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The Network Clock is primarily used to clock in and out. The clock also offers a System Menu which can be used to configure the device and access other functions. This article covers how and when to Update Settings.
The option to "Update Settings" will force the clock to communicate with the TimeIPS server, reload all clock configuration items and refresh the cache of all employees, jobs, etc. This is useful when:
Press Enter on the main screen without entering a Badge number. Then, on a clock with the default configuration, press enter 3 more times. If the clock is locked, you will either need to enter a badge number and PIN for an employee with full access, or enter the PIN for the clock, set on the TimeIPS server.
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The possibility of a delay in the implementation in the, potentially damaging, Minimum Rates Order looks a distinct possibility. A nationally syndicated hearing of the Road Safety Remuneration Tribunal on Tuesday saw representations by representatives of the trucking industry to the tribunal, calling for a delayed implementation of the Contractor Driver Minimum Payments Road Safety Remuneration Order 2016.
At the hearing, the RSRT came up with a draft variation on the order, which is causing so much concern in the trucking community, delaying its introduction until January 1 2017, instead of the, currently proposed, start date of April 4 2016.
According to the trucking industry associations, pressure still needs to be applied to the RSRT, to ensure it carries through with the proposed delay. NatRoad's CEO, Warren Clarke, has said the industry has until 10 am on Monday, March 21, to get submissions in to the RSRT.
NatRoad has posted a template on line which operators can fill in and send to the tribunal. The statements need to be signed, dated, scanned and sent urgently by email to email@example.com before 10 am on Monday.
In its report on the hearings the Livestock and Bulk Carriers Association of NSW described the situation as being one which has profoundly changed, 'The hearing revealed a body in full retreat, but we must not let down our guard. The Tribunal is wounded, but able to strike back if we relent for a second time.'
At the hearing on Tuesday morning, the Australian Industry Group presented a statement on behalf of the trucking industry, which can be downloaded here.

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Here's a New Clip From DC Animation's BATMAN: GOTHAM BY GASLIGHT
Gotham by Gaslight began the Batman Elseworld storylines and was published back in February 1989. Essentially, the idea is that Bruce Wayne becomes Batman in 1889 and faces down against Jack the Ripper. If you missed the announcement, this storyline is being adapted into an animated film and it looks pretty good. Warner Bros. released a new clip that introduces some familiar faces to us earlier this week. If you want to know more about the story, here's a synopsis:
If you want to read the story before watching the movie, you can pick up a copy of Gotham by Gaslight over on Amazon. It's only 48 pages, so it shouldn't take too long to get through. Because it's only 48 pages, DC has stated that the movie will expand on the story to get the runtime to around 80 minutes. If handled well, the additions could prove great. If done poorly, it could kill the film (I'm looking at you The Killing Joke). Are you excited to see this great story come to life?
Batman: Gotham by Gaslight will be released digitally on January 23 or on Blu-ray and DVD February 6. Pre-orders are available now.


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Thursday, 28 June 2012
On Carter Beats The Devil And The Five Year Engagement
Paul bought me this book for Fathers' Day (to be precise he bought me an Amazon voucher and sent me a list of recommendations to download). He's a lover of all things American from the NFL to the great American novel, but for me it was something refreshing. I haven't read a great deal of American fiction; it was different; it was a pleasant surprise.
It's a very long book and, as Fathers' Day was only just over a week ago, it's a credit to Glen David Gold that he got me turning the pages fast enough to have finished already. Opening with a spectacular magic show "Carter Beats The Devil" in which Carter The Great and "The Devil" perform a series of outrageous illusions, each one more mind blowing than the next before ending in a magnificent finale involving audience member President Harding coming to a theatrical end in Grand Guignol style, the novel does nothing by halves.
Many of the characters in the book are real; Carter The Great was a famous illusionist, Houdini makes a brief appearance and President Harding was visiting San Francisco at the time that the story begins. As I am not particularly familiar with any of the real characters I simply read it as fiction. After reading the book I checked out Harding and Carter and I think it's fair to say that fiction is the best way to describe it - there's plenty of hocus pocus.
After the opening extravaganza we have several story strands involving secret agents, rival magicians, Carter's childhood and his career and love life and Gold plays tricks with the reader as we try to second guess what is real and what is an illusion.Some of the illusions appear far fetched but the author explains in his notes that all of them were performed (or attempted) during the magical music hall heydays that preceded the movies and television. The same feeling of implausibility applies to the plot but I urge you to suspend your cynicism as you would if attending a performance by Derren Brown or David Blaine and simply settle down to be entertained.
Its all quite brilliantly done - well written with plenty of humour and it comes together in a wonderful, breathless and exciting finale. And that's where I felt that the novel should have ended as my only minor gripe was in the lengthy epilogue in which the author ties up a large number of loose ends. I felt that this was unnecessary and could well have been left to the reader's imagination.
I may be a bit old fashioned but my choice of the perfect romantic comedy would be something like "Love Actually" "Four Weddings And A Funeral" or perhaps Ricky Gervais' much underrated "Cemetery Junction". Each has a slight edge to it but is generally pretty "nice" in a soppy warm and yes "romantic" way. So when I read good reviews of "The Five Year Engagement" I thought that perhaps this would be on those lines. But in the same way that I found the great American novel a bit different I found the great American romcom a long way from the cosiness of its British counterparts.
That's not to say that it isn't an entertaining film. Jason Segel as Tom does a good "nice guy" in very much the same way that he did in the recent Muppet movie and Emily Blunt is the perfect foil as his English fiancee Violet. Together with Alison Brie as her sister Susie, Blunt performs one of the funniest scenes in a long while as they row using the voices of Sesame St characters to avoid upsetting Susie's children. But Tom's best friend Alex who reminded me of a young Jack Black, adds a layer of crudity that lowered the tone of the film for me with an endless fixation on genital related jokes that were not just confined to his character - they permeate the film ( we even have Tom's pensioner mother discussing her vaginal reconstruction surgery at breakfast and Tom worrying about the effect of snow on the size of his penis) - hardly Cary Grant or Audrey Hepburn stuff.
When the credits rolled and Jud Apatow's name came up, the penny dropped. He's been responsible for a fair number of funny films but they're all a bit crude and although I'm no prude, I prefer my crudity separate to my romance. So if you want a film with some laughs and a bit of romance give it a try but if you want the emphasis on the romance, stick with Richard Curtis.
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For years, My Vacation Lady has been telling our clients to take consumer reviews with a grain of salt. By that, we mean—if you are looking at a on line travel review site, take off the top reviews that say "I loved it and I want to stay here forever" and take off the bad reviews that say, "it was terrible. The airline lost our luggage and the hotel wouldn't go to the airport to look for our luggage in the lost and found." Obviously these are exaggerations but you get the general idea— look at the reviews in the middle. IF all of the reviews are fabulous, then you can be confident that the hotel is a winner. If all of the reviews are terrible– run the other way.
It's kind of the same with wedding site reviews of travel agents and other wedding vendors. My Vacation Lady is the top rated specialist located in New Jersey on Wedding Wire. There are 67 vendors listed on the Northern New Jersey Wedding Wire boards and 53 in the Southern New Jersey Wedding Wire Boards. There are some listed that are hotels (like Sandals and Dreams Resorts). There is one that is a honeymoon registry company, a company that packages hotel and airlines directly (but their reservation agents are not honeymoon specialists) and there are some that are companies that are not located in the state at all.
Of the travel agencies located in New Jersey, My Vacation Lady has earned the top ranking for both Northern New Jersey and Southern New Jersey. We're not bragging- it's something we are very proud of because we have worked hard to achieve that status, since our first review on Wedding Wire in 2010.
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We had our Annual General Meeting last night and had a whopping 9 nominations received for Committee.
Welcome to the 2016-2017 Committee team:
President: Jude Liebmann
Vice President: Jenny Gibson
Secretary: Fay Murphy
Treasurer: Bridget Harrison
Day Group Co-ordinator: Kris Merritt
Librarian: Dellareece Matson
Merchandise: Robyn Likos
Membership Secretary: Bridget Harrison
Workshops: Anne B
Retreat: Anne B with support person Maryanne Laffan
Night Gathering Co-ordinator - this new role will be established and a portfolio holder appointed in the next couple of months.
Social Media: Jess Ursino with support person Dellareece Matson
Newsletter: Cathy Day with support Person Jess Ursino
Two general members: Mareee M and Dianne West.
Congratulations to everyone and we are looking forward to a great new year.


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The Marian Goodman Gallery's has invitations, envelopes, e-mail announcements and adverts for the Gallery's extensive exhibition programme.
Design Competition
Design Competition – Publication – ResearchDesign Competition, Inventivity
Paul Ryan's exhibition Rebound, had designed a small publication of notes and sketches about the experience of caring for, grieving for and sometimes seeing the return to health of those close to him. The pages of the booklet were three-hole-sewn with red thread.
Design Competition – Publication – ResearchDesign Competition, Inventivity
1914 Now was a film installation commissioned by Alison Moloney of the Centre, comprising four film works. It encouraged the curators and filmmakers to consider the notion of modernity in relation to fashion, focusing on a particular moment of their choice between 1914 and 2014.
Design Competition – Exhibition – ResearchDesign Competition, Projects
A Singular Form was an exhibition held at the Vienna Secession. Curated by Pablo LaFuente, the show brought together works of art and everyday objects whose nature and contextual presentation proposed new uses and meanings.
Design Competition – Exhibition – ResearchDesign Competition, Projects
Life on Foot was an exhibition at The Design Museum, which incorporates diffused tones, that I am also interested in using.
Design Competition – John Lewis – Brand ApplicationDesign Competition, Inventivity
Focussing on my branding, and trying not to just project my logo onto standard items, I have been conscious about setting a scene when creating my brand applications, to build a strong continuity throughout my brand.
Design Competition – John Lewis – ResearchDesign Competition, Inventivity
I have been researching contemporary design and branding to further my development with my John Lewis Swift project. Design studio ArthurSteenHorneAdamson (ASHA) has created the brand identity for the new non-alcoholic bar, which aims to support those recovering from addiction.
Design Competition – Online PortfolioDesign Competition, Inventivity
I'm using Wix to create my online portfolio which is proving to be quite rewarding. It's a good feeling to see all my finals of work all together in one place. There is work still to be done so I can add more to certain pages.
Design Competition – John Lewis – DevelopmentDesign Competition, Inventivity, Projects
John Lewis Swift, is a movement I have conceptualised for the design competition John Lewis brief. The Swift Movement is about accessibility, convenience and SWIFTNESS! whilst not losing any of the high quality one expects from John Lewis. The main John Lewis stores have a very browse and take your time feel to them, SWIFT is a compact, click-and-collect store, that will appear on high streets, making John Lewis more accessible for time short professionals.
Design Competition – Exhibition Concept – PresentationDesign Competition, Inventivity
My group chose three exhibitions to study their graphic identity and its applications. We looked at signage, publications, hand-outs, generating a wide range of aesthetics and ideas.


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- My full-length book, Where We Think It Should Go, can be yours via Octopus Books, Small Press Distribution, or Amazon. We better celebrate these hard copies while we can. When I'm not writing poetry, I teach amazing young people who are blind. I believe in a healthier future.
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Belmondo, whose birthday you share, is way foxier, but the lacquered quality of this guy's hair really bears consideration.
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It seems appropriate to ask this time of year, "What did you do on your summer vacation?" While my vacation to visit my younger son in Arcata, California was very nice my research and service trips might be a bit more interesting. Professors at major universities are required to spend 40% of their time on teaching, 40% on research and 20% on service. Since much of the school year, 9 months, has a large proportion of teaching, active professors use the summer for research and service in their unpaid "free" time, unless they have grant funding. By the time a professor gets to going up for promotion to full professor they must have international recognition. The reviewers of the promotion case are themselves national figures or themselves from other countries. That means you need to travel to get the required recognition.
Generally, when I am traveling in the summer it is in service of the question, "How can we more effectively collect, analyze and disseminate information to protect biodiversity and human health?" I have the privilege as serving on the Board of Directors of the JRS Biodiversity Foundation. One of my duties for that board was to travel in May to Nairobi and Kisumu on Lake Victoria to meet with government officials, conservation groups and researchers who are setting up information networks in East Africa to help better manage resources. This is a critical issue in countries where most people get their food and shelter directly from the land. On that trip we were able to learn a little better what is needed and attempt to attract help to move in that direction in terms of information needs. Consider it a reference interview where the answer is not limited to a book on the library shelves or in fact any book that has yet been written. (Traveler's note: The US State Department runs a travelers alert system. They send you information on safety issues almost daily. We avoided the border region with Somalia). But you want to know the exciting parts. By far the most exciting part of the trip had nothing to do with that type of information but with the type of automobile repair knowledge you wish you had when your van breaks down at dusk in Naikuru National Park next to a pride of lions. Also, how much you might really wish you had the information required to find an alternate route when you are forced to travel during a tropical storm on the same mud road as a bunch of insane truck drivers while the storm threatens to wash the road, you and the van down into the canyon and the raging river down there. I did survive without being eaten or drowning. If you see me, feel free to ask for the story of the Arizona cowboys and the Masai.
That was not my only international trip this summer. In August the Universidad Nacional de Colombia invited me to give a keynote talk in celebration of the 75th anniversary of the National Museum. This was my second trip to Bogota. Unlike most of my trips I was able to add a free Sunday to the front of that trip to tour Bogota. That was a lucky thing since it gave me an extra day to adjust to altitude sickness by trotting to keep up with my gracious but fast walking graduate student guide. The Colombians are very proud to point out that crime rates have fallen substantially in recent years but my daily travels alerts from the US State Department were not always reassuring. (Traveler's Note: I advise anyone traveling in potentially dangerous areas to sign up for these reports.) We had a wonderful conference on Monday and I even understood some of the slides of other speakers in spite lf it all being in Spanish. Unfortunately, speaking in front of a large crowd requires more oxygen than I could suck into my lungs. Thank goodness for ibuprofen and lots of water. I had another "free" day on Tuesday so I toured the national natural history museum and library and learned about some really cool projects and also the barriers that exist to information dissemination. Wednesday, I taught a daylong class in biodiversity informatics. Fellow SIRLS faculty member, Hong Cui even presented in that course via Skype and PowerPoint on extracting information from books, text mining. Thursday, I was to travel to Costa Rica, discussed next, but first I had to leave Colombia. Did you know that one cannot fly from Colombia to Costa Rica without an original copy of one's yellow fever vaccination card? I knew that but forgot so I had the opportunity to spend another unexpected day in Bogota. (Traveler's note: if you can get a copy of your vaccine card there is a Red Cross office, Cruz Roja, at the airport that can issue a new card.) That was the day my hard disk crashed. I guess the disk had trouble with the altitude as well. Luckily, I was finished with my scholarly talks and still had my smart phone.
I did make it to Costa Rica eventually. I have been there many times but always for pure work and no time for vacation. This trip was 80% vacation, sort of. I traveled with my oldest son, Dylan (who had managed to find, scan and email my yellow fever vaccine card and get it to me in Colombia). We visited biological research stations. None of those gilded tourist accommodations for us. On Saturday evening we drove in the rain to the La Salva Biological Research Station. Because of that rain it is low season there in late August and there are rooms available in the dorms. It also helps to be on the science advisory board for the station. In fact, we had a whole house to ourselves not because I help out with grant proposals and policy but because it is too hot and wet for most people. Some in more rustic stations call this the Hilton in the Jungle. Indeed the roof does not leak and there are relatively few giant insects in the house but there is no air conditioning. Even though we arrived after 9 PM there was a dinner of beans and rice waiting for us in the cafeteria. (Traveler's note: if you stay at research stations you better like beans and rice for breakfast lunch and dinner. If helps to use the sauces.) It rained the two days we were there but we hiked many miles of trail in sun and rain and saw collared peccaries, howler monkeys, peccaries, capuchin monkeys, peccaries, a three-toes sloth mother and baby, peccaries, hog nosed viper, many birds and other animals that I'll tell you about if you ask.
On Tuesday we asked for a lunch to take on the road and, my Spanish being dreadful, I ended up with a bean sandwich. It was of course raining when we left La Salva but it cleared up as we approached Upala and then made the rough trek to Santa Cecilia and then south to the Guanacasta Conservation Area, Santa Rosa Station. (Travelers note: Much of the road from Upala to Santa Cecilia is washboard. I hear that this road was to be paved with USAID support but the U.S. mission pulled out of Costa Rica because Costa Rica did not want to be part of a bit of ugliness in Nicaragua being orchestrated by a guy called Oliver North. Ask me about it some time). Our hosts were Dan Janzen and Winnie Hallwachs. We arrived in time for dinner of beans and rice. At dinner we met a professional photographer and two biologists studying eye spots on insects. We agreed to meet for a nighttime hike. We settled into our room and tried to block the larger holes in the screens and left to meet our fellow travelers. That night we saw spider monkeys sleeping in a tree, whip scorpions crawling in a stone wall, thousands of spiders, dung beetles eating a dead frog and a cat-eye snake hunting for mice. (Traveler's Note: take a big flashlight if hiking at night in a tropical jungle. You'll be able to see hundreds of glowing red, green and yellow eyes looking back at you from the darkness, most of them in sets of eight.) Joe, the photographer, showed us how to climb a monument constructed in honor of the soldiers that fought off the invasion from Nicaragua before the time of Allie North. The breeze was cooler up there and we could see storms out at see from our high vantage as well as spot bats and other wildlife.
Wednesday morning I knew I would not get to finish my beans and rice breakfast when Dylan limped into the cafeteria a little breathless and pale and asked, "What happens after I am stung by a scorpion?" Not knowing all of the possible answers to that question we rushed back to the dorm room where I gave Dylan prednisone and ibuprofen and retrieved an epi-pen. (Traveler's note: Carry a first aid kit with anti-venom if possible while traveling far from medical help in a tropical jungle.) We captured the beast and then headed to get the opinion from Dan and Winni. Dan said that since Dylan was still standing he was not allergic to the sting and since it was not a coral snake in the specimen jar that he would be fine because the neurotoxin, only causes paralysis of the lips and fingers while causing an odd metallic taste as well as sever pain for several hours. In fact Dan said that if he could pick anything to get sung by in the park this scorpion sting was the most interesting. Dylan was a real trooper and we headed out almost immediately for a tour of the region with Dan and Winnie. Over the past 30 years Dan and Winni have been attempting to identify all of the many thousands of species of moth and butterflies and their parasites in the Guanacosta region. Climate change is changing the distributions… but that is another story. Ask me about it some time.
We learned about their dna barcoding operations and the fleet of parataxonomists helping with collecting, identification, specimen preparation and databasing. You can find their work documented on the web. We had sandwiches for lunch and it was not beans and rice! Evening included cold beers on lawn chairs in front of Dan and Winni's house and a visit from our photographer friend who had captured a beautiful snake. When I woke Thursday morning I pounded my shoes against the bed frame very vigorously to dislodge any scorpions. (Traveler's note: pound shoes somewhat more vigorously than I did.) I noticed the lump on the inside of my shoe on the way to breakfast. You would be surprised at how quickly I can remove my shoe even at my age. Yep, scorpion, but I avoided having my food taste like metal all day. We drove an hour that morning to Cuajiniquil where me met Frank Joyce, a professor from UC Davis and Minor Lara, the local fisherman turned eco-tour guide. Frank lives in Costa Rica year round and teaches overseas classes in marine biology. Interested? After collecting scuba gear we took the two-hour boat ride to the ranger station on Islas Murcielagos in the marine protected area. (Traveler's note: You want to be in good standing with locals if you want to get off the tourist sites.) On the boat ride, Frank told us about the geology of the islands, the biology and the history of the protected area. Ask me about the overfishing story.
At the ranger station we admired the black spiny-tailed iguana (Ctenosaura similis), Ctenosaurs and heard about the Norway rats that would arrive in large numbers at dusk. Dylan and I snorkeled that evening where we say many wonderful creatures while keeping a wary eye out for bull sharks. We had spaghetti for dinner! It was too hot to sleep indoors so we pulled mattresses out to the covered porch. Yes, there were rats running on that porch but we pulled the matrices away from the walls against which they normally run. They were not very interested in us although we had to lock down all luggage to avoid curious furry visitors from using our socks for bedding. I did say there were no gilded tourist hotel rooms for us. It of course rained in the night. Given the heat, the rain felt wonderful as the wind blew rain onto the porch. We did two dives on Friday and explored the coral reef. There countless fish and turtles but no sharks which was a sweet disappointment. The coral was mostly dead however because of a combination of a low oxygen, deep water up-swelling two years ago and suspected pollution from eco-tourist hotels across the bay and outside of the protected area. Frank was excited to see coral heads beginning to reform. I have been interested in learning how to construct and deploy underwater sensors so I am currently considering how to raise funds to put a camera permanently underwater at the site to record the regrowth of the coral. If you have such a camera please let me know. Later in the day we traveled back to Cuajiniquil where he had dinner at Minor's house and slept in an air-conditioned hotel room. There was even a hot water shower. (Traveler's note: I can recommend the Santa Elena Lodge in Cuajiniquil.) Saturday we returned to San Jose. It was raining by the time we arrived at the Aeuropuerto Hotel, which I can also recommend. (Traveler's note: It is good to have a four wheel drive vehicle that can withstand a two and a half foot high jump off one road and onto an access ramp going the other direction.) Our last meal in Costa Rica was a dinner that was not beans and rice with a cold local beer. I expect I'll be back in Costa Rica in May on business but if at all possible I think I'll pack an epi-pen and add a day or two to visit a one of the research stations. I might even teach a weeklong workshop in biodiversity informatics.
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V. Rose Announces Sophomore Album 'Forever After'
Clear Sight Music artist V. Rose announced her sophomore album yesterday, entitled Forever After. The album was announced via the label's twitter account with a promo video featuring a number of prominent Christian Hip Hop artists. The album is expected for release May 20th. Check out the promo video, and possible cover art below:
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Forever After Promo Video
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Three years ago, Lou Del Valle worked for Roy Jones Jr. as a sparring partner. On Saturday night, at Madison Square Garden in New York, Del Valle found out Jones is still the boss.
Jones pounded Del Valle's face lumpy, hurt him with body shots and found time to showboat too, as he won a clear-cut unanimous 12-round decision.
But before Del Valle lost the World Boxing Assn. light-heavyweight title to Jones, the World Boxing Council 175-pound champion, he brought the crowd to its feet by knocking Jones down in the eighth round.
After Del Valle's brief moment in the spotlight, Jones took control again but stopped the showboating.
Jones simply had too much power and too much speed for Del Valle, who was paid $750 a week when he sparred with Jones in 1995. On Saturday night, Del Valle got $850,000 and he earned it.


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Governor Makes Cover Of Time Magazine
Governor Makes Cover Of Time Magazine
New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson is on the cover of Time magazine this week.
The publication calls Richardson one of the 25 most influential Hispanics in the United States.
He is listed in next week's edition as "the presidential contender." A representative for the governor said, "(Richardson) is honored to be mentioned, but he wants to make it clear that his first responsibility is to New Mexico."
New Mexico author Alisa Valdes-Rodriguez also made the list. The Albuquerque resident penned the best-seller "The Dirty Girls Social Club."
Other influential Hispanics include Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, actor Salma Hayek and comedian George Lopez.


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Winter 2019 Anime: Official Twitter Hashtags & Pages
2018 is almost out, guys and girls, and that means that another anime year is ready to take its place.
A creation is a creation, and no matter how badly it is realized in a format there is something that the creators wanted to achieve with it. We still have two episodes before we can judge the series as a whole, but I wonder if I can be a good judge of a multimedia project when I've only seen the anime.
Nevertheless, this was the best episode in the series in my opinion. Not for its animation quality or unmatched writing, but because we finally got some answers.
Japanese Title: 福音のフォークロア
I'm not going to waste a single word analyzing all the unneeded scenes and superfluous bits of this episode. There was only one plot point worth mentioning: We finally got some answers. Or, at least, the other side's point of view. I don't know if you buy the humans' story, but a fact is a fact: the aliens were using some kind of camouflage technology to reverse perception of reality. The children thought they were fighting the aliens while the humans thought the children were aliens as well. There is no doubt that this side of the story is the one closest to the truth, since Airi and Asanagi, in a wonderful scene, admitted that they are the aliens.
Kasumi and Asuka's mother is leading Japan's forces in what seems to be a Dictatorship of the Silly, as she assumed command after bribing or killing her opponents. The children of course have no real human reaction to this, a characteristic they shared from the very first episode. If there a thing lacking from the series, is emotion realism. To be honest, Johanne oba… I mean onee-san's character was not that bad in the beginning. In contrast to the rest of the characters, she had an interesting mix of seriousness and silliness and I expected to see more of her. What I saw in the rest of the episode was disappointing. Another one to join the bunch of shallow and poor characters.
Ichiya and Canaria Romance: After witnessing the Chigusa complex once more, there was a whole poorly-animated scene dedicated to the Ichiya-Canaria romance. I wonder how the fandom calls them: Icharia, Canichi. I don't know. I didn't like it. It felt biased and forced. Like someone pushing a trivial scene down my throat because we obviously haven't had enough of those.
Weapon Naming: Johanne's uninspired names for weapons, tactics, and everything else was a nice comedic touch, but not enough to cover for the episode's general quality. Literal naming of things is not that funny on its own to be honest, but it can become hilarious if said in the right way and in the right context. This was neither.
Church Scene: The church is probably a representation of a human establishment and has no meaning to the aliens. Still, the scenery in relation to the discussion between Airi and Asanagi was interesting. Maybe the best scene in the series in terms of writing. Under God's eye all creation is the same. The aliens are not the evil demons Johanne wants to believe they are. They have feelings and their concerns are as 'human' as ours.
Contrast: Besides the church scene, the most interesting part of this episode was the contrast between how the war felt from the alien's side and how it feels now from the human's side. Up until now, war was a game for the children. They fought for points and a chance to rank on a ladder. They used their powers like in a videogame, amidst vibrant colors and awful jokes. Their only concerns were those of a teenagers who just happens to kill lots of aliens while living the student life. Now, the sky is red and war is real. No more rainbow pallets and target practice. The children are afraid. People die. Instead of gums popping out of existence, they have explosions and death. If only the main characters could act the role.
The most-spoken word in this episode was definitely説明 (setsumei, explanation). Half of the cast was even more baffled than I was about this whole human-alien swapping ordeal. At first, just as the Matrix scenario was fading away, I was horrified by the fact that the children were killing their own like it was some game, and I was puzzled by their reaction. Then, conveniently enough, we learn that all those pink spaceships were unmanned drones, so the children were not killing anyone, but still, they didn't know that when they learned the truth, did they?
Character-wise, after ten episodes, the most interesting characters are those that had the less screen-time, the aliens. The church scene was probably the most coherent scene of the entire series, and surely the one I enjoyed the most. In a few seconds they managed to make me sympathize with the aliens. There must be another twist on the horizon. There must be a reason that the aliens were forced to abduct the children and be confined in the three prefectures they tried to protect. Maybe the humans are not telling the whole truth. Humph…humans…
I was about to give it a 2/6, but then I remembered that Canaria didn't sing, so that must count as a plus, right?
What do you think about this whole aliens disguising as humans and vice versa thing? Do you feel that there is another twist on the way?
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I get this same error. What could it possibly be?
This is with the new December release. I double checked all my files are on the server, and correct. It is an asp.net 2.0 server.
I'm confused.
Here is the reason for these issues, although different AJAX implementations will give different errors.
I emailed godaddy.com, and sitepuppy.com (which i think is just another frontend for godaddy.), and got this reply from them:
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Make sure you contact whoever it is you want to have host your sites before you try any implementation of AJAX to play around with.
I have tested, and godaddy does not work with AJAX.NET, and any others (including ATLAS).
(this is with shared hosting, btw).
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1. Unless you count the frozen waffles I eat for breakfast every morning, I haven't had a meal at home, or even one from home, yet this week. For a change, tonight we will have some tacos prepared in our very own kitchen. ette. Kitchenette. It's probably not a real kitchen unless it has walls around it and ours is all open to the rest of the house. Incidentally it's also making me rethink my stance on carpet. Which is to say, I don't feel all the crumbs sticking to my feet on carpet like I do on linoleum. Not that I'd re-do my floors in linoleum, but I suspect even the fanciest hardwood won't be self-cleaning. We should probably just get a dog. See how I started with waffles and ended with dogs? It's a wonder and a shame I don't post more often.
2. Monday I played Bunko for the first time. I'd have spelled it with a c, but the women who hosted spell it with a k, so Bunko with a k is what I played. Many women would probably tell you that the beauty of Bunko is that it requires no skill whatsoever. But those women are wrong. Dead wrong. Because the beauty of Bunko is that everybody has to bring some food. After 18 rounds and more simple addition errors than I care to admit (I can add together a bunch of 1s with little trouble, but throw some 5s and 21s in there and it's a different story.), I wound up winning 9 and losing 9. I think. All I know for certain is that I paid five dollars and got a better dinner than if I'd eaten at home, so I felt like there were really no losers. I am supremely excited to play Bunko again. Just as soon as I buy a calculator or do some remedial mathematics.
3. Today at work we had an employee appreciation luncheon where I was relegated to the overflow table for people who didn't get there on time or whose 'friends' didn't save them a seat. SO awkward. I did what I could to make conversation, but we all knew what table it was, so mostly there was a lot of errant glancing over at the cool table and laughing when everyone else laughed, hoping somebody would realize we belonged with them and there had been some sort of terrible seating arrangement faux-pas. Eventually, enough people trickled out that I was able to filch my way in, just in time to watch a coworker attempt to eat 10 brownies for twenty bucks.
4. Whenever I see someone in great shape all showy-offy with their tiny clothes and bottled water, or really when I see anyone skinnier than me, I get pretty angry. It probably really does stem from a place of sheer rage, and not any sort of secret envy or self-doubt, but that's beside the point. I just need them to cover it up and please be uglier for crying out loud because nobody wants to see that. Right? Well I've decided that instead of yelling at the skinny people to eat more doughnuts, I'm going to try Jillian Michaels' 30 Day Shred and see what that does to my attitude. And my fat. So I will keep you posted on that front, unless it goes to pot and I'm to embarrassed to tell you. I am expecting to be highly sore, plus I'll probably just redirect my anger toward Jillian, which seems like exactly what she wants. Is it possible to gain strength from other people's hatred? History points to 'yes.'
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Let's talk about what it takes to be a successful
leader/manager in the twenty-first century. Notice I didn't say
successful PD. Mechanically, you already know your job, or
you do if you've been in the chair a while. You don't need
me for tips on rotating music, managing research, scheduling promos.
You know the three P's: personality, promotion and production,
so you're good to go there. Let's turn the discussion up
and talk about what separates the good stations from the great ones:
Leaders ask, Which is the best way for us to go? Managers
ask, How is the best way to get there? Leadership is a role, management
is a job. Management is responsible for outcomes, results. It's
a function, while leadership is a relationship. Leadership focuses on
the people doing the work, while management focuses on the work that
people do.
Leadership has nothing to do with the org chart. There
are leaders at every level in your company. Observe, you'll see.
There's nothing in your title Program Director that automatically
makes you the leader. Leadership is only achieved if there is voluntary,
enthusiastic "followership." To create that, you need to
supply a constant and consistent vision of where we're going,
why, and how great everything is going to be once we get there. Leaders
build teams, they inspire. Their most important function is to rally
the troops. Pump up the volume. Shake the pom-poms. Point the way.
As Stephen Covey put it in his gazillion-selling book,
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, "Management is
efficiency in climbing the ladder of success; leadership determines
whether the ladder is leaning against the right wall". Another
brilliant business mind, Warren Bennis says, "The manager asks
how and when; the leader asks what and why."
Important point: Let's not confuse leadership with
charisma. Charisma without a plan is just seduction. But without enthusiastic
vision and motivation, the best plan just sits there on the page. So
it's not an either/or deal. We need to exercise both leadership
and management, and we need the speed, the skill, and the sensitivity
to know what's required at any given moment.
A manager might say, "Corporate wants 16 units an
hour now, so I guess we have to make that happen." Leaders say,
"Look, we have no business if we continue to lose customers. Why
are they leaving, even paying for alternatives? Could it be that what
we give away for free isn't attractive enough anymore? And are
seven unit stopsets unfair to our clients?"
A manager might say, "They just gave me control over
the whole cluster. I'm the Big Dog now, hoo-hah!" A leader
might say, "Thanks, I really appreciate this vote of confidence.
But how do we keep product quality high, customer satisfaction high,
ratings and rates high while taking vital attention away from product
A manager measures and quantifies; so much increase in
AQH, a two-book decline in cume. Management is a science, while leadership
is an art. Back to the brain analogy. Your left brain is logical, rational,
that's your manager. Your right brain is creative, emotional,
symbolic, imaginative, that's your leader. Like the brain, the
organization is best run by the whole person, fully engaged, firing
on both sides as required.
Here's a list of questions with no right or wrong
answers, designed to help you better determine your style and see where
you sit along the leader/manager continuum:
There is no magic formula that says we should be leaders
60% and managers 40% of the time, but my observation is that too many
of our stations are over-managed and under-led. And like an out-of-balance
individual, we need to get back into alignment if we want to thrive. We
need to plan and inspire. We need to motivate and to problem solve. Mostly
we need to recognize the difference and be facile and flexible enough
to turn on a dime and act according to what's needed at the moment. Leadership
or management? Yes, more of the best qualities of both, thank you.
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The No. 2 U.S. supermarket chain operates more than 2,400 stores in 38 states. Albertson's ABS, +0.36% also operates about 30 Max Food and Drug no-frills discount warehouse stores.
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2011 Standard Tax Deduction
Standard Deduction 2011
The IRS sets various income tax numbers each year. Some of those numbers are manually adjusted based upon rules or formulas, but there are many that are automatically adjusted each year based on the rise or fall in inflation. The 2011 standard deduction for federal income taxes is one of the numbers that is indexed for inflation. Each year, the IRS announces late in the year how big the standard deduction will be for the coming year. If inflation rises, the amount of the standard deduction increases, if inflation is negative, then the deduction amount actually declines. The number used when filing 2011 taxes was set before the end of 2010.
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Claiming Standard Deduction
Standard Deduction 2011 Amount
For taxpayers who are married filing jointly, the 2011 standard deduction is $11,600, which is an increase of $200 from the standard deduction in 2010.
For taxpayers who filing as single, the standard deduction 2011 amount is $5,800. That is up $100 from the $5,700 amount for federal income taxes filed in 2010.
The amounts of all deductions and tax credits, as well as the income tax brackets are announced via press release by the IRS each year and can also be found on the IRS website. Information regarding the standard deduction is explained in Tax Topic 551 - Standard Deduction.
The 2011 deduction is used for taxes due by April 15, 2012. For taxes in 2012, which are due by April 15, 2013, you need the 2012 standard deduction amount.


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Nothing can ever prepare a parent to say good-bye to his or her child. It's something so incredibly heartbreaking, and yet, it is an unfortunate reality one English couple had to face. As tragic as it was for Emma and Drew Lee to say good-bye to their infant daughter, Hope, their newborn girl is now the youngest organ donor in the United Kingdom.
Hope Lee passed away just hours after her birth. She was a twin (her brother's name is Josh), and mom Emma delivered the babies at 37 weeks. Sadly, Hope had anencephaly, a birth defect that caused her not to form parts of her brain and skull, which doctors discovered when she was 13 weeks.
When faced with the decision to abort their child or continue with the pregnancy, Emma and Drew made the decision to donate her organs. Emma told Cambridge News that knowing their daughter's untimely fate made their decision a little easier to make -- especially since her organs could potentially help others.
"We were so pleased it went ahead. Just knowing she has done some good in her short life. We're proud she's achieved a lot in her short life."
More from The Stir: The Gift We Should Give to All Mothers Who Lost a Child
As you can only imagine, spending what little time they had with baby Hope was bittersweet for Emma and Drew. On one hand, they were able to enjoy precious moments as a family (the couple's 5-year-old daughter Maddie got to hold her sister), before saying good-bye.
... I'm at a loss for words.
My heart breaks for any family who has to deal with such an unthinkable situation like this. The strength it must take to look into your sweet child's eyes, only to kiss your baby -- before they physically leave you forever -- just brings me to tears. I think this family is so strong. Honestly, I would never think to donate my baby's organs, but can see how they could help others -- both adults and children alike.
I can only imagine how hard it was for Emma and Drew to come to this decision, let alone come to terms that one of their children wasn't going to live. In case you're wondering, Hope was able to donate her kidneys and liver cells to those in need of a transplant. Even though her time on this earth was cut way too short, Hope will live on, in the people she helped.
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Screening of psychotic patients for the schizophreniform variant of narcolepsy
Screening of psychotic patients for the schizophreniform variant of narcolepsy - Descarga este documento en PDF. Documentación en PDF para descargar gratis. Disponible también para leer online.
Hallucinations and illusions., Narcolepsy-Diagnosis., Schizophrenia-Diagnosis.
Mlynczak, Stanislaw Teofil.
Supervisor and department:
Examining committee member and department:
Department: Department of Psychiatry
Date accepted: 1993
Graduation date:
Degree: Master of Science
Degree level: Master's
Language: English
DOI: doi:10.7939-R30Z71595
Rights: Permission is hereby granted to the University of Alberta Libraries to reproduce single copies of this thesis and to lend or sell such copies for private, scholarly or scientific research purposes only. The author reserves all other publication and other rights in association with the copyright in the thesis and, except as herein before provided, neither the thesis nor any substantial portion thereof may be printed or otherwise reproduced in any material form whatsoever without the author's prior written permission.
Autor: Mlynczak, Stanislaw Teofil.
Fuente: https://era.library.ualberta.ca/


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Blast from the past – Mills (1904). Treatment of aphasia by training
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"In testing him for powers of word-seeing, letter-seeing and number-seeing, it was evident that he recognised some letters and some words much better than others. This was especially true with regard to words.He could always pick out words which had evidently been unusually familiar to him before his seizure; for example, the words whisky, brandy and beer in the hospital diet list were at once recognised, although most other words he could not tell, except in a few cases with difficulty"
A look at: Mills, C. K. (1904). Treatment of aphasia by training. Journal of the American Medical Association, 43, 1940-1949.
So I was browsing around the web trying to find a reference for a nice review article or some such on phonological therapy outcomes for people with aphasia when i came across a really nice resource from the University of Arizona presenting Aphasia Treatment Evidence Tables. As I browsed through some of the tables my eyes were drawn to this reference from 1904. Obviously this is not the earliest account of aphasia, as the likes of Paul Broca, Carl Wernicke, and Sigmund Freud were documenting and detailing accounts during the 1800s. However, it was the earliest in these particular tables with the second earliest study being from 1959.This therefore presented a bit of a curiosity to me and I thought I'd try to track it down, which was in fact pretty straight forward as my library had it in stock (even if hidden away somewhere in the basement).
Mills (1904) essentially presents a series of accounts, either first hand or recounted through correspondence, and reflections on treatments for people with aphasia that he and others had administered.Through this he also distills a number of principles, or examples, of treatment exercises.
What is quite striking is the clarity of the writing and the vividness of the descriptions which really allows the modern-day speech and language therapist/pathologist to get a clear picture of the difficulties that the particular patients faced.This was naturally written before the time of cognitive neuropsychological models of language processing (inputs, outputs, buffers and all that) but the depth of description is so immediately transparent that the modern-day clinician can have a fairly good stab at hypothesising what levels of processing have been impaired:
"The patient fell in an apoplectiform attack, and was taken to one of the London hospitals, where he was seen by Dr. Sieveking and Dr. Broadbent.He was a right hemiplegic and was also totally aphasic and agraphic, but appeared not to have been word deaf, as he understood what was said to him.He had lost all ideas of numbers, but was evidently not word blind, as he understood from the first what he saw in print or in script.When he read aloud he had a marked form of paraphasia, his speech being of the jargon or gibberish type.Like many such patients, he read off this jargon as if to himself he were reading correctly.He could copy, although unable to write spontaneously" (p1940)
There are also a number of interesting questions raised which are still relevant today, including the efficacy of treating speech disorders by asking patients to repeat monosyllables (e.g. 'ut, re, mi').Mills points out that while a Dr Goldscheider thought this was a good idea, a Dr Burr disagreed and instead considered it "much better to educate them [patients] in sounds that mean something – boy, bell, book, and so on" (p1948)- clearly still relevant in terms of current practices of oro-motor exercises in impairments to motor programming (i.e. apraxia of speech).
There are speculations on whether treatment prompts reactivation or reorganisation of neural matter:
"There is no doubt but that the zone affected is becoming smaller and smaller, or else that the right side of the brain is being educated to take the place to some extent of that part affected on the left.As, of course, you will readily appreciate, it is extremely difficult for me to know whether it is really a smaller portion of the zone affected which enables him to show these signs of improvement or whether it is the education of the opposite hemisphere which is taking up the function of that part of the brain affected" (p1942)
And there is a discussions of:(1) re-teaching language as if the patient was again a school pupil, where the acquisition of language and grammar is viewed merely as a 'memory process'; as opposed to (2) a Dr Herdman's view that treating a person with aphasia should not be commensurate with school instruction as "the whole possibility of development in an aphasic depends on what remains of what actually did exist there …. [and] if the capacity never existed it could hardly be expected that the patient could be educated beyond tha stage of his former acquirements" (p1949)
Ideally, I'd really like to just reproduce the entire article here as it really is very interesting and much of it is very quotable.Although, this is probably not something that a speech and language therapist would cite to demonstrate application of Evidence Based Practice, Mills (1904) at least gives us insight into how aphasia was recognised around the turn of the last century in perhaps the early days of our profession.


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Fighting 15s re-releases 18mm Napoleon in Egypt range
Earlier this year, Fighting 15s acquired the Napoleon in Egypt range of 18mm wargames figures from Black Hat Miniatures. Reorganization and re-photographing of the range is now complete and Fighting 15s is delighted to announce that these figures are now available to buy in the online shop.
The range is as follows:
NE001 French Infantry in casquet, advancing
NE002 French Infantry in casquet, marching
NE003 French Infantry in casquet, firing and loading
NE004 French Infantry command
NE005 French Infantry elites in bicorne, advancing
NE006 French Infantry elites in bicorne, marching
NE007 French Infantry elites in bicorne, firing and loading
NE008 French Infantry elites in casquet, advancing
NE009 French Infantry elites in casquet, marching
NE010 French Infantry elites in casquet, firing and loading
NE050 French Dromedary Corps troopers (4 figures)
NE051 French Dromedary Corps command (4 figures)
NE052 French dismounted dragoons
NE053 French dismounted dragoon command
NE075 French artillery in bicorne
NE100 Egyptian Fellahin with spears
NE101 Egyptian Fellahin with swords
NE102 Egyptian Fellahin with muskets
NE103 Nizam Provincial Militia advancing
NE104 Nizam Provincial Militia firing and loading
NE105 Ottoman foot command
NE109 Cairo Janissaries
NE110 Cairo Janissaries command
NE150 Mameluks firing
NE151 Mameluks charging
NE152 Mameluk command
NE175 Ottoman heavy artillery
Packs contain eight foot, or four mounted figures, or four crew and one gun (there are options for crew only or guns only). Prices for all codes except NE050 and NE051 are £3.20 including VAT per pack: NE050 and NE051 are £6.40 including VAT. Variants are provided at random.
Fighting 15s intends to expand on the original range in future.
Link: http://www.fighting15sshop.co.uk/new-arrivals-808-c.asp
Fighting 15s and Christmas 2015
It's the time of year when Fighting 15s has to think about Christmas and obtaining stock from overseas suppliers in time to fulfil orders placed in the run-up to the festive season.
At this point Fighting 15s usually has time before Christmas for one more bulk delivery from Eureka Miniatures of Australia. Eureka supplies our ranges of AB Figures, Eureka Miniatures, Shadowforge and Laughing Monk. This shipment usually arrives in the first week of December or slightly after.
Eureka Miniatures typically closes for two weeks over Christmas and New Year, and comes back from the break to prepare for CanCon at the end of January. Our first shipment of the New Year therefore usually does not arrive until mid-February. If we are unable to obtain items from Eureka on our early December shipment, delivery of items that are out of stock, go out of stock or that are obtained to special order is not likely to occur until mid-February 2016.
We will get two more deliveries from Oddzial Osmy of Poland, in early November and early December. Marcin at Oddzial Osmy, however, usually manages to keep going over the festive season and we should then receive another shipment in early January. Our order for stock on that shipment is placed by mid-December.
Subject to those delivery times and packing errors by suppliers (rare, but they happen), Fighting 15s will try its best to get customers their orders in time for Christmas. Items that cannot be obtained will follow as soon as delivery times permit.
Last posting day for 1st class post in the UK is 21 December 2015. Fighting 15s is shut at weekends and on the UK public holidays of 25 and 28 December 2015 and 1 January 2016.


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After studying Fine Arts in Bilbao and spent a year in Greece, he established in Barcelona in 2005 where he has formed as a ceramist artist at Llotja art school . He currently works in ceramics, decorative utilitarian objects and jewelry, in interaction with other materials and techniques such as crochet, metal or leather.
Bean collection
The concept for this unique jewelry, is based on the idea of bean, the seed as device of life, that originates the process between measured and unpredictability, repetition and change, as potential latency. Its shape is interesting for its subtlety, between the symmetrical and geometric but organic and soft, referring to a living being. Hand made process of creations with care of every detail.
Crochet collection
Textile jewelry woven from hemp, cotton or linen. Pieces with organic shapes and spontaneous aspect, which combine the character of the raw materials with color and evidence of tissue structure in constructions of continuity.


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I just saw this video of her doing a commencement speech at Harvard last year, and wanted to share. My favorite part is where she says, "Your qualifications, your CV, are not your life, though you will meet many people of my age and older who confuse the two." Because recently, I think I have been confusing the two and I totally used to make fun of the people who did and now I'm one of them! I guess it's something that I'm going to have to work on. Anyway, I just think that this is a pretty inspirational speech and if you have the time, you should check it out. And I realize that most people do not have 21 minutes to spare to watch the whole video, so you can also just read it here. That's just how cool I think she is!
J.K. Rowling Speaks at Harvard Commencement from Harvard Magazine on Vimeo.


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Many people are inherently curious when it comes to finding out what's inside certain objects and things, so 'Look Inside' utilizes visual storytelling to help offer answers. Packing the answer to what's inside everything including trees, cars, bodies and much more, 'Look Inside' starts from the beginning (around 28,000 years ago) to the present.
The 'Look Inside' book is curated by Samuel and Juan Velasco, and features infographic-inspired page sections to help make working one's way through the content more intuitive.
The 'Look Inside' publication helps to provide an answer to a variety of different curiosities in a way that utilizes visual storytelling in order to keep readers reading on and learning. It's a coffee table book that'll provide insight rather than just interesting pictures.
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Three lovely images. The light on the water in the second is super. And it's hard to get a beach shot that's not just like the thousands of other beach shots that are around, but because of the height you've managed to get and with all those little people down there, this is a striking image.
The second one is the one I like the best. You did a great job capturing the light beams coming through the clouds down to the ocean.
Thanks Donald and Ron for your comments. No 2 is my favourite too.


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Monday, December 10, 2012
Salinas Exposed 3
Here are 3 shots I have hanging at Somos Gallery for the 3rd installment of 'Salinas Exposed.'
These were fun to shoot. Thanks to Hector Hernandez for helping me out.
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Labels: Art, Christ, motel, Photography, salinas, Salinas Exposed, Somos, Trap House
Thursday, November 15, 2012
At the Motel with Betty Nice
(here are just a few of the photos we got)
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Tuesday, November 13, 2012
Salinas Gettin Exposed
Went out last night in Salinas to do some shooting for the Salinas Exposed photo exhibit.
I have a lot of fun shooting at night, you never know what you'll capture or who you'll run into.
Good times..
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Labels: Art, canon, d7, exposure, Photo Exhibit, Photography, salinas, Salinas Exposed, Salinas Valley, Somos, Street
Monday, November 12, 2012
Salinas Exposed 3
Friday December 7, 2012
at Somos Media & Gallery
262 Main St. Salinas, CA
The photography show features many gifted local photographers capturing on city of Salinas, Ca.
This show will feature:
Juan Espinoza
Jesus Espinoza
Glen McDowell
Scott MacDonald
Travis Geske
Caitlin Reclusado
Hector Hernandez
Paul Desmond
Joey Payongayong
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Thursday, November 8, 2012
Calendario Azteca
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Labels: aztec calendar, back piece, BW, ink, Ink at the Bay, Monterey, Photography, Tattoo
Thursday, November 1, 2012
Cal Flavor 2012
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Labels: deadend magazine, Japan, Local Hero, Nagoya, Paradise Road, Photography, Travel
Wednesday, July 11, 2012
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Thursday, June 14, 2012
Deadend Magazine Cruise Night 2012
Friday July 6, 2012!
6pm - 10pm
Open to all pre-68 Traditional Customs, Hot Rods, Low Riders & Bikes!
at Agave Restaurant
2270 Monterey Hwy
San Jose, CA
Show Your Support!
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Tuesday, March 13, 2012
I got a chance to shoot my Canon a lot this weekend.
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Tuesday, March 6, 2012
Thursday, March 1, 2012
Siempre Conmigo
Been 8 years today that My father passed, I can never put into words how much I miss him & think about him..
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Labels: design, Don Juan, Forever, Siempre, Typography
Tuesday, January 17, 2012
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Thursday, January 5, 2012
Japan Trip - OPP
OPP = Other People's Photography..
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Monday, January 2, 2012
Japan Trip - Yokohama pt. 2
The show began early Sunday morning.. Toshi & Shinya made sure we were up and had breakfast early so we could get to the show and begin taking more pictures and push some merchandise!
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text: Ch 23- Roots, Stems, and Leaves • Cells of seed plant are organized into different tissues and organs • Principal organs of seed plants- roots, stems, leaves • Roots- absorb water and dissolved nutrients, anchor plants in ground • Stems- supports, transports, and protects plant • Leaves- broad, flat surfaces where photosynthesis takes place Plant Tissue Systems • What are the principal tissues of seed plants? – Dermal, vascular, ground • Dermal tissue- "skin" of plant, outermost layer – Consist of epidermal cells – Cuticle- thick waxy coating that protects against water loss – Trichomes- tiny projections that protects the leaf, gives fuzzy appearance – Root hair cells- provide large amount of surface area, aids in water absorption – Guard cells- regulate water loss and gas exchange on underside of leaves • Vascular tissue- plants "bloodstream" that transports water and nutrients throughout plant • What specialized cells make up vascular tissue – Xylem and phloem- made up of networks of hollow connected cells that carry fluids throughout plant • Xylem- made up of tracheids and vessel elements, transfers water throughout plant – Tracheids- long, narrow cells with walls that resist pressure, die when mature – Vessel element- cell that forms part of continuous tube in which water can move, die when mature • Phloem- made up of sieve tube elements and companion cells, transfer nutrients throughout cell – Sieve tube elements- cell that is joined end to end to form sieve tubes – Companion cells- cell that surrounds sieve tube elements • Ground tissue- cells that lie between dermal and vascular tissue, cell walls vary in thickness – Parenchyma- cell with thin cell wall and large central vacuole – Collenchyma-cell with strong, flexible cell wall, helps support larger plants – Sclerenchyma- cell with extremely thick, rigid cell wall that makes ground tissue tough and strong • What are the functions of the three types of cells? 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