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Carrara 2.0 review
By Matthew Bath | on July 25, 2002
Price When Reviewed: £299 plus VAT
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Eovia's Carrara Studio 2.0 is an all-terrain, go-anywhere modelling, animation, and rendering tool that aims to pull together everything a 3D artist needs into one package. It boasts one of the most intuitive interfaces around, is bursting with advanced rendering options, and the new version includes simple-to-use character-animation tools. It's also surprisingly powerful, with a feature-set that not only knocks on the door of the likes of NewTek LightWave and even Alias|Wavefront Maya, but that belies its entry-level £299 price tag. The new feature list is mouth-watering. Rendering has been overhauled, with global illumination, caustics, and coloured caustics added to its raytracer and hybrid raytracer. Put in perspective, Discreet's 3DS Max 5 has only just added global illumination into the fold. Rendering in Carrara uses Photon Maps to bounce light off objects and uniformly light a scene – leading to ultra-realistic output. Eovia has added character-animation tools with bones and skinning tools that let users construct a skeleton via a simple point-&-click process, attach it to a model, then use inverse and forward kinematics to manipulate the object. Also new are subdivision surfaces for increasing model detail, glowing objects where anything can be used as a light source, a new physics engine, and support for OpenGL rendering for live modelling. Rooms with views It isn't all new features, though. Eovia has tweaked much of Carrara's already impressive batch of tools. Particles, terrain, sky-mapping, even object selection, have been improved – speeding up the workflow. Carrara works in a similar way to Maya and Softimage|XSI, in that it deploys a room metaphor where users flip from room-to-room as the scene develops; each room focuses on a different aspect of the scene. An assemble room is included for placing objects, lighting, and effects; a model room for spline, vertex, metaball, and text creation; a storyboard room that uses both a graph and frame-based animation system; a texture room for applying shaders; and a render room features for output – including batch-rendering. And it's all wrapped up in a delightful, welcoming interface. Carrara was originally developed by MetaCreations, the company that created Poser and Bryce, so the interface retains much of the glassy, organic feel that is ultimately customizable. The assemble room, for example, features large camera-movement tools, slide-out sequencer, properties, and library trays. A row of primitive tools – such as add sphere, forces, lights, and particles – form-up along the top of the scene. The work area can be quickly switched between multi- and single-pane views, and every item on the scene can be repositioned with ease. Modelling methods Interacting with the scene in 3D uses one of the star features of Carrara – the working box. The shows three intersecting grids that represent the x, y, and z axes. Any object – from physics modifiers to simple spotlights – casts an outline-shadow onto these grids, and it's a short step to simply grab a projected shadow and position the object accurately in 3D space. It makes you wonder why all 3D applications don't use this. Everything expected from a professional 3D application is present and correct. Carrara has a wealth of object primitives, modelling methods, lights, shaders, and animation options. All are a snip to use. For example, drag a primitive sphere into a scene, drag a pre-made texture onto the object, plonk down some lights, then drag a physics modifier (such as a directional force) into the scene and aim it at the sphere, then press play. The result is that the sphere gets blasted off into the distance, and would collide and bounce off any objects placed in its path – all in a few simple steps. Using bones and skin sounds complicated; yet Carrara makes it easy – adding an extra string to an already heaving bow. First, create an object – organic, complex shapes work best – then drag a bone into the object. Further bones dragged into the scene are automatically linked to each other, and then attached to the skeleton. Bone joints, such as a shoulder, can have attributes applied to them, such as a ball joint, that tells it how to behave. Once a skeleton is created, joints can be pushed and pulled, with the rest of the skeleton moving realistically in unison, and flexing the surrounding object. Global illumination steals the show, however. It replicates how light works in real life, where most light we see is indirect – light rays that bounce off objects. For example, sunlight streaming through a windowpane might only directly light to a portion of the room directly in the light path – without global illumination, the rest of the room would remain black. Carrara calculates how lights bounces around the rest of the room, losing brightness as it progresses. Light up the sky Carrara can take into account the diffuse lighting from any sky or background placed in the scene – meaning that globally illuminated objects in a blue-sky environment would be lit with a faint, but realistic, blue. Carrara also uses caustics, which recreates light patterns that emerge when a light is shone through a transparent object, such as water or a crystal ball. Brilliantly, everything can be animated in Carrara – I was stunned when I managed to animate the sky map with the sun setting in an overcast sky. Carrara handled the reddening of the sky, and automatically adjusted the lighting cast through the entire scene. There's so much to Carrara that it deserves a book – luckily, it ships with a 594-page printed manual and interactive tutorials, plus a bonus CD loaded with 850 objects, textures, scenes, and a UVmapper. Carrara Studio 2.0 is a gem of an application – it's incredibly swift, robust, loaded with extras, and has a hidden depth that will surprise 3D artists weaned on higher-end applications. If you want a 3D package that has 80 per cent of the features of the big boys without the hassle of grappling with harsh interfaces, then this is the package that could be your saviour.


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Can they group things together that have a common characteristic, for example items that are all the same color?
Sort silverware after washing.
Sort socks and other laundry. Sort socks to match each other, sort all shirts into one pile,
or sort laundry by person (mom's clothes, my clothes).
Sort toys into different groups (all animals, all action figures, all art supplies) –
turn this into a clean-up game!

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text: To make this clear: I'm not a rabid old school fan who wants everything to look like in the late 90's. I loved BG and BG II, and Morrowind is also one of my favorite games. They are all pretty easy games, and Morrowind has lots of warts (also in the "lack of consequences" department), but they still had at least some gaming elements and worlds that had some thought behind them. I wouldn't mind games of this kind with pretty graphics. It's just that nobody has the money for it.


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I made a map on a world from the mod Jurassicraft, it was recently updated to 1.6 (it works with 1.6.6) and i thought i might just add a little bit more "Adventure" to it. You basically are stuck in the dinosaur world (because for some reason the portals don't go back to the world i did have a cool way to get into the Jurassic part but i couldn't go back) and you have to somehow survive in the dinosaur world. This is great for servers because of different classes you can be, there is a protection chest in the hidden security room (all of them are ;D) a Medic chest and a Navigator chest. I hope you have as much fun as i did creating this map. I know its not the best of maps around, that's why i made it chapter 1 so me and my mate can make a better one on his server. To download my map you will need to go onto our new website (One stop skins shop) you don't need to sign up and all the other ones you wont need to but if you do sign up you can request custom skins custom maps add custom bits to other maps and get exclusive maps that are much more improved from the free ones (like this one) so please sign up and spread the word.


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Legal Question in Landlord & Tenant Law in California
mandatory meeting
can a manager tell you that you have to go to a mandatory tenant meeting or if you you dont go you can jeopordize your tenancy
Asked on 2/26/07, 4:35 pm
1 Answer from Attorneys
Steven Lynes Lynes & Associates
Re: mandatory meeting
Check your lease agreement, but I am not aware of any provision in the CA Civil Code which mandates tenant attendance. However, if a manager is telling you it may "jeopardize" your tenancy, the subject matter of the meeting may have to do with issues relating to the conduct or obligations governed the lease (e.g. certain tenant behavior which may be grounds for eviction). My recommendation is to attend to protect your own interests.
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The PokéCommunity Forums
Off-Topic Discussions
> Bebo/ Myspace/ Facebook
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Bebo/ Myspace/ Facebook
December 16th, 2007, 4:38 AM
Basically, do you have any of these.
I do, I have bebo although bebo is on thin ice with me.
December 16th, 2007, 4:46 AM
I use myspace, though I hardly go on it anymore...I also have bebo coz my ex told me to get it @
[email protected]
is controlling even after we broke up, now she only abuses me on it coz her friends hate me X)
Weatherman, Kiyoshi
December 16th, 2007, 4:46 AM
Trust me, I've tried to join Myspace,
and facebook,
but there is always a "You must 13 years of age".
Quite frankly, I don't even know what bebo is.
I really want a myspace. :C
December 16th, 2007, 4:54 AM
Sadly, I have Bebo. I only started to use it actively recently. I probably have an abandoned MySpace.
Please only add me if you actually sort of know me. If you're a complete stranger, add me I'll delete you. ^_^
December 16th, 2007, 4:59 AM
I don't really join any of them. Friendster is much more popular here but I also don't have that xD
December 16th, 2007, 5:18 AM
Geez I hate those sites. D:
Yes, they're the new school trend, but seriously, I'm not going to get emotional if I'm in someone's top 5 or not.
mewthree w/armor
December 16th, 2007, 5:28 AM
I have facebook, I might be getting rid of it soon. To many bad memories on there.
December 16th, 2007, 5:39 AM
Not anymore, I've cancelled all three. I've had too many problems with them. period.
Nothing will get me to go back to any of them...
Eternal Nightmare
December 16th, 2007, 5:39 AM
No, I basically hate all of that stuff, but I will be forced to when I move in order to keep in touch with my friends.
December 16th, 2007, 6:58 AM
Nope, I go to Friendster, which is complete different from those three you mentioned above.
December 16th, 2007, 7:44 AM
I have a Myspace and a Facebook. I've never even heard of Bebo o.o'
December 16th, 2007, 8:11 AM
I have a Facebook; but I don't use it much. I've never heard of Bebo .__.;
December 16th, 2007, 9:04 AM
I've got a Myspace (http://www.myspace.com/uberdroide) and a Facebook. I hardly ever use either, though. It's a pain to have to check it all the time. >.o
viridian doubletongue
December 16th, 2007, 9:07 AM
I have accounts on all three, though I only regular the Myspace.
December 16th, 2007, 9:10 AM
Bebo, for all of the people who don't know, is another social networking site like myspace or facebook.
December 16th, 2007, 9:25 AM
I do use MySpace. I mainly use it for music purposes.
December 16th, 2007, 9:54 AM
I had a Myspace, using Facebook now, and never heard of Bebo.. o.O
Lt. Surge's Raichu
December 16th, 2007, 10:47 AM
Nope, and for that i am glad.
To me those sites make no sence
I spend my time around on all kind of forums
December 16th, 2007, 10:52 AM
None of them.
Waste of time, IMO.
December 16th, 2007, 10:52 AM
I have a MySpace account. Don't use it. :D I wouldn't even have one if a friend of mine didn't force me to.
I'd have Facebook if I could get my university e-mail to work ._. But that's only because all the girls in the dorm use it except for me and another girl. It'd be nice to see what was going on with them, you know? Or something like that. *shrug*
Never heard of Bebo either.
Personally, I use Livejournal, even if it's not like anything above. I like having an online journal.
December 16th, 2007, 10:58 AM
Never had an interest in it. I don't even think I've got even so much as an abandoned account on any of them.
~*!*~Tatsujin Gosuto~*!*~
December 16th, 2007, 1:46 PM
I have all 3 but I only use myspace now because I don't really like bebo its confusion for me
December 16th, 2007, 4:25 PM
I only have a Myspace.~
Never heard of Bebo and Facebook never really caught my attention~
Ayano Katagiri
December 16th, 2007, 5:42 PM
I have Bebo, and that's basically the only one I use. But some new additions to it lately have really annoyed me.
December 16th, 2007, 6:07 PM
I cannot stand Bebo. It's like... the most sloppiest thing EVER. I tried signing up and what the friggin' heck.
I only MySpace, but like... once every two weeks. x__x I always forget I have one.
I have no clue what Facebook is.
December 16th, 2007, 8:22 PM
What about Nexopia???? Sorry, it's a Canadian thing. I don't have any of the four. Well actually I sorta made a Bebo account when I was like 10, but I havn't seen the site in years.
I don't see the need for anyone of them except maybe Facebbok because of those stupid little tests I love to do
December 16th, 2007, 8:28 PM
I have a MySpace too but I don't use that. I mostly use Bebo cause most of my friends have it...and since we're all going to new schools next year then it's a good way to keep in touch...hehe.
December 18th, 2007, 2:28 AM
I don't use any of these. My friends want me to get it but I never do. I did make one to post on a friends page then I deleted it.
December 18th, 2007, 5:22 PM
I use both Myspace and Friendster. I really haven't used the other two you mentioned. I haven't checked my myspace in like, Forever. ;)
December 18th, 2007, 9:37 PM
never even heard of bebo. I have a myspace and just recently a facebook
December 19th, 2007, 12:14 AM
I have a Bebo and a Myspace. I don't use my Bebo anymore though.
December 19th, 2007, 5:05 AM
I check my MySpace every day. I think it's a great way to communicate with my friends who have it. myspace.com/megano900
December 20th, 2007, 4:22 PM
I have a Myspace and Facebook. I got Facebook because half the people in my school that I talk to have one.. xD And I have a Myspace because it is easyer to keep in contact.. XD
December 22nd, 2007, 12:30 PM
None of them. I prefer forums like this one.
December 22nd, 2007, 1:14 PM
Hate all of them. I see social networking sites like that as nothing more than a plague to the internet. Maybe it's just because I'm antisocial at times, though.
December 22nd, 2007, 2:22 PM
Wats Bebo? wats Facebook? :D
I don't use any of those
December 22nd, 2007, 6:06 PM
I use none of them, and I'm glad i don't. You better off wasting your time playing video games, at least you get something out of playing.
December 22nd, 2007, 6:12 PM
Ew, I would never Bebo. Facebook is definitely top... There's Orkut too though.
December 23rd, 2007, 10:23 AM
I have a myspace, and next year I'll have a facebook, but I've never heard of bebo before.
Virtual Chatot
December 23rd, 2007, 10:24 AM
I hate all of them with a passion.
Myspace is a breeding ground for viruses, among other things...
December 23rd, 2007, 11:58 AM
Not interested in any of these sites. Myspace contains too much advertising. I don't really mind ads, however this site plasters them everywhere. There's spam friends requests, spam comments, spam private messages; etc. Facebook is beginning to get a little of this too. I've had people pressure me to get an account there. I thought it was laughable in school how they'd perform online popularity contests, but now it's just pushed over into the cyber world. You need a certain amount of friends on MySpace, otherwise, you're considered a complete loser. Everyone's basically link-whoring to each other for false popularity. Way to go on improving your self-esteem.
The only actual reason why I don't bother signing up for an account on either MySpace or Facebook is merely because I don't find it necessary for myself.
December 23rd, 2007, 2:05 PM
I don't have an account on any of them. I only have my online blogs, mainly my LiveJournal. All the people that I know in real life have a MySpace, which is a good reason for me not to have one. Since at my place of work, the managers check to see if the employees are posting anything out of line on the site, and since I hate where I am working, I would get in trouble if I did so. So I just remain at my LJ.
Pretty much the same reasons apply to not getting any other one of those social sites. That, and a general lack of interest in communicating with people in the real world that I know, since they don't talk to me on a regular basis.
Ben Kenobi
December 23rd, 2007, 2:20 PM
I have a Myspace and Bebo, neither of which I really bother using. Lots of people at my school use Facebook, apparently. I'm not really interested in getting one, honestly.


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Our Own Flag of Green
H. DE MARSAN, Publisher, [ILL] New-York.
Our own Flag of Green.
Soon, soon shall our Green Flag wave o'er us;
Soon, soon Shall we march to meet the foe;
How wilily we'll drive them before us,
And their false robber rule overthrow!
Then, the Standard of England shall be torn,
And no more, in our Island, shall be seen;
And our Green Triple Shamrock shall be worn,
And we'll march 'neath our own Flag of Green!
The Banner that was borne before Brian,
Victorious upon Clontarf's bloody plains,
Shall soon flutter o'er the vanquished Lion,
As then o'er the crestfallen Danes!
When the Eagle and our Shamrock are united,
Un wreathing our HARP shall be seen;
Then, the wrongs of our Land shall be righted,
And we'll march 'neath our own Flag of Green!
We, brave Irish Soldiers, are preparing
To march again proudly, o'er the sea:
The contest of Races endearing,
And the down-trodden Celt shall be Free!
If we bury divisions for ever,
And no more, in our Island, shall be seen:
Then our Green Trible shamrock shall be won:
We'll march 'neath our own Flag of Green!
Let Scotland maintain her keen Thistle,
And England support the proud Rose:
Old Ireland's content is the Shamrock;
It's the Emblem St. Patrick he chose:
For, in Moors, Mountains, Mosses,
And on the banks of the clear winding stream,
In Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter,
The Shamrock is always seen Green!


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Re: [Meditation Society of America] What happens to the ego?
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- sean tremblay <bethjams9@...> wrote:
> I have yet to meet anybody who truly operates in a non dualist manner, To stress the point offer a non dualist the choice of a hot fudge sunday or a punch in the mouth, they would probably choose the sunday, if they do not then they probably need therapy from a licensed professional because there is a diagnosis for that.
Swami Krishnananda, a senior disciple of Swami Sivananda
had this to say as part of answering a question about
the aim of life:
Swamiji: What should be the aim of your life? Tell me.
Visitor: You should see to your own qualities, your
own intelligence and
Swamiji: You should not look to your own quality.
You have to look to the various stages of life.
I mentioned to you the various stages of the
development of thought. You go gradually from
the lower to the higher. You are not looking at
any particular thing - neither to yourself, nor
to society, nor to the world, nor even to God
Himself - but you have to look to all things at
the same time, in different gradations or ascents,
and you must know where you stand. You should
not jump too high by thinking that you are on a
higher level when you are actually on a lower.
Generally we suffer and come in conflict on account
of our theoretical imagining that we are on a
higher level while practically we are on a lower
one. That is called worry, mental tension, etc.
Tension is the problem that is created by a
theoretical future and a practical present.
[laughs] So you should be very wise. You should
not try to soar to the sky very quickly. When
your feet are planted on earth, you must know that
they are on the earth; you should not think you
are in heaven.
People say, "Oh! I am concerned only with
God, spirituality and yoga." That is not true.
This kind of statement will not work; and, it
is not a fact. The fact is that you are in the
world. When the wind blows, you feel cold; you
have hunger, you have thirst, sleep... And there
are many other considerations. So you must
eschew the idea that you are thinking only
of God. One must be realistic. Though the aim
should be to transcend these lower limitations,
you cannot ignore their presence when they are there.
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Skip to comments.Jane Fonda has a big question You could have the best answer.(FReep this thing)(vanity)
Posted on 05/11/2007 7:58:43 AM PDT by Vaquero
Jane Fonda has a big question
You could have the best answer.
Please FReep this(you will need a Yahoo email address which is free).
No, Jane, I wouldn't hit it!
The Question is: "What were your household rules when you were growing up and what have those rules taught you?" It's a marketing ploy for her new movie. I don't think she personally asked the question or will even see the answers.
I already have a Yahoo account. My answer: "I was taught to never provide aid and comfort to the enemies of my country, and to avoid posing on anti-aircraft weapons aimed at American Air Force aircraft."
" Clean my room, dishwasher, sometimes bathrooms, vacuum, take out trash, respect for veterans, and honor those who died for my freedom, like my grandfather. Also, never be a traitor to your country. It's a shame others weren't taught that... "
I signed on as Vietnam combat vet and answered ... I was taught to love my country and not to be a stinking traitor. Something you're parents obviously did not teach you
But here's the traiterous bitch's question.
What were your household rules when you were growing up and what have those rules taught you?
First rule in my household was to never sit on enemy anti-aircraft weapons...unless they were on display as relics from a defeated foe.
What that's taught me is that even marrying a billionaire lunatic can't mask the stench of betraying your country while it is at war.
Jane Fonda
Member Since: May 8, 2007
Well, Jane, We weren't allowed to visit enemy countries and make fun of shooting down American Pilots when I was growing up.
Its better to keep quiet and be thought stupid than to open your mouth and remove all doubt.
I did it. I didn't say anything nice about her.
That she is a godless whore and that history has proven this true
I said "I was taught never to betray my country. Your father taught you that but you became a traitor anyway."
That is not the only thing she has that is big.
I can't believe that people can't see this for what it is...a cheap stunt to promote that bomb of a movie.
The studio won't pay the big bucks to promote it, instead they give Hanoi Jane a free Yahoo account! Classy!
Here's hoping this is the last bomb that we see from this witch.
Nobody cleans their dishwasher; more germs in the pump than in your toilet.
She reminds me of Bill Clinton. They now realize that after they are gone, people are going to remember them for things they wish they hadn't done or at least hadn't been caught doing.
Some of her answers:
The rules I was taught were quite simple; treat others as you would like to treated and never betray your country or servicemen, especially when they are being held captive and tortured to no end. All readers please remember the sacrifices made by the members of our military and educate yourself about HANOI JANE! TRAITOR! ...
The rules in my house were to love God, and to honor your country. We were taught to respect our men in uniform and to support them when their country called them off to war. We were taught that they were heroes, and in my mind, they still are, and will always be.
Unlike you. Who takes all this country has to offer. You live in luxury and wealth, and you would have made it nowhere else in the world but here in the USA. You spew your venom against those who gave their blood, their limbs, their eyesight, hearing, or their lives, to give you the right to live as you do.
So? You don't like war. No one hates it more than a soldier. But yet they go. And they don't deserve to come home to people like you, giving them more hell on top of the one they already went through. The kind of hell you couldn't fathom in your pampered, spoiled little mind, woman!
You were a traitor during Vietnam, and I will always consider you as such. And apparently, you haven't changed your ways.
I cannot even put into words the many ways in which I despise you. It makes me sick to my stomach to think of how you demoralized our boys when they were at war, and the possible harm you caused. You had the capability to use your talents to bring joy to those men who were put in harms way, but you chose to support the enemies who were out to kill them. You are a disgraceful human being! ...
To love my country and support the men and women who put their lives on the line for it and us every day. Somewhat different from yours, I imagine...
Not to trust traitorous people who will betray their country. and not to believe celebrities that for some reason seem to believ their oppinion is somehow more valid than others.
First rule in my household was to never sit on enemy anti-aircraft weapons...WHEN American P.O.W.s are being tortured and killed by the same enemies you befriended, Hanoi Jane.
Lesson learned: Traitorous witches remain the same, Jihad Jane.
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Red Cross Enters Syrian City of Homs, Negotiates Evacuation of Wounded
U.S. to Syrian troops: Refuse to take part in violence against your own countrymen and you will be hailed as heroes.
Red Cross aid workers entered a besieged neighborhood in the Syrian city of Homs Friday and are negotiating with authorities and rebels to evacuate all wounded, including two Western journalists, a spokesman said.
"The effort to evacuate the reporters … who were injured in a government attack that killed American war correspondent Marie Colvin and French photographer Remi Ochlik … is part of a wider international push to bring aid to people in the areas hardest hit by Syria's efforts to quash the uprising against President Bashar Assad's rule," the spokesman said.
Meanwhile, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton called on Syrian soldiers not to use violence against their own countrymen, saying that if they refuse to do so they will "be hailed as heroes."
Speaking in Tunisia at a major international conference on the Syrian crisis, Clinton announced that the U.S. is providing "$10 million to quickly scale up humanitarian efforts, including support for refugees."
Also on Friday, Foreign Policy magazine published on its website a report which claimed the U.S. is coordinating with regional powers to safeguard Syria's weapons of mass destruction (WMDs) if Assad's regime falls.
"The State Department has begun coordinating with Syria's neighbors to prepare for the handling of President Bashar al-Assad's extensive WMD assets if and when his regime collapses," the report said.
"This week, the State Department sent a diplomatic demarche to Syria's neighbors Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, and Saudi Arabia, warning them about the possibility of Syria's WMDs crossing their border s and offering U.S. government help in dealing with the problem, three Obama administration officials confirmed," the report added.
Hicham Hassan of the International Committee of the Red Cross said Friday that the ICRC and its local Syrian branch have been working in the Baba Amr neighborhood of Homs since Friday afternoon.
The team is "negotiating with both Syrian authorities and opposition in an attempt to evacuate all persons in need of assistance with no exception," he said, meaning local residents and foreign journalists.
French journalists Edith Bouvier and William Daniels have asked for help leaving the embattled city after Bouvier was wounded in shelling Wednesday that killed Colvin and Ochlik. British photographer Paul Conroy also was wounded in the attack.
But international efforts to end the crisis are also trying to help civilians trapped in embattled areas.
The Syrian uprising, which began last March with protests in some of Syria's impoverished hinterlands, is evolving into one of the most violent of the Arab Spring. Assad's security forces have used extreme force against protesters, and the opposition is increasingly taking up arms.
The UN said last month that 5,400 people had been killed. Hundreds more have died since. Activists put the number at more than 7,300, but overall figures are impossible to confirm independently.
The rebel-held neighborhood of Baba Amr in the city of Homs is one such area.
The journalists were struck when a barrage of government rockets on Wednesday hit a makeshift media center that was being used by activists and foreign reporters who had sneaked into Homs.
One video posted on YouTube Wednesday showed Bouvier lying on a hospital gurney with a white cast stretching from her left ankle to her thigh. Conroy is on a nearby bed, with white bandages around his left thigh and calf. The video says he was injured by shrapnel from the rocket attack.
In another video, posted Thursday, Bouvier is covered with a blanket and lying on what appears to be a couch. She says her leg is broken in two places and that she needs an operation that local medics cannot perform.
"I need, as soon as possible, a cease-fire and a medically equipped car in good condition to drive us to Lebanon," she says. Daniels, who is uninjured, stands at her side and pleads for their swift evacuation.
"It is difficult here. We don't have electricity. We don't have much to eat. The bombs continue to fall," he said, adding that they only have Internet access in a dangerous place on the neighborhood's edge. A boom is heard outside as he speaks.
It was unclear if the journalists have moved since. It is also unclear where the bodies of Colvin and Ochlik are. The day they died, activists posted a video of what they said were the reporters' bodies lying in the bombed-out media center.
Syrian activists in Baba Amr could not be reached Friday to comment on the journalists' whereabouts.
At the conference in Tunisia, French Foreign Minister Alain Juppe said he was worried about the French journalists and that Syrian authorities had not given permission for the French ambassador to Syria to go to Homs to arrange their evacuation.
"I appeal personally to the Syrian authorities that Madame Bouvier and the others receive the medical care they urgently need," he said.
The Red Cross didn't say how its team reached the area and whether they were accompanied by Syrian authorities.
Saleh Dabbakeh, a spokesman for the International Committee of the Red Cross in Damascus, said before the visit was announced that volunteer medics work in most of Homs' neighborhoods, but that Baba Amr was too dangerous to enter.
Baba Amr, a neighborhood in the southeast corner of Homs, has been targeted by the harshest crackdown against any of the handful of rebel-held areas in the city of about 1 million residents. Syrian security forces have besieged the area for weeks and shelled it daily.
The Geneva-based ICRC has appealed to Syria's government and opposition groups to allow daily two-hour cease-fires so it can deliver relief supplies and evacuate the wounded and sick. American, European and Arab officials also were expected Friday to back a proposal of Assad to step down and to call for a cease-fire that would allow aid to enter embattled areas.
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Fred's Appliances to Open Stores in Missoula and Kalispell in March
A new appliance retailer will be setting up its first Montana stores in Missoula and Kalispell in the near future.
"The time frame is a little up in the air still," says Fred's Appliances General Manager Troy Varness, "but I would expect to be open by the middle of March in Missoula and shortly thereafter in Kalispell." Varness also inferred that this was just the start and that more Montana cities would likely get Fred's stores in the future.
Varness says that the Vann's bankruptcy did not play a role in the company's decision to expand into Montana. When asked why Fred's has waited so long to move into Montana despite being headquartered in Spokane, Washington Varness said that Fred's expanded into the Tri-Cities area in 2011 and were waiting for that transition first.
The Missoula store will be located next to Loren's Carpet One and Madison Creek Furniture. Varness says that employment opportunities will be available as the Grand Opening date approaches.


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Ohio Education Officials Say State Has Safeguards Against Widespread Cheating on Standardized Tests
Ohio third-graders are gearing up to take a reading test that could determine whether they are promoted or held back. In some states, high-stakes testing has driven educators to do the unthinkable: cheat.
But there are safeguards in place in Ohio to lessen the chance of a standardized testing scandal.
High-stakes tests can be stressful for students. But they also can turn up the heat on teachers and administrators who have a lot riding on standardized tests: district report cards, school ratings, teacher evaluations, funding, even building closures.
While no Ohio district has been accused of cheating on standardized tests, Ohio Auditor Dave Yost found Columbus City Schools manipulated grade and attendance data to improve academic standing.
Some of the country's largest districts went further.
Atlanta and Philadelphia Public Schools are mired in cheating scandals. Atlanta district employees changed test answers. Philadelphia remains under investigation for cheating.
Philadelphia Inquirer reporter Kimberly Graham said investigators discovered wrong test answers were erased and correct ones filled in. Some students were advised on which answers to mark.
"One teacher described to me a situation where students, who were kind of on the bubble, you know, close to being able to pass but not quite there, were given the test together in the library," Graham said. "And basically they sat at a table with a school administrator who coached them which answers they should fill in."
But Ohio education officials say it has safeguards in place to prevent cheating on standardized tests. Jim Wright, who directs the department's office of curriculum and assessment, said the state conducts erasure analyses on standardized tests to look for signs of cheating. He added test booklets are continuously accounted for.
"Who is to have access, a chain of custody, so to speak, of those materials and so forth. Who can have access to, rules around who can administer, all of those things are in place through an administrative code," Wright said.
Next year the state plans to move some standardized tests from traditional paper and pencil, to online exams, which could reduce opportunities to cheat.
"The online will change some of the issues," Wright said. "Because it's no longer worrying about the chain of custody and the paper getting shipped and getting lost and so forth. But now it's a whole new set of issues around the computer-based testing. So right now we have rules in place that have been there for a long time. Over the next few years as we transition there are going to be some changes that we're going to have to learn from."
University of Wisconsin-Madison associate professor James Wollack directs the institution's testing and evaluation center.
"Individual educators have a lot, you know, a lot on the line," Wollack said.
Wollack co-edited Handbook of Test Security, which is used by districts across the country. He says online tests make it harder to cheat. And he adds companies that run computer-based exams have the infrastructure to look for irregular patterns.
"I certainly don't want to use fear tactics as the only approach," he said. "But I do I think it's perfectly reasonable to remind educators that it's increasingly hard to hide from this because the tools that are out there to detect it are getting better and better."
The scandals that erupted in Atlanta and Philadelphia have brought increased security and scrutiny on high-stakes tests.
In Ohio, high-stakes tests are here to stay. Third-graders are preparing to take the state reading exam. Last fall, a third of them failed the test. Unless their scores improve, they risk being held back.


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Okay, I'm really late in publicizing this, if only because I was afraid there was a chance I would not be there. However, I plan on being at the Drinking Right Blogger Holiday Party tomorrow (Sunday) at 12:00 noon, and you should be there, too. Unfortunately Fred at Real Debate let out what really happens at these events:
"What we actually do is sit there and stare blankly at the walls until we get at email on Owen's blackberry from GOP officials or Charlie Sykes telling us what to agree upon. We then nod up and down in agreement in time with whatever music is playing in the background."
Look, if you're liberal we can help you. There's a secret message hidden in every talk radio broadcast audible only to those of us with special microchips implanted in our skulls. We'll be installing new microchips tomorrow, so you don't want to miss this.
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LACONIA — The Lakes Region's exclusive farm-to-table restaurant has been recognized for its culinary offerings and its locally sourced ingredients. Celebrate NH magazine, the New Hampshire Liquor & Wine Outlets' monthly publication will be featuring Chef Kevin Halligan and Local Eatery in The Restaurateur column which appears in their May-June issue. The featured article focuses on Halligan's whole animal, nose-to-tail and local sourcing philosophies; inviting diners to enjoy Local Eatery's intimate, fresh and delicious dining experience inside its 35-seat establishment or its seasonal, outdoor patio.
Halligan has been chosen to join the Celebrity Chefs being featured by the 2014 NH Restaurant Week (May 16-23). This invitation includes the opportunity for Halligan to get up-close and personal with local "foodies" during the week's kick-off event on May 15. Tickets for this event are $25 per person and must be purchased in advance. Ticket price includes an evening with the 2014 Celebrity Chefs, as they come together to share techniques and trade secrets, while you savor the fine dining. For more information on the 3rd Annual NH Restaurant Week and to view Halligan's Celebrity Chef profile, check out www.restaurantweeknh.com
For more "Local" happenings, to make your recommended reservations, or to check out Chef Kevin's current menu visit www.laconialocaleatery.com.
Kevin Halligan, owner and executive chef of the Local Eatery in downtown Laconia, is featured the upcoming issue of Celebrate NH magazine. (Courtesy photo)


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FOXBOROUGH, Mass. – Temperatures are expected to touch 100 degrees on Wednesday afternoon in Richmond, Virginia, where the New England Revolution will begin its 2014 U.S. Open Cup campaign later that night against the Richmond Kickers (USL PRO).
The fourth-round match at City Stadium is scheduled to kick off at 7 p.m., and a live stream of the action will be available on revolutionsoccer.net.
Current Form: Revs second in the East at WC break; Kickers riding 11-game unbeaten run
Back-to-back losses sent the Revolution (7-5-2, 23 pts.) into the current World Cup break on a bit of a sour note, but the club still occupies second place in the Eastern Conference, two points back of first-place D.C. United with a game in hand. The Revs return to league action on June 28, when they'll host the Philadelphia Union.
But first the Revs will begin their quest to raise the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup trophy for a second time, having won this tournament back in 2007. Last year, New England was eliminated at the quarterfinal stage by eventual champion D.C., and this year head coach Jay Heaps wants his side to make an even deeper run.
"There's a trophy at the end of it and there's qualification into a bigger tournament," said Heaps, referring to the automatic berth into the CONCACAF Champions League for the Open Cup winner. "I think it's an important tournament that we take seriously. It's something that this club has won before and another trophy that we want to get."
New England's first hurdle is a red-hot Richmond side which enters Wednesday night's game riding an 11-game unbeaten run (6-0-5) in USL PRO league play. That run of form has lifted the Kickers (7-1-6, 27 pts.) into second place in the USL PRO standings at the midway point of the season.
Richmond reached this stage of the Open Cup after coming from behind to beat amateur side New York Greek American Atlas (USASA), 2-1, back in late May. An early deficit and a three-and-a-half hour weather delay threatened to derail the Kickers, but a late goal from Tishan Hanley sent Richmond through to the next round.
Past Meetings: Revs eliminated Kickers in the third round of the 2008 Open Cup
Wednesday night's meeting will be just the second all-time between the Revs and Kickers, who clashed in the third round of the Open Cup back in 2008. New England hosted that match in New Britain, Conn., and cruised to a comfortable 3-0 victory behind goals from Sam Brill, Joe Germanese and Taylor Twellman.
Only two players who dressed for the Revolution in that match remain on New England's roster: Chris Tierney, who had a pair of assists against Richmond, and goalkeeper Brad Knighton, who served as the backup to Doug Warren. Knighton is likely to start Wednesday night's match at City Stadium.
Injury Report: Heaps to use a "blended" lineup with Revs on a break from league play
This match falls directly in the middle of the Revolution's three-week hiatus from MLS action, leaving Heaps to find the proper balance between keeping key starters sharp while also providing valuable minutes to some players who haven't seen significant time in the league.
Wednesday night's lineup is expected to reflect that balance, with a healthy mix of players who've played key roles in MLS action and players who are hungry for increased minutes.
"It's going to be a blend," said Heaps. "I think because there isn't a game on Saturday, we can blend it a little bit more; play certain guys a little bit more, play some guys that haven't played. To me, it's going to be a pretty even blend across.
"We want to put out the best lineup we can, while being mindful of players that need a little bit of rest and that don't need that extra travel."
Three players can be ruled out for Wednesday night: Kevin Alston (R hamstring) and Shalrie Joseph (L calf) are both sidelined by injuries, while Jerry Bengtson is in the midst of the group stage of the 2014 FIFA World Cup with Honduras.
Charlie Davies remains hopeful that he can play some part, however, having been removed from the injury report as he recovers from a right calf injury. Davies hasn't featured since a 33-minute substitute appearance in New England's 2-0 win over Sporting Kansas City on April 26.
Final Thoughts: Recent break could help refreshed Revs amidst steamy conditions
"You have to pick your moments," Heaps said about the expected game-time temperature of 92 degrees. "You can't be 90 minutes of high pressure, but you have to pick your moments to win opportunities in the other team's half. So it's a little bit about professionalism, it's a little bit about management, but it's also about bringing a fresh group of guys."


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In the Bathtub of the World
In the Bathtub of the World is an inspiring documentary that follows the life of one man and his journey. A documentarian named Caveh Zahedi decides that he will record himself for one minute of each day over the course of a year. The outcome of his project proves to be a candid portrait into the man's life. This documentary shows that a man can truly live without an ego if he really wants to.
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The mother of three girls allegedly slain by their father is pleading for his family not to sell their home in River Falls.
Jessica Shauffhausen posted the request email on the Facebook memorial page devoted to her three daughters, Amara, Sophie and Cecilia. She said she sent it to the Realtor that had listed her family home, where her former husband allegedly killed their daughters during an unannounced visit.
Aaron Shauffhausen faces first degree intentional homicide charges and could face a jury trial in April.
The girls' mother said Aaron Schauffhasen stands to gain financially from the sale because he's the mortgage holder on the home. She said on the Facebook tribute page to her daughters that the proceeds could disqualify him for representation by a public defender, and could delay the case.
Edina Realty has dropped the home from its listings. The asking price was about $230,000.
Maria Verven is a spokeswoman for Edina Realty and the Hudson agent who took the sale.
"She took the listing after being approached by the grandmother of the victims, and only upon further investigation did she realize and we realize that Mr. Shaffhausen could potentially profit from the sale. So after receiving a request from Jessica, Edina Realty and its agent chose to cancel the listing," Verven said.
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As you run, try to keep your hands at waist level, right about where they might lightly brush your hip bones. It's not uncommon to see beginners, especially as they get tired, holding their hands way up by their chest. Trouble is, this posture tends to create tension in your arms which travels up through your shoulders. You actually get more tired holding your arms that way.
Keep your hands relaxed. You might try touching your thumb and fingers lightly together, as if holding a pencil. The idea is to keep your arms and hands as relaxed and comfortable as possible while on the run.
Keep your posture straight and erect. Head up, back straight, shoulders level. Check your posture once in a while. As you get tired toward the end of the run, it's common to slouch a little, which can be a minor contributor to shin splints and lower-back pain.
Avoid bouncing. Too much up-and-down movement is wasted energy and can be hard on your feet and legs. Try to land softly on your feet, almost as if running on eggshells. The idea is to maintain an economy of motion, with every action dedicated to keeping you moving forward. That goes for your arms, too--no need for exaggerated arm-pumping (except for on the occasional hill). While some side-to-side arm swinging is natural, try to limit it. For example, avoid allowing your?hands to cross your navel on the run.
How Do I breathe?Many new runners are preoccupied with their breathing as they run their first few miles. We get questions about whether it's best to breathe in through the mouth or through the nose, about how quickly a runner should breathe, about the proper shape of the mouth when exhaling.
Don't worry about it. As a new runner, there's no need to concern yourself with the modest performance benefits to be gained from subtle breathing patterns. You've been breathing all your life, and your body will figure out the best way to get the air it needs. Just breathe as naturally as possible and put it out of your mind.
If you're running in cold weather, though, you may experience a kind of burning sensation from the cold air. Breathing through the nose can help compensate for this, as can breathing through a scarf or turtleneck.
Make It a HabitThe important thing in the first few weeks is to get in the habit of exercise. Develop a training routine and make it part of your schedule. It doesn't matter where or when, but try to be consistent. Find a training partner if possible; on days when motivation is low, a commitment to meet your partner will help keep you going. If you do run with a partner it should be someone of similar fitness. Joining a club that caters to beginners can help with motivation and be a good source of advice and coaching.
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In 1995 Parliament passed an Act giving local councils the leading role in boosting the energy efficiency of Britain's homes by 30% by 2011, saving millions of tonnes of CO2 emissions a year. Now the government plans to repeal it.
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The 2017 RAV4 captures the spirit of freedom that began with the original RAV4, yet breaks new ground in refinement, practicality and technology. The traditionally mounted spare now resides under the cargo floor so that the RAV4 now has a true liftgate, opening up instead of out. Opt for the RAV4 Limited and you'll get a power liftgate with jam protection that even offers height adjustment. From its efficient engine to its new 6-speed automatic transmission and updated suspension, RAV4 is every bit a driver's machine. It's now available with the Dynamic Torque-Control All-Wheel Drive system. It improves handling by distributing power from front to rear, and manages the vehicle's braking system from side to side for maximum control. RAV4's standard 2.5L engine produces 176hp along with 172 lb.-ft. of torque. A hybrid model also exists with a combined peak power of 194hp. AWD is standard on the hybrid model as it uses a third electric motor on the rear axle to provide those wheels with torque when the system senses it requires power to those wheels. Even with all the leg room offered by RAV4's interior, there's still plenty of room for your gear. In fact, you can stow up to 35.6 cubic feet of cargo with the rear seatbacks in their upright position. You can even fold the second-row seats in seconds by pulling the handle up and lower the seatbacks to create a wide, flat load space with 70.6 cubic feet of cargo capacity. Optional features now include Blind Spot Monitoring with Rear Cross-Traffic Alert which provides audible and visual cues when the RAV4 detects oncoming traffic. Available features include display Audio with Navigation and Entune, 11 JBL GreenEdge speakers in seven locations with a subwoofer and amplifier.* The price for this vehicle as equipped does not include charges such as: License, Title, Registration Fees, State or Local Taxes, Finance Charges, Credit Investigation, Optional Credit Insurance, Physical Damage or Liability Insurance, Delivery Fees, or a negotiable $150 Documentary Fee. * At Michael's it's all about you! We have an A BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU report and a great reputation! Contact Michael's for a full list of all options on this vehicle. Come see us at 3080 148th Ave SE Bellevue, WA 98007.
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The Fasade 18 in. x 24 in. PVC Backsplash features a traditional 4 crosshatch silver pattern. This backsplash panel has a turn of the century authenticity right out of the box. It is easy to add this decorative element to your kitchen or bathroom. Just cut the panels with scissors or a utility knife before installing them with either 2 sided tapes or polyurethane construction adhesive.
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iFixit completes iPhone 5s teardown, finds interesting new changes in current handset
Date: Friday, September 20th, 2013, 08:14
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The gents at iFixit got busy again.
Granted, they were a little behind the Aussie teardown, but they still found some pretty cool stuff within the new iPhone 5s.
Per The Unofficial Apple Weblog, the iFixit teardown revealed the following:
– The confirmation of AuthenTec as the company behind the fingerprint sensor, which was expected since Apple acquired the biometric hardware company last year. The sensor uses a CMOS chip and requires 5 to ten images to create a complete profile of your fingerprint ridges.
– iFixit also noted that the display in the 5s should be familiar to everyone as it is "no bigger, better, or badder than the [iPhone] 5." In fact, it is the same 326 ppi Retina display assembly.
– iFixit has reported that the teardown is done and has given the iPhone 5s a 6 out of 10 for repairability. It gets a lower score for using pentalobe screws, a battery with a more sticky adhesive and an all-in-one front panel that includes the front glass, digitizer, and LCD.
– Other goodies include the potential identification of the camera module as a Sony component and the sighting of 1GB of RAM.
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"When I first met Sam, I wanted primarily to latch on to anything that might help make 'Godot' a success on Broadway," Alan Schneider wrote of his initial encounter with Samuel Beckett. "When I left him, I wanted nothing more than to please him."
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RANsquawk European Morning Briefing - 06/09/11
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CHF peg, bitchez.
yeah..is TD asleep? I am seeing the CHF down eight freaking percent against the USD
Swissy to be defended ~ 1.20 to the Euro... European stock mkts interpret this as good news... My morning reading of goat entrails leaves me uncertain... Am going to roll the chicken bones for confirmation...
funny SNB does not mention how many USD and EUROS they bought. Just mass psychology caused this 7 sigma event? Thanks to brilliant mr. hildebrand my gold and silver bars are up in swissies
"funny SNB does not mention how many USD and EUROS they bought."
Numbers are scary so they didn't release them...
Mkts are reacting to rumor... SOS
from a statistical view point the last time a 7 sigma event happened was before the big bang of the universe!
I don't buy the big bang theory... but my beliefs don't affect the price of bananas... and the discussion is about Swiss bananas... :)
Scientists understand propaganda almost as well as Gobbels... Get on topic and stay there... and make it simple enough for the dumbest to understand... if it is repeated enough times... IOWs don't try to feed them anything that a 2nd grader couldn't understand = there is a simple explanation for the universe, it was caused by the 'big bang'... never mind that we don't have a clue what existed prior to the 'big bang' or what takes place at singularity! Duh...
i think the discussion is about the Swiss banana federation.
Wait a minute, the swiss can vote on every public toilet installed but not on billions invested in eurobonds?
Even direct " democrazy" helps primarily the banksters
Goldman's double speak and deceit.
PEG EURCHF => print CHF... official start currencies war! GOLD? Only a direction. Long bond of SNB...opposite direction!!
CHF peg will work out great, nothing to see here crisis averted.
Chicken bone reading = long physical gold... Be right and sit tight.
Every soverign wants a currency weaker than all other soverigns = impossible
Anyone knw what caused the drop in gold overnight? Went to bed it was at 1912, woke up 5 hours later, was down to 1883. Back up some now, but still curious. Would the SNB announcement have caused the drop?
I think so, causes the USD and EUR to strengthen, check back in 2 weeks. As Snidley commented above they can't all weaken their currencies at the same time
Freedom... Shanghai announced a small margin hike in gold... about 1%...
"SHANGHAI (Commodity Online) : China's largest Gold exchange, The Shanghai Gold Exchange will raise trading limits and margin requirements on its gold and Silver forward contracts on Sept. 9 to prevent excessive volatility."
"In a statement, SGC said it will temporarily raise trade margins and daily trading limits for both its gold and silver forward contracts ahead of a long weekend to allow traders more latitude to adjust to overseas price movements.
Chinese exchanges are closed Sept 10-12 for the Mid-Autumn Festival.
Trading margins for the gold forward contract, Au(T+D) , will be raised starting Sept 9 to 13 percent from 12 percent, while the daily circuit breaker would be lifted to 10 percent from 9 percent.
The Silver Gold forward contract, Ag(T+D) , will also see its trading margin raised by one percentage point to 16 percent, while daily movement will be raised to 12 percent, from 10 percent.
The SGE said the collateral and daily price limits for both contracts would revert back to their pre-holiday levels on Sept. 14 if those limits were not breached on the first day of market re-opening on Sept 13."
raise margins on assets going up, custodians/banks use the extra margin to buy bonds and equities...or is my tinfoil hat too tight?
Certainly possible... Unless custodians/banks are stuffing the fiat into mattresses, and I don't buy that.
yeah...Kitco is showing the CHF off 8.5% now against the USD. These types of moves in major currencies happen all the time, go back to sleep man
So all the safe haven swissie buyers now have to buy gold instead. Guess I'm not going to get that pullback I wanted :-/
That's what I would have thought, too, so I was surprised to see gold pull back after the announcement.
USD gained about 8% on CHF at 2am EST, gold priced in USD moves lower, agree with you though a lot of safe haven CHF buyers have now lost another "asset" class to store wealth while gold of course still remains. They're attempting to bring all the currencies down in unison which longer term is good for gold. Give it a few hours unless they have more tricks up their sleeves.
Thanks. Makes sense. It does seem that, long term, this news ought to be very good for gold, since the Swiss Franc and gold have been the two biggest safety zones lately.
Some short term volatility could be expected as I'd imagine there were a few franc denominated positions that suddenly found themselves needing to get liquid. That's my explanation for now. I was hoping for something more significant in the pullback but once the volatility caused by the peg has shaken out, probably won't get it now.
Still dreaming of 2008 when everything tanked, even the PMs. Loaded up on PMs at that time, would love to get another shot at it. Thought my OTM puts in my strangle would trigger, maybe it will be the calls afterall.
Yes, a pullback like that would be nice. I loaded up on ugl during the pullback to 1700ish a little while ago. Spent the proceeds on physical over the weekend. Seems like we may not see a really big pullback unless there are some major changes in policies, which seems unlikely.
Message from SNB to speculators :- "We just clipped you for owning our currency, have a nice stay."
Message from SNB to ECB :- "Keep on buying all of that toxic sovereign trash, have fun turning yourself into a Bad Bank, we're watching your back buddy, have a nice day.
My question is -- who's footing the bill for this? The FED through a swap-line of unlimited proportions? Someone has to pay.
Exactly no currency trades in isolation, it demands a little more capital than just lifting some offers on an illiquid mining stock at the close.
Correction, they *were* watching the ECBs back. Now they just dumped it on the ECB and said, "your problem guys, we're sick of taking it for you".
Actually, you may be right after all, they're watching the ECBs back through a scope.
good point, weak EUR was at least good for exporters, this could get fugly fast.
CHF exposure in PIIGS must be incredibly deflationary right now for them to make a move this drastic..dayum
is it me or does the EU markets always seem to be slow on the uptake for news? Everything is good at first then after a few hours "wait...thats not good" and they start selling off...
Give them a break, they have to finish up their 4 Euro latte and read the funny pages, sport, restaurant reviews and TV guide before they get down to any actual work.
Or nip out for a quick cigarette and throw some Alka-Seltzer to the pigeons, if they're British traders. Sets the tone for the day. Self harm balanced by greater harm to a dumb animal.
Nice how Eurozone out-liers will now be used and/or abused to keep the Euro where it is needed. Basically keeping the Dollar where it is needed (on life support but alive, barely).
But everything is pointing to crack up and BOOM!
Blame the algos for the drop in au. Normally CHF and au move roughly in unison as both were safe havens. When the CHF shit itself au took a corresponding but irrational drop as well. I believe that was entirely algo led.
*first post bitchez - yay*
Yes, a 10% move in a currency within minutes, is usually a sign that um...something's not right.


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Monday, January 11, 2010
Roosevelt Island
The first such institution established on the island was a prison which was the source of much scandal. It was built in 1825. The second institution established on the island was The New York Lunatic Asylum that was used from 1837-1894 whose buildings included the Octagon which still stands today. Over 1700 patients were housed in this asylum, twice the suggested occupancy, and these patients were supervised by convicts from the neighboring prison. Charles Dickens was one of the more famous people to have visited this asylum and he described it as horrible and "very painful." A famous reporter, Nellie Bly, disguised herself as an inpatient and spent time in the asylum as well and she described the asylum a "human rat trap."
In addition to the horrible assylum and prison that marred blackwell island, the island was also the site of a Smallbox Hospital, which housed small pox patients from 1856 until 1886. The intense suffering that went on in this building added to it's ruined state have built numerous rumors about it's ghostly activity. The ruined hospital is now known as the Renwick Ruin and is brightly lit at night giving it a ghostly glow that only adds to stories.
I was lucky enough to visit my aunt on this island last year. She lives in one the large high rises that have consumed the once forlorn landscape of this island. She reports that she felt ill at ease when she visited the octagon and that it's atmosphere conveyed a sense of old sorrow. It is easy to forget, however, that the island was once filled with such mass suffering and sorrow. The island's atmosphere has been completely changed, but the ruins of the old hospital remain, reminding visitors that it wasn't so long ago that the island belonged to the tortured souls of the dying, the mad, the forgotten, and the imprisoned. To learn more about Roosevelt Island please visit: http://nyc10044.com/timeln/timeline.html
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- Autumnforest said...
Oh boy! I'm so glad you wrote about this one! I've been intrigued by that island ever since I first caught a glimpse of it. I wondered what it was. Later, I looked it up and learned more about it and was fascinated. It seemed hard to believe it sat there in NY and was not being utilized. I think it's possible to renovate and make it better, especially a site surrounded by water. It's as if it constantly keeps things changing. Great post!
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Roosevelt Island and have always wanted to go visit and shoot some video like scenes from spiderman.
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Ruud van Nistelrooy has sought to curtail the possibility of more speculation about his future by declaring that he wants to play a part in what Sir Alex Ferguson has described as another two or three years of "transition" at Manchester United. At various stages this season Van Nistelrooy has let it be known he is unhappy at the club's faltering progress but he has now made it clear he wants to remain at Old Trafford rather than seek another club with a better chance of winning the European Cup.
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Van Nistelrooy has never hidden his frustration that his five years in England have not yielded a more impressive collection of medals and specifically that his chances of winning the Champions League appear to have dramatically receded by staying loyal to Ferguson. There have also been times when officials at Old Trafford have become suspicious that Van Nistelrooy's agent, Rodger Linse, may have been trying to engineer a move for him, with some of Europe's most powerful clubs closely monitoring his situation.
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Van Nistelrooy, who has made 207 appearances for United, needs just two more goals to become the eighth player to score 150 for the club and join an elite band including George Best, Denis Law, Sir Bobby Charlton and Mark Hughes. He would love to do that on Saturday when United visit Liverpool in the fifth round of the FA Cup but the fact that he has never scored at Anfield suggests he may have to wait longer.
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This is all good information, and the pdf document gives a great deal of detailed technical information about OpenType, but the one thing I suspect most users, especially font fans, want to know is what applications are the ones that are "OpenType savvy"? I get questions all the time from people wanting to get Bickham Script's optional swashes and alternate characters. They see these things used, then buy the font and can't access them, because they aren't using an application that can take advantage of the features built into such fonts. When I tell them that the newer versions of Adobe's graphics software like InDesign & Illustrator are the only applications I've used that can do this, they are understandably frustrated. Not everyone who wants to use OT fonts can afford the investment required for those applications.
It's almost like a hidden secret about OpenType that only professionals can use, and it's a disservice to the more general user not to tell them up front that they may not be able to use all those great extra characters they wanted when they bought the font.
I admit that I am pretty ignorant on the topic of OpenType-savvy applications, since I only know those two applications from personal experience. Can you help me and the rest of us out with at least a partial list of applications that would be able to let someone use the more advanced features of these fonts
Thank you for your excellent comment, Mike. A majority of our customers are design professionals with access to Adobe's Creative Suite, so we tend to cater to their needs first, but we certainly shouldn't forget the hobbiest and casual users.
It frustrates me, too, that Microsoft has yet to fully support OpenType in Office (despite it being a format that they co-developed!).
Fortunately, many of the features are accessible to Mac users with the system Character Palette and "Typography" options in the Cocoa Text Palette.
In the coming weeks, we'll be adding more information about OpenType to FontShop.com, including an outline of which applications support which OpenType features. In the meantime, Adobe has provided a table of their own in their Adobe OpenType Guide.
As of version 10.4 (10.3?), the Mac OS has full OpenType support. This means that any application that uses the standard OS tools for text and fonts has access to all of the advanced typographic features in OpenType fonts.
If you're an Office user on the Mac, I think you're out of luck because Microsoft has implemented the text and font handling themselves. But for other applications, including the simple TextEdit, if you have OpenType fonts you can use all of the fun ligatures, swashes and other features your font has.
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