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Touché, Monsieur le Pussycat!Mozaffar's Moments » What is a Moderate Muslim? What is a Moderate Muslim? I'm sick of this question. The answer is simple. A "Moderate" Muslim is a Muslim who does one of two things, and only one of two things. 1- S/he supports the policies of his/her state's government. 2- S/he is silent. That's supposedly a Moderate Muslim. So, if you do not support a war in which the main casualties are innocent individuals, you are not a Moderate Muslim. … [Read more...]
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The cartoon riots compared to America's race riots
A scholar explores how recent American history proves the wisdom (and ubiquity) of self-censorship in a healthy multi-cultural society. -----------------------------http://www.nytimes.com/2006/02/17/opinion/17Wright.html?_r=1&oref=slogin February 17, 2006Op-Ed ContributorThe Silent TreatmentBy ROBERT WRIGHT THE American left and right don't agree on much, but weeks of demonstrations and embassy burnings have pushed them toward convergence on one point: there is, if not a clash of … [Read more...]
Jyllands-Posten's acrobatics & Salon piece
Salon has a great piece, aptly entitled "Rotten judgment in the state of Denmark", by an American-based Danish academic, Jytte Klausen.Here's an excerpt: This all would have been very well if the paper had a long tradition of standing up for fearless artistic expression. But it so happens that three years ago, Jyllands-Posten refused to publish cartoons portraying Jesus, on the grounds that they would offend readers. [...][...] The paper wanted to instigate trouble, just not the kind of … [Read more...]
"Europe's Contempt for Other Cultures Can't be Sustained"
A stimulating analysis of the broader historical backdrop to these clashes, and how little right Europe has to be smug and sanctimonious in all this. Read the whole thing. [HT: Hikm]Europe's Contempt for Other Cultures Can't be Sustained: Europe has never had to worry too much about context or effect because for around 200 years it dominated and colonised most of the world. Such was Europe's omnipotence that it never needed to take into account the sensibilities, beliefs and attitudes of those t … [Read more...]
Fred Halliday on blasphemy & power
A good article in openDemocracy.net."Blasphemy and power" The theological and historical rhetoric of the cartoon dispute conceals its central message: the creation of a modern, unified field of world politics, says Fred Halliday. … [Read more...]
Learning (and learning to be) Danish
Some non-cartoon related musings about Denmark."Danish queen raps radical Islam" the queen is quoted as voicing disapproval of "these people for whom religion is their entire life".I'm not sure how I feel about this point. I certainly object to the way some Muslims subject every aspect of life and the world to a narrow, sometimes, purritanical conception of Islam, BUT I fear that this is not what she's talking about. My worry is that the Queen considers a desire … [Read more...]
The pig picture
It sounds like the delegation of Danish Muslims also has some explaining to do. Not all the pictures that it distributed in the Middle East in order to drum up support for the boycott were actually from Jyllands-Posten. One bogus picture was particularly inflammatory, as it portrayed a pig-like man. (I've seen it--it's hideous.)I must say I'm disgusted, though not terribly surprised, that some Muslims would intentionally spread lies while on a mission to defend the Prophet's honor. … [Read more...]
"French row over charity pork soup" (BBC)
Another example of the anti-Muslim prejudice that bubbles just beneath the surface in so many situations. I imagine Michelle Malkin and the rest of the bigot brigade will defend France's sacred right to self-expression in the kitchen. French row over charity pork soup: A charity run by an extreme-right group in the south of France has caused anger by serving the homeless only pork soup, which Jews and Muslims do not eat. … [Read more...]


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When will the American People wake up to the facts that. The United States Government, are killing our Soldiers, the Afghan People, and anyone else in their way. For profit only, and they could careless about any living beings. As long as they can continue to profit, and just so they don't have to admit that they have lost the purpose of this war. And now we are only there for the Government and the Corporations to profit!!! It is past time we pressure these jerks, into bringing our troops home. My fear though is what is it that the American are going to have to do, in order to stop the murder of Our Soldiers, purely for their profit? maria-lyn
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Plate 80 gives a view of the Ricaree village, which is beautifully situated on the west bank of the river, 200 miles below the Mandans; and built very much in the same manner; being constituted of 150 earth-covered lodges, which are in part surrounded by an imperfect and open barrier of pickets set firmly in the ground, and ten or twelve feet in height.
This village is built upon an open prairie, and the gracefully undulating hills that rise in the distance behind it are everywhere covered with a verdant green turf, without a tree or a bush anywhere to be seen. This view was taken from the deck of the steamer when I was on my way up the river (Letters and Notes, vol. 1, p. 204, pl. 80).
Painted in 1832 on Catlin's Missouri River voyage. Ewers notes that the earth lodges are probably too regular in size and shape. A brief drawing of the lodges, apparently unrelated to the painting, appears in the SI sketchbook.
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Professor Roger Williams, who has been in charge of Best's treatment since he underwent a liver transplant in 2002, said: "Quite what will happen over the next 24 hours is difficult to say. He could pull through or he could get worse."
Best, who is suffering from internal bleeding of the bowel, has been unconscious since Wednesday morning, when he was sedated to be put on a life-support machine. Williams said he would not be taken off the ventilator "until we are sure that he is breathing on his own".
He believed the bleeding has eased, but Best remained "seriously ill". The bleeding had been related to an infection, but treating it with antibiotics risked making matters worse.
Williams said it was not linked to the replacement liver which had been functioning well. Best received the liver after a well-documented history of alcohol abuse, and was criticised as a poor role model for transplant patients after failing to curb his drinking, despite warnings that one more drink could kill him.
Williams would not be drawn on the likely prognosis. "You do not have a clear idea when people are as sick as this," he said. "You go from day to day with all the expertise you can."
Speaking about Best's state of mind before he was sedated, Williams said: "He wasn't in good spirits. He was very depressed, but is still fighting away, as he always does."
Concern about Best grew when his condition deteriorated on Wednesday. His agent, Phil Hughes, who was at Best's bedside, said it was as "bad as it gets" and family and friends were "very concerned". Best's son, Calum, visited the hospital on Thursday.
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Saalfeld, Alan (1995) Map Generalization as a Graph Drawing Problem. In: Graph Drawing DIMACS International Workshop, GD 1994, October 10–12, 1994, Princeton, New Jersey, USA , pp. 444-451 (Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/3-540-58950-3_398).
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A map may be regarded as a plane graph drawing; and, with the growth of the field of computer cartography, a map is increasingly treated as a straight-line plane graph drawing. Map generalization, the process of redrawing a map at a smaller scale, can, hence, be regarded as a graph drawing problem. The initial version of the map, the input to the process, is a plane graph along with a drawing of that graph. The derived output is also a plane graph that is combinatorially a minor of the input graph. The edges and vertices of the derived graph may be obtained through a sequence of selection and simplification operations. The positioning of those edges and vertices must be obtained through a sequence of placement and displacement operations. Considerable research and development has already been undertaken in the areas of feature selection and simplification. Some generally adequate heuristic solutions to selection and simplification problems are in use today for many types of maps. For other types of maps, such as topographic maps, these solutions are insufficient because they do not simultaneously address the more difficult problems of placement and displacement of features.
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Here is my entry for this years comic con challenge, everyone's favorite 'predator'
I initially intended to stray a bit further from the original design then I did for the final but so much of what makes the character iconic once it is removed/altered really isn't the same anymore. So instead I went with pulling the creature into a bit more exaggerated route and gave him bigger feet for gripping/climbing and what not. Anyhow, hope you enjoy!


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Bishoujo game company MangaGamer has announced their first round of bishoujo game related guests for Anime Expo 2011. MangaGamer's guests typically do activities and autographs around the MangaGamer booths in the dealers room and at the MangaGamer panel rather than doing the typical guest rounds. The first three companies to be announced to have staff and/or representatives are Circus, Nexton, and OVERDRIVE. Cirus is the company behind the Da Capo franchise and the game Suika, among others. Meanwhile, Nexton owns many brands, including the brand BaseSon, the developer of the Koihime Musou franchise. Finally, OVERDRIVE is behind the Edelweiss and Kirakira series. While they have not yet announced who specifically, regulars like bamboo from OVERDRIVE are likely to appear for another year.
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Rare blue lobster will wow National Aquarium visitors
OCEAN CITY, Md. – Toby, a blue lobster caught in waters off the coast, is said to be a 1-in-2-million exception to the rust-colored norm.
He has been staying in his own container in Martin's Fish Co.'s lobster tank since the crew of the Pot Luck fishing boat brought him in with the Thursday catch.
"We like to name all our lobsters," assistant manager Ginger Nappi said Friday while people gathered around the tank, checking out Toby.
Glenn Cooke said the spectacle was "pretty amazing" as he and his wife, Pat Cooke, watched Nappi pick up Toby and another lobster to display that the azure-colored specimen's underside is also paler than most of his counterparts.
"We've been living here a long time, and we've never seen anything like that," Pat Cooke said.
However, John Guorley, owner of the Pot Luck, has: Nine years ago, he caught another one.
Guorley said he decided to donate Toby to the National Aquarium's Washington location. Until staffers come to pick him up, Toby will stay in the tank at Martin's.
"I figured that would be the best thing to (do) with it," he said. "What am I gonna get — seven bucks for the thing, a pound-and-a-half lobster? I'd rather see them take it and, hopefully, they can raise it."
Toby is blue because of a genetic variation that shows up in about one of every 2 million born that causes the lobster to produce an excessive amount of a particular protein that gives it that pigmentation, according to the University of Maine Lobster Institute.
In early May, another blue lobster was caught in the waters off Nova Scotia, Canada, according to cnn.com.
Even more rare: A yellow lobster, estimated to be a 1-in-30-million anomoly, and the 1-in-100-million albino lobster, the Lobster Institute said.
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The Oakland Raiders will host the Washington Redskins Sunday, looking to get back to .500 while Washington looks for their first win. In order to get there, the quarterback play of both teams will be the difference.
The Raiders would like to see Terrelle Pryor leading the offense, but he suffered a concussion last week. He has passed all the NFL concussion test protocols and has been cleared to play by the NFL. The Raiders are being more cautious; making sure Pryor is fully healthy before going on the field. They will administer a final test and if he passes, he will play Sunday.
For the Redskins, Robert Griffin III has come back to the pack after a standout rookie season. Griffin looks to still be bothered by a torn ACL he suffered in a playoff loss to the Seattle Seahawks. He has favored the knee both running and passing. He is getting healthier as the season progresses and more comfortable with the knee. The Redskins and Griffin are fifth in the league in passing offense averaging 307.3 yards per game. Just because Griffin has had some early season struggles, the Raiders cannot take him for granted. If they do, he will make them pay.
The main issue for Washington this season has been their defense. Through three games, the Redskins defense has been gross, allowing 333 passing yards a game and 155 rushing yards per game. This is a unit, no matter who is at quarterback for Oakland, which must be exposed. Washington has two solid pass rushers the Raiders will have to mark. Both Ryan Kerrigan and Brian Orakpo can get after the quarterback.
If Pryor can go, he has a chance to give the Redskins defense problems. He developed a nice connection with Denarius Moore Monday against the Denver Broncos to the tune of six catches for 124 yards and a 73 yard touchdown. Running back Darren McFadden will be called upon as a primary offensive weapon. After a good start to the season, McFadden was bottled up last week. He rushed 12 times for nine yards. The Raiders are most successful when they run the ball well. That will be a key against Washington.
On the defensive side of the ball, the Raiders want to dial up the pressure. Defensive coordinator Jason Tarver likes to bring pressure from different spots on the field. He had some success blitzing safeties and cornerbacks. The defense will go after Griffin and see if he can use his legs to escape. Defensive end Lamaar Houston has played well this season with two sacks and a forced fumble. He will be a difference maker. Defensive tackle Pat Sims will be a key to clog the middle. Washington wants to run the ball with Alfred Morris and if Sims can get penetration to free up linebackers like Nick Roach and Sio Moore, the Raiders are in good shape.
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The haskell gd module provides bindings to a small but useful subset of a href="http://www.libgd.org/"libgd.
It's a nice enough module and I am grateful that Björn Bringert took the time to put it together but it's just not... functional enough for my tastes. Consider setPixel.
setPixel :: Point -> Color -> Image -> IO ()
This function takes a point, a color, and an image, returning the unit type from the IO monad, which means that somewhere inside of Image there must lie a mutable reference. As good as GHC's garbage collection and algebraic trickery are for optimizing away many sorts of unused intermediate state, I can understand the appeal of these in-place updates, especially considering how much the underlying C library caters to this programming style.
Not all of the actions are performed in-place, however.
rotateImage :: Int -> Image -> IO Image
The rotateImage function creates and returns a new Image type which has been rotated some integer number of degrees. However, this return type is still wrapped up in the IO monad and threading this Image type around looks tedious. Luckily, there is a more functional way to handle both types of updates efficiently while providing a handy way to automatically thread the state at the same time.
-- State.hs
module Graphics.GD.State where
import Control.Monad.State.Lazy (State(..),modify,execState)
import qualified Graphics.GD as GD
data GDCmd = SetPixel GD.Point GD.Color
data GD' = GD' { gdCmds :: [GDCmd] }
type GD a = State GD' a
Here, the GD type lets us create State monads that operate on GD' data. The GD' type contains the image and a list of operations to perform on the image. For simplicity, only SetPixel is defined. With these types, we can write a helper function consCmd that adds a command to the gdCmds of the state and a function setPixel that registers a SetPixel action.
consCmd :: GDCmd -> GD ()
consCmd cmd = modify $ \gd -> gd { gdCmds = cmd : (gdCmds gd) }
setPixel :: GD.Point -> GD.Color -> GD ()
setPixel = (consCmd .) . SetPixel
Finally, a newImage function is defined that takes a size and GD () action and executes the commands in the IO monad using runCmd.
newImage :: GD.Size -> GD () -> IO GD.Image
newImage size f = do
im <- GD.newImage size
-- run each of the commands for the image
mapM_ (flip runCmd $ im) $ gdCmds $ execState f $ GD' []
return im
runCmd :: GDCmd -> GD.Image -> IO ()
runCmd (SetPixel pt c) = GD.setPixel pt c
With just these pieces, it's possible to build something useful! This program creates a file noise.png filled with random color values.
-- Main.hs
module Main where
import Graphics.GD.State
import qualified Graphics.GD as GD
import System.Random (newStdGen,randomRs)
import Control.Monad (mapM_,liftM2)
main = do
g <- newStdGen
let (w,h) = (400,300)
(GD.savePngFile "noise.png" =<<) . newImage (w,h)
$ mapM_ (uncurry setPixel)
$ zip (liftM2 (,) [0..w-1] [0..h-1]) -- all the pixel coordinates
$ map fromInteger $ randomRs (0,256^3-1) g -- random colors
The code here is just enough to demonstrate a use of the state monad to create a mini-domain specific language on top of another library. I forked dancor's haskell-gd to include a more complete version of this Graphics.GD.State module. You can check out the code here.
With the extended module, here's code that computes a gradient:
import Graphics.GD.State
main = (savePngFile "gradient.png" =<<) . newImage (400,300) $ do
(w,h) <- getSize
eachPixel $ \(x,y) ->
r = ((128 * x) `div` w) + ((128 * y) `div` h)
g = 127 + ((128 * x) `div` w)
b = 127
in rgb r g b
And this one draws a circle and a line:
import Graphics.GD.State
main = (savePngFile "circle.png" =<<) . newImage (400,300) $ do
(w,h) <- getSize
fill $ rgb 100 63 127 -- dark purple background
(w `div` 2,h `div` 2) -- centered
(180,180) -- (width,height)
0 360 -- a circle
(rgb 255 255 255) -- white
drawLine (0,0) (w-1,h-1) (rgb 127 255 127)
This might seem like a lot of effort for something that doesn't matter very much, but writing beautiful code is important. Clean, abstract interfaces save precious mental horsepower for the bigger, harder problems.
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General Meade would later write of his casualties this day, "Accompanying this report is a list giving the names
of the killed, wounded, and missing, amounting in the aggregate to 179 killed, 1,082 wounded, and 509 missing. When I
report that 4,500 men is a liberal estimate of the strength of the division taken into action, this large loss, being 40
per cent., will fully bear me out in the expression of my satisfaction at the good conduct of both officers and men. While
I deeply regret the inability of the division, after having successfully penetrated the enemy's lines, to remain and hold
what had been secured, at the same time I deem their withdrawal a matter of necessity. With one brigade commander
killed, another wounded, nearly half their number hors du combat, with regiments separated from brigades, and companies from
regiments, and all the confusion and disorder incidental to the advance of an extended line through wood and other obstructions,
assailed by a heavy fire, not only of infantry but of artillery--not only in front but on both flanks--the best troops would be
justified in withdrawing without loss of honor." [5]
Despite the Union's eventual repulse, the South lost a popular General in Brigadier General Maxcy
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Kate, the excerpt is wonderful, can't wait to read the book. I've never made the connection between what's going on in my life and what's happening in my books, but I am going to be very careful next time I find myself writing about a surprise pregnancy:-))
I love men who can make me laugh, so yes, I love a dash of humour amongst the angst. Humour can be so very sexy.
Kate, as Trish says – this excerpt is wonderful. So REAL. So understatedly sexy.
I love humour in books – it balances out the darkness and in a way, the contrast makes the darkness all the more intense.
Thanks Trish and Sharon! Hopefully, Trish, it's a case of art imitating life rather than life imitating art 🙂 I agree, Sharon, the darkness can be more intense with a bit of humour thrown in. Great point!
i LOVE this extract Kate. Can't wait to read the book now. And I do love light mixed in with dark 🙂
Beneath The Veil of Paradise: How Life Influences Art! By Kate Hewitt
by Kate Hewitt, author of Beneath The Veil of Paradise (Harlequin Presents, January 2013)
Nobody lives in a vacuum. Nobody writes in one, either. And after 26 books, I have come to realize that what is going on in my life—good, bad, mundane, exciting—is reflected in my stories and my characters.
For example, I wrote the novella The Italian's Housekeeper Mistress when I'd just moved to New York City from the leafy suburbs of Connecticut. I had three children with a fourth due in less than two months, and had just exchanged my spacious home of five years for a tiny, box-like apartment with no garden or laundry. Is it any wonder my heroine Zoe ended up having an emotional conflict about wanting a proper home?
I wrote a more recent book, His Brand of Passion (out in July 2013) when I'd just found out I was unexpectedly expecting. My heroine (another Zoe, funnily enough) deals with her own surprise pregnancy in that book—describing the fatigue and morning sickness of early pregnancy came quite easily!
In the case of Beneath The Veil of Paradise, my life influence was actually a film—the movie Tangled which my three year old daughter watched incessantly while sitting next to me as I wrote. Is it any wonder that my hero Chase Bryant bears a bit of a resemblance to Flynn Rider?
The themes and issues in this book are quite serious, with both Chase and the heroine Millie having traumatic pasts to overcome. Since I was grappling with such major stuff, the lightness that found its way into the book came as a surprise, and a needed one I think! Take this scene for an example:
She stared at him for a moment, held his gaze long enough so he could see the warm brown of her eyes. Yes, warm. Like dark honey, or rum, and the only warm thing about her. So far.
'Threatened is the wrong word,' she finally said, and from the starkness of her tone he knew she was speaking in total truth. 'You do make me uncomfortable, though.'
'Do I?'
She gave him a thin-lipped smile. 'I don't think anyone likes being told that it's obvious she eats a bowl of cereal by the sink for dinner.'
Ouch. Put like that, he realized it was insulting. 'I wouldn't say obvious.' Although he sort of would.
'Only because you're so perceptive, I suppose,' she shot back, and he grinned.
'So shall we go somewhere more private so you can continue to be uncomfortable?'
"What an appealing proposition.'
"It appeals to me,' he said, truthfully, and she gave a little shake of her head.
'Honestly? What do you see in me?' She sounded
curious, but also that dreaded vulnerable. She really didn't know the answer, and hell if he did either.
'What do you see in me?' he asked back.
She chewed her lip, her eyes shadowing once more. 'You made me laugh for the first time in—a long time.'
He had the strange feeling she'd been about to give him a specific number. Since when? 'That's a lot of pressure.'
eyes widened, flaring with warmth again. 'Why?'
'Because of course now I have to make you laugh again.'
And for a second he thought he might get a laugh right then and there, and something rose in his chest, a balloon of hope and happiness that made absolutely no sense. Still he felt it, rising him high and dizzily higher even though he didn't move. He grinned. Again, simply because he couldn't help it.
She shook her head. 'I'm not that easy.'
"This conversation just took a very interesting turn.'
'I meant laughing,' she protested, and then she did laugh, one ridiculously unladylike hiccup of joy that had her clapping her hand over her mouth.
'There it is,' Chase said softly. He felt a deep and strangely primal satisfaction, the kind he usually only felt when he'd nailed an architectural design. He'd made her laugh. Twice.
Do you like reading books with a little bit of humor, or are you all about the angst? And if you had to choose, would you pick up a book that pulled at your heart strings or made you smile! I hope Beneath The Veil of Paradise does both!
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Cloudy water is caused by air bubbles in the water. It is neither a reason for alarm, nor a health risk. It usually happens during the coldest part of winter, when water temperatures are at their lowest.
Customers in the northern end of the CPWA system, generally in the Exit 10 to Exit 12 areas, will see this phenomenon more than customers in the rest of the water system. The reason is that during the winter months, the water that the CPWA purchases from the Saratoga County Water Authority remains predominantly in that part of the system and cloudy water is ... [ Read More ]


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You could have had earlier symptoms when you were 7, but it is very rare to have Schizophrenia show up that early. For the most part, the symptoms do not show up until closer to late teens or early 20's. It usually has nothing to do with intelligence. Many people with a high IQ get Schizophrenia as well as those of average or lower intelligence. It is like saying only low income people get cancer. Anyone an get Schizophrenia. It just doesn't show up until later. Your issue may have been more about a possible learning disability rather than Schizophrenia. If you can get evaluated by an Educational Psychologist that would give you the answer you are looking for.
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Event Logistics
After you have determined where your event will be held, you next need to consider what technology you'll need. Some spaces like the auditoriums and classrooms come fully equipped with projectors and speakers, while others like the Borthwick Mall don't have any multimedia at all.
Once you've determined what your multimedia requirements and space limitations are, you'll need to contact A/V and let them know what you'll need. To reserve equipment go to https://www.pcc.edu/resources/media-services/schedule.html and fill out the form. To ensure you get the equipment you'll need, give them at least two weeks advanced notice.
Facilities/Physical Plant
The physical plant department manages tables, chairs and physical arrangement of our event spaces. If you need additional seating or rearranging of a particular space, you'll need to contact physical plant and fill out a request form. The form can be found at: http://intranet.pcc.edu/plant/feedback.htm. Please allow at least two weeks for your request to be processed.
Budgets and funding
Now that you have a time, location and production resources, it's time to begin planning the actual substance of the event. But before you start booking entertainment or placing food orders, you need to determine what your budget is. Be sure to speak with the Clubs and Programs Office about your current club account balance.
If you find that you don't have enough money in your budget, can earn additional funds by completing a service project. Please see the previous section for more information on the service project program, or contact the Clubs and Programs Office at firstname.lastname@example.com.
Focus: Entertainment, Food and Lecturers
Every event has a focus. Some foci are food or a guest speaker others are an activity or music. No matter what the focus is, you'll most likely need to purchase something or hire entertainment. These payments are arranged through the Clubs Office professional staff. If you need entertainment or supplies for an event please let you're the advisor know at least one week in advance. Be aware, that some items must be ordered and can take up to three weeks to arrive—please plan accordingly.
If nobody knows about your event, then why go to all the trouble of planning it? Marketing is sometimes overlooked by new event coordinators, and can be the difference between a successful event and a flop. Fortunately, ASPCC has a lot of resources to get the word out. Let's look at them.
The Communications Board (ComB): is made up of three students: the multimedia specialist, communications coordinator and communications specialist. These officers are here to help you get people to your event. They can design a flyer or poster, put your event on the bi-weekly calendar, get out sandwich boards and post to our social media sites. This team is often juggling multiple events at the same time, so get your advertising ideas to them as early as possible. If you have questions about workload and availability, speak with the communications coordinator.
Visix Screens: ASPCC has invested in a number of digital advertising screens located in buildings around campus. Visix is a great resource, because it saves on paper and it gets a lot of views. If you want to create an advertisement for the Visix screens, lay your flyer out in Powerpoint and then email it to the Visix administrator, Debra Porta. She can be reached via email at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Judge: No restraining order in medical marijuana case
October 3, 2012
A woman who had sought a temporary restraining order against her neighbor's pot grow collapsed into loud sobs after a judge refused to grant her request Friday morning.
Kathryn and Dale Southgate, who live in the 12000 block of Scotts Valley Road, had requested the TRO and injunctive relief against Renee Johnson.
Kathryn Southgate alleged in her declaration that Johnson — who has Hodgkin's lymphoma — has an illegal pot grow of 24 to 30-plus "sequoia" marijuana plants in full bloom, which are emitting noxious and offensive odors.
"My severe allergic reactions to the pollen and noxious odors are putting my general health in acute stress, and I am fearful that all the anti-allergy medications I am having to take to survive in my home will have long-lasting if not permanent deleterious effects upon my health," she wrote. "Indeed, I have had to leave my home as of this date because I cannot live there."
"Is there a private right of action beyond the ordinance that is already in place? I'm struggling with what the remedy could be."
— Judge Sean Dowling
Attorney Peter Lemmon, who is representing the Southgates, has filed a civil suit claiming negligence, nuisance and trespass and requesting injunctive and declaratory relief.
Johnson is being represented by Jeffrey Lake and Stephen Munkelt.
In Nevada County Superior Court Friday, Lemmon argued that although the request for the restraining order notes
that Johnson's garden violates the county's new cultivation
ordinance, the basis of his request has nothing to do with the ordinance.
"We're talking about property rights," he said. "These people can't enjoy their property."
"A nuisance cannot exist if the activity is lawful," said Judge Sean Dowling, who noted the cultivation ordinance was designed to balance competing rights and agreed that the ordinance failed to protect the Southgates from the odor of the marijuana.
The flip side, however, was Johnson's right to grow her medicinal marijuana, he said.
"Is there a private right of action beyond the ordinance that is already in place?" Dowling asked. "I'm struggling with what the remedy could be."
Dowling questioned the urgent need for a temporary restraining order, noting that the Southgates had lived next to Johnson for 12 years.
"I am concerned about the distress of your client, but this did not happen overnight," he said.
After Dowling refused to grant the request, Kathryn Southgate began sobbing loudly before leaving the courtroom. Her cries were still clearly audible from outside the courtroom throughout the rest of the hearing, however.
A hearing on permanent injunctive relief was set for Oct. 12.
After the hearing, Johnson said she had been growing marijuana for about three or four years but that the Southgates had never complained directly to her about odor issues. She also alleged that many of their neighbors also grow marijuana.
Dale and Kathryn Southgate could not be reached for comment.
Johnson suspects a complaint by her neighbors was the reason for a compliance check performed recently by the Nevada County Sheriff's Narcotics Task Force, just a few days after she received a fraudulent abatement letter with Nevada County Sheriff's Office "letterhead."
The bogus notice informed her that she was in violation of the cultivation ordinance, as well as state and federal law, and informed her that she was required to immediately abate her marijuana.
The week after Johnson received the letter — which was reported to law enforcement — deputies did a compliance check on her garden and found it to be out of compliance. She has since filed an appeal, which is being handled by Munkelt.
To contact Staff Writer Liz Kellar, email firstname.lastname@example.com or call (530) 477-4229.
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BWF Envirotec introduces fine dust filter medium with ePTFE membrane
OFFINGEN, Germany, February 20, 2013-
The new PM-Tec product line represents the highest demands on a filter medium for industrial filtration. BWF Envirotec combines in the new product line first-rate carrier media consisting of needlona® needle felt or fiberglass fabric with a high-efficiency ePTFE membrane and the decades of experience in filter medium production. The continuous in-house process chain, starting with the manufacture of needlona® filter media, including the laminating process, to finishing of complete filter bags guarantees the high quality standard of PM-Tec.
The product line consists of a carrier medium on which an ePTFE membrane is laminated. The membrane produced from polytetrafluorethylene possesses characteristics which are optimally suited for use in industrial fine dust filtration. Minute pores owing to a microporous structure, a low surface tension which reduces the adhesion of fine dusts in addition to a temperature resistance of up to 288°C ensure optimum filtration properties.
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Shame on me for overlooking the world of men's figure skating for so long. I had no idea its brightest star was one of the most outspoken, funny, creative and rebellious talents the sport has ever seen.
Johnny Weir isn't just a figure skater. He's a rock star.
I discovered this by watching Be Good Johnny Weir, Sundance Channel's eight-part documentary series. It follows the 24-year-old athlete as he trains for the 2010 Olympic Games -- though this definitely isn't your typical sports doc.
The people in Johnny's life include his caring mother, who bought him a pair of used skates after seeing him fall in love with Olympic skaters on TV. (He used to practice on the frozen cornfield behind his house.) His strict trainer wants the best for Johnny but exerts control over much of his life. And then there's Paris, Johnny's colorful best friend/roommate:
Johnny spends a lot of time on the ice, but he also makes time for fashion shoots, colorful press conferences (he once called a rival's routine a "vodka shots, let's-snort-coke kind of thing") and interviews as his blond Russian alter-ego.
After 10 minutes, I was hooked. New episodes air Mondays at 10:30 p.m. ET on the Sundance Channel. Check listings to find reruns of what you missed.
Whitney has been writing about pop culture for USA TODAY since 1999, when Pop Candy began as a weekly column. Her interests include music festivals, mustaches, Lost, comic books and Andy Warhol. She lives in New York City. More about Whitney | E-mail Whitney


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Canadian National local train No. 513 passes through Brule Tunnel east of Park Gate, Alberta, on July 12, 2014. The Hinton to Jasper local is powered by vintage pair of aging GMD's; SD40u No. 6011... (more)
Passing through Brule Tunnel, Canadian National train No. 513 curves toward Park Gate, Alberta, on July 12, 2014. The Hinton to Jasper local is powered by vintage pair of aging GMD's; SD40u No. 60... (more)
After dropping some cars at the Strachan sulfur plant near Rocky Mountain House, CN 552, the Red Deer local, is approaching Red Deer Junction where it will pick up a few cars and head east to the ... (more)
Coal empties from Mission Island make their way back to Neebing behind CN 6005.
CN 911 heads for the clear with the plow train. The Henkel & McCoy fibre plow can lay cable in minutes along the right away.
Loaded ore for Two Harbors, MN crosses over the DW&P diamond
A late and short 20 car 572 rolls across the Bellevue Trestle
The conductor of the daily Southbound freight prepares to get off to interchange 5 cars to the CP
A work train bound for Washago passes our machines at Sparrow Lake
Some old soldiers prepare to head onto the Caramat Sub
CN SD40u 6023 heads light across town for a 11 car pickup at Neebing before leaving to Atikokan Marmion Lake, ON.
CN L514 heads up the Beamer Spur with a stellar consist
Train 102 arrives in Hornepayne and overtakes 304
CN 6016 & CN 2502 have no trouble at all getting Q102 back to speed with its 114 double stacks.
Special Export move by Newtonville Road, with CN 6018 in the lead. With buffer / special coupler cars inbetween, 10 export class 66 locomotivs head most likely to Halifax for shipment by boat. I... (more)


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Manly Jazz
30th September - 2nd October, 2017
The thirty-ninth annual Manly Jazz will be held over the October long weekend and surrounding dates with performances in multiple indoor and outdoor venues including major stages alongside Manly Beach.
Manly Jazz is first and foremost a music festival - a celebration of sound. But it is also a celebration of Australias beach culture, good food and great times. What better place to be than right here at our beautiful beachfront?
How To Get Here..
If you do choose to drive we suggest you park away from Manly's town centre, particularly over the long weekend. Roads can become heavily congested and parking close to the event can be difficult. You can find information on car parks in Manly at Northern Beaches Council's website.
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Pull out the leg warmers — "Flashdance — The Musical" is set to hit Toronto.
Mirvish Productions says it will stage the adaptation of the 1983 dance film at the Ed Mirvish Theatre from May 27 through June 8.
Renowned Toronto-raised choreographer Sergio Trujillo directs and choreographs the show, which has been touring the U.S.
As with the film, the story follows a Pittsburgh welder and bar dancer as she pursues her dream of becoming a professional performer.
Robert Cary and Tom Hedley wrote the book for the stage version.
Songs include the film's Oscar-winning title tune as well as "Maniac," "Gloria," "Manhunt" and 16 brand new tracks.
Robbie Roth penned the music for the new tunes and co-wrote the lyrics with Robbie Roth.
In a recent interview with The Canadian Press, Trujillo said he originally wanted to debut the show in Toronto but couldn't due to logistics.
"One of my ex-girlfriends from back when I was in high school, when she found out I was directing/choreographing, she said: 'Oh my God, do you remember when we went to see it?' The two of us, all of a sudden we just burst into the theatre door and we were dancing to that 'Maniac' song.
"So it was my hope for it to start here but unfortunately due to unforeseen reasons the plan was changed, which kind of broke my heart a little bit."
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England's new cricket captain Kevin Pietersen helped his side to a 20-run win against South Africa in a one-day international at Headingley in Leeds.
Pietersen got 90 runs and Andrew Flintoff 78, as England scored 275 with just six batsmen during their 50 overs.
South Africa put up a tough fight to beat England's total, but they were bowled out after scoring 255 runs, with just two balls left.
The next game in the five-match series will be on Tuesday at Trent Bridge.


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If you're a shower singer like I tend to be, then you might want to get one of these waterproof cases for your iPod. It has a shatterproof body and uses a silicone o-ring to keep your iPod dry.
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Mantra Twin Towns is just a stroll away from Coolangatta's best attractions. The perfect place for a beachside escape - relax all day at nearby Rainbow Bay, dine at a wide array of restaurants or enjoy a walk along Marine Parade.
The room choices on offer mean whether you're travelling as a couple or in a larger group you will find the perfect accommodation. Mantra Twin Towns offers Hotel Rooms, One, Two and Three Bedroom Apartments. Hotel Rooms feature balconies, fridges, microwaves and tea and coffee facilities, air-conditioning and WiFi. Apartments also feature fully equipped kitchens, perfect if you like to dine in.
With heated indoor and outdoor pools, a fitness centre, tennis courts and a steam room, you'll have no trouble staying in shape. Keeping the kids occupied will be easy with a mini golf course and games room. Dinner is a breeze with on-site restaurants and also the outdoor barbecue area.
From your ideal location explore the best of the Southern end of the Gold Coast with ease.
The stylish Hotel Room boasts views over the Southern Gold Coast from a private balcony, along with great features including tea and coffee making facilities, Foxtel TV, and iron and ironing board.
Offers a private balcony, King bed or two singles, tea and coffee making facilities, a flat screen TV with Foxtel, air-conditioning, hair dryer, refrigerator and an alarm clock radio.
The Hotel Twin Room has a private balcony, two queen beds, high speed internet access, work station, cable TV, air-conditioning, tea and coffee making facilities, bath and shower, and microwave oven.
The Hotel King Suite offers a king bed, tea and coffee facilities, private balcony with views over Coolangatta or Tweed Heads, high speed internet access, and a flat screen TV with cable.
The 1 Bedroom Apartment boasts a private balcony, flat screen TV with Foxtel, high speed internet fully equipped kitchen with dishwasher, stovetop/oven, microwave, refrigerator, toaster, coffee/tea making facilities, cookware and tableware.
The 2 Bedroom Apartment features a private balcony, modern living area with cable TV, tea and coffee making facilities, daily service and fully equipped kitchen.
The 3 Bedroom Apartment features a private balcony, along with two bathrooms with the option of a bathtub or walk-in shower. Also includes two TVs with key card access, high speed internet and a direct dial telephone.
Positioned on the 15th floor the 2 Bedroom Penthouse Apartment boasts two bedrooms and two bathrooms, a private balcony with harbour views, and great in room entertainment with cable TV.
The 3 Bedroom Penthouse Apartment features a spa bath, powder room, two bathrooms, along with a private balcony with ocean views.


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This is a house I designed on a beach island. It messures around 3,400sq ft - this however includes the cover around the edge of the house, which itself messures around 2,000sq ft. I tried to make the house have the feeling of total peace and isolation from the craziness of the world. Instead of a garage, I put a Helicopter Landing Pad.
The entrance has a mat and chair to take your shoes off. If however you opted not to ware shoes on your own private beach island, there is an outdoor shower at the rear of the property which would allow you to wash your feet and not tread sand through the house.
A piano in the living room with the perfect inspirational view for all playing and composing needs. A computer positioned so you can look out over that glorious view would also provide inspiration for any creative tales one would wish wish to write.
The kitchen and utility all in one, with a view availble while you iron, to take away to tedium of the chore.
Photos' scatter around the house as reminders of the personal things we love about home.
The dining room is essentially outside, by the sliding doors from the kitchen.
2 seats outside under cover provide a sensational place to sit and enjoy the gifts of nature.
A large hammock situated in between 2 palm trees on the beach in another lovely place to idley spend time.
A circle of palm trees is yet another great place ogle at the landscape.
This is - by all admittion - hopelessly impractical, unless perhaps you were an Abu Dhabi Billionaire. It's not about praticallity though - it's about dreams. The wildest dreams that reside dorment within us all, until someone shows us a wiff of heaven, and they erupt out of our inspired shell.
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SYDNEY — A New Waterford man facing 19 charges was remanded Monday pending the outcome of a bail hearing now scheduled for next week.
James Thomas Bonnar, 31, of Hinchey Avenue, is charged with nine counts of breaching court orders, six counts of assault, three counts of uttering threats and a single count of mischief.
Bonnar made a brief court appearance Monday and was remanded back to the Cape Breton Correctional Centre pending the outcome of a bail hearing set for July 8.


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First Contact
IN MARCH 1964, the four most famous musicians on the planet are gathered in London's Abbey Road Studios for a recording session. John Lennon and Paul McCartney are huddled at a piano, peering at notebooks. George Harrison hugs a guitar to his chest, while Ringo Starr loiters behind them, book in one hand, cigarette in the other.
A fifth person is watching them intently. David Hurn, a 30-year-old English photojournalist, studies the fab tableau through his viewfinder. Click. McCartney and Lennon's moptops are almost touching. Click. They move apart but Starr's posture is awkward, distracting. Then the drummer's left arm swings between McCartney and Harrison and Hurn releases his shutter. A split-second of light burns a latent image into the 28thframe of his 154th roll of Kodak Tri-X film. He does not know it but he has captured the decisive moment, that elusive blend of luck, skill and patience that serious photographers chase their whole lives.
Three years after shooting the Beatles at Abbey Road, Hurn became a full-time member of Magnum Photos. Formed in 1947 by Henri Cartier-Bresson, Robert Capa and a handful of other luminaries, it was already the most famous photographic agency in the world. Hurn's contact sheets from the Abbey Road sessions — negative-size prints made by laying strips of film on a piece of photographic paper — are included in Magnum Contacts, a monolithic new book chronicling the work of 69 agency photographers and the lost art of contact printing.
Lost is too strong a word; misplaced, perhaps? Film is enjoying a modest renaissance but digital has won the war. Most holiday snaps are taken on digital cameras or smartphones; most photojournalists (those at Magnum included) shoot, edit and transmit digital images via a laptop computer. The contact print and the darkrooms in which they were produced are relics of the 20th century. No wonder the British documentary photographer Martin Parr calls the book ''an epitaph to the contact sheet''.
Which sounds rather gloomy. But Magnum Contacts is nothing of the sort. It is, rather, a celebration and explication of the photographer's art; a riveting storybook revealing how some of the century's defining images were made.
On each page, the contact sheet reveals to the viewer what they revealed to the photographer as he emerged from the darkroom: abunch of merely good pictures, ahandful of mistakes and misfires and a single (maybe a couple) of frames where the essence of an event or a person appears to have been sucked through the lens and burned into the emulsion.
Cartier-Bresson said a contact sheet is ''full of erasures, full of detritus''. He understood why many photographers kept them hidden. Reputations are built on a handful of spectacular images, not the hundreds, perhaps thousands of lesser frames documented in contact sheets. ''A photo exhibition or a book is an invitation to a meal,'' he said, ''and it is not customary to make guests poke their noses into the pots and pans, and even less into the bucket of peelings.''
But the Frenchman knew the value of contact sheets. When young photographers asked to show him their portfolios, he asked instead for their contact sheets.
Contact sheets were not always part of photography. In the early days, the use of large photographic plates dictated a slow, stately technique culminating in a handful of well-composed shots.
The advent of small, hand-held cameras changed everything. The Leica — a German-built 35mm camera that became synonymous with Cartier-Bresson — was introduced in 1925. Its diminutive, rapid-fire design shifted the emphasis from a process resembling plein air painting to a more spontaneous technique requiring the selective editing of multiple shots.
Contact sheets were a response to this technological shift. Photographers would pore over each sheet using a loupe — a magnifying glass similar to those used by jewellers. Favoured images would be marked with a chinagraph pencil, a system of hieroglyphics fully understood by noone except the photographer who made them.
Crucially, the contact sheet provided the photographer with the first glimpse of their work; the results of hours of effort boiled down onto a few sheets of paper.
Magnum Contact Sheets, edited by Kristen Lubben, published by Thames & Hudson, $175
Philippe Halsman
New York, US
''IF THE photograph of a human being does not show a deep psychological insight, it is not a true portrait but an empty likeness,'' Philippe Halsman wrote. ''Therefore, my main goal in portraiture is neither composition, nor play of light, nor showing the subject in front of a meaningful background, nor creation of a new visual image, but in order to be a portrait the photograph must capture the essence of its subject.
''Herein lies the main objective of portraiture and also its main difficulty. The photographer probes for the innermost. The lens sees only the surface.''
Halsman's portrait of his close friend, Spanish surrealist Salvador Dali, masterfully probes the psychology and the essence of its subject. The portrait was inspired by Dali's 1948 painting Leda Atomica, which references an atomic-era fascination with the constant state of suspension created through the repulsion of protons and electrons.
Dali and Halsman worked in Halsman's New York studio with a 4×5-format twin-lens reflex camera, four assistants and Halsman's wife Yvonne to achieve the perfect union of all the compositional elements in a suspended spatial explosion. The inanimate objects — chair, easel, stool, painting of Leda Atomica — were easily suspended using wires. The tricky part was to capture the simultaneously static yet mobile moment of animation of the fluid and living elements. Halsman counted to three, his assistants launched three cats and a bucket of water into the air; at four, Dali jumped and Halsman took a picture. After each take, Halsman went to the darkroom to develop the film and check the result. ''Six hours and twenty-eight throws later, the result satisfied my striving for perfection,'' he wrote. ''My assistants and I were wet, dirty and near complete exhaustion — only the cats still looked like new.''
Thomas Hoepker
Muhammad Ali
Illinois, US
August 1966
IN 1966, Stern magazine asked me to photograph the heavyweight boxing world champion, Muhammad Ali, who had recently become a Muslim and changed his name from Cassius Clay. I met the ''champ'' in London and followed him around town for a few days, before and after a title fight against Brian London, the British champion.
I didn't know a thing about boxing but I was fascinated by Ali's multifaceted personality — charming, witty, sometimes moody, quite street-smart and inscrutable.
At the time we had a simple rule: if you meet an interesting person, just stay with him/her ... until he/she throws you out. I persuaded the editor of Stern to let me follow Ali to his home in Chicago. I shadowed him, followed him around town, to the gym, to a lunch with friends and to a doughnut shop on Chicago's south side, where he flirted heavily with the baker's pretty daughter (she later became his second wife). Sometimes I went to his house in the mornings and if Ali didn't show up or was in a bad mood, I tried to find him in his favourite diner at lunchtime. One sunny day we drove around town in Ali's limo. Crossing a bridge over the Chicago River with a good view of the skyline, I asked him to stop for a moment. Ali spontaneously climbed up on the railing, took off his shirt and shouted, ''Look at me, I'm the greatest!'' Then he jumped towards me and my Leica. I got just one shot of the scene.
Another evening at the gym, the champ sees me standing in the shadows. He comes over, sticks his fist into my wide-angle lens: left, ''boom'', right, ''boom'', left! The light is dim, really bad. I try to focus on the fist, squeeze off three shots, then Ali dances back to his speed bag. Another missed opportunity, I think. Years later, one grainy shot from that sequence becomes the signature image of the whole story on Muhammad Ali — used on magazine and book covers, hangs huge above museum doors, sells in galleries and photo auctions ...
Eve Arnold
Joan Crawford
Los Angeles, US
DURING the 1950s, Eve Arnold often worked in portraiture. On one occasion she was sent by the Woman's Home Companion to photograph Joan Crawford. To Arnold's alarm, on the first day of shooting the intoxicated actress stripped nude and commanded Arnold to take her photograph, so Arnold reluctantly complied. Not trusting any lab with the sensitive job of handling the film, she taught herself to develop colour and processed the roll herself. When she eventually handed over the transparencies, the grateful actress kissed her, raised her vodka glass and said, ''Love and eternal trust always.''
Arnold was to photograph Crawford again, in 1959.
At her suggestion, Life magazine assigned her a photo essay on the actress. Arnold telephoned to confirm the shoot. ''Yes, she would love to be in Life; yes, she would love to be photographed by me. But there was one small favour. She would like to go into a darkroom with me, the way Marilyn Monroe had with Richard Avedon. Translated, this meant she wanted editorial control. I said I would ask the magazine and that we would get back to her.''
Irate, Crawford rang Life to complain but, as Arnold recalls, ''I played a hunch that in the sober light of day she might back down. At 8o'clock her time, she called me. 'Yes,' came her dulcet tones, 'I agree,' and still in that sweet voice, 'but if I don't like what you do,' and here [her] steely voice came through, 'you'll never work in Hollywood again.' It was not the best way to start an assignment but when I arrived in Hollywood she was welcoming. We discussed the storyline. She wanted to show how dedicated she was to hang on to the top of the cliff of success for 30years. We started with nothing off limits and wound up after eight weeks the same way. In fact, so inventive was Joan — she would simply dream up situations and go ahead, waiting for the camera to follow after — that we could have filled an encyclopaedia instead of the 12pages at our disposal.
''It was remarkable to see her on set made up and ready for a scene, surrounded by her retinue of hairdresser, make-up artist, wardrobe mistresses, security, chauffeur and stand-in. She would stand nervously, clutching her fingers and repeating her lines to herself. For big emotional moments the director would arrange for her to literally run into a scene. She would take off 20feet from the lighted set, run, hit her mark perfectly and start to emote for camera.
''Weekends we would spend in her house in Bel-Air, photographing. Those would be her days for having her nails done, her hair coloured, her legs waxed, her eyebrows dyed, all of which she wanted me to record on film, to show her devotion to her public.
''The more I saw her, the more complex she seemed and the more perplexed I became. When the Life story appeared, she cabled me and said, 'Love and eternal trust always'.
''It was a tough, intimate story but she wanted it that way.''


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"There's a lot of different scenarios," Perry said. "We've got a great union. There's absolutely no reason to dissolve it. But if Washington continues to thumb their nose at the American people, you know, who knows what might come out of that. But Texas is a very unique place, and we're a pretty independent lot to boot."
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First up, l'll post some information found on the back of the box.
BOME, the sculptor said, "When I first tried to make a garage kit of Kasumi from DOA, I remember not having access to any detailed references and taking many photos of the TV screen to complete the work. Now, for this fully-painted PVC version, I was able to improve on many parts that I wasn't satisfied with in the original model. As an additional challenge, I even attempted to recreate Kasumi's hairstyles and costume changes, which, it can be said, are some of the strongest selling points of the DoA series. I chose costumes and hairstyles that I considered to be Kasumi's staples, which I hope you will enjoy. I myself am quit excited to see how they turn out."
Name: Kasumi
Fighting Style: Mugen Tenshin Clan Ninujutsu Tenjin Mon
Nationality: Japanese
Birthday: 23 Feb
Blood Type: A
Height: 158 cm
Weight: 48 kg
Sizes: 89-54-85
Occupation: Exiled Ninja
Favourite Foods: Strawberry Millefeuille
Hobbies: Fortune Telling
Released in September this year, produced by Kaiyodo and sculpted by the famed BOME dude, this 4500 yen figurine actually comes in three colours: Blue, White and Black. Unlike most cheapo coloured variants by companies such as Ateliar Sai which just change one or two colours, each of these three Kasumis actually have different poses, different designs and different hairstyles. So hardcore fans of the kunoichi would surely want to get their hands on all three.
Note that white and blue are normal versions while this Black version can only be obtained through Tecmo's Online Shop and is a rare Limited Edition version. You can get it at Urban Attic (located at Funan the IT Mall), and if I'm not wrong, it's the only place where this is currently obtainable in Singapore. The price is S$159 if I recall correctly. There's only one last piece, the last time I checked. Oh yeah, if you tell the store owner that you discovered this figure through my review, you can get it for 145 bucks. I'll be doing a proper coupon in the future though.
A quick comparison. The white version has Kasumi's hair let down and her ninjatou sheathed. Her whole costume in white with red trimmings and the motifs on her front and rear are of sakura petals. The blue version has tied up pony tail, the common blue costume with a dragon printed on and her ninjatou is posed ready to strike. The black version is all black with metallic gold edges and a flowerish design. Black has Kasumi's knife held at her side in a more open pose. Her hair is tied up in a long plait.
I would say this is probably the best mass-produced sculpt of Kasumi I've seen on the market. The biggest reason would be her tits – most other figurines made her wayyyy too big for my liking. Perhaps they are faithful to the game designs, but too big just looks fat.
Not too big, compared to other Kasumis.
For realism, freckles on tit. Not visible to the naked eye though.
As usual, I'll pick a few pictures for comment.
The background is a random wall with creepers. I used my trusty styrofoam reflector board, the time was 4 pm on a cloudy hazy day with no direct sunlight at all.
This picture is a bit actiony, with Kasumi looking like a ninja in action.
Now this pic is pretty cool. It has the effect of a sexy ninja standing in the wind, after killing her target.
This figure has a much better backview, so most of my nicer shots tend to be from rear angles. The upper body gets more attention too (not because of boobies) but because it's more dynamic than her legs. It's a bit disjointed, the upper and lower halves.
Any comment?
This figure already looks pretty good at first glance, but upon closer examination, I saw several features that really add a lot to its aesthetics. Kasumi's hair is a translucent orange, layered with pearlescent shades of more orange and red. It's refreshing to see a neat plait on a figurine, since most others have long and untied hair.
Her face is great too, it has the sharpness a fighter should possessand actual lips. Yes, most figures don't actually have lips. I like the narrow sculpt of the face cos it makes her look sleek and cool.
For skintone, it's pretty well done, with a tad too much pink on her body though. There are almost no seamlines visible or feelable, besides the one on her head, which is quite standard.
Her clothes are made of a mixture of materials. This is probably the most interesting part of the figure. Her ninja garb is stuck onto her and isn't part of the sculpt, hence a different type of PVC is used. This type is very very soft PVC, that is very flexible just like rubber. If you've touched the clothes of a Playarts figure, that would be the same material. So her clothes feel a lot softer than her body. And this design allows for a MOVIE!! The strings on her hips are yet another material. This time, it's very brittle and stiff PVC, to fix the ribbons in their desired state. The printed designs on her clothes are very beautiful, not to mention perfectly crisp and clean. Note that the designs are printed on BOTH sides, and all four sides have the exact same design. This is probably to save on production costs, for it is cheaper to just make an identical piece and stick it on both sides. Gold on black makes for a rather oriental and classy appearance. Her sash and neck ribbon are the same pearlescent red.
Kasumi is wearing thigh-high leggings and watchacall it "armings", along with gauntlets and ninja sandals with shin armour.
The ninjatou is a two piece, with the hilt and blade attaching to her hand on either side. It beats me why a weapon should have such elaborate tassles on the end, but they do look good. Oh yeah, it's sharp. I just pricked my thigh. Gah. And yes, regular sized katana are not cool anymore. You either have short or long or unique bends like Saya's.
Her pose is pretty nice actually. BOME's style is to use not-too-outstanding poses (maybe so that his sculpts can fit into the tiny packs) and Kasumi's naturally isn't as dynamic as it could be. It looks like a victory pose, with the "I've won, you can't beat me" vibes generated.
The base is a good one. It's stimulated stone brick, the sort you see on Japanese castle grounds. One issue I have is the attachment to the base. There are only two plugs keeping Kasumi on and both are on her standing left foot. Her right is on tiptoes so all the weight is on the left. While there has not been a history of BOME figures leaning, because of their solid material used and safe pose, this could be a concern. I do note, however, that Kasumi's ankles are very sturdy and stiff, plus reinforced by the shin armour.
So overall, this is actually quite a great figure. It may be expensive, but only because the black version is LE. For poor paupers, I recommend the white version. Blue is too original, too plain.


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Wednesday, 22 August, 2001, 12:12 GMT 13:12 UK
Ballet boss told to leave country
Scottish Ballet is taking legal advice to prevent its artistic director having to leave the country.
American choreographer Robert North - who was last week told his contract with the Scottish ballet company will not be renewed - has been told by the Home Office he must leave within eight days or face prison.
Mr North was appointed artistic director of Scottish Ballet in 1999.
It is the company's responsibility to ensure that he has applied for a proper work permit but it appears that a mistake was made with the paperwork.
Doubly embarrassing
According to the Home Office, Mr North has just eight days to leave the UK and return to America or face imprisonment.
The mix-up is doubly embarrassing as just a week ago Mr North was told that his contract with Scottish Ballet would not be renewed.
But a spokesman said although the timing of the mistake was unfortunate, Scottish Ballet was doing everything in its power to make sure Mr North is able to stay till the end of his contract next summer.
His next production for the company is a restaging of his popular children's ballet The Snowman and rehearsals are due to begin in the autumn.
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R. W. Apple jnr travels through narrow lanes to the rich source of England's clotted cream.
William Ewart Gladstone, England's great Victorian prime minister, called clotted cream "the food of the gods". George Blake, a Briton who spied on his country and now lives in exile in Moscow, said recently that the only thing he really misses from his homeland is clotted cream for the Christmas pudding he makes every year.
Magnificent stuff it is, too - rich, luxuriously thick and golden, the very essence of self-indulgence. It has been made here in the south-west corner of England, principally in the counties of Devon and Cornwall, which face each other across the River Tamar, for at least 600 years. The poet Edmund Spenser mentions "clouted cream" in The Shepheard's Calendar (1579).
Because a similar product is made in the Middle East, notably in Lebanon, food historian Alan Davidson theorises that the recipe may have been brought to Cornwall 2000 years ago by Phoenicians trading in tin.
Clotted cream is made by scalding either whole milk or fresh cream. It is a finicky process. Too hot and the cream develops a gritty texture; too cool and the result is bland.
The finished product can be spooned or spread but not poured; it has a consistency somewhere between butter and whipped cream. In winter, when the cows must eat fodder, the clotted cream is the color of hazelnuts, but when the grass in the pastures is green, the cream is yellow as a jonquil.
As a topping for desserts - apple pie, for instance, or the steamed ginger and rhubarb pudding at the delightful Arundell Arms Hotel in Lifton, Devon, or a simple bowl of fresh berries - clotted cream is nonpareil. As an ingredient in sweet and savoury dishes, it adds an unmistakable lushness. But it achieves its apotheosis when slathered shamelessly on to a warm scone, together with homemade preserves.
A. E. Rodda & Son, based at Scorrier in Cornwall, is the largest producer, using the milk of more than 7000 cows during the peak season. Rodda cream was served at tea time by the late Queen Mother. It is served on British Airways planes and is also exported to the US, Japan, Australia and many other countries.
In my view, though, the best, most sensually satisfying clotted cream comes from small producers using old methods. Perhaps the most tradition-minded of all is Barbara Lake, 58, who lives near the hamlet of Coad's Green in the 300-year-old house in which she was born. The house is approached down a narrow lane lined with two-metre hedgerows so studded with pink, blue and white wildflowers that my wife, Betsey, said she felt as if she were driving through a roll of wallpaper.
Lake, a stocky woman in trousers, flowered jumper and boots, keeps 11 cows, half Jerseys and half Guernseys. These fawn-colored breeds, both of which originated in the Channel Islands, produce milk with an exceptionally high percentage of butter fat.
A one-woman show, Lake milks her herd morning and evening, separates the cream from the milk and puts the cream into a shallow enamel pan. (She feeds the skim milk to her pigs.)
She took me into a square, low-ceilinged room, about about 3.5 by 3.5 metres, containing a table piled high with newspapers and magazines, a few chairs, a television set, a small sideboard and an old oil-fired Rayburn stove. She cooks her meals on the stove, and cooks her cream there, too.
The enamel pan floats in a larger aluminium pan filled with hot water, forming a primitive sort of bain-marie or double boiler. Lake heats the cream to no more than 85C, which takes about an hour and 45 minutes. It must not boil. After a time, small bubbles rise to the surface and then the cream darkens as a blister-marked crust forms on top.
Having cooled for two or three hours, the clotted cream goes into the refrigerator. When Lake gets an order, she ladles some into a quarter-pound (110 gram) container - "a little crust from the top, a little smooth from the bottom in each one, for the best texture", she told me. She charges 65 pence ($1.70), if the customer picks it up.
The week I visited her, Lake made 19 kilograms of cream on her stove. Using specially designed ovens, Rodda's makes about 10 tonnes a day.
In spring and summer, you can't move a mile in the West Country without seeing signs offering cream teas, posted by hotels, restaurants, cafes, tea houses and working farms. No holiday in the region is considered complete without one.
English eyes sparkle when the talk turns to cream teas, made to rigorous standards. The tea itself should be freshly made in a pot, of course, not with teabags. The scones should still be warm from the oven, but not hot. If they are hot, the cream will get runny; if they are cold, they will crumble.
Bonus points are given for a choice of teas - say, English breakfast and Darjeeling and Earl Grey - and an assortment of scones - say, plain, with raisins and with cherries.
You split the scone, load up each half with clotted cream and add jam, usually strawberry or blackcurrant. Here arises a perfect expression of the rivalry between Devon and Cornwall, each of which considers its clotted cream matchless. In Cornwall, the jam goes on first, with the cream on top; in Devon, the cream is first, like butter, and the jam second.
So which is best, Cornish cream or Devonshire cream? Isabella Beeton used the terms clotted cream and Devonshire cream interchangeably, which ought to settle the matter.
But I was constantly reminded in Cornwall that "Cornish clotted cream" is registered with the European Union as a Protected Designation of Origin, while "Devonshire clotted cream" is not.
Cream teas are meant to be enjoyed around 4pm. We stopped at the Primrose Cottage, a thatched tearoom painted buttercup yellow in the dreamy Devon village of Lustleigh. It looked as if it must be inhabited by dainty mice wearing pinafores, but in fact it is the province of Caroline Baker, 35, a microbiologist, and her husband Simon, 38, who moved there from Bristol in search of a more serene life.
"I was doing stem-cell work," she said. "I was stressed out."
She bakes scones every day as well as enough cakes to fill a glass-fronted case. Her superb scones, light and easily split, never visit a microwave. Her jams and clotted cream are local. The sumptuous cream, a great mound of it from Higher Murchington Farm on Dartmoor, formed stiff peaks like a meringue when I dropped a dollop onto a scone.
Apart from its cooked, slightly nutty taste, what sets clotted cream apart from other creams is its high butter fat content, which often reaches 63 per cent. (British single cream is 20 per cent butter fat; British double cream 48 per cent.)
Everything depends on the cows. Harold Dunn, who owns a dairy farm near Whiddon Down, in Devon, puts his 120 Holstein-Friesians, a breed that originated in Germany, into the barn only for the worst days of winter. Usually they come indoors on Boxing Day and go out on February 10.
"The cream tastes better when they are out in the fresh air, even when it's cold, and eating the grass, even when it's pretty puny," the pink-cheeked Dunn said. "They love it. If I don't let them out, they shout."
Friesians produce more milk than the Channel Island breeds, with a bit less butter-fat, and Dunn swears by them. He calls each of his cows by name. He scratched Emily's back as he explained his methods to me.
Dunn Farms clotted cream is extremely smooth, because it goes into the cartons still hot from the cooker. After chilling, a crust forms on the top and stays there, which customers describe as "the cream of the cream".
George Trenouth, the owner of Trevose Farm in western Cornwall, a few hundred metres from the Atlantic surf, told me he used "exactly the same process as my gran". The farm has been in his family since 1890. His 32 cows, almost all Jerseys, graze on grass enriched by minerals deposited by sea mists, and the cream has a special tang.
"In theory, you ought to be able to make clotted cream anywhere," Trenouth said. "They've tried pilot schemes in several other parts of the country, but they didn't work. The cream didn't taste quite right. Don't know why; maybe the weather and soil have something to do with it."
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Consumer Reports released its latest hospital ratings, and Central Vermont Medical Center is still the best in the state.
The rankings evaluate five categories: re-admissions, complications, communication, infection rates and the overuse of CT scans.
Central Vermont in Berlin got a 69.
In New York, the Alice Hyde Medical Center in Malone outranked its competitors in the North Country with a score of 57.
In our region of New Hampshire, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center was at the top with 57.
The highest possible score is 100, but the top hospital in America-- the Bellin Memorial Hospital in Green Bay-- got only a 74.
Safety scores for other area hospitals included: