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Does fine art and landscape pictures goes together?
When trekking or hiking in a forest, looking around you might lead you to believe that there is no interesting picture to be taken. We often limit ourselves to these open areas that we find at the top of hills or in front of lakes.
I have to say that this is unfortunate. Moreover, these pictures of open space landscape have been taken by so many peoples that you are just doing another picture that is not much different than all the others.
Fine art is a way to differentiate you from the crowd. This picture has been taken in Acadia National Park with Juan Pons on a Workshop. Bar Harbor is an area with many nice landscape opportunities.
Juan took us to a birch forest, in the heart of the Acadia National Park, for us to take picture of the golden leaf at this period of the year. These birch trees with their white bark and golden leaf created a nice opportunity.
This picture has been taken at f22, ISO 100, 30mm, 0.3 seconds while moving the camera from a horizontal position to an inclined up position. This is not really an exact science so I took approximately 15 of these pictures, moving at various speeds up and down and finally settle for this picture.
At the end of the day, we shared our picture with the other participants of the workshop and this picture was appreciated.
A few things to remember:
- You should move the camera vertically for vertical subject and horizontally for horizontal subject;
- Having light and dark elements help create more stunning images;
- Keeping a different object on one of the third line help break the monotony that could arise from this technique;
- The sky at the top of the picture also helps the composition. Depending on your subject, a starting and ending point seen in the picture would improve composition.
Years ago, with the high cost of films, this has been used sparingly. Now however, there is no reason for you not to try this.
Take the time to look at my other Slow Shutter Speed examples.
So on your next hike; will you do some fine art pictures? Do you have any story to share using slow shutter speed?
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If you bought a Motorola Droid RAZR and were disappointed when the RAZR Maxx, with it's MUCH larger battery, you might just be in luck!
XDA-Developer wardo5757 has discovered that it's possible to replace the RAZR's battery with that from the RAZR Maxx, and essentially turn the former into the latter.
Of course doing so will void your warranty, requires disassembling your phone, and you'll need the new battery a new back-plate and replacement port cover, but it can be done!
Head over to this thread on XDA-Developers to find out how to upgrade your 1780mAh battery to a whopping 3300mAh battery!
If only Motorola would offer existing Droid RAZR owners an option to mail in their current phone and upgrade them with the new battery for a nominal charge — maybe that $100 difference in price.
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Job-search sites like Indeed, Monster, SimplyHired and lots of others are great because they help job-finders and job-offerers find each other quicker. Instead of having to come to your specific website to find your listings, people can just go to a directory and find you that way.
But a recent lawsuit filed in New York might make you want to take a closer look at some of these sites: Last week, law firm Bursor & Fisher filed a proposed consumer protection class action suit alleging that premium job site TheLadders has been doing lots of screwy things in an attempt to woo customers into paying to join the site's premium job boards. Again, allegedly.
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"Unlike other online job boards which are free to join, TheLadders charged a premium subscription fee to members for 'hand-screen[ing] every job post and recruiter so you only see real, open $100k+ jobs in your area.' In reality, however, its job postings were not hand-screened. They were 'scraped' from the Internet without authorization from employers or recruiters, and the employment opportunities were not for 'real, open $100k+ jobs.' Moreover, TheLadders had no process in place to ensure that these posted positions ever truly existed, remained open, or that they met its minimum advertised salary criteria of $100k+."
Whether the allegations are true or not, something like this can tarnish your company's reputation — rightfully or not. Imagine you're a job-seeker and you find your dream job posted online. You apply for it and never ever hear back from that company or you do hear from them and are told that they got some bum info and that position doesn't exist and never has. It's enough to give a job-seeker a hairy eyeball and it's a story they'll likely tell any of their friends who are looking for a job — to stay away from you, even though it wasn't your fault.
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David Wolinsky is a freelance writer and a lifelong Chicagoan. In addition to currently serving as an interviewer-writer for Adult Swim, he's also a comedy-writing instructor for Second City. He was the Chicago city editor for The Onion A.V. Club where he provided in-depth daily coverage of this city's bustling arts/entertainment scene for half a decade. His first career aspirations were to be a game-show host.


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PARIS, Nov. 10 - Semou Diouf, holding a pipe in one hand and a cigarette in the other, stood amid the noisy games of checkers and cards in the dingy ground-floor common room of a crowded tenement building and pondered the question of why he feels French.
"I was born in Senegal when it was part of France," he said before putting the pipe in his mouth. "I speak French, my wife is French and I was educated in France." The problem, he added after pulling the pipe out of his mouth again, "is the French don't think I'm French."
That, in a nutshell, is what lies at the heart of the unrest that has swept France in the past two weeks: millions of French citizens, whether immigrants or the offspring of immigrants, feel rejected by traditional French society, which has resisted adjusting a vision of itself forged in fires of the French Revolution. The concept of French identity remains rooted deep in the country's centuries-old culture, and a significant portion of the population has yet to accept the increasingly multiethnic makeup of the nation. Put simply, being French, for many people, remains a baguette-and-beret affair.
Though many countries aspire to ensure equality among their citizens and fall short, the case is complicated in France by a secular ideal that refuses to recognize ethnic and religious differences in the public domain. All citizens are French, end of story, the government insists, a lofty position that, nonetheless, has allowed discrimination to thrive.
France's Constitution guarantees equality to all, but that has long been interpreted to mean that ethnic or religious differences are not the purview of the state. The result is that no one looks at such differences to track growing inequalities and so discrimination is easy to hide.
"People have it in their head that surveying by race or religion is bad, it's dirty, it's something reserved for Americans and that we shouldn't do it here," said Yazid Sabeg, the only prominent Frenchman of Arab descent at the head of a publicly listed French company. "But without statistics to look at, how can we measure the problem?"
Mr. Sabeg was born in Algeria when it was French territory and moved to France with his family as an infant. His father worked as a laborer and later a mechanic to put him through a Jesuit boarding school, and he went on to earn a Ph.D. at the Sorbonne.
He scoffs at the notion of a French identity based on what he believes is a fiction of equal rights and France's reluctance to engage in debate about the gap between ideals and reality. "France doesn't know how to manage diversity," he said. "It doesn't want to accept the consequences of a multiethnic society."
Like most French schoolchildren, he was taught that his ancestors were Gauls and that "in 732, Charles Martel, the Mayor of the Palace, repelled the Arabs in Poitiers."
French leaders admit failings but insist they are working to bring equality to all citizens and have embarked on an oblique public debate about what it means to be French. But that debate is still bounded by fidelity to ideals of the French Republic. President Jacques Chirac told reporters at Élysée Palace on Thursday that the government "hasn't been fast enough" in addressing the problems of discrimination. "No matter what our origins, we are all children of the Republic," he said.
Further to the political right, the debate has taken on another cast: the far-right National Front party released a computer-generated video on its Web site this week that showed Paris in flames. "Immigration, explosion in the suburbs Le Pen foretold it," the banner over the video reads, referring to the party's patriarch, Jean-Marie Le Pen.
The idea behind France's republican ideal was that by officially ignoring ethnic differences in favor of a transcendent French identity, the country would avoid the stratification of society that existed before the French Revolution or the fragmentation that it now sees in multicultural models like the United States. But the French model, never updated, has failed, critics say. "France always talks about avoiding ghettoization, but it has already happened," Mr. Sabeg said, adding that people are separated in the housing projects, in their schools and in their heads.
The country's colonial legacy has only deepened that alienation. Rachid Arhab, one of the only well-known minority broadcast journalists in France, says that he lives with the resentments touched off by the bloody war of independence that Algeria won against France in 1962. "Unconsciously, for many French, I'm a reminder of the war," he said, adding, "now they see images of second-generation Algerian children in the streets burning cars and buildings, and that brings out the resentment even more."
Mr. Arhab himself is a study in the country's ambivalence toward what it means to be French. He was born in Algeria when the country was French territory and so was born French. He moved to France as an infant, but lost his French citizenship when he was 8 in the wake of the Algerian war -- like many French-Arabs from Algeria, his parents didn't understand that they had to apply to retain their citizenship in France. Mr. Arhab didn't become a French citizen again until 1992. Yet he said, "I feel profoundly French."
But even the language of identity has its barbs. Mr. Arhab said that when he hears people refer to him as French "of Algerian origin," it carries with it the subtext that he is not really French.
He said earlier generations like himself have had it easier than the frustrated youths in the housing projects today, because his generation had closer ties to their homelands. "When someone says to me, 'you're not French,' I can take refuge in my origins," he said, "but the young can't do that."
Most second-generation Muslim immigrants are generally no more observant than young French Catholics. But the legacy of discrimination creates the conditions for young people who feel neither French nor North African to seek an identity in Islam -- often anti-Western, political Islam.
"I've known discrimination all of my life," Mr. Sabeg said, adding that the prejudices only grew stronger the more prominent he became. In 1991, he led a group of investors in taking over CS Communication and Systémes, a publicly listed company that he now runs. When he applied to the government to become a defense contractor, a ministry official told him, "You're called Sabeg, that's a problem for us," meaning that he was of Algerian descent.
Rumors soon began circulating that he was an Algerian spy. It took him three years to win his first contract from the Defense Ministry. He never found out who was behind the rumors. "It's like a snake, you see the tail as it disappears, but never the head," Mr. Sabeg said, adding that the rumors continue.
So far, the government's efforts to reach out to minority ethnic youth have been half-hearted, constrained by the republican ideals that have turned affirmative action into a taboo. But private efforts are beginning, skirting the rules.
Karim Zeribi, a former soccer player and political adviser, said a study he carried out earlier this year found that résumés sent out with traditionally French names got responses 50 times higher than those with North African or African names. In the wake of the study, Mr. Zeribi established an agency in April called Act for Citizenship, which canvasses minority neighborhoods for qualified job candidates and markets them to corporations.
"We want to create a network for these people where there is none," Mr. Zeribi said. Still, he said, his young candidates are regularly asked if they are practicing Muslims when they are interviewed for jobs.


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Sunday, July 8, 2007
Enchanted by My Fairy Roses
Written by Val
Labels: Fairy roses, flowers, my garden, roses, spring/summer
2 comments:
- DrMom said...
- July 09, 2007
- Val said...
Thank you, drmom. :) My two little bushes of these were $5-each twigs on eBay when I got them in 2004 and they've bloomed beautifully every year. Their flowers and even the buds are just darling. This is the first photo I've taken of them that even somewhat captures their beauty. I just love them. :)
- July 10, 2007
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What is the Liturgy of the Hours?
The Liturgy of the Hours is an ancient, liturgical form whose origins stretch back to Jewish worship before the time of Jesus and His disciples.
The core of the Liturgy of the Hours is the Old Testament book of Psalms, 150 poems which span the whole range of forms of prayer. Some psalms praise God's goodness and justice, others cry out to Him for help in times of sadness and trouble, others are hymns of thanksgiving. These ancient prayers were recited or chanted in prayer by the Jews at the time of Christ. Probably Jesus and His disciples often prayed the psalms together. Certainly, Jesus often uses phrases from the psalms in the Gospels.
In the earliest centuries of the Church, the first Christians continued the Jewish practice of praying the psalms. In keeping with St. Paul's advise to "pray without ceasing" (1 Thes. 5:17) the early Christians paused when the rose, at mid day, and before going to bed to pray -- often using the psalms as their text. Hippolytus gave the following advice to Christian laymen in his Apostolic Tradition around 200 AD, "If you have a wife, pray the psalms, alternating verses with her. If you have a wife but she is not yet a believer, go apart by yourself and pray alone, and come back to your place with her."
Two thousand years later, our Liturgy of the Hours continues in that tradition. Each hour in the Liturgy of the Hours consists of one or more psalms, each with an antiphon (a short prayer said both before and after the psalm). Each hour also includes a short reading from the Old or New Testament and can include a hymn as well.
The the "major hours" are (which all priests are required to say daily):
Lauds (Morning Prayer) is intended to focus on the theme of resurrection. We remember the Light of the World as we see the first light of day and prepare for our day's work. (General Instruction on the Liturgy of the Hours: 38) It consists of a hymn (optional), two psalms, an Old Testament canticle (a poetic section like a psalm from another book of the Bible), a short reading, and the Canticle of Zechariah (Luke 1:68-79) which prophesies the coming of the Messiah.
Vespers (Evening Prayer) is intended to focus on the theme of thanksgiving and repentance. Looking back on the day, we give thanks for the blessings we enjoyed and ask forgiveness for our shortcomings. (General Instruction on the Liturgy of the Hours: 39) It consists of a hymn, two psalms, a canticle from the New Testament,a short reading, and the Canticle of Mary (or Magnificat) (Luke 1:46-55) in which Mary praises God after the Annunciation.
(optional), Matins (The Office of Readings) can be said at any time of day. (In monasteries, the monks wake and say it in the middle of the night as a vigil.) It consists of a hymn (optional), three psalms, and two longer readings: the first from the Bible, and the second from the writings of the Church Fathers or the Saints.
There are also several "little hours":
Compline (Night Prayer) is designed to be said late at night, just before going to bed. It's theme is praying for protection from all fears and evils, and prayer for the dead. It consists of one psalm, a short reading and a canticle from the Gospels.
There are also options for praying several daytime hours (traditionally called Terce, Sext and None), however these are seldom said now except in monasteries and other religious communities. Each consists of a hymn and three psalms and a short reading.
The Liturgy of the Hours is said on a four week cycle, so that if someone prays all the hours for four weeks, he or she will have prayed all 150 psalms.
Whether you say the one hour a day, several hours, or just one hour a couple times a week -- and whether you say them alone or with a group -- the Liturgy of the Hours provides a wonderful means to steap yourself in the ancient prayer of God's people and make the cycle of your day or week holy.
The General Instruction on the Liturgy of the Hours has this to say about the importance of the laity joining in this universal prayer of the Church:
Wherever possible, other groups of the faithful should celebrate the liturgy of the hours communally in church. This especially applies to parishes....
Lay groups gathering for prayer, apostolic work, or any other reason are encouraged to fulfill the Church's duty, by celebrating part of the liturgy of the hours. The laity must learn above all how in the liturgy they are adoring God the Father in spirit and in truth; they should bear in mind that through public worship and prayer they reach all humanity and can contribute significantly to the salvation of the whole world. (GILH, 21,27)


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The Reception is huge...
I stay in a lot of hotels, but I am currently staying in probably the largest I have ever stayed in, with the number of rooms well into four figures. Everything is massive, reception, buildings, corridors and even the cars.
This hotel is used for everything from Presidential Inaugural Balls through to multiple simultaneous conferences. However, size has not affected service - it is just phenomenal. There are no lines, service is always immediate and very polite. It is a real lesson in demonstrating that size does not matter when it comes to quality of service.
I spoke to staff who had been there just a few weeks, and apart from occasionally getting lost (no surprise there -there are even four ballrooms), she noted that the training and expectations are massive, but they were always supported and helped to ensure that they learn, standards are achieved and they are valued.
I would just love UK students to have internships, work experience and so much more in such highly professional venues as this. Everyone has such a commitment to caring and ensuring everyone knows where they are going and have no issues. The vocational learning is massive.
I have been to the States lots and I love it. But when you experience the service reality - they really do get it right!
Two of four sides of just one building is huge
Another part of the hotel is huge
The corridor linking buildings is really long
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I got to the Container Store last week, and the undershelf baskets I bought there fit great. The one in this photo holds a box that once held nailpolish and manicure tools. It now holds beading needles.
The pink box holds beads and jewelry components. I hope to move them to clear containers where I can see them eventually.
The small white shelves were brown when I found them at an antique shop years ago. I bet I had them 5 years before I painted them white and mounted them on the wall. I got them after reading a tip about scouring antique and thrift shops for items that could be repurposed for craft storage. Because of the proximity of the stereo, I had used them to store cassette tapes. I found a better box for the tapes this week, and I hope to fill this one like it's partner:
I assembled the double storage cube from Foremost, turned it on end and added it to a row of others. The brown cases on the bottom hold cross-stitch and crazy quilting supplies. The brown one on the right also held cassettes till I took the divider out of the bottom and lined it with felt. The pink cases on top hold
thread, seed beads and jewelry tools. I love that I can pick them up and head to the couch downstairs or out to the porch or anywhere I want!
The little picture rail shelf below is from Ikea. I like it better than the ones from Michaels because it's more substantial, and it attached to the wall more securely. It was only $9.99, but doesn't come with hardware. I found 2 screws and an anchor all by myself. I used my studfinder (what a great tool!) and put one of the screws in a stud and used the anchor to secure the other end in the drywall. I'm getting pretty proficient with the drill, too! I plan on buying some more of these "Ribba" shelves, but of course, they're not available online. That means a trip out to Ikea (storage Disneyland) in Charlotte some time!
I'm not a very "pink" girl, but I've repurposed alot of furniture from my daughter's old room. This pretty music box is hers:
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Quick privacy alert…
Tails, a privacy platform recommended by Bad Guy Fu in the past, should no longer be considered secure or private. It is better than nothing, but a recent set of findings from the team over at The Palinopsia Blog have discovered some insecurities in the virtual machine platforms that can lead to information leakage in Tails and other "secure" platforms.
Our recommendation, one that we stress all the time, never think any one thing is your "silver bullet" to security, nor is completely secure.
We are not recommending completely dropping Tails as a tool, but only use it in situations of moderate to low levels of privacy. When true extreme privacy is needed we recommend "burner" devices that can be completely controlled and completely destroyed.


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Plastikos Enhances Medical Molding Resources
Plastics Business
To provide better, more easily accessible information to customers and the media, Plastikos and Micro Mold have launched two new resources on their website: an online newsroom and medical molding resource page.
The additions were spurred by the ongoing growth and evolution of the Erie, PA-based molding and mold making companies. Plastikos is a custom injection molder and its sister company, Micro Mold, focuses on medical mold building for small, tight-tolerance components.
The online newsroom is a comprehensive, centralized web environment with news coverage, press releases, blogs, awards and announcements, as well as a photo gallery, newsletter sign-up and archived news.
The medical resources page provides the companies expanding base of medical customers with articles, case studies and other information pertinent to the needs of the industry. The companies continue to invest in new equipment and resources as they expand into the medical devices market.
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A small town in Palakkad district of Kerala, Alathur is located about 285 Kms away from capital city of Thiruvananthapuram. This town consist of 111 Villages and 9 Panchayats. It is well connected with roads as this town is situated along the Coimbatore-Cochin national highway NH 47.
Places to Stay
There are good budget hotels in Alathur. Some of them are Hotel Central Avenue (Tariff – Rs1.500), Pranav Beach Resort (Tariff – Rs.1,000), Royal Omars Hotel (Tariff – Rs.1000) and Hotel Sky Pearl (Tariff –1000).
The official language of Alathur is Malayalam .
The Important Festivals of Alathur is Maha Shivratri (February).
Places to Visit
There are several places of tourist attraction in Alathur. Some of the places include Parakkattu Kavu (4 kms from Alathur) 50 Feet Sreekovil(8 kms from Alathur) Mala Alathur (10 kms from Alathur), Balikkallu(11 kms from Alathur), Sree Hanuman(6 kms from Alathur) and Sopanam(6 kms from Alathur),
How to Get There
The nearest airport to Alathur is the Cochin International Airport. It is about 86 kms from this town.
There is no railway station in Alathur Taluk. The nearest railway station is the Palakkad Rail Way Statio. It is about 22 kms away from this place.
There are regular buses available from Alathur to other major destinations of Tamil Nadu and Kerala. Some of the best bus operators that offer good experience for passengers are Kallada Travels, Abi & Abi Express Travels and Sudha Travels-MSP Bus. There are quite a few online bus booking sites from where you can book your tickets to anywhere in India.
Villupuram (also called as Viluppuram and Vizhupuram) is one of the 30 districts of Tamil Nadu. It serves as the district headquarters of Villupuram. This district came into existence on 30 September 1993 when it was formed from the South Arcot district. Villupuram is the 2nd largest district in the Tamil Nadu state. Many tourists visit Villupuram to discover many attractive places.
Places to Stay
Many hotels nearby are Balaji Lodge (Tariff – Rs. Rs. 300), Hotel Meenakshi A/c Boarding & Lodging (Tariff – Rs. 500 to Rs. 1200), Hotel V.V.A.Boarding (Tariff – Rs. 500 to Rs. 1200), Tamilnadu Hotel (Tariff – Rs. 500 to Rs. 1000).
Tamil is the local language in Villupuram.
Major festivals include 10 days Vaikasi Brahmmotsavam (May–June), Maha Shivrathri (February–March) and Tirukarthikai (November–December).
Places of Interest
The region has many historical tourist attractions like temple of King Mahendra Verma Pallava, Sathru Malleshwara Alayam, Veedur Dam, Gomuki Dam, Megam Falls and Periyar Falls, Auroville, Thiruvamathur, Mailam, Perumpakkam (8 km from Viluppuram), Siruvanthadu (15 km from Viluppuram), Koovagam (nearby), Gingee Fort, Marakanam Beach.
How to Get There
The nearest airport is at Pondicherry, located at a distance of over 40 km from Villupuram.
Villupuram railway station is the major railway station which is well connected to major destinations all over the country.
NH 45 connects the town from major cities of Chennai to Dindigul via Tiruchirapalli. There are frequent bus services to this town. Few of the best private bus travels include KPN Travels, KVN Transport. Log on to bus ticket online booking sites like Ticketgoose and book your tickets without any hassle.


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How Energy relates to the Human Body All functions of the human body rely on energy. Plants take energy from the sun and convert CO2 into sugar, a storeable form of energy. Animals take the sugar and convert them into a smaller form of energy storage, ATP (Adenosine Tri Phosphate). This chemical runs every organ in the body from the heart to the brain. Electrical energy, or the movement of charged particles also plays a large part in human physiology.
The nervous system depends on the movement of charged particles such as sodium and potassium to convey messages between the brain and body. Since the brain is generally considered to be the seat of consciousness, and it uses carefully balanced electrical fields to maintain function; it can be assumed that we are in conscious control of the electrical fields and that they, in turn, affect us. Electrical flow creates a magnetic field around it. The effects of magnetic fields on the human body are less understood, but it would make sense that they do affect us, for good or ill.
The body creates its own magnetic field as charged particles are moving constantly. The bioelectric field can be measured, as can the smaller electrical currents produced by the brain and heart. The fact is that our bodies use a good deal of energy in its various forms.
The light that enters our eyes is energy that is converted to chemical and electrical signals that are sent to the brain. This creates a thought process, a perception, a sensation. Sound is vibration energy, heat is kinetic, or moving energy, taste and smell are a form of chemical energy. Every sense that we have involves sensing energy. To sense at all is to feel energy.
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We offer commercial property management (Property Management) as an independent service for clients investing on their own or through their investment managers.
Organizing effective Property Management is the most important precondition for managing commercial property investments. We offer our customers the best price-quality ratio (value for money), also striving to organize the most efficient and comfortable commercial property operation process for the property owner, tenants, their clients and consumers.
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Members of the Artesia Trailblazers and staff of Dazzling Divas celebrate the grand opening of the new business Saturday with a ribbon cutting. Dazzling Divas is a clothing and accessories boutique located at 1407 ½ W. Main St. Pictured from left are Kristen Juarez, Laura Tulk, Elizabeth Favela, Aubriella Favela, Sarah Rojo, Avaeh Rojo, Victoria Mendoza, Isaiah Farmer, Lawanda Goodman, Joey Lopez, Travis Wilkinson, Alma Martinez, Vanessa Lopez, Roberta McCaw, Jessica Armendariz, Perry Troublefield, Chris Morales, Susie McCaw and Jesse Brownfield. "I'm so grateful for everybody who's here and supporting me," said Martinez, owner of Dazzling Divas.


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Transfer change a stupid idea that leaves Premier League vulnerable
Restricting a Premier League club's business makes little sense unless La Liga and the rest of the European leagues follow suit. It's a stupid idea.
What purpose does it serve and how will it put an end to speculation surrounding a player of interest to clubs abroad? This rule change would have absolutely no effect on, for example, the Philippe Coutinho saga surrounding Liverpool and Barcelona. The Catalans would still be able to apply pressure on Liverpool once the Premier League kicks off.
In this situation, it's unlikely to benefit anyone: Liverpool are hugely unlikely to sell Coutinho if they can't get a replacement sorted before the season, so Barcelona would meet even firmer resistance than before. If, to look at the other side, Liverpool deemed the situation too poisonous to continue and then caved, it would be impossible for them to sign a replacement if the season has started. So who exactly is benefitting here? In both situations the seller and buyer are hardly in an ideal situation. What's wrong with giving players and clubs more time?
The pressure on clubs in the Premier League would increase massively as well. The transfer window just gone was chaotic, probably more so this year than in previous years, and next summer this will only increase. With business especially difficult to conclude while players focus on the World Cup, it means you're likely to see an increase in transactions once the final on July 15 finishes. That gives clubs around a month -- possibly less -- to do most of their business.
Sure, it would trigger Premier League clubs to get their house in order quicker than before, possibly lining up deals earlier than expected, but that's only the dream scenario. In reality, moves can drag on and become protracted. Are we just meant to expect everything to run smoothly next season, simply because it, well ... it has to? That's a rather optimistic way of looking at it. What about the first few games of the season, when a manager may find out something about his team that he feels needs rectifying in the market? No chance. Tough.
And if you think the prices in this market are ridiculous, they're only going to get worse next time around. Clubs, aware time is running out to get replacements in, are going to add on even more to their valuations of a player. It's stifling.
What would you rather have, more time or less time? It's a no-brainer -- you'd want as long as possible to conclude a deal, especially in the shark infested waters of the transfer window, dealing with players' contract demands and those pesky agents seeking their cut. Are we saying that matches being played while the market is open in August is a bad thing, it's OK while the market is open in January? That's a rather inconsistent way of looking at it. There's distraction there too, but life goes on and the clubs deal with it the best they can.
The idea of a rule change, surely, is to improve a situation. All this seems to be doing is adding more pressure on a club to get a deal done and in turn, this could transfer to the player. The Premier League is presumably eager to avoid situations where players get uppity and try and force a move but from this standpoint, it looks as though such instances will increase as players watch the clock tick down to a cut-off point shorter than before.
It's a gutsy move, that's for sure. The Premier League has shown their hand but the rest of Europe are now in a stronger position than before. They could have waited and seen how the land lies before making such a seismic decision but they've left themselves sitting targets. What's in it for European clubs to narrow their opportunities to sign more players? They will know that next summer, their Premier League rivals don't have as much time as them. Once they're prevented from doing business, that's one extra party out of the way. Why put yourself on a level playing field when you've just been handed an advantage?
And why has this come about now anyway? The situation whereby players can move during the season has been around since the transfer window was created in the 2002-03 campaign -- this is hardly a new phenomenon.
There'll be chaos in the market as clubs scramble around for late deals before the big kick-off, all the while preparing for the long slog on the pitch ahead. Will managers be thrilled to have to combine finalising a playing squad as well as preparing for their season, and all the trials and tribulations that go with it? Can you really envisage every manager declaring how delighted they are with the new situation next summer? Unless they've had word this move is the start of a Europe-wide venture, it appears they're cutting off their nose to spite their face.
The best solution for the transfer window? Scrap it. Give clubs a chance to add to their squads all year round, and go back to the old method of having a deadline in March. One of the perceived benefits was to decrease the gap between the haves and have-nots, preventing the big clubs from poaching players when they feel like it. It's questionable whether it has been a success and this massive change suggests clubs were not happy with the model as it was. Why should they be restricted in what they do? It would be better if a struggling Premier League club could make a signing or two in October, if they've been unfortunate with injuries.
Change can be good, but it appears the Premier League has not thought this through.
Alex Shaw is General Editor at ESPN FC. Follow on Twitter: @AlexShawESPN.
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Barcelona –Sony Ericsson today announces its vision for the future of mobile entertainment – 'Co-creation' – using the launch of new online platform Creations™.
What is Co-creation?
Co-creation focuses on facilitating the evolving needs of consumers, content publishers and developers, creating a community and a movement where they come together to personalise, share and continuously evolve and co-create mobile content.
Delivering on the vision that everyone can create
Creations™ delivers upon Sony Ericsson's Co-creation strategy by enabling mobile phone users to create and publish their own content such as video, audio and imaging to be shared, explored and remixed using content-creating mobile applications and tools. Content will no longer be static as Creations™ allows content creators to produce content on the move from their mobile phone.
It is an open platform accessible using a range of mobile handsets, as well as on the desktop. Sony Ericsson is engaging with application developers to deliver content tools and applications.
Developers are also invited to join the Creations™ network and play a vital role in enabling co-creation and co-innovation on the mobile web, as the service prepares to support applications in the coming months.
Delegates are invited to experience co-creation in action with Sony Ericsson on Creation Day (Wednesday 17th February 2010) within App Planet (in Hall 7). See the power of co-creation as artist and music producer Tom Middleton facilitates a live demonstration of Creations™ using content contributed by delegates.
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Sony Ericsson is a 50/50 joint venture by Sony and Ericsson established in October 2001.
Our strategy is to become the industry leader in mobile Communication Entertainment and offer exciting consumer experiences through innovative and feature rich phones, accessories, content and applications, through collaboration with key partners and developer communities. Sony Ericsson Developer and Partner Engagement Program and Developer World represent a global support program and web portal dedicated to helping professional wireless developers and content partners achieve business success by providing 'easy-to-find' documentation, tools, technical advice and go-to-market support. Visit the website at www.SonyEricsson.com/developer and www.sonyericsson.com/press.


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To mark International Women's Month 2013, we invited contributions from a number of influential women from a variety of professional backgrounds, of both African and Non-African descent, and all engaged with the progress of women from the continent around the world. We asked them a series of questions including what more needs to be done to address the challenges facing African women in the 21st century, which women inspire them and what words or quotes motivate them. Seynabou Tall, United Nations Population Fund Technical Expert on Gender for Eastern and Southern Africa, is our third contributor.
"Every woman has the right to live free from the threat of violence"
Across our continent, women are increasingly vital in our economies and societies. In business, in politics and in our communities, women's voices are louder and influential. This is bringing huge benefits not just for women and girls but for everyone.
But we can't be complacent. Progress is not uniform. In some areas, the clock is actually being turned back.
We know, there are too many challenges and barriers which prevent Africa harnessing in full the enormous talents and potential of women. None is more widespread, nor its impact more damaging, than the violence too many women face in their daily lives.
Such violence, of course, is not restricted to Africa. It is sadly found in every society. But the murder and gang rape of 17-year-old Anene Booysen in South Africa last month has again underlined the scale of the challenge on this continent.
We cannot afford to ignore the deep rooted culture of silence around violence against women in Africa .Therefore we need to ask challenging questions and revisit cultural norms and customs not to be used as an excuse for behaviour and attitudes which are both totally unacceptable and deeply damaging.
Everyone, wherever they live, has the right to live free from the threat of violence. No one should be allowed to decide on the sexual and reproductive rights of women. These are universal rights.
It is why we must hope that African governments and societies recommit themselves to tackling this dark shadow over our hopes for our continent's future.
Seynabou Tall is the United Nations Population Fund Technical Expert on Gender for Eastern and Southern Africa


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The nights are drawing in and so before we know it, the 'most wonderful time of the year' will be upon us. Whether you fancy a meal with family and friends or have received the huge honour of being nominated the 'Office Christmas Fairy' we promise to make things as easy and as Christmassy as possible. Click below to see our festive menus and to make a booking.
We think that our pub, Worsley Old Hall, in Worsley on the northern side of Manchester, is something a bit special: it is probably best described as being a country house pub, nothing else quite seems to fit the bill.
Although the building is on an impressive scale, it is not a grand place. You'll find a large curved bar right at the heart of the building, with lots of nooks and crannies round and about, open fires for those who prefer to tuck themselves away, and plenty of busier rooms for those who enjoy a happy buzz about the place. There really is nowhere else quite like it....and on a sunny day outside, with views across the golf course, it is quite special (although we do say so ourselves).
Our passion lies in finding quality fresh ingredients and preparing, cooking and presenting them in a modern but unpretentious way. Our menus have a spine of classic British dishes complemented by more exotic influences from other parts of the world. We upload them to our web site each day before 12 noon so that you may peruse them at your leisure.
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FlyH2 Aerospace designs and operates high performance hydrogen-electric unmanned aircraft with and for customers across the globe, improving the management of our precious natural and built resources, and making the world safer for all.
FlyH2 Aerospace innovates high performance aircraft and systems that deliver on our core principles of sustainable development and inclusive prosperity. We do so by focusing on best use of green technologies, remote sensing and modern, low collateral impact, integrated pest management solutions.
FlyH2 Aerospace
FlyH2 Aerospace was incorporated by pilot and aviator Mark van Wyk in Cape Town in 2011. The company focused on research and development until 2014 when it was officially launched with co-founder, Onno Huyser, an environmental scientist and management consultant. The duo were successful in winning a research and development grant from the South African Technology Innovation Agency (TIA) via the University of Cape Town and HySA Catalysis, in 2014.
HySA Catalysis. The consortium designed a hydrogen propulsion system for FlyH2's flagship concept aircraft, UA Alpha. Although the seed fund only allowed for a simple fuel cell stack to be developed, the results were excellent. This project lead FlyH2 Aerospace on to win the 2015 ATNS AVI-Afrique Award for Innovation in African Aviation We have followed this up with another competitive TIA grant awarded in 2017, and, again, first prize at the ATNS AVI-Afrique Awards in 2017, this time for our innovations in aerial release methods for sterile insects.
Our team is bolstered by expert systems, aerospace and electronics engineers, from across a range of highly respected South African defence and engineering works, with UA Alpha project partner Jacques Swart joining the team in 2016.
Greenfly Aviation
In 2017 FlyH2 won a competitive grant from the South African Technology Innovation Agency (TIA), via the Cape Craft and Design Institute, to develop our aerial dispensing systems for sterile False Codling Moth (FCM) using hydrogen-electric propelled unmanned aircraft. This project lead FlyH2 Aerospace on to win the 2017 ATNS AVI-Afrique Awards for innovation in African aviation.
Partner and anchor client X-Sterile Insect Technique (XSIT), foremost exponent of sterile insect technique (SIT) in the southern hemisphere, and FlyH2, joined forces in 2017 to form Greenfly Aviation, with Greenfly securing start-up investment to enable our fixed wing unmanned aircraft to replace the existing ground- and aerial dispensing methods used by XSIT.
Greenfly Aviation is in the process of getting licensed to operate by the South African Civil Aviation Authority.


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Updated: 6-2-2017
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Hair care / Beauty tip
Some women make simple Mistakes that can be very detrimental to the health and growth of their hair. You must be very careful to have a healthy hair care routine that suits your particular type ofhair. Here are a list of some common hair care mistakes to avoid below.
Some common hair care mistakes are:
1- Not conditioning the hair. - even if the shampoo is a conditioning shampoo, you still need to condition the hair with a separate conditioner to keep the hair from drying out.
2- Not trimming split ends. - this can cause the hair to continue to split up the hair shaft causing you to eventually have to get a hair cut; instead of, a trim. Regular trims are important for healthy hair.
3- Not putting moisture on the hair. - Use oil sheen, oil, or greese to keep the hair from drying out.
4- Over processing the hair. - putting relaxers in before there is a sufficient amount of new growth can cause the chemical treatments to overlap and eventually damage the hair cuticles. This can cause hair breakage.
5- Not protecting the hair when you go longer between relaxers. - If you go longer than what is recommended for your hair type, you should use a protective style. Learn about a A few steps to gorgeous and healthy Sewin hair styles. Also Growing hair with a protective style; such as, weaves and braids.
6- Not protecting the hair while sleep. - You should sleep in a silk or satin bonnet or lay on a silk or satin pillow case. This helps protect your hair from becoming dry and rubbing out.
7- Having hair braided to tight. - hair can be fragil; especially the edges. Make sure your edges are not braided to tight. If the hair is already thin and fragil, try a style that you can leave the edges out or take the braid a different direction.
8- Using excessive heat. - Using curling irons and blow dryer appliances on the hair every day can cause heat damage which dries out the hair and breaks it.
9- Not making sure weave is clean. - I know this seems like a no brainier, since most people buy new hair each time. That's awesome, but there are some people whom purchase hair for $200 or more and want it sewed in again. In that case, they must make sure they properly shampoo and condition that hair as if it was there own. Make sure to dry it good. Make sure to use clean hair which help keep bacteria and germs from building up. New hair is always better, but if you are not using new hair, make sure it's clean and dry for your Sewin installation.
10- Not eating and exercising. - Eating right and exercising helps to maintain proper blood circulation which effects the hairs' nutritional source. Your Hair growth is effected by proper intake of protein, biotin, and Vitamin A.
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Book review on 'The Black Painting' by Neil Olson…
Why This Book
I stumbled on this via NetGalley several months ago. The cover was creepy and it revolved around a family mystery involving a missing painting and the death of a grandfather. I had to add it to my TBR, then they awarded it to me. I am trying to clear off all NetGalley books by 12/31 so I can start the new year with a clean slate, so this was last week's choice.
Plot, Characters & Setting
The Morse family head passes away, leaving behind a few children and four grandchildren, all after his money to varying levels or degrees. He may or may not have a lot, they're unsure. Yet there was a mysterious Goya painting that had been stolen and could still be lurking around. The family all come home to his Owl's Point, New England estate to attend the funeral and will after someone finds him dead. Each family member, particularly the cousins, are all a bit kooky and very focused on the painting. As the story unfolds, you learn different components of the past, especially where everyone was the day the painting went missing. We soon learn the grandfather may have been murdered and the family begins pointing fingers at one another, including their grandfather's housekeeper and confidant, Ilsa. There's also a small fantasy element in knowing the painting might have a ghost that makes anyone who views it go mad.
Approach & Style
I read this ~300 page novel in 5 hours over a weekend. It's told in third-person POV with a perspective from each of the major family members. I read it on my iPad via Kindle Reader.
Key Feedback
This was a tough read; I found myself skimming way too often. I very much looked forward to the family drama, suspense and mystery elements. These all existed, but something was missing. It was very difficult to connect with the characters, everything was quite vague. It felt like the story focused on the smallest of details and went on for pages on actions that had no true bearing on character development or plot. That said, the writing style and tone were very strong. The author clearly writes well, but I think the characters didn't match the plot in this book. In the end, I enjoyed parts of it, but it could have been so much more with a different approach. I wouldn't necessarily recommend it to others as a good read, but there's nothing bad about it. It just didn't have a great impact on me, perhaps I am the wrong audience for it.
Questions & Final Thoughts
So much about this book had potential. And for some readers, it's probably going to be quite strong. For me, the most memorable component was that it just always felt 10% off the mark in terms of what I like in a family drama. I am curious to see other works by this author in the future, as I think the writing and talent is present.
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For those new to me or my reviews… here's the scoop: I'm Jay, an author who lives in NYC. My debut novel, Watching Glass Shatter, can be purchased on Amazon. I write A LOT. I read A LOT. And now I blog A LOT. First the book review goes on Goodreads, and then I send it on over to my WordPress blog at https://thisismytruthnow.com, where you'll find the revealing and introspective 365 Daily Challenge – words and humor. You can also find all my social media profiles to get the details on the who/what/when/where and my pictures. Leave a comment and let me know what you think. Thanks for stopping by. Note: All written content is my original creation and copyrighted to me, but the graphics and images were linked from other sites and belong to them. Many thanks to their original creators.


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Stating that India is committed to move forward on the deal, India's new ambassador to the US Meera Shankar said, "This (deal) is very high on our priority. We are conscious of the fact that it was the US government which did the heavy hitting, if I may use a cricketing metaphor to get this deal through."
"We would very much like to move forward in a concrete way with agreements for building nuclear reactors with US assistance in India," Shankar said at a reception hosted in her honour by the US-India Business Council, in her maiden public engagement after presenting her credentials to President Barack Obama on Thursday.
Acknowledging the presence of leaders of the US nuclear industry who are anxious to convert the nuke deal into business agreements, Shankar said: "We are looking at the speedy negotiations of reprocessing arrangements to facilitate this process."
Both sides have agreed to commence this process and have identified their nodal points. "So we expect to pursue this very expeditiously," she said.
In terms of concerns on the Indian side, Shankar said New Delhi would like to see the liberalisation of the export licensing procedures flowing from the nuclear deal.
"If we have this agreement and at the same time the procedures continue to be as of old, then indeed we have frustrated one of the objectives of the agreement which is to provide a more facilitative climate for trade in high technologies which is again an area of great potential, with the US already being the single largest source of technology collaborations for Indian companies," Shankar said.
"We are also looking at the liability issues, which is a concern for US companies and that is something on which the Indian government has a policy discussion and is expected to try to move the issue forward," the new ambassador said.
"As I assume my responsibilities as ambassador in the United States, I look forward very much to working with the US industry, to take this relationship to the next level," she said.
"That is the message I have got from my political leaders. That is the message not only of the government but also the voice I hear from the Indian people," she told the leaders of the US corporate sector. The US industry had played a very influential role in the passage of the nuclear deal.
"I know there are some building blocks which the two governments have to put in place to enable this relationship to fulfill its potential and let me tell you this is something which is very much engaging our minds," Shankar said.
Expressing satisfaction over the growth of ties between the two countries, she said: "Overall, I would say there is enormous potential which I see, and I see there is a huge synergy between India and the United States."
Unlike in the past when one looked with scepticism at the country, she said India no longer has a credibility problem over the economic reform process. "We have moved quite far and our relationship with the United States has grown very significantly in these years," she observed.
Noting that the Indian economy today is more confident, she said: "We face the world with a greater degree of openness and that is the direction in which we will move."
Stating that for the Indian government the challenge now is to grow the economy on three legs -- agriculture and rural development, industry and services -- Shankar said: "I think these are three pillars where the US can be a very good partner for India and the potential of which exits is enormous."


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Blacks and Hispanics are more likely to get care at poorer-quality hospitals than whites and, as a result, they do not have the same access to quality hospice care, according to a study in the July issue of Health Affairs. The study, conducted by Rand researchers, also found that blacks and Hispanics were less likely to get adequate emotional and religious support.
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Rebecca Anhang Price, a senior policy researcher at the Rand who was the study's lead author, told HealthDay: "Our findings highlight the need to ensure that blacks and Hispanics have access to high-quality and culturally competent hospice services." She said the study underscores the importance of publishing quality rankings of hospice care available to patients.
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Hornsea Project One provides further UK manufacturing boost
5th December 2017
Ørsted has confirmed that around half of the transition pieces for the world's biggest wind farm, Hornsea Project One, will be manufactured in the UK, as it prepares to start offshore construction.
The order from the energy giant – until recently known a Dong – will see around 150 Teesside jobs safeguarded.
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EEW Special Pipes Constructions GmbH (EEW SPC), the company providing all 174 monopile foundations, will supply 30 transition pieces which will be manufactured at EEW Offshore Structures (Britain) Ltd, in Teesside. The facility, formerly Offshore Structures Britain, a joint venture with Bladt Industries, has just been fully bought out by EEW SPC.
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"Hornsea Project One will make a significant contribution to the UK's carbon reduction targets. Developing the UK supply chain not only boosts the local economy, it will help us maintain the UK's position as global offshore wind leader."
Offshore construction for Hornsea Project One will begin later this year and the wind farm is expected to be fully operational in 2020.
The Teesside facility, previously owned by TAG Energy solutions, was reported as insolvent in 2014 losing around 100 jobs. In 2015 it was taken over by Bladt Industries and EEW SPC who formed Offshore Structures Britain (OSB). The first order, for 16 transition pieces, came from Ørsted's Burbo Bank Extension and one year later, Ørsted ordered 40 for its Walney Extension project. The order for Hornsea Project One will load the facility to full capacity until autumn 2018 and safeguard around 120 jobs in Teesside.
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