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Hi everyone! Today I wanted to share with you my favorite of all perfumes, Le Soft perfume by Sabe Masson! The company is based out of Paris, France and was founded by Isabelle Masson-Mandonnaud in 1982 with the mission of respecting the environment while bringing an amazing product to the beauty industry. The scents are truly unbelievable and with their unique combinations of ingredients, each and every solid stick of this perfume is so heavenly! The best part is that it is great for your skin because it is made of all natural ingredients! Just apply anywhere that you would normally apply perfume, and watch the compliments come pouring in! If you are like me and need an alternative to a spray, then you have met your match! You will want to throw away your sprays and never look back!
At first, I must admit that I was unsure about my first encounter with a solid perfume. I used to think that nothing could be better than the high-end retail perfumes, until one of my Glossyboxes came with this inside! Every solid perfume comes with a beautiful little box, that in itself is a true work of art! My first Le Soft Perfume love was the scent called Copacabana. It smells like paradise with the fruity notes of orange blossom and the floral notes of violet, as well as hints of amber, pink peppercorn, oak moss and petite grain. With this scent, you truly feel like you are at a beach laying in a hammock under the palm trees, sipping on your favorite fruity beverage as the breeze moves through the waves of the ocean! It is like an instant vacation for the mind and the senses. You will find a unique experience with every stick of this perfume.
I have started a collection, and my other favorite so far is a scent called Striptease Flowers. This perfume has a very sweet and seductive scent to it. It has hints of mandarin, orange blossom, neroli and vanilla. It also has notes of patchouli, amber, and caramel. When I smell this perfume I feel like I am rolling in a field of the sweetest, most elegant, scented flowers on earth! It definitely takes you away to a calming experience! Your significant other will thank you for investing in this perfume. I seriously love to smell this over and over again!


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How Marketing Can Help Bridge the Manufacturing Skills Gap
by rc
According to the Manufacturing Institute, nearly 3 ½ million manufacturing jobs will need to be filled over the next decade. However, due to the skills gap, two million of those jobs are projected to go unfilled.
With an aging population of manufacturing workers now approaching retirement, there simply is not enough interest from the younger generation to choose manufacturing as a career. The good news is, there's new ways business owners can attract the next generation of manufacturers, and it starts with getting serious about recruiting.
To attract talent, it's important to showcase career perks the younger generation wants to see. Job security, growth opportunity, and a chance to work with the latest technology are a few of the benefits young talent is looking for in a career. It's up to you to communicate these benefits to attract and build a great workforce.
Here are some unique ways modern manufacturers are recruiting the next generation of talented makers.
Making manufacturing "cool"
A handful of manufacturing companies do a great job resetting the table and making manufacturing "cool" again. Carr Machine & Tool, a first-class CNC machine shop, successfully launched a podcast called MakingChips. On the podcast, Jim Carr, owner of CARR Machine & Tool Inc., and Jason Zenger, President of ZENGERS, discuss best practices, feature experts in different fields, and interview leaders in the manufacturing industry. In the first six months, the podcast reached over 10,000 downloads and recently hit 75,000 downloads.
CARR Machine & Tool also rebranded, to align a small CNC shop with owner Jim Carr's big passion and dedication to the industry. Who wouldn't want to work at CARR Machine & Tool?
Exposing the next generation to the latest technology
A global manufacturing company, Bi-Link, published a feature story about one of their engineering interns, Kevin Trevino. Kevin used Bi-Link's 3D printers to build rocket parts for a competition he and his AIAA team were competing in. With access to Bi-Link's 3D printing technology, Kevin and his team saved time and money to build their rockets. They excelled in their competitions at a fraction of the cost.
Telling this story is a great tactic for recruiting young and energetic talent like Kevin.
Implementing video to the recruiting process
Sterling Lumber takes the video approach to attract talent. In one Manufacturing Operator recruiting video produced by Skill Scout, the co-owner, a manager, machine operator, and lead machinist discuss the position they are hiring for, what traits they look for in an ideal candidate, a typical day at Sterling, and why the staff loves their jobs.
A video is a great way to broadcast your hiring needs. It gives candidates an inside look at the company and employees, and it helps a prospective employee envision him or herself as a part of the team.
To attract fresh talent, you need to set yourselves apart from the competition and showcase the opportunities and latest innovations you have to offer. What recruiting techniques have you found success in attracting new talent? Share in the comment section below.
To read more about recruiting top talent, read "3 Ways to Turn Your Website into a Powerful Recruiting Tool" here.

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Lynn, Mass. – The Fisher College men's basketball team opens up their 2017-2018 season with a tough loss to Vermont Technical College on Thursday night. The Falcons drop to 0-1 while the Knight improve to 1-0 on the short season.
Vermont Tech wasted no time, scoring a quick 3-point shot. Jamontay Thompson struck back in the next possession, tying the game 3-3. The Knights and Falcons traded basketball for the start of the game until Fisher pulled away, 18-11, with 13:26 left of the clock. The Falcons held onto the 7-point advantage when Anthony Kellum hit a 3-point shot to take a 25-18 lead for the Falcons.
Fisher went on a 17-7 run to close out the first half with a 42-25 lead over Vermont Tech.
Malik Tavares opened the scoring in the second half netting a layup for the Falcons. Mikol Blake-Green added a layup before the Falcons offense would start to go cold. The Knights went on an 11-point run to come within 5-points of the Falcons 49-44.
Cameron Carter made three free throws to take a lead over the Falcons for the first time in the second half, 53-52. Brandon Rembert regained the lead for the Falcons with 5:09 on the clock after making a layup and then added a free throw after being fouled. Rembert hit a 3-pointer moments later to give the Falcons a 65-63 lead.
Fisher maintained a 7-point lead over Vermont Tech, 70-66, but the Knights kept knocking on the door. Taylar Marston netted a 3-pointer to give the Knights a 74-73 lead with 5 tics left on the clock. The Falcons inbound the ball a quickly got it into Thompson's hands but was unable to net a shot for the buzzer beater.
Thompson paced the way with the Falcons scoring 15 points and grabbing 5 rebounds in the loss. Kellum and Rembert followed with 12 points apiece and 10 rebounds combined.
Carter led the Knights offensively with 22 points while grabbing 6 boards. Titus Smith (14 points, 4 rebounds), Lewis Holey (13 points, 4 rebounds), and Connor Miller (12 points, 6 rebounds) helped the Knights win their offensive battle with the Falcons.
The Falcons will hit the road on Sunday, November 5 when they take on the University of Maine at Machias. Fisher will look to bounce back and get back on top with a victory over the Clippers. First tip is slated for 2:00 p.m.


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WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) -- Elliott Associates LP said Monday it still wants to acquire Novell Inc. despite the company's rejection of the hedge fund's initial offer.
Shares of Novell NOVL jumped more than 4% in Monday trades, to $5.90.
Elliott welcomed Novell's openness to an acquisition, which it said was the best way to "maximize value for shareholders.
"We look forward to the process and to actively pursuing an acquisition of the company," Elliott said in a statement.
Elliott Associates publicly unveiled its proposal to buy Novell on March 2, offering about $2 billion, or $1 billion net of cash on the company's books. The bid represented a 20% premium above Novell's closing stock price the day before.
For their part, Novell's directors said the bid "undervalues the company's franchise and growth prospects."
Blue Harbour Group, a Greenwich, Conn.-based investment firm that holds a stake of 4% of Novell, said it supported Novell's rejection of the Elliott proposal.
At the time of its original offer, Elliott said Novell's stock "has meaningfully underperformed all relevant indices and peers." The fund owned 8.5% of Novell as of early March.
Shares of Novell have traded below $6 since September 2008. The stock peaked during the Internet bubble in late 1999 at nearly $40 a share.
In rejecting the Elliott offer, Novell said it will consider other alternatives such as a stock buyback, cash dividend, strategic partnerships, joint ventures and a recapitalization.


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The first post is always the most intimidating one. You want to impress people. You want them to like you. You want them to come back for more. I'm not sure if I'll be able to do it. Anyway, this is what I'm going to do …
If you've already visited my "About" page, you'll know my name (Jamie), what I do (Papercut Artist), my whereabout (Sunshinecoast, Queensland of Australia), and the purpose of this blog (to share the ups and downs of my creative life and journey). Plus I'll also be doing a fair bit of promotion of my Etsy shop. Hope you don't mind! (And if that is too much, just skip to the next post!)
Now, the above is just the bare basic. I'll tell you a bit more about ME.
Apart from being Jamie, I also think of myself as Hybrid J, hence my blog name. Why? Simply put, I'm the first of my kind. You know that saying: "There's no one like you." Am I that special or unique? Yes and No. As much as I'm an individual, you won't notice me if I walk into a room.
But on a deeper level, being a Hybrid is very true to me. For my entire life, I never feel like I fit into any place or any group. Most of the time I feel like I'm an in-between. It looks something like this:
- I'm an Australian Chinese who's been here for the last 17 years. Yes, it's a long time but when comparing to the local born Aussies, there're still lots of things that I don't know or don't understand about this wonderful country.
- I've only become a full time artist this last year and before that, my entire life is all about being a full time worker. Never in my wildest dream I would imagine myself to be self-employed! And to become an Artist or more specifically a Papercut Artist, forget about it!
- While most people at my age group would be satisfied to work a paid job, own a house, have a family and looking forward to retirement, I do exactly the opposite.
Now tell me how would I NOT feel like a Hybrid! But hey, I love it and I'm proud of it!
I think I'll end this post right here for now! Hopefully this will give you enough of a hook to come back for more.
Til then, Stay Creative and Enjoy LIFE! 😉


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If the user level you are assigning does not have a folder
in the HTML\USER folder, then Collect! will prompt you to
select an existing web user folder as a template. Collect!
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level assigned to the operator.
When you put a check mark in the box
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Using Level 10 as Template
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New Web Host User Level Created
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Rovers A book place in Physiowise final
Sharlston Rovers A 26 v 10 Stanley Rangers A
Rovers booked their place in this seasons Physiowise Trophy final and extended their unbeaten run to 6 games with an excellent hard fought victory against old rivals from across the city Stanley Rangers A.
It has been some time since these two sides played each other and both teams were determined from the off to gain the upper hand. Rovers started well and set the platform for the day with a good opening set putting pressure on the visitors line. Good work from Hatfield and Edwards saw Whitehouse go close before Golec put Palmer through and he also went close.
Quick hands from P Hill and Cooper put Shaw in for the opening score after 6 minutes to give Rovers the start they were looking for. Both sides defended well over the next 10 minutes with Timms and Gallagher leading the way for the home side, well supported by Golec and Palmer. Rovers extended their lead when Phil Hill put Chris Hill through a mighty gap and he crossed for a self converted score on 17 minutes.
Stanley regrouped and hard work with Nichol, Howcroft and Brown leading the way saw them go close through Lord and Padgett before Nichol capitalised on a Rovers mistake to score, Karadzic converting and the game was wide open at this stage.
Rovers gradually took control again with Smith and P Hill running the show for the home side allowing Gallagher and Golec to exploit gaps in the hard worked Stanley defence. Phil Hill again combined with Brother Chris and the latter crashed over just before the interval for another self converted score to give Rovers a well deserved 10 point lead at the break.
Rovers started the 2nd period in good form and went close through Dodson and Hirst after some good approach work by Kelly and Reville. A well worked move saw Golec send Smith crashing over the whitewash on 50 minutes to extend the Rovers lead and further good work from Golec saw Dodson almost scoring.
Stanley reduced the arrears on the hour mark when the hard working Miller scored an unconverted try.
Rovers steadied the nerves with a Hill penalty goal following Hatfield being fouled when he looked like scoring and wrapped up a hard fought but well deserved victory when influential scrum half P Hill darted over from close range.
Rangers never gave up the cause and Lord and Nichol led their team well but it was a jubilant Rovers side that were celebrating at the final whistle.
In an extremely good team effort the best from the Rovers were Hatfield, Golec and P Hill with Dodson taking the Alarm and Security Services Sponsored man of the match award for his all round display.
Next game is Away v high flying Dudley Hill A Sat 19-02-11 KO 2-30pm where Rovers will be looking to avenge an early season loss.
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Welcome to the world of state-of-the-art technology and intelligent design solutions!
Alkaline Water For Better Health
M800-Alkaline comes with 6th stage PurePro® Alkaline Filter that will reduce acidity in the body and it will produce natural calcium, magnesium, sodium and potassium ions that can be absorbed 100% in the human body.
M800-Alkaline is a modern kitchen appliance that has been carefully designed with health consciousness, efficiency, high performance and convenience in mind. Use reverse osmosis (RO) technology - which is recognized as the most effective at significantly reducing a large number of contaminants that may be in your water - no other home water treatment system offers you as much protection and reliability.
balanced pH value of 8.0 ~9.5
Acid wastes (from the lifestyles we lead - not only from food and drink, but also from stress and other pollutants) are dumped into the bloodstream and lymph, and then are transported to the liver and kidneys for the detoxification processing and elimination. Keep in mind that a pH of 8 and above is the only range that is beneficial to your good health: An alkaline body is when your body is in a healthy state therefore allowing your body to fight bacterial and infectious diseases as well as many other critical diseases.
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PurePro M800-Alkaline system is a modern kitchen appliance that has been carefully designed with health consciousness, efficiency, high performance and convenience in mind. PurePro M800-Alkaline are the world's most elegant water filter systems.
PurePro M800-Alkaline system uses reverse osmosis (RO) technology - which is recognized as the most effective at significantly reducing a large number of contaminants that may be in your water - no other home water treatment system offers you as much protection and reliability.
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3.2 Gallons NSF Standards Water Storage Tank.
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(Stage 2) Granular Activated Carbon Filter:
It takes out 99% of the chlorine and organic chemicals. It provides enhanced reduction of taste and odor.
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It takes out 99% of the chlorine and organic chemicals. It provides enhanced reduction of taste and odor.
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Production: 50 GPD / 189 LPD
Water storage tank: 3.2gallons
With a booster pump (optional):
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Operation pressure: 10 -80 psi (M800P)
Dimensions: (cm) 30 (L) x 41(H) x 20 (W) - system
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HONG KONG – More than 30 Sterett-Dewey Surface Action Group (Sterett-Dewey SAG) Sailors conducted two community service events during the ship's scheduled port visit to Hong Kong, May 1-2.
The command staff of Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 31 and the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Sterett (DDG 104), along with an embarked helicopter detachment from Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 49, arrived in Hong Kong, April 29.
Sailors visited the Fu Hong Society Wo Che Adult Training Center, a hostel for developmentally disabled adults, May 1. The Sailors served as the residents' chaperones for a field trip to a nearby park and joined the residents in playing a group game.
Ship's Serviceman 1st Class Sulficio Anza, a San Diego native assigned to Sterett, said the event was different but rewarding.
"I try and do at least one [community service project] every port visit, but this one was different than the rest," Anza said. "You really had to pay attention to the people and make sure they were okay. To see how happy they were during the [visit] was really good, and I'm glad I went."
Chief Aviation Machinist's Mate Carolyn Felix-White, a Houston native assigned to HSM 49, said her personal history compelled her to visit the center.
"I have an aunt who is developmentally disabled, so it was near and dear to my heart to be able to give back to that community," Felix-White explained.
The Sailors visited the Cheerland Nursery School and Kindergarten at Kowloon Bay the following day, where they played games, read stories, and created handcrafts with the students.
Felix-White also attended the Cheerland event and said she was grateful to experience the diverse culture of Hong Kong.
"There's more to these places than going out and sightseeing," she said. "It's important to take advantage of what a community has to offer and to give back to that community."
Sonar Technician (Surface) 1st Class Phillip Banks, a Chicago native assigned to DESRON 31, revealed a decade-long affinity for working with youth.
"Ever since my own kids were babies 12 years ago, I've loved working with kids," Banks said. "I think about how the young kids are going to grow up and remember our visit. It has the potential to improve international relations. When these kids get older, they'll remember the American Sailors who came out to visit them at school. They can share that experience with their friends, and it just goes from there."
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Ferrari California T – Tagaytay Experience
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The Philippines is well known for its pristine beaches and powdery white sand, making it anyone's idea of a perfect summer vacation. But come rainy season, the lush mountains of the countryside call to those who seek a unique adventure. Landscape shift into an almost mystical kind of scenery against a backdrop of pine trees and fog just hanging a few inches off the ground. A select group of Ferrari fans heeded this very call one rainy morning to put the California T Handling Speciale to the test at one of the most popular destinations in the Philippines. The long and winding roads of Tagaytay are a familiar route for anyone looking for a quick reprieve from the busy and congested streets of Manila, but few know of secluded spaces where visitors can discover a different kind of experience.
The upscale 1,300-hectare property of Tagaytay Highlands was the perfect location – a route filled with twists and hills through fog and rain showed off the true power of the Handling Speciale package. Drivers both skilled and amateur managed every turn with ease, and experienced the California T at tops speed on stretches of wide, open roads. The cool mountain air and the mist surrounding the drive transported the drivers to a different realm rarely known to outsiders.
Towards the afternoon, the weather cleared and the sun broke through the clouds to reveal breathtaking views of the lake surrounding Taal Volcano. It created the perfect backdrop for an easy cruise with the California T HS as the drivers traversed the roads through European-inspired villages and farmlands with a top-down ride to enjoy the cool weather.
As the sun set, the group headed back to the main club house of Tagaytay Highlands for a warm dinner after a full day in the cold mountain breeze, sharing softies and experiences of their first time behind the wheel of the California T. It was a consensus that beyond the beauty of the car, the thrill of the ride is an experience on its own. Being behind the wheel and strapped to the seat is beyond comfort – it's luxurious, exciting, and memorable. That's what a Ferrari is all about.


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This week Meet the Travel Bloggers interviews intrepid traveler Iain Mallory, a man who thrives on adventures.
When, why and how did you start Mallory on Travel?
In November 2010, I'd been travelling around for awhile and posting ad hoc on a site called Travel Buddies for the benefit of friends and families. It had around 2 million users, so it provided some exposure. People seemed to like my writing, plus several posts were featured as their post of the day. This basically gave me the encouragement to give a personal travel website a go. I immediately started marketing myself via social media, and launched Mallory on Travel in April 2011.
What is the thing that keeps you the most jazzed about blogging?
Apart from the extra opportunities to travel you mean? I enjoy sharing the experience with others, and get a kick out of when somebody tells me they've been inspired to visit a destination due to my site. I also love photography, and sharing striking images or providing some tips to help my readers keeps me motivated. Reading comments, or receiving emails from readers telling me they have enjoyed a post is often the highlight of a day.
Your stint in the British Army got you started on adventure travel. Is that still your primary focus?
My Army life was one long search for thrills. I spent 12 years seeking adventures on expeditions all over the world. I still enjoy an adrenalin rush, but also find equal excitement in cultural adventures. I still love an adventure, but also believe they are relative. It is a matter of attitude and I now enjoy finding adventures in everyday exploring.
How often do you travel?
I spent a great deal of last year travelling on group press trips, averaging around two or three a month. This year I've been more selective, as I wish to be more involved in the experience. I'm participating in fewer trips, but looking for more opportunities to explore and additional cultural immersion. I leave for Australia in a few days; it will be my seventh trip, including Durban and Everest Base Camp.
When you're not traveling, where are you based?
In Manchester, which may not sound particularly exciting, but there's more to the Northern city than expected. It's had a makeover and the old industrial landscape has been replaced with modern pubs or clubs often with live music, and shopping precincts. Its industrial heritage hasn't been entirely forgotten, there are several museums with appropriate exhibitions.
Do you primarily write or do you have a job?
Writing/photography is my job now, one day I may even make a living from it.
You like to travel solo. Do you ever travel with others?
I was converted to solo travel several years ago, when visiting Rhodes. The independence appeals to me, exploring on my own terms without having to compromise. I also find it's often less difficult to meet people and make friends when travelling alone. I don't have anything against travelling with others, and enjoy it, especially when with friends that share common interests.
What excites you most about travel?
Meeting people especially those from alien cultures. I believe it is the people that make a destination truly exciting. They speak the language, design and build the architecture, and make the history; basically they talk the talk and walk the walk. Taking people portraits and street photography also fascinate me and are by far my favourite genre.
On the road, do you seek out some experiences more than others?
Not really, I prefer to explore and discover, finding experiences as they present themselves. Wandering down a quiet street, following a distant noise or scent often leads to some unexpected excitement. I believe this is the true sense of adventure, curiosity allied with observation and a degree of common sense, are the tools of a modern day adventurer.
What was the most dangerous thing you've ever done?
Danger is often just perceived as being so. Many adventure travel activities are perfectly safe if experience, correct technique and equipment are used. I think most people would consider an overnight 'hanging bivouac' over 500m up a rock face or jumping out of a plane dangerous (I've done both many times), but they're not if done correctly. Possibly the riskiest activity I've done is snow and ice climbing, as the lead climber is often far above adequate protection, and a fall would prove fatal.
What's your most memorable travel experience or favorite trip ever?
Tough question, there have been so many, for different reasons. If I must choose one; my first visit to the Himalaya. I love the mountains, and been in mountainous terrain many times before, but the peaks of the Himalaya are truly breath-taking. I've been back eight times now, and never tire of seeing them.
What's your favorite place on earth?
You'd be excused for thinking it's the Himalaya, but I really don't have a favourite place. Although the mountain environment is where I feel most comfortable, every place I've experienced has been enjoyable. I'd also happily return to any of them. All destinations have different things to offer, beauty, landscape, culture; they're just adventures in a variety of forms.
Where are you off to next?
As already mentioned, I'm off to the Northern Territories in Australia next week: the red centre, Alice Springs and Ulhuru, with plenty of exposure to the aboriginal culture. I'm especially interested in indigenous cultures and aboriginal tourism, so asked for these to be included.
You're off to see polar bears in September. Where exactly will you be going?
Initially it will be Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island but later I'll be heading to Manitoba. As well as polar bears, there'll be a chance of seeing the Northern Lights, both of which will be lifetime dreams come true. Yes, I'm a little excited.
What is the one place you haven't been to that you really want to go to?
So many, but if there aren't any limits on my choices; Challenger Deep, the bottom of the Marianas Trench, off the Philippines. While we're at it; why not the Sea of Tranquility on the moon? Not exactly everyday adventures? Ok, if I must remain down to earth, Patagonia.
Iain Mallory is an ex-military man, and served as a Warrant Officer in the Army Physical Training Corps. This enabled him to become highly qualified in a large number of adventurous activities. Participating in many expeditions to many parts of the world which this satisfied his wanderlust. After the army, he tried his hand at running a public house in leafy Cheshire. But it was not too long before his love of travel got the better of him and he once again set off to discover more of the World.
He now works freelance as a writer and photographer and enjoys finding wherever he travels. He is publishes the popular website Mallory On Travel, an adventure travel guide for the everyday adventurer by a former adrenalin junkie. You can connect with him on Twitter and Facebook.


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Strategic Electrification and Solar Power
An Electrifying Concept that will Save the World
It won't be long until we power everything in the world with wind, water and sun. This is strategic electrification, and its game-changing disruptions will help us stop carbon pollution and increase energy efficiency. The sooner we adopt this strategy of progress, the sooner we see the benefits.
There's hundreds of years' worth of coal underground for us to burn, but it's going to stay there. We no longer need it to make electricity.
Historically, grid operators have created electricity with problematic resources like coal, natural gas, or nuclear energy – but due to the emergence of renewables and electrification, the nature of the grid has begun to change.
Electricity is becoming cleaner at an impressive rate, and the time is right to electrify everything. Whether it comes from residential solar systems or our growing asset of utility-scale renewable energy systems, clean power will flow into an increasingly electrified world of devices.
Green Pastures
The beauty of strategic electrification is that as electricity becomes cleaner, so will everything we do with it. As utilities invest more into renewable energy infrastructure, electricity will steadily use less fossil fuel per kilowatt-hour of energy produced. If we power our grid with 100% renewable energy, we can nearly eliminate greenhouse gas emissions altogether by electrifying everything under the sun.
To bolster the penetration of renewables on our electric grid, and to see the biggest benefit of electrification, we need to electrify space heating, water heating, and, especially, transportation. With today's heat pumps, heat pump water heaters, and next-generation electric cars, we already have the solutions.
The Flexibility to Give
Not only will these devices be cleaner than their predecessors, they will also be more flexible, smarter. The modern grid will become smarter, too, and increased flexibility in generation, interconnection, storage and demand response around the grid will meet the challenges of a more electrified world.
The variability of certain renewable resources like wind, solar or tidal energy presents a challenge to generating power smoothly at all hours, but properly mixing those different resources from around the grid will create the flexibility needed to respond to changes in demand and supply.
Though it is also possible to import electricity across network borders to help stabilize the grid, flexible interconnection with the growing amount of residential solar electricity in our own network is the better way to meet that need. Decentralizing our grid in this way allows for power to be consumed where it is produced, lowering rates for everybody.
Battery storage is often heralded as the best solution to variable power production, and it will indeed play a part, but it is a higher priority to integrate and balance available renewable energy resources. That said, batteries are an obvious way to help, especially as their costs drop and capacities grow.
Load flexibility, or demand response, will have a critical part of balancing a renewable energy grid, as it is the most cost effective method. Demand response programs existed in the past to balance supply and demand by prompting large, industrial customers to lower their usage at certain times of day during periods of high power prices or when the reliability of the grid was threatened.
Now, the world of strategic electrification has opened an unlimited number of possibilities for demand response – the internet has rendered it no harder to turn off 1,000 water heaters than it is to turn off a paper mill. Furthermore, a smart heat pump water heater will run when there is excess solar on the grid, but not when demand is high – basically performing the same function as a battery, but at maybe 2% of the cost, since all we buy is a switch telling it to run or not.
Our devices are increasingly able to communicate across the grid and operate only when most efficient. The "flexi-watts" they run on when there's a surplus of renewable power will enable us to keep making the grid smarter. The grid is evolving beyond supplying electricity, into a network that makes the most of its distributed energy resources.
Much like the internet changed the way we participate with our media, it's now changing the way we interact with our budding smart grid.
A Virtuous Cycle
Traditional energy efficiency metrics, that have been improving our electronics for years now, overlook the wide range of emissions efficiencies from electricity generation. Kilowatt-hours from different sources can have vastly different emissions profiles, ranging from as much as 2 lbs. of CO2 to almost nothing.
We need to improve emissions efficiency along with energy efficiency in our shift to an environmentally beneficial grid, by expanding renewable energy.
The worthy effort to reduce usage of dirty electricity through energy efficiency programs has been the focus of our policy and incentives, but when we consider the improved emissions of renewable energy, we see that it's better to increase the amount of electricity we use when it comes from a clean source.
Pairing strategic electrification with a cleaner, smarter grid creates a beneficial exchange that inspires more electrification and greener electricity in a virtuous cycle.
On the Verge
We stand on the verge of massive opportunities through strategic electrification, but we must recognize that those opportunities won't be achieved through an indiscriminate focus on reducing kilowatt-hours. It's more important we clean up our kilowatt-hours, and use them.
If regulators and legislators fail to recognize the strengths of renewables and strategic electrification in a timely manner, there could be long-term negative impacts for us and the environment. Instead they can foster long-term growth, unlocking significant economic and societal benefits by getting to work on incentives and initiatives.
The sooner this is acted upon the sooner we can see all the ways a smarter, more flexible grid can increase reliability, security, sustainability, and open new opportunities for services and business. Coal was just the beginning of our electricity – and the Stone Age didn't end because we ran out of stones.


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The long roads ahead towards Boothsdale.
Looking towards Kelsbarrow Castle.
Looking South towards Boothsdale.
On the path leading to Boothsdale.
The Sandstone Trail in Primrose Hill.
The gallops, but not a horse in sight - obviously too windy.
Walk stats: Distance: 5.4 miles. Climb: 900'.
Time: 2 hours 29 minutes. On the move walking average: 2.5 m.p.h. Overall walk average: 2.2 m.p.h.
Group: Martyn. Roger and Phil.
Small numbers today, but holidays and recovery from ops are the main reason, rather than the weather forecast. The weather was exactly as forecast, cloudy and overcast with a cool Northerly wind, with Sunny spells later on.
This walk doesn't off many phot opportunities, although we did get good views over Boothsdale, looking in a South west direction.
Considering the rain over night and early this morning, conditions underfoot were good, and it wasn't until we were on the forest paths on Primrose Hill that the had to pick our way around the muddy sections.
Some of the group may have wanted to stop at the Summertrees for an icecream, but alas it was closed, possibly being redecorated.
Not many birds seen or heard today, but it was a bonus to see a Yellowhammer and hear one or two Greenfinches. Birds seen or heard today included: Blue tit, Carrion crow, Common blackbird, Great tit, Winter wren, House sparrow, Wood nuthatch, Greenfinch and Yellowhammer.
No after walk drinks today - I needed to be home for 13-00 (made it with 15 minutes to spare!).


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Algorithms on determining the correlation laws between ultrasonic images and quality of spot welds.
Date of Award
Publication Type
Doctoral Thesis
Degree Name
Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering
First Advisor
Maev, Roman,
Engineering, Mechanical.
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Conventional quality control devices for spot welding cannot perform on-line inspection and provide feedback to the welding control system. In this way, the traditional quality control systems are similar to statistical welding parameters monitoring systems. It is imperative to combine the idea of on-line quality inspection with closed-loop feedback control in a robust control system. However, there is no single acoustic method to date capable of manipulating real-time control and on-line quality inspection, concurrently, since specific procedures (e.g. scanning time and adjustment time) need to be adopted by traditional acoustic microscopes to retrieve proper information, and these procedures tend to disable the real-time and on-line capability of acoustic microscopy. With recent hardware improvements, the novel portable acoustic device is able to reduce the scanning time to real-time fashion without losing any significant data. On the other hand, the adjustment time of the portable acoustic device can be reduced noticeably by employing intelligent control software instead of human operators. This new hardware-software configuration will be an ideal approach to the on-line, real-time nondestructive inspection of spot welds. The primary goal of this research is to develop an intelligent system to accomplish the on-line, real-time nondestructive inspection for spot welds. The following objectives were fulfilled to reach the final goal. (1) Classification of the acoustic images of spot welds. (2) Quantification of acoustic information as parameters. (3) The study of the influence of each parameter on the strength of spot welds. (4) Identification of important and significant parameters. (5) Integration of these parameters into the knowledge base of the software. The system developed can be an on-line advisor that is capable of providing critical information about the quality of spot welds during the process. Furthermore, this system is able to render warning signals to the process control unit to prevent further mistakes.Dept. of Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering. Paper copy at Leddy Library: Theses & Major Papers - Basement, West Bldg. / Call Number: Thesis1999 .L33. Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 66-02, Section: B, page: 1132. Advisers: Roman Maev; Michael Wang. Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Windsor (Canada), 1999.
Recommended Citation
Lee, Hsu-Tung., "Algorithms on determining the correlation laws between ultrasonic images and quality of spot welds." (1999). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. 929.


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Tuesday, December 30, 2008
Att: board of selectors
Which means he's leaving it in the hands of others.
Here is a step by step guide to show the selectors how it's done... (it's really not that difficult).Step 1. Apply knife.
Step 2. Press.
Easy, and better for everyone.
8 comments:
- 12th Man said...
India are hoping that Dravid will strike form one day. Why don't the aussies do the same with Hayden? Dravid is no younger to Hayden!
- December 30, 2008 at 10:54 PM
- DreamDancer said...
India are in good enough form to carry Dravid whereas Australia are in a mess.
Having Hayden and Hussey in the team when both are out of form puts far too much pressure on Ponting, Clarke, Katich and whichever allrounder gets drafted into the number 6 spot. Hayden's stupidity in believing he can still get runs is only matched by the Aussie selectors who kept him.
- December 31, 2008 at 1:29 AM
- Leela said...
12th, Dravid is a couple years younger than Matt..
Anyway, I don't think age shd be the criteria, performance shd.
I think/hope the NZ tour will be Dravid's last.
On the subject of Hayden.. his biggest strength was his ability to intimidate the opposition bowlers, that strength seems to be gone now.
Yep time to cut the fat.
- December 31, 2008 at 4:32 AM
- The Nightwatchgirl said...
Love the nail varnish Miss field. Brings out the colour of the fat in the chicken (or is it kangaroo/emu/ostrich/crocodile?)
- January 1, 2009 at 1:58 AM
- The Atheist said...
Like the nails.
Do you think they need to know how to boil an egg first?
- January 1, 2009 at 2:52 AM
- Miss Field said...
I think it's no good to hope. India like Australia have plenty of other options. If someone's not up to scratch consistenly, they go.
Yeah, Leela, now he's about as scary as Big Bird.
Cheers NWG/Atheist, see post on Roy for accusations of emo. Brilliant! NWG, it's platypus actually! Atheist how will a chick grow into a strappingly edible chicken if it's boiled as an egg?
- January 2, 2009 at 3:28 PM
Who knows where to download XRumer 5.0 Palladium?
Help, please. All recommend this program to effectively advertise on the Internet, this is the best program!
- November 21, 2009 at 6:20 PM
- ompal rao said...
Gurgaon is fast developing and booming city in real estate sector. The Real estate companies works on various projects. There are a lot of upcoming residential projects in Gurgaon with best amenities and features, TATA Primanti is one of them.
- July 18, 2015 at 11:54 AM
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- ► 2009 (51)
- Att: board of selectors
- Hey BlackCaps
- My Joernaal - day 24
- Girly squeals abound
- Turning the screws
- When all else fails...
- Binga, bad to worse
- My Joernaal - day 22
- Aussies to smash Poms in charity match... right?
- Please go away!
- Festivity ahoy
- My Joernaal - day 18
- Ponting - not the worst
- Inadequate solutions to monumental problems
- My Joernaal - day 17
- Ponting denounces graciousness
- One night, a few glasses of Wolf Blass later...
- Australia wins again!
- Bunking off work
- Cricket in sunny Perth
- Retired crickets: more interesting than the curren...
- Cricket Etc
- My first match of the season
- ▼ December (24)


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L – Lima Time Zone (Military Time)
Also known as: l – Lima Time, Lima
Lima Time Zone (L) is 11 hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). This time zone is a military time zone.
Email Time Zone Indicator: +1100
An email sent from someone in the Lima Time Zone (L) time zone will have the time zone listed as "+1100" in the headers of the email. (However, "+1100" does not have to be in Lima Time Zone, as other time zones could have the same UTC offset).
Where and When is L Observed?
Lima Time Zone is often used in aviation and the military as another name for UTC +11. Lima Time Zone is also commonly used at sea between longitudes 157.5° East and 172.5° East.
The letter L may be used as a suffix to denote a time being in the Lima Time Zone, such as 08:00L or 0800L. This is spoken as "zero eight hundred Lima".
Some places with the same time as Lima Time Zone
- Palikir, Pohnpei, Micronesia
- Port Vila, Vanuatu
- Honiara, Solomon Islands
- Srednekolymsk, Sakha (Yakutia), Russia
- Magadan, Magadan, Russia
- Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, Sakhalin, Russia
- Noumea, New Caledonia, New Caledonia
- Luganville, Vanuatu
- Gizo, Solomon Islands
- Arawa, Bougainville, Papua New Guinea
- Kingston, Norfolk Island
- Kolonia, Pohnpei, Micronesia
- Buka, Bougainville, Papua New Guinea
- Chersky, Sakha (Yakutia), Russia
- Evensk, Magadan, Russia
- Tofol, Kosrae, Micronesia
Only showing up to 16 cities, others may also be observing Lima Time Zone.This time zone is no longer in use, but some locations may observe the same UTC offset (local time) under a different name.
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Some time zones exist that have the same offset as L, but can be found under a different name:
- AEDT – Australian Eastern Daylight Time
- BST – Bougainville Standard Time
- KOST – Kosrae Time
- LHDT – Lord Howe Daylight Time
- MAGT – Magadan Time
- NCT – New Caledonia Time
- NFT – Norfolk Time
- PONT – Pohnpei Standard Time
- SAKT – Sakhalin Time
- SBT – Solomon Islands Time
- SRET – Srednekolymsk Time
- VLAST – Vladivostok Summer Time
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Sep 25, 2011
Proper 21
Matthew 21:23-32
Which is better: To say the right words, or to do what is right? That is the dilemma presented in today's Parable. It would seem that the Pharisees are yet again able to answer correctly with right words, and yet not able to back up their words with deeds.
Our gospel readings put us in the middle of a set of quite challenging parables, beginning last week (the first will be last, the last will be first), today and for the next 2 weeks, Jesus offers parables which upset the status quo. It would seem that Jesus is not in the business of making friends right now, especially not with the religious leaders of his day. The readings skip Jesus' triumphal entry into Jerusalem when he is received as the messiah king, thus challenging authority. The very first thing Jesus does after arriving in Jerusalem is to kick over the tables in the temple, again exerting his authority. His is an authority that comes from heaven, and an authority which will not be satisfied with the conventional structures of his day – the way it has been. So it is in this context: Jesus is received as messiah king and he kicks over the tables that the chief priests and the elders ask "Who do you think you are?" and "What gives you the right?"
To some extent, perhaps this may be an honest question: Who are you, Jesus? He was a traveler to Jerusalem, perhaps they may have thought that Jesus represented a religious order or school of thought. They might be asking "Who are you, so we can decided if you're worth listening to." But on the other hand it could be an attempt at playing a trump card. There was no higher authority than the temple and the chief priests and elders which represented it. So those elders might be saying: "Tell us your authority, Jesus – is your authority by some teacher, some school, some institution? Well that's great – well we have a higher authority, so shape up and listen to us." It would appear that they did not consider Christ's heavenly authority. Jesus has an authority that answers to no one. Jesus doesn't need to try to explain it to them; the Pharisees are so blind to the real authority right before them. Jesus tries to help them along, to help them see it by pointing back to John the Baptist. Was John's a human authority or a heavenly one? The Pharisees are so concerned about having the "right" answer and the crowd's opinion, so paralyzed with concern for popularity that they fail to pick either answer. "We do not know."
Jesus tries to help them see the source of authority in another way, with a parable. He lets this next parable serve as a mirror that these Pharisees will hopefully see themselves in. Remember last Sunday, I said parables are an invitation to see yourself in the story. That is what Jesus is doing for the Pharisees here, which son are you Pharisees? The church today, as we read these challenging parables must also examine ourselves in the light of these parables.
Two sons. Neither is perfect – the first is openly disrespectful to his father telling him "No!" to his face, what an embarrassment Yet in the end he does fulfill his father's will. The other, while obedient in word to the father's face, he does not follow through. Which is better? I don't believe this is a trick question. The obvious answer is probably the correct one here. Which one did the will of the father? The first. That son was a little slow to get there, but he had a change of heart – he changed his will to match his father's will. Jesus doesn't yell at the Pharisees because they answered incorrectly, but because all they have is the right answer. The had the right answer but the still failed to see how they are acting like the second son themselves – with no deeds to back up their "yes." Tax collectors and prostitutes will enter the kingdom of heaven ahead of you! Though these sinners reject the father's will now, we hold out hope for a change of heart which leads to repentance and a will which matches the father's will. Where is your changed heart, Pharisees?
This parable has often been understood as how Christ brought a new law of love and grace into the world. The Synagogue is seen as a way of law (right words) and Christ's new covenant of grace being the more full acting out of how to understand God's will. But, we as Christians need to be willing to also look in the mirror of this parable and consider if we are ever at risk for falling into the pattern of the second "yes" son. Being a people with plenty of good words, right beliefs, yet of little action. Yes, Lord, I'll go work in your vineyard…and then choosing not to go.
Brian Stoffregen offers a modernized version of this parable which shows what is at stake. There were two couples. The first got married in a large church ceremony. They pledged life long vows to one another and exchanged rings. But their relationship has been marked with abuse, both physical and verbal. Both have been unfaithful. The other couple lives together. They haven't signed marriage licenses, they did not exchange vows or rings, but their relationship is marked with mutual love and respect. Which couple is doing the will of God? Well, they both seem to fall short. The first couple in how the act out their marriage; the second in how they view the importance of words and saying "yes" to God's will in the first place. And that is what this parable is all about – calling us to make our will match God's will. That our yes may be yes, and not just a word.
Christianity is in some ways in the place of the temple today. It is the established religion here, and it is all throughout our society. An establishment with plenty of right answers; but perhaps finds it challenging to do the will of God. It would seem that Christianity has become more about a set of beliefs (right words) and less about a way of life (right acts). Christians who order their lives with a discipline of daily prayer, fasting, worship, and sacrificially helping their neighbor rather than those who just believe all the right things.
Imagine a "yes" church, which follows in the way of the second son who said yes and then choose not to go. We might call it "Church of the 2nd Son." This church gathers together every Sunday. They recite the creed, read scripture, and hear biblical sermons – they have all the right beliefs. They say yes. They read scripture about mission, about hospitality, about welcome. They say yes. They hear about worthy causes in their community and abroad so Church of the 2nd Son sends money – but only money. They say yes. Church of the 2nd Son says that it is very important for them to welcome new people into their community, but when visitors do show up they decide that new folks are not worth any extra effort. "Well, I said hi to them." Church of the 2nd Son reads the parable of the sheep and the goats – you feed me, clothed me, visited me. They here these things, they say yes that's a wonderful idea. But Church of the 2nd Son has no ministry in the community. That church has the right beliefs, the right words; but it is not living it's faith. We cannot be like this Church of the 2nd Son.
I have a call for you County Line Church. A call I hope you will both say yes to with word and with action. This whole year I have been preaching about the importance of mission, of going out into our community. We have prayed about here together about mission, you have prayed at home individually about the mission of this church, and now is the time to stop just talking about it. Now is the time to let our yes turn into action. I announced last Sunday that I will be joining Grace Covenant Church of Harrisonburg as the go to Paugh's Orchard, right down the road, to reach out the migrant workers who are here picking apples. Grace comes from 20 miles away to do ministry in our own backyard. Will we reach out in love to those who are need of it – to offer a sign of welcome; or will we go on and just read about it – just saying "yes." Let's not be a "yes" church which likes the idea of God's will better than actually doing it. Invite you to join me, this Friday. We will gather right here at The County Line at 6:30 pm. We'll have prayer and we will go. You don't have to speak Spanish, you don't have to know what you are doing – just come and see what mission looks like in our community.
Which is better – good words or good deeds? What is best is when our will matches God's will, when our yes is backed by our action.


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"Master Dodge & Burn" Course:
Although D&B is considered a fundamental tool for retouchers, this is not a beginners course and thus requires some basic knowledge of Photoshop tools, layers and masks. Despite these pre-requisites we do present each concept from start to finish along with all the necessary layer and brush settings, so you can easily apply the same concepts to your own work.
Lesson 1: Introduction to Dodging and Burning
Duration: 44:40 min
Before we dive into practical examples of D&B, we first have to discuss some prerequisites and talk about where it fits within the bigger picture of retouching an image. We'll look at why D&B is such a powerful concept and introduce you to the tools and settings you'll be using throughout the remainder of the course while looking at a few different sample images.
- The underlying theory behind D&B, what it is, how it works, why it is so important and how it compares to some other techniques out there
- The elements of an image: Hue, Saturation & Luminosity
- Local or Corrective D&B
- Global D&B or Contouring
- D&B vs. Other Retouching Techniques
- D&B types within your workflow
- Tools & Layers for your D&B work
- Working with Curves Adjustment Layers for Corrective D&B and Contouring
- Working with 50% Gray Layers for Corrective D&B and Contouring
- D&B as a part of your retouching workflow
Lesson 2: Corrective (Local) Dodge & Burn
Duration: 41:54 min
In this lesson we'll delve into the implementation of D&B at a localized or corrective level and use it to refine luminosity shifts in the skin and make it look flawless. We'll explore the technique in a detailed example as well as look at how it can be combined with tools such as the Healing Brush to refine wrinkles in fabrics.
In addition to walking you through the application, we'll also show you some pitfalls to avoid that can often lead to unnatural results.
Lesson 3: Contouring (Global Dodge & Burn)
Duration: 44:53 min
In this lesson we'll be exploring the concept of contouring or global D&B.
We'll look at how to emphasize the key features of the face and body to add more depth and dimension to the image, ultimately giving it a more three-dimensional appearance.
We begin this lesson by looking at a completed beauty image, and then move on to completing our black and white image from lesson two.
Finally, we wrap up the lesson by contouring a color image to serve as an extra example of the technique. In addition to the standard contouring, we'll also look at how to approach cases of reshaping areas of the face using light and the best strategy for organizing your layers when doing so.
Lesson 4: Color Corrections and Finishing Touches
Duration: 50:11 min
In our final lesson, we'll be putting finishing touches on our images, particularly from a color standpoint.
While our focus with D&B is the correction of luminosity shifts, it doesn't necessarily free us from ignoring color completely. Although this isn't a course on color correction tools, we do spend a fair bit of time talking about how to identify color issues and discuss some of the most useful tools for correcting them.
We'll also explore how to use D&B to work on details such as harsh shadows, dark spots in the whites of the eye as well as "peach fuzz" on the face, and deal with the resulting color problems in those areas.
Bonus Materials:
- Michael's D&B Actions
- RA D&B Tool Presets for D&B Brushes
- Practice file (Fabrics)
- Practice file (Beauty portrait)
"Color Grade" Video Course:
This course requires some basic knowledge of Photoshop tools, layers, adjustment layers, blending modes and masks. However, we do provide an overview of each tool used later in the practical lessons as well as the layered PSD files, so you can easily apply the same concepts to your own work.
Lesson 1: Preparing For Color Grading (Raw Processing)
Duration: 37:37 min
- Introduction: Course Outline;
- The Necessary Setup & Terms;
- Prerequisite Knowledge That Will Help You Get the Most Out of This Course;
- Your Artistic Taste & Developing Your Own Style;
- The Importance of Having a Solid Technical Foundation to Continuously Refine Your Color Grading Skill Set;
- Preparing Your Raw Files For Eventual Color Grading;
- The Importance of the Starting White Balance;
- Contrast & Brightness: The Color Grading Potential of an Image.
Lesson 2: Main Color Grading Methods & Photoshop Tools for Luminosity-Targeted Color Grading
Duration: 28:18 min
- The Main Color Grading Methods: Luminosity-Targeted adjustments vs. Color-Targeted adjustments;
- Altering Luminosity in Preparation for Color Grading Using the Curves Adjustment Layer;
- The Black & White Adjustment Layer;
- Using Channels for Selective Luminosity Corrections;
- Using the Black & White Adjustment Layer for High Key Images.
Lesson 3: Photoshop Tools For Color-Targeted Adjustments
Duration: 28:28 min
- The Solid Color Adjustment Layer; Ways to Combine It With Various Blending Modes and Opacity Levels;
- The Gradient Map Adjustment Layer; Ways to Combine It With Various Blending Modes and Opacity Levels;
- The Hue/Saturation Adjustment Layer; Ways to Combine It With Various Blending Modes and Opacity Levels.
Lesson 4: Even More Photoshop Tools For Color Grading
Duration: 26:45 min
- A Framework for Color Grading: Broad vs. Subtle Adjustments;
- Using the Channel Mixer Adjustment Layer for Color Grading;
- Using the Selective Color Adjustment Layer for Adding Subtle Accents to the Image and Altering Skin Tones;
- Using the Color Balance Adjustment Layer for Refining the Look of Highlights and Shadows.
Practical Lessons 5-8: Color Grading Practical Examples for Various Types of Images
Duration: 1 hour 36 min
In the remaining lessons, Michael demonstrates step-by-step color grading processes on various types of images, offering a detailed explanation of his thought process and why and how he chooses the color grading tools, layer blending modes and opacity levels depending on the type of image at hand and the desired results.
The goal of these lessons is to help you build your own color grading system based on your own visual preferences, following Michael's thought process, polished structure and explanations.
- Lesson 5: Color grading a high key image; two examples of step-by-step color grading aiming for a brighter image and then adding more contrast into the image in the first instance and a higher contrast look in the second by using color grading steps to add more contrast to the image;
- Lesson 6: Color grading examples of an image photographed outdoors;
- Lesson 7: Color grading examples of a low key image;
- Lesson 8: Color grading examples of a studio beauty image, including a black & white conversion option.
Bonus Materials:
- Layered .PSD files of all the images from the lessons for your analysis and practice;
- Michael's Color Grading Custom Actions;


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Why is .22 Ammo So Hard to Find?
Many customers come into my gun store and ask, "Why is .22 ammo so hard to find?" (Reason #3 makes them so angry!) As I share with them my personal thoughts and observation, I explain that I really have no way of proving how accurate or correct any of these reports are... or if it is in the correct order-of-importance... but they all ARE commonly-held beliefs of our day. As we go through the list, they simply nod their head and say things like, "Yup. I read that, too." or "You don't have to convince me. I've known that for years." So, if you are going to continue to read this, you may want to go get your tinfoil hat... because it started when Obama won election in 2008, and this is what followed:
10. A Whole New Spectrum of .22 Firearms
More than TWENTY manufactures created entire lines of firearms chambered in .22 Long Rifle. You could now buy anything from an AR-15 or MP5 rifle... to a 1911 or Beretta 92 handgun... all chambered in .22 caliber.
9. Saving Money
The economy went from bad to worse, so .22 was the only cartridge that people could really afford to shoot. Where a box of 9mm was $10 - $13, and .45 was $15 - $20, people could buy a brick (500 rounds) of .22 ammo for anywhere between $9 to 12 dollars.
8. Millions of New Shooters
With Obama getting elected (and reelected) more and more people began to learn about and exercise their Second Amendment rights. Most of those new and beginner shooters started with .22 firearms as they (and their ammo) were cheap and easy to shoot. This added significantly to the demand.
7. Government Regulation
Obama's EPA regulations shut down the largest lead smelting facility in the United States. Less lead means fewer bullets.
6. Production Focused Elsewhere
DHS, or, Department of Homeland Security, began buying center-fire ammunition by the billions. Yes... that's Billions... with a "B". That put rimfire ammo on the end of the production cycle for all bullet makers. On a side note, the ammo that DHS was buying was NOT training rounds, but High-Power Hollow Point (citizen-killing) combat rounds. This should send chills down your spine... and it certainly supports Reason #1 listed below.
5. Fear of Ban or Tax
Obama won the election... AGAIN... and the entire shooting world gasped in terror. Obama said he wanted to tax and/or ban certain guns and ammo. He told his cronies that he would have to wait until AFTER reelection to do it, but do it he would. So, when he WAS reelected, everyone began wondering exactly how and when it would take place. They began buying and stockpiling as much as they could... and, the easiest thing to buy and stockpile in bulk is .22 Long Rifle.
4. The Toilet Paper Effect
People, seeing .22 ammo getting harder and harder to find, and the price constantly increasing, began buying it whenever they saw it... even though they might not have needed it. I call it "The Toilet Paper Effect." If you went into a store, and noticed that they only had ONE small package of toilet paper left, and the guy in the store said that they don't know when they would be getting more in... even if it were your least favorite brand... you would definitely buy that last package. I promise you... you will. The same thing happened with .22 ammo. If we COULD go into a gun store and see hundreds of boxes of .22 ammo on the shelves, we would relax and stop buying them.
3. Scalpers
People who are now unemployed literally camp out and wait at stores to buy as much as they can. They then sell it little by little keeping supply low, and demand high. This can be a tough one for some of us to accept because, on one hand, we don't like that they are adding to the problem. But on the other hand... this IS America and they should be defended in their freedom and liberty to participate in our capitalist system as they choose. We also have to consider employees at various stores that either buy it for themselves, or call friends and family when it eventually is in stock.
2. The Prepper Movement
As I add "Obama" and "prepper" to my spell-check dictionary, we watch millions of Americans awaken to their civic and patriotic duty. We understand why so many of them are learning about the Constitution of the United States, our history, and even food storage, gardening, survival, shooting, hunting, and the like. With this, comes the desire to store ammo as well as food, water, gold, and other supplies. In our store, we use the expression: The 4 Precious Metals. Gold and Silver, Steel and Lead.
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(When I conclude with this last one, many of my customers and students simply tap on my counter with their finger and nod their head as they wink at me and walk away quietly. However, some of them reveal their ethos in laconic, two-word statements such as: "Bring It!" or "Molon Labe!" Esoteric, but resounding.)
*As they approached the Greeks at the Battle of Thermopylae, the Persian army yelled out, "Surrender Your Weapons!" to which King Leonidas replied, "Molon Labe!" which means "Come and take them!" This simple statement has become a classic expression of defiance against tyranny.
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ARTIST INTERVIEWS MAGAZINE. June 2004 Collector's Edition. 1). ARTIST INTERVIEWS: What has been your inspiration for your paintings? Did you have the ideas in your mind when you were painting, or were they a product of the moment?
CHRISTOPHE VACHER: Inspiration for a subject comes very often with music. While listening, there is some kind of "click" at some point, an idea or vision that develops, and I have to draw a quick sketch not to lose it. Later, I will refine this sketch and make it a finished painting. Sometimes, inspiration comes just by noticing an interesting combination of shapes or colors, most of the times in a context that will have nothing to do with the future painting. Travel is also a rich source of inspiration.
2). A.I.: Your paintings have an incredible architectural mastery. I wanted to ask you, how do you begin one of your paintings, or digital images?
CV: As I mentioned before, I generally draw a quick sketch first, to be able to remember the concept later when I need to paint the full image. From there, either the image is very clear in my mind and I don't need any other elements, or I try to find visual references: pictures for similar landscapes, color inspiration or models. Then, I conceive the sketch, carefully paying attention to composition, shapes and scale. I don't always paint on the same support, because I like variety, but most of the time, I paint on canvas. I cover it with 2 or 3 coats of Gesso and draw my sketch over when it' s dry. After that, sometimes, I paint an undercoat of Burnt Umber, defining the light and shadow. I will use this undercoat later when I paint colors over it, keeping colors more transparent in some areas to keep the warm tones showing through. Most of the time, I will paint an overall rough painting with all the colors, before I work in it again refining only the places that need to be refined. The final painting is varnished (glossy).
For a digital painting, I use Photoshop, and the process is simpler, as you can control all your parameters (Values, color saturation, object placements, etc…) so much better.
The difference is that the process and final product with real paint is a much a stronger textural and tactile experience, it offers a journey for the senses that no computer will ever be able to offer -at least, not in a natural manner.
3). A.I.: You master so many techniques. You work with oil, acrylic painting, and create digital art. Which technique makes you feel more free when you are creating?
CV: Every technique is different and has its own "personality." I enjoy all of them pretty much the same way, but what makes me like working with oils or acrylics the most is the final result, this almost three dimensional feeling of a flat image that you get when you look at a painting, especially in a gallery environment, where the light has been worked to enhance this illusion.
4). A.I.: With so many outstanding art works that you have done, which is one is the one that you feel closest to?
I don't think there is one specifically, since each has a different purpose. But pieces like "Spirit Rising", "Endless Dream", "Mistress of the Winds" or "The Giants" are probably more representative of what I feel satisfied with -although an artist is never completely satisfied of his work.
5). A.I.: Christophe, you have worked for Walt Disney Studios for almost 9 years, creating art and working with celebrities. Which one of them impressed you the most?
CV: Well, concept artists never really work directly with the celebrities; we sometimes see some of them. But to tell you the truth, after living for that long in the Hollywood crowd, the people who impress me the most here are not the Stars, but rather the ones who are struggling to survive and reach out for their dreams, while keeping integrity and real values.
6). A.I.: When did you begin to work as an illustrator for publishing houses and to do book covers?
CV: I was an illustrator before I started animation, 14 years ago. Then I stopped when I entered my first animation studio, and I started painting for galleries on the side. That's what I've been focusing on. Then I left animation for a while in February 2002 and pushed my gallery work. At that time, some publishers and videogame companies contacted me to freelance for them. So I did. Now, I'm trying to work on all this at the same time I'm doing some concept artwork for Dreamworks studios. That's a lot of work, but I like it. Hopefully, next year will be a little quieter.
7). A.I.: Since your work is surreal and futuristic, do you enjoy reading science fiction and fantasy? Which authors do you enjoy reading and which books have your read lately?
CV: I've read some classics like The Lord of the Rings (and love the movies) and some other fantasy/ sci-fi books when I was a teenager, and I like to get a good book once in a while. But when I read, it's more often self-improvement stuff, or things about Spirituality. In any case, I'm so busy these days that I don't have too much time to read anyway.
8). A.I.: Do you listen to music while you are working?
CV: Yes. It depends on the mood of the moment. It can go from Dead can Dance to Loreena Mc Kennitt, going through Enya or Metallica (!), and a lot of movie soundtracks.
9). A.I.: You have achieved all your past goals, and now you have began as an independent artist. What are Christophe's dreams for the future?
CV: Well, keep developing the artistic career I started, and on a more intimate level, find the right girl and maybe later buy a nice house in a quiet area and have a family. One thing for sure, though: LA is not the right place for neither of those, so I know I will probably have to move away soon.
And I terribly miss the four seasons and really green springs and summers (LA is just a burnt toast after April).
10). A.I.: Finally, what's a day in the life of Christophe Vacher?
CV: It depends on what I'm working on, but I try to maintain regular work hours for the freelance stuff (or when I work for a studio, which is the case now), and reserve the evening for my personal work. And I keep a workout time of 1 1/2 hour at the gym or the dojo (I've been doing martial arts for 20 years now) every other day around 6:30 PM. It can happen I also work on the weekends, but I never replace friends' time by work time.
11). A.I.: Is there anything else that you would like to share with us?
CV: Mmh, actually yes…It's dinner time, and my cooking is waiting on the stove. I'll have a glass of wine for you guys. Thanks again for the interview.
A.I.: Thank you Christophe!