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Spherical aberration and higher order aberrations with Balafilcon A (PureVision) and Comfilcon A (Biofinity)
- Colm McAlinden,
- Jonathan E. Moore,
- Victoria E. McGilligan,
- Tara C. B. Moore
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Advances in the optical design of soft contact lenses have seen certain manufacturers incorporate aspheric optics into soft lenses in an attempt to reduce spherical aberration, to provide superior visual performance. The aim of this study is to determine the on-eye differences in spherical aberration and higher order aberrations (HOA) between the Bausch and Lomb PureVision (Balafilcon A) and the CooperVision Biofinity (Comfilcon A).
Twenty subjects were recruited in a prospective, randomized, unilateral study. The right eye was dilated and HOA measured with the NIDEK OPD-Scan. Each eye was fitted randomly with a −3.00D PureVision and a −3.00D Biofinity, and HOA were measured with lenses in situ across a 6 mm pupil. Paired t-tests were performed to determine HOA differences with the lenses in situ compared to baseline.
Aberrometry was successfully performed on all subjects. Statistical analysis indicated no changes in spherical aberration, but changes in other HOA. With the PureVision, there were increases in Zernike terms Z 3 1 (from 0.01 μm to −0.11 μm), Z 4 -2 (from 0.01 μm to 0.13 μm) and Z 5 -1 (from −0.01 μm to 0.03 μm). With the Biofinity there was an increase in Zernike term Z 3 3 (from 0.00 μm to 0.09 μm).
No statistically significant changes occurred in spherical aberration. The PureVision caused statistically significant increases in Z 3 1 , Z 4 -2 and Z 5 -1 , and the Biofinity caused an increase in Z 3 3 . Clinically significant changes (>0.1 μm) occurred with terms Z 3 1 and Z 4 -2 with the PureVision only.
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- Spherical aberration and higher order aberrations with Balafilcon A (PureVision) and Comfilcon A (Biofinity)
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Graefe's Archive for Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology
Volume 249, Issue 4 , pp 607-612
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- 2011-04-01
- 10.1007/s00417-010-1476-9
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- Higher order aberrations
- Aspheric
- Wavefront
- Aberrometry
- Balafilcon A
- PureVision
- Comfilcon A
- Biofinity
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- Colm McAlinden (1) (2)
- Jonathan E. Moore (2) (3)
- Victoria E. McGilligan (1)
- Tara C. B. Moore (1)
- Author Affiliations
- 1. School of Biomedical Sciences, University of Ulster, Cromore Road, Coleraine, BT52 1SA, UK
- 2. Cathedral Eye Clinic, University of Ulster, 25-51 York Street, Belfast, BT15 1ED, UK
- 3. Mater Hospital, Belfast Health and Social Care Trust, Belfast, UK


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Yes, there are a lot of possibilities and I agree with you on that. The thing is I'm looking at it from a biased point of view. I'm approached by so many people who want lots of cake for little and my level of sympathy and tolerance for that is all used up. I really didn't mean to disagree so much.
We don't know what this bride did, but most brides are going to get at least 2-3 quotes and common sense dictates you look at pictures to see what their work looks like. The cake looks to me like the person had never stacked a 3 tier cake, so she either presented fake pictures, in which case she deserves everything she gets or the bride didn't look too closely. As in, she just wanted a low price and subconsciously expected a miracle.
Yes, she should have done what you said about getting them a quicky cake from the uptown grocer. But it's even possible the baker may not have understood her cake wasn't going to hold up with no support and that she has a lack of taste - maybe she didn't think it was so bad, hard as that is to imagine!
You're in the UK, right? Could you possibly go over there and speak with these people and settle all this! Haha, totally just joking of course!
My first impressions was exactly that she possibly showed them pictures of cakes that weren't hers. Or she had cakes that were nice but only 1 tier. If you have never made black fondant it would have turned out like the picture because it would be overworked and tear. So benefit of the doubt maybe her 1 tiers were better.
However she had to know it was that bad no matter what. She had a picture to reference, no excuse. It was awful.
If however this cake matched her lack of skills then the bride got everything she got. Its like asking my 3 year old to make you a RBI cake and then being mad about it.
I think it was wise to post the cake on ebay. Why? Because it showed that it was a universal opinion that the cake was awful. So when she takes her to court its more proof. SMART bang for your buck. Show humiliation and mass approval/sympathy means $$$$. Besides just because you and I feel awful doesn't mean this baker did. They could have been a *** to the bride. Thinking manipulation and bullying would win them silence. I have seen business run this way!


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3 And he walked in all the sins of his father, which he had done before him: and his heart was not perfect with the LORD his God, as the heart of David his father. | 3 He committed all the sins his father had done before him; his heart was not fully devoted to the LORD his God, as the heart of David his forefather had been. |
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Veteran's Day:
The entire College Corps is involved in acts of community service ranging from raising money for wounded veterans to reading stories to grade school children.
The venues where we have provided service are:
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This fall we attended the opening day ceremony of the 365 Community Service Project. The ceremony was held in the Mayor's Reception Room at City Hall. Our point of contact for this event was Mr. Todd Bernstein. Mr. Bernstein was instrumental in connecting VFMC to the MLK Day of Service Program. We hope to expand our community service endeavors and take part in an event to be staged at Girard College this coming MLK Day.
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Now seems like as good a time as any to put forward a few of the features we want to see in Apple's next market dominating marvel. Some of them are more likely than others, all would increase our mobile gaming experience at least just a little bit.
Feel free to have a natter in the comments section below and discuss what you'd like to see in the iPhone 5 or, if you've already boycotted Apple products, what it'd take to change your mind.
From what we've seen from the Nintendo 3DS so far we're pretty convinced with this glasses-free 3D wizardry.
We don't know how well 3D would work on a device that requires you to rub your mucky fingers all over the screen but the ability to play something as good looking as Infinity Blade in full 3D on the bus would be a bit special.
We also like the idea of a 3D Angry Birds - still a side-on catapult game but adapted so that bits fly in all directions when you hit your target, taking full advantage of the added depth.
For us, while 3D doesn't improve graphics directly, it does make everything look more solid, rich and real. Adding it to Apple's already incredibly crisp HD Retina Display would make for some very nice visuals. Unlikely, but we can dream.
As games on the iPhone are getting more and more advanced, it won't be too long before they're deep enough for us to want to show off. There's not a whole load of app games out there at the moment offering the opportunity to show off skills that have a visual impact. You might be the duke of Drop7 but no-one wants to watch a video of you puzzle pwning.
Once we get to the point where we're playing higher-end FPS multiplayer games over iPhone (that's the dream), then we're going to need the means to construct killstreak show-reels.
The iPhone's already well connected to Youtube and taking still shots of what's on screen is already a feature Apple has provided, video seems like the next logical step.
Of course if we're going to be playing more demanding games, competing online and doing it all from a park bench then we're going to need all the Gs we can get. 3G won't cut it
The next step is the still only narrowly available 4G network, which in theory should be much faster. This would mean stable, quick connections outside of Wi-Fi hotspots so that you get a great online experience wherever you go.
There is one problem though: Like we said 4G is still only available in a few places and none of them include the words Britain in them. There are differing forecasts about when our humble island will become a part of the 4G experience but we definitely want to be able to utilise it when it does arrive.
Another potential spanner in the works could be the costs. Unless you've got an iPhone package with unlimited mobile data use, you probably use your 3G connection pretty sparingly. Playing games over a network that charges according to data use could make for some eye-watering bills if networks used pricing plans similar to 3G.


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Blizzard's comments on the in-game Cataclysm earthquakes
The comments are somewhat cryptic, but that is par for the course with Blizzard. They like to tease -- to hold the carrot in front of you and make you run for it. But the evidence we presented Monday was pretty solid, and it's gained even more traction in the community and around the net; so this is an interesting follow up to it all.
The comments thus far after the break.
Wryxian says in response to "Did Any of you saw that? There was a shake in Dalaran.... Is this the beginning of the Cata Pre event?...Or was it just me?":
It was just you. Seriously, earthquakes leading up to some kind of cataclysm? I lol'd.He goes on to say:
*the earth shakes a bit* o.O
You see how my temporary snowman avatar appears to bob from side to side? Well, the thing is, I'm standing perfectly still. The earth is moving, I tell you! *cough*In response to "Is it only me laughing on the Earthquake in a flying City?:P" Wryxian replies:
We try not to read into blue comments too much, since reading in-between the lines can be a crap shoot sometimes. But in this case we think it's notable enough, especially with the absence of Blizzard outright denying any linkage, that it's worth bringing to everyone's attention. Read into it what you will, but we think the meaning of Wryxian's comments are quite clear: there is some linkage between the earthquakes and "some kind of cataclysm."The Kirin Tor want to ensure that even though their city is no longer actually in the ground anymore, it still receives the same treatment as the rest of Azeroth... or something. ;-)
World of Warcraft: Cataclysm will destroy Azeroth as we know it. Nothing will be the same. In WoW.com's Guide to Cataclysm you can find out everything you need to know about WoW's third expansion. From Goblins and Worgens to Mastery and Guild changes, it's all there for your cataclysmic enjoyment.
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Award-winning blogger Jenny Rosenstrach decided she could work full-time on one condition—\;that she and her husband (also a full-time editor) could put a home-cooked meal on the table for her kids every night. In her new book\, she shares tips\, tricks\, and recipes for anyone who wants to fit in a nightly meal without resorting to ramen.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20150125T143130Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120620T000000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120620T000000Z UID:http://www.brooklinebooksmith-shop.com/event/night-secrets-ft-meg-mitchell-moore-rosie-sultan URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.brooklinebooksmith-shop.com/event/night-secrets-ft-meg-mitchell-moore-rosie-sultan SUMMARY:A Night of Secrets Ft. Meg Mitchell Moore & Rosie Sultan DESCRIPTION:Join us for a night with two acclaimed Boston writers as they share new novels of long-held secrets. So Far Away\, the second novel by Meg Mitchell Moore (The Arrivals) links together the lives of a thirteen-year-old victim of cyber-bullying and an archivist mourning the loss of her daughter as they discover a buried secret in the journal of a 1920's Boston maid. Elin Hilderbrand calls it \\"an intoxicating read!\\"
In Brookline native Rosie Sultan's new novel\, Helen Keller In Love\, she re-imagines the secret affair of renowned deaf and blind activist\, writer\, and speaker\, Helen Keller. Jill McCorkle calls it \\"a vivid\, sensuous portrait full of sound and vision.\\"
NYT Bestselling author and contributing editor at Vanity Fair and Rolling Stone\, Rich Cohen (Israel Is Real\, Tough Jews) tells the unbelievable true story of Samuel Zemurray\, a penniless immigrant who turned himself into a multi-millionaire fruit mogul\, a kingmaker\, and war-monger who embodied both the American dream and the worst colonial nightmares.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20150125T143130Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120622T000000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120622T000000Z UID:http://www.brooklinebooksmith-shop.com/event/jess-walter-beautiful-ruins URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.brooklinebooksmith-shop.com/event/jess-walter-beautiful-ruins SUMMARY:Jess Walter - Beautiful Ruins DESCRIPTION:The award-winning author of The Zero and The Financial Lives of the Poets visits the Smith with a new novel that Richard Russo calls\, \\"an absolute masterpiece.\\" The story of an almost-love affair that spans fifty years\, from the coast of Italy to the streets of Hollywood.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20150125T143130Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120626T000000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120626T000000Z UID:http://www.brooklinebooksmith-shop.com/Picking-Up-Pieces URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.brooklinebooksmith-shop.com/Picking-Up-Pieces SUMMARY:Stories of Picking Up the Pieces Ft. Josh Henkin & Nichole Bernier DESCRIPTION:Join us for a night with two authors whose brilliant new novels explore the aftermath of tragedy. In The World Without You\, the new novel from Joshua Henkin (Matrimony)\, a family reunites to mark the anniversary of their youngest son's death in Iraq. In local author Nichole Bernier's novelistic debut\, The Unfinished Work of Elizabeth D.\, a woman inherits the journals of her best friend\, who died in a sudden accident. But the woman she finds inside is far different from the one she knew.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20150125T143130Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120627T000000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120627T000000Z UID:http://www.brooklinebooksmith-shop.com/event/paul-levy-goal-play URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.brooklinebooksmith-shop.com/event/paul-levy-goal-play SUMMARY:Paul Levy - Goal Play! DESCRIPTION:In his new book\, former CEO of Beth Israel Deaconness Medical Center and Executive Dean for Administration at Harvard Medical School\, Paul F. Levy shares lessons in leadership from experiences in business\, health\, and coaching.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20150125T143130Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120628T000000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120628T000000Z UID:http://www.brooklinebooksmith-shop.com/event/alice-mattison-when-we-argued-all-night URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.brooklinebooksmith-shop.com/event/alice-mattison-when-we-argued-all-night SUMMARY:Alice Mattison - When We Argued All Night DESCRIPTION:Award-winning author Alice Mattison (Nothing Is Quite Forgotten in Brooklyn\, In Case We're Separated) has had her poetry and fiction featured in The New Yorker\, The Pushcart Prize\, and New York Times. In her new novel\, she tells the story of a close friendship between two men\, from the dawn of WWII to the end of a tumultuous century.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20150125T143130Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120629T000000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120629T000000Z UID:http://www.brooklinebooksmith-shop.com/Stephen-Prothero-American-Bible URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.brooklinebooksmith-shop.com/Stephen-Prothero-American-Bible SUMMARY:Stephen Prothero - The American Bible\: How Our Words Unite\, Divide\, and Define a Nation DESCRIPTION:NYT best-selling author and chair of BU's religion department Stephen Prothero (Religious Literacy\, God Is Not One) examines the texts that have helped define and redefine our country's cultural and political landscape\, from the speeches of Lincoln\, Kennedy and Reagan to the novels of Harriet Beecher Stowe and Ayn Rand.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20150125T143130Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120630T150000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120630T170000Z UID:http://www.brooklinebooksmith-shop.com/event/create-art-class-diane-bigda-flock-birds-exploration-collage-and-drawing URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.brooklinebooksmith-shop.com/event/create-art-class-diane-bigda-flock-birds-exploration-collage-and-drawing SUMMARY:Create Art Class with Diane Bigda\: A Flock of Birds\: An Exploration of Collage and Drawing DESCRIPTION:Each student will receive collage materials\, backing paper\, glue\, and scissors to create their own fanciful bird (or birds). They will learn the basics of collage\, get inspired by Picasso\, Romare Bearden and other artists working in the medium. We will explore working with texture\, cut shapes\, ephemera\, and will make a bird that can be hung in your home.
Ages 6 to 10.
Class limited to 12 students.
You must pre-register. Fee is $40 per student per class.
You can sign up for one or all four classes for $145.
Diane Bigda is a teacher at the Art Institute of Boston\, where she teaches watercolor\, natural history drawing\, surface design and book illustration. She is the creator of all the Clearflour Bakery posters and the tree in the back of the Booksmith.
Anna Jo Beck will be assisting Diane. She is a senior at the Art Institute of Boston. In her spare time she doodles\, binds books\, and plays ukulele.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20150125T143130Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120702T230000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120702T230000Z UID:http://www.brooklinebooksmith-shop.com/event/jodi-picoult-samantha-van-leer-between-lines URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.brooklinebooksmith-shop.com/event/jodi-picoult-samantha-van-leer-between-lines SUMMARY:Jodi Picoult & Samantha Van Leer - Between the Lines DESCRIPTION:NYT bestselling author Jodi Picoult and her teenage daughter team up for this romantic\, funny\, and adventurous new novel. When the storybook prince from teenage bookworm Delilah's favorite fairytale begins to talk to her\, she launches on a quest to save him from the page.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20150125T143130Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120703T220000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120704T020000Z UID:http://www.brooklinebooksmith-shop.com/event/erin-morgenstern-night-circus-paperback-release-party URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.brooklinebooksmith-shop.com/event/erin-morgenstern-night-circus-paperback-release-party SUMMARY:Erin Morgenstern - The Night Circus Paperback Release Party DESCRIPTION:Featuring live music by The Army of Broken Toys
Step right up\, ladies and gentlemen\, boys and girls! The circus is in town! Witness as we transform our store into a fabulous three-ring for the paperback debut of Erin Morgenstern's tale of wonder and whimsy. Peer into your future\, see marvels of magic and mystery\, performances to tickle your bones. Games of chance and skill. Join us for a night of fabulous fun for the whole family.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20150125T143130Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120707T150000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120707T170000Z UID:http://www.brooklinebooksmith-shop.com/event/create-art-class-diane-bigda-drawing-dark-experiment-contour-drawing URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.brooklinebooksmith-shop.com/event/create-art-class-diane-bigda-drawing-dark-experiment-contour-drawing SUMMARY:Create Art Class with Diane Bigda\: Drawing in the Dark\: An Experiment in Contour Drawing DESCRIPTION:Popularized by Betty Edwards\, blind contour drawing is a way to turn drawing on its head. In this course we will create wild interpertations of observaional drawing. This exercise is called "pure contour drawing" from the book The New Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain. By attempting to draw a continuos outline without looking at your paper\, we introduce a new way to approach drawing\, as well as create new and unexpected illustrations of familiar objects.
Ages 8 to 12.
Class limited to 12 students.
You must pre-register\, fee is $40 per student per class. You can sign up for one or all four classes for $145.
Diane Bigda is a teacher at the Art Institute of Boston\, where she teaches watercolor\, natural history drawing\, surface design and book illustration. She is the creator of all the Clearflour Bakery posters and the tree in the back of the Booksmith.
Anna Jo Beck will be assisting Diane. She is a senior at the Art Institute of Boston. In her spare time she doodles\, binds books\, and plays ukulele.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20150125T143130Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120711T000000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120711T000000Z UID:http://www.brooklinebooksmith-shop.com/event/tina-cassidy-jackie-after-o URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.brooklinebooksmith-shop.com/event/tina-cassidy-jackie-after-o SUMMARY:Tina Cassidy - Jackie After O DESCRIPTION:In Jackie After O\, local author Tina Cassidy gives a detailed and touching portrayal of one year in the life of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis. In 1975\, with her second husband's health declining and her children ready to leave the nest\, the former first-lady was left to redefine herself outside of her marriages and motherhood\, which she did with grace and drive—helping to save Grand Central Station and taking a pivotal role in publishing.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20150125T143130Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120711T230000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120711T230000Z UID:http://www.brooklinebooksmith-shop.com/events/chris-cleave-gold URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.brooklinebooksmith-shop.com/events/chris-cleave-gold SUMMARY:Chris Cleave - Gold (At the Coolidge - Tickets $5 - available 6/11) DESCRIPTION:The NYT bestselling author of Little Bee and Incendiary visits the Coolidge for his new novel of passion\, friendship\, tragedy\, and redemption. World-class athletes and best friends Zoe and Kate have trained\, loved\, fought\, and grown up together. Now\, on the eve of London 2012\, their last Olympics\, they must decide\, when lives are at stake\: What would you sacrifice for the people you love\, if it meant giving up the thing that was most important to you in the world?
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20150125T143130Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120713T000000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120713T000000Z UID:http://www.brooklinebooksmith-shop.com/event/kurt-andersen-true-believers URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.brooklinebooksmith-shop.com/event/kurt-andersen-true-believers SUMMARY:Kurt Andersen - True Believers DESCRIPTION:NYT Bestselling author and host of NPR's Studio 360\, Kurt Andersen (Heyday\, Turn of the Century) returns with his most masterful novel yet. When a celebrated attorney shocks the world by turning down a shot at the Supreme Court\, she decides to finally reveal a startling secret from her childhood in the 60's when she and her two best friends\, inspired by the romance of the James Bond novels\, stumbled across an intrigue that was all too real.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20150125T143130Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120714T150000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120714T170000Z UID:http://www.brooklinebooksmith-shop.com/event/create-art-class-diane-bigda-hand-printed-bookmarks-exercise-printmaking-and-mixed-media URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.brooklinebooksmith-shop.com/event/create-art-class-diane-bigda-hand-printed-bookmarks-exercise-printmaking-and-mixed-media SUMMARY:Create Art Class with Diane Bigda\: Hand-Printed Bookmarks\: An Exercise in Printmaking and Mixed Media DESCRIPTION:We'll get our hands a little dirty with this multimedia project\, with each student taking home their own laminated bookmarks. Each will reflect their imaginative sense and help them with summer reading.
Learn how to do basic printmaking in this class. We will create drawings which will be used for printing two to three bookmarks. They will be enhanced with color and collage materials\, laminated\, and finished with string which will make them keepsakes.
Ages 6 to 10.
Class limited to 12 students.
You must pre-register. Fee is $40 per student per class. You can sign up for one or all four classes for $145.
Diane Bigda is a teacher at the Art Institute of Boston\, where she teaches watercolor\, natural history drawing\, surface design and book illustration. She is the creator of all the Clearflour Bakery posters and the tree in the back of the Booksmith.
Anna Jo Beck will be assisting Diane. She is a senior at the Art Institute of Boston. In her spare time she doodles\, binds books\, and plays ukulele.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20150125T143130Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120717T000000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120717T000000Z UID:http://www.brooklinebooksmith-shop.com/event/ben-mezrich-sex-moon URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.brooklinebooksmith-shop.com/event/ben-mezrich-sex-moon SUMMARY:Ben Mezrich - Sex on the Moon DESCRIPTION:Bestselling author of The Accidental Billionaires (the inspiration for the movie The Social Network) and Bringing Down the House\, Ben Mezrich shares his most recent piece of reportage\, now in paperback. In Sex on the Moon\, Mezrich follows the unbelievable true story of a brilliant NASA intern who decided to steal the priceless moon rocks.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20150125T143130Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120718T000000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120718T000000Z UID:http://www.brooklinebooksmith-shop.com/event/night-weighty-words-ft-carissa-halston-jill-mcdonough URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.brooklinebooksmith-shop.com/event/night-weighty-words-ft-carissa-halston-jill-mcdonough SUMMARY:A Night of Weighty Words Ft. Carissa Halston & Jill McDonough DESCRIPTION:Join us for a night of new writing with two celebrated local authors. In The Mere Weight of Words\, Carissa Halston (A Girl Named Charlie) has created a stunning new novella about a daughter's coming to terms with her estranged father's Alzheimer's. In her award-winning collection Habeas Corpus\, Jill McDonough (Faith. The Body. Home.) composes fifty sonnets each based on a historical execution.


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Many people who take frequent trips do not give much thought to the possibility of suffering an injury or becoming ill while they are traveling. However, such occurrences are not as uncommon as one may think. Often, people do not fully grasp the importance of obtaining appropriate health insurance for travelers until they find themselves in a difficult situation while visiting another country. It is at this time that many individuals realize that the insurance coverage in which they are enrolled at home is not valid abroad, and subsequently will be of little or no help. Travelers health insurance was created to bridge the gap between an individual's traditional health insurance and the coverage that may become necessary when he or she is abroad.
How Travel Insurance Works
Most travel insurance policies offer to pay a portion of one's health and medical bills should the covered individual become ill or injured while traveling. Such plans almost always work through the process of reimbursement. This means that the traveler must initially pay for any treatments, procedures or medications that are provided, and he or she will be reimbursed by the insurance agency upon arriving home. The claim is usually paid within ten days of one's return to his or her own country.
Additional Considerations
It is important to understand that there are certain activities that are not covered under travelers health insurance. Such activities include traveling to a foreign country for the purpose of having surgery, whether the procedure being sought is cosmetic or a standard health-related surgery. Insurance companies consider the act of traveling abroad to seek medical procedures extremely risky, and will refuse coverage for this activity. In addition, the insurance agency is under no obligation to pay for losses resulting from the covered individual's use of alcohol or drugs.
Injuries acquired due to one's participation in high-risk or extreme sports, such as sky-diving or heli-skiing, are also not covered in most cases. However, if the traveler intends to participate in such sports and makes this clear to his or her insurance agent, additional insurance can be obtained to cover such activities. Unfortunate incidents sometimes occur no matter how healthy or careful a traveler may be when first setting out on a trip. For this reason, it is wise for anyone who travels frequently to obtain suitable health insurance for travelers.


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16 Good Movies to Stream on Netflix This September
Features By Nathan Adams on September 1, 2014 | Be the First To CommentFrom the very start, the thesis of this monthly column has been that there's plenty of great stuff always being added to Netflix, if you just dig for it a little. While we still stand by that statement, it's also true that the last few weeks worth of new additions have felt a little light—not quite up to the standards of recent months. N ot to worry though, as we've still been able to sort through the rubble and find 16 good movies to stream that all range from being worth your time to downright exceptional, so we should all be able to survive until the next big title dump. As always, click on the movie's title to be taken to its Netflix page. Pick of the Month: Blue Ruin (2013) Most revenge movies are escapist stories that deal in a black and white, eye for an eye morality and feature over-the-top protagonists who go to extreme lengths in order to avenge wrongs that have been done to them. They're pretty simple, but they're pretty satisfying. Blue Ruin isn't like those movies. While it is, essentially, a revenge movie, it manages to raises itself a step or two above the rest of the rabble by being smarter and more interesting than the films that stick to the usual formula. First off, the protagonist here isn't a killing machine. He's an in-over-his-head everyman who's reacting to his situation more like a wounded animal than a terminator. And the revenge he takes isn't treated like […]
5 Short Reasons Jordan Vogt-Roberts is the Next Great Comedy Film Director
Features By Christopher Campbell on May 26, 2013 | Be the First To CommentThis is another edition of Short Starts, where we present a weekly short film(s) from the start of a filmmaker or actor's career. In a few days, The Kings of Summer opens in theaters. One of our favorites out of Sundance this year (where it was titled Toy's House), the coming-of-age dramedy is filled with big laughs, a huge amount of heart and great performances from a handful of young actors who are all sure to go places. Also on the rise now is director Jordan Vogt-Roberts, a veteran of web and TV work who now enters the big time with this feature directorial debut. In an interview with AFI this year, he declared that this is only the beginning for him with feature filmmaking: "That's why i'm here. I grew up falling in love with movies and the worlds they created. That's my priority and that's where I want to be." Fortunately for us short subject lovers, he's not against continuing non-feature stuff on the side. He admits to enjoying all mediums, including commercials, and wants to do a second season of his Comedy Central show with T.J. Miller, Mash Up. Hopefully he also makes more legitimate short films, because he's shown a terrific grasp for not just concise storytelling but also an awareness for what sort of running time suits a particular story. Thanks to Vogt-Roberts having a well-stocked Vimeo page, we're able to see a lot of his prior short and sketch work, and this week I'd […]
The Case for Michael Bay as Visionary Auteur
Features By Jack Giroux on April 24, 2013 | Comments (5)When a Transformers film or Bad Boys II washes over its audience with gigantic, thunderous popcorn-scented waves, they know the man behind those tsunamis. No, it isn't Poseidon, but someone even more mythic and powerful: director Michael Bay. He is one of the most successful auteurs working today, and mass audiences love visiting the worlds he presents to them through the colorful, bombastic prism of Awesome. They connect to his movies, but maybe not for the obvious reasons. A Michael Bay picture is many, many things. The global showman has made his career off shiny money shots, a broad sense of humor, solid on-screen pairings, well-orchestrated chaos, and much more. We all know a Bay creation when we see it, and much of that comes from the mind's more subconscious, inner workings. Bay doesn't necessarily repeat himself, but there are reoccurring details which appear in most his movies, all of which further his status as an auteur. Since an auteur is generally labeled as a filmmaker with a "strong personal style," even Bay's harshest critics should admit he has personality and a well-established brand, whether they like his particular brand or not. The director's newest movie, the abrasively entertaining Pain & Gain, carries on those trademark signatures in many ways. It's not the explosions which make him an auteur, it's the little things that make his human stories more meaningful than what we see from most blockbuster directors. Michael Bay a true visionary auteur, and here's why:
Given all the positive buzz we're hearing for Pain & Gain, Michael Bay could very well have his first critical hit since 1996 when the movie opens this Friday. And it might just be an even fresher tomato than the lonely red orb affixed to The Rock seen here. Interestingly enough, this new release stars someone named The Rock, further proving that Dwayne Johnson isn't just franchise viagra but also a kind of Hollywood miracle in general these days. Not that Bay has been struggling as far as the industry is concerned. At all. It's not important for us to defend the quality of Bay's movies. They are what they are. Some are more entertaining than others. Most fulfill a certain demand by audiences for action, broad humor and flag-waving. And occasionally they do surprise us, especially in times when our expectations are at their lowest — or simply on that horizon to which we anticipate his work, neither high nor low, just there. We do enjoy some of it. Maybe not even whole films but individual bits. So, this week's Scenes We Love highlights six favorite moments. And as usual we invite you to share your own picks.
26 Things We Learned From the 'Bad Boys' Commentary Track
Commentary Commentary By Jeremy Kirk on March 24, 2012 | Comments (3)We didn't get enough of Michael Bay's ego blowing the world up a few weeks ago. We're interested in more. That's why in this week's Commentary Commentary, we're covering Bay's first movie, the calling card, if you will, that would eventually launch this man to such great heights, he could make hundreds of millions of dollars playing with toy robots. We're talking about Bad Boys. No, I'm not gonna sing the song. Thought about it. Decided to pass. Bad Boys started a lot of things. It began Will Smith's rise to divine power. It started something with Martin Lawrence that would eventually sputter out some time around Bad Boys II. Poor guy. Black Knight just wasn't a good idea. Mr. Bay is sure to spew all kinds of love for both of these guys, as well as the massive number of explosions we'll be seeing throughout the film. His Armageddon commentary was so much fun and surprisingly insightful, so there's no telling what we'll be in store for with Bad Boys. Whatcha gonna do? I couldn't help it.
Movie News After Dark: John Carter, Drew Struzan, Muppets and The Cult of Harry Potter
Movie News By Neil Miller on July 12, 2011 | Comments (5)What is Movie News After Dark? It's interstellar, acrobatic, monochromatic, hyperbolic, hypothetical and at some point during the evening, yours to take and ravage before you drift off into a wistful dreamland. It is also an excellent source of movie news, entertaining links, witty banter and Vitamin B. All others be wary, this column be scary, and it will not rest until it convinces you to watch Breaking Bad. But that's not all…. Walt Disney Pictures has released some new concept art from their 2012 summer tentpole, John Carter. You can see one particular piece in tonight's lead image above. The art comes in conjunction with a bunch of set visit reports from a number of sites who were invited out to spend time with director Andrew Stanton and crew. The guys at Screen Rant have an awesome recap of all the most interesting bits, saving you the pain of having to read through 35 boring set visit reports (most of which say the same thing) just to find the 3-5 money quotes.
Your Alternate Box Office: Four Unknown Big Mommas
Features By Scott Beggs on February 18, 2011 | Be the First To CommentWhether you're trying to avoid the releases this week or augment them with even more movies, your alternate box office offers some options for movies that would play perfectly alongside of (or instead of) the stuff studios are shoving into the megaplex this weekend. This week features Liam Neeson kicking ass and forgetting his name, a teenage alien, the plight of lions around the world, and Martin Lawrence in a fat suit trying desperately to get your attention.
The Week That Was: These Walls are Really Furry
Movie News By Neil Miller on June 5, 2010 | Comments (1)You wouldn't know it if you aren't a top-ranking member of the FSR staff, but it's been a busy week around here.
This week's Movies We Love entry comes with a sigh of relief from yours truly. Finally, I'm taking the time to sit down and write about one of my favorite films of all-time.
This Week in Blu-ray: Bad Boys in Wonderland
Blu-ray Spotlight By Neil Miller on June 1, 2010 | Be the First To CommentThis Week in Blu-ray, we celebrate one of my favorite movies of all-time. No, it's not Alice in Wonderland or Wild Things: Foursome. Close, but no.
Martin Lawrence Says Bad Boys 3 is Just Waiting on Bruckheimer
Movie News By Neil Miller on April 21, 2010 | Be the First To CommentTo see Will Smith and Martin Lawrence back in the banter, making action with Michael Bay and producer Jerry Bruckheimer again would be downright dreamy. And according to Lawrence, it's about to get real.
Certified Awesome: Bad Boys 3 In the Works
Movie News By Neil Miller on August 31, 2009 | Comments (13)Things you should know about this site's editor: He loves Bad Boys and Bad Boys 2. He also doesn't care what you say, as Bad Boys 3 is a great idea.
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This is made by the recycle garments from man's shirt. The dress is made by 60 pattern pieces; all the pattern pieces I made on the bias which means it has lot's of diaganol line.
well…….all the recycle shirts are bought from the second hand store, such as goodwell…..and my closet!! LOL
It took me forever to fix the pattern pieces, I redo them at least 7 times!!!!!
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A big first half and some clutch shots in the fourth quarter helped Corcoran beat one of the state's premier class AA girls basketball teams.
The Cougars took a 29-18 halftime lead and held on for a 48-42 victory over Shenendehowa in Saturday's regional final at Hudson Valley Community College in Troy.
This is a team that's (won games) from both directions, said Corcoran coach Jim Marsh. "We've won games where we've been down big in the first half and had to come back. This time, we had a great first half. Everything went our way."
"We battled back, and then we just didn't seem to get the breaks at the right time," said Shen coach Ken Strube.
Corcoran came out firing from behind the three-point arc. Brittini Ray made her first two three-pointers, and Quarin Bey added another to give the Cougars an 11-5 lead.
Shen's shooters were not nearly as hot as Corcoran's shooters in the first quarter. The Plainsmen managed just one field goal as they fell behind 13-6. Even leading scorer Barb Shea had trouble making shots, missing a breakaway layup after forcing a steal late in the first quarter.
Things went from bad to worse for Shen early in the second quarter when Shea injured her left ankle while trying to save a ball from going out of bounds. Shea went to the bench for less than two minutes, but Corcoran took advantage of Shea's absence to build a 23-10 lead. Carey Turner briefly got the Plainsmen back in the game with a three-pointer and a long jump shot before Bey stopped Shen's run with a long three of her own. Corcoran's lead never dipped below double digits again before halftime.
The Cougars finished the first half with a .500 shooting percentage, while the Plainsmen made only 25 percent of its field goals.
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Homer Bailey (9-7) tossed seven solid innings, allowing two runs on six hits and two walks. He fanned five and added a career-high three hits and a run scored for the Reds, who snapped a four-game losing skid.
Astros starting pitcher Bud Norris (6-11) left the game in the third with discomfort in his right shoulder. Norris went 2 2/3 innings, surrendering three runs on seven hits while walking two and striking out three.
Cincinnati struck first with three runs in the second. After Juan Francisco led off with a single, Mesoraco hit a two-run line drive home run to left. Cincinnati then loaded the bases on singles by Paul Janish and Bailey, while Brandon Phillips walked. Dave Sappelt singled up the middle to plate Janish to make it 3-0. Joey Votto hit into a double play to end the frame.
Jordan Schafer led off the third with a walk and J.D. Martinez later homered to cut into Houston's deficit.
"It was nice we got right back into the game," Astros manager Brad Mills said.
But the Reds got the runs back in the fourth. Bailey reached on a single while Sappelt walked. After both runners advanced on a wild pitch, Bruce snapped an 0-for-16 stretch with a single to left for a 5-2 advantage.
"It felt good to get that hit," Bruce said.
Chris Johnson hit a two-run, pinch-hit bomb down the left-field line to cut the Reds advantage to 5-4 in the eighth.
Phillips gave Cincinnati some insurance in the eighth with his 18th home run of the year while Francisco Cordero worked the ninth to record his 34th save of the season.
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Boko Haram kidnaps more women
Nearly two months after the abduction of over 300 schoolgirls in the Borno state town of Chibok, Boko Haram has reportedly kidnapped 20 women in northeastern Nigeria.
In today's incident, gunmen arrived at the Garkin Fulani village, near Chibok, around noon and forced the women at gunpoint into their vehicles. Three men who tried to stop the attack were also taken. Although a Wall Street Journal report refers to the victims as "girls," their age is not yet clear.
At the time of the attack, the girls were participating in preparations for the village's weekly market. They were pulled into the assailants' truck along with rice and instant noodles. Boko Haram members have attacked these types of markets in the past to stock up on needed goods.
Although the Nigerian military was unable to protect these women, it has been touting a successful operation it conducted over the weekend. On June 7, soldiers launched an ambush on terrorists as they exited a forest in northeastern Nigeria purportedly on their way to attack villages in Borno and Adamawa states. Nigerian forces killed over 50 militants in the operation, seizing weapons and vehicles from them.
Unfortunately, this success appears to be the exception, rather than the norm, when it comes to combating Boko Haram. In the past few months, the al Qaeda-linked terror group has been conducting deadly attacks with increased frequency in its fight to build an Islamic state in Nigeria. The group received international attention weeks after it kidnapped over 200 schoolgirls from their school on the night of April 14. Some of the girls have since managed to escape, but the majority of them remain captives of Boko Haram. The group staged several violent attacks last week, killing hundreds of civilians. and assassinated a local Muslim leader the week before.
Boko Haram, whose name means "Western education is forbidden," was designated a Foreign Terrorist Organization by the United States in November 2013. The group's vocal leader, Abubakar Shekau, and two al Qaeda-linked Boko Haram leaders were added to the list of Specially Designated Global Terrorists in June 2012.
In its annual assessment of global trends in terrorism, the US State Department noted that the government of Nigeria has "made little progress" in addressing the grievances of Nigeria's northern population. It advised the Nigerian government "to employ a more comprehensive strategy to address Boko Haram that combines security efforts with political and development efforts to reduce Boko Haram's appeal, address the legitimate concerns of the people of northern Nigeria, and protect the rights of all of Nigeria's citizens."
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Posted by Jarrod at June 11, 2014 11:08 AM ET:
What Boko Haram is doing is totally incorrect with the teaching of Islam. Like any other religion, they never taught you to kidnap or kill anyone in order to achieve your goals. In Islam, Jihad had been use as the reason to champion Islam but by killing innocent people and kidnapped children, it is a very shameful act and the world should condemn the action of Boko Haram and its followers.
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No one cares anymore about BOKO HARAM. Their 15 minutes of fame (and their ability to distract from "Other" problems this administration has) is over.


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Realty Income And American Realty Capital Trust Announce Amended Merger Agreement
Realty Income 2012 Acquisitions and Dividend UpdateRealty Income further announced that based on fourth quarter 2012 acquisitions activity, Realty Income's total 2012 acquisitions have exceeded previous guidance. During the fourth quarter of 2012, Realty Income invested $449 million in real estate acquiring 189 new properties. For the year ended December 31, 2012, Realty Income invested $1.16 billion in real estate acquiring 423 new properties. This acquisition volume represents the highest annual level of acquisitions in Realty Income's operating history. Based on this record acquisition year, Realty Income anticipates material increases in both funds from operations and adjusted funds from operations during 2013, whether or not the acquisition of ARCT is consummated. As noted above, given Realty Income's strong outlook for 2013, it is also anticipated that the board of directors of Realty Income will raise the dividend by an annualized amount of $0.10 per share in February even if the ARCT transaction does not close.
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About Realty IncomeRealty Income is The Monthly Dividend Company®, a New York Stock Exchange real estate company dedicated to providing stockholders with dependable monthly income. To date, Realty Income has paid 509 consecutive monthly dividend payments throughout its 43-year operating history and has raised the dividend 69 times since listing on the New York Stock Exchange in 1994. The monthly income is supported by the cash flow from over 3,000 properties owned under long-term lease agreements with 150 leading regional and national retail chains and other commercial enterprises. The company is an active buyer of commercial properties nationwide. Additional information about the company can be obtained from the corporate website at www.realtyincome.com.
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"If this is a dream, then I don't want to know / Because I don't want to be without you, babe," sings Beyonce above a pulsing drum beat. The best line, though, is this slightly cocky/totally fierce lyric: "I never wished on a star when a star ain't got nothing on me."
Like many of the ballads on 4, Bey's voice is the best thing about this by-the-numbers love song. Though we kind of dig the "Single Ladies"-type "oh, oh oh"'s during the chorus, this bonus track is far from the best thing we never had on the US edition of the LP.
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Detectives from the Halton Regional Police Service Child Abuse and Sexual Assault (CASA) Unit have charged a Milton man in connection with a sexual assault that happened on March 11.
The incident took place at approximately 5 p.m., after a 16-year-old female victim was contacted by the suspect via a text message sent to her personal cellular phone. The victim's personal information had been discovered by the suspect, as it had been posted on her personal Facebook account.
After brief conversations, both parties agreed to meet in person, at which point the female victim was eventually escorted from a public place to an abandoned building, where she was sexually assaulted. The HRPS CASA Unit conducted an investigation and identified the suspect on March 12.
Arrested and charged with one count of Sexual Assault is Salwan Kamal Tobya, 18, of Milton.
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• Educate yourself about any individual you don't really know and intend to meet, and inform others of the time and locations should those meetings take place.
• Take a friend or family member with you and arrange to have such meetings in a public place.
• Ensure that you always have access to a phone, and should you fear for your personal safety at any point, contact 9-1-1.
• Be alert and attentive to your personal surroundings.
Additional personal safety tips can be found on our web site under "Community Policing" tab.
Anyone with information concerning this incident is asked to contact Detective Dan Ciardullo of the Child Abuse Sexual Assault Unit at 905 825-4747 ext 8970, or Crime Stoppers at 1 800 222 TIPS, or through the web at www.haltoncrimestoppers.com or by texting "Tip201" with your message to 274637 (crimes)


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James Foley experienced the worse treatment in the hands of the Islamists among other hostages, escaped journalists captive revealed.
Foley was whipped regularly, thus, becoming "the whipping boy of the jailers", escaped Frenchmen Nicolas Henin told French magazine, L'Express.
Henin said that the brutal treatment given to Foley began after the militants found out that his brother was in the US Air Force.
Didier Francois, an experienced French war journalist, said that he was once held with Foley from August of 2013 until April 2014. He even shared a cell with Foley in October. He was released with three other French hostages in April.
Francois said that the man who killed Foley was the same man who took him.
Francois remembered Foley as an extraordinary person with a strong character. Foley was a comfortable companion as he remained strong and composed despite the pressure and violence of their kidnappers.
Francois said that after being released, he dared not spoke about Foley or Steven Sotloff because the Islamists threatened to kill the other hostages if he did.
Phil Balboni, chief executive of GlobalPost, said that Foley was kidnapped on November 22, 2012 during a US Thanksgiving holiday.
At first, they were confused as to what group took Foley. They thought of the Shabiha, militias loyal to the government of Syrian president Bashar al-Assad, Balboni said.
The first confirmed information about Foley came after a year of him missing. The information came from a surrendering European Islamic fighter who was with Foley in the city of Aleppo. At this time, the fighter said that Foley was alive but was passed from one captor to another a number of times.
Finally, in November of 2013, Foley's family received an email from the Islamists. The militants demanded for ransom and proof that he was still alive around this time.
However, negotiations did not last long, Balboni said.
The U.S. government has a policy against paying ransom in kidnapping cases but it did everything to negotiate for Foley's life, White House spokeswoman Caitlin Hayden said.
"Since his capture, we have been using every tool at our disposal to try to bring him home to his family and to gather any and all information we could get about his whereabouts, his condition and the threats he faced," Hayden said.
On the night of August 13, 2014, Foley's family received another message from his captors that he will be beheaded in revenge of US air strikes.
The family and friends of Foley hoped they were just bluffing, that they just wanted for a ransom to happen.
On Wednesday, the ISIS posts graphic video of Foley's beheading.
Meanwhile, Prime Minister Tony Abbott warned that beheadings such as Foley's could happen in Australia.
In a press conference on Thursday, Mr Abbott said that ISIS' terrorism was truly sickening and utterly evil. He highlighted that as Foley's killer was speaking with a distinct British accent, this only means that terrorism may not be very far from Australia.
''As for the apparent truth that the murderer was a British citizen, it just goes to show that while these events are taking place far from our shores, they can have ramifications right around the world. It just goes to show that this is not just something that happens elsewhere, it could happen in countries like Australia if we relax our vigilance against terrorism and potential terrorism here on our shores," Mr Abbott told press.