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General term for any small object, action figure, or toy, that is passed from person to person while playing a board game. When a person possesses the Turn Cow then it is their turn, when their turn is complete they then pass the Turn Cow onto the next player. The use of a Turn Cow may help players avoid missing their turn and will help them to keep track of whose turn is next.
After returning from a snack break while playing Monopoly, we had forgotten whose turn it was, so we checked to see who had the Turn Cow. The Turn Cow was sitting in front Jimmy's seat so we knew that it was his turn.
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Don't stress over choosing your first dance song! With thousands of tunes to choose from, you'll find a song that speaks to you and your almost-spouse – it's just a matter of taking the time to look – and listen. Check out our top tips for selecting "your song."
Think About Your History Take a look back – way back – to the most important moments in your relationship. The night you met, the first "I love you," your proposal. Were there any songs that made those moments even more special? If there's a song that you've been listening to or singing together for the duration of your relationship and feels appropriate for your wedding, go for it!
What's Your Style? If there's no song that immediately jumps out at you, think about your personality as a couple and the type of song you want. Something romantic and emotional or sweet and a little cheeky? Do you prefer country or rock or pop? Deciding on some general guidelines will help narrow down the thousands of choices out there.
Listen, Listen, Listen Pay more attention to the music you listen to, and be sure to visit our Songs Gallery to check out more first dance song options. Note any songs that you like, and listen to them with your fiancé(e). Ask him/her to do the same. Schedule some time each evening to listen to song options until you've found one you both agree on.
Consider the Lyrics While listening to potential first dance songs, pay close attention to the lyrics. Make sure there's no inappropriate language or content that would make your Grandma Ethel blush. Some songs may sound super sappy and romantic at first listen, but the language may not be entirely wedding-appropriate.
Not Too Fast, Not Too Slow Practice dancing to the song – even if it's just in your living room. A song should neither be too fast (hard to keep up!) nor too slow (too dull). Also consider the length of the song – a first dance song should be less than three minutes long. If your song runs too long, you can ask your band or DJ to cut it off at a certain point.
Talk to Your Band or DJ If you're still having trouble finding a song that speaks to you, talk to your wedding band or DJ. They have lots of experience and will be able to suggest some tunes that will work with your style.
Come to an Agreement There are thousands and thousands of songs that will work well for a first dance – so don't despair if you and your significant other don't come to an agreement right away. This is a song that you'll also remember and associate with your wedding, so it's important that it's a tune that you both can live with.
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With each and every wedding season comes new songs that either make it or break it on the billboard charts or on the reception dance floor full of guests. Other than choosing the obvious tunes for the grand entrance, first dance, father-daughter dance, mother-son dance, and last dance, what else do you need? A cake cutting melody in-between! Check out our favorites from 2014 that are just as sweet (and upbeat) as all of your treats:
1. "Happy" by Pharrell Williams
2. "Trumpets" by Jason Derulo
3. "Best Day of My Life" by American Authors
4. "All of Me" by John Legend
5. "My Everything" by Ariana Grande
6. "Who I Am With You" by Chris Young
7. "She Looks So Perfect" by 5 Seconds of Summer
8. "Somebody Loves You" by Betty Who
9. "Love Never Felt So Good" by Michael Jackson featuring Justin Timberlake
10. "I Don't Dance" by Lee Brice
11. "Kiss You Tonight" by David Nail
12. "I Choose You" by Sara Bareilles
13. "I Will Never Let You Down" by Rita Ora
14. "Tonight Looks Good on You" by Jason Aldean
15. "Time Of Your Life" by Robin Thicke
16. "Love Someone" by Jason Mraz
17. "You and I" by One Direction
18. "Unconditionally" by Katy Perry
19. "Rather Be" by Clean Bandit
20. "A Sky Full of Stars" by Coldplay
21. "Stay With Me" by Sam Smith
22. "One" by Ed Sheeran
23. "It Was Always You" by Maroon 5
24. "Still Into You" by Paramore
25. "Here's to the Good Times" by Florida Georgia Line
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The music you choose for your wedding ceremony should be very special. Many couples choose songs that have a special meaning to them or music which sets the mood for the beautiful ceremony that is about to take place. Although there is no set rule when it comes to the music, the songs are generally played at specific times.
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If your wedding will take place in a church or other sacred location, it's important to check with the site's authority to find out what music will be acceptable. Typically, the traditional wedding music, such as the Bridal Chorus from Wagner is perfectly acceptable for religious weddings. More modern music may be acceptable as well, so long as it's in good taste.
For the prelude, you should choose music that means something to you and your spouse. This may be a song that holds special meaning for the two of you, such as the first song you danced to or a song that you feel describes your relationship. This music should be played soft and usually lasts for about 10 to 15 minutes.
As your wedding party makes their way into the room, traditional marches are great. However, you can choose to play any type of song you want. If you will be having a themed wedding, consider music that complements your particular theme.
Bridal Processional
Again, this is your choice – however, many brides opt for the traditional bridal chorus which is also known as 'Here comes the bride.'
As you and your wedding party make your way from the church or room after the marriage is completed, you may want to play something celebratory in nature and upbeat. Consider songs that make you feel wonderful fit the mood – you will be married for mere minutes at this time. It's the very beginning of your married life!
It can be difficult to determine which songs to choose for your ceremony. However, by thinking of songs that have special meaning or inspire feelings of love and happiness – you will have your ceremony song list in no time!
You've said 'I do' and all your guests are waiting for the sweet and tender moment when the newlyweds share their first dance. The song should fit the mood perfectly and must reflect your feelings for one another. But there are thousands of great first dance songs - do you want a popular classic tune? Do your future husband's two left feet require something simple and easy to dance to?
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Most Popular Classics
If you're not sure what to choose, consider choosing one of the most popular first dance songs - these classics have been favorites with new couples for decades so you can't go wrong!
The Top 10 Classic First Dance Songs:Unforgettable by Nat King Cole The Way You Look Tonight by Frank Sinatra What a Wonderful World by Louis Armstrong Can't Help Falling in Love by Elvis Presley At Last by Etta James It had to be You by Harry Connick Jr. A Kiss is Just a Kiss by Michael Feinstein Unchained Melody by The Righteous Brothers A Whole New World by Peabo Bryson and Regina Belle Endless Love by Diana Ross and Lionel Richie
Modern FavoritesAll my Life by K-Ci and JoJo Could not Ask for More by Edwin McCain It's Your Love by Tim McGraw and Faith Hill I Swear by All 4 One (also by John Montgomery) This I Swear by Nick Lachey
You may want to stick with a popular song for your first dance, but prefer something a little more modern. A few choices include:
Less Played First Dance SongsSongbird by Fleetwood Mac Beautiful by Gordon Lightfoot So This is Love by James Ingram Nothing's Gonna Change my Love for You by Glenn Medeiros Romeo & Juliet Love Theme composed by Tchaikovsky
Maybe you're looking for something a little different for your first dance? Love songs are everywhere - movies, musicals, or the radio are great sources of inspiration! Or consider these less played, but still popular options:
Something Different, Something NewToo Good to be True by Lauryn Hill - a soulful remake of a Frankie Valli classic. Luna by The Smashing Pumpkins I Will Always Love You by The Cure Forever in my Life by Prince
Not every couple fits the traditional, classic bride and groom mold. There's nothing wrong with straying from the norm and being a bit original in the selection of your first dance song! I would suggest any of these contemporary and often overlooked, tunes:
The first dance the two of you share as husband and wife is a very special moment and quite endearing to your guests as well. Take the time to really think about the song you will use before the wedding and talk about it with your fiancé. Whether you choose something different or decide to stick with tradition and sway to a popular first dance song, be sure to practice before the rehearsal or even squeeze in a few dance lessons!
The cake-cutting is one of the most romantic times during the wedding. The very first undertaking the couple will handle as husband and wife will be to cut the cake! Most brides and grooms wish to have special songs played during the cake-cutting ceremony. The music sets the tone for the scene and will create a lasting memory in the hearts of the couple and their guests. Here are some of the most popular cake cutting songs of all time.
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'Sweet' and SentimentalHow Sweet It Is (To Be Loved by You) by James Taylor Sugar, Sugar by The Archies That's Amore by Dean Martin Sugar Pie Honey Bunch by The Four Tops Happy Together by The Turtles
Some brides and grooms choose to play sweet and touching music during the cake cutting ceremony. There are many different songs which would be fitting for this moment, but these are without a doubt the most popular.
Funny and HumorousHit Me with Your Best Shot by Pat Benatar Pour Some Sugar On Me by Def Leppard Hungry Heart by Bruce Springsteen Eat It by Weird Al Yankovic
It's very important that the wedding music (including the cake-cutting music) fits the personality of the bride and groom. If you and your soon-to-be spouse are a pair of jokesters and enjoy a good laugh, perhaps these funny cake-cutting songs will appeal to you.
Upbeat FavoritesGoing to the Chapel by Dixie Cups It Had to Be You by Frank Sinatra Everlasting Love by Natalie Cole
If you're looking for some upbeat songs that are known by most people, there are some fun options available. Take a look at the songs below to find some inspiration:
Whether you want a funny song which will have your guests rolling in laughter or a sentimental song that will bring a tear to their eyes - there are definitely plenty of songs for every personality. Choose something that is special to you and your fiancé and that you will remember for years to come.
100 years Artist: Five For Fighting Album: 100 Years Description Not Provided Lyrics I'm 15 for a moment
Caught in between 10 and 20
And I'm just dreaming
Counting the ways to where you are
I'm 22 for a moment
She feels better than ever
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Making our way back from Mars
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33 you??re on your way
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15 there's still time for you
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Many brides-to-be want to break away from the traditional approach with their weddings. After all, a wedding is one of the most important days in your life and you want it to be special and one-of-a-kind. If you plan on having a unique wedding, here are some interesting first dance ideas that you might enjoy.
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Learn a Dance
Imagine the look on your guests' faces as you and your brand new husband step out onto the floor and perform a perfectly choreographed number! Not only will this be charming and entertaining for your guests, but it will be something you and your husband can cherish forever. Simply choose a great dance video and learn the dance to a particular song. If you and your husband are talented dancers, you can choreograph the moves yourself! Just a few songs that may fit in nicely with this first dance idea are:'Crazy Little Thing Called Love' by Queen 'Fever' by Peggy Lee 'It Had to Be You' by Frank Sinatra
Let the Crowd Join In
If you're one of those brides-to-be who doesn't enjoy being the center of attention for too long, perhaps you can invite everyone to join you and your new husband for your first dance. This is a charming twist to the traditional first dance and your guests will love being part of something so romantic. There are some really great songs that would be perfect for a group first dance as well, such as:The Glory of Love' by Jimmy Durante 'Everything I Do' by Bryan Adams 'A Groovy Kind of Love' (covered my many artists)
Try Exploring Different Cultures
Rather than having a traditional first dance, why not shake things up a bit with ideas borrowed from different cultures? For instance, in Spain, it's a tradition to perform the sequidillas manchega, a dance in which the guests take turns dancing with the bride.
While traditionally, gifts of money are given as each guest takes their turn, you can ask that guests write their wishes for the bride and groom on paper and hand those to the bride. With a little help from your DJ with the directions for the dance, this can be a charming change from tradition. Learn about other customary dances as well; perhaps one of them will appeal to you.
The first dance is considered a very special time of the wedding ceremony. It can be even more special if you use your own creativity to come up with a unique and fun idea!\
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A Little More Artist: Skillet Album: Collide Description Not Provided Lyrics v1:
love is all around you now so take a hold
hidden in our words it sometimes ain't enough
don't suffocate day after day, it's building up
'cause when you're feeling weak you know i'm strong enough
just one more day, one more day
oh, let the world crash love can take it
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You've spent lots of time choosing the right music for your wedding and reception. After all that planning, the last thing you want to hear is a song you hate. Create a 'do not play' list for your band or DJ and you'll never have to regret your reception music later.
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What is a 'Do Not Play' List?
Like the name implies, your 'do not play' list is a collection of the songs or types of music that you would rather not hear during your reception. Your DJ may request a 'do not play' list before the wedding; if not, just include it along with your traditional dance selections and the DJ will honor it.
How to Create Your List
My normal wedding planning advice applies to your 'do not play' list as well – it's your day so it's what you want! Your list may include specific songs or entire types of music; the most commonly included do not play requests are usually:Hard to dance to; Outdated; Overplayed; Or carry the wrong message.
Some brides prefer to leave line dances and cliché party songs out of the line-up, others may ask the DJ not to play any house or club tunes. Your 'do not play' list can include songs you hate, songs that may make your guests feel uncomfortable, or songs that make you cry – whatever tune that would make you cringe if you heard it at your reception!
Some DJs have created their own 'do not play' list for weddings, based on the preferences of other brides. There are also a few that allow you to create your play list and do not play list online, choosing from a selection of available tracks. It's best to ask your DJ about these options early so that you'll have plenty of time to get your list together.
Top 10 'Do Not Play' Wedding SongsThe Macarena – along with all those other cheesy organized dance songs (Electric Slide, Chicken Dance, YMCA, Hokey Pokey, etc.). Celebration White Wedding Lips of an Angel by Hinder – and other cheating, breakup, or death-related songs, including Jesse's Girl, Tears in Heaven, and I Will Survive. The Humpty Dance Love Shack Brick House Who Let the Dogs Out Hot, Hot, Hot Tainted Love – or any 'bad' love song.
The music will have a big influence on the mood of your reception, as well as your guests' memories of your special day. Get started on your 'do not play' list now so nothing is overlooked!
A Wink and a Smile Artist: Harry Connick Jr. Album: Sleepless In Seattle: Soundtrack Description Not Provided Lyrics I remember the days
Of just keeping time
Of hanging around
In sleepy towns forever.
Back roads empty for miles.
Well, you can't have a dream
And cut it to fit
But when I saw you, I knew
We'd go together
Like a wink and a smile.
Leave your old Jalopy
By the railroad track
We'll get a hip double dip
Tip-toppy two-seat Pontiac
So you can rev her up
Don't go slow
It's only green lights and alrights
Let's go together
With a wink and a smile
Give me a wink and a smile
We go together like a wink and a smile
Now my heart is music
Such a simple song
Sing it again, the notes never end
This is where I belong
Just the sound in your voice
The light in your eyes
We're so far away from yesterday
Together with a wink and a smile
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The food was utterly delicious and we indulged in a variety of vegetarian dishes such as pumpkin curry, sweet potato curry, dhal, spicy aubergine, buttered okra, red rice, poppadoms and chutney
On a daily basis we asked the gardener to climb one of the many palm trees and cut down 6 coconuts which Ella would take into the kitchen and emerge half an hour later with the most delicious iced shakes. No added sugar, no added salt. Just pure coconut. Apparently we drank more than our fair share of coconuts as there were very few left for the subsequent guests - woops.
Geetha took on the role of headmistress and we soon found ourselves behaving like naughty school children behind her back. Every evening a local dog (who we christened Towser) and a ruffed up ginger cat with big muscles and exceedingly large testicles (nicknamed Bruiser), came creeping up to the verandah to see what was on the menu. We had to be incredibly careful handing over titbits in case Geetha saw, prompting her eyes to widen, her face to turn purple and the nearest large object (normally a flipflop) to be thrown with almighty force at the terrified animal.
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The accommodation consists of two floors (160 m2). Three of the bedrooms are located on the first floor, one of them counts with two single beds, and the others are equipped with a double bed. None of the bedrooms have air conditioning but we are pleased to supply fans upon request – please ask before. There are two bathrooms, one of them with shower cabin and the other one with bath tub.
The house has a rural and rustic atmosphere. Sit down and relax; the living area offers you a comfortable sofa to read a good book, watch television (Satellite TV) or just take a nap. Of course the living area also counts with a chimney for chilly nights. The dining area shares space with the living room. There is a table with seats for up to six people. The independent kitchen is fully equipped. There are enough parking spaces for up to 3 cars in front of the house, but they are not covered. Pets are welcome!
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The plot has 1500 m2 and has been used for decades for agricultural purposes. The former owners were farmers and still you can see some remainders of this activity. Close to the house you will find sheeps, rabbits, hens, etc and a wide variety of trees, mostly almond trees.
About 2.5 kilometers far from the house, you will find the city of Inca. There you will find gas stations, a hospital, pharmacies, lots of restaurants and shops, supermarkets, etc.
When you leave Inca heading to Lluc you will pass by Selva and afterwards go into a valley, there lays the village of Caimari. There you will find some bars with a good atmosphere, especially during the night from the 16th to the 17th of august (during these dates take place the annual celebrations of the village). The town is famous for its good olive oil, which is elaborated there. At the olive mill "La Tafona" you can see all the process of making olive oil; furthermore they have a good restaurant.
The next beaches are situated in Puerto de Pollença and Puerto de Alcúdia. You will reach them in less than half an hour. In the west of the island you will find the magnificent mountain range of the Serra de Tramuntana with lots of nice spots. Very famous is the small bay "La Calobra".
NOTE: The rental of this property is based on the Spanish Law on Urban Leases (29/1994, 24th November). According this law the property is available for seasonal renting. However, the contract does not offer any tourist service. It is only for the use and enjoyment of the property.
Airport: 36 Km
Inca (restaurants, bank, doctor, ATM…): 2.5 Km
Beach: 34 Km
Train station: 2.9 Km
House rulesCheck-in: 4 pm
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Quite relaxed finca in the countryside, surrounded by nature. Very straightforward. Car definitely makes sense. We had a delightful time!
Ganz entspannte Finca auf dem Lande, mitten in der Natur. Sehr unkompliziert. Auto auf jeden Fall sinnvoll. Wir hatten eine herrliche Zeit!
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Its a fantastic Finca in the countryside of Mallorca but still very close to Santa Margalida. It has a beautiful, large and clean pool. The sourrounding yard is decorated with beautiful flowers. The house is decorated in an "old-fashion/classical" style and very cosy. The furniture in- and outside is very comfortable and solid - no plastic chairs or similar. The interior gives you everything you need: A huge fridge including 3 big ice buckets, a washing mashine, a barbeque on the terrace and a nice outside-couchplace. The kitchen provides any tool you´d need. Well, I could write a novel about the beauty of this place...
Last but not least we had very nice expirience with the daughter of the owner who visited us the second day in order to ask if everything is okay and to give some info about garbage and electronics.
To make a long story short: We had a fantastic stay and we will come back to this beautiful place a s soon as possible.
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Very nice house! Very nice Garden. Great Beach! Very quiet arround the accomodation. Good Place to relax. We enjoyed our stay!
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In a nutshell, we have some needs, desires, deadlines on support and service, and much more on our plate. All of this and more is prompting us to look at migrating EH-Net from it's current platform to something new. We're hot on keeping this community based on LAMP, but other than that, anything goes! We've been pretty much open to any platform, open source, free or commercial, that best fits our needs. Unfortunately, I'm not finding a single solution for everything, but I'm doing my best.
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We have a number of small items as well, but those can always be done later and/or added as we move along. The big things need to be baked in from the get-go.
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In the end, this process has really helped the creative juices start to flow. It slows things down on outward appearances, but it's been a lot of work that no-one sees. All in all, I'm happy and excited for the future of EH-Net.
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I have a lot of spare time on my hands at the moment why I am trying to break into the industry. I want to know if there are any books that are worth reading ?
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In early 1961, George Segal hadn't yet found his signature sculptural style. He was still attempting to forge a path as a painter, making work that was equally indebted to the languid figuration of Matisse and the bravura brushwork of the Abstract Expressionists. In the late 1950s, he had tried three-dimensional work, constructing rough-hewn, expressionistic figures from burlap, plaster, and chicken wire—all materials readily available on his farm. The sculptures were always conceived in relation to his paintings, but it wasn't until the summer of 1961 that he serendipitously found the material that would change everything for him. One of his students, the wife of a chemist at Johnson & Johnson laboratories, brought to class some cloth bandages newly developed to aid in setting broken bones. "Immediately, I knew what I wanted to do," Segal recalled.1
What he thought to do was dip the bandages in plaster and wrap them around live models, making casts that refined his earlier sculptures into more convincing volumes with a great deal more detail. He served as his own first model, but soon began casting friends and relatives and placing the forms in theatrical environments assembled from found objects. In these installations, the figures become ghostly presences whose individual features pale in the face of the resolutely real objects that surround them. Critics immediately saw that they had something in common with the work of Andy Warhol, Roy Lichtenstein, and Claes Oldenburg—artists who were first dubbed "New Realists," but soon would be rechristened as Pop artists. Like them, Segal drew his imagery from the real world; but if Pop Art is at bottom a tongue-in-cheek celebration of consumer products, images, and advertising, then Segal was not at heart a Pop artist. His works are tributes to Everyman and the everyday, and most are quietly reflective and even melancholy in mood. They are also strongly narrative—so much so that Mark Rothko once remarked to Segal that his sculptures were like "walk-in [Edward] Hoppers."2
Hopper's great lunch-counter vignette, Nighthawks (1942), certainly seems to be the emotional forebear of Segal's The Diner (1964–1966).3 Two figures avoid eye contact under the glare of a fluorescent tube; they are alone, with only a shabby green counter between them, and the sexual tension is palpable. Segal described the work as a self-portrait of sorts: "In the years that I was farming … I was extremely restless, running into New York all the time, seeing friends and driving home at midnight. I almost invariably stopped at a diner for coffee… . Walking into a diner after midnight when you're the only customer, there's both fatigue and electricity. The waitress behind the counter is always sizing you up, wondering if you're going to rob her or rape her."4 Segal also pays close attention to the formal aspects of his work—color, mass, volume, and the interplay of positive and negative spaces. An expansive red panel against the back wall—the only element that did not come from the failed New Jersey diner that was the source for the other props—frames the action and also is an homage to the great Abstract Expressionist Barnett Newman, whose work Segal had long admired.
Though best known for multiple-figure, theatrical environments like The Diner, Segal was also fascinated by single-figure motifs like "woman at her toilette," a theme familiar from the work of Impressionist painters such as Edgar Degas and Auguste Renoir. Segal treated it with similar reverence, using it to explore the intimate everyday world of women in an unflinching but affectionate way. The precipitous posture and ample proportions of the figure in Woman Brushing Her Hair on Green Chair (1964) recall Degas, but the technique is pure Segal: thick layers of bandages, with handfuls of wet plaster slapped on them, emphasize the woman's fleshiness.5 As in all his work, the juxtaposition of a cast figure with found objects is a surreal mix of illusion and reality that nonetheless speaks volumes about our real human relationships.
Quoted in Phyllis Tuchman, George Segal (New York: Abbeville Press, 1983), 23. ↩
Cited in Graham Beal, "Realism at a Distance," in Martin Friedman, George Segal: Sculptures, exh. cat. (Minneapolis: Walker Art Center, 1978), 68. ↩
The Diner was made in 1964 and first shown in 1965, after which it was returned to Segal's studio. In 1966 he changed its arrangement substantially, moving the male figure much closer to the waitress in order to "increase the psychic distance between them." This change is the reason the piece has been assigned an extended date. See Segal's "Commentaries on Six Sculptures" in Friedman, George Segal, 36–39. ↩
Ibid., 37. ↩
Friedman, George Segal, 12. ↩


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Olympus PEN E-PM1 and PEN E-PL3: more pocket-sized additions to the Olympus PEN rangeMonday October 31 2011 Sensor Review
Introduced this past summer, the PEN E-PL3 and PEN E-PM1 are the latest micro-four-thirds cameras from Olympus. These 2 new models are intended to complete the PEN EP3 series and thus offer a whole range of compact cameras with interchangeable lenses. Each model offers a different set of controls with a different size, depending on whether you need more directly-accessible controls while shooting, or if you favor a pocketable camera. But as we'll see, given that they're based on the same sensor as the PEN EP3, these cameras perform equally well (or poorly) in term of image quality.
The E-PL3 is smaller and lighter than the EP3 (in fact, the L stands for "Light")... and the E-PM1 (M for "Mini") is much smaller and lighter—a true "pocket" model, depending on the lens attached. As one might anticipate, given their respective differences in size from the PEN EP3, the E-PL3 has more external controls, while the Mini relies more on menu controls for managing settings.
Equipped with the same sensor as the PEN EP3, reviewed on dxomark in July, it's no surprise that the image quality is similar for both models, achieving the same very respectable scores for both dynamic range and color depth. This said, they also share the PEN EP3's weaknesses:
- Low-light ISO scores are substantially lower (538) compared to cameras with the latest APS-C sensors (such as the Sony NEX C3 at 1083, more than twice as good).
- Dynamic range does not improve as much as expected at low ISO (+1 Ev compared with the next ISO step).
Olympus PEN vs Sony NEX
The low-light ISO weakness of the Olympus PEN is particularly noticeable when compared to a Sony camera from the NEX series. For example, if we compare the Sony NEX-C3 with the Olympus PEN E-PL3 and PEN E-PM1, the Olympus cameras are really behind with a score of 499 compared to the good 1083 score of the NEX-C3. This score makes the NEX-C3 a better camera for shooting in low-light conditions, but it is easily explained by the sensor size difference (micro-four-thirds for Olympus and APS-C for Sony). This size difference also makes the Sony NEX lenses much bigger and less easy to carry around.
Olympus PEN vs Nikon 1
Among the Olympus PEN's competitors, it's interesting to take a closer look at the newly-launched Nikon 1 series. So let's see how the Olympus PEN E-PL3 and PEN E-PM1 compare with the Nikon V1. The overall score is very close, but the size of the Nikon V1 works against it in low-light ISO, where it achieves a score of only 346. Apart from that, the 3 cameras perform very similarly.
Even if these 2 new models in the PEN series don't provide any improvement in image quality, they do offer new choices in terms of size and controls. Depending on the level of control you want, these 2 cameras could be very nice point-and-shoot cameras — portable, but with interchangeable lenses. So photographers interested in a portable second camera or beginners looking for a camera that can evolve with their level of expertise will want to take a closer look at these models.
Further readings for the Olympus PEN E-PM1 and PEN E-PL3: more pocket-sized additions to the Olympus PEN range
To provide photographers with a broader perspective about mobiles, lenses and cameras, here are links to articles, reviews, and analyses of photographic equipment produced by DxOMark, renown websites, magazines or blogs.
Announced in June 2011, the Panasonic Lumix DMC GF3 will be of interest to photographers who can afford an easy-to-use compact camera with interchangeable lenses and an image quality superior to that of other compact cameras (such as the Canon Powershot S100).
It's rare in the world of photography for a manufacturer to come up with an entirely new product line from scratch, and it's equally rare for a famous manufacturer such as Nikon (the world market leader) to offer a new lens mount (Nikon CX). This makes the launch of the Nikon 1 line (Nikon J1 and Nikon V1) a major event in photography this fall.
We have tested the Olympus PEN EP3, the latest 4/3 camera by Olympus, and the first results show that its sensor performance is pretty much the same as for the Olympus PEN EPL2 and Olympus E5.
Nevertheless, comparing it to the upcoming Sony NEX C3 should be interesting, as they are both in the EVIL (Electronic Viewfinder Interchangeable Lens) camera category.


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Thanks for your prompt reply to R__. She has been anxiously watching the post box and checking with me to see if there has been a response to her email, which - I'm sure you understand - it was a very big deal to her to write.
Unfortunately, she is now no clearer as to why there are only five female characters for her to choose from in her favourite board game, compared to the 19 male characters her brother can pick. (Obviously, she could choose to be a male character, but as you know, that's not usually how children work).
If anything, your response has left her more confused than before. She is a smart girl, but she is only 6 and still in senior infants at primary school, so she is a long way from being able to grasp concepts like numerical equations and weighting.
As a company that makes toys for children, I would have anticipated you would communicate with your youngest customers in a more direct and child-friendly way.
But I must confess that, despite being 37 years of age and educated to Masters level, I am equally at a loss.
Why is female gender regarded as a "characteristic", while male gender is not?
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Here we are in Hershey, home of CHOCOLATE - it was incredible, everywhere looked there was something chocolate about the entire town.
The boys and I got bags of chocolate to bring back and unfortunately I might add that we ate a lot of it within the next few days (oh we were bad - but it was oh so good - mmmmm, yummy)...
Now as we left Gettysburg to go to Hershey, we stumbled upon this really cool car museum and we decided to step in for a visit. It was a pretty cool place with cars, trucks, buses etc from the early 1900's all the way up to the 1990s...the boys loved all the hot-rods and sports cars
We spent an entire day at the car museum and then next morning it was onto the chocolate factory.
Oh my - how does one describe an entire factory just for chocolate and the size of the facilities - well it was GINORMOUS....LOL, it was big.
The smell of chocolate permeated your senses all the way into the parking lot - as soon as we got out of the car we knew there was chocolate to be had.
We were all eager to get in there and start sampling - they had tons of it as well, oh my. We did so much sampling that let's just say that we were not hungry at all for dinner after we left there.
There was nearly every brand/type of chocolate that we all have come to enjoy and love - if you wanted it, it was there - some were ok but they also had specialty chocolate and I must say that it nearly rivaled some of the chocolate that I had gotten in Switzerland - not all, just a few but still it was yummy
With our tummies full from sampling we then headed to the factory itself for the tours. Wow, what a set-up. It was something to see. The thing that we noticed was the amount of milk everywhere. I mean wow, lots of it.
Hmmm, what else to say about Hershey, Pennsylvania is we enjoyed our time here immensely and the boys and I had our fill of chocolate for - a week - yep only a week as you can never fully satisfy your craving for amazing chocolate.
Oh and one more thing - we got pounds of it for quite a ridiculous price.
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Climbing Protection
Being able to place solid protection is the foundation of safe rock climbing. But how do you find and set solid anchors? By practicing. By following an experienced leader and extracting his gear, paying dutiful attention to how it was set and asking a lot of questions. Reading and looking at diagrams are a distant second, but we'll give it a shot anyway. Anchors come in three varieties: natural, fixed and protection you set yourself.
Natural anchors, though the least common type of protection, can offer strong and secure anchors. To make use of them, you usually need over-the-shoulder slings. Some climbers also carry a double-length sling to loop or hitch around larger objects. Two regular runners girth hitched together achieve the same goal, although the knot and double-thick webbing can get in the way behind flakes or tunnel threads.
Trees are the most obvious natural anchors. Since these tend to sprout on ledges, they usually constitute belay rather than lead anchors. Regardless, slinging a tree is always easy and quick, saves hardware and makes a multidirectional anchor that can hold an upward, outward or downward pull. Before you sling a tree, examine it very carefully by inspecting its roots. Common sense tells you not to trust small or shallow-rooted trees or shrubs. Dead trees can be solid, provided they are large and still somewhat fresh, but avoid slinging any that could uproot or break off.
Large rock flakes, horns and chickenheads (mushroom-shaped knobs) are the most common natural anchors. Be tuned in to these, as they are easy to overlook. Often, in your glee at having latched a sinker flake or incut knob, you'll forget that the bomber hold can also make an anchor simply by draping or hitching a runner around it.
Slings draped over protrusions or flakes tend to lift off as you climb above them. Setting the slings as low and deep as possible improves their security. If necessary, take a nut tool and excavate dirt or rock crumbs from behind the flake to make a spot for the runner, you may want to pocket a few pebbles and then wedge them back in to lock the runner in place. Once you get the runner situated, you may need to clip on another runner or quickdraw as an extension to keep rope action from unseating the protection sling.
Horns and chickenheads, like flakes, are solid anchors provided they don't shear off and the sling stays put. Incut protrusions are the easiest to deal with. Girth hitch the runner so it cinches tight against the anticipated direction of pull. Rounded or merely flat horns are more problematic; often, there's little you can do to make them hold runners. Using double-length runners will help, as will securing the sling with a directional nut. Weighting the sling with gear might also hold the runner on while you are climbing, though the tug of a fall can still easily lift it off.
If you are protecting a crack, keep a watchful eye for chockstones, those rocks naturally wedged inside the crack. The security of a slung chockstone depends on how well the rock is jammed -- you may be able to lift it out and wedge it in a better place -- and how solid or crumbly the stone and the walls pinning it are. Similarly, you can sling natural bridges in the crack, formed where both walls of the crack touch, but are open above and below the juncture.
Though rare, tunnel threads -- holes that go in and out of the rock -- are usually rock-solid and good against any direction of pull. Thread a runner or piece of cord through tunnels.
Few of us would be keen to snack on a sandwich we found on the sidewalk, yet most of us trust fixed protection, the mystery gear, usually nuts and pitons, left in place by others who did the climb before us. Who knows where that gear has been or what it's been through? It might be solid, but all you really know is that someone left it behind, and for unknown reasons. Maybe it's broken, or about to break. Or just plain stuck.
Don't count on it to hold unless it is obviously good, such as a bolt that is in good condition. Bolts are intended to be left in the rock. The 3/8- and 1/2-inch variety can hold a truck and are designed to last a decade or longer. A solid bolt is tight in the rock, the hanger doesn't spin and the bolt shows little or no rust and isn't bent or otherwise damaged. Bolts placed before 1990, when hand-drilling was still the norm, are another matter. Typically, these ancient bolts will be a scant 1/4- or 5/16-inch thick, and badly rusted. Clip them, but don't trust them.
Pitons, steel spikes hammered into cracks, thrash the rock and for both environmental and practical reasons have been largely replaced by nuts and cams. You may never come across a fixed piton and you'll be less likely to ever place one, but you still need a basic working knowledge of them, just in case.
Placing a piton is relatively easy if you have a knack for pounding nails. Select a piton size that will slip about three-quarters of the way in the crack. Hammer on the pin until it feels solid. Often you can discern a solid piton by the ring. A higher pitch indicates a more bomber placement. A low thud tells you the placement is marginal.
Remove a piton by knocking it back and forth or up and down until it loosens, then wiggle it out with your fingers. Careful -- removing a piton causes more damage than placing one. Gentle upward taps to the piton eye will minimize scarring. Better still, leave the piton fixed.
Stoppers, Hexcenctrics, Rocks and various other trademark pieces of protection that we collectively call nuts, all work similarly to natural chockstones. You jam these tapering shapes of metal into constrictions in cracks. Properly set, a nut will break -- or break the rock around it -- rather than pull out.
Cams operate on the camming principle. The curve of the cams forces them against the crack walls. The harder you pull on a cam, the more it resists being pulled out.
Why not use cams all the time? In parallel-sided cracks, such as those in Utah's Canyonlands, cams are indeed the bulk of what you'll use, and some pitches accept nothing but cams. If a crack constricts, however, or is oddly shaped, or just plain tiny, a cam may not fit, and even if it does, a nut can sometimes be more solid. For those reasons, you'll want a mix of nuts and cams, usually two full sets of each, and you must be equally adept at placing both forms of protection.
Setting nuts and cams is simple enough. All you need are common sense, a crafty eye, and, of course, practice. Much practice. The first step is to recognize what cracks will and won't take nuts, and what size pieces fit what size placements. Take your rack and spend an afternoon fiddling gear into cracks at the base of a crag or in boulders. A half-day of such practice will give you a season's worth of hands-on experience. Set some pieces, clip slings to them, and jump on the gear to see what holds. Keep in mind that in your tests you'll load the gear straight down, but in real life you'll likely load the gear at odd and ever-changing angles. For that reason, also try to pull the gear out sideways, and see what happens. Remember, too, that your test jumps will likely impart lower forces on the gear than falling on it.
Getting a nut to wedge tight is a matter of sizing it to the placement and keying it in place. Select the nut that best matches the shape of the crack, and provides the tightest wedge with the most surface contact. Getting the right fit the first time is a skill that even experienced climbers struggle with. Expect to try several nuts in each placement. It helps to use color-coded nuts and keep four or so similarly sized nuts racked on each carabiner. Reach up with the entire wad to size the placement. Unclip the nut that fits best and return the rest to your gear sling. Resist the urge to use a substandard nut just because it has gotten stuck. Remove it and get a better placement.
All nuts are designed to fit at least two sizes of placements. You can set them either in their narrow profile or wide, endwise profile. Try to set nuts in their narrowest orientation. Endwise placements can be bomber, especially with the larger hexes, but this is usually the nut's least stable orientation.
Sometimes, on less traveled routes, dirt, moss or crumblies might line or plug the crack. Take a nut tool or the wire of a nut and scrape away that grunge until your nut can seat in clean, solid rock.
Dream placements are those where the tapering crack opens up inside and the outer edges roll together to form a lip. A nut slotted from above and wiggled down in such an enclosure is solid against a downward and outward pull -- ideal. Beware of cracks that flare open below the nut. A nut in this type placement is more likely to be knocked loose.
The most common placement is a tapering slot in a vertical crack. Here, you want to set the nut deeply, to prevent it from rotating out, although there is no hard-and-fast rule -- if the most secure placement is shallow, put the nut there. Give the nut a good, hard yank to seat it, and take care not to knock it loose with your foot or knee as you climb past. Using runners to keep nuts from lifting out is crucial, too, but more on that in a moment.
Shallow holes, piton scars and horizontal cracks are the tricky buggers to nut. Holes, common in limestone and sandstone, are handled well with nuts such as Tricams, which, owing to their unique design, can seat in shallow pods. Tricams can also sit in square pin scars, though you shouldn't overlook jamming a small micro nut into the slot at the scar's base. When either nut seems dubious, set both and back them up as soon as possible -- a good maxim for any placement.
You won't often set a nut in a horizontal placement, but if you do, apply the same rules we just covered: Look for a tapering slot that will protect the nut against an outward tug. If you're lucky, the horizontal will open up into a pod inside and you can jimmy the nut around so it is impervious to an outward and downward pull. Otherwise, you'll need to use opposition (setting two nuts so they pull against each other) to prevent the nuts from lifting out.
Setting opposing nuts can be as simple as clipping a runner to one piece and passing the runner through the other nut's carabiner. This method only takes seconds to construct, but the sling doesn't tension the nuts together, and they can fall out.
A better method, though one that takes two free hands, is to girth hitch one sling to the nuts, then adjust each girth hitch until the nuts are properly tensioned together.
Parallel, flaring and horizontal cracks are the realm of the cam. Again, as with nuts, properly sizing the cam to the crack is crucial. Use a cam that's too small and only the cam tips will contact the rock, a dangerously weak position for the cam. Conversely, use too large a unit and you'll overcam it. Such a placement may still be strong but costly as it might be impossible to remove. The ideal cam placement has the cams at mid-expansion, their strongest position.
Orient a camming unit so the stem aligns with the anticipated direction of loading, and arrange the cams so they logically follow the crack's contours. Sometimes this means putting the cam in the placement, eyeballing it, then taking the unit out and flipping it around so some of the cams can seat in a divot, where they'll be most secure.
Outward-, inward- or downward-flaring cracks are the most problematic placements for a cam. Cracks that only slightly flare and let all the cams rest at approximately the same expansion are best. Placements get less secure as the flare widens. When a flaring crack is unavoidable, place the cam in a section where the taper is less severe, and use a long runner to keep it from jiggling out of position.
In shallow cracks, orient the cam so as many cams as possible contact the rock. In really shallow placements that won't accept four cams, consider a three-cam unit (TCU), or special, narrow-headed four-cam units, such as the Colorado Custom Hardware Aliens.
Cam placements in vertical cracks are straightforward. As long as the unit is sized right and the crack is nice and clean, it's hard to go wrong. Horizontal cracks are another matter. Here, take care not to use rigid-stem cams. These stems can be bent, and possibly broken, over the edge. One solution is to set the unit deep so just the sling extends from the crack, a secure placement but one that makes it difficult to access the trigger for later removal. A better solution is to use a cam with a flexible stem, which can take bending over an edge without sustaining serious damage.
Cams, like nuts, are also subject to the tugging action of the rope. Unlike a nut, however, a cam can swivel a bit in its placement and remain solid. Nevertheless, whenever your gear moves, it can reorient into a less stable position. For that reason, liberally use runners, even with camming units.
Placing gear so it is secure against an outward or upward pull is an issue with every nut placement, horizontal and vertical. Before you set any piece, nut or cam, anticipate the forces that might, through rope drag or a fall, lift out your protection. Mentally plot your direction of travel -- and potential fall -- and slot your pro accordingly. In a vertical crack this is easy; you'll climb straight up and you'll fall straight down. But when you traverse to one side, or zig-zag, or climb a crack or series of cracks that meander, the game becomes complicated. The drag caused by a zig-zagging rope will weigh on you like bricks and can yank out your protection.
What to do? Use runners. A runner clipped to each piece will straighten the line the rope takes and absorb much of the rope's whipping action. If you are climbing in a fairly straight line, such as a crack at Utah's Indian Creek, simply clipping a quickdraw to each piece may be enough to keep the rope running true. Generally, however, most gear placements require a full-length, over-the-shoulder r nner. Often, a single pitch can require a dozen or more long slings.
Calculating exactly how much gear you'll need for a given climb is an inexact science, and even the most experienced climbers will sometimes underestimate how much, or what size, gear he'll need. Then, trickery is in order. Backcleaning is the technique of reaching down or down climbing or lowering to retrieve a piece of gear, then reusing that placement overhead. Shoving is when you place a cam overhead, then continually shove it ahead of you as you climb; in essence, creating a toprope. Backcleaning and shoving are strenuous and can leave you desperately runout from a backup piece of gear, but they are better than running it out or soloing when you are low on gear.
Before you attempt to remove a cam or nut, examine it to determine how it was placed and how it will most easily be removed. If a nut was dropped into a tapering crack, a light upward tug on the cable or cord should free it. If it doesn't budge, don't try again, or you could kink the cable, weakening it. Instead, loosen the stuck nut with an upward tap from a nut tool or carabiner.
Nuts that were slotted into a crack then wiggled along to a tricky new position can be difficult to get out, especially if the nut is so buried you can't see it. Don't give up. The nut went in; it must come out. Jimmy it this way and that; work it toward the logical opening and freedom. It helps to ask the leader who placed the gear exactly how he set the placement. Then you can simply reverse the procedure.
Cams typically get stuck because they were jammed so deeply into the crack you can't reach the trigger. Buried units are the easiest to save. Reach in with your nut tool, hook the trigger, then pull on it while you simultaneously push on the stem. If you forgot your nut tool, loop both sides of the trigger with the open ends of wired nuts or stiff slings.
Units where one of the cams flipped around or inverted like an umbrella are more problematic. Pulling the trigger doesn't help. Your best hope is to reach inside the crack with your fingers or a nut tool and push up on the inverted cam up so it presents a smaller orientation. Then, carefully retract the other cams with the trigger, and ease the piece out of the crack. Be patient. Get frustrated and jerk on the unit and you'll drive it deeper into the crack.
Overcammed units, ones that were too big for the placement, but were fully retracted then crammed in anyway, are the ones you'll most likely have to leave. About all you can do is lightly wiggle the unit to gradually shimmy it free, or try shoving the piece to a wider spot in the crack where the cams can spread enough for you to retract them.


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Estee Lauder is one of the world's most renowned beauty companies, with proven effective skincare, makeup and fragrance products that are at the forefront of style and innovation. For over 60 years, Estee Lauder has earned a worldwide reputation for elegance, luxury and superior quality inspired by the unshakeable belief of our founder, Mrs. Estee Lauder: the belief that every woman can be beautiful. Today, that simple notion has literally changed the face of the beauty business.
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