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The camera's performance also has its good and bad points. The start-up time is very quick at around 1.5 seconds, and the shot-to-shot time of approximately 1.8 seconds is also impressive. In continuous shooting mode it can manage a shot every 1.3 seconds, but after the first shot there is no audio cue to let you know when a shot is being taken. There is also a motion capture setting which can shoot at 5fps but only at VGA resolution, and auto exposure bracketing.
One major handicap is the autofocus system, which is slow and extremely unreliable, with virtually non-existent low light performance despite the AF assist lamp. Even in bright daylight It frequently failed to focus on normal high contrast subjects for no apparent reason. The however flash is reasonably powerful, and easily fills a five meter room, with a recycle time of around five seconds.
The same 'Curate's egg' theme extends to picture quality. Exposure metering is reasonably consistent although with a tendency to over-expose, and image noise is well controlled at 400 ISO, but images are massively over-sharpened and colour rendition is very inaccurate, rendering a blue sky as duck-egg green. The lens is also very prone to blurred corners in wide-angle mode, and suffers badly from chromatic aberration.
The Samsung PL55 is a confusing camera. On the one hand it is well made, attractively styled and has a good range of features for the price, but on the other it suffers from a number of annoying flaws, including disappointing image quality. It's a bargain, but not necessarily a good one.
Very good review, I think this is one nifty little camera.
Very easy to use, nice set of features and I really like the look of it, especially in red and I'm not a fan of silver cameras as they always look dull to me
I actually bought mine form Amazon but my cousin found it cheaper on Shop.co.uk after being impressed with mine last month, gutted now as I could of saved £20 but it's still a really nice camera.
Here's the link http://www.shop.co.uk/10016...
Personally I would of gave it 8/10 overall and surely a 7,8, 8, 9 would equal a 8 no?
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"Metamorphosis" is the second of three exhibits celebrating the 150th anniversary of the founding of University of Massachusetts Amherst.
May 20—September 27, 2013, Mon/Tue/Wed/Thu/Fri/Sat
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July 18, 2013
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Microsoft's Business Productivity Online Suite (BPOS) suffered an outage last night, thanks to network hardware issues.
Users in the US were having problems signing into Exchange Online and accessing the Health Dashboard, leading to a string of complaints on Microsoft's forums. One user claimed customers in London were also experiencing the downtime.
The software giant confirmed the problem around 6pm BST yesterday on its @msonline Twitter feed and less than an hour later acknowledged it was a hardware issue in the network.
However, even when the components had been replaced, services were still difficult to access for another two hours, frustrating users further.
A post on the forum from BeverleySeche read: "I'm very disappointed in BPOS. This is the 4th [episode of downtime] in 2 months and this is supposed to be reliable."
"We went from in house groupwise to hosted Microsoft BPOS. Not only [are we] getting a culture shock, we're getting downtime."
The next version of BPOS – Office 365 – is expected to launch next week, but with continuing questions over the current version's downtime, it may launch under a cloud of its own.
However, a Microsoft technician posted on its Twitter feed that Office 365 "should provide a more stable service" and claimed "reports and expectations [were] very good."
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1776: AETAT. 67.]--Having arrived in London late on Friday, the 15th of March, I
hastened next morning to wait on Dr. Johnson, at his house; but found he was removed
from Johnson's-court, No. 7, to Bolt-court, No. 8, still keeping to his favourite Fleet-
street. My reflection at the time upon this change as marked in my Journal, is as follows:
'I felt a foolish regret that he had left a court which bore his name;* but it was not foolish
to be affected with some tenderness of regard for a place in which I had seen him a great
deal, from whence I had often issued a better and a happier man than when I went in, and
which had often appeared to my imagination while I trod its pavements, in the solemn
darkness of the night, to be sacred to wisdom and piety.' Being informed that he was at
Mr. Thrale's, in the Borough, I hastened thither, and found Mrs. Thrale and him at
breakfast. I was kindly welcomed. In a moment he was in a full glow of conversation,
and I felt myself elevated as if brought into another state of being. Mrs. Thrale and I
looked to each other while he talked, and our looks expressed our congenial admiration
and affection for him. I shall ever recollect this scene with great pleasure, I exclaimed to
her, 'I am now, intellectually, Hermippus redivivus, I am quite restored by him, by
transfusion of mind.' 'There are many (she replied) who admire and respect Mr. Johnson;
but you and I LOVE him.'
* He said, when in Scotland, that he was Johnson of that Ilk.-- BOSWELL.
He seemed very happy in the near prospect of going to Italy with Mr. and Mrs. Thrale.
'But, (said he,) before leaving England I am to take a jaunt to Oxford, Birmingham, my
native city Lichfield, and my old friend, Dr. Taylor's, at Ashbourn, in Derbyshire. I shall
go in a few days, and you, Boswell, shall go with me.' I was ready to accompany him;
being willing even to leave London to have the pleasure of his conversation.
We got into a boat to cross over to Black-friars; and as we moved along the Thames, I
talked to him of a little volume, which, altogether unknown to him, was advertised to be
published in a few days, under the title of Johnsoniana, or Bon-Mots of Dr. Johnson.
JOHNSON. 'Sir, it is a mighty impudent thing.' BOSWELL. 'Pray, Sir, could you have no
redress if you were to prosecute a publisher for bringing out, under your name, what you
never said, and ascribing to you dull stupid nonsense, or making you swear profanely, as
many ignorant relaters of your bon-mots do?' JOHNSON. 'No, Sir; there will always be
some truth mixed with the falsehood, and how can it be ascertained how much is true and
how much is false? Besides, Sir, what damages would a jury give me for having been
represented as swearing?' BOSWELL. 'I think, Sir, you should at least disavow such a
publication, because the world and posterity might with much plausible foundation say,
"Here is a volume which was publickly advertised and came out in Dr. Johnson's own
time, and, by his silence, was admitted by him to be genuine."' JOHNSON. 'I shall give
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"Hi there, what can you tell me about this laptop?"
"This is the HP 17.3" dual-core computer. I could bore you with specs and whatnot, but here's the gist: It's big and cheap."
"All right, great. I appreciate you boiling it down for me. So it's like your mom?"
"Excuse me?"
"It's big and cheap. Just like your mother. Go on."
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"Well, all right. The stand-out feature is this HD+ 17.3" screen. It's huge."
"She said that. Yes?"
"She did. She was overheard saying that."
"Oh. I see. 'It's huge.' Yes. Very good, sir. Though it's not my place, I don't believe 'She said that' is the usual formulation."
"Your face isn't the usual formulation."
"All right, let's try to stay on track here. The four gigs of RAM are plenty for multitasking, and the 500GB SATA hard drive is big enough to hold your entire media library."
"As is your mother."
"My mother, whom you've never met, is large enough to hold your entire media library?"
"Just so."
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hi im planning to travel round britain and part of it will involve spending a week training at the best thai boxing club in the country, any1 got any advice as to who the best is thanks ?
hi im planning to travel round britain and part of it will involve spending a week training at the best thai boxing club in the country, any1 got any advice as to who the best is thanks ?
As great as the answers you're going get here are going to be, I think Ax Kickboxing Forum is a better bet.
Coffee drinker, prefer Pepsi and I'm kind of a big deal.
Bad Company in Leeds
Coach Richard Smith
Look it up.
Bad company or wicker camp
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Which is the best camp is subjective, But Bad company for sure would be my choice for the gym that has produced the most talent.
Wicker Camp in Sheffield is a good shout.
Bad Company
"Awww, so you lost darling - but it's the taking part that counts" My Mum... thanks for nothing Mum.
bad company got some big names
Allegiance MMA fight team
Master Chana in Preston, he's a top coach. Ive trained with him for over 6 years now run a club myself, Check him out.
bad Company, without doubt the top gym in the world outside thailand for consistently producing world class fighters that take on top thais as well as other international and domestic opponents. liam Harrison alone has in the last 5 years fought Numphon PK Stereo twice, Anuwat keawsamrit twice, Seanchai twice, Sagetdao and has just won the WBC title in America in addition to all his other belts that were fought against very hard opposition. Add Jordan Watson, Andy Howson, Richard Cadden, James France, Davey Mac, Lisa Houghton-Smith, Sarah McCarthy, Charlotte Webster etc the list is endless. Richard Smith also was a good fighter but an even better coach.
Wicker Camp another very good gym that has produced top drawer fighters like Helene Garnett, Tommi McC, Christian Di Paulo, Trix March etc.
Keddles gym another very good gym especially for producing great female fighters, as is KO gym in london.
but there are very good thai boxing coaches all over the UK, even those that dont put fighters out all the time. Paul Pearson is an excellent coach and doesnt get enough of a mention in Thai Boxing, he has massive amounts of knowledge and has spent years and years in thailand learning from a lot of different people there.
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Myrna, sorry it took so long for my reply. If you don't mind, I'll try to answer both threads that you requested stylist input here.
I do not mind at all, one bit, not even alittle, clients who bring in there own products. This is never ever a problem.
That being said, I LOVE the Deva line!! I have huge success, tons of clients, everything I need out of a haircare line, to use at home, and at the shop for all different kinds of curls.
While I hear and listen to each and every one of your complaints and concerns about the products, I do always feel if I could reach through the computer and teach you how to use it,for your paticular hair type, you would love it too
All of my education, study and practice has come through Devachan, as the founder of the curly girl method, cutting, color, and products.
Not because I am trying to push anything on you, but because I Love curlies, and I want you to love being a curly too, and after 30 plus years in this business I have found what I have been looking for, not only for my own hair but for many.
I am commited to my clients and there concerns, try my best to answer there questions. I am not a cosmetic chemist and may not be able to discuss every ingreadient in every other product out there.
I will always do what the client perfers, and use what you want me to use, and try to do what you want me to do. I will listen and care and try to help any and every way I can. But when asked my opinion, I will share what I think from my experience.
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Curly stylists offer lots of things. Cut, color, styling tecniques, products, knowledge, care and understanding. You choose what you come to us for and whether or not it is worth it for you. It is ultimately your choice as to what you want done to your hair and who you go to.
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SAS sniper Danny Nightingale was freed by Appeal Court judges today and immediately sent a message of thanks to those who campaigned against his 18-month sentence for possessing a pistol.
Sergeant Nightingale broke down on the steps of the Royal Courts of Justice, before passionately hugging his wife Sally and declaring: "Thank you to the world for being so kind."
Sgt Nightingale, who has been locked up for three months, also "humbly" thanked his family and lawyers for their "trust and support".
The campaign for his release was led by Sally, who gathered more than 100,000 signatures on a petition and got support from Downing Street, MPs and celebrities.
After the decision, she said: "We got justice today. I did not dream that this would be the outcome. It is great."
Three judges in a Court Martial Appeal Court had reduced the sentence to 12 months and suspended it, meaning her husband could go free – and achieve his dream to be reuinited with Sally and his two daughters by Christmas.
The 37-year-old war veteran, who served in Iraq, Afghanistan and Northern Ireland, was described as an "exemplary" soldier by Lord Chief Justice Lord Judge.
Sgt Nightingale was sentenced to 18 months' detention at the Colchester Military Corrective Training Centre after he admitted having a pistol and live ammunition.
His lawyers today argued the sentence was too tough.
They told the court that a brain injury he suffered during a charity race in the Amazon Basin meant Sgt Nightingale had forgotten the pistol was among his belongings.
His family say he did not pack the 9mm pistol himself.
It was given to him by the Iraqi special forces unit he had helped train in 2007.
His former SAS commander Lt. Col Richard Williams told the court how Sgt Nightingale had survived dangerous raids against the enemy in Iraq as his colleagues died or were injured.
After the appeal, Defence Secretary Philip Hammond said: "I am delighted for Sgt Nightingale and his family."
The sergeant now looks set to appeal against the conviction.
Asked if that was on the cards, Sally said: "We are going all the way."


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"Boston Loves Impressionism" opens on Valentine's Day weekend with enchanting activities that would make Cupid swoon. If you voted for your favorite works, don't forget to bring your voucher for free admission for two February 14 through 16—our thanks to you for helping us create the Museum's first crowd-sourced exhibition. Invite your sweetheart or a friend to explore the works that made Boston fall in love with Impressionism, and then indulge in red velvet cupcakes or sip sparkling wine before finding the Museum's most romantic hideaways.
Whether lonely-hearted or head over heels, visitors find plenty to love at the MFA this Valentine's Day weekend. All programs are free with Museum admission except where otherwise noted.
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Find out which paintings are Boston's favorites.
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Fri–Sun, 10 am–4 pm
Red velvet cupcakes available for purchase
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Fri, 10 am–8 pm; Sat and Sun, 10 am–4 pm
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6–7 pm
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Film: When Harry Met Sally
7–9 pm
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7–8 pm
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Special prix fixe dinner on Valentine's Day ($55/per person)
Sparkling wine available for purchase
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Spotlight Talk: A Mania for Monet!
1, 2, and 3 pm
Dig deeper into a work of art with Ann Bible. Take fifteen minutes to look more closely and discover stories, techniques, and histories of fascinating objects in the Museum.
Music: Handel and Haydn Society: Vivaldi Concerti SOLD OUT
2 pm
$16 MFA members, seniors, and students; $20 Nonmembers
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Spotlight Talk: Color and Light in Impressionism
1, 2, and 3 pm
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Lecture: A Collection of Collections: Impressionism at the MFA
2–3 pm
$10 MFA members, seniors, and students; $13 Nonmembers
Curator Emily Beeny leads a discussion of the exhibition "Boston Loves Impressionism," and explores how our understanding of paintings by Monet, Renoir, Degas, and Cézanne has changed with time.
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Come kick off the new year by helping out others in the Spartanburg Community and support USC Upstate's "60 Seconds of Service" on Thursday, January 17, 2012, 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. on Jazzman's Quad. At the "60 Seconds of Service" event, you will have the opportunity to make peanut butter and jelly sandwiches for those who are living in poverty and financially unable to feed themselves. We will be donating all the peanut butter and jelly sandwiches to the Second Presbyterian Soup Kitchen in Spartanburg, South Carolina. The Soup Kitchen feeds those who are hungry and works to alleviate the root causes of hunger in Spartanburg. We will also be teaching those who are making the sandwiches about the Second Presbyterian Soup Kitchen and how they can do more to serve the Spartanburg community.
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Motel 6: Would you like your room to smell like smoke, or just cat pee?
went into their office and it's like the two broads were chain smoking in there all day. they asked me if i wanted a smoking room or a non smoking but they forgot to ask me if i wanted my room to smell like piss or no-piss. i got the room that smelled like pee. found out too late that they allow animals in their rooms. dont know if they have pet/non-pet rooms, but if you ever go to a Motel 6 make sure you tell them "no-Pee for Mee"
Sounds like a great place................
You should switch to the Sleazy 8 motels.
well since the room already smells like pee.... Just take a leak in the corner instead of walking to the bathroom
Take a dump in the sink...lol sorry
I have stayed in a couple of motel 6s and I will say that you will get claustrophobia in some of them. I mean in some of them, you can't roll off of the bed, because you might get wedged between the wall and the bed. Cheap though, and if it weren't for my feet hanging off of the end of the bed, I would use them more often.
I use a hotel in Paris regularly that has got like that , it's only three years old too . It was a godsend when they first opened it , secure underground parking , walking distance from the main Flea Markets , really cheap etc. Well it's been taken over by the local prostitutes and their pimps , I'm sure the night staff are on the take too . I've been there and while I'm waiting at reception for my key the girls come out of the elevators and have a divvy up with their pimp right there in the hotel foyer , then back up they go . I've seen used rubbers in the elevators and strewn along the corridors , there used to be a hot snack and soft drink machines on every floor but they've had to take them away as the scumbags kept busting 'em open and stealing all the contents. The rooms often look like they've never been cleaned YEEEWWWW!!!
If you ever go to Paris don't stay in the Hotel Etap at Port de St Ouen
That's so nasty! The Motel 6 here isn't like that. They do not allow pets, although they do have smoking/non smoking rooms. It's always very clean. However, if I were you, I'd complain to their entire chain of command. Let them know that it's an experience you'll never forget, and that you'll share your story with anyone who will listen.
snow up to my bung-hole!
actually, stitch, if i wasnt married that sounds like my kind of place but since i am fo-gettaboutit! anyway, i am still in reno getting snow up to my asteroid and have to drive back to bellingham tomorrow prolly with chains all the way. i have my receipt in my wallet. when i get back to work, dont worry i will let corprate 6 know all about it! SNOW SNOW SNOW! hadda great time tho in RENO since i was born and raised here. anyway as far as best place to buy chains go to les schwab cause if you dont use them you get your money back. but does it sound even remotely like i wont be using them? NOT! my bud says he just saw a Yetti!
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Falconwerk'd: An Off the Hook Alumni Showcase
Falconworks Artists Group
Saturday, August 2, 2014 from 7:30 PM to 9:00 PM (EDT)
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San Francisco, California
London, United Kingdom
Florence, Italy
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Three Brooklyn youth, all veterans of not-for-profit theater company Falconworks Artists Group's Off the Hook program, reunite for an evening of sight and sound.
When & Where
Cora Dance
201 Richards St
New York,
Saturday, August 2, 2014 from 7:30 PM to 9:00 PM (EDT)
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Falconworks Artists Group
Falconworks Artists Group is a not-for-profit organization whose mission is to empower communities and individuals through theater and applied drama. Founded in 1997 and incorporated in 2004, Falconworks achieves its aims through theater workshops that build our participants' and our community's capacity to analyze systems of oppression in order to effect change.
Falconworks promotes the principles of popular education which include dialogical approach, participant driven content, action/reflection and the goal of transformation.
"I believe that all the truly revolutionary theatrical groups should transfer to the people the means of production in the theater so that the people themselves may utilize them. The theater is a weapon, and it is the people who should wield it."
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My boy (4 years old) and i were going to the store a few weekends ago, and i was stopped at a red light when this punk kid in a late 90s mustang pulled up beside me, started revving the shit out of it and talking all kinds of shit on my car! I just reached down and put my bous window down, looked back at him and asked him what his thoughts were on the mustang? He looked at the kid and said "your mustangs a big terd!" The kid was a lost for words and slowly put his window up and casually drove away! I about died laughing! And gave my son a fist bump and drove off
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My street address) she speeds away again. We call the cops and they tell us if the speed limit isn't posts on the street it's 55mph. Remind you in a neighborhood and in a school zone. I hate this place I can't wait to get out. We also told them that they threatened us ### he said oh 477 ill remember that. Again te cop just made up some excuss and said they might do a traffic study on our street. More bs. They fly down y street everyday so it wouldn't take them long to get enough shit together to put speed bumps in
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hello! guys! ... I wanted to see if anyone is interested in doing some project together … use some of my songs in some of yours videos and I promote in my profile and on my website … thanks! God Bless U!
Hi FLProductions.
This is the 3rd time i've seen your post throughout these forums asking people to use your music.
Let's be straight up and honest here – you're blatantly using these forums for advertising and self-promoting, NOT general discussion.
I can see that you're new, and trying yo build a following, but trust me. If someone wants to use your music to 'collaborate', they will find you. Let your music speak for itself and grow by word-of-mouth and ratings, not by your incessant forum begging letters.
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America's Worship Warsby Terry W. York
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The music of the church is not only a meaningful part of Christian worship but has been a major part of the battle over worship styles. Terry York invites the reader along as he retraces his journey of experience in church music. Along the way, he explores the perspectives, agendas, and tactics of those involved in the conflicts, traces the recent history of church music, explores the connection with America's "culture wars," and suggests some theological perspectives. York invites the reader to join in the dialogue with his engaging story of the recent changes and battles over the music and worship of the church.
A community's theology and worship cannot be divorced. Therefore, practical or applied theology (gospel in the street) fuels the concept of practical or applied worship (culture in the sanctuary). "War," a term all too common in our culture, seems destined to become equally common in the church.
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The Strathallan Hotel will be home to Rochester Security Summit 2010, taking place October 20th and 21st. This year's theme is Emerging Threats, and will feature presentations from keynote speaker Stephen Northcutt, Rapid7 security consultant Joshua D. Abraham, Security Justice host Matt Neely, and DC585 organizer and friend of Interlock, Jason Ross.
Founded in 2006, Rochester Security Summit is a community focal point for education and awareness in collaboration with higher education, business and industry partners, held during National Cyber Security Awareness Month. The Summit features speakers and panels to help educate area security and IT professionals, business managers, organizations and our community on how to protect information systems and data.
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10th Essex members Tim Richardson, Robin Young and Richard Boatfield took part in a commemoration marking The First Day of The Battle of The Somme. 100 years ago, on the 1st July 1916, The 8th Battalion East Surrey Regiment kicked footballs into No Man's Land during their attack. One of those footballs was destroyed in the recent fire at Clandon House and Tim Richardson has worked hard to produce a replica football which was displayed at the event - shown alongside the only remaining football from the day - both can be seen in the video below:
In May, members of The 10th Essex travelled to France to take part in the unveiling of a memorial dedicated to those men of Essex that fell in The Battle of Arras.
The 10th Essex are pictured here with Soldiers of The Royal Anglian Regiment and Colonel Charles Thomas of The Essex Regiment Association:
The 10th Essex joined The Royal West Kents, ANZACS and Skinners Horse at this year's Great Dorset Steam Fair. Set out on a massive site, with attractions for everyone we took station in the Great War encampment - which included a huge array of original Great War vehicles, artillery pieces and an enourmous purpose-built trench system. The weather and visiting public were both excellent. This is a highly recommended event to attend, especially if you are a fan of anything steam-powered!
The 10th Essex are delighted to announce that they will be joining their friends from The Royal West Kent Regiment in the magnificently built trench-system at The Great Dorset Steam Fair. Come and witness daily trench-life in the purpose built trench system. Aside from that, there will be artillery pieces, Medics and a plethora of period military vehicles.
For more information on this event, click HERE
A fantastic event attended at Bateman's - along with "The Rifles", "14-21", "They Shall Grow Not Old" and The Western Front Associations - to name a few. In the wonderful setting of Rudyard Kipling's House - and to commemorate the loss of his Son, John "Jack" Kipling during The Battle of Loos our group informed and entertained a mass of visitors. But don't just take our word for it - as this entry from Trip Advisor reveals:
"Returned to Batemans for a further visit on Saturday. The venue is most attractive and well presented; the house brings to life the Kipling family and the grounds are beautiful. This weekend there was the added bonus of a reenactment of the Battle of Loos performed by various societies from Essex and Sussex.
Kipling's own son , John died in this First World War battle. The programme of events linked to this was excellent, particularly a re-enactment of a First World War fighter plane Flight which was presented with great humour but went a long way to bring home the fragility of the planes, bravery of the crew and the huge dangers they faced.
The enthusiasts presenting this event were all knowledgeable and keen to share their information. It was a total delight, made even more so by the wonderful weather and setting..."
We were very lucky to be accompanied by our fried Matthew Payne who took lots of high-resolution footage of the event and put together this quick resume of the weekend - with much more edited footage to follow:
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Our flagship event at Batemans, Burwash, East Sussex takes place this weekend. Quite possibly the largest collection of WW1 living history in The UK, this event will satisfy even the most curious thirst for knowledge. With talks about everything from Bombs to Bacon, our display will include an infantry training assault, our RFC Nieuport aircraft, cavalry displays by Skinners Horse and kit and uniformed personnel from the armies of a number of Great War participant nations. It is not to be missed!
For more information and directions, click HERE
Events, events, events!!!
We've already been up to a lot this year so far - with an awful lot of events still to come. Here's a an update on The 10th Essex for 2015:
Woodland Trust, Epsom, Surrey:
Our good friends at The Woodland Trust granted us the honour of establishing a Great War encampment as part of the opening of their "Memorial Wood" at Langley Vale in Epsom, Surrey. Not only was this a wonderful opportunity for living history by The 10th Essex but we had the added nerve-jangles of a visit of Patron HRH The Princess Royal to the venue.
Reigate Fort, Surrey:
We enjoy every event that we attend - but there are a couple that we like because we have built up a particularly good relationship with the sites and the organisations that run them. Reigate Fort is one such - and our Saturday night barbecues are always a good way to unwind, talk all things "Great War" and catch up with our National Trust hosts.
Damyns Hall - Essex:
We are never put off by bad weather - and so we took part at an event at Damyns Hall near Hornchurch in Essex, despite the drizzle.
Here is Acting Sergeant Weaver explaining the development of British kit during The Great War.
...You do have to feel for Corporal Tony Weaver for agreeing to demonstrate temperate uniform!
commemorating the caterham march
In April 1915 The British Army marched through Caterham in an effort to increase recruitment into their fold. 100 years later members of The 10th Essex helped to commemorate the march with other organisations. The whole of Caterham turned out to watch the march-past.
A lovely afternoon - and even the weather was good!
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Rekindling my love life was getting tough for me day by day. Even after the strong efforts by my partner, I was not being able to live up to the expectations of my partner on bed. I don't know what but something was going wrong with me. I was losing out my stamina of having hard and strong erections and added to it, I was even not being able to perform for longer hours in gym. As a result, I was losing control over my strength, stamina and physique. Hence, I switched to the use of combo pack of Alpha Shred and Shred HDX. Read on to my personal review to learn more about it..
Step 1 – Alpha Shred
This formula helped in increasing my testosterone levels so that I can enjoy the pleasures of my sexual life without having any unwanted reactions on my health. With daily use, I got to see an increase in my body's health level. So, without any second thought, you must try the supplement.
What is it?
Alpha Shred is a highly advanced testosterone booster which is designed to increase the free testosterone production in your body. It is a natural formula which is not only targeted with the aim of improving your sexual performance but, it is also formulated with the aim of improving your sleeping pattern by reducing your stress level. It also assists in boosting your strength, stamina, mental focus and power.
This formula is a combination of all natural and clinically proven ingredients including Tribulus Terrestris, KSM 66 Ashwagandha Extract, Zinc Gluconate, Bulbine Natalensis, Milk Thistle, B6 (Pyridoxine) and Magnesium. These are tested and has been approved by doctors to act safe on one's body. So, there will be no worry of side effect.
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Meryl, 50 Cent & Kobe: Lakers Fan Fun
They all have a love for basketball, and Meryl Streep ended up running into Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson and Kobe Bryant at the Los Angeles Lakers vs New York Knicks game last night (January 26).
The "August: Osage County" star was thrilled to pose for a selfie with the "In Da Club" rapper and the NBA superstar.
Fiddy posted the shot to his Instagram page along with the caption, "Things got a little gangsta," and later added another pic/message, "Man I got a good life man lol."
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H.K. Top Court to Have Final Say on Abode Law, Government Says
Hong Kong's Court of Final Appeal will make the final decision on whether to refer to China's National People's Congress's Standing Committee to interpret the law concerning right of abode, Rimsky Yuen, the city's justice secretary, said.
The government was clarifying media reports today that said it was trying to influence the judicial process in a case involving a domestic helper from the Philippines seeking permanent residence in Hong Kong, he said.
In the case, Hong Kong's Court of Final Appeal will decide whether an immigration rule excluding foreign domestic helpers from becoming eligible for permanent residence is constitutional under the city's Basic Law, the city's mini constitution.
The Justice Department's request for the court to refer to the NPC committee to clarify the interpretation "absolutely does not affect the rule of law," Yuen said. "The ultimate power to interpret the Basic Law is vested in the NPC," he said
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Well, how do you fare compared to the Zeitgeist?
Chat up your fellow wooters and let us know how lame this poll was or what obvious choices we missed.
For example: Was this poll a) STUPID, b) DUMB, c) POINTLESS or d) ALL OF THE ABOVE?
I am very pleasantly surprised for at least the moment the response "A nice way to build teamwork and sportsmanship" is so overwhelmingly leading in the answers. I thought the political correcto's had all but ended that thought. I am so glad to be wrong! It is certainly uplifting! Or, at least for the time being.
My son wasn't into team sports. He loves riding in bike & skateboards. We bought his first bike the when he was about 3 1/2 years old. The training wheels came off within a week or so. He amazed people because he wasn't even 4 & could fly like the wind. He's 19 years old now & still loves biking & skateboarding.
As long as it's not team sports. Too many crazy parents who take the team/winning thing too far. Crazy people.
I don't see anything wrong with team sports, as long as your kid is enjoying it who cares about the other parents?


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by Lori Alexander from Always Learning - Living FrugallyEditor's note: Lori's talking about how being frugal is godly, and while I think personally it's a good idea to live within your means and try to put a little aside each month it's not always that simple. Plus, in the parts of this post I skipped Ms. Alexander is making out that modern society is so extravagant that we're just one Roman orgy of consumerism from a Mount Vesuvius of debt. It's hard to make yourself save and be frugal when incentives like interest rates are so low. Does how you handle your money have any bearing on how 'Godly' you are? Money does have power, and it's been my observation that those in church with money … [Read more...]
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Quoting Quiverfull: No Personal Agency in Chosing Your Clothes?
by Shoshanna Pearl Easling from No Greater Joy magazine - Prudent but not a PrudeEditor's note: This reads so sad on so many levels. The kids in the Pearl household had only used clothing four sizes too big? Based upon this I cannot ever see mother and daughter buying that perfect outfit for the special occasion together, or the joy that comes when you finally get that one piece of clothing you'd been longing for forever. There's nothing wrong with being thrifty or even buying second hand, but it sounds like all clothing choices for the Pearl children were practical only. And the claims of not being a prude? Has anyone ever seen a Pearl women in anything but a longish skirt and loose … [Read more...]
Quoting Quiverfull: Buy Used and Save the Difference?
by the Duggar girls, Jill, Jana, Jessa and Jinger Duggar in their book "Growing Up Duggar" page 17 Very interesting in light of the preparations for Jill's recent wedding. And since our favorite shopping style is frugality, our favorite places to shop are thrift and consignment stores. If you shop there enough (and we go fairly often!) you can find great clothes at great prices. … [Read more...]
From Thrift Shops to Trendy Boutiques: Jill Duggar's Wedding Dress Search
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Oh my...don't I feel silly. I haven't written in my diary since January???
Well, I feel great! No more egghead or sneezes! Since January...meowmy got a great job and we moved into a new apartment! I miss the Florida room at grandmeow's house but we have lots of windows to sit in and we have our own porch!
We are only allowed to have 2 pets at our new home. But shhhhhh...meowmy only told them we had 1 (to save a little $). On May 26, meowmy came home with a doggy. Meowmy works for a charity and one of the volunteers found this doggy on her way in for her shift. The doggy is a girl and is a Jack Russell. That doesn't make sense to me...but hey that's what meowmy says. The volunteer found the doggy running towards a very busy road so she called the doggy and the doggy followed her in to the office! Meowmy called a vet nearby that she had been in contact with regarding the oil spill. She told them we found a doggy and wanted to see if she had a chip. I don't know what food has to do with any of this. The doggy had a chip (She didn't share with me!) but the chip wasn't registered to anyone. It was registered to the humane society. So meowmy called them and they didn't have records on the doggy. It was towards the end of the day so meowmy brought her here. Over the next few days...meowmy tried very hard to find the owner. She put up signs, a pet amber alert, and a pet 911. She also contacted animal control. She thought someone would claim her because she is such a sweet girl. Anyway....no one claimed her. The mailman comes into meowmy's office to deliver the mail and he asked to see a picture of the doggy. He saw our signs. He said that he knew who she belonged to! But it wasn't good news. The lady moved and he said that he was pretty sure that she left the doggy behind. He said the day she moved was the day we found her and she lived in the apartment building across the street from meowmy's office...so she wasn't gone fur very long. Meowmy got very mad about this. How could someone do that??? Meowmy tried to get her dad, the vet tech, or her best friend to take her but her friends doggy didn't like her. By now, we got used to her (and so did meowmy). Meowmy and everyone at the office thinks that she was meant to be with us. So meowmy took her to our vet and she is healthy and happy! Meowmy named her Molly. Molly is about 5 years old. Everyone at work asks about her. And get this...meowmy can bring her to work! No fair! Maybe meowmy doesn't bring me to work because there are too many cords for me to chew there. So, that's the scoop on my new sisfur. Meowmy says NO more! Molly and I get along great! Molly lets me lick her face. She likes to chase Jakey around which makes me laugh!
Yup! It's true! Pete asked me to be his girlfriend on Thursday at the Wrecked Room in the Black Cats Crossing Our Path group. we were celebrating my good news about my x-rays and he gave me pearl earrings! They are soooooo purrrrty! We had a lovely dinner the other night to celebrate. It sure has been a great week fur me! Pete and I (Jakey too) are going to be in Julius and Little Emma's wedding too!
I am home! The doc lady called at noon and said she wanted to send my pictures to a radiologist. Meowmy got really scared then. I think they just wanted my pictures too. They took 3 pictures and there is no sign of fungus...or anything else! It's just how I am! Radiology suggested doing....get this...a CAT scan MOL to be extra sure but my doc said it wasn't necessary. I won't have to do that unless I get another nasty cold with projectile sneezes again. Now they have a baseline to use in the future if needed. I even got a mani and pedi while I was there!
I want to thank all of you fur sending me your healing thoughts and POP. I just knew that it would work! I really did! I am so lucky that you all are my furrrriends. I could not have done this with you all.
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The United Nations has just published its State of the World Population Report 2014, "1.8 Billion Strong: Adolescents, Youth and the Transformation of the Future." I always enjoy a good read from the United Nations, and this does not fail to provide much fodder for discussion.
The U.N. is very pro-young people. Youth are capable of great things. Our world needs their intelligence, their spirit, their intelligence, their innovation. The report is full of photos of beautiful and vibrant young people from around the world.
But let's not get carried away. The U.N. doesn't love them that much.
The document is 136 pages long, and uses the word "reproductive" (as in "reproductive rights," "reproductive health,") over 150 times. The United Nations wants to make it very clear that while we need young people, we certainly don't want too many of them. It's bad for the planet, and bad for the rest of us still hanging around.
The U.N. loves the Malthusian doctrine of "Yikes! Too many people!" Take this, for instance:
Large and still-growing populations of young people are already challenging many less-developed and low-income countries, where government capacities and resources are strained. Without appropriate investments today in youth—girls, boys, young adolescents and young adults—to prepare them for the future, these challenges of meeting the needs of a growing population will become increasingly daunting with time in many lower income countries.
What would those "appropriate investments" for a "growing population" be? It means young people need to exercise "their reproductive rights." It means: stop having babies.
The report says "research shows" (there's no reference for this; you just have to take the U.N.'s word for it) that people are happier when they have smaller families. (The U.N. doesn't define "smaller families" either.) However, "lower fertility" is a must for a better future.
One of the problems, the U.N. points out, is that there are a LOT of young people in the developing world, and not so many in the developed world. This means countries with strained economies are going to face challenges. No one can argue that. But there is something a bit … patronizing? colonialist? … in saying that too many people from those countries is bad for the rest of us.
If this next part weren't so tragic, it would be laughable. The U.N. report states, "Studies in China and India found that lower fertility is associated with better child health and schooling." China? That country that forces over 13 million women a year to abort their child? That nation that routinely sterilizes women against their will? That country that routinely kills about half of its girls prenatally every year? Indeed, that sound just like a place with "better child health and schooling." (And India's track record in this area is not much stronger.)
The U.N., once again, sadly gets things wrong. People are not the problem. People are the solution. Those smart, amazing young people pictured in the U.N. report? They are the ones who will blaze an innovative path to the future. Like this 15-year-old who figured out an early testing method for pancreatic cancer. Or this young man who has figured out a way to turn a car's exhaust fumes into oxygen. Or this young woman who figured out a way to purify water using solar power.
Carroll Ríos de Rodríguez, a Guatemalan economist, points out that not only have the dire predictions of the "population bomb" failed to come about, but the notion that we need to control certain aspects of the world's population is distasteful, to say the least:
Population control is a policy that basically sees that the solution to poverty is eliminating the poor. The whole message behind it is that some people don't deserve to be born or to exist, and I find that very offensive actually, even racist. Population control is detrimental in that it creates this environment that is anti-life … It is extremely offensive that someone in an office in Europe will decide that no more black babies should be born or no more Latin American babies should be born, or that only one baby should be born.
Sadly, the U.N. doesn't see things this way. They "sorta, kinda" think young people are great, but they are wary that too many young people in the wrong places spell disaster. It's a disheartening stance, and if you're a young person in the "wrong place," a dangerous one.
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I was working in a boom lift putting banners up when I saw this view. So I went as high as it would go and nudged it up against the building, I then put the body of my camera up against the glass and took this photo.
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The reflection in the windows is great and the fact that there are no people anywhere makes it somewhat surreal.
I feel like the light, sidewalk and reflection form an arrow. Nicely captured.
Nice mirror.
It's weird - the shape of the light with its reflection, combined with the pattern of the road underneath it, actually make me see an airplane whenever I look at it. Unintentional, I'm guessing, but it gives the picture another layer. Cool!
great play with the reflection. it seems to enhance the unsettling eeriness of the lack of traffic and people
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History of Philosophy
First Period -- Transition from Scholastic to Modern Philosophy
Turner, William (S.T.D.)
The change from Scholastic to modern philosophy was gradual, and, while its course is not easy to follow, the causes which led to the change are not far to seek. First among these must be mentioned the decay of Scholasticism itself. The representatives of Scholastic philosophy in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries seem for the most part to have completely forgotten the principles of the classic Scholasticism of the thirteenth century. Busying themselves with subtleties too refined to be grasped even by the learned, they utterly neglected the study of the scientific movement of their own day, and, in defiance of the method sanctioned by usage in the schools of the Golden Age of Scholasticism, raised the argument from authority to a position of undue importance. There were, however, as we shall see, some notable exceptions to this.
The decay of philosophical speculation in the schools and universities of the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries, the humanistic movement, the rapid progress of the natural sciences, and the influence of the first reformers contributed to bring about the transition from Scholastic to modern philosophy. Mention must also be made of the political condition of the times, the disintegration of the idea of a united Christian empire, the growth of the idea of the political individuality of nations, the discovery of America, the invention of the art of printing, all of which necessitated a development and adaptation of speculative thought to the changed conditions of the time. That Scholastic philosophy was capable of such development and adaptation must be admitted by all who recognize that thought is continuous in its historical evolution; and if such development and adaptation did not take place, the fault lay with those who failed to put Scholasticism in its true light at this the most critical period in its history.
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CASSELBERRY, Fla. - An armed robber opened fire on residents of a Casselberry home that he broke into when they chased him down the street early Monday morning, according to police.
Casselberry police said the masked man walked into the unlocked duplex on Lake View Drive, snatched a purse and then fled.
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Police said they found a number of bullet casings in the street, but there was no sign of the man.
"Is that the kind of thing that happens around here?" WFTV reporter Steve Barrett asked.
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Investigators said officers were searching for the man, but have a vague description of him.
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pre-planning there. He opened the front door, so the door wasn't secured. That was how he got in," said Nas.
Police said the victims made another mistake:
They called a friend to tell them about the crime first, delaying the call they made to police to report the intruder.


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Living in the End Times (edition 2011)
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I confess I haven't finished this book. I was fully determined to, but was unable to renew it at the library as someone else had it on hold. I hope they have better luck with it than I did.
It started off well. Zizek has a nice turn of phrase and goes at his subjects head on (whilst bringing in support from the flanks). At first he seemed to be writing with a clarity and wit that would make the book, if not easy going, than enjoyable, enlightening and mind expanding. However, by the end of the first section he had regressed into the sort of jargon- and reference-laden language and semiotic hair-splitting that - while I am sure is entirely valid and necessary within the field - can make reading works of philosophy so very hard for the layman.
I do plan to revisit the work; hopefully the rest of the book is more transparent than opaque - but in the mean time I think my non-fiction reading may stay in the more easily grasped realms of physics, biology and multi-dimensional mathematics.
I think this book is entirely worth the read for it dares to unabashedly go places that other cultural and philosophical books dare to go - criticism and application. There is so much scope that is covered though that I feel that Zizek got lost in his thesis. His general structure remained consistent as a whole, but only on the grounds that one paid careful attention to the hermeneutical explication of the books progression. I am always astounded, though not always in accordance with, the "sideways reflections" of this philosopher. It is in this regard that he is worth every word. Unlike prior "dangerous" philosophers - Zizek doesn't confine himself to rear-view controversial evaluations of human discourse (e.g. Foucault and to some extent even Deleuze), but comes at it with a full frontal attack, using history as a source of criticism for contemporary issues rather than applying contemporary theory to historical issues in a retrospective way. Not to say that those methods aren't of great genius and value to 20th and 21st century thought, for it allows us to look around with new eyes - but only under the condition of a clear sky. Agree with him or not, Zizek is always a stimulating read that leaves much to be mulled over in its entirely unapologetic antagonism.
I find the same problem with Zizek that I have with Jameson--wandering. Here, there are moments of dazzling, laser-like focus, but they only last for a handful of pages, then he wanders off again. Ultimately, a third of this book will be useful to people who want interesting ways to think about representations of apocalypse (the reason I wanted the book), a third of the book will be interesting to people who want to think about contemporary real world examples of communism (not in any way my interest), and a third of the book will be interesting to those who want discussion of how various philosophers can be read together and in opposition to one another (somewhat interesting to me). For me, the three different parts never melded, and that made the book a tough read.
I ate the whole thing without a background in philosophy. I probably shouldn't have done that. I probably should not be writing a review at all, but I have to comment on the ride. I could have used more bathroom breaks, but the driver was very fussy about gas stations. He didn't want any of those places where you have to beg the man for that tiny washroom key tied to a 2 x 4. The end times are distrustful times, so the log of shame knows no bounds. This meant I had to hold my pee a lot.
He likes to pass trucks a little too close. Smokes like a euro. I think he's some kind of communist.
In order to keep myself from being kicked out of the car, I had to do some things I'm not proud of: find a copy of 'Kung-Fu Panda'; read a story by Kafka; talk to the taxman about his poetry.
That's what I get for hitch-hiking alone.
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Zizek analyzes the end of the world at the hands of the "four riders of the apocalypse."There should no longer be any doubt: global capitalism is fast approaching its terminal crisis. Slavoj Zizek has identified the four horsemen of this coming apocalypse: the worldwide ecological crisis; imbalances within the economic system; the biogenetic revolution; and exploding social divisions and ruptures. But, he asks, if the end of capitalism seems to many like the end of the world, how is it possible for Western society to face up to the end times? In a major new analysis of our global situation, Slavok Zizek argues that our collective responses to economic Armageddon correspond to the stages of grief: ideological denial, explosions of anger and attempts at bargaining, followed by depression and withdrawal.
After passing through this zero-point, we can begin to perceive the crisis as a chance for a new beginning. Or, as Mao Zedong put it, "There is great disorder under heaven, the situation is excellent." Slavoj Zizek shows the cultural and political forms of these stages of ideological avoidance and political protest, from New Age obscurantism to violent religious fundamentalism. Concluding with a compelling argument for the return of a Marxian critique of political economy, Zizek also divines the wellsprings of a potentially communist culture—from literary utopias like Kafka's community of mice to the collective of freak outcasts in the TV series Heroes.
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Analyzes the state of global capitalism in the face of drastic ecological crises and social divisions, and explains how Western society can cope with the end of global capitalism.
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