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Michael Reichmann
Michael Reichmann has been both a professional photographer as well as avid amateur for more than 35 years. Michael devotes his full-time energies to landscape photography, photographic journalism, print collecting and teaching — among other pursuits. He is a Contributing Editor to Photo Techniques Magazine and writes from time to time for other publications as well. Reichmann has created the extremely popular web site Luminous Landscape as a forum for the display and discussion of landscape photography, digital imaging techniques, and related topics.
Art Wolfe
Over the course of his 30-year career, award-winning photographer Art Wolfe has worked on every continent and in hundreds of locations. His stunning images interpret and record the world's fast-disappearing wildlife, landscapes and native cultures, and are a lasting inspiration to those who seek to preserve them all. Wolfe is the host of the public television series Art Wolfe's Travels to the Edge, an intimate and upbeat series that offers unique insights on nature, culture, and the new realm of digital photography. It is now airing worldwide.
Magazines all over the world publish his photographs and stories, and his work has appeared in numerous gallery and museum exhibits. He is a contributor to Luminous Landscape and his educational seminars and workshops are in much demand.
Wolfe is an Honorary Fellow of the Royal Photographic Society, the International League of Conservation Photographers, and the Photographic Society of America. Wolfe has released over sixty books, including the award-winning The Living Wild and Edge of the Earth Corner of the Sky.
Andy Biggs
Andy Biggs is an avid adventurer, conservationist, teacher, and outdoor photographer whose photography celebrates the African landscape and its rich wildlife, people, and culture. With a deep respect and understanding for African wildlife, Andy unfolds the world of the Serengeti onto our doorstep with striking emotional depth. His photographic safaris allow the traveler to not only enhance their understanding of photography, lighting, and wildlife, but to develop a life-long admiration for Africa 's beauty and culture.
Drew Gardner
Drew is an internationally acclaimed photographer based in the UK whose career has spanned 30 years taking him to over 30 countries.
After many years as a photojournalist shooting for the national newspapers, he now shoots primarily for editorial, corporate, advertising and fashion accounts, specialising in people and locations. Drew is the master of re-invention and innovation and he has photographed subjects as diverse as the Bushmen of the Kalahari to Lily Allen working for magazines and brands such as Sports Illustrated, GQ, L'Oreal and Drew's love of narrative features strongly throughout his work. His work has been exhibited world wide with solo shows of his fine art work in London and the USA.
Miss Aniela
Miss Aniela (Natalie Dybisz) is an internationally-exhibited photographer and published author, who came to prominence through the internet for her creative and compelling self-portraiture.
Her work has been exhibited numerous times in the UK, US, Spain and South America, and she has presented and spoken widely at photography events in Europe and the US. Having emerged into commercial photography from the point of view of a fine-art photographer, Miss Aniela now utilises her dramatic digital techniques for commercial and fashion assignments.
She now runs her own workshops and 'shoot experiences' inviting photographers to shoot creative fashion portraits with styled models in quirky locations.
Mike Langford
Mike Langford has 30 years experience as an international professional photographer and has lectured and given workshops to professional photographers for 20 years. He is a passionate and patient teacher to all levels of photography and through all the photographic disciplines including: landscape, portraiture, architecture and commercial photography.
Mike's approach is one of research and understanding the requirements needed to successfully communicate an idea.
He has published over 20 books, with more to come.
Mike Langford has lived and worked out of Sydney Australia for twenty years and now lives in Queenstown New Zealand. He is the co-director of the Queenstown Centre for Creative Photography, along with his partner Jackie Ranken.
Jackie Ranken
Jackie Ranken is a multi award-winning landscape art photographer who has established herself as a master photographer with her unique black and white aerial imagery. Her honoraries are long; but what matters to her is that she is out there photographing and exploring who she is, increasing her skills base and expressing herself through her photography. She considers her 'art' to be classic black & white landscape photography, where the 'fine art print' is the most important end result of the photographic process. Jackie is the co-director of the Queenstown Centre for Creative Photography, along with her partner Mike Langford.
Christian Fletcher
Christian Fletcher is a recipient of the 2011 AIPP Australian Landscape Photographer of the Year award and has more than 20 years experience of professional photography.
Trained in traditional photo techniques, Fletcher has evolved with the digital revolution, and is able to offer the skill and understanding required to master the craft. His expert knowledge of digital file processing for example, will be an invaluable aid for participants who want to extract the greatest level of image quality from Phase One images.
Jeffrey Totaro
Jeffrey Totaro has had a life-long interest in building design and construction. Before becoming a photographer, he worked as an architect and structural engineer for a prominent Philadelphia firm. During his education and early career, his strong interest in design was coupled with an interest in photographing architecture and interiors. A self-taught photographer, Jeffrey transitioned to professional photography in 1996 and has since built an impressive portfolio of commercial, residential, and institutional photography for some of the leading design firms around the country.
Jeffrey's approach to architectural photography takes full advantage of the digital tools available today and he continues to apply the more traditional methods of lighting a building. He enjoys teaching photography workshops and participating in photography podcasts.
Totaro is currently serving as the co-president of the architectural specialty group of the American Society of Media Photographers (ASMP).
Mark Dubovoy
Mark Dubovoy is a well-known photographer, educator and writer. His breathtaking images are a unique combination of impeccable aesthetics, a deep love for nature and flawless technique.
Mark is a regular contributor of technical articles for PHOTO Techniques magazine and The Luminous Landscape. He teaches his own workshops and is a guest lecturer at various other workshops around the world.
His photographs are included in a number of private collections, as well as in the permanent collections of major Museums, including the Museum of Contemporary Art in Mexico City, the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, the Monterey Art Museum, the Berkeley Art Museum and the Museum of Modern Art in Nanao Japan. After decades of using large format film, he made the transition to digital several years ago.
Bill Atkinson
Bill Atkinson was a member of the original Macintosh team at Apple Computer. Atkinson designed much of the initial Macintosh user interface and wrote the original QuickDraw, MacPaint and HyperCard software.A world-famous landscape and nature photographer, Bill has spent more than forty years refining his vision – hiking through forests and deserts; lugging camera gear through rain, mud and snow; seeking out the special light that reveals hidden beauty. Through intimate landscapes and close-up details, Atkinson's photographs highlight and celebrate the wonders of nature. By developing his skills as a photographer and a fine art printmaker, Atkinson has been able to create expressive and archival photographs that faithfully share his experiences. As a pioneer of digital printing technologies, he teaches workshops in fine-art printmaking and has shared his expertise with over three hundred photographers.
Jeff Schewe
Jeff Schewe is a digital pioneer. An award winning advertising photographer by trade, he has been a long-term alpha/beta tester for Photoshop, Camera Raw and Lightroom, and has been personally involved with their development. He is also a well-known fine art printing guru and is an Epson Stylus Pro member and leader of the Epson Print Academy.
Jeff is the co-author of "Real World Camera Raw with Adobe Photoshop CS4" as well as co-author, along with Martin Evening, of "Photoshop CS4 For Photographers: The Ultimate Workshop".
He's a member of the NAPP Photoshop Hall of Fame. Jeff is also a founding partner in PixelGenius, LLC makers of the PhotoKit™ line of plug-ins. Jeff has also been seen in a variety of Luminous Landscape video tutorials along with his on-screen partner, Michael Reichmann, including their Camera To Print and Lightroom 2 tutorials.
Jack Flesher
While he considers himself primarily a "Landscape" photographer, Jack has photographed for commercial and corporate clients, led several photographic workshops, and instructed novice through advanced photographers in a variety of photographic venues.
Jack's work has been exhibited in galleries from California to New York, and the Bibliothèque Nationale selected one of Jack's images to be part of a collection they procured on "Images of the American Southwest."
Today he remains passionate in his pursuit of creating photographic art and enjoys photographing most anything from architecture and machinery to people and wildlife. However, when pressed to choose a favorite photographic subject, Jack replies, "I love photographing the natural landscape."
Jack enjoys sharing his experience and ideas with others, and is co-owner of the GetDPI photography forums.
Peter Cox
Peter Cox is a landscape photographer and educator working and living in the wilds of his native Ireland. Using a combination of artistic vision and technical mastery, he creates images that communicate his love for the landscape directly to the viewer by evoking the emotion of the scene.
Recognized as one of the premier photographers in Ireland, Peter has won the national Landscape Photographer of the Year in 2007 and his work has been featured in a nationally-broadcast television programme.
He is currently working on a long-term project to photograph and document the lighthouses of Ireland. As an educator, he has a strong focus on his students and works hard to ensure that they both improve their craft and get great enjoyment from his workshops.
Bringing students from all over the world and sharing the beautiful and lesser-known nooks and crannies of his country gives him great personal satisfaction.
Steve Gosling
Steve Gosling is an internationally acclaimed professional photographer who specialises in producing creative & contemporary landscape and travel images. His photographs have been published internationally (e.g. on posters, greetings cards, book covers) and have illustrated books, magazines, newspapers & calendars across the world.
His prints have been widely exhibited across the UK and have also appeared on sets for both theatre & film productions. His work has won many awards – for example, one of his landscape images recently won the places category in the UK's 'Black & White Photographer of the Year' competition.
Charles Cramer
After spending seven years of college studying classical piano, Charles Cramer visited Yosemite National Park, and soon discovered he wanted out of those tiny practice rooms! Realizing the similarities between interpreting music and interpreting a negative, he soon became enamored with making prints. Thirty years later, he is recognized as a master printmaker in both darkroom-based dye transfer printing, and now in digital processes. Cramer's prints are available internationally through many galleries, and his work has been published by National Geographic Books, Sierra Club, and the Yosemite Association.
He has taught digital imaging for the Ansel Adams Gallery Workshops, Palm Beach Workshops, Anderson Ranch, and others. He has been profiled in PhotoTechniques, PhotoVision, and View Camera Magazines. He is also included in the book Landscape: The World's Top Photographers, published in 2005.
Adam Mørk
Adam Mørk graduated as an architect in 1997 from The Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, School of Architecture. He worked for five years as an architect doing competitions at Dissing+Weitling architecture.Based with a studio in Copenhagen, he has since 2002 worked worldwide as an architectural photographer.
In all his work Adam Mørk shows a special attention and sensitivity of light – and how light sculptures and creates the space in harmony with material and people.Adam Mørk is chosen by leading architects to portrait their works, among them are: 3XN, Behnisch Architekten, Henning Larsen Architects and schmidt/hammer/lassen architects.
Tim Wolcott
Tim Wolcott's passion for photography is in advancing the frontiers of landscape imagery and environmentally-friendly processes. In 1996, Wolcott developed the first green gallery in the world using only pigments and managed forest woods and acid-free mountings technologies. Tim exhibited his work around the world and at many photo conventions. In 1999, Tim opened a gallery in Big Bear Lake, California, which is dedicated to featuring some of the best works in the United States.
The Gallery of the American Landscape has and will display some of the best works by renowned artists throughout the world. Tim Wolcott's photographs are included in many numerous private, public, and corporate collections worldwide; including the Guggenheim, Smithsonian, Photokina, Microsoft, Kaiser Permanante, Chevron, and the Nature Conservancy. His photography graces the walls of many world class galleries; Fahey Klein Gallery, Photography West, Vision Gallery, Photocollect, Grubel Gallery, and Gallery of the American Landscape just to name a few.
Torben Eskerod
Born in 1960, Torben Eskerod holds a MA of science engineering from University of Aalborg, later he studied Architecture, Fine Art and Photography. Torben Eskerod is an award winning fine art photographer based in Copenhagen. He has more than 100 international exhibitions in Museums and Galleries. He represented in Museum collections in Denmark, USA and Japan, and has several monographs published.
As a commercial photographer, Torben Eskerod has specialized in photographing spaces. He works for leading Danish Architects, Museums, Institutions and Publishing houses. He is currently involved in several book projects. Torben Eskerod is a member of the Danish Artist Association and is represented by Peter Lav Gallery in Copenhagen.
James Martin
James Martin is a photographer and writer based in Seattle, Washington. James has criss-crossed the planet to capture images of the wild world, from pristine wilderness to the fringes of human behavior. Jim is also the author of 20 books, including Digital PhotographyOutdoors, Dragons in the Trees, and Extreme Alpinism (with Mark Twight). He recently completed the book Planet Ice, a global survey of ice that elucidates the relationship between climate and ice as well as the action of ice on the landscape.
In the course of shooting he hiked to Everest Base Camp, soloed across the Andes, climbed Kilimanjaro and the Mountains of the Moon, visited Greenland twice, and led trips to Antarctica. His work has appeared in Smithsonian, Sports Illustrated, Outdoor Photographer, Outside, and a host of other periodicals. He has been profiled in Men's Journal, Outdoor Photographer, and on the CBS Evening News. He has led photo tours annually worldwide since 1991.
Daniel Bergmann
Daniel Bergmann is Iceland's best-known nature photographer. He has been a professional photographer and writer since 1991 and is a pioneer in leading photography workshops in Iceland. His expertise is his home country and few photographers, if any, know Iceland better. Daniel's images have appeared in a number of international magazines, including BBC Wildlife, National Geographic Traveler, CNN Traveller, TIME for kids, RSPB's Birds, Birdwatch and Birding World.
He has created two books in English on Icelandic nature; Icelandic Wilderness and Skaftafell National Park. Recently he was chosen as the only Icelandic photographer to photograph for the Wild Wonders of Europe project, the greatest photography quest of its kind to be launched in Europe.
Alain Briot
Alain Briot approaches photography as a Fine Art. Alain's goal is to express his personal vision of the subject rather than depict reality in a factual manner. Originally from France, Alain first studied painting and drawing at the Academie des Beaux Arts in Paris, before studying photography. His painting and drawing studies defined his approach to photography. In addition to his Fine Art work, Alain teaches workshops, writes essays and publishes books and DVD tutorials.
Alain is the author of Mastering Landscape Photography and Mastering Photographic Composition, Creativity and Personal Style, both published by Rocky Nook. Alain is also the author of the Mastery Workshops on DVD series. Alain is a columnist for Luminous-landscape.com, outbackphoto.com, Naturephotographers.net and other sites. His writings have been translated in over 15 different languages.
Guy Mancuso
In his 30+ years as a freelancer and Fortune 500 photographer, Guy Mancuso has perfected his innovative techniques with acquired expertise in the advertising, commercial, industrial and corporate markets. Educated at the School of Visual Arts in New York and the Art Institute of Atlanta, he's traveled the world shooting annual reports, advertising, public relations and marketing materials.
Guy freely shares his knowledge throughout the discussion threads on the GetDPI photography forums that he is co-owner of, and enjoys helping students master their photographic skills through the GetDPI workshop series that he and Jack Flesher lead together. Guy shoots 100% digital now and works primarily with Phase One medium format digital cameras.
Ken Duncan
Ken Duncan is well known as the pioneer of Limited Edition Photographic Art in Australia. After a visit to New York in the early 1980's, Ken returned home with a dream to have photography widely accepted as an art form in this country. Ken is truly passionate about his craft. Always striving for excellence, he travels extensively throughout the world in search of the stunning panoramic landscapes – or Panographs – for which he is best known.
Recognised internationally as a gifted and prolific landscape photographer, Ken still chooses to describe himself as "… an average photographer, with a great God – merely an interpreter of God's creation". The art, he says, is in seeing, capturing and presenting these images to others. And this Ken does with his own unique style and his exceptional ability to capture the very spirit of a place at a given moment in time.
Peter Eastway
Having worked in most areas of professional photography, Peter Eastway's passion is for landscapes. Peter's work is so respected that Lonely Planet chose him to write their international photography guide book on landscape photography. Peter is also a Grand Master of Photography, one of only a handful in the world and earned from a career spanning nearly 30 years. Peter has won many awards for his photography.
In 1996 and 1998 he was the AIPP Australian Professional Photographer of the Year. Recently he won the Grand Award for the Commercial Category at the 2005 WPPI Exhibition in Las Vegas. His limited edition prints are exhibited in selected galleries around Australia and are held by private collectors in England, Canada, New Zealand, Japan and the USA.
Richard Sexton
Richard Sexton is a noted fine art and media photographer whose work has been published and exhibited worldwide. He is the author/photographer of eight photographic titles including most recently, Terra Incognita: Photographs of America's Third Coast. Sexton's work is included in the Historic New Orleans Collection, the New Orleans Museum of Art, the Ogden Museum of Southern Art, and numerous private collections.
His multidisciplinary studio is based in New Orleans. Sexton teaches digital photography at New Orleans Academy of Fine Arts and through privately sponsored workshops. He has contributed technical essays on photography to The Luminous Landscape web site and to View Camera magazine.


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Both of these speeches are not new, yet both got pushed out there tonight. You may well ask yourself, which one are you better off with running the country for the next four years?
And so God is asking us today to remember that miracle of that baby. And He is asking us to take that bullet out once more.
If we have more black men in prison than are in our colleges and universities, then it's time to take the bullet out. If we have millions of people going to the emergency room for treatable illnesses like asthma; it's time to take the bullet out. If too many of our kids don't have health insurance; it's time to take the bullet out. If we keep sending our kids to dilapidated school buildings, if we keep fighting this war in Iraq, a war that never should have been authorized and waged, a war that's costing us $275 million dollars a day and a war that is taking too many innocent lives -- if we have all these challenges and nothing's changing, then every minister in America needs to come together -- form our own surgery teams -- and take the bullets out.
Today, 70 percent of Americans get more benefits from the federal government in dollar value than they pay back in taxes. So you could argue that we're already past that [moral] tipping point. The good news is survey after survey, poll after poll, still shows that we are a center-right 70-30 country. Seventy percent of Americans want the American dream. They believe in the American idea. Only 30 percent want the welfare state. What that tells us is at least half of those people who are currently in that category are there not of their wish or their will.
Say what you will about the 2012 candidates, and about the state of American politics. But you can't say the American people don't have a real choice.

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Derbyshire fire service has revealed how a Bakewell fire service crew were involved in a road traffic collision while they were going to an emergency call-out.
The collision happened on the A6 road, at Ashford-in-the-Water, about 8am, on Tuesday, March 18, as the fire engine was heading to an emergency involving an overturned Toyota Celica car.
A crew of four firefighters had been travelling along the A6 from Ashford to Taddington when the fire appliance left the road and overturned.
One male firefighter, who was the driver of the appliance, has been injured and was airlifted to hospital by air ambulance and the remaining casualties have been discharged.
Derbyshire Fire & Rescue Service is currently providing support to the families of all those involved in this incident and are commencing a thorough investigation.
Assistant Chief Fire Officer Kam Basi said: "Our priority at the present time is to the firefighters involved and their families, who are all receiving our full support.
"A full investigation into the incident has commenced."
The collision caused delays to traffic during rush-hour and police said road closures have been put in between Ashford-in-the-Water and Chelmorton while removal of the fire engine is underway.
A fire crew from Chapel-en-le-Frith attended the original emergency call which involved a road traffic collision with a trapped person and Toyotal Celica. The fire service said this emergency was dealt with "successfully".
Witnesses can call Derbyshire Constabulary on 101.
Any readers who may have pictures of the fire engine collision are urged to contact or send them to reporter Jon Cooper at firstname.lastname@example.com or call (01246) 504524 for the DT, Matlock Mercury and Buxton Advertiser.


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The USGS Water Science School
The topography (lay of the land) of an area's watershed can have a lot to do with how water resources are affected by development. Large-scale development means that a lot of land clearing and grading occurs. If the area has sloping land, soils that erode easily, and receives frequent periods of heavy rainfall, then water quality can be affected, usually in a negative way.
Eroded soil from construction sites is carried to streams and lakes where it causes (1) excess turbidity that harms aquatic life, increases water-treatment costs, and makes the water less useful for recreation; and (2) sedimentation that clogs drainage ditches, stream channels, water intakes, and reservoirs, and destroys aquatic habitats.
Erosion and sedimentation controls include a wide range of temporary and permanent measures. Planting vegetation is one of the best ways to stabilize soils and minimize erosion. Sedimentation ponds are used to capture storm runoff and allow sediment to settle to the pond's bottom, and silt fences are used to contain water runoff and minimize sedimentation in nearby streams. As the picture to the right shows, silt fences do not always work.
As this picture shows, without proper design, installation, and maintenance of erosion and sedimentation controls, sediment-laden runoff from construction sites can damage streams and nearby properties. In this case, a tributary draining a construction site is depositing sediment-laden water into the clearer river at the top.
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I recently noticed that one of my favorite list pages was in the adoption folder. 100 Highest Peaks in North America. The original owner Fletch did a wonderful job putting the list together but I thought I could improve it by removing the Central America and Hawaii peaks. To my pleasant surprise this made room at the bottom for a couple of other peaks which included Mount Robson and Mount Moffit.
I also thought the page would be more attractive if it included a few pictures and also a thumbnail image for each mountain on the list. Whenever possible I used photos from SP and included links to the selected image but otherwise I used outside sources for photographs. For the most part I had trouble with the St. Elias Range mountains as they are greatly underrepresented here on SP and there are very few pictures available. There were two peaks, Walsh and Strickland, for which I could not find an image anywhere on the internet. I would appreciate it if someone could tell me where to find those photos.
To my best knowledge, this list has never been completed by any climber. But it is likely that Gerry Roach came the closest, somewhere in the neighborhood of 70%. My personal count is 9% complete with one failed attempt on Iztaccihuatl. Since there is no forum section strictly for North America, I will post this thread in a couple different places.
Here's a small sampling of some of the nicer peaks on the list:
Popocatepetl #5
Fairweather #17
Hunter #21
Whitney #23
North Palisade #40
Gannett #61
Grand Teton #64
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Approximately seven hundred years in the future, the Earth is over-run with garbage and devoid of plant and animal life, the consequence of years of environmental degradation and thoughtless consumerism. The surviving humans are living on the spaceship Axiom after vacating Earth centuries earlier. The original plan was for humans to live in outer space for 5 years while cleaning robots, "WALL-Es" prepared Earth for re-colonization. However, after seven hundred years, only one WALL-E remains.
After the film, join Stephen Goldsmith is a craftsman, sculptor, and founder of Artspace, a non-profit organization that saved old buildings from demolition and developed affordable live/work space, childcare and educational facilities, and incubator space for non-profit agencies in Salt Lake City. He will speak to the notion of "cradle-to-cradle" thinking and this unique approach to environmental protection.
Winner - 2009 Oscars - Best Animated Feature Film of the Year
Winner - 2009 Oscars - Best Writing/ Original Screenplay
Directed by Andrew Stanton
PG | 98 min. | 2008 | USA
Science Movie Night is presented by the Natural History Museum of Utah in partnership with the Utah Film Center.
We thank the Salt Lake City Public Library, our presenting sponsor.
This event is free and open to the public.


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NORMAL, Ill. – The Panthers finished 16th out of 32 participating teams at the highly competitive 8K Illinois Intercollegiate Championships on Friday.
Senior Xavier Ortiz headlined the Panthers efforts in Normal, Ill. finishing with a time of 26:15.11 and claiming the 82nd spot overall. Junior Ross Baker also added a nice time to the 16th place GC finish, going 26:24 to finish 94th overall.
Held on the campus of Illinois State University, the meet showcased 323 runners from 32 teams, including nine NCAA Division I programs.
Men's cross country will next hit the course Friday, September 23 as they travel to Rock Island, Ill. to take part in the Augustana Brissman-Lundeen Invitational.


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Stephanie (Sullivan) Rewis – CSS3 – the Web's Swiss Army Knife
Web Directions Unplugged 2011, Seattle, May 13th 10:30am.
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Throughout the years, the Swiss Army Knife has been the trusted companion of scouts and explorers alike, and for front-end developers, CSS has been a trusty, if sometimes frustrating, companion. And just as blades, scissors and sundry tools have been added to the Swiss Army Knife, with CSS3, we have new tools and implements of creativity, and some tried and true tools have been honed and sharpened. Of course the key to success is knowing which of the many tools to use and how to wield them in a given situation. Join Stephanie Rewis as she explores some shiny enhancements to favorite old tools like backgrounds and borders, as well as slices and dices with new tools like CSS masks and more!
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Valentine's Day: The best couples in comics, sci-fi and fantasy
The realms of sci-fi, fantasy and comics are home to some of the greatest romances in entertainment. Click through the gallery for a look at some of Hero Complex's favorite couples in genre fiction. (Universal Pictures; Columbia Pictures; New Line Cinema)Link
Princess Buttercup and Westley (also known as the Dread Pirate Roberts): The farmboy and his fair maid prove that "wuv, twoo wuv" can conquer all, including an evil prince, Rodents of Unusual Size, poisoned cups, torture machines and even death. Perhaps their magic comes from Westley's simple philosophy when it comes to relationship bliss -- "As you wish." (20th Century Fox)Link
Mary Jane Watson and Peter Parker: "Face it tiger ... you just hit the jackpot." Has any comic book character ever arrived on the scene with a better opening line than Mary Jane Watson? It was November 1966 when readers of "Amazing Spider-Man" first set eyes on the face of the girl we all know as MJ and the build-up was a big one. For months Peter Parker had been pestered by his Aunt May to meet "that nice Watson girl next door" (it was a running gag for a year in the comic, in fact), and he finally relented when he found a willowy red-haired beauty waiting on his doorstep. Spidey fans are divided between MJ and Gwen Stacy (and maybe even Black Cat?) as the hero's true soul mate, but it was a landmark Marvel moment in 1987 when Peter and MJ got married in the comics. (Marvel; Zade Rosenthal / Columbia Pictures)Link
Daenerys Targaryen and Khal Drogo: Despite their twisted meet-cute (Dany was a child bride sold into marriage by her power-hungry brother), the Targaryen princess and the Dothraki horse lord found true love and more than a bit of passion in the pages of George R.R. Martin's "A Song of Ice and Fire" fantasy book series and in "Game of Thrones," the HBO adaptation. Drogo helped Daenerys find her confidence and courage, and Dany showed her khal some new tricks in bed. Despite their love, loyalty and one-of-a-kind pet names for each other -- "my sun and stars" and "moon of my life" -- the khal and khaleesi were separated by dark forces that led to his death and her rebirth as the so-called Mother of Dragons. (Helen Sloan / HBO)Link
Uhura and Spock: The J.J. Abrams "Star Trek" reboot is writing a new alternate history for the crew of the USS Enterprise and one of the more intriguing differences is the surprise romance between Spock (Zachary Quinto) and Lt. Nyota Uhura (Zoe Saldana), which was revealed in compelling fashion during the explosive events of the 2009 film. We love how these two represent cold logic and hot emotion just the way Spock and Kirk used to. Hey, wait a minute, was that a romance too? (Paramount Pictures)Link
Katniss Everdeen and ...: In the third book in Suzanne Collins' "The Hunger Games" series, District 12 tribute Katniss Everdeen finally picks between the two men in her life: Gale Hawthorne, her hunting partner, and Peeta Mellark, her fellow tribute. We won't spoil it for you, but we think she definitely made the right choice. (Murray Close / Lionsgate)Link
Zoe and "Wash": Hoban "Wash" Washburne (Alan Tudyk) and Zoe Alleyne (Gina Torres) have to be the coolest married couple in the 'Verse. In the short-lived TV series "Firefly," Wash plays with toy dinosaurs and pilots the ship Serenity like a leaf on the wind. Zoe's a deadly warrior woman whose battlefield experience makes her an excellent second-in-command to Capt. Malcolm Reynolds (Nathan Fillion). Although Wash is sometimes jealous of Zoe's relationship with fellow war veteran Mal, she proves her loyalty to her husband, and their relationship makes browncoats go "Awww." (Sidney Baldwin / Universal)Link
The Doctor and the TARDIS: The Doctor travels with many companions throughout TV's longest-running sci-fi serial, and falls in love with a handful of women who cross his time-stream, resulting in many heartbreaking farewells. But the one character always at the Doctor's side is his TARDIS (Time and Relative Dimension in Space), a.k.a. "Sexy." The little blue box (bigger on the inside) carries him through space and time, and in an episode written by Neil Gaiman, finally expresses her love for her pilot and passenger. (BBC America)Link
Buffy and Angel... err, Spike: Buffy may be the one girl in all the world who wields the strength to fight the forces of darkness, but there are two vampires who fight for her heart. Both have souls. Both are champions. Both use a significant amount of hair product. Angel, Buffy's boyfriend while she was in high school, seems the obvious match-up in this top couples list, but pages of Spike-and-Buffy fan-fiction can't be ignored. (File photo; James Sorenson / WB Network; Justin Lubin / 20th Century Fox)Link
Tony Stark and Tony Stark: What's the greatest romance in the big Marvel Studios films? Nobody loves anybody more (or better) than Tony Stark loves Tony Stark -- and Robert Downey Jr. is more interesting by himself than most on-screen couples. Buy yourself a box of chocolates, shellhead. (Zade Rosenthal / Marvel)Link
Princess Leia and Han Solo: She has daddy issues. He has Wookiee issues. He killed Greedo. She kissed her brother. But when Princess Leia (Carrie Fisher) shared a passionate kiss with Han Solo (Harrison Ford) on the forest moon of Endor, "Star Wars" fans swooned. The bossy princess and the roguish scoundrel prove that the couple that fights the Galactic Empire together, stays together. (Lucasfilm)Link
Arwen and Aragorn: A mortal man falls for an immortal Elvish princess. Despite their passion and love for each other, their time was destined to be cut short by split duties to the world of man and adherence to the rules of magic. But even destiny parts ways for the heart, and Arwen discovers that an immortal life may not be worth living without her true love. (Pierre Vinet / New Line Cinema)Link
Hermione Granger and Ron Weasley: In their first year at Hogwarts, Ron called Hermione a nightmare. In their fifth year, Hermione told Ron he had the emotional range of a teaspoon. But by the time they left Hogwarts to hunt down horcruxes, they had an inkling of their feelings and Hermione was practically part of the Weasley family. After Ron overcame his jealousy over their mutual best pal Harry, the three of them took down Voldemort together and Ron and Hermione shared a long-awaited kiss. (Warner Bros.)Link
Jean Grey and Scott Summers: Scott Summers (Cyclops) was blessed, or cursed, with powerful blasts that pulverized anything he looked at. Jean Grey's (Phoenix) powers, telekinesis and telepathy, were more subtle but no less powerful. The duo clicked as students at Professor Charles Xavier's school and as X-Men. Maybe it was her ability to "see" him, into his mind, that caused the initial connection, but through numerous battles and training, a love blossomed that followed them into death and beyond. Jean Grey as Phoenix and Dark Phoenix was often unstable, but Cyclops was always the rock who stood by her … until the end. (Marvel; Kerry Hayes / 20th Century Fox)Link
The Bride and the Monster: It was an electric relationship, even if it wasn't a long one. Boris Karloff was all the rage as Frankenstein's monster in the 1931 classic "Frankenstein," and then in 1935 he lurched his way into another landmark film (and one that actually tops the first movie) with "Bride of Frankenstein," with Elsa Lanchester as the startling title character. Things didn't go as planned ("She hate me! Like others!") but, man, those posters sure looked cool. (Universal Pictures)Link
Catherine and Vincent: TV fantasy fans know George R. R. Martin as the author behind "Game of Thrones," but he got an earlier taste of TV success with "Beauty and the Beast," the acclaimed live-action series (1987-1990) that won Ron Perlman a Golden Globe and helped cement Linda Hamilton as the Hollywood queen of challenged fanboy romance. The love between Hamilton's Catherine Chandler and Perlman's furry vincent love lasted nearly three seasons before ending in tragedy. (File photo)Link
Lois Lane and Superman: Faster than a speeding bullet? Yep, that's Lois Lane when it comes to deadline reporting, and if you think a locomotive sounds powerful, try standing in the way of this savvy, relentlessly focused woman. Superman and Lois Lane have been sharing Metropolis since Day 1 -- which happens to be Action Comics No. 1 in the summer of 1938. While we think of their personas as set in stone, they have actually changed continuously through the decades and across media. One thing that stays consistent: Lois is always the hero's equal, even if she can't fly or juggle armored cars. (DC; Warner Bros. Entertainment; Andrew Eccles / ABC; Marcel Williams / The CW)Link
Jane and Tarzan: Tarzan and Jane don't get a lot of attention these days in pop culture, but they were together in 10 novels by Edgar Rice Burroughs and then swung a vine across every other imaginable medium. Jane Porter is from Baltimore and Tarzan was raised by apes -- feel free to come up with your own jokes as we go along here -- and the signature version of their romance is in the six films costarring Johnny Weissmuller and Maureen O'Sullivan. He was the champion Olympic swimmer born in Austria-Hungary (now Romania); she was an Irish-born actress who walked away from Hollywood at the peak of her career to be with her family (which included daughter Mia Farrow). (File photo)Link
Marge and Homer Simpson: What's the true definition of love? We have no idea. But we do know that Homer and Marge Simpson have been together longer than any other television couple -- 499 episodes to date, spread over 23 seasons, not to mention a feature film. As Homer once said, "Love isn't hopeless. Look, maybe I'm no expert on the subject, but there was one time I got it right." Yes, you did. (Matt Groening / 20th Century Fox)Link
Swamp Thing and Abby: One of the most beautiful, touching and tragic relationships ever depicted in comics is the one between Swamp Thing and Abby Holland. Once it was the story of a man-turned-monster and the bride that he could no longer connect with on a human level. But in the hands of Alan Moore metaphysical layers and twists were added, calling into question the true nature of Swamp Thing -- what never changed was their soulful love and devotion. (DC Entertainment)Link
The realms of science fiction and comics may be home to some of the most fantastic space battles, epic team-ups and heartbreaking deaths in entertainment. But as any Whovian, Trekkie or Marvel fan can tell you, the world of geek is also a world of lovey-dovey romance.
And what better time than Valentine's Day to celebrate the softer side of the genres that are typically dominated by alien invasions, lightsaber fights and spell wars?
From "Star Wars" to "Spider-Man," from "The Lord of the Rings" to "Harry Potter," Hero Complex pays tribute to some of the cutest couples in genre entertainment.
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Click through the gallery above for a look at some of the most memorable romances on the silver screen, the small screen and the pages of comics.
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The costumes are gorgeous, and the settings are plush, but the acting is merely serviceable, and the film lacks either the wit or the energy of its predecessors. Long before it ends, you find yourself indifferent to the fate of the mismatched lovebirds or anyone else in the tale.
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There isn't much of anything here that hasn't been done elsewhere, but as the film rolls merrily along it reminds why wedding comedies are such ripe targets.
A sustained balancing act between dry upper-crust cynicism and pent-up passions, Donald Rice's Cheerful Weather for the Wedding maintains its uneasy stasis long enough to frustrate some romance-hungry viewers while tantalizing those for whom withheld pleasure is the whole point.
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OK for kids 12+
Period drama has simmering conflict, lacks resolution.
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Parents need to know that Cheerful Weather for the Wedding is anything but cheerful. A large group of family members and assorted friends gathers for a young woman's marriage in post-WWI England, an event that she seems to be anticipating with dread. Expect plenty of interpersonal conflict as characters act on their various motives (which aren't always pure). There's also lots of drinking (accurate for the era), and some characters get pretty tipsy. There are also some passionate kissing and veiled references to characters' sexual histories, though little is said directly.
Messages: True love may not always win out; Joseph and Dolly seem to share a romantic connection, but it's not clear that this bond will be enough to bring them together -- not when she's just hours away from marrying someone else.
Role models: Dolly comes from a proper English family and is therefore obligated to conform to many social expectations. Joseph seems willing to ignore convention, but his direct speech is clearly an affront to the more refined characters. Few people actually say what they really mean, so it's often difficult to discern what they might be thinking/feeling.
Violence: Some intense emotional arguments.
Sex: A couple kisses passionately, and there are a few veiled allusions to a woman's sexual history.
Language: Not an issue
Consumerism: Not an issue
Drinking, drugs and smoking: The wealthy characters drink steadily all through the film, including wine, champagne, and scotch. The bride pulls repeatedly from a jug of rum to steel her nerves.
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Senators McCain, Graham, and Warner have now made it clear that they will not oppose Michael Mukasey's confirmation. They state:
We welcome your acknowledgement in yesterday's letter that the interrogation technique known as waterboarding is 'over the line' and 'repugnant,' and we appreciate your recognition that Congress possesses the authority to ban interrogation techniques. . . .We share your revulsion at the use of waterboarding and welcome your commitment to review existing legal memoranda covering interrogations and their consistency with current law. It is vital that you do so, as anyone who engages in this practice, on behalf of any U.S. government agency, puts.himself at risk of criminal prosecution. . .and opens himself to civil liability as well. We must wage and win the war on terror, but doing so is fully compatible with fidelity to our laws and deepest values. Once you are confirmed and fully briefed on the relevant programs and legal analyses, we urge you to publicly make clear that waterboarding can never be employed.
But, in the letter to which the Senators refer, Mukasey said that while the technique descirbed by Senators as waterboarding "seem[s] over the line or, on a personal basis repugnant to me, and would probably seem the same to many Americans. . .hypotheticals are different from real life, and in any legal opinion the actual facts and circumstances are critical.
Mukasey's focus on "real life" and "actual facts and circumstances" is not only refreshing, it leaves him plenty of room to conclude that waterboarding is lawful in exigent circumstances, at least until Congress expressly bans it.
In short, McCain and Graham have backed down on Mukasey, while trying to save face through self-righteous rhetoric. This avoids the prospect of incurring anger from conservatives over their vote with respect to Mukasey's confirmation. But those of us who want to preserve the interrogation device that apparently caused Khalid Sheikh Muhammad to break down in minutes, after other techniques had failed, remain free to punish McCain and/or Graham at the polls for their underlying efforts to ban waterboarding categorically.
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|In camp at sunset - Photo by Loree Huebner - Kentucky
|Tenting Tonight - Photo by Loree Huebner - Kentucky
Writing with one foot in the past... Thanks for stopping in!
|In camp at sunset - Photo by Loree Huebner - Kentucky
|Tenting Tonight - Photo by Loree Huebner - Kentucky
You guys are a wealth of fascinating information! Love it.
We're grilling out with friends this holiday weekend. My son is having his first sleepover tonight. He's so excited. :)
We start it today by moving our daughter into university. Then tomorrow we pick up our other two daughters from camp and move the rest of Alisha's stuff in for her. This year I guess it's a moving long weekend, which is cool with me.
I'm quite sure there'll be some grilling going on here too!
Though I'm working a lot these days, we are going to get to take two days to go to Carlsbad Caverns. I love it, though it's very eerie. To me, the caverns are even more awe-inspiring than the Grand Canyon!
Hope your end of summer weekend is a lot of fun.
I am writing historical fiction as well, in fact, part of my book is on the Indiana State Beach! The McCoys are traveling in 1832 from Erie, Pennsylvania to Bloom Township in Illinois. They are taking the famous Michigan Road and stop by the Bailley's home. Have you ever been to the Bailley homestead at Indiana State Beach? Maybe I'll talk my husband into going there on Monday. It's fun to meet people with the same goals and experiences!
Jessica: Grilling out with friends is always a treat.
First sleepovers are exciting...I still remember mine!
I hope your son has a great time.
Eileen: I always love going to the universities on move in day. This year, my hubby took our son back down school. Watch your back when lifting and bring plenty of tissues for the cry on the way home.
Rosslyn: The Carlsbad Caverns National Park is supposed to be awesome! I've never been there. I look forward to hearing about it from you. Enjoy the weekend!
Journey: Your story sounds facinating. We've gone through that area before where the farm is and the visitors center. We mainly hang out on the beach and hike the dunes. I found your blog. Nice.
Jessica, Eileen, Rosslyn, and Journey - Thanks for stopping in and commenting. Enjoy your weekend!
I hope you enjoy your weekend, Loree. Our daughter has a job in her college town and stays there during the summer, but she's coming home for a visit this weekend. I'm looking forward to spending time with her.
Keli: Sounds like you're going to have a great weekend. Enjoy your time with your daughter - and hubby too.
My daughters are coming in on Saturday. We're going to do makeovers. Ha!
Thanks for popping in!
September 2, 2011 11:55 AM
I can't believe it's September already! My weekend will be spent quietly saying goodbye to summer. I may do a little reading AND writing (if I'm lucky). :)
Hope you have a great weekend, Loree!
I'm gonna have (hopefully) a quiet but productive weekend. I can't even believe it as I am typing it, me hoping for quiet. :)
Sarah: I can't believe it's September either. I hope you and yours have a perfect and quiet, end of summer weekend.
Thanks for commenting.
Shopgirl: I hope you find the quiet. I know that can go...
You have a great first week of September! Thanks for stopping in.
Hope you have a fabulous weekend, Loree! My family and I are going to be going poolside with family and friends. I'm hoping lots of grilling and yummy sweets will be involved.
Thanks so much for sharing that song! It was lovely :) I went to middle and high school in Fort Wayne, Indiana, and we always went to the Johnny Appleseed Festival. I still love the thought of it. I miss my Midwest Autumns :)
Heather: Pool and grill - two of my favorite things to do. Thanks for stopping by! Have a great weekend!
Jess: The midwest hasn't changed. I've been to the Johnny Appleseed Fest. I have on brother who still lives in Fort Wayne. Spent alot of time there when I was younger. I remember the 4 of July festivities well - the soap box derby, the bed races downtown, the zoo, the fireworks...Enjoy your weekend!
I actually did a lot of revising this weekend as we visited my in-laws. This place (Oklahoma) is so peaceful and slow-moving. I could really get used to it! *sigh* Time to head home to the hustle and bustle of the metroplex!
Hope you have a wonderful weekend with the family.
Getting caught up on writing and enjoying time with family and friends. We went from temps in the high 90s yesterday to low 60s today, so we actually cleaned the chimney today, in anticipation of the cooler days to come.
Hope you've had a great weekend!
Have a great weekend! I love the history corner, (I'm such a history geek) and thanks for including the lyrics.
I always look forward to reading the next installment of The History Corner. It's great that you and your husband have a shared love of history and spreading the knowledge to others!
We had a barbecue on Friday. Today we're headed to a friend's house for their cookout. Haven't been doing much writing this holiday weekend, but I have been catching up on my library books before I have to return 'em.
Since I posted this, the weather has change dramatically. Somewhere in the middle of the night, summer left. The chilly wind shifted out of the north, and today's high is like 61 degrees...burrr...it feels like fall.
Marji: Glad you got some revising in. A visit with the in laws is always a treat.
J.L. - Thanks, it's been a nice weekend with the family. Hope your son loves his new teacher.
Sandra - That chilly Canadian wind is blowing down Lake Michigan...it's only 60 degrees here today! It was 91 on Saturday. Glad you got in some writing and great visits with family and friends.
Kelly - Hope your weekend was great. Glad you liked the History Corner.
Brandi: Your BBQ with friends sounded great. We did that last night too. Eric will be thrilled that you look forward to the History Corner.
Marji, J.L., Sandra, Kelly, and Brandi, thanks for stopping in and taking the time to comment! Have a great first week of September.
I loved the old song you posted! And its so cool that you're in Indiana - I have friends who live there, and lived in Terre Haute for the early part of my life :-)
I didn't do anything special for Labor Day...Just hung out at the house with my son since the hubby had to work. :-)
We took a road trip to visit the beuatiful Arboreteum and River Museum in Dubuque Iowa. On Labor Day it was a gathering of friends for a barbeque picnic in our woods.
For Eric: I remember learning that song in 8th grade choir. Here another song, by todays bland politically correct standards, not very "correct" but honest from the northern point of view...This is a poem that was published by an anonymous poet (identified only as "B.") in San Francisco on June 20, 1862, when the Civil War was in its second year and it had become clear what a long, bloody struggle lay ahead. This poem was published by the San Francisco Bulletin (San Francisco, California) on June 20, 1862:
The Very Last Ditch
When rude rebellion o'er the land
Ran up its flag on high,
It swore to win, or foiled in that,
In the last ditch to die.
At Hilton's Head, the chivalry
Take to their heels and fly,
The sea not being deep enough
For a ditch in which to die.
At Donelson, the traitor Floyd,
The river being high,
Ran out his boats and stole away,
And lost his chance to die.
Pillow, in digging ditches skilled,
By all that's great and high
Swore while he'd strength to leap a ditch,
In a ditch he would not die.
And Tattnall in the Merrimac
Would rather resign than die;For blood, says he, much thicker is
Than water running nigh.
At Pittsburgh Landing, Beauregard,
His charger being dry,
Swore he should drink from the Tennessee,
Or a hotter draught, and die.
The Tennessee he could not reach,
The Yankees being nigh,
But the flames of Styx he's welcome to
With the torrent rolling high.
The turbid Mississippi's stream
Flowing New Orleans by,
Once filled the ditch when Jackson fought,
But now that ditch is dry.
O foolish boast and impotent!
Who are most quick to fly
And seize the sword, are not the men
In the last ditch to die.
But they who weighing well their cause
Its truth and right descry,
In the first ditch will quell the foe,
Or in the last ditch die.
San Francisco, June 20,1862
Gwen: Just hanging around the house is a perfect holiday to me. Yeah, we're in Indiana. The weather changed - I swear fall crept in overnight on Sunday.
troutbirder: that road trip to the Arboreteum and River Museum in Dubuque Iowa sounded fun. I love road trips! Thanks for posting that poem. It's awesome. We never heard that one. Thank you.
Sounds like you all had some fun this weekend!
I threw a surprise 40th b-day party for my sister. We also did a cook out at the in-laws. It was all great!
Deana: I'm exhausted! Sounds like you had a great weekend too. I love suprise BD parties! (throwing them or being in on it) Glad it went well. Thanks for stopping in.
Jessica, Kelly, Brandi and Gwen: Thanks for your support. I appreciate your comments.
troutbirder: I have never read that poem. Thanks for sending it. I'm going to print up a copy. It really gives an insight to feelings at the time.
Thanks for commenting.
I'm looking forward to going to our state fair sometime this next week - it's become a family tradition!
Stacy: Welcome here!
State fairs are fun. I've been to a few over the years. This year we had that terrible tragedy with the big storm blowing down the main stage. I remember about 20 years ago, going up to the Wisconsin State fair after a Sox vs Brewers game. I ate alot of awesome cheese, and saw the Monkees perform on their main stage. Have a great time at your state fair!
I am happy for fall to be starting. I love the season and I love the changes in my schedule too. :)
Laura: Welcome here! I love this change of seasons also. Thanks for stopping in!
Yes, here it is closing in on fall...except the weather doesn't know it yet. Hotter now than all summer, up to 96 degrees today, ugh! Makes us glad for fall, I guess. :) I plan some reading and writing both!
lOVE THE INFO. That game is one of my favorites.
Carol: WOW! 96 degrees?? We had some 90's last week as summer tried to hang on. Now it's been in the 60's and 70's. Get in that reading and keep cool!
Savories: I'm so glad you stopped by.
I made those lemon squares from the recipe you posted last week and they were awesome. Everyone loved them! I made them for Sunday's dessert -(we also had homemade brownies)
We are big fans of Settlers of Catan. Have a great week!


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As a gentleman of discerning taste and impeccable grooming you are probably wearing a watch. It is likely to have been made by a high-end Swiss company and quite possibly cost you a fair bit of money.
If that is you the you are in fact part of a dying breed. Male watch wearers have been on the decline for several years now and there are many good reasons why. Firstly the economy. With many people watching their cash watches are often seen as a luxury that ultimately we can do without.
Secondly you simply can't escape from devices that tell you the time. Even bus shelters let you know not just how long it is until the next 73 but also what the time is right now and how late you are going to be.
The overwhelming reason though for the decline in watch wearing is that it is one of many gadgets that has been usurped by the mobile phone. I bought my first mobile in 1997, which was around the time I stopped wearing watches on a regular basis. I have bought a few since, but they reside in a draw in my room and only appear on special occasions.
Nope if I want to know what the time is I pull out my phone, or if I am at home, my iPad. From a functional perspective there really is no need for me to own one.
SPOT and the early smart watches
The first whiff of change came a decade or so ago when a flurry of smart watches that appeared that added brought live data and gadget functionality to the wrist. Microsoft unveiled something called SPOT technology which drew in basic info like traffic details and the weather via FM transmissions. In spite of a hard core geeky fan club though SPOT never really took off.
I also remember a flurry of watch MP3 players like this one from Casio. There were also watch cameras too and I remember Sir Paul McCartney getting very excited about wearing one and sharing all his images with the press. There was also a Casio MP3 watch which received lots of press coverage, but attracted very few purchasers.
More recently has seen the growth of mobile phone watches which team up with Bluetooth headsets and enable the user to make and receive phone calls as well do basics like send text messages. The market leader here appears to be sWaP whose range can be bought SIM free in the UK via Amazon.
But it is only now that the smart watch has come of age and now shows signs of going mainstream. There are two reasons for this. Firstly the technology that enables watches to communicate with smart phones has matured to point whereby exciting data (ie your latest Facebook updates!) can be ported to the watch's screen. Secondly our growing desire to archive every area of our lives – from the number of steps we take to the messages we send – has meant a renaissance in wearable technology and the wrist is a great place to keep a device to ensure that it is easy to access.
The new generation of smart watches
A great example of how smart watch technology is heading is the I'm Watch from Italy. This teams up with any number of smartphones (iPhone, Android, Windows Mobile) via a Bluetooth connection to deliver a huge selection of features. You can do the basics, make and receive calls, send text messages etc. But you can also use it to get updates from social networks, see your email, play music, check the weather and more. There are also developers working on new features to add to the watch.
The I'm Watch has its rivals. Sony's Liveview, and the just launched Cookoo, both of which have fewer features but are significantly cheaper and may have great mass appeal.
Then there is the Pebble which gives you access to lots of apps so that you can turn your watch into a cycle computer or fitness performance analyser.
Almost all of the watches let you customise the face too, and you can even opt for an old school analogue type fascia.
You can bet too that companies who pioneered gadget watches like Swatch, are monitoring the new breed of devices and will be working on partnerships and developing their own products very soon.
Is the iWatch next?
There is one company though that could seriously propel smart watches into the mainstream – you guessed it Apple. Having sewn up the smartphone and tablet markets there is a huge amount of speculation as to where the company will be turning its attention to next. Some critics believe that Apple's focus will be reinventing TV. However if it wants to explode a maturing market smart watches would be a sensible move. The reach would be huge and the watch would be complementary to Apple's existing range of devices.
Apple is especially good at coming up with interfaces and operating systems that make devices easier to use. What bigger challenge could there be than making that tiny screen useful? Maybe Siri could play an important role? Secondly Apple is also genius at creating products that excite consumers. If anyone is going to be able to produce a gorgeous hi-tech watch it has to be Apple.
Finally Apple has a great track record of taking nascent technologies and perfecting them so that they are mass market friendly.
In some way the company has already done the groundwork in that iPad nano has the screen size of a smart watch and already has many of its features. All it would need to do would be for Apple to add a Bluetooth connection to the iPhone that enables the nano to access data and it would have a smart watch.
So, for any gadget lover a smart watch sounds like a no brainer. Except that there are a few significant obstacles that will have to overcome before they become mass market.
The biggest is battery life. Most smart watches need a recharge every few days and do you really want another device you have to power up.
Then there's the making and receiving calls process. Apparently none of us are especially keen on being Dick Tracey and having a conversation via our watches.
Then there is the frustration of being able to access information but not really responding it. To reply to that tweet or email you will probably still have to get out your mobile.
Finally smart watch makers need to get design right. Producing watches that will appeal to techy boys and girls is one thing. Creating a timepiece that has the elegance and sophistication of say a Tag is another.
Over to you Jonathan Ive.
In the meantime here are the watches mentioned in the article.
I'm Watch from £300
Arguably the most sophisticated smart watch to date the I'm Watch runs a form of Android and hooks up to Android, iPhone and Windows mobiles and delivers a huge amount of features. You can do the basics, make and receive calls, send text messages etc. But you can also use it to get updates from social networks, see your email, play music, check the weather and more. There are also developers working on features to the add to the watch.


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The dollar gained versus the yen to the highest level since 2009 as U.S. employers added more jobs than forecast last month, boosting optimism the economy is withstanding higher taxes and lower government spending.
The U.S. currency rallied against most of its major peers after the Labor Department reported the nation's jobless rate unexpectedly fell to a four-year low of 7.7%. The greenback rose against its European counterpart as the improving employment data contrasts with the euro-area's record 11.9% unemployment rate in January. The yen dropped against all its 16 major counterparts as a government report showed Japan's current-account deficit widened in January.
"We're starting to see a growing list of economic indicators suggesting that there's a broad-based recovery taking place," Omer Esiner, chief market analyst in Washington at the currency brokerage Commonwealth Foreign Exchange Inc., said in a telephone interview. "The market is now focusing on the notion that the U.S. recovery is gaining steam, while other major economies remain in a state of economic stagnation and contraction in many cases."
The dollar rose 1.1% to 95.90 per yen at 3:20 p.m. in New York, reaching the highest level since Aug. 12, 2009. It gained 0.7% to $1.3011 per euro. The 17-nation currency added 0.4% to 124.77 per yen.
Rand, Krona
South Africa's rand increased versus the greenback for the first time in three days after Reserve Bank Governor Gill Marcus said the currency may strengthen as its decline beyond 9 to the dollar is overdone. It rose 0.6% to 9.0888 per dollar after increasing 0.7%, the most since Feb. 26.
Sweden's krona fell the most in two weeks against the euro after Finance Minister Anders Borg said he's unsure if the krona's strength will last and that there may be "exaggerated confidence" in the currency. It weakened as much as 0.4% against the shared currency to 8.3261, the steepest retreat since Feb. 21, before trading at 8.3139.
The krona has gained 5% in this year, making it the best performer of 10 developed-nation currencies tracked by Bloomberg Correlation-Weighted Indexes. The dollar increased 3.3%, the euro climbed 1.6% and the yen depreciated 7.5%.
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Lighting Returns, the upcoming Final Fantasy XIII title, uses a time mechanic. In the game, the world has only 13 days left before it ends. In a recent interview with 4Gamer, game designer Motomu Toriyama went into slightly more detail about the game's time mechanic.
Oh it'll make me manage time... By not buying it. Lol, okay I might when it's super cheap, but not at full retail.
No more FF13 games PLEASE! Just get around to finishing FFVersus 13
RPGs with restrictions are the worst. Why would I buy an RPG for hectic limited play? The whole point of the genre is to go at your own pace, explore, and do whatever you want.
I do not like this at all and would have much rater prefer they made a FXIII-3 or nothing at all. This sort of mechanic does not belong in an RPG, where you are bound to such strict time limitation. Unless this turns into some sort of action adventure game, I don't see how it's going to do well if they use the same combat for FFXIII/-2. It seems more of an excuse to not be able to tell a good story about a world ending than forcing it upon the player.
mmm idk how I feel about this. Then again majoras mask was pretty good about time because you could keep resetting it. Then again Lightning returns and majoras mask are kinda different in how time work. It dosent matter tho ill still buy this game.


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The IRIS DMC distributes the Seismic Analysis Code (SAC) software for scientists conducting research using IRIS data. You must register with an online form to receive the SAC software.
SAC Version 101.6 introduced several new features including a new command parser that simplifies coding, improved precision for blackboard variables, colored fill for positive and negative portions of seismograms, and corrections of many errors and warnings.
Version 101.6a fixes bugs in v101.6 and adds a single-file PDF version of the SAC manual. Details can be seen from the detailed HISTORY of modifications files and brief overview of major CHANGES posted in the SAC project pages on SeisCode.
SAC (Seismic Analysis Code) is a general purpose interactive program designed for the study of sequential signals, especially time series data. Emphasis has been placed on analysis tools used by research seismologists in the detailed study of seismic events. Analysis capabilities include general arithmetic operations, Fourier transforms, three spectral estimation techniques, IIR and FIR filtering, signal stacking, decimation, interpolation, correlation, and seismic phase picking. SAC also contains an extensive graphics capability. Binary distributions are available for current (2013) Mac OSX and Linux operating systems. Other platforms or operating systems must be built from the source code.
The Seismic Analysis Code: A Primer and User's Guide by George Helffrich, James Wookey and Ian Bastow has just been published by Cambridge University Press. View the publisher's page »
Successful builds for v101.6a have been made and tested on PC/Cygwin, Sun/Oracle Solaris and Older Linux and Mac releases.
Please note: The Seismic Analysis Code software is available to IRIS Members and Affiliates. As of October 2006, IRIS may also distribute the SAC software to collaborators such as the U.S. Geological Survey, Air Force Technical Applications Center, members of the International Federation of Digital Seismograph Networks and other non-U.S. seismological institutes who are involved in relevant research projects with IRIS. However, IRIS will not distribute the SAC software to any country on the embargoed list of the U.S. Department of Commerce.
Plotting and Display , Processing Programs
External Developers
- Brian Savage, University of Rhode Island (URI)
- Arthur Snoke, Department of Geosciences at Virginia Tech (VT)
1 – Click the version release to view details about each package release including screenshots, manuals/how–to's, and revision histories. If more than one version is listed it means that a specific set of functionality was added or removed and legacy versions that preserve behaviors are archived.
2 – A list of changes that are not backwards compatible. More than one version of a package will be listed if this field has an entry.
3 – Development group(s) responsible. If IRIS and another group is listed, this usually means IRIS funded an external group for development.


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Free Meditation & Yoga classes in Scotland
Special Edinburgh event – Thursday April 21at 2016 – Learn to Meditate this week! The first experience of Sahaja Yoga meditation is called Self Realisation. With Sahaja Yoga Meditation we generally sit on chairs to achieve Yoga, effortlessly & spontaneously. As such no Asanas (exercises) are required, no ...Continue Reading


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When a sex partner shows no indication that orgasm is imminent to sneak one by or prevent the other from stopping just prior to orgasm.
My girlfriend totally pulled a ninja orgasm on me, she came twice when I thought I was still working on the first one.
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Mom Bloggers Shopping From Other Mom Bloggers.
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Hello and Welcome to the Mom Blogger Shopping from Other Mom Bloggers Group!
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Thanks Brigitte, I look forward to discussing the banner design :)
Online Party today!!!! And Featuring our item of the day tommorow!!! Sent Wednesday, November 9, 2011 All Day Event Online Christmas Vendor Fair! And Tommorow Your Invited to our Featured item of the day show case! See ya there! http://www.momtraffic.com/Christmas_Vendor_Fair.html
It's really great to have you here Michelle! I see that you are also participating in the Online Vendor Fair, which is cool, I will email you to discuss banner design
Looking forward to shopping from you!
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What a fabulous idea as this is exactly what I'm trying to do, supplement so that I can work from home instead of going back in to the rat race I just got out of :)
My online store is at the moment just Amazon affiliated but it's for Canada and US.I hope to in the next week or two to have more products for people to buy that are not Amazon. So if you or anyone you know already shops via Amazon please ask them to go to my website as I'm sure most of you know since it's an affiliate I just make a teensy commission, no mark-ups as it goes through Amazon. For my coming soon products I'll still only make a week bit so as to keep prices down. I will soon be selling handmade cards as well but that's not up and running yet if you wan to order just email me via my MBC profile. Enough already here's my website The Online Store For You. Thanks everyone I will check out others sites as well especially since I can't even buy through my own website :)


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Triad man wins $155K Carolina Cash 5 jackpot
Triad man wins $155K Carolina Cash 5 jackpot
A Greensboro man beat one in 575,757 odds to win a huge jackpot.
Jimmie Phelps won the $155,000 Carolina Cash 5 jackpot this week, North Carolina Education Lottery officials announced Wednesday.
He said the win came after he bought two $1 tickets at a lottery vending machine at the Harris Teeter on West Friendly Avenue in Greensboro on Monday.
"I always thought I would win one day," said Phelps, a retired general manager of an auto dealership.
Phelps discovered his good luck Tuesday morning while checking his tickets against the winning numbers on the lottery's website.
After taxes, he and his wife received nearly $106,000. Phelps said the couple will use the money to pay off a mortgage, but a motorcycle and take a trip.


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Rose R. Branch, 92
Rose R. (Hobin) Branch, 92, of
died peacefully at home surrounded by her loving family on Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2009. She was the beloved wife of Joseph F. Branch for 68 years and a daughter of the late Vincent F. and Mary Ann (Brehney) Hobin.
Rose was a communicant of St. Mark Church. She was the loving mother of Joan Ann Comeau, Mary P. Fehlberg and Joyce R. MacDonald; and sister of the late Vincent E. Hobin. She is also survived by six grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren, and was the grandmother of the late Joseph Michael Fehlberg and Edward L. MacDonald III.
Her funeral was held Sept. 4 with a Mass of Christian Burial in St. Mark Church. Burial was in St. Ann Cemetery, Cranston.
In lieu of flowers, contributions to St. Mark Church, 60 Narragansett Ave., Jamestown, RI, 02835 or Visiting Nurse Services of Newport & Bristol Counties Hospice, 1184 East Main Road, Portsmouth, RI 02871, will be appreciated.
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April 26, 2012
Keynote Remote not working?
I have had an incredible time speaking at the Interlogix Partners Conference in San Juan, Puerto Rico (photos here). While here I learned a valuable lesson about presenting using Keynote on my MacBook Air and using my iPhone as the remote.
I had rehearsed my Social Media 101 and Drive Traffic to Your Site Using Digital Marketing presentations several times at home on my Wi-Fi network. The Keynote Remote app worked perfectly. I could see my notes and easily advance the slides from my iPhone.
When I got to the beautiful Conrad Resort Hotel the evening before the conference, I found the Keynote Remote App not working via Wi-Fi or Bluetooth. It was driving me crazy, I thought something was wrong with the iPhone bluetooth functionality. I now know how to correct this problem and want to share the solution with you (thanks Keith!).
Using Keynote Remote on your iPhone to present with your Macbook
On your MacBook select Wi-Fi settings
- Create Network
- Note the Network Name (probably the same as your machine)
- Choose Channel 11 and Security 40-bit WEP
- Set a 4 character password
- Press Create
On your iPhone select Wi-Fi settings
- Choose the Network that you just created
- Enter the password if you are asked
In the Keynote Remote app
- Choose your machine name and click that link
- Choose Done
Now the app should say that you are connected and select the Play Slideshow button. That's it!
I'll add that you may want to switch your phone into airplane mode before presenting, so that you don't get calls or email notifications.
Bonus points for turning off any alarms you may have set as well.
Do you do presentations? Do you have any tech tips?


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No. 1 Newfound coasts into semis; Trevains, Neild propel Campbell
March 02. 2014 11:51PM
Amber Plummer scored 19 points and Karissa Bony finished with 17 as the top-seeded Newfound Regional of Bristol girls' basketball team defeated ninth-seeded Franklin 66-37 Saturday in the Division III quarterfinals.
Newfound led by two after one quarter, and took control of the game by outscoring Franklin 20-6 in the second. Katarina Styles scored a team-high 11 for Franklin, which completed its season with an 11-9 record.
Newfound, which improved to 19-1, will face fourth-seeded Fall Mountain of Langdon in Tuesday's semifinals at Southern New Hampshire University. Fall Mountain moved on by beating fifth-seeded Hopkinton 61-43 Saturday.
Third-seeded Campbell of Litchfield and second-seeded Bishop Brady of Concord will meet in Tuesday night's early (5:30 p.m.) semifinal. Alex Trevains scored 18 and Hannah Neild finished with 17 to help Campbell beat Gilford 55-47 Saturday.
Bishop Brady moved on with a 44-39 triumph over Somersworth.


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Ex-Newmarket firefighter wanted for Lee arson added to state's most wanted listBy: John Quinn
Union Leader Correspondent
July 10. 2013 12:55PM
LEE – A local man sought for allegedly setting two fires at a Belle Lane home July 1 has been added to the list of the state's most wanted fugitives.
Donald Dubbs, 58, of 23 Belle Lane, is wanted on two counts of arson after he allegedly attempted to burn a rental home and set the adjacent garage ablaze.
While the exterior of the home was charred before the second alarm fire went out, the garage and its contents – including a lawn mower and snow blower - were destroyed. The fire also damaged a car on the property.
Deputy U.S. Marshal Jeffrey White said local, state and federal authorities have been actively looking for Dubbs since warrants were issued for his arrest earlier this month. Investigators have been talking to family, friends and coworkers of Dubbs, but have not been able to locate him.
"We're using him as the fugitive of the week," White said.
Dubbs has brown hair, blue eyes and is five-foot, nine-inches tall. As of earlier this month, he could be driving a black 1999 Ford Escort with a Guinness sticker on the back window and New Hampshire license plate of 345-1264, according to police.
White said Dubbs is still considered dangerous, anyone spotting him or with information should contact the U.S. Marshal's Office at (603) 225-1632 or call local police.
Dubbs served as a volunteer firefighter in Newmarket for 22 years from 1978 to 2000, according to town administrator Steve Fornier.
Fornier said there is no indication Dubbs ever had any disciplinary issues during his service to the town. Dubbs no longer appears to have any ties to the department.


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Boy Scouts postpone decision on lifting ban on gays
February 06. 2013 12:54PM
The Boy Scouts of America has postponed until May a decision on whether to lift a membership ban on gays.
The national executive board of BSA, meeting in Texas, announced Wednesday that "due to the complexity of this issue, the organization needs time for a more deliberate review of its membership policy.
"BSA had announced last week that it was considering removing its national policy that bans gay members and instead leave it up to the "chartered organizations" that sponsor scout troops to set their own membership policies.
In a statement released Wednesday, the BSA said the executive board decided to direct its committees to seek additional input from Scouting members. Based on their "perspectives and concerns," the board will then prepare a resolution on membership standards.
The approximately 1,400 voting members of the BSA national council will take up that resolution at its annual meeting in May.
"For 103 years, the Boy Scouts of America has been a part of the fabric of this nation, providing its youth program of character development and values-based leadership training," the statement said.
"In the past two weeks, Scouting has received an outpouring of feedback from the American public. It reinforces how deeply people care about Scouting and how passionate they are about the organization."


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If you're asking yourself what is that wrapped around Mary-Kate Olsen — a tablecloth? a blanket? a grunge-inspired toga? — you're not the only one. Turns out that it's actually a $1700 wool wrap dress from the Marc Jacobs fall collection. We have some serious doubts about the dress itself, but combined with the naughty-librarian platform loafers and a beaded evening bag, it's a head-scratcher of a look. We won't even talk about the scrunchie in her hair. All in all, we think that no mega-bucks designer dress should ever be confused for a hastily tossed-on blanket. Tell us: What do you think of Mary-Kate's outfit?
Click here to vote on Mary-Kate, along with stars like J. Lo and Jennifer Hudson, in our Hit or Miss gallery.
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Development Resources/Data Driven Project Website
Projects can opt to use an automatically-generated project landing page. This page uses data from various sources, including Project Metadata, Bugzilla, and IPZilla.
The title comes from the projectname metadata entry; if this entry is not specified, the value is obtained from the projects database that I maintain (so you can override the value, or remain at my mercy).
The description comes from a file provided by the project and referenced by the descriptionurl metadata entry. The value in the metadata should point to a file containing the HTML to display as the project's description. A paragraph or two is recommended (perhaps this can be taken from the project's proposal). As a general rule, you should avoid messing around withthe presentation (i.e. style), or adding too many links in this content especially to content that is otherwise linked by the page (e.g. downloads). Since a lot of projects do a rather poor job of specifying this value (many just stuff a link to their project home page), we do a few relatively clever things to try and scavenge a useful value. By simply providing a link to a reasonable file, this part of the page can look pretty sharp. The logo comes from the logourl metadata entry. It's only displayed if it is actually provided.
Commits activity is generated from Dash data. It is only displayed if information is available. Dash uses the sourcerepository entries provided in the portal to do its work. Note that Dash runs once a week on Sunday, so the charts will not immediately appear after specifying source repositories.
Company Activity provides a different view of the same Dash data and depends on the same metadata entries. This pie chart shows the relative contributions from the various companies that contribute development resources to the project. Only those companies that have contributed a least one commit in the last three months are displayed.
The Source Repositories section lists the repositories specified in the sourcerepositories metadata entry. This section provides handy links to the actual repositories.
The Releases section is built from the release metadata entries. Only the information that's provided is displayed. There are sub-entries that capture things like "new and noteworthy" documents, IP Logs, plans, etc.
The Reviews section is also built from project metadata, but it is metadata that is maintained on the project's behalf by the EMO.
The left side of the page provides other useful project information harvested from other metadata entries (like the wikiurl, updatesiteurl, and downloadsurl), and some handy navigation through the project hierarchy.
The right side displays information about the people involved in the project. Bold entries indicate project-specific activity within the last three months. Similarly, the list of supporting organizations contains only those projects who have had at least one committer make at least one commit in the last three months.
Company Logos
Company logos sometimes appear under the project members on the right. Here's what you need in order to get your company's logo to show up in this pane:
- The company must be a member of the Eclipse Foundation;
- The company needs to have their logo uploaded to the Portal;
- At least one committer has to be listed as an employee of the company in question;
- The committer must be on this project; and
- The committer must be active (must have made at least one commit in the last three months)
If all of those conditions are met and the logo is still not showing up, then it's possible that the project meta-data doesn't have the correct version control paths specified–this affects whether the committer is considered active by the dashboard.
Project Home Page
If you want to use this page as your project home page, change the contents of your project's index.php file to:
<?php header("Location: http://projects.eclipse.org/projects/your.project.id"); ?>
(with an appropriate substitution of your.project.id, of course).
Note that the automatically-generated pages will continue to grow, change, and be updated.


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Depression is a serious condition that involves your body, mood, and thoughts. It can affect the way you eat and sleep, the way you feel about yourself, the way you act, and the way you think about things. A depressive disorder is not the same as a blue mood. It is not a sign of personal weakness or a condition that can be willed or wished away. People with a depressive illness cannot merely "pull themselves together" and get better.
Without treatment, symptoms can last for weeks, months, or years. Appropriate treatment however, can help most people who suffer from depression. People with depression may not recognize that they have a treatable disorder or they may be discouraged from seeking or staying with treatment due to feelings of shame and the associated stigma. Too often, untreated or poorly treated depression is associated with isolation or suicide.
There are several main types of mental disorders which feature depression as a primary symptoms:
- Major depressive disorder
- Dysthymic disorder
- Bipolar disorder
- Postpartum depression
- Seasonal affective disorder
Depressive disorders affect more than 19 million Americans. Although depression can affect anyone, including children, females are more likely to have depression than males.
Any type of depression may run in families, suggesting that a biological vulnerability can be inherited. Depression can also occur in people who have no family history of the condition. Additional factors, such as stress at home, work, or school, may trigger depression.
Whether inherited or not, depression is often associated with an imbalance in certain brain chemicals. Often, a combination of genetic, psychological, and environmental factors is involved in the onset of a depressive disorder. Depression may also result from having a chronic physical illness or from taking or misusing certain medications or drugs. In people who have suffered a previous episode of depression, another episode may be precipitated by very little or no stress. Depression may also occur in cycles without a precipitating cause.What are the risk factors for depression?What are the symptoms of depression?How is depression diagnosed?What are the treatments for depression?Are there screening tests for depression?How can I reduce my risk of depression?What questions should I ask my doctor?What is it like to live with depression?Where can I get more information about depression?
Revision Information
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