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Draft Specification for networkDynamic converter functions
"as.*" syntax doesn't seem appropriate for these converter functions, since often need multiple data objects as input. And for output usually need to specify which facet of network information should be returned (vertex vs. edges). Also, the S3 method dispatching (as.nD.data.frame) is tricky since the data frame may be either toggles or spells. Not much advantage to having a single "convert" function if you have to have to set lots of arguments, hard to have defaults sensible for each type.
Importing to nD
Single function networkDynamic() that has arguments for specifying inputs of the various schemas. Arguments are not speced by object types o toggles and spells are both represented with data frames (or matrices.
networkDynamic(base.net=NULL,edge.toggles=NULL,vertex.toggles=NULL, edge.spells=NULL,vertex.spells=NULL,edge.changes=NULL,vertex.changes=NULL, network.list=NULL,onsets=NULL,termini=NULL,vertex.pid=NULL,start=NULL,end=NULL,net.obs.period=NULL,...)
- base.net
- a network object providing an initial network state for the toggles and changes versions. For spell versions it is copied to provide the basic network attributes (n,directed, etc)
- network.list
- a list of network objects assumed to describe sequential panels of network observations. Network sizes may vary. see onsets, termini, vertex.pid.
- edge.toggles
- assume first columns are [time,tail,head]. What times assumed for ties in initial network?
- edge.spells
- an object coercible to a matrix with first four columns assumed to be [tail,head,onset,terminus]. Each row defines an activity spell for an edge. tail and head are vertex.ids for the edge, there may be multiple rows for each edge. Any remaining columns added as TEA attributes?
- edge.changes
- columns are [time,tail,head,direction]. Direction specifies whether an edge should be activated (1) or deactivated (0)
- vertex.toggles
- assume first columns [time,vertex.id]
- vertex.spells
- an object coercible to a matrix with first three columns assumed to be [onset,terminus,vertex.id]. Each row defines an activity spell for the appropriate vertex, there may be multiple rows per vertex. Any remaining columns added as TEA attributes?
- vertex.changes
- columns are [time,vertex.id,direction]. Direction specifies whether a vertex should be activated (1) or deactivated (0)
- onsets
- an optional array of onset times to be assigned to the network panels of network.list. defaults to seq(from=0,length=length(network.list)-1)
- termini
- an optional array of terminus times to be assigned to the network panels of network.list defaults to seq(from=1,length=length(network.list)
- vertex.pid
- an optional name of a vertex attribute to be used as a unique vertex identifier when constructing nD from a network list with different sized networks. (Also allow for spell lists?)
- start
- The beginning of the observation period describing the network (used to define censoring)
- end
- The end of the observation period describing the network (used to define censoring)
- net.obs.period
- alternate and more complete way to fully specify the observation period. see https://statnet.csde.washington.edu/trac/ticket/155
- construct.mode
- c("strict","warn","checkless","expand") Need Better names. Specifies how carefully the object should be checked for consistency during construction. "strict"=fail if edges and vertex activity not aligned. "warn" warn if there are problems, but still create object if possible. "checkless" create object as quickly as possible, do not perform checks (if you know you are feeding it good data) "expand" define new activity spells for vertices when edges attach if needed, add new vertices if edge ids out of range, etc.
- …
- additional arguments needed in the future, possible network attributes?
Behavior sketch and implementation notes
Validate inputs
- start <= end
- start and end OR net.obs.period specified, but not both
- base.net is NULL or a network
- if not NULL coerce toggles, spells, changes to matrix, test for minimum number of columns
- network.list is NULL or all elements of list are networks.
- if network sizes of network.list items vary, vertex.pid must be non-NULL
- if vertex.pid != NULL, it must be present in network vertex attributes
- onsets and termini must be NULL or numeric, the same length and the same length as network.list
- construct.mode is valid
- only one of vertex.toggles, vertex.spells and vertex.changes can be non-NULL
- only one of edge.toggles, edge.spells and edge.changes can be non-NULL
- if network.list is non-NULL vertex.* and edge.* must be NULL and the reverse
- if start and end values present, store in net.obs.period attribute
- base.net activity information is ignored for now. base.net is only assumed to be a network object, not networkDynamic (behavior subject to change). base.net not required; if it is not given, create a new base.net with the max number of vertices required, and use the edge info (without timing) to create edges. This assumes that there are no isolate vertices greater than the max number of vertices given. base.net should be large enough to accomodate all the vertex and edge info. If base.net parameter is supplied without any other edge or vertex info, returns the base.net casted into a networkDynamic object. An easy way to create a basic nD object is
- Both vertex info and edge info are optional. If vertex info is missing, and edge info is present, try to infer the vertices required for the edges. If both are missing, and there is no base.net, return an empty list (since 0 node networks are not supported).
Constructing from network list (panels) data
Possible additional arguments: base.net. {onsets, termini} can be specified together. vertex.pid can be used for network panels of different sizes. start, end cand be used to define censoring. net.obs.period.
If net.obs.period not specified, default to list(observations=list(c(0,length(network.list)),mode="discrete", time.increment=1,time.unit="step") replacing 0, length(network.list) with start and end if they are not null
If base.net is specified, constructs a new network with matching parameters. If vertex or edges or attributes are present, adds them to new network as non-TEA attributes?
Determines if all the networks in the list are the same size. If not, checks for vertex.pid parameter to specify which vertex attribute should be used as a unique identifier.
In onsets is not set, it defaults to seq(from=0,length=length(network.list)). If terminus not set defaults to seq(from=1,length=length(network.list))
If vertex.pid is set to the name of a network attribute, use that attribute to match vertex.id's across different panels, for when inputs are not the same sizes.
Steps through the list of networks. Edges are added automatically if not already present. All vertices are assumed to be active. Edges in each panel are activated according to onsets and termini. If inconsistencies are encountered, perform as indicated by construct.mode. Add any network, vertex, or edge attributes found in the list networks to nD as TEA with appropriate spells.
Constructing from edge and vertex dataframes
Create new network with properties given by base net.if present
Vertex data schema:
If toggles
- activate all vertices present in base net, assuming onset time of -Inf
- loop through toggles, activating and deactivating vertices at appropriate times. vertices where last toggle is to active given Inf as terminus.
If changes
- If the first change is "activate", it should assume that it was previously inactive (from -Inf). This is default behavior in the function activate.vertices().
- vertices where last change is to active given Inf as terminus
If spells
- apply activation spells to vertices
Edge data schema:
If base.net exists, determine if the set of vertex.ids present in the edges data is consistent with it and take action appropriate to construct.mode. Edges present in the base.net should be set to active with -Inf as onset; assume edges in base.net to be active initially.
If toggles
- Add all edges present in base.net
- If edge is not present in base.net but implied by the edge.data, then assume it is inactive from (-Inf, Inf) initially.
- Add all additional edges implied by toggles
- loop through toggles, activating and deactivating edges at appropriate times. All edges where last state is active given Inf as terminus.
If changes
- Add all edges present in base.net
- Add all additional edges implied by toggles, assuming it is inactive from (-Inf, Inf) initially.
- loop through changes, activating and deactivating edges at appropriate times. All edges where last state is active given Inf as terminus
If spells
- apply activation spells to edges
Set start and end censoring on nD observation attribute net.obs.period. If net.obs.period not specified, default to list(observations=list(c(start,end)),mode="discrete", time.increment=1,time.unit="step") if start and end are specified. If start and end not specified, default to smallest and largest observed time values. For toggles and changes, set mode="discrete"; for spells, set mode="continuous"
Return constructed networkDynamic object silently.
Edge cases to consider
- toggles, changes arguments present, but have zero rows: base.net state applied to entire network, respecting start and end if present. if no base.net, no spells added activity status will be determined by active.default argument during query
- spells arguments present, but have zero rows: no spells added, activity status will be determined by active.default argument during query
- network list: base.net size different than list net sizes
- base net has multiplex edges? Not sure how to interpret for toggles, changes and spells. Activate all matching edges?
- network.list has networks with multiplex edges or edges with multiple vertex head- tail-sets. (I think this will work if we write code correctly)
- if all arguments empty, should return empty network, but still no way to specify that.
- edge activity not consistent with vertex activity (edge active when incident vertex is not) : behavior determined by construct.mode
- watch out for NULL edge rows caused by deleted edges.
Notes / Questions
- Should additional columns present on toggles, spells, changes be added as TEA attributes?
- If we want to support multiplex edges, need to expand toggles etc to allow specifying a persistent eid
- Not sure how we would support multiple vertex head- and tail-sets on edges, vertex pid?
- What if base.net is a nD object, should we try to append to it? If so, need a way to determine the last state of network for toggles and edges.
- What if vertices/edges need to be inactive at the start of observation in toggles case? User can specify "changes" by adding an additional column for direction but that may be inconvenient.
- If vertex activity is specified, should vertices implied by network size that are never activated be removed?
- need more detail on how to implement construct.mode
Proposed vertex.pid behavior
How to handle alpha ids and convert them in a stable way to vertex.ids . See pid spec: PersistentIdProposal
Proposed "expand" construction.mode
If vertex.ids appear in edge records which are outside the range implied by the known network size, add them to the network, including implied vertices. i.e if network size if 5, and an id of 8 is found, add add vertices 6,7 and 8. Activate vertices whenever incident edges are active.
Exporting from nD
(maybe only keep an "as.data.frame" function aliased to most common use case? ). All of these methods should handle censoring. Check the soon-to-be-added net.obs.period attribute #155 (if present) and set all onset.censored spells (-Inf) to value of start, and terminus-censored spells (Inf) to value of end. (discussion on #149)
- get.vertex.activity(nD, v=1:network.size(x),as.spellList=FALSE)
- currently this returns a list of spell matrices, one for each v specified. Add argument to return same info as a single spell matrix [onset.terminus,vertex.id]. Sort order by onset,terminus,vertex.id? Include attributes?
- get.edge.activity(networkDynamic,as.spellList=FALSE)
- currently this returns a list of spell matrices. Add "start" and "end" arguments for specifying censoring. Add argument to return same info as a single spell matrix [onset,terminus,tail,head,left.censored, right.censored, duration, edge.id]. Sort order by onset,terminus,tail,head,eid?.
- get.slice.networks(networkDynamic, start=min(get.change.times(networkDynamic),end=max(get.change.times(networkDynamic),time.step=1,duration=1, rule="any")
- return a list with a series of networks produced by network.extract. Allow specifying a series of onsets, termini instead of / in addition to start,step,duration,end ?
don't include export toggle methods unless we have a use case.
Should we use "fake" S3 method names to be consistent? (i.e. networkDynamic.spell.list): NO
Is it better to pass in a network object to be populated YES, or specify full list of network options (directed,bipartite,etc)? For matrix input formats, better to assume column order, or allow specifying column indicies/names?
Preferred format for returned data objects? (array, matrix, data.frame)?
Censoring behavior (Inf should not automatically be censored, right) change to start.censored, end.censored.
Implement for multiple head/tail set, or just return error?
Support multiplex edges? When 1-mode networks are induced from two mode networks it often the case that a dyad is linked by multiple edges at the same time. In the dynamic version, this means we need to use multiplex edges (because overlapping spells are not allowed) so we need a way to load in and distinguish multiplex edges from multiple spells.
Include missing edges / vertices in output? include.missing=FALSE If true, include extra column for missingness?
Argument to include additional columns for attributes? Or user should lookup using eids? (simple attributes would be fine, but lists of objects might not work in data.frame output.) include.attrs=c("attrName1","attrName2")
Support for non-numeric,non integer input ids. pid=attrName Sort into alphabetic order, assign to ids 1:n
Add "include.censoring=T" attribute
get.slice.networks: how do we handle censoring here?
get.slice.networks: the output list of networks should have time labels (perhaps as a network attribute?)
since "changes" is so similar to "toggles" should we just make those the same argument? The converter can detect whether there is an extra column or not (what should the column be called?)
should the argument be called as.spellmatrix instead of as.spellList, since its matrix not a list?
If we are guessing at network size based on ids present in vertices and edges, should we give warning?
Should we allow setting of network properties by passing standard network prams (bipartite, etc) via ... ?
A list of source / target schemas for dynamics
toggles: start network + edge toggles
[ onset, terminus, tail, head, onset.censored, terminus.censored, duration, edge.id what about vertex dynamics?
changes: edge toggles with times and direction
likes toggles, but also includes a column indicating if edge was formed or dissolved. Activate = 1, deactivate = 0.
spell matrix: arrays of spells
possibly two arrays, one for edges and one for vertices
list of networks
each network is one wave in discrete time possible subtypes, list of matrices, or sna style graph stack
file formats with dynamics
.net, .son, some xml formats


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These pages are an archive for the Florida UU Women and Religion chapter that dissolved in 2010. Continental UUW&R is maintaining the site and seeking news of UU women in Florida to include. Fortunately the NE Florida Cluster women continue the retreat tradition with an event each Spring. Watch the UU Women's Events list at right for info!
Please peruse the Conference and Retreat Guides written by Rev. Barbara Child and updated by the FLUUWR group. We think the Guides can serve as a good solid basis for your group to modify for their own, and we invite you to do so! Please send any comments to firstname.lastname@example.com. Blessed Be!
- Try to get to the site a few hours early even if you don't think you have much to do there ahead of time. The idea is to prevent last-minute surprise problems and to be relaxed when participants start to arrive.
- Ask the registrar to arrive early too. Welcoming and directional signs should be set up and the sign-in table ready before anyone else appears. Be prepared that some people may want to change their room assignments. Try to accommodate people who will have difficulty walking, or climbing steps, by assigning them bed space as close to the meeting space(s) as possible.
- As soon as you arrive, check in with site manager(s) and find out if there are things you need to do or to announce to the group. (It's a nice touch to introduce site manager(s) to the group early in the retreat, for welcome and announcements. Sometimes site managers are interested in being part of various group activities.)
- Check out your meeting space:
- Set up chairs as needed.
- Learn from site manager(s) where all light switches are and how to operate heating or air conditioning and PA systems.
- Put up posters near registration table and one or two other spots with detailed time schedule, to supplement handouts. This will save you from answering the same questions many times over!
- If your program involves other people taking parts, such as lighting candles in a ritual, or doing a reading, begin to line those people up as they arrive. If you are asking someone to read something, it is a special kindness to give them a copy to read over and become familiar with well in advance.


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When you're ready to book, all it takes to secure your date is a 50% retainer fee and a signed agreement. This can all be done digitally (woohoo!).
If you've decided to do an engagement shoot, we'll figure out a time and location for that. If you're not doing an engagement shoot, I'll be in touch a month or two before your wedding date. I'll send you a questionnaire to gather all the important details of your day, and from that I'll create your photography timeline. This is also when I do a little research on your venue, talk to your planner (if you have one) and have a little brainstorm to think of ideas for your portrait session. The week of your wedding, I clean and check all my equipment, and get important numbers into my phone. I'll also email or text you the day before to confirm times.
On your wedding day, I arrive early to the location we've agreed on. Depending on what we've talked about, we'll either go right into getting-ready photos, or your first look/ceremony. Once we've done portraits and family groupings, I mostly shoot the rest of the day documentary-style. I may grab you at some point if there's some awesome light going on, but other than that I'll just be running around and shooting, like a fiend.
After your wedding, I back up your images in multiple places. I start editing your photos right away, and post sneak peeks on Instagram and Facebook. A couple weeks after your wedding, I'll post a preview on my site. Soon after this, I get all your photos prepped for you, and send them to you in an online gallery. From here, you can download your high-res photos for printing, and the low-res versions for posting on Facebook. You'll have your photos about 3-4 weeks after your wedding. If you've ordered an album I start designing, and at this point you can also order prints and canvases.
I describe it as artistic documentary–meaning your images will have a candid, natural feel but I also focus on composition and experimental techniques to make each image into its own artwork. A lot of your wedding will be shot documentary-style, but we'll have fun and get creative with portraits to give them an editorial, cinematic feel. If you like photography that's a bit gritty, vintage and film-like, and less focused on "smile at the camera" you'll like how I shoot.
Every wedding is so different, but you can usually expect about 50-70 images per hour. Each one is edited for color correction, black and white, and light retouching. I also filter out any images where people are blinking, duplicates, etc. so you only get the best.
Definitely! These are super important to have. I love the artsy fartsy photos too but I love the group photos I have from my wedding day.
Once you feel all set to go, it's just a 50% retainer fee and signed agreement to secure your date. The rest is due 30 days before your weddings. Everything is done digitally so it's super easy (no stamps required).
YES! Absolutely anywhere. I've shot in Connecticut, New York, Pennsylvania, Georgia, Boston, St. Thomas USVI...I'm game for going anywhere, and I'm really good at traveling.
A couple months before your wedding I send you a questionnaire so you can tell me locations and start times of your ceremony and reception. Based on that I create a timeline for you so we can figure out the best time to do portraits and have enough time for traveling between any change of location.
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Welcome to Weird + Small Apps 27—the first in a while with an app that truly qualifies as weird. This week, we look at the oddball life lessons application Anitello, a separate app that offers Gmail push notifications, a vacation time tracker, a car-friendly, gesture-based control replacement for the iPod music playback feature, and a track pad application for iPhone/iPod touch and Mac users.
None of the applications in this week's roundup qualified for a B+ or higher rating, but both PlaySafe from Chilli X and TouchPad from Edovia received flat B general recommendations. All the details are below.
Every once in a while, an application arrives that completely dumbfounds us, leaving us as close to at a loss for words as we come. This month, Anitello ($2) from the same-named company Anitello claims that prize: an app that loads up with a list of life lesson-themed animations that you're supposed to choose from to learn how to do things. Important, completely random things, like "making a paper airplane," "safety in a thunderstorm," and "cooking steaks," because who wouldn't want to download an app to learn these and three other completely random skills—stretching exercises, jumpstarting a car, and tasting wine? Anitello teaches using slow-paced, pre-recorded animations with bad sound effects and text overlays, worse yet depending on a live Internet connection to stream the videos. The company plans to release another six animations later in the year; we honestly can't imagine why. iLounge Rating: D.
Users of Google's Gmail have been waiting for a way to receive push notifications automatically whenever messages come in—a feature offered to users of Apple's MobileMe and Microsoft Exchange servers, but restricted for everyone else. G-Push Mail ($2) from Jon D gives you limited push functionality with a scheme that's going to appeal to some users but not others: you pay $2 for the app and get "a free 3 month subscription" to the service, which uses "servers sitting securely on Amazon's Cloud maintaining a stable connection to Gmail's IMAP servers," monitoring your account from minute to minute and sending out notifications if messages come in. If one does, your phone will vibrate, make a noise, and/or put up a badge on the app's icon to increment your number of waiting messages. While G-Push Mail works, and provides you with an e-mail reading and searching front end that looks like Google's own design, there are three issues: do you really want to hand off your Gmail password to someone other than Google? Is it worth paying ongoing charges for Gmail monitoring, given that the app expires after three months of use? And why can't the app at least offer to show you a pop-up of the incoming message? While this is a less expensive alternative to using other iPhone push-based e-mail services offered by Apple, we aren't fans of subscription-based services or apps that stop working; unfortunately, this and similar apps will be the only way to get Gmail push notifications unless Google or Apple takes positive steps towards offering the feature for free. iLounge Rating: B-.
If you have a salaried job, you most likely have vacation time, sick time, and other time that's annually allocated to you for your personal "away from office" needs. iTrackVacaTime ($1) by JNS Global Consulting is a simple, unsexy application that helps you manage that time with four screens: first is a summary page for the current year that's broken up into vacation time remaining, used, and planned, sick time remaining, used, and planned, and "other time off" remaining, used, and planned. Next are separate screens that show only time used or time planned, and finally, there's a settings screen that lets you insert your allowances for each category, plus the date when the year ends for purposes of computing everything. Every page has a + button at the top to let you save a new vacation time event relatively quickly. Other than the plainness of its interface, and the fact that the time used and planned screens really add little given the existence of the summary screen, iTrackVacaTime's only issue in our testing was one that happened the first time we launched it, but not afterwards: after playing a little with the end of year date, and restarting the application, it lost the information we'd previously inputted. Beautifying the app and ensuring that it doesn't lose computed data—possibly through a backup that could be emailed—would make it better. iLounge Rating: B-.
The idea behind PlaySafe ($1) from Chilli X is an inherently great one—one that's hard to believe Apple hasn't incorporated into the iPod touch and iPhone already: trying to control music playback on the device while driving is a serious pain at times, so rather than adding on remote controls, why not just improve the playback interface with simple gestures? That's what ChilliX has done, using the existing iPod library's album art with plain bottom-of-screen text. Need to stop or start a song? Just tap the screen. Need to skip backwards in tracks? Swipe to the right; for skipping forwards, swipe to the left. Three buttons provide scrollable, unchanged access to your iPod music library, a shuffle on/off mode, and a help screen. Though up and down gestures for volume adjustment would be nice additions, amongst others, and the premise here is that you'll create your own playlist to avoid the otherwise impractical task of skipping around in your library, the premise here is a good one, and the price unobjectionable. Apple should have offered similar in-car controls as an option. iLounge Rating: B.
We covered a wide variety of trackpad and mouse applications back in 2008, and the latest one—TouchPad ($4) from Edovia—offers more of the same in a simplified, solely Mac-compatible program. This program achieves its Mac connectivity through a neat trick, having you activate Screen Sharing on any 10.4, 10.5, or 10.6 machine and then giving you a Wi-Fi-based full screen trackpad with the ability to be used horizontally or vertically, with or without a keyboard. We typed that last sentence on it—not surprisingly, the keyboard is as problematic as any standard iPhone app's keyboard, minus auto-correction and the ability to see on the little screen what you're typing. That aside, the trackpad surface is easy to use, supports two-fingered scrolling and two-finger tapping for right-clicks, and offers a sensitivity scrollbar. Other apps we've tested, such as Snatch are now more impressively priced and machine-compatible than they were back in our prior review, making TouchPad feel comparatively stripped down for its $4 asking price, but it's still a nice little app for those who prefer to use their iPhones to control their Macs. iLounge Rating: B.
Hundreds of additional iPhone app and game reviews are available here.
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Hi There,
With regard to G-Push Mail, I'd like to clarify a couple of things. First, there is an update coming out soon that will include the option of receiving text alerts containing the Subject/Sender of new emails, in addition to the existing badge count.
Second, the app doesn't 'stop working' after 3 months, but the push notifications will, unless you purchase another 3 months via the 'In App Purchase'. It's very easy to do, and shouldn't inconvenience you too much.
Finally, the subscription price will be changing once we can determine more accurately what our hosting costs are per user. This will mean either cheaper subscriptions, or longer subscriptions, or a combination of the two. We think we can drastically reduce subscription prices to cover our costs once we have a more accurate idea of what our costs actually are.
Thanks for the review!
With regard to iTrackVacaTime, we currently have an update in for review with Apple that should solve any initial data loss problems.
The vast majority of our users do not have any data loss issues.
The vacation tracker needs a way to keep track of days rather than hours.
Thanks for the review of PlaySafe. You must be able to read our minds – swipe up & down for volume control are planned for the next version!
A better alternative to G-Push Mail is GPush (I imagine the name of G-Push Mail was designed to be confused with GPush). GPush is $1, is not subscription-based, and does offer pop-ups. There have been some teething problems, but it seems to be working for most now.
Thanks Jeremy for making an effort to review all this apps. I like your style. Pretty harsh review of Anitello though. Had to try it! Its not so bad – ok the set of the current animations have no logic..Still I hope to see the next ones!
PlaySafe looks great, even for those of us who rarely drive! It could be useful for desk-bound work, too! I also like being able to see album art.
Up/Down swipe for headphone volume control is a nice idea.
I use a SendStation PocketDock LineOut USB when connecting to other audio devices, so volume swipe obviously won't work in that type of situation.
There's a better Push app for gmail – GPush. It's the same one-off price as GPush mail but doesn't require a subscription of any kind. It supports badges, alerts and sounds. The next version will support multiple accounts too.
Been using it since it came out and it simply just works.
Ort, you should try itookoff. It handles entering fractional days and hours. It also lets you track time by month instead of just years.


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Summer is here! And with summer come rich opportunities for practicing and showcasing your photography skills.
Here are some quick tips for getting better pictures outside this year…
Better Outdoor Photos – Tip #1: When shooting outdoors, think overcast, dawn and dusk.
The first and last light of day almost always provides breathtaking opportunities, wherever you are. Late afternoon provides good photo opportunities too.
If you're not an early riser, make it a point to get out a few times before dawn to see what you've been missing. Pick a beautiful park, mountain or beach near you and sit there as the first light of day paints the sky, and begins to illuminate the ground below.
Sunrise is one of the most magnificent sights in nature. Wherever you are, start taking shots of these early mornings, and you'll begin to have a feel for how fast light changes, and the marvelous opportunities it opens up.
It's the same with sunsets. Sunsets are as good (or better) than sunrises. Check your local paper for the sunrise and sunset times. Make sure you're in position a good half-hour before the event begins.
Do this, and you'll see how fast the light changes minute to minute, and you'll even feel the changes in mood as the light changes from day to night.
Also, during the day be aware of how clouds can change the light — again, sometimes in minutes.
Please note, you want to avoid shooting in harsh midday sun — that is when the sun is directly overhead — it's the worst type of lighting for outdoor photography.
However, sometimes life does not wait for sunset. There are a few things you can do when stuck with the choice of shooting in harsh mid-day light or not getting the shot at all.
Try using open shade (but not partially shaded with bright spots — this will only cause problems) and be sure to use the shade setting on your camera if you have it. If your camera has a fill flash setting use it, even in the brightness of day, it will balance out your subject and the bright scene behind.
Sunny f-16 rule — In case you need to set exposure manually on a sunny day, remember the sunny f-16 rule: In midday sunlight, set the aperture to f/16 and the shutter speed to the reciprocal of the ISO. So if you're shooting at ISO 200, the exposure is f/16 at 1/200. This rule works when shooting a subject that is front-lit on a cloudless or nearly cloudless day.
Better Outdoor Photos – Tip #2: Experiment with shadows.
Generally, you want the sun at your back or on the side when shooting. But you could experiment with photographing silhouettes by shooting into the sun for dramatic effect.
Better Outdoor Photos – Tip #3: Size is important…
The light source for any photo (except special effects) should be many times larger than your subject. Compare the quality of light in a photograph shot with an on-camera flash to one shot at dusk, when the entire sky is the light source.
Better Outdoor Photos – Tip #4: "Guide" the viewer's eye.
The human eye will always be directed to the brightest area of a photograph. Try to give the most important part of your photo the most light. Check the background for objects reflecting more light than your subject and change the composition to eliminate them.
Better Outdoor Photos – Tip #5: Long exposures at twilight.
After the sun goes down, there is usually not enough light to record a normal photo. But using a tripod and long exposure can open up a brand new world of photography. This is where a digital camera comes in handy.
When you use this technique to shoot a highway after sunset (using a tripod and 30- second exposure) car head lights and taillights turn into long, colorful patterns. Since most light meters can't determine a correct exposure for special effects, these images require a lot of trial and error. A digital camera with a post view screen can let you know immediately how your exposure is working.
The amount of time the shutter is open (5 to 60 seconds) in combination with the correct f/stop can produce amazing images. It's just a matter of finding the right exposure for each situation.
Better Outdoor Photos – Tip #6: Fill flash at sunset.
Great photos contain a great or good subject along with a great or good background. Sunsets make some of the best backgrounds so at sunset make sure you're prepared.
The colors of a sunset only last a few minutes so you need to plan ahead and have your family, friends or models ready. Select a location that has a clear view of the horizon and place your subject directly in line with the color on the horizon. The trick is to match the flash output with light from the sunset.
A tripod and digital camera with a post view screen make this technique very easy. Select an f/stop and adjust the flash output for your subject while using the shutter speed for the right exposure for the sunset. One combination will be perfect. This will take some practice, but the results can be very dramatic.
Better Outdoor Photos – Tip #7: Turn an overcast day into a winning photo — particularly for portraits.
We've already talked about daylight. But what about overcast days?
Overcast days produce a very low level of light, but this light is very high quality. The problem you face when shooting a photo on an overcast day is that your light meter will read all the light in the sky and underexpose your subject.
Now, the secret to turning this kind of light into a striking photo is to keep the sky out of the frame.
Because overcast daylight is soft and diffused, it makes it the best lighting for portrait photography (a natural soft box). Unfortunately, it isn't always overcast when you take portraits. So, you might try to shoot a portrait in the early morning or late afternoon, depending on the schedules of your family members.
If taking an indoor photo, try to light the scene so that you don't need a flash. Use the sunlight coming in through the windows (again keeping in mind early morning and late afternoon as the best times) or even household lamps. The point is to avoid harsh shadows.
But if the weather isn't cooperating to give you the perfect light for your indoor photo, use an on-camera flash. This is a separate flash unit that fits into the hot-shoe on top of the camera, it's not the same things as the flash built into your camera. Use the in-camera flash as a last resort.
Even better again is a flash unit with a dedicated cord that lets you move the unit away from the camera body. If you have this equipment, try bouncing the flash off the ceiling by pointing it up at a 60-degree angle. The light becomes more diffused, and that helps to minimize shadows in your portraits.
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Lubben was one of the keynote speakers recently in a political luncheon gabfest titled "Pornography Harms" last month, and she was also one of the main speakers at the CalOSHA hearings on imposing mandatory condom requirements on the industry as a result of the "outbreak" last year. She even got some primetime publicity via an interview she did with ABC News for their Nightline news program.
Lately, though, she has had to deal with publicity that isn't quite so glowing...and may even spell real trouble for her and her "movement".
A number of active porn performers have come forth to directly question Lubben's motives in "helping women get out of the porn industry", and to counter some of her more bombastic claims about how women in porn are simply abused and "prostituted".
Monica Foster, for one, has experience in mentoring performers into and out of the industry through her GettingIntoPorn.com and GettingOutOfPorn.com websites; and she has recently been very critical of the fundamentalist Christian focus of Lubben and her PCF "ministry", as well as the lack of actual resources given to ex-performers seeking her help. Some quotage from Foster, courtesy of her blog:
I used to admire this woman for her supposed attempts to help people, but after doing a bit of research on her, watching her interviews, and having heard about some of the realities of her organization from a few trusted friends, I'm not so certain that even she is clear as to what her true agenda is.But even that is dwarfed by the campaign of another porn performer, Julie Meadows (aka Lydia Lee), whom has virturally launched a one-woman crusade to publically expose Lubben and the Pink Cross Foundation for the frauds they allegedly are. Meadows has been using both her own blog and her space on Mike South's blog to openly question both the motives and the actions of the PCF, and recently she has focused on their tax exempt status as charitable contributions.
I think as of current that she is very self centered, immature, emotionally stunted, manipulative and on a quest of fame at the expense of hurting others and their livelihoods.
What I don't like about Lubben most of all, is that she blames everyone and everything else in life for circumstances she found herself in within life, except for herself. She seems to see the world as black and white rather than billions of shades of gray and colors.
We all have free will and we all make CHOICES in life. She CHOSE to work as a prostitute and a porn actress. No one held a gun to her head. Her career choice didn't work out for her and she chose to leave the industry completely, however that was her choice - and for her to demonize EVERYONE and EVERYTHING associated with it now is just plain wrong.
Using the tax returns that were filed by the PCF in 2008 and 2009 -- returns that are public record and accessible to anyone thanks to disclosure regulations -- Julie and her husband Doug found countless questionable innaccuracies, inconsistencies, and questionable data that could possibly lead to genuine inquiries about the PCF's tax exempt status, let alone about whether or not they are living up to their professed goal of "helping adult performers get out of the pornography industry", or just exploiting ex-performers that much worse in order to line her pockets.
To that end, Doug and Julie created a video in which Doug documents in detail the inconsistencies and questions raised by the "tax documents", and openly wonders whether or not they are mere ruses designed to fend off more detailed auditing of their financial affairs. The video was originally posted to Julie's home blog, then to her YouTube account home page (JulieMeadowsEnt) in four parts; it is also now available over at my own personal SmackDog Chronicles blog.
I highly reccommend you watch the video (or the series) in its entirity; it is, to say the least, quite illuminating.


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Equine Anatomy, Physiology and Biomechanics Workshop
9 Sep - 11 Sep
To be held at TOCES' new purpose built Education Centre, near Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk
Speakers include:
Russell MacKechnie-Guire BSc (Hons) – Centaur Biomechanics
Yasmin Stuart MIRVAP – Equine Physiotherapist
Charlotte Bullard BSc (Hons) PGCert VetEd EEBW FHEA – TOCES Programme Manager and Equine Sports Therapist
This interactive and hands-on workshop is designed for anyone wishing to learn more about equine musculoskeletal anatomy and physiology, and how this relates to equine movement, performance, injury and rehabilitation.
It is ideal for:
- Students completing any of TOCES' equine anatomy and physiology, therapy or biomechanics programmes
- Equine therapists wishing to undertake CPD
- Horse owners wishing to update their knowledge
Both TOCES students and non-students are welcome to attend. Attendees may attend the workshop in full, or for individual days.
Held over three days, the workshop is comprised of:
- Taught lectures delivered by subject experts
- Practical demonstrations, incorporating the painted and ridden horse
- Interactive teaching sessions such as dissection, group discussions and case scenarios
Full workshop fee: £250 (£195 for TOCES students)
Fee per day: £90 (£75 for TOCES students)
The workshop is to be offered on a first come, first serve basis. We are anticipating a high volume of interest so early registration is essential.
In order to secure your place, payment is required at time of booking. Please use the relevant PayPal link below to process payment. Alternatively, please call TOCES Office on 01284 811401.
Full workshop – non-TOCES student £250
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Our blended learning delivery mode meets the needs of busy practices and their teams
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According to the modern Webster Dictionary: The act of tempting or being tempted especially to evil.
However, I prefer the definition presented in the 1828 Webster Dictionary.
n. The act of tempting; enticement to evil by arguments, by flattery, or by the offer of some real or apparent good. When the devil had ended all the temptation, he departed from him for a season. Luke 4. 1. Solicitation of the passions; enticements to evil proceeding from the prospect of pleasure or advantage. 2. The state of being tempted or enticed to evil. When by human weakness you are led into temptation, resort to prayer for relief.
In today's world it comes at us from all angles – Television, Music, Billboards, and Just walking down the street. The lure and call of the world has sadly become a daily part of our society. Too often men today face an onslaught of traps and snares set by the father of lies. We find ourselves lured by the siren call of lust. It permeates the movies we see. You cannot turn on the television without seeing images that not too long ago would have been only seen in the magazines that were behind the counter at gas stations. Don't get me wrong. I am not foolish enough to believe that temptation is new to our world. It has just become more mainstream and acceptable in recent years.
We are faced with a world that offers temptations at a rapidly increasing pace. A call to satisfy your needs. To put yourself first. How often do we hear that you deserve this, that, or the other? A constant call to put aside that which is holy and pure and satisfy the call of the flesh. There are those that love to say that God is testing us. "God is tempting me". This could not be farther from the truth.
"Let no one say when he is tempted, "I am being tempted by God." for God cannot be tempted with evil, and he himself tempts no one. But each person is tempted when he is lured and enticed by his own desire. Then desire when it has conceived give birth to sin, and sin when it is fully grown brings forth death" (James 1:10-15).
Scripture is very direct when it says that temptation comes from our own desire. Satan knows your desire and likes to use it as a lure to draw you onto the hook. He likes to dangle it in front of us and let the light twinkle off of its allure. However, the decision to grab hold of that hook is ours alone. Once we grab hold of that hook we "give birth to sin". That sin is a road to death. We know that we are a fallen people and prone to wander. Therefore, do we give up hope and just succumb to the lure of the world? Just say that we cannot overcome these calls and give up. Most certainly not!
"No temptation has overtaken you that is not common to man. "God is faithful, and he will not let you be tempted beyond your ability, but with the temptation he will also provide the way of escape, that you may be able to endure it." (1 Corinthians 10:13)
What God is telling us is that no one has ever been tempted more than any other man. That what ever comes your way has been seen before. When this temptation rises up in you, God will not let it reach the point that you cannot overcome it. Therefore, the old line that it was too much for me to resist does not hold water. The whole "devil made me to it" is not even close to being the truth. We have the ability to resist what ever temptation comes our way. The question is " how?"
Well Noah Webster had it right. If you reference back to the 1828 edition of Webster's Dictionary you will find the answer.
2. The state of being tempted or enticed to evil. When by human weakness you are led into temptation, resort to prayer for relief.
Turn to the Lord in prayer. Reach out to the Father for the strength to walk away from the temptation that calls us. Do not try to make the journey alone. Do not try to resist without the Fathers guiding hand. What is it that draw's you in like a moth to a flame? What is the lure that satan places in front of you? When it becomes too much for you to bear…it is time to go to your knees in prayer. We were never meant to make this journey alone!
"Be self-controlled and alert. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour. Resist him, standing firm in the faith, because you know that your brothers throughout the world are undergoing the same kind of sufferings." (1 Peter 5:8-9)
Related articles
- Day 71: Defeating Temptation (busymomof03.org)
- Get Thee Behind Me… (spendomai.com)


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Spying seems to be all the rage these days. Same goes for getting caught doing it.
An accused Russian spy couple has been sentenced to a few years in prison for conducting espionage operations in Germany over the span of 25 years, reports the BBC.
The couple, codenamed Andreas and Heidrun Anschlag, posed as Austrian citizens with origins from South America, and had a daughter in Germany who knew nothing of their activities.
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At the time of their arrest, prosecutors allege, Mrs Anschlag was sitting in her study in front of a wireless transmitter that was receiving encoded messages on a shortwave frequency and was hooked up by cable to a computer.
They had apparently made a contact of someone in NATO and were allegedly siphoning secrets back to the Kremlin.
The sentencing follows what has been an extraordinary year for covert activities and getting caught conducting them.
There was the Mandiant report on Chinese espionage, the arrest of an alleged CIA agent in Moscow, followed by Edward Snowden's subsequent whistleblowing on supposed Constitutionally dubious snooping on behalf of the National Security Agency.
There were also a few other, lower visibility busts in recent months involving the transfer of military technology.
Indeed, the global spy story seems to get thicker by the day.


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I got a small smaple of Pilot Iroshizuku Take Sumi from Mr. Sunny Koh of Straits Pen when I purchased a TWSBI Diamond 580
I had initially read some ink reviews where it was said that the Take Sumi;s dry time isn't as fast as other Iroshhizuku inks. Being a lefty I was a little wary to buy it without being able to try it out. Yay for samples!
However, it turns out that my fears were unfounded. It seems to work rather well when I tried it on my Muji Craft Notebook. There isn't much bleedthrough as well. Flow is good. There isn't any shading as far as I could see.
Take Sumi is a solid black ink useful in all professional situation. Another item to add to my wishlist for inks.


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Do you equate a healthy, attractive smile with teeth that are dazzling white and cavity free. Absolutely! Yet, while these are undoubtedly major factors, the condition and health of your gums is another part you shouldn't overlook. As your dentist in Elgin, Dr. Dean Lodding wants you to know your gums play an important role in the health of your smile and are also linked to your overall well-being. What Your Gums are Telling You... Continue Reading
You may have heard the terms "periodontics" or "perio therapy" mentioned at Dr. Lodding's office, but what exactly do those terms mean? Periodontics is the branch of dentistry concerned with the structures surrounding and supporting the teeth, including your gums. Perio therapy is the treatment and healing of those structures. Do you experience canker sores? They're a common issue for many patients, and perio therapy is the perfect solution for relieving and preventing them! How... Continue Reading
There's evidence that periodontal disease may be a risk factor for dementia through bacterial and viral infections commonly found with periodontal disease. Our periodontics team in Elgin is concerned about whether you've had your gum tissues professionally examined recently. Do you experience any bleeding when brushing or flossing? Are your gums puffy? Sensitive? Periodontal infections can result in elevating the systemic inflammatory response in your body. Science has been indicating this may contribute to existing... Continue Reading
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One dead, 3 admitted after taking poison in local brew
One person died and three others escaped death in Rakai District after they took poisoned local brew.The incident occurred at Kyampagi village in Kasaali Sub-county when a casual labourer at a drinking joint reportedly poured poison in the brew.The owner of the joint, Mr Francis Singoma, said the suspect was seen by a minor at his home entering a room where the alcohol was kept with a polythene bag which contained poison he allegedly poured into the liquor.
Ignore alertMr Singoma said when the minor reported the matter, they did not believe him but instead took the alcohol to the bar for sale. He added that they realised that it was poison after three people who had drank the liquor, including his wife Ms Jane Nasimbwa, were taken to Kalisizo Hospital after developing stomach complications.The bar owner said they found the suspect only identified as John, dead in his house after suspected poisoning. Ms Cissy Namuyiga, the officer in charge of Luti Police Post, said the suspect's body was taken for a postmortem.The three affected people are still admitted at the hospital as investigations into the matter continue.
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Crochet blanket... revealed!
So someone guessed it over on facebook... it's an Escape From New York blanket! One of Dill's favorite movies that he quotes from CONSTANTLY!
We got to meet and hang out with the director, John Carpenter and his wife, Sandy Carpenter during the LA Geek Knits photo shoot. (and HELLO, stay in their guest house!) I have to say, they are just the coolest people. Dill even managed to keep his cool, though he and Kyle did do a little "DUDE" when Sandy gave them halloween candy. (Because it was halloween candy from the creator of Halloween.. get it?)
When he requested this blanket, erm, two years ago, it got put on the back burner because of all the other projects I've been working on, so I'm glad to finally get a decent start on it!
I put a flip flop next to it so you can see just how big this sucker is! Hoping to finish it up soon, as next month I have some yarn coming in for some new design work, which means I'll have to drop all my "fun" projects and get some new patterns published!


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Ford Center Forward: Securing the Future of the Arts
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Celebrating the Arts
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The Gertrude C. Ford Center for the Performing Arts is embarking on a capital campaign to build an endowment as part of its strategic plan Ford Center Forward: Securing the Future of the Arts. The endowment will create a reliable funding source to ensure the long-term sustainability of the Ford Center and provide the means to continue and expand the variety and diversity of performances, incubate and produce Arts programs, and establish the Ford Center as an Arts leader in the region.
"I think the arts, whether you do them professionally or whether you do them just to appreciate the artist within you, are something that are essential to the human spirit."
Gerald McRaney
Celebrity Spokesperson for the Capital Campaign
Celebrate the Arts and Honor Friends and Family
The Gertrude C. Ford Center has commissioned an original donor recognition tree sculpture from Sanford Werfel Studios, hand carved and signed by artist Richard Teller. The solid bronze grove of trees will be on permanent display in the lobby near the entrance to the Sam and Mary Haskell Theatre. Three mighty tree trunks support full foliage honoring supporters of the Arts in Oxford. The center trunk represents the Muse of Music and features Gertrude C. Ford rising from the roots with her violin; a rose lies at her feet. The other two trunks hold figures representing the Muses of Drama and Dance. The trees have 750 donor-recognition leaves in engraver's brass gold. Nestled among the leaves are various size boughs and on the ground, golden acorns complete the grove ensuring future trees.
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Residential Electricians: Making the Right Decisions, Getting Quality Services
In this modern age, we are used to searching the internet to find the best service, but how about residential electricians? Well, our parents are used to just phone them away or maybe call a help from a neighbor is an electrician. It sounds so easy, but if you want to avoid all regrets later on it is best to know the best tips before hiring one. It is a must for you to check the lists we have created here so you will only get the best residential electrician near you.
Nothing beats coming prepared even if it means scouting and searching the internet for the best one out there. Here are the following significant points you have to consider when you are looking for an experienced electrician.
Qualified and credible. You will not get wrong if you will only base your decision to a residential electrician's qualification or certifications. You will realize that it will help you a lot to narrow down your list by just basing it on standards and qualifications. We know that the internet has full of qualified residential electricians, some of them are even trained in many specializations, but are will they satisfy your needs. It is not advisable to just be choosing random residential electricians, there must be a solid ground to your decision. Make sure they are the residential electricians that can walk the talk. It means they are specialized for your specific needs. It is all about fitting them perfectly for your purpose using their qualifications, training, certifications, and skills.
Warranties and guarantees. You can avoid stress and the hassle if you will make all communications clear and stable before signing any deal. It will be difficult to get things done if miscommunications happen. It is best to get updates or complete plan laid out on how they are going to resolve issues and problems. You are assured that there will be no work delays nor delayed progress. The guarantees must be clear and promises they made must be fulfilled. It is important that they know how to fulfill their warranties without the need to escape or find loopholes.
Estimates and plans. Cost will never be out of the picture because it is probably the second most important criterion that you should consider. This will ensure that you will land on the best deal. These electricians are the symbol of quality, like the Residential electrician in Edmonton that will make sure you will get the best possible services.
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A rich source of B complex vitamins, amino acids & pantothenic acid (B vitamin) which is believed to relieve:
- depression, apathy, anxiety, memory disorders
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- also thought to help reduce arthritis
Improves antihistamine action and adrenal cortisone production.
Royal Jelly contains all important amino acids which are needed by every cell of the human body. In more detailed breakdown of Royal Jelly it has been discovered that it contains Vitamins A, B1, B2, B6, B12, C, D, E, folic acid, nicotinamide, pantothenic acid, minerals, 4 kinds of saccharides and 9 kinds of amino acids.
Obviously this should not be taken as medical advice. You can find plenty of research on royal jelly online
As always, sourcing royal jelly from Australia is preferable (and the one we stock is Australian) because Australia is still free from the varroa mite (and thus the hives are free from the chemicals used to treat it overseas).
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JFJ takes case against Hewitt to Privy Council
Rights group Jamaicans for Justice (JFJ) is taking its case against the promotion of a policeman by the Police Service Commission (PSC) in 2011 to the United Kingdom-based Privy Council.
The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council is Jamaica's final appellate court.
The Jamaican Court of Appeal last week granted the human rights group permission to take its case to London following a hearing.
For three years, JFJ has been contesting the decision of the PSC to promote the now-retired Delroy Hewitt from superintendent to senior superintendent of police.
Both the Supreme Court and the local Court of Appeal have rejected arguments by JFJ that the PSC should have conducted investigations into allegations of human-rights abuses involving the former policeman.
JFJ wants the Privy Council to determine whether the Jamaican Appeals Court erred in holding that the PSC was not required, by Constitution or common law, to obtain or conduct an independent investigation into the allegations.
Clarify the PSC powers and duties
JFJ also wants the Privy Council to clarify the powers and duties of the PSC regarding the appointment of police officers in cases where the candidates for promotion have been accused of serious misconduct or constitutional breaches.
The rights group also wants the Privy Council to determine whether the PSC should conduct its own investigation or utilise the services of entities independent of the Jamaica Constabulary Force.
JFJ maintains that if an investigation had been done into the reported 28 allegations of fatal shootings involving Hewitt, he would not have been promoted.
At the time when JFJ said it received the reports, Hewitt was head of the Kingston Western police.


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Gucci has released a ton of music in the past 21 months.
On May 13, 2014, Gucci Manepled guilty to weapons charges. He has been incarcerated ever since.
Gucci's incarceration hasn't meant his fans have not been without new music. On the contrary, Guwop has been the most prolific artist in hip hop, thanks in large part to his trusty middle man Sean Paine. What's more, he's lost of a ton of weight, penned an autobiography, started an advice column, and (almost) released a movie. If Gucci's most recent bid has taught us anything, it's that he's even more unstoppable than we thought.
Click through the gallery to see every mixtape, album, loose track, & guest feature Gucci Mane has released since he got locked up 21 months ago.
Oh yeah, happy 36th birthday to Guwop.


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Recent projects, such as Smite, have allowed our team here at RealtimeUK to hone our character skills to a high level. Although we all knew we were getting great results, we were also aware that it was time to push our characterization further by introducing strong dialogue. So when Sparkypants approached us with their concept for Dropzone, we were all extremely excited.
We hope you agree that this is leading to some of our most exciting and engaging projects yet.Director: Ian Jones Client: Gameforge, Sparkypants


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70 Inspiring Rustic Farmhouse Kitchen Cabinets Makeover Ideas
Farmhouse-style kitchens tend to focus on natural materials, unpretentious design, and cooking spaces that can accommodate large meals. Guests should always feel welcome and comfortable in these spaces, even if their boots are still dirty. Cabinets, chairs and tables are… Continue Reading