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Age: 23
Additional Information: Officer Seguin served with the Broward County Sheriff's Office for 3 years. He is survived by his father, a retired Ft. Lauderdale police officer.
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Cause of death: Deputy Ryan Seguin was struck and killed by the driver of a vehicle as he and his partner made a traffic stop on I-595, just east of Southwest 136 Avenue.
Date of incident: February 15, 2006
DAVIE, Fla. -- A Broward Sheriff's Office deputy was killed and another was injured during a traffic stop on Interstate 595 Wednesday night, officials said.
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Nanosurf is a leading provider of easy-to-use atomic force microscopes (AFM) and scanning tunneling microscopes (STM). Our products and services are trusted by professionals worldwide to help them measure, analyze, and present 3D surface information. Our microscopes excel through their compact and elegant design, their easy handling, and their absolute reliability.
This report effectively demonstrates the ability of the FlexAFM to monitor morphological changes during electrodeposition of material on an electrode surface. In the data shown here, copper was deposited on a flame annealed gold surface. The deposition process was shown to be fully reversible: At low potentials copper was deposited and at higher potentials it was dissolved again. Deposition and dissolution took place very rapidly, within one AFM scan line.
The interaction of objects with their surroundings is largely transmitted over its surface. By application of a coating, the surface properties can be adjusted to protect the object against wear mechanisms such as abrasion or corrosion. Abrasion can be reduced by using a hard coating that can resist high normal or shear forces, or by a coating with lubricating properties. Corrosion can be reduced by coverage of a susceptible metal with a more resistant one, e.g. Nickel. In addition, such coatings can also be applied for cosmetic reasons, e.g. to change the appearance of the surface. One possibility to coat an object with a conducting coating, generally a metal, is electroplating, in which cations from a solution are electrodeposited on it at a suitable potential. At the selected potential, cations of a desired material are reduced from the solution and deposit on the object as a thin layer. Among other factors, the quality of the metal plating will mainly depend on the substrate morphology and the kinetics of deposition.
The Cu Damascene electrodeposition in particular is a key fabrication process, currently used in state-of-the-art, multilevel Cu metallization of microelectronic interconnects that range from transistor to circuit board length scale. This strongly technology-driven application serves as a key motivator for applied and fundamental mechanistic studies that can spur further development and optimization of the Cu electrodeposition process.
With an atomic force microscope (AFM) surface morphology can be studied at the nanometer scale. The AFM is not restricted to surfaces in vacuum or air, but can also be used to study the liquid-solid interface. Having the surface wired and incorporated in an electrochemical cell, allows electrochemical reactions at the interface to be provoked and followed functionally by the current flowing through the interface. With the AFM, changes in the surface morphology under these electrochemically relevant conditions can be studied simultaneously.
Here we present the reversible electrodeposition, or plating, of a gold surface with copper from a solution containing 1 mM copper sulfate and 100 mM sulfuric acid to increase the electrolyte conductivity. Deposition and dissolution of copper could readily be followed by cyclic voltammetry. The copper-induced morphological changes occurring at the gold surface could simultaneously be recorded by performing AFM measurements in the liquid electrolyte during voltammetry using the Nanosurf FlexAFM, and serves to confirm and better understand the electrochemical process.
A conducting sample forms the bottom of the electrochemical cell (see Figure 1). A Kel-F cell was mounted on top of the sample and pressed down by a metal plate. To prevent leakage, a 20 mm ¡Á 2 mm O-ring made from Kalrez 4079 was present between the sample and the Kel-F cell. Potentials were set and currents measured with a home-built potentiostat. The substrate was connected to the working electrode of the potentiostat (red wire, center right) via a clamp outside the liquid reservoir. The quasireference and counter electrodes (wired blue and black, respectively) enter the liquid over the rim of the reservoir. The reference electrodes used was a copper wire. The counter electrode was made of platinum. The electrolyte solution contained 1 mM CuSO4 and 100 mM H2SO4. All experiments were carried out with a high-resolution FlexAFM scan head equipped with a Cantilever Holder SA for straightforward measurements in liquid environments such as the electrolyte used here. Best image quality was obtained in Dynamic mode (with Phase Contrast data acquisition enabled) using PPP-NCLAuD cantilevers from Nanosensors.
Figure 1: Experimental Setup. (Top) Overview showing the electrochemical cell on a FlexAFM Sample Stage equipped with Environmental Control Chamber, Micrometer Translation Stage and isoStage. The FlexAFm scan head is shown lying on its side, equipped with a Cantilever Holder SA for measurements in liquid. (Bottom) Close-up of the electrochemical cell and the wiring used to connect the electrodes and gold surface.
The sample used in these experiments consisted of a 20 mm ¡Á 20 mm glass wafer with gold evaporated onto its surface. The gold was flame-annealed and cooled down under a stream of dry nitrogen. After cooling, the sample was quickly mounted in the electrochemical cell and electrolyte was added. The preferable orientation of the gold film was (111), as concluded from the cyclic voltammograms. Copper deposition and dissolution was carried out as described earlier. The potential scale on all cyclic voltammograms was zeroed at the equilibrium potential of copper deposition/dissolution in the electrolyte.
The upper graph in Figure 2 shows the stepwise deposition and dissolution of a copper monolayer on Au(111) (underpotential deposition, UPD; see ref. 6). The two pairs of current peaks P1/P1'and P2/ P2' separate three characteristic potential regions. Region I corresponds to the disordered adsorption of copper and sulfate ions on the gold surfaces. Upon changing the electrode potential past P1, the socalled (¡Ì3¡Á¡Ì3) honeycomb-type adlayer (region II) is formed, composed of 2/3 copper ion coverage and 1/3 sulfate ion coverage. At more negative potentials than P2 (region III), a full monolayer of copper is formed. These processes are reversible upon positive potential excursion. At potentials more negative than 0.0 V vs. Cu/Cu2+ (reversible Nernst potential) bulk or overpotential deposition (OPD) of copper onto the pre-deposited monolayer takes place in region IV according to a Stranski-Krastanov growth mechanism.
From the curves in the lower graph of Figure 2 it can be seen that the amount of bulk deposited copper increases when the turning point (lower left part of the voltammograms) is changed to more negative values. The magnitudes of both the negative deposition and the positive dissolution currents clearly increase. The amount of material can be estimated from the integrated current against time, if other electrochemical processes are neglected.
Figure 2: Cyclic voltammograms. Copper deposition (negative peaks) and dissolution (positive peaks) on Au(111) in 0.1 M H2SO4 + 1 mM CuSO4, sweep rate 0.05 V¡¤s-1. (Top) Underpotential deposition and dissolution. (Bottom) Overpotential (bulk) depostion and dissolution in dependence on the turning point at negative potential.
Figure 3 shows AFM images of the Au surface recorded before deposition (top), during deposition (middle) and during dissolution (bottom) of copper. The deposition could be confirmed from the change in topography (left), phase (right) and current flowing through the working electrode (gold surface).
Figure 3: AFM images of bulk deposition and dissolution. Topography (left) and phase (right) of the bare gold substrate (top), the substrate during deposition (middle) and during dissolution (bottom). Topography is displayed as derived data and phase as raw data. Images are 800 nm in size and identically scaled for comparison.
For the top image of the bare gold, the surface was kept at a positive potential, where no Cu bulk deposition occurs. During recording of the middle images, the voltage was cycled to values E < 0.0 V vs. Cu/Cu2+. Images were recorded during the bulk deposition process. Once the 3D phase was nucleated, growth could be observed up to potentials close to 0.0 V vs. Cu/Cu2+. Dissolution of the Cu clusters started at E > 0.0 V. The dissolution rate increases with increasing potential.
Both deposition and dissolution occur in a very narrow time frame. From the gold surfaces visible in all images, it can be seen that all images were recorded on the same area. All images have a dimension of 800 nm ¡Á 800 nm and were scaled identically in Z (morphology: derived data with Sobel filter, center-scaled between ¨C20 and +20; phase: raw data scaled to a 20 degrees range with identical offset).
The experiment described here demonstrates that electrochemical processes can be elegantly monitored in situ by EC-AFM. To this end, the FlexAFM was equipped with a potentiostat and a special sample holder, suitable for electrochemical experiments. The copper deposition can be steered via the voltage applied by the potentiostat and monitored via the current flowing through the gold substrate. The morphological changes could be recorded during the deposition and dissolution of copper. The experiment serves as proof of concept to study metal deposition, corrosion or other electrochemical phenomena at the nanoscale with EC-AFM.
This work was performed in collaboration with Ilya Pobelov, Artem Mishchenko and Thomas Wandlowski (Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Bern, Switzerland) and Gabor Meszaros and Tamas Pajkossy (Institute of Materials and Environmental Chemistry, Chemical Research Centre, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Budapest, Hungary).
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The House of Marley introduced the world to our newest line of personal audio and lifestyle products this week at the 2013 International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. Known as one of the world's premier electronics events, the Consumer Electronics Show brings out the newest innovations brands have to offer and acted as the perfect launching point for the new House of Marley gear.
"When we started, we made a promise and a commitment to our planet and Marley fans," Rohan Marley said during Consumer Electronics Show. "Today, we are continuing to work hard to deliver on that promise by creating extraordinary personal audio and lifestyle products that reflect our commitment to a global movement, and expresses our love of music, craft, the planet and people."
Announcing a new era of wireless technology for our brand, the House of Marley debuted new portable Bluetooth speakers, including the Chant, the Bag of Riddim, the versatile Get Together speaker and the Roots Rock carrying bag. The House of Marley's home audio system, The Get Up Stand Up, was also given a Bluetooth makeover for the Consumer Electronic Show, while the One Foundation Premium Digital Audio System made a splash with it's unique four driver design.
The House of Marley's dedication to using eco-friendly materials in every product is represented best in our new over-ear headphones, on-ear headphones and in-ear headphones. The Rise Up over-ear headphones offer aviator style with unique bamboo-fiber ear cushions, while our new Legend in-ear headphones are made with FSC certified wood. New on-ear headphones, including Harambe, Buffalo Soldier, Riddim and Liberate, give consumers the ability to purchase sophisticated audio gear at several different price points.
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This image taken on May 14, 2012 in Concord, N.H., shows a grilled dessert pizza topped with flaked coconut, fresh strawberries and chocolate bits. (AP Photo/Matthew Mead)
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For a July Fourth celebration, dessert has got to be easy and easy going.
Be sure to let the pizza dough rest at room temperature for about 30 minutes before trying to roll it out. Otherwise, it will be too stiff to work with and will resist stretching.
Start to finish: 30 minutes
Servings: 6
¼ cup turbinado or demerara sugar, divided
16-ounce ball refrigerated pizza dough
Canola or vegetable oil
½ cup semisweet chocolate bits
1½ cups chopped fresh strawberries
¾ cup flaked coconut
Heat a grill to medium-high.
Scatter half of the sugar on a counter top. Place the pizza dough over the sugar and roll out into the sugar. Sprinkle the top of the dough with the remaining sugar, then roll again to press the sugar into the top. You should have a rough circle about 12 inches in diameter.
Transfer the dough to a baking sheet, then head out to the grill.
Use an oil-soaked paper towel held with tongs to oil the grill grates.
Transfer the pizza dough directly onto the grates. Cook for 2 to 3 minutes per side, or until cooked and lightly browned.
Return the crust to the baking sheet and immediately sprinkle the chocolate bits over the top. Wait 1 minute to allow the chocolate to melt, then use a butter knife or silicone spatula to spread the melted chocolate evenly over the crust. Sprinkle with the chopped strawberries and the flaked coconut. Enjoy warm.
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Terrific recap. I feel like I don't even have to watch the show!
the preview makes it seems as thought jenna has an alice in wonderland party.... funny that mona had a queen of hearts card... wonder how they were corresponding.... lucas???
i love the recaps cuz ur sure to overlook a detail or 2or how 2 things fit together and ur able to listen to other peoples ideas. great!
donte:: where do you see a alice in wonderland thing going on? i didnt see it and thats interesting
donte:: where do you see a alice in wonderland thing going on? i didnt see it and thats interesting
I think that Nate seems to be involved. I mean he just showed up and he won't give emily maya's parents address because he "forgot" and he's mailing the card in for her. I don't know about you guys but he seems a little suspicious
Dat hoe Melissa lyin she in on it she's a A and like monna said we...meaning there's more than one A and if da liers can jst tell the truth about eveything da policy would have all 6 of da a list in jail yep I said it 6 A's.
Well its obvious isn't it... the body is going to be fund in their lakehouse. Then the girls would be screwed because they said they were there that night and didn't see anything unusual...
There's something strange with Emily's manager and Nate.
Nate is definitely suspicious. I was happy to see Jason again (and no Ezra). I still say Jason and Aria's chemistry was some of the hottest on the show. Can we move past the incredibly inappropriate relationship and have her with someone new!
I think that Melissa is defiantly suspicious and WHY is there no Ezria in this episode!!!!! Nate is really weird and Jason is really freaky. Can't wait 4 the nxt episode.
I love this show! But this season is getting a bit weird. I think Jason is super hot and would rather have him with Aria than Ezra. Melissa is definitely part of the A group, but weird because she is so old (or looks that much older). Jenna is part of A also along with Lucas. The whole weak and victim storyline of Emily is getting really boring and annoying.
Love Spencer and Toby - they are so cute together.
What role does Garrett have? He is so creepy
can we get over the "inappropriate relationship" of Aria and Ezra... geez. in 1 year it would be completely legal... and you can read in magazines and books and in the newspaper all about people who had "illegal" relationships and then ended up getting married years down the road...
I do have to admit, that I have never met a guy about ezra's age ever act that mature. that's for sure.. he's like supposed to be 24-ish. give me a break. he's too perfectly good to aria.
they all act way too mature for their ages.
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According to Reuters (March 5. 2012), a Korean organization named Frog Friends (I am not sure but this may actually be the group Toad Friends) is trying to get Manchester United Park Ji-sung to join their efforts to help save frogs and other amphibians in Korea. According to the article:
Park is South Korea's best known soccer player and said that his father had fed him frog juice to boost his stamina.
"If Park joins our campaign to stop the practice, it would correct people's misperceptions about eating frogs, believing it will raise their stamina," said the lobby group.
Good luck with that.
"I do not know if it is just coincidence but after it was revealed… that Park eats frogs as a means to boost his strength, the number of cases of illegal poaching of frogs and toads residing in mountains has increased," campaign organiser Park Wan-hee was quoted as saying by Yonhap News Agency on Monday.
I found this comment on the page of an evironmentalist who visited Korea rather odd – "I was happy to learn that Koreans do not eat frog legs" Not sure about the leg part but I do know that Koreans – at least in the past – ate whole frogs.
Many many years ago I went to Andong city with a Korean friend and was surprised that there was no real place to drink. We finally found a pochang macha (tent that sold drinks and snacks) where I was the only foreign customer and we, my friend and I, were the youngest people in the place by at least two decades. I had just started learning Korean and my friend barely spoke English so our conversations were basically done by hand signals, body language and a couple of dictionaries. Like many people who first arrive in Korea – I was determined to have an open mind and try whatever food was placed in front of me.
My friend ordered for us and soon we had our macholi and, much to my surprise, three whole boiled frogs – complete with innards. My friend grabbed the frog by the face and plopped it in his mouth. I still remember the frog's flaked skin on the sides of his mouth and the expectant looks of the assembled old Korean men – all wondering if I would eat one. I did. The frog literally exploded in my mouth. It took a lot of macholi before I could wash that taste out of my mouth – most of it supplied by those old yangbans in that tent. I don't think I need to add, but I will, that the third frog was consumed by my friend.
I still occasionally see dried frogs in the markets in Seoul and every time I do it reminds me of my first and last experience of eating frog.


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She is currently a Washington-based staff writer for The New Yorker, specializing in political and investigative reporting. Before that, she was a senior writer and front-page editor for The Wall Street Journal, as well as the Journal's first female White House correspondent.
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IN 2007, the Legislature – with then-Senators Eddie Calvo and Ray Tenorio voting no – passed a law that provided $112 million for the payment of past-due tax refunds. The law was signed, the money transferred and the checks mailed out to residents without having to get in line.
The past couple of weeks, 2- and 3-year-old past-due income tax refunds were a political opportunity not left wanting of exploitation by the current administration. And they gladly used your money once more to advance their political campaign event like no other. At the direction of the governor, government-paid employees shoved political campaign-like messages into the envelopes that wrapped the people of Guam's income tax refunds – as if they were gifts from the governor and lieutenant governor themselves. These actions funded by taxpayer dollars and guided by false mindsets place the integrity of the entire refund distribution in question as the people of Guam were subjected to not only waiting years for refunds, but also waiting hours in line to receive what was justly due to them in the first place.
Easily, more than half a million dollars in taxpayer money was spent promoting the event – from flying out consultants to Guam for the signing of documents, to the distributing of income tax refund checks at non-government-related buildings with government-paid workers attaching political messages promoting the governor and the lieutenant governor. This cost the taxpayer about $24 per check distributed.
Although early in the fiscal year, revenues are 7 percent below the governor's Fiscal Year 2012 projections, our manamko' are made to live with a decrease in services, and our school children are suffering from excessively hot classrooms – yet the Executive branch finds it feasible to expend money in excess of what would have been necessary if they had simply mailed the checks out last Thursday.
This income tax refund distribution event places clarity as to the priority of the Executive branch when it comes to government funds. Political and self-promotion are apparently above assistance, service, and nurturing of our youth and our manamko'. Now that income tax refunds from tax year 2010 have been paid, the funds that were set aside in the FY2012 budget now must be the focus and priority of the Executive branch. They must not ignore the budget and the mandates set forth by Guam law which direct the Executive branch to pay income tax refunds as budgeted every single month.
The full-color messages printed specifically for political gain stated, "This is part of the first steps to righting this wrong." This "wrong" mentioned is the underpayment of income tax refunds similar to last fiscal year, wherein the amount of $50 million in income tax refunds was not paid by the Executive branch. Although I have, and continue to keep, a keen eye on the payment of income tax refunds, it is the governor and his Executive branch that controls the actual payment and following of the mandates set in law.
As the governor and lieutenant governor mentioned in the messages they distributed at their political campaign-like event at Guam shopping centers, this was their first step in correcting the injustice they have imposed on the people. Rest assured, I will continue to keep a close eye on the next steps wherein the payment of income tax refunds shall be the main priority of your government – both the Legislature and the Executive branch.
Following the law and sharpening the mandates set forth in the law will enable the Executive branch to keep up with the payment of income tax refunds well beyond any governor's term in office.


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Chillicothe native Sarah Burkhardt has a small, credited role in the Hollywood blockbuster 'Iron Man 3.' Burkhardt, a graduate of Chillicothe High School, has been living in California for seven years while chasing her dream of getting large movie roles.
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Sometimes, it can take just two seconds to change your luck.
Sarah Burkhardt, 32, already is seeing the power of a single line and two-second shot in the summer blockbuster "Iron Man 3."
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We are Juxt rewind: This article was originally posted August 14, 2013
In my images I use pain as a beauty, erotic as a psychological way of life. – Mira Nedyalkova
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Hi Juxt readers. I spotted Mira Nedyalkova on Instagram only a few weeks ago now. I was fascinated. I contacted her and was so pleased she agreed to an e-mail interview. She is an absolute sweeheart and I'm so happy to share her with you…
"All my photographs are self-portraits. They are all done in my home. In the process of shooting i Usually Have idea of what I am going to shoot and the result I want to achieve…through my work of images I express myself and my intimate inner life. In my body of photographs you would find beauty and strong will for life, sorrow and pain, love and eroticism as constant part of our life… I would love to connect all that feelings. For me that is the only way to know the sweetness to be alive, to know the happiness and become part of the beauty of life." –Mira Nedyalkova
We die and see beauty reign
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J: Mira, I was so pleased to find you on Instagram. The moody beauty, sadness, and personal strength that emanates from your images really speaks to me. Your obvious attention to detail and professionalism are also remarkable. Thanks so much for agreeing to this interview and allowing us to post you images here. I have a few questions for you. I, and I'm sure our readers, would love to learn more about you and your process…
What motivates you to take the images that you take and how did you get started with self portraits?
M: I started as a model when I was 18 years old, and I was also drawing and painting at the same time. I have always wanted to do photography on my own, because I was never really satisfied, I did not see myself in these photographs, these lack of emotion I think was the reason for me to start expressing my real self through me and my own work. I do self-portraits because I know myself best and that way I can achieve my ideas and thoughts. In other words I am the best model for my own work, because I am always here, and always available. It is really satisfying being a model and a photographer, because it is a closed process between me and me where there is no border or limitations.
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J: What is your life history with respect to art? Have you had formal training? And do you have other outlets for your creativity (painting, writing, cooking, etc.)?
M: I finished Art school with major interior design, and as I said before, I am drawing and painting since i was little. After I found photography it became my priority media in a way of expressing myself through images. I am a totally self-taught photographerThe Lover
J: Aside from my obvious admiration, what kind of a response to you get from people? And what part does that play in your ongoing motivation or artistic style (or both)?
M: I definitely can say that people admire my work. Often of course I find disapproval because of the provocations and message I am trying to put out there where some people are not ready to face. In my images I use pain as a beauty, erotic as a psychological way of life. Main stream approval is not important for me to continue working and creating my work. The most motivating thing is my own need to create my art. I am really joyful when artists that I admire very much are inspired by my work as much as I am by theirs.
Hiding All Away
J: I just read Instagram's 'Terms of Use' and was surprised to see, "You may not post nude, partially nude, or sexually suggestive photos". Frankly, I was surprised to see that! You're certainly not the first person to post… well, all of the above. Did you negotiate with Instagram to keep your account and make it private?
M: When I started with instagram I was not familiar with their Terms of Use. Later on I was banned a few times. After that I conformed with their terms, but again i was deactivated a couple of times, probably because of my style. Now I am private which allows me to choose whomever i want to see my image, but I still pay close attention to what i post, because recently I received a warning that if I continue I might get banned for the third time.
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J: Can you describe where you live and your favorite things about it?
M: I live in Bulgaria, Sofia. At the moment I work in a Italian firm. We work on a European Student projects in few parts of Europe. I am a manager of Sofia office. I travel a lot, mostly Italy. I am very happy, because I really love Italy. I live alone with my two cats, which I love very much. In my spare time I listen to lot of music which is one of my greatest inspirations. At the moment I listen to Chinawoman, Isobell Campbell & Mark Lanegan, Nick Cave…I love spending time with my sister and my friends.
J: Your images strike me as cinematic in style… What or who are your influences?
M: You probably get this feeling, because my images are always full with content, more like stories. I try to say something with the image, not leave it as a empty vision. I do not have special cinema influences. I have favorite films of course, but I am not influenced by any of them. As I said music is my greatest inspiration.
Today's the time for courage, babe. Tomorrow can be for forgiving.
J: OK, now for some technical talk: What apps do you use to create and edit your incredible images? How do you set them up? Do you have any help? How do you decide whether to use your iPhone or your DSLR? Any other tips you're willing to share?
M: I use Iphone instagram and Snapseed. I use mainly Photoshop for my digital edit. I love to work with photoshop, because it give's me a lot of possibilities and variations. My way of working with an image is to experiment with new techniques, I do not follow a special setting to repeat in all of my work, except when I am working on a series which gives more time to be creative and not to technical. I use My DSLR when I intend to print and exhibit the image, because of the quality and professionalism.
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J: Where can our readers find and purchase your work, or even just view it on a larger scale?
EDITOR's NOTE: Images on the sites listed below are as they are described in this interview. Please do not click the links if you are not prepared to view images as described.
M: Mira's Blog and website, or my Facebook page - you can find info about my upcoming exhibits and communion, and on Instagram at @mmirabilia
J: Thanks, again, Mira. It was a privilege to interview you. And thanks for the music tips. I listened to Isobel Campbell & Mark Lanegan as I formatted this interview and LOVED it!
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Mira has a stunning collection of work and it's great that it's been brought to light through this featured interview.
Stunning photography. Thanks for the intro Jen
Beautiful work
Great interview Jen, Mira's work is truly remarkable!
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Here's what ArmA 3 looks like on a dual GTX 780 PC
Seven minutes of in-game goodness.
By Alex Walker on September 19, 2013 at 6:38 pm
Our resident eSports guru Alex Walker recently put together his new PC, and has been kind enough to record a bunch of footage from his latest ArmA 3 adventures on it.
Alex details his new rig as: i7-3770K (not overclocked), 32GB G.Skill 2333mhz RAM, 2x GTX 780s, 120GB SSD, 520GB SSD, 2x WD Black 4TB Striped, and 1x WD 4TB.
"Even with that, ArmA 3 on Ultra only gives 20FPS," he jokes. Well, damn.
Check it out below. You can download it in HD here.
Arma 3 releases new Helicopters DLC, which I think comes with helicopters
Get to the chopper.
ArmA 3 joke DLC results in $50,000 Red Cross donation
Good things grow from weirdness.
Somebody is making a Jurassic Park mod for ArmA 3 and it looks sweet
It's all coming together.
1. sli doesnt do shit, cos the fact so little is using the gpus (if i have sli on it only uses aboot 30% for each of my 3x 670′s, or i can turn sli off and use 1 card fully, plus with sli you get a problem using PiP as noted in yah video when you got in the car)
2. arma doesnt know how to use multi cored cpus to save its life
(my 3930k @ 4.8ghz will happily max out a single core leaving the rest twiddling their thumbs and thus hampering my view distance to aboot 2km from a possible 12km)
3. i will agree with you tho it can look very pretty
you should do some night time missions, lighting effects makes me drool
Ah good old ARMA, the most unoptmized POS engine in the world.
Arma 3 still suffers from extremely poor optimisation. It's just an ongoing tragedy with BI. They simply cannot optimise performance in their titles.
Granted it does look nice, but this game should never have released in its current state, it's just a joke. I've had the beta since it became available but soon grew tired of the shocking fps.
Won't be installing until performance is greatly improved and a decent single player campaign is available.
i never buy their games straight away. Always wait a few monthes atleast to patch most of the main issues out lol
Wow 780s in sli, big deal. I bet you were being CPU bottle-necked and both cards were hardly even being used. I would be more interested to see Arma 3 on Alex's PC if he had it overclocked the cpu to 5ghz.
Meh, doesn't look that fantastic. The ground and most textures still look like crap and it doesnt look too different to "high", the "amazing" graphics in A3 are all smoke and mirrors… it's an average looking game with extreme levels of blur and field of view trying to trick you into thinking it's pretty.
Pity they couldnt spend their time on something like making grass that appears more than 50m away from you. All those pretty shadows, DoF and bloom/post processing just put you at a disadvantage in multi player.
Part of me wishes that games would ship with all settings locked to ON so the playing field is even.
I get a solid 30-40FPS in heated battles maybe dropping a bit below 30 with a single 780 and an i7-950. Arma 3s engine does not feel poorly optimized from my perspective. From the Beta I got a huge performance increase.
Don't forget though that driver releases will improve performance as well eventual patching of certain features.
The game goes from 60+ fps in SP & Co-op scenarios to around 25fps in MP on the majority of servers running Altis.
Multiplayer is such an unplayable mess in its current state.
It doesn't matter what hardware you have, the game will always run badly if the servers are struggling to host the map.
I bought Arma 3, dropped everything to low/off 46fps with 2x 670GTX. That was before i even saw any action. (if there even is any action in that game)
'dual GTX 780′ be damned. It really means NOTHING AT ALL when in many situations even a 760 will only show you a 30-50% GPU usage and no significant difference in frame-rate between Ultra and low graphics settings when maintaining the same view and object distance.
The Tank showcase is a singleplayer example which suffers from this without even being a complicated scenario.
game still looks worse than bf2 tho? wdf
game still looks worse than bf2 tho?wdf
yeah…. nah
I bought Arma 3, dropped everything to low/off 46fps with 2x 670GTX. That was before i even saw any action. (if there even is any action in that game)
Your settings on low is actually the problem. The game barely puts anything on the GPU and a lot of settings on low take even more off the GPU and put it on to the CPU. This is fairly common on older engines. So play with turning your settings up and you should see your FPS increase quite a bit.
I love the idea of Arma. With a focus on realism that brings in elements that I would love to see in other games, particularly the calling out the direction and distance of enemy pers – as opposed to bf3s, 'I've spotted an enemy soldier,' that's nice but where? I assume that the role of being a machinegunner has more purpose and importance (correct me if I am wrong). I could waffle on but instead I will summise with: and pretty much any small detail with interaction with personal kit and movement in the environment.
But. I just don't know if it is a game I want to play.
I have recorded some Arma 3 Alpha and Arma 3 Retail footage.
In the Alpha I used an Intel E6420 2,1ghz Socket 775
In the Retail I now have an Intel E3-1230v3 3.3ghz Haswell Socket 1150 (Performs the same as the i7-4770)
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We have been playing the co40_tripwired-occupation map , it is great fun. You can get it from steam workshop or websites
Our clan played co40_tripwired-occupation.altis.pbo for 3 hrs last night, tones of fun. (6.30pm to 9.30pm)
On co40_tripwired-occupation.altis.pbo mp we get 40 to 60 fps on a private 8 player clan server with settings on standard to high , depending on everyone's rig setup.
Arma 3 still lacks retail polish and seems like it was rushed out of the door with p1ss p00r optimization for GPU and CPU. Its still got a few UI interface issues and small bugs , but overall a great fun coop game, especially if you can pick it up for US$25 instead of full price
I built a new mini ITX rig a month ago so I can share experience so far. Gigabyte Windforce 780oc, 4770k, 16gb Ripjaws ram 2133, Win 8 64 bit. Mainly for Arma 3 and Rome 2.
60fps on ultra settings, 3600 view distance. Dips to about 36fps in battles. Looks amazing. Pretty sure this could do 45 + in battles with some graphics adjustments. Haven't had much time to play yet. Need full Warefare server running like we had in Arma 2 a few years back.
That was so much fun. Think I'm having with withdrawals.
it really doesn't look all that impressive :S.
admittedly I've only played the SP alpha but it ran fine on my single 7970 60fps with everything maxed.
Nothing in this game impressed me it's a slightly prettier arma with less restrictive movement… nothing world shattering.
Yeah it's unoptimized (mainly online) but I'm loving the game anyway. Bash the engine as much as you want there's nothing else that comes close to it.
It's like several games in one: A tactical FPS, a vehicle sim and a sandbox that lets you easily create or load in any mission you can think of. Then there's all the awesome addons people make for it – F/A-18 Superhornet FTW. :D
If they want their sales to pick up they should port DayZ over in full ASAP …
Did I really just witness no building damage??? In this day and age with Battlefield 4 due for release?! It might focus on realism in SOME places, but REALLY? No massive destruction??!!
I know where my money is going. We may even be going back to a few BF4 mods this time round.
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BREWSTER — Tom Edmondson was throwing in the towel. After trying to tough it out for three days, enduring temperatures inside the house as low as 35 degrees, he and his wife, Carol, were leaving their waterfront home at Ellis Landing on Cape Cod Bay.
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Brewster Town Administrator Charles Sumner said selectmen were briefed Monday night by Natural Resources Director Chris Miller on "what was really a hugely damaging storm that affected every town beach and landing. The damage is significant."
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"This is going to be very expensive," Sumner said.
He noted that many private properties were heavily damaged as well.
"I've been here for 26 years and I've never seen anything like this," he said.
Nearly all of Brewster's landings suffered damage to the parking lots and the town closed all access to the public. At Mant's Landing, the entire lot was broken into pieces after being submerged over the weekend. Large triangular sections of striped macadam littered the beach in front of Ellis Landing and a massive cement storm drain also sat on the sand, completely stripped of the soil and paving that once held it in place.
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Edmondson said they didn't hear the damage that was being done to their property because the wind noise was so loud. Their windows were coated with frozen saltwater and snow, leaving them blind to what was happening outside.
They knew only that something bad had happened when ice-cold air began coming into the house through floor vents and the water stopped flowing because their pipes instantly froze after being exposed to the chilled slushy seawater in the basement.
"That night was the worst," he said.
At Brewster's Breakwater Landing, a solid 2-foot-thick cap of frozen snow and sea ice topped the big stone breakwater. One house had lost the corner of its foundation and another was plastered in sea ice, dusted brown with flying sand so that it looked like a gingerbread house. Waves had smashed its deck like toothpicks.
In Eastham, a 20-foot-deep portion of Thumpertown Beach was missing, as if a large spoon had dipped into a bowl of pudding. The town stairway to the beach was closed off because it hung in open space after the sand disappeared from around critical support pilings. Campground Beach to the north also had a big section of parking lot missing.
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Wednesday, October 19, 2011
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LEESBURG -- Speechless ...
That's how Lee County coach Dean Fabrizio described how he felt after his Trojans lost to Hardaway, 45-43, on Friday on a 70-yard, last-second, hook-and-ladder play that left Lee County stunned.
"That last play was one of those once-in-a-lifetime flukes,'' said Fabrizio, whose team had made a dramatic comeback, erasing a 26-0 lead to take the lead, 42-38, with 20 seconds left in the game.
The Trojans didn't just come back to take the lead, Fabrizio played it like a chess master, milking the clock down to 20 seconds before QB Matt Mears threw a 9-yard TD pass to Casey Hightower to give Lee County the lead.
"We were at the 10 with a minute and half left to play, and we wanted to take the clock down so they wouldn't have any time left to come back,'' Fabrizio said.
Fabrizio then added: "We were either going to score a touchdown or kick a field goal to tie it.''
It almost worked.
But Hardaway pulled off the hook-and-ladder play with eight seconds left in the game.
"We had the play surrounded,'' Fabrizio said. "We had four guys 50 yards deep, and two others who were 20 yards deep. But everything went perfect for them. If 20 things don't right they don't score. Everything had to go perfectly for them. If one thing out of 20 -- if one guy takes a step the other way -- doesn't go right they don't score. A bunch of our guys were there, it was just the angle. It was one of those amazing things. Not good amazing. It just leaves you speechless.''
Mears threw for 406 yards, and sophomore Josh Cabrera had 10 receptions for 125 yards while Hightower made seven catches for 125 yards in the loss.
Lee County's passing game brought the Trojans back. They were down, 26-0, in the first quarter.
"I've never come back from a game where we were down 26-0 to take the lead, and I've been coaching a while," Fabrizio said. "It was a big swing of emotions to come back like that and then lose on an astonishing play like that.
"We've got a lot of young skilled players on offense, and I think they really grew up (in the comeback). Our kids just kept fighting and coming back. I was real proud of their resiliency.''
WESTOVER'S DEFENSE DOMINATING: The reason the Westover kids believe they can win the Region 1-AAA title is because of their defense, which almost had its second shutout of the season on Friday in a 20-6 win against Crisp County.
One of the key matchups in the game was Crisp County receiver Jontavious Carter, who has committed to the University of Miami, and Westover's Kenneth Towns, a Herald Dynamite Dozen selection.
Towns is better known as a receiver, but after the way he played defensive back against Carter, Florida State might want to recruit him just for its games against Miami. Carter, one of the top recruits in Georgia, had only four receptions for 53 yards, and his longest catch of the night was a 20-yarder on the first play from scrimmage.
Towns was not only impressive going toe-to-toe with Carter, but he almost had an interception, stepping in front of Carter on a play over the middle and grabbing the ball. Unfortunately for Towns, he couldn't hang onto the pick. Still, he had a big night as a defensive back.
"He did a great job covering him,'' Westover coach Octavia Jones said. "We put him on Carter last year, and Carter had only two catches in that game.''
Westover's secondary didn't have an interception in the game, but had two near misses. The Patriots have 11 interceptions this year.
MONROE SAYS BYE-BYE TO BYE WEEK: Monroe finally had a bye week last week and resumes play Friday at Crisp County in a huge Region 1-AAA game.
So how did Monroe spend the bye week?
"We put together a MASH unit to try to get everyone healthy,'' said Monroe coach Charles Truitt, who showed up at Hugh Mills Stadium on Friday to watch the Westover-Crisp County game along with several of his players. "We really needed the bye week. We've had a lot of bumps and bruises and need to get everybody ready to play these final games.''
Monroe, which beat Worth County, 27-6, to get its first Region 1-AAA win, is now 1-2 in the region, but can reach the playoffs if the Tornadoes win two of their last three games. They face Crisp on Friday and then meet Dougherty next week before playing Westover in the regular-season finale Nov. 4.
"We just hope the win (against Worth County) will turn our season around and we can get on a roll to end the season and get to the playoffs,'' Truitt said. "We want to win out.''
STILL HUNGRY, DEERFIELD?: Trinity Christian coach Buddy Woodard knows all to well what a hungry, driven, inspired Deerfield-Windsor football team looks like.
Last season -- Woodard's first with the Crusaders -- the Knights rolled right past Trinity Christian with a 35-14 victory en route to an undefeated season and a GISA Class AAA State Championship.
On Friday, the Knights stomped the Crusaders again by a score of 45-14. Only this time, Woodard saw something a little different in the Knights.
"If there was one thing -- and this is my own personal opinion -- they probably aren't as hungry as they were last year," Woodard said. "They were really hungry in their eyes (last season). They had a goal, and they went for it."
When The Herald asked the Knights about Woodard's observation, Deerfield coach Allen Lowe somewhat agreed, adding that it's just a matter of time before his Knights get that hunger back in their eyes. After all, DWS has outscored its opponents in its last five wins, 200-60.
Not too much to stay hungry about.
"We are through that mid-part of the year, and we are trying to figure out all the pieces to the puzzle," Lowe said. "Right now, we still feel good about what we got, and I think the hunger will be there when we get to the main games."
DWS junior Kh'ron McClain said the week of practice leading up to the game against Trinity Christian was all about finding energy and staying focused.
"I could tell from the start of practice this week that we were working hard to get this win," said McClain, who had a 14-yard rushing touchdown and a 65-yard interception return for a score against the Crusaders. "And we are motivated to keep winning."
How's that for hungry?
HORNETS EYING POSTSEASON: Pelham High has made the playoffs once in the last nine years, a first round loss in 2009. But suddenly the Hornets are two wins away, and maybe even one, from returning this season after last Friday's 28-20 win over Terrell County.
Pelham (4-4, 3-2 Region 1-A) is off this week before going to Mitchell County and then playing host to Calhoun County in the final week of the regular season, a huge matchup that should determine the Hornets' playoff future. Miller County, Pelham and Calhoun currently have the inside track to the last two region playoff spots, with Seminole and Mitchell nearly a lock to finish 1-2 in the standings. Miller holds the tiebreaker with wins against both Pelham and Calhoun.
Pelham hasn't beaten a team with a winning record this season, but a win against Mitchell County would nearly guarantee a playoff spot.
"We can't go in there overconfident," Hornets' senior Denzel Jackson said. "We'll go in there with our heads held high."
Terrell County, meanwhile, is still alive at 2-3 in Region 1-A, but loses to Pelham and Calhoun has them in a hole. The Greenwaves (2-6) will be favored in their next game in two weeks against Stewart County and a win against Mitchell County in the finale could send them to the postseason.
"Playoffs? I don't know," Terrell County head coach William Huff said after Friday's loss to Pelham. "We've just got to worry about Stewart (County). There's a lot of football left to be played in the region."
supersquawker 4 years, 1 month ago
I wrote Deerfield a little poem: Even though you're Six and Two, still there's no Fab Five for you, You've racked up points two hundred to sixty but you're still not in the Fab Five mixtee. Wake up you pollsters and smell the ink, Knights belong in the top Five don't you think?
billybob 4 years, 1 month ago
I would be happy to put Deerfield in the fab five when they play Monroe, Westover, Lee, Bainbridge, Terrell Co., etc. Of course then they wouldn't be 6-2. In fact, they may be 2-6. That's why Appalachain St. and Furman aren't in the AP Top 25 college poll. The Fab Five is for the big boy schools in our area. Deerfield is a nice private school program that would get spanked playing against the area public schools. I guess that's why they aren't in the Fab 5, because they couldn't beat anyone in the Fab 5.
supersquawker 4 years, 1 month ago
billyboob, the Fab Five poll in the past has represented the best schools in SOWEGA relative to their competition. You would see schools in all GHSA and GISA classes in the poll. As such, GHSA schools were in the poll early in the season and as they sucked more and more from week to week they dropped out because does it make sense that a 3-7 team be called "Fab" just because they might beat a school in a smaller class when that school in the smaller class has a 9-1 record? The poll should be about who's winning in the area, not a heads up competition. Especially when there is no possibility of inter-league play due to GHSA rules. Surely you would not include a 1-9 AAAA GHSA team in the Fab and exclude a 10-0 A GHSA team just because the AAAA team might beat the A team? If so, the poll is a waste of time.
supersquawker 4 years, 1 month ago
Let's just call it what it is, the "Fab AAAA Schools" all others no need to apply!
supersquawker 4 years, 1 month ago
Three GHSA teams in the Albany Herald Fab Five played tonight. They all LOST, most notably Monroe High, the only DoCo school on the list who now goes to 3-5. The only ones who did not lose had a BYE week.
This week all DoCo schools lost: Albany, Westover, Dougherty, and Monroe.
I DARE the Herald to keep any of them in the Fab Five next week. If they do, they no longer have a shred of credibility.
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By Trang Ho, INVESTOR'S BUSINESS DAILY02/11/2013 06:38 PM ET
Rock-bottom interest rates are a blast for borrowers, a sore for savers and an oncoming injury for investors.
Yields are historically low and thus have more room to rise than fall. If yields rise, bond prices fall.
The market faces "an impending rise in interest rates" as the economy improves and inflation heats up in 2014, says Jason Schenker, president of Austin-based Prestige Economics. He has recommended clients dump fixed-income assets in favor of equities, commodities and housing, which he believes will protect them against rising interest rates.
Sensitivity To Change
The longer a bond's duration, the more sensitive its price to interest rate fluctuations. As a rule of thumb, every year of duration roughly translates to a 1 percentage point change in price for each percentage change in yield.
A 1 percentage point rise in 10-year bond yield would amount to a 10 percentage point drop in the bond's price. A 1% rise in 20-year yields would generate a steep 20% loss — a huge setback for a "safe-haven" asset.
Investors who hold until the bond matures will be paid in full, but they miss out on the opportunity to earn higher rates on their money.
The share price of iShares Barclays 7-10 Year Treasury ETF (ARCA:IEF) has corrected 3% from its 52-week high of 109.89 on July 25. Yields on 10-year bonds went up 0.35 point to 1.78% as of Friday from 1.43%.
The share price of iShares Barclays 20+ Year Treasury ETF (ARCA:TLT) — which mainly holds 25-year bonds — tumbled 11.4% from its 52-week high from July 25. Yields on 20-year government bonds ticked up a mere 0.43 point since then from 2.11% to 2.54%. Thirty-year bond yields climbed 0.49 point over the same period.
Investors in high-yield and investment-grade corporate bonds could get hurt even more because of emotional selling and liquidation, said Todd Rosenbluth, director of ETF research at S&P Capital IQ. He recommends buying SPDR Barclays Capital Short-Term High Yield Bond ETF (ARCA:SJNK). Because of its shorter duration, the share price will be less sensitive to interest rate changes. It yields 4.49%, more than Treasuries, but less than its longer duration version, SPDR Barclays High Yield Bond (ARCA:JNK), which yields 5.9% but carries more risk.
ProShares Short 20+ Year Treasury ETF (ARCA:TBF), designed to move opposite TLT, rises along with interest rates. It's up 9.4% from its July low.
Timothy Evans, chief market strategist at Long Leaf Trading Group in Chicago, favors PowerShares DB U.S. Dollar Index Bullish (ARCA:UUP).
"When interest rates start to rise, the dollar usually gains momentum against other currencies because higher rates attract foreign capital to investment instruments that are denominated in dollars, such as T-bills, notes and bonds," Evans said in an email. "Money chases yield and an influx in capital will be U.S. dollar friendly."
High Frequency Economics forecasts the 10-year yield will rise from an average 2.0% in the first quarter to 2.6% in the fourth quarter. The 10-year bond yield will average 2.3% this year and 2.9% next year, HFE forecasts. The 30-year Treasury yield averaged 3.0% in 2012. HFE projects it will climb to 3.4% by the fourth quarter, averaging 3.3% this year and 3.6% next.
Investors have poured an average of $3.5 billion a week into taxable-bond funds this year, up 40% from the weekly average in 2012 of about $2.5 billion, according to Jefferies.
Possibility Of Still-Lower Rates
Although most strategists see higher interest rates on the horizon, investors must brace themselves for the possibility they'll fall even further. If the stock market crashes and everyone piles into bonds as a safe haven, bond prices would rise and yields would fall.
A looming "deflationary bust" will prompt investors to dump stocks and load up on no-risk, government-guaranteed assets, says David Hunter, chief market strategist at KCCI, a brokerage firm in Jersey City, N.J. He projects 10-year bond yields will dive south of 1% and longer-term yields below 2%.
"Deflation is imminent and will trigger a 65% decline in the S&P," Hunter said in an email. "This global deflationary bust will be the result of some major monetary and fiscal policy errors. When combined with a highly overleveraged global economy, the result is an involuntary liquidation cycle."
He believes stocks, commodities and junk bonds will all lose value.
"Policymakers both here and abroad have been making some big policy errors," he wrote. "On the fiscal side, austerity is being pushed on these economies in an effort to deal with the excessive debt. Unfortunately, this austerity is putting significant downward pressure on economies that need all the revenues they can get to service their debt.
"With regards to monetary policy, central bankers around the world are pursuing monetary policies that are far more restrictive than most of Wall Street seems to understand," Hunter added.
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