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Hello Dotties!
This week we will be delving into the challenging task of deciding on who makes it onto the most covetable of lists… the guest list. I recommend arranging a 'date night' with your partner; this will allow you to discuss the guest list in a nice relaxed environment! With a glass of bubbly in hand, you can jot down your dream list – the crème de la crème, the must haves and the maybes.
Once you have mastered "Guest List – Take 1", you will then need to think about the following:
- Your wedding venue ~ is there a limit to the number of guest you can invite?
- Your budget ~ consider the price 'per-head' to feed your fantastic family and friends. If your budget has a limit {as most do!}, you may need to reduce the numbers a little.
- How are you and your partner approaching the guest list? Are you sharing the number of guests equally? This is usually the best option and reduces the chance of arguments.
Each of you will have people that you simply HAVE to have with you on your special day, and they will be on the top of the list. There will be other people that you would love to have there on the day, but appreciate that if you have hit the limit on your side of the guest list, this may not be possible… however bartering and bribery may come in handy here!
After an evening of jotting down names and drinking bubbly, your list now almost there! I would now recommend that you put it to one side and revisit it in a week's time. This will give you both a chance to think about the guest list and if needed make any final tweaks before the invitations go out and the RSVPs come pouring in.
With "Guest List – Take 2" now perfected, pat yourselves on the back and start considering the design of your Save the Date {watch this space for a post on this soon!}. These can be sent out as soon as the guest list has been finalised, and are a great way to ensure that your special day is firmly noted in your guest's ever-hectic diaries!
Keeping a 'fingers crossed, just in case' list at hand is also a really good idea, in an instance where a guest unfortunately cannot attend, you will be able to invite someone from this 2nd list with such speed and efficiency they will never know that they weren't on the original list!
How many people are celebrating with you on your wedding day? How did you decide on your final guest list ~ we'd love to hear about it!
Happy planning, Jenna x
Ms Gingham says: Loving these weekly tips for organizing your wedding. Look out for next week's topic on food and catering.
About Jenna From Lucky Sixpence Events: "With over 10 years professional experience in event coordination & business management within the Arts, and a passion for creative design and all things 'wedding', I decided that it was time to merge my profession with my obsession; the result was Lucky Sixpence Events."
Missed some installments of this series on organizing your wedding? Catch up here.
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Fats Protect Cells
New findings from a study on infant rats suggest that the high-fat diet of newborns, and the related increased production of a specific protein, protects their brain cells from damage that otherwise may accompany prolonged seizures. The finding may lead to new strategies to prevent brain injury in adults.
Seizures affect one in every 25 infants and children and more than 1 percent of all adults, where they may be associated with progressive loss of brain volume. Therefore, understanding how the immature brain prevents seizure-induced cell injury or death could point the way for researchers to develop new strategies aimed at preventing such damage in the mature brain.
In a study published in the online issue of the Annals of Neurology, Dr Tallie Z. Baram, the Danette Shepard Chair in Neurological Sciences at UCI, and her team found very high levels of a protein called uncoupling protein 2 (UCP2) in the brains of newborn rats. UCP2 production is stimulated by fatty acids, which are the products of dietary fat metabolism. This high level of UCP2 may provide the protection from brain damage seen in infants who have seizures.
In the mature brain, seizures and other trauma kill and damage nerve cells by interfering with structures called mitochondria. Popularly referred to as "the energy factories of cells," these cellular structures shuttle compounds back and forth during metabolic processes to produce energy.
"However," Baram says, "a seizure can 'rev up' brain cells and their corresponding demand for fuel. The energy assembly line cannot keep up with this demand, the system gets jammed, reactive oxygen compounds form, and the cell is injured or dies."
Surprisingly, the neonatal and immature brain seems to be immune to this damage.
Baram and her colleagues hypothesized that uncoupling proteins -- specifically UCP2 found in mitochondrial membranes -- reduce the formation of reactive oxygen compounds and decrease the potential for cell injury in the brains of immature rats. They found that UCP2 function and levels were significantly greater in immature animals. UCP2 production is increased by fatty acids, the breakdown products of dietary fat, and rat pups obtain most of their nutrition from maternal milk, which is very rich in fat.
The protective actions of UCP2 may also help explain why the ketogenic high-fat diet works in human children to prevent or dramatically reduce seizures, Baram said. This diet is used to treat severe, medicine- resistant seizures in children.
Although some preliminary unpublished data suggest a high-fat diet enhances UCP2 levels in the brains of mature mice, fatty acids may be less influential on the brain chemistry of older animals. "This critical issue obviously needs to be carefully evaluated," says Baram.


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GULF OF MEXICO — The Department of Interior says it has set a December date for the next Gulf offshore oil and natural gas lease sale — the first such sale since the Deepwater Horizon explosion and BP oil spill.
The Dec. 14 sale will take place in New Orleans in the Superdome and include all the unleased areas in an area known as the Western Gulf Planning Area offshore Texas.
Interior Secretary Ken Salazar said yesterday oversight of deepwater drilling has been strengthened and the industry has improved its ability to contain a subsea blowout and respond to a spill.
Tommy Beaudreau, the director of the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, says the decision to hold a lease sale was done "after careful analysis" of the effects of the BP spill.
The sale will cover 3,913 unleased blocks covering more than 21 million acres. The leases are located between nine and 250 miles offshore and in water depths from 16 feet to more than 10,975 feet.
BOEM estimates the lease sale could result in the production of 222 million to 423 million barrels of oil and 1.49 to 2.65 trillion cubic feet of natural gas.
Officials say the minimum bid for leases in water depths of 1,312 feet and greater will go up from $37.50 to $100 an acre. Raising the minimum bid will prevent leases from being sold and left inactive. Officials say that leases sold for less than $100 an acre in the past 15 years mostly went untouched.
The Interior Department says raising the minimum bid will "discourage companies from inventorying offshore acreage that they are unlikely to explore during the lease term."
The minimum bid for leases in shallower water will remain at $25 per acre.
Oil giant BP PLC, which owned the deepsea well at the center of last year's disaster, is currently the biggest leaseholder in the Gulf.


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Banner Is Best… But Where in the Banner?
You have an account where the real - and perceived - success or failure hinges on one exact match keyword. You've done everything in your power to optimise, optimise, optimise and now have a quality score of 10... so, what next?
The Scene
You are currently hovering below your cost per sale target and so happen to have room to manoeuvre. You also have a switched on client who knows their market, PPC and their competitors. How do you devise a bidding strategy that keeps you on target, drives more sales and shows the client that you really are doing everything in your power as campaign manager extraordinaire to whoop the competition?
My colleague Alistair has written extensively on why using the average position metric can be a red herring. And, looking at the data in this test shows that there isn't an obvious relationship between CTR and the average position metric when in the banner. However, there is a clear and distinct relationship between CPC and click through rate. 'Doh' I hear you cry. But how do you go about testing and measuring it? How do you show you are squeezing out as much juice as you can from this one keyword?
You might be like me (a bit of a scrooge) – I don't like to just pin the tail on the donkey and aim for position one. On principle I don't want to pay the most until I know it works for my account. You may also share my nervousness that your competitors' campaigns may be run by the type of manager whose approach boils-down to "hammering that keyword". Cue bidding war.
So, what to do?
The Auction Insights Tool
The Auction Insights report provides keyword-level data for impression share, average position, overlap rate, position above rate, and top of page rate for you and those that you compete with in the same auction. With a 100% impression share and a consistent 95% top of page rate, I am already giving my account's ad the best chance of acquiring those all-important clicks. But what can be done to further polish and refine my strategy?
The Test
I noted in the Auction Insights report that the client's primary competitor also happened to be the only other advertiser to have comparable impression share and top of page rate statistics. Curiosity sparked, I read on to discover that they were above me 80% of the time. This begs the question… What would it cost me to show above them more often than not? Will I generate more clicks and sales? Can I still meet my targets?
So, I incrementally increased bids week by week and this is what I found…
The Results
Comparing weeks -2 and +2 (week zero being the week of action):
- An increase in the CPC of 30% resulted in a 57% reduction in the position above rate of my rival
- I got 57% more clicks per day on average
- I also saw an increase in sales of 18%
* The fact that both the increase in clicks per day and the reduction in the position above rate both ended up at 57% appears to be a complete coincidence
I was paying more per click, for more clicks, and effectively my conversion rate dropped. But, having breathing space with the cost per sale target meant I brought in a higher volume of sales which levelled out as bang on target.
More sales whilst on target = Happy Face.
The Small Print
This test is obviously anecdotal, it is based on one keyword, for one month, in one account. It will be interesting to see if this sparks similar tests by fellow PPC managers and whether they find similar results.


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Your Thanks: Harley 'Bike Night' boosts disability services
Independent Disability Services would like to thank CeeCee Philipps and her staff at Kutter Harley-Davidson for providing a wonderful fundraising opportunity for IDS. Through Kutter's "Tuesday Bike Nights," IDS was able to raise funds for those with disabilities and special needs in our community.
Fundraisers such as "Tuesday Bike Nights" make it possible for IDS to positively affect the quality of life for people with disabilities and special needs. Kutter Harley-Davidson's commitment to helping local nonprofit organizations within the community is to be applauded.
We would also like to thank Scott Hembrook from Culligan Water, the Rainbow Bridge Band and all of the volunteers who made this possible. We look forward to working with CeeCee and her staff in the future. We, and those we serve, deeply appreciate their generosity.
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This is great, because my son goes bananas every time he sees a school bus on the road. Even if it's the weekend and we happen to drive by the bus garage, my son will point feverishly and shout, "Look daddy! School busses in the parking lot, daddy! School busses in the parking lot!" Score.
The premise is simple, yet leads to many wonderful adventures - Ms. Frizzle has to be teacher of the century, let alone the year. Instead of having her students sit around and watch boring film strips from the 70's, she goes above and beyond every day to make education fun. She has a pet lizard named Liz, always dresses in the theme of whatever she's teaching, and has an electric personality that keeps her students engaged from the first bell to the last. Oh, and she takes her students on daily field trips in a magic school bus that can transform, shrink and even time travel, making Ms. Frizzle's class the most hands-on educational experience of all time. Nothing is off limits, be it the depths of the sea or the infinite void of space, traveling through our blood stream and digestive system, exploring beehives and anthills, and even taking a first-hand look at prehistoric times. Is it really any wonder why her students are always so eager to learn?
I was heading into my teens when The Magic School Bus premiered in 1994, so I have no nostalgic attachment to it (although I did appreciate the books in my younger years). That being said, the show apparently did well enough to produce 52 episodes over the course of 4 seasons. Since this was my first time with the show, I was mostly concerned with how the educational material would be presented. Would it feel forced and dry like elementary school science class programming, or would each adventure feel genuine, allowing the information to roll out effortlessly with the story? I mean, kids have a short attention span, so if all the fun and excitement comes to a grinding halt every two minutes to allow Ms. Frizzle to prattle on like a textbook come to life, chances are they're going to lose interest. My son especially, since he's a bit younger than the suggested '4 and up' age recommendation.
I was pleasantly surprised to find the subject matter to always be on point, never hindering the show's ability to present us with new visuals and exciting events every step of the way. Despite the fact The Magic School Bus provides its young audience with a lot of information in any given episode, the show is consistently fun, and thanks to Ms. Frizzle's unique personality, it's also consistently funny. Ms. Frizzle is definitely the 'glue' of the show, but it would be a huge mistake to undermine the rest of the animated cast - her students. These kids could have been written as empty bodies, students that would merely be dragged along for the ride while the show attempted to teach and entertain. The writers seemingly knew this would have been a detriment to the show, because if the kids aren't relatable, than the kids at home aren't likely to respond, or maintain interest for that matter. No, each student has a very strong (and fun) personality, and not a single kid is exactly alike. The contrast between their characterizations are quite strong, actually, so no matter how your kid is 'wired', there's going to be at least one person on the show they'll identify with.
Another concern I had about The Magic School Bus, was that some of the material might have been a little scary, or at the very least, inappropriate for my child. It would have been easy for the show to utilize some mild violence for comedic effect (nothing extreme mind you, but it still sends the wrong message), but the show steers clear of anything questionable in that respect. However, I did find as an adult that the show contains some inappropriate puns. They're nothing to really complain about since they're subtle enough that your kid probably won't understand them until they're way too old to be watching the show, but if you're uncomfortable letting your kid hear such things as mild as they may be, you've been warned.
All in all, The Magic School Bus surpassed my expectations, delivering not only the educational goods, but being entertaining enough to keep my two year old glued to the television for the entirety of each episode. I'm glad I took the opportunity to introduce my child to the show, because he's a big, big fan of books. I tried to read The Magic School Bus to him before, but the books were too wordy and 'all over the place' (not in context, but in presentation), so I knew he wasn't going to get what was going on like he would with a Berenstein Bears book. But since this show is entertaining enough for him now, he'll be able to grow with the show and make more and more sense of things as time goes on. The upside to that? It means that he'll have a firm foundation as a toddler that this educational show is a ton of fun, so when he begins to understand in a couple of years that he's actually learning while watching, he won't be turned off by being 'tricked' with edutainment. So, I say forget the 4+ age recommendation; Go ahead and start your child as early as possible. Every kid is different, but I really don't think you have much to lose if you invest in The Magic School Bus - The Complete Series now. As an added bonus, you'll likely find the show to be as imaginative and wondrous as your kids will!
The video presentation (in an aspect ratio of 4:3) is adequate, but it's nothing to write home about, either. The entire show utilizes a lot of yellows, reds, greens and blues, but the image looks a little drab, somewhat washed out. This was to be expected from such a program for numerous reasons - The show could have been edited for broadcast on tape, the source may not have been in pristine condition after all these years, and I'm sure the encoding done by New Video Group or Scholastic Media isn't as pristine as something that Fox might be able to accomplish for The Simpsons or Family Guy. Still though, after a few minutes of watching you're pretty much acclimated to the look, and let's be honest - Your kid isn't going to care. Despite the slightly hampered, faded 'contrast', black levels are quite strong so dark areas in the program never look murky. Furthermore, the show seems to stay away from any kind of digital blocking or troubling aliasing, so The Magic School Bus never looks downright ugly.
Presented in stereo, The Magic School Bus, much like its video presentation, is adequate but nothing to write home about. The dialogue is clear and it's never hard to understand what people are saying, and the music and sound effects are never muffled, but the whole thing comes off sounding kind of flat. But, again, are your kids really going to care? Absolutely not. You'll probably need to turn up the volume more than you're used to in order to get the 'full effect' as was intended, but don't worry, this doesn't give way to distortion or clipping. For what it's worth, the encode is fine on a technical level.
The packaging sports a box housing 8 DVD's in 8 thinpacks. It's a plain packaging option, and this makes the box a bit thicker than modern DVD packaging probably should be, but they've gone above and beyond by including a lenticular cover.
There are no disc based extras across the 8 discs in this set, but considering the audience this set is meant for, that's not a bad thing. Wisely, Scholastic Media have included a book that treats kids to brain-busters (obviously not frustratingly difficult ones), trivia, experiments, as well as a section that helps parents to prepare lessons and learning options. Including such an activity book is exactly the kind of thing that educational DVD's should include more often, especially since this includes the parents in the activities as well. A nice touch by Scholastic Media, indeed.
That being said, it would have been nice if Scholastic Media could have come up with some on-disc material that was just as interactive as the activity book. DVD isn't exactly in its infancy, and I'm sure something simple could have been whipped up pretty quick.
The Magic School Bus is highly imaginative, educational programming that's both fun and funny, and for those that are especially careful of what their children see, it's also non-violent. Although the age recommendation is for children 4 and up, my 2 year old has had a blast watching these, and I feel he's going to benefit greatly from getting into real 'edutainment' programming at such an early age. This means that this show is really ideal for any tyke no matter how small, and considering it's entertaining enough to keep adults from feeling bored, viewing of The Magic School Bus can actually be a family activity. The supplemental material, which comes in the form of a children's book that includes a teaching guide for parents, really helps to solidify the notion that learning should involve the whole family. After all, if you don't seem interested in something, you can't really expect your kid to take an interest, can you? The Magic School Bus has seen other releases, sometimes with overlapping episodes, but this set contains all 52 wondrous episodes, 30 of which are brand spankin' new to DVD. That being said, it would have been nice if some activities were included on-disc, and the A/V presentation, although adequate, is flat all around. Recommended.


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20 Questions: Rah Rah
They're Canada's next big thing, a band with pop smarts and a live show that can't be missed, and here they tell us everything you need to know: why Bob Dylan is amazing, which Prime Minster they're not a fan of, and which band they'd like to eat vindaloo with.
The Poet's DeadBand: Rah Rah
Label: Hidden Pony
US Release Date: 2012-10-22
It continues to amaze just how long it takes for some bands to get the payoff they deserve.
Case in point: look at Rah Rah: here's a group of energetic Canadian songsmiths who have gone from party-hearty rock 'n' roll animals to established pop veterans, gaining great notoriety in their homeland but only recently did they start making inroads in the States and abroad. The original founding trio of Erin & Joel Passmore and Marshall Burns (multi-instrumentalists all) slowly began absorbing members of other bands like Despistado, creating a sound that was energetic but not without a through-line of actual musicianship, as violins, keys, and numerous things being pounded on created a sound that was dense but accessible, thoughtful but also dance-inducing as well. In short, the group was very much out to do their own thing, and are still waiting for the world to catch up.
Now, with this year's The Poet's Dead garnering attention even before its release, the group is slowly working their way into the mainstream. Since their formation in 2005, one of the hallmarks of the group has been their raucous live shows, featuring pom-poms, Pop Rocks, and a whole slew of colorful clothes that helped the group form a bond with their audience in the form of a giant party. Yet despite their unabashed enthusiasm, The Poet's Dead shows the group a bit more stripped down, a bit more formal, and very much in tune with their vision. "Prairie Girl" would be a carefree hit in lesser hands, but is a wonderfully smart song in Rah Rah's, smart and catchy at the same time without having to concede to anything. It's what makes the group's sound work, and is what is bringing them attention still even months before the disc's release.
Now, founding member Marshall Burns takes another step forward with PopMatters' 20 Questions, here revealing an affinity for Bob Dylan and Moonrise Kingdom, discovering Howlin' Wolf for the first time, and which band he would've felt most at home with while wearing a leather jacket and eating vindaloo . . .
1. The latest book or movie that made you cry?
When I was 13, I read the Subtle Knife by Phillip Pullman and the ending made me tear up. I haven't cried since.
2. The fictional character most like you?
The little boy in the new Wes Anderson movie Moonrise Kingdom. He is a romantic and naive to the greater world but is also very calculated.
3. The greatest album, ever?
Either Time Outta Mind or Blood on the Tracks by Bob Dylan. Lyrically he is unparalleled, while his talents as a guitar player and singer are greatly underappreciated.
4. Star Trek or Star Wars?
Star Trek all the way. One tour Kristina (violin/keyboards) and I watched all of The Next Generation on my laptop on the back bench of our old van.
5. Your ideal brain food?
Listening to new music that really floors ya. The other night someone played Howlin' Wolf for me the first time. I'm still trying to process that..
6. You're proud of this accomplishment, but why?
I was an internationally-ranked table hockey player. It's nerdy, and probably lame, but I still think it's one of the best sports going!
7. You want to be remembered for . . . ?
Being a fair person, writing some good songs, and telling some good jokes.
8. Of those who've come before, the most inspirational are?
Musically for me it all comes back to Bob Dylan, Leonard Cohen, and Neil Young. I also love Woody Allen's humor and the way that he tells stories.
9. The creative masterpiece you wish bore your signature?
The first Ramones album. I think I woulda felt pretty badass wearing a leather jacket and eating some chicken vindaloo with Joey down on the Bowery.
10. Your hidden talents . . . ?
I've gotten pretty good at making mojitos lately. I've been living at my cabin all summer . . .
11. The best piece of advice you actually followed?
My parents told me to take my time with school and focus on making music. I am still taking classes when I can, but I don't feel badly anymore about putting off school to see where the band can take me.
12. The best thing you ever bought, stole, or borrowed?
When I was 14, my neighbor Les lent me his Telecaster for a year. Before that I had only played acoustic guitar. It was a revelation.
13. You feel best in Armani or Levis or . . . ?
I like my clothes to be somewhat clean, to somewhat fit, and to preferably not be made in China.
14. Your dinner guest at the Ritz would be?
Wilco. I would ask them about their gear and how they balance their personal and professional lives. Every interview I've seen with Jeff Tweedy he appears very articulate with well thought-out and unique ideas about songwriting and music in general.
15. Time travel: where, when, and why?
To a future time when space travel is cheap. To an alien planet. I wanna go to space.
16. Stress management: hit man, spa vacation, or Prozac?
Hanging out at my cabin. I like just sitting on the beach, doing the daily crossword, sitting around the campfire and listening to records.
17. Essential to life: coffee, vodka, cigarettes, chocolate, or . . .?
I don't drink coffee or smoke. I love beer, potato chips, and the Blue Jays, but I wouldn't say that they are essential in that I could live without them if I needed to . . . family and music are the true essentials but that is obvious . . .
18. Environ of choice: city or country, and where on the map?
Country. Lumsden Beach in the Qu'Appelle Valley. Thirty minutes north of our home town Regina, Saskatchewan.
19. What do you want to say to the leader of your country?
You have slashed funding to arts and culture, torn apart environmental protection, and shown disregard to First Nations. I have lost all respect for you.
20. Last but certainly not least, what are you working on, now?
Rehearsing with Rah Rah for a fall full of touring. It's gonna be a lot of fun and I'm really excited to start playing our new songs live.


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The NYT Claims BioShock: Infinite Had an Irrational Budget... Ken Levine Responds with Satire
Subject: General Tech | March 23, 2013 - 04:25 PM | Scott Michaud
Tagged: bioshock infinite
So The New York Times wrote an editorial about Irrational Games to lead-off the upcoming release of Bioshock: Infinite. The piece is fairly typical, describing co-founder Ken Levine along with the very nondescript studios nestled away within Quincy, Massachusetts. The piece focused on how much the team cares for their game Bioshock: Infinite...
... and then it speculated a quantity for how much they cared, citing unnamed analysts.
Of course this could not help but become a minor controversy like just about everything else surrounding Bioshock: Infinite these days. The piece reported a budget that was "upward of $100 million", excluding marketing which could add an extra $100 million to that figure. Naturally, $200 million dollar stories began to spring up online.
200 million for Infinite? Did someone send some checks to the wrong address? #unnamedanalyst
— Ken Levine (@IGLevine) March 22, 2013
This prompted a tweet-based response from Ken Levine, because who needs a PR firm when you got Twitter? Anyway, the man has a sarcastic sense of humor and this is no different.
While funny, this is not actually a denial. Games are quite expensive to produce and can be very expensive to market. Sure, the NYT figure is still probably an overshoot even if you were to zealously round up, but I would still hesitate to mock.
well i guess if you add the salaries and the lunches,,,,,
but it is clear in reading that the article is written with an official hard slant, sure if you spend time reading the last page and a half the tone changes but most will not go past page 1.
what will be real interesting is the NYT review of the game given the current political climate, i half expect the game to be thrashed.
There is a review on IGN and it looks like reviewer is in love with that game
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Serves 4
1 tablespoon minced ginger
1 cup yellow onions, cut into 1/4-inch dice
1 cup celery, cut into 1/4-inch dice
1/2 cup Shaoxing wine or dry sherry
4 cups low-sodium chicken stock
6 tablespoons cornstarch plus 4 tablespoons water for a slurry
1/2 pound Bay scallops
1/2 pound small shrimp, peeled and cleaned
1 pound crab, picked
1/2 pound oysters, shucked
2 tablespoons shiso ribbons or fresh tarragon, plus whole leaves for garnish
Juice of 1 lemon
8 crepes, warmed in 200 degree oven wrapped in parchment and foil
Grapeseed or canola oil for cooking
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
In a heavy-bottomed stockpot coated lightly with oil, saute ginger, onions and celery and season. When soft, deglaze with Shaoxing wine and reduce by 75%. Add chicken stock, bring to a boil and reduce by 25%. Whisk in cornstarch slurry to thicken, check for flavor and season again. While simmering, add seafood and cook through, about 4-5 minutes. Add shiso ribbons and lemon juice and stir briefly. To serve, lay one crepe on plate and spoon seafood filling down center. Fold sides over filling, and gently flip crepe so seam is on bottom. Repeat with remaining crepes and filling. Garnish each crepe with a whole shiso leaf, if desired.
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This November, Mozilla is up for renegotiation with Google for placement of Google search as the default search in Firefox and for the related subsidies that Google pays Mozilla, which reached almost $300 million last year. That comprised the majority of Mozilla's income. With Chrome establishing itself as a leader in the browser wars, its unclear what relationship Google will continue to pursue with Mozilla.
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All In the Family
I love my family.
In a day and age when families are not as valued as they have been in previous years and people try to provide excuses (I mean reasons) to avoid their families, there is not a group of people with whom I would rather spend time.
I enjoy doing things with my family (no matter how mundane); cooking and sharing meals; and simply just spending time with them – collectively and individually. My mom and I sound alike, my dad and I look alike, and my brothers and I act alike. I enjoy lunches with my grandmothers and peppering them with questions about their childhoods and years as young adults.
I love my family.
Don't get me wrong. There are oddballs. Quite frankly to some in my family, I'm probably an oddball. But, that's okay. We are all nuts that have been shaken from the same branchy tree.
One of the things that I love is reuniting with all the members of my family. Not just those in my immediate family or my grandmothers and aunts and uncle, but the whole gang of people that include great-aunts, fourth cousins, and maybe even some others twice removed.
Most families have family reunions in the summertime, but not my family. Two weeks before Christmas our very large family gathers. As a kid I remember every other year riding in the backseat of my parents' car for the seemingly never-ending trip to Oklahoma to my grandmother's sister's house in the tiny town where they were raised on a farm with their siblings. During the years in between those spent in the car, my parents, brothers and I would drive the short distance to my grandmother's house to get things ready so everyone could gather. During these family gatherings I learned not only how to figure out that my grandmother's sister's daughter's daughter is my third cousin, but I also learned some really neat stories about my family history and how to value each person within the family tree.
My grandmother is the unofficial "keeper of the lists." Every year she would put typing paper in her old typewriter and re-type the list of all of her siblings and their families. She would make any updates and full birthdates were always listed. We have since digitized this list and it also includes pictures from many different decades.
While this takes place within my dad's family, it also takes place within my mom's. They all live much closer to each other, so a long trip to another state doesn't take place, but mom and her sisters have sat around the table sharing moments of growing up together and family memories galore.
I am thankful that on both sides of my family there is an undeniable thread of God's great grace and faithfulness.
The importance of family in Scripture cannot be overstated. Continually the Lord provides genealogies, or family trees, throughout the text of His Word. When the flood waters subsided, exit of the Ark happened by family (Genesis 8:19, NASB). I can't help but wonder if Jesse ever said to David, "Let me tell you the story of your great-grandmother, Ruth, and your great-great-grandmother, Rahab" and then shared stories not only of laughter and funny moments, but of God's faithfulness and provision.
What greater legacies can one generation give to the next than to hand down the things of the Lord Jesus, the ultimate Story of His great love and sacrifice, and stories of His faithfulness?
I challenge you in the last six months remaining in 2014: gather your family together for a reunion. Include the immediate family, the extended family, the in-laws, out-laws and the black sheep. Within our families there are great opportunities to share the Gospel and the stories of His constant faithfulness and grace.


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Rob Ford Needs to Stop Using Black People as a Prop
Way back in May, I had commented about my unease with Ford's relationship with young black males. I said that his proximity to these kids as a football coach smelled of the Penn State scandal. Was Ford a teacher? No. Was Ford in anyway involved in the education system? No. Was Ford a crack user? Yes. Was Ford an alcoholic? A pathological liar? Yes and yes. I'm sorry, but there is no way I would have wanted my child, who as Ford said would either be "dead or in jail," groomed and mentored on how to become a man by a drunk crack addict who could pretty well end up dead or in jail when this fiasco comes to an end.


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Please see the update below – Camden Council have issued a statement:
Do you live in a restricted area? Probably not. Then again, that's what we imagine residents of this Camden estate thought.
Big Smoke has exposed how Camden Council's latest local authority to join the shouting camera craze, following in the footsteps of Shepway District Council. Its 'shouting lamppost' uses the same technology as deployed by Camden. Triggered by motion sensors, the camera plays a recording warning you that you have entered a restricted area and that your photograph will be 'processed' if you do not leave immediately.
This equipment highlights the absurd enthusiasm for surveillance that is far too prevalent in some local authorities around the country. The idea that a Robocop recording will tackle antisocial behaviour and crime is as laughable as it is a total invasion of privacy.Who knew councils had the authority to take your photograph simply because you walked into a communal garden?
Proper regulation of how and when this kind of equipment is installed is badly needed, and it should simply not be used in residential areas. This kind of technology may be acceptable in a police state or a science fiction film, but it is absolutely not in modern Britain.
Camden Council have now issued a statement saying the voice recording was not meant to be active. We look forward to the devices being deactivated.
"All flash cameras have the capacity to deliver voice messages when activated but in this instance it appears that voice messages were inadvertently activated when the camera batteries were replaced four to five weeks ago."
We're going to be looking into just how many of those cameras are activated.


text: I have had many events in my life that made me always want to have a concealed carry license for protection. I grew up in a pretty rough neighborhood in the inner city. I remember our house was broken into when I was young, like maybe the 3rd or 4th grade. It was while my mom was dropping us off at school, so it had to have taken place within a 15 minute window. They kicked in the front door and went through what they could looking for goods. They found my mom's purse, some video games, and tried to take the tv but couldn't get the cables out. It's scary to know that it was most likely one of our neighbors that knew our schedule. If it wasn't, I don't know what would have happened had we been home... I was also robbed several times when I was younger, and almost jumped plenty of times as well. Me and my friend had our phones stolen at gunpoint one night, one of the scariest times of my life. Another time my friends were hanging out (I was supposed to be with them but oddly work took a couple extra hours that night) and robbed at gunpoint by several masked hoodlums that pulled up in a car with a gun. They had their phones, keys, wallets, etc. taken, and it shook me up because I was supposed to be there (it was outside of my house). Now I finally have the money to be able to afford a gun and practice. I took my CCW class and will be applying for my permit as soon as school slows down enough for me to do so.


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My partner has some sort of mutated human gene that makes her love Christmas, I am the complete opposite, I hate Christmas. I hate the carols in September, I hate the giving and receiving of random crap that nobody honestly wants, and I hate all of the random shit that marketers tell us is festive.
I know that its a tradition, but I don't understand the concept of Christmas tree either. Nor do I understand how a tree with random things hanging from it is related to the birth of Jesus, a fat man in a suit, reindeer, eggnog and giving presents to each other.Even worse, this year people are adding Miley Cyrus to the mix by hanging wrecking ball decorations from their tree in what can only be described as the worst thing to happen to Christmas since the release of Home Alone 5.
Dragging a tree inside and hanging crap from it really does seem like a tradition invented by a load of drunks after a big night out. It was lucky that they didn't stumble across some roadworks, otherwise we might all have a festive 'Christmas traffic cone' in our lounge room instead of a tree. Regardless, the Christmas tree is a time honoured tradition that lives on and thus we must conform.Here are some tips on how to decorate your own tree.
Dragging a tree inside and hanging crap from it really does seem like a tradition invented by a load of drunks after a big night out
How to decorate a Christmas tree
Step 1 – Choose a real tree or fake tree
When I was younger, my parents would get a real Christmas tree each year; the kind where the spikes would fall off and get stuck in your feet, hands, arms, torso and eyeballs. Rather than worrying about finding a tree, getting it home, cutting it down to size and everything else. It is far easier to buy a fake tree that you only have to take out of storage each year and you don't have to vacuum around it each day either.
Due to the magic of Christmas, fake trees even come in different colours and you don't need to justify why there is a bright purple tree in your lounge room. Do people who go out & chop down their own Christmas trees even know that know we've eradicated smallpox and have indoor plumbing? Its far too much effort… Get a fake one.
Step 2 – Grab a beer
Alcohol is part of the spirit of Christmas (the part that makes it bearable) so grab yourself a drink. Make sure that you don't drink too much and fall into the tree though, otherwise you will undo all of the hard decorating work that you are about to undertake.
Step 3 – Hang the lights
If I was to untangle the Christmas lights after last year, I would be here until next year. Take my advice and buy a fake tree with the lights already on them. There are no wires to untangle and it takes 5 minutes to set up. You also don't have to worry about placing the lights in the perfect place because somebody in a factory has already done the hard work for you.
Step 4 – Hang random sparkly shit from the branches
Pick a couple of colours and stick to them, remember you don't want your tree to look like a rainbow has thrown up all over it. For realism, items such as candy canes, tiny animals such as birds, tiny Santa's and baubles with snow on them should also be hung from branches. Don't put too much thought into where you place the items though as randomness is the key. I recommend standing a few feet back and just chucking the different decorations at the tree; it is quicker, easier and more random.
Step 4 – Put something stupid on top
You can choose a star or a fairy. Personally I prefer the fairy because she's hot, and also because the sight of a tiny fairy with a giant tree sticking out of her ass is still amusing no matter how many times you see it.
Step 5 – Step back and admire your beautifully decorated Christmas tree
That is it. If you take my advice and follow the steps above, the whole process should take no longer than 10 minutes and you will finish decorating the Christmas tree before you finish that beer that is in your hand. Congratulations, now stand back and admire your work.


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We don't have legacy device support in display-caf currently.
(you would have figured this out if you'd done some searching of the source code to find where libqdMetaData is and under what conditions it gets built)
Someone's working on it, but it's not there yet.
Seriously, 90% of problems such as yours can be resolved via:
1) Searching Google
2) Searching through the source and (in this case) reading the makefiles
The support for legacy device is coming soon or will it take more time? ?(if you can answer)
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Why Most Nigerians Prefer Big screen Android Smartphones.
Android smartphones are numerous in Nigerian mobile market now, it is very cheap and affordable to almost everyone in Nigerian because you can purchase a brand new android phone for as low as N10,000 from all those top stores like Jumia,Konga,Slot,Yudala and many of them with ease and what i mean by with ease is you don't have to go to their shop location before you get your product sent to you and it is pay on delivery which really feels good and that is what all Nigerians want because they know the Consequences of Buying Online in Nigeria. Gone are those days when Nokia used to rule the market with Java phones that does only one task at a time which means you cannot multi-task( do many things without closing one for another).
Now lets get back to the point, I remembered clearly when Tecno android launched Tecno android P3, wow it was like gold in the ice to me because i have never seen such a thing like that and luckily for me then my brother bought the phone and i had the chance to operate it and it feels different to the likes of Nokia phones then. Tecno produced so many mall screens android phones then in which many people buy but people were not that contented with small screen phones (Nigerians especially), Now its time to tell you the reasons why most Nigerians like big screen Android smartphones, there are many reasons but am just going to pinpoint the important ones.
1. USABILITY FLEXIBILITY: You won't argue with me when I say small screen phones are not flexible and flexible in the sense that they are not very easy to handle and operate and i can really say small screen phones are for 10-13 years old kids, Big bros! know what am saying, when you hold a Tecno P3 device you would simply never know you are holding something that's a simple practical comparing to when you are holding lets say Tecno android P5 device. Big screen android phones makes work easier when you are operating it like typing and all sort, using small screen android phone to type is not easy at all and even make you loose interest in typing which makes you abandon the typing on your phone while typing on big screen android is very easy as anything easy, you hold the phone with your two hands easily and let your two thumbs move freely touching each characters don't you think it is very easy.
2.REDUCES WORKLOAD ON PC (Personal Computer): Big screen android phones are recommended for PC owners, you would ask why and what do i need a big screen phone for when i have a PC? it is true that your PC does everything and it can be carried about anywhere you go so far its a laptop, yes i agree with you on that but note that you cannot be operating your PC while taking walk and you feel like watching a movie,typing a note,editing images using picstory or picmix and many more. I do type most of my blog post using my big screen android phone when laying on my bed because it is not easy typing on your laptop when laying on your bed #fact. There was a research that shows that people use mobile phones to browse more than a computer would you doubt the research? certainly not and most of the surfing comes from big screen android phones like 4.7,5.9,5.5)inches, you very well enjoy browsing the internet when using a big screen android phone compared to when using a small screen one because it creates interest to browse more,shows the design of the webpages more boldly and the fonts erects nicely compared to small screens android smartphone where the designs are very small or less zoomed the fonts appears smaller.
3. UNFOLDING THE BEAUTY OF BOLD GRAPHICS:- Gone are the days when people take pictures with small screen android phones like P3,M3 and all sort in the same category people now take photos with big screen phones and the sole reason is because the image will be shown boldly with an elegant view, that's it amazing graphics and cool photo that is what people would say. Android phone makers such as Tecno,Infinix,Innjoo,Samsung,HTC are now producing big screen smartphones because they are after user experience and it was people desire is what they are going to produce. You can simply edit pictures with your big screen android phones because it is easy to handle and operate.
In conclusion P.S ==> Tablet is not the same with big screen android phones and the sizes of the big screen android phones i mean are sizes with 4.7 inches, -5.5 inches and the range of tablet smartphones start with 7.0 inches above.
Have fun today and don't forget to share this with your friends let them into the fun and make them understand the essence of using a big screen android phones. Remember to bookmark this page to always come check what is AddedNew at AddedNew.com.


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NOTE: This device doesnt float any object. You have to place the special magnetic disc that comes with the unit, inside of the objects you want to float.
The device I'm using in this video is the Levitron Revolution. Normally you are supposed to place an object on top of the magnetic disc. Obviously you can have a lot of fun doing that and get great results but I wanted to take it a step further by hiding the disc inside what ever object I was trying to float. To see the object floating "by itself" just gives a much more dramatic feel. To float the
rubiks cube, I had to drill out a hole in the cube big enough for the disc to fit in. I felt really bad destroying a rubiks cube but I thought the final result was worth it.


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It just finished airing here on the West Coast. It has already been said many times, but they should keep these theme weeks at a minimum of 2 per season.
I voted. It was my first time voting in a long time. But I had to throw a couple of votes for Kyle/Lacey, too. It was 5 for Audrina and 3 for Kyle on my landline, and 6 for Audrina and 2 for Kyle on my cell phone.Originally Posted by ChelsieFan;4086874;
I hope she doesn't go; she doesn't deserve to be eliminated this early. Has anyone else noticed that the lowest score getter has been eliminated each week so far this season? I hope the trend continues and that Bristol/Mark are finally out!


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Marvel Nemesis: Rise of the Imperfects
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Mom Scares Daughter With New Snapchat Update (VIDEO)I imagine this is the kind of mother I will be.
Dear Scott: Why Can't I Put My Kids In My Dating Profile Picture?
WEBTASTIC: Guy Jokes About Having Ebola On Airplane, Escorted Off Flight By Crew In Hazmat Suits (VIDEO)Because you know what's funny? EBOLA! *head shake*
Video: Hundred Acres Manor Scares BubbaWatch the atest Friday Morning Scare from Bubba Show
Web Junk: Giant Spider Dog Scares PeopleI hate spiders but love dogs, put them together and you get hilarity! Check out this dog dressed up as a giant mutant spider scaring the crap out of people!
Video: Bubba and Melanie Scare ShelleyOne of my favorite hobbies in the world is scaring Shelley Duffy! It just makes me laugh! So after we filmed PMZ at Fox 53, Melanie and I hid out in a staircase and waited forever for the scare!
"Who sat on me?" WATCH! Human Chair Scare Prank!Who says you can be a fool all month long? This is pretty good. I would probably beat that chair and kick it to the curb if it did this to me... just watch!


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Originally Posted by DArtagnan
Hehe, you seem to be under the impression that consumers have the power.
They would have if they weren't so stupid
Originally Posted by Warmark
Yeah exactly, with this online DRM crap I always feel I'm guilty till proven innocent whenever I boot up a game.
Originally Posted by Roq
I play a lot of MMOs and don't think I've ever got an Error 73003. So you can hardly blame always online connections for that, it's just poor implementation is all. And a lot people will nick anything that isn't tied down and then brag about it, so I'm pretty sympathetic with DRM. Has anyone wondered why practically the only large budget games for PC are MMOs and most everything else is written for consoles? No prizes for guessing the answer to that one.


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There is nothing wrong with Kerry Joseph that a change in philosophy won't help.
You don't win the Grey Cup one year and be this terrible the next without something else going wrong around you.
You don't win the Most Outstanding Player award one year and play the part of equal opportunity quarterback the next -- overthrowing and underthrowing, take your pick -- without there being a reason of significance.
But there was Joseph last night, before the largest opening-night Argos crowd in 16 years, in this the year the Buffalo Bills come calling, providing little to cheer about.
There was Joseph, out of sync and playing the part of square peg trying to fit into round hole in Steve Buratto's dubious offence, in this awful 32-13 trouncing by the previously awful Hamilton Tiger Cats. Two games into Rich Stubler's first season as a head coach , the Argos have all of two real offensive touchdowns in what used to be the wild and woolly Canadian Football League. There wasn't much wild and not a lot of woolly from the Argos last night. But there were no shortage of questions.
Beginning with Joseph, who was brought to Toronto to give the Argos something to sell.
Like, why pick up a running quarterback and then try and turn him into a pocket passer?
Like, why take Joseph's greatest asset -- his legs -- almost entirely out of the offence?
Like, why, if you're going to play this old-school, old-style traditional offence, why not put the quarterback with the large arm, Michael Bishop, in the game.
It's hard to figure what the Argos have in mind after two games of this most irregular season. In the once offensive happy CFL, the Argos have managed two offensive touchdowns in two games thus far.
One came from a Michael Bishop drive in Winnipeg.
The other came from a Joseph run last night after the only decent drive of the night by the Argos.
The only other touchdown the Argos have scored this season came courtesy of a blocked punt.
And that's it.
That from a team that changed starting quarterbacks, running backs and about half its receivers coming into the season. That from a team that had such a division between offence and defence late last season that there was almost an uncivil war in the Argos dressing room.
At least last night, the Argos defence sunk to some of the offence's depths so there can be no finger pointing after this defeat. There were problems just about everywhere that Dominique Dorsey wasn't. The little return man was terrific last night but he was also very much alone.
Away from him, the Argos defence took a couple of crushing undisciplined penalties that basically prevented them from having any chance of coming back. The defence is and has to be better than this.
But this is and always has been a quarterback's league and that has to start with building an offence around Joseph.
He was the big pickup of the off-season, the championship quarterback coming off the greatest year of his life.
But at least one thing is missing from this season other than an offence that suits his skill set. Kent Austin is missing. His coach from a year ago is now at Ole Miss and it isn't hard to determine that Joseph Ole Miss's him.
The two best seasons Joseph has had in the CFL came with Austin coaching him: The best season Damon Allen had as an Argo -- and maybe in his career -- came with Austin coaching him.
We pass the baton to Buratto, the offensive coordinator of a team without offence for the second season of his two-year tenure here. Last year, injuries messed up everything. This year, with the MOP quarterback, was supposed to be different.
It wasn't like the Argos didn't have great field position, especially in the first half when they managed all of no touchdowns. Their average starting position was the 43 yard line. You start with that kind of field position, you have to score points.
So for now, there is no real Argos quartebacking controversy: But there should be controversy with their offensive scheming. If Joseph is to be the quarterback he was sold to be, the Argos play calling needs to change.
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Countryside with birds, trees, wind and mountain stream in the distance.
Very windy day with dry leaves rustling in a tree by the river Cher, in Bruere Allichamps, France. Thick and ...
Another attempt to record some wind. This time with an Olympus LS-10 recorder and a Rycote windjammmer.
birds recorded at 1800 meters in the mountain. some breeze of wind in the pines
A clock ticking.
Recorded in a small alley in between the metro stations Lapa and Carolina Michaelis in Porto. There are several small ...
the sound of the garden being dug with a mattock. nice and chunky. can serve as an sfx in many ...
Construction site activity.
Can be used during Yoga exercises to count time.
Sounds of birth recorded with DS-40.
From summer 2008 trip around Europe, recorded with my Creative mp3 player.the sound when waves filled up a little cave ...
The sounds of a bubbling/boiling liquid
Liquid sloshing in container, liquid hitting side of container
Synthetic bubbling of a boiling fluid. Made with synth and different filters.
Baby fetal heart monitor II Recorded on 8 months using dobbler baby fetal "microphone". Authentic sound, no processing done.


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Photographer's Note
I stood there...still not believing what I saw. I read about this in the internet. Over a hundred monks rounded the streets of Luang Prabang,so it said, but being there and experiencing that unfolding before your eyes is another story.
Many months back, I posted a picture of monks feet. This picture was from that same day. I zeroed in on these receptacles. A work of art themselves. And the way they held on to it was also interesting. Before long, these containers would be filled up with sticky rice offering. Before long, my eyes would be filled up with amazing episodes of this parade. Before long...
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snuggleaphagus (4146) 2005-02-26 11:25
WOW!!!! Such amazing colors. Your photo is full of beauty and cerimony. The baskets are gorgeous and the way yoou chose to captured this is so very intellignet. We only need to seee this to imagnin the faces. Great post processing too. I just wish the metal lids weren't so bright.
c_kyr (1810) 2005-02-26 11:30
Great photo Manuel!
The sharp colors are amazing and the depth of the field is great.
Very good job. Very well done!
avigur_11 (22111) 2005-02-26 11:33
Wow, this is a great composition, MAnny, with excellent sharpness, DOF, colors, and above all - a very clever crop. Beautiful.
faubry (35447) 2005-02-26 11:35
great capture, colorful and good composition, really you are a artist, you are going often in Thailand, for holydays?
take care
Galmeida (12559) 2005-02-26 11:39
You have published a few in recent times, but the best is quality and quality is not alldays, so not too much!. Here we have a excelent, vision and creative approach with a excelent and fabolous photo. It's difficult to explain, but this is a portrait of details in a sequential moving in a street anywhere in the world. Your insight and vision are a must for all of us, so my great congratulations and the best to you.
Very and very Well done, and my favourites photo list!
Fixfocus (9385) 2005-02-26 11:54
A wonderful crisp and clear shot,Manny!
The compo,with it´s diagonal repetition,is really great,beautiful colors!
Thanks for sharing this one!
eleparc (24063) 2005-02-26 11:56
beautiful shot Manny! the hands are sharp in focus and I love it, especially the second one! to me this brings in a lot of emotions, i could not explain why.. maybe because i'd love to go back...? and becasue as you said, this is such a magical experience. thank you for reminding me Manny! Cheers
How is your yearbook going on?
RGatward (20088) 2005-02-26 12:02
Superb PoV and framing, making the most of the repitition here. I like the crop you've chosen here.
sunny (3069) 2005-02-26 12:19
Love the tight framing here, Manny! :-) It really is striking and accentuates in a wonderful way on what monks carry and on their hands. The repetition of details increases the fantastic effect and creates a very special atmosphere. Excellent!
naxius (16685) 2005-02-26 12:27
Superb Manny. I like the rich colors, very contrasted, sharp and neat.
This is excellent. The composition is graphic.
I like the way you have managed a kind of diagonal made by the monks and their arms.
Well catched.
Did you used any kind of pp? like neatimage or somethink like that?
AmiBe (6042) 2005-02-26 12:31
Wooooooooooowwww !
Very, very nice colorful shot, the composition is very original.
DOF is very good, too.
In my favorites...
MaJose (427) 2005-02-26 12:38
Impresionante. Felicidades.
Well done
Graal (103038) 2005-02-26 12:56
Superb photo as always. Here all is ok. Well done.
Luan (12971) 2005-02-26 13:01
Euh...hum...excellent photo, I'm speechless.
Thank you for sharing your composition.
Zepi (22848) 2005-02-26 13:27
Magnifique cadrage Manuel !
Jaime composition, la PDF est incroyables !
Les couleurs sont très éclatantes !
Jadore !
Encore une merveilleuse photo !
Merci pour le partage !
Amicalement Sébastien
nwoehnl (122) 2005-02-26 13:56
Hi Manny. I think this is among of your best publishings so far - the multiple repetitive details provide a rhythmic quality to the photo that was just so well spotted. Great use of DOF, very appealing colors, and a good compositional diagonal. Great stuff.
bantonbuju (51815) 2005-02-26 16:01
what a cropping! this is a real art, manuel; unforgettable photo, one of my favorites;
greetings, jerzy
Mafo (1339) 2005-02-26 16:26
Beautiful game with colours Manuel!
Nice capture, excellent sharpnes, great composition!
robiuk (10807) 2005-02-26 16:39
great DOF and colours, Manuel!
Their feet and arms sort of haloing vivid colours of their clothes.
What a festival!
Praetzer (2377) 2005-02-26 17:36
Pictures like this make me always wonder where to put the focus and with what DOF?
I see that you resolved the puzzle.
erdna (5711) 2005-02-26 19:25
I like your depth of field, focusing on one hand and one receptacle. What I do not like, (not at all your fault) is the exposed metal cap. It just does not go with the embroidered like finery of the rceptacle cover.
alford (4001) 2005-02-27 0:43
Hi Manny! You really see things in a different but beautiful way. I'm amazed at how you composed this shot. Did you take a full body shot, then decided to crop out their faces and lower body?
I agree with the others' comments, this is a very artistic and creative photo. Your use of fine DOF is again well presented. The red colors have a big impact! Thanks for sharing! rgds.
everlasting (15914) 2005-02-27 2:13
I was also lucky enough to witness this last summer. You see many photos of the procession focussing on the line of monks but this is original. The colours, the lines, the DOF, and the framing. Going into my favourites at once.
naret (826) 2005-02-27 3:19
Hi Manuel,
By breaking the normal style, you make an interesting photo here.
Amandine (1072) 2005-02-27 5:12
What a wwonderfull picture! there is an amazing contrast between the deep warm colors an dthe colors of the skin. Composition points it out. Well done
carper (96) 2005-02-27 5:16
very good technical shot Manuel,
this is great art, very good point of view, well composed shot, fantastic colours, well I like it a lot, my compliments for it, great job
jhm (167788) 2005-02-27 5:33
The hands are sharp in focus and I love it, Your photo is full of beauty and tradition. Maybe a pity only need to see this the faces, well warm too. Splendid Manuel.
Thanks for posting,
danielswalsh (13599) 2005-02-27 9:02
ANother fantastic shot Manny!
I love the symmetry of the monks carrying their receptacles, and the DOF effect on this is superb. Truly a work of art mate, well done!
- Dan
Ah_Thong (466) 2005-02-27 9:27
yea... the colors are simply amazing and the composition are really really nice.. great control on the DOF too.. thanks for sharing...
Maru (0) 2005-02-27 9:48
Great shot Manny. The colors are incredibly powerful!! I like your focus in the hand, but your perspective also allows to have a very good idea of the surroundings.
Rinie_Hoff (9340) 2005-02-27 12:36
Hi Manny, long time, no see. I sometimes lack time for TE, so do you, I understand.
Beautiful capture thiw way, Manny. Those young, bare arms are so beautiful in the shot. I like that one foot, stretched upwards for a step. It really must be impressive to see this.
Love;y colours, Manny, Im' glad you come up with a picture every now and then!
maphoto (8082) 2005-02-27 18:53
Very colorful Manuel, interesting repetitive pattern and details, great DOF, well seen & done.
ChrisJ (126767) 2005-02-28 3:44
Hi Manuel
A top quality, professional shot. Excellent color, sharpness, & pov. Good use of repetition in the compo, & well managed dof. Superb work!
eflowers (674) 2005-02-28 4:37
stunning photo, manny. beautiful colors, beautiful composition. the only thing i find a tiny bit distracting is the bit of arm on the right.
regards, emily
billabongx (1585) 2005-02-28 8:17
Beautiful colours Manuel!
Nice capture, excellent sharpnes and great composition!
I like it!!Congratulation!
Janice (4403) 2005-02-28 14:35
Good shot Manny, such intricate work on the receptacles. Lovely colours and composition. Just great.
alvaraalto (25360) 2005-03-01 7:57
Very good composition. And that rich gamut of yellow and orange colours are marvellous.
I think I would have cropped the last arm on the right.
Pattyjy (2180) 2005-03-01 9:15
Oh Manuel, quelle belle photographie. Les couleurs sont superbes ainsi que la profondeur de champ. J'adore. Amitié, Patty.
sn00zie (2384) 2005-03-01 9:15
the net covering the receptables is quite interesting. i like the symmetry and the repititive pattern in this picture. the colors are superb and the depth-perfect.
Luko (14000) 2005-03-07 8:33
Excellent shot, this is again a proof there are many meaningful images we can take without showing faces. (I also tried the same one as yours but didn't uploaded it here as I already showed a tight alms shot).
Very little to nitpick, except perhaps about the overall white balance which is IMHO tending towards green. If you look closely the skin color is somehow ill balanced : I suspect you used the auto white balance, your camera corrected the overflow of orangy warm color by shifting tones towards green. This is something you can easily correct by fiddling the white balance simulations, specially if you keep the RAW files.
As for myself I always switch to "sunny" white balance, sometimes to "cloudy" in order to keep a warm balance. I don't like the camera to decide for myself.
ash_parikh (2266) 2005-03-11 1:25
Very nice photo, nice use of shallow DOF. The composition and the colours are brilliant.
MoosicMan (1231) 2005-03-30 6:24
Manuel, one of your very best. The soft colors, the sharpness, the somewhat shallow DOF, and the natural contrast, all excellent. Very, very nice work here.
Best, Matt
toddadams (575) 2005-04-23 10:36
Innovative in its point of view and composition. The colors really stand out and contrast nicely with the subdued skin tones. My eye is also drawn to the repeating pattern of the arms and bowls.
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sharkattack (268) 2005-09-02 8:07
This is the best from Laos..............
skinalex (424) 2006-11-12 9:43
Hi, Manuel!
I want to say, that all yours portraits are very expressive, very beautiful. You are a great photographer. I want to wish you to visit more countries and necessarily visit my country Russia, because I beleive that you can made a lot of great picture there!
Thank you for this striking photo!
knowdebu (964) 2007-01-30 1:15
hi Manuel,
excellent composition!i really like the vermillion and yellow balance in this picture.
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My conecern is that speaker space is limited (my intended room is an aprx 14'x20' dining room) as I was planning on putting the record player on a side table, and then the speakers either on the table as well, or on a bookshelf nearby. What are some good speakers that do not require lots of space behind them?
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I agree totally with that. Not that it's okay, but you right on.
I agree totally with that. Not that it's okay, but you right on.
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I agree, for Holywood, music labels and software companies, it actually makes no difference if someone pirates their products or just doesn't buy them. They wouldn't make revenue anyway. Though free advertising and if someone hears music at a friend's or plays a game or watches a movie there and likes it, he'll probably end up buying it.
Although theres the possibility of the friend pirating the software (or music or movie - no matter what it's all just 0s and 1s) as well. But the chain doesn't stop there.
No matter what, I wouldn't rely too much on that "advertising-strategy". It definitely works but I'm not totaly convinced by it. But that doesn't matter anyway, if you code a program it's either FOSS or gets pirated.
If enough people stop respecting a particular law, doesn't it eventually become a sort of protest?Originally Posted by Mario F.
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Possibly, yes. Civil disobedience. And that is definitely a way to go on what concerns the DMCA in my opinion. EDIT: Meanwhile, as far as I understand there's already more effective measures underway.
But there's a huge difference between me disrespecting the DMCA by making backup copies of software I acquire and publicly claiming I did so as a sign of protest, and someone using the DMCA for their own profit as that russian guy was doing.
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Reimplementing a large system in another language to get a 25% performance boost is nonsense. It would be cheaper to just get a computer which is 25% faster.
Civil disobedience is not the answer imo. Well, unless a lot of people do it.
but if not, this is just as useless as demonstrating agains carnivores or the iraq war - it just happens. (Don't get me wrong, I'm not an advocate of the iraq war and I don't want a discussion )
By the way, in Germany, civil disobedience violates §113 of the StGB (StrafGesetzBuch = Criminal Code) which can cause an imprisonment from 6 months to 5 years depending of the severity. Though you'd need to involve violence or even murder to get a penalty of 5 years. But 6 months is still a lot just for protesting agains not being allowed to make a backup. I'm afraid I don't even know how this is handled in here, but I worry that taking a backup of copyprotected material is illegal too.
But I've got another idea. Why not being careful with ones belongings? You wouldn't need a backup. I mean if I've got e.g. an original game but break it and have to use a backup, it's just not the same. Using the original disk feels better. But from a user-right-activist's PoV this is bogus, I admit. The user needs the right to keep a backup, copyprotection or not - caring about the original or not.
I just realised that this would be like the "I've got nothing to hide"-mentalitiy regarding privacy and governmental observation. It's just wrong.
But still we shouldn't blame the government for this and practice civil disobedience (at least that's what I'd say about the german copyright laws). We should rather act against those companies who place the copy-protection on the media. If they want to decrease software piracy, well and good, but not on the expense of the paying customer!
Civil disobedience is a legitimate form of protest. One of the more effective ones as well. If everyone just complained abotu the law, but followed it anyway, there woudl be no incentive whatsoever for teh governemtn to change the law (let them eat cake). The government maintains control only through the illusion that they are in control. Civil disobedience goes directly against this illusion, therefor it is in the governemnts best interest to maintain the illusion by 'giving in'. Because by doign so they maintain the illusion that social attitudes require their approval to be 'ok'. Only an incompetent government woudl fail to do so, going agaisnt the wishes of its populous.
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It goes basically like this -
1. An unpopular law gets passed.
2. Civil discourse over problems with the law.
3. Vocal protests agaist the law.
4. Civil Disobedience.
5. Armed disobedience.
6. Revolution.
7. New government.
Rinse and repeat.
Each stage, it gets more and more expensive for the goverment to maintain control. Eventually the law gets changed anyway, its only a matter of whether the current goerment does so, or the next one.
Most history books have several examples of this.How can you fight with shovels and axes against heavy weaponry?
In most of those examples those with the shovels get slaughtered.
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Torrents are still a good option to get stuff that is hard to get anywhere else. Like how else do you suppose to get some obscure TV show that aired a number of years ago. In Australia we get TV series aired at least 2 years after the norther hemisphere gets them. with torents, you can get them for free! Torrents are also easier to get, going to the store and buying the thing you have to worry about paying, exercise etc. So no torrents are not destroying the world, capitalism is. Hence Socialism is a better option! I will personally see that a brick hits my head when I can no longer dl torents.
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