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Show me your very best picture using a prime length equivalent to human eye (43 mm AFAIK). A normal prime lens was usually 40-55mm on "full frame" SLRs - in practice, it was most commonly 50mm supplied as a "kit" lens On medium format film cameras (6x6 and 6x4.5 cm) normal lenses were usually 75 or 80mm On APS-C cameras say 28mm to 35mm. On m4/3 say 17-27mm (17 may be a bit low but there are nice lenses out there) Aperture (F stop) and DOF (depth of field) shouldn't matter, but I expect some beautiful examples of (very) narrow depth of field. Please do confine to available light (no flash) and leave any macro shots in the drawer.
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Aurora borealis from south of the auroral oval in NE Montana
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|Friday, 29th March, 2013
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|I set up and level the tripod at my eye level, focus (AF) on a star then switch to MF, then mount the camera, set it up in manual mode for low light (I started with what I needed on the 50D: f/1.4, 6 seconds, ISO 3200), and begin to click off shots. This event turned out to be a little bit brighter than usual, and I began to reduce the ISO, eventually hitting about 2500.
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Fantastic, a red aurora which I understand is rarer than the green one. Remind me of what I saw in the Prairie long time ago.
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It took Shawn Thornton 11 hours to say, "You're an [expletive]."
In 11 hours of hockey, the Bruins enforcer would have accomplished that feat dozens of times and had dozens of scars from the resulting fights, but work in film is different from work on the ice. Such is life as a hockey-turned-movie star.
Well, maybe star is a stretch. In reality, Thornton's scene in the new Seth MacFarlane-Mark Wahlberg movie, "Ted," is much like one of his fights: It took up a brief chunk of time compared to more critical events, but it was what the fans would leave talking about afterward.
Thornton talked about the experience with WEEI.com Monday, sharing the interesting story of how he got his role in the movie and where his acting career is (or isn't) headed next.
Remember how in the last season of "Entourage," there were so many cameos that the show had borderline become about Turtle talking to celebrities on the phone? Well, Thornton could have been one of those celebrities.
Late in the 2010-11 season he went to the set of "Ted," a comedy set in Boston, to meet Angela Peri, a friend of a friend and the director of Boston Casting, about getting into the "Entourage" series finale. There, he met MacFarlane and others from the movie and despite still having an enormous gash on his forehead from being cut by a skate against the Blackhawks, made a good impression on the "Family Guy" creator.
"We were in the playoffs when they were filming the end of 'Entourage,' so it couldn't be done," Thornton said. "I met Seth and [producer] Jason Clark and a couple people there, and they asked if I was interested [in the movie] and wanted to do a cameo. At the time, it was in the playoffs so I had a huge beard, shaved head and a big scar on my forehead still. They were like, 'We might have a role for you,' and I was like 'Yeah! Whatever.'
"After we won, one of Seth's personal assistants reached out to me and said, 'We have this role that we're filming in July if you want to do it,'" Thornton recalled. "I said, 'Yeah, it will be a life experience, so why not? I'd love to.' "
Thornton's scene was brief -- to be honest, yours truly had to do a double take to know that it was even him. It was filmed at the Hatch Shell, where Joel McHale's character had taken Mila Kunis' character on a date to see a Norah Jones concert. Desperate to win back Kunis' character, John, played by Wahlberg, gets on stage and sings Rita Coolidge's "All Time High."
As the crowd boos, Thornton, one of the angry fans, screams, "You're an [expletive]!" and jumps onto the stage before being knocked out by the the microphone stand-wielding Wahlberg. Minus losing the fight, that's the perfect role for Thornton, no?
"I didn't know really what was going to happen, what my scene was going to be until I got there," he said. "Then they were like, 'Oh you have a line,' and I was like, '[Expletive], I can't act. Don't give me a line!'
"They were like, 'We're pretty sure you'll be fine with this one.' I read it and I was like, 'Yeah, this is pretty easy.' "
The line and scene were written perfectly for Thornton, so even if he knew how, he wouldn't have taken any artistic liberties.
"I think that was pretty much verbatim," he said. "That was there on paper. It might have said, 'This guy's an [expletive],' but I don't even remember. I just yelled it and ran up on stage. It was pretty easy."
Thornton's work may have been too easy, as he had a lot of down time while on set. His call time for the scene was 6 p.m., but he says that he "didn't actually do anything until about 4 in the morning."
That was fine for Thornton, as he got his makeup done next to the nine-time Grammy-winning Jones and drank wine with Wahlberg and fellow Merlot-liner Daniel Paille in Wahlberg's trailer as he awaited further instructions.
Unfortunately for the gentlemanly Paille, no role was thought of to showcase his impeccable manners. Thornton believes that Paille can actually be seen standing with him before he rushes the stage, but he isn't the best person to ask. In the shocker of all shockers (kidding), Thornton -- who doesn't watch other games, standings or scoreboards -- still hasn't seen the movie.
Thornton had a prior commitment visiting a hospital on the day of the big premiere, but he plans to see the movie this week after passing on a local screening.
"They had a cast and crew viewing [in Boston] last Monday, but I'd kind of rather just spend the eight bucks and not have to worry about it," he said. "I'll just sit with a hat on like the rest of the people."
Of course, Thornton isn't the first local player to make a memorable appearance in a hit comedy. His boss, Bruins president Cam Neely, played the horrifying Sea Bass in the 1994 classic "Dumb and Dumber" during his playing days. While Neely spitting on Jeff Daniels' character's burger and "for manly love" scene with Jim Carrey may end up being more memorable, Thornton is at the very least in elite company.
"He obviously has a big role in that movie, and if you didn't even know it was me then my role isn't that big," Thornton said. "I probably wouldn't compare those two, but it was a cool life experience. It was something to say I've done."
It's crazy to think that not too long ago, Thornton was bouncing around the AHL and going between the minors and the NHL trying to find a long-term home. Since coming to Boston, he's been able to win the Stanley Cup while playing, put together a 10-goal season and earn a salary of over a million dollars ($1.1 million in each of the next two seasons).
Now it's given him an acting career.
"Yeah," he said. "My acting career's really going to take off from yelling, 'You're an [expletive].'"
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Movement celebrates, encourages women
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... was a typical first-grader performing a routine with two other dancers at a recital for Heather's Dance in Knightdale. The next she was an Internet superstar. I wrote about Johanna and her family in June. She was sweet as could be, despite all that ... Comment?
Burns High football coach steps down after 2 seasons w/Photo
... time in three years. Senseney had built winning programs at schools in Virginia (Gretna) and in the Raleigh area (Knightdale) before taking the reins at Burns in 2014, topping the 100-victory mark for his head coaching career with his first win with ... Comment?
Burns High football coach steps down after two seasons w/Photo
... time in three years. Senseney had built winning programs at schools in Virginia (Gretna) and in the Raleigh area (Knightdale) before taking the reins at Burns in 2014, topping the 100-victory mark for his head coaching career with his first win with ... Comment?
Man charged with burglarizing Raleigh home during funeral w/Photo
... was broken into was at her daughter's funeral at the time. Timothy John Burns, 26, of 1107 Silvershire Way in Knightdale, was charged Thursday with breaking and entering and larceny after breaking and entering in connection with the Crofton Springs ... Comment?
... his finger inside her vagina, and also touched her breasts. The touching continued after the family moved to Knightdale. When Kathy was in seventh grade, defendant continued to touch her vaginal area and her breasts but did not put his finger inside ... Comment?
Wife of hit-and-run suspect charged with fraud w/Photo
- The wife of a Knightdale man charged in a fatal hit-and-run was charged Friday with fraud in connection with the case. Her husband, Caesar Leake, 47, was arrested Monday in an Oct. 29 hit-and-run that killed Terrance Rayshone Faison. Faison, 23, ... Comment?
Triangle Foodie News: Rise opens Saturday in north Raleigh w/Photo
... Triangle Explorer) informed me about the fact that every Thursday from September through November, the Town of Knightdale is hosting "Food Truck Thursdays" with a new food truck scheduled each week. The weekly truck will be parked at Knightdale ... Comment?
Victim's mother to hit-and-run driver: 'Own up to it' w/Photo
... with pieces of the vehicle. On Monday, the State Highway Patrol arrested Caesar Leake, 47, of 1033 Spawn Place in Knightdale, and charged him with felony hit-and-run, aggravated death by motor vehicle and driving while impaired. Leake, who remains ... Comment?
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With this stuffing made in the crockpot, you'll be sure to have plenty to feed everyone at a family gathering
Prep Time 10 mins
Cook Time 5 hrs
Temp High
Easy Slow Cooked Fajitas – An easy and delicious recipe for the whole family to enjoy
- 1 Package pre-marinated fajita beef
- 1 Can Rotel
- 1 onion, sliced
- 1 bell pepper, sliced
Step One
Spray slow cooker with non-stick cooking spray.
Step Two
Combine all ingredients.
Step Three
Cook on high 4-5 hours
Step Four
Serve with warm tortillas, cheddar cheese, and sour cream.
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|August 4, 2014 03:01 AM EDT
Rakuten, Inc. (TOKYO:4755) today announced consolidated financial reports (IFRS) for the six months ended June 30, 2014. The Rakuten Group achieved revenue of ¥276,602 million, a 14.8% year-on-year increase, in the first half of the current fiscal year. Operating income decreased 5.9% year on year to ¥44,776 million, due to continued advance investments in Internet Services and the impact of a slowdown in the stock market on the securities business, and net income attributable to owners of the parent company amounted to ¥23,086 million, down 9.9% compared to the same period of the previous year.
Qualitative Information, Financial Statements, etc.
1. Qualitative Information Concerning Consolidated Business Results
(1) Business Results for the Second Quarter of the Fiscal Year Ending December 31, 2014
In the world economy during the first half of the current fiscal year (January 1, 2014 to June 30, 2014), an improvement trend continued despite the impact of reduced monetary easing by the U.S. and signs of uncertainty regarding the economic outlook in emerging nations. The Japanese economy continued on a moderate recovery track, underpinned by the effect of monetary and financial measures, despite signs of weakening seen in some areas due to the rebound following last-minute demand associated with the consumption tax hike.
Meanwhile, according to the most recent White Paper on Information and Communications released by the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (*), information and communications technology (ICT) such as Internet and mobile phones is spreading rapidly in emerging nations and newly developing regions as well. The number of Internet users worldwide continues to rise, climbing from 1.02 billion globally in 2005 to 2.92 billion in 2014. The expansion of the ICT market, which continues to show solid growth throughout the world, is considered to be a paradigm shift, and it is believed that this market will take on even greater importance in the future.
Under such an environment, the Rakuten Group further strengthened its promotion of its growth strategy. Specifically, in the first quarter of the current fiscal year, we acquired VIBER MEDIA LTD. (hereinafter "Viber"), which operates a mobile messaging service and VoIP service on a global scale, and made it a wholly owned subsidiary. We believe that Viber's wide customer base will complement the Group's digital strategy, while firming up our platform for global expansion of Internet Services and Internet Finance services. In addition, in Internet Services, the Rakuten Group enhanced its services for smart devices (smartphones and tablet devices), and promoted Rakuten Ichiba's B2B2C marketplace model to the world mainly through large-scale sales events such as the Rakuten Super Sale, while in Internet Finance, the membership base for Rakuten Card expanded further. Through these measures, the Rakuten ecosystem continues to show solid expansion and growth.
(2) Segment Information
Business results for each segment are as follows:
Internet Services
In the Internet Services segment during the first half of the current fiscal year, Rakuten actively worked on strengthening its services for smart devices, promoting personalized marketing which utilizes big data, and executing large-scale sales events such as the Rakuten Super Sale among other initiatives in its core Rakuten Ichiba service. As a result of these initiatives, the number of unique buyers and number of orders performed strongly. Rakuten's domestic e-commerce gross merchandise sales (transaction value) were favorable. In Travel services, demand was strong among corporate customers and for car rental and inbound services.
In its overseas ventures, Rakuten focused on developing its marketplace-model services. Consequently, gross merchandise sales for these services have grown and are contributing to the expansion of operations. With regard to advance investments in future growth fields, management focuses on ROI while strictly controlling costs.
As a result, revenue for the segment rose to ¥165,949 million, a 16.9% year-on-year increase. While profit from existing businesses continue to grow steadily, segment profit declined 17.5% year on year to ¥22,714 million, reflecting ongoing advance investments in future growth fields.
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Amount Change
% Change
|Segment Revenue
|Segment Profit
Internet Finance
In the Internet Finance segment during the first half of the current fiscal year, in credit card and related services, shopping transaction value, accompanying an increase in Rakuten Card membership, rose 43.0% over the same period of the previous year. Moreover, solid growth in revolving balances resulted in a rise in income including commission income, and notable growth continues in profit. In securities services, revenue and profit declined compared to the same period of the previous fiscal year when extremely high domestic stock trading value was recorded due to the effect of stock market conditions. However, the balance of investment trusts, which provide stable income, grew steadily. In banking services, solid growth in loan balances led to increased interest income from loans.
As a result of the above, the Internet Finance segment recorded ¥111,143 million in revenue, a 13.6% year-on-year increase, while segment profit decreased 4.2% year on year to ¥20,675 million.
(Millions of yen)
Six months ended
June 30, 2013
Six months ended
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Amount Change
% Change
|Segment Revenue
|Segment Profit
In the Others segment during the first half of the current fiscal year, operating profit remained strong in telecommunications services due to the growth of communication services for smartphones such as Rakuten Denwa, and cloud services. In the professional sports division, sponsor sales and sales of related goods were robust.
In addition, the Group acquired Viber, and made it a consolidated subsidiary at the end of the first quarter of the current fiscal year.
As a result, revenue for the segment was ¥21,451 million, a 33.4% year-on-year increase, while segment profit was ¥2,078 million, a 27.5% year-on-year increase.
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Six months ended
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Amount Change
% Change
|Segment Revenue
|Segment Profit
*Source: 2014 Report on the Current Status of Information and Communications (Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications)
2. Qualitative Information about Consolidated Business Forecasts
The outlook for each segment for the current fiscal year is as follows.
Internet Services
Strong growth in revenue is expected for Rakuten Ichiba and Travel services, and corresponding growth in profit is expected. Although it is possible that the growth rate in the second half of the fiscal year ending December 31, 2014 will be relatively moderate compared to the second half of the fiscal year ended December 31, 2013, where the first victory sale of the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles baseball team in the Nippon Series had considerable effect, the upward trend in gross transaction value is expected to maintain its strong momentum amid market expansion, enhancements to Rakuten Group services, and other factors. Meanwhile, Rakuten plans to make strategic advance investments while emphasizing ROI in new businesses such as contents services and logistics services which are just emerging and where medium- to long-term profit growth is expected.
Internet Finance
In credit card and related services, revenue growth is expected to be high, on a level with that of the fiscal year ended December 31, 2013. Even taking into consideration the rise in marketing costs associated with capturing new members, profit is expected to surpass that of the fiscal year ended December 31, 2013. In banking services, robust profit is expected following an increase in assets. Meanwhile, it is difficult to make a forecast for securities services due to the substantial impact of stock market conditions.
Stable profit growth is expected in telecommunications services. In the professional sports division, earnings such as ticket revenue and sponsor revenue may be affected by the performance of the Rakuten Eagles. As for Viber, the industry as a whole is in a period of notably high rapid growth, and it is difficult to estimate its future revenue as of this time.
3. Matters regarding summary information (Others)
(1) Changes in significant subsidiaries during the current period
|No items to report.
(2) Outline of changes in accounting policies and accounting estimates
|(Changes in accounting policies as required under IFRS)
Apart from the cases stated as follows, significant accounting policies adopted by the Rakuten Group in this summary of consolidated financial statements for the six months ended June 30, 2014 basically remain the same as those adopted in the consolidated financial statements for the previous fiscal year. In addition, income tax expense for the six months ended June 30, 2014 is calculated based upon estimated annual effective tax rate.
Impact from the adoption of the new accounting standards
The Rakuten Group adopted the following accounting standards from the first quarter of the current fiscal year.
|Newly established or revised contents
Financial instruments:
|Clarification of the meaning of requirements of possession of current rights which are legally enforceable and clarification of offsetting criteria regarding settlement systems which apply gross settlement mechanisms that are not carried out simultaneously under existing IAS 32
Impairment of assets
|Clarification of the guidelines on disclosures of a recoverable amount of cash-generating units, which include important goodwill and intangible assets with indefinite useful lives
These standards have been adopted in accordance with their respective transitional provisions, and the adoption of above standards has no significant impact on the consolidated financial statements for the six months ended June 30, 2014.
(1) Changes in significant subsidiaries during the current period
Changes in specified subsidiaries resulting in change in scope of consolidation: No
|New - (Company name - ) Excluded - (Company name - )
|(2) Changes in accounting policies and changes in accounting estimates
|1. Changes in accounting policies as required under IFRS: Yes
|2. Changes in accounting policies due to other reasons: No
|3. Changes in accounting estimates: No
|(3) Number of shares issued (Common stock)
|1. Total number of shares issued at the end of the period (including treasury stocks)
|1,327,257,300 shares (As of June 30, 2014)
|1,323,863,100 shares (As of December 31, 2013)
|2. Number of treasury stocks at the end of the period
|6,033,339 shares (As of June 30, 2014)
|6,033,466 shares (As of December 31, 2013)
|3. Average number of shares during the period (cumulative from the beginning of the period)
|1,319,600,834 shares (Six months ended June 30, 2014)
|1,315,045,254 shares (Six months ended June 30, 2013)
Indication regarding execution of quarterly review procedures
- This quarterly financial report is not intended for the quarterly review based on the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act. At the time of disclosure of this quarterly financial results report, the review procedures for quarterly consolidated financial statements in accordance with the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act are not completed.
Explanation about the appropriate use of earnings forecasts, and other special matters
- Consolidated forecasts for the year ending December 31, 2014 are based on information that is available at the time of writing, but a number of known and unknown factors could cause actual results to differ from the projections.
The above information was originally prepared and published by the Company in Japanese as it contains timely disclosure materials to be submitted to the Tokyo Stock Exchange. This English summary translation is for your convenience only. To the extent there is any discrepancy between this English translation and the original Japanese version, please refer to the Japanese version. The following financial information was prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards ("IFRS").
*The full report is available at:
About Rakuten
Rakuten, Inc. (4755:Tokyo), is one of the world's leading Internet service companies. We provide a variety of products and services for consumers and businesses, with a focus on e-commerce, finance, and digital content. In both 2012 and 2013, Rakuten was ranked among the world's 'Top 10 Most Innovative Companies' in Forbes magazine's annual list. Rakuten is expanding worldwide and currently operates throughout Asia, Europe, the Americas and Oceania. Founded in 1997, Rakuten is headquartered in Tokyo, with over 11,000 employees and partner staff worldwide. For more information: http://global.rakuten.com/corp/.
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Jeffrey D. Allred, Deseret News
PROVO — A mother of four was arrested and booked into the Utah County Jail after two of her children were found in a Dumpster.
Stephania Chavez, 21, was arrested for investigation of two counts of child abuse neglect.
Provo Police Sgt. Brandon Post said a woman was taking out her trash Tuesday at the Boulders Apartment complex, 750 S. 650 West, when she found a 3-year-old girl inside the Dumpster who was in the process of helping her 2-year-old brother get inside as well.
The girl had apparently climbed inside the Dumpster herself, Post said. She told officers that she was "looking for food," though Post said investigators did not find any signs of malnourishment.
The tenant who found the children, Nacole Eaton, called police.
"I seen the little girl on top of the garbage, the little boy was in diaper and shirt trying to get in," she said.
The Dumpster was full, Eaton said, and it was trash collection day.
The girl also did not have socks or shoes. Eaton said the girl, in addition to looking for food, told her that their mother was sleeping and they had been locked out of the apartment by the mother's boyfriend.
"It scared me. I would never imagine any kids being left out here with their mom dead asleep," she said.
Officers tried knocking on Chavez's door and called her cellphone multiple times with no answer. During their investigation, officers learned Chavez also had 8-month-old twins and they could hear a baby crying inside the apartment.
Police obtained a key to the apartment from the manager and were about to open it when Chavez came to the door. Once inside, they found a "very unkempt" apartment with dirty diapers and empty beer cans, Post said.
Investigators did not find any immediate medical concerns with the children, he said. The children were placed in state protective custody. Chavez is the natural mother of all four children. Her husband, Post said, was also incarcerated at the Utah County Jail on an unrelated matter.
Neighbors told police that they had found Chavez's children wandering about the apartment complex unsupervised in the past and had to return them to her.
Jillian Weiser, coordinator of the crisis nursery at the Family Support and Treatment Center in Orem, said her facilities provide a safe place for children to stay when their parents are facing difficult situations. She sees many struggling single and low-income parents and may have been able to provide help to Chavez.
"I definitely wished something would have been done sooner to support that family (that) is obviously struggling so much that they get to a point like that," she said. "We're very much working on the prevention side, not just the treatment side, so we like to see any supports that can be put in place ahead of time, during a kind of high-risk situation before it gets to the point of being a full crisis."
There are services available to help parents who may feel overwhelmed and unaware of options, she said.
"They can come here, if they are that far at their wit's end ... and seek out help in a safe way, instead of putting anyone in the family at risk," said Weiser. "I wish we could get the word out there more that services like this exist, that there is help, there are places to go and that parents would feel comfortable taking the initiative to do that."
Her agency also provides support and assistance to parents who are working toward reunification with their children.
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The case was scheduled to be heard before Westminster Magistrates Court Senior District Judge Howard Riddle, with arguments presented by attorneys on both sides.
President Monson did not appear at the hearing in London.
"There was absolutely no requirement for President Monson to appear today," LDS Church spokesman Cody Craynor said. "The church was represented by legal counsel to contest the appropriateness of the summons."
The church released a statement Friday afternoon after the hearing had ended.
"Unfortunately there is nothing to stop a member of the public with a personal grievance playing this kind of mischief with the legal system," Craynor said. "The church respects the judicial system and the law, and we are well prepared to see the process through. A court case which seeks to put a religion on trial for its theology has no precedent and we are ultimately confident that it will be dismissed."
The disaffected church member who initiated the proceedings is Thomas Phillips.
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