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OMRON collects, uses and provides personal information in an appropriate manner.
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Starting The Next Chapter
On Friday, October 29 we open the next chapter in the Community Technology, mind Networking and Community Empowerment Movement at the Digital Excellence Conference in Chicago at DePaul University: http://dexcon2010.eventbrite.com/
- Invitation — attend the most important event in the Community Technology/Digital Empowerment Sector in a decade – we're rebuilding a movement – and we need your commitment and enthusiasm.
- Invitation — spread the word – Let us know who is up and coming but who may have never connected to the national/global movement and Invite them! Help fund their travel! No one is late to the party!
- Invitation — help us (re)build the movement in any way you can! If you are coming from out of town – let us know!
Three tracks:
- Broadband: Expansion & Inclusion
- Tools and Platforms
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Special Honorees: Carl Davidson, buy Julia Stasch and Rep. Constance Howard
Keynote Speaker: Dr. Nicol Turner-Lee
Registration: http://dexcon2010.eventbrite.com/
As a recognition of our common heritage, past members of the network are eligible for the early bird rate.
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Evelyn Chislett Lieu de naissance: Nouvelle Ecosse, Canada Lieu de décès: Nouvelle Ecosse, Canada Date de décès: 15 mars 2018 Trenton - Evelyn Louise Chislett, Dec. 2, 1925 - March 15, 2018. Evelyn Chislett, formerly of Fifth Street, Trenton, passed away peacefully in the Glen Haven Manor. She was a daughter of the late Arthur and Marion Eva Betts of New Glasgow. She was the last surviving member of her family. Mom was a homemaker and volunteer with the First United Church, Trenton, NS. She was always learning, going to night school, taking courses and constantly reading. She is survived by her son, Phillip (Sheri) Chislett, Stratford, PEI; daughters: Nancy Fraser (Jim), Little Harbour; Rose Webber (late John Webber), Shubenacadie; and Marion Chislett, China. She is also survived by grandchildren: Neil Fraser (Laura Wrubleski), Vancouver, BC; John Fraser (Angela), Abercrombie; Amy Fraser (Scott Van Wart), Halifax; Trevor Chislett (Joanie), PEI; David Chislett (Tara), Winnipeg, MB; and Sam Webber, Shubenacadie; and also three great-grandchildren. Evelyn was predeceased by her husband, James Wesley; brothers: Sydney and Stanley; sisters: Muriel 'Babe' and Julia. Evelyn's remains have been cremated under the direction of R. H. Porter Funeral Home. Burial service will be at a later date. By request of the family, no flowers. Donations in Evelyn's memory may be made to the First United Church, Trenton or Glen Haven Manor. Condolences may be sent by visiting: www.rhporter.ca
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The new Childrenshare events for this week
A new week of Childrenshare has begun… and MUBA has been painted in Japanese colours!
From the 7th to 19th July, 'Bento with Fantasy' arrives at the Rotonda di Via Besana. It's Childrenshare's Japanese workshop where you can imagine and create bentos, the traditional packed lunch from Japan, for all the cultures in the world!
And you will always find the Childrenshare tables waiting for you. They are part of an installation curated by MUBA which will remain active during the whole period of Expo 2015. Through it, children will discover tables from eight countries around the world and can play with dishes, crockery and traditions from Italy, France, the USA, Japan, Morocco, Mexico, Russia and India!
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The Sentinel Mage (The Cursed Kingdoms #1)
By Emily Gee
Published: January 25, 2011
Publisher: Solaris
eBook, 509 pages
Her magic may be the only thing that can save a prince—and the Seven Kingdoms.
In a distant corner of the Seven Kingdoms, an ancient curse festers and grows, consuming everything in its path. Only one man can break it: Harkeld of Osgaard, a prince with mage's blood in his veins. But Prince Harkeld has a bounty on his head—and assassins at his heels.
Innis is a gifted shapeshifter. Now she must do the forbidden: become a man. She must stand at Prince Harkeld's side as his armsman, protecting and deceiving him. -- Goodreads
But the deserts of Masse are more dangerous than the assassins hunting the prince. The curse has woken deadly creatures, and the magic Prince Harkeld loathes may be the only thing standing between him and death.
3.5 Stars
With an awesome premise of gender bending shape shifting, The Sentinel Mage stands out among other fantasies. However, its somewhat repetitive dialogue and predictable plot bog the novel, which should have been so much more.
Prince Harkeld of Osgaard has been raised with the notion that mages are vile creatures that eat humans and destroy everything good in this world. So when it's revealed that he possesses mage blood himself, he is ready to say adios in fear of his "cannibalistic" inner nature. Too bad he has far more important things to do because his blood and hands are the only things that will save the world from a centuries old curse.
Since Harkeld is going bananas about his mage blood and mages in general, the mages protecting Harkeld have to find a guardsman to protect the prince because Harkeld's evil daddy wants his son's blood for far more nefarious plans. The only option is Innis, a powerful shapeshifter, to shapeshift into a man to protect him. As they journey together, both Harkeld and Innis will have to trust each other in order to survive.
Although my beautiful recap of the novel is perfect, the actual book is a slightly more draggy and dull. Many fantasy novels are basically the protagonists traveling through the woods toward a goal while beating up the bad guys. The Sentinel Mage does not deviate from this common theme for the most part. Even though there were three interwoven storylines, the main story of Harkeld and Innis kept dragging down the far more intriguing storyline about Harkeld's sister, Princess Brigitta, who is forced to marry a malicious nobleman and her guardsman.
Furthermore, the third storyline should not count as a plotline because all that happens is Jaumé walks to toward the action. He does not meet the action yet, so his chapters were basically restatements of "He walked more today" with different words. I wish there was more about Jaumé than just him walking because he most likely will play a major role in the future books of this trilogy.
Despite these few setbacks, The Sentinel Mage is a truly enjoyable fantasy. Emily Gee is a wonderful writer who knows how to create a horrifically beautiful settings and how to write characters with dimension. Brigitta's dilemma between drugging herself or experiencing her husband raping her totally grabbed my heart. She probably is my favorite character in the series for her strength and perseverance. Hopefully the future books in the series focus more on her because she is such an awesome heroine.
All in all, The Sentinel Mage could and definitely should have been more than it was. Harkeld and Innis are really the more important plotline, but Brigitta's conflict was far more intriguing than several people journeying to three rocks. However, if you enjoy the fantasy genre, you're guaranteed that this will be an exciting, yet forgettable read.
Purchase The Sentinel Mage here: Amazon | Barnes & Nobles | The Book Depository


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SPECIAL GRANT meeting for Onslow event/festival planners from noon to 1 p.m. Jan. 17 at the Commerce Center with Jessica Roberts of Onslow County Finance. Lunch provided. RSVP at 910-347-3141, ext. 233.
SPECIAL GRANT meeting for Onslow event/festival planners from noon to 1 p.m. Jan. 17 at the Commerce Center with Jessica Roberts of Onslow County Finance. Lunch provided. RSVP at 910-347-3141, ext. 233.
FRIDAY MOVIE Mania at 6:30 p.m. Jan. 17 at Swansboro Recreation Center featuring movie �Monsters University.� Call 910-326-2600.
BLOOD DRIVE from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Jan. 17 at Onslow Memorial Hospital, 317 Western Blvd.
JACKSONVILLE Moose Lodge, Moosehaven Drive, will hold a karaoke party with Ferdie at 8 p.m. Jan. 17.
N.C. COASTAL Federation seeks new members through Jan. 31, new members will entered in a drawing to win a trip to Florida. Call 252-393-8185 or visit nccoast.org.
RIBBONS and HOPE cancer support group meets at 6 p.m. Jan. 16 at Onslow Memorial Hospital west wing meeting room.
CRYSTAL COAST Assembly of God will hold a fish fry fundraiser from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Jan. 31-Feb. 1 at Swansboro Piggly Wiggly parking lot. Plates $7. Call 910-393-6858.
ONSLOW PARKS and Recreation hosts Freeze Tag and holiday at noon Jan. 18 at Onslow Pines Park with school yard games, food, vendors and more in the snow. Call 910-347-5332.
FREE FINANCIAL Aid workshop presented by College Foundation of N.C. at 1 p.m. Jan. 18 at Richlands Branch Library. Call 910-455-5873 or visit cfnc.org.
COUNCIL FOR the Arts, 826 New Bridge St., offers a musical theater workshop for ages 9-12 on Jan. 18 and ages 13-17 on Jan. 19. Cost $15. Call 910-455-9840.
MONTFORD POINT Marine Association, Chapter 10 ladies auxiliary, hosts its annual Martin Luther King Jr. Black/White Scholarship Ball at 6 p.m. Jan. 18 at Marston Pavilion. Tickets $40. Call 910-381-1230.
IDA MAE CENTER will hold a Share Night fundraiser from 4 to 7 p.m. Jan. 18 at Bojangles, 6973 Western Blvd.
BLOOD DRIVE from noon to 4 p.m. Jan. 18 at Compass Landing Apartments, 900 Old Fashioned Way, Newport.
MAN TO MAN prostate cancer support group meets for breakfast at 8 a.m. Jan. 18 at Onslow Memorial Hospital cafeteria with meeting at 8:30 a.m. in west wing classroom. Call 910-347-6289.
CAPE FEAR Music Teachers Association presents a recital of piano students at 10 a.m. Jan. 18 at Piano/Organ Distributors, Wilmington. Call 910-262-6224.
CRYSTAL COAST Sheep Dog IA charity ball fundraiser from 5 to 11:30 p.m. Feb. 1 at Swansboro Rotary Civic Center. Email firstname.lastname@example.com.
SECOND CHANCE Mission of Hope hosts its annual Appreciation Banquet at 6 p.m. Jan. 18 at First Baptist Church, Broadhurst Road, with speaker Michael Thornton. Admission $20 donation. Call 910-455-7111.
CONCERNED Citizens Gala fundraiser from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Feb. 1 at Jacksonville Commons Recreation Center. Tickets $20 donation. Call 910-467-7038.
ONSLOW COUNTY Republican Party meets at 9 a.m. Jan. 18 at Comfort Suites with Dutch treat breakfast at 8 a.m.
DELTA SIGMA Theta Sorority meets at 10 a.m. Jan. 18 at Onslow Memorial Hospital Education building conference room.
NABVETs Military Women�s Chapter 88 meets at 10 a.m. Jan. 18 at the DAV, 300 Sherwood Road. Call 910-934-3494.
WILMINGTON Wine and Chocolate Festival held Jan. 31-Feb. 2 with grand tasting Jan. 31 and Wine and Marketplace Feb. 1-2 at Coastline Conference Center, Wilmington. Visit wilmingtonwineandchocolatefestival.com.


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Rise of the Ryukishi
By Callan
The Ryukishi, the omnipresent children of the night, haunt our fiction, inspire children to study Gramarye, and protect us from the dangers lurking in the shadows. From the Usu-ur of ancient Sumer, the Dracans of Rome, the Quetzalcoatl and Cihuacoatl of the Aztec, the Lung Xia of China, or the Ryukishi of Japan, they remind us of the best and worst of our nature. In resent years, these Dragon Knights captured our imagination and our hearts with reports of their heroics and the gifts they brought from the Old Ones.
The Face of the Ryukishi
The Ryukishi made strides in Extra-Media, mainstreaming increasingly sympathetic portrayals of their mythic alter-ego, the Vampire. Some would say they have been too successful. The success of Dusk Series on the Extra-charts is seen by some as a set back, or a PR movement gone too far. Notable Ryukishi, Cedric Kamp called the series, "Blood drinking Care Bears trapped in a sexless nightmare."
That said, the PR push still reaps benefits across Vinland. Children of Gramarye from 12 to 28 identify so strongly with Ryukishi Culture, some members of Parliament have expressed concern.
Jeffrey Chadwick (MP Avalon 6th): "We need to remind citizens that we live in a democracy, and while the actions of the Gentry may be entertaining, but they should not be allowed to set policy. The Gentry are exerting too much political influence."
Chadwick has thrice proposed legislation to label books, music, movies, and other programs that foster a Pro-gentry attitude, as well as laws to prevent education about or recruitment to the Gentry. He has even gone so far as to suggest the children of Ryukishi, the so called Erythrai to be excluded from positions in media and education. None of his bills have become law.
The old guard like Chadwick may have cause for alarm. The Ryukishi and their children now run many of the prominent media companies, and the Old Ones themselves have come out of their former isolation.
Is Blood the New Magic?
Thebes glitters under starlight on a brisk winter night. A group of twenty-somethings are out on the town. Serpentine's sign shimmers above the door. A golden celestial dragon spirals around against an azure sky. Well crafted, the sign, invisible to untouched eyes, rumbles with such power the hairs on your arm stand in awe of it.
Within, a packed crowd mingle under the faux-starlight. Ryukishi inspired drinks float from the bar: Vampire Kisses, Bloody Brits, Bloody Caesars, Bloody Suns, Dragon's Bloods, and Dragon's Breaths. Black clothes the patrons. Some even wear white make up to resemble their idols.
The music broods in the room: echoing guitar, danceable beats, dark lyrics. The floor undulates with dancers, fog, and occasional splashes of fire from the popular Fire Breath Charm.
Song fades, and the volume of The Serpentine with it. When the room is so quiet you can hear the patrons breathing. A bass swells out of no where. Flames engulf the wall as the drums and guitar blare. The fire shrinks to two small wings, revealing the band. They wrap around an unseen form. Izzi Smallrow's sinfully rich voice intone the first lines of A Chained Thirst's runaway hit, "The Pearl." The audience erupts.
Izzi Smallrow, Ryukishi to Isabella Strom, burst onto the scene less than a year ago. A beautiful young man who loves to play with his own androgyny is a new breed of Dragon Knight.
"I chose him for my collection," Isabella told us, "I heard his band playing in Los Angeles, and I thought his talents were wasted on the common audiences he played for. I offered him a name and a pearl so his music would live on forever. He was a very good investment."
A Chained Thirst was the first band signed to Isabella's Dark Lady Records. Izzi's stage show is reminiscent of David Bowie's Ziggy Stardust if he played with Christian Death rather than the Spiders from Mars.
The Controversy
Since the Ryukishi Cultural Renaissance started, sales of Firebreath Charms, Wing Charms, and Pale makeup have skyrocketed. Many of the Dark Gentry, have opened to the public for the first time supporting Uncanny and Mundane designers, artists, authors, filmmakers, and musicians.
Most troubling to cultural conservatives is the rise in students seeking to learn the Uraeus Arts believing they can become Ryukishi without the offer of a pearl. The arts of Uraeus are old disciplines of Gramarye demanding daily exercises, regular rituals, and proper initiation. Watchers have arrested numerous scammers who claimed to be Uraeus Masters.
Uraeus is the art of channeling the magical energy within the body to attain more enlightened states and increased power. According to legend, the most famous being the stories of Lamia, Hesperia and Ceto, these disciplines transformed their most devoted adherents into the first dragons.
Whether this is true or not, the arts lost favor with the advent of Heka, Ceremonial Magic, hermeticism, sympathetic magic, and contagious magic. The practicality and ease of these arts quickly replaced the older arts, but now with Ryukishi and Erythrai schools teaching Uraeus again, the ancient art is staging a major comeback.
The Serpent's Way
The uncanny nations have not been rocked with controversy like this since talentless extranean Aleister Crowley glommed onto the few secrets he was able to steal from us.
Practically, the rise in the Arts of Uraeus and the popularity of Ryukishi culture amount to a power grab for the Gentry who have demanded that Draconic Lords and Ladies be seated in the House of Lords. Ryukishi and Erythrai have always been included in the census, and are allowed to run for parliament.
Jeffrey Chadwick, who leads the opposition to seating the Gentry in the House of Lords said, "Allowing them voting rights would constitute unprecedented control over Vinland. The Gramarye Lords and Ladies may hold hereditary titles, but their seats are allocated by district. If three Lords live in the same district, only one obtains voting rights in parliament. The Dark Gentry are asking that special seats be added just for them. It is unfair and unconstitutional."
Isabella Strom responded, "We live here too. We are asking for the right to represent all of the preternatural beings who live in Vinland, who are subject it its laws, and yet have no voice, no vote. How fair is that?"
The fate of the Dark Gentry's bid to join the House of Lords remains in doubt, but their influence and popularity with the public is not. Dragon is the new chic, and for now at least, blood is the new magic.
Rise of the Ryukishi is the first short story I wrote in the Dragons of Night setting. Written on February 20, 2010, as a faux magazine article, the story was intended to define the setting.
The faux cover image for the magazine was created using Andrew Kuznetsov, The Vampire, under a Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic (CC BY 2.0) license.


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Hi! Thanks for visiting my website in which I share my experiences of life, in shipping and some insights which hopefully you find interesting.
My name is Parani. I grew up in the lovely Andaman & Nicobar Islands which are a chain of 572 islands and rocks in the emerald waters of the Bay of Bengal. With the sea constantly as a backdrop, a love for ships and the sea was just natural for me.
I entered my career at sea at the age of 17, quitting my studies in civil engineering after a month when I realised what my true calling was. I joined as a Deck Cadet, sailing on various kinds of ships for 3 years out of home at a stretch. I joined Cadetship as a fresh teen, and finished it a man in every sense, having undergone some rigorous time at sea, testing me to my limits, both mentally and physically.
After my Cadetship, I became an officer and continuing to slowly and steadily learn the trade. At the age of 24, I was suddenly the second-in-command of a ship as the Chief Officer, responsible for the safe loading, care and discharging of cargo, as well as the safety of the crew and the maintenance of the ship.
On one of my vacations, I learnt meditation because a cousin told me that if you mastered it well enough, you could do with just 3 hours of sleep a day! More on that in my blogs! Also during one of my vacations, I met and I married a wonderful woman called Vidhya who sailed with me on my ships for the next 3 years.
Command of the ship for me came as a fulfilment of my childhood dream; when it came though, I was filled with both excitement on the occasion, and trepidation, on the huge responsibility I was undertaking. At the age of 29, I was the youngest ship captain in a fleet of 300 ships. I soon took to manoeuvring a ship like it was an extension of myself. I enjoyed every minute of my time on the ship's Bridge. It was my ship! I would learn a lot of things about ships, and about myself during this period.
During my vacations, I did a variety of freelance assignments, assisting a Mooring Master berth tankers at an oilfield, training at Nautical School, an examiner for ship's crew and a marine advisor to a shipping company. I narrate some of these experiences and insights in my blogposts. I could have been a ship captain for ever!
Life had other plans though! One of my vacation endeavours, writing an exam for the Institute of Chartered Ship Brokers landed me the first position among all candidates worldwide. (I took a trip to London to receive the prize; see the photo in the gallery) The achievement caught the attention of my company who invited me to head the Safety and Quality Department at the company's headquarters in Hong Kong. My next 6 years in Hong Kong was an interesting period which transformed me from being a ship captain to a corporate executive. Most importantly, I got promoted to a father!
The responsibility of such a position is immense. My job was to develop and implement the right strategies to ensure our Safety Management Systems were robust and could deliver the desired results. It was an exciting period though there were also the share of accidents and operational issues which kept us awake for many a night. Safety Management is one of the most important controls in industries such as shipping, aviation, nuclear and chemicals, and I cannot stress enough the involvement of people in making it a success! Hong Kong is a nice place to live; I made several friends, learnt Kung-Fu, and was part of my Nautical Institute Dragon-Boat racing team.
A company restructuring brought me and my family to Cyprus where I am currently based. Here my versatility came to the fore again. I now was in charge of the Crewing & Training functions of the company, for over 6000 seafarers. The ability to interact with professionals from different countries, backgrounds and mind-sets was a great learning experience. It gave me valuable insights into how people work, when they are most vulnerable, and these insights gave me the idea for my book Golden Stripes.
I do believe in practical experience being the best teacher but it is also important that such learning is augmented by formal education. While working round the clock in challenging roles, I managed to study for and obtain a Master's Degree in Business Law (LLM) from De Montfort University and a Master in Business Administration (MBA) from the Cyprus International Institute of Management, and a NLP Master-Practitioner's Certificate, also from Cyprus.
I also keep my mind open to learn from all sources. For my professional knowledge, I rely on the professional journals and seminars of the Nautical Institute, the Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers and of other reputable industry bodies.
For physical fitness and cognitive agility, I rely on martial arts, weight-training, yoga, reading and writing books, playing chess and helping my daughter with her school homework!
I have shared a lot of my experience, studies, research, insights, wisdom from peers and friends into the books I have written. I am sure you will find my books very interesting and rewarding to read! I have also shared with you some of my favourite movies, videos, songs and books.
Feel free to share with me any comments you may have, the contact tab will deliver your email to me!
And this is my fun conversation on the popular #Ask Virardi show, about me and my books. Ask Virardi 136
This is my interview at the popular radio show 'All about Shipping' All About Shipping interview
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Chicken Kale Artichoke Roll-Ups + Giveaway
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Authentic Chicken Mole Nachos
If you like Mexican food but really do not have time to make it, this recipe for Authentic Chicken Mole Nachos will have your family asking for more. The recipe makes a huge batch that freezes well and can be used for various recipes. Hope you enjoy the recipe below! Summer nights and Dining Have your kids stopped eating meals that you have planned over the summer? Since it has been so hot, … [Read more...]
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The Tastiest and Easiest Pulled Pork
This pulled pork recipe is so easy despite the ingredients and steps. It really does not require a whole bunch of ingredients because what really makes this recipe is the rub used and the searing of the meat. This recipe will give you plenty of leftovers for many different meals that I will be sharing. Enjoy! Most weeks it is practically impossible to sit and share some of the … [Read more...]


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I read once that Ansel Adams could probably take better photos with a camera phone than most of us could with an expensive camera.
You may think because the only camera you can afford is a point-and-shoot that you can never take professional-looking portraits. Wrong! With a little knowledge & practice you can make your camera perform. Here are a few tips.
#1: Turn Off Your Flash!
Instead of relying on your flash to provide adequate light, move closer to a window. The lighting is much more natural and soft. Most point-and-shoot cameras should have an option to turn the flash completely off.
Probably the best thing you can do to improve your photography is to ensure that you have great lighting. Even with a very expensive camera, it can be quite hard to get a good shot in horrible lighting. Experiment with different light sources. Natural light from a window is usually the most flattering, as is the light outside just after sunrise and just before sunset.
#2: Be Aware of Your Focal Length
Did you know your focal length changes the appearance of your photos? At the wide end (zoomed all the way out) your photos are distorted; zoomed in, they're compressed.
Say you want to take a closely cropped portrait. Instead of just moving in close, back off a ways and zoom in. Notice how distorted John's face is in the first photo. His nose is disproportionately large. This is fine if you're going for the wide-angle look, but it's not the most flattering composition. Now notice how much more even the second photo is and how the background is blurred. All I had to do was back up and zoom in. That simple.
#3: Shoot at Eye Level or Slightly Above
This is the most flattering position, especially for models that are overweight. Also, have your model tilt their chin up slightly. This will ensure that you get no double chins!
#4: Shoot at an Angle
Instead of just shooting your model strait on (the mug shot), angle yourself so that the face and body are 3/4 in view. This is much more flattering.
#5: Decide Whether to Crop Close or Tell a Story
There is no right or wrong here. Just make sure that you decide whether or not to tell the story or crop close.
#6: Edit Your Photos
Most photos can be improved with a bit of editing. Adding contrast, fixing color casts, and softening facial imperfections can really boost your photo. Brighten the eyes a bit (if needed) and sharpen. There are many good free photo editing tutorials online, and even some free photo editing software.
Then again, you don't want to go overboard on the post processing. Heavily altered images just look unrealistic.
And there you have – my six tips for improving your portrait photography with a point-and-shoot.
All photos were taken with a Sony DSC-H3 and edited in Paint Shop Pro Photo.
Do you have any tips for point-and-shoot users?
P.S. Yes, a good camera can really make taking good photos easier, but don't let your cheap camera stop you from practicing!


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Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.
Martin County Board of County Commissioners (Applicant) requests an incidental take permit (ITP) for a three-year term pursuant to section 10(a)(1)(B) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), as amended (Act). The Applicant anticipates impacts to 13.5 acres of habitat occupied by the threatened Florida scrub-jay (Aphelocoma coerulescens) (scrub-jay) incidental to the clearing of land associated with the expansion of a storm water retention facility (Project). The proposed construction would occur in sections 23 and 24, Township 40 South, Range 42 East, Martin County, Florida. A description of the mitigation and minimization measures outlined in the Applicant's Habitat Conservation Plan (HCP) to address the effects of the Project to the protected species is described further in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section below.
The Service also announces the availability of an environmental assessment (EA) and HCP for the incidental take application. Copies of the EA and/or HCP may be obtained by making a request to the Regional Office (see ADDRESSES). Requests must be in writing to be processed. This notice also advises the public that the Service has made a preliminary determination that issuing the ITP is not a major Federal action significantly affecting the quality of the human environment within the meaning of Section 102(2)(C) of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA), as amended. The Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) is based on information contained in the EA and HCP. The final determination will be made no sooner than 60 days from the date of this notice. This notice is provided pursuant to Section 10 of the Act and NEPA regulations (40 CFR 1506.6).
If you wish to comment, you may submit comments by any one of several methods. You may mail comments to the Service's Regional Office (see ADDRESSES). You may also comment via the Internet to firstname.lastname@example.com. Please submit comments over the internet as an ASCII file avoiding the use of special characters and any form of encryption. Please also include your name and return address in your Internet message. If you do not receive a confirmation from the Service that we have received your Internet message, contact us directly at either telephone number listed below (see FURTHER INFORMATION). Finally, you may hand deliver comments to either Service office listed below (see ADDRESSES). Our practice is to make comments, including names and home addresses of respondents, available for public review during regular business hours. Individual respondents may request that we withhold their home address from the administrative record. We will honor such requests to the extent allowable by law. There may also be other circumstances in which we would withhold from the administrative record a respondent's identity, as allowable by law. If you wish us to withhold your name and address, you must state this prominently at the beginning of your comments. We will not, however, consider anonymous comments. We will make all submissions from organizations or businesses, and from individuals identifying themselves as representatives or officials of organizations or businesses, available for public inspection in their entirety.
Written comments on the permit application, supporting documentation, EA and HCP should be sent to the Service's Regional Office (see ADDRESSES) and should be received on or before January 20, 2004.
Persons wishing to review the application, supporting documentation, EA, and HCP, may obtain a copy by writing the Service's Southeast Regional Office, Atlanta, Georgia. Documents will also be available for public inspection by appointment during normal business hours at the Regional Office, 1875 Century Boulevard, Suite 200, Atlanta, Georgia 30345 (Attn: Endangered Start Printed Page 65729Species Permits), or South Florida Ecological Services Office, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 1339 20th Street, Vero Beach, Florida 32960-3559. Written data or comments concerning the application, supporting documentation, EA, or HCP should be submitted to the Regional Office. Requests for the documentation must be in writing to be processed. Comments must be submitted in writing to be adequately considered in the Service's decision-making process. Please reference permit number TE067104-0 in such comments, or in requests of the documents discussed herein.Start Further Info
Mr. David Dell, Regional Coordinator, (see ADDRESSES above), telephone: 404/679-7313, facsimile: 404/679-7081; or Ms. Sharon Tyson, Fish and Wildlife Biologist, South Florida Ecological Services Office (see ADDRESSES above), telephone: 772/562-3909, extension 324.End Further Info End Preamble Start Supplemental Information
The Florida scrub-jay is geographically isolated from other subspecies of scrub-jays found in Mexico and the Western United States. The scrub-jay is found exclusively in peninsular Florida and is restricted to xeric uplands (predominately in oak dominated scrub). Urban and agricultural development have resulted in habitat loss and fragmentation which has adversely affected the distribution and numbers of scrub-jays. The total estimated population is between 7,000 and 11,000 individuals.
The decline in the number and distribution of scrub-jays in southeastern Florida has been greater than in most of regions of the State. Southeastern Florida has experienced tremendous urban growth in the past 50 years and much of the commercial and residential development has occurred on the dry soils or the Atlantic coastal ridge which historically supported scrub-jay habitat. Based on existing soils data, much of the historic and current scrub-jay habitat of coastal east Florida occurs along a narrow stretch of historic sand dunes that are situated on a north-south axis from Dade to Flagler County. Much of this area of Florida was settled early because few wetlands restricted urban and agricultural development. Due to the effects of urban and agricultural development over the past 100 years, much of the remaining scrub-jay habitat is now relatively small and isolated. What remains is largely degraded due to the exclusion of fire which is needed to maintain xeric uplands in conditions suitable for scrub-jays.
Scrub-jays using the Project site and surrounding area are considered part of a larger complex of scrub-jays that occupy xeric uplands of southeastern coastal Florida. This complex of scrub-jay families ranges from about east-central Martin County south to northeastern Palm Beach County. The majority of scrub-jays within this complex are found in Jonathan Dickinson State Park (JDSP). The Project is located on the southern boundary of JDSP. The continued survival of scrub-jays in this area is dependent on the maintenance of suitable habitat and the restoration of unsuitable habitat in northeastern Palm Beach and southeastern Martin counties.
JDSP monitors the scrub-jay population within the Park on a regular basis, but the Project site is not included in the survey area. Therefore, long-term data on use of the Project site by scrub-jays is not available. However, during the planning phase of the Project, one comprehensive scrub-jay survey and two one-day surveys were conducted to determine the extent of scrub-jay use of the Project site. Based on the results of these surveys, it was estimated that of the 13.5 acres to be impacted by the proposed Project, about 9.0 acres of occupied scrub-jay habitat will be destroyed. Land clearing in preparation for excavation will remove habitat and result in death of, or injury to, scrub-jays, incidental to the carrying out of these otherwise lawful activities. Habitat alteration associated with the proposed excavation will reduce the availability of feeding, nesting, and sheltering habitat for scrub-jays.
The Applicant proposes several actions to minimize and mitigate unavoidable impacts to scrub-jays. Minimization measures include: (1) A 31 percent decrease in the Project footprint from the originally proposed design; and (2) siting the Project footprint to avoid the most ecologically sensitive areas within the planning area, thereby avoiding impacts to a federally listed plant and focusing impacts to lower quality scrub-jay habitat. Mitigation measures include: (1) Abandonment of about 29.2 acres of unopened road right-of-way (ROW) within the Hyland Terrace subdivision plat that is now largely encompassed within JDSP, (2) transfer of fee title of about 3.3 acres of private land in the Hyland Terrace subdivision to JDSP, (3) installation of 12,941 linear feet of fencing along the southern boundary of portions of JDSP to preclude off-road vehicle use and trash dumping, and (4) restoration of about 4.3 acres of occupied scrub-jay habitat within the Project boundary.
While not proposed as mitigation, the Applicant's minimization and mitigation measures will lead to a consolidation of ownership on the southern boundary of JDSP and will likely lead to more effective land management in this area. Due to liability issues related to private inholdings, JDSP was previously unable to implement planned prescribed fire in a 183-acre management block that included the Project site and an adjacent platted, but mostly undeveloped subdivision. Without periodic fire, this management block has become increasingly unsuitable for scrub-jays. With boundary consolidation, JDSP will be able to implement short and long-term management strategies in the 183-acre management block. Habitat restoration activities by JDSP in this area are expected to result in the enhancement of scrub-jay habitat, and possibly an expansion of suitable habitat for this species.
The EA considers the environmental consequences of one action alternative which would require issuance of an ITP and two alternatives that would not require issuance of an ITP, including the no action alternative. Both alternatives not requiring issuance of an ITP will ultimately result in loss of scrub-jay habitat within the Project site due to habitat degradation resulting from lack of management. The no action alternative (i.e., the Service would not issue an ITP) may also expose the Applicant under Section 9 of the Act, if they proceed with the Project as designed. The preferred alternative would affect about 13.5 acres of occupied scrub-jay habitat while protecting and enhancing about 36.8 acres of scrub habitat that may be subject to urban development in the future.
The proposed action alternative is issuance of the ITP for a three-year term according to the Plan as submitted and described above. Under the proposed alternative, the effect of the proposed minimization and mitigation measures will be the protection of about 36.8 acres of scrub-jay habitat adjacent to and within the Project. The mitigation parcels currently provide habitat for scrub-jay nesting, foraging, and sheltering. Conveyance of fee title of mitigation lands will result in a consolidated southern boundary and removal of inholdings within JDSP which should result in implementation of more effective land management actions. With management, existing conditions within JDSP are expected to improve over the long-term for scrub-jays in the vicinity of the Project site. Start Printed Page 65730
As stated above, the Service has made a preliminary determination that the issuance of the ITP is not a major Federal action significantly affecting the quality of the human environment within the meaning of section 102(2)(C) of NEPA. This preliminary information may be revised due to public comment received in response to this notice and is based on information contained in the EA and Plan.
The Service will also evaluate whether the issuance of a section 10(a)(1)(B) ITP complies with section 7 of the Act by conducting an intra-Service section 7 consultation. The results of the biological opinion, in combination with the above findings, will be used in the final analysis to determine whether or not to issue the ITP.Start Signature
Dated: November 3, 2003.
Sam D. Hamilton,
Regional Director.
[FR Doc. 03-29080 Filed 11-20-03; 8:45 am]


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Just like dad! Robert Irwin makes his debut on 'The Tonight Show'
Things got wild on "The Tonight Show."
Robert Irwin, the 13-year-old son of the late Steve Irwin, made his solo debut on the late night TV show -- and there were plenty of surprises!
In one sweet moment, Fallon whips out a photo of Robert and his dad playing with an iguana when he was just a little tyke.
The youngest Irwin is a total spitting image of his late "Crocodile Hunter" father, from his appearance to his passion for animals.
"You're just like your dad!" Fallon exclaimed.
Irwin then gave Fallon a little taste of his daily life at the Australian zoo by bringing out a handful of his favorite creatures, including a African dwarf crocodile and a red-tailed boa constrictor. The host had quite the scare when the snake began to squeeze his hand!
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The teen then got sentimental by talking about his not-so-typical childhood: "I think I'm the luckiest kid on planet earth," he said about the time he spent at the Australian zoo growing up.
But in what may be the most tear-jerking moment of his interview, Robert admitted how much his appearance on "The Tonight Show" meant to him.
"My dad was actually on 'The Tonight Show' quite a while ago and its really nice to be able to follow in his footsteps," he told Fallon.
Steve appeared on the show back when Jay Leno was still host in 2005. Just like Robert, he also brought along several animals, including an adorable camel!
His 18-year-old sister, Bindi, and her boyfriend Chandler Powell showed their support on Instagram, sharing a slew of fun behind-the-scenes snaps.
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For our summer break my family and I visited Lancaster, Pennsylvania. One of the most different types of trips we've ever taken. Why? Because this time around, I got to travel with my extended family. My parents, my brother and his girlfriend, my sons and me. It was kind of a mini family reunion in PA.
With so many people added to the picture I had to find a hotel that would be good for my parents and for my kids too. I normally go after boutique hotels but this time I wanted something that could offer us all a smooth transition to traveling together.
Finding Hotels in Lancaster, PA
The truth is that I haven't traveled with my parents in a long time. I remember that when we used to travel they would choose to stay in well known chain hotels and resorts but we had never stayed at a Hilton before.
I wanted to try something new and had read wonderful things about DoubleTree Hilton Resort so I chose that one.
Luckily for me, when we arrived I discovered that DoubleTree Lancaster Hilton Hotel was even better in real life than on their site.
First of all, it was way bigger than I expected. With a golf course! We didn't have the time to enjoy the course, but we certainly were able to enjoy the great views that it provided.
Description of the Room and Hotel
The Hotel Layout
The reception area is quite large and the service is great.
But my favorite part was their tropical, closed garden. Winters can be pretty brutal in Lancaster but this way you can enjoy spaciousness and greenery year round.
Fun Fact – My boys were thrilled when we heard that DoubleTree in Lancaster has one of the largest pools in the area, there is even an awesome water playground.
The Room
My boys and I stayed in the family style – king suite. The main sitting area had a pull out coach that turned into a bed and also with a TV. We were there during the World Cup and it was a great place to catch up on the matches between attractions.
Separated by the bathroom, and coffee station was the master bedroom with a king sized bed. Also with a TV.
Breakfast Fun
Breakfast is one of my favorite meals to eat out especially when they are buffet style. The main restaurant in the hotel is Cafe 24 Hundred.
The buffet isn't included in the price of the room, but is really affordable considering all that they offer: $12 per adult and $6 per child.
And I love when the staff has as much fun as the guests.
Information for DoubleTree Hilton Lancaster Hotel
Address: 2400 Willow Street Pike, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Phone: 1-717-464-2711
Check-in: 4:00 pm
Check-out: 12:00 pm
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For this weeks learning I went in to the ground planes feature in the Vuforia Unity library.
This feature, which is native in unity, allows the user to use Vuforia plug-in to detect real world floors using the Vuforia AR Camera and to use the information captured to emulate planes in unity and to interact in space, similar to apple's ARkit feature.
To test out and to learn how the feature works I took Rene Magritte's painting from 1956, 'Sixteenth of September'.
Growing from the earth to the sun, a tree is an image of certain happiness. To perceive this image we must be immobile like the tree. When we are moving, it is the tree which becomes the spectator. It is witness, equally, in the shape of chairs, tables and doors, to the more or less agitated spectacle of our life. The tree, having become a coffin, disappears into the earth. And when it is transformed into fire, it vanishes into air."
I find this quote by the artist interesting, lovely and a bit sad. he talks about points of view and movement (through time and space), which I think correlates to the subject of our class.
In continuation to my previous exercise, working with Magritte's painting, I created an AR translation to this piece.
Firstly, I took a 3D model from turbosquid that a close resemblance to the paintings tree, modified it and then imported it into unity as a .FBX file. Than, I colored the textures in photoshop and placed the textures on the tree and its leaves.
Secondly, for the moon part I placed a 2D sprite on the scene and attached a look at code to it, making the illusion that it is always on the same place no matter which angle the user is at the moment.


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The Jumpstart study examined model-specific growth in share among car shoppers across 14 automotive shopping websites with over 14 million monthly visitors and the estimated price each manufacturer paid for every percent in share gained. The analysis was based on average assumed total ad dollars spent by each of the automakers during the Super Bowl.
The study was conducted over a six-week period beginning three weeks prior to the Super Bowl, to establish benchmark metrics for the OEMs slated to run spots during the game, and then extended three weeks post-Super Bowl, to better understand the enduring effects of the large investments that come with Super Bowl advertising.


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Upscale brand, Mövenpick Hotel & Resorts, goes well beyond everyday guest service. Mövenpick's mission is to do ordinary things in an extraordinary way to make memories that last a lifetime for its guests.
To deliver on that mission, Mövenpick needed to recognize its guests when they travel to any of its 83 hotels across 24 countries across Europe, Africa, the Middle East and Asia. That was difficult to do, as it had several disparate hotel PMS systems from different vendors on various versions – none of which were connected. It was challenging to recognize a guest that frequented one Mövenpick property and then another.
Thus began Mövenpick's journey to Oracle Hospitality's OPERA Cloud Service.
Mövenpick Group CIO, Floor Bleeker, explains, "One of the first benefits we've seen with OPERA Cloud is that we now have one customer database. We can recognize our customers as they travel around the world and stay in our properties."
A single guest profile enables Mövenpick to enhance a guest's stay by bringing up saved account information, making check-in and check-out faster and easier. They can also customize the guest's experience, based on special preferences they've previously indicated in their profile.
The move to OPERA Cloud is not surprising, given that the hotel company has selected a Cloud strategy for all its applications. "The reason for Cloud is very simple. We want to take the complexity out of our properties, reduce the staff assigned onsite at properties so that we can realign them to focus on innovation, instead of operating legacy systems," commented Bleeker. In addition to the benefits of a slim infrastructure, a Cloud hotel PMS platform enables Mövenpick properties to enjoy the latest features and reap the benefits of a continuously improved OPERA system. Finally, new hotels can go live and easily train staff quickly, without onsite IT support.
Mobility is the biggest benefit to OPERA Cloud from a user perspective though. "One of the key benefits of OPERA Cloud is that it runs on any mobile device. We use mobile devices everywhere. In fact, the first thing many of our general managers do when they wake up in the morning is grab their phone and check the heartbeat of the hotel," says Bleeker.
"The performance of OPERA Cloud is amazing," he continues. "We have properties as far as Bali, Morocco, across the Middle East, and the speed is the same everywhere. Our project team flies a lot from Dubai and the in-flight Wi-Fi is often used to update the system without any issues. We even had OPERA Cloud running on a Tesla dashboard screen for 'mobile' check-in."
As Mövenpick continues to roll our OPERA Cloud across its hotels, it has seen improved customer satisfaction and Bleeker is proud of the company's innovation, "I'm very proud that we were the first international hotel company to implemented OPERA Cloud on such a wide scale. And we look forward to the continuing to enjoy the benefits."
Mövenpick Hotels & Resorts is in a growth phase; with plans to operate 125 hotels by 2020 and technology is an important enabler for this growth.
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Alan David Horsch
Alan David Horsch, age 41, of Howard Lake, died Sunday, March 4, 2007 at his home.
He was born Jan. 13, 1966 in Cokato, the son of Jerome and LaVerna (Knaak) Horsch. He was baptized Feb. 6, 1966, and confirmed May 4, 1980 at St. James Lutheran Church, Howard Lake, by the Rev. Gerhard C. Michael.
Alan was united in marriage to Karen (Pikal) Deckert July 7, 1990 at St. James Lutheran Church with the Rev. W. A. Schultz officiating. The made their home in Howard Lake.
Alan was presently employed at Harbor Plastics of Maple Plain.
He enjoyed camping, fishing, and watching movies.
He was preceded in death by his father, Jerome Horsch; brother-in-law James D. Salden; and uncle Virgil Horsch.
Alan is survived by his wife, Karen, of Howard Lake; two step-daughters, Sara Deckert of St. Cloud and her special friend, Jeremy Dell of Howard Lake, and Leah Decker of St. Cloud and her special friend Eddy Hultgren of St. Cloud; mother, LaVerna Horsch of Howard Lake; three sisters, Kathy (Roger) Schiroo of Buffalo Lake, Roxanne Salden and special friend Wayne Schmitz of St. Bonifacius, and Cindy (Rick) Olson of Sandstone; and two brothers, Randy Horsch of Shakopee, and Christopher (Stacy) of Howard Lake.
He is further survived by nieces and nephews, Jennifer Schiroo, Jason Schiroo, Joshua Salden, Dustin Salden, Nicholas Olson, Ryan Olson, Matthew Horsch, and Gabryella Horsch; father-in-law and mother-in-law Edwin and Stella Pikal; and a host of relatives and friends who loved him dearly.
Funeral service was Friday, March 9 at 2 p.m. at St. James Lutheran Church in Howard Lake with the Revs. Michael Nirva and Martin Schoenfeld officiating. Nancy Butterfass was the organist. Interment will be at Howard Lake Cemetery at a later date.
Honorary pallbearers were Dustin Salden, Jennifer Schiroo, and Jason Schiroo.
Pallbearers were Joshua Salden, Nicholas Olson, Ryan Olson, Paul Horsch, Jeremy Dell, Daniel Buesgens, Randy Horsch, and Christopher Horsch.
Arrangements were by the Swanson-Peterson Funeral Home in Howard Lake.
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Documentary (France); dir: Nicolas Philibert. Rating: * * * *
Nénette, by Nicolas Philibert, best known for Être et Avoir (2002), is a mysterious, discomforting documentary about an orangutan. She's the oldest inhabitant at the oldest zoo in the world, in Paris. She was born in Borneo, in 1959. In 1972, she was taken to the French capital.
Each year over half a million people pass Nénette's cage. She's part prisoner, part celebrity. Celebrity, as many film stars claim, is itself a form of imprisonment: how can you truly live if you're always being peered at and photographed?
Nénette used to love the adulation. When she arrived she hammed it up for the cameras. But with zoo animals, as with actresses, there's always someone younger and prettier waiting to steal the spotlight. Nénette, reluctantly, accepted her demotion. Of late, she's had health problems. She looks frail, sometimes a little stupid, sometimes like a blubbery Elton John. She has become indifferent to her visitors. A zoo worker claims: "She is drained by curiosity."
Anyone who watches this film is a visitor of sorts, too. After all, not that many people would pay to stare at an ape for 70 minutes. So the idea that Nénette might be oblivious or even disdainful of the near-forensic attention we're paying her is rather hurtful. What a strange inversion this represents: humans craving recognition from animals.
Still, this is an odd documentary in so many ways. Nénette is always seen through a dirty, paw-printed glass screen that reveals the reflections of her visitors. And so, to watch the film is not just to watch Nénette, but to watch the very act of watching.
The longer it lasts, the more unknowable Nénette becomes, morphing from a physical creature into something more abstract: she is a conduit for conjecture, speculation, interpretation. Some of those speculations concern Nénette. Is she sad? What is she thinking? Would she really be tempted to have sex with her son? (The keepers think so: they feed her contraceptive pills.)
But there are also questions for us. What are we looking at? What makes this creature a creature, and us humans humans? As we stare, the mounting mystery about the animal before us induces insecurity.
Philibert makes the voices of the zoo visitors seem distant, almost ghost-like. We feel as alienated from ourselves at least as much as we're disconnected from the orangutan.
Much more could be said about this mesmerising and fascinatingly ambiguous film. It's an exercise in minimalism that reaps maximal philosophical rewards, a bold conceit that's bewitchingly realised.


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Just popping on here to share another CAS Halloween card I made.
This fabulous Frankenstein is from the Your Next Stamp Fang-tastic Halloween clear stamp set. I colored the image with copics and then cut him out using the coordinating die set. I used the Stitched Rectangle Die Set and added a few enamel dots to finish the card.
Thanks for stopping by. Have a wonderful weekend!
Hugs, Anita
Stamp: Your Next Stamp - Fang-tastic Halloween
Paper: Doodlebug Design - October 31st; Neenah
Other: Copics, YNS Stitched Rectangle Die, Doodlebug Design Enamel Dots
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By LINDSEY BAHR
AP Film Writer
With echoes of "Rebecca" and lavish Max Ophuls productions, writer and director Paul Thomas Anderson spins the tale of an obsessive fashion designer and his muse into a suspenseful and often funny parlor drama with all the trimmings in "Phantom Thread."
Anderson is revered for his grand stage meditations on the American man ("Boogie Nights," "There Will Be Blood," "The Master"). But here, and perhaps to the dismay of some of his fans, he both narrows and redirects his gaze elsewhere to a single couture house in 1950s London and the very particular man behind the designs, Reynolds Woodcock.
The great Daniel Day-Lewis, in what may be his final film performance, plays Reynolds as a soft-spoken dandy whose precise rules and polished look thinly veil his volatile artist's temperament. We've certainly seen this kind of thing before – a celebrated artist who literally cannot stomach anything outside of his routine from ugliness to general unpleasantries and everything in between – but it is something special and distinct in the hands of Day-Lewis, who is perhaps the only working actor perfect and exacting enough to play someone so perfect and exacting.
Reynolds' nature is just one of the reasons why he's sailed past middle age and has not only never married but also will proudly tell a woman on a first date that he is a "confirmed" and "incurable" bachelor. The audience sees Reynolds and his sister Cyril (Lesley Manville), who runs the business side of the House of Woodcock, dispose of a pretty woman early on for the crime of wanting his attention (and disrupting breakfast by offering him an unwanted pastry).
Thus we're not expecting anything very different when he takes a shine to Alma (Vicky Krieps), a waitress at a restaurant in the country whom he teases and flirts with by ordering an excessively large breakfast spread for just himself and grinning widely at his next prey. Alma, who seems shy and awkward in her lanky body, bumping into chairs and blushing at the sight of Reynolds, smiles and plays along and gladly accepts his dinner invitation, and, soon one to come back to London to model for him.
But this is not "Funny Face" or "My Fair Lady" or "Pretty Woman" or any number of "ugly" duckling turns to swan with the help of a hairbrush/expensive clothes/great man stories. It's not even really about fashion. It's a story of relationships and power.
Like all of Anderson's efforts, "Phantom Thread" is beautiful and intriguing, but it's also a film that is not unlike its central character: easy to respect and admire, and nearly impossible to fully love.
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- «How did you get in here? This is dangerous. Talking to me will get us both killed.»
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Syirlabradawk was a male Wookiee who lived during the time of the Galactic Civil War. He was imprisoned by the Nightstrike Soldier Hegemony sometime following 0 BBY. Vayde Quellium sent a squad of Rebel agents to rescue him from the Galactic Empire-allied organization.
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I saw a lot of projects where the default date format was used. In fact, customizing the date format to provide a human-readable date will be very welcomed from your customers! So what should we do to start making our application awesome? No worries, it's a very easy process that we will discover together. Example To get started we will…Continue Reading→
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ActiveRecord exists? and blank? under the hood.
When should I use exists? or blank? to check records existence? Does this choice has an impact on our application? Asking those questions is a good sign of curiosity! So we will see together how those methods work under the hood and without a long introduction let's unpack ActiveRecord and dive deep into the source code. Putting exists? under the…Continue Reading→
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In this post, we will see an approach how to safely drop a table from a production application without running into weird issues. As an example, we will use a simple blog that allows adding comments to each post and also has a simple stats table where it tracks likes, views, and shares of posts. The model diagram for this example is…Continue Reading→
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Choosing a good name for a class or a variable isn't easy at all and sometimes there is a requirement to rename existing tables and models to match the updated product audience. So how we should do this migration then: 1- Ask why The first step is to ask why should we rename the model, with a productive mindset and…Continue Reading→
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We saw previously in this post how to add uniqueness database constraint for a single table. But in real-world applications, we have different associations between models, so let's start with an example: We have a service platform where a user can buy subscriptions for different services, the requirements are the following: A user can have many subscriptions for different services…Continue Reading→
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It's easy to use model validation in Rails application and in this article, we will study some aspects with the uniqueness validator. So let's start with an easy requirement, we want to have an Account model with a unique email attribute.
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The exhibitions in the museum have been designed to display and explore a history of Irish agricultural life from the turn of the 18th century until the middle of the 20th century. Staged over two floors and occupying 1,600 square metres, the galleries offer something for everyone and consist of the following:-
- Transport The transport exhibition traces the development of horse-drawn vehicles in Ireland and finishes with the quirky, bright yellow Renault R4 GTL.
- Harry Ferguson Tractor Display This display follows the development of the modern tractor and in particular the history of Harry Ferguson and the Ferguson System. It includes five tractors and a selection of Ferguson implements.
- Harvesting Machinery Hall Enjoy our diverse collection of harvesting machines including a rare 'Silverman' hay-cock elevator plus other large exhibits many of which have been recently restored by our gang of volunteers. Also learn about the lives of the traveller community with our beautiful caravan.
- The Garden Room Maintenance of lawns in large gardens and around stately homes was often done early in the 20th century by pony-drawn mowers. This exhibition charts the transition from small hand-pushed lawnmowers up to the electric hover mower.
- Power Driven Barn Machines A 100 years ago, power driven barn machines and line shafts were common place in creameries, factories and large farms before the introduction of electricity. This display includes barn threshers and oil engines among other objects.
- Sugar Beet Room The sugar beet industry was once a thriving and important part of rural life in Ireland for many years. This display shows how the beet was cultivated and harvested and reveals the highs and lows of this industry.
- Bicycle Display The bicycle display exhibits a variety of bicycles dating from 1885 – 1965. This room includes bicycles made by Pierce's of Wexford who were primarily farm machinery manufacturers. They produced a bicycle which quickly failed due to price competition from abroad.
- The Great Famine The Great Famine is considered to have been the worst social disaster in 19th Century Europe. It has had a profound lasting effect on Irish history, culture and identity. This exhibition traces the economic, social and scientific aspects of the Famine and outlines its importance in Irish and European history.
- Village Crafts Exhibition Comprising of six large scale replicas of craft workshops such as the Blacksmith and the Basket maker. This exhibition highlights the crucial role and function of crafts people in the village community.
- Johnstown Castle Estate: A History This exhibition traces the origin and development of this magnificent estate from the 12th Century up until modern times. It highlights the most important people and events that have been a part of its fascinating history.
- Equestrian Room This room, which was originally the harness storage room, has been restored to reflect its original use. It displays an assortment of sporting and working horse harnesses.
- Estate Workers Explore the lives of some of the workers who served on the Estate with a series of evocative photographs.
- The Dairy Dairying is one of the timeless industries, producing the same product as it has done for thousands of years. This exhibition traces developments in dairying from hand milking to mechanical milking machines. Adjacent to this room we explore the traditional methods of butter-making.
- Poultry Keeping Up to recent times most farms kept a selection of hens, ducks, geese and guinea fowl. These provided an extra source of income for the household.
- Managing the Land Managing the Land consists of four sections: Ploughing, Sowing, Crop Protection and Harvesting. These displays tell the stories of the changes and technological advances in crop cultivation through 1860 to 1950. The ploughing exhibition includes displays on the three Wexford engineering firms – Pierce, Wexford Engineering ('Star') and Doyles as well as a history of the National Ploughing Championships.
- Country Furniture This exhibition showcases traditional rural furniture from a time when living conditions were cramped and families large. These designs were gradually replaced with the introduction of mass produced furniture. This is one of the largest displays of country furniture in Ireland and includes pieces such as settle beds, a hen coop dresser and sugan chairs.
- The James O'Keefe Furniture Room As you will see, Irish country furniture is generally functional in appearance. The only person known to produce highly ornamented rural furniture was James O'Keefe (1850-1923) – a local Wexford craftsman whose work is displayed. You can also view our colony of soprano pipistrelle bats from this room during the summer.
- Country Kitchens This exhibition traces the dramatic improvements in living conditions and the changing role of women in the domestic sphere; benefits resulting largely from the process of electrification. The exhibition comprises of three large-scale replica kitchens, which were typically in use in rural Ireland in 1800, 1900 and 1940-50s. These kitchen replicas are complimented by a vast and varied range of domestic household objects and early electrical appliances. The exhibition includes a 1950s washing machine which features in Fintan O'Toole's 'A History of Ireland in 100 Objects' (click on following link to download the App relating to this initiative:- http://www.eu2013.ie/100objects/). You can also view our nesting swifts from this room during the summer.
Please note the museum is largely unheated so warm clothing is advisable when visiting during the winter months. We do however have a nice wood-burning stove in the tea-room where you can warm up and get some refreshments!