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Very nicely done!
The metro style has really been growing on me as of late and have been looking at examples to get inspiration from for an upcoming project of mine. This template really hits it on the money. Great job!
I also really like the subtle effect of the circles in the background. Nice touch.
Im glad to hear that, thanks Zoic
Amazing! Rated 5 stars!
Having some troubles with customisation, though, maybe you can help:
since I`m using site in my native language (which is not english letters-friendly), could there be some easily way to change modernmetro font? If not for all the theme, maybe just in significant parts?
other thing – I`m not using Site`s Tagline, field is left blank. Therefore, browsers show my site`s Title and then symbol " – ". Is there any chance to get rid of that line?
About changing font: in style.css in 'chapter' 5. Fonts (line 1380) there are absolutly everything about theme fonts, so you can very easly change all the fonts. If you're not familiar with css mail me and I will help you.
About empty title line – thats good point – I will add it to TODO for next update theme to move content up when there is no title.
But, Im not 100% sure what you mean by "-" – some unwanted sign inside title-bar?
yup, somehow managed to miss it, founded it now, my mistake.http://oi45.tinypic.com/10ia1l1.jpg – it is a minor thing, but I`m totally clueless about it
Oh, that little thing go to file _/php/theme-functions.php then find function mm_title and I think code is pretty clear there. If you'll have problems, mail me.
On line 468 replace
$title .= ' – ';
$title .= ' ';
worked like a charm! Thanks again!
1 – It is very difficult to launch an HTML version rather than Wordpress? Want to do this? The theme is perfect.
2 – You should create an admin theme for this layout. I would be very good.
It would be tricky to make HTML of this, I'm thinking about it but its not my direct plan atm to do it.
I will think about it to create admin panel theme based on this. Thanks for idea
Nice file my friend! Welcome to ThemeForest
Is there a way the theme can be set up as an WEB-app ? I would like to use this theme as our Internal BusinessIntelligence-website, all viewers will access the website with their iPad They do not use a PC anymore.
Greetzzz, Jochen
If you will make it as normal website, its ofc possible. But I'm not sure if it can be done to make a full app with its icon on tablets main menu, to be seen without browser running etc.
So as a website with some shortcut – yep. As a full app – I dont think it can be done with wordpress.
damn, you're quick in answering !!!
The left menu bar intended to simulate the gesture control on Windows 8 in which swiping from the left edge into the screen will call out the menu. However, I haven't tested yet, will it be conflicted with the original gesture control on Windows 8 touch screen? and I have tested on Ipad, this gesture will not work on Ipad and it is a little bit difficult for Ipad to call out the menu. Will you come out any solutions?
About calling menu on touch devices – as navbar visible part is very narrow and its hard to 'hover' it with finger, there is also invisible part next to menu much wider, ignored by mouse, but when you tap it on mobile it will show menu. http://www.dropmocks.com/mBq06l
I will test it with the next opportunity how it works with win8 native gestures.
ps. If its still hard to call menu by touch, I will make this 'tapper' wider, please let me know. Thanks.
Actually the user experience of navbar on ipad/iphone is not so good because sometimes the menu cannot be tapped back.
Hmm… thats good point. I will add back arrow button in next update to navbar that will hide it.
Added. Will be uploaded with next update, if you want, mail me for new file.
Great,so quickly update. I just found the back arrow button on your demo site, and it is very useful on ipad. Thanks, I'd better wait for next update with better portfolio template.
Hi, The theme to look really good I wish I had access to a demo before buying. is it possible?
Thank you and good sale
It's not possible for now. In the next update there will be ready XML content file to check how is content build
Did you watch: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QxvYxxWjRWo
If you have questions about working of something or some content, please mail me I will answer or send you some of oryginal content.
This is great theme, but … on mobile (iPhone 5, 4s, Android – Samsung Galaxy II) is very slow …
It often caused by animating background image. I've tried to detect mobile devices and disable animating bg and it was running much faster. Is background image 'perspective' animating on those devices?
Great theme but horizontal scrolling is so bad for user experience. Sorry to say that – but we should stop copying bad features that MS had tried to implement – and horizontal scrolling is for sure the worst.
This type of scrolling was declared one of the TOP 10 worst mistakes of the 2002 in webdesign industry (yeah, 2002) and microsoft came back to it after 10 years.
Anyway – I have to admit the style of this theme is great, good contrast, typography and hierarchy. Using a vertical scroll can help a lot!
Good luck!
I appreciate your opinion
Hey, really amazing theme, but the menu is a little bit buggy (Safari 6.0.2). every time when i close the menu, it open it again when i scroll the Site.
The menu appears when you scroll up when page is scrolled max to left.
Or it happens every time you scroll mouse? If yes, I will inspect and fix it.
now its perfet. Thanks
I saw some designer figured out a way to achieve parallax effect on ipad, you can see his demo on this site, http://www.aerian.com/portfolio/one-potato/one-potato-html5-website and this guy seems to give out the code freely, I think it may help you to optimize your site https://css-tricks.com/forums/discussion/15164/parallax-scrolling-that-actually-works-on-ipad/p1
I know that designing website is a hard job, if my suggestions annoyed you, just ignore me, haha
Thanks, I will take a look about it.
Very nice approach! Only the Main menu won't work on my iPhone 5 – opening it, only the first 3 (Safari) or 4 (Chrome) icons are visible under the search bar. Scroll down makes all icons disappear. Any solution?
Have you similar issue when scrolling content on scrolling page? http://impactweb.pl/themeforest/modernmetro-dark/?page_id=98
no, scrolling the content works fine!
Hello there! do you have a link for Facebook preview… Template says 'Compatible with facebook' ? Thanks.
Hi it mean it has automated sharing feature for facebook. If its not what it ought to be for you by 'Compatible with facebook' please let me know I will check some rules of it.
Sorry I bother you again. I found a problem on Ipad. When I call out the navbar by tapping the left edge, it will always open one of the pages in the menu. You can try it in your Ipad.
I'll check it and let you know.
I've tried some js fixes now. Please let me know if it helps
Sir, this theme is beautiful. Yes , there are a lot of little things mentioned above that I know your working on, but that left nav-bar issue on ios devices cost you another sale. Too many users are mobile, and even though other manufacturers are catching up with apple, their devices own the market right now. This would for sure boost your sales tremendously. We will check in in the future to see if things are better.
I've tried some js fixes now. Can you please check it now? (If your IPad is caching page files, please hard refresh page to be sure its using only actual files of page).
Thanks a lot!


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North Andover — Marcia Jean (Uebbing) Brown, age 67, died unexpectedly on Thursday, September 27. The daughter of Dorothy (Perry) and Albert Uebbing, she was born in Chicago on October 29, 1944. She was a National Merit Scholarship semifinalist and graduated valedictorian of Maria High School in 1962. She received an academic scholarship to Mundelein College and graduated salutatorian in 1966. She went on to earn her master's degree in mathematics from the University of Illinois at Champaign in 1967. Later, she returned to the University of Illinois at Champaign to earn a master's degree in computer science in 1982.
Married to Terrence J. Brown on August 26, 1967, she worked as a college instructor and computer scientist, at Digital Equipment Corporation. In 1984, she was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, which forced her to retire shortly thereafter. Despite the growing difficulties of her disease, Marcia continued to attend church weekly.
She was an avid tennis fan and converted from a White Sox fan to a Red Sox fan after moving to Massachusetts. She enjoyed spending time watching her grandchildren play.
She is survived by her husband, Terry; daughter, Lizetta Fennessy and her husband James of North Andover; son, Michael of North Andover; and daughter, Christine Albert and her husband Brian of Pittsburgh; grandchildren, Meghan, Erin and Laura Fennessy, and Casey, Gavin and Liam Albert; along with five siblings, John and wife Roberta Uebbing of Palo Alto, Calif., Sr. Mary Ann Uebbing, CSC, of South Bend, Ind., Christine O'Hare of Fairfax, Va., Jane and husband Dinh Huynh of Inverness, Ill.; and Thomas and wife Marian Uebbing of South Bend, Ind.; sister-in-law, Sharon Alan of Glendale, CA and many nieces, nephews and cousins. The family would like to thank the staff of Wingate at Andover for their loving care of Marcia.
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Inclusive Design Advisor: Understanding the Design Practice Before Developing Inclusivity Tools
Emilene Zitkus, Patrick Langdon, and P. John Clarkson
Journal of Usability Studies, Volume 8, Issue 4, August 2013, pp. 127 - 143
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This paper forms part of an ongoing research project that has studied ways in which inclusive design could be accommodated into design processes in industrial contexts. Past research indicates that one way of addressing accessibility problems is by supplying designers with tools and methods (Beecher & Paquet, 2005; Maguire, 2001; Vanderheiden & Tobias, 2000). This would enable designers to evaluate the physical interactions that occur between users and new concept designs, as well as to understand their impact on users with limitations.
The next two sections analyze some of the accessibility evaluation tools and techniques that are currently available, and could be used by designers, and reviews common industrial design practices as they relates to these tools and techniques.
Accessibility Evaluation Techniques and Tools
The need to enable product design teams to understand end-user requirements has driven experts, for many years now, to develop an extensive range of techniques and tools. These techniques and tools vary in format and scope and include guidelines, user participation, and physical or digital simulation tools.
There is a range of checklists, standards, and guidelines suggested by many experts as a way to guide designers to address the needs of end-users (Nicolle & Abascal, 2001). For instance, the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) has developed standards and guidelines for designing accessible websites (http://www.w3.org/TR/WCAG20/). Some guidelines are presented as lists of general user requirements that designers should cover in their new concept, whereas other guidelines are more specific in providing information about dimensions of a product or product features. For instance, the Access to ATM - UK Design Guidelines explores user's anthropometric data and their relationship to product dimensions (guidelines are available at http://www.cae.org.uk/publications_list.html).
In some cases, guidelines are used very early in the design process to define the general user requirements that designers should consider when designing a new concept. In other cases, where the guidelines are more specific, designers can use guidelines as a checklist to evaluate their new design concepts. In the latter, the guidelines can provide information about physical characteristics that the new concept should include for users. For example, guidelines could include preferred user requirements for certain products or users, such as dimensions, materials, color, density, maximum noise produced, maximum force required, etc. The scope of guidelines varies from general requirements to specific information depending on the type of product under development. The guidelines' data are normally presented in descriptive texts and tables.
User participation
User participation is included in usability tests, user observation, user co-designing, and, more recently, user theater. The impact of the results is directly related to the method used, the recruited sample of users, and the stage of the project where it is applied. If usability tests are applied during the design process and include some participants with disabilities, many issues that relate to inclusivity would be radically reduced, thus enabling more users to enjoy the benefits of inclusively designed products.
Direct user participation in the design process is a well known way to enable designers to understand users' needs and desires (Allsop, Holt, Gallagher, Levesley, & Bhakta, 2010; Green & Jordan, 1999; Norman, 2002). This helps designers fulfil the needs of a broader range of the population, including elderly and disabled people. Users can participate in different phases of the design process:
- Before the generation of conceptual designs by letting users interact with products similar to the product that will be developed (Eisma et al., 2004; Newell, Carmichael, Morgan, & Dickinson, 2006)
- During the conceptual phase by enabling users to co-design a product (Rode, Toye, & Blackwell, 2004; Sanders, 2000)
- Later in the conceptual phase by involving users in the design iteration evaluations and testing of prototypes (De Couvreur & Goossens, 2011; Stappers, van Rijn, Kistemaker, Hennink, & Sleeswijk Visser, 2009)
Physical simulation tools
To help young, able-bodied people understand the limitations of physical impairments, designers developed an apparatus (approximately three decades ago) to simulate the loss of physical capability. These types of apparatus, or tools, have been used in lectures, workshops, and training sessions (Hitchcock & Taylor, 2003; Moore, 1985). Some recent versions of this tool include Third-Age Suit, Age Explorer, and Simulation Toolkit1. All of these tools have braces, pads, and other physical restrainers sewn into the suit. They also have fogged or yellow spectacles to limit the vision and, in some cases, earmuffs to decrease the wearer's hearing capability. The Simulation Toolkit was created with adjustable features to enable the wearer to simulate gradual difficulties from different levels of impairments, a characteristic that is not present in the Age Explorer and the Third-Age Suit (Cardoso & Clarkson, 2007; Meyer-Hentschel, 2007).
Product designers can use these tools in a product's conceptual phase to simulate an evaluation based on user disabilities. If the tool is used with similar products, the results help designers understand user problems and can design prototypes that alleviate those problems. If the tool is used during rapid prototypes trials, then the results might indicate the changes that should occur with the design under development. In both cases the outcomes rely upon the way the task is simulated and problems prioritized.
Digital simulation tools
Similarly to the physical simulation tools, there are digital simulation tools to evaluate a product's design. There are a variety of digital human modelling (DHM) applications developed to simulate human interactions virtually (Duffy, 2009). These computer-based tools are integrated into CAD models that enable designers to assess design concepts during the conceptual phase.
Among the digital simulation tools available, the following tools include programming to highlight inclusive design approaches and are the most common in academia:
- HADRIAN (Porter, Case, Marshall, Gyi, & Sims Neé Oliver, 2004)
- INCLUSIVE CAD (Macdonald et al., 2007)
- VERITAS (VERITAS D4.1.3_v2, 2010)
- VICON (Kirisci, Thoben, Klein, & Modzelewski, 2011).
The simulation results depend on the anthropometric data set and the ergonomic methods used in the applications, as well as the task performance simulated by the designer. The task simulation is normally performed according to the designers' assumptions, which might be defined by their knowledge of the product, the users, and the interaction the users will likely have with the product (Lämkull, Hanson, & Roland, 2009).
The Use of Accessibility Evaluation Techniques and Tools in Industry
Although the range of techniques and tools described in the previous section are currently available to evaluate accessibility in new product development, these tools and techniques have not been widely used by industry (Zitkus, Langdon, & Clarkson, 2011). According to past research, the industrial adoption of accessibility evaluation tools is strongly connected to their impact on the design process and the design activity. This means that such tools should be cost effective for the company and should be easily integrated to the time and budget allocated to the project (Vanderheiden & Tobias, 2000). Additionally the benefits of using these tools and techniques should be clear to the design team (Goodman-Deane, Langdon, & Clarkson, 2010). However, the following aspects of the accessibility evaluation techniques might affect acceptance in industrial contexts:
- According to Burns, Vicente, Christoffersen, & Pawlak (1997) one of the reasons that designers rarely search guidelines during the design activity phase is the lack of contextual or specific information. This weakness, added to the differences among the theoretical basis of guidelines, probably hinders their use. Although "the need for internationally coordinated standards" was recognized and actions were recommended by Stephanidis and Salvendy (1998, p.126), there is still no significant progress in harmonizing international guidelines. Additionally, guidelines' data are presented in descriptive texts and tables, which is not an effective way to display data for designers, as pointed out in past studies (Macdonald et al., 2007; Milne et al., 2005).
- The value of user participation techniques is often undermined by the time needed to recruit and select a representative sample of users. As a result, user participation is rarely adopted in industrial contexts (Sanford, Story, & Ringholz, 1998). In addition, although the involvement of elderly and disabled users in the design process is generally recognized as beneficial (van Rijn, Sleeswijk Visser, Stappers, & Özakar, 2011), concerns about ethical issues, such the vulnerability of elderly or disabled people, is often cited by industry as reasons to not engage in this technique (Newell, Carmichael, Morgan, & Dickinson, 2006). Moreover, when reassessing a product's design changes, a company will need to recruit additional end-users, which adds time and energy to the process.
- Physical simulations are time consuming because gathering data for multiple disabilities means that a user must calibrate the tool multiple times to gather different levels of impairment data. Moreover, reassessing the product's design changes means someone will have to repeat this procedure, which adds time and energy to the process. Additionally, task performance and design problems are prioritized based on a designer's assumptions, which can produce erroneous assessments.
- Similarly to physical simulations, for digital simulation tools, the task performance and design problems are prioritized based on a designer's assumptions, which can produce erroneous assessments. Some tools provide pre-recorded videos that designers can watch to see exactly how some people use products. Watching these videos can provide a reference for designers when they are digitally simulating a task while developing a product. This visual reference can help to limit some erroneous assessments and guide designers toward more accurate design choices. For instance, HADRIAN has a library of videos that show different users performing a range of tasks, such as the different coping skills used by people with disabilities to use certain products (Marshall et al., 2010).
Despite the risk of incorrect assumptions, the digital simulation tools are the most integrated approach used by design teams among all the techniques and tools reviewed in this section. The integration of CAD software with accessibility tools facilitates quick feedback and stimulates design discussions during the design process (Loudon & Macdonald, 2009). Moreover, considering the industrial context, it is important to emphasize that the impact on the design process (time and budget) can be minimal when using CAD models. In our experience, the earlier a concept design meets the users' requirements, the fewer the changes to the design process, and thus, those changes are likely to be implemented.
Figure 1 shows the accessibility evaluation techniques and tools in coordination with the design process.
Figure 1. The integration of accessibility evaluation techniques with the design process (also named concept development in the process adapted from Ulrich and Eppinger, 2008)
Apart from the guidelines, the other accessibility evaluation techniques and tools presented in Figure 1 are strongly based on task performance of a product. We recognize that there are design features in everyday products that by their user-demand exclude part of the population. For instance, some products have small buttons placed close together that make the buttons difficult to see and press for people with vision or dexterity problems. Other examples include products that are too heavy for elderly people to carry, products that use text fonts that are too small to read, or some products use foreground and background colors that are illegible for colorblind users. However, in spite of those major limitations, designers could still include small changes in their designs, such as having the option to change the font size or color or background color, to make a final product more accessible to a wider range of users—or consumers.
The approach of our research is to show that, in many cases, by making small changes in design features, designers end up with more inclusive products. Therefore, uncomplicated accessibility evaluation techniques and tools that overcome small problems could be integrated into the design activity. The subsequent sections present our investigation of how we demonstrated the inclusive design tool and then discussed the implications and challenges of using such a tool within industrial design practices.
1 All the three simulation apparatus are commercially available: http://www.age-simulation-suit.com, http://www.mhmc.de, and http://www.inclusivedesigntoolkit.com/betterdesign2/gloves/gloves.html.


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Logged into Facebook? Then specially chosen partners will be able to get lots of information about you and your friends without having to ask you. Think you can stop that by opting-out? Think again. Unless you block each new partner as they arise they'll still get info about you when your friends surf the web.
Source: "How to Opt Out of Facebook's Instant Personalization," The New York Times, April 23, 2010
Your hometown, your education, your interests - all moving to public pages. Don't want that information shared? Only choice is to delete this information from your Facebook profile.
Source: "Facebook in New Privacy Row, Claudine Beaumont," The Daily Telegraph, April 23, 2010
Instead of just liking things on Facebook, websites can now integrate a like button which lets Facebook users 'like' outside pages. This is mainly a great way for FB to collect a lot more information about user preferences. The fact that you 'like' a page is publicly available info.
Source: "Getting Control of your Facebook Privacy Settings," The Wall Street Journal, April 26, 2010
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We got ourselves a coach and point guard and probably a starting quality forward since last year. However, there are some strange and unfortunate factors right now as well. Normally, a coach would have weeks to get aquainted with a new team and about 6 preseason games. Also, what looked like a deep roster has been thinned by injuries. One thing I wonder about is how are all of these injured players progressing especially the long injured players who haven't played a single regular season game. particularily Lee, Miller and Webster. Any Word? Anyone see any of them beginning to practice etc.?
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How to take great photos of reflections with your iPhonePosted: November 6, 2012 Filed under: Instagram, tips, Tutorial, Uncategorized | Tags: instagram, iphone, iphone camera, iphoneography, photo project, photography, photos, reflections Leave a comment
Reflections are all around us. Mirrors, glass, polished metal and stone, pools and fountains, even wet pavement can create great reflected light. Even average compositions can be improved with a bit of reflected light. Here are some tips for building a great set of reflection images.
Early Bird: Not only is the light better in the morning, but pools, ponds and lakes are often completely glassy. Set your alarm clock and head out before the breeze picks up.
Break the rules: Here's a great chance to break the 'rule-of-thirds' and shoot with perfect symmetry. Set up your shot with the reflection's far edge directly in the middle of your frame for a 50/50 split composition.
Weather vane: Look for puddles just after the rain, then get in close and down low. The contrast of reflected sky against the wet ground can be absolutely stunning.
Drought-proof: No water around? Find some glass. Store-fronts, skyscrapers and cafés are great locations for finding reflections. Try shooting from both sides and at angles to get different results and moods.
Perspectives: Sometimes flipping your image upside-down will give a surreal distortion to your final photo. Experiment with different angles while shooting, as well as orientations when editing.
You're so vain: Find a large mirror and shoot people looking at their own reflections. It's more discrete than a direct portrait, and you can get some really interesting and funny shots.
Hold the Mayo: Worried about getting your camera wet? If you're going to be out in the rain, seal your phonecam in a plastic sandwich bag. You can still use the touchscreen, and your images will turn out fine if you keep the plastic up against the lens. Just remember to make sure it's *clean* first.
Interview: Street Photographer Hai Nguyen @xxxyxyzPosted: November 28, 2011 Filed under: Instagram, interview 8 Comments
You're travelling through another dimension, a dimension not only of sight… but of some really mind-bending photography. Our guest this week is the very talented Hai Nguyen, otherwise known by his handle @xxxyxyz. WARNING: Do not drive or operate heavy machinery after viewing these photos!
First, how did you come up with "xxxyxyz" as your online handle? Does it have any special meaning?
Life is hella she + he + it :)!
Ah, like "xx" is "male" and "xy" is female, making "xyz" the "it"… very clever! So, when you're not doing photography, you are…
Listening to music, watching movies, hanging out with friends, sketching, sewing, making stuff, and always researching and seeking inspiration from all around me.
How did you originally get into photography? What was your first camera?
My first camera that I bought for myself was a Polaroid Spectra. I'm a big fan of instant photography. I've been taking photographs since I was young but I really didn't get serious until I joined IG. The iphone is the only camera I use right now. The fact that I can take a photo, edit it, and post it, all in one device has helped me tremendously with my creative output?
How would you describe your style in three words?
Experimental, Surreal, Street.
If your portfolio had a soundtrack, it would be…
Jóhann Jóhannsson's "And In The Endless Pause There Came The Sound Of Bees". An album I listen to all the time while editing photos.
How many photos do you shoot on an average day?
When I was living in NYC I was constantly shooting on a daily basis. So my average was around 150-300 per day, and only 3% of that was actually okay. Most of those shots were just different angles of the same thing. Nowadays, I shoot when I can which is about once a week, and I totally beast out and shoot like a hella lot!
What is a photo technique or rule that your regularly follow (or constantly break)
Honestly, I'm not really versed with photo rules or technique so I just shoot what truly speaks to me.
What's the one iPhone photo app you can't live without?
That's so hard to just pick one, so I'll say Camera+ and Filterstorm are my absolute tops!
What else is in your camera bag?
I'm a photo appaholic! I have tons of apps but here are the ones I use regularly: pictureshow, photofx, juxtaposer, blender, decim8, interlacer, cameramatic, lo-mob, scratchcam, ttv, touchretouch.
What aspects of photography are challenging for you?
Well, street photography is a challenge now, since I live in an area where pedestrian traffic is pretty much non-existent. My style has changed because of this so I'm continuously adapting.
Pick one of your favorites from your portfolio and tell us the backstory.
The photo from my NYC Love Stories series: Two of Hearts, a couple asleep on the subway, where the girl is seated with her legs over her boyfriend's legs. I love this one because it was a simple shot. I didn't have to do anything. It was all about the couple. It was really late at night, and I was asleep when they came on the train. I woke up and saw them seated across from me just like that. I hesitated at first and didn't want to intrude upon them, but the moment was just too damn sweet that I just went for the shot. The expressions on their faces and their body positions were just sublime. It was just one of those lucky, magical, movie moments, of being in the right place at the right time and not hesitating to capture it all. And after I got my shot I went right back to sleep!
You shoot most of your photography in the SF Bay Area. If you could shoot any other locale in the world, where would it be, and why?
I shot extensively in NYC as well, which was crazy awesome for shooting people and architecture. But I really would like to try my hand at nature/landscape photography. It would be a new challenge for myself. I'm a city boy at heart but love the outdoors as well. The one place that I'm obsessed with and have never been is Mono Lake in California which looks like another planet in photographs I've seen. Aside from that I'm dying to go to Singapore so that I can go photowalking with the great ABC @aikbengchia =)!!!
If someone told you, "I want to take photos like @xxxyxyz," how would you respond? What tips would you give them if they wanted to emulate your style?
I usually just shoot whatever makes my eyes pop and my heart leap. Currently though, I'm not able to do much street photography so a lot of my most recents photos are photo collages. With photo collages, I'm constantly keeping my eyes open and taking photos of things that I could use later during the editing process. I'm building a library of different images or "seeds" as I call it, which will become something else in a future photo. They can range from wall/ground textures, to graffiti, to wires, etc. On days I can do street photography, I keep my eyes alert and iphone ready at all times so I don't miss any memorable moments that I connect with. And always experiment and try new things.
Any other secret talents we should know about?It took me a couple minutes to think about this one and I asked my friend and she point blank said if you can't think of one then you don't have any! Ouch!!!
Pick a favorite IG'er that you think deserves more notoriety from the IG community?
Definitely, people should check out @intao!!! Dreamy, moody, thought provoking masterpieces! He creates unique, and imaginative worlds that literally make me want to jump into them and never leave.
Thanks Hai! Be sure to check out Hai's awesome album, soon to appear in the Keepsy Gallery.
iPhone Tutorial: Send your kid to HogwartsPosted: November 11, 2011 Filed under: Instagram, tips, Tutorial Leave a comment
Some people have asked me how I edited this shot to make an innocent (well, maybe not *that* innocent) 4-yr old look like a recent graduate of Sorceress School, so here's a quick tutorial:
You'll need the following apps:
1) Camera+
2) LensLight
3) Optional: Your choice of photo editor with "Curves" adjustment (PhotoForge, Filterstorm, etc).
So, lets start with the image. First, you want your kid larger than life so they look like an imposing figure. You're going to have to either get down on your knees and shoot from a low angle — or in my case find an object/pedestal for them to stand on.
Another tip – if you shoot with your subject facing away from you, you'll leave your shot open to more of a menacing interpretation. The scariest monsters are always those we can't see.
(A cloudy day is also nice for mood – but since you can't control that – don't worry about it.)
Now that you have the shot to work with, bring it into Camera+ or your favorite cropping tool to get it square ready for IG:
Next, apply the Clarity scene in Camera+. Normally I'm a bit reluctant to use this effect because it can take things over the top pretty quickly. But hey, that's what we're after in this shot, right?
Clarity really helps the clouds pop, and also brings out some surreal texture in the red cape. Delicious!
Next, let's add the Red Scale effect to enhance the other-worldly aspect of the shot.
Look what that did to the shoes and the cape. Red, red and more red tones.Sweet – Our work is done here. Let's save to our photo library and fire up our LensLight application.
LensLight's interface is a bit wonky, so it takes some getting used to. It can be a bit tricky to pinch/spread and drag the effects to scale and position -but stick with it, and have patience and you'll get the hang of it.
Let's add the Lightning effect first. Rotate it into place using your thumb and index finger, and then scale it so that it connects your subject's fingers to the target. (I left a touch of space between the fingers and the bolt – it just looked cooler to me)
Now let's save and "Render (add light) which will keep the lightning on your edit.
Now, to make our lightning strike a target with some impact, let's drop a "Sun" onto the canvas. Boom! To amp up the glow a bit more, we'll "Render" again, and add the "Chroma ring" effect.
I would not want to be on the business-end of that bad boy!
Looking pretty good. Now we're going to do some final touches to really bring it to life:
I've opened the shot in Photoforge, but FilterStorm and many other apps will allow you to do the following:
First, let's take it up (or I guess "down") a notch by adding some vignette. This is going to make our clouds more intense and also contrasty, as well as bring out the light that is beaming on the target.
Finally, open the settings (the slider bars on the far left, bottom) and select Curves from the menu. (Looks like a grid with an "s" on it.
Don't let this thing intimidate you. (The Curves feature, I mean. You should be very intimidated by this red hooded creature). Tap the white line to add 2 points roughly where I have. Then drag the one further down the line a bit below the diagonal. You will notice that this brings dark tones down considerably without mucking with your mid-tones or blowing out your highlights of the lightning, etc.
And there you have it! FEAR THE 4-YR OLD :-)
Instagram Calendars are here!Posted: November 1, 2011 Filed under: Instagram 1 Comment
A couple of weeks ago we announced gift albums you can make for friends with photos from their Instagram feeds.
Now — just in time for the holidays — the Keepsy team is very excited to announce our newest product: Calendars!
If you thought making an album was easy, wait until you try calendars…
Can you honestly think of a better gift for the Instagram fans in your life than custom books and calendars of
your their photos? They'll be thinking about you all year :-)
So give it a try and let us know what you think!
Interview: Jussi Ulkuniemi (@skwii)Posted: October 26, 2011 Filed under: Instagram, interview 2 Comments
One of the most iconic and creative minds on Instagram, Jussi Ulkuniemi's photos perplex, bamboozle, and delight. He took time out of his break-neck schedule to answer some of our questions:
When you're not doing photography, where would we find you?
Well, right now, you'd either find me working with Adobe programs from behind 3 computer screens at the company's office, or partying my way down the streets of Helsinki with my bass-booming headphones. Then again, where I'd really like to be found (if I wasn't so busy) would be a small and lovely training space, practicing some groovy dance moves…!
Do you remember the first photo you ever took? What was your first camera?
Whoa… I think it was a toy camera of some sort.. We had gotten it for Christmas, a kind of a tiny polaroid-style camera that instantly developed an image in a size of a post stamp. It was a portrait of my parents, and well… To this day I have never seen a portrait as bad as that one. :)
How would you describe your style in three words?
Avant Garde Mofos!
If your portfolio had a soundtrack, it would be…
…a mix-tape of genres like New Rave and Chiptune.
What is a photo technique or rule that your regularly follow (or constantly break)?
What I love breaking is the perspective. Tilting the angle purposefully 45 degrees or so can sometimes create something worth watching. Or pick one line and make it horizontal at the cost of others, you get really interesting results. But still, I'm very strict when it comes to perspective. A well thought, precise perspective is often a start for a brilliant composition.
What's the one iPhone photo app you can't live without?
Filterstom and Juxtapose, totally. Everything you really need for editing (Especially the "curves" function) is there in one app: Filterstorm. Then there's Juxtapose for unlimited ways of manipulating your pics and getting creative-crazy. Mixing photos together AKA juxtaposing really seems to be my all-time favorite way of spending time.
What else is in your virtual camera bag?
To this day I've gathered about a twenty photography apps worth mentioning. The newest one of interest is FrontView, which is an unique perspective shift application. Now I've finally found a way to really mimic the effects of a tilt-shift lens: first creating a small depth of field with TiltShiftGen, then shifting the horizontal lines properly with FrontView.
Did you upgrade to iOS5 as soon as it was released?
Yes, instantly. Love the new features! Everything is now smoother than ever, even the camera app opens faster. The only bad point in upgrading was the upgrading itself… something happened and all my apps, music and videos disappeared… Took some time before my dear phone got it's identity back.
What aspects of photography are challenging for you?
Capturing facial expressions. Mostly the only time I feel satisfied is when I tell them to look as neutral as possible, as if without any expression. That's a part of the reason why I love silhouettes and portraits with faces hidden. There's too much information in a face, sometimes it absorbs focus out of everything else.
Your shots (and edits) are remarkably unique and creative. Where and how do you find inspiration? Do you ever get 'photo-block'?
Thank you. I guess the inspirations come by looking around. Being aware and keeping your mind open for a chance to create. My inspirations are usually very irrational and on the moment, because I won't stop to think it twice if I get a crazy idea of (almost!) any kind. And yes, photo-block… Those are hard times, especially if you are keen on updating your photoblog everyday… But I'm glad to have some quality stuff stored on my camera roll for the bad days.. :) To be honest, I haven't really had any good time for hobby photography for 2 months now.. (but still online and updating!)
Pick one of your favorites shots from your portfolio and tell us the story behind it.
This one was taken about six months ago in Florence. Me and my friend (in the pic, down there) were visiting the Giotto's bell tower at about closing time. We had been gasping at the view from up there for about a twenty minutes until the caretaker told us to leave, the tower was closed. Just when we had started descending downstairs I noticed a small grid where you could see straight down through the floor. From there I saw a perfect opportunity! Quickly I told my friend to "Run!" downstairs and in a minute she had blasted through the crazy medieval spiral staircases. I began shouting my lungs out with posing orders but she didn't hear a lot. I bet the whole Florence heard our conversation. We were lucky thought, the tower bell didn't start thundering. Afterwards we smoothly escaped with a satisfying set of photos :)
You shoot most of your photography in Finland. If you could shoot any other locale in the world, where would it be, and why?
Italy I'd say. Most of my favorite shots I've taken there. The architecture and and warm, colorful blaze of the mediterranean sun…! Using my iphone 3GS wouldn't be a problem there, hate the cold, long and dark Finnish winters, in an iphoneographical sense of course.
If someone told you, "I want to take photos like @skwii," how would you respond? What tips would you give them if they wanted to emulate your style?
I'd say "Think graphically." I love mathematical lines, shapes and frequency. I use a lot of radial blur, so I guess I'd say that too. Oh and most of all, to spice up your ideas with humor.
Any other secret talents we should know about?
I have a talent for being late from everywhere. It's one of my most used talents really, so I don't know if it's very secret, but still mentionable.
Pick an IG'er with fewer than 500 followers that you think deserves a look from the community.
I'll pick @Strawbrie and her colorful and humoristic personality that shines brightly through her photos.
Instagram Gift BooksPosted: October 19, 2011 Filed under: Instagram Leave a comment
It's great to make a photo book out of your own Instagram pics, but what if you could make a book for a friend… using *their* photos?
Now you can! And just in time for the holidays. Announcing Instagram Gift Books — All you need to do is log-in to Instagram on Keepsy and then replace your username with your friend's username. Their pics will load automatically in our photo selector, presorted by number of 'likes'.
To see how ridiculously simple it is, check out this short video:
BONUS: This is what Blake sounds like sans caffeine
Turns out it's actually just as much fun to make a book for someone else, so give it a try and let us know what you think!
Will your mobile photos stand the test of time?Posted: October 12, 2011 Filed under: Instagram | Tags: Instagram mobile photos infographic 2 Comments
Now that phone cameras and Instagram have given everyone the itch for photography, the Amazonian flow of images that flows past our eyes each day just keeps growing — each photo just a tiny drop in a vast river of simulated silver bromide. Will any of these pics endure the test of time?
Our friend David Mays (aka @bunnyrobot) put together this simple flow chart to demonstrate the chances of your image hanging around longer than a double-tap-flick on someone's iphone.
Here, in all its glory (and pith): "Succinct Guidelines for Creating Lasting Artistic Images in the Age of Cheap and Ubiquitous Image Manipulation Tools and Filters" (or as we like to say around the office "SGCLAIACUIMTF")
Interview: photographer Diego Amador @diegobotPosted: October 5, 2011 Filed under: Instagram, interview 1 Comment
Diego Amador dreams of Electric Sheep. Scanning @diegobot's portfolio is like walking onto the set of a Ridley Scott film. His shots of Los Angeles architecture are moody, intense and awe-inspiring. Diego took time out of his busy schedule hunting replicants to chat with us:
When you're not doing photography, you are…
Working like a mad man for the man , Editing photos, Fishing, or Hitting up the bars in L.A.
How did you originally get into photography? What was your first camera?
First camera was a Canon AE-1 [FILM] worked my way up to a compact digital camera to a Nikon DSLR.
When did you transition to shooting architecture?
When I noticed the works from photographer Joel Tjintjelaar. That guy does great B&W architect shots.
What do you think of the latest Instagram 2.0 release?
Think it needs a new update already lol. Sometimes uploading photos does fill in the photo & leaves a black line at the top or bottom. dig the new filters, but also unhappy with the controlling of tiltshift.
How would you describe your style in three words
Melodic.Symmetrical, and Spunky.
If your portfolio had a soundtrack, it would be.
Radiohead's "Hail to the Thief. Only because every track is slightly different ,but in the end its the same style.
How many photos do you shoot on an average day?
Due to work 5-7photos .Tend to make up for it on the weekend.
What is a photo technique or rule that your regularly follow (or constantly break)?
I usually try to follow the rule of the thirds, but i tend to break that rule to throw in some side way angle type shots.
What's the one iPhone photo app you can't live without?
Darn just one lol ok okay has to be Camera+ cant live without my clarity.
What else is in your camera bag?
Qbro,PhotoFx,Diptic,PhotoWizard,Picfx, and many many more.
What aspects of photography are challenging for you? What is it like shooting in L.A.?
Shooting people[candids] are tough for me.I feel i do a better job of shooting people with my own twist which usually means motion blur . Shooting in Los Angeles County is great. Angelinos have a great playground to play with. Although one small complaint is that L.A is so spread out so getting from place to another might take a while. Damn you L.A traffic!!
Pick one of your favorites from your portfolio and tell us the backstory.
That would have to be "Love Personified' Simply because the old couple in the photo. They gently walked up the stairs with a strong feeling of intimacy that could not be broken.
You shoot most of your photography in Los Angeles. If you could shoot any other locale in the world, where would it be, and why?
I would have to say Japan because they have awesome modern architect or any where in France for its rich historic background which cannot be duplicated.
If someone told you, "I want to take photos like @diegobot," how would you respond? What tips would you give them if they wanted to emulate your style?
Always look up and shoot away. You find interesting subjects by looking , and don't be afraid to shoot new angles . Your neck might hurt after a month ,but its a ll well worth it.
Any other secret talents we should know about?
I can impersonate old people pretty darn good.
Any parting words for our nearly-departed friends at Kodak?
Pick an IG'er with fewer than 500 followers that you think deserves a look from the community
@Deonizayus One of boys that I collaborate with from the #EliteCollab Movement we have going on. He can flip a toilet into Megatron if he wanted to. all on his phone. Talented fellow to say the least.
How to build an image collage: Video TutorialPosted: October 4, 2011 Filed under: Instagram, tips Leave a comment
Richard Hernandez (@koci) and Dan Cristea (@konstruktivist) over at lofimode have started a new series of iphoneography tutorials, and their first one is a winner.
"Building an image collage" — gets the duo off to a great start. In the 30+ minute tutorial, Koci first gives us a peek at what's installed on his phone. If you've ever wondered what he uses to get such iconic images, this is pure gold. You'll learn why he shoots over 90% of his pics in one particular camera app, as well as the reasons he avoids the native iPhone camera whenever possible.
In the second half, he chooses a photo from the archive and walks us through his set-up, shooting, as well as the post-processing. The tutorial feels unscripted and genuine, and it's great fun to see him "app-stack" (use several applications) to process the final shot.
If you've ever wanted to try emulate Koci's style, or just wanted to learn about some other great applications you may not have tried, the meager $1.99 the team is charging for the video is well worth it.
Can't wait to see what they come up with next!
Update: Here's a shot I took this morning using some of the tips I learned in the video. It's kinda Koci-esque, no? :-)
Interview: Christina Nørdam Andersen @cirkelinePosted: September 27, 2011 Filed under: Instagram, interview 2 Comments
This week's profile is with Danish photographer Christina Nørdam Andersen (@cirkeline). While she's a relative new-comer to the world of photography, her keen eye for subject and intense contrasts have made her an Instagram phenom with over 45k followers in just a matter of months.
When you're not doing photography, you are…
Job hunting, seeking inspiration, taking long walks (which might involve photography), running and spending time with friends.
How did you originally get into photography? What was your first camera?
I got into photography when I downloaded the app Instagram on my new iPhone last autumn and until now I exclusively photograph with the iPhone camera. I find the iPhone camera handy and discreet, which is very appropriate for street photography.
Which other photographers have influenced your work (IG or other)?
Being new to photography I embrace all the inspiration I can get whether it be from following other IGers work or researching famous photographers such as the master of candid photography Henri Bresson-Cartier and the newly discovered street photographer Vivian Maier. I admire the work of Danish painter Vilhelm Hammershoi, who is known for his poetic low-key portraits.
IG is a constant source of inspiration in itself and there are an incredible number of talented photographers on there. Recently I found the amazing works of
- Brandon Barr @texturl
- Dominique Jost @nique88888
- Giovanni Savino @magneticart
- Tony @kungfuroll
- JongSun Park @adl2enaline
- Akbar Makrati @shutdagizm
- Greg Briggs @gregbriggs
- Dimitris Karathanos @dimitriskarathanos
- Dan Cristea @konstruktivist
- Koci Hernandez @koci
- Prio @priotography
…to mention a few. Since the beginning of my photographical journey I am particularly inspired by Thomas Ka @thomas_k, Eros Sana @eros_sana, Gary Bebout @clayking and Jason @jasfran.
How would you describe your style in three words?
Focused, subtle, candid
If your portfolio had a soundtrack, it would be…
Perhaps Yann Tiersen's Amélie Original Soundtrack which displays a subtlety. I like to portray what I see on the street through my emotions.
How many photos do you shoot on an average day?
It varies greatly. I can go days without shooting a photo although I tend to think in photographic terms all the time. On average I guess I shoot about 5-10 photos a day.
What is a photo technique or rule that your regularly follow (or constantly break)
"Whatever works."
What's the one iPhone photo app you can't live without?
Noir app, which I use for converting my photos into high definition black and white.
What else is in your camera bag?
Numerous apps, but the ones that I tend to use the most are in random order: Photo Fx, almost DSLR, Iris, Camera+, Focusoid, Lo-Mob, Filterstorm, Scratchcam and CrossProcess.
What aspects of photography are challenging for you?
For me photography is all about capturing the natural light and living in Copenhagen, Denmark the sunshiny days are quite rare. On the plus side when the light is here it is beautiful and casts long shadows. Other challenges are to keep rediscovering my surroundings through my lens and to remind myself that photography is about having fun and playing with it.
How do you pick your subjects?
I pay attention to the little things in everyday life, which is what I find the most beautiful. It could be a shadow that an object casts or the way a sunray falls on a street scene. Also I like to play with scale.
Pick one of your favorites from your portfolio and tell us the backstory.
My photo "Within reach" was one of my first photos, I was stunned by the tree's shadow on the wall. I walk past here every single day and observe how the changing seasons alter the scene. I look forward to shooting it with snow.
If you could shoot any other locale in the world, where would it be, and why?
As I adore street photography, I would love to go New York City to observe and shoot. I have an idea that I would like to carry out; to portray stillness and quiet contrasting a busy city.
If someone told you, "I want to take photos like @cirkeline," how would you respond? What tips would you give them if they wanted to emulate your style?
I would like to quote J.R.R. Tolkien " There is nothing like looking if you want to find something". It's all in the observation and to pay attention to detail whatever it is that catches your eye.
On a practical level keep your camera ready to shoot when walking down the street.
Any other secret talents we should know about?
I can type really fast.
Pick an IG'er with fewer than 500 followers that you think deserves a look from the community.
Check out the talented Bobby Anwar @bobbyanwar, whose stream is diverse and includes some wonderful street photography into which he has clearly put his heart.
Thanks Christina! (and thanks for turning us on to the Amélie soundtrack - it's a peach :-)


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AN emotional night will unfold on Friday for all those who loved and admired the great Steve Prescott.
It will begin with a ceremony at the Saints bridge, which is being renamed after the former rugby league player and cancer fighter, who died last November.
The event, which begins at 5.30pm and is expected to last 50 minutes, will include a speech from Steve's eldest son Taylor (12) beside the footbridge, which links the town centre to Langtree Park.
It will be followed by St Helens versus Hull game – where the two sides who Steve served with such distinction will contest the inaugural Steve Prescott Cup.
Both Steve's sons will be mascots for the fixture.
A gold-plated boot – the last worn in Steve's professional career – has been created by St Helens-based Timpsons, and the winner will be decided by the aggregate score of both this season's league games between the sides.
Speaking ahead of the fixture, Saints skipper Paul Wellens said: "Both clubs admire Steve greatly – not just for his playing days but his resilience in his fighting illness.
"I'm sure both sets of supporters will come together on Friday and in future to honour him. It certainly gives added significance to the game."
Meanwhile, Paul Barrow, 39, one of Steve's closest friends, said: "I think he would have been proud, but because of how humble he was he would probably have thought he had not done anything to deserve it.
"But I think it is fitting that it will ensure his memory will live on among those two clubs, which he held in such high regard and it shows how deeply they admired him.
"He had so many great friends in St Helens and Hull and so many fond memories, so I believe it is a great tribute."
Paragon Construction boss Paul, a former Warrington rugby league player, who grew up next door to Steve in Nutgrove, said: "I'm sure it will be an emotional night for the family but also a very proud one.
"Both Steve and his wife Linzi shared a tremendous strength and resilience, something I believe will be passed on to their boys, Taylor and Koby."
The bridge will remain open during Friday's ceremony, with the service taking place on land nearby. The public are invited to attend.


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This had much less of a news hook a few hours ago.
Basically, I was going to ask Easton area Republicans to write in (or tweet, or post something on our Facebook wall) about who they were supporting in the 2012 Pennsylvania GOP primary.
And now that field seems to have shrunk a bit, with former Sen. Rick Santorum suspending his campaign two weeks before the primary.
Still, we want to hear from his supporters, as well as people backing Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich and Ron Paul ( who was still on the attack against Romney Tuesday).
So let us know by e-mail email@example.com. You can also post your thoughts in the comments section, write on our Facebook wall, or reach us on Twitter at @EastonPAPatch.


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Terrorism 2014-02-12
Libya killing spree terrorises citizens
By Nadia Radhwan in Benghazi for Magharebia – 12/02/2014
The body count in Libya is climbing.
Unknown assassins settling scores, extremists out to make a point, military wings of political blocks eliminating rivals and outlaw gangs killing for profit are leaving a bloody trail from Derna to Benghazi. And citizens say the government appears unable to stop it.
The latest victim of a targeted assassination was a former policeman. On Monday (February 10th), Montasser Anwar Bennaser had just dropped off his son at school in Derna when a bomb exploded under his car.
A day earlier in nearby Karsa beach, a corpse was found tied to a large rock, with its feet and hands bound. Saiqa Special Forces member Alaa Mohammad Ali had disappeared a month ago after returning to Derna from Benghazi.
Former Libyan Attorney-General and Supreme Court Chancellor Abdul Aziz al-Hassadi was shot dead in the Derna city centre on Saturday.
The bloody week-end began with the assassination of a Benghazi imam. Cheikh Atef Madouli was gunned down after Asr prayers at al-Ansari mosque, in the city's Hadaiq district.
Given the murder wave paralysing the country, the families of five Sabha men abducted in Tripoli now fear the worst.
Al-Wataniya TV reporters Ibrahim Abdel-Gader, Sadam Al-Rashidi and Ibrahim Al-Wafi, along with Abdel-Gader's brothers Ramadan and Shaban, were kidnapped Sunday on the Airport Road.
Abdel-Gader's father told Libya Herald on February 11th that he had searched local detention centres in the hopes of finding the missing men but turned up no leads in their disappearance.
It is not just the victims' families. Libyan citizens are also wondering how abductions and killings seem to occur with no witnesses.
Jaber Magbari, a 28-year-old Benghazi resident, points out: "Most of the assassinations are in crowded places and in the presence of masses of people. Why did we not hear about one person intercepting the killers?"
"Benghazi streets are crowded with cars, yet all assassinations are taking place in the daytime," he tells Magharebia.
"It is well known that Benghazi witnesses assassinations from 2 in the afternoon to 11 at night, while the streets are crowded," he adds. "A car there cannot even reach 30 kilometres per hour, so how could the killers escape? It is impossible."
Faraj Majbari, 48, a former political prisoner during the Moamer Kadhafi regime, has a different theory about the violence.
"What is suspicious is that the rise and pace of assassinations always increases in tandem with any political activity in the country. This shows an intention to thwart the political process," he says.
"Operations vary, an indication that there are several parties behind this, reflecting the political disputes in Libya," Majbari adds.
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ياليبيالن نخذلك عاشت ليبيا وعاش الوطن
My brother, Libya is in reality a boat led by ideologized individuals who have no nationalist vision to safely ashore. Libya, in a few words, was assaulted at sea by pirates of ideological extremism supported by Qatar. Do you know that the so-called National Congress is a legislative and executive power at the same time? It is the authority that runs the affairs of the country. Here the boat is anchored. Libya had been hijacked by Kadhafi for 42 years. Here it is suffering now. Libya won't regain stability until the right is restored to its owners, the grandson of king Idriss al-Senussi, may God rest his soul in peace! Then there will be more to say.
I love free libya
I am not libyan but i care about libya, i would ask all the libyans to racall back a litle bit, whos was promising them to left lybia burning like hell, (Alkadafi ), yes he is not there any more, his followers are still every where and they still have the power and they would not leave this paradise easilly and they will do every thing & what ever it takes to keep them in the lucxury life they used to live , and there only way to get back is to distroy the picture of 17th of February revelution and to make all the libyans think badly about it, for this there only goal now is to keep libya in violance and corruption. so please Libyans think twise before you decide who is doing what ?????
الليبيى الاصيل
This wave of assassinations is all driven by western Tripoli infiltrating government which is envious and hostile to the historical city which hosted all the West. However, the envier won't dominate. The evil plots turn against their authors. We know hatred and jealousy, this is known. The fate of great men and heroes against the mean and agents. Benghazi will remain dear to all the Libyan people. Discrimination won't help you agents traitors. As someone said one day "anything that comes from the west isn't joyful". I think this is true. Without Benghazi, o cowards, you couldn't sit on chairs! Without Banghazi, the revolution wouldn't have erupted! Benghazi is known o cowards! Where are you going to go o mean people! Benghazi, come on Benghazi! O cowards, it is beyond your reach dogs! All the heroes hail from Benghazi or lived there. Nothing happens in Libya without Benghazi. Come on Benghazi, o dogs!
Ever since the death of the Guide of Libya, there has been no respect for the former leaders, which means God has left Libya.
The Libyans should expect this. So much the worse for them.


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One of the single greatest opportunities for an actor to break out on the
world cinema stage, the Cannes Film Festival, has helped launch
countless careers. With the 66th edition kicking off tonight with the European premiere of Baz Luhrmann's "The Great Gatsby" (starring a breakout actress who made this list...), we run down the 10 actors who could leave Cannes as the next Jean Dujardin. Here are Indiewire's picks for the 10 actors to watch this year.
Berenice Bejo, "The Past"
We know what you're thinking: Why is she on this list? Academy Award nominated for her graceful turn in "The Artist," Berenice Bejo is a bonafide star in France, but in the black-and-white sensation Academy Award winner Jean Dujardin came out as the true stateside breakout -- that and he got to utter some dialogue at the end of the film, while Bejo did not. Despite a prolific career onscreen in France, it's arguable that many have yet to see the actress prove she's not just a silent force. In Asghar Farhadi's follow-up to his universally acclaimed "A Separation," Bejo gets her meatiest role to date and rumor is she knocks it out of the park as ex-wife to "A Prophet" star Tahar Rahim. Pundits, having not even seen the film, are saying she has a good shot at netting a prize at the closing ceremony based on the positive buzz. Whatever the outcome, Bejo is sure to leave this year's Cannes more popular than ever.
While Baz Luhrmann's 3D take on "The Great Gatsby" has earned mixed reviews since screening for critics ahead of its Cannes launch, most agree on one thing: That Australian newcomer Elizabeth Debicki stands out among the starry cast, despite only appearing in a handful of scenes. As the golfing, long limbed beauty Jordan Baker, Debicki radiates a cool confidence -- no small feat considering she landed the role mere months after leaving the Victorian College of the Arts, and had to act opposite a heavyweight like Leonardo DiCaprio, under the direction of one of her country's most revered filmmakers.
As the titular 25-year-old who dreams of becoming a dancer despite his paralyzation, Souleymane Deme's role in Mahamat-Saleh Haroun's latest has all the trappings of a breakout role from this year's festival. After his uncle begins to fall ill, he decides to get involved with a group of petrol smugglers in order to get the supplies necessary to save him. While there have only been a few pictures released of the film up to this point, Deme has remained the focal point of all the materials, and the clearly devoted role has already turned heads for its clear physicality. As a complete unknown, this may be just the kind of actor-propelled drama to stand out amongst the ensemble casts of this year's festival, and make the first-time actor one of the stand-outs of the event.
At 26, French-Canadian theater and film actress Sophie Desmarais is still a relative newcomer, and probably her only brush with international visibility so far has been an appearance in Xavier Dolan's "Heartbeats." A starring role in a Cannes-bound film is a pretty decent way to put yourself on the map, however, and Desmarais is about to make herself known as the titular college athlete in Quebecois director Chloe Robichaud's first feature, "Sarah Prefers to Run." The drama stars the young actress as a girl who goes to great lengths in order to be able to run on the track team of a first class university. She also stars in Sébastien Pilote's second feature "Le Demantelement," screening in Critics' Week.
Will Forte, "Nebraska"
SNL favorite Will Forte, who's hilarious characters range from MacGruber to Senator Tim Calhoun to The Falconer, has taken a break from comedy of late. Although he dabbled in comedic film roles after leaving SNL in 2012, Forte has begun to take on more serious acting. At this year's Tribeca Film Festival Forte made his dramatic appearance in Steph Green's Irish drama "Run and Jump." Yet Forte seems to be pretty content on showing us his serious side with his lead role in Alexander Payne's black-and-white Palme d'Or-competing "Nebraska." The drama follows an alcoholic father with dementia who is taken on a road trip by his estranged son (Forte), only to become stuck in a small Nebraska town together.
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The Guatemalian-born actor and singer-songwriter Oscar Isaac is probably most recognizable as Carey Mulligan's criminal husband Standard from "Drive." It may be hard to imagine the blood-covered gangster from Nicholas Winding Refn's film as a 1960s folk musician with a cat in the Coen Brothers' upcoming "Inside Llewyn Davis." Yet when retracing Isaac's past roles, including parts in "Sucker Punch," "Robin Hood" (2010), "W.E." and rom-com "10 Years," it's easy to see how diverse he really is. Isaac's musical history, including the song he wrote and performed in "10 Years" and his long-time love of music, are what make his Dave Van Ronk-inspired role in the Coen's film even more promising. If the guy can sing, look menacing against Ryan Gosling and carry a cat through 1960s Greenwich Village, he's definitely an interesting actor to keep an eye on.
After impressing Sundance audiences with his commanding lead turn in the Grand Jury prize winner "Fruitvale Station," Michael B. Jordan is sure to endear himself to the international market at its European premiere. The actor has defined himself on the small screen by starring in "The Wire," "Friday Night Lights" and "Parenthood." On the big screen, he got to fly high in both "Chronicle" and "Red Tails," and appeared opposite Keanu Reeves in "Hard Ball." Despite an impressive CV and a solid number of years in the business, Jordan is far from a household name.That could change once "Fruitvale Station" comes out this summer and receives an expected awards push from The Weinstein Company. In Ryan Coogler's feature-length debut, he plays a twenty-something Bay Area resident who sees everything go from good to bad over the course of an increasingly problematic New Year's Eve in 2008. Octavia Spencer also co-stars. Jordan is currently filming the romantic comedy "Are We Officially Dating," starring Zac Efron, Imogen Potts and Miles Teller and he's rumored to be in final talks to play the Human Torch in the upcoming "Fantastic Four" reboot.
Vithaya Pansringarm, "Only God Forgives"
Character actor Vithaya Pansringarm hasn't been on the scene for long. In fact, his first role didn't appear in theaters until 2010. But with seven projects released since then (including a role in "The Hangover: Part II"), and four currently in post-production, it's easy to see him breaking out in a big way with the right role. As Chang in Nicolas Winding Refn's "Only God Forgives," a gangster believing himself to be a god and the primary antagonist to Ryan Gosling's character, it seems that this villainous role may be just the push he needed. Little has been seen of the role at this point, with much of the trailer's focus placed on Gosling and Kirsten Scott Thomas' characters, but if Refn's past characters are any indication, this is sure to be a brutal and fascinating role that'll be hard to shake once the film is over.
Actress Valeria Golino's directorial debut "Miele" should be hard to avoid at Cannes, given the sensitivity of its subject matter. Jasmine Trinca, the Italian actress best known for roles in "The Son's Room" and "The Best of Youth," will be at the center of that attention, playing an icy angel of death; an overly committed practitioner of euthanasia on the terminally ill. The film is a psychological character study of Trinca's cool idealist, and as such she dominates the film. Regardless of how the controversial film is received, it's certainly a role that should give Trinca more visibility.
Little Hermione Granger has fully embraced the Muggle world and all its contemptble aspects; stealing and pole-dancing that is. Sofia Coppola's R-rated "The Bling Ring" looks to be Emma Watson's true break away from the 11-year-long role that brought her fame. Although she's kept busy since the end of the "Harry Potter" films with parts in "My Week With Marilyn" and "The Perks of Being a Wallflower," Watson's "Bling Ring" character may just be her Vanessa Hudgen's "Spring Breakers" equivalent -- the end of her good-girl, child actor phase. After all, stealing from celebrities homes, smoking cigarettes, and partying aren't things you'd see Miss Granger ever doing, but Watson, why not? If anyone's going to prove themselves outside of Hogwarts, it's certainly her.
[Nigel M. Smith, Erin Whitney, Cameron Sinz and Mark Lukenbill contributed to this article.]


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"With all the rain we got to start with, which was 20-plus inches, it delayed planting. And it delayed fertilization applications," said Extension Agent, Glenn Beard.
Tiny watermelons are starting to peak through, but they are about half the size they should be. "All of our farmers are probably seven to 10 days delayed right now. We should be starting to harvest by June 5th, and we are going to be later than that this year," said Beard.
And with such a small window for farmers to hit the July 4th holiday, this could be a problem. "With watermelons, everybody wants them for July the 4th. So if they are not available it could very well effect the price drastically. We just don't know," said Beard.
The excess rainfall is also causing this year's produce to be more expensive to maintain because farmers are having to spray more often against mold and fungus.
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But the delay hasn't been all that bad. "Our cabbage crop has seen a little bit of delay, but for whatever reason we are enjoying a better pricing situation," said Beard.
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Former UFC heavyweight title challenger Gabriel Gonzaga will make his Octagon return on Nov. 15 at UFC 91 in Portland, Oregon against UFC newcomer Josh Hendricks. Bout agreements have yet to be finalized but both camps have verbally committed to the fight.
FiveOuncesOfPain.com first learned of the matchup early Tuesday morning from a source speaking on the condition of anonymity.
Gonzaga ended a two fight losing streak at UFC 86 on July 5 when he submitted Justin McCully with a Kimura at 1:57 of round 1. Prior to the victory he had lost a UFC heavyweight title fight against Randy Couture at UFC 74 last August and then had lost a rematch to Fabricio Werdum at UFC 80 this past January.
Hendricks is based out of Ohio and has a record of 14-4 with one no contest. He hasn't lost in his last ten fights with his most recent victory coming against James Powell via knockout at 3:35 of round 1 during a Legends of Fighting event this past November. He also fought and lost against former UFC veterans Sam Hoger and Travis Wiuff earlier in his career.
The only match officially announced for UFC 91 thus far is a lightweight encounter between Kenny Florian and Joe Stevenson. FiveOuncesOfPain.com was also the first to report over the weekend that season seven winner of "The Ultimate Fighter" Amir Sadollah announced at Combat Sports Challenge 26 on Saturday that he expects to fight on the show as well.
[...] Former number one heavyweight contender Gabriel Gonzaga (9-3) could return to action against Josh Hendricks (14-4) at UFC 91 in Portland, Ore., on November 15, according to FiveOuncesOfPain.com. [...]
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Hmm…why put Gonzaga against a newcomer? I realize the Heavyweight division is in need of some new signings, but Gonzaga could use some stiffer competition. I was looking forward to the UFC possibly matching him with Cain Velasquez, or even Antoni Hardonk or Kongo.
I would personally like to see Hendricks against another relative newcomer like Dan Evensen, or even to be fed to Velasquez to build his hype, rather than starting him off immediately against higher-level heavyweights like Gonzaga.
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Randy made him look like shit and Werdum KO'd in consecutive bouts. His only saving grace is that he landed that miracle head kick. But he is better then that .
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I think it's a great idea to put a new-be in…never under estimate the power of someone new, strong and that has faith standing behind them
I've seen both fight and I think the new-be has a GREAT chance by far!!
I can't wait and I will be there Nov 15th for this awesome event!
Go Hendricks!!
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Gabe, my friend, you have no idea what's coming! Looking forward to the match!
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Cant wait to see this fight…. Gabe hasnt been hit till Heavy puts the leather on 'em!!!
Go Hendricks
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i am not one to talk bad about a good fighter like gonzaga but when it comes to hendricks…. hes gona put a hurtin on him. cnt wait to c the "new be" throw down!! God bless Hendricks!
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i think josh is ganna kick some but lol cuz ive grown up with him. . .
best of luck bro ! !
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I really think Josh has one heck of a chance he's one heck of a fighter.Seen them both fight and like it was said before never under estimate anyone!!!!!! Josh's heart & soul is in fighting and that's where it's at!!! I'm behind him all the way and I WILL BE WATCHIN HIM.He's wanted this a long time KICK BUTT CUZ!!!!!!!!!
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Hubbard moves ahead by 2 in Indiana
Evansville, IN (SportsNetwork.com) - Mark Hubbard carded a 4-under 68 on Saturday to claim a 2-stroke lead at the United Leasing Championship.
Hubbard finished three rounds at Victoria National Golf Club at 11-under-par 205. He is seeking his first career win on the Web.com Tour.
"It was more of a grind today. I really got into a good rhythm with my driver on the back nine," said Hubbard.
Second-round leader Tony Finau managed an even-par 72 to fall into second place at 9-under 207, while Andres Echavarria (70) is alone in third at minus-8.
Paul Claxton (66), Matt Weibring (68), Matt Davidson (69) and Chris Smith (71) are tied for fourth at 7-under. Peter Tomasulo (67), Justin Thomas (69) and Alexandre Rocha (73) shared eighth at 6-under 210.
Finau entered the day with a 2-shot lead, but Hubbard and Ryan Armour both birdied the second to move to 8-under and pull within one.
Thomas, meanwhile, was racing up the leaderboard with birdies at the first, fourth, sixth, eighth and 10th to make it a 3-way tie for second place.
Armour then posted a double-bogey at the third to fall off the pace as Thomas stayed hot with a birdie at the 12th to meet Finau at 9-under.
Finau answered with a birdie at the seventh to reclaim the outright lead before Thomas tripped to a double-bogey at the 15th to hand Finau a 2-shot advantage over Hubbard, Davidson, Smith and Echavarria.
Hubbard, who had followed his birdie at the second with six straight pars, birdied the ninth and 10th to pull within a shot of the lead as Finau picked up a shot at the ninth to move to minus-11.
Hubbard birdied the 12th to meet Hubbard there, and was handed the outright lead when Finau bogeyed the 11th to fall to 10-under.
Finau bounced back with a birdie at the 13th to reclaim a share of the lead before Hubbard rolled in a 35-foot birdie putt at the 14th to again grab a 1- shot advantage at 12-under.
After Finau and Hubbard traded bogeys at the 15th and 16th, respectively, to remain a shot apart, Finau tripped to a double-bogey at the 16th to fall to 8- under and hand Hubbard a 3-shot lead.
As Hubbard parred his final three holes to end at 11-under, Finau birdied the 17th to get back within two of the lead and parred the last to finish there.
"That was huge," Hubbard said of his birdie at the 17th. "Those last two holes really changed the momentum for me. The wheels were starting to come off there at the end."
NOTES: Hubbard, who is playing in his rookie season on the Web.com Tour, won once on the PGA Tour Canada last year ... Finau is also seeking his first in on the Web.com Tour and his best finish is a tie for fourth a the Rex Hospital Open in May ... With the threat of afternoon rain on Sunday, the final round will be played in threesomes off split tees starting at 7:48 a.m. local time.


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Where is Karl Rove now?
Unfortunately, this has been twisted around into unnecessary expectations of Bush firing Rove, who has not been convicted of any crime nor has he, apparently, broken any law.
ok, today, a guy who dressed up as a woman,
shot a man, cut his body up and threw
him into the ocean, just got off after
a short sentence.
Lets see here.. oh yeah, and a guy
who committed felony crimes, then was
promoted to the head of his party, where
he worked for a president who committed
felony crimes, where he then worked for the
guy who pressured that president to
resign so he could continue to commit
felony crimes - commits a felony, treason.
now today implicitly the whole world
lets him get away with it.
hmm... think back a second.. ok..
a guy comes home, he murders his wife
and the boyfriend. he gets blood all over
himself, his shoes. then when the cops move
in he tries to run, drives a white
bronco all over.
My kids and my wife are hollering
"smelly computer" now.
I gotta go.
exercise of connecting the dots..? left to the reader. what do all of htis guys have in common
so that a nazi, pedophile-apologist could donn the papal hat and BITCH ABOUT HARRY POTTER?!?!?!?
Thank you everyone. God will be here every Tuesday through September. Please tip your waitress.
I'm far more concerned with the coming threat of the Chinese than with terrorists. But Bush apparently cares more about US companies making sweet state-sponsored deals in the Chinese market than standing up for human rights (ok our credibility damaged on that one), Taiwan defense, and demanding REAL pressure on North Korea.
And I'm really getting sick and tired of the Chinese endlessly milking their WWII grief with Japan. Does Israel constantly milk Germany for concessions for the nazi camps? No. Get over it! This generation is no more responsible for the sins of the last than today's white Americans would be responsible for enslaving black Americans.
Sounds like republican talk huh?


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After the heartbreaking elimination of our beloved team by the Mavericks and Suns for two consecutive seasons, what does the future have for the Spurs? There are simply a lot of unknowns...
Case 1 -The Big Three
The Big Three, Tony Parker, Tim Duncan and Manu Ginobilli has faced tons of ups and downs this past season due to injury and age (Duncan-35, Ginobilli-32), bring along inconsistency and we dug ourselves into a very big hole that we can't climb out of. Sure, all they need is a lot of rest and they will surely get it this offseason, but how about next year? Can they show promise that they'll be ready for the playoffs, when all the physical and mental fatigue are at its peak? Ginobilli, especially Duncan can't play the minutes like they used to at their prime, we all know that. But without those minutes from them, what can we do?
Case 2 - Richard Jefferson
Inconsistency. That's one word that comes to my mind whenever RJ's name is mentioned (actually, the first one would be F%@k!). Richard Jefferson just came out his most disappointing season since his rookie year. I know, the Spurs playbook is complicated, etc. etc...But his athleticism alone could be useful, we have seen that in several games, but most of the time he just stood there like an atheistic child waiting for attention. (Sorry, just bending out frustration) Besides, Antonio McDyess stepped it upped during our short playoff stint, how come RJ didn't, when they came into fold at the same offseason? There are also a lot of unknowns regarding RJ, will he opt out? Will he be a traded? If he stays, what can we actually expect of him?
Case 3 - Tiago Splitter Beims
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Height 2.12 m (6 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Weight 111 kg (245 lb)
2009-2010 Stats
Career Highlights:
- Brazilian U21 National Team -00
- South American U21 Finalist -00
- Copa America U21 Championships -00
- Brazilian U18 National Team -02
- Pan Am Junior tournment All Star team -02
- Brazilian National Team -02-09
- World Championships in Indianapolis (USA) -02
- South American Championships -03(Champion)
- Panamerican Games -03(Champion)
- Tournament of the Americas (Copa America) -03, 05
- 40th South American Championship -2003 All Star Team
- Spanish Cup (Copa del Rey) Winner -04, 06, 09
- Spanish ACB Regular Season Champion -04, 05, 07, 09
- Spanish ACB Semifinals -04, 07
- Euroleague Finalist -05
- America Cup in Dominican Rep. -05
- Spanish ACB Finalist -05, 06, 09
- Spanish ACB Supercup Winner -05, 06, 08 (MVP)
- Euroleague Semifinals -06, 07
- Spanish ACB Regular Season Runner-Up -06
- World Championships in Japan -06: 5 games: 16.4ppg, 6.6rpg, 1.2spg, 2FGP: 64%, FT: 72%
- Spanish Cup (Copa del Rey) Semifinals -07
- Tournament of the Americas -07 (Semifinals): 10 games: 12.4ppg, 8.0rpg, 1.6apg, 1.3bpg, FGP: 52.6%, FT: 63.6%
- Spanish Cup (Copa del Rey) Finalist -08
- Eurobasket.com All-Euroleague 2nd Team -08
- Euroleague Semfinals -08
- Spanish ACB Champion -08
- Eurobasket.com All-Europe 2nd Team 2009
- Eurobasket.com All-Europe Honorable Mention 2008
- Marchand Cup -09: 3 games: 15.0ppg, 7.3rpg, 3.0apg, 1.3bpg, 2FGP: 67.7%
- FIBA Americas in San Juan (Puerto Rico) -09 (Champion): 9 games: 9.7ppg, 7.2rpg, 2.4apg, FGP: 49.3%, FT: 55.3%
- Euroleague Quarterfinals -10
- Eurobasket.com All-Euroleague 3rd Team -10
- 7'2 wingspan
- 9'1.5 standing reach
- excellent long frame
- nice vertical leap, good quickness and great mobility
- excellent decision making on defense
- remarkable lateral quickness, understands defensive angles extremely well and is highly efficient in his movements
- enjoys excellent timing in pick and roll plays
- shows good positioning on weak-side defense
- can produce down low with some simple moves and a nice soft touch (sounds familiar?)
- poor shooting
- not a shot-blocking type of defender
- never risks his defensive position for the sake of adding blocks to his stat-line
- could use some definite polish with his footwork
- must learn to play with smaller spaces and get used to improvising moves better
- struggles posting-up more physical defenders
- not the quickest player getting off his feet
- not a great intimidator at this moment, especially concerning defending his own matchup
- tends to stand still with his arms raised and no leaping effort
- gets outmuscled in the low post by some players
- rebounding numbers aren't all that impressive for his size
*Taken from various scouting reports
So, that's Tiago Splitter for you. Further, please remember that these stats and evaluation are from the Euroleague, will these translate well in the NBA? In the first place, how much are we sure that he will actually come and play in the NBA? And, will it be for the Spurs?
Case 4 - 2010 Draft
It is stills a month to go before draft day, so for now let's leave it to the FO and the scouts to do their job. We can speculate all we want, but in the end it will still be up to them. You have to remember that the FO likes to surprise fans with their "under the radar" moves, so I'm really not betting the farm on speculations and rumors.