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About the Framed Art CardsFramed Art Cards dimensions are 8"x10" and 9"x9". There are two frame options to choose from, black or silver. There are 5 double matte options to choose from, black or white outer and white, blue, or sand inner. Customized name plates are available for those special gifting needs. Discount prices available on framed cards orders over 25 unit.
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Abe Kakepetum
Born in Sandy Lake First Nation in the remote north-western region of Ontario, Canada. A member of the Keewaywin First Nation, he has been painting since he was a child of nine years. His work depicts images of his culture and his memories growing up. He continues to develop his art and teaches others about the beautiful Spiritual meaning and the traditional beliefs of his Aboriginal culture. Abe works closely with renowned fashion designer Linda Lundstrom to create designs for her La Parka series clothing. He is also a talented musician and has produced Gospel albums in the past and has recently produced an audio tape of original songs and music. Abe's work is acclaimed worldwide. His medium is acrylic on canvas, Arches paper and is not limited to these forms. Abe has designed originals on Beaver skulls, wooden plates, and jewellery made of antlers. He also has produced limited edition prints which all bear the seal of his company "Kakekay Fine Arts"
Alan Syliboy
Alan Syliboy Born in Sandy Lake First Nation in the remote north-western region of Ontario, Canada. A member of the Keewaywin First Nation, he has been painting since he was a child of nine years. His work depicts images of his culture and his memories growing up. He continues to develop his art and teaches others about the beautiful Spiritual meaning and the traditional beliefs of his Aboriginal culture. Abe works closely with renowned fashion designer Linda Lundstrom to create designs for her La Parka series clothing. He is also a talented musician and has produced Gospel albums in the past and has recently produced an audio tape of original songs and music. Abe's work is acclaimed worldwide. His medium is acrylic on canvas, Arches paper and is not limited to these forms. Abe has designed originals on Beaver skulls, wooden plates, and jewellery made of antlers. He also has produced limited edition prints which all bear the seal of his company "Kakekay Fine Arts"
Alex Janvier
A groundbreaking Aboriginal artist whose painting fuses native traditions with modernist abstraction. His Dene Suline heritage is fundamental to the inspiration of his paintings. Mr. Janvier has created several murals nationally, that have been viewed by millions of people. Most recognized is his 450 m² masterpiece "Morning Star" at the Canadian Museum of Civilization. We have been blessed to be able to portray the artwork of such an amazing Canadian artist. His numerous awards include an Honorary Degree Doctor of Laws from the University of Alberta, 2008 Governor General's Award in Visual and Media Arts, 2008 Alberta Foundation for the Arts Marion Nicoll Visual Arts Award, 2007 Order of Canada Member, and a Lifetime Achievement Award from the National Aboriginal Achievement Foundation. Alex is also a member of the Royal Canadian Academy of the Arts. www.alexjanvier.com
Barry LaForte
Barry LaForte – 1963 – 2007. Barry was raised in Fisher River, a Cree Indian reserve located in the Interlake region of Manitoba. His paintings were frequently derived from memories of his rural upbringing, portraying images of man and nature. Barry exhibited his work nationally.
Barry Lewis Beardy
Barry Lewis Beardy was raised in Lake St. Martin First Nation, a community located in the north Interlake region of Manitoba. Barry is enrolled at the University of Manitoba School of Fine Arts, and is pursuing a diploma of Fine Arts. His passion to paint and draw has been a natural ability and has inspired him to further his education. At a very young age, his father introduced him to horses. From that time, grew a passion and a love for these magnificent animals, which has influenced his work. Since the late 1980's Barry has competed in rodeos as a saddle bronc and bull rider. This lifelong affair of raising, training and owning many horses has brought the experience to produce realistic and imaginary portraits. With his knowledgeable background he is able to capture the reflecting surface colours, expressive reactions and emotions of his equine subjects.
Bill Helin
Bill Helin's proud native Indian heritage has played an important role in his growth as an artist. Helin is of the Tsimshian Indian Nation, born and raised in the Northwest coastal community of Prince Rupert, B.C. His Grandfather, Henry William Helin, was Chief of the Gitlan Tribe, and his Grandmother, Maud Helin, was Chieftainess of the Gitgeese Tribe. They raised a family of seven in the remote Northwest coast Indian village of Port Simpson, B.C. When his Grandmother came to live with his family, Bill spent many hours listening in wonder as she spoke of the ways of the Past and the Power of God. Through his 'Granny', Bill learned first hand the many Legends of the Tsimshian. Helin's artistic nature was evident even at a very early age. By the time he was three, he was already drawing and it wasn't long before he was amusing his family, friends and teachers with caricatures and cartoons. His skill at cartooning soon developed, through airbrushing into a more progressive 'heavy metal' style. From there, it wasn't long before he was sign painting and producing first class commercial posters. For the most part, Helin's artistry is self-taught. He learned from books, and was soon mastering techniques such as three dimensional forming, called repousse. Several jeweller friends provided him with valuable tips on gem settings and they encouraged and inspired Bill in his pursuit of excellence. In 1973, Helin moved with his family to Nanaimo on Vancouver Island, where he graduated from Nanaimo Senior Secondary School, winning the prestigious Michael Gergley Arts Scholarship in 1979. Several years later, while recovering from accidental electrocution, he took up woodcarving. At about this time an artist friend, Art Sterrit, was so taken with his work that he sponsored Bill at K'San, B.C.'s famous Indian Art and Carving School in Hazelton. Since then, Bill Helin has never looked at any other vocation. At first he concentrated on silver carving of jewellery, then gold. He also enjoys the woodcarving of bowls, paddles, masks, plaques and totems. In February 1988, Helin attended the renowned Gemology Institute of America in Santa Monica, California, completing advanced courses in Goldsmithing and Gem Setting. Today he lives and works from his studio/home on Vancouver Island. You can also see Bill's work at his website http://www.billhelin.com/
Bruno Canadien
Bruno Canadien received formal training at the Alberta College of Art in Calgary, Alberta where he graduated from the four year painting program in 1993. He has participated in various exhibitions and his work can be found in international and domestic collections. Bruno is Dené, of mixed ancestry, from Zhatíé Koe, Denedeh. He now lives in southern Alberta, the traditional territory of the Blackfoot, Tsuu T'ina and Nakoda.
Chris Lynch Aquart
"Art is a window into the spiritual realm." Chris' paintings combine striking colors to tell a story of medicine people and express the hidden messages found in ancient legends. With a style developed from modern influences, many of his contemporary portraits capture the strong expressions from the windows of the soul, while his abstract works represent spiritual ceremonies. Dene Tha of the Cold Lake First Nations in Alberta, his work invokes our memories of distant times and places while his colors affect us in ways that are not always directly obvious. Media such as: oil, acrylic, graphite, airbrush, digital graphics and technical design. His original work hangs in many private collections and corporate organizations across Canada, the U.S., and Europe.
Clarence Kapay
Clarence Kapay was born on the Day Star Reserve and is a member of the Cree/Saulteaux Nation. He graduated from the Visual Arts Program at the Saskatchewan Indian Federated College, University of Regina. Clarence is best known for his acrylic paintings on canvas that depict Indian life from the past and present. His paintings are intimate portrayals of his people - their traditions, symbols and spirituality.
Cliff Supernault
Cliff Supernault started carving soapstone, alabaster and lava rock 16 years ago. His only instruction came from two Saturdays with professional stone carver, Brian Clarke. Born in Paddle Prairie, a Metis settlement in Northern Alberta, Cliff spent his childhood stalking birds and animals. He studied their habits, their body structures and their movements. Now he carves their bodies and emotions into soft lines, which often flow around a human face. This powerful combination of man and animal symbolizes our spiritual connection - and responsibility - to Mother Earth. Cliff's carvings are sold around the world, from Europe to Asia. Owners include artist, Robert Bateman; singer, Buffy St. Marie; famous American teacher, Jamie Esqualante and David Suzuki plus many Canadian premiers and American governors and senators. Cliff's work has also been presented at prestigious events such as the Esquao Awards, Circle of Honour and Human Rights Awards. Cliff also created a powerful thunderbird carving for the organizers of the 100-year Treaty Eight Signing Celebrations. Cliff and his wife Esther live on a hillside acreage near Stony Plain, Alberta. They have a son, daughter and two granddaughters.
Dale Auger
Dale Auger (1958 – 2008) Dale Auger, PhD., was a Sakaw Cree from the Bigstone Cree Nation in northern Alberta. He was a highly talented visual artist whose vividly coloured and highly provocative paintings have captured the attention and imagination of many audiences across Canada and throughout the world. The subject of Auger's paintings has varied over the years; where he once sought to portray Native history. He captured the deeper, more spiritual levels of Native life, particularly the intricate links between Native spirituality and the natural laws of the land. Dale's first book, Mwakwa – Talks to the Loon: A Cree Story for Children, illustrated and written in English and Cree by Dale, was published by Heritage House Publishing in 2006. Dale studied Education at the University of Calgary, he graduated with a doctoral degree in 2000 at Stony Plain, Alberta.
Dawn Oman
Dawn is a Métis, born in Yellowknife of Chippewyan and Welsh Heritage. She was separated from her family in infancy and raised in foster homes. While in her teens she applied herself to her long standing interest in art and began to develop a unique personal style. Her interests ranged from drawing and painting to dyeing, spinning and weaving wools, as well as knitting one of a kind wearable art sweaters, and writing a book on knitting. During a short visit to Yellowknife in 1995, to see a former foster mother, she decided to stay on. In 1999 she opened her own Gallery and Studio where she continues to work and to share her ever widening range of products featuring her uniquely Canadian style. Her art draws inspiration from Northern Images of the Aurora Borealis, Polar Bears, Inukshuks, Ravens, and other forms of northern imagery. Dawn's style is constantly evolving and encompasses a diverse range of subject matter, while remaining true to the brilliant colour combinations and wit which has been an integral and recognizeable mainstay throughout her body of work. Her influences range from Yukon's Ted Harrison to Alfred Pellan, Picasso and Gustav Klimpt. A totally self taught artist, Dawn enjoys exploring new mediums and is currently experimenting with mosaics. Several recent paintings include elements which are clearly mosaic inspired. Her work lends itself to a wide variety of products, and more new products are in developmental stages. Five years ago, Dawn located her long lost family in a joyous reunion. The celebration of kindred love and heartfilling amazement continues to inspire Dawn as well as her delighted siblings and proud Father. You can visit her website at www.dawnoman.com
Debby Keeper
Debby Keeper was born in Calgary, Alberta. Keeper is a member of the Fisher River First Nation, a Cree community located in the Manitoba Interlake region. She received a Bachelor of Fine Arts General Degree Honours from the University of Manitoba in 1996. Keeper has since pursued video as a means of expression often using her poetry, theatrical and visual arts background as inspiration. Keeper is a multidisciplinary/multimedia artist who has been active in the arts community since 1986. Her educational and artistic background includes media arts (video, audio, computer arts), visual arts (painting, printmaking, photography, drawing, collage, ceramics, graphic design), performance (theatre, voice, vocalist), and writing (poetry, essays). Her various activities in the arts are a strong influence in her approach to camera work, directing and editing. Debby's own art-related video works have been exhibited locally, nationally and internationally in both the broadcast medium and at various festivals and events. As an independent media artist Debby Keeper is multifaceted. Since 1996 she has freelanced in numerous capacities as a camera operator, videotape editor, studio and location sound recordist, project consultant/advisor, program curator, production/editing instructor, project mentor and as a media arts presenter. Keeper has recently joined Indy Ann Productions, to create an audio and video production/post production company. She currently lives and works in Banff, Alberta.
Dianna Segalin
Dianna Segalin, a member of the Grand River Six Nations, was born in Galt, Ontario. She studied creative design and arts at Georgian College and Georgian Bay is the subject of many of her pictures. Though her art is representational, it also explores the mystical. As she explores her aboriginal roots, her art has become more symbolic of aboriginal beliefs, expressing the spirit and energy in all living things. The history of the aboriginal peoples is also expressed in her petroglyph and inuksuk paintings. "I want to show the energy that springs from all life."
Ernie Scoles
A member of the Barren Lands Indian Band, was born at Cumberland House, Saskatchewan in 1962, and raised in northern Manitoba. It was here that he developed a deep feeling for nature and wildlife, taking advantage of every opportunity to explore the woods, lakes and streams during his childhood and school years. Largely self-taught and working in traditional Cree imagery, Ernie finds: "When I'm painting I have a great feeling of peace and harmony with nature and I feel a powerful connection between our creator and all living things. I believe my images reflect a oneness of nature and our human feelings. In my work I try to capture the spiritual interaction of life with the earth, sun wind, and sky. I always hope that at least one person will like the image I have painted." His paintings are found in collections throughout Canada, the United States, Europe and Asia. In 1992, Ernie was awarded the Governor General's Canada 125 Medal for his contributions to his community. He makes his home in Saskatoon with his wife Doreen, and their four children, Davian, Amanda, Cassie and Kalen.
Frederick R. McDonald
I relate my story by showing the strength and character of our leaders, past and present, by exploring the symbols and icons used by artists since time immemorial and by portraying my family, showing a way of life that still exists for a few of my people." Frederick R. McDonald is a Woodland Cree artist, born in Ft. McMurray, Alberta, the oldest of six children. In his early years they lived along the Athabasca River following the traditional way of life of his ancestors. Hunting and trapping was an important part of his life until finishing high school. He then worked in the oil industry and after many years left his home to travel and to pursue an Arts degree at the University of Calgary. Frederick's work is concerned about the written and visual history of his people in Canada; he believes it is time the Aboriginal people tell their own story. Frederick's culture recognizes, honours and respects Creation and its wonders of colour. His work is a mixture of styles and expressions; this allows him greater opportunities to have a discourse within many segments of our Canadian mosaic. He uses colours and symbols to capture the experiences, the characteristics and the spirituality of his people and he paints in a style he refers to as .... "the colour of my people".
Jason Hunt
Born in Victoria, B.C. and follows in a long line of internationally recognized artists including his father Stan Hunt. He started carving in Vancouver in the summer of 1994 and started the life long process of carving. Jason now has a studio in Victoria where he continues his education in the art and has now moved into designing to complement his carvings which can be found in collections around the world. "I have been carving mostly what people consider traditional works for over ten years now. However, when I paint I do things that people would consider to be contemporary designs. I feel painting gives me quite a bit of freedom to do things I would not do with my carving. I look at art as a life-long learning process and painting is almost a whole new art to me. The designs are the same but the ways you use them and express them are different. Painting designs is something I feel can add a whole new dimension to my art."
Jean Elizabeth Tait
Jean is of Saulteux (Ojibwe) and Scottish ancestry. She is the great granddaughter of Chief William Berens and a member of the Berens River Reservation, located on the eastern shores of Lake Winnipeg, Manitoba. Prehistory has been a passionate interest of Jean's since childhood. A trip to a rock art site in Alberta sparked Jean's interest in petroglyphs (pecked or carved images into rock) and pictographs (painted images on rock). Writing-On-Stone Provincial Park, located in southern Alberta, contains the largest concentration of Plains First Nations petroglyphs in North America. Since 1992, Jean has traveled to various sites all over the continent to record rock art and produce work derived from these locales. Jean's study of rock art has continued to expand her understanding and fascination with symbols as a vehicle for physical, mental, emotional and spiritual healing. As well as petroglyphs and pictographs, she now uses symbols from sacred birch bark scrolls and her dreams, to make the visual language expressed in her "medicine paintings". Always interested in art, Jean has taken fundamental drawing, painting and printmaking courses and workshops throughout her career. Jean's interest in symbols has lead to process work with creative visionary arts as a way to get in touch with the psyche. She is currently developing a series of workshops she will facilitate called Visionary Soul Journey. Jean's studio is located in a high school in Edmonton, Alberta, where she is an artist mentor to students enrolled in the art program there.
Jean Taylor
Jean Taylor, whose Tlingit name is Khàsx' ân Tlâ is from the Dakhl awèdi Clan of the Teslin Tlingit Nation in Teslin, Yukon Territory. Jean has been interested in art for as long as she can remember and has traveled to many places to train one on one with painters she admires. Throughout this journey she studied a variety of media and settled on acrylic and pastel as her favorites. She has always loved drawing people which aids greatly in her passion for painting people of her culture in their rich colorful regalia dancing and celebrating life. By 2005, Jean was winning awards in regional and national competitions such as the Peace Liard Regional Juried Art Show and the Peace Hills Trust National Art Competition. In 2007, she received both the People's Choice Award and the Artist's Choice Award at the Great Northern Arts Festival in Inuvik, N.W.T.
Jeremiah Mason
Jeremiah Mason is Oji-Cree from Kee-way-win First Nation. He comes from the Kakepetum/Mason family and is of the Wolf Clan. He currently resides in London, Ontario. Jeremiah started drawing and painting at a young age working mainly with black acrylic ink on cold press paper but has advanced his skill over the years by incorporating colour into his paintings; each colour representing earth, sky, sun and moon. He credits his uncle and other family members, who are also artists, as his inspiration. Jeremiah is intrigued by nature and animals which is evident in most of his drawings. His successes include creating logos for various native organizations in Toronto and Southwestern Ontario. He has also created murals.
Jimmy Makkik
My Name is Jimmy Makkik. I am 37 years old. I was born in a hospital in Iqaluit on May 15th, 1976. I grew up in Igoolik. I have been to some places in Canada. I have done some drawings for FJC Sisters.
Kalum Teke Dan
A local artist from Calgary who originates from the Blood Tribe in Southern Alberta. He was first inspired to create art from his grandparents, who were known internationally for their beadwork and traditional regalia. Mostly self-taught, and dealing in both oil and watercolour, Kalum has become known for his strong portraiture and his stunning wildlife depictions. An avid attendee of Pow-Wows and other traditional ceremonies, he bases his portraits on real life people; those who portray the strength and the pride of the People as a whole. As with the animals he paints, it is the spirit he manages to capture on the canvas. Traveling extensively, Kalum has also become known for his murals and is collected both nationally and internationally and has plans to travel to Europe to share the art and the culture of his people.
Kirk Brant
Born in Toronto, Canada, in 1969. He is a member of the Mohawks of the Bay of Quinte, Tyendinaga Territory. Kirk's education includes Graphic Design from Algonquin College, Ottawa in 1992 and Multimedia – Desktop Publishing at Toronto Image Works, Toronto, 1998.
Lindsey Anthea Payne
A self-taught artist, whose art is delightfully bright, engaging, and totally evocative of Canada's Northern spirit. After living more than 10 years in Canada's Northwest Territories, she has recently moved "south" to Edmonton, where she now calls "home". Her paintings are inspired by others, depicting characters and scenery that is Lindsey's "signature" style; winter and Northern Canadian living. Lindsey was born in the remote hamlet of Tuktoyaktuk, situated in Canada's Western Arctic Ocean. Her roots as an artist among the Inuvialuit people go deep. Her Grandfather, Jimmy Jacobson, is a world-renowned carving artist whose works are displayed in galleries and museums throughout North America. With family all over the world (Inuvik, Yellowknife, Calgary, South Africa, England, Scotland and Australia), her art reflects the stories and fond memories depicted for her by her relatives and, of course, her own experiences of Canada's spectacular North.
Mosha Arnatsiaq
Born in Iqaluit, Nunavut on August 13th, 1976. I have lived my life in Igoolik, Nunavut. I started drawing in school and after a couple of years I started selling drawings. I have also learned to do lino cutting and etching in Iqaluit. In my home town I do my own drawings at my own time and here I am still learning art.
Neepin Auger
Neepin Auger has been painting since she was a little girl, and with guidance from her father has developed a unique style that comes from expressions within. In her paintings the eye is drawn to the emotions of heartache and happiness that extend from native life from past years. Her paintings are distinctly different from those of her father, and as Dale says, he is passing the torch to the new generation.
Born Ojibwa on the north shore of Lake Superior almost seventy years ago, I paint memories of a traditional culture where many people were still living by hunting, fishing and trapping. Each painting is a narrative, a brief moment in time that captures real people going about their lives. Viewers often relate in a personal way to the images. I think that's because they see themselves. It's the nature of human beings to make judgments and evaluations. When I'm on the receiving end of the evaluation process I've noticed that the other's opinions of me seldom fit my personal vision of who I am. The judgment scale usually is one that moves from poor victim of circumstance to spiritual guru and noble savage. Who I am is not that. Love, anger, fear, despair, hope and joy have been a part of my life as they have been a part of yours. Sometimes my life works and sometimes it doesn't. I am a spiritual being, but my relationship with Manitou is no more or less significant than is yours with Buddha, Allah or Christ. My message is simply that you've had your life and I've had mine. It's only been the props that have been different. You can also see more of Nokomis' work at her Website http://www.native-art-in-canada.com/
Nona Foster
I grew up in Brule, Alberta near Jasper National Park. I have lived a unique life as an outfitter's daughter and a Park Warden's wife. We have lived in Jasper National Park, Riding Mountain National Park, Grasslands National Park and now in Stavely, Alberta. Keith and I have two daughters. I create from the heart and I am self-taught with no formal education. My art subjects are varied because of the different places I've lived and known, the people I've met, and the inspiration and passion I have for them. My art is distributed world wide, as I show at some of the largest art shows in Western Canada. Since 1991 I have been working on a series of limited edition prints. I portray a variety of subjects, Western, Native, and Wildlife keeping in mind the preservation of our wildlife, National Parks and the beautiful untouched back country. I recognize my Aboriginal Ancestry (Cree and Cherokee) that gives me vision and inspiration to create and become part of my art.
Riel Benn
When he looks to the sky, Riel Benn is scanning either smoke signals from the past or the pollution of modern civilization for his inspiration to paint; a passion developed at an early age that has become his career, his passion and his life, creating works that reflect society, spirituality, tradition, reality and the surreal; expressions that range from fantasy to historic figures representative of his culture, the Sioux Nation. Winner of Canada's National YTV Visual Award in 1999 and Manitoba's Youth Achievement Award for Visual art in 2001 at the age of 21, Riel is currently touring western Canada. He and his work have been featured in the Saturday Night Magazine, Your Source and the Vancouver Sun and on television's "The Seventh Generation" , "The Sharing Circle" and several news programs, as his work, at his young age, continues to receive both national and international acclaim. Riel has had many solo exhibits in his home province, Manitoba, has been invited to the Red Earth Festival in Oklahoma City, and has shown his work in Santa Fe,Toronto and in a number of Canadian and American Universities. Purchases of his works have been for private and corporate collections throughout Canada, Europe, the USA and Australia and as Riel continues to work from his studio near Birtle, Manitoba. His work now hangs in many prestigious worldwide collections. You can e-mail him at email@example.com become part of my art.
Veran Pardeahtan
Raised in the Chirichua Mountains (Southeastern Arizona) Veran's Apache heritage has significantly influenced his values and his work. After five years in the Canadian Armed Forces (Special Service Force) he pursued formal artistic training and received a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Art Education (1993) and Master of Fine Arts in Studio Art (1996) from Concordia University in Montreal. While at Concordia Veran received numerous awards for his art and academic achievements. Veran's professional artistic activities have spanned two decades and include sculpture, painting, and pottery. His work has been displayed in over 50 local, national and international exhibitions and is included in numerous private collections. Significant in Veran's art is his use of the four colors of the four peoples of the earth and his desire to encourage harmony and dialogue between them. "Inspiration is drawn from divergent elements in the environment. My art, through painting and pottery, gives a voice to the various aspects of nature." You can visit his website at www.redandwhitestudios.com
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The mathematics of vision
We seek mathematical and computational models that formalize the principles of perception and enable computers to understand the visual world of surfaces, materials, light and movement.
Seeing machines
Computer vision research in the department includes: optical flow estimation from sequences of images; statistical modeling of natural images and image motion; articulated human motion estimation and tracking; estimation of human body shape from images and video; representation and detection of motion discontinuities; estimation of intrinsic scene properties.
Decoding the brain
We also study perception and action in biological systems with a focus on understanding how populations of neurons work in concert to represent natural visual scenes or produce complex natural movement. Our approach is based on statistical models of the neural code. Some of our research is leading to new brain-machine interfaces and neural prostheses.
In addition to seeking answers to fundamental questions in perception and action, we always strive to have an impact on the world beyond academia. Whether developing neural prostheses for the severely disabled or web tools to help people understand BMI and health, we believe in putting our research in the hands of real users.

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Formatt 6 x 4" Combination 85B/Neutral Density (ND) 1.2 Filter - The 85 series will produce natural colors when shooting with tungsten film outdoors. Using tungsten film in daylight will produce a bluish cast in the photograph.
What do you do when you must take some photos outdoors and all you have left is tungsten film? Using tungsten film in daylight will produce a bluish cast in the photograph. The 85 series of filters will "bring back", i.e. color balance the tones in your images. These yellow filters are used to correct differences in color temperature between the recording medium (film/video) and the light source.
An 85B filter converts tungsten film to daylight. An 85C produces the coolest results - more than either the 85 or 85B. However, it is interesting to remember that an 85C is also useful as a creative warming filter with daylight film in daylight.
Neutral Density
Neutral Density filters have several uses and offer the possibility to achieve otherwise unachievable results. ND filters appear grey and reduce the amount of light reaching the film. They have no effect on color balance.
Determining which graduated neutral density filter yields ideal results for any given lighting situation takes knowledge, experience and a collection of such filters. Choose the filter strength which adjusts the lighting to stay within the exposure latitude (greatest difference between bright/dark values) which still shows details in both of the digital or film medium in use.
Speaking generally, the 2-stop value (ND 0.6 - the filter's clear portion allows 4x more light to pass vs. darkest portion) effectively compensates average bright sky-to-foreground situations, and the soft transition is applicable more often to a scene than the hard transition
The Soft or Hard label indicates the degree of color graduation.
Formatt, a company with three generations of professional filter-making experience produces every filter to the highest technical standards. The finest materials, together with state of-the-art production technology have resulted in a standard of optical excellence unmatched anywhere else.


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Louis Van Amstel Choreographs Samba for So You Think You Can Dance
Last minute "set your DVR's!" alert – Louis is appearing on tonight's episode of So You Think You Can Dance. He tweeted earlier today that the samba he choreographed for ballet dancer Chehon and ballroom dancer Witney will be opening the show tonight:
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So for those Louis fans looking for their fix, stop whatever you're doing, and go set your DVR to record the show at 8 pm EST on FOX. Louis has choreographed some pretty awesome stuff for SYTYCD, so this should be a great routine. Remember that awesome tango he choreographed for Melanie & Marko last season?
And I think Heidi & I are both pretty thrilled that they have not one, not two, but THREE ballroom dancers on SYTYCD this season! Let's hope they have some staying power. I think John is probably already smitten with Witney in particular…anyone else think she could be the second coming of Chelsie? 😉
Be sure to check out our sister site, Pure So You Think You Can Dance, and follow them on Twitter @puresytycd for more updates! 😀
UPDATED: Here are videos of Chehon & Witney's rehearsal with Louis, as well as the performance itself, for those who missed it 🙂


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China Northern Locomotive and Rolling Stock Industry Group (CNR) is developing what local government sources call China's largest wind power equipment production base in Jinan, in Shandong in the east. The facility, supported by the Jinan authority, is to occupy a million square metres in the city's industrial zone. The first stage of the grand plan, costing CNY 3 billion ($440 million), is annual production of 500 wind turbines, largely for sale in northeast and northwest China.
Construction of the facility for wind turbine assembly, blade production and technology research is slated to begin in June for completion by the end of the year. CNR aspires to make its facility a world-class wind manufacturing base with annual sales of CNY 10 billion ($1.5 billion) within three to five years.
In the far south, Guangxi Yinhe Avantis Wind Power Co is launching a 2.5 MW wind turbine this month, billed as the largest yet made by a domestic manufacturer. The machine, a direct-drive turbine with a permanent magnet generator, is being made in Beihai, in the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. The company also makes a 2 MW turbine and plans to produce a 3.3 MW model by 2011. It expects to produce 400 of each design annually. Yinhe Avantis is a joint venture between Guizhou Changzheng Electric Co and Germany's Avantis and has a market value of CNY 100 million ($14.7 million).
Megawatt turbines are also to be produced in central China in the province of Sichuan by Dongfeng Electric Engine Plant, supported by the Leshan city council. A new factory is to turn out 1500 machines a year from a 165,333 square metre facility costing CNY 280 million ($41 million). The technology for the 2.5 MW turbine comes from German drive systems company LDW.
Construction of the first stage of the factory -- buildings for assembling wind turbines and transformer sub-stations -- will start in June and end a year later. The second stage will comprise an R&D centre and factories for specialised components, to be complete by 2012. Dongfeng Electric's Hu Jianghong says the company will lead China in output of megawatt-class wind turbines, with production of 2000 units a year. It may also offer 3 MW and 5 MW turbines from 2012, depending on market conditions.
In north-east China's Tianjin City, Tianjin Jinneng Group and Mingyang Wind Power Industry Group have started building the Jinneng Mingyang Wind Power Industrial Base at the Binhai New Zone. The project, occupying a floor space of more than 333,000 square metres, will host a factory producing 1.5 MW and 3 MW wind turbines, blades and control components, as well as a wind power research institute.
Mingyang Wind Power says the facility will be its largest wind equipment production and export base, making 3 MW wind turbines with proprietary intellectual property rights. The blade workshop will launch in June and the assembly line in September. Output this year is projected at CNY 1.56 billion ($228.8 million). When the overall project is completed, it will produce 600 turbines a year with 600 blade sets, valued at CNY 7 billion ($1.03 billion), according to officials.
In eastern Jiangsu's Rudong County, Jiangsu Shengyu Wind Power Equipment Co has started a wind turbine tower project costing $24.88 million and scheduled for completion in November. It is planning to turn out 400 towers a year with a value of CNY 500 million ($73.3 million).
China is also producing gearboxes for wind turbines. Guodian United Power Technology (Baotou) Co, jointly owned by China Guodian United Power Technology Co and Inner Mongolia First Machinery Manufacturing Corporation, has been officially registered for business. From a CNY 290 million ($42.5 million) factory built on a 133,333 square metre site, the company will mainly produce gearboxes for 1.5 MW wind turbines. It expects to produce 600-800 gearboxes a year.


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For those of us who write about mystery, murder and mayhem, even Valentine's Day takes on a sinister hue:
Blood red.
I guess if we wrote something other than romantic suspense, thrillers, police procedurals, or cozies, we'd look at men differently. But the guy we fantasize about isn't tall, dark and handsome–
He doesn't come calling with candy and flowers. He carries a chainsaw.
Like most desirable men, he breaks hearts–only he does it with a pick ax.
Seriously, are we attracted to these killer dudes? In a way, yes. It's why we describe them so vividly, give them so many great scenes, and such memorable dialogue.
But let's be honest. They send tingles up our spines, but they aren't exactly marriage material.
Which brings me to an advice column which just perfect for Valentine's Day.
Having written quite a few articles and even a book on Finding Mr. Right, I certainly know a few things about dating Mr. Wrong, too. In fact, in my next book, The Housewife Assassin's Relationship Survival Guide, my heroine, Donna, does just that. I've excerpted a few of her hints here, on how to recognize a truly deadly date:
Hint 1: Instead of emails, he sends love letters…but the words are cut out of old magazine headlines.
Hint 2: He insists on being a gentleman and opening the car door…well, in his case, the hood of the trunk.
Hint 3: Instead of cufflinks, he keeps a knife up his sleeve.
Hint 4: After every meal out, he rubs down his fingerprints on all shiny surfaces.
Hint 5: All pictures of his previous "girlfriends" are pinned on the wall of his living room, as part of a montage made up of "Missing Persons."
Hint 6: He likes to entertain you in his basement, where the grand tour includes coffin which, as he puts it, "I made especially for you. Go ahead, and get in. I want to make sure it fits…"
Big bonus hint: Break up immediately.
Even bigger bonus hint: Run. Far away. And fast.
(c) 2013 Josie Brown. All rights reserved.
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The moment my iPad or iPad Touch's screen illuminates my finger hones in on the blue icon with the pencil, ruler and paintbrush formed into a stylized 'A', no matter what my previous plans for the device might have been. I know the shop lurking behind the icon is only updated at certain times, but I have to look anyway. It's the refrigerator I compulsively open each time I enter the kitchen, just in case new food has magically appeared in the minutes following my last inspection.
I think I have a problem.
There was a time, not so long ago, when every Tuesday evening I would make my weekly pilgrimage to my local video game store. As most of you are aware, Tuesday is new game day in North America, the day that—if you get to the shop early enough—you can get the latest titles handed to you right out of the shipping box. It was like getting to the Krispy Kreme as the doughnuts are coming out of the oven, only these doughnuts were flat and silver and wouldn't make you vomit if you ate more than four of them (you'd just die of internal bleeding).
It didn't matter that I wrote for one of the world's biggest gaming websites and was fully aware of every game that was coming out at any particular time. I also know that Krispy Kreme currently has dark chocolate strawberry doughnuts, but that doesn't stop me from calling my wife and having her stop by Krispy Kreme on the way home this morning.
Where was I? Oh yes—I'd go to the game store even if there wasn't a game I wanted to buy that week, just to wander around looking at cover art or peek in the bargain bin for hidden gems or amusing trash. Now my game store is virtual, and it's always just a fingertip away.
The iTunes game store has supplanted the traditional brick-and-mortar video game retailer in the obsession-center of my brain. I could say it's a direct result of my position as Kotaku's mobile editor, but this started way before that position had been conceived. The idea of fresh new games appearing as if by magic; the anxiety that maybe something amazing popped up while I wasn't looking; the fear that the game I want might be sold out. Yes, it's completely irrational, but my fears are too tenacious to be killed by technological advances.
They can, however, be distracted by food.
If anything, my new position has made the addiction even more ridiculous. Once more I am in a position to know most of what's arriving late tonight / early tomorrow ahead of time. I've got nearly a dozen emails in my inbox detailing tomorrow's new releases, as well as next week's and the week after's. I am well-informed, but there's always a slim chance something slipped between the cracks.
It's not even about buying apps anymore. It's about seeing those fresh colorful icons, all in a row. It's about seeing what crazy lists the iTunes staff can come up with. It's about going to New and Noteworthy, sorting by release date and scanning the lines. I am truly an iTunes game store addict.
Here's hoping Google Play never gets its shit together and adds a new release section. My USB power adapters can only charge so fast.


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So, our dryer broke a few weeks ago. We bought our washer and dryer (used) as a mismatched set from a really nice burly old guy on Craigslist when we moved in last June. The guy we bought them from brought them here and set them up for us, which was really nice. We're total cheapskates and we never tip people if we can help it, but we tipped him. We were just so grateful that we didn't have to haul the washer and dryer down to the basement by ourselves and we had (still have) no idea how to hook them up. So we were kind of eternally grateful. I still think back on that and feel warm and fuzzy remembering how kind he was to us.
Anyway, our dryer died. I don't think it was the guy's fault. It's just an older used dryer and, ya know, it's gotta die sometime. Bry called a repair guy (on Craigslist) and the guy said it sounded like a problem with the motor. At first I thought maybe he was trying to scam us into a nice expensive repair job, but instead he suggested we just buy another used dryer; he said it would be cheaper.
But we haven't bought another dryer yet. I think if we had kept the phone number for the nice guy we bought the first one from, we'd call him and buy another one. He kind of seemed to be in the used washer and dryer business. I think he fixed them up and sold them as kind of a side job. But, unfortunately, we didn't keep his contact information. And so we've been lazy about replacing our broken dryer.
Partly it's the cost--we just don't feel like paying for one with our grad student "income." (I'm using that word as joke, by the way.) But more than that it's the hassle of having to get rid of the old one, buy a new one, and get the new one downstairs & hooked up. Not to mention sifting through used dryers on Craigslist so we can find one to buy. I did so much sifting on Craigslist when we first moved in that I got pretty sick of it and haven't been excited about doing it since. Lazy and dumb, I know, but true.
In the mean time, we obviously still need to keep having clean clothes. At first Bryan (the usual household laundry-doer) took to hanging things all over the stuff we have stored in our utility room in the basement (where the washer and dryer are). But since there aren't very many optimal clothes-hanging places and since a lot of the stuff in there is kind of dusty, I picked up a clothesline ($1) and a couple of packs of clothespins ($1 per pack) at--you guessed it--the dollar store. Bry hammered some nails into the support beams that run across the ceiling and hung the clothesline. And that's how we've been drying our clothes ever since.
Honestly, I have mixed feelings about it.
Deep down there is this earthy, home-grown, granola-loving, Oregonian girl inside me that says, "This feels right." Years ago I remember seeing a comic where a washing machine and dryer are talking and the washer says to the dryer something along the lines of, "Good thing they have you since air can do the same thing." I haven't forgotten it because, well, it's true. Air can do the same thing. Not as nicely or as quickly, but for a much cheaper price.
By not buying a new dryer yet, we're not only saving the money we'd be spending on the dryer, but we're also saving that money in electricity. It's win-win, in that sense. $3 for a clothesline and a couple of packs of clothespins or $150 and up for another used dryer plus the cost of running it? When you put it like that, it's a no-brainer.
On the other hand, here's what I miss about drying our clothes in a dryer: speed, softness, and a lack of abundant wrinkles.
Speed: Throwing the wet clothes in a dryer and having them ready to wear in about a half hour is great. And it makes it so you can do multiple loads of laundry in a day. Or in a few hours. With a clothes line, we have to wait in between each load of wash to make sure there's enough space on the line to dry our clothes.
Softness: We've never bothered with fabric softener or dryer sheets. It's just an extra cost for something that doesn't make a big difference to us. But just drying clothes in a dryer gives them a softness that you don't get with a line dry. When we first put our clothes on, there's a stiffness to them. It goes away after you start to move a little, but, ya know, it's one of the noticeable differences between line drying and using a dryer.
Wrinkles: It's true, our clothes are always wrinkled now that we're hanging them up to dry. But this actually doesn't bother me so much. Partly because we were never there to open the dryer door the moment it finished a load, so our clothes were usually wrinkled anyway. And, like the stiffness thing, with t-shirts and most of the things we wear on a daily basis, the wrinkles tend to go away after you put the clothes on and start to move a little. And, of course, for things like dress shirts, Bry has to iron them before he wears them anyway.
So, actually, I don't care very much about the softness or the wrinkles. Which means that, really, the only reason for wanting a dryer is the time it saves. Less time having clothes dried, less time spent hanging them up and taking them down.
Admittedly, those don't seem like good enough reasons for me. Paying that much for something that's a little bit faster? That doesn't seem like us. That's not Living With Less. Oh, I'm not against ever owning another dryer. I'm sure someday we'll have own and happily use another one. But I don't know that that day will be coming very soon. Because, if you want to know the truth, there is something deeper than growing up among tree huggers that makes line drying sing to my heart.
It's what our grandmothers did.
Hanging things up to dry and then taking them down later has this inexplicable way of making me feel like a good housewife. More than loading the clothes in the dryer or the dishes in the dishwasher. It's real, old-fashioned work on behalf of my family. And there is something in me that enjoys it. So I've been making a conscious effort to do the laundry lately, instead of waiting for Bryan to do it.
When we lived on the third floor of our old apartment complex and every load of laundry had to be hauled down to the little laundry mat, it made sense to me for Bryan to be in charge of that chore. I was pregnant and then had a new baby and it was just plain easier for Bryan to do it. And then when we moved things just didn't change. But I'm trying to change.
I'm certainly no quintessential housewife that has dinner on the table when Bryan walks in the door (which is a good thing, anyway, since he comes home in the early afternoon most days) wearing heels and pearls and never letting my husband touch a broom or change a dirty diaper. Bryan and I are a team and I love that. But I am trying to be better about reclaiming my housewife role when it comes to doing laundry. Especially since Bryan could really use the time studying.
There's just something about physically hanging clothes up to dry.
Do you know that feeling?
My friends think I'm crazy. But I think there's something to it.


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With one of the most diverse student populations in the nation, University of Illinois at Chicago is dedicated to providing a welcoming environment for its students and fostering a sense of belonging. We're located in a bustling city, and there's no shortage of exciting opportunities right here on campus. Get involved in UIC's rich campus life by joining a variety of student groups and attending fun events.
Getting started at UIC
So, you want to get involved. But where to start? As a freshmen you'll get an introduction to campus life during orientation. Then, check out the UIC Involvement Fair, held once each semester, to meet with members of UIC's many student organizations. Make the most of your college career by participating in the UIC Impact, a collection of fun activities that will enhance your studies at UIC.
Spark in the Park
UIC hosts a free, exclusive back-to-school concert just for students each fall called Spark in the Park. Past headliners include J. Cole, Kid Cudi, Lupe Fiasco, Childish Gambino, Santigold, Kendrick Lamar, twenty one pilots and, most recently, Young Thug.
"It's great to see so many UIC students together and enthusiastic about something. Seeing everyone so passionate made me extremely happy to be part of Spark."
—Isaac Pineda, a student in liberal arts and sciences
Whether you're looking for a place to work out or an intramural sport to join, UIC has plenty of options. The Student Recreation Facility and the Sport & Fitness Center offer fitness classes, swimming lessons and a 43-foot rock-climbing wall.
UIC intramural sports clubs, from indoor cricket to arena football, let you enjoy time with friends while competing as a recreational athlete. Rugby and soccer intramural teams compete at UIC's Outdoor Field Complex, which has more than 214,000 square feet of artificial turf and two multipurpose fields.
Fire up, Flames! The UIC Flames compete in 20 NCAA Division 1 sports in the Horizon League, which includes ten public and private institutions. Cheering on the Flames is fun – and tickets are free for students! Give UIC mascot Sparky D. Dragon a high-five and dance to the music of the UIC Pep Band at basketball games at the Credit Union 1 Arena. Enjoy a nice spring afternoon of baseball at Curtis Granderson Stadium, built in 2014 with a gift from the UIC alumnus and Flames' Hall-of-Famer and current New York Mets all-star outfielder.
UIC's diversity
Diversity is embraced at UIC. Among UIC's 30,000 students, there's no racial or ethnic majority. Our cultural centers and organizations serve a diverse population, and foster success and a sense of community.
"I love the diversity that exists at UIC. The student population consists of so many nationalities. The common ground for us all remains that we are here to learn."
—Matthew Maggit, Business student
Arts and entertainment
UIC offers plenty of great entertainment opportunities right on campus. The Credit Union 1 Arena hosts concerts, athletic events, festivals and cultural events. It's also home to the UIC men's and women's basketball teams, Chicago Eagles indoor football team, Windy City Rollers Roller Derby and 8 Count Boxing. The UIC Forum hosts a variety of events, from lectures and performances to galas and conventions.
Students take center stage to showcase their acting skills in UIC Theatre productions. Take a lunch break and enjoy free weekly jazz, classical and contemporary music concerts in the Tuesdays-at-One series.
Visit UIC's Gallery 400 to experience contemporary art, architecture, and design through engaging exhibitions and programs. And on UIC Radio you can get involved and host a show — or just sit back and listen to the music you love.
Ready to laugh? Every spring, the Student Activities Board hosts a free comedy show for UIC students with headliners such as Kenan Thompson, B.J. Novak, and Marlon and Shawn Wayans.
"It's grown into a really great event and it's something that's really special to our campus."
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Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War: Soulstorm (aka Revenge of the Colon) is the latest expansion for good ol' Dawn of War to drop from THQ's burdened bowels. Dawn of War was, at its own dawn, a truly refreshing game – it represented the first steps toward new ground for RTS games and set a number of trends that other RTS games have followed. More impressively, each expansion thus far has brought a lot more to the table, keeping a game with an aging engine fresh each time. So how does Soulstorm stack up? Pleasantly, it manages to wring every last drop of enjoyment out of the gasping wreck of good ol' Dawn of War.
[image1]This doesn't change the fact that DoW's been so thoroughly used for four straight years that it's starting to resemble a downtown lady. Indeed, in comparison to other more recent entries in the genre, Dawn of War's aging looks are not noteworthy. It's not that the game looks bad, but rather, it's the sort of well-worn face the eye slides right past while looking for the younger models. The only advantage this brings is solid stability and dependability – Soulstorm appears bugless, and the engine's been so well-optimized by now that it runs beautifully on a variety of machines, maintaining a steady framerate throughout the chaos of battle. Experience over youth, buckos.
Soulstorm brings with it two new races: the Sisters of Battle, a group of nuns with guns, and the Dark Eldar, a bunch of BDSM freaks careening the galaxy in search of a good time. Neither race actually brings a great deal to the race selection. Both can be described with complete accuracy in terms of other races – the Sisters of Battle are Imperial Guard with Space Marine weapons and armor, and the Dark Eldar are, well, the Eldar… only creepier.
Since both new races come with a unique set of special powers. This means Soul-powered special abilities, and In the case of the Sisters of Battle, faith-based initiatives. While the Sisters of Battle need the presence of leaders to call down their acts of faith, the Dark Eldar are given more flexibility, with the ability to use their abilities wherever their line of sight allows.
[image2]Each race also gets a new air unit which, for the most part, isn't particularly effective. Mostly, they make cute little flanker units, but some maps limit the aircraft in really curious ways. The plasma-engine-powered future-plane can fly over mountains and drop bombs the size of SUVs, but it can't fly over open water? I didn't know super-heated plasma was dihydrogen monoxide-sensitive.
On the single-player side, the world domination map of Dark Crusade is back and bigger than ever. With nine races battling on over four planets and three moons, there's a lot to see and do. Like Dark Crusade's campaign, however, after the first time or two you beat it, the entire process becomes dull and predictable, and you'll find yourself grinding through it just for the little victory speeches each time you conquer another race's stronghold.
All things considered, the new additions to the game are nice but not incredible. Half-broken air units aren't blowin' my skirt up, gentlemen, and the two new factions play so much like the other factions that the 'new' gameplay isn't particularly new. Tying mana (essentially) to the units' abilities doesn't feel particularly different than having a global cooldown, as most other races manage. So what does the game really bring to the table that hasn't been covered by previous expansions?
[image3]Maps. Lots and lots of new battlefields. And some very well-made ones at that. Unlike Dark Crusade's awkward mix of incredible and awful maps, just about every new map in Soulstorm is well-balanced and enjoyable, and they promote some very different tactics and play-styles. And there's plenty to choose from, including all the maps from the original and the previous expansions.
The music is much the same Jeremy Soule fare of previous games – bombastic, enjoyable, very clean, and appropriate-sounding. I would occasionally switch it off in favor of my own music, especially when playing the Tau – how can I play anything other than the Red Army Orchestra when I am fighting for the Greater Good?
As a total package, there are reasons to pick up Soulstorm. Fans of the previous expansions will find it worthwhile for the new maps tha thave breathed new life into the multiplayer. Single-player fans will have plenty of content to distract themselves. It's a standalone game, too, so folks that haven't bought into the series to date will have plenty to enjoy. Overall, it's a worthy buy, but it's not something that's going to impress anyone.


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With above average rainfall for the month of October, reservoir levels are on the rise. Tuesday, October 29, reservoir levels stood at 74.1 percentup 22 percent from October 11, when levels dipped to a frightening 52.1 percent. But city spokesman Maurice Jones cautions that the rising levels shouldn't lessen community vigilance yet: "It's very encouraging, but we've still got a ways to go before we can breathe easier," Jones says. Restrictions will be lifted when the reservoirs reach 85 percent and maintain that level for seven days.
Friday, August 23: 70.8 percent
Friday, September 27: 53.9 percent
Friday, October 11: 52.1 percent
Monday, October 21: 68.4 percent
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For many actors, the side job or the stable job, whichever they prefer to call it, is a complete entity of its own. It never meets the actor; it stays in its own corner. But for Le Vasseur, the two could not be more in sync.
In fact, the two are so in sync that actor and massage therapist will share the stage together at Nicu's Spoon Theatre on West 38th Street in Manhattan this August. Le Vasseur will be on stage giving a massage to one randomly called audience member in a show entitled "The Science of Massage."
The cost is only $5 to enter and each $5 purchases a ticket, which Le Vasseur will then pick out to choose an audience member to join him on stage as he explains the steps a massage therapist takes when dealing with clients.
"I kept getting people asking me questions about the body," he said. "So I said why don't I take what I know and make it accessible to an audience?"
Now, his goal for each Tuesday at 8 p.m. throughout August will be to impart some knowledge of what a 90-minute massage will do to the body.
"It's a matter of education, you'll see someone get a massage on stage and understand the way we use our craft," he said.
Le Vasseur knows the show will be a challenge, but it's one that his acting skills have been preparing him for. Transplanted from Seattle and now settled in Astoria, Le Vasseur received his BFA in Theatre from Cornish College of the Arts in Seattle. The parting project before leaving the school involved coming up with a theatre company of sorts, complete with productions. It was there that Redd Tale got its start.
The theatre puts on original productions, such as "Frankenstein with Mary Shelley" and "Gabriel." All shows possess a sci-fi theatrical experience - a genre Le Vasseur says is often hard to adapt on stage.
But for five seasons, he has successfully pulled it off. The two aforementioned shows are running through the month of August and they aim to connect the audience to the characters. It's one way to effectively convey the sci-fi tone.
"We want to show people that they don't have to be afraid of science fiction on stage," he said. "We want people to leave the theatre thinking."
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65-year-old criticized for comments about 'legitimate rape'
Todd Akin isn't ruling out a political comeback, nearly six months after losing Missouri's U.S. Senate race amid widespread criticism of his comments about "legitimate rape."
Akin recently spoke to KSDK-TV in his first interview since losing the November election to Democratic incumbent Claire McCaskill. He said he's ready for a comeback but hasn't decided if that will be in academia, public speaking, or even politics.
"It's one of those things that depends on the circumstances really," Akin said. "I don't rule anything out. I consider it a bright new future and I'm interested to see what the possibilities are."
The 65-year-old Republican was a 12-year congressman from suburban St. Louis who won a tough Senate primary in August. His campaign took a hit after he remarked in a TV interview that women's bodies have ways of avoiding pregnancy from what he called "legitimate rape."
Akin said he wishes he could take back the comment.
"Oh, of course I would," he said. "I've relived them too many times. But that is not reality."
He reiterated that he does not believe the female body can stop a pregnancy in the case of a rape.
"No, no and I apologized for that," he said. "All of us are fallible, we make mistakes, and we say things the wrong way. I really lived that moment many, many times."
The quote immediately became a hot national topic, with Republicans worried it could affect the balance of the Senate and even hurt GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney.
"Republican leadership was strong that you have to step down," Akin recalled. "But there was a very strong grassroots element saying don't you give in to those party bosses. You stay in there and you keep fighting.
"Really what it goes back to is whether the Republican Party is going to be run by the insiders, or run by the grassroots organization," Akin said. "I believe the party will either stand on principled positions or it's going to be replaced by some other party."
As for himself, Akin said he is enjoying life out of the spotlight.
"In my case, I had a chance to change oil in cars, fix things around the house, see my grandchildren," he said. "So there's time to catch your breath."


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The Catholic Church takes the position that tradition and Scriptures are equally valid sources of revelation. It further takes the position that the final authority on scriptural interpretation is the teaching magisterium of the church, which resides in the bishops, councils and ultimately, the bishop of Rome.
The Protestant groups nearly all tend to disregard tradition and cling only to the Bible. They endeavor to let the Bible explain itself when mysteries are encountered. If you recall, Jesus did rebuke the religious leaders of His day over this point (see Mark 7:7-9).
Yet Malachi Martin, in his book "The Keys of This Blood," states that the Roman church takes the position that each Protestant group tries to explain the Bible as they see it and thus they make themselves gods.
Probably one of the great errors made by so-called students of the Word is that they begin their study with preconceived ideas, and then go to the Bible to confirm them. Far better to get the cart and the horse reversed and go to the Bible first for the principles of life. Then evaluate their life and with God's help make the needed alterations.
2 Timothy 3:16 explains that the entire Bible is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, so that the man of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work. Though this does not say that the Bible is the sole rule of faith, it is clear that it will thoroughly equip a person with faith which results in every good work. Thus, there is no need to find other books or people to give us a rule of faith for it has all been provided in the Bible. Furthermore the Bible warns against accepting rules taught by men and gospels other than those preached in the Bible. (Mark 7:6-8; 2 Corinthians 11:4; Galations 1:6-9)
Why does 2 Thessalonians 2:15 refer to an oral tradition? If you go to the original language of the New Testament, Greek, the word tradition here means 'things delivered, handed over, or transmitted by way of teaching or doctrine'. The prominent idea of the word is one of authority above that of the teacher; therefore, here it refers to inspired messages received by Paul and his companions and faithfully passed on to the Thessalonians.
In 1 Corinthians 11:2 Paul is referring to the regulations he had given the Corinthians concerning public worship and private conduct. He did not preach the gospel to them and then leave them to formulate their own rules of church order and social life. He did thorough work in the churches that he established, and gave instruction that enabled the new Christians to be confident in their worship and in their daily lives that they were living according to the will of their Lord (see 1 Corinthians. 4:17; 7:17; 2 Thessalonians 2:15). By so doing he left an example for all ministers of the gospel to follow. Converts to the faith should be thoroughly instructed concerning all phases of church activity and the affairs of social and domestic life, in order that they may be sure that they are carrying out the desires of the Lord for their well-being in all respects.
The oral "traditions" (or better, "teachings") of Paul and his associates in the ministry, are what these two texts refer to.


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Reikihands Holistic Therapies
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Treatments at Breaholm
Helensburgh, Dunbartonshire, G84 7HR
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Green Tree Remedies
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Karen Condie
Helensburgh, Dunbartonshire, G847HR
07795 260 910
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Healing Dimensions
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Largs, Ayrshire and Arran, Ka308au
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Rothesay, Argyll and Bute, PA20 9JT
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I originally found this whole wheat banana bread recipe on the King Arthur website. I kept experimenting and trying to make it taste good while making it low fat and sugar free. When I tried using Earth Balance instead of butter, it really was still not low fat, and it had a bitter after- taste. I decided to try applesauce instead of the butter and it added a nice sweetness to the recipe while still keeping the banana bread moist. I also substituted brown rice syrup for the brown sugar and it was slightly less sweet but delicious. I doubled the amounts, and baked this delicious healthy breakfast bread into mini paper loafs and sent it over to my married kids so that they keep coming back for more…….
If you use brown rice syrup in this recipe you will taste the delicate sweetness but you will not experience the sudden spike in blood sugar caused by desserts made with regular sugar . Natural, and made with fermented brown rice, brown rice syrup is a great source of manganese, iron, potassium and B- group vitamins. Read more about Brown Rice syrup HERE. Enjoy! Marlene
- 1/2 cup applesauce
- 1 cup brown rice syrup (or 1/2 cup dark brown sugar, firmly packed)
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 3/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 3 large bananas, cut into chunks
- 1/4 cup honey
- 2 large eggs
- 2 cups whole wheat flour
- 1/2 cup chopped walnuts
- Preheat your oven to 350°F. Lightly grease an 8 1/2″ x 4 1/2″ or 9″ x 5″ loaf pan.
- In a large bowl, beat together the applesauce and brown rice syrup until smooth. Add the vanilla, baking soda, salt, and bananas, beating until well combined. The mixture will be fairly smooth, with some scattered small chunks of banana.
- Beat in the honey and eggs.
- Add the flour, then the walnuts, stirring until smooth.
- Spoon the batter into the prepared pan, smoothing the top. Let it rest at room temperature for 10 minutes.
- Bake the bread for 50 minutes, then gently lay a piece of aluminum foil across the top, to prevent over-browning. Bake for an additional 10 to 15 minutes, then remove the bread from the oven; a long toothpick or cake tester inserted into the center should come out clean.
- *All ovens vary in temperatures so please use your discretion with baking times! Allow the loaf to cool for 10 minutes; then remove it from the pan, and set it on a rack to cool completely.
- Yield: 1 loaf, 16 to 18 servings.
- Miriam's Healthy Low Fat Pumpkin Muffins (thejewishhostess.com)


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Hi Marge Catching up after moving and tech problems
Truly blessed a d amazing to be back here with all of you.
Thanks so much
Ps I have a nice new fish tank but not quite able to send a pic
Hi there Triff,
I was wondering if you would get a fish tank for your new place. I just added 4 very young Tiger barbs to barb tank . I will send you a pic offline. Again, congrats on another year passing as a non smoker.


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Based on the cast alone, this movie was creeping up our "must see" list. Now that the official synopsis has been released...it's crept up another rung or two.
The period drama "Gangster Squad" is a bit of a departure for director Ruben Fleischer ("Zombieland," "30 Minutes or Less"), but the pieces are in place for this to potentially rival "L.A. Confidential" in the pantheon of west coast gangsta pics.
From an official Warner Bros. release:
U.S. & World
Los Angeles, 1949. Ruthless, Brooklyn-born mob king Mickey Cohen (Sean Penn) runs the show in this town, reaping the ill-gotten gains from the drugs, the guns, the prostitutes and—if he has his way—every wire bet placed west of Chicago. And he does it all with the protection of not only his own paid goons, but also the police and the politicians who are under his control. It's enough to intimidate even the bravest, street-hardened cop…except, perhaps, for the small, secret crew of LAPD outsiders led by Sgt. John O'Mara (Josh Brolin) and Jerry Wooters (Ryan Gosling), who come together to try to tear Cohen's world apart.
Shooting entirely in and around Los Angeles, including in many of the actual locations featured in the story, "The Gangster Squad" is a colorful retelling of events surrounding the LAPD's efforts to take back their nascent city from one of the most dangerous mafia bosses of all time. The screenplay is by Will Beall (TV's "Castle"), based on Paul Lieberman's series of articles entitled "Tales From the Gangster Squad." The film is being produced by Dan Lin ("Sherlock Holmes"), Kevin McCormick (upcoming "The Lucky One") and Michael Tadross ("Arthur").
"The Gangster Squad" stars Penn as real-life mobster Mickey Cohen; Brolin and Gosling as the LAPD's Sgt. John O'Mara and Jerry Wooters; and Stone as Grace Faraday, Cohen's moll and the object of Wooters' attention.
The movie also stars Robert Patrick ("Flags of Our Fathers") as Officer Max Kennard, a deadly cop who patrols the Olvera Street beat; Michael Peña ("Battle Los Angeles") as Kennard's over-eager sidekick, Navidad Ramirez; Giovanni Ribisi ("Avatar") as the force's Conway Keeler, an electronics expert who takes as much pleasure in fixing his son's bike as he does tinkering with experimental, military-grade equipment; and Anthony Mackie ("The Adjustment Bureau") as Coleman Harris, a switchblade-wielding cop who proudly patrols one of the most crime-ridden areas of the city.
The phrase "colorful retelling" seems to hint that Fleischer isn't about to go completely stone-faced for this movie, and that could be a good thing. And there's no denying that, in Brolin, Gosling, and Stone, he has three leads currently at the top of their game. It's too bad Bryan Cranston ("Breaking Bad") had to pull ouf of the project, but we understand. It would have dangerously unbalanced the levels of awesome.
RogueTV snagged Fleischer and Michael Peña at Comic Con to get their thoughts. And whattya know? They're pretty stoked about it, too.


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"Let's make 2016 a year of courage and hope" - President
New Year greetings from the President of the Republic - New Year's Eve broadcast to the French by M. François Hollande, President of the Republic
Paris, 31 December 2015
My dear compatriots,
The New Year's Eve broadcast to you this evening is unlike any previously, because we have just gone through a terrible year.
France/terrorist attacks/fight against terrorism
Beginning with the despicable attacks on Charlie Hebdo and Hypercacher, the year saw [further] bloodshed with the attacks committed in Montrouge, Villejuif, Saint-Quentin Fallavier and on the Thalys train, ending horrifically with the acts of war perpetrated in Saint-Denis and Paris.
My first thoughts go to the victims of fanaticism, to their families plunged into grief, and to those physically wounded.
This evening, on your behalf, I express our compassion and affection to them. These tragedies will remain etched on all our memories. They will never be erased.
Yet in spite of the tragedy, France did not give in. In spite of the tears, it has remained upright.
Faced with hatred, it showed the strength of its values: those of the Republic.
French men and women, I am proud of you. In these circumstances, you have shown determination, solidarity and sang-froid.
I pay tribute right now to the bravery of our soldiers, police and gendarmes, who take so many risks for our security. I express my gratitude to the health services, firefighters, civil protection teams and all volunteers who assisted our compatriots in distress. But I owe you the truth: we haven't seen the end of terrorism. The threat is still there. It even remains at its highest level. We regularly foil attacks.
So my first duty is to protect you. Protecting you means acting at the root of the evil: in Syria, in Iraq. This is why we have stepped up our strikes against Daesh [so-called ISIL]. These are having an impact, the jihadists are retreating, so we shall go on for as long as necessary.
Protecting you means taking action here on our soil.
On the evening of the attacks, at Manuel Valls's proposal, I declared a state of emergency. Then, before Parliament, at a joint session convened at Versailles, I fully consciously took a decision which was in proportion to what we had experienced. I decided first to increase manpower and resources in the areas of police, justice, intelligence and the armed forces. I then instigated a reform of criminal procedure in order to fight more effectively against organized crime, its financing and the trafficking which fuels it.
Finally, I announced a revision of the Constitution to provide an indisputable foundation for resorting to the state of emergency when we are faced with an imminent danger, and to take French nationality away from individuals convicted of terrorist crimes.
It is now up to Parliament to shoulder its responsibilities. Debate is legitimate. I respect it. It must happen. And when it concerns your protection, France mustn't become divided. It must take the right decisions, going beyond ideological divides and in accordance with our essential principles. As I am their guarantor I shall ensure this is done.
So I shall never allow French people to be pitted against each other. That is what the extremists are trying to do: divide us. Nor will I tolerate – in our secular Republic – one of our citizens being attacked for practising his or her religion, or places of worship being desecrated, such as the prayer room in Corsica in the past few days. Those acts will never go unpunished, whether they are against a mosque, synagogue, temple or church. France's honour is at stake in this.
My dear compatriots,
In 2016, we shall be fighting against terrorism. Yes definitely, intensely. But also against everything which is fracturing our society and fostering isolationist withdrawal as much as exclusion.
Employment measures/civic service
There's a state of emergency in security terms, but also in economic and social terms.
Fighting unemployment is still my top priority.
This will be the purpose of the legislation prepared by the government to simplify the Labour Code, introduce a new vocational social security system and grasp the economic opportunities offered by the digital revolution.
At the same time, a huge jobseekers' training programme will be launched: an extra 500,000 people will be given support for the jobs of tomorrow. But everyone knows that it's in the SMEs that jobs are being created. So further employment incentives will be introduced from the beginning of the new year.
Finally, apprenticeships will be made widely available. I am setting the target that no apprentice will be without an employer and no employer will remain without an apprentice. Every young person must be in training or in work, whatever form it takes. This effort to help the coming generation is a sacred duty. It requires everyone to mobilize – the state, of course, and the regions which have just been created, and businesses. That is also the meaning of national unity.
France needs to get moving. It needs action. It also needs commitment. Civic service encourages intermixing, integration and inclusion. It has demonstrated its usefulness for young people and for our society.
So I am asking the government to start extending it in stages country-wide. There will be many tasks: from supporting the most vulnerable people to protecting the planet.
COP21's success was global event. And a source of pride for France – which sealed an agreement in Paris between 195 countries to reduce global warming. That is a huge achievement.
France is now responsible for the implementation of what was decided for the planet, and also for taking a lead and setting an example.
Hence we shall be launching a programme of major works to renovate our buildings, develop renewable energies and promote green growth. We shall ensure that climate change generates jobs and enhances quality of life.
"Nation" concept
French men, French women,
The events we experienced have confirmed that we are filled with a feeling we all share. That feeling is a love of our nation.
The nation is the invisible thread which links everyone, French people from near and far, citizens from all backgrounds, faiths and origins.
And at the heart of my commitment: the nation, which is developing in the context of openness to the world, respect for others, equality, confidence in the future – France's future – and never in one of isolationist withdrawal, erecting barriers, discrimination or nostalgia.
We built Europe in the nation's name.
Europe has achieved great things. But it has revealed shortcomings which are putting it in danger today.
EU/migration crisis
In response to the influx of refugees caused by conflicts, Europe must be able to secure its borders and take in those who ask for asylum, whilst deporting, with dignity, those who are ineligible for it. This is a major challenge – otherwise we will see the return of walls we believed brought down by history.
As it draws to a close, 2015 hasn't provided us with causes of the tragedies we endured. It means we have to face up to them and deal with them resolutely. But what happened changed us – even transformed us. And we have to use this vitality, this energy which has sprung from us – this burst of momentum which was praised throughout the world – to complete the reforms, be economically stronger, socially fairer and set a better example democratically. It is how France will emerge greater, with this beautiful idea of making us succeed all together.
My dear compatriots of Metropolitan France, Overseas France and abroad,
2015 was a year of suffering and resistance, so let's make 2016 a year of courage and hope. It is in this spirit that, from the bottom of my heart, I wish you, your loved ones, your families, a very Happy New Year, because you are France, the whole of France.
Long live the Republic and long live France!.


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STRANGEBUTTRUE- Yo-yo, ma! There've been some big toys
Q. Toys are thousands of years old, with dolls probably being the world's oldest. What's next in line? –M.A. Tell
A. The "yo-yo." Some say the word is an ancient Tagalog (language of the Philippines) expression for "come- come."
The modern yo-yo has been called a physics lab that can fit into a pocket, with its basic up-and-down motion trading off potential energy into kinetic energy (movement and rotation) and then back up into potential energy again, says David Halliday in Fundamentals of Physics.
Nowadays, the string is not tied to the axle but is looped around it, so when the yo-yo hits bottom, the upward string force stops the descent. The yo-yo then spins, axle inside loop, and keeps on "sleeping" (spinning) until a jerk to the string wakes it up. Better yo-yos with aerospace-rated bearings tend to sleep longer, especially if thrown downward with good initial velocity.
One of the most striking was the yo-yo constructed at MIT in 1977, using two 66-centimeter (26-in.) bicycle wheels linked to a steel shaft and using a nylon cord 81 meters (266 ft.) long. It was released over the side of a 21-story building.
Even more impressive was the 1979 116-kilogram (255 lb.) version at 1.3 meters (51 in.) tall and about 0.80 meters (32 in.) wide, yo-yo'ed from a crane about 30 meters (100 ft.) to set the record for the heaviest yo-yo.
Q. Of all the hungry creatures of the high seas, which ones just might have the best table manners? –F. Willy
A. Those caring, sharing "false killer whales," as they've been dubbed– they're actually dolphins– whose table manners put ours to shame, says Jocelyn Kaiser in Science magazine. Once they've caught a fish, each whale takes a bite, then politely passes it on to another. And if there's a human nearby, he or she will be offered some, too.
Dan McSweeney of the Wild Whale Research Foundation in Hawaii once had a large tuna "handed" to him by a 5-meter-long false killer whale.
"I pushed it back," said McSweeney. "He took it and started chewing on it and then left. It was one of those magical moments."
Their compulsive food sharing is a trait that has endeared Hawaii's false killer whales to whale watchers and divers. Yet recently, the state's genetically distinct population has plummeted from more than 500 to maybe 120 or so. Based on satellite tagging of the species, at least once a month they venture far enough offshore to become caught on the hooks of long-line fishers, who are barred from near-shore waters. Pollution and their own overfishing of the tuna on which they depend are other causes of these dolphins' decline.
Q. We're not "three sheets to the wind" as we write this, and we'd be "taken aback" if you thought we were. Are you still "at sea" here trying to "catch our drift"? –B. Budd
A. These are a few of the nautical terms that have entered modern slang, says Tony Horwitz in Blue Latitudes: Boldly Going Where Captain Cook Has Gone Before.
As to the drunkard who's "three sheets to the wind," when a ship's sheets, or ropes, are hanging loose, the sails can flap and the vessel become unsteady
"Taken aback" comes from the time on the seas when sails would drive a ship sternward, or backward. "Scuttlebutt" gets its name from a water cask around which sailors gossiped. Being "pooped" conjures up rough seas with water coming over the stern and onto the poop deck. And if you've ever wondered about the origin of "letting the cat out of the bag," aboard an 18th-century sailing ship in a canvas bag was a heavy knotted rope, or "cat-o'-nine-tails," named for the number of its cords and the catlike scratches it left on a man's back after a whipping.
Hope you're "learning the ropes" a bit by now, having stayed with us to the "bitter end"– from the last piece of an anchor cable attached to a bitt, or post. And at last, it's time to "clear the decks."
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