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then again, this unctuous Caramel Shortcake is calling to me like a
caramel coated carnival barker.
Hope you all join me in a little indulging this weekend!
I noted one of my work colleagues, who is an officer and gentleman (in all senses), was wearing a poppy today.
You can't go past a MaxMara coat, in fact, I just can't go past MaxMara and all its associated labels. I am sure you look very ET in which ever MM coat you decide to shrug on.
If you are baking the caramel shortcake, give me at least 30 hours to get there to have a piece.
Claire: I looked at the caramel shortcake pic again and let out a groan, best book a flight now.ReplyDelete
You really know how to turn a phrase! I know what you mean about belted coats; I gave up on those (or belted anything really) years ago. It's a gorgeous coat though. Never met a MaxMara I didn't like...ReplyDelete
Belted coats always make me feel like I am wearing a bathrobe.
I miss the Poppy Appeal, here in France they commemorate by wearing the Blueuet (cornflower) but lord knows where your supposed to get them from, I have only seen dignitaries wear them during the parade in Paris, which is surprising considering how much French blood was spilt. Caramel shortcakes however are available at the local supermarket, complete with tartan and thistle packaging...bet there not as good as yours though.
Yes I'll never buy another belted coat, I always feel as if I'm in my bathrobe too, once the woman in the corner shop actually thought I was out in my dressing gown, I went off that coat quickly.
Dash. - oh I didn't think you'd have caramel shortcake , I'm crazy about Carmel sorts my favourite treat.
Tabs I agree with the belted coats, I have a MaxMara that I won't be wearing this year, in the photos I find the belting very irritating, I think the hood on it adds to the bathrobe-aspect as well.
I think if a coat in this silhouette didn't have a fur collar a wide belt would save it, but leather belt + fur collar= too busy.
That picture of Liz Taylor! Gorgeous! I see she's left the belt off of her coat, she wouldn't be one to fuss I'm guessing.
The poppy is very big around here, we all wear them. We're going to a special mass for our lost soldiers on Sunday, the veterans will be there as well.
I'm making marmalade this weekend, adding in Scotch for a treat at the finish!
Belted coats and I are solemn enemies. We do not speak.
Bathrobe. Can you wear it without the belt, perhaps get buttons done for it? The ET photo is gorgeous. I have a Max Mara black baby alpaca coat (no belt) with a large, drapey hood. Need to get it shortened to a wearable length for LA.
Love the poppy symbol, so beautiful and poignant.
CREME CARAMEL Right, so far appears I am the rebel with a coat, since I vastly prefer belted. When I moved to outer layer climes thought they would be fussy, but help me avoid the "enveloped" look, even tied casually in back for shape. The E.T. is an inspiration conundrum, so much beauty, talent and sass, but all those heartbreaks and such a sad and lonely end. As for weekend re-treats can I swap you and Dani some cakes and marmalade for Pecan Bourbon jar pies (testing holiday bring-alongs)?
P.S. Went to your corner of the world in Imax last night; Ulysses right heroic note for Rembrance Week too.
P.P.S. Meet you in the bar of that Caledonian (it's a "New Scotland" coal mine over here).Delete
Get Fresh: pecan bourbon jar pies? On the google!
Yes, you are the only belted rebel so far, they make me feel ugly eery time I put them on.
I love the MaxMara grey coat! and I also like belted coats too...ElleDelete
OMG I thought it was a glamorous housecoat at first glance,I had a coat same colour/fur collar as ET.....I felt like a million dollars in it back in the days of elegance (ok I admit I am 97 tee heee have you seen that weird ad on TV with the woman saying age 97??)
These old soldiers turn up each year selling their poppies they stand so erect and proud,we must never forget,sadly the wars/deaths continue.Ida
Yep a bathrobe I paid a fortune for - er three times over, no more belted coats, my mum had an mzing coat like that too I wish she had kept it for me.
No, I haven't see that ad yet.
Well, if you can't wear a belted coat, what hope for the rest of us? Surrounded by poppies here - I hope there never comes a day when people forget. Go for the caramel,I'm hitting the Cadbury's Chocolate Buttons!ReplyDelete
Belted coats can be tricky-they are not figure flattering to anyone with an extra pound (avoirdupois not sterling). A winter coat has too much fabric to be merely gathered about the waist, undisciplined and untidy-it wants to be tailored and dignified-it is not a mere afterthought but an important garment.
That's what my coat told me, but maybe it has an over-inflated sense of self.
That MaxMara looks great on you. You have the figure to wear a belted coat.
ps thank you for 'avoirdupois'-a word I learned here on B&P that has become a favorite...
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Oh, and thanks for the peek at the Caledonia.ReplyDelete
What's not to like . The first shot looks gorgeous.Can't wear the bathrobe look. Waist is too thick. Love the tartan cab.Beautiful Remembrance Day photos.
I am sorry - I think you look smashing! But then I always do!. Remembrance Day is very bittersweet as it is the anniversary of my mum's death. I get too weepy now to go watch the soldiers because of that and my dad's health, but I wear my poppy proudly!ReplyDelete
WMM: Oh that must be really tough for you, it's such a sombre day as it is, I get terribly weepy too watching all of the old men.Delete
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you are all things elegant tabitha. i was just thinking this morning how much i'd love for my old coat to have a belt and here you are wishing the opposite.
you look amazing in yours! and yes, i feel some baking coming on too.
Ha, I'm sitting in sweats and Uggs just now but I am off out tonight - and I won't be belting my coat, I'll be flapping and freezing all the way.
Some folk can carry off belted coats but not me.
if this is what a sack of rotting spuds looks, like, please sign me up. i would love to look as gorgeous as you!! <3
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Is it too Wanna Be Catherine Deneuve in the 70s to tie the belt behind the coat? Hmm...
And I agree with phiphis, I want to be a sack of rotting spuds too! ;)
No, just too bitter outside to go out like that, alas.
Lovely sumptuous fabric of those MM coats...belts don't suit me either. I am too plump and far too short.
You on the other hand are exquisite...as is Liz in that picture.
She wore her chemise to her advantage in A Cat on a Hot Tin Roof...she just oozed sexy.
What a fabulous iron horse sculpture and that decorated veteran. We are sporting poppies here and lots of parades and events are planned at the cenotaph and various venues.
Let we never forget...
She was wonderful in Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, her bust and waist were incredible and I don't think she was corseted in that one.Delete
Displaying the poppy on the 'Heavy Horse' sculpture is brilliant. As always, I'll be receiving my poppy from an elderly gentleman sitting in front of our local grocery store.
Your coat is beautiful, but I don't care for belted clothing, not even bathrobes. They are always coming undone and not for the right reason…alas ;)
'YES' to the champagne, shellfish, and especially that tartan taxi!
You look great in your maxmara coat, just carry yourself as if you were ET(the lovely lady, not the alien).
Oh my gosh you look glooorious in that coat!! What a soft dove grey. And I'll bet its much more comfortable having the belt - and that belting action is a great exit line too, wherever in the world you are. I opted for a defined waist trench rather than the Burberry-type belted ones as belted was TMM (too much material) but it is def not as swingy and put-on-able (please excuse technical terms.)ReplyDelete
Well, I think the belted coat looks gorgeous on you, Tabitha! I do understand how it could feel a bit bathrobe-like, but I really do not think it looks that way at all in your picture.
The photo of Elizabeth Taylor is stunning. What a beauty she was, and oh so glamorous, too.
Our family is extremely grateful to all of the Veterans who have served so that we can enjoy freedom. So many sacrificed they have made. Both of my grandfathers were Veterans, as was my husband's father so many, many years ago. We will never forget.
I love all the big poppies! Remembrance day is very dear to me and this year I have the privilege of laying wreaths on behalf of two committees. Funny tho - I chose a belted coat to wear to the ceremony...ReplyDelete
SP: Do you manage not to tear up? I'd be a mess doing that.Delete
Love that Liz-like coat on you. It looks like a Max Mara? Very glam. Love Butterfield 8 too.
Years ago I visited a friend in Palm Springs. When I asked why there were paparazzi and Japanese loitering tourists outside she said it was because Elizabeth Taylor lived next door. (!) So (with her permission) I crept out the back and stood on a garden chair to peer over the fence. (SO ladylike.) Her garden was extraordinary Tabs. There was at least 30 gardeners there (I kid you not) fussing over the borders. You have to love a woman who loves gardens as much as she does fashion...
She was English after all.
---Jill Ann
Yes her rose garden was very important to her, I've visited her house, it's small ( for a film star) but lovely.Delete
The coat looks wonderful. Not much call for such coats where I live even in winter. I'll buy a poppy...love the poppy on that big horse. Anzac Day is our really emotional memorial day over here, I get teary watching the old fellows too. That hotel looks gorgeous. I'd love to visit Edinburgh one day.ReplyDelete
I fervently sported my poppy with pride before Her Majesty The Queen and Prince Philip yesterday. She looked positively radiant in a soft pink ensemble, and was quite the belle of the ball.
I love the crisp autumnal weather with big soft coats and woolly pulleys.
Curator: I love it from now till January 1st, look out for my annual depressive slump in Jan/Feb which are such depressing bleak months.Delete
The the only thing out of place in the photo of you in the gorgeous coat, is the trash can on its way to being emptied. You look great, but if you're sure you don't care for it any longer....
Wearing my Poppy proudly here in Vancouver.
In th US, Veterans' Day (as we call it) is not what I would call a huge big deal. People put their flags up, and that's about it. I do remember that my dad, a WWII vet, used to wear a poppy, way back when I was a kid. But I never see poppies any more. A couple of years ago, we did a trip to London with our girls, and I was surprised and impressed to see all the WWI memorials, complete with poppies. It made me realize how different the British experience was, compared to the American experience. After that I did some reading about WWI, including the series of mystery stories set in WWI-era England, by Jacqueline Winspear, called the Maisie Dobbs series.
Oh, and regarding the coats....I only wish I could afford a Max Mara coat. I walk past the store and gaze longingly at the window displays. Such beautiful coats! I might even save up for one, except that I live in Houston, Texas, where one can go an entire winter without actually needing to wear a coat. Sigh...
---Jill Ann
Jill Ann : It was an American woman who invented the poppy, what a pity it's dying out there.
Houston? Oh there's no way you need a heavy coat, I can't bear coats, I'd love to live in a climate with mild winters.
Now about that coat. . .you don't want a tailor, you want a Dressmaker. And in your neck of the woods are some of the very best "petite mains" outside of Paris. Search under bridal couture rather than tailoring. Although, my mother had many lovely wool bits made for her in Edinburgh years ago, so there's gotta still be some around somewhere. That coat just needs some loving attention paid to its girth of yardage (lose the wrist tabs, Tabs) and you'll wanna wear it everywhere because it has lovely bones. Weather aside, one doesn't actually wear one's coat anyway, but rather tosses it 'round the shoulders when making dramatic exits and/or bending into the Bentley (heated, of course). Well, I do anyway.
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A coat with "lovely bones"? I've never heard that before and upon second glance I have to agree regarding wrist tabs but I think Tabitha looks smashing so please insist she not give up the belt as us randy gents do fancy a shapely silhouette.
Long may you reign!
Oh no, quite the oppo - hold onto the belt! Madame Tabs wears all with fab aplomb. I only suggest a feminine hand to gently bring out the lines of the garment to be more in tune with Madame's shapely proportions. As Adrian always said: "Any woman can wear anything, it's all in the proportion." And a little entrance/exit drama never hurt a girl, either. You can quote me on that.
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I'd like a sworn affidavit as I've incited my share of exit drama occasionally with a not-so-gentle feminine hand directed my way.Delete
Queen of the Clean Up - oh you are so right about those wrist tabs, now that you have pointed them out I'm thinking, how ugly, and yes I know someone who just had a wedding dress made - and I didn't make the connection about having them tailor the coat!
GS and QOTCU - very funny exchange!
I don't mind a belted coat, but it has to have a properly fitted a-line skirt to balance out the proportions. That is an entirely theoretical assessment, of course, because I sadly have no need of coats here in Perth (belted or otherwise).
How come I never saw the good bits of Glasgow and Edinburgh when I was in Scotland? Must have been because I was trapped under house/pub (?) arrest at some desolate alehouse in Airdrie.
Tabitha, your deft hand is in especially fine form today. That pic of Heavy Horse (heretofore unknown to me) with the old soldier is perfect and your sentiments well expressed and deeply appreciated.ReplyDelete
I agree the Caley does look a bit of a mess, with those geometric patterns on the carpet and the prison cell that surrounds the banquette. I'm sure by contrast you would have dazzled in your Taylor-esq belted coat, so my eyes would have been quickly averted from the offending decoration. Stayed there once when I was visiting and before I'd bought a flat in Edinburgh. Cavernous rooms, but again the Louis Quatorze (ish) furniture clashed with an odd colour choice, if I recall.ReplyDelete
Columnist - prison cell! It's all a bit of a jangle isn't it?Delete
A sack of spuds? I think not, dear Tabitha, you have such a teeny tiny waist, and the coat looks brilliant to me, sooo luxurious with that fur collar! I for one am far too short to carry off a belted coat, mores the pity, but do admire from afar. The iron horse is amazing, especially with the giant poppy. Poppys for sale everyone round here - lest we forget ..ReplyDelete
I suspect E.T. would have coveted that coat - and worn both belted and not. I always enjoy the glimpses into the traditions and heritage of Scotland - and all the places you visit. Your tribute to Remembrance Week is touching - I think I'll go looking for some red poppies this week - and remember ...ReplyDelete
Take me away in that taxi-I would have a ball. I've never worn
belted coats-maybe in a dream.
I am always rather torn on Remembrance Day and ANZAC Day. Both grandfathers served, one of them in both world wars. And all the boys from that family came home (damaged, but alive) which is nothing short of incredible. But neither joined the RSL, neither did the marches. And it's always in the back of my mind - not a week goes by but I don't think about what the wars did and the people (and animals) involved. So while I understand the symbolism of a dedicated day, it's not really enough, too likely to be hijacked by jingoism, too facile. This is not to detract from your post at all as, sadly, too many do need to be reminded. And by heavens, the Iron Horse is magnificent!
On a much less sombre note - yeah, I here you on the belt business. The jacket itself needs to be shaped to the waist for a belt/sash to have any chance of working. I've a long leather coat where I just loop the belt around the keepers and ignore it. I tell myself that it is much more insouciant.
Its not the coat so much as the room La Taylor is standing in, that grabs my attentionReplyDelete
Did you see the green sheep at the pyramids? That coat looks beautiful but I am like you when it comes to belts. I love the look, there is an elegance to it that I just can't achieve.ReplyDelete
Anon: No? Completely missed that!Delete
lovely photos! and i like the coat!
i wish we could wear a coat here in singapore
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I cannot wear belted coats either. I love the way they look, but on other people. My bosoms are too large for a belted coat; I look like a walrus in one. I stick to tailored, crisp pieces.ReplyDelete
I'm just way too short to wear a belted coat. I bought one similar to yours but thankfully, the color flattered my skin tone but otherwise, I just looked like a .....spud.ReplyDelete
I finally saw IT!!!! Skyfall!!!
That must be one of the top 5 Bond movies......the well-written script, all actors with outstanding performances...and ... the beautiful, scenic Scotland! How blessed you are to be in such a place as that :) Love love all of it...and now, you show us this. sigh.
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Hello fellow Northerner! Wasn't it brilliant? I had to staunch tears twice, it's a really raw Bond this time and even mire British than usual, I loved it too. And The Tennyson poem ? Teared up at that too.Delete
Love your blog, very interesting and entertaining. Your coat is GREAT!ReplyDelete
Each of your posts make me even more excited to come to Scotland this week!ReplyDelete
Those snow-capped cakes look delightful but I can't get the link to work! Any chance you could direct a lost gal toward the right way?ReplyDelete
Rats, it has gone awol, it was on another blog wil go sleuthing, I want to make them too.Delete
love the soldier and his medals, what a proud chap!
three maxmara coats? seriously jealous as i lust after one, just one please
Love your images. I went to Scotland and I went until Ullapol and I totally fell in love with your land and people.
Maybe you would like to follow each other!Love from Spain.
I love seeing Edinburgh in blogs! Which has, incidentally, never happened before. It's making me homesick. Afternoon tea at the Cally - or cocktails....mmmmmm
Nice post about Remembrance Sunday.
Liz Taylor is gorgeous and love the coat on you. As for belting.. it depends on how it fits. I have a trench (an essential for all the rainy days here in Seattle) that has a belt. Sometimes I use it.. sometimes it gets a tie in the back.
That caramel shortcake looks delicious!
I am late to this post but thank you for the post on Remembrance Day. I always take the time to stop and reflect.
The MaxMara coat is beautiful on you, you are most definitely channeling Liz in that one, but I can see how the belting might be cumbersome after a while.


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Still ERC, but it is a different issue so I figured a different thread. I think I've figured out some of this, but…
In the Assembly room, create an object, in the Modifiers tab add Behaviors/ERC. First, some questions about the information presented.
1. Expand the "Basic" section, the last item is "Controler Object" which has a button to select the controller object and a checkbox for "use FRA". Similarly, under the "Advanced" section there are check boxes for "Use Group". Clicking the "Select" button I've noticed that the type (e.g., bool) is listed after an entry. Some entries "GROU"—I suspect that is short for "group"? but what is FRA? And what does "Use Group" really mean?
2. Some of the types I can figure ("in32" is probably a 32-bit integer?), but what is "re32"? A floating point number? Are all of these numbers signed? Or are some non-negative?
3. Another type is listed as "vec2" which expands into two components, X and Y. So I'm guessing it stands for "vector" but here is what I would normally think of as a tuple—or is it truly a vector (direction and distance)? Either way it represents two values so I'm not sure how that works with the ERC setting a value…
4. In the above question neither X nor Y have a type listed?
Now, I was just kicking myself for doing something a hard way when the ERC would have provided a much easier way to do things. I think. So I started trying to do it and I can't get my approach to work. More on that in a minute, but even if the approach is flawed for this objective (which I think it is), I would still like to know why I'm not seeing things because it helps me better understand what can and cannot be done with the ERC.
So, the basic idea is to have a bunch of duplicated objects using a single shader to give them differing color such that an object is colored differently depending on its position in space. IIRC, when I actually did a scene with this what I did was to use a noise shader shader with global space to change the hue of the color (Color Balance is easily the extension I use the most, great extension!). It was a royal pain to tweak the scaling of the noise to get an effect appoximating what I wanted.
My thought was to replicate that by driving the hue value of the color balance shader using the ERC. But drive it how? Well, just for testing purposes anyway I thought I'd use a global noise shader. I set the alpha channel on object's shader as "Max" of the global space noise shader and 100%—so the alpha was always 100% but I'd pick the noise component.
First thing I noticed was that "Max" (a Digital Carvers Guild extension) was not listed, but no matter—I wanted the first subcomponent anway. But when I select it nothing happens. That is, I move the object anywhere I want in space and nothing happens. It is possible that I wasn't moving it enough, but changing the scaling in the noise shader had no effect. Incidentally, I know the ERC is working here because if I change the controller to something else (say, the Z coordinate) moving it changes the color.
So, question: what is going on with using the subcomponent. I can think of three possibilities
1. It is changing the hue, I'm just not moving the object enough or changing the scale enough to see it.
2. It isn't changing the hue because of how the noise works in an alpha channel
3. It isn't changing the hue because of noise being a subcomponent of another extension
For what its worth, the effect I *wanted* to get for the scene I mentioned would have been achievable by using ERC if I could use the three component (XYZ) position in space to drive parameters in some fashion. Preferrably not just distance (to orderly), perhaps distance times angle and azimuth, or just X+Y+Z.
Anyway, I have great plans for ERC. I think that if I can come to grips with it, even for non-animated work it might be the most useful extension I have and beat out Color Balance (maybe )
(Not to knock Digital Carvers Guild—Fake Fresnel, Min/Max, Intersect, Shader Ops light mangling, etc., etc., etc., he has some great extensions as well).
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Mansour saluted the January 25th Revolution's victims, and greeted the police men and their victims, saying: "We will not forget their families."
He explained that Egypt's future cannot be led by those who wasted Egyptian resources, and took over them, and whom the Egyptians revolted against.
"Egypt requires national effort and thought to build the nation," adding that Egyptians have achieved the first step in the future roadmap through the success of the constitution.
Mansour added that the new constitution protects the Egyptians' dignity and puts an end to the police state, signaling that they are celebrating the January 25th Revolution and the Police "amid the presence of a blind terrorism threatening the nation's security."
He said, "The State will defeat terrorism as it defeated it in the nineties."
During the celebrations, Mansour asked the attendees at the hall to stand in a silent tribute for the victims of the attack on a security checkpoint in Beni Suef, resulting in five policemen dead.
He also placed a bouquet of roses on the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.


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I've been making music for awhile, and until recently, I've never been gifted with great hardware. My laptop was the cheapest deal money could buy, and my desktop was an off-the-shelf bargain. Never once have I ever had a 'great' machine. Because of this, when making music, I've always learned to make the best of what I had. I didn't see any problem dealing with little nuances like popping noises, long waits while rendering audio, etc. It was all just minor frustrations that could be worked out given the time.
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Yeah! I am so coming over to your house to eat popcorn, drink um..sodas, and watch Friends! (and quote every episode!)
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LMAO - I so picture you as NOT a friends gal.
Now you have ruined your image! JK!
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I didn't remember you as a Friends gal- weren't you a "Mad About You" girl?! Not that you can't watch them both! I never did get in to Friends… I think they're pretty annoying!
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Nicole, what the hell does that mean? And Little Miss, come on over!
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ROFL, Karyn.. Nah.. Not yet. I'll let ya know
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Yay! So glad you posted that! Now I know…
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Two maestros join orchestra for February concert
The Pan Asia Symphony Orchestra concert "When the Two World Champions Meet", featuring renowned violin soloist Frederieke Saeijs and award-winning local conductor Jimmy Chiang, will be staged early next month (February).
The two maestros, together with Pan Asia Symphony Orchestra, will perform works of Mozart "Adagio in E, K261" as well as Tchaikovsky "Romeo and Juliet Overture" and "Violin Concerto in D, Op.35".
Saeijs won five prizes at the International Jacques Thibaud-Marguerite Long Competition in Paris, France, in 2005. Apart from the first Grand Prix-Academie des Beaux Arts, she was awarded four extra prizes - Prix de SAS le prince Albert II de Monaco for the best interpretation of the contemporary work by Dupin, Prix Nicole Henriot-Schweitzer for the best interpretation of the violin concerto (Berg), Prize of the members of the Orchestre National de France and Prize of the students of the Conservatories. As a result Saeijs gives recitals and performs as a soloist in France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Russia, Scotland, Switzerland and the United States. As a soloist Saeijs performed with the Netherlands Chamber Orchestra, New Japan Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestre National de France, Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France, Flanders Symphonic Orchestra, Hagen Philharmonic Orchestra, Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra, Royal Scottish National Orchestra, St. Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra and The Hague Philharmonic.
She also collaborated with conductors Matthias Bamert, Jonathan Darlington, Antony Hermus, Neeme Jarvi, Ion Marin, Christoph Poppen, Vassily Sinaiski and Jaap van Zweden.
Jimmy Chiang, winner of the First prize of the Fourth International Competition of Young Conductors "Lovro von Matacic" in Croatia, 2007, is a Chinese-born conductor and pianist. He began his musical education at the age of 4 with piano studies under Choi Ching-yee in Hong Kong. Chiang recently appeared as the assistant conductor in operas Das Rheingold and Aida. In 2006, he was the chorus master of 300 voices for Mahler's Symphony No 8 at Macao International Music Festival. In 2004 and 2006, Chiang was appointed musical assistant and conductor of opera productions at the Schlosstheater Schonbrunn in Vienna. He has been the guest conductor of the Hong Kong Sinfonietta and the Hong Kong Pan Asia Symphony Orchestra.
Under the baton of Dr Yip Wai-hong, Pan Asia Symphony Orchestra is a highly organised orchestra which aims to promote music among the general public especially the young generation in Hong Kong. The orchestra has performed frequently over the past 30 years and renowned conductors and soloists have been invited to perform with it. The orchestra has successfully introduced serious music and Chinese orchestral music to the public, and at the same time, brought about an awareness of the indigenous culture of the people.
Presented by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department, Pan Asia Symphony Orchestra concert "When the Two World Champions Meet" will be staged at 8pm on February 2 (Saturday) at the Auditorium, Tsuen Wan Town Hall; and at 3pm on February 3 (Sunday) at the Auditorium, Yuen Long Theatre. Tickets priced $100, $80 and $60 are now available at all URBTIX outlets. Half-price concessions will be granted to senior citizens, people with disabilities, full-time students and Comprehensive Social Security Assistance recipients. (Limited tickets for Comprehensive Social Security Assistance recipients are available on a first-come, first-served basis.)
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Are California quail returning to local backyards?
By Gary Bogue
Monday, April 23rd, 2012 at 6:25 am in California quail, Feral cats.
Male California quail. Photo by Lynda Nunn, Walnut Creek, CA
This picture was just taken a few minutes ago. It's not often I capture good pictures of a quail. They are too fast. I got lucky. This cutie was up in the tree on the lookout.
Lynda Nunn, Walnut Creek, California
California quail are one of my favorite birds. This male is beautiful! A few years ago they were rarely seen in local backyards, I suspect because we had so many feral cats that eat quail running around the Bay Area. But the feral cat rescue groups (and coyotes) seem to be thinning the feral population, because I'm getting more and more reports of quail being sighted just about every week. That's great! /Gary
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Wrinkle in Time (2003)
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Editor's NoteThree children embark upon interplanetary travel in the beloved children's tale, A WRINKLE IN TIME. Meg (Katie Stuart) and Charles Murry (David Dorfman) search for their missing father, an astrophysicist who mysteriously disappeared while doing highly confidential research for the government. Calvin O'Keefe (Gregory Smith), their popular neighbor, accompanies them on this breathtaking adventure. Guided by three female celestial beings (Alfre Woodard, Kate Nelligan, and Alison Eliot), the children travel to the planet of Camazotz where they encounter an evil man with red eyes, known as The Prime Coordinator. A WRINKLE IN TIME offers a highly polished interpretation of Madeleine L'Engel's 1963 coming of age/science fiction tale.
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City of Harare councillors have accused management of flouting council procedures by unilaterally attaching residents' properties over non-payment of rates. The councillors accuse management of engaging the Messenger of Court without their approval. The city fathers clashed with management during a recent full council meeting demanding an explanation on the property attachment.
They argued that policymakers should be aware of what was happening in council.
Residents in Mabvuku, Mbare and Rugare had their properties attached last week over unpaid water bills.
Council had sent letters of final demand to the residents threatening to attach property or take them to court. The council's treasury department reportedly directed the Messenger of Court to attach property belonging to those with outstanding debts.
Ward 14 councillor Mr Peter Moyo said senior managers were working with discredited councillors to punish residents. He said the move was targeted at ensuring that the councillors lose the forthcoming elections.
"Your worship, can you tell us who instructed the Deputy Sheriff to attach the property of the poor in Harare?
"Vanhu vava kurara pasi nekuti vakatorerwa property inosanganisira mibhedha nemagumbeze avo apa tiri kuenda kuma elections (Residents are sleeping on the floor after property was attached by the Deputy Sheriff including their beds and blankets).
"Ndiani akapa vanhu authority iyoyo yekutora zvinhu zvevarombo. Hatidi politics dzakapusa (Who gave these people that authority to attach poor people's properties. We do not want cheap politics)," Clr Moyo charged.
Government, residents and businesses owe council US$250 million. Ward 19 Clr Munyaradzi Kufahakutizwi said there was no council resolution to attach people's property.
"That is why people say there is discord in council between policy makers and implementers. How can you (management) go behind our back and attach people's property?
"You are targeting the poor at the expense of big debtors like Government. What measures are you putting in place to ensure that money owed by Government is recovered?"
Special Interest Councillor Angus Martens said council was over-billing residents. He urged council to collect money owed through payment plans than punishing residents.
"Why are you as council management not considering the plight of residents? People like pensioners do not have money but we are stifling them through over-billing. They cannot afford the rates that we are charging as council and there are no strategies to address their challenges," he said.
Mayor Muchadeyi Masunda said the city's treasury department would look into the issue and come up with a win-win solution.
"As management, together with the Town Clerk, we will discuss the issue with the treasury department to see what transpired.
"I assure you that the concerns you have raised will be attended to as we find a way beneficial to both council and residents," he said.
Mayor Masunda said council should ensure that it holds frequent meetings with residents.
"We are also going to check if it is possible to have the bills that residents are complaining about waived. We should be innovative and engage the residents always," he said.
Harare Residents Trust last week handed over a petition to the HCC demanding the local authority to cancel all debts accrued by residents before 2010, arguing the bills were based on estimates.
The residents said the services they received from council before 2010 were not commensurate with the money charged.
They gave council up to November 30 to make a decision after which service delivery protests would be staged in the capital.


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Aruna, ST and Balaji, N (2014) Influence of Critical Parameters on the Properties of Plasma Sprayed Coatings Prepared from Spray Dried Alumina Powder. Transactions of the Indian Ceramic society, 73 (4). pp. 1-6. ISSN 0371-750X
Aruna, ST and Sanjeeviraja, C and Balaji, N and Manikandanath, N T (2013) Properties of plasma sprayed La2Zr2O7 coating fabricated from powder synthesized by a single-step solution combustion method. Surface & Coating Technology , 219 . pp. 131-138.
Aruna, ST and Balaji, N and Jyothi, Shedthi and William Grips, VK (2012) Effect of critical plasma spray parameters on the microstructure, microhardness and wear and corrosion resistance of plasma sprayed alumina coatings. Surface & Coatings Technology, 208 . pp. 92-100. ISSN 0257-8972
Sathish, S and Geethaa, M and Aruna, ST and Balaji, N and Rajam, KS and Asokamani, R (2011) Sliding wear behavior of plasma sprayed nanoceramic coatings for biomedical applications. Wear, 271 (5-6). pp. 934-941. ISSN 0043-1648
Shri Prakash , B and Balaji, N and William Grips, VK and Aruna, ST (2011) Effect of Feedstock Powders on the Microstructural and Electrical Characteristics of 8 mol% Yttria-Stabilized Zirconia Plasma-Sprayed Coatings. Journal of Thermal Spray Technology, 21 (6). pp. 1300-1308. ISSN 1059 9630
Aruna, ST and Balaji, N and Rajam, KS (2011) Phase transformation and wear studies of plasma sprayed yttria stabilized zirconia coatings containing various mol% of yttria. Materials Characterization, 62 . pp. 697-705.
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So I'm trying to figure out what kind of performance upgrade I want next. I just today ordered this RAM:
Because my 4x 2gb mismatching sticks that I have are starting to fail. I actually bought this system from a previous owners, so I don't even know what kind of RAM is in there now, but hopefully the 2 sticks of DDR3-2400 will work a lot better.
Anyways, the rest of my current setup is:
Biostar TH55B-HD Motherboard
Intel i7 870 (Lynnfield)
Freezer 7 Pro Rev.2 HSF (Noctua NT-H1 thermal paste)
Gigabyte Radeon 7950 Windforce 3gb 384-bit Video Card
1x 256GB 7200RPM HD + 1x 500gb 7200 RPM HD (not sure what brands)
Corsair 750W PSU
I currently have my CPU overclocked to 3.4ghz on stock voltage (155x22). I am getting max temps under Prime95 blend mode of 75C, and idle temps of 35C. I know the HSF is not the best I can get, but it's what came with the computer when I bought it from the previous owner.
I am contemplating an upgrade, but am not sure I actually need a LOT more CPU power to justify dropping $500+ on a new CPU/MB combo. I realize the i7 870 is a first generation i7 chip is a really old processor by now, but for 99% of the stuff I do it holds up just fine..except for emulation. I do some Gamecube/Wii emulation, and for certain Wii games the CPU is just a bottleneck. I have heard of people overclocking this particular CPU to 4.2-4.4Ghz, but don't think I have any room to do that since I am already getting load temps of 75C at 3.4ghz during load.
So my first question is, given my current HSF, would I see a huge cooling performance upgrade by investing in a Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo? Are there other, better coolers out that that might allow me to go to 4ghz+ without water cooling? And if I do decide to go water cooling, would a Corsair H80i be a good idea?
Alternatively, how much more of a performance boost would I see in processing power going from an overclocked i7 870 to a stock i7 4770k?
Lastly, one of my biggest gripes with my current system is the lack of features on the motherboard I have. Are there any <$150 LGA1156 motherboards that I can still buy that would offer good overclocking along with USB3 and SATA3-6gbps?
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El-Fasher — UNAMID and the United Nations Country Team (UNCT) held a meeting in El-Fasher, North Darfur's capital, at the Mission's headquarters on 19 February, a UNAMID press release reads.
The two main focuses during the summit were the strengthening of mechanisms to protect civilians and joint initiatives to support the implementation of the Doha Document for Peace in Darfur (DDPD).
In the event participants discussed about "ways to engage with different stakeholders in support of the Doha Donor's Conference for development in Darfur, (...) and the Darfur Joint Assessment Mission's evaluation and submission of projects for immediate implementation in Darfur", as quoted in a Mission's statement.
In addition, they welcomed the recent temporary ceasefire agreement between the Sudanese government and the Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) splinter group within the DDPD framework.
The parties also agreed to develop a humanitarian access mechanism for Darfur, including a larger UNCT-UNAMID presence in the deep field and "revisited" the issue of humanitarian access to Darfur by UNCT and Sudan's international partners.
The event was co-chaired by UNAMID Acting Joint Special Representative and Joint Chief Mediator a.i. Aichatou Mindaoudou and UN Resident Coordinator/Humanitarian Coordinator and UN Development Programme (UNDP) Resident Representative in Sudan Ali Al-Za'tari.


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"Thanks to COMSTAC, Things Are Looking Good"
Dr. George C. Nield, Washington, D.C.
October 29, 2009
50th Commercial Space Transportation Advisory Committee Meeting
I just have a few brief remarks today, but before I begin, I'd like to take this opportunity to introduce one of the newest members of our AST team. Jim Duffy joined the office at the end of August as our Chief Engineer. Jim, could you stand, please?
Jim has a B.S. in Aerospace Engineering from California State Polytechnic University. He began his aerospace career with Rockwell International, where he served as Vehicle Manager for Space Shuttle Columbia. He has also been Program Manager for the European Space Agency's Crew Transfer Vehicle, Chief Project Engineer for the National Aerospace Plane, and Chief Engineer for the Orbital Space Plane. Prior to joining the FAA, he was Chief Engineer for the Commercial Orbital Transportation Services Program for the Orbital Sciences Corporation. If you haven't already had a chance to do so, please introduce yourself to him during one of our breaks today. I think you'll enjoy chatting with him.
It's hard to believe, but this is actually the 50th meeting of COMSTAC.
As best as we can tell, the first meeting took place on October 22 and 23, 1984. At that meeting, the committee made eight recommendations. One of those was that we be represented on the Scientific and Technical Subcommittee of the U.N. Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space.
This past February, 25 years after COMSTAC recommended it, I spoke before that subcommittee in Vienna. Now, some might say, well, it sure took you long enough. I suppose. But it also underscores the fact that we don't forget or ever take lightly what COMSTAC has to say.
COMSTAC has given us much to be thankful for and so much to respect.
The first COMSTAC members were appointed by Elizabeth Dole, and the first Chair was Gerald Mossinghoff, Executive Director of the Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association.
Historically, the COMSTAC membership roster reads like a Who's Who of the American spaceflight effort — as well it should.
Norm Augustine and Deke Slayton were among the first members. Elon Musk has been a member and so has Mae Jemison. Former astronauts Frank Culbertson, Mike Lounge, and Charlie Precourt are all current members. And Dave Thompson and Lori Garver are both COMSTAC veterans.
I don't know how many of you know Gene Kadar, who now works for AST, but he served as a COMSTAC member a number of years ago.
Today we want to thank all members, past and present, for the outstanding work they have done. Let me mention a few more who have rendered distinguished service.
- Livingston Holder, appointed in 1996, currently holds the honor of longest serving member. He also served as COMSTAC chair from 1998 to 2003.
- Lou Gomez, now the program manager for Spaceport America, was appointed a few months later in 1996.
- At the same time, Secretary Pena appointed Eleanor Aldrich to COMSTAC, a post she's held while doing yeoman's work at AIAA. As many of you know, Eleanor was honored Tuesday night by Women in Aerospace at their annual awards ceremony.
- And of course, we remember Alex Liang, who we sadly lost last spring, and who was appointed with Eleanor and Lou.
- Michael Kelly joined COMSTAC in May of 1998, set up the RLV Working Group and chaired it for ten years.
- John Vinter was appointed in January of 2000 and chaired the Committee from July of 2003 until January of 2007.
- Appointed at the same time as John, Dr. Billie Reed has served COMSTAC with distinction representing the Virginia Commercial Spaceflight Authority and the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport.
So please join me in offering special thanks to these members and a round of applause and appreciation for all of our members today.
It's fitting at this 50th COMSTAC meeting that one of its current members, Jeff Greason, is here to give us a report on the Augustine panel on which he also served.
Before Jeff speaks, let me very briefly offer a few observations on the Augustine report from the AST perspective.
First, the industry should be proud that the Commission's charter listed "stimulating commercial space flight capability" as one of the four primary objectives of its efforts to identify potential options.
Second, while mindful of the recognition that commercial space received, it is important to acknowledge that the report itself was largely focused on NASA's future, the direction it will take, and the vehicles it will use to get there. So when you consider that commercial received as much attention in the report as it did, it's all the more gratifying.
Third, the report said "it is appropriate to consider turning over to the commercial sector the transport" of astronauts to the ISS. That's not only music to the industry's ears. It's an actual industry objective.
Fourth, the report said "there is little doubt" — let me repeat that — "there is little doubt" that the industry has the technical capability to build and operate a crew taxi to low-Earth orbit. Amen to that.
And, fifth, came this: "Commercial services to deliver crew to low-earth orbit are within reach" and with the potential for lower costs than government could achieve. That's exactly the case the commercial sector, the private, entrepreneurial, creative men and women in this business have been making all along.
It's true that the report did not fully explore the wide range and diverse potential of commercial space services and ambitions.
But keep in mind that the Augustine panel examined commercial spaceflight almost exclusively for how it could interact with and benefit NASA. It is, therefore, both remarkable and eye-opening that a presidential, blue-ribbon panel looking at the practical side of spaceflight, saw the commercial sector distinctly for the high-value asset it is.
It's also true that the report wasn't all sunshine, roses and slaps on the back for commercial space flight. But it wasn't all about criticism, either.
In fact, it's clear from the panel's findings that there is broad support for the industry to proceed, and to deliver safe and reliable hardware because the nation's hope for space in the years to come will be depending in no small part on the quality of commercial rockets.
I see opportunity throughout the report. And I get the sense that the American space community is finally recognizing that commercial space flight is coming of age. At spaceflight family gatherings, we're not sitting at the card table any more. Commercial space flight has a seat at the main table.
We've all known for some time about out ability to contribute. Over the course of this summer, a lot more people have begun to come to the same conclusion.
There is a tremendous amount of work to do now in the commercial space sector as it relates to NASA. But the report helps confirm that it's work worth doing. Commercial spaceflight is an asset in demand, and this is an industry on the move, whether it's taking the lead in low-earth-orbit, taking passengers on suborbital flights, or carrying astronauts to the space station.
This is an exciting time and one that the industry's been working toward for years. I am confident we will make the most of it.


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By Al "Big Time"Daniels
Mid-September is upon us and we are having a great week of weather. This came after a near miss on last Saturday as the bad weather went north and west of us. Air temps were around 50 degrees overnight. For a lot of people this was the first time this summer to bring out the long pants and sweatshirts. Even the water temps have started to drop. You can feel the weather changing but we still have a lot of great weather left this fall. Beaches were still crowded last weekend. With the heavy swells in the ocean the surfers had a good week.
Fishing has been changing. The snappers are large and chasing poppers and bait. Good reports are coming from the Cove and Long Beach. One snapper fisherman reported catching weakfish at Long Beach on metal. Noyac Bay is loaded with bunkers. It's only a matter of time before those large bluefish find them.
There are large bluefish at Plum Gut and Gardiner's. Casting and trolling are both producing fish. More bass are being caught both in the daylight and after dark. Three-waying diamond jigs and trolling are both working.
Very little news locally on the fluke, although the ocean bite was still going strong before the bad weather. Weakfish, although not as plentiful, are still taking squid in Noyac Bay. Hi/lo squid works fine. A few kingfish and blowfish are mixing in, too. The porgy fishing remains excellent and the size of the fish are improving. They are being caught from Robins Island to Cedar Point. There are so many six-inch bass it is hard to fish through them.


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Tama Silverstar Cocktail-JAM kit
Can Tama's tiniest kit measure up?
Tama spent just under a year designing and developing the Cocktail-JAM kit. An ultra-compact update of the traditional cocktail kit, the entire set-up packs down into two cases.
Comprising a 16"x6" bass drum, 10"x5" and 14"x51⁄2" toms and a 12"x5" snare, all of the drums (with the obvious exception of the snare) are single-headed, allowing them to nestle inside one another for transporting.
"The full diameter hardware is made to Tama's usual standard and locks the kit together solidly"
As the kit is part of the Silverstar range the drums share the same specs as all Silverstar drums; so the shells are 100 percent (and clearly high-grade) birch - 6-ply (snare and toms) and 7-ply (bass drum) - and the low mass lugs and Sound Arc hoops are standard Silverstar components.
Bearing edges are accurately cut at 45°, while the open bottom ends of the shells of the two toms and bass drum have been sanded flat. The full diameter hardware is made to Tama's usual standard and locks the kit together solidly.
A 200 Series Iron Cobra pedal with a modified upward action is supplied, which clamps to a metal bar located beneath the bass drum (spur-like rods from the bass drum plant into rubber feet at either end of the bar).
Though listed as an optional extra on Tama's website, a cymbal mounting kit is included in the price of the kit, consisting of a cymbal boom arm and a hi-hat boom which can switch the cymbals between two levels of tension - closed or slightly open.
A choice of seven wrapped finishes (all genuine Silverstar options) is offered, with the Indigo Sparkle of the review kit looking particularly attractive.
Hands On
Keen to put the kit's portability to the test, we lug it on foot to our nearest rehearsal studio - just over half a mile away. While we're not quite as ripped as, say, Thomas Lang, we're reasonably fit for our age, yet by the time we reach the studio we're more than ready to put everything down.
When we return home later after a post-rehearsal pint (or two) we enjoy the experience even less. Judging by the effort it takes us to get through the pub door, using public transport would be difficult, if not impossible. The kit is quick to set up and by the time the others are plugged in and tuned up Rhythm is pretty much ready to play.
First impressions are of a lack of volume and a little turning down on the part of the others is required. But a set of drums this diminutive can hardly be expected to be as loud as a regular kit and, after all, the kit is marketed with intimate acoustic scenarios in mind.
"Careful tuning of the tom rounds out the kick note as, on its own, the bass drum's sound is bordering on insipid"
Soundwise the snare is the strongest component of the kit; it's a snappy little drum and one which could easily be dropped into a larger and more expensive set-up. The same can't be said for the toms and bass drum.
Single-headed drums don't tend to have as great a dynamic or depth of tuning range as their double-headed counterparts and can sound jarring as a result. We find this to be the case with the toms - they're either 'on' or 'off' with little in the way of subtlety or warmth to embellish things.
The bass drum is not only super-shallow, but permanently faces the larger tom square on (it can't be tilted away). This makes the tom act as a kind of woofer, with each stroke from the bass drum creating lively sympathetic resonance. Careful tuning of the tom rounds out the kick note as, on its own, the bass drum's sound is bordering on insipid, but it all feels a bit Heath Robinson.
With no shortage of small double-headed kits available at around the same price, it's hard to see where this kit fits in to the market. As a portable teaching kit, maybe, but beyond that it's too niche a product to rise above novelty value.
MusicRadar Rating
Quality build.
Fails to deliver fully on either portability or sound. Doesn't offer good value.
A kit this size is always going to involve compromises, but while the kit is well made, the quality of sound on offer is, in our opinion, a compromise too far.
Indigo Sparkle (as pictured), Brushed Charcoal Black, Galaxy Silver, Vintage Burgundy Sparkle, Blue Chameleon Sparkle, Sky Blue Sparkle, Black
Tom Mounts
Direct to shell clamps, stand mounted
Tom Lugs
Drum Shell Material
Tom Shell Ply
Tama, 20 strands
Kick Shell Ply
Bass drum: Tama coated ivory Powercraft II; snare: Tama coated white Powercraft II; toms: Tama clear Powercraft II
Bearing Edges
45°, smoothly cut
Snare Lugs
Kick Lugs
Snare Shell Ply


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The Bachelorette
Vote Now! Did William Go Too Far During The Bachelorette Roast?
First of all, whose dumbass idea was it to do a roast of the Bachelorette — especially Ashley Hebert? She's already known for her insecurities, so you roast her? If the show wanted to roast one of its stars, they should've done it to Brad Womack, who actually deserved some tough love. Instead, the guys on Ashley's Episode 3 comedy group date not only had to make fun of her, they were told not to hold back.
William Holman did just that, but did he go too far when he said he expected the Bachelorette to be Emily Maynard or Chantal O'Brien — and "who gives a sh*t" that it was Ashley? Ashley wasn't upset with all of the tasteless boob references, so why should William be targeted for making that comment? How was he supposed to know it was her major insecurity button? He definitely wasn't funny — but most of the guys were awful.
Will did say that he really wants to be a comedian, and some of his comments could lead viewers to believe he's the one who is really there just to promote himself... but he was also just doing what he was instructed. It's a freakin' roast!
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By Sean O | Dec 22, 2012 | Total plays: 12,691
Like many Mist Glider tunes as of late, "Carried Away" starts slow, building and building until before you know it's been five minutes and all that's left to do is play the track again. Passion Pit remixes are a dime a dozen, but it doesn't surprise me that Mist Glider would knock this out of the park. His penchant for delivering raw, emotional beats is further cemented with "Carried Away." Cover art is top shelf again, too.
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By Oliver Luft, brandrepublic.com, Monday, 20 June 2011 01:00PM
The 2,800 square metre image of the tennis star's face was painted on grass, "foamed" and then shaved as part of the brand's marketing campaign ahead of Wimbledon, which starts in South West London today.
Gillette used laser-guided robots to plot more than 14,000 mapping points on the parkland.
More than 4,000 litres of environmentally friendly paint were then used to bring the portrait to life before biodegradable foam was applied to the picture, which was then "shaved" to remove the five o'clock shadow that had been added with diluted black paint.
Gillette undertook a similar project in New York earlier this year when a giant billboard image of baseball legend Derek Jeter was also "shaved".
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It is a really nice place to stay. Nice view from the room as we can see a lot of beautiful mountains. The bathroom is clean. Bed is nice to sleep. – Jun 17, 2011
– Ting W.
hotel is clean & away from main road. not noisy. nice cold atmosphere. have own swimming pool & gym but 8pm close already. hotel carpet a bit musty but clean. room have big tube. hot water 24hrs. – Jun 22, 2011
– Jeferidin O.
we had a great stay in the hotel. enjoyed the local food and visit to the local market. excellent service and well maintained rooms. huge lobby and relaxed atmosphere. – Jun 6, 2011
– Satish B.
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