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Understand Interfaces and be able to use them when appropriate.
Just as a class is a description of an object, an Interface is a description of a class. An Interface defines the fields (variables) and methods that a class must provide (public access) to users of the class. The Interface does not define how a class derives the value of a field or the result of a method, only that a class that implements an Interface must expose that Interface's fields and methods. As such, the Interface defines a public facing API that the class provides. Interfaces are also called Contracts, in that the Interface defines a contact or agreement (in terms of the fields and methods exposed) between the class and users of the class.
One power of Interfaces is that any class that implements an Interface can be used where ever that Interface is defined as a required data type. This concept is best explained by an example.
A simplifed view of the PIDController class in the FRC library shows a constructor that takes two classes as input, a PIDSource object and a PIDOutput object. PIDSource and PIDOutput are both Interfaces. Digressing for a moment, a simplified PIDController needs two things to perform its function. An input or process control value that will be used by the PIDController to compute an output value, which must be sent to some other class for action. Now in most cases the input value will come from an encoder and the output value will go to a motor. You could define the PIDController class constructor as Public PIDController(Encoder enc, Motor motor). There are two problems with this. First, the PIDController class and the Encoder and Motor classes have not agreed on how data will pass between the Encoder and PIDController class and how data will pass between the PIDController and Motor class. The second issue is that the PIDController as defined will only work with Encoders and Motors. What if we wanted to use some other classes as the input and output objects? Interfaces solve both of these problems.
The simplified PIDController class constructor actually looks like this: Public PIDController(PIDSource source, PIDOutput output). PIDSource and PIDOutput are Interfaces and they define what fields and methods are required for any class that wants to act as a PID source or PID output object. These Interfaces define the contract between the PIDController class and any class wanting to act as a PID source data provider or a PID output data consumer. The example Interfaces look like this:
A class implementing the PIDSource Interface must provide a method defined as double pidGet(). That method must return the current input value to be used by the PIDController. Since any class passed into the PIDController constructor for input must implement the PIDSource Interface, the PIDController now knows what method to call on the source object reference variable to get the input value. For instance, the Encoder class implements PIDSource and as such must provide the method pidGet() along with its other methods. When pidGet() is called, the Encoder returns the current tick count. So an Encoder object can be passed to the PIDController constructor. But so can any other class that implements PIDSource. A class implementing an Interface would look like this:
Any class that implements PIDOuput must provide the pidWrite(double value) method. That method when called, will take the passed value and perform some action with it. The PIDController knows that any class implementing PIDOutput will have the pidWrite() method and so it knows how to send the output value it has calculated from the input, by calling the pidWrite method on the output object reference variable. The Motor class implements PIDOutput and provides the pidWrite(double value) method and sets it's motor power from the value. So a Motor object can be passed to the PIDController constructor as an output object. But so can any other class that implements PIDOutput.
Classes can implement more than one Interface along with any other fields or methods they wish. Interfaces are very powerful and allow a class expecting an Interface (like PIDController) to work with any number of other classes that implement that Interface.
Note that Interfaces only define the expected fields and methods to be exposed by the implementing class. The actual implementation (code) is contained in the class implementing the Interface.
Like many things in Java (and other languages), this is a basic introduction to Interfaces. There is a lot more to Interfaces which you can read about here. This lesson should be enough to understand Interfaces and use them in your robot code.
Understand what a PID controller is and how to use one to control robot motors.
With the test robot used to develop this course, there is a problem with the previous examples of turning under gyro or IMU control. When turning at a constant power setting and setting the power to zero when the target angle is reached, depending on motor configuration, gear ratio, robot weight and the turn power, the robot will most likely not stop quick enough to be on the desired angle. This is called overshoot. On our test robot, a 90 degree turn would end up being 110-120 degrees. Fixing this can be tricky to do manually but there is an automated way to better control the turn.
To do this we will use a software routine called a PID controller. PID stands for Proportional, Integral, Derivative. The idea behind a PID controller is to take the desired state value (90 degrees in our turn example), compare that to the actual (feedback) state value (the current gyro or IMU angle) and apply factors to the difference (called the error) that produce a proportional output value. So in our example we start out turning away from zero towards 90 degrees at the full power we specify. As the turn progresses, the angle of turn is fed to the PID controller routine which measures error and produces a value (the turn power) at or near the starting (full) power. As the turn gets closer to 90 degrees, the PID routine starts to return smaller and smaller values thus reducing the power being applied and slowing the rate of turn. In theory this reduction in power and slowing rate of turn will eliminate the overshoot. The PID controller can also apply a tolerance margin that indicates when the actual value is within some percentage of the target to further control robot motors.
A similar example is to use a PID controller to compute the power correction needed to make the robot drive in a straight line. Here the target is zero (gyro not deviating from direction we are traveling) and any change in the measured angle will result in a correction value calculated by the PID controller.
A PID controller can take a lot of tuning to get the desired result but once you get a feel for how they work you can tune them fairly quickly and by using all three of the PID factors you can get quite fine control over motors.
There are many resources and discussions of PID online. Here, here and here are some resources to start with to investigate PID further. The FIRST forums on programming have extensive discussions of PID in robot applications.
The example below takes the previous DriveAvoidImu example and uses two PID controller instances to manage straight driving and the 90 degree turn on obstacle contact. The PID controller class itself is an inner class inside the example. It would be an obvious candidate to be moved to a utility class.
Understand the REV Hub's built-in IMU and how to use it.
The REV Expansion Hub has a built-in IMU, or Intertial Measurement Unit. This is a sensor that can measure acceleration (movement) in several axis. It can be used in place of an external gyro. The IMU is not used in quite the same way as the gyro but is similar. Note: you must configure the IMU on I2C channel 0, port 0. Here is the DriveAvoid example converted to use the IMU in place of the MR gyro.
Understand of how to use Vuforia to locate VuMarks.
Vuforia is a library of classes included in the FTC SDK that supports using the RC phone camera to locate objects in the cameras field of view and return actionable information to your program. That information may allow your robot to locate and navigate to a visual target, locate an object or recognize images. In this lesson we are focusing on a feature of Vuforia called VuMarks. A VuMark is an image that is like a bar code. Contained in the image is encoded information. For instance, in the Relic Revcovery game, the temple images might look identical but each has identifying information (left, right and center) encoded in hexagonal dots. Vuforia can be used to detect the VuMark images when in the camera field of view and read the encoded information and return it to your program. Your program can then determine the relic stacking scheme to gain the most points.
There are several examples in the FTC SDK examples section, but here is a simplified example. This example makes the VuMark finding code generic, meaning it can be used for any VuMark, and puts that code in its own class. This makes the opMode itself simple, it just looks for a VuMark and when found, converts the VuMarks id information to the form (enum) used by the Relic Recovery game. The example also shows X (left/right), Y (up/down) and Z (distance) offsets of the center of the Vumark image in relation to the center of the camera field of view.
Understand the speed of program execution on a robot and what that means for your program. Understand how to write code that does not fail due to timing issues.
When programming robots (or any other real-time system), it is very important to understand how the speed realm of the robot differs from your own. When we look at our robot program, we see the while loop that we use to perform the read-environment/make-decision/act repeating pattern. We tend to think of this loop as happening slowly or at least as we might think of going through these operations.
The reality is that the robot will execute the while loop in our program thousands of times per second. The robot operates much faster than you think. This can lead to bugs in your programs in some situations.
Consider the example code below. The purpose of the program is to perform two actions controlled by the gamepad buttons. The program will count each time your press button A and on each press of button B, toggle a boolean variable from true to false. Download the program in Android Studio and test it on your robot.
So what happened? When you pressed the A button the immediate result is the program counted hundreds or thousands of button presses. Why? Because while the A button press seemed to you to be quick, on the program's time scale the button was down for many repeats of the while loop, and it counted each loop. Same for the B button. The setting of the boolean value bButton seems erratic and definately not a toggle each time the button is pressed. Again, due to the fact that your idea of a button press and the program's idea of a button press are quite different.
What do we do about this? We have to write code to handle this situation and convert the many button presses seen by the while loop into one logical press and act only when the one logical press happends. Here is the example program modified to handle the timing problems:
Download this program into Android studio and try it out. You should see the button presses now handled correctly.
The use of the variables aButtonPressed and bButtonPressed to track the state of the button is called latching.


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LAS VEGAS -- Yuri Foreman, the aspiring rabbi-to-be who briefly held a piece of the 154-pound title, took a beating Saturday night at the hands of Pawel Wolak and lost for the second straight time.
Wolak won the first six rounds of the fight before Foreman's corner, worried about the punishment he was taking, stopped the fight between rounds.
It was Foreman's first fight since he lost his title last June at Yankee Stadium to Miguel Cotto, getting stopped in the ninth round and requiring surgery on his knee afterward. The fight was on the undercard of the Cotto-Ricardo Mayorga fight.
"I just didn't feel it tonight," Foreman said. "There were no surprises, but I just didn't have it."
Wolak, who improved to 29-1, applied pressure from the opening bell and Foreman didn't have any answer for him. By the fifth round he was taking big punches to the head and couldn't keep Wolak away from him.
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Grading on a Steep Learning Curve, Redskins' Offense Is an Incomplete Pass
IRVING, Tex. -- There's no place to hide. What must Al Saunders think, sitting there in the coaches' box, headset on, his dream offense sputtering and the camera zooming in?
"I'd like to believe we would be farther along at this point," he said late Sunday night, his gaze dropping to the floor of the Redskins' locker room.
This seemed so simple. The final pieces came from everywhere this offseason, providing the Redskins' new offensive mastermind with everything to make the great offense hum. All he needed was to slip Antwaan Randle El and Brandon Lloyd into the missing slots, turn on the engine and start the "Greatest Show on Turf" all over again.
But offensive genius can be such a tricky thing. And the great minds who lock themselves in football fortresses all winter and spring dreaming of those amazing schemes that send the X's and Z's dancing across chalkboards also run the great risk of outsmarting their own wizardry.
For all the brilliance of a 700-page playbook worthy of a leather cover and gilded pages, there is also the annoying little matter of making the plays actually work.
Nobody around the Redskins doubts that Saunders has delivered a wonderful offense for his price. But after four exhibition games and two regular season games, the brilliance has yet to manifest itself in a football game. Which is, of course, where the playbook matters most.
All the reverses, the curls, the slants -- the things that justify lavishing a head coach's salary on an assistant -- aren't much good if the team running them is ingrained in smash-mouth tactics.
"I imagine all it takes is one time for your offense to go 'pop' and everything will be fine," a radio reporter said, trying to comfort him last night.
Saunders frowned.
"I think it did pop," he said. "We have to get it right."
The machine never started Sunday night, just like it hasn't started all year. Perhaps it was doomed the moment Mark Brunell lobbed a pass toward Ladell Betts and Betts never turned to see the ball. All evening, the Redskins seemed mired in a bog of missed opportunities and blown assignments. At one point late in the first half, so many players were running in and running off that Brunell, bewildered by the revolving door of burgundy spinning around him, had to call a timeout.
In the end, the most damning statistic in a sea of dreary numbers was this: the team converted 14 percent of its third downs. It was not the stuff of the "Greatest Show on Turf."


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Fabrication of carbon/CdS coaxial nanofibers displaying optical and electrical properties via electrospinning carbon
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Graphite intercalation compounds (GICs) of composition CxN(SO2CF3)2 · δF are prepared under ambient conditions in 48% hydrofluoric acid, using K2MnF6 as an oxidizing reagent. The stage 2 GIC product structures are determined using powder XRD and modeled by fitting one dimensional electron density profiles.
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Forever Lazy
December 3, 2010 by staff
Forever Lazy, When we are all long gone, archaeologists will unearth a treasure of infomercials and used as the basis on which they rebuild our culture. What if one day all our great works of art and literature have gone and all that remains are long, oddly cheerful ads for products like Snuggie? The lazy days when it's cold, increase the price of heating costs, and fight with blankets is stupid. It is too large, that one is too small, and coverage may not cover all that? Is it the poetry of poetry in the 21st century?
This is the first line to an announcement two minutes for a new product called "Lazy Forever." Consider it something of an alternative Snuggie. This is an adult onsies. It was created by two guys in their community Wisconsin 20 years trying to catch a small piece of that sweet, sweet Seen on TV "cash. It's self-proclaimed "one piece, are around, lounge around, wear full body lazy."
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TipsonWheretoGetCareerInformationPosted on October 23, 2006, in Uncategorized, with 0 Comments
Like any major decision, selecting a career involves a lot of fact finding. Fortunately, some of the best informational resources are easily accessible.
- You should assess career guidance materials carefully.
- Information that seems out of date or glamorizes an occupation—overstates its earnings or exaggerates the demand for workers, for example—should be evaluated with skepticism.
- Gathering as much information as possible will help you make a more informed decision.
- One sources is people you know
- Another source is local libraries
- Yet another source is professional societies
- You can look to trade groups as well.
- Another group is tabor unions.
- Employer web sites will often offer information
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Seoul Declares War On Uber
Noah J Nelson on Monday, Jul. 21st
Uber–friend to upwardly mobile technoratti and drunk smartphone owners, mortal enemy of working class taxi drivers and transportation regulators everywhere–has a new arch nemesis: the city of Seoul, South Korea. The city government is looking into banning Uber as they view it as illegal under South Korean law which forbids unregistered private transportation services.
Uber, for its part, has issued a statement that says it's just a technological platform and not a taxi service.
Here's the kicker, from The Wall Street Journal:
The city added that it will launch in December an app that will provide similar features to Uber for official taxis, such as geo-location data on cabs nearby, information about them and their drivers, as well as ratings.
Seoul is one of the most technologically connected cities in the world, but will that translate into the city itself being able to provide an app infrastructure for related services like taxis? There's no question that from an app UI/marketing standpoint that Uber has become the best-in-breed of hailing services. Which makes their unending protestations that they are not a taxi service all the more grating: taxi dispatchers are functionally middle men, and that's what Uber is.
Going head to head with an app is a new trick in the war between cities and Uber, but the software maker almost certainly has the upper hand when it comes to design. How far will Seoul be willing to go to break the "sharing economy" poster child's will?


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Because of the popularity of the Springfield XDS for concealed carry perform, it is not surprising that individuals will be in search of an effective Inside The Waistband (or IWB)holster for their XDS. There will be a lot of advantages to IWB carry. It offers for a protected location, avoids having your gun hang off the belt of yours, makes concealment easier, is much more comfortable for lots of people, and allows for placing your gun at different places on your body, depending on the needs of yours and comfort level. There are a selection of IWB holsters for the XDS (see them here), but not all happen to be created equal. The ones we look at below, in our opinion, actually are the very best IWB holsters for XDS pistols and happen to be ideal for both the .45 and 9mm ACP models.
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While I would love to make a ton of these, my time is quite limited, due to the enormous amounts of commissions I get. BUT against all odds, I managed to make some tutorials, mostly on how to repair certain figures with "reversed shoulders" and how to disasemble others, with your usual quote of humor, and some cursing! several of these are hosted by Adora (yeah He-man's twin sister!) the always handy P.O.H.T.S (Piece of High Tech...Sofware) or even ME (One of the few rare occasions where I show my face in Youtube)
So kick back, relax and hope they can help you in the fascinating world of customizing!:
How to fix/repair a broken Motuc/Dc universe bicep (some cursing involved)
Action figure disassembly: How to repair a broken King Grayskull part 1: Action figure disassembly (tons of cursing involved)
Action figure disassembly: How to repair a broken King Grayskull part 2: Joint swap and assembly (tons of cursing involved)
Cracking open torsos: How to repair Roboto's reversed shoulders cracking the torso
Shoulder swaps: How to repair King Hsss's or Roboto's reversed shoulders without cracking the torso
Limb swap: How to fix Frosta's reversed arms
How to fix Granamyr: Assembly, tab repair, advanced techniques with Aves Apoxie
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Como reparar un bicep roto en una figura DC Universe classics o Motuc (explicito)
Como reparar a un King Grayskull roto parte 1: Desarmado (explicito)
Como reparar a un King Grayskull roto parte 2: Intercambio de junturas y ensamblaje (explicito)
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Every Tuesday from 10-12 (during school term time) we host an absolute beginner's Free English Class.
The English Class also functions as a survival course from day-to-day things that need to be done to New Zealand culture and idioms. For example, dealing with bills and the service industry as well as the simple task of writing your address.
This is a great place to start socialising with people outside your immediate community and practicing your English. We encourage a safe place where you can feel completely comfortable to learn at your own pace.
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I made a mistake and my lover freaked out. How do I deal with this?
I'm a medical dr. few months ago I fall in love with one my classmates. She also showed some positive signals. Few days ago she was looking for patients to treat so she can graduate on time. I told her that I will give you my patient and I will find a another patient for myself . She shocked and she told me you are freaking me out by giving me your patient. I am so sad right now because I love her and I don't wanna lose her. I tried to make her happy but now she freaked out. I cant initiate conversation with her now and we will graduate in next 5 months. I would be appreciate if anyone can help me how do I deal with this incident.


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Small businesses are the back-bone of America and I believe the best government program is a private-sector job. Government can best encourage jobs through lower taxes, less government regulation, and eliminating wasteful spending. Our area must remain a great place for all of us to live, work, and raise our families. Attracting and retaining good paying jobs is the key to that success.
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HOUSTON (ICIS)--US polyethylene terephthalate (PET) market-based monthly negotiated prices for March were assessed lower by half a penny to a penny amid softer feedstock costs, sources said on Thursday.
March prices were assessed at 81.5-85.0 cents/lb SBM (stretch blow moulding) DEL (delivered) from 82.0-86.0 cents/lb SBM DEL in February.
Prices could trend flat in April. At least one producer said they would keep prices flat for April from March.
Other market sources were not able to comment on April pricing as many market players were attending the International Petrochemical Conference (IPC) hosted by the American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers (AFPM) this week in San Antonio, Texas.
A market player saw a considerable increase in PET demand in February and March from the fourth quarter of 2013, as resin producers were stocking up on material ahead of the start of the beverage bottle-making season in the spring.
Several market sources concurred that the market improved quarter-to-quarter, saying it is fair to characterise the first quarter as having done better than the fourth quarter of 2013.
Meanwhile, contract pricing for feedstock purified terephthalic acid (PTA) was down in March, on the back of a reduced US contract price for upstream paraxylene (PX).
PET is used in plastic beverage bottle production and in textiles.
PET producers in the US include DAK Americas, Indorama, Mossi & Ghisolfi (M&G) and Nan Ya Plastics.


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Ransom Wood is run by a family business 'Ransomwood Estates Ltd' which has a history of over 100 years and is a business park like no other.
Ransom Wood is looked after by our friendly on site team that are based in Ransom Hall in the centre of the park.
The environment at Ransom Wood is one of the aspects that makes the park so unique and special so a big effort is made to enhance its beauty.
The solar farm has multiple benefits for tenants and the wider community surrounding Ransom Wood.
Take a look around our park gallery which includes buildings, events and the stunning views of nature that surrounds the park.
Ransom Wood is located on the edge of Sherwood Forest near Mansfield and within easy reach of Nottingham, Newark and Chesterfield.
Ransom Wood is a park like no other – take a look at the reasons why.
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Our onsite restaurant is the central hub of Ransom Wood.
Health & Wellbeing is a key benefit to basing yourself at Ransom Wood.
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Ransom Wood provides meeting facilities in Forever Green and Ransom Hall which are unique venues to put on an event – from a regular business meeting for a couple of colleagues or a training session to a full scale conference, exhibition or product launch.
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Ransom Wood is located in the heart of Sherwood Forest. It is a site rich in history. Legend has it that Will Scarlet (one of Robin Hood's Merry Men) is buried in a local church.
At the turn of the twentieth century, the site was developed as a privately and NUM funded hospital, renowned for the fresh air (a common method for curing illness was to have patients sleep on the open verandas of the wards).
Doctors, nurses and sisters accommodation was provided on site and it was in every way a living, working community.
The woodland was mostly replaced with Victorian style planted parkland, including decorative gardens with ponds for patients to relax around. There were approximately 20 buildings on site, all of a significant size with solid foundations. The whole park was heated from a central coal boiler fed by an underground network of ducts of which at least half a mile still exists and are large enough to be walked through.
With the arrival of World War 1, the nearby Clipstone camp used the huge area of neighbouring forestry to the east for military training and a massive network of trenches were dug over thousands of acres of woodland. The forestry has now taken much of these works back into nature.
Strawberry Knoll was known for the two heavy machine guns mounted on its summit known particularly well by the soldiers who had to crawl up that hill under live ammunition fire as a final part of their training. A local retired post-master tells of how his father used to make deliveries to our site in around 1913 and of how he recalled that you couldn't see the trees for the troops that streamed through this site at the time and how he remembered two tanks parked up in the car park.
Almost the whole British army was de-mobbed at Clipstone and every one of those passed this site to get there.
The site continued as a hospital through the century, serving the local community in many different ways and there are still people alive today who had operations there. The NHS eventually came onto site and the central administration building, Ransom Hall, become the area PCT. Eventually however, new treatment methods and centralisation meant that the site was no longer viable as a hospital and in 1990, the site was sold to Mansfield Sand Company, with the intention of quarrying the high quality sand beneath. Many of the buildings on site were dangerous and had to be cleared or demolished for public safety.
It looked as though Ransom Wood's story was about to come to an end. However, at the last minute Ransomwood Estates (the business name for the company who own Ransom Wood) was formed. Ransomwood Estates took on the site in 1997, leading to the site becoming what it is today.
Today, we are well on our way to not only re-building this working community, but taking it into the 21st century and beyond with an environmental and quality remit that is second to none.
The site on which Ransom Wood is based was originally built as a TB hospital in 1905; it was designed with fresh air and well-being in mind — to the point of making residents sleep on open
verandas, even in winter, To give an insight into the history of this unique place this article explores the experiences of Raymond Victor Noel who was a patient at Ransom Wood in the early 1960s. "In June 1962, the month that I celebrated my 39th birthday and at the time I was working as a knitter for a local hosiery manufacturer.
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I think I can speak on behalf of all the 'newbies' when I say that we are very pleased to be here and all of us have settled in very easily. The whole of your team are great to deal with at all levels and any matters are dealt with great expedience!
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We here at Focus Management for Business Ltd have been part of the Ransom Wood Business Park community for over four years and we occupy the ground floor of Oak House A & B. Our experience of 'living here' is a very positive one, we find the staff around the business park very friendly and helpful.
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Hi Guys, In all seriousness as an individual I would like to thank you all at Ransom Wood Estates for the fantastic work you have all put in over the bad weather period.
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We would like to send our thanks for all the work you have done recently at Cedar House. We were really impressed with your electricians Tony and Ben as to how they refused drinks ( we thought all trades people worked on tea and coffee supplies), how polite and considerate they were and finally how tidy they left our offices.
I wanted to write to express our thanks and appreciation for all the help and support we have had from yourself and other members of your team.
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Hello all! My DH and I are expecting our first baby in December. My first language is french and his is english and we live in a mainly anglophone city, but because we plan on raising our kids bilingually, it's important for us to have names that work in both languages. For girls, this is easy! We've already picked Laura Marie (our grandmothers' first names) for a girl, but are having a heck of a time for a boy. Here are our ideas so far:
Alain Joël (my FIL's middle name is Allen, my brother's first name is Joël)
Charles Joël
Henri Joël (I'm not such a huge fan of this one)
We don't want to use Joël as a first name to save confusion. My brother's girlfriend's name is Joanne and we can only have so many Jos! Also other bilingual names like Paul, David, and Daniel are names of good friends we don't necessarily want to name our kids after.
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I'm currently on the latest CM11, and was considering changing to omnirom, but my question is this: does omnirom have the theme chooser feature? Thanks in advance
I took the plunge and flashed anyway. It was nice, fast and smooth. However I like the ability to be able to customize my xoom with themes so ill stick to cm11
So... between the two you'd say Omni is faster? I'm going to take a whack at this tonight, see how it goes.
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Plastic Bag Ban Fails in Oregon
Plastics News reported this week that a legislative effort to ban single-use plastic carryout bags in Oregon has failed. Supporters of the bill acknowledged June 10 that they did not have the support to enact either measure this year.
The proposed Oregon ban on plastic bags would have been the first statewide ban in the United States. The failed bill also would have placed a 5-cent fee on paper bags at checkouts. Plastic bag manufacturer Hilex Poly Co. LLC had aggressively fought the ban, taking out newspaper and radio commercials and creating a website, www.bagthebanoregon.com.
The Hartsville, S.C., company employs 1,250 and has 30,000 recycling bins in place across the United States, as part of its Bag-2-Bag recycling program that began in 2004. It does not have a bag manufacturing plant or bag recycling facility in Oregon.
Mark Daniels, vice president of sustainability and environmental policy for Hilex Poly, told Plastics News that the company will recycle 25 million pounds of plastic films and plastic shopping bags this year at its recycling plant in North Vernon, Ind. That's up from the 20 million pounds of film and bags the company recycled in 2010 and the 10 million it recycled in 2009.
There are bans on plastic carryout bags in 22 cities in the U.S., with eight of them enacted this year. In addition, Washington, D.C., and Montgomery County, Md., have a 5 cent tax on paper and plastic carryout bags. The Montgomery County tax goes into effect Aug. 1; the D.C. tax has been in effect since Jan. 1, 2010. The plastic bag sector employs more than 10,000 people in the United States.
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All applications at MAPS (http://www.maps.com.br ) are built on top of this platform and we've been successful at quickly delivering new software solutions thanks to it.
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Mathematica -> Geomagic -> Maxwell Render -> Photoshop
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great work!
what a perfect name you've given these pieces: lucid sculpture. perfect. and as for the pieces, they're beautiful.
Thank you. It took me a long time to come up with the name for my series. Like a lucid dream, they look so real you're sure they must be...
very cool too.
Nice form.
Really nice, interesting applications, not familiar with the first 3 you mentioned at all. Good stuff tho!
Yeah, Mathematica is probably not used much on DeviantArt. It's more of a hardcore application used by scientists and engineers, but it can plot functions in 3D and export meshes, so I can use it for art. I use Geomagic to smooth meshes, fill holes, and such. And of course, Maxwell Render... That was the whole reason I got involved in this because I can now take perfect photos of impossible objects made from impossible materials. Thanks!


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(CNN) - National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden's application for political asylum has been approved, and he has left a Moscow airport, Russian lawyer Anatoly Kucherena told CNN on Thursday.
Snowden has legal status in Russia for one year, Kucherena said, but the attorney would not disclose his location, citing security reasons.
On Wednesday night, a lawyer representing Lon Snowden, Edward Snowden's father, appeared on "Anderson Cooper 360" and said that Snowden was in good health in Russia and that his lawyer was open to hammering out an ending that would satisfy all.
Attorney Bruce Fein relayed the conversation he had Kucherena.
"There may be a time, where it would be constructive to try and meet and see whether there can't be common ground that everyone agrees would advance the interest, the United States, Mr. Snowden, Lon, his father, and the interest of Russia in trying to resolve this in a way that honors due process and the highest principles of fairness and civilization," Fein said.
"I telephoned him (Edward Snowden) today. We agreed that I would prepare an invitation for his father to visit Russia. I hope that the visa formalities will not be long," Kucherena said Wednesday.
Snowden has said he is afraid he would not get a fair trial if he came back to the United States.


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These 25 Easy Crock Pot Chicken Recipes for Busy Weeknights are a life saver! Never dread hearing "What's for dinner?" with the best crock pot recipes around!
With my family's busy schedule, getting a homemade dinner on the table every night can be a challenge. I love these easy crock pot chicken recipes during the week! I can buy chicken on sale, freeze until I'm ready, and then through everything in my slow cooker. Dinner cooks all day and in the evening we have a delicious meal that brings everyone around the dinner table.
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We arrived to San Jose in the early afternoon and rushed to get on the road. I prefer not to drive in Costa Rica after dark especially since we didn't really know where we were going. Our strategy was to get close to the Pacuare and stay in a place close so that we wouldn't have a 3 hour transfer in the morning of the rafting. It turned out to be the right decision as we found the place just as the dark settled in. I drove amazingly fast once leaving Cartago on beautiful mountain roads. Since it was Sunday, many people were out enjoying church and parks. The streets were full of people as well.
We decided to take a room at a plantation house. This was a fantastic place on a lake within a short distance of Turrialba and the Volcano.
Roberto from Tico's River Rafting picked us up and in only 30 minutes we arrived to the farm that controls the entrance to the river. The Pacuare River is clean and powerful. The rains of several days gave way to the sun providing optimal conditions. Big water and warm sun. Dozens of Class 4 and one or two Class 5. We ran Upper and Lower Huacas, Cimarron, Dos Montanas and many more. Roberto has been guiding on the Pacuare for 20 years. He stopped to give us a chance to trek up a side river to experience a very nice waterfall.
The next stop was on the East bank of the river in indigonous territory. Roberto had an agreement with the Cabecar Indian peoples who allowed us to use their palapus huts for our lunch. We brought extra food for the very nice family. Our food was typical rice, beans and veggies with a little meat on a tortilla finished off with a quarter pinnapple. Wow, what a life.
Back on the river we passed by an island on the 'dangerous' (Class 5) side while all the other rafts took the easy route.
The final impressive scene in the river is the gorge. In this place the river narrows dramatically (but remains calm) and we drifted through sheer canyon walls covered in plantlife and observed a rickety old footbridge. Interestingly this gorge has been the point of much debate as the public utility has attempted to get approval for a new hydro electric plant and therefore a big dam. The river guides, and eco-nazi's (gotta luv em) have effectively blocked the dam so far. For that we can all be glad and enjoy nature as intended.
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The aircraft is built for the new very light jet (VLJ) segment that has emerged in the aviation world.
The HondaJet, however will be the biggest very light jet and can almost be considered a light jet.
Currently the HondaJet is still in testing at the Company's headquarters in Greensboro, North Carolina.
The production facility will be complete in 2011 and is located at the company's Greensboro headquarters.
Honda recently finished building their first actual conforming aircraft and has just completed it's first test flight in December 2010. The Honda Jet deliveries have were delayed to 2013 due to a problem with the HondaJet engine (GE Honda HF-120). Honda is running its test flight program for the HondaJet and has not yet gained FAA/government certification for the HondaJet. The company has announced that it will begin deliveries in 2015.
Honda Aircraft is striving to make the HondaJet the best in it's category with advanced futures like the Garmin G3000 avionics suite and a full lavatory (restroom) with a water running sink.
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Our team has won over 100 service awards for foundation repair, including partial or full foundation wall replacement and helical pier installation.
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Choosing a company to work on your home is a big decision. Our team members respect your home and value the trust that you place in us when you select Falcone Crawl Space to perform your repair services. A dedicated crew leader will guide you through the process, step by step, to ensure that you are delighted with the superior service you receive and that all of your questions and concerns are answered.
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Vientiane (Laos), Sep 10 (ANI): To give modern content to a historic friendship of over 2000 years, India and Laos on Friday signed a series of agreements to strengthen their age-old ties.
The two countries signed a cultural exchange programme for 2011, 2012 and 2013. Both sides agreed to offer scholarships annually for higher studies in universities / institutions in each other's countries.
"President of Laos thanked India for its cooperation in its development. India is pleased to be partner of Laos in meeting its developmental goals. He also expressed appreciation for India's duty free tariff scheme," Secretary (East) in the Ministry of External Affairs Vijaya Latha Reddy told reporters after a meeting between both Presidents concluded.
"A cultural exchange programme was signed for the period 2011 to 2013 and steps India is going to take has been outlined," she added.
Apart from it, both sides will also exchange visits by experts in health sciences for delivering lectures, study tours and training. The National Library, Kolkata, will exchange reading materials including microfilms, microfiches etc. with the libraries and institutions in Laos.
The agreements were signed by India's Ambassador to Laos, Dr. Jitendra Nath Misra and Lao Vice Minister for Information and Culture Bouangeun Xaphouvong in the presence of President Pratibha Devisingh Patil and her Lao counterpart Choummaly Sayasone.
Both presidents simultaneously pressed the buttons to inaugurate an electricity project of 115KV double line circuit, which has been constructed with the help of a loan from India.
"This project will help Lao to meet its developmental goal to create a national power grid and will reinforce the energy sector as a part of on going infrastructural development of the Government of Lao," said Latha Reddy.
She also said India has agreed to the Laotian Government's proposal for for 72.55 million dollars for two power projects of 230 megawatts and 15 mega watts respectively. By Praful Kumar Singh (ANI)


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I've been reading a lot about how it is necessary to address the issue of clutter before you can start making real strides towards a waste-free environment. As a graduate student, an artist, and probably a closet hoarder, this part is obviously the most challenging.
Alas, I am headed to Salvation Army today to drop off my first round of donations! The two areas I focused on this week were my linen closet (where we also keep extra toiletries and medicine), and the kitchen. Because I am taking this SLOW I will probably come back to these areas again in another few weeks…but for now, these are some of the things that were taking up space in our life.
Linen Closet:
- Travel size toiletries, which I have been hoarding from hotels. I used to keep these for guests, but now I'm going to get some permanent guest toiletry staples and store under the guest bathroom sink (refillable shampoo, conditioner, wash, and lotion). These babies that are cluttering up our life can go to people who can use them now, instead of the occasional guest in our home.
- Unopened over the counter meds. I am not sure if they will take these, but Corey and I rarely medicate. Somehow we have ended up with several packages of unopened Nyquil, off brand cold medications, cough drops, and allergy medication. I hope someone will get some good use out of these before they expire! That being said, I also threw away (:-() several medications that had expired years ago, so meds are a good place to do some decluttering.
- Cotton balls and cotton pads.
- Old towels that need to be transitioned to cleaning rags.
Kitchen (Phase 1):
- Plastic plates, cups, and bowls. I have been wanting to get new dishes for a lonnnnng time! I'm hoping now that our collection has been cut in half by getting rid of toxic plastic dishware– new stuff is on the horizon.
- Plastic to-go silverware and paper party plates (we rarely use any of this stuff and it just takes up space under our counters)
- Canned food. I didn't have any of this, but I think this would be a good donation to make in Kitchen Phase 1
- Coffee mugs, to-go cups. I got rid of 2 mugs, 2 plastic commuter mugs, and 2 plastic to-go cups with straws (a small dent in my unwieldy collection, but…SLOW).
- Plastic tupperware. I also went pretty conservative on this, since we still use tupperware everyday for lunches. I got rid of just enough so that on our next few paychecks we can slowly replace with one green lunch storage option at a time.
- Clean out refrigerator for expired goods.
And this was enough for us this week! It was just enough that I could get it done in between writing breaks and feel good about the small things that I was able to accomplish. If you are unconvinced you can actually pull off the whole waste-free life-style– I get it! Corey has been giving me side-eyes for days since I have started taking the actions I have been lip-servicing for years. Especially for my family and close friends, start small with me! Spring is around the corner, let's declutter!


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The drama which is based on the novel "Tantei Higurashi Tabito" by Yamaguchi Kouzaburo, features Matsuzaka in the leading role of Higurashi Tabito who was involved in an incident when he was young and lost all his five senses except for his sight. Since then, Higurashi relies on his sight to solve various cases by observing other people's feelings and clues left behind. Co-stars include the heroine played by Tabe Mikako who is a nursery teacher, Tabito's buddy played by Hamada Gaku, Tabito's doctor Kitaoji Kinya and child actor Sumida Moeno.
Matsuzaka commented that the previous SP did not manage to describe Tabito's past but the drama series will touch on that and show how he interacts with the people around him and changes as a result. He is looking forward to working with the same team again. As for Tabe, she is excited about the mysteries left unresolved in the SP which will be explained in the drama series.
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Bare Soles
2017-07-11 23:36
It burns on my bare soles where I stand on the concrete stairs, leaning over the fence to take a photo of a huge agave. It looks like it's melting and I can relate to that; it's been warmer than usual for LA which means unbearably warm. We leave the AC on during the night so our apartment isn't a sauna when we get up for breakfast in the morning.
We found Swedish cheese in the grocery store and we make toasts with orange marmalade, and the cheese on top. Together with coffee it's the most Swedish thing I know. The orange marmalade is of the bitter kind that I used to hate as a child, but now I love it. It still reminds me of that time though, which seems a bit weird. I recognize the taste from back then, but now it's a good thing.
I wear the same dress every day because it makes me feel invincible, while also being light and thin.
We stay indoors more than usual and I drink way more iced coffee than normally.
We all have our ways to cope with the heat.
I dream of a house with a garden with lots of shade where I could sit all day and drink lemonade.
I dream of a lot of things.
There's not enough room for my plants infront of the window anymore, but the step to emailing the landlord and ask if it's okay if we drill some holes in the ceiling for plant hangers is too steep. (What if they say no.)
So I let them crowd.
I go to my very first Alexander Technique lesson and learn that I don't know how to stand and sit right, but I do have "a lovely connection" with my heels. That's a compliment I never thought I'd hear in my lifetime. I feel oddly proud.
I buy a vintage dress on etsy that looks like it would be perfect for the Annabelle Creation red carpet premiere, and while I'm waiting for it to arrive I get more and more anxious. It wasn't expensive, but still; it feels stupid to buy a dress that might end up not fitting.
But it fits. Oh boy does it fit. It's so beautiful and I can't believe how good it looks on me. I get so happy and smiley and I actually laugh really loud for a while. David is amazed too. And so are my parents and my friend Hanna that I sent a photo to. Hanna told me she was looking at it several times over the next few days and even showed it to a friend of hers and they both just "Oh my gosh, its so pretty, ahhh the color, the cut, my EYES!!!"
My thoughts exactly.
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Bonaventure Cemetery (and more).
2016-10-28 20:15
Okay, are you ready? Let's get this blog post rolling!
I love cemeteries. LOVE them.
In Gothenburg we lived right next to a huge old cemetery that I used to visit a few times every week; to run, go for a walk, make a shortcut through it on my way somewhere. We even filmed a few scenes for a movie there (didn't turn into something though). Cemeteries are moody and dramatic, and they contain SO many aspects of life. Yes, death too, but to me it's more about life. All the people that were once living and breathing, all their friends and family visiting them and remembering them alive. All the beautiful gravestones that were made by amazing artists (that might even be buried on that very cemetery by now). All the people keeping the graves in shape for people alive to see.
There's so much life in a place for death!
Anyways, when we found out that we were going to Savannah the first thing I did was to google if there were any cool cemeteries there that we could visit. I found the Bonaventure Cemetery and it looked AWESOME on the photos.
On Sunday we took an Uber there, armed with my camera and the tripod for my iphone. I was imagining all the spooky photos and self portraits I was going to take.
And then when we got there it was closed.
But, "how did you get these photos then?" you might ask.
Two girls were standing outside the fence looking equally disappointed about the Closed Signs that we were. They said it was closed because of the fallen trees and mess after Hurricane Matthew. They also said that they had seen the guard sleeping in her car at the front. And that they had seen some people sneaking inside.
David was looking around and all of a sudden he was inside. He had found a hole in the fence. "Just a little peek?"
So we went in there, and quite a few people followed.
It was so beautiful! And because it was closed it was quiet and calm and even more of an adventure!
We could see the remnants of Hurricane Matthew everywhere. It made the place so spooky.
We walked around looking at all the names on the grave stones.
Some were big and intricate.
Some were just plain sad.
Some were funny. Lang and Lange sounds like an awesome detective business.
A little family cluster.
And then we saw this monument from afar and it was like my heart started pitter patter super fast.
The trees, the light, the structures, the hanging moss, EVERYTHING!
I took a bunch of self portraits here. You can see all of them on my
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the one I took at this exact spot.
Let's just walk around in silence for a bit, shall we?
This environment reminded me of a forgotten land, like Atlantis, or a level in a Sonic the Hedgehog game.
It seems like we're never getting away from Hollywood.
And then we found my name on it...
And here's little Gracie. Alone in a fenced in garden. That made me the most sad. She died so early and then they put her here, locked inside, like she was doomed to be forever lonely, parted from the rest of the world. I don't even believe in any afterlife, but it still seems sad to me.
Only 6 years old.
And here's Ida. Born in Sweden.
Such rich jewel tones everywhere. I was walking around there with constant heart eyes.
Gray and David.
Then we met the two girls from earlier. They said they had seen the guard driving by, and that she had thrown out a couple of people, but they hadn't been seen yet.
We thanked them for the heads up and made our way quickly to the hole in the fence. We did not want to get caught in there!
Hearts beating, eyes scanning everywhere, ears listening for sounds of a car.
We got out. And then, just a breath later, we saw the guard and a police car driving by inside the cemetery at the exact place we were walking just moments earlier.
We sent a thought of Thank You to the two girls for warning us, but then we realized: they were still in there. We wished we could have warned them somehow but there was no way.
We were walking down the road ten minutes later when the girls drove by us. They looked solemn. We waved.
And that was that adventure. It was fantastic! I wish we could have stayed in there forever. Maybe some day we can go back, and walk in the front entrance like normal people. But I would not change this day in any way, because it really was the most beautiful experience.
But wait! We're not done yet!
Sunday evening we had the panel after Lights Out screened and it went great. The audience was lovely and we met so many wonderful people afterwards. Every time we do something like this we want it to go on for longer. When they say "we have time for one more question from the audience" it makes both of us think "Oh no! We want more questions!" Haha. It's just so much fun.
I didn't bring my camera for that, but on Monday morning it was back around my neck for the hours before we had to leave for the airport. Let's take a look at that.
We were on our way to eat breakfast. Walked through the square with the guy and his umbrella (yeah, yeah, it's a flag. But it would be cuter if it was an umbrella, right?)
And here we were! At the Gryphon Tea Room!
So. Incredibly. Beautiful.
We ordered the Afternoon Tea even if it was not afternoon yet.
And fancy lemonade! Look how happy I was!
The bill came in an old book. This place used to be an apothecary back in the day. And then it was a book store.
And now it's a tea room.
After that delicious breakfast we went to get some coffee. We passed a pumpkin display.
And then we found a bench to sit on for a couple of hours. People watching, talking about everything we've seen and done during the weekend, and imagining what it would be like if we lived in Savannah.
I would love to live there if it weren't for the extremely warm and humid summers. Savannah reminded me of the town Lund in Sweden where I used to live between 2003 and 2007. A cute, small student town, with lots of history and interesting spots.
Yeah, I hope I get to see more of Savannah in the future.
And that was all from our weekend in Savannah, Georgia.
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When we went to Crestline.
2016-10-18 21:28
Hej, friends!
This has been a very quiet space lately and I have been thinking that maybe I should blog but, nah, not today, and then time did its thing and now here we are.
Anywhoooo. A while ago, almost two months or so, David and I went to the mountains to relax after shooting Annabelle 2. Plus, we celebrated 3 years as married around that time too so we thought it would be a perfect reason to just go away for a few days.
The drive there was supposed to take 2 hours but a huge fire started at the same time we left LA so we were stuck in traffic for a loooong time. It took us 6 hours to get there and we were very tired and hungry when we arrived at the cabin.
We were a bit scared though, because we could see the fire clearly from the balcony. What if we came here and had to evacuate in the middle of the night because the fire spread to us? We sat outside, wrapped in blankets, eating sandwiches, watching the flames, and checking all the news sites hoping we were safe.
In the morning the white smoke covered the mountains like cotton. It seemed like the fire weren't coming towards us but it was still going strong. We had breakfast infront of the view and decided to not do anything substantial all day. It was perfect.
I spent most hours of the day looking at the view. I shared a glass of wine with the evening sun.
And then when the sun was setting it became clear that the fire had not gone away.
This mirror was luring me all weekend. I have SO many photos of that mirror.
We went to the mountains last year too, after shooting Lights Out, and it feels like this is going to turn into a tradition. The fresh air and pine trees make us so happy. I think it's because it reminds us about Sweden a little bit.
Anyways, look at this view. Just look at it. And breathe.
So scary. Yet so beautiful.
New day. David called his family and friends and picked bark off of a tree as he was talking. The things you do when you talk on the phone, right? Some people doodle, some strip a tree from its clothing.
I was taking photos of this strip of road surrounded by trees. I took at least four photos a day of this exact view. With my Nikon, with my phone AND with our polaroid. It's just something with the smooth shape and the colors.
David had been extremely busy for more than a month, so he had a lot to talk about with people back home.
One day we went on a mini adventure. I had read about a heart shaped rock that was supposed to be worth seeing. We didn't really care about the rock but thought it would be nice to see at least one of the local sites, get some fresh air and a walk.
David climbed a tree.
I was in Spooky Root Heaven.
I mean. Look at this!
So cool.
Nice of nature to create a step for us humans wanting to hike without killing ourselves.
And there it was! A heart shaped rock!
A couple was climbing around there and I tried to take sneaky photo of them to show the size of the heart. I didn't do a very good job, but you can at least see the top of the heart in the bottom of the photo.
We also found a beautiful glade that looked like it came straight out of Jurassic Park or something.
Right outside our cabin we had this beauty. Love how the roots seem to hold onto the rock like their life depended on it.
To come "home" to this view was something special. The cabin was situated in the tree tops.
We found a bunch of board games one evening and played backgammon. This is David's thinking pose.
New day again! This was our last whole day in the mountains.
That mirror again.
We had one last thing we wanted to during our stay in the mountains, and that was to have a sort of Anniversary Picnic with a view. When we first came to LA last year we didn't have any money so our favorite thing to do was to drive somewhere with a nice view and eat sandwiches. We call it Dinner with a view and it is lovely.
So, this day we packed some sandwiches and drove to a spot we had seen from the car the day before. We hoped we would be able to get to the view without trespassing or something, and we were in luck! We found a cliff that we climbed and right on the edge, on the very top of the rock, we sat down to have our Dinner with a view.
The view was spectacular!
All around us, breathtaking nature.
We had to sit close to not fall down the very steep mountain wall infront of us.
Dangling my feet.
It was so wonderful. And a bit scary, because we were really high up.
Look at this handsome devil!
One more, because Look At Him!
When the sun had set and it was starting to get dark we climbed down from the rock on the mountain and drove back to our cabin in the trees.
And then it was a new day again and we headed back to LA. But first I had to take a photo of some spooky roots.
I know this was a while ago now, but better late than never right?
My computer died (because I happened to get an entire glass of iced coffee in it...) and then the admin page for my blog went bananas, but now! MAYBE! I can get back to blogging once in a while.
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Self Portraits: A Lazy Sunday at Warner Bros.
2016-06-21 20:28
On Sunday when David had to go to his office on the Warner Bros studio lot for a couple of hours, I decided to come with him and do some exploring of my own.
I ignored the blistering heat and took a whole bunch of self portraits that I wanted to show you.
White dress and sun hat playing their parts perfectly here.
I actually dressed for the occasion, sort of. I knew the white dress would look amazing as a contrast to the dark places I had in my mind (you'll see soon) but it surprised me how well it worked in this environment too. It has a real southern feel to it, doesn't it?
Oh, I just love the look of a falling apart greenhouse! The light! The colors! Yeah, this is a favorite.
I moved on to the dark alleyways in-between houses. Tried out the light and dark with some twirling in my white dress.
Found a brick wall to dance in front.
And imagined myself in a World War 1 movie drama.
"Hmmm... I wonder who stole Ms Mullin's motorcycle...I'm going to find out!"
Walked into a dark room and saw my own reflection in this mirror with the strange double effect (Looks like a double exposure, kind of. Or a photo taken with long exposure). Needless to say, I jumped a little in fear. Then I took photos of it, 'cause that's how I roll! Photograph what scares you!
Running (away from the Warner Bros tour bus).
They drove by every third minute or something. I stuck out so much in my white dress so I obviously got a lot of curious stares.
Ps: Love the floaty almost liquid looking feel to my dress here.
Then I found an old barn. Let me tell you: it was HOT in there.
Did a little double exposure edit to this one.
I use the app Edit.Lab for that. It's not perfect, but the best double exposure app I've found so far because it doesn't crop the photo to a square, and you can position the photos easier than in other apps. But like I said, it's not perfect. It is a bit buggy and you are quite limited in the blending. But it's still the best of the one's I've tried (Photoblend, InstantBlend and Edit.Lab).
And as usual, I'm using the self timer app Timer Cam and a small tripod from LOHA.
Anyways, that was all I had today. Really love taking these self portraits. It triggers my imagination so much!
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