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According to an important 1998 report entitled Opportunity Makes the Thief by Marcus Felson and Ronald V. Clarke, crime displacement may take different forms: It can move from one location to another or to different times during the day; it can shift to a different target or be substituted by another kind of crime.
Our local increase in urban crime has social, political, and economic causes. For one thing, Miami's racially and ethnically segregated populations are physically, economically, and politically disenfranchised, facts that become significant in the analysis of urban crime. Which brings me to a broader idea of community, one that encompasses more than just something defined by physical territory.
Let's stop seeing crime solely as a subjective and isolated matter. Our civic leaders and planners need to understand that a factor in our crisis is this: We don't see ourselves as part of a greater community with commonly held aspirations. If we did, the general distribution of crime would substantially decrease. People don't pilfer when they believe they have an ownership interest.
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What Baum identifies as "faith" can be seen as a common civic project that unites Miami's different ethnic groups. Miami is a very complex city. We come from many different ethnic backgrounds and keep looking back home. But historic and ethnic concerns, important as they may be, should not detract from seeing ourselves within a bigger project here and now.
A community's identity is definitely more than its physical territory, more than its race, language, and traditions. Our civic leaders should take this piece of information into their crime-prevention planning. The broader question is: What is there in Miami that can bring together our best aspirations? In searching for these common objectives, we will have to look beyond our daily mundane affairs. Rising above narrow self-interest presents a major challenge, but the effort will be worthwhile.
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Wow, Randy, I love your entry. I don't think it's boring at all.
I'd replace Arial with your version any day, Randy. This has great potential, you really should develop it into a full font.
and the letter is too wide. Fix those two issues, and you have a credible R
But fix the width and you've departed from the premises of this battle...
I read the instructions as meaning only the metrics can't change?
Disqualified on a technicality (or nearly so)!
Nachos, Arial Slablar is a great effort..... temps me to expand my sample of "Arialplate"...well done!
My quick attempt to diversify Arial a bit...
(A quickie might not be as fulfilling as the real deal, but at least it's _something_ ;)
It's a nice shape, but I'd bring in that tail a little.
Yes, there is something fishy about the counter space above the tail. ChrisL
Rasendyll - Thanks! The instructions do mention however that this fix should be made "an alternative to Helvetica that a designer could love, maybe even prefer" whereas my take seems more like a display font and would probably not reduce to text size very well. Then again, I'm pretty sure we may have a difficult time convincing any designer that use Helvetica religiously to prefer a re-vamped version of Arial :)
I did just that in September 2007. Look at those blog posts (in Portuguese):
I boldly called the project "Arial Corrected". Fellow typographers here in Brazil were afraid of intellectual property conflict, so I changed the name to "Aerial", then "Ariel" (both already in use for commercial typefaces) and finally "Work in Progress" (only a dumb placeholder name).
In its present state, the changes are still subtle. It's basically Arial minus all those silly oblique endings; straightened R, K, G, Q and a; rounder, less squarish curves; better diacriticals. It became somewhat more like Univers rather than Helvetica.
But the gist of the current challenge is different. People here want to redesign it. My original proposal was to "fix" Arial only where it bothered me the most, improving it without messing with it too much. But I know I will not be satisfied unless I redesign every glyph from scratch, maybe including some optical effect such as stylized ink traps.
The Black weight was the starting point because it is the most popular of ANY typeface among common people in Brazil. Everywhere you go, it's impossible to avoid coming across multiple instances of Arial Black, usually set in CorelDraw and crudely compressed or expanded to fit the available space. It's an epidemic. We really need to do something...
Corbel really seems to be a reinvention of Arial. There is also a free Linux typeface that was specifically designed to substitute Arial. It's called Liberation Sans.
Nachos, I suspect much the same is true of my brief attempt-we're probably both tecnically outside the rules. As you say though, I doubts many designers will be persuaded to use an Arial revamp in place of Helvetica. Be it said, I'm a fan of Gill Sans mytself...
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Randy, you consistently throw down great work.
So Arial Black corrected is Univers 75?
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Couldn't agree more. I'm a fan, Randy.
Wow, This is quite a fun thread. I too just registered after checking out this challenge.
ugh that wasn't easy, and I didnt even do to much. I think if I had the choice of the old Arial or my new "and improved" I'd stick with the old. haha
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Spacing doesn't look too good. I think the Z is upside down, too.
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it's Arial with hints of Frutiger/Helvetica :)
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Arguably a fixed Helvetica is a fixed Arial. And that's been done in style: Unica.
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DEAR MISS LONELYHEARTS: I love golfing, but my husband hates it. I go golfing four to five times a week after work and on weekends. Last year I refused a month's rental at the lake because I wanted to go with my friends to my favourite courses in Winnipeg in the great weather. We had some terrible fights, almost broke up, and it's a good thing winter came early. My husband says I'm addicted. Do I love golfing more than him? No, but I love it more than spending time with him because he's boring. He says he's OK with my golfing twice a week, but summer weekends should be for the family -- going places and doing things. It's not like he has any ideas of his own, and our kids are too old to do things with us anyway, although they would like a month at the lake, which my husband wants to rent so badly. -- Golf Nut, Winnipeg
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Jul 9, 2012We have liked Inversion much more than we expected, as it is an enjoyable product with some good moments and ideas and spectacular modest, despite being quite a modest production. It could have been much better, of course, and it has room of improvement in almost every area, but it entertains and the idea of gravity manipulation is good, although it could have been made the most if only the developers had been more ambitious.
Jul 11, 2012There's an overall level of polish to Inversion that shows a developer improving its skillset. Though the game never fully stretches its ambitious premise beyond the confines of the cover shooter genre, it's a game with the noblest of intentions: to provide wall-to-wall, or, rather, floor-to-ceiling, entertainment.
Jun 13, 2012I can't see much reason to play this unless you are just a shooter fanatic, and even at that, this one is mediocre.
Jul 12, 2012If only the gameplay was as well realised as the engine that runs it, Inversion would be far more recommendable. Regrettably, as it stands, Saber Interactive has created a mechanically robust game, but one that doesn't do enough with the ideas it can lay claim to as its own.
Jun 5, 2012Your journey quickly settles into an endless slog of interchangeable shootouts, broken up by little more than hold-the-door-for-me-bro tedium and boss battles that range from serviceable arena showdowns to infuriating cover-free patience-drainers.
Jul 12, 2012Although is an ambitious game, Inversion is let down by its generic gameplay and boring story.
Jul 13, 2012As a third-person shooter, Inversion has some fun and long-lasting single-player gunplay (even if it does a huge amount of copycatting off of Gears of War). That's despite an utterly incomprehensible and confusing single-player story filled with too many plot holes along with a very sparse online presence to date.
Jun 20, 2012Inversion is yet another derivative third-person shooter with a gimmick. This time around you control gravity in the most limited way possible. Although there are plenty of strong moments, the game is ultimately brought back down to earth with the never ending cinemas, repeating bosses, ugly graphics and frustrating level designs!
Jun 12, 2012All that matters is that there's a lot of heart in Inversion, but absolutely nothing going on the brain department. There is desire, with absolutely no thought.
Jul 6, 2012Inversion is a mediocre title. The gameplay shows some interesting ideas, but at the same time too many similarities with Gears of War. Recommended only to those who are very addicted to shooters.
Jun 25, 2012Inversion has some nice shooter gameplay but when it comes to controlling gravity, it's little world is suddenly turned upside-down.
Oct 13, 2012A decent cover shooter which gets better towards the end. The gravity effects are nice, but they could be much nicer, if you could control the direction of gravity, not just the amount of it. [Aug 2012]
Jul 20, 2012That Inversion has been released without publisher Namco Bandai even making a sound about it, says it all. Inversion doesn't do anything particularly well and mostly just copies other games. But the shooting is descent enough and keeps you busy for about six hours at a high pace. It's mediocrity in its purest form.
Jul 13, 2012Combat and storytelling are boring beyond belief, but what's worst about Inversion is that you can sense the far more interesting game it could've been just beneath the surface.
Jun 13, 2012It is yet another game with potentially interesting mechanics that fail to deliver on their promise, making Inversion's approach to gravity feel more plodding than liberating.
Aug 3, 2012Regrettably, it amounts to a barely-competent shooter with an off-putting aesthetic, ludicrous plot, gimmicky hook, and a frustrating tendency to repeat its boss-battles more than a JRPG.
Jul 5, 2012Inversion is at its best when played cooperatively, and the gravity mechanics are built around that fact.
Aug 13, 2012It's been about a week since I finished Inversion, and I've already forgotten most of what happened in it. There were two plot twists that were mildly interesting and a couple of cool uses of the gravity powers, but as a whole the game is strangely lifeless. Most of the time, Inversion was boring me, and when it wasn't doing that, it was frustrating me.
Jul 23, 2012It's seeing how players make the most of such limited tools in a constrictive environment that hints at what could have been for Inversion.
Jul 26, 2012A masterclass in how to make the absolute least of your own unique selling point. [Issue#87, p.82]
Jul 17, 2012It's never satisfying to condemn any game but it's hard not to with Inversion. There are glimmers of nice ideas within, but the water is too muddied to see them clearly. All that's left is a bunch of mechanics that we've all seen before, and better implemented elsewhere.
Jul 6, 2012Inversion isn't terrible, but it's nothing we all haven't seen before in other games.
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Follow hard boiled detective, Jack Gibson, in this visually striking film that gets to the roots of Noir & Science Fiction
About this project
At its core, Valrosa Beach is a classic hard-boiled detective film with a touch of science fiction. The film follows the journey of veteran detective Jack Gibson, as he tries to solve a series of murders related to an experimental substance known as "X5". Let's just say X5 does more to a human body than meets the eye, and it's not pretty. As Jack uncovers the epidemic that is plaguing the city he swore to protect, everything about his character is put into question. The film could be best described as a "neon-soaked" Noir, or better yet, "John Carpenter meets Miami Vice."
We are shooting the film on a Sony PMW F3 Super 35 Camera (In fact everything live action in the Kickstarter video was shot on the F3).
Besides the live action we are doing whole sequences of pixel-art in the film. Instead of animating sequences in CGI we chose to incorporate pixel-art to give the film a unique 80's look. We are inspired by art from 80's video games like Snatcher and Mortal Kombat.
Check out this Time-Lapse of the Pixel Art Process!
CGI is good for simple effects and matte paintings but we plan to do our science fiction and gore effects practically. We are completely inspired by the golden era of 80s practical effects in films such as The Thing, Videodrome, Total Recall, and The Terminator. Mark Santos, our Lead Practical Effects Artist, will make our effects a reality (See his Bio in The Team section below.)
Since we will be mainly shooting in Boston, the surrounding area, and in Connecticut we are using creative lighting and detailed set design to create the fictional city of Valrosa Beach. Valrosa Beach is inspired by a combination of 80's cities like Miami and Los Angeles.
The team making Valrosa Beach is made up of film students at Massart in Boston and Local professionals. Check out our Bios!
Nick Sabia - Director , Writer, and Director of Photography
Nick currently resides in Boston where he attends The Massachusetts College of Art and Design for his BFA in Film/Video. Valrosa Beach is Nick's senior thesis film and he specializes in Cinematography, Editing, and Visual Effects. Nick has interned at Zero VFX in Boston and also works freelance in the city. Apart from filmmaking Nick is a Second Degree Black Belt in Kempo Karate and has been practicing martial arts since 2003.
Ray Hryb - Lead Actor; Detective Jack Gibson
Ray is a New England based actor, with a lot of independent films and commercial work under his belt. He is a huge fan of 80's Film and TV( such as Miami Vice and Magnum P.I.) He is super excited about the project and portraying the character.
Thomas Kim - Assistant Director
Thomas Kim is a Junior Film/Video major attending MassArt fulltime with crew experience on 30+ short films. Currently an intern at DirectR, Thomas is an expert on organizational management and regulating on set priorities.
Nick Valaskatgis - Camera Operator and Lead VFX Compositor
Nick is Junior Film/Video major at MassArt and a talented editor as well as a digital compositor. He is also a camera and technical expert and has been making films his whole life.
Mark Santos - Practical Effects and Makeup
Mark is a Special Make-up Effects/Dental Technician from southeastern Massachusetts . Experienced in all areas of make-up effects including , but not limited to; Character Design/Creature Effects, Practical Effects, Dental Appliances, Prosthetic Make-up, Eye Balls, Props, and Collectible Masks.
We have many other dedicated film students working on this film as well!
We wanted to offer rewards that would really get people excited about the film. For even the smallest donation we are giving away our exclusive Synthwave soundtrack. The second you donate, you will get access to the first three songs on the album for free download!
Beyond that we are giving away custom pixel art portraits and even props like our one of a kind custom printed VRPD detective badge! See the panel on the right for details.
LUXAR aka Tom Oke is composing most of the soundtrack for the film. He is an immensely talented composer and his expertise even led him to become one of the Lead Audio Producers on the DJ Hero video game franchise.
Besides LUXAR the soundtrack will feature exclusive tracks from other Synthwave artists, including MoweLan and KFDDA.
Money goes to a lot of different places , most of that being our art department. More than half of the budget is going to physically creating the city through practical effects, props, and set design. This means making silicone destroyable heads, weapon props, buying vintage 80's clothing, and building sets to name a few things. The remainder is covering our travel and food expenses as well as paying the artists doing the soundtrack and of course Kickstarter fees. Almost everyone working on this project is donating their time, out of passion and love for filmmaking, which makes the project even more amazing to be a part of.
Risks and challenges
This film will face the same risks and rewards that every film has. The money we're requesting is the minimum needed to make our short to the full vision, so if extra fees arise during production we will have to improvise solutions. If problems arise, we have the experience to create solutions on the fly and rework any scenes as necessary. We have used film school to temper ourselves to the life of production, and we anticipate problems before they happen to better prepare ourselves.
Our main challenge right now is producing until May, when we loose access to production equipment and facilities.
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ONE OF A KIND! You will receive a vintage "Members Only" Jacket used in the film. Includes previous rewards.
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ONE OF A KIND! You will receive Jack Gibson's Driving Jacket (Large) used in the Film, includes previous rewards (is not included in higher rewards)
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ONE OF A KIND! You will receive Jack Gibson's VRPD Detective Badge used in the Film, includes previous rewards. (is not included in higher rewards)
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ONE OF A KIND! You will have a speaking role in the film! On-top of that, Nick will make a 30 second pixel-art animation starring you that will play at the end of the credits!
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Girl #1 to friend: You're definitely my number one.
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Dude #1: Easy, Big Poppa, you're stepping on my shoes.
Dude #2: Sorry, it's a little crowded in here.
Dude #1: I can tell.
Dude #2: But I love it when you call me Big Poppa.
Dude #1: Seriously, get off my shoes.
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Girl #1: I am not a slut! You're the slut in this friendship! We agreed on this!
Girl #2: Okay, fine, you're not a slut… But you were straddling him.
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Girl: But how do you see my pictures?
Guy: Well, there's some of your photos that are private, and others that are public. When I go to your page, which is often, I can just search through those, or go to your friends' pages. A lot of them don't have private pictures.
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Hobo #2: Shit…I know yo' name…
Hobo #1: What's my name? Yo' name is Joe Smith. See, you don't even know my name!
Hobo #2: I know yo' name…but you gotta tell me yo' name first.
Hobo #1: We in Heaven right now…if you see me, you not gonna know my name!
Hobo #2: Shit, we in Heaven right now? That's fucked up!
Hobo #1: I told you my name like a hundred times. I'm Larry. What's my name?
Hobo #2: You ain't told me yet!
Hobo #1: All right…we in kindergarten now. What's my name?
Hobo #2: Heaven. Man, that's messed up.
Hobo #1: Man, I love you.
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Girl #1: Are you sure it's not a religion?
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What is the big hit to any baby shower? The baby shower centerpieces are no doubt-ably the best answers, as they would give an excitement to your baby shower.
Traditional baby shower centerpieces mostly consist of some floral arrangements with some balloons hanging on the ceilings. However, the modern era welcomes inventive styles for just about everything. For instance, if it is to talk about floral baby shower centerpieces, it would be right to say that floral baby shower centerpieces surrounded with candles are perfect gifts for new baby girls or baby boys. What you have to keep in minding while choosing the flowers is that you need to make sure to use flowers that are in season for greater freshness and use baby bottles as vases for fresh flowers.
If you wonder how to find baby shower centerpieces, there are many options that you can try. For instance, you can purchase items needed to make centerpieces from party supply stores, craft stores, and so on.
On the other hand, if you are looking for something unusual, it could be a good idea to bake a baby shower cake as the centerpiece, and ask the guests arrive early to help the cake decoration.
Moreover, if you are thinking on a gift basket as centerpiece, it would sound perfect as well! It's lined with a receiving blanket and filled with all kinds of baby items.
If you want to make your centerpiece much more fashioned, you could add a soft toy with helium balloons attached to the blanket handles, and wrapped in cellophane with a pretty bow.
Putting some glass pebbles in the bottom of a clear glass bowl and two-thirds fill the bowl with water. Floating frogs, rubber ducks, or any plastic cartoon toys would fit perfectly well. The coolest idea is to have a family frogs or ducks, and add a few drops of blue food coloring to the water to make it like a pond.


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A New Triple-Net REIT You Should Leave on the Street
The problem with the Spirit Realty IPO is that three of the company's largest tenants have questionable business models and even with the debt reduction (from the IPO proceeds), the company will have high leverage and considerably high payout ratios (Spirit reported a loss of $21 million, or 82 cents, a share based on historic results for the first half, during which revenue totaled $141 million).
As explained by Kyle Gore, managing director of CGA Capital:
One has to wonder whether the recent spate of REIT IPOs -- particularly in the net lease sector -- signals a 'top tick' in investors' never-ending quest for yield, to the detriment of a focus on value, residual risk, and overall safety.
Somehow, everyone forgot the mantra that returns are supposed to be risk-adjusted! Witness the Spirit offering, in which over 40% of the asset base consists of a small town grocery stores net leased to a private equity-backed entity, movie theaters net leased to a chain focused almost exclusively on small and mid-sized communities, and specialty lumber yards net leased to a company whose primary business depends on homebuilders.
While those tenants may prove to be well-run entities (note that Carmike Cinemas (CKEC) reported a record second quarter this year, but still generated relatively low net income) or backed by owners with strong resources (Sun Capital in the case of Shopko, and a Forbes 400 member in the case of 84 Lumber), in each case, the underlying assets would have very low residual value or appeal to other users in the event of non-renewals or credit defaults.
In today's uncertain economic environment, I would steer away from Spirit Realty and instead consider companies with a low cost of capital and established dividend payment histories.
These higher quality triple-net sector REITs include Realty Income (O), National Retail Properties (NNN) and W.P. Carey (WPC) -- all of which have paid consistent and increased dividends.
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I have a Matt Kemp Auto Redemption from 2012 Tribute still not received. Topps is having trouble getting him to sign. Yet, he is at a show this weekend in Anaheim signing at $89 and up. Maybe I should ask Topps to fly someone out and get his autograph! What to do?
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i have a 2012 triple threads brett lawrie redemption that topps and i are going back and forth about. they have been showing up on ebay for over a month now. on my redemptions page it was marked shipped on 12/12. i called topps on 12/27 to see why i have not gotten it yet and why the tracking number they gave me doesnt give me any info. they said it was sent on the 19th and that i should expect it within a day or two. a week and a half later, i called them again to see whats going on with it and was told by the rep that she had to email her supervisor and the person that organizes the redemptions to be shipped and that i should be getting a response from them soon. how soon i asked? oh, i should call back if i dont get an email from them by the end of the week. its really pissing me off. topps blows.
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I've only ever redeemed one high end redemption. ...I ended up gettting two cards that totalled up to half the Sv of the original card... called them and spoke with them calm and as nice as I could. After explaining the situation they said they would send another package. About a month later I received two very nice cards that totalled up to about $60 over the SC of my original card... + I still had the other two cards that they told me to keep.
So in a sense I "won" but I really wanted the original card and the process took well over a year.... and it was a big headache. I must have called 10 times wanting the original card. I now sell most all redemptions unless they are very low end.
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I am looking for the 2013 Topps Chrome James Shields Super PMs are the best way to contact me about cards in my threads Last edited by 91Braves; 01-08-2013 at 11:08 AM. |
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Anybody here like me still waiting on this monster!! I've emailed them multiple times with no response...what I don't understand is that Harper signed 2012 bowman draft and prospects but not Bowman chrome? What were they thinking?! Should I call bc the value is not listed in Beckett but folks I've talked to said its value could be 600-1000. I submitted it right when I got it, which was right after the product came out. I DO NOT want this to be replaced as I PC Harper...should I call and see what's up? |
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I have 3 Harper quotables from Five Star pending. Those have all been signed already so I have no clue why they can't just ship them too me. I've been hounding them every couple weeks and haven't ever gotten a response.
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Verlander has signed everything as he was at Topps within the last three weeks. They tweeted it and there were posts here as well. Additionally, I spoke to customer service yesterday on an unrelated issue and they said they could start shipping by month's end! And on Kemp there was a thread yesterday saying he wants to renegotiate his deal, so that's the hold up on him.
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When you are talking about this kind of value...what the hell could they possibly send for a replacement if it indeed does come to that? I mean, it's not like its a ton of autos for him to sign since mines numbered to 25, with all of them together it couldn't be more than 100 or so...I would be pissed if they tried to replace it, I guess I'm in it for the long haul bc I really want the card.
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Also got the details for how to send in my damaged Five Star cards. Overall, VERY VERY pleased with Topps customer service (at the moment). I'll report back when I actually have things in hand and see if I feel the same!
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Did I read that right Verlander finally Signed? Man its about time I have 5 Verlander Redemptions Pending... Game Changers Auto Relic has been pending for 4 months... I'm so excited you guys made my day thanks
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Waiting on a Harper Sepia Refractor from 2012 Chrome.
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Argent, Stephen P., Adams, Harry, Riis-Johannessen, Thomas, Jeffery, John C., Harding, Lindsay P., Clegg, William, Harrington, Ross W. and Ward, Michael D. (2006) Complexes of Ag(I), Hg(I) and Hg(II) with multidentate pyrazolyl-pyridine ligands: from mononuclear complexes to coordination polymers via helicates, a mesocate, a cage and a catenate. Dalton Transactions, 2006 (42). pp. 4996-5013. ISSN 1477-9226
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The coordination chemistry of a series of di- and tri-nucleating ligands with Ag(I), Hg(I) and Hg(II) has been investigated. Most of the ligands contain two or three N,N-bidentate chelating pyrazolyl-pyridine units pendant from a central aromatic spacer; one contains three binding sites (2 + 3 + 2-dentate) in a linear sequence. A series of thirteen complexes has been structurally characterised displaying a wide range of structural types. Bis-bidentate bridging ligands react with Ag(I) to give complexes in which Ag(I) is four-coordinate from two bidentate donors, but the complexes can take the form of one-dimensional coordination polymers, or dinuclear complexes (mesocate or helicate). A tris-bidentate triangular ligand forms a complicated two-dimensional coordination network with Ag(I) in which AgAg contacts, as well as metal–ligand coordination bonds, play a significant role. Three dinuclear Hg(I) complexes were isolated which contain an {Hg2}2+ metal–metal bonded core bound to a single bis-bidentate ligand which can span both metal ions. Also characterised were a series of Hg(II) complexes comprising a simple mononuclear four-coordinate Hg(II) complex, a tetrahedral HgII4 cage which incorporates a counter-ion in its central cavity, a trinuclear double helicate, and a trinuclear catenated structure in which two long ligands have spontaneously formed interlocked metallomacrocyclic rings thanks to cyclometallation of two of the Hg(II) centres
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The exhibition FOOTNOTES PLAYING DEAD is Idit Elia Nathan's (PhD candidate at CSM) first solo show. It opened at Standpoint Gallery in London on the 15th January and will run till 14th Feb 2015.
Footnotes Playing Dead is the culmination of 5 years of practice-based research titled Art of Play in Zones of Conflict, which explores the intersections between the seemingly unrelated phenomenons of play and conflict.
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I included three projects which are central to my research and which I wanted to concentrate in one space. For example Seven Walks in a Holy City which explores Jerusalem, the city I grew up and left more than twenty years ago is explored through walks of varying length, thematic foci and staring points, all determined by cards and dice. Following the walks I produced seven series of postcards, which are on display and available for purchase. Another project called Hegemonopoly/Machsompoly is an adaptation of the classic monopoly game to reflect on the landscape of Israel Palestine with its wealth of settlements as well as checkpoints and where freedom of movement and restrictions on it are not equal to all, as those playing in the gallery soon find out. In Painting the City Golden or a Leaf from Tansy's Book the gallery visitors are invited to 'colour in' their own version of one of the city's most iconic tourist sites.
There are other games such as a triptych of HAND MADE MEMORY GAMES where all the cards are made out of black and white photos from different parts of the world as well as from a variety of historical times with subject matters ranging from Aerial Bombs in the first to Checkpoints and Refugees inthe second and third, making it tricky to win. And there is my first inkjet print Invisible Cities Series, No. 1 and my first artists book Please watch ur head, published with marmalade publishers of visual culture so its a very varied show.
It has been particularly interesting to get all the artworks of recent years into one space and it was great to site the work at Standpoint gallery, with its intimate and evocative features such as the lift with its heavy metal mesh doors. The opening event included a raffle of postcard paintings which will be sent out to the winners once the show comes down. So far I have had some excellent feedback and with two discussion events planned it promises to be a busy and interesting month for me.
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Hey, just ordered my new camera, what lens do you ladies have with it that you absolutely can not live WITHOUT? My lens are DX and I know they will not be the best with it except my 50mm so I want an awesome lens.
Heather- 27
DH Pete- 33
DD Emily 8/4/06
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Wow, congrats on the new camera! I am a Nikon gal, so can't really comment on the type of lens for the Nikon, but my overall lens is the Tamron 28-75mm, f2.8, I believe they make one for the Nikon also.
-El mommy to B & A
Just chug-chug-chugging along.
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-El mommy to B & A
Just chug-chug-chugging along.
Congrats! I'm super jealous. I can't wait to buy my 28-75 2.8 either!


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A Unique Book
We reaad this as a group and really liked it. we read it a second time just for the poetry of it.
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