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Do we value cameras as tools or objects? New exhibition asks the question
Do we value cameras for their form, or their function? An exhibition in Philadelphia which features hundreds of camera sculptures made from a range of different materials aims to examine this question. 'Reach Ruin', which is showing at The Fabric Workshop in Philadelphia features several camera sculptures, created from carved stone, glass, chalk and sand.
|A Pentax K1000 made of chalk - one of the exhibits at 'Reach Ruin' an exhibition currently running at the Fabric Workshop in Philadelphia.
According to the artist, Daniel Arsham, 'much of the time when we think about what a camera does, we think of it as a producer of images' but as well as being a photographic tool, 'many of us that use photography have a relationship with the object. If you want, call it a fetish'.
|An army of plaster Nikkormat FTs. The exhibition aims to reduce cameras to their form rather than their function and asks the question how we interact with them as objects, rather than tools for creation.
The sculptures in Reach Ruin are unpainted, and reflect their constituent materials. Arsham, who is colorblind, explains that 'the reduction of color allows audiences to experience the formal qualities of things'. By reducing cameras to their form alone, the exhibition raises the possibility that these tools, invented to create art, are themselves an artform. And even if you don't completely buy into that theory, we think there's something fascinating about seeing armies of stone Pentax K1000s and Nikkormats lined up in an exhibition space. Let us know what you think in the comments. Do you collect cameras because you need them, or because you want them?
Reach Ruin runs at the Fabric Warehouse in Philadelphia until mid-March. Click here for more details.
(via Wired.com be sure to bookmark its excellent Raw File blog).
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A photographer values cameras as tools. A camera nut values them as objects.
My cameras as christmas bauble and in chocolade:
I value them as both tools and objects. But the reason why I value them as objects is because of how they were used as a tool. The beauty of them does come from the appreciation of them as a whole. Much like a car collectors like old cars. I have over a hundred older and antique cameras and just really like the look too. Very nestalgic look and feel, from Beau Brownies to a WWII Kodak 35. Different applications and looks but both served the same purpose. The over all appearence is just appealing to me. Maybe cause I can realate to how they were used. A thing of beauty for me was a Nikon F4s. Pretty much obsolite now, but man it sure looks awsome.
This is plain daft. Want/need are irrelevant here. Yes, if you duplicate devices that produce the same quality of image the same way, it's you daft as you do not need them, but there are cameras whose results justify owning them because the results have a particular quality or can do some things v.well. Like Nikon 950 for macro and a Ricoh i700 because you can go online with it and send handwritten notes, and because it has a 3" screen and good rechargeable batteries AND produces images that are special to it by nature.
This is not art, but a symtom of mental ill-health, and like much art, just plain vanity- it's "look at me" stuff without merit. My sympathies go out to all involved.
I think it's interesting that the majority of the comments here imply that many photographers don't really like or even "get" modern art. I would have thought the opposite would be true. I guess I see a "nude descending a staircase" where others see "an explosion in a shingle factory"... ;)
Actually I can appreciate Albert Bierstadt and still like Jackson Pollock if you need examples. It's not that I don't "get" modern art it's just that I don't accept everything done with intention as "art". The guy next door drilling holes in a 2x4 does not contend that he is an artist but someone dancing around breaking chalk cameras claims it's art. I have always loved art in many forms but I believe the art world's biggest problem is it's reticence to police it's ranks.
I remember a man who came by my exhibit at the Festival of Arts in Laguna Beach, CA a few years ago with a $7000 Leica M9 hanging around his neck. I could appreciate his camera both as a tool and as an example of industrial design, but to him it was merely another form of expensive jewelry. BTW, I never did see him use it.
Certainly many photographers gain an affinity for their cameras or brands. It's only natural to respect the design of a tool that performs a useful function and does it well. Few pros are able to remain completely dispassionate about their gear. If no such affinity existed DPReview wouldn't have forums divided into brands and camera types.
Did we really need silly avante garde performance "art" to illuminate this obvious conclusion?
How about a new exhibit where cameras made of cheese are fed to wombats in order to make people consider how they feel about wombats eatings cheese cameras... Nah, that would just be stupid.
I must admit my surprise that none of the cameras were made from dung. It's shocking! Positively brilliant!... they would say.
A very interesting topic. Yes, the link to an old favorite camera is strong. In that light, I just want to comment that the plaster Nikkormats depicted are actually FTn models, as that model featured the addition of the sculptured plastic tip of the film advance lever. The earlier FT had only the flat metal lever. My first camera was, of course, a Nikkormat FTn.....
How much of what you buy you really need? I need oxygen, basic food, water and shelter.
Life would be rather boring if we think this way.
Musicians view their instruments as more than mere tools. B. B. King, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Eric Clapton, and many others named their guitars, cherishing them above their status as inanimate objects. It's only natural that photographers, making art as they do, would experience some emotional feelings about their cameras.
I no longer use it, but I will always have a special place in my heart for my 1975 OM-1.
''It's only natural that photographers, making art as they do, would experience emotional feelings about their cameras.''
I think 99.9% of photographers would not see art if one slowly crawled up their nose. Being a photographer does not make anyone an artist.
Also how do you explain men who experience some emotional feelings about thier BBQ machines?
I am a little puzzled because the link to the gallery has no hint of this artist's work on camera as object. The Wired article has nothing BUT the artist's work on camera as object.
The crushed glass camera is rather appropriate, given photography's dependence on glass.
Some of the historical view cameras are indeed beautiful craft objects akin to fine carpentry(Deardorff). The craft tradition continues today in the wooden view cameras made by small companies in China (Shen Hao). Some of the mass-produced cameras are landmarks in industrial design. Does anyone remember the black-and-white plastic Polaroid Swinger camera? or the simple brown bakelite box camera, Kodak Brownie?
I am not a collector of cameras, but think that the history of cameras and processes is part of a photographic education.
A good camera is most surely a work of art. It's beauty is sublime; a mixture of texture we can feel and hold in our hands, a sculpture of kinetic mechanical-optical-electronic engineering merged into a thing of beauty which lets us create things of beauty. We hold these artworks in our hands, and they talk to us; through their design they help us capture light and form into art. They project imagery into our eyes for our creative inner selves to process; how will this appear on paper, how will this appear on-screen?
Twenty years after Chinese manufacturing gutted Japanese manufacturing, the SLR remains quintessentially Japanese; and origami-like folding of glass, metal, and silicon meshing together in precision-milled helicoils, springs and gears, producing those satisfying clicks and whirs of mechanical perfection.
Is a camera art? Thank heavens, yes! Thank the heavens, and Japan, and Canon, Nikon and Olympus. How empty and I satisfying our lives would be if it were any other way.
It is a balance between both. The market for the particular model will tell you load and clear with their dollar votes which is a greater priority for each category. But rest assured that a feature reach, well designed control layout with a flair for style and visual appeal will always do well. Style trends are always a challenge to anticipate and come and go...but performance stands the test of time.
A camera is a tool but I must admit I love the look of certain cameras, like the Nikon D4. But I am not interested in seeing stone Pentax cameras ... even though I did learn photography with a Pentax Spotmatic.
Welcome to CAPITALISM. Marketing is designed to make consumers value products over and above their "use" value. That's what makes us covet new cameras before our old camera is obsolete (a questionable concept itself) or broken.
Anyone who has ever "loved" a camera has fetishized it. Karl Marx predicted this phenomenon over 100 years ago, but I doubt he foresaw what heights it would reach.
That said, almost everyone in America does this, myself included. My cameras are prized possessions, far beyond their use value.
I'm pretty sure people liked objects for their aesthetics and not just their "use" value long before Capitalism came around a few hundred years ago. Did the Pharoahs build pyramids and load them with gold and art because of their "use" value? And as a friend of mine who grew up behind the iron curtain told me, he could always tell who the communist leaders' kids were because they wore Levi jeans.
In short, please stop blaming Capitalism for something that falls under human nature.
It's a tool.
I need spec to buy a camera or a lens.
I need functionality and ergonomic to use it.
I choose everything like that, car, house, wife...
A camera is made of three components:
Its physical attributes ie wt, form, size, ergonomics etc
Its photo-electronic attributes ie lens, sensor, processing etc
And its cultrual attributes ie as an accessory, its popularity, its iconic appeal
These three all interact and influence what pictures are taken using the camera. Each one factor can be adequate justification for many to purchase the camera and they all interact with each other.
Further, strength in each category of attributes can be seen as justification for insufficiencies in other categories.
But after all, the brain that is wired to the finger that presses the shutter remains the most important part of a camera.
I prefer an ugly, but well-functioning camera very much over a smart-looking thing with photographic deficiencies.
I am always amazed at how much people rave about the looks of a cam without considering if the apparatus is easily held in your hand etc.
"easily held in your hand" is completely-- and unreliably-- subjective. For example, people can rave about how "easily held in your hand" an old Nikkormat FT or Leica M is, even though they are practically devoid of any of the ergonomic design elements that we expect from modern cameras.
Am I a fetish? Because I value my DSLR as an object I think. As a photographic tool, I use my phone and P & S most of the time. Oh no..
I love my cameras but also fear them, worried that they will break or be stolen.
I think that the answer is obvious; there is a huge number of photographers who prize the object over its functionality. If not, why would people buy those failed Leicas X's, the non-interchangeable lens + no viewfinder ILS's, etc. Obviously, they are purchased by people who value the object more than the functionality, if not, we would see buyers insist on "de rigueur" things like interchangeable lenses, viewfinders, lower costs...
But, to each his/her own, I suppose
I have bought cameras for their form AND as tools. Over the years, I have sold off the pretty ones and kept the tools. This year, due to an overabundance of funds, I bought another pretty one: a black-and-shiny-chrome Olympus E-PM1.
My Pentax system are my tools. But it's all pug-ugly.
I can polish and shine the Oly shamelessly, wishing I could afford another whose form is very similar and which may be the most comfortable, ergonomic, and aesthetically-pleasing camera ever made: a Leica I, II, or III up to but not including the IIIg. Not only beautiful and finely finished, its proportions were probably perfect, visually.
It reminds me, in a way, of a Jaguar XK120 or Studebaker Starlite Coupe, 1953-4.
Just perfect. I'll get one eventually, but it had better be in working condition!
I like your "overabundance of funds", that's a big widener of considerations. As it constantly doesn't happen to me, I have always had to think about the camera versatility, disregarding other aspects. This I find useful, since the few cameras I have now get to be more frequently used.
And the camera one uses is the best of all.
<<And the camera one uses is the best of all.>>
You're right, there. That was my rationale for buying the Olympus: ir was small enough to carry around unobtrusively like I used to carry a Pentax film ME-Super decades ago.
My Pentax DSLR was way too big for that, especially with any zoom. The E-PM1 with its kit zoom is a little smaller overall than my film Pentaxes with 28mm or 50mm FFL lens.
I do use it more than my Pentax, which I still lug around when I go to a location. But there's plenty of room in the glove compartment of my car or in a jacket pocket for the Oly, its kit zoom, the EVF-2, and the 9-18mm zoom, too.
The bottom line: I use the Pentax as much as I always have, and added the Oly for street shooting and quick-and-dirty snapshots while on the road.
And, from time to time, for just putting on shelf and admiring. It would look very handsome with a Voigtlander 35mm f:2,5 Color-Skopar, don't you think?
If we valued cameras as purely as tools, then I wonder whether cameras could've progressed beyond the basic large format view camera. Perhaps form has come as a by-product of improving a camera's function, however it does come hand in hand with the appreciation of design.
Nikon would not have commissioned Giorgetto Guigaro to create their F-series cameras if they hadn't deemed form a critical element of a cameras function.
It saved his life, it looks great and became a piece of art.......and it's not made of sand or plaster:
As a collector of about 30 old cameras I keep them only if they are in working condition; even if I do not take pictures I like to think I could do.. I even like to open them and try to repair or check shutter if possible. For some cameras (like 16mm or Minox) I even keep some film in fridge, which was noe easy to find specially for the 16mm with perforation only on one side. In a few words I like to collect tools. A working camera is a tool and becomes an object if it is an attrappe or it is no more in working conditions.
Wow! It would look great in TATE's hall, hope it will be successful enough to show it in the UK as well! I really like the form representation, especially in sarcastic whiteish colours... Thx for this news!
I always keep thepreviousmodel feeling somehow attached to it and form is one of the aspects that contributes to that (familyannoying) collecting habit;-)
apart from that, I am delighted that technology contributed to the return of the pre-digital form factor in cameras design where bulky, alwaysblack and buttonsfull (hedgehogish) DSLR body is being replaced by compact, solid and easier to operate design, where LENS with rotating rings is back;-)
Why not both need and want?
I need a camera and lens to produce what's in my vision.
I want a camera and lens that fits my own personal taste.
There are many kinds of beauty. Two which apply here are beauty of form and beauty of function. Maybe beauty of craftsmanship also. The Italian's have a reputation for beauty of form. The German's for beauty of function and craftsmanship.
If someone makes a 10 times zoom lens with 19 elements and someone makes the same lens with 10 elements in a package half the size with the same quality and usability I will buy the latter because there is beauty in simplicity of design. Perhaps we could call this Occam's beauty or OKcam beauty.
There is a beauty in having all buttons and switches in the right positions. There is beauty in having logical menus with icons that have meaning or with words to describe those functions.
There is also beauty in the status quo. If we accept that the Leica is beautiful then the design should incorporate the ability to change sensor and processor easily. That would make it more beautiful or perhaps elegant.
In any case this argument is quite sane in comparison to hifi.
I hear many "serious" photographers who say they just want a camera with full control and no fancy features like wifi or 3G etc. They claim to be about the photography but often they are caught up in the style of a camera.
I like control over a camera but it can be done just as easily or more so through a touch screen. We
Just have to find a logical way to do this. It has been done on phones somewhat successfully. There is no reason why it can't be done here also.
Don't get me wrong. I love the Fuji X100S and I might even buy one. But what it it had a touch screen on the whole back. When you look through the viewfinder the top right could be for exposure compensation an the left for aperture. Some software could drive the touch control even if you can't see the slider or feel it. You will see te result in the viewfinder.
Put a Tegra 4 chip with wifi, GPS, 4G and a full HD IGZO screen and you are set. It might not have the beautiful form of an X100 but it would be more functional.
Also some other ideas might be touch to focus and slide to shoot. This would get rid of the shake when shooting.
Once you look aware from the viewfinder you would have the basi menu on the screen to make further adjustments.
There are so many ways to improve function and reliability (touch screens do not wear like buttons) and many of these do not require retro looks. That is Homer Simpson mentality.
Well you could set it up so that when your eye is in the viewfinder the touch screen acts like a touch pad. You dont need to see anything. Top right for Exposure compensation. Top left for aperture. Slide up to increase and down to decease.
since i was 10 years old I owned many Cameras and SLRs all of them had one special characteristic they were black and Silver i had Olympus OM 1 , Minolta XD5, Canon New F1 and ultimately Nikon FM 2 . even russian breeds were welcome Kiev 10 ... i can Tell you the form factor and the feeling of the camera in your hand is particular with time your fingers will erode the paint or the metal in some places this is an intimate relation with your cam ... I still have my Nikon FM2 and i consider it as an esthetic masterpiece... actually seeing the latest trends in Fuji lines and others like pentax and olympus ( omd e 5 ) i can IMHO say they will set a new standard ...
It makes you wonder why so many brands are bringing out black and silver cameras. Why? because they look so pleasing, retro, a product of a better time etc. Is it a good thing? For me YES! I have so many cameras that are old but look stunning, from the Pentax SV, spotmatic F, Voightlander, Agfa Isolette etc etc. Not only are they great cameras, but objects of beauty. Today, with the MX-1, Fuji X100/X20, Leica, K-5 silver etc, they hark back to that era. and that is not bad thing.
For example, amongst my cameras, I have the Pentax i-10 compact digital. Is it any good? no! It is average at best. But it gives me a bit of pleasure from using it due to its looks, I don't care. However when I need serious image quality I still have the K-5 and Bronica.
I tend to think of form as nice to have but ultimately, its the end product of what the camera delivers that counts. My E-PL1 is the ugly duckling of Olympus's pen range but produces images every bit as nice as my DSLR in a far smaller package. The same goes for pretty much everything else. My MacBook Air I'm typing this on was designed to look nice, and indeed it does, but if I had to make do with something uglier, it wouldn't be a terrible thing.
It helps me to compare to other things in my life. Compared to guitars which are both tools and inspiration, cameras are tools. Although I do like how my sexy metal Nikon film camera feels. And in the end, it's all just objects. Stupid question.
Guitarists do not often appreciate beauty of function. At least for electric guitars. They just want to turn it up to 11. Otherwise innovative manufactures like Klein would still be in business.
It's neither form nor function just a load of plaster cameras in a room. But add some big words and sentences and it's called Art.
Okay you have a point.
Faulty plumbing, the work of Hitler, suicide bombers and the financial elite in their part of the 2008 crises also provoke discussion and reactions, would you call the resulting work art?
Felts is wiping the floor with this one.
It's neither form or function, for me the connection I have with a camera or lens is more important. From the moment I owned it, my Nikon F2 AS has given me a warm, cosy feeling, an extension of my hands and eyes. Never had this connection with my F3 HP or D800e. Same story with a Rolleiflex TLR vs. Hasselblad 500. Does it show in my photos? Yes, it does! Call me crazy if you want to ;-)
Both. I've been shooting for decades, and that hasn't changed. I loved the results I got from my Hasselblad 500 C/M, and marveled at the genius of it's design. Newer cameras (like FF digital SLRs) can produce better results, but they aren't as elegantly designed as the Hassy, or the original Leicas. So it's a balance for me. But, after shooting a film with an ISO of 160 that was known as "High Speed Ektachrome" it's impossible not to be impressed by what digital cameras can do at higher ISOs. That said, I don't collect them. I have no need for dust collectors, even Hasselblads. One exception: my Yashica Mat 124, a camera I've owned since I bought it new around 1970. Just can't bring myself to sell it.
Hmm. A conceptual artist who is unclear on the concept? The form of the camera is the result of its function just like a hammer. The fora on this site are filled with discussions of function, not how lovely the little machines are, or what is the proper prayer to the little fetish. This exhibit seems to me to be an expression of contempt for photographers. No doubt the art world will clutch Arsham to their breast as a genius as they did Susan Sontag.
I'm afraid the form isn't any more function-related, since there is no more spanning the roll of film from one side to the other. Today's cameras can be of just about any form the manufacturer decides to make. The only similarity that remains is the lens-to-sensor line, everything else is chips and wires.
There were several models with new aproach to ergonomy (see Sony DSC F-### series) and I'm sorry these were abandoned. Presumably, people are still traditionally (=sentimentally) linked to the old shape.
Even the names and acronyms have no more sense: DSLR? There have never been any DTLR's! But it's too late to introduce ILRC, FLRC or ILC and FLC for non-reflex cameras... Go figure.
And those shirt-pocket sized boxes. Pocket radios of 30 years ago were shaped like that (they're still called "transistors"). No wonder there can't be any talk about artfully crafted camera shapes, it's based upon wrong concept. Thus, the cameras will always take the shape that sells best.
I see a lens, immaculately encased in finely cast metal. A flawless surface and tactile coatings make it irresistible to the touch, to which it responds with perfectly weighted silky smooth rotation to precision positioning. Tolerances so fine it feels like it was forged as one, not merely some coarse assembly, yet it feels so real, and as it rotates a crystal clear image forms. What deep magic seeks to showcase its mystery here?
Boldly etched markings reveal it to be 50mm 1:1. It costs £4,000 and doesn't even autofocus, nor does it fit my camera, so I pass and thank the disappointed salesman for his time.
I guess I'm just a buy the tools you need kind of guy.
Slow news day today.
Why do you think Nikon started hiring an Italian designer named Giorgetto Giugiaro for their F-camera's?
I have the entire range of F's both in black ánd silver (F F2 F3 F4 F5) sitting here on a shelf...just looking at them makes me very happy :-)
Only the Fuji X series and Leicas will be doing that in 30 years the others will probably be scrapped but a good yet beautiful camera will always be appreciated as a tool or as an object
Few 35mm SLRs are as beautiful and finely crafted as Nikon F2.
My Nikon F2
For MF film bodies, the Hasselblad 500c/m and the Rollieflex 2.8F Planar (both of which produce about the nicest looking images I've ever seen), and for LF cameras the elegant simplicity of the Deardorff 8 x 10 is tough to match. But to me, none of these cameras mean a thing if they simply sitting on a shelf unused.
I disagree that today's digital cameras don't have the same kind of character of form as film cameras. We have a tendency to romanticize older objects and of course in today's camera market, at the lower end plastics have replaced metal. At the higer end, the Leica M or Nikon D4 can compete in most every way aesthetically with the M3 or F5.
The are many polar arguments here and as is often the case, the truth is somewhere in between.
My view is that a tool can also be beautiful, not only to look at but to touch... The well dampened focus barrel of a metal Leica lens is an example.
We are creating art by taking photographs, so the individual needs a firm grasp of aesthetics and beauty to compose a great shot. To appreciate the form of the camera, to me, is just an extension of this.
So yes I have an X100, but no I'm not some gear obsessed poseur (well not all the time!) despite owning a camera that can also pass itself off as a work of art.
There are good cameras and bad ones, hence good tools and bad ones - in my view and for my purpose.
There are beautiful cameras and ugly ones - in my view. I even consider some of the beautiful cameras as objets d'art.
I appreciate the good and beautiful cameras. When I buy a new camera I select for these criteria, and in the past some of them have become good friends to me.
There are many types of Photographers, there are the serious guys, who really know what's and enjoy using their equipment, there are the Jewellery guys who buy cameras to show off and feel important, but never seem to produce pictures. In my 45 years in the trade there are a lot of talkers that have a lot to say.
Then there are some of the people you find on either camera clubs or on Forums, they talk with authority at great length, but none have any technical back ground, they love to tell people that there are problems with xxx camera/lens, but in some cases they do not own the piece of equipment.
The fault finders are often sad and have no real life..
Photography is an art form and is enjoyable not for spending hours finding fault, enjoy and don't moan.
Well said. There are also those which regard the camera as a means to an end, and are drawn to some device's ability to produce. Many times such cameras are lower-priced, or do not belong to the "glorified few" which top the market line. It's the same with everything we posess or use; cars, clothes, wathes...
With time and experience, we learn to appreciate the final product, and how to turn the deaf ear to those who use a price tag to value the tools.
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Stressing that electoral and land reforms were essential, Anna also said that the present Judicial Standards and Accountability bill cannot curb judicial corruption effectively. He added that a new law should be drafted to look into such issues.
Meanwhile, Anna Hazare together with other key members Arvind Kejriwal, Prashant Bhushan and Kiran Bedi have decided to go on a yatra to poll-bound states to campaign against those candidates who did not support the Jan Lokpal Bill. They will campaign in the Hissar constituency by-election.
Broaching the subject of the 'right to reject' once again, Anna's letter on Sept 21 said that electoral reforms can be achieved only with 'right to reject'. To bring about changes in election laws, voters should be given an option if they felt that the elected representatives were not up to the mark.
On the land acquisition bill, he stated in his letter, "'The Centre and the state should not be allowed to acquire any land without the permission of the gram panchayat." He also mentioned the effort by former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi where he took the opinion of gram panchayats for the 73rd and 74th amendment to the Constitution.
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Wrecked: When a Broken World Slams into Your Comfortable Life
by Jeff Goins
Moody Publishers, 2012
[At the time of this writing you can buy Wrecked for $.99 for Kindle.]
The longing for heaven, even among Christians, likely is at an all time low in the Western world. Technology, wealth, "progress," have done well in providing a comfortable, insulated existence for us. We are all bubble boys now, and as a result we are at ease on earth with little perceived need of heaven. Satan has anesthetized us with materialism, tricked us into turning God's material blessings against ourselves.
Jeff Goins has written a book about what happens when a fallen world intrudes into that bubble. It surprises us, makes us uncomfortable. We are "disabused of the status quo." Goins argues it can leave us wrecked.
Goins recounts his personal experiences from Spain and Mexico to the streets of Nashville as he comes face to face with beggars, the homeless and destitute single mothers. Goins writes, "these are the experiences we need. Our brokenheartedness at the injustices we witness is what gives us compassion. So when we rush past these messy and uncomfortable moments we take away the experiences that teach us mercy."
It also challenges our self-centered assumptions about life. "We've believed a lie. We've been told life is about us." Being wrecked is when we are whacked on the side of the head with the realization that it is not.
Built around the framework of Goins's own life experience, Wrecked also includes episodes from others, mostly missionaries. By day, Goins works for a mission organization helping missionaries tell their stories. It's a job that constantly brings him into contact with the newly wrecked, men and women often overwhelmed when they come face to face with the distress and poverty that exists beyond our shores.
Goins recounts the restlessness that the "wrecked" feeling brings, that it can lead to a dangerous self-righteousness, looking for hits of compassion to assuage the guilt. But these are in some ways necessary stages to lead us to a point where we can truly be useful.
Being wrecked is in some ways an easy thing. It's not comfortable; it is reorienting. But the initial realization that there is suffering is but a first step. Some never move past this stage. Their lives can become chaotic, overwhelmed with trying to fix the world. Goins rightly warns, "The world is broken and remains that way, in spite of our efforts to help it."
In perhaps the most valuable section of Wrecked, Goins calls for moving into a life of mature commitment. This is not simply a commitment to helping others, but creating a habit of balanced commitment in our lives: a commitment to our marriages, our children, our church, our jobs. It's picking up our lives when the adventure ends, which is when we begin to have true lasting impact on the world. Goins writes, "God wants to use our restlessness to call us out of the world and into a new reality characterized by order, not chaos."
Goins's book is not easy. It's often raw. And it does challenge, challenges us to do the hard things, not the exciting things. He tells us, "What you ought to be looking for in your search for your life's calling is struggle, not resolution."
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Miss America Nina Davuluri, a Michigan grad, on Wolverines football: 'Oh, my goodness'
It's not very often when the world of beauty pageants and college football cross paths, but it turns out that Miss America 2014, Nina Davuluri, is a big fan of the Michigan Wolverines.
For whatever reason, Davuluri, a Michigan grad, was making the rounds at Super Bowl radio row on Thursday and was asked about the Wolverines. Her response, according to MLive.com, sums up the sentiment of most Michigan fans in recent years.
"Oh, my goodness," she said, shaking her head. "No comment on that."
Davuluri graduated from Michigan in 2011 with a degree in brain behavior and cognitive science, and even with her pageant schedule and various Miss America appearances, she managed to make it to Ann Arbor for the regular season finale against Ohio State – a game the Wolverines lost 42-41 in heartbreaking fashion.
"I got to go to the Ohio State game this year, and it was so close. It was a good game right up until the last second," she said. "It was such a tough season for us."
The Wolverines finished the season with a tough loss to Kansas State in the Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl to end the season with a disappointing 7-6 record. In the past two seasons with Brady Hoke at the helm, the team has just a 15-11 record.
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Far From Random, Evolution Follows a Predictable Genetic Pattern, Princeton Researchers Find
October 25, 2012
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You are wondering whether you should buy a second-hand guitar from a reliable friend or the best acoustic guitar under $500 on the Internet. Do not rush to think about that. Firstly, you should consider the accessories that come with the guitar to make sure that your musical instrument has the best protection as well as create the best sound quality.
The fact that no matter who you are, even if you're the most gifted guitarist, you will need to be equipped with more than just your instrument to keep that beautiful music flowing. Thus, the accessories below, which are available at any music store or order online, will be mostly convenience items.
1. An extra set of strings
Let's imagine that you are on a trip in your long holiday with your "best friend," a guitar and you'll inevitably break a string. However, there is no music store at there so that you cannot buy any alternative string to replace the broken one. If you have another set, you can either re-string everything and keep enjoying the great vacation with your most beloved guitar.
Something worse may happen when you are in your concert. You will not avoid embarrassing if one of the six strings suddenly breaks while you are playing. Therefore, an extra set of strings will save you in that harsh situation. They will make your life as a musician easier so that you can focus on playing and shining.
2. An electronic or digital tuner
You just spend twenty dollars or even less investing some models of the electronic or digital tuner. You will play the guitar well and produce the nice sound with the support of them. Surely, your friends will be probably jealous enough to unfriend you.
3. A sturdy case or gig bag
It is no doubt that no one wants their expensive guitar has any scratches on it as well as be broken in an unexpected accident. Thus, no matter where you go or travel with your instrument, you should spend about sixty or more dollars buying a solid and plastic case. Moreover, a model is equipped with a lock will be better. Hence, you will be more peace of mind, even your guitar that is consigned on a flight.
Furthermore, you should also invest a guitar stand that is an inexpensive accessory. One of the benefits of the guitar stand is that it will keep the guitar in sight. Thanks to that, you can pick it up easily as well as practice whenever you want. Through that, you can enhance the ability to play a musical instrument instead of watching TV or doing something useless.
4. A book or poster featuring the chords
For anyone who is diligent and has the passion with a musical instrument, especially acoustic guitar, a book or a poster featuring the chords or scales that they are learning to play will be the efficient support item.
Just with one simple step like putting the book into your bag or sticking the paper on the wall, the reference with the chords is an excellent idea of the guitar players who are willing to practice anywhere and anytime.
5. Various picks
Let's try different thicknesses and shapes of picks, and you might discover that a thinner or thicker pick works better with your style. A colorful pick or something interests you, which will probably become the endless inspiration for your songwriting. And, if nothing else, you will also have another replaced pick in case your favorite one.
The article above is just to keep you informed about what to expect when you do decide to buy a guitar. In fact, the different types of guitars produce different sounds as well as to require various accessories. When you keep your passion with guitar and playing it every day, you inevitably will find out accessories that fit your style and needs. It will be an extra bridge pin, a tool for removing bridge pins or something like that.
However, remember that none of these things will help your play guitar well and impress the opposite sex or wow your friends except for practicing day by day, but once you master them, you can move on to something a little more advanced.


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MOVIE SYNOPSIS [ General Audiences ] With a good performance of Jordan Warren (see cast), this film directed by William Hellmuth was premiered in cinema in 2009. The movie "The Black Dawn" comes from USA. You can watch The Black Dawn online on TV cable or theaters with original audio in English at different dates. This film premiered in theaters in 2009.
Rating: 5 by 54 users./
Runtime: 89 minutes
Jordan Warren, Eamon Glennon, Misty Madden, Tristan Scott, Kevin Harland, William Landsman, David Siik, Christy Giannestras, Kerri Hellmuth, Todd Tetreault, Joel Sappington, Bobo Chang, Missy Walker, Amanda Turner, Rachelle Klemme and Caleb Griffin.
Drama, Action.
89-minute film (full movie) directed by William Hellmuth.
The original audio of The Black Dawn has dialogues in Dolby Digital, it was produced in USA.
It premiered in cinemas or television in 2009.
Screenplay written by William Hellmuth, Brian Walton and Abraham Sherman.
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Abraham Sherman and Joshua Sikora.
This film was produced and / or financed by New Renaissance Pictures.
Composed by Curtis Schweitzer and Jeffrey Swingle.
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Without commercial breaks, the full movie The Black Dawn has a duration of 89 minutes; the official trailer can be watched in streaming on the Internet. You can watch this full movie free in EnglishDolby Digital in movie TV channels, renting the DVD or with VoD services (Video On Demand player, Hulu) and PPV (Pay Per View, Netflix).
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Psalm 118
In my anguish I cried to the LORD,
and he answered by setting me free.
The LORD is with me; I will not be afraid.
What can man do to me?
The LORD is with me; he is my helper.
I will look in triumph on my enemies.
It is better to take refuge in the LORD
than to trust in man.
It is better to take refuge in the LORD
than to trust in princes.
All the nations surrounded me,
but in the name of the LORD I cut them off.
They surrounded me on every side,
but in the name of the LORD I cut them off.
They swarmed around me like bees,
but they died out as quickly as burning thorns;
in the name of the LORD I cut them off.
I was pushed back and about to fall,
but the LORD helped me.
The LORD is my strength and my song;
he has become my salvation.
Open for me the gates of righteousness;
I will enter and give thanks to the LORD.
This is the gate of the LORD
through which the righteous may enter.
I will give you thanks, for you answered me;
you have become my salvation.
The stone the builders rejected
has become the capstone;
the LORD has done this,
and it is marvelous in our eyes.
This is the day the LORD has made;
let us rejoice and be glad in it.
O LORD, save us;
O LORD, grant us success.
Blessed is he who comes in the name of the LORD.
From the house of the LORD we bless you.
The LORD is God,
and he has made his light shine upon us.
With boughs in hand, join in the festal procession
up to the horns of the altar.
You are my God, and I will give you thanks;
you are my God, and I will exalt you.
Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good;
his love endures forever.


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Thread: 4 levels of forms...problem
07-07-04, 15:18 #1Registered User
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Unanswered: 4 levels of forms...problem
I am trying to create a type of user interface/form that is basically a query that can be viewed real time. I have 3 levels that have to be selected to get the output, for example, department, categories, subcategories, and based on the selections, the query displays the items that meet the criteria. However, the only way I have found to implement this so far is having the department level be the outside level, with category being inside it, subcategory being inside the category level and the query being inside the subcategory level. Furthermore, its designed in such a way that it wastes a lot of screen space and the navigation is far away from the display data. My ideal way to have it work would be to have the department, category and subcategory displaying in drop down boxes, without the navigation bar, with the query being in spreadsheet type format, and based on the department the categories will change and based on the categories the subcategories will change, then when selecting a subcategory the items displayed in the query view will change. I just find the way I managed to implement it really crude, if anyone can help me I would really appreciate it...sorry if it doesnt seem that complicated, I am learning as I go along. Thanks again.
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Does all of the information need to be viewable at the same time? From your suggestion of drop down boxes, I'm guessing it doesn't.
Perhaps you would consider using seperate, filtered forms that the user can choose to view?oh yeah... documentation... I have heard of that.
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Josef replied to oskingen's topic in Software HangoutI just think some work is ineluctable
Recommend the list of portable software
Josef replied to a topic in Software Hangoutvery nice list, even including V3, I also like this site to check many portable apps, including both windows and Mac http://pocketapp.blogspot.com/2008/05/100-...-usb-stick.html
How do I use my Internet Explorer favorites everywhere?
Josef replied to a topic in Application Installshum, why not try portable software? I use portable software ,such as ******* v3,ceedo, Install all of my favorite software in the ******* platform,take all setting and applications with you, you only need an USB drive.You simply install it on a portable storage device and then plug into any PC. After that, you can access either a program or a data like you are working from your own computer. good luck!
save app datas in windows PE
Josef posted a topic in Software HangoutwinPE, as we all know, is more and more sophisiticated for it can replace most of the functions of XP, surfing, working, music, movie, etc, the Next Best Thing. Even the best thing also has bug, this virtual environment cannot save datas while working, you can copy and past manually if you want to save a document, but you will not have any good solution to save your app data, this means you need to install an app again next time if you quit winPE, this may be a problem to many people, then how to save all our app datas at winPE?? Firstly, install PE in your usb flash drive<attention, your usb flash drive wil be formatted during this time>, if you don't know how to install PE in a USB drive or you don't know where to get a usb drive version PE, pls check this post http://windowsconnected.com/blogs/joshs_bl...-0-usb-key.aspx second, install virtual desktop in your usb drive. As far as I know, several softwares can realize virtual desktop in usb drive, such as sandisk U3, ceedo, ******* V3, as I've tested, only ******* V3 will work very well with PE, it can save all app datas automaticlly such as chatting history, password, app settings, so you needn't to worry about lose any good info in PE. If you don't know where to download a ******* V3, pls go to http://www.download.com/prayayav3/3000-2084_4-10824503.html. Also you can install ******* V3 after you've started PE via a usb drive, it will be much slowly but not easy to be error.. At last, you can install the apps you like via ******* V3 in your usb drive at PE, you'll feel much more better to PE.. You can have a try if you're interested in PE, welcome to have a discuss if you have any questions.. and don't forget to set your usb drive as the first starting dirve of your computer, Only in this way PE will start up in your usb drive..
which software will solve my problem, I'm a fresher.
Josef replied to Josef's topic in Software HangoutThat Ceedo came with Lexar JumpDrive Lightining 4GB. seems that Ceedo will need usb drive to have high capacity, and my usb drive is 1GB..
which software will solve my problem, I'm a fresher.
Josef replied to Josef's topic in Software HangoutCeedo or MojoPac. yes it seems that several softwares may have this function, now I'm using a trial version of a software called ******* V3, feel it's very easy to us who are not very special in computer, for it almost can support all my Office softwares including mail, chatting, I download it here: http://www.download.com/prayayav3/3000-2084_4-10824503.html maybe I'll try a final version, tks for your suggestion..
which software will solve my problem, I'm a fresher.
Josef posted a topic in Software HangoutI usually work at home, but sometimes , I must go to canpany to finish my work, however, all my data and software setting are at home, I can't move my PC every where.I heard one software can creat a virtualization computing environment on a portable USB 2.0 storage device. but i can't Recollect the software's name, I hope someone help, that would be greatly appreciated.
god bless victims in Sichuan earthquake
Josef replied to Josef's topic in General Discussiontks for your supporting, it's really kind of you..
god bless victims in Sichuan earthquake
Josef posted a topic in General DiscussionI've been depressed for several days, for my Sichuan brethrens. As a Chinese, I'm proud of their strong will during this disaster time, as far as I know, strong aftershock will come again today in other cities in China, hope all of them will be safe and sound, I pray faithfully...
Outlook 2007 send problem
Josef replied to yronnen's topic in Software HangoutHi, I can understand your problem, although I don't know where the receipt message is, there may be a way to solve your problem, the reason you can't send out that message is there is something wrong with your account setting, so I suggest you check your account settings to see if the server port is right, sometimes server port will decide your mail can be sent out or not, you can set the port as the email host said, different email hosts will have different settings with outlook, I'm sure you can find the right settings in your email host, may you good luck!
Hi guys, first time here from HK
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The girls who attended the last 3some party told me the guys who were there were soooo great, they were wondering whether the guy with huge cock was Godfather or Bedtyger since people were wearing masks. But they say, Kay himself was just amazing,,, too strong to go down:)
But they enjoyed.
Wonder why " High Priest" know every male's performance?! It will usually come in 2 ways - either you heard it or you tried it! So " High Priest", did you try them yourself?
Or they came into your little confession room and confess? " why I'm so big? why I'm so strong? Why I never go down? oh, God, forgive me for I'm so big, strong and not fit for the human! "
??? !!!
Either you try or you hear, it will be annoying to know !
Never go down, indeed.
Hahahahaha ... this is a (possible) cosplay scenario from the party ...
Hahahahaha ... I am one of those weirdos who went to parties only to observe how people sleaze ... or how they got drunk and stupid ... I still remember a certain Spider Angelo Man who broke his shoulder trying to climb to another room ... oh, I miss uni ...
I just pretend that I have morbid sociological curiosity. I'd actually prefer to participate in the sleaze, but I'm too shy.
when is the date and time?
Nikkie baby, High Priest is a vegetarian:) SO never tried. For sure more pals come for confessions.
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When you need an extra worktable or a way to secure your latest project, this Rockwell JawHorse is what your workshop needs. Materials easily lock in place and release with the flip of a switch, and the jaws provide 1-ton clamping force so your materials stay put. The vice jaws extend to a full 37-in to clamp larger items like a standard 36-in door. The tripod base is exceptionally stable on all surfaces, supporting up to 600 lbs, while the front legs can be fastened to the floor for more permanent jobs. When you need to stash it away, the sawhorse quickly folds down and an incorporated wheel provides easier portability.
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Are you suffering from an offshore injury? Are you a dockside worker who got hurt while loading a ship? Are you a worker on a sea vessel who got injured in a collision? In such a case, a federal law "The Jones Act" provides for compensation recovery and you can claim for damages and cure, i.e. medical bill compensation. You are entitled to claim compensation for the loss of wages incurred because of your inability to work due to such onboard injury. The Jones Act holds the employer or the vessel owner liable for any injury happened as a result of the negligence on his part and provides the injured employee the right to sue the owner for more damages incurred owing to such injury which includes medical bills, loss of wages, mental pain and agony. Here only a qualified and experienced Jones Act lawyer can help you to file such claim.
But it is a harsh truth that the employer or the vessel owner will hardly make his injured employee aware of this law. The most he will do is suggest the worker to consult the doctor appointed by the company. Else, he will urge to remain present in the whole examination process. These practices by the employer will badly affect the case which is not at all favorable for the worker! The time period for filing a claim under Jones Act is limited, which is not known to many seamen. So involve an efficient Jones Act lawyer as soon as possible before the case goes out of your hands!
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An injury affects your ability to work, and if it is a severe one, it may unfortunately force you to rest on a hospital bed for several weeks, months or may be years! In such a situation when your wages will be lost, how will you feed your family, pay house or car EMIs, rent etc? How will you manage to finance all these fixed expenses? This is where you need to talk to a Jones Act lawyer who knows how to handle such cases!
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dee3 replied to oldlady's topic in Clay and Glaze ChemistryHi, there's Helens Olive Matt/Soft Red Cone 6-9 Reduction or Oxidation Nephelene Syenite 75 Whiting 10 Dolomite 10 Bentonite 4 Silica 5 Copper Oxide 2 Comments: Cone 5-6 (electric kiln, oxidation) gives Olive Matt; Cone 9 (electric kiln, oxidation) gives Green/Orange Gloss; Cone 9 (gas kiln reduction) gives Soft Red Gloss. You could try lowering the copper as it might be a bit dark. Dee .
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dee3 replied to clayshapespottery's topic in Clay and Glaze ChemistryI read this the other day, thought it might be of interest. This is a very relevant thread about fired clay strength (MOR). Please have a read. From: Ceramic Arts Discussion List [email@example.com] on behalf of Pete Pinnell [firstname.lastname@example.com] Sent: Thursday, December 20, 2001 11:15 AM To: firstname.lastname@example.com Subject: clay body strength For the final project in my Clay and Glaze class this semester, we mixed about 50 clay bodies for testing, including red and white earthenwares, stoneware, porcelain, and sculpture bodies. Besides other tests, we extruded numerous bars of each body and broke them to measure MOR (Modulus Of Rupture, which is a measure of the bending strength). There are other strength tests that can be done (chipping tests, for instance), but MOR is a quick and easy way to predict how well a body will hold up to the bumps of everyday use. Out of all these tests, there were a number of interesting trends: 1. Any amount of grog weakens clay bodies, especially in sculpture bodies that are essentially underfired. Some of the sculpture clays were so weak at cone 04 that we couldn't measure them- the bars broke at initial contact before any stress was applied. Any texture in the clay tended to have the same result, though the texture from using 50 mesh fireclay seemed to have only a minimal effect. Really fine grogs- those less than 80 mesh- also had little effect. 2. Glaze made a huge difference in strength. Crazed glazes lowered results 50% or more from the strength of the same bar unglazed. Uncrazed glazes raised the strength of the bars from 50 to 100 %. I had read this before, and assumed that it was mostly related to the lack of surface flaws on a smooth glaze (cracks like to start at a flaw- take away the flaws and it's more difficult for a crack to start). What I found interesting is that the amount of compression also mattered. We glazed the porcelain bars with three different versions of my Pete's Clear glaze, which ranged from mild compression for the original version to a very low expansion version that places the clay in a very high compression. Consistently, the higher compression versions produced higher MOR results. 3. Clays have to be fired to maturity to get good strength. Even firing porcelain bodies to cone 9 rather than 10 lowered strengths a good deal. As an aside, I define maturity as the point at which a body achieves its best strength and glaze fit, and no longer suffers from marked moisture expansion. Absorption, in my opinion, is not a good indicator except within one clay body group (such as "high fire porcelain"). Porcelains may need to have less than 1% absorption to avoid moisture expansion problems, while mature white earthenwares can have upwards of 20% absorption (which is why those cheap white tiles on our shower walls don't develop delayed crazing). 4. "Smooth" counts for more than "glassy", which seems to contradict one bit of standard wisdom I've heard in the past. 5. Quartz seems to be a problem- at least in a minor way. Porcelain bodies that used a combination of pyrophyllite and quartz were stronger than those which used only quartz as a filler. It's a bit of a mixed bag, though, because glazes on pyrophyllite bodies tended to craze more. What were the strongest clays? This will surprise you- it certainly did me. The strongest clays, consistently, were (drum roll, please) red earthenware clays fired to a full cone 04. Yep, that's right. Plain old Redart based, smooth red earthenwares. They were stronger than smooth, brown or gray stonewares, and even stronger (over all) than porcelain, which I had assumed would be best. Yes, it was very important to fire them to a full cone 04: cone 06 didn't hack it. Surprisingly, taking them to cone 1 did not increase MOR, though they certainly were denser and felt more solid and chip resistant. Within red earthenwares, we got consistently higher strength from those using wollastonite as a secondary flux (5 to 10%), rather than talc. It seemed best to use red clay in amounts of 50 to 70%, and while Redart alone (for the red clay portion of the body) gave the best strength, we got much better workability (and only a tiny bit less strength) by using a mixture of red clays, such as Redart mixed with Ranger Red (from Texas) and Apache Red (from Colorado). As with porcelain, the clay was made much stronger with glazes that fit, and higher compression glazes were strongest of all. Our all-time champion (for strength, NOT workability) was the following recipe, glazed with Linda Arbuckle's Majolica and fired to a full cone 04. Redart, 60% KT 1-4 Ball Clay, 30% Wollastonite, 10% I thought you might find this interesting. I only teach a Clay and Glaze class one semester every three years, so while I plan to do some follow up tests (these tests raised as many questions as they answered), don't look for those results any time soon! Pete Pinnell University of Nebraska at Lincol
Sorry so long to get back with with my my test results, the washes came out beautiful on the plain red sig, the firing I did was cone 6. I used my coloured sigs on some greenware the other day after they had been sitting for well over a month and they came up really shiney, I don't have enough stuff for a lowfire glaze yet but I am well pleased with the results on the greenware. So maybe just letting them sit with the stains helps with sig absorbing the colour and concentrating a bit too. Hope this helps a bit Alondene. I will post pics soon hopefully. My firing schedule has been a bit erratic but such is life.
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I fire in a gas downdraft kiln, I bisque to 06. I will let you know how my tests go, just waiting on stuff to dry.
Hi all my name is Deirdre and I am in the west of Ireland. I have been experimenting with coloured sigs aswell with both mason(scarva pottery supplies) and nano colours. I find with the stains you have to constantly stir the sig and not the same same shine as the plain white or red sig. I have been looking into washes to apply after bisque to add shine, I am yet to fire tests of these. Washes made of soda ash and borax , I am going to try these out in my next firing in a couple of weeks.
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dee3 replied to CarlCravens's topic in Studio Operations and Making WorkI had the same thing happen with some wax I had. I tried heating it and it didn't work, just a lumpy mess . I would recommend chucking it out and buying some new stuff.
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dee3 replied to VanGogh1988's topic in Clay and Glaze ChemistryHi there, I am totally new to this forum too and making a return to clay after 13 years. There are a few suppliers in England you could try but I reckon shipping would work out to be quite expensive. bathpotters.co.uk potterycrafts.co.uk ctmpotterssupplies.co.uk Hope this helps. regards Dee


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Have you not got any plans to enjoy this weekend? Not a problem. Here's a list of easy escapes that will let you break away from the monotony of your routine. What you should have is a spirit for adventure, a craving for exploration, and a tank full of gas!
1. Undiscovered Capes of New England
The famous Nubble lighthouse in Cape Neddick, Maine, is a great option to get away from Boston. Along the way, you could absorb some sun in Cape Ann, Mass, and maybe a stopover in Gloucester at the Blue Shutters Beachside Inn for a starting amount of $125, or seize a mouth-watering lobster roll in Portsmouth, N.H. You can still feel satisfied knowing that you're spending less than crowd of people visiting New England's popular capes.
2. Central Coast of California
People living in San Francisco are lucky enough to be able to escape down to the Pacific Coast Highway to Big Sur. The windy highway, cliffside view of the ocean, lively beaches and captivating forests have made nature lovers feel at home for centuries. The drive from Monterey's lively quayside to the Central Coast is a short one. You can also stop over at Casa Munras, Monterey, for an amount starting from $147. If Big Sur has not been able to satisfy your nature-loving pangs, then you can head straight towards San Simeon for watching the incredible Hearst Castle.
3. Mississippi Gulf Coast
This place has been voted by Budget Travel subscribers as one of America's coolest Small Towns in 2013. Digest that! It's a break from New Orleans. You should look for the art aesthetics in the old, historic town, visit the unique Creole cottages, and grab the huge mocking burger from the Mockingbird Café. This would be the perfect way to top off a weekend. Hangout at the Bay Town Inn from $149.
4. Door County, Wisc
This is a top secret location. Not all Americans are aware of Cape Cod of the Midwest. Door County is a calm cape between Lake Michigan and Green Bay. It has been an immensely loved spot among visitors. This is one of those places where you can go about skipping on rocks, enjoy a traditional fish boil, treat yourself to a high ice cream cone and smooth out the day with a sunset view. It's also known by the name of Cherryland USA because of its delicious yearly crops. You can lodge at Lodgings, Ephraim. The costs start from $109.
5. The Black Hills and Badlands of South Dakota
Our personal favorite road trips include those across South Dakota's Badlands. You can bring out the inner cow boy/girl in you, soak up the western terrain and at Mount Rushmore, greet the four U.S. presidents as well. Hangout at Custer State Park's State Game Lodge from $115 and above.
6. Missouri's Excelsior Springs
Another unknown secret is to chill at Elms Resort and Spa from $139. Treat yourself in this little abode of heaven and decide whether you want to go back and tell your friends about it or keep it your little secret. The Excelsior Springs, Missouri, is your chance to delve into an unforgettable experience.
7. New York's Hudson River Valley
New Yorkers like a little escape now and then from the hustle and bustle of city life. Hudson Valley's compilation of revamped homes and historical treats along side the river are a complete ticket. You can also reach here through the metro North commuter.
For inspiration and educational purposes, you have the option of Washington Irving's Sunnyside and the Rockefeller estate whereas, for the daring souls out there, they have the village of Sleepy Hollows and offers tours from time to time into the graveyard. They have something for everyone. You can hang out at Alexander Hamilton House, Croton-on-Hudson, from $135.
8. Virginia's Shenandoah Valley
Inhabitants close to the D.C. area take the Blue Ridge Highway to run off into the Shenandoah Valley. It's guaranteed to relax and soothe you and make you forget the noise of the city. You can even go further south into forests, historic battlefields and beckoning mountains and lose yourself in natural beauty. Hang out at Mimslyn Inn, Luray, Va., from $160.
9. Oregon's Hood River
Not far from the city center, outside Portland, lies the Hood river and the Columbia River Gorge that bid on a break-through into the wild. Orchids are sure to amaze and surprise the weekend roadie. Hang out at Seven Oaks Bed and Breakfast, from $160.
10. Yountville, California
Want to experience a warmer climate? Need a break from the chilly winds and harsh weather? Fasten your seatbelt and make this short drive from San Francisco. Despite the posh restaurants and spas here, travelers on a budget can pack a local picnic basket and venture into the wilderness instead. Hang out at Maison Fleurie, from $145.
11. California's Joshua Tree National Park
The thing about Joshua Tree is that it allows you to evolve by allowing you to soak up one-of-its-kind flora and a dark night's sky. It'll always have something for you to take along home. This is your option if you want a calm and quiet recluse. Hang out at Desert Hot Springs and Sagewater Spa. Costs start from $195.
12. Gold Coast of Michigan
For people of Chicago, Gold Coast is a favorite hot spot. Take a ferry across the Kalamazoo River to Oval Beach, jump in for a swim or watch the Midwestern surfing – your options are open and diverse. Up the road ahead, you can see lighthouses, quiet dunes and beaches, and treat yourself to amazing seafood. Hang out at Best Western Plaza Hotel Saugatuck, from $99.
13. Texas's Big Bend National Park
Located on the border between Texas and Mexico, it's a rare and overwhelming place of nature. It's usually scarcely crowded. Temperature remains mild in winters and doesn't get too hot during summers. The landscape of mountains and Rio Grande are full of magnificence and splendor. Hang out at Gage Hotel, Marathon, from $215.
14. Eastern Shore of Maryland
Recently, an episode of PBS series Travels with Darley, who is the contributing editor of Budget Travel, were shot in Maryland's Eastern Shore. They made a stop at Ocean City. This place is an easy break from D.C., Baltimore and more such metro, mid-Atlantic areas. Hang out at Sun 'N Fun Motel, Ocean City, from $181.
15. Virginia Beach
In order to get the most out of your weekend, Virginia Beach lets you submerge yourself in the fantastic views along the Atlantic and forget the worries of the world. If you are lucky enough, you might also find porpoises playing happily in the water. The question of where to stop over at Virginia Beach is not a problem because there are many options to choose from.


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Amid all the usual summer chat about transfers, Manchester United sprang something of a surprise yesterday by completing a Russian signing.
The league champions — at a ceremony attended by new manager David Moyes and players including Ryan Giggs, Rio Ferdinand and Patrice Evra — announced a deal that makes Aeroflot the club's "official carrier". The airline will provide travel advice and will make charter services available.


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United Kingdom: Travel disruptions expected on Heathrow Express
The Heathrow Express service in the UK's capital, London, will be temporarily suspended from 24 December. The affected line, which operates between Paddington station and Terminals 2, 3, 4 and 5 at Heathrow Airport, will be shut down due to scheduled maintenance and engineering work. Rail services are expected to resume on normal schedules from 29 December.
As a result of the suspension of the aforementioned service, an increased demand for other forms of transport to Heathrow Airport should be anticipated. Authorities are likely to implement contingency measures, including bus shuttle services, in order to limit the impact to travellers.
Clients planning on utilising the airport rail link service are advised to anticipate travel disruptions on the impacted days. Clients are also advised to monitor local media for developments and information on the upcoming disruptions.
If your travel plans are affected by the above or you require further information please contact your HRG Office.
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This destroyed Matlacha Pass daybeacon is in northern San Carlos Bay at the western end of the Okeechobee Waterway. It appears from the two Nav Alerts in at this area that both Daybeacon #1 and Daybeacon #8 have been destroyed. Note Gene Fuller's onsite observation that "there are two temporary marks, green and red, in fairly close proximity."
FLORIDA – AICW – FORT MYERS TO CHARLOTTE HARBOR AND WIGGINS PASS – MATLACHA PASS: Private Aid/Hazard to Navigation.
Private aid Matlacha Pass Daybeacon 1 (LLNR 54840) reported destroyed and poses a hazard to navigation. Mariners are advised to exercise extreme caution while transiting the area. Chart 11427 LNM 52/16
Click Here To Open A Chart View Window, Zoomed To A "Navigation Alert" Position at Matlacha Pass


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Immediate Restoration of Food Security in Flood-affected Philippines
Tags: PHILIPPINES, ASIA, SPAIN, RESTORATION, FLOODS, AGRICULTURE, FISHING, TECHNICAL TRAINING,
Full title of the project:
Immediate Restoration of Food Security in Flood-affected Region IV-A (CALABARZON) through the Provision of Agriculture and Fisheries Inputs and Technical Support
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Rizal, Laguna, Quezon, Batangas and Cavite provinces
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To restore the agriculture- and fisheries-based livelihoods and strengthen the food security of 10 406 of the most-affected farmers in Region IV-A through the provision of agricultural and fisheries inputs and technical assistance.
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The Bureau of Fisheries & Aquatic Resources, Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Aquatic Resource Management Council and various local government units.
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11 289 households.
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- Procured and distributed over 2.6 tonnes of assorted high value vegetable crop seeds to 7 629 farming households.
- Provided 1 140 does, 110 bucks, 1 638 piglets, 40 tonnes of pig feed and 37.8 litres of dewormer (for goats) to 1 397 households.
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- The seedlings distributed under the project are expected to add an incremental production of 2 184.19 tonnes of tipalia, 49.2 tonnes of milkfish and 117.6 tonnes of seaweed to the region's aquaculture sub-sector.


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I have been catching up with old friends from the P&P team over the last couple of days - many of whom have been working on new and exciting initiatives that I thought I would share with you. Each of these deserve their own blog posting, but until I get more time I thought a brief summary might be useful:
- J.D. Meier has as always been crazy busy. I mean to blog about this ages ago but never manage to find the time. Several cool things that JD has been working on include:
- Bookshare - If you are the kind of person that browses through airport bookstore thinking how great the selection of management guides is and wouldn't it be amazing if you could read all of them - then worry no more. J.D. spent his entire Christmas vacation reading all of them and providing nice summaries for you to take a look at with the goal being to allow you to determine which of these books are worth buying and reading yourself. Incredible stuff that only J.D. could create.
- GuidanceShare - A kick-ass repository of much of the work that JD and the rest of the P&P team has created. In wiki form so add to it or provide detailed feedback on what you liked and what you didn't like.
- Guidance Exporer - When I was much younger than I am today and technology changed at a much slower rate organizations used to create massive binders of stnadards that all developers would follow when writing and deploying applications. Today there is arguably too much technology and it changes too fast for such binders to be relevant. Until now. With Guidance Explorer you can leverage P&P's guidance base, plus add your own organizations standards and create views over this repository.
- A Documentation Factory - Nelly Delgado and Tim Osborne showed me some really great tooling that they have been working on for supporting creation of documentation to accompany blocks and factories. In the past this was always a nightmare. For P&P we had to create design and API documentation which then had to be output to CHM, HSX, HTML, PDF and goodness only knows how many other formats. Nelly and Tim have even released this guidance on www.codeplex.com/doctools - so if you are creating any kind of reusable assets you should definitely take a look.
- Unity - Grigori Melnik sent me a link to Unity a couple of months ago and I honestly haven't had time to do it justice with a full blog post and some samples - but in the mean time I suggest that anyone interested in concepts such as IoC and dependency injection should take a look.
- Fun, fun, fun... and I have been playing a little with Entlib 4 which looks like it will continue to kick-ass...
On a sad note fpr Microsoft Scott Densmore (Lead Dev and PM on Entlib and many other things) left P&P yesterday to start his new career at Disney. Not sure which rides he will be managing or which costumes he will be wearing - but which ever ones they are you can be sure they will be the fastest rides or the most opinionated Disney characters you will ever meet. 🙂 Best of luck Scott...


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Under the Auditorium by ArtisticallyBadAssWatch
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A really neat shot of what is under my school's auditorium stage. Throughout the years, helpers of the plays, actors and seniors will sign their name onto the walls and a little something extra to be remembered throughout the years. The oldest one I found was from 1968 o.o


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Division Two round-up
By Peter ORourke
Last Updated: 01/01/70 1:00am
Martin Rowlands netted the all-important winning goal for QPR at Bloomfield Road to keep them on the heels of Plymouth.
The leaders were surprisingly held to a draw at struggling Grimsby.
Marc Goodfellow celebrated his debut for Bristol City with a last-gasp winner at Notts County.
Lee Peacock gave the visitors an early lead on 11 minutes, but County drew level three minutes before the break with an unfortunate own goal from Tony Butler.
The game looked set to end all-square until Goodfellow popped up with a last minute winner.
Kevin Betsy's last goal earned Barnsley a 1-1 draw at Colchester.
Wayne Andrews gave Colchester an early lead on 25 minutes, but Betsy equalised 11 minutes from time before Jacob Burns saw red a minute later.
Brighton missed the chance to close the gap on the leading pack after being held to a goalless draw at home to Oldham to leave them in fifth spot.
Hartlepool United climbed into the top six with a hard-fought 1-0 win over Peterborough.
Eifion Williams grabbed the only goal of the game on 37 minutes and any hope of Peterborough had of getting back into the game disappeared when Matthew Gill was sent off 11 minutes from time for a second bookable offence.
Stockport piled the misery on rock-bottom Wycombe with a comfortable 2-0 win at Edgeley Park.
Ricky Lambert fired the hosts in front from the penalty spot after just nine minutes and loan signing Simon Lynch doubled the lead two minutes before the break.
Chesterfield gave themselves hope of getting out of trouble with an impressive 2-1 victory over Wrexham.
Steve Blatherwick gave the hosts the lead on 70 minutes before Chris Armstrong levelled up matters seven minutes later.
Ian Evatt struck four minutes from time to give Chesterfield all three points.
Mark Robins earned Sheffield Wednesday a point after a 1-1 draw with Swindon at Hillsborough.
Tommy Mooney broke the deadlock on 52 minutes for Swindon, but Robins netted an equaliser 20 minutes later to give Wednesday a share of the spoils.
Bournemouth came from a goal down to secure an impressive 2-1 win over Port Vale.
Mark Boyd fired Port Vale in front on 23 minutes, but two quick-fire goals from Garreth O'Connor (penalty) on 50 minutes and Steve Fletcher five minutes later turned the game on its head.
Brentford twice came from behind to pick up a 2-2 draw with Tranmere at Griffin Park.
Eugene Dadi fired the visitors in front after just nine minutes and the hosts suffered a blow when Stephen Evans saw red for serious foul play two minutes later.
Brentford made light of their numerical disadvantage drawing level on 18 minutes through Stephen Hunt.
Dadi grabbed his second of the game on the hour mark to restore Tranmere's lead, but Ben May hit back two minutes later to give Brentford a point.
Luton remain on the fringes of the play-off places after being held to a 2-2 draw at Rushden & Diamonds.
Adrian Forbes gave Luton an early lead after just six minutes, but veteran striker Paul Kitson equalised on 17 minutes.
Peter Holmes fired Luton back in front six minutes before the break, but a rare goal from Barry Hunter on 65 minutes secured a point for Rushden.
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Blackpool 0-1 QPR
Bournemouth 2-1 Port Vale
Brentford 2-2 Tranmere Rovers
Brighton & Hove Albion 0-0 Oldham Athletic
Chesterfield 2-1 Wrexham
Colchester United 1-1 Barnsley
Grimsby Town 0-0 Plymouth Argyle
Hartlepool 1-0 Peterborough
Notts County 1-2 Bristol City
Rushden & Diamonds 2-2 Luton Town
Sheffield Wednesday 1-1 Swindon Town
Stockport County 2-0 Wycombe Wanderers
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Pakistan-Afghanistan Media Exchange Programme-an intiative of the Pakistan Policy Group on Regional Peace and Security,
In the first phase-recently; Afghan media delegation comprising representatives from leading print and electronic media visted Pakistan. They had fruitful meetings with local media representatives, ministry of foriegn affairs, ISPR, APP, minister of State for Information and Broadcasting and other important and other civil society representatives.
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Associated Press of Pakistan Corporation
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In colloboration with Sustainable Development Policy Institute (SPDI), this panel discussion was based on discussion from our project on "Economy of Tomorrow".
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National conference on "Implementation of the 18th Constitutional Amendment", 7th February, 2017, Islambad
Pakistan Institute of Development Economics (PIDE) in collaboration with FES Pakistan has developed position papers on 4 selected subjects that were devolved under the 18th constitutional amendment. The conference addressed the topics/subjects including Council of Common Interests, Education/Curriculum, provincialization of Civil Services and Oil/Gas resources. The publication can be accessed online Here.
While the pictures from the conference can be viewed Here
The Think Tanks and Civil Societies Program (TTCSP) at the University of Pennsylvania released its eigth annual 2015 Global Go To Think Tanks Report. The 2015 Global Go To Think Tank Index (GGTTI) marks the ninth year of continued efforts by the Think Tanks and Civil Societies Program at the University of Pennsylvania (TTCSP) to acknowledge the important contributions and emerging global trends of think tanks worldwide. This Index is designed to help identify and recognize the leading centers of excellence in public policy research around the world.
Friedrich Ebert Stiftung is proud to be enlisted as 17th Top Think Tank Worldwide (U.S/Non-U.S.) list and in the 2016 GLOBAL GO TO THINK TANK INDEX REPORT issued in January 2017. For details click Here
The FES "Social Democracy Readers" are accessable online now
The four readers can be accessed here:
Reader-1: Foundations of Social Democracy
Reader-2: Economics and Social Democracy
Reader-3: Welfare State and Social Democracy
I.A. Rehman's article on the situation of bonded labour has now been published (in German) on the FES online journal "Internationale Politik und Gesellschaft"