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Introduction to 3D Digitisation
05 May 2015
Full-day course: 10.00 - 16.30
This practical one-day workshop provides a comprehensive introduction to the growing area of 3D digitisation. Attendees will learn the basic concepts behind 3D and look at (and try out) different methods of generating 3D content. The workshop concludes with a look at delivery options, legal considerations and top tips for digitisation.
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27 May 2015 − 28 May 2015
Two-day course: 10.00 - 16.30 each day
This course is intended to instil basic competence in the many areas of knowledge that are needed to produce good video work. A hands-on approach is taken: participants will have the oppportunity to use a range of equipment and will by the end of the course have produced a short video. All equipment and facilities will be supplied.
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04 June 2015
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Effective colour management is vital within the digital workflow and anyone working with digital images should understand and be employing the core principles. This training course introduces colour management theory and 'good practice' to ensure that you understand how to achieve consistent and accurate colour between applications, platforms, and devices.
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11 June 2015
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This one day course will offer a model of digital collection management, based upon open source solutions. Attendees will gain hands-on experience of planning, building, managing and delivering a digital media collection.
Introduction to Metadata
25 June 2015
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This course is designed specifically to help you consider how to effectively incorporate metadata into the fabric of your digital collections, through explanation, discussion and practical activities.
Building Effective Screencasts
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Checking in from the other London,Canada......snowy day here for the first day of spring!...where's the ruddy sun eh!...;)..hope you are having a good day there..
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Corned beef and cabbage, irish rum cake, nosh pub chips, grrrrr tis a fine time i took for a diet. lol
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Happy St.Paddy's Day from the west coast of America,beautiful Fort Bragg!!!
It`s a lovely show today. I hope everyone in the world had (has) a wonderfull day. Is it possible to play the dutchman for all the fans of Ireland in the lowcountries.
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Bernard thanks,for the show , greeds belguim happy st-p
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Bernard thanks for the shout-out that was awesome! Video, eh? Maybe after a few more Baileys.....
We visited Ireland last summer and absolutely fell in love with it. Will come to live there one of these days after the kiddies are grown :-)
Bernard,can you dedicate "Take Me Home" by Celtic Thunder to my Mom. Marilyn McLauchlan Roberston. From her Daughter Margaret. You have time. She won't be here listening for about a half hour to an hour. :) She just thinks you are adorable. :p
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The Tamil Nadu Electricity Board cut power supply to the Sterlite unit following the court order.
The factory has a workforce of 931, including 104 women, and 558 employees reported for work on Wednesday as per their shift timings at 6 a.m. and 2 p.m., besides a general shift (from 9 a.m. to 5.30 p.m.). Sources said that employees would report for the night shift from 10 p.m.
According to Francis Reegan, associate trainee, HR department, nobody was prevented from entering the factory.
Members of Anti-Sterlite Movement said that functioning of the unit amounted to contempt of court. The movement, which staged a demonstration for the closure of the copper smelter unit, urged the district administration to ensure that operations were wound up. Hailing the court verdict, some of them defaced name boards of the company.
A Sterlite Industries statement said: ?Writ petitions were filed in the year 1996-1998 in the Madras High Court challenging the environmental clearance and against the setting up of the copper smelting plant in Tuticorin. The High Court, by its interim order on April 30, 1999, permitted the company to operate the plant at its rated capacity. The company has been running the plant since then after getting requisite approvals from the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board.
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Ahh ok. The new chartplotters have wireless and bluetooth and can be used with a IPAD or Droid anywhere on the boat.
Do you have a way of protecting to use in "weather"
I have a TPU membrane over the keyboard that protects from occasional raindrops. Otherwise I take it below into the cabin. My Oregon 400c handheld (which you can see mounted on the pedestal guard) works in works in wet weather.
I don't think iOS or Android apps display AIS targets yet, and I doubt they'll ever do split screen like a Windows or Linux laptop. (marinetraffic.com doesn't pass muster for real-time navigation.) The split screen is great, because I can just focus on sailing without ever touching the computer to zoom in or out.
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MEDFORD -- A Southern Oregon community came together over the weekend to help revitalize the search for missing Portland boy Kyron Horman.
Wednesday will mark four years since he disappeared from Portland s Skyline Elementary School.
Dozens of family members, friends, and supporters gathered to host a Car Wash for Kyron in Medford Sunday. For the past month, they have been raising money to support a large scale search near Portland later this month.
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Kyron's mom, Desiree Young, said it s about time the search effort got a boost.
I'm really hoping to get this search going, that will make me feel a little bit better, Young said Sunday. I'm a little disappointed at where our case is at now, but I'm not the type to just sit by and wait, so I'm going to make it happen.
Young said she could not yet disclose the location of the search, scheduled for June 21.
The Medford car wash follows one last month in Portland and another in Roseburg.
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How language influences morals.
- By Alicia P.Q. WittmeyerAlicia P.Q. Wittmeyer is assistant managing editor at Foreign Policy.
If asked to kill one person in order to save many, you might have some questions (and that's putting it lightly): Is the person you'd be killing kind and just — or an unapologetic criminal? What about the others for whom the person would be sacrificed?
What might not seem relevant to this difficult decision-making is the language used when you were asked to do the deed. But, it turns out, language might actually matter a great deal.
In a recent study, researchers at universities in Spain, Connecticut, and Chicago asked people to consider a well-known ethical test called the "fat man trolley dilemma": Would they shove one heavy person in front of a runaway, speeding trolley, knowing that his death could stop the car from hitting five other people in its path? The researchers presented the problem, on paper, to subjects in the United States, Spain, France, South Korea, and Israel. Based on random assignment, the subjects read the question in either their native tongue or a second language, and they were required to answer in the same language.
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The 2 acre mature garden, completely at guests' disposal, is bursting with fruit trees, olives, rare conifers and numerous antiquities, including a 2000 year old Roman cistern!
THE POOL, WHICH NESTLES IN THE OLIVE GROVE, IS FOR OUR GUESTS' EXCLUSIVE USE, NO FAMILY OR CHILDREN TO DISTURB YOUR PEACE. It has a Sienese stone surround and wonderful panoramic views overlooking Etruscan Arezzo and beyond to the Pratomagno mountains.
If you can tear yourself away from the beauty and calm of La Torre, then Arezzo, the setting for the Oscar-winning film 'Life is Beautiful' is just 10 minutes away. It has a cosmopolitan atmosphere of laid back chic; cafes - to watch the world go by, antique shops to browse in, street markets, designer outlets and its famous goldsmiths. Florence, Siena and Cortona are all under an hour.
La Torre and the Surrounding Area: La Torre is set on the boundary of a State park and from here there are many wonderful walks (some easy and some a little more demanding) in the woods, along country lanes and even to the top of Monte Lignano where you can see for around 60 miles - South to Lake Trasimeno and Monte Amiata beyond.
Cortona - the beautiful setting for 'Under the Tuscan Sun' ( the book and the film) is just 40 minutes away - and it hasn't been spoilt.
Siena and Florence - each with a proud and different history are only an hour from La Torre.
The Chianti Classico wine area and the timeless Tuscan hill towns of Montacino, Montepulciano, Poppi, Anghiari and San Gimignano are all easy drives for the perfect Tuscan day - touring and tasting! You will not be disappointed!!
The St. Francis of Assisi trail (Assisi also easily reached for a day trip), Etruscan historical sites, the birthplaces and locations of many recorded scenes of Michelangelo, Piero della Francesca and Leonardo da Vinci.
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The Giostra del Saracino, a medieval re-enactment, with hundreds of costumed participants, is held in June and September - similar to the Siena Palio but with Jousting not horse racing.
Numerous International Music Festivals. Wine Tours. Truffle Hunting. Photographic Fair held twice a year in Arezzo.
Finally the fashion designer outlets of Prada, Gucci ,Dolce & Gabbana, Ferragamo and Valentino and numerous others are all under an hour away by car. The area is also famed for its leather and gold industry.
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Walks and Treks for you to Enjoy: La Torre is ideally situated for the walker and the cyclist. Set on the slopes of Monte Lignano the area is criss-crossed with numerous ancient paths and tracks - some dating back to Etruscan tijmes (600-500 BC). The driveway of La Torre was an ancient roadway over the mountain linking Arezzo with Cortona to the South. It would have been used by pilgrims and messengers for hundreds of years. Many would have stopped here to refresh themselves at the nearby spring before going on their way.
There is a sign-posted walk which passes right outside La Torre's gate which takes you to the summit of Monte Lignano and from here you can enjoy views stretching for more than 60 miiles. This whole area is a state park and is well served with sign-posted walks for walkers of every level. We have comprehensive maps to ensure your safe return!!
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After months of searching we found a new internet site with some interesting properties and one seemed to have everything we were looking for. After a flurry of e-mails and a surveyor's report, we bought la Torre. The location was ideal – not too close to town but not too remote, good access, two Guest Cottages and within the traditional farmhouse was an 11th century watchtower! La Torre became our home in September....
Much to our delight the rental cottages have quickly proved popular and many of our guests return year after year. We have met some wonderful people and it has given us a great deal of pleasure to share La Torre with them.
We are only 1000 miles and a couple of hours on 'Easy-Air' from the UK but this in no way represents the differences we have discovered in a country that still embraces the seasons, celebrates its history, upholds its traditions and just loves its food and wine!!!
Sandra Yong purchased this cottage in 2003
It was love at first sight when we saw La Torre. La Torre (the tower), has been our home and holiday destination for many since our 'Why not?' move to Tuscany in September 2003. Ever since that first wow! moment when we walked into La Torre we have not been allowed to ignore the history around us because the original walls of La Torre – an 11th century military watchtower are in the centre of the house and part of our everyday life.
The 1000 year old watchtower, would have been about 20 metres tall and was part of a defensive ring around Arezzo. Some authorities suggest that there were 12, but ours, 5 kms. due south of the medieval centre of Arezzo, appears to be the only one that has survived. These towers were built to defend Arezzo during times of extreme turmoil. Life, politically and personally during this time was a constant struggle. Firstly, to retain independence and not get drawn into the age-old rivalry of Siena and Florence. Secondly, to avoid the feuds between the various Guelph and Ghibelline factions within the city walls and finally escape the wroth of a particular pope or emperor who would occasionally remind the Aretini of the 'bigger picture', often with very bloody results such as described by Dante in the Inferno.
Soon after our arrival at La Torre we started to learn about its history from Signor Enrico, the previous owner. It had been described as a Casa Signorile. ' Blah! That's estate-agent speak, it might be a 'gentleman's house' now but this house was a Casa Colonica/Farmhouse on the Albergotti estate when I bought it 35 years ago,' For 100's of years it was part of the mezzadria or sharecropping system."
How did the countless generations that have lived and worked here for almost a thousand years live their lives?
This was the question I needed to resolve; not only out of personal curiosity but as a way of understanding the complex nature of Tuscany and her people ~ the people who had welcomed us so warmly.
La Torre set on the wooded hillside of Monte Lignano is reached via a country lane through vineyards and olive groves. It looks out over Arezzo, a thriving small city. La Torre with its two guest cottages - La Veduta and il Bacio (each dating back hundreds of years!) is perfect for the rest and relaxation many couples - of any age - seek as a respite from the stresses and strains of the working year.
The pool, just for the two guest couples, is set away from the house and you never feel overlooked or crowded. The extensive gardens offer many spaces and view points from where you can just sit and take in the ever changing views. There is secure parking and wifi, should you really need to keep in touch.
Along with Arezzo's proximity and its numerous of restaurants varying from the simple trattoria to the crisp white tablecloth of the full-blown dining Michelin experience we are within 10 mins. of the railway station with super fast trains to Rome, Florence and even to Naples and Venice. Rome in just 1.13 mins. The cottages, each full of charm and home comforts, provide privacy and space just to unwind and BE! We have numerous guide books, maps etc. and are unobtrusively on hand should you need any help or advice. Just visit our website for more information and more photos.
Italian or should that read Tuscan Cooking Courses are on offer and guests over the years have been able to extend their holiday experience by cooking real Tuscan food for their friends back home... I recently had this review...
I've just pulled out my cooking instructions to make pasta from the cooking course we took while staying with you at La Torre, and was reminded of the wonderful week we spent last fall at the cottage. It was so beautiful at the cottage that we relaxed on the terrace more than we went sightseeing - which was perfect. We enjoyed walking along the road to the house, and going in to Arezzo to wander. We had an amazing stay and hope to return......
It was rather a coincidence that we found il Bacio on the internet but it definitely is our plan to return!. Thank you so much for the perfect setting to escape from the hectic city life and letting us share a bit of your warm,peaceful and friendly home. il Bacio is the perfect starting point to discover the stunning beauty that is Tuscany but nevertheless you are always happy to come back home to this piece of heaven in the evening. It was a time we will always remember!
One week spent in this corner of heaven felt like a month !!
Il Bacio has everything you could need and leaves you wanting for nothing. We particularly like
the bathroom and the perfectly placed window by the bed, looking out in the morning while lying in
bed never disappointed.
Il Bacio is well positioned with many beautiful towns within a short drive which enabled us to do
late afternoon / evening trips rather than full day trips. Sandra and Paul have a wealth of information on the
area and are happy to share advice and tips.
The afternoon trips allowed us many hours unwinding and relaxing by the pool soaking up the Tuscan
sun and letting our thoughts wander in the complete blissful silence that defines il Bacio's surroundings.
This I think will be our fondest memory of our trip.
The welcome breakfast including a jar of to die for homemade fig jam and a bottle of Prosecco were
a lovely touch and set a perfect tone for the week to follow.
As a previous review mentioned, I would highly recommend a hire car, that is one steep hill up to the house !!
Il Bacio truely is a gem and we will both treasure our memories of it.
John & Isabelle
Our trip to Il Bacio in September was the perfect honeymoon! From the moment we entered the gates and drove down the original Roman driveway we knew this was exactly the way we wanted to experience Italy. Our cottage was just perfect, from the amazingly comfortable wicker bed to the well -appointed little kitchen under the stairs. Il Bacio's owners, Sandra, Paul & Vaz were wonderful hosts and made some great recommendations about where we should visit during our week stay. Honestly, most of the places we went to were not even on our original radar and we are so happy we took their advice. Take the time to read through house book and the reviews left by others when you are making your day trip plans. We went to Orvieto, Cortona, Siena, Anghiari, Poppi, and Florence and loved every one! The food and wine were wonderful everywhere we went but because we made the decision to take Sandra's cooking class we had the best food of the whole trip right there in our little kitchen. We would rush back from our day trips just so we could eat more of our creations! Trust me, you should definitely take the class! We are still making so many memories at home recreating and sharing our recipes with our family and friends who have all given the food rave reviews! Sandra even accommodated our gluten free request and allowed us to make the best gnocchi of my life! The asparagus risotto was to die for too, actually it all was incredible! Thank you so much for sharing your talent, gorgeous kitchen, and stories with us. It made our trip! We are already thinking about making our return trip to check out more of the countryside and to take another class!
Pretty well equipped clean accommodation .Very friendly welcome lots of information regarding day trips things to do and see. Arezzo close by avoid restaurants on main streets some gems down narrow side streets. Drive up to cottage not for the faint hearted and the bed on the mezzanine floor tricky if your hips are stiff!! Ideal if one likes a quiet location but within easy reach of lovely towns.
Stayed in Tuscany gave our trip a special charm. Were wonderful days. Sandra and Paul were so lovely. I do recommend it to anyone who wants romantic village in one of the most charming places in the world.
Thank you, Sandra, Paul & Vaz for giving us the opportunity to share your Tuscan paradise with you and welcoming us as your new neighbours for the whole month of May.
You really made us feel like we had a home away from home by being available to answer questions, giving us tips on how to best experience a chosen town to visit or where to go to enjoy typical Tuscan food and thanks to Vaz for always welcoming us back home after our day trips.
Il Baccio is a true 'love nest' allowing us to experience living within an authentic historical place set on a hill (in true Tuscan style!) with a breathtaking view on the valley below, close enough to civilization but, at the same time, in the middle of the beauty of nature, among olive trees, regular trees, flowers, many birds, the occasional wild boar encounter on our drive home in the evening and the call of owls at night.
Vaz was a faithful companion, ready to greet us in the morning when we opened the door or in the evening when we were coming home before his bed time!
Thank you , Sandra, for the wonderful cooking class. You are a very supportive, encouraging and enthusiastic teacher. Everything we made was absolutely delicious and it lasted for days.
We came to Tuscany to celebrate a milestone anniversary and Sylvie's birthday. We have had a wonderful time and definitely made the right decision to come to Tuscany and stay in Il Baccio at La Torre.
If you come to Canada, let us know. We would like to make your visit as memorable as our visit to you has been.
Grazie mille!
Sylvie & Roger
We were blown away by the surroundings of il Bacio. The grounds were perfect for relaxing in the Tuscan sun. We really felt away from it all but at the same time the conveniences of Arezzo were only a ten minute drive away. Il bacio itself was beautifully restored and furnished. It was well equipped to allow al fresco dinning on the patio. We did one of Sandra's cooking courses and learnt a lot whilst at the same time having lots of yummy goodies to sample over the following days. Sandra and Paul were unobtrusive but at the same time were always at hand to help with directions and make suggestions as to where to visit. We would highly recommend a stay here.
Arezzo and La Torre are easily reached because of the area's excellent communication and transport system. The nearest airport is Florence, (1 hour), but Pisa, Forli, Bologna, Roma are all equally convenient. The main Italian autostrada -the A1, which runs North/South from Milan to Naples is just 20 minutes drive from La Torre. Arezzo's main line railway station is just a 10 minute drive from La Torre - However, to get the best out of Tuscany we suggest car hire is essential.
Bagnoro, the nearest village is just 5 minutes drive away there is a shop/bar and it is open every day.
Arezzo, 10 minutes drive away has everything the 21st century traveller could possibly need - banks, buses, taxis, shops, huge supermarkets, trains, restaurants, markets, museums, churches and countless other places of interest.
La Torre is adjacent to a State park and from here there are many wonderful walks (some easy and some a little more demanding).
Cortona, Siena, Florence less than an hour away.
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For Many years my family has made pizelles for special occasions but since the older generation has now passed on and for some reason beyond my understanding most of those recipes did not get passed down to the next generation. With the pizzelle iron some pf those dreams come bacl to me every time I use it. I only wish there were more magical things in this world to pass down the old world recipes from sicily and naples were my grandparents are from.
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This is a great little iron. I originally bought it to make stroopwafels, but was told that the grooves are too deep and wrong to make an official stroopwafel. But the indicator light works like a dream (my first week of use I made 5 recipes), not once was anything overcooked and I'm excited to try some of the recipes that were included. I can't imagine how anyone ever had any problems with this.
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The best purchase ever! I've been waiting to make my own Italian cookies for years. Finally have the easiest way without firing up the oven. These are good for diet conscious people as well as a good choice for diabetics as they are low in carb and sugars.
I thought the pizzelle size would be much larger. These make very small waffle cones. However, my husband and I decided to make ice cream sandwiches with them, and to keep them flat, not rolling them up. This worked very well.
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This product is easy to use with the "stop" and "Start" lights. It does take a little practice, but I used it to make canoli and they turned out very nicely.
I grew up with a grandmother--believe it or not since I am Irish--who made pizzelles every Christmas. I continued the tradition and my son loves them. I was given this pizzelle maker as a Christmas gift and I am so impressed with it. The quality of the maker is solid yet light weight. The design is delicate and pretty. I am very happy with it.
Having eaten many Pizzelles over the years, I decided to make them myself. This thing is pretty easy to use. You pour the batter in the center and close the top. Wait for it to turn green and pull them off. Make sure you only pour it in the center. You don't have to spread it out. The weight of the iron will spread it out as needed. It doesn't take long at all. I do a lot of cooking and baking. I found that having a brush and melted butter next to the iron with an occasional brush of the iron will keep the pizzelles from sticking. Now that I've conquered Pizzelles, I will make some cannolis. It's easy and fun. If you are thinking about purchasing this item - just go ahead and do it. Happy pizzelle making! :-)
For Many years my family has made pizelles for special occasions but since the older generation has now passed on and for some reason beyond my understanding most of those recipes did not get passed down to the next generation. With the pizzelle iron some pf those dreams come bacl to me every time I use it. I only wish there were more magical things in this world to pass down the old world recipes from sicily and naples were my grandparents are from.
I would recomend your products to everyone I know and everyone on my facebook page
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This iron works great, makes great cookies, and is easy to clean. The only drawback is that it is smaller than I envisioned. I guess that is one of the problems with online buying. Overall I am very satisfied with this product.
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It looks like Cuisinart is the only company that makes pizzelle irons these days. I ordered this and made a batch of pizzelles. They are a little smaller than the ones my previous iron made but in these days of super-sizing it's probably a good thing. The pizzelles came out of the iron easily. The clamp works fine--an earlier review said that it had broken on their iron, so I probably handle it a little more gently than I normally would have. All in all I'm pleased with my new iron.
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The French foreign minister Laurent Fabius was in town last week to get to know the new Narendra Modi government in Delhi. The French are known to be quite different from the US and other Western countries in their dealings with India. For instance, the US or the UK tend to adopt a hectoring, prescriptive tone whenever things do not go according to the script laid down by them. This, in turn, results in sharp public statements.
That the French deal differently was in evidence once again during the foreign minister's recent interaction with the media. India and France have a civil nuclear agreement, and the Jaitapur site for a nuclear power station in Maharashtra has been allotted to them by the previous UPA government. Most new nuclear deals are in abeyance because of the problems that foreign companies face with regard to India's tough nuclear liability regulations.
So the inevitable question whether the French also regarded the liability law as a hindrance for putting up nuclear power stations came up in the interaction. Fabius was asked if like other foreign governments, France too considered this to be a problem. The US has repeatedly asked for changes in the law. Fabius said that the French are not here to question India's sovereign decision. France is willing to work within the ambit of India's rules and regulations.
Journalists have long since been used to foreign leaders taking exception to the new liability law. They protest that corporations — nowhere in the world — are subjected to the kind of heavy financial burden in case of accidents. And that these stringent rules must be changed for private companies to get insurance companies to underwrite their responsibilities. Even the Russians, who have in the past stood solidly with India on the nuclear issue, have complaints about the liability law.
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The French succeeded in thwarting the British plan to announce punitive sanctions. The NDA government was grateful to the French for their understanding. In fact the-then national security adviser, the late Brajesh Mishra, flew to Paris for consultations. And soon after India and France became strategic partners. Successive Indian governments have been grateful to France for its understanding at that critical juncture.
Today, India-France ties are on an even keel. Besides calling upon the Prime Minister, and engaging in substantial talks with external affairs minister Sushma Swaraj, Fabius also met defence minister Arun Jaitley. From all indications, Indo-French relations can only advance from this point on.


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Survey: US drone program unpopular overseas
WASHINGTON The Obama administration's increasing use of unmanned drone strikes to kill terror suspects is widely opposed around the world, according to a Pew Research Center survey on the U.S. image abroad.
In 17 out of 21 countries surveyed, more than half of the people disapproved of U.S. drone attacks targeting extremist leaders and groups in nations such as Pakistan, Yemen and Somalia, Pew said Wednesday.
But in the United States, a majority, or 62 percent, approved the drone campaign, making American public opinion the clear exception.
"There remains a widespread perception that the U.S. acts unilaterally and does not consider the interests of other countries," the study authors said, especially in predominantly Muslim nations, where American anti-terrorism efforts are "still widely unpopular."
The White House declined to comment on the report. The Obama administration considers drone strikes one of its most effective tools to combat al-Qaida - preferable to conventional war because the strikes produce fewer American casualties and are intended to be more palatable abroad because the use of drones keeps U.S. troops on the ground to a minimum.
"In order to prevent terrorist attacks on the United States and to save American lives, the United States government conducts targeted strikes against specific al-Qaida terrorists, sometimes using remotely piloted aircraft, often referred to publicly as drones," White House counterterrorism chief John Brennan said in April in a detailed and wide-ranging defense of the policy. He said targets are chosen by weighing whether there is a way to capture the person against how much of a threat the person presents to Americans.
The global drone campaign under President Barack Obama has killed a number of high-value leaders, arguably more than any other method including more than a decade of special operations raids inside Afghanistan. A strike in Pakistan this month killed al-Qaida's most recent second in command, Abu Yahya al-Libi.
As conventional U.S. forces draw down from their missions overseas and drone strikes ramp up, the ire directed at invading armies is being transferred to the unmanned aerial devices.
"We continue to see the public thinking Obama has not fulfilled his promise that he would seek international approval for military force, and that's related to displeasure with the drone strikes," Pew Research Center President Andrew Kohut said Tuesday in advance of the release of the survey, titled "Global Opinion of Obama Slips, International Policies Faulted."
This is the first year Pew has included a question about the use of drones in its survey on the Obama administration, Kohut said. "It's now a global issue," he said.
The polls were nationally representative surveys conducted by telephone or in-person interviews in 21 countries in March and April.
In Pakistan, CIA drone strikes targeted terrorist suspects for years, with the Pakistani government publicly condemning them but privately continuing to work with U.S. intelligence on joint counterterrorist operations. That changed after the U.S. Navy SEAL raid that killed Osama bin Laden inside Pakistan last year - carried out without Pakistani permission or knowledge. Pakistan considered that a violation of sovereignty and has demanded the U.S. either end the drone program or give Pakistan control of the aircraft, something U.S. officials say they will not do.


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I think that's the best solution if you don't re-arrange any pieces until the end, but I didn't say you couldn't..?
I'll just share my solutions for #7 now, since this thread has passed on.
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Courtney Love angry over Cobain GH5 role
Speaking to UK blog VG247, Courtney Love's attorney has explained why the widow of deceased rocker Kurt Cobain is angry about the use of his likeness in Guitar Hero 5.
Publisher Activision claim that they received all the appropriate rights and licenses before using the Nirvana legend in their music title, but Love apparently disputes this, and is upset that the game sees Cobain playing other artists' tracks.
"You are correct in stating that Ms. Cobain is extremely upset at Activision's use of Mr. Cobain's image in a video game allowing him to sing songs of others. Kurt's songs have a unique and special meaning to his fans and his image and legacy is extremely important to Ms. Cobain," reads a statement from Love's legal eagle.
"Activision's statement is not accurate in suggesting that they were given an unfettered use of Kurt's name and likeness. The agreement Activision has with the trust doesn't grant them the right to use his name and likeness in ways that denigrate his image. We are demanding the trust take appropriate action to protect Mr. Cobain's image and would hope Activision would do so on its own accord and prohibit users of the game from singing songs of others."
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A look at Nebraska commitments and how they did in their final games of the season.
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Social networks hot targets for hackers: McAfee
McAfee Labs on Monday reported a surge early this year in malicious software aimed at stealing passwords at social networks such as Facebook and Twitter.
McAfee Labs on Monday reported a surge early this year in malicious software aimed at stealing passwords at social networks such as Facebook and Twitter.
LinkedIn is joining the crowd of Internet services tying account security to mobile phones.
Australia's spy chief has declared the nation's new intelligence headquarters secure after reports Chinese hackers stole the building's top secret blueprints.
A member of a loosely organized group of hackers accused of breaching computer networks of the FBI and a global intelligence firm pleaded guilty Tuesday to conspiracy charges, officials said.
Cyber hackers attacked several official Saudi websites on Saturday, posting an Algerian flag on their homepages that later vanished, local media reported.
Twitter said Wednesday it was stepping up security measures for the popular messaging service following a series of high-profile breaches by hackers hitting media organizations and others.
Italian police on Friday arrested four alleged hackers believed to belong to the activist group Anonymous for attacking websites, including those of the Vatican and the parliament in Rome.
(AP)—A clutch of Twitter accounts and a blog maintained by the Financial Times were hacked Friday, the latest in a series of cyberattacks claimed by the Syrian Electronic Army, a pro-government group which has regularly ...
Four young computer hackers who masterminded cyberattacks on targets from the CIA to Sony Pictures and Rupert Murdoch's News International were sentenced to up to 32 months in prison on Thursday.
A US man was sent to prison on Monday for orchestrating a hacker-powered scam to pump up stock prices and then dump inflated shares, raking in millions of dollars.
I just did a count of the systems I use that require a password and gave up at 40. I know I'm not alone; for many of us, it often seems we have too many passwords to manage.
E! Online says hackers compromised its Twitter and text messaging accounts, sending out erroneous news alerts about Justin Bieber and Angelina Jolie.
The Guardian newspaper said Monday that its Twitter accounts have been hacked, and it cited a claim of responsibility from the group calling itself the Syrian Electronic Army.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Seeking to survive in a brutal environment...
"City of God" ("Cidade de Deus") is the story of a boy, but also the story of a "favela" (Portuguese word with similar meaning to slum or shantytown) on the outskirts of Rio de Janeiro. That shantytown is called "Cidade de Deus". Throughout this extraordinary movie both the boy and the favela grow, albeit obviously in very different ways :)
The boy is Rocket...
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
2.0 out of 5 stars WARNING - Blu-ray wrong lenguages information on back cover
Hello, the blu-ray edition don't have SPANISH subtitles, like you can read at the back cover.
The video quality is regular, you can choose English or French subtitles but can't see the movie without subtitles.
The DTS-MA audio track ir very good.
This movie is excelent, but this blu-ray edition is not.
Regars, Juan
Published on March 10 2011 by Juan Mabromata
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4 of 6 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars 4 star movie 5 star bonus documentary,
H S Marks (Manchester UK) - See all my reviews
CITY OF GOD does pay off in the end but I think that the bonus documentary has more relevant meaning to it. But the movie is a TOUR DE FORCE of CINEMA no doubt about that. It is very much a GOODFELLAS/CASINO of the flavellas.
The superb documentary contained on this disc in the special features section explains far more the political dimensions of the subject.
One thing that is not explained in either the movie or the documentary is the origins of the 1964 Coup that over-turned Brazilian democracy and saw a fascist junta come to power.
That event was the fruition of a plan and a policy conceived and insisted upon by John F Kennedy though the Hollywood JFK mythology machine does not want to "go there" or you to know it.
Kennedy was an ardent supporters of neo-nazis across the Third World from Indonesia to Iraq to Brazil. Though his plan for Brazil did not come to a full fruition until after his assassination the plan was very much Kennedy's and all the key people Rusk. McNamara etc were still in power.
In theory Brazil should be a 1st World rich country it has all the resources. They now have the first decent President in their history. But he has forty years of interferance from the North and a culture of brutality to over-come.
5.0 out of 5 stars crazy,
jechante (West Chester, PA) - See all my reviews
This movie was unbelieveable. If you liked Amores Perros or Requiem for a Dream, I would recommend this.
1 of 2 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Brutally Honest!,
Makata "cybernaut14" (Manila, PHILIPPINES) - See all my reviews
City of God is certainly one of the most exceptional foreign language films in movie history! The movie excels in every level. The captivating camera shots make a truly fascinating cinematography. Editing was brilliantly done with some Pulp Fiction influence added into it. No single actor's performance particulary outshine the most, but the ensemble performance, from the street kids to the crime masterminds, is remarkably convincing! The screenwriter made the story so suspenseful, bold and daring, that you would not want to miss a single scene. And the truly best aspect of the movie is its ingenious filmmaking. Watch out for the "apartment scene" where the genius director shows how one small apartment drastically transforms as its inahabitants change through the years.
I would not recommend the film though to people with a weak stomach. I must admit that watching this film was pretty difficult to me because i have no experience of residing in the slums or what other people calls "the ghetto." Everything might come extremely shocking if you are not aware of the reality drug trades and gang wars. There are very graphic violent scenes so watch it at your own risk.
I would recommend it though to people who wants to see something honest, bold and dare. It is one of the, or probably the, most brutally honest film you will ever see! What this film achieved is boldness, directness, and honest filmmaking at its finest!
1 of 3 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars Not good for visiting friends,
N. Siefers "el__duderino" (chapel hill, NC United States) - See all my reviews
I recently picked this video up from Borders on the way home from work and had a group of friends come over to watch it. I was really excited b/c the hype on this movie was huge. Every five minutes for he last two months people have been coming into the store and asking if it's out on DVD yet. Two out of six people that came over liked it.
I can only say that watching this movie is like going to a bad party where you meet a lot of people but don't get to know anyone very well. The party may be for some sympathetic cause like saving the environment or helping the homeless, but the people only talk to you about the cause. They berate you with cliche after cliche about how bad the environment is, stuff you've already heard before, then they go into how the destruction of the environment is indicative of some fault in humanities behavioral program, and as much as you agree and entreat them to tell you about themselves so you can relate to them as a person, they just stare you in the face and repeat statistics about the reality of industrialization. You leave the party with no new friends and the feeling that you weren't informed and that the people at the party aren't going to accomplish anything about the environment.
The director of the City of God threw this bad party. He introduces alot of potentially interesting characters and then immediately turns them into the same, faceless, evil hoodlum killer who gets killed by the same sword they lived by. You don't get to know anybody and the information extant in the film piece is hammered into you in the first half hour. This film has no entertainment value and ceases to be informative after the first 45 minutes. It has no entertainment value because you know what will happen to every character and every subsequent character is more empty than the first. It ceases to be informative because it repeats the themes established in the first half hour. Everybody knows that if you give little kids guns, indiscriminate killing will ensue. Everybody knows that people in ghettos all over the world turn to drugs to try and get back at society and/or get out of the slums. the error in this film is that it doesn't go beyond these premises and show us that these slums are geographically placed next to the richest areas of Rio in order to service the middle and upper classes with drugs, that there is a murder in Rio every half hour, that all the chic guns in Rio are supplied by foreign manufactures, that the cops are corrupt, that there is no way out of the ghetto if you are born there because of lack of education, that none of the dealers, despite trying to organize in the late eighties, actually made enough money to get out of the ghetto, that the dealers kept corrupt cops at bay, that basically this situation was created and tolerated by a large city turned evil by drugs, corruption and greed. The directors ambitions for this film are small and because of that you get a small movie with little character and a hellva lot of gunshots and flesh wounds. The special feature documentary is better than the movie just as the doc "Wad" is better than the movie wonderland. Also the director is Brazil's most successful director of commercials, so in my mind that decreases his credibility and makes me think that he secretly wanted people to be entertained by his depiction of gradiose violence and death.
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1 of 3 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars True tragic masterpiece,
Felix Antoine Coutu - See all my reviews
This true movie will shock all the way trough this rough and blessing story. And show how mean can be the men in theyre path to accomplishement.
1 of 3 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars THE TRUE STORY OF RIO DE JANERIO,
GHERI QUARENGHI (FT. MCMURRY, ALBERTA CANADA) - See all my reviews
0 of 2 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars the emperor's new clothes,
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i'm sorry, i just don't see a masterpiece here. even though all these poor children are murdered, in a world that doesn't care, the character developement in this movie was so poor that in the end, i didn't care either. this film might as well be a documentary because it makes little use of the power of art to incite our emotions. it did convey a feeling of hopelessness i guess and maybe that was the point, but it could have done so much more.
1 of 6 people found the following review helpful
2.0 out of 5 stars Not "realistic" not "gritty" not "a masterpiece",
Robert St. James (Salem, OR) - See all my reviews
Seriously, some of the reviews here are a joke. This is Quentin Tarantino in Brazil, about as real as a "gangsta" video, and about as gritty as Steven Spielberg's recent pathetic attempts at serious cinema. Why anyone would think this collection of stupid video tricks surrounding non-characters would be masterpiece is beyond me. It's a film for critics, film students, and people who are eagerly awaiting Kill Bill vol. 3.
Every time an overhyped movie about street punks blasting each other comes along, there's always a horde of critics right behind it praising the director for his "brutal honesty." There's nothing even remotely honest about this film, and the brutality is about as affecting as newspaper article. It's like Disneyland for 10yr old gunpunks. Bam! Somebody dies. Bam! Somebody else dies. The only scene that had any emotional weight was where Lil Dice forces some 8yr old to shoot another 8yr old. If the entire movie had been like that it would have been brutal indeed. But the rest of the flick is your typical movie violence--sterile and emotionally flat. The viewpoint of a director who obviously never saw a street killing up close and personal and has no idea how to communicate that kind of ugly violence to an audience. Young hoods with cheap handguns don't manage to kill many people from 50yds away. They have to wound them and then go up and shoot them at point blank range, usually several times, often while the victim is screaming in pain, crying, or begging for their life. That's real violence, not the stylized jumpcut crap this movie offers up.
The DVD cover is also a cheat. Braga's niece Alice barely has a role in this movie and that role ends when Benny is killed, in the absolutely terrible strobe-light sequence which far from being brutal was just confusing and annoying. Her role is to be a Brazilian hottie for a few scenes, then to get lost because this movie really doesn't feel any need for female characters. They might get in the way of the gunfights.
The favela gangsters posing with their guns is also a cheat. You never get any idea of who these guys are, why they join up with the local drug armies, or that they have any personality at all. They're mannequins whose only purpose is to carry a gun around to make the battle sequences more chaotic. When they die, no one cares other than film critics snivelling about the horrible world that drugs and poverty have created. Well, yeah. Duh. But not every kid's response is to grab a gun, snort a line, and start firing. The director really has no idea what makes these kids different from the hundreds of thousands of other kids who *don't* turn into monsters. And yes, I haven't forgotten about Rocket, the emotionally vapid photographer who manages to make his way out of the slums by photographing the very violence that makes the slums a place to get out of. If the director was aware of that irony, he doesn't show it.
As any kind of social critique, this movie falls on its butt. Glowing filter shots, cool clothes, hip music, gangsters blasting away and talking about "victory." This is one long commercial for how fun the drug world must be as long as you're cool enough and violent enough to make it to the top of the heap before you get shot. If anything it will inspire future generations of favela killers to be just like the guys in the movie. I mean, look at how "cool" they are! Once again, the director could have made a powerful statement about the idolization of crime figures which creates a tragic circle that drags kids in thinking they'll be the next Lil Ze, only to end up dead. But, of course, he doesn't bother--it's much cooler to show another gun battle and a bunch of nameless/faceless corpses.
As for the hordes of kids running around carrying guns like it was .38 Special Day at the local elemetary school, the director is quite simply full of ****. Sure, there are plenty of young kids packing pistols in Rio (and many other cities as well) but they're furtive and scared in general and in no hurry to advertise themselves to the police or rival gang members. Nor are they the kind of steely-nerved warriors who can stand in the street and blaze away. Most run and hide and shoot from cover, if they even bother to stick around. When they kill it's typically a pack of them going after one or two other guys, or a couple of them robbing and killing an unarmed victim. Not these child armies the director seems to think are responsible for the constant drug wars in the favela. And when these kids *get* killed, it's frequently an older kid or an adult, a hardened criminal, doing the killing.
So if you like your masterpieces to be primarily fantasy-based adolescent tarantino ripoffs that are original only in the age of the cast, and your grittiness to be wrapped in clever camera tricks, this movie is for you. Otherwise, prepare to be disappointed because this movie packs all the emotional punch of the television commercials its director became famous for.
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Trail Blazers match T-Wolves offer for Batum
The Portland Trail Blazers weren't bluffing about Nicolas Batum after all.
The Blazers matched Minnesota's four-year offer sheet worth more than $45 million for the restricted free agent, keeping the 23-year-old swingman in Portland just like GM Neil Olshey said they would all along.
Olshey made the announcement on Wednesday in Las Vegas, where the Blazers were participating in the NBA's summer league. He said that some of the incentives in Minnesota's offer sheet, which would have pushed the deal past $50 million, were denied by the league.
"The decision was made a long time ago," Olshey told reporters in Las Vegas. "We were never not going to have Nicolas back. We did investigate certain things with Minnesota as a due diligence deal. We wanted to make sure we explored every option to improve our basketball team, but there was never a situation where there was a commensurate package offered back that was attractive enough to let Nicolas go."
Portland's move to keep Batum ended a long and occasionally bitter negotiation between the Blazers and the Timberwolves, who were convinced the French player was the missing piece in a young core that already has Kevin Love and Ricky Rubio.
"We are disappointed that Nicolas Batum will not be on our team and wish him the best in the future," Minnesota general manager David Kahn said. "However, we were prepared for the possibility of this outcome and will move forward with our other plans."
Batum left the French national team, which is preparing for the Olympics, to take a physical in Portland scheduled for Thursday.
Blazers owner Paul Allen chimed in on Twitter: "Welcome back Nic! And good luck in the Olympics."
Kahn had been interested in Batum for several years and was aggressive when free agency opened at the start of this month. The Wolves hosted Batum in the first week of July and agreed to terms on an offer sheet on July 6, with Batum's agent saying his client very much preferred Minnesota over staying in Portland.
The Wolves were hoping that the size of the deal coupled with Batum's stated desire to play under Wolves coach Rick Adelman and alongside Love and Rubio would be enough to convince the Blazers to agree to a sign-and-trade to bring the versatile swingman to Minnesota.
The two teams spent a week and a half in negotiations, but never could find common ground. Unwilling to part with Derrick Williams and a bevy of draft picks, the Wolves searched far and wide to add a third team to the mix that would have added some attractive pieces for the Blazers to pull the trigger. The Wolves offered multiple first-round draft picks and Bulls shooter Kyle Korver in one version of the deal, but that was rejected and Korver instead was traded to Atlanta.
Even when it became apparent that a sign-and-trade wasn't going to happen, the Wolves pressed on. Owner Glen Taylor said last week that they planned "to call their bluff" and file the offer sheet with the league to see if Olshey was serious about matching any offer. After making a few moves to create the necessary cap room, the Wolves submitted the offer sheet to the league on Sunday, giving the Blazers three days to match.


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