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Version and / or Patch Used: 1.2
Timedemo or Level Used: Custom time demo
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Product Homepage: http://www.ea.com/crysis/
From the makers of Far Cry, Crysis offers FPS fans the best-looking, most highly-evolving gameplay, requiring the player to use adaptive tactics and total customization of weapons and armor to survive in dynamic, hostile environments including Zero-G.
Real time editing, bump mapping, dynamic lights, network system, integrated physics system, shaders, shadows and a dynamic music system are just some of the state of-the-art features the CryENGINE 2 offers. The CryENGINE 2 comes complete with all of its internal tools and also includes the CryENGINE 2 Sandbox world editing system.
At the higher resolution we can see we get a slight advantage with Crossfire, though at 1280 x 1024 we don't. Performance is actually a little lower with the second card added. The NVIDIA offerings do manage to come out ahead here, though the GTX 260 is only ever so slightly in front when compared to the single HD 4870.


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Prague - Czech Foreign Minister Lubomir Zaoralek (Social Democrats, CSSD) would like to propose ambassadors for the vacant posts at Czech foreign diplomatic missions soon, he told public Czech Television today.
"I will try to do it as a soon as possible, naturally," Zaoralek said.
The post of 11 ambassadors at Czech missions abroad remain unoccupied. The standard term of further 32 ambassadors will expire this year.
Zaoralek mentioned the embassies in Algeria, Canada and Mexico, among others.
He also said Jan Fischer, former finance minister and caretaker cabinet head, might head the embassy in Luxembourg.
"Mr Fischer will be considered (for the post)," Zaoralek said.
He recalled that Fischer was vice president of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) in 2010-2012, adding that there are a lot of banks in Luxembourg.
Zaoralek said President Milos Zeman did not give him any names of persons he would like to become ambassadors. Only general criteria that the candidates should meet were discussed, he added.
Zeman got locked in a dispute with former foreign minister Karel Schwarzenberg (TOP 09) over the naming of new ambassadors last year and the process was blocked for several months.
Schwarzenberg opposed the plan to make Communist (KSCM) MEP Vladimir Remek ambassador to Moscow and former first lady Livia Klausova ambassador to Bratislava. After the government fell in mid-2013, Zeman appointed an interim government and pushed his favourites through.
Schwarzenberg said today Fischer is an experienced statistician and should stay in this area. A good diplomat needs to have courage, he added.
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How well has the game been built for localization? It would be pretty easy to translate the few words in the game to allow access to different languages. That is, if the code is built to support this.
If localization is easy, I'd be ready to translate the game into my native language, Finnish. I thing the localization would mostly be helpfult for children, but then again this would be a great game to introduce to children!


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Today is to be like yesterday, working outside is supposed to be fun. Oh well off to work. Have about 100 medium size trees to trim, at least they can all be reached from the ground with 3 or 4 6 ft. extensions. Water is on the menu. New records since the '50s.
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- Posted by west_gardener (My Page) on Thu, Oct 13, 11 at 18:34
If I interpret the weather report you posted, it is hot as h@ll and humid to boot. You have about 100 trees to trim in this weather. Wow.... Oh, yes water should be on the menu. I hope you found some shade and took care of yourself. |
Cooler today, only 84 hope to get a lot done. |
- Posted by lilosophie none (My Page) on Fri, Oct 14, 11 at 11:22
It has been sunny and in the low eighties, and the early rain is such a blessing, generally it still would be dry and the well would be low and that makes a lot of gardening impossible. This month we had lots of early rain and the soil is soft, ideal for getting things cleaned up, some planting done before the winter rains begin, I am a happy camper! Making up for lost time. |
- Posted by west_gardener (My Page) on Fri, Oct 14, 11 at 19:27
Don, glad it will be cooler today, 84 is still hot in my book when working outside, so take care. Lilo, I'm with you about being grateful for the early rains. It sure helps a lot, especially since we have had a number of days of hot weather. |
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Ganesh General Info (Detailed history is below) Many call Ganesh by other names such as Ganesha, Ganesa, or Ganapati. Ganesh, a Hindu god, first appeared about 2000 years ago. Over time Ganesh became a very important god. Millions of people believe Ganesh to be the supreme god - mostly in India. There are daily prayers offered to Ganesha from his followers. Ganesh is the son of Shiva and Vishnu. Shiva is said to have created Ganesh after a frustrating experience where he couldn't see his own wife - Vishnu - bathing. Ganesha is the god of obstacles, or, Vighneshvara. He is able to create and remove obstacles in peoples lives. It is said that if one doesn't worship him correctly he may put obstacles to your life - so Ganesh devotees are very good about honoring him! Ganesh is important not only in India where he originated, but in Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam, Afghanistan, and Japan. In addition to obstacles, it is said that Ganesh can grant success. Ganesh statues, figurines, and amulets can be found all over Asia. Here in Thailand Ganesh statues share shrines with Buddha and Shiva quite frequently. Ganesh figures can be found in gardens, on the street, on the shore of rivers, at temples, in houses, in businesses, in college dorms, around necks, wrists and fingers, and on shirts!
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As well as being the destroyer and creator of all obstacles, it is believed that Ganesh will deliberately create obstacles for those who disrespect him. He is also associated with the chakras in Kundalini yoga. He is said to reside in the sacral area – the root (first) chakra. Image of Ganesha Ganesh is usually depicted with a humanoid looking elephant head, and a curved trunk. He also has a large protruding belly which is said to represent prosperity. Most images will show a small mouse beside his feet – this represents obstacles that need to be overcome. These depictions of Ganesh can be understood as representing his attributes: The large elephant head represents the wisdom given to him by ShivaHis pot belly represents his ability to create prosperityThe small mouse near his feet represents the many obstacles that need to be overcomeGanesh and BuddhismGanesh is a Hindu god, but he is also on object of veneration for many Buddhists. This is hardly surprising as the Buddha and his early followers would have originally being devotees of Brahmanism (early Hinduism). There are even some Hindus who believe that the Buddha was a reincarnation of Ganesh. Some Buddhists believe that Ganesh was a bodhisattva – this is an enlightened being who decides to delay entering final nirvana because they wish to help those who are still suffering. Ganesha in ThailandThailand is a predominately Buddhist country, but great respect is given to Ganesha because he is believed to be a bringer of good fortune. The Thais usually refer to him as Phra Phikanesuan or Phra Phikanet. There are many shrines devoted to him all over Thailand – one of the most prominent statues of him is located in Bangkok outside Central World. People will come to this shrine to make merit by laying flowers, sweets, or other treats. This is a particularly common practice for those who are looking for some luck when starting a new venture or sitting exams. One of the more novel ways that his image is used is that businesses that are going through a tough period will hang his picture upside down to indicate their distress. Ganesha AmuletsGanesha is seen as a powerful god who can help all humans in need. There are many stories from people who are convinced that he interceded on their behalf. Even people who have no real interest in Hinduism can feel that there is something special about Ganesha, and this is why his fame has spread to every corner of the globe. There are many ways to tap into the power of the elephant god, and in Thailand one of the most popular ways to do this is by wearing Ganesha amulets. It is believed that those who wear a Ganesh amulet around their neck will be protected from obstacles in life. They will also attract prosperity and benefit from increased wisdom. The fact that Ganesh is so well respected means that there are many amulets that use his image – some of the more expensive ones are made from precious metals - especially silver.We have many Ganesh amulets for sale here at Thai Amulet Sales (.com). Some of them are a combination of Ganesh and Kwan Yin's thousand arm pose. See our photos and complete information for our Ganesh Amulets here.Resources http://www.holymtn.com/gods/ganesh.htm http://hinduism.about.com/od/lordganesha/a/ganesha.htm http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ganesha
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I'm looking into buying a mid-arm machine and frame and I would like to have some input on different machines and frames, I have been checking on the Voyager 17 and stretch frame but I would like some input before I buy, we have no dealers in this area for me to try so I'm at a loss on what to look for. Right now I have a Juki on a homemade frame and would like to upgrade to something easier to motivate. Thanks for any info you can give me before I make a decision.
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Derlene, I had the Juki on the Hinterberg stretch frame for a few years and upgraded to the Voyager about 5 yrs ago after a friend recommended it to me. I love the set up, I have had no problems with the machine at all. If I have any questions and call Hinterberg they are so helpful and will stay with you till your issue is resolved (my issues were operator error). I think it's a great machine at a very good price. I use both Essential(Connecting Threads) and Coats & Clarks thread with no problems, the C&C thread is a little more linty and I clean out the bobbin area with each bobbin change. I made the right choice for me, good luck with your decision. |
There is a Yahoo group called Home Quilting Systems. The members have all kinds of machine/frame combos. You can learn a lot about them from that group! Donna |
Oh, I forgot to mention there is a Yahoo group called HinterbergQuilters that you could join and get lots of info there, that's where I started and still go there from time to time. |
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Classic match
West Ham United 5-2 Preston North EndDivision One22 October 1960
West Ham United continued their free-scoring start to the 1960/61 season on this day 54 years ago, by making sure they notched three or more goals in a game for the sixth time already that campaign.
Preston North End were the visitors to the Boleyn Ground on this occasion and they could not prevent the Hammers from bettering their four-goal haul in their previous home match against Birmingham City.
Malcom Musgrove netted three of West Ham's goals, while a John Bond (pictured) penalty and an open play strike from John Dick gave the hosts their five.
16,295 were in attendance for this lively affair, and they would be thoroughly entertained at the Boleyn Ground throughout the campaign, with 84 goals going in across the 21 home league fixtures.
West Ham ended the campaign in 16th place, while the visitors Preston were 22nd and last.
Complete record - 22 October1921 West Ham United 1-0 Nottingham Forest (Division Two)1927 Everton 7-0 West Ham United (Division One)1932 Preston North End 4-1 West Ham United (Division Two)1938 West Ham United 1-1 Newcastle United (Division Two)1949 West Ham United 2-2 Leicester City (Division Two)1955 West Ham United 6-1 Doncaster Rovers (Division Two)1960 West Ham United 5-2 Preston North End (Division One)1962 West Ham United 1-1 Burnley (Division One)1977 West Ham United 2-2 Acton Villa (Division One)1983 West Ham United 0-0 Norwich City (Division One)1988 West Ham United 2-0 Newcastle United (Division One)1994 West Ham United 2-0 Southampton (Premier League)2003 West Ham United 1-1 Nottingham Forest (Division One)2006 Tottenham Hotspur 1-0 West Ham United (Premier League)Played 14, Won 5, Drawn 6, Lost 3, Scored 24, Conceded 22


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Does anyone remember Charles Ponzi? He had investors knocking down his door trying to give him money promising a return of 50% in 45 days. He could show it was backed by government stamps.
Our own Uncle, Uncle Sam has promised us we can retire (maybe not in style) if we "invest" 7.5% of our paycheck each time. Our boss also has to kick in an equal amount of 7.5%.
Let's see. If I make $500 a week all my boss has to do is send in $75 each week. That's $37.50 from each of us. Let's see, that's $3,900 a year. If I work from age 20 to age 65 that's times 45 years it comes to $175,500 not counting any interest accrual that should be several thousand dollars more. My Uncle, the big guy with the funny hat, says when I retire he is going to send me a check every month for $1,250.
Even without any additional interest that is good for 12 ½ years. And they are going to give 2% interest on all those deposits. WOW! Such a deal! And I don't have to worry about my money either.
Uncle is putting it in the Social Security Trust Fund where it will be safe(?). He didn't mention that the trust fund is a piece of paper that my uncle prints out each time I send him my money. There is no lock box.
He also failed to tell me that Congress can tap the fund any time it wants and spend my money on anything it wants. Right now there are more IOUs from Congress than there is money in my trust (?) fund. In fact there isn't any money in the trust fund. Those public servants (?) in= Washington have spent it all.
And now our elected representatives want to pay= SS benefits to illegals who have never paid into the fund at all. What kind of craziness is going on in Washington? Why is it called a trust fund anyway?
The reason Mr. Ponzi was jailed is he was paying out to his first investors money he was taking in from his new investors.
Let me see if I have this right. I pay into Social Security today, Uncle prints a new piece of paper as a receipt (misnamed a trust fund bond), the money is then transferred to the General fund, Congress spends it all and with some of it they pay off the original Social Security subscribers.
Isn't that what Mr. Ponzi was doing? And they put him in jail for stealing investors' money. See if you can help me with this next question.
Who should we put in jail for stealing our Social Security deposits from the trust fund? When you find that answer please let me know.
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One of my favorite girls-in-glasses romances is in the outrageously non-PC "MacKenzie's Mountain," by Linda Howard (first published back in 1989 and it's held up!).
In the preface, Linda says that she wanted to write "a simple love story about a half-breed Wyoming rancher and an old-maid schoolteacher." A lot of girls-with-glasses stories start with an old maid. But in the good versions, the girl turns out to be far from meek and mild: she wields her glasses as a weapon to get exactly what she wants in a world that tends to consign pretty girls to a career as a wife.
MacKenzie's Mountain opens with the immortal words, "He needed a woman. Bad." That's not only a fragment, but ungrammatical as well, but Wolf Mackenzie would never say, "He needed a woman. Badly." Howard delights in her rough-hewn, uncivilized hero: imagine a ruthless outcast who's seen the inside of a prison due to an unfair rape charge: "In his veins ran the blood of two of the most warlike peoples in the history of the world, Comanche and Celt." So what do you think the good people of Ruth, Wyoming would think of a school mistress who beds their most-loathed outcast?
Mary Elizabeth Potter doesn't care. She heads up the mountain to confront Wolf about the fact that his son Joe dropped out of school a few months ago and falls directly into lust. At first, she thinks Wolf is making fun of her, so she sets him straight: "I know I'm not an attractive woman, certainly not the type to stir a man's—er, savage appetites." Well, you can see where this is going.
But Mary is tough. She's just as tough as Wolf, and in some ways, even stronger. She confronts small town prejudices about race with a kind of guts and glory that puts her in danger, but also slashes through the hatred and intolerance that made Wolf and his son outcasts.
That's all great, but at the heart, this is a really terrific romance between a man with a crazy amount of testosterone…and a girl who wears glasses.


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Based on burda 11/2011 #119A.
The magazine rates this pattern as difficult and the assembly was indeed fiddly and required some patience. Since I'm a beginner I used some leftover fabric of unknown origin for only 5 Eur and I am glad I got a wearable dress out of it. However, I don't think that I will give this pattern a second go.
crepe-like fabric, I think it's rayon.
Jun 22, 2012, 12.23 AMby PrettyCharlie
Oh yes, wear it with pride! Also with the certain knowledge that you look hot and elegant at the same time. And for a beginner you get two thumbs up! :) Congrats.
Apr 5, 2012, 08.36 AMby ritsel
I'm very glad you showed your dress. It's a pattern I've been wanting to make from the first time I saw it and you encouraged me to do so! good job. thanks!
Apr 3, 2012, 02.34 AMby Testosterone
Yep, this amazing effort has won you the, "It's so hot I'd wear it, and I'm a guy!" award.
The style, the drape, and the cost of the fabric are equally impressive.
Apr 2, 2012, 04.47 PMby SuseSews
Thank you for your encouraging words!
Apr 2, 2012, 01.51 PMby Smiley100
Es sieht wunderbar aus! Ich liebe den Schnitt aber diese 3 von 5 Punkte Einschätzung schreckt mich ab. Sonst hätt ichs wahrscheinlich schon gemacht!
Apr 2, 2012, 04.55 PMby SuseSews
Fand ich auch abschreckend, aber wenn ich's geschafft habe… Die Konstruktion ergibt einen Sinn, wenn man ihr schrittweise folgt. Kniffelig ist das Einsetzen des oberen Vorder-und Hinterteils. Ich habe die Ecken verstärkt und zunächst alles per Hand geheftet. Nach der vierten Ecke hat man Übung :-)
Apr 1, 2012, 07.15 PMby janetheclerk
for a beginner, it looks like you've mastered some very complex sewing techniques. don't be discouraged by the fiddliness of this pattern, it will be significantly easier the second time around. it looks fantastic!
Apr 1, 2012, 05.49 PMby Jolands
I like it a lot. Very Beautiful and chique.
Apr 1, 2012, 05.00 PMby Douli Bee
Very very pretty dress! Excellent job!You should give it another try now that you are familiar with the pattern, perhaps with a floral printed fabric.:-)
Apr 1, 2012, 04.54 PMby Shannon Hardonk
love it!
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AOL & Huffington Post Need To Hire Better Editors
As I do my best to empower people through my blog, some people prefer instead to spread lies and throw tomatoes at me from the back row in order to further their own agenda. After my recent debacle with the TSA at Dallas-Fort Worth airport, the travel editor from the Huffington Post, Kate Auletta, decided to post a slanderous article about me full of "digs" and lies that I want to clear up. Once again, I'm sticking up for myself.
An excerpt of the character-bashing article was posted on The Huffington Post and linked to in its entirety on AOL Travel. I've posted it below, followed by the list of reasons Ms. Auletta is WAY off in her "reporting":
Susie Castillo's TSA Rant: 'I Didn't Want To Be Radiated On'
by Kate Auletta
Posted Apr 28th 2011 02:15 PM
Susie Castillo, ex-MTV VJ and former Miss USA 2003, was traveling back to Los Angeles from Rio de Janiero via the Dallas-Forth Worth airport when she was "molested" by a TSA agent after opting out of a full-body scan.
Castillo explains to her viewers on her self-filmed video shot at the airport that she intentionally opted to stand in the line that avoided the full-body scanners because she--no joke--"didn't want to be radiated on" even more than she is normally.
After she was told by a TSA agent that if she opted out of a scan then she would have to submit to a full-body patdown, she was "violated" as a female TSA agent touched her vagina four times.
In the video, Castillo says, "I'm crying because I'm really upset that as an American, I have to go through this. I do feel violated ... I completely feel violated." Castillo took her blog to discuss the incident because, in the words of Gandhi (yup), she's hoping to "be the change [she] hopes to see in the world."
The former beauty queen writes: "What bothered me most was when she ran the back of her hands down my behind, felt around my breasts, and even came in contact with my vagina! Honestly, I was in shock, especially since the woman at LAX never actually touched me there. The TSA employee at DFW touched private area 4 times, going up both legs from behind and from the front, each time touching me there. Was I at my gynecologist's office? No! This was crazy!"
Castillo talked to a TSA agent to complain and she writes that she told the agent "the fact is, if someone wanted to harm us, they simply would." Castillo claims the TSA agent agreed and told her: "We're not allowed to touch children like we do adults. If someone really wanted to hide something, they could use a child. I know. [There are] definitely loop holes with this."
Castillo filled out a TSA complaint card (you can do so in person, over the phone or online). Check out her complaint here.
This isn't the first time a celebrity has complained about the TSA: Khloe Kardashian famously likened a patdown to rape, while Whoopi Goldberg sided with the TSA in November calling patdowns "necessary."
Watch Castillo's rant below:
Where do I begin?! So...
1. I want to preface the following points by speaking to the integrity of AOL/Huffington Post. Some of you may have heard about the recent debacle where Alec Baldwin, a spokesperson for AOL, wrote an article for HuffPo where he attacked an AOL/HuffPo writer named Oliver Miller. Why did Baldwin attack Miller? Because Miller wrote a malicious, exploitative article about Baldwin, entitled "Jim Parsons Won An Emmy - But Got A Rude Message From Loser Alec Baldwin."
What was the rude message? Well, after Parsons bested Baldwin at the Emmys, Baldwin sent Parsons a wine and cheese basket and a note that said, "Congratulations you talented, charming bastard."
Knowing Alec Baldwin, does it sound like he was trying to be mean? No. Of course not. Baldwin has a sense of humor, as does Parsons. It was clearly sent as a gracious congratulatory gift. So then why would Oliver Miller take something positive and twist it into something scandalous?
I'll let Miller answer that himself:
"I feel bad about the title," Miller tells FOX411.com . "AOL wanted attention-getting titles, it didn't really have to relate to the content, so the title I wrote was sort of purposely misleading. It was meant to be a joke, because the article itself was jokey. I didn't know Alec Baldwin worked for us, and it was one of eight to ten articles that I had written that day."
If Kate Auletta is doing everything she can to get her articles noticed by AOL/HuffPo higher-ups, it's in her best interest to create slanderous, scandalous titles. It's systemic, and verification of facts is clearly secondary. Speaking of facts...
2. Auletta is supposedly a journalist (or perhaps just a blogger?), yet did no research to fact check before posting this ridiculous article. I NEVER used the words "I didn't want to be radiated on." Not in my video and not in my blog. What I DID say in my video was, "I don't want to get more radiated than I already do in everyday life." Technically, the proper word is irradiated not radiated, but what can I say, I was a bit flustered at that moment, having just had my entire body touched by a stranger.
3. The definition of "rant" is as follows:
- (n.) High-sounding language, without importance or dignity of thought; boisterous, empty declamation; bombast; as, the rant of fanatics.
- (v. i.) To rave in violent, high-sounding, or extravagant language, without dignity of thought; to be noisy, boisterous, and bombastic in talk or declamation; as, a ranting preacher.
Does my behavior in the video I made that day, in any way, sound like the above? I was certainly emotional, but I wasn't "ranting." I expressed how I felt in a dignified and respectful manner because -- yup, you guessed it, Ms. Auletta -- I try to "be the change I wish to see in the world" on a daily basis.
4. I never said "I was molested." In that moment (because it had JUST happened), I said I felt like I was molested. When a complete stranger repeatedly touched EVERY private area on my body, that's exactly what I felt like. How a person feels is relative to them in that moment, and nobody has the right to judge.
5. If you're going to set out to make someone look stupid to please your superiors, you may want to make sure that YOU don't do that to yourself in the process. One would think an editor would know how to edit her own work. In the 4th paragraph, she probably meant to say, "Castillo took TO her blog..."
In an interview entitled "Time Traveling With Kate Auletta", Auletta was asked "If you could meet one person from history, who would it be?" She gives 5 names, one of them being Thomas Jefferson. I wonder if she knows that at the Jefferson Memorial in Washington DC, there's an engravement from one of his writing passages that reads, "I have sworn upon the altar of God eternal hostility against every form of tyranny over the mind of man." I happen to agree with Jefferson, especially as it relates to the TSA's violations of our (Auletta's included) Constitutional Rights.
Auletta should return to writing about less important things like flowers and fashion, as she did in her previous jobs. Or perhaps, may I suggest that as travel editor, she should stick to writing about her latest trip to Germany where she had the best bratwurst of her life, or her trip to the Arab world where she smoked a bit too much hookah.
In researching Auletta's work, I came across her Twitter page where I found this post (see insert):
What was the story that "made her day," you ask? The story was about a big brawl on a Virgin Atlantic flight to Barbados. People were throwing punches; it was vicious and frightening to other passengers on board. This is the kind of story that makes Auletta's day? I'd say this speaks volumes as to the content of her character.
And speaking of "character," I'm not the kind of person who will just allow people to smear mine. I'm speaking up because I feel I've been wronged. Rest assured, I always will. I've worked very hard to get to where I am in life, personally and professionally, so I'm not about to let some slanderous faux-journalist get away with telling lies about me.
As you read above, Auletta even poked fun at the fact that I included Mahatma Gandhi's quote "Be the change you hope to see in the world" in my original TSA blog. The irony of course is that if anyone should follow this advice, it's her. Journalists have a responsibility to research and report the truth. Her callous mistakes are reckless and lazy; all she had to do was re-watch the video to see that she had, in fact, misquoted me. "Journalists" like her should be held accountable for not doing their jobs.
I urge every one of you to always stand up for yourselves and come from a place of empowerment when doing so. If you don't do it, who will?
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Living Colour Reveal Plans for New Album 'Shade' and Fall 2014 North American Tour
Living Colour have revealed the title and tentative release plans for their next album. They've also unveiled a batch of North American shows for this fall.
Living Colour have revealed the title and tentative release plans for their next album. They've also unveiled a batch of North American shows for this fall.
For many years, the hard rock and metal genre was predominantly populated with white male musicians, but from the late '80s on there were more rockers breaking that color barrier. Sevendust frontman Lajon Witherspoon was one such artist who did so, and he spoke about finally meeting one of the musicians who helped break the barrier during an appearance on the 'Talk Is Jericho' podcast with Chris Jericho.
In Part 1 of our interview with Living Colour, the band spoke all about their experience on ShipRocked 2014 as well as the making of their classic album 'Vivid,' which recently celebrated it's 25th Anniversary. They also talked about their musical roots in New York City and much more. In Part 2 (which you can watch above), the members discuss specific tracks on 'Vivid' at length and explain that each of the songs have a different story and personal meaning behind them.
To see Living Colour live for any rock fan is to witness the infusion of so many musical genres combined together. Their techniques and approach to music had both fans and bands in awe when they performed on ShipRocked 2014.
In a Super Bowl short on drama, one of the highlights of the event was seeing Red Hot Chili Peppers performing alongside Bruno Mars at the Super Bowl halftime show. But the performance is now garnering some criticism for its apparent lack of authenticity.
'That Metal Show' is back in action and set for a new episode on Saturday night (Jan. 25). Already in its 13th season, the VH1 Classic series has an all-star lineup in the works, with members of Sevendust and Living Colour to guest on the Jan. 25 episode.
Living Colour arrived on the hard rock scene in 1988, effectively knocking down the color barrier in the process. The band's hard-hitting debut 'Vivid' featured the African-American rockers blending metal, funk, jazz and hip-hop into one seriously passionate fusion. They were rewarded in 1990 with the Grammy for Best Hard Rock Performance for the breakout single, 'Cult of Personality.'


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In an interview a while back, architect Daniel Libeskind really said all there is to say about French food. He was talking a little about the work he did on the expansion of the Denver Art Museum — defending himself from the usual snoots and lunkheads — and a lot about his career in general, about what he was trying to accomplish with his art, about his tendency to create buildings that occasionally make people barf.
"The old and the new in constant conversation," was how he described it — with a turn of phrase that could be the smartest, most astute thing said about the custom and practice of French cuisine in years, even if it was said by an architect who wasn't talking about French food at all. C'est la vie...
Old and new in constant conversation? That's exactly what I found at Brasserie Felix (reviewed this week). The food is French farmhouse gone just marginally classy, paired with la cuisine nouvelle served without the pomp and (metaphoric) cannon fire that attended the invention of the original, as well as a few serious American affectations (ice in the drinks, burgers listed on the menu without the slightest hint of Gallic derision). Gilles Fabre, whose family owns restaurants in France, planned the restaurant with his wife, Danielle Diller, and was on hand to open it this summer — but Fabre left the States in September to see to some family issues and is not expected back anytime soon. Now Diller is the sole owner, and chef Jeff Cruse is in charge of the kitchen.
3901 Tennyson St.
Denver, CO 80212
Category: Restaurant > French
Region: Northwest Denver
Felix stands at the geographic crux of the old and the new, in a section of the city in the throes of gentrification and hipster reinvention. For a couple of blocks, Tennyson Street has a kind of "Olde Towne" vitality without any of the "Olde Towne" kitsch (year-round Christmas shops and grandma-centric tchotchke stores). There are good bars here, as well as bike shops, coffeehouses, barbecue joints and Italian restaurants.
And another French spot. Not far from Felix is Indulge (4140 West 38th Avenue), which I reviewed three months ago and love completely out of proportion to its small space and beautifully understated menu. Chef William Wahl just put up his winter menu on December 8, and I die a little every time I read it. He still has the classics (the steak frites with mignonette, coldwater salmon with leek fondue aux lardons, coq au vin and the best duck in the city) but has added cream of roasted butternut squash soup with crème fraîche, and sweetbreads "Normande," with granny apples, oyster mushrooms and potato gnocchi.
But no matter when I drop by Indulge — even if it's just to press my nose up against the window like some Dickensian urchin hoping for a glimpse of roast goose — it always seems dead empty. And I have no idea why. Yes, the town has other French restaurants. Le Central (112 East Eighth Avenue) is good, no doubt about it, and Z Cuisine and À Côté (2239 and 2245 West 30th Avenue, respectively) are both amazing — but you almost have to compromise your morality to get a table, like by knifing the guy ahead of you in line. At Indulge, there's always a table available, and the French food is as good as (if not, on occasion, better than) anywhere else in town. So what are you waiting for?
Leftovers: Speaking of Le Central, owner Robert Tournier has just put up a new happy-hour menu specifically targeting gastronauts seriously strapped for cash. There's Merguez lamb sausage with harissa for $1.50, a plate of frites for the same amount — which means that, if you're willing to eat lunch late, for three bucks you can assemble the same plate I had at Brasserie Felix (less a pointless field greens salad), where I paid $12.95. Though Le Central has gone through oscillations of good and bad over the years, it happens to be on a wicked upswing right now, so take advantage. The deals run Thursday, Friday and Saturday from 3 to 5 p.m., and I honestly believe Tournier is giving away the house simply because he loves nothing more than seeing his dining rooms full, hearing the happy buzz of crowds under his roof. And if it takes buck-fifty dessert plates (macaroons, meringues and sable cookies) to get people through the door, so be it.
Thinking about French restaurants got me thinking about French 250, the doppelgänger of every place like Le Central and Felix still struggling along, where frog's legs and caviar and champagne and three-bill dinners were the norm. But French 250 went dark a couple of months ago, and since then, its space at 250 Steele Street has been like a black hole of information: nothing able to escape.
So I called Jesse Morreale, whose Tambien occupies the spot right next door. "I haven't seen anything," Morreale said.
But then, he's been busy. He has a new hotel/retail/restaurant project going in at First and Broadway. And though the liquor-license application calls the project's restaurant Sketch, even Morreale isn't crazy enough to resurrect the concept that lived — and quickly died — in the space at 250 Steele Street that's now Tambien.


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The founders of Bar Ilan University established the university as an academic institute that attributes the uniqueness of the Jewish people to the sacred Jewish principles and values it lives by.
Since its founding, the university has aspired to advance science and research in all areas of Jewish culture and Jewish professions, and to graduate scholars, researchers and men of culture who are knowledgeable in the Torah and are imbued with the original Jewish spirit and love of humanity.
This unparalleled uniqueness of Bar-Ilan is expressed in various ways and activities, as presented below:
a. In comprehensive, in-depth teaching and research activities in all areas of Jewish sciences, in a separate Faculty of Jewish Studies – the largest of its kind in the world.
b. In the Basic Jewish Studies Program , an integral part of the Bar Ilan academic program, at a scope of one quarter of the study quota for the Bachelor's degree students.
c. In the establishment of a number of Research Centers and research chairs in Jewish domains, such as the Lookstein Center for Jewish Education in the Diaspora.
d. In the establishment of the Jesselson Institute for Advanced Torah Studies and the Torah Midrasha for Women, in which in-depth studies of the Torah are combined with academic studies in various fields.
e. In various Academic Publications in the area of Jewish studies, including an Online Periodical in Jewish Studies (JSIJ).
f. In the creation and development of the unique "Responsa Project" .
g. In the creation and development of the unique project – "Mikraot Gedolot - Haketer".
h. In the regular publication of the "Parashat Hashavua" study page which is distributed in thousands of copies in and outside the campus.
i. In the special program for Jewish overseas students - The Israel Experience - which combines studies of Jewish heritage and tradition with studies of the Land of Israel.
j. In the Torah and Science Society which aims to combine Jewish values with science and technology.
k. In various activities conducted by the Campus Rabbi for students and university staff.


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Back from Louisville
February 18, 2014
Last week in Louisville I got to speak to the Mid-America Equipment Retailers Assn. on Tuesday and then spent Wednesday and Thursday roaming the halls of the Kentucky Expo Center covering the National Farm Machinery Show. I even had the pleasure of having dinner with the folks from Vermeer at a special media event held at the Kentucky Derby Museum at Churchill Downs. As I've often said in the past, what I enjoy most about my job is speaking to farm equipment dealers and manufacturers — face to face.
I heard a lot of kind words about the content and publications we've been turning out here at Farm Equipment and Ag Equipment Intelligence. Compliments are nice, but what I appreciate as much as anything is feedback on what we could do better.
We've always taken the stance that we should be more than a magazine or a printed report. Our goal all along has been to be a "resource" for our readers. Someone they can call and get information or at least be given some direction on where to find the information they need.
But as times have changed, we've also been reaching out to our customers in various ways, like electronically and over the Internet; channels of communication that I did not foresee when I started in this business 37 years ago, or even 15 years ago. Our world, like yours, has changed dramatically in the past few years. Sometimes I feel like the 100-year old guy when a reporter asked him about all of the changes that had taken place during his long lifetime. "Yup, I've seen a lot of changes," the old timer said, "and I was against every one of them."
So, I was a "bit skeptical" when a couple of our young editors proposed the idea of doing a videocast of the latest news we typically cover in Ag Equipment Intelligence; just a 5 or 7 minute news show every 2 weeks. This would be another cutting-edge way to reach out to our readers, they said.
Not wanting to discourage their entrepreneurial thinking, we moved forward with the new programming in January. It's called Ag Equipment Intelligence "On the Record" and I have to say, through the first three episodes, our young people have done us proud.
Apparently, it's going over well with those who have signed up to receive it because we've got some great feedback and about 100 suggestions on how we can make it even better. Some of the comments we've received so far include: "This was very good. We actually used it in a company strategy meeting. Provided some great insight into 2014. Keep it up and we will tune in" … "Good, quick overview in less then 7 minutes" … "Congratulations on this initiative; great stuff!" … "Nice quick overview! I liked it" … "Would like more analysis as the dust settles on the new Farm Bill" … "Congratulations on the great inaugural episodes of On the Record! What a great summary of important forecasts for the industry, and great insight into the excitement over last year's harvest and the fear about this year's California drought. Your great reporting and the figures you share with your audience are a real help."
May I suggest you give it a look? It only takes 5-7 minutes every 2 weeks. It's free and if the feedback we've received so far is on track, it'll be well worth your while. You can sign up to receive it here. Maybe the best thing about it is you won't have to listen to me!
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Girls Basketball: Lincoln-Way East bounces Richards
By Tony Baranek email@example.com November 22, 2013 10:06PM
Lincoln-Way East's Dana O'Grady shoots over Richards' Carly Stazak (11). | Stacia Timonere/For Sun-Times Media
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Nobody on Lincoln-Way East's roster is listed as a center.
But at 6-foot and the tallest player on the team, Claire McMahon isn't even listed as a forward.
"It's crazy," said McMahon, a sophomore guard. "I don't understand how I'm not a post."
Then again, when you hit more three-pointers than you miss, it makes sense.
"You're usually open so it's easier. It's nice to shoot a three," McMahon said with a smile after the Griffins dusted host Richards 66-26 Friday in the semifinals of the Bobby Bolton Classic.
McMahon was 4-of-7 from three-point range and finished with 16 points and four rebounds. Kara Krolicki added 14 points and five rebounds, Haley McCabe 11 points and Dana O'Grady 10 points for East (2-1), which advanced to Saturday's championship game against T.F. South.
Sydni Tears had 15 points and nine rebounds for Richards (1-1).
Lincoln-Way East will be shooting for its seventh consecutive Richards tournament title.
"It's definitely awesome coming in being in a position to win it again," Krolicki said. "It gets our confidence up, and gets us set for what comes next and the rest of the season."
The Griffins' two wins at Richards were in direct contrast to their season opener against Marian Catholic, which they were dispatched by the Spartans by a huge margin.
"We knew going into the game they were going to be a tough team, with them being state champs last year," Krolicki said. "We didn't play up to as high as we could have, but we came out with a lot of things we can work on that will help us all season.
"It happens. You learn from it. We're going to use it to our benefit."
The Griffins, according to coach Jim Martin, are going to be a perimeter-type shooting team, but against Richards they started by attacking the basket, McCabe scoring twice inside and McMahon on a driving layup during an 8-1 run.
The first three-pointer, scored by McMahon, made it 19-2. She would go on to add a pair of threes in the second quarter and one more in the third. Krolicki made two from beyond the arc and McCabe one. Richards got a pair of threes from Tears in the third period, but those would be the Bulldogs' only field goals of the second half.
T.F. South 54, Eisenhower 40: Ren'Cia Rolling scored 15 points, Ninah Bertrand 13 and India Pierson eight as T.F. South (2-0) advanced to the title game. Malika Johnson had 17 points for Eisenhower (1-2).
Thornton 74, Curie 32: Leesa Greenwood's 11 points guided Thornton (1-1) in the consolation semifinal.
Thornwood 50, Thornridge 31: Dominique Hill had 12 points and Janez Winston scored 10 to help Thornwood (1-1) advance to the consolation championship. Alana Fisher-Carter had a game-best 14 points for Thornridge (0-3).


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"I've heard people say in meetings that the agenda is to close the boarding homes," he says. "Well, that's not my agenda. I think they have a role. There will be some handful of clients for whom this is what they prefer, no matter what options we present. There's only so far we can go in convincing a client who doesn't want to move."
In fact, the corporation is still making considerable use of Valdez as a kind of holding tank for certain Goebel clients. The latest quarterly report by the state on the Goebel plan notes a persistent problem with "backfilling"--meaning clients are still being referred to Valdez and the other homes by various mental-health agencies despite the clear mandate to move them out. In most cases, the referrals are being made because of a lack of alternative housing.
A surprising number of the referrals have been made by MHCD itself. By Robertson's calculations, the corporation has made more than sixty referrals to Valdez since the plan was finalized, including seventeen placements in the three months following the closure of Highlands. Many of the subsequent referrals involve individuals who have been taken out of Valdez and then returned two or three times after abandoning or being evicted from the apartments MHCD found for them.
James Kuroki shows off the "big, spacious closets" in the room he shares with one other resident at Laradon, an eleven-bed group home for Goebel clients in Globeville. Opened in May, Laradon is a clean, well-lighted place: new oak furniture, sunny balconies, a pool table, laundry facilities, a community kitchen and several common areas stocked with televisions and VCRs. The equivalent of four and a half full-time MHCD employees supervises the operation; three of them rotate in 24-hour shifts and sleep on the premises.
"It sure is nice here," Kuroki says. "I'd recommend it to anyone who wanted a chance. But they can't let just anyone in here. They have to prove themselves."
Kuroki has spent most of the past two decades in the state hospital in Pueblo. Although he says he's 72 years old, he appears to be in his late forties. Two years ago MHCD moved him into his own apartment in Capitol Hill, but strangers kept taking advantage of him, and he wound up back at Valdez. He likes Laradon much better--"The food is better, the employees are better, we can afford it and they have programs," he says--but he believes his stay here will be only temporary.
"Eventually, I would like to move to my own apartment," Kuroki says. "I did it before. But bad things happened. I had a bad neighbor that came by. I moved out."
Laradon represents a growing trend in the care of the mentally ill: small, intensively staffed group homes. Some people with chronic mental illnesses fare well on their own, with only minimal supervision of medication; under the Goebel plan, six have even become homeowners. But for those who have difficulty "negotiating the community" by themselves, the ready-made community provided by places like Laradon may be a stopgap solution. MHCD has established four group facilities since the Goebel plan began, and officials acknowledge that there's a crying need for more.
"When we settled this case initially," says Kathleen Mullen, "the state's position was that the vast majority of these people could live independently, in their own apartments. I said, 'Not on your life. These folks have been institutionalized for so long that they are going to need at least a transition to a group setting before they can make the leap.' They said, 'No, no, that's not true'--and then, after they moved them from Highlands and found out it wouldn't work, there was a revision to the plan."
Kuroki says his case manager told him four things needed to happen before he could have his own apartment again. "First, I have to find an apartment," he explains. "Second, I have to find something to do to keep me out of trouble. Third, I need to know my way around Denver. Fourth, I need to know my safety plan."
Fifth, the City of Denver may need to do a few things, too. Out of the 250 units of housing the city is supposed to make available under the Goebel plan, to date only 27 have been delivered. The lack of affordable housing has resulted in a long waiting list of Goebel clients who want their own apartments and a similar logjam of people waiting for a bed to open up in the group homes.
Several factors have been blamed for the delay, including protracted negotiations over 100 subsidized housing vouchers and neighborhood opposition to group homes for the mentally ill. After months of haggling, the city is expected to finalize an agreement with the Denver Housing Authority for the vouchers before the end of the year, but the lack of group homes remains an ongoing problem.
"The city is having a difficult time identifying sites for the group homes because of zoning and residential issues," notes the state's Tom Barrett. "The fact is these homes are generally well-maintained, and once people are there, it works quite well; but the resistance usually comes before people move in."


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As we step into a new year, our Cleveland and Bradley County hometown — and the thousands of residents whose big hearts bring deep meaning to the word "home" — can be proud of its past year of accomplishments. These same miracle workers can reflect warmly on the holiday stretch from Thanksgiving to New Year's, when the lives of those with need were made a little brighter by those who subscribe to the notion, "I am my brother's keeper."
Like many communities across America, ours truly steps up when the spirits of others spiral down.
Each achievement and every outreach — whether by churches, civic groups, nonprofits, neighborhoods or individuals — best define what Cleveland and Bradley County is all about, both now and in our future.
Yet, one task remains undone. Its goal is close and sits well within our reach.
We speak of the annual William Hall Rodgers Christmas Basket Fund, an initiative that delivered a box of food staples for the holidays, and beyond, to 1,068 Bradley County families on Dec. 21. In order to meet the growing need, the 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization set a goal of $28,000. To date, $25,428 has been collected — and $5,000 of this amount came in the late going from a kindhearted, anonymous donor.
Over the past few years, the Basket Fund — which is named in honor of a former Cleveland Banner editor whose longstanding philanthropy ended with his death from polio — has struggled to meet its financial objectives. Each year, the amount is eventually reached but only because of a handful of key donors whose gifts have made up the fundraising difference late in the season.
The current Christmas campaign, which began prior to Thanksgiving, will continue to accept last-minute donations until mid-January.
Some might ask, "If the Basket Fund has already delivered its food staples, why am I being asked to donate afterward?"
It is because the dedicated team of unpaid volunteers works hard to stretch every dollar — to the last penny — assuring that the annual drive is operated as efficiently, and as accountably, as possible. For this reason, the Basket Fund is well respected among food vendors who partner with the drive. They know they will receive payment even if it is delayed pending the completion of the Christmas initiative.
But Basket Fund leaders understand the holiday campaign faces change. This will be discussed by board volunteers soon. They recognize that, in order for the fund to continue making a difference in this community, new directions may be necessary in how and when fundraising takes place.
Those who read a front-page article published in our newspaper in the Dec. 31 edition realize that the initiative routinely survives on the contributions of some 100 donors. This includes both individuals and businesses. This limited number of supporters is hard pressed to reach the Basket Fund goal on their own. And we must remember, these same donors are being asked to step up for other Christmas causes that are just as legitimate. Such need creates a strain on the resources of those — individuals and organizations — who want to help, but whose own budgets limit their levels of giving.
The need is there ... even in a progressive community like ours.
One example came in a year when a box of food was delivered to a qualifying family. Volunteers discovered a second family that was living in a tent in the backyard. Obviously, a second box was given, as it should have been.
Another example came during a distribution one cold December when volunteers found a youngster in the recipient family's yard ... in an inch of snow with no shirt and no shoes.
Yes, the Christmas season has ended. But no, the Basket Fund has still not met its goal. Slightly less than $2,500 is needed. Donations will be accepted through mid-January.
Those wishing to give may do so by mailing their checks to First Tennessee Bank, P.O. Box 4880, Cleveland TN 37320-4880 or dropping them off at First Tennessee Bank, 3870 Keith St.
Continuing to raise funds for a Christmas project that has been completed is not what the Basket Fund board wants. But times remain tough. And need dictates reality.
Change awaits the William Hall Rodgers Christmas Basket Fund in 2014.
But until then, we ask any who can help to consider doing so, if it is within your means and if the Basket Fund's outreach is a difference that you would like to have a hand in making.


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Wed, Aug 29, 12 at 19:25
Mostly lurking these days but saw this and though I'd pass it on. For any of you that would like to start some indoor plant shelves this is a good deal since it includes the casters and free shipping.
This is what I did a little while ago.... Tom |
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- Posted by Leekle2ManE Lady Lake, FL 9a (My Page) on Wed, Aug 29, 12 at 21:23
Very nice plant rack. But I think if I started bringing plants inside on that kind of scale, my wife would go from being supportive to wanting to have a serious talk about my problem... Still, it's a very nice shelf system. I have one (minus casters) in my shed for storage. 2 years old and it still looks as nice and shiny as it did the day I got it. |
THANK YOU TOM...the seed-starter you set me up with has never gotten dark, the light is on daily w/lots of little plants cycling thru'.... right now I have some Desert Rose seeds from the pink plant out front, out of 12 seeds I got 5 sprouted, doesn't seem like a very good set?? also some catnip for the fur-balls, and some snapdragons... I like the Jiffy peat-pellets the best, I tried several seed-starting mixes and find the pellets work best for me... Thanks again, sally |
Thanks Girls, my pleasure, sure makes it fun to experiment with seeing what you can grow ;-) Tom |
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I would like to find ANY books by Kenna Reynolds & Donna Malone..
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I was notified to give you this info to help you in your search......hope it helps you.......you can email me for more details...... Kenna and Donna has there own website: http://www.kennadonna.com you can buy books from. They are 10.95 each. For the month of Jan if you order online they are 15 % off. It doesn't show on the page but they take it off your invoice and shipping is fast. Vikki~~ |
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Heidelberg USA to Distribute EFI VUTEk Inkjet Printers
January 18, 2011About Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG
A technology provider and partner in the print media industry Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (Heidelberg) is the world-wide leading provider of solutions for the print media industry. The Heidelberg name is internationally associated with leading technology, top quality, and closeness to customers. The core business of this technology group covers with its equipment and services the entire process and value chain of the sheetfed offset format classes from 20˝ (35 x 50 cm) to 64˝ (121 x 162 cm). More information about Heidelberg is available at www.heidelberg.com.
About EFI
EFI (www.efi.com) is a world leader in customer-focused digital printing innovation. EFI's award-winning solutions, integrated from creation to print, deliver increased performance, cost savings and productivity. The company's robust product portfolio includes Fiery digital color print servers; VUTEk superwide digital inkjet printers, UV and solvent inks; Rastek UV wide-format inkjet printers; Jetrion industrial inkjet printing systems; print production workflow and management information software; and corporate printing solutions.
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The Coolpix S9100 is one of the most interesting of the eight new Nikon point-and-shoot digicams announced early this year, updating last year's popular Coolpix S8100.
Forty odd years ago, when I bought my first camera, 35mm point-and-shoot units were much bulkier and substantially heavier than today's compact digital cameras. That was before the widespread replacement of metal and glass with polycarbonate and plastic. Digital cameras don't need film, so substantial space was saved by not having to accommodate a 35mm or APS film cassette.
Factor in much smaller electro-mechanical components and the miniaturized zooms used in today's digital cameras and thin credit card sized digital cameras are no longer a photographer's fantasy. Even compact digicams like the new Nikon Coolpix S9100 are much smaller and significantly lighter than their predecessors.
On the surface, the auto-exposure only S9100 looks very much like every other compact point-and-shoot out there, but on closer inspection, this little camera seems rather elegant in an understated way. The S9100 is unobtrusive (at least the black version - the camera is also available in red or silver for all the fashion mavens out there) and small enough to drop in a shirt pocket. The robustly constructed metal-alloy/polycarbonate body has good dust/weather/moisture seals and feels comfortingly solid in use.
At first glance, the S9100 is identical to its predecessor. Nikon didn't stray far from the original design with the third generation S9100. The S9100's zoom lens has been shifted slightly to the left (the S8000 and S8100 had their zooms centered) and there's a new quick-release button for the popup flash. Nikon also switched the positions of the Mode Dial and Shutter button, slightly improving ergonomics.
The Coolpix S9100 not only looks like the S8100, it features the same 1/2.3-inch 12 megapixel back illuminated CMOS sensor, the same processor, and the same 3.0-inch (921k-dot) LCD screen as the S8100. So what's different? The S8100 featured a 10x (30-300mm equivalent) zoom, but the S9100 features a new 18x (25-450mm equivalent) zoom - which not only increases coverage at the wide-angle end of the zoom - it also substantially extends the camera's reach at the telephoto end of the zoom. That's a lot of zoom capability for a pocketable (2.5 x 4.2 x 1.4 inch) little digicam that weights in at 7.6 oz/214gr.
Ergonomics and Controls
The S9100's user interface is very basic and the control layout is straightforward. Buttons come easily to hand for right-handed shooters, but (with the exception of the shutter button and one-touch video button) they are all rather small and the super tiny on/off button sometimes requires an extra push to power the camera up or down. All controls are clearly marked, sensibly placed and easily accessed. Operation is dead simple and all exposure options are minor variations on the auto exposure theme.
The mode dial is in the standard position, but any similarity to a traditional mode dial ends there. The S9100's mode dial doesn't provide a program mode option or any manual exposure options. There is an auto mode, a Scene auto selector mode, several popular scene mode settings, the continuous shooting mode and the special effects mode.
The S9100's traditional compass switch is surrounded by what is essentially a rotary jog dial (Nikon calls this the rotary multi-controller) for super fast menu scrolling and easy back-and-forth saved image comparison. The central portion of the rotary multi-controller functions in the familiar compass switch configuration - up/down (flash/macro), left/right (self timer/exposure compensation) and center "OK" button. Unfortunately there is no direct access method, like Canon's "func" button for adjusting ISO and White Balance or other often changed settings.
The S9100's large oval one-touch video Record/Stop button affords users not only a bigger control button (meaning the shooter doesn't have to look away from the LCD screen when composing video clips), but it also seems quicker and more responsive when compared to the small round one-touch video Record/Stop buttons of most of the S9100's competition.
Menus and Modes
The S9100's three tab (Image mode, Movie Options and Set-up) menu system is dependably logical, user-friendly, and easily navigated. The large 3.0-inch 920k LCD and reasonable font size make reading the menus easy.
Unlike some of its competition (Canon SX230 HS and Panasonic ZS10) the S9100 completely eschews manual exposure options, relying instead on a tweakable Auto mode (which is really more like Program mode), a Scene "auto-selector" mode (which is really more like a "smart auto" mode), and several mode dial (Portrait, Night Landscape, Night Portrait and HDR Backlighting) scene modes.
The S9100 also features a new Panorama mode - shooters can pan through 360 degrees (horizontal) or 180 degrees (vertical) as the S9100 captures and then automatically stitches together multiple images - allowing tourists to stand on the skywalk at the Grand Canyon, in the center of Piazza San Marco, or beneath the soaring roof of the Cathedrale Notre Dame de Paris and create amazing 360 (or 180) degree panoramas. The Nikon Coolpix S9100 does provide the ability to incrementally make subtle exposure adjustments via the exposure compensation mode (which has a dedicated position on the compass switch), but this is an auto exposure only digicam - consequently user input into the exposure process is very limited.
Here's a breakdown of the S9100's shooting modes:
There is no dedicated movie/video setting on the mode dial - simply press the S9100's large oval movie start/stop button at any time to shoot video.
Like most currently available digicams, the S9100 doesn't provide an optical viewfinder so the LCD screen must be used for all framing/composition, image review, and menu access chores. The S9100 may lack an optical viewfinder, but makes up for this omission by featuring a large 3.0-inch LCD screen with four times the 230k-dot resolution that was the industry standard just a couple of years ago. The S9100's wide-viewing angle TFT LCD is super sharp (920,000 pixels), bright, hue accurate, and fluid and the info display provides all the information the camera's target audience is likely to need.
The LCD gains up (automatically increases brightness) in dim lighting and brightness can also be adjusted to the individual shooters preferences. Some earlier "S" models featured LCDs that were so shiny that they behaved almost like mirrors, making them basically useless in bright outdoor lighting. The S9100 shows marked improvement over its predecessors in this area - the anti-glare/anti-reflection coating (applied to both sides of the LCD's protective cover) is noticeably better than average for digicams in this class. In our lab test, the S9100's LCD produced a relatively low peak brightness rating of 383, but a remarkable 0.38 black luminance rating, making for an overall contrast ratio of 1007:1.
The Nikon Coolpix S9100 does not provide more advanced shooting modes like Program AE, Shutter Priority, Aperture Priority or full Manual exposure - instead, the camera relies on its very capable auto exposure mode, Auto ISO (160-3200 range), Auto WB mode, 256-segment matrix metering system and snappy AF performance to capture dependably very good to excellent images in a broad variety of shooting scenarios.
Shooting Performance
The S9100 is fast enough for just about anything its target audience is likely to try - easily quick enough to capture the decisive moment in everything except the most extreme cases.
Shutter Lag (press-to-capture, pre-focused)
Time (seconds)
Casio Exilim EX-H20G
Canon PowerShot ELPH 300 HS
Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS10
Nikon Coolpix S9100
AF Acquisition (press-to-capture, no pre-focus)
Time (seconds)
Nikon Coolpix S9100
Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS10
Casio Exilim EX-H20G
Canon PowerShot ELPH 300 HS
Continuous Shooting
Digital Camera
Nikon Coolpix S9100
15.0 fps
Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS10
5.5 fps
Canon PowerShot ELPH 300 HS
3.5 fps
*Note: Continuous shooting framerates are based on the camera's fastest full-resolution JPEG continuous shooting mode, using the fastest media type available (300x CF, SDHC, etc.). "Frames" notes the number of captures recorded per burst before the camera stops/slows to clear the buffer.
Usually I test digicam shutter lag and operational speed by seeing if the camera I'm using can freeze skateboarders and BMXers in mid-air. Check out the image below.
The S9100's 9 af point Auto Focus system is identical the that of the S8100. Kudos to Nikon - in my opinion, the S9100's contrast detection AF system is as speedy as many entry level DSLRs, which are driven by inherently quicker phase detection AF systems.
The S9100's multi-mode pop-up flash provides a tiny bit more distance from the lens than the built-in flash units of most its competitors - to help avoid the dreaded red-eye. The flash is very small and a bit on the weak side, but it provides an adequate selection of artificial lighting options, including Auto (fires when needed), On (fill flash), Red-Eye Reduction, and Off. Flash coverage is even and flash-lit images are as close to natural looking as it is possible to get with an on-camera flash. Unlike its predecessor, the S9100 features a new quick release button for the pop-up flash.
Nikon claims the S9100 can counter blurred images in seven different ways including Hybrid VR - Sensor-shift Image Stabilization and Electronic Image Stabilization (Higher Sensitivity and faster shutter speeds reduce the risk of blurred images) combine to reduce the effects of camera shake, Motion detection compensates for subject movement, Best Shot Selector (BSS mode) automatically selects the sharpest of up to 10 sequential shots, Night Portrait Mode, Night Landscape mode and HDR (high dynamic range) backlight mode all decrease image blur by improving low light performance. Users can enable the S9100's new Night Portrait mode (via its dedicated position on the mode dial) and the camera will capture several consecutive shots (with one push of the shutter button) both with and without flash (illuminating the subject and the background separately) and then combine those shots into one image.
The S9100 is powered by a 3.7V, 1050mAh Nikon EN-EL12 lithium-ion battery. Nikon claims the S8000 (with a fully charged battery) is good for about 270 exposures. I do a lot of shoot, review, delete, and re-shoot so I don't really keep track of exposures, but I only charged the battery once while I had the camera.
The EN-EL12 lithium-ion battery is charged in-camera and requires about two hours for a full charge from house current. The S9100 can also be charged via USB. The S9100 saves images and video to SD, SDHC or SDXC memory media, plus 74MB internal memory.
Lens Performance
There are few visible (or actual) differences between the S9100 and its predecessor, so in the final analysis everything comes down to the S9100's substantially longer (18x vs 10x) zoom. When the S9100 is powered up, the lens automatically telescopes out of the camera body. When the camera is powered down, the lens is fully retracted into the camera body and a built-in iris style lens cover closes to protect the front element.
Not so long ago, most compact P&S digicams sported 3x zooms, so the S9100's f/3.5-5.9 4.5-81.0mm (25-450mm equivalent) zoom is the star of the show - that's not too surprising given the tiny form factor of this camera. The S9100's 18x zoom permits shooters to cover everything from real wide-angle landscapes and large groups to tightly framed environmental portraits, backyard wildlife shots and up-close macro images.
The f/3.5 maximum aperture is a bit slow for shooting indoors, but should be more than fast enough for outdoor shooting - at least in decent light. The S9100's diminutive profile and extra reach make this camera almost ideal for travelers and candid/street shooters. Center sharpness is pretty good overall, but at the wide-angle end of the zoom corners are slightly soft.
I didn't notice any vignetting (dark corners) and both barrel distortion (straight lines bow out from the center) and pincushion distortion (straight lines bow in toward the center) seem well corrected. Contrast is balanced (but a little flat) and colors are hue accurate, though slightly oversaturated. Chromatic aberration is remarkably well-controlled, but some very minor color fringing is present, especially in the color transition areas between dark foreground objects and bright backgrounds.
Minimum focusing distance (in Macro mode) is 1.6 inches. Zooming is smooth, and fairly quick, but there is more motor noise than I expected - especially considering that the massive 18x zoom can be used during video capture.
Video Quality
The S9100's movie mode is a bit different. Nikon, of course, included 1080p at 30 fps HD video, but users can also shoot at 720p at 60 fps, iFrame (a digital video editing format developed by Apple), 1080p at 15fps, High-Speed 240 fps (QVGA), and 120 fps (VGA) slo-mo video resolutions - plus shooters can enable creative effects like Selective Color or B&W/Sepia at any resolution or frame rate.
Most digicams utilize the same optical or mechanical Image Stabilization system for videos and still images, but not the S9100. Nikon has been criticized in the electronic media for the S9100's electronic image stabilization system (which utilizes higher sensitivity and faster shutter speeds) to control blur in video mode.
Download Nikon Coolpix S9100 Sample Video
After reading some of the comments I was concerned enough to shoot twice as much video as usual. I shot video outdoors (in good light) of BMXers at the Extreme Park and indoors (window light and overhead fluorescents) of workers at a downtown letterhead press shop. Despite some shaking, my videos were consistently sharp, bright, fluid at wide angle and showed accurate colors. I'm not sure why Nikon chose to buck the conventional wisdom here, but my videos didn't look significantly different from the videos I've shot recently with some of the S9100's competitors. They did appear to be somewhat shakier than footage from an optically-stabilized compact camera. OIS can't work miracles though, and some of the shaking present would surely still exist even with a more aggressive stabilizer in place.
I did notice some "jitter" (difficulty holding the point of focus on the subject) at the telephoto end of the zoom in video mode. It's going to be a subtle difference with an 18x zoom, but the "jitter" would probably have been less noticeable with a standard (optical or mechanical) image stabilization system.
Image Quality
The Nikon Coolpix S9100 utilizes the same 12.1 megapixel 1/2.3-inch back-illuminated CMOS sensor as last year's Coolpix S8100 to capture images. Like most compact point-and-shoots, image files produced by the S9100 are optimized for the bold, bright colors and slightly flat contrast that many veteran shooters refer to as "consumer" color. Recorded hues are accurate but noticeably more intense than real life colors - reds are warm, blues are bright, and greens/yellows/oranges are very vibrant.
The bottom line is that the S9100's color interpolation, while a bit more intense than neutral, is consistently and dependably accurate. The colors I saw on my monitor when I reviewed the images I shot with this camera were the colors I saw when I shot the pictures. Shooters who like vivid color palettes will love the S9100.
Nikon is justifiably famous for its macro lenses. The old f/3.5 55 and the newer f/2.8 60mm AF Micro-Nikkor macro lenses are both classics. Those years of industry leadership in the close-up genre are evident in the S9100's close-up images - check out the fine detail in the sample image of the Tent Caterpillar on an Oak Brackett Fungus and you'll see what I mean. The S9100 only costs half as much as an f/2.8 60mm AF Micro-Nikkor lens and it will generate macro images that are nearly as good.
Outside in good lighting and even in lighting that would challenge many compact cameras, the S9100 consistently produces sharply focused and properly exposed images. The S9100's auto exposure system is sufficiently precise to allow users to capture consistently first-rate images with almost no effort on their part. Outdoors, the S9100 does a great job. Image quality is dependably excellent and noticeably better than the average for cameras in this class.
Exposures are consistently accurate, but lots of sky in the image often results in slightly overexposed images and the sky turning from blue to white. The bottom line is that the S9100's color interpolation, while a bit more intense than neutral, is consistently and dependably accurate. The colors I saw on my monitor when I reviewed the images were the colors I saw when I shot the picture.
The S9100's Auto White Balance is dependably accurate over a wide range of lighting conditions. In fact, it's one of the best Auto WB modes I've seen in a camera in this price range - essentially equal to Canon's G12 and S95 digicams. The S9100's Auto WB mode also handled indoor color with aplomb. In addition to the auto WB setting there are user selected Manual, Daylight, Incandescent, Fluorescent, Cloudy and Flash settings available.
Auto White Balance, 5500k fluorescent light
The S9100 provides an adequate range of sensitivity options, including auto (I160-800) and user-set options for fixed ISO auto (160-400), and ISO160 to ISO 3200. ISO 160 images are very sharp with intense colors, very low noise levels, and slightly flat contrast. ISO 200 images were also very good, but with a tiny bit less pop.
ISO 160, 100% crop |
ISO 200, 100% crop |
ISO 400, 100% crop |
ISO 800, 100% crop |
ISO 1600, 100% crop |
ISO 3200, 100% crop |
At the ISO 400 setting, noise levels are beginning to rise and there's a perceptible loss of fine detail. Indoor image quality is excellent, on par with much more expensive digicams, but as sensitivity (automatically) rises to overcome lower levels of ambient lighting, noise levels rise exponentially and color intensity (saturation) suffers a bit. Noise levels are quite reasonable up to ISO 400, but they increase dramatically after that.
Additional Sample Images
Better low-light images seems to be the new mantra of most of the major camera manufacturers. Nikon claims the new S9100 makes "...handheld night-time shooting as easy as taking daytime pictures" (from the Nikon USA website). Does the S9100 make shooting night pictures as easy as shooting daytime pictures? Sure it does, but the really important question here is - are the night time pictures it generates as good as its day time pictures? The answer is no.
Consumers have been demanding better low light performance from P&S digicams for a very long time and camera manufacturers seem to have finally started listening. Hopefully, OEMs will soon realize that the cheapest and most effective method for improving low-light performance is the installation of larger sensors. Everything else being equal, larger pixels have better light gathering capability than smaller pixels.
Serious shooters may complain that the S9100's lack of manual exposure options compromises the camera's creative usability and that's a valid point. User input into the S9100's exposure process is pretty much limited to lighter/darker tweaking via the exposure compensation mode.
Like the Panasonic ZS10 and the Canon SX230 HS, the S9100's low light images are marginally, not magically, better than those of its predecessor. The differences are subtle - so there is no definitive justification for S8100 owners to upgrade unless they can't live without the S9100's 18x zoom.
If you want or need manual exposure capabilities check out the roughly comparable Panasonic ZS10 or the Canon SX230 HS - both reviewed by this website. For everyone else, the Nikon Coolpix S9100 would be an almost ideal choice to replace an aging first digital camera, an excellent choice as a family camera, and a very good choice for travelers who want a small tough, easy to use digicam.


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I've just come back from our Sri Lanka action in Berne. The sun was out and there were about 40 activists handing out solidarity buttons reading "unlock the camps" in Tamil, as well as postcards featuring the poem "Broken Pottu" by Mahesh Munasinghe, inspired by the plight of children held in the camps.
Several young activists joined us too. They had just come from handing out around 300 buttons at the University of Berne.
Passers-by stopped on their way to lunch to look at our protest signs displaying our demand to "Unlock the Camps in Sri Lanka", where some 150,000 internally displaced people are still being held.
We handed out about 600 buttons. The idea is that every person wearing one of them will talk to at least one other person about the situation of internally displaced people in Sri Lanka. It is our responsibility to not forget both the children and adults left traumatized by war in Sri Lanka. We must continue to put pressure on the Government of Sri Lanka to unlock the camps.
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Gregor Robertson responds to lawsuit against city: "Being homeless is not a crime"
Vancouver's mayor has responded to a constitutional challenge filed by a formerly homeless Vancouver man against city restrictions against sleeping outside. Here is Gregor Robertson's statement:
Today a lawsuit was apparently filed against the City regarding portions of the City's Street and Traffic Bylaw, Parks Control Bylaw, and City Land Use Regulation. Although I have not seen the lawsuit and cannot comment on the specifics of the case, I want to address a number of issues.
Being homeless is not a crime. I have asked the City Manager and Chief of Police, once they have reviewed the details of the lawsuit, to provide me with current information on bylaw tickets issued to people who may be homeless. The City is committed to ensuring that our bylaws are enforced appropriately and are not punishing those who are homeless.
Our goal with all bylaws is to strike a balance, and they should not be punitive towards vulnerable citizens. This is why I personally made it a priority when first elected to eliminate the previous administration's Project Civil City. We want to strike a balance between helping and protecting our most vulnerable citizens while ensuring all members of the public can fairly use and access our public spaces. We will await the outcome of the court process, and if there are adjustments that need to be made, we will do so.
"Striking a Balance" equals retaining police discretion, which means differential aka discriminatory application of the law. This is no picnic for officers on patrol, let alone for the general public wherever they may choose to sit, squat, picket, or otherwise protest, let alone be forced by circumstance to seek shelter.
The rule of law, let alone public morality, requires a political decision, where none has been made here. We still live in King Sam's UnCivil City, and needs laws AND policy to make it less so.
It would be nice if we had a coresponding document entitled the Charter of Duties and Responsibilities, which a functioning adult citizen of Canada should be required to demonstrate in order to lay claim to the protections in the Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
The ability to file a tax return, obtain shelter, clothing and food should be among those responsibilities.
If one cannot adequately take care of one's self, one should then become a ward of the state. As a ward, one would receive the attention, training and support necessary until one is able to demonstrate those duties and responsibilities.
Laws like this one that the City finds itself defending are generally enacted so that an intervention can take place when people fall through the cracks. On the face of it, it looks harsh. It's not; however, in the absence of a Charter of Duties and Responsibilities this is the only way to address someone who is incapable of taking care of themselves.
On a side note research needs to go into finding out who a CANT actually help themselfs, and tell the rest to get a job and go fck themselfs. Our city enables homelessness.
It is utterly outrageous, callous and frankly clueless to suggest that because a person is unable to attend to these things to your satisfaction because of the deep seated structural and institutional barriers which have been placed in front of them and which are replicated time and again in every ministry, at every turn, and buttressed by ineffective governmental policies, that that person should not have the right to protections under the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. How ridiculous. If it wasn't so absolutely cruel it would be laughable.
This is kind of like a fascist pipe dream. Actually, the Charter of Rights and Freedoms exists JUST SO people will not be considered to only be privileged by shelter, clothing, and food if they are "responsible" to a role in an ideological economy. THAT idea of yours is AGAINST the Rights and Freedoms and people like you but with more power to make these kinds of bylaws and "Responsibility" checks are the reason the Charter of Rights and Freedoms MUST BE SPELLED OUT SO DIRECTLY as to un-complicate the idea of "social welfare."
Some people do not support themselves but they have a right to exist. I will not condone euthanasia of the homeless or autistic to suit an economic hegemony of being "responsible for yourself."