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A mysterious mass of black water that appeared off the southwestern tip of Florida at the end of November may have been caused by a nontoxic algal bloom, scientists say. Details of the vanishing patch remain murky.
Crew aboard fishing vessels noticed the black water in January, but reports of it didn't reach the scientific community until March. When remote sensing scientist Chuanmin Hu dug through recent satellite images, he found traces of the black blob in Florida Bay as early as November. Hu, a researcher at the University of South Florida (USF) in St. Petersburg, says that the mass reached its peak size in early February--3400 square kilometers, or roughly two times the size of Florida's Lake Okeechobee. It has been dissipating ever since. "We're basically looking at ashes from two months ago and trying to figure out what burned," says USF chemical oceanographer Cindy Heil.
Analysis of the first samples, taken 19 March, are consistent with an algal bloom. The water's black color appears to come from high concentrations of organic matter and chlorophyll, says chemical oceanographer Paula Coble also of USF. Heil reports that the low nutrient levels in the water are about normal for the aftermath of algal bloom. Algae or plankton have not yet been identified.
What prompted the bloom also remains a mystery. Researchers at a meeting on 28 March in St. Petersburg leaned away from the idea that the bloom resulted from nutrient-rich runoff caused by heavy rains in the last few months, says Hu, as had been suggested by some scientists in earlier media reports. But there is not enough evidence to completely rule out a river source, Hu says. Contrary to what other media reports suggest, the black water is probably not a "dead zone," says Jan Lansberg, an aquatic health specialist at the Florida Marine Research Institute in St. Petersburg. There is no evidence of fish kills, and anecdotes from recreational and commercial divers about the death of bottom-dwelling creatures may be hard to link to the black water, now that the water has moved on. Answers could come from benthic ecologist and diver Jim Culter of Mote Marine Laboratory in Sarasota, who is collecting bottom samples and will return on Tuesday.
Related sites
Current status of the black water (Florida Marine Research Institute)
The Harmful Algae Page at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution


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I'm feed up with cosplay making so i will probably not be online that often haha ; 3 ;
But after Närcon i will try to update more frequently!♡
So now i'm a graduated fashion and design student wiiie!! ;w;
First time wearing jeans in..... I can't even remember. I'm definitely a skirt/dress person XD
Which one of the 11 outfits was your favorite?

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One measure of a restaurant's dedication to the quality of its cuisine would have to be the size of its kitchen freezer. The bigger the icebox, the more the chef relies on frozen ingredients to stock his kitchen.
G.M.'s Bistro proprietors Udi and Hope Mekler didn't budget much space for a freezer when they set up shop in downtown Brooksville. There's little need for one when your menu calls for hand-cut meats, fresh seafood and just-picked veggies.
That underscores how much the dining public gained when the Meklers leased the long-neglected restaurant space inside the historic J.A. Jennings Building, across from the county courthouse.
Serving up imaginative, high-quality cuisine shouldn't be such a trick for any dining establishment looking for a bright future. Doing it with a nod toward the everyman budget is a noble mission.
"Good food shouldn't have to be expensive," Udi Mekler noted this week as he readied for the rush of noontimers who have been flocking to G.M.'s since it opened a month ago. "We wanted a restaurant where people could come and eat two or three times a week."
The G.M.'s Bistro breakfast, lunch and dinner offerings could make that a delicious proposition. Mekler, a native of Israel, has a global culinary background that includes years as an executive chef at numerous hotels and resorts. He has a knack for taking standards to intriguing new levels.
The restaurant has two distinct personalities. By day, it's a haven for time-challenged courthouse employees looking for a quick bite and who find that even griddle fare is far from pedestrian, with banana pecan pancakes ($4.75), orange marmalade crepes ($6.99) and a hearty on-the-go egg, chorizo and jalapeno sandwich ($5).
Lunch features a host of gourmet sandwiches served on fresh-baked baguettes, pita or whole-grain panini that include offbeat fare like fried soft-shell crab ($7.99) and lobster salad ($6.75).
Even the lowly chicken salad sandwich is pumped up, with chargrilled chicken blended with scallions, celery and a yummy garlic dressing.
By night, G.M.'s Bistro gets elegant and thoughtful, offering diners a laid-back atmosphere and a chance to savor building owner James Tsascrios' labored renovations. His grandfather, George Maillis — the G.M. in the restaurant's name — once ran a grocery on the site, so he kept with tradition by fashioning the bar and tabletops out of marble inlaid with antique cherry wood rescued from a land-clearing operation.
Mekler's creative talent honors quality meats, poultry and seafood. Steaks are rendered from top-choice Angus cuts individually carved in his kitchen. Among the more notable selections is the Steak Maurice ($22.99), a grilled ribeye topped with melted brie and mushrooms.
Seafood, too, is a specialty, favoring mostly local sources. The shrimp scampi ($15.75) offers generous portions of seafood and pasta.
A noted vegan chef during his days at Fit for Life Health Resort and Spa in Pompano Beach, Mekler is a devotee of vegetables as well, which he extends through numerous fresh salads and sides.
The Meklers wisely chose to open their establishment during the slower summer months to give them time to fine-tune the operation and their serving staff. For now, only beer and wine are offered, but that could change once the place has some time to mature.
For now, however, G.M.'s Bistro serves as a hopeful beacon in an area in need of a culinary spark. It could well end up what the Meklers hope it will be: a spot worthy of a drive from just about anywhere.
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Drank Too Much Last Night? Try Parivrtta Utkatasana
Ah, New Year's Eve….the parties, the food, the champagne…the hangover.
While there are no sure-fire ways to cure that nasty headache, nausea, fatigue and general yuckiness, there are a few things you can do to help your body recover from too much alcohol last night–namely, select yoga poses.
Take Parivrtta Ukatasana or Twisting Chair Pose, for example. Not only does this pose tone and tighten your thighs, hips and buttocks, but the twisting and wringing of the upper body creates something called apana vayu–an outward flow of energy that aids in detoxification and digestion. By twisting and putting a gentle pressure on your vital organs like the kidneys, liver and spleen, you can stimulate them to release toxins (like all those those cocktails last night). The twisting action also encourages fresh blood flow through these organs, pushing out waste and making room for fresh blood and nutrients.
For a more advanced version of this pose–and a more advanced rinse, try taking a bind here. By threading one hand in between your legs from the front and grabbing it with your other hand from behind, you can activate some more serious twisting and detoxing.
Similarly, other twisting poses in yoga can help detox your liver too, Parivrtta Anjaneyasana or Revolved Lunge is another twisting pose to stimulate your liver. The wringing action of this pose also puts pressure on your vital organs, encouraging them to release toxins and waste:
Seated Twist is another good pose to aid in a rinse and detoxification:
When you're done literally wringing out your liver, be sure to drink a lot of water to help flush out the toxins that are floating around in your bloodstream. That, and maybe rethink all those cocktails next New Year's Eve.
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Kokkola was found on 7th September 1620 by King Gustav II Adolf, when it was known as Gamlakarleby. In 1977 when the town and district were combined the Swedish name was changed to Karleby. This name had been used on maps since the 16th century.
Kokkola is a classical small town on the coast of the Gulf of Bothnia. A walking tour in the heart of the town takes you back in history. Many museums wish you welcome to acquaint yourself with their exhibitions.
by bus, by train, by airplane ...Kokkola is easy to reach!


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Dear Readers: Have you seen the hydroponically grown LIVING LETTUCES that are sold in plastic, clamshell containers? I just love them! It is amazing how long these lettuces last! The container is designed to be a mini-greenhouse, which is what helps make the product last. The lettuce still has its roots attached, and it sits in a small amount of nutrient-rich liquid. When ready to eat, just take off the number of leaves needed, rinse and eat. -- Heloise
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Dear Heloise: I enjoy your column in The (Monroe, La.) News-Star. Before cutting a wedge from a head of lettuce, I remove one large outer leaf. Then I place this leaf over the cut surface like a bandage before wrapping it and putting it in the refrigerator. It greatly reduces the browning of the cut edges. -- Gayle M., Monroe, La.
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Deviled eggs are delicious! They are so popular, and this is a clever shortcut, with a fun twist, to making them. Love it! -- Heloise
Dear Heloise: When cooking or baking something that requires eggs, I hate throwing the shells in the garbage can, especially if pickup isn't for a few days. I take the shells or any offensive-smelling object and put it in a plastic bag, like one the newspaper comes in, and stick it in the door of the freezer. On garbage day, I just open the freezer door and throw out the plastic bag. This works well with shellfish, too. The only trouble is that you have to remember to throw it out! -- Judy B., Hobe Sound, Fla.
Dear Heloise: Your hints have simplified my life in so many ways! Here are two of my favorite baking hints:
First, I use an ice-cream scoop with a scraper for placing cupcake batter in liners. This ensures that every cupcake is the same size, and it makes the process mess-free.
My second hint comes in handy when making brownies. I scoop the brownie batter into cupcake liners for bite-size brownies. This is a great hint for anyone needing a dessert for a potluck dinner. -- Holly in Austin, Tex.
Dear Heloise: I keep a covered container of crushed soda crackers. It is so quick to put some in a bowl of soup, and it eliminates cracker crumbs. This is especially helpful when you're serving small children. -- L.H., Rapid City, S.D.
Dear Heloise: My brother-in-law has enjoyed flavoring his hot tea with candy instead of sugar, such as lemon drops, orange slices and spice drops. -- Susan M. in Indiana
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Name: Morgan LucchinoHometown: I lived in Diamond Bar, Calif., until I was 10, and now my family lives on Lake Norman in Mooresville, N.C.School: Kenan-Flagler Business School at UNC Chapel HillYear: SeniorMajor: Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with a concentration in Marketing

Here is a photo gallery of Lindsay in action, and here is SI.com's Cheerleader of the Week archive.

I love my school, but I almost went to: Duke. (Terrible, I know!) I received my Carolina acceptance letter before I finished the Duke application, so I didn't submit the last section. They still sent me a rejection letter, and I still resent them for it! Needless to say, I am a huge supporter of the UNC vs. Duke rivalry.

My best physical feature would be: my eyes. Normally they're hazel, but in the right light they look golden.

If I had to watch one movie on loop for ever, it would be: Office Space.

If you looked at the "most played" songs on my iPod, you'd see a lot of: Corey Smith, The Fray, Cartel, Sequoyah Prep School and Sister Hazel.

My worst habit is: Chewing ice.

My gameday superstitions are: I've always worn bright colored socks. (It's now a team superstition).

I'd love to trade places for a day with: Ellen Pompeo, from Grey's Anatomy, so I could hang out with McDreamy.

The talent I'd most like to have that I don't possess is: Grace. I tend to be more spastic than elegant at times.

These three things top my bucket list: Attend the ESPYs, join the World Poker Tour and start my own business.

I'd want my last meal to be: Triple-chocolate-chunk brownies with funfetti icing.

The most embarrassing thing that's ever happened to me during a game is: Carolina is currently in possession of the Victory Bell (the bell that resides with the winner of the Duke/Carolina football game's stadium). As a senior this year, I was designated to sit on the bell at the first game and ring it in sync with the Bell Tower during pregame. As the stadium drew silent and the Bell Tower began chiming, my two teammates (who were in charge of pulling the bell) took off full speed across the field. We gained so much momentum so quickly, I fell halfway off the bell and the rod-iron handle broke off the 60-year-old bell. Luckily, we were able to push the 30-pound bell off the field in time for the game.

Three things I'd take to a desert island are: My best friend/teammate/roommate Rachelle, Bear Grylls and a toothbrush.

My favorite sport(s) and sports teams are: Wakeboarding, college football, Carolina basketball and the Boston Red Sox.

My one guilty pleasure is: The Hills on Monday nights.

My celebrity crush is: Dane Cook, because I love anyone with a good sense of humor.

Five people I'd like to have dinner with (living or dead) are: Roy Williams, David Beckham, Jack Bauer, A.G Lafley and Mark Zuckerberg.

My friends would be surprised to know that I: Love Calculus. I started at Carolina as a math major.

The next risk I want to take is: After graduation and before joining the corporate world, I want to spend a month or two abroad.

The reality show I'd do best on is: MXC.

The worst date I've ever been on was: My very first "real" date in 9th grade. The guy locked his keys in his car at my house and we had to wait two hours for AAA. Once in the car, he serenaded me with Blink 182's First Date from beginning to end.


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Angel Resendiz 2004 Inmate Copy Disciplinary Report
Angel Resendiz his inmate copy of a disciplinary report, the incident occured on 11-12-04 and states, "On the date and time listed above, and at 12CF-/1, offender: Resendiz, Angel Maturino, TDCJ-ID NO. 00999356, self-inflicted an injury to his body by banging his head on his cell door causing an abrasion to his forehead." A hearing is set for 11-21-04 and Resendiz circles "YES" that he wants to attend. Resendiz gives the reason for banging his head on the cell door was, "They didn't want to feed me."


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The Sims 4: Vampires
The seventh expansion for The Sims 4, developed by Electronic Arts. This time the player can turn their Sims into vampires – after the transformation your protégés gain supernatural powers, such as the ability to assume the form of a bat or become a cloud of mist. Sims can also control the minds of others and feed on their life energy – another way to regenerate their strength is to rest inside a coffin. Note that transformed characters shouldn't get exposed to direct sunlight, because these can weaken or even kill them. The Sims 4: Vampires also brings along a brand new location (Forgotten Hollow), with such features as a grim graveyard, new interior decorations as well as extra customization options for Sims – some of the things that you can adjust are the length of fangs, skin complexion and eye color.
This is The Sims 4 expansion pack.
The Sims 4: Vampires | PC
Simulation, Economic, about vampires, sandbox, life Simulator
Companies responsible for The Sims 4: Vampires
EA Maxis / Maxis Software | game developer
Electronic Arts Inc. | publisher Official website
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24 January 2017 | Worldwide
24 January 2017 | Europe
24 January 2017 | USA
Game mode: single player
0 Expectations: 8.5 / 10 calculated out of 1 players' votes.
The Sims 4: Vampires is another large expansion to The Sims 4, a game that originally launched in 2014 on PC. The add-on only requires the base game to run. As always, it was developed by Electronic Arts company.
The Sims 4: Vampires introduces new supernatural elements into the lives of your Sims. The main feature of the add-on are, obviously, vampires. From now on, your protégés can become these dreaded, undying monsters. After transformation Sims gain special powers, such as the ability to assume the form of a bat or a cloud of mist. They can also control other Sims minds and suck on their life energy. You should be careful, though, not to expose them to sunlight for too long, because it can weaken or even kill them. Interestingly, the developers made it possible for players to customize their Sims vampiric form. Some of the things you can adjust are the length of fangs, eye color, skin complexion, etc.
The expansion also adds a brand new location, called Forgotten Hollow. This neighborhood holds five residential plots of land. Its unique stylistics is perfect for any vampires taste. In this place, twilight is neverending, and the gothic mood is emphasized by eerie landscapes, with an old graveyard at the helm. The expansion also offers a selection of new decorations for interiors, including interactive ones, such as organs, or coffins, where vampires can rest.
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YONKERS, N.Y. -- The New York State Senate Majority Coalition budget resolution Friday to continue exploring mayoral control of the Yonkers Public School System has state and local officials in an uproar.
Yonkers Mayor Mike Spano introduced the idea of mayoral control of the school district in January after former superintendent Bernard Pierorazio announced a major deficit along with his retirement.
According to the district, the estimated deficits of $45.5 million over the past two years, along with the anticipated budget gap for the 2014-15 school year of $73.5 million, add up to a staggering $119 million potential budgetary shortfall.
However, a number of Democrat public officials, along with the Yonkers Federation of Teachers (YFT), responded in dismay to what they interpret to be Spano's lack of consultation of community stakeholders in favor of "backroom politics."
"As the two senators who represent the City of Yonkers, we were not consulted and were surprised that the Majority Coalition advanced mayoral control without giving the community, parents and stakeholders an opportunity to be part of the process," Senate Democratic Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins, D-Yonkers, and Sen. George Latimer, D-Rye, said in a statement.
The YFT released a statement Friday, saying the State Senate Majority Coalition, made up of Republicans and Independent Democrats, has betrayed the children of Yonkers.
"The many PTA and Town Hall meetings held by our representatives, attended by our parents, our teachers and our community members, repeatedly sent a clear message of 'leave politics out of our schools,' " President Pat Puleo stated. "Every school district in Westchester has an elected Board of Education. Why doesn't Yonkers?"
Spano responded to the outcry on his Facebook page Friday afternoon, demanding any dissidents put alternative plans on the table immediately.
"The students of Yonkers can't afford more talk, they need action," he stated. "Taxpayers simply cannot be expected to fund a half a billion dollar school system without oversight. ... The status quo is what has put the City of Yonkers and our children in peril, and we cannot allow for this to happen again. It's time for legislative leaders to embrace real reform."
Members of the Yonkers Democratic Caucus additionally called for increased transparency.
Councilman Christopher Johnson stated: "Backroom dealing is not how government should operate. Secretive negotiations that do not include community stakeholders are the reason the public is losing trust."
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Tonight's NERDS Concert at 54 Below with Wesley Taylor, Lauren Molina & More Sells Out
The concert version of NERDS, a new Broadway-bound musical, tonight, Wednesday, June 11 at 54 Below, 254 W. 54th Street, is now sold out. The concert will feature a cast of Broadway favorites, including Theater World Award winner Wesley Taylor ("Smash," Rock of Ages), Helen Hayes Award winner Lauren Molina (Candide, Sweeney Todd), Charlie Pollock (Violet, Love's Labour's Lost), Laura Dreyfuss (Once, Hair).
Written by multiple Emmy Award Nominees Jordan Allen-Dutton and Erik Weiner (Adult Swim's "Robot Chicken", Bombitty of Errors), with a score by Hal Goldberg (The Children), NERDS is choreographed by Josh Bergasse ("Smash", "On The Town"), music supervision by Nadia DiGallonardo ("Pippin", "Hair") and directed by Casey Hushion (North Carolina Theater Artistic Director, Elf - assoc dir)
In addition to Taylor, Molina, Pollock and Dreyfuss, the concert cast includes Raymond J. Lee (Anything Goes, "Smash"), Catherine Ricafort (Cinderella, Honeymoon in Vegas), Blake Segal (Mary Poppins), Benny Elledge (Chicago), Rob Morrison (Avenue Q, Urinetown), Alyse Alan Louis (Mamma Mia, Xanadu) and Kevin Pariseau (Legally Blonde).
Before Bill Gates and Steve Jobs were the undisputed titans of technology, they were NERDS. Join America's favorite geeks - from garage inventors to Silicon Valley mega-billionaires - on a hilarious musical journey from the floppy disc era to the iPhone phenomenon.
NERDS was first presented by the Philadelphia Theatre Company in 2007, where it received Barrymore Awards for Outstanding Original Music and Outstanding New Play. In 2013, the show played limited engagements at North Carolina Theatre and again at Philadelphia Theater Company. The Philadelphia Inquirer recenlty called NERDS "generation defining", "visually hot and musically adept filled with one knockout, high-velocity number after a number" and "with surgical precision [like] How to Succeed meets Urinetown, NERDS nails such themes as the cost of dreams and the emptiness of revenge. And, is full of class, insight and wit."


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May 2017 Competition
Written Tuesday 25 Apr
With all the big changes since our last Indigo competition, we figured it's high time for another one! For this competition we'd like to get some new scenes to be included with Indigo.
There will be at least 3 Main Prize winners, as follows:
1st place: Indigo Renderer 4.x and Chaotica Studio licence, plus an AMD Radeon RX 580 8 GB GPU, Indigo T-shirt and mug
2nd place: Indigo Renderer 4.x and Chaotica Studio licence, plus Indigo T-shirt and mug
3rd place: Indigo RT and Chaotica Studio licence, plus an Indigo T-shirt and mug
There is no limit to the number of main prizes, it all depends on the quality and file size of the submissions! If there are more than 3 Main Prize winners, the prize will be the same as the 3rd place prize.
In addition to the main prizes, we will randomly select one entry to receive a prize equivalent to 3rd place, and two others for the Indigo shirt and mug.
Here are the rules:
Also, some guidelines:
That's it, we hope you'll have fun with this open-ended competition, and look forward to seeing your results - please feel free to post your work in progress renders too!
Indigo 4.0.48 Beta Release
Written Tuesday 21 Mar
We have been working hard on a new beta release, which brings many new and useful features to Indigo. Here are a selected few:
Light layers - GPU support and UI updates
We implemented complete light layer support for OpenCL (GPU) rendering, which allows quick and easy balancing of light sources during or after rendering using your GPU.
A nifty new feature is the thumbnail to each light layer, making it easier to find that particular layer you're looking for in the stack. Other additions include the possibility to assign a light source to a light layer directly in Indigo GUI, as well as adding new layers.
GPU - adaptive resolution for greater responsiveness
To ensure good responsiveness and frame rate even at higher resolutions, the resolution now dynamically adapts when doing realtime camera or material changes.
Adjustable light sampling
In some lighting scenarios, and especially using less sophisticated render modes such as normal path-tracing, some light sources can become more noise prone than others. That's now easily adjusted using the emission sampling multiplier. Higher values means more processing power dedicated to that particular light source.
Full changelog and download links here:
Porsche Panamera Executive - Official Press Trailer
Written Tuesday 29 Nov
Indigo user David Gudelius (zeitmeister on the forums) and his colleagues at the CGI company Michel de Vries, were tasked with creating the official press trailer for Porsche AG's new Panamera Executive model.
The animation sequences were rendered primarily using Indigo, and David has kindly agreed to talk about the process of making the trailer.
The quality in the shots is outstanding, congratulations! Was it difficult to achieve?
First of all, thank you very much!
Achieving our idea of the output quality was not very difficult. It mainly depends on render time per frame plus post production and color grading. The great lighting system of Indigo does the magic more or less automatically when you use a physically correct environment... that's why we chose Indigo.
© Porsche AG. All rights reserved.
VFX is famous for its tight schedules; were any tricks needed to get the production done on time, and if so, why were they needed?
Especially in automotive visualization it happens quite often that some car parts, colors or complete endowments change just until the calculated inhouse data prep deadline and beyond. This is quite normal, because the detail specification process is really complex on the part of the manufacturer... in particular with interior data. Because of these tight corrections and due to the source data sets we decided to fall back on our main visualization software, Autodesk VRED for urgent re-rendering of the car interior shots.
But next time, who knows?
What would you say was the most difficult part of this project, and how did you deal with it?
I'd say that the most difficult part of that job was the render time estimation of that tricky indoor lighting. We spend some time on tests to achieve the best result in balance of render time and quality. Thanks to really good hints of Indigo forum users and the developers we achieved a satisfying result.
It would be very interesting to know what kind of render times you had for the shots, and what hardware was used; can you share any info with us?
The render time per 4K frame was about 70-90 minutes, using one CPU. We rendered the complete animation on our inhouse render farm with 20 nodes.
© Porsche AG. All rights reserved.
Why did you choose Indigo Renderer for this project over other rendering engines?
We simply love the lighting and the realistic look. Without the need of tweaking and faking light situations or GI render settings, Indigo simply renders it as it is... and so we can fully concentrate on color grading and subtle post production. Almost like you would do it with real filmed footage.
© Porsche AG. All rights reserved.
Indigo 4 with GPU rendering is available in public beta since a while now, have you used this capability? Please let us know what features you would like to see to use it in production.
Our render farm runs on fast CPU render slaves with integrated graphics, so GPU rendering doesn't make sense with our hardware equipment at the moment. But if the development and speed of GPU rendering continues that way, the time will come to consider some changes, for sure.
Some features like simultaneous multipass output would save a lot of time when using Indigo in VFX - a world coordinate normal pass, a specular pass, masks etc. Plus, we can't wait of the return of the region render!!! :-)) (Developer's note: coming in the next beta!)
Big thanks for agreeing to do this feature with us David, we hope to see more from you in the future!
Thank you very much!
Finally we are very happy having the chance to do the job with such a great and fast unbiased renderer!
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Indigo 4.0.46 Beta Release
Written Tuesday 8 Nov
We have released a new beta of Indigo Renderer, which adds a lot of improvements to realtime material editing during OpenCL rendering, and greatly reduces the amount of OpenCL rebuilds needed.
Watch Indigo user Oscar J use the latest beta:
Many other important features has been added since our previous blog post, in particular to our OpenCL rendering core:
* The material system is pretty much complete, except for SSS and some minor features.
* Camera and object motion blur is now supported.
* Network rendering works with OpenCL rendering.
Features such as colour curves, trackball navigation and a much improved dark theme have been added. The addition of queue overrides is very useful to apply changes of render settings across your entire animation.
Download link and full changelog for Indigo 4.0.46:
IndigoBench: benchmark your GPUs and CPUs!
Written Thursday 22 Sep
We've always enjoyed looking at benchmark results from e.g. Cinebench, since they give a good indication of how the machine will perform for rendering. Some people like fast cars, some like fast rendering engines and GPUs... with IndigoBench you can have both! Besides this, it's just fun to marvel at how powerful the latest CPUs and GPUs are :)
To this end, we developed a standalone benchmarking application which runs two tests, an interior scene by Polygon Manufaktur and a studio-style supercar scene by Oscar Johansson, to produce a total score. This can optionally be submitted to the results database using your Indigo forum account.
The official IndigoBench page can be found here: http://indigorenderer.com/indigobench
The submitted benchmark results can be found here: http://indigorenderer.com/benchmark-results
Here's a screenshot of IndigoBench running on a GeForce GTX 1070:
Animation feature - Recreational Vehicle
Written Thursday 4 Aug
Senior 3D artist David Gudelius and his company Michel De Vries have created this beautiful, cinematic CGI trailer for the launch of Niesmann+Bischoff's new RV, "Smove".
Thanks for agreeing to do this feature with us David! Could you tell us something about the background of the project?
The agency Mooi Fotografie asked us, Michel de Vries, to realize a full CG trailer for their client, Niesmann+Bischoff, for the world premiere launch of their new car, the "Smove".
Under the creative direction of Linde and Oliver Starke from Mooi we decided to create an emotional, easy and natural environment with a vacational feeling which fits the new Smove perfectly. Our company was responsible for the CGI.
© Fotostudios Mooi. All rights reserved.
The environment and lighting work is certainly impressive. What 3D modelling package did you use?
Our host 3D application was Cinema 4D with Cindigo, and everything was rendered on CPU in Indigo 4.0.37.
Our render times were about 10-18 minutes per frame, in 1080p resolution. We rendered the whole animation on our internal render farm with 20 machines, using a custom network manager to render one frame on each node.
Why did you choose Indigo for this project?
To ensure the most realistic rendering possible of our detailed 3D nature environment, to have great technical shading possibilities and a naturally photographic look to the car footage, we decided to use Indigo Renderer to keep compositing complexity as small as possible.
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We're hiring plugin developers!
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Glare Technologies is looking to hire new developers to work on our 3D application plugins, to ensure an efficient and production ready workflow for Indigo 4 and beyond.
We are primarily looking for a SketchUp plugin developer and a 3ds Max plugin developer, initially. However plugin development for Blender and Maya is likely to follow, so don't hesitate to get in touch if you're interested in working with those - or perhaps on a brand new plugin?
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Indigo 4.0.38 Beta Release
Written Friday 17 Jun
We have been working hard on a new beta release, which brings quite a few long-awaited features to Indigo and its new OpenCL rendering core!
Download links on the forum: http://www.indigorenderer.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=14024
Here's a quick overview of some of the new features:
Contribution clamping
This feature can be used to reduce unwanted bright dots in a render, so called "fireflies", by limiting the maximum contribution of image samples. The maximum contribution is user-controlled, where a lower value means stronger firefly reduction. Please note that this feature introduces bias into the rendering - the lower the max contribution, the more bias.
We want Indigo to be unbiased by default, so clamping is disabled by default, and we recommend not using stronger clamping than necessary, as this may lead to unrealistic results. However, the tool is an effective and artist friendly way to remove fireflies from an image.
Here is an example of how clamping can be used to reduce fireflies in difficult lighting situations (click for full resolution):
Broader material support for GPU Rendering
Architectural glass (for fast rendering of flat glass panels in archviz), Double sided thin (for realistic leaves and other vegetation) and Glossy transparent have been added, along with support for step blend in blend materials.
General speed improvements
Many optimisations have been made to improve rendering speed. This includes general speed-ups in the CPU core, as well as optimisation of many of our material models, including Phong, Double Sided Thin, Coating and Glossy Transparent materials. The viewport performance is significantly faster when using GPU rendering, and more improvements in this area can be expected in later beta releases.
Full changelog and download links here: http://www.indigorenderer.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=14024
Indigo 4 public beta release
Written Thursday 7 Apr
Exciting news for fans of GPU rendering: the Indigo 4 public beta is out!
After a long development period a first beta of Indigo 4 is ready to make some amazing images at blazing speeds, using all your OpenCL devices - NVIDIA, AMD and Intel GPUs are all welcome to the rendering party :D
Please check out the awesome example scenes contributed by Arthur Liebnau and Oscar Johansson, and post what rendering speeds you get on your computer!
You can find more info including the download links, example scenes and high resolution renders in the forum thread: http://www.indigorenderer.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=13927&p=134886#p...
The Nefertiti bust
Written Sunday 21 Feb
Two German artists covertly scanned the bust of Nefertiti, which is located in the Neues Mueseum in Berlin, and posted the scanned data online: http://nefertitihack.alloversky.com/. The quality is quite impressive given that this was apparently scanned with a Kinect sensor surreptitiously!
The format of the data is STL, which is a common format for models for 3d-printing. It's also actually very simple - so I added native STL support for Indigo so I could load the Nefertiti data directly.
I made these renders using the data, which illustrate some of the strengths of the upcoming Indigo 4 - the pure GPU rendering renders these 2000x2000 images in one or two minutes. Additionally the improved Oren-Nayar material gives a convincing clay look to the bust.
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FISA: Justices Turn Back Challenge to Broader U.S. Eavesdropping
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The Supreme Court's Catch-22 decision. You can't sue gov't over secret domestic spying because of the secrecy.
WASHINGTON The Supreme Court on Tuesday turned back a challenge to a federal law that broadened the governments power to eavesdrop on international phone calls and e-mails.
The decision, by a 5-to-4 vote that divided along ideological lines, probably means the Supreme Court will never rule on the constitutionality of that 2008 law.
More broadly, the ruling illustrated how hard it is to mount court challenges to a wide array of antiterrorism measures, including renditions of terrorism suspects to foreign countries and targeted killings using drones, in light of the combination of government secrecy and judicial doctrines limiting access to the courts.
Absent a radical sea change from the courts, or more likely intervention from the Congress, the coffin is slamming shut on the ability of private citizens and civil liberties groups to challenge government counterterrorism policies, with the possible exception of Guantánamo, said Stephen I. Vladeck, a law professor at American University.
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Eragon Review
Eragon is a game based on the movie based on the book about a simple farm boy who chances upon a dragon egg and finds that he is destined to be a dragon rider and save the kingdom from its evil despot of a king. The movie's plot is already a simple version of the generic "reluctant hero saves princess and fights evil usurper" cliché, but the game manages to take this one step further by removing most of the story elements altogether. What you're left with is a simple brawler that sets you against a steady stream of cloned generic enemies until you reach the end of the brief game.
Eragon is quite obviously a quickie port of a console game that was itself rushed to market to take advantage of the film's release in theaters before it had a chance to be panned by the critics and largely ignored by moviegoers. Any hopes that you may have harbored that the game was developed specifically for the PC or at least was given a thorough working over during the port will be dashed from the very beginning when you see the warning screen informing you that you should really, really play the game with an Xbox 360 controller. Seriously. Making matters worse is the fact that this warning is right. Trying to play the game on the PC without an Xbox 360 controller is akin to medieval torture. First off there's no mouse support, which is unforgivable for an action game on the PC. The next sacrilege is the absence of any kind of keyboard customization support. You better like the controls the developers (er, porters) picked for you because those are the controls that you're going to use.
Once you get into the game itself things don't get much better, even with an Xbox 360 controller in hand. The problems start with the game's camera which is fixed in place and not always in the best place at that. It's annoying to have enemies lurking just outside of view or to take hits from enemies just off-screen, but that's just part of the problem. The fixed camera can make it difficult to see staircases or doorways in the backs of rooms or to distinguish the regular scenery from features that you need to jump onto or shimmy along. This leads endless circling, jumping, and bumping into things until you can find your way to the next area – and in a game this linear you have to find that one exit or you won't go anywhere.
The action itself is a mix of bow, sword, and magic attacks. The bow uses an auto-targeting system that ensures that you never miss, and if you hold the fire button for a few seconds before releasing it you'll improve your aim and score one-hit kill shots. There's no need to even see your enemy as the game will let you know when you're targeting an enemy that's off screen. Each time you enter a new area you simply need to bring up your bow, hold down the fire button, and then release it to score a few kills before the enemies can even make it to the area.
The swordplay is controlled by two attack buttons which are combined into various attack combos. There are knockback, sweep, and similar moves that are supposed to be used at the right times for the appropriate enemies, but you need not bother with any of that. There's a jump/slam stun move that is basically unblockable, knocks shields from the hands of your enemies, and often puts foes flat on their backs. Not since the early days on online shooters have I done so much bunny hopping in a game. Want to know how to get through 90% of your battles? Bunny hop and slam the opponents around you until dead, run to the opposite side of the screen from the action, and then pull out your bow and kill off your enemies with head shots until someone wises up and charges you. This is especially easy since you play the game with a computer-controlled companion who can distract the enemies while you pick them off with your bow.


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Nicholas Azzopardi inquiry to be re-opened
Police commissioner John Rizzo asks the Attorney General to re-open the magisterial inquiry into the death of Nicholas Azzopardi.
Jurgen Balzan
23 March 2012, 12:00am
The statement said that the Commissioner's request was made following media reports about the case which have emerged in the past week.
Last week, Adrian Lia, a former police sergeant who was crucial in determining the outcome of the Nicholas Azzopardi inquiry was arrested and charged in court for allegedly stealing €30,000 in cash which was confiscated during raids in connection with clandestine lotto. The former police had also deceived the police force and the government into believing he had saved a woman from drowning 14 years ago.
Last week, MaltaToday asked the Home Affairs Ministry whether Lia's evidence was reliable and whether the inquiry will be re-opened, however the ministry said that "despite the fact that the documentation in relation to both inquires has been open to scrutiny by journalists, their findings were never put in doubt."
Adrian Lia had claimed that he had been injured in a scuffle with Azzopardi before he allegedly jumped off a wall. There was no proof in police records of any injuries to the police sergeant. A subsequent inquiry based many of its conclusions on the testimony of Adrian Lia.
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Johann Zammit •
Long live;Malta Today,serve as sharp theet for dose people that want to harm our island enviroment,our human rights and much more.Thanks very much to the founder of this magazine.
lita thomas •
We the family of Nicholas Azzopardi are grateful to the Malta Today and those courageous people who stood by us and voiced there opinion so that justice will be done. We do not want a repeat inquiry like the previous one handled by Judge Albert Manche , but are asking for an independent inquiry with representatives from the European Committee for the prevention of torture and ill treatment to prisoners whilst under police custody as overseers or observers. The above delegation was prevented previously from meeting Judge Albert Manche and if the government is really willing to solve this case , no objections should arise.
mark bonavia •
Ma nemminx li taht dan il-gvern korrott tista xi darba tohrog il-verita!
Liliana Camilleri •
From my own personal experiences with the 'police' I can vouch that they are getting ever more untrustworthy, and ruinung and demoralising those that have a civic duty. Their arrogance breeds contempt. MaltaToday stands out as a beacon of true journalism, asking pertinent questions and seeking the truth - not like other media who have become more of a mouthpiece.
Paul Debono •
I am assuming that both the magisterial enquiry and the other enquiry led by Judge Albert Manche' were based on evidence given by the notorious police sergeant who first lied about a heroic act that never existed and then thrown out for crime confiscated cash missing from the police custody. -- If I am not mistaken there was an inspector and a police constable also involved in the inquiries. If this is the case, I suspect that the police constable may have been threatened by his superiors (an inspector and a sergeant are superiors) in his evidence. -- Now is the ripe time that perhaps if this police constable will be offered a state evidence or presidential pardon, he may give the true facts of what happened. -- I tend to believe more a dieing man stating that he was beaten up by the police than believe the whole police corp stating differently. A dieing man has nothing to gain by lying while the police have a carrier and pension ahead to loose and possible imprisonment for manslaughter.
mark bonavia •
In order to have a new enquiry into the death of Nicholas Azzopardi, the person chosen to head the enquiry should have the trust of both sides in parliament. Otherwise, if the person chosen is a political appointee, there could remain doubt on the findings of the enquiry. Surely, a particuilar ex-Judge should definitely not be given the task !
john spiteri •
Jekk kien hemm xi frame-up il-PN ghandu igorr ir-responsabilita u mhux joqghodu jilghabuha tal-vergni puri!
martin mercieca •
Dak kollu hela ta' hin u weggha ghall-familja. Jekk terga' tinfetah mhux ghax hemm provi godda sempliciment biex il-kummissarju jaghlaq halq in-nies bl-ispekulazzjonijiet u xejn aktar. Jekk kien hemm provi godda ghax ma nvestigax hu? Il-ligi taghtih dan il-poter u jaf tajjeb ghaliex il-pulizija tista' tinvestiga anki jekk m'hemmx inkjesta u anki jekk tkun maghluqa.
Manuel Cini •
As far as I know, when a person is very close to death, and leaves a statement or even a videoed statement, this should be analyised in detail, and not believing a police officer who had already deceived the government and also the police. I hope that the new inquiring magistrate will get into these details, as now it seems that what the victim stated in his last statement before he died, is resurfacing a different outcome of the facts. Thanks to Malta Today, and especially to Mr.Saviour Balzan, that the victim's family might finally see justice being done!
Johann Zammit •
Thanks Maltatoday.Anybody can face the same fait if this kind of torture dont stop by certain police. But everybody is inocent until proven guilty.
emmanuel grech •
Ta' min jghid li l-inkjesta se terga' tinfetah sforz il-persistenza tal-familjari ta' Nicholas u bl-ghajnuna kbira tal-Malta Today. J'alla tohrog il-verita' kollha bi trasparenza shiha.
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Anastasia Krupnik has exactly one week to work on her school assignment called "My Chosen Career." Determined to be a bookstore owner, she must first develop poise and self-confidence. So Anastasia takes the plunge and spends her life savings on a modeling course at Studio Charmante. She has one week to interview a bookstore owner, write a report, and complete her modeling course. Luckily her new friend Henry is with her most of the way. Is Anastasia destined to be a successful bookstore owner or a glamorous model? Only Anastasia has the answers!


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Nogales, Ariz.-based Veggies Inc. has expanded its facility space by 75%, adding four new packing lines and increasing the number of dock doors by five.
With the number of dock doors increasing from eight to 13, the Veggies Inc. Primus-certified facility also has a new ramp for expanded cross-docking services, according to a news release from the company. The expanded facility's four new production lines are designed for private label packing, conditioning, overwrap processing and other packaging needs, according to the release.
Veggies Inc., under the leadership of chief executive officer Mike Vohland, has added 15-year industry veteran Luis "Louie" Valenzuela to the sales desk. Other hires are in the accounting department and warehouse. Warehouse staff additions include loaders, in-house quality control, dispatchers and field quality control, according to the release.
"We are always looking for ways to continually improve our products and services, and with our added facilities and employees, we will be able to do just that, to an even greater audience," Marco Barreda, vice president of Veggies Inc., said in the release.
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LAHORE - A three-months pregnant Pakistani woman was beaten to death with bricks by members of her own family Tuesday for marrying the man of her choice, police said.
Farzana Iqbal, 25, was attacked outside the Lahore High Court by more than two dozen people including her brother and father, senior investigator Rana Akhtar told AFP.
She had been due in court to defend her new husband against allegations, made by her family, that he had kidnapped her and forced her to marry him.
Some 28 to 30 people attacked her, Akhtar told AFP.
"The brother first opened fire with a gun but missed. She tried to run away but fell down," the investigator said.
"The relatives caught her and then beat her to death with bricks."
Mohammad Mushtaq, another police official, confirmed the incident in the eastern city. Mushtaq said police had opened an initial investigation following a complaint by Farzana's husband Iqbal, who also has another wife.
Farzana's lawyer Rao Mohammad Kharal told AFP: "Farzana was here to tell the court that she married of her own choice."
Many Pakistani women have no say in who they marry and disobeying the wishes of relatives is believed to bring shame on the whole family.
Last year 869 women died in so-called "honour killings" according to the independent Human Rights Commission of Pakistan.
"Such crimes persisted because of the impunity enjoyed by the killers," the commission said in a report, noting that Pakistan's blood-money laws allow kin to forgive perpetrators and that most killers were members of the victim's family.
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We here at Miller Light were watching Celtics-Cavaliers Game 5 when we suddenly were struck by something.
No, not the pathetic realization that we're small-minded enough to be entertained by a 32-point basketball blowout.
But rather this: An ultra-talented team folding up in a huge playoff game isn't just a Laker thing; it's an NBA thing.
How can Cleveland lose by 18, win by 29 and then lose by 32 against the same Boston team?
King James? How about King Shames?
Miller Light loves LeBron James' game, but come on, dude. One more performance like that, and you really could end up with the Clippers.
Now, click on the photo of LeBron, please, and page through the rest of today's Miller Light, which includes Kobe's reaction to LeBron (sort of), strippers and sports and Brian Fuentes being tortured by his own team.


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Are you sure that you have all MPEGA relevant datatypes stuff removed from both DEVS:Datatypes _and_ SYS:Classes/DataTypes? MPEGA was known to cause this kind of issues with certain png files.
Moving a descriptor from DEVS:Datatypes to SYS:Storage/Datatypes is enough to disable it as long as you don't activate it manually. Recognizing a file without a matching descriptor is impossible. The #?.datatype files in SYS:Classes/DataTypes will *never* be used without the corresponding descriptor, because the descriptor defines the #?.datatype sublibrary to be loaded.
I think the MPEGA datatype cannot be blamed for this problem, because that one accidently handled image files as audio streams. But with the current problem the images are correctly recognized as image files, only decoding them causes hits.
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Does anyone think that his tune has changed?
Yep, I do. I haven't read the SGN article so can't comment. But Rahm Emmanuel has said that the Clinton administration got sidetracked with issues that were dear to their (Billary's) heart but for which they were not elected, like gays in the military. He also said that the Obama should, and will, focus on what he got elected to do.
The chief of staff works for the president, and Obama did not run on an anti-gun agenda. The president has much bigger issues on his plate. Reviving the economy, health care, tax policy and balancing the budget, Iran and the Israel/Palestine question, reducing dependence on foreign oil, global warming, and a few other matters are undoubtedly higher on his, and the national, agenda than nibbling away at gun ownership, which would infuriate gun owners but not get as much credit from the public at large.
Notice that ever since Obama won the Democratic nomination, he has been repudiating the left wing positions he took to get the nomination and veering to the center. He said he would take public financing for his campaign. And then he didn't. He said he would vote against the wiretapping immunity bill for telephone companies. And then he didn't. He said he would raise taxes (but only on 5% of us). And now he has proposed wide ranging tax cuts.
More important at this point is which congressmen are elected in two years.
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I am trying to install fedora 16 64-bit netinst on a new dell xps 15z. I use the pci=noacpi kernel param during install to get it to install, but when, after install completes, it performs a reboot, I get the message "Operating system not found". I've found a few links that say it is probably a bad disk but I don't think so as it installs perfecrtly well, and it worked with the pre-installed windows 7.
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Albstadt - Groz-Beckert will be at next month's Techtextil exhibition demonstrating how its knitting segment is responding to the growing demand for processing of materials such as metal and glass-fibre.
The Techtextil and Texprocess exhibition is being held from 9 to 12 May 2017 at the Frankfurt trade fair grounds under the slogan, 'Connecting the Future'. Groz Beckert will be showcasing its comprehensive product portfolio and service offering in the areas of Knitting, Weaving, Felting, Carding and Sewing in Hall 3.0, booth F03.
For the knitting sector, the Albstadt-based firm will present its product portfolio for circular knitting, warp knitting and flat knitting, as well as customer-specific solutions. "With system solutions from a single source, the company is responding to more stringent requirements for wear, load capacity of key components and the workability of different materials," Groz Beckert said. "Increased market penetration in warp knitting and the processing of materials such as metal and glass-fiber in flat-knitting mills call for custom-tailored solutions."
Meanwhile, presenting the Quality Management INH (Ideal Needle Handling), the area of Sewing will be waving the banner of process optimization. The patented process provides support in the handling of sewing machine needles during the entire sewing operation and has recently also been offering a digital solution to document needle breakage: the Smart INH. The documentation system consists of two pieces of software, a mobile app and a browser, thereby facilitating the digital saving and storage of data sets as potential evidence. The Mobile Lab will be another Sewing highlight. It allows material samples to be examined and analyzed directly at the Groz-Beckert booth.


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BOOKER Woodford hit a hat-trick as Corsham Town got back to winning ways at Keynsham Town last weekend.
Striker Woodford took his tally for the season to seven goals in eleven appearances as he found the net three times, with Ryan Tyrell also on target as Trevor Rawlings men ran out 4-2 winners in Somerset.
Elsewhere in the Toolstation League First Division, Calne Town's trip to Chard Town was postponed due to the weekend's heavy rainfall.
In the Premier Division, Melksham Town slipped to a 3-1 defeat at the hands of Winterbourne United.
Dan Kovacs was on target for Darren Perrin's side but the hosts' Ben Dowdell stole the show as he fired home a hat-trick.
Malmesbury Victoria's Hellenic League Division One West fixture at Clanfield was also rained off.
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Stoneham Theatre Presents The Edwards Twins 3/2-6
The Edwards Twins presented by Stoneham Theatre runs March 2-6, 2011
"The Edwards Twins deliver a truly unique entertainment offering. A show that will astound the senses and appeals to audience of all ages."
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The Edwards Twins bring their Las Vegas #1 impersonation show back to Stoneham. Performances run from March 2-6: Wed. (7:30 pm), Thurs. (7:30 pm), Fri. (8 pm), Sat. (4 pm & 8 pm), Sun. (2 pm). Tickets: $28-$32 regular admission, with a $5 discount for subscribers. Stoneham Theatre, 395 Main Street, Stoneham. Wheelchair accessible. For advance tickets and information, visit or call the Box Office at 781-279-2200 (hours Tues.-Sat., 1-6pm) or log onto www.stonehamtheatre.org.
The Edwards Twins sold out their June shows at Stoneham Theatre, and since then, the theatre's audiences have been craving for more. Anthony & Eddie Edwards, as confirmed by many of the major media outlets across the country, are the most talented twins in the world today. Whether it's playing piano, dancing, acting, singing or doing over 100 impressions of the top super stars in the world, The Edwards Twins wow all age groups.
The Edwards Twins -- and their dead on impressions of Elton John, Neil Diamond, Billy Joel, Ray Charles, Cher, Andrea Bocelli, Stevie Wonder, Rod Stewart, Pavarotti, Bette Midler, Tom Jones, Barbra Streisand, Elvis, Roy Orbison, Tina Turner just to name a few - have a fan base that just loves them to pieces.
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Identical twins Anthony Edwards and Eddie Edwards were born in 1965 and grew up in Burbank, California. Both boys were fascinated with celebrities at a very early age. Living near the famous NBC TV Studios in Burbank, they would sneak in and watch the various shows being taped. At home, the brothers would then play together, mimicking the stars and memorizing the skits from "The Sonny and Cher Show," "The Carol Burnett Show" and "Laugh-In".
After going to CalArts to receive a degree in Music (with a focus on voice and piano), Anthony moved to San Diego to attend and graduate from the San Diego Police Academy. However, rather than pursue law enforcement, Anthony returned to his roots of entertaining by joining forces with Eddie, after Carol Burnett suggested that they put together a show based on a pair of identical twins that look and sound like many different super stars.
Prior to working with Anthony, Eddie's first celebrity impersonation was that of Lily Tomlin's alter-ego "Ernestine the Operator." One Halloween at the nightclub "La Cage aux Folles," he dressed up as a woman and was asked that night by an employee, if he had ever thought about impersonating Barbra Streisand. Shortly thereafter, Eddie began seriously studying the art of makeup application and other tricks of the trade in order to help him create the illusion of turning into a spectacular female. Eddie auditioned and was hired by the world-famous "La Cage aux Folles" travelling the globe impersonating the likes of Barbra Streisand and Bette Midler.
After 10 years of performing together all over the world, The Edwards Twins have developed their show into one of the most fascinating acts in show business. Anthony has mastered more than 75 primarily male characters including Neil Diamond, Billy Joel, Elton John, Rod Stewart, Tom Jones, Johnny Mathis, Ray Charles, and Engelbert Humperdinck among many others. Eddie's voice is higher-pitched than Anthony's, so he usually plays the females, including Barbra Streisand, Cher, and Bette Midler. For more information on The Edwards Twins, visit www.theedwardstwins.com.
Stoneham Theatre, a professionally producing regional theatre, is the only company founded within the past ten years ranked by the Boston Business Journal among the area's ten most popular performing arts organization. It is consistently praised by critics and audiences for its superior caliber of production, its connection to the communities it serves and its comfortable atmosphere.
Coming up next in Stoneham Theatre's Season 11:
The Rimers of Eldritch
March 24-April 10, 2011
by Lanford Wilson; directed by Weylin Symes; with Marianna Bassham, Bobbie Steinbach, Daniel Berger-Jones, among others.
Nelly Windrod is on trial for murder, accused of shooting the local vagrant as he attacked a teenage girl. As the neighbors and families of the former mining town of Eldritch grapple with the sudden upheaval of their lives and struggle to understand how this could happen, long-buried secrets are revealed and the truth is unearthed layer upon layer.
Raffle tickets are now on sale in support of Lights Up!, Stoneham Theatre's tenth annual auction fundraiser. Tickets can be purchased for a chance to win an Ultimate Red Sox Experience! Package includes: four (4) front-row Pavilion Seat Tickets, round-trip limo service, dinner at the Shawmut Pavilion, a visit to the Red Sox Hall of Fame and an incredible On-Field Experience before the game. Raffle tickets are $50 each and the raffle is limited to 350 tickets. Drawing will be held at the Lights Up! Auction, Friday, April 1, 2011 at the Hilton Boston/Woburn, in Woburn. To purchase tickets or for more information, contact Kelly Gaudet at 781-587-7901 or firstname.lastname@example.com. Lights Up! Red Sox Raffle is sponsored by Business Copy Associates. Details on the Theatre's 10th Annual Auction can be found at www.stonehamtheatre.org/dev_auction.html.
Weylin Symes serves as Stoneham Theatre's Producing Artistic Director. Visit www.stonehamtheatre.org.
Stoneham Theatre is also home to the Atelier Gallery, a satellite gallery of the Griffin Museum of Photography, showcasing fine art photography. For more information on the exhibition schedule, log onto www.griffinmuseum.org/exhibitions_atelier.htm. The Atelier Gallery at Stoneham Theatre is open Tuesdays through Saturdays, 1-6 p.m., and one hour before each theater performance. The gallery can be accessed through the theatre's lobby; free and open to all.


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Take in the talent
What: Annual Old-Fashioned Talent Show and Ice Cream Social
When: 4:30 p.m. to dusk, today
Where: Washington County Historic Courthouse
Cost: Free
Highlights: See your St. Croix Valley Neighbors show off their talents at 6 p.m. activities to do beforehand include children's activities and a petting zoo. The Adapted Cheer Squad of Valley Dance and Fitness will show off their moves while the scores are being tallied. In case of rain the talent show will take place indoors at the Historic Courthouse courtroom.
Chalk Art
What: Chicago Dogs Sidewalk Chalk Art Contest
When: 1-9 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday, 1-5 p.m. Friday. Judging takes place from 1-3 p.m. Friday, winners announced at 5 p.m.
Where: Main Street
Cost: Free
Highlights: The contest is broken into three categories 12 and under, 13-17, and 18 and older. Each person that registers at Chicago Dogs will be assigned a specific square and the theme of the artwork is open to the artist. Trophies, ribbons and prizes will be given. Local artists judge the event.
30 bands in 3 days
What: Stillwater Live Music Days
When: Friday-Sunday
Where: Pub Monique, Freighthouse, P.D. Pappy's, Shanghai Bistro, Smalley's Caribbean BBQ and Water Street Inn.
Highlights: Downtown bars are teaming up to bring 30 bands over three days to various venues in downtown Stillwater over the weekend.
Run through the Weekend
What: Inaugural Stillwater Log Run
When: 8 a.m., Saturday
Where: Check-in at Freight House Restaurant and Nightclub
Cost: 10K costs $50, 5K costs $35, Kids Run $10
Highlights: The 10-mile will start in Square Lake Park and the 5K starts at the Boom Site Park on Hwy 95. The Kids Run begins at 10 a.m. in the finish area alongside Lowell park. Square Lake Park will charge $5 admission for all cars entering the park.
Chess Tournament
What: St. Croix Valley Chess Tournament
When: 9 a.m. Saturday
Where: Pioneer Park, under the pavilions
Cost: $10, registration 8-8:30 a.m.
Highlights: players of all skill levels are welcome to participate in the annual chess tournament. Competitors play four rounds with a half-hour time control. The top three winners in the novice portion of the competition will win trophies. The top three winners in the advanced portion of the competition will win cash prizes. $50 for first, $30 for second, and $15 for third.
Blast-from-the-past Baseball
What: Vintage Baseball Exposition
When: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturday
Where: Old Athletic Field off of Orleans and 6th Ave. S.
Cost: Free
Highlights: Six vintage baseball teams including the Washington County Historical Society's St. Croix baseball team will face each other in hour-long games. The games will be played by 1860 rules. Chatter on the field will be historically accurate.
Joseph's keeps up tradition
What: Joseph's Annual Pie Contest
When: noon to 4 p.m. on Saturday
Where: Joseph's Restaurant
Cost: Free
Highlights: In addition to the grand prize of having the winning pie put on the menu at Joseph's for the next year the winner receives $200 cash. First runner up wins $100 and second runner up will win $50.
Victorian Flirtation
What: The Language of the Fan
When: 2 p.m., Sunday
Where: The Warden's House Museum
Cost: Free
Highlights: Jaclyn Theis, an expert on Victorian traditions and customs, will give a 30-45 minute presentation with a question and answer segment on the language of the fan. This secret language was used by Victorian men and women to sneak their flirtation past chaperones.


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Karl Thoennesson loves denim. His passion, or perhaps obsession, led to the founding of Rogue Territory. The brand stems from three core values – use high quality fabrics, adhere to the highest standards of manufacture, and share knowledge of denim with customers.
Thoennesson, at just 27, has fully immersed himself in denim since his arrival in Los Angeles a few short years ago. What began as a fully custom opperation has blossomed into the ready-to-wear collection that is Rogue Territory. We caught up with him to pick his brain about the transition from denim fan to denim maker.
Our Q&A after the jump.
SL: One of the core hooks to Rogue Territory is the custom program.
Karl: Yeah. There are ups and downs to custom. People are paying for a service and I'm offering a service. It iss what made me get into denim. That passion and the desire to be hands on and be involved with customers. I love that part of it.
But, when things don't go right or don't go the way you expect, then it messes up a lot of scheduling and the regular flow of business. It does get frustrating. It is one of those things that makes you step back and remind yourself what you love about denim and why you are in it. There are bumps along the way.
With a current customer, I've already made jeans for him, the issue lies in that I'm doing a custom wash. When you are doing a custom wash there are a lot of variables – shrinkage, for example, is the original fit going to altered after wash? It is a work in progress.
SL: One of the variables I wanted to ask about is fit. A custom shirt, for example, one has a pattern cut and there is discussion of how the shirt will be used to account for individual taste and movement. With denim, it seems the personal preference is occasionally less geared to the body.
Karl: People always ask, what's the percentage of men to women as far as customers are concerned for denim? It's essentially 99% male for custom. They are actually harder to fit than women. Men have an idea of how jeans should fit them and look good, and it is always different. Some guys like their asses to be fitted, others like that the fit be a little dumpy. Every guy has a different idea about the fullness of the leg and where the waist should hit. For women it iss really about stretch fabric, fitting the ass perfectly and legs great, and the waist band is usually low or mid-rise. It is pretty much check, check, check. With guys they either don't know what they want or are super particular.
Especially working with denim, where some guys like pre-washed and others raw, if you have a 14-oz raw denim it is actually hard to understand what the fit will be a month into wear. The denim is so rigid it may look odd in some places off the bat, but eventually will form correctly.
SL: Are you primarily using sanforized denim when you do a raw custom?
Karl: Yeah. Most of the stuff I use comes from the bigger mills in Japan. It is all usually sanforized. The stuff that gets tricky is the stuff from Cone, because even if they say it is sanforized it tends to shrink in crazy ways. The one rule to custom is – if you are going to wash your jeans and you don't want change, you need to dry clean. Otherwise if you wash them and your unhappy with how it looks you are S.O.L.
SL: Do you ever have customers who are really particular about where they want their denim sourced from?
Karl: There is definitely a greater knowledge base amongst my customers. I just had a customer pick up who was super particular. He ended up going with a non-selvedge 14-oz, really dark indigo from Kihara. Then there are guys looking for Japanese selvedge, but don't really know why. I have guys that are asking for natural indigo dyed, hand woven, 15-oz, slubby, selvedge. That is a little specific for me. I can only source so much. I'm able to offer a great range of fabric from both the US and Japan, just because I am in LA and it is readily available.
SL: To step back for a second, what is your background in denim? How did you come to the business and to custom?
Karl: Up until two years ago I had no background in denim. I'm 27 years old and I graduated from a small school called Johnson & Wales with a marketing degree. Junior year of high school I got my first "premium jeans," a pair of Diesel Jeans bought from the Diesel Style lab for $120. I thought they were the coolest thing ever. None of my friends cared why jeans should cost more than $50. I was wearing them, I bought another pair, I was really intrigued with "premium" and the price tag. I researched more. I came across Evisu and other brands. My eyes were opened to the varying degrees of denim as I got more interested in it. From there, I graduated college and I moved to San Diego to work for a small marketing firm. I was managing street teams and had to be on top of clothing trends. I was doing more research into what they were wearing and introducing what I was interested in. That sparked me in wanting to develop my interest and passion for denim.
I decided to quit the job and move to LA to try and get into the denim industry. I came across the cut out in American Rag with a sewing machine and a pair of jeans on a mannequin. I asked a sales associate about it, and they told me there was going to be a custom jean shop. They gave me the person's phone number, I tracked them down and offered to apprentice.
Basically, I came on as an apprentice for two months and learned to draft patterns, fit people, and source fabric. The guys investors didn't want to put more money into the business and he had to close his doors. I came to a point and decided to contact American rag and offered to do all their tailoring in exchange for doing business in the denim bar. That's how its gone for the last two years. They are very supportive in allowing me to do my custom work and supporting my ready made collection. I've been learning along the way.
My first customer at American Rag was a 50-year old women who wanted a very specific style in a non-stretch fabric. She was really curvy, and I had to learn really quickly how to do things on my own. What drove me is the idea of educating the consumer. That really turns me on – learning about a fabric and passing the information to my customers. They get really excited about it. They really, especially men, like to have that information. If they don't have the information, they can't tell others or justify why they are spending money.
SL: I think that plays well into what interests me about Rogue Territory. One, the inspirations from American workwear and two, the heritage of the denim industry in Southern California.
Karl: Until I moved here and started my apprenticeship, I had no idea the scope of the LA denim scene. It's amazing how you can go from downtown out in any direction for 15 miles and there will be someone that has laundry or manufacturing or a distribution center for the denim industry. It is no huge surprise because the Port of Long Beach is a huge port, but it is still amazing. You don't have the same scale in New York. It is really inspiring and also daunting, because you know you are a small fish in a big pound. You have to network and meet with the right people.
As far as workwear is concerned, it was a natural progression to go from custom to producing a ready to wear line. The shirts were a bit out of my element. But, I felt if I was making jeans I would have to represent my business and should wear some nice shirts in the mix. As far as denim is concerned, it is strictly raw for now.
With workwear, I was more attracted to the manufacturing at the turn of the century and interested in the quality of the pieces. The details reflect an understanding of how to make the most long lasting garments. Stuff like that turned me on. It just happened to be workwear that displayed the details in a way that spoke to me. On an everyday basis, I wear jeans and a white t-shirt and Gazelles. I don't wear boots everyday. I'm not super tied to the workwear image, more to the part that denim has played in the evolution of fashion from workwear. Moving forward when I design, I'm not going to do a choir coat or a denim coat. That stuff is cool, but I wouldn't wear that. I'm doing more what I would wear and what I think others want. When I designed the trouser, I really just wanted a trouser for myself and have it be anti-fit. It just turned out to look workwear inspired, and I was getting a good response. It kind of progressed from there.
I guess that's why I don't call Rogue Territory a work wear brand. It was created out of my passion for denim and not necessarily for the fashion that is denim, if that makes sense. There's not a day that goes by that I don't think to myself "what can I do to make these jeans better," and it might be something as silly as changing the SPI (stitches per inch) on the single needle stitch on the inseam or the waistband or changing the width of the belt loops. Things like that get me excited. I get inspired not necessarily by the fashion, but by the function and the attention to details the smaller the better. When people ask me how they should care for their jeans I say wear them, play in them and beat the crap out of them, they're jeans that's what they're made for. The funny thing is, in the last 3 years I haven't worn a single pair of jeans for more than 3 months straight. I just always want to create something new and add or modify some little detail. I guess that's ironic.
As far as the near future is concerned for Rogue Territory, I'm really working on building strong relationships with a few stores. Having a tight knit group of people that share my passion and are excited to be a part of developing the brand over the next few years is really important to me. My plan for Rogue Territory is to keep the line small and manageable for now. I just released a lower price point slim straight and am planning on introducing a new style that will be a true straight leg. That'll be it for awhile. Of course there's always room for some small scale production pieces, limited offerings and a unique style thrown in the mix from time to time but as far as expanding my line I'd like to keep it small so I can hold to my core values and grow organically.


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Diep Xuan Nguyen '98 and his older sisters and brother emigrated by boat from Vietnam when he was about 5 years old. His family first settled in Iowa, and then moved to Massachusetts when Diep was still a young boy.
Initially he did not speak English, but teachers who truly believed in Diep guided and encouraged him. Now a kindergarten teacher in Gwinnett County Public Schools in Georgia, Diep chose a career in education to help children experience that same inspiration and support.
"I want to bring out the best in my students and engage them by making learning fun," he said. "I have to find what motivates and drives my students."
At Wheelock, Diep learned not just how to bring out the best in his students, but to bring out the best in himself.
Though the skills and knowledge he acquired as an early childhood education major gave him the tools to teach children, Diep's experiences as part of the Wheelock community had an even more profound impact on why he continues to do so.
"I chose to come to Wheelock because of its reputation for excellence in education," he said. In addition, "Wheelock's small classes allowed your professors to know you by name."
At Wheelock, Diep discovered that "everyone can learn and have a chance to succeed."
"There isn't one way to teach a student," he affirmed. "I build upon what each student knows best to bring him or her to the next level."
Beyond the classroom, Wheelock's community-oriented culture was in synch with Diep's values and goals. "All of my friends wanted to make a difference in the life of a child," he said. "And we learned that though we may have different backgrounds and lifestyles, all are deserving of respect."
This environment helped Diep learn his most important lessons, "compassion, patience, perseverance, and to always do my best to serve others," he said.
"At the end of the day, I feel proud that I am helping to create a better world for children."


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by Patrice Samuels, Research Analyst, and Brett Sappington, Director, Research, Parks Associates
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The large and growing online population in Western European countries creates a significant audience for digital media services, albeit with many challenges for providers wanting to reach this audience.
Several broadband markets throughout Western Europe show an increasing level of maturity. Germany has the largest fixed broadband market in Western Europe, with over 29 million subscribers. France has an approximate 70 percent household penetration, with an extremely competitive broadband market. Residential broadband penetration in the U.K. is approximately 78 percent, with over 20 million subscriptions in 2011.
Poor economic conditions in Italy have slowed growth in adoption of telecom services. The country had 14.4 million homes subscribed to fixed broadband services in 2011. On the other hand, Spain continues to steadily increase its broadband subscribers despite its economic challenges, and the nation's broadband penetration rates are in line with the average for the European Union.
As broadband penetration increases, consumers are turning to online sources to find interesting content. However, poor financial conditions are affecting consumer digital media decisions, particularly for online video. By a significant margin, European consumers are using free video sources more frequently than sources that require payment. The most popular pay-TV offering among surveyed consumers in Western European countries is "free on-demand programming." Piracy is also prevalent, especially in markets such as Spain and Italy. So, while use of online video is increasing, economic considerations make profitability for content services problematic.
Online Video
While content viewing habits continue to evolve, patterns in consumer use show the importance of online video. In all Western European countries, live TV is the most popular type of content. Live sports, in particular, are a significant driver of consumer spending on pay-TV packages. Among French broadband households, 51 percent rank live TV broadcasts as the most popular choice for video. While online video has not matched the overall popularity of live TV broadcasts, roughly 30 percent of French broadband households have watched a full-length TV show or movie over the Internet in the past month. By comparison, 45 percent watched content on a DVD or Blu-ray. In most European markets, broadband users watch over five hours of PC video per week, and Parks Associates' research finds a substantial portion of the European broadband population (up to and over 30 percent in some countries) prefers watching video on PCs over TVs, likely due to the cost and availability of content online. In fact, European consumers who watch five or more hours of online video claim that their use of online video is "because it is free."
Consumption habits vary by country, though. When compared with the French market, the online activities of the British are focused less on communication and entertainment and more on obtaining information and completing transactions, in particular related to retail and travel. Germans are comparatively more satisfied with their current pay-TV services than consumers in other Western European countries. Only 17 percent of German broadband households with a pay-TV subscription express a likelihood to change their pay-TV subscription over the next 12 months, as compared to 22 percent in France, 22 percent in Italy and 26 percent in Spain.
Service providers in Western Europe see online video as an important area of expansion, and many are investing in delivery infrastructure to enable such services. However, operators need to ensure that their service plans and business models account for these current market realities. Free content and economic challenges combined with the high costs for premium content acquisition make profitable services difficult for pay-TV providers to deploy.
However, these same factors also make revenue generation difficult for over-the-top (OTT) online video services. A key advantage that a pay-TV provider possesses is its existing services. Operators' business models can leverage current services to experiment with free on-demand programming and advertising-based offerings. Providers should test these models and look for strategies that leverage free online video to promote premium services and their other products. Parks Associates research shows these free services can have an impact on video subscribers. For example, 44 percent of French video subscribers would switch to a provider who offered a free on-demand service.
Cord Cutting
Originally, many pay-TV providers feared "cord cutting," in which subscribers are inspired by availability of free OTT content to cancel their pay-TV subscriptions. Parks Associates' data show that cord-cutting activities are, in many ways, the result of temporary conditions. In the United States, 7 percent of current pay-TV subscribers recently returned to pay-TV services after briefly abandoning them. Cord-cutting consumers are motivated mainly by economic factors, not by the content itself, and the cord-cutting act, resorting to "free" OTT services for all video entertainment, is not a simple process. The customer experience is fragmented and filled with different sites, varying quality and questionable legality. Thus, the initial threat from cord cutting was not as dire as feared, and furthermore, this phenomenon has not impacted Europe as much as the United States. However, because European pay-TV providers are already struggling to move subscribers to premium service tiers, increased competition makes the challenge that much greater.
The recent growth of new OTT offerings throughout Europe has raised fears anew, suggesting that sales of premium services may become even more difficult. In addition to Netflix's entry into European markets, content provider HBO Nordic is testing new offerings so that viewers can get popular shows such as Game of Thrones without needing a pay-TV subscription. Operators with niche content, such as Telecom Serbia, have launched new, local-language services to reach segments of consumers outside of their home market.
By offering free or low-cost initial or basic services, Western European pay-TV providers are in a better position to marginalize any threat of cord cutting, retain their subscribers and attract new ones. Keeping these subscribers up-front simplifies the path to upgrade them later to premium services.
Patrice Samuels is a Research Analyst at Parks Associates, specializing in OTT video, pay TV and broadband services in major markets across North America and Western and Eastern Europe. Brett Sappington is the Director of Research at Parks Associates.