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Pilates is a balanced blend of strength and flexibility training that improves posture, reduces stress, and creates long lean muscles.Pilates works several muscle groups simultaneously through smooth, continuous motion, with particular concentration on strengthening and stabilizing the core which is the abdomen, back, and pelvic girdle region sometimes referred to as the powerhouse.There are over 600 different exercises in the Pilates techniques, so most Pilates sessions are individualized for each client. Anyone can participate in a Pilates Private session or a mat class, regardless of age, experience or physical ability.Pilates exercises can be performed on a mat or on specialized pilates equipment .
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Helpful Tips To Know When Renovating Your Bathroom
One of the essential rooms of any house is the bathroom. This is also a room that would be used on a regular basis. In that case, it is crucial for one to renovate this room. That is because if you wait until a problem arises the process would be made more complicated. Therefore that is why you should think about a renovation after a couple of years. However, we understand that a bathroom renovation can fill you up with dread. That is because you will know in your heart that this process would be never-ending. This, therefore, means that you would have to live with a half-finished bathroom for a couple of months at least. But this would not occur if you do your research before undertaking this project.
Assess Your Finances
Any renovation project would cost money. But when it comes to the bathroom you wish to use quality pieces. That is because you cannot afford for them to break down months after the project is completed. Furthermore, hiring home renovation builders also cost a significant amount of money. Therefore that is why you should assess your finances. This way you would be able to determine whether you can undertake this project or not. If you are short on cash then you can even apply for a loan. Check out more here https://www.pbuilt.com.au/renovations-additions-extensions/.
Don't Change The Layout
Any architect builder central coast worth their salt would tell you that changing the layout of a bathroom is not easy. However, many individuals fail to realize this. That is because when they think about changing the layout of a room they think about their living room. In that case, you can easily change the layout by changing the location of a sofa. However, this would not be the case when it comes to a bathroom. For instance, if you wish to change the location of a sink you also have to change the plumbing. This would, therefore, force you to hire subcontractors such as plumbers. Thus this would then result in you spending more money.
We all get tired of looking at the same old bathroom flooring. Furthermore, changing the flooring is comparatively easy than changing the plumbing. But one has to be smart when changing the flooring. Ideally, it is recommended for one to tile the floors. That is because this is one room that retains a significant amount of moisture. In that case, using a wooden floor would be pointless. This process may complicated and expensive. But if you follow these tips you would be able to make this process manageable.

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Rules and Requirements for 2020 Gordon Werner Arts and Crafts Show
All work exhibited or offered for sale must be original, produced by the exhibiting artist and signed. Limited editions must be
appropriately numbered. Wearable art must be your original design and individually made. Artwork displayed may only be of the artistic
category in which you are applying.
The Show is held Rain or Shine. Artists must attend all days and hours of the show. In the event of inclement weather, the show will
proceed as scheduled. It will be at the sole discretion of the Greater Westhampton Chamber of Commerce (GWCOC) as to when to close the
show due to dangerous weather conditions. Weather is monitored by the GWCOC.
Vendors must remain set up for the entire duration of the show and not break down any displays without prior permission from the
GWCOC Board Member who is serving as Chair of the Art Show. Breaking down booths early is a disruption to both the event and your
neighboring artists and may result in your expulsion from the current show and reflect on your application to participate in future shows.
There will be approximately 60 tent spaces. There is only one artist per tent. No tent sharing is allowed.
Artist must provide a suitable and attractive display. All supports, racks, stands and covered tables for artwork must fit within their assigned 10 X 10 space. All exhibitors' tents must be WHITE. Any tents that that are not white cannot be erected and exhibitor will forfeit his/her location without refund.
Exhibitors are responsible for keeping their display area neat and clean at all times. Boxes and packing materials must be hidden from view.
All safety precautions must be taken in setting up exhibits. Weights capable of securing tents during heavy winds must be attached to all
tents to prevent both personal injury and property damage. Artists are responsible for any tent contractors they may use. Electricity is not available, and generators are not allowed. Artists must maintain sufficient theft, damage and liability insurance to protect both them
and their artwork.
Set-up begins no earlier than 2pm the day before the show starts. NO VEHICLES ARE PERMITTED ON THE VILLAGE GREEN.
After unloading, all vehicles must be parked in the Village Public Parking Lots.
Please follow Village Parking restrictions. All parking tickets are the full responsibility of the artists. The only times vans, automobiles, and hitch trailers belonging to artists will be permitted to park on the streets surrounding the art show is during Friday afternoon and Saturday morning set up, Saturday evening removal of artwork and Sunday evening break down of tents.
No overnight parking or camping is allowed in municipal or private lots or on the Great Lawn.
The Greater Westhampton Chamber of Commerce shall not be liable for any failure to perform or fulfill its contractual obligations
concerning this art show provided such failure is caused or furthered by closure of site locations due to any cause or causes beyond its
control, including but not limited to, acts of God, acts of nature, fire, flood, war, public disaster, strikes or labor difficulty, government enactment, regulations or order, or any other causes beyond its control.
The GWCOC reserves the right to reject or remove any and all works it may deem contrary to the show's integrity and best interests, at its
sole discretion.
Artists must remove all rubbish, including but not limited to packing boxes, tables, wood, packing materials, water bottles used for weights and newspapers.
The New York State Taxation Department requires artists to have a "Certificate of Authority". Form DTF-17 is available at www.tax.ny.gov
If, for any reason, you are unable to attend the show, as a courtesy to fellow artists and the Show, please notify us immediately by telephone.
If an emergency arises during the Show and it becomes necessary for you to leave, you must notify a Show official before you dismantle.
The Greater Westhampton Chamber of Commerce does not assume liability for exhibits or artwork. The Art Show Committee reserves the
right to make all decisions concerning participation. There will be no rain dates or refunds if the show is cancelled.


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Post a 200- to 300-word response to the Critical Thinking questions for The Criminological Enterprise: Violent Land on p. 339 of the Criminology text. TEXT IS ATTACHMENT:
1. According to Courtwright, crime rates were exceedingly high in the nineteenth century before TV, movies, and rap videos had been created. What, if anything, does this say about the effect of media on crime?
2. What were some of the other factors that provoked violence?
Do you think that these factors still cause violence today?
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Courtwright makes a very interesting point about violence and the 19th century. Courtwright contends that the crime rates were very high during this time due to the amount of testosterone, or number of men versus the number of women; however, I do not believe that it was as simple as the issues of marriage and family life. While it does appear that marriage and family life have an effect on the temperament of the male gender, knowledge and education also play an important role. What I mean by this is that now we know more about drinking, smoking, and other vices that change our behavior and have had the opportunity to learn from these activities. In addition, as we saw an emergence of more educated men as well. These progresses have a lot to do with the media, the movies and the event of television.
In regards to the media, movies, and television I do not believe they have had an effect on the increase or decrease in violence and crime directly. What I do believe is that with ...
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This solution discusses the answers to the case questions in the book Criminology specifically the critical thinking questions for The Criminological Enterprise: Violent Land on p. 339


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Book: Atlantis The Eyewitnesses Part I - The Creation of Atlantis by Walter Parkscategories: Book, Flood, Plato, City of Atlantis, Ancient Myth, Atlas, Ancient Atlantis
Walter Parksabout this book: We provide archeological evidence and scientific facts that prove that Atlantis really did exist.
We have found relics of the creation of Atlantis and compared them to the current understanding of the geological evidence of how Atlantis was formed.
It was the forces of plate tectonics that created Atlantis.
Perhaps the best solid evidence for the existence of Atlantis predates Plato's dialogs. Let's go back in time to about 225-250 million years ago.
At that time essentially all of Earth's land masses were grouped into one large continent called Pangaea; meaning "all lands" in Greek. But the land masses sit on large structures in the Earth's crust call tectonic plates. These plates are constantly moving and this causes the various land masses, continents and islands to drift relative to each other.
The Earth itself is made of 3 layers: the crust, mantle, and core. The mantle has a brittle portion somewhat like the crust, and a softer portion that interfaces with the molten core. The crust and the brittle top of the mantle ride, you may say float, on the softer part of the mantle and core. This moving portion of Earth's surface is made up of several "plates". These plates are steadily moving relative to each other.
Atlantis was formed when tectonic plates began to separate and formed the Mid-Atlantic riff.
Several islands and land masses were formed on the Mid-Atlantic riff.
Iceland is a great example of such activity in that the activity is continuing.
A new landmass just off the coast of Iceland has formed recently.
We found the remains of the sunken Atlantis.
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The Central Connecticut baseball team fell to Bryant, 3-1, in a winner's bracket game on Friday in the Northeast Conference Championship at Dodd Stadium in Norwich, CT. CCSU scored a run in the top of the first on the top-seeded Bulldogs, but was held scoreless over the final eight frames and left 10 runners on base in the setback. The Blue Devils fall to 27-21 overall on the year.
Central plays Wagner in an elimination contest at 12:00 p.m. Saturday. The winner will advance to play Bryant in the championship round at 4:00 p.m.
Central had its first three batters reach base to lead off the game. Junior Chandler Debrosse doubled down the left field line to lead off and sophomore Sam Loda followed with a walk. Sophomore TT Bowens hit a double into centerfield to plate Debrosse and make it 1-0. The Blue Devils would draw a walk to load the bases with two outs, but Tyler Mattison would get his third strikeout of the inning to avoid further damage.
Junior Brandon Fox would keep Bryant off the scoreboard and extended CCSU's shutout streak at the NEC Tournament to 16.0 innings before giving up three runs in the third inning. Ryan Ward doubled with one out and following a walk, Jimmy Titus lofted a ball down the right field line that dropped in for a single. A miscue on the throw to second base allowed Ward to come around and tie the game, 1-1. Chris Wright followed with a single to drive in a run and James Ciliento would hit a sacrifice fly to bring home a run to make it 3-1.
Central would put runners on first and second with no outs in the fourth, but came away empty-handed. After a fielder's choice at third base, Mattison recorded a strikeout. Loda would come to bat with two outs and send a sinking liner to left field, but Ward made a diving catch to end the scoring threat and the inning.
Fox would keep the Bryant bats at bay, but CCSU was unable to get to Mattison. Sophomore Jake Siracusa would lead off the sixth with a single. He moved to third with one out after a wild pitch and a passed ball, but Mattison worked out of the threat ending the inning with a popup and a strikeout. The Blue Devils were hindered by leaving eight runners on base through the first six frames.
Bryant closer Chris Wright tossed three innings to get the save. He allowed three walks, but did not allow a hit and earned the save.
After surrendering the CCSU run in the first inning, Mattison pitched five shutout innings and earned the win. He picked up the win after tossing 6.0 innings and recording nine strikeouts, while walking two and scattering five hits.
Fox pitched 8.0 innings, but was saddled with the loss. He was charged with three runs on seven hits and walked two, while striking out three.
Bowens went 2-for-3 for Central. Debrosse, junior Dave Matthews and Siracusa each added a hit as CCSU was held to five hits as a team.
Central plays Wagner in an elimination contest at 12:00 p.m. Saturday.


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Suppose in measure on a measurable set such that for all , then .
The proof is short but slightly tricky:
Suppose to the contrary . Let be a subsequence such that
(using the fact that for any sequence there is a subsequence converging to ).
Since , there exists a further subsequence a.e. By Fatou's Lemma, a contradiction.
The last equation above uses the fact that if a sequence converges, all subsequences converge to the same limit.


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Plan to post some photos in the next couple of days on this layout I'm working on in 'O/027,' using Fastrack and the older Lionel Tubular Rail. Layout constructed on a base of hollow core doors. Stay tunned. Amish Speedway utilizes SCX 1:43 racetrack. Focus of the equipment is PRR, mostly with various electric engines.


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You may already know that gynecomastia is the enlargement of male breast tissue, resulting in the growth of male breasts and possibly nipple lactation. You probably are also aware that Risperdal, Janssen pharmaceutical's antipsychotic prescription medication, has been found to cause gynecomastia, or the growth of male breasts, in boys or men who take it.
Risperdal gynecomastia is the swelling of male breast tissue, as a side effect of taking Risperdal.
The swelling can be painful, but the problems associated with effects of Risperdal gynecomastia are more psychological in nature.
Problems Associated with Risperdal Gynecomastia
Gynecomastia often develops around the time a boy or adolescent hits puberty. We all know that emotions can run high during puberty, and this is a unique time for boys and girls alike, presenting its own special challenges and wonders.
For some boys who took Risperdal however, their body began to change in an unexpected manner. While other boys were developing furry mustaches, some of the boys who took Risperdal grew breasts, to their dismay.
As one might imagine, most teenage boys would be very upset if they were to spontaneously grow breasts.
Risperdal gynecomastia can cause embarrassment and social problems.
So, exactly what effect does gynecomastia have on young boys?
Dr. Brian Labow at Boston Children's Hospital conducted a study attempting to answer this very question. Dr. Labow administered several psychological tests to two groups of boys: one group of boys had gynecomastia and the other didn't.
The gynecomastia group consisted of 47 boys with an average age of 16.5 years.
The boys from the gynecomastia group scored lower in the following areas:
- physical health
- mental health
- self-esteem
- eating behavior
- social functioning
Dr. Labow found that these boys were affected by gynecomastia regardless of the severity – meaning it didn't matter how bad the gynecomastia was, it still hurt the boys in the above mentioned areas. Mild cases were considered to be as harmful as moderate or severe cases of Risperdal gynecomastia.
Psychological aspects should not be underestimated. Risperdal gynecomastia is not necessarily medically dangerous, but it's still a very serious problem.
Treatment of Risperdal Gynecomastia
Treatment of Risperdal gynecomastia can include hormone supplements, or surgery.
It can even go away by itself. However, scientists have shown that the increased prolactin levels (the hormonal imbalance that causes Risperdal gynecomastia) can last for up to two years.
If the enlarged breasts remain for a year or more, doctors may recommend surgery.
Sometimes the procedure can be done with liposuction. Other cases may warrant actual surgical removal of the breast tissue.
Risperdal gynecomastia often necessitates surgery to correct.
Breast removal surgery is called a mastectomy, a procedure that physically cuts out the enlarged breast tissue. It is invasive and can be dangerous.
Mastectomies are not without complications. Sometimes people react to the anesthesia used, which can be very dangerous. Other common problems associated with mastectomies are permanent scarring, misshaped breasts, blood clots, infection, and nerve damage.
The Risperdal Lawsuit
The Risperdal gynecomastia lawsuit is happening is because the boys and men who have been affected by Risperdal gynecomastia are suffering. They have experienced the drawbacks of Risperdal gynecomastia, and have lost out because of it.
Janssen, the makers of this drug failed to warn the public about the risk of Risperdal gynecomastia. To make matters worse, they aggressively and illegally marketed the drug to both minors and the elderly, despite repeated warnings not to do so from the FDA.
The company behaved incredibly unethically when it comes to Risperdal, and now they are paying for their crimes.
The surgery to correct Risperdal gynecomastia is very expensive. Risperdal claimants are suing for medical bills, lost wages, and pain and suffering.
If you or a loved one have developed Risperdal gynecomastia, it is time to seek legal assistance.
The manufacturers of Risperdal, Janssen Pharmaceuticals, have a long history of deceitful and illegal practices concerning Risperdal. If you have been hurt by Risperdal it is not your fault.
The makers of Risperdal have already paid out billions in settlements for their unethical marketing practices of this drug.
Now Risperdal gynecomastia lawsuits are in court, and we can help you fight back.
We offer a free consultation for your Risperdal claim. We are happy to help you understand your case, and what your options are moving forward.
There is no obligation, and we do not collect a fee unless you collect a settlement in court.
Call the number below for a free case consultation; we can help.


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Revocycle Mind and Body Cycling is a comprehensive mindfulness-based indoor cycling program is the most effective, safe and athletic indoor cycling program in the world.
As gym owners and operators, you've seen the 'dance party on a bike' phenomenon, started by SoulCycle and copied hundreds of times around the country, and know that it's unsafe, ineffective and violates all professional certifications.
Revocycle Mind-Body Cycling is a program created by a 25-year rider and racer with a Ph.D. in biology and extensive, high-level study of the mind-body connection and the 'zone' of powerful cycling. Our pioneering freewheel pedaling- a first in the industry and in the history of 'Spinning'- gives your members a significantly more effective and safe cycle class compared with any other cycle program.
Revocycle Freewheel Pedaling
Until now, all Spin bikes have been fixed-gear- the pedals are attached to the heavy flywheel. Clients can get the wheel turning and literally take off the pressure and the flywheel flings their legs around. This is not pedaling. Because of this 'flywheel effect', clients can 'stand' out of the saddle for 5, 10 or even 20 minutes as they fall through the downstroke with gravity and allow the momentum to pull them through.
Revocycle bikes have a freewheel connection between the pedals and the heavy flywheel which requires you to pedal the full circle of the pedal stroke using the calves and hamstrings and glutes. In the seated position you can't 'cheat" and let the wheel fling your legs around! More muscle engagement means more calories burned, better muscle toning in the whole leg and better cardio and safer knees. And when standing out of the saddle we must add huge resistance (i.e. like shifting to a high gear for a sprint or climbing a steep hill) and drive with our body weight.
Revocycle Alignment-based Indoor Cycling
It's a given that alignment in yoga and barre is essential to getting the benefits of the movement and avoiding injury. The same holds true in cycling exercise. The 'figure 8s', 'around the worlds' and other upper body motions common in 'dance party' classes are unnatural on a bike and create dangerous forces that will injure the knees and back. Our classes teach beautiful alignment and body awareness just like yoga and barre so that you can get the most benefits of cycling without injuring yourself.
Revocycle Mind-Body Practice
We love the calm, focused and respectful teaching of a good yoga or barre class and wonder why Spin classes have to be painfully loud with yelling and screaming. At Revocycle we teach in the manner of yoga and barre, encouraging you to tune into the body and breath so that we get into the 'zone'.
This is athletic, mindful cycling exercise. And, remarkably, Revocycle Mind and Body Cycling is the first indoor cycling program to teach full freewheel pedaling for greatly increased muscle engagement, toning, cardiovascular training and calorie burn.
Revocycle Min and Body Cycling: If You Want To Use A Bike to Get Fit, This Is How You Do It.
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This article will examine the basic construction and operation of digital image sensors typically used in many digital cameras. The focus will be on factors affecting color accuracy or fidelity. Hopefully this will help the reader understand what goes on under the covers. And it will explain why raw image colors are frequently different when viewed with different software packages.
Most consumer and many professional digital cameras use the familiar Bayer sensor layout or some variation thereof. This provides a high resolution image with a single image exposure at low cost. But it requires interpolation for full color rendition. In much of the literature this process of creating an image from the raw sensor data is known as the image pipeline. This is an attempt to describe this processing in laymans terms and identify some of the challenges.
To begin, we must assume that the reader is familiar with the basic concepts of color management, ICC profiles, CIE color spaces, and the elementary properties of light. But this article will not be an attempt to confuse the reader with a mind-boggling string of mathematical glyphs. Naturally I will also assume that the reader is familiar with basic camera components, lenses, and such. This article is not going to address on-board camera functions such as automatic exposure, automatic focusing, image previews, and such.
The Bayer pattern is composed of color filtered sensors typically in a layout using two green sensors for each red and blue sensor. But this is not the only arrangement. The filter layout is called a color filter array (CFA). The elements are called tiles and the collection is called a mosaic. Therefore, the process of interpolating the colors in the image is called demosaicing.
There are other approaches to image capture such as scanning backs and beam splitters or three chip cameras. But these have their own unique challenges limiting their use to specialized applications. They will not be addressed here.
The primary objective of demosaicing is to provide full color information for each sensor element or photodiode. These become the image pixels. This could be accomplished by treating four sensors as a single image pixel and combining the color values. However this would result in significantly lower resolution, an undesirable tradeoff. Therefore, each sensor element is treated as an image pixel and the missing color values are reconstructed from neighboring sensors.
Most of the literature focuses on the various algorithms for this interpolation, common artifacts encountered, and how to address them. While these artifacts are important and interesting, the focus of this article will be on the accuracy or fidelity of the colors. The fundamental problem is that the sensors record monochromatic light values from different parts of the visible spectrum. These need to be combined to sets of values that represent color. We typically think of these as the hue, saturation, and brilliance or lightness. Because different sensors and filters have different spectral sensitivities, algorithms that work for one sensor may not work for another. A few examples of these filtered spectral sensitivity charts follow.
The important point is that there are not only different curves between RGB and CMY layouts, there are significant differences between CFAs of the same class. Naturally the best sensors have good separation between the channels, low sensitivity outside the visible spectrum, and no ambiguities. Just as obviously, more than three color filters can enhance color accuracy.
We should also note that a portion of the sensitivity is due to the silicon materials. The following figure shows the unfiltered spectral response of three different sensors. These are overlaid on an approximation of the human response to the visible spectrum. It should be obvious that most silicon materials have low sensitivity in the ultraviolet region and very high sensitivity in the infrared region.
These show how luminosity varies across the spectrum. In addition there is the question of how luminosity translates (scales) to recorded voltages. That is, how linear is the response. The following chart shows an example from the specs for a (Dalsa) high-end sensor. Note the non-linearity at the extreme highlight area. And this chart does not show the effects of temperature (from long exposure times) or noise in the shadow areas.
Before looking at the image construction and demosaicing, we need to take a quick look at the basic components of the sensor and the processing within the camera.
The sensor is constructed from thin layers of etched silicon crystal materials. The various layers contain controlled minute impurities that create p (positive) or n (negative) regions. Photons of light dislodging electrons in the topmost layer create a voltage difference between these materials. The p and n materials shown in this diagram may be reversed. In addition, there are two basic classifications of these photodiodes, photo-resistive and photo-voltaic. The substrate design may be CCD or CMOS. Fundamentally, this determines the sequence in which the photodiodes are read (addressing), how much logic is included on a single chip, the power requirements, and other performance characteristics. They all produce an analog voltage at a p/n junction that is then converted to digital values.
These photodiode sensors (or sites) are small. They are typically 5 to 12 microns across. A micron is one thousand times smaller than a millimeter. They can be square, rectangular, or hexagonal. They are near the size of film grains and the rods and cones in your eye. The smaller the sensor sites, the higher the resolution. The most significant difference between film grains, retinal cones, and these photodiodes is random distribution instead of the regular pattern spacing of the digital sensor arrays.
But there are other factors to consider. Fill factor measures the relationship between the surface areas that actually collect light and those that carry control circuitry. As the distance between the photodiodes decreases (called the pixel pitch) it becomes harder to shrink the control circuitry a corresponding amount. Thus the fill factor decreases. Quantum efficiency measures the ratio of photons striking the material to electrons counted. This is also a function of the materials and size, including the depth of the silicon layers. Between the fill factor and quantum efficiency, a site is more likely to collect 20% of the available light than 80%. In addition very small sizes are subject to optical diffusion limitations. Without going too deep into this, it can limit the useful aperture sizes. In summary, smaller sites collect fewer total electrons making it harder to eliminate signal noise. All sensors are not created equal.
There are several optical filters included as part of the sensor. Of course, the color filters separate colors to the designated photo diodes. A micro lens at each site focuses the light more directly on the sensor increasing the local efficiency. There may also be a low pass filter (not shown) to spread the light across several sites. This can improve color accuracy and reduce moiré affects. It is designed to limit the spatial frequency of a scene to match the sensor spacing or Nyquist limit. In addition, some sensors include an IR filter to reduce infrared light.
There will always be some processing steps within the analog to digital circuits. At a minimum these consist of gain control (ISO settings) and dark current noise subtraction.
Please note that ISO would not change the bias in the A/D circuits in normal operation. All that should change is your aperture and shutter settings. But when you shoot near the design limits, extremely high ISO, very long or very short shutter speeds, some reciprocity issues are typically addressed in the A/D circuits.
Your aperture and shutter settings determine the amount of available light that falls on the sensor. This is based on your ISO setting. These three settings define the photographic exposure. They are selected by the user or the camera based on the amount of light in the scene.
The digitized values are stored in a local buffer before processing by the camera firmware. The larger the buffer, the more sequential shots can be taken without having to wait for writes to the storage media. This is very useful for high-speed action photography.
If the image is to be rendered (JPG) in the camera, demosaicing and all other image processing takes place in the firmware. If the image to be RAW, only the metadata is added to the raw buffer contents. This metadata describes many of the camera controls and settings at the time the shot was taken. It may also describe the sensor configuration and how the data is to be interpreted. Some cameras can also compress the raw data (lossy or lossless). Most cameras will also include a small JPG preview image in the metadata. All other image processing is deferred to the image editing software on your personal computer.
The raw sensor values representing the filtered colors are called the sensor color space. These are initially converted to a reference color space, usually CIE XYZ. From here, they are converted to a device color space such as sRGB. Somewhere in the pipeline the colors are adjusted based on the light source illuminating the scene. Where this is done as part of the XYZ transform it is called the coordinated color temperature (CCT). Where this is done in the rendered target RGB color space it is usually simply called white balance. CCT adjustments are based on the spectral content of a light source. These are defined as tables of chromacity co-ordinates for standard illuminants. White balance adjustments are typically simple RGB scalars.
Combinations of color matching algorithms and transforms employing matrix arithmetic determine the image color values. A color-matching algorithm will match three or more achromatic (single wavelength) luminescence values to three or more colorimetric values. These are called tristimulus values in CIE color spaces such as (XYZ). They are usually called triplets in RGB or CMY color spaces. Matrix transforms are also typically used to adjust colors for white balance or convert colors from one color space to another. The most commonly used transforms are known as Von Kries, CAT97, and Bradford.
The challenge when dealing with Bayer patterns is the fact that each sensor does not have all the spectral information needed to independently and accurately match colors. Some information must be borrowed from neighboring sensors. This is color interpolation. This is where color matching needs to be addressed.
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The heart of color accuracy is in the color matching functions. These are based on the fact that a particular color (spectral wavelength) can be matched to filtered measurements of the sensor values. It is not the absolute value that is matched, just the relationship between three or more scaled values sampling the same object color. In the oversimplified example above, the amount of red and green are near equal and there is no blue. This color would be yellow at about 580 nm (nanometers). This is then mapped to the equivalent XYZ values. A different sensor might give very different results. This is why the sensor spectral information is so important. The corresponding color match and XYZ tables may have 1, 5, 10, or even 20 nanometer spacing.
Many of the demosaicing functions also address artifacts such as image noise, sharpening, anti-aliasing, moiré patterns, and dynamic range. Most of these will change the color values of course. So if they are applied too soon, color accuracy can be compromised. When these are done in the camera through firmware what you see is what you get. These are known as rendered images in a rendered color space. Since the camera maker has access to the sensor spectral information, we rightfully expect both high quality and color accuracy. In many cases we judge the image quality on aesthetics more than fidelity (accuracy). There is nothing wrong with this. And we can easily accept or reject the results.
But when we shoot raw with one vendors camera and use another vendors image processing software to render it, the plot thickens. The generic image editor may not have access to the spectral sensor information. So they have to resort to assumptions or very detailed calibration measurements. Some simply assume that the sensor response matches the CIE XYZ or RGB spectrum. Some leave it up to the user to perform any calibration, albeit it sometimes with limited tools.
The CIE color matching functions are well documented. They assume that the input RGB values are scaled and add up to one. The actual values determine the brightness or luminous value. The relationship between the values determines a dominant spectral wavelength. This in turn is an index to the corresponding colorimetric XYZ tristimulus values. These are defined in tables representing the visible spectrum from 380 to 780 nm or 400 to 700 nm. There are also simultaneous transformation equations that can be used with tristimulus CIE RGB and CIE XYZ transforms.
An alternative to unique functions and tables for a sensor is to design the filters to approximate the CIE XYZ or RGB spectral functions. This requires that the filters peak at blue 700, green 546.1, and red 435.8 nm and that they approximate the shape of the CIE functions. High accuracy is impossible, but this does allow the use of simple publicly documented transforms. One obvious problem is that the CIE RGB values include negative numbers. Photodiodes do not produce negative values.
Thus the question is whether to perform spectral adjustments (color correction) before or after demosaicing. In theory, this sequence is interchangeable. In practice, many other functions have been integrated into the Bayer demosaicing algorithms. Many of these also adjust colors, but for reasons unrelated to color accuracy. So it is important to achieve color fidelity before performing other aesthetic image adjustments.
If you setup the camera to produce rendered images (JPG or TIF) you can create an input profile calibrated for the device. With the proper tools of course. But these are highly dependent on a consistent light source color temperature. Thus they are practical for studio use only. Phase One, Capture One is the only package that I have found that seems to support canned and user generated camera profiles specifically for raw image processing. Unfortunately camera support is more limited than Photoshop. And I have not used it myself, so I cannot comment with authority.
The bottom line is that accurate spectral information about the sensor and filters is necessary for accurate color fidelity. When provided and used correctly, they are independent of the light source (CCT). Thus separate profiles for different lighting conditions should be unnecessary. The key to color accuracy lies in the color matching functions. And the key to the color matching functions lies in accurate spectral information about the sensor.
This article will not cause any vendor to change their propriety demosaicing algorithms. But hopefully it has helped the readers understand what is happening under the covers. And why there can be such large differences in the colors produced by different software packages from the same raw image. It is my belief that the long term solution lies in published spectral information for all cameras that are expected to produce high quality images. Especially those that support raw image formats. The ISO has provisioned this in the TIFF/EP standards. It would also be satisfactory to simply publish this along with the technical specifications for each camera. Until this happens, we cannot expect the raw image editing software to use the information.
If you are interested in more information about metadata and the ISO TIFF/EP standards, just follow this link. Among the tags related to spectral sensitivity are "SpectralSensitivity" and "SpatialFrequencyResponse".
|Raw Image Processing Software
|ACR - Adobe Camera RAW (CS2)
|Capture One - Phase One
|Bibble Pro - Bibble Labs
|RawShooter - Pixmantec RawShooter Premium
|NC - Nikkon Capture
|DPP - Canon Digital Photo Professional
|Kodak Pro DCS Photo Desk - Kodak
|RAW File Converter Ex - Fuji
|Image Data Converter - Sony
|DCRAW - Dave Coffin: Open Source
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Early 2013 wish list
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The 2012 recruiting class is in the books, and it's never too early to start taking a look at the 2013 class, a class in which the Tigers already have two commitments on board (
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6-6, 285
Albemarle, NC
View Full Profile ) and a few more that could commit in the spring.
Considering that both head coach
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View Full Profile and recruiting coordinator Jeff Scott have said that next year's class will be smaller in number [Scott said anywhere from 11-to-16], the coaches have to be picky on who they offer.
Here is an early look at a few members of the 2013 class that would be a nice fit for the Tigers, and we will have more stories on this list as the spring progresses. Call this one – which isn't in-depth to be sure – an early wish list of players the Tigers have a legitimate need for and a shot at signing.
Robert Nkemdiche Robert Nkemdiche
Defensive Line
6-5, 265
Grayson, GA
View Full Profile – This Loganville (Grayson) Ga. defensive end prospect is being hailed as the best prospect to come out of the state of Georgia since Herschel Walker, high praise for the 6-5, 271-pounder. He doesn't have a Clemson offer, but Alabama, Southern Cal, South Carolina, Georgia, Georgia Tech, Oregon, LSU, Florida and BYU have already offered. The biggest surprise on Nkemdiche is his speed – he recently ran a 4.56 40-yard dash at a recent combine. He was also the leading rusher on his high school team.
Ahmad Fulwood Ahmad Fulwood
Wide Receiver
6-4, 200
Bishop Kenny, FL
View Full Profile – This WR out of Jacksonville's Bishop Kenny visited Clemson last weekend, and he has already been to Dabo Swinney's camp, and will probably be on campus again this spring. He has already said that he loves Clemson's small-town atmosphere and the Tigers are in his top 5 as of this weekend. As a junior, he had 43 catches for 1,100 yards and 22 touchdowns.
Cameron Dillard Cameron Dillard
Offensive Guard
6-3, 295
Canton, MI
View Full Profile - This Canton, MI offensive guard recently made ESPN's Top 150 for next year. He attended Clemson's first Junior Day last weekend and had a great time on the visit. He hopes to make it back down for the South Carolina game. He has picked up offers from Missouri, Indiana, and Arizona in the past week and will start getting attention from the major programs this spring. He looks like a road-grader on his film, and in talking with him on the phone, he certainly has the attitude to be a great offensive lineman. Getting in early on this guy will only help.
Nick Washington Nick Washington
Defensive Back
6-1, 180
Jacksonville, FL
View Full Profile - This five-star cornerback from Jacksonville has offers from almost every major school in the southeast. Clemson defensive coordinator Brent Venables and recruiting coordinator Jeff Scott visited him in January at his high school. He lists his favorites as Florida, Florida State, Clemson, South Carolina, Alabama, and Auburn in no particular order. As a running back, he rushed 47 times for 509 yards and eight touchdowns last year. And at cornerback he tallied 32 tackles, 2 interceptions and a sack.
Montravius Adams Montravius Adams
Defensive Tackle
6-3, 281
Vienna, GA
View Full Profile – This big (6-3, 290) DT out of Vienna (Dooly County) Ga. also visited the Clemson campus last weekend. The usual suspects have already offered – Clemson, Alabama, Florida, Miami (Fla.), Auburn, Georgia and even an offer from Michigan St. The good news for the Tigers is that Adams already has the Tigers at the top of his list, and loved spending time with line coach Dan Brooks last week. The Tigers are pitching early playing time for Adams, who turned in a solid junior season – 85 tackles, 45 of which were for a loss – and 10 sacks. His high school coach says he wreaks havoc in the backfield, and he is also a part of ESPN's Top 100 for 2013.
Ben Boulware Ben Boulware
Outside Linebacker
6-1, 220
Anderson, SC
View Full Profile – Many will be surprised to see Boulware, an inside linebacker prospect out of T.L. Hanna on this list. Don't be. I watched him play twice last season, and this kid is a tackling machine. Against Byrnes, even when his team got in a BIG hole early, kept playing. He had 151 tackles as a sophomore, and 181 as a junior. He has the size (6'1, 225) to be a player on the next level, and he already has offers from Stanford and South Florida. Expect more in the future, especially after being named to the ESPN Top 100. He already has a family connection to Clemson – his brother Garrett is a freshman on the Tiger baseball team.
Greg Gilmore Greg Gilmore
Defensive Tackle
6-4, 285
Hope Mills, NC
View Full Profile – Gilmore is another prospect that has Clemson high on his list, was at junior day, boasts an offer from the Tigers and made the ESPN list. He has already said he enjoyed meeting new defensive coordinator Brent Venables, and has a great relationship with Dan Brooks. The 6-4, 275-pound defensive end out of Hope Mills (South View) N.C. recorded 79 tackles, two sacks, five forced fumbles, two fumble recoveries, a safety and a blocked field goal as a junior. As a result of his strong play, he now boasts a dozen offers, including Clemson, Ohio St., California and Virginia Tech.
Uriah Lemay Uriah Lemay
Wide Receiver
6-1, 194
Matthews, NC
View Full Profile – This WR out of Matthews (Butler) N.C. has camped at Clemson, but he has offers from every major player in this part of the country. He has no problem making catches in traffic, and goes up for the jump ball as well as any player I've seen recently. He has good bloodlines – his brother is Christian Lemay, the University of Georgia quarterback. I talked to Lemay this past weekend, and he says he is wide open and isn't ready to name his top schools or trim his list. He said Clemson is still a major player, and would be a nice fit in Chad Morris' offense.
Isaac Rochell Isaac Rochell
Defensive End
6-5, 245
McDonough, GA
View Full Profile - The 6-5, 240-pounder out McDonough (Eagles Landing Christian) Ga. is a 4-star prospect that has offers from almost every major school east of the Mississippi River. He told TigerNet last Sunday that Clemson sits atop a list of favorites that includes Florida St., Georgia, Georgia Tech, Alabama and Oklahoma.
"Clemson is very, very, very high," he said. "They are pretty much at the top. At Clemson, it's just one of those things where you don't understand it unless you experience it. It's everything overall – the campus, the atmosphere, the football program and lots of different things."
As a junior, Rochell recorded 97 tackles, seven sacks and 25 tackles for loss at defensive end, and he said he hopes to make a decision before the start of football season.
Tramel Terry Tramel Terry
Wide Receiver
5-11, 170
Goose Creek, SC
View Full Profile – This 6-0, 190-pounder out of Goose Creek boasts 13 offers, including the Tigers, and camped at Clemson last spring. He committed to Georgia earlier, but withdrew his commitment so he could look around. Many believe he is headed for an SEC school, but in recent conversations with Terry I know he still has Clemson high on his list. High enough that the Tigers can still close strong.
Mike Williams Mike Williams
Wide Receiver
6-5, 205
Holly Hill, SC
View Full Profile – Williams is another in-state wide receiver who camped at Clemson last year, visited the campus this past weekend and has launched himself onto the ESPN list. As a junior, he had 61 receptions for 1141 yards and 10 touchdowns. As a sophomore, he had 42 receptions. He prefers to play football close to home, and Clemson's recruiters of record are Jeff Scott and Marion Hobby. The Tigers offered Williams as a sophomore – back in May of last year – and he will more than likely visit Clemson again in the spring.
Tyrone Crowder Tyrone Crowder
Offensive Line
6-2, 315
Rockingham, NC
View Full Profile – Crowder is one of the top offensive line prospects in North Carolina for 2013. He has the size (6-2, 315) that will probably see him playing guard at the next level. He has been on the Clemson campus many times, and once lived in Greer. Clemson, Duke, North Carolina, East Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee have offered.
As I said earlier, this is an incomplete list and I went a little heavy on the defensive line and especially defensive end where the Tigers are a little thin at this point. We will continue to update this series and in the next one will go a little heavier on the offensive line and skill players.


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CMOS sensors can be used for integrated analogue and digital switching. This technology was developed and patented at the beginning of the 1960's by Frank Wanlass, who was working for the semiconductor manufacturer Fairchild Semiconductor. The CMOS sensor is a semiconductor element used as image sensor in photography. CMOS is the abbreviation of "Complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor". The CMOS sensor belongs to today's most widely used logic family and is used especially for integrated circuits that can be included in various devices. It is a complementary metal-oxide semiconductor. A CMOS sensor is provided with p-channel and n-channel field-effect transistors. These are set on a common underlayer. The CMOS sensor is integrated, for example, as active pixel sensor in digital video cameras and cameras.
The CMOS sensor is highly light sensitive. The resolution interval of CMOS sensors is in the meantime over 40 MP. Thank to the CMOS sensor pixel reading is flexible and easy. You can even read subframes. A CMOS sensor offers a high image resolution and depth focus of the pictures. That is why a CMOS sensor is integrated for every basic colour. This way you obtain more colour saturation even if the lighting is weak. The photo-diode arrays are a special form of CMOS sensors. These are used exclusively for embedded applications such as angle sensors or barcode devices.


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Like me, being living outside of my hometown, I only have a personal computer with me, and it would be an extra burden to purchase an additional television for the sake of console entertainment at house. And so i've decided to find an option to connect my Playstation 2 to my monitor. It's so advance now that most of the high-end LCD monitors provides direct input into the panel without going through another additional hardware. Here will be a brief guide on how you can play your Playstation 2 Games on your CRT monitors.
Of course we will need both the console and a monitor for this to work.
And the extra ingredient would be this tool called the VGA BOX. This hardware retails around your favourite game shops from RM140 up to RM250. The price usually varies from different brand due to features and quality. I had mine for RM140, not too shabby. I get for what i paid, wish I had a tv.
The package comes with the cable where you can retrieves output from your console and then go through the VGA box and transfers the signal to your monitor. Note there are 5 plugs into your VGA Box from the Playstation, the 3 plugs in a wire are for displays while the latter are for audio, both left and right channel.
By making sure every plugs and cable is in it's place. And of course the switch is turned on, you can then test if the VGA box is working.
As you switch on your Playstation, please make sure you also switch on your monitor's power. Locate the 'display' switch which is on the VGA box that you will be able to switch to different output on-the-fly, either the console or your CPU. Enjoy!


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'Monitoring' refers to the regular and continuous reflective practice in which academic staff are expected to engage – individually and collectively – leading to a better understanding of how teams are doing and how this can be improved. It is about identifying areas for improvement and enhancement in a dynamic environment, providing both faculties and the university with a 'health check', whilst celebrating our successes, promoting best practice, and learning from each other.
There are a range of monitoring systems and approaches in place across the institution, managed by the Department of Academic Quality (DAQ). Links to more information about these are provided below.
For more information about module and programme monitoring, please contact Sophia Goddard.
Established key monitoring information taken into consideration within the university's annual and cyclical module and programme monitoring processes include:
Click on the left hand side navigation menu to access the content in this section.
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This Monday late in the afternoon, a smilely student walked in the office to hand in the last week evaluation and he started off saying "merci beaucoup pour tout! (thank you so much for everything!) I really liked all that the school provided! ". It was Marc who came to learn French with us from Belgium 3 weeks ago! I clearly remembered him from our new stduents group photo!
Marc's first day in EC Montreal (4th one from the left) 🙂
As I was listening to his sweet continuous compliments, I started to think that it would be so great to leave him a memorable "finale" here. Then, he said "I saw that my country was not marked on the world map in the school. I guess I am the first one from Belgium to come here!" So here we go! Volia! We went to where the world map was on and Marc had his moment to pin his town in the map!
Marc Santens' moment at EC to spot his city Maarvedal in Belgium! 🙂
Thanks to Marc now we have one more pin on our map!
I was glad to know that Marc had an excellent time and memorable 'finale' shared with us. We wish you all the success in your studying! Au revoire et à la prochaine, Marc!
Curious about his sweet compliment? Here is what Marc talks to us about his time on General French course at EC Montreal :
'"I really enjoyed my stay here in Montreal. Great teachers, great homestay and a wonderful school. I enjoyed the various interesting excursion the school had to offer. The lessons where of a very high quality as well. To summerize it EC is an AWESOME!!! school. It's worth coming all the way from Belgium for 3 weeks. Keep up the good work!!! I followed a similar course in France last year for 12 weeks and I'm proud to say that the EC experience topped my other experience in all topics. – Marc Santens"
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This heavy duty baby diaper bag is made of high-quality polyester material, it is sturdy, durable and wear resistance. It has several large pockets, very convenient to place and classify different baby stuff, help you quickly find the things you want.
- Material: Polyester
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Ever since 3D graphics cards first rose to prominence with 3dfx's Voodoo, vendors have relied on the presence of blockbuster PC games to push their adoption and sales. Titles like Doom and Duke Nukem 3D arguably created the demand for a 3D graphics card and ten years after the Voodoo's splashy debut, we have now reached the point where even the cheapest integrated graphics solution is capable of 3D hardware acceleration of some limited form. Not surprisingly, some vendors have taken the additional step of including the games with their hardware and hoping they can boost sales. Game developers too gain from a higher profile and of course, increased sales figures.
Such a practice is now so widespread that there are occasions where the game comes to dominate the packaging of the graphics hardware. We have all seen such examples, with ASUS being one such vendor where a top game title headlines the graphics product. Consumers who buy such packages immediately get an appropriate game that will show off the capabilities of the hardware. Of course, that's assuming that the game is worthy of the hardware and while this practice may be common, what also occurs frequently is the same game being recycled repeatedly by many vendors and thus staying way past its 'expiry date', with dated games still found in some of the newer graphics cards.
While all the major graphics vendors have from time to time bundled some classy and distinguished games, Gigabyte has been surprising us with its choice of the bundled game titles as of recent. A glance at its list of games showed us some solid big names, like Civilization IV, Supreme Commander and Warhammer. These titles are not the conventional first person shooters that you'll usually find. The latest Radeon HD graphics card from Gigabyte is another example of having an interesting title that's different. This time, the sequel to the popular RPG, Neverwinter Nights 2 joins the ranks and it is certainly refreshing to see an RPG title among game bundles. It is found in its new, silent Radeon HD 2600 XT GDDR3 card, the focus of our article today. So here are the specifications for this Silent Pipe II card:
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Notre Dame's 2017 coaching staff will have a significantly different makeup than the one that oversaw last fall's 4-8 debacle. But whether or not associate head coach/wide receivers coach Mike Denbrock is part of that turnover remains to be seen.
After Sports Illustrated's Pete Thamel reported Tuesday night Denbrock is expected to accept as position as Cincinnati's offensive coordinator, a source close to the situation said Wednesday morning that report was premature and Denbrock hasn't made a decision. The source also said Denbrock, who called plays in 2015 and 2016 and was coach Brian Kelly's offensive coordinator in 2014, isn't being pushed out the door to another job.
Denbrock has long been at Kelly's side, with the pair's history dating back to both getting their beginnings in the coaching business at Division II Grand Valley State. Denbrock was both an offensive and defensive coordinator under Kelly at Grand Valley State from 1992-1998, and the two reunited when Kelly accepted the Notre Dame job after the 2009 regular season.
If Denbrock were to leave to join Luke Fickell's staff at Cincinnati, it would cleave an important deputy away from Kelly's 2017 rebuilding efforts. While it seems unlikely Denbrock would be given play calling duties again next year — maintaining the status quo on a talented offense that only graded out as mediocre would be a sign of misplaced trust — his presence on the practice field is a large one that extends beyond his receivers group.
Within that receivers group are plenty of promising underclassmen who will make a critical Year 2 to Year 3 leap this summer: Equanimeous St. Brown (58 catches, 961 yards, 9 TDs), C.J. Sanders (24 catches, 293 yards, 2 TDs), Chris Finke (10 catches, 122 yards, 2 TDs) and, potentially, Alize Jones (who was ineligible in 2016 but began to take reps at wide receiver last spring). 2016 freshmen Kevin Stepherson (25 catches, 462 yards, 5 TDs) and Chase Claypool (five catches, 81 yards, but nine special teams tackles) showed plenty of promise, too.
Denbrock has also proven to be an asset in recruiting, which could be critical after the NCAA's mandated dead period lifts in mid-January and Notre Dame works to keep its 2017 class together while adding to a group 247 Sports ranks ninth nationally.
After Notre Dame's season-ending loss at USC, Kelly said he would search for the right blend of continuity and change on his coaching staff going forward. So far, Mike Elko has been brought in from Wake Forest to coordinate the defense and Brian Polian was brought back to coach special teams, replacing Scott Booker. Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach Mike Sanford accepted the head coaching gig at Western Kentucky, leaving a hole there, and it's still to be determined whether or not Elko will keep Notre Dame's current crop of defensive assistants (though Mike Elston is expected to be retained in some capacity).
So there still could be some more turnover coming on Kelly's coaching staff, even before an offensive coordinator is hired. But losing Denbrock would mean Notre Dame's offseason would be far more about change than continuity.


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It is not ˹possible˺ for a human being to have Allah communicate with them, except through inspiration, or from behind a veil, or by sending a messenger-angel to reveal whatever He wills by His permission. He is surely Most High, All-Wise.
|It is not vouchsafed to any human being that Allah should speak to him face to face, He speaks either through inspiration, or from behind a veil, or through sending a messenger (angel Gabriel) authorized by Him to reveal His will; surely He is most High, most Wise.
|And it was not (vouchsafed) to any mortal that Allah should speak to him unless (it be) by revelation or from behind a veil, or (that) He sendeth a messenger to reveal what He will by His leave. Lo! He is Exalted, Wise.
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Chris, a 20+ year Saugus resident, has served on the Saugus School Board since 2014 and is currently Board President.
With an extensive track record as an education volunteer on school site councils and in PTA leadership positions, Chris received the CA State PTA Honorary Service Award in 2013.
Active in the Santa Clarita community, Chris has served as a director of Hart Baseball and on the Hart School District's Citizens Oversight Committee.
Chris has been a finance professional in the entertainment industry for over 25 years and is currently the Chief Financial Officer for Phoenix Pictures, a film production company.


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Methods & Tools is located in Switzerland, a country famous for its chocolate, watches… and banks. I was therefore participating to a banking IT conference last month. The CIO of a very large private banks revealed that 15% of employees of his company were working for the IT department. He described them as the "mechanics" supporting all the business. And I thought this was nice. Then a CEO of a retail bank came to present the results of a survey of Swiss bank top managers. They were asked what would make their bank different or better than their competitors. None of the answers mentioned IT. And I thought this was not nice. It was a surprise for him too, as he said that now 90% of his bank consumer loans were originated from its Web site.
Thus came the question: do software developers make more difference than accountants for their CEOs? Are they just something you need to have, but don't really contribute to the performance of the organization? Off course, some of you could work for the Faceboogle-type of companies where software IS the product (or a big part of it). Some of you may also work in Enron-type of companies where accountants make a big difference ;o) In many other companies, software is an important support and enhancer of the activity: managing supply chains, customer relationships or monitoring mechanical products like car engines. However, the software development function is separated from the other operational activities. Developers are considered as a support function as accounting could be. This comparison is not so awkward, as accountants belong also mostly to the introverted psychological category, like developers. And accountants could also deliver information that could change the way a company works, finding for instance which products or customers are truly profitable.
In a book from Watts Humphrey, he quotes Dick Garwin, the designer of the hydrogen bomb, saying: "You can get credit for something or get it done, but not both." Software developers may belong more to the second part of this alternative. Despite all problems that impact our projects, we deliver solutions that allows organizations do perform better, but we don't get all the recognition that we deserve. Some might be happy with our current lack of visibility, but then we should not complain if we are often considered only as a cost variable that should be minimized and not elements that could increase revenues. To achieve this objective, it is important that developers get closer to their users and improve their knowledge of business. Users don't want a cool Ruby on Rails Ajax apps, they want solutions for their problems. If we want more consideration from the high management, we might have to express more our positive impact in organizations. After all, even some accountants managed to do this.


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Happy Friday everyone! We snapped these photos during our stay in San Francisco. The weather was quite chilly and the air was brisk. To usher in 2014, I wanted to open up with a pop of color. A burst of vibrancy to start the New Year (and these cheerful colors make you feel so happy and warm inside that you forget how numb and cold your cheeks and hands are!). I love neons in the summer and decided to restyle it for a winter look. One of my favorite neon combinations is lime-green and magenta. These two are complementary colors on the color wheel, and like brunch and mimosa, they go together so well.
This bright peacoat is somewhat of a chameleon. When outside bathe in sunlight, it turns more lemon-green. When indoors, it glows more of a lime-green color. Both hues are equally zesty!
Thank you so much for reading and have a wonderful weekend!
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Top :: J.Crew peacoat, Tibi peplum top (last seen here)
Bottom :: Citizens of Humanity
Shoes :: Manolo Blahnik (similar here)
Bag :: Miu Miu
Accessories :: Karen Walker sunglasses, Wendy's Lookbook X Tacori bracelet,
Deborah Lippmann 'Fade to black' polish


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The goal of the new media art concentration is to inspire students to find their individual artistic voice. Through enforcing a rigorous studio practice, as well as technical and conceptual competencies within the new media art field, students are prepared to become independent artists and thinkers able to achieve their personal aesthetic and intellectual goals. Upon graduation, BFA students have the qualifications to be successful artists, excellent candidates for MFA application and trained for any work which requires a fine arts degree combined with technical skills.
In addition to the university admission requirements, applicants to the College of Visual Arts and Design must meet the following minimum requirements:
Students who do not meet the minimum requirements listed above may submit a one-page support document/images that may be taken into consideration during the admission process. At the time of the application, this optional document/images should be submitted to https://cvadforms.unt.edu/cvad-entry-requirements. Applicants admitted under these circumstances will be admitted on a conditional basis. They will be required to earn a GPA of 2.5 during their first semester to continue as a major or pre-major in the college.
See Studio Art pre-major requirements.
Candidates for the Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree with a major in studio art will meet the following requirements:
A minimum of 120 total semester hours of which 42 must be advanced, and fulfillment of degree requirements for the Bachelor of Fine Arts degree as specified under the "General University Requirements " in the Academic section of this catalog and the College of Visual Arts and Design requirements.
Completion of at least 78 hours of arts to include a minimum of 18 hours in a prescribed field and 24 hours of art core (required for all studio majors):
For all students seeking a major in the College of Visual Arts and Design, a grade of C or above must be earned in every art-based course required in the College of Visual Arts and Design (completed in residence or transferred to UNT) to be considered for credit toward a CVAD degree. A grade of D or below will not satisfy any art-based course requirements, electives or prerequisites.
No minor is required.
Hours required for electives may vary based on course selection and the University Core Curriculum Requirements. Electives may be required to satisfy the advanced hour requirement (42) and/or the minimum total hours required for the degree. For specific information see an academic advisor in the College of Visual Arts and Design Student Services Office, Art Building, Room 111.


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