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Patrick Kennedy spouts nonsense on Amendment 64
Can Patrick Kennedy be serious?
In Denver on Thursday, the former Rhode Island congressman and son of the late Sen. Ted Kennedy, made an absurd claim. According to The Denver Post, he said marijuana legalization "slipped under the radar" both in Colorado and Washington and that organizations bent on countering the idea didn't have time to mobilize. As a result, voters "didn't know what their stake was in the debate."
Kennedy is free to claim that Colorado voters didn't understand the issues as well as they should, because that's a matter of opinion. But "slipped under the radar"? Amendment 64 got huge amounts of publicity precisely because its favorable polling prompted the media to take it seriously.
For that matter, Coloradans hardly walked unprepared into the debate. For the past four years they've observed public policy unfold regarding medical marijuana dispensaries – at the federal level as well as at the legislature and many town halls. They've had loads of time to consider what the proper legal and regulatory status of marijuana should be.
And as Mason Tvert of the Marijuana Policy Project reminded me today, parts of Colorado have "been having a pretty significant discussion about marijuana policy" even longer, at least since "Denver became the first city in the world to approve a measure removing all penalties for marijuana possession" in 2005. Tvert estimates "there have literally been upwards of 1,000 print and TV news stories in the state [on policy affecting marijuana] in just the past few years."
And Amendment 64 supposedly slipped under the radar?
This was not an isolated claim by Kennedy, either. He earlier told the Boston Globe much the same thing in explaining why he was now committed to opposing pot legalization. "I can't stand by and let this move forward without any kind of debate or questioning," he said. "This thing could pass right underneath the radar and we will wake up one day and say what were we thinking?"
Actually, you could argue that a serious debate over legalization has been going on nationally, too, for many years – at least among policy wonks. What's different about the debate in recent years is that those favoring legalization have begun to achieve the upper hand. Kennedy may deplore that, but he can't plausibly argue it's because no one has heard his side. In Colorado and Washington, voters most certainly heard it, but were simply no longer as inclined to agree.


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Please remember, this forum (How to start beekeeping) and thread (Hive design) is for very specific topics and not for general beekeeping discussion. Please keep messages on topic. We're developing an FAQ with these posts.
Regards, Barry
The idea of this forum is to input information, not so much to ask questions. My intention is not to run you off, just wanting to remind everyone again what the purpose and goal of this forum is. General discussion needs to go to the Bee Forum. This applies to the bantering about the definition of joints that took place earlier.
Regards, Barry
Sorry about the joint banter, Barry. I'll admit it drifted a bit, but I think there's some very useful and topical information in there.
Anyway, to stay on topic. . .
The nuc issue is why I decided to go with 1 deep in the brood chambers and the rest mediums. I notice a few others out here doing the same. It's kind of a compromise. In my opinion being able to exchange frames with available nucs is far more important than being able to exchange frames between brood and supers. By having one of each, you can put anything into the brood chamber that you need to.
Just my $.02.
From the bee's point of view, a hive should provide enough space for a good queen to lay and storage space for the years food supply.
This varies somewhat with the race of bee and where the hive is located. Usually the square inches of comb space provided by a double deep hive configuration is sufficient, if the comb is properly drawn.
The different hive styles or configurations are for the benefit of the beekeeper and that varies from person to person. What is the most important, cost or ease of handling boxes? Why are bees kept, for income or just for the pleasure of keeping bees?
If inital cost is most important then the fewer boxes/frames needed to give the required square inches of comb space would be best. If cost is not the most important but ease of handling boxes is, then more of the smaller boxes/frames would be the way to go.
Just remember, you must meet or EXCEDE the required square inches of comb space and the comb MUST BE PROPERLY DRAWN.
Beginning hobby beekeepers should start with standard Langstroth boxes of the depth they prefer. All manipulations and techniques that new beekeepers must learn are described in the beekeeping manuals and are based on this style box. If for some reason a beekeeper decides quit standard size Langstroth equipment is easy to sell.
My prefered hive configurations are one deep body and two mediums, or four mediums. Both styles are easy for hobby beekeepers to handle, provide ample space for the bees and are simple to checkerboard for swarm control.
Wished I come upon this site before I started...I went with the basic beginners 2-hive 10-framer set up. Everything was ok until I lifted a chuck full 10 framer deep. Big wake-up on the back strain issue. Jeez, was I surprised! I can't imagine somebody with a lot of 10-frame hives, starting a day of serious hive manipulation on the schedule.
Currently running 2 hive, 10framers. In spring I intend to add 2 eight framers. I realize I'll have an equipment compatibility issue, but I'm just a hobbyist and I love experimenting.
I want to thank all the folks who take to the time to answer all the endless questions us wanna-bee-beeks come up with.
I started with all 8 frame mediums.
Things to consider, all of the nuc's for purchase in the area are shifting to mediums from deeps. All mediums makes for more compatibility. A typical 5 frame medium nuc could be place into a 8 frame or a 10 frame without a problem. The medium format keeps the weight down and limits mishandling full supers. Dropping or banging full supers together tends to make the bee less happy.
As for the 8 frame vs 10 frame, that's a different story. I find that the added height of the overall hive caused by the 8 frame format conflicts with the weight savings. A 40 frame hive in the 10 frame format is less then 4ft tall, and 40 frame hive in the 8 frame format can be 5ft or more. Keep this in mind if your a little shorter, you have bad winds, or need to raise your hive a little taller to keep the small animals away.
Just my opinion, but I own all 8 frame mediums, and will stay that way for now.
The height difference between a 10 frame and 8 frame setup for 40 frames would be exactly 6.25 inches (if using mediums, which you said you were).
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Regards, Barry
The optimum hive design depends to a degree on where you live and on your objectives in keeping bees.
1. Standard langstroth equipment is pretty much tested over time and proven to work. It has some deficiencies such as weight of a deep full of honey. Still, it is easily sold and easily replaced if you are buying equipment.
2. A square box based on Langstroth dimensions so standard frames fit with a total of 12 frames in a box is a viable alternative. Medium depth is probably a better configuration for this size since weight becomes a significant issue with deeps. The biggest advantage of this size is that the base is larger so colonies don't stack quite so high. The disadvantages include not standard so not as readily sold, and it is a bit of an odd fit for overwintering colonies.
3. Eight frame equipment based on Langstroth dimensions is viable in most of the U.S. and is preferred by some pollination operations. It has advantages when working the bees because the hive is lighter even when full of honey. Disadvantages include overwintering problems in severe winter areas and purchasing them can be difficult because only a few manufacturers support them.
4. Horizontal hives of various designs such as the Kenya topbar hive are viable but mostly limited to hobbyists. For a given size hive, they require the least material to build. This hive design is at a slight disadvantage in severe winter areas because bees have a natural tendency to move up onto combs of honey immediately above the brood nest.
While many hive designs have been tried over the years such as the Stewart vertical octagon hive and various versions of tubular hives both vertical and horizontal, none of them are practical from a beekeepers perspective.
So what would be an optimum design for a hive?
1. A single brood chamber should hold all the brood and bees needed by the colony.
2. It should be easily portable so beekeepers can manipulate it with ease.
3. Honey should be readily removed and easy to extract.
4. pest control should be easy to implement. This could include protection from tropical hornets, varroa, and diseases.
5. It should insulate from the worst of cold external temperatures.
6. It must permit colony manipulation by the beekeeper with minimum disruption of the colony.
7. It must be durable.
There are several other desirable features, but the above gives an idea. From the above, you can readily see that Langstroth dimensions come close but miss out on several items.
Darrel Jones
NW Alabama, 50 years, 20 colonies and growing, sideliner, treatment free since 2005, 14 frame square Dadant broodnest
If a person just starting out were to ask me, I'd recommend eight-frame Langstroth hives. I have all 10-frame equipment. The weight is an issue, as many people have noted. But the other issue is over-wintering. In the long northern winters the bees move up for stores. Invariably I have full frames of honey on both sides of lower deeps and a cluster up against the inner cover by spring. The cluster has a much harder time moving laterally rather than vertically. It occurs to me that in their natural home -- hollow trees -- bees thrive in much narrower spaces. I think the bees will get better use of winter stores with an eight-frame configuration. The extra height on a narrower footprint will be an issue in high-wind unprotected areas. Even though I will have compatibility issues I intend to add a couple of eight-frame colonies to experiment with and see how wintering goes.
>Disadvantages include overwintering problems in severe winter areas and purchasing them can be difficult because only a few manufacturers support them.
One of the things I LIKE about eight frame hives is they winter BETTER. I don't know of any manufacturer who does not now offer eight frame boxes. Some don't list them, but I don't know any who don't have them.
As far as height, that's one reason I went with top entrances, I could then put the hive on a four by four stand (3 1/2" off the ground) without skunk problems and that saved me another box in height.
Michael Bush bushfarms.com/bees.htm "Everything works if you let it." ThePracticalBeekeeper.com 42y 40h 39yTF
>Are skunk problems the main reason you went to top entrance?
They were the reason I went with top entrances. However, now I see a lot of other advantages that were not my original reason. Like grass never blocks the entrance, nor does snow, and I never have to worry about mice.
>Would I be able to set up a top entrance with my Brushy hive top feeder?
Two shingle shims will make a top entrance under the hive top feeder. Yes, I do it all the time. But if you are feeding you may want to also cut a piece of something for an entrance reducer to put across the front.
Michael Bush bushfarms.com/bees.htm "Everything works if you let it." ThePracticalBeekeeper.com 42y 40h 39yTF
This is sold in the states? Where? Or do you have to make it from scratch?
I know of no 12 frame equipment being advertised by the big suppliers. You'll have to either make it or have it custom made.
Michael Bush bushfarms.com/bees.htm "Everything works if you let it." ThePracticalBeekeeper.com 42y 40h 39yTF
Hello to everyone.
Im a total novice when it comes to bees, but I have owned and operated a woodshop for over 20 years, so I think I know a little bit about putting wood together. Im a bit surprised about questions for handles. Like someone said, simply attach blocks with glue and screws, or if youre up to it, cut rounded slots into the sides with either a table saw or a router.
Knowing absolutely nothing about bees a few years ago, a friend asked me to make him a truck load of hive bodies and supers. I didnt know what a super was, maybe Superman and something to do with bees flying? We constructed everything very successfully using rabbet joints and glue on the edge surfaces. About the glue joint: I have used all kinds of glues, by the gallon in volume. Tightbond III would be my choice. For those who think Gorilla Glue is good- its a worthless foamy polystyrene plastic thats both brittle, degrades with exposure to air, and has minimal tensile strength. I will not use Gorilla in my shop.
Dovetail or finger joints are indeed strong due to their surface areas, but the equipment to make this kind of joint not to mention the time, just isnt worth the hassle. Even if you have dovetail equipment like I do, I would still opt for the rabbet joint for both the hive body and the supers.
Small galvanized nails are an added plus, but actually the nails are used to hold the glue joint in place while it completely sets (not one, not two, but at least 8 hours). Get yourself some pipe-type clamps or borrow a few to hold the joints in place. (By the way, I make cutting boards using Tightbond, using various woods that have different coefficients of expansion, and havent had a glue joint break yet.)
There is a small problem with nails these days in that IF they are electroplated with zinc, they will eventually rust, even with painting. Check your nails or use galvanized sheetrock screws.
So, if youre going to make your own hives, etc. as I am, and darn, getting into bees aint cheap!, use a good water proof glue like Tightbond, use a rabbet joint and if you arent really comfortable using a table saw, take out additional health insurance.

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Please 'sticky' them.
There's no required amount of fragrance you should wear, it is up to you the wearer, and your respect for others around you.
Here is some further reading to help you decide how many times you should spritz...
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These [FAQ] threads are great!
Please 'sticky' them.
Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, and sorry I could not travel both and be one traveler, long I stood and looked down one as far as I could to where it bent in the undergrowth; Then took the other, as just as fair, ...... I shall be telling this with a sigh somewhere ages and ages hence: Two roads diverged in a wood, and I -- I took the one less traveled by, and that has made all the difference. - Robert Frost
superb Idea Grant!! why coudnt we think of it!? Darn!!
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Interestingly, nearly all of the How Many Sprays threads created after January 2009 appeared in the MFD; prior to this they were most often found in JSO.
Eddie: Sweetie, what are you drinking?
Patsy: Oh, this? Chanel No. 5.
-- Absolutely Fabulous
Excellent idea Grant.
This is a question I know many people have, but where should I apply cologne, I have had people tell me to walk into a mist of it or apply it to pulse points. Right now I am doing the latter. I just need a definitive answer on which method lasts the longest and projects the most.
Thank you
I think projection and longevity have more to do with the formulation of the scent than the way it's applied, but poor application can definitely bring these down. If you have some chest hair, you should definitely spray to the chest and the back of your neck for longevity. Hair holds scent really well and your body heat at these warm points will help it project more. I think pulse points (wrists) are a myth. Extremities (hands/wrists) are often cooler than the trunk and head area because the body focuses more on keeping the vital organs warm or at the right temperature.
Eddie: Sweetie, what are you drinking?
Patsy: Oh, this? Chanel No. 5.
-- Absolutely Fabulous
For years I have disagreed with the pulse points theory. AOG, I certainly agree 100% with you.
Hair bearing areas are the best as well as chest, neck and the hair, though I find that scent can change a bit differently in my(scalp) hair. Extremities are definitely always cooler, the more distal, (away from the trunk), the cooler. For scents that struggle with longevity, getting some on clothing by putting on your shirt/top before it dries works great and even direct application to clothing is great if you are careful with the fabric.
The misting/walk through thingie just escapes me. Why bother? I've never come across any fragrance that was too strong for an application to the skin.
I use a single spray to the nape of the neck; this is both long-lasting and discreet (i.e. does not grab by the throat those who happen to be way outside my personal space). Particularly when there are lot of people wearing fragrance in a single space, excess quickly turns headachy.
I wouldn't worry about projection; heavy sillage can easily come across in the same way as unnecessarily loud talking (or, when it is extreme, it can be like being slapped across the eyes): It suggests a lack of consideration or confidence, and can seem gauche. Often, when a fragrance seems to have faded, it is simply because your nose has ceased to be aware of it, but the very probably scent still lingers.
I usually spray to chest and neck. I dont walk into mist....tried it and forgot to close my eyes...wow that burned!
it is simply because your nose has ceased to be aware of it, but the very probably scent still lingers.
I spray at my chest and wrists. If out on town or something, also on neck and behind the knees. (Depends on the strength.) When having a concert, I always wait afterwards with perfume, just in case the other singers would have a reaction to it. (My version of "day at the office.")
it is simply because your nose has ceased to be aware of it.
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|On its second leg from Tokyo to Maui, the AMRF/5 Gyres expedition expects to encounter debris from the Japanese tsunami.
Organized by two non-profit groups -- the Algalita Marine Research Foundation and the 5 Gyres Institute -- the expedition is sailing from the Marshall Islands to Japan through a "synthetic soup" of plastic in the North Pacific Ocean on a 72-feet yacht called the Sea Dragon, provided by Pangaea Exploration.
The area is part of one of the ocean's five tropical gyres -- regions where bodies of water converge, with currents delivering high concentrations of plastic debris. The Sea Dragon is visiting the previously unexplored western half of the North Pacific gyre -- situated below the 35th parallel, and home to a massive expanse of plastic particles known as the "Great Pacific Garbage Patch" -- to look for plastic pollution and study its effect on marine life.
Leading the expedition is Marcus Eriksen, a former U.S. marine and Ph.D student from University of Southern California.
Our nets come up with a handful of plastic fragments at a time, in every trawl we've done for the last thousand miles.
Marcus Eriksen, expedition leader
Marcus Eriksen, expedition leader
"We've been finding lots of micro plastics, all the size of a grain of rice or a small marble," Eriksen said via satellite phone. "We drag our nets and come up with a small handful, like confetti -- 10, 20, 30 fragments at a time. That's how it's been, every trawl we've done for the last thousand miles."
Eriksen, who has sailed through all five gyres, said this confirmed for him "that the world's oceans are 'plasticized.' Everywhere you go in the ocean, you're going to find this plastic waste."
Besides documenting the existence of plastic pollution, the expedition intends to study how long it takes for communities of barnacles, crabs and molluscs to establish, whether the plastic can serve as a raft for species to cross continents, and the prevalence of chemical pollutants.
On a second leg from Tokyo to Hawaii departing May 30, the team expect to encounter material dislodged by the Japanese tsunami.
"We'll be looking for debris that's sub-surface: overturned boats, refrigerators, things that wind is not affecting," Eriksen said. "We'll get an idea of how much is out there, what's going on and what it's carrying with it, in terms of toxins."
Scripps Institute graduate Miriam Goldstein was chief scientist on a similar expedition to the Great Pacific Garbage Patch in 2009. According to her research, there has been a 100-fold increase in plastic garbage in the last 40 years, most of it broken down into tiny crumbs to form a concentrated soup.
The particles are so small and profuse that they can't be dredged out. "You need a net with very fine mesh and then you're catching baby fish, baby squid -- everything," Goldstein says. "For every gram of plastic you're taking out, you probably take out more or less the equivalent of sea life."
We don't necessarily want an ocean stuffed with barnacles
Miriam Goldstein, scientist
Miriam Goldstein, scientist
Scientists are worried that the marine organisms that adapt to the plastic could displace existing species. Goldstein said this was a major concern, as organisms that grow on hard surfaces tend to monopolize already scarce food, to the detriment of other species.
"Things that can grow on the plastic are kind of weedy and low diversity -- a parallel of the things that grow on the sides of docks," she says. "We don't necessarily want an ocean stuffed with barnacles."
Eriksen says the mood on the Sea Dragon has been upbeat, with crew members playing a ukulele and doing yoga, "but the sobering reality is that we're trawling through a synthetic soup."
Also on board is Valerie Lecoeur, founder of a company that makes eco-friendly baby and children's products, including biodegradable beach toys made from corn, and Michael Brown from Packaging 2.0, a packaging consultancy.
Eriksen says they have been discussing the concept of "extended producer responsibility".
"As the manufacturer of any good in the world today, you really can't make your product without a plan for its entire use, because you could eventually have 7 billion customers buy your product," he said.
"If one little button has no plan, the world now has a mountain of buttons to deal with. There is no room for waste, as a concept or a place -- there's just no place to put it anymore. That's the reality we need to face. We've got this plastic everywhere."
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Got a Canon compact camera? Then you ought to give CHDK a try. This alternative firmware turns your humble Canon point-and-shoot camera into a powerful photographic tool.
Installing CHDK onto an SD card using a Linux machine is a three-step procedure. First, if you plan to install CHDK on a card larger than 4GB, you must create two partitions on it: a small FAT16 partition for booting CHDK and a FAT32 partition that takes up the rest of the available space for storing photos. The best tool to do this is the GParted utility which is available in the software repositories of pretty much all mainstream Linux distributions. On Ubuntu and its derivatives as well as Debian-based distros, you can install GParted by running the apt-get install gparted command as root. Launch then GParted and create the two required partitions. To make it easier to identify the partitions, you might want to assign labels to them (e.g., CHDK for the FAT16 partition and CANON for the FAT32 partition).
Next step is to make the partitioned card bootable. To do this, open the terminal and run the following command as root:
echo -n BOOTDISK | sudo dd bs=1 count=8 seek=64 of=/dev/sdbx
Replace the sdbx part with the actual name of the small FAT16 partition. To find out the exact name of the partition, run the mount command which returns a list of all mounted partitions.
Next, you need to find out the firmware version of your camera. Create two empty text files called ver.req and vers.reg and save them in the root of the FAT16 partition. Insert the card into your camera, and put the camera into the Playback mode. Press and hold the FUNC SET button, then press DISP to display the firmware version. Download the CHDK package for your camera model and firmware version, and unpack the contents of the downloaded archive into the root of the FAT16 partition. Lock the card (this is important!), insert it into your camera, press the Power On button, and you should see the CHDK splash screen.


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What You Need to Do About The Appeal Of Contemporary Living Room Design And Decor Ideas Every room should be decorated with passion and fashion. If you want to renovate your living space, think about updating your ceiling. So it isn't surprising that paint colors for living rooms have an immense effect on the total mood of your house. In the event you want to provide your living room a mid-century appeal and are considering adding in a fireplace, search for a wall with a projection in the center. It is very important to bear in mind that modern and contemporary decor suggestions for a living room do have some similarities also. Living room is the face of your house so it has to be decorated in utmost style. Yes, you're in a steampunk living room. Every ceiling differs, so the typical cost is virtually not possible to estimate. Coffered ceilings are created from quite a few sunken panels. Also, they require a minimum of an 8 foot ceiling which is not always manageable by all homeowners. A standard and easy ceiling can be enhanced with a very simple feature. The most suitable photo ceiling is able to make your room feel wider. The 5-Minute Rule for The Appeal Of Contemporary Living Room Design And Decor Ideas Whether it's a small or wide coffee table and the way you adorn it, the table must be practical and function as what it is in fact a coffee table. Since the table is so narrow that you can't place a lot of things on it, consider putting a single decorative product. Since it's a little table, you cannot put several things on it. Coffee table is regarded to be the focus of a living room. As a consequence, your coffee table becomes a mess. Do not neglect to stack some of your favourite books on the lower tier of your coffee table so you can grab them easily if you want to read them. If you are lucky enough to reside in a space that may manage it, a skylight ceiling is... Read more » Read More


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Photographer's Note
The population of Nepal is a mosaic of diverse ethnic groups which includes the Thakali, Tamang, Newar, Sherpa, Tibetan, Gurung, Tharu, etc. Nepal is a meeting place of Indo-Aryan peoples from the Indian subcontinent as well as the Mongoloid people of the Himalaya regions.
Tamangs are one of these indigenous ethnic groups from north central hilly region of Nepal and the word Tamang is derived from the Tibetan term for "horse soldiers" and it is supposed that they descended from Tibetan cavalry. Mostly farmers, although some work as porters and craftsmen, they are often seen in the streets of Kathmandu carrying large 'doko' (baskets) by headstraps supported on their foreheads. Followers of Tibetan Buddhism, they constitute about 5% of the total population which places their numbers slightly higher than the Newars.
Picture of Tamang lady, shot taken at Lamadida Tamang village, Nagarkot highland.
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papagolf21 (147440) 2012-11-14 7:14
Bonjour, Abmdsudi,
Excellent portrait parfaitement mis en image avec une originalité remarquable.
Très bonne note d'accompagnement.
Fis2 (146744) 2012-11-14 7:30
Witaj Abmdsudi!
A very interesting composition.
Curious face.
Excellent portrait.
Well done.
Best regards
krzychu30 (15512) 2012-11-14 8:29
Hello Abmdsudi,
thanks to the completely black background the perception of the portrait is even stronger.You placed the Tenangs woman excellently in the frame-we get almost the impression like it would be in 3D.Just the meaningful and expressive face of her and black background-brilliant juxtaposition.I enjoy every portrait you present to us and the interesting and informative note too.Fabulous picture-perfectly captured!
Best regards
holmertz (86067) 2012-11-14 8:32
Hello Abmdsudi,
Another excellent portrait. The combination of a super tight cropping and a black background was a very smart choice. There is nothing to disturb the view of this weather-bitten face, which is so sharply captured that we can study it in greatest detail. Her eyes that seem to be looking at nothing, far away, make me think of a hard and not entirely happy life.
Kind regards,
Hi Abmdsudi,
interestingly presented portrait of a man,
perfectly captured,
eldancer1 (36343) 2012-11-14 9:31
Your portraits are so moving and effective! Good use of the negative space. Awesome composition and framing. Great lighting and dof with sharp details. Very well done, tfs.
pajaran (95307) 2012-11-14 9:48
Vrlo interesantan i dobar tekst ...
Lep pogled na lice gospodje ...
Dobra ostrina snimka i kontrast, lepe boje.
Lepo pokazano lice gospodje.
Sve najbolje.
Very interesting and good text ...
Nice look on the face of Mrs. ...
Good image sharpness and contrast, beautiful color.
Nice face shown, ladies.
All the best.
Bartleby (13552) 2012-11-14 10:08
Hi abmdsudi,
very cool portrait. The light is gorgeous. I think I would have gone for a square crop though but still, I love it.
ourania (51103) 2012-11-14 11:58
Hello Abmdsudi,
a bold and unusual composition for a portrait, most effective and interesting. I love the hues and luminosity of the face, the way you have kept within the frame only the essential features and the enhanced importance these have gained for the viewer. The homogeneous, dense black backdrop that fills the rest of the frame makes a marvellous contrast to the colour and brightness of the eyes but offsets the expression, interacts with it and maybe even comments it superbly. A great portrait, congratulations and thank you!
All the best, have a great day,
chrisvek (7003) 2012-11-14 16:26
Hello Abmdsudi
Superb portrait with great ligthning management and POV.Very good details and framework!Well done.tfs
Have a nice evening
pascal13 (2100) 2012-11-14 19:16
Hello Abmdsudi,
Here an amazing framing portrait
The 2/3 of the picture are innoccupees but this look a bit immersed in the vacuum is right well, and give a very strong portrait.
Interesting composition.
kevinos (7517) 2012-11-14 20:20
A fine portrait, Abmdsudi, expressive, full of character and with fine use of negitive space. Love it! kevin
SnapRJW (31631) 2012-11-14 21:39
Hello Abmdsudi - Your portrait work is so distinctive and beautiful. Here you use a large chunk of negative space again and it just works so well. The rich inky black is perfect to show off the warm tones in the skin and the fine detail you have captured. The light across the woman's face is soft and we see no harsh shadows. A magical image, really well done. Warm regards Rosemary
dkmurphys (77504) 2012-11-14 23:05
Lovely artistic portrait. I like the way you've put this into the frame. Well done!
BennyV (30636) 2012-11-15 2:54
Lots of black and darkness in your recent posts, Abmdsuid. Is this a coincidence or a development in style? This is another really good one to add to the series. The 2 elements of decoration in the face really stand out. Great skin texture too.
jemaflor (128459) 2012-11-15 4:00
Hi A,
Interesting option with this frame, good sharpness on the face and perfect black BG, Interesting details, glance and decoration on the noise.
Schnappilic (9692) 2012-11-15 6:32
Hello Abmdsudi,
Nice portrait with good framing, perfect dark background and interesting exp!ression.
All the best!
danos (110395) 2012-11-15 8:44
Hello Abmdsudi,
one more great portrait from the natives of Nepal with the black backdrop to brings out the details of her face as creating contrast in the whole scene.
I like the light and the colour management as the clarity of the image.
mauro61 (53411) 2012-11-15 13:33
ciao Abmdsudi,
un altro grande scatto con il nero protagonista della foto al pari di questo volto.
Ottima la definizione che incide benissimo sull'immagine,
bukitgolfb301 (53738) 2012-11-15 19:24
Hi dear Abmdsudi YTH
Wow another breathtaking portrati shot! ASTAGA!
Outstandingly impressive shot as your original style!
Black background of big portion is very very impressive, I will follow your style. Very very reference to my future works. Thanks for your sharing and have a good last working day!
Takero from Tokyo
bayno (18348) 2012-11-16 0:42
Ciao Abmdsudi,
beautiful portrait, great choice for cutting and framing, beautiful contrast between the color of the skin and the black background, I also really like the natural expression, she does not seem to have noticed at all of you, it seems to me that you used a focal length of 240 mm, great job as always accompanied by a beautiful note, there is always something to learn from your labors,
have a good WE...
mirosu (16313) 2012-11-16 3:53
Hi Abmdsudi,
Strong portrait in excellent light with pefect contrast against black BG. Well done.
Cricri (176) 2012-11-16 9:23
Hi Abmdsudi
Quelle belle idée de cadrage sur un grand espace noir qui met en relief le visage dans une belle lumière, détails et regard rêveur, très jolie
Belle soirée
Silvio1953 (195706) 2012-11-16 14:05
Ciao Abmdsudi, lovely and original portrait, excellent clarity, splendid light and colors, very well done, my friend, have a good week end, ciao Silvio
aliabazari (18344) 2012-11-22 20:42
Hi abmdsudi Dear
Portrait of the attractive and look deep and powerful combination. I love you and thank you for your beautiful message and worthy of my 200th post.
Sincerely, Ali ...
CanmoreKevin (2111) 2012-11-23 8:54
Wonderfully cropped photo. The face is very nicely positioned to balance all of that blankness. Beautifully done.
sevy (58) 2012-11-26 0:17
Strong portrait, mainly for the use of the dark background, but also for your original composition out of the standard rules, pushing the face on one side.
But, who cares the rules when the final result is good?
I would even say, it is giving stronger shot.
Good work,
Hello dear friend and have a nice time
and a happy new day
thans for your information about
the population of Nepal which is
a mosaic of diverse ethnic groups
this portrait is unique into
a dark environment
greetings for the expression of this face
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One of the more frequent comments made during the Clinton/Lewinsky scandal is that black people are solidly in the President's corner. Polls show as many as 85 per cent of us support Bill Clinton. I'm one who's not so sure about that. Polls are not are the final word. I don't recall anyone calling my friends or me to ask our opinions. Jesse Jackson and the Congressional Black Caucus will surely defend Clinton to the bitter end, but many blacks are wondering why. Why should black congressmen - or any Black American - be passionate about Bill Clinton's tarnished presidency?
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There are those who support Clinton largely out of nostalgia. They see in him a return to JFK's Camelot. Take a second look, however, and you'll see that Clinton and his administration is nothing more than a trailer park imitation unworthy of our time or support.
Kimberly Wilson is a writer and commentator and an associate of the African American leadership network Project 21. Published by The National Center for Public Policy.
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Absolutely, Alexander. "Faster, better, cheaper" will, as always, win the day :-)
Joe, I see where you are coming from and I assume that platform delivery will surely include a site responsive / flexible enough to bend at any given time for any device or resolution. A much easier process in the long run. :-)
It is going to be exciting how mobile will integrate with everything.... not only with technology but also how vehicles are connect to our mobile devices....
These are compelling #s. Mobile obviously needs to be at the forefront of our digital marketing strategies. SoLoMo is a great umbrella perspective on the opportunity and challenge. While I agree with the comments here recommending a unified Web/SEO, e.g., responsive approach, I would suggest that mobile and indeed Web UI technology will take a significant leap in the next 12-24 months. For example, we are tracking several next generation rich media / social delivery platforms that absolutely eclipse the current working set of mainstream Web delivery technologies. We are advising our clients to expect at least one major breakthrough in cross-device, interactive content delivery platforms in 2013. Which of course bodes well for an exciting 2013 in the digital world!
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We want to make healthcare and health management more appealing to patients/healthcare consumers. We are designing a portal that integrates lots of elements in healthcare including health tools, content, medical records etc and benefits, insurance, account information, debit cards etc all in one place. HOWIE part is for healthcare content and tools. BEN is for the benefits/insurance part. I want it to appeal to consumers, yet also appear innovative to Health Insurance companies and Employers who provide health insurance to people, as a new type of technology that brings things together in one place.
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How should I bring some very rusty C++ up to date, as I'm sure the language and best practices have evolved? I realise this might be close to being off-topic so let my clarify some details. About 10 years ago I think I was quite a good C++ programmer, I'd devoured the Scott Meyers books, I could solve the puzzles in the lint adverts in Dr. Dobbs. I was probably a bit of a language lawyer. I've been programming mostly Java, some python for the last 10 years so my OO skills are still up to scratch. But having joined a company where C++ is common I've realized I have to admit to myself I am both really rusty, and there are language features now which are either new or a lot more common than I remember - things like namespaces etc.
I realise reading and writing code (especially pairing) is a good way to get up to speed, but is there any other resource people would recommend in this to give me an accelerated head start. Book? Web-page? Tutorials?
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I get the little alert on my At Bat App - the Cubs are losing to the Dodgers.
But it's just crazy busy - I finally turn the thing on and hit the radio button on low so I can hear it and still do all the other stuff that's going on.
The second I do...
The SECOND.
I mean there is no other sound before, "..stro pulled up! I can't tell if it's the upper leg or...Here come the trainers and they're taking Castro off."
Something like that.
Not really sure.
But you know, I'm in advertising.
I don't recall ever throwing up in my office even back in the days when, well...nevermind.
Anyway, you can still count me among those who haven't thrown up in their office, but can we please just get to opening day without another freaking hammie or quad or whatever?
I'm reading right now (Wed night) that it's nothing.
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This Limited Edition palette from YSL Spring 2011 is called Pink Celebration; it is a pearly pink highlighter with an extremely cool case!
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This has cute little ruffles on it and the design is a pale cooled toned rose pink.
When I saw this online I thought – light. Too light. It'll look chalky on my medium skintone…
As with all YSL highlighter palettes, it smells lightly of champagne (well I think it does!) and comes in beautiful packaging and has an interesting design on the top. It's not as fancy as previous years but it only gets word down anyway!
Woah – the texture of this is lovely – it is SO soft, SO creamy. I had 2 concerns that it would be too light (it looks almost white when you swatch it) and that because it's so soft it might go everywhere and leave me looking like a disco ball.
Actually – it isn't too much at all. I put it on around the top of my cheek, and it's amazingly un-blingy, it's adds a faint glow and shimmer without looking chalky or too glittery. The only thing is I have dry patches at the moment so it has a habit to clinging to those spots (as ANY powder I use at the moment does).
But this is a seriously versatile pale shimmer highlighter, which is just right in terms of texture and shimmery-ness.
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| 9°C Belfast
Eric Pickles said he was "relaxed" about the Liberal Democrats blocking his bid to force more local authorities to put council tax rises to a referendum.
The Local Government Secretary said that he had wanted all increases of more than 1% to trigger a public vote as he seeks to encourage town halls to freeze rates.
But even his compromise of a 1.5% level was vetoed by Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg over fears that it could hit "vital" services.
A source close to Mr Clegg said councils had already been "cut to the bone" and needed to be given more certainty.
"I would have preferred a threshold of 1% but I was quite willing to compromise on 1.5%," Mr Pickles told BBC Radio 4's The World at One.
"But 2% I am relaxed about."
The average bill for a band D property was £1,444 last year, meaning a 2% increase would cost householders around £7.20 more than a 1.5% rise.
Mr Pickles has previously signalled his desire to deal with "democracy dodging" councils who raise council tax by 1.99% to avoid a referendum.
He insisted he was not seeking to set a cap and was also "relaxed" about inflation-busting rises of 7% or more, so long as they were approved by local electors.
"There seems to be a view that the referendum amount is a cap. It isn't.
"I'm very relaxed if a council wants to go for 5%, 6%, 7% even more providing it gets the consent of its electorate.
"I think in the long-term this will become the norm, that councils will present a budget, the electorate and people will get an opportunity to decide."
The coalition has tried to keep council tax down in two main ways - by offering financial top-ups to authorities who pledge freezes and by insisting on local referendums.
Confirming the retention of the 2% threshold, Mr Pickles told MPs that 137 authorities had so far signalled their intention not to raise the rate of council tax for 2014/15.
Budgets are due to be finalised next month.
"Since 2010, council tax bills have been cut by 10% in real terms across England and people haven't been facing the threat of soaring bills," he said in a written statement.
"I would urge councils to take up the offer of additional funding to help freeze council tax this year to help their residents with the cost of living."
He encouraged voters to lobby their local councillors to back a freeze via social media.
The Local Government Association said the uncertainty over the level of the threshold had made it harder for town halls to finalise budget and criticised the extra cost burden of a referendum at a time when severe funding cuts were already damaging services.
LGA finance panel chair Sharon Taylor said: "Local authorities are striving to keep council tax down but at the same time are grappling with the difficult task of protecting vital services like caring for the elderly, fixing the roads and waste collection following a 40% reduction in Government funding over this Parliament.
"Many councils have already finalised their budgets for the coming financial year and the lateness of this announcement has added to the uncertainty faced by local authorities making crucial decisions about how local services will be provided from April.
"It should be for councils and their residents to decide how local services are paid for, not Whitehall.
"No other tax increase is subject to the extra cost of a referendum, as all other taxes are rightly seen to be within the mandate of the elected government.
"The same should apply for council tax."
Mr Pickles said a referendum could be held at "minimal extra cost or inconvenience" if it was conducted on the same day as European and local elections on May 22.
He played down reports that a number of Conservative-run county councils were planning a tax rise - saying several leaders had called him to insist they intended to adopt the freeze.
And he dismissed suggestions that Home Secretary Theresa May had joined forces with the Lib Dems to block his tougher referendum proposal.
"I can't imagine Theresa did because of course we never considered the police authorities being anything less than 2%," he told the BBC.
The row is the latest sign of growing tensions between the coalition parties, as they seek to differentiate themselves in the final lap of the electoral cycle.


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|2013 W Club Kyori Sato Love The One
Shown above is the Kyori called "Love The One..." I think the cape makes her look imprisoned because it is too long. I'm not a fan of the Burberry-Prorsum either but it looks like the model could move her arms if she chose.
The other doll is Poppy Parker dressed as a 1965 World's Fair guide. Pretty much everyone agreed that she looks like an airline hostess. It's not the most attractive presentation of Poppy we've seen.
|To The Fair Poppy Parker Dressed Doll
|Lufthansa uniforms from 1938 to 1979.
And, if we're lucky, they'll come out with a decent FR2 that is not a horse-faced Tatyana or slutty-looking Ayumi.
Harsh, I know, but diplomacy is not uppermost in my mind tonight. I have had an allergic reaction to a sample from Sephora and it's around both my eyes. I want to rub but must not.
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At the south side of Mt. Geladandong's main peak, a Greenpeace campaigner and a local man hold a banner reading "Save the climate, protect our water." Back in 2009 this was Greenpeace's fourth expedition in five years to investigate the rapid climate change impacts - glacier retreats and permafrost melt - in the Himalayas and the Qinghai-Tibet region.
© Greenpeace / Du Jiang
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