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so many new faces, excited to see you around the gallery and forums ladies!!
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Introduce yourself!
Hello ! My name is Melinou MeliCrea and I'm a designer ! I made only my own kits ! For now I don't make some CU or PU myself. Just Scrapkits ! And tutorials too.
I'm happy to join you because you give amangs things for us to work with. Thank you so much.
Have a good day !
Hello everyone! I'm Orsinia, live in Tokyo, Japan, and not good at using English But! I cannot stop joining PIXEL SCRAPPER so that you all seems enjoying scrapbooking. I'm just a beginner and made some works for myself and/or my families and friends. I will learn a lot from you. Thanks Pixel Scrappers!
Hello Marisa,
My name is Annemiek AW and I live in Holland, in Zaandam. I am a mother of twins, two boys. They just celebrated their 25th birthday last week.
My sister, Els AW, is a "digital scrapper" for several years now. She has made beautiful layouts and is designing her own kits. Because she is so excited and showing me all the things she creates, I decided that I wanted to learn how to do that too. At first I started to download as much kits, bundles and assets as possible. My sister told me how to create a lay-out. A few times a week she explained patiently (by telephone) how to use Photoshop. By now I have created about twenty lay-outs and I learned quite a lot.
The main reason for wanted to learn it, is not only creating a scrap-album of my own, but especially I want to make personal greeting cards for family and friends, for example to congratulate them on their birthday, using appropriate pictures.
Every day I still learn new tricks. And I like it very much.
Pixel Scrapper is a very nice way to collect a lot of assets. You all make very beautiful Scrapping parts! Thank you all.
Annemiek AW
My name is Jennifer I am from Northern California. I love to scrapbook and have been doing so for over 15 years. Only recently have a begun with digital scrapbooking. I also like genealogy and have began to combine the two. I have a husband and two kids 15, and 12 that keep me hoping most of the time. They provide me with lots of opportunities for pictures to scrapbook. I use Corel Paintshop Pro 6 and really like it. I likw to learn new techniques when ever I can. I love Pixelscrapper!
Hi my name is Sugar (nickname since I was a few hours old and it stuck) and I am NEW to photography photoshop and digital anything. My sister in law has been at me to start saving memories for our kids and ourselves as life goes so fast. The people here seem kind and creative and PATIENT and not overly competitive so, here I am.
Goodmorning from Upstate NY, I am Devona or Dee.
I am married to the most wonderful man in the world, mom to 4 adult children
and Nana to 9 (8 living) grandbabies. I am a very blessed woman.
I got into playing in paint shop pro a tad over 13 years ago and haved
loved it ever since. I've done tutorials, made tournament pages for a
spades league, switched to designing tagger sized scrapkits and writing
tutorials. Took a bit of a break, came back and now I'm still writitng
tutorials but also now into the digi layouts, which I just love doing.
Hello everyone, my name is Maria Anna and I'm from Italy.
I'm a hopeless dreamer, a romantic and one of those women with a thousand projects, but then manages to do only a few. I love everything that is creative as polymer clay, decoupage, embroidery, cross stitch, knitting, drawing, salt dough ect.
I could not arrive on this site and I could not fall in love head over heels for all things that are there?
So many new faces! Thanks everyone for saying hello!
Hi I am Becks and I am interested in expanding my cut file (svg, .studio etc.) uses by adding in my own custom printables for family gatherings holidays and decorating. The community here is relaxed and I love the idea of all of these creative minds working together and sharing. Thanks for making this so easy to explore!
Hi mi name is Yahaira, I'm from Perú, I study economis at university. One hobby is scrap, a love it! , y knew it last year when i was looking for a gif for my boyfriend. I learn a lot of things, and every day a learn more about scrao. I have a colection os paper, card stock, and digital stuf.
Scrapbook is my relax, thanks this, i made a good ralation ship with nwe cyber friends
Hi. I'm Maria from Australia. Been scrapbooking since about 2001 and digitally since 2005. It's nice to escape from reality into a creative pursuit!
Welcome everyone! Thanks for saying hello!
I´m Sigrid, a 20 year old norwegian psychology student. I live in the capital with my boyfriend, but we are both from a pretty desolated area in the middle of Norway. We both go home during summer to work, and I work as a guide in two stave churches. It is an amazing summer job. At our farm we have sheep, cats and one dog.
I´m just starting scrapbooking, mostly to make an album. However, I think I like the look a bit "cleaner" than usual.
This site seems perfect!
Hi, I'm Shannon from Ontario Canada. I live out in the country with my husband of 16 years. We are just starting our family (I'm currently 4 months pregnant) so I'm looking forward to using all those baby-themed scrapbooking kits I've been collecting!
I've been scrapbooking one way or another for a few years now, although between work, volunteer activities and sports (my husband and I play softball and ice hockey together) I haven't devoted much time to it. One of my favourite ways to scrapbook is a monthly calendar of all our activities.
I found Pixel Scrapper "by accident" - a happy one - and fell in love right away.
Welcome! Thanks for saying hello!
Oh my goodness, I was planning to read all of the posts here, but I'm afraid I didn't make it, and people are starting to merge together in my head a little. I'm sure I'll get to know you all in the forums gradually and at a pace that means I can remember who's who.
I'm Susan, I live in the UK, married, childless, in my 40s, with 5 cats and 3 dogs. I used to sell my digital creations but now I just play, and mostly I put stuff on my FB page. And this quote from Marisa's introduction post summed up perfectly how I felt when I first discovered digital papers: "What, you mean I can MAKE paper, in ANY color, with ANY pattern, and keep AS MUCH OF IT AS I WANT with me WHEREVER I AM?" And, I'm partially-sighted, so being able to zoom in has been a MAJOR help for me. And, lol, that's about it, as it currently feels like I'm making some kind of dating video and I'm imagining myself just broadcasting to you all and waiting to see if I get picked
Hi my name is Coral and I live in Kingston, England. I have been digi scrappin for about 3 years now and I think it is fab. Love this site. Thank you for sharing
Hello -- I'm Sandy and have been looking for options of creative papers and letters and such to download for a while. I just found your site this week. I'm very impressed and love the tutorials as well.
I've been putting albums together for years dating back to my high school years with just a bit of tape and paper. Moving on to the more traditional form about 20 years ago after having children and in recent years getting into the digital forum. I consider myself a very good imitator of others beautiful creations but not often feeling the creative juices myself. I love Photoshop but know that I only just barely scratched the surface of possibilities. Using your creations and tutorials here I have made my first real attempt at using the layers in Photoshop to create on my own. For the most part I am drawn to very simplistic design but love the idea of a punch every now and then. Thanks for all of your work and sharing it.
@Susan... LOL... loved your intro!
Welcome to Pixel Scrapper ladies!!!
Can't wait to see your creations!
Hi Coral, Catherine and Sandy, and Sandy, YAY for starting to play with layers, they're very addictive, lol, my creations ALWAYS have multiple unseen layers at the end where I've tried different things out. I layres
Hey there everyone, I am Sarah-Jane from Australia. I am the mother of 2 boys aged 2 & 1 (I know busy busy mummy.......) I am also an Optical Dispenser by day and by night (in between food cleanups, bath's and bedtime stories) I am studying Graphic Design.
I dabble in many kinds of art and craft from Art Journaling and Mixed Media Arts to Scrapbooking, photography. I also create the occasional sewing, knitting and crochet piece.....
Welcome everyone! So glad to have you here!
Hi everyone! My name is Tishia and I live in the midwest with my husband and two kids. I used to make and sell digital scrapkits and commercial use templates, but I took time off from that and started making book covers. I miss the scrapbooking world though, so I'm creating scrapkits again!
Hi, I am Veronica and I live in Florida (born & raised). I have a beautiful daughter who will be getting married next spring...makes me feel old...LoL. I found digital scrapbooking by accident last September and have been hooked ever since then. I am still very new at layouts but a pro at collecting new kits...hehe. Thanks for your time & take care!!
Welcome to ALL our newbies since I last checked in. I look forward to getting to know you in the forums!
je me nomme flora
je suis maman de 3 enfants 25; 16; et 15 ans
j'ai 47 ans , je suis française , de Bretagne, je vis à Saint malo
passionnée de psp depuis 9 ans , je fais du scrap depuis 2 ans ,et des kits depuis 6 mois.
j'adore photographier , tuber , et concevoir des kits.
je vous remercie pour ce merveilleux site.
kiss à tous
Welcome everybody!
@Susan: If you think you´re mixing the people, just click in their names to see the "about" on their profile pages. I also mix people sometimes, and I´m here since this forum started. This is what I do to remember who I´m talking with
Hello, Everyone! I'm very new to scrapbooking, including digital scrapbooking. Just found this site few days ago and was pleasantly overwhelmed at the amount of images and papers we can download. I printed out one of the papers yesterday and I am impressed how beautifully it came out - on a regular paper!
I live in the Philippines and have been paper scrapping since 2006. While searching for materials last year, I tripped over some digital freebies and found that I can do more with digital. So now I'm doing both and have started to scrap for relatives and friends I'm still new to digital scrapping and I am so grateful for the resources in this community. Thank you!


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The "All-Star" Nike LeBron 13 hits stores tomorrow.
This is the "All-Star" edition of the Nike LeBron 13. They come in alligator, black and multi-color. Featuring a green-based upper with black and gold accents finished off by speckled detailing. A limited release, look out for them at select Nike accounts worldwide on Thursday, February 11th, 2016. Retail is set at $220 for men and $165 for gradeschool.
Enjoy the official images below of the "All-Star" Nike LeBron 13 AS in alligator, black and multi-color. If you're interested in picking these up when they release, check in with your local spots to see if they will be receiving them. Those of you looking for a pair now can, grab them from eBay here.

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In 1996 World Vision opened an office in Georgia's capital, Tbilisi, in response to the country's dire need for economic assistance and intervention in the lives of Georgia's poor and vulnerable. Today, all of World Vision Georgia's projects are built around three strategic goals: Strengthen child welfare, Enhance youth participation, and community development. They build local capacity, contribute to the development of local and national policies, and are community-based and sustainable.
World Vision recognizes the sustainable approach whereby the improvement of a child's well-being is inextricably linked to the improvement of that child's family, education facilities and the overall communities' ability to provide for the child.
World Vision works in four dedicated geographical regions in Georgia; Imereti, Kakheti, Samtskhe-Javakheti and now, Tbilisi.
The Overarching goal of World Vision in Georgia is: Children in Georgia live in a healthy and active society, that is inclusive, tolerant and provides equal opportunities for all.


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Guidelines for Vinyl Banner Printing
With the competitive market which you can experience today, you have got the edge when it comes to marketing. It must be stylish and professional at the same time. For the beginners, the advertisements must be effective without sacrificing the budget. This is when the vinyl banner printing can come in handy. Because of the material, you can create the banner style printed in vibrant colors and graphic.
There are several reasons why you must use the vinyl banners including the durability and the versatility. Durable as it can endure longer than the other forms of the outdoor advertisement. This is the reason why the professional businesses are using the banners in order to reach out to the target market.
Vinyl banners as a Form of Advertising
Unlike the other forms of advertising, the banners are printed on vinyl are easily transferable. So, you don't have to save the budget in order to have the same banner printed. You can fold it easily and can carry it if you need to move it from one area to another. You can also advertise in different places without any extra cost.
As the possibilities are endless when it comes to the design that you want for your vinyl banner, you will definitely have to be proud to have it displayed on the higher areas though you can put these banners on the stands. If you wish to place the banners on places, like high walls, roofs etc. It will catch the attention of the people who will take notice of the business name and advertisement.
The vinyl banner printing is a great business. There is a high demand for the services despite the financial issues affecting the entrepreneurs. Just add style to the old and the boring ways of reaching the masses. The cheap vinyl banners will connect you with the possible customers.
Vinyl Banner Printing
If you are looking out to move the head of the potential customers towards the promotion of your product, then you must make use of the reliable and the attractive sources of promotion. There are several kinds of methods available in the market. Is it possible to afford them? It's usual that quality comes with the price.
If you can't afford high-quality printing, then you can go with the vinyl banner printing as it's attractive in appearance and is economical. As of today, most of the companies are using these for effective publicity.
In the vinyl banner printing, the banner will be in the form in which the vinyl is used to steam the banners instead of using the traditional banner. The material used can be poured, brushed on the banners. Vinyl is available at economic rates; the durability is great and reflects the better quality materials than the regular ones. This technique of using the outdoor advertisements is used by most of the businesses. The benefits of using the vinyl banners are:
The vinyl banners are inexpensive and the small shopkeeper will be able to use the products for promotions. The creation time of the banner is less.
It's an excellent quality which is attached with the vinyl print and they have high clarity which attractive in overall appearance.
The vinyl banners are water proof, tear resistant and also sun proof.
Another great feature of vinyl banner printing is versatility. According to the requirement, the size of the banner can be printed in any size.
Types of Printing Vinyl Banners
The types of printing vinyl can be categorized in different types.
Separate elements are cut from the self-adhesive by the computer which is applied to produce this.
These are solvent based links and semi solvent is used in order to print the banner. The screen printed banners are the other type of vinyl banners.
Vinyl Banner Printing is a Profitable Business
Vinyl is a very useful material. It can be used to produce several printing products. Some of these are used for advertisement and for the marketing campaigns. This material gives some of the unique features to the products. It makes them a strong enough in order to withstand the light and weather. The same material can be used to print banners. This will make things strong enough in order to withstand the severities of the weather.
Outdoor Marketing Campaigns
For outdoor marketing campaigns, the size of the marketing tools really matters. If the large sized products are used, they have good chances of success. They can be seen from the distance and they can show the graphics and the images with the detailed and enlarged size. In such scenario, the vinyl banner printing offers perfect solution in the terms of utility. In fact, they can be used for this purpose.
The most important thing about the products is that they are used to arouse the curiosity of the customer or the viewer so that they can be enticed to have a closer look at the product. It's a good way of marketing the important products. As these are used outdoors, they have chance of affecting the customers with the designs and the innovative concepts than the small stickers printing products.
For printing the business, the products are good source of income. they provide good chance to earn more with less efforts. They can be created with the same technology as used for the other products. They can be designed to meet the specific requirements of a certain market. You can get the cheap vinyl banners in order to save costs and efforts.
Thus, the vinyl banners are ideal way to advertise the business to the target customers. Though there are several media and advertising techniques which can spread your message, still the old-age marketing medium can offer several advantages.
If you place your banner outside the office or in the trade show, you must be sure that the people who view your banners are the potential customers. You are not at all wasting your time or resource in reaching the customers that may not be interested in your service, rather you can reach the audience easily.


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The morning Inbox imagines other older games that could use VR support, as one reader has some new theories about Nintendo NX.
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Movie synergy
I think we all agree that there's never been a great movie adaptation of a game, however I'm looking forward to the new Resident Evil movie. Most of the films in the series have been just what I want from them.
I wouldn't mind a full reboot of the franchise, merging the two plots lines properly and removing all of the inconsistencies. Maybe use Mila's likeness within the game too, just because…
I always figured they could have more typical survival horror sections with characters as they are introduced. But as they get desensitised and more experienced each character would naturally evolve to become more action-orientated, as they grow through the game series – with the new characters being introduced starting off the survival horror sections too.
All you need then is some Mass Effect style character building and progression from one game to the next and I think we'd have a refreshed franchise that caters to the action and survival elements in a logical way.
What's your favourite game-based film GC et al.? What's your worst? Mario Bros.?
Antony White
GC: Our favourite is still Mortal Kombat. It remains the only film that has the same tone and set-up as the game it's based on. We've no time for any others, and are fundamentally opposed to Mila's character being in the Resident Evil games.
Too much logic
Nice preview of Pokémon Sun/Moon, GC. It's going to be very interesting to see how that does and if it manages to give the 3DS a new lease of life. It would also be good if it managed to get more people into proper games, after having got addicted to Pokémon GO. I don't know anyone that's still playing it and I worry that even November may be too late now.
I do like the theory that the NX will run the new game though, which maybe is why they didn't bother with the 3D effect? I think it would be a great idea and would love if it had enhanced graphics (although I bet it doesn't). I also think there's a good chance that it will run Pokémon GO, so that'd make it even easier to move people from one to the other.
Of course that's just speculation, and an idea being sensible and logical seems to be all the reason you need to discount it as something Nintendo will do. But for me I'm just happy to see the little critters popular again. I loved them as a kid. My favourite was Squirtle.
One-time setting
I hope the Battlefield 1 campaign does turn out to be good, because to be frank I wasn't that impressed by the multiplayer beta. I'm still not really convinced that the First World War was a good idea, as it seems too limiting in terms of weapons and a step back from Battlefield 4. I can see how they wouldn't want it to be another near future or sci-fi game but with Call Of Duty off doing its own thing I would've been perfectly happy just staying with a modern day setting.
It sounds like they still haven't got destruction effects back up to Bad Company standards and that's tragic given how old those games are. I'd much rather they concentrate on that then spend all their time doing an entirely new setting that's probably going to end up being a one-and-done.
I'm sure I'll still get it, but this year is looking pretty lean for shooters. Titanfall 2 might be good, but it's hardly what I was thinking of in terms of a realistic shooter.
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First choice
RE: Deus Ex: Mankind Divided. Found it an excellent game, as this it is my first Deus Ex game I was intrigued with what was being brought to the table. Sceptical I bought it anyway, I found the graphics brilliant, the game mechanics have possibly been the best I have seen in a long time, and the storyline was fantastic.
Though I will say it was far too short, but for me the game of the year has to be Mankind Divided. I look forward to any new DLC they may bring out, to lengthen the story a bit more, other than just System Rift. All in all, my game of the year.
Future topic
Loving all the loving for Rez Infinite, even though I probably won't get it because I don't have a PlayStation VR and can't afford it. But it did get me thinking about what other older games would work well as a VR game. I've heard Skyrim and Fallout mentioned a lot, and I guess that makes sense. Although given how buggy they are I bet they end up making you sick.
BioShock would've been good actually, and System Shock 2 (nearly made a pun there). But thinking back to Rez I'd love to see Metroid Prime as a VR game. Very unlikely I know, but it's first person, slow-paced, and already incredibly immersive. Just imagine what it'd be like for real with all those visor effects.
Come to think of it, Halo would be good too. Although it'd probably have to be some kind of non-shooter spin-off.
GC: We think that'll do nicely for a future Hot Topic.
Unseen gift
Thought fellow readers might be interested in this book a friend linked me about, called Unseen64. It's by the guys that do the website that investigates abandoned and cancelled games, and collects all of their best finds together into one book.
The colour version is really expensive at Amazon, but there's a black and white version too that's a bit more manageable at £24. You can read about it more here and there's a video too. I know it's just a case of wanting want you can't have, and most of the games would've probably turned out pretty bad, but I find this sort of thing fascinating.
You could probably do a book just on LucasArts games so I'm definitely going to ask for this for Christmas and dream of all the games I'll never get to play.
Good questions
I still can't help but feel that VR will amount to nothing. When has a console add-on ever been a success? You're a video game company looking to make a living, what do you set your team to? A game that all PlayStation 4, Xbone, and PC gamers can play or a VR title that only a small subset can?
Unless you like losing money the answer is obvious, 'proper' games for the console vanilla, short afterthoughts for the add-on.
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Get what you pay for
Can anyone among the GameCentral staff or the Inbox readers provide some clarification on the differences between the Oculus Rift, HTC Vive, and PlayStation VR headsets?
I plan to buy one in the near future but am waiting to see what games will come out, and if one headset has features the other one does not have. I only wish to buy one that will give me the best value and would welcome any advice on this.
I would also like to ask, do the headsets work on other consoles or PC? As this would be handy to have.
gaz be rotten (gamertag)
GC: Their respective websites will have detailed stats but the Oculus Rift and Vive have a higher resolution than the PlayStation VR, although still too low for our liking. They also have a slightly wider field of view and more precise controllers. The Vive will also track you as you walk around an area of the room, like a holodeck (the PlayStation VR can also do this, but on a much smaller scale). The non-Sony headsets are better but more expensive, and they also require a very powerful gaming PC to run. None of them work on any other formats than the ones they were designed for, although there are rumours that Project Scorpio might support Oculus Rift in the future.
Inbox also-rans
If anyone wants to play the Call Of Duty: Infinite Warfare beta you can pre-order it on Amazon and they will email you a code straight away, then you can cancel it. Amazon don't take money until dispatch, so it won't cost you anything.
Big Angry Dad82 (gamertag)
Here's a set of codes for the Gears Of War collection for the Xbox One. If any readers would like them please feel free to pass them on as you see fit.
Heir Of The Dog (gamertag)
GC: Thanks very much!
This week's Hot Topic
The subject for this weekend's Inbox was suggested by reader Shumway, who asks how much do you play and buy digital games – as opposed to physical discs?
When talking about triple-A games, what percentage of yours are digital compared to physical? How much has this changed over the course of the last few years, and what have been the reasons for that change? Is price still the overriding factor, or is it perhaps convenience or concerns about ownership?
How do you feel now about the idea of an online-only console, and do you think the sort of ideas originally planned for the Xbox One are now more acceptable – or perhaps even inevitable? What else needs to change in terms of buying and using digital games, and do you think physical media has a future?
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Knubble
Literary usage of Knubble
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Plant World by Plant World Association, Wild Flower Preservation Society (1901)
"THE knubble—ADVICE TO BEGINNERS IN BOTANY. BY WALTER DEANE. AS I turn over the botanical sheets of mounted plants in my herbarium, I frequently come across ..."
2. Sailing Directions for Nova Scotia, Bay of Fundy, and South Shore of Gulf of by Robert H. Orr, Richardson Clover (1891)
"Little River Entrance lies between Eastern knubble on the north and Little ... There are two channels ; one between Eastern knubble and Little River Island ..."
3. The Vocabulary of East Anglia: An Attempt to Record the Vulgar Tongue of the by Robert Forby (1830)
"knubble, v. to handle clumsily ; using thumbs and knuckles, as in kneading dough. L. LACE, v. to beat. In L. sc. and NE it still means also to mix with ..."
4. Glossary of Northamptonshire Words and Phrases by Anne Elizabeth Baker (1854)
"They do not know themselves," ie they do not know their proper station, they assume improper importance. knubble. To wrap anything up untidily, and hastily, ..."
5. A General Dictionary of Provincialisms by William Holloway (1840)
"Surrey. KONY, adj. [Canny Sc.] Fine. North. knubble, s. A small knob. ... To knubble, r. a- To handle clumsily, using thumbs and knuckles as in kneading ..."


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NMRCast #15 - 06/04/07 - Todd Defren joins the conversation
NMRCast #15 - 06/04/07 - Todd Defren joins the conversation
The New Media Release Podcast, episode 5can be downloaded here, heard directly from this page, or subscribed to via the NMRCast feed. Also, the Apple iTunes subscription is now available here or by searching for NMRCast at the Apple iTunes store under "podcasts." If you subscribe to the FIR "everything" feed, however, this podcast will not be included.
Content summary:Todd Defren, from SHIFT Communications, joins Brian and Shel to talk about the one-year anniversary of SHIFT's social media press release template. Also up for discussion: SHIFT's template for a social media newsroom and the status of the social media release working group.
Show notes for Jun 4, 2007
Welcome to NMRCast episode #15, a 28-minute podcast recorded live from the San Francisco Bay Area.
Download the file here (MP3, 11.8 MB), or sign up for the RSS feed to get it and future shows automatically. (For automatic synchronization with your iPod or other digital player, you'll also need a podcatcher such as Juice, DopplerRadio, iTunes or Yahoo! Podcasts, or an RSS aggregator that supports podcasts such as FeedDemon).
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In This Edition:Key reference sites for the Social Media Press Release:
- The new Social Media Release site, home of the social media release requirements
- Google Groups mailing list for New Media Release discussion (please join!)
Next entry: FIR Special Podcast: Workshop class podcast - June 6, 2007
Previous entry: The Hobson & Holtz Report - Podcast #246: June 4, 2007


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The first time I went to City Island, in the Bronx, there were mostly locals on the Bx29, but three obvious sets of day-trippers sat in their seats awaiting a place more touristy than what was to come. With no kitsch, the streets in City Island are quiet and lined with antique shops and ice-cream parlors, with quaint houses, and bait-and-tackle shops.
It was odd to see a small synagogue right on the main road, proudly named City Island Avenue. It's a small brick building, and inside there were just a few rows of red portable chairs, a small bimah, and a lobby with a guestbook on a table scattered with pamphlets. I picked up a business card and made a plan to come back for a Shabbat service, because, of course.
On the Friday night, I arrived late to the 7:30 p.m. service at Temple Beth-El, or "The Shul by the Sea." But as I rushed up the stairs to the main foyer, I heard no praying and no singing. I peeked inside and saw no candles lit and no red chairs filled. There were only two people inside, both wearing wide smiles. An older woman named Violet took my cold hands in her warm ones and asked me why I had come to this small shul in City Island. I explained, but she didn't seem to care. She was just happy to have another guest. Violet came close and whispered, "I'm not even Jewish!" The shul is open to anyone; any denomination, sexual orientation, and faith. If you want to go to Temple Beth-El, Temple Beth-El wants you there.
The other man in the room was Mike. He was younger and more nervous than Violet. He explained that the rabbi who often leads the service, Rabbi Shohama, wasn't leading tonight. So, tonight, for the first time, Mike was in charge.
A bit later, two more arrived. A woman, who Violet claimed as a fellow non-Jew, and a man, sporting a baseball cap emblazoned with World War II insignia. They explained and explained and explained that this was not a representative service at Temple Beth-El. Why yes, when the Rabbi is not in, seldom is there a crowd. But, when she's there, it's magical, Violet said. And when there's a bar mitzvah, forget about it! It's fantastic.
"Please come back on July 19 for the Service by the Sea, it's really something," said Violet. "Come back when the Rabbi is here. She leads such a beautiful service," she said. But when the service finally began, I quickly realized I had accidentally chosen the right night.
Mike began to lead; his voice shaky. Tentative prayers in English were followed by soft, timid songs in Hebrew. Violet sometimes sang in a high tone, while the man in the hat sometimes hummed boldly. But they wouldn't stop when a song lost luster. They'd continue, mouths moving, singing inaudibly. When it seemed like the song was about to die out, one of the four would add their voice, bringing just the right amount of power to finish the prayer.
It was unclear whether they didn't know the prayers, or were too shy to sing them. What was clear was the sheer devotion to the service. It reminded me of the old Jewish proverb, The Boy Who Prayed With the Alphabet. The boy, not educated in Torah study, recited the aleph bet, the only Hebrew he knew in a Shabbat service. While his father was embarrassed, the rabbi told him that God would understand and would take the boy's letters and turn them into a prayer.
In the small brick shul, when others wouldn't come, those four were there. They weren't the most shabbos-savvy, but they showed up to this small service, waxed sentimental about the shul's presence in their lives, about its inclusivity, and about those other weeks, when there were special services, not realizing this, tonight's, was one of them.


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It might be the weirdest story of the college football season: USC fired a student manager and was fined by the Pac-12 after it turned out said manager was deflating footballs during the Trojans' 62-51 loss to Oregon last weekend. "Oh, that Lane Kiffin's up to no good again," you might think, except Kiffin denied any knowledge of the deflation operation. (Not that that'll stop speculation.) "Well, sneaky move to pull regardless," you then say... except the manager was doing it right on Oregon's sideline. This plan - especially if it's true that Oregon was anticipating it - was doomed from the start.
So why might a team want to deflate footballs? Well, USA Today's Paul Myerberg offers a few reasons:
Quite simply, and as you might think, a slightly deflated football is easier to grip. As a result, a football that's easier to grip is easier to throw, catch and hold. A football that's easier to throw, catch and hold is often a football that ends up getting spiked in the end zone.
Another thing to consider is the fact that college teams use their own football, meaning that in Saturday night's game, Oregon had its own set of footballs on offense and USC its own set. So, theoretically, a team could deflate its own footballs very slightly and not worry about the opposing offense catching on when it had possession.
Not that it made much difference anyway: both teams scored at will all game long, and USC scored 27 in the second half, for which all balls were properly inflated. So the attempted cheating was done in a conspicuous spot, USC lost anyway, and they clearly didn't need to do it to move the ball. This was a failure on every level, and it makes us think of a few other strategies USC student managers might be better served trying next time:
1. Replace Oregon's footballs with football-shaped balloons.
Very realistic. They'll never know. (Photo via)
2. Replace all game footballs with giant novelty-size inflatable footballs.
Tout them as a way to have "a real fun-sized game for the whole family." If Oregon objects, accuse them of hating fun. (Photo via)
3. Replace own footballs with Nerf Vortex foam balls.
If they're good enough for John Elway, damn it, they should be good enough for the Pac-12. There'll be no questions about Matt Barkley's arm strength if he's slinging these babies around.
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Round O, South Carolina
Sometimes the name of a town or city is all that's necessary to grab a person's attention. Such is the case with Round O, South Carolina. This unique appellation comes from a Cherokee chief who once co-existed with English settlers in the area.
The settlers found it easier to call the chief Round O, rather than his given name of Chief Attakullakulla, which described a purple medallion tattooed on his shoulder. The Cherokee tribe is long gone from Colleton County, but the community of Round O, near the town of Walterboro, remains.
Round O residents enjoy the simpler and quieter life outside the larger metropolitan areas of the South Carolina Lowcountry. They are, however, within easy driving distance of large cities such as Charleston, and six major colleges are with 50 miles, offering four-year and graduate degrees for those wishing to expand their education.
Some Round O families make a living through agriculture or raising livestock, while others commute to work, and the area is also home to retirees who like the appeal of country living.
Driving into and through Round O consists of passing through one stoplight and then the other, but don't let the size of the town fool you. It has its own Post Office, two churches and plenty of serene wilderness. Its population is estimated at around 750 people.
Not all that much has changed in the Walterboro area since owners of several large rice plantations created the communities for their summer homes in 1784. Many structures and gardens from that era remain, as do the surrounding forests, which provide some of the best hunting and fishing in South Carolina.
The Great Swamp Sanctuary, which offers visitors the ultimate Lowcountry experience of history, culture, recreation and education, is nearby. It is located within the ACE Basin, which includes the Ashepoo, Combahee and South Edisto rivers, and, at 842 acres, is the East Coast's largest estuarine preserve.
And, of course, Round O's moderate climate offers the opportunity to enjoy outdoor activities year-round.


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Events are being planned throughout the week to celebrate the contributions of state employees. The photography contest is open to all Headquarters employees who are considered "amateurs."
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* Andrei Errapart (email@example.com) wrote: > On Wed, 6 Nov 2002, Alan Schmitt wrote: > > Hi, > > > > I've spent a couple hours trying to make this work, but it does not want > > to ... I want to call telnet from a caml program, send some commands, > > and read some output. However there is something weird going on, as > > telnet does not seem to flush anything. > > IIRC stdio/stdout use different buffering strategy (line-buffering vs. > fixed size buffer) depending upon whether isatty(0) is true or false. If > this is the case, there is nothing you can do to force telnet into > line-buffering mode except using pseudo-ttys (pty), which is what programs > like "screen" and "except" do. That's what I was afraid of ... So on to the next question: is it possible to use pseudy-ttys with caml ? Or should I start thinking about reimplementing the telnet client protocol ... Alan -- The hacker: someone who figured things out and made something cool happen. ------------------- To unsubscribe, mail email@example.com Archives: http://caml.inria.fr Bug reports: http://caml.inria.fr/bin/caml-bugs FAQ: http://caml.inria.fr/FAQ/ Beginner's list: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ocaml_beginners


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Join us for class on Friday, December 4 at 10:45 where we'll be diving into the details of the breath. We'll take a peek at all the sides of it. You might think there are only two, but you'll be surprised and pleased to learn there's so much more. 3185 SE Regents Drive
See you soon,
Wiping the Slate Clean
The other day, I was honored when the person on my Feldenkrais table was another practitioner, Jacqueline Rubinstein of SomaSpace, studio of movement arts in the Hollywood District of Portland. Jacqueline was hurt unexpectedly when the weight and speed of a closing trunk lid caught her on the forehead, exacerbating an even older injury.
As she lay on the table and we worked to ease her reaction to the jolting experience, I held Jacqueline's eyebrows, then her cheekbones and then on to trace the complete outline of the skeleton of her face. As I traced, the tension left her face and her muscles softened. I had the impression of a slate being wiped clean.
It occurred to me that wiping the slate clean is as good a description as any to what is happening in a Feldenkrais lesson. In fact, it may be that it's best to wipe it clean before we go on to learn something new, so one pattern of behavior isn't overlaid on top of another and then another until we're bundles of what we call parasitic movements, movements unnecessary for the intended action.
And, what if, in the middle of a coffee date, when something is said that doesn't sit well, what if we could use the jolt of incongruence as our cue to clear the slate. What if we said so out loud. "Hey, I am not sure what to make of this, do you want to talk about it more, maybe I misunderstood."
What if we didn't carry old patterns of thinking about one another and we listened to what was happening in the moment? What if we could wipe the slate clean each time we entered a new situation? Would we be able to access our full range of reactions and responses if we weren't anticipating or holding ourselves in old, familiar ways?
I leave you with this idea, food for thought as we near the holidays with the increased chance you'll be across the table from someone you've clenched up with in the past. Who knows what will happen if you sit down with friends and family with a blank slate.
A Special Roller Class
This week, I'll be teaching a lesson that I couldn't live without. I know, I know, it seems there are so many. The eye lesson, the pelvic clock, twiddling with the toes which I just taught last week. But this lesson, this lesson is special.
You will learn how to use a small roller, in this case a pool noodle but it could even be a rolled up towel, to ease your spine and increase your comfort and flexibility. If you've ever worked too long in the garden, driven across the state without stopping, or moved your best friend after her divorce, this is the class for you. I've seen people hobble into the room and leave with a spring in their step.
Whether you need it this week or will need it six months from now, the Magic Roller is a classic lesson not to be missed. If you can't make it to class, this lesson is described in Ruthy Alon's book, Mindful Spontaneity. I learned the lesson from Ruthy back in the winter of 1993 when she was still teaching in Feldenkrais trainings in the United States.
You have two options to join in…
Friday, November 20, Magic Roller class, 10:45am, Regents Center, 3185 NE Regents Dr, Portland, OR 97212. Bring a blanket or mat and dress in layers for warmth. $15 drop in.
Monday, November 23, Magic Roller class, 11:00am, Linnton Community Center, 10614 NW St Helens Rd, Portland, OR 97231. Bring a blanket or mat and dress in layers for warmth. $12 drop in.
Greetings Feldenkrais Enthusiasts,
I hope you'll find time to lie on the floor these next two weeks. Or, hold your knees and roll, or sit side-saddle and turn even more, or practice 4-part breathing.
Whatever the next couple of weeks hold for you, I hope you'll spend some of it inside the sanctuary that is your self.
Looking forward to seeing you soon,
Greetings all,
Classes beginning Fridays 10:45 am at the Subud Portland, 3185 NE Regents Drive.
$120 for the Session. $15 drop-in.
The Fall schedule looks like this:
September 11 Dead Bird
September 18 Rolling to Sit
September 25 Long Arm Lesson
October 2 Hip Oiling/Hamstring Lengthening
October 9 no class
October 16 no class
October 23 Standing Tilting
October 30 Ping Pong Ball
November 6 Sitting to Stand to Sit
November 13 Differentiating Toes
November 20 Magic Roller
November 27 Thanksgiving Break
December 4 4-part breathing
December 11 Lengthening the spine
December 18 Surgeon's Hands
I'm looking forward to the fall and coolness in the air. Bring your questions, bring your self, bring your curiosity to make the quality of your life as rich as it can possibly be.
See you soon,
Dear Feldenkrais Enthusiasts,
No class on August 28 (today) or September 4. I'll look forward to seeing everyone on September 11.
For some reason, I'm resisting stating a theme. It's true the theme of a Feldenkrais class is always, Expanding Awareness. Let's go with that.
Now, For The Fun
Four links I promised or think you'll enjoy.
First, the obvious.
Going Shoeless at Work Could Make You Less Stressed and More Productive
Second, more obvious.
Why the Floor is Your Friend, by Stacy Barrows.
Third, the Feldenkrais community is all abuzz. A long-awaited biography about Moshe Feldenkrais is now available. Unfortunately, at present it is only available as a collector edition, $47.
Fourth, watch this toddler climb this wall. She's been doing this since she could pull herself up. She's safe, just enjoy the movement. It's incredible how connected she stays to her sense of balance and when she's ready to move and when she needs to find a different foot or handhold. Full article here.
Dear Feldenkrais Enthusiasts,
We'll have three more classes this summer before we take a couple of weeks off for vacation.
In the spirit of moving slower in this heat and finding ways to improve the quality of our lives, we'll slow the class down a bit. You can look forward to a breathing lesson, a turning lesson, and a lesson about looking up, all designed to distribute the effort of moving through your day with lightness and finesse. The things you learn will likely be relevant for learning to distribute other kinds of work such as sensing work, thinking work, and feeling work. Let's find out, shall we?
As usual, we're at 3185 NE Regents Drive, Portland, 97212
$15 drop in, all experience levels welcome.
Bring a mat or blanket.
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The result of not paying attention
I had every intention of not mentioning this every again, but Jake reminded me that this is something other people might learn from so …
Okay, so as I've been told by my very knowledgeable friend, everyone who has a roof rack, and a bicycle, has done this, or will do this someday, so it was just my time. That made me feel a little better, but not much.
I popped my bicycle and the trailer for the boys up on the top of the Mini, got the kids in the car, and proceeded to try to head over to Queen Anne, where the boys and I were going to join Rebecca on her inaugural ride on her new road bike. You may remember that Bek was in a pretty bad accident a year of so ago, and this was not only her first ride on a road bike since that accident.
Anyway, I popped my bike, up on the roof on the Mini and proceeded to back out of my parking spot, just as I was shifting back into a forward gear … there was a horrible crash …
I managed to smack my bike right into the building … and ripped the roof rack clear off the roof. Tore the weather stripping off, carved up some plastic, and dented the roof.
There wasn't much to do. I swore a little, and then moved the boys to Hong's car (along with bike and trailer), and we headed off to join our friends. The damage isn't really as bad as I first thought it was, the dent is pretty real, but might pop back out, and I think I can install the rain gutters, assuming I can get the local mini dealer to sell me the parts … live and learn.
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I'm kind of a thrifty guy.
I don't buy the latest smartphone that comes on the market. In fact, I have the most basic model money can buy in Costa Rica—just $30, plus $15 a month for minutes. I don't splurge on fashion—why bother? I'm in board shorts and a tank top pretty much 24/7 at my home in the Costa Rican beach town of Tamarindo.
But when I travel to Nicaragua, I go a bit hog wild and feel free to indulge in many of the "luxuries" I normally deny myself.
That's what brought me to Josseline, a thatch-roofed restaurant right on the beach in San Juan del Sur, on the southern Pacific coast, on my most recent trip to the country. I had been waiting almost five months to go back.
I'd been dreaming about sitting down in the heat of the day with a cold beer, watching the water, feasting on three succulent grilled lobster tails basted in garlic-butter sauce. Delicious. Best of all, the whole thing was just $10.
I waited until Granada to treat myself again. After a day spent tromping through narrow streets admiring colonial architecture, I needed a break.
So I headed to Hotel Spa Granada, a boutique hotel in the heart of the colonial quarter. (By the way, the hotel itself is worth a look. It's in a huge restored colonial, with modern art everywhere.)
I scheduled an hour-long aromatherapy massage for a bit later—$22. Then I headed to the pool. A day pass is complimentary with the massage but is usually $5.
Finally, in León I got a haircut. I was looking for a traditional barbershop—boxing on TV, old men of the neighborhood gathered around, and all that. But they were all closed for a religious holiday when I was in town.
But on a side street near Parque Rubén Dario I did spy a gentleman lounging in his rocking chair at an open door, a sign with scissors overhead. He said, "We're closed—I'm too tired," with a weary sigh. But when he got a second look at my somewhat scruffy appearance, he relented.
"Come inside, and I'll fix you up."
It turned out to be more salon than barbershop, and there was 80s Europop on the stereo instead of the expected Latin music. But I got a great haircut as the stylist gossiped about his neighbors and extended family. Just $5—with tip.
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ICS 698: Ryan Schoonover's Introduction
My name is Ryan Schoonover, and I'm a 23 year old Master of Science Candidate at the Center for Information and Communication Sciences (CICS) at Ball State University. I'm originally from Grand Haven, Michigan and completed my undergraduate degree at Alma College. At Alma College, I was a double major in International Business Administration and Spanish, a member of the varsity soccer team, and a Spanish tutor and TA. I chose to pursue my graduate education at CICS because of the pertinent curriculum, ample opportunity to learn, and the ability to further my education and leadership skills.
I look forward to taking ICS698 this summer because of the many skills that I can develop in a short amount of time. I've accepted a position as an Application Consultant with Kronos Incorporated in Indianapolis, Indiana, and I plan to bring as much knowledge value to my team and the company as possible. This course will teach me transferable skills such as project management, persuasiveness in research findings, and how to be actively praxical in the workplace. Courses conducted by Dr. Jay Gillette provide graduate students with a way array of applicable assignments that help develop skills and knowledge that can be used in many different areas of work, education, and life.


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[ https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/IVY-899?page=com.atlassian.jira.plugin.system.issuetabpanels:comment-tabpanel&focusedCommentId=13144649#comment-13144649 ] Maarten Coene commented on IVY-899: ----------------------------------- elcipse-plugin->jar mapping has been added to SVN trunk. Could you give it a try? > POM packaging not always mapped to main artifact file extension correctly > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Key: IVY-899 > URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/IVY-899 > Project: Ivy > Issue Type: Bug > Components: Maven Compatibility > Affects Versions: 2.0.0-beta-2 > Reporter: Tom Widmer > > POM files contain a packaging element that Ivy attempts to map to an extension for the main artifact of the module in question. In 2.0.0beta2, it maps as follows: > ejb->jar > bundle->jar only for org.apache.felix#maven-bundle-plugin > [other]->[other] > That mapping is not sufficient to cover common POM files. For a start: > 1. maven-plugin is a standard packaging type, which should map to the extension jar. > - e.g. Ivy erroneously searches for > org.apache.axis2#axis2-ant-plugin;1.4.1!axis2-ant-plugin.maven-plugin > rather than: > org.apache.axis2#axis2-ant-plugin;1.4.1!axis2-ant-plugin.jar > 2. bundle seems to be used by various things, and is a jar in the cases I've seen: > org.apache.geronimo.specs#geronimo-activation_1.1_spec;1.0.1!geronimo-activation_1.1_spec.bundle > should be > org.apache.geronimo.specs#geronimo-activation_1.1_spec;1.0.1!geronimo-activation_1.1_spec.jar > Also, apparently POMs can have custom packaging which might need to map to some other arbitrary file extension, or possibly potentially to multiple files? > The ideal solution is to provide customisable mapping of POM packaging to file extensions that can be specified somewhere in the Ivy settings (it is somewhat similar to namespaces). > An interim solution is to change the mapping as follows: > ejb->jar > ejb[N]->jar?? e.g. ejb3->jar > maven-plugin->jar > bundle->jar if and only if .bundle does not exist but .jar does (it may not be easy to check for file existence in the relevant code - I'd be happy to always map bundle to jar, but others might not be - might be fine for an interim solution though?). > [other]->[other] > The interim solution could perhaps be done for 2.0 (it is only a few minutes work I think), though the properly customisable solution might take longer than that. -- This message is automatically generated by JIRA. If you think it was sent incorrectly, please contact your JIRA administrators: https://issues.apache.org/jira/secure/ContactAdministrators!default.jspa For more information on JIRA, see: http://www.atlassian.com/software/jira
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the lovely Angela has said I can show you something I made with one of the new Emma & Brandy stamps coming to Unity on Thursday!
These stamps are by illustrator Phyllis Harris and are totally unique for Unity! You will LOVE them!
LUCKY right??
I also have a winner to announce from my Samantha Walker giveaway!
First the card!
I made this for my niece for her birthday:
The sentiment is from an older Unity Kit of the Month (not sure of the name).
Do you like it? I hope so!
And now for my blog candy winner:
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CONGRATS! please email me: email@example.com with your mailing info!
Have you done the Unity/Spellbinders Blog Hop yet? PLEASE DO! 3 people are going to WIN and I don't want you to miss out!
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Haunted History: Washington D.C.
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In 1891 the Washington Star called Washington D.C. "the greatest town for ghosts in the country." There's no doubt that the city brings history to life more than almost any other town in America-but a haunted White House? Many such labels and stories have contributed to the reputation of the District of Columbia as a home for wayward ghosts and spirits. HAUNTED HISTORY investigates the supernatural side of Washington D.C. bringing to life both the town's stirring history as well as the ghosts who are thought to haunt it. Meet some of the city's most famous phantom residents-such as Dolly Madison and Abe Lincoln-and hear accounts from those who claim to have witnessed them first-hand. From Abigail Adams to Ulysses S. Grant WASHINGTON D.C. reveals the ghostly citizens of America's most hallowed city.


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Brazil's military dictatorship (1964-1985) has been the theme for several Brazilian films, including 1997's Four Days in September (O que É Isso Companheiro?) and 2006's The Year My Parents Went on Vacation (O Ano em que Meus Pais Saíram de Férias). Though those dark days play a role in São Paulo director Tata Amaral's latest film, Hoje (meaning 'today' in English), the film, as its title suggests, mainly focuses on the present.
In the film, Vera (Denise Fraga) buys an apartment with money she has received from the government in compensation for the 'disappearance' of her husband, Luis. A militant activist during the dictatorship, Luis (played by the Uruguyan César Troncoso), reappears – after a nearly 30-year absence.
Hoje is an adaptation of the book Prova Contrária by the São Paulo-based author Fernando Bonassi. This is the second of Bonassi's novels that Amaral has made into a film, the first being Um Céu de Estrelas (A Starry Sky, 1997). And just as in her feature-length debut, the 53-year-old director shot the movie in a single location – in an apartment in downtown São Paulo.
Tata welcomed Time Out São Paulo to her production studio in Vila Madalena to talk about cinema, politics and her relationship with São Paulo, the city in which she was born, and where she currently lives and works.
Is Hoje a love story?
Yes, but it's also about mourning and the possibility of being reunited with someone you loved very much. The film is very personal for me, because I lost my partner, my daughter's father, when I was 19. It had nothing to do with politics, but it would be nice to be able to talk about the things that were left unsaid. I carry that with me to this day.
Despite discussing the dictatorship, the film deals with the present. Did you mean to make that clear with the title 'Hoje' ('today')?
Exactly. The thrust of the film is that our past persists, no matter how much we may want to sweep it under the carpet. Brazil, for example, did not deal with torturers in the way Chile and Argentina did. We granted people amnesty. And in some ways, we continue to practice and accept torture in our society – in Argentina today, you don't find hundreds of people being killed in the poorest areas. Hoje is different to other films in that it addresses this subject, not as a flashback, but by having the past shed light on what's happening today.
This isn't a typical role for Denise Fraga. Why did you think of her when casting Vera?
It was intuition. I had a stack of photographs of possible actresses and her face kept staring back at me. She's a great comedic actress; she has very good timing and is also brave, dedicated and generous. She made Vera into a more loving person than I could have imagined.
Which scene most shows this loving side?
The scene in which Luis asks: 'If I reappeared, what would you do? You'd have to return the apartment. And you've never had your own home. Now what?' She doesn't say anything, but you see everything.
What's the most challenging part of shooting an entire film in one apartment?
It's a challenge to make the space interesting all the time, and to let the viewer discover that environment. As such, the apartment ends up becoming a character in itself. We've had a photo of the 1950s Edifício Louvre, in downtown São Paulo, since the beginning of the Hoje project. When we finally got the money to make the film, and after much searching, we decided to look at the Louvre and this huge apartment was available. We took it on despite the high rent, because the size gave us the space we needed for production.
Have you been in contact with people whose relatives disappeared during the dictatorship?
I have. I ended up doing another film about it during the research process. It's a mini-series, Trago Comigo (which loosely translates as 'I bring it with me'), which was broadcast on TV Cultura. I'm going to turn into a feature film. It's a mix of fiction and reality, and several relatives of missing people were interviewed for it. Their state of mind seemed frozen, with no closure for their loss.
There was one father who buried a suit. He was dying, and said he needed to mourn his son. And there are practical issues: a woman can't remarry because she's not officially a widow; minors can't travel because they don't have full parental authorisation, or a death certificate for the missing parent; you can't sell a car or an apartment you share with the person, because you need their signature.
Do you think the fact that the film's release coincides with media coverage of the Truth Commission [which investigates human rights violations during the dictatorship], will help the film?
I hope so. The film addresses the role the Truth Commission is playing in terms of bringing events to light. A developing country can't move forward without first highlighting, identifying, and analysing what has happened. Now we're seeing police officers taking poor people into alleys and shooting them. It's the same thing that was happening forty years ago.
Do you have memories of the dictatorship?
I was four when the coup took place. I remember the parades on Avenida Nove de Julho, and later, I heard stories that such-and-such had had his nails torn off in jail – that sort of thing. My cousin had a girlfriend whose family had to leave the country.
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Were you part of a leftist organisation?
I was, at another time, in the late-1970s, during the student movement. The years up until 1974 were terrible years, when everyone died or disappeared. I got involved in 1976, when I was in high school. I participated in large rallies organised by the student movement, when we took over the city.
What's your involvement in politics today?
None. I vote PT (the Workers' Party) because they are redistributing income and we're finally leaving the Truman era. It's only now that there's a change in the Marshall Plan, which allowed the USA to reorganise the post-war world, making Latin American economies more dependent. Latin American governments are systematically disparaged for this, including Chávez (the late Venezuelan president).
What was it like making films in the early 1990s, when Brazilian production was virtually non-existent?
I was a movie-lover, and chose to go to film school. For my family, it was like saying I was going to become a Martian – it wasn't a profession. At the time, I had a daughter and I was a widow. It was a challenge. I've had a lot of financial difficulties. I worked in advertising, and was even a wardrobe assistant. My finances were all over the place and I never knew what would happen from one month to the next. The only things I own today are a refrigerator and a computer; I haven't accumulated many material goods. My assets are my films.
After all these years of work, would you say that you've developed your own style?
I focus on characters, not on action, despite loving action films. I think all of my films have elements of suspense and eroticism.
What do you think of Brazilian cinematography today?
We are creating very powerful cinematography and there is investment, which is really important. For years, I've seen filmmakers in Europe making a living from independent television projects.
São Paulo is often described as one of the ugliest cities in the world. As a filmmaker working here, what do you think about that?
São Paulo doesn't hold on to its past, and that's why it's turned ugly. Neighbourhoods like Pinheiros and Vila Madalena, with their art-deco houses, are being destroyed. These properties should be protected. Even though you can see beautiful architecture downtown, for example, there's no planning. My family has been in São Paulo since 1640. I fight for São Paulo, I founded the group Moradores de Pinheiros contra a Verticalização do Bairro (Pinheiros Residents against the Verticalisation of the Neighbourhood). As a filmmaker, it's possible to turn chaos into poetry.


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Punk legend embraces French literature too
Iggy Pop's new album is informed by jazz, French literature and canine life.
'Préliminaires' is released on May 18 and signals a radical departure for the punk Godfather, embracing jazz and blues influences.
Pop said: "At one point I just got sick of listening to idiot thugs with guitars banging out crappy music and I've started listening to a lot of New Orleans-era, Louis Armstrong, Jelly Roll Morton-type of jazz. And I've always loved quieter ballads as well."
The record was influenced by Pop's reading of 'The Possibility Of An Island' by French novelist Michel Houllebecq.
The singer explained: "(The book) is about death, sex, the end of the human race, and some other pretty funny stuff. I read the book with intense pleasure when it came out, and in my mind, I created music that would have been the music that I would hear in my soul when I read this book."
Tracks featured include a French-language cover of 'La Feuilles Mortes (Autumn Leaves)', 'How Insensitive' and 'King Of The Dogs', which takes The Stooges classic 'I Wanna Be Your Dog' to its natural conclusion, being about "how cool it is to be a dog, and how much it beats human life".
'Préliminaires' is French for 'foreplay'.


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Jane Lambert
A bittersweet moment though, as with most things to do with Brexit, more bitter than sweet.
London is home to two important EU agencies, namely the European Medicines Agency and the European Banking Authority which we attracted to our capital in the face of stiff competition from the governments of other member states. They employ a lot of local people, provide business for many local firms that employ a whole lot more and do some very useful work.
Because of HMG's determination to carry into effect the decision of a plurality of voters in last year's referendum, those institutions have to move. A decision on the procedure for relocation of EU agencies currently located in the UK was taken by the Council on the 22 June 2017. This is a four step process:
- Offers to host the institutions had to be submitted by 31 July 2017;
- The Commission will assess the offers and report on 30 Sept 2017;
- There will be a debate in October and a vote in November.
Considering that it took 7 years to bring the EMA to London it is all very sad.
According to the Commission's press release of 1 Aug 2017, the following cities have offered to host the EMA:
- Amsterdam (The Netherlands)
- Athens (Greece)
- Barcelona (Spain)
- Bonn (Germany)
- Bratislava (Slovakia)
- Brussels (Belgium)
- Bucharest (Romania)
- Copenhagen (Denmark)
- Dublin (Ireland)
- Helsinki (Finland)
- Lille (France)
- Milan (Italy)
- Porto (Portugal)
- Sofia (Bulgaria)
- Stockholm (Sweden)
- Malta (Malta)
- Vienna (Austria)
- Warsaw (Poland)
- Zagreb (Croatia).
Some 8 cities have offered to host the Banking Authority:
- Brussels (Belgium)
- Dublin (Ireland)
- Frankfurt (Germany)
- Paris (France)
- Prague (Czech Republic)
- Luxembourg-City (Luxembourg)
- Vienna (Austria)
- Warsaw (Poland).
Another institution that seems likely to move whether we can find a way to remain party to the Unified Patent Court Agreement or not is the Central Division of the Unified Patent Court even though it is all fitted out and ready for the first case (see Alan Johnson Relocation of London section of UPC central division after Brexit? 13 July 2017 Bristows UPC website). This is even more sad because no country stands to benefit more from the UPC than ours. I suppose the Lord Chancellor will find a new use for the Aldgate Tower suite if the UPC does have to move but it is a shame nevertheless. I had been looking forward to receiving a brief to appear before that court.
"So where's the sugar?" I hear you say. "You said that this was bittersweet."
Well, I guess there are two teaspoonfuls. First, the launch of this Brexit blog which assembles all my previous writings and resources in one place. Secondly, Helen Tse's book on Doing Business after Brexit to which I have contributed the chapter on intellectual property and data protection will appear on the 17 Aug 2017, Clarke Whitehill are holding a reception by Pro Manchester to launch the book on 20 Sept 2017.
If anyone wishes to discuss this briefing or Brexit in general, call me on +44 (0)20 7404 5252 during office hours or get in touch through my contact form.


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Thanks for bringing this to the attention of those in Dallas that people really are willing to pay more for items they believe to be sustainable. My family is currently working to increase our use of sustainable practices and decrease our carbon footprint.
With this in mind, over the last three years we have:
Future plans:
- Built a new house which was pre-built in a warehouse. By pre-building sections of the house in a warehouse less wood is consumed and wasted – everything can be pre-measured and the small sections of the 2x6s that are left over are used elsewhere in the construction. We paid a bit more for this, but felt that by doing so we reduced the impact on our forests. The house is two stories with a finished basement, and overall living space is 3500 square feet.
- All ceiling lighting (not floor lamps – yet!) utilizes CFLs.
- Outdoor security lighting is tied to a solar panel and timer to turn on and off throughout the year.
- About 6 months ago we started purchasing green energy form our local energy company. We purchase enough green energy to off-set all our electric needs.
- Since we are not yet ready to buy a hybrid car (which our next one will most certainly be), we are purchasing carbon credits to off-set the gas that we purchase for both vehicles each year.
- We have invested in prairie plants and built rain gardens in our yard to keep the run off form our roof on our property and out of the storm sewers. The upfront cost of a rain or prairie garden is a bit higher than for your traditional garden plants, but well worth the investment.
- We plan to add additional rain gardens as well as rain barrels to our city lot to decrease the amount of city water we need to pull from the lakes and water table.
- We are currently looking into solar energy panels and what it would cost to install them, as well as what our ROI would be.
- As an alternative to solar energy, we are looking into solar water heating as well. The up front costs are lower and the ROI is better, so this may be our entry point into the world of solar. Before we can install any solar, however, we need to get plans drawn up which need to go before a review committee for our neighborhood, and we need to get he covenants changed to allow solar panels. Neither of which will be easy, however we feel it will be well worth the battle.
- I recently found out about "paper plates" and "plastic-ware" that is biodegradable and (I believe) corn based. Instead of throwing it in the garbage after your July 4 picnic, you can just throw everything into the compost bin. We will definitely be using them the next time we plan a picnic gathering!
Wednesday, January 16, 2008
Status on Our Sustainable Efforts
Recently, someone at corporate at Kim's work questioned whether consumers would be willing to spend extra money on things they didn't perceive to have a direct health benefit (i.e. spending money on carbon credits to avoid something bad perhaps happening in a number of years. Here's Kim's response, which nicely sums up a lot of our efforts over the past couple of years (except for food, which of course is another major focus for us):
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Welcome to The Take. A quick thought or two on some of the more interesting stories in mobile over the past couple of days.
Today, we start with Twitter and the weather channel.
The weather channel is running an incredibly effective ad network that pairs their treasure trove of weather data with human consumption patterns. For example, they know that an increase in temperature by a couple of degrees in LA means an increase in beer sales. They are now working with Twitter to offer up weather-based ads in the twitter stream. Warm weather brings ice cream. Colder weather brings chilli and hot chocolate. Ads can be targeted based on temperature, wind, rain, humidity and dew point overlaid with subscriber information like location, interests, keywords and devices. This could paint a pretty accurate picture for advertisers.
You don't have to go to Russia to be held for ransom. Two russian hackers have confessed to remotely hacking users apple devices and holding them ransom – this according to Mashable. A 17 year old and 23 year old are being held in Moscow for allegedly locking iPhones and asking for $50 via paypal to relinquish control. This could win the darwin award for mobile hacking. PayPal? Someone will get this right at some point and when they do…
To be a developer means to be a mobile developer.
According to Evans data developers survey mobile is absorbing the developer population. There are roughly 19 million developers on this planet of ours and about 8.7 million of them are now writing apps for mobile devices. This number has doubled since 2010 and added 700,000 developers last year alone.
There are almost 50% more mobile developers in asia-pac than Europe, Middle east and Africa.
Finally, a cool little app that may replace your stereo yet.
Audibly syncs music across multiple devices and plays it all in surround sound. The app, created by Nick Frey, Chris Galzerano, and Veeral Patel, requires you have to have a physical copy of the song to start the stream, but they're looking to tap into APIs for other services, like Spotify or Beats, to share tracks via cloud music services, too. They're also working on YouTube integration, which would let one person paste a YouTube URL to allow recipients to hear the audio stream for that video.
The only thing that isn't cool about this app is the revenue model: Affiliate fees earned from the sale of music.
It is available now in the AppStore. Just search for audibly.


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A British journalist's novelistic biography about an unwed Irish mother and the son she was forced to give up for adoption.
In the sexually repressive Ireland of the 1950s, single motherhood was a mark of shame not only for girls and women, but also for their families. So when 18-year-old Philomena Lee became pregnant in late 1952, her father sent her to a convent for fallen women. Philomena worked as a virtual slave for the nuns who ran it in exchange for room and board. She gave birth to and cared for an infant son she called Anthony, a son who would be forcibly turned over to a Catholic couple willing to offer a "donation" for the privilege of adopting. Against Philomena's wishes, an American doctor and his wife adopted her son, along with a female playmate he adored. The couple renamed the boy Michael and took him and his "sister" Mary to live in the United States. Michael grew up a model child, but Sixsmith's (Russia: A 1,000-Year Chronicle of the Wild East, 2011, etc.) psychologically probing portrait of Philomena's son reveals how he also suffered from a "secret certainty of his own worthlessness," which stemmed from the pain of maternal abandonment and a growing awareness of his own homosexuality. Michael became a successful Washington, D.C., lawyer whose expertise in gerrymandering issues garnered him the attention of Republican Party elites. Yet due to the fact that Michael could not accept himself, he indulged in darker compulsions—risky sex, alcohol and drugs—that destroyed his relationships and eventually caused him to contract AIDS. His personal tragedy was compounded by the fact that he and his mother searched for each other without success. Since the secretive Catholic Church could not reveal the sordid truth behind the adoption to either Philomena or Michael, the pair "reunited" only after Sixsmith's chance intervention—and only after it was too late. Judi Dench, who provides the foreword, will star in the upcoming film adaptation.
A searingly poignant account of forced adoption and its consequences.