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HOUSTON (AP) — The extended family of a Houston-area girl who was the lone survivor of a shooting that left her parents and four siblings dead asked Monday that a fundraising effort for her be halted, after it surpassed $400,000.
Cassidy Stay, 15, survived July 9 by playing dead as her parents and four younger siblings — Bryan, 13, Emily, 9, Rebecca, 6, and Zach, 4 — were gunned down. Although wounded herself, she called police and identified the gunman as her aunt's ex-husband, Ronald Lee Haskell.
Cassidy's relatives posted a statement on the gofundme.com account that was set up by a family acquaintance and a Harris County constable who was among the first officers to reach the slaying scene after the teenager's 911 call.
"We have reached an amazing milestone on this fundraising site and wish to close it as we acknowledge our infinite appreciation to all who have contributed," the statement said.
"The generosity of the local, state, national and even global community has humbled us beyond our ability to convey. At this time we hope everyone will continue to reach out to those in our various communities with the same care and love that has been shown to us."
Authorities said the family members were shot when they refused to divulge the whereabouts of Haskell's ex-wife. Haskell faces multiple capital murder charges for the deaths of Stephen Stay, 39, his wife, Katie Lyon Stay, 34, and their children. Haskell had been divorced from Katie Stay's sister and records showed he had a history of domestic violence.
Cassidy's relatives thanked those who have helped the teenager.
"We will keep you all in our prayers and ask you keep us in yours as we go forward. Our faith and knowledge of Jesus Christ and His plan for all of us will heal all heartache. It is time for us as a family to develop a new routine, keeping our lost loved ones in our heart as we make a new path."
A family spokeswoman, Mary Flood, said the family didn't want to suggest where to send donations.
"People have been so generous and loving that they just think they've got to help somebody else," she said.


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Valvrave the Liberator (Dropped)
Majestic Prince (Dropped)
Hayate no Gotoku! Cuties (Kind of boring, but still watch)
The Severing Crime Edge
I thought that The Devil is a Part-Timer and The Severing Crime Edge would be the two "surprises" for this season for me, so I've kind of inverted the situation, because the fact that I really like them doesn't surprise me all that much The two shows that did surprise me would be Majestic Prince and Arata the Legend. Was expecting crap, both went better than expected
The two disappointments would be Photo Kano and Gargantia on the Verdurous Planet.
Photo Kano I thought would be decent, but is really boring.
Gargantia on the Verdurous Planet I thought would be the greatest thing ever (my mistake) and is good, but not great so far. I'm waiting for that to finish airing before I watch it.
The third special case, apart from The Devil is a Part-Timer and The Severing Crime Edge, would be Zettai Bouei Leviathan, because I like watching it despite how horrible and disappointing everything about it is lol
Attack on Titan (just because I knew nothing about it before hand)
Hataraku Maou-sama!
Zettai Boei Leviatan
Worst would have to be Yahari Ore No Seishun Love Come Wa Machigatteiru. Painfully slow and shows the reality of getting a bunch of awkward, dysfunctional characters together - instead of crazy hijinks, they have nothing in common and don't want to talk to each other.
Biggest surprise is everyone raving about Attack on Titan.
I think its a little early for me to establish surprise and disappointment. There are a few shows that are better than i expected. but Ill wait till the i watch episode 6 of every show before coming up with my judgement. Through the years i have had too many situations where shows have had a weak start and have turned out to be great and shows with a great start and have turned out horrible.
So far Valvrave has been less interesting than i had hoped, and Hataraku Maou-sama has been better than i expected, only due to not having read any of the source material before hand. After reading quite a bit of the manga, i am no longer surprised with the way the show is going. Ill wait a little longer to see how the shows develop.
My biggest surprise is would probably be Hataraku Maou-sama becausse of the silly premise about Demon King working at a Mcdonald's clone in the real world.
And my biggest disappointment i Majestic Prince because not only that there are cliches around, but the comedy is unfunny, the opening song isn't catchy compared to other animes that has this design (Gundam Seed, Scryed, Fafner, Linebarrel), and most of the characters are bland and uninteresting.
Brony Otaku
I have to say Valvrave was a disappointment. Then I saw that Sunrise was responsible for it, so I wasn't surprised anymore.
Disappointment: For me, it was Valvrave. I wasn't really expecting much to begin with though. I honestly found it to be boring and the plot is a bit cliche. Not sure if I'll stick around to finish it.
Surprise: Gargantia and Hataraku Maou-sama. Gargantia's synopsis sounded really interesting to me but I wasn't expecting to get hooked to it like I am now. Every minute is exciting (save for the first part of episode 1) and I always am looking forward to the next episode. And as for the Hataraku Maou-sama, I thought the whole idea of an overlord working at a McDonald's was pretty humorous. So far it's been entertaining and funny, so I hope it stays that way for the next 9 episodes.
Quitting my 9-5 to become a full-time anime protagonist
Good question.
The surprise of the season for me has been The Severing Crime Edge. I came for the ridiculous concept, but stayed for the sweetest couple of the new season in Kiri and Iwai. Their chemistry is just fantastic, and the show plays its crazy concept so straight that it actually works as a serious series.
My biggest disappointment so far is Date A Live. I thought it could be really fun to watch someone straddle the line between seduction and destruction, but the protagonist is seemingly invincible, eliminating any potential tension. It doesn't help that the characters exist purely to be funny, which backfires because none of them are worth caring about.
My biggest disappointment would be seeing that both Sword Art AND BTOOOM! had no second season. Man was and still am pissed about that.
Biggest disappointment this season has probably been Gargantia; not because it's bad or anything, just it hasn't been going where I hoped it would and honestly it's a bit boring now.
Biggest surprise this season would be Valvrave; not because it's good or anything, but because what should be an annoying show to sit through has actually been surprisingly entertaining. With the hype surrounding the show, I actively reminded myself to not have any expectations or I'll be disappointed, I suppose that might be part of why I enjoyed it.
I was surprised by YUYUSHIKI. Judging by the name and animation quality I thought for sure that it would be a 2-4 minute series. But its actually full length, and just the light hearted comedy series that I was in the mood for.
I'm also surprised by most of the other titles as well actually...this is a good season. Gargantia and Severing Crime Edge also came into with no expectations but ended up liking.
My biggest disappointment is probably Yahari Ore No Seishun Love Come Wa Machigatteiru (MY TEEN ROMANTIC COMEDY ~ SNAFU!). In terms of genre and animation quality it looked to be the one I would be the most interested in. But it's rather disjointed and boring. I'm also disappointed in Red Data Girl. It's just nowhere near as good as PA Works titles generally are. Not a very interesting story, rushed character development with boring characters.
I was disappointed by Muromi-san.
My surprises I guess you could say were: Gargantia, it wasn't what I expected and I'm not much of a mecca watcher but I think I'm going to like it. Also Severing Crime Edge. The first episode made it seem like a very odd show, which isn't necessarily a bad thing, but I stuck with it and it's caught my eye.
I'm confused with Zettai Boei Leviatan because I don't think it's good per say but I can't seem to stop watching it. I know I WANT it to be good but I just don't know if it will be.
I'm still in the process of sampling the Spring shows so there will be more surprises and disappointments for me.
There isn't enough time in the day, my queue is infinite.
For me, the biggest surprise was Gargantia, just because I usually try to shy away from shonen-y mecha series, but i'm really enjoying this one (so far, at least). Muromi-san was also a big surprise. Its the only other show under 20 minutes that I enjoy enough to watch (the other being Morita-san wa Mukuchi
Biggest disappointment? That's a though one. Its almost a tie between Aku no Hana and Zettai Boei Leviatan. I think i have to give it to Aku no Hana though (just because I still intend to watch Leviatan even if it isn't what I was really expecting). I know some people like the art style of Aku no Hana, but it just doesn't do it for me. At first I said "Hey this looks unique" but I thought they did that because that's what the manga looked like. When I discovered that the manga looked NORMAL i couldn't find any justification for them to do that lol.
(=^w^=) Every cat has nine lives (=^w^=)
Biggest surprise was Attack on titan so awesome
Biggest disappointment was Oreshura.
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one of the best sex positions of all time; the woman gets on her hands and knees and the man is behind sticking his dick into her pussy. it also gives the guy a great view of her butt. talking from experience, it might be easier for the male to hold onto your hips or breasts as he penetrates. be warned that it can hurt the first time.
woman: *groans* ah baby i love it when you do that. push harder...
woman: *groans* ah baby i love it when you do that. push harder...
by GLaMGaL0x July 09, 2007
when one person is on all fours getting fucked from behind. either in the ass or pussy
by lily March 13, 2003
Doggie style is the new fad today!
by TidePodIngebrigtsen69 October 07, 2016
Type of sexual style that involves a man engaging in intercourse while on his knees behind a woman...or man if that's how you roll, who is on their hands and knees. This technique is also skillfully used when trying to ignore that you're having sex with an ogre and instead imagining her to just be a larger then average runway model.
Guy 1: Man you should have seen the chick I nailed doggie style last night, she was thick and had hair like Jessica Alba
Guy 2: There's no way...you've never fucked any good looking girls.
Guy 1: I didn't say she was good looking, she just had nice hair.
Guy 2: There's no way...you've never fucked any good looking girls.
Guy 1: I didn't say she was good looking, she just had nice hair.
by Hazel11 November 01, 2010
how every guy imagines what it would be like to have a wife/girlfriend who wouldnt mind sex when ever, where ever.
at a bar you bend her over the bar and fuck her up the ass or pussy
by Matthew T February 09, 2004
a sexual intercourse position that men learn from dogs. Especially helpful when the woman have a nice body but fucked up face, so that we don't have to see their face....
"That chick got a nice body but fucked up face, I will only do her in doggie style."
by Gary Ng March 30, 2004
When a man humps a woman, as if they were dogs. Can also be a reference to Girls Gone Wild that Snoop Dogg films.
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31 Aug 2009 10:28:46 AM
Ed Herman: "I'm Pretty Sure My Knee's Torn Out"
(Dammit, Ed. You start yawning like that and pretty soon the whole arena will be doing it. Photo courtesy of UFC.com)
Following his loss via injury TKO at UFC 102, Ed Herman has been suspended indefinitely until he gets cleared by a doctor, which may not happen until he gets some surgery and does a little rehab. Herman went down in agony in the second round of his fight with Aaron Simpson, but according to what he told The Columbian, the actual troubles started earlier in the night:
"I'm pretty sure my knee's torn out. I felt it buckle underneath me in the first round. I just tried to fight through it. Then it buckled again."
So what does the UFC do with a mid-level guy who's going to be laid up for a little while? You'd like to think that they'll keep him on the roster and wait for him to recover and give it another go. You'd also like to think that they wouldn't cut every single losing fighter from the UFC 101 undercard, so maybe we should keep our expectations realistic. Get well soon, "Short Fuse."


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Horizon 2020: The next phase
by Laura Greenhalgh
The European Commission is well into the planning phase for the next two years of Horizon 2020. Laura Greenhalgh brings you her analysis of the preliminary outlines of the 2016-17 work programmes.
Whilst pillar one remains relatively similar to 2014-15, many areas under pillars two and three have a change in priorities, including three new focus areas (see article in Research Europe). The plans are still to be finalised into official work programmes, but they give a good indication of where Horizon 2020 is heading. Here's what's in store!
Pillar 1 – Excellent Science
Future and Emerging Technologies
Marie Skłowdowska-Curie Actions
Pillar II – Industrial Leadership
Leadership in enabling and industrial technologies - ICT
Leadership in enabling and industrial technologies - Nanotech, materials and processing
Leadership in enabling and industrial technologies - Space
Access to Risk Finance Innovation in SMEs
Pillar III - Societal Challenges
Health, demographic change and wellbeing
Secure, clean and efficient energy
Smart, green and integrated transport
Climate action, resources and raw materials
European Research Council – tbc
The ERC is not covered under the Commission's strategic planning exercise, since its agenda is established separately by the ERC Scientific Council. It is highly likely that the four funding streams from 2015—covering Starting, Consolidator, Advanced and Proof of Concept grants—will be continued as they stand, with the number and timing of calls still to be determined.
Future and Emerging Technologies (download)
The 2016-17 work programme for the Future and Emerging Technologies is expected to consist of three competitive calls: FET-Open, FET-Proactive, and a third call specific to high performance computing.
The greatest change will be in the FET Proactive call, which supports the creation of research clusters on "out-of-the-box" innovations. This will fund a new set of topics compared to the first work programme, which covered modelling systems, robots and quantum technologies. Although these topics have not yet been chosen, they will be picked from suggestions made in an April public consultation, which suggested bio-mimicry, nano-fluidics, innovation modelling and the impact of technologies on daily life.
A separate FET Proactive call for supercomputing is envisaged to push forward the Commission's High Performance Computing plan, published in 2012. This will focus on high-productivity programming, exascale computer systems and strategies to cope with huge quantities of data.
FET-Open will continue to fund early-stage, high-risk research on any projects—but will be looking to fund "a more diverse portfolio" of projects than it has before, according to the plan. The Commission also intends to boost flexibility to ensure that the duration, size and complexity of projects are fit-for-purpose. A more flexible programme is also expected to increase the variety of participants and include more young researchers and SMEs.
For 2016-17, the FET programme will tackle ethical questions on multidisciplinary research through the social sciences, humanities and the behavioural sciences and funding public engagement. It will also provide funding for the next phase of the FET Flagship programmes on graphene and human brain research, as outlined in the latest update published in September.
Marie Skłowdowska-Curie Actions (download)
The start of the Marie Skłowdowska-Curie Actions under Horizon 2020 has been seen as a success, meaning that the programme will continue in the same vein for 2016-17: holding yearly calls for each of the four main exchange programmes.
These are: Innovative Training Networks to support early-stage researchers within the first four years of their career; Individual Fellowships for more experienced researchers; a RISE call for academic exchanges between individuals from at least three countries; and the COFUND action, which funds exchanges in conjunction with national research councils.
A big priority will be improving the participation of female researchers in the programme, as a way to improve the gender disparity within research.
In addition, the RISE call will be used to push for more participation from non-EU countries as part of a general move to better recognise the value of international cooperation. "Continuing the MSCA development of international networks and teams can open new opportunities for further collaboration, broaden the outlook of researchers, and strongly contribute to the development of their personal and professional competences," states the paper.
Meanwhile, the fifth call in this area (NIGHT), which covers European Researchers' Night activities for public outreach, will only be held once in 2016 to cover two-years worth of activities.
Research infrastructure (download)
Funding sustainability, better links with industry, improved trans-national access and open access to data are the main priorities for research infrastructure in 2016-17—and the Commission plans to address this through five specific calls.
The first call will fund existing facilities identified under the Esfri roadmap, but with a "new emphasis on long-term sustainability and efficient operation". The call will also support infrastructure projects looking to get onto the ESFRI roadmap in 2016, as well as funding design studies for new infrastructure. Projects will be allocated funds to build access for researchers in other countries.
A second call on integrating infrastructure will fund activities to increase innovation output, promote open data practices, and widen the number of users, particularly in developing countries.
Through a specific e-infrastructure call, the Commission intends to support high-speed networks and supercomputing initiatives to better connect researchers to data, and to each other.
The support to innovation call will fund pre-commercial and public procurement to increase the use of research infrastructure by industry. It will also fund pan-European R&D platforms to link facilities in different countries that are relevant to the same technologies, and improve access for small businesses.
A final call on policy support actions will fund the development of a harmonised RI evaluation strategy, which can be used by member states to target their infrastructure funding. This needs to be done because member states have a "striking lack of common criteria" for making such funding decisions, reports the paper.
Leadership in enabling and industrial technologies – ICT (download)
The Commission is continuing to be progressive in its plans for ICT research, and focus on fields where true progress is happening rather than technologies that have already been done. A significant focus for the 2016-17 work programme will be the Internet of Things—which has been designated one of nine focus areas to be tackled by the societal challenges and enabling technologies sections of Horizon 2020.
Money will be assigned for large-scale demonstration projects on the Internet of Things, to progress the use of the technology in real-life settings. The Internet of Things involves connecting everyday objects to the internet, and Horizon 2020 will focus on clothes, energy systems, transport vehicles and hospital operating rooms in 2016-17, amongst others.
In addition, one major ICT call per year is envisaged in 2016 and 2017 to cover the rest of the Commission's priorities in this field. This will fund R&D and product development for cloud computing, 5G internet development, big data and gaming software, robotics and autonomous systems and the development of micro- and nano-electronics and photonics for hardware.
In the last work programme, the Commission funded specific calls for cooperation with Brazil and Japan in ICT—and these two countries will remain a priority for cooperation, with the addition of Korea as a third target.
A specific call for small businesses, through the SME instrument, and the Fast-Track to Innovation pilot for close-to-market research will be used to further boost commercial R&D. Research on data privacy and security, and social studies on people's attitudes and acceptance of new technologies will also be funded.
Meanwhile, the work programme will assign two-year budgets for several large-scale industry partnerships. These include the four public-private partnerships on 5G communications, Robotics, Photonics and Factories of the Future, as well as the Ecsel joint-technology initiative on electronic components and systems.
Leadership in enabling and industrial technologies - Nanotech, materials and processing (download)
The main focus in 2016-17 will be to support EU manufacturing, following a more widespread call from member states and the Commission to promote the re-industrialisation of Europe. This will involve an even greater focus on getting the results of research into industrial processes. "With the results of previous research projects becoming available, now is the time to devote effort to the innovation part of the programme," states the document.
Industrial development funded by this call must be environmentally friendly and sustainable, according to the Commission, meaning activities in this work programme will be geared towards a cross-cutting focus area entitled: Industry 2020 and the Circular Economy. In practice, this means much of the 2016-17 funding will be spent on three relevant public-private partnerships, entitled Factories of future, Sustainable Process Industries (Spire), and Energy-Efficient buildings. These are intended to modernise EU industries, and also develop the computerisation of manufacturing through smart devices, cyber-physical systems, and IT infrastructure.
The plan hints the EU may be considering an additional initiative in the area of 3D printing (also called Additive Manufacturing in the document). This is most likely to be a public-private partnership, as the EU seeks to get a foot in the door with international emerging companies in this field.
Aside from this, a single call will cover R&D and innovation in nanotechnology, advanced materials, biotechnology, and advanced manufacturing and processing. Industries that are likely to receive particular attention are the healthcare sector for nanomedicines, energy production, biotechnology and feedstock resources, as well as chemicals and agriculture.
The work programme will also fund SSH research to look at the development and acceptance of nanotechnologies, risk assessments for new technologies and governance and ethics for synthetic biology.
Like others, this work programme acknowledges the need to raise international participation in Horizon 2020—but says that this needs to be done with caution for near-market projects. "At Technology Readiness Levels up to 5, international cooperation would be welcome, to create EU added value, while for higher Technology Readiness Levels this has to be decided on a case by case basis against a background of increasing competition and different regulatory settings," recommends the document.
Leadership in enabling and industrial technologies – Space (download)
The Commission plans to keep the same structure for space funding throughout the duration of Horizon 2020, meaning the 2016-17 programme will mirror the first two years of the programme. This will centre on four calls: applications for satellite navigation, earth observation, protection in and from space, and industrial competitiveness.
The first two calls will focus on developing ways to make money from the EU's expensive flagship space projects, Galileo and EGNOS (for satellite navigation) and Copernicus (which carries out Earth observation for weather prediction and other uses). "These space programmes will reach full operational capacity in the next years and European service industry and end users should be in a position to reap the benefits of the large public investments made over several decades," states the 2016-17 plan. The third call will tackle the hot topic of space debris and its threats to satellites and exploration.
The work programme will also continue the Strategic Research Clusters on electric propulsion and space robotics, launched under the last programme. Under these new initiatives introduced under Horizon 2020, the Commission first launches a call for a consortium to establish a plan for further research funding in the relevant area, which is then implemented through further calls.
Access to Risk Finance (download)
One of the Commission's aims for this 2016-17 work programme is to increase the availability of financing for small businesses carrying out R&D, which often struggle to convince banks to support them at less-than-extortionate premiums. Another is to improve finance terms for medium and large companies, which the Commission says is usually fee-heavy and lacks the flexible or length of term to support investment in research staff.
The Commission hopes to do this by pursuing all the main Horizon 2020 finance measures launched in 2014, which are run by the European Investment Bank and the European Investment Fund. These will be adapted to give more direct loans to larger firms and more intermediated loans to SMEs and midcaps, and to boost equity finances for all companies.
The Commission says it also intends to try and get a greater number of national banks involved in the initiatives, to ensure businesses from all member states have access to decent finance.
The biggest change to the work programme in 2016-17 is that the Commission is considering pilot initiatives to increase crowdfunding for R&D, as well as philanthropic donations to support venture capital. In a communication in March, the Commission said crowdfunding could offer a flexible way to finance R&D, and also increase public engagement in science and research. Meanwhile, the League of European Research Universities has advised that universities should encourage philanthropy to protect rare fields of research and increase science funding.
Other pilots that could be trialled in 2016-17 include a fund to provide finance to young entrepreneurs. Existing pilots that finance technology transfer and innovative ICT firms are also likely to be scaled up for the next two-year phase of the programme.
Innovation in SMEs (download)
Whilst the budget assigned to this particular area is small, the Innovation in SMEs work programme sets out plans for all activities relating to small businesses, many of which are financed by other parts of the programme.
A total of 7 per cent of the combined budget for the societal challenges and industrial leadership pillar will be spent on funding small businesses through the Horizon 2020 SME Instrument, and in 2016-17 the Commission will focus on developing the third phase of this instrument.
Phase 3 supports the commercialisation of products, by providing business mentoring, legal advice and access to finance. This follows Phase 1, which provides up to €50,000 for a six-month feasibility study, and Phase 2, which pays up to €2.5 million for demonstration and piloting. This instrument has so far proved extremely popular, with a success rate of only 6 per cent in the first call.
The Commission is considering piloting an SME innovation fellowship, which would be run in conjunction with the Marie Curie-Skłodowska Actions for researcher exchanges. This would pay for SMEs to hire researchers that can help them develop their innovations. This would include scientists and technology experts, but also researchers in design, arts and the media to develop creative aspects of the business.
Another idea is to provide grants for SMEs to help civil society organisations launch campaigns and develop new models for social innovation.
Meanwhile, the Commission sees a need to push European businesses to capitalise on innovation ideas and capacity in emerging economies—and says specific measures will be developed for this.
SC1: Health, demographic change and wellbeing (download)
Ageing R&D gets a big lift in priority under this work programme, to add to the focus on personalised health care in 2014-15. To this end, all activities under the health challenge for 2016-17 look likely to be funded under one single call, called "Promoting healthy ageing and personalised healthcare".
This will contain five sub-categories: ageing, translational molecular research, population health, infectious diseases and ICT for health.
Funding under ageing will cover research to understand the ageing process and its effects. As well as biological markers of ageing, this will include social science research to find out what older people need to remain independent, mobile and healthy, and develop technologies to help them do this. It will also look at how lifestyle and medical interventions in children can improve health in old age.
Under translational molecular research, the work programme will fund population-level profiling of genetic phenotypes and clinical outcomes of disease, to develop treatments for specific sub-populations. This is part of the Commission's plan to develop personalised medicine, whereby patients are given more targeted treatments based on their genetic make-up—and will feed into a European strategy for personalised medicine, a policy document under development by the Commission.
The third category, on population health, will focus on the non-communicable diseases of mental health disorders and obesity, to develop both treatments and prevention strategies. Meanwhile, research into infectious diseases such as malaria and HIV will be funded under the fourth category, which looks to develop vaccines and treatments, as well as ways to reduce exposure.
The final focus, on ICT for health, will fund R&D to give patients more options to monitor and control their health and treatment strategies, as well as helping national health systems to integrate huge amounts of patient data and monitor changes in public health care.
Whilst personalised health care no longer forms an overarching focus for this phase of Horizon 2020 (see RE article), research under this challenge will contribute to the goals of progressing the Internet of Things and Digital Security.
The call will allocate funding via several industry initiatives in the health area. The Innovative Medicines Initiative 2 will focus on developing the personalised healthcare industry in 2016-17. The Active and Assisted Living Joint Programme will support close-to-market projects to tackle ageing.
Meanwhile, the Commission will target the United States as its priority for international cooperation in healthcare on specific subjects, including rare and infectious diseases and ICT programmes.
It will also spend money on the European and Developing Countries Clinical Trials 2 partnership, which funds trials in Africa.
SC2: Food security, sustainable agriculture and forestry, marine and maritime and inland water research and the bioeconomy (download)
This challenge builds on the themes of sustainable food production and ocean development (called "blue growth"), which were focus areas for 2014-15 and will continue to be so for the next two-year phase.
A further two calls will cover food production in rural territories, and improving the bio-industries.
The food security call, a new priority that wasn't in the last work programme, will cover R&D to make food production techniques and industries more resilient against the damaging effects of climate change and natural disasters. It will also fund projects to integrate information on consumer choices into food production systems, and develop recycling.
A blue growth call will fund the development and piloting of ocean floating platforms for energy and food production, large-scale algae biomass refineries, and deep sea mining. It will also tackle the problem of marine pollution, and fund projects on ocean monitoring and observation.
The third call, called Rural Renaissance, is intended to develop farming, fisheries and environmental protection in less developed or coastal areas within Europe—meaning there will be a big link with the Structural funds, allocated to regions for economic development. The Horizon 2020 funds will be used to develop infrastructure and ICT systems for rural areas, as well as funding projects that seek to improve the human capital and skills to boost industry.
Meanwhile, a fourth section will target the development of the biomass industry for energy production, which includes social science research to ensure this development incorporates population preferences and perception of risks. This funding will mostly be allocated via the joint technology initiative on the bio-based industries.
Some projects under this work programme will link with Societal challenge 3 and the focus area of smart cities and energy efficiency; and Societal challenge 5, focusing on Industry 2020 and the circular economy.
SC3: Secure, clean and efficient energy (download)
This work programme retains the three-call structure of the first two years, covering the Horizon 2020 focus areas of energy efficiency, low-carbon technologies and building smart cities. However, a new priority within these three calls is the security and affordability of energy—to reflect the political environment—as well as giving more say to consumers in directing energy production.
Under the energy efficiency call, the Commission will fund projects in smart energy production, which involves the use of ICT programmes to make grids and widespread systems more efficient, and give individuals better control over energy use. It will also fund R&D related to construction and the energy-efficiency of buildings, low-carbon sources of energy for heating and cooling, and developing new financial models and processes for energy production.
The competitive low-carbon energy call will fund R&D on renewable technologies and biofuels, smart energy grids and new modelling systems for national and international energy production.
The smart cities call will fund research into business models for energy-efficient urban areas, to include data security, and continue to support the demonstration projects, where technologies are tested in one city for wider roll out.
This challenge links heavily with the priorities of the Strategy Energy Technology Plan for 2016-17, which are: developing active consumer involvement and improving efficiency and optimisation to make energy production cheaper and more environmentally friendly.
SC4: Smart, green and integrated transport (download)
In the 2014-15 work programme, the Mobility for Growth call was the main focus area, allocating funding for R&D to develop technologies for safe, efficient and environmentally friendly transport.
This focus will continue for the next work programme: but instead of opting for purely technological developments, a lot more focus will be placed on social science studies, to consider the possibilities for behavioural change and to ensure that technologies developed reflect users' needs.
A new focus area on automated road transport has been added, and this will be a major call in 2016-17. This call will cover all aspects of R&D needed to develop self-driving cars, including satellite navigation technologies, component development, traffic management models and human-machine interactions.
Alongside this, the Commission will fund a call for the public-private partnership on European Green Vehicles to develop better technologies for electric cars, and increase their use.
The call on Mobility for Growth will be continued, to fund research across the major forms of transport: air, rail, road and water. These will be structure to fit around the main joint technology initiatives of Clean Sky 2, Sesar, Shift2Rail and Fuel Cells and Hydrogen, to avoid overlap.
Meanwhile, a challenge prize called The Cleanest Engine is envisaged, as a competition to reduce the amount of pollution emitted from car and van engines. "The prize aims at spurring the development of engine and powertrain technologies leading to vehicles with the lowest attainable noxious emissions in real life driving conditions," states the plan.
SC5: Climate action, resources and raw materials (download)
This challenge covers a wide range of topics related to climate change, ranging from pollution reduction to environmentally friendly innovation and recycling, as well as water conservation and cultural heritage research. In 2016-17, the Commission says it wants to fund R&D that takes a more systemic approach to solving the problems of climate change: meaning it is looking for proposals that cover not only new technologies, but also business models, financing options, governance structures and behavioural change.
Although the organisation of specific calls is not yet clear, a major call looks likely to focus on six priorities. The first of these, on raw materials, will fund R&D at lower technology levels to improve exploration, extraction, processing and recycling. It will also support pilot facilities for the production of primary and secondary resources.
The second topic, climate services, will fund projects to develop specific tools, products and services to mitigate against the effects of climate change and strengthen the market for renewable energy. A third topic, nature-based solutions, will fund land-use planning projects to protect vulnerable areas, including coastal regions and forest.
Under an earth observation stream, the Commission hopes to develop an open market for observational data from satellites, and to attract companies to make use of the large amount of data expected from the EU's flagship satellite programme Copernicus.
A funding stream on cultural heritage will support archaeology, history, anthropology, geography, and economics projects to advance the profitability of European cultural sites, and explore the possibilities for innovation related to cultural heritage. Meanwhile, a sixth topic will fund activities related to water conservation.
Overall, the Commission hopes that research under this Societal Challenge will help develop an approach to sustainable production called the circular economy, and trigger changes in consumption patterns—which has been designated an overall focus area for Horizon 2020.
It is also designed to tie in with efforts in other areas towards smart cities, blue growth and sustainable food security.
SC6: Inclusive societies (download)
This challenge, the major SSH domain of Horizon 2020, is intended to address the major challenges to European society: unemployment, poverty, the innovation divide and immigration, as well as security threats and terrorism. It will fund three calls for 2016-17: Co-creation for growth; Reversing inequalities; and Engaging together globally.
The Co-creation for growth call ties together research that is about the exchange of information and ideas between different parts of society. This will include education research to pilot new ways of learning, and studies to examine the involvement of citizens in policymaking. It will also promote the management and use of cultural heritage, by supporting museums and the digitalisation of collections, for example.
A specific stream of research will look at evidence-based policymaking, and the governance of the European Research Area, as well as developing policies to address Science 2.0.
The Reversing inequalities call will look at understanding and reducing differences between groups of society, by studying social unrest, extremism and xenophobic behaviour. It will also promote inclusive innovation, to involve the public more in areas of research relevant to their lives, such as healthcare.
Meanwhile, Engaging together globally will study foreign policy strategies with the aim of maximising the EU's influence on worldwide politics, and also study security policies, migration pattern and international cooperation in research.
SC7: Secure societies (download)
This challenge aims to fight crime and terrorism, improve security and protect people and infrastructure. Under the 2014-15 work programme, a total of four calls were run: and the latest plan suggests these will be continued, with an additional four added to take the total to eight calls in 2016-17.
The first call to be continued, on disaster management, would fund R&D to protect against natural disasters as well as chemical, biological and explosive attacks on people and buildings. This could also include food security research, such as R&D on tracing food contaminants, protecting the Arctic and Antarctic regions from damage; and projects on risk assessment.
The second call, Fight against crime and terrorism, would include projects to tackle cyber-crime, trafficking and preventing radicalism and recruitment to terrorist organisations, as well as forensics research.
The call on Border and external security would continue to fund research on policing national boundaries, including enhanced measures to check electronic travel documents and improving maritime surveillance.
Meanwhile, the call on Digital Security—a specific focus area for the whole programme—would seek to protect ICT systems from cyber attacks, including those in the areas of health, energy systems and transport, as well as focusing on protection for SMEs.
Four additional calls are suggested on the cyber and physical security of European infrastructure and enterprises; privacy; the ethics of data security, and horizontal actions to improve pan-European coordination. The first of these would focus on the defence of public organisations, law enforcement agencies and large enterprises, whilst privacy issues of Big Data and the Internet of Things would also be tackled.


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Walk into a liquor store these days and you'll find a dizzying array of novelty vodka flavors, from bacon to Cinnabon. (Yes, your favorite mall pastry can now get you drunk. Cheers.)
Naturally, this begs the question: Does Cinnabon vodka actually taste like Cinnabons? Does bacon vodka actually taste like bacon? More importantly, do any of these vodkas actually taste good?
We put our most happy-hour-loving staff through a blind taste test to see if they could match six flavored vodkas to their real food counterparts — and to get their opinion on whether they'd knock back another pour.
Flavor: Cinnabon
Blind Tester: Whitney Little, Associate Producer
Best Guess: Cake. "It tastes like buttercream and a really delicious birthday cake."
Real Flavor Reveal: No huge shock here. "Cinnabon actually makes sense because the most overwhelming flavor was icing."
The Last Word: "I want an entire bottle!"
Flavor: PB&J
Blind Tester: Alison Schwartz, Associate Editor
Best Guess: Chocolate bubblegum. (Ed. note: Chocolate bubblegum?! Actually, that's no crazier than PB&J, never mind.)
Real Flavor Reveal: Schwartz agreed she could taste the nutty, buttery flavor. The jelly, not so much.
The Last Word: "I could kinda, maybe, sorta drink this straight. …But what would happen if I muddled this with berries? Impossible is nothing."
Flavor: Bacon
Blind Tester: Ben Trivett, Photo Editor
Best Guess: Chili/pepper
Real Flavor Reveal: "Blasphemous! Alcohol should not be mixed with meat!"
The Last Word: When we added the savory spirit to a cocktail mix, Trivett was sold. "In a Bloody Mary, it was very delicious." May the record also show that two other staffers could not stop raving about the bacon Bloody.
Flavor: Fluffed Marshmallow (Ed. note: Is there such a thing as an unfluffed marshmallow?)
Blind Tester: Katie Kauss, Visual Projects Editor
Best Guess: Cotton candy
Real Flavor Reveal: "Fluffed marshmallow should be on a s'more!"
The Last Word: You may not be able to toast this over an open flame, but maybe you should enjoy it in a warm beverage: "This would actually be great mixed in a hot chocolate."
Flavor: Glazed Donut
Blind Tester: Laura Franco, Assistant Producer
Best Guess: Birthday cake with vanilla ice cream. (When questioned on the specificity of her guess, Franco insisted the vodka smelled like an ice cream shop.)
Real Flavor Reveal: "DOUGHNUTS!! Totally didn't see it coming!"
The Last Word: "Fantastic on its own!"
Flavor: Tropical fruit (Ed. note: Despite the "Loopy" name, rainbow coloring and suggestive logo of overlapping circles, there is no explicit reference to a popular breakfast cereal anywhere on this bottle or in its marketing.)
Blind Tester: Rachel Horner, Freelance Writer
Best Guess: Froot Loops/Fruity Pebbles
Real Flavor Reveal: Our unsurprised tester could even tell from the smell: "It was sweet but in a fruity way rather than overly sugary."
The Last Word: "I would drink this by itself with no mixer, but think it would also taste delicious simply mixed with Sprite."
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Jamie Smith weaves past all the shoppers as he restocks shelves at Pete's Produce (87th and Loomis) Sunday, Aug. 19, 2007, in Chicago. He does everything at the store from bagging to cleaning, stocking shelves to stamping time sheets. He's been working at the store three days a week for years and his manager never tires of watching him. "He's the best. If I could have a whole crew of Jamies, I'd be in business," Manuel Alvarez said.
Nancy Stone, Chicago Tribune
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E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial: 2-Disc Limited Collector's Edition (US - DVD R1)
Chris Gould takes a trip down memory lane as he reviews childhood favourite
As a reviewer you might expect me to be getting review copies left, right and centre, but this is not the case. The majority of discs I review come from my own collection, and obviously I don't waste money on films I don't like. This can lead to reviews that may seem to be a little biased on the whole, especially when dealing with personal favourites such as Fight Club, Robocop, Reservoir Dogs or Manhunter. Another trap that is all too easy to fall into is that of the 'rose tinted spectacles' variety, whereby a film, no matter how ancient and feeble, can do no wrong in the eyes of the reviewer. When dealing with E.T. I have tried to detach myself somewhat, so as not to deliver an overly sentimental load of nonsense, but if I do start to over-romanticise the proceedings you'll have to forgive me.
E.T. is a film that had a profound effect on me as a child, and although I hadn't watched the movie in its entirety since the original theatrical release I still had very fond memories as I sat down to watch this 20th Anniversary edition. E.T. was one of those rare films that transcended the silver screen and became a cultural phenomenon, surpassing even the mighty Star Wars in terms of box office takings. E.T. was without a doubt one of the biggest films of the 80s, and one of the biggest of any decade for that matter, so people have every right to expect something special from the DVD release. This two-disc edition features both the original theatrical cut and the 20th Anniversary edition, which contains never-before-seen footage, all-new CGI effects and a couple of other changes (more on these later).
The film opens with the arrival of a group of alien botanists, who are visiting Earth in order to gather specimens of flora (and I'm not talking about the margarine). As the aliens go about their business, one of the group wanders just a little too far into the forest and is separated from his companions. When a team of government agents arrive on the scene the alien ship has to make a speedy getaway, and although they wait until the last possible second for their absent friend to return, the ship is forced to leave without him.
Stranded alone on an alien world the small extra-terrestrial creature makes his way to the suburbs, where he hides out in the back yard of a house occupied by a young boy named Eliot. Alien and Elliot soon meet, and an extremely strong bond develops, one that goes beyond mere friendship. Enlisting the help of his brother Michael and sister Gertie, Elliot decides to take care of the creature, whom he calls E.T. However, it's not long before sinister government agents begin the hunt for the missing alien, and their search brings them ever closer to Eliot's home...
By all accounts this 20th Anniversary edition was originally going to be similar to the region two release, carrying only the revised version of the film and the extras. We have none other than Steven Spielberg himself to thank for the inclusion of the original theatrical release in this set, and I'm extremely grateful that he intervened. I've had quite enough of revisionist directors butchering their work after twenty years, claiming 'this is the way I intended it to look all along'. If they must do it then they should at least provide the paying public with a choice between the original and updated versions (as Spielberg has done here), so we can form our own opinion as to which is better. With that said some of the additions, such as E.T.'s escape from the agents near the beginning of the film, make for interesting enough viewing. In the original release E.T. was little more than a red light pulled through the bushes on tracks, but in the 20th Anniversary edition we get to see a CGI E.T. running full tilt through the undergrowth. Unfortunately, as tends to be the case with CGI, those responsible don't seem to know when enough is enough. In my opinion far too much of the little alien is revealed early on in the proceedings, lowering the emotional impact of seeing E.T. later on in the film.
Now to the thing that makes my blood boil: political correctness. In the original film there is a line about one of the children not going out dressed, and I'm paraphrasing here, 'like a terrorist'. In the special edition 'terrorist' has been changed to the far less controversial 'hippie' (unless you happen to be a hippie of course). The second moment of politically correct madness comes during a scene near the end when E.T., Eliot, Michael and their friends are escaping from government agents on their BMX bikes. In the original release the agents had shotguns, but in the revised edition these have been digitally altered to walkie-talkies!!! Why??? If this kind of politically correct stupidity goes on the 30th Anniversary edition will portray E.T. as a female, lesbian, single parent alien (no offence intended to female, lesbian, single parent aliens of course).
The cast, particularly the children, play their parts wonderfully, but it is E.T. who is the real star of the film. In this day of CGI and advanced special effects it is sometimes hard to believe that people were ever able to suspend disbelief long enough to accept a puppet as an integral character in a film. Still, it worked for Star Wars' Yoda, and it certainly works in E.T. At no point during the film did I stop to think 'that's a puppet', because the creature direction is so perfect. Scenes between E.T. and Eliot (Henry Thomas) are, at times, genuinely heart wrenching, and I defy anyone not to well up during the film's emotional climax.
When you look at this release of E.T. it's immediately apparent that a lot of care has gone into the restoration of the print. Thankfully both the original and anniversary versions of the film are impressive, although each have their own strengths and weaknesses.
Both the 1982 and 2002 editions are presented in their original ratios of 1.85:1, and both are anamorphically enhanced. When I first began watching I was astonished by the quality of the transfer, especially considering the age of the film. Then again, when films such as Superman can be restored and presented on DVD looking better than they did theatrically, I guess it should come as no surprise at all that E.T. looks this great. Residing on dual layered discs, both cuts also maintain a significantly higher bit rate than one might expect, which is no bad thing.
For the most part the 1982 release looks superb. There are a few instances when grain becomes more than a little apparent, but I do not believe this to be the fault of the transfer. The image is also a little soft throughout, but again this is more to do with the way E.T. was filmed than with the digital transfer. On the positive side, colours are vibrant, with accurate fleshtones, and blacks are nice and solid throughout. The film has a very 'contrasty' look, which is especially evident during the nighttime scenes, but the transfer handles this very well. All things considered this is an superb transfer, and it's certainly the best looking presentation of the original cut you're likely to see for a long while.
The 2002 edition is equally impressive. Differing from the original theatrical cut in a number of ways, most obviously with the introduction of a digital E.T, it's generally a bit brighter and sharper than the 1982 version. On the whole the additional footage and CG blends quite well, and while I'm against tampering for tampering's sake, it's nice to have both versions in this package to enable a comparison.
For your listening pleasure, E.T. is presented in both Dolby Digital 5.1 EX and DTS ES 6.1 matrix. There's very little to choose between the tracks, but for reviewing purposes I plumped for the DTS effort.
Thankfully the all-important dialogue is clear throughout, and there are a few nicely implemented instances of discrete surround usage. In particular the opening scenes of the film provide a nice moment, as the alien spacecraft takes off and flies over your left shoulder with a very satisfying 'whoosh' and a roar from the subwoofer! However, while there are a few nice effects moments, surround usage is primarily limited to John Williams' amazing score.
The score is possibly the most impressive element of the mix. It's simply phenomenal. I know I gush about Williams' music every time, but the man is an unquestionable genius. I adore his work in the Star Wars films, not to mention Jaws, Superman and all the others, but E.T. still manages to hold a very special place in my heart. This score holds so much emotional resonance for me that I find it almost too difficult to listen at times. Thankfully the multi-channel remix at last gives the score the presence it deserves.
Unlike the region two release of the film, this version of E.T. spreads the supplemental material across both discs. Appropriately, disc one contains the material relating to the 2002 re-release. After a short introduction by Steven Spielberg we get to the features proper, beginning with 'The 20th Anniversary Premiere'. Running for a little under eighteen minutes, the featurette takes us behind the scenes at the Shine Theatre in Los Angeles on the eve of the premiere of the anniversary edition. The focus of the featurette is musical maestro John Williams, as he prepares to conduct a live orchestra that will play the entire score in synchronicity with the film. After a look at the rehearsal process, which features interviews with Williams, Spielberg and members of the crew, we're treated to a lengthy sequence of the live orchestra doing what they do best. The piece culminates with Spielberg welcoming selected members of the cast and crew to the stage to share in the fantastic achievement, and all in all this makes for a very entertaining bit of viewing.
Following neatly on from the first featurette is the option to listen to the film with the aforementioned live orchestral track from the 2002 premiere. The track is delivered in full Dolby Digital 5.1, and for once it's nice to see a disc with a genuinely original extra. Still, the track isn't without its problems. Firstly, I don't quite understand why it was included in the special features section instead of under the audio options. Secondly, as previously mentioned, you can't flick between the audio tracks on the fly, making it next to impossible to compare the track with the Dolby EX or DTS ES. Some may consider this a minor point, but it annoyed the hell out of me.
Finally on disc one is 'Space Exploration', which is a nice little feature for the kids or the young at heart. The menu contains an animated representation of the solar system, which just begs you to select one of the planets. On doing so a fairly poor E.T. impressionist gives details on the various characteristics of the stellar body you selected. This was interesting enough the first time through, but I very much doubt that I'll return to it.
Moving on to disc two we have yet more material focusing on the 2002 re-release, as well as a couple of features relating to 1982's original theatrical release. First up we have a twenty-four minute 'Making of' featurette, which contains present-day interviews with the cast and crew, interspersed with behind the scenes footage from the set. This is apparently a shorter version of the documentary that can be found on the three-disc edition of the release, but I haven't seen that particular set so I can't comment. The featurette on this disc covers the all-new CGI E.T. from the special edition, casting, conceptual artwork, additional scenes, screenwriting, animatronics and more. We're also given a look at one of the more obvious changes to the film: the substitution of the police's guns with walkie-talkies. On the whole I found this featurette more interesting than most, and I've actually watched this on more than one occasion since receiving the disc.
'Designs, Photographs and Marketing' features a series of still galleries containing dozens of pages of conceptual art from the likes of Ed Verreaux, Carlo Rambaldi and Ralph McQuarrie. In addition to the E.T. designs we get spaceship designs, production photographs and marketing paraphernalia. If you were a youngster back in the early 80's it's highly likely that you'll recognise some of the items in this gallery, especially the Speak 'n' Spell, stickers, badges and figures.
'The Reunion' is a seventeen-minute featurette that contains interviews with all of the principal cast and crew. A fair amount of the material here overlaps with the 'Making of' featurette, but there's also a lot of interesting and informative stuff to be found from behind the scenes in 1982 and in the present day interviews.
'Trailers' is a little misleading, if only because I was expecting a number of E.T. trailers. What we actually get is the trailer for the 20th Anniversary release, and a trailer for the Back to the Future trilogy on DVD (no mention of the misframing issues that plague that release though). Where are the original teaser and theatrical trailers for E.T.?
'Cast and Filmmakers' is a reasonably detailed set of biographies of the still variety, and it was nice to find out that Henry Thomas actually did have a career after E.T., albeit a less auspicious one than Drew Barrymore. Around seventeen pages of 'Production Notes' follow, as well as an advertisement for Universal's 'Total Access' DVD-Rom features. Finally we have a section entitled 'Special Announcements', which are a series of trailers for the Special Olympics, the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption and Universal Studios them parks.
As I mentioned at the beginning of the review, it had been a long time since I watched the film in its entirety. Even so, E.T. is just as enchanting today as when I was a child, and this two-disc set represents fantastic value for money, especially when compared to the region two release. I applaud Mr. Spielberg's decision to step in to ensure that not only the 20th Anniversary edition, but also the original theatrical release made the package. While it's true that this set doesn't feature the most exciting or plentiful extras ever, the inclusion of both versions of the movie can be seen as a big plus for movie fans. When added to the impressive audio-visual presentation you have a very attractive package, one that I wholeheartedly recommend to 'children' of all ages. To put it simply, if you remember the phenomenon that was E.T. buy this disc and just allow yourself to be swept away in the memories; if you don't, buy it now and you'll soon understand exactly why it became one of the highest grossing films of all-time.
Review by Chris Gould
Some material may not be suitable for children
Disc Details
Release Date: 22nd October 2002
Discs: 2
Disc Type: Single side, dual layer
RCE: No
Video: NTSC
Aspect: 1.85:1
Anamorphic: Yes
Colour: Yes
Audio: Dolby Digital 5.1 EX English, DTS 6.1 ES Matrix English
Subtitles: English, Spanish
Extras: 20 Years Later with Steven Spielberg, Isolated John Williams Live Score, Space Exploration (interactive 3D Guide), The Evolution and Creation of E.T., The Music of John Williams, The 20th Anniversary Premiere, The Reunion, E.T. Archives, Trailers, Total Access DVD-Rom Feature
Easter Egg: No
Feature Details
Director: Steven Spielberg
Cast: Dee Wallace, Peter Coyote, Drew Barrymore, Henry Thomas, Robert McNaughton
Genre: Family, Fantasy and Sci-Fi
Length: 121 minutes
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The funny thing is you guys keep bringing him up in forums to bash him and make fun of him and discredit him but in reality everytime you do, you make him more money and more long time followers.
So, is there a reason you posted a new post to a thread that has been dormant since July of 2008?
Moron, how could i post anything but a 'new' post?
It's called peer review. It's used a bit in science, something some of us are more interested than a web site filled with part BS (your term) and presumably useful information. Yup.I have no idea (how could I) how much money he makes. How do you? FWIW, I could care less how much he makes. His ideas behind color management are absurd and wrong. That's my beef with Ken.
Ken has a different approach. It's pretty much like shooting slide film. You load Velvia and shoot Velvia, than you load Provia and shoot Provia.The approach I prefer is to shoot raw, make the best image I can and decide on everything later. Both approaches are viable, but the second one is mine.
Yes, I tried to post an old post and make it go dormant but it wouldn't stay asleep. Moron, how could i post anything but a 'new' post?
Barbarians at the gate?
Ken B has "left" so we now need another one to take his place.
That's a good question. I surmise that the distance of 15 ft might be a rough average of the many different distances at which we see people during our various activities, but I'm just guessing and I admit I have little experience in portraiture.Doing a Google search to find the answer, I came across the following abstract of a scientific paper, which unfortunately one has to buy to read so I didn't get to read the full text, just the abstract below, which you might find interesting.According to this study, if you want to make your subjects appear smart and strong, take Ken Rockwell's advice and photograph them from 15 ft. (400cm in the experiment is actually a bit less at 13 ft, but let's not quibble.)If you want your subjects looking as attractive as possible, get closer, and if you want them to appear as friendly and good-natured as possible, get even closer. Makes sense? The link to the website is [a href=\"http://www.journalofvision.org/7/9/992/]http://www.journalofvision.org/7/9/992/[/url]
He likes to laugh at himself as well as others
He doesn't take himself too seriously.
While he'll get into details like pixels because that's what people like to read about, he really doesn't think they matter much.
When reading Rockwell, you have to discern the nuggets of gold.
I think professionals in the photo industry who take cheap shots at Rockwell would be better off reading all of his blog posts since he started and continue to follow him. Maybe they could learn something that might make them as successful.


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The force is sweet with this one.
Star Wars: The Last Jedi, the latest film in the Star Wars pantheon, is set to begin playing in U.S. theaters on December 15. An Everest-sized swell of branded merchandise is expected to support the film. For fans with a sweet tooth, a favorite among the merch could very well be a new Star Wars-branded offering from Ample Hills Creamery.
In a licensed collaboration with Disney and Lucasfilm, the Brooklyn, NY-based ice cream maker has created three limited-edition flavors that celebrate Star Wars: The Last Jedi. Inspired by the heroes, villains and enduring themes of the iconic film franchise, the interstellar ice cream is available in a three-pack that includes a specially designed, limited-edition pint of each of the three flavors. If that weren't a sweet enough deal (pun intended), there's also this: Each three-pack ships in a specially designed box with a punch-out X-wing fighter.
Here is Ample Hills' description of the flavors:
We don't think were the only ones whose tummies are grumbling with nerdy anticipation after hearing those descriptions.
Ample Hills says the limited-edition ice cream should be available at least through the end of March 2018, but you might want to act fast. As Bloomberg reported, Ample Hills also made two special ice cream flavors for the 2015 release of Star Wars: The Force Awakens. The Light Side and The Dark Side, as the ice cream offerings were called, sold out faster than an A-wing Starfighter.


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Nancy O'Dell: Ambassador of Hope
When the Entertainment Tonight anchor lost her mom to a neuromuscular disease, she became a patient advocate. Read the heartbreaking story of her mom's struggle.
Nancy O'Dell is telling stories about her mom. The host of Entertainment Tonight revels in the opportunity to share what she can about Betty Humphries, a retired teacher with whom Nancy spoke every day. Her voice—much the same as it is on the show—is a mix of Southern-belle charm and broadcaster clarity, with a dash of familiarity that makes it seem like you're catching up with a dear friend. "I called her on the way to work, sitting in L.A. traffic," she says. "That was our time."
So when Betty lost her voice in 2006 (she was hoarse at first, and eventually she couldn't even whisper), it forced a change in those daily talks. Nancy's father, Leonard, would moderate the chats between mother and daughter, reading the handwritten notes Betty, sitting next to him, would use to exchange information with her daughter. All the while, Nancy and her family were trying to figure out why her mom's voice was failing, why she'd been having trouble swallowing food and why she was becoming increasingly frail.
About a year later—just after the June 2007 birth of Nancy's daughter, Ashby—Nancy was visiting her mom in Myrtle Beach, SC, and ran into a family friend who had once been her mom's doctor. "He asked me how long her voice had been gone," Nancy recalls. "I told him she'd been tested for Parkinson's disease and several other illnesses, but she hadn't received a diagnosis. Then he asked if she had any other symptoms. When I mentioned the swallowing, he immediately said we needed to have her tested for ALS—Lou Gehrig's disease, a degenerative neuromuscular disorder for which there is no cure."
A desperate search for treatment
Ever the reporter, Nancy launched into research mode and flew her parents to Los Angeles to meet with neurologists at the MDA (Muscular Dystrophy Association)/ALS Center at UCLA. On Nov. 1, 2007, Betty was diagnosed with ALS, and the family learned that patients usually die within two to five years of their diagnosis.
Nancy researched the disease tirelessly, trying to get her mother admitted to clinical trials that might offer life-extending treatment. Unfortunately, "by the time she was diagnosed, her breathing capacity was already too compromised," Nancy recalls, wistfully.
Nancy, her husband, Keith Zubchevich, and Ashby shuttled back and forth between their Los Angeles–area home and Myrtle Beach. "There were about 15 trips back and forth in an eight-month span," she says.
"It was hard to not be able to talk the way we used to," says Nancy. "But my mom got to be around Ashby. Sometimes we'd just sit on the couch, put our arms around each other and watch a TV show together."
Then, just eight months after the ALS diagnosis, Betty was gone.
Betty's legacy of caring lives on
Although it felt like the family's darkest hour, it was also a faith-filled moment. "It drove home the point that God gives us only what we can handle," says Nancy. "In a way, he gave me a gift, because my mom wasn't diagnosed until Ashby was out of the newborn phase, and we all got to enjoy that time together. It was the most glorious and also the most difficult time in my life."
Nancy immediately signed on to be a National ALS Ambassador for the MDA and launched Betty's Battle (bettysbattle.org), a foundation that raises funds for ALS research and helps educate families affected by the disease. She has also cohosted the organization's iconic telethon for three years in a row. In 2011, she helped raise more than $60 million.
Other families affected by ALS frequently contact Nancy for information on the disease. "I share as much information as I have," she says. "And then I refer them to the MDA. It helps me feel like I'm doing something. At a certain point, you feel like you have to do something like that so that the person close to you didn't die in vain."
Nancy's work continues her mother's legacy of caring for others. "She was involved in volunteer work in South Carolina," says Nancy. "She was one of the most selfless people."


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Monday, April 12, 2010
Donald Duck's THE LITTERBUG (1961)
THE LITTERBUG is an obscure Donald Duck featurette. I specifically chose this this short because of its ultra-modern background art - and this incredibly long pan background!
Here are close-ups of the three stylish sections.
And for good measure, here are a few other B/G pieces from this 1961 film:
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NetApp invents new jobs for its executives
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Network Appliance today is cooking up some new positions to promote its executives. Score one for the guy who does vinyl lettering on their office doors.
Tom Georgens has been tapped as the new president of the company, as well as chief operating officer. The latter position has been newly-devised for Georgens' ascension.
Meanwhile Tom Mendoza, president of NetApp since 2000, has been moved to the position of vice chairman. That job is also spanking new. Mendoza apparently will be drawing his focus on "customer advocacy" and channel partnerships on the job. Note that the vice chairman role is a company position, and not a board position.
"Tom Mendoza is an icon and a legend at NetApp and among our customers and partners," said NetApp chief executive officer Dan Warmenhoven in a statement. "Our customers know him to be a trusted advisor and listener. Our employees know that he lives our values with passion every day. Freeing him from operational responsibilities to focus his energy on our customers and culture will help us become even more responsive to the market and deeply attuned to the transformation happening in today's data centers."
Both executives will continue to report directly to Warmenhoven. The promotions — and we'll assume they're both technically promotions — are effectively immediately.
Mendoza joined NetApp in 1994 as the head of North American sales. The company says he has more than 31 years experience as a high-technology executive.
Georgens joined NetApp in 2005 as the executive vice president of enterprise storage systems. Since the beginning of 2007, he was executive vice president of product operations. He's also been on the cover of Tiger Beat eleven times:
It was another sparse month for teeny-bopper news...
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Sri Lanka's cricket board said Wednesday it would allow its players to take part in the IPL Twenty20 tournament in India next month after receiving assurances about their safety.
The government in Colombo had threatened to prevent any of the 13 Sri Lankan players contracted to play in the Indian Premier League from taking part after they were all effectively barred from playing in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu.
But after talks with the sports ministry on Wednesday, the board said it would give the green light to the players provided they were happy to go and also did not play in Tamil Nadu.
"If and when the players express their intention to play in the IPL 2013, they would be permitted to proceed with the restriction indicated on playing in the state of Tamil Nadu," said a statement from the board.
There was no immediate comment from the Sri Lankan government.
The safety concerns surfaced after signs of growing anger among Indian Tamils over the Sri Lankan government's treatment of their ethnic kinsmen.
There have been several anti-Sri Lanka protests in recent weeks and Tamil Nadu lawmakers called Wednesday for New Delhi to impose an economic embargo on the Colombo government.
Tamil Nadu's chief minister said Tuesday she would bar any Sri Lankans from playing in her state, prompting organisers to ban all 13 players from taking the field in games in the state capital Chennai.
Rights groups have said Sri Lankan troops killed up to 40,000 members of the minority Tamil population in 2009 in the last months of the civil war, a charge denied by Colombo.
The Indian government, which has traditionally been wary of upsetting its neighbour, was among 25 nations which last week backed a resolution at the UN Human Rights Council calling for a probe of alleged war crimes on the island.
Sri Lanka allows players to join IPL
Sri Lanka's cricket board said Wednesday it would allow its players to take part in the IPL Twenty20 tournament in India next month after receiving assurances about their safety.


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'Frankenweenie' -- 2 1/2 stars
PG; 1:27 running time The key archetypes in "Frankenweenie" adhere closely to the best-known of the classic Frankenstein films, James Whale's 1931 original and the 1935 "Bride of Frankenstein." Victor's Igor-like sidekick and the Vincent Price-inspired science teacher (here voiced by Martin Landau, so sweet as Bela Lugosi in Burton's "Ed Wood") set the tone for playfully macabre scares and mildly amusing riffs. But the balance has been tipped toward horror this time, too far for my taste. The monster-movie component of "Frankenweenie" stomps all over the appeal of the original 30-minute version. The pathos seems misjudged and a little ruthless; without the proper mixture of chills and whimsy, poor Sparky's fate(s) come close to "Vertigo" territory, which is ambitiously morbid territory indeed. And not quite right for "Frankenweenie." -- Michael PhillipsRead the full "Frankenweenie" movie review
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Bedford High equestrians in the saddle this weekend
BEDFORD — Members of the Bedford High School equestrian team have more to think about than just themselves when they head to Fremont this weekend to compete in the New Hampshire High School Equestrian Teams state finals.
"You're managing a half-ton animal, so there's a lot to think about when you're in an equestrian competition," said Suzanne Withee, team spokesman.
The Bedford High School equestrian team will send 12 riders to Brookvale Pines Farm in Fremont this Sunday, where they'll represent the southwest district, which includes Derryfield, Goffstown, Hillsborough-Deering, ConVal, John Stark Regional and Monadnock Regional high schools.
Withee said in addition to managing their horses, team members will have to manage their nerves during the competition. "A horse will sense a nervous rider," Withee said. "So there are safety issues to deal with, and of course there's the weather that's always something to think about. Last year it was extremely windy, and the horses were spooked, so that can bring a whole other dimension to the game."
The New Hampshire High School Equestrian Teams show season runs for five weeks, and this year's Bedford High team coaches are Katrina Villemaire, Kristen McCormick and Tracy Welch, who work individually with each rider and horse.
The team's home practice arena is located in Goffstown at Oak Rise Farm, which was also the host farm for this year's Southwest District A shows.
The Bedford High equestrian team was formed five years ago under the leadership of Colette Dudka and BHS guidance counselor, Zanna Blaney.
"It's exciting to have 12 team members make the state finals," said Withee. "These kids work really hard, and this is a test of their perserverance. They all want to pull out their best on game day."
Students who will be riding this weekend are Katelyn Ouelette, Devon Sealander, Katie Willer, Sandra Walser, Katie Cross Powers, Allie Withee, Amanda Lasalle, Jennifer Lasalle, Molly Burns, Devin Cunningham, Morgan Lussier and Lauren Face.
Brookvale Farm is located at 154 Martin Road in Fremont. Sunday's competition runs from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., and is free and open to the public.


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The art of politics may be most visible in delaying important decision-making until it is no longer relevant. That's the point we are reaching with the fiduciary rule – a standard that would require financial advisers of all stripes to put the best interests of their customers first – as it has gotten stuck in a legislative abyss that, by now, has swallowed up much of its potential impact.
Truthfully, the entire process is insulting to consumers, and the only reason that Congress, the Department of Labor and the Securities and Exchange Commission can get away with it is simple: The market has been running to record-high levels and isn't showing signs of cracking.
At this point, the best consumers can hope for is that the rules finally change to a common-sense standard once there is a significant market downturn to motivate the politicians.
Until then – when it will be too late to help the people most adversely affected by the problem – the barn door is open for bad actors to have their way and make their escape.
To see why, we have to delve into the surprisingly confusing world of the "fiduciary standard."
Simply put, someone who acts as a fiduciary or upholds a fiduciary standard has a responsibility to put the best interests of their clients first.
But in the convoluted world of regulation, it's hard to tell who actually has to live by that standard.
Most think their adviser already has a responsibility to look out for their best interests; they're mistaken.
Here's a quick thumbnail on how things work now: Someone selling you advice or counsel has a responsibility to act in your best interests, while someone selling you investment products need only find things that are "suitable" for you.
The difference separates most financial planners from brokers. The planner receives a percentage of assets (or a flat fee) for portfolio management, while the broker is paid by transaction fees and commissions.
As a result, both types of adviser could decide that a client would be best served by owning, say, a variable annuity. The fiduciary would have to sell the client a version with low costs — and low fees — while the broker could sell a higher-priced product, or one that they have special incentives to sell.
Both are "suitable" – appropriate for the customer's needs and risk tolerances – but only one is in the client's best interest.
The brokerage community has fought this legislation tooth and nail at every turn, and while they can cite studies and more (mostly flawed, by the way), their actions show an arrogance that the public should not tolerate.
And yet the politicians have let them win.
This month, the House of Representatives passed a budget that bars the SEC from imposing a fiduciary standard on broker-dealers during the federal fiscal year beginning October 1.
It was buried in the fine print and missed by most of the media, but it's the latest push-back, assuming the budget gets approved by the Senate.
Meanwhile, the Department of Labor – which has been looking at a fiduciary rule because it could be applied to advisers for retirement plans – has had several stalls of its own, most recently saying it would not re-propose a fiduciary rule in August, delaying any new motion until January 2015.
In case you've forgotten, 2016 is an election year, and the only way this kind of rule gets passed in an election year is if it makes for good politics.
The fact that the public isn't angry already is simply because they don't know of the debate over the F-word, or they don't see how it might help them avoid catastrophe.
Chuck Jaffe is senior columnist for MarketWatch. He can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com. CLICK to read more ofhis columns.
The vast majority of financial advisers and brokers are honest, hard-working folks. They're not always right and the stock market may not always make their solutions look brilliant, but their mistakes are genuine, and they'd like to serve their clients as well as they can, while also making a living.
A fiduciary standard will not stop rogues and crooks who break the law; those people don't care who they hurt.
It will, however, prevent some of those "honest mistakes," because replacing "suitable" with "in your best interests" raises the level of integrity.
If you need help, however, you should turn to an adviser, and you should start the search by asking any prospective counselor if they have a fiduciary responsibility to you; if not, you might want to stop the discussion right there.


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I have the 700 series.
The same thing, only with LED edge backlighting and added thinness.
For digital SD input, whack up the "Sharpness" control and feed a spot of MPEG noise control in too. It does a great job of sorting out the blurriness and artefacting on upscaled input and is one of the better things about these sets. Helpful here is that the settings can be individually configured for a given input source so adding the post-processing to the SD inputs to get a decent upscaled result doesn't affect HD goodness.
The worst thing that I've found (which you didn't even touch on) is that the panel's viewing angles are abso-bloody-lutely atrocious. Anything either side of dead straight on degrades rapidly, achieving "unwatchable washed-out shite" by about 45 degrees off axis. I suppose it's possible that the CCFL backlighting makes the 400 better in this regard? Can you confirm?
Incidently, that may be the "suggested" price but you'd be insane to pay anywhere near that. That's about what I paid for the 700.....


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A traditional Fr couple - La femme is scarved. Monsieur appears to be scarf-free.
Bear does NOT wear a scarf. Does this make him less French? Should he get one ASAP? What do you think?
Bonjour Carol. I had never thought about the St Honore wearing a scarf. Clever! ;-)
Veronique (French Girl in Seattle)
Wonderfully witty! :-)
I think Bear should get a scarf.
A red one.
Or a red beret.
Fortunately Bear has impeccable French lineage and can risk showing his independence by traveling bare-necked.
Have your seen this book? Paris vs NY
Someone has a lot of nerve taking this on instead of you! You must give it a thorough review!
That's because yr French Veronique.
You need extra-terrestial eyes.
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Oh yes.. Bear for sure needs a scarf.. Red goes so well with black and white. :) I cant live without a scarf in winter here and I love them for accents in summer. I really need a book on how to tie them different ways for a variety.
Fun post as usual.
While Bear would look very attractive in a red scarf...I think he would mull the question; To wear? Or not to wear? quite carefully ;)ReplyDelete
Love the scarf post today...it reminds me of the website where I found some scarf tying tipsReplyDelete
Surely one of your many fans out there might consider making a scarf for Bear? Unfortunately, I would not be that fan.ReplyDelete
Bien sur Mme. Gillott,
Bear must wear a scarf in zees
temperatures. C'est hiver, non?
Ahh..but M has the classic beret!
I love older couples on streets..anywhere..when they are so together..there is so much history! I know there is a different beauty in youth..But I so love this type of photo
My grandsons wear Cache-cou..
I think many parents worry about loose long ends on scarves and younger people..
I..love my scarves..pashminas.. all of it..They seem to keep my whole body warm..:) And do wonders for necks that are almost 60:)
Almost 60.
Clever, funny post! Elderly monsieur may be scarfless but so dapper and chic in the bright red beret ...ReplyDelete
oui ... a scarf for teddy ... how dashing :-)ReplyDelete
I always wear a scarf in Paris and New York. Aside from the stylistic aspects, it keeps my neck warm.
I berated my husband for buying a scarf which I thought looked grandmotherly only to find in Paris that type of scarf was featured in all the men's shops. Vive le Metrosexual.ReplyDelete


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Cookie Dough Topped Brownies
Cookie Dough. Brownies. Could there be a more divine combination? I'm not sure there can. Jenn, a blogging friend, sent me this recipe in an email stating, "Have these brownies infiltrated Utah yet?"
I knew I had to try them, even though I had never heard of them, and am I ever glad she introduced me to these beauties! (Now that we've officially relocated to Wisconsin, I will have to make sure these brownies infiltrate this area, too.)
The recipe comes from Taste of Home and is originally called Two-Toned Brownies.
I have made them several times in the last two months and have adapted them more to my tastes, which is why I thought the name Cookie Dough Topped Brownies was more apt (and more enticing!).
I changed the brownie layer (using this one) since I wasn't crazy about the brownie result from the original recipe the first time I tried them. I also altered the cookie dough layer to be a bit more spreadable.
Overall, these brownies have been a hit every time I've taken them to a gathering.
The brownies are fudgey and moist and the cookie dough layer is like the perfect icing on the cake (or brownie, I should say).
Definitely a go-to recipe for great, crowd-pleasing brownies.
Cookie Dough Topped Brownies
Brownie Layer:
- 1 12-ounce bag semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 1 cup (2 cubes) butter
- 1 1/2 cups sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 4 large eggs at room temperature
- 1 1/2 cups flour
Cookie Dough Layer:
- 1/2 cup (1 cube) butter, softened
- 1/2 cup dark brown Sugar
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 3 tablespoons milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
- pinch of salt
- 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
- For the brownies, preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a medium saucepan over low heat, melt butter and chocolate chips. Stir constantly and remove from heat when chips are fully melted. In the same pot, blend in the sugar. Then add eggs, blending fully one at a time. Add flour and salt and beat until air bubbles form in the batter. Pour into a greased 9 X 13-inch pan. Bake for 20 minutes. Turn heat down to 325 degrees and bake for 10 more minutes.
- Cool completely and then top with the cookie dough layer.
- For the cookie dough layer, in a small bowl, cream butter and sugars until light and fluffy. Beat in milk and vanilla. Gradually add flour and salt. Stir in chocolate chips. Drop by tablespoonfuls over cooled brownies; carefully spread over top (this can be tricky but I found the best way is to slightly wet my hands and pat the dough down gently so it doesn't pull up the brownies). Cut into squares. Store in the refrigerator.
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