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May 26th City of Shawano
A homeowner on West Curt Black Road called police to report someone had stolen her asparagus. The caller told police they had noticed the driver of a silver Dodge pickup truck checking out their property a few days earlier. The caller speculated that the pickup driver might be the asparagus thief.
May 22nd City of Mequon
A 76 year-old man and a 73-old woman were cited for disorderly conduct at an apartment complex. The woman told police the man pushed and grabbed her after she told him he needed to take a bath and cut his dog's toenails.
May 29th City of Fond du Lac
A woman filling a bathtub In her apartment for her six-year-old child heard neighborhood kids shouting obscenities. The woman told her six-year-old to turn off the water in the tub while she went outside to talk to the parents of the children who were shouting obscenities. The child forgot to turn off the water in the tub and it overflowed. When the woman saw the apartment complex maintenance man, she asked him to come in and help her clean up the mess. When the man refused because he was off duty, the woman began shouting obscenities at h in the middle of the parking lot. The maintenance man called police and the woman was cited for shouting obscenities.
May 25th City of Hales Corners
An officer who stopped to assist the driver of what appeared to be a disabled vehicle. However, the officer discovered the vehicle was not disabled, but rather, that the driver had stopped her car because she was deathly afraid of spiders and believed one was crawling on her hand. The officer assisted the driver by checking for spiders in the vehicle and she was sent on her way.
May 18th City of Oak Creek
Officers responded to Mainstay Suites after the front desk clerk reported there was a woman in the parking lot who was too drunk to walk. While officers were en route to the hotel, the clerk called back and stated that a man just wheeled the woman through the lobby on a luggage cart and went into the elevator. An officer spoke to the man, who stated the woman was too heavy to lift without assistance, so he used a luggage trolley to take her back to the room. The man also told police he had taken the woman to senior prom in 1964 and was reuniting with her for the weekend.
May5th City of Waukesha
A caller reported that his neighbor went into the woods, picked up the caller's dog's feces and placed it on his doorstep with a note stating "clean up after your dog." Police advised the caller to clean up after his dog, and the neighbor to avoid leaving profane notes regarding dog feces.
May 30th City of Wisconsin Rapids
A 15th Ave. north resident called police to report their neighbor's garbage was beeping. Responding officers found a smoke alarm disposed of in the garbage can.
May 30th City of Wisconsin Rapids
Police responded to a report of an elderly drunk woman sitting on a bench and yelling at passersby.
May 24th Portage County
An employee of Skis Meat Market in Custer called police to report having caught a 33-year-old culprit in the act of trying to make off with cheesy popcorn and a beef stick.
May 29th City of Wisconsin Rapids
The 21st Avenue South resident called police to report that woman came to her house and asked for a cup of sugar.
May 29th Village of Rudolph
A woman called police to report that her neighbor was opening a sewer cover and kept sneaking over and cutting her grass.
May 27th City of Wisconsin Rapids
Police received a call from a man reporting that his brother's girlfriend was yelling at him.
May 28th City of Waupun
Police received a report of about 10 kids lingering around vehicles. Police found the kids were putting Post-It notes on friend's cars. Police instructed the kids to return to the cars and remove the Post-It notes.
May 25th City of Waupun
A woman called police to report that a cat had wandered into a bar. Police told the woman they don't pick up cats and advised her to shoo the cat out the door.
May 30th City of Horicon
Police ticketed an ambulance driver after he move the barricades and entered the closed East Lake Street bridge. The driver told police he moved the barricades because he was on his way to pick up a patient at the hospital and his boss was angry that it was taking so long.
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Nobody here wants them even for free ( I made few to see do people like them)
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Meaning of "don't count your chickens before they're hatched" in the English Dictionary
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Crughywel yw Ysgol Gymuned sydd yn rhoi pwyslais gryf ar gweithio gyda'i llawer o bartneriaid i ddatblygu dyfodol gyffrous am y plant yn ei ofal. Rydyn ni'n gweld addysg fel partneriaeth rhwng cartref ac ysgol ac yn cydnabod bod datblygu pethynas waith effeithiol gyda rhieni ac ofalwyr yn hanfodol er mwyn cwrdd â nodau'r ysgol.
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The Hope for Change
The excitement and the enthusiasm that could be witnessed among both the veteran voters as well as the first timers has been unique and is a victory of India's vibrant democracy. Irrespective of the outcome of the election, an important aspect of this election has been involvement of the youth of this country in not just voting but also being involved in the electoral process including campaigning.
What has been unprecedented is the large number of educated professionals who otherwise for several years now had been disenchanted with the electoral and political process. This election has witnessed thousands of professionals opting for sabbatical from their job or profession and engaging in canvassing for political parties. In this respect BJP does lead the race in terms of engaging the professionals for social media campaigning and outreach programs followed by AAP.
The presidential form of campaigning
The other key element of this election is surely the presidential form that India's national election has taken shape of. The entire campaign of the NDA was based around Narendra Modi and it certainly hit the right chord with their target audience.
In fact, such has been the impact of this campaign that most of the other political alignments were rattled by the success of BJP led NDA in galvanising its supporters around Narendra Modi and making a successful pitch for change.
In certain respect it can be stated that this is going to be a game changer so far as future national elections in India are concerned. The possibility of the future national elections eventually following this trend is highly likely.
The impressive role of the social media
This apart, what stands out for this election is the spectacular role played by social media in terms of not just creating awareness and emerging as a key medium for promotion by political parties, but also the stellar role played by the social media in terms of mobilising people to go to vote.
For long, it has been a norm that educated professionals do not go to vote and rather enjoy the voting day as a holiday. However, this time the trend has been broken by the large number of young professionals opting to vote for change.
The buoyant mood and the sense of achievement amongst the voters, many of whom had not voted in the past, was certainly a major plus point for this election and for this much of the credit would have to go to the social media.
The role played by the social media was a high point of Lok Sabha election 2014
Selfies of voters with the ink mark on their fingers have become a major hit. This time one could even witness a considerable number of NRIs returning to India to vote. Even within the country a considerable number of professionals even took leave to go to their hometown to vote.
Those who could not vote for some or the other reason played their part by making sure that their family members go and vote. The social media is imbued with such stories.
In many ways, social media including Twitter and Facebook have made the mainstream media redundant and have exposed their bias.
Many of the political parties who had initially scoffed off the idea of social media as a gimmick eventually were found panting for breath in their quest to do the catching game as they realised the enormous potential of the social media of swinging a significant proportion of young voters. BJP, in this respect, had the first mover advantage followed by AAP.
It is for sure that those who would be losing this election would to a great extent blame the social media's role in engineering it. UPA has never been too comfortable with social media and the reasons are obvious.
Poll related Violence however remains a blot
However, on the flip side, even as India's vibrant democracy continues to reflect its charisma, issues of poll related violence has been a major blot. In many places, poll clashes continued to take lives even in this election.
This apart, Maoists continued with their mayhem and killed several policemen during election days. Voter intimidation too is still far from over. It seems India still has a long way to go to make elections a completely seamless and peaceful program.
A sad saga of this election has also been the verbal animosity that continued from beginning till the end. An election which started with the core theme of change for good governance eventually got reduced to personal attacks and mudslinging.
The Way ahead: Good governance to repose faith in democracy
With exit polls of several television channels showing indications of a clear mandate to Narendra Modi led NDA and with results barely a few days away, it is for sure that hectic parlays are going on behind the curtains for post poll alliances.
Nevertheless, in a few days' time as a new government would take oath, it would have to keep up to the expectation of the crores of voters who reposed their faith in democracy by creating new record of voting in this election.
Policy making and serious governance would have to be a norm than an exception and rule of law has to precede everything else. It is only then that true justice would be done to dance of democracy India witnessed in the month long election.


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And it clearly worked because, true to her word, she arrived in class after the exam in a fancy dress costume complete with a pair of cute cat ears. Pictures of her in class in the southern province of Guangxi appeared online last week apparently taken by one of her pupils, it was reported by Rocket News 24.
While critics argued that teachers should not be engaging in such frivolous activity, others praised her for achieving results. Comments in the Chinese media included 'Now that's a good teacher!' and 'The award for 2012 Best Teacher goes to… that girl!'
The tactic is similar, albeit less risque, to the storyline in a Chinese film called Oppai Barē (Boobie Volleyball) which came out in 2009. In it, a young female teacher who is struggling to inspire a hopeless boys' volleyball team eventually agrees to flash her breasts if they win a game.
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'Burlesque' Trailer: Could This Be Christina Aguilera's 'Showgirls'?
Speakeasy may have found a "Showgirls" for the 21st century. The first trailer for the Christina Aguilera movie "Burlesque" has hit the web and it looks every bit as ridiculous as you were praying it would be.
Yesterday, Irving Azoff, Live Nation Entertainment's executive chairman and Aguilera's manager, tweeted that "christina fans. burlesque will blow your minds. just be patient."
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Door One
Whichever door I choose I have a feeling it's going to be the wrong one. Although I think I have to be dreaming, the situation being so weird and all, it feels real. My dreams are fluid things, they change around me in kaleidoscope ways. But here the doors remain doors, the twirly-cane man stays the same; doesn't morph into a stuffed rabbit or my dad. Still...
"Here goes," I think.
I pick the first door, mainly because it's the one I don't want to choose. See my clever reverse psychology? If it's the one I don't want then it must be the good one, right? Unless I know I'm going to go for the one I don't want, in which case I should pick another because this one is going to be a disappointment. So I need to go for one of the others...Oh to hell with it!
The handle feels slick and unpleasant under my hand, the metal warm. It turns too fast for the amount of pressure I used, as if it's eager to be opened. The door behaves the same way. As soon as the latch clicks it yanks at my hand so quickly and so strongly I'm pulled off balance and have to follow it or fall on my face.
Behind the doors are three small tables, and just as I knew I would I've chosen the wrong one. Typical, but I'm resigned to it. On the two other tables are fantastic prizes - at least if you're dreaming and you happen to be me. One's got a crown on it, a huge great thing of solid gold all over with jewels. There's a little card in front of it like you see in museums and I can just make out the writing.
"For the King of the World," it reads. Dammit.
The other table holds a pair of wings. They seem too big for the table but balance there somehow, pure white, gleaming and strange, pinions brushing the ground; awesome, breathtaking. I crane to see what the little card says.
"For the Lord of the Air and Winds," it reads. Just great!
I wish life had a rewind button, don't you? Dreams too should definitely come with that option. I hate myself; I must do. Maybe I was evil in a past life, some cackling maniac with a dungeon full of really nasty stuff.
The twirly-cane man, now there's someone very much of the cackling maniac school, appears and sort of bows over my prize, wiggling his fingers. All that's missing is a drum-roll and him going; "Tadaa!"
I stare at my prize with distaste. As far as I can see they haven't even made a token effort with it. Even the little card is stained and crinkled and charred down one side. Not nice printing either, it's scribbled in someone's crabby handwriting.
"For the Other One," is all the card says.
The prize itself is a key. It's large and black, looks heavy too.
"Your prize!" the twirly-cane man says and grins like he's expecting me to weep with gratitude. Not a chance.
"Ok," I say. "Thanks."
They're already clearing everything away. Within minutes the place is deserted and I'm left standing there holding the key in one hand and the card in the other.
"So," I think. "What happens now? Is this where I wake up?"
Unfortunately nothing happens. Weird. I never had to walk home and go to bed in a dream before. But that's exactly what I have to do. I put the key down on the table by my bed. It looks just like a key, strangely enough, and eerily refuses to behave in any way but the normal way a key behaves, it just lies there looking all innocent and keylike.
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BeschreibungYou can either run fast...or die slow.
***Once there was a man. Once this man had a child.Once this child was bitten. Once this child came back.
Ken Strickland has faced every parent's dream: a lost child, now returned.Ken has found every parent's nightmare: a lost child, returned as something else.
Facing his son, the world is spinning, picking up speed, moving too fast.Reaching a terminal velocity that could kill them all.
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$1,030—$2,150 1—4 bed 12160 West Nevada Drive, Lakewood CO, 80228
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The rent at 12160 W. Nevada Drive Apartments ranges from $1,030 for a one bedroom to a $2,150 four bedroom. Apartments in this building are about 2% less expensive than the Foothills average.
This apartment is in the Foothills neighborhood in Lakewood. Nearby parks include Kent Knutson Park, South Simms Park and Green Mountain Village Park.
12160 W. Nevada Drive Apartments has a Walk Score of 60 out of 100. This location is Somewhat Walkable so some errands can be accomplished on foot.
Pets allowed: No
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This trail blazer needs no introduction – Shilpa Shetty is a woman who inspires, succeeds like no other, guides and recently redefined the phrase "yummy mummy". We see Shilpa sporting a big green emerald ring on her pinky finger which accordingly to astrology can catapult one to unimaginable heights of fame and success. However, I believe her success is completely attributed to her hard work, being brave enough to take risks, a sound business mind and strong, unflinching family support – and Yes! Yes! Yes! beauty and a figure to die for!
Prior to marriage and motherhood Shilpa rose to international fame with her winning a season of the British Big Brother –accepting this assignment displayed her risk taking abilities which is almost always a precursor to success. There was no way of telling if she would have won let alone become an international super star. Contestants on Big Brother worldwide, even the ones who have subsequently gone on to win the show have not reaped such stupendous benefits. Most have had pretty humiliating experiences and have now gone into celluloid oblivion. At this high point in her life she meets the dashing, charismatic and successful British Indian Raj Kundra and ties the knot. Soon after we see this power couple putting their heads and hearts together and spawning some powerful businesses/ideas.
Shilpa releases her popular diet and yoga DVD and inspires millions of women to take on the path of healthy lifestyle and exercise through yogic pranayama and asanas. She is the FIRST actress in Bollywood with the confidence and conviction to share her diet, exercise and lifestyle chioce through this DVD and encourage women to use yoga to integrate their mind and body leading to a healthier and happier person. This is the power of celebrity – who through their deeds can do both harm and good – and in the case of Shilpa, I have observed her reaching out to her audience and society at large through positive actions.
Then comes another big moment in her life – the birth of her son – Viaan. I still remember the beautiful smile she flashed at the paparazzi as she walked out of the hospital with her bonny baby alongside her husband – A smile brimming with joy and happiness. Shilpa enjoyed the first blush of motherhood and as things stabilised made some time to get back into shape and take on her responsibilities as owner and ambassador of the IPL team – the" Rajasthan Royals" and other innumerable professional commitments. This is where her forte lies – beneath that smile and serenity is a mind and body that work hard. To drop her post pregnancy weight she went back to her love of yoga and adopted a well balanced diet along with traditional cardiovascular exercise like cross trainer, treadmill etc. Ten months after the birth of her son – Shipa looses all the pregnancy weight through hard work – no gimmicks here and is ready to face the cameras again – but wait this time the lady chooses to be behind the camera as producer of her first production – Dishkiyaaoon.
Today there are few women in India who are role models – someone who can empower women to juggle the demands of a career, mother hood, marriage etc … Shilpa has consistently worked hard on all aspects of life – the gruelling demands of being an actor, a businesswoman, a hands on mother, the strong better half (and I am not taking anything away from Raj) and continuing to add on more dimensions to her professional and entrepreneurial development.
Shilpa packs a punch in the real world and at the same time this lithe, graceful creature continues to wow us with her holistic take on life. Be the inspiration and keep on inspiring. OM!
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Thoughts or suggestions? If the weather is colder I would add a merino mid-layer and possibly my First Ascent downlight sweater.
http://www.backpackinglight.com/backpackinglight/forums/gear_lists/0d8a44b6e6b7edbc6dcba1326af38307.pdfApr 6, 2011 at 9:38 am #1720914
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Looks good to me. Im guessing you wear your gatewood cape as your rain jacket and pants. A bit more insulation might not be a bad idea. Possibly a montbell EX light or down vest. Depending on where you're hiking you probably wont need the down sweater. Besides that it looks great. Where will you be hiking primarily?Apr 6, 2011 at 10:23 am #1720930
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Good list.
A few things I would do differently would be:
– Does you stove kit leave soot? If so, you might want to use a cuben sack, to keep stuff clean.
– Most trips I take two 1-liter platy's. Do you need 3 liters of water storage? I don't like tubes, which saves me weight.
– I would not use the water filter. I am okay with Aquamira tablets.
– Food/bear Bag. Do you have an odor-proof bag, especially if you might run into bears?
– Headlamp. On most 3 season trips I just bring a single micro light.
– My 1st aid kit weighs a lot less.
– To me hand sanitizer and soap are redundant. I just use Dr. Bronners and have never gotten sick.
– LM Squirt: I have never needed more than a knife blade and scissors. On short trips I just bring a razor blade. Long trips a Victronix Classic.
– Trekking Poles: There are lighter options.Apr 6, 2011 at 10:31 am #1720938
Allen, yes the gatewood is my raingear. I also have a driducks set if the forecast looks nasty. I would mainly be hiking in the mid-Atlantic region, Shenandoah mostly…Apr 6, 2011 at 10:33 am #1720939
Thanks Nick, I'll keep working on it… Any preferences for a good microlight? I have a princeton-tec impulse but it is only 10 lumens and my night vision is not the best.Apr 6, 2011 at 10:59 am #1720951
Nick GatelBPL Member
@ngatelLocale: Southern California
I have a Photon Microlight. Don't know what the lumens are, and I rarely hike at night. I have hiked at night with it, and it does a really poor job.
My Petzl e-light is much lighter than my Petzl Tikka XP, but not as good or convenient. There is a trade-off for everything.
To be honest, you list looks quite good. If it works well, you are ready to go.Apr 6, 2011 at 11:43 am #1720985
Always room for improvement…Apr 24, 2011 at 5:41 pm #1728912
List slightly updated…May 6, 2011 at 4:50 pm #1733943
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I know shoes are a personal thing but you could go lighter there. Other than that the list looks good – I am jealous.
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My favourite moment? Everything! I mean how do you pick a favourite from moments such as Rakhee and Jack's colourful faces by the end of the Blessing Ceremony, the immense dancing with sticks to bring the Mendhi ceremony to a close, or Jack riding along a busy London street on a horse – a horse which happened to be the secret wedding gift that Rakhee got for him. What about the fight for the rings, or watching planes fly over the conservatory at Syon house and did I mention that I even got some Mehndi done on my arm? I love you guys man, thank you for such an amazing cultural experience, I could so do it all over again! Rakhee and Jack, I am glad to have met you and glad to have you as friends now. Keep Smiling. I Contemplated on blogging each day separately but I think one BIG post will do a better job at telling the whole story. Happy viewing……
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After shooting weddings exclusively with the Fujifilm X-Pro 1 and X100S cameras for about 19 months, here are my thoughts and findings on the Fujifilm X-Series for Wedding Photography. Now this is not a technical review but rather a general conversation with my good friend and fellow Wedding Photographer, Jonathan Ellis which segued into a discussion on my experience shooting weddings with the Fujifilm X-Series cameras. I decided to hit the record button on my phone and here is a transcript of some of the topics we discussed. I don't even think this is a format for writing reviews, but I hope it works out OK and the topics discussed provides an insight for anybody out there considering the Fujifilm X-Series for Wedding Photography, be it exclusively or to supplement their existing DSLR systems.
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Well my name is Vincent, but commonly known as V ; so whenever V appears before a body of text, that was me talking/responding to Jonathan's questions. For consistency sake and laziness on my part, Jonathan will be J in this article. Jonathan asks the questions and I respond ; I share my experience on the Fujifilm X-Series for Wedding Photography, my likes and dislikes, the strength and weakness of the system as a whole, the things to improve on and my conclusion…….
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Italy: A weekend, a wedding and the Fuji X-E2 | Charlene Winfred
At the start of September, I headed to the Puglia region in Italy to shoot Mali and Bram's wedding. Mali is my niece (although we are the same age; the family tree is complicated), and living continents apart as we do, we don't get to participate in the big moments in each other's lives much. So their big day was a special day for me too. The wedding itself was a weekend long affair. The bride and groom had arranged for an small group of their closest friends and family to celebrate their big day, by enjoying a relaxed time together in the idyllic Italian rural setting that is Masseria Montenapoleone. My good old X-Pro 1 was showing signs of imminent failure after the last 2 years of rough handling – files were randomly getting corrupted, and a quick look into this by Fuji's service department suggested that it could be a sensor issue. Luckily, Fuji Nordic had lent me an X-E2 for the summer, so my gear for this event consisted of……..
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…. its been nearly 8 months since I got my hands on the X-T1 and I have used this camera under all possible conditions. I've shot weddings, baptisms, concerts, fashion, babies, street, wildlife with a 300mm Nikkor and a Kiwi adapter, lightning strikes under rain and wind, landscapes, long exposures and the list goes on. The Fuji X-T1 for my needs is the perfect tool. It may at times find it hard to grab focus when being pushed to its limits under some extreme lighting conditions such as very low light or bright light directly behind the subject but this is a very rare situation, in the last 8 months i only remember a couple of times when this has happened. Would a DSLR have done better – maybe, but overall, the X-T1's performance has left me more than satisfied. The future is looking bright for the Fuji X series of cameras.
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30 B&W wedding pictures – Fuji X-T1 | Lee Meek
I really really love black and white wedding photography. The setting, a beautiful castle wedding, Scotland. A video of just 30 Black & White discretely documented images. All images were taken with the superb Fuji X-T1 camera. Comprised mostly of guests at the wedding. Observing intently I used the Fuji's flip screen a lot here, it is a real nifty little feature that I thought I would never use, turns out it's really handy for getting different angles and being even more discrete by shooting low by the hip. This camera will make you love and appreciate photography. Enjoy this video all the images have been subtly processed with a little added grain for my desired look, the music is beautiful too… Enjoy
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Another wedding photography post today. Again I was asked by a very dear friend of mine (Also being the best colleague in the world) to take photos at her wedding. I was also invited as guest, so I had double roles to fill! Again the images was taken using the x-pro1 with the 35mm f/1.4, the X-T1 with the 56mm f/1.2 and the trusty x100s. I wish Thomas and Gitte all the happiness in the world…….
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Wedding Photojournalism with the Fuji X-T1 | Paul Richards
The X range of cameras has received a huge amount of critical acclaim and their fair share of criticism too. There are an awful lot of both professional and enthusiast photographers out there making some wonderful images with the Fuji line up, across a wide range of disciplines. One group of photographers that I think the Fuji line up makes particular sense for are wedding photographers. I've been using Fuji X-cameras as secondary cameras at weddings for about a year now and have found them to be very useful as an addition to my regular Canon 5d3 setup. Inspired by Kevin Mullins excellent wedding reportage work, I'd used both the Fuji X-Pro and Fuji X-100s, with mixed success. To be honest, while I loved using them as a backup and in some of the quieter moments of the day, I didn't feel that I could completely convert to them from my DSLR's…….
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So we are in July, ALREADY! Half of the year is over – "Time is the only currency that you can spend, but never make." Here is a snapshot of my 2014 so far. Thanks to everyone that has been part of it, let's see what the rest of the year brings. p.s : I will be catching up on some blogging soon :)
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Yesterday I assisted in the coverage of the wedding of Samantha & Richard Demko which was held at Chiddingstone Castle Kent. From the minute I arrived I knew this was a very very special wedding, no expense spared…the Bridal party were stunning, and Samantha the bride was mind glowingly beautiful. She had a glow about her that only a woman in love could radiate. I get to see so many stressed brides, Samantha certainly wan't one of them – she had everything planned to the tee. The weather was looking unsettled during the bridal preparations, and it looked to thwart an outside wedding which they had planned….in the end the sun did good and followed was a beautiful ceremony held in the Orangery to the rear of the castle in the quaint gardens. Here are few images I made from the day, as always my X-Pro1 is performing flawlessly- discrete, understated and always a conversation piece. Sam & Rich if you are reading this I mean it when I say "It was pleasure to be part of your big day" – the boys and girls were immaculately turned out and everyone made me feel very welcome to be your photographer….
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La photo de mariage et le Fujifilm X-T1 | K-pture
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Raipur, Jan 25 (PTI) Naxals today abducted six personsincluding five personnel of Chhattisgarh Armed Force fromNarayanpur district of the state, police said.
An armed group of Naxals today stopped a bus and abductedfive jawans of the state Armed Force and one local person,said Rajesh Mishra, Inspector General of Police, Chhattisgarh.
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Re: Joel vs Nathan Drake
Nathan drake is way better than joel.
reasons being. Nathan drake can fight better his combat skills beat that of joels. Also, drake is more of a predator in stealth snapping necks, and breaking bones with no hesitation. Drake is a better survivor and has been threw worse than a fungus apocalypse. In his first game he was chasing a statue that could kill everyone in this world, he went up against decendants, crazy guardians from shambala in the second game, hell he survived a train crash hanging off the himalayan mountains shot in the stomach and still survived. in the third game he survived a plane crash and a hot desert with no watter for at least a whole day. being in better pyhsical shape and having better tactical fighting skills nathan drake could beat joel in stealth, gun combat, and close quarter combat
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ya nad nate has stood up to deadly decendants who are supernatural as wellas shambala guardians look at those things, drake can definately beat an old beareded fearful scared old man
Re: Joel vs Nathan Drake
are u crazy nate is stronger faster and would beat him, he would use cobos and moves to kill this joel. nathan drake stood up to and fought shambala guardians who are the size of 6 men, has the strength of 10 men, and weighs as much as 15 men. also drake in stealth kills with no hesitaton snapping necks, pushing people of cliffs, etc
Re: Joel vs Nathan Drake
**bleep** nathan drake would snap his neck or kick him, his kich hjas killed people just once, and one hit from drake as shown in the game series can also take out people with one hit
Re: Joel vs Nathan Drake
Drake is better at countering, dodging, evading etc but Joel hits harder and kills faster. i mean hitting someone in the face with joel's fist on TLOU is brutal, you hear bones crack, blood splatter everywhere and the conroller vibrates like crazy. If Drake messes up in anyway during the fight, Joel will get the jump on him and crack his head against a wall, smash a brick on his face then send a shiv to his throat. Fight over.
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Nate may have the moves and the swagger but when it comes down to it Joel is simply much harder. In a fight, pretty boy Nate would be too concerned about getting his hair messed up.
This got me thinking though about how these two opposite characters would get on if they met. I can imagine Nate becoming frustrated at trying to get a meaningful conversation out of Joel and Im sure Nates "witty" one liners and cocky attitude would drive Joel round the bend lol.
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We have to allow for the fact that there is far less ammo around in Joel's time, so this can account for his smaller body count to some degree, but to be honest, for me Drake is just too formiddable. I think Drake takes this 8 times out of 10.
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Remove Fleet Foot Altogether
It was broken in Uncharted 2 prior to 1.05 and it's definitely broken in Uncharted 3. The new patch made it even worse since you can now have Fleet Foot and Revenge, Fleet Foot and Regeneration, etc. NaughtyDog even nerfed Rate of Fire for the M9. Now non-Fleet Foot users have even less of a chance against Fleet Footers. If you need proof, convince a Fleet Footer to take it off and see how bad he/she does. If I took off, for example, Revenge (which I don't actually use) I would still do the same in firefights. It's plain and simple guys. Broken, overpowered booster. And for the people who say I can't aim; I aim just fine when I go 34/8 against non-Fleet Footers. I shouldn't have to make additional effort to aim because of one booster.
Re: Remove Fleet Foot Altogether
I do strafe, I've been playing Uncharted since Uncharted 2. But yeah I always wind up having to sneak up on them. Even then, sometimes, they turn around and strafe around a wall or something. The things that annoy me the most are when they: Corner Shoot, Strafe away from my Steel Fist, or straight up Dodge all my bullets.
Re: Remove Fleet Foot Altogether
Use regen and find some cover then blindfire maybe
I have cloaked gold and use drakes ak, so sneak up and stealth kill
Snipe like I usually do and get long ranger LIKE A BOSS
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your argument actually makes me more inclined to believe that your problem is with the aiming.
You just want it removed completely so that it is easier for you to hit people and you seem to be employing that you relied on M9ROF to beat them.
Fleet Foot is not the problem. If everyone had fleet foot straffing speed by default you would still have the same problem hitting them, thus id say your problem is with your aiming/shooting and possibly your own movement.
You should be asking ND to make aiming like it was in U2 (which I agree with) - where it was easier to hit people due the bullet spread system it has (instead of U3 recoil system).
Fleet Foot is fine. if anything the default straffing speed should be increased, it is way too slow.
The aiming/recoil mechaincs in U3 are not good though so I understand where you are coming from, but your issue should be with that and not fleet foot.
Re: Remove Fleet Foot Altogether[ Edited ]
No. I usually 1v1 w/ no boosters no no mods. I even use the AK sometimes. ROF M9 is the fastest killing gun besides the Sniper, so I can generally put those Fleet Foot users down before they start moonwalking.
The key thing here is more effort. The way this game works, strafing makes aiming easier. If you use Fleet Foot, which you probably do, it makes it harder for me to aim. If everyone had Fleet Foot movement speed, I would A. be used to it, and B have it too. Ridiculous argument on your part.
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Re: Remove Fleet Foot Altogether
As I said before, I don't need Rate of Fire, but they need Fleet Foot. You say don't stoop to their level? If they remove Rate of Fire and Fleet Foot I'm fine with that too.


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Slow, cautious and measuring, like coyotes coming across a wolf pack and wanting a share of their hunt. That's what the pair looked like as they approached the group of men, hoods pulled up to conceal their features and only size and build revealing their gender.
Both were huge, towering over the men by a good foot or two if they stood up straight and both well lined with muscles that indicated either bodybuilding or steroids. Neither were true, it was their lifestyle that made them this way.
The one in front was a few inches taller and held a more aggressive stance, hands clenched at his sides. The only visible part of his body was his hands and the color of his skin indicated African descent. Though unlike most, his palms were just as dark as the rest of him.
The second looked pissed but he didn't hold a threatening poise, at least, not until the girl started getting kicked around until bones broke and she blacked out. He went ridged after that, muscles cording and flexing under is skin, ready for a fight.
Like his comrade only his hands were visible but he was dark from being in the sun, maybe Native blood but not like his friend who had onyx skin from head to toe.
"Let her be and we'll leave you in peace" came the gruff voice of the first man who immediately took charge, taking a step forward in a manor that made him seem very old fashioned. He speech and the way he held himself was more accustomed to the presence of royalty then that of your average rapist such as the ones that stood before him.
As the conversation turned into mocking challenge between the self appointed leader of the gang and the large intruder the second large man took the opening and seemed to melt into the shadows that the wall offered. The large man was in the gang leaders face in a second as the others egged them on into a fight.
An instant later the second man was at the girls side, long fingers to her throat to seek a pulse. Luckily he felt the unnaturally quick beat of her heart. A small smile managed to find itself on his lips as he brushed some stained red hair from her blood-streaked face.
She looked almost peaceful in her sleep like state and he made sure not to disrupt her as he gathered her thin frame in his arms and slunk once more into the shadows.
Lets just say that sneaking a girl as pale as her through the shadows and past people who were only a hair width away from you is no easy task. He got pretty far in his mind before being discovered.
"Bring her back here" the words echoed seemed to echo as he was finally discovered. A soft sigh slipped from his lips as he stopped sneaking and stood straight, simply walked away with the sounds of shouting and then a small battle following him.
Some might think him a coward but he had no interest in fighting while protecting his charge and he knew for a fact that his comrade would soon follow.


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The Make a Pitch contest is going stronger than ever. Last month, Tobi Gepraegs and Lisa Browne each won a Sony Reader Digital Book for submitting their personal picks for a Canada Reads contender. How does it go? You can't win if you don't play? But some people are really kicking it up a notch, like our good friend Jen Knoch of The Keepin' It Real Book Club who has vowed to support the current Canada Reads contenders by recording a vlog pitch for each title. Panelists, take note.
Below is an eloquent and personable argument for Ann-Marie MacDonald's Fall on Your Knees. You can also read Jen's supplementary post about the book here where she hopes those who have already read Fall on Your Knees will "revisit an incredibly complex and unsettling novel that mines its way into you, painfully chipping away at your insides, leaving echoing caverns, but also unearthing diamonds."
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Theresa May will fail the victims of the "vile" practice of child trafficking if she declines to establish a nationwide system of legal guardians to monitor the domestic victims of the global crime, the shadow home secretary, Yvette Cooper, has warned.
As Britain's leading children's charities launch a last-ditch bid to persuade May to appoint the guardians, Cooper said in a Guardian interview that a "naive approach" meant the state was repeatedly failing trafficked children and turning a blind eye to their plight.
Cooper spoke as the heads of 16 charities from the Refugee Children's Consortium called on the home secretary to pay particular attention to child victims of trafficking when she publishes a draft modern slavery bill on Monday. In a letter to the Guardian, the Children's Society chief executive, Matthew Reed, the NSPCC chief executive, Peter Wanless, and bosses of 14 other charities welcomed some measures in the bill. They include an increase in the maximum term for trafficking to life imprisonment, and the establishment of an anti-slavery commissioner to oversee the issue and to ensure there are more prosecutions of "modern-day slave drivers".
But the charity leaders called for special guardians to be established across the country – a key recommendation of a European directive on trafficking – to take legal responsibility for trafficked children. The letter says: "These incredibly vulnerable children have been subjected to a range of horrific abuse, including domestic servitude and sexual exploitation … Despite their need, they don't have one person who is legally responsible for all aspects of their life. There is no one to speak up for them or to make sure their best interests are at the heart of decisions made about them. As a result, they are put at risk of going missing from care, of abuse and exploitation."
James Brokenshire, the security minister, indicated that the government would listen to the campaigners. He told the Guardian: "The home secretary and I have made clear our personal commitment to stamping out modern slavery. And the best way to both protect and reduce the number of victims, including children, is to disrupt, convict and imprison the organised criminal gangs that lie behind the majority of trafficking. The Modern Slavery Bill will send the clearest possible message: if you are involved in this disgusting trade in human beings, you will be arrested, you will prosecuted and you will be locked up.
"We will be carefully considering issues raised in the pre-legislative scrutiny to see what we can take forward, either through this bill or through our wider, longer term response to slavery. We continue to work with the Department for Education on the best way to support and safeguard child victims and protect them from this appalling evil."
A report by the Commons home affairs select committee found that two-thirds of victims of child trafficking who go into care eventually go missing. The UK Human Trafficking Centre identified 2,255 victims of trafficking in 2012, of whom 549 were children. The Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre estimates 300 children have gone missing from care and back into trafficking.
Cooper warned of a "naivety about the risks" to children, with local authorities often not appreciating that young victims of trafficking often maintain links with the person who brought them to the UK because they may speak the same language. A guardian with legal responsibility for the child would understand the dangers.
She said: "Trafficking is already a horrible crime. It is even more vile when it involves children and yet the child victims are being abused twice. They are being failed by a system that is supposed to rescue them and to protect them. So even when they get rescued or even when they call out for help they are still being let down because they disappear again.
"Children who are being failed once are now being failed a second time by the state. As a result the state and the agencies are turning a blind eye to trafficking because they can't see it – they are not seeing the consequences, that they have a duty to protect people and to protect children from repeated trafficking and repeated abuse. That is why I think you need the additional legal role in this process for the guardians."
Labour, which will amend the bill to introduce the legal guardians if the home secretary refuses to change her mind, is confident it will eventually succeed. A recent amendment to the children and families bill, which would have introduced the guardians, was only defeated by 15 votes in the Lords.
Chloe Setter, of the ECPAT UK charity, said: "The modern slavery bill provides us all with a real opportunity to ensure that child trafficking is given the focus and resources that its victims deserve and prevent trafficking of children in the future. It is crucial that victim protection is at the heart of the new bill and that the legislation reflects the specific needs of the world's most vulnerable children. If the home secretary wants to make a real difference to trafficked children and prevent this evil crime, she will listen to these recommendations and the needs of children who have been ruthlessly exploited."
Cooper also urged May to carry out an urgent review of the six-month domestic visitor visa, which was changed last year to tie a domestic worker to the employer who brought them to the UK. The Kalayaan charity said the proportion of such workers unable to leave their workplace unsupervised had risen from 59% to 96% since the changes were introduced in April 2012.
Fiona Mactaggart, the Labour former Home Office minister who is chair of the all-party parliamentary group on trafficking, warned that Britain was colluding in bonded working. Mactaggart said: "The change in the domestic worker visa means that a domestic worker who comes on the new visa is bonded to an employer and has no independent employment rights at all. It is tolerating employment practices that we wouldn't tolerate for any other group in Britain."
Cooper balanced her criticism of May by welcoming reforms in the bill. "It is exactly right to have increased sentences. It is also right to make it, as we understand it, easier to prosecute by simplifying the law. Measures that will increase prosecution, measures that will have tougher penalties, measures that will mean that you can take stronger action against trafficking are absolutely the right thing to do."
A Home Office spokesperson said: "We changed the rules to return the route to its original purpose – a temporary route to allow domestic workers to accompany their existing overseas employers for up to six months on a short term visit to the UK. Rather than increase the risk of abuse, the measure was designed to stop abusive relationships between employers and their domestic workers being imported into the UK. Employers must prove they have a positive relationship with their member of staff, and any person known to have previously abused a worker will not able to bring employees to the UK. Overseas domestic workers now have access to protections under UK employment laws, and on applying for their visa are given a leaflet outlining what help they are entitled to."


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Objective: To evaluate right atrial (RA) "strain" as reflected by changes in P-wave amplitude and vector in patients with COPD immediately before and immediately after beginning treatment of exacerbations.
Background: P-pulmonale (frequently temporary, reflecting acute RA strain) occurs under a variety of circumstances, including COPD. Emergency room (ED) ECGs in patients with acute exacerbations of COPD have suggested that P-pulmonale (P waves ≥ 2.5 in leads II, III, and aVF) tends to resolve subsequent to acute treatment. RA strain is defined as a response to RA stress (probably transient pressure rise and/or acute RA enlargement) in patients with COPD. Since P-pulmonale occurs in a small minority of patients with COPD, we investigated dynamic changes in size and mean vector (axis) of all frontal plane P waves in the ED vs the immediate subsequent ward ECG in patients with acute exacerbations of COPD.
Methods: We prospectively compared P-wave amplitude in the ED with the first in-patient ECG in 50 consecutive patients with acute exacerbations of COPD and in 20 consecutive nonpulmonary control patients, analyzing only ECGs showing sinus rhythm and in which P waves were clearly recorded. Despite using a calibrated magnifying graticule, it was difficult to interpret a dynamic change if the initial ED ECG had P-wave amplitude < 1.5 mm in leads II and aVF. We selected lead II because it usually has the largest frontal plane P waves and also aVF to reflect the relative verticality of the mean P vector (axis). We performed a matched-pair analysis to compare the equality of means.
Results: Of the patients with COPD, only seven patients (14%) had classical P-pulmonale on the ED ECG. Forty-eight of 50 consecutive patients (96%) demonstrated a decrease in P-wave amplitude between ED and subsequent ward ECGs. Two patients showed no change. The mean differences of P-wave amplitude between ED and ward ECGs in lead II was 0.78 mm, and that in lead aVF was 0.8 mm. The difference of the mean P-axis between ED and ward ECGs was − 5.24° (p < 0.0001 for all three measurements). There was no P-wave amplitude change in the control group between ED and ward ECGs.
Conclusions: P-wave amplitude in patients with COPD decreases once an acute exacerbation subsides. Thus, P-wave amplitude and vector are dynamic and could reflect reduced RA strain. We question the traditional (1935) absolute cutoff of 2.5 mm for P-pulmonale as of limited value due to insensitivity, hence inappropriate for what this investigation demonstrates to be a continuous variable.
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