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Before I started reading this book I wasn't too sure about it, because I don't really know anything about politics. As I started reading I was amazed at how interesting it is and I really like it. [...] This book tells you what a democracy is and how it works, who is in charge of the country, what politics are, and what a government is. I didn't know about any of these things, but now I do!
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Politics for Beginners
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Who says Politics is boring! What a great book, easy to read through. Its layout makes it appealing to children and its explanations are clear and interesting. I read it with my daughter (8) and learnt things myself!
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The Louisville Cardinals are fresh off their first loss of the 2006 season, and Bobby Petrino thinks his players have loafed through this long, brutal workout. He also thinks it's Okoye's responsibility to fix it. Staring into the
19-year-old's maple eyes, he yells, "You're not doing your damn job!"
Okoye gets an earful about being too timid and too relaxed and not getting in the grills of his teammates like a damn captain should. Minutes later, Okoye calls a meeting. But when he starts to scream at his almost 60 'mates -- nearly all of them older than he is -- Okoye does something he's never done before. He stutters.
WE'VE SEEN precociousness in almost every major sport. Gretzky, Kobe, A-Rod, Tiger. But we've never seen it in the NFL. The clause in the league's collective bargaining agreement that says a player has to be three years removed from high school to be draft-eligible is ironclad; the Supreme Court says so (just ask Maurice Clarett). But at 19, an age when most kids are just a year out of high school, Okoye is poised to become the youngest player drafted in the first round since the 1970 AFL/NFL merger. Not because he has the brightest lawyers, mind you, but, well,
because he's just plain bright. Twice before high school, he skipped grades. Now this Nigeria-born defensive tackle is set to defy the notion that teenagers have no place in the grown man's NFL.
Then again, Okoye is a grown man. A potentially still-growing one, in fact. He's 6'2'' now, but he could be 6'4'' in a couple of years. If he's currently 295, maybe his ideal playing weight is 310 or 320. Say his speed improves: Should he be kept at tackle or moved to end? Or will he take snaps at both? "His age is only a positive," says Eric DeCosta, the Ravens director of college scouting. "In two years, he can be
a monster."
"Okoye has a pro's football knowledge, a senior's body and a freshman's age," says one NFC GM.
Of course, this being the draft, scouts are as skeptical of Okoye as they are enamored of him. During interviews with him at February's combine, GMs poked for holes. They questioned Okoye's confidence: "Are you sure you're ready to go against grown men like Larry Allen?" Okoye wished he could have replied, "No. I'm only 19 -- give me a few years." But he said yes, unblinkingly. Some scouts even questioned the validity of his age, protecting themselves against a gridiron Almonte by suggesting Okoye is a "Nigerian 19." So Okoye offered to show them a birth certificate. He made his point. Says one NFC GM: "Okoye has a pro's football knowledge, a senior's body and a freshman's age."
Ask GMs about the dangers of drafting a 19-year-old, and they say it depends on what kind of 19-year-old you're talking about. Okoye happens to be the kind they love: college graduate. Doesn't need help computing compound interest on his contract. Rolls without a posse. "I've always wanted to be a role model," Okoye says. "And being drafted will mean a lot because of my age. No one has done it before, so I want to try." If he plays a down on the season's opening Sunday, he'll be the youngest in league history to have done so.
Unlike another teenage wonder, Greg Oden, Okoye actually looks his age. When he smiles and his eyes narrow joyfully, there are no surrounding folds. His teeth are disturbingly pristine. He's not past the occasional zit cream purchase. He has patched together a thin, transparent mustache and some spotty chin hair, which barely help him look older.
But most 19-year-olds haven't latched onto a Latin word he says speaks to his essence: invictus, or unconquered. Most aren't nicknamed Phe, short for phenom. And most don't have the chutzpah to put their career on par with that of their generation's premier prodigy. "LeBron was the old phenom, maybe I'm the new one," Okoye says. "We're going to go from King James to Phe."
OKOYE WAS born in Lagos, Nigeria's largest city. His mother, Edna, brought him to the school she worked at as a principal because she couldn't find a reliable baby-sitter. At 2, Okoye sat in a first-grade classroom, learning how to read. He picked up math and sciences quickly, too, and years later, he tested out of sixth grade. In 1999, Edna, Amobi and two older siblings immigrated to Huntsville, Ala., where his father, Augustine, had been living for two years. When Amobi was assigned to the eighth grade, he protested and, with his parents' support, argued that he had already completed all of his junior high requirements in Nigeria and therefore belonged in high school. After 12-year-old Okoye passed an aptitude test, he was given two weeks at Lee High to prove himself. Amobi interrupted one algebra class to show the teacher an easier way to solve an equation. He was allowed to stay.
With his sixth-grade face, though, Amobi looked nothing like a freshman. And with his prepubescent interests, he didn't act like one, either. He hated that there was no recess to play hopscotch and that no one else was into Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. After his first day of school, he came home, sat down to dinner with his family and said, "Whoa, this is different." He wondered how he'd fit in, how he'd make friends. Of course, those are things every high school freshman worries about, but Amobi happened to be two years younger than his classmates and adjusting to life in a new country.
So his older sister Chioma and his older brother Arinze gave him some advice: Reach out. And he did -- despite a thick Nigerian accent the other kids couldn't always decipher and a name they regularly butchered. "He learned to be proactive," says Chioma. "His way of dealing was not to sit in the corner."
At the time, Amobi's chubby build -- 5'9'', 190 -- didn't cry "athletic prodigy." But Greg Campbell, an assistant football coach and a substitute English teacher, saw a potential lineman and invited Okoye to a spring weightlifting session during his freshman year. When Okoye arrived, Campbell gave him a copy of Madden and asked him to hit the PlayStation, not to mention the weight room and the track.
Okoye was still looking for any way in, so when Campbell asked if he was related to former Chiefs star Christian Okoye, the Nigerian Nightmare, Amobi said yes, even though he wasn't. But before long Amobi was thriving, his strength in the weight room obvious. Soon his classmates stopped seeing him as just a brainy 12-year-old and started to recognize him as a peer.
By August, Okoye's quick hands, good balance and natural strength could no longer be concealed underneath his baby fat. Seeing a star in the making, coaches rode him hard in practice. "He was so good, I'd forget his age," Campbell says. "Then I'd step back and say, 'I'm yelling at a 13-year-old.' "
The more he yelled, though, the more Amobi responded, his still-changing voice squeaking whenever he collided with an opponent. When the coaches asked him to get stronger, he stayed late in the weight room, then made them buy him chocolate milk when they drove him home. Okoye started to see that his age wasn't something to overcome. It was a gift.
The summer before his senior year, he went to Louisville's football camp, which most of Lee's players attended. Mike Cox, then a Cardinals assistant, saw a kid who didn't own a razor and who could recite logarithms on a whim, whipping the older offensive linemen. Cox waved over another Louisville coach, who waved over another, and soon the entire staff circled to watch. When practice ended, Cox draped his arm over Amobi's pads and offered him a scholarship. "You're phenomenal," the coach said. "You're a phenom."
The words were less a compliment than a revelation. "It was breathtaking," Okoye says. "It was like, If they recognize me as a phenom, I guess it's what I am."
A few months later, Okoye read a cover story in a prep sports magazine about a hoops prodigy from Akron. Coupled with what Cox had said, everything suddenly fell into place. "I thought about him a lot, him being young too," he says of LeBron. "I thought, I can be the youngest player in the NFL."
From the moment he stepped onto the Louisville campus, "he took pride in being a phenom," according to defensive coordinator Mike Cassity. It drove him as he moved from fourth to second on the depth chart as a 16-year-old freshman and when he was frozen out by older players. And it drove him when he dined alone at Applebee's while other players hit the clubs. But it didn't stop him from calling home to Huntsville to complain about missing the camaraderie of high school. "It was hard for Amobi," says Cardinals cornerback Malik Jackson, one of Okoye's best friends. "There was some animosity toward him."
Once again, Okoye reached out, bonding with the freshmen and sophomores who'd witnessed the way he weathered the upperclassmen's resentment -- and lent a hand when their homework got too tough. And, of course, he overachieved: He dropped a biology major for psychology so he could graduate a semester early. By his senior year, Okoye had become such a popular Cardinal in the locker room and around campus that
players voted him a team captain.
Okoye pushed harder. As a 312-pound junior, he was known more as a run-stopper than a pass-rusher. A year later, he had dropped to 295 and vowed scouts would never be able to criticize his intensity or his ability to collapse pockets. In the fourth quarter against Wake Forest in January's Orange Bowl, Okoye dug under the Deacons' right guard, driving him seven yards backward, before sacking Riley Skinner. A few minutes later,
despite the Cardinals being up 24-13 with 11 seconds left, Okoye raced 25 yards downfield after a completed pass to make the tackle. It was the last play of his last game in a season that elevated him to a potential top-10 pick, and it was, as usual, phenomenal.
"He's not your typical 19-year-old," says Titans GM Mike Reinfeldt. But then he raises the concern of every team thinking of drafting Okoye. "There's no easy answer as to how he'll fit in. You can only look at how he's handled himself."
You can, in fact, look at what happened when he tried to dress down his team at that November practice. When their captain's words escaped him, all the other Cardinals went quiet for a minute. Then they sauntered over to his locker -- and burst out laughing. They did impressions of him and let him know the moment would be retold over and over.
And guess what? Okoye laughed too.
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Neural - Cerebellum Development
|Embryology - 28 Oct 2020 Expand to Translate
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- 1 Introduction
- 2 Some Recent Findings
- 3 Development Overview
- 4 Early Brain Vesicles
- 5 Fetal Cerebellum
- 6 Third Trimester
- 7 Cerebellum Images
- 8 Abnormalities
- 9 References
- 10 Glossary Links
Neural development is one of the earliest systems to begin and the last to be completed after birth. This development generates the most complex structure within the embryo and the long time period of development means in utero insult during pregnancy may have consequences to development of the nervous system.
The adult cerebellum anatomy consists of three parts, the vermis (median) and the two hemispheres (lateral), which are continuous with each other.
Within the neural tube stem cells generate the 2 major classes of cells that make the majority of the nervous system : neurons and glia. Both these classes of cells differentiate into many different types generated with highly specialized functions and shapes. This section covers the establishment of neural populations, the inductive influences of surrounding tissues and the sequential generation of neurons establishing the layered structure seen in the brain and spinal cord.
- Neural development beginnings quite early, therefore also look at notes covering Week 3- neural tube and Week 4-early nervous system.
- Development of the neural crest and sensory systems (hearing/vision/smell) are only introduced in these notes and are covered in other notes sections.
Some Recent Findings
|More recent papers
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Search term: Cerebellum Embryology
<pubmed limit=5>Cerebellum Embryology</pubmed>
Development Overview
Neuralation begins at the trilaminar embryo with formation of the notochord and somites, both of which underly the ectoderm and do not contribute to the nervous system, but are involved with patterning its initial formation. The central portion of the ectoderm then forms the neural plate that folds to form the neural tube, that will eventually form the entire central nervous system.
- Early developmental sequence: Epiblast - Ectoderm - Neural Plate - Neural groove and Neural Crest - Neural Tube and Neural Crest
|Neural Tube
|Primary Vesicles
|Secondary Vesicles
|Adult Structures
|week 3
|week 4
|week 5
|prosencephalon (forebrain)
|Rhinencephalon, Amygdala, hippocampus, cerebrum (cortex), hypothalamus, pituitary | Basal Ganglia, lateral ventricles
|epithalamus, thalamus, Subthalamus, pineal, posterior commissure, pretectum, third ventricle
|mesencephalon (midbrain)
|tectum, Cerebral peduncle, cerebral aqueduct, pons
|rhombencephalon (hindbrain)
|medulla oblongata, isthmus
|spinal cord, pyramidal decussation, central canal
The following text description is from a study of 20 human embryos and fetuses between 6 weeks to 16 weeks from the Madrid Collection.[4]
- 6 weeks (CRL 12–16 mm) - anlage of the cerebellum was first identified as a pair of thickenings on the lateral site of the alar plate that faced the fourth ventricle.
- 7-9 weeks (CRL 28 mm) - rhombic lip (a pair of thickenings of the alar plate) protruded dorsally, bent laterally, extended ventrolaterally and fused with the medially located midbrain. During that process, the primitive choroid plexus appeared to become involved in the cerebellar hemisphere to form a centrally located eosinophilic matrix. At that stage, the inferior olive had already developed in the thick medulla. Thus, the term 'bulbo-pontine extension' may represent an erroneous labeling of a caudal part of the rhombic lip. The cerebellar vermis developed much later than the hemisphere possibly from a midline dark cell cluster near the aqueduct.
- 11–12 weeks (CRL 70–90 mm) - cerebellar hemisphere became as thick as the mid- brain. In the hemisphere, a laminar configuration became evident but the central eosinophilic matrix remained pres- ent. Fissures of the future vermis appeared in the midline area (Fig. 6): the developing fissures provided island-like structures in horizontal sections. The hemisphere and ver- mis, including the surfaces of the fissures, were covered by the external germinal cell layer.
- 15–16 weeks (CRL 110–130 mm) - cerebellar hemisphere contained the primitive dentate nucleus. The nodule and flocculus were identified, vermis became as thick as the hemisphere and it accompanied several deep fissures.
Historic Description
The cerebellum is developed in the roof of the anterior part of the hind-brain (Figs. 649 to 654). The alar laminæ of this region become thickened to form two lateral plates which soon fuse in the middle line and produce a thick lamina which roofs in the upper part of the cavity of the hind-brain vesicle; this constitutes the rudiment of the cerebellum, the outer surface of which is originally smooth and convex. The fissures of the cerebellum appear first in the vermis and floccular region, and traces of them are found during the third month; the fissures on the cerebellar hemispheres do not appear until the fifth month. The primitive fissures are not developed in the order of their relative size in the adult—thus the horizontal sulcus in the fifth month is merely a shallow groove. The best marked of the early fissures are: (a) the fissura prima between the developing culmen and declive, and (b) the fissura secunda between the future pyramid and uvula. The flocculus and nodule are developed from the rhombic lip, and are therefore recognizable as separate portions before any of the other cerebellar lobules. The groove produced by the bending over of the rhombic lip is here known as the floccular fissure; when the two lateral walls fuse, the right and left floccular fissures join in the middle line and their central part becomes the post-nodular fissure. (text from Gray's Anatomy 1918)
Early Brain Vesicles
Primary Vesicles
Secondary Vesicles
Fetal Cerebellum
Week 10
|Plane A (midline)
|Plane B (medial)
|Plane C (lateral)
|Plane D (most lateral)
- Links: 10 week Fetal | Fetal Development
Third Trimester
Developing human cerebellum preterm[1]
A greater EGL cell density and reduced EGL thickness were reported in preterms with ex-utero exposure, as compared to their age matched stillborn controls.
Cerebellum Images
Foliation Defects
Mouse Cerebellar Foliation Defects[5]
(A–B) Midsagittal sections of newborn (P0) wild-type and Mdm2puro/Δ7-9 cerebella stained with H&E. (C–D) Superimposition of P0 (purple outline), P7 (blue outline), and adult (green outline) cerebella from wild-type (C) or Mdm2puro/Δ7-9 (D) mice. By P7, all four primary fissures, as well as two additional fissures, are evident in Mdm2puro/Δ7-9 mice. Moreover, even in adulthood, the mutant cerebellum does not reach the size or complexity of the wild-type cerebellum. Abbreviations are: prc, precentral; pc, pre-culminate; pr, primary; pp, prepyramidal; sec, secondary; pl, posterolateral fissures.
Pontocerebellar Hypoplasia
Pontocerebellar Hypoplasia (PCH) are very rare, inherited progressive neurodegenerative disorders with prenatal onset (for recent review see[6]). The major features are: hypoplasia or atrophy of cerebellum and pons, progressive microcephaly, and variable cerebral involvement. There is a further classification of 7 different subtypes (PCH1-7) and there is prenatal testing for the related inherited mutations.
- PCH2, PCH4, PCH5 - Mutations in the 3 tRNA splicing endonuclease subunit genes.
- PCH6 - Mutations in the nuclear encoded mitochondrial arginyl- tRNA synthetase gene.
- PCH1 - Mutations in the tRNA splicing endonuclease, the mitochondrial arginyl- tRNA synthetase and the vaccinia related kinase1.
Medulloblastomas are the most common childhood primary central nervous system tumour. They are thought to arise in the developing cerebellum from the precursors of the granule cell.
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 <pubmed>21858122</pubmed>| PLoS One
- ↑ <pubmed>11724815</pubmed>| PMC2150878 | J Cell Biol.
- ↑ <pubmed>20835252</pubmed>
- ↑ ,pubmed>21380713</pubmed>
- ↑ <pubmed>21437245</pubmed>| PLoS One.
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ah JANET, many fond memories of her.Mortimer wrote:Back in the late 80s at university, I remember getting to use this thing called JANet.
That my friend looks like stuff i make today... I love electronics mounted on wood, there's a certain irony to it.Grumpy Mike wrote:Back in 1975 there were no designs for a micro computer published, so I had to design my own. I used the 2650 Signetics chip and it has 256 bytes of memory.
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Barnett is a project engineer and works at a large-size machinery manufacturing company. Generally, he has to go to factory and supervise the manufacturing schedule, go to archives office to borrow or return the engineering drawings or coordinate relations between production department and assembly department. However, different departments are far away from each other, which is why Barnett spends too much time on the road. Undoubtedly, his working efficiency has been badly affected. Recently, one of colleagues recommended Fosjoas V6 electric unicycle, small in size and light in weight that is popular for its agility.
When Barnett needs to take the lift, he can carry it by hands conveniently. More importantly, riding Fosjoas V6 self-balancing electric scooter adopts aerospace attitude control theory, fuzzy software algorithm and gyroscope system. Briefly speaking, Barnett can ride Fosjoas V6 with ease and at will. For example, if he wants to speed up, what he needs to do is just slightly leaning forward. Fosjoas V6 is equipped with high-quality and long-life lithium-ion battery. There are two battery capacities: one is 88.8Wh and the other is 132Wh. Its Magnetic Levitation Motor is the latest technology, which replaces the bearing with magnetic suspension for longer life expectancy.
Barnett feels that his body is much more flexible and stronger than before. During the riding process, the muscles of whole body, the four limbs and the backbone have also been exercised. Barnett has relied on Fosjoas V6 single-wheeled electric scooter one month already and his working efficiency has been obviously improved. Also, Barnett has mastered a skill. He can showcase his awesome tricks, e.g. turning circles and sitting on it while rolling. The single-wheel is a better choice for showing brilliant tricks. That is to say, the single-wheeled structure is designed better for their fantastic skills.
Fosjoas V6 one-wheel scooter is not only a good partner in Barnett's work, but also a great equipment for body building.
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Any Constructive Comments Requested
Hey All,
Well it is about time I started this project... 3 years overdue. My skills are out of date too, since it's been awhile since I modeled/animated anything. I will be creating various characters, items and level objects. This will be an ongoing project influenced by patience.
Completion Status and Checklist
Second Pass
0:00 Plain "It was a dark and stormy night..." text could be more like as seen here Looking for font type.
0:10 Redo this shot. Especially the hill the House sits on.
1:00 Diddy should get freaked out after talking instead of during.
1:20 Improve Krusha?
2:10 A little bounce/jostle in the tyre's movement might look good
2:25 Add tongue inside DK's mouth
3:08 2:25 Add tongue inside DK's mouth
Added since first posted:
Dialogue speed: I might just be a slow reader, but it seems as though all of the dialogue text is a bit hard to read through in the time we're given — even just having one more second per line would help a lot, I think.
0:10 Redo this shot. Especially the hill the House sits on.
1:00 Diddy should get freaked out after talking instead of during.
1:20 Improve Krusha?
2:10 A little bounce/jostle in the tyre's movement might look good
2:25 Add tongue inside DK's mouth
3:08 2:25 Add tongue inside DK's mouth
Wake-up scene
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- 1:10 DK's right foot and leg (on the left, from our view) look distorted, banana clips through his left leg. ← NEW
- 1:12 Clipping between Cranky's fur and right eyebrow (his right, our left).
- 1:14 (and elsewhere) Tread of tyre is see-through. ← NEW
- 1:15 DK's pupils flicker, tie is partially black, Cranky (and lighting in general) is of draft quality.
- 1:16 DK seems to get his guard up a little too early (his reaction time ought to be a bit slower — half a second, maybe?). ← NEW
- 1:17 Bounding boxes of scene objects are visible, tyre moves on its own, etc...
Added since first posted:
Dialogue speed: I might just be a slow reader, but it seems as though all of the dialogue text is a bit hard to read through in the time we're given — even just having one more second per line would help a lot, I think.
Outside treehouse
- 1:36 DK's rolling pose still looks goofy as anything.
- 1:37 DK's jumping pose looks deformed around the shoulders, and the skin of his ankles clip through the fur.
- 1:38 That dust cloud when DK lands is a bit excessive, completely dominating the view; I think it ought to be much smaller and more subtle — a "nice little touch" rather than an overwhelming spectacle.
- 1:40 The dust particles fall like clumps of dirt, and are sized in such a way, too; perhaps a few small clumps could be part of the effect, but I would think it ought to be mainly just a small cloud of fine dust. What you have here would certainly require that a crater/deformed ground be part of the scene, but I personally don't think that a massive cloud like this is the way to go.
- 1:41 A gentle breeze in the trees would look good here.
- 1:48 The tree trunks are moving in a rather unnatural manner.
Empty banana cave
- 1:49 As has been mentioned, the cone of light coming in should be straight (perhaps continuing at its initial angle, towards the upper-left corner) rather than curved. It'd also look good for the light to fade a little at the top edge. Come to think of it, I might again just be rephrasing what sono said earlier...
- 1:50 Not only does the snake (a Slippa, surely?) move to fast, but it appears to be hovering a foot or so above the ground, and its shadow is being cast on the wrong side (assuming the cave entrance is supposed to be the dominant light source). The snake also needs textures (it it's supposed to look like a normal Slippa), and a slither
animation. Remove this portion of the shot.
- 1:52 DK's back legs move/are posed really weirdly.
- 2:00 etc. As awesome as it looks, that confetti-dust is certainly a bit out of place; smaller, plain-shaped, monochromatic particles would be my suggestion.
sonosublime wrote:Looking very nice, my friend!
I have some suggestions for improvement/some issues I noticed:
1. "It was a dark and stormy night..." should fade in.
2. Do not add scene changes (fade in/outs, dissolves, etc), unless the script specifically states so.
3. Take away the second shot of zooming in toward DK sleeping.
4. Make the shots in the treehouse last a little longer. They change so fast, and it's a little jarring.
5. After you zoom toward DK's window, have another shot, showing the stormy jungle outside, and then zoom in toward the cave entrance/banana hoard, before starting the banana hoard scene.
6. Give Diddy eyes.
7. Add the shots with him pacing up and down and panicking to himself, before the Kremlings appear.
8. When the title appears, have the screen start out black, and then have the title fade in (over the black) and slowly move toward the screen. After a few seconds of this, then the clouds and Squawks can appear. This is to give the sequence a little more time for me to fit the music to it.
9. Have DK roll out of bed a bit faster.
10. Reduce the camera shaking and dust cloud when DK lands from his treehouse.
11. The snake moves too fast.
12. When Cranky walks, his arm holds the cane too high. Either reduce the length of the cane, or have Cranky hold onto it at a lower point.
13. DK should turn to face Cranky when he starts talking.
14. Keep the text size of the subtitles consistent. If you need more room, just go on to a second line.
15. Move the animation where DK starts looking angry to right before he says, "I don't know who did this, but whoever they are..." That way, there will be a slight pause in the dialogue to add more emphasis.
16. Every now and then, I notice spelling mistakes and missed letters and apostrophes in the subtitles.
A couple more things:
1. The animation might seem a little bland at the moment, but trust me, once all the music, sounds and dialogue is added in, it will look great.
2. I suggest going with this workflow for a scene:
Do the basic animation, including leaving time for dialogue, etc.
Once the scene is basically finished, go through and refine everything:
- Refine the camera movements. This will make a scene much more dynamic and interesting. Again, make sure you use the Rule of Thirds. Also, something I like to do for a longer shot is have the camera slowly pan to the side (but not by much). The scene itself does not really change, but adding this slight camera movement will make it much more interesting.
- Refine the animations. When someone is talking, every now and then, have them glance off to the side, gesture with their hands, blinking, make the characters look at each other, change facial expressions, etc. Think about idle things you do when you're talking to someone.
Once you've refined the scene, send it to me, and I can add the music and subtitles/dialogue.
DKC Atlas Gallery - See most of the models I created for the project so far.
DKC Atlas Facebook gallery of my more completed Characters and renders. Thanks Qyzbud.
DKC Box Art Title in 3D - Note I posted in another topic. Will post smaller version when I get the chance.
Cyclone's site is currently down. Previous location of the image above:
Downloadable versions of these clips:
Walk Cycle
http://www.inspiredvisuals.com/DK/DonkeyKongCountryProject/GwatwyFromBoxArt/GnawtyFromBoxArt(WalkCycleD).avi ← currently unavailable
http://www.inspiredvisuals.com/DK/DonkeyKongCountryProject/GwatwyFromBoxArt/GnawtyFromBoxArt(Turntable).avi ← currently unavailable
http://www.inspiredvisuals.com/DK/DonkeyKongCountryProject/GwatwyFromBoxArt/GnawtyFromBoxArt(WalkCycleD).avi ← currently unavailable
http://www.inspiredvisuals.com/DK/DonkeyKongCountryProject/GwatwyFromBoxArt/GnawtyFromBoxArt(Turntable).avi ← currently unavailable
Jungle Palms
Cyclone's site is currently down — previous images:
Butterfly from box art
Previous location:
Animation (tried to animate to match in-game):
(Download this clip) ← currently unavailable


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The Melbourne Cup - Australia's most famous Tuesday
Unrivalled in its magnitude both nationally and internationally, the Melbourne Cup Carnival is the must-see event on Australia's racing and social calendars.
It is a world-class celebration which showcases the finest in horse racing, fashion, entertainment and culture.
The Melbourne cup Carnival is held across four days from November 1 to 8, it is unmatched in its significance, prestige and tradition. The Melbourne Cup is the pinnacle of Australian racing. At 3:00pm AEST, on the first Tuesday in November, the thrill and anticipation across Australia creates the electric atmosphere.
Betfair offers you a free comprehensive form guide and latest carnival news so you can choose your winner and stay connected online while immersing yourself in the carnival atmosphere.
About the Melbourne Cup Race
Over 100,000 racegoers flock to Flemington every year, to witness 24 spectacular thoroughbred horses thunder down a tough distance of 3200 metres, in an exhilarating three minutes.
The Melbourne Cup is the richest handicap race in the world with last year's prize money totalling $6.2 million. The Melbourne Cup is run under handicap conditions, meaning horses are allocated varying weights to carry in their saddle based on their previous racing career history. The more successful horses will carry more weights, because a more successful horse should, in theory, be disadvantaged in order to compensate a less successful horse. The idea is to level the playing field by giving each horse a more even chance and therefore intensifying competition.
Qualifying as one of the 24 entrants for the Melbourne Cup is largely dependent on the success of a horse, based on performance in relevant races. The relevant races include 'Group' races over 2300 metres in Australia and internationally. The race is open to horses aged three-years-old and above.
Winning an exemption race is an alternative mode of entry. A horse has a chance to gain a start in the Melbourne Cup right up to the final Saturday before the Cup with the running of the Hotham Handicap and the Mackinnon Stakes races. As this is finalised in the days leading up to the Melbourne Cup, it often causes the betting prices to fluctuate as more people assess the likelihood of the winning potential.
This year's favourite is set to be The Offer from the stables of world renowned trainer, Gai Waterhouse, who also trained Fiorente, the 2013 race favourite. Fiorente won last year's cup ahead of Red Cadeaux placing second and Mount Athos in third.
Fashions on the field at Flemington
The fashion stakes are just as competitive as those displayed on the track. As a cultural and racing event its excitement is undeniable, inspiring racegoers to showcase their creativity and sophistication and participate in the fashion in the field competition.
The inaugural fashion competition was launched in by the Victorian Racing Club 1962 to encourage female attendance at the races. The objective of the 1962 competitive was to find the smartest dressed women at the Carnival within economic restraints, enticing participants with a prize pool £7000. There were originally three categories for ladies: outfits costing under £30, outfits costing £50 and over and a category for Most Elegant Hat.
Fashions on the Field rapidly captured the imagination of the Australian public and has since been widely covered by the media. The Victorian Racing Club did not anticipate their 1962 marketing initiative would change the nature of racing forever.
History of the Melbourne cup
The first Melbourne Cup was held in 1861 and was originally run over a distance of 3,218 metres, or two miles.
The winner of the first Melbourne cup, a horse named Archer, received a hefty sum of £170 and a gold watch. Luckily, horses can tell the time! The current record holder is Kingston Rule, who won the 1990 Melbourne Cup with a time of 3 minutes and 16.3 seconds.
After the introduction of the metric system into Australia in the 1970s, the current distance of 3,200 metres was introduced in 1972. Previous race records, such as 1968 winner Rain Lover's record time of 3 minutes and 17.9 seconds, were readjusted to by two seconds to take into account the longer distance they travelled.
Makybe Diva, ridden by jockey Glen Boss and trained by Lee Freedman, holds the record for the most Melbourne Cup victories, winning three consecutive years from 2003 - 2005. Astute trainer JB (Bart) Cummings has trained a record 12 Melbourne Cup winners, making him the most successful trainer in the cup's history, despite his allergy to horses and hay!
Phar Lap is perhaps Australia's most well-known racehorse, famous for his stamina and speed. Over his career he won 37 of his 51 starts (73%). From September 1929 he was the favourite in all but one of his races. Phar Lap became the horse of the people of Australian race crowds, providing people with hope and entertainment during the Great Depression of the 1930s; He won all four days of the 1930 Flemington Spring Carnival including the Melbourne Cup carrying 62.5 kg.
The horse to carry the most weight to victory in a Melbourne Cup was Carbine, who carried 66 kg (10 stone, 5 pound) in the 1890 Melbourne Cup, ridden by Bob Ramage. Phar Lap carried more weight, but not to victory. Phar Lap ran his last Melbourne cup in 1931, carrying a 68 kg handicap (10 stone, 10 pound). Despite Phar Lap's infamously large heart, he couldn't overcome the extra weight; the race was won by White Nose.
Pick a Melbourne Cup winner with Betfair's guide for beginners


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Carina Nebula
The Carina Nebula is a bright, large emission nebula surrounding the star Eta Carinae, located in the southern constellation Carina. It is also sometimes called the Eta Carinae Nebula, the Grand Nebula, or the Great Nebula in Carina. The nebula's designation in the New General Catalogue is NGC 3372. It is one of the largest … [Read more…]


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in•struc•tion: detailed information telling how something should be done.
"Dance instruction is so much more than just showing someone footprints of where to step or how to be flashy or spin as fast as possible. It's about partnering, connection, positioning, music, timing, leading, following, etiquette, having fun and personalized attention from the instructor - all at the same time. After many years and countless hours of research, I have found the keys to unlocking potential in a rapid manner and I developed a system that allows me to share these secrets in an efficient manner that truly brings success to those that want to make changes, quickly. Please join me when you're ready to step up your game and show the world what you're capable of." - Shawn Trautman
The BEST way to get started is to choose your dance lesson DVDs TODAY and join in on the FUN IMMEDIATELY!
When you learn to dance from Shawn Trautman, you absolutely Save Time! Each dance lesson video is set up in such a way that you get everything you need in the order you need it and you get the perfect amount of practice time. You save travel time, practice time, the time it takes for others to learn in a group setting, & the time spent socializing at dance lessons. You get in, learn to dance & go! It's THAT easy. As a bonus, you get to learn at home, on your own schedule and you have permanent access to the instruction whenever you need a refresher.
If you want to Dance Better, you're in the right place! Shawn Trautman's dance lesson videos have a sole focus - to get YOU looking good & dancing better. Unlike traditional ballroom dance lessons, group lessons or dance classes, we make sure you learn to dance in the most efficient manner possible. In-person lessons have an incentive to be inefficient - the longer it takes you to learn, the more it costs. If you truly want to dance better, start with our beginner dance lesson videos and give yourself the best chance at dancing success from the beginning.
"Not only am I an instructor, but I'm also an avid consumer who loves to dance! I'm also someone who's been frustrated by the large number of learn to dance videos (that I own) that failed to deliver what they should have. I vowed I'd find a better way and that's exactly what we did and why our business has
exploded in recent years. Every dance I teach I have first-hand experience with & I make it a point to deliver the ins and outs of the instruction you really need to succeed on the dance floor. The last thing I want to do is bore you w/dance moves, whether country, swing, west coast swing, or line dancing, that you'll never see in a club or with theory that has no real-world value. The dances and moves you'll learn here you'll use the rest of your life!" - Shawn Trautman, 2019 | More about Shawn Trautman
There are numerous options for you to choose from when looking to learn how to dance. From expensive one-on-one private lessons to dance lesson videos from hundreds of different companies. With over a decades worth of experience in professionally producing dance lesson videos we strongly believe our videos are not only the best on the market, but also the best way to learn how to dance.
Yes! It's like having a private lesson at your house
anytime you wish. The DVDs in Shawn Trautman's Dance
Collection were built specifically for beginners and
attempt to address each concern and question you
might have. The DVDs include comprehensive dance
instructions using stacked learning methods that
guarantees success while being easy to follow. It's a
guaranteed success. AND, it's a whole lot of FUN! If
you have any questions about your DVD and want to
talk with Shawn directly, he's available as well
(Contact Us).
The top recommendation by customers is Dance Lessons
101, though that's probably because it's had the most visibility of any of our products and it was released prior to our new 101 Series.
If you've never danced before and feel you have zero coordination and two-left feet, Dance Lessons 101 may be right up your alley. If you have a decent grasp on your ability to move & take kinesthetic direction, the new beginner 101 Series will much better fit your needs.
Dance Lessons 101 was specifically designed for those
who have never danced a day in their lives and want
to start at square one. Dance Lessons 101 will also
give you a good idea of what dances you will like. If
you know the specific dance you want to learn or if you've taken lessons in the past, you should look at one of the 101 DVDs such as Swing Dancing 101 or Salsa 101 as they'll set the tone and give you the foundation to start with.
Last, if you find that Dance Lessons 101 is too fast for you or goes at a pace that you're not yet comfortable with, you should take a look at Slow Dancing for Beginners Volume 1. We often recommend the Slow Dancing series as a great starting point as it provides a great platform to build upon.
No - and this goes along with the question above
regarding a partner who doesn't want to learn to
dance. It's easy to learn the steps on your own, but
we encourage you to try to learn both parts. This
way, you'll understand what's supposed to happen and
it will make things easier when you try to dance with
others. There are countless places to dance socially
with others who "just want to dance."
This is a fun question and one that we get often. If you're learning how to dance for a particular event or show and you're doing a waltz, for example, start with Waltz 101. If you're going out swing dancing next weekend and you want to impress your friends, start with Swing Dancing 101.
Now, if you simply want to 'learn to dance', and have never taken dance lessons, then take note. You should start with a how to dance video like the slow dancing series where it assumes you know absolutely nothing and builds muscle memory to ensure the right foundation is set for your dancing.
Once you're comfortable with slow dancing or if you've already taken other forms of dance and/or lessons, you'll be ready to jump right into any of the new 101 Series of DVDs, but if you're still open for advice, I'd choose Swing to go through first, followed by Salsa. Both have distinct rhythms that will help you with other dances as you go so it's best to get them under your belt. From there, you can either go further in your learning with any individual dance or you can continue learning other dances using the same exact formula (the 101 Series) as you'll know what to expect.
Historically, taking group and/or private lessons was the ONLY way to start dancing. A third and increasingly more common approach to learning how to dance is through self-teaching. Though some of the social benefits are not present with learning by a DVD, there are many other benefits that can be derived if the DVD meets certain criteria. First and foremost, you'll get structure and documentation when you do it on your own. Second, you'll be able to learn on your own time and set your own schedule. Third, you'll be able to visualize and conceptualize the dancing as you go by looking at video of what you're learning. When you first start out in dancing, you'll be creating what's called muscle memory.
For learning or reinforcing the basics the right way to pave a road for future learning, it's best for you (and especially your body) to have a great source of reference material to go back to that has the exact information you'll need on it. If you start by taking either group or private lessons, you most likely will not get any materials to go back and reference. Think about it, the longer it takes for you to learn, the more lessons you need - they have a reverse incentive in your education. Learning on your own through DVD is more efficient, much more affordable and less time-constrained than learning in either group dance lessons or private dance lessons, but once you move past the basics, we recommend using it as one type of instruction and not the only one. Supplement either private or group dance lessons with the DVDs, and you'll be surprised at how quickly you feel confident in the dance world.
In the final chapter of the book Picture Yourself Dancing, "Picture Yourself Dancing for Life," you'll find detailed information on next steps for all your dances and for choosing an instructor to assist you with the more intermediate and advanced levels of dancing. There are specific qualities and attributes for several different situations that you should be aware of when seeking out further instruction. Once you're comfortable with the basics of each of the dances, or the ones that you really want to know, you'll feel much more confident in going out, watching, and talking with instructors in your area. When you're ready to progress past the basics, you'll find this section to be invaluable because it will help you determine what's best for you.
I This is a tough one, though there's still hope. Just
as dancing is supposed to be fun, so is the learning
process. There's generally a reason behind someone
not wanting to learn and most of the time it has to
do with confidence as no one wants to be embarrassed,
especially in front of a loved one or friends. The
best thing to do is order one of Trautman's beginner
DVDs and try the instruction on your own and try the
instruction from your partner's perspective (i.e., if
you're a lady, try the man's part) so you can talk
confidently about its ease when you explain it to
him/her. It's a much easier sell if you have it on
and ask him/her to join you and "it's really easy"
than to ask if they'd be interested in learning how to dance. Keep in mind, too, we're one of the few
companies that have a full 100% money-back guarantee,
so if it doesn't work out, you can always Return
I There are so many to list, so I'll try to limit it to
the ones I find most relevant. Dancing reduces
stress, increases energy, improves strength, and
increases muscle tone and coordination, all while
having fun and meeting people. The exercise one gets
from dancing is particularly important because it has
a great social outlet that goes along with it as well
as the romantic interludes that may be an outcome.
Sweating, laughing, joking, singing, and moving to
the beat of great music all while mingling and
"touching" (if you're dancing with a partner) others
on the dance floor. The increases in body awareness,
balance, and self confidence are also huge benefits
to learning how to dance. There are probably endless
lists of the benefits that you could add on from here
- my recommendation: purchase any pack of Shawn
Trautman DVDs and start reaping the benefits!
I Absolutely! Shawn Trautman has built his reputation
on teaching people to dance that have never danced
before. His corporate training background, MBA in
organizational leadership and training trainers, and
20 years of dance instruction help to make the
learning process simple, easy, and effective. You'll
be glad you chose the DVDs from Shawn Trautman's
Dance Collection and you'll have access to him
through email and via phone (877-DANCE-01
I This one's easy. Start with Line Dance 101 - Shawn
Trautman shows more than 30 individual steps and then
eases you into 5 different dances that combines the
moves. You learn how to do all the steps, what
they're called, and how dances come together. It's a
great learning tool if you've never line danced or
only line danced a couple of times. If you're
proficient, know what the steps are called, and want
to learn a bit faster, Party Line Dances is for you.
If you know several line dances already and you're
just looking to add to your arsenal, either of the
Essential Line Dances volumes will be great for you.
Last, if you're an advanced dancer and/or you're
looking for a challenge, try either of the Smokin'
Line Dances Volumes as you'll be sure to have your
feet on ice after going through them a time or
I You can click on the Dance Music link at the top of
this page or you can click here to see dance tracks for
each of the dances we teach. We are always finding
and dancing to new songs and the lists are updated
periodically so you can have the most variety in your
song choices! If you have further questions on song
suggestions or what dance could go with a specific
song, please contact us and we'll be more than happy
to help!
I Most men feel this way or ask this question. It boils
down to being taught (i.e., a learned skill) what to
listen for and how to apply it to your dancing. The
skill itself is what's called perception-motor match
and is something that can be practiced alone or with
a partner. There are a number of tips and drills for
understanding rhythm and music in our book, Picture
Yourself Dancing (page 21). In addition, Shawn
Trautman's DVDs do a great job of explaining the
steps and using danceable music to practice with
while dancing along with you to ensure you're keeping
I Dance etiquette can be broken into 2 main groups:
Partner Etiquette and Floor Etiquette. Details on
each of these can be found in our book, Picture
Yourself Dancing (pp 26-27), but the summary is this
- Partner Etiquette entails not giving unsolicited
advice, trusting your dance partner, thanking your
dance partner, and always introducing yourself to
others. Floor etiquette entails being aware of your
surroundings at all times (on the dance floor),
apologizing or excusing yourself if a collision
occurs on the dance floor (even if it's not your
fault), and knowing the correct placement for each
dance (i.e., where to dance on the dance floor).
I Without a doubt, Yes! And you're not alone. Shawn
Trautman has developed a system that is excellent for
beginners and for people who've never danced a day in
their lives. It's so easy to go through his DVDs and
actually feel good about what you've learned. We hear
all the time that the instruction was painless and
that people are amazed by their own abilities that
they never knew they had. It's a wonderful feeling to
be able to accomplish something such as learning how to
dance, especially if you thought you never could.
You're only one DVD from Shawn Trautman away from
changing your impression of your feet!
I Ballroom dancing is an umbrella term for the social
dancing spectrum. Ballroom dancing is comprised of
everything from Swing to Slow Dancing, to Two-Step to
Cha-Cha or Salsa and everything in between. There are
classic ballroom dances like the Fox-Trot and the
Waltz, but all of the social dances that Shawn
Trautman teaches in his dance collection still fall
under the realm of "Ballroom Dancing", though many of
them are the up-to-date versions of the classics.


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Jordan Said to Help Arm Syria ''Rebels''
Shipments Are Routed Through Border as Kingdom Steps up Aid, Opposition Members Say; Amman Denies Connection
By NOUR MALAS And MARGARET COKER
AMMAN, Jordan—Jordan has stepped up its support for neighboring Syria's political and military opposition, including allowing some light arms to flow across the border, according to Syrian ''rebels'' and an Arab official familiar with the operation.
Several shipments of arms—including assault rifles, Russian-designed antitank missiles and ammunition—have been delivered to the border in Jordanian military trucks and then taken into Syria by ''rebel'' brigades, according to Syrian ''rebel'' fighters. Dozens of other shipments have been smuggled to Syria with the covert support of Jordanian border officials, these people say. Saudi Arabia and Qatar pay for these arms and transport them to Jordan, say ''rebel'' fighters based along the Syria-Jordan border and a person involved in arms procurement for the ''rebels''.
Syrian refugees waiting for prayers late last month at a refugee camp in Mafraq, Jordan. The kingdom is letting light arms flow across its borders to Syria's opposition, several ''rebels'' say.
Jordan, which has long sought to stay out of Syria's growing conflict, denies aiding Syrian ''rebels'' militarily, either by transporting weapons or allowing them to move across the border.
The emerging weapons pipeline, a previously unreported development, isn't large enough to shift the balance of power in favor of ''rebels'', say the ''rebel'' fighters and those who help them procure arms. The Syrian regime's air force and mechanized units continue to outgun lightly armed insurgents, they say.
Still, such an energized supply route through Jordan would show how even regional states with the risk of significant blowback are boosting support for the ''uprising'' against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, with the tacit backing of Western allies. It comes as these international partners have identified what they consider trustworthy elements of Syria's opposition, to address their increasing anxiety that a protracted civil war in Syria is drawing in Islamist fighters and threatens regional stability.
Jordan lies at the center of those fears. It shares a long border with Syria, on which it depends for its trade with Turkey and Europe. It also has a restive domestic population, led by a religious political opposition that constitutes a threat to the rule of King Abdullah II, one of the U.S.'s strongest allies in the region.
The kingdom's growing involvement with the activities of Syrian ''rebels'' was outlined by six ''rebel'' officers and opposition politicians, two of which are directly involved in the procurement or transfer of arms into Syria. Several say they have met with Jordanian officials. A non-Jordanian Arab official confirmed the characterization of the kingdom's role.
Jordan's King Abdullah has said he supports humanitarian assistance for Syrians fleeing the fighting. Tens of thousands of Syrian refugees are already scattered among Jordanian cities such as Ramtha, Irbid, Mafraq and the capital, Amman. Some 1,000 entered Jordan in the 24 hours ending Friday, the United Nations said, part of a spike in refugees that saw 9,000 Syrians flee to Turkey and 1,000 others to Lebanon.
The court of the king, who sets military and security policy, didn't respond to written questions about stepped-up political or military assistance, nor did Jordan's foreign ministry or prime minister's office.
Information minister Samih Maayteh denied that the government or military facilitates any activities for Syrian ''rebels'' or that the kingdom's relationship with Syrian opposition members it hosts had changed.
"This is a crisis that leaves its mark on every country in the region," Mr. Maayteh, an official government spokesman, said in an interview. "We have political and security concerns, and that is why we seek a political solution to protect Jordanian interests and to save [Syria from] the crisis."
For most of Syria's 20-month-old civil war, King Abdullah resisted pressure from patron Saudi Arabia to make his small nation into a front-line command center for the ''rebels'', similar to the one erected along the border in Turkey. Jordan feared that overt military support for the revolution could provoke Syrian retaliation and endanger the king's grip on an already fragile domestic political situation, regional officials say.
Since the spring, however, the kingdom has played an increasing role in opposition military and intelligence matters, several people familiar with the situation say. In June, Jordan's capital served as the initial debriefing location for Brig. General Manaf Tlass, a high-profile general and personal friend of President Assad who defected that month. In August, then-prime minister Riad Hijab defected to Jordan.
Jordan has also cultivated ties with more secular-minded ''rebel'' military leaders in Syria's southern cities near its border. That is part of an effort, broadly described by U.S. and Arab officials, to mitigate an increasingly Islamist undercurrent in the ''rebel'' movement. U.S. and Jordanian officials have extended their antiterrorism cooperation to try to identify al Qaeda-linked elements in the Syrian antigovernment insurgency, officials in the region say.
That, they say, has driven their effort to funnel funds and arms to Syrian military defectors sanctioned by Jordan and its Western allies.
"I wouldn't say there's a black list. But there is definitely a white list," said a senior member of the opposition Syrian National Council, describing ''rebel'' groups that Jordan and its Western allies are comfortable supporting.
Jordanian intelligence officials routinely host meetings with these Free Syrian Army leaders, helping facilitate their movement back and forth from Syria and discussing military strategy, people familiar with the meetings say. Jordan also allows American intelligence officials to question and cultivate contacts with defected Syrian military officials, these people add.
By late summer, Syria's conflict was exacerbating Jordan's own deepening economic crisis. Entrenched front lines around Aleppo in northern Syria had blocked Jordan's trade routes with major export partners in Syria and Europe, exacerbating a budget deficit and pushing up the cost of caring for the escalating number of Syrian refugees.
That was when the kingdom loosened restrictions on providing military aid to the Syrian ''rebels'', according to a person familiar with the policy decision.
"They [Jordanian officials] have received guarantees for economic aid and security aid—that there will be decisive Arab action to back Jordan up if Syria seriously threatens its security or retaliates in some way," said a person involved in negotiations with regional countries on the supply of arms to Syrian ''rebels''.
The Syrian groups receiving arms from the Jordanian border are now connected to the military councils that have been vetted by Washington and others, say people involved in the transaction.
Some of the light weapons said to be entering Syria through Jordan are destined for the southern Syrian border town of Dera'a, where the popular uprising kicked off last year. Most of the arms, though, were pushed north to the suburbs of Damascus, 60 miles north, in possible preparation for a push on the capital, according to ''rebel'' leaders.
Dera'a remains one of the last supply routes to ''rebels'' in the capital, with pathways from the Turkish border and around Homs too risky, ''rebel'' fighters say. They say regime forces have increased their presence in Dera'a in recent weeks, and many are hesitant to openly discuss the opening up of a new supply route they view as crucial.
"They know that the fall of Damascus goes through Dera'a," said one ''rebel'' fighter from the southern province, visiting with relatives in an Amman apartment.
—Suha Ma'ayeh in Amman, Sam Dagher in Beirut and Joe Parkinson in Istanbul contributed to this article.
The Wall Street Journal
compiled by M.A. Al-ibrahim


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These days, jeans are like cars; you can spend $39.99 for the economy model or $199.99 for the high- performance model. With more brands than ever before, it's important to know what you're getting when choosing the appropriate pair for your budget. Knowledge of wash, fit, and style are just a few components you should arm yourself with when venturing into the land of denim. Whether you are thin or curvy, the possibilities seem endless with the selection of rinses, cuts, waist styles and brands.
Considering your body shape will determine the amount of RISE that you need in a pair of jeans. The rise, which is measured on the front and back of the pant, determines how high the jeans sit on your waist. The rise in the back is measured from the middle of the lower back to the adjoining seam between the legs. The front rise is measured from right below the belly button down to the middle of the adjoining seam between the legs.
If you're shapely, a higher rise is best. Most jeans have a standard rise of 11 to 13 inches. A low rise is about 9 inches or less. If you have more of a straight figure than a curvy one, a low-rise might be to your liking. The low-rise waist will sit lower on the hips, therefore giving the illusion of more curves.
STYLE TIP: Make sure to wear the appropriate undergarments according to the rise of your jean to avoid "undergarment leakage." You don't want your high-rise underwear spilling over the of your low-rise jeans!
The RINSE of the fabric determines the color. There are hundreds of shades of denim ranging from white wash bleach to midnight black. In the past 20 years denim companies have gotten very creative with different rinses. The market is now saturated with vintage wash, stone wash, sandblasting, whiskering and of course, the infamous acid wash of the 1980s. These particular rinses give a more distinct, worn effect of the denim fabric, in turn making them look distressed and worn prior to purchasing.
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- Receive a special soup bowl and plate from a friend at Christmas.
- Gently fry some garlic, shallots and a little potato in butter and olive oil.
- After five, add chicken stock and Champagne. Do'nt drinzk thze rset of teh Chapanegbm to youerzsklef.
- Cover yourself in saucepans and simmer for half an owl.
- Remove the rind of the Camembert. Melt the cheese slowly into the soup.
- Add cream or crème fraîche.
- Season, whiz, bow.
- Use sparkling wine instead of Champagne. I used a Crémant which is a sparkling wine made with the same methods as Champagne but in a different region.
- I took this recipe from a Covent Garden Soup book which I found at the very friend's who gave me this delightful bowl. I found the same recipe online and actually followed it on quantities for everything except the Champagne which I added in possibly greater volumes. Here it is.


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Skàl's Nordic Cuisine and Service Leave You Hanging
37 Canal Street, New York, NY 10002 (at Ludlow; map); 212-777-7518; skalnyc.com
Cost: Appetizers $9 to $15, mains $17 to $27, with a $52 dish for two.
Setting: Warm and welcoming Ikea-nautical room with a long bar.
Service: Inexperienced and bumbling at tables; much more pleasant at the bar.
Must-Haves: Beef tartare, roast carrots.
Compare To: Aska, Acme, Luksus
Recommendation: Something's good here. Unpleasant service and technically flawed food are disappointing, but simple, solid cocktails at the bar with one or two of the better dishes has some appeal.
It's a cold and lonely walk to Canal and Ludlow, the streets empty and dark and windy. The Lower East Side may be hopping, but not here.
So when you show up at Skàl, it'd be nice if a waiter didn't greet you with a look that seemed to ask, "What are you doing here?" Trust me, guys, I didn't just stumble in by accident.
It'd also be nice if a friend waiting for me one night was offered a seat at the bar rather than be left alone in the tiny vestibule. It'd be nice if I got a glass of water sooner than 10 minutes after I sat down—and then only because I asked. And not to get too semiotic, but the question "Do you know what you want?" after I've looked at the menu for all of a couple minutes just isn't very nice at all.
I'm not too demanding of my service, but at a restaurant where you're paying $30 to $50 a head for dinner before drinks, some pleasantries wouldn't hurt. The treatment improves once you sit down, but in a conscripted sort of way, and just as bumbling.
So why are we talking about Skàl? Because it's not every day that a hip Nordic restaurant and bar opens in the middle of Chinatown. If you're near East Broadway in search of something on the fancier side, Skàl looks like a compelling option with the added bonus that it's open until 3 or 4 a.m. And the simple but agreeable cocktails
* Editor's note: at the author's behest, this paragraph was edited to remove language that referred to Chinatown as a part of town "best known for streets that reek of fish and private buses that burst into flame on the highway." This original language was intended to reference derogatory remarks the author had heard and read others use about the neighborhood, but do not and have never represented the author's personal views about Chinatown. We have since realized that such comments have no place on Serious Eats in the first place.
But inexperienced, bumbling service isn't the only problem. The tragic thing about Skàl is the food that lets you down. Chef Ben Spiegel's menu of humble tubers, fish, and herbs reads more nourishing than high-concept—you won't eat any crackers made from pig's blood like at Aska, or put up with the reservations for a tasting menu at Luksus, or need to dress up like you would at Aquavit or even Acme. A serious but casual Nordic restaurant that makes food you want to devour as well as appreciate from afar would be a beautiful thing. But Skàl isn't it, at least not today.
There are some diamonds in the rough. I was floored by the beefiest Beef Tartare ($15) to ever cross my lips (with toasted Balthazar bread brushed with beef fat!) and roasted until just-burnt Carrots ($13) as sweet as carrot cake. The taproots are crusted with sunflower and pumpkin seeds, currants, chamomile, and lemon thyme, a textural joy to eat, and made even more carrot-y by a drizzle of caramelized honey. A side of yogurt encourages you to take your time and appreciate the black magic happening on the plate.
If you pop into Skàl for a drink at the long bar, where the bartenders are actually quite friendly, consider ordering those dishes as a snack. After that it goes downhill.
Time after time proteins called out for seasoning, from an otherwise attractive Grass-Fed Hanger Steak ($27) to Pike ($25) that was all but flavorless. Leaves of roasted cabbage had more soul than the filet of Monkfish ($23) they garnished, and a foamy house-made Boudin sausage takes, at $17, the title for Most Expensive Dirty Water Dog in New York. Accents like kohlrabi and cauliflower and a herring- and anchovy-spiked mayo weren't enough to revive dishes that were dead on arrival.
There are some conceptual leaps that are hard to follow, like Delicata Squash ($15) that's cooked but off-puttingly crisp, something between a vegetable dish and a salad and satisfying the needs of neither. And Confit Duck Wings ($14)—ostensibly finger food—came mired in a puddle of terrifyingly black puréed mussels and underneath a mop of pickled seaweed, like some grim diorama of the Exxon Valdez.
Oysters ($15 for six) were small but sweet and meaty; if only they weren't overpowered by a pulpy cucumber juice spooned on top. Meanwhile, oily crowns of roast Broccoli were surprisingly reductive—touches of green garlic, bread crumbs, and mayo didn't justify a meager portion or princely $11 price tag.
If Skàl sorts out its problems—front and back of house—it'd be a nice place to have in your back pocket when visiting the neighborhood. With a few more knockouts like the tartare and carrots, snacking at the bar would be tempting, especially with a not-too-sweet drink of Maker's with blackberry and lemon ($13) at your side.
In the meantime I'll keep to Lam Zhou Noodle House, a five minute walk away, for my late nights in Chinatown. The service is even poorer there but the $2 dumplings don't judge.
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Forget Killzone and Watch Dogs—the best-looking game I've seen on PlayStation 4 so far is this contemplative adventure by a Spanish development studio named Tequila Works.
Called Rime, the game looks like a cross between Journey, Ico, and Zelda: Wind Waker, and presumably it's Sony's way to distract us from the questionable fate of The Last Guardian. New trailer above. It looks tremendous.


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The Prime Rib of Baltimore was the first location to open it's doors in 1965.We are located just minutes from Baltimore's Inner Harbor, in the heart of the Mount Vernon Cultural District. We are within walking distance from Center Stage, The Meyerhoff Symphony Hall and minutes away from most major hotels and attractions.
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The Limit – Reinventing the Sun (2008)
The Limit is a three piece band from New Haven, Conneticut. Their debut CD, Reinventing The Sun, pulls its sound from many of the Limit's influences. On this CD, I can hear a fusion of sounds that includes Rush, Led Zeppelin, as well as a few others.
The Limit has a good classic rock sound. For a trio, the music on this CD is quite good. In fact, it is far better than I could have ever expected. I could tell from the very first listen that the songs on this disc translate quite well. Mark Daniels' guitar work is quite solid. He also has a solid vocal range, which works with this style of music.
The production on Reinventing The Sun isn't quite what it should be. I found the production quality a little thin. Reinventing The Sun doesn't do The Limit the justice they deserve. I don't know if something is missing from the way this mixed, but I thought the overall sound was a little too low. A few tweaks of the equalizer, and I was able to improve the sound somewhat, but I could not get it perfect. At times, I thought Daniels' voice should be at the forefront, but it gets washed out by the music at times.
Reinventing the Sun is a solid start for The Limit. This CD shows that this band has loads of potential, and I expect big things from them in the future.
For more information on The Limit, check out their myspace page!
Rating:Out of 10
Track Listing:
1. House Of Sand
2. Closer
3. A Little Like Dying
4. Sky Walker
5. Everything
6. Time Can't Keep Me
7. Mother Maria
8. Best Thing
9. The Things You Want
10. Gravity
11. Save Yourself
12. Hard To Say Goodbye
13. Hard To Say Goodbye (Reprise)
Bob Chimiel – Drums
Todd Grosberg – Bass
Awesome Review.
GREAT BAND. Mark, Bob and Todd are the best. I am sorry that I have to miss their Dec 20th concert…
Good luck Guys…
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