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As (some) people across England celebrate St George's Day today, people across the world will also be marking the event.
As well as being the patron saint of England, St George's Day is also held in Canada, Croatia, Portugal, Cyprus, Greece, Georgia, Serbia, Bulgaria, Romania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and the Republic of Macedonia.
In England, very few traditions remain regarding St George's Day – people used to wear a red rose in their button hole, but this has largely been abandoned.
However, in other countries, traditions remain. IBTimes UK takes a look at how St George's Day is celebrated across the globe.
Valencia and Cáceres, Spain
St George is patron saint in several cities in Spain, including Valencia and Cáceres. In the latter, a parade is held with actors playing Moorish and Christian soldiers. They also re-enact the story of how George slayed a dragon.
In Valencia, a thanksgiving celebration is held with a huge parade with people dressed in medieval costumes, also forming the armies of Christians and Moors. Actors depict the siege where the city of Alcoy became Christian.
While not celebrated on 23 April, Bulgaria is possibly the most notable celebrator of St George's Day. On 6 May, people prepare and eat a whole lamb to honour George, who is also patron saint of Shepherds.
People believe George helps crops to grow and in some parts of the country people roll around in the morning dew naked.
Bosnia and Herzegovina
St George's Day in Bosnia and Herzegovia is also known as Durđevdan and is a festival to mark the beginning of spring. To celebrate, people decorate their homes with flowers and twigs. Other traditions include taking baths with flowers and washing their hands with water from the church. Lamb is traditionally eaten, while there is often singing, dancing and brass bands.
Also known as Durđevdan, St George's Day in Serbia is the most common Slava – an Orthodox Church tradition of the glorification of the family's patron saint. People mark the day by taking morning picnics, playing music and dancing.
Catalonia, Spain
La Diada de Sant Jordi, or St George's Day in Catalonia, is also known as the Day of the Rose. It is a holiday similar to Valentine's Day in which couples and admirers exchange gifts. Traditionally, men give women roses and women give men books. More recently, the exchange of books has become more common.


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SF CalHeat is beyond excited to announce that Hummel USA will be the official equipment and sports apparel sponsor for the SF CalHeat Youth Team Handball Program (SFYTH). Over the course of the next two years SFYTH and Hummel will be working together to spread the knowledge of the sport of team handball across the entire Bay Area. Hummel will be equipping coaches, referees and staff of the SF CalHeat Youth Team Handball League and provide the match balls at the annual Youth California Cup among other things.
"Being supported by Hummel, a worldwide recognized sport brand, and the number one in the world of Handball, is a huge endorsement for our program, and a boost that we hope will bring more people and teams into the sport and our league" – Martin Bilello, Director San Francisco CalHeat Youth Team Handball Program
"As team handball continues to grow and become more popular in the United States, we feel it is important to partner with and sponsor the youth movement. San Francisco Youth Team Handball is a great example of older players giving back to the youth in their area and doing their best to grow the sport. We are excited to enter into a relationship with SFYTH and can't wait to see the growth in the San Francisco area with youth team handball." – Jordan Fithian, Hummel USA
To celebrate the partnership, you can use the promo code SFYTH on shopteamhandball.com for a 10% discount. 10% of what you spend will be used to support the San Francisco CalHeat Youth Team Handball Program.

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The Hellis 100 (21-30)
Before I jump into the next installment of The Hellis 100 I'd like to let you know about a great blog called Mona Lisa Memoirs that I had the privilege of writing a dating disaster guest post for. Check it and her own stories out after reading this post. Now, onto the pretty…
What you may not know about real world me is that real world me has many gay friends, both male and female. During an inpromptu conversation the other day I happened to mention my blog and the need to come up with another ten item installment list. They put their heads together and came up with the following:
I decided to break this down into five women and five men, starting with…
5. NICOLE SHERZINGER. This Pussycat Doll's vague ethnicity appeals to men and women alike.
4. JESSICA ALBA – There's nothing vague about this Latina's smoking hotness.
3. ANGELINA JOLIE – It turns out more women find her attractive than men. Just ask Sparklebumps.
2. SCARLETT JOHANSSON – The twenty-first century's answer to the blonde bombshell.
And with a unanimous vote for number 1….SALMA HAYEK. I think it's the dress.
Now onto the gentlemen, starting with…
5. ALEX PETTYFER – The combination of pretty boy and badass makes him an easy choice for number five.
4. WILLIAM LEVY – Telemundo's definition of tall, dark and handsome.
3. JAMES MASLOW – The quintessential boy next door and my inspiration for Sawyer Hayden.
2. JENSEN ACKLES – One word. Guh…
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Monday, November 10, 2008
The excitement of this past week has been surreal, especially when experienced against long hours of concentration and Word documents, watching autumn slowly melt away.
But it has been exciting. I sold some freelance work and found a yoga studio near my house. I baked Edna Lewis' Fresh Apple Cake with Caramel Glaze, and under-seasoned a mediocre pot of cauliflower soup. My car got a flat tire. I avoided fixing it for as long as possible. And, of course, Obama is President-Elect.
I cooked dinner for my family last night. It was a calm Sunday evening to prepare for another week—a calmer week, but one still laced with hope and change. My favorite part of the meal was the Julia Child's Alsatian Onion Tart.
Now, I took a short cut. I admit it. I used frozen puff pastry rather than the "from scratch" Julia would have wanted. But I have no regrets. The sweet onions melted against its flaky crust just right.
Alsatian Onion Tart
Adapted from Baking with Julia
1/2 pound puff pastry, chilled
4 very large onions, peeled and diced
1 cup chicken broth
3 tablespoons heavy cream
salt and pepper to taste
1/4 pound bacon
-Roll out the puff pastry until very thin on a lightly floured surface. Julia recommends cutting it into a circle using the lid of a pot as a guide. I left it as a rectangle. Place it on an un-greased baking sheet, and prick dough all over with a fork. Refrigerate until needed.
-Put diced onion and chicken broth into a saucepan and cook over medium heat for around a half hour, until onions are soft. Drain, discarding liquid, and let cool. When cool, add heavy cream, season with salt and pepper, and stir.
-Cut bacon into 1/4 inch cubes. Blanch for one minute in boiling water. Drain and rinse with cold water. Pat dry with paper towels. Then, heat a medium skillet over moderately high heat, and cook the bacon pieces for a few minutes, making sure they don't get too tough. Remove from heat, and drain on paper towels again.
-Preheat oven to 350 F. Remove pastry and top with the onions, spreading all the way to the edge. Scatter bacon over top. Bake for about 30 minutes, or until golden brown. (I cooked mine for closer to 45.)
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Your blog is super. So are your photographies. They make me hungry. I have spent a nice moment when seeing them. Thanks a lot.
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I am a filmmaker in Atlanta. I read your blog with the mention of Edna Lewis and her recipes.
I just wanted to let you know I produced a 21 minute documentary about Miss Edna Lewis and its viewable in its entirety on Internet at a Gourmet Magazine website:
and at a Georgia Public Broadcasting website:
My documentary is called Fried Chicken and Sweet Potato Pie.
My website, http://bbarash.com/bb_friedchicken.htm has more information about the film and the story of Miss Lewis.
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Saturday, May 7, 2011
Zombie-A-Day for May 6th
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In my opinion, WordPress isn't great at handling media. Well, it's better than some other CMS' I've used, but it's still not amazing. This post describes a little WordPress functions.php tweak that makes takes a bit of hassle out of using WordPress galleries with a lightbox plugin.
The background to this is that I have a client who has lots of photos on his website, displayed in WordPress galleries, using a simple jQuery lightbox plugin to show the photos in a nice way.
To make the Lightbox work, the gallery needs to use links to the image files rather than to the attachment pages. It's simplest form looks something like:
[gallery link="file"]
However, linking directly to the file is a problem if you're uploading large image files, as the lightbox displays the full-size image. This is annoying because, if you upload a large image, the lightbox takes ages to download the picture. It's also unnecessary, as WordPress cleverly creates thumbnail, medium and large versions of your images when you add them to the media library.
What would be really handy would be if the gallery could link to one of the resized versions of the image, thus keeping the load times down for the lightbox images without the end-user having to worry about resizing images.
Solution: An Attachment Link Filter
UPDATE: lyndonr has commented that the original code here deleted title attributes from the links. He's right and I've updated the code as a result. Apologies to anyone that this affected.
This little code snippet does exactly that. Add it to your functions.php and it will use the 'large' version of the image wherever WordPress is displaying a link to an attached image.
function oikos_get_attachment_link_filter( $content, $post_id, $size, $permalink ) { // Only do this if we're getting the file URL if (! $permalink) { // This returns an array of (url, width, height) $image = wp_get_attachment_image_src( $post_id, 'large' ); $new_content = preg_replace('/href=\'(.*?)\'/', 'href=\'' . $image[0] . '\'', $content ); return $new_content; } else { return $content; } } add_filter('wp_get_attachment_link', 'oikos_get_attachment_link_filter', 10, 4);
Technical Details
The walk through the code that I used to get to this was:
gallery_shortcode() (in
media.php) does:
$link = isset($attr['link']) && 'file' == $attr['link'] ? wp_get_attachment_link($id, $size, false, false) : wp_get_attachment_link($id, $size, true, false);
to get the link-wrapped img (e.g.
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wp_get_attachment_link() is in
post-template.php and, for
link=file does
$url = wp_get_attachment_url($_post->ID)
wp_get_attachment_url() is in
When we're linking to file we want
wp_get_attachment_url() to return the 'large' image, rather than the full-size image.
I initially set a filter on the
wp_get_attachment_url hook, and the filter used
wp_get_attachment_image_src( post_id, 'large' ) to get the URL of the large image size. HOWEVER, this resulted in a loop because
wp_get_attachment_image_src() (which is in
media.php) calls
image_downsize() (also in
media.php), which then uses
wp_get_attachment_url() to get the URL. Which calls our filter…and so on.
So I had to look back up the chain of calls a bit and do something higher up. I settled on filtering on
wp_get_attachment_link and using the regular-expression to replace the href attribute. The regular expression is probably not bomb proof, but it gets the job done.
Hope that's helpful to someone!


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Food Studies Project is an interdisciplinary organization where student come together to learn and talk about food, food systems, sustainability, agriculture, and all things related to the delicious world of food. Join us if you want to connect with some really awesome UT foodies!
Food Studies loves to:
|We love food! Not only do we want to educate eaters about food issues, but we want to share some tasty meals as well. We try our best to provide delicious, local eats from all over Austin at our events. Why? To enhance our palates, of course! We are lucky to have such a diverse food culture here in Austin and it would be a shame to never get a chance to go explore it.
|Come learn about food with us in a fun and interdisciplinary way! We bring in speakers from all different schools of thought and search for a balance between foodie interests and social concern. We break it down into six categories: Health, Culture, Environment, Economics, Politics, and Technology.
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Beyond supporting students to explore their own food studies, we also encourage students to take action and engage in the communities around them. We help connect students to internships throughout the Austin area and strongly support student start-ups and ongoing campus projects. We urge you: go out and do something you're interested in and passionate about and begin to make a difference in the world, TODAY!
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There's a way to make a brush "Fade Out" as the stroke continues. Almost like a real paint brush would.
Select a basic brush with your "Preset Picker." About 25 pixels or so would be a good size. Now, click on the "Brushes" tab on the upper right of your Photoshop working space ( or hit F5 ).
Click on "Shape Dynamics" and make sure Size Jitter,Minimum Diameter,Angle Jitter, and Roundness Jitter are all set at 0%. The Controls after Angle Jitter and Roundness Jitter should be set at "Off." (As Shown Above)
Now, next to the Control under "Size Jitter", click the small arrow on the right and select "Fade."
In that small box to the right of it, put in a number, somewhere between 50 and 300. Depending on how long your line is. This value is how many pixels out you want the line to go before it starts to fade out completely.
Now take the brush and paint on your canvas. You'll see it "Fade Out" as it goes on. What it's now doing is becoming smaller and smaller until the brush size is 0 pixels.
You can also make it actually fade out. Instead of (or in addition to) clicking on "Shape Dynamics," click on "Other Dynamics" under the brush tab menu.
Set everything to 0% and "Off" as before. Under the "Opacity Jitter" slider, change the "Control" on that to "Fade." Now, in the small box to the right of it, put in a value like you did before, 50 to 300 pixels, or as long as you need it to be. This works the same way, but it will actually fade out, instead of getting smaller, and actually I use both settings.
They both have their own different uses, but also work very well together.
Well, hopefully you learned something new here, and you may want to keep an eye out for more Photoshop tips in the near future.


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Join us Thursday, October 26th to hear these amazing readers for FREE. Reading starts at 8:30 p.m. Yes, this line up is real. Get ready.
Roger Reeves's poems have appeared in journals such as Poetry, Ploughshares, American Poetry Review, Boston Review, and Tin House, among others. Kim Addonizio selected "Kletic of Walt Whitman" for the Best New Poets 2009 anthology. He was awarded a 2013 NEA Fellowship, Ruth Lilly Fellowship by the Poetry Foundation in 2008, two Bread Loaf Scholarships, an Alberta H. Walker Scholarship from the Provincetown Fine Arts Work Center, and two Cave Canem Fellowships. He earned his PhD the University of Texas-Austin and is currently an assistant professor of poetry at the University of Illinois, Chicago. His first book is King Me (Copper Canyon Press, 2013).
Zachary Caballero is a Mexican-American poet from Texas. He has toured nationally and taught writing and performance workshops throughout Texas. He was a member of the 2010 Austin Youth National Poetry Slam Team, They Speak Youth Poetry Slam and a two-time member of the Austin Poetry Slam's National Team in 2013 and 2014. He co-founded the University of Texas' only poetry organization, Spitshine Poetry in 2011. Caballero co-coached Spitshine's 2014 National Slam Team, who took first place at the College Union Poetry Slam Invitational. In 2014, Caballero worked as a member of FutureCorps, a team of poets, teachers and activists who helped organize and run the 2014 International Youth Poetry Festival, Brave New Voices, hosted by Youth Speaks. Currently, he works for Writers In The Schools (WITS), attends law school, writes & performs poems, and watches the rain in Houston, Texas. Additionally, he has one heart, and it is a homemade tortilla.
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text: A few decades back, I mentioned to a friend at a local planetarium of my enduring interest in astronomy. Surely, then, he said pulling out a three volume set, you have these… I did not at the time, but I had indeed heard the legends. The books were Burnham's Celestial Handbook, a three volume compendium on observational astronomy. A few weeks back we did a piece on the man, Robert Burnham Jr. and his tempestuous life; now I'd like to break with tradition a bit a provide a review of this indispensable astronomical classic. [Read more...]


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Please join our panel of scientists, researchers and engineers for a casual Q&A session to discuss 5G mobile technology. The Fifth Generation (5G) wireless technology, with a bandwidth between 100 and 1,000 times greater than the current 4G network, is expected to be tested this year to address the future needs of the Internet of Things (IoT), 3D TV, Smart Cars and eHealth. Regulatory issues with this "unbreakable" connectivity have yet to be addressed.
This event is produced in association with Representative Mitzi Epstein by RealTimeSTEAM, an Arizona Nonprofit, specializing in producing popular science programming for the public including conferences, pop culture events, gallery installations and speaker sourcing.


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Congratulations, Gina!! What a wonderful book to win! I hope you enjoy your new read! THANK YOU Sharon Lathan for providing such a delightful giveaway, and heartwarming Christmas excerpt! And a special thanks to all of the readers and commenters! I hope you each have a VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS!!
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- MIT Audio/Video Courses
- NYT Article - At 71, Physics Professor Is a Web Star
- References - Stephen Downes & Tony Karrer
Walter H. G. Lewin is currently a professor of Physics at MIT. He earned his Ph.D. in Nuclear Physics in 1965 at the Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands...more
Professor Lewin has long had a cult following at MIT, and now thanks to the Internet and initiatives like MIT's OpenCourseWare (OCW), is part of a new generation of academic stars (or should we say 'Old') that are making their own mark in the online learning sphere without charge (beyond the classroom). Hopefully this form of entertainment or education will increasingly get more media attention, and more importantly increasingly grab the attention of the young (and old!) learning minds around the world. I suppose a few hours of Professor Lewin's inspiring lectures could be spared in-between our usually blended dosage of online entertainment, fun and junk.
If you are looking for MIT Audio/Video courses in general, simply click here (and have fun learning from all these sometimes nutty but inspiring MIT professors). If you are eager to explore Professor Lewin's video lectures, you can find dozens of them in the following three (3) courses:
If you are looking for a few of his video lectures to kick-start your inspiring learning journey, perhaps these four (4) videos will be a good start:
You will probably notice when watching his lectures that he uses unique and creative ways to engage his students (Yes that is him on the picture above doing his thing!). Although, he is already 71 years old, it does not seem to hold him back to demonstrate the wonders of physics, and occasionally he puts his life (and the students) at risk (or may seem so thanks to his great humour!). For example, in one of his lectures he rides a fire-extinguisher-propelled tricycle across his classroom to show how a rocket lifts off.
Now you may be wondering how long it takes him to prepare such a lecture? He said in the NYT interview that it takes him around 25 hours to prepare each new lecture, choreographing every detail and stripping out every extra sentence. "Clarity is the word," he said.
Coming to think of it, all these free lectures found increasingly on the web (check 'Podcasts' category on my blog for a long and useful list of video/audio lecture directories) are not only useful for those learning different knowledge domains and topics, but also critical for lecturers who want to improve their teaching, facilitating and lecturing skills. By spending time exploring and reflecting all these new academic super stars innovative and inspiring lecturing practices, we can pick up a few tricks here and there. If we follow Sam Walton's good old learning approach, we could pick up a trick or two from any lecturer (or any shop in his case!).
Let's face it, we live in global learning space, and students are increasingly going to be aware of all these great free video lectures within their learning domains. So, should we perhaps cancel our lectures (and only conduct tutorials) and ask them to watch these great lectures instead?
No doubt, we should link (URLs) our students to these great free video/audio lectures when relevant. Also, I believe we should also learn from these inspiring Professors (too!), and then put our own contextualized flavour and spice to our lectures (and tutorials), and engage our students in relevant discussions and activities.
Professor Lewin said, "Teaching is my life." Is teaching your life? Do you have the passion and fire to spark! Do you have the ability and creativity to inspire? If your students are or become inspired to learn your subject, you don't need to teach them, they will learn on their own. Interestingly, they might also remember you for a lifetime for sparking them to life :)


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Stem Cell Derived Thyroid Tissue Rescues Hormone Levels in Mice
Originally, researchers led by Sabine Costagliola, PhD, the Free University of Brussels, intended to study thyroid physiology by deriving thyroid cells from stem cells; but, surprisingly, the generated thyroid tissue spontaneously formed three-dimensional follicle-like structures in vitro. The scientists grafted this tissue into thyroid-less mice, which resulted in rescued hormone levels. This study is published in Nature.


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INDIANAPOLIS, April 29, 2013 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- Axess Ultrasound, a leader in ultrasound service, ultrasound probe and system repair, and ultrasound technician training, announces the promotion of Jeff Zugelter to director of sales and service. In this role, he oversees Axess Ultrasound's national sales and service team and leads strategic sales initiatives focused on retaining business and maintaining Axess Ultrasound's high level of customer satisfaction.
Axess Ultrasound's nearly 20 sales and service managers and field service technicians provide expert advice on ultrasound system and equipment procurement and maintenance, as well as perform ultrasound service and repair for hundreds of hospitals and health care facilities across the country.
Zugelter joined Axess Ultrasound in 2005 as a sales and service manager and was promoted to senior sales and service manager in 2011. With more than 25 years of ultrasound system sales and service experience, he has held a variety of roles in the industry, including field service engineer and service manager.
"In his time at Axess Ultrasound, Jeff has consistently been in the top tier of performers, achieving and exceeding quota multiple times," said Chris Wright , interim executive director for Axess Ultrasound. "His knowledge of field service and sales will be instrumental in the growth and leadership of Axess Ultrasound."
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Greg Vickers.
Where are you from?
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
Name of band:
Afternoons In Stereo.
Who else is in your band?
Just me.
How would you describe your music?
Jazz-influenced EDM.
Who are your main influences musically?
Jazz music in general, down-tempo and deep house, fusion, ambient, instrumental soundtrack music.
What do you hope to achieve in music?
To continue to follow my creative muse as long as she is willing to inspire me.
What has been the highlight of your career so far, and why?
Opening (DJing) for The Budos Band.
And what's the moment you want to forget?
I could stand to forget a few of the tracks on my first album.. :)
If you had to pick just one of your songs to represent your music, what would it be and why?
Soul Sugar. All of the signature elements are there - the rhythm, the jazz, the mood and the groove.
Where can we listen to it?
Via my record label's Bandcamp page - timewarpmusic.bandcamp.com/album/retrospective
Where can we find out more about your music?
My website - afternoonsinstereo.com
My record label's website - timewarpmusic.org/ais.html
Anything else you'd like to say about your band/music that I forgot to ask?
The new release 'Retrospective' is a comprehensive look back at the funkier electronic music from my output. It was designed as a bookend to last year's 'A Jazz Odyssey' release, which explored the jazzier and mellower productions from the back catalogue.


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Who: TWSO and Cantando Choir: The Power of Two
When: Saturday 11 November
Where: Activate Church
Work: Bizet and Mendelssohn
Conductor: Rupert D'Cruze, Soloists: Elaine Wogan (soprano), Sarah Court (alto), Kolitha Jayatunge (tenor) and Jarvis Dams (bass), and boy soprano, Matthew Colvin.
Reviewed by Andrew Buchanan-Smart
The Power of Two worked in this instance as it not only brought two organisations artistically together, it also brought together their respective audiences which created a full house, and that is what everyone likes to see.
The TWSO opened with Bizet's L'Arlesienne Suite No 2, is a favourite amongst regular concert goers for its very memorable tunes and colourful orchestration. Generally, the ensemble acquitted themselves well, with the flutes excelling in their challenging parts. The string tone could be developed a little more and intonation throughout was on occasion was unreliable.
Part 1 of Mendelssohn's Elijah was where the Cantando and the TWSO joined forces. This is a challenging work where tempi considerations are often at the forefront of the conductor's mind. Either too fast or too slow the work presents difficulties for either the orchestra or the choir, therefore the art of knowing the tempi that works best for the combined ensemble is crucial. It was pleasing to hear that Rupert D'Cruze accommodated tempi generally worked very well. Jarvis Dams (Elijah) had by far the major part and his lustrous baritone hues were sustained throughout. Elaine Wogan (Widow and Angel 2) gave a strong and colourful performance, Sarah Court (Angel 1) provided that rich velvety timbre that pleased, and Kolitha Jayatunge (Obadiah and Ahab) performance was finely articulated with clear diction and Matthew Colvin sang the role of the Youth. As an SATB quartet the ensemble worked well. The Cantando Choir met their challenges, although at times lacking colour, the intent was there and came up with a creditable performance nowhere more so than in their final dramatic Chorus.


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Workers from the parks department in the City of Powell, Wyoming were shocked to find marijuana plants growing in flower pots in the downtown area. The workers were watering and weeding the plants when they noticed a plant that did not belong with the marigolds and zinnias.
According to the Powell Tribune, workers found the first plant on June 29 and immediately called the police. Since the first discovery, cops have found two more plants scattered amongst the decorative planters that line the downtown area of the small city.
The Billings Gazette reported that this isn't the first time this has happened in the downtown area.
"We've had incidents in the past where, for some unknown reason, people decide to put pot seeds in the downtown — we have these large 100-gallon flower pots — and for some reason people like to put weed seeds in the flower pots," City Parks and Recreation Superintendent Del Barton said.
He explained that plants were able to flourish this year because the marigolds and zinnias grew faster than usual and covered the growth of the marijuana plants.
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When preparing an interview, it is important to establish exactly what information you need to obtain from the interviewee. Some job vacancies require a specific level of skill or intelligence and this may be difficult to ascertain by simply asking the standard interview questions to the candidate. It is therefore useful to consider one of the following tests that can be given to candidates at interview stage to evaluate their suitability to the role on a more qualitative and quantitative level.
It is important that candidates are informed that a test will be given during the interview to allow them to prepare for the test, where appropriate. You should describe to the candidates, the type of test given, its structure and the criteria assessed. The below tests are some of the most frequently used by interviewers.
Aptitude tests
Aptitude tests are among the most popular interview tests given to candidates as they help to identify and effectively measure a candidates reading, writing, verbal reasoning and numerical ability skills. These forms of tests, like many others, can be tailored to suit your company requirements, or can be purchased in a standard format. One of the main advantages of using aptitude tests as part of your hiring strategy is that is reflects an accurate account of an individual's skills and can help you to filter a short list quickly.
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Introducing a personality test at interview stage is effective only where you fully understand the exact job specification, personality traits and skills required to succeed in the role. The test can be a combination of writing, reading, or verbal analysis, and the results can help you identify a candidate's suitability to the role.
Psychometric tests
This type of test is used to measure a person's mental ability in relation to the job vacancy. These tests allow interviewers to evaluate each candidate's reaction to certain situations, while also being able to closely observe a candidates behavioral pattern.
Technical tests
Unlike aptitude tests which can be effectively used at the beginning of the hiring stages to filter out unsuitable candidates, technical tests are more practical to use towards the end of the hiring process. A technical test is useful when recruiting for job vacancies that involve a high level of skill or specific technical knowledge.
Intelligence tests
An intelligence test, or IQ test as it is commonly referred to, is a sophisticated format by which verbal, abstract and numerical reasoning. This type of test is particularly effective when interviewing graduates or a group of similarly skilled and qualified candidates.
Situational tests
If you want to observe how a candidate will perform in a real job related situation, you can introduce situational tests to the interview. This is where a work situation is simulated and the candidate is required to act in a way that they would if it was a real situation. This type of test is best used towards the very end of the hiring process, as it will help you to decide between your short list of suitable candidates as to which one will perform best in the role. By simulating work situations, you can observe how each candidate reacts and uses their initiative to assess their overall suitability for the job.
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I often find myself struggling with the dreaded "Afternoon Slump." It usually happens around 3pm, when whatever I ate for lunch has settled into my stomach, and my motivation for productivity starts slipping out the window. I start to feel sleepy and sluggish, which I HATE! I'm guessing many of you can identify with this experience.
At this point, many people reach for a cup of coffee, an energy drink, or (in my case) a Diet Coke. But there's no need to go straight for the caffeine! There's a completely natural way to banish the "Afternoon Slump," or any other kind of slump when we need an energy boost – it's peppermint essential oil!
Peppermint oil is one of the most energizing and rejuvenating oils available. Even just a whiff of peppermint oil can give you a boost of energy! According to a study in the Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition, peppermint oil can improve users' exercise performance, respiratory function, blood pressure and heart rate.
So to help spread the word about the amazing energizing properties of peppermint oil, I thought I'd put together a list of simple ways you can use peppermint oil in your daily life, rather than reaching for that caffeinated drink.
Spread the energizing scent of peppermint around your home or office by using an essential oil diffuser.
When you're feeling sluggish, dab a small amount of peppermint onto your wrists and the back of your neck (diluted with a carrier oil if you have sensitive skin).
Keep a small dram bottle of peppermint oil in your purse or at your desk to take a whiff of when you need a quick boost.
Place a few drops of peppermint oil onto a DIY essential oils pendant diffuser to keep the energizing scent with you all day!
If you need an early morning boost of energy, add a few drops of peppermint into your shampoo during your morning shower. The peppermint will add an invigorating tingly feeling which is very energizing, as well as provide added cleaning power to your shampoo!
Add a drop or two of peppermint to a glass of ice water for a refreshing and healthy pick-me-up during the day.
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The journal is originated from "Annales Scientifiques de l'Université de Jassy" which was founded in 1900, and it has been published since 1964 in one volume (two issues) per year. It is abstracted in Mathematical Reviews and Zentralblatt für Mathematik. This journal has been selected for coverage in the Science Citation Index Expanded (SCIE) and Web of Science (WoS).
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At SafeSpace, we offer the tools to help identify issues of depression, anxiety and emotional stress that can lead to negative outcomes. We've found that schools are overwhelmed with mental health issues of teens, and as much as they try, at times they are challenged to offer the right early intervention or prevention programs. That's why SafeSpace has made partnering with schools a critical part of our strategy.
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Last night at the American premier of Philip Glass' opera The Trial, based on Franz Kafka's discomfiting novel. At a reception after the performance, the composer was flanked by Opera Theatre of St. Louis' General Director, Timothy O'Leary, and librettist Cristopher Hampton. Not the greatest picture but I was using my little Olympus under a tent with ordinary light bulbs.
Glass is something of a hero to me. I wrote recently about encountering the early Stravinsky ballets. A few years later, I read about Glass and heard Music In Fifths, Music In Changing Parts, North Star and the Dances. It smashed my concept of what music could be as throughly as did The Rite of Spring. Then Mrs. C and I attended the performances of Einstein On The Beach and The Photographer at the Brooklyn Academy of Music. And then the trilogy of movies with Godfrey Reggio, the searing Koyanaasqatsi, Powaqqatsi and Naqoyqatsi. And others operas, including Akhenaten, about the ancient Egyptian monothesist, and Satyagraha, set in the time the young Gandhi lived in South Africa. It's a minority opinion, but I think the latter is the greatest opera of the 20th Century.
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Two details capture the reader's attention when they pick up a beautiful hardbound copy of the Ministry of Utmost Happiness – one, the cover art, which is modelled after a grave, complete with strewn rose petals and grimy moss and two, a tiny note that so poignantly dedicates the book to the unconsoled. These two visually and psychologically arresting metaphors not only bookend the pages but also act as recurring motifs throughout the narrative. The Ministry of Utmost Happiness, Arundhati Roy's much-awaited second work of fiction came out this June and has produced a range of reactions, from praise to ambivalence to accusations of shoehorning political agendas. At the time of writing this review, The Ministry of Utmost Happiness has lost out of the Man Booker race, leaving us South Asian bibliophiles rooting for Mohsin Hamid's Exit West to win the coveted prize.
The Ministry of Utmost Happiness is ambitious in its scope, as it tries to encapsulate and visibilize the voices of the marginalized. Events like the Godhra riots and the Kashmiri separatist movement feature as catalysts to the proceedings of the novel. The two protagonists of the novel are Anjum, a transgender woman who builds a hotel of sorts over a graveyard and Tilottama, a fiery architect turned activist working in Kashmir (No points for guessing who Tilottama was modelled after).
The first part of the book is the story of Anjum. We learn about her family, how she was born as Aftab and how she later moved into a colorful house filled with hijras, aptly titled "Khwabgah" or the house of dreams. Anjum's time in Khwabgah is recounted to us in flashbacks as she lives in a graveyard and interacts with a blind fakir. As interesting as Anjum's story is, what drew me in most was the backdrop of the Old Delhi of yore, one that emanates the soul of a Hazrat Nizammudin Auliya and makes us view the much popularly derided city of Delhi through roohafza tinted glasses of nostalgia. It is the Delhi that tries hard to retain its pre-partition era tehzeeb and adaa, the Delhi that inspires the works of many, from historian William Dalrymple to filmmaker Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra, blogger Mayank Austen Soofi and now, Roy.
The narrative quickly swerves to Kashmir, where we meet Tilo, Garson Hobart, Musa and Naga. We see the free Kashmir movement through the eyes of four characters whose passion for theatre and human rights overrules the differences in their circumstances. This part of the novel is quite trying and bleak, as the novel desperately tries to shed a light on the ravages of war and the excruciating futility of militarized interventionism. This is emphasized in some of the more heart-wrenching moments of the book, such as the death of Musa's wife and three-year-old daughter. The portrayal of the Indian state is unsurprisingly unflattering. The lives of Tilo and Anjum come to the same page as they try to adopt a child in Delhi. The prospect of motherhood signals a chance for redemption and reinvention in the lives of Anjum and Tilo, as they both seek to bury their past and renew their hope and reaffirm their one shot at happiness.
This narrative arc is in stark contrast to Estha's and Rahel's dysfunctional Aymenem based Syrian Christian family in The God of Small Things. While The God of Small Things unflinchingly portrayed the lives of a tight-knit family and its tribulations with PTSD, sex abuse, exogamy and estrangement, The Ministry of Utmost Happiness, swaps the traditional concept of families with a more fluid model, one that relies less on kinship and more on the provision of mutual sanctuary. This is evident in the portrayal of a range of unconditionally loving and giving relationships between people who have no blood relation with one another.
The eponymous theme of the novel is seemingly actualized in the form of the Jannat guest house built by Anjum. The exploration of happiness through the lives of the destitute is reminiscent of Dominique Lapierre's City of Joy, albeit with entirely different styles of writing and authorial motivations.
The novel not only seeks to represent the unrepresented but also sheds light on the liminality that exists in the various folds of humanity- between the male and the female through Anjum, the living and dead through the graveyard. A seething criticism of the idea of the nation-state, one that seeks to exclusively identify with a majoritarian, hyper-masculine community at the cost of numerous other communities stands strong as the core of the story.
Roy's writing style is vividly evocative, as she employs prose and poetry, first person and third person accounts, historicity and anecdotes, spiritual elegies and political rants while zigzagging through the past and present and more to bring her story to life.
The twenty years after Roy's historic 1997 Booker win were spent in public scrutiny, just like her seven critically acclaimed works of nonfiction- unapologetic, scathing critiques of the state and the society, works that simultaneously bestowed her with international recognition and armies of home grown trolls. What worked against for the book was its excessive emphasis on reality (not a particularly bad thing on its own) and how it played into the story, which at some points could have overwhelmed and alienated the reader. The readers who were not put off by the starkness of the issues in the book were probably put off by the predictability of the issues that provide a backdrop to the narrative, given how Roy spent nearly two decades rallying for the very causes that bombard the narrative focus of The Ministry of Utmost Happiness.
The interpolation of politics into fiction is a tricky terrain and the grounds of criticism for this book largely come from not being able to find an effective middle ground between political interplay and novelization but at the end of the day, the book does warrant a read, as it makes a case for happiness as one that can only come to fruition with inclusion, not exclusion- a school of thought that needs more supporters now than ever.
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By LiNK PhD Candidate Alison Clarke
American painter John James Audubon (1785-1851) is most famous for his magnificent Birds of America, a huge and lavishly illustrated set of prints featuring some 435 hand-coloured plates. You can see a complete copy of this volume—a version of which was sold for over £7 million at Sotheby's in 2010—on display at the Central Library in Liverpool. Not so many people know, however, that Audubon actually spent time in Liverpool. One of the most poignant and intimate reminders of this connection is this self-portrait sketch, owned by the Victoria Gallery & Museum and dating from 1826.
This small, informal self-portrait in pencil and chalks is the only one that exists of Audubon. It shows him in profile, gazing wistfully off into the distance. His shoulder-length hair was apparently a particular hit with the ladies — and, indeed, the backstory to the drawing reveals a more human side to the gifted artist and naturalist.
Following a series of financial disasters back in the USA, Audubon travelled to Liverpool at the age of 41. He was hoping to find a publisher for the wildlife drawings he had been making and found lodgings with the wealthy Rathbone family of merchants at their home, Greenbank House. Now owned by the University of Liverpool and the site of several student halls of residence, this was then a country retreat set in lush rural surroundings. During his stay at the mansion, Audubon not only completed several oil paintings but found the time to sketch out this self-portrait. The house is mentioned in the drawing's inscription, which reads 'Audubon at Green Bank. Almost Happy!! - September 1826'.
But why was Audubon only 'almost' happy during his stay at Greenbank House? Perhaps because he had fallen for Hannah Mary Rathbone, daughter of his hosts William and Elizabeth. He waxed lyrical in his diary on the 'brilliance' of her eyes. In an inscription on another drawing, he wrote longingly of 'her benevolence! of her Filial love! of her Genial affections — her most kindly attentions and friendly Civilities to all to come to repose under this hospitable roof'. Audubon even presented this self-portrait to Hannah as a gift, and it still sits in a rosewood frame that she herself had made.
Alas, there is no sign that Hannah returned Audubon's affections. In hindsight, however, this seems like a wise decision on her part. After all, the artist did already have a wife and children back in America. Only a month before presenting this self-portrait to Hannah, Audubon had written to his wife Lucy: 'It is now three long months since I pressed thy form to my bosom […] Absence from thee, my Lucy, is painful, believe me'. Audubon did eventually return to his wife in the USA, having gathered many subscribers for the forthcoming Birds of America. There is no evidence to suggest that, in the end, his fancy for Hannah Rathbone was anything more than an unrequited infatuation.


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Looking for Windows Beta Testers
Posted 29 June 2013 - 06:36 AM
Posted 30 June 2013 - 04:25 PM
I have been running Windows 8 since its release on a partition on Macbook Pro retina (2012) would be willing to participate in beta testing. Familiar with OSX and IOS versions of Accordance.
Posted 30 June 2013 - 07:55 PM
I have Windows 8 (64 bit) running in VMware Fusion and would be willing to be a bet tester.
"I was but a Pen in God's hand, and what praise is due to a Pen?"
–Richard Baxter–
Posted 02 July 2013 - 01:27 AM
Hi, I would also like to be a beta tester and see how powerful Accordance will be in Windows without an emulator and how helpful it will be in teaching Bible in Sunday school, fellowship, etc.
By way of information, I am using Windows 7 (64 bit), BibleWorks 9 and Logos 5.
Thanks and blessings,
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Posted 02 July 2013 - 07:41 AM
Can i still be a beta tester??? I would absolutely love to do that for accordance!!
Posted 02 July 2013 - 08:51 AM
I would love to beta test Accordance for Windows. I've always loved Accordance, but I've had to use Windows, and so I've been stuck with Logos. I'd love to switch!
Posted 02 July 2013 - 11:04 AM
Good morning!
I was curious if someone from Accordance could provide a timeline for when beta testers will be asked. I have been checking the forum numerous times each day seeing if I have a message and was wondering.
In Christ,
Tim Hall
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Posted 02 July 2013 - 02:24 PM
I would be interested in beta testing. I've used computerized Bible software since the early 1990's, when I was using Biblesoft products.
Let me know if I can help. Rich
Posted 02 July 2013 - 02:25 PM
I would be interested in beta testing the Windows version of Accordance. I have been using the emulator for sometime, and have done extensive work with Bible works.
Nate Strom
Posted 02 July 2013 - 11:02 PM
Thank you for all the fantastic responses. We're continuing to expand the beta pool, and we will be e-mailing you at your forums e-mail address. If you've already posted, you are under full consideration and don't need to post again (though you are welcome and encouraged to participate in the rest of the Accordance Forums community!). If you haven't posted, and are interested in being a tester, please continue to let us know.
Many thanks.
Joel Brown
By day: Lead Software Engineer at Accordance
By night: Freelance Trombonist
Posted 03 July 2013 - 03:38 PM
I'd like to be considered for Beta testing. I have beta tested for Bibleworks software and currently own Accordance, Bibleworks, and Logos.
Posted 04 July 2013 - 12:47 PM
I would very much like to be a beta tester. In addition to Mac, I am running a variety of Windows platforms which include: Windows 7, Windows 8 (on tablet and laptop).
Posted 04 July 2013 - 02:26 PM
I would like to be a beta tester. Right now I am using an old Bibleworks app until this gets done. I have a huge interest in helping it to get ready! Also, as a programmer, I am quite aware of what types of issues need to be tested! Thanks
Shane Griffin
Posted 05 July 2013 - 05:47 PM
I have been using Accordance for several years. I currently use it on MacBook, Ipad, and Iphone. I would like to become a beta tester. I also use Logos, but currently using Accordance more than anything.
Posted 08 July 2013 - 08:17 AM
Hey Darin,
I would like to volunteer for the beta. I have been a long term Accordance user. Unfortunately, I'm now without my Accordance as my Mac died yesterday. I can test on Windows 7 or 8. I look forward to hearing from you.
Tom Castle
**If we will do God's work, in God's way, at God's time, with God's power, we shall have God's blessings!!**
Posted 09 July 2013 - 03:25 AM
I would love to be a Windows Beta tester. I have a vacation in the next month and would enjoy trying out your program. I have heard so much about it and am looking for an alternative to Logos. Thanks.
Posted 09 July 2013 - 10:05 AM
If there's still spots open, I would like to be a beta tester also. I have Windows 7. Thanks!
Isa 53:5
Posted 09 July 2013 - 11:48 AM
I'm interested as well. I have Windows XP, Windows 7 and Windows 8 available for testing.
iPad Pro 10.5" / iPhone X
Dell Inspiron 15 4GB RAM and Windows 10
Accordance: 13 on Windows
Accordance 3.0.4 on iOS
Posted 09 July 2013 - 01:17 PM
Would love to test Windows Beta of Accordance - current Logos 5 user lined up to switch to Accordance, on Windows 8 Pro. Thanks!
Posted 09 July 2013 - 07:47 PM
I'm very interested in participating in the beta testing program. Thanks for the opportunity. I'd be willing to test both Windows 7 and/or Windows 8.
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Typically I work with prayerfulness, stillness and a deep reverence for the Earth coupled with mirth and playfulness. My ethos is embodied in this Druid triad – which helps guide my life:
Hearth as Altar – Work as Worship – Service as Sacrament
Most people's view of Druidry has been shaped by others, since the Druid's themselves lived in a time and a culture where people didn't write things down, but passed them on by storytelling, song, actions and tradition. This oral tradition was largely lost and destroyed when the Romans overthrew The Druids on Anglesey in 60 AD.
Thus the history of Druidry was recorded by the victors, via Tacitus, Pliny and the like. Not exactly a favourable or accurate interpretation (the equivalent would be the way the Aborigines of Australia were spoken of by the incoming 'conquerers').
Yet it is possible to glean a sense of their beliefs and practices through some of the sites, myths and legends handed down through the years, along with the disrupted, yet still vibrant oral history of Celtic lands.
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One of the things which Tacitus records from the invasion of Britain and Anglesey is this:
"A force was next sent over the conquered, and their groves, devoted to inhuman superstitions, were destroyed".
For me this is an example of human interests being placed above a reverence and respect for the land and nature – an early form of ecocide perhaps .
It is further illustrated by the story of St Boniface, who by his destruction of pagan ways gained much fame and notoriety, and was later made a saint. This is typified through his cutting down the "Donar Oak" – dedicated to Jupiter/Thor – and the general destruction of sacred groves of trees in 'Germania' . This was around the year 723. Ironically, Boniface was born and studied in England (Exeter and Winchester) , before heading to Europe on his mission to fell sacred groves.
I see the call of our time and of our era, as being to now replant those sacred groves of trees – both symbolically and literally – in order to resanctify the Land – to place trees back at the heart of our culture and our belief system.
It is no accident that the origin of the word for 'Druid' and the ancient name for Oak – 'Duir' – are closely related – as is the word 'door' and a connection with 'knowing' or 'knowledge'. Nor is it an accident that we still touch wood for good luck – to connect with and be blessed by the spirit of the wood.
Druids venerate the oak for a reason – it holds the key to mystery, self knowledge and wisdom. For one thing it demonstrates how to live an abundant and rich life: The oak is recorded as hosting over 500 species – far more than any other other tree. It shares of its gifts unconditionally and widely. There is great healing and solace to be found in the presence of an old oak tree.
I can do a lot worse than to take my model for life as being epitomised by the oak.
So, for me a key part of druidry is 'to be of service' – in reverence and mirth – embodying prayerfulness and playfulness.
An old Druid Triad sums it up (Threes being important in Druidry)
Encourages us to love widely and deeply. It fosters:
Heartfelt thanks to Chris Palmer for the wonderful Drum which has also inspired my logo.
If you feel you would like to support my work in service to the earth, I thank you.
These are some of my druidry related writings.
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A story about my birthing star – what might yours be? Several months ago, whilst giving a friend and fellow Druid Grove member a lift home
Prelude: Unlike those who govern our lands these days, The Druids were reputed for administering justice and honouring truth. This is reflected in
The other night, as we sat in Druid circle, my old and dear friend Ronald Hutton said to me " do you realise this is our
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Director: Tim Burton; Screenwriter: John August; Starring: Winona Ryder, Catherine O'Hara, Martin Short, Martin Landau, Charlie Tahan, Christopher Lee; Certificate: PG; Running time: 87 mins
Tim Burton spawns another abnormal creation in puppet form to stand alongside Corpse Bride and The Nightmare Before Christmas. Frankenweenie is a wonderfully, gleefully ghoulish fairytale, fleshed out from his 1984 short film, about a boy who resurrects his dead dog.
Charlie Tahan lends his voice to young Victor Frankenstein who lives in a monochrome, Burtonesque suburb populated by what look like refuges from the set of an old B-movie horror flick. Other than that Victor is a fairly typical science geek whose other great love is his pet Sparky, a mischievous little mutt who ends up eating asphalt when he runs into the road one day.
Death is, of course, one of Burton's favourite subjects, a dark and mysterious thing to poke fun at with a childlike fascination that lends itself completely to this format. But Victor cannot accept the finality. In a stealth mission he digs up the canine carcass - trailed by his shadow - and manages to resurrect him in patchwork with his own secret formula and a dash of lightning.
Film buffs are, naturally, better placed to enjoy all the cheeky references to shlockers of yore, like the moment Sparky electrifies the black poodle next door, giving her a white streak á la The Bride of Frankenstein.
But even youngsters are bound to be tickled by the sheer weirdness of it all, perfectly embodied by one of Victor's classmates (Catherine O'Hara), a hypnotically goggle-eyed psychic.
Via her fluffy cat, she foresees some kind of impending doom, but the tension does dissipate slightly in the middle as Victor's other classmates intervene to uncover his secret and steal the formula. It doesn't matter though, because the characters are so gorgeously crafted and grotesquely funny, like little Edward E Gore (Igor, geddit?) breathily voiced by teenager Atticus Shaffer.
The kids stand up well against a veteran cast that includes Martin Landau (as the booming science teacher), Martin Short and Burton's old muse Winona Ryder as the glum girl next door. The way the characters move – with spidery limbs in flickering motion – adds to the eeriness, but the CG finish means this doesn't have the same quaintly homemade feel of Burton's previous puppet features.
He does give this one a suitably epic feel, however, with a richly textured landscape photographed in varying shades of black-and-white. He makes best use of the widescreen canvas towards the thrilling end when the formula is leaked and sparks a rampage of mutant pets across town, cleverly evoking monster flicks from Godzilla to Gremlins.
There are witty lines, but this isn't the type of animated caper that relies on wisecracks. The humour is in the homages and not in a way that's self-satisfied or exclusive. On the contrary, the sense of fun is infectious and at its core this is a simple tale of friendship that warms your heart, even as it chills the spine.
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