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Nearly Half of Recent College Grads Considered \"Underemployed\"
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COLUMBIA - It's a statistic that might shock you, or dismay you if you're in college right now. Nearly half of recent college graduates are working in jobs that do not require a college degree, according to a 2013 study released by the Center of College Affordability and Productivity. Analysts call this being "underemployed," meaning people are overqualified for the jobs they are working.
60-year-old George Appleman finds himself in that group. After serving in the Vietnam war and clocking more than 20 years in the Navy, he decided on a new mission - getting a college degree.
"I grew up in a generation where a college education was the golden ticket, if you will, to
success," Appleman said. "I had great aspirations to being the great history teacher."
So, in 1999, Appleman decided to take night classes after work at Columbia College.
"Makes for long days, very long days," he said.
He graduated with a degree in history and a minor in political science in 2005, then started his job search.
"I looked around the areas and there just weren't many social studies teachers openings
in the local area," Appleman said.
He looked for months and resorted to help from temp agencies that helped place him at American Air Filters in Columbia where he works the assembly line.
"I don't need the education I have to be able to do the job I'm doing. But I appreciate
that I have a job these days," he said.
Appleman is not the only person in this situation. It comes down to a simple issue of supply and demand. The supply of people, like Appleman, with a college degree is greater than the employers' demands for such qualifications.
Appleman said an HR employee with Columbia Public Schools, who spoke in one of his classes, told them history teachers are a dime in a dozen.
"It deflated the idea of being a history teacher," Appleman said.
In the Center of College Affordability and Productivity's study on "underemployment," it said the number of people working in jobs for which they are overeducated has increased since the 1970s. For example, in 1970, less than one percent of taxi drivers had college degrees, while now more than 15 percent do. The study said that trend will continue.
The projected future growth in both college enrollments and graduates is much larger than the actual or projected growth in jobs that need a college degree, meaning more and more people will find themselves underemployed.
Ben Falby works at Job Point in Columbia as a business consultant and he said he's seen this problem first hand.
"I can name, and won't, folks doing unskilled labor that definitely have full bachelors. Workers that have 20 years of work history and they're needing to support their kids and when push comes to shove, they just gotta find a way to do it," Falby said.
So, is getting a college degree still worth the time and money? A Georgetown University study says, yes. College grads still fare better financially than those who are less educated. Falby said he agrees. He said though, the key to avoiding "underemployment" as a college grad is choosing a marketable major.
"Everybody's having to think about what kind of skill sets they're having to bring to this
labor market to be valuable. Things are changing so fast," he said
Appleman has this advice.
"Choose your major wisely. Look and see what is becoming the hot item to be getting a degree in and don't give up," he said.
He said he hasn't given up yet, "I plan on working until the day I drop," he said.
The Georgetown study also found nursing and elementary education grads have the lowest unemployment rates, while architecture and information systems have the highest.
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Mahogany. Staring Diana Ross, Billy Dee Williams & Anthony Perkins. That movie is so bad, but I watch it every time it is on. I can't help it.
Guilty pleasure:
I have a soft spot for the two great Murder/Mystery comedies as well:
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I will watch this any time it's on and I have it saved on my DVR. In HD.
"Only a numbskull thinks he knows things about things he knows nothing about."
"It's understanding that makes it possible for people like us to tolerate a person like yourself."
dirty dancing. goddamn, i love that movie, but i feel a little guilty loving it. haha.
I've got more, but these two win for me.

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With over 170 million combined album, singles and videos sold worldwide during her career with Arista Records, Whitney Houston has established a benchmark for superstardom that will quite simply never be eclipsed in the modern era. She is a singer's singer who has influenced countless other vocalists female and male.
Music historians cite Whitney's record-setting achievements: the only artist to chart seven consecutive #1 Billboard Hot 100 hits ("Saving All My Love For You," "How Will I Know," "Greatest Love Of All," "I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me)," "Didn't We Almost Have It All," "So Emotional," and "Where Do Broken Hearts Go"); the first female artist to enter the Billboard 200 album chart at #1 (her second album, Whitney, 1987); and the only artist with seven consecutive multi-platinum albums (Whitney Houston, Whitney, I'm Your Baby Tonight, The Bodyguard, Waiting To Exhale, and The Preacher's Wife soundtracks, and My Love Is Your Love).
In fact, The Bodyguard soundtrack is one of the top 10 biggest-selling albums of all-time (at 17x-platinum in the U.S. alone), and Whitney's career-defining version of Dolly Parton's "I Will Always Love You" is the biggest-selling U.S. single of all-time (at 4x-platinum).
Born into a musical family on August 9, 1963, in Newark, New Jersey, Whitney's success might've been foretold. Her legendary heritage is as familiar as America's greatest icons: the daughter of famed singer Cissy Houston (who made her name in the Drinkards gospel quartet, and later the Sweet Inspirations vocal group of Aretha Franklin and Elvis Presley renown); and the cousin of singers Dee Dee Warwick (who introduced the original '60s versions of "You're No Good" and "I'm Gonna Make You Love Me") and her sister, superstar Dionne Warwick. Whitney's mother and cousins nurtured her passion for gospel music since birth. As a teenager, Whitney was already singing on the scene in New York, and records with her first young performances in the '70s and early '80s album credits with such eclectic acts as Michael Zager, Chaka Khan, Herbie Mann, the Neville Brothers, Bill Laswell's Material, and others are much sought-after collectors items.
In 1983, near the end of Arista's first mega-successful decade of operation, Clive Davis was taken to a New York nightclub where Whitney was performing and signed her on the spot. Two years went into the making of her debut album, but the results were worth it. The self-titled Whitney Houston (March 1985) launched Arista's second decade, and yielded a string of hits including "You Give Good Love" and three consecutive #1 singles, the Grammy-winning "Saving All My Love For You," "How Will I Know," and "The Greatest Love of All," which has become a veritable anthem. Not only did the album establish her as an important new recording artist, but it went on to sell over 12 million copies in the U.S., plus many millions more abroad. This LP set the record as the biggest selling debut album by a solo artist.
With the highly anticipated release of her second album Whitney (June 1987), she made history as the first female artist to enter the Billboard album charts at #1. The new album soared past 9x-platinum on the strength of four #1 chart-toppers, the Grammy-winning "I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me)," "Didn't We Almost Have It All," "So Emotional," and "Where Do Broken Hearts Go." This established Whitney as the only artist ever to have seven consecutive #1 hits, surpassing a record previously set by the Beatles and the Bee Gees.
Whitney's third best-selling album I'm Your Baby Tonight (November 1990), displayed her versatility on a new batch of tough rhythmic grooves, soulful ballads and up-tempo dance tracks. With back-to-back #1 hits for the title tune and "All the Man That I Need," followed by "Miracle" and "My Name Is Not Susan," sales records were set once again, as the album became an international multi-platinum best-seller, to the tune of 8 million copies worldwide.
After establishing her screen appeal on her well-received video clips she dominated MTV's rotations during its first decade on the air Whitney finally made her movie debut in The Bodyguard (November 1992), in which she co-starred with Oscar-winning actor/director Kevin Costner. The film not only broke box office records worldwide but was ultimately responsible for the biggest selling motion picture soundtrack album of all time, voted the Grammy-winning Album Of the Year.
"I Will Always Love You," the first single release, became the biggest selling commercial single in history, and reaped Grammys for Record Of the Year and Best Female Pop Vocal. Three other singles from the album, "I'm Every Woman," "I Have Nothing," and "Run To You," were also major international hits for Whitney. The Bodyguard soundtrack album, featuring six Whitney Houston songs in all, has sold more than 42 million copies worldwide. At 17-times platinum in the U.S., it is the biggest selling motion picture soundtrack album in history, ahead of Saturday Night Fever, Forrest Gump, Titanic, and so on.
Film work continued with Waiting To Exhale (which opened December 1995, preceded by the soundtrack album in November). The critically acclaimed film, starring Whitney with Angela Bassett, Loretta Devine and Lela Rochon, and directed by Forrest Whitaker, went on to gross over $70 million (in '90s dollars). The soundtrack for Waiting To Exhale featured three new tracks from Whitney: the #1 Pop/#1 R&B "Exhale (Shoop Shoop)"; the top 10 Pop and R&B follow-up "Count On Me" (a duet with CeCe Winans), co-written by Whitney and Babyface; and "Why Does It Hurt So Bad." The album spent five weeks at #1, was certified 7x-platinum in the U.S., and has sold nearly twice that worldwide to date.
Whitney's third motion picture, The Preacher's Wife (Buena Vista, December 1996), also starring Denzel Washington and Courtney B. Vance, and directed by Penny Marshall, was based on the 1947 classic, The Bishop's Wife (with Cary Grant and Loretta Young). The gospel-soaked Arista soundtrack, Whitney's lifelong dream, became the biggest-selling gospel album in Billboard chart history, 3x-platinum in the U.S. alone. Collaborations with an extraordinary roster of artists and producers (among them Grammy and Dove Award winner Mervyn Warren of Sister Act I and Sister Act II fame) resulted in a unique album. Whitney sang lead vocals on 14 of the album's 15 tracks, including the beautiful first single "I Believe In You And Me," "Step By Step" (written by Annie Lennox), and two songs produced by Grammy award winner Babyface. Cissy turned the familiar 23rd Psalm into a spiritually touching song, "The Lord Is My Shepherd"; while other luminaries on the album included Shirley Caesar and the Georgia Mass Choir.
Whitney added the medium of made-for-television movies to her list of accomplishments when "The Wonderful World of Disney aired the musical Rodgers and Hammerstein's Cinderella in November 1997. The special starred Whitney as the Fairy Godmother, Brandy as Cinderella, Bernadette Peters as the wicked stepmother, Whoopi Goldberg as the queen, and an all-star multi-cultural cast. The program drew a U.S. audience of more than 60 million viewers, and gave the ABC network its highest Sunday night rating in over a decade. Whitney and her company, BrownHouse Productions, served as executive producers on the project, which garnered seven Emmy nominations including Outstanding Variety, Musical or Comedy. The home video version shattered previous records to become the best-selling video ever of a made-for-television movie.
The next year, fans ecstatically received Whitney's first non-soundtrack related studio album in eight years, My Love Is Your Love (November 1998), which she produced with Clive Davis. Whitney proved her ability to stay absolutely contemporary with the first single, the #1 R&B/ #2 Pop "Heartbreak Hotel" featuring Faith Evans and Kelly Price. It was the beginning of a string of gold and platinum chart hit singles from the album spanning nearly a year and a half (into the spring 2000): the Grammy-winning "It's Not Right But It's Okay"; "When You Believe" (a duet with Mariah Carey, from The Prince Of Egypt); the title tune "My Love Is Your Love"; and "I Learned From the Best" (written by Diane Warren, produced and arranged by David Foster).
The success of My Love Is Your Love kicked off a phenomenal year for Whitney. She stole the show at VH1's second annual "Divas Live/Ô99," with a performance characterized as "invincible" by Jon Pareles in the New York Times. Sharing the stage with a lineup that included Cher, Tina Turner, Mary. J Blige and others, Whitney emerged as the star. VH1 announced that the show was the highest-rated telecast in its history.
At the same time, gold, platinum and multi-platinum album sales were certified in every corner of the globe: Austria, Belgium, Canada, England, France, Germany, Spain, Holland, Ireland, Italy, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, Japan, Hong Kong, Korea, Malaysia, New Zealand, South Africa, Thailand, Taiwan, Singapore and more. In late-June, as "It's Not Right But It's Okay" became the 17th Top 5 pop hit of her career, Whitney commenced a successful world tour playing 16 cities in North America. The tour concluded in Europe in November.
At the 42nd annual Grammy Awards in February 2000, 15 months after the album release, Whitney received her sixth career Grammy, as "It's Not Right But It's Okay" was voted Best Female R&B Vocal. Winning her first R&B Grammy award in a category that included Mary J. Blige, Brandy, Faith Evans, and Macy Gray was extremely gratifying for Whitney Houston, especially after three previous Grammy awards for Best Female Pop Vocal: in 1985 ("Saving All My Love For You"), 1987 ("I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me)"), and 1993 ("I Will Always Love You").
A month later in March 2000, Whitney was named Female Artist Of the Decade at the "Soul Train" Music Awards annual ceremonies virtually 15 years to the day since her debut single, "You Give Good Love" entered the Billboard Hot Black Singles chart on March 9, 1985.
In the midst of her 15th anniversary year as an Arista recording artist, the double-album Whitney The Greatest Hits (May 2000) celebrated the past, present and future. In addition to newly-recorded tracks with Enrique Iglesias, Deborah Cox, George Michael, and Q-Tip, there were rare vintage tracks unavailable for a decade, impossible-to-find club mixes, and bonus tracks. The collection encompassed Whitney's success as a mainstay on the pop and R&B singles front (on the double-CD/cassette), as a screen presence since her career began at the label (on DVD and VHS home-video), and in the clubs as a remixer's delight (on a limited edition four-record vinyl box-set).
Individually, the 36-track double-CD/cassette comprised one volume of single hits (Cool Down) and another volume of memorable club mixes (Throw Down), each spanning Whitney's entire career to date, 1985 to 2000. She recorded new duets for the occasion with Enrique Iglesias (the Diane Warren composition, "Could I Have This Kiss Forever"), and then-Arista label-mate Deborah Cox ("Same Script, Different Cast"), plus a new version of "If I Told You That" (from My Love Is Your Love), remade as a duet with George Michael.
Hard-to-find rarities included "One Moment In Time," the 1988 Summer Olympics theme; 1991's Super Bowl XXV version of "The Star Spangled Banner"; and a 1986 duet with Jermaine Jackson ("If You Say My Eyes Are Beautiful") released only on his second Arista album, Precious Moments, never as a single.
The two CDs (and cassettes) were programmed so that each volume displayed the full range of Whitney's career. Disc 1 (Cool Down), for example, built from her first hits of 1985, "You Give Good Love," "Saving All My Love For You," and "Greatest Love Of All," all the way through 2000. Disc 2 (Throw Down) recapped the hits from My Love Is Your Love with club remixes of "It's Not Right But It's Okay," "My Love Is Your Love," "Heartbreak Hotel," and "I Learned From The Best" followed by ten more hits remixed by Junior Vasquez, David Morales, Jellybean, Hex Hector, C+C Music Factory's Clivilles and Cole, and others.
Those remixers were showcased on Whitney The Unreleased Mixes, a special limited-edition four-record vinyl box-set acknowledging her importance in clubs around the world. There were seven songs, eight mixes, one track on each side of four 12-inch vinyl discs: "How Will I Know," "Greatest Love Of All," "I'm Every Woman," "Love Will Save the Day," "I Will Always Love You," "So Emotional," and "I'm Your Baby Tonight."
Whitney The Greatest Hits was also the title of Whitney's first DVD and VHS home-video collection. The lion's share of her hits were included in its 21 titles, a combination of video clips (with such noted directors as Wayne Isham, Peter Israelson, Julian Temple, Randee St. Nicholas, Brian Grant, and Kevin Bray), and live performance. Links were provided to such rarities as her television premiere (on "The Merv Griffin Show" in 1985), appearances on several awards show, a tune from Rogers & Hammerstein's Cinderella, interview segments featuring Whitney and her co-producer, Arista president Clive Davis, and much more.
The week after the release of Whitney The Greatest Hits, she appeared on the NBC television network special benefit concert "25 Years of #1 Hits: Arista Records' Anniversary Celebration," a tribute to the label as well as its founder and leader, Clive Davis.
In the aftermath of the World Trade Center disaster of September 11, 2001, Whitney's soaring rendition of "The Star Spangled Banner" (from Greatest Hits) was the first benefit single to be issued, coupled with her version of "America the Beautiful." The Whitney Houston Foundation For Children, Inc. and Arista Records agreed to donate royalties and net proceeds from all single sales to the New York Firefighters 9-11 Disaster Relief Fund and the New York fraternal Order of Police. Both groups as well as the families of those affected by the tragic event were to benefit from the sales.
The following year saw the release of Just WhitneyÉ (December 2002), her fifth studio album and first for the new millennium. An A-list of handpicked hitmakers and producers contributed to the album, among them Kenneth ÔBabyface' Edmonds, Missy Elliott, Kevin ÔShe'kspere' Briggs, Teddy Bishop and Gordon Chambers. The diverse program of ballads included "Try It On My Own," (written by Babyface and Carole Bayer Sager); "My Love" (a duet with Bobby Brown); and a powerful remake of Debbie Boone's 1977 "You Light Up My Life." Also among the album's gems were such hip grooves as "Love That Man" and the old-school style jam "Things You Say" (written and produced by Missy Elliott).
Every artist's first Christmas collection is a special career landmark, and Whitney's One Wish - The Holiday Album (November 2003), her most recent album release, was no exception. Whitney worked with producers and arrangers Troy Taylor, Mervyn Warren, and the team of Gordon Chambers and Barry J. Eastmond on a joyous mix of yuletide favorites from the traditional and contemporary songbooks, along with several new compositions.
The album opened with the classic "The First Nöel" and Mel TormŽ's timeless "The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting On An Open Fire)." Other favorites included Freddie Jackson's "One Wish (For Christmas)," "Cantique De Nöel (O Holy Night)," "I'll Be Home For Christmas," "Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas," "O Come O Come Emanuel," and a medley of "Deck The Halls/Silent Night." Two tracks originated on The Preacher's Wife soundtrack, "Who Would Imagine A King" and "Joy To The World." The centerpiece was 10-year old daughter Bobbi Kristina Houston Brown's recording debut on "Little Drummer Boy."
The Guinness Book Of World Records lists Whitney as music's "most awarded female artist of all time," with an amazing tally of 411 awards (as of 2006) a tally that is certainly topped by her two Emmy Awards, six Grammy Awards, 16 Billboard Music Awards, and 23 American Music Awards, as well as MTV VMAs in the U.S. and Europe, NAACP Image Awards, BET Awards, "Soul Train" Music Awards, and so on. She received the Nickelodeon "Kids Choice" award (she was inducted into the "Kids Choice" Hall Of Fame in 1996), the Dove (Gospel Music Association) Award, and Blockbuster Entertainment Award. Whitney was inducted into the BET (Black Entertainment Television) Walk Of Fame in 1996; and received "Soul Train"'s prestigious Quincy Jones Career Achievement Award in 1998.
True to her church upbringing, the Whitney Houston Foundation For Children Inc. was established in 1989 as a non-profit organization that cares for such problems as homelessness, children with cancer and AIDS, and other issues of self-empowerment. In June 1995, the Foundation was awarded a VH1 Honor for its charitable work. Funds have been raised for numerous causes involving children around the world, from South Africa to Newark, and generated over $300,000 for the Children's Defense Fund as a result of a 1997 HBO concert.
Whitney's tireless efforts have earned recognition from such organizations as St. Jude Children's Hospital, the United Negro College Fund, and the Children's Diabetes Foundation, all of whom have benefited from the heart and soul of a great artist and humanitarian. Singing to audiences on every continent, Whitney has won her worldwide following the old-fashioned way, digging deep down into her soul and finding common threads with her millions of fans.
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Cool Down: Low-Calorie Summer Cocktails
Bryan McCay
Strawberry-Citrus Vodka Cocktail
This sweet-tart beverage may become your favorite way to enjoy summer's best fruit. Muddle a pitcher's worth of strawberries and mint in advance to quench thirsty crowds without breaking a sweat.
Frozen Lime Margaritas
Using store-bought limeade makes these margaritas a cinch to make; the extra ice keeps things light. With only 120 calories per drink, feel free to have a second — we are!
Spiked Pomegranate Lemonade
Club soda adds a welcome fizz and cuts the sweetness of this summer sipper. Add the antioxidant-rich pomegranate juice and you could practically call this a health tonic!
Mojito Fresco
This lightened-up version of the Cuban classic will keep the heat — and weight gain — at bay. Save even more calories by swapping in a sugar substitute.
Sangria Sparkler
Perfect for summer entertaining, sangria can stretch a (cheap) bottle of wine into a party-ready pitcher. Add extra club soda for a practically guilt-free libation.
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Piña Colada Cooler
Have a tropical getaway without leaving home with this refreshing, bubbly twist on an island favorite. So good, it almost doesn't even need rum. Almost.
Bryan McCay
Skinny Wasaberita
Cooling off has never been hotter with this Wasabi-infused cocktail. Adding club soda or a flavored seltzer will tame the spice. Kampai!
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Blueberry Lemon Breeze
Muddled blueberries and agave nectar sweeten this elegant seasonal spirit. We love Prosecco in place of Champagne, but club soda works well in a pinch!
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Grapefruit Basil Martini
With a hint of basil, this martini only looks old school. Your homework assignment: trying it with both sweet and dry wines.
Bryan McCay
Blended Raspberry Cocktail
Made with a powdered drink packet, this grown-up slushie couldn't be easier to whip up — perfect for last-minute company. Blend in a few berries for even fresher flavor.
Originally published on FitnessMagazine.com, July 2012.


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Hitfilm user, and provider of stock assets @RodyPolis has launched a new venture, Action VFX. The initial launch features new fire, smoke, particle, debris and gunfire assets in 4k and a bunch of 1080p freebies.
Check it out! www.actionvfx.com
Kickstarter backers should have their account emails now.
Let the downloading begin!
"Live chat with out team".
My shopping cart is so long, that I can't scroll down and see all my items. I'm using Google Chrome.
Also. I can't confirm the order on the Lens Dirt Collection, I'm redirected to this page:
We're sorry, but something went wrong.
If you are the application owner check the logs for more information.
I may have reached Chrome download limit.
@KevintheFilmmaker you might want to contact Rody and the team directly via the Action VFX site. I know there's still a couple things being tweaked on the site and media collections are also still uploading, but Rody might be too busy for the next few days to hit this forum. S'why I did an announcement thread for him.
Side note:in an earlier version of your note, you said "Expensive effects." Depends on what you're comparing to. Compared to Action Essentials II, yes, these are expensive (But Action Essentials II explosions leave the frame and only two of them are actually useful), but Shutterstock goes for like $200 for a 4K clip and $200 for something off Videoblocks (plus subscription fees), so $40 for 4k is actually pretty low for the industry.
That one's still listed as "Coming Soon."
I'm currently background downloading while another series of shots renders. I haven't brought anything in to use yet. That's tomorrow night.
I converted them all to DNxHD and the FPS from 60 to 23.976. Problem solved.
Woo-hoo! These look incredible! The structure fires totally blew my mind.
Kudos & congrats @Rodypolis and company- I'm sure these consumed a lot of your time in production but you can be proud my friends- they are off the charts!!!
Hey thanks guys! @StormyKnight Yea, creating these effects was no easy task. I'm very satisfied with our final results with the stock footage, and I'm really looking forward to creating more effects and improving the site.
Thanks for sharing @Triem23
@KevinTheFilmmaker "I converted them all to DNxHD and the FPS from 60 to 23.976. Problem solved."
Your media player/viewer probably does not like Prores 444. This is what I see the delivery format as. It might be fine with regular Prores.
Are you converting the files just for an external viewer or for using in Hitfilm as well. If just for browsing externally then why not use AVC/H.264 for smaller playback files.
If for Hitfilm also, and if you convert to some format without an alpha channel then you will need to use the demult effect in Hitfilm to get the transparency back. Also, I would suggest that you not change the framerate in your transcode. Some items are delivered at a higher framerate to allow you to get a slower motion effect if that looks better for an intended use. It just adds more flexibility for a given clip.
@NormanPCN I didn't like how smooth 60 FPS looked. I like 23 FPS more, no stuttering or anything. I also didn't like the file size of 60 FPS. Side by side I dind't notice the difference between the ProRes and the DNxHD175 side by side.
I suppose 60 FPS makes sense for slow motion, but I could always just download a new file if I need one, but I don't shoot anything for slow motion yet, and probably won't be for a very long time.
On my projector, 1080 looks a lot better than 720, and my Canon 600D can only do 60 FPS at 720, so that's a problem.
I'm always happy to learn new things though.
Changing frame rates is critical to changing the apparent size of fire footage, which is one reason its important to have a higher framerate available. If you take one of those structure fire clips and place it in a 2-foot window, and then place the same footage in a door, which is almost 7 feet tall, you are going to need to change the framerate to properly convey the change in scale.
The core technique of shooting miniatures, whether they be miniature sets or stock, is to change the frame rate you shoot at, based on the scale of the miniature. Mainly so gravity and other forces appear to be working at the scale you want the audience to think the things exist at. And while Rody's stuff is not miniature, the same principle applies to altering the apparent scale of stock.
Also, well done @RodyPolis, this stuff is looking fantastic!
That makes perfect sense @AxelWilkinson. I do apologize for acting like an idiot infront of well... everyone on forums.
Obviously a mushroom cloud can't rise 1000 feet up in the sky in less than 1 second, so I totally understand now.
You learn new things everyday on here it seems.
This is a quick test of a particle sim explosion using ActionVFX stock (beta) as animated texture sources--just to demo that the footage can be used in other ways as a straight overlay.
A couple of compositing tips for fire and explosions:
Fire and explosions are shot at night and/or on a black background for obvious reasons--however as flames die out, smoke tends to fade away, so one can end up with transparency that looks a bit funky. So, how can we fix this?
Take your stock element and duplicate it. Turn off the top copy for now. On the bottom copy add in Tint and either Curves or Levels Histogram (Curves is better, but Levels Histogram works for Express users). Turn off tint for a moment then use the eyedropper to select colors for black and white--sample off the darkest areas of the fire, where it's fading to black (It might be best to have a temp black background for this). Now turn on Tint and set the level of tint to 100%. We're creating a dark orange matte here... Now, in Curves/Histogram select the ALPHA Channel and either drag your output gamma (Levels Histogram) way over to black or drag the white point (Curves) towards black. As you do this you'll see the transparency becoming solid. You could also use Crush Blacks & Whites Alpha or Alpha Brightness and contrast to do this step (are those in Express?). Now add a 1px blur to smooth edges.
Great. Turn on the top layer and play it back--looks better already, yes? Ok, now you can have fun with your top layer--try a blend mode of Screen or Add. Put on glows. Go to town.
Wow! That's great @Triem23! I have been playing with these, and I was running into that exact challenge. Thanks for the tips!
Triem23 - Thank you for the great tips! I'm positive they will be employed within a few days. Wish I could show the results but it's top secret for that extremely slow production TV show idea. And it's not mine to share for now. But the technique gives me a few ideas that will be very beneficial.


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Key Renovation Tips
Bruce Carter, President of Optimal Design Systems International, discusses some key renovation tips.
Design that excites.
By: Bruce Carter
The first impression people have of your health club is based on its exterior. Whether that impression is good or bad, it affects your marketing and sales.
Initially, two variables determine your exterior options. Free-standing buildings that are owned by the club's owners allow for a wider range of opportunity to optimize the exterior. Buildings that are rented often have restrictions on exterior changes. Whatever your situation, you have ways to improve the first impression of your club.
If you rent your building, start by finding out what the landlord will allow you to change and what city regulations you must follow, especially if your building is older and must maintain historical value.
A wide variety of options are available to create a cost-effective and inspiring exterior. You can create a visual statement by adding architectural accents such as columns, canopies and pediments. Finishes such as wood, metal, stone and tile also can add to your exterior.
Painting the exterior creates a big change for minimal investment. If you have an existing color scheme, you should make the new one different enough that it makes a new impression. To see what your building will look like with different colors, try using an interactive application that allows you to upload a picture of your exterior and apply color to it. Several paint companies, including Sherwin Williams, offer this resource. Remember that when colors are applied on different surfaces, such as stucco, stone or wood, and when direct sunlight shines on it, colors can change considerably from their appearance on a sample chip. So once you have narrowed your choices, paint a 3-foot-by-3-foot sample section of each color on the exterior before investing in your final paint choice.
Lighting can make a dramatic impression. If you are able to, make your building or your entrance glow by using regular or amber directional lighting. Up or down lighting, such as wall sconces, can accent interesting design features and landscaping elements. Functional lighting is important as well. Make sure that the parking lot and walkways are well lit so members feel safe when visiting your club.
Window and exterior wall graphics can add to your exterior as well. These graphics work especially well when the front of your building is mostly windows. Some of these graphics allow members inside the club to see through them but people outside can see the picture. And remember, if you do not put your name on the graphics, town regulations often do not count them as signage, so you are less restricted on their size.
Signage is obvious marketing, so the general rule is the bigger the better. Though size is limited by zoning laws and/or landlord building restrictions, a bigger sign with fewer words is more legible and quickly recognized.
If you have space for landscaping, you should present a healthy green image. Spending the time and money to address landscaping and cleanliness will speak volumes about the attitude club operators have.
You also need to address what people see when looking through your windows into your club. Carefully consider what is visible from the outside. Is it an exciting exercise and lobby environment? Are the exercise equipment and offices messy? The club's interior as seen from the outside should compliment and add to its exterior.
Call it the "living billboard" concept. If people see other people exercising when walking by the club, it reminds them of their need to exercise, and sooner or later, they are more likely to come in. To achieve this concept, you need a certain type of view into the club. If you can do little because you rent space that has limited possibilities—but you have windows—then make sure the view into the club communicates something exciting and positive. Focus on positioning the equipment so that your members are comfortable and do not feel like they are on display.
All health clubs are selling a solution to improve one's life. Your exterior should reflect this. By placing attention on a club's exterior, club operators will maximize their efforts and profits.
As published on clubindustry.com, June 2012.


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September 16, 2012
Miko Peled, along with Souhail Toubia, spoke about his book The General's Son, as part of the Hawks and Doves benefit for the Levantine Cultural Center, September 8, 2012, at the Women's Club of Laguna Beach, CA. For those who couldn't be there in person, the organizers have generously filmed and posted videos of the entire event, including the question-and-answer session. Take a moment to listen to his important story here:
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First – Mark Steyn:
"Stephen, speaking as a foreigner, I confess I'm finding it harder and harder to see why you fellows bothered holding a revolution. Under this bill, it will be illegal for me to sell my property to a willing buyer without first bringing it into line with some twerp bureaucrat's arbitrary and ever shifting "environmental" regulations originally designed for California, and which have helped turn the Golden State into the foldin' state, but which are nevertheless now to be applied from Maine to Alaska. And no matter what you spend a couple of years down the road the standards will be "revised" and you'll be out of compliance all over again."
Second – Read this rundown on Section 304 of the recently passed Cap and Tax Trade legislation. Warning: Your brain may explode.


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Jimmy Fallon dressed up as Russian President Vladimir Putin to make jokes about Crimea and sing with an Obama impersonator on "The Tonight Show."
"President Obama has been talking to Russian President Vladimir Putin on the phone to try and work things out," Fallon said. "We actually got footage of their most recent phone conversation. Check it out."
Then, Fallon showed a split screen video of himself dressed as Putin alongside the Obama impersonator.
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"Hello, uh, Vlad it's Barack, I've been trying to call you all day. Where have you been?" Obama said.
"Sorry, sorry, I've been playing iPhone game Candy Crush," Putin said. "It's so addictive I just take the candy and I crush it!"
The conversation then turned to the different drinking habits of Americans and Russians.
"It's been quite a stressful week, I'll tell you that much," Obama said, before drinking out of a bottle of beer.
"It's been pretty stressful here too," Putin said, before taking a swig from a vodka bottle.
Then, Putin made a joke about one of Obama's initiatives.
"Look don't you see what you're doing though? You're forcing people to accept something the majority of them don't even want," Obama said.
"Yes in Russia, we have a word for this: Obamacare," Putin said.
"Ouch, now that burns."
"Does Obamacare cover burns?
"Ha, very funny. No."
Then, the segment took a musical direction.
"Look bro just I'm trying to do my thing and then I'm watching news. Next thing I know you are sending John McCain over to Ukraine," Putin said.
Then the two repeated, "McCain in the Ukraine," to the beat of hip hop group Cypress Hill's '90s hit "Insane In The Membrane."
"Look, look, look, I know you really want Crimea, but I've got some advice for you. Just let it go," Obama said.
"Let it go?" Putin said.
"I don't care, what they're going to say," Obama said.
"Let storm rage on, the cold war never bothered me anyway," the two said in unison.
Watch the banter in the video above.


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When it comes to PowerPoint presentation here is what generally happens, especially when you are a beginner:
- You spend way too much time preparing your PP presentation online
- You forget that you actually need to talk to an audience and make it effortless, comprehensible and even interesting.
The best way for you to start learning about how to actually present to an audience is to rehearse.
Why rehearsal is important:
- Most of us are not natural born presenters. And in order to learn to effortlessly present you need to get used to hearing your voice.
- Next to hearing your voice, you also must pay attention to your body language, posture and gestures. The only effective way to do that is to rehearse in front of a mirror.
This exercise actually will help you feel more comfortable and to fight your shyness or anxiety too.
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Apple's Time Capsule saw a refresh in the recent bunch of updates from Apple, adding a clutch of new features to a device we already like. The Time Capsule name is perhaps a little misleading, as it leads you think is merely a backup device, but it has a much wider appeal.
The Time Capsule conveniently wraps up a number of networking features into one device, potentially saving you a great deal of hassle. First up, it features a hard drive, either 500GB or 1TB, giving you a fair amount of storage to backup your Mac or PC.
It also takes the AirPort Extreme Base Station networking functions and bundles them into the same box. In this case you now have simultaneous dual band options, so your newer devices can connect at the faster 5GHz band used by 802.11n, while also allowing your other devices featuring 2.4GHz 802.11b/g to connect at the same time on that band.
You also get three Ethernet connections, so you can connect up a collection of other devices and use the Time Capsule as a network hub.
Users in the UK will immediately notice that there is no DSL modem included here, so you'll need to connect to an existing modem, be it DSL or cable. This might lead to a duplication of networking functions for some if you have your own router already, but if you had a bundled cable or DSL modem router as part of your broadband deal, at least you know that everything beyond there is consistent should you opt for a Time Capsule, because it will be yours.
Setting up the Time Capsule out of the box is very straightforward. You get various options depending on what you want to achieve, be it integrating into an existing wired or wireless network or setting up a new network with or without wireless networking as well as providing an internet connection.
Configuration was complete in a few minutes and subsequent changes are relatively simple, so you can easily adapt things as your situation changes, or you decide to try different things, although it will often ask for a restart after changing settings which is a bit of a bore.
We were satisfied that we could integrate the Time Capsule into an existing network and still get access through it to other network drives, although that did get a little slow. Once setup, it is worth locking down the settings so no one is tempted to tinker and confuse the system.
Designed to work seamlessly with Time Machine, establishing a backup routine takes pretty much no effort at all. Backup then takes place in the background hourly, ensuring you are pretty much always protected. The first backup will probably take you a long time, so is worth doing overnight on a wired connection. Subsequent backups are incremental and hourly, so work wirelessly without too much of a problem.
Time Machine doesn't have very many options however. It's convenient as a catch all, but doesn't give you the range of options that are common on third-party PC backup solutions (anything, anywhere, anytime). You do have the option to disable Time Machine when on battery, an option we like, because if you just open your Mac for a quick browse the backup doesn't suddenly kick in.
The actual Time Machine restore option is rather elegant, perhaps a touch over-done, dropping the content off your screen to reveal a timeline stretching into space, where you can select a time point to restore. It can be a little slow to navigate, but it is great to open a folder in Finder and then step back in time to find whatever it was that you recently obliterated.
The Time Capsule also features a USB connection which will allow you to connect a USB printer so you can print without having to physically connect yourself – great in a sharing environment. Alternatively you can connect another hard drive to this USB connection, expanding your options for storage, perhaps for your portable image or movie gallery.
The on the Wi-Fi front we found that the signal strength was great too: the old Windows PC that we tested with the Time Capsule had no problem accessing the g band where it was previously out of range of our existing (albeit old) Belkin wireless router.
One of the new features included with this version of the Time Capsule is the ability to set up a guest network. This means that you can have password protected internet access available for visitors without opening up your entire network to them. It's probably a niche function, but might appeal to small business users.
Users of the MobileMe service also get the option to access the disc remotely after a quick entry of username and password.
Like all Apple products, the Time Capsule has been designed with a simple minimalist look: a white shiny box, with a chromed logo on the top. The front features a single colours LED that will display that the Time Capsule is connected. Measuring 197 x 197 x 36.3mm it is certainly one of the most elegant backup drives on the market. The base is rubbery, so when put on a desk it will stay put and the spinning of the drive won't cause any vibrations, although it is designed to lie flat and some may wish to mount it vertically to reduce the footprint – as you can with pretty much every other router or hard drive.
It is relatively quiet too, although you will be able hear it purring away when there is disc activity and when it stops, you'll hear a distinct wind-down as the disc slows to a halt – sounds that you sometimes don't hear in other external drives because it is obscured by the cooling fan. No such problem here and perhaps as a result the Time Capsule does run hot.
Out of the box, like most Apple products, the Time Capsule is a breeze to use, providing a convenient backup and networking hub in one package. However, this does start to look a little expensive if you already have many of these functions in an existing router, with the 1TB option being well overpriced.
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Getting a great app idea is tough, but more challenging is getting the right app development team. There are around 2.3 million mobile app programmers across the globe. Choosing one among them who would rightly fit in your project requirement is tough. As choosing the wrong resource may land your project into trouble. This article is aimed at providing its reader with the tips for choosing the right mobile app developer capable of taking your project towards success.
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Choosing a Destination – Trying to choose among the mobile app development resources all across the globe would be a troublesome idea. What we would suggest is narrowing your search to the most common app development destinations. These locations would include North America, United kingdom, India and Singapore. These are the countries which has the maximum number of resources, when it comes to mobile application development.
North America constitutes of more than half of the supply of the information technology resources in the world. The Silicon Valley is home to the headquarters of most of the renowned Information Technology companies of the world. This is irrespective of the fact that the R&D offices of these companies are located at some other part of the world. North America stands third after Asia and Europe, when it comes to the number of app developers.
Europe occupies the second position as the tech hub of the world, after the USA. Centers like London and Berlin accounts for more than a third of the revenue that is acquired form mobile software. India is the center for outsourcing and most of its IT activities are concentrated to Bangalore, the silicon valley of India. The number of mobile app developers working in India account to 300K.
Ukraine too has made it to the list of the top 30 outsourcing destinations. The app developers in Ukraine are hired by companies located in Western Europe, the UK, the USA and Canada. One of the most prominent benefits associated with the mobile app developers at Ukraine is the lower cost of hiring them in comparison to the developers located at the USA, the UK and Australia. The cost of app development service in Ukraine would range in between $15-$50/hr and that of a Mobile app designer would range between $15 to $40/hr.
Checking the app Developers Profile – The first step of choosing a destination is followed with checking the app developer's profile. The first step of checking on the app developer profile would be visiting a freelancer website. There are various freelancer websites which would help you to check the candidate's profile, the projects they have worked on, list of the clients and their references. Generating in search in Google with search title "Freelancer Mobile app developers", would help you in finding the freelancer websites with the required resources.
The next place where you can conduct your search is the design communities. Networks for designers act as a great resource for the best app builder. This is appertained through the fact that many teams provide the designs along with iOS and Android development services.
Making a list of the candidates – The above two steps may provide you with a feel that finding a mobile app developer is not a very challenging task. Since you have some profiles with you, it would be advisable not to go with any one of the profile. The profiles that you have should meet your requirement and expectation. Going with the cheapest and the fastest offer is also not recommended. Make a list of all the candidates. This is again countered with the question "should you go with the freelancer or a company?".
Hiring a freelancer or a company will mainly depend on the fact like managing the process of development, level till which you can manage the process of development. Hiring a freelancer would be a risk, even tough you have some technical experience. It is challenging to co-ordinate with a freelancer located miles apart. When you choose a app development company, it will provide you with a project management service along with the developer, designer and QA specialist. This organization would possess features like specific strategy for work, elaborated communication standard, quality control along with work flow process to accomplish your project. Going with a mobile app development company would be a better choice in comparison to hiring a freelancer app developer.


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The New Face of Harvard Square
A triangular structure looms over Harvard Square, its large windows beaming light onto the street. Ribbons wrap around its granite columns and murals decorate the walls inside.
The building houses Curious George and Friends, a store remembered fondly by Cantabridgians as a friendly neighborhood bookstore. It closed four years ago and stood vacant, its windows dark and dusty, for another year.
Curious George and Friends then reopened under different ownership, but the store had a radically different mission. It no longer aimed to serve the liberal enclave of Cambridge alone, but to become a worldwide center for Curious George paraphernalia.
Renamed the World's Only Curious George Store, it would draw tourists to the Square in its own right.
The store, like many a Harvard Square institution, has a storied history. It was conceived by the couple who wrote the Curious George series as they fled the Holocaust, dreaming of a quizzical primate, and settled here, just steps from the ivy-covered walls of Harvard College.
Under the watchful eye of the Harvard Square Business Association, Harvard Square has managed to preserve the historic charm that makes stores like Curious George unique.
Ruddy brick buildings stand along the streets that hug the university. Whimsical stores hawking honey or stationary are nestled between apartments and burrito shops. Unshaven musicians strum guitars to the lilting tune of Simon and Garfunkel songs. Burger joints reign supreme.
But despite the idyllic atmosphere, Harvard Square has fundamentally changed over the past several decades.
The historic heart of Harvard Square, once exclusively lined by small family businesses, now features mostly national chains. The three block radius around the Harvard T Station now hosts three Starbucks, a Panera, Chipotle, Qdoba, Pinkberry, and Shake Shack.
Some stalwart local businesses remain, but others have toppled to the looming pressure of high rents and online shopping.
"You have to be really savvy to survive as a brick and mortar business. People just click and shop now, you really have to fight hard for their business,'' says Paul MacDonald, who owns the tobacco store Leavitt & Peirce. "Only the strong survive. You have to be really good.''
Many of the stores that have stuck around for decades now say they remain afloat because they carved out a niche as a tourist center, some filing hordes of visitors through their doors every day.
Bill Bartley has owned and operated Mr. Bartley's Burger Cottage for over 50 years. He grew up around Harvard Square and says that he has watched the family businesses of his youth dwindle. He can now count the ones that remain on one hand.
When Curious George initially closed, for example, it was one of the last remaining independent bookstores housed in Harvard Square.
The Globe Corner Bookstore, which opened during 1982, had previously announced that it would shutter its location. The Harvard Coop was transferred to Barnes and Noble management, which continues to operate the store today. WordsWorth Books closed during 2004.
The Harvard Bookstore, whose windows look onto Harvard Yard from Massachusetts Avenue, is one of the few left.
As bookstores closed, national chains rushed to fill the void. Many of those stores now stand on what John P. DiGiovanni, president of the Harvard Square Business Association, calls "marquee corners.''
The first wave of national chains consisted primarily of clothing retailers. Abercrombie and Fitch, Pacific Sunwear, and Adidas all had Harvard locations. MacDonald remembers walking through the Square and spotting scantily clad teenagers from Pacific Sunwear advertisements plastered along shopfronts.
"It was just horrible,'' he says. "It was the symbol that all that was good in Harvard Square was going down the tubes.''
Those companies eventually failed to generate the profits needed to stay afloat. When they folded, restaurants and eateries replaced them.
Starbucks has opened several locations around Harvard since 1996. The chain now operates ten branches around Cambridge. Yogurtland joined a Pinkberry last fall. Shake Shack was another highly anticipated arrival from New York. It opened earlier this year.
MacDonald believes that those openings speak to a broader trend across the Square.
"Harvard Square is losing its cachet as a shopping area and becoming a destination for eating and drinking,'' MacDonald says.
Bartley notes that national companies are the only ones that can afford the high rents that abound on Massachusetts Avenue and near the T stop.
"A national corporation can afford to break even just to get the exposure,'' MacDonald adds.
The tobacco store Leavitt & Peirce has stood on Massachusetts Avenue for more than 127 years.
Rowing oars and old Harvard photographs hang from its dark green walls. A carved American Indian perches above its dark windows—a reminder of the days when the young men of Harvard College would buy snuff boxes and cigars to puff under the vaulted ceilings of their dining halls.
Through world wars and protests, the store has flourished across from the Yard, but as demand for some traditional tobacco products fell, it has adapted its merchandise to include colorful pipes, board games, and jewelry.
Other stores have stuck around for decades as well.
Bartley's Burgers has served its trademark chargrilled burgers for over 50 years. The dishes are named for local celebrities and politicians (you can guess that the family favors conservative candidates).
Hong Kong restaurant, where inebriated Harvard students flock for greasy dumplings and scorchingly potent scorpion bowls, hit its 60th anniversary this year.
Those stores sometimes owe their longevity to the landlords that rent property. Harvard owns a substantial portion of the Square and rents space to older businesses that include Leavitt & Peirce and Bartley's Burgers.
Lisa Hogarty, then vice president for campus services at Harvard, told The Harvard Crimson three years ago that the university tries to offer leases to local businesses.
"Our focus is always on small businesses with unique offerings,'' she told the Crimson. "We really don't talk to national retailers ever.''
DiGiovanni, who is also president of Trinity Property Management, leases properties to some slightly more corporate chains. The Gap, for example, has occupied a Trinity Property building for over 35 years. It was one of the first national companies to come to the Square.
When searching for a new tenant, he says still tries to find something that creates a vibrant Square.
"We want to find something that adds to the mix and character of the Square,'' DiGiovanni says.
Tourists flood Mount Auburn Street on hot summer days, crowding the sidewalks and posing for pictures as chugging tour buses linger nearby. Some meander the streets, following bobbing umbrellas held tenuously aloft at the head of the pack.
Somewhere between eight and ten million tourists visit Harvard Square every year, Jillson estimates.
"They come from all over the world,'' Jillson says. "When you're walking through the streets you're hearing languages from every corner of the globe.''
According to Robyn Culbertson, executive director of the Cambridge Office for Tourism, many are arriving from Asia. She says Asian and Chinese tourists have increased by 300 percent.
"Everyone is now rushing to figure out how to market to the Chinese,'' Culbertson says. "Everyone is talking about translating their websites.''
Although tourists are drawn, Jillson says, to Harvard and its "global brand,'' many patronize local businesses and leave captivated by the charm of Harvard Square.
Jillson says that the Harvard Square Business Associate has worked alongside Harvard to encourage tourism that actually boosts local business rather than simply shepherds tourists through.
"We've had lots of meetings between the HSBA and the university about how to accommodate the large number of buses, how to ensure that people can get off the bus and can actually wander through the square, visit the bookstores and meander through the streets,'' Jillson said.
So far those efforts seem to be successful.
The influx has boosted business for the tour companies that have popped up to accommodate travelers. According to Jillson, they have witnessed a huge increase in demand.
Longstanding Harvard Square restaurants now rely on the constant stream of tourists.
Bartley, for example, has turned to the tourism industry to keep the Burger Cottage afloat. Bartley says that many longstanding Cambridge residents have left the Square as affordable housing has vanished. Tourists are the main customers he has left.
As landlords increased rents, Bartley says, tourists have helped the eatery survive.
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In Beloit, Wisconsin, Flickr user dayna1 snapped a shot of a Boba Fett pumpkin.
BFFC member, therealmccoy, won 2 Halloween costume contests with his original costume.
Have you seen the costume with Boba Fett hovering on a column of flames?
In Indiana, Robbie went as "good" Boba Fett. Apparently it worked; he collected quite a bounty of candy.
In Southgate, Michigan, The News-Herald mentioned an elementary school first-grader, Brian. "He plans to wear the same costume Halloween night when he gets in some more trick-or-treating time."
In New Hampshire, Ethan's parents, who have a dog named Jabba, took a picture of his superb Boba Fett suit, sans helmet.
In Perryton, Texas, Scott Cummins is a well-known pumpkin carver. You can find two shots of his Boba Fett pumpkin, among a dozen other creations.
Highlands Ranch in Colorado seems Star Wars friendly. You can spot at least one kid as Boba Fett.
In related news, on Halloween eve in Texas, the Dallas Observer covered a mock, K-12 presidential election. One student said he was voting for Boba Fett.
Also related, Instructables.com has a 4-part guide to making your own Boba Fett blaster for next year's Halloween costume. There's another guide to arm gauntlets.


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Cruise ships' vast, multistoried main restaurants, lavish buffets, and casual grills by the pool are key dining staples, but almost every line also offers alternatives for those who want a more upscale meal. These venues usually feature an intimate atmosphere, elegant ambience, and sophisticated menus, not to mention cuisine that rivals the top restaurants on land. Here's my pick of five not to miss:
Crystal Cruises' Silk Road
One of the best reasons to cruise on Crystal's Serenity and Symphony, bar none, is the opportunity to dine at Nobu Matsuhisa's Silk Road Restaurant and Sushi Bar, which offers a fusion of Japanese and Peruvian cooking. Matsuhisa trains the staff (and sometimes imports chefs from other restaurants in his culinary empire), designs the menus, and makes quality checks onboard. Sometimes he'll actually cruise and host food- and sake-related activities.
Signature dishes: Black cod with miso, Wagyu beef rib eye, sashimi salad, lobster spring roll, and, for dessert, a trio of crème brulees.
Worth noting: There's no extra fee to dine at Silk Road (even some select wines and sakes are included in the price), but tables are highly coveted, and reservations are a must. Seats at the sushi bar are first-come, first-served (no reservations), and you can order off the Silk Road menu as well.
Celebrity Cruises' Qsine
Qsine (pronounced cue-zeen), one of the newer restaurant concepts in cruising, is an odd blend of comfort food with a global and gourmet twist. Served tapas- or family-style, what makes Qsine unforgettable (and a blast besides) is its whimsical ambience: The menu, displayed on iPads, consists of small plates such as the Meatball Trilogy (Kobe with cheddar, veal with mushrooms, and turkey with cranberry); Crunchy Munchies, a mix of fried root vegetables (potato chips, sweet potato strings, crispy parsnips); and Chinese Martinis, or "Chinis," martini glasses filled with orange chicken, Kung Pao shrimp, and other takeout classics. Ordering for the table can take a while as the menu is massive, and the debates about what to choose are often spirited and playful.
Signature dishes: Sushi lollipops, tacos with Black Angus sirloin, grilled Kobe beef sliders, popcorn fish-and-chips, poached tiger shrimp, and beignets for dessert.
Worth noting: Qsine's cover charge of $40 per person is one of cruising's highest (and it's still tough to get a reservation). The restaurant is on Celebrity's Infinity, Millennium, Summit, Eclipse, and Silhouette; it will also be on the line's newest, Reflection, which debuts this fall.
Disney Cruise Line's Remy
Ditch the children for the evening at the kids' club, and dine at adults-only, French-inspired Remy. Elegant and hushed, the restaurant features Frette linens, Riedel stemware, and Christofle silverware—but what you'll really remember is the food. Two chefs created the menus: Arnaud Lallement from l'Assiette Champenoise, a two-star Michelin restaurant just outside Reims, and Scott Hunnel from award-winning Victoria & Albert's at Walt Disney World Resort. You can opt for the basic menu, which specializes in both meats and seafood, or let the chef prepare a wine-paired dinner.
Signature dishes: Wagyu beef in barbecue sauce, Dover sole amandine, Kurobuta pork tenderloin, cod with chili, scallops Saint Jacques and, for dessert, chocolate fondant.
Worth noting: You can book your reservations before your cruise. On the day you'll dine there, a sommelier will contact you to help pre-select wines for the meal. The cover charge is $75 per person for the regular menu, and $99 per person for the wine-paired option (neither charge includes the cost of wine or other drinks). The dress code is as formal as the restaurant. Only Disney Dream and Disney Fantasy have Remy onboard.
Holland America's Tamarind
The pan-Asian Tamarind, which fuses Asian traditions from China to Indonesia, offers two menus. The first is the relatively straightforward sushi and sashimi selection, made fresh. Its main menu groups foods in the categories of water, wood, fire, and earth, reflecting five Chinese elements (the fifth, metal, is used in cooking).
Signature dishes: Glazed sea bass, an Asia-influenced bouillabaisse, five-spice seitan and tempeh, snapper baked in rice paper, Cantonese duck, and, for dessert, a mango soufflé.
Worth noting: The service charge for Tamarind, which is only available on Holland America's Eurodam and Nieuw Amsterdam, is $15. This is one of the rare alternative restaurants that is open for lunch (no charge then for a slightly more simplified menu).
Oceania Cruises' Jacques
Jacques, a restaurant steeped in the classic French tradition as interpreted by legendary chef Jacques Pepin, both challenges and comforts your taste buds. The most successful dishes are the French staples; the galley, which Pepin helped design, has its own rotisserie (so steak frites and roast chicken are superb) and its own bakery, where ingredients are sourced solely from France. Other standouts include Escargots Bourguignon en Croute, foie gras, and mussels Marinières. There's a decadent cheese trolley.
Signature dishes: Pumpkin soup (served in an actual gourd), Lyonnaise sausage and potato salad, sautéed Dover sole, duck confit, and, for dessert, the aforementioned cheese trolley (or Jacques' apple tart).
Worth noting: Jacques' restaurant is only onboard Oceania's _Marina _and Riviera, its two newest ships, but the cruise line has incorporated many of the eponymous chef's classics into main dining room menus throughout the four-ship fleet. There's no service fee to dine here. Plus, Jacques Pepin occasionally travels on the ships, and hosts cooking classes onboard and shore excursions to food- and wine-related purveyors while in port.
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It is autumn - at least according to the calendar. We enjoyed the beautiful and warm autumn weather by spending the day outdoors. We drove to Palm Beach, walked up to the lighthouse and enjoyed the beautiful views. There was a lovely sea breeze greeting us at the top after a steep climb - it really was a picture perfect day. Sail boats were out at sea, people had gathered in parks for a picnic with family and friends, cafes were full of people having late brunch or lunch. These are the kinds of weekends I enjoy the most.
Whether you will serve them at a lazy weekend breakfast or an afternoon tea, these muffins will disappear to the last crumb.
1. Preheat oven to 190C and prepare a 12-cup muffin tin.
2. Peel, core and dice the pears.
3. Mix the dry ingredients in a large bowl.
4. Blend tofu, rice syrup, almond milk and oil in a blender until smooth.
5. Fold the tofu mixture into the dry ingredients. Fold in the pears.
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Making lip balms, or any kind of balm or salve, is often the first step towards making your own skin care products. In my study of herbal medicine, I know I started with making herb-infused oils and then salves. Lip balm is basically the same thing, though you can choose whether or not you want to start with a homemade herb-infused oil or just a neutral oil such as olive oil. Adding essential oils such as peppermint or sweet orange provide a nice scent and in the case of peppermint, a minty tingle. Lavender essential oil is a wonderful addition, as the heavenly fragrance floats from your lips right into your nose! I generally use beeswax in my lip balms, but a vegan alternative is carnuba wax, with which I've had good success, though you may need to add a tiny bit more wax. I recently created a vegan lip balm scented with orange and basil – herbacious goodness!
Basic Lip Balm Version 1:
2 tsps neutral oil (jojoba, olive, sunflower, safflower, sweet almond, apricot kernel, etc)
1/2 tsp beeswax beads (or grated beeswax)
Basic Lip Balm Version 2: (if you want a richer balm)
1 tsp neutral oil
1 tsp coconut oil (saturated)
1/2 tsp beeswax beads (or grated beeswax)
Step 1: Use a double boiler to very gently heat ingredients stovetop. Becuase of the small amounts, the wax should melt very quickly.
Step 2: Remove immediately from the heat when melted.
Variations & Additions:
a. a few drops of essential oil (lavender, sweet orange, peppermint, spearmint). Don't add too much! Try 5 drops.
b. If desired, add a few drops of skin 'superfood' such as blueberry seed oil or carrot seed oil.
c. a few drops of Vitamin E oil to protect the balm from rancidity. This is not necessary but suggested, if possible.
d. if you love vanilla, you could add 1/8 tsp vanilla extract for a vanilla taste. As an alcohol extract, however, it may not blend perfectly with the oils.
e. to stain your lips a berry color, try adding 1/8 – 1 tsp beet-root powder to your desired strength. It may not mix perfectly when stirring it in to the melted oils, but it will emulsfiy when cooled.
Step 3: pour into a clean, dry container, such as a 1 oz balm tin. You can buy balm tins individually from packaging suppliers. You could also recycle old lipstick tubes or even film canisters (if you still have any around!) When your container is empty, wash it out, dry completely, and make your balm recipe again. Balms usually last quite a while.
If you are looking to make your balm with an herb-infused oil, check out my process for making infused oils in a post for Herb Companion. Some herbs that would be great in a lip balm are as follows:
calendula (healing)
chamomile (anti-inflammatory & aromatic)
lavender (aromatic, anodyne)
plantain leaf (healing)
comfrey leaf or root (healing)
yarrow (healing)
thyme (anti-septic)
violet (soothing; emollient)
marshmallow root (emollient)
rose (aromatic & tonifying)
Share your favorite lip balm combination!
Some of mine are my Lavender & Green Tea Lip Salve and my Mint & Lemon Balm Lip Salve, which has a menthol-induced tingle. I love that 🙂


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"Timing is really important for initiating drastic transformational initiatives. Fujitsu, which was involved in Fintech from its earliest development stage, understood our thinking. Our partnership with Fujitsu was instrumental in creating the iBank that you see today."
Kenichi Nagayoshi CEO iBank marketing Co., Ltd.
Headquartered in Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Financial Group, Inc. (FFG) is a financial holding company, having The Bank of Fukuoka, The Kumamoto Bank and The Shinwa Bank in its group. The group is one of the largest regional banks in Japan with total funds in excess of 13 trillion Japanese yen as of March 2016. It is also currently planning to integrate its business with The Eighteenth Bank, Ltd. in October 2017.
Advances in information and financial technologies, shifting attitudes of younger customers, and new trends of direct banking put FFG under pressure to deliver drastic transformational initiatives. In order to be the bank of choice for its customers, it needed to go beyond traditional financial and brand concepts.
FFG developed a financial services platform called 'iBank', a smartphone application adopting FUJITSU Cloud Service Private Hosted LCP as well as FUJITSU Network Platform and Security Service, delivering operating quality and rapid response in the event of a failure.
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Marquette's Buzz Williams Runs Silent and DeepPosted by CNguon on February 23rd, 2013
Joseph Dzuback is an RTC correspondent. He filed this report after spending an evening keeping a close eye on Marquette head coach Buzz Williams.
Why does Marquette, a school about to earn consecutive NCAA bid #8, still struggle to secure a spot in the national limelight? Part of the answer is no doubt rooted in their coach. Buzz Williams, 5'11" with that North Texas drawl, is hardly a presence at Media Day confabs. Unlike Marquette's legendary Al McGuire, whose height and New York City accent (and ever so slightly too-loud voice) could turn heads and draw ears. Tom Crean, Marquette's 15th head coach, came with all of the pedigree expected to head a National Championship, two-time Final Four program with 21 bids and previously headed by legends like McGuire, Hank Raymond and Rick Majerus. When he departed Marquette to rebuild a struggling Indiana program, Crean left Williams (head coach #16) with a cupboard full of prep school ballers. Harvested from some of the best recruiting seed beds on the East Coast and Midwest, these players earned Marquette (and Crean) notoriety in basketball circles even before taking their first shot in the Bradley Center. Williams spent his first two off seasons recruiting a raft of unknown players from junior colleges throughout Texas, Oklahoma and Kansas.
Williams sustained the momentum established by Crean with junior college players like Dwight Buycks, Darius Johnson-Odom, Joe Fulce, Jimmy Butler and Jai Crowder, who rounded out the nucleus that included Jerel McNeal, Wesley Matthews, Dominic James and Lazar Hayward bequeathed to him by Crean. The mix-n-match crew garnered Williams 47 wins and a pair of NCAA bids in his first two seasons. And in the course of his first three off-seasons Williams has found what Crean could not — not one but two low post players good enough to move the tweeners out of the rotation. Davante Gardner and Chris Otule have helped Marquette earn another 49 (and counting) wins in seasons #3 and #4. This season the win count is 16 and climbing. The Golden Eagles' 10 conference wins put them in a three-way tie for first place in Big East conference play, but co-leaders Georgetown and Syracuse have drawn greater national recognition for their seasons.


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Sunahara Chosen as Assistant Coach for U.S. Women's National Volleyball Team
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Feb. 18, 2013) – Reed Sunahara has agreed to serve as the assistant coach for the U.S. Women's National Volleyball Team during the 2013-2016 Olympic quadrennial, working together with head coach Karch Kiraly.
"It's a great honor to represent USA Volleyball," Sunahara said. "I've coached at every level and various USA teams, but this is an unbelievable opportunity to coach the best athletes at the highest level. I would like to thank Karch and Doug Beal for making this a dream come true. Also, to all the former USA staff members for paving the way…thank you!"
"Reed is all about success and standards - he's coached successful USA campaigns, and he headed a strong NCAA Division I college program for over a decade," Kiraly said. "It's a great benefit to the program that he has joined our staff. The U.S. Women have achieved tremendous success by setting very high standards, and Reed will be invaluable to that process going forward."
Sunahara is not a stranger to the U.S. Women's National Volleyball Team program or the USA Volleyball High Performance pipeline. He led the U.S. Women to the 2012 Pan American Cup title last summer with a squad absent of any 2012 Olympians competing against the likes of Brazil and Dominican Republic with largely their Olympic roster. The Pan Am Cup gold medal qualified the Americans into the 2013 FIVB World Grand Prix where they will attempt to win an unprecedented fourth consecutive title of the premier annual event for international volleyball. Sunahara gained a familiarity with the FIVB World Grand Prix as he served as the U.S. Women's team leader during the 2010 World Grand Prix edition.
Sunahara also mentored the 2012 U.S. Girls' Youth National Volleyball Team that captured the NORCECA Girls' Youth Continental Championship and qualify for the 2013 FIVB Volleyball Girls' Youth World Championship.
Sunahara has also been active working with other national federations and NORCECA. Last year from Nov. 1 to Dec. 1, he served as a NORCECA instructor for men's and women's national team and youth programs for the Jamaica Volleyball Association. During this time period he served as an assistant coach/consultant to the Jamaica Women's National Team as it won the gold medal in the NORCECA First Round Women's World Championship Qualification Tournament and advance to the second round.
Prior to his work with USA Volleyball last summer, Sunahara made a name for himself in the collegiate ranks. He compiled a 289-109 record at the University of Cincinnati from 2000 to 2011, reaching at least 20 wins in 11 of his 12 seasons and eight NCAA Division I Women's Volleyball Tournament berths. Sunahara led the Bearcats to three BIG EAST championships and three Conference USA championships. He was selected as the BIG EAST Coach of the Year in 2008 and 2011, along with Conference USA Coach of the Year in 2001 while at Cincinnati.
Sunahara served as an assistant coach at Cincinnati from 1997 to 1999. He was the head coach at the University of Toledo in 1995-1996 after holding the assistant coach role at Toledo from 1993-1994. Sunahara's first venture into coaching was as the assistant men's volleyball coach at his alma mater UCLA from 1990 to 1993.
Sunahara and Kiraly know each other from their collegiate playing days at UCLA. The pair won the NCAA national championship in 1982 as Sunahara was a freshman and Kiraly was a senior. Sunahara went on to compete for two additional Bruin NCAA title teams in 1983 and 1984.
"I was fortunate to play with Karch and as we went our separate ways, I have admired his accomplishments from afar," Sunahara said. "To reunite and work side-by-side with him will be amazing! The goal is to win the gold medal at the 2016 Olympics and we will do everything in our power to accomplish that goal."
Sunahara helped Nike/Molten win the Men's Open title at the 1987 and 1990 USA Volleyball National Championships, as well as competing professionally for Cisneros Isla Verdes in the Canary Islands, Spain, in 1988.


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PA. STUDENTS DISCIPLINED FOR PIC OF DJ WITH BRAS: IRWIN, Pa. (AP) — A school district has disciplined students after a disc jockey posted a Facebook picture in which he holds bras thrown at him during a recent homecoming dance.
Norwin School District officials told The Associated Press that an unspecified number of students have been disciplined. The district, about 20 miles east of Pittsburgh, also will no longer allow the DJ, Eric Wenning, to work school dances.
District spokesman Jonathan Szish told the AP on Wednesday that all indications are that Wenning didn't encourage the bra-throwing but that he showed poor judgment in posting the photo to Facebook.
Szish couldn't immediately saw how many students were disciplined but said confidentiality rules prevent him from naming who was punished and how.
Wenning has told WPXI-TV which first reported the bra throwing and the photo, that he was appalled when the female students started throwing their bras at him during the Sept. 29 dance.
"It was kind of in a moment of bad judgment. I did take a picture with a shocked look on my face holding the bras in my hand and posted it on my private Facebook page," Wenning told the station. "I really apologize for making that bad judgment call and I do not condone any of this behavior."
The picture has since been removed from his Facebook page.
MINN. MAN FOUND PASSED OUT ON WIS. CAPITOL ROOF: MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Police say a Minnesota man who broke into the Wisconsin Capitol through a first-floor window and was found unconscious on the roof is now facing criminal charges.
The Wisconsin Department of Administration says 21-year-old Andrew Bishop smashed a window Sunday to get into the Capitol. Authorities say the Roseville, Minn., man then grabbed a fire extinguisher and threw it through another window.
Police found Bishop passed out on the fourth-floor rooftop just below the dome's observation deck. A criminal complaint says an officer described Bishop as very drunk and ultimately apologetic.
Bishop is charged in Dane County with felony criminal damage and entry into a locked building, a misdemeanor.
He was in jail on a $1,000 bond Wednesday and doesn't yet have an attorney. He's due in court next week.


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The narration is husky and the instructions sound: why toss that glass Coke bottle into the trash (or recycling bin!), when you're a few modifications away from a retro-tastic plant waterer? Beats an Aqua Globe, anyway.
But really, if you need a reason to watch this transformation from thirst quencher to, well, thirst quencher, it's the voice over. Because if this DIYGenius project is good enough for the Dark Knight, it'd damn well better be good enough for your gardenias. [@TheSquare via TDW]


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What's this? You haven't heard of #HootUpSEA? That's because it's new. The Seattle HootSuite users and friends are having their first user event, or as well call it, #HootUp. It's also my first public activity as a HootSuite Ambassador for North America.
Join us on Wednesday June 18 at Fado's Irish pub in Pioneer Square for Happy Hour. There will be marketers and social media people, along with others, sharing tips and ideas over a drink. And, it's a #HootUp so I can promise you swag. We also don't discriminate. If you don't use HootSuite, we'd still love to meet you.
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stephan at psych.ucla.edu (Stephan Anagnostaras) wrote: >Second, synthetic THCs are as effective as potent opiates in >pain control (e.g., dilaudid) but certainly have less abuse potential; >indeed, I would argue that THC has less abuse potential than >hydrocodone; even if you believe the literature that suggests that >THC is associated with dependence (all of which does not come >from independent laboratories), it certainly is not in the same >category with highly addictive drugs such as meth-amph or heroin > (even d-amph is classified as less addictive than THC by the US Govt!). >Certainly if you have ever come across a stimulant psychotic you >can admit that d-amph is far more dangerous than THC. The problem of "designer drugs" like amphetamines is a never ending story. You make one of them a controlled substance, and at least 10 others apear on the market not covered by law because of marginaly different chemical structures. They are no doubt extremly dangerous. > All this aside, >terminal cancer patients should have access to any drugs which they >feel improve their subjective experience. Many of these patients are >guaranteed death, and insufferable pain, which is almost always >made worse by chemo/radiotherapy for the benefit of spending a few more >months with their loved ones. These people deserve the relief from >the extreme GI distress experienced as a result of chemo/radiotherapy >(remember, conditioned taste aversion was first discovered in >radiotherapy patients) that THC can provide. It took the medical community >years to acknowledge that addictive potential is not a reason to >deny cancer patients potent opaites, and they should readily admit the >same for THC -- even if they object to the free (e.g., like alcohol) >use of hemp. I think everybody now will agree that effective pain management in terminally ill patients is a good thing, and with modern drug dosage and scheduling this can be achieved even without inducing addiction even though the drugs used have addictive potential. Correctly applied, they even leave the patient awake and responsive to his/her environment. In this respect, as far as I am aware, there appears no need for THC. Antiemetics may be a different matter, I have no expertise in this area.