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[CfP] Conference 2016 – Agrarian Change Working Group
IIPPE 7th International Conference in Political Economy
'Political Economy: International Trends and National Differences'
School of Economics & Management, University of Lisbon, Portugal
September 7-9, 2016
Call for Papers: Agrarian Change Working Group
'Agrarian Political Economy: making sense of land, labour and capital dynamics in times of crisis'
In a year with a strong El Niño, droughts and floods have accentuated the crisis of reproduction and unveiled the fragility of agricultural systems across the globe. The sluggish recovery from the 2007- 2008 financial crisis, the slowing down of Chinese demand and the current trend in the prices of oil are having effects on agrarian social formations with implications – via food prices, labour markets, land deals – for wider social and political processes. The latest crisis expresses the contradictions of an increasingly integrated global agriculture which progressively concentrates and reproduces poverty and exploitation. In such a conjuncture the capacity of critical agrarian political economy to account for the crises and to rethink agrarian change is ultimately tested. The Agrarian Change working group fosters the study of agrarian relations through world-historical, class-based perspectives.
Building on a debate started in Naples and continued in Leeds, the Agrarian Change working group calls for individual papers and thematic panels on the Political Economy of Agrarian Change for the 7th IIPPE conference in Lisbon. Submissions to this stream will engage with social, economic and political power relations in the spheres of agricultural production and exchange and in relation to land, labour and capital in all regions of the world. We welcome papers discussing:
- Power and inequality in agrarian systems; social differentiation; accumulation from below and above; class formation.
- Labour and social mobilisation; class struggles in the countryside; rural social movements and transnational agrarian movements; alternative networks and politics (e.g. the Latin American left).
Emerging forms of organising production and pricing; encounters between capital and commodity producers .
- Private-led quality and social standards and certification; vertical integration and implications for the creation and appropriation of value.
- Capital upstream and downstream from agriculture, market integration, accumulation across sectors, the financialisation of agriculture.
- Productive and merchant capital, global commodity chains, 'flex-crops', and the political economy of illicit crops.
- Rural labour markets, labour and migration, remittances and agriculture; social protection and employment schemes, the rural 'precariat', informality and rural livelihoods.
- Experiences with land reform, land restitution and redistribution; unpacking community and customary structures (e.g. South Africa).
- The formation and contestation of property and authority over land and other land-based resources; land grabs and large-scale land acquisition; the development of biofuels.
- The state and agricultural policy
- Gender, generational, caste and race politics in agrarian formations
- Theory and methods in agrarian political economy; Marxist agrarian political economy; the transition debates and the agrarian question(s).
- The metabolic rift and the limits to capitalist reproduction, political ecology, resources and environmental conflict.
- Food regimes; food systems and the food sovereignty debate; corporate appropriation of the 'food dollar'.
We encourage the submission of panel proposals (consisting of up to four presentations) as an opportunity to showcase the work of study groups in greater depth than is possible in single presentations. Abstracts of individual papers (max. 500 words) or panel proposals (max. 500 words plus abstracts of the individual papers) can be submitted via the Electronic Proposal Form. For other questions and additional information contact: Helena Pérez Niño (email@example.com) and Leandro Vergara-Camus (firstname.lastname@example.com).


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The looming "sequestration," across-the-board budget cuts that were never really meant to happen, could cripple key areas of science by slashing federal investment in research and development by an estimated 8.4 percent between now and 2017.
That is not good for science, but it is also bad for an economy driven by advances in science and technology.
At a time when federal R&D funding has already declined 10 percent in real dollars since 2010, indiscriminate spending cuts would further stall essential studies, with potential impacts on medical research, food safety, energy independence and national security.
There are few aspects of modern life not touched by science, and the federal role in promoting innovative research must not be compromised.
Consider some of the benefits to date: NASA's many spinoff technologies have included a robotic arm that helps surgeons perform less-invasive surgeries and sensors for detecting chemical warfare agents. Other federally funded research has given rise to the Google search engine, liquid-crystal displays and global positioning systems.
The Human Genome Project, which cost the federal government $3.8 billion between 1990 and 2003, has generated an economic payoff of $796 billion, according to a study by Battelle Memorial Institute. Advances from the project have encompassed human health, agriculture, forensics, veterinary medicine and more.
If broad-axe budget cuts happen, vital projects related to cancer, cyber-security and other national concerns would be endangered as federal agencies scramble to reduce or terminate programs, cut overhead and slash capital spending. States that receive federal R&D money would feel the pain.
Slowing scientific progress seems a particularly bad idea at the same time other countries are increasing R&D investments. Since 1999, China's support for science has grown 10 times faster, as a percentage of its economy, than in the United States. We invest a smaller share of our economy in R&D than Japan, Germany, South Korea, Taiwan, Israel and Finland.
The pending sequestration, mandating nearly $1 trillion in cuts over the next decade, would cut defense R&D by 9.1 percent and non-defense R&D by 7.4 percent over the first five years, assuming budget reductions are distributed equally. This approach to trimming the federal deficit was originally intended only as a worst-case position. While many Republicans and Democrats fear the "fiscal cliff" that looms, continuing political inaction will make it a reality.
The Budget Control Act, signed in August 2011, set up a two-step process for trimming the nation's $1.1 trillion annual deficit. A supercommittee's failure to agree on a deficit-reduction plan launched the countdown to automatic sequestration. Sweeping budget cuts will go into effect in January unless Congress takes action.
A new analysis by the American Association for the Advancement of Science looked at two possible sequestration scenarios being discussed on Capitol Hill: Cuts to non-defense research areas only, or cuts affecting science programs in both defense and non-defense agencies. If the cuts are unbalanced, with lawmakers declining trims to defense spending and shifting them to non-defense programs, some civilian agencies could lose up to 17.5 percent of their R&D funding by 2017, the analysis found. The National Institutes of Health, for example, would lose $26.1 billion over five years rather than $11.3 billion under an equal-distribution scenario.
Of great concern is the likelihood that drastic cuts to science, particularly over a 10-year period, would further discourage a group of potential young innovators who already face profound challenges. Tight budgets mean longer intervals between graduate school and the first research grant, generally viewed as the measure of when a scientist's career starts. The graying of grantees for the National Institutes of Health already is well underway. In 1980, researchers got a first NIH grant at an average age of 36. By 2008, the average age was 42.
Yes, budget cuts seem necessary and unavoidable. But applying sequestration as a blunt instrument would have dramatic long-lasting consequences for the U.S. research effort.
If the nation is to remain a leader in innovation that fuels economic progress, Congress and the president must work together to protect the federal investment in science and technology.
• Alan Leshner is CEO of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Kent Kresa chairs the board of trustees of the California Institute of Technology.


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SAO PAULO, Sept 13 (Reuters) - Grupo Globo SA, Latin America's largest media conglomerate, agreed on Tuesday to buy out the stake that partner Grupo Folha had in Valor Econômico newspaper for an undisclosed sum, just as a harsh recession hits the nation's largest publishing firms.
In separate statements published on the websites of O Globo and Valor, both Globo and Folha said the transaction requires regulatory approval. Folha, which is Brazil's largest paper in circulation, and Globo owned half each of Valor Econômico, which was created around 2000 to focus on finance and economics news. (Reporting by Guillermo Parra-Bernal and Tatiana Bautzer; Editing by Chizu Nomiyama)


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Wednesday, November 16, 2011
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Wedding Cake
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Monday, November 7, 2011
Country Tables and Stools
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Craving for Fruit Salad
I am thinking of making some fruit salad this coming weekend. I haven't had it for awhile now and I want to make the same fruit salad that my mother usually makes for us during special occasions. If everything will turned out great this weekend then I would love to prepare for Thanksgiving Day with my family and friends here in Texas. Good afternoon everyone!
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Tuesday, November 1, 2011
Coffee Maker Parts
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Dress Chicken
My Uncle is doing really well with his business in the Philippines. He now supplies dress chicken in the market locally and I am so happy for his success. Here is the picture below from the chicken processing facility.
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Dr. Nelik (aka "Dr. Pump") is president of Pumping Machinery, LLC, an Atlanta-based firm specializing in pump consulting, training, equipment troubleshooting and pump repairs. Dr. Nelik has 30 years of experience in pumps and pumping equipment. He can be contacted at www.pump-magazine.com.
Last of Two Parts
Pumps & Systems, April 2013
In the February 2013 issue of Pumps & Systems, a simple system, shown in Figure 1, was examined. Given only the flow rate and the piping details, the head loss was calculated to find the power required to drive the pump. With this information, the operators could determine the motor size needed for the system. The 800 gallons per minute (gpm) was calculated against 143 feet of head, and the power was calculated using the formula below:
BHP = (Q x H x SG) / (EFF x 3,960)
Q = flow
H = head
EFF = pump efficiency
SG = specific gravity (typically about 0.9 for oil)
3,960 = the unit conversion coefficient
Figure 1. Initial system
Figure 2. Screen shot of the Efficiency Estimator Matrix
Since the pump efficiency was not known, it was estimated at 50 percent and resulted in the following:
BHP = (800 x 143) / (0.5 x 3,960) = 57.8 horsepower
In this application, a 60-horsepower motor was used. A calculator program, the Efficiency Estimator Matrix, will be used to calculate the power more accurately.
Go to www.mj-scope.com/pump_tools/pump_efficiency .htm to use the program calculator.
The Efficiency Estimator Matrix indicates an 81.3 percent pump efficiency, which is better than the initial estimate of 50 percent (see Figure 2).
The program also indicates a 32-horsepower requirement, which means that a 40-horsepower motor should be selected, not a 60-horsepower motor, which was used as a rough first estimate. This will translate into monetary savings.
Note that the Efficiency Estimator Matrix was supplied with an 1,800-rpm pump speed. How would the answer change if the selected motor speed was 3,600 rpm?
What other factors should be considered when choosing the speed?
For homework, try a few alternatives—the Efficiency Estimator Matrix will make it easy. Note also how the estimated impeller diameter changes with speed. Send your calculations to me (firstname.lastname@example.com), and they may be published in an upcoming issue of Pumps & Systems. P&S
Editor's Note: For the Efficiency Estimator Matrix to work, readers may need to download a Microsoft Web component from:
Readers should only need to download the program once.


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Your Angel Messages for October 20 - 26 from Doreen Virtue's weekly angel oracle card reading
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Call upon God and Archangel Jophiel (whose name means "The Beauty of God") to help you uplift and beautify your thoughts. Avoid harsh and negative relationships, situations, and media as much as possible this week. Go on a negativity diet and have a great week!
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Merrell Barefoot Vapor Glove First Look [Exclusive!]
By Justin on Sep 5, 2012 | In Barefoot Shoes | 15 comments »
If you came here looking for a first-look at the Merrell Barefoot Vapor Glove, well, I've got some bad news. It's come to my attention that the shoes seen here on 9/5/2012 were pre-production samples that should not have seen the light of day (to the public anyway). Merrell reached out and asked (very politely) to have the photos and the accompanying mini-review, taken down. Their concern is from a legal standpoint — likely out of a need to protect trade secrets.
We live in a time when counterfeits run rampant and are shipped around the world to unsuspecting Internet buyers. Technology is growing at a mind-boggling pace and information is shared globally with a few clicks of the mouse. Thus, the only true way to protect intellectual property is to keep things secret — literally telling no one.
That's not easy in the day of the Internet. Since Merrell asked nicely here to take things down — and will send final production pairs in a week or two to be shared here first, exclusively on BirthdayShoes — I decided to pull this post for the time being. It wasn't an easy decision, but it's the right one.
We don't always pull first looks even when it might upset manufacturers. In fact, pulling anything is the exception — we've frequently broken news on upcoming minimalist shoes models (before it was intended to be made public (e.g. here, here, and here among many other examples). What more, the identity of tipsters is kept private by default. It's absolutely important to keep this community a safe place of exchange — if that's ever in doubt please let me know.
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Rockets win 20th in row
The Houston Rockets' 20th straight win was far from pretty, but coach Rick Adelman was still impressed with his team.
The Rockets were held to their lowest first-half total of the season but pulled away late to become the third team in NBA history to win 20 consecutive games, tying for the league's second-longest winning streak with an 83-75 victory over the Atlanta Hawks on Wednesday night.
"It may be the ugliest thing we've done, but it might have been the best one," Adelman said, "the way we fought through it."
The Rockets joined the 1971-72 Los Angeles Lakers (33 straight) and 1970-71 Milwaukee Bucks (20) as the only teams to win 20 or more in a row.
"We did enough to win," Adelman said.
Tracy McGrady scored 21 of his 28 points in the second half for Houston, which led only 71-70 with 5 minutes remaining. McGrady then scored five points in Houston's 10-0 run to take control.
"We're really happy with this win because we didn't play well in the first half," McGrady said. "This is a pretty ugly game tonight. We didn't shoot well and it was one of those games that our defense really had to win for us."
The Rockets are 20-0 since their last loss on Jan. 27 against Utah, including 7-0 since losing Yao Ming to a foot injury on Feb. 26. The Hawks have 16 losses in that same period.
A basket by Atlanta's Marvin Williams with 5 seconds left in the game ended the Rockets' streak of 10 straight wins by 10 or more points. Joe Johnson led the Hawks with 28 points, and Josh Smith had 16 points and a career-high 22 rebounds.
The Rockets pulled within one game of the Lakers for the best record in the Western Conference. Even so, many observers continue to focus on the Lakers and Spurs and other teams in the conference.
"It's unbelievable," McGrady said. "For me to be on this team that has accomplished 20 straight wins, that has got to be right up there with the most gratifying things I've accomplished in this league. ... "
You look at the Bulls that were 72-10, they didn't even do it. So this is pretty remarkable."
Added Adelman: "You could see the guys, it really means something to get this and just keep not only the streak going, but keep moving in the right direction."
Shane Battier had 15 points as Houston struggled to preserve its winning streak despite trailing 33-32 at halftime.
"Houston makes you play that way," Johnson said. "They are not a fast-paced team."
Houston led 59-57 at the end of the third quarter, but Atlanta's Zaza Pachulia opened the fourth with two free throws. Minutes later, he was called for a technical foul after arguing an offensive foul. Battier made the free throw to give the Rockets a 66-62 lead.
Atlanta closed to 71-70 when Chuck Hayes and Luis Scola scored on back-to-back baskets.
After Smith was denied inside, McGrady stretched the lead to 77-70 with a jumper which bounced twice on the rim before falling through the net. McGrady added a 3-pointer with 1:53 left for an 81-70 lead to cap the 10-0 run.
The Hawks have lost six of seven, but remain in contention to end the league's longest streak without a playoff appearance. They fell one-half game behind New Jersey for the eighth spot in the Eastern Conference.
"It's been tough," Johnson said. "Everytime we get in a position to move up, we take a step back."
Houston allowed only 89.3 points per game during its 19 straight wins and set a low scoring pace against the Hawks.
McGrady made only two of 10 shots from the field and three of six free throws in the first half as the Rockets shot only 27.9 percent from the field.
Despite a combined 31 rebounds by Smith and Al Horford, the Rockets held a 56-52 edge on the boards and an 18-15 advantage in second-chance points.
"We weren't able to stop them from getting second chances," Smith said. "They crashed the boards today."
Houston has held two straight opponents to 75 or fewer points, following a 91-73 win over New Jersey on Monday.
Notes: The Rockets were without F Carl Landry (sore right knee), who remained in Houston. ... Hawks PG Acie Law (sprained right wrist) returned after missing 11 consecutive games. ... Hawks PG Mike Bibby made only three of 12 shots for 12 points. ... The Rockets committed only eight turnovers, including only one by point guard Rafer Alston, who had a game-high seven assists. ... Hayes had 12 points off the bench.


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State Registration and Dissolution
In South Carolina, general partnerships are not required to register with the Secretary of State's office before operating a business. Instead, a partnership is automatically formed as soon as two individuals begin doing business together. As a result, a general partnership does not have to file dissolution paperwork with the state to go out of business. Instead, a partnership ends when one or more partners decides to leave the business and the partners wind up the affairs of the business.
Written Dissolution Agreement
Partners may consider drafting a dissolution agreement to document the decision to close the business and determine how the business will wind up its affairs. The dissolution agreement may specify which partner is responsible for the winding-up duties. The responsible partner must liquidate and distribute assets to creditors and determine how any remaining assets are to be distributed to the partners. Unless otherwise specified in a partnership agreement, South Carolina law provides that creditors are paid first, then partners are paid back for their portion of capital contributions. If there are assets remaining, profits are paid to partners in proportion to their ownership interest.
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You ever notice how you don't know how much you miss something until you get it back again. It's happening to me. Right now. I didn't know how much I missed the Philippines until I found an Oriental store, and located Nagaray's Cracker Nuts and Filipine mangoes for sale. Those two things in itself would be a lot...but wait, there's more. The store also held the precious durian fruit, whole, frozen, and only a few hours of defrosting away from being the smelly mess I came to love. YAY!!
I think it's this line of thinking that will wrap up this epic blogging that's continued for over 2 years. So often you don't get the full picture of something or really know your true feelings on something until you look at it differently. Perhaps you see it from somebody else's perspective, or you lose it and then are able to find it again, or maybe you just let yourself really think deeply about something for more than 5 seconds before you are off listening to your iPod or checking your email; no matter what is making you see things in a new light, acknowledge it and let it change your life.
Durian was a smelly disaster, and now, it's seriously a delight that just made my night.
Monday, November 22, 2010
well, it was kind of like a durian...
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The Department of Applied Mathematics at IIT hosted Donald Saari, of the Institute for Mathematical Behavioral Sciences at the University of California, Irvine, as the 2010 Karl Menger Lecturer. The Lecture, part of the fourth annual Karl Menger Lecture and Awards, was given April 19-20, 2010 on the Illinois Institute of Technology main campus. Saari's lecture was Arrow's Theorem: What Does It Really Mean and How Does It Affect All Academic Disciplines?. Watch this page for announcements concerning the 2011 Karl Menger Lecture and Awards
- by phone 312.567.8980
- email: collinsg_AT_iit_DOT_edu
- or via web here.
- Karl Menger Biography
- Schedule of Events
- Memories of Karl Menger
- Remembering Menger 2007
- Remembering Menger 2008 [slideshow]
- Remembering Menger 2009 [slideshow]
- Remembering Menger 2010
- Remembering Menger 2011
- Remembering Menger 2012
- Remembering Menger 2013
Made possible with the generous support of the Menger family; Department of Applied Mathematics, Illinois Institute of Technology; the Menger Fund; and Alumni Relations.
Schedule of Events
Monday, April 19, 2010
11:30 am - 12:30 pm Recent Alumni Reception, LaSalle Bank Executive Conference Room, MTCC
Alumni from the classes of 1999-2008 will share their experiences since graduating.
Events from 12:45 - 4:30 p.m. will take place in the McCloska Ballroom, MTCC
12:45-1:40 pm - Math Club Meeting
Professor Donald Saari, University of California, Irvine, will talk informally with members of the Math Club; all alumni are welcome. Light lunch provided.
2 pm - Memories of IIT
Join in as alumni and friends tell their stories of IIT & Professor Karl Menger.
2:50 pm - Poster Session
Viewing of Student Research Posters
3:15 pm - Faculty Research Presentation
"How Does Noise Affect Dynamics?"
Presentation by Professor Jinqiao Duan, together with his student, Xingye Kan.
4:30 pm - Lecture, McCloska Auditorium, MTCC
"Arrow's Theorem: What Does It Really Mean and How Does It Affect All Academic Disciplines?"Delivered by Professor Donald Saari of the University of California.
"Arrow's Theorem" is a beautiful mathematical result; it is among the mathematical theorems that have had the greatest impact over the last half century. Yet, most mathematicians have, at best, only a passing acquaintance with it. After introducing the theorem in this expository lecture, I will then explain why the result does not mean what almost everyone has accepted for 50 years. After a reinterpretation and extension, it will then be shown how this result has serious implications for all disciplines== in particular, engineering, astronomy, decision analysis, and so forth.
Donald Saari is a Distinguished Professor in the Departments of Economics and Mathematics at the University of California, Irvine, where he also serves as the Director of the Institute for Mathematical Behavioral Sciences. His research crosses several mathematical disciplines, and he is a Fellow of both SIAM and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Prof. Saari is also a member of the National Academy of Sciences.
5:40 pm - Presentation of Awards
Presentation of the IIT Karl Menger Student Award for Exceptional Scholarship by a Student and the Applied Math poster competition winners.
6:00 pm - Reception, McCloska Ballroom, MTCC
Tuesday, April 20, 2010
Donald Saari will meet with students and faculty.
11:25 am - Research Talk Presentation: Dark Matter: A Mathematician's Perspective Location: E1 244
12:30 pm - Lunch with Faculty
4:40 - 5:30 pm - Lecture: "How to Be a Successful Applied Mathematician"
with the SIAM student chapter. Location: E1 244
Out-of-state travelers: for questions or hotel suggestions, please call 312.567.3132
Campus Map (including a Parking Map), Directions to IIT, and Transportation
Discounted Hotels for IIT visitors: [Older list] [Newer List] (Best Westerns are the best bet, followed by the Hyatt Regency McCormick)
Not on the lists: Club Quarters (2 locations downtown; must mention "Illinois Institute of Technology").
More About Karl Menger
Karl Menger was a faculty member in the Department of Mathematics at IIT from 1946-1971, and influenced many students, fellow faculty members, and friends during his lifetime. Regarded as one of the finest mathematicians of the 20th century, he made significant contributions to the fields of dimension theory, probability, economics, ethics, geometry, and calculus.
Further Reading
Biography of Karl Menger, compiled by Professor Greg Fasshauer at IIT.
Calculus: A Modern Approach, Menger's Calculus textbook.
Selecta Mathematica, Vol 1 & 2, a compilation of Menger's major mathematical papers.
Unexplored Dimensions: Karl Menger on Economics and Philosophy, a collection of Menger's papers while at the University of Vienna.


text: Sixty five people, a record, phoned in to play on Saturday for the morning social bowling. It was a beautiful day and both greens were full, one green with triples and one green with pairs. This is the most popular day for bowling and Emily and Bob Carpenter work hard at making it a happy day for everyone. And the weather helped although some of us are hoping for cooler days as winter approaches, as long as the sun shines and the sky stays blue the way it did today.


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Last weekend, we Brandesians were fortunate enough to have the Talujon Percussion Group in town for a 2-day residency. Friday they held a concert in the Rose Art Museum's Lee Gallery that included John Cage's Four6, a work by group member Dominick Donato, and a new work by fellow PhD student James Borchers. Saturday evening, as part of the New Music Brandeis concert series, they premiered 8 new works by Brandeis grad composers, including my percussion quartet, Froschteichmusik.
The work was inspired by an experience I had last summer of hearing an especially animated and evidently musically-inclined group of crepuscular creatures (frogs, toads, cicadas, etc) around a small farm pond in North Carolina (for more details, see my previous blog). It begins with a somewhat cheesily simplistic, metronomic ostinato, which quickly becomes the basis for several different but related temporal levels, mimicking the regular but independent polyrhythmic lines "performed" by the various frogs.
The rest of the work undergos various transformations, transcending (hopefully at least!) its humble beginnings and becoming an increasingly harmonically rich tapestry of sound, which, though not intentionally "programmatic", does in some ways capture (inadequately of course) the essence of the night in question, out in the middle of nowhere, under a huge sky free from city lights, bursting with stars, the air filled with lingering humidity and the sounds of frogs.
In any case, the residency was a huge success in every way. We had a wonderful turnout for the concerts, some really amazing pieces/ performances, and the group really was a pleasure to work with from start to finish. Below are a few pics from the weekend's festivities.


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Monday, August 29, 2011
Facebook notification emails invite spammers to imitate
Webroot has tweeted along a link to a Zdnet story giving examples of phishing attempts that imitate legitimate Facebook notifications. The link is here.
The complicated URL's used by Facebook, and the buttons can appear on legitimate notifications, a possibility that invokes criticism for the story writer Ed Bott. But users can also check with their mouse without clicking whether links are legitimate.
Newer browsers, including Safari, Google's Safe Browsing and Microsoft's Smart Screen are supposed to be able to detect the phishing attempts. Many email programs like AOL will not correctly identify all of them.
What Bott offers her e is a good true-false quiz. It's rather like a TSA quiz of employees expected to identify dangerous carry-ons.
A few months ago, spammers propagated a scam involving site "guessology" and fake surveys when misspellings of "Facebook" were keyed in. I reported this (Feb. 27, 2011) and some people confirmed running into this.
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Friday, August 19, 2011
Security risks increase on social networking sites because of natural human gullibility
A story by Steve Ragan in Tech Herald maintains that "many social networking platforms are still a gold mine for criminals online", link (website url) here.
The report cites a study by Webroot (tweeted yesterday), which examines the natural tendency for people to trust their "friends". But you can't know a thousand people well enough, and that's where the crooks can get in.
People who use the web more as a publishing platform and who network passively seem to be at less risk.
Younger adults -- professionals and college students, especially talented, attractive or popular "kids", often attract hundreds of friends or followers. So do people whose business is to build client leads and sell to them, like insurance agents. The problem is that among so many people, a few will be untrustworthy. It can be dangerous, for example, to announce vacation plans or when you will not be home.
Webroot reports that over 18% of social networking users have been infected by Koobface viruses.
Pew did a study on the perception of Internet users on their friends' "trustworthiness".
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Tuesday, August 16, 2011
In a public Wi-Fi environment, be wary of how you count on https
Here, from "The Insider Online", is another summary on the question, "Are free public wi-fi networks safe?" That includes "free wireless Internet" in many hotels (only a few offer Ethernet cable, which is safer; that's what I had at a Holiday Inn in New York City in June, and it was great).
The link for the article is here.
The upshot is, no it isn't, for entering anything with personal information or pw's. In a public wireless environment, even "https for logon only" is not safe enough; do personal stuff only if the entire site is https (with SSL).
A safer option for travel is a personal MiFi "secure" hotspot, for example, the Verizon device shown here.
I have used hotel WiFi (before I got the MiFi) without any incidents. However I find a MiFi card works very well on the road, and will operate on battery for some time in an airport lounge.
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Monday, August 15, 2011
Security of client data when people telecommute is becoming a bigger issue; a Seattle hospital gets hit
People who work from home may be inadvertently exposing clients of their employers to theft of information. A news story in SC Magazine reports how an employee accidentally exposed data on patients of a Seattle hospital through changes in his home network, link here.
Although it has become popular for some employers to expect associates to supply their own systems for work-from-home jobs, security standards for these arrangements don't seem to have gotten the systematic attention they need.
It may be less of an issue as long as the employer supplies the laptop (which may have been the case with the hospital in this story), but employee home networks could be subject to Wardrive attacks if not properly password protected and encrypted.
A safer solution is for the employer to use a reliable and totally separate and encrypted online access, such as Verizon cellular wireless, with RSA Tokens for sign-on. Using an employee's hardware (even cell phones, with the saving of phone numbers and messages in memory) always adds to potential security threats.
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Wednesday, August 10, 2011
Media reports are mixed on "Anonymous" threat to Facebook, scheduled for Nov. 5
There are wide reports that elements of the hactivist group "Anonymous" have threatened to invade and shut down Facebook on Saturday, Nov. 5, 2011.
For example, here is the CNET story by Chris Matyszczyk, with some mention of the WB film "V for Vendetta" here.
Chloe Albanesius has a more analytic article at PC Magazine here.
Business Insider has a briefer story with a portrait of Mark Zuckerberg, and a disclaimer from Anonymous leadership, here.
The original YouTube video complains that Facebook continues to sell personal information and that information cannot be deleted even by closing an account.
Ironically, Facebook has recently been arguing in public that anonymous use of the Internet should be banned, despite the importance of anonymous speech in the recent "Arab spring" and for civil disobedience against authoritarian regimes.
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Friday, August 05, 2011
Las Vegas Black Hat convention: possible remote threats to PC batteries, cell phone and cellular wireless transmission
Some scary stuff is coming from the Black Hat security convention in Las Vegas. According to a CNN story, a hacker has developed a way to interfere with the battery charging technology in a Macbook remotely (presumably this could be done with a PC, also), to cause the computer to stop running or conceivably even explode. This sounds like the stuff of a sci-fi channel movie, but it could happen.
Another exhibit showed how homemade drone "airplanes" could disrupt cell phone towers, and probably cellular wireless transmission particularly popular with telecommuting arrangements with employers.
About two years ago (and discussed earlier in these blogs), the Washington Times had discussed military microwave weapons that, of acquired illegally, could destroy all the electronics in a neighborhood of a city.
The CNN story link is here.
Somini Sengupta has a Business Day New York Times story today "Guardians of Security are Targets", link here about hacker attacks aimed at antvirus and Internet security companies themselves as well as government agencies.
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Tuesday, August 02, 2011
Amy Winehouse tragedy inspires rather obvious phishing scams
Webroot is warning users of widespread Trojans spread by phishing emails exploiting the death of Amy Winehouse. Phishing based on celebrities, especially when they run into tragedy, is nothing new. Back in 2000, a major corporate partner of mine was fooled by a virus involving a tennis player, in a time before phishing was widely understood.
This time the hackers are focused in Brazil as well as China and are mainly motivated to invade bank accounts, as usual.
But it's an easy ruse to miss. Just don't click on links in unsolicited emails, and as usual, mark suspicious emails as spam. Let's see if the ISP's catch this one automatically.
The link for the tweeted Webroot story is here.
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A little bit of every era, from Victorian times to the 1970s, is on display here. The original and restored lighting section is particularly interesting. Upstairs, you'll sometimes find a speakeasy. Shhh . . .
Located in a historic downtown building, Five Points Gallery (FPG) is a non-profit contemporary art gallery showcasing professional regional, national and international visual artists. The gallery presents exhibitions in three beautifully renovated exhibition spaces, and has earned the reputation as one of Connecticut's outstanding contemporary art venues.
Five Points Gallery
33 Main Street, Torrington
Originally built in 1931, this beautiful building has been fully restored and now provides entertainment for us in many forms: comedy, opera, state of the art digital cinema, dance, concerts, plays, and musicals. Check out their calendar of events on their website.
This outstanding agency provides assistance to adults with serious mental illness. Volunteers and donations are always welcome.
860.618.2479 ext. 102
This nonprofit helps survivors of domestic and sexual abuse. Its website lists volunteer work and provides a wish list of items for women in need. The project also organizes an "Adopt a Family" program during the holiday season.
This soup kitchen has been providing meals since 1983. Food donations and volunteers are always needed.
Open year round. Watch syrup being made during February and March. Free tours. Sugarhouse is accessible to the handicapped. Groups welcome. Call ahead.
998 Saw Mill Road
Tucked away in the shadows of department stores and fast-food joints, you'll find this wonderful pizzeria that sells consistently good, thin crust, piping hot pizza made from fresh ingredients. Once you taste their wood-fired authentic Neapolitan pizza, you'll think you're in Italy. Beer and wine is also sold at this hidden gem that's worth the trek to the strip mall. Exceptional pizza and yummy salads.
Nestle into a cozy booth and savor fresh, homemade pasta (made on the premises from old family recipes from Abruzzo) at this well established Italian restaurant. Their ravioli, seafood risotto, and Caesar salad are particularly outstanding. The decor is formal and picturesque with large murals of Venice, upholstered booths, a tin ceiling, and stylish, old-fashioned light fixtures. A good place to linger over your meal with a glass of wine and good conversation. Nice salads. Prix fixe dinner is available. Reservations required on weekends.
52 East Main Street
Tuesdays, 3 – 6 pm,
Saturdays, 10 am – 1 pm
June 1 – October 26
St. Paul's Lutheran Church
37 Charles St.
Besides Pilates classes, this studio offers yoga, Zumba, pregnancy yoga, ballet, and more. They also have private classes. Amy Merli teaches yoga and also hosts green events, such as workshops on Eating for Energy.
224 East Main Street
This yoga experience is as chill as it is hot. The vinyasa power yoga class offers an amazing workout that will strengthen and transform mind, body and spirit. In a heated room. A monthly-unlimited pass for $49 is an incredible value.
23 Franklin Street, 3rd Floor
Built by the Hotchkiss Brothers Company in 1900, this queen Anne-style Victorian house features elaborate woodwork, stenciled walls, original furnishings and a decorative art collection. The museum highlights local history and the carriage house features a working machine shop. Upon completion of the home in 1900, the Fylers and Hotchkisses quickly settled in. The residence remained in the family until the last occupant, Gertrude Fyler Hotchkiss, died in 1956. In her will, Mrs. Hotchkiss bequeathed her estate to the Torrington Historical Society. This extraordinary gift included the Hotchkiss-Fyler House Museum and grounds, the adjacent house (now the history museum), and the Carriage House.
192 Main Street
Built as a first-run movie palace by Warner Bros. Studios, this elaborate art-deco building was designed by architect Thomas W. Lamb. Seating 1,772 patrons, the Warner was a stunning example of state-of-the-art technology and lush, elegant surroundings. In the 1960s Warner Brothers sold the Warner Theatre to a private owner who continued to show movies until the late 1970s. By the early 1980s, the theatre was closed and slated for demolition. Purchased by the Northwest Connecticut Association for the Arts, the theatre re-opened on May 22, 1983, and is in operation year-round with more than 80,000 patrons passing through its doors each year.
68-82 Main Street
Open year round. Watch syrup being made during February and March. Free tours. Sugarhouse is accessible to the handicapped. Groups welcome. Call ahead.
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Secondly, as well as having one over on us by actually getting the game, Japanese pre-orderers will get hold of one of two erotic portrait books (there's one version per system)containing naught but the sexiest art featuring the game's girls. The covers of the two books look like this:
Above: PS3 left, 360 right. Fruit-based toilet fetishism all the way through.
But today we've got hold of scans of a couple of the portraits themselves, featuring assassin rival Holly Summers and benevolent tech specialist Dr. Naomi:
Sort this out, publishers, sort this out. The break-up will be messy and we will get the kids.


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The trend gets a make-under for 2017.
With all our focus on slides and mules this summer, classic gladiator sandals have gotten kicked to the curb a bit. Although the knee-high gladiators that took over a few seasons ago may be sitting this summer out, the shoe trend is still back with a welcomed make-under for 2017. From leather lace-ups to millennial pink, here are 9 gladiator sandals that still feel fresh this season.
Madewell sandals, $49, madewell.com.
Alaïa sandals, $1,180, net-a-porter.com.
Stuart Weitzman sandals, $445, fwrd.com.
Mabu by Maria BK sandals, $230, net-a-porter.com.
Valentino sandals, $1,495, net-a-porter.com.
Sacai sandals, $690, farfetch.com.
Ancient Greek Sandals, $275, ancient-greek-sandals.com.
Chloé sandals, $752, mytheresa.com.
K. Jacques sandals, $283, shopBAZAAR.com.


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An abandoned boat club was turned to rubble Sunday after a fire tore through the Westchester dock.
Firefighters battled the heavy flames and thick smoke for hours at the Pioneer Boat Club in Hastings-on-Hudson and left the scene around 9 p.m. It has reportedly been abandoned for years.
A former member of the club said it just became unfixable over the years.
"It was a good place for a long time to hang out on the dock and go fishing," James Landon said. "After a while it closed and became unfixable. It got hard to carry wood on here to fix it."
Photos taken from the scene show flames shooting several feet into the air and firefighters battling the fire from several marine boats.
Residents say the flames were so big they could see the black smoke for miles.
Hastings resident Sandra Clough said she and her family were at home when they saw smoke rising from the river and wonder how a blaze that big could have been sparked.
"It's known as a hangout for the kids and we were thinking it could be kids," she said. "My son said they wouldn't do that because they want to hang out there. We don't know how it started."
The area is secluded and there are no homes in the immediate vicinity.
The cause of the fire is still not known.


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This is probably the simplest recipe. Sauteed spinach with garlic cloves and curry powder.
Recipe adapted from Zach's Travel Musings, here:
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Nepali Curried Spinach (Saag)
Sauteed spinach with garlic cloves and curry powder.
- 4 ~ 5 cups Spinach - chopped
- 3 cloves Garlic - minced
- ½ tsp Cumin seeds
- ¼ tsp Turmeric
- ½ tsp Curry powder
- to taste Salt Pepper &
- Heat 2tsp oil in a saute pan. Add cumin seeds and once they start to splutter, add the minced garlic and saute till lightly browned. Then add chopped spinach, turmeric, curry powder, salt and pepper.
- Mix well and cook covered until the greens are tender.
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1. Reply to this post with 'sparkles!', and I will pick five of your icons.
2. Make a post (including the meme info) and talk about the icons I chose.
3. Other people can then comment to you and make their own posts.
4. This will create a never-ending cycle of icon glee.
rheasilvia picked these five of my icons:
So let me tell you about them. Most of my icons are created in paint, by me, hence the low quality. ^.~ But I still like them. ^^
This is my default icon. Since I'm horrible at remembering to use the icons I have I wanted one that I could identify myself with most of the time. My previous default one was one that had followed me from an old forum I used to belong to and I keep it around and use it sometimes for nostalgic reasons or when I don't feel like my normal giddy self. But this one. When I first saw this pic of Subaru I knew I had to make an icon for myself of it. I have an old picture of myself taken in high school by a boy I had a huuuuge crush on. We took a photo class together and he claimed that this particular picture was very *me*. It's taken at the same angle and I have a slightly puckish smile just like Subaru. (Although he is so much prettier <333 ^^) But this one I use for pretty much anything mostly because I feel most comfortable with it.
My OTP! The quality on this one is horrible but I still love it. This is from an episode of Muchaburi where Subaru and Hina were showcasing all the things that made them my OTP in the first place. It wasn't them feeding each other but that part was a pleasant bonus! ^^ I love how Subaru looks so intently at Hina and tries to make him laugh and how Hina indulges Subaru to an extent I don't see him do with the others. So I used this one when commenting on Hina/Subaru fics but they are rare so I haven't used it much. And I haven't been out looking for it for a while either. Looking at this now it reminds me how much I've missed the whole Johnny's fandom that for me nowadays is reduced to one author and one fic, and it's not even Hina/Baru... ^^;;; *goes off to watch Muchaburi for the first time in over a year*
I always loved this particular episode of Shonen Club. And when I started reading rheasilvia stories I felt the need for an icon capturing this wonderful moment. I was going to use it when commenting on her stuff but I keep ending up using my default one anyway. ^^;;;
This is my newest icon. When I changed my default icon to Subaru I wanted to have other ones with him for different moods. I had picked him to be my face on LJ. And I've felt a lack for one that expresses happiness and super giddiness. All the pics I've found (in decent quality) either have him smirking, looking cool or the big smile looks forced and fake. Then the other day I was looking through the pics I have of Hina/Baru/Yoko and I found this one. I haven't used it yet but this is going to be my happy-icon because I think it looks like a big "Wohoooooooooooo!!" ^________^ If I find one of a convincingly giddy Subaru I might replace it though.
My second newest one. This is actually from a promotion poster of Madame Butterfly that is currently running at one of the operas here. (Anyone who wants to go see it with me ^.~) I love the anachronism of it and it's for general Japan-related discussions and anywhere I can squeeze it in basically. ^^


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text: Well lookie here! Two Christmases ago, Jon and I were living in Korea and met up with Jon's parents in Hong Kong for the weirdest Christmas ever. Anyway, I took a lot of pictures, including this one of some sweet graffiti on the streets. I sent it to Nylon magazine's blog and lo and behold, this morning I got an email that they put it up on the website. Neato! Not a big deal, but cool, nonetheless.


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A 13-member committee has been constituted to prepare technical specifications and standards for electronic digital fare meters with printer and GPS in autorickshaws plying in Chennai Metropolitan area, Tamil Nadu Transport Department told the Madras High Court today.
The department informed this to the first bench comprising Chief Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Justice T S Sivagnanam which had earlier issued a directive on a PIL by an auto drivers body claiming that no steps had been taken to procure the gadgets despite lapse of 10 months since government announced the decision to install digital metres with printers and GPS.
The department authorities, including the Transport Commissioner, submitted through the Government Pleader S T S Moorthy that the work of procurement of these meters has been entrusted to the state-run Electronics Corporation of Tamil Nadu Limited. The government also submitted in the court that for procurement electronic digital fare meters with printers, tenders were floated and the due date for opening of the tender has been extended to October seven and the tenders would be finalized within two months after that.
The bench recorded the submissions and disposed of the petition stating that the authorities shall remain bound by the time frame.


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It's curtains for the Fairfax Theater, which opened its doors in 1930 and sustained major damage during the recent rainstorms.
Regency Theaters, which operates the theater at Beverly Boulevard and Fairfax Avenue, says it has asked the property owner to terminate its lease, the Los Angeles times reported.
The Fairfax Theatre opened in 1932 with 1504 seats and only 1 auditorium. It was later converted into triplex with about 800 seats.
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The rain damage was so extensive that it would not be economically feasible to reopen the landmark theater at Beverly Boulevard and Fairfax Avenue, according to a Regency quoted by The Times.
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Think the door knobs and fridge handles are the germiest places in the kitchen? Think again.
A recent study by Michigan-based NSF International, a nonprofit that provides health standards and audits, found the vegetable and meat compartments refrigerators, blender gaskets, can openers and rubber spatulas were most likely to play host to bacteria, including potentially harmful strains such as E. coli and Salmonella.
In an interview with the New York Times, NSF International microbiologist Lisa Yakas said they hoped the study would help prevent foodborne illness by highlighting where bacteria could be hiding out.
The study looked at 14 swab samples taken from the kitchens of 20 families. Researchers also asked the families what part of the kitchen they considered the dirtiest. The most common answer? The microwave keypad, the Times notes.
However, the results told a much different story – Salmonella and Listeria in vegetable compartments; E. coli, yeast and mold in rubber spatulas; and Salmonella, E. coli, yeast and mold in blender gaskets.
Often, these are places missed by cleaning – blenders aren't always fully dissembled for washing, nor are spatulas with detachable heads.
Each year, one is six Americans (or about 48 million people) get some type of foodborne illness, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
NSF provides some tips on its website on how to remedy these bacterial hideouts. Check it out here.


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- Umbriri in Training
- City of Shade
- True Lord of Magic
- Taunt
- Battle
- Onwards to Chult
"Approach, young Netherese," said Escanor. "My brothers and I have been discussing you."
Ezmereth walked deeper into the chamber and bowed slightly towards Escanor Tanthul, one of the Princes of Shade. With him were his brothers Aglarel and Lamorak. All were shades, humans who had merged with the essence of the Shadowfell, making them very powerful in areas of darkness or shadow.
"I come with grave news for the empire," Ezmereth said, swallowing the sadness he felt for his master.
"We already know of Ylormik's death," said Lamorak, with a dark grin on his face.
"But how?"
"We were scrying your training," the prince continued. "We find it important that we keep a close eye on Umbriris in training, especially in these times when we are on the brink of war with the Thayans, not to mention the ever-present threat of the Harpers."
Ezmereth, gritting his teeth, quietly said, "Then you know I have failed him, as well as all of you."
"Yes," Aglarel chimed in, "you have failed us immensely. Ylormik was a skilled nethermancer, and an excellent teacher of the arcane arts. His death will affect many in Shade enclave."
The chamber remained silent for a moment, as though the Princes wished to emphasize their displeasure.
"Worry not, young Swordmage," Escanor finally said, his voice cutting into the silence. "We have already discussed at length what best to do of this."
"Am I to become Shade, like all of you, my lieges?" Ezmereth had hope in his eyes.
"Nay," Aglarel replied dryly.
"But, to wield such power is the only way I can fully serve Netheril and become a true Umbriri. It would be a great honor."
"You shall not have that honor!" Aglarel stared at the young man. "In fact, that blade of yours, Umbra, shall be placed into our care until we deem you worthy of wielding it again."
Guards appeared from the side of the room. They walked up to Ezmereth and opened their hands. Hesitantly, the young Swordmage unsheathed Umbra and placed it into the guards' hands. The guards then quickly turned and walked away.
"All is not lost, Ezmereth Nemrin," Escanor said. "You will be tasked with a mission of great importance. It is our hope that you will accept this mission so that you may redeem yourself in the eyes of Shar."
Ezmereth, looking up with a glimmer of hope in his eyes, asked, "What is your bidding my princes?"
"You shall head west," began Escanor, "to the fabled library of Candlekeep. There you will join a group that is planning an expedition to the southern island of Chult.
"Once you get to Chult, explore the land with the expedition. Learn its geography, the ways of its people, and assist in all that you can. Your task will be to form a Netherese Embassy there so we can make trade relations with the natives. Once this is complete, then, and maybe then, will we give you the honor of turning you into a Shade. And perhaps we shall even give you back your blade of darkness. At the very least, you will have the gratitude of Netheril itself."
"Very well, my lieges," Ezmereth bowed.
"Here is a Tome bound with coils of darkness," Escanor said, walking up to the dishonored Swordmage and handing him a large book with pitch black binding made of shadow. "It contains history about our enclave as it stood in the Shadowfell for millennia. Its worth is unmatched, and with it, you will gain access to the library."
"Leave now," Aglarel said as his brother walked back to his side, "and do not fail us again."
Ezmereth bowed once again, and walked out. He grabbed a steel blade in the armory before leaving the enclave. Nothing enchanted like the blade he was used to, but it would have to suffice. His kingdom needed him to build trade relations and expand their territory to the south. Not quite what he was expecting, but potentially exciting nonetheless.
The jungles of Chult awaited him, a place where he would hone his skill with blade and magic, and hopefully redeem himself for his past mistakes.


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Topic and focus
"Should Graffiti Be Considered Art?" -I have chosen this as the title for my photo essay as I want my images to depict a contrasting view of graffiti being unsightly and a form of vandalism, and it being considered as a way of creating statement art.
The things I will demonstrate with the images that I take will be shutter speed, aperture, compositions, and depth of field.
I shall travel around Hull and the surrounding towns and villages in search of graffiti which ranges from small insignificant doodles, to statement street art pieces. I will analyse the images I take with captions on the pictures; the captions can cover what the image involves, and messages that the graffiti is trying to convey in the photographs.
Shots- daylight and street light during the night. I will use both daylight and street light in my images as I think these lighting techniques will contrast like the subject matter.
Angles- rule of thirds will be used, may include leading lines in the photographs if I can pick up any in the area of the subjects.
I do not expect to find exceptional displays of "street art," but I shall take pictures of graffiti that range in quality, and graffiti that ranges in meaning/messages that will come across in the images that I shall take.
I shall do a short semiotic analysis on each of the images that I produce this ties in to the subject of my Critical and Theoretical Studies classes which is the study of signs and symbols which I hope to find in some of my subjects in this photo essay.
Banksy- known for his satirical street art and his hate over the government labelling his street artwork as "vandalism." His pieces of work have been displayed on walls, bridges and streets all over the world.
I find meaningful graffiti to be a form of art, it is a way of people expressing their emotions for everyone to see, which correlates to Banksy's out-there art he has created in the last 20 years of being a street artist.
Of course, I cannot expect to find such creative work in the local area as Banksy has done, but hopefully the graffiti/street art I come across whilst putting together this photo essay will help me portray the demonstrations of the camera techniques and aid me to create an interesting photo essay as a result of this.
Banksy. (2012). Banksy. Available: http://www.banksy.co.uk/QA/qaa.html. Last accessed 18th Nov 2012.


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The ABS-CBN Philharmonic Orchestra is the latest addition to the country's small number of symphony orchestras.
Composed of some 40 musicians under the baton of Gerard Salonga, the new orchestra is established through the collaborative effort of Philippine Holdings Corp. and ABS-CBN, the largest multimedia conglomerate in the country. Mickey Muñoz is the orchestra's executive director.
Recently the orchestra was presented in a command performance for the press at Dolphy Theater of ABS-CBN. The performance was actually an "informance." Salonga did not merely conduct but also introduced and provided notes to the program; expounded on the mission of the orchestra; and interacted with the audience.
He exhorted the audience to remove any inhibition for a fuller appreciation of symphonic music, telling them to applaud if need be without observing concert protocol, as clapping was a spontaneous expression of appreciation.
The program was eclectic, a potpourri of classics, Broadway, movie themes, OPM and Philippine classics.
The OPM "Laki sa Layaw" sported a handsome if sophisticated appeal á la Baroque Beatles. It was appreciated by the highly appreciative audience. It was followed by Glinka's overture "Ruslan and Ludmilla," which the orchestra performed with aplomb.
Salonga said the mission of the newly born orchestra was to perform, do recordings, and conduct outreach programs. He said the orchestra aimed to bring symphonic music closer to the grassroots.
He said the outreach program was aimed at all levels of audiences: grade-school children (Philharmonikids); high school students (Musicoveires); and the mature audiences (Philharmonic Discoveries).
ABS-CBN also envisions, Salonga said, to put up a youth symphony orchestra composed of poor but musically talented kids in the future. All of this is aimed at democratizing music, he added.
The performance lasted for over an hour. The orchestra dished out more familiar as well as serious tunes. Bernstein's "Candide" was excitingly moving. Providing a stark contrast was Ennio Morrilone's "Cinema Paradiso," which literally chilled one's spine. Principal cellist Ed Pasamba adeptly essayed the solo passage to engage the audience in sublime listening.
"Schindler's List" provided another moment of absorbing listening.
National Artist Antonino Buenaventura's overture "Mindanao Sketches," based on a Manobo chant, which the conductor hailed as an exemplary piece in orchestration, was received with a hearty applause.
Salonga invited two women who gamely sang with the orchestra in "The Prayer."
Next the youthful conductor offered the baton to anyone from the audience interested to lead the orchestra in the opening theme of "Star Wars." The taker was a man who bravely stood before the orchestra ticking his right hand like a metronome, with the conductor turning the page for him.
The inaugural concert of the ABS-CBN Philharmonic Orchestra is slated at the BDO Francisco Santiago Hall in Makati on Aug. 18. The program will include Hector Berlioz's "Roman Carnival" Overture; Franz Liszt's Piano Concerto No. 1 with Jovianney Cruz as featured soloist; and Johannes Brahms' Symphony No. 1 in C Minor.
On Sept. 2, the orchestra will hold a tribute concert for American composer and conductor John Williams at Meralco Theater. Williams is known for his movie themes for "Superman," "E.T.," "Star Wars," "Jaws," "Indiana Jones," "Schindler's List."
For updates on the ABS-CBN Philharmonic Orchestra, follow @absphilharmonic on Twitter and like on Facebook at facebook.com/ABSPhilharmonic.


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The average age of first-time buyers in Ireland has risen by five years to 34 over the past decade, according to Real Estate Alliance (REA).
In 2006 the average first-time buyer in Ireland was approximately 29 years old, according REA, but this figure has since increased by 17 per cent and is still rising.
The estate agency group said agents around Ireland are reporting that first-time buyers in their twenties and early thirties are now mainly absent from the market for properties priced over €160,000.
"A definite two-tier system has emerged over the past year nationwide, with €160,000 emerging as the breaking point for interest from buyers in that age group – ruling out most properties in Dublin," REA chairman Michael O'Connor said.
Mr O'Connor said the introduction of the Central Bank's requirements, combined with higher rents, has made it increasingly difficult for young people to save deposits, especially in Dublin.
"House ownership is now off the table for many couples earning average salaries, with their only hope of purchase now coming from an injection of outside help, usually from close relatives."
He said a couple on a combined average industrial wage income of €74,000 can borrow 3.5 times their income, making a total of €259,000.
"From a Dublin price perspective, the rules don't make sense, with the combination of the deposit rates and the multiplier falling far short of our average three-bed semi price in Dublin city and county of €334,000."
The group said another huge factor in the first-time buyer market has been the recent strength of buyers from outside Ireland who have been typically living and working here for over a decade now putting down roots and buying houses.
"In areas such as Carlow, REA agents are reporting that 30 per cent of first-time buyers are now from Eastern Europe, a percentage that has grown rapidly over the past two years," said Mr O'Connor.


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AMMAN (Reuters) - Syrian rebels killed 10 members of a Palestinian militant faction loyal to President Bashar al-Assad on Wednesday in fighting near a Palestinian refugee camp in Damascus, opposition sources said.
Clashes between rebels and the Popular for the Liberation of Palestine-General Command (PFLP-GC) have escalated this week in "Street 30" and the Hajar al-Aswad area near Yarmouk, a camp inhabited by 150,000 Palestinians and as many Syrians.
Syrian army artillery and warplanes have bombarded rebel positions in the area, opposition sources said.
Syrian rebels and anti-Assad Palestinians announced the formation of a new brigade last week to battle the PFLP-GC, which along with other Palestinian militants and hundreds of thousands of Palestinians have long enjoyed shelter in Syria after successive disastrous wars with Israel dating to 1948.
The Syrian foreign ministry said Damascus would stand "with full determination against any attempt to drag the Palestinians into what is happening in Syria", the state news agency SANA reported, quoting a ministry official.
President Mahmoud Abbas of the West Bank-based Palestinian Authority has asked both the United Nations and Russia, one of Assad's last remaining allies, to work to protect Palestinians in Syria, the official Palestinian news agency reported.
Separately, Syrian security forces raided and sealed the Damascus office of the head of the Palestinian militant movement Hamas, who with top aides left the city months ago after Assad stepped up repression of protests, Hamas said.
Reporting by Khaled Yacoub Oweis; Editing by Mark Heinrich


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By the time I was done, the wind had picked up, but I didn't want to redo the whole thing.
So I was ready to go out slightly overpowered (never a problem on a Superfreak), but I was wondering if to use my small 68l Quatro.
5.5 on a 68l? That didn't sound right...
I even asked asked the two guys that were rigging with me an opinion about that weird combination. Here are their answers:
Jason Diffin (Simmer Sails designer):"uff, that's pushing it to the limit..."
Pio Marasco (Maui Fin Company owner):"Nientemen'... vai, vai, ma ch' t' n' fott'..."
Oh, forgot... Pio is from Napoli too and that in our dialect means something like:"sure, why not?". Something like that...
If I never try, I'll never know... so I tried. It kind of worked. Not the best, of course. But I managed to have some fun. A lot of fun, actually. And that's, again, because for once the wind wasn't 3 knots on the inside and 30 on the outside...
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After my sesh, I sat on the hill and shoot a few pics.
Sailor of the day, Francisco Porcella. Because of goiters like this,
and hits like this,
but, ESPECIALLY because after he did all kind of stuff like that sailing, he grabbed his surfboard and went surfing!
Ah, being 20 again...
Glenn was on fire too. Here's backloop number... ok, I gave up counting them.
One more (sorry, the bloody watermark sw put the address in the middle and I'm too tired to fix it).
Here's a table top.
Tommorrow there's a new NNW swell coming, but the wind is already back to its awful usual gustiness. There's also a south swell, though...
Windsurfing on the north shore or surfing on the south shore...