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A picture brings back memories for one of Serenity's crew. Just a little something that wrote itself - feedback, good or bad, is wonderful!
He'd bought it because it called out to him. Something about the painting had persuaded him to part with his hard-earned cash. After some haggling, of course. Couldn't be seen to be too eager. But he'd paid what he thought was fair, and carried it back to Serenity. He hadn't gotten any idea what he was gonna do with it, but took it into his bunk, planning to hang it somewhere, maybe above his guns, but it stared at him, like it was daring him to say something, do something in the middle of the night. So that kinda made up his mind for him.
Everyone was sitting down at dinner, chatting away. Mal had just told a joke that was on the wrong side of bad, and Freya had thumped him on the arm, causing him to threaten her with withdrawal of conjugal rights.
"Mal, I hate to point this out, but we ain't married," Freya said. "We are living in sin."
"Lot of that going on," Kaylee said happily, patting her rounded belly. "And a whole lot more."
"I've offered," Simon said, but she shushed him with a finger to his lips.
"'N' I told you I don't want that. Not yet."
He smiled at her, his love shining from his face and making everyone else feel a mite uncomfortable. Except for River.
"If you start here I shall hit you over the head with a chair," she said calmly.
"Start what, sweetie?" Kaylee said mischievously.
"Anything at all."
Simon hid a smile and turned to look at his sister. "Did I tell you today just how much of a brat you are?"
"Then just take this as a reminder."
River gave him a dazzling smile and threw a bread roll at him.
"Hey, we gonna have a food fight?" Hank asked, brightening up. "I bags Zoe on my team."
"No food fight," Mal said firmly. "It costs too much to waste –"
Freya plucked the other roll from the air in front of his face. "River, stop it."
"None left," the young psychic said, not at all repentant.
"Jayne, I know my food ain't a patch on Kaylee's, but you got some problem with it?" Zoe asked, looking at the big mercenary. For once he hadn't finished everything on his plate.
"Huh?" He looked around the table, realising everyone was looking at him. "No, no problem."
"Are you coming down with something?" Simon asked, remembering the virus that had spread throughout the crew only a short time before. "If you're feeling at all unwell –"
"I'm shiny!" Jayne insisted. "Just … thinkin' is all."
"Don't hurt yourself," Hank joked.
"You wanna go outside?" Jayne growled.
"So what are you thinking about?" Freya asked, not feeling in the mood to be picking up teeth.
"I … look, just hold on a minute, will you?" He stood up and hurried out of the galley.
Mal looked at Freya. "What do you suppose this is about?"
"Maybe he's decided to become a Shepherd," Hank suggested, grinning at the thought. "Brother Jayne – kinda has a ring to it, don't you think?"
"Not yet," River said cryptically.
"You're not suggesting …" Simon stared at her, appalled, and she just smiled at him.
"I think we may be about to find out," Freya put in, seeing Jayne coming back with something flat in his hands.
"Jayne?" Mal asked. "What's going on?"
The big man stood by his chair, not sitting back down. "I … I kinda bought this today, 'n' I …" He shoved it across the table. "Here, this is for you."
Zoe sat back in her chair, as if his gift was about to explode. "Jayne …"
"What is it?" Kaylee asked, moving forward, trying to see inside the old blanket Jayne had wrapped around it.
"Just take it," the mercenary said.
Zoe stood up, gingerly taking whatever it was from his big hands. She pulled the blanket from the front as Jayne sat back down.
"It's a picture," Kaylee said, her eyes wide.
"From Jayne?" Hank put in. "Just how obscene can it get?"
"I didn't know you were interested in art," Simon said.
"Aint interested in art," Jayne mumbled. "And it ain't obscene."
"But all those pictures you've got up on the wall of your bunk," Hank went on. "All those naked women …"
"Ain't like that."
Mal had been watching his first-mate. "Zoe?" he asked. "You okay?"
She hadn't moved, hadn't even breathed since she taken the cover off. "Where did you get this?" she asked finally, still staring at the picture.
"Bought it in town. Just some stall. Guy didn't even know who painted it," Jayne said softly.
"His name was Anselm."
"Zoe?" Freya said.
"Named for some saint or other," Zoe added.
"Saint Anselm from Earth-that-was," Simon put in. "A great philosopher who opposed slavery."
"Sounds like our kind of saint," Hank said.
"What's it of, Zoe?" Kaylee asked.
For answer Zoe walked to the counter and placed the painting against the cutlery pot, then stood back so the others could see.
"Oh," Kaylee said.
"But that's –" Simon began.
"You," Mal finished.
The woman – no, girl – in the picture was younger, softer, with hooded eyes that seemed to look out from the canvas in either hidden voluptuousness or extreme amusement at the vagaries of the world, depending on whether the viewer was a man or a woman, but it was most definitely Serenity's first-mate.
"Wow, Zoe, that's …" Hank couldn't finish.
"I haven't seen this in a very long time," Zoe said quietly. "Not since he finished it, and wouldn't give it to me. He told me it was the best thing he'd ever done."
Freya got up and moved closer. "It's beautiful." She smiled at the other woman. "How old were you when this was painted?"
"Eighteen. So very long ago."
Anselm rolled over in bed and looked at the dark beauty lying next to him. "I'm going to paint you," he said, touching the smooth line of her spine. "Just like this. All wanton and sensual."
She looked over her shoulder at him. "So you can only see my back."
He laughed. "All right, maybe not. Turn over."
She did as she was bid, and the full glory of her was revealed.
"Oh, yes, this is better," he muttered, his breath catching.
"No," Zoe said, sitting up. "I don't think so. If you're going to immortalise me, I think I'd rather it wasn't naked."
"Why not?" he asked in frustration. "You're beautiful!"
She pushed her long dark hair out of her face. "Maybe, but I'd like to be able to show my children someday."
"Children?" He sat back. "You want to have children?"
"Not with you," she said quickly. "Don't worry. I'm not going to trap you into marrying me."
He was more relieved than he would admit, but said, "Why? Aren't I good enough?"
She laughed, a rich sound that seemed to complement her entirely. "Anselm, not only am I not looking for a husband, but you're not looking for a wife. I've not met a man yet that I want to be with forever."
"And when you do?" he asked, stroking her shoulder.
"I shall fight heaven and earth to get to him."
"So young to have such high ideals," Anselm sighed.
"And I don't have time for idle chatter, not if you intend to paint me." She smiled a little sadly. "Only another day, Anselm, and I'll be gone."
"Do you have to leave?"
"I'm a soldier. I can't tell the ship to wait because my lover is slow in finishing what he started. I have to be on that dock at fourteen hundred hours, ready to embark."
Anselm threw the covers back. "Then to work!"
He spent an hour arranging her in the large wicker chair, the shawl around her shoulders covering her magnificent breasts. He tried to leave just one showing a little, but Zoe pulled the fabric up, shaking her head at him. Her hair he combed himself, pulling the tight curls out to lay on her skin, but he left her face alone.
"How can I gild the lily?" he asked, picking up his palette.
"Aren't you going to dress?" Zoe asked in turn, looking over his nakedness.
"And stifle the muse?" he cried, using his paintbrush to measure the differences between the width of her shoulders, the height of her head. "Besides, I rather like the expression on your face."
She laughed as he began to put little touches of colour on the canvas.
She slept when he let her, some time in the dark hours of the morning, but he carried on working, biting his lip in concentration, stepping back then darting in again, his brush like a snake, biting into the soft flesh he was working on.
Finally, as the sun slanted in through the high window, he woke her.
"Zoe. It's finished," he said softly.
She sat up, rubbing sleep from her eyes. "What time is it?"
"Nearly time for you to go," he said wistfully. "Don't you want to see it?"
"I …" She shook her head. "I don't know if I do."
"Afraid?" he asked.
"Yes," she admitted. "This is forever, isn't it?"
"That it is." He held out a hand. "See what immortality looks like."
She took his fingers and let him lift her up, walked her around the easel.
"Oh. Anselm."
"My dark angel," he said, kissing her shoulder.
"I can't take it with me," she said, a tear rolling down her cheek.
"And I wouldn't let it go." Anselm smiled and pushed the moisture away with his thumb, leaving a smear of red ochre on her skin. "I want to keep it by me, always."
"Zoe?" Freya asked, bringing her back to the present.
"So very long ago," Zoe repeated. She turned around, looking at Jayne, who shifted in his seat uncomfortably. "Thank you," she said sincerely.
Jayne's eyes widened a little in surprise. "I … you're … I guess you're welcome."
She picked up the portrait and walked out of the galley, her head high, her bearing erect.
"Did something just happen here I don't know about?" Hank asked.
"I have no idea," Mal said, realising there were things about his oldest friend that he still didn't know.
The rest of Serenity was asleep when Jayne padded into the galley in his socks, intent on finding something to eat. As he switched the light on, he yelped in surprise.
"Dammit, Zoe, you don't wanna be scaring a man like that! Could get yourself shot."
"Are you armed?" Zoe asked from where she was sitting at the table.
"Well, no. But I could go and grab Vera if you like."
"No, that's fine."
"So what're you doing sitting here in the dark?"
"Remembering." She looked up at him. "And what's your excuse for being up this late?"
"I was kinda hungry."
"Not surprised." Zoe smiled at him, unsettling him again. "Why did you buy it?" she asked.
"I … not really sure," the big man admitted. "I kinda … liked it."
"Then why didn't you keep it?"
"It didn't …" He shrugged. "It didn't seem right. Not in my bunk. Not with all those girlie pictures. And my guns. Just figured maybe it should come home." He looked at her. "So Wash never saw it? The picture?" he asked.
"No. It was long before I ever met him. Before Mal, before the war … before things got complicated."
"I know what you mean. When you're young and you think life's gonna be one big bowl of strawberries."
"Cherries, Jayne. The saying is a bowl of cherries."
"That ain't what Kaylee says."
Zoe laughed. "No, I suppose it probably isn't."
Jayne grabbed a bag of protein crackers. "Well, this'll do," he said, turning back towards the bunks. "You want me to leave the light on?"
"No, switch it off. I like the dark."
"Sure thing." He turned off the lights. "G'night."
"'Night, Jayne. And thank you."
"Yeah, no problem," he mumbled, stepping out of the galley.
Zoe sat in the dark, the portrait in front of her on the table, her mind somewhere else entirely …
"I will keep it with me for as long as I live," Anselm said, watching Zoe dress for the last time. "They will have to pry it from my cold dead fingers."
"I'd have thought you'd want to be buried with it," she joked, buckling her uniform in place.
"And deprive the world of such beauty? Never."
She smiled and crossed the room to stand close to him. "Well, if that happens, let me know. I'd kinda like to have it one day."
"I will," he said, bending forward for a kiss. "Somehow I'll get it to you."
"Just make sure you do," she said, pulling him into her arms.
He had.
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*In Memphis, homicide detectives spent their Sunday afternoon in the home of Sherra Wright, the former wife of murdered ex-NBA player Lorenzen Wright, collecting evidence.
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Our newly-assembled Rhinos Jury look ahead to the 2015 season and the opening match at Hull Kingston Rovers.
Anne Bosanquet
A NEW season is upon us, bringing a new mantra that "every minute matters".
It means teams will be keener than ever to make sure every game is a good performance.
They will want to claim their spots in the play-offs or play well enough to come up to Super League in 2016.
The introduction of the Million Pound Game – to decide the final place in the top division next year – is one I'm waiting to see and what effect this will have on the two clubs involved. Looking forward to the Rhinos' opening game ahead against Hull KR, I'm hopeful for a win after the last performance we had against them.
However I'm fully expecting us to have to play hard for it.
One thing for sure, the Rhinos will have support behind them from the travelling fans and it's sure to be good atmosphere for the first game of the season. It will be good to see former Leeds forward Ryan Bailey at Hull KR.
It is going be a different experience for him, I'm sure, starting from their changing rooms.
I'm keen to see how he has fitted in there and what that brings to the game.
For the Rhinos this season I'm looking forward to seeing our new signing Adam Cuthbertson in action.
We tried to sign him three years ago, so it'll be interesting to see what he can finally bring to our team.
I'll also be keeping an eye out for Ash Handley, after his Boxing Day performance.
We have some good youngsters coming through the ranks.
I am hoping the Rhinos can claim some silverware at Old Trafford this year and avoid the end of season position we ended last year.
With this being Jamie Peacock's testimonial season and final year with the Rhinos, it would be great to have a good season, and have him finish his career on a high – preferably in Manchester.
Dianne Hall
It has been a long off-season, with no Super League to look forward to.
The highlight of the pre-Christmas period used to be the anticipation of the fixture list being released, to see when we will be playing in Perpignan – hoping for the summer holidays maybe, but not in March– and in the past, London Broncos.
It will be interesting to see how the new format pans out, though I think that a top-four finish, preferably top, is well within our capabilities.
The other Super League teams seem to have recruited more personnel than the Rhinos this off-season, which may upset some fans as we have not signed a big-name player for a while now.
We have lost some very experienced players – Ryan Bailey, Ian Kirke and Ben Jones-Bishop – and recruited only one, although the squad does have a decent balance of youth and experience.
If the youngsters get a chance in the first team I am sure that they will step up to the plate, especially if we do lose veteran forwards Jamie Peacock and Kylie Leuluai at the end of the season, as planned.
This year we need to beat the top sides away from home – St Helens, Wigan and Warrington – to realistically challenge for a top-four spot.
Looking forward to the Hull KR game, it should be a cracker.
Former Rhinos favourite Bailey will get a good reception from the Leeds supporters and players, though it might be a different story when the whistle goes! Bailey versus Delaney, Bash brother v Bash brother, I can't wait.
I think the Rhinos will be more fluent as a team, as Hull KR have quite a few more new faces in their ranks and may take a few rounds to gel as a team. They have lost several key players in important positions, especially hooker, which is a crucial role in any team.
Tickets have been selling well, Rhinos have already sold out their initial allocation and it should be a good game and good attendance.
Graham Poulter
Well, here we are on the eve of a new season that's hopefully going to portray the game of rugby league in a good light.
It is the start of a new era for the Championship to Super League and I am looking forward to what will hopefully be a successful season for Leeds Rhinos.
I'm glad that the club didn't succumb to the wishes of some supporters, who were calling for the head of coach Brian McDermott.
In his four seasons in charge he has shown his undeniable knowledge and quality as a head coach.
His pride for the club and players shines through and some of our supporters need to look at the bigger picture instead of allowing their emotions to overflow and having knee-jerk reactions to things.
We still have an excellent playing roster, which most clubs would happily take off us, despite us having let some of our quality players go. I would like to wish Ben Jones-Bishop, Chris Clarkson, Ryan Bailey and Ian Kirke well with their new clubs.
We have excellent youngsters within our squad, with good experience already gained through playing last year and being guided by and playing alongside experienced players, so the future of our club is in good hands.
Looking ahead to the opening game at Hull KR, I see a tough game in prospect.
With their new signings most likely making their debuts, they will be out to impress their new club and fans and also impose themselves on us.
The state of the pitch could have a say in how the game is played and the outcome of the match, depending on the conditions on Sunday.
But I still back us to have the quality and game management to see us home to an opening victory. The experience and guile of our players will be more than enough to a first two points on the board.
We will win 30-10.
Jamie Smith
It has felt like a lifetime, but the Super League season is finally back.
With promotion and relegation once again on the agenda under the competition's new format, this should see the league be more competitive this season.
The bottom four clubs will be in relegation danger, against the best teams from the Championship and that will make it more intense every week as nobody will want to be one of the teams fighting for their top-flight lives once the season splits in July.
Not surprisingly, we haven't seen the Rhinos do much business during pre-season, with Australian forward Adam Cuthbertson being the only addition to the squad.
This lack of activity doesn't worry me because the likes of Liam Sutcliffe, Josh Walters and Elliot Minchella, to name but a few, handled themselves last season in a mature and professional way which showed that they are more than capable of handling the pressures of playing at such a high level. Although there's a lot of excitement and high expectations at the moment, we will sadly see legend Jamie Peacock hang up his boots at the end of the season.
He has been a great player for Leeds for nearly a decade so, with us also wanting to put right last year's early play-off exit, I expect this team to pull out all the stops to ensure that JP has the perfect send off, another Grand Final winner's ring at Old Trafford.
An opening day trip to Hull KR awaits us for the second year in a row. The Robins have seen a lot of players come in during the off season and it is going to take some time for them to get used to playing together.
With only one new face in the team, the Rhinos already have that chemistry and I think this will prove a key factor with Rob Burrow being instrumental in what the Rhinos do throughout the afternoon.
My prediction is the journey won't be a wasted one for the team and the travelling faithful as a victory comes in the form of a 34-12 scoreline.
Jon Winter
At last the season is here.
It's a big campaign for Leeds and for rugby league in general, with the new format that will see the league split into three in what has been dubbed as "RL's New Era".
Hopefully it will bring excitement back into the regular season, as many end of season league games have tended to disappoint with teams wanting to peak for the play-offs. With the main Super League play-offs now being centred on the top-four in the table, it will put more of an onus on to sides to win as many games as possible, to gain more favourable fixtures in the Super-8s.
Also, with there only being two play-off games, let's hope this will see fans turn out in force, as play-off games in recent years have attracted disappointing attendances.
It's tough to predict who will make the top-four, though.
Warrington Wolves seem to be building well with the additions of Man of Steel Daryl Clark and NRL forward Ashton Sims.
However Catalans Dragons seem to have a great chance of making the shake-up, with the signings of Willie Tonga, Todd Carney and the return of Remi Casty.
Leeds, with the losses of Ryan Bailey, Ian Kirke and Ben Jones-Bishop, seem to be relying on youth this season.
That's something which I think many Rhinos fans were wanting last season.
However the addition of Adam Cuthbertson – who is our only new face this year – could be a master stroke.
It's time to build for the future with many of the Golden Generation squad coming to the end of their careers.
Leeds have four players on loan at Featherstone Rovers and four on dual-registration at Hunslet Hawks gaining valuable experience that will stand them in good stead for Super League. On Sunday, Leeds will begin this season as they did last away at Hull KR.
Let's hope we can get off to a good start once again.
Craig Tarbotton
I think it could be a tough season ahead for the Rhinos.
Many fans were hoping to see a few new faces in the squad, but Adam Cuthbertson is the only new recruit and from what I've seen of him so far, he seems to be fitting in nicely.
We also have Andy Yates, who is like a new signing having spent his first season out injured.
I'm sure he will want to make up for lost time, having played only one game last year – and that was on dual-registration with Hunslet Hawks.
He has had a tough time since joining the club, with Achilles and biceps injuries, so he will be raring to go.
I'm a big fan of giving youngsters a chance and I think Brian McDermott will start using the young lads more and more over the next couple of seasons as some of the old guard will be retiring, or perhaps rotated in order to give the young lads game time.
I feel our rival Super League teams have made some great signings and strengthened their squads greatly. Let's hope a blend of the old heads and youngsters is enough for us to be challenging for honours once more.
I'm looking forward to seeing Zak Hardaker in action this year. I think he would have been a Man Of Steel contender if he hadn't received that long ban.
I'm also a big fan of Brad Singleton.
He was dubbed the next Jamie Peacock and I think he'll shine this year.
He looks to have trimmed down and seems lighter on his feet and he's still capable of putting in those big tackles, which rock the opposition and get the crowd on their feet.
As for the opening game, I know Leeds will be keen to set a marker for the season and I can see them winning by at least 20 points against a Hull KR side who may take time to gel with many new recruits.
Danny McGuire and Liam Sutcliffe – though he didn't play in Jamie Peacock's testimonial – have looked impressive in pre- season and I think they'll be key to victory.


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Dorset resident and former Portsmouth manager, Harry Redknapp, insists he has no plans to retire after leaving Tottenham today.
Instead, he says whoever takes over from him at Spurs will inherit a squad capable of winning the Barclays Premier League.
The club confirmed the 65-year-old's departure in the early hours of this morning, which Redknapp felt was inevitable even if he had secured Champions League football.
Everton manager David Moyes, Wigan boss Roberto Martinez are leading candidates, along with former Chelsea head coach Andre Villas-Boas and Rafael Benitez.
Redknapp insists the current squad - which includes the likes of Gareth Bale and Luka Modric, both linked with moves away from White Hart Lane - can go on to bigger and better things, despite having faded badly over the final weeks of a campaign which had for so long promised so much.
"I leave behind some fantastic players. The only disappointment I have is that I think it was a team which could have gone on and eventually won the Premier League in the next year or two," Redknapp told reporters.
"I just wish I could have been able to see that through and be part of that because they have some fantastic players there."
Redknapp felt today's outcome was always on the cards, regardless of how the campaign ended - with Spurs losing out on Champions League football despite finishing fourth in the Premier League, because of Chelsea's Champions League final triumph over Bayern Munich last month.
"We missed out on third place by one point in the end, but that is how it goes," he said.
"I think the same outcome would have happened, the chairman would have gone down the same road.
"I had four great years at Spurs. All you can do is leave the club in a better state than you found it and I did that, for sure.
"I abide by their decision and don't hold grudges. That is life, we all move on."
Redknapp had transformed the fortunes of the north London club since taking charge in October 2008 and chairman Daniel Levy said in a statement the decision to remove him was one the board had not made lightly.
The former Spurs manager maintained there were no disagreements over a new deal, with suggestions he had asked for longer than the 12-month rolling terms on offer.
"It was nothing to do with contracts or me asking for anything at all. I had a year left and that was fine," he said.
"It was just a case the club decided they wanted a change and that is their decision because they own the club."
Redknapp continued: "I met with the chairman and the club have decided to move in a different direction with the manager.
"I have had four fantastic years at Tottenham and have loved every minute of it.
"It could not have gone better for me, with the football we played, finishing fourth was great.
"The fans have just been amazing for me, the support I got during this year when it was difficult for me was special, and I will never forget that."
In his first full season in charge Redknapp guided Spurs to fourth position, taking them into the Champions League for the first time.
Spurs played some exhilarating football on their way to the quarter-finals, before being knocked out by Real Madrid.
This has certainly been a dramatic campaign for Redknapp, who underwent a heart procedure in November, was cleared of tax evasion in February and then missed out on the England job in May.
Redknapp, however, insists speculation over his future and Spurs' subsequent collapse "had no effect on anything".
Nevertheless, one senior club figure told Press Association Sport: "Our form dropped dramatically after [Fabio] Capello resigned and one had to assume that his head was turned. We would like to have thought he could have delivered us a Champions League place."
Former West Ham boss Redknapp maintains he has no plans to retire, and could now be set for a move overseas, with a long-standing offer of a coaching role in Dubai said to be on the table.
"I feel great. I don't feel any different. I love football. That is what keeps me going really," he added.
"I love going into work with the players every day and that is what I will miss. I am not one for sitting at home."
Tottenham, meanwhile, have yet to confirm whether any of Redknapp's backroom staff will remain at the club, but this afternoon all the coaching profiles had been removed from the official website.


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Okay – in short – I've had it with Apple. Ever since Steve passed, the company has seemed to be off course – not financially – but in regards to vision. Even before Steve passed, we saw the Final Cut Pro debacle – turning one of the most successful professional video editing applications into a glorified version of iMovie. While I am often mindlessly called an Apple fanboy, I have routinely called the company to task when I think they have made a mistake. And this is going to be one of those times.
Looking at what's happened to the Apple Pro Apps division – one has to ponder – Is Aperture next? That's the problem. I don't know. And nobody at Apple will talk about it. For years I've defended Aperture and Apple for making such a great project. I think that was the right decision – then.
But as Apple has grown even more reclusive in its willingness to share its plans or talk to the media, they have forgotten that the people who aren't getting the information are ultimately their customers.
I assumed we'd hear something about Aperture 4.0 by now. I was really confident in fact that there would be an Aperture 4.0 by now. I wrote an article not long back linking the timeline to releases and thought surely we'd have an answer by now. After all, Lightroom 4 is shipping and in every way it needed to, Adobe caught Aperture and in some cases passed it. But from Apple – not a peep.
I've used Aperture for more than five years for the simple reason that I thought it was the better product. As of the Lightroom 4.0 release, I no longer believe that's accurate. I won't go into too many details but I'll mention just a few places where I think Lightroom has surpassed Aperture.
Let's start with the raw converter. For years I've said that Aperture and Adobe's RAW converters are both good – but different. I can no longer say that they are on par. With Lightroom 4.0, Adobe has released a raw converter that does a much better job converting files with low noise and accurate color than does the current converter from Aperture.. This is huge and it applies even more so to the new hot cameras like the Canon 5D MK III and the Nikon D4. Adobe has figured this out and Apple is silent. For the first time in five years I like the conversions better in Lightroom. That's reason enough to switch. But other improvements in the highlight and shadow recovery, extended video support, the amazing (and I do mean AMAZING) clarity slider, improved develop module and much faster, speedier processing, Lightroom 4 has left Aperture 3 in the dust. Period. (NOTE: the aforementioned list was only a smattering of the improvements in LR4. For more information go to Adobe.com.)
Now if I knew Aperture 4.0 was around the corner and that Apple answered each of these new improvements with improvements of their own, I'd reconsider. But at this point I don't know that and have no reason to expect it.
So if I can get my arms around the fact that I need to move almost 480,000 images and that I need to be able to master a new workflow involving referenced rather than managed files, I'm going to switch and if I do – I'm not going back – no matter what Apple does. Even if they do catch up because it will only be a matter of time before it's deja vu all over again.
There have been a host of new bugs in Aperture (either introduced by OS or converter updates) that Apple has only recently addressed. They won't communicate with their users and there's no loyalty there. It takes loyalty to get loyalty so unless something happens in the next few days to change my mind, you can expect to hear me talking about a permanent change to Adobe Lightroom 4. I flirted with this once before when Aperture 3.0 launched because it was so buggy. But this time if I switch, I'm not coming back.
You might not know my history, but if I do switch it's a pretty big deal. My history with Aperture is as almost as deep as you can get. I taught (alongside Derrick Story) the first live Aperture class taught anywhere at Macworld the year the product debuted. I also taught it there the following two years. I have been the technical editor on almost every Aperture book ever written (I worked on nine of them.) I was in the first Apple Train The Trainer (T3) class and was one of the first Apple-Certified T3 trainers. I've taught thousands of people how to use Aperture in seminars and workshops. I've also recorded training titles for lynda.com (total three video training series) and I founded the first Aperture blog and podcast (Aperture Tricks) later sold to a third party. If Apple can't hang on to someone like me, what does that say about their prospects for hanging on to the rest of the market?
You've been put on notice Apple. Put up or shut up. Lightroom 4.0, here I come.
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A 10-day Filmmaking workshop will be organised by Films Division, Union Ministry of Information & Broadcasting in partnership with Film Society of Manipur, DIPR and State Film Development Society from March 26 at MSFDS Complex here.
During the workshop, the participants will produce two films under the guidance of film personalities of Films Division.
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It sounds silly for instagram to just "shut down" one day but the question still holds it's weight.
Would you be prepared?
Even though more and more social media sites are getting populated by the minute and they seem more dependable, you never want to sleep on the opportunity of collecting direct contact information with your tribe.
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1. Simply Ask Them To Join Your Email List
This one never hurts. Having your email opt-in form posted all over your site will only help you stay in contact with the people who want to learn more from you. You can always offer incentives for signing up, like a freebie worksheet, calendar, session, course, etc. The possibilities are endless.
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If you don't already have about four or five people who are in your felid who you could be collaborating with, now would be the time to find them. Once you find them, you can approach them with an idea to cross-promote each other to your email lists. You can do this in a variety of ways.
Here are some examples of what you could send to both lists. (Remember, that this can involve more than two people. Create a sharing circle of 4-7 people who are in contact with people who could benefit from learning about you and what you sell.)
- Have your colleague interview you
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It's important that you are being tasteful with how you market it. You don't want people to feel forced to advertise for you. Let it be something that they would feel confident to share.
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"I read that interview granted by Asari-Dokubo and I was quite surprised that he would talk like that because as he himself admitted in that interview, he is close to government. And his interview was full of proverbs.
So, I don't know whether it is a wise thing for you to be a member of the house and then for you to stand outside and urinate into that same house," the spokesman said, as the government labours to close the gap between Mr. Jonathan and Obasanjo.
The president has the utmost respect for the former president whom he regards as his father. He even calls him Baba. And I don't think anybody can say he has any evidence anywhere where the president has been disrespectful to the elderly man."
So, those things that you see in the newspapers about people saying President Jonathan and former President Obasanjo are quarreling are exaggerated. They do not reflect the truth. He (Asari-Dokubo) claims that there is a rift between President Jonathan and former President Obasanjo; so, you can see that the whole of that commentary is based on a wrong premise".
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On Asari-Dokubo's allegation that Jonathan is surrounded by greedy people who have refused other Nigerians access to the president, Abati turned to crab theory to explain that people are simply trying to pull down his boss.
"What is that crab theory all about? If you put a number of crabs in a bucket and one of them tries to go to the top, the other crabs will be struggling to pull that one that is trying to go to the top down. They will keep reminding that top crab that you are one of us; this is where you belong and you cannot leave us; we are together.
"When you translate that crab theory into the governance arena, you find that it puts people who are in leadership position under enormous pressure because there are too many other persons saying they don't want progress because they all want to be at the same level."
Having said that, Abati turned around and issued what seems to be a direct contradiction, saying that the Asari-Dokubo interview is consistent with the principle of freedom of speech. He told the correspondents that it was about making noise and gaining attention, and that the statements do not reflects Asari-Dokubo's innermost feelings about the Jonathan administration and the President Jonathan in particular.
"I believe that he, having been a very strong supporter of the administration and who has been on record as having saying a lot of positive things about the administration, having made whatever point he has now made, will also see the need to be consistent, honest and truthful, and to see the big picture and to worry less about greedy people who are preventing other Ijaws, as he seems to be making out, from reaching the president because at the end of the day, President Jonathan is not running an Ijaw project."
Jonathan, said Abati, is running a 'Nigerian project' and is a man who is very conscious of his place in history.
According to the spokesman, "That is the man Nigerians voted for and all of us, whether we are his kinsmen or we are his staff or we are his friends, I think we should focus more on the Nigerian project, the Nigerian assignment that President Jonathan has been given and worry less about insinuations like all these people are blocking me from having access, he has forgotten his brothers, he is arguing with a particular person."
He restated that President Jonathan has no problems with Obasanjo, the man Nigerians accuse of inflicting Jonathan on Nigeria, and that they have an "excellent relationship."
As with Jonathan himself, Abati did not go beyond these generalizations to comment on the heavy criticisms that Obasanjo has inflicted on Jonathan in the past few months.
Obasanjo has openly criticized Jonathan's handling of the Boko Haram crisis, presenting him as weak and confused. It will be recalled that early this year, Jonathan promised to defeat the militants by June, a promise that he not only failed to keep, but which seemed to elevate the violence.
Obasanjo has also lampooned Jonathan's so-called fight against corruption, warning that Jonathan's incompetence has seen blossoming unemployment in the country that could trigger a revolution.
Critics say that Abati's lengthy defence of his boss is a desperate ploy that simply compounds the situation as it demonstrates that the Jonathan administration lacks understanding, integrity, and answers.


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Girlie-girls are made of sugar and spice and everything – pink. Isn't that nice? Not so fast, says author Peggy Orenstein. There's a dark side to the hyper-feminine, highly commercialized pretty bows and sparkly tutus. Think 6-year old girls in lipstick and sexualized influences pushing our daughters into thinking that how they look on the outside is more important than who they are on the inside. Perhaps it's an innocuous phase, but corporations like Disney are focusing their marketing machines on this crinolined, tiara sporting demographic and finding fertile turf in these princesses parent's wallets – to the tune of $4 billion in the sales of Princess products in 2009. In her new book, "Cinderella Ate My Daughter: Dispatches From the Front Lines of the New Girlie-Girl Culture," Orenstein chronicles her firsthand journey through the heart of pre-teen princess obsession. Is all this pink really necessary? Is it possible to skip the princess phase or just hope they grow out of it? Why don't boys fall prey to similar stuff?
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Thomas Jefferson stood, dressed in a black suit, in a doorway of the White House on Jan. 1, 1802, watching a bizarre spectacle. Two horses were pulling a dray carrying a 1,235-pound cheese—just for him. Measuring 4 feet in diameter and 17 inches in height, this cheese was the work of 900 cows.
More impressive than the size of the cheese was its eloquence. Painted on the red crust was the inscription: "Rebellion to tyrants is obedience to God." The cheese was a gift from religious leaders in western Massachusetts.
It may seem surprising that religious leaders would be praising Jefferson, given that his critics had just months earlier attacked him as an infidel and an atheist. In the 1800 election, John Adams had argued that the francophile Jefferson would destroy America's Christian heritage just as the French revolutionaries had undermined their own religious legacy. Adams supporters quoted Jefferson's line that he didn't care whether someone believed in one god or 20, and they argued that the choice in the election was: "God—and a religious president…[or] Jefferson—and no God."
But in a modern context, the most remarkable thing about the cheese is that it came from evangelical Christians. It was the brainchild of the Rev. John Leland—a Baptist and, therefore, a theological forefather of the Rev. Jerry Falwell and Franklin Graham. Even though Jefferson was labeled anti-religion by some, he had become a hero to evangelicals—not in spite of his views on separation of church and state, but because of them. By this point, Jefferson had written his draft of the Virginia statute of religious freedom, and he and James Madison were known as the strictest proponents of keeping government and religion far apart. Because Baptists and other evangelicals had been persecuted and harassed by the majority faiths—Anglicans in the South and Puritan-influenced Congregationalists in the North—these religious minorities had concluded that their freedom would only be guaranteed when majority faiths could not use the power of the state to promote their theology and institutions.
Each side of our modern culture wars has attempted to appropriate the Founding Fathers for its own purposes. With everything from prayer in school to gay rights to courtroom displays of the Ten Commandments at stake, conservative and liberal activists are trying to capture the middle ground and win over public opinion. Portraying their views as compatible with—even demanded by—the Founding Fathers makes any view seem more sensible and mainstream. And in truth, you can find a Jefferson or Adams quote to buttress just about any argument. But there are a few facts that might actually be stipulated by both sides in the culture wars. First, the original Constitution really didn't say all that much about religion. God is not mentioned, and the only reference to religion is a ban on providing religious tests for holding office.
Second, there was a widespread view among religious people of all flavors that the Constitution would be much stronger if it had a Bill of Rights that more explicitly guaranteed religious freedom. The 18th-century evangelicals were among the strongest advocates of this view and of the Bill of Rights, which declared that "Congress shall make no law regarding the establishment of religion." Throughout the states, evangelicals pushed hard for ratification of the Bill of Rights in the state legislatures. Indeed, part of what made Jefferson cheese-worthy in the eyes of a Baptist leader like Leland was his advocacy of a Bill of Rights.
Modern Christian conservatives concede that point and hail the First Amendment, but they argue that it by no means follows that either the Founders or the proto-evangelicals wanted a strict separation of church and state. They point out—accurately—that neither the Constitution nor the Bill of Rights includes the phrase "separation of church and state." And they argue that what the First Amendment intended to do was exactly what it says—and no more: prevent the "establishment" of an official state church, like the ones that had been prevalent in the colonies up until the time of the revolution. In the book "The Myth of Separation," religious conservative David Barton argues that the Founders did not support separation of church and state. Indeed, he maintains, this was a Christian nation founded by Christian men who very much wanted the government to support religion. The contemporary intellectual battle over the role of religion in the public square will be determined in part by who can own the history.
It is ironic, then, that evangelicals have neglected their own. Indeed, the one group that would almost certainly oppose the views of 21st-century evangelicals are 18th-century evangelicals. John Leland was no anomaly. In state after state, when colonists and Americans met to debate the relationship between God and government, it was the proto-evangelicals who pushed the more radical view that church and state should be kept far apart. Both secular liberals who sneer at the idea that evangelicals could ever be a positive influence in politics and Christian conservatives who want to knock down the "wall" should take note: It was 18th-century evangelicals who provided the political shock troops for Jefferson and Madison in their efforts to keep government from strong involvement with religion. Modern evangelicals are certainly free to take a different course, but they should realize that in doing so they have dramatically departed from the tradition of their spiritual forefathers.
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North Beach Italian Bistro inside Bogey's Bar & Grill near Ann and Cimarron roads provides a high-end, yet affordable Italian dining experience. Given that it is inside Bogey's and adjacent to the bar area, the two establishments share kitchen facilities. Some menu items, such as the fettuccine Alfredo (fettuccine noodles tossed with ham and cream) and cannolis are available for both North Beach and Bogey's patrons. But, as North Beach is open only for dinner, owner Ozzie Montana offers a more expansive Italian menu. Appetizers include baked clams oreganata for $12.95 (baked clams topped with breadcrumbs), and entrees feature linguine con gamberi e funghi for $13.95 (linguine with shrimp and mushrooms in a creamy tomato sauce), and penne alla vodka or rigatoni puttanesca for $12.95. North Beach also serves several versions of Italian-style chicken and veal and offers specialties such as New York steak, pizza and desserts. The wine list is extensive, and many beer choices are available. Alterations to some plates can be made to accommodate patrons' tastes and dietary needs. North Beach is open from 5 to 10 p.m. Wednesday through Sunday. Bogey's Bar is open 24/7.


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Intercession (Tawassul) of Imam Hussein (AS)
When Imam Hussein (A.S) was born, Allah (S.W.T) sent down the angel Gabriel (A.S) to congratulate the family of Holy Prophet Muhammad (P.B.U.H&H.P).
On the way down from the heavens angel Gabriel (A.S) passed an island, on which the angel Fitrus was sent to by Allah (S.W.T)because he had been naughty. Fitrus had also had his wings taken away by Allah (S.W.T).s
When Fitrus saw Gabriel (A.S) he asked him where he was going. Gabriel (A.S) told him that he was going to congratulate the Holy Prophet Muhammad (P.B.U.H&H.P) and his family on the birth of Imam Hussein (A.S).
Fitrus asked if he could also go with him. Gabriel (A.S) agreed with the permission of Allah (S.W.T) and so carried him down to earth.
When the angels reached the Holy Prophet Muhammad (P.B.U.H&H.P) and congratulated him and his family, the Holy Prophet Muhammad (P.B.U.H&H.P) told Fitrus to go to Imam Hussein (A.S).
When Fitrus touched Imam Hussein's (A.S) cradle his wings were given back to him by Allah (S.W.T), who had forgiven him.
If you want something it is better to ask through our Imam's (A.S) as they are closer to Allah (S.W.T) than we are.
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grappler0000 »
Posted 3/24/07 5:29:00PM
No one has ever questioned that B.J. Penn wants to go down in the annals of UFC history as one of the best fighters of all time, but there have been moments when his motivation to train and prepare have come into doubt.
Returning from a short-lived retirement to face Rory MacDonald at UFC on Fox 5 on Dec. 8 in Seattle, however, Penn appears to be at the top of his game, even in the training room.
At least, if the training partners he's hired for this fight are any indication, it appears that Penn couldn't be any more serious about his Octagon comeback...
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tallica62 »
Posted 6/22/07 2:18:00AM
I'm not really excited to see BJ back...against anyone really...
airkerma »
Posted 1/6/10 12:05:00PM
Can he be serious about returning to 155? In the last 6 years the only WW he beat was Hughes.
Bubbles »
Posted 10/20/09 3:33:00PM
he is serious now, but if he loses, Rory greased, was taking PEDs or he wasn't really motivated as he took Rory lightly therefore this loss doesn't count
finnish_line »
Posted 8/16/07 8:54:00AM
This is good for Rory's career.
That is the only person it is good for. BJ's going to get tossed around in there.
Boo_Radley21 »
Posted 7/19/07 12:28:00AM
i am
sparky »
Posted 7/5/07 6:21:00PM
Regardless of who BJ has brought in to train with Rory is still going to put him over his knee and spank him.
BillsNewAccount »
Posted 2/24/11 9:26:00PM
It's funny, it seems like Bj and Leben are the only guys they have to tell us are training hard. I wouldn't be surprised if they were both chillin on a beach in Hawaii pounding gummy bears right now.
postman »
Posted 6/23/07 7:57:00PM
Me too! How can anyone not want to see BJ Penn fight? Thats just nonsense.
Budgellism »
Posted 4/8/07 11:45:00AM
thevoodooninja »
Posted 3/7/12 1:43:00PM
Did someone say nonsense
I'm with tallica on this one
postman »
Posted 6/23/07 7:57:00PM
Really Why? What would make you not want to see one of the best fighters to ever live fight? His fights are always good. I'm having a hard time understanding why you wouldn't want to see him fight?
frizzzlecake »
Posted 5/25/12 8:57:00PM
I see this fight going like the First GSP fight, expect Rory-Mac isn't GSP.
I'm more and more considering to take BJ, but BJ has made me a fool in the past.
BuckRydell »
Posted 11/15/12 2:10:00PM
Too late for BJ. I think he's going to take a beating if he doesn't pull it out in the 1st round.
crushedbacon »
Posted 6/11/07 6:31:00PM
This fight's gonna go like GSP vs BJ 2... i still laugh everytime I hear...
"This fights gonna go to the death Georges, to the death... i'm going to try and kill you, and i'm serious about that...." or whatever crazy shit he said....
We found out later that BJ defined death as somewhere after the 4th round on his stool...BJ's in deep, deep water here and I'm not sure he fully understands it... but one thing I've always said about Penn he's got a warriors heart, so maybe he does and just doesn't care.... but this is gonna get ugly.
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A common design problem in the U.S. air traffic control system made it possible for a U-2 spy plane to spark a computer glitch that recently grounded or delayed hundreds of Los Angeles area flights, according to an inside account and security experts.
In theory, the same vulnerability could have been used by an attacker in a deliberate shut-down, the experts said, though two people familiar with the incident said it would be difficult to replicate the exact conditions.
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Scientists believe genetics may be responsible for up to half of all macular degeneration cases. They also think that there are likely many genes that cause the condition.
Her hearing is as sharp as ever, but Ruth Oster has trouble reading music.
The 71-year-old violin teacher suffers from the common dry form of age-related macular degeneration. The cells in the central region of her retinas have died.
"There's fuzziness right in the very center of where I look," Oster said.
Macular degeneration runs in Oster's family. Scientists recently discovered that half of her family members have a particular gene mutation called hemicentin 1.
"Everyone who had the disease basically carries this, this chromosome and everyone who didn't have the disease yet, did not carry this mutation," molecular geneticist Dennis Schultz said.
"The macula, which is this very central part of the retina in the back," Schultz said.
Scientists believe genetics may be responsible for up to half of all macular degeneration cases.
They also think that there are likely many genes that cause the condition. However, this one discovery in Oster's family is significant and could eventually lead to a cure.
Ruth Oster.
"Well, several years. I mean it'll, it'll take us a lot," Schultz said.
"There's a lot more we have to learn about this gene and about the other genes that cause AMD and that are involved in AMD before we're going to be able to do this, but I mean every little bit helps and finding out this is just one step along the road," Schultz said.
With this promising medical advance, Oster is hopeful for a cure.
"That's the big hope and we hope they hurry up," Oster said.
Discovery of the mutation in the gene was made by scientists at the macular degeneration center at Oregon Health & Science University's Casey Eye Institute.
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Commander Geoffrey Basil Spicer-Simson DSO (15 January 1876 – 29 January 1947) was a Royal Navy officer. He served in the Mediterranean, Pacific and Home Fleets. He is most famous for his role as leader of a naval expedition to Lake Tanganyika in 1915, where he commanded a small flotilla which defeated a superior German force during the Battle for Lake Tanganyika.
Early life
Geoffrey Basil Spicer Simson was born in Hobart, Tasmania, on 15 January 1876, one of five children. His father, Frederick Simson, had been in the merchant navy and was a dealer in gold sovereigns in India who eventually settled in Le Havre, France, at the age of thirty-one. There he met eighteen-year-old Dora Spicer, daughter of a visiting English clergyman, and on marrying changed his name to Spicer-Simson. In 1874 the Spicer-Simsons moved to Tasmania, where they had some family, and ran a sheep farm for five years. Though Geoffrey was born in Tasmania, he soon moved to France at his mother's wishes. He and his siblings were sent to schools in England. The eldest, Theodore Spicer-Simson, became a world famous medallion portrait artist, moving between France and the United States. His youngest brother, Noel, eventually joined the British Army.
Geoffrey entered the Royal Navy in 1889 at the age of fourteen. He was appointed a midshipman on 14 June 1892. His naval career got off to a good start as he was advanced seven months in seniority for results that allowed him to pass out of Royal Naval College, Dartmouth. However, he lost a month of this additional seniority for leaving his ship despite having his leave stopped in 1894. He was promoted to acting sub-lieutenant on 19 February 1896, and he was confirmed in the rank of sub-lieutenant on 20 January 1897, back-dated to the original acting promotion. He was promoted to lieutenant on 30 September 1898.
From that time he began to specialise in surveying, and served on the North Borneo Boundary Commission in 1901, helping in the construction of several maps and the definition of boundaries. His most important position was in command of a destroyer, which he permitted to collide with a liberty boat, resulting in his being posted to dockside watch-keeping jobs. He then went to China and made the first triangulated survey of the Yangtze River from 1905-1908. After China, he was posted to Africa, and from 1911-1914 was in command of a survey ship on the Gambia river. In 1912 he married Amy Elizabeth, daughter of Edmund and Phoebe Baynes-Reed of Victoria, British Columbia.
He returned to Britain from Africa just a few days before Britain officially joined World War I on 4 August 1914. He had a brief tour on a contraband control vessel, but two weeks after taking command one of his gunboats was torpedoed in broad daylight. He was then given an office job in the Admiralty in the department in charge of transferring Merchant sailors to the War Navy.
"Simson's Circus"
In April 1915, the Admiralty learned that Germany was preparing to launch the Graf von Götzen onto Lake Tanganyika. The Götzen was much larger than any other vessel on the lake and would give German forces supremacy across its entire length. With control of the Lake, Germany could easily move troops and materials to supports its efforts in and around German East Africa. To counter the Götzen, two small, fast and well armed motorboats would be sent from Britain.
Spicer-Simson had experience in Africa and was fluent in French and German, so the Admiralty overlooked his undistinguished record and selected him to lead the expedition. His commanders saw nothing to lose in sending him to what was considered a sideshow to the events in Europe.
The two motorboats, which Spicer-Simson named Mimi and Toutou, were loaded aboard the SS Llanstephen Castle on 15 June along with the expedition′s equipment and supplies. Two special trailers and cradles were also brought along to allow them to be transported by rail or overland. The first leg of Mimi and Toutou′s 10,000 mi (16,000 km) journey was completed after 17 days at sea and their arrival at the Cape of Good Hope.
From Cape Town, they and the men of the expedition traveled north by railway through Bulawayo to Elisabethville, where they arrived on 26 July.[8] After traveling to the railhead at Fungurume, they were detrained and dragged 146 mi (235 km) through the bush by teams of oxen and steam tractors to the beginnings of the railway from Sankisia to Bukama. At Bukama, the boats and stores were unloaded and prepared for a voyage down the Lualaba River. The Lualaba was running low, and Mimi and Toutou had to be paddled fifty-six miles upstream, once running aground fourteen times in just twelve miles. They spent seventeen days on the Lualaba before reaching Kabalo. From there, the last 175 miles of the journey to Lake Tanganyika was completed by railroad. The expedition, known by that point as "Simson's Circus" for all it had been through, arrived at the Belgian lake port of Lukuga on 24 October 1915.
Battle for Lake Tanganyika
Shortly after arriving on Lake Tanganyika, Spicer-Simson relocated his base just south of Lukuga at Kalemie, where he had been building a port better protected from the lake's storms. Mimi and Toutou were assembled and launched just before Christmas 1915. Early in the morning of 26 December, the armed German tug Kingani was spotted offshore. Spicer-Simson took Mimi and Toutou out on the lake and captured Kingani after a brief firefight that killed her commander and four of her crew. The Kingani was rechristened the HMS Fifi and brought under Spicer-Simson's command. As a result, on 3 January 1916, he was promoted from lieutenant commander to commander; the promotion backdated to 26 December 1915, the date of the capture.
On 9 February 1916, the German lake boat Hedwig von Wissmann (sister vessel of the larger Hermann von Wissmann on Lake Nyasa) appeared off Lukuga to investigate the disappearance of the Kingani. After a thirty mile chase, Spicer-Simson's flotilla sank the Hedwig von Wissmann.
The capture of the Kingani and the sinking of the Hedwig greatly weakened German naval power on Lake Tanganyika. However, a survivor of the Kingani reported that the Götzen had recently been armed with a gun from the recently scuttled German cruiser Königsberg. The addition of a Königsberg gun gave the Götzen the ability to effectively fire on the Mimi, Toutou, and Fifi from well beyond their range. Though the Götzen couldn't be directly attacked, German supremacy on Lake Tanganyika had been broken.
For the action against the Hedwig, Spicer-Simson was awarded the Distinguished Service Order on 1 May 1916. Over the course of the expedition, three of his officers were awarded the Distinguished Service Cross, and twelve of his men were awarded the Distinguished Service Medal.
After its initial success, Spicer-Simson's command ended in controversy. He refused to send his ships to aid the British Colonial and Belgian Army force in the capture of Mpulungu in present day Zambia. After falling ill and retreating to his private quarters, he was sent to England for medical and mental recovery. He was also appointed a Commander of the Belgian Order of the Crown.
Spicer-Simson was known for his idiosyncrasies. In Britain he had originally suggested that Mimi and Toutou be named Cat and Dog, but the names were rejected by the Admiralty. After Mimi and Toutou were accepted as alternatives, he explained that these meant "Miaow" and "Bow-wow" in French. While in command on Lake Tanganyika, Spicer-Simson often wore a khaki drill kilt, and he insisted that an Admiral's flag be flown outside his hut. He smoke monogrammed cigarettes and had a number of "macabre tattoos" acquired during his time in Asia.
Later life
He was later Assistant Director of Naval Intelligence, with the rank of acting captain, and a naval delegate and French translator at the Versailles Peace Conference in 1919. After acting as Secretary and official interpreter to the First International Hydrographic Conference, London, 1919 he was elected the first Secretary-General of The International Hydrographic Bureau. He served in that role from 1921 to 1937. His later years were spent in British Columbia. He gave a series of lectures on his command in Lake Tanganyika and helped write a National Geographic article on his transportation of the two boats through the jungles of the Congo. He died on 29 January 1947.
China Medal in 1900
Distinguished Service Order in 1915
The events of his flotilla at Lake Tanganyika inspired the novel and film The African Queen.
Subject of the BBC Radio drama Navy Man God, by Christopher Russell. First broadcast in 19 January 1985, and regularly repeated on digital BBC Radio 7 after being rediscovered.
Captain Geoffrey Basil Spicer-Simson DSO's Timeline
January 15, 1876
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Age 25
April 3, 1904
Age 28
Basford, England
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The Federal Government needs to better educate small and medium businesses about the benefits that can be realised from the National Broadband Network (NBN), a new report by the Australian Industry Group and Deloitte has found.
The report, entitled Australian Industry Group National CEO Survey 2012: Business Investment in New Technologies, sampled 540 CEOs across the manufacturing, services and construction sectors and found that only 30 per cent of businesses considered themselves to have a high or medium level of information about the benefits of the NBN. Just more than 50 per cent reported to be "ready to take advantage" of the NBN.
In comparison, most regional and rural businesses considered themselves unprepared for the NBN.
The report also found that 80 per cent of the CEOs surveyed had invested an estimated $25 billion per year on new technology during the past three years.
Companies that made the investment plunge received a return of 16 per cent improvement in productivity levels.
"This report confirms the importance for government programs to help small-to-medium businesses better understand how they can take full advantage of the opportunities provided by the National Broadband Network," the report reads.
Aside from the productivity gains, the report also cited improving data management, development of new or improved products and services and increase energy efficiency as reasons for the investment of new technologies.
According to Deloitte technology, media and telecommunications leader, Damien Tampling, that technology is no longer regarded as merely an innovation or advancement, but a "ticket to play" and imperative to businesses.
"By investing in new technologies, Australian businesses are becoming more productive, as well as more innovative, competitive and smarter, particularly with how they engage with customers," the report reads.
Companies that had not invested in new technology listed uncertainty in the domestic and global economy, rising input costs and the higher exchange rate as factors. Businesses that did invest also cited the same reasons for their decision to adopt new technologies to improve efficiency.
Despite the report stating that business "need to be actively encouraged, supported and facilitated by government and research institutions" to take advantage of new opportunities, more than 80 per cent surveyed intend on training existing staff to gain the skills required to take advantage of the benefits of a high-speed broadband network. Approximately 25 per cent considered hiring extra staff for this too.
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Just when you thought it was going to calm down AMD drops Richland on your lap
Subject: Processors | June 5, 2013 - 04:25 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
Tagged: VLIW4, trinity, Richland, piledriver, fm2, APU, amd, a10, 6800K, 6700
Richland is here, in the form of the A10-6800K with a 4.1GHz base clock and 4.4GHz Turbo clock, support for DDR3-2133 and an improved GPU called the 8670D with 384 shaders and a 844MHz clock speed ... all for $142! Computationally you can compare it to a Core i3 or a slower Core i5 but graphically this CPU is head and shoulders above the competition as you can see in X-Bit Labs' testing. You really need to keep the price in mind, as it may not provide as much power as a Core-i5 it costs about half as much which can mean a lot to someone on a tight budget, especially when they can skip purchasing a discrete GPU altogether.
Make sure to check out Josh's reivew where he contrasts the last few generations of AMD chips.
"AMD decided to refresh their Socket FM2 platform and release a new generation of hybrid processors for it based on Richland design. This is exactly the one that earned the "Elite Performance APU Platform" title in the mobile segment."
Here are some more Processor articles from around the web:
- AMD Elite A-Series A10-6800K APU (Socket FM2) @ techPowerUp
- AMD A10-6800K & A10-6700 APU Review @ Neoseeker
- AMD A10-6800K and A10-6700 Richland APU Reviews @ Legit Reviews
- AMD A10-6800K & A10-6700 Richland APU Review @ OCC
- AMD A10-6800K / A10-6700 @ Hardware.info
- AMD A10-6800K and 6700 A-Series "Richland" Processor Review @ HiTech Legion
- AMD A10-6800K APU Richland Processor @ Benchmark Reviews
- AMD Richland APU - Release Day Coverage @ Overclockers.com
- AMD Richland Desktop Review; A10-6800K & A10-6700 Benchmarked @ Hardware Canucks
- AMD A10-6800K and A4-4000 Richland APU @ TechSpot
- Intel Core i7-4770K @ Legion Hardware
- Choosing a Gaming CPU at 1440p: Adding in Haswell @ AnandTech
- Intel Core i7-4770K CPU Review. Intel Haswell for Desktops: Ruin of Our Hopes? @ X-bit Labs
Trinity... but Better!
Richland. We have been hearing this name for a solid nine months. Originally Richland was going to be a low end Trinity model that was budget oriented (or at least that was the context we heard it in). Turns out Richland is something quite different, though the product group does extend all the way from the budget products up to mainstream prices. We have seen both AMD and Intel make speed bin updates throughout the years with their products, but that seems like it is becoming a thing of the past. Instead, AMD is refreshing their Trinity product in a pretty significant matter. It is not simply a matter of binning these chips up a notch.
Trinity was released last Fall and it was a solid product in terms of overall performance and capabilities. It was well worth the price that AMD charged, especially when compared to Intel processors that would often be significantly slower in terms of graphics. The "Piledriver" architecture powers both Trinity and Richland, and it is an improved version of the original "Bulldozer" architecture. Piledriver included some small IPC gains, but the biggest advantage given was in terms of power. It is a much more power efficient architecture that can be clocked higher than the original Bulldozer parts. Trinity turned out to be a power sipping part for both mobile and desktop. In ways, it helped to really keep AMD afloat.
It turns out there were still some surprises in store from Trinity, and they have only been exposed by the latest Richland parts. AMD is hoping to keep in front of Intel in terms of graphics performance and compatibility, even in the face of the latest Haswell parts. While AMD has not ported over GCN to the Trinity/Richland lineup, the VLIW4 unit present in the current parts is still very competitive. What is perhaps more important, the software support for both 3D applications and GPGPU is outstanding.
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John Boehner: "Anyone Who Thinks Trump Can't Win in November – Just Watch"
Former Speaker of the House John Boehner told finance leaders today,
"Anyone who thinks Trump can't win in November – Just watch."
"Anyone who thinks @realDonaldTrump can't win, just watch." @SpeakerBoehner #Trump2016 #TrumpTrain #MAGAhttps://t.co/7WuMBoThVB
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Former House Speaker John Boehner is getting behind Donald Trump, despite disagreeing with Trump's stands on banning Muslims from entering the United States, tearing up trade deals and other issues.
Boehner (BAY'-nur) says the billionaire businessman is the presumptive Republican nominee for president — "whether people like it or not."
And Boehner is confident that Trump can win in November — over likely Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton.
"Anyone who thinks Donald Trump can't win — just watch." That's how Boehner put it during remarks Thursday at a conference of finance industry leaders in Las Vegas.
Boehner spoke not long after House Speaker Paul Ryan met with Trump in Washington.
Boehner thinks Ryan is probably "trying to help shape the direction of Trump's policies."
Boehner — who was speaker before Ryan — says he doesn't "doubt there will be a meeting of the minds."
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Management reports compiled from global companies indicate that technological advancement has fueled necessity for successful companies to seek outsourcing services from IT firms in order to effectively manage their services, a key feature with outsourcing is it allows the parent company to control the IT costs that are nowadays so variable. Through outsourcing, the primary company is given an opportunity to only seek for the services only when need be for the different services and products, hiring and training IT staff has been identified by many companies to be very expensive.
It is indeed reassuring as a company is able to engage the most dependable IT firm in outsourced capacity, whereas there is the confidence that the services and products being offered are from trained, experienced, certified and qualified personnel, thus the kind of services that are expected to be delivered are excellent and valuable to the company. Professionals are noted to be very keen in their delivery of services in order to guarantee their services they ensure they are efficient and competitive in their assigned assignment, if a company opted to build a in house IT department it may take a long time before the individuals are able to readily deal with the issues that needs to be addressed.
One of the main disruptions of any modern business will have to do with their IT services, whereas the consequences will without a doubt be dire, especially because this will have a negative effect on their ability to deliver their services or products in time to the dissatisfaction of their clients. It goes without saying that being able to effectively outsource IT services is not only a cheap way of ensuring things are running, it is also a wise way by which a company will sustain its business operations as they are able to earn client confidence as they effectively fulfill all their wishes within the timelines favorable to them.
The professionals are noted to need experience apart from being qualified in their field, the ability of the professionals who are found working in an IT firm are often selected as they have vast information on how to best deal with the situation as they have experienced different scenarios in order to advise the primary company on the different needs. One of the incredible advantage is through outsourcing, especially because the company is capable of staying focused in their core business ventures are they are not distracted with the IT services as they have been delivered by the IT company, businesses are noted to work on very timely budgets where they have limited resources.
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