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Lemurs at The Cotswold Wildlife Park, Oxfordshire. Taken June 2012.
Lemurs at The Cotswold Wildlife Park, Oxfordshire. Taken June 2012.
Radcliffe Camera, The Bodleian Library, Oxford
Bee and thistle.
Horses at sunset.
Gus the cat.
Hello all of you who are for some reason still following this blog!
I am planning to start posting here again (if somewhat irregularly) although as a general photography blog as opposed to a 365 project.
Hope you enjoy!
This blog is on hold until later in the year when I (hopefully) have more interesting things to post, and thinking of something interesting to photograph every day is no longer a chore.
Day 169 - 18/06/11
Tellison @ The Jericho Tavern, Oxford.
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Day 167 - 16/06/11
Found this in the back of my cupboard… cereal signed by McFly. My friend won it in a competition and then gave it to me for my birthday. Such a long time ago! Yes, I'm keeping it. The cereal isn't even mouldy…


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Such Christmas
A C64 Christmas message from chiptune artist cTrix.
It is only an image, but if you want to try this out on an original Commodore 64 (or an emulator), you can get the file here
3D Printed Christmas Cookies
Seasonal geometric biscuits formed with a 3D printer by Ralf Holleis, created as part of a workshop on printing with new materials - video embedded below:
3D PRINTED CHRISTMAS COOKIES from Ralf Holleis on Vimeo.
More photos here
This was my personal seasonal GIF, sent out to various people online - if you received one in your email or whatever, consider it I think you are great :)
I even received some GIFs back as well, from -CLU- and Tom Hardy - both lovely people worth following :)
Rhizome - Prosthetic Knowledge Picks: Commodore Christmas Demos
In my last submission this year, we take a look at some seasonal animations made on the Commodore 64, ranging from the promotional (to demonstrate the capabilities of the machine) to the communal and entertaining.
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From my Facebook feed, someone's Christmas tree …
Sorry this is a little bit late, but I hope everyone is enjoying this Roman-Calendar 10th month (X is 10, Xmas is Decimal!) occasion. I lift a glass of alcoholic beverage to all the tumblrati :D
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Really beautiful! This vibrant Christmas lights display decorates The Seoul Plaza, in Seoul, South Korea.
Really beautiful! This vibrant Christmas lights display decorates The Seoul Plaza, in Seoul, South Korea.
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Tesla Christmas Tree
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Have a Murray Christmas!
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Have a Murray Christmas!
Christmas In The Name Of - Rage Against The Machine
Killing In The Name Of - made for Christmas!
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ME!!!!! I SAID THAT! Well I actually sang it but yeah! IM A BIG FUCKING DEAL!
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Sometimes the stats do lie. Sometimes a player's value cannot be seen by merely pulling out box scores and checking how they did that night, you have to watch the impact they have on their team's play whenever they are inserted into the lineup. Mo Williams has been a perfect example of this for the Blazers this year.
First of all he was a steal in the free agent market signing a 2-year deal worth $5.6 million; the second year having a player option. It was this player option that thrust Mo into the news this week as he told Chris Haynes of CSNNW.com that he will in fact opt out of his 2014-15 option that would have paid him a cool $2.7 million. Here's the direct quote:
"I would like to be here long-term. My goal is to work something out with Portland this summer. I like it here and I want to make this place home."
Some, like Dwight Jaynes — also of CSNNW.com, chose to highlight Mo's shortcomings (here) rather than talk about what he has done well. Coincidentally, or not so coincidentally, this article came out the morning after Mo made his announcement regarding opting out of next year's deal. Mo and Jaynes had a short "twitter beef" regarding his ranking among backup point guard's as well.
This is comedy. The only stat I care about is being the best in the west. Enjoy the ride and stop (cont) http://t.co/yOiVHbgWC7
— Mo Williams (@mowilliams) January 10, 2014
The tweet's link adds "name four back-up PGs better than me…don't worry, I'll wait". Jaynes was quick to respond.
@mowilliams Manu Ginobili, Reggie Jackson, Ramon Sessions, Andre miller, Darren Collison, Jarret Jack, Shaun Livingston, Evans… No mo room
— Dwight Jaynes (@dwightjaynes) January 10, 2014
For the record, I completely disagree with Jaynes here. Mainly for the salary that the Blazers are paying him, you just aren't going to find that kind of quality and leadership from a point guard off the bench. Manu, Sessions, Miller, Jack and Evans are all making at least double what Mo is making this season (and beyond) so it seems a little childish for Jaynes to go back and forth with Mo like this but he did back up his stance in the article referenced above, so to each their own. Mo must have decided he was done with it because here was his final response.
Sometimes you just have to let people be. It's not that serious really. #itsnotaboutme#ripcity#specialyear#letsstayfocused
— Mo Williams (@mowilliams) January 10, 2014
Again, if you're going only based off of stats, then you might in inclined to agree with Mr. Jaynes. Mo is playing 24.4 minutes per night and his shooting his lowest overall percentage from the field (40.7) since 2010/11, his lowest from 3-point range (35.9), and his lowest percentage from 2-point range (43.5) since his rookie campaign back in 2003-04. The numbers certainly aren't pretty, but his play and leadership have been noticed by many; including his coach.
"Mo has been great," Stotts told CSNNW.com. "He came in and understood his role. I think he has flourished in his role. I've said many times that I think he's the best backup in the league, which is what we needed. He's been able to help Damian on and off the court. We wouldn't be where we are today without Mo."
Where they are today is second in the tough Western Conference at 28-9 only a half game behind the San Antonio Spurs (28-8). One thing is for certain, Mo has been great off the bench and his value cannot be overstated to this point in the season. If Mo wasn't on this roster the loss of C.J. McCollum back in training camp would have been a huge loss, and to this point it has been relatively harmless.
C.J. is back and showing that he can make an immediate impact, so Mo's value from this point forward could take a slight hit making him expendable in the off-season. C.J.'s first game back was Wednesday and he managed four points in his debut. Saturday night he put up 10 points — in both games he only played 14 minutes, so Stotts is bringing him along slowly.
Keep in mind the Blazers have ZERO draft picks in the 2014 draft — their first round pick is headed to Charlotte and their second round pick is going to Denver — so keeping Mo will probably be off high priority for them. However, if McCollum shows the kind of traits that Mo has, then they could let him walk depending on the terms of his contract demands. As with most things, time will tell, but as Mo said in his tweet "lets stay focused", because this team is doing something special right in front of our eyes.
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Jacksonville Renames GA Airports
In an effort to increase the awareness of Jacksonville, Florida's aviation system, the city's aviation authority has renamed three of its owned and operated airports as part of a rebranding campaign. Cecil Field (VQQ) became Cecil Airport, while Herlong Airport (HEG) was renamed Herlong Recreational Airport. The former Craig Airport (CRG) is now Jacksonville Executive at Craig Airport. The latter airport's new name has provoked some ire from its GA siblings, which perceive the addition of the word "executive" to Craig Airport's name as influential in attracting business aviation traffic.
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The United Nations heavily criticized the Vatican on Wednesday for what it said was a systematic adoption of policies allowing priests to rape and sexually abuse tens of thousands of children.
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I have a friend, let's call him Sam. Sam is a food slut and it infuriates me a little bit. Now I suppose I should define a food slut before going any further since I have recently learned from Facebook most people are not aware of this phenomenon even though most of you out there in the US fall into this category. Like that girl in high school who would sleep with anyone who paid her any attention or the guy at the club who will chase anything with two legs and a pulse a food slut will eat and enjoy any relatively good tasting food regardless of the quality, substance, or make up of said food. This means that Sam gets enjoyment out of both very high end, good quality food but likewise he gets just as much enjoyment from the McGriddle from McDonald's. Now, I have to pause here in my rant to point out that Sam is a fantastic baker. Not only are his goodies tasty and well textured but they are all (for the most part) vegan, gluten free, and organic so I was surprised to learn Sam had this affliction and our arguments over the virtues of taste got me thinking about the ramifications of being a slut, in either sense, and how if affects ones enjoyment of both eating and sex.
I am, at present, a serial monogamist I have spent many years in long term relationships of varying success, but before all that, I was a slut, for all intents and purposes. Just think of all the drugs you experimented with in school, all the sneaking out, shoplifting, and other generally juvenile delinquent activities you participated in and translate all of them into having sex, that was me. After my talks with Sam I spent some time thinking back on this and comparing it to my sex life of late. True there was more variety back then, and at times more volume (although admittedly, and thankfully, not much) but the quality was so spotty that it can't even compare to what I have now. I will concede however, that I needed all of that experience to know what I like. Same with food as I see it. You need to try everything to know what you like, but ultimately, once you've figured that out you should find the best way possible of giving it to yourself. If you want to be a dirty slut in the bedroom fine, but you can do that with someone you care about and know you have good sexual chemistry with, and can still talk to after. Likewise you can eat sugar and fat but why not eat good quality sugar and fat, for example:
2 buttered and floured rammekins
2 oz semi-sweet chocolate
2 oz butter (or earth balance)
2 egg yolks (or one egg)
2 T sugar
1-1/2 T flour
In a pot over a low flame melt butter and chocolate, allow to cool slightly
whisk together eggs and sugar
temper chocolate into egg mixture (slowly in a steady stream pour chocolate mixture in to eggs bringing egg and sugar mixture gradually to the temperature of the chocolate without scrambling your eggs)
Add flour
Divide between two prepared rammekins
Bake for 10 min at 350 degrees (inside will be liquid)
Look, I was a fat kid, I like to experience new things, and I do like junk food in my own way, but as I said before life for me is all about quality. After sleeping with a string of people who I had no interest in ever speaking to again I felt a little empty, likewise when I let my blood sugar get too low and give in to the first thing I see (generally at work a Krispy Kreme Doughnut or some sort of processed packaged cookie) I feel a little sick for a few hours. I wondered if this was only happening to me because I had turned myself into one of those crazy health nut people who couldn't enjoy a treat every now and then, so I asked Sam if he didn't feel gross after eating that crap. He said yeah, of course he did, which is why he had to make most of his food choices intellectually instead of viscerally. This again brings me back to my last post and the question of how often do we think about what we are eating before we eat it. True it takes a little more effort not to be a slut, but isn't it worth it not to feel empty inside?


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Microsoft Gives MVP Award to Adware Pusher
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An anonymous reader writes "Ed Bott reports that Microsoft has given an MVP (Most Valuable Professional Award) to an individual known for peddling Adware via his Messenger Plus program." From the article: "So how did a guy whose primary business involves installing adware become an MVP? That's what Christopher Boyd, a Microsoft Security MVP better known as Paperghost wants to know. Boyd isn't the only MVP who has a history with Patchou. Sandi Hardmeier, a current MVP in the Internet Explorer category who specializes in the fight against malware, has written three long, angry pages about the messy adware that 'sponsors' Patchou's product."


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Over-the-top Christmas lights display in Arizona is trumped by neighbor's 'ditto' sign
Sign is getting attention across the globe
MARICOPA, Ariz. - An Arizona home "decked to the halls" with more than 20,000 Christmas lights is being trumped in publicity by the house next door with its measly 400 lights.
The next-door neighbor is getting all the attention because the light display simply says "ditto" with an arrow pointing to the "Winter Wonderland" home.
"How am I gonna keep up with that guy," said the "ditto" homeowner, Kristina Green. "I don't even have a ladder."
Green's next-door neighbor, Eric Cyr, has the house that originally attracted people with its Clark Griswold-style décor, but the ditto sign is becoming a worldwide phenomenon, creating headlines in Australia, England and Ireland.
Both homes were first featured on Scripps station KNXV-TV in Phoenix on Monday night and by the next morning, Green said other reporters were calling from around the country.
Cyr said he's not disheartened by the fact that some people prefer the ditto sign to his display. He shouldn't be -- the ditto sign was his idea. He built it and even hung it up.
"Ditto says it all," Cyr said.
Cyr said that this is the third year the sign has been displayed at his neighbor's house, but it did not get attention until this year when a Facebook page was created for it.


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Amazon Studios is pleased to announce that it has optioned Seed, a gothic horror novel by acclaimed author Ania Ahlborn. This is a first for Amazon Studios, which up to this point has optioned only movie scripts and episodic series projects.
Seed is a top-selling title of 47North, the science fiction, fantasy, and horror imprint of Amazon Publishing. It's the story of a man who miraculously survives a violent car crash only to face a profound evil from his past — a dark force hungry for his angelic youngest daughter.
"Our primary objective at Amazon Studios is to develop great, commercial projects that our customers love," said Roy Price, Director, Amazon Studios. "Ania Ahlborn's Seed has been a top seller for Amazon Publishing's 47North so we already have a sense of the mainstream attraction of the story and are excited to keep the project in-house for movie development."
The novel was recently the subject of Amazon Studios' first book trailer contest. Check out the winner – "Grinning Demons" – selected by Ahlborn herself.
"The enthusiasm of the folks at Amazon Studios is infectious, and I can't wait to see where that inspiration will lead us," Ahlborn said. "Having Seed made into a movie is nothing short of a dream come true."
Seed was released in mid-2011 as a self-published title and reached the No. 1 spot on Amazon bestselling horror list. The book was re-released in 2012 after Ahlborn restructured certain plot points and added more than 6,000 words to the manuscript.
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By Ania Ahlborn
Logline: When Jack, his wife Aimee, and their children survive a violent car crash, it seems like a miracle. But Jack knows there's a profound evil from his past that won't let them die…at least not quickly. It's back, and it's hungry for Jack's angelic youngest daughter.
Genre: Horror
Why we optioned it: It's impossible not to be drawn into Ania's story of a man struggling to save his daughter from the evil that he himself brought into her life. The characters are rich, the visuals arresting and it explores the fear we all have as parents – that we might pass the worst of us on to our children. This is the kind of slow burn, insidious horror story that Stephen King was known for in his heyday.
The Amazon Studios open-development process remains focused on movie and series scripts. However, the Amazon Studios development team will from time to time take a look at Amazon Publishing and Kindle Direct Publishing books.
Learn more about Amazon Studios.
Check out Vikas Wadhwa's $3,000-winning trailer for Seed, the gothic horror novel featured in Amazon Studios' first-ever book trailer contest.
Amazon Studios is pleased to announce the winners of its first-ever book trailer contest, for the horror novel Seed, by acclaimed author Ania Ahlborn.
Seed is the story of a man who miraculously survives a violent car crash only to face a profound evil from his past — a dark force hungry for his angelic youngest daughter.
Ahlborn said the "dirty magic" of the rural south inspired her story, and it clearly inspired the winning trailer — "Grinning Demons", by Vikas Wadhwa — as well. The winner, selected by Ahlborn, becomes the official trailer for the book, published by Amazon imprint 47North, and receives $3,000. The fan favorite — "Broken Bindings", by Samuel Scott — will receive a $500 Amazon.com Gift Card. Learn more about the contest here.
"The winning trailer is a phenomenal take on the book, from the actors portraying the characters to the creepy vibe the director was able to capture," Ahlborn said. "It was hard to pick a winner because there were so many wonderful entries, but this one outshined (or perhaps out-spooked) the rest."
Ahlborn says there's something raw and unforgiving about horror stories, something that "taps into our deepest, most primal fears." Read her guest post on the inspiration that big-screen scares can provide.
Learn more about Amazon Studios and the opportunities there for writers, filmmakers and fans.
Help pick the fan favorite in the Amazon Studios book trailer contest for the novel "Seed": Rate the one you like best by Friday, 8/31/12. The best trailer, as chosen by author Ania Ahlborn, will receive $3,000. The fan favorite will receive a $500 Amazon gift card, and 10 semifinalists will receive signed copies of the book.
Top Old-School Horror Movies, as selected by Ania Ahlborn, author of the chilling novel, Seed (the subject of Amazon Studios' first Book Trailer Contest):
Ahlborn says of classic horror: "There's something magical about it; something raw and unforgiving that taps into our deepest, most primal fears." Read her guest post on the inspiration that big-screen scares can provide.


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