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This overweening protection of unmarried daughters leads me to ask how her parents allowed her travel to Europe alone. We know she did attend the Winchester School of Art in Britain and an art academy in Stettin, Germany 1912-4.
Cossington Smith returned to Sydney and resumed classes with Dattilo Rubbo in 1914. It isn't surprising that her work reflected her somewhat constricted middle-class suburban life, devoted to art and depicting the environment about her. Her early career paintings were concerned with form and colour.
Cossington Smith was recognised for her contribution to the development of a modernist idiom as early as 1915, just when war was dominating the lives of Australian families. A painting of Grace's sister doing war work, Sock Knitter 1915. Now this painting is thought of as a key picture in the modernist movement and makes me think of Henri Matisse's colour. There were many post-Impressionists in the world then, but it was Matisse who seemed to create colours that the Australians could best identify with.
The Old Paint blog managed to find a painting that I have never seen before: Grace Cossington Smith, Quaker Girl, 1915. Our fellow bloggers are better than the reference books I traditionally rely upon! Blue Mountains Knits blog was also useful on The Sock Knitter: Grace Cossington Smith.
Grace's rather uneventful life was entirely devoted to art, and covered important social issues that affected Australia. She was essentially a reporter of contemporary city life. Her urban images were bustling, crowded and unmistakably of her time. Troops Marching 1917 illustrated the growing and busy urban Australian streetscape, and the horrible war. The viewer cannot see the soldiers' faces but the wives and mothers' hankies and dresses stood out clearly.
In 1917 Australia held a referendum on conscrip-tion for WW1. The motion was defeated, much to Grace's disgust. While men were dying in Europe, she had no time for the men who remained at home. She was equally hard-nosed about workers going on strike. Her strong views were shown in this small but emotional image of a Strike. I have no idea if she was painting an actual strike; wartime strikes were often in the news and emotions were running high.
However it was not until her work with Wakelin and de Maistre and the formation of the Contemporary Group in 1926 that the real character of Grace's life work began to emerge. De Maistre's colour music work was never truly abstract; he always had a subject in HIS mind, whatever the viewer might have thought. After de Maistre organised her first show in 1926, Cossington Smith's art shared many of the same techniques as de Maistre's: criss-crossing lines that separated planes of discrete colours, in sequence. And her palette seemed similar to those of de Maistre and Wakelin.
Cossington Smith carefully planned the composition of the water colour Eastern Rd Turramurra c1926. A preliminary drawing was made in a sketchbook and a grid structure marked over the composition. Colour notes were recorded on the page along side. For this water-colour, she developed the drawing in detail in pencil, as guide for the precise placement of colour. This degree of preparation was unusual.
Cossington Smith looked for a spiritual aspect in her images eg Landscape at Pentecost 1929. The hills in the farming district of Pentecost showed her skills in both design and colour, but they showed more: a view of the energetic countryside, filled with a road leading off over the horizon. Before the Great Depression struck, the countryside seemed full of optimism.
She was a single woman who lived her much of her adult life in Sydney. As with many Sydney-siders, construction of the iconic Harbour Bridge fascinated Grace eg Curve of the Bridge c1929. Even in this industrial and perhaps ugly building process, we can see the artist's use of colour to display form and depth. If there was a certain emotional content as well, only the artist could say for sure.
Grace created many drawings and paintings based on the growing architecture of the Sydney Harbour Bridge. I can only guess why. An individual artist could do nothing about the tragedy of World War One, except to depict images of heroism, sacrifice and loss. The Great Depression, potentially just as tragic, offered great symbols of hope and energy. The bridge was a symbol of modernity, growth, employment. The bridge was formally opened in March 1932.
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Very Local History: History Break at Greenfield Lake
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Bar Code, RFID & Automatic Indentification White Papers and Articles
Articles and white papers on bar code and automatic identification technologies used in industrial automation, manufacturing and process control.
Some of the following links are PDF documents and require Adobe Acrobat Reader to view. Download Acrobat Reader Here.
Ensure Readability of 2D Bar Codes
By Microscan
Paper presents FAQs and answers on reading 2D bar codes and symbols, such as Data Matrix. It explains that only a Data Matrix Verifier can measure the quality of the printed or directly marked code against parameters defined by symbol verification standards. Click here to read full article...
Data Matrix Symbol Quality Verification
By Microscan Systems
White paper uses FAQ format to explain how to measure the quality of a printed or directly marked symbol against parameters defined by symbol verification standards. Read entire article
Understanding 2D Verification
By Microscan Systems
This white paper explains how 2D symbol verification ensures reliability and consistency of symbols based on the strict criteria outlined in the AS9132A and ISO/IEC 15415 standards. Read entire article
Doing more with less: Component-Level Tracking Optimizes Inventory
Today it is no longer good enough for a manufacturer to track how many raw components are coming in the door and how many completed boards are going out. A manufacturer must also know the status of their work-in-process inventory as well. An automated complete "cradle to grave" component-level tracking system makes this possible. More Info...
Current trends in RFID
By Helge Hornis, PhD., Intelligent Systems Manager
While much is written about RFID and how it will change the face of distribution, it is time to address several misconceptions about the technology and discuss the effects that recent developments have had on the discrete manufacturing sector. Read full article...
Network-Critical Physical Infrastructure for Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) Systems
Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology helps automate a variety of business processes, improving their efficiencies. It generates a huge volume of data that needs to be filtered, processed and stored, and generally requires its own virtual local area network (VLAN). This paper provides an understanding of an RFID network and its components, identifies critical NCPI locations, and explains how to plan for high availability. Read Full White Paper by APC.
Smarter than Smart Labels? - Alternative for Slap-and-Ship RFID
Radio frequency identification (RFID) is gaining wider adoption among consumer packaged goods (CPG) suppliers, driven in large part by a recent mandate by Wal-Mart Stores Inc. This mandate, along with the technological standards that have made B2B use of RFID technology possible, has contributed to the boom in interest and sales of RFID solutions. Read article by Giles Manias of Paragon Data Systems.
Data Matrix: Expanding the Second Dimension of Data Capture
Many of us will never forget the disastrous explosion during the launch of the space shuttle Challenger in 1986 that ended in the breakup of the ship and the tragic loss of a school teacher and 6 additional astronauts. However, most of us are probably unaware that it was during NASA's return to flight effort following the accident that NASA engineers realized that a better form of identifying parts was needed; a symbology that could be directly marked onto each part. More Info...
Smart Cameras Are they the future of Bar Code Scanners?
Smart cameras are the new look emerging for bar code scanners. As Data Matrix and other two-dimensional matrix codes become more prevalent in manufacturing applications, the new camera-based fixed-position scanners are rising to the occasion. More Info...


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Broad bean and asparagus salad
Toss the broad beans, asparagus and mint with the vinaigrette just before serving so you keep the vibrant colour of the spring vegetables. Alternatively, cook the asparagus on a barbecue grill until lightly charred and bite-tender. Perfect as a vegetable salad with lamb cutlets and new season's potatoes.
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- Pod the broad beans and place in a saucepan of boiling salted water.
- Boil rapidly for 2 minutes, then drain and refresh under cold water.
- Remove the outer grey skin and discard, leaving only the bright green beans.
- Remove and discard the woody ends of the asparagus spears.
- Cut the spears in half crosswise and blanch in boiling salted water for 2 minutes, or until just tender.
- Place the broad beans and asparagus on paper towels to drain well.
- Whisk the mustard, oil and vinegar together and season with salt and pepper.
- Remove the leaves from the mint sprigs and slice finely.
- Toss the broad beans, asparagus and mint together, moisten with the vinaigrette and serve at room temperature.


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Murgo Brut Rosé is a Scintillating Sicilian Sparkler
It was my birthday and you know I was going to drink something sparkling so I headed to see my Seattle pal (we worked together at Bottlehouse for years) Carson at Scampi. He started me off with a glass of Murgo Brut Rosé (2015). First let me begin by saying the wine list at Scampi [More]
Magnums for New Year's Eve, Please
I put together a little roundup of New Year's Eve sparkling wine suggestions for Wine Enthusiast. My pick? Naturally, rosé Champagne. But the selections run the gamut from fizzy to fancy. One thing I forgot to mention when it comes to New Year's Eve bottles is GO BIG. I was reminded of this when I [More]
Sparkling Rosé: 5 Under $25 To Try
I am nuts for dry rosé and sparkling wine, separately. So sparkling rosé, the culmination of two of my favorite categories of wine, really floats my boat. A la peanut butter and jelly, the duo getting together makes something greater than the sum of its parts. It's a simple equation: Bubbles plus rosé equals wine heaven. And [More]
Blizzard Wine: What I Drank at Fung Tu
I survived my first East Cost blizzard! 25+ inches in a single New York City day. So what did I do on that Saturday, January 23rd? Naturally, I went out to eat. And on a mission to seek out my blizzard wine. It was totally amazing. All traffic was banned from the streets starting at 2:30pm. [More]
A Not Grüner Sparkling Austrian Wine at Portland's Grüner
I had been wanting to eat at Portland Oregon's Grüner for quite a while and finally made it. (Thank you, Sean and Mary.) Naturally, I was excited for some sparkling wine, so our table ended up with a bottle of Szigeti's Cuvée Prestige. I'd had their sparkling Grüner Veltliner before but this was a bird of a different [More]
Label Lust: Jané Ventura Rosé Cava
My never-ending thirst for all things sparkling rosé led me back to an old friend with a look that stirs up feelings: Jané Ventura Reserva de la Música Rosé 2011. It's a Cava (the term used for Spanish sparkling wine) made from Garnatxa Negra. You might have heard of this grape by a more familiar name: [More]
J Vineyards and Winery: Sparkling Wine is Always in Season
The letter I received from California's J Vineyards and Winery, along with a couple sample bottles of bubbles, mentioned that it's sparkling wine season. And before I could object to this compartmentalization of my favorite category of wines to an October/November/December troika, this missive finished with a flourish: "We're certain that once you taste these [More]
Treveri Cellars Brut: A Washington Sparkling Wine That Goes With Everything
I was super-stoked to play matchmaker recently. With food and wine, of course. At Taste Washington (an enormous celebration of all things WA wine held over two days in Seattle) I was part of a panel charged with the task of picking Washington wines to pair with a variety of foods. Naturally, I jumped at [More]


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Lori Gaucher, Board Member
Prior to moving to Prescott in 2001, Lori and her husband Ed spent their adult lives living and working in various places throughout the US, the Orient, Europe and Great Britain. Lori was raised in San Juan Capistrano, California. She received her BA at the University of Redlands and her M.Ed. in Counseling at the University of Maryland.
The majority of her professional life before moving to Prescott was spent as an educator. She taught at the pre-school, elementary, and college levels; worked as a middle school and high school guidance counselor; and was the program developer and coordinator for Career Connections, Fairfax County, Virginia's K-12 nationally award-winning career education program.
As a professional as well as a community volunteer, Lori has served on numerous boards and advisory committees at the local, state, national, and international levels.
Since moving to Prescott, Lori has been active as a charter member and past president of the Prescott Lakes Women's Golf Association, a volunteer at the Sharlot Hall Museum, a volunteer and docent chair at the Phippen Museum, a member of the Prescott Docent Coalition, and a volunteer at YRMC. She was a Phippen delegate to the 2005 National Docent Symposium in Boston. She served as a trustee on the Phippen Museum's Board of Trustees from 2006 to 2016. Since moving to Prescott, she has worked as a travel consultant and is currently the owner of Your Personal Travel Consultant.
With her experience in teaching, counseling, program development, training, and management, Lori endeavors to further enhance the development of the Prescott Western Heritage Foundation.
Lori and her husband Ed have two adult sons. Chris and his wife Laurie live in Carmel, California. Curt and his wife Janell live in Fairfax, Virginia.


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The primary purpose of the athletic program at The University of the South, a member of NCAA Division III, is to make the most positive contribution possible to the present and future physical, emotional, and social well-being of students, faculty and staff. This purpose stems not only from the belief that the mind functions better---intellectually, emotionally, and socially --- in a stronger, healthier body, but from the knowledge that in a time of high medical costs, a healthy faculty and staff contributes to the economic strength of the University at large, and so directly serves the University's broader educational mission.
The secondary purpose of the athletic program is to make a positive contribution to the present and future physical, emotional, and social well-being of the Sewanee Community. The unique nature of this community requires the University to have an interest in the availability of recreational facilities for those living here who are not directly associated with the University. The facilities of the athletic department are intended to contribute to the community needs when such contribution does not interfere with the primary purpose stated above.
To that end of general well-being, the Director of Athletics and staff, under the direction of the Vice-Chancellor and Provost, shall provide clean, well-equipped, well-maintained facilities for general fitness and for specialized training to the widest possible University constituency. The Director of Athletics and staff shall provide supervision and expert teaching in every area of the program to maximize the safety, efficiency, and effectiveness of its goal.
Physical education, intramural sports, and general fitness programs (such as aerobics, weight training, lap swimming, and jogging), and recreational sports (squash, tennis) should take place under professional guidance and should aim to maximize the present and future well-being of students, faculty, and staff.
For varsity sports programs, the Director of Athletics, under the direction of the Vice-Chancellor and Provost, is distinctly charged to secure coaches of genuine excellence who understand the role of varsity athletics at The University of the South and within the guidelines for NCAA Division III and SAA colleges and universities. Varsity sports exist to develop the athletic excellence of individuals and the spirit of teams that serve as a model to the entire community, and so to promote the end of general physical well-being. Coaches and athletes are further expected to represent the University and the ideal of civilized behavior.
To the greatest extent practicable, the place of the varsity athlete shall be undifferentiated from the place of any other student. Athletic opportunities for the non-varsity student shall be conducted on a footing of seriousness as close as possible to that of varsity sports, and the non-varsity opportunities (in club, intramural, instructional, and general fitness programs) shall be as wide and of as high a quality as University resources permit.
In admissions, academic advising, course selection, grading, living accommodations, and financial aid, the opportunities available for varsity athletes, actual or potential, shall be neither greater nor less than those available to any other student. Academic requirements, administered by the Deans of the College, shall be the same for all students.
The Athletic Department and its programs shall be controlled, financed, and staffed under the direction of the Vice-Chancellor and the Provost, through the same general procedures as other departments of the College, including periodic evaluations of staff performance, and of the success of the program in meeting its goals. The Athletic Department shall neither possess nor control any funds separate from those proceeding from the University's established budgetary procedures. A faculty-student committee, advisory to the Vice-Chancellor, shall contribute to the administration of the program.
The Director of Athletics, under the direction of the Vice-Chancellor and Provost, is distinctly charged to ensure that men's and women's varsity sports and programs receive fair and equal emphasis. At the varsity level fairness requires that both men's and women's teams find appropriate competitive opportunities with students from similar institutions, and at every level fairness requires facilities, coaching, and teaching of similar excellence for men and for women. The level of participant interest can be a factor in determining the level of support for a given program, but failure of interest can also be a factor in determining that a program is poorly supported or poorly managed.


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Boosting reliability and efficiency with storage intelligence
Boosting reliability and efficiency with storage intelligence event
Join Bocada President & CEO Mark Silverman on Thursday, March 7 at 12:00 p.m Eastern (17:00 GMT) for a LIVE audio discussion on "Boosting reliability and efficiency with storage intelligence".
Decreasing control and visibility into an ever more complex data storage infrastructure, combined with increasing data volumes, costs and requirements are stressing current IT managers to their limits. The renewed focus on business continuance and disaster recovery is further increasing organizations' aversion to risk, and pressuring enterprise managers to adopt storage policies that specify clear operational and business objectives for storage administrators and solutions.
Whether to meet service level commitments, audit or credit requirements, disaster recovery plans or government regulations, the need to gather, analyze and present critical information required to prove that data storage operations reliably and efficiently comply with these enterprise policies has never been more critical.
Please join Mark Silverman, from Bocada, Inc., to discuss Storage Intelligence: using critical data about your storage operations to prove compliance with enterprise storage policies as well as increase the reliability and efficiency of your systems.
About Mark Silverman:
Mark Silverman, President and CEO of Bocada, Inc., has more than 10 years of experience in business development, finance and strategic alliances. Silverman has built his career on helping companies manage their business and legal risk while at the same time maximizing their upside potential.
Most recently, Mark was responsible for business development, health services and pharmacy services at drugstore.com where he developed key relationships with industry leaders such as Rite Aid, GNC, PCS, CIGNA, and WellPoint. Mark holds a J.D. from the University of California, Los Angeles and a B.A. from the University of California, Berkeley.
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Survival Game Manga "Sabagebu!" to Be Adapted Into Anime
"YuruYuri" director Hidekichi Matsumoto to helm 2014 anime
YuruYuri director Hidekichi Matsumoto has been tapped to helm a 2014 anime adaptation of Hidekichi Matsumoto's (Kodansha Manga Award - Children's Category winner for Honto ni Atta! Reibai-Sensei), Sabagebu! - Survival Game Club. The manga, running in Nakayoshi (once home of Sailor Moon) follows a girl, introduced to survival games after a classmate protects her from a train molester by pulling an airsoft gun on the groper.
Previous Matsumoto collaborator Takashi Aoshima (YuruYuri, Mitsudomoe) reunites to script this project. Volume 5 of the manga will be released September 13th.
Scott Green is editor and reporter for anime and manga at geek entertainment site Ain't It Cool News. Follow him on Twitter at @aicnanime


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The federal law that bans 3D guns is set to expire on December 9, and Senator Chuck Schumer (D-NY) is seeking an extension of the law.
Schumer is alarmed that anyone with $1000 and access to the Internet can obtain plans to print their own gun. Plastic guns cannot be detected by x-ray machines or metal detectors. Joining the Schumer effort are Sen. Patrick Leahy and Sen. Bill Nelson.
One blueprint to create a 3D gun was downloaded more than 100,000 times.
"We are looking at a world in which anyone with a little bit of cash can bring an undetectable gun that can fire multiple bullets anywhere – including planes, government buildings, sporting events and schools," Schumer said. "3-D printers are a miraculous technology that have the potential to revolutionize manufacturing, but we need to make sure they are not being used to make deadly, undetectable weapons. "


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Valentine's Day is quickly approaching and many of us are still searching for that perfect gift. Often the most meaningful gestures are those that are made with creativity and love. We brought you 10 creative gift ideas to make for Valentine's Day.
1. Heart thumbprint platter
This is a great Valentine's Day gift to have a family keepsake. All you need for this project is glass paint, a serving dish (in any size or shape to accommodate the number of fingers in your family) and a sharpie. Dip your little one's index finger in the paint and press it into the serving dish in the shape of a heart. You can use the sharpie to add names, dates or any other loving quote.
2. Framed love quote
This is a Valentine's Day gift that truly comes from the heart. Find an old wooden frame and paint it red. Type a personalized quote on a computer and print it out in red ink. Choose a font that best fits your relationship. Slip your message into the frame and you've got a touching Valentine's Day gift to last the ages.
Can't think of a romantic quote? Don't worry. Here's a couple to get you started.
3. Colorful Valentine's Day crayons
Here's a great Valentine's gift that you and your family can make together. Get a heart shaped mold from a home good store, or you can find it online. Take the broken pieces of crayons from your kids' crayon boxes. Grab as many colors as you can! Set the mold on a tin-foil lined cooking tray (to make sure no excess falls into your oven) and "bake" on 250º for 25-30 minutes. Afterward, remove them from the oven and let them cool. Pop them out of the mold, and voila! You've got fun heart-shaped crayons for your kids to pass out at school.
4. Heart wind chimes
This is a great Valentine's Day home decoration that you and your kids can do together. First, you'll need a heart-shaped mold. You can find one at IKEA, a home goods store or online. Pick out pink, red, white and clear beads at your local hobby shop or craft store. Your child can fill the heart molds with the beads, using different color combinations. Make sure that the mold are not overfilled. Next, you'll stick the mold in the oven to melt the plastic down.
WARNING: there will be a strong odor once you open the oven door.
Once the hearts are cooled, pop them out and glue them to ribbon or twine, using your hot glue gun. Wrap the ribbon around any stick you find outside. Tie some more ribbon to the opposite end of the stick to create a way to hang the windchime. The hearts will made a nice clicking sound when the wind knocks them together.
5. Lipstick art
What says I love you more than a kiss? Ladies, gather your lipsticks and tinted glosses and literally kiss a sheet of paper with the various colors. If you got little ones, they can also add their tiny kisses to the page. Simply frame the kisses and add a loving note on the back.
6. Heart strings
Here's another fun Valentine's Day decoration project you can do with materials you already have at home. Collect as many varieties of paper as you wish, such as old book pages, leftover wallpaper or construction paper. Cut hearts out of the paper, making sure to be careful about their thickness. For example, hearts from book pages should be a couple of sheets thick. Take your hearts over to your sewing machine and sew them into the thread.
If you don't have a sewing machine, you can hand sew the hearts with your thread. Or, if this is a project you're doing with your kids, simply glue the hearts to the thread. Then glue the same heart cut out to the other side in order to hide the thread.
Last, tape your heart strings to the ceiling with a patterned tape.
7. Hanging flower heart
This gorgeous Valentine's Day decoration is a little more hands-on, but once finished, you'll have a wonderful DIY creation to show off each year. First you'll cut a heart out of styrofoam and glue faux flowers to it, using a hot glue gun. When you choose your flowers, go the bigger ones to fill your heart faster. You can carefully cut an arrow out of balsa wood and use glitter paper to decorate it. Normal glitter can get messy, but will also do the trick. Lastly, hand your heart by inserting two command hooks on the heart's "humps" and two in the ceiling. You can use fishing wire to hang your heart for that "invisible" look.
8. Heart candy frames
Candy hearts are pretty commonplace when it comes to Valentine's Day. You can usually pick up a bag from your local grocery store for around 5 dollars. Take an old frame you've got laying around, or pick up a cheap one at a second hand or thrift store. Take your hot glue gun and simply glue your heart candies around the edge of the frame. Add a sentimental photo to share with your loved ones.
9. Candy heart garland
Here's another fun Valentine's Day project to do with candy hearts. Use a hot glue gun to glue your candy hearts every 6-10 inches apart. Glue them back to back and decorate your home, champagne bottle to make your day that much more festive.
10. Love rocks!
Here's a fun and extremely low maintenance project to do with your kids! During your next playtime outside, have your kids collect as many flat rocks and pebbles as they can. Take them home and wash them off. Have your kids decorate the rocks with hearts and other Valentine's Day themed pictures. Your kids can use washable markers for this. Use a lacquer like Modge Podge or another type of sealant to make sure the design does not smudge or fade. You and your family can leave your love rocks around the neighborhood for your neighbors.
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Canon PowerShot SX220 HS Review
The Canon PowerShot SX220 HS improves on the previous SX210 model primarily by offering more features at a cheaper price. In particular the use of a backilluminated sensor and addition of full 1080p HD movies makes the new SX220 a more than competent all-in-one camera for both photos and video.
Coming in at a full £90 cheaper than the SX210 on launch, and £30 less than its bigger brother, the SX230 HS, this model definitely strikes the right balance in terms of price versus performance. It may not offer the built-in GPS of the SX230, but in all other regards it's identical, so if you don't feel the need to map your photographic progress, the SX220 is definitely the one to opt for.
It may be larger than most compacts, but once you've become used to a camera with such a broad focal range that it's possible to frame up subjects near or far in pretty much an instant, it's a real drag to go back to your common-or-garden 3x zoom snapper, the usual 'family friendly' tool of choice. The larger physical size (over, say, a slimline IXUS) also means that children and the elderly should find this offering easier to grip and operate than the latest credit card sized camera alternative. And even with bigger than average dimensions it's still a more portable option than any DSLR or Micro Four Thirds or rival system hybrid for those looking for an able travel companion.
Image quality is slightly improved on the previous SX210, that is to say excellent. The employment of a back-illuminated sensor helps the SX220 to perform well in low light, with a usable ISO range of 100-800 and even the higher settings proving adequate for web use and smaller prints. The inclusion of full manual controls makes SX220 HS as well suited to more experienced users looking for a compact alternative to their DSLR as it is the beginner, although as you'd perhaps expect there is no raw format support to sweeten the deal further.
The new Canon PowerShot SX220 HS is a more sensibly priced and better-specced challenger to the market-leading Panasonic TZ-series, going head to head with the TZ18, which it actually betters on paper in quite a few aspects. Judged on its own merits, the Canon PowerShot SX220 HS is a strong recommendation as a travel zoom camera that does it all with the minimum of fuss.
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Quebec Language Lunacy!
Part of the 4th Annual Free Thinking Film Festival 2013
Saturday November 2, 2013
Rodney Ramsey: Quebec Language Lunacy
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Comedian Rodney Ramsey from Montreal will present his homemade videos that make fun of the Quebec language laws. Don't miss these great videos and his live comedy.
Rodney Ramsey is a Montreal native who is gaining much notoriety on the stand-up comedy scene. As an underground comedy promoter, with the ability to take over stages as a comedian or actor, Rodney is a triple threat who is quickly gaining notice.
After months of notoriously heckling comics at comedy shows, Rodney decided to perform at open mics, then began opening on weekends at various clubs across the country a short time later. Feeling trapped in the mainstream comedy clubs and eager to experiment on stage with alternative material, in 2004 Rodney created the Drunken Show. The first show was a hit and went on to be Montreal's premiere underground comedy show with a large cult following. Rodney then went on to co-create the Dead Comics Society, a Sketch comedy group that got rave reviews at both the Toronto and Montreal sketch festivals. Shortly after, Rodney Ramsey represented Montreal in the Just for Laughs home grown competition, premiering on City TV's in House comics. Rodney went on to host Montreal's Bad Boys of Comedy show two years in a row, which was well received in the African-Canadian community. Rodney Ramsey also performed on The Debaters airing on CBC radio and broadcast across Canada.
Now living in Toronto, Rodney was recently published in The Star newspaper for winning the best Obama joke contest. Rodney's hard-work ethic and ultra magnetic stage presence make for a great comedian to watch now and in the years to come.


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Jan 19,2007
Making tracks in the Ochocos: Snowshoeing and skiing into the heart of Central Oregon's mountains
by Scott Staats
Ahead of us lay a thick blanket of sparkling snow, like a white down comforter giving warmth to the otherwise brisk winter morning. Behind us, our snowshoes left sets of Bigfoot-looking tracks.
The landscape resembled a candied forest -- as if a giant truck dumped loads of powdered sugar over everything. The snow- and ice-covered trees made a stark contrast against the Crater Lake-blue sky.
Aspen trees in the Ochochos (All photos by Scott Staats) When my wife and I donned our snowshoes in the parking lot at Walton Sno-Park on the Ochoco National Forest, a cold wind cut through the air. Upon entering the protection of the trees, the air became still and only the rhythmic swooshing of our snowshoes could be heard.
The snow was about the driest I've ever seen, with a thin layer of feathery frost on top. I hoped the weather would remain cold as these were perfect conditions for snowshoeing or cross-country skiing. I often choose snowshoes over cross-country skis since they can be used in just about any snow conditions. Oftentimes, morning snow is icy, warming to sticky snow by noon – making cross-country skiing difficult and frustrating at best.
The best part about snowshoeing is making your own tracks, as shown here near Walton Sno-Park. The best part about snowshoeing is making your own tracks and not following where others went earlier. Snowmobiling is popular at the Sno-Park on weekends, but we had the morning to ourselves. Groomed snowmobile trails take off from the parking lot, heading north and south. We decided to weave our own trail in and out of the ponderosa pines and firs.
A fog bank rose up to the east from Big Summit Prairie, giving a false impression of billowing clouds of smoke from a forest fire. Squirrel and snowshoe hare tracks interrupted, yet added to, the pattern of the forest floor. A flicker called off in the distance, breaking the world of white and blue silence, perhaps wishing us or its mate a Merry Christmas. The experience epitomized a perfect winter day.
Even at its highest point, the sun seemed only a few feet above the southern horizon, casting long shadows across the snow. Now with the passing of the Winter Solstice, the days are finally getting longer.
When Prineville is socked in with fog, the Ochocos often rise above the cloudbank providing spectacular views of an ocean of white with forested islands jutting upwards and the Cascades providing a backdrop.
Walton Sno-Park warming cabin comes complete with wood stove and picnic table. Back at the parking lot, we checked out the large warming cabin complete with wood stove and picnic table. This experience happened a few years ago on a Christmas day. More recently, my wife and I headed up toward the base of Lookout Mountain on January 2 to check out the snow conditions, which were okay but not great with about a foot of snow.
Mountain chickadees and red-breasted nuthatches chirped from nearby trees as we made our way upward from the trailhead. The orange and black bark of the ponderosa pines stood out against a backdrop of white. From an open aspen stand there were great views out at Wildcat Mountain and the rest of the Ochocos.
We never made it to the top of the mountain but a few days earlier George Wilson did and said the conditions were great. He went up the Independent Mine Trail and came down the East Trail. He even cut some good telemark tracks on the way down. Skiing to the top of Lookout Mountain is a bit more difficult than other ski trails should not be attempted by inexperienced skiers.
Wilson is president of the Ochoco Nordic Club, which is one of the chapters of the Oregon Nordic Club. The primary purpose of the club is to promote skiing, especially in the Ochoco Mountains. The club schedules a variety of ski events through the winter months that includes guided ski tours, beginner ski lessons, a moonlight dinner and ski trips to other areas. There is usually a scheduled ski tour twice a month and a group that skis once each week during winter, usually on weekdays.
The local ski club has been around for at least a dozen years and works in conjunction with the Forest Service to mark, clear and maintain about 30 kilometers of ski trails in three areas of the Ochocos including Walton Sno-Park, Bandit Spring and Lookout Mountain. Trails are marked with blue diamonds.
View of the Ochocos near Lookout Mt. Snow conditions in the Ochocos can be hit and miss but the last few years have been good. Wilson said there are about four months of good snow at the Walton Sno-Park area and maybe three months of good snow at the Bandit Spring area. Lookout Mountain usually has the best snow conditions through the winter.
The club's web site (www.onc.org/ochoco) has printable maps and trail information as well as a schedule of tours. Annual dues are $9.00 for an individual and $13.00 for a family. There are currently about 20 members. Some of the best trails, said Wilson, are at Bandit Spring. However, it usually has the least coverage of snow, he added. To join the club or to get more information call 462-3158.
On a winter outing, it's very important to carry water, high-energy food, warm clothes and matches. And always let someone know where you are going and when you plan on returning. On bright days be sure to bring sunglasses and sunscreen. Don't try to go too far on the first few outings. Pace yourself and add more mileage to future trips.
The roads to Walton Sno-Park and the Lookout Mountain trailhead are usually icy past the Ochoco Ranger Station. It's best to have four-wheel drive or chains. Sno-Park permits are required and can be picked up at most outdoor retail stores.
Whether you choose the shushing of cross-country skis or the scrunching of snowshoes, it will be a memorable outing in the Ochocos.
Scott Staats is a fulltime outdoor writer who has lived in Central Oregon the last ten years. His articles have appeared in local, regional and national publications.


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It is feared that work on sealing the leaking well using robotic submersibles might take months.
BP is also working on a "relief well" to intersect the original well, but this is experimental and could take two to three months to stop the flow.
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Getting the white balance correct is very important for the accuracy of the color of your shots. The ExpoDisc is a great tool, but it can be a bit pricey. You can make your own 'ExpoDisc' with an old filter and a coffee filter.
1Get the supplies from Things You'll Need.
2Take your filter apart if you can. How to take it apart will depend on the type of lens you have. It may be too difficult to do without destroying it, which you don't want to do.
- You can still create the tool, even if you don't have the ability to take it apart.
3Cut a circle out of the coffee filter that fits the size filter that you have.
4If you have managed to take the filter apart, put the cut out circle on top of the glass and reassemble the filter.
- If you haven't, cut the circle so that it fits inside the filter casing tightly.
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- Once you have the right size disc cut out, you might want to make and store a few extra in case anything happens to the 'original'.
- If you can't take a lens apart, use a larger one to put the coffee filter into and hold it in front of your camera lens for setting the white balance.
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Worcester's turn-around school - The Boston Globe
The University Park Campus School in Worcester and its partnership with Clark University again gets some well-deserved good press in the Globe. The BRA seems anxious to start talking about benefits that Harvard will give associated with its impending Master Plan. A good place to start would be for Harvard and Boston to do what Clark and Worcester have been doing for several years. For comparison, the graduation rate at UPCS is 100 percent and more than 95 percent of graduates attend college - at Brighton High the graduation rate is 62%.
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Flood watches and warnings remained in effect this morning in a small slice of Kansas, notably in the Rooks and Phillips County areas.
In Damar, there were two unofficial reports of 7.5 inches and 5 inches of rain.
The heaviest rains reported this morning via CoCoRaHS stood at 4.23 inches just southeast of Lenora.
That's in line with a report of an even 4 inches 13 miles north of Hill City.
All of that rain pushed Bow Creek north of Stockton out of its banks.
According to the National Weather Service in Hastings, Neb., Bow Creek crested at 13.63 feet -- a level that indicates major flooding.
As of about 8 a.m. today, the water level in the creek had fallen to 10.72 feet, approximately 2 feet higher than flood stage.
The 3.58 inches of rain in Hill City pushed the South Fork of the Solomon River immediately upstream of Webster Reservoir out of its banks. But water levels there aren't dropping yet.
The rush of water will be good news for both Kirwin and Webster reservoirs, both of which have struggled to maintain water levels.
As of Wednesday, Webster was nearly 23 feet low, while Kirwin was almost 17 feet below its designed operating level.
A series of flood watches and warnings were issued Wednesday night as the rain was falling, but virtually all of them have been canceled. Other area rainfall reports include:
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Lenora 0.3 SE 4.23
Hill City 13 N 4
Morland 1.0 SW 3.26
Phillipsburg 5.7 E 2.9
Lebanon 0.2 WNW 2.39
Arnold 4.8 NNW 2.37
Smith Center 0.2 ENE 2.33
Smith Center 0.2 NNW 2.3
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Lebanon 7.2 NW 2.05
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Utica 6.1 NNE 1.67
Cedar Bluff 4.9 NW 1.62
Trego Center 3.4 ENE 1.55
Utica 10.3 NE 1.51
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How to remove all the dirt and dust from your car and make it look almost new,
1Rinse off the big clumps of muck with water (you can use a jet-washer for this bit).
2Use a soapy rag to clean one panel at a time and rinse it clean. When you've cleaned the whole car like this let it drip dry. If you can't wait then use a dry cloth to dry it.
3Start waxing. When your car is clean, make sure there is no tar or road paint on the paintwork.
4Use two rags and the wax and grease remover to do take any tar or road paint off, one cloth to scrub and one to buff it after.
5After your car is as clean as you can get it, step back and look for any dullness or fading. If you don't see them then move on . If you do, then you must first use a very fine rubbing compound and clean cloths, plus plenty of elbow grease, think of it as you rubbing off the top coat to get to the undamaged paint.
6Wax your car use a good quality wax paste and make sure you use soft clean rags. Try to keep the wax off of trim areas as it can be difficult to remove.
7When the wax is on and dry then go over your car with a soft (or microfiber) cloth and just rub in small circles one panel at a time. When you've finished look at your car and admire your hard work.
8Don't forget to vacuum the inside.
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ShellEye: New satellite technology to give shellfish farmers early warning service
Cefas is working with Plymouth Marine Laboratory, the University of Exeter and the Scottish Association for Marine Science on the development of satellite Earth observation (EO) and modelling tools for monitoring and forecasting water quality for the bivalve shellfish aquaculture industry.
The satellite EO monitoring tools will be used to provide information on the environmental conditions around aquaculture sites and potentially give shellfish farmers warning of the occurrence of harmful algal blooms (HABs) and microbiological pollution from sewage discharges.
The objectives of the project are:
To extend the range of harmful algal bloom species that can be identified using satellite data;
Advance the fusion of EO and meteorological data to potentially enable warning of increased microbiological contaminants due to continuous and storm overflow discharges; and
- Develop a water quality bulletin service for shellfish farmers.
Incidents of poor water quality can result in short-term closures of shellfish farms, which have substantial financial impacts on shellfish businesses and can undermine consumer confidence in shellfish products. Therefore, knowledge and new technology resulting from this project aims to directly benefit members of the shellfish industry, through the development of an operational service for advanced water quality bulletins.
The procedural and technological advances made by the project will feed into policy and environmental management development, through Government agencies such as Defra, the Environment Agency and the Marine Management Organisation. ShellEye will also benefit the wider society through improved water quality monitoring and improved shellfish safety.
This project will involve partnership working with local water companies, members of the shellfish industry and regulatory stakeholders.
Carlos Campos, Cefas and member of the ShellEye project team, said "This exciting project provides an opportunity, for the first time in the UK, to merge advanced capabilities of satellite sensors with shellfish hygiene monitoring information to develop a warning service for shellfish farmers, which will help them make informed decisions about harvesting".


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Some highlights from this year's Festival
The programme for the internationally-acclaimed Fishguard International Music Festival, which runs from July 19 to 30, is the first to be put together by new joint artistic directors Peter Donohoe CBE and Gillian Green.
And while they have introduced a sprinkling of new features into the 12-day event, regular festival-goers will be delighted to discover that there is no change to the Festival's long-established tradition of presenting major Welsh orchestras, international soloists and chamber ensembles in a variety of venues across north Pembrokeshire, from St David's Cathedral to Rhosygilwen.
Young Musicians
Over the years, the Young Musicians' Platform, supported by Newport Music Society, has given many talented local youngsters an opportunity to gain experience of performing in front of a large and appreciative audience. Many of these young performers have gone on to greater things. The Young Musicians' Platform will be held once again in St Peter's Church, Goodwick, on Thursday morning, July 24.
This year, the focus on young musicians with talent will be continued into the afternoon of July 24 with a special Piano Master Class in Ysgol Bro Gwaun given by Mr Peter Donohoe. The Festival's Artistic Director will be sharing his vast knowledge and experience with four outstanding young pianists currently studying at college or conservatoire throughout the UK. Festival-goers are welcome to join him and his talented students for what should be a fascinating insight into the interpretation and performance of classic works from the piano repertoire.
Mexico comes to Fishguard
The sights and sounds of Mexico will be coming to St Mary's Church, Fishguard on July 29.
To complement a recital of Mexican music by the classical guitarist Morgan Szymanski, the church will host a screening of specially commissioned artworks by 20 contemporary Mexican visual artists in a colourful and vibrant celebration of the guitarist's homeland.
Born in Mexico City, Morgan began playing the guitar at the age of six, eventually gaining a scholarship to study at the Royal College of Music in London, where he was the first guitarist to be awarded a Junior Fellowship.
William Mathias
The Festival will also pay special tribute this year to composer William Mathias. "Mathias would have celebrated his 80th birthday in 2014," explained Peter. "His music received many first performances at this Festival in the past, and we are delighted that his daughter Dr Rhiannon Matthias will be joining us for this tribute to such a distinguished Welsh composer" William Mathias's music will be performed at both concerts at St Davids Cathedral on the evenings of July 19 and25 respectively by the BBC National Orchestra of Wales and the John S Davies Singers.
The celebrated Whitland-born composer was a passionate supporter of the Fishguard Music Festival in its early years, and it is wholly appropriate that the concert on July 25 should be under the baton of John S Davies himself, since he commissioned several of the works in the evening's programme and often conducted their first ever performances.
Eight Seasons
It will be a lively evening at Rhgosygilwen on Tuesday July 22 when members of the Orchestra of Welsh National Opera will perform two works by Vivaldi and Piazzolla. Baroque Italy and 1960's Argentina meet in a wedding of what has become a smash hit since Gidon Kremer's iconic CD, Eight Seasons.
On the same evening Peter Donohoe will directs members of Welsh National Opera Orchestra in one of the most memorable of all Christmas presents, Wagner's Siegfried Idyll, and Strauss' great comic tone-poem, Till Eulenspiegel.
Musical coups
One of the musical coups that will be the envy of many of the country's bigger and better-known festivals has been pulled off this year, thanks to Peter Donohoe's reputation and high standing in the classical music world. Two outstanding international musicians, violinist Alissa Margulis and 'cellist Per Nystrom, have accepted his invitation to perform two concerts at this year's Festival.
For the first of these concerts, in the wonderful Oak Hall at Rhosygilwen on the evening of Sunday, July 27, Peter Donohoe will be accompanying each virtuoso performer individually, Alissa in violin sonatas by Franck and Debussy and Per in 'cello sonatas by Debussy and Rachmaninov.
Alissa Margulis was born in Germany to a family of Russian musicians and gave her first public performance at the age of seven. She has appeared in major concert halls all over Europe.
Per Nystrom is a Swedish 'cellist who was the co-founder of the Yggdrasil String Quartet, Sweden's most successful string quartet. Per has toured the world, making numerous appearances as a leader and soloist.
The programme for the Festival, which opens with a performance by Goodwick Brass Band on Saturday 19 July, is available from local libraries and tourist information centres. For tickets and further information: www.fishguardmusicfestival.co.uk
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Yes, actually; it's an expanded NEStroid ROM that has roughly 384 kilobytes, but still has an MMC1 mapper. That, plus some unpolished ASM that is the reason why I'm recreating it from scratch. The issue isn't that it can't run in NEStopia though; it technically can run the ROM and goes past the titlescreen. It's just that after the Samus fade in sequence, it resets back to the title screen. Hopefully, this will be fixed by the time it releases, seeing as Rogue Dawn apparently runs fine on that emulator.
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In an interview with the site Sportmediaset, the General Director of Atalanta, Paolo Marino, spoke about the current negotiations with Juventus, which made the young striker Manolo Gabbiadini (20 years old), a priority for their summer mercato "the negotiations with Juventus for Gabbiadini have started, but they have yet to develop. We strongly believe in him and we prefer a joint ownership agreement rather than a ultimate sale. We will not put any obstacle in the path of Juve, which through Paratici and Marotta expressed his interest in the player."
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Our annual camping trip.
And the idea was to make Overnight Fire Baked Potatoes and Pickle Dogs (like last year's delicious mistakes). But the potatoes burned too much and the fire did not cooperate, so we did not make the pickle dogs.
Enter the leftover crescent rolls (kind of popped open mid trip). And a remaining zucchini..
You can really wrap anything up in these things and make a roll/wrap/thing..
- 1 pack of crescent rolls
- splash of oil
- 1 zucchini, sliced thinly
- a spring onion, diced
- a piece or two of cheese (I had a gouda stick and a Swiss slice)
- caraway seeds
Slice up the zucchini thin and dice up the spring onion. Sprinkle in some caraway seeds and season well. Then saute them up in the oil in a medium hot pan until cooked through and tender.
Spread out the crescent rolls the best that you can into a thin sheet. Then layer in your cheese, spread on the zucchini mix, and season again. Roll up on the long end (do the best you can). Bake in a 350 degree oven for 15 minutes or so until browned up.
Let it rest a few minutes and thinly slice.
The leftovers make a good work lunch.


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My almost 11-year-old and I were sitting together last night clipping our fingernails. We were talking to one another, but our focus was downward, involved in our present task. So he didn't see it when, like lightening, my right hand shot out and swiped at the air beside me. He only saw the end of the gesture: me with my closed fist in front of my chest.
"How much do you wanna bet I have a dead mosquito in here?" I asked him, jiggling that fist a little so it would get his attention.
His eyes lit up, dazzled by the mere prospect. "No way!" he said. (He's the only one in the family who can raise a single eyebrow, and he did so at this time.)
"I bet I do," I said, taunting.
He looked skeptical. "You can't catch a mosquito in mid-air," he said.
That was exactly the challenge I was waiting for. I slowly uncurled my fist. In it (to my own surprise and relief) was what remained of an early-season mosquito, a bit mangled, but easily recognizable.
He looked at it, and me, in awe for not quite a half a second. Then he reaffixed a blasé look on his face and said, "Mom. If you had done that with your eyes closed – snatched it by the side of your head just from hearing it's quiet buzzing – and then thrown it in one motion straight into the garbage can, that would have maybe been something."
Thursday, June 3, 2010
Mothering Tween Boys
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did he forget the most important part? "...into the garbage can while shuffle stepping back into position to hit an overhead, which you slammed into the corner for a winner."ReplyDelete
i think he forgot that part.
- Susan van InwegenJune 4, 2010 at 6:53 AM
Maybe he just is just well acquainted with the story "Seven in one Blow". You've also got that amazing guy who climbs buildings and walks on his hands in your house. You got your work cut out for you JessicaReplyDelete
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Ironically, of all espionage films released in 2015, this one may be ranked the lowest
In this fourth and apparently final instalment of Daniel Craig's era as 007, it features one of the most popular criminal organisations and supervillains in all James Bond series — SPECTRE led by Ernst Stavro Blofeld (Christoph Waltz). However, disappointingly, they weren't an improvement from their predecessors.
Technically, the film is beautifully shot. There's an impressive single take scene right at the very beginning in Mexico during a massive Day of the Dead parade celebration (a real occasion I didn't know anything about until I watched The Book of Life). Then comes a strong action scene involving a helicopter and an illogically reckless 007. Seriously, if he fights like this since the first instalment, nobody would've labeled this James Bond reboot gritty.
With the great previous film's (Skyfall) director, Sam Mendes (Road to Perdition, American Beauty), returning to do this one as well, it is quite a mystery how much the style, sets and visuals have either retained or improved, but the action is not. Gigantic former WWE wrestler Dave Bautista (Guardians of the Galaxy) is cast as Mr. Hinx, the typical bigger opponent that the hero has to physically struggle against, but he has no dialogue (for obvious reasons), the way he fights is dumb, and the way he's beaten (sorry, I don't consider this a spoiler) is just too cliched. The action sequences are good and expensive, none of them really thrills or excites like in Casino Royale (2006) or Skyfall (2012). The vehicle chase scenes are so draggy and boring, it's almost like watching two sides jogging at each other. Having the protagonist calmly doing other stuff while being chased is probably not the best idea to engage the audience.
Now let's talk about the absolutely overused plot, most recently used by other espionage films like Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation. You know, the one where the protagonist(s) has found its match, an antagonist who knows exactly every move that he makes, while his own agency is in the midst of being shut down, he gets captured but the villain gives him ample amount of time to escape, etc. It is indeed formulaic. The story is set not long after the events in Skyfall, where the former M (Judi Dench) has passed away but she left Bond a final secret assignment, which leads to him finding out about the titular criminal organisation that's on the verge of capturing world dominating power. It is hard to believe that this were thought out by a total of four screenwriters, and some of them had good track records too. I wonder who thought it's a good idea to have tentacles wrapping around nude girls in the opening credits. The pre-chorus in the theme song Writing's on the Wall by Sam Smith reminds of Michael Jackson's Earth Song. The score by Thomas Newman (Skyfall, Bridge of Spies, Shawshank Redemption) is great as always.
Craig is awesome again as 007. He's probably the second best of all time. For all the disappointment of this instalment, it's all definitely on the direction and writing. Christoph Waltz (Big Eyes, Django Unchained, Inglourious Basterds) as the supervillain only has like four scenes in the entire 2 hours and a half of running time, and his role's motivation to evilness is laughable. The gorgeous Léa Seydoux (Blue Is the Warmest Colour) is the latest Bond girl, Dr. Madeleine Swann, is supposed to play out as the hero's true love, but that's awfully developed and it makes the film seem patchy.
Nonetheless, despite plenty downsides due to the high bar set by Casino Royale and Skyfall, Spectre is still far more entertaining and visually engaging than other generic spy action flicks. It also has pretty good humour and the corniness is not unacceptable for an almost goofy approach. Nothing can be cornier than walking into a former sex trafficking victim's shower uninvited and gets rewarded with sex (Skyfall). At least it is not as rubbish as The Quantum of Solace (2008) which is 40 minutes shorter and yet I fell asleep watching that (for real).
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What I would've named the film: "Scrotum"
Malaysia censorship: I'm pretty sure the sex scenes aren't that short. Apart from that, I believe the violence and kissing were unedited, which is surprising considering that this was classified as P13 here.
Second opinion: My girlfriend liked the film, saying that she didn't find it boring and felt that the "flow is quite good".
Verdict: Third best, second worst in the Daniel Craig era as Bond.
Rating: 3 / 5
Based on: Ian Flemming's "James Bond" book series
Genre: Espionage, action
Running Time: 148 minutes
Director: Sam Mendes
Screenwriters: John Logan, Neal Purvis, Robert Wade, Jez Butterworth
Cast: Daniel Craig, Ralph Fiennes, Naomie Harris, Christoph Waltz, Monica Bellucci, Dave Bautista, Ben Whishaw, Andrew Scott
Malaysia Released Date: 5 November 2015
Rated: P13
Local Distributor: (no info)
Production: Eon Productions
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Baughman does a limited edition print of 300, offered in two sizes.
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View more books by Wallace Richardson: Revelations Revealed, Physician - Heal Thyself, The Spiritual Value of Gemstones, The Path To Illumination, What You Do - Makes You What You Are!
Wally Richardson has been searching diligently for many long years, searching and seeking to find the answers to who we are, why we are here, and where we are going.
No stranger to danger, he entered the U.S. Navy upon graduation from High School in 1941, and soon found himself embroiled in World War II. His goal was to be a Navy fighter pilot flying off of aircraft carriers, and that goal was achieved in 1945.
After leaving the service in 1947 for college, he was recalled to active duty in an "all-fighter" Air Group during the Berlin Blockade, and again, in 1950, when the Korean War erupted.
Flying the famed, F4U "corsair," he was able to experience many situations that would otherwise not have come his way. In doing so, much soul-searching brought him to the awareness that we are not alone in our sojourns, but are being guided each step of the way, as long as we can learn to listen to the voice within.
Born in Southern California in 1923, Wally grew up with three sisters and an older brother that shared his passion for flying. His mother and father struggled through the Great Depression, trying to feed and clothe a family of seven.
Life wasn't easy in the '30's, but one thing it did do, was teach him to be independent and self-reliant. A good work ethic and a strong sense of moral integrity were developed in his formative years. His membership in the Boy Scouts of America and his Christian upbringing were a major under-pinning, as he made his way through life.
A strong belief in defending liberty at all costs, he never shied away from protecting the liberties of others. This first became apparent to him while in the South Pacific in the early Nineteen forties, and again over the skies of Korea in 1951.
The awareness was coming over him that he was being protected in many different ways, opportunities for growth ever-widening, and a peace within that defies description. There apparently was someone watching and protecting him at all times.
In 1953 Wally left the Service and joined United Air Lines, where he flew until retiring after over thirty years of service. It was during this time that he began his diligent search for truth and spiritual awareness.
Scouring for old books in used book stores throughout the Eastern United States became a passion with him, and from the materials collected, he began to assemble his first two books,"The Path to Illumination," and "The Spiritual Value of Gem Stones."
His current book, "Revelations Revealed," has been thirty years in unfolding, and is by far his greatest endeavor. Read it!


text: War today is filled with individuals covered imprecisely, if at all, by the international law of war. The law of war, a largely binary structure, is incapable of classifying the myriad of actors falling somewhere between traditional notions of "combatant" and "civilian." Though scholars recognize this imprecision among two prominent irregular forces– private military contractors and unlawful combatants–none offer a comprehensive legal revision addressing irregular actors broadly rather than individually. This article offers a new approach that expands both the number of combatant categories and characteristics used to assign actors to these categories. This new structure requires the creation of six new classifications, ranging from traditional, regular combatants to nonparticipating civilians. The new classifications are based on ten characteristics shared by modern forces. The law then maps available privileges and protections to each status classification with an eye towards alignment with the law's normative purposes. This new scheme will significantly improve the law of war's ability to precisely ascribe the appropriate protective, targeting, and accountability consequences to today's battlefield actors.


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ICRE is one of the most social media friendly conferences around – and from live tweeting plenaries and workshops to sharing insightful tidbits from hallway conversations on Twitter, 2016 attendees were certainly more engaged online than ever.
From September 29 – October 1, almost 6,500 tweets were sent out using the hashtag #ICRE2016; garnering over 12 million impressions!
View our Storify recaps from each day of ICRE 2016 to take in some of the conference highlights through words and pictures shared on Twitter:
Day One: Thursday, September 29
Day Three: Saturday, October 1
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17 October (Part 2) - Safer buses
Bonkers has made a vague reference on a couple of occasions to the fact that
London bus travel can be a risky business - five passengers were fatally injured
last year - and what is being done to tackle the problem. He swore me to secrecy but my
son has been analysing a whole load of computer data collected from a bus
laden with sensors and cameras which has been operating from a TfL bus garage not far away.
The vehicle manufacturer is British and tests have been conducted on busy London roads, however today some of the developments have been placed in the public domain. I think one of the biggest dilemmas is what should the computers tell the bus to do when a pedestrian with their nose glued to their mobile, steps into the road. Hit the pedestrian or jump on the brakes and put 80 passengers at risk.
There are of course a lot more questions that need to be answered but some details may be seen on the BBC's website. There are rather more on Londonist.


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Police were called at about 8:40pm to an area near Watergate Pavilion Mall in Ratchathewi district, officers said.
Some victims were in a group of Indian tourists who had just finished dinner at an Indian restaurant in the mall and were waiting for their bus at the restaurant's car park.
Police said two groups of young men had emerged from a nearby snooker club into an alley beside the car park and began a fight that quickly escalated into an armed battle.
Gang members fled as police approached and none were apprehended at the scene. Police found "many" spent 9mm and 7.62mm cartridges, which police said indicated "AK rifles" were used.
Casualties of gang members, if any, were unknown.
The five people injured in the crossfire were two Thais, two Indians and one Lao. All were taken to nearby hospitals.
Police were working today (Oct 8) to identify the youths involved, and said they had surveillance camera footage to help.
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A technical committee of the Okanagan Water Stewardship Council will put together parameters for a study of what pharmaceuticals are being released into Okanagan Lake from wastewater treatment plants.
Following a presentation from Dr. Jeff Curtis of UBC Okanagan's department of earth and environmental sciences at Thursday's meeting, council members agreed it is important to conduct uniform testing throughout the valley into the issue.
The three-person committee includes Bernie Bauer, dean of the Irving K. Barber School of Arts and Sciences at UBCO, Mike Adams, Interior Health Authority drinking water officer and Curtis.
Because of the Okanagan Basin's unique hydrology and morphology, Curtis said there's less frequent flushing than in most bodies of water where treated wastewater is released.
"Most urban centres discharge into huge volumes of water, and it's gone in days," he noted.
However, this basin has one of the smallest per capita water supplies in Canada, so there is low potential dilution of wastewater here.
Water stands here for a long time instead of the flushing action of months in most systems, so it could be in residence in Okanagan Lake for decades or even a century, he said.
That puts this region at exceptional risk, he said.
"If it goes in your mouth or you wash your house with it, it goes into the wastewater treatment plant," he explained.
Of concern are pharmaceuticals that can change the metabolism of organisms (including people) by exposure to them.
Called endocrine disrupters, they include synthetic hormones or blockers, plasticizers and other personal care products.
Such products as ibuprofen can have toxic effects on certain microbes as well.
Many of these compounds are not detected by standard testing of effluent from treatment plants, nor are they visible.
However, their effects can include feminizing of fish and amphibians, according to research done in Europe, the U.S. and in other parts of Canada.
Analysis of the suite of compounds which could potentially be disruptive to organisms can be expensive, Curtis warned council members.
Adams said Interior Health has already approached some water suppliers to do testing because there's no baseline information on pharmaceuticals, and that will be the next thing to come up.
A number of communities draw water from Okanagan Lake, he said, so there is concern about drinking water.
Council chairman Tom Siddon said he felt UBCO should be encouraged to handle sample analysis and coordinate the research.
There are market implications in knowing too much, he said.
Council members agreed it is important to do the testing on a valley-wide basis, not piecemeal, so there is a consistent baseline of information.
Members agreed some funding to get the work off the ground would be available from the council.
Chief Fabian Alexis, of the Okanagan Nation, said he would support such research in conjunction with the Okanagan Nation Alliance.
He said the Westbank First Nation has a lake intake, as has Lake Country.
Efforts will be made to involve both federal and provincial environment ministries as well.
The committee is to present a project design to the council for approval in two months.


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