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Introducing … Mormon Girl
There is quite a bit of talk in the United States and in media these days about Mormonism. But regardless of where you swing on the political pendulum, this post is not meant to discuss presidential candidates or religious arguments. I am very excited to introduce to you Joanna Brooks, better known in the blog-0-sphere as Ask Mormon Girl, and author of The Book of Mormon Girl: A Memoir of an American Faith.
Joanna – who also happens to be the chair of the SDSU English Department (my alma mater and former employer) – recently spoke with me about her book, faith, family, and being a writer — all subjects near and dear to MY heart.
In The Book of Mormon Girl, Joanna writes a beautifully crafted memoir about growing up as a Mormon; how her life as a young kid felt and how it changed over time when she went to college and became a self-proclaimed feminist (not something closely associated with the Mormon Church at the time). The book is a terrific read, especially if you've ever gone through a period in your life where you've questioned your faith and background. You must read it!
Feelings of Isolation
Joanna talks about how much she loved her religion, yet growing up (and still today), she felt very much like an outsider when not surrounded by her Mormon family and friends. She described being at birthday parties and trying to find the root beer among the coke-a-cola drinks (Mormon rule does not allow caffeine). I could relate to Joanna's sentiment. Not because of the root beer (obviously I have no problem with caffeine). But growing up Jewish with only a handful of classmates who shared my religion, I too felt very much alone with my beliefs and culture.
Criticism of Mormonism
As I read Mormon Girl, it occurred to me that it's rare to see a book written with a Mormon subject. And the word Mormon tended to be associated with negativity. I asked Joanna why she thought that was the case. She believes that since Mormonism is a relatively "new" religion (certainly compared to Judaism and Christianity), there is still a lack of understanding about the faith, which tends to result in stereotyping. Joanna notes that the Mormon faith is coming of age right now, with Mormons sorting out for themselves how to interpret history. In addition, Joanna feels that Mormons have not given themselves a voice in literature or culture. Hers is one of the first books that tells a very true story about growing up as a Morman woman.
Interfaith Family
Also like me, Joanna is in an interfaith marriage as she's married to a Jewish man. She and her husband have two daughters, whom they are raising as both Mormon and Jewish. It was important to both Joanna and her husband to teach their kids about their respective religious traditions. "It would have been impossible for me and my husband to pretend our faith does not matter," she said.
They hope that by teaching their children to appreciate both religions, they will decide for themselves one day which faith is best for them. I really admire Joanna's strong sense of her own faith and the desire to teach that to her children. While she agrees this approach does not work for everyone, thus far, it has worked well for her family.
The Writing Process
Joanna did not start out to write a book about growing up Mormon. She actually wrote an initial manuscript about interfaith family life. Yet her draft was rejected by agents and publishers because they felt the story was "too Mormon and weird," and readers would not read books about Mormonism. That sentiment, however, fueled Joanna's fire. She realized that if people still thought Mormons were weird, then there were clearly not enough Mormon books and voices out there. She re-wrote the book into what is now and decided to independently publish the book. A few months after self publishing, Joanna was contacted by Simon & Schuster, who decided to release the book through their publishing house.
Thank you, Joanna, for making time to talk with me about your book and the courageous life you are living. You are an inspiration and I feel truly blessed to have met you!
August 29, 2012 4:01 am
Good interview. There have been some novels- 19th Wife.. and others about Mormonism.
Amazing that she's raising her kids half Jewish/half Mormon. What's her stand about polygamy?
August 29, 2012 6:22 am
I'm so surprised she is in an interfaith marriage! I hadn't read that before. Awesome 🙂
August 29, 2012 7:18 am
A Mormon and Jewish interfaith marriage — I would love to hear more about how she is raising her kids with both faiths. Very interesting! Good for them. I will have to check out her blog. Thanks for sharing!
August 30, 2012 7:57 am
I agree with Caryn re: the mormon/Jewish interfaith marriage. I feel like that's a combo you don't often hear.
I found this point so interesting: "Joanna feels that Mormons have not given themselves a voice in literature or culture. Hers is one of the first books that tells a very true story about growing up as a Morman woman."
Certainly we have no shortage of Jews (like you and me, Leah, and SO many others) who give ourselves a voice in literature. I wonder why that is??? People of the book! 😉
August 30, 2012 10:14 am
I've thought the same thing, Nina, about the number of Jewish voices out there. I said that to Joanna and that I wonder why anyone would want to read about my Jewish journey with so many books out there. But she was very encouraging. Tell your story, she said.
October 4, 2012 3:07 am
I'd love to read her book. Since I live in Europe I have never met Mormons and never even thought of them. As for her interfaith marriage, it seems so strange, I can imagine how the husband's family could've reacted in the first place.
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A 4-Inch (102 mm) Refractor Can Be An Excellent Deep-Sky Telescope: Finally Sirius B, Barnard's Galaxy, and Much More….
After more than 20 years, I finally replaced the original 6 x 30 finder on my 102 mm refractor, with an 8 x 50. A larger finder makes it much easier when attempting to find the exact location of that very faint deep-sky object.
At current, I'm working my way through another double Star list, taking my time to sketch each double, noting the colors, checking the position angle and also drawing a few field stars.
The value of a correct image diagonal:
I'm now using a correct image 90º diagonal. The view through a standard 90º diagonal, whether using a refractor, Schmidt-Cassegrain or Maksutov-Cassegrain makes it impossible to correctly draw "scientifically" a deep-sky object.
The mirror-reverse image as seen through a (90º diagonal) does not allow me to draw the objects scientifically correct. I like to make all my sketches showing north at the top and west to the right.
Double star sketches:
Documenting my deep-sky objects over the years has been very rewarding. The following represents some of my observing notes, sketches, and articles.
Pencil Sketching expanded:
A while back it occurred to me that there should be a listing of the various types of deep-sky sketching. After a bit of thought I came up with the following:
Visual detailed sketching: Observing an object through a telescope via an eyepiece. Drawing the object on paper "as verbatim" as possible using a pencil, chalk or other.
Impression astro-sketching: A sketch made at the eyepiece, using a pencil, chalk or charcoal and representing what the observer mentally perceives, without a great degree of scale or detail. Want to know more about this type of sketching? Pull out your copy of the "Messier Album" by John Mallas and Evered Kreimer.
Computer-enhanced sketching: An astro-sketch generated using a computer, from "sometimes" a rough pencil sketch. However, if you choose this system, please let it be known to your readers, that it is a computer assisted drawing.
The following represents a few of my "visual detailed pencil sketches" seldom using anything more than a No.2 pencil and a blank 5 x 8 notecard with a three inch circle.
I try to make my sketches as realistic as possible, never embellishing, regardless of how faint the object is. My objective is to present the deep-sky sketch as close as possible to the eyepiece view.
I wanted to include a picture of my "vintage" Meade model DS-10A f/4.5 reflector telescope. This scope has served me well since my purchase back in February 1992. Five years later in 1997, I purchased my 102mm Orion/Vixen f/9.8 achromatic refractor.
This might prove that a lifetime of enjoyment as an amateur astronomer can be enjoyed with "humble" telescopes, but of good quality and not necessarily the most expensive ones.
And remember…the telescope that's used the most is the best telescope.
Seeing Sirius B:
"Finally….after more than 35 years, I was able to see Sirius B, better known as the "Pup." Date of observation: March 14th 2012
Telescope: 4-inch (102mm) Orion/Vixen f/9.8 achromatic refractor. Conditions: Excellent seeing and transparency
How did I become interested in this famous star and its faint companion?
I purchased my first serious telescope in 1977, which was a 4 1/4-inch f/10, Edmund Scientific reflector. Even though this was not my first choice for a telescope, it was the best my budget would allow at the time. My first choice would have been the 6-inch Edmund f/8 EQ (Super Space Conquerer) reflector.
I started reading anything and everything about astronomy, and was fortunate to find "The Edmund Sky Guide" by Terence Dickinson and Sam Brown. In this book was a paragraph concerning Sirius and its companion which caught my attention. Double stars were something new to me at that time.
The following books by Edmund Scientific books helped me find my way into the world of amateur astronomy. If not for these books, it would be highly doubtful I'd be writing this entry. They taught me how to become an amateur astronomer.
I'm really glad that I purchased the Edmund books…
Back to Sirius B:
Due to the extreme and overwhelming brightness of Sirius as compared to the much fainter companion, it can be extremely difficult to see the dimmer star.
I tried for at least a couple of years (mid-70's) in a feeble attempt to see the companion (a.k.a the "Pup" or Sirius B) with my humble 4 1/4-inch Edmund reflector, but without success.
During the fall of 2011, double star expert, astronomy author, lecturer and double star enthusiast, James Mullaney, informed me that he had heard of an amateur being able to see the companion using a 4-inch refractor.
I had pretty much given up on seeing Sirius B in 2012, thinking it was not possible with an amateur scope. However, after hearing that an another amateur had been successful at seeing the companion gave me the idea that I should try again.
It was my plan to use my 102mm f/9.8 achromatic refractor:
This telescope has allowed me to separate many close and difficult doubles over the years, often achieving or exceeding "Dawes Limit."
When Sirius B was at a relatively wide separation during the 70's, again, I was using a spherical mirror, 4 1/4-inch f/10 reflector, not exactly the preferred telescope for accomplishing such a feat.
Last night (March 14th 2012) using the refractor:
I made preparations to observe Sirius. After letting the telescope cool down for at least an hour and making a few visual test…I determined the seeing was excellent!
My excitement was building as it had been a long time since first reading about Sirius and Sirius B so many years ago.
I had casually observed Sirius on many occasions over the years with a variety of telescopes, but never seriously looking for or expecting to see the companion.
After adjusted my astro-chair and removing the diagonal, I started with a magnification of 83x, but to no avail. I increased the magnification to 232x, all the while keeping my eye perfectly still. No turbulence, and Sirius was almost pin-point, not the large bloated star that I was so used to seeing over the years.
I looked very carefully for at least 30 or more minutes, and suddenly, there it was!
After almost 40 years, I had finally seen the companion to Sirius, but It was not possible to hold Sirius B constantly. I would call it extremely difficult.
I had glimpsed Sirius B the previous month (February 2012) but conditions were not all that good, and just had to have another observation to confirm my sighting.
Fall of 2016 using a 4-inch Takahashi FC-100H, f/8 fluorite doublet:
Another sighting of the companion of Sirius using a 4-inch Takahashi FC-100H, f/8 doublet fluorite refractor in the fall of 2016. The companion was actually very easy with this scope. A group of at six or more amateurs took a look.
Using the face of a clock, and all without telling their position of the companion until everyone had viewed Sirius, correctly identified the position of Sirius B. Some were very skilled observers, but a couple or more were not, however, all could "fairly easily" locate and see the companion. I was actually not surprised, as it was so precise and pinpoint in this telescope.
Completing a list of deep-sky objects:
One of my first reference books was "The Finest Deep-Sky Objects" by James Mullaney and Wallace McCall. I had observed all 105 objects many times, accumulating over 600 or more, 3 x 5 note cards, complete with notes and sketches.
However, one of the objects of this list was missing…the companion to Sirius. After my visual sighting of Sirius B, I now have notes and sketches of all objects listed in that great list of deep-sky objects.
I couldn't have selected a better reference book to start with:
The 105 objects featured in the FDSO's is comprised of many famous and popular double/multiple stars, but also galaxies, star clusters, red stars and nebulae.
This book was the perfect primer for a new and budding amateur like myself, as It gave me an introduction to all types of deep-sky objects.
Such as: to encourage the study of double and multiple stars and to learn how to enjoy the "jewels of the night sky." This name was coined for the beautiful color contrast of so many doubles.
Colors include: vivid blue primary, and a tiny red secondary. The number of contrasting colors have been called rust, blue, red and orange and yes…even green! Sound interesting?
And unlike faint and very faint galaxies and nebula, they are often very easy to locate and observe on nights of poor transparency. Nights that most other deep-sky objects, such as a faint galaxy might not be visible. Many doubles can be observed effectively in severe light pollution. Something many amateurs deal with on a regular basis.
Then there is the beauty of single red stars:
Most often each person will see star colors differently in both doubles and red stars. What colors will you see with contrasting color doubles, as compared to those of others? And will you conclude there is such a thing as a true red star?? What about a green star??
Amateur astronomy is suppose to be fun, so colorful doubles and red stars might just add to that fun. And then compare your notes with the some of the great double star observers of times past.
Double and Red Stars:
We need to keep this facet of amateur astronomy from going away, and keep it alive for the future. Double and multiple star observing seems to be less and less popular with each new generation of amateurs.
Back to Sirius B:
After seeing Sirius B, I went to bed smiling, as another observing goal had been accomplished. It was a great feeling!
Have you seen Sirius B, better known as the Pup? Why not give it a try?
Sirius. "A dazzling blue-white sapphire with famed white-dwarf companion! Orbital period 51 years. Now widening but still not an easy split most nights. Mags -1.5/8.5 Sep. 7" "The Cambridge Double Star Atlas" by James Mullaney and Wil Tirion
Why not consider a small refractor for some visual observing of other deep-sky objects?
I have always been interested in the possibilities of using a small telescope, especially a good quality refractor. A refractor can present pin-point star images and a velvety black background which can improve the contrast of most deep-sky objects. The superior contrast of a refractor can often times allow views of deep-sky objects to rival or even exceed larger telescopes of more complex designs.
NGC 6822 (Barnard's galaxy) in Sagittarius:
It should also be noted that a very low surface brightness object, can often times be better observed at low magnification with a small refractor. A good example of this would be NGC 6822 (Barnard's Galaxy) in Sagittarius.
"A weak glow but definite glow in 6 cm, where it appears elongated N-S and shows a very slight central concentration. In 25 cm motion of the field helps in showing the low surface brightness galaxy, but it is difficult and ill-defined at best." Observing Handbook and Catalog Of Deep-Sky Objects by Christian B. Luginbuhl and Brian A. Skiff.
Finally…after almost 25 years (many years I attempted with my 10-inch reflector) but had never been successful. In September 2014, I was able to sketch and make notes of this elusive galaxy, NGC 6822, using the 102mm refractor.
Much of my problem was/has been due to light glow from a pesky unshielded street light in close proximity to my backyard. A dark sky is critical for locating and observing this faint low surface galaxy. And so, another difficult object is checked off my list.
The following sketch was made using the refractor with nothing more than a No. 2 pencil, a blank 5 x 8 notecard, with the colors inverted using a scanner.
The following image by Dr. James Dire of Hawaii using a 190 mm Maksutov-Cassegrain telescope.
The complete Observer's Challenge Report for NGC 6822:
"The Observing Handbook and Catalog of Deep-Sky Objects" By Christian B. Luginbuhl and Brian A. Skiff
This is the reference book that took me to a higher level as an amateur astronomer, and it remains the book that I use most often with all my observing sessions.
I like the descriptions by the authors describing the views with various telescopes, especially with a 60mm refractor. This causes me to want to follow their observations and see what's possible for me using a 60mm refractor, however, I don't have one.
No problem: I have a home-made 60mm stop-down mask for use with my 102mm refractor. This allows me the opportunity to observe the object with a 60 mm refractor, without having to add another telescope. I can then make visual observing notes and sketches for two scopes.
Using a stop-down mask for an effective aperture of 60mm's and a focal ratio of f/16.7
Seeing the companion to Polaris using an effective aperture of 60mm's:
Polaris has a magnitude of 2.1 and the secondary or companion at a much fainter 9.0 magnitude with a wide separation of 19 arc seconds. The extreme difference in magnitudes can make this double more difficult to separate than you might think, especially if seeing is less than good.
April 19th 2018: 102mm f/9.8 achromatic refractor with an effective aperture of 60 mm's.
Seeing excellent: 12.5mm eyepiece plus a 2.8x Barlow for a magnification of 80x. The companion was clearly visible as a tiny bluish dot.
What is the smallest aperture that will allow me to see the companion to Polaris? The following photo shows an effective aperture of 45 mm's. However, as of current, I've been unable to see the companion with this aperture….
Seeing the companion of Polaris using an 80 mm f/5 refractor:
My son surprised me with an 80 mm f/5 refractor for a birthday
April 19th 2018: 80 mm model f/5 achromatic refractor. Seeing was excellent. 12.5 mm eyepiece plus a 2.8x University Optics Klee Barlow for a magnification of 90x. The companion to polaris was visible as a tiny bluish dot. Very similar to the view using the 102 mm reduced to 60 mm's. Beautiful in both telescopes.
When observing with my 80mm or 102mm refractor, I always use a 1.25-inch correct image diagonal. For me it's essential when sketching a deep-sky object, to have the correct "scientific" orientation in the eyepiece field-of-view.
April 20th 2018: 80mm f/5 achromatic refractor. Similar conditions to my observation on the 19th. Using the same eyepiece combinations (90x) and was easily able to see the companion as a tiny bluish dot. A great little scope which is very easy to take outside, including the mount…all in one trip. If time is limited to an hour or less, this is the telescope I use.
Beginning amateur astronomy in 1967 with a 60 mm refractor:
My older brother purchased a 60mm f/15 EQ Jason Refractor in the mid-60's, when I was only thirteen years old. This was the telescope that got me interested in astronomy. I would set it up in a weedy field beside of my house in a very rural area of the foothills of North Carolina. I had difficulty finding anything other than the moon, Venus, Saturn and Jupiter, but eventually my observing skills did improve. I'm really glad that I persevered and stuck with it.
Maintenance of a refractor:
I have always kept the lens capped on the 102mm refactor, when not in use and the OTA is always stored in a padded case. In the eighteen years that I have owned this telescope, the objective lens has never required cleaning. The objective lens is also permanently collimated, without any adjusters, and was in perfect collimation when I received it. There has been no change after purchasing the scope in 1997, and with plenty of use.
For most part, a refractor is much more durable and able to suffer less from mishandling and rough treatment than reflector's and catadioptric telescope's.
A very high quality 4-inch refractor during the 50's through the 70's, had to be a Unitron, with the standard f/15 focal ratio. The long focal length was necessary for an achromatic refractor telescope…to reduce false color.
This telescope could be obtained with either of two mounts. One being a field tripod with wooden legs, and the other…a massive bell-shaped pier with a mechanical weight-driven clock drive. The latter was designed for a permanent location. A 4-inch f/15 refractor with any type of equatorial mount for most part should not be considered a portable instrument.
John Mallas who co-authorded "The Messier Album" with Evered Kreimer, used a 4-inch f/15 Unitron to examine all Messier objects between 1958 and 1962, from Covina, California. This is a fabulous book and I still use it as a reference quite often, even to this day.
The modern era of refractor telescope's arrive:
However, with the advent of exotic glass, better anti-reflection coatings and short focal lengths… like the slide-rule, the day of the 4-inch and larger f/15 refractor was over. Roger IvesterExplore posts in the same categories: A 4-inch (102mm) Refractor Can be An Excellent Deep-Sky Telescope


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Jared Kushner Denies Collusion With Russia
(CN) – Senior White House adviser Jared Kushner on Monday denied that he colluded with Russians in the course of 2016 presidential campaign, declaring in a written statement and in person, outside the West Wing of the White House, that he has "nothing to hide."
Kushner spent about two hours Monday answering questions behind closed doors from the Senate intelligence committee on his contacts with Russian officials, insisting he had not colluded with foreign agents before or after the 2016 presidential campaign.
He emerged smiling from the Capitol shortly after noon and was driven directly to White House, where he addressed reporters an hour later.
Kushner reiterated claims laid out in an 11-page statement released prior to his meeting with the senators, calling his conversations with the Russians "normal events in the course of an extraordinary campaign."
He also attempted to put a decidedly political spin on the controversy over alleged Russian meddling in the presidential election, saying his father-in-law "had a better message and ran a smarter campaign. That is why he won."
To suggest otherwise, Kushner said,"ridicules those who voted for him."
He took no questions from reporters.
In his earlier written statement, Kushner details four contacts with Russians during his father-in-law's successful campaign and the transition that followed.
Throughout the document, Kushner tries to explain inconsistencies and omissions in a security clearance form that have invited public scrutiny in recent weeks..
"I did not collude, nor know of anyone else in the campaign who colluded, with any foreign government," Kushner says.
He goes on to insist that none of the contacts, which including at Trump Tower with the Russian ambassador and a Russian lawyer, was improper.
With his testimony on Capitol Hill, Kushner becomes the first member of the president's inner circle to face questions from congressional investigators as they probe Russian meddling in the 2016 election and possible links to the Trump campaign.
He is to meet with staff on the Senate intelligence committee Monday and lawmakers on the House intelligence committee Tuesday.
Donald Trump Jr. and former campaign chairman Paul Manafort are still in negotiations with lawmakers over when, or if, they will appear before Congress to testify.
In his written statement, Kushner calls a June 2016 meeting at Trump Tower with Russian lawyer Natalia Veselnitskaya such a "waste of time" that after 10 minutes he asked his assistant to call him out of the gathering.
Emails released earlier this by the president's son, Donald Trump Jr., revealed he accepted the meeting with Veselnitskaya believing he was to receive information as part of a Russian government effort to help Trump's campaign.
But Kushner says he hadn't seen those emails until recently shown them by his lawyers.
According to Kushner, Trump Jr. invited him to the meeting. He says he arrived late and when he heard the lawyer discussing the issue of adoptions, he texted his assistant to call him out.
"No part of the meeting I attended included anything about the campaign, there was no follow up to the meeting that I am aware of, I do not recall how many people were there (or their names), and I have no knowledge of any documents being offered or accepted," Kushner says.
The statement also provides, for the first time, Kushner's account of a meeting at Trump Tower with Russian ambassador Sergey Kislyak to talk about secure lines of communications between Russia and the Trump administration.
Kushner denies the discussion, which also included retired U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn, then-incoming national security adviser, had anything to do with setting up a "secret back-channel" with the Russian government.
Kushner said he and Kislyak talked about establishing a secure line for the countries to communicate about policy in Syria.
Kushner said that when Kislyak asked if there was a secure way for him to provide information on Syria from what Kislyak called his "generals," Kushner asked if there was an existing communications channel at the embassy that could be used to convey the information to Flynn.
"The Ambassador said that would not be possible and so we all agreed that we would receive this information after the Inauguration. Nothing else occurred," the statement said.


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Cree Summer
Cree Summer
Cree Summer Francks (born July 7, 1969), AKA Cree Summer, is a Canadian American actress, musician and voice actress who provided the voice of Tandi in Fallout and Lynette in Fallout 2.
She is perhaps best known for her role as college student "Winifred 'Freddie' Brooks" on the NBC sitcom A Different World. A prolific voice actress, Summer is known for her work on Tiny Toon Adventures, Rugrats, and Drawn Together, among many other titles.
Early life
Summer was born in Los Angeles, California in 1969, but grew up on the Red Pheasant Reserve in Saskatchewan. She is the daughter of Canadian actor Don Francks and Canadian Lili Red Eagle, a member of the Plains Cree First Nations. Her brother, Rainbow Sun Francks, is a former MuchMusic VJ and former cast member of the television show Stargate Atlantis.
Summer's career began in 1983 when she was cast as the voice of niece Penny on the original cartoon version of Inspector Gadget. Her unique, throaty voice was instantly recognizable to casting agents (as well as viewers even today), who began frequently casting her in animated programs. Many of these were part of cult franchises, like The Care Bears Movie (1985) and Ewoks (1985, part of the Star Wars franchise).
Audiences finally had a chance to put Summer's voice to a face when she was cast as the Afrocentric Winifred "Freddie" Brooks in The Cosby Show spin-off A Different World. Summer, a multiracial woman (of Black, Native American, and white descent) who wears her hair in a large afro-style, proved to have an appearance as unique as her voice. She remained a regular cast member of the show from 1988 through its end in 1993.
During the run of A Different World, Summer continued working in voice acting. She was cast in the short-lived television series Sweet Justice in 1994 until its cancellation in 1995. Barring guest appearances on other live-action television shows such as Living Single and The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, Summer's professional work since has been limited to voice acting.
In all, Summer has voiced over 100 animated characters between 1983 and 2006, many of them African-American girls. These have spanned the realm of video games, cartoon television series, animated films and commercials. Among her most famous roles was in Tiny Toon Adventures (1990) as Elmyra Duff (which she reprised for Pinky, Elmyra & the Brain) and Mary Melody, Aka Pella in Histeria!, Susie Carmichael in Rugrats and its spin-off All Grown Up!, Foxxy Love in Drawn Together, Dulcy the dragon in Sonic the Hedgehog, Princess "Kida" Kidagakash for Disney's Atlantis: The Lost Empire, Valerie Gray in Danny Phantom (2004), Numbuh 5 (Abigail Lincoln) and Cree Lincoln in Codename: Kids Next Door, Penelope in Barbie As Rapunzel and Miranda from As Told by Ginger, Tiff on My Life as a Teenage Robot, octogenerian villain Granny May on WordGirl and Blackarachnia in Transformers Animated (2008).
In the first season Drawn Together DVD commentary she stated that she was originally hired to do the voice of Meg Griffin on FOX's animated series Family Guy, but was fired as she didn't have the right voice.
Summer is a frequent co-star of Canadian-American actress Tara Strong: the two are childhood friends, both having grown up in Toronto, Ontario.
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So far we have taken a look at how we can composite or combine together multiple frames where there isn't a lot of variation. Yet what about those situations where you have different expressions and composition like we have here in these two photographs. I was taking some pictures of my daughter who is here in her PJs when we were camping with some friends. You can see that in one photograph she's right here, yet in the other photograph I completely missed her. So what I do is I want to build a photograph out of both of these images in order to get good expression and also good composition out of these two frames.
Well to do that, we'll go ahead and select both of the files in Adobe Bridge. Hold down the Command key on a Mac, Ctrl key on Windows, then click on the images that you want to work with when doing this technique. Next we'll navigate to the Tools pull down menu here, we're going to select Photoshop, then we're going to choose Photomerge. Now Photomerge is typically reserved for working with panoramic photographs, maybe for architecture or landscape pictures, but it also works great with people photography as well.
Here the layout we will use is Automatic. We'll be using these two files. We'll have Photoshop attempt to blend the images together and then there's no need to remove the Vignettes or to change the Geometric Distortion because the images look fine. Next we'll click OK in order to have Photoshop do its thing, and here what's going to happen is Photoshop is going to do some magic, it's going to auto-align the layers, which means it'll change a composition then it'll also attempt to blend these layers together, and here you can see that it did an incredibly good job.
We'll go ahead and just zoom out a little bit and press F to go to full screen mode so we can see the whole image. If I Shift+Click on this mask, you can see that what it's going to do is show me the before and then the after. If we turn off the visibility of one of the layers, you can see how it brought in detail from this side of the image in one layer, and then it brought in detail from the other side of the image in the other layer. It's almost as if Photoshop knew that I wanted to include my daughter Annie there, so it included her here. And what's great about using Photomerge is we can use this to build new compositions.
We can also use this in order to be able to combine multiple expressions. So if we click in the top layer here, and if we target the mask you'll see brackets around the mask showing you you've clicked into that. We could change the expression, say on a little Gracie right here. I want her facing the camera. So here we will use our Brush tool and what we'll want to do is we'll want to paint with white. So I'll press the right bracket key key to make my brush bigger. Next, make sure I've white as my foreground color, in regards to the Opacity I'll take this all the way up to 100, and then I'm going to go ahead and just paint in this version of Gracie here.
Now because these layers have already been automatically aligned, this is going to be pretty easy to accomplish. And that's good news for us because that's really helpful when it comes to trying to blend in this new part of the image. Here I'll make my brush a little bit smaller, as I seek to blend this part of the photograph in, and now we're able to combine this new expression with these little girls and all of their wonderful energy, and action and motion, which we have built out of these two frames. And in a sense, I kind of think of this frame almost like an impossible picture because really this image didn't exist by itself, rather we built it.
So we not only improved the composition but we also improved the overall expressions and so you can use this technique especially in those situations when you have group shots and you need to try to align and then blend in multiple expressions. All right, well last but not least here let's go ahead and just crop this photograph. So we press this C key or click on the Crop tool, make sure Delete Cropped Pixels is turned off if you've that option in your version of Photoshop. And then we'll go ahead and just click and drag these points down, or these handles, and we'll do that to tighten up this overall composition.
A lot of times if you have your subject extending all the way to the edge of the frame it makes that frame feel more energetic or lively. So that's what I'm going for here. All right, well there it is. We have looked at how we can use Photomerge and also custom masking in order to improve composition and expression.
- Combining facial expressions from two images
- Creating a better group portrait with Photomerge
- Removing a subject from the background
- Changing the scale of a subject
- Enhancing the color and tone of a composite image
- Masking together multiple exposures
- Filling in background gaps
- Correcting overexposure
- Replacing the sky in an image
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I`m the CG hobbyist. My main area of interest is digital landscapes, but a s a big SF fan I also have passion for modeling of the space vehicles ( and any other fantasy or SF stuff ).
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I work at a healthcare facility and I wanted to know what your interpretation of NFPA 101-2012: 7.9.3; 7.10.9; NFPA 99-2012: 126.96.36.199.11.5 is with respect to testing battery-powered lighting. Our facility has two electrical feeders and 100% generator back up. We have battery backed up lighting and exit signage that are on the life safety branch. Because we have additional layers of back up, is the battery testing still required for exit signage, lighting etc. that have the batteries? Is the intent of the testing met because we exercise the emergency power system?


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Manuel Pastor
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About Manuel
Pastor's research has generally focused on issues of the economic, environmental and social conditions facing low-income urban communities – and the social movements seeking to change those realities. He speaks frequently on the changing demographics of the U.S. as well as on the ways in which inequality is corrosive to both our politics and our economy. His research projects are routinely in concert with community organizers seeking to reshape democracy from the ground up, with partner organizations that include Community Coalition, Strategic Concepts in Organizing and Policy Education (SCOPE), the Los Angeles Alliance for a New Economy (LAANE), the Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights, Los Angeles (CHIRLA), and the like. He served as a member of the Commission on Regions appointed by California's Speaker of the State Assembly, and in January 2002 was awarded a Civic Entrepreneur of the Year award from the California Center for Regional Leadership. In 2012, the Liberty Hill Foundation awarded Pastor the Wally Marks Changemaker Award.


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Ferries depart from and return to Pier 33, on the Embarcadero, in San Francisco
Listed Performance Times Are Ferry Departure Times. Plan To Arrive A Minimum Of 20 Minutes Before Listed Time
Hamlet on Alcatraz has been full to capacity since October 4th.
Names are taken for our waiting list 1 hour prior to listed performance start time.
Please follow the signs to the Hamlet on Alcatraz reservations table at Pier 33 and add your name to the waiting list on the performance date of your choice.
Unclaimed reservations will be released to the waiting list 15 minutes before ferry departure.
We have given waiting list pre-placement priority to folks who had reservations to shows that were canceled due to inclement weather back in October. As a result, our waiting lists for the final three performances of Hamlet on Alcatraz (Friday @ 3:10, Saturday @ 3:10, and Sunday @ 11:35) already have approximately 15 names at the top of each list. There's still a chance you will get in if you arrive 1 hour early, but we want to prepare people for worse odds than we've had on past weekends.
To receive advanced notice for future We Players events, please join our mailing list.
Rain Plan
Hamlet on Alcatraz will be performed in mild to moderate rain. If there is a torrential downpour that does not seem to be letting up, we will cancel the performance and email attendees with as much advance notice as possible. Please check your email if it is raining on the day you are scheduled to attend. In the event of a cancellation, we will also post a sign at Pier 33 and/or change the voice mail greeting at 415.547.0189.
In programmatic partnership with the National Park Service, 2009-2011, We Players is creating site-specific theater events on Alcatraz Island. Using classical plays, contemporary writings, and a variety of performing and visual arts, these We Players programs and events will stimulate awareness and conversation around the Alcatraz themes of incarceration, isolation, justice and redemption.
We Players' production of Hamlet by William Shakespeare, directed by Ava Roy, will fully inhabit The Rock. Scenes are staged throughout the island - utilizing natural features and historic structures, and our designated audience will travel between scenes. The narrative path extends approximately 1.5 miles across Alcatraz and the performance journey will be a full 4 hours from ferry departure to mainland return. We Players' designated audiences will have unprecedented opportunities to enter parts of the island regularly closed to visitors. In addition, the park's regular visitors will encounter performance environments throughout the island that will enhance their experience of the space and its history and provoke contemplation of project themes.
While Hamlet on Alcatraz is offered free of charge, tremendous effort and resources have been invested in the creation of this production. Our invited donation for Hamlet on Alcatraz is $60-80. Your support is very much appreciated! All donations will be used for material and supply costs and compensation for the many volunteers who have created this event.
For the past 10 years, We Players' large-scale theater works have been produced without major funding. With your support, We Players can continue stimulating collaborators and audiences to consider the intricacies of their environment and raising awareness of our Bay Area performance sites and their associated environmental, social, and political issues.
We Players and the National Park Service are committed to providing an experience accessible to all people. In order to do so, we need you to request assistance as necessary upon reservation. We Players' style of traveling theater offers each audience member a unique vantage point and encourages distinctive experiences.
Much of Alcatraz is steep and hilly, so be prepared for walking long distances uphill. The distance from the dock to the prison at the top of the island is about 1/4 mile (.4 km) and the elevation change is 130 feet (40 meters). This is equivalent to climbing a thirteen story building. We Players audience will walk from scene to scene and there will be minimal opportunity to sit down during the performance journey. The narrative path of Hamlet extends approximately 1.5 miles back and forth and up and down across Alcatraz and will take a little over 3 hours. If you are physically incapable of walking the route, please reserve a space on the tram for one of the selected performances; if you do not reserve a space, you will not be guaranteed a seat.
A tram will be available to We Players dedicated audience on the following performance dates (all are Saturdays): 10/30; 11/6; 11/13; 11/20. Please note that tram space is extremely limited, and only those with physical need should request these reservations. Seat or wheelchair space on the tram is requested by selecting the appropriate reservation above. If the reservation category is marked "Sold Out," the tram is filled; please select one of the other performance dates for which a tram is offered.
American Sign Language Interpreters will be provided on Sunday, 10/17 @ the 11:30am event. If you will be using this service, please reserve a space for this specific event, and please click the ASL box on your reservation information form so we can ensure the proper number of interpreters.
Docents for audience members with visual and hearing impairment are available upon request, for all performances. Please please click the appropriate box on your reservation information form.
Date and Time
Ferries depart from and return to Pier 33, on the Embarcadero, in San Francisco
Listed Performance Times Are Ferry Departure Times. Plan To Arrive A Minimum Of 20 Minutes Before Listed Time


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My Sugar Daddy Wants to Marry MePosted on: August 1, 2018, by : cunninghamillustration
My Sugar Daddy would like to marry me. What should I do? This is going to be a tough one. I have been seeing my Sugar Daddy for about four months. During that time we have become really close to each other. He is clearly mad about me but I am not sure that this is the big love for me. On closer examination of the relationship, I am not sure it is about love. There are still things my Sugar Daddy does not know about me. For instance, he does not know that I work for London escorts.
How would my Sugar Daddy feel about me if he knew that I worked for London escorts? I am not sure how he would feel. I have been telling him that I work for this club in London, and he has seemed to believe me. Should I come clean about London escorts? It is perhaps one of the best things that I could if I was serious about this relationship, but I am not sure that I am serious about the two of us at all. I like to spend time with him, but marriage…
I have mentioned to the girls at London escorts that he would like to marry me, and they were a bit surprised. One of the more senior girls at our escort agency in London told me to examine relationship. When I sat down and thought about it, I realised that she was right. What was he actually offering me, and did he love me? I think that he loves me in his own little way. However, he has a lot of emotional luggage, and I am not sure I am ready to deal with all of that.
He does not seem to expect a physical relationship after the marriage. At least, he is not piling on the pressure at all. I thought that he was looking for what I call a complete marriage, but it seems he is looking for a wife with benefits marriage. He would pick up all of the bills, and I would sort of be his trophy wife. It would mean separate bedrooms, and we would just be together for what he jokingly calls official duties. The official duties would include things like going on holiday, out for dinner and, of course, attending his Masonic events. Like I said to the girls at London escorts, I would still very much be his Sugar Babe in London.
My Sugar Daddy has a home in the country, and he has never invited me there. I would love to see it, but he seems to keep that to himself. He does spend a lot of time out of London, and I am not sure that I would like to do. Also, it would worry me giving up my job with London escorts. If I did so, I would lose a large part of my income and I am not ready for that at all. Sure, I would still have my flat to fall back on, and I could rent that out. It does not sound very much like a marriage, it is beginning to sound more and more like a business arrangement.


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The Associated Students will be hosting their second annual local lobby day to discuss key issues affecting the Bellingham community.
The event will take place from 10 a.m. until 6 p.m. on Thursday, April 13 at the Bellingham City Hall. Students registered for the event will meet with local elected officials including the mayor, City Council members, County Council members, the city planning and community development director, the county executive and the county sheriff.
"Student voices are often not represented well in city and county politics. And there are a lot of laws and decisions that are made at the local level that really affect us and our entire community."
Galen Herz, AS local issues coordinator
The issues to be discussed include housing affordability and livability; equity and inclusiveness; public safety and criminal justice; and voting accessibility, according to the lobby agenda.
AS local issues coordinator Galen Herz has a primary organizing role. Herz said the first local lobby day in 2016 had around 20 students in attendance. This year, attendance has reached the registration cap with over 40 students, Herz said.
"Student voices are often not represented well in city and county politics. And there are a lot of laws and decisions that are made at the local level that really affect us and our entire community," Herz said.
He said local lobby day is important because student and community voices deserve to be heard.
Specific reforms that the students and community members will lobby for:
- Ending mass incarceration
- Capping move-in fees and lowering application costs for housing
- Providing safer housing options (which primarily affects low-income people, people of color or first generation students)
- Environmental stewardship
- Supporting the Western Blue Group, which advocates for undocumented students
Bryce Hammer, AS vice president for governmental affairs, is Herz's boss. Herz and the AS board of directors have the most influence over setting the lobby day agenda, but Hammer will provide support for the lobby day event as needed, she said.
"I coordinate between our Legislative Affairs Council and our board. We wrote the agenda through the Legislative Affairs Council and then I brought it to the AS board of directors to get the final approval," Hammer said.
Junior Rosa Rice-Pelepko, AS representation and engagement programs organizing and outreach coordinator, has worked with Herz on local lobby day for months. She was prompted to apply for her position at the AS by her involvment in local social movements, she said.
"It was suggested to me by a community member to apply for this job. I thought it would be a cool opportunity to get involved with an organization that had a lot of structure and bring my own student organizing experience to that," Rice-Pelepko said.
Rice-Pelepko will be helping prepare registered students with the trainings and going through a mock lobby a few days beforehand. She has also given her advice and input at the legislative level on the issues that will be discussed at local lobby day.
Rice-Pelepko believes these kinds of events help students have a voice in local politics through gaining more knowledge about social issues that affect students and the community.
Hammer said there are many opportunities for students to get involved in local politics, such as joining the Local Issues Team or Legislative Affairs Council. More information can be found on the AS website.


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Doncaster Solicitors Take Action Against Grayling
Doncaster Solicitors withdraw services on 31st March and 1st April to Support Lawyers National Protest over Legal Aid Reforms
Doncaster solicitors have decided to join a National Protest against Legal Aid Reforms in opposition to radical plans being brought by the Lord Chancellor, Chris Grayling.
If the proposals are put in place then Cuts of over 17.5% will be imposed over the next two years and the number of contracts for Lawyers to provide assistance will be cut from 1600 to just over 500 across the UK. This will result in severe damage to the Criminal Justice System.
The proposals may lead to lots of job losses as there will be a drastic reduction in firms able to offer criminal representation.
As a result Doncaster solicitors agreed that they will be unavailable to attend court on 31st March and 1st April or to deal with police station calls. A Duty Solicitor will be provided to meet their contractual requirements to the Legal Aid Agency and protect those in custody but no other solicitors will be available.
We shall also be working to rule and withdrawing our goodwill from the system which often involves us undertaking work which is unfunded to assist the smooth running of the Court.
For any further information contact either:
Mark Newby Secretary of Doncaster & District Law Society – firstname.lastname@example.com


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The brainchild of Ukrainian industrial designer Ilya Taslitskiy, Emotional Flower is a solar lamp that combines autonomy with frugality to illuminate urban spaces. Aside from utilizing solar energy to light the ambience, the urban lamp ensures smart distribution of energy. The automatic lamp, which turns itself on when needed, is located much lower than the regular park lights to ensure less energy consumption.
Touting a floral shape, the lamp raises its bud and opens it during daytime to reveal a chip that converts solar energy into electrical energy. Suitable for just any location, the Emotional Flower changes its bud position and dimensions to adjust the amount and direction of light while tracking the person's location and motion. Its highly flexible stem allows Emotional Flower to move in any direction.
According to Taslitskiy, Emotional Flower offers itself as an independent lighting source that, aside from being self-reliant, minimizes energy consumption.
[Cheers, Ilya Taslitskiy]


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SEE MORE SALARIES FOR MANUFACTURING PROFESSIONALSWood model makers construct scale and full-size wooden models of company products. Their job can be dangerous as they deal with sharp materials and tools by definition of the job. Potential applicants for this position are usually asked to have already completed technical schooling in order to be considered. After being hired, an employer usually requires up to two years of job training on-site.
A Wood Model Maker can earn a wage of between 24000 - 36000 based on seniority. Model Makers, Wood usually get a wage of Thirty Three Thousand Two Hundred dollars on an annual basis.
Model Makers, Wood can receive the best pay in Michigan, where they receive pay of about $66130.
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The annual compensation for this career has gone up since 2004. Salaries have increased by an average of 7.56 percent nationwide in that time.
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Pollen season is coming. Due to last year's sizzling summer, the amount of pollen this year is expected to be particularly nasty in some parts of the country, adding to the suffering of those subject to allergic reactions this time of year.
At the same time, businesses are offering ever-evolving goods and services to help ease the seasonal problem, ranging from robots that warn of the level of pollen in the air to masks, glasses and coats to ward off the offending particles.
This year, the count of cedar and Japanese cypress pollen is projected to be three times the level marked last year in parts of the Kanto and Tohoku regions.
In Nagoya, the Environment Ministry expects the count to climb six times higher than last year.
Overall, pollen counts around the country are expected to run 70 percent higher than average, according to weather information provider Weathernews Inc.
Experts advise people with hay fever to limit their exposure as much as possible by staying indoors on sunny or windy days. When outside, they should try to protect their nose, mouth and eyes with masks and glasses.
With the heavy pollen season coming in mid-February, Weathernews is getting ready to collect data of how many pollen grains are floating in the air across the country by utilizing 1,000 globular devices dubbed "Pollen Robo."
"To measure pollen, the slit inhales air like a mouth," Miku Toma, a company spokeswoman, explained at the Weathernews headquarters in the Makuhari district in Chiba Prefecture.
Weathernews selected 1,000 people by lot out of 3,000 applicants in December to distribute the measuring devices across the country by the end of February. Every minute, the machines automatically send the pollen data they collect to Weathernews, which will show the result on its website.
The participants or their family members suffer from hay fever, Toma said.
They have been instructed to hang the devices, which measure 15 cm across and weigh 500 grams, outside their homes, usually under eaves or other locations where they will be shielded from rain.
The gadgets, which somewhat resemble a face, also warn of the pollen count by changing the color of their eyes. White signifies the pollen level is zero or very low. As the count rises, the color changes from blue to yellow, red and purple.
"The project is so popular that we've been receiving comments asking 'Did you already close the applications?' " Toma said.
The data are updated on a map on the Weathernews' website at weathernews.jp/pollen/ for PCs and wni.jp for mobile phones.
Weathernews started the effort back in 2005 with just 50 units of a Pollen Robo prototype. Demand for the information has grown and the number of units has climbed to the current 1,000.
Meanwhile, drugstores and other retailers are setting aside special shelves for pollen-related goods, including masks, throat sprays, supplements and medicines to ease the burden on sufferers.
Other items on offer include special glasses to protect the eyes from pollen. For example, eyeglass maker Jin Co. has upgraded its products on the back of recent strong demand. Online sales of these products began Jan. 10, while retail stores made them available starting Jan. 24.
The goggle-type glasses have slimmer ear pieces than last year and are thinner at the front so they look less like goggles. The rubber frames also fit the face better, said Jin spokeswoman Emma Nakajima.
"Since the glasses sold out last year, we have developed new ones. We plan to sell more of them this year than last year," she said.
Nakajima said this year's lineup includes more models — including versions for children and sunglasses — in addition to last year's lineup, which included oval and square frames.
Suit maker Aoki Inc. is selling business coats that can protect regular attire from pollen.
The trench-style and other coats are made of cloth treated with a coating that helps pollen grains to fall away, so they are not brought indoors, according to the company.
The coats have a removable lining this year that can be worn in colder weather. Sales are expected to rise 20 percent from last year, the company said.


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John Gray
Hobby Horses
A Guide to the Classics or How to Pick the Derby Winner
By Guy Griffith & Michael Oakeshott
Amphora Press 132pp £18 order from our bookshop
The fact that life is a gamble was not something Michael Oakeshott regretted. He liked the uncertainty of the human world and admired people who embraced it wholeheartedly. In one of the last conversations I enjoyed with him before he died in 1990, he talked of a novel he had been reading that related the adventures of Canadian gold-miners. 'Think of it!' he enthused. 'Staking their lives on a single throw!'
Oakeshott seems not to have done anything of the kind himself, but he had a lifelong interest in betting on horses. A Guide to the Classics, first published in 1936 and co-authored by Guy Griffith, a friend of Oakeshott and, like him, a fellow of Gonville and Caius in Cambridge, is one of the results of this engagement. The authors come up with a number of practical maxims, chief among which is that a horse can be expected to win the Derby only if it is the offspring of one that has already won or been placed in the Derby or the St Leger. Whether such precepts would have enabled anyone to make money consistently seems doubtful. An obituary records that in 1929 Griffith collapsed in a railway station in Vienna on reading in an English newspaper that a horse on which he had bet had lost by a short head. When asked what was wrong, he said that half his studentship money had gone. Later Griffith seems to have been more successful, financing a wine cellar and a majestic Rolls-Royce from his winnings. Oakeshott's score of wins and losses seems not to have had a material impact on his fortunes. For both authors, the point of betting on the horses was not so much profiting from the wager as the satisfaction that came from picking the winner.


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Frequently Asked Question :-
1.What are you offering?
The Buyer will purchase the villa plot from Rajnish Estates. The buyer will be the rightful owner of the Villa Plot. The registration will be done in the Buyer's name. The buyer can build his Holiday home in half acre or along with an Agarwood Plantation. In case the Buyer chooses to build the Holiday Home, Rajnish Estates will earmark a part of the villa plot (e.g. 5000 square feet) for the same. The Buyer can choose to enter into an agreement to Lease the remaining Villa Plot land to Rajnish Estates for a period of 10 years to establish and maintain an Agarwood plantation. Rajnish Estates will undertake all plantation management and maintenance services for the project. The Project is expected to finish in 10 years, when 100% of the Trees will be harvested. Rajnish Estates will harvest, market and sell the yield at market price on offer at the time and the revenue will be divided equally between the Buyer and Rajnish Estates.
2.Is the land classified as 'Agricultural Land' ?
No. The land is not an agricultural land but is classified as 'Plantation Land' which can be brought and sold by any Indian citizen.
3.Will I own the Villa Plot Land?
You are the rightful owner of your Villa Plot. The registration is done in the owner's name.
4.Can you construct the Holiday Home based on our design?
Yes. We can execute the entire project on your behalf, right from construction to interiors thus eliminating the headache of undertaking the task yourself.
5.Can we customize the holiday home design chosen from your 1, 2, 3 Bedroom Holiday Home designs?
Yes. We will customize the 1, 2, 3 Bedroom Holiday Home designs according to your requirements and can also design a new holiday home according to your specifications.
6.Is it mandatory to lease our land for a Agarwood plantation?
No. You have purchased the Villa plot from Rajnish Estates which is registered in your name. You can choose to opt for a Agarwood plantation.
7.Do you require any permission from the Government to cut Agarwood trees ?
There is no permission required from the Government to cut Agarwood Trees.
8.Do I need to pay anything more for managing the Agarwood Plantation?
No. The plantation will be maintained and managed by Rajnish Estates and the revenue generated after 10 years will be split equally between the owner and Rajnish Estates. You are required to pay a nominal charge for cleaning the site on a periodic basis.
9.What if there is damage to the plantation?
If the Trees are wholly destroyed, Rajnish Estates will undertake to replant the plantation. The cost of managing the Agarwood plantation for 10 Years is many times more than the price of the Villa Plot today. Therefore it is in Rajnish Estates best interests that safeguards ensure that the Agarwood Plantation is harvested after 10 years. Also the Buyer is the rightful owner of the Villa Plot which will appreciate manifold due to its location and will guarantee Investment protection and returns.
10.Can we resell the Villa Plot?
Yes. You can sell the villa plot and the plantation or both separately. In case of the plantation the new buyer also has to sign a similar lease agreement as yours with Rajnish Estates.


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Earth Tribe Hibiscus Flowers and Peppermint Power Tea 75g
A time honoured tea blend that has been made famous in West Africa, this revitalising, delicious deep purple tea tonic has a deep African history. Also known as Karkade, the mix of dried Hibiscus sabdariffa flowers and peppermint leaves is a traditional floral, fruity and thirst quenching tea, enjoyed hot and iced, that has great healing and energising benefits to your body.
A delicious natural remedy that is good for fighting candida, balancing blood pressure and blood sugar levels, controlling cholesterol, boosting the immune system and cleansing your system. The addition of peppermint aids digestion.
Steep this loose leaf tea and sweeten to taste to reap the healing benefits. Serve hot or ice cold for a refreshing boost and healthy treat. Consume with caution if you are pregnant.


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Beth Wesche is one-half of the Seattle folk duo March to May, a band that sounds exactly like what you'd expect from the term "folk duo," and they're ...On November 9, 2015 / By Anna Boyd
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Introduction to Forensic DNA Evidence for Criminal Justice Professionals
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Book Description
The use of DNA profiling in forensic cases has been considered the most innovative technique in forensic science since fingerprinting, yet for those with limited scientific knowledge, understanding DNA enough to utilize it properly can be a daunting task. Introduction to Forensic DNA Evidence for Criminal Justice Professionals is designed for nonscientific readers who need to learn how to effectively use forensic DNA in criminal cases.
Written by a forensic scientist world renowned for her expertise in clothing examination, the book provides a balanced perspective on the weight of DNA evidence. Going beyond a simple explanation of the methodology, it arms attorneys and other criminal justice professionals with knowledge of the strengths and limitations of the evidence, including the danger in relying on DNA statistical probabilities in the determination of guilt.
The book covers the most common DNA methods used in criminal trials today—nuclear DNA short tandem repeat (STR) techniques, mitochondrial DNA, and Y-STR profiling. It helps prosecutors know when to emphasize DNA evidence or proceed with trial in the absence of such evidence. It assists defense lawyers in knowing when to challenge DNA evidence and perhaps employ an independent expert, when to focus elsewhere, or when to secure the advantage of an early guilty plea.
By imparting practical and theoretical knowledge in an accessible manner, the book demystifies the topic to help both sides of the adversarial system understand where DNA evidence fits within the context of the case.
Table of Contents
History of forensic DNA profiling in criminal investigations
Discovery of structure and importance of DNA molecule: A Nobel prize
DNA and concept of individuality
Alec Jeffreys and the world's first murder case solved by DNA
Early criminal court challenges to DNA technology
Changing the face of forensic science: The value of biological evidence
Strengths and limitations of DNA profiling evidence
Introduction: Power and caution
Discrimination power of DNA profiling
Genetic basis for DNA profiling
Stability of DNA profiling
Persuasive statistics
DNA databases
DNA intelligence-led policing
Mass disasters
DNA evidence in context
Time of deposition: Transfer and persistence of DNA
Relevant evidence?
Relevant exhibits?
"CSI effect" and the notion of infallible forensic evidence
Relationships of lawyers and scientists
DNA profiling basics
What is DNA?
Biological materials allowing DNA profiling
Reference samples
Current profiling technique: Short tandem repeats (STRs)
Reading tables of alleles
Obtaining DNA profiles
Time required to obtain DNA profiles
Designating peaks
Case documentation and review
Evidential value and statistics
Interpreting DNA profiles
Statistical approaches and obtaining final statistics
Legal fallacies
Understanding reports: Common phrases and their meanings
Sampling correction and uncertainty
Relevant population and impact on statistical value
Partial profiles, low levels, and mixtures
Partial profiles
Low level and suboptimal profiles
DNA mixtures from two or more people
Mixture interpretation steps
Low template mixtures
Complex mixtures
Y-STR profiling
Number of male contributors to Y-
STR profile
Determining mixture ratios
Combining statistics from autosomal and Y-STR profiling
Other DNA techniques including mitochondrial DNA
DNA analysis of bone
Mitochondrial DNA basics
Statistics in mitochondrial DNA analysis
Mixture mitochondrial DNA profiles
Familial DNA searching
Domestic animal hair
Other techniques
Concerns and controversies
Quality issues
Relevant sample testing
Interpretation issues
Error rates
Overreliance on DNA technology
Interpretation of DNA profiles: Objectivity and subjectivity
Retesting of samples
Adversarial system
Misconception about exact science
DNA pointers for criminal justice professionals
Advantages of DNA profiling
Querying DNA evidence: Advice for the prosecution and the defense
Warning signs
Was all evidence tested?
Pretrial review
Suggested cross-examination questions
Discovery requests
Appendix A: Glossary of terms used in reports and testimony
Appendix B: Selected DNA issues and case examples
Appendix C: Steps in review of evidence
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Jane Moira Taupin obtained a Bachelor of Science with Honours from the University of Melbourne in Australia. She has presented biological expert evidence in courts of law since 1987 and has presented DNA profiling evidence in court since 1999. She earned a postgraduate diploma along with an MA, both in criminology from the University of Melbourne. Her master's thesis in 1994 on the impact of DNA profiling was one of the first in the field. She is currently an independent forensic consultant and trainer. She has published many articles in peer-reviewed journals discussing trace evidence, clothing damage, and blood pattern analysis and has also co-authored a text on the forensic examination of clothing.
. . . a valuable introduction, with many useful examples. The limitations of the subject, the need for caution in interpretation and problems such as contamination and degradation are expertly handled.
—Graham Fricke, QC, retired County Court Judge
Overall this book is very clearly written. The author is able to simplify complex scientific terms and concepts into information understandable by a wide audience with divers experiences and backgrounds … This book will serve as a great reference for nonscientists who routinely encounter DNA evidence within the criminal justice system and for students interested in an introduction to forensic DNA evidence.
—Book review by Krista E. Latham, PhD, appearing in the Journal of Forensic Sciences, July 2014, Vol. 59, No. 4


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4) Etihad Airways – The Business Studios on A380 and 787 Dreamliner offer more space to work, rest and play. It comes with with forward and rear facing seats that reclines into fully flat beds, offering you increased personal space with direct aisle access and convenient storage spaces. We especially like the Scaramouche + Fandango amenity kit and their customized Etihad Airways LUXE City Guides.
3) Singapore Airlines – Singapore Airlines new Business Class seats offer two new seating positions—the Lazy Z, a cradling position and the Sundeck, a lounging position. This 28-inch seat transforms into a 78-inch bed when you're ready to turn in. There's also ample storage space with a side console that lets you stow and conveniently reach for your laptop, in both seat and bed mode.
2) Air New Zealand – They have some of the best lie-flat beds in the business. The signature chalk colored luxurious 22-inch-wide leather armchair converts into a 6-foot, 7.5-inch lie-flat bed and sports a thick memory foam mattress, cozy duvet and two full size pillows. There's also an ottoman footrest that doubles as a visitor's seating.
1) Virgin Australia – Virgin calls it The Business where service begins even before you board. Priority check-in, priority boarding and access to the Virgin Australia lounge at the airport are some of the perks. Once onboard, stretch out in your own private suite and enjoy the luxurious comfort of an 80 inch fully flat bed with luxurious pillows, duvet and Julie Grbac designed pyjamas while you refresh with a Mandarina Duck amenity kit and REN Skincare products. Multiple lighting options, spaces to work, an 18-inch screen, and charging points add to your comfort. A welcome champagne, bespoke Luke Mangan designed dining options, and a drink at The Bar throughout your flight makes this one of the best business class seats in the sky.


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Kenya Wildlife Safari National Parks
Africa's famous "Big Five"
Kenya is home to Africa's famous "Big Five" (Lion, Elephant, Rhino, Leopard and Buffalo) Kenya is the best place in the entire continent to see these Five magnificent species in their natural environment. Furthermore, Kenya has an incredible range of wild habitats, each one with its own unique range of species. Open savannah, deep forest, soda and freshwater lakes, alpine meadows, coral reefs, caves, beaches, river deltas and even more.
Finest Natural Attractions
Kenya also offers some of the finest natural attractions in the world including the seventh natural wonder of the world, the wildebeest migration that starts from July of every year combined with an excellent network of hotels and game lodges that give visitors value for business and pleasure.
Kenya Wildlife Service Parks and Reserves
With her national parks, game reserves, marine parks, biosphere reserves, archaeological sites, pearly beaches and flora fauna, Kenya is a natural tourism magnet and renown for her Safaris. The most popular attractions are wildlife at national parks. Please find the list below of the National Parks and Reserves.
| » Aberdare National Park» Arabuko Sokoke Forest Reserve
» Chyulu Hills National Park
» Kakamega Forest National Reserve
» Kisumu Impala Sanctuary
» Kora National Park
» Malindi Marine National Park
» Marsabit National Park & Reserve
» Mombasa Marine National Park
» Mount Elgon National Park
» Mt. Longonot National Park
» Nairobi National Park
» Ol Donyo Sabuk National Park
» Saiwa Swamp National Park
» Sibiloi National Park
» Tsavo East National Park
» Watamu Marine National Reserve
| » Amboseli National Park» Central Island National Park
» Hells Gate National Park
» Kisite Mpunguti Marine Park
» Kiunga National Marine Reserve
» Lake Nakuru National Park
» Malka Mari National Park
» Meru National Park
» Mombasa Marine Reserve
» Mt. Kenya National Park
» Mwea National Reserve
» Ndere Island National Park
» Ruma National Park
» Shimba Hills National Reserve
» Tana River Primate Reserve
» Tsavo West National Park


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Steve Di Raddo is a Canadian male, born in 1987, who currently lives in the greater Montreal area. Bullet points are as follows:
- Canadian
- Self-proclaimed mad scientist, and inventor
- Entrepreneur
- Not french
- Genius
- Alcoholic
- Knows things about things
- Likes cartoons
- Buy him beer
- Minimal tolerance for bullshit
A list of skills are as follows, once again in bullet point format that everyone should use for everything always:
- Electricity: automotive 6V/12V, household 110/220VAC, commercial 347VAC, industrial 600VAC3PH (6 years)
- Welding: fluxcore and TIG, mild and stainless (3 years)
- Household shit: plumbing, appliance repair, construction, landscaping, making fires (15 years)
- Networking: UTP, switches, servers, racks, vmware, linux-based services (15 years)
- Programming: ASM, Basic, C, PHP, SQL, HTML5, CSS3, JS, Arduino (15 years)
- Automotive: driving, diagnosis, bodywork, greasemonkeying, tuning, electrical (8 years)
- A/V: photography, videography, audio engineering, recording, editing, publishing (10 years)
- Software: word, excel, powerpoint, photoshop, illustrator, after effects, vegas, final cut, 3dsmax, unity (10 years)
- Operating Systems: windows, linux, freebsd, osx, android, vmware esxi (12 years)
- Other: herpetology (2 years)
Steve currently is co owner of a computer + security company near Montreal that specializes in network and server management, home and commercial security systems, and system repair.
Steve currently is married, and owns a house with a garage and too many cars.
Steve enjoys playing video games, most notably, Rust, which is his favorite game of all time.
Steve enjoys single malt scotch, micro-brews, and the occasional Old Fashioned
Steve also has mental deficiencies! How painfully average! Here they are:
- Inability to sweat from the left side of his head
- Inability to associate names with faces
- Difficulty with short term memory
- Moderate tinnitus
- Severe phosphenes
- Chronic insomnia (probably caused by tinnitus and phosphenes)
- Chronic lower back pain
- Hand tremors
Hooray for being human!


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(based on 7 ratings in 2019)
"People are generally very driven but approachable. My trainee cohort has also been incredibly supportive and willing to pitch in when one of us is slammed or has holiday plans."Second year trainee, London
"There's a flat hierarchy, particularly in the smaller teams. We have a super collaborative culture that stems from a shared push for excellence. Supervisors and colleagues of all levels are generally highly supportive and friendly."First year trainee, London
"People are hard working but generally good fun."First year trainee, London
"There is no sense of hierarchy and there is a feeling of teamwork in every department. The firm and the departments organise many social events throughout the year."Second year trainee, London
"People are generally very friendly across all levels of seniority. I have rarely been left late on a deal by myself in the office. Sociability varies from team to team but it's very sociable generally."Second year trainee, London
"There is a flat hierarchy. Partners are very approachable and the deal teams are small so everyone has a lot of responsibility. However, the flip side is that our workload is always high and there is very much a 24/7 email culture. The firm does organise very good social events for when you can afford to take time off work, though."Second year trainee, London
"We have a great culture generally. The only thing I'd say is that people can sometimes get too wrapped up in work and cancel social plans."Second year trainee, London
"For such a fast-paced, motivated and high-achieving environment, everybody is very friendly and relaxed. There is a genuine open-door policy and trainees are given significant responsibility from day one, though don't expect a heavy management style. You will be expected to manage your own workload and development to an extent."Second year trainee, London
"The culture of the office is exceptional. The only downside is that it requires a huge amount of hard work."Second year trainee, London
"The culture at Kirkland is really collegiate and everyone is really friendly both in and out of the office. There is no hierarchy and the partners really make an effort to be approachable and to include trainees in calls and meetings. The culture among the trainees is really supportive. There have been multiple occasions where I have been slammed and another trainee has pitched in to help. There are team drinks and office-wide parties and people are generally keen to grab a drink on a Friday evening too."Second year trainee, I'm currently on secondment in New York but I am based in London.
"There's a very flat hierarchy with an open-door policy. All partners are young, which is great as we often have team drinks and closing lunches so it helps if you also get on with your colleagues."Second year trainee, London
"The culture is the right balance between hard-working and relaxed. Everyone is always busy but people are still happy to take the time to explain what is going on or just have a coffee and a chat. I've worked directly with senior partners but also for new qualifiers and everyone else in between. The teams are too small for any hierarchy to develop and everyone is respected, regardless of their position. Completion lunches and drinks are always good fun and the summer and holiday parties are amazing. There are also more random team events and the majority of people make an effort to attend, even if only for a short while."First year trainee, London
"Incredibly friendly and hardworking. These are the two main qualities here."First year trainee, London
"Most people are very approachable and friendly. There's lots of socialising."Second year trainee, London
"It is an environment where everyone is very driven but, unlike what the market may sometimes say, it is not cutthroat."Other - NQ (end of qualification year), London
"There's quite a flat hierarchy with very friendly trainees and lots of socialising. However, it can also get individualistic and competitive sometimes."First year trainee, London
"The culture is very meritocratic: hard work and motivation are thoroughly rewarded."Second year trainee, London
"The firm has a flat structure, and partners are generally very approachable. The London office has several office-wide social activities throughout the year, such as the attorney retreat to Hampshire, the Christmas and summer parties, Halloween drinks in the office, etc."Second year trainee, Hong Kong (seconded from London)
"The firm culture is the best thing about it - I don't get an oppressive sense of hierarchy and there is a good gender balance in the office. You get the sense that people are valued for what they do rather than how long they have been at the firm or who they are per se."First year trainee, London
"The firm has a non-hierarchical structure and a strong team-work ethic. In my experience, colleagues don't seem to socialise very regularly outside of work but do have strong social bonds within the work environment."First year trainee, London
"The firm is a very friendly place and everyone wants to get on. The hierarchy is as flat as it can be (all trainees tend to sit with partners) and everyone mixes at the social events (and there are plenty of these)."Second year trainee, London
"In office the culture is friendly and colleagues are very approachable, though when deals are at their peak it can be difficult to stop and ask questions. In terms of structure there is no hierarchy, due to several lateral hires. Everyone is approachable and ready to help."First year trainee, London
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According to the National Alliance to End Homelessness, there were 564,708 homeless people on any given night in January 2015.
Many of these people live on the streets, sleep on the hard ground and constantly search for food. But for homeless women, there are other difficult challenges to consider — like what happens when they don't have a proper bra to wear? What happens when they get their periods?
Many homeless women can't afford food and housing, let alone necessary feminine items like bras and menstrual hygiene products. Yet, these products are essential not only for health reasons but also for any woman to feel good about herself.
That's where a woman named Dana Marlowe enters the picture.
Dana, a mother of two little boys in Washington DC, is known to many in her community as "the bra fairy." From sports bras and nursing bras to tampons and camisoles, Dana collects and donates thousands of undergarments and feminine hygiene products for homeless women. It all began when she lost 35 pounds, decided to donate them to homeless women, and created a Facebook page where other women caught on and sent Dana their own, in all sizes and styles. To date, Dana has donated more than 8,000 bras and nearly 30,000 feminine hygiene products. "Seeing their smile and how appreciate they are, that can energize me for weeks to come," Dana says. "It's not solving the world's problems with the snap of a bra, but it helps a little bit."
Meet the amazing "bra fairy" below, and please SHARE this brilliant idea with your friends on Facebook!
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