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Speaking of his rolled eyes... Have you seen the Obama commercial where they listed all the ways McCain is allied with Bush...and, in the split-screen, they spliced in McCain's silly facial expressions from the debates as if he were reacting to them?
I think that is the funniest ad of the whole campaign. Love it!
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Dealpolitik: Why You May Know Less About the Companies You Invest in Than You Think
On Thursday, the Journal's Mike Spector reported that almost one third of companies preparing for bankruptcy filings didn't make any disclosures of such preparations.
And that is only the tip of the iceberg. You generally don't see companies disclose merger negotiations before they have a signed deal, even if they have been working months on them. And even if a public company knows it will suffer a big loss or a big gain for a quarter, you still may not see any advance notice of that before the quarterly results press release.
Is it legal to keep investors in the dark in this way? Almost always, yes. No matter how material a corporate development is, there is no general obligation to make immediate disclosure. There are only a few exceptions to this broad discretion to keep such secrets. For example, immediate disclosure is required if the company has said something misleading, such as inaccurately denying that there have been bankruptcy preparations or merger negotiations. Or, if the company has allowed the information to leak out, then immediate disclosure would need to be considered. That is why most companies have a strict no comment policy on any market rumor and carefully guard their company's most important secrets about potential corporate developments.
Generally, the only other legal requirement to make disclosures stems from the specific information required for quarterly and certain other filings with the SEC. And there are no line items requiring disclosure of preparation of bankruptcy papers or merger negotiations. Nevertheless, the required quarterly filings can make keeping secrets more difficult, because these filings must include information if they would be misleading without it.
There are frequently good business reasons not to disclose developments like merger negotiations and bankruptcy preparation. Disclosure of merger negotiations before an agreement is signed can disrupt the negotiations. And as the Journal article points out, disclosure of bankruptcy preparations can "prompt a run on the bank that leads to implosion." Nevertheless, those reasons are little solace to a shareholder who sells shares the day before a merger agreement is signed or an investor who buys shares the day before the bankruptcy filing.
Other countries take a different approach. For example, Australia prides itself on requiring "continuous disclosure" so that material developments must be disclosed immediately, subject to a few exceptions.
But in the U.S. we generally leave it to the business judgment of management of whether to make disclosure of material developments.
The stock exchanges do have rules that indicate an expectation of quick release of information expected to materially affect the market.
But there is some wiggle room in these rules and there are limited remedies for violation of them. Moreover, companies considering bankruptcy or selling themselves usually have bigger concerns than potentially being thrown off of an exchange (which itself is a rare event).
Because the U.S. securities markets are so heavily regulated, many investors assume that public companies are required to make full and immediate disclosure of all material information. But it is not true. As the Journal reported Thursday, in many cases investors will learn of a long-planned bankruptcy only after the bankruptcy filing. And the same is true of most other corporate developments. It is a risk that U.S. investors take to give public companies flexibility to protect themselves from what they might fear would be premature disclosure.
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The Halloween Cool Comic Countdown Calendar continues!
The way it works is that from October 19th through October 31 (Halloween, natch), in place of the regular Year of Cool Comics feature, I'll be featuring one cool comic book a day that is Halloween-themed! It's a 13-day countdown to All Hallow's Eve!
And just like an advent calendar, each day you'll click on the piece of the pumpkin that matches that day's date and ta da – a Cool Comic entry about a cool Halloween-themed comic book! And, obviously, you can continue to view the comics for the previous days by clicking on the previous days!
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Get an overview of this hotelBoutique hotel near French Quarter in downtown New Orleans
Near the French Quarter
Omni Royal Crescent Hotel is in downtown New Orleans, within a 10-minute drive of the renowned galleries lining Julia Street. The French Quarter is a few blocks away, and it's a 6-block stroll to Hermes Bar at Antoine's Restaurant, for signature spirits and authentic French-Creole cuisine.
Rooftop deck, DIY burgers
After working up a sweat at the fitness facility, guests can lounge on the rooftop sun deck and take in the unique atmosphere of New Orleans. Downstairs in Dress It Gourmet Burgers, diners can start their day with a continental breakfast, and come back to build their own perfect burger for dinner.
Elegant rooms with bathrobes
Each room is a private haven in New Orleans, where guests can watch on-demand movies while snuggled into a bathrobe before stretching out on a cozy, custom-made mattress. Special treats for kids include a welcome pack and free milk and cookies on the first night, and WiFi is available.Would you like to give us feedback? Share it! Opens in a new window
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The hotel offers a restaurant and a bar/lounge where guests can unwind with a drink. Business-related amenities at this 4-star property consist of WiFi in public areas, limo/town car service, and 2 meeting rooms.
Event facilities measure 596 square feet (55 square meters). This business-friendly hotel also offers concierge services and tour and ticket assistance available. Onsite valet parking is available (surcharge).
Omni Royal Crescent Hotel is a smoke-free property.
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Continental breakfasts are available for a surcharge and are served each morning between 6:30 AM and 11 AM.
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To make requests for specific accessibility needs, complete the "Special or Accessibility Requests" section of "Trip Preferences" when you book your hotel.
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Minimum check-in age is 21
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Government-issued photo identification and a credit card or cash deposit are required at check-in for incidental charges.
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Lawmakers are looking at expanding Colorado's "Make My Day" law -- which says people who use deadly force to protect themselves in their homes can't be prosecuted.
A proposal called "Make My Day Better" would also protect people who use deadly force to protect themselves in their businesses and automobiles.
State Representative Cory Gardner will present his bill to a House committee Wednesday.
The Republican from Yuma points to the case of a Denver businessman who told police that he shot a burglar in self-defense inside his restaurant.
A judge threw out an attempted murder charge against him but ordered him to stand trial on a charge of first-degree assault.
Prosecutors say the law does NOT apply to businesses.
Gardner says there's no reason people can't protect themselves in their businesses or cars.
But Senate President Joan Fitz-Gerald says lawmakers need to be careful of unintended consequences.
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One of the details to come out of the new material from HBO is a hint of what directors are doing. We've previously reported on the fact that Northern Irish director Brian Kirk was confirmed to be filming two of the episodes of the series. The behind-the-scenes twice show slates bearing Kirk's name as director of the depicted scenes, with episodes #3 apparently featuring the Dothraki and Viserys sequences seen in the preview, and with episode #5 featuring Lady Catelyn in the Vale.
However, a recent report reveals that Kirk was involved in reshooting at least one scene from the pilot, originally directed by noted actor and director, Thomas McCarthy. Given the loss of the Doune Castle location as well as the recasting Catelyn Stark, it seems likely a very large portion of the scenes set in Winterfell will need to be reshot (much as the recasting of Daenerys and the move to Malta for filming Dothraki scenes likely means heavy reshooting there as well).
If Kirk is handling the reshoots in their entirety, rather than filling in for McCarthy for certain scenes, that would suggest he's a lynchpin in determining the shooting style of the production.
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Top stories in today's LBO Wire:
Paine & Partners, seeing potential for further expansion of its seafood platform, is backing the purchase of seafood processor Snopac Products Inc. for portfolio company Icicle Seafoods Inc.
The deal will further expand Icicle's market share in Alaska as it gives the company a processing plant in Dillingham, Alaska, and a seafood-processing ship, reports LBO Wire's Michael Wursthorn.
Striking its first investment in the plastics industry, Hunstman Gay Global Capital is acquiring a stake in Citadel Plastics Holdings Inc. from Wind Point Partners.
Neither firm would disclose terms of the deal, but a Huntsman Gay spokesman said Citadel has annual revenue greater than $300 million. The company's management team retains a stake in the company.
Also, Navigation Capital Partners is launching an information technology provider platform with its latest deal, the acquisition of Nexus Information Systems. . . Kohlberg & Co. agreed to sell Central Parking Corp., an operator of parking garages in cities and airports throughout the U.S., to publicly traded Standard Parking Corp. for a combination of cash, stock and assumed debt valued at $345 million. . . And New Evolution Ventures LLC, a sports and fitness platform backed by Vision Capital, acquired casual clothing maker Affliction Holdings LLC.
(LBO Wire is a daily newsletter with comprehensive analysis of all the investments, deals, fund raisings and personnel moves involving private equity firms. For a two-week trial, click here.)
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Next Monday 21st May, The Frontline will hold a debate on the Fiscal Treaty in advance of the referendum on May 31st.
Stability or austerity? Good housekeeping or an unacceptable erosion of sovereignty? There is dispute even about what to call the Treaty we will be voting on, never mind what it will mean if it is passed.
The Referendum Commission say the Treaty is "about strengthening the rules designed to make governments keep a balance between their income and their spending." While the proponents of the Treaty claim that it will foster budgetary discipline and therefore encourage investment, opponents claim that it will enshrine austerity into the law of the land and argue we should reject it in order to get a better deal on our bank debt.
A range of issues from household charges to Ireland's rate of corporate tax are cited by the 'No' campaign in its arguments against the Treaty while the Yes side describe them as irrelevant to the actual question before the people.
With the latest opinion polls showing 35% of voters still undecided, we can expect both sides to increase their efforts to win over those critical 'Don't Knows' as the referendum campaign enters its final fortnight.
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The developers at Swiss CodeMonkeys bring to us a new app called 'Obama for Android'. Although he did admit that he likes Blackberries, I'm sure he has an Android device stashed somewhere on his person. Now you can follow all the news from our President. There are even YouTube videos and his twitter updates included in this app.
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Pros: Great Tower, high quality, great cable management hands down the best tower I've ever owned, awesome looking!
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Other Thoughts: Well, the molex cable wires that connects to the fan controller to run the 3 LED fans starts on fire & this is a COMMON issue that happens often! Google it! It's on reviews, on the forums & so on. Putting in a support ticket through corsair forget it..I waited 2 weeks with NO reply..so I called & they sent me a replacement front panel asap however from non stop reading realized they actually changed nothing to fix the issue in the replacement so I'm not bothering running the fans through the controller in fear my house will burn down when I'm not home. I'm running the fans through the MB & PSU hookups instead. The fans come with a connector designed only to hookup to the fan controller but if you cut the extra 3 tabs off it hooks up fine to normal 3 pin connectors. Such a shame corsair is not recalling this KNOWN issue or at least sending out FIXED replacement panels, a house is going to burn down and its going to be a nasty lawsuit heading their way, did not expect such a big flaw coming from such a high rated company =/READ FULL REVIEW
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Baker College of Cadillac, Charlevoix Public Schools Team Up with Area Industries to Address AdvanceJuly 10, 2013
A collaboration of educators, manufacturers and representatives of state veterans and apprenticeship groups are working together to address a critical issue in Michigan's workforce: training a new generation of workers for a multitude of new careers in advanced manufacturing technology.
The partners — Charlevoix Public Schools, Baker College of Cadillac, ACAT Global and Charlevoix-Emmet Intermediate School District (Char-Em ISD) — plan to launch a computer numerical control (CNC) program this fall in the Charlevoix High School machine laboratory. It would include certificate and associate degree options. Some students may be funded through the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs GI Bill.
The partners came together recently at the ACAT Global headquarters on M-66 North, where CEO Joe A. Moch has been ramping up for production of catalytic converter substrates and other advanced emissions-reducing technologies. He and Kevin Cain, CTO of Aria Group, Inc., are concerned that the rapidly expanding advanced manufacturing industries across Michigan won't be able to find people to fill their plants without new training initiatives.
"We hope to address the national shortage of skilled CNC machinists by creating a center for excellence that brings together education groups, including schools and colleges, veterans retraining programs and industry," said Moch who is also President and CEO of Grand Rapids-based Oliver Racing Parts, another company supporting the collaborative CNC program in Charlevoix.
Baker College of Cadillac and Char-Em ISD are already collaborating extensively through an Early College Program that dual enrolls high school students in Baker College courses. Both are ready to meet the next challenge.
Baker College of Cadillac, which currently offers a one-year CNC operator certificate program and is adding a two-year associate degree in advanced manufacturing technology this fall, proposes to bring this curriculum to Charlevoix High School. The college will rent the lab from the high school and provide an instructor. ACAT Global will connect students to the broader manufacturing community.
"Charlevoix High School has a state-of-the-art laboratory already in place, and our relationship with school district is well established," said Kelly Smith, Baker College of Cadillac President. "We appreciate Joe Moch working with other Northern Michigan manufacturers to put together this school-to-work program for area job seekers. We fully support the focus on bringing veterans into the program, and we appreciate the attendance of representatives of the Veterans' Services Division and the Department of Labor apprenticeship program at our recent meeting. Baker College is well versed in administering the array of veterans' funding programs for students at our campuses throughout Michigan."
Mark Lagerwey, Dean of Business and Technology at Baker College of Cadillac, said the CNC operator program in Cadillac took off immediately when launched two years ago. The first graduates of the program have been completing the required 120-hour internships, and most are being quickly snatched up by employers.
"The shortage of skilled workers in this field is well documented nationwide," Lagerwey said. "It's a perfect storm brought about by the convergence of new technologies like 3-D printing, robotics and mechatronics, an aging population of old-school machinists, and a competitive U.S. market fueled by cheap natural gas and entrepreneurial manufacturers like ACAT Global and Aria Group.
"Talented people in advanced manufacturing are in demand across the country. Imagine this: Kevin lives in Traverse City and telecommutes to Aria Group that is located in Irvine, California. His current project is designing vehicles for the next Transformers movie!"
Evidence of the shortage has been documented throughout northern Michigan. Representatives of Michigan Works, Baker College and other area colleges have met on various occasions with industry leaders who are advocating for training programs. About a dozen met at a Michigan Works-sponsored breakfast last year at the Boyne City plant of Precision Edge Surgical Products Co.
In addition to confirming the urgent training needs, the meeting was a call to action to better market advanced manufacturing to a public that still associates manufacturing with 20th century sweat shops.
This perspective is supported in various publications, including the April 22, 2013, Time magazine cover story, "Made in the USA," which asserts: "The U.S. economy continues to struggle … but step back and you'll see a bright spot, perhaps the best economic news the U.S. has witnessed since the rise of Silicon Valley: Made in the USA is making a comeback."
The Time article notes that manufacturing has seen 500,000 new jobs created in the past three years. Closer to home, the Michigan Workforce Development Agency, in a 2013 report entitled "Manufacturing cluster workforce analysis," quotes Mark Tomlinson, CEO of the Society of Manufacturing Engineers.
"Manufacturing jobs are not the repetitive-assembly jobs of the past," Tomlinson said. "From CNC operators to engineers, today's manufacturing jobs require technical communication and problem-solving skills, and industry and education must work together to prepare both our current and future workforce."
That sums up nicely the perspective of the partners.
"We see an urgent need to create a new image of 21st century manufacturing," Moch said. "We must encourage more people to consider educational programs in advanced manufacturing, CNC and CAD/CAM engineering."
In addition to Baker's Cadillac campus, Baker College of Flint also offers the CNC operator and advanced manufacturing technology programs. To offer these programs in Charlevoix, Baker is currently seeking approvals from the Higher Learning Commission and the U.S. Department of Education.
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To access your transcripts, log into the SOLAR System, select the Star System and select the Academic Office. Once there, click on the transcripts link.
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Yes. Baker College is accredited by The Higher Learning Commission / 230 South LaSalle St., Suite 7-500, Chicago, IL 60604-1411 / 800-621-7440 / www.ncahlc.org.
Baker College is an Academic Quality Improvement Program (AQIP) participant.
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For details about these specialized accreditations, see the individual Programs and Degrees pages.
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As an accredited college, Baker College has been granted legal authority by the state of Michigan to operate as a nonprofit educational corporation and is empowered to grant certificates, associate, bachelor, master, and doctoral degrees. It is approved for veterans' benefits. Baker College is recognized as an institution of higher education by the U.S. Secretary of Education, U.S. Department of Education.
All Baker Online undergraduate and graduate programs are accredited by The Higher Learning Commission / 230 South LaSalle St., Suite 7-500, Chicago, IL 60604-1411 / 800-621-7440 / www.ncahlc.org
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Some Baker Online graduate programs have additional accreditation:
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After you enroll, and are accepted to your online program, you sign-up, or "register" for your first courses. Like all Baker Online students, you will begin your online experience with a three-week online class designed to orient you to the Baker Online classroom, and review the expectations and requirements of Baker Online students. When you have completed this course successfully, you can move on to additional online courses.


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The Great Gatsby
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In my younger and more vulnerable years my father gave me some advice that I've been turning over in my mind ever since.
"Whenever you feel like criticizing any one," he told me, "just remember that all the people in this world haven't had the advantages that you've had." (1.1-3)
It's a lot easier to be morally upright when you're not pinching and scraping to make a living… which makes the immorality of the wealthy even more unforgivable. Every advantage in the world, and they can't even be nice people? Nick may forgive them, but we're not sure we do.
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Why they came East I don't know. They had spent a year in France for no particular reason, and then drifted here and there unrestfully wherever people played polo and were rich together. (1. 17)
Okay, hilarious. Isn't playing polo basically the definition of "being rich together"?
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His speaking voice, a gruff husky tenor, added to the impression of fractiousness he conveyed. There was a touch of paternal contempt in it, even toward people he liked—and there were men at New Haven who had hated his guts. (1.20)
Wealth makes Tom "paternal," as though it gives him the right to tell the entire world how to behave. But remember—he didn't earn the wealth. He's literally done nothing to deserve it. So why does he get to be mean-dad to everyone?


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Eugene is home to the University of Oregon. The city is also noted for its natural beauty, activist political leanings, alternative lifestyles, recreation opportunities (especially bicycling, rafting, and kayaking), and arts focus. Eugene's motto is "The World's Greatest City of the Arts and Outdoors." It is also referred to as "The Emerald Empire," "The Emerald City," "The People's Republic of Eugene," and "Track Town, USA" or "The Track Capital of the World." The Nike corporation had its beginnings in Eugene.
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Eugene is home to the University of Oregon. The city is also noted for its natural beauty, activist political leanings, alternative lifestyles, recreation opportunities (especially bicycling, rafting, and kayaking), and arts focus. Eugene's motto is "The World's Greatest City of the Arts and Outdoors." It is also referred to as "The Emerald Empire," "The Emerald City," "The People's Republic of Eugene," and "Track Town, USA" or "The Track Capital of the World." The Nike corporation had its beginnings in Eugene.
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Finally! School is winding down so I actually had a chance to go out and shoot last night with Cody. This photo shoot was originally a sports shoot (and I'm still processing those images) but at the very end I told him to throw back on his clothes and we could do a couple photos that way. That's when the photo shoot got interesting. Not because the images looked amazing but because a crazy guy came walking down the alley where we were set up. He was definitely on something and he kept going on and on about how he didn't need a fancy camera like mine because he had all the pixels and megabytes in his brain. He continued and started to threaten to take all my gear and Cody was eying him and making sure nothing happened. That was when I snapped this shot. It's funny, in all my shoots I'm telling people to look angrier and I didn't even need to do that here because Cody was visibly fed up with this guy (I think you can see it in the image). Cody told the guy we were finishing up shooting and that we needed some space. The guy walked away and we didn't see him again. Cody was a trooper. For most of the shoot he was standing out in the freezing cold in a pair of football pants and a sleeveless shirt. Both of us were pretty frozen by the end of the shoot. I'm thinking that NIkon and Canon need to bring out heat warming casings for their cameras! I've got a bunch more shoots set up over the next couple of weeks so keep checking back and if you are in the Eugene area and interested in a photo shoot contact me. All that info, and more photos from this shoot will be posted on my website www.zachancell.com Thanks for stopping by and take care! Strobist: One SB-800 shot into a 22 Beauty dish placed 18 away from the subject. The speedlight was set in Manual and triggered with a pocketwizard
Made by ZachAncell
Tori's a member of the University of Oregon Stunts and Gymnastics team and was nice enough to come do a photo shoot with me. I tried to continue with the idea of athlete's out of their element and I think these shots turned out really well. We spent the majority of our time in downtown Eugene where it's pretty heavily populated with homeless people. Tori was constantly putting up with people stopping and watching her and so I just want to thank her for being such a great sport. At one point, a security guard drove by and almost ran over some of my gear and Tori's clothes and iPod. Luckily, he just missed and nothing got broken. He then proceeded to tell us to be careful of trains as if we didn't know we were on train tracks. It was an entertaining shoot and had a lot of fun. This was actually the first time I've had a female model which was great but also created some challenges. Poses that look good on male subjects don't necessarily look good on female subjects (and vice versa). I constantly was telling her to pose one way and then had to take a step back and make her change positions. It's those type of challenges though that make photography fun and interesting. It was great to have a subject that could contort her body in a such a way that I felt in pain just photographing it. Different is always a challenge but that's where all the fun lies. If you want to see the rest of the photos from the shoot, check them out on my website www.zachancell.com Please do not use any of my photos without contacting me first. Thanks. Strobist Info: Two SB-600's shot through two Lastolite EzyBox's to the left and right of the subject. An SB-800 fired through a 22 beauty dish head on from 8 feet away. All the flashes were triggered remotely with Pocketwizards.
Made by jbleee
The Nerd..decided to nerd it up this term with some junk. Don't really use the Numark omni control that much as of now but utilize it for its 24-bit sound which is great for music. The apple wireless keyboard is the best keyboard i have ever used. it works seamlessly with the macbook and is tiny. Besides, I dont find myself needing a num pad and the keyboard doesnt have any lag which i thought might be common with wireless peripherals. music is played through itunes and uses the numark as the sound card. the logitech z-2300 speakers are awesome and the sub makes lots of a power for a 2.1 computer system. been using the logitech mx518 for a few years now and it is by far the best and most reliable mouse i have ever owned. has no problems and is perfect for daily activites and also gaming. no logitech drivers are needed and works well with Steermouse (mouse program for macs) using the asus 24inch monitor as my main display and it is also hooked up to a comcast cable hd box so not only does it function as a large monitor but you can watch 1080p tv on it (it has 1 HDMI port). The laptop is in closed clamshell mode and sitting on the twleve south bookarc which can be found at the apple stores. monitor and laptop are hooked up with a mini display port to DVI adaptor from apple. been using seagate ext HD's for some time now. this one is quiet and the orange light bar pulses instead of the older flickering led's, its formated in HFS+ to work smoothly with OSX. it also knows when to power on/off by itself. All of this stuff is sitting on ikea furniture. So far very satified with this setup here at college, this setup is the best of both worlds. you can go mobile in a few minutes by unplugging the laptop and putting it in your bag. and when you come back plug it back in and it becomes a desktop!
Made by ZachAncell
Digging back into my photo library I came across another unused photo of Ashton. I decided to play around with it and use a couple of tutorials that I had watched online recently to add to my post production workflow. It's a photo from about 9 months ago but I'm still happy to be able to put something new up for a change. I just finished up school and moved up to Portland. Now, I'll be able to focus more on my photography and not always be bogged down with homework. I'm most looking forward to the diversity this city brings. I can walk around downtown and get some nice grungy city shots for composites down the road but also I can make the drive east or west and hit some great new landscape scenes. It's definitely time for a change and that means I'll get back to updating my flickr, blog and portfolio much more often. With that said, make sure you check out my portfolio to see a gallery presentation of my work or visit my blog to get updates about what's going on. www.zachancell.com www.zachancellblog.com The current blog posts shows a before an after processing on this image. Check it out and look through some of my other articles. I'm putting together an HDR Processing Tutorial at the moment and then I'm always looking for other suggestions! Thanks for looking! Strobist Info: Two SB-600's placed in two lastolite ezyboxes placed camera left and right (directly in front and behind the subject). One SB-800 shot through a Kacey Enterprise Beauty dish directly above camera and to the right of the subject.
Made by ZachAncell
This photo is a concept that I've been working on for a while. As you may or may not know from my past photos, Ashton is a Decathlete for the University of Oregon and competed for team USA in the World Championships this year. I wanted to take a photo where I could capture Ashton doing various events like he would in a Decathlon. When we went out last time, we had a lot of technical difficulties and weren't able to get any shots other than the block start photo I posted a week or two ago. We tried to do this kind of multiple composition photo but gave up after my original concept didn't work out as well. The original idea was to shoot all the images at a profile and have one dead on and then two in front and two in back. Quickly it became clear that it was going to be really hard to fit all the images into one individual frame. I thought about it and realized that it might look better in a V sort of shape. This is the composition that I came out with and one of the most difficult images that I've ever had to edit. For more, check out my website www.zachancell.com Please contact me before using any of my photos for any reason. Thanks STROBIST INFO: Each image was shot with the same lighting scheme (the flash units never moved). I shot two SB-600 through two Lastolite EzyBox's placed to the left and right of the subject. One SB-800 was shot through a 22 Beauty Dish head on at the subject. All the flash units were triggered with Pocketwizards
August 5, 2006
Made by Melinda Mary
As I returned from walking my dog early Saturday morning I noticed this man sitting on the curb, legs stretched out, hood up and beaming at me with a huge smile. My first reaction was to stay on the other side of the street. What town am I in? the man called to me as I walked by. Eugene, Oregon, I called back figuring the guy might need a state included. I walked on, disappointed in myself for not talking to him more and mostly, for not getting his picture. So I headed back around the block and found him standing on the sidewalk and took in his full appearance: platform heels, skirt, tank top with fake breasts underneath with a protective winter coat on top. He smiled again. This time I smiled back. That's a beautiful dog, he said. Thanks, I said. Where are you from? San Fransisco, he told me. We exchanged names with a handshake. Marshall then told me that he was a male prostitute. He hooked up with some girls who were doing a lot of drugs (he usually doesn't do drugs, of course, he told me) and woke up in this town. I usually don't dress this way, he kept telling me. I usually work with lesbians, he wanted me to know. (What would lesbians want to do with a male prostitute, by the way?) What's a girl to do? I would have liked to helped Marshall and would have had I not been alone, but even I can recognize some safety concerns in offering my assistance to a strange man coming off a drug binge. We bid farewell and I wished him luck in returning home.
Ashton Eaton
Made by ZachAncell
Update 10/10/09: Hey everyone! I just wanted to thank you all for your support and kind words. This photo has made it onto Flickr Explore and it's all thanks to you! I'll keep doing my best to provide you with some more great photos. Thanks Everyone! Here's a shot of the three time NCAA Champion and 2009 World Championship competitor. We headed out probably the coldest day we've had so far and spend an hour or so outside freezing trying to get some shots. I had some trouble with my flash units again (there always seems to be something). The batteries were run down low so it was taking forever for the flashes to charge up. This was the only shot that really turned out well. We decided that we are going to head out again soon (I bought 40 AA Batteries) so we shouldn't have any problems the next time. School just started up here so things have been busy, trying to get back into the flow of things. Ill be posting as often as I can but I'm not sure how much that will be. For more, check out my website www.zachancell.com *No use of this photo shall be allowed without first contacting me* Strobist Info: Two Nikon SB-600's shot through Lastolite Ezybox's places to the left and right of the subject. An SB-800 was placed directly in front of the subject shot through a 22 Beauty dish set about 6 feet away from the subject. All of the flashes were triggered with Pocketwizards
EWEB Fountain | HDR
Made by ZachAncell
This is a shot that I've wanted to get for a long time. The last time I went out it was around January or February in the middle of the winter. If I was just a little bit smarter I would have realized that when it's cold, water freezes, therefore they don't have the fountains on during the winter. Anyway, I actually went to this spot twice today cause the first time the sky just wasn't the way that I wanted it to be. I was also a little lucky not to have a bunch of people around when I was shooting. It's a pretty popular place for people to just come around and run through. The one thing I'm still trying to figure out is if this is the EWEB (Eugene Water and Electric) Fountain, how much water do they waste running this? There's a sign right by this saying Don't Drink Recycled Water. So maybe the water shoots up and then is filtered and sent out to the public. Either way, I don't really want to think about the whole recycled water thing. Hope you all enjoy. For more, make sure you check out my website www.zachancell.com UPDATE: I have a post on my blog to vote for your favorite picture of the week. If you like this picture or want to check out my other photos from this week, click on the link and vote. Thanks! www.zachancell.com/blog/2009/6/19/photos-of-the-week.html
Made by ZachAncell
10/24/09: I just wanted to thank you all for the kind words, favorites and making this photo #18 on flickr explore. This is by far the most interesting (by flickr standards) that I have ever had and I thank you all so much! I'll do my best to keep bringing you all more dramatic Sportraits (my new favorite word). I got a chance to shoot another one of my good friends from the Oregon Track Team. Brianne is an NCAA Champion in the Heptathlon and competed in the World Championships for Canada (hence, the Canada uniform). I'm getting to the point where I pretty much have at least one or two people who want to do a photo shoot a week. It's a great opportunity to build my portfolio and eventually, I'll have to start charging. I'm hoping that soon I'm going to start getting some interest from other Oregon athletes so I can bring you all some photos of Football, Basketball, Volleyball and any other sports I can get. You can find the rest of my photos from this photo shoot on my website www.zachancell.com Thanks for looking. Please contact me before using any of my photos. Thank you very much STROBIST: Two SB-600 shot at full power through two Lastolite EzyBox's. These were set to the left and the right of the subject. A SB-800 was shot into a 22 Beauty Dish head on at the subject.
Nissan 350z | HDR
Made by ZachAncell
Finally!!!! I got a chance to take some pictures other than something at Hayward field. Don't get me wrong, I love taking those pictures but I was ready to do something different. My friend Trav let me take out his 350z to take some pictures. We drove around Eugene and went to a bunch of different spots and got some really nice shots. This is by far one of my most favorite HDR shots that I've done. The car looks super clean and I love the mirrored window building and the blue sky background. The most interesting thing about HDR and cars is the different reflections you get. If you look at the front of the car between the wheel and the headlight it almost looks like a creepy face (or at least that's what I see) and then a little to the left of the Z logo there's a dark blue water droplet. This shot took a little precision. First off, Trav had to stand buy and make sure i wasn't about to get hit by some car driving by. But also, I had to get this shot at the right angle so I could have the building, sculpture, the car but no homeless man who was sleeping on the ledge just behind the car. The good news is that I'm not done processing all the photos from this shoot so I'll have a couple more of the 350z to put up in the next few days. Let me know what you guys think, hopefully you like it as much as I do!
Made by ZachAncell
Finally, now that school is over for a couple of weeks I've actually had an opportunity to shoot some photos. This photoshoot was one that Taylor and I were trying to do for over a month. But, with her busy school and basketball schedule we had to keep pushing it back until a couple nights ago. I was super excited to have an opportunity to shoot another sport and add it to my sportraits portfolio. I shot a group photo for Tay and her teammates and then we worked on some individual shots. The hardest thing about shooting a new sport is coming up with the lighting that works with different poses. I think this turned out pretty well. I have some more photos from this shoot that I'll be posting on my website so make sure you check it out if you want to see what else we came up with. www.zachancell.com I'm going to try to fit in a couple photo shoots before I head home for the holidays next week. Keep checking back and hopefully I can bring you some more great photos. Thanks for looking! Strobist: Two SB-600's shot through Lastolite ezyBox's placed to the left and right of the subject. One SB-800 shot through a 22 Beauty Dish placed directly in front of the subject and just above where the picture was taken from. All were triggered by Pocketwizards.
Hamilton in the Pampas Grass 2/52
Made by Runs with Poodles
Perry went to the oral surgeon in Eugene to have some implants done, and Hammie and I played fetch and took pictures in Alton-Baker Park while he was in surgery. Alton-Baker is such a beautiful park, but photograpy has been difficult all week due to the cloudy weather and low -light conditions. After many failed attempts, I had just had a most brilliant idea for a shot based on a Robert Bateman painting that I saw and admired years ago, when my cell rang and I was informed that Perry was ready for pick-up. Drat! Like the fish that got away, I'm sure it would have been my biggest and best ever! Hammie was a perfect gentleman off leash in the park. He ignored all joggers, other dogs, bicyclists and such and was content to play ball with me and pose for pics. At the car later, as I was giving him water, a woman approached and we chatted about dogs for awhile. I told her how easy he is to have around and how wonderfully mannered he is. After she left, a couple went by with two dogs on leashes and Ham raced over to them bouncing and barking! Made a complete liar out of me! So glad the woman wasn't there to witness his indiscretion! Oh, Hammie, Hammie, Hammie . . .
Jammin' in the Mole Hole--
Made by BuckarooBob
Grad school housing was an old two-story frame house with a mother-in-law cabin attached. The place boasted three different mailboxes, but the fourth unofficial address was the basement room--the Mole Hole. They write building codes specifically to prevent places like this from happening. Folks who lived there bathed in the utility sinks that also did duty as my darkroom lab. They used a hippie porta-potty--an apple juice jug. Mostly, they came upstairs and borrowed my bathroom. No problem. We were all friends here. What the place lacked in accommodations, it made up for in atmosphere. The walls were build from rough-cut beams of mahogany--gleaned from palates from a nearby veneer mill. The hirsute hideaway was more a burrow than a room. We'd gather in that golden glow and make music, get high on the potent power of possibility. Too broke to buy much more than brown rice, we were rich beyond our wildest dreams. Dylan's Dream
Marshall Ackley | HDR
Made by ZachAncell
Here's a shot that I took over spring break but didn't have the tools to make it look the way I wanted it to. But, I've been doing some HDR research and learning some new tricks with Photoshop that really brought this photo out. The biggest issue I had was that I had done photos of all my other teammates except Marshall so today seemed like the perfect day to give this shot another try. I'm really happy with the result, I used a couple Nik Color Efex Pro filters to enhance the photo and then finally ran it through Silver Efex Pro and used a masking layer to just leave Marshall in color. There are two other versions of this photo on my website and I'm running a poll, I'd love it if you stopped by and voted which one is your favorite. Here's the link: www.zachancell.com/blog/2009/6/3/photo-poll-marshall-ackl... For more, check out www.zachancell.com
Hayward Steeple Perspective | HDR
Made by ZachAncell
Update: As of March 22nd this photo has made it to Explore #140. Thank you to everyone for the comments and favorites! I've been taking a lot of pictures lately and working on the HDR processing (I'm sure you could tell by my photostream). Today, I had everyone on the track team begging me to take some pictures of them. After walking all around the track and taking pictures of the guys everywhere I decided to take another shot of Hayward. This is taken on the track but right at the main entrance. I thought the flowers would turn out well in the processing and the sky was perfect at this point. Unlike my other shot of Hayward (Hayward Lane 4), this one is more of a full shot of the field. You get a little bit of the East Grandstands and barely miss out on the Bowerman building on the right edge. I hope you are all enjoying my HDR work. I have about 300 shots to go through from today and see if I can use any of them. Can't wait to hear what you all think of this one. Take care!
Ashton: West Grandstands
Made by ZachAncell
Update 10/20/09: As of today, his photo has been added to Flickr Explore with a top position of #145. I wanted to thank you all for your support and kind words. I'll do my best to bring you some more great photos. Another photo from my shoot with Ashton the other night. This is probably one of my favorite portrait shots I've done. We shot this in the West Grandstands at Hayward field the the lighting turned out great. Not only does the lighting accent him really well but I like the fact that the stands are lit up and even where they aren't, the numbers are still glowing. There are a couple more photos from this photo shoot if you want to check them out on my website www.zachancell.com Strobitst: Two SB-600's fired at full power into Two lastolite ezyBox's. These were placed to the left and right of the subject. One SB-800 was shot into a 22 Beauty Dish shot head onto the subject. All flash units were triggered using Pocketwizards
Hayward Field: Lane 4 | HDR
Made by ZachAncell
Update: I'm happy to say that this picture made it to Explore. As of March 21, 2009 the highest position this photo has reached is #198. Thank you all for your support! Hayward Field. The House that Bowerman Built. One of the most prestigious Track and Field facilities in the world. I was lucky enough to get out and have perfect weather to attempt another HDR. This was a lot more difficult than my previous two attempts. The lighting on this one was way more difficult but I think it has a really nice feel to it. The sky is parted and partially mixing. One side filled with luminous clouds and the other bright blue skies. This combination gives a very interesting contrast between light and dark. After taking multiple shots all over the track I decided it might be fun to do one from ground level (from the point of view of a pair of nikes). I like how you can follow the lane lines down and then focus on the West Grandstands. I hope you all enjoy another one of my attempts at HDR
Eugene Courthouse | HDR
Made by ZachAncell
I've been really experimenting with the Singh Ray Vari-ND and using it in my HDR work. The great thing is being able to have the shutter speed at 10 seconds for the +0EV in order to get a lot of movement in the clouds. By doing this, it creates those really dramatic and eerie clouds. This was probably one of the few angles that I could take of the courthouse without getting any extra stop lights or run down buildings. But, I loved the lights at the front and behind me was a orange street light so that gave the foreground some great lighting. I have another one I'll post tomorrow that shot from another side but if you want a sneak peak at it you can go check out my blog tomorrow morning and vote in my poll. Here's the link to that www.zachancell.com/blog/2009/6/19/photos-of-the-week.html For more, check out www.zachancell.com
Hayward Field
Made by ZachAncell
Here's something new for a change. I took this about two weeks ago hoping to use it for a background for one of my Sportraits. Originally, I was hoping to do a panorama of Hayward Field but the stitching turned out funny and it looked horrible. This was the only individual shot that I took and I'm glad I did. Things have been so busy lately that I haven't had a chance to get this uploaded. I'm right in the middle of my final term of school so just trying to get through the last couple of weeks and then hopefully, I'll have more opportunity to get back to working on my photography and bringing some new images to the table. Thanks for being patient with me! I now have two websites, so if you want to go see more of my images visit www.zachancell.com and if you want to read my blog and catch a couple tips you can visit www.zachancellblog.com Thanks for looking!
Hayward Wings | HDR
Made by ZachAncell
Last night, after I posted my pictures of my friend Chad all the guys on the track team saw them and freaked out. Travis (in this picture) liked it so much that he made me go out with him that second. I like this picture but I had a really hard time editing it. Anytime I tried to do anything with the sky it would start to get pixelated so I pretty much had to leave that the same. We took this right as the sun was setting, so the lighting was low but I still think it turned out pretty good. I think the pose is awesome and the water on the ground gives it a pretty cool effect. After I got home, I got a call from a couple of the guys saying that I need to take them out sometime so they can get a sweet picture like these ones I've done of Trav and Chad. Haha, so it looks like I'll be posting more of these HDR Portrait shots in the next few days or so. Anyway, let me know what you all think. Hope you enjoy.
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WBC heavyweight titleholder Vitali Klitschko, who previously ran for mayor and is campaigning for a seat in parliament, "is fine" following an incident of protest on Wednesday during which he was sprayed with tear gas in his hometown of Kiev, Ukraine, according to Tom Loeffler of the Klitschko's promotional company, K2 Promotions.
According to reports, tear gas was dispensed to quell a riot, and Klitschko was photographed with blood streaming from a gash on his right hand. Klitschko was protesting a Russian language bill passed by parliament that makes Russian, not Ukrainian, the official language in some formal settings in the country that was once a Soviet republic.
But Loeffler said that Vitali Klitschko worked out on Friday alongside his 36-year-old brother, Wladimir Klitschko (57-3, 50 KOs), who is THE RING champion and will be after his 16 straight win against Tony Thompson on Saturday night in defense of his IBF, WBA and WBO belts in Switzerland.
"Vitali is fine, no cuts on his hands, it was just a scratch," wrote Loeffler in an e-mail to RingTV.com. "Vitali was training with Wladimir in the ring today."
Vitali Klitschko (44-2, 40 KOs) also accompanied Wladimir to Friday's weigh-in for the Thompson fight, and will pursue his 13th straight victory in defense of his belt against Manuel Charr of Germany (21-0, 11 KOs) on Sept. 8 at Olympisky Sport Hall in Moscow.
Vitali Klitschko, who will turn 41 on July 19, is coming off a unanimous decision over Dereck Chisora in March. Klitschko's last loss was more than nine years ago by disputed sixth-round technical stoppage (on cuts) to Lennox Lewis in June of 2003.
After facing Charr, Klitschko plans to return to his political duties. As leader of the UDAR Party, Klitschko will take part in the Ukrainian Parliament elections on Oct. 28.
"I would like to continue to fight," said Klitschko earlier regarding thoughts on retirement. "I will make my decision after the election."
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Demonstrators carry a poster of Osama Bin Laden during a protest condemning a U.S. produced movie insulting Islam's Prophet Mohammad in Tahrir Square September 14, 2012. The poster reads: "May God have mercy on the soul of Sheikh Osama Bin Laden. Wait for more hurtful reactions from us."
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Stocks to Watch: Juniper Networks, Alcatel-Lucent and More
By Corrie Driebusch and Caitlin Nish
Stocks to watch this morning include Juniper Networks, Alcatel-Lucent and more.
Juniper Networks Inc.'s third-quarter earnings fell 38% as the network-equipment maker booked a larger restructuring-related charge and margins fell despite sales growth. Shares slipped 2.3% to $20.91 premarket.
Oddo Securities downgraded its stock-investment rating on Alcatel-Lucent to neutral from buy after U.S. peer Juniper Networks and Sony-Ericsson pointed to increasingly challenging market conditions in Europe. Alcatel-Lucent's shares fell 6.5% to $2.75 premarket.
ON Semiconductor Corp. said its Sanyo chip facility in Thailand won't restart for an indefinite period of time, as recent flooding is expected to hurt earnings and production for at least three quarters. Shares fell 7% to $7.50 in light premarket trading.
Checkpoint Systems Inc. shares tumbled 24% premarket after the retail systems management company indicated its fiscal third-quarter and full-year results would fall short of expectations, and announced a restructuring plan that will impact over 1000 employees.
Powerwave Technologies Inc. predicted revenue would fall by about half in the latest quarter, as the company, which makes amplifiers used in wireless communications networks, said revenue for its fiscal third quarter ended Oct. 2 would range from $75 million to $79 million, while analysts surveyed by Thomson Reuters had been expecting $169 million. Shares tumbled 41% to 86 cents in premarket trading.
Hawaiian Holdings Inc.'s third-quarter earnings fell a smaller-than-expected 16% as the passenger airline saw the return of traffic to Japan. Shares were up 8.7% at $5.35 in light premarket trading.
Agnico-Eagle Mines Ltd. said early Wednesday it's suspending mining operations and gold production immediately at its Goldex mine in Quebec due to mine infrastructure issues. The Toronto-based gold producer will record a third-quarter charge of about $170 million or $1 a share to write off its investment in the mine. Shares tumbled 13% to $49.50 premarket.
Apollo Group Inc.'s shares added 4.8% to $45.41 premarket as its fiscal fourth-quarter earnings quadrupled on fewer charges, but revenue declined as the for-profit education company continued to see a drop in enrollment.
The chairman and chief executive of USA Technologies Inc. resigned as expected last Friday after a company investigation accused him of leaving hundreds of comments about the company on an online message board. Shares climbed 22% to $1.40 in light premarket trading.
United Rentals Inc.'s third-quarter profit nearly tripled as equipment-rental revenue and rental rates surged, helping results to easily top expectations. Shares added 8.2% to $22.78 premarket.


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Armada Hoffler Properties Inc. - Virginia Beach, Va., 14.6 million shares, priced $11 to $13, managed by Baird, Raymond James, and Stifel. Proposed NYSE symbol AHH. Business: REIT that develops, builds and owns office, retail and multifamily properties.
Cyan Inc. - Petaluma, Calif., 8 million shares, priced $10 to $12, managed by Goldman Sachs, J.P. Morgan, and Jefferies. Proposed NYSE symbol CYNI. Business: Provides a software-driven transport/switching platform for network operators.
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PennyMac Financial Services Inc. - Moorpark, Calif., 11.1 million shares, priced $17 to $19, managed by Citigroup, BofA Merrill Lynch, and Credit Suisse. Proposed NYSE symbol PFSI. Business: Focused on the production and servicing of U.S. residential mortgage loans.
Quintiles Transnational Holdings Inc. - Durham, N.C., 19.7 million shares, priced $36 to $40, managed by Morgan Stanley, Barclays, and J.P. Morgan. Proposed NYSE symbol Q. Business: Largest provider of clinical trial services to pharmaceutical companies.
Receptos Inc. - San Diego, 4.7 million shares, priced $14 to $16, managed by Credit Suisse, Leerink Swann, and BMO Capital Markets. Proposed Nasdaq symbol RCPT. Business: Biotech developing treatments for relapsing multiple sclerosis and IBD.
TriState Capital Holdings Inc. - Pittsburgh, 5.7 million shares, priced $11 to $13, managed by Stephens, Keefe Bruyette Woods, and Baird. Proposed Nasdaq symbol TSC. Business: Branchless bank serving middle market businesses in the northeast.


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Elizabeth Holmes reports from Le Mars, Iowa, on the presidential race.
Mitt Romney, the only contender to release negative intra-party TV advertisements, including one out today against rival Sen. John McCain is a glass-half-full kind of candidate today in Iowa. The former governor of Massachusetts made it through three campaign stops this morning in northwestern Iowa without mentioning a single opponent — Republican or otherwise. He hasn't slammed former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee's record on immigration, as he did repeatedly last week, or even questioned McCain's fiscal conservative credentials, as he did last weekend. He didn't even mention their names.
Instead, Romney is giving a revamped version of his sunnier stump speech that he offered in the months prior to his recent spate of negative ad campaigning. "We don't vote for yesterday, we vote for tomorrow," he offered repeatedly today.
Romney returned to Iowa after a two-day stint in New Hampshire following the Christmas holiday. He's traveling with his wife, Ann, in the Mitt Mobile, a Winnebago he bought for his son to visit Iowa's 99 counties. Members of the traveling press corps, who were picked up this morning at 5:50 a.m., got their own holiday wish: a Wi-Fi equipped bus.


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Maori Agriculture
Preparation of Land for Cultivation
Preparation of Land for Cultivation
The amount of labour required to prepare a piece of land for cropping would depend on whether or not such land had been previously cropped, and, if not, on its natural condition. If previously worked, then the work was comparatively light, the removal of weeds and working of the soil. If a new piece of ground was to be broken up, it might be covered with fern (bracken), or scrub, or bush, or stones, all of which demanded much labour from a page 141people provided with such poor tools. A clearing in bush or scrub covered land might be made in several ways. A method known as hapai tu meant the removal of all timber, or its destruction by fire, any logs that would not burn being rolled aside. This is a modern method, I take it. In other cases the bigger trees were left. The autara or kairangi method consisted of cutting the branches from a tree, but leaving the trunk standing. Such bush clearings are known as waerenga. Since the acquisition of European tools such clearings have been made by felling the trees with steel felling axes, the earliest obtained being the old-fashioned narrow bitted English axe. In former times the Maori possessed no good wood cutting tools, hence he was compelled to rely principally on fire in his clearing operations. Branches were broken or hacked off, plants pulled up, and all were piled in heaps, or against trees and logs, and burned.
The following notes from the already quoted paper by Archdeacon Walsh are of interest: "In preparing a piece of land for cultivation much had to be done long before it was ready for planting, and, considering the nature of the tools available, the labour must have been almost incredible. The whole surface of the country was covered either with bush, fern, or tea-tree scrub, except, perhaps, on some of the river flats, and even these had to be cleared of a rank growth of rushes, toetoe, flax bushes, and other plants found in such places. The work was always done in the late autumn, when the weather was dry and breezy, and the soil in a suitable condition for working. At this season also the fern root (aruhe), an important article of food, was at its best. Fire was the principal agency for preliminary operations. For a bush clearing (waerenga) a place was generally chosen at the edge of the forest, over which the fire had run some time before, and had killed the standing trees. The branches and small stuff were broken down and piled round the larger trunks, and, where necessary, dry material was collected and carried in to assist the combustion. The small roots were dug and thrown on the fires, and where possible, the large stumps were undermined and prized out with a kind of gigantic spade worked as a lever by the united strength of several men. This may seem rather a tedious way of clearing land, but a number of hands intelligently employed made light work, and on a dry, windy day the business proceeded merrily; and if some of the heavier masses of timber still proved refractory, they were left to be dealt with at a future season, and so by degrees all obstacles to cultivation were removed. In the case of clay lands, page 142especially those on the river flats, drainage was necessary, and where possible, surface channels were made before the winter rains set in, as the prolonged exposure to water not only retarded the spring operations, but had the effect of 'souring' the soil, and making the work of cultivation more difficult. On the old cultivations the cleaning out of these drains was the first thing to be attended to as the planting time approached."
After describing the method employed in breaking up land with the ko, the above writer proceeds:—"It is not to be supposed that these processes were completed in regular sequence, i.e., that the entire patch was cleared before the digging commenced, as would have to be done in preparing a piece of land for the plough. As a matter of fact the several processes would often be going on simultaneously on different parts of the field, the smaller stumps and roots being taken out in the action of digging, while special gangs were dealing with the larger pieces, and the general crowd keeping the fires going all over the place. Allowing for the difference in the implements, practically the same system is pursued on a Maori waerenga at the present time.
The only object for the deep digging was to get rid of the roots and clear the land from the fern, which would otherwise shoot up and injure the growing crop. On a patch that had been previously cultivated it was sufficient to clear off the weeds and stir the surface for a couple of inches. In fact it was an advantage to have a hard bottom, as where the tillage was too loose the roots of the kumara were inclined to run, and the tubers to be small and of poor quality."
The statement about the soil being stirred merely to a depth of two inches is scarcely correct. The ko was thrust much deeper than that, though the soil was not turned over, but merely loosened, and, if necessary, pulverised.
"The native method of preparing land," wrote Polack in the early part of last century, "is by burning; the soil is afterwards dug up in clods by spades and hoes, and left exposed for the weeds and new grass, which soon spring up after burning, to decay. The farmer then waits for some heavy rain, which, saturating the clods, renders them easy to crumble, which done the soil is levelled with much care, and the seeds planted." In Polack's time the natives had already acquired European tools.
Weeds were usually piled in heaps on the margins of the cultivated plot. These heaps were termed hawahawai, and occasionaly kumara page 143were planted in them. This refers to weeds taken up during weeding operations among growing crops.
In Bayly's Journal (Cook's Second Voyage), are a few remarks on native methods of clearing ground for crops, as seen at Tolaga Bay:—"They first set fire to the wood and then cut it off about knee high and then turn the earth and cleanse it with sticks which serve instead of spades." This looks as if he had seen clearings made in scrub, perhaps manuka. The natives did not fell any large trees when making a new plantation, nor would a fire run through any ordinary bush. Fire was largely used in these tasks, but had to be kept going by piling on brush, logs, herbage and debris. Shrubs and small trees were hacked down with stone tools or taken up bodily. The larger trees were left, but often killed by fire, and then burned down in succeeding years, when dry. Both sexes, of all ages, assisted in such work.
The Rev. R. Taylor, in his Te Ika-a-Maui, makes the following remarks concerning native cultivation grounds:—"Three years cropping being, in general, all that can be obtained from one spot, the place is then abandoned and another selected. But this abandonment is only for a space of time; instead of turning up the soil and suffering it to lie in fallow a season, their method of renewing it is to allow it to remain unoccupied until it is covered with a growth of wood, if situated in woodland; or of fern, if in fernland, which requires a period of from seven to fourteen years, when the spot is again cleared and planted. Thus many places which appear never to have been touched by the hand of man, are pointed out as having been the farms of some ancestor, and, when more closely regarded, will be found destitute of old timber. The kumara, taro, and even potato grounds are generally selected on the sides of hills having a northern aspect; by this declivity towards the sun they gain an increased degree of heat." It depended, of course, upon the quality of the soil as to how many successive crops were raised on an area. It might not stand more than two. Again, in many places, flat land, such as alluvial river flats, were the only or principal lands cultivated.
Thomson, in his Story of New Zealand, tells us that the kumara and taro were cultivated in the South Island north of Banks' Peninsula. He proceeds:—"The small finger-shaped sweet potato, brought by the New Zealanders from Hawaiki, furnished much food. The edible part is several inches long. Sweet potatoes are planted in November and are ripe in March. Light sandy soils suit them best, and the warmer the climate the better. In the Middle page 144Island [South Island] they grow with difficulty. After being dug up they are carefully preserved in houses built for their reception….
The culture of sweet potatoes has been much neglected since the introduction of a large species from America. [The large sweet potato called kai-pakeha, to distinguish it from the kai-maori or finger-shaped sweet potato, was introdced by an American whaler in 1819.] But an idea of the high estimation in which they were formerly held may be drawn from the care bestowed upon them. The men engaged in preparing the ground ornamented their hair and spades with feathers. The seed was planted in hillocks perfectly straight, and each potato was placed in the ground with the seed end towards the rising sun. The labourers so occupied moved along in rows chanting songs to propitiate the god of cultivated food. Some of them were tapu; and no sick persons, or women recently confined, were permitted to plant sweet potatoes. The labourers, on giving up the work for the day, washed their hands and held them over a tapu fire before eating. A small wooden image daubed with red ochre was stuck in each field to show it was tapu. The plantations were carefully weeded, and it was the duty of every one to plant a certain quantity of sweet potatoes every year."
In olden days the removal of tapu from planters was a more ceremonial affair than is described above. The image mentioned would be more likely to represent the autua under whose care the crop was placed. The aspect of tapu pertained to all growing crops.


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I just finished my second long weekend in a row with the kids, which usually leaves me physically and emotionally depleted. I realize a weekend, even a long one, isn't that much time in the scheme of things, but when you've got a baby who has decided to attach herself to your boob from dusk til dawn, the 6:30am wake ups come a bit too soon, and the 7pm bedtimes can't come soon enough.
Weekends seem to be the toughtest times to be alone because not only do I have all three kids all the time (save the few hours Drew and Margot may nap), but there's a lot of fun things to do around Atlanta that are not so easily managed alone. Going out requires a fair amount of preparation on my part, and attempting to actually get them out of the door within a 15 minute window is like wrangling baby pigs. You tackle one only to have him undo everything you just did when you're chasing after the others.
And with lack of sleep and the requests to replace the same fire hat on the same damn Playmobil fireman 400 times and the whines because the television will not be on all day SO HELP ME GOD, I turn into mean mommy and expose my inner demons in a not so pleasant way, especially when you've got a non-napping toddler who after a long day of dress fittings and impromptu playtimes at ToysrUs breaks down right when you're supposed to head over to your local Relay for Life.
But then your neighbor texts you to say that your ass looks tiny, and you find your book on pre-order at Amazon (cover art to be revealed soon!).
And a sweet pregnant mom comes up and thanks you profusely as you try to make it up to your kids with ice cream and tells you how she just needed to see you sitting there with your happy well-behaved kids because she was getting scared that she wouldn't be able to handle two under two.
And suddenly the rice all over the floor, the dishes piled in the sink, and laundry piled up on your bed doesn't seem quite as bad. You see these weekends alone as quality time well spent with your kids - time you soon won't have.
So don't get me wrong. My kids still watch television and have their afternoon quiet times. And I still lose it more than I'd like to admit.
And you better believe I'm looking forward to getting a weekend away.
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This is a comprehensive monograph on the Japanese architect Toyo Ito, one of the most influential figures on the contemporary architectural scene. Born in 1941, Ito started his professional career in the early 1970s with residential buildings and in the following decade was awarded his first important public commissions. Since the 1990s he has been invited to participate, all over the world, in the most important architectural competitions, including the hotly debated plan for the enlargement of the Museum of Modern Art in New York. Toyo Ito has, since the 1970s, been carrying out research into building materials, light and space-research that has led him to design buildings which he himself has defined as "non material". These aerial structures, fluid and permeable spaces, avoid rigid compositional geometries. Over the years, Ito has gradually simplified his language, and his works, the obvious structure of which has increasingly disappeared, can be studied as a series of variations on the layering of the facade. His "obsession" with lightness and transparency are expressed to the full in the most important work of his creative career, the Sendai Mediatheque (1995-2001). Through a striking series of illustrations, this book presents the Japanese architect's most significant projects, starting with the Aluminium House of 1970-1 through to the most recent project for the Mahler 4 office block in Amsterdam (2000-1). The appendix includes a complete list of Toyo Ito's works, a selection of his writings, most of them originally published in Japanese, as well as a biographical summary.. Price: $62.96
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Pendants are often less featured in top jewelry brands, where rings, earrings and bracelets dominate the pitch. But Alex Sepkus thinks otherwise. The luxury jewelry has a complete line of pendants showcasing their distinct styles and appeal. There's the cross crafted in 18k gold and encrusted with cabochon sapphire and diamond. Yet another cross with "Little Lambs" patterns conveys early Christian arts. Likewise, you can set your own name with the diamond letter pendants, each one created in platinum and 18k gold. For a more grounded style, a ball pendant in 18k gold is encrusted with sapphire, ruby, emerald and diamond. It's luxurious yet it maintains an air of a rustic, quaint life. Another interesting Alex Sepkus pendant is the Orchard, which is styled in rudiment square forms fluidly banded together.
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