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So…what is the 'Invisible Black Backdrop'? Well as the saying goes 'a picture paints a thousand words' so here's what I mean:
Over the past few weeks in preparation for the launch of my new 'InSight Photography Workshop' I've been running 'testers' (mini workshops) with groups of photographers to teach a range of lighting techniques and also to get brutal honest feedback.
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If you can throw some extra light onto the subject and have them exposed correctly, in the brighter end of the dynamic range, that will help to send the rest of the image into darkness. The brightly lit subject should be properly exposed. Then there is a good chance that the background will be outside of the part of the dynamic range for which you are exposing. It will, at the very least, be heading towards black.
It was a bit of a surprise to see just how far towards the negative I had moved the contrast slider. This may be counter-intuitive when you are trying to make parts of the image darker, but because we have got a reasonably well-produced file, we can get away with reducing the contrast, and this has the pleasing effect of lightening the hair and separating it from the background.
Still not happy – most people would describe the background as black, but it is not the blackest of blacks, is it?
2. ISO…Set your camera to it's lowest possible ISO. In laymen's terms, the iso dictates how sensitive to light your camera's sensor is i.e a low number like 200 means it's less sensitive to light whereas a higher number like 1600 means it's more sensitive to light. On a side note the higher the iso number the more noise/grain can be introduced into your photograph, particularly in the shadow areas. Now, seeing as we're looking to make a black backdrop we're not concerned with how sensitive to light the camera is, so we'll be keeping our iso as low as possible; in my case, my Nikon D3 can go down to 100 which means the camera isn't very sensitive to light at all and the final picture will be nice and clean with minimal grain/noise.
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2. If you're using Speedlights outside to do this technique you may find that if you're doing it in the middle of a bright afternoon your cameras aperture (f number) will have to be set so closed down (eg f/22) that your speedlights wont be powerful enough to light the sensor. The answer here is to find a covered/shady area or better still wait for the sun to ease off a little. This technique can be done in the middle of the afternoon on a bright sunny day but that would call for alot more powerful lighting to be used which in turn would cost alot more money.
Who does not love a crisp, deep black background for a portrait? You can achieve this with the application of just two ideas, and just a little post-processing too.
One of the techniques I've been teaching has become affectionately knows as 'The Invisible Black Backdrop' and without doubt has proven to be one of the most popular techniques amongst attendees. So, this got me thinking…why not write a tutorial, post it on the blog and then encourage those who give it a go to submit their photographs?…I mean, what better way to judge your teaching than by seeing the results achieved by others?
This is the photograph from the top of the article, as it first appeared out of the camera. You do not want to hear my excuses, but I did not get it as completely right in-camera as I would normally like to do. However, it turns out that is lucky, as it makes a good example for a post-processing in this case. Because the file was produced with the application of the ideas talked about above, it is very workable.
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There's no question that having this technique in your 'Photography Toolbag' can save you alot of time, effort and not to mention…money, but it also allows you to add a little extra creativity to your 'shoot' and get photos that you would have normally thought only possible in a studio or with a collapsible backdrop.
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Again experience of having done this a few times will dictate what power level you put the flash on so until that time just pick a power level ie 1/4 power, then take a shot and see what you get. If you want more light then increase the power of the flash in increments until you get what you want. If the light from the flash is too bright then simply lower the power level in increments.
I think the point is illustrated. Is it clear that the background is worthy of the classic description "inky"? Other things could be improved with a few post-processing tweaks. They are presented to show the backgrounds, not as finished portraits, and I've only changed color balance and tried to balance the exposures.
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In respect of the black cloth, most advice will suggest that you buy black velvet. I am sure it does an excellent job of absorbing light from all directions. But it is expensive, and with careful technique, it seems to me that another dark, non-shiny cloth can do the job too. One thing to pay a little attention to is making sure that you stretch the background cloth out a little. Try to get it as smooth and even as possible, with no creases, as any imperfections are liable to catch the light.
The first concept might be stated simply as light falls off rapidly. Fleshing that out just a little, the amount of light available decreases greatly as you move away from the source of the light. But we are photographers and we do tend to think that a picture is worth a thousand words, so look at the diagram below:
I am referring to Lightroom here, but there are equivalent tools in other software.
3. MAXIMUM SYNC SPEED (1/250th sec, 1/200th sec etc… depending on your camera)
So, that quite simply is all there is to it. Now I've deliberately not gone into too much technical jargon to explain this because I want this to be a 'how to' tutorial as opposed to a 'why' but should you wish to know the ins and outs of the technical side I'll gladly pass on details of books that will cover it all.
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So, how do we achieve the 'Black Backdrop'? Basically what we're looking to do is to tell the camera to capture no light other than what we introduce in the form of a speedlight flash for example. We don't want the camera to pick up any of the ambient/natural light at all, and by doing that we have an instant black backdrop.
In the example above, one unit of light arrives at our subject, one meter away from the window. If she moves two meters away, just one-quarter of a unit of light will now be arriving at her. Then, if she moves three meters away from the window, which is the source of light, there will be only one-ninth of a unit of light. The available light disappears very quickly.
If you have any questions then post them to the comments section…that way others with the same question will get the answers too. Also let me know how you get on…I'd love to see some of the results you come up with, or any challenges you experience and if you get the urge why not leave a comment…any feedback is great and don't worry, I've got broad shoulders.
4. Aperture…The final setting on our cameras is the aperture or basically what 'f' number we should select. Now, knowing roughly what 'f' number to use will become second nature after you've done this a few times so the best thing is to choose say, f/5.6 and go from there. Once you're at this stage take a photo of your subject and see what results you get. The objective here is to see absolutely nothing on your cameras display ie you should see a completely black screen. Now, if you don't and you're seeing a bit of the environment then clearly some natural/ambient light is creeping into the scene. So, all we have to do is close down our 'f' number a little ie if you're getting natural/ambient light into the photo at say f/5.6 then try going to f/8.0 and see what that gives you:
Use the natural law (it is called the Inverse Square Law) which dictates that light falls away rapidly from the source, and the limited dynamic range of your camera and you are a long way to getting a good, deep black, background. Next, you can help complete it further in post-processing.
I managed to do just that with this image. It makes me smile when I look at it now, a few weeks later, as I am slightly surprised at how far I went. I adjusted the color balance, brushed some negative clarity onto mom's face, rotated the image counter-clockwise a little, but the exposure was not adjusted at all as the faces looked fine to me. Then I started pushing the sliders around.
One of the best bits of advice I ever received, which I sometimes manage to apply, is to ignore the numbers. You should move those sliders till they give the look which you think suits the picture. Look at the photo and see what happens, take a breath, pause for a moment, and make some judgment as to whether it gives you what you're looking for. Often this involves going a bit too far (whether it be with sharpening, or exposure, shadows, or whatever) and then dialing back a little.
In the practical world, there may be limits to what you can do, perhaps by the shooting space you have available. However, the message is simple, push the background as far away as possible, and even a seemingly small distance will help make it appear darker.
As an erstwhile teacher of Mathematics, I should not apologize for numbers, should I? There is quite a lot of Mathematics in photography. However, you may be pleased to know that I think you can achieve everything, without thinking much beyond the basics. If you have a broad understanding of the concepts you will be absolutely fine.
Triggering the flash As this technique uses 'off camera' flash we need to have a way of triggering our flash. I use Pocket Wizards which are the industry standard radio triggers; great pieces if kit, very reliable that work at ridiculous distances, but they do have a price tag to match. However, there are lots of alternative ways to trigger your flash from a simple 'sync lead' which forms a physical connection to your camera and flash (with obvious limitations), an infra red trigger, Nikon users can use their 'Pop-Up' flashes to trigger another flash using the Nikon CLS (Creative Lighting System) and there's even budget radio triggers you can get off ebay that seem to work just fine.
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Combine this reasonably straightforward science, the way light falls away, with the science of the dynamic range of camera sensors and you will be a long way towards achieving black backgrounds for your portraits.
Here is the same set up again, with some extra light on the subject.
1. If you're using this technique indoors be aware that once you introduce flash, the light might end up bouncing off light coloured walls which will then light the room up and so destroy your black backdrop. My advice when using this technique indoors would be to restrict where the light falls by using such modifiers as a Honl Speed Grid or a Lastolite EzyBox, or 'close down' your reflective umbrella.
Please understand that the numbers I am using here are approximate. They do vary from camera to camera, and from the conclusion given by one source to another. But I am going for using what is easy, what is really needed to make the point so you understand.
Share your images and questions in the comments below. I'm happy to try to help further if I can.
As a rule, Shutter Speed controls Ambient/Natural light and Aperture controls flash power but in this technique once we've set both the shutter speed and aperture to give us our black background we really need to leave them well alone and control the power of the flash manually by walking over to (or better still having an assistant) adjust it by hand.
Dynamic range is the measurement from the darkest to the lightest item which can be seen. Your camera has a great deal less dynamic range than the human eye. It is much less capable of seeing into dark and light areas at the same time. That is why, when your camera produces an image with blown out highlights, and blocked up shadows. But your eye can still see the detail of a bird, which sat in bright sunlight, and you can also see the black dog which sat in the darkest shadows. Your camera simply cannot see both at the same time.
1. Put your camera into MANUAL MODE. Yes, now we are in control: Shutter Speed, Aperture, iso…from this point onwards we're telling the camera what to do as opposed to the camera telling us and giving us the picture it thinks we want.
How you decide to throw some light onto the subject of the photograph is for other articles. There are many other great Digital Photography School articles, which offer a huge number of suggestions for illuminating subjects. I thought you should know that I do very much like my LEDs, as I like being able to see the light. I also use reflectors. However, the first source of light in all the photographs above is natural light. You do not necessarily need a fancy kit.
5. Bring in the flash…Now we've 'set the scene' with our camera's and have a completely black screen, the final phase to this technique is to 'bring in the flash'. Where you prefer to position your flash and what modifier you use is entirely down to you depending on the look you want to achieve but I find I get great results using a 60″ reflective umbrella. This is a great piece of kit that creates beautiful light but I can also 'close down' to control where I want the light to fall and how much etc…
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The background for this photograph was the inside of a room. The teenage Filipino boy was standing in a doorway, getting full benefit from the light source. The background, the far wall of the room, might be only eight feet (just over two meters) away, but it is getting very close to the blackest of blacks, isn't it?
The power of photography! 25 years after the event, I paid a bit of homage to Annie Leibowitz's photograph of Demi Moore. I was not trying to replicate it as such, just nod in the photograph's direction. But I did manage to get a really black background, didn't I? Please give it a go yourself.
It might suit some if I illustrate the same point with a graph (which, in the past, I have tended to introduce to students as a Mathematical picture).
When trying to achieve a black background, you are interested in the amount of light hitting it. Again, pictures tell the story best. Both these photos had only white balance and very small adjustments to balance exposure done in post-processing.
In these photographs, the subject hasn't moved and the exposure does not change. The background moves farther away, and the amount of light reaching it reduces rapidly. Even when the background is white, rather than the desired black, it gets much darker the greater the distance it is positioned from the light source.
3. Shutter Speed…Set your camera to its maximum/optimum sync speed. Basically this is the maximum speed that your camera and flash work together ie any faster than this and your camera's shutter is opening and closing too quickly to allow all the light from your flash to fill the camera's sensor. Common maximum sync speeds are in the 1/200th of a second to 1/250th of a second. Now although we could quite easily make the scene completely black by going to an incredibly high shutter speed like 1/8000th second the problem with this is that the shutter will open and close so quickly that none of the light from the flash will hit the sensor, so we must stick to the maximum sync speed that our cameras and flashes work 'together'.
We are talking about a couple of techy things in hopefully, a non-techy way. These two ideas will give you tips for how to make black backgrounds for your portraits.
Now I just want to add that this technique can be done with any camera that has the ability to be put into Manual Mode and has the ability to trigger off camera flash; so that means SLR's and some pocket cameras such as the Canon G range (G9, G10 and so on…)
Of most significance to this exercise is the shadows slider which was moved in the opposite direction to usual. It was moved to the negative, to block up the shadows, rather than to the right, to try to pull out some detail.
I was also a bit surprised at how far I moved the black point. It seemed to work, though. As I say, I think it often works best if you move the sliders, without too much concern for the numbers they represent. Try to look at each photograph individually, rather than apply some sort of formula.
It might be stating the obvious, but it needs to be said – the first step to getting a black background is to use a black backdrop. Then, if you can get the subject lit more brightly than the background, that will push the background into the underexposed, dark areas, outside the camera's more limited dynamic range.
The final image had only a couple more, tiny, detailed tweaks.
Here is the setup for a portrait, with only natural light hitting the subject. It is not as obvious in this reduced jpeg as in the original RAW file, but the background is rather muddy, certainly getting towards black, but not the pure black you are looking for. In the original, you can clearly see folds in the cloth.
Why not try this technique on 'still life' too as in this photograph I took of a Prototype Microphone whilst shooting at the Imperial College, London.
The image on the left has the background close to the subject, about three feet (one meter) behind her. Then, on the right, the white background is about thirteen feet (four meters) back. You do not need me to do calculations, quote some nice formulae, to prove what is happening above. It is obvious, isn't it?
Firstly, please think of stops of light as units. Using the term stop is like saying that something weighs 12 kilograms or that it is 10 miles away. As photographers, we tend to talk about stops and stopping down, but it is just as valid to say units. The thing is not to get bogged down in technicalities, the term stop is only a unit of measure.
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Although some hope remains, the following bills face the KIC (Killed in Committee) Treatment: Voter-Owned Iowa Clean Elections (HSB 805), CAFO (Confined Animal Feeding Operation) Regulation (HF 873), and the Civil Rights Bill (SF 427).
With the Democrats in charge of both houses and the executive branch of Iowa, these bills appeared destined to pass during this session. But as we all know, nothing is a given in the Underworld of Politics. Perplexed by the Majority's paralysis, I sought to tap the infinite wisdom of Lucy, an untrained, yet affordable psychiatrist:
Political Fallout: Say Lucy, how come Iowa's new Democrat Majority leaders are helping kill bills in committee?
Lucy: Isn't it obvious?
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Political Fallout: (Pulls out a nickel and plops it into can) Now will you help?
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Political Fallout: Tri-fect-a-what-a?
Lucy: Phobia. That's right, Trifectaphobia.
Political Fallout: What's that?
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Spicy Beer Cheese Dip | Michigan Made Recipes
It would not be a stretch to say that dip is one of my favorite foods. Chips and dip, veggies and dip, crackers and dip. Basically just all the dips. One of my favorites is beer cheese dip. When I saw the Backwoods Mustard Co. Sweet Jalapeño mustard in the November Mitten Crate, I knew I could use it to make a spicy version of classic beer cheese. Obviously, you also need beer for this recipe, so make sure you pick a Michigan beer! IPA works well here, so I used Short's Brewing Co. Dan's Pink Skirt IPA.
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Spicy Beer Cheese Dip
Yield: about 3 cups dip
Prep Time: 15 minutes
- 2 garlic cloves, chopped
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- 8 ounces cream cheese, softened
- 1/2 cup beer (preferably pale ale)
- 2 tablespoons Backwoods Mustard Co. Sweet Jalapeño mustard
- 2 teaspoons sriracha, plus additional for garnish (if desired)
- 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
- 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
- Place all ingredients in food processor fitted with knife blade attachment and process until smooth. Cover and refrigerate at least 1 hour, or up to 3 days, to allow flavors to develop. To serve, garnish with additional sriracha, if desired.
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A fun shoot in Kleinburg just north of Toronto with a very cool laid back couple, cant wait for these two amazing people to get married. Congratulations on your engagement Alessia + Gary!
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The Rockley Family Foundation is pleased to present Bill Hill and Friends, the award-winning Jazz, Latin, and Fusion band in concert!
There will also be a FREE MASTERCLASS before the show!
February 10, 2019
Concert at 6:30pm
FREE MASTERCLASS from 5:00-6:00pm
Students will work with the musicians for an hour on jazz and latin standards before the concert. Students will be given the opportunity to play with the professionals from the show and receive feedback on their work. Take advantage of this great opportunity to work with some of Denver's best musicians!
Bill Hill and Friends
"…an astonishing group of some of America's finest jazz, rock, and classical musicians…"
-Dazzle Jazz
Members of the Band:
Bill Hill, set has been the Principal Timpanist with the Colorado Symphony for the past 38 years. The orchestra has performed his compositions more than 50 times and he is frequently a featured soloist. His award winning compositions range from symphonies to jazz and chamber music. They have been regularly performed and recorded by numerous groups across this country and in Europe including the Moravian Philharmonic. Mr. Hill also does educational programs on World Percussion demonstrating and performing on his collection of instruments from Africa, South America, the Middle East, the British Isles, etc. Bill teaches composition at the University of Denver Lamont School of Music, and is the Music Director of the Evergreen Chamber Orchestra.
Ron Bland, acoustic and electric bass is on the faculty of Metropolitan State, and the University of Colorado Denver. Ron is heard with numerous jazz groups around Denver and across the country, is a regular on Colorado Symphony Pops, and does an in-residency in France every summer. He has performed with Dizzie Gillespie, George Benson, Eddie Daniels, Billy Taylor, and Doc Severinson to name a few. Ron has also performed as a classical bass player with the Colorado Springs Symphony as well as the CSO.
Dave Hanson, keys teaches jazz and commercial music arranging and composition at the University of Denver. His compositions and arrangements are played by numerous orchestras, and he has written arrangements for many well known artists like Marvin Hamlish, and Paul Winter. Dave has been the recipient of awards from the National Endowment for the Arts and the Duke Ellington Scholarship. He has performed numerous times with the Colorado Symphony as a featured artist on shows of Duke Ellington's music, with Eddie Daniels, and Bill Conte.
Neil Haverstick, guitar is one of the country's leading composers of microtonal music and an expert on various non-western tuning systems. Neil recently published Harmonics and Spirals, the Code of Music. Articles about Neil's work have been featured in Guitar Player Magazine, and the International Musician, and his article on 19 tone composition and performance was recently published in Downbeat Magazine. Neil's compositions have been performed across America and in the Netherlands and the Czech Republic. He has also performed numerous pops shows with the Colorado Symphony.
Colin Hill, percussion studies at the University of Colorado as a jazz major and has been playing professional gigs in several of Denver's jazz clubs since the age of 14. Colin's compositions have recently been performed by the CU Dance Department and at the Fisk Planetarium with the Boulder Laptop Orchestra. As a member of the Colorado Conservatory for Jazz Arts he performed at the National Jazz Educators Conference in Atlanta and won the Louis Armstrong National Jazz Award.
Nadya Hill, voice and jazz violin has been featured as a vocal and violin soloist with various orchestras across the country, and is comfortable in a wide range of musical styles from classical to jazz and ethnic music. She is currently the Co-Director and Founder of the Mountain Area Chamber Music Festival, holds a violin and voice studio in Evergreen, CO and is the Head of Strings with the Rockley Family Foundation.
Chuck Schneider, sax has backed up name acts such as Debbie Reynolds, Mel Torme and Nancy Wilson, and performed with Joe Bonner, Parameters Creative Jazz Ensemble and the Chie Imaizumi Big Band. Chuck played in the opening band for a Stan Getz tour, and has served as saxophone clinician at several Clark Terry summer jazz camps. He has taught at the University of Colorado at Denver as combo director and jazz theory and improvisation instructor. Presently Chuck carries a sizable studio of private students, and freelances in the Denver area.
Rockley Family Foundation Recital Hall
8591 W. Colfax Avenue
Lakewood, CO 80215
(see map below)
Pre-ordered Tickets:
$25 General Admission
$20 Seniors and Kids
$150 Full Table (4 people, best seats, 8 drink tickets)
$75 1/2 Table (2 people, best seats, 4 drink tickets)
***Tickets will be more expensive at the door.***
Tickets include light hors-d'oeuvres; water, soft drinks, beer, and wine will be available, and half of your ticket/table price is considered a charitable contribution to the Rockley Family Foundation and may be TAX DEDUCTIBLE*!
*You should consult with your own tax adviser to the individual deductibility of any contribution.
To purchase tickets, please call our box office at: 303-210-1571 ex.3
Can't make this concert but would still like to donate to the Rockley Family Foundation?
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C J's Restaurant
C J's is located in the General Aviation area on the Bloomington, IL Airport (BMI). Place has excellent food. Park in front of restaurant and walk up to door and push button. Even without reservations Pilot's get moved to front of line if there is a waiting list. Groups should call ahead for reservations. In summer they have an outside seating area right next to the ramp, but separated by a security fence.
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WASHINGTON — Senator Lisa Murkowski of Alaska called on Friday for the summary dismissal of two federal prosecutors who came under particular criticism in a report about the botched ethics trial of Senator Ted Stevens, while lawyers for the two complained that their clients had been smeared.
Ms. Murkowski said that the late Mr. Stevens, a fellow Alaska Republican, would not have lost his Senate seat in the 2008 election if not for their misconduct.
"The first thing that I think needs to happen is the attorney general needs to get rid of those prosecutors who have engaged in this intentional willful misconduct that this report brings out," she said in an interview. "They are still out there prosecuting, and by the way, we are paying $1.8 million as taxpayers to pay for their legal fees. That really just burns me."
One of those prosecutors, Joseph W. Bottini, a 27-year veteran of the United States attorney's office in Anchorage, said in a phone interview that it has been "personally devastating" for him to have been "part of something that has discredited the Department of Justice." He insisted that he had not intentionally withheld information from Mr. Stevens' defense team, despite the report's accusations.
"There is no question that I made mistakes — and we all did, quite frankly — but I would never do anything intentionally wrong," Mr. Bottini said. "Intentional misconduct goes against everything that I believe in as a federal prosecutor."
Mr. Stevens was prosecuted late in the Bush administration on charges that he failed to report gifts related to the remodeling of his home by an oil field services firm. He was convicted in October 2008, days before narrowly losing his bid for re-election to his Democratic opponent.
In early 2009, it emerged that the government's star witness, whose testimony cast doubt on Mr. Stevens' claim that he had intended to pay for the remodeling, had earlier made conflicting statements that prosecutors failed to disclose.
The judge overseeing the case dismissed the conviction and appointed a special investigator, whose 514-page report was made public on Thursday. It found that three prosecutors in particular — Mr. Bottini, James A. Goeke, and Nicholas A. Marsh — had known about other material favoring Mr. Stevens as well, accusing them of intentionally failing to provide it to the defense.
However, the report concluded that they could not be prosecuted for criminal contempt of court because the judge had never given a specific order that they turn over such material. It left open what might be done by the Justice Department, whose own investigation is in its late stages.
Last week, Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. testified that the internal investigation had recommended unspecified sanctions for at least some of the prosecutors, but "what exactly should happen to these people" would depend on factors like what each did, how serious the acts were, and whether they were isolated.
While the report largely exonerated several other prosecutors, it said that the evidence against Mr. Bottini and Mr. Goeke, who were both based in Alaska at the time, showed "beyond a reasonable doubt" that they intentionally concealed information they should have disclosed.
The report did not make the same assertion about Mr. Marsh, a former member of the department's public integrity section, citing his suicide in 2010 as a reason to remain silent.
Mr. Bottini, who is now working on a case involving a suspected plot by militia members to kill a federal judge, moved to Alaska as a teenager and is a veteran figure in the office. Mr. Goeke joined the prosecutor's office in 2003 after working for several years as a commercial litigator; he has since taken a position as a federal prosecutor in Washington State.
Attorneys for Mr. Bottini and Mr. Goeke fought the decision to make the report public, saying it was not fair to accuse people of being guilty of intentional misconduct when they would not get a trial to test the basis for those claims.
They criticized the report as leaping without explanation from the fact that their clients made mistakes to the conclusion that the mistakes were intentional. They complained that they had not been given a chance to contest the accusations in the report before the judge made its conclusions public, and said the report omitted information that would have put their clients' actions in a better light.
"It's ironic that in a case about whether the defense had full access to all the evidence, we did not have access to the materials in the report and did not have a chance to challenge them," Mr. Goeke's lawyer, Matthew Menchel, said.
Senator Murkowksi had little sympathy. She recalled talking with Mr. Stevens, who died in a plane crash in 2010, about his insistence on a quick trial before the election because he had faith the justice system would exonerate him. Citing instances of alleged prosecutorial misconduct in other cases, she vowed to press forward with a bill that would require prosecutors to turn over all "favorable" evidence to the defense.
That would be a much more sweeping disclosure standard than the current one, which is limited to information that is deemed "material." The bill's co-sponsors include Mark Begich, the Alaska Democrat who defeated Mr. Stevens in 2008.
"No one can say that the Justice Department has come out well from this," said Daniel Richman, a criminal law professor at Columbia University. "The question now is of what significance this is to future reforms."


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Structural Waterproofing & Damp Proofing Advice » Waterproofing A Basement Conversion
Waterproofing A Basement Conversion
The key when waterproofing a basement conversion is to choose the right products to achieve the degree of waterproofing required for the intended use of the basement. If it is to become a living space then a full waterproofing system would be needed, and we can advise you of the best products to achieve this. We can also recommend contractors in your area to install the system who provide guarantees for their work.
Components of the Newton CDM System
At Newton Waterproofing Systems, we would usually recommend that a 'Type C' Cavity Drain system (CDM) be installed. A well-designed cavity drain waterproofing system places voids created by the cuspated (studded) membrane and the drainage channels that receive the water at the points it enters the structure.
Recommendations of the British Standard 8102:2009
The Newton CDM System complies with the recommendations within British Standard 8102:2009 – Code of Practice for Protection of Below Ground Structures Against Water From The Ground for a 'maintainable Type C waterproofing system', and includes Inspection Ports to ensure maintainability and correct servicing of the system.
This system utilises the wall and floor membranes, together with strategically placed drainage channels, to create air spaces, or voids, at points of weakness within the structure, to depressurise and manage the incoming water. This is why they are sometimes referred to as 'water management systems' Once captured, water is discharged from the property either via gravity to open elevations or removed by mechanical means e.g. pumping systems.
Newton Cavity Drain Membranes applied to the walls and floors, with Newton Basedrain providing a drainage channel - which can be linked to Newton Sump and Pump Systems if required.
"I have had Newton System 500 installed in the cellar of my London Victorian property following failure of the previous tanking system as a result of a burst water main in 2009. To say that I am very satisfied with the customer experience with Newton to date and Newton System 500 is an understatement! The technical team at Newton are "par excellence". The company as a whole is exemplary and commendable putting the customer always first and tailoring solutions to meet customer needs"
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BS 8102:2009 recognises that, for a below ground waterproofing project to be successful, strategies for dealing with groundwater, soil gases and contaminants are considered from the very earliest stages of the design process.
The British Standard also recommends that a "Waterproofing Specialist" should be included as a part of the design team so that an integrated waterproofing solution is created. Newton Specialist Basement Contractors meet this requirement.
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Today at The Hunters Inn the Caravan & Camping site we have running water and Beautifully picturesque setting for you to pitch your Caravan or Tent. The Pub & Restaurant itself will cater for all of your needs. Its only 3 miles from the Historic town of Tewkesbury 20 minutes from Cheltenham.
Caravaning & Camping Tomorrow
We are currently undergoing a big refurb on the camping field where we will have electric hook ups and all the superior facilities that you would expect from a Luxury Caravan and Camping Site watch this space for future developments.
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iMpulse – World's Smallest Gaming & Media Controller0
iMpulse – World's Smallest Gaming & Media Controller
There are some times where bigger is better. For instance, an epic sword. An ice cream sundae. The BFG. And then there are times when smaller is really what we need. Our entertainment center is already overrun with consoles and equipment. And we have a storage bin just for our remote controls. We do not need another oversized controller that attempts to be everything for all our devices.
What about a tiny one? Fits in your pocket and lets you control the volume on an iPhone's playlist on the other side of the party. That could be good, right? Helps you find your keys. We could use that. None of our current stash of controllers does that. Lets you use a D-pad on your Android games. Now we're talkin'.
Product Specifications
- The smallest wireless controller for mobile devices
- Take control of any iOS/Android-powered (Bluetooth-enabled) Media Player app from up to 100 feet away (includes Spotify, Pandora, etc.)
- Compatible with any Bluetooth-enabled device, including iPhones, iPads, and Android phones and tablets
- Bluetooth version: 2.1
- Wireless range: 100 ft.
- Use as a camera remote with your smartphone (Android users will need to download a camera app that uses volume + to activate the shutter)
- Supports emulators, plus hundreds of games in the App Store and Google Play are iMpulse-compatible, no configuration needed
- 6 button layout: 4 on the front and 2 on the back
- Multiple controllers can be used with the same device for multiplayer action
- Works with D-pad on the left or right
- Buttons feature white backlighting
- Really, really small but hard to lose (activate a free app on a device paired with your iMpulse, and it'll chirp if it's within 100 ft. – keep it on your keychain to find your keys)
- SDK available
- Batteries: Rechargeable Lithium polymer (~9 hours continuous play, charging cable included, full charge takes 3 hours)
- Play or control while recharging via USB
- Dimensions: 2.7″ long x 1.3″ wide x 0.6″ high
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A leading broadcast and media specialist PR, Marketing and Events agency requires an Office Manager / Personal Assistant to join its team on a part-time, permanent basis. The role will generally be supporting the Managing Director as well of the rest of the team and various clients.
As the Office Manager / PA you will be responsible for diary management, booking travel for the team and arranging industry events, managing expenses and dealing with phone and email correspondence. You will also be a key point of contact for suppliers such as recruitment agencies, IT support and merchandise providers and will support with document preparation and filing.
We are looking for someone who is super-organised and enthusiastic, with the ability to keep things running smoothly at all times, efficiently prioritise and happy to be in control. You will also be proficient using Outlook and Microsoft Power Point, Word and Excel.
This is a part-time role, with the hours being either three full days (one must be a Monday) or one full day and four half days (full day must be a Monday), so would be well suited to someone looking for flexible work hours. The pro-rata salary on offer for these hours is approx £20,000, which would equate to £30,000-40,000 per annum for a full-time position.
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The Samsung Galaxy Note 9 is expected to get an unveil at the company's Unpacked event on August 9, but it's the new S Pen that could steal the show.
- Samsung Galaxy Note 9
- The best mechanical pencil 2018: for drawing, writing and more
- Samsung Galaxy S10: 7 rumoured features
Sure, the Samsung Galaxy Note 9 has got some amazing specs that have leaked already. There's that 6.4-inch QHD+ Super AMOLED display, the dual 12MP f/1.5 to f/2.4 aperture cameras with 960fps super slow-mo, 6GB of RAM, 1TB of storage, wireless charging, IP68 toughness and a whopping 4,000mAh battery. But it's the new S Pen that really excites.
The new S Pen is described on the leaked packaging as "S Pen with remote control". This is in line with previous rumours that suggest this could be a Bluetooth version of the S Pen with new sensors. As such the button could be use to wirelessly control functions on the phone, like a camera shutter or slide show, but also on other devices, like a Samsung TV.
There have even been rumours to suggest the new S Pen may have motion sensors allowing it to double as a gaming controller while the Note 9 sits locked into a VR headset. That would help to explain the need for the larger 4,000mAh battery which now presumably needs to charge that Bluetooth S Pen when it's docked in the phone.
Expect to hear even more leaked ahead of the August 9 Unpacked event where the Samsung Galaxy Note 9 and new S Pen get revealed officially, all with a decent price too.


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Roger Krienke ∙ throws
Joe Schoenfelder ∙ head boys, pole vault
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Few people took out the body like structure from the truck and placed it in the ground. Sid's uncle pushed him and brought him near the structures. One of the man removed the cover from the structures and Sid saw his parent's bodies.
As a ten year old, he was too young to have any reactions immediately, but he could gather that they are no more. He looked around, saw lots of unknown faces, and could not make any sense out of it.
Slowly he went near his mother's body and sat there. Her face was pale but peaceful. He held her hand and could not stop the tears, her hand was cold. "I can never talk to her again, she can never love me again", the thought was painful. And then there was no stopping of his tears. He could hear the noise that erupted near him. Everyone seem to cry and shout at the same time. But, then he was in his world, slowly drifting towards a silence.
He wished his parent's had listened to him and agreed not to send him to boarding school, at least he could have spoken to his parents in the death bed for the last time. But then, he was a normal boy who has never learnt to disobey his parents. And he still recall that day when his parents gave him the news.
His father had said, "You have to study; You have to grow up in life and be a great man".
To which he had replied, "But I can stay with you all and study also"
They had said "The boarding school which we have selected is among the best one. You will learn things which you can't learn otherwise. Moreover we are very busy nowadays and can't put the enough time and effort. You are growing and you need proper direction"
He had said "but I don't know anyone there. I get scared of unknown people. I want to stay with you."
To which they had replied, "It's okay baby, soon you will make friends, don't worry. There are lots of students like you. You will adjust with them. And anyway every now and then one of us will be visiting you, you will also come to stay with us during your holidays. You will not even realize how days will pass by. And all you need to do is to concentrate and study. Don't keep on thinking about us too much"
He did heard everything, but understood nothing. They seemed to be really concerned. And he also felt that they will do whatever is best for him. But, he can't live without them, and they should have known and understood that.
And after two years of lonely, frustrated, abandon life, he now suddenly hears this news of car accident that took away his parents silently away from him. He was too young to understand life and he could hardly anticipate how things are going to change around him. All he knew by now was that there is no one in his life who could take care of him. Right now all he knew is that there is one uncle who will take care of his expenditures till he becomes a graduate. He hated him.
Few people came and took their bodies again. He didn't stop them. He knew his parents have left him to stay with some unknowns.
Out in the open no one saw anything changed in him but then within him something hit him pretty hard, putting a scare somewhere deep inside him. Sid could never come out of it. And from that day his life changed. He was never the same. He didn't searched for that care and love again.
He hated to feel helpless. He decided that he will never feel abandoned again.
But then, his life was just beginning in this world of strangers.
The story continues …
After 8 years, when Sid was doing engineering … and on one day
Sid keeps staring at the white sheet of paper in front of him. Suddenly an unknown fear grips him. Is this white sheet of paper scaring him? But, How can a simple white paper scare anyone?
Is it the blankness of screen, that is scaring him?
Sid don't know. But, if he don't cover that blankness with something, it will keep haunting him forever. He starts to write down something in that sheet of paper, but he can't, his hands are shaking.
And he keeps thinking, "What is happening to me?"
Sid decides to let go this surge of nervousness, uneasiness, tension or fear. He closes his eyes. Maybe now he can think of writing something on that blank page.
Nothing? Its dark everywhere. He can't see any images, it scares him more. Closing his eyes lands him into the land of darkness from the land of blankness, an unknown fear grips him.
He opens his eyes, feeling frustrated and helpless. He stands up from the chair and looks at the white sheet of papers once again. He walks near the window and sees the sun settling somewhere far away. The sun is losing its charm, it's brightness is going down slowly and slowly. .
He thinks, "Am I drawing an analogy? Why am I so scared of reality? Why I don't want to think anything?"
He takes the glass of water and finishes it at one go, but keeps thinking, "Why am I getting scared? Scared of What? Am I scared of becoming invisible, losing my charm? I am scared of writing the truth"
Sid lights another cigarette and inhales lot of nicotine. "Another way of moving to the death bed early", he thinks.
Sid walks to the mirror, and looks at himself, and says loud to no one, "Why am I so scared? Scared of this blankness, darkness etc. what are these?"
His shadow in the mirror looks calm. Maybe the nicotine has a faster effect in him then he has anticipated. Suddenly he feels as if the image in the mirror is saying, "You are scared of yourself, the blankness and the darkness inside yourself. And that's the truth. They are nothing but just the hatred, frustration, revenge etc. and you yourself created it inside you."
Sid asks, "But why, why I have this darkness inside me"
The shadow replies calmly, "It's your creation. It's very difficult for anyone to understand and acknowledge the fact that he or she is just a simple normal person. And that's what you are. But, no, you will not understand that, all you want is to be special, something different. And set extremely high standards for yourself, once you are not able to achieve those, there is frustration inside your, an unknown hatred or a sense of revenge against everyone. And that's what is creating this darkness inside you"
And that makes Sid angry at his image, "What are you saying? Who wants to be called a normal person? Of course I want to be special, at least special for someone, if not for all. I want appreciations and that's why I set up high standard for myself. I have capabilities also, and I can prove to the world that I am different".
The image smiles "Does it really matter what you think? Does it really matter what you do or what you want. Do you really get what you desire or want?"
"Of course it matter" Sid shouted immediately "Sometimes I may not get what I want, or maybe I don't get what I want. But I work, I can work. I can put my soul into everything, I can achieve anything. I am born with hundreds of ambitions, desires and energy"
His image keeps smiling "Don't you realize that something somewhere control everything around you. This super power is extremely powerful, powerful enough to control your destiny and everything around you. No matter what effort you put in, if that's not in your destiny you will never get it"
"No, I don't care, I can create my own destiny" he kept shouting. "I know he created a net of such complexities around me that I ended up nowhere. I lost myself in struggling to survive, live for others and creating pseudo happiness around me. I struggled in my relationships, I don't have close friends, and what not. No one, simply no came for my rescue. I faced all onslaughts alone, but I survived. And still surviving, but everything inside me became blank, just like a blank paper. I have no emotions left, I don't cry. I start a fight or hurt people with my sense of humour. But, I am still fighting and will fight till the end of my life. I will come up against my destiny"
He took a breathe and continued "everyone kept criticizing me, tried finding faults in me. My parent left me, and they never even gave a chance to say what I want. Many said I didn't put my sincere effort or not enough hard work. I heard everything. But now I want to live my own life, I want to be what I am. I don't understand why it is so scary"
The shadow kept his cool and said "Every anger, hatred against them kept boiling inside you because you know you did put in effort. In fact, you put in everything that you had inside you. But, it doesn't matter. This complexity which is created around you is your destiny. You are in the rush for your ambitions, for something. That something which probably you don't know what is? And you ruined everything. You ruined your life"
Sid kept shouting "maybe I don't know what I am running after exactly. But I want something and I am ready to put everything in life to get it"
The shadow paused for a little and spoke again "But does everyone get what they wish for? No. they don't. Everything has a limit. It's just that situation were never under your control. You have no super powers. You are nothing against the might of this unknown super power who controls your life. You are just a puppet in his arms and he makes you sing and dance the way he wants you to. You are now just a living person without a soul"
Sid calmly replied "I did mistakes, I agree. Everyone does them. But I did repented, said sorry, and rectified. But, was it necessary to offer me the strongest punishment for such mistakes. Well, maybe I deserved it. In relationships, I was never able to understand others. They termed me selfish, egoist, irritating, bore, non-humours and what not. Overall no one liked me, appreciated me. I am neither cared nor I want to care."
The shadow smiled "How long can you carry this? Just look at people around you, everyone is happy, successful, enjoying life. Why can't you? Why you don't have anything which makes you happy? All you have to do is to leave everything to destiny. Don't aspire high enough that you can't achieve. Learn to be happy with what you have, learn to appreciate others with what they have and soon they will appreciate with the way you are. You can't fight the superpower, your destiny. The best possible way to be happy is to surrender yourself to it."
Sid looked at the mirror for the last time. He smiled, the mirror is right. His restlessness is gone now and he is not scared anymore.
He thought "All I have to do is to be a living person without a soul"
Sid closes his diary after writing down his thoughts.
His lonely life continues….


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When we moved, I wanted to simplify my bedroom. I had huge furniture (see below)
Including gigantic bedside tables (below)
I sold the entire set on Craigslist before our move date. I bought a new bed and needed bedside tables. I saw one I liked and could not believe it was an Ikea Hack!
So I went out and bought 2 Ikea Rast tables and refinished them.
This is the Ikea Rast:
After refinishing using Lindsay's method I ended up with this:
I did not paint the inside drawers:
I used a nickel finish instead of Lindsay's bronze pulls:
It took me 2 days to finish. It would have taken less time but I primed and painted 2 coats of the white. (I ended up using BM White Dove. The BM Chantilly Lace was a little too bright for me, especially with the contrasting walnut stain). I poly-ed the stained portion also.
At first I thought they were too small, especially compared with the monster bedside tables I used to have. But I really like them now.


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Two AcuBot robots were made in our URobotics laboratory, one for Dr. Kevin Cleary at the Georgetown Medical Center and one for Hopkins. The Georgetown group has performed a cadaver study for assessing the feasibility and precision of the AcuBot in performing nerve and facet block interventions using a biplanar fluoroscopy imager. The study showed that the robot could reliably place the needles as required with a targeting error of 1.44 ±0.66 mm.
A randomized clinical study of 20 patients undergoing nerve and facet blocks under biplanar fluoroscopy was performed next (Dr. Vance Watson main clinical invesitgator). The study showed 1.1 mm vs. 1.23 mm mean targeting error for the robot and manual access respectively. The pain level pre and post treatment were also comparable in the robot and manual groups. No complications related to the device were encountered.
Georgetown AcuBot
The Georgetown group has also assessed the applicability of the AcuBot in performing lung biopsy procedures. Because in this case the respiratory motion is a significant problem, a mockup torso with respiratory motion simulation was used. Under CT guidance, a breath hold of 30s was simulated, time in which the physician controlled the insertion of the needle. A total of 20 experiments were performed. The physician was able to robotically hit the lesion in all attempts with an average access time of 12.1±3.1s.
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Writing A Conclusion For A Research Paper On Depression And Anxiety
Essay composition is a favorite pastime for some and a never ending nightmare for others. While some people may not outright hate the idea of writing essays, they may not be very good at it and so they shy away from the activity. With a little effort, however, anyone can acquire the skills necessary to complete a well written paper.
Every essay contains three major sections, the introduction, body and conclusion. Tackling each section separately allows you to simplify the task and maximize the quality of material you output. It also helps you to clearly the define the task enabling you to utilize the best strategy for success. The following points will provide you with an effective strategy for composing an excellent conclusion for a research paper about depression and anxiety:
- Hypothesis must be strong
- Conduct good research
- Information must be presented effectively
- Consider your results
- Present your conclusion
This topic requires gentle care but definite answers and your hypothesis should reflect this. Drawing on the already available body of studies done on this topic could be a good way to acquire a sample of how your thesis should be formed.
Research must be done within the guidelines of your related educational boards and these guidelines should be easy to acquire, either from your instructor or the school website. While conducting you investigations, be sure to keep good records of your sources, these will be needed for referencing purposes.
Data is important to any good paper but depending on how it is presented, it can be very confusing and even useless. You must find or develop an effective method for presenting your data to the readers, this can affect the meaning of your data and is necessary to ensure your conclusion makes sense.
Carefully consider your results, be sure not to overlook any seemingly insignificant peace of data too early. Sometimes, the tiniest bit of information can make the difference in meaning of your data. A useful trick when analyzing information is to have a qualified friend review your results, or help you with the analysis.
Now that you have laid the ground work, you are finally ready to formulate your conclusion and this must be done carefully. As much as you wish to support you original hypothesis, your conclusion must be based on the data you present or it will simply be an empty statement, not worthy of any acclaim.


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The online diary of the Right Reverend Daniel Martins, Bishop of Springfield (Episcopal Church)
Thursday, October 20, 2016
Up and out of my Nashotah House lodging bright and early at 7:15. Arrived home in Springfield four-and-a-half hours later. Saw my urologist to talk strategy about a kidney stone that was discovered by the CT-scan I had on Monday. Unless it passes first, I'm booked for an outpatient surgical procedure on Hallowe'en. Spent the rest of the afternoon processing emails and developing my homily for this Sunday.
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OPERA Anywhere are an Oxfordshire-based touring company that sets out to makes musical productions fun, and with Gilbert and Sullivan's comic operas, that is not a difficult task.
A cast of nine delivered a musical treat for their final show of this production that was easy listening and which made the most of the silly story and added a lot of new lyrics to a tale of hijinks in Japan where the mikado's son runs away from home when he is told he must marry an ugly lady whose only assets are her elbows.
With a gorgeous and well-loved score, the young singers bring rich tones and harmony to the work along with impressive acting skills that bring the story colour and life to create a musical event to remember.
Beautiful accompaniment of the work was performed by pianist Richard Baker and flautist Nick Planas who gave a thoroughly professional touch to the comic work which pulled out all the stops for laughs. Predictably, the lyrics took on a contemporary touch with sly digs at recent political events and of course a certain chap named Trump.
The cast were headed by Eleanor James as Yum-Yum and Tristan Stocks as Nanki-Poo as the young lovers in a modestly staged production that nevertheless gave the famous work a colourful atmosphere enriched with fine singing which even a couple of minor glitches did not spoil.
The company are also touring with The Pirates of Penzance and HMS Pinafore.


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Obituary: Gary Acord
On Monday Nov. 12, 2018, Gary Acord, brother, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, and friend, passed away suddenly at the age of 76.
A native of Wyoming, he was born in Casper to Charles and Virginia Acord. He spent his childhood building roads in Wyoming with his Dad. He attended numerous schools in Wyoming and completed school in Douglas, Wyoming, at Douglas High School. He then spent two years in the United States Army as a peacetime soldier, where he received many accolades during his service.
He was an electrician for Nevada Power in Las Vegas. In 1979, he continued his career in Craig at Colorado Ute, the company now known as Tri-State Generation and Transmission.
In 1998, Gary retired to Montrose to enjoy time with his children and grandchildren. In his spare time, he enjoyed riding many miles on his bicycles. We never caught him without a camera, for he loved to photograph and take videos of his grandchildren at their various activities.
Gary is survived by his sister, Patricia Carroll, of Wyoming; his loving children, Troy Acord of Ocean Springs, Mississippi; Trent (Lauren, Megan, Kirsten) Acord of Maumelle, Arkansas; Jill (Kris, Tevin, Tristy) Keller of Cedaredge; Bridgette (Travis, Brody, Bristol) Dooley, of Salina, Kansas; and Heidi Acord-Meats (Roy, Brittnee, Breeanna) of Craig.
His life was completed by his nine grandchildren and one great-grandchild, Noah Spartz (Lauren). Gary will also be forever remembered by his nephews, nieces and extended family and dear friends.
Gary was proceeded in death by his parents and two brothers.
An open house celebration of life will be held from 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday, Nov. 16, at the Crippin Funeral Home Chapel.
In lieu of flowers, please honor Gary by taking a bicycle ride and/or donating to your favorite charity.


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At New Hope we love the Lord, we trust in his word, and we believe in the power of God's love to heal pain, fix broken lives, open closed hearts, and make all things possible. There is nothing that our God can't do.
We hope that you will take a look at our site and get to know us a little better. We would love the chance to get to know you better as well!
E-mail us with any questions that were not answered here. Better yet, stop by for a visit. Our doors are open and EVERYONE is welcome at New Hope.
We hope to see you soon!


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A Standard History of Oklahoma: An Authentic Narrative of its Development from the Date of the First European Exploration Down to the Present Time, Including Accounts of the Indian Tribes, both Civilized and Wild, of the Cattle Range, of the Land Openings and the Achievements of the most Recent Period. Illustrated. [5 volumes]
Chicago: The American Historical Society, 1916. 5 volumes comprising 2192 pp., a 54p. index at the front of volume one, frontispiece in volume one with illustrations in volumes one and two; volumes three to five with plates. 27cm. Bound in textured green cloth with thick and thin blind stamped borders at the edges of the front covers; raised bands with embossed decorations and titling in gilt on the spines; all edges marbled; marbled endpapers. Conjoint: volume one has rippled cloth on the bottom board, a short tear at the top edge of the front free endpaper and a small chip in the bottom cover pastedown; volume five has one slightly rubbed corner; one plate is pulled in volumes three and five; all five volumes have a damp stain on the bottom edge corner that is almost indiscernible. Bright covers and spines and in very good condition.


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A well-trained group of stable staff and experienced track riders with excellent knowledge and judgement, several with extensive international experience, make up a formidable team. We would like to introduce them to you.
Our valued team at Tony Noonan Racing
Tony Noonan
When he gave up his job as a high school teacher to become a thoroughbred trainer, some might have called Tony Noonan a little bit crazy.
But those people need to look beyond the time a police squadron chased him down the highway after the Straddy and the time he turned up to Mornington trials in his underwear.
Forgetting those moments however, crazy may still be an accurate word to describe the meticulous nature which Tony approaches his training with.
Through his love of the horses, he thrives on the opportunity to nurture, educate and develop thoroughbreds to reach their full potential.
Tony prides himself on the excellent relationships he maintains with owners through honest communication, regular updates and a personal touch. By taking owners through their Owner's Journey, Tony is able to share the joys he experiences every day whether it is at the races, at the stable or on the overseas trips he organises around international racing events.
When questioned about his greatest achievement, it wasn't winning three Mornington Cups with Gunnamatta, or countless stakes victories. Instead, it is Tom, Sam, Jake and Laura – his four wonderful children whom he shares with wife Gabriel – who inspire him to wake up each morning for work at 4am.
When he's not around the stable or the racetrack, Tony enjoys cheering on his beloved Bombers, going out for Chinese food and spending time with the family.
With his many successes and an adoring family, a little bit of crazy turned out to go a long way.
Alfred Chan
Racing Manager
Alfred joined the team at Greendale as the stable's Racing Manager in 2014 where he overseas the stable's racing and bloodstock operations.
The crowds, the excitement, the euphoria and the horses – the excitement of the Melbourne spring racing carnival was all too surreal. When Alfred saw people from all walks of life brought together by these gorgeous animals, he knew he wanted to share the excitement of racing with others.
Although he is no longer based full-time at our Mornington stables, Alfred's knowledge of the racing and breeding are invaluable so he remains a reliable resource where he is frequently seen in at the races and sales ring.
Off the track, Alfred is an avid AFL fan and believes he has one of the best right foots in the country. Unfortunately though, he introduced himself to chocolate and potato chips at too young of an age thus ending any athletic aspirations.
Beyond his role as our Racing Manager, Alfred is predominantly based in the Melbourne CBD where he is Managing Director of Principal IR, an investor relations firm which assists ASX-listed companies engage with the retail investor community.
Alfred holds a Masters of Marketing from Monash University, is a member of the VRC and owns broodmare & racehorse interests.
He is also fluent in Cantonese and always happy to deal with international owners and bloodstock agents.
Alfred can be contacted via email at: firstname.lastname@example.com or be found on Twitter: @AlfredC91.
Gemma Lambe
Business Manager
Prior to joining the team at Greendale, Gemma worked in corporate business both in Australia and the UK as well as managing her own business here in Australia.
She successfully launched businesses for household brand names ensuring they had the processes and plans to move from implementation through to sustainable growth.
Making Mornington her home with a young family, Gemma utilises her skills in business, marketing, and customer engagement to manage the stable's commercial operations.
She admits her understanding of a form guide is limited beyond the drinks menu but loves bringing friends and family together through the social aspect of racing. Her distinct business nous ensures Tony and Alfred do not get too carried away with their zealous plans of buying or breeding the perfect horse.
Gemma will be looking after our accounts and marketing while ensuring both our owners and employees have a memorable racing journey with Tony Noonan Racing.
Gemma can be contacted via email at: firstname.lastname@example.com
Mariah Kaminksi
Foreman & Track Rider
Mariah joined the team at Greendale in 2016 to take up a senior position at the stable having worked extensively in the industry since 2007.
Originally joining the Mike Moroney stable as a Year 10 work experience student, Mariah instantly fell in love with the horses which led her to accept an offer from Moroney to join their stable's weekend team whilst she completed her schooling.
At the conclusion of her studies, Mariah was offered an opportunity to join the Moroney team in a full-time capacity where she commenced riding trackwork for the stable as she quickly developed a reputation as the most reliable of handlers.
Possessing natural empathy and a loving nature, Mariah seamlessly developed a strong affinity with the young horses coming through the stable where her skills made her an integral part of the successful team that claimed the 2009 VRC Derby with Monaco Consul followed by the 2010 VRC Oaks with Brazilian Pulse.
With a smile that can brighten the darkest days, Mariah's nurturing of the horses under her care made her a favourite amongst stable owners so much so that connections of Brazilian Pulse named another of their horses – Mariah's Pulse.
Although her namesake did not prove as successful has her Oaks-winning stablemate, that never dampened Maria's spirits having always treated the horses under her care as her own children whether fast, slow or a deadest donkey.
Away from the stables, you just can't keep Mariah away from horses because if she's not playing with her beloved puppy Pebbles, she will be out riding Nugget, one of her stable favourites who raced as Murcielaga.
Gemma Bekins
One of Gemma's first jobs was in a racing stable at Flemington, but as the commute between Melbourne's south eastern suburbs to Flemington proved quite taxing, Gemma moved into the aged care industry.
After 8 years and wanting a change of job and scenery Gemma moved to the picturesque setting of the Peninsula and came to Greendale in 2017, finding her feet she has become a valued member of the team.
Being a lady of simple pleasures, it's not the glitz and glamour of racing's carnivals that get Gemma excited about her job, but rather the pleasure of nurturing a young horse to a win.
Lisa Jones
Track Rider & Farm Manager
Lisa joined Tony Noonan Racing with extensive riding experience and a passion for horses. She has traveled the world with some of our greatest horses to Hong Kong (pictured), Dubai and England.
Beyond riding trackwork, Lisa's expertise across all facets of horses beyond racing enable our horses are managed with the utmost care when at the farm.
Whether they be in agistment or pre-training while out at the farm, Lisa's familiarity with the horses from riding them at trackwork ensures they are cared for by a friendly face.
Ted 'From Tassie' Goss
Maintenance Manager
Ted keeps Greendale in tip top condition and always puts in an extra effort for our annual After Derby Barbie.
Beyond his immaculate attention to aesthetics, Ted is the ultimate Renaissance Man happy to fill in for other team members when required. Whether it be mucking out boxes, driving the truck, strapping on race day or mowing the lawns - Ted is always keen to help the team.
Just don't hold the fact he's from Tassie against him...
Mick Robins
Mick successfully trained Rain Lover to back-to-back Melbourne Cup Victories in 1968 and 1969.
He is one of just four men to train a horse to consecutive Cups.


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SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- NetLogic Microsystems Inc. NETL, +0.21% after Wednesday's closing bell reported fourth-quarter net earnings of $5 million, or 26 cents a share. Last year, it lost $75,000, or breakeven on a per-share basis. Earnings on a pro forma basis were $5.3 million, or 27 cents a share. Gross margin was 63% compared with 48% last year. Revenue rose to $21.2 million from $15.2 million a year ago. Analysts surveyed by Thomson First Call expected NetLogic, which specializes in semiconductors for routers, switches and networking equipment, to report earnings of 22 cents a share on revenue of $21 million.
NetLogic Microsystems swings to quarterly profit
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Trader Media Group
How Trader Media maintained employee engagement during business transformation
In 2009, employee engagement objectives were threaded into the high level business plan and subsidiary engagement objectives set for Departments with responsibility held by individual Directors.
In order to provide measurement, a series of annual employee engagement surveys was launched. The purpose of these is to generate accurate engagement scores for the business overall and for individual business units, and provide a further platform for employee voice
TMG contract an external employee engagement specialist (People Insight Ltd) to run the design, operation, analysis and feedback stages of the survey. By working with People Insight, TMG gain the following benefits:
The surveys have led to changes in many key areas. These changes are a direct outcome of the employee feedback and include:
As a result of these changes, significant improvements were seen in many areas measured by the survey. Examples of major improvements include:
Business results have been positively impacted in a number of ways through the interventions following the survey:
The initial survey was conducted in October 2009, and achieved a response rate of 70%. Results were presented in November 2009 and action planning sessions were run across the whole of the Group. The full results were cascaded using the following methods:
The cascade approach focused on both group wide priorities (e.g. improving communication of the corporate strategy, and provision of access to learning and development) as well as focusing on key issues at a local level e.g. implementing better refreshment facilities. This was very important as it ensured that even at the most local level employees could see action was taken as a result of their feedback.
The first follow up survey was completed in October 2010, achieving an excellent response rate of 89%.
In 2009 TMG recognised that not all employees were comfortable with the online survey and therefore to reflect diversity and support inclusion we produced a paper version of the survey at short notice. In 2010 a strategic decision was taken to move the survey completely online to reflect the transition to an online Digital business. Special measures were taken to ensure all employees could access the survey by an open link so they could complete the survey at home or by being given access to a computer with support from a survey champion if needed.


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By Festus Ahon
ASABA-ELEVEN Governors of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP with the National Working Committee, NWC of the party are in a closed door meeting in Asaba.
The Governors are: Nyesom Wike (Rivers), Ayodele Fayose (Ekiti), Okezie Ikpazu (Abia), Alhaji Hassan Damkwambo (Gombe), David Umahi (Ebonyi), Siareke Dickson (Bayelsa), Udom Emmanuel (Akwa-Ibom), Darius Ishaku (Taraba), Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi (Enugu), Ben Ayade (Cross Rivers) and the host , Ifeanyi Okowa (Delta).
The closed door meeting, which still on is not unconnected with the 2019 general elections.


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This brochure explains the signs and symptoms of retraumatization. Gives guidance on how to manage the symptoms. It provides resources for building resilience and an adequate support system for dealing with triggering events.
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Tomio Kinoshita (1923 – 2011)
Gray Faces, 1980
Image size: 34″ (39.4 cm) x 24″ (75 cm)
Paper size: 37″ (52 cm) x 25.5″ (83.8 cm)
Signed: in pencil lower right, Tomio Kinoshita 1980
Titled: in Japanese kanji written in pencil at center
Edition: 21/25
Condition: The print is in very good condition with one small crease near signature.
The Kinoshita prints I've been posting recently all come from a local Japanese print collector's estate. For the most part, they have never been framed or exhibited.