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A form of money designed to take advantage of the internet perfectly define cryptocurrency They do not rely on the guarantee of any financial institution to permit transactions and in the process they achieve internet dominance. Each cryptocurrency owns a network domain,this helps in doing the transactions. A computer is connected to the network of the particular cryptocurrency for it to process a transaction. ln return, the computer gets a reward and the process is called "mining". Mining is rensponsible for new cryptocurrencies produced.Bitcoin is the most preeminent and the first to be used widely.For any cryptocurrency to be a success, innovation is key.
But now there is Gilgam.es Esport Platform which claims to eliminate the risk of financial cheating by decentralizing transactions on the basis of Ethereum Blockchain.
The platform developers claim to ensure that the financial transactions will happen on Ethereum block, thereby assuring players of safety and security of the transaction. Also, the developers are committing to eliminate in-game cheating by using artificial intelligence in their KYC software monitoring. The Individual gamer can use their skills at their favorite games like Dota 2, Counter Strike: Global Offence, and League of Legends and earn Cryptocurrency on winning.
Teams and various companies are emerging to ensure they get a share of this upcoming business. ln the process, key innovation are either successful or in the wake of being successful.These innovations are the unique selling points. Storj is working on decentralizing the concept of cloud storage.
Previously, cloud storage relied on large storage providers, who act as third parties,to transfer and store data.The company is aiming to achieve this concept by providing a cheap bandwidth and storage solution for everyone in the world.
When everyone becomes part of the cloud, then there is no need of a centralized server. Another company, Sterm, has created a stermit platform.This particular platform allows anyone to create and share any type of content they like.When the user increases the cumulative tally of popularity-upvote,then the creator earns money in form of cryptocurency. Initially,content was created for advertisements only, but with the sterm platform, the creator creates content according to what will fancy other people. lnitial Coin Offering is an unregulated way by which funds are raised for a new cryptocurrency venture. lt is used by beginners to bypass the regulated raising of capital that is regulated by capitalist and banks. A starting cryptocurrency firm should come up with a plan written on a whitepaper for it to raise money through an Initial Money Offering.
This plan states various factors like:»How long will the ICO campaign run
»The amount of virtual tokens the project owner will allocate themselves
»What is the cost of the venture
»Stating the needs of the particular project after completion.
During the Initial Money Offering, those interested in the firm's initiatives will buy some of the distributed cryptocoins with virtual money. The cryptocoins used in the campaign are called tokens and they share similarities with the shares a company sells to the investors. However, the campris deemed unsuccessful if the money raised in the campaign does not meet the minimum funds required. lf the campaign is successful, the funds are used to complete or start the projects stated at the beginning of the campaign.
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WEST BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP, Mich. — Police in suburban Detroit say a man suspected of gunning down an officer who responded to a trouble call has been found dead.
West Bloomfield Township police Lt. Tim Diamond says a search team entered the suspect's home about 6 p.m. Monday and found 50-year-old Ricky Coley's body.
Diamond says it isn't yet known if Coley killed himself.
Police had been surrounding the house in the affluent community since Sunday night. That's when an officer was shot to death while responding to a report of a possible suicide attempt.
Police say the gunman fired through a door and wall, striking Officer Pat O'Rourke.
Coley was a former auto industry executive whose venture capital company faced legal scrutiny. He was also going through a divorce.
THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. Check back soon for further information. AP's earlier story is below.
Authorities involved in a long standoff Monday with a man suspected of killing a police officer in suburban Detroit destroyed part of his home in an effort to get him out.
TV stations aired aerial video of construction equipment clawing away at the second floor of Ricky Coley's home in West Bloomfield Township late Monday afternoon. At least two armored vehicles were also in the upscale neighborhood, which was evacuated after Officer Pat O'Rourke was gunned down Sunday night.
Messages seeking comment about the demolition were not immediately returned by township police or the Oakland County sheriff's department.
O'Rourke was part of a team of four or five officers who responded to a 911 call that Coley had tried to kill himself or needed medical attention around 10 p.m. Sunday, Lt. Timothy Diamond said.
They called Coley's name as they climbed the stairs to the second floor and "were met by shots fired through the bedroom door and the drywall," Diamond said.
Coley, 50, a former auto industry executive, was alone inside the house Monday afternoon. Volleys of gunfire were heard hours earlier, but it was unclear who fired them.
"The sheriff's department is still trying to persuade this guy into a peaceful resolution," Diamond said before the big machine was sent in.
Records show Coley headed a private equity firm, CNC Holdings.
The U.S. Labor Department recently filed a lawsuit accusing Coley of mishandling money that was supposed to cover employee insurance at a Bad Axe, Mich., trucking company, Translogic Auto Carriers, which has been controlled by CNC since 2008.
The lawsuit says Coley also transferred $342,000 from Translogic to himself or his affiliates. Creditors forced Translogic into bankruptcy court in 2010.
Diamond said relatives called 911 and fled Coley's home Sunday after hearing shots. He said the stress of Coley's recent divorce and financial problems likely were factors.
O'Rourke, a West Bloomfield officer for 12 years, was married and had four children. In a memo to fellow officers, Lt. Curt Lawson said a "scene can turn in unexpected ways," despite the best training and preparation.
Officers closed roads in the area and evacuated at least 10 families from their homes.
Associated Press writers David Runk and Ed White in Detroit contributed to this report.


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Energy Stew - Different stages of soul evolution and what our soul groups are up to. - 12.22.17
Tricia McCannon is one of the deepest people I know. Her books are always major works of profound research and inspired thinking. Her new book, "The Angelic Origins of the Soul, Discovering Your Divine Purpose", is a wonder-ful opportunity to know so much more about ourselves. In this interview, she'll talk about the nature of our souls and how we fit into soul evolution.
Tricia will talk about the different stages of soul evolution and what our soul groups are up to. She'll examine who our souls really are and where they're from.
The middle part of her book is called the "Landscapes of Heaven" and she examines the discoveries made by so many people who have had elaborate Near Death Experiences.
She'll discuss this and also talk about what our soul work is now about and how to best move forward.
Tune in for some very profound understandings about our soul journeys and why we're here now in this life.


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In the arsenal of Canon appeared unusual novelty. The announcement of a multi-purpose digital camera for darkness ME20F-SH. This compact model is able to capture video in complete darkness. Moreover, in color.
The device does not need infrared illumination and supports Full HD. How achieved mean? Due to the extremely sensitive sensors.
Feature of digital camera for darkness
Outside a very impressive ISO – 4000 000. The perfect solution for night vision systems, films about wildlife and so on.
At the heart of the machine – brand CMOS sensor standard 35mm (full-frame). With regard to resolution, it is 2.26 million pixels. In the role of the processor performs DIGIC DV4.
Among other things, it declared compatible with interchangeable lenses such as EF. For example, the production of the Canon.
Sounds serious. The price of digital camera for darkness corresponding to – 30 thousand US dollars. Sales will begin in December this year.
Source: geeky-gadgets
Read another very interesting article about alternative energy of the Sun, water and air.


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Microscope Ergonomics
Microscope Ergonomics
Microscope Ergonomics
Finding the right working posture and working comfortably is what ergonomics is about. Ergonomics has become the subject of attention among companies for the past 50 years and applied in factories, offices, laboratories, and most workplaces. Ergonomics has proven to play a key role in relation to the employee's job satisfaction, stress level and productivity in general. Therefore, laboratories and companies try to find the right fit between the operator and the microscope.
DeltaPix is innovating the way operators and lab professionals work with microscopes, without the need for costly investments in new microscopes. DeltaPix offers an ergonomic solution for existing stereo microscopes.
Benefits of using an ErgoFocus:
Motorizing focus.
Ergonomic controller.
Designed based on recommendations from physiotherapists.
Cost-effective upgrade.


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Please consider commissioning me to help you with your next big or small event and/or celebration (basic pricing is listed below). I take extreme care in providing the perfect hand-lettering to my clients, and I ensure the write messaging and display is utilized in order for readers to see and understand the message clearly. See below for some examples of my work!
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Assault weapon ban could be on Florida ballot in 2020
Alex Schachter was among the first to die.
Carrying an AR-15-style semi-automatic rifle, Nikolas Cruz entered a classroom building at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland last year and opened fire.
Cruz killed three students in the first floor hallway and then started shooting through classroom windows. Schachter's language arts classroom was the first one targeted. The 14-year-old died in the room with two other students.
Cruz continued on with a killing spree that ultimately ended the lives of 17 people and shocked the nation.
It has been nearly a year since the Parkland massacre and many people believe that lawmakers in Florida and across the country have not done enough to prevent another tragedy. Schachter's aunt, Gail Schwartz, is among them.
"This cannot be the new normal," Schwartz said. "We cannot accept this. We have to do something."
On Monday, Schwartz will hold a press conference to announce the public kickoff of a petition drive she is leading to put a constitutional amendment on the Florida ballot in 2020 that would ban "assault weapons," which the amendment defines as "semi-automatic rifles and shotguns capable of holding more than 10 rounds of ammunition at once, either in fixed or detachable magazine, or any other ammunition-feeding device."
Every day since Schachter's death has been a struggle, Schwartz said. Her family and Schachter's live close to each other in South Florida and the cousins were "best friends."
"Try explaining to your children that they're never going to see their cousin again," she said. "That's not a conversation that anyone should ever have to make."
Schwartz believes her nephew — whom she described as "a wonderful, genuine, beautiful human being" — might be alive today if Cruz did not have access to such a deadly weapon.
A ban on on military-style semi-automatic rifles has been a goal of gun control advocates nationwide for years, ever since a federal ban expired in 2004. The issue gained prominence in Florida after the massacre at Orlando's Pulse nightclub, where 49 people were killed in 2016.
Florida Democrats have been pushing an assault weapons ban, but the bill has received a cool reception in the GOP-controlled Legislature.
Last year Democrats tried to attach an amendment banning assault weapons onto a larger school safety bill that was put forward in response to the Parkland shooting. The amendment failed by a 20-17 vote in the Florida Senate, with two Republicans joining 15 Democrats to vote in favor of the ban.
A bill banning assault weapons was been filed again for the 2019 legislative session, which begins March 5. But the likelihood of it passing is slim.
So gun control advocates are trying another approach, one that has proven effective in the past when it comes to issues that have significant public support but have struggled to gain traction in the Legislature.
"I think there is a better chance of getting a citizens initiative on the ballot than getting the current Legislature to seriously entertain an assault weapons ban," said Florida League of Women Voters President Patricia Brigham, whose group is supporting the initiative.
Constitutional amendments legalizing medical marijuana, automatically restoring voting rights for most ex-felons and promoting land conservation all have been approved by voters in recent years after citizen petition drives placed them on the ballot.
In addition to having broad popular support, all of the amendments had one thing in common: A well-funded signature-gathering campaign.
It takes 766,200 signatures get on the ballot. To reach that threshold requires spending millions on paid signature gatherers.
The campaign to ban assault weapons had collected $439,888 as of Dec. 31, enough to get started. But it will take much more money to get the amendment on the ballot.
And even if the proposed assault weapon ban gathers enough signatures to go before voters in 2020, polling indicates it is no sure thing.
A constitutional amendment needs 60 percent support to pass. A September poll conducted by Florida Atlantic University found only 50.7 percent of Florida voters support an assault weapons ban, down from 69 percent immediately after Parkland.
But 19.3 percent of voters surveyed in September were undecided on a ban, so there is still room for support to grow and reach the 60 percent threshold.
Gun rights supporters are likely to mount a campaign opposing the ban, though, which could influence public opinion.
The National Rifle Association is a major political force in Florida. The group's lead Florida lobbyist, Marion Hammer, did not return a message seeking comment on the proposed constitutional amendment.
Hammer spoke against an assault weapon ban when it was proposed last year as an amendment to the school safety bill approved by the Legislature. So did Florida Carry President Eric Friday.
"They don't like how a criminal used the weapon," Friday told a Senate committee last year, according to the Florida Politics website. "But that's not how they are widely used. It is time for the Legislature to realize this is an attempt to punish law-abiding citizens for the actions of one citizen."
Critics of banning assault weapons point out that the overwhelming majority are never used in a crime. Pistols are the weapon of choice in most gun deaths. Even the term assault weapon is controversial, with gun rights supporters saying it is vague and meant to evoke an emotional reaction.
Legislative leaders have been pushing a different approach to addressing the threat of gun violence in schools, including hardening such facilities, expanding mental health services and increasing the number of armed guards at schools. Lawmakers did enact some modest gun control measures last year, such as boosting the age limit for purchasing guns from 18 to 21, but have resisted a more aggressive approach to regulating firearms.
Heading into the 2019 legislative session, the focus so far among GOP leaders has been on expanding a controversial "guardian" program approved last year. The program allows certain school personnel to be armed, but most teachers were excluded.
Last month a state commission investigating Parkland recommended expanding the guardian program to allow any teacher who undergoes training to be armed.
That recommendation is incorporated into legislation filed last week in the Florida Senate (SB 7030). The bill deletes language stating that teachers who "exclusively perform classroom duties" are excluded from the guardian program.
"We know from the history of these things that the majority are stopped by school personnel," Pinellas County Sheriff Bob Gualtieri, who led the Parkland Commission, told the Associated Press last year. "People need to keep an open mind to it as the reality is that if someone else in that school had a gun it could have saved kids' lives."
The idea of arming teachers has been highly controversial, though. Many educators and lawmakers from both parties question the approach, and some families of Parkland victims also have voiced opposition.
Schachter's father — Max Schachter — was the only member of the Parkland commission to vote against including the recommendation to arm teachers in the final report.
"The answer to a gun problem is not having more guns," Brigham said. "Especially having teachers carry weapons. Teachers are there to teach. ... Having the additional burden of carrying a weapon is irresponsible and absurd."
The debate over gun control is no less emotional, and is likely to be one of the biggest issues in the 2020 campaign if the constitutional amendment makes it on the ballot.
For now, though, Schwartz and others are focused on building a broad coalition that can do the legwork needed to get the required signatures. Schwartz chairs the group Ban Assault Weapons Now, which includes current and former lawmakers, survivors of both the Pulse and Parkland shootings and family members of those who died.
Ban Assault Weapons Now recently joined forces with the group Americans for Gun Safety, which is led by prominent GOP fundraiser Al Hoffman Jr.. The co-chair of George W. Bush's presidential campaign in 2000, Hoffman became ambassador to Portugal under Bush. He formed Americans for Gun Safety after Parkland.
"This is a critical step to protecting future generations of Floridians," Hoffman said when the two groups joined forces in September.
The Americans for Gun Safety website lists a number of prominent Republicans among the group's supporters, including U.S. Rep. Brian Mast, former U.S. Rep. Carlos Curbelo and former Ambassador Mel Sembler. It also includes some top political donors, such as billionaire Mike Fernandez.
Mast is an Army veteran who lost both of his legs in a bomb explosion in Afghanistan. He won a second term in November. After Parkland, Mast wrote a New York Times op-ed expressing support for an assault weapons ban.
Mast wrote that he carried a rifle very similar to the one used to kill 17 people in Parkland, a community he once called home.
"We used it because it was the most lethal — the best for killing our enemies," Mast wrote. "And I know that my community, our schools and public gathering places are not made safer by any person having access to the best killing tool the Army could put in my hands."
Schwartz has been enlisting other veterans to help with the petition drive. She recently addressed a Sarasota meeting of Florida Veterans for Common Sense by speaker phone.
Dave Siegwald, a FVFCS member from Sarasota who fired everything from grenade launchers to M16s and heavy machine guns during his military training and deployments as a Marine combat engineer platoon commander and company commander in Vietnam, wrote in an email that his group "believes in, and very strongly supports, the Constitution."
"Banning assault weapons is well within the boundaries of the Second Amendment," Siegwald wrote, adding: "It is time to pass legislation banning assault weapons before there is more senseless carnage."
Schwartz owns an insurance agency but she said the petition drive has become all consuming.
"Every waking moment I'm thinking about this and making plans on how to organize this and mobilize people throughout Florida," she said.
As the anniversary of the Parkland massacre approaches on Thursday, Schwartz said she is determined to keep other families from going through "the hell that my family is living through."
"I know this is the most important thing I've ever done in my life," she said. "We can do this just as citizens, we don't need any politician to tell us what guns should be sold."


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The Mayor of New York, Michael Bloomberg, has called for citizens to panic in expectation of the arrival of Hurricane Irene in the next few hours.
In a televised statement to the public today, in which he was clearly shaking, the Mayor said that New York had seen many tragedies over the years - from being attacked by a giant marshmallow man to being ripped apart by a rampaging Godzilla ripoff. But now, he claimed, strong winds of up to 80mph threatened to do what those cinematic monsters could not manage, and destroy the entire city.
He yelped, "We urge everyone to panic! Help!" before leaping into the arms of his chief advisor, Sally.
Irene is a category 1 hurricane, putting it in the same league as the long forgotten Hurricane Dave which hit New York in 2006 and hurt nobody. The system of hurricane categories measures a storm in terms of comparison to a number of flatulent hamsters. A category 1 hurricane is equivalent to one farting rodent.
One upside of the hurricane is that it is likely to wipe out "Jersey Shore" before it reaches New York.


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Branding and Graphic Standards
Branding 101
A brand is more than just a logo and a colour. A brand includes everything from the design, look and feel of communications and marketing pieces to the words and phrases used to describe an organization. On the whole, a brand helps identify one organization from another.
Brand awareness involves an external audience's ability to recall and recognize a brand. To increase brand awareness, all materials produced by an organization should have a similar look, tone, feel and design.
Graphic standards provide support for professionals creating communications materials that represent Robarts Research Institute as part of The Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry and Western University.
To view our graphic standards, download the Quick Reference Guide.
If you require assistance with any Robarts branding or stationery orders, please contact Communications.
Robarts Research Institute is represented as part of The Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry and Western University. The Robarts logo should be placed in between the horizontal Schulich Medicine & Dentistry and Western University logos.
Logos for Robarts, Schulich Medicine & Dentistry and Western are available via the Visual Identity Toolkit. Note, you will need your Western username and password to login.
Branded Templates
In an effort to help all our faculty, staff and trainees better adhere to the brand standards, we've created a number of pre-branded templates for use. These include a variety of business templates, Power Point slides, and research and event posters.
Download branded templates. Note, you will need your Western username and password to login.
Stationary and Business Cards
Robarts Research Institute's official stationery provider is the DATA Group of Companies. Stationery should be ordered using the Mustang Market login to direct you to DATA's online ordering system. A Western username and password are required to login to the system.
The following items are standardized and ready to order through the online ordering system:
- Standard Robarts Business Cards
- Standard Robarts Envelopes
Please note, when ordering through the online system, a PDF preview of your order will appear toward the end of the ordering process. This PDF is your final chance for approval. Please take the time at this step to carefully read over the information you have included on the card to ensure accuracy and spelling.
Lab Coat Orders
There is a standard for Robarts-specific lab coats, as well as a process for placing orders.
All lab coats must include the Schulich Medicine & Dentistry, Western University and Robarts Research Institute logos.
Download a visual example of how the logos must appear on the lab coat, including embroidery guidelines.
The preferred supplier for lab coats is McCabe Promotional. If you choose to work with McCabe, Communications must approve a digital mock-up of the coat and branding before the order is processed.
If you choose to work with another supplier, Communications must also approve an embroidery sample in addition to the digital mock-up. Note, there is an additional cost for embroidery samples.


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Discussion posts are something I've been thinking about adding to my blog for a while now and the New Year seemed like a perfect time to start, let's just pretend I posted this sometime in January rather than waiting until the end of February to get started.
Granted this does depend on my blogging/reading schedule but I'd like to post these two times a month. I'm not sure how this will work so please bear with me for the first few posts as I work out the format and the writing style and everything else that comes with posting discussions on WordPress, but now onto the topic;
Why is There So Much Girl Hate in YA Fiction?
If any of you have been following Liam's Obsidian Chapter Recap posts over at Hey Ashers you'll remember the moment Katy and Ash meet for the first time and it's hate at first sight. There's a flimsy reason in the book why Ash doesn't like Katy but when it boils down to it the main reason is likely Daemon's affections (and based on Liam's chapter recaps that's not a prize any girl should be fighting over.)
This seems to be a trend in YA fiction and honestly I'm starting to get tired of them. What kind of messages does it send to readers that the only female relationships they can have are ones based on mutual hatred and petty squabbling? The more I think of it the more I struggle to come up with any female relationships that aren't girl hate ones or familial relationships, and don't get me wrong it's great to see a sisterly bond like the kind Scarlett and Tella have in Caraval but it's not quite the same.
RoseBlood is the book I read the most recently that I noticed this trend in but it's certainly not the only one out there. When Rune arrives in her new school, because of her musical possession curse, she ends up stealing the spotlight from another girl and showing her up during her audition for the end of year musical. And from that second we, as readers, were supposed to root for Rune and support her in her battle for supremacy over Katarina.
"About Katarina," I wind my hair into a side braid, tying the ends in a knot. "Is she the kind to hold grudges?"
"You bet she is."
Great. Could things get any worse?
The introduction we get to Katarina's character is that she is the Queen Bee at RoseBlood – the girl who has never had any competition for the lead role, is determined and ambitious, and has a crush on a boy – and from that information alone we are supposed to root for Rune to knock her down a few pegs. If you think about the story from Katarina's point of view, especially during that first interaction the characters have, Rune appears from nowhere and shows her up for a role she has been working towards for years. Surely it's understandable that she has a little bit a grudge towards the other girl.
Couldn't their story have turned out differently?
Instead though Katarina is cast as a direct competition for Rune throughout RoseBlood and there's nothing redeemable about her character from the interactions they have.
It's not just the disturbing trend of girl hate in YA fiction but the lack of female friendships overall. In The Raven Cycle series, which is still one of my all-time favourites, there is no female friendship for Blue although she does have her family to provide some of the female relationship dynamic. I can name a lot of strong male friendships – Gansey, Ronan, Adam and Noah from the Raven Cycle, and Kell and Rhy from the Shades of Magic series – and even more friendships between a male and female character – Sam and Miel from When the Moon Was Ours, and Juliette and Kenji from the Shatter Me series – but hardly any female friendships.
I'm not saying get rid of any of these dynamics; the banter between Rhy and Kell is one of my favourite aspects of the Shades of Magic series, and the support Kenji and Juliette offer one another was wonderful to read. All I'm saying is give us more healthy girl friendships that aren't built on a basis of backstabbing and thinly veiled threats.
Now Onto the Discussion Part of This Post:
Have you read many books that feature girl hate between two characters? What are your opinions on those kind of relationships in YA fiction?
Are there any books you can recommend with strong female friendships (I'm seriously looking for recommendations here people)?
Or, on the other hand, do you enjoy reading relationships like that between Rune and Katarina? If so what about them do you enjoy reading?
Let me know in the comments below.


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Will you be able to afford the retirement lifestyle you want?
One of the key challenges some people face is imagining a retirement which may be decades away. As individuals take on more responsibility for their retirement, a clear idea of what they can expect from the State Pension and their own savings becomes ever more important.
Britons are living longer than ever before. However, this also presents many challenges – not least, how will we survive financially in old age given that our retirement may last much longer than we might have expected?
Many people don't know the answer – not because they aren't saving for old age or don't have the means to finance their retirement, but because they haven't thought carefully about exactly what their needs will be.
The big question everyone should think about when it comes to pension saving is: 'How much will I need to pay for my retirement?'


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ZAGG has announced two brand new iPad mini keyboard cases – the ZAGGKeys Folio and the ZAGGKeys Cover. The pitch for both of them is lead with this set of questions:
Your mini can do some pretty amazing things. But…
Can it stand on its own?
Can it increase your typing speed?
Can it protect itself?
Now it can.
The ZAGGKeys Folio, as the name suggests, is a full folio case plus keyboard for the iPad mini, offering full body coverage. The ZAGGKeys Cover is a cover plus keyboard with a cover that can be locked behind when you're in reading or viewing mode on the iPad mini.
Both of these new keyboard cases claim to offer 30% more typing space than the competition and 135 degrees of viewing via a 'unique hinge' that allows for adjusting to best viewing angles for whatever mode you're in.
ZAGG have been among the leading providers of iPad keyboard cases for sometime now, but their ZAGGKeys Mini 9 keyboard case and cover for the iPad mini, released earlier this year, was a very poor effort. I did a review of the ZAGGKeys Mini 9 back in March and gave it a big 'Not Recommended' thumbs down, due to some very sloppy design and major flaws.
I hope and expect that these new iPad mini cases will be much improved. I may try one of them out once I get through reviewing a few other iPad mini cases I've had for a while now.
You can check out more details on these two new ZAGG keyboard cases and place orders at the ZAGG product pages for them.


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Before leaving to Europe with the New Jersey Devils, Taylor Hall spoke to me along with his former teammate Jason Strudwick about the upcoming season. We discussed his new commercial with Subway, becoming a more mature player, why playing on his strong side helped his powerplay numbers and much more.
Hall's comments about the powerplay should interest Oilers fans. If the Oilers powerplay is going to be successful with five left shots, then Connor McDavid should be setting up on his strong side, left boards. Hall discusses that, but first we had to ask him about his recent Subway commercial.
Jason Gregor: How do you feel that your acting chops have improved from your first commercial to this one?
Taylor Hall: Um… not too bad, I mean this one was pretty easy. I didn't have to say anything which was a huge bonus. If I had to remember lines or anything like that I think it would have gone a lot worse. Basically all I had to do was smile and take a few bites of a Subway club, which wasn't my personal favourite, but it still tasted pretty good.
Gregor: I know how hockey dressing rooms work at any level, I'm guessing your teammates in New Jersey were having a field day when that commercial came out?
Hall: Yeah, they didn't even wait until I got to the rink the next day. The text messages were coming in that night. I mean they can only make fun of me so much, I'm just trying to make a little extra side cash (laughs) and trying to promote yourself and trying to promote your brand. I thought that Subway was a good way to do that. They can only bug you so much, because if they got the chance they'd do the same thing (laughs).
Jason Strudwick: No doubt my mind. They would have done it, if they got asked to do a garage sale ad they'd do it. It's hard to get those types of deals, especially with someone like Subway. That's great.
Hallsy, I thought that you did a good job in the commercial, but when you had the flag on your back, you were flexing so hard. Were you trying to show that you have a little musculature in your back or what was the issue there?
Hall: Um, yes, so basically just trying to show everyone that I'm working hard in the offseason and trying to get my reps in. Not everyone can be as jacked and strong as you are at the age that you are. So… I mean to be honest there was one little scene where I'm doing sit-ups and they couldn't get the scene right, or it was the lighting or whatever it was, and I had to do probably two hundred sit-ups and I was so sore the next day from doing sit-ups. I had never done so many at one time.
Gregor: Do you get a Subway card or free Subway now?
Hall: No, I actually I have to go out and pay for my subs, just like everyone else which is fine, I have no problem doing that. They closed the Subway down to do that shoot and anyone who tried to come in and buy a sub, they got a Subway gift card. Unfortunately, I didn't get my hands on any of those.
Gregor: Okay, let's get to hockey. What are thoughts on starting your season in Sweden and how does it change things for your team?
Hall: Yes, it's crazy. We go to Winnipeg tomorrow to play an exhibition game there and leave from there. It's crazy, we're gone for two weeks, and we basically only play one regular season game in those two weeks. It's a long time to be gone, but I think it's great for team bonding. I think it is a great experience for the young guys who may not have played hockey in Europe before. The atmosphere I've heard in Switzerland for our pre-season game is going to be awesome. Then playing the game in Sweden, just the fact that we're able to play an NHL game in Sweden is something that I will remember for a long time. I'll have my parents there and a lot of the Swedish guys on my team will have family there as well. It's a lot of travel and the jet lag is going to be in effect when we get back, but it's also pretty cool experience for us to go over there.
Strudwick: Hallsy, when you go over there has the team talked to you about what you might do outside of obviously practicing and getting ready for the season, but kind of team bonding events or trips?
Hall: Not too much. I think we'll probably go out for some dinners. I've never been to Gothenburg before, I don't really know what kind of tourist sites there are there, but I know in Switzerland Nico [Hischier] is pretty excited he gets to see his restaurants and show us around. I actually want to go to find a watch place as that is what they are known for. But other than that I don't really know our schedule too much. The first couple of days I'll be pretty tired with the jet lag, but like I said, I'm pretty excited, it's going to be awesome.
Gregor: Taylor, you've faced top pairing defencemen your entire career, that's not really going to change this season, but now you're the Hart Trophy winner, that's a very unique title. I think it comes with different expectations, maybe from other people, but possibly even from you. Have you looked at yourself a little bit differently because of winning the Hart Trophy last season?
Hall: I think that there is a temptation to put more pressure on yourself than last year, but I don't think that is the way to go. I think you are better off if you just go into the season like it's another season; looking to prove yourself, looking to play as well as you can on both sides of the puck for your team. I just feel like if you go across sports and you go through athletes who have had successful seasons the best way to go about the next year is to kind of forget about it, to drop it and to start off fresh and new.
Certainly I can take confidence from last year, but putting any more pressure on myself is not the way to go. Its better off I just go play, I know I'm healthy and I know that I'm prepared. I'm excited to get going.
Gregor: You mentioned health. When you dealt with a hand problem last year, how much of an issue was it for you and when did you have it dealt with?
Hall: Yes, it was just something that was kind of lingering around all season long. I basically got cross checked in the hand. I thought I just jammed my fingers like any player does at any point in the season, but it didn't go away very quickly and I finally got it checked out by a hand specialist. They said the two ligaments on my pinky finger and my ring finger in my left hand were just kind of, they were torn off. But it wasn't something that was going to prevent me from playing. So basically I got a cast to wear to wear to bed to let the tendons heal a little bit and give the joints a little bit of time to recover. Once I started wearing that, everything felt good in the playoffs. It felt OK, sometimes it would flare up on me but it wasn't something that would hinder my game a whole lot. Following our playoff loss to Tampa, I got it fixed. Since mid-July I haven't really thought about it. I'm totally healthy and ready to go.
Strudwick: Not a lot of changes from your group this year. What's the thought around this team this year on how you can defend that playoff position?
Hall: Yes, we didn't really add anyone this summer, with is fine because we do have a lot of young guys who played some key roles on our team last year who are only going to get better and better. We just signed Miles Wood to a four year deal. We have Nico and Jesper Bratt and also Will Butcher who are entering their second years in the league, and hopefully we can see big jumps in their play. We didn't have Marcus Johansson here last year, Kyle Palmieri missed a lot of time, and so did [Travis] Zajac. We're starting to think if we can have a healthy team for the majority of the year we can maintain our pace from last season. Goaltending as well, Cory Schneider looks great in practice so far. He had hip surgery last year and it was something that was actually bugging him for two years. If he can get back to the level or player that he wants to be, I think that would be huge for our group. I don't know if we'll be anyone's Stanley Cup favourites by any means, but we definitely think we have a really good chance to get back into the playoffs and do some damage.
Strudwick: You've been in the NHL a while now, you've been with the Devils for a bit. Just seeing the way that you spoke at the awards, in your interviews and how you're really coming out of your shell. Is that translating into the dressing room as well? Are you more comfortable speaking your mind, and taking more of a leadership role with the Devils?
Hall: Yeah, I think it's something that you really have to grow into. I think in my younger days in Edmonton I was really thrust into that role and I might not have been ready for it at the time; 20 and 21 years old and wearing a letter in the room and I really don't have the experience that I do now. Certainly being one of the top guys on the team you're expected to talk when it's time to talk, and most of all you're expected to lead with your style of play on both sides of the ice. The way you practice and prepare and all of those things that go into it. When I'm playing on a line with Nico Hishier and Jesper Bratt, these guys are 19 and 20 years old. They're definitely looking to me to see how I react and play in certain situations. It's important to conduct yourself the right way. So that just comes with time and experience and I really feel pretty comfortable with where I'm at in the leadership sense.
Strudwick: Hallsy, I love that you're bringing that up that your two young guys are watching how you react. I remember when I was younger and I played with Mark Messier, one of the greatest leaders of all time. And whether it was a great shift or a bad shift you would never see him change on the bench or coming off of the ice. That always calmed me down. Is that something that you kind of see now and you're trying to emulate and copy so that you are a steadying force for not just your line mates, but your whole team?
Hall: Yeah, it really is. I mean when you're one of the top guys on the team and you know nothing really flusters you throughout the game, I think that really rubs off on your teammates. I know I was a guy at the start of my career who would get pretty frustrated. Just growing up and maturing you get better at controlling your emotions and just staying on an even keel throughout the game and throughout the season.
There are so many dips and so many highs during the season that it's really important to just come to the rink with the same attitude every day. I'm in my ninth season right now, which is crazy to say, but you just get older and you get more experience in different situations and certainly I feel a bit more even keeled than I used to be.
Gregor: Last year you had your best season, production wise, by a significant margin. You were very productive on the powerplay. You set up a lot more on the left wall where other times in your career you played the right side. Why was that such a benefit for you on the power play last year?
Hall: It was something we started tinkering with at the end of the 2017 season. At the start of last season our PP coach, Geoff Ward who is now in Calgary, put me there and it was hot right off of the start. We had a great power play, I think we were 25 percent or so for the first few games and it was going really well. I felt I was the most comfortable there. It's my left wing that I'm used to coming down the ice with the puck on that side a lot. I have had so many reps over the course of my career that when I was on the power play it seemed pretty natural to me on the left side. We have a lot of weapons on our power play, specifically on my unit. Kyle Palmieri has a great shot, Travis Zajac seems to win every one-on-one battle he has, and he's great on faceoffs, and Will Butcher had a great year for us. That was primarily our power play unit last year, and we had great chemistry with Kyle and me both on our strong sides.
You're starting to see a lot of power plays in the league use that format, it seems to be not only good for scoring goals, but just getting pucks back. Everyone is keeping it on their forehands so they can come down on pucks on the wall a little bit better. It seemed to really work out and hopefully that is the same this year.
Strudwick: That really is interesting because I remember I was the same as a penalty killer. It's a lot easier when you don't have that threat of a real shot with your stick on the inside rather than on the outside of the boards. And you're right, a lot of teams do use it. So as a shooter, is it a different angle, do you have to get a little bit higher up on the wall to set up on that half wall rather than below the hash marks?
Hall: Yeah, the thing is when you are coming down with the puck on your strong side you are in a position to shoot and pass at the same time, where if you're on the other half wall, on your one-timer side, it's a little bit different to pass. It's a little bit more awkward and you have to kind of switch your body around and it kind of telegraphs the passer a little bit more.
When you do have the puck on your strong side it seems like there are more options open, and like I said, I just always felt more comfortable playing left wing for so long. We seem to work a lot of different shots into it. If I was coming down on my strong side, I'd have the guy in front screen on the short side and then as I was about to shoot it he would move out of the way. There are a lot of different things you can do with a shot coming down that way and we seemed to have success with it last year.
Gregor: When you're attacking five on five it's always about speed, whereas the power play often slows down and it's a skill to play a little slower. Did you practice that more recently because you seem to be a better player at a slower tempo than you had been before?
Hall: Yeah I think just getting used to a spot, getting used to a position but certainly playing slower. Sometimes on the power play you think it might be time to take a shot because you moved the puck around a number of times, but that isn't always the case. As a unit we worked on taking good shots and purposeful shots and not just kind of throwing the puck away to shoot it.
But yeah, there is definitely a skill to playing on the power play. I know a lot of people think it can kind of be just blind luck, but to be a good power play player, you see the same guys year after year up there at the top power play points, because they are so good at playing in small areas and so good at the little skilled plays that really keep plays alive. I seem to be a bit better at that after struggling earlier on in my career and even last year. I feel I've improved making the small, skilled plays. I did work on it in the summer of 2017 and it helped.
Gregor: So what did you work on this summer? Was there an area of your game where you felt you needed to improve?
Hall: There wasn't one specific area. If anything I tried to work on my one timers and just getting pucks off as quickly as possible. I learned just specifically to my game that I don't really have an over powering shot, like a Patrick Laine or Alex Ovechkin. So for me the best way to beat goalies is to get my shots off as quickly as possible. If I watch my goals from last year, a lot of them were quick shots, a lot of them were shooting before the goalie was able to get set and naturally what I tried to work on even more this summer was just more the one timers as much as I can.
But goalies are so good now that the best chance to beat them is with a quick release or a surprise shot. So that was my focus throughout the summer, as well as getting stronger and bigger and all of that. But the one timer and just being as healthy as possible coming into the season was my focus this summer.
Strudwick: We have a lot of kids who listen to the show ( on TSN 1260) so can you explain how do you go about getting or working on that quick release whenever you're on the ice?
Hall: Well for starters whenever you're taking a shot try hard to not set your feet and take the shot, just really try to shoot in stride as much as possible. We do a lot of drills where they're knocking your stick in front and you're trying to get it away as quick as possible. I feel the best thing I've been able to do is when the goalies are doing drills in practice, getting out there and shooting at them. It's all increment stuff, you get the puck on your stick and try to get it off as quickly as possible. Reading off puck drops, you want to get the puck off of your stick as quick as possible when the goalie is not in position. It is timing and learning to gets shots off quickly from different positions. It is something you really have to think about and focus on, because the tendency is to take as much time as you want to get the puck where you want, but often it is best to get the puck off as quickly as possible.
Strudwick: Well Hallsy I have to give you credit. I know when we played with each other I gave you a hard time, it was your first year. You weren't a multi-goal scorer like I was — you know, multi seasons where I had multiple goals — and now it looks like you're on pace to probably beat me, even if I count Junior. So congratulations buddy. Offensively you're definitely a better player than I ever was.
Hall: Thanks Struds (laughs), that means a lot coming from a sniper like you.
A nice little tip from Hall to young players regarding shooting. It is great when players explain small, subtle aspects of their game and how it leads to success for them.
Hall's comments regarding the powerplay and getting pucks back correlates to the Oilers. We focus a lot on the skilled plays on the PP, which are crucial of course, but the dirty work is still what leads to the goals. It was interesting listening to him discuss how being on his strong side allowed him, and the Devils, to get pucks back. I felt the Oilers inability to retrieve pucks on the PP last year was a a major issue. If that improves this season, they will have more possession time and it should lead to more PP success. There is no question the Oilers have enough natural skill on their powerplay, but Hall is a prime example of how even the best players have to evolve. He learned how to be more effective playing a slower tempo on the powerplay.
Hall and McDavid have a good relationship, but both are very competitive. It is unique for a season opener to include the previous two Hart trophy winners and you should see some great plays from both players tomorrow. McDavid wants to win, he wants to make the playoffs, and he also wants to recapture the Hart trophy. He will be fired up for the season opener.
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Eastern style dancing - stylised movements and some sexy stuff.
Short Summary
L/S - male dancer stands in front of a stage backdrop. He dances in an eastern fashion - lots of hand movements and putting together of the hands in a praying motion. He kneels on the ground and bows down as if praying and stretches and contorts his body. May be some sort of traditional Hindu dancing.
The man is bare chested and wears a piece of draped fabric around his lower body and a turban style head dress. Very static camera. Stylised movements. (The following appears to be a second reel spliced on to the first.) Closer view of the dancer (knees and above.) He continues his dance, standing on one leg and moving his hands. As the camera is static, the dancer often moves out of shot.
Dancer in silhouette slowly stands up and begins to dance - a woman this time, quite sexy movements, bending to either side and swaying her arms around. Stylised hand and arm movements She then kneels down and dances from this position, eventually standing up again.
Note: second reel at least is unedited material. No titles and intertitles and too long for an Eve Pic item so presumably not used in a story.
- Film ID:
- 870.14
- Media URN:
- 14909
- Group:
- Eve pictorials
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- British Pathé
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- Mute
- HD Format:
- Available on request
- Stock:
- Black & White
- Duration:
- 00:10:04:00
- Time in/Out:
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This week, my son Grant turned three months old. And we're finally starting to get some sleep. The early days of having a newborn are well in the rear view, and now Sarah and I are trying to get used to balancing work and day care, while making sure the little guy also gets into a routine.
As we head into the holidays and the New Year, we are thankful that our 3-month-old boy is doing everything he should be at this point — not to mention a few things he isn't supposed to do for another month or two.
At about 26 inches long, he's a tall and skinny but sturdy little boy. He's dangerously close to outgrowing his car seat, and he's fitting neatly into clothing supposedly designed for 6- and 9-month-olds. Though, as just about everyone tells us, "Well, he's a Monke." It doesn't shock anyone that Grant is already well on his way to being a big guy in a family where the shortest man is 6-foot-1.
People who know us well and see Grant regularly describe him as an extraordinarily strong baby and say he holds his head up better than most babies. Seemingly from birth, Grant never struggled with this. Now that he's getting a good chunk of tummy time, he's only becoming stronger.
Grant has a smile that'll warm your heart, and he's discovering a laugh that already sounds a lot like his dad's. Right now, his favorite activity is blowing raspberries, though he can sometimes get a little carried away. Blame me for introducing that act right at the onset of the mimicking stage.
Toys are just beginning to become a part of his world, and he has found a goofy little cow that he likes to clutch on to. That is when he isn't holding on to his item of choice — his burp cloth. It's not worth the noise to try and take one of those away when he has a grip on it.
Grant is just now starting to roll over on his own, so we still have some work to do there. That's when he's awake though. He has no problem rolling himself into a corner in his bassinet.
While Grant's doing well, we're still adjusting. Sarah recently went back to work, and it was a painful day to say the least. This night owl, meanwhile, has rediscovered what it's like to experience darkness before sunrise after having slept through the night.
Just a few years ago, I'd still be up when the sun was coming up.
Never in my life have I been awake this often and this early in the morning. It seems that one way or another, Grant's body clock alerts him to force either Sarah or I out of bed around 4 a.m. for a diaper change and a bottle.
I'm not going to say it isn't annoying, because it can be. I'm not one who can easily jump out of a deep sleep, but I do what billions of other parents before me have done — change a diaper and make a bottle while half-asleep, hope that we get through the routine without any hiccups (figuratively and literally) and rock our little guy back to sleep.
I've found one of the best moments of fatherhood so far is the short time after when he's done with his early morning feeding and is drifting off to sleep.
There's nothing quite like Grant sinking into me, his head nuzzling into my neck and his little body splayed out across my chest for a back-to-sleep cuddle. Typically, however, as we're doing that, there's a puppy dog quietly looking for attention not far from my recliner.
Some people ask us, "What does Noodle think of the new baby?" Though we're still not quite sure, because he's a relatively smart dog, we can see he understands his reign as baby of the house has come to an end. Still, that doesn't mean he doesn't like Grant.
Noodle will take any chance he can to lick his toes or face, and has already started trying to protect him.
They'll both probably enjoy each other a lot more in a couple years. Until then, the dog will have to put up with far less attention than he grew up receiving.
As we venture forth into the winter, and enter the era of teething, crawling and solid foods — not to mention a much busier work schedule for both of us — we can only hope the next three months go as smooth as the last.


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Rihanna has explained why she chose to collaborate with her ex Chris Brown. And recently, our newest Vibe Vixen cover girl Estelle spoke on her feelings towards Brown and the flack he gets from the general media.
The U.K. rap-singing phenomenon, who's song "International (Serious)," off her new album All Of Me, features Breezy and Trey Songz, says of the troubled singer, "I try not to judge because I've been judged a heck of a lot, and it don't feel nice. I feel like Chris is an incredible singer, musician, dancer, entertainer, and brain box as far as business and that's why I respect him and that's where we meet at because I have nothing else to go on."
That's not to say that the two artists are best friends. "We don't hang out in the club, I love him as a person and as a brother, as peoples," says Estelle. "I get it, I understand, and I get the effects for young women. I can't speak on it because I wasn't there."
The crooner also stressed the age-old saying that parents should be the ones to control what their children listen to. "Parents, raise your kids. Young men and women, raise your kids. Don't let us raise your children. That's my take on it," she explains. "I respect him, I love him, he does amazing music, and has evolved. He's worked his ass off, so why are people still crucifying him?"
It seems that Estelle thinks the media, and us as outsiders looking in, are too hard on Chris. When we asked, she said, "I just think people need to worry about their lives per say. Don't worry about who he's recording songs, who he's doing this with if you enjoy the music. A lot of the same people were two stepping to 'Look At Me Now,' so it's kind of like, keep your story straight or just don't judge. Roll with it or don't, but don't dip in and out. We all make mistakes. A sin is a sin is a sin. It's no big smoke, let the boy live. He does music."
In more words than one, Estelle believes in the idea of live and let live when it comes to CB. She may just have a point. —Keenan Higgins, with additional reporting by Clover Hope


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This is a Side Dish served in Big Feasts and Dinners. It is also a very good Dish for Domestic Meals and is enjoyed with Plain Cooked Rice.
Use Ingredients
1. Lotus Roots – 250 gm
2. Spinach – 1 kg
3. Mustard Oil – 1 cup
4. Cumin Seeds – 1 tsp
5. Cloves – 3 nos
6. Asafoetida – a pinch
7. Red Chili Powder – 1 tsp
8. Turmeric – 1 tsp
9. Ginger Powder – 1/2 tsp
10.Aniseed Powder – 1/2 tsp
11. Curd – 1/2 cup
12. 'Garam Masala' or 'Vari'Masala' – 1/2 tsp
13. Green Chilies – 3 nos
14. Green Coriander – a few sprigs
- Scrape the Lotus Roots with a knife, and cut root heads and any withered ends of the stalks. Slice horizontally into 1/4″ thick round pieces. Wash thoroughly and remove mud from holes, and keep in a colander to drain water.
- Sort out good leaves of Spinach, discarding coarse stems, if any. Wash and Shred the leaves, and keep in a colander to drain water.
- Wash, slit and discard seeds of Green Chilies, and chop these. Chop also sorted and washed Coriander Leaves, and their tender Stems. Keep aside in a plate.
Method of Cooking
- In a steel 'Kadahi' or 'Patila', fry in oil, the Lotus Root slices for a few minutes, frequently fuming these with a perforated ladle. Take out with the same ladle after draining all oil, and keep aside in a bowl.
- Add Cumin Seeds, Cloves and Asafoetida to the Oil, after removing the 'Kadahi' or 'Patila' from the stove for a minute or two, to cool the oil a bit. Stir, and add Turmeric and the Red Chili Powder, along with a table spoon of water. Stir again till oil takes colour, and then add shredded Spinach, and go on turning with a steel ladle. After the Spinach leaves become limp, get cooked for a few minutes in the oil, and the water comes out of the leaves, add the fried Lotus Root pieces, beaten Curd, Ginger and Aniseed Powders, and continue turning with the ladle, till the Curd and Spices blend with the Vegetables and almost all water evaporates.
- When the Spinach begins to get fried, is almost done along with Lotus Roots, and the oil begins to separate, add a cup of water and stir. Let cook for another 10 minutes or so, till the water soaks into the Spinach and the Lotus Roots. Turn twice or thrice in the meanwhile, so that no caking, at the bottom, takes place.
- When oil again begins to show, add 'Garam Masala' or crushed 'Vari Masala'. Stir and transfer to a Serving Bowl, and garnish with the chopped Green Chilies and Coriander Leaves. Serve.


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Reply part 2:
While I appreciate the effort the author has put into trying to simplify seamless white portraiture and in writing this article there really isn't any shortcut to high quality seamless white portraiture.
If you want to know how to properly do a white background portrait I suggest you refer to the tutorial by Zack Arias. One caution, however, to prevent light bouncing off the background from causing the edges of the subject to be overexposed keep the overexposure of the background to no more than 1 stop unless you can place the subject around 12' from the background.
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The title of this article is incorrect. The examples are not high key images, they are simply seamless white background portraits, the second of which is overexposed on one side.
The correct definition of high key photographs can be found on Wikipedia.
A high-key image consists primarily of light tones, without dark shadows.[1] A photograph or painting so composed features a diminished tonal range of primarily whites and light grays. [2] High key as a term used in describing paintings or photographs is related to but not the same as high-key lighting in cinema or photography.[3]
Thank you for taking the time to put together this article. It is a good introduction to using a single light source to produce different lighting styles. I'll certainly be recommending that new photographers wanting to start doing portraiture read it.
Once you understand the light and shadow effects you can achieve with a single light source then you are well on your way to understanding all lighting. Only by understanding the light illuminates and shadows define can you master lighting. .
All lighting setups start with a single main or key light. Additional light sources are only used to modify that main or key light, i.e. to modify the light and shadows. Learning single lighting is the key to learning lighting in general.
Thanks again for a very nice article.
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As the New York Law Journal announced on its front page, "referee appointed by Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Eileen Bransten ruled in favor of …Paul Napoli in a dispute over the 9/11 museum donation."
The history behind the donation that the former personal injury firm committed to the National September 11 Memorial and Museum began in 2011. That year Paul Napoli signed a $1.2 million pledge to Sept. 11 museum and memorial, with his former partner authorizing another individual to sign on his behalf. In recognition of this support, the 9/11 museum agreed to the attorney's names and firm name on a 'founders wall' located its entrance.
In 2014, the firm committed to an additional $3.8 million donation. Mr. Napoli again signed this pledge agreement on the firm's behalf. It was agreed that the amount would be paid in installments over a number of years.
Paul Napoli and his firm are well known for having represented World Trade Center first responders and clean up workers who continue to suffer from health conditions caused by the aftermath of 9/11. The Napoli firm was able to secure more than $1 billion in settlements for the injuries suffered by these heroes, including a settlement for improper protective gear at Ground Zero during the clean up.
In response to the donation dispute, Paul said, "It is reprehensible that Bern tried to renege on his promise to the 9/11 heroes and the 9/11 memorial."
Napoli's attorney adds that the referee reached the right conclusion and that "Napoli was telling the truth" regarding the commitments that were made to the 9/11 memorial.
Mark Zauderer, the referee who oversees the former firm's dissolution, states that Bern consented to the $5 million donation to the September 11 Memorial and that it would be unfair to burden one party only when the donation provides "perpetual recognition to both parties at one of the nation's most solemn memorial sites."


text: Chimera Posted September 8, 2009 Alright i'm a bit high on sugar right now which makes my brain accelerate fast and think about the weirdest things like my future children if i have any: If i have daughters, then around the age of 15 to 19 i will pick some good looking Somali boys from the neighbourhood and have them befriend my daughters, the close proximity to these Golden boys will keep them close to their culture. While they go out to the cinema or the prom, i will simply pick them up later on and prevent anything from going further. This way my daughters have fun, and at the same time they won't feel like they are missing out on something when they go back to school with their western friends and therefore they won't feel the need to rebel. You might say this is wrong but if i still live in the west when my daughters come of age then i believe this is the only way i can prevent them from getting dragged into the various sub cultures dominant in their highschools and beyond. I know these sub/dominant cultures because there was a time i myself was dragged into it, but i managed to get out before anything serious happened like marriage. Destroying the neutrality syndrome is very important. I remember when i was still into Dutch girls there were Somali girls from my school who tried to figure out where i lived by following me, so i had to go through the mall several times before i managed to ditch them but these same Somali girls today are all married to Somali men. Their close proximity to Somali boys is what kept them close to their culture. To add on my theory; there is a girl i grew up and went to duqsi with, a truly amazing sister whom from the age of 9 to 12 i had a major crush on but she moved to an area and a school where there weren't any Somalis and the transformation that happened to her while she was there caudubillah. Despite the stories surrounding her and the social pariah she was turned into by the community i never stopped greeting her or talking to her because she was still my childhood friend but everytime she came to our city and the guys in the mall brought out more stories it felt like someone stabbed me with a knife and i would threaten motormouths to keep their mouths shut out of frustration. I think if this happened to my daughters i would simply pull my hair, scream to the world, collapse and die on the spot. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites


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So this week for the Jewelry Making Mojo Challenge I asked participants to pick a challenge or contest to play along with and create a piece of jewelry. I'm right in the trenches with you and the challenge that I picked was to create something for the Art Bead Scene's February Blog Hop. If you are are new the Art Bead Scene, we challenge readers to create a piece of jewelry each month inspired by a work of art. This month it's Paul Klee's The Rose Garden - shown below.
In the painting I love the layered look of the buildings with the tiny windows and that was what I wanted to capture in my set here. I cut out the pieces from copper and textured them with an awesome texturing hammer - so much fun! I should have cut out house shapes - of course, I just now thought of that. (I'm also really good at coming up with witty come backs - hours laters.)
I paired the copper with some of my disk beads in the color palette of the painting.
This is Paul Klee's The Rose Garden.
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Women paintings inspired by the work of Mucha, these oil paintings exude a seductive power. Transcending the Art Nouveau style so specific to the work of Alfonse Mucha, the artist Amaury Dubois extends the creative idea of these paintings. Elegant, they attempt to enchant the viewer with the gracefulness of the female characters, the strength of their colours and the harmony of their fluid lines. A bold and contemporary collection with deep spiritual overtones, this series of paintings has its own style, with sinuous lines and steamy, sensual curves in pastel colours and lavish and universal decorative patterns. Based on a solid core composition, these paintings are adorned with floral and plant elements, like a case in which lies a magnificent jewel. Through these oil paintings, there is the desire to convey a message of peace and harmony, in which the beautiful and the good are intimately linked.
Mucha's Oil painting on canvas 100 x 50 cm - 2006
Mucha's Oil painting on canvas 100 x 50 cm - 2005
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Meet the Catholic Diocese of Evansville's sixth bishop
EVANSVILLE, Ind. — Joseph M. Siegel has spent most of his time as a Catholic priest working in pastoral ministry.
On Friday, Siegel will formally become the sixth bishop for the Diocese of Evansville in an installation mass at St. Benedict Cathedral.
He replaces Bishop Charles C. Thompson, who left the Evansville Diocese in June to become the new Indianapolis archbishop. Siegel was previously auxiliary bishop of the Joliet, Illinois, diocese, a considerably larger Catholic community than Evansville with more than 600,000 Catholics compared to the about 80,000 in the local diocese
In the Joliet diocese that number makes up about 35 percent of its total population and most live in the counties nearest Chicago, Siegel said, although there are some mainly rural counties as well. In the Evansville diocese, their population accounts for 13 percent of the people in its 12 Southwestern Indiana counties.
"I look forward to learning more about the diocese, beyond these basic statistics, once I am installed on Dec. 15," Siegel said.
He noted that as with all Catholic dioceses, both share the same message of proclaiming the Christian faith, as well as service and outreach, especially to those in need.
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Siegel, 54, was born in Joliet and raised on a farm in Lockport Township in Illinois. He was ordained a priest for the Joliet Diocese on March 4, 1988, and first assigned to Isidore Parish in Bloomingdale, Illinois. He remained there until 1994.
Siegel is not altogether unfamiliar with the Evansville area, having completed his college education at St. Meinrad Seminary in Spencer County.
On a more personal level, he's a Cubs fan, enjoys classical music, reading history and playing piano and organ.
Siegel took time recently to answer some questions about the transition and issues facing the Catholic Church:
Courier & Press: How do you believe your position in Joliet has prepared you for serving Evansville? Are there similarities between the two communities?
Joseph Siegel: Having spent 22 of my 29 years as a parochial vicar and pastor, I believe I have a good sense of how pastoral ministry is carried out in parishes, which are the "front lines" of the Churches' work. My years as auxiliary bishop have helped give me a wider picture of the Church's mission, beyond one parish. I have seen how the diversity of the various parts of the diocese enriches the whole.
C&P: What are the biggest challenges facing the diocese in the next decade?
JS: I think I will be better able to answer this question once I have been in the diocese for a while. I do know that Bishop (now Archbishop) Thompson did great work during his six years in the diocese, and I look forward to building on the foundations that he and those who preceded him laid. The 2016 Diocesan Pastoral Plan, Called to Missionary Discipleship and Conversion, addresses the challenges facing this local Church and provides direction for the future pastoral activity of the diocese. I will be working with the clergy, religious and lay leaders to continue to implement the goals and objective contained in this plan.
C&P: Pope Francis has emphasized dealing with poverty issues. Will the diocese follow his lead and divert more money and resources to helping the less fortunate?
JS: Certainly, caring for our brothers and sisters in need is a central part of our baptismal call to follow Christ, and he reminds us that whenever we serve the less fortunate, we serve him, and to neglect their needs is to neglect him. I know Catholic Charities is very active in the Evansville Diocese, and I would imagine that many parishes provide their own direct services to those in need in their local area. I look forward to learning the needs and struggles of the people in our region and discerning how the diocese can continue to help serve those who struggle.
C&P: What can the diocese do to best serve its immigrant population?
JS: An immigrant population is a great blessing to the Church and local community. I come from an area where there is a rich diversity of immigrant communities – Latino, Polish, Korean, Vietnamese, Filipino. Each group has its own gifts that it brings to the larger community, as well as its own needs. As Bishop, I look forward to encountering the immigrant population in the diocese and learning how the Church can assist them.
C&P: What are you going to do to bring more young Catholics into the fold locally?
JS: This issue is one of the biggest challenges facing the Church today in the United States and other parts of the world... I do think we need to work with people at a young age, to evangelize them, to help them encounter Christ and to make a strong connection with the Church community. We also need to work with the young adults who are active and engaged in their faith and give them the tools to become missionary disciples to their peers.
C&P: Should women be ordained as priests?
JS: Pope Francis has stated that he doesn't see the ordination of women as priests as a possibility. He does encourage the participation of women in diocesan and parish leadership positions that don't require ordination. That was my practice as a pastor, and I witnessed it as an auxiliary bishop. The gifts of both women and men can only enrich the Church's life and ministry.
C&P: Do you foresee a time when the church will embrace same-sex marriage?
JS: Again, Pope Francis has stated that he doesn't believe the Church can re-define marriage to include those in same-sex relationships.
C&P: What are you most looking forward to about your move to Evansville?
I look forward to being a pastor for this local Church and coming to know the clergy, religious and lay faithful of the diocese. I plan on being involved in the local community as well, and I want to learn more about the history and culture of southwest Indiana.


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At least two people are confirmed dead after Indonesian military and police opened fire and arrested 800 West Papuan leaders and congress delegates yesterday, on the last day of The Third Papuan People's Congress. Over 20,000 people attended the congress, which started on October 16 on an oval in near Jayapura, in West Papua. Military trucks, police and soldiers armed with machine guns had surrounded the oval for three days.
A week earlier, on October 10, Indonesian guards opened fire on striking workers at the Freeport McMoran's Grasberg gold and copper mine near Timika, West Papua. Two workers were killed and six others injured in that clash.
Roughly 9000 disgruntled workers have been on strike since September 15, demanding higher wages and better work conditions.
The Freeport miners' trade union (SPSI) spokesperson Juli Parorrongan told 3rd Degree that the workers were on their way to Gorong Gorong bus terminal when the shooting started. They were heading to the mine facilities to stop contract workers as they were still on strike.
The police blocked the terminal, and warning shots were sent in the air. Panic spread, and shots were aimed at the crowd.
"The workers then became angry and that's why the conflict and chaos began," Mr Parorrongan said.
Local mineworker Peter W. Ayamiseba, 30, died later in hospital after being shot in the chest. Leo Wandago died five days later from his wounds.
The SPSI said the Grasberg mine workers are among the worst paid in the world, with wages between $A2.10 and $A3.50 an hour. They have rejected the 25 per cent increase the PT Freeport Indonesia management have offered.
Mr Parorrongan said they have lowered their demands from $30 per hour.
"We are now asking for $US17.50 but we can go down to US$9 per hour. It depends on the decision from management.
"We started the strike last month, and we have continued another month. We will strike until the problem is solved," he said.
According the Fortune 500 list in 2010, the Freeport-McMoran group made a profit of around $US4.3 billion. Grasberg is the biggest gold mine and the third biggest copper mine in the world. Australian company Rio Tinto and the Indonesian government are both significant shareholders in the mine.
The Indonesian government announced a loss of $8 million for every day production is halted.
A report by Australian journalist Naj Taylor published on Al Jazeera last week explained Rio Tinto's involvement in the Grasberg mine. Taylor reported on the blacklisting of Rio Tinto and Freeport-McMoran by the Norwegian Pension Fund in 2008 for "grossly unethical conduct" over treatment of workers at the Grasberg mine.
Taylor's report also documents close ties between the Grasberg mine operators and the Indonesian military, whose history of violence is extensive.
A statement from the Coalition for Freeport Indonesia Workers' Struggle said "there have been numerous incidents of pressure and intimidation against the workers, either directly by the Freeport management or through the arrogant actions of the police and the Mobile Brigade."
Greens Senator and West Papua Spokesman Richard Di Natale said he was saddened to hear of the violence towards the miners.
"There needs to be a thorough investigation into the shooting and acts of violence that occurred against ordinary workers," he said.
The Third Papuan People's Congress started in Jayapura on October 16 and Mr Di Natale addressed the importance of the congress for the future of West Papua.
"I am deeply concerned that the conflict in West Papua is escalating. The only long term solution is to ensure that the West Papuan people are free to determine their own future."
Mr Parorrongan told 3rd Degree he hoped the Indonesian government would protect them while they were on strike, but they have been slow to respond.
"We also hope the international human rights will have concerns about the tragedy. They have broken the law and we hope the international community will give us support so this will finish good," he said.
For breaking news on the atrocities being committed in the wake of the Congress visitWestpapuamedia.info.


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Nintendo president reveals new Mario, Zelda titles headed to Wii UBy Shawn Knight 9 comments
Since launching in October 2012, the Nintendo Wii U's gaming catalog has only seen a handful of new games and even fewer big name titles. Nintendo President Satoru Iwata aimed to change that earlier today as he unveiled a series of new titles in the works featuring some of the company's biggest franchises.
Iwata's remarks came during one of the company's regular Nintendo Direct Webcasts. In it, the executive promised two new Mario titles in addition to the 2D side-scrolling New Super Mario Bros Wii U that's already available.
One will be a new 3D Mario game in the style of Super Mario Bros. 3D while the second will be a Mario Kart racing title. We expect to see both games on display at the Electronic Entertainment Expo in mid-June. Another Mario spinoff featuring Yoshi is also being planned, we're told.
If Mario isn't your cup of tea, perhaps a couple of new titles under the Zelda franchise will give you something to look forward to. Iwata pointed out that Nintendo was in the process of remaking the 2003 GameCube game The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker for the Wii U. The game will feature updated HD graphics and should be ready for a fall 2013 release. A second Legend of Zelda game is also in the pipeline but details on it were lacking.
We also learned that a software update coming this spring will add the Nintendo Virtual Console to the Wii U. This service allows gamers to access classic games from consoles past like the NES and the Super NES. Expect to pay between $5 to $9 for each retro title.


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Enter to Win: Tieks Luxe FlatsWords by Courtney Kellar
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Destination I Do Magazine turned ten with our Spring/Summer 2015 issue and we're continuing to celebrate! Luckily for our readers, we're spreading the love and giving away one of our favorite things: Tieks by Gavrieli shoes! Known as the "ballet flat reinvented," these high-end, colorful flats would be comfortable, pretty options for bridesmaids or a dancing bride. To commemorate our ten-year anniversary, Tieks has partnered with us for a pretty exciting giveaway.
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Amanda Knox gets book deal
HarperCollins reportedly bid $4M for her story in Italian murder case
Amanda Knox, the U.S. exchange student who was acquitted of murdering her roommate last year after four years in jail for the crime, has a book deal.
Knox, 24, has an agreement with HarperCollins to tell her story. The Seattle resident has not publicly discussed the ordeal of her initial conviction and four years in prison beyond a brief expression of gratitude upon her release last October.
"Knox will give a full and unflinching account of the events that led to her arrest in Perugia and her struggles with the complexities of the Italian judicial system," HarperCollins said in a statement Thursday.
Kept journals in prison
"Aided by journals she kept during her imprisonment, Knox will talk about her harrowing experience at the hands of the Italian police and later prison guards and inmates. She will reveal never before-told details surrounding her case, and describe how she used her inner strength and strong family ties to cope with the most challenging time of her young life."
The book, currently untitled, is tentatively scheduled for early 2013.
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"Many accounts have been written of the Amanda Knox case, and countless writers and reporters have speculated on what role, if any, was played by Knox in that tragic and terrifying sequence of events," HarperCollins publisher Jonathan Burnham said in a statement.
"No one has yet heard Amanda Knox's own account of what happened, and this book will give Knox an opportunity to tell the story in full detail, for the first time. It will be the story of a crime and a trial, but also a moving account of a young woman's struggle to cope with a nightmarish ordeal that placed her at the centre of a media storm, and led to her imprisonment."
Financial terms were not disclosed, but an official with knowledge of the negotiations said the deal was worth $4 million US for world rights. The official spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity.
20 publishers expressed interest
About 20 publishers were interested in the book and Knox met with seven, before choosing HarperCollins with the guidance of Washington attorney Robert Barnett.
Burnham said that Knox, who studied creative writing, would work with a collaborator. Burnham said he was deeply impressed by Knox when he met with her.
"The experience of actually sitting down in a room and talking for an hour, an hour and a half with Amanda made me realize this was a very mature, intelligent woman who had been through an extraordinary experience," Burnham said.
She'll write a very thoughtful, reflective and serious book about what happened. And that moves this book away from the world of tabloids, the lurid side, to something more compelling and, in a way, more longstanding."
Still fighting in Italian courts
Knox's legal issues are not over. Earlier this week, Italian prosecutors asked the country's highest criminal court to reinstate the murder convictions of Knox and her former boyfriend, Raffaele Sollecito. Prosecutor Giovanni Galati said he is "very convinced" that Sollecito and Knox were responsible for the Nov. 1, 2007, stabbing death of Meredith Kercher, a 21-year-old British student who shared an apartment with Knox in Perugia.
Kercher was found in a pool of blood. The appeals court in October said the guilty verdicts against the pair were not corroborated by any evidence, and that the court hadn't proven they were in the house when Kercher was killed.
A third defendant, Ivory Coast-born Rudy Guede, was convicted in a separate trial of sexually assaulting and stabbing Kercher. His 16-year sentence, reduced in appeal from an initial 30 years, was upheld by Italy's highest court in 2010.
Meanwhile, a lawyer for Knox recently filed an appeal of her slander conviction in Italy. The same court that overturned her murder conviction upheld the charges for slander — for falsely accusing bar owner Diya "Patrick" Lumumba of involvement in the slaying.
Lumumba was freed after two weeks in prison for lack of evidence.


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It's Day 2 (reset) of the Pink Collar Savvy & Chic on Purpose Project and I'm excited to begin a tiny house tour series starting with the front porch (pt. 1). Yesterday I read a quote from Eleanor Roosevelt in my old school planner that challenges to do something every day that scares me. So I dove back into blogging despite my fears that I've let mine sit stagnant too long, that I won't have the discipline or time to get back to posting faithfully, and that I won't be able to balance my personal and professional lives in a way to manage writing daily. But I did it scared and immediately the site's stats spiked letting me know there are still readers out there watching and waiting for posts. Thank you for that! Today, my scary thing is to post a less than perfect pic of furniture that still needs to be cleaned after its move from the big house and of area rugs soiled from last week's yard mowing. I took it last weekend just to document the outdoor space's transformation and am now I'm so pleased that I already have it ready to share –– imperfections and all –– to kick off part 1 of this tiny house tour of the front porch!
Not only is the space picture perfect, it's a perfectly pretty, comfortable, functional perch for me to curl up to rest, relax and rejuvenate after work. Finances won't permit a vacation this year, but with such a lovely staycation spot, I don't need another destination! This point was proven last week my my 15-year-old chatted, read and watched videos out here til almost 11pm on a Wednesday night! Loving your porch so much that you hate abandoning it to go inside on a work night is great problem to have!
Hopefully you've been inspired by this tiny house tour of the front porch, part 1, and will come back for part 2. I also hope you'll be Pink Collar Savvy & Chic on Purpose and do something that scares you, too!
Be savvy & chic,
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nex'wetem basketweaving gathering 2011, a set by deb ethnobot on Flickr.
Enjoy the photos posted by Deborah Small of the Nex'wetem: Southern California Indian Basket Weavers Gathering hosted by the Agua Caliente Cahuilla Culture Committee on July 22-24 in Palm Springs, CA.
Deborah posted on her Ethnobotany Blog about this event.
For more information about Natural basketry, visit BasketMakers.com