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FancyUpload - Swiff meets Ajax (v3.0)
Swiff meets Ajax for powerful and elegant uploads. FancyUpload is a file-input replacement which features an unobtrusive, multiple-file selection menu and queued upload with an animated progress bar. It is easy to setup, is server independent, completely styleable via CSS and XHTML and uses MooTools to work in all modern browsers.
- Attach a File A reduced and snappier interface (preview).
- Queued Photo Uploader Showcase with converted FancyUpload.
- Single File Button A simple implementation of the Swiff.Uploader class
Previous Version
If you missed the link above, the previous FancyUpload for MooTools 1.11 is still available including example code and minor updates. It is not maintained anymore.
- Select and upload multiple files
- Filter files by type in the select dialog
- A lot of possible Events to add your own behaviour
- Show and filter useful file information before the upload starts
- Limit uploads by file count, type or size
- Platform and server independent, just needs Flash 9+ (> 95% penetration)
- Graceful Degradation, since the element is replaced after the Flash is loaded successfully
- Cancel running uploads, add files during upload
- Everything is optional, documented and easy editable
- New in 2.0
- Get the server response after upload for showing additional informations or previewing the image, etc.
- Shows the current upload speed and the time left
- Send additional request data via GET or POST variables
- Set the filename for the upload request
- New in 3.0 (Completely rewritten API)
- Fully Flash 9 and 10 compatible and an additional IFrame-based uploader
- Browse-button can be an invisible overlay or an interactive image sprite
- Event based Flash communication, future-proof und more stable
- File-specific options for setting url, data and method, intelligently merged
- Append cookies automatically to the request data
- Relative URLs are converted automatically
Fully compatible with all A-Grade Browsers (Internet Explorer 6+, Opera 9, Firefox 1.5+ and Safari 3+) with Adobe Flash 9 and 10 player.
How to use
The available showcases show off documented code snippets with various use cases.
Class: Swiff.Uploader
var uploader = new Swiff.Uploader([options]);
- options - (object, optional) See options below. Also inherited are all the options from Swiff.
- (object|false) - New Swiff.Uploader instance.
- path - (string: defaults to "Swiff.Uploader.swf") The relative or absolute path to the Flash movie (Swiff.Uploader.swf) on the server
- height: (number: defaults to 30) Only needed if you use buttonImage, otherwise its handled positioned over the target.
- width: (number: defaults to 100) Only needed if you use buttonImage, otherwise its handled positioned over the target.
- typeFilter: (object|string: defaults to null) Key/value pairs are used as filters for the dialog. Possible pair would be
'Images (*.jpg, *.jpeg, *.gif, *.png)': '*.jpg; *.jpeg; *.gif; *.png'.
- multiple: (boolean: defaults to true) If true, the browse-dialog allows multiple-file selection.
- queued: (number: defaults to 1) Maximum of currently running files. If this is false, all files are uploaded at once.
- verbose: (boolean: defaults to false) Debug mode, logs messages and all events from Flash during development (using console.info).
- target: (element: defaults to null) If given, the browse-element is overlayed with a transparent movie. The Events click/mouseenter/mouseleave/disabled are fired as events on target.
- zIndex: (number: defaults to 9999) Only used if a target is given, this sets the z-index for the overlay.
- buttonImage: (string: defaults to null) Sprite for the upload button, has to have 4 states vertically aligned: Normal, hovered, clicked and disabled. Make sure to adapt the options width and height.
- policyFile: (string: defaults to null) Location the cross-domain policy file. See Flash Security.loadPolicyFile.
- url: (string: defaults to null) URL to the server-side script (relative URLs are changed automatically to absolute paths).
- method: (string: defaults to 'post') If the method is 'get', data is appended as query-string to the URL. The upload will always be a POST request.
- data: (object|string: defaults to null) Key/data values that are sent with the upload requests.
- mergeData: (boolean: defaults to true) If true, the data option from uploader and file is merged (prioritised file data).
- fieldName: (string: defaults to "Filedata") The key of the uploaded file on your server, similar to name in a file-input. Linux Flash ignores it, better avoid it.
- fileSizeMin: (number: defaults to 1) Validates the minimal size of a selected file byte.
- fileSizeMax: (number: defaults to 0) Validates the maximal size of a selected file (official limit is 100 MB for FileReference, I tested up to 2 GB)
- allowDuplicates: (boolean: defaults to false) Validates that no duplicate files are added.
- timeLimit: (number: default 30, 0 for linux) Timeout in seconds. If the upload is without progress, it is cancelled and event
completegets fired (with error string
timeout). Occurs usually when the server sends an empty response (also on redirects).
- fileList: (boolean: defaults to false) Validates that no duplicate files are added.
- fileListMax: (number: defaults to 0) Validates the overall file count.
- fileListSizeMax: (number: defaults to 0) Validates the overall file size in byte.
- instantStart: (boolean: defaults to false) If true, the upload starts right after a successful file selection.
- appendCookieData: (boolean|string: defaults to false) If this is not false, the cookies of the browser are merged into the given options data. If a string is given, it is used as key for the data.
- fileClass: (class: defaults to Swiff.Uploader.File) An instance of this class is created for every selected file.
The options url, method, data and mergeData are also available in
If you don't set them per-file, they default to the options in your
Swiff.Uploader instance.
To change them during runtime, simply use
setOptions and it does all the magic for you.
- load - (function) Function to execute when the Flash movie is initialised.
- fail - (function) Function to execute when the loading is prevented. First argument is the error type and can be:
flash- Flash is not installed or the Flash version did not meet the requirements.
blocked- The user has to enable the movie manually because of Flashblock, no refresh required.
empty- The Flash movie failed to load, check if the file exists and the
pathis correct.
hidden- Adblock Plus blocks hides the movie, the user has enable it and refresh.
- start - (function) Function to execute when the upload starts.
- queue - (function) Function to execute when the queue statistics are updated.
- complete - (function) Function to execute when all files are uploaded (or stopped).
- browse - (function) Function to execute when the browse-dialog opens.
- disabledBrowse - (function) Function to execute when the user tries to open the browse-dialog, but the uploader is disabled.
- cancel - (function) Function to execute when the user closes the browse-dialog without a selection.
- select - (function) Function to execute when the user selected files in the dialog. Preferred events are selectSuccess and selectFail!
- successFiles - (array|null) Raw file data for successfully added files.
- failFiles - (array|null) Raw file data for invalid files that were not added.
- selectSuccess - (function) Function to execute when files were selected and validated successfully.
- successFiles - (array|null) Added file instances (see option fileClass).
- selectFail - (function) Function to execute when files were selected and failed validation.
- failFiles - (array|null) Dismissed file instances (see option fileClass).
- reposition - (function) Function to execute when
repositionmethod is called on uploader (usually on window-resize).
- beforeStart - (function) Function to execute when
startmethod is called on uploader.
- beforeStop - (function) Function to execute when
stopmethod is called on uploader.
- beforeRemove - (function) Function to execute when
removemethod is called on uploader.
- buttonEnter - (function) Function to execute when the mouse enters the browse button.
- buttonLeave - (function) Function to execute when the mouse leave the browse button.
- buttonDown - (function) Function to execute when the mouse clicks the browse button.
- buttonDisable - (function) Function to execute when the script disables the browse button.
- fileStart - (function) Function to execute when flash initialised the upload for a file.
- fileStop - (function) Function to execute when a file got stopped manually.
- fileRequeue - (function) Function to execute when a file got added back to the queue after being stopped or completed.
- fileOpen - (function) Function to execute when the file is accessed before for upload.
- fileProgress - (function) Function to execute when the upload reports progress.
- fileComplete - (function) Function to execute when a file is uploaded or failed with an error.
- fileRemove - (function) Function to execute when a file got removed.
Every Event starting with
file is also called on the
Swiff.Uploader.File class, without prepended
Swiff.Uploader Method: start
Starts the upload process. Also available in
Swiff.Uploader Method: stop
Stops all running files. Also available in
Swiff.Uploader Method: remove
Remove all files from the list. Also available in
Swiff.Uploader Method: reposition
Updates the position for the movie overlay, if you use option
- coordinates - (object, optional) New coordinates (left/top/width/height), automatically detected from the current target.
Swiff.Uploader Method: setEnabled
Enables or disables the browse button.
- status - (boolean, optional) Toggles the current status if no value if provided, otherwise updates the status to the given value.
Swiff.Uploader Property: target
The target Element from the options, override it if you switch your browser button.
Swiff.Uploader Property: uploading
The number of running uploads.
Swiff.Uploader Property: size
The overall size of all files in the list in byte.
Swiff.Uploader Property: bytesLoaded
The overall loaded size of running and completed files in the list in byte.
Swiff.Uploader Property: bytesLoaded
The overall loaded percentage of running and completed files in the list.
Swiff.Uploader Property: rate
The overall rate of running files in the list in bytes/second.
Class: Swiff.Uploader.File
Mirrors several methods and events from the documentation above. Custom
file classes usually extends it and are given to
Swiff.Uploader via the
fileClass option.
FAQ, Tips, Tricks, Quirks
- How do I access the uploaded files?
Every upload, even with multiple files, results in one request. Access the uploaded file via
- PHP: $_FILES['Filedata']
- Perl: $main::cgi->param('Filedata'); … example
- Rails: params[:Filedata] … example
- ASP: Fancy Upload and Classic ASP
Filedata is the default value for the option
fieldName, so you can change it. The submitted
content-typeheader is always
application/octet-stream, so don't trust it when you validate the file.
- Flash-request forgets cookies and session ID
See option
appendCookieData. Flash FileReference is not an intelligent upload class, the request will not have the browser cookies, Flash saves his own cookies. When you have sessions, append them as get-data to the the URL (e.g. "upload.php?SESSID=123456789abcdef"). Of course your session-name can be different.
- Are cross-domain uploads possible?
For uploading and downloading operations, a SWF file can access files only within its own domain, including any domains that are specified by a cross-domain policy file. If the SWF that is initiating the upload or download doesn't come from the same domain as the file server, you must put a policy file on the file server. More on security and link to cross-domain policies
- FancyUpload does not load, the input element gets not replaced
Check in Firebug in Net/Flash that the SWF file loads correctly. If not double check your given options.
- Uploads fail with 404 error code
Check your URL and better use an absolute upload URL.
IE takes the upload url relative to the swf, all other browsers relative to the html/current file. So the best solution is an absolute path for the option url or rather the form action. If you have problems with failed upload and 404 error codes, try an absolute url, in your form-action or url option when creating your FancyUpload instance.
- Uploads fail with 406/403 error
From the swfupload documentation (it applies to all Flash scripts depending on
If you are using Apache with mod_security this will not work, you need to put the following in your .htaccess file to disable mod_security:
SecFilterEngine Off SecFilterScanPOST Off
Disabling mod_security isn't allowed on some shared hosts, and only do this if you know what you are doing. This is due to a bug in the way that flash sends the headers back to the server according to the Flash 8 documentation
- Uploads fail with 403/500 error
Check your server config, there must be something wrong. Also see 404, double check the upload URL.
- Uploads and Basic Authentication
Flash does not care about authenticated Browsers. Firefix/Win/Flash 9 can handle it, IE too, Mac can't handle it. Anyways, Flash will ask for its own access username and password.
It does not depend on any server-side architecture or language.
MooTools JavaScript Framework 1.2
You can include MooTools via Google AJAX Libraries API, follow the link for more information and why it can be good for your site.
Required MooTools Core components:
- Element.Events
- Element.Dimensions
- Fx.Tween
- Fx.Transitions
- Selectors
- Swiff
- DomReady (facultative)
Don't use compressed code during development to simplify debugging.
Complete ActionScript/JavaScript source, documentation and showcases are available at github, in my fancyupload repository.
- Working FancyUpload Installation - The package that everybody waited for, a working FancyUpload to unpack and start play.
- Sources including Showcases - The source and all showcases from this page in one package, the package for web craftsmen ;).
Single Files
- Swiff.Uploader.js - Flash based uploader, energizer for all possible upload interfaces
- Swiff.Uploader.swf - The movie used by the uploader class. Use right-click/save-as!
- FancyUpload2.js - The famous & fancy interface, converted to the new 3.0 API.
- Uploader.js - IFrame based class with the same API, but without progress.
- Fx.ProgressBar.js - Class to create and animate progress-bars.
- The images from the showcases are also downloadable.
You can contribute by reporting problems and bugs in the issue tracker on github or in the support forum to discuss it.
- MooTools Forum: "Fancy Upload by digitarald" with 15 pages
- Jason: Flash Upload Progress for Rails with FancyUpload for mootools
- FileReference (flash.net.FileReference) - Version 9
- Ben Newton: Fancy Upload and Classic ASP
- 3.0 (2009-05-25)
- Added: Option timeLimit (default 30s, 0 for linux). Prevents frozen upload when server fails, after timeout the upload is cancelled and the complete event fired (with "timeout" error).
- Added: Option policyFile, custom location for the cross-domain policy.
- Added: Events beforeStart/Stop/Remove for more control over the upload process (e.g. setting data from inputs).
- Changed: 1s delay for onFail, prevents failing on slow connections.
- Fixed: data is not correctly merged between uploader options and file-specific options.
- Fixed: Removed debugging behaviour on progress bars.
- 3.0 rc1 (2009-05-05)
- Added: New showcase attach-a-file including first iteration of the class Attach.
- Added: New event
reposition, fired when the box is moved.
- Changed: More converted placeholder-units for validation errors.
- Fixed: remove event did not fire correctly, broke option
- Fixed: Example script.php did not clear log file correctly.
- Fixed: I really missed a console.log in FancyUpload2.js, sorry!
- 3.0 rc0 (2009-04-30)
- Added: Total rewrite of
Swiff.UploaderJavaScript and Actionscript
- Added: Event based interactions from Flash to JS
- Added: File-based list handling for easy implementation
- Added: IFrame fallback class
Uploader.js, mirroring the
- Added: Several new options like
buttonImageand various validations
- Fixed: All known bugs (case-sensitive typeFilter, sending data, Mac problems, load events, …)
- Added: Total rewrite of
- 2.0 (2008-12-05)
- Added: Flash 10 support
- Added: removeFile now returns the new global progress status, to refresh numbers
- Fixed: Clickable overlay for Flash 10, define your target element with option "target"
- Fixed: Encoding problems fixed, JS calls failed due to ExternalInterface bugs (Kudos to SwfUpload for their short and efficient fix)
- Fixed: Cancelling a running file starts the next file
- Fixed: Enabled cross domain upload
- 2.0 beta 4 (2008-05-09)
- Fixed: Fixed
fileUploadto return changed options, fixes overriding options.
- Fixed: Fixed
- 2.0 beta 3 (2008-05-06)
- Added: Optional events for every callback (e.g. onSelect, onComplete, etc.) are added automatically for more control
- Added: Option
limitSize(default false) to limit file size (in bytes) of a single selected file
- Added: Option
limitFiles(default true) to limit queue length, ignores finished files
- Added: Option
allowDuplicates(default false) to disable duplicate files in queue (checking name and size)
- Added: Option
validateFileas custom callback validator (default returns always true). Should return true or false.
- Added: Optional callbacks for handling the file updates, allowing to control the behaviour and layout of the file elements:
fileInvalid: called for invalid files with error stack as 2nd argument
fileCreate: creates file element after select (see
FancyUpload2::fileCreatefor default method)
fileUpload: called when file is opened for upload, allows to modify the upload options (data, url, method, fieldName) for every upload.
fileComplete: updates the file element to completed state and gets the response (2nd argument) (see
FancyUpload2::fileCompletefor default method)
fileRemove: removes the element (see
FancyUpload2::fileRemovefor default method)
- Fixed: callback options are added as events , so they don't break FancyUpload callbacks
- 2.0 preview 2 (2008-04-24)
- Fixed: Removed overflow auto from the lists to fix scrollbars.
- Fixed: Fixed overall progress file size for removed files.
- Fixed: New time left calculation, still needs some tweaks for the internal AS3 calculation.
- 2.0 preview (2008-04-21)
Refactored JS and ActionScript, it is not compatible with previous FancyUpload but a lot better!
- Added: New Interface using all the new features (will change in the future for easier customization)
- Added: Get the server response for uploaded files in onComplete, no longer error-catching with header status codes
- Added: Get the current states of uploads like time left, bytes upload, for the current file and per queue … for supreme progress bars
- Added: Set POST and GET data for the upload request
- Added: Set the file-name for the upload request, default Filedata, like before.
- Added: Set request options for every file, modify upload options with onBeforeOpen
- Added: New events: onAllSelect, onBeforeOpen and onAllComplete
- Changed: Update to MooTools 1.2 trunk and the modified Swiff Class
- Changed: Updated to Flash 9 + ActionScript 3 for a stable API with more features
- Fixed: Cache bug for IE, thanks to Flash 9
- Fixed: Scroll into view bug for Firefox, fixed wmode
- Fixed: Flash 9 works fine on Linux/Firefox
- 1.0.2 (2008-04-20)
- Fixed: Fixed IE errors when unloading the page by removing the element in Swiff.Base.js
- Fixed: Scroll into view bug for Firefox, fixed wmode
- 1.0.1 (2007-07-04)
- Added: Events onError and onCancel for files
- Change: Added better behaviour for onComplete and onAllComplete, now you can trust them
- Change: Removed internal empty onCancel, since Flash makes it useless and some other clean-ups
- Fixed: limitFiles works now and allowDuplicates is default true
- Fixed: Swiff.Uploader.js: Added anti-cache fix for IE and small improvements for parameters
- Fixed: FancyUpload.js: Fixed options in FancyUpload to work with MooTools 1.2dev
- 1.0 (2007-05-31)
- Changed: Added more checks to make SWF-JS communication more stable
- Changed: Swiff.Uploader options, swf is now the url to the swf and url the upload url
- Fixed: Fixed a bug with multiple uploaders on one page, they all work with one injected swf
- 1.0 pre (2007-05-23)
- Initial official Release
All files are © 2008-2009 by Harald Kirschner and available under the MIT License.
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1 Daniel Gibson, 6-2, 194, second year, Texas
Emerged as a major contributor in the playoffs. The Cavs will need more from him this season. He has shown he can shoot, but the Cavs will need him to him to be a playmaker, too. That means he needs to do better than the 2.8 assists he averaged in 29 minutes per game during the preseason.
6 Shannon Browns, 6-4, 211, second year, Michigan State
A strong, athletic scorer who played in just 23 games last season. He should have a chance to earn a spot in the rotation, but needs to be more consistent. His 20 turnovers compared to just five assists in the preseason are a reminder that he is essentially a rookie this year.
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A 3-point specialist who can play point guard. He wanted to be traded in the offseason but he's still here and he could see more minutes with Eric Snow's injury.
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Spent time in the offseason working on his jump shot with Mark Price. The Cavs hope that pays off in him improving last year's 40 percent shooting (33.3 percent on 3-pointers). His 39.2 percent shooting in the preseason (1-for-9 on 3s) shows he still needs to work at it. He's at his best when he attacks the basket. Good passer and defender.
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My daughter and her all-female class made their First Communions recently. The massed ranks in the church were quite a sight to see. Immaculately coiffed hairdos, amazingly stylish frocks, even a few fake tans.
Yes, the mothers looked stunning. Of course all the little Communicants were beautiful, and they could never be overshadowed by their Mums on their special day. But it has to be said, it wasn't for lack of trying.
Once I had my gúna purchased, I had thought my own preparations were more or less complete. But in the weeks leading up to the big day, sartorial and cosmetic arrangements were the talk of the playground. Who was wearing what, were the blowdry appointments booked, would the few pounds be shed and had the right shoes and jacket been located?
In spite of myself, I gradually found myself being swept along by all this.
A life-long hater of fake tan, I cautiously purchased a bottle of moisturiser which promised a hint of built-in tint. I slapped it on for a few days and fretted about smelling like a biscuit or ending up with orange palms and elbows. As it turned out, I'd been too cautious; the light shade I had chosen made no discernible difference to my skin colour. I did emit a slight biscuitty fragrance though.
I also bought slightly higher-than-normal-for-me shoes (with wedge heel to enable me to walk) even though I'm not that fussed about shoes. I had the eyebrows threaded. I booked a professional blowdry for my very easy to maintain hair.
I realised I was losing it when, seized by a last-minute anxiety about being out-glammed in the church, I began desperately experimenting with different make-up the day before the Communion. Confronted by the slightly scary results in the bathroom mirror, I told myself to get a grip. After all, it wasn't about me.
The maternal glamour quotient was extremely high the next morning – noticeably higher than at my son's Communion four years ago – and I was glad I'd made the extra effort. Though I did wonder who we were all trying to impress. Each other? The viewers of the family photos in years to come? Was it significant that it was our daughters making their Communions – were we subconsciously trying to compete with them? Surely not.
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A wonderful day – and the photos turned out well. Phew.


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The European Union and US are to impose new economic sanctions against Russia following the downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17, which has been blamed on Moscow-backed rebels in Ukraine.
President of the European Council Herman Van Rompuy said its new measures included an arms embargo, a ban on the sale of dual use and sensitive technologies, and a ban on the sale of bonds and equities by state-owned Russian banks in European capital markets.
Eight more officials - including four members of Vladimir Putin's inner circle - are also expected to be subjected to asset bans and travel freezes.
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Eating more portions of fruit and veg than the recommended "five a day" has no additional benefit on reducing a person's risk of death, researchers have suggested.
Consuming five portions of fruit or vegetables each day is linked to a lower risk of premature death but eating more portions appears to have no further effect, their study concluded.
The findings contradict recent research which found that eating "seven a day" holds the lowest risk of death.
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The Conservatives and Labour have been forced to fend off rival claims about their future tax plans.
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And Labour rejected claims that it had revived proposals for a 15% "death tax" after a recording of shadow health secretary Andy Burnham emerged in which he apparently suggested that would be the "best way" of funding social care.
UK border staff on Ebola red alert
Health professionals are being urged to keep vigilant for signs of the deadly ebola virus amid fears that it could spread to the UK.
Public Health England has briefed border officials and airport staff on the symptoms and issued an urgent warning to doctors after an infected man was able to make multiple flights from Liberia to Nigeria, where he died.
The latest outbreak is the largest in history and has killed more than 670 people in the west African countries of Sierra Leone, Liberia, Guinea and Nigeria, including a doctor who was treating patients.
New leap of faith for Golden Greg
"Super Saturday" gold medallist Greg Rutherford will leap for the top of the podium at the Commonwealth Games today as he attempts to match his feats from the London Olympics.
The long jumper, distance runner Mo Farah and heptathlete Jessica Ennis-Hill all picked up gold in the space of an hour in an unforgettable evening of athletics for Great Britain at the Olympic stadium two years ago.
But Rutherford is the only one of the trio competing at the Glasgow Games after Farah pulled out due to illness and Ennis-Hill stepped away from the sport to give birth to her son Reggie.
Deaths as shells pound Gaza school
At least thirteen people have been killed in a tank shell attack on a United Nations school in Gaza, where hundreds of Palestinians had taken refuge from Israeli attacks.
Gaza health official Ashraf al-Kidra said another 90 Palestinians were wounded in the shelling early today.
Adnan Abu Hasna, a spokesman for a UN aid agency, said tank shells hit the Abu Hussein school in the Jabaliya refugee camp at about 4.30am.
Record on wages a dismal failure
Working people have suffered the biggest real-terms fall in wages for more than a century under the coalition, Labour is claiming.
Shadow chancellor Ed Balls is today publishing figures which, the party says, will show that by the time of the general election next year average earnings after inflation will have seen the biggest drop of any parliament since 1874-1880.
The findings, by the independent House of Commons Library, are based on figures from the Office for National Statistics, historical data from the Bank of England and Office for Budget Responsibility forecasts for the rest of this Parliament.
Massive medics should slim say NHS
Junk food could be off the menu in hospital canteens as overweight doctors and nurses are encouraged to slim down to set a good example to patients.
Burgers and chips will be swapped for healthier options and staff will be able to take part in weight-loss competitions under plans being considered by NHS England chief executive Simon Stevens, The Sun reported.
Around 700,000 of the NHS's 1.3 million staff are either overweight or obese, the newspaper claims, and Mr Stevens wants to introduce incentives for them to lose weight.
Right to be forgotten is unworkable
The European Court of Justice's demand for internet search engines to respect individuals' "right to be forgotten" is unworkable and unreasonable and should be written out of future EU law, a House of Lords committee has said.
In a new report, the Lords Home Affairs, Health and Education EU Sub-Committee said it was "wrong in principle" to give search engines the power to decide what should or should not be deleted and called on the UK Government to fight to ensure that updated EU regulations do not contain a "right to erasure".
The court ruled in May that links to irrelevant and outdated data should be erased on request from searches within the EU, sparking concerns over censorship of material which is accurate and in the public domain.


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Democrats in Sacramento forced a vote on a state budget proposal Wednesday. By closing time (5 p.m.) both the California State Assembly and the Senate approved a document they said "will avoid inflicting additional harm to the state's slowly improving economy and solve more than 60-percent of the structural deficit."
The votes will allow lawmakers to continue to draw a paycheck. If they didn't vote by the constitutional budget deadline of June 15, which happens tonight at midnight, they would stop getting paychecks thanks to a recently passed state proposition.
Republican lawmakers are not on board with the plan, but that didn't matter this year because only a simple majority is needed to get the budget passed.
The budget will now head to Gov. Jerry Brown's office. It is not what the he wanted, but he may be forced to sign it, according to political watchers.
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The new plan takes into account a higher tax revenue for the coming fiscal year from a recovering economy. It also calls for a temporary extension of tax increases, a special election to make those increases permanent, and lots and lots of cuts.
Here's how the proposed cuts break down as best we can figure from a flurry of press releases:
- $3 billion delay (or deferal) in payments to schools (K-14)
- $400 million from community colleges
- $1.3 billion from UC and CSU ($650 million each)
- $1 billion from Corrections
- $350 million from Courts
- $21 million from State Parks. This means closure of 70 state parks.
- $5 billion from health and human services including:
-$300 million from child care for low income families. That would mean one out of every 5 children now enrolled will lose their slot.
-$1 billion from CalWORKS
-$486 million from In-home Support services. This will mean reduced hours for 95-percent of all recipients. Nearly 436-thousand elderly, and disabled recipients will lose up to 16.5 hours a month in assistance.
-$192 million from SSI. This means more than one million elderly, blind or disabled people living in poverty will have cuts in payments totaling about $3600 a year per recipient.
-$1.386 billion from Medi-Cal/Healthy Families This means mandatory co-payments ranging from $5-$200 and a cap of seven doctor visits a year. Annual premiums for low income families on Healthy Families Program will go up between $168-216 for each child.
-$577 million from Developmental Disability Services. This means the elimination of adult day health care centers
Beyond the dollar cuts, the Democratic plan also revives a Schwarzenegger proposal to sell 11 state properties and lease them back. The new plan comes with one big change because it allows the state to repurchase the buildings when the lease expires.
They also increased the vehicle registration fee by $12 and increase sales tax by .25-percent. The Amazon tax is also in the new plan, which taxes most internet purchases.
More on the impacts of the budget:
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Dancing with the Stars 2009 Results Show Music
Tonight was a rough night on Dancing with the Stars. I told one fan of the show that tonight was a throwback night when you looked at the special musical guests performing on the show. Take a look at tonight's music:
Julianne Hough, Derek Hough, Chelsie Hightower, Lacey Schwimmer, and Artem Chigvintsev danced to Kevin Rudolf's song "Let It Rock"
Cheryl Burke, Dmitry Chaplin, Tony Dovolani, and Kym Johnson danced to Boyz II Men performing the songs "Get Ready" /"End of the Road"
Anyone have information on what Boyz II Men has been doing all this time? I haven't seen them around for quite a while. I still assert that dancing takes every song to a whole new level.


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New: President Obama's Victory and How It Helps Persons with Mental Illness
The main reason why right-minded people dislike the Republicans is probably that Republicans are mean. Republicans don't care if other people who are not in the rich mean people's club experience suffering. Republicans don't care about helping their fellow human being unless there is something in it for them. They are willing to amass huge piles of wealth while others nearby are starving. They go to church every Sunday and get forgiven because they need to get some relief from the ever-present guilt of being nasty people.
Of course there are exceptions to this. My sister is a Republican, and the family doesn't know what happened, but she's not a mean person.
Mitt Romney, had he been elected, would have severely slashed or eliminated my Social Security check. Not only that, I could probably count on him slashing or eliminating my HUD rent subsidy. I would need to work full-time at a job with full medical benefits and with a decent wage in order to survive, something I haven't been able to do, except when I was in my early twenties. This is assuming I could even get employment, which is doubtful in this economy and with not being hireable due to obviously being mentally ill (the information is all over Google).
If Romney had been elected, I would have had no means of support and no housing. This is beside the fact that Romney wanted to transfer Medicare to the states. California doesn't have money to pay for my Medicare, so I wouldn't get any-the ball would be dropped. Had Romney been elected, I might be vying for a begging spot on the nearest freeway off ramp.
Because of the remaining republicans in Congress, we now have this "fiscal cliff," in which President Obama may be powerless over cuts that will automatically happen to programs for the poor and disabled. Yet, if President Obama wanted to veto any legislation, he would be able to do that without much chance of it being overridden. (Of course, the President's veto power is not applicable to the fiscal cliff, since it is part of a law that was already passed.) The Republicans in the House, if they want any cooperation from the President, should concede that they are in a position of less power and should be more flexible.
At least President Obama tries to do the right thing. He hasn't been an enormously bold President, but that could be a good thing-sometimes a gentle touch is more effective. In his second term, President Obama may have tremendous opportunities to help disabled people.
Obama's medical plan makes it possible for disabled people to become upwardly mobile. As it currently stands, disabled people, if they try to work, lose not only some of their cash disability benefits but can lose medical benefits. If a person with mental illness would like to work instead of receiving SSI, they must have a way to pay for their medication. In the positions where a person with mental illness can typically get hired, the employer doesn't pay for medical or dental. This means that we can only work a very limited amount. Hopefully, President Obama's medical plan will change that. It will make it possible for a person with mental illness to work their way up.
One of the ways that President Obama can help persons with disabilities is to increase work incentives under Social Security. This can be done even if he is forced to cut entitlements.
Cuts under Romney would have been devastatingly more severe and would have caused millions of disabled people who can't work to be homeless. Republicans don't care about the poor, or about anyone but themselves and their rich Republican buddies.
Cuts to entitlements should not happen in the absence of increasing work incentives. Otherwise you are forcing a group of people into a corner and leaving them with no means of survival.


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Curtain Up 2010: Video Preview
Dana Ruttenberg's Private I's premieres in Curtain 3. Photo by Gadi Dagon.
In its 21-year history, Curtain Up – Israel's primary platform for premieres by independent Israeli choreographers – has cycled through a series of artistic directors and experimented with different formats. To celebrate two decades of the festival's existence in 2009, six alumni of Curtain Up created new works and selected up-and-coming choreographers to share their evenings. Now, in a development of last year's innovative programming, this year's artistic directors are four artists who have previously shown their work in Curtain Up: Tamar Borer, Ronit Ziv, Renana Raz, and Sahar Azimi. Each veteran choreographer is overseeing an evening-long program of new works by emerging choreographers, providing a valuable outside eye for the creators on his or her bill. With this setup, Curtain Up has added a layer of artistic support to the financial assistance that has long been a major benefit of participation in the festival.
Iris Erez's Homesick is featured in Curtain 1. Photo by Gadi Dagon.
This year's line-up of choreographers includes some faces familiar to Curtain Up audiences. Iris Erez was featured last year on Yasmeen Godder's curtain, Elad Schechter shared the stage in 2009 with Vertigo Dance Company, and Maya Brinner showed her work on Noa Dar's 2009 program; meanwhile, Michael Getman presented his work in previous seasons of Curtain Up. Other artists in this year's festival have shown their recent works in Tmuna Theater's annual Intimadance and in Shades of Dance, a biennial platform for new choreographers that often serves as a stepping stone to Curtain Up.
Shlomi Frige's Rashomon premieres in Curtain 4. Photo by Gadi Dagon.
Besides the four programs, this year's Curtain Up includes an array of events that encourage interaction between the artists and the wider public. Conversations with the artistic directors and choreographers will precede some of the performances, and a series of workshops will be held in conjunction with the Amuta (the Choreographer's Society). The culminating event of Curtain Up 2010 is a landmark symposium geared to spark conversation about dance and the body. Organized by Yael Nativ, this symposium will be held on Friday, December 3 in Jaffa at the Teiva, 19 Sderot Yerushalayim, from 9:00 until 1:30 in the afternoon. The first session will contain more academic discussions of selected topics, and the second session will feature four dialogues between dance scholars and each of the artistic directors of this year's Curtain Up festival. Admission is free to the public.
Rotem Tashach's Monuments is featured in Curtain 2. Photo by Gadi Dagon.
Dance lovers in Tel Aviv and Jerusalem can catch the four curtains in late November and early December at bargain prices – tickets are a mere 60 NIS. The Curtain Up programs will tour later this season to other areas around Israel, including Kfar Blum and potentially Dimona. And if you're not in Israel – or if you just want a sneak peek at what you'll see onstage soon – check out the video preview of each curtain below!
Curtain 1
Directed by Tamar Borer, Curtain 1 features works by Iris Erez and Michael Getman.
Performance schedule:
Suzanne Dellal: November 25 and December 3
Jerusalem Theatre: December 2
Video: Iris Erez's Homesick
Video: Michael Getman's Father and Feather
Curtain 2
Ronit Ziv served as the artistic director for Curtain 2, which includes works by Tammy and Ronen Itzhaki, Rotem Tashach, and Ofra Idel.
Performance schedule:
Suzanne Dellal: November 24 and December 2
Jerusalem Theatre: December 1
Video: Ofra Idel's Horse Tail
Video: Tammy and Ronen Itzhaki's Have You Done
Video: Rotem Tashach's Monuments
Curtain 3
Under the artistic direction of Renana Raz, Curtain 3 features the work of three female choreographers: Gili Navot-Friedman, Maya Brinner, and Dana Ruttenberg.
Performance schedule:
Suzanne Dellal: November 27 and December 1
Jerusalem Theatre: November 29
Video: Maya Brinner's The Show
Video: Dana Ruttenberg's Private I's
Video: Gili Navot-Friedman's Check-in
Curtain 4
Three male choreographers – Ariel Cohen, Elad Schechter, and Shlomi Frige – will show their work in Curtain 4, under the artistic direction of Sahar Azimi.
Performance schedule:
Suzanne Dellal: November 26 and December 4
Jerusalem Theatre: November 30
Video: Elad Schechter's Funis
Video: Ariel Cohen's The Battle for the 21st Century's Love
Video: Shlomi Frige's Rashomon
Related Articles on Dance In Israel
- Curtain Up 2009: Celebrating 20 Years of Israeli Premieres
- Curtain Up 2: Vertigo Dance Company and Noa Wertheim Host Elad Shechter
- Curtain Up 3: Yasmeen Godder Hosts Iris Erez
- Curtain Up 5: Noa Dar Hosts Maya Brinner and Irad Mazliah
- Dana Ruttenberg's NABA Features Eye-Opening Moves in the Ear


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Rudy would like to thank everyone that has had a hand in building his truck. "I would also like to thank Lowrider Magazine for making room in the magazine for us to have somewhere to showcase our cars; that means a lot to a lot of us.
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The Feltron Annual Report arrives
Fast Company has a great gallery & write-up covering Nicholas Felton's 2012 Feltron Annual Report. It's an interesting history of the project & how he's now using an app to capture life status.
Tangential: The Layer Tennis match between Nicholas & Khoi Vinh that I narrated.
6-second videos? Who's got that kind of time??
Vine, shmine. How about 1-second videos?
Cesar Kuriyama says, "Like many, I used to take too many photos and videos," but since turned to capturing a series of 1-second daily impressions. "Now I record less and enjoy the moment more… I'm more mindful of doing something notable every day."
Now he's kickstarted an app to enable others to do the same:
The app, currently in development [update: Now available] with the Brooklyn-based studio Alchemy 50, essentially takes the organizational legwork out of the whole endeavor. It provides a calendar, which gets populated with thumbnails for clips as days pass. You can shoot video directly from the app, or snip shorter, second-long clips out of videos from your camera roll, with helpful nudge buttons for zeroing in on just the right bit. You can set the app to give you reminders to shoot video at certain times during the day, and, of course, you can export the full, second-by-second montage whenever you deem it ready.


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Canon EOS 700D / Rebel T5i
The Canon EOS 700D (marketed as the Canon EOS Rebel T5i in North America) is a new digital SLR camera with an APS-C sized 18-megapixel Hybrid CMOS sensor, DIGIC 5 processor and a 5fps continuous shooting mode. The EOS 700D's advanced AF module consists of 9 cross-type sensors spread across the frame, and a new, simplified 360° rotating mode dial to provide easy and swift access to the camera's various shooting modes. A 3" vari-angle Clear View LCD II touchscreen makes it easy for users to frame, shoot and review from a variety of angles. When shooting in Live View mode, the Hybrid CMOS AF system enables speedy and accurate autofocus for photos and video, the company claims. The Canon EOS 700D is available from late April, with an SRP of £629.99 / €799.99 / $749.99.
The camera will also be sold in a bundle with the new EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS STM lens for £759.99 / €969.99 / $899.99.
In America, the Canon EOS 700D / Rebel T5i will additionally be available in a kit with the EF-S 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS STM lens for $1099.99.
In our understanding, the Canon EOS 700D / Rebel T5i is an extremely modest upgrade to the EOS 650D / Rebel T4i, with the only real changes being the afore-mentioned 360° rotating mode dial, an upgraded - more durable - finish, and the ability to preview the effect of the so-called "Creative Filters" in real time when working in Live View mode.
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Canon unveils the smallest and lightest DSLR ever made, the EOS 100D, alongside the EOS 700D to let your creativity grow
United Kingdom, Republic of Ireland, 21 March 2013 – Canon today unveils two new first-class additions to its entry-level consumer DSLR line-up – the EOS 700D and the smallest and lightest APS-C DSLR ever made[1] the EOS 100D. Complemented by the introduction of a new standard zoom lens, the EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS STM.
The EOS 100D offers a range of simple controls and a helpful in-camera feature guide, perfect for those looking to explore the world of DSLR photography for the first time but without the bulk normally associated with a DSLR. The EOS 700D is Canon's most advanced consumer EOS model to date. Boasting 5fps shooting, a wide 9-point all cross type AF system and Vari-angle Clear View II LCD touch screen, it is the ideal camera for those wanting to develop their photography skills further. Both new models offer outstanding 18 Megapixel (MP) resolution with simple touch screen operation, making it easy to capture and relive every moment in stunning detail, whatever your skill level
The new EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS STM is the ideal standard zoom lens for both new EOS cameras, combining Canon's leading Optical Image Stabilizer and Stepping Motor (STM) technologies to deliver minimal image blur and smooth, near-silent focus in movies.
The EOS 100D – a DSLR you'll never want to leave behind
The EOS 100D is the smallest and lightest APS-C DSLR in its class[2] making it compact enough to take everywhere so you can capture adventures in stunning quality. Measuring just 116.8 x 90.7 x 69.4mm and weighing only 407g, the incredibly lightweight and compact body also features a bright Optical Viewfinder – giving users the full, responsive experience of a DSLR in a compact form. The EOS 100D also features a large 7.7cm (3.0") ClearView II Capacitive Touch screen – making it easy to adjust settings and instantly review shots after capture.
At the EOS 100D's heart is a new 18 MP APS-C Hybrid CMOS AF II Sensor, which combines with the power of the DIGIC 5 image processor to deliver stunning results in virtually any situation. The new sensor uses phase detection pixels spread across 80 per cent of the sensor's imaging surface to provide increased AF speed and tracking performance when the camera is in live view or when capturing Full-HD movies. Capable of shooting at speeds of up to 4fps, the EOS 100D makes it easy for beginners to capture a range of high quality images, be it of special moments with family and friends or fast-paced action on holiday.
The EOS 700D - let your creativity grow
The EOS 700D is powered by a Canon-designed and manufactured 18.0MP APS-C Hybrid CMOS sensor and DIGIC 5 image processor, which deliver outstanding levels of resolution – producing images that are consistently rich in detail and colour. Offering up to 5fps shooting, the EOS 700D is ideal for capturing a range of subjects, from fast paced action to stunning skylines, or beautiful portraits of family and friends. Additionally with a native 100-12,800 ISO range, the EOS 700D is capable of catching remarkable levels of detail even when shooting in tricky low light conditions.
The EOS 700D's advanced AF System consists of 9 high performance, cross-type points spread across the frame, delivering greater focussing speed and accuracy to ensure photographers can always keep desired subjects in focus, even as they move around. With the option to manually select and adjust focus points, or simply use full automatic mode, the EOS 700D provides aspiring photographers with an easy way to explore different kinds of image composition as their confidence grows.
The EOS 700D features a new, simplified 360° rotating mode dial to provide easy and swift access to the camera's various shooting modes. A 7.7cm (3.0") Vari-angle Clear View LCD II Touch screen also makes it easy for users to adjust settings as well as frame, shoot and review from a variety of angles. A new external coating, adopted from Canon's mid-range EOS models, also provides a more robust and durable finish.
Enhanced creative modes
Both the EOS 700D and EOS 100D feature a range of super easy-to-use shooting modes and creative filters – making it simple for beginners to start with creative pre-sets and then explore their creativity as their confidence grows. Scene Intelligent Auto mode automatically detects the scene being shot and selects best settings so users can simply focus on the image, letting the camera decide the best combination of settings for the scene. Both new models also offer a range of dedicated scene modes, with the EOS 100D featuring new Kids, Food and Candlelight modes, designed to ensure optimum results with stunning detail in a range of familiar situations.
Canon's exciting range of Creative Filters, including Fish-eye and Miniature effect, can now be applied before capture thanks to new real-time filter previews – providing the perfect way to pick the most suitable effect for specific moments before you actually take the shot. Photographers can also learn how to adjust their images with enhanced Creative Auto Mode, and using new Extra Effect Shot mode on the EOS 100D, users can even capture two images simultaneously – one with a Creative Filter applied, as well as one standard image.
Explore videography with EOS Movies
Aspiring photographers can add another dimension to capturing their memories, using EOS Movies to shoot their precious moments in glorious Full HD resolution (1920x1080p). Hybrid AF II[3] always keeps the stars of the movie in focus, with continuous AF constantly tracking subjects during shooting. Additionally, Video Snapshot mode makes it easy to capture and edit short video clips to bring to life an exciting day, such as road trips and weddings.
EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS STM – A standard STM zoom lens, for everyday photos and video
The new EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS STM is the perfect lens for EOS 700D and EOS 100D users to start their photography adventure. From sweeping landscapes to portraits, the versatile 18-55mm zoom range means users can enjoy the flexibility of getting close to subjects or getting more in the shot. Images are captured with precision detail and clarity thanks to a 4-stop Optical Image Stabilizer, which also lets photographers use lower ISO levels and longer shutter speeds. The full time manual focus ring allows users to make precise focus adjustments, while the near-silent STM technology also ensures noise is kept to a minimum whilst focusing – perfect for when capturing movies.
EOS 100D – key features:
· 18.0 Megapixel Hybrid CMOS AF II sensor
· Compact, portable design
· Simple shooting with Scene Intelligent Auto
· Optical viewfinder and large touch screen
· Full-HD movies with Hybrid CMOS AF II
· Creative Filters and Extra Effect Shot
· Built-in Feature Guide
· EOS System of lenses and accessories
EOS 700D – key features:
· 18.0 Megapixel Hybrid CMOS AF sensor
· Creative Full-HD movies and Hybrid CMOS AF
· Vari-angle Clear View LCD II Touch screen
· Scene Intelligent Auto
· ISO 100-12800 sensitivity, extends to ISO 25600
· 5 fps shooting 9-point AF system
· Range of Creative filters
· EOS System of lenses and accessories
EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS STM – key features:
· Versatile focal length range
· Compact design
· Four-stop optical Image Stabilizer
· Smooth focusing with STM motor
· 0.25m closest focusing distance
· Super Spectra Coating
· Non-rotating front element
· Manual focus ring
· Circular seven-bladed aperture
Pricing and availability:
The EOS 700D is available from late April, with an SRP of:
£629.99 / €799.99 – body only
£759.99 / €969.99 – with EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS STM
The EOS 100D is available from late April, with an SRP of:
£579.99 / €739.99 – body only
£709.99 / €909.99 – with EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS STM
EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS STM is available from late April, with an SRP of £239.99 / €299.99.
Launch promotion
Pre order or purchase a new Canon EOS 700D or EOS 100D between 21st March – 30th April and receive a Canon 300EG Gadget Bag free of charge. For more info please visit: www.canon.co.uk/bagpromotion.
Please note the promotional webpage will be live from 22nd March 2013.
[1] According to Canon research, correct as of 21 March 2013
[2] According to Canon research, correct as of 21 March 2013
[3] Hybrid AF II only features in the EOS 100D, EOS 700D features Hybrid AF
Canon U.S.A. Press Release
New Canon EOS Rebel T5i Digital SLR Camera Packs Performance With New Creative Controls
MELVILLE, N.Y., March 21, 2013 – Canon U.S.A., Inc., a leader in digital imaging solutions, is proud to introduce a new flagship model to its popular EOS Rebel line, the EOS Rebel T5i Digital SLR Camera. The incredible image quality and performance starts with an 18 megapixel CMOS (APS-C) sensor and Canon's superb DIGIC 5 Image Processor. Combined with an extensive ISO range of 100-12800 (expandable to 25600 in H mode), the EOS Rebel T5i boasts crisp, detailed images, even in low-light conditions. With a continuous shooting speed of up to 5.0 frames per second (fps) united with 9 all cross-type AF focus points, the new EOS Rebel T5i allows photographers the opportunity to shoot with ease, even in challenging shooting situations.
When shooting in Live View mode, the Hybrid CMOS AF system enables speedy and accurate autofocus for photos and video. Coupled with Canon's new EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS STM lens, available in the standard kit lens bundle, the EOS Rebel T5i takes full advantage of the Stepping Motor (STM) technology, which allows the lens to smoothly and silently focus on the subject whether it is moving or standing still. When combined with the camera's high-resolution Vari-angle Touch Screen 3.0-inch Clear View LCD monitor II and intuitive touch controls, the EOS Rebel T5i stands as Canon's most "consumer-friendly" DSLR.
"Built to make advanced photography creative and fun, the EOS Rebel T5i Digital SLR Camera gives users exceptional image quality and fast, intuitive operation along with creative functions to help advance photographic expression," said Yuichi Ishizuka, executive vice president and general manager, Imaging Technologies & Communications Group, Canon U.S.A.
Expand Your Creativity with New Advanced Features
The EOS Rebel T5i provides amateur and advanced photographers looking to hone their creative and technical skills with a range of features that allow for crisp, clear images.
Whether it is adding saturation to a vivid landscape or applying a unique, vintage touch to a portrait, users who want to express their creativity can experiment with different effects and settings, composing a shot, by using one of Canon's seven Creative Filters. When the Creative Filters are applied in Live View, users can preview the filter on the vari-angle three inch LCD touch screen without having to shoot the image first. Effects such as ArtBold, Water Painting, Grainy Black and White, Soft Focus, Toy Camera, Fish-Eye and Miniature let users pick and choose how to best express their creative vision before or after the image is captured.
The EOS Rebel T5i features advanced shooting modes to take creative imaging even further. When using one of the advanced shooting modes such as Handheld Night Scene, HDR Backlight Control or Multi-Shot Noise Reduction, multiple images are taken and combined within the camera to help create the best quality image based off of the shots taken. Providing quick and easy accessibility, a new mode dial with Scene modes has been included, allowing users the flexibility to select the subject matter while the camera determines the optimal settings.
Enhanced EOS Full HD Movie Mode
The EOS Rebel T5i offers easy-to-use professional video capture. When users switch to EOS Full HD Movie mode, the EOS Rebel T5i offers the ability to shoot in 1080p Full HD video in a number of recording sizes and frame rates. With Canon's Hybrid CMOS AF System and Movie Servo AF, the camera provides continuous AF for focus tracking of moving subjects by helping to reduce the camera's need to "hunt", resulting in a quick and smooth continuous AF. While shooting with one of Canon's Stepping Motor (STM) lenses, such as the new EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS STM lens, the camera will only capture the stereo sound of the scene being recorded. For added flexibility, the EOS Rebel T5i also features a built-in stereo microphone with manual audio level adjustment to enhance sound quality.
Expanded Lineup of STM Lenses
Canon is expanding the lineup of STM lenses by adding one new lens, which now gives users three choices that will allow for the capture of stunning images and video with the EOS Rebel T5i - the EF-S 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS STM, the EF 40mm f/2.8 STM and the new EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS STM lens. The EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS STM lens offers high magnification in a compact and lightweight EF-S standard zoom lens with an optical image stabilizer for up to four equivalent stops for shake correction. When paired with the Hybrid CMOS AF, it allows for smooth and quiet, continuous AF for photo and video capturing - making it the perfect combination for preserving those once in a lifetime moments.
The EOS Rebel T5i Digital SLR camera is scheduled to be available in April for an estimated retail price of $749.99 for the body alone; $899.99 bundled with an EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS STM lens kit, and $1,099.00 with the EF-S 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS STM lens kit.
The new EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS STM lens also is also scheduled to be available separately in April at an estimated retail price of $249.99.
For more information about the Canon EOS Rebel T5i Digital SLR Camera, the full list of product specifications and compatible lenses, visit www.usa.canon.com/eos.
About Canon U.S.A., Inc.
Canon U.S.A., Inc., is a leading provider of consumer, business-to-business, and industrial digital imaging solutions. With approximately $40 billion in global revenue, its parent company, Canon Inc. (NYSE:CAJ), ranks third overall in U.S. patents registered in 2012† and is one of Fortune Magazine's World's Most Admired Companies in 2013. In 2012, Canon U.S.A. has received the PCMag.com Readers' Choice Award for Service and Reliability in the digital camera and printer categories for the ninth consecutive year, and for camcorders for the past two years. Canon U.S.A. is committed to the highest level of customer satisfaction and loyalty, providing 100 percent U.S.-based consumer service and support for all of the products it distributes. Canon U.S.A. is dedicated to its Kyosei philosophy of social and environmental responsibility. To keep apprised of the latest news from Canon U.S.A., sign up for the Company's RSS news feed by visiting www.usa.canon.com/rss.
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Sydney bike chain Cranks is believed to have become the latest casualty in the bicycle world, amid rumours it has closed at least four of its five well-known stores.
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Cyclists have reported Cranks' North Sydney store has been cleared out, while phones at the remaining four stores in Balmain, Chatswood, Enmore and Ryde ring out. Fairfax has not been able to get in touch with the owners.
The chain's website is still operating but contains no information on any difficulties.
It's been a particularly difficult time recently for Australian bike shops, as they continue to face stiff competition from online retailers such as Wiggle.co.uk. Mid-last year, the chief executive of Bicycle Network Victoria, Harry Barber said internet retailers such as Wiggle were "doing to bikes what Amazon is doing to bookshops".
BSC Bikes, which had three stores in Melbourne, was one of the casualties last year, with owner Peter Hess saying his company had been caught in "a perfect storm", struggling to compete with online traders while facing high rents and less demand.
At the time he said Australian retailers were being generally portrayed as "rip-off merchants" but in reality were just basing their prices on local wholesale and rental costs.
Other bike shops say it's difficult to compete with overseas websites that do not have to pay GST, when local shops must pay Sunday penalty rates, comply with Australian standards and meet Australia Post costs, which are prohibitive compared to freight coming into Australia. Some complain they receive little, if any, support from government.
In discussions on website Sydney Cyclist, cyclists say it's been a trying few months for Sydney cycle stores, with Sable & Argent and Stanmore Cycles all closing down.
While many retailers agree it's a tough market, some Australian bike businesses, such as online marketplace bikexchange.com.au, which receives more than a million visits a month, are showing huge growth.


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The Carnegie Middle East Program combines in-depth local knowledge with incisive comparative analysis to examine economic, sociopolitical, and strategic interests in the Arab world. Through detailed country studies and the exploration of key crosscutting themes, the Carnegie Middle East Program, in coordination with the Carnegie Middle East Center in Beirut, provides analysis and recommendations in both English and Arabic that are deeply informed by knowledge and views from the region. The program has special expertise in political reform and Islamist participation in pluralistic politics.


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If we are going to be able to change policy and influence decisions, it is imperative that people of faith become committed to doing what Ronald Reagan called "the hard work of freedom".
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We are driven by the belief that people of faith have a right and a responsibility to be involved in the world around them. That involvement includes community, social and political action.
To that end, we work continuously to identify, educate and mobilize Christians for effective political action.
In politics, every voice counts. If you are interested in having a positive pro-family impact on your government, then Christian Coalition is your organization.
Your involvement is critical to our success!
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Monks bless volunteer house and office in Cambodia
In Cambodia tradition dictates that when a new house or building is in use, Buddhist monks should attend a ceremony to officially bestow their blessings.
Projects Abroad invited the monks to bless both our new volunteer house, where many of the Cambodia volunteers live, and our Cambodia office. The ceremony was attended by the all of the Cambodia volunteers, Projects Abroad - Cambodia director, Simon Petro, plus invitees from the District Authority, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and from various local NGOs. Our Thailand director, David Long was also on a visit to Cambodia and enjoyed taking part in the festivities. After the ceremony everyone stayed on to have a dinner party together.
Cambodia director, Simon Petro commented 'all of our volunteers enjoyed the party very much, it was a chance for them to meet a diverse mix of Cambodian people from monks to ministers and discuss the work we are doing and how we are able to help in Cambodia.'


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Art Deco
Tulsa boasts one of the nation's most extensive collections of Art Deco architecture. Our downtown Deco District is the natural place to begin feasting your eyes on the many representations of this distinctive style—the Philtower and Philcade buildings, the Atlas Life building, Tulsa Club, and Public Service Company of Oklahoma building, to name a few—but it is by no means the only place. Throughout the city you'll find Art Deco churches, schools, gas stations, dry cleaners, and residences designed by such masters as Bruce Goff, Francis Barry Byrne and Frank Lloyd Wright. On the south side of downtown stands one of the most celebrated examples of Tulsa's Art Deco treasures: Boston Avenue Methodist Church. The Tulsa Historical Society is a great source for locating all of these Art Deco masterpieces, which you can explore on your own or enjoy via a very affordable guided tour.


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Wednesday, July 31, 2013
Office Supplies & Target Shopping
4 comments:
- Holly said...
Target is the WORST... By which I mean the best but I always buy way too much there :)
Have you used Target Cartwheel? Coupons on your phone! It's usually only a couple cents here and there, but when you're at Target as much as me... :)
- July 31, 2013 at 8:08 PM
- Schnelle said...
Cute supplies! I love the dollar bins too- always filled with cute stuff.
- August 1, 2013 at 8:26 AM
- Unknown said...
So cute!! I love that Vaseline lotion too- I actually just wrote a blog post all about it! Now you've inspired me to run to Target and go through the dollar section :)
- August 1, 2013 at 2:03 PM
- lauren said...
hey!!! long time no talk! i actually deleted my old blog... i'm at thepeanutprogram.com now!
I JUST bought the SAME planner as you!! i could NOT resist the different shape, and the chevron print too :) i was back and forth between the chevron and the navy quatrefoil (or whatever that pattern was)... i went with the chevron. i gotta check out the dollar section for the other items!! :D :D
- August 6, 2013 at 11:06 AM


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Ken North's Bio
Ken North is a well-known expert in database technologies. His weblog explores databases and software, including trends, techniques and Ken's musings about the state of computing.
- Tooling Up for the Marriage of the Internet of Things, Big Data, and Cloud Computing
- Measuring Performance for Analytics, Decision Support, and the Data Warehouse
- 100 GB to 30,000 GB: Size, Speed, and Benchmarks
- Kernels, Contexts, Threads, and Extensible Database Architecture
- Information Storage and Retrieval: From MEDLARS to Twitter
- Supercomputing, The Cloud, Big Data, and NoSQL
- Rules, Active Databases, and Distributing Logic
- Steve Jobs: 35 Years of Vision and Innovation
- Cloud Databases: Connectivity and Platform Options
- Sharding, Replication, Caches, and In-Memory Databases
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- World's Largest Database: The Web of Data
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- Cloud Computing Races On, But NoSQL Finds Bumps In The Road
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EV Mouse Valves
Clippard - Functional Simplicity
The design of Clippard electronic valves is a deceptively simple arrangement with a minimum of operating parts, and remarkably straight forward low power operation.
• The Clippard "spider" is the only moving part and its motion to operate the valve is a mere 0.007" travel.
• Low voltage D.C. inputs, signals from simple manual switching up to computer directed systems, move the spider in extremely fast response time . . . 5 to 10 milliseconds.
• The unit uses extremely low power (0.67 watts at the rated voltage) and is cool running. The valves are light in weight, compact in physical size and mount easily in space-saving packages make them ideal for many ultra low leak applications..
The complete line of EC, EV, ET and EW electronic valves are available with two mounting options.
Standard base models have two 6-32 threaded, 7/32" deep mounting holes. Manifold models are
equipped with a bottom stud, 5/32" long with #10-32 thread, which fits Clippard standard and special manifolds, accessory valves and subplates. Spanner holes in the valve body permit tightening.
Corrosion-Resistant "CR-" Series
Clippard's Corrosion-Resistant Series (CR-) incorporates materials and construction that provides enhanced protection for valves used with mildly corrosive media such as moisture in air or gases. Where stainless steel is not possible, plating is incorporated to add life to wear components. A nickel-plated brass valve body is standard, but stainless steel may be substituted.
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Michael Hazanavicius, Oscar's reigning Best Director for The Artist, is in talks to direct an adaptation of the nonfiction book In the Garden of Beasts. Tom Hanks is set to star as William Dodd, a professor who becomes America's ambassador to the Hitler-run Germany just prior to World War II. Hanks is also producing with Gary Goetzman through their Playtone banner, and Deadline hears they are courting Natalie Portman to play William's daughter. Hazanavicius is reportedly working on a new draft of the script with an unnamed writer that will soon be hired. With this level of talent attached and the awards-friendly subject matter, it should not surprise you to hear that the project is a priority for Universal Pictures co-chairman Donna Langley.
Hit the jump for more on the story by way of the synopsis for Erik Larson's book.
The time is 1933, the place, Berlin, when William E. Dodd becomes America's first ambassador to Hitler's Germany in a year that proved to be a turning point in history.
A mild-mannered professor from Chicago, Dodd brings along his wife, son, and flamboyant daughter, Martha. At first Martha is entranced by the parties and pomp, and the handsome young men of the Third Reich with their infectious enthusiasm for restoring Germany to a position of world prominence. Enamored of the "New Germany," she has one affair after another, including with the suprisingly honorable first chief of the Gestapo, Rudolf Diels. But as evidence of Jewish persecution mounts, confirmed by chilling first-person testimony, her father telegraphs his concerns to a largely indifferent State Department back home. Dodd watches with alarm as Jews are attacked, the press is censored, and drafts of frightening new laws begin to circulate. As that first year unfolds and the shadows deepen, the Dodds experience days full of excitement, intrigue, romance–and ultimately, horror, when a climactic spasm of violence and murder reveals Hitler's true character and ruthless ambition. [Amazon]


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The Official Countdown
Does Maya calendar predict 2012 apocalypse?
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By G. Jeffrey MacDonald, Special to USA TODAY
With humanity coming up fast on 2012, publishers are helping readers gear up and count down to this mysterious some even call it apocalyptic date that ancient Mayan societies were anticipating thousands of years ago.
Since November, at least three new books on 2012 have arrived in mainstream bookstores. A fourth is due this fall. Each arrives in the wake of the 2006 success of 2012: The Return of Quetzalcoatl, which has been selling thousands of copies a month since its release in May and counts more than 40,000 in print. The books also build on popular interest in the Maya, fueled in part by Mel Gibson's December 2006 film about Mayan civilization, Apocalpyto.
Authors disagree about what humankind should expect on Dec. 21, 2012, when the Maya's "Long Count" calendar marks the end of a 5,126-year era.
Journalist Lawrence Joseph forecasts widespread catastrophe in Apocalypse 2012: A Scientific Investigation Into Civilization's End. Spiritual healer Andrew Smith predicts a restoration of a "true balance between Divine Feminine and Masculine" in The Revolution of 2012: Vol. 1, The Preparation. In 2012, Daniel Pinchbeck anticipates a "change in the nature of consciousness," assisted by indigenous insights and psychedelic drug use.
The buildup to 2012 echoes excitement and fear expressed on the eve of the new millennium, popularly known as Y2K, though on a smaller scale, says Lynn Garrett, senior religion editor at Publishers Weekly. She says publishers seem to be courting readers who believe humanity is creating its own ecological disasters and desperately needs ancient indigenous wisdom.
"The convergence I see here is the apocalyptic expectations, if you will, along with the fact that the environment is in the front of many people's minds these days," Garrett says. "Part of the appeal of these earth religions is that notion that we need to reconnect with the Earth in order to save ourselves."
But scholars are bristling at attempts to link the ancient Maya with trends in contemporary spirituality. Maya civilization, known for advanced writing, mathematics and astronomy, flourished for centuries in Mesoamerica, especially between A.D. 300 and 900. Its Long Count calendar, which was discontinued under Spanish colonization, tracks more than 5,000 years, then resets at year zero.
"For the ancient Maya, it was a huge celebration to make it to the end of a whole cycle," says Sandra Noble, executive director of the Foundation for the Advancement of Mesoamerican Studies in Crystal River, Fla. To render Dec. 21, 2012, as a doomsday or moment of cosmic shifting, she says, is "a complete fabrication and a chance for a lot of people to cash in."
Part of the 2012 mystique stems from the stars. On the winter solstice in 2012, the sun will be aligned with the center of the Milky Way for the first time in about 26,000 years. This means that "whatever energy typically streams to Earth from the center of the Milky Way will indeed be disrupted on 12/21/12 at 11:11 p.m. Universal Time," Joseph writes.
But scholars doubt the ancient Maya extrapolated great meaning from anticipating the alignment if they were even aware of what the configuration would be.
Astronomers generally agree that "it would be impossible the Maya themselves would have known that," says Susan Milbrath, a Maya archaeoastronomer and a curator at the Florida Museum of Natural History. What's more, she says, "we have no record or knowledge that they would think the world would come to an end at that point."
University of Florida anthropologist Susan Gillespie says the 2012 phenomenon comes "from media and from other people making use of the Maya past to fulfill agendas that are really their own."


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The Vitec Group Code of Business Conduct
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The Code of Business Conduct defines our commitment to our colleagues, customers, suppliers and other stakeholders. It applies to all Vitec Group companies worldwide. We also expect our business partners to abide by standards that are compatible with our own.
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Who doesnt likes fritters ? Its always our families delight.My MIL makes delicious masala fritters.Here is her recipe of spiced fritters.My MIL used to grind the masala in stone grinder .That gives the fritters a unique taste.Give it a try,u will surely love it.I have used green plantain.We can use any vegetable for these fritters like eggplant,mirchi,potato,gobi or even egg.
2.Besan Flour - 1 cup
3.Rice flour - 2 tbsp
4.Chilli pwdr - 1 tsp
5.Baking soda - 2 pinches
6.Orange color - a pinch (optional)
7.Salt - as needed
For Grinding:
1.Fennel Seeds - 1tbsp
2.Ginger - 1/2 inch
3.Garlic - 5 pods
* Take a mixing bowl,add all the ingredients except plantain,including the grinded paste.
* Add water slowly and make it into a thick batter.
* Now dip the sliced green plantain and deep fry it in the oil.
* Wipe it off with a tissue and serve with ketch up.


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Feels like I stepped into a minefield trying to escape the craziness of the other sites. I'll continue taking care of the technical parts of the site. But I'll rarely post.
If the site is to continue and thrive, the community here will need to settle whatever issues exist.
I'll be in the corner moving the bits around.