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The elusive alpha channel remains one of the most misunderstood yet powerful tools in Photoshop. Alpha channels are collections of luminance data that control the transparency of an image, and they inform just about every aspect of Photoshop. As he builds transitional blended layers, fashions a depth map, makes edge adjustments, and takes on extreme channel mixing, Omni Award-winning expert Deke McClelland teaches Photoshop users that where there's a will, there's a way. Photoshop CS3 Channels and Masks: Advanced Techniques covers mapping texture on an image, turning flesh into stone, using vector masks, working with all different channels, creating a rustic edge effect, and much more. Exercise files accompany the tutorials.
Download Deke's customized keyboard layouts for Channels and Masks from the Exercise Files tab."
In this exercise, we are going to use the Dodge and Burn tools to perform some spot contrast corrections here, and for those of you who have been following along with me all this time, you might be thinking, oh come on, do we have to? We have already done that so much by now! Well, here is the deal. It's a big part of masking. We have to do it over and over again, and of course me being me, I am going to pass along some new stuff this time around. We are going to take a different approach. We have to, for this image, because we still have some bad edges. So we are just going to have to approach differently than we have approached them before.
So you will have a few more tools in your mighty arsenal after you are done with these next couple of exercises. So here is what we are doing. We are working inside of a pick up image. If you want to open it up, it's called Merged mask combo.tif, and it's found of course inside of the 16 Tough Stuff folder. I have switched to the Iteration Merge channel down here at the bottom of the stack, and you know what I am going to do, I am going to move it up to the top alpha channel just so that I can get to it very easily by pressing Ctrl+4 or Command+4 on the Mac which I might need to do.
Now, let's go ahead and switch over to the Dodge tool here and if you have been working along with me, then your range is already set to Highlights as it should be. Exposure is set to 50% right there. I would like you to go ahead and turn on the Airbrush icon, which allows you to paint in place. So you can make changes to an image even when you keep your cursor still. So let me show you what I mean. I am going to go ahead and click and hold and notice, as I am holding, I am not brushing at this point. It's making changes. It's making incremental changes, as I drag over this area, as I hold over these areas right here.
You will see it even more if I click and hold it second time. So this is what the Airbrush allows you to do is paint while keeping your cursor in place. And really in the case of this particular channel right here, it's going to permit us to make changes more quickly. So we are going to be able to move through these adjustments at a faster pace. So I am going to go ahead. I am going to paint down the hair here, and I might take a few steps and it is going to take a lot of painting in order to get things done the way we need them to be done.
I am going to paint down here inside of this hair as well with a smaller cursor, and I will paint over this knuckle, thank golly, we didn't completely replace that knuckle with the contents of the second iteration since that would have done all kinds of damage to this finger. We wouldn't be able to save this information at all, but as it is, we are doing a pretty good job here and then I will go ahead and paint down the shoulder as well, and I am going to take multiple stabs at it. I am clicking and dragging several times, and holding upon occasion.
I will go ahead and click and drag some more down here. It is kind of tedious work I have to admit, but it's a kind of stuff that you have got to do. There just isn't anymore automated way to approach it than these tools, and actually I have to say, these tools are pretty darn good for this purpose. Now, I am going to press the O key to switch over to the Burn tool, so that I can take care of this little knuckle flare right there and notice that I change my range to Midtones, so I am going to switch it back to Shadows and press the Escape key on the PC in order to make that option no longer active. Then I will paint away the stuff on top of the knuckle and I will paint away the stuff right there on top of that dress strap.
I will make sure that I am seeing everything that needs to be dealt with. I have no idea what's going on in this selection of the hair. We are going to have to deal with that independently. Let's go up here and paint this section away. I am going to leave the flame alone actually for now. So I am not going to do any work on the flame. Now, on this side of the image, I am just going to make a couple of spot corrections here and there. I really don't want to do too much to this hair. Mostly, I am going to be dodging on this side of the image. So let's press the O key to switch back to the Dodge tool assuming that you took the Sponge tool out of the loop, and I will go ahead and click and drag and hold and do all the stuff that's necessary in order to get rid of these details right there.
I might drag up into this region of hair as well, and I want to drag this stuff away right there. Now, I figure at this point, I can safely get rid of the interior information using the Lasso tool. So let's Shift+Tab away the palette, so I can see what I am doing. Press the L key to switch over to Lasso tool, Alt+Click or Option+Click around these areas right here. I might have to go a little deep into the hair along the right side, go up beyond the top of the head, back down through this little channel beside the match and guys, I have no idea what's going on there.
So I will just go past it, and then around the knuckle of course through this slim channel around this little peninsula, and then down, and release. I think I have created a very nice selection at this point. It should work for us. Now, my background color is white. So l will press the Back Space key or the Delete key on the Mac in order to fill that area with white. Now, I will click outside of the selection in order to deselect the image. We still have a little garbage going on right there. I am not exactly sure how I am going to deal with it.
Let's go ahead and bring back the Channels palette for a moment and what we are going to do, I will actually zoom in another click even. Let's press Ctrl+Tilde or Command+ Tilde on the Mac to see the hair, and it looks like this area. I will just kind of roughly outline it with the Lasso tool. All of this area belongs inside of the hair Now, let's press Ctrl+4 or Command+4 on the Mac in order to switch back to the Iteration Merge channel right here, and it looks like we have done a pretty poor job of selecting this region of the hair. So we are going to have to take another step at it.
Unfortunately, the channels are no help to us. Ctrl+1 for the Red channel, forget about it, that is no good. Ctrl+2 for the Green channel. If I press Ctrl+H, so that we can see these edges. It's just a blur, it's just a mess. Ctrl+3 for the Blue channel, that's a little bit better. But you know, here is the problem that I have with this. It's like hairs are coming upward out of her finger. Do you see what I mean? We have got this region of hair that's kind of glowing up, and then they are coming back down and then we have got some blobby hairs over in this region. I just don't buy it. That just doesn't look right at all.
So I will tell you what we are going to do. We are going to use a different tool. We are going to actually draw our own manual selection using the Pen tool this time around pupil, and we are going to be doing that in the next exercise.
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February 7, 2014
RSU to Host Oklahoma Accounting Educators' Conference on March 8
Rogers State University will host the 2014 Oklahoma Accounting Educators' Conference on March 8 in the RSU Centennial Center on the Claremore campus.
The daylong conference provides an opportunity to learn more about issues facing the accounting field, for both practitioners and educators. Attendees can earn seven hours of Continuing Professional Education credits, which includes two hours of ethics credits. The event also will feature a luncheon as part of the event and an awards presentation from the Oklahoma Society of Certified Public Accountants.
Cost for the conference is $55 per attendee if registration is received on or before March 1, or $70 per attendee after that date. A registration form can be found at www.rsu.edu/OAEC.
Conference topics include:
The event will feature an update about the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy from Dr. Carlos Johnson of Oklahoma City, who is serving as the 2013-14 chair for the national organization.
Dr. Massoud Saffarian, associate professor in the RSU School of Business and Technology, is coordinating this year's annual conference. For more information, contact Saffarian at 918-343-7623 or email@example.com.

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text: News - French Studies List of latest news stories relating to French Studies at the University of Birmingham. Contensis: http://www.contentmanagement.co.uk http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/lcahm/departments/french/news/index.aspx?SyndicationType=2 2015-08-05T14:17:01Z My Indiana Jones moment: the day I uncovered an error in the archives Stephen Rea Dr Louise Hardwick has just had an article published by The Guardian Higher Education Network on her AHRC Joseph Zobel research project. The article describes Louise's "Indiana Jones moment" when she realised that a watercolour in the British Library was mislabelled, and held a secret connection to Joseph Zobel. 2015-07-31T14:49:00Z 2015-07-31T14:48:00Z http://www.theguardian.com/higher-education-network/2015/jul/30/my-indiana-jones-moment-the-day-i-uncovered-an-error-in-the-archives?CMP=share_btn_tw Tunisia attack: three lessons we can learn Alberto Guglielmi Dr Berny Sèbe writes about Tunisia attacks in the latest Birmingham Brief. 2015-07-06T16:01:00Z 2015-07-06T15:53:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/research/impact/thebirminghambrief/items/2015/07/tunisia-03-07-15.aspx Modern Languages Networking and Workshop Event for MFL Teachers Alberto Guglielmi On 12 June 2015, the Department of Modern Languages hosted a networking and workshop event for teachers of Modern Foreign Languages. 2015-07-02T10:21:00Z 2015-07-02T09:54:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/lcahm/departments/languages/news/2015/modern-languages-networking.aspx Modern Languages at Birmingham Alberto Guglielmi Dr Emma Tyler delivered the overview of Modern Languages at the 2015 undergraduate open day. 2015-06-29T16:39:00Z 2015-06-29T16:17:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/lcahm/departments/languages/news/2015/modern-languages-od-15.aspx French Studies at Birmingham Alberto Guglielmi Dr Craig Blunt delivered the overview of French studies at the 2015 undergraduate open day. 2015-06-29T13:45:00Z 2015-06-29T13:23:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/lcahm/departments/french/news/2015/french-od-15.aspx Waterloo bicentenary William Fallows Andrew Watts and Emma Tyler (French Studies) have recently co-edited a book to mark the bicentenary of the Battle of Waterloo in June 2015. 2015-06-04T21:58:00Z 2015-06-05T14:26:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/lcahm/departments/languages/news/2015/waterloo-bicentenary.aspx Fieldwork in Martinique Alberto Guglielmi Antonia Wimbush, first-year PhD student in French Studies, has recently undertaken fieldwork in the French Caribbean funded by the AHRC Midlands3Cities Doctoral Training Partnership. 2015-05-15T16:10:00Z 2015-05-15T16:02:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/lcahm/departments/french/news/2015/fieldwork-martinique.aspx Joseph Zobel Centenary Alberto Guglielmi Dr Louise Hardwick has just returned from AHRC fieldwork in Martinique in the French Caribbean where she was an invited speaker at the festivities marking the centenary of author Joseph Zobel's birth. 2015-05-07T10:08:00Z 2015-05-07T12:37:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/lcahm/departments/french/news/2015/hardwick-zobel-centenary.aspx Louise Hardwick interviewed for Martinican TV Alberto Guglielmi Dr Louise Hardwick has been interviewed for Martinican TV about her research activities relating to the centenary of author Joseph Zobel (video in French). 2015-05-06T09:41:00Z 2015-05-06T09:26:00Z http://www.atv.mq/replay_trois-questions-a_9-2867_louise-hardwick-professeur-de-francais-et-chercheuse-en-angleterre.html Dr Louise Hardwick Invited Speaker at Paris Book Fair Alberto Guglielmi Louise was an invited speaker at the prestigious Paris Book Fair this weekend, and participated in a Round Table debate on Joseph Zobel's legacy. 2015-03-23T10:39:00Z 2015-03-23T10:28:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/lcahm/departments/french/news/2015/hardwick-paris-book-fair.aspx £10,000 scholarships for Masters study at the University of Birmingham Stephen Rea For 2015 entry the University has two brand new schemes which offer £10,000 scholarships for Masters students. These scholarships have been jointly funded by the British Government; the allocation of the awards, which is the fourth highest in the UK, further cements Birmingham's place amongst the very best higher education institutions for postgraduate study. 2015-03-10T12:14:00Z 2015-03-10T11:58:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/calgs/news/2015/masters-scholarships.aspx Quality of research in the Department of Modern Languages recognised by the national REF 2014 exercise Alberto Guglielmi Research Excellence Framework 2014. 2014-12-18T14:34:00Z 2014-12-19T14:46:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/lcahm/departments/languages/news/2014/ref-2014.aspx A life-changing experience Alberto Guglielmi Final year languages students discuss their year abroad as part of their degree. 2014-12-15T10:47:00Z 2014-12-15T10:56:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/lcahm/departments/languages/news/2014/year-abroad-video.aspx The 'Arab Spring' four years on: hopeful prospects or doomed experiment? Alberto Guglielmi Dr Berny Sèbe discusses what remains of the 'Spring' of protest in the North Africa four years ago. 2014-12-12T10:51:00Z 2014-12-12T10:31:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/research/impact/thebirminghambrief/items/2014/12/the-arab-spring-four-years-on-11-12-14.aspx AHRC Leadership Fellows Conference Alberto Guglielmi Louise Hardwick was invited to participate at the Arts and Humanities Research Council Leadership Fellows Conference in Sheffield on 26 November. 2014-12-05T10:39:00Z 2014-12-05T10:35:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/lcahm/departments/french/news/2014/hardwick-ahrc-leadership-fellows-conference.aspx Selfish Women and Other Inconvenient Deviants Alberto Guglielmi A video recording of the inaugural lecture of Professor Lisa Downing. 2014-11-27T15:33:00Z 2014-11-27T15:28:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/lcahm/departments/french/news/2014/downing-inaugural-lecture.aspx Translating contemporary French poetry Alberto Guglielmi On Friday 28 November Emma Wagstaff will give a presentation on the research network she has organised with Nina Parish (University of Bath). 2014-11-25T15:15:00Z 2014-11-25T15:32:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/lcahm/departments/french/news/2014/wagstaff-conference.aspx Language and Identity in Francophone Worlds conference Alberto Guglielmi Louise Hardwick has given an invited paper at the University of Oxford. 2014-10-28T12:23:00Z 2014-10-28T12:06:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/lcahm/departments/french/news/2014/hardwick-language-identity-francophone-worlds-conference.aspx Toulouse La Novela Alberto Guglielmi Louise Hardwick spoke at 'Toulouse La Novela', a major French festival of ideas, science and culture. 2014-10-20T11:34:00Z 2014-10-20T11:13:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/lcahm/departments/french/news/2014/hardwick-toulouse-la-novela.aspx Joseph Zobel blog launched Alberto Guglielmi Dr Louise Hardwick has just launched her blog on French Caribbean author Joseph Zobel, who is best-known for his childhood memoir La Rue Cases-Nègres (1950). 2014-10-02T11:34:00Z 2014-10-02T11:04:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/lcahm/departments/french/news/2014/hardwick-zobel-blog.aspx University of Birmingham and The Open University launch new modern languages course Alberto Guglielmi The University of Birmingham and The Open University are pleased to announce the launch of an exciting new collaboration to develop an innovative modern languages programme for undergraduate students. 2014-09-16T09:49:00Z 2014-09-16T11:17:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/lcahm/departments/languages/news/2014/new-modern-languages-course.aspx The University of Birmingham celebrates its best ever performance in the National Student Survey William Fallows The National Student Survey (NSS) has awarded the University of Birmingham an overall satisfaction mark of 89%, up from 88% for the past two years and a rise of five places among Russell Group institutions. 2014-08-12T08:46:00Z 2014-08-13T13:22:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/news/latest/2014/08/12-aug-nss.aspx Three Papers by Kate Ince Alberto Guglielmi Kate Ince has recently delivered three research papers at international conferences and symposia. 2014-07-24T14:25:00Z 2014-07-24T14:24:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/research/activity/b-film/news/2014/three-papers.aspx Modern Languages at Birmingham Alberto Guglielmi Video recording of the June undergraduate open day talk. 2014-07-03T12:43:00Z 2014-07-03T12:35:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/lcahm/departments/languages/news/2014/modern-languages-open-day-2014.aspx Caribbean visual culture Alberto Guglielmi Dr Louise Hardwick has presented a research paper on Francophone Caribbean Cinema at the Birmingham-based conference. 2014-06-16T14:22:00Z 2014-06-16T14:13:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/lcahm/departments/french/news/2014/hardwick-paper-conference.aspx Modern Languages Networking and Workshop Event for MFL Teachers Alberto Guglielmi On 3 June 2014, the Department of Modern Languages hosted a networking and workshop event for teachers of Modern Foreign Languages 2014-06-09T14:43:00Z 2014-06-09T16:37:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/lcahm/departments/languages/news/2014/modern-languages-networking.aspx France Culture radio broadcast William Fallows Professor Martyn Cornick was invited (with Professor Debra Kelly, University of Westminster) to speak on the live broadcast France Culture (equivalent of BBC Radio 4), 'La Fabrique de l'Histoire'. 2014-05-19T11:42:00Z 2014-05-19T11:28:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/lcahm/departments/french/news/2014/radio-4-cornick.aspx AHRC Early Career Fellowship – Louise Hardwick William Fallows Louise Hardwick has been awarded a major AHRC Early Career Fellowship (£168,000) to support her research into Francophone Caribbean culture. 2014-05-19T10:04:00Z 2014-05-19T11:48:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/lcahm/departments/french/news/2014/hardwick-ahrc.aspx Poetry and the visual arts William Fallows Emma Wagstaff, lecturer in French, organised a study day on poetry and the visual arts as part of the AHRC network on Contemporary French Poetic Practice. 2014-05-06T15:09:00Z 2014-05-06T14:47:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/lcahm/departments/french/news/2014/poetry-and-visual-arts.aspx Francophone Studies Colloquium Alberto Guglielmi Dr Louise Hardwick has just returned from presenting at the 20th and 21st Century French and Francophone Studies Colloquium held in New York City. 2014-03-13T16:13:00Z 2014-03-13T16:03:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/lcahm/departments/french/news/2014/hardwick-colloquium.aspx How I became a European Sales Support Manager Alberto Guglielmi Modern Languages alumna Holly Roper-Newman talks about her role working for French Connection. 2014-02-28T16:07:00Z 2014-04-09T16:41:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/lcahm/departments/languages/news/2014/roper-newman-interview.aspx Inaugural Critical Sexology in the Midlands seminar Alberto Guglielmi The long-running and popular Critical Sexology seminar came to the Midlands with an afternoon-long seminar on "Rethinking Foucault for 21st-Century Sexuality Studies". 2014-02-21T15:06:00Z 2014-02-21T14:49:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/research/activity/gender/news/2014/sexology-seminar.aspx Masters scholarships Alberto Guglielmi The College has recently published details of Masters level Scholarships, with a deadline of Friday 25 April. 2014-02-21T09:46:00Z 2014-02-21T09:35:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/lcahm/news/2014/masters-scholarships.aspx Newly launched MA in Colonial and Postcolonial Studies Alberto Guglielmi This interdisciplinary programme offers a cultural, literary, theoretical and historiographical foundation in the field of colonial and postcolonial studies, studying material from Africa, Latin America, the Caribbean and beyond. 2014-02-07T11:16:00Z 2014-03-27T11:23:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/lcahm/departments/french/news/2014/ma-colonial-postcolonial-studies.aspx Dr Kate Ince's research on female filmmakers Alberto Guglielmi Kate Ince, Reader in French Film and Gender Studies, will be presenting two papers on French female film directors. 2014-01-12T09:42:00Z 2014-01-23T09:44:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/research/activity/gender/news/2014/ince-female-filmmakers.aspx Carols and popular songs Alberto Guglielmi The Department of Modern Languages organised a 'Carols and Popular Songs' evening, to round off the semester in multi-lingual, festive style. 2013-12-18T18:00:00Z 2013-12-18T16:19:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/lcahm/departments/languages/news/2013/carols.aspx Apply for the Midlands3Cities AHRC Doctoral Training Partnership William Fallows 410 PhD studentships available for a 9 January 2014 deadline. 2013-12-17T16:44:00Z 2013-12-19T09:32:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/calgs/scholarships/ahrc-application-midlands3cities.aspx AHRC funding for PhDs in Translation Studies Alberto Guglielmi The Birmingham Centre for Translation is delighted to announce a range of AHRC-funded studentships for September 2014, through its involvement in the Midlands3Cities Doctoral Training Partnership. 2013-11-01T12:31:00Z 2013-11-01T12:22:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/research/activity/bct/news/2013/ahrc-funding-phds.aspx CAL researcher is Visiting Fellow in the USA Alberto Guglielmi Dr Alessandro Corio is currently a Visiting Researcher at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia, working alongside Professor Valérie Loichot, a leading researcher in Caribbean Studies. 2013-10-31T10:32:00Z 2013-10-31T10:15:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/lcahm/departments/french/news/2013/corio-visiting-fellow.aspx Year abroad photo competition Alberto Guglielmi Eight photos have been shortlisted to best represent the range of expereinces Modern Languages students have on their year abroad. You can see them and vote for your favourite on the University website or on Facebook. 2013-10-17T12:23:00Z 2013-10-17T12:08:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/lcahm/departments/languages/news/2013/photo-competition.aspx University of Birmingham shares in £14.6 million AHRC funding for postgraduate study William Fallows The University of Birmingham is one of six Midlands universities to benefit from a multi-million-pound partnership which will create hundreds of new postgraduate studentship opportunities across the region. 2013-10-17T09:06:00Z 2013-12-18T11:52:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/calgs/news/2013/Midlands3Cities.aspx Contemporary French poetic practice workshop Alberto Guglielmi Emma Wagstaff, Lecturer in French, co-organised a research workshop at the Centre International de Poésie in Marseilles on 19-20 September 2013. 2013-10-08T14:04:00Z 2013-10-08T13:57:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/lcahm/departments/french/news/2013/wagstaff-workshop.aspx Exploring the French Caribbean: Identity, Language and Memory William Fallows Dr Louise Hardwick writes for the 'Scholarship of Blackness' blog. 2013-10-02T18:56:00Z 2013-10-02T16:49:00Z http://scholarshipofblackness.tumblr.com/post/62888714004/exploring-the-french-caribbean-identity-language-and Heroic imperialists in Africa: The promotion of British and French colonial heroes, 1870-1939 Alberto Guglielmi The latest book by Dr Berny Sèbe, lecturer in colonial and post-colonial studies. 2013-09-25T11:40:00Z 2013-09-25T11:09:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/lcahm/departments/french/news/2013/sebe-heroic-imperialists.aspx Birmingham announced as University of the Year William Fallows The University of Birmingham has been named University of the Year 2014 in The Times and The Sunday Times Good University Guide. 2013-09-20T13:40:00Z 2013-09-20T13:25:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/news/latest/2013/09/20-sep-Birmingham-announced-as-University-of-the-Year.aspx Life and work of Aimé Césaire Alberto Guglielmi This September, Dr Louise Hardwick travelled to the internationally renowned French conference centre in Cerisy-la-Salle, Normandy, to present a French paper on her latest research. 2013-09-19T15:23:00Z 2013-09-19T15:03:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/lcahm/departments/french/news/2013/hardwick-conference-cerisy.aspx Global ranking reinforces Birmingham's position as a world-class university William Fallows The University of Birmingham has made an impressive 15 place rise to 62nd in this year's QS World University Rankings. 2013-09-10T15:53:00Z 2013-09-10T14:43:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/university/colleges/artslaw/news/2013/global-ranking-2014.aspx A perfect opportunity for a perfect end to a year in medieval Poitiers Alberto Guglielmi Joint Honours Student Holly Wain on using her French and Art History skills to work for the journal Cahiers de civilisation médievale. 2013-08-13T15:23:00Z 2013-08-13T14:22:00Z http://thegolovine.wordpress.com/2013/08/09/a-perfect-opportunity-for-a-perfect-end-to-a-year-in-medieval-poitiers/ The Malian presidential election Alberto Guglielmi Dr Berny Sèbe reflects on the Malian presidential election: A new beginning or history repeating itself? 2013-08-02T17:07:00Z 2013-08-19T11:51:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/research/impact/thebirminghambrief/items/2013/08/The-Malian-presidential-election-A-new-beginning-or-history-repeating-itself.aspx Modern Languages graduates Alberto Guglielmi Video interviews with this year's graduates. 2013-07-18T11:36:00Z 2013-07-18T11:28:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/lcahm/departments/languages/news/2013/ml-graduates-2013.aspx Book launch for the "French in London" project Alberto Guglielmi On Tuesday 2 July the book resulting from the British Academy funded project on the History of the French in London was launched. 2013-07-08T09:21:00Z 2013-07-08T09:20:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/lcahm/departments/french/news/2013/cornick-french-london.aspx French Studies at Birmingham Alberto Guglielmi Video recording of the June undergraduate open day talk 2013-07-03T09:29:00Z 2013-07-03T09:25:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/lcahm/departments/french/news/2013/french-open-day-2013.aspx Talk at the Institut Français, London Alberto Guglielmi Dr Louise Hardwick gave an invited talk as part of a conference paying tribute to the great French Caribbean poet Aimé Césaire. 2013-06-26T09:55:00Z 2013-06-26T09:52:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/lcahm/departments/french/news/2013/hardwick-talk-london.aspx Identity crisis for women's studies Alberto Guglielmi Professor Lisa Downing contributed a feature piece for the Times Higher Education on the erosion of women's gender and sexuality studies in the UK. 2013-06-25T11:00:00Z 2013-06-25T10:45:00Z http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/features/identity-crisis-for-womens-studies/2004832.article Outstanding results for 2013 graduates Alberto Guglielmi The Department of Modern Languages would like to congratulate its 2013 graduates on a sterling set of results. 2013-06-24T13:36:00Z 2013-06-24T13:28:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/lcahm/departments/languages/news/2013/results-2013-graduates.aspx Andrew Watts' Adapting Nineteenth-Century France published Alberto Guglielmi Just out from the University of Wales Press is Adapting Nineteenth-Century France: Literature in Film, Theatre, Television, Radio and Print, co-authored by B-Film's Andrew Watts and Kate Griffiths. 2013-06-20T08:57:00Z 2013-09-25T11:19:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/research/activity/b-film/news/2013/watts-adapting.aspx Race, Biopolitics and Violence in Francophone Postcolonial Studies Alberto Guglielmi French Studies is hosting this interdisciplinary colloquium aimed to explore the interlocking and myriad intersections between race, biopolitics and violence in Francophone postcolonial culture, politics and thought, considering Caribbean, African and American contexts. 2013-06-19T09:13:00Z 2013-06-19T09:02:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/lcahm/departments/french/news/2013/hardwick-colloquium.aspx Interview in French Caribbean press Alberto Guglielmi An interview with Dr Louise Hardwick and Dr Alessandro Corio has been published by the French Caribbean newspaper France-Antilles. 2013-05-15T09:30:00Z 2013-05-15T09:15:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/lcahm/departments/french/news/2013/hardwick-interview.aspx Leverhulme Research Fellowship Alberto Guglielmi Angela Kershaw has been awarded a Leverhulme Research Fellowship for the next academic year to pursue her research. 2013-05-07T11:24:00Z 2013-07-26T09:51:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/lcahm/departments/french/news/2013/kershaw-leverhulme-fellowship.aspx French Caribbean Literary Fieldwork William Fallows Two University researchers from the Department of Modern Languages have recently returned from fieldwork in the French Caribbean island of Martinique. 2013-04-29T15:02:00Z 2013-05-08T10:07:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/lcahm/departments/french/news/2013/hardwick-fieldwork.aspx Childhood, Autobiography and the Francophone Caribbean Alberto Guglielmi The latest book by Dr Louise Hardwick, lecturer in French Studies and expert in Francophone Caribbean, was published this month. 2013-04-23T15:08:00Z 2013-04-23T15:02:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/lcahm/departments/french/news/2013/hardwick-childhood.aspx 20th and 21st Century French and Francophone Studies International Colloquium Alberto Guglielmi Dr Louise Hardwick was invited to visit Georgia Institute of Technology by Assistant Professor Dr Michael Wiedorn, a specialist in Francophone Caribbean cultures. 2013-04-04T14:23:00Z 2013-04-04T14:25:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/lcahm/departments/french/news/2013/hardwick-conference-atlanta.aspx Times Higher reviews 'The Subject of Murder' Alberto Guglielmi Lisa Downing explains to Matthew Reisz how society's unspoken prejudices are given voice in the discourse surrounding killers. 2013-03-22T14:14:00Z 2013-03-22T14:10:00Z http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/features/culture/the-subject-of-murder/2002694.article Libya two years on: the perspective from Europe Alberto Guglielmi Two years on from the UN Security Council resolution that authorised NATO's military intervention in Libya, Dr Berny Sèbe and other three University of Birmingham experts reflect on where we are now. 2013-03-19T10:22:00Z 2013-03-19T10:24:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/research/perspective/libya-two-years-on.aspx The Subject of Murder: Gender, Exceptionality, and the Modern Killer Alberto Guglielmi The latest book by Professor Lisa Downing, The Subject of Murder, will shortly be released in hard copy format and has already garnered much attention. 2013-03-15T08:59:00Z 2013-03-15T08:32:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/lcahm/departments/french/news/2013/downing-subject-murder.aspx Visit to the European Policy Centre William Fallows Research and Innovation Services arranged for five academic staff to visit Brussels and meet with staff from the European Policy Centre. 2013-03-06T10:06:00Z 2013-03-06T21:33:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/lcahm/departments/french/news/2013/hardwick-epc.aspx Arise News: Interview - Dr Berny Sèbe Alberto Guglielmi Dr Berny Sèbe interviewed on the recent developments in the crisis in Mali. 2013-02-28T14:32:00Z 2013-02-28T14:21:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/lcahm/departments/french/news/2013/sebe-arise-news.aspx Maryse Condé guest lecture Alberto Guglielmi Video footage of a stimulating and illuminating lecture given at the University of Birmingham by the celebrated Guadeloupean author, Maryse Condé, is now available online (in French). 2013-02-26T10:32:00Z 2013-02-26T10:03:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/lcahm/departments/french/news/2013/maryse-conde.aspx Alumna Cilla Snowball amongst the most powerful women in the UK Alberto Guglielmi Alumna Cilla Snowball (BA French, 1981) has been named in BBC Radio 4's Woman's Hour Top 100 Powerful Women in the UK Today list. 2013-02-13T11:52:00Z 2013-09-03T11:53:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/alumni/news/items/2013/02/Alumnae-amongst-the-most-powerful-women-in-the-UK.aspx Ennahda's 'double-dealing' Alberto Guglielmi Dr Berny Sebe 'viewpoint' on tensions in Tunisia following the assassination of Tunisian politician Chokri Belaid. 2013-02-08T13:57:00Z 2013-02-08T13:31:00Z http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-21377325 The Sahara and Europe: so, what comes next? Alberto Guglielmi Dr Berny Sebe's perspective on Europe's attitude towards the Saharo–Sahelian region after the recent upraising of violence in Algeria and Mali. 2013-01-29T14:15:00Z 2013-01-29T14:03:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/research/impact/thebirminghambrief/items/The-Sahara-and-Europe-so,-what-comes-next.aspx Haiti Three Years On: "When all else has fallen, culture remains" Alberto Guglielmi Three years after the Haitian earthquake of January 2010, which killed thousands of people and devastated the lives of millions of Haitians, it remains apparent that the reconstruction of Haiti will be a long and difficult process. 2013-01-11T16:18:00Z 2013-01-11T15:54:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/research/impact/perspective/haiti-three-years-on.aspx Prediction for 2013 Alberto Guglielmi Dr Berny Sèbe discusses the Arab Spring and whether the dynamics of change in the Middle East could be durably altered 2013-01-07T11:42:00Z 2013-01-07T11:43:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/research/perspective/predictions-2013-sebe.aspx Two new publications in French studies, co-edited by Emma Wagstaff Alberto Guglielmi These companion volumes examine recent French poetry and poetic practice, in particular through their connections with other genres, media and disciplines, and considers what new directions in poetic practice can be discerned. 2012-12-10T12:02:00Z 2012-12-10T11:39:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/lcahm/departments/french/news/2012/publications-wagstaff.aspx Society for Francophone Postcolonial Studies Annual Conference Alberto Guglielmi Dr Alessandro Corio, Marie Curie Research Fellow in French Studies, recently gave a paper at the conference 'Postcolonial Bodies', a two-day research conference on many different issues related to the body in the Francophone postcolonial cultures and literatures. 2012-11-30T11:49:00Z 2012-11-30T11:14:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/lcahm/departments/french/news/2012/annual-conference-corio.aspx Dr Louise Hardwick awarded European Funding Alberto Guglielmi Dr Louise Hardwick has received a major European funding award of over 209,000 Euros. The prestigious Marie Curie Intra-European Fellowship is awarded to leading European researchers who are developing innovative research collaborations which deepen our understanding of the world around us. 2012-11-21T11:08:00Z 2012-11-21T11:08:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/lcahm/departments/french/news/2012/european-funding-hardwick.aspx Normophilia and Biophilia in John Money's Sexology Alberto Guglielmi Professor Lisa Downing will deliver a lecture at the University of Amsterdam on 19 October 2012. 2012-10-07T18:30:00Z 2012-10-22T13:53:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/research/activity/gender/news/2012/lisa-downing-amsterdam-lecture.aspx Dr Emma Wagstaff awarded AHRC research grant Catherine Taylor Dr Emma Wagstaff, lecturer in French Studies, has been awarded a research network grant from the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) 2012-08-09T11:27:00Z 2012-08-09T11:17:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/lcahm/departments/french/news/2012/emma-wagstaff-research-grant.aspx Modern Languages Graduates 2012 William Fallows A video of interviews with graduating students from the BA Modern Languages courses. 2012-07-19T14:33:00Z 2015-07-16T19:38:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/lcahm/departments/languages/news/2012/modern-languages-graduates-2012.aspx Cultural intern scheme Jonathan Laidlow Applications are now being sought for 10 interns at leading cultural organisations within the West Midlands region as part of the University's Cultural Partnership Scheme. 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There's a reason why bread machines have been such a hot gift item these past few years. Low-carb diets notwithstanding, there is something about the smell of a yeasty loaf baking in the kitchen, ready for breakfast, lunch, or dinner. A slice of warm, fresh bread is the perfect accompaniment to a healthy soup and salad.
Welcome to the new and improved LibraryPoint. We hope that you find the redesigned site easy to use and full of features to enhance your library experience. Over the past two years we have listened to patron and staff suggestions for what they would like to see in the library's Web site, and we have integrated many of them into the new LibraryPoint.
If you pay attention to the news, you've probably noticed a lot of commentary concerning the environment and ways to live a more earth- friendly life. Some recent green news articles include the Clorox's purchase of the earth-friendly Burt's Bees, and the United Kingdom's plans to say goodbye to traditional light bulbs by 2011 by replacing them with energy saving bulbs.


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Every Officer is a Leader: Transforming Leadership in Police, Justice, and Public Safety
Every Officer is a Leader: Transforming Leadership in Police, Justice, and Public Safety, authored by leadership expert Terry Anderson and several well known leaders in the law enforcement and criminal justice profession, responds to the need for a comprehensive leadership development model for the education and training of police, justice and public safety supervisors, managers and front line officers. He examines how leadership development has a profound impact on the morale and performance of individual officers, teams, and organizations, illustrating in depth and detail how police and other justice and public safety leaders (in corrections, fire, customs, immigration, security, courts, etc.) can implement the Transforming Leadership process, skills, and principles.The recent focus (during the past 10 years) on community policing initiatives has made competency based leadership skills training essential for front line officers. The author's innovative contribution is a focus on the necessity to build "a leadership organization" before - and to an extent, while - you move ahead into building a "learning organization" that is responsive to community and internal organizational needs. The personal, team, and organization development skills discussed in this book are necessary pre-requisites to successful implementation of any neighborhood or community policing initiatives. Every Officer is a Leader: Transforming Leadership in Police, Justice, and Public Safety provides a model for integrating other models into a holistic leadership development framework. It furnishes a map for developing critical leadership skills with self-assessment, includes the developmental aspects of leadership expert Terry Anderson's previous book on Transforming Leadership, and applies them to law enforcement and criminal justice. Anderson and his contributing authors add clarity, perspective, and examples to show how individual leaders can develop themselves, and one another, into high-performance team leaders and officers who motivate others to respond to issues that affect the morale, health, and safety of the communities in which they serve. This new focus adds a perspective on security issues that affect police, justice and public safety organizations.


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350.org is powered by hundreds of thousands of activists around the world dedicating their time and talents to solving the climate crisis. In other words, 350.org is you. The 350 movement is coordinated by a core team of staff distributed over fifteen countries:
Ferrial Adam
Africa - Arab World Team Leader
Johannesburg, South Africa
Elliot Altomare
Human Resources Associate
Brooklyn, New York, U.S.A.
Keisha Ames
Finance and Operations Manager
Brooklyn, New York, U.S.A.
Matthew Anderson
Lead Designer
Brooklyn, New York, U.S.A.
Vanessa Arcara
Executive Assistant to Bill McKibben
Brooklyn, New York, U.S.A.
Phil Aroneanu
U.S. Managing Director and Co-Founder
Brooklyn, New York, U.S.A.
Chuck Baclagon
East Asia Digital Campaigner
Manila, The Philippines
Samantha Bailey
Global Organizing Director
Cape Town, South Africa
Hoda Baraka
Global Communications Manager
Cairo, Egypt
Will Bates
Global Campaigns Director and Co-Founder
Jaca, Spain
River Beck
US Divestment Trainer
Oakland, California
Emma Biermann
European Organizer
Paris, France
May Boeve
Executive Director
Brooklyn, New York, U.S.A.
Rae Breaux
US Grassroots Actions Campaigner
San Francisco, California, U.S.A.
Kevin Buckland
Artivist Coordinator
Yossi Cadan
Senior Divestment Campaigner
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Linda Capato
US Fracking Campaign Coordinator
San Francisco, California, U.S.A.
Liangyi Chang
Northeast Asia Coordinator
New Taipei City, Taiwan (R.O.C.)
Yong Jung Cho
US Divestment Network Organizer
Albuquerque, New Mexico, U.S.A.
James Clark
Global Digital Coordinator
Melbourne, Australia
Monica Davies
Africa-Arab World Regional Digital Campaigner
Johannesburg, South Africa
Masada Disenhouse
North America Network Services Coordinator
San Diego, California, USA
Clémence Dubois
Paris Communications Organizer
Paris, France
Jo Dufay
Chief of Staff
Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Cristina DuQue
US Divestment Network Organizer
Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.A.
Natwipha Evasakul
East Asia Regional Team Leader
Bangkok, Thailand
Aurore Fauret
Energy East Organizer
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Cam Fenton
Canadian Tar Sands Organizer
Vancouver, BC, Canada
Brett Fleishman
Senior Analyst
Oakland, California, U.S.A.
Adi Frost
Africa Arab World Regional Communications Manager
Johannesburg, South Africa
Jacynta Fuamatu
Pacific Project Organiser
Bossley Park, New South Wales, Australia
Shin Furuno
Japan Divestment Campaigner
Tokyo, Japan
Karthik Ganapathy
USA Communications Manager
Brooklyn, New York, U.S.A.
Débora Gastal
Translation & Localisation Assistant
Turin, Italy
Ellen Gibson
UK Divestment Network Coordinator
London, UK
Rikimah Glymph
Human Resources Director
Maryland, USA
Anna Goldstein
U.S. Deputy Director
Berkeley, California, U.S.A.
Nicolas Haeringer
France Campaigner (Chargé de Campagne)
Marseille, France
Louise Hazan
European Digital Campaigner
Oxford, UK
Allyse Heartwell
Digital Director
San Francisco, California, U.S.A.
Jamie Henn
Strategy and Communications Director and Co-Founder
Brooklyn, New York, U.S.A.
Matt Hillsberg
Development Assistant
Brooklyn, NY, USA
Hong Hoang
Southeast Asia Co-Coordinator
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Myriam Horngren
Project Manager, COP21
Perpignan, France
Julie Hudson
Development Associate
Brooklyn, New York, U.S.A.
Daniel Hunter
Global Training and Curriculum Developer
Philadelphia, PA, USA
Mahir Ilgaz
Global PowerShift Coordinator
Istanbul, Turkey
Atiya Jaffar
Digital Organizer, We > Tar Sands Mobilization
Toronto, ON, Canada
Janina Klimas
Special Projects Coordinator
Washington, D.C., U.S.A.
Jason Kowalski
U.S. Policy Director
Washington, D.C., U.S.A.
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Outreach Organizing Coordinator, We > Tar Sands Campaign
Toronto, ON, Canada
Olivia Langhoff
Regional Senior Campaign Manager
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Tine Langkamp
Germany Divestment Organizer
Münster, Germany
Matt Leonard
Director of Special Projects
Oakland, California, U.S.A.
Paulo Lima
Brazil Digital Campaigner
Curitiba, Paraná, Brasil
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Sweden Divestment Organizer
Gothenburg, Sweden
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Pacific Communications Coordinator
Suva, Fiji
Yuliya Makliuk
Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia Coordinator
Kyiv, Ukraine
Jenny Marienau
US Divestment Campaign Manager
Oakland, California, U.S.A.
Melanie Mattauch
European Communications Coordinator
Berlin, Germany
Katie McChesney
US Divestment Special Projects Organizer
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.
Bill McKibben
Senior Advisor and Co-Founder
Vermont, U.S.A
Wrote the first book about global warming, "The End of Nature."
Liset Meddens
Fossil Free Netherlands Coordinator
Utrecht, The Netherlands
Lindsay Meiman
USA Communications Coordinator
Brooklyn, New York, U.S.A.
Duncan Meisel
Digital Campaigns Manager
Brooklyn, New York, U.S.A.
Landry Ninteretse
Francophone Africa Regional Coordinator
Bujumbura, Burundi
Fania Noel
France Mobilisation Coordinator
Paris, France
Nicole Oliveira
Latin America Team Leader
São Paulo, Brazil
Jeremy Osborn
Operations Director and Co-Founder
Missoula, Montana, USA
Aaron Packard
Oceania Team Leader
Melbourne, Australia
Danielle Paffard
UK Divestment Campaigner
London, UK
Urszula Papajak
Translation & Localisation Manager
Berlin, Germany
Payal Parekh
Global Managing Director
Bern, Switzerland
Becca Rast
US Campus Divestment Organizer
Oakland, California, U.S.A.
Tim Ratcliffe
European Divestment Coordinator
Berlin, Germany
Zephanie Repollo
Southeast Asia Co-Coordinator
Negros Oriental, Philippines
Sarah Rifaat
Arab World and Middle East Coordinator
Cairo, Egypt
Joshua Kahn Russell
Global Trainings Program Manager
Oakland, California, U.S.A.
Nova Ruth
Artivist Coordinator
Barcelona, Spain
Eduardo Santaela
Global Digital Campaigner
Istanbul, Turkey
Edwin Santana
Executive Assistant to the Executive Director
Brooklyn, New York, U.S.A.
Deirdre Shelly
DC Actions Organizer
Washington, DC, USA
Sara Shor
Keystone XL & Tar Sands Campaign Manager
Berkeley, California, U.S.A.
David Solnit
North American Arts Organizer
Oakland, California, USA
Phoebe Song
Accounts Payable Associate
Brooklyn, New York, USA
Juan Carlos Soriano
Latin America Coordinator
Washington, D.C., U.S.A.
David Stember
North America Organizing Coordinator
Burlington, Vermont, U.S.A.
Clayton Thomas-Muller
Indigenous Extreme Energy Campaigner
Ottawa, Canada
Koreti Mavaega Tiumalu
Pacific Coordinator
Wellington, New Zealand
Conny Van Heemstra
European Network Mobiliser
Leipzig, Germany
Jon Warnow
Digital Special Projects Director
Oakland, California, U.S.A.
Nicolò Wojewoda
Europe Team Leader
London, United Kingdom
Zoë Wong-Weissman
North America Digital Divestment Organizer
Oakland, California
Thelma Young
Social Media Manager
Brooklyn, New York, U.S.A.


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At thirteen, a blind girl found
her seat beside me every morning
on the school bus as we made our way
through tree-lined streets; droplets
of dew clinging to half-opened glass.
She held her white cane close to an argyle
cardigan and beamed across the aisle
like an unseeing Jesus, ignoring
ill-mannered boys who shared
our motor-room. Angled near,
but not too close, we used space
as a necessary tool for distance.
Her sightless condition framed
on a beautiful face, made her
an enigma as she sat silent and near.
Once, I said hello. Soft words floated
over her ebony flute-case and tattered book.
A moment that's never left me for all things
I had to say, yet stuck in a breathless
instant, the way a tear rolls down a windpipe
meant for the cheek. This is my memory
of a girl named Susan, who I watched
with interest, maneuvering down stairs
of careful steps. Alone and unaided
whose divining-rod pendulum mastered
the blackness, who never asked for help,
but made the gift of seeing as unremarkable
as a dowser's twig failing its search for water;
the onlookers unconcerned, the holder
enchanted and forever thirsty.


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Canadian Solar and Samsung Unit to Build Ontario Plant
June 26 (Bloomberg) -- Canadian Solar Inc., the second-best-performing solar maker in the past year, agreed to build a utility-scale power plant in Ontario with Samsung Electronics Co.'s renewable unit.
Construction on the 140-megawatt Sol-Luce Kingston Solar PV project is planned for the third quarter, Guelph, Ontario-based Canadian Solar said today in a statement. The power plant is expected to begin providing electricity to more than 16,000 homes in the second half of next year.
Canadian Solar expects to generate about C$300 million ($280 million) in revenue from the project, according to the statement. This is the second solar power plant the company has agreed to develop with Samsung.
Canadian Solar has almost tripled over the past 12 months, trailing only JinkoSolar Holding Co. in the 17-member Bloomberg Industries Global Large Solar Energy Index. The stock gained 4.5 percent to close at $29.79 in New York.
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April 28,2013
The Management is awful.
We booked the party hall for 80 ppl for a office party.Paid the advance and confirmed the venue 3 days in advance. 1 day before the party they say they will be shut down because of an association bandh and they are in no position to make alternate arrangements. Even at the time of paying the advance we had inquired about the bandh but they reassured us that they will be open. The manager calls us on a Sunday morning to tell they ll b closed on the day of the party. Even after 3. hours of camping at the front desk no one from the management was ready to speak to us and the manager kept dodging us. We called the MD who didn't answer his phone and the GM was at his home and spoke to us after multiple phone calls. That too his only words were that he couldn't help us.
Deepesh Tarun , Quality Analyst
April 27,2013
Delicious and Awesome Location
Perfect place for a family dining experience. The place is quite expensive, but the food is pretty good. We ordered the Non Veg kebab platter for an assortment of kebabs. All of them on the plate were delicious. For main course we went for the Butter Naans and sides. The Peshawri Murgh and Methi Murgh were excellent. Tried out the Biryani as well which was average. They also had an option for a buffet, but going by reviews I am happy that we went for the A La Carte option. Worth a one time visit for a relaxed lunch or dinner.
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November 10,2012
great food!!
extremely good food. we ordered the veg kebab platter and it was out of this world. i hate beetroot and was a little skeptic to try it but one of the best kebabs ever. it couldn't have tested better.. panner khurchan(if it was that ) was melting in my mouth.. chicken starter was normal. nothing amazing abt it. the main course mutton dosh was good. chicken biryani was also good but again nothing to drool over. i can live without it. on the whole good place, good food. will have to try more dishes.
November 02,2012
Delicious Food and Pleasing Staff
Been here twice already.First time, was an ala-carte.Generous portions and staff was always willing to serve and very polite.
Second time, we had gone for the sunday lunch buffet.The live counter was serving excellent chat items.Starters were very yummy and the staff went on serving us...till we had to scream..'no more'.Non-veg gravies were mildly spiced and was lip smaking.Dessert section was good too...will never forget the hot jilebis we had...reminded the ones we had at Mathura.Will surely go back with friends and families.
Suggestion: Other than the Citibank Credit Card, the restaurant should offer cash back on other bank credit cards also.
Rahul Sabherwal, Support Engineer
September 24,2012
Excellent Buffet
For 350 + 41 taxes = 391this couldnt be a better buffet.
You get the following :
1. Soup - Veg / Non veg - This was worth forgetting
2. 3 Non veg starters / 3 veg starters -- Excellent
3. 3 Non veg main course / 3 veg main course - not bad
4. Indian Breads - Very good
5. Desserts - 3 of them - an ice cream , Gulab Jamun and Gajar Halwa - Really Good
On the whole an excellent buffet and value for money. You wont be disappointed.
Plus if you hold a citibank card an additional 15% off on the buffet price.
September 05,2012
the food quality was very good.
They have so many varieties which i liked very much.
The waiters r very prompt on assisting u,,,the chicken hariyali was just aswam.I desserts they have gulab jamun,jalebi,gajara ka halawa and vanilla icecream
in chat they have papade chat,,dahe papade,pani pure,aalu chat and a mix chat.
also they have chicken bitiyani,chicken butter masala,prawn curry,pannerr butter masala,mix veg,dal,corn curry,curd rice,fruit salad,,
all the things mantioned above is costs 350+40 for tax=390 Rs only...
August 16,2012
Average fare
It was independence day and we decided to go to zaica for lunch.I have been here before ,i like the starters they serve with the buffet but the main course was never upto the mark on anyday and today was no exception.They served a malai potato and corn kebab,tangri paneer kebab and veg sheek kebab for veg while the NV had 2 chicken and a fish fry for starters.All the starters were good,nicely marinated and well cooked.They also had a live chat counter.The dahi samosa and papdi chat were good while the pani puri lacked the taste.Main course was again a letdown.They had paneer lababdar,aloo malai sabzi,veg corn pulao,kadai veg,and their signature peshwari dhal.The dhal was a total letdown,it used to be great here but not anymore.All others were very average ,nothing to rave about.The food was lukewarm.For deserts they had payasam cooked in claypot,jelabi's,kala jamun and ice cream.The payasam was great and the jamun tasted good too.We also had a blue lagoon and aum aur pineapple mocktail.Both were just ok and not worth the money.Service was excellent .The buffet cost 350 for lunch which is a good value for money.This place has potential provied they concentrate more on the main course.
September 18,2011
Fine Dine indeed
Visited this restaurant few months back for lunch buffet. We had already called up and reserved a table, so we were directed to our tables straightaway. The tables are well spaced out that each group can enjoy their meal in private. The ambiance was wonderful!
On the food, the starters were just awesome! Paneer, for one, was juicy and so delicious. We had few rounds of all their starters. Our Maitre'd was kind enough to refill our starters just in time.
The Main course though was a bit of a let down. Not much variety on the dishes. Had to wait a bit for the salad and ice-cream to be re-filled again.
Overall, a good experience. Will go again for their Starters!!
Food - 4/5
Service - 5/5
Ambiance - 5/5
Tasty Indian Food
Do not under-estimate the space of the interiors by the exterior look. The place looks quite small, but its spacious inside, that too with well spaced out tables. They also have a small game room for kids, thus keeping them from running around in the restaurant. The only thing that seemed strange was the parking. Even tho they have a vallet service i still wonder whr they wud park the cars on a busy weekend. our car was parked right on the main road by the vallet guy!
Anyways, since we went for dinner, we didnt wanna give in to the temptation of over-eating n hence went for the a-la-carte n not the buffet. Their menu is quite small as their main focus is on the buffet. (Apparently they have unlimited starters which are served on the table n the main course spread out, for the buffet.) We went for a normal chicken kebab and a fish kebab. Both were yummy. Their cheese kulcha and onion kulcha were soft. For the side dish, the employee himself admitted that they dont have any "spicy" dish as such, but was kind enough to ask the chef to prepare us one (but Im still wondering what the purpose of the chilli is on their logo!!) We ended the meal with the dessert of the day- Hot Jalebis, which were awesome- they literally were melting in my mouth! The only thing that put me off was that they had no drinks to offer except for the aerated ones, i mean im not asking for alcohol, but atleast have some basic stuff like lime soda or ice tea or some juice.
Overall the taste of the food was very good, authentic north indian khana.. enjoyable experience. And nice staff who took the pain to walk us through the buffet, even though we didnt go for it. Surely Chennaites can give this a try! :)
June 30,2011
A new experience
We happen to have dinner on 25th June. Tasty Food, lovely service and excellent ambiance. Mr Vetrivel, the F&B manager was to good. Peshawari Dhall is their signature Item.( I tasted it after a Gap of 30years)
The air conditioners fitted 3 in a set on East and West wall.This causes discomfort who take the seats below them.
Humm Parking ?????
V S Shankar
May 04,2011
Pathetic service Nothing Fine Dinebut Good food
Go to this place only if you have a lot of patience.
Saw a review of this place on last Fridays hindu and decided to visit the place as my sister had on that day finished her post graduate exams. We called up in the morning and booked a table for 5. Landed up and were place on a table for six. After some time the Maitre'd confirmed our orders and the shorba got served. Nothing great very average and hardly warm.
We were the served first round of starters(Panner tikka, Aloo tikki,Tawa veg and veg Sheekh). After all of us were done it took them over 10 min to get the second round of starters. 15 min after second round of starters were finished everybody was tired of waiting and started going for the buffet. Then this waiter coolly comes and asks would you like another round of starters. They don't even bring the starters and ask you !!!
A group was seated next to us and a chair added to the aisle in such a way that people from one side did not have access to the buffet area. When I called and spoke to the Maitre'd he had a cant bother attitude. They made everybody having dinner in our table get up and moved the table .This at a place that calls themselves a fine dine.
The main course was all good . The Dahi alloo and the Dal were excellent.
The Desert selection was poor and taste was average.
Overall nothing worth 550+taxes . Will go to Kabab Factory and spend a tad little higher but definitely enjoi a meal.
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Re: Can there be free will in a world where pre-destiny exists?
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Look up the Miller-Urey experiment and Panspermia.
Even with Panspermia, you still need that first replication.
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The conditions for life had to exist before life itself. If life is such a constant in the universe, how come we haven't found any anywhere else, even locally?
Haha - got me there. Obviously, I don't know any more than anyone else and life is so far only found on Earth, but its existence cannot be denied! I don't think it's any more of a fluke than the fact that stars and planets form. They only form if conditions are right too.
Personally, if I was a betting gal I'd put money on us discovering microscopic life in the water tables under the Martian surface. As 8 said, there could also be forms of life out there that we are unable to recognise or detect.
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Why would a creature of any form or intelligence appear? To think we are special in a world full of life is rather selfish in my views. Just because we humans are more aware does not make us any better than, say, a cockroach. They have been here a whole lot longer than we have, will be here longer, and can evolve and adapt at will. Natural selection will favor the roach over the human.
Everyone on this forum plays music. No cockroaches play music. Do you need more?
Today's computers are better than those developed in the 1960s. In the same way we are better than cockroaches.
When it comes down to species survival, bacteria will kick cockroaches' sorry spiky asses (apart from the fine specimen in my avatar). They are the most resilient and successful creatures as a group.
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I can accept that things work and we don't know why, but cannot accept a screwball idea to fill the void until the correct answer is revealed.
That's why I reject pure rationalism, which is another screwball idea that pretends to
. Rationalism must be tempered by acknowledgement of the mysteries rather than to brush them under the carpet because they are inconvenient. That's as bad as religion ignoring inconvenient scientific observation, eg. evolution.
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So then why do we continue to lie to ourselves until science catches up? Again, if something works but you don't know why, that's okay. Would you rather discover the correct answer and be amazed at it once it gets here, or be disappointed in yourself for believing in something that wasn't true?
I think you need some specific examples so you can trust me a bit more ... really, I am not a mad religious voodoo child, Mr IP.
Let's take the lie of optimism in sports. Sportspeople have faith that they will win every game, even when the evidence is against them. But they need that attitude to perform at their peak. How about the lie of the placebo effect? We use this lie constantly - it is an essential part of drug testing. Or should we wait until we understand it better?
Take another example - religiosity amongst underprivileged, uneducated people. Often religion is their only comfort in unimaginably difficult lives. We can't tell these people to wait until we have the solutions to rational manipulation of brain dynamics to produce dopamine - they need their salve
. Religion fills the void (despite its many odious aspects). Humans have a lot of evolving to do and in the interim we will devise bandaid solutions to keep us going.
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So if we don't destroy ourselves first, we will all eventually become god-like? Seriously, no matter how hard I try, the pain in my knee just wont go away, and all the mental regulation in the world wont keep gravity and friction from destroying it a little more each time I move it.
I think we will become more true to ourselves, more in control, less subject to blundering, which is the trend so far.
Humans have achieved great amounts of control of ourselves and environment as compared with other animals, but nowhere near our potential. We go to rehab, diet, take nicotine substitutes, have misunderstandings, temper tantrums, forget things, go into denial, etc etc - endless examples of us not being in control.
As time goes on, those of us who are safe from the coming mass population correction will gain greater mastery through our ever closer link with machines. And I think that
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Highlights of South Africa
Countries Visted: South Africa
9 days / Trip Code: WES001
(double / per person)
Trip Overview:
Highlights Inlclude:
>Southern Sun Cullinan Hotel
>Cape Town
>Bo Kaap
>Cape Point Tour
>Township Tour
>Sabi Sands Reserve
This Adventure Includes:
>Accommodation in standard rooms at hotels, lodges and camps, unless otherwise indicated in the itinerary.
>Meals as indicated in itinerary.
>Entrance fees where applicable
>Tourism levies where applicable
This Adventure Does Not Include:
>Personal extras (curios, gifts etc.)
>Any gratuities.
>Entrance fees not mentioned in the itinerary.
>Any airfare or airport departure taxes.
>Any medical or travel insurance.
>Any tourism levy on accommodation portion of itinerary. Properties reserve the right to charge such levies to clients direct at time of check-out.
>Optional tours and transfers are not included in the total person package cost.
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Four Star Level
(The Four Star service level features deluxe suite, 4 star accomodations. Some meals may be provided. Programs feature private guides and customized personal adventures.)
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Adventure Type:
Family Explorer, Luxury Exclusives, Wildlife Safari
$2501 ~ $5000
Day 1:
Arrive Cape Town
On arrival at Cape Town International Airport you will be met by a Welcome Tourism Services representative, who will assist you to the transfer vehicle. You will be transferred by road from the airport to The Cullinan Hotel. Guests will be transferred by road from The Southern Sun Cullinan to Gold Restaurant for dinner. Overnight
Southern Sun Cullinan -
Breakfast & Dinner
Day 2:
Cape Town Highlights
Greenmarket Square
You cannot visit Cape Town and not visit one of its oldest markets, set on a cobbled square between Short and long Market Streets. This is where Capetonians have been buying their clothing, jewellery, sandals, crafts and nick-nacks for years, and, whilst the face of the market may have changed a little . Visit Company Gradens and then Ferry off to Robben Island to kayak with the Penguin colony. vernight
Southern Sun Cullinan -
Breakfast & Lunch
Day 3:
Cape Town Activities
The Cape Malay Cooking Safari is a truly special Cape experience, and a model example of the philosophy of giving back to the communities that welcome us. A number of home businesses have sprouted up in this area as a direct result of the interest generated by this unique tour.
Table Mountain - Since the first person laid eyes on Table Mountain, it has exerted its powerful and charismatic pull, enchanting and drawing any and all who fall under its spell. The best views of Cape Town are seen from the top of Table Mountain. vernight
Southern Sun Cullinan -
Breakfast & Lunch
Day 4:
Cape Town Activities
Full Day Cape Point Tour |
Guests will be met by their guide at the hotel (pick up time: 09:00). They will travel via the 12 Apostles and Hout Bay, as well as Chapmans Peak (dependant on the road being open) – one of the regions most dramatic mountain drives offering amazing panoramic views over the city and environs.
Paddle with the Penguins
One of the most unique places in the world - a penguin colony in suburban Cape Town! And the best way to see it is from the water. Leave from Simon's Town Waterfront and paddle past the civilian and Naval Harbour and out to Boulder's Beach to see the penguins.
Continue to the Cape of Good Hope Nature Reserve, established in 1939 to protect 7750 ha of indigenous flora and fauna.
Chapman's Peak Drive winds it way between Noordhoek and Hout Bay. Situated on the Atlantic Coast, at the south-western tip of South Africa, it is one of the most spectacular marine drives anywhere in the world.
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Day 5:
Cape Town Community Project
Afternoon Community Project
Enjoy lunch at one of the local restaurants.
This afternoon you will be taken to a community project in one of the Cape Town townships:
• An orphan village in Langa, run by an ex-nursing sister who saw the plight of children in her community and converted her home into a safe haven for these things.
• A church non-profit organization in Gugulethu that is involved in community in various ways, i.e Hospice, after school programme, nutrition programmes, outreach programmes and sports ministry amongst other things.
• A social development programme in Khayelitsha/Langa/Gugulethu that focuses on transforming quality of life by creating, incubating and establishing social enterprises that work long term.
• An amateur soccer club (weekends only), that had a ladies team in the 2nd division and senior team in the top regional league.
• A primary school in Khayelitsha capped with, a visit non-profit organization, at the same venue, that uses soccer as a tool to combat crime, social ills within their community.
Overnight Southern Sun Cullinan -
Breakfast & Lunch
Day 6:
Cape Town to Franchhoek
From Cape Town you will travel to Stellenbosch and the Zevenwacht Wine Estate where you will spend the morning. Zewenwacht offers an unique hand on bread baking experience ending with a wine tasting and lunch served with your own freshly baked bread. Covering 200 hectares of the 450 hectare property, the vineyards are ideally situated for the growing of quality grapes. Zevenwacht is characterized by good quality, varied soils and the vineyards have been selectively planted with red and white noble varietals.
Transfer to the wine estate Haute Cabriere.
Cabrière is a wine farm steeped in history and local lore. Originally granted to a French Huguenot farmer, Pierre Jourdan, on the 22 December 1694, it has been part of the Franschhoek Wine Valley fabric for over 300 years. Overnight
L'Ermitage Chateau & Villas | 1 Bedroom Villa | Bed and breakfast basis
Day 7-9:
Cape Town Flight to Kruger
You will be transferred by road from Franschhoek to Cape Town Airport arriving in time to connect with a scheduled flight from Cape Town to Nelspruit. On arrival at Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport you will be met and transferred by road to Lion Sands River Lodge situated in The Sabi Sands Game Reserve. Afternoon and Evening game drives.
Overnight Lion Sand River Lodge
All Meals and Drinks,
Day 9:
Flight to Johannesburg - Transfer out
Morning Game Drive, After tea/coffee and rusks in the lounge you will depart on an early morning game drive. Breakfast. Return to the lodge at about 09h00 for a hearty breakfast. Check Out & Transfer from The Sabi Sands Game Reserve to Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport arriving in time to connect with a scheduled flight from Nelspruit to Johannesburg.
Pre-Trip Travel Information:
Planning for your vacation requires research and fact gathering. Please take a look at the Essentials page and the Guidebook icon located at each country home page Our mini guidebook page to each destination provides general information, facts, what to expect, weather & season facts and some helpful tips to make your trip more enjoyable.
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60 or more days: $150
30-60 days: $300 Advance payment cost unless deposit is higher
29–8 days: 40% of trip cost
7–0 days No refund
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A required deposit per person is $300.00 unless otherwise noted. The balance is due within 60 days of departure. This may vary depending on destination and requirements of our travel partners.
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Here's the plot of an episode of a fifties TV show called Science Fiction Theatre:
A baby woolly mammoth has been found preserved in the ice of the Arctic Circle. A group of scientists, including a sorrowful-looking female zoologist in a Peter Pan collar, melt the ice and stare in wonder at the prehistoric creature lying motionless on the floor. Could it possibly still be alive, in a state of suspended animation? The scientists administer a "galvanic shock," and the baby mammoth miraculously scrambles to his feet. But something is wrong: He misses his mother. He begins to pine away until the zoologist, whose own child has died, rushes to comfort him.
But then she is injured in a car wreck, and by the time she recovers and gets back to the baby mammoth, it's too late. The weakened, heartbroken creature greets her with a forlorn bleat from his trunk and falls over dead.
"Funny, isn't it?" the zoologist says as she dabs at her eyes with a handkerchief. "Crying over an animal that should have died half a million years ago?"
When I tracked down this show recently and watched it for the first time since boyhood, it looked itself like an artifact of the Ice Age. The images on the DVD transfer were faded and skittery. The mammoth was played by a baby elephant wearing plastic-looking tusk extenders and scraggly tufts of hair glued to its head. But I had no trouble recalling the story's haunting effect on me. Deep into adulthood the memory lingered: a lonesome lost creature imprisoned in time, a frozen heart made to beat again, a block of ice like a window through which the light of prehistory still dimly shone.
Back in the fifties in Abilene, as I sat in my cowboy pajamas watching Science Fiction Theatre, it did not occur to me to find this scenario far-fetched. I had a calm certainty that in my lifetime a mammoth would indeed be brought back to life. As it turns out, I might have been right. A number of frozen mammoths have been extracted from permafrost over the past century, and though they are very much dead and cannot be reconstituted by a galvanic shock, their nuclei could conceivably be inserted into the egg cells of an elephant, which would act as a surrogate mother. A group of Japanese scientists recently predicted that by 2016 the world may witness the birth of a baby mammoth.
If it happens, it will be a reunion of sorts, since humans and mammoths go back a long way. In Texas, the people we know today as Paleo-Indians were hunting mammoths a mere 10,000 or 11,000 years ago. By that time, the glaciers that had once covered much of North America were long gone. And they had never extended this far south, so there is no chance of finding a frozen mammoth in Texas, much less one in suspended animation. But mammoth bones are everywhere: emerging from eroded cutbanks, plowed up in farmers' fields, unearthed in construction sites.
These bones are from Mammuthus columbi, the Columbian mammoth, not the woolly mammoth that was featured in Science Fiction Theatre. Columbian mammoths ranged farther south than their cold-weather cousins, throughout the Pleistocene grasslands and woodlands of North America, all the way down to what is now Mexico. They were larger than the woolly mammoths, reaching up to fourteen feet high, with domed heads and huge sweeping tusks.
Sixty or seventy thousand years ago, a herd of these creatures was foraging in a floodplain a few miles west of what is now downtown Waco. The landscape, in the waning millennia of the Ice Age, would have been prairies and lightly forested savannas populated with all sorts of vanished megafauna: camels, saber-toothed cats, ground-dwelling sloths that could rear up to twenty feet high, and massive armadillo-like glyptodonts that shuffled along like living boulders.
There were a few juveniles in the mammoth herd, but most were adult females. A flash flood, roaring out of the ancestral Bosque River, caught them at the bottom of a steep-sided tributary. Perhaps a few members of the herd were able to scramble up the banks of the tributary and get away, but the rest were struck by a lethal blast of moving water. The positions in which the mammoths' bodies were found suggest that the adult females—in a protective gesture familiar to us from the behavior of modern elephants—tried to form a shield around the juveniles. But even full-grown mammoths could not keep their footing against the sudden velocity of the flood. Old and young drowned together as the water swept them away. Their bodies were then buried by subsequent deposits of soil and sediment and remained hidden from sight until 1978, when two Waco men, Paul Barron and Eddie Bufkin, came across what they thought was a mammoth bone exposed in the eroded wall of a ravine.
They knew they


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James Farmer, National Director of the Congress of Racial Equality, will speak at 8 p.m. tonight in Harvard Hall 1. The title of his speech, sponsored by the Harvard-Radcliffe Young Democrats, is "Los Angeles and After." Tickets are available at the Coop or at the door.
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