and so Moto are using Symbian UIQ whereas Nokia use Symbian S60,at the end of the day Symbian S60 stands as the more mature,stable, feature rich, and vast OS.
my point exactly jj. if motorola wasnt doing anything to be at the top of their game then probably they wouldn't be using symbian os for z10. meaning that moto is fully aware that symbian is fast becoming the 'universal ' os for mobile phones. and for that, motorola is definitely in the race its just that moto has a lot of pumping up to do
So what if it lags behind? It doesn't care about leading the mobile arms race, it cares about providing phones to the masses. The Z10 is already a strict competitor to even the N93. This is Moto's another chance to use the Symbian OS which is the main cause of Nokia's success. If it uses this operating system is used more and more to Moto's phones, the competition is on, you'll see.
style over substance ei? no wonder motorola is lagging behind to its competitor
Ok, fine, you got me there with the "all-in-one" talk. Yeesh, Motorola ain't the feature-addict phone company compared to Nokia, SE, Samsung, and the others. Why? Motorola is only dedicated to the design of the phone and its basic functions, not those flashy secondary features that the masses don't even know what the hell they can do. Motorola's philosophy is always been "style over substance", and it would not plan to change that. It targets the fashionistas and the common people, NOT the tech savvy geeks like the others.
i love this 'all-in-one' gadget. know why? you'll not be obliged to bring your digicam, laptop, mp3 players like ipod the way you used to. to think that theres a lot of choices in the market nowadays and comes in reasonable prices that would suits you. its a matter of choice, really...
Well some of us can afford to buy these feature rich phones, and we do,and i still give back to charity so dont come here with a dam story like that.
2007 has been the year of ALL-ONE MULTIMEDIA DEVICES and they will improve, watch the space.
As I have said, the big big problem with an all-in-one device is its security. Sure, you have a super cool phone with more features than a computer but if you lose it or someone stole it, it's a one big big ouch.
And also, try to consider the cost effectiveness of such a device. It would be very very expensive, maybe up to the point where a family car is cheaper than the phone. You get it? A lot of people these days are suffering because of war, famine, and poverty...and then some rich people here just buy a feature rich phone but with an insanely high price tag. Take the iPhone for example. The moment it came out, the thing is sold for 600 to 800 bucks! How about a more capable phone, how would it cost?
All I can say is an all-in-one device is very impractical despite its capabilities.


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Travelogue: NYC (part 2)
I've been so busy with the redesign at our new location, I haven't been keeping my posting up to date! I have so much to write about, but I've become obsessed with perfecting the new look!
I do owe you the follow-up to the first NYC post, and I'm not putting it off any longer!
After a few hours at MOMA, I grabbed a pretzel and a coke and had a snack in the quiet little space across the street. A woman on her lunch break had two ears of roasted corn on the cob, and was loving the hell out of both of them. She was so totally happy. So, re-energized and amused, I headed up to 5th Avenue into the swarm of people. I don't know how New Yorkers deal with the tourists. I really don't. Uncoordinated groups of kids, parents and fanny packs and lots of aimless stares.
Aside from Bergdorf's, I bypassed any shopping because I had early plans that night. My main destination was Central Park—I've been to NYC twice, and haven't been further than Strawberry Fields. I wandered around for a couple of hours, through the zoo area and into some less-crowded areas and just sat around for a while enjoying my surroundings. I'm not sure where I came out, but I got a taxi an headed to the next stop on the agenda: Anthropologie in Rockefeller Center. I know, I know. But I had a specific reason for going—the super-cute tote I ordered right before my trip. One of the handles broke at some point in the Atlanta airport, so I called customer service and they said I could exchange it at any of the NYC stores, and it was in stock at all. But of course it wasn't, and I couldn't find anything similar and roomy enough that I wanted instead, so I just left. After a few more stops around RC, I headed back to the hotel.
My evening plans—what I was most excited about for the trip—were to be at my gay ex-boyfriend's apartment in Chelsea at six. Jason and I dated in high school, producing some fabulous prom pics and always winning dirty dancing contests at parties. And voguing. He's a lawyer now, and one of my dearest friends that I haven't seen in four years!
I had time to relax at the hotel after walking five miles…and a couple of Red Bulls and a hot shower to wake me up again. I made it to Jason's on time, and after a lovely gentleman in a wife beater inquired of my marital status, I made my way upstairs for the reunion of the fag and his hag. It was *so* great to see him. We had a couple of glasses of wine, and he gave me a tour of the city from the roof of his building. Of my whole trip, this is what renewed my desire to move to a big city in a couple of years. But more on that later.
We had reservations downtown at Les Halles—my choice. Besides being a huge Tony Bourdain fan, I really wanted to experience his take on French cuisine before I began cooking from my new French cookbook. I chose this location because the head chef is Carlos Uzhca, who began as (I think) a dishwasher and worked his way up, trained by Bourdain. I'd seen him on No Reservations, and was so impressed with his story. And oh my, I am here to testify that the food is phenomenal. For starters, Jason had the onion soup, while I sampled the Petatou de chevre: a warm potato and black olive salad with goat cheese gratine. It was absolutely to die for, and I need to get my hands on the recipe. For mains, Jason had some form of cow, I, the duck confit with truffled pototoes. Yeah, tater overload, but I can't pass up duck. Especially not that duck.
We had a nice long dinner, drinking and catching up. From there we took a cab to the Village, where we walked around for a bit until we made it to Duplex, Jason's fave neighborhood place and legendary piano bar. I was lucky enough to meet some of his friends that work there, we drank more, sang along, and then drank a little more. By the time Jason put me in a cab, it was well past midnight and I was quite happy to have someone else doing the driving. That is, until he accused me of short-changing him, screamed at me, and dropped me two blocks from my hotel, wrong side of the street, in the pouring rain. In four-inch wedges, which, until that moment, had been perfectly comfortable. Luckily for my husband, we were on the phone the entire time and he was able to hear the entire exchange.
While I'd had plans to do brunch somewhere before heading to JFK for my flight to DC, my state the next morning would not allow. But that's quite alright, because I won't be waiting another 14 years to come back to The Big Apple.


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Zakir Naik has been banned by India, Bangladesh, Malaysia, UK and Canada, primarily for stoking communal tension. Naik gained notoriety when one of the Dhaka attackers cited his influence on him to be a radical Islamist. (Image courtesy: Youtube) Photograph:( Others )
Indian investigators are probing controversial Islamic preacher Zakir Naik's links with people close to gangster Dawood Ibrahim, the man who headed an organised crime syndicate D-company in Mumbai.
India's Enforcement Directorate suspect that some Karachi-based businessmen close to Dawood funnelled large amounts of money in to Naik's organisation Islamic Research Foundation.
The ED's suspicion has grown after IRF's apprehended chief financial officer Aamir Gazdar apparently oversaw transactions from Pakistan and Dubai, according to Mumbai Mirror.
A senior ED official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said that a "closely coordinated nvestigation" was on to find whether Zaik's organisation was used as a front by Dawood Ibrahim and an unnamed Pakistni terror outfit.
Large transactions were also made from Saudi Arabia, the United Kingdom and a few African countries, the news report stated.
Naik or IRF representatives were not available for comment.
The ED also said Gazdar created shell companies to masquerade the offshore transactions.
Naik, who is known as the most influential Salafi ideologue in India, has been banned from preaching in India and Bangladesh.
He was banned from UK and Canada several years ago and Malaysia banned his preachings fearing communal tension in the country.
The 51-year-old preacher came under Bangladesh's security lens when one of the Dhaka attackers had posted on Facebook about Naik's influence on him.
Twenty two people, including 17 foreigners, were killed in a deadly assault on an upscale eatery in Bangladesh's capital city Dhaka on July 1.
Dawood Ibrahim has remained a fugitive -- India believes him to be hiding in Karachi, Pakistan -- ever since a series of bombs rocked Mumbai, then Bombay, in 1993, which left 257 people dead and hundreds wounded.


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nasirjohn | November 18, 2010 - Amnesty International has urged authorities in the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir to release a 14-year-old child who has been detained without charge or trial for seven months, for allegedly taking part in anti-government protests.
The authorities claim that Mushtag Ahmad Sheikh was part of a large crowd which threw stones at police and security forces in the state capital Srinagar in April, as part of the ongoing unrest in Kashmir.
Police say that Mushtag Ahmad Sheikh is 19-years-old but his family claim that he was born in 1996 and is 14-years-old. Prison records reportedly confirm that he is a child.
"Mushtaq Ahmad Sheikh must either be charged with a recognizable criminal offence or released immediately," said Sam Zarifi, Amnesty International's Asia-Pacific Director.
"If he is charged, he should be treated in accordance with the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, held and tried in special facilities for children."
Mushtaq Ahmad Sheikh was first arrested in Srinagar on 9 April. He was released on bail after eight days in custody and rearrested on 21 April.
His family was not officially told that he had been detained but found out about it through a local resident.
Initially held at Udhampur Jail, Mushtaq Ahmad Sheikh is now held at Kot Bhalwal Jail in Jammu.
Both prisons do not have special facilities for detaining children. Prison Conditions in Jammu are harsh with limited health care.
In May, Amnesty International raised Mushtaq Ahmad Sheikh's detention at a meeting with the Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir and the State Human Rights Commission. To date, despite their assurances, nothing appears to have been done.
Mushtaq Ahmad Sheikh is detained under the Jammu and Kashmir Public Safety Act - a law that allows the authorities to hold people for up to two years without any judicial review.
This year, at least 322 people are reported to have been detained without trial under the act. A number of them, including children, have been detained on similar grounds of stone throwing and rioting during protests against the Indian government.
Over the summer demonstrators in Jammu and Kashmir voiced their concerns about the lack of accountability of the security forces; the withdrawal of the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (AFSPA) and the removal of Army camps - along with the underlying demand of independence for Kashmir.


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Very interesting graph in Barrons. Thanks goes to Ron.
The dramatic move makes one go wow but it only goes a year back so context is lacking. I had an old Barrons laying around (I am a packrat) that showed back to January of 2007. Going back further it had a similar spike above 40 in April of 2007. That make me things it was related to taxes though you did not see a similar spike in April of 2008. In general the insiders have been pretty wrong hitting very bullish levels in August 08 before the market tanked and January 09 right before the market tanked so they have been a better contrary indicator that forward forecaster as they are typically assumed to be.
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I had a great workout, one of the best. I covered up the screen so I couldn't see the distance, time or calories. By the time I finally looked, I'd gone almost 2 miles and had only 8 minutes left!
2.7 miles @ 5.4 mph, 30 minutes
.3 miles @ 3.5 (cooldown), 5 minutes
No weight training today; I have Pilates later and I don't want to overdo it. This was probably my best time and distance, uninterrupted.
I had a lunch of leftovers today: I thawed Toni's soup, since we haven't gotten around to making another one yet. I also had some crusts of Irish soda bread and a big glass of milk.
I'm going to an information session for Teach For America tonight. I don't really want to teach, but I do need something to do after I graduate, so learning a little about the possibilities can't hurt.
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MP for Brighton Pavilion Caroline Lucas has accused Conservative MPs of filibustering a bill which would make Personal, Social and Health Education (PSHE) compulsory in all schools across England and Wales.
The bill would force state-funded Academies and Free Schools, who are not currently required to teach PSHE, to educate students about subjects like sex, drugs and mental health.
Her latest bill, which was set to be debated at in the Commons at 9:30am last Friday, would require all state-funded schools to teach LGBT-inclusive sex education in a way that "promotes equality" and "encourages acceptance of diversity and difference".
However, Tory MPs made lengthy speeches about a bill decriminalising homosexual sex in the navy, which was first on the agenda, leaving the Green MP less than five minutes to talk about her draft legislation, meaning that it had no chance of eventually becoming law.
Lucas took to twitter to complain that her bill had been filibustered, accusing Tory MPs of talking unnecessarily about the previous bill in order to scupper her own.
She Tweeted: "OK. I can't be quiet about this anymore. The #Tories are filibustering my #PSHEBill by endlessly debating a Bill no-one disagrees with. No opposition to LGBT rights bill being debated (I support it), so no need for further debate. Tories time-wasting.
"When one in four UK women experience domestic violence in their lifetimes, surely a debate about #PSHE is worthwhile? To young people looking at #Parliament today: I'm sorry. Some of us want to talk about your education. Others simply don't care.
"This (uncontroversial) Bill is about LGBT rights, so is #PSHEBill. If Tories really cared surely they'd want to discuss & support it?"
1/5 Ok. I can't be quiet about this anymore. The #Tories are filibustering my #PSHEBill by endlessly debating a Bill no-one disagrees with.
— Caroline Lucas (@CarolineLucas) January 20, 2017
Tory MP Philip Davies spent more than an hour speaking on the navy bill, while a string of other Tory MPs including David Nuttall and Alan Mak also delivered lengthy speeches supporting it.
Davies has been accused of filibustering a string of bills from legislation aimed at getting free hospital parking for carers to the banning of the use of wild animals in circuses.
Beginning to outline her bill, Ms Lucas said: "Although I completely support the Bill that preceded mine, there is an irony that has not gone unnoticed: Members have spent many hours debating a wholly uncontroversial Bill, while my Bill is about tackling discrimination and bullying around lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender issues. It is a great shame that there is not more time to debate it."
4/5 To young people looking at #Parliament today: I'm sorry. Some of us want to talk about your education. Others simply don't care.
— Caroline Lucas (@CarolineLucas) January 20, 2017
Tory MP Stewart Jackson attempted to intervene, but Caroline Lucas did not let her speak, saying: "There is absolutely no way I am giving way to Government Members, who have spent so many hours filibustering a perfectly serious Bill. There is no way I am going to give way."
"A Terrence Higgins Trust report, which involved a survey of 900 young people aged 16 to 24, found that SRE is inadequate or absent in many schools.
"Some 99% of the young people surveyed thought that SRE should be mandatory in all schools and more than 60% received SRE just once a year or less. Three quarters were not taught about consent and half the young people surveyed rated the SRE that they received in school as either poor or terrible."
Time ran out for the debate before Ms. Lucas had a chance to finish her opening speech.
Education Secretary Justine Greening has previously said that the government was "actively looking at options" regarding making the subject compulsory.
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On Tuesday, November 29th the GSA high school basketball teams played Bard for their first games of the 2016-2017 season.
The girls, who played at home, lost their game. Although they lost, they still had many strong players, like Melissa Brown, who played good defense and was willing to do whatever she needed to do score. There was also Nakayla Walker who didn't let anyone intimidate her. The girl's will travel to The Park School for their next game at 4:00 on December 8th.
The JV boys, who played at Bard, won their first game 45-21. Da'Twone Gibson was a strong player for the JV team, ending the game with 26 points, 7 rebounds, and 2 blocked shots. The next game for JV is an away game at Archbishop Curley on December 8th at 4:00.
The Varsity boys, who also played at Bard, won their first game 32-20. The top scorers for this game were Daekwon Toles and Keyontae Rheubottom, with eleven points each. Two other strong players in this game were Lavon Weathers, who had 8 points, 5 assists and 3 steals, and Tim Moore, with 4 blocks and 8 rebounds. The next Varsity game is also against Archbishop Curley on December 8th 8th following the JV game.


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It's not all troubled seas for the cruise industry according to a new customer poll by the UK's leading travel add-ons company.
It appears that recent events haven't taken the wind out of travellers' sails. Fifty-eight per cent of Holiday Extras customers polled said that a luxury voyage is on the agenda this year. And the news that will put cruise providers in a buoyant mood is that almost half of those (28%) were potential new customers.
These figures are even more encouraging when compared to those of an identical poll ran in November, where 61% of its customers said they were planning to set sail in 2012. This tiny 3% gap shows that travellers' confidence in taking to the seas hasn't been dampened by recent events.
There was little change for those who would prefer to keep their feet on dry land, with 42% of Holiday Extras customers saying that a cruise didn't figure in their travel plans for 2012.
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I'm preparing a Bible study on his life for MPBC tomorrow night (at 730).
Here's a little quote that I intend to use. Bunyan is referring to the privilege of ministry.
"My heart hath been so wrapped up in the glory of this excellent work, that I counted my self more blessed and honoured of God by this, than if I had made me the emperor of the Christian world, or the lord of all the glory of the earth without it! O these words, 'He that converteth the sinner from the error of his way shall save a soul from death' (James v.20). 'The fruit of righteousness is a tree of life; and he that winneth souls is wise'' (Prov. xi.30). 'They that be wise shall shine as the brightness of the firmament; and they that turn many to righteousness as the stars forever and ever' (Dan. xii. 3). 'For what is our hope, or joy, or crown of rejoicing? Are not even ye in the presence of our Lord Jesus Christ at His coming? For ye are our glory and joy" (1 Thes. ii. 19,20). These, I say, with many other of a like nature, have been great refreshments to me.''
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Leaving Ottawa in the throes of a sultry 28 degree heat wave, our next landing is at Iqualuit, some four hours later, where a quick foray outside into freezing temperatures for a cigarette, confirms our arrival in the high arctic. A couple of other stops in Nunavut, a Canadian Territory, home to the Inuit people and six hours after leaving Ottawa, we land near the village of Arctic Bay where the temperature hovers around zero in the weak spring sunshine amid flurries of snow.
Everything that we will need for the next two weeks from shelter, food and bedding to compressors, fuel and generators has to be taken with us. The logistics are formidable, as we are venturing 100 miles out on to the sea ice. Our destination is Lancaster Sound, near the spot where Sir John Franklin perished in 1847 with all his men in the search for the North West Passage.
Ice Diving
Our first crack at a dive site starts with the largest Stihl chainsaw in the world, a 1.2 metre monster, Graham Dickson, expedition leader fires it up, a mad grin spreading across his face, as he does love his boy's toys. Unfortunately, the easiest ice diving option was not to be, as after cutting three different holes near to an ice fracture beside camp, it is clear that the chainsaw is just not man enough to cut through the two-metre thick ice.
We load all the gear—cameras, tanks, ropes—on to the komoteks, or sleds, and head off to our next dive site option, a lead 10 km away. A lead is a crack in the sea ice that has opened and frozen shut leaving an area where the ice is much thinner, such that we can break our own entry hole to the water.
This is a serious overhead environment, and safety and redundancy in our diving is critical. "Everyone will be roped and dive in pairs initially. The second diver is responsible for signals to the rope tender on the surface," says Graham to groans from the photographers who hate both ropes and diving with a buddy, "and if all goes well we'll see about solo diving on the ropes. Compasses are unreliable this far north, so don't use them."
The water is a cool minus 1.8 degrees C, as cold as sea water can get before freezing. "I've never found the cold much of a problem," says Australian Kelvin Aitken, "but then, I do have a lot of natural insulation there," pointing to his belly and laughing, "anyway, your face goes numb as soon as you hit the water."
All goes well on our first under ice exploration. The underside of the crack is intricately scalloped and corrugated by water and pockets are home to brown algae, sometimes dislodged in clouds by our bubbles. The lifeblood of the whole ecosystem, the pinkish krill, are easily recognizable, whizzing about like prawns on adrenaline. There are also many beautiful invertebrates, jellyfish pulsing slowly, and weird pteropods, a kind of snail, swimming by with two gracefully flapping 'wings'.
Later, when diving the lead close to shore, we have a chance to investigate the bottom. It is teeming with life, brittle stars wave their arms at more than fifty to the square metre, and tube worms, nudibranchs and filter feeders of all sorts carry on their business next to red and green seaweeds. Far from mirroring the relative scarcity of species in the Arctic desert up top, this is an ecosystem that is exploding with life. I regret not taking a macro port for the camera. Next time perhaps. ...
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