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Chanel Cruise Bag Collection Preview 4Categories:Other Brands
Give me an honest answer. Are you ready?
Is your wallet filled?
And is your credit card reloaded for the shopping spree?
Chanel Cruise 2015 Collection will be released next month. Yes, in November 2014, which means that a lot of new handbags will be in store very soon.
Because of this, we want to introduce you a few accessories that will be available soon. It's kind-of a teaser and on the other hand, we want you to be well 'ahead of the trend'.
Some of these items are already covered on our website, like the 'Chanel Jerry Can Bag' in transparency or in gold. I am not sure whether this shoulder bag is great as an everyday bag, but at least you've got a Chanel that's not quilted.
Then we bragged about the gorgeous Chanel CC Clutch Bag in gold. CC all over the bag, it's so-beautiful, and it comes with interwoven chain link. Oh my!
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Rolls Royce Wraith luggage collection costs more than a BMW 4 series carCategories:Other Brands
After showing men how a fine four-wheel drive is made, Rolls-Royce Motor Cars has embarked on spreading its Midas touch to design a suite of elegant luggage to complement Wraith, the most powerful Rolls-Royce ever created.
Now it was not done on some temporary whim, like certain eccentric businessmen plan to rule a country. But this was done over time, with precision and over a lot of planning and research – including talking with 'Head Butlers from some of the world's most illustrious hotels, who offered insight into the interaction between guests and their belongings'.
A lot of attention has also been given to detail. Like, the handles have been designed to provide even weight distribution so that there is no unnecessary pressure placed on the hand. The ergonomics of luggage handling was well-studied by the 'engineering' team to ensure that the luggage is effortless to carry. Like the Long Weekender. The collection even uses hi-tech, military-sounding techniques like 'a solid billet of machine polished aerospace-grade aluminium' used in the carmaker's brilliant Wraith model.
'Latest technologies and materials blended with traditional crafts and techniques' – that is the definition given for this contemporary luggage collection, which is available from Rolls-Royce Dealerships.
And finally, the price – $45,854. For priceless luxury, what is in a price tag.
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The Alpiner 4 AL-760 chronograph adds a sporty splash of black to the Flyback Manufacture ChronographCategories:Jewelry & Watches
The family-owned Swiss-based watchmaking house, Alpina, has been inspiring designs and time-telling since 1883. The harbingers of Swiss sports watches have steadily impressed upon us the fine art of watchmaking and how it can create a fresh experience for those who don it, with each ticking second. Even to this day, Alpina watches are regarded as end-to-end pieces of art as the company develops, produces and puts together the movements themselves. This is testimony to the holistic attention paid to the mechanics and design of each chronograph that emerges from the house of Alpina.
The Alpiner 4 Black Flyback Manufacture Chronograph AL-760 is yet another marvel to behold. The original version arrived at Baselworld 2015, celebrating 132 years of the Geneva-based company. What really stood out among the accolades of this unique chronograph is it being Alpina's first in-house Manufacture Flyback Chronograph, bearing the patented 'Direct Flyback Technology'. This sees a completely different and rather simplified return-to-zero mechanism. The flyback function is native to Alpina's line of pilot watches with split second functions. Devised way back in the 1930s, the mechanism greatly aids pilots with greater visibility of time and precision. The Full-Black, sportier rendition added zest and vigor to the Flyback Manufacture Chronograph, which set many eyes on it at this year's Baselworld.
So what really sets this year's version apart? The apparent absence of brushed and polished steel is plainly visible on the timepiece. It comes with a PVD coating that creates a fine highlight for the beige highlights. The black dial is immersive and the luminous beige hands adorn its face with consistency. This, with the Alpina 4 attributes of being water-resistant, antimagnetic, anti-shock and remaining stainless, make the chronograph a rather desirable wear. Being a true companion to the sporting kind, the watch can withstand water pressure even at depths of 100 meters. The sapphire crystal is no less tough, bringing with it the assurance of scratch resistance. An elegant black leather strap with beige stitching adorns the wrist of the active wearer, bringing its own charm to the ensemble.
Coming to the mechanics of the watch: the modular caliber is easy to service, thanks to theintegrated chronograph build that has fewer components, fulfilling the 'simplicity' aspect that Alpina insists upon. The screw down winding and the setting crown are consistent with former watches from the company. The in-house-made movement comprises of 32 jewels and a 38-hour power reserve. The push-piece at 4 o'clock and the associate mechanism that accompanies it performs three tasks sequentially. First, the clutch gets disengaged, second, a single-piece hammer ensures that the hands position themselves vertically, thus setting the chronograph to zero and finally, the clutch engages once more when the push-piece is released. All of this happens sequentially, with precision and with the single press of the push-piece. The date hand can be found at 6 o'clock and is truly legible, without the unsightly well that is found in most conventional builds.
The original version of the Alpiner 4 Flyback Manufacture Chronograph was around $4,750. We expect this year's full black rendition to be priced around the same range, though prices have not been announced as yet.
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There comes a time when your house wants some good refreshing renovation. Regardless of the fact that homes need regular maintenance, home remodeling can have a great impression in your spirit and might change your mood tremendously. So whether it is as a result of the old kitchen, bath or living room is in bad shape and out of trend, or just because you really feel prefer it, what you want next is to discover a good residence contractor whom you can trust and with whom you can work on your private home renovation mission.
You would not leave the door ajar when you have the inside of your house at a cushty temperature, would you? But, leaky doorways and home windows permit heated or cooled air to escape, which makes your HVAC system work more durable to take care of the interior temperature you want. Not solely that, however damaged caulk can permit unwanted moisture or bugs into your property – Ick!
I'm thoroughly impressed by the courteous & professional method of this firm. Besides being friendly, all the workers had been clear, quiet and respectful. The development planning was detailed and very exact. We know precisely what was going to be done. Our house is over a hundred and twenty years previous, so I used to be stunned that the new building seemed so natural.
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After retiring my scope mounted HID spotlight for a Maxtoch hand held torch, I was in the search for a good solid mounting solution.
We have a hunting and fishing close by, so popped down with my .22 and the torch to see what was available. I came away with a QD setup which seemed reasonable, but could have been a little higher. This build quality was average, and I ended up with marks on the scope as a result. I will need to get out the scope lapping bar on this if I was to use it again.
About this time a cheapie chinese mount turned up in the post, and it ticked the box of being higher, and allowing the torch bell to clear the scope objective bell. It has coarse adjustments for windage and elevation which work well. Probably a more useful feature if you were using a zoomie torch with the tiny die shaped beam, as opposed to the larger beam from the Maxtoch. The build quality was no worse than the previous one, so it got a tickle up with the lapping bar before going on the scope.
The downside to this setup is the torch is now a permanent feature, and cannot be uasily unclipped when using the rifle during the day.
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I am currently working on a project in Hong Kong, and since I had no plans for Easter I decided to stay here rather than going back to Singapore for the long weekend. I have always wanted to see Hong Kong, but I have never had a real reason to come here before, so this trip was a great opportunity to do some sightseeing.
Good Friday I still hadn't made any specific plans, so I ended up walking around in the city and looking at the harbor and some of the famous locations such as Times Square. In the evening I decided to take the Peak Tram up to Victoria Peak where you can get a fantastic view of the city. Although the view was great, I must admit that it wasn't exactly the most pleasant experience I have had in my life. There was a massive queue to get tickets to the train, and I ended up standing in line for over 45 minutes just to get to the ticket counter. And once I had tickets I had to stand in line again to get on to the train, so even though the train ride took less than 10 minutes it took me well over an hour to get to the peak. I was also quite surprised about what I found on the top. I thought Victoria Peak would be more like a nature reserve with a lookout point surrounded by beautiful nature. On the contrary, the peak was more like a huge shopping mall with lots of shops, souvenirs and restaurants, and getting on the train down was just as difficult as getting up there. I was quite happy when I finally got back to the city and away from the crowds, and quite frankly I wouldn't recommend the experience to anyone.
On Saturday it was raining, so I spent most of the day indoors, but on Sunday the weather was great and I went out to Lantau Island, which is the largest island in Hong Kong and with some interesting tourist attractions. The most famous attraction is probably the Ngong Ping cable car, a 5.7 km cable car journey that takes you to the top of the mountain with an amazing view of the island. On the top you will find the Ngong Ping village, where all the buildings are designed in traditional Chinese architecture. There is also the Po Lin monastery and the world's largest outdoor Buddha which is visited by Buddhists from all over the world. Another attraction on Lantau Island is the Tai O fishing village, which is an old village built on stilts and which was once the largest settlement on Lantau. All in all it was a very good day, and it was great to see other parts of Hong Kong than just heavy traffic and shopping malls.
Monday was also a public holiday in Hong Kong, so I got up early and went out to the ferry terminal to catch a ferry over to Macau, which is only an hour boat ride from Hong Kong. Macau is an administrative region of China, similar to Hong Kong, but while Hong Kong was owned by the British, Macau was owned by the Portuguese, which is quite evident in the architecture. The city looks like a southern European town with Chinese influence, which I suppose in reality is exactly what it is. The old buildings are quite well maintained, in colonial style with a range of pastel colors, such as yellow, pink, light green etc. The famous Largo do Senado (or Senado Square) is paved with a wave-patterned mosaic of colored stones, and the road signs are written in Chinese, Portuguese and English. I spent most of the day walking around and admiring the architecture, and it was a good thing that I didn't jump on any of the organized sightseeing tours, because I realized that many of the really nice old areas are not even covered on the tours and besides, Macau is so small you can walk through the city in one day.
Today I back in Hong Kong and getting ready for a few more days on customer site before I head home to Singapore.


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Let me say that I'm not 100% certain that this is a Bo Diddley song but it is very much in his style. I have heard two versions of it, one by my friend Rev. Doc and his band the Congregation and the other by Tony McPhee and Billy Boy Arnold. The song is about Billy Boy Arnold who was for a long time Bo Diddley's harmonica player. The traditional Diddley beat is great to play on the moothie and the very first time I heard this song was by Doc himself busking (similar to the track below but better!) in Ashton Lane just off Byres Road in Glasgow (it's a great nightime cobbled street full of restaurants and bars). I can't remember all the words and I messed up at the end. What the hell.
Thank you for the music Bo and even if you didn't write this song it wouldn't have happened without you.
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The Blues Masters -R.I.P. Bo Diddley
I've just learned of the passing of Elias McDaniels aka Bo Diddley. He inspired many other artists including Buddy Holly and The Rolling Stones (Not Fade Away) and U2 (Desire) He of course was well known as a performer and songwriter too with songs such as Who do you love?, Mona and songs which were about his favourite subject matter i.e. himself . Here he is at his peak with Hey! Bo Diddley!
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Polka dot dress: from this seller on eBay
White skirt: Christmas present from my parents
Black belt: El Costo (Panama)
Purple stilettos: Stevens (Panama)
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Where: Drove around just to enjoy the sunny day, walked around the mall, and had dinner at Buffalo Wild Wings.
I just received this polka dot dress in the mail today and I was so excited that I just had to wear it right away!! jeje. The only problem was that I realized it was too short for my taste... but not to worry! There is nothing that my white skirt can't fix, so I just added it under the polka dot dress and voila!! I absolutely LOVE how it turned out!! the eyelet border that peeks through the bottom makes the outfit extra cute!!
I received a whole lot of compliments today, so I guess I must have done something right :)
What do you do when a skirt or dress is just too short? Any tips?
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Rockalily Style: Catch Up/
I have been too busy and have missed a few days of Rockalily Style....so here is a little catch up!
Here I wore my Vintage Vogue Dress with a little green diamonte jumper over it. I've got a leopard print bandana on, and I'm wearing Pompadour Pink Lipstick.
Here I'm wearing my cherry print dress with a rockabilly cardigan over, and my blue polka dot bandana.


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Thursday, February 23, 2006
Cave Expedition II
Exciting weeks-- We find the Prehistoric Caves, Evidence from the 1733 Slave Revolt, and an Underwater Cannon that may Predate the Danes dating to the 1600s. Graphing C-14 dates give New Insights into the Pre-Columbian Peoples at Trunk Bay.
This week we are analyzing and cataloging the artifacts we unearthed in our Caneel Bay shovel tests. It is painstaking work but is necessary to complete our research and ensure that the artifacts are easily accessible to future archeologists who might continue after our efforts. Our first step in this process is cleaning the artifacts, which was done with the help of two volunteers. We then analyze the artifacts from each unit and level separately. We weigh and count everything we find. In some cases, we might discard some objects, such as shells that are not related to the archeological record and therefore not diagnostic. We still have to ID them, record their weight, and count each species. Everything we keep we sort by the thousands of diagnostic attributes they may fall into, and then assign each sorted object(s) a catalog number. Lots of prehistoric pottery was recovered and interesting stone tools (one of which is pictured in a previous blog entry). There are also several stone grinders and numerous stone flakes that indicate tool creation. During our analysis, we discovered one artifact that was particularly unique and which we incorrectly thought was a stone flake at the dig site. Upon closer examination, Ken determined it was actually a French gunflint probably for an eighteenth century musket. It is possible that this artifact along with the early colonial pottery is evidence of the French troops who were brought to St. John to quell the slave revolt of 1733.
Connor and I also had to return this week to examine the caves we found for evidence of prehistoric occupation and to explore for more caves. This time we remembered to bring a headlight. This helped a great deal, as we were able to actually see inside the caves. In the first cave, Connor found one small potsherd on the surface. It was exciting to discover that these caves were used by Tainos or perhaps their ancestors. At the next rock overhang, we found several more potsherds and charcoal. We also found two more small caves, one of which had a Cittarium pica shell, locally known as whelk, which was a prehistoric food source, but could have also been the former home of a Soldier Crab. I hope that future investigations will reveal good diagnostic artifacts and give us deeper knowledge into the extent of occupation and the caves' use.
A couple of weeks ago Ken and Susanna followed up on a lead that park biologist Thomas Kelley discovered while diving in the park. Thomas reported spotting what looked like a small cannon. Upon inspection it appears that, indeed, it is a cannon but of the most unusual design. It may be possible that the cannon is from the 17th century as the design and pottery in the area appear to go back to a pre-Danish era. More information will be forthcoming about the cannon as investigations continue.
Over these last two weeks, we have also had the pleasure to host Dr. Emily Lundberg and her husband Bert and his daughter Deborah. Dr. Lundberg came from Montana to work with Ken on the Trunk Bay ceramics. We interns just recently completed entering some several thousand ceramic data records into an Access program so they could start asking the data some questions. While we were out in the field, Bert and Deborah addressed the lab's visitors allowing Emily and Ken a chance to focus on the work. Their goal is to define the ceramic chronology of the Virgin Islands from AD 800 to 1200. The dates for the site became much clearer this week after Ken graphed out the fifteen C-14 dates. He found that excavations conducted for the ramp that begins at the fee booth, the septic tank next to the concession area, and the present men's bathroom all clustered within a 200-year period beginning in AD 1000 and ending around AD 1200. Two other sectors of the site were found to date to AD 800-1000.
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Mick, we are so impressed with your descriptions and with what you are doing. Makes each day a great expectation. So happy to hear from you. Saps seems at home here.
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Pictures man! The whole world wants to see what the caves, the flint and the cannon looks like.
Awesome finds everyone...I wish I was there to help, and bask in the excitement. I miss you all very much and hope to hear more about the caves, and the cannon! Ken I started painting, nothing to brag about yet. Mick call Work he said something about puerto rico
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Bernardelli P-018 pistol, right side
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The Bernardelli P-018 pistol appeared on the market in the mid-1980s, as a police and civilian side-arm. The 9mm version was intended mostly for the police use, while 7.65mm version ws intended for European civilian market, where in some countries such as Italy or France, civilians are prohibited to own guns in "military" calibers. P-018 was used by some European police forces.
Technically, P-018 is a quite straightforward design, with Browning-type, linkless short recoil system of automatic and double-action trigger, The asfety is frame-mounted, and the sights are dovetailed into slide.


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It's a 20-hour flight from my office to Dave Taylor's office in Sydney, Australia. And despite the distance, we share a similar, very closely tied mission. We are both seeking to share the gospel with our neighbors. We both help to lead our local churches. We both invest in the mission of our family of churches with a desire to see more churches planted for the glory of Go...Keep Reading


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Hamilton demands more drivers' input into F1 rule changes
A new elimination-based qualification system will be introduced for the 2016 season, which starts next month, if teams approve it in the next few days.
Further technical changes have been proposed by the FIA for the 2017 season, but the Mercedes driver has not been consulted despite winning three titles in the last decade.
Lewis Hamilton lashes out at proposed F1 rules overhaul, says drivers must be consulted https://t.co/QKUjQ0kOSxpic.twitter.com/IB0G6bF7n0— FirstpostSports (@FirstpostSports) 25 February 2016
He said: "I don't really feel like it is going to change much. I hope it does, and surprises us, but generally the format is the same."
"I don't agree with the changes that have been made over many years and I do think the drivers should be consulted more. We do know what doesn't feel good and what to improve. Some of these drivers have been in the cars for 10-15 years and been through all these different rule changes and know which ones work and which ones don't.
"In terms of regulation changes, it is something we are not really much part of but those that have been implemented just now are nothing to do with us."
Articulate and sensible comments from Lewis Hamilton this evening regarding rule changes in F1. Astonishing that drivers were not consulted.— Ben Hunt (@benjhunt) 24 February 2016
The changes to qualifying involve keeping the current system of three stages, but eliminate one driver at a time through each of the sessions. This would end with a 90-second 'shoot-out' for pole position between two drivers.
Williams' Felipe Massa says the system will cause confusion.
"I don't know if it I like it or not," Massa said. "I need to have a little bit of time to sit down and understand the rules, understand the change."
"The only thing I understand is that they want to create some chaos - and this will happen for sure."
The saddest thing about all of this nonsense with the F1 rule changes is that it isn't actually surprising.— Dan Thorn (@Dan_Thorn) 23 February 2016
Red Bull boss Christian Horner believes the changes will add excitement to F1: "It could create a bit more randomness for the grid on Sunday, without artificially inverting grids," he said.
Changes have also been agreed by F1 bosses for the 2017 season which are designed to make the cars faster.
Wider cars, with wider bodywork and wider tires, will see more downforce created from the underfloor, but the changes have resulted in the cars being 20kg heavier.
Fans and media have criticized the changes, while Hamilton described the situation as "ridiculous."
An interesting take on how non-motorsport media are covering these shambolic rule changes. #F1https://t.co/UjkflXxYix— James Muscat (@jamesremuscat) 25 February 2016
After questioning why his car had been sliding around more on the track, Hamilton realized it was because of the increased weight.
"That makes a big, big difference," he said. "They don't have to change the regulations much to make it go faster, just make the cars lighter. They are just super heavy."
"I don't agree with the changes that are made and have been made for many years, so you just live with it."


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Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering,University of Florida,Gainesville, FL 32611
Auckland Bioengineering Institute,University of Auckland,Auckland 1142, New Zealand
Shiley Center for Orthopaedic Research and Education at Scripps Clinic,La Jolla, CA 92037
Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering,University of Florida,Gainesville, FL 32611;Department of Biomedical Engineering,University of Florida,Gainesville, FL 32611;Department of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation,University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611e-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com
See https://simtk.org/home/kneeloads.
1Corresponding author. Present address: Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, 231 MAE-A Building, P.O. Box 116250, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611-6250.
Contributed by the Bioengineering Division of ASME for publication in the JOURNAL OF BIOMECHANICAL ENGINEERING. Manuscript received October 2, 2012; final manuscript received December 18, 2012; accepted manuscript posted December 26, 2012; published online February 7, 2013. Editor: Beth Winkelstein.
Validation is critical if clinicians are to use musculoskeletal models to optimize treatment of individual patients with a variety of musculoskeletal disorders. This paper provides an update on the annual Grand Challenge Competition to Predict in Vivo Knee Loads, a unique opportunity for direct validation of knee contact forces and indirect validation of knee muscle forces predicted by musculoskeletal models. Three competitions (2010, 2011, and 2012) have been held at the annual American Society of Mechanical Engineers Summer Bioengineering Conference, and two more competitions are planned for the 2013 and 2014 conferences. Each year of the competition, a comprehensive data set collected from a single subject implanted with a force-measuring knee replacement is released. Competitors predict medial and lateral knee contact forces for two gait trials without knowledge of the experimental knee contact force measurements. Predictions are evaluated by calculating root-mean-square (RMS) errors and R2 values relative to the experimentally measured medial and lateral contact forces. For the first three years of the competition, competitors used a variety of methods to predict knee contact and muscle forces, including static and dynamic optimization, EMG-driven models, and parametric numerical models. Overall, errors in predicted contact forces were comparable across years, with average RMS errors for the four competition winners ranging from 229 N to 312 N for medial contact force and from 238 N to 326 N for lateral contact force. Competitors generally predicted variations in medial contact force (highest R2 = 0.91) better than variations in lateral contact force (highest R2 = 0.70). Thus, significant room for improvement exists in the remaining two competitions. The entire musculoskeletal modeling community is encouraged to use the competition data and models for their own model validation efforts.
Overview of the experimental data available for past and future Grand Challenge Competitions. Four types of experimental data (shown in the center) are available for the six main categories of data collected (shown at the top and bottom).
Medial, lateral, and total contact forces over the gait cycle for the two trials selected for each competition. Experimental forces were measured with a force-measuring knee replacement (black solid line) and predicted by the 2010 [5], 2011 [6], and 2012 [7,8] winners of the competition. In 2010 and 2011, competitors were asked to submit only blinded predictions (dark gray dashed line). In 2012, competitors were asked to submit blinded (dark gray dashed line) and unblinded (light gray solid line) predictions, and the judges selected two co-winners (2012a and 2012b).
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Off we go! Time to relax with my family and enjoy sun, sand and surf. We look forward to our time on Martha's Vineyard all year long. So excited it's finally time to return to our most favorite place!
Before I go, I've been furiously adding new listings to my Etsy shop. That way, while I'm gone, my patrons can enjoy some of my latest finds. Here's what's new:
I adore hard to find relics like the soap flakes dispenser, above. Isn't it fabulous?
I always offer an array of old toys in my shop. So cute and brimming with vintage appeal.
Straight out of my private collection, these Japan pottery pieces have a hand painted pattern of little flower pots set against a grid pattern. LOVE.
This 1933 edition of the Adventures of Sonny Bear has a great cover — perfect to display face out on a shelf in a child's room.
Vintage pottery, textiles and books — three of my favorite things to offer on Etsy.
And just in time for picnic season . . . pretty floral tablecloths and old picnic tins.
I'm quite pleased with my latest finds and hope they will find good homes soon. Can't wait to see what I discover on the Vineyard!


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As a bad movie enthusiast, I occasionally worry about running out of the really weird, low-budget movies whose reviews have littered these pages and which have become so famous. I think "there's only a finite amount, right? One day I'll have seen the last really bonkers one"; but every time I feel that way, I pop on something like this and discover a masterpiece.
This may be a tricky movie to track down, especially on this side of the Atlantic, and not just because it's fairly obscure. There are lots of self-published "dark romance" novels about vampires and cops, the Rick Springfield "Forever Knight" pilot has been renamed "Twilight Vampire Cop" by some enterprising soul, there's a Japanese film called "Vampire Cop Ricky", another movie called "Vampire Cop" from 1993 which was eventually renamed "Midnight Kiss"…but of this, no trace. Hell, if "Hollywood Cop" and "Demon Cop" can get distribution and bad-movie love, this deserves to be there with them!
The first ten minutes of the movie, as well as having one of the most amazing opening songs of all time, appears to be the psychic visions of a sleeping Melissa Moore (who we loved in "Samurai Cop", talking of amazingly bad movies whose titles end with that word). Some drug deals go down, a guy appears to buy two women from a bikini beauty contest (?), a scumbag tries to rape a woman, and we meet the mysterious backlit vampire. Over and over again, the guy is backlit, even after we know who it is and it makes no sense for him to be stood that way – well, it might make more sense to say they repeat the same bit of footage, a complaint we'll return to later. Moore is Melanie Roberts, a TV news reporter, and after being approached by a woman who the vampire saves from rape, decides to do some investigation.
Our hero is amazingly billed on IMDB as "Vampire Cop Lucas", just in case you confused him with one of the movie's other Lucases, and is played by a guy called Ed Cannon, for whom this was his one and only acting credit. He's bloody terrible, in case you were wondering, but I'm kinda interested in how he got the role, and his acting seems to mainly consist of baring his awful vampire teeth and slowly walking towards people who are shooting at him. Well, that and sex. The love scenes are enough to make me bored of sex, as they just go on and on, making sure the man is as fully covered, and the woman as naked, as possible. Poor Melissa Moore has to take a phone call related to her job with one of her boobs hanging out!
I've still not really described the plot of the movie, have I? The local drug kingpin wants to keep the cops and reporters off his back, and does this by giving lots of money to charity (and killing a surprising number of people, including taking a chainsaw to a police Lieutenant who'd just gone on the air to say he was going to bring the guy to justice!) He realises Lucas is a vampire and wants the power for himself, while Lucas, on the other hand, despite having lived for over a century, has inexplicably become sloppy, biting his enemies and letting them turn into way more powerful enemies. He's also not exactly a nice guy, being seen killing and eating at least one prostitute – which was perhaps justified as cleaning up the streets? God knows. Anyway, good ol' Vampire Cop kills and eats his way to victory, with Moore pretty much just along for the ride (although she does finish off the last bad guy by exposing him to sunlight, and then is given perhaps the stupidest ending of any movie ever).
Somewhere in this movie is a sense of humour. The news producer talks about his favourite former segments, which include "Transsexual House Pets" and "Men Who Name Their Testicles", and one of the Kingpin's goons (no names on IMDB, so I can't narrow it down) is clearly having a good time. But these moments which are funny on purpose are few, and far between. The stuff which is brain-hurtingly bad by accident is far more plentiful.
I'd lay good money on this movie having an interesting backstage story. First up, it's only 82 minutes, with an extremely slow credit sequence taking up a good 7 of them. The Vampire Cop just disappears a few minutes before the end, never to be seen again, which makes me wonder if he was a little "difficult" – also, check out the number of times the same footage of him driving his car and standing there backlit is repeated over the course of the movie. And then there's the slow motion! Almost every scene has some slow-mo in it, including those for which it actually works against the story, or is just meaningless (Moore running down some stairs at her beach-house, for example). So, if you take out the credits and the repeated footage, speed up the irrelevant slow motion, and halve the sex scenes (which would still leave you with a heck of a lot of sex) this movie would be about half an hour long. But it's a fun, bizarre half an hour!
It's a movie set in a variety of ugly spaces. One scene set in Moore's bedroom pans across a little too far so you can see the other bed in what is very obviously a hotel room; in fact most of the movie seems like it was filmed on the fly in whatever cheap motel had an offer on that day. To this barrage on the senses, you can add the cheap, gaudy cars that everyone drives too – drug dealers and cops alike.
I feel bad for Moore, exploited in movies like this and "Samurai Cop", and I feel bad for that one good actor (not enough to find out his name, obviously). But everyone else pretty much deserves whatever they get. Writer/director Donald Farmer appears to have spent his career making movies of this sort – "Cannibal Hookers", "An Erotic Vampire In Paris" and "Chainsaw Cheerleaders", among others. If only they're all as wonderfully terrible as this!
Wholeheartedly recommended (if you can find it) for your next bad movie night.
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(Going back onto the list) (This was a private subthread - I thought this part may be of more general interest) Sandro Hawke wrote: > What does "obsoleted" mean? Does it mean the test is just no longer > useful, or does it mean the test is somehow mistaken -- in which case > it's presumbly still a valid test in some other category. (ie if > there's a typo in the XML it might be properly categorized as a > NegativeParserTest...) Right? > My understanding is that obsoleted tests are simply ones that are no longer appropriate. That does not mean that the test is not valid - simply that the WG has decided not to include it. Ones we have obsoleted to date have been in response to substantive change, such as changes in names of properties. During CR it may well turn out that one or two of the proposed tests are broken in uninteresting ways, in which case obsolence may be the right path. Sometimes the valid test in some other category is added, but typically as a new test, which happens to have the same form as the old test (but a new number). JeremyReceived on Monday, 18 August 2003 10:06:08 UTC
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What's hot: Unique and gorgeous looks, high end materials, long battery life, IPS class display, great keyboard.
What's not: Display not bright, heavy and delicate vs. mainstream Ultrabooks. Expensive.
Reviewed March 11, 2012 by Lisa Gade, Editor
in Chief (twitter: @lisagade)
What if you could have a notebook computer that looked just like your black iPhone 4? HP has the answer with the HP Envy 14 Spectre, a Gorilla Glass-clad Ultrabook whose black glass lid is a perfect match for Apple's darling. In fact, the Envy Spectre has Gorilla Glass on three surfaces: the lid, the display and the keyboard deck. It's stunning to look at--trust me, you have to see it in person to appreciate how it makes even the most attractive machines from Apple and Asus look a tad dull. But is the Envy 14 all looks? Read on.
HP says they began development of the Spectre before Intel announced their Ultrabook initiative, but HP still calls this an Ultrabook, even though it diverges in size and weight from Intel's 13" ultraportables that weigh 3 lbs. that have Intel ULV CPUs inside. The Envy Spectre weighs 4 lbs. (glass is heavy), but it sticks with standard 13.3" Ultrabook internals like ULV Intel Core i5 and i7 CPUs, SSD drives and a fairly slim 0.79" profile. Like the HP Folio 13 Ultrabook, it's thicker than the MacBook Air, Asus Zenbook UX31 and others, but it's significantly thinner than most laptops on the market and is about the same thickness as the Folio 13 and MacBook Pro. The base $1,399 machine has a 1.6GHz Intel Core i5 ULV CPU, 4 gigs of RAM and a 128 gig SSD. You can order the 1.8GHz Core i7 ULV with 256 gigs of SSD storage for a whopping $1,899.
So yes, it's an Ultrabook, and not the usual HP Envy powerhouse with full mobile Core i5 and i7 CPUs and dedicated graphics. Be aware folks: this thing won't run circles around your buddy's rig playing Battlefield 3 and Skyrim; in fact it barely plays those games with its Intel HD 3000 integrated graphics. This Envy is about incredible good looks rather than performance. But HP throws in some goodies like dual external display support, an Ethernet jack, an IPS class display and Beats Audio with their new rotary controller.
Design and Build
The Envy 14 Spectre (don't you think the "14" should be at the end of the name?) is undeniable eye candy. It will make your friends jealous. It drew crowds at our local computer store the minute the sales associate whipped it out. It's understated elegance and not gaudy. In terms of design, HP shows extreme attention to detail with elegant surfaces mating with curves and chiseled edges. The Gorilla Glass is fused to the aluminum casing. But HP's manufacturing quality control hasn't been tops lately as we noted with our HP Envy 15. Our retail purchased Envy 14 Spectre is perfect except for a lid warp on the right front corner and a few scratches on the plastic under the battery cover (where you'll never see them on a daily basis). For the $1,400 base price, we expect better.
The Nero Black lid is covered in Gorilla Glass and it looks great with less glare than you might expect. It really is a match for the iPhone 4 and 4s in black. When closed, light bounces off and it looks very glassy, but when open, the sheen is subdued. Nice. That means the person across from you in Starbucks might not use it as a mirror to pick poppy seeds from their teeth. Eew. The display is covered in edge-to-edge Gorilla Glass, and this is a 14" HP Radiance display (HP-speak for IPS or IPS class like IFSS or AFFS). Again, lovely looking. The wrist rest area is covered in clear Gorilla Glass, so you can say goodbye to plastic wear and staining. Keep in mind, all this glass requires care and feeding: it shows fingerprints and even if it is scratch and shatter resistant, Gorilla Glass can break. Ultrabooks are about metal surfaces, portability and durability; but not the Spectre. HP ships it in a box within a box and the notebook is inside a neoprene sleeve: keeping it safe boys and girls.
The light silver metal keyboard deck looks like the latest generation HP Envy 15 and 17 notebooks, and it's attractive, though a bit MacBook Pro combined with Sony Vaio Z derivative. The keyboard isn't sunk like the HP Envy 15, and it doesn't need to be since the wrist rest is raised a few mm courtesy of the glass panel.
HP's usual large buttonless Synaptics trackpad is here and it actually works decently well for multi-touch and the buttons are just right: not too stiff or soft. The chassis is no larger than the 13" Folio, quite a feat for a 14" notebook, and HP manages to squeeze in a good number of ports by Ultrabook standards. Most of these are on the left, and you'll find a Mini DisplayPort, full size HDMI, 2 USB 3.0 ports (1 sleep and charge), and a combo mic/headphone jack there. The right has the charging port and Beats Audio rotary control, mute and settings button.
The bottom of the notebook is matte black coated metal and plastic, much like its bigger Envy brothers. There's a large battery door release latch that reveals the non-swappable battery that's affixed with several Philips head screws (again like the Envy 15). There are no obvious screws holding the remaining bottom section, unlike the bigger Envy models, so it's not readily apparent how you access the RAM, SSD slots and wireless card inside. The dual mSATA SSD connectors are under the battery (not too difficult to access, really). The single RAM DIMM slot is rather hard to get at, and you'll disassemble right down to the motherboard to access it. We wish HP offered an 8 gig RAM option out the door so folks wouldn't have to consider this level of surgery.
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Ultrabooks and Intel HD 3000 integrated graphics really aren't the perfect match for today's demanding 3D games. But we put the Envy Spectre and Intel graphics to the test with Skyrim and FEAR 2; both very demanding games that are meant for machines with dedicated graphics. The Envy Spectre did better with Skyrim that we expected, and we got manageable gameplay at 1280 x 720 resolution. We played FEAR 2 at native 1600 x 900 resolution and though the game ran at 20 to 25 fps it felt surprisingly playable. When we dropped resolution, we had 30fps.
Radiance HD+ Display
The HP Envy 14 Spectre has a 1600 x 900 Radiance gloss display. Yes, the reds are true and aren't warm/orange like the HP Envy 15. It's a very pleasing display with strong contrast and rich colors, but it's not terribly bright. We suspect that HP did the same thing with the Spectre that they did with the Folio: increased claimed battery runtimes by using a dim display. It's fine for subdued indoor lighting, but it isn't nearly as bright as the Envy 15, Dell XPS 13 or Asus Zenbook. Since backlighting isn't that bright, you'll notice the gloss display's glare more. Viewing angles are near 180 degrees and backlighting is even with no hotspots.
It's rare to see dual display outputs on an Ultrabook, so we're thrilled to see HP has included both a Mini DisplayPort that can drive very high resolution external monitors and a full size HDMI port. The Envy Spectre has Intel WiDi wireless display, unlike the HP Folio 13-1020US that ships without the required Intel hardware for this feature. That means you can use your TV as an external HD display wirelessly if you have an adapter connected to your TV (the Netgear Push2TV is the most popular and worked fine in our tests).
What a lovely keyboard! There's none of the Envy 15's flex, and the white backlighting is perfect. Each key has its own LED and lighting is even with no leakage around key edges. There's an ambient light sensor that notices if you've left and dims the light, and this is triggered by a red IR sensor LED above the display vs. two on the Envy 15. The backlighting gradually dims rather than the row at a time effect on the bigger Envy.
The chiclet keys have good tactile feel and travel, and it's a pleasure to type long pieces on this keyboard. The top row of keys controls display brightness, keyboard backlight, multimedia playback and other functions (no need to press the Fn key). Volume is controlled by the Beats Audio rotary control wheel on the right front corner of the notebook (a feature we love).
Beats Audio
Smaller notebooks don't usually deliver good audio or much volume, but the Envy 14 Spectre is an exception. This is an extremely loud machine and we rarely raised volume over 50%. It is bass-heavy (more so than the Envy 15), and that can muddy voices in movies when background music overwhelms, but you can adjust the EQ to remedy this. It's not the 5.1 Dolby surround of the HP Envy 15, but the downward firing stereo speakers on the front edge deliver some serious sound. The notebook has a combo 3.5mm headphone/mic jack that likewise sounds good but emphasizes the bass by default. There's a built-in mic and webcam above the display.
Performance and Horsepower
This part isn't as exciting. As noted, this is no Envy multimedia and 3D gaming beast. It's a sheep in wolf's clothing. HP goes with pure Utrabook internals that are perfectly good for everyday work and school use for MS Office, photo editing with Photoshop CS 5 and even some light video editing (though export times aren't fast if you're working with 1080p footage). It is not the machine for the serious video editing professional, nor will it play current demanding 3D titles with high frame rates at high resolution and settings. But if you're willing to make quality and and resolution conscessions, you do get a playable game (see our 3D gaming video above). Older RTS games like Rise of Nations and easy-going first person shooters like Left 4 Dead 2 play very well.
The base machine has the dual core 1.6GHz Intel Core i5-2467M, the ubiquitous Ultrabook CPU. You can order the 1.8GHz Intel Core i7-2677M, though we'd spend the money on more SSD storage over the faster CPU. Both CPUs are second generation Sandy Bridge ULV (ultra low voltage) processors designed for ultraportables rather than the beefier Intel Core i5 and i7 Sandy Bridge CPUs used in larger notebooks. The Envy 14 Spectre is only available with integrated Intel HD 3000 graphics (there's no room for a dedicated GPU and heat would become an issue). The HD 3000 can handle 1080p video playback nicely and even Photoshop offers HD 3000 graphics acceleration. It's perfectly fine for 2D work, but it won't fly for 3D applications. In terms of horsepower, you're looking at the same internals as the $949 HP Folio 13 Ultrabook.
HP sells the base model with a 128 gig SSD (SATA 2 rather than the speedy SATA 3 used on the Dell XPS 13 and Asus Zenbook UX31), and it's the same drive you get in the Folio 13. You can order a 256 SSD model, and HP states that you'll get dual 128 gig SSDs, which is rather unusual. Our 128 gig machine had 65 gigs free after setting up/updating Windows and MS Office 2010 Starter Edition. The machine has 4 gigs of DDR3 RAM and as mentioned earlier, it's a standard notebook DIMM that is replaceable and upgradable like regular notebooks and unlike Ultrabooks where memory is permanently soldered to the motherboard to save space.
The Envy Spectre runs quiet and cool. The fan doesn't come on at idle or when doing web surfing and it kicks up just a bit when streaming YouTube and Hulu video. CPU temperatures are quite cool at 37-45 degrees Centigrade when doing MS Office work and email. When working the laptop harder (playing games and video), the CPU rarely passes 50-60 degrees Centigrade. The keyboard and deck don't get hot, and the bottom panel stays below 95 degrees Fahrenheit.
Ultrabooks do very well on benchmarks thanks to their speedy SSD drives rather than their power-saving CPUs and integrated graphics, so don't be fooled by the high numbers relative to the HP Envy 15 with a 7200 RPM conventional spinning hard drive.
Windows Experience Index:
Processor: 6.3
Memory: 7.2
Graphics (Aero): 4.7
Gaming Graphics: 6.2
Disk: 7.5
PCMark Vantage:
HP Envy 14 Spectre: 9448
Dell XPS 13: 9850
HP Folio 13 (1.6GHz Core i5): 8936
Asus Zenbook UX31 (1.7GHz Core i5): 10,021
Toshiba Portege Z830 (1.8GHz Core i7):
The HP Envy 14 Spectre comes with Intel Advanced-N 6230 WiFi 802.11b/g/n and Bluetooth 3.0 High Speed. That's a good wireless card with dual band WiFi 802.11b/g/n, 300Mbps throughput, 2 antennas and support for Intel WiDi wireless display. That's the same card used on the Dell XPS 13 and it's a step up from the Broadcom single band WiFi card with no WiDi used on the HP Folio 13 quick ship model that's also sold in many stores.
NFC is on board, and while we're just starting to see this appear in smartphones, we've never seen it on a notebook computer. NFC isn't widely used yet, but it's intended for contactless payments (you can pay for your latte at Starbucks using NFC). There is no NFC-specific software on the Spectre.
Battery Life
The HP has a 4 cell battery that's not user replaceable, though you can see it clearly if you remove the battery panel underneath. It's held in place with several screws, so HP considers it a non-user serviceable part. HP claims up to 9.5 hours of battery life, and they clearly didn't push CPU performance or give us a very bright display so they could meet that claim. We're still doing tests, but so far we've managed 7 to 7.5 hours on a charge, which is excellent and at the higher end of Ultrabook endurance.
The machine ships with an interesting charger that looks much like the Zenbook's, and it has a USB port for charging your smartphone too.
The HP Envy 14 Spectre is an unusual notebook in a class by itself, and it's hard to assign a star rating. It reminds us of Sony's heyday when they made incredibly sexy luxury products that took chances with design and pricing. If you want a notebook that's unique and truly stunning, the Spectre might be for you. We're a little scared of that unprotected glass lid, and only time will tell if it stands up to normal portable use. Utrabooks are about durability and portability, while the Envy 14 Spectre is more of a coffee table book. In a way, I think HP would've done better to market this as a luxury portable rather than an Ultrabook.
We appreciate the non-cosmetic upgrades like the high resolution display, dual monitor outputs, dual mSATA slots and the (sort of) upgradable RAM. But for a 50% price premium over other Ultrabooks, some of which sport very nice metal casings and luxury designs; the Spectre fails to wow us in the performance category. It's perfectly adequate for everyday use but doesn't live up to the high performance Envy name and it's no faster than $999 Ultrabooks. Luxury products are very personal, and only you can decide if there's an Envy 14 Spectre with your name on it.
Price: $1,399 to $1,899
Warranty: 2 years, upgraded Concierge phone support included for Envy line.
Web Site: www.hp.com
HP Envy 14 Spectre vs. MacBook Air Comparison
Ultrabook Information and Guide
Display: 14", 1600 x 900 HP Radiance display with wide viewing angles. Intel HD 3000 integrated graphics. HDMI and Mini DisplayPort.
Battery: 4 cell Lithium
Ion rechargeable, not user replaceable.
Performance: Intel Core i5-2467M processor (1.60 GHz with Turbo Boost 2.0 up to 2.30 GHz). Intel Core i7-2667M processor 1.8 GHz with Turbo Boost 2.0 up to 2.9 GHz 4 gigs DDR3 RAM (single DIMM) and 128 gig or 256 gig SATA 2 SSD drive.
Size: 12.88
x 8.71 x .79 inches. Weight: 3.97 pounds.
Camera: Webcam with mic.
Audio: Built
in stereo speakers, mic and 3.5mm standard stereo headset
jack. Beats Audio.
Networking: Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6230 dual band
WiFi 802.11b/g/n and Bluetooth 3.0 High Speed. Supports Intel WiDi wireless display. Wired Gigabit Ethernet with RJ45 port. NFC (near field communications chips).
Software: Windows
7 Home Premium 64 bit. MS Office 2010 Starter Edition, Adobe Premiere Elements 10, Adobe Photoshop Premier Elements 10, Norton (2 year subscription) and various HP utilities.
Expansion and Ports: 3
USB 3.0 ports (1 sleep and charge), RJ45 Ethernet, HDMI, Mini DisplayPort and 3.5mm headset jack.
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When a few months ago (on July 12) Nathan Söderblom (1866-1931) was commemorated in the liturgical calendar – the Primate of Sweden, world-renowned religious scholar, theologian and ecumenist – we wanted to commemorate him somehow also on our blog. Unfortunately, the beginning of the summer was too busy for us to realize these plans. But Archbishop Söderblom is worth reading even without a special occasion, in particular because, unlike his academic works and addresses given on various special occasions (as when he was awarded the Peace Nobel Prize), his pastoral and spiritual reflections are much less known. But it is in them that we encounter not so much a great historical figure, but a living man who follows the same path of faith that we too follow in our lives: marked by doubts and dilemmas.
Since Pradusz is the lucky owner of a collection of Söderblom's reflections many years ago published in Dutch, "Een jaar. Een woord voor elken dag van het jaar", we translated a fragment of one of the pieces (in the collection it is meant for October 9). Of course, it is a translation of a translation, which doubtlessly distorts the thoughts of the author, but unfortunately neither of us speaks Swedish and we do not have a copy of the original collection. Their content seemed so inspiring to us, however, that we decided to share it with you on the blog. Under the text we posted, as a sort of vocal-musical illustration, a rendition of the well-known hymn "Nearer, my God, to Thee" in Swedish. (You can find the text of the hymn and read more about it here.)
Faith, the true content of the Christian faith, is not a greater or smaller number of claims; the content of faith and trust is God himself. Faith lives in God with Christ and does not depend on rationed food. Faith is overwhelmed by the fullness of God in Scripture, in history, in the life of an individual, in – sometimes very intimate, then again so difficult – prayer relationship with the Most High, in community with the living Savior who speaks and acts in the Gospels, suffers, dies and who is glorified among his disciples, in the works of the Spirit both in the community and in our hearts. How can faith express the whole richness, how can it express the revelation, the ceaseless acting of God, which breaks through the bitter tragedy of human life and is to be heard in our weak, splintered life as a mighty organ chord? His thoughts are not our thoughts.
When the human being puts this all together as beautifully as he can, through which the whole world and everything that happens in it becomes beautiful – a (if sometimes slightly distorted) – harmonious whole, reality emerges and destroys the whole harmony. We have to acknowledge painfully that our capabilities are not sufficient. Sharp contradictions manifest themselves as towering mountain peaks on the horizon. We will not overcome them. But amidst this painful chaos, where nothing is clear, we encounter God's love which gives us the sense of higher coherence and deeper meaning than the coherence and meaning we are able to see and comprehend. It is God that we have to take account of in our lives and in the wondrous world events. The mystery of salvation penetrates, no, actually brakes through our existence. If we are granted to take part in it, will we argue about this or other formula, allowing our attention to be turned away from God in Christ himself without our noticing it? Making compromises with violence offends the one who in his mercy granted us new life and who, through suffering and ordeals, through various sorts of intellectual activity, through people and circumstances, have revealed himself and his work in our times in a manner only rarely encountered in the past. We have to describe and praise the work of God so that eyes may be opened and see the miracles which God made and continues to make. In this movement of the Spirit everything finds its place, not as boards in a fence, of which one is sometimes torn out in order to gain easier access to the garden, but as those from which a ship is built – the ship of faith. For there is no doubt for me that the Noah's ark of faith is to be made of this, which will rescue souls from the flood and will get them out of the swamp called "Hopelessness." This is the mystery of the cross.
For me everything is absorbed by the one big question – the question of reconciliation and healing [restoration.] Do we see God's way in the terrible chaos of this world; the way which for the human reason is a source of offense, but remains the only possible way? This way does not avoid the tragedy of human life but goes through the very middle of it.


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Heidelberg Assumes Distributorship of Steuer Printing Technology
Friday, January 25, 2002
Press release from the issuing companyKennesaw, GA -- 1-24-01-- Heidelberg USA and Steuer Printing Technology announced today that Heidelberg has assumed the distributorship including all service activities for the Steuer Foil-Jet product line in Heidelberg's North and South America markets. The agreement was finalized on January 1, 2002. Under the agreement, Heidelberg sales and service units will be responsible for all marketing and sales in their respective territories, as well as hardware and software service, technical support and parts supply for the Foil-Jet series of hot foil stamping and embossing presses. "With more and more sophistication on printed products, Heidelberg delivers another link in the overall print production, offering our customers an even more complete solution for print product manufacturing," said Niels M. Winther, president and CEO, Heidelberg, USA. Winther is responsible for Heidelberg's North American market center The Foil-Jet product line was first introduced to the graphic arts market at Drupa 1995 and immediately made a positive impression. With 12.000 impressions per hour, the Foil-Jet sets a totally new standard in hot-foil stamping and embossing. The key to this success is the new principle of rotary application of the foil. Key players in the folding carton, in the greeting card and the security printing industry have experienced improved productivity and the enhanced profitability in finishing from this technology, and many have purchased multiple machines. The technology has also been used to imprint holograms on the new Euro currency in Europe. Armin Steuer, founder and president of Steuer Printing Technology in Leinfelden-Echterdingen, Germany, reveals that components of the foil-stamping press are derived from the Heidelberg Speedmaster 102: "We are in a close relationship with Heidelberg for the technology of our Foil-Jet. Speedmaster 102 feeder and delivery technology and other major Speedmaster components are built into our new press. Now this relationship extends into our marketing and sales efforts. Heidelberg's expertise in sales and service now will handle the Foil-Jet perfectly, providing a great advantage to our customers."
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Enforcing No Tobacco Sales to Minors: Few States Do it Despite Federal Regulations
Joseph R. DiFranza, MD, and a team of investigators at the University of Massachusetts Medical Center evaluated the implementation of the "Synar Amendment," which required states seeking federal substance abuse block grants to enact and enforce laws prohibiting the sale of tobacco to minors.
The project was part of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's (RWJF) national Substance Abuse Policy Research Program (SAPRP).
The investigators conducted an independent audit of the 1997, 1998 and 1999 substance abuse block grant funding applications from 59 states and territories.
Key Conclusions
The investigators concluded that:
- The states and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) were violating the statutory requirements of the Synar Amendment, rendering it ineffective.
- The absence of uniform and clear enforcement milestones in the final regulations created by DHHS had undermined the ability of the law to achieve its objective.
- Few states have effective tobacco enforcement programs, and national surveys confirm that there has been no measurable reduction in the availability of tobacco to youth.


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[image id='175f5c35-eb5b-4b31-9477-73a43664bd88' mediaId='e74bda29-023d-4df2-97f6-811e1ad91627' loc='C'][/image] McRib fans take note: the elusive sandwich is back on the menu. For the second time in almost 17 years, this unique McDonald's dish will be available at every location in the country through November 14.
No matter that its 1981 debut as a permanent McDonald's menu item failed due to mediocre sales. This boneless, rib-shaped pork patty has a small, but fiercely loyal (and communicative) fan base that record its appearances.
More From Delish: Celebrity Food Commercials: 15 Before-They-Were-Famous Video Clips
Case in point: Lovers of this pickle-and-onion-topped barbecue sandwich have banded together on web sites like McRib Locator and twitter feeds like McRibWatch.
More From Delish: 11 Famous Food Mascots and Their Stories
With all the chatter we can't help but think about the three to five "farewell tours" that McDonald's launched from 2005 to the present. Will this truly be the last time we can indulge in the sweet-and-sticky sandwich? Given its appearance last year, we're betting it will make it's way back in about 364 days.


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Metabolic Therapy
Metabolic therapy is an adjunctive therapy used in managing cancer patients that are either using these alone, or with certain anti-cancer dietary foodstuffs and instructions of which pro-cancer dietary substances to avoid. The therapy is a combination of supplements to stimulate and modulate the immune system, which is critical in overcoming cancer. It also utilizes the body's innate ability to destroy cancer cells. Unfortunately, the immune system is compromised in chemotherapy and radiation where destruction of healthy cells and cancer cells happens simultaneously thereby compromising the body's ability to overcome the cancer cells once chemotherapy is discontinued.
Metabolic therapy consists secondly of supplements that play a supportive role in reducing the amount of inflammation and oxidative stress due to free radical formation produced by cancer cells. Inflammation and oxidative stress can also be caused by consuming foodstuffs that should be avoided when cancer is present, such as sugar, refined carbohydrates, and inflammation-causing animal fats. These supportive supplements consist of "natural" anti-inflammatories and antioxidants.
A further very important component of metabolic therapy is liver support through the addition of certain herbs that benefit the immune and lymphatic systems. There are also certain enzymes that act specifically to reduce blood supply to cancer cells and increase the rate of apoptosis, or cancer cell death. In addition, these enzymes break the protein bonds between cancer cells, and are experimentally shown to suppress the genes that normally up-regulate cancer cell growth. These adjuncts are very important in helping overcome cancer together with specialized IV therapy especially since it is well known that about 2% of cancers have MDR cells, or Multiple Drug Resistant cells, that do not respond to chemotherapeutic agents. Since toxins play a significant role in compromising the patient's ability to fight cancer, body purification and a healthy gastrointestinal tract are paramount.
Since many cancers are hormonally-sensitive, steps are taken in metabolic therapy to decrease the amount of offending hormones and to stimulate protective mechanisms in the body to negate the influence of hormones on the tumor growth.
- William Moolman (Brain Cancer)


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"Timesnatching isn't exactly rocket science," said the Commander.
Jack looked up and frowned. "It is where I come from."
Three teens are flung twenty years into the future where time coins and bohrium bracelets can mean the difference between life and death. Thrown together in a dystopian New York City, an American farm boy, English school girl and teen scientist will have to quickly unite and join the Coalition of Liberty. The girl's quiet life along Wigan's Pier is behind her and she is now faced with trusting the daring young American and the geek kid who can almost invent something from nothing. The boys will either save them all from this strange turn of events or they'll plunge them even deeper into a frightening world of oppressive dictators, rebel forces and teenagers who are kidnapped for their future talents.
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Clever and engaging well written book.
Fun and engaging story for teens and young adults.
Good, clean read.
Looking forward to the sequel to find out what happens next!
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This review is from: Timesnatched: Pole Star (Kindle Edition)
I didn't know what to expect when got this book, I purchased it on a whim without knowing what it was about. I'm glad I did, it was an enjoyable read. I didn't ever feel like the author was pushing me along or forcing the story. It flowed very naturally and more importantly, captured my imagination quickly. I don't want to give away any plot details but I was intrigued by B.D. Boyle's concept of the future and of time travel. There are lots of time travel books out there, but she's put an interesting spin on it. My favorite character is Eli, there's a mystery about who he is, where he's from and what he can really do. And I really want those answers! I didn't know that this was the first in a (to-be) series so I was caught off guard by the cliff-hanger at the end but I'm excited to see where B.D. Boyle is going to take this story in the next installment. She's definitely piqued my interest!


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the roses petals slowly fall, showering one and all, with joy and sorow, hope for a new tomorrow.
Each petal is as red as the fires flame, Great beauty without a name. The candles flame makes silloughettes, You wanted to share this dance so let's.
That shadow looks like a child playing, That one looks like a mother swaying, There's a bookeeper dusting a book, While a theif returns while he took.
Life is full of joy and pain, Now the petals come down like rain.


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An article in today's New York Times discussed the hatred of one former IRS agent for the agency he once worked for, and the consequences of allegedly violating federal laws against conflict of interest and illegally disclosing confidential IRS information.
The complaint filed last Thursday illuminated these charges, also noting that Lerner has expressed how much he hated his job in a series of emails he had addressed to a friend. In one email, the IRS Agent even went so far as to say, "I get paid next to nothing and work with fools," and calling his manager an idiot.
IRS Agent
According to the complaint, Lerner was extremely unhappy with his job with the Internal Revenue Service that, while still employed, he negotiated with a bank he was auditing for employment. Once he had commenced his job at the bank, Lerner disclosed the name of an employee who had acted as a whistleblower in the audit he had conducted while at the IRS to another bank employee.
After being arrested on Thursday at his home in New Jersey, Lerner was released on bond.
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Pais Australia is part of the Pais Movement, a global non-denominational organization that creates partnerships between local churches, schools, community projects, and businesses. Our organization provides free apprenticeships including, training, food, and accommodation for our trainee missionaries. We have resourced and launched various initiatives worldwide in the areas of mission, discipleship, and study. We promote these as our "three distinctives". Our organization has grown from being one single team, pioneering a work in Manchester, England in 1992, to becoming a global enterprise with teams and headquarters on six continents.
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An out of state friend has suggested the concept of judicial out sourcing as a way of describing the use of Guardians ad litem and associated divorce helpers, coaches and therapists in Maine Family Courts (and elsewhere). The basic idea is that today, judges almost routinely call upon ancillary court workers, like Guardians ad litem, and delegate, or subcontract to them, important aspects of their judicial function in family law divorce/custody cases. The ancillary worker "borrows" judicial authority, power and legal immunity and conducts an investigation into disputed child custody claims. Previously what used to be decided by an open, adversarial trial, in a courtroom, following the precedents of age old common law, now gets mediated, negotiated, manipulated or forced outside of court into unsatisfactory resolution by workers who frequently lack a legal background, lack public accountability and who lack recognizable skills in mediation or negotiation. Common law gets thrown to the wind in these procedural nightmares in which there may be multiple other helping "sub-subcontractors", all acting as 'de facto', mini judges.
We would maintain that judicial out sourcing in divorce custody cases is corrupting decision-making in family court cases involving custody. It is the cause of much confusion and bad feeling for all parties. This confusion is the direct result of the delegation of judicial functions to various, well-intentioned judicial "helpers" who are unregulated, unsupervised, unaccountable, poorly trained and who, as a result, frequently operate in idiosyncratic, capricious, unprofessional ways to the detriment of families and children.
One of the criticisms of Guardians ad litem in the 2006 Maine OPEGA report (Office of Program Evaluation and Governmental Accountability) was the lack of clear role definition for Guardians ad litem. There is no job description for GALs. There are rules and standards for Guardians ad litem, but there is no oversight and no enforcement from any management structure within the Judicial Branch. The result is that GALs essentially are free to do their "own thing", interpret rules and standards as they see fit, see them as suggestions or loose guidelines, or ignore them completely, with no consequences. The bad feeling that the public experiences from this "lawlessness" is incalculable. Judges frequently feel that they have oversight from courtroom observation alone, or from 'ex parte' communications. But these judicial claims of oversight lack the knowledge about what goes on out of court between the GAL and the parties and they become unavoidably biased by confidential 'ex parte' communications between judge and GAL. These out of courtroom conversations between judges and GALs also destroy the common law concept of open decisions openly arrived at – to say nothing of the inherent "due process" violations in secret 'ex parte' communications.
Then there are the quasi-amateur mediation and negotiation functions undertaken by GALs that further corrupt legal proceedings. In these nontraditional functions, GALs often try to operate with a postmodern, conceptual framework of "moral equivalency". In all cases, each party is equally "bad". It is a parody of impartiality. Whatever "A" did is balanced in this perverted equation by equally bad things done by "B". If "A" beat their child to a pulp; it was caused by living with "B", who was "caustic and controlling" or so emotionally difficult to be with that any "normal" parent would do the same to his/her child out of frustration. Parent A drinks: Parent B drove him/her to drink. Parent A does "bad" things; Parent B pushed his/her buttons. He/she couldn't help themselves! "Victims" in these situations are rescued by the GAL's use of "pop" sociology, "pop" psychology. This 'faux science' has been called "junk science" by a California group seeking tighter oversight on the all too common use of non-expert GALs as "expert witnesses" in court. Then there is use of force by GALs to gain consent to a biased custody agreement. Raw force is frequently hidden by threats that non agreement will lead to "recommendations" to reduce the non-compliant parent's visitation with his/her child, to "recommendations" that he/she must do anger therapy (for normal anger?), to needs for expensive co-parenting therapy- all of these are highly disputable, unproved forms of forced "help". They are supposedly "remedies" but they are without any definition of the problem needing remediation. They add enormous confusion and huge cost to the proceedings for the parties involved. And forced "help" of whatever kind is outside of common law. It is basically punishment without a trial. Yet the illegality of "force" is ignored, and these barbarisms find refuge in the armamentaria of Maine family court judges. We can point to many cases in which this has taken place.
The Judiciary needs to clean house when it comes to ancillary "divorce midwives", who complicate the delivery of a custody judgment in a contended divorce. GALs, anger therapists, negotiators, mediators, co-parenting counselors and the rapidly growing cast of expensive divorce help end by piling confusion on confusion- and dollar on dollar. Are these "helpers" really necessary? Do they help? They totally pervert the judicial process. And they lack any scientific basis or credibility outside of the courts which use them. We need to ask, why are they better than an adversarial trial in court? Can anyone show us reputable scientific studies that would endorse the effectiveness of these "therapies" which are popular and boosted by many Maine courtrooms? We can safely say that there are none. These are legal "therapies" promoted by judges and their subcontractors with no other basis than that judges like them.
These harmful practices need to end! They cannot be repaired. If you have been involved with a Guardian ad litem where things just don't make sense – please contact us at email@example.com or like us on Facebook to stay up to date on the issues.


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What's wrong with a little white lie?
There are a lot of things Ali Marshal doesn't do: pink anything, a day without chocolate, and Hawk, her sister's ex-husband. Sure, he's a sexy former NHL star who can make her pulse pound with just a wink. But he belonged to Bridget first. And no matter how long she's had a crush on him, how great he's always been to her dad, or that her sister is engaged to someone else now and Ali needs a date to their engagement party, she can't give in to temptation. Can she?
It's been years since his disastrous marriage crashed and burned, and Bradley Hawk has finally moved on. So when Bridget blows back into town with her new fiancé, throwing the engagement party of the year, he could care less . . . until Ali tells one little lie that lands him smack dab in a fake relationship. After one promise to be Ali's date and two of the hottest kisses he's ever had, Hawk can't deny how much he wants her. But what happens when this fauxmance starts to feel very, very real?
Every time I pick-up a Marina Adair book I am always blown away with how well she develops her characters, setting, and story. Most authors can do one and maybe two of those well, but Adair finds a way to do all three every time. This book is no exception. Hawk and Ali are very well developed and even the secondary characters like Bridget are well developed and not just one dimensional. I had read the previous book in this series and had forgotten how much I love this town, which I know is all due to Adiar's ability to describe and write about it. I recommend this to anyone looking for an easy summer read with a little substance and a great love story.
MATURITY RATING - 18+ a little steamy
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Marina Adair is a #1 National best-selling author of romance novels and holds a Master of Fine arts in creative writing. Along with the Easton series, she is also the author the St. Helena Vineyard series, the Heroes of St Helena series, and her upcoming Sequoia Lake series. Her St. Helena Vineyard series was the inspiration behind the Hallmark Channel movie, Autumn in the Vineyard. She currently lives with her husband, daughter, and two neurotic cats in Northern California.
As a writer, Marina is devoted to giving her readers contemporary romance where the towns are small, the personalities large, and the romance explosive. She also loves to interact with readers and you can catch her on Twitter at @MarinaEAdair or visit her at www.MarinaAdair.com. Keep up with Marina by signing up for her newsletter at www.MarinaAdair.com/newsletter.


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My dogs are a huge part of my life. I've bred basset hounds, and I'm even a qualified dog trainer. If you'd like me to photograph your dog, just get in touch. I specialise in photographing dogs in their natural environment.
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My name is Krissy. I am a 5-year-old half-child, half-dog trapped in a body of a 20-something-not-so-woman (fortunately or unfortunately, I have yet to decide)
I like the smell of books and I think dogs make the best listeners. My favorite words are happenstance and juxtapose, but if they ask, I love them all equally. My husband often catches me singing songs I randomly make-up, and he has this sadistic ability to remember all of them.
Oh, yes, I am a missus, fairly new to this marriage business, too. I thought, hey why not write about my (mis)adventures, right? And maybe, eventually, see myself grow up a notch or two.
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The Apapa Area 1 Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has said that it transferred over 55,000 containers to other terminals in 2014, to avert congestion in Apapa Port, Lagos State.
The Comptroller of the command, Mr Eporwei Edike, disclosed in an interview that the exercise reduced the costs and time of doing business by owners of the containers.
The containers were moved to Lilypond Terminal, Ijora, Kirikiri Lighter Terminal, Murtala Muhammed Airport Command
(MMAC), Kano, Kaduna, Oyo, Ogun and other bonded terminals.
"These are the containers that we have salvaged – 55,000 containers plus.
"The containers were transferred to less busy terminals.
"So, that in itself is a huge trade facilitation to reduce the time of doing business in our ports and cost of doing business.
"If the containers were to be here, demurrage would accrue from the owners.
"But when they get out of this place, of course, it means less demurrage, less time, less money, which is also good for the economy and trade."
The comptroller said the trade volume in the command increased in 2014, compared to what it recorded in 2013.
According to him, the command recorded N301.2 billion revenue in 2014, up from N230.5 billion it recorded in 2013.
Edike attributed the increase in revenue to the performance of the Pre-Arrival Assessment Report (PAAR) regime as well as improved welfare of the NCS men and officers by the management.


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