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Featuring Niko Henrichon's first major comic book work since he collaborated with Brian K. Vaughan on the award-winning "Pride of Baghdad," the Canadian artist has delivered another world-building opus in "Noah," an original graphic novel on sale March 19 from Image Comics.
Co-written by Darren Aronofsky & Ari Handel, the OGN is based on an early draft of the script for the feature film "Noah," directed by Aronofsky and coming to theaters March 28.
While Aronofsky, who directed, produced and wrote "Noah," and Handel, who co-wrote and executive produced the Russell Crowe-starring film, were pitching the script to studios, Henrichon started work on the 256-page graphic novel.
Not an adaptation, Henrichon and Handel told CBR News that "Noah" is its own story, grounded in both the Bible and the movie script, providing an all-together different artistic experience and interpretation of the Genesis flood narrative.
Originally recounted in the Book of Genesis, chapters 6-9, the story of Noah's ark is one of the Bible's most famous retellings and the creative team shared that elements of the story are so textually fantastic that developing a graphic novel and movie about a man, a boat and two of every animal being saved from God's wrath was literally right there in the good book to be explored. And that includes the giant, six-armed fallen angels walking the Earth prior to the flood.
In an exclusive interview, Henrichon and Handel also discussed how Noah should not be confused with Santa Claus, the other-worldly feel of the antediluvian animals and why the iconic ark didn't need a keel.
CBR News: No doubt easier to answer than which came first, the chicken or the egg, which came first -- the movie or the graphic novel?
Ari Handel: Darren [Aronofsky] and I had written a full script and we were in the process of trying to get it made into a film. It had some traction and then it lost some traction for various reasons but our passion for the project remained. At that point, we decided to make it into a graphic novel.
We found Niko, who was recommended very highly by Brian [K. Vaughan], and basically gave him the script and we worked collaboratively with him from there. While Niko was working, we kept working on the script. Eventually, the movie was set up at Paramount and that's how the film was made.
In some ways, it's almost coincidental that they happen to be released at almost the same time.
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And while there are obvious links between the two projects, this is not the comic book adaptation of the film, correct?
Handel: That's right. The comic is based on a script that was written years prior to when we started shooting the film. There is the same underlying story and the same characters but like anything that you work on creatively, there were a lot of refinements. In many ways, they are similar but in many key ways, they are very different. The heart of the story is the same.
Niko Henrichon: And I haven't seen the movie yet [Laughs] so Ari knows more about the differences.
Handel: We gave Niko a lot of our early reference art that we had been thinking about a long time ago and occasionally, we gave him something that came from the design of the film that we thought might be interesting like the design of the ark itself but most of the designs featured in the comic were developed in isolation from the film.
I didn't know the story of Noah as well as my Catholic-raised wife. I re-read the Genesis flood narrative (Chapters 6-9) and I have to say, the source material makes for pretty fantastic storytelling on its own.
Handel: One of the things definitely featured in the comic is that Genesis, that early part of the Bible, which takes place pre-flood, is very magical. Not only the Noah story, you have Creation, Adam and Eve, the expulsion from the garden, Cain and Abel -- there is a lot of things happening there that feel like they couldn't quite happen in our world. People are living 600, 800, 900 years; there are giant fallen angels walking around; at times you have God walking through the grounds; Enoch is taken up and walks with God; there are sea monsters; there are lots of tantalizing moments that do feel like another world. We wanted to create a new feeling for people that sometimes have the pop culture version of Noah in their head. It's the old man with the beard and the house boat and two of every animal and he's sitting in the Judean hills or some other historical place where the Moses story might be set or the Jesus story.
But it's the antediluvian world and we wanted it to feel like a special world that had existed and is gone. The rainbow at the end of Noah story is described as the first rainbow. Even the laws of the atmosphere were different.
Henrichon: That's what we discussed early on while working on the first pages of the project. As I understood it, we were almost aiming for something close to science fiction, both post-apocalyptic and pre-apocalyptic science fiction. That's why we see all of these metal structures from previous generations, something that may have been there for thousands of years. We wanted to put these things around the story, not specifically explaining why they are there but just to give the atmosphere of a world that has seen many, many generations of civilizations but is crumbling apart when the flood came.
Handel: It had to feel like a complete and prior world that was coming to an end. We also wanted to be true to the text in the Bible by breaking people's expectations of what they think the story is as they look at it again because those elements that are in the Bible, that are more mythical somehow, didn't make into the cultural consciousness of what we think that world was when we imagine it. We wanted to shake that up so there is science fiction and fantasy elements in the world that Niko designed but they're not there randomly. They are there in some way to elucidate the feeling that we were feeling from the text.
Niko, when presented with this script were you surprised by this interpretation of Noah's story? Or were you rubbing your hands together eager to get going?
Henrichon: When I first received the script, I didn't know what it was about because it was all very confidential. But when I first started reading it, I realized it was something from the Bible. And my first reaction was a little deception because it wasn't a priority for me to tackle parts of the Old Testament. Or at least it was not my first choice. But when I read it and I really started to get into the alternative stuff, I really liked it. It was a good story. The last part of the story is what really sold the project for me. When I closed the script, I was blown away and really wanted to do it. Everything in the story leads to that final climax.
Handel: There are also things in it that are completely true to the Bible but that people still don't expect like Noah getting drunk. Not everyone knows that happens in the Bible. And he does have a falling out with his son. When people think about Noah, they don't think about those things that often. They think about this good man that saved the animals. It's all very sweet and Santa Claus-y. They don't think about that other side. Some of the different or alternative things that Niko hinted at, and that give us an edge, are actually there. As you said, the Noah story is only four chapters long so there are a lot of different things we had to add to dramatize it but even that stuff is pulled thematically from the Bible. We looked at the themes of the story and what we thought those were about and were asking us to grapple and then we did things that didn't contradict anything in the Bible.
Henrichon: That's the great thing about this project for me. It filled all the blank holes that you get. You don't know why Noah gets drunk and naked and everything in the Bible. This new version explains it and show what leads to that.
While this is a comic book, Noah isn't a superhero. And even as a hero, he struggles.
Henrichon: He's a tortured hero. He has a traumatic challenge to face with very difficult options.
Handel: In the Bible, we often see characters that are put under strain by what they are called to do. And they have to struggle. That's the case for Jonah and Abraham and Noah too. These are difficult situations for humans. One of the things that we wanted to do when we were writing the script and working on the comic was show that even though this is very strange world in a different time, we wanted to make sure we were thinking of Noah as a human being who would be actually witnessing these things.
Not to forget that while there is this positive, very happy story about two of every animal getting saved and a family that gets saved, at the same time, there is another story happening, and if you go back and read Genesis and the Noah story, it's the bigger story, which is the story of all of the other animals that didn't make it. And all of the other people that didn't make it -- men, women, children, some of them, surely babies, didn't make it. Any human being put in the position to witness that is going to be put under strain.
And to Niko's point, it's why Noah was getting drunk.
Handel: [Laughs] Yes, but again it's all there in the Bible. If you read some of the paragraphs that describe the deaths of all the people not on the ark, it's very evocative and sad and very dark. And again, as the story is represented by children's books and kids' toys, it's very happy. By going closer to the text, you can surprise people with the darker side of the story that was there are along.
The text also features the Nephilim, or as you call them, the fallen angels. Again, I don't remember the Nephilim from Sunday school.
Handel: In the Bible, there is one verse and it is right there at the beginning that says: "The Nephilim were on the earth in those days..." And that's a line that a lot of people over the millennia have thought about because many versions and translations use the word giants instead of Nephilim. In the Dead Sea Scrolls and some other texts from various times you see that different people had different theories about what the Nephilim were.
To us, they were important because they are one of these things that are otherworldly in the story, which proved to be a very useful and interesting thing for our tone. We also saw an opportunity to keep hitting on some of the same themes that we were exploring in the Flood story and the relationship between the Creator and the beings that he's created and the relationship of how he treats them with judgment and mercy.
Niko, can you talk about the look and feel of the Nephilim and how they work within this world?
Henrichon: It was a while ago since we did the giants. We call them the Watchers in the English version. It was more than three years ago that we created these entities. I remember discussing them with Darren and Ari and they really wanted them to be massive humans almost like Neanderthals -- very primitive humans with three sets of arms. They were transformed angels that once flew in the sky with the Creator. Their wings turned into three sets of arms when they came to Earth. This is basically where we started to get away from the traditional imagery. We really wanted to get away from that stuff.
The general shape of these beings came pretty quickly and after that we added some technology. The attentive reader will notice that there is biomechanical stuff on the giants like they can replace their arms with new biomechanical arms and other parts of their body with other biomechanical parts. They also wear some kind of tattoos. They write on themselves to remember their story. It's almost like a language they've written on themselves. And if you look at them closely, you can notice these specific elements that we added.
Handel: But even those fantastical kinds of things, which as Niko said, breaks certain expectations of what an angel looks like, are still grounded in what the Bible says where we could. Some angels, in the Bible, have been described as having six wings so the idea of six limbs has some grounding in the text. In some of commentaries that talk about the Nephilim and what they might have been, they talk about Nephilim bringing technological knowledge to humankind. They brought perfume and astrology and metallurgy and other things. And that's how the technology got into the comic. None of this stuff comes out of nowhere. We tried to find places to ground it but we also found places where things that are grounded are still upsetting expectations.
You have stated this project is grounded in Biblical text numerous times throughout this interview but I didn't see Tubal-cain in the Genesis flood narrative. How did you connect him to this story?
Handel: In Genesis, after the Adam and Eve and the Cain and Abel story and before the Noah story, we're given two genealogies. The first one is the genealogy of Cain, Adam and Eve's son, who killed his brother Abel. And the second one is the genealogy of their third son, Seth. In the line of Seth (Genesis 5), it lists out the famous "begats" -- so and so begats so and so and so and so begats so on so -- And that ends with Noah.
But there is a previous genealogy and the begats come out of Cain. And the last man mentioned in that line is Tubal-cain -- a direct descendent of Cain. And he is described in some places as a forger of weapons and a metalworker.
In the Noah story, Noah is named and his three sons are named but no one else is named so when we were trying to find some names of the other characters in our script that are being judged for their wickedness, Tubal-cain seemed like a good choice. He's from the Bible. And he has some depth because he forges weapons and he is a descendant of the murderer Cain.
Niko, we haven't talked about Noah yet but before we do, can we talk about the look of Tubal-cain because while Noah has some moments of anger in this story, Tubal-cain is a pretty scary dude.
Henrichon: I designed him as a Rasputin-like figure or a madman. But he does show a good side in the story too. I really wanted him to be the classic bad guy. He has a very cruel, badass look. And he must also match the strength of Noah. Both are very strong men and good fighters.
He and his men are all obsessed with eating meat and violence. They are also building this huge tower, which is a reference to Babylon. I am pretty sure it isn't in the Bible story but we have chose to interpret it that way in this version of the story to fulfill this idea of an embarrassment of riches.
Noah looks a little rough and tumble too and if you showed just a panel of him, he could easily be thought of as book's antagonist.
Henrichon: He has two sides. He can be very gentle. I won't say too much because I don't want to spoil anything but he's a really two different characters. It makes him a very rich character. There is an evolution of his personality through the book and that's one of the great parts.
Can you discuss Noah's ark and the animals aboard it as they are certainly not represented in the story how I envisioned them all of these years and, as discussed, not how they're most often represented in pop culture?
Henrichon: We really wanted to have something that is not exactly like the world we know. We can see that these animals are not exactly the real animals that exist today. There are no elephants and giraffes or other animals that we would see in classic depictions of Noah's ark. We wanted them to look like ancestors of today's animals or variations or mutations.
Handel: Again, in the kids' stories, it's always the giraffes and the elephants and the zebras but that's just three species. One of the amazing things that Noah did was bring two of every kind of animal, which is many, many, many, many, many, many kinds of animal. Even by today's measures, there are so many animals that are bizarre and unfamiliar and strange and ultimately that becomes awe-inspiring about the world Noah is trying to save. And the same could be said about our world if we were trying to save it. There is such a great variety of life forms. By Niko making these animals a little bit strange, you give the reader a variation and that sense of wonder returns. Giraffes and elephants and zebras are so familiar, we have lost that wonder.
Henrichon: I remember when we started to do the book that I didn't know exactly what we were going for. My first pictures were pictures with real animals like giraffes and rhinoceroses and hippopotamuses and they told me, "No. These are not the ones we want. We want something really different -- something from out of this world."
Finally, in the story, there is a great comparison of the ark to a seed, which is a tough outer layer that protects the life growing inside. Can you talk about that comparison and how it played into how you designed the ark because again, it's not the house boast that I have always envisioned?
Handel: Hope is very central to this story and the Noah story. And so is hopelessness. The Creator isn't going to wipe out all of these things that he made unless he really felt that they were beyond redemption and yet, he saved this small spark. It is both hope and hopelessness together.
In the same way, the ark becomes this tiny, tiny, tiny little capsule of life in what's essentially a completely dead world of rain and ocean. It's the tiniest thing that survives. We wanted the ark to feel like that. Even though it's massive, we wanted it to feel like a speck in the sea.
If you know what a seed does, you know that it is a plant's way of continuing life onto the next generation but it does it in a way that it can lie dormant for years and years and years and years -- they've even been able to germinate seeds from thousands of years ago. It's life frozen or static for a moment. And the ark goes through that same experience. All the life in the world gets held in this shell and until rains stop and the waters recede, it doesn't know when it is going to be able to grow again. It very much had that feeling of being the seed of life.
We also went back to the description in the Bible for the ark. A lot of the Noah story is spent telling you the dimensions of the ark and how it's laid out. Those measurements are very particular but they don't describe anything like the vision that people have of Noah's ark, which is this house boat with a curved keel with a little hut on top for people to live in. That's not what is described at all. And there is a good reason for it, which is that you have a keel so you can steer. It's a way of cutting through the water in a certain direction. And the ark didn't need to steer because there was nowhere to go. It wasn't like Noah was going to steer towards land. There was no land. It really needed to be more of a barge with a roof on it. It just has to float. And wait. And that gives you something about the dramatics of the story and how much they were at the mercy of things.
It also gives you a boat that's more accurate to the Bible but utterly not what people might be expecting from the preconceptions of what the ark might look like.
Henrichon: Definitely not. It's not the classic ark. Once again, when I did my first draft on the ark, I did exactly the same things as the animals. I did an ark with planks of wood. I wanted it to be different but it was classic planks of wood and nails. And once again they told me: "That's not the way we're seeing it. It's not planks of wood. It's pieces of wood -- trunks of wood -- attached together."
It's a very unusual general shape -- very geometric. Almost like a coffin. But it's not a coffin. It's a seed as we said before. It's very minimal but I think the design is very intriguing.
Handel: The one other thing that I will say is that the ark, like the story, is based off the first draft so there are places where this book has a lot of similarities to the film and places where it doesn't so people are going to get two different experiences and two different takes on the story. In part, that's because of what Niko brought to it, which is unique and amazing. And in part, its how the story evolved as we told it. So please, buy the comic and see the movie. [Laughs]
The "Noah" graphic novel is on sale March 19 from Image Comics.


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In her new book, Lisa Brennan-Jobs explains the struggles of her childhood after being ignored and disregarded by her father, Steve Jobs.
She has also shared how the most part of her young life was her trying to figure out the shrinking world of her single mother and changing and renting houses whilst looking at her dad's giant tech hub and luxurious life from afar.
In Lisa's book memoir The Small Fry, which is coming out in September this year, she talks about her strained relationship with her father in a detailed manner and one that leaves the reader with a heart ache. Excerpts of her book were published in Vanity Fair followed by Lisa's interview.
Steve Jobs and Chrisann Brennan were 23 when their daughter was born. Steve did not even publicly acknowledge Lisa as his daughter till she was two years old. Soon after her second birthday, the the court asked Steve Jobs to take a paternity test and provide child support. The also made Steve Jobs pay $500 for child support, back payments, and medical insurance until his daughter turned 18. Just four days after this decision, Steve Job's company Apple went public, eventually earning $200 million.
Steve named his earliest computers 'The Lisa' but never accepted it in front of her until one day when she was on a yacht vacation with her father and step family, Bono the rock star asked Steve Jobs if the computer was named after his daughter, and that was the first time he accepted it.
Lisa now recalls her early memories with her father and the lies she used to knit in front of her friends, bragging about who her father was; she would tell her friends she lived in big villa and owned a Porsche when, in reality, Lisa and her mother were changing houses and sleeping in different friends' living rooms. Steve often used to come to visit them but did not care the least bit about their financial and living conditions. Long before his death, he made it clear to Lisa that she would get nothing as inheritance. He even refused to give Lisa his Porsche, which he disposed off after a slight scratch on it.
However, she started visiting him more and more and shortly before his death Lisa started checking up on him nearly every week.
She says, "Before I said good-bye, I went to the bathroom to mist one more time. The spray was natural, which meant that over the course of a few minutes it no longer smelled sharp like roses, but fetid and stinky like a swamp, although I didn't realize it at the time."
She further writes in her book:
"As I came into his room, he was getting into a standing position. I watched him gather both his legs in one arm, twist himself 90 degrees by pushing against the headboard with the other arm, and then use both arms to hoist his own legs over the edge of the bed and onto the floor. When we hugged, I could feel his vertebrae, his ribs. He smelled musty, like medicine sweat."
'I'll be back soon,' I said.
We detached, and I started walking away.
'You smell like a toilet.'"
During her visits, she began stealing things from her father's house. She has revealed she would steal petty items like toothbrush and pillow covers. "After stealing each item, I felt sated. I promised myself that this would be the last time. But soon the urge to take something else would arrive again like thirst," she said.
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MANILA, Philippines -- "It is very easy to give what you have in excess, but can you give what you need and what you want?"
This is the question one has to answer before one does volunteer work. At first I thought that it was easy to answer with a yes, but when supertyphoon "Reming" struck the Bicol region and left us in darkness, literally and figuratively, I had second thoughts. However, when I thought of my responsibility, I joined the relief and rehabilitation operations of our university, called "Anduyog AQ: Tabang sa Tugang."
Anduyog AQ endeavored to help the victims of Reming by distributing relief goods, providing psychosocial therapy like stress debriefing and other services. I felt out of place in our group of volunteers because more than half of us were nursing students (nursing is the most popular course in our school). I kept asking myself, what is a political science student doing here? I did not know how to dress a wound; I actually hated to see the wounds of other people.
The first night that I had to sleep in the relief center, I felt very uncomfortable. There were no lights, no beddings, not even a good bed. The food we had was a foretaste of what we would be eating for the next few weeks: mostly overcooked rice and "karninas" a combination of "karne" (meat) and "sardinas" (sardines). That time, I thought of only one word: "agony." But when I remembered what I had seen when we went around Albay province right after the typhoon, I stopped complaining. At least I have food to eat, I told myself. Having to walk under the blistering sun, to work until I was exhausted, to eat the kind of food I would not normally eat and to sleep without comfort hardly mattered anymore.
The days passed very quickly. Everything became routine: pack relief goods at night, then sleep. Wake up earlier than usual and eat instant noodles for breakfast. Distribute relief goods, take a bit of rest, take part in the feeding program. Eat dinner and jam with fellow volunteers.
Because we were together 24/7, I was unconsciously beginning to connect with the other volunteers. We developed our own vocabulary: "paksit" (a meaningless expression), "needles" ("noodles" mispronounced), "bip stick" (beef steak), tuna (sardines). To entertain ourselves, we spoofed some television shows, such as "Goin' Bulilit" and "Mr. Bean." One time we had some kind of cultural night with Father Mendez, O.P., our rector and president, and everyone had to showcase his talent. I felt like I belonged to the group.
When we went to Malinao town in Albay, I met an old lady who came to get some relief goods. We were distributing five kilos of rice to every person. I knew the old lady could not carry her share. I asked her if she had a companion and she said she didn't have anyone with her. I then asked if she had money so she could take a ride home. She again answered with a no. I gave her some money for her fare.
All of a sudden, tears were rolling down her cheeks. "Makasupog man. Ako na ngani an naghagad ki bagas, tinawan mo pa ako ki pamasahe" ["I am so ashamed. Your group already gave me relief and still you gave me fare"], she told me.
A man who heard our exchange said it was nice of me to give the old lady some money because she lived several kilometers away from the relief center. He then asked, "Wasn't Aquinas battered by 'Reming'?"
I smiled and said, "Yes, Aquinas was battered, but not in spirit."
He then said, "Your school molds students into the best person that he can possibly be. Too bad I didn't finish my studies there because of poverty. I hope and I pray that many children can go there. But I guess it will only be a dream. We barely have enough money for food. We don't have some extra money for education."
I felt as if cold water had been splashed on my face. I had been wondering what a political science student was doing in a relief operation and I had found the answer: to see the depressing condition of our country.
Now I am frightened. Four months have passed since Reming devastated our region and the rehabilitation work is far from complete. And another supertyphoon threatens to devastate us once again. This time it's no longer natural. It's man-made and it's called elections.
Relief operations are still going on in Albay, and it's all because national and local politicians want to promote their own selfish ambitions. They distribute goods on board trucks covered with their pictures on tarpaulins. They claim to be the messiah who will deliver the people from their misery. They promise to attend to their needs for food and clothing and teach them to be dependent on them.
Some of them are actually the same politicians who had promised to provide education to the man I met in Malinao, and maybe thousands of others. Perhaps they have forgotten it or they have no time for it because they are too busy helping themselves. They would never give anything without pictures being taken as they embrace the poor victims, their very own victims. They will do anything and say anything just so people will write their names on the ballot.
Albay only needs time to be rehabilitated physically. On the other hand, our country needs more than just time. What our country needs in order to achieve peace and economic progress is a psychosocial, political and moral rehabilitation.
For this we do not need politicians. What we need are political volunteers.
Gideon V. Peña, 17, is an Anduyog AQ Volunteer and a second year Bachelor of Arts Major in Political Science student at the Aquinas University of Legazpi, Rawis, Legazpi City.
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Shift: 6am - 2pm
Rate: $12-14 per hour depending on experience
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"We want to protect.
Every man woman and child.
Against the elements.
We don't fashion violence.
Imagine if everyone owned Pink Guns."
This is the motto for the clothing company Pink Guns. But it goes a little further than that. Each line of this statement is separate and creates the whole idea. We want to create a clothing line that protects as well as defines everyone. There is nothing violent about a Pink Gun.
Our idea is anti-war, Pro-Peace.
Anti-hate. Pro-love. Pink Guns is not meant to be violent, just the opposite. And we want people who believe in these ideas to wear them across their chests, across their hearts like a badge, a badge of love. The color pink and the idea of violence are on exact opposite sides of the spectrum. Opposites attract is the story of Pink Guns. Both the color pink and to some extent guns have some eye catching beauty to them. Combined they cool one another to promote a sense of peace and non-violence. Especially when describing Guns, Pink isn't usually the preferred color. But that's the point.
My name is Nicholas Conlon and I started the clothing company Pink Guns in 2003. I started this after hearing about the atrocities happening in Africa. I had known about it a little bit but not to the extent of what I had read nor the detail of the news I heard of massacre and genocide in Africa of women and children. WOMEN AND CHILDREN. I just wanted to give every man, woman and child in Africa a pink gun. The women especially because they faced the worst of these atrocities. I knew I couldn't give these women real guns pink or not, But I wanted to. I had to do something and clothing with the emblem of a Pink gun was something I knew I could give them. And I will. I want every man woman and child in the world to own pink guns.
In 2003, there was limited production of Pink Guns clothing, mostly for friends and family. Now in 2011 and beyond we will continue to create limited productions of particular designs as well as mass productions to help those in need. We want to keep it unique and fresh without forgetting what we are all about. Soon proceeds from the sales of our clothing line will benefit those in need. And together we will fight against the idea of violence.
Anti-war Anti-hate Peace, love and the pursuit of such.
Imagine if everyone owned Pink Guns.
The Lightheartedness of Pink is the antithesis to the brash feel and image of a loaded gun. Combined they cool one another to promote a sense of peace and non-violence.
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Surabaya to Bromo sunrise & savanna to Batu tour 3D
The easy and fun trip in East Java - Indonesia for 3 days tour package from Surabaya for Bromo sunrise tours, Bromo savannah tours and continue to Batu highland to enjoy agro tourism trip and visit Cobanrondo waterfall and afterward escort you back to Surabaya with possible to stop on the way for visiting Singosari temple
Tour Itinerary:
Day 01: Drive from Surabaya to Bromo Hotel
Our staff will pick you up either from train's station, airport or hotel in Surabaya and then we will drive 3-5 hours (it is depend on the situation of traffic) to reach to your hotel or accommodation in Mount Bromo area. On this trip, you may stop on the way for having meals, coffee or tea at local restaurant or go to the public toilet.
If you still enough time with good weather during your trip from Surabaya to Mount Bromo, you will have a chance also for visiting Madakaripura waterfall as optional tour program with extra cost and upon your arrival in Mount Bromo area, we will escort you to the hotel in Tengger region for enjoyable stay with nice view, before you enjoy Bromo sunrise tours on the next morning
Day 02: Bromo sunrise & savannah tours - drive to Batu highland
Wake up in the early morning (around at 03:30 am in the dawn time) and we will use a jeep which will be ready in the front of your hotel to start your trip to enjoy for Bromo sunrise tour which is located on the tengger region as known as a view point to see sunrise with its young volcanic including Mount Bromo and an active Mount Semeru as background. If it is not foggy, the sunlight when the sunrise will play light shadow which it come up from the sidelines of the mountains and it will give impression like unforgettable thing on mind & heart as a creation from the God. You can choose one of the places to see sunrise in Mount Bromo area such as:
Mount Panajakan or Gunung Penanjakan is known well as the best place for view point of Bromo Sunrise in Tengger region. Mt Penanjakan is a major viewing point for all tourists who visited Mount Bromo to enjoy sunrise tours Bromo. It means this place will be crowded on the season of holiday or on the weekend
King Kong hill or Bukit King Kong: If you visit to Mount Bromo, on weekends, or holidays, so at Bromo very crowded with visitors. I suggest you go to the other viewpoint (king kong hill) is a good place to see the sunrise time and Bromo crater, on the an altitude of about 2600 meters
Love hill of Bromo or Bukit Cinta Bromo: is an alternative place to see the stunning beauty for sunrise time on the Mount Bromo. Just like King Kong hill, the spot of love hill is also less well-known than the main spot named "the view point 1" or Mount Penanjakan (the 1st summit climbing), where the most clear view of the sunrise on Mount Bromo can be seen from this spot. However, if you got that Mount Penanjakan is too crowded of other tourists, you can choose Love Hill as a good alternative besides King Kong hill
After a short break & take pictures, our jeep will bring us to continue our trip to reach the parking area for 4WD vehicle (jeep) by passing the amazing view on the slope of Mount Bromo, then from parking area you are required to cross the seas of sand on the slope of Mount Bromo by horse riding or on foot (it is optional) until we reach to the stairs up (more than 250 stairs) which is started from the bottom of Mount Bromo which it will lead you to reach to the peak of Mout Bromo and from the top of Mount Bromo, you will see the spectacular view of Bromo crater with amazing and natural view which is included Pura Luhur Poten as natural backgrounds which is located on the bottom of Mount Bromo
After enjoy nice view in Mt. Bromo and around at 07:30, we will continue our trip for about 1-1.5 hours driving by 4WD vehicle / jeep to reach "the savanna/ teletubies hill" by crossing the seas of sand " Pasir berbisik " in Tengger region which is bordered by mountains. After a short break & take pictures, we will drive back to your hotel in Mount Bromo area for having breakfast, take shower, packing and loading bags into the vehicle and then we will continue our trip to escort you to your hotel in Batu highland area for about 3 - 5 hours driving (it is depend on the situation of traffic) by a private car with AC and if you still have enough time with good weather during this trip, you can stop on the way for visiting Taman Safari Prigen in Pasuruan regency as optional program with extra cost. Upon your arrival time in Batu highland area, we will escort you to the hotel for overnight stay
Day 03: Agro tourism trip – Cobanrondo waterfall & Singosari temple – Surabaya
After breakfast and around at 08:00AM, we will escort your to Batu highland to enjoy agro tourism trip for visiting apple & strawberry plantations with nice hill view and fresh air surrounding. Afterward, we will continue our trip to escort you to Cobanrondo waterfall. The Cobanrondo waterfall is beautiful waterfall on the slope of Mount Panderman area, which is located about 32 km to the west from Malang, it is very interesting place to be seen and visited. The height of waterfall is about 60 meter. Visitor can find and enjoy beautiful panorama ore peaceful impression around the waterfall.
Around in the late afternoon, we will continue our trip to Singosari temple where they are located in Singosari sub district 15 minutes to the north side from Malang. Singosari is the most popular temple in Malang and it was one of the Singosari kingdom heritages. Afterward, we will escort you back to Surabaya as your last destination for your trip and Bromo sunrise & Batu highland tour package finished
NOTE: If your trip will finish in Surabaya Airport, please take a flight leaving from Surabaya at least after 18 pm
Price is included:
~ Pick up service from Surabaya & transfer out back to Surabaya
~ Land transportation with driver and fuel during the trip
~ Mineral water, highway & parking fee during the trip
~ Cost for 4WD vehicle (jeep) for Bromo sunrise & savannah tours
~ Cost for entrance tickets during your trip for Batu highland tours
~ Cost for a tour guide with English speaking (it is depend on your reservation for this trip)
~ 1N stay at Hotel Bromo area with breakfast (if you choose one of the hotels list from our website)
~ 1N stay at Hotel Batu highland area with breakfast (if you choose one of the hotels list from our website)
Price is not included:
~ Entrance tickets in Bromo as mentioned on the tour program
~ Cost for horse riding to cross the seas of sand in Bromo but you can do it on foot (it is optional)
~ Cost for lunch & dinner during the trip as mentioned on the tour program
~ Cost for travel insurance, Bar, Laundry, Phone call, Internet, Tipping
~ Cost for optional tour program & other personal expenses during the trip
Entrance tickets: You are required to pay entrance tickets during your trip by yourself and please show your id card. Cost for entrance tickets are mentioned below:
~ Ticket in Bromo is IDR. 227.000 per person on working days & IDR. 327.000 per person on public holidays
(Note: Indonesian citizen will get cheaper cost for entrance ticket as a local people)
What items you should bring: Comfortable shoes for trekking, warm clothes & flashlights
Additional information: If you still have enough time with good weather during this tour package, you will have a chance to do optional tour programs, such as: Madakaripura Waterfall Tours, Umbulan Waterfall Tours, Bromo Milky Way Tours & Taman Safari Prigen Tours with extra cost as mentioned on attachment


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The National Football League has renewed its deal with CBS Corp. for Thursday night football, the league and the network said Sunday.
The agreement is for one season only, with the NFL having an option to continue with CBS for the 2016 season. Terms of the agreement weren't disclosed but a person familiar with the pact said it is valued at more than $300 million. That is an increase from the $275 million CBS is said to have paid this season to carry eight games and produce all the games, including those for the NFL Network....


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Jan 11, 2019
Don in Daily Express on Andy Murray
Don in Daily Express on Andy Murray and Retirement
Mind Coaching is an effective technique to eliminate the barriers and obstacles which prevent us from achieving our goals. Today we are over trained physically, and under trained mentally. The mind should be used as much, and in harmony with, the body.
Don Macpherson is a British mind coach with a background in sports psychology, who works with many world-class sports professionals:
F1 racing drivers, Premiership footballers, snooker champions, Ryder Cup golfers, Wimbledon tennis champions etc, helping them overcome their phobias, lack of confidence, stress – in fact, with any psychological aspect of their performance.
Don in Daily Express on Andy Murray and Retirement
George Ford discusses Don's work
Don uses the phrase "the monkey mind" to describe the internal voice in our heads that chatter away, distracting us, and causing us to lose focus and attention.
Controlling the "monkey mind" can make all the difference in high concentration environments.


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Reuse Books, Magazines And Papers And Be Good to The Environment.
The loss of more older trees is the consequence of climbing consumption of paper including books and newsprints. We are looking at the prognosis of waiting centuries to replace them, which is a long time to wait. It is critical now that we ensure we recycle and reuse paper.
If left at a landfill site, paper such as magazines and newspapers does eventually break down totally so there is nothing left. The fact that there is a demand for more paper makes it look daft not to recycle as much as possible. Hence, reusing and recycling resources is crucial.
There are lots of facilities we can go for paper recycling. You will find that where you live, there are places to recycle, including in most cases your local grocery store. Also, you can place paper in special trash bags for the garbage trucks to come and collect (providing your town accommodates paper recycling). So that the paper can be usable once again, the paper recycling process will need to be put in place. This helps save the trees and the environment. If there are staples in mags or pages to keep them together, this can create challenges for the recycling procedure. Some recycling companies are trying to find ways to sort the staples by making use of magnets and more techniques are being constantly developed.
Likewise, there are other ways of recycling old books and magazines that most people tend to neglect. Books can be a great resource for your children to learn from and magazines can be handed around the family. To give away our books will make us feel good and be a nice present for another person.
If you have many books that you no longer want then think about donating them to a library or to charity. Books and magazines that are still in good condition will oftentimes be accepted by your library. The library and the public will be happier since they will have more reading choices. So, remember your library before you cast out your next book.
If you prefer to sell your books, you have many options, including selling them online or at yard sales. Selling your books online is now more painless than ever at sites such as Amazon and eBay.
The need for paper continues to rise and a by-product of this is the decrease in how many trees there are left. Trees are not merely great for the environment, but they are also home to creatures. There are a lot of alternatives for us to recycle paper and to see to it that books and mags are recycled rather than discarded.
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Adding to the latest roster of posh skyscrapers in Mont Kiara is Kiara 163, a freehold serviced apartment developed by YNH Properties. It is a mixed commercial and residential property that consists of four blocks: one for office and business spaces; two for serviced apartments; and one for its retail centre and auditorium. YNH has reported that the estimated development value of Kiara 163 to be a mammoth RM1.3 billion. Estimated completion date is on 2016 (despite the multiple delays and false starts).
Kiara 163 is situated at a prime spot between the venerable Plaza Mont Kiara and Villa Mont Kiara. In our opinion, that's possibly one of the best spots right in the heart of Mont Kiara ever since Sunrise Berhad kicked off the development in the area eons ago. This area of Mont Kiara has got it all – retail (One Mont Kiara, Plaza Mont Kiara, Shoplex), school (Mont Kiara International School), offices (One Mont Kiara), food (Tony Romas, McDonalds, various eateries), coffee (Starbucks, Coffee Bean) and very importantly for the ladies – the Femme Fatale bag shop at Shoplex. 🙂
Kiara 163 has listed a total of 584 serviced apartments. These apartments are serviced and managed by none other than Swiss-BelHotel, a hotel and hospitality veteran for almost decades. Living the life of luxury, especially in the Mont Kiara vicinity, has become even easier.
The Lowdown
Since the property consists of residential and commercial spaces, there is always something to do at Kiara 163. Its retail centre that is made up of three storeys offers modern conveniences, such as grocery stores, eateries, supermarkets, and other stores to accommodate everyday needs. In addition, its auditorium is the perfect place to hold events, gatherings, conferences, and live concerts.
Its serviced residences are housed on two blocks, each having 42 storeys. Tower B is occupied by the smaller units (382 in total), while Tower A is occupied by the more spacious units (202 units), including penthouses.
Kiara 163's Definition of Luxury
Not a lot of serviced apartments boast a retail store PLUS an auditorium. Well, YNH clearly made sure that Kiara 163 stands out from the crowd.
More amenities follow – the serviced apartment comes with a swimming pool, a "floating" glass-walled gymnasium surrounded by water(!), an entertainment pavilion, a daycare center, a yoga room, a surau, a launderette, and a squash court with a landscaped garden. Keep your eyes peeled for this.
Unit Sizes and Layout
Kiara 163's 584 serviced apartments would be serviced by Swiss-BelHotel Hotels. Built-up areas for its units range from 620 to 2,055 square feet. The asking price exceeds the "magical figure" of RM1,000 PSF which puts it closer to KLCC condominiums than other Mont Kiara apartments – indeed, the serviced residences are tentatively priced around RM1,300 PSF. Onthe other hand, its SoVo (small office, versatile office) units are around RM800 PSF.
Are these prices fair? Well, we will hold our opinion for now until nearer the launch in 2016, but you can always come up with your own valuation using this guide.
The serviced apartment can be easily accessed by private or public transportation. Major highways such as New Klang Valley Expressway, SPRINT Expressway, DUKE Expressway, Penchala Link, and Damansara Link are all linked to Mont Kiara. Kiara 163 is also located 15 minutes away from Petaling Jaya and KL Sentral by car, and 20 minutes away from KLCC. The Kuala Lumpur International Airport is an hour's drive away.
Kiara 163 is sure to catch everyone's attention by the time it's completed (estimated 2016, but we ain't holding our breath to be honest). Its location is strategic – it is situated near the entrance of the entire Mont Kiara enclave. For sure, many investors and home-hunters will continue to keep their eye on this property – with a promising concept that mixes five-star services and luxury in a generally-lush and posh location, it's bound to be a hit.
Why Mont Kiara is For You
Mont Kiara has increased the standards of living. For the past few years, more and more condominiums have been built on this prestigious address. Expats prefer Mont Kiara to be their second home, as compared to the condominiums in KLCC as evident by the number of expatriates living the life inside Mont Kiara's quiet and relaxing enclave.
Living in Kiara 163 enables its residents to experience all the best Mont Kiara has to offer. Mont Kiara is near to a lot of shops, restaurants, banks, and schools. One does not have to go far in order to get a quick caffeine fix, as many cafes are located within the building. Shopping is not a problem, and don't get us started on the restaurants and eateries that can be found within walking distance. All in all, it's a place where life can definitely be appreciated one slow step at a time�and living in such a luxurious environment such as Mont Kiara is indeed a privilege.
What We Think
All in all, it's always a question of ROI, and it all depends on how much you pay for a unit and maximize your investment returns.


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The opposition Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, sparred on Saturday with the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, over which African leader's conduct informed a series of disparaging comments that U.S. President Donald Trump has hurled on black countries.
Mr. Trump singled out Haiti, El Salvador and parts of Africa as "shithole countries" during a meeting with U.S. lawmakers about immigration Thursday, according to the Washington Post.
The comments came during a White House meeting held to explore a bipartisan immigration deal, said the Washington Post, which broke the news.
The paper reported that Mr. Trump favoured immigrants from Norway and Asia, saying they helped the country economically.
But he wondered "why are we having all these people from shithole countries come here?"
"Why do we need more Haitians? Take them out," the Washington Post quoted Mr. Trump as saying.
But the president denied describing making derogatory remarks about Haiti, and appeared to also deny insulting Africa.
This came about three weeks after the New York Times reported that Mr. Trump slammed Nigerians during a June 2017 cabinet meeting that they don't "go back to their huts" once they enter America.
The paper also said Mr. Trump castigated Haitians as people living with AIDS and Afghanistan as a terrorist-infested country.
The White House denied the comments at the time.
Mr. Trump's latest comments drew worldwide outrage this weekend, especially leaders from black countries.
Although Mr. Buhari has not officially commented on the outrage, the PDP said the president has no moral grounds to do so.
"President Buhari laid a very bad foundation for all the bad impressions people have about Nigeria as a whole," said Diran Odeyemi, the deputy spokesperson for the PDP, in a telephone interview with PREMIUM TIMES.
President Buhari was criticised in February 2016 when he described Nigerians as having reputation for crime in an interview with The Telegraph in London.
A few months later in May, Mr. Buhari said Nigeria is a "fantastically corrupt" country, effectively agreeing with the then British Prime Minister David Cameron who had earlier described Nigeria in the same language.
"It's unfortunate that we found ourselves in a situation where our leader does not understand the weight of statements he makes internationally," Mr. Odeyemi said.
"Even recently, the president said he thought he was 74 until he was told he had turned 75, meaning we have a leader that doesn't even know his age," the spokesperson added.
"So if Trump comes out to say anything bad about us, it is the outcome of what our president has said in the past," Mr. Odeyemi said, adding that "the PDP will present a candidate that understands international politics and how to talk intelligently."
But the APC has lampooned the opposition party for trying to score political points from the comments that have earned Mr. Trump serious reprimand across the world.
"Every black person everywhere, every African everywhere, every rational person everywhere is unanimous in condemning the disparaging statements attributed to Mr. Trump," said the APC spokesperson Bolaji Abdullahi.
"It is only the PDP that appears to agree with him and actually feels those unfortunate comments that have been declared racist could actually be justified," Mr. Abdullahi further told PREMIUM TIMES. "You don't need to join others to rubbish your own people because you want to play opposition."
But a human resource expert who weighed in on the matter, said both parties should see Mr. Trump's comments as a challenge for improved leadership on the African continent rather than taking cheap shots at each other.
"Instead of the political parties bickering, it should be for us to prove to the world that we can do better in Africa," said Yomi Fawehinmi.
Mr. Fawehinmi, however, slammed Mr. Trump for his comments, which he described as "unbecoming" of a leader of his status.
"It is unbecoming, even though it could be factual. But it is unexpected of him as a leader," Mr. Fawehinmi said, while emphasising that "this is a challenge for us in Africa."


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We are just head over heels for this casually elegant and free-spirited wedding! It was high summer, at the all-new venue called The Ranch at Laguna Beach! There were so many sweet details and thoughtful touches woven throughout. Our bride Lauren chose an understated color palette of soft neutrals, earth tones, unexpected pops of soft peach and deep fig, and of course, many soft shades of green. She wanted the flowers to complement the natural setting: the sun-baked hills, green lawns, and grassy textures, so we supplemented our flower market purchases with foraged elements to add the natural feel that she was going for. Thanks to One Love Photography for these stunning images, and LB Event Planning for their wonderful job coordinating Lauren and Aaron's big day!


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Harvey Nash achieves UK government accreditation for Women on Boards work
15 October 2014, London -- Harvey Nash has become one of the first eight executive search companies to achieve accreditation for its work in helping small and medium sized companies increase female participation on boards.
The accreditation, awarded by the Lord Davies' Steering Group for Women on Boards -- working with the Department of Business, Skills and Innovation -- recognises the valuable work Harvey Nash is doing with companies outside the FTSE 350.
In particular, during the last 12 months Harvey Nash has:
- Supported the appointment of women to substantial boards of small cap, private, mutual, international and subsidiary businesses, including the not for profit/government sector.
- Achieved a proportion of at least 33% female appointments in its board work (across both Executive and Non-Executive Director roles).
- Demonstrated a proven record of helping women to achieve their first substantial board appointment and complied with all of the best practice provisions set out in the Standard and Enhanced Code laid out in the Lord Davies Review.
Albert Ellis, CEO Harvey Nash Group commented: "Over seven years ago Harvey Nash was the first executive recruitment company to publicly challenge the head-hunters' stranglehold on the market for senior Board positions and the sector's reluctance to promote diversity and gender balance when presenting shortlists to clients. Since then we have established Inspire, one of the world's largest networks for senior women in business and invested in the pipeline through our unique Women's Development Programme at The University of Hong Kong. I have also witnessed personally the profound changes in the recruitment industry's approach and willingness to be part of the solution, not just the problem.
I am therefore delighted that Harvey Nash Executive Search is being recognised in this way for its diversity work. As an executive recruiter we recognise not only the important role we can play in changing perceptions, but most importantly our role in educating the market and our clients whilst actively extending the pool of available talent on shortlists."
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When I was a kid
I used to buy and sell gravity
I knew how to fly
And I could teach you for a fee ...
When I was a kid ...
I took a little faith ...
I drove to a strange town
Full of have and have nots
And as I walked through that storybook life
I was looking for an angel to chase the devil at the light
... 'God only helps those
Who learn to help themselves'
He was a million miles from a million dollars
But you could never spend his wealth ...
~ One Republic ~ Preacher ~
Life is full of contradictions ... people often make moral claims that they cannot live up to. There are countless examples of scandals involving leaders who talk publicly about living up to standards, but whose personal lives do not measure up. But if we are truthful, can we honestly say that we perfectly practice what we preach?
Cognitive Dissonance ~ holding two contradicting ideas ...
We all have experienced this ... for example, you know that you want to be healthy, talk about getting fit and strategies on how you will do it all while finishing a bag of potato chips. You see our minds cannot handle contradiction, so we start to rationalize. We take a shortcut that might make us feel better but often ends in a poor choice. We also decide that one of the two ideas is false ... something true is mistaken and your behaviour was incorrect ... because it is easier to rationalize a mistake than to use that mistake to make changes.
So people behave differently than what they would predict they would do. In essence, it is hard to predict what you are going to do in a situation if you are not experiencing that situation. You basically take your best guess about it. Hence your predictions are often inaccurate.
Now in my life, I don't except unrealistic expectations, lies and empty promises. I know how that story ends, and no thanks. The bottom line is that if you say one thing and do another, it is fake ... the bottom line is you lead by example, period.
And that starts with integrity ... doing that right thing even when no one is looking. Example ... ever notice that the people that lie their way through life always have the "newest" friends?
So start with the truth ...
then you can adjust your behaviour and life to coincide with it,
even if that is difficult at first.
The shift will happen when you address the contradictions. Because rationalizing them away will only bridge the gap between what you do and what is. And the beauty is that those gaps is what allows growth and improvement ... and a life towards your ideal capacity.


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"Odds are this may not be the 1918-type of virus which was highly lethal and swept through the United States and swept through the world, but we can't count that out," said Janet Napolitano, secretary of Homeland Security. "We need to prepare on all levels, because right now we really don't know."
The Department of Health and Human Services, is currently testing for a safe, available H1N1 vaccine, she said. (CNBC)


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Two Degrees From the Nursing HomeRead Now
A lot of us underestimate how fragile we really are.
I've been guilty of this my entire life.
It's because there is an entire society of sick people that are hidden from us. People who have been tucked away and isolated from the rest of the world. Unless they're your family member or you work in the medical field, you have no idea they exist.
These are people who will spend every last day of their life in and out of hospitals. Ambulances are the only ride they'll ever take again. And when they aren't going back and forth from invasive medical appointments, their time is spent napping in their nursing home bed along side a perfect stranger.
And I'm not just talking about "old people".
I had my eyes opened up really wide a few years ago when I took my first job with an ambulance service.
This ambulance service didn't do a lot of emergency calls. We mainly took sick people from facility to facility and back again.
Many of our patients could be considered old. Many of them would not be. Many of them were young adults, some were kids.
And every facility in Dallas was filled with them. If I didn't work on the ambulance, I'd have never known it.
This job on the ambulance was a great lesson for me.
As you can imagine, I've never taken fitness very lightly. But boy, did I ever take my mortality for a joke.
I don't work on the ambulance anymore. Working in fitness full time, coaching clients both in person and online means I'm on the front end of that whole process.
Ideally, we're preventing some people from prematurely entering this non-stop cycle of procedures and hospital visits.
It's a lot more fun to think of exercise and nutrition as a gateway to lean abs, round butts and muscular arms.
To be frank, it's a lot more motivating for most of us too.
And I'm not here to 'recommend' a goal to anyone. Goals are deeply personal.
But I do urge you to consider your mortality. Consider how fragile good health really is.
And realize that, while you may not have all the control over your future, you have the ability to greatly influence the rest of your life, and the quality of your years.
Plus, you have the ability to have lean abs, a round butt and muscular arms while you're at it.
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LulzSec Shutting Down After 50-Day Hacking Spree
Hacker group LulzSec on Saturday announced that it is shutting down operations, but called on supporters to continue fighting its anti-government movement via a similar group, Anonymous.
"For the past 50 days we've been disrupting and exposing corporations, governments, often the general population itself, and quite possibly everything in between, just because we could," LulzSec wrote in a note posted on Pastebin.
The group, however, insisted that "we are not tied to this identity permanently," saying that "behind this jolly visage of rainbows and top hats, we are people."
Despite the sometimes childish antics, "we truly believe in the AntiSec movement," the group said. Recently, LulzSec joined forces with Anonymous to for Operation Anti-Security, which targeted the Web sites and databases of governments with which it disagreed.
"We hope, wish, even beg, that the movement manifests itself into a revolution that can continue on without us," LulzSec continued. "The support we've gathered for it in such a short space of time is truly overwhelming, and not to mention humbling. Please don't stop. Together, united, we can stomp down our common oppressors and imbue ourselves with the power and freedom we deserve."
The group concluded by saying that it was a "crew of six," but revealed nothing else about its identity or future plans. On Twitter, LulzSec encouraged "all future #AntiSec enthusiasts to join the AnonOps IRC here ... and follow @AnonymousIRC for glory."
While LulzSec insisted it was on a "planned 50 day cruise," might it be calling things off to evade capture? Most recently, LulzSec released hundreds of documents relating to Arizona law enforcement, prompting concern that the data dump might compromise officers in undercover and other sensistive roles. That resulted in speculation that LulzSec's days might be numbered.
Recently, a 19-year-old English man was arrested and charged for several hacks done by Anonymous and LulzSec; LulzSec, however, denied that the man, Ryan Cleary, was a formal part of its group.
For more, see PCMag's Guide to Knowing Your Hackers and Did LulzSec Change the Hacking Game, or Just Get Lucky?
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Supporting devices with different resolutions
My widget and WiFi manager were originally written using HTC Hero running Android 1.5, which has a default screen size – 320 by 480.
Making it available and working on devices that have other screen resolutions involved a few fairly simple steps. All the information can be found elsewhere, but I am going to summarize it here for convenience.
Enabling build-time support for devices with other resolutions
Support for a devices with non-default resolutions first appeared in Android 1.6. It is necessary to switch the project to at least this platform version. In Eclipse, use Properties -> Android -> Project Build Target.
Update your application's manifest
Insert this into the manifest:
<uses-sdk android:minSdkVersion="3" android:targetSdkVersion="4" />
This marks your application as targeting Android 1.6, but being able to run on Android 1.5.
Care should be exercised to not directly call any new framework methods introduced in Android 1.6 – if so, the application will crash on Android 1.5. If necessary, use Java reflection to determine at runtime if newer framework classes and methods are available. If they are, again use Java reflection to invoke them.
Declaring support for display resolutions
Android 1.6 introduced a new manifest tag, for declaring which screen resolutions the application supports.
<supports-screens android:smallScreens="true" android:normalScreens="true" android:largeScreens="true" android:anyDensity="true" />
For each of the three screen sizes, you can declare whether the application is compatible. Without explicit support for smallScreens, the application will not be visible in Market on small screen devices (such as the HTC Tattoo).
This tag is important for one other reason: without it, Android effectively runs your application at the default resolution (320 by 480) and scales this image as a whole to fit the real screen. On high-res devices this looks really ugly, on low-res devices, just ugly.
Setting anyDensity to true means that your application runs at the real device resolution. If you used device independent pixels (dp or dip) in your layout files, you'll be fine. If you used real pixels (px), then it's time to update your layouts.
Converting AbsoluteLayout
If you used AbsoluteLayout in your application, it's time to convert – this layout is deprecated starting with Android 1.6.
This was the case in my widget, so I used RelativeLayout instead. To place individual views where needed, I used
android:layout_marginLeft and
android:layout_marginTop. This is the same as using
android:layout_x and
android:layout_y in AbsoluteLayout.
Providing alternate graphics
Once the above is done, your application should already look pretty good.
At this point, if you have any images (such as .png), they are still loaded by Android at default resolution (160 dpi) and scaled. This can cause them look blurry especially on higher resolution devices (480 by 800 and 480 by 854).
To improve on this, it's possible to provide alternate images for low- and high-density resolutions.
If your build target is set to Android 1.6 or above, you can create folders inside res that are specifically marked for certain resolutions. This can be done with any standard folder – layout, res, etc and is described in detail in the Dev Guide.
For high-res images, use a folder named "drawable-hdpi-v4". If alternate low-resolution images are required, place them in "drawable-ldpi-v4".
Note: the "-v4" at the end is needed (don't use just "drawable-ldpi", etc.) to hide alternate resources from Android 1.5. If the "-v4" is omitted, standard resolution devices running 1.5 will use the resources in "drawable-ldpi" and scale them up, which is definitely not what we want.
Tips for creating alternate images
High-res images are scaled by a factor 1.5 relative to default ones. Low-res images are 3/4 the size.
I use Photoshop to create graphics for my apps. If you create your images using shapes (rectangles, ellipses, round-rects), they should scale quite nicely. Rasteizing artwork should be avoided – so don't use "Rasterize Layer" command or pixel-oriented tools.
Photoshop has a convenient way of exporting your artwork into .png. File -> Save for Web & Devices, which does two things:
First, it's possible to resize artwork during export, which is convenient for creating lower-resolution images.
Second, the exported images are optimized and have lower file sizes compared to just saving as .png (using File -> Save As).
I design my artwork at default resolution (320 by 480) using shapes. To get high resolution images, I first save the original file under a new name, then use Image -> Image Size to upscale the image. Finally, I save the image as .png using File -> Save for Web & Devices as described above.
Higher resolution images are pretty much necessary, but I also found that it's a good idea to provide low-res versions (drawable-ldpi) as well. Photoshop does a better job at scaling graphics than Android can at resource load time. I save low-res images from the same Photoshop file as used for normal resolution, setting their size during "Save for Web & Devices".
More devices, happier users
I hope these tips should be useful for creating applications that reach out wider and look better on a variety of devices. And this means more happy users!
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Ali (2013)
- Studio: Independent
- Release: May 17, 2013
- Director: Paco R. Baños
- Writer: Rafael Cobos, Paco R. Baños
- Cast: Nadia de Santiago, Verónica Forqué, Julián Villagrán, Adrián Lamana
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Café Turtle, Delhi's most charming café was set up to compliment the Full Circle Book Stores. The idea was to create a peaceful and lively space where people could have a wonderful meal, relax and feel rejuvenated, meet over aromatic coffees and fresh juices accompanied with delicious cakes, exchange ideas over wholesome global cuisine and 'just be' in a friendly and aesthetic environment with friends and family enjoying nature's bounty.
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Man with the golden touch; Martin Fry is back - lame suit and all.
Byline: JULIA KUTNER
Love 'em, loathe 'em, or barely remember them, the '80s are back in fashion. The Human League have reformed, Culture Club have toured in the recent past and even Duran Duran are threatening a new album and tour next year. There's another icon from that period, though, who owes his current resurgence to _ a very modern pop figure.
ABC's Martin Fry, who first hit the charts 20 years ago with Tears Are Not Enough, is back in the limelight thanks to a tour support slot courtesy of none other than Robbie Williams.
With a new single, Peace and Tranquillity, about to be released, Martin has dusted off the famous gold lame suit and been enjoying the acclaim of thousands on Williams' sellout stadium dates.
"When Robbie called and asked us to name our price to do the stadium tour, I just sat there and mumbled something about having to check my diary. Name my price! I'd have done it for nothing. We've had all the adulation and screaming that we didn't get 20 years ago," he grins.
Martin, who started working life as a rehydrated bean packer in a canning factory in Manchester, is now 43 which makes him about three times the average age of the audiences who've been applauding him.
He still has that distinctive head of blonde hair, but these days his supporters include his own children, ten-year-old twins Nancy and Louis who've been watching him onstage from the wings. So what do they think of having a genuine pop star for a dad?
"They pretend not to be too interested. Mainly the children like the idea that they can get to meet the pop stars they like," Martin says. "But I think for years they didn't really know what I was doing. To them I was just this man in the house that would go to Ikea and attempt a bit of DIY."
ABC's career peaked in 1982 when they registered three Top Ten singles with Poison Arrow, The Look Of Love (their biggest hit which peaked at No 4 in June of that year) and All Of My Heart.
In the intervening years, Martin has fought a battle against Hodgkinson's disease, a rare form of cancer, but he has now been given the all-clear after more than ten healthy years.
"I've been lucky," he admits, "but I don't dwell on it. I look forward, but I was really sick for a long time so I don't take anything for granted."
This may be the reason why ABC's tour bus and dressing rooms bear no signs of hard living, rock 'n' roll activity. In place of the usual crates of Jack Daniel's and wall-to-wall tattooed groupies, there's some herbal tea for Martin's throat, a bowl of fruit, bags of chewy sweets and an ironing board. There are mounds of white powder, though. Washing powder.
"We open up the show in white suits and we have to make sure they are mark free. Perhaps Persil would like to sponsor us?" he grins. "I am lucky that I don't need to tour to look after my family, though. I probably make more money today than I did at the height of our success, but I still love that feeling of being on stage. I do wonder if I look silly up there but I I just put the gold lame suit on, and it actually does all the work for me."
Despite the acclaim ABC have been receiving on the Robbie dates, Martin, as leader of the barmy lame army, has to be careful he doesn't steal the show .
"I was told that I couldn't upstage Robbie," he laughs. "This is our first stadium tour and it's been worth the wait. Robbie's show is amazing. The best part of this job was seeing him play every night."
So, despite the rejuvenating qualities of gold lame, age is no reason for retiring?
"Madonna and me aren't too far apart in age, you know," he laughs. "She's an inspiration. I'm also about the same age as Michael Jackson, but the three of us are easy to tell apart. I have my own nose, and I'm not married to Guy Ritchie.
"The current gold suit is my fourth in 20 years. The first one got stolen in Coventry while another got flushed down a toilet when I was in Japan. My tailor, William Hunt, made me one because we got the job with Robbie.
"They are unwashable though.You can use a fabric spray to take away the smell of show business, but my wife, Julie, won't let me hang it in the wardrobe.
"I have to wrap and seal it in several layers of plastic clothes bags before she even lets me bring it in. Ironing is impossible too... because it would just melt!"
Let's just hope the seasoned singer doesn't suffer the same fate.
Look Of Love, The Very Best Of ABC is on sale now. ABC are on tour this month. Peace And Tranquillity is released on Monday.