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The Oscars: Will It Be Soderbergh vs. Soderbergh?
By Thane Peterson
There's a moment in Traffic that sums up the movie's theme in a flash. On a plane to Mexico, Michael Douglas, playing the U.S. government's newly appointed drug czar, is holding a meeting with a dozen or so functionaries from the Drug Enforcement Agency and other arms of the national "war on drugs." He asks for some "out of the box" thinking on how to start winning a war that obviously is being lost. "On this plane only, the dam is open for new ideas," he says. The camera holds steady for several long seconds on the embarrassed faces. The invitation is met with dead silence.
Traffic explores the human implications of a single contention: that America's war on drugs has been a colossal and costly failure. Director Steven Soderbergh jump-cuts between three intertwined stories. Douglas plays an Ohio Supreme Court judge chosen as the national drug czar just as he and his wife (Amy Irving) discover that their 16-year-old daughter is addicted to crack cocaine.
Catherine Zeta-Jones, playing a pregnant San Diego housewife, becomes the center of the second narrative when her husband is arrested and she realizes her opulent lifestyle is subsidized by drug smuggling. The third skein in the yarn is the tale of an honest, street-smart Mexican cop (Benecio Del Toro) caught up in the web of a Tijuana drug ring. The message: that government policy can never defeat the powerful human desires and market forces driving the drug trade.
For my money, Traffic -- which opened in New York and Los Angeles on Dec. 27, making it eligible for this year's Oscars -- should win for Best Picture. But it's far from a shoo-in, even for the nomination, partly because it has such strong competition from Erin Brockovich, a star vehicle for Julia Roberts that Soderbergh also directed.
It's unusual for one director to have two movies up for Best Picture -- the last time it happened was 1974, with Francis Ford Coppola's The Conversation and Godfather II, which ultimately took the prize. So, there's some talk that only one of Soderbergh's films will get the nod when the Best Picture nominations are announced in February (the actual awards are on Mar. 25).
I hope the Academy Awards people get this right. Traffic is far superior to Erin Brockovich. It jolts you out of your seat. The first time I saw it, we arrived at the theater late and had to sit in the third row. At such close quarters, the movie's tight, in-your-face camera work was overwhelming. Sheryl Larson, my friend and frequent movie-viewing companion, kept sighing and wincing and, at times, seemed ready to get up and leave. It's that powerful.
Much of the film's wallop comes from that camera work, which Soderbergh, 38, did himself, with a Panavision Millennium XL, a light new model that makes it easy to maneuver. That put the actors and director in an unusually intimate relationship. But there's more than that to the film's success. This movie offers no easy prescriptions. And even with Zeta-Jones and Douglas in the cast, big-name actors don't dominate the film. It's an ensemble production. All the performances are striking.
For a Hollywood production, Traffic also is visually innovative. To keep the audience from being confused as the movie flips back and forth among its three stories, each one is shot in a different hue. The Ohio and Washington scenes feature cool blues, the Mexico scenes are stained a dirty yellow, and the San Diego story that centers on Zeta-Jones is in bright yellow. This sunniness -- and the idyllic scenes of her caring for her young son and chowing down at a club lunch with her wealthy women friends -- lend irony to the film.
The best performance among many good ones is that of Del Toro, who gives the Mexican cop a knowing cool. The segments shot in Mexico have a strong documentary feel, partly because much of the dialogue is in Spanish with English subtitles. Del Toro has many of the most difficult scenes: His character picks up a vicious hit man in a bar by pretending to be gay, turns the tables on two DEA agents in dialogue delivered in a hotel swimming pool, and is driven to a remote desert area where he expects to be executed.
He's also hopelessly idealistic, forcing U.S. drug authorities to build a baseball field for disadvantaged Tijuana youth instead of taking the bribe they offer him. Yet in Del Toro's subtle portrayal, this improbable cop comes off as entirely believable.
The scenes in San Diego are almost as good. In real life, Zeta-Jones was pregnant with Douglas' child (they've since married) during filming, so she's convincingly puffy. The script calls for her to segue from contented housewife to steely drug lord a bit too rapidly, but she manages to pull it off. By the time she spits orders into a cell phone for a hit man to "just take the gun and shoot" the main witness against her husband, you're convinced she's entirely capable of doing the deed herself. There also are a couple of wonderful, wisecracking performances by Don Cheadle and Luiz Guzman as the two cops who arrest her husband and try unsuccessfully to protect the main witness against him.
I found the tale of Douglas' drug-addicted daughter(Erika Christensen) far less convincing. Christensen is excellent, especially when she's registering euphoria and confusion in the wake of smoking crack or shooting up with heroin. But even as she plunges into addiction and prostitution, there's none of the physical deterioration that a real drug addict would have. We never see her in withdrawal. And her treatment is shown only in a few stereotypical shots of the Twelve Step meetings she attends. Such omissions, I suppose, are the inevitable price of packing three stories into a single movie.
Pulling off two quality movies in one year is quite a coup for the Baton Rouge-born Soderbergh, who burst on to the scene in 1989, when his low-budget independent film sex, lies, and videotape won the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival. The unknown director was a tender 26 and already deeply influenced by such European auteurs as France's Alain Resnais. For the following decade, he largely disappeared to everyone but film buffs as he stubbornly made critically acclaimed but unprofitable films such as 1991's Kafka and King of the Hill, a Depression-era coming-of-age story. His more recent films -- Out of Sight in 1998, starring George Clooney and Jennifer Lopez, and The Limey in 1999, starring Terence Stamp -- were more commercial but not wildly successful.
On the face of it, Traffic and Erin Brockovich indicate that Soderbergh has gone Hollywood. Regardless of whether either movie wins the Best Picture award, both already are quite successful. Erin Brockovich grossed $125 million last year and, on Jan. 21, earned Roberts a Golden Globe Award as Best Actress. Del Toro won a Best Supporting Actor Golden Globe for his work in Traffic. And though Traffic has not been a huge moneymaker -- Soderbergh made for $46 million, a relative pittance by Tinseltown standards -- it at least grossed more in its first four weeks than it cost to make.
But Soderbergh remains quirky and individualistic -- even in a conventional David and Goliath story like Erin Brockovich, made for Universal Pictures. The movie is clearly designed as a star turn for Roberts who, playing a brassy law-firm secretary taking on a giant utility company, appears in every scene. But in total defiance of Hollywood tradition, it's a legal drama that doesn't culminate in a courtroom scene. And early in the movie, Soderbergh shows his quiet artistry when he shoots a car accident so that the collision occurs in the corner of the screen, where it's barely noticeable. This mimics how accidents actually happen: You see something out of the corner of your eye, there's a crunch, and it takes a few seconds for you to figure out what has happened.
Traffic, made by USA Films, shares some of the flaws of most Hollywood movies. It's so tightly edited, for instance, that it's like a graphic layout with no white space. There's no time for languid moments in American movies anymore. And at 140 minutes, Traffic already is longer than Hollywood usually allows.
But the movie also suggests Soderbergh is unlikely to ever knuckle under to Hollywood completely. Where he's going with his next project -- a remake of the Sinatra Rat Pack movie Ocean's 11 -- I have no idea. But it's sure to offer some surprises. Back in 1989, after winning the Palme d'Or, Soderbergh quipped: "I guess it's all downhill from here." On the contrary, this is a director with a great future. I just hope his latest project gets the recognition it so richly deserves.
Peterson is a contributing editor at Business Week Online. Follow his weekly Moveable Feast column, only on BW Online
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British actress Carey Mulligan has revealed she attempted to audition for her latest movie with a boozy mobile phone selfie.
But the Oscar-nominated star admitted she had a change of heart and opted not to send it.
She told TV presenter Graham Norton - while appearing as a guest on his BBC One chat show tonight - that she was able to perfect a US accent more easily after a drink.
Mulligan went on to land the role in the Coen brothers' film Inside Llewyn Davis, about a singer in New York's Greenwich Village folk scene in the early 1960s. The soundtrack features her husband Marcus Mumford.
She told Norton she was a "bit tipsy" when she filmed herself on the phone.
Also on tonight's show are guests Sylvester Stallone, Robert De Niro, Jonah Hill and Jake Bugg.
* The Graham Norton Show airs tonight, Friday 10 January at 10.35pm on BBC One

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RIP Mafia Wars. Was nice knowing you.Posted: December 29, 2009 Filed under: Online Leave a comment
With a heavy heart and spasms of grief and guilt, I finally managed to delete Mafia Wars from my Facebook account. It was nice while it lasted – but the horror of the Lost Hours! The incessant and obsessive desire to click-click-click and level up – only to find …. more of the same thing. This is addiction.
For good measure, have parted company with Farmville (which thankfully was only a 2 minute fad) and a few other data grabbing apps too. Finally can get back to the Face of Facebook.
Adios Mafia Wars; may you R.I.P.
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LAS VEGAS - (posted March 29) Visitors offered wildly different perceptions of this year's Amusement Showcase International (March 25-27, Las Vegas Convention Center). "The best show in years," enthused Frank Seninsky of Alpha-Omega Amusements (East Brunswick, NJ). "There was lots of good product; the important people were here; what more could you ask for?" Pat Lawlor of Lawlor Design Group (consultants to Stern Pinball Inc.) offered the opposite judgment. Lawlor's and Seninsky's contrasting views both found plenty of supporters. Some exhibitors judged ASI 2003 as "great." Other exhibitors -- sometimes located in the very next booth -- expressed disappointment. One thing, at least, is clear: today's industry professionals hold very different standards and expectations for what a trade show should be and do. For the record, there was no single "hit of the show." But the biggest buyers at ASI 2003 (national chains such as Wal-Mart, Chuck E. Cheese, Dave & Buster's) pronounced themselves pleased with the new equipment offered. Undoubtedly there were high-quality entries in every category: video, redemption, music, table and sports games, attractions, and the rest. ASI also featured more plush and prizes than past shows, reflecting the ongoing transition to more and more redemption in arcades and more and more merchandisers on street routes. Organizers William T. Glasgow and Co. provided encouraging attendance statistics, although their figures included pre-registration and it appears not everyone who pre-registered actually showed up. The company reported 4,689 registrants (including 2,713 buyers) through the first two days of the show. Both figures were up from last year, although it was generally acknowledged that aisle traffic looked lighter than 2002. ASI 2003 was the U.S. industry's first wartime show in memory. The war appears to have reduced the number of visitors from Asia and Europe, but it had less impact on domestic attendance. News reports said mall traffic remained at par during the first weekend of Operation Iraqi Freedom and that Vegas occupancy rates stood at 95% during the week of ASI. The show also inaugurated a controversial open-door policy for attendees of the simultaneous Nightclub & Bar Show. However, the hoped-for flood of bar owners failed to materialize. Organizers said roughly half of those counted as buyers entered the exhibit floor wearing NC&B badges. (By the way, at least one West Coast operator aggressively used the ASI crossover as an opportunity to promote his business to potential new locations. Bravo to Gary Spencer of California Coin in Paso Robles, CA.) In sum, ASI 2003 took place in a unique and complex set of circumstances that made evaluation difficult. But we believe that ASI co-chairman Sal Mirando provided a fair and balanced assessment. "I think we're holding our ground," Mirando said. "The industry is still challenged, but the show is stable. We are promoting ASI more, liberalizing the attendance rules, so from the viewpoint of statistics and income we are staying even. In today's market, that's pretty good."


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They will get you back on contract and could possibly get you the house for cheaper.
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Adonis - have you paid any earnest money up front?
I agree you should contact the sales rep asap. It almost appears as though you were never fully qualified to purchase the home as far as a pre-qualification was concerned. Also not to dash your hopes but please have a back-up lender as WF tends to make blanket statements such as the credit scores that are acceptable and when the file is sent to UW it is denied almost instantly.
Wells Fargo is cool with low scores, but you can get denied if anything recent is bad.
Do you have any kind of late payments in the last 12 months, recent collections or a BK or something bad.
No late pays in over a yr. never filed BK. there is a recent medical bill that popped up that I'm paying and it will be deleted. I did have to write a letter of explanation about itIt we were told the VA isn't concerned with collections. But we have been extra careful about items hitting the credit.... This one just slipped through. Our DTI is 14%. I was hoping that would count for something. idk
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Average grade: 5.8 %
Length: 10.6 km
Altitude start: 1014 m
Altitude top: 1633 m
Ascent: 619 m
Maximum: 12 %
Mittelbergpass rankings
Difficulty ranking world: 3761 (all)
Ranking Switzerland: 301 (all)
Ranking Alps: 1247(all)
Difficulty score: 64.67 what?
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Nice climb on a small road through the Grischbachtal. Only the short initial section is on the regional road (no 11), but from the turnoff to Underbort you rarely encouter any traffic. After the last houses of Underbort at 1155m there is a decent of 1.5km to 1095m. Then the road runs though the middle of the valley along the small river at moderate gradient. This part is quite shaded, while the second half of the climb follows a steeper gradient on the left side of the valley and includes a few switchbacks in more open alpine grassland. Near the top the stunning Gastlosen mountain range streches out and accompanies you to the other side, along the decent to Jaun. The pass is part of the swiss regional bike route 59.
The Mittelbergpass is situated in Bern. This climb belongs to the Alps.
Starting from Saanen,
the Mittelbergpass ascent is 10.6 km long. Over this distance, you climb 619 heightmeters.
The average percentage thus is 5.8 %.
The maximum slope is 12 %.
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Here They Come!
Despite the winter grip on Houston, it's spring in our agenda and our steps as it begins…..
If you're not a Texan you might have to ask, what begins?
Well, that would be the annual celebration of Texas Independence running from March 2nd Independence Day, through March 6th Alamo Day, to April 21st and the victory at San Jacinto. It's the beginning of Lent and the advent of Spring with all the many festivals to celebrate, beginning with the grand-daddy of them all the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo.
City and civic leaders are bracing for, not just the thousands who are moving to Houston weekly, now they're preparing for some 350,000 visitors expected daily over the next 3 weeks.
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Q: How to animate a list plot?
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Republicans block global warming in US energy bill
Date: 07-Oct-02
Country: USA
Author: Charles Abbott
With time running out for this session of Congress, negotiators from the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate have failed to settle any of the energy bill's major issues. Republicans and Democrats clashed over allowing drilling in an Alaskan wildlife refuge, the extent of reforms for U.S. electricity markets, and how quickly to boost production of ethanol-mixed gasoline.
But Rep. Billy Tauzin, a Louisiana Republican leading the talks, was not yet ready to give up.
Private discussions were expected through the weekend, Tauzin said, and he expected "by Tuesday to be in a position to vote" on major issues.
Senate Energy Committee Chairman Jeff Bingaman said, "We're continuing to have meetings."
A major goal of the Republican-run House, and of President (George W.) Bush, was opening the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, or ANWR, to oil and gas exploration. The Democratic-run Senate has refused to consider ANWR drilling.
Last week, House negotiators were successful in keeping out a Senate plan for companies to report heat-trapping greenhouse gas emissions that are linked to global warming, rejecting the Senate language, 13-2.
"I can assure you, it is not a dead issue from the perspective of the Senate," responded Bingaman, a New Mexico Democrat.
House and Senate negotiators have to agree before an issue can be included in a compromise bill.
"We want to have a bill, but it has to be a bill that's good energy policy," said Rep. Joe Barton, a Texas Republican and leading House negotiator.
Barton earlier suggested the energy bill should be scrapped if the Senate would not compromise on ANWR, located in northern Alaska.
Bush and his Republican allies contend access to the oil is needed more than ever because of potential U.S. military strikes against Iraq.
ANWR holds a potential 16 billion barrels of oil - equal to the amount of crude oil the United States imports from foreign countries for five years. The refuge is also home to polar bears, caribou and other wildlife, which has turned it into a rallying point for environmental opposition.


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For over a decade Kathleen Rogers has been exploring the frontiers of new technology, art and scientific consciousness research through virtual reality and conceptual multimedia installations. Based in London, she participates regularly in international electronic art symposia and conferences. Her work frequently involves ideas from a wide range of disciplines, from archaeobotany to psychic channeling. Throughout her work can be found a deep fascination with the relationships between people, places and the natural world. Among other projects, Kathleen Rogers has studied Mayan viper mythology and snake handlers, the consciousness of ancient maize DNA, and the memory of water. As an environmental artist, her work attempts to link the ideas, myths and science underlying the interconnected nature of life.
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BRISTOL, R.I. – From being cited as one of the 50 greatest women in the history of broadcasting by the American Women in Radio and Television to being named a "Living Legend" by the Library of Congress, Cokie Roberts remains one of the most highly regarded journalists and political commentators in broadcast journalism today.
In partnership with Rhode Island Public Radio, Roger Williams University invites members of the public to spend an evening with Roberts on Monday, March 24 as part of the President's Distinguished Speakers Series.
The conversation will include a discussion on Roberts's most recent book, an illustrated children's book based on her bestselling adult edition, "Founding Mothers: Remembering the Ladies," which shares the inspiring stories of the nation's Founding Mothers, highlighting women's roles during key events of the American Revolution. Roberts will also share her perspective and analysis of the current headlines in American and international politics.
Roberts is a political commentator for ABC News and also serves as commentator for National Public Radio. In her more than 40 years in broadcasting, she has won countless awards, including three Emmys. She has been inducted into the Broadcasting and Cable Hall of Fame, and was cited by American Women in Radio and Television as one of the 50 greatest women in the history of broadcasting.
Roberts has written several bestselling books, including the number one New York Times bestseller, "We Are Our Mothers' Daughters," and "Ladies of Liberty." In addition she has written two books with her husband, Steven V. Roberts, that include "From This Day Forward," an account of their now more than 45-year marriage and other marriages in American history, which immediately went onto the New York Times bestseller list, and "Our Haggadah: Uniting Traditions for Interfaith Families."
Roberts holds more than 20 honorary degrees, serves on the boards of several nonprofit institutions and was appointed to President George W. Bush's Commission on Service and Civic Participation. In 2008 the Library of Congress named her a "Living Legend," one of the very few Americans to have attained that honor.
The March 24 presentation will take place in the Field House at the Campus Recreation Center on the University's Bristol campus at One Old Ferry Road. Doors open at 7:00 p.m. and the event will begin at 7:30 p.m. A book signing with the author will immediately follow the presentation. The event is free and open to the public; no tickets are required. For more information, call (401) 254-3154.
Launched in 2011, the President's Distinguished Speakers Series at Roger Williams University invites thought leaders from a wide range of disciplines to share perspectives, inspire conversations and enrich the intellectual lives of students, faculty and staff at Roger Williams as well as members of the local community. As part of the series, each guest is invited to devote much of the daylong visit to direct engagement with students in classroom sessions, offering RWU students unique opportunities for one-on-one interactions with some of the world's leading authors, scholars, artists and public servants.


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Guinea Bissau's Supreme Court of Justice this Wednesday, September 9 declared the decree issued by President José Mário Vaz naming Baciro Djá as the country's new prime minister unconstitutional "in form and substance," according to Portuguese news agency Lusa, citing a judicial
The President of Guinea Bissau, José Mário Vaz, has asked the majority PAIGC party in writing to indicate a name for the post of Prime Minister. In a communiqué, the President explained that the request was addressed to the PAIGC "as the winning party of the last legislative elections."
The speaker of Guinea Bissau's National People's Assembly, Cipriano Cassamá, claimed he was "ashamed" of the behavior exhibited by certain politicians, warning of the danger of the collapse of the country's young government. Cassamá made the declarations following a meeting
Pope Francis penned a letter this Tuesday, July 14, to Cape Verdean President Jorge Carlos Fonseca as he flew over the country on his way back to Rome from Ecuador.
The government of Guinea Bissau on Thursday announced the creation of a flagship airline to be called Air Guineé-Bissau. The carrier will be held by Romanian business group Tender, which will make the company's aircrafts available by the end of the year.
The State Secretary of Communities of Guinea Bissau, Idelfrides Manuel Gomes Fernandes, was arrested this Thursday, June 4, in Bissau and taken to Judiciary Police headquarters in the capital city. Gomes Fernandes stands accused of illegally selling diplomatic and state service passports, according to
Guinea Bissau will receive 16.5 million euros from the World Bank for an emergency project intended to improve the supply of water and electricity to the country's homes and businesses. The financing comes within the framework of an initiative benefiting fragile countries, according to the Bretton
Francisco Barros, a Cape Verdean citizen whom the United States government named as a major international drug baron last week and was considered by US President Barack Obama one of the most dangerous traffickers in the world, denies the allegations and says he is willing to testify before authorities.
José Mária Vaz has won presidential elections in Guinea Bissau, according to provisional results announced by National Elections Commission chairman Augusto Mendes.
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Fed Judge Grants Stay for Racist Serial Killer
( St Louis, Missouri ) - A federal judge in Missouri has now delayed Joseph Paul Franklin's execution. He was scheduled to die just after 1am eastern time for killing 42-year-old Gerald Gordon outside a St Louis synagogue in 1977.
The judge says a lawsuit filed by Franklin and 20 other death row inmates challenging Missouri's death row protocols must be dealt with.
Hamilton County Prosecutor Joe Deters talked to Bill Cunningham on Tuesday, recounting his knowlege of the Franklin case. He says Franklin admitted that he killed two teens in Bond Hill in 1980 specifically because they were black. He had apparently been waiting for hours to kill an interracial couple. Franklin also admitted to shooting Hustler publisher Larry Flynt.
Hear the entire interview here.
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i believe the term is "Modern Hunting Rifle"
I call my AR "Liberty"
I call mine Fred.
I go with the military version, but I am not even a fan of that because if one does not assault with it it can not be an assault weapon. I have an assault hand, but you will only know which one if I am forced to use it!
Mil-Spec sporting rifle has a good ring to it.... I feel bad reading this as I have mistakenly taken on and used the term assult rifle in the past at times. I usually assume whats meant and agree it doesn't make sense. We used to call the M16A1 our battle rifle years ago... Evil is what those who wish to molest our sport make these terms... the terms don't do the damage - the person on the end of the trigger does. If we call them an "operator" does that make them less of a person or evil? I guess in todays society it would. we used to be called operators so what does that make me? Media and ignorance make a great stew for those who are hungry!
A genuine "assault rifle" in actual use. A M1884 "Trapdoor" Springfield. Just ask the Lakota Sioux at Wounded Knee South Dakota in December of 1890 if it isn't.
Anti Republican-15s.
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Apparently, according to the State of California, the California School System, and CBS, they are to be called AR-15 "Sport Utility Rifles."


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Positive Feedback ISSUE 53
K702 Headphones
as reviewed by John Acton
I blame my brother.
I guess I should back up a bit. I've gone through a number of changes this past year, having gotten married and taken on a new job. These changes have been very positive, but associated financial and living-space constraints have led to a need to downsize my audio system. In an unrelated but fortuitous confluence of circumstances, my brother Chris, a budding audiophile in his own right, has been investigating headphone options to augment his nearfield desktop computer-based audio rig. While listening to the headphone-based systems he's been auditioning, I had an epiphany of sorts. Headphones can be awesome. At one point in my audiophile travels, I primarily listened to my music via headphones, but in the intervening years, having returned to speaker-based systems, I'd forgotten just how satisfying headphone listening was.
Headphone listening is, by its very nature, vastly different than speaker-based listening. On the plus side, room interactions are negated, very little amplifier power is needed for satisfactory levels, other people are not disturbed by your music, and the price-performance ratio is unparalleled. On the negative side, with the vast majority recordings having been optimized for listening over speakers, headphone soundstaging and imaging is not as convincing. Also, the visceral impact of bass transients is not as fully realized. However, I've come to the conclusion that preference for speakers over headphones does not invalidate the other, and vice-versa.
After conducting some research on all the developments I've missed in the world of headphones over the past eight years, I decided to begin my journey with the AKG K702 headphones. AKG was founded in Vienna, Austria in 1947. In the years since its inception, AKG has become a key player in the realm of professional audio, with its headphones and microphones found in major studios around the world. With the discontinuation of the K1000 a few years ago, the K702 represents AKG's flagship headphone.
The K702 utilizes a dynamic transducer, but employs two novel technologies. The first is the unique and patented Varimotion dual-layer diaphragm. The Varimotion diaphragm varies in thickness, progressively becoming thinner out towards the perimeter. This is said to imbue the driver with better control and high-frequency reproduction at the center and greater elasticity and excursion for bass transients at the edge. The second is the flat-wire voice coil, which AKG also employs in its microphones. Utilizing flat wire instead of the more commonly-used round wire enables AKG to build very rigid voice coils with minimal weight, which is said to result in an increased magnetic field and improved pulse response.
The K702 closely resembles AKG's K701 headphone, the differences being a different color aesthetic and the provision on the K702 of a detachable headphone cable. The AKG 702 is open-backed, and boasts a frequency range of 10 to 39,800Hz (no tolerances specified). Sensitivity is given as 105dB at an input of 1 volt, with an impedance of 62 ohms. Maximum input power is said to be 200 mW. The headphone comes with a three-meter 99.9% OFC cable, connected to the left earpiece, with gold-plated 1/4" and 1/8" connectors. The K702's color scheme is stylish, done up in silver and black, with velour earpads and leather headband. Packaging and instructions included are adequate, if not quite in the same league as some of its more expensive competition. AKG's warranty for all its headphone products is two years.
The AKG K 702 is a substantial headphone, being circumaural in nature with large earcups, but is not as heavy as expected due to its reliance on lightweight plastics in its construction. Weighing in at 235 grams without its cable, the K 702 disperses its mass evenly across the listener's head. I found the K 702 to be very comfortable for long listening sessions, but occasionally, I noted some pressure on my scalp from the ridges present on the underside of the headband. As mentioned, the circumaural earcups are large and deep, leaving my ears unencumbered. The height adjustment is done via elastic straps and has more than enough range for my medium-small head.
During the review period, my system comprised a SimAudio MOON CD5.3 CD player, Headroom Little and Lehmann Audio Black Cube Linear headphone amplifiers, with various interconnects by Audience, Harmonic Technology and Kimber and power cords by Audience.
The first thing I noticed when I listened to the AKG K702 headphone is that, despite its reasonable sensitivity specifications, it required more amplifier power to play at decent levels. The second thing I discerned with the fresh-out-of-the-box K702 was its bright, thin and edgy nature. It dawned on me that perhaps the K702 required some break in to really show its best. And, how—it took 200+ hours of high-volume playing before the headphone relaxed and shed its initial gelid presentation.
Once break in was completed, I was surprised at how much better the AKG sounded. Now I was hearing a transducer of remarkable neutrality and subtlety. This neutrality, especially in the all-important midrange, was the one consistent sonic trait I discerned throughout the review period. Voices and other midrange instruments sounded very lifelike, with no driver or mechanical resonances to color the purity of reproduction. Listening to Even in the Quietest Moments (A&M Records 069 493 348-2) by Supertramp, I was quite taken with the natural reproduction of Rick Davies' vocal on "Lover Boy." Likewise, his piano playing on "From Now On" sounded full and rich, without any undue coloration. And hearing Paul Desmond's alto saxophone on Dave Brubeck's classic Time Out (Columbia/Legacy CK 65122) was a revelation, with the K702 rendering his playing with the requisite bite and dynamic shading.
The K702's treble performance was also superb from the upper midrange to the mid-treble, with a purity and airiness that was beguiling on percussion instuments. Talking Heads released their final album as a group, Naked, in 1989. A myriad of international influences informed David Byrne's songwriting and the band's playing, including American jazz and Caribbean Zouk, and these influences can be heard on the record, with multiple percussionists assisting the core group's efforts on many of the tracks. Listening to the CD (Sire 25654-2) over the K702, I could clearly hear and delineate Manolo Badrena's shakers and triangles playing alongside Chris Frantz's cymbal brush work on songs like "Mr. Jones" and "Mommy Daddy You and I." However, I did occasionally note some truncation in the highest treble, which could lead to a touch of dryness, most notably on the Time Out CD noted above.
The soundstage portrayed by the AKG was very wide, extending out to either side of my head, and while this effect was somewhat recording-dependent, it imbued the K702 with a very airy, spacious presentation that helped to ameliorate that "all-in-your-head" claustrophobia that many headphones evince. Soundstage depth cues were not quite as convincing, with layers of instruments less delineated than I've heard over other 'phones. Images were realistically sized, with good central-stage focus.
Suzanne Vega's Beauty & Crime CD (Blue Note 0946 3 68270 2 5) sets a patina of vignettes against the backdrop of New York City, including her brother's death, her recent second marriage and the 9/11 attacks. Listening to "Pornographer's Dream," I was struck by the naturalness of Vega's vocals and the airiness of the overall presentation. The K702's bass was tight and very controlled, but not as extended or propulsive as I'm accustomed to hearing. As I worked my way through bass-heavy CDs ranging from electronic releases by Red Shift and Dom F. Scab to rock releases by Franz Ferdinand and Sky Cries Mary, I confirmed the headphone's gentle roll-off of frequencies below about 50Hz. Whether this constitutes an issue for listeners will depend, I think, on their musical predilections and how critical the lowest foundational frequencies are to their enjoyment of that music.
I was able to perform a shoot-out between the AKG 702 and a number of other headphones. Comparing the K702 to AKG's earlier K501 model, I noted evolutionary improvements in clarity, tonal neutrality and bass extension in the newer design. While the older K501 had a slightly wider soundstage even than the K702, the K702 was more adept at placing instruments within the soundstage. The deeper bass response of the K702 rendered music in a fuller, more satisfying manner. Comparing the K702 to my venerable Sennheiser HD 580 was very enlightening, with the very neutral K702 being a direct contrast to the warmer HD 580. The HD 580 had considerably more bass with greater extension and a warmer mid-bass region. The K702 countered with a more open and airy presentation. The AKG had a wider soundstage, with the Sennheiser excelling at depth and delineation of instruments within the soundstage. Listening to the Sennheiser HD 800, it was apparent that the German flagship model represents the pinnacle of what is currently possible in dynamic headphone technology, with sublime levels of clarity and insight, coupled with bass nuance and an out-of-head soundstage that I've not experienced over any other headphones regardless of technology. But, the HD 800 retails for three times that of the K702, and the AKG does get strikingly close for significantly less financial outlay.
The AKG K702 is a truly outstanding headphone, possessing remarkable levels of neutrality and openness. Its airiness and large soundstage combine to convincing effect in ameliorating the typical in-your-head claustrophobia of headphone listening. While not the last word in bass extension and impact, listeners who don't need to plumb the depths while enjoying their dub reggae will find much to love in the K702's presentation. And, I've saved the best for last—with easy-to-find discounting on its retail price, the K702 is an unparalleled bargain, providing high-end sonics at entry-level prices. John Acton
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This romantic villa consists of one very big room divided into areas by the large original stone arches, which give the house its name. Traditional features, such as pytharia (old huge storage jars) and corner oven sit alongside modern comforts and the high stone ceilings and thick walls keep this house cool. The pool is set in a walled private garden with a barbecue corner.
Ground floor: Large open plan double bedroom with kitchen, living and dining areas, 1 bathroom with jacuzzi bath.
Facilities: Satellite TV, refrigerator, washing machine, dishwasher, electrical oven fully equipped, fireplace, central heating with external boiler, Wi-Fi internet access.
Capacity: 2 persons + baby.
Private Swimming pool: 7m x 4m.
The traditional hamlet of Metohi is located just outside the Maleme resort, 3km from Platanias, (see map) near the corner of western Crete. High quality and sensitivity in harmony with the cretan environment and its history are the main characteristics of our establishment.
Modern reality staggers before the dominance of stone, the simple Cretan hospitality, the love and respect towards the original character of the villas.
As you open the door of the villa of your choice, you open a small page of Cretan history. You feel the influence the primordial materials of wood and stone had on the creation and the dreams of the Cretan people.
The villas are only 800 meters from the beach and 500 meters from supermarkets, tavernas and drug stores. The city of Chania is only 15 kilometers away and the airport of Chania 25, both easily accessed.
Here in Metochi, the past meets the present for you who will choose to live the experience.
The villa was lovely, perfect size for the two of us. Exactly as described and had everything that we needed. the location was perfect 5 minute drive from the beach, supermarkets, restaurants bars and more. The owners were extremely helpful and were only a call a way if anything was needed. Even called a taxi for us so we could have a driving free night out! Couldn't have been a better week for two.
My partner and I spent a fantastic week in the villa and lazing around in the garden and pool. It was perfect for us, clean and well presented. Georgos was a lovely host who went above and beyond to make us feel welcome. Thinking about returning next year as we had a perfect stay!
The place is perfect for a couple, it has loads of character and just about everything you need. It's reasonably close to the beach, I'd say at least a kilometer but walking there in 35 degree heat is not for the faint hearted. The villa is not really set up for self catering due to the lack of worktop space but its perfect for making sandwiches etc for lunch. The tavernas along the beach front take care of all your evening meals. The garden is totally private and well kept ( watch out for the cactus plant though!). The pool is great for cooling off, too small for swimming though. Overall, if your looking for a quiet romantic getaway , away from the crowds, you can't do much better than this. Would definitely go there again.
We stayed in both units. Kamares is great for a couple and the other is great for a family. The property is very historic, very close to the lesser tourist end areas of chania. Great for relaxing, by the pool and exploring the best part of Crete, the area around Maleme and the west of Crete. Our host, Georgios couldn't have been more helpful, and became a good friend, breaking bread and having dinner with him at the Villa several times...he gave us real personal service and offered us a look into the the real life of a crete an. The Villa and her host was a very wonderful experience. Don't overlook this Villa
My wife and I had a fantastic stay at this Villa.A memorable stay in a unique miracle of architecture. In a peaceful location.The villa is even more fabulous than it looks.. is a very unique home that has all the comforts one could need , was big enough for a couple. The villa is a great spot to tour the island from as it is away from the busy tourist areas but close enough to get to them in a hurry. We definitely will be back again in the future!!!!
The point about Villa Kamares is that it's a home. It's got that depth of character and feel which only comes from a property owned by people who use it. And love it. So staying here feels like being a guest in a friend's home. Comfortable is not the right word because that suggests it's normal. And it's not. The light, the air - especially the cooking! I could go on and on. And I could go back and back. The only problem is how depressing it is leaving Villa Kamares and the worry that it might be booked next time we want to go...
The Metochi Villas are located in the beautiful neighbourhood of Metochi at the outskirts of Platanias (just 3 minute away), near the west end of Crete 15km from of the old medieval stone city of Chania and 25km from the Chania International Airport.
Heraklion International Airport can be reached in less than 2 hours.
The sea is only 700m away and the beach resort of Maleme is 1km, with its large supermarket. Maleme also has an ATM machine, baker, butcher, chemist and many, many tavernas to choose from.
The beach resort of Platanias 3km away is the summer centre for the youth on west Crete. A large number of bars, beach-bars, clubs, tavernas, restaurants, cafes, shops and recreation facilities of all kind, jewellery shops, super markets, banks, health clinics, pharmacies, nurseries, the soft sandy beaches nominated with 'blue flags' can guarantee the visitor complete, high class tourist services.
The Samaria Gorge, the pink sand beach of Elafonissi & Falassarna are all in 1 hour.


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Taito closed its North American subsidiaries in 1995, due in part to the decline of arcades in the U.S. Several key members of the VideoGame/PsychicForce and VideoGame/RaySeries games would go on to form ''Creator/CyberConnect2''.Taito's in-house band, Zuntata, has composed distinctive soundtracks for many of their games, particularly the ''VideoGame/{{Darius}}'' series and the ''VideoGame/RaySeries''.Taito Corporation was acquired by Creator/SquareEnix in 2005. Since then, games have been distributed under the label "Taito - A Square Enix Company". 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Gudit is a semi-legendary non-Christian queen who lay dissipates materials to Axum and it is country side, ruined churches and monuments, and attempted to get rid of the people from the judgment Axumite Empire. Her deeds are documented in the dental custom and mentioned by the way in a variety of historical company accounts.
The accounts associated with Gudit are contrary and imperfect. John B. Henze authored, "She stated to possess wiped out the emperor, ascended the throne himself, as well as reigned with regard to four decades. Accounts of the woman's chaotic misdeeds are still related amongst peasants in the northern Ethiopian country side.
On my personal very primary appointment to the chapel rock of Abreha as well as Atsbeha in eastern Tigray within 1970, we noticed that it is intricately created roof had been blackened through soot. The priest described it as being the work of Gudit, that had piled the church of hay and hang this ablaze nine hundreds of years prior to.
There's a customs that Gudit packed as well as burnt Debre Damo that at that time would be a treasury along with a prison for that male relatives of the king of Ethiopia; this can be a replicate of the afterward on catch as well as sack associated with Amba Geshen through Ahmed Gragn.
The Italian researcher Carlo Conti Rossini initially suggested that the description of this soldier within the past of the Patriarchs of Alexandria, exactly where she had been referred to as Hamwiyah, must be convert as Damutah, and disputed that she had been leader from the commanding kingdom of Damot, and that your woman was associated with among the indigenous Sidamo people of the southern area of Ethiopia. This would trust the numerous references to matriarch's judgment the Sidamo polities.
If Gudit did not fit in with among the Sidamo peoples, after that some students, in line with the customs that Gudit was Jewish, suggest that she had been from the Agaw individuals, who in the past happen to be several in Lasta, and a numeral of who (the Experiment with Israel), possess proclaimed a good Judaism for thousands of years. In the event that she wasn't associated with Hebrew, Israelite or even Jewish origin, she has been a convert to Judaism by her husband, or even pagan. Nearby customs around Adi Kaweh where she allegedly passed away as well as had been hidden show the woman's belief was pagan-Hebraic, instead of Israelite or even Judaism [Leeman 2009].
It was throughout the office associated with Patriarch Philotheos associated with Alexandria whenever Gudit began the woman's revolt, near the finish from the reign from the that experienced deposed the Abuna Petros. Because Taddesse Tamrat describes, at the time "his personal passing away within the turmoil, and also the military reverses from the empire were used as divine retribution for the sufferings associated with Abuna Petros.
This date synchronicity with the time period of Patriarch Philotheos, and also the intervention associated with Georgios II of Makuria, offers us a date associated with c.960 for Gudit. The contemporary Arab-speaking historian, Ibn Hawqal, offers this account:
The nation of the habasha has been dominated with a lady for several years now: she's killed the king from the habasha who had been known as. Till these days your woman rules along with total self-reliance in their country and also the frontier regions of the country.


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With its relaxed silhouette and a large multi-textured graphic, this sweatshirt combines a playful spirit with off-duty comfort. It is brushed on the inside for a soft hand-feel.
- Straight fit
- Ribbed trims
- Straight hem
Model is 1.73m and is wearing a size S (Chest 79cm, Waist 68cm, Hips 92cm). See size guide
Sherland Sweat
The Kember Straight Sweat is cut from rich sweat fabric with a classic look and soft, fleecy interior.
- Soft and comfortable
- Full-bodied hand-feel
- Fleecy within
- 60% cotton, 40% polyester
Grey heather
Washing instructions
- 30° normal process
- Do not bleach
- Do not tumble dry
- Line dry/hang to dry
- Low temperature iron 110°
- Do not dry clean
- Wash separately or with similar colours
- Do not iron print, trims and accessories
- Wash inside out
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The Apex-Part I
Posted on January 31, 2014
Part one in a two-part series about an epic Moose hunt. To read Part II, click here!
The Apex
Fulfilling a dream of one day hunting giant Alaskan moose finally comes to life.
Story and photos by Eyad Yehyawi
Every man has dreams, and we as bowhunters are no different. These dreams often embed themselves deep in our soul, become peaks to climb one day, quests to embark on.
One in particular remained at the apex of my wish list, a journey to the far north to hunt the giant moose of Alaska. Feeling it was time, and nearly two years in advance, I decided to book a hunt for September 2011 with Eric Umphenour and Hunt Alaska, a guide operation based in Fairbanks.
For months I trained hard, tuned my broadheads and stalked four-legged foam at the archery range, doing all I could to prepare. My son, however, had other plans for me—my wife and I welcomed our first child into the world the very week I was scheduled to leave.
Though no feeling could surpass that of holding my first-born child, I still felt the ember of that dream I longed to fulfill. Pushing my hunt back to the fall of 2012, I patiently waited for the cool winds of autumn to return, and before long it was time to leave for Alaska.
The Last Frontier
After spending the night in Fairbanks, I boarded a small plane that would take us to base camp on Dry Creek in the Alaska Range. With the knowledge that Fred Bear had spent many years hunting this area, I couldn't help but feel a bit nostalgic as the plane's wheels lifted off the tarmac. The colorful changes of the fall foliage, the rivers and streams glistening throughout the landscape, and the mountain peaks on the horizon all made for an incredible flight.
Quickly circling as we neared a mountain peak, we began a sharp but steady descent into the creek basin below. Experiencing a mixture of apprehension and excitement as the small plane dove quickly into base camp, I found myself catching my breath as the wheels gently landed on the gravel bar.
Eric had wanted me to arrive in early September before the dominant bulls acquired their harems. Raking trees and bushes with Eric's "high-tech" call, which consisted of a plastic oil can taped to the end of a stick, we hoped to draw a big bull within range. On the verge of the rut, we knew the bulls would be more likely to respond to calling, and take on any "oil-can" adversaries they viewed as competition.
Glassing From Above
I slept very well the first night in camp and can only attribute that to being up for most of the last year with my young son. The small fire I had made in the wall tent the evening before had long since abandoned me, making the departure from my sleeping bag a tall order. After getting dressed, I checked my equipment to ensure travel and time had left well enough alone, and soon was ready to go.
Being in the midst of the Alaska Range, a combination of foothills, mountains and valleys would make up the area we would be hunting. Working our way to the highest points and glassing the surrounding valleys below would be our primary strategy. If all worked according to plan, we would locate a bull through our spotting scope and binoculars, then make our way downwind to try and close the deal.
We began our day near the top of Iowa Ridge and, being born and raised a Hawkeye, the irony was not lost on me. Reddish-purple hues seemed to brush the tundra below, while gilded aspens and green spruce trees dominated the hillsides around us. The skies had opened up by mid-morning and, with a brisk wind on top of it, I found myself throwing on every piece of clothing I had.
After a couple hours of glassing, Eric spotted a great bull down in the valley. Knowing we had no chance sitting on top of the ridge, we loaded up our packs and headed down toward the palmated giant. Though the scenery was picturesque, getting across it was a different story all together.
Walking on ground with the consistency of water-logged sponges while periodically falling into deep pools of water and mud, I realized the terrain was far from what I had expected. Each step was more challenging than the last, and the combination of steady rain and soaked tundra ensured that my clothes and boots were drenched. The wind was also picking up speed, aiding the cold rain's momentum as it pelted my face like minute shards of glass. Still, we closed the gap, and before long I began to make out the tips of his massive rack through the brush. Being cautious of each step and movement, I knocked an arrow and continued to slowly work my way within bow range.
But just as quickly as this hunt had transpired, it ceased to exist, as the bull silently disappeared into the tree line. Whether it was his sixth sense, a fickle gust of wind that had betrayed me or just bad luck, the end result was still the same. With dripping clothes and hanging heads, it was a long journey back to camp. We would dry our gear, console our egos, and regroup for tomorrow's hunt.
Brutal Conditions
We awoke on day two to foggy conditions and brutal winds. This was Alaska, though, and one comes to expect changes in the weather, sometimes by the hour.
We spent the day on another ridge top, glassing between screens of fog and hoping to catch a shooter on his feet. Other than spotting a few small moose and a giant grizzly gorging on blueberries in the valley below, all was quiet that day. We elected to set up a spike camp on the ridge that night, as the wind howled and threatened to blow our tent and belongings to parts unknown. Still, morning came soon enough, finding our tent intact, and Eric and I ready to go.
We headed to a vantage point further up the valley, and if we thought the first two days were windy, we were in for a big surprise. With wind gusts in excess of 40 mph, we didn't expect to see much movement, and two hours later that prediction had become reality. Though a few caribou dotted the landscape around us, the moose seemed to have vanished, until Eric quietly said, "I see a couple cows Eyad, and there's a bull with them."
High above the valley below near a rocky point on the adjacent ridgeline was a big bull with two cows. How Eric had seen them I'll never know, but his glassing skills were impressive to say the least. Through my binoculars, I could just make out flashes of his white antlers against the honey-colored hillside. As the giant appeared to bed down on the steep slope, we decided to move down the ridgeline a bit further to get a better look.
The bull looked incredible through the spotting scope, but the hard reality remained that he was a good distance away and in a very difficult spot. We would have to circle around, climb a hillside that would make a mountain goat cringe and then ascend the tangled gradient that the bull laid upon. It was almost crazy to consider, but within minutes I had a bow in my hand and a pack on my back, and we were headed into higher country.
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The five week work action by the truckers meant that container movements at the port were severely curtailed. The terminals at PMV have assessed thousands of dollars in storage fees, which is having negative consequences for freight forwarders and for their importing clients, said the association.
The survey link has been provided to the Principal Representative of CIFFA regular freight forwarding members, whose names are posted on our website. If you have information to provide, please contact the CIFFA representative for your company to ensure that the survey is competed with all relevant information.
I find the storage charges from the terminal operators of the port of Vancouver to be nothing short of extortion. The importers did not create this situation, the terminal operators did. Why should we pay for it. I am in the process of starting a class action suite against the terminal operators. For more information contact me or Jim Poyner from Poyner Baxter LLP the law firm currently evaluating the class action suite.


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Hi everyone, I've never done a review in my life, but having been following everyone else's journeys religiously, I thought I'd put mine out there to! I'm from the uk, I'm 29, no children, 5ft 8, and weigh approximately 145lbs. I've been unhappy with my breasts for as long as I can remember, in particular the asymmetry, (my right is a cup size larger) but also my large nipple size and now more recently the due to weight gain/ loss they're also looking sad and saggy :( I've thought long and hard about getting this procedure done, a lot of people have said to me to wait until after children, but having gone through a recent relationship break up, I don't see this happening anytime soon sadly! Also surgery in the uk is definitely more pricey, and I feel guilty about depending so much money on myself! However, that said I still want to go ahead! I want to feel proud and happy with my body, and I want to be able to not feel painfully self conscious when topless. My family are quite old fashioned in some respects, a few months ago I tried chatting to my mum about it, but she didn't really understand how I felt, so I've decided to go ahead without telling anyone. This scares me slightly as with not having a partner anymore I don't have anyone to hold my hand! In the uk we have to have an overnight stay in hospital so I'm sure I'll be well cared for. At the moment I'm currently a 32/ 34E, my breasts feel quite large and heavy so I don't really want to be too much bigger, just evened out and more perky! My surgeon has offered me either a 215 or 245 high profile implant. I'm very undecided which to go with?! Also he's going over the muscle which I believe from reading other reviews on here is quite unusual? Saying this I'm very confident of his work, I have a colleague who did her uplift/ implants and she couldn't be happier. I'm a flight attendant so I'm aiming to take 2 weeks off work which I hope will be long enough?! Writing this is making it all feel very real, I can't believe its only just over 2 weeks away! I will be adding a couple of pics but I apologise in advance as they're selfies, they're not particularly good!
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Day of surgery, I did it!
Well my surgery was earlier today, and it all went well. My surgeon was absolutely lovely, and he completely put me at ease. I'm currently still in hospital, and although having taken a sleeping pill I keep waking up and am quite a lot of pain. I came alone to hospital and when I woke up I don't know if it was a bad reaction to the anesthesic but I couldn't stop crying. I was in my hospital room crying cuddling my bear (a bit pathetic I know) and I got a surprise visit from a girlfriend! I couldn't be happier to see her, and she completely cheered me up. I know I've wanted this for a long time, but I think it finally happening is more overwhelming than I originally thought. I also don't think it helps that I haven't told my Mum who I'm very close to or my family. Anyway my lovely friend Sarah took a sneaky pic for me which I will post, although not brilliant quality, it's all I've had to go on so far, the nurses are quite strict and I haven't been able to have much of a peek!
Thank you for those of you who sent me well wishes, and happy healing to the other girlies out there x
Thank you for those of you who sent me well wishes, and happy healing to the other girlies out there x
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show stage??!! so people will actually see this??!! hed be better off without it...or maybe that whatever he is performin on that stage suits the graff perfectly .
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anyone want to fuck with a hand/throw exchange? Maybe a piece?
I have a red and a black fine tip sharpie, don't expect some crazy fills or some shit.
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I wish that U on the throw was closed, but other than that, pretty nice throw.
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Superimposing 3D plots with different colours
I need to superimpose two 3D curves and to distinguish them I need to have each in different colours. The code below shows my attempt, but it fails as Show reverts to the colours of the first plot. This is just test code, not the real code I'm working with.
I don't need a code trick to combine both plots inside Show.
What I have is two SurfaceGraphics objects, s1 and s2, which have different colours and I want to combine these so that both surfaces can be distinguished by colour. How can this be done?
s1 = Plot3D[Cos[x y], {x, -Pi, Pi}, {y, -Pi, Pi}];
s2 = Plot3D[Sin[x y], {x, -Pi, Pi}, {y, -Pi,Pi}, ColorFunction -> (If[# < 0.5, GrayLevel[0.5], GrayLevel[0.8]] &)];
Show[{s1, s2}];
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Torso murder family appeal
Relatives of a young woman whose severed torso was found in the River Thames have appealed for help in tracking down her killer.
The upper body of 24-year-old Zoe Parker was spotted by a passer-by, in the river near Chelsea Harbour in west London, on December 17.
Detectives believe the body had been cut up by something sharp, such as a Samurai sword.
The 24-year-old's aunt and cousin, Pauline and Melissa Knott, had to be escorted from a Scotland Yard press conference on Friday after they collapsed in tears.
Pauline Knott said: "Can anyone remember anything that may help us resolve this terrible thing that has happened to our sad and lonely Zoe?"
Detective Chief Inspector Guy Ferguson said Zoe - who recently changed her name by deed poll to Cathy Dennis - had been taken into care when she was 18 months old, and had a chaotic lifestyle.
He said she had lived at various addresses around London, including the Feltham and Hounslow area, and across the UK.
She had worked as a prostitute and had learning disabilities, Mr Ferguson said.
'Loving daughter'
He read out a statement by the victim's mother Jacqueline, which said: "If anyone knew Zoe or can help please come forward.
"Zoe was a loving, caring daughter who meant the world to me. She did not deserve this. Please come forward."
Mr Ferguson said Zoe's body might have been in the water for between one and three weeks.
He added that the killer was "dangerous and calculating" and said he was keeping an open mind as to the motive.
Zoe's body was identified after family and friends recognised pictures released by police of a distinctive rose tattoo, a twisted tooth and her jumper.
Anyone with information is asked to call 020 8284 9765, 020 8853 1212 or Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.
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+1, kb2wji. It's a tool first when on duty. It's here to save my bacon, not look pretty.
I love the M&P but have yet to actually own one, so I can't speak directly to that. The Glock 22 always felt a little off to me. The slide just seemed too long and out of balance to me. The Sig 226 was quite possibly the sweetest shooting gun I've ever owned. But with the DA/SA trigger I was simply never happy with thought of being excited and not decocking in a high stress situation and then having a cocked pistol in my holster without the safety of a 1911. I know that if you keep the booger hook off the bang switch it wouldn't matter, but that was my personal decision.
For that reason I ended up moving out of the norm. I carry a Glock 23 on duty. I may sacrifice a little capacity over everyone with their 22s but I shoot it so much better that I'm willing to do so. Spare mags are all 22 mags to on a reload I'm at the same capacity.
Which do you shoot best/feel more comfortable with? This is a gun that has the potential to save your life or someone else's, go with what you are the best at getting good repeatable, fast hits with, you know will function.
Love Sigs. But, for a duty gun that's going to be used hard, I'd go Glock. Fewer exposed parts to break and the same DA trigger every time.
Before I picked a duty gun, I shot both the M&P and the 4th gen G22. At the end of the day, the kick of the G22 felt pretty soft..... much softer than the M&P.
Given a choice? Any of the full 'duty' sized 'wonder-polymers' will fit the bill, along with a Sigs (226 or 229's) beretta 90's..... 9, .40, or .45's.
Strictly DUTY...GLOCK 22, one gun for on/off duty..Glock 23. My $02 ! GOOD LUCK with the new job!
Personally, I'd say between the Smith and the Glock, carry whatever points more naturally for you. If you can't get on target as fast with the Glock grip angle, get the Smith. From the sound of it, it sounds like the 22 is more natural on the draw, Rock It!
How about the P226 DAK? Sig ergonomics, with DA trigger.
Maybe worth a look, but I personally have never shot one and I don't know about duty carry. Not sure why I'm responding actually. :)
Of the choices given, I'd vote for the Sig. If allowed to choose any gun I wanted, CZ75 P-06 would be my choice.
How about a Sig SP2022 in .40 caliber? Poly frame and the same great DA/SA trigger as the P series Sigs. Some think the 2022 trigger is better. Can be had for around $450 and is a great gun. The French police carry it for their duty weapon and 12 rounds of .40 should get you through most encounters.
Good luck and stay safe.
Glock 22.
Why? My old man carried the original version until his retirement 20 years later and still carries it concealed today. After know that, it totally changed my mind on how I feel about Glocks.
I would get the Glock as that is the standard in my opinion. Cheaper too for cops. Not to mention all of the accessories and the fact you can carry a 27 as a BUG and share magazines.
I would go with a Glock 23 if you are going 40. If any caliber I would choose a Glock 19.
Get the one that fits your hand best. You're going to be shooting it for a long-long time. Might as well be comfortable.


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Boinx Software joins Noise Industries development partner program; releases FxTiles FxPack at NAB 2009
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Recipient of the Apple Design Award in 2008 brings engineering prowess to the FxFactory platform; offering new plug-ins for Adobe After Effects and Final Cut
Boston MA—April 20, 2009 - Noise Industries, developer of visual effects tools for the post-production and broadcast markets announced that new development partner Boinx Software, has released the FxTiles FxPack at NAB 2009. The FxFactory powered FxTiles is a brand new collection of 3D filters and transitions designed for the Adobe® After Effects® CS3 / CS4, Apple® Final Cut Studio® and Apple Final Cut® Express applications. A well known developer of video applications for the Mac platform, Boinx Software has an extensive background and a list of accolades for their impressive image technology developments. The new FxTiles FxPack incorporates the Boinx Software image manipulation magic; offering 7 professional grade filters and transitions with extensive controls and a slew of presets for users to fly through building complex 3D movements with stunning results.
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Starting as a backyard party of National Geographic photographer Michael "Nick" Nichols, this informal gathering of a few photo enthusiasts grew into one of the biggest photographic festivals in the United States. This year, thousands of photographers will come together in the picturesque, historic downtown of Charlottesville, Virginia, to celebrate photography with exhibitions, workshops and outdoor screenings. We spoke with Kevin Burtnett and Jon Golden, technical masterminds of the LOOK3 Festival, about organizational challenges and why they rely on FotoMagico Pro for all of their slideshows.
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Nanga Parbat (Urdu: نانگا پربت = "Naked Mountain") is the one of the highest mountains on Earth. Also known as the "Killer Mountain," Nanga Parbat was one of the deadliest of the eight-thousand footers for climbers in the first half of the twentieth century, and is still an extremely serious climb.* For Michael Beek, explorer, mountain guide, paraglider, author and photographer, Nanga Parbat is his personal "Mountain of Destiny." We asked him about his passion for uncharted far reaches in the Karakoram, and why he's using FotoMagico for his presentations.