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This spanking new retail quarter is tailor-made for black-belt mall rats. More than 270 stores vie for your shopping euros, including flagship stores by Karl Lagerfeld, Hugo Boss, Liebeskind, Muji and other high-end brands.
This spanking new retail quarter is tailor-made for black-belt mall rats. More than 270 stores vie for your shopping euros, including flagship stores by Karl Lagerfeld, Hugo Boss, Liebeskind, Muji and other high-end brands.
With its mind-boggling assortment of traditional German Yuletide decorations and ornaments, this shop lets you celebrate Christmas year-round. It's accessed via a ramp that spirals around an 8m-high Christmas tree.
Avant-gardists will love Susanne Bommer in Haidhausen. The speciality here is transparent clothing (capes, wrap-around blouses etc) for the cashed-up female. Just browsing is fun. There is a second store on Rumfordstrasse.
This trendy streetwear concept store feeds the urban-fashion craze with hats, hoodies, sneakers, tees and more by Dr Denim, Sixpack France, Wood Wood, Just Female, dico Copenhagen and plenty of other cool-hunter faves.
Berlin's kingdom of kinkiness is filled with sexual hardware that caters to every conceivable fantasy and fetish, though more of the naughty than the nice kind. This is the place to go for that custom-tailored rubber suit.
Follow your nose to this scent-sational made-in-Berlin perfume boutique and pick up a custom blend to match your type – classic, extravagant or modern. Bestsellers include Marlene Dietrich's favourite, 'Pure Violet'.
The best listings can be found in the German-language Rosa Seiten (Pink Pages; €3.50) or Our Munich (free), a monthly guide to gay and lesbian life in the city. You can pick up both at the Weissblauer Gay Shop .
Practically every Berlin Kiez (neighbourhood) has its own weekly or biweekly farmers market. Here, fresh fruit and veg plus artisanal cheeses, pesto etc, are sold on a beautiful square around a neo-Gothic church.
Japanese-born and Berlin-based designer Endo showcases his eccentric designs, including a line of psychedelic tees, alongside stylish Japanese organic-cotton denim and down jackets by Dope & Drakkar.
This well-hidden outpost has been on the cutting edge of electronic music for about two decades and is a must-stop for fans of techno, house, minimal, dubstep and whatever permutation comes along next.
Hiking & Climbing, Sport Scheck For buying gear and equipment, Sport Scheck's hard to beat. It has multiple floors of everything from camping equipment to expedition wear, plus lots of books.
Nothing to wear to Oktoberfest? Biker-meets-Bavaria Brunnenhannes has the solution, with lederhosen for strapping lads, dirndls for buxom dames and gingham lingerie that is half kitsch, half cool.
This multistorey department store has four floors of equipment and outfits for any sport – tennis to soccer to rock climbing to spelunking. It's a good spot for cycling gear and equipment too.
Vinyl purists happily make the trip out to this cultish store packed to the rafters with vintage albums, from pop to punk to polka - and not a CD in sight! It's near Schloss Charlottenburg.
Brazilian designer Carlos Alberto Sobral has brought primary colours and pop-art creativity to catwalks across the globe. Find his jelly-bean bright jewellery and home accessories here.
Handmade chilli truffles, goat's cheese pralines, chocolate caviar…however will you choose? The attractively packaged treats in Marco's chandelier-lit store make yummy gifts.


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A timeline of the year since flooding in southern Alberta
CALGARY - A timeline of the year since the Alberta flood:
June 19, 2013: Torrential rains begin falling over southern Alberta.
June 20, 2013: Environment Canada issues a rainfall warning for southern Alberta. About 100 mm of rain falls on the region. The national forecaster predicts the amount could double over the next few days. More than a dozen communities from north of Calgary, south to Lethbridge and west to the Rocky Mountain parks declare states of emergency. High River and Canmore are among those worst hit by flooding. In Turner Valley, a pipeline ruptures leaking potentially deadly sour gas. Mud slides cause part of the Trans-Canada Highway running through Banff National Park to be closed. Evacuation orders begin to be issued in low-lying areas of Calgary.
June 21, 2013: As the Bow and Elbow rivers continue to rise, about 75,000 people are forced to flee their Calgary homes. Water rushes into the Saddledome, the city's National Hockey League arena, and swamps the grounds of the Calgary Stampede. Premier Alison Redford promises financial assistance for flood victims. The Department of National Defence deploys soldiers to the flood zone to help out. Prime Minister Stephen Harper visits Calgary and offers words of encouragement. Officials say at least three people have died as a result of the flooding. The city of Medicine Hat declares a state of emergency.
June 22, 2013: Rivers in Calgary begin to recede and officials begin giving permission for some residents to return home. In Medicine Hat, thousands of people are ordered to evacuate as the South Saskatchewan River continues to rise. Flood watches go into effect for Edmonton. Flooding also forces evacuations in communities in Saskatchewan and British Columbia.
June 23, 2013: About 65,000 Calgary residents are given the all-clear to return home as cleanup efforts continue. Provincial officials say 27 communities have declared states of emergency. The North Saskatchewan River continues to rise, further threatening Medicine Hat.
June 24, 2013: The Alberta government announces a $1-billion fund for flood repair and restoration work.
June 27, 2013: A bridge spanning Calgary's swollen Bow River gives way as a Canadian Pacific freight train is crossing over it. The cars are eventually unloaded and removed without a spill, but Calgary Mayor Naheed Nenshi is furious with CP Rail.
July 5, 2013: After an extensive and frantic cleanup effort, the 101st edition of the Calgary Stampede goes ahead with the slogan "Come hell or high water." Some events have to be relocated and some headlining concerts, including a performance by rock band Kiss at the badly damaged Saddledome, have to be scrubbed.
July 28, 2013: The province announces details of assistance it is offering to repair flood-damaged houses. Homeowners who qualify will get assistance for repairs or a complete rebuild — if that turns out to be cheaper. The funding formula covers "basic levels of finish" such as vinyl siding, asphalt shingles, "basic-quality" carpet and laminate counter tops.
Aug. 15, 2013: A concert to raise money for flood relief is held at McMahon Stadium. The lineup includes, Loverboy, Nickelback, Jann Arden, Randy Bachman, Tom Cochrane and Ian Tyson.
Aug. 22, 2013: The government offers buyouts to 254 homeowners whose houses were built in the flood plain. The buyout covers the property-tax-assessed value of the home. Those who refuse to leave are told they won't be covered by the province in a future flood. The maps are controversial. Some buyout eligible homes weren't damaged in the flood, while other homes that were destroyed aren't included in the program.
Sept. 11, 2013: The Saddledome reopens with two concerts by the legendary rock band the Eagles. About 2,500 seats in the lower bowl needed to be replaced first, as well as the ice pad, dressing rooms and the scoreboard electronics. It took 650,000 man-hours of work. The Flames return for their first exhibition game Sept. 14.
Nov. 21, 2013: Premier Redford says the province will go ahead with two flood mitigation projects. She says reviews are set to begin on a diversion channel around High River and on a dry dam upstream of Calgary. The province says it will also give money to the city of Calgary to study the merits of an underground diversion channel to take water from the Glenmore Reservoir to the Bow River.
Nov. 28, 2013: The Calgary Zoo fully reopens.
June 6: The province updates its numbers: 10,500 people have applied for money to repair their properties through the Disaster Recovery Program. Of those, 1,500 were small business owners. Of the more than 250 homes in the flood plain eligible for buyout, 77 have agreed to sell at a cost of $81 million to the province.
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In Saturday's second preseason game for the Kansas City Chiefs at Raymond James Stadium, another healthy game with strong showings from the starting units was the ideal scenario for the team.
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In a press conference Tuesday, Kansas City Chiefs head coach Romeo Crennel said that injured CB Brandon Flowers is not ready to get back out on the field.
"Well, (he's) not well enough to be out there. We need him out there," Crennel said. "Like I said all along, he's trying to get out there. We're trying to do everything we can. The doctors have been looking at him to try to figure out how we can get him out there, but we haven't been able to do it yet. We'll keep working at him, and he'll keep working to try to get it done before too long."
Flowers, who is expected to play a much bigger role in the team's secondary now that Brandon Carr is in Dallas, has been in a walking boot since bruising his left heel at the end of July.
For now, the Chiefs will not look for a replacement outside of the team. "We're always looking at that to try to see who might be available, and if there is someone that we feel like can help us, we'll bring him in to take a look at him," Crennel said. "Most of the guys who are on the street, generally, they're not ready to help you right now, so we'll have to wait to see how things go."
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While a handful of starting positions remain up in the air heading into the upcoming season, the battle to back up quarterback Matt Cassel in 2012 continues to provide a head-scratching scenario for Kansas City Chiefs head coach Romeo Crennel.
Stuck in what is shaping up to be an uphill climb against newly-signed signal caller Brady Quinn and incumbent Tyler Palko, undrafted 24-year-old Ricky Stanzi entered the preseason with a great deal of both coach and fan support for the job, but appears to be playing his way completely out of favor with a woeful preseason.
After Stanzi's latest two-turnover effort against the Rams on Saturday, Crennel was hardly impressed with his young quarterback's performance and ability to make decisions on the fly. "It was as good as it could have been," Crennel said. "He tried to run the offense, and maybe he wasn't as solid as he normally is."
"But there were times that he wasn't able to deliver the ball because somebody was in his face," he said, "and now you've pulled it down and things happen."
When asked whether he made a decision on his backup quarterback heading into Friday's third game with Seattle, Crennel was vague about his options. "I think that we have a week here to practice and get ready for this next game, so we're going to go through practice and see how they do and then make a decision about who is going to be the second guy in," Crennel said.
Stanzi has still yet to throw an NFL pass in a regular season game, so it's not like he has a lot of room for error here. And especially not in a competition with a strong-armed veteran like Quinn, a guy who has been itching for a chance to get on the field for a while now. But even though the deck appears to be quite stacked against the 6-foot-4 second-year pro right now, a lot can happen in the span of two weeks.
Stay with this StoryStream for more Chiefs preseason coverage, and be sure to visit Arrowhead Pride for more Kansas City football news. Also check out SB Nation's NFL hub for more preseason coverage from around the league.
The Kansas City Chiefs will be playing against the Atlanta Falcons in the NFL season opener for both teams without their best player. Word came down today that elite pass rusher and outside linebacker Tamba Hali has been suspended. The official statement reads:
Tamba Hali of the Kansas City Chiefs has been suspended without pay for the team's first 2012 regular-season game and fined one additional game check for violating the NFL policy on substance abuse. Hali will be eligible to return to the Chiefs' active roster on Monday, September 10 following the team's September 9 game against the Atlanta Falcons.
Hali has been one of the best pass rushers in the NFL over the last two seasons, and the loss of Hali significantly affects the Chiefs ability to get after one of the most dynamic passing attacks in the NFL with Matt Ryan throwing to Tony Gonzalez, Julio Jones and Roddy White.
No details were made known about what specifically Hali was guilty of.
For more information on Hali's suspension, check out Arrowhead Pride.
Ricky Stanzi had a miserable performance for the Kansas City Chiefs in their latest preseason performance against the St. Louis Rams, playing himself to the bottom of the depth chart as Brady Quinn and Matt Cassel showed much better. A 3-4 throwing performance for 24 yards with an interception and a fumble won't help his chances as he pushes toward hopefully getting the backup position for KC behind Cassel.
Quotes by Chiefs head coach Romeo Crennel from after the game would seem to indicate that he doesn't see much doom and gloom in Stanzi's performance, merely some bad luck and at times, bad protection:
"It's always tough to get a true evaluation with the circumstances the way they were," Crennel said. "Some of the protection he had wasn't as good as it could have been. But he tried to run the offense. Maybe he wasn't as solid as he normally is, but in looking at the things he did and the things he's capable of doing ... he was looking at the right places but there were times he wasn't able to deliver the ball because somebody was in his face and now he pulled it down and things happened.
Stanzi will get another chance to show his stuff against the Seahawks on Friday. The former fifth-round pick will need to pick his game up in the last two games of preseason if he wants to keep a high profile on the Chiefs.
For more on Stanzi and the Kansas City Chiefs as preseason continues to roll along, head over to Arrowhead Pride. More news and analysis on NFL preseason can be found over at SB Nation's dedicated NFL hub.
Kansas City Chiefs safety Kendrick Lewis' shoulder injury, suffered late in the team's preseason loss to St. Louis on Saturday, may be serious enough to keep him out for an extended period of time. But it will not end his season, according to Chiefs coach Romeo Crennel.
SB Nation's Arrowhead Pride has the relevant quotes from Crennel:
"He injured the same shoulder he injured before," Crennel said. "It's a different injury. He doesn't have to have surgery or anything like that but he has to rest that shoulder and have him immobilized before we can start some movement exercises and see how quickly we can get him back."
Lewis will be replaced in the short term by Abram Elam, who signed with the Chiefs in June.
The Chiefs' next preseason game takes place August 24 against the Seattle Seahawks.
For more news on the Kendrick Lewis injury as it develops, head over to Arrowhead Pride. For up-to-date information on NFL injuries, news, and transactions, go to SB Nation NFL.
Kansas City Chiefs safety Kendrick Lewis suffered an apparent injury to his right arm in the team's preseason loss to St. Louis on Saturday. Lewis left the game holding his right arm, and was seen slamming his helmet to the ground. According to Adam Teicher of the Kansas City Star, Lewis had his arm in a sling in the locker room after the game. No word yet from the team on the injury, but Lewis had offseason surgery on his right shoulder.
Lewis, a former fifth-round selection out of Mississippi, recorded 60 tackles, three interceptions, and forced a fumble in 2011. He was in the running to start at free safety this season, opposite Eric Berry.
Kansas City next plays August 24 against the Seattle Seahawks.
For more news on the Kendrick Lewis injury as it develops, head over to Arrowhead Pride. For all the up-to-date information on NFL injuries, news, and transactions, go to SB Nation NFL.
Last night against the St. Louis Rams, the Kansas City Chiefs looked like a complete opposite version of the team that came out the week before against the Arizona Cardinals. One week, the offense is moving; the next, they're turning the ball over. One week the defense dominates and lands seven sacks; the next, the lifeless Rams put up 31. It's the sort of inconsistent showing that can drive everyone crazy for a week.
Still there are some gems to be found among the frustration and we wanted to focus on the bright side this Sunday morning. Here's five signs of life from the Chiefs-Rams game from last night:
1. Brady Quinn
The Chiefs need a back-up quarterback to step up in some way, and Quinn might have just done just that last night with a solid showing late in the game that featured a final stat line of 5 of 6 for 70 yards and 1 touchdown to Jeremy Horne. While Quinn was playing against subpar competition, Quinn was efficient, threw the deep ball and looked incredible compared to Ricky Stanzi.
2. Dexter McCluster
Once again the Chiefs targeted him four time in limited playing time last night, and it's clear that Brian Daboll is intent on seeing exactly what he has in the Chiefs former second round choice. In the end, McCluster's stats weren't that inspiring with three catches for 23 yards, but chemistry is the focus in preseason and Daboll figuring out McCluster is a very good thing.
3. Matt Cassel
The good news: the four Chiefs turnovers did not originate with him. A Jon Baldwin fumble, a Ricky Stanzi fumble and interception, a Nate Eachus fumble. Those are the totals which means that the Chiefs offense should look a lot more efficient when it comes to the regular season than it did here in week one. Cassel's final line: 13 of 18 for 142 yards.
4. Roles are solidifying
Javier Arenas took the only punt returns and one kick return, while the only other returners were Devon Wylie (1 KR) and Mikail Baker (roster fodder). With McCluster receiving some attention among the wideouts, it means that some of these "tweeners" on the roster are finding their place. McCluster is landing among the receiving corps in some versatile role, Wylie will likely land on special teams from the outset and Arenas/Wylie as the primary return men.
5. Dwayne Bowe is back
Let's be honest, there's nothing else to really feel good about. The Chiefs o-line gave up five sacks to the Rams. Sam Bradford scored at will on the Chiefs passing defense. Kendrick Lewis went down for a secondary that's already playing without Brandon Flowers. The Chiefs running game couldn't get anything going and the team turned it over four times. That makes the arrival of the team's greatest receiver ideal.
For more on the Chiefs, head over to Arrowhead Pride. For more on the Rams, check out Turf Show Times. Follow the NFL at SB Nation's pro football hub.
Ricky Stanzi has played himself to the bottom of the depth chart for the Chiefs this preseason.
The Kansas City Chiefs lost 31-17 to the St. Louis Rams on Saturday night in the second preseason game for both teams.
Matt Cassel did his best to lead his team back after going down 14-0 just minutes into the game, yet two Rams touchdowns in the second half broke the game open before Brady Quinn could get the Chiefs back on the scoreboard.
Cassel was 13-of-18 for 142 yards on the night, leading the Chiefs on a 10-play, 80-yard scoring drive in the second quarter that was capped by a Peyton Hillis one-yard run. Trailing 17-7, Cassel would quickly lead the Chiefs down the field at the end of the half before Ryan Succop nailed a 44-yard field goal.
Brady Quinn, fighting for a backup spot behind Cassel, was 5-of-6 for 70 yards and touchdown in the second half.
The Chiefs managed just 271 total yards on offense in the game, with the running game struggling to gain any ground against the Rams defense for most of the game.
For more on the Rams, check out Turf Show Times. Follow the NFL at SB Nation's pro football hub.
The Kansas City Chiefs trail the St. Louis Rams 14-7 at halftime at Edward Jones Dome in St. Louis.
Matt Cassel was sharp in the first half, going 10-for-13 for 102 yards, but the Chiefs struggled in the running game and struggled to finish several long drives. Trailing 14-0 after the first quarter, the Chiefs would finally cash in on a 10 play, 80 yard drive with a one yard run by Peyton Hillis.
Much of the focus this offseason has been the new offensive philosophy by coordinator Brian Daboll, and Cassel was deadly accurate in the new offense. But just two plays into the first drive by the offense, following a quick touchdown drive by Sam Bradford and the Rams, Jon Baldwin fumbled on a short pass and gave the Rams another short field to work with.
Bradford would take advantage, connecting with Danny Amendola just five plays later to put the Rams up 14-0 in just six minutes into the first quarter.
The Chiefs would rebound, with Cassel leading his team to two second quarter scores to pull his team to withing 17-10.
Jamaal Charles, still looking to shake off the rust from his ACL tear last season, had just three carries for 17 yards in the first half.
For more on the Rams, check out Turf Show Times. Follow the NFL at SB Nation's pro football hub.
There has been plenty of talk and concern over Sam Bradford's left ankle recently, but none of that is coming from Bradford himself. Bradford reiterated this week that he is not concerned about the ankle that forced him to miss six games last season.
Earlier this week, there was a report that Bradford might have to have surgery on the ankle following the 2012 season. That possibility is not one Bradford has discussed.
"That would be news to me," Bradford said, according to 101Sports.com. "To be honest, I'm tired of talking about the ankle. Until it causes me to miss reps or miss time, it's a non-issue."
Bradford suffered the high ankle sprain on October 16 of last season and it forced him to miss six games and limited him in five others as he attempted to play through the pain. Earlier in training camp he admitted the ankle was still not 100 percent, but it has yet to cause him to miss any practice time.
For more on the Rams, check out Turf Show Times. Follow the NFL at SB Nation's pro football hub.
As the Kansas City Chiefs prepare to take on the St. Louis Rams, the battle for the Governor's Cup will be interesting given the first preseason performance for each team in the NFL preseason. The Chiefs dominated on both sides of the ball in a week one win against the Arizona Cardinals. As for the Rams, they took a beating against the worst team in the NFL last season, the Indianapolis Colts. This week, one team will look to maintain momentum while another is looking for quick answers.
We recently asked Ryan Van Bibber, editor of Turf Show Times and NFL writer for SB Nation, several questions about Rams to get a better idea of what to expect from tonight's game.
The Colts loss seemed brutal from the outside with two franchises trying to make gains from the basement going head to head with such lopsided results. Did it seem that way from the inside?
Ryan: At first, fans had a really visceral reaction to it. The Rams have been so bad for so long that hungry fans tend to latch onto to any sign of hope, and there were lots of those this spring. With a night to think about it and watch the tape, tempers calmed a little. But there's no question that the fans really need to see some progress to latch onto.
What will be the primary areas of focus (one or two) for Jeff Fisher heading into the game against KC?
Ryan: Fisher is pretty clear that the preseason is less about the scoreboard and more about making sure his team has a grasp of the fundamentals. Blocking, tackling, penalties, finishing drives and things like that will be the primary emphasis more so that getting into the appendix of the playbook.
What's the feeling on Sam Bradford's ability and/or readiness at this point?
Ryan: This is a real concern. He came into the league with tons of talent, but has taken enough abuse behind shaky offensive lines and ill-conceived offenses (that's a Josh McDaniels reference) that the David Carr watch has begun. He really struggled under pressure last year, and the city is on alert to see how that improves. He was less than spectacular against Indy, but not a total disaster. It will be good for him to get a test against the Chiefs' first team defense.
What will impress Chiefs fans watching the Rams closely for the first time with their offense?
Ryan: Of course, everyone knows Steven Jackson, but he looks more explosive than he has in the past. Keep an eye on Isaiah Pead, the complementary running back. The Rams are really hoping to have their version of Jamaal Charles with Pead, but he was all nerves in his preseason debut.
What will impress Chiefs fans watching the Rams closely for the first time with their defense?
Ryan: It's the best defensive line you've never heard of. Chris Long had 13 sacks last season and more than 80 total pressures on opposing passers. Second-year end Robert Quinn has been burning by tackles this year. Rookie DT Michael Brockers was held for most of the game last week, and his power could really be a disruptive force in the middle.
Finally a prediction of wins/losses for the Rams this year?
Ryan: At this point, six wins is probably optimistic.
For more on the Chiefs, head over to Arrowhead Pride. For more on the Rams, check out Turf Show Times. Follow the NFL at SB Nation's pro football hub.
The Kansas City Chiefs and St. Louis Rams are getting set to square off in an in-state battle on Saturday. Need the TV and radio schedule? Want injury updates? We've got you covered.
It should come as no surprise to any Chiefs fan to see that Romeo Crennel is going to put his star safety in a position to be successful. In all honesty, Eric Berry could be lined up anywhere on the field and he's going to find a way to be successful. But to read about the kinds of things that Abram Elam is doing along with Berry in the Chiefs subset defenses, it's hard to not be excited if you're a Chiefs fan. Elam's versatility to play either safety spot allows Berry to roam free and disguise what you're doing.
The Chiefs are putting Berry closer to the line of scrimmage in these 3rd down situations and that's going to spell good things for this defense. This is the role that Jon McGraw had played for the Chiefs last year. It's something that I talked about on the Arrowhead Pride YouTube channel a while back after we drafted DeQuan Menzie.
The Chiefs put what could arguably be described as their biggest play-maker in a specific position on this defense that is set up to make big time plays. Berry was recently praised from All-Pro wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald as being able to play anywhere and any position on a football field. So the Chiefs could line him up on a tight-end while in the box, split him out or line him up as a linebacker. When you have a player that is so versatile AND the rest of the defense around him is solid, it's a recipe for success.
For as big of key as Berry obviously is in all of this, Elam plays just as big of a role because it's his versatility that allows Berry to line up wherever he wants. It's definitely something to watch for as the Chiefs take on the St. Louis Rams this weekend. Look for Eric Berry in 3rd down situations and look at all the different looks the Chiefs give with him on the field in these spots.
Former fifth-round pick Ricky Stanzi will get his chance to earn the role as the primary backup behind Matt Cassel on Saturday, as he'll get most of the snaps with the second-string against the St. Louis Rams:
It's Ricky Stanzi's turn to go 2nd at STL. "Its still close." Crennel said of Stanzi/Quinn competition— Josh Looney (@JoshLooney) August 15, 2012
Stanzi, a 6'4 230 QB from Iowa, had a redshirt year as a rookie, learning the intricacies of the NFL game while not attempting a single pass.
This pre-season will be his first chance to show that he learned something as he attempts to beat out former Notre Dame star Brady Quinn, now on his third NFL team.
It's not exactly the most high-profile QB competition in the world, but Chiefs fans, more than most, know the importance of the backup QB position after they suffered through the Tyler Palko disaster in 2011.
Read more on the Chiefs at Arrowhead Pride and SB Nation Kansas City. Head over to SB Nation's NFL hub for even more NFL news. Be sure to subscribe to our Youtube Channel for video commentary.
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December 26, 2013
Happy Holidays
Seventeen of these present bearers have already accomplished their task and are enjoying the holidays in their new homes or are about to arrive there. This one though was stubbornly set on doing it XXI century cyber style, so there :)
Wishing you all merry Christmas and a wonderful 2014.
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November 16, 2013
All In The Leaves e-book cover
Meet Anna!
She's the main character of
Pat Elliott
's novel All In The Leaves, and I've had the opportunity to design the e-book cover for her.
It's been a long way baby, and as exciting as it is to see how all the work is wrapping up and finally out in the open I have to admit I'm gonna miss all the laughs we've had during the process, even through the pert-boob incident (ooops! Shhhh....).
I'm happy to say that it's finally out for sale on
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Check it out!
A tea-leaf reading.
A prediction of a fabulous life to come.
Can your future really be told in a cup?
Anna is feeling down in the dumps. She's nearly thirty, painfully shy
and has no boyfriend. She's still living at home and has a boring job.
Can this really be all there is?
A chance bout of tears leads to a tea leaf reading which predicts a
wonderful future for her.
A future which promises a new career, a new home and a husband. All by
the following Christmas.
Join Anna as opportunities arise, calamity strikes and the battle for
happiness begins.
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October 11, 2013
Back To Basics
Summer has come and gone and I didn't even notice, how did that happen!?!?
It's been full of ups and downs, but I think I'm going to let the downs wash away and just cherish the sunny days, beautiful cucumbers, photo shooting outdoors, action movies, and new geckos visiting the terrace during the evenings.
Don't know about you but I didn't get to use my watercolors during most of the summer. Got to do sketches and studies though, and got ready to start a new series of paintings, and now finally my brushes are getting wet again, yeah!
And I'm taking the opportunity to go back to basics and use some pigments I haven't used for years. I can't even remember why they got replaced with something different in the palette, but hey, I'm having a blast rediscovering, experimenting, and finding how to integrate them in my current painting processes.
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April 8, 2013
Traditional vs. Digital - Take 2
Not long ago I was musing about digital and traditional art, about them being
two sides of the same coin
, two tools serving the same goal.
This weekend I've been making a back-up of some image files from last year and came by a good example of using traditional mediums to do what's usually a digital task.
See this portrait? Last summer I was lucky enough to work for a man who wanted to take an old and damaged photo of his mother when she was a baby, reprint it and use it as a gift.
Anyone would have asked for a clean up in Photoshop or similar.
Instead, this man chose to commission the revamp of the photo as a watercolour painting. How amazing is that?!
Each time I fall in the digital/traditional debate I end up thinking the same, the tools are not important,
just make meaningful art
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March 1, 2013
Work Expands So As To Fill The Time Available For Its Completion
That is Parkinson's Law.
Ok, not exactly, there's a whole essay that I have not read. Honestly I didn't know the full name of Mr. Parkinson nor how he got to such conclusion or why, but I always pictured it like a fellow sitting on the grass, elbows on his knees, chin on his hands, chewing on a straw while thinking "
nah, I don't think that's gonna get finished today
Yes, my mind likes it simple. And now it's wondering how on earth do you stop work from expanding?! How do you optimize the work to finish the task on time?!
I've been doing portraiture warm-ups in 15 minutes, daily. After switching from monochrome to a limited palette of 4 somehow the task does not just fill the time frame anymore, it overflows it entirely.
Is there a secret to speed up the painting process? Inquiring minds need to know! These have improved after I forgot about my usual layering way of painting and just attacked full on with darks first, in and out, but I still can't get half of a portrait finished in 15 minutes.
If they don't lack the nose they lack one eye, if they have a mouth they don't have a head, some of them manage to have hair and a mouth and a nose but not eyes.
The only other idea I've had, to try and finish one completely, is repeating in my mind "faster faster do it faster fasteeeeeer!" during those 15 minutes, but so far that doesn't seem to work :)
I refuse to put anything better than a "hmmmm...." by their side until they look at least half finished so, any suggestions to speed up the painting process? I promise even if they sound weird I'm willing to try, which are your secrets when you want to paint fast and accurately and finish the task in a short period of time? Please share them with me.
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February 20, 2013
This is a little thing I've been working in small slots of time, on the side of other works.
It feels good to paint something without other purpose than relaxing and enjoy the flow of paint on the paper.
Since this little fellow has been guarding my conte pencils for quite some time now, I decided he deserved an homage.
I got rid of his stray eyes. Not sure why. They give him this disturbed look that oddly enough, grows on you after a while. Might do a second version just to include them!
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February 13, 2013
Back to the Drawing Table
This is the last figure drawing I did a couple of weeks ago. I loved focusing on the neck and face for once.
I'm SO ready to resume my daily warm-ups. Today IS the day!
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February 7, 2013
Digital vs. Traditional?
I've been ill for over a week guys.
Have you ever been ill but feeling well enough to get to the painting table just to discover the little nuisances of it all? It can be so frustrating!
That pencil stroke running in the wrong direction thanks to a coughing fit. Or the paint from your brush splattered all over the paper because of a sudden sneeze. How about the brush falling from your hand and rolling over your paper? Believe me, NOT FUN.
At some point I decided to redirect all my creative efforts towards digital, which I seldom do.
The result has been a bunch of new icons, some textures to tweak future images (couldn't let those splatters go to waste, now could I?) and a couple of little pics for the web.
Like this little ID card, it's so much fun grabbing scanned images, some stock, a bunch of fonts and unused sketches, throw them all together, stir while it boils and see what comes out of it!
I guess I just need to fangirl for a little bit over the chance of having one art medium that's not messy when you need it, one that allows as much flexibility as any other traditional medium, one that lets you UNDO the unwanted stray stroke that you make when you cough.
Or maybe the point of this post is simply to acknowledge that digital and traditional are two sides of the same coin, that it doesn't need to be one OR the other, but both complementing each other. Whatever works, right?
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January 30, 2013
Every Time I Paint a Portrait I Lose a Friend
Wasn't it Sargent who said that? Well why nobody asked Mr. Sargent what happens when it's a self portrait? I've found out, it's horrible to give yourself the silent treatment, but you do!
It's quite interesting how easy it is making a self portrait just for yourself and how difficult it is to do it to show it to others, the reason is quite simple, you just want to look GOOD – yes I'm hearing Darren Hayes singing Ego inside my head, shut up Darren! – After some failed attempts it turns out that only I can look like me... and that's a good thing! Ha! go figure.
It is what it is and I think this one is truly me, not just physically, and that's the goal, rocking my American Retro T-shirt, comfy socks, my beloved Escoda in hand and a big smile plastered on my face, and hopefully sending those vibes to you, C'mon you know what I'm talking about.
And yes, it doesn't hurt that the "engaging" and "dynamic" angle hides any fat that might or might not be down there ha-ha! after all I want to start talking to myself again as soon as possible!
Have you painted a selfportrait? I want to see them! Point me in the right direction and please tell me you've gone through the same narcissistic mini crisis.
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January 23, 2013
Always Practice
Long time without posting any figure drawing. Feels good to keep doing them daily and it's kind of funny to remember how that clock used to freak me out, I don't even think about the time anymore.
I've been doing drawing exercises daily for a while, but all this time I've been wondering how could I incorporate the same kind of quick exercise in watercolor, to maybe round one hour of warm-up everyday.
In late September I decided that trying portraits in the warmup would be a good complement to the figure drawings, so I added a 15 minute portrait in watercolor to the daily routine.
Being completely honest I got mess after mess, they truly sucked, got discouraged and stopped for a while, then got back to it this time taking one step at a time, first in monochrome, trying to get right proportions, then trying to get some resemblance to the model, then trying to speed up the process (yep, that clock is freaking me out again, it happens if you're a turtle when painting)
I still get messes 90% of the time, tons of "aaaargh!" and "ewwww!" and "
" written next to them right after the 15 mins are over, those will never see the light of day, but from time to time I manage to get something that looks like an actual perfectly fine person.
Every time I incorporate one more change it feels like the dreaded step back but I guess it's needed to get to the couple of steps forward, so I think I'll keep at it since I want to see that percentage change to at least 90% of successes.
Lesson learned:
if it's too big of a piece to swallow, break it down into smaller bits and chew chew chew.
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January 16, 2013
Last Minute Panic
Are you familiar with Bill Watterson's Calvin&Hobbes?
Do you remember that strip where Hobbes asks Calvin whether he already has come up with an idea for something he should be doing, and Calvin's retort is that you have to be in the right mood? When Hobbes asks what mood is that Calvin goes "last minute panic".
Well I've been in last minute panic mode for over a week. Painting like a possessed woman.
Painting and ripping and restarting and layering paint like there were no tomorrow.
Disregarding hours of work in 15 minutes by hitting full blast what once were mild dark areas with a brush loaded with thick dark paint, mercilessly.
Removing masking tape (which BTW managed to take with it some of my hair - yes, the gum in the hair nightmare come true way after grade school) just to realize I wanted more darks hence laying down some more masking tape.
After taking this photo yesterday those darks have expanded up the neck to the jaw and under the chin.
Last minute panic. What a ride. And loved each second of it.
Now onto the next one
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November 26, 2012
Embrace Fear
Want to know a secret? Fear has been one of my closest companions my whole life.
Here's a fact, Fear is a strong source of motivation, sometimes the strongest. Here's another fact, that motivation can get you to better places, the problem is that more often than not it seems to motivate you to turn and run in the opposite direction, or just freeze sporting the dumbest face you're capable of.
Do you want to know another secret? Fear probably just wants to help you to reach that better place but the wacko has not the best sense of direction so you need add your two cents too, it's just trying to give you some advice, you can take it, ignore it, or bend it, letting Fear lead probably won't end pretty well but once you turn it into a team work chances are that you weren't condemned to doom after all.
This conversation happened last Wednesday regarding this illustration:
- Not your best, is it?
-...o_O…well it's not that bad…
-She seems calculating, you should fix it
-…. yeah ….. a pity there's no time, it's going in the mail tomorrow morning, and it's such a tiny area that is going to be difficult to lift it completely, and probably will look weirder after that, there's no time to redo the whole thing if I ruin it, it really needs to be in the mail tomorrow blah blah blah…
-Change · it
Rest assured I was the one getting the blows. It's unsettling to get that kind of straight feedback -not to mention nailed critique- right the night before I want to mail the thing. And all the blabber? That's a lot of stupid excuses pouring out of my mouth as fast as Fear whispers them in my ear.
I'm always telling fellow painter friends to just go for a change they are pondering, that it won't be ruined, that once you've done something you can do it again if bad comes to worse, and every time I've firmly believed every bit of it.
When you have something that you know is not working, and the chances are either leaving it as is (just to avoid ruining something that you know isn't good enough), or changing it and maybe fixing it... it's a no brainer, isn't it? You go for it and make it better.
Now insert Fear and my own work: bye-bye no-brainer, hello brain shutdown, let's hold hands and run up the hills.
And then is when being friends with Fear might be an advantage. Maybe - just maybe – I'll give it a knowing look and say "hey why not trying to lift it? Imagine if I screw up, that's gonna be the kind of panic attack that you're going to love fueling, look forward to it while I rework this, will you?"
Yes, in the end it took more time arguing through that conversation and defending the case in my brain than it took to just get to the task and repaint that face.
It's a fact that Fear is going to be there right by your side sometimes, so you might as well befriend it, enjoy your time together and make the best out of it!
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September 20, 2012
Sketching sketching sketching
Today warm up session has been devoted to self portraits, whaaaaat?!
Want a self portrait for the web so I'm just playing with some ideas lately, this is one of them.
Ok, so it doesn't seem to be going anywhere as it is right now BUT it's been fun, and a needed milestone, maybe it evolves into something that worth further development or maybe not, but either way it needed to be out and done to jump to the next one.
That's the brilliancy of quick sketches, you can try tons and discard tons and let the milestones guide you in the right way.
I used to get engrossed for weeks into drawings that might or might not work. These warm ups have burnt something in my brain, brainstorming works, rough and quick works.
I'm finally allowing myself to embrace the "just do it" "doesn't need to be pretty" motto and encourage you all to do it too.
Go draw something!
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September 17, 2012
Figure drawing - More daily sketches
These are some of the daily warm-ups from May and June. I decided to take a *not completely desired* break from these during July and August but I'm ready and happy to resume them now, we'll see if I've gotten rusty in these couple of months.
I've noticed some changes in the way I've been approaching the warm up sessions, now I stop, think before laying a line, even in the 30 seconds exercises, I know I know, I said that I liked these 30 secs because they made you stop thinking and start landing lines.
I'm the most shocked one at the realization that it doesn't necessarily lead to spacing out for 30 secs, you can actually stop and think and still deliver a figure instead -ok, half a figure but still-.
So far the results I'm getting are either more accurate and clean figures or a total mess, but when it works it feels great! So next goal is inclining that balance towards the good looking ones, goes without saying, right?
Something that I didn't expect is that I seem to be getting more unfinished figures than before, no matter the time frame, wonder why that is happening? Somehow it doesn't feel like stopping to think is the problem, anyway the unfinished look is starting to grow on me so I'm not too worried about it, just curious.
The way I'm approaching these warm ups seems to be evolving towards something, not sure what yet though, but I guess I'll find soon enough, meanwhile I'm keeping the same goals and at the same time I'm enjoying experimenting with the process.
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April 12, 2012
Figure drawing - daily sketches
Last sunday's been a month since I began practicing gesture figure drawing daily, while I can't afford going to live figure drawing sessions I'm relying on the next best thing,
The Drawing Script
and the
Figure & Gesture Drawing Tool
. To celebrate I'm sharing some of the results from this month.
The time for each pose goes from 30 seconds to 11 minutes and man, those 30 second limit really make you stop thinking and start landing lines, I never thought you could even put pencil to paper in such short period of time and I certainly can't get a whole figure in 30 seconds yet but at least you can tell it's a human being (most of the times).
I've always looked in awe at artists posting their figure drawings, such confident lines, accurate, dynamic, perfect! I want to draw like that too, confident, accurate, bold strokes, want to draw faster and get a better comprehension of how the body works, render it in as few lines as possible.
Have you heard of "fail, fail again, fail better"? "practice makes perfect"? Go figure, it actually works!
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'The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug' Review
There comes a time when we must stop kidding ourselves. These 'Hobbit' films – with 'The Desolation of Smaug' representing the shank of the trilogy – are not real movies. These are exploitation films for Tolkien nuts, for enthusiasts of the original 'Lord of the Rings' movies and for audiences so hungry for high fantasy they'll gobble up whatever is served to them and ask for seconds.
As someone who has sympathy, but not empathy, for those who have such proclivities, I can get why someone might come away liking this picture. But that is more of an involuntary reaction to exposure to certain elements, not the summation of a film. Listen, there's a grey-bearded wizard who warns in low tones about a place that sounds like "Doggledoor." And there's someone referred to as "Thorin son of Thrain son of Thror." I love that geekorama stuff more than most. It's hilarious, and I'll probably refer to my cat as "Thorin son of Thrain son of Thror" for the next week. But this movie doesn't cohere – there's no forward momentum, no character development, no story happening. Anyone who tells you otherwise is a fibber.
'The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug' Clips Preview Elves, Secrets and Dragon Gold
'The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug,' Peter Jackson's second installment in the new film trilogy, will soon be upon us. While stars recently flocked to the red carpet at the world premiere, Warner Bros. released new clips we've merely glimpsed in the trailers.
'The Hobbit 2′ Posters: This Fellowship Is Ready for Battle
'The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug' is now just over a month away, bringing back Martin Freeman, Richard Armitage, Ian McKellen and that bumbling band of dwarfs to continue their journey to face down the evil dragon Smaug. But who are the new warriors we'll meet along the way? If you still don't know your Tolkien mythology, Warner Bros. has released seven new 'The Hobbit 2' character posters.
'The Hobbit 2′ Banner: Can 'The Desolation of Smaug' Be More Epic Than the First?
In similar fashion to the marketing for the first 'Hobbit' film, Warner Bros. has revealed the latest Smaug-sized banner for Peter Jackson's second installment, 'The Desolation of Smaug.' But can it help pick fan interest back up after a less-than-stellar first go?
Watch 'The Hobbit 2′ Stars Reacting to Fangirls Reacting to the New Trailer
Yesterday, the trailer for 'The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug' debuted online and there was much rejoicing within the geek world. However, there was seemingly no one as excited as the ladies seen in the video above, who recorded their reaction to the trailer and put it on YouTube. These two fangirls probably expected fellow Middle Earth fans to watch the video and share in their excitement, but they definitely didn't expect director Peter Jackson to see it and arrange a response.
'The Hobbit 3′ First Look: Orlando Bloom Returns as Legolas
'The Hobbit' opens in theaters this month and while 'An Unexpected Journey' is the first part of the 'Hobbit' trilogy, we've got your first look at the third installment, 'There and Back Again.' And hey look, Legolas is back!
Orlando Bloom + Mats Hummels — Dead Ringers?
There aren't too many guys out there who can say they look like Orlando Bloom; some celebs try to copy his swagger, but to little or no avail. Well, we've found one guy who might as well be Bloom's long-lost brother 'cause the two are near-identity twins.
Peter Jackson Gives Us A Detailed Look Inside The World Of 'The Hobbit'
We're certainly not kidding when we say that this is an extensive look inside production of 'The Hobbit.' Why? Because the video is nearly fifteen minutes long. But if you're a 'Lord of the Rings' fan, a 'Hobbit' fan or just a fantasy fan in general, you'll want to see this in-depth how things work on set. It's not just Peter Jackson putting everything together on his own. It takes a marvelous and talented team in order to do so.
Orlando Bloom is Not Good in 'The Good Doctor' Trailer
You would think starring in six of the biggest movies of all time would automatically make you a superstar, but it's funny how Orlando Bloom's fame has faded. And though he'll appear in 'The Hobbit' films, one gets the sense that he's washed out. Now he's starring in 'The Good Doctor' and we've got the trailer and poster for it.


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The saga continues. Kermit Kombat 2 episode 2 picks up where KK2 episode 1
left off. If you haven't seen episode 1, turn back now because this movie
will make no sense to you.
Now lets get some things straight. Its a large download. Its about 3.17MB.
I'm sorry, I really am but I can't reduce the file size anymore unless I
reduce the sound quality to recorded-inside-a-tin-can level. Besides, most
of you have DSL anyway. For those of you who don't have DSL the download
process should be easier to deal with because I have included a Bob the Cat
dress-up game to keep you occupied. If you still don't have the patience for
the long download, turn back now.
This movie is long. Its about 12-14 minutes depending on how you click the
buttons. If you find any scene particularly boring, the can skip it with the scene selector button located at the bottom right corner of the screen.
If you don't have the attention span to sit there in your chair for that long
anyway, go watch a short stick movie.
For those of you still here, enjoy the movie.
Attention. Would you all also please check out my other recently submitted movie. http://www.newgrounds.com /portal/view.php?id=69932
Its a lost gem in the portal. Check it out.
not bad, but it dragged on
this is some funny shit, keep it coming!
Well that was different once again. The whole movie was pretty original and funny. I just think that the animation is really lacking. I can see that you did put alot of effort into it though.
The best series ever
keep coming up with more episodes of kermit kombat.
you rock!
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Shapiro says Twitter-based employment index provides real-time accuracy
Xie says internet censorship in China often reflects local officials' concerns
Cheng finds marriage may not be best career option for women
Jeff Morenoff makes Reuters' Highly Cited Researchers list for 2014
Susan Murphy named Distinguished University Professor
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A supplemental grant is requested to cover the expenses for constructing a source book and for a more in- depth analysis of the values survey data collected from a large number of Islamic countries. Given the distinctiveness and complexity of the data sets and the need to more effectively disseminate the data among social scientists, it is necessary to (1) merge the data into a single SPSS file; (2) document the sampling procedures in each country; (3) provide a uniform codebook that shows the similarities and differences in the questionnaires used in the different Islamic countries; and (4) construct a series of tables that (a) compare the responses across Islamic countries, and (b) break down these responses in terms of gender, education, and income.
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Well, it's has been an exciting run for swingin' into the New Year at Being Jazzybeatchick world and. I am going to embark on a new Jazz journey that traverses working on completing my memoir terrain; a multimedia project to awaken Jazz tin communities in Seattle Washington area and a podcast vista (I will tell you all about very soon!) to name a few. Now I know that you are saying to yourself, yeah sounds interesting, but it would mean that I would, as my dad used to tell me when he was composing or arranging songs that I would be going "dark". Now you are wondering what that means for Being Jazzybeatchick's blog. It just means that I will be doing 2 posts a week, Sunday and Thursdays instead of 7 posts a week. I can't thank all of you enough for your loyal, royal and eminent choice to follow my blog. I hope that you will continue to give me feedback and by all means suggestions or even write an article to boot. Today is the first post. I will continue to unearth and humbly dazzle you with all things Jazz. So let's get this party started… Peace Out! JBC 8-)
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7 October 2011 9:26 AM, PDT | 28 Days Later Analysis | See recent 28 Days Later Analysis news »
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Directors: Tess and Joe Smalley.
Writer: Ian Holt.
Cast: Josh Folan, Chris Perry, Natalie Wetta, Keithen Hergott, Eleanor Wilson.
Released to DVD: Sept 19, 2011
Episode 50 continues with the long tradition of inventing more paranormal reality television shows where private investigators meet an untimely end. This film even includes a short episode of a fake television show, "Paranormal Inspectors (Pi)," at the beginning just to show how this group functions in front of a camera. Jack Kelley (Josh Folan) and Damon Brown (Chris Parry), the founders, explain that ghosts are not real. They're manufactured by natural causes, like the noxious fumes of improperly sealed cans of solvent, which play with a person's imagination.
After the end credits roll for this short episode of "Paranormal Investigators," the real film kicks into high gear. The group is contacted by Andrew Worthington Jr. to investigate the West Virginia Insane Asylum. »
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*Full disclosure: Gravitas Ventures provided a screener of this film.
Director: Greg Derochie.
Writers: Greg Derochie, and Charles Scalfani.
Cast: B. Anthony Cohen, Kieron Elliott and Amber Jaeger.
Very rarely will a movie suck audiences into its narrative. Solitary does exactly that, and to have one mystery following after one another, will only result in a blending of a psychological thriller and perhaps even a supernatural tale to boot.
Independent films rarely get theatrical justice, and the only way to see true gems is to hit the film festivals or to buy a video release. As this movie slowly becomes more emotionally charged, the feeling viewers may get are that of curiousity; who's mind are we exploring and how will this film end?
There are several solutions, but which one is it? That's the wonderful suspense Solitary builds on, since it looks into the life of, appropriately enough, »
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Everyone knows the C-I-A triad for information security: security is about protecting the Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability of systems and data. In a recent post, Warren Axelrod argues that Availability is the most important of these factors for security. I don't agree...
99+% of good programmers are not actively looking for a job. 99+% of the rest don't know about your company. Of those who know, many won't apply at your company. So your pool of potential employees is not a true representation of the overall programmer supply.
In a previous article we touched briefly on an OCR/ICR engine's movement from sight to meaning. There 'meaning' was considered very broadly: barcodes contain different information than text-blocks, semantic subsections of text-blocks are usually set apart by headings, and so forth. In this article we'll focus on one particular kind of data-extraction: the kind that starts with carefully laid-out physical documents.
Conceptual integrity is what makes you find a feature exactly where you were looking.
IDC estimates that data will grow 50-fold by 2020, while the number of information containers will multiply by 75. Unfortunately, a lot of that data is still locked away in physical documents; and as a developer in the age of big data, you'll be the one expected to make that data useful. Here's how to make it work.
These are the tools in New Relic's stack (mostly open source) that have specifically allowed us to scale to serve 16,000 active accounts with over 38 Billion metrics being reported to us each day!
Terraform is a flexible tool made available under the Apache 2.0 license that makes it easy to define, instantiate and manage environments. Terraform integrates with existing cloud providers. Today, Amazon EC2 and VMWare vSphere are supported.
Decomposition: the silver knife for avoiding spaghetti code.
Dennis Doomen explains how developers who write about TDD should make sure that the information they share is correct.
You know you're awesome, but does everyone else? Sure, you've probably posted some useful links and maybe even written some most excellent articles, but right now most people can't see everything about how awesome you are, all in one place.
One I get asked quite a lot is: "How do you configure GlassFish to receive notifications/alerts/messages on important log entries?". Seems to be a good topic to blog about.
We've all been there — it's Friday night, 11PM and the system you just deployed doesn't work. There's a bug. Your manager just hung up. You start thinking: Why didn't QA catch that?
Integrity has two forms, and one of them is the user's prerogative.
We live in a world where we are already expected to know, where competence is assumed, but competence disappeared with craftsmanship to be replaced by production lines. Hierarchical management dug the nail in the coffin as the goal became moving up to the next job rather than getting good at the one you're in.
This is pretty short note where I want to show power of Kotlin in real life use.We will wrap amazing vert.x framework in order to make it a bit Kotlin-ish but the main goal will be to show couple of standard ways to wrap existing Java API.Let us start with...
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Alma Whitten, Google's director of Privacy for Product and Engineering, said in a blog post that the changes are expected to go into effect March 1.
"Despite trimming our policies in 2010, we still have more than 70 (yes, you read right ... 70) privacy documents covering all of our different products. This approach is somewhat complicated," Whitten wrote. "So we're rolling out a new main privacy policy that covers the majority of our products and explains what information we collect, and how we use it, in a much more readable way."
She added that Google is consolidating more than 60 of its privacy policies into one encompassing policy.
These moves may have privacy advocates in an uproar but they shouldn't come as a surprise to anyone who follows Google, noted several analysts.
"I think it's potentially a quite serious [privacy issue] given the fact that the policy describes Google's intent to coordinate information gathered across its large array of products, such as search, YouTube and Gmail," said Brad Shimmin, an analyst with Current Analysis. "This is a natural evolution of their business model, of course ... Sadly, the level of detail Google has amassed on its users should come as no surprise, given Google's business model for search and advertising, both of which aim to provide relevancy."
By amassing as much user information as possible, Google is strengthening its position in its competition for advertising dollars with Facebook.
"Assuming that this goes forward, and I think it probably will, at least for a while, there's a good chance that it will give Google a leg up on Facebook and other competitors," said Olds. "Targeted ads are much more effective than random ads, sometimes with orders of magnitude better response rates. That's gold for advertisers, and they'll pay much more to ensure that their messages appear on the screens of people who are much more likely to be in the market for their product."
Google's ability to combine data from users' searches and Gmail use allows the company to build a better understanding of what ads users would be interested in seeing.
However, Google's Bencuya said that if a user has not logged in to his Google account, through Gmail or Picasa for example, the company has no way to recognize him and can't associate the searches with his identity. That's not new. That's how it's always worked, he said.
Rob Enderle, an analyst with the Enderle Group, said for a company with Google's size and experience, he's surprised that executives didn't do a better job making this privacy announcement.
"They are aggregating a lot of data, which suggests they'll know more about you than any close friend, relative, or spouse will shortly," he said. "This does raise one of Google's critical weaknesses, however, and that is its inability to present changes in a favorable light. By disclosing as they did, they clearly scared folks half to death and they likely could have avoided some of this pain had they thought through the disclosure approach a bit more."
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Having won the front end of their home-and-home series against New Jersey, the Washington Capitals will go for the sweep in one of 11 games on Saturday's NHL schedule.
The Caps topped New Jersey 3-1 on Friday to snap a two-game losing streak and will be back at the Verizon Center for the first time since Tuesday's 5-2 loss to Dallas -- a showing that led coach Bruce Boudreau to hold a grueling 90-minute practice the next day.
The NHL Network will air the game to fans in the United States, beginning at 7 p.m. ET.
Six more games also get under way at 7, including a meeting between the Senators and Maple Leafs in Toronto that will be seen in most of Canada on CBC. Ottawa lost 5-1 at Buffalo on Friday, while the Leafs are back home after a 3-2 shootout win at St. Louis on Thursday.
Buffalo moves on to Boston, where the Bruins will be trying for their fifth consecutive win. Pittsburgh, a 3-1 winner against Dallas at home on Friday, moves on to Carolina; the Hurricanes are back home after a 5-1 loss in New York. Dallas wraps up a four-game trip in Detroit, where the Wings blanked Edmonton 3-0 on Friday.
Nashville, a 4-2 winner at Anaheim on Wednesday, is back home for a rare visit from Montreal and two struggling teams meet when Winnipeg visits Columbus. Both of those games can be seen in parts of Canada on CBC.
At 8 p.m. ET, Tampa Bay visits St. Louis. The Lightning have been off for two days since beating Philadelphia 2-1 in overtime.
The second half of CBC's Hockey Night in Canada doubleheader sends Calgary to Colorado for a 10 p.m. ET start. The Avs are coming off a 4-3 overtime win against the Islanders on Saturday.
The last two games both start at 10:30 p.m. ET. Minnesota, a 3-1 loser at San Jose on Thursday, heads down the coast for a game in Los Angeles, where the Kings will try to bounce back from a 3-2 loss to the Canucks the same night. The Sharks, 8-1-1 in their last 10, will try to beat Phoenix for the seventh time in a row at HP Pavilion. The Coyotes are starting a six-game trip after losing 3-2 in overtime to Montreal on Thursday.


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1986 – April Greiman
Bringing design into the digital space
New Wave artist April Greiman did not feel, as many of her peers did, that the computer threatened the craft of graphic design. She embraced the graphical user interface of the Macintosh and used it to create her seminal work of digital art, Does it make sense? The first of its kind, the piece inspired a new generation of creative professionals who began to see the potential in pixels.
Don't call Greiman a graphic designer. She prefers the term transmedia artist. "When I got the Macintosh, it signaled the end of calling myself a graphic designer because ideas could cross platforms, change scale, change materials."
In the mid-1980s, Greiman dared to do what her peers couldn't fathom — mix traditional graphic art with technology. Using videos, photos, a scanner, and her Mac, Greiman explored ways to manipulate the two-dimensional constraints of the printed page and reimagine them in three dimensions.
"I realized the Mac could let me do everything in a much more interesting, more complex way."
— April Greiman
Greiman's groundbreaking concept for Design Quarterly magazine, titled Does it make sense?, paved the way for a new approach to print, to design, to art as a whole.
Now, nearly three decades later, Greiman is seen as a pioneer. "People my age, from my generation, jumped on the bandwagon way later than I did. They couldn't imagine why you'd want to ruin something by using bitmap typography or something that was so low-res. It wasn't like that for me. It was a joyous adventure."
Introduced January 16, 1986
Macintosh Plus
The first expandable Macintosh, it introduced the SCSI port to the Mac, enabling the connection of external hard drives, scanners, modems, and printers. Thanks to Apple's new LocalTalk networking technology, anyone with PageMaker software and a LaserWriter printer could design and print documents with beautiful text and graphics. Desktop publishing was born.
What people did with it
In 1986, the Macintosh Plus was many things to Mac users. Here's how people say they used it the most.
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Santiago allowed two runs, one earned, on seven hits over five innings. He struck out five and walked two during the outing. Santiago gave up his first run against the first batter he faced. Coco Crisp hit a leadoff home run out to left center off Santiago in the first inning. He was able to get through the next three innings unscathed, but ran into trouble again in the fifth. On a fielder's choice, a run wound up coming around on a throwing error by shortstop Erick Aybar. Santiago was able to get out of the inning, but was replaced to start the sixth. Santiago threw 98 pitches.
With the loss, Santiago dropped to 3-8. He'll take on the Marlins in his next start.
Over his last three starts covering 20 2/3 innings, Gray has allowed nine earned runs. He owns a 3.00 ERA and a 1.21 WHIP over 26 starts (171 innings). He will make his next start Wednesday at Houston.
Kelly was removed for precautionary reasons. He expects to make his next start. Kelly felt the issue in the fifth inning.
Pagan was replaced in the bottom of the ninth inning due to the injury. He went 2 for 5, with one run scored prior to being lifted. Pagan missed time recently due to a back injury.
Fister pitched Friday night with stitches on his neck. After the game, he told reporters he had skin cancer removed. Fister stressed that he was OK. Fister said the procedure had no impact on the way he pitched Friday. It doesn't seem like Fister expects the issue to keep him from pitching at this time.
The club will wait until Saturday to make a corresponding move. Surkamp posted a 6.91 ERA over 14 1/3 innings in the majors.
Barmes is attempting to come back from a groin injury. He's been on a rehab assignment for a few days, and is nearing a return. Manager Clint Hurdle expressed some optimism that Barmes could be back as soon as Monday. Barmes is hitting .239 over 88 at-bats.
Bogaerts was hit in the head while up to bat in the fifth inning. Trainers looked at Bogaerts following the play, but he managed to stay in the game. Bogaerts actually stayed in through the following inning, but was pulled at the beginning of the seventh. He will be evaluated for a concussion. Bogaerts was 0 for 1 with a strikeout before leaving the game.
Zimmerman threw for the first time Thursday, and did not report any issues with his hamstring Friday. Manager Matt Williams said Zimmerman was "on his way" back. Zimmerman hit .282/.345/.456 over 195 at-bats prior to tearing his hamstring.
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In addition to the baggage whose declared value has already been dealt with and relevant cost has already been paid off, if the checked baggage of domestic flight passengers is fully or partially lost or damaged, the compensation amount does not exceeds RMB 100 Yuan per kg. If a baggage's value is less than RMB 100 Yuan per kg, the compensation is conducted according to the actual value. If the international flight baggage is damaged, lost or delayed during transportation, compensation liability limit of each passenger shall be dealt with according to 1131 special drawing rights of The Montreal Convention.
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San Diego's fine-dining chefs will display their beer and food pairing knowledge at this weekend's Beer Garden, the closing event of San Diego Beer Week where diners can eat 12 courses while sipping local brews. "I start with a lot of field research," said Kyle Bergman, the chef at La Valencia Hotel's Mediterranean Room, who visits breweries before making his menu. "Then I ask myself, what sort of flavors do the beers bring to the forefront of your mind? If it's a lighter-bodied beer, perhaps a fish or poultry item. If it's heavier -- an IPA or an amber, maybe -- I might go with a braised dish."
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NORTH SEA CYCLE ROUTE - The First Instalment
On Saturday August 23rd Darren and I will head off into the great unknown and follow the shores of the North Sea from Holland to Denmark. A round trip going out from Harwich to Holland and returning from Denmark to Harwich after approx. 1000 miles of beer houses, nudist beaches, vegetarian (Darren) and animal protein rich meals (myself).
In order not to traumatise ourselves by too rapid an entry into foreign customs and ways we will refresh ourselves at the well-known destination cafe, Maglia Rosa, conveniently situated in Hawstead a few miles south of Bury St Edmunds. With its large selection of coffees, patisseries and..(that's enough - this is not a free ad. ED).
We will be there at 1400 hours and would welcome the opportunity to show any fellow Wheeler our back-sides as we head off - or even welcome anyone who felt like riding with us for a while. But as I will be on my 1957 fixie do not expect the smell of burnt rubber as we set off!!
To enable you to follow our progress - or the lack thereof my old blog has been reactivated : sorensidevind.blogspot.com
Super Sprint Trophy points
With the last Go Tri event tomorrow and still lots of super sprint trophy points to be won, thought I'd show each events results again and the overall points, remember your top three events count so all could change. As it stands Chris Brownhill and Hannah McInroy Naylor are in pole position.
National silver for Esther
West Suffolk Wheelers & Triathlon Club father and daughter duo Julian and Esther Colman
competed in the British Triathlon Championships in Liverpool on Sunday.
Both raced in the standard distance (1500m swim; 40km bike and 10km run) on a course which took
in closed roads around the city centre, with the swim section in the docks. Both were more than
equal to the atrocious weather conditions, with the unrelenting rain and wind playing havoc and
blowing over the metal barriers and signs.
Esther continued her fine recent performances with an overall time of 2:25:12 (22:35 swim leg,
1:10:32 bike and 46:50 run) for 2nd.
Julian also put in a fine effort of 2:46:56 (29:06; 1:20:53 and 49:30) to cap a great day's racing for the
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- Livermere 5.5 TT Results 21/08/2014
- Weekly Email Newsletter - 21st August 2014
- NORTH SEA CYCLE ROUTE - The First Instalment
- Hawstead Hill Climb 14/08/2014
- Super Sprint Trophy points
- National silver for Esther
- Be part of Go Tri
- West Stow Hcap 10 TT Results 07/08/2014
- MTB: MSG Round 6 Thetford Forest
- Weekly Email Newsletter - 31st July 2014
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Latest Results
Below is a list of the latest articles to be added to the website, from all sections.
- Circuit Racing
- National Youth Circuit Championships
- Time Trialling - Back in Form
- Triathlon Results
- MSG Round 5
- Suffolk Circuit Race Series
- Great East Swim
- Plomesgate grass track
- Eastern Region Youth Circuit Series Round 5
- Club record for Trisha
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