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Paris – Paris St Germain coach Laurent Blanc would be delighted if Uruguay international Edinson Cavani joined the French champions as they seek a defender, midfielder and striker.
Napoli's Cavani, top scorer in Serie A last season, has been linked to a host of top European clubs with local media reporting that Qatari-backed PSG have made an offer of up to €63 million for the 26-year-old.
"I love this player," Blanc told a news conference on Wednesday. "I have seen him play several times with Uruguay and Napoli. I would be very happy should he be in the PSG squad next season."
Former France coach Blanc, who joined PSG last week to replace Carlo Ancelotti, wants to strengthen the team having been asked to do better than last season in Europe.
Under Ancelotti, who left to take charge of Real Madrid, PSG won their first domestic title since 1994 and reached the Champions League quarter-finals where they went out on away goals to Barcelona after two draws.
Blanc said he wanted to bring in a left back, with former Barca defender Eric Abidal and Lille's French prospect Lucas Digne topping the wish list.
"It's hard not to like Eric Abidal. But we have to talk about it with the president and (sporting director) Leonardo. I am, we are, interested in both players," he said.
"The midfield will also be strengthened because there will definitely be some departures," added Blanc.
The new coach, who met some of the players for the first time on Monday, also denied media reports that Brazil centre back Thiago Silva was willing to leave the club.
"I talked to him on the phone yesterday and I can tell you that he will a PSG player next season," Blanc said.
"We are preparing a specific training programme for him. I had the feeling that he was very focused on next season." – Reuters


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Aura Crystal's are clear or cloudy quartz crystals which have been enhanced with the molecules of pure gold or other precious metals. The metal adheres to the natural electric charge which surrounds the quartz crystal, and the coating will not be removed by rubbing or by scraping. These crystals combine both the properties of quartz and the properties of the metal to produce a very intense energy.
Aqua Aura Crystal
Aqua Aura has an intense energy reflecting the alchemical process that bonds gold onto pure quartz. Aqua aura frees you from limitation and creates space for something new. This crystal heals, cleans and calms the aura. It releases any stress, it then activates the chakras, especially at the throat where it encourages communication from the heart. Aqua Aura releases negativity from subtle energetic bodies and from the connections the spiritual body makes to universal energies so that you can achieve your highest potential.
Aqua Aura stimulates channelling and self-expression, and deepens spiritual attunement and communication. It is a protective stone that safeguards against psychic and psychological attack. Aqua aura sends profound peace to you during meditation. Aqua aura enhances the healing powers of other crystals when it is used with them.
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Rainbow Aura, is formed through the bonding of gold and titanium onto pure rock crystal.
Rainbow aura activates all the energy centres of the body. It clears a path for the life force to manifest which brings you energy and a zest for life.
Rainbow aura is helpful to dysfunctional family's as it release negative emotions such as resentment and grief and bring you knowledge of the cause of the problem. It brings harmony into the family.
Rose Aura Crystal
Rose Aura is formed through the bonding of quartz and platinum.
It producing a dynamic energy that works on the pineal gland and the heart chakra, changing deeply held doubts about self worth. It bestows the gift to you of unconditional love and a connection to universal love. This form of Aura quartz imbues the whole body with love, restoring the cells to perfect balance.
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Ruby Aura is formed through a bond of quartz and platinum. Ruby aura cleanses the base chakra of old survival issues and abuse, bringing passion, vitality and wisdom to the heart. This is a protective crystal against aggression and violence. It benefits the endocrine system and is a natural antibiotic for fungal infections and parasites.
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Siberian Aura is formed through a bond of quartz and cobalt. It is a powerful anti-depressant, lifting the spirit and bringing deep peace. Siberian Aura activates the throat and third eye chakras. It stimulates psychic vision and telepathy, it also enhances communication. It can bring about intense visionary experiences. This stone helps you speak your truth to your self and others. Siberian Aura will help you become and active listener. Crystal water from this stone will treat throat infection, stomach ulcers and stress. Applied externally, it relieves inflammation, sunburn and stiff necks or muscles.
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Messenger is more than just sending text messages. You can also place free voice and video calls to any other Messenger user. Simply tap the call buttons in a conversation to call the other person.
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Making a Voice Call
1Open a conversation with the person you want to call. You can use Messenger to make free voice calls. The recipient will need to be using either the Messenger app or the Facebook app, and will need to have their device connected to the internet. They can also receive calls using the Facebook website.
- Calls are currently only available with one recipient at a time. Group-calls or conference calls are not currently possible.[1]
2Tap the "Phone" button to place a voice call. The recipient will be notified that they are receiving a call, and will be able to pick up.
- If the button is grayed-out, the other person cannot currently receive phone calls. This may be because they are offline or are running an older version of the app.[2]
3Put your device up to your ear. Once the call starts ringing, you can put your device up to your ear and talk just like you would a regular phone call.
4Tap the "Speaker" button to turn on speakerphone. This will play the call audio loud so that you don't have to hold the phone to your ear.
5Tap the "Mute" button to mute your audio. This will prevent the other person from hearing you until you turn mute off.
6Tap the "Video" button to turn the call into a video call. The other person will be notified that you want to turn on video, and can either accept or deny the request. If the other person accepts, you'll be able to see each other using the cameras on your devices.
7Answer incoming calls like you would a regular call. When you receive a call on Messenger, your phone will ring with the special Messenger ringtone and you can answer it like you would a standard phone call.
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Making a Video Call
1Connect to a wireless network, if possible. Facebook doesn't charge for video calls, but if you're on a cellular data connection they will count against your data plan. Using Messenger while connected to a wireless network will mean you can place and receive all the calls you want without worrying about data usage.[3]
2Open a Messenger conversation with the person you want to video chat with. You can only chat with a single person at a time, so the video button will not be available in group chats. Start a conversation with a single recipient to see the video button.
3Tap the "Video" button to place a video call. Video calls are placed just like phone calls. You'll see a small window displaying how you appear, and the recipient's video will take up the main screen.[4]
- If the video button is grayed-out, the other person cannot receive video calls. They may be offline or may not have Messenger updated to the latest version.
4Make your call from a well-lit area and hold the phone away from your face. The other person will be able to see you a lot easier if you are in a well-lit room or outside. Direct sunlight may not work well with your device's camera. Hold your phone out and away so that the other person can get a good look at your whole face.
5Tap the camera button in the upper-right corner during a call to switch cameras. This will switch between your device's front and rear-facing cameras. Use this to show the other person something through the video chat.
6Tap the microphone button to mute your audio. This will stop your phone from transferring audio in the call. Tap it again to unmute your audio.
7Tap the camcorder button to turn off your camera. This will continue the call as an audio call for the other person until you turn your camera back on by tapping the button again.
8Tap the two arrow button at the bottom to minimize the chat (Android only). This will allow you to access your phone while the chat is ongoing. Your camera will stop recording while the conversation is minimized, and you can tap the bar to return to the conversation.
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I was checking to see what I could redeem my Xper points on and found very little. Not that I blaming GaG since this site is free, and what they do have is just fine - except for charity donation. I'm very surprised that more options are not available to donate your points which is equivalent to cash to anything other than Raven.
While I think Raven sounds wonderful and the cause helps so many people who need it, I think there are a lot of people who would be more inclined to donate their points to other charities they feel strongly about such as...
Covenant House. There are tons of young people on GaG, and I'm sure many would find solace knowing that GaG supports this charity.
SPCA and PeTA. So many people love animals. And even if some people don't agree with some celebrity sensationalism - the cause is still there for those to help animals in their region.
AIDS. Cancer. MS Society. Diabetes. Many are regional, yes, but some charities to help research these diseases are open to world-wide funding.
Would you give up your Xper if you saw the charity you supported and had more options in addition to Raven?
- I am aware of what Raven is, and I would gladly support them with my Xper points.Vote A
- I'm not sure what Raven is, and I would like to see more charities and would consider donating if I saw another charity I knew more about.Vote B
- I may or may not know what Raven is, but I am not convinced that my points turn in to cash for any charity.Vote C
- No, I'm not giving to this charity or any other as I'm just here for the gift cards.Vote D
- It's too hard to get points. I don't ever get enough Xper points to even think about any of this.Vote E
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I love that idea, seeing as I have other charities I'm serious about00|00|0
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I'd say it's "Tamil" language which is considered to be the oldest language which is still being spoken. It is the official language of India, Sri Lanka and Singapore.
While the oldest written languages are Sumerian and Egyptian according to some evidences. And oldest spoken language might be some language used in East Africa, but I don't think it is still being used so Tamil is the answer :)00|00|0


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Yes is the simple answer. A consent foreclusure (also known as a "Deed in Lieu") is a discretionary arrangement the bank enters into. Sounds like you're having difficulty with the servicer/lender taking you seriously. Persistence will take you quite a ways but in some cases you just need to have legal counsel representing you and this may be such a case.
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You can send a letter to the plaintiff's attorneys with your case information and address on it and request a consent foreclosure pursuant to section 1402 of the Illinois Mortgage Foreclosure Law. Make sure to get offer a consent foreclosure well before they move for judgment. You can also request a consent foreclosure as part of mediation. If foreclosure has not been filed, consider requesting the paperwork and information from the bank to apply for a deed-in-lieu of foreclosure. If you have problems, or do not get a timely response consider hiring an attorney. And if you hire an attorney, definitely do so before the bank moves for default judgment in your foreclosure.
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Almost from the moment he took office, Mayor Mitch Landrieu has used 2018 — the city's 300th birthday and the year his second and final term in office will end — as a target date for the completion of plans both great and small.
When New Orleans turns three centuries old, he has said, it should be her residents who receive the gift of the city as they've imagined it could and should be.
Landrieu announced Monday that he has put together a commission to take on the task of making that goal a reality.
The 2018 Commission, a privately funded body, will coordinate with international, national and local partners to create programs, projects and celebrations throughout the city leading up to and during 2018, the Mayor's Office said in a news release.
"As we approach 2018, we have the unique opportunity to thoughtfully set a course to a better city," Landrieu said in a statement. "New Orleans is already on a roll — schools are improving, our economy is getting stronger, and murder is at a historic 30-year low. However, we still have work to do. I have enlisted the help of key leaders in our community to ensure that when we reach this 300-year milestone, New Orleans is the city we always wanted her to be."
The commission will work in collaboration with other organizations to develop a comprehensive calendar of all events, conventions or programs related to the 300th anniversary, the administration said.
Landrieu and his wife, Cheryl, will serve as honorary co-chairs of the commission. Mark Romig, president and chief executive officer of the New Orleans Tourism Marketing Corp., will be the group's director.
An executive committee, cast with a star-studded list of New Orleans natives, residents and enthusiasts, will advise the full commission. That committee's members are musician Troy "Trombone Shorty" Andrews; New Orleans Saints and Pelicans owner Tom Benson and his wife, Gayle Benson; political analyst Donna Brazile; Saints quarterback Drew Brees; restaurateur Leah Chase; former Democratic strategist James Carville; actress Patricia Clarkson; musician and actor Harry Connick Jr.; retiring Xavier University President Norman Francis; former Saints player Steve Gleason; Retired Lt. Gen. Russel Honoré, hero of post-Katrina evacuation efforts; author and Aspen Institute CEO Walter Isaacson; Saints co-owner Rita Benson LeBlanc; musician Wynton Marsalis; Republican political consultant Mary Matalin; and community leader Sybil Morial, the wife and mother of former mayors.
In addition to the executive committee, the commission will have eight committees, each focusing on a different area of the community.
The Finance Committee will be co-chaired by Warner Williams and Norma Jane Sabiston; the Cultural and Historical Education Committee by Lee Hampton and Priscilla Lawrence; the Community Engagement Committee by Jade Brown Russell and Curry Smith; the International Engagement Committee by Frances Fayard; the Media and Branding Committee by Leslie Jacobs and Michael Hecht; the Expat Engagement Committee by Deborah Elam and Tim Williamson; and the Signature Events and Hospitality Committee by Darryl Berger and Michael Smith.
The eighth committee, the Racial Reconciliation Committee, will be co-chaired by Flozell Daniels, Allison Plyer, Matt Wisdom and Carol Bebelle. It is tasked with creating forums for citizens to come together to talk about race relations in New Orleans with the goal of building a more inclusive city in 2018, the Mayor's Office said.
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the plot is about this kid named Micheal that is kidnapped by the V.N.S.
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the virt net is a game that you immerse your entire body in and you still feel the real pain.
it starts out when Micheal walks back school. he is taking his normal rout straight to his "coffin" (the thing that allows them to go to the virt net) and when he gets there he finds a girl about to jump off the bridge. he thinks it would be a good way too get experience points by convincing her not to but something tells him it is not about the game anymore to this girl. the girl is crying about the guy named Kaine and has trapped her in this game. she starts to dig into the side of her head. when she finds what she is looking for she reaches into her head with her forefinger and thumb and pulls it out. When he sees what she pulled out he sees that it is her core. (the core is located in your head to keep you from dying in the real world.) and she threw it off the bridge. and jumped off after it. Micheal knew what had happened so he reached for the girl and gets pulled of the bridge with her.
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It is widely known that Sonakshi Sinha will be teaming up with A.R. Murgadoss for a female-oriented action film. Critically acclaimed action director Anal Arasu has also been roped in.
Arasu has choreographed plenty of death-defying action sequences in popular Telugu, Tamil and Hindi movies. He has worked with Sonakshi before in films like Dabangg2, Holiday and Rowdy Rathore. This movie will be different as it will Sonakshi who will a lot of the action scenes and martial arts sequences.
A source close to the actress said," Sonakshi is very excited about the film as this is her first full fledged action film. She has worked with Anal sir before wherein he has choreographed some excellent action for Akshay Kumar and Salman Khan, but this time he will be doing it for Sonakshi."
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Attempt #5 had failed.
Bones poured himself another shot of bourbon in his office and downed it, slamming the durable glass back onto the desk. He glanced around the room that seemed to be closing in all around him. This was getting bad, he was losing his mind. Jim had just laughed at him when he said that something may be wrong, even though he had been as serious as hell. Jim just thought that he was complaining, most likely. That's probably why he had just brushed off Bones's concerns. Maybe he had grumbled once too often with Jim in their history of their friendship. Now his best friend wasn't taking him seriously.
Setting down the bottle of bourbon, Bones sighed and rested his head on his hands. Another surgery had been successful today. He had removed Crewman Hoff's appendix that had been paining him. It was close to bursting and very volatile, but Bones had gotten it out flawlessly.
He always did his best and most of the time he was perfect at his job. However, he had been overloaded lately and he couldn't take it anymore. He needed a break, but there was absolutely no opportunity since he was working double shifts nearly everyday.
A sharp knock came at his door, making his head pound and Bones called gruffly, "Yes?"
Nurse Christine Chapel poked her blond head inside his office and said, "Doctor McCoy? It's the beginning of Gamma Shift so I'm leaving. Nurse Alba is here to take over."
"Alright, Christine, thank you," he nodded, making his vision go blurry as it bobbed.
"Goodnight, Doctor," Christine replied cheerfully, ready to get to her quarters for a good night's sleep.
Bones made a noise that passed as a goodbye as she left, closing the door behind her, and let his head rest on the desk. Soon, he drifted to sleep.
Bones was failing. He desperately shouted orders to the nurses as he plunged his hands inside of Jim's chest and the heartrate alarms went off with one blaring note.
"Jim. . ." Bones muttered, voice raising in pitch, "Jim, don't do this. Don't do this to me, dammit!"
"Doctor," Christine pulled at his arm to lead him away from the operating table, "I'm sorry, but he's gone. Doctor-"
"No!" Bones shouted, "No, he's not gone! Jim-!"
Bones woke up with a start. His head shot upward in surprise and sparks flashed before his eyes. He winced and put a hand to his forehead. Slowly getting up, he checked the time and realized that he didn't have to be onduty for five more hours. Bones supposed it was time for bed.
Leaving Sickbay, he walked along the corridors in a daze, hearing a tapping as he walked. It wasn't his shoes since there wasn't anyone in the halls, but there was an unexplained tapping noise that seemed to be following him.
Stopping short, he jumped in surprised as a white shadow moved in front of him and turned the corner. Rubbing his eyes, he kept moving, dismissing the sights and sounds as just in his head.
Bones's heart began to tighten with dread because it was quiet in the corridors. Too quiet. He began to quicken his pace and was grateful there was nobody in the halls because it would have been undignified if anyone had seen the doctor running in the halls from nothing.
Then out of nowhere came. . .
Bones nearly had a heartattack as Lieutenant Hikaru Sulu stepped out in front of him from the corner he was about to turn into. Bones stifled the startled cry that threatened to escape his throat. It came out as a throaty hiccup and his eyes widened in shock.
"Doctor McCoy, are you alright?"
"Yeah. . .yeah, Sulu, I'm fine," Bones waved off the helmsman's concerns with a gesture.
"Okay then," Hikaru frowned.
"Have a good day," Bones said, choking the nervousness in his voice and moved quickly past Hikaru to his quarters.
Bones woke up four hours and forty-five minutes later and took a shower. He changed into clean work clothes and then went straight to Sickbay without breakfast. When he arrived, he stared at his desk in surprise. Sitting there was a plate of pancakes, a basket of muffins, a plate of bacon and sausage, and a bottle of syrup.
He went around to the side of his desk and picked up the paper card there with neat words reading: Didn't want you to go without breakfast. Have a good day.
Bones sat down at his desk and began to eat the pancakes without question. He felt better and he heard a tapping at his door.
Nurse Alba stepped inside, she was about to speak but stopped short when she saw the array of breakfast foods on the doctor's desk.
"Where did you get all that? Did you replicate it?"
"No, it was here when I got here," Bones shook his head.
Later, Bones walked into the Mess Hall and sat down with a sandwich at an empty table.
A moment later, he heard a familiar voice, "Can I sit here?"
Bones looked up at Hikaru Sulu and nodded, "Yeah."
Lunch was filled with random talk and a casual atmosphere until Sulu asked, "Was there something wrong earlier? You seemed spooked."
"No, I'm fine," replied Bones.
"You sure?"
"Yeah. . .no," Bones sighed, "Just a lot of pressure."
Sulu nodded understandingly, "So, how about I get your mind off of things tonight? I have an old 20th century movie on my computer drive that I want to watch. You want to come by tonight and watch it with me? Popcorn and soda included?"
Bones was taken aback by the offer, "Yeah. . ." he replied slowly, "Sure. What time?"
All Sulu could do was grin.
Bones showed up at Sulu's quarters after six as Sulu had instructed and the helmsman showed him inside. They sat on Sulu's small couch in front of the monitor on the coffee table and watched the movie called "Schindler's List".
Sulu smoothly creeped an arm around Bones's shoulder in one graceful movement. Bones glanced at Hikaru for a moment and then relaxed once more. A moment later, he felt Hikaru massaging his shoulders. His eyes drooped from the lack of sleep and the comfort of the massage. He leaned across and rested against Hikaru, breathing evening out. As he drifted off to sleep, Hikaru smiled and whispered, "Good to see you finally relaxing. I'll be here when you wake up."


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Lawyers love directories and marketers hate them. What should you do? Well, as always with great strategy, it depends!
Many of my marketing and business development colleagues HATE directories and withdraw their firms from participating in them. Recently, Legal Marketing Association and Law Firm Media Professionals engaged a research organization, BTI Consulting, to help understand the benefits of participating in these time- and money-consuming submissions.
They came to the same conclusion that is foundational to figuring out a solution to almost anything: it depends on your objectives and how participating in directories is going to help you achieve those objectives.
Evaluate the benefits of directories
Going back to my very first blog of Jan. 13, 2014 (time flies!), I outline an approach to solving marketing and business development challenges: research, plan, implement, measure, evaluate and do it better the next time!
Depending on your objectives, directories may or may not help you achieve them. Some directories may be stronger at helping you and some may be weaker. The trick is to define what your endgame looks like so that you can select, or not select, directories that will help you. Then further shortlist your directories selection with the ones that provide you with the most efficient use of your time and money.
Each directory has unique traits
If your goal is to increase your profile in a certain market, find directories that have a proven track record in doing this. Ask the directories for evidence and references.
If your goal is to increase your credibility for your clients, then select directories that are credible with your clients. Ask the directories for evidence and references.
If your goal is to increase the number of referrals you receive, find directories that have been able to refer actual, profitable clients. Ask the directories for evidence and references.
If your goal is to help you with your social media and to be able to manage your profile and social media activity, find directories that provide this assistance.
If your goal is to improve your search engine keyword and traffic, find directories that are savvy in this regard. Ask the directories for evidence.
The stronger directories will provide you with online statistics or independent research that provides you with evidence that what they claim may also happen for you.
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Doing all that it takes to be considered in a directory and then get published is sometimes a long and costly journey. While your marketers and business development people might want to discourage you from participating, they will help you if you are clear on your goals. Simply wanting your face published is not a good reason. We call this a vanity play because it is not really aligned to a business or communication goal.
Be selective in how many you choose to participate in as you might find that focusing on fewer has a better payoff.
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Directories might help you with your marketing and business development goals. Don't be so quick to want them or discard them. Do a bit of due diligence in how they can add value — and then decide to select or abandon them.
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Complex issue: Children with downs syndrome can be seriously ill at birth. They may have heart disease, bowel obstruction, serious lung disease, blood sugar problems. If these are not present, they may be healthy but hypotonic with trouble feeding. Usually they have obvious features of their face and ears and hands that suggest the diagnosis. Chromosome testing will confirm the diagnosis. ...Read moreSee 1 more doctor answer
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My babies neck tissue measurement was high and they say he could have down syndrome. Can you explain this?
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The oil and gas sector will remain central to Qatar's development plans for the foreseeable future, offering opportunities for related product/service providers.
Sector briefing Oil & Gas Opportunities in Qatar Why Qatar? The oil and gas sector accounts for around 60% of Qatar?s GDP. Qatar?s oil reserves are estimated at around 15.2bn barrels of crude but it is its abundance of natural gas (from the world?s largest non-associated gas field), that is fuelling Qatar?s development. Qatar Petroleum, Qatargas and RasGas are spearheading activity in the sector in partnership with large IOCs. Qatar is the leading global exporter of LNG. With Shell?s Pearl Gas to Liquids (GTL) plant expected to become operational by late 2010/early 2011, Qatar?s GTL capacity will also ??the oil and gas sector will be the largest in the world. remain central to Qatar?s Despite a plateau in large scale oil and gas development plans for the projects, the oil and gas sector will remain foreseeable future, offering central to Qatar?s development plans for the opportunities for related foreseeable future, offering opportunities for related product/service providers. product/service providers.? Find general information on Qatari market conditions on UKTI?s website. The Doing Business Guide for Qatar gives an overview of Qatar?s economy, business culture, potential opportunities and an introduction to other relevant issue. UK Trade & Investment Sector briefing: Oil & Gas opportunities in Qatar Opportunities market. Prequalification for the off and onshore Opportunies in the oil and gas sector exist in a (separate) packages took place in Spring 2010 number of areas including those below. The and the successful bidders are likely to be market is also seeing a step change with a a selected by late 2010. The project will offer greater focus on product/service providers with significant opportunities for foreign companies strong after-sales services either through a to supply into the project. presence in country or through agreements with local agents/distributors able to carry out If you have any questions on the opportunities this work in-country. Depite the slowing in the above, contact the UKTI contacts named in this construction of new oil and gas projects and report. Business opportunities aimed the monortiorum on the North Field for further specifically at UK companies are added daily to exploration until 2015 at the earliest, Qatar is turning its attention to enhancing the gas UKTI?s website. These leads are sourced by our supply to its domestic market. staff overseas in British Embassies, High Commissions and Consulates, across all sectors Maintenance and servicing and in over 100 markets. Whilst many large scale projects have been/or are in the process of being completed, You can be alerted to business opportunities on warranty periods for equipment are also a regular basis by registering on the UKTI expiring. This presents opportunities for website. Find out more on UKTI?s business maintenance service providers, particulary opportunities service on the UKTI website those in Qatar or those looking to establish here. 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A Twelve Pack and Hundreds of Hours
It's going to be a heck of a month.
We're sending a multi-brewery collaboration 12-pack to shelves nationwide, we'll embark on a seven-city festival tour, and we'll welcome visitors to our new brewery on the other side of the country for the first time. But while it seems like the action is just beginning, the story behind the scenes is a bit different. It's already been a wild ride and we haven't even left the parking lot.
First there was the collaboration 12-pack.
We've never tackled an adventure quite like this one, but thankfully we've had our friends in the craft beer industry beside us. Twelve breweries traveled from every corner of the country to Chico, California or Mills River, North Carolina, to conceptualize and brew a collaboration beer with us. While collaboration brews aren't uncommon, a 12-brewery 12-pack is something that hasn't been done before. For us, this was pretty much like all of our favorite rock stars coming over to make an album.
Together, we dumped smoked North Carolina sweet potatoes into a Scottish Ale. We pumped 40 kegs of Oregon cold-pressed coffee into a Coffee Milk Stout. We brewed a Maibock with tropical flavors from the Florida coastline. And we assaulted—in the big-flavor kind of way—a California pilsner with our beloved hops. (That's only a snapshot.) The result: a Beer Camp Across America mixed 12-pack as varied and complex as the home states of its brewers.
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Because the 12-pack contains 12 different beers, each had to be bottled and packaged individually. Then a team had to unpack each of those and repack the mixed 12-packs by hand. In the end, it took 50 people more than 350 hours just to bottle and hand-package the beer. (Interesting fun fact: Nearly 100 of those hours were spent assembling spacers for the two cans in each pack. Yes, there are 10 bottles and two cans.)
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But a beer's no good unless you can share it with your friends. So we shipped the 12-pack nationwide and are following it across the country with a seven-city festival tour with the breweries that collaborated on the pack. Oh, and around 700 other breweries are pouring their beers at these festivals—a celebration of craft beer like no other! Brewers may compete for your eyeballs on store shelves, but we sure know how to unite for a good time.
We've watched this industry grow for decades, and we've seen how collaboration drives it forward.
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04 May 2011More and more women are opting for tummy tucks and liposuction in the run up to the summer months, says one plastic surgeon. Dr Jeffrey Wagner, a leading plastic surgeon in Indianapolis, believes this increase is because women want to have flat stomachs when the time comes for them to wear revealing swimwear. With bikini season on the horizon, it's important for women to feel confident about their bodies," says Dr Wagner. Sometimes exercise and dieting aren't enough, so women turn to tummy tuck procedures to create a flat and toned abdomen. More women are turning to surgery to achieve a narrow waistline and balanced body contour, he added. Dr Wagner also said that he had noticed an increase in the number of women getting liposuction surgery, the benefits of which he describes as taking the guesswork out of weight loss. Cosmetic surgery has seen a rise in popularity over the last few years and continues to grow at a fast rate in both the UK and USA.


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With over 6 million people choosing to do their blogging on Tumblr these days, an iPad Tumblr app is long overdue, so step forward Tumbleroo!
The app features a full dashboard, complete with text, link, chat, question, photo, audio and video post support, and a built-in browser. The post creation system is very easy to use, as you can see from the demonstration video above. Users can "like†or "re-blog†a post that catches their eye directly from their dashboard with just one tap, and can also re-blog posts and add a comment while keeping full attribution to the original post.
More advanced features include the ability to choose which blog you want to post to, and at what time you want to post to it, which is useful for those people with multiple Tumblr blogs. Other features include the ability to create private posts, and to choose to send a post to Twitter.
Tumbleroo is available now from the iPad App Store for £2.99/$4.99
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Im 24 he's 38 with a son thats 18. My mom said "Hell no" he's a nice guy but I dont want kids until 10 years from now. Were at different stages in life. I do like him but I dont think it will ever work.
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You're closer in age to his son, don't you think that's a little awkward?
If you felt like you were both kind of at the same stage in life and were 100% ready for that kind of relationship, then fine, it's a rather large age gap but you're 24, IMHO that's old enough to decide to be with someone that much older if that's what you want... but it sounds like you're not ready for that kind of relationship yet, and you know it, but are having difficulty saying "no".
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It's up to you, really. If you don't think it will work out, there's a good chance that you're right. It depends on what you're comfortable with. Personally, I wouldn't be comfortable dating someone whose child was closer to my age than my partner was. You're old enough to make this decision for yourself, but I think if you have to ask, you already kind of know the answer.00|00|0


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There is no shortage of screen capturing tools available – that is certain. However, there is a shortage of applications that are quick and simple to use, while remaining useful and intuitive. There are a few. Some, however, aren't free. Others come feature packed. And others don't have enough features.
Skitch is right in the middle – it doesn't have all the features, but it does have the ones you'll likely need and use the most. It is simple to use – in a good way. Sometimes simplicity can be a not-so-good thing, but in Skitch's case it has the right amount of features without becoming too confusing or complicated for the user. It's also owned by Evernote meaning that it has some integration with it as well – not a bad feature for a screen capturing and annotating tool.
The Interface
As you can see the interface is pretty simple. There are a few buttons on the side, some of which open up to a few more options (not too many though) and there is a dropdown menu in the top left corner and two save options in the top right corner. The toolbar buttons offer all of these options as well, while also displaying the program's keyboard shortcuts next to the command.
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As you can see in the above image, Skitch's features, like the interface, are simple, clean and intuitive, somewhat basic, but provide all the essentials and then some. Sure, every program is different (that's what is great about technology), but I would almost say that what Skitch lacks is almost a good thing. Take a program like PicPick – it's a great screen capture tool, but it has so many features.
Skitch is great for that every day user who just wants to take a simple screenshot and maybe touch it up a bit without using their time or energy to "learn" the program first. – Me (Aaron Couch)
Importing Images
Skitch is set to "Screen Snap" by default, which can be accessed through the button or the keyboard shortcut Control+Shift+5. Once it's initialized, you're screen will fade and your cursor will become a crosshair.
Other features of the dropdown menu include capturing the full screen, loading an image from a specific file or folder, and loading an image from the clipboard. So as you can see, Skitch isn't just for screenshots, but it can load other images to edit and annotate as well.
Annotating And Editing Images
Arrows: There are several annotations you have at your disposal in Skitch. One that is a must is arrows. There's nothing worse than trying to make arrows… or even just boring arrows.
Text: Simple, one font, yet still available in a clean fashion. As long as you don't need a specific type of font for your images, you should be satisfied with Skitch's text tool.
Color and Size: Again, Skitch keeps it simple. It doesn't even include a custom color changer, but who really needs one of those for a screen capturing program? Perhaps there are occasions where you need one, but I can't remember the last time I used that… maybe you have though.
In the image below you can see the size adjuster under the colors. Simple and clean right? This adjusts the font and line size for the various annotations such as the arrows and shapes.
Shapes: Skitch includes four types of shapes: a rectangle, a rounded rectangle, an ellipse and a line. Sure there could be more fancy shapes like stars and pentagons, but Skitch likely has taken the most popular and useful shapes and left out the clutter.
Free Draw: If you want to doodle or add a little creativity to your screenshot or imported image, this tool is great. It has two variations: Marker and Highlighter.
Pixelate: Yet another essential feature in screen capturing – covering up private information, whether it be a face, an email, or whatever. It's nice to be able to not reveal that information to everyone, publicly, on the Internet. There aren't any variation to degrees of the pixelation, nor is there a burring option. The depth of pixelating really isn't that big of a deal as you can cover it up again with more pixelating.
Having a blurring option combined with pixelating would be nice though. It could just be another pop out menu like the other features have and wouldn't add to the clutter at all. Unfortunately this isn't a feature yet, but I wouldn't be surprised if it was added at some point.
Crop/Resize: The crop and resize modes are easy to use and straightforward.
Additional Features
There are more features than just the editing and annotating ones above.
Zoom In/Out: It might be simple (and it is), but the ability to quickly zoom in and out is definitely worth noting.
Drag Me: The "Drag Me" feature is actually pretty cool. At any time you can simply click the button and drag it to where ever you'd like to put the image, whether in a folder or right on the desktop. The image is automatically saved with the changes that were made without the need to manually save it through the "Save as image" button. Pretty nifty!
Add to Evernote: The option to add to Evernote was already mentioned earlier and it certainly is to be expected since it is owned by Evernote. If you are an avid Evernote user, and haven't used Skitch yet for Windows (either because you didn't know it was available yet or because you just haven't gotten a chance to try it), I encourage you to give it a shot (heheh… ok so that was a lame pun).
Help menu: You might think that these aren't features, but the ability to update a program manually without having to check the website for updates is most definitely a feature – and a great one at that. Also, there's an option to show tips. This should be in more programs I think. It's just a quick and easy way to see what everything can do again in case you forgot something (although Skitch is so simple and easy to use, there's not really much to forget).
Certainly Skitch isn't for everyone, but I don't think it aims to be. It's for the user who enjoys an intuitive, simplistic interface while still having the primary features they'll need. PicPick, which I mentioned earlier, certainly gives Skitch a good run for its money (although both are free), because it does have so many features, but the user interface isn't as simple. Part of that is due to all of it's options. What I'm saying is, that there are other options and some good ones, but Skitch is definitely in the top five and I highly recommend you give it a try if you haven't already.
What do you think about the Skitch screen capture tool? Is it something you might use? Would you try it even if you haven't been much of one for taking screenshots in the past? What about Skitch is intriguing to you? What would you like to see different? We'd love to hear your thoughts in the comments below!
Note: Skitch is available, not only for Windows, but also specifically for Windows 8, as well as iOS, Android and Mac. Download Skitch at Evernote.com/skitch.
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Just one thing of note; you didn't mention (of any/every distro) Linux support. Is it possible to run, on Linux? If it isn't, it ought to be.
Ive been waiting for this program for some time.
Great news there's Skitch for Windows!
So its to park the Paint utility now..
i m downloading. i have never heard about these tools!. but glad MUO give infos!!!!
Finally! Skitch for Windows.
This looks pretty cool, definitely going to try this out.
Good to hear that they made something useful for Windows
(They destroyed it for Mac but the original developers have promised to put everything back again until then it is downgrading for a useful Mac app)
I personally use Monosnap. It's really simple as well, and I can get REALLY precise with the capture tool because of the magnifier. Skitch, however, seems to be better at editing photos....
I'll wait and see.
In your opinion,is Skitch good enough to be in MUO's Best Windows Software?
The app is good.
Yes i agree with you, this app is awesome...
Long waiting. Now at Evernote must set better table editing.
Yeah Skitch!!.. Finally something for windows.. Imma try this and like it anyways..
Skitch FTW!!! so happy i don't need to buy an iProduct to use this


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JotForm not accepting altered Thank You Page URL...Asked by David Jenner on April 15, 2013 at 09:00 PM
I have a Jotform on this page...
and the Submit button takes the browser to a PDF download link which used to be...
However i have changed my link in the JF to...
but when I test the form it keeps going to original domain.
How can I force it accept the new domain?
I have emptied my cache with no luck.
David Jenner
Just to add to the above, I have changed the embed code from...
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<script type="text/javascript" src="//www.jotform.com/jsform/11151750165"></script>
as suggested in another post about a similar issue but neither of the above have fixed my problem.
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Hi David,
It was a cache issue on the server. It should now be resolved, we would apprecaite if you could confirm that on your side. Kindly clear your browser's cache as well before making tests.
Thanks and apologies for the incoveniences caused.
I've just tested it and emptied the cache but it's still going to wrong address it should be going to this address...
I even tested it in another browser.
Can you fix it at your end?
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Hi David,
I'm not sure if what's causing this to happen. Maybe, that's just delay caused by data replication on our servers. Please try to clone the form, change the Thank You Custom URL of this cloned form then try a test submission. See if it has the same output.
If it works, I'd suggest you to use it instead.


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When I first fixed dinner for my father in law, he put this in his mouth and just sit there, I had no idea, I thought he wanted to spit it out, but once he swallowed it, he said he loved it and just wanted to hold it in his mouth. This was his very favorite, and everyone loves this. The cream cheese layer is sometimes hard to spread, I use the back of a large spoon and run cold water over it. Prep time includes 4 hours in the fridge before serving.
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Refreshing and delicious, but I would say make a couple of hours ahead of time, this needs a bit of time to firm up slightly. I made mine in an 11 x 7-inch pan and that worked fine. Wonderful dessert Mel! Kitten:)
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Ingredients Nutrition
- 1⁄2 cup butter, melted
- 1⁄2 cup pecans, chopped
- 1 cup flour
- 8 ounces cream cheese
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 1 cup Cool Whip
- 2 (3 ounce) packages pistachio pudding mix
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- Mix butter flour and pecans together.
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- Bake ar 350 for 15 minutes.
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After your web hosting package has been set up, a few files and subfolders may already be present in your webspace such as the logs folder which holds the logs of who accesses your websites, an initial start page named index.html or default.htm that says "This domain has just been registered" and some other miscellaneous files and/or subfolders.
If you have 6 domains all in the same package and have made no changes to the files, each of the domains are set to point to the root of the webspace where the initial start page is located and all domains would show this same initial start page when viewing the site in Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, etc.
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This Web space (/.) signifies that the domain points to your package's webspace (as opposed to a domain that is forwarded elsewhere) and the Webspace folder that the domain points to is listed in parenthesis. The slashdot (/.) signifies that the domain points to the root of the webspace as there is no subfolder name after the slash. If the domain were to point to a subfolder named website1, the destination would then be listed as Web space (/website1) signifying that when someone views this domain, the site files that should be used are in the website1 folder.
To separate your domains so that each domain shows a different website, you will have to change the destination of each domain to a subfolder that you create. Using the image above, it would be advisable to create one subfolder named 1and1help and use this as the destination folder for 1and1help.com so that way all website files for 1and1help.com can be stored in the 1and1help folder, separate from the other domain.
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'The World Through A Screen'
I've done a great deal of planning for this project such as subjects, locations, sub-themes and the inspiration behind my choices. My initial idea was to create a set of photographs based around 'pictures of people taking pictures' or 'seeing the world through screens' and my inspiration came from every day life. So often on my commute I see people glued to their smart phones, and the need/desire to own a camera is dwindling as so many of us can rely on our phones. With numerous apps and editing software even the most un – photographic people are producing some great images. This is largely evident on social media, especially Instagram (www.Instagram.com) where people photograph everything; from breakfast, to clothing, to cocktails, to landscapes. The ability to produce aesthetic photographs with very little knowledge or equipment is on the rise.
I'm not being critical towards social media – I myself am a huge fan, and rely on social media to get my work seen – it's enabled me to reach a far greater audience than I'd ever be capable of myself.
Nowadays people really are capturing every moment. Technology is so advanced that an inbuilt camera within a phone can create stunning imagery. There are sites dedicated to iPhone photography, and numerous Instagram users have found fame through such avenues.
Living in London I see tourists on a daily basis snapping away with their phones. Whether it's Nelsons Column or Big Ben, almost everyone has instant access to a photographic device that's small enough to slip into a pocket.
With that in mind I wanted to capture a first person perspective of taking a photo on an iPhone (this seemed more challenging than just photographing people in the middle of taking photos) but as this module focuses on editing I've chosen to incorporate some subtle and not-so-subtle 'tweaks' as it were. Research wise there were several examples of what I'd like to loosely base my project on, but I did not come across anything similar by a photographer in which to reference.
Big Ben
From the outset I wanted to horizontally flip the image that would be shown on the iPhone screen, which may not be instantly apparent when first viewing it. This shot provided several obstacles for me:
Firstly the bright sunshine was very strong on the left hand side of the image, which meant my model (my arms simply aren't long enough) had to tilt the screen a fair amount to avoid glare off the front of the screen. This meant the phone display was in the shade and was hard to take meter readings off that didn't result in the background being blown out.
What I eventually did was edit in a photograph onto the front of the display, and add the phone icons to the front of the phone. So, this image actually uses two separate images.
I used a fairy wide aperture as I wanted an artistic subtle blur to the background, but I didn't want it so blurry as you couldn't make out the impressive architecture.
The Albert Bridge, Stamford
This small town bridge has a beautiful old fashioned light in the centre of it, which I wanted to incorporate. The metal of the bridge is white, and I wanted to extend on this in contrast to the orange hue given off by the street light. Again, this images uses multiple pictures; there are in fact 3. The background image of the bridge has been edited to enhance the moody feel of the sky, and render the other details in the picture almost black and white. I wanted the white of the bridge to be very prominent. The silhouette of the hand holding the phone is the second picture. I had tried to capture this shot organically, but it was just too difficult to have every part I wanted to be correctly exposed, correctly exposed. Originally I shot the hand with the flash on, as I thought this could give an interesting effect. However, in the post processing phase it looked far too 'fake' when applied to the background picture using layers. I also decided that I wanted the centre of the image to be the main focal point, and the flash shot hand was too distracting. So with this in mind I converted the hand to a silhouette, baring in mind it was a night shot, I think this adds to the eerie mood of the photograph.
The third shot was taken on my DSLR and it is of the bridge view itself. I set my white balance setting to tungsten to really grab the orange hue. By taking all 3 photos in a fixed position I was able to line up the sides of the bridge to go from one picture to another with relative ease. The bridge appears far longer than it actually is, and the sense of continuity is very apparent in the shot. The keen eye will detect that one of the images has again been flipped – it was the background image. I wanted the more modern lamppost to be on the opposite side of the iPhone image to balance it out slightly. Again, I added the phone icons at the final stage of editing.
I wanted all areas to be in focus, so used a small aperture.
Going, Going, Gone
This image is one of my favorites. It was relatively easy to do, and I had quite a lot of control over it. (lighting, positioning, the appearance of the pancakes in their full state, the appearance of the finished plate) Again this image uses 2 photographs. My technique differed slightly with this shot – it was one of the first ones I created for this series and the phone photo was actually taken on the phone, rather than edited in later. To get the icons I actually took a screen shot of the pancake plate, as this photographs the whole display of the iPhone, not just what's in the viewfinder on camera mode. The only downside to this was that the screenshot is lower quality. However, looking at the image as a whole this is not apparent.
I was careful to photograph both pictures using the same surface as to add to the continuity of the shot. I then ate the pancakes, and created the messy after plate.
I positioned the plate by a brightly sunlit window and snapped away, and used a mid range aperture.
Bloomin' Trickery
Again, this was one of the first in the series, so my technique was fairly new. The photographic surface remained the same, to add continuity. I also positioned the model at an angle that would keep the grain in the wood running the same way. I did however, take the photo of the daffodils on my DSLR later editing this onto the front of the phone screen. I added the icons to the front of the display. The edit is clearly obvious, using 2 different types of flowers.Using the same surface for both pictures and lining up the grain of the wood helps in some way to retain continuity.
Maybe it's Maybelline…
This image is one of two images that were taken organically, in one shot. It was fairly simple to do, using natural lighting and a wide aperture. I wanted a 'tongue in cheek' feel as the selfie craze seems to have taken over in recent years. I wanted the model to be almost one big giant blur as it draws your eye to the front of the phone screen. The sunglasses break up the face in the background. Had they not been worn I would have used less blur. The only change I made is obviously the lips. While at first glance it may look like the lipstick has been painted on in post processing, this is the real colour of the models lips. I desaturated the whole image, excluding the lip area.
Black and white images with only a splash of colour are a great marketing technique as they focus solely on a certain part of the image.
In Full Bloom
For this image I used a stock photograph courtesy of google images (http://www.google.co.uk) of a single tree in full bloom, on a gorgeous sunny day. I then visited numerous locations to try and find a background setting that would/could incorporate the tree smoothly. Initially I had the stock image on the phone itself, but again came across some metering difficulties, so I added the stock photo in post processing. I added the phone icons, and made the background picture look more gloomy by decreasing the saturation somewhat, and altering the shadows and highlights. By lining up the grass level on the horizon, this image has the feel of continuity.
Paused In Motion
This is technically my best shot I think. Much like the other nighttime shot it actually has 3 separate photos in it. The background shot is a long exposure shot, and had a shutter speed of 30 seconds. Any longer and the traffic beam trail wouldn't have been so obvious (it was shot in a fairly quiet are of my hometown where traffic is not a guaranteed constant) It was a stroke of luck that one of the cars turned left – creating the blur on the right hand side. As with the bridge photograph I decided on turning the hand into a silhouette. I really think it enhances the night feel, and doesn't warrant too much unnecessary attention. Again, the phone icons were added in the post production stage.
The image that I edited onto the phone screen was taken from exactly then same angle, only with a much quicker shutter speed to pause the cars in motion.
Every Cloud…
I love the simplicity of this shot. I didn't want just a plain blue sky and the one cloud, so opted for a location that would give some strong abstract angles to add some interest to the shot. This shot took a while to create – manly because I had to wait for a day of pure sunshine! I did not want to edit out too much of the sky or remove unwanted clouds.
Editing wise – I rammed up the vibrancy to produce the gorgeous vivid blue hue and also to match the blue of the stock photograph I got from www.google.com of the cloud. I wanted the colours to be as identical as possible to make it appear as if it could actually be there in the sky.
I used a wide angle lens so i could squeeze in the tall buildings around me, and place the cloud in the centre.
Brentford Bokeh
Brentford was once an industrial area home to huge factories and warehouses. Although recently undergoing a huge makeover – there are still several areas that have an industrial feel. I wanted to incorporate this grungy feel in this photograph. Once I found my location I shot the background shot on a relatively high ISO to add noise to the image. I was lucky enough that a slip has been moved to the location -enhancing the industrial feel.
I then took a 'bokeh' shot of the traffic lights and added this in to the phone screen along with the icons. To add to the aesthetics of the picture I've added a small lens flare effect to the phone display image, and blurred the colourful lights some more. I wanted the image on the phone to be a continuation of the overall picture, and with the traffic in the background of the main image I feel this has been established.
Street Life
This shot was taken whole. The phone display has not been altered in any way. I really like how the arrow of the street markings came out on the phone display. Due to the location of the shoot I had to be quick – which was rather exciting considering the volume of traffic on Oxford Street! The quality of the phone display is somewhat weak – but this is to be expected when taking a photo like this. I wanted to make sure I had included at least one outdoor shot that was taken naturally. Editing wise i've had a play with the contrast to make the red and blue within the display 'pop' a bit more, but that's really about it. I've cropped it to an aspect ration of 4:5 to really draw the viewers eye to the phone, removing dead space at the top and bottom of the image. I was adamant I wanted to have the famous London red bus in the shot. The blurred one in the background compared to the focussed one in the phone really draw your eye to the phone display.
Assessment criteria
Looking at the collection as a whole I think the images could almost be used as advertising for a phone product.
I've really enjoyed this assignment as the creative aspect really got me thinking and testing my skills both behind the camera and in the editing stage. That is not to say it didn't present some barriers along the way – It look far longer than i'd anticipated for a start, and while some of this was due to personal reasons, the researching and idea stage was lengthy.
Demonstration of Technical and Visual Skills materials, techniques, observational skills, visual awareness, design and compositional skills
Technically this was one of my most challenging assignments to date. For most of the images I had more than one photograph to create and produce. I have very little problem in visualising my ideas, but as with most tasks, sometimes the practical aspect is harder to obtain. None of these images have been the result of a 'fluke' as some of my previous ones have.
The editing side was also fairly tasking – I had to create multiple layers of images and icons to create this set of pictures. It was relatively time consuming and lining up the icons so they did not look out of place or wrong was difficult at times. Luckily as the brief was so open ended I could really play around with the editing stage. This was also somewhat of a problem as I kept doubting my final image. I'd come back to it after a break and add/subtract/make tweaks here and there, when in hindsight it was not necessary.
Quality of Outcome content, application of knowledge, presentation of work in a coherent manner, discernment, conceptualisation of thoughts, communication of ideas
My learning log is steadily growing with photographers I've come across, or photographers that have been introduced to me via my tutor. Recently i posted about Andreas Levers (view post here) and his incredible traffic light photography. I've recently added to my ever growing collection of photography books – of which I must write about on my blog and reference as I gain a great deal of insight from them. I'm still aware that I should add more of my personal work to my blog, but in between assignments and my full time job sometimes my personal photography can fall behind.
Demonstration of Creativity imagination, experimentation, invention, development of personal voice
I think i've demonstrated my creativity very well here. All images are a very accurate representation of what I wanted to achieve with each shot. I followed my workflow closer on this assignment than on any others. I didn't drift between the initial idea and the final product. What I visualised has been the outcome of my images. Something I am very proud of.
I really feel like i've put my own creative stamp on this assignment. Its a very well organised series of photographs that all have a common theme/style but have varying subjects.
Context reflection, research, critical thinking (learning log)
This assignment worked as a learning curve for me. Usually my photography can be very solitary in that it's just me and my camera. I'm not conscious of any time limits or other variables apart from the ones set by myself. However in this project I had a model helping me. I learnt a great deal from having to instruct the model in relation to positioning, hand height, angling the phone screen to avoid glare etc. It was almost like there was added pressure. I didn't want to be at some of the locations for too long (weather variables, time of night and so on) so I really had to be on the ball and be precise.