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A: A photo caption contest that offers a prize for the winning caption!
CFCA's next caption contest on the "Rise and Dream" Facebook page will end with a prize. The writer of the most "liked" caption will win a DVD of the movie!
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1) Please visit and like the "Rise and Dream" Facebook page.
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In the �politics ain�t beanbag� tradition, judicial candidate KENT GRAY is trying to knock his Republican primary opponent, Associate Judge JOHN �MO� MADONIA, off the March 18 ballot with a strongly worded objection to Madonia�s nominating petitions.
Madonia dismisses the points of the objection as meritless technicalities.
Madonia turned in 113 pages of nominating petitions, and the fact that he listed his address as Springfield, instead of Leland Grove, where he resides, on those pages and his statement of candidacy is pounced on by Gray.
In the case of Madonia�s statement of candidacy, Gray�s objection says, listing Springfield as place of residence is �factually a false affidavit made under sworn oath.�
Among other allegations are that Madonia didn�t properly specify in documents the exact office he is seeking, which is the circuit judgeship to fill the vacancy left with the retirement of Judge LEO ZAPPA JR., in the 7th Circuit. The petitions leave off the �Jr.� from Zappa�s name, and are thus, Gray says, �insufficient at law.�
Madonia also described the vacancy as �7th Judicial District� on his statement of candidacy, and the �7th Judicial Circuit� on his petitions.
And, Gray says, not all of Madonia�s petitions are of �uniform size.�
Gray says problems he found amount to �substantial, clear, unmistakable, and compelling evidence that establishes a �pattern of fraud and false swearing� along with an �utter and contemptuous disregard for the mandatory provisions of the Election Code�� and �a pervasive and systematic attempt to undermine the integrity of the electoral process.�
To get on the primary ballot, each candidate needs to have 500 valid signatures. Gray said he turned in more than 800 signatures.
�Obviously, I don�t believe any of his inflammatory rhetoric has any merit,� Madonia said. �I fully expect to be on the ballot and to replace Judge Zappa in March.�
Madonia, who like Gray lives in Leland Grove, said he�s always used the Springfield mailing address.
Interestingly, the Sangamon County election office lists Springfield mailing addresses for both Gray and Madonia. SUE LITTERLY, customer relations coordinator for the U.S. Postal Service in Springfield, said that Springfield is properly used on mailing addresses for ZIP codes that cover Springfield, adjacent municipalities and some nearby unincorporated areas. The municipalities include Leland Grove, Southern View, Jerome and Grandview, she said.
Gray told me that he has always used a Leland Grove address in his own campaign filings over 13 years.
�It is important to know what city you actually live in,� he said.
The State Board of Elections will first meet to discuss objections on Dec. 17.
No Democrat filed for the Zappa vacancy. GOP voters in all six counties of the 7th Circuit will choose their party�s nominee on March 18.
Morning wakeup
It wasn�t exactly a gracious greeting that Gov. PAT QUINN received during an appearance on the �Morning Joe� TV show on MSNBC Tuesday.
�Pat, let me first of all congratulate you, as a governor from Illinois, for not being in jail yet,� said host and former Congressman JOE SCARBOROUGH, a Republican who represented a district in Florida. �Good job.�
�I don�t intend to ever go to jail,� Quinn responded quickly. �We had to clean up an ethical mess from ROD BLAGOJEVICH.�
And then a rapid pivot: �We also had a pension challenge that we met last week. ��
Democrat Quinn was Blagojevich�s lieutenant governor.
Quinn was in Washington, D.C., for a variety of reasons, including a White House meeting of the President�s Task Force on Climate Preparedness and Resilience and meetings involving the Democratic Governors Association. He also met with U.S. Transportation Secretary ANTHONY FOXX. In addition, he met with people from unions representing workers including bricklayers, Teamsters and insulators.
Productive lives
The fleeting nature of life is really sinking in, with the passing of people with a range of amazing accomplishments.
Of course, there�s former South African President NELSON MANDELA, mourned the world over for his spirit of reconciliation after 27 years in prison. It was his leadership that helped keep the peace as his country saw an end to the institutionalized racism that was the apartheid system.
�The personal sacrifices he made in order to achieve what was right for the people of South Africa is something I carry with me every day,� said U.S. Rep. AARON SCHOCK, R-Peoria, in a statement as he led a congressional delegation to South Africa to honor Mandela, who was 95.
Closer to home, Menard County State�s Attorney KEN BAUMGARTEN�S sudden death this weekend due to a blood clot in a lung at age 55 was a jolt. He was 39 back in 1998 when he was first named state�s attorney, and said at the time it was a lifelong ambition to be a prosecutor. He was repeatedly re-elected. I spoke with him on a few recent occasions as he sought a judgeship, and just last month discussed the injuries he sustained when fallen on by a sick horse.
�Ken was a good man,� said JASON HUFFMAN of Athens, Menard County GOP chairman and a sheriff�s deputy. �He was fair to people. When he was prosecuting them, I thought, he treated everyone with dignity and respect.�
To his wife, who had been known to WICS-TV viewers by her maiden name SUSAN FINZEN, and their two children, sincere condolences.
RICH WILLIAMSON, the Republican National Committeeman from Illinois best known for his 1992 race for U.S. Senate against Democrat CAROL MOSELEY BRAUN, was an accomplished diplomat and author. A native of Evanston and successful wrestler and football player at New Trier High and Princeton University, he worked in diplomatic roles for three presidents. Among his jobs for President RONALD REAGAN was one as assistant to the president for intergovernmental affairs. He chaired the state GOP from 1999-2001.
Williamson �dedicated his life to spreading American values of freedom and democracy around the world,� said U.S. Sen. MARK KIRK, R-Ill., of Highland Park, in a statement. �Like President Reagan, Rich believed in peace through strength, in that shining city upon a hill. I will miss his friendship and counsel.�
Also lost to Illinois recently is former DuQuoin Mayor JOHN REDNOUR, who died Dec. 1 at age 78. He retired as mayor last year after 24 years. U.S. Sen. DICK DURBIN, D-Ill., of Springfield, memorialized him on the Senate floor this week as �a good man, a good friend� who �worked throughout his life to create opportunities and a sense of community.�
Rednour, who had been an ironworker, shoemaker and banker, was leader of Perry County Democrats and served as president of the Democratic County Chairmen�s Association. He was also a longtime member of the Democratic National Committee and traveled on Air Force One with President JIMMY CARTER. His wife, WANDA, spent years as a member of the State Board of Elections.
�He was a great father,� said his son, JOHN REDNOUR JR., manager of the DuQuoin State Fair. �I talked to him every day, and I�m really going to miss that. He was for good government. He was for the best for the city. I got a lot of calls from people that I didn�t even know, that he had somehow touched their lives.�
Bernard Schoenburg is political columnist for The State Journal-Register. Contact him: 788-1540, firstname.lastname@example.com, twitter.com/bschoenburg.


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10.07.13ALTANA has completed the acquisition of the rheology business of Rockwood Holdings, Inc. With the acquisition ALTANA's sales are expected to reach approximatley €1.9 billion per year.
In the context of the transaction ALTANA acquired the rheology business of Roockwood's Performance Additives segment for a purchase price of $635 million. The acquired business segment is one of the world's leading suppliers of rheology additives that optimize the flow characteristics of various materials. Rheology additives are used, among other things, in coatings, construction materials, and personal care products. They can, for example, ensure that coatings have the right viscosity and that they can be applied without forming droplets or bubbles.
As a result of the acquisition the number of the ALTANA Group's employees increased by 350 to 5,700. In addition to the administration department in Austin (Texas), four new production sites have been taken over: Gonzales (Texas), Louisville (Kentucky), Widnes (UK), and Moosburg (Germany). ALTANA will integrate the acquired rheology business into its BYK Additives & Instruments division.


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Frank Wodoslawsky, President and CEO of Weinschel Associates, talked to Microwave Journal about his company's past, present and future. Mr. Wodoslawsky joined the company in May of 2002. A graduate of The Citadel with a degree in Electrical Engineering, Wodoslawsky went on to join the US Air Force where he was an F-16C pilot. Upon transitioning to the Air National Guard, located at Andrews Air Force Base, MD, he was able acquire a senior management position inside Weinschel Associates. First a little company history.
Dr. Bruno Weinschel was born in Stuttgart, Germany, in 1919 and immigrated to the United States in 1938. He was an inventor - holding 20 US patents in insertion loss microwave measurements and an author of 52 technical journal articles. He also served on this magazine's editorial review board, was a president of the IEEE, chaired the Committee on US Competitiveness for the IEEE (1988)and was a recipient of numerous awards, including the National Medal of Science under President Reagan.
A brilliant and self-confident physicist, Dr. Weinschel was a supervisory engineer with Bell Laboratories (1943 to 1944), Chief Engineer at Industrial Instruments (1944 to 1948), and Section Chief at the National Bureau of Standards (1949 to 1952). After selling Weinschel Engineering to Lucas in the late 1980's, Dr. Weinschel founded Weinschel Associates in 1989. That company proudly carries on the name of its famous founder and the tradition of excellent engineering which was Dr. Weinschel's trademark.
MWJ: Weinschel Associates will be celebrating its 20th year of operations. How has the company changed since the beginning and how is it the same?
FW: The company has greatly expanded its product offering especially in the 18 to 40 GHz areas. We have also moved into the programmable attenuator product area to offer customers a performance value based on utilizing industry standard interfaces (USB, RS-232, TCP/IP, etc.). Weinschel Associates still manufactures our products using the same proven processes developed by Dr. Weinschel. We have made improvements in the equipment and accuracy of the process but have been careful not to degrade the high-performance nature of our core technologies.
MWJ: Have you retained a lot of your engineering talent over the years?
FW: We have been able to retain some of the original engineers and production personnel that worked with Dr. Weinschel. In addition, we have also been able to add quality staff trained the "Weinschel" way to ensure the products we manufacture retain the performance and reliability that our customers have come to expect and demand.
MWJ: Is the company involved in a lot of custom engineering work?
FW: Yes we are. In addition to providing custom solutions for development initiatives we have recently begun to offer a legacy replacement/upgrade service. Many of the older microwave products manufactured and installed in a variety of systems are no longer available. With our extensive background in the RF industry we are able to provide form/fit/function replacements for many of the obsolete products.
MWJ: Which of your products get the lion's share of your customer's attention?
FW: We continue to focus on our line of passive components: attenuators, terminations, dividers and splitters which is the majority of our current business. However, we are seeing an increase in our variable and programmable attenuator lines as customers begin to use these in custom solutions they are providing to their end-users.
MWJ: What are some of the types of projects that would require a custom solution?
FW: Custom solutions are generally driven by legacy requirements no longer supported by the original manufacturer, emergent requirements pushing the boundaries of power handling versus frequency, or higher level integration requirements. We are seeing a trend towards increased power handling requirements versus frequency as transmitter technologies continue to improve.
MWJ: What's your mix of commercial versus defense applications?
FW: We are very fortunate to have a well balanced commercial versus defense break down in our deliveries. This has allowed us to weather the various cycles in both of those markets.
MWJ: How would you describe the relationship between Weinschel Associates and its customers? Do your engineers work closely with your customers?
FW: We have a close relationship with all our customers to include the ever increasing international customer base. We put our engineers in direct contact with our customers to help resolve issues and assist them in providing reliable and cost-effective RF/Microwave solutions for their end-users.
MWJ: What sets Weinschel Associates apart from other companies offering similar products?
FW: I believe we have two distinct advantages. First is our willingness to offer personal service and care regardless of order size. We have no minimum order requirements. The second is the absolutely great product from a price, performance and reliability standpoint. Dr. Weinschel and his team developed outstanding processes for producing a quality product and we continue that tradition. We continue to offer a two (2) year warranty on all of our products.
MWJ: What kind of performance challenges do your engineers face on a regular basis?
FW: The boundary of power versus frequency is continually being pushed. New materials, new processing techniques, and advances in precision machining capabilities are providing opportunities for our engineers to innovate while maintaining the integrity of our core technologies.
MWJ: What's most important these days – price, size, reliability or performance?
FW: Based on customer feedback I would have to say that reliability is the most important aspect of our product line. Having a product you can count on to work as designed will always save on engineering and trouble shooting time. This reliability translates directly into cost saving for our customers.
We do recognize however that we need to continue to provide cost competitive solutions for our customers. That is one thing we are continuing to do from an engineering side. We are constantly revisiting how we can make our products better and more cost effective in the market place.
MWJ: Is your company's size an advantage or disadvantage in today's economy? Why?
FW: We believe our size is an advantage. Our ability to control costs and adapt to changing market demands is enhanced by the low drag of our streamlined operation. An example of the result would be our ability to absorb the recent run-up in precious metal costs like Gold. Some of our competitors added a "Gold" charge to their products while we were able to hold the line on our prices and in some cases offer price reductions.
MWJ: That's interesting. The cost of gold certainly is on the rise in today's uncertain economy. The company also develops software used to integrate your hardware into various systems. Could you comment on how your hardware and software might interrelate?
FW: Often we find the RF engineers we interface with have questions on how best to integrate our programmable products into their solutions. Since I come from a background in software systems engineering I made it a priority to ensure that our staff is well versed in the software integration side. This allows our customer a better chance to cost effectively integrate our products without spending engineering dollars in an area where they might not have expertise. We provide, free of charge, a wide range of software drivers and interface code to ease the transition to use of a standards based software environment. We also offer custom software solutions for those customers that need a more complex or demanding integrated solution.
One of the strengths of our new programmable attenuator line is the ability to program custom operations embedded in the digital attenuator itself and then initiate these from a single command. This helps off-load processing and ease application development for our customers.
MWJ: What markets are looking most promising in 2009?
FW: Our focus for the coming year is to continue to develop higher end products in response to customer requests. One particular area of development is our programmable line of digital attenuators. We also hope to add a new line of passive devices later in the year but I am not ready to introduce the specifics on those products yet. Please keep checking our website for that information.
MWJ: What are your thoughts on globalization with regards to both selling and manufacturing your products?
FW: We continue to see an increase in our global business as more companies move their manufacturing overseas. Typically we often deal with a US company developing the initial prototypes here in the US and then get handed off to their manufacturing operations located outside the US. We have seen an increase in direct interaction with the engineering departments of larger companies located outside the US. However, we continue to manufacture our products here in the US due to US defense department requirements as well as our ability to control our internal cost structure and protect our core technologies. Moving off-shore has not made economic sense for us.


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Will the pair continue to go up?
First: We need to see the price close above the Moving Averages
Second: The fast EMA crossing above the slow EMA would be a good sign that the bulls are in control again.
Third: 1.053 level needs to show itself as strong support in order for this pair to start play out the divergence.
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That's it. I hope you find these tips helpful in improving your own little munchkin snapshots. Have any other tips you'd like to add? Please share.
Great tips and reminders! These little ones are tricky but way too funny to miss getting pictures!ReplyDelete
And tip number 6: Don't train them to say "cheese". It's not cute and the smile it produces is terrible!. Don't even ask them to smile. Talk to them about their favorite ... or do a little dance instead.ReplyDelete
Thats a great one! I never even thought about that since I never ask her to smile but I imagine its something I would do as she gets older.Delete
These are really good tips-- and I totally agree with Katja, as a professional photographer the last thing I want to see is a kid whose been coached to make fake smiles. The kids that make you work for a good smile are always the photos that come out the best.ReplyDelete
I was hoping you would comment. I'd love hear more tips from you and other professionals. I would imagine not knowing the kids, its even more difficult to get the best of them.Delete


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Pedro Feliz was in town yesterday to have Phillies physician Michael Ciccotti examine his lower back. Feliz had surgery on the back after last season.
Everything looks good so far.
"We're pleased with his progress," Phillies general manager Ruben Amaro Jr. said. "He has made good progress."
Amaro said Feliz probably wouldn't be ready to play in the team's first spring training game Feb. 25, but could be ready shortly thereafter. He also expects Feliz to be ready to go come April 3 for Opening Day at Citizens Bank Park. If not, the Phillies have a few options in Eric Bruntlett, Greg Dobbs and Jason Donald.
There has been no recent progress on finding a righthanded bat for the bench.
Ryan Madson changed his number from 63 to 46. I'm sure there's a story behind it. I'm guessing one reason is that Madson hated being on the opposite end of the clubhouse during spring training in Clearwater. For those who don't know, lockers typically are arranged numerically during spring training. And because Madson wore 63, it meant he was situated next to non-roster invitees and minor-leaguers who had little to no chance of making the team. Now he'll likely be positioned near J.A. Happ (43) and Scott Eyre (47).
Carlos Ruiz will compete for Panama in the World Baseball Classic. This should make the battle between Chris Coste and Ronny Paulino to be his back up a little more interesting because they will be getting more playing time this spring.
Well, this is it. My last day after nine-plus years at The Inquirer is Sunday, so unless there is breaking news over the weekend (i.e. Ryan Howard signs a multi-million dollar contract extension or the Phillies finally sign that righthanded bat) this is my final post for The Phillies Zone.
Writing that is very surreal.
I'll try to keep this short and sweet, but I just want to say thanks to everybody who has checked us out over the past couple years. It's been great fun. We started as The Zo Zone on April 20, 2007, when the Phillies were a scintillating 3-10. Who knew then the Phillies not only would win the National League East that year, but win the World Series a year later? We switched to The Phillies Zone on Feb. 25, 2008, and you guys made it one of the most popular blogs at philly.com. Thanks to you for that. Because I knew you guys were coming here every day, I made sure to update this thing as much as possible. Hopefully you enjoyed it as much as I enjoyed writing it. Fortunately for you, I know Inquirer sports editor Jim Cohen is going to find a stellar Phillies beat writer to take over. Fortunately for me, I'm not going very far, so I'll still be writing about the Phillies. So if you see me in Clearwater or Philly or anywhere else this year, don't be afraid to say hello.
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Police are investigating a report of an attempted robbery involving Justin Bieber and a woman who reportedly says he tried to take her cellphone from her purse to erase any photos of him she may have taken at Sherman Oaks Castle Park.
The incident took place at about 10:30 p.m. Monday near the family entertainment center's batting cages. While the alleged victim was interviewed Tuesday, Bieber has not yet been reached, said Detective Freddy Arroyo of the Los Angeles Police Department's Robbery/Homicide Division.
"We received information about a possible attempted robbery (involving Bieber). We responded, and we are conducting an investigation and doing interviews to see if a crime occurred," Arroyo said.
The matter is being handled by the LAPD's Robbery-Homicide Division and the Robbery Special Section.
Arroyo declined to provide additional details about the incident, saying, "It doesn't matter who the victim or the suspect is … Everyone has their right to privacy and due process. We're respecting everyone's rights."
TMZ reported the unidentified woman said Bieber demanded to see her phone so he could erase any photos she may have taken when Bieber and his friends got into an altercation with others at the batting cages. According to the celebrity news site, she refused, and he went into her purse and grabbed it.
When he couldn't unlock the phone, he returned it but demanded she unlock it so he could verify there were no shots of him. She said she showed him she hadn't taken any.
Sherman Oaks Castle Park management did not have an official comment on the incident Wednesday, though TMZ has audio of an employee at the batting cage claiming the woman was the aggressor and that the singer never touched her or reached for her purse.
This is the latest in a series of incidents involving Bieber, including charges of driving under the influence, resisting arrest and driving without a valid license in Miami, egging a neighbor's house in Calabasas and attacking a celebrity photographer in L.A.


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Lol, yeah I live in shoreline. My car used to look even more simular to yours when I had my gun metal C5 rims on it.
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Dang!! that stinks..sorry to hear about that! you should get another camaro
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Twenty years after her death, we take a look back at the life and career of Diane Varsi, a rebel once touted as "the female Brando" before she walked away from stardom.
Born in San Mateo, California, Varsi became known as a rebel at a young age, often skipping class to visit nearby San Francisco. By 15 she had dropped out of school and was married not long after. By 21 she was a twice-divorced mother of one.
After stints as a dress shop model and restaurant hostess, she left northern California intent on going to Mexico. She got only as far as Los Angeles. There she dabbled in painting, poetry and dancing – though at the time she was hoping to become a folk singer. She also took acting classes taught by Jeff Corey, a respected character actor who had turned to teaching after being blacklisted for refusing to testify before the House of Un-American Activities. His students would include Robert Blake, Jane and Peter Fonda, Anthony Perkins and Barbra Streisand, but one of his first star pupils was Varsi, who soon made her acting debut in a community theater version of Gigi.
On Corey's recommendation she landed an audition for director Mark Robson, who was casting his adaptation of Grace Metalious' scandalous bestselling novel Peyton Place. One of hundreds of actresses who read for the part, Varsi won the coveted Allison MacKenzie role over studio objections that she was too young, too inexperienced and unknown to movie going audiences.
She was immediately signed to a contract by 20th Century Fox, and producer Buddy Adler cast her in from From Hell to Texas even before Peyton Place was released. When Peyton Place finally hit screens in December 1957, it was critically well-received but was a slow opener. It didn't pick up momentum until star Lana Turner was caught up in a scandal when her daughter stabbed Turner's lover – mobster Johnny Stompanato – to death in what was later ruled a justifiable homicide. The publicity surrounding the incident helped Peyton Place attendance jump over 30 percent four months after it had premiered, and the film would go on to be the second highest grossing of 1958. It would also garner nine Academy Award nominations, including one for Varsi.
The film's success turned her life upside down. Less than a year before she had been a complete unknown, and suddenly gossip columnist Joe Hyams was calling her "the strangest and most exciting actress in Hollywood today … the Marlon Brando of actresses," while across town Hedda Hopper wrote that she was "hotter than a Gatling gun."
But Varsi was unprepared for the sudden attention, and she didn't like the endless rounds of interviews and parties that Hollywood demanded of its starlets. She resented being told what to wear, how to comport herself. Her reticence to engage with the star-making machinery earned her a reputation for being uncooperative and introverted, and the press soon began comparing her to James Dean. A Pittsburgh Press reporter was shocked to find her interview subject clad in jeans and without makeup ("not even lipstick" the writer clarifies) and called her, "a perfect ragamuffin, the antithesis of such studio glamour girls as Jayne Mansfield and Joan Collins."
Varsi was beginning to unravel under the weight of expectations. Cast in Ten North Frederick starring Gary Cooper, she was hospitalized for a nervous breakdown. And after her next big role in Compulsion, a film based on the trial of Leopold and Loeb and starring Dean Stockwell and Orson Welles, she told an interviewer, "It's hard for me to separate illusion from reality … I don't know if acting is the form of creativity best for me."
"She was very rare, very fragile and very deep," producer and friend Mark Damon later said of Varsi. "And Hollywood was very destructive for her."
20th Century Fox meanwhile was growing impatient with her reluctance to commit to her career. After she turned down roles in Return to Peyton Place, Splendor in the Grass, Holiday for Lovers and The Best of Everything, the studio suspended her contract. Years later, Varsi was still able to remember precisely the moment she walked away: 10 a.m. March 19, 1959, when she announced that she was moving to Bennington, Vermont.
"It has nothing to do with the studio," she said. "I just don't want to act anymore or be a part of this business. I don't like some of the ways of Hollywood. But my reasons go much deeper. It is the performing itself I object to. I find it too destructive. If I have any talent, I will try to find some other outlet for it that will make me less unhappy."
The press was not kind, labeling her everything from a beatnik to a cop-out. On the one-year anniversary of her announcement, Bob Hope closed the Academy Awards ceremony with the words, "Goodnight, Diane Varsi … wherever you are."
She lived in Vermont for two years, studying poetry and otherwise avoiding the limelight, before returning to California and marrying her third husband, Michael Hausman (who would later be one of the producers of Brokeback Mountain), and having a daughter by him named Willo.
Six years after her self-imposed exile, she was ready for a comeback. But the big studios wanted nothing to do with her. She was able to find some work, but mostly in low-budget exploitation films like Roger Corman's Bloody Mama or the bizarre Wild in the Streets, where she plays ex-child actor turned rock keyboardist turned congresswoman and acid casualty Sally LeRoy.
Varsi did land a couple serious roles – playing a sympathetic nurse in the anti-war film Johnny Got His Gun and an overweight mental patient in I Never Promised You a Rose Garden – but her comeback proved as short-lived as her time in the spotlight. She contracted Lyme disease in 1977, a condition that went undiagnosed for several years, before eventually dying of complications related to the disease Nov. 19, 1992. She was 54.


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The U.S. Comex gold futures surged 1.20% on Dec. 31, and ended at $1,675.80, up about 7% for the year. Gold price has risen for a twelfth consecutive year since the end of 2000. Gold has returned on average 16.28% per annum since 2000, compared to 2.57% for the S&P 500 Index, 3.26% for the MSCI Developed World Index, and 3.47% for the CRB Commodities Index. In December, despite the fiscal cliff concerns, the S&P 500 Index rose 0.71% while the Euro Stoxx 50 Index jumped 2.36%. The Dollar Index fell 0.48% last month while the Euro/Dollar climbed 1.59%.
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At the time of writing, the lawmakers of the U.S. House are debating whether to support the bipartisan "fiscal cliff" deal passed by the Senate during the early morning on Jan. 1. The income tax rates for most American payers will remain unchanged although those for individuals earning above $400,000 and for married couples above $450,000 will rise. Expanded unemployment benefits will continue for a year. However, the 2% payroll tax cut will expire. The $1.2 trillion spending cuts on the defense and domestic programs will be delayed by two months, coinciding with the political fight to increase the debt ceiling of $16.4 trillion in February.
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China's manufacturing PMI index expanded for a third month in December, reaching 50.6, and overcoming a seven-quarter slowdown. The HSBC manufacturing PMI, which focuses on smaller businesses, came at a higher than expected 51.5 in December. The rebound has been led by higher infrastructure spending and a recovery in industrial profits. Chinese economic growth and the rising appetite for gold have provided a strong support for gold prices in the past years.
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Analysts are split on the outlook for gold price this year. Based on the World Gold Council's data, overall gold demand in the first three quarters in 2012 fell about 8% year-on-year, although ETF demand and official sector purchases grew. A turn in investment demand for gold will not bode well for gold prices. Chartists pointed out that buyers and sellers of gold have been struggling to gain control of gold prices in the past five quarters, and expected more range trading in 2013. However, most people agree that the central bank demand and the continued money printing by the major central banks will put a floor to the gold prices.
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Important data to watch will include the U.S. ISM manufacturing index and the Euro-17 final manufacturing PMI for December on Jan. 2, the December German unemployment rate and the December FOMC meeting minutes on Jan. 3, and the December U.S. non-farm payrolls and unemployment rate on Jan. 4.


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"Back in 2005, the EOS 5D digital SLR marked the only way into full frame (24x36mm) shooting for Canon owners"
Canon had the full frame 1Ds as early as 2002...
Back in 2005, the EOS 5D digital SLR marked the best way into full frame (24x36mm) shooting for Canon owners. Optically, this model was on a par with 35mm cameras of old. With a sensor this size, finally, here was a way of getting the original focal length of your old 28mm lens back from the scaling beyond 40mm that occurs when …
"Back in 2005, the EOS 5D digital SLR marked the only way into full frame (24x36mm) shooting for Canon owners"
Canon had the full frame 1Ds as early as 2002...
No, it was the second and somewhat low cost way into "full frame" digital SLR photography and only for Canon users. No other digital SLR maker had a 24x36 mm sensor camera then,
An interesting review... thank you.
BUT in 2005 you could happily buy a 1Ds or (I think) a 1Ds Mk 2, which gave you full-frame goodness. The only real distinction for between the 1Ds and 5D was the cost (important, but I think most customers for the 5D would be happy with a 1Ds!)
As a 5D owner I would say that the automated sensor cleaning, greater ISO range and higher resolution are all welcome additions. The rest is all crap.
If I wanted to shoot HD video I'd buy a video camera. Live View seems to be for camera phone numpties with a little too much cash.
The interesting question with the 5d MKII is how many semi-pro photographers want video option on their still camera?
The 1Ds was *not* the first 24x36mm "full frame" sensor DSLR - that was the Contax N, which was released about 6 months earlier than the Canon.
"The only real distinction for between the 1Ds and 5D was the cost"
Not to be too pedantic but the other difference is that the 1-series cameras are built for pros and their accepted rugged usage. Better seals from the elements and more forgiving when they get the shite knocked out of them. Dual cards as well (jpg to SDHC and raw to compact flash etc).
Canon normally advise 5D for top of the range for most people, 1-series for journos etc.
I've found the video to be far superior to that of my HV30 camcorder. Primarily I'd say it's because the lens in front (24-105) costs more than the camcorder did. Amazing clarity and sharpness. Got to remember to turn the image stabiliser off though as the mic picks it up.
In your conclusion: "and produces better images, thanks to a hefty megapixel count"
Sorry but that's the sort of question asked by the masses buying a camera from PC World to take their holiday snaps would ask. MPs are irrelevant with DSLRs ... suppose I should have gone to a photography website for a decent camera review, after all, how good would the photographers of the net be at reviewing PCs?
...that theres little point really going above around 12 megapixels without also upgrading your optics, ie paying Canon ridiculous sums of money for their L class optics at about F/2.8 or even f/2.
I think it might have been that DPReview website.
Moral of the story - dont shell out for this and expect great results without also shelling out thousands for really decent lenses - but then you knew that when you shelled out the two grand for this didn't you!?
Puts this right up into the a rich kids toy category, or a professional portrait/journo photographer company shellout.
It's worth pointing out that the EOS-mount Kodak DCS Pro SLR/c also predated the Canon 5D. Apart from Canon's 1Ds, the other early 35mm-format digital SLRs were the Contax N Digital, which is now a mythic antique, and the other Kodak DCS models, which were generally unimpressive. And the Pentax MZ-D, which was never released to the public and may or may not have been built in functioning prototype form.
>>Live View seems to be for camera phone numpties with a little too much cash.
Not so, it very useful using the zoom feature for micro-focusing
I want one. And a pair of rubber underpants in case I get too excited.
(A friend has already shown me hers. Drooool!)
"With a sensor this size, finally, here was a way of getting the original focal length of your old 28mm lens back from the scaling beyond 40mm that occurs when used with smaller sensor cameras."
Repeat after me: The focal length doesn't change! It never changes! It is a physical property of the lens!
I didn't use enough exclamation marks the first time!!!!!
Yea, it was not the first (and only arguably the best), poor comment from the author either badly researched or a typo, but unlike the view of many posters this is not a history of digital article (which would be interesting, anyone remember Studiokit from the mid 90s? or the leica S series, again larger than full frame in the mid 90s?).
Stu hits the nail on the head when he brings it back to lenses, although it's not quite as simple as saying over 12 needs better lenses;
. Lots of pixels (to give the definition)
. Physically large sensor (to ensure enough photons hit the pixels)
. Big glass (to allow lots of light in)
This is why the 10Mp £49 ASDA compact is a world away from the 10Mp EOS 400D, there's lots of detailed reasons why (bokeh, circles of confusion) but it all comes down to the three factors above, get lots of light and chop it up into small bits (but not too small or reciprocity and wavelength becomes a factor).
I remain unconvinced by the article, there's a lot of space that says loads of things (some of the example images used were useless) but makes no relevant comparisons or real reasons why the 5DMk2 is so good, I have some great pictures that directly compare images on my 400D and 5DMk2 using both the 70-200 F2.8L IS and 400 F2.8L IS (the 100-400 pictured is a good lens but poor compared to these two) - A Mk1/Mk2 comparison woudl have made far more sense.
It has really undersold the 5DMk2
I'm saving up for one of these.
There is a great demo video you can have a look at called "Reverie", which you should be able to find by Googling the words below.
EOS 5D Mark II Video Reverie
>>Live View seems to be for camera phone numpties with a little too much cash.
It's difficult to frame a shot when holding the camera at arms length above the head - being able compose the shot using the display is very useful when photographing in a large crowd.
I'd second what several people have pointed out - quality optics (ie an L series lens) are essential to get the most out of a camera like this. Factor in upto £5k for a set of "fast" lenses. My ideal bag would include wide (16-35mm f2.8L), portrait (24-70mm f2.8L or 50mm f1.2L) and telephoto (70-200mm f2.8L IS USM).
Then you will need filters (UV, polarising), lots of memory cards, batteries, a sound tripod, remote shutter switch, flash unit and bag. You will probably also want a spare body too just in case....
Being a photo enthusiast can be very costly!
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Posted: Tue 30 Dec 2008, 14:29
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Print job sent from Puppy gets stuck in XP print queue
Subject description: Problem: unable to actually print from Puppy to a printer on Windows XP
I've searched dozens of forums and sites and am unable to find a solution to this perplexing problem - if anyone can help I will be very grateful. It maybe a Windows XP rather than a Puppy problem.............
My setup:
Windows XP Home SP3 PC hard wired to Belkin Wifi Router inc. DHCP server
HP Deskjet 3920 connected to USB port on the Windows PC
Thinkpad 600 running Puppy 4.1 Retro Kernel 126.96.36.199 with PCMCIA Wifi adaptor
I have applied the "missing link" patch to enable CUPS to offer the "Windows Printer via Samba" option
I have installed the HPIJS .pet and can configure CUPS to print to the HP Deskjet 3920
I have confirmed that the Deskjet when directly connected to the Thinkpad/Puppy USB port works and can print the CUPS test page and sample prints from applications
I have set both file and printer sharing on the Windows PC and can successfully detect and mount and access the shared files on Puppy using PNetHood
I can apparently send print jobs from Puppy to the Windows PC - when the print is requested, the print job appears very quickly in the Windows PC printer properties display. I have sent print jobs from CUPS Admin, from SMBClient and by printing to Default from Geany.
Then the problem starts - the Deskjet makes a couple of "I'm getting ready to start to print" noises but then goes silent and no printout appears. The print job cannot be deleted from the XP print queue by normal means.
I have tried various user accounts on XP both with and without passwords and various forms of the DeviceURI in /etc/cups/printers.conf - smb://computer_name/printer_name but in all cases the XP print queue shows the job owner as Guest
So I'm flummoxed and need some help please?
Is the problem an incompatibility between the Deskjet printer drivers on Puppy and XP ?? (how do the 2 printer drivers interact over Samba? I'm unsure.........).
Is the problem some sort of access permission problem on XP ??
Should I abandon HPIJS and try the rather complicated generic postscript solution given at http://puppylinux.org/wiki/how-tos/general/genericsharedpostscriptprinteronwindows ??
Many thanks in anticipation
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Location: Stratford, Ontario
Posted: Tue 30 Dec 2008, 14:57
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Network printing from Puppy has always been an adventure. If it works, it works perfectly. If it doesn't work, there never seems to be a solution. There are three possible culprits:
1. Puppy. Other Linux's seem to do a better job.
2. Wireless / wired networking, routers, firewalls, etc.
3. The printer. I suspect that some printers only work if they are physically connected to their host computer.
By any chance, could you get a Windows laptop and try to print wireless from it? That would help to eliminate some sources of the problem.
Also, it would be interesting to see what happens if you turn things around and print from Windows to Puppy using
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Location: Worcestershire, UK
Posted: Wed 31 Dec 2008, 13:25
Post subject: some progress
Subject description: but now a different problem - "Can not get the ticket cache for root"
Many thanks for the advice..........
Unfortunately I don't have another Wifi laptop to try with Windows XP.
I did try the mirror image configuration and that didn't work either with HP drivers in both client and server.
So I've tried (with some effort) the generic postscript solution described in
and this WORKS - to an extent.
I am able to remote print successfuly from Abiword, Gnumeric, PDF Viewer and Seamonkey
however if I print from Geany or other applications which only seem to print to the default printer I get the "Can not get the ticket cache for root" error reported in:
where I've posted some log information
So I think this proves that my original problem wasn't a wifi or networking or router problem nor an XP problem but some sort of problem between the 2 types of HP driver on the client and server.
I now seem to have a different problem - to get the badly behaved applications to print - anybody got any suggestions??
Printing is acceptably speedy BTW even though my Thinkpad 600 is pretty old and slow, my wifi is 802.11b and there's obviously quite a bit of software that gets involved in all the different translations.
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I've struggled with Puppy printing for 18 mnths, ever since I started with Puppy. As rcrsn51 says- if it works, then it works; if it doesn't, then it doesn't.
One thing I've found is: If the application gives only a "Generic Postscript" choice at print time, and your printer is not a generic postscript printer, then you will never print. YOUR printer has to show up on the printer menu.
My printer is connected to an XP machine, but connection is via a wired network. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't. I've checked firewalls, permissions, sharing, samba, and so on, but never managed to get a set-up that worked consistently, except 4.1.2 retro. That works if I make sure that the XP machine is on, the printer is on, and I then use PNethood to connect Print$ with the "use cifs" box checked before starting work.
I've also found that if printing will not work, then file sharing usually does. Next time I get trouble, I intend to copy the file that I want to print into a Windows share folder, then try printing it using Word. Could be informative.
And, sshh...... Debian works, no bother. Too big and slow for my old crock of a machine, and all the "you are not allowed to do that" password stuff.....
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Currently, the cast is filming in Miami a second season and making a public spectacle of themselves. Having dropped basketball wives Cristy Rice and Larsa Pippen, the show has added model and Dancing With The Stars vet, Joanna Krupa, who lives in the area with her husband, club owner Romain Zago. In an interesting twist of fate, Romain, apparently, once refused to even entertain the idea of Jersey Shore filming in his precious nightclub, Mynt, when the producers for that show were scouting possible Miami locations.
It looks like Romain got over his attitude about reality shows infecting the air of his club; last week the Housewives crew was spotted not only filming there, but they caught Joanna and Romain in the middle of some drama.
An insider reveals to the Miami Herald that Joanna got into a tiff with the DJ spinning that night; "While miked last night, Joanna Krupa stood in front of the DJ's booth, flipping him birds and cursing him out. Apparently the DJ had a rough break-up last year with Joanna's sister. Romain ripped off his mic and stormed outside to try to cool off."
However, don't get your hopes up. Joanna may have been putting on an act for her new Bravo paycheck. The source also says there was some staging at Roman's club behind the scenes, revealing "Apparently, they had a 'staged' employee meeting so that all can see how big a happy family they all are. Everybody who works there was of course rolling their eyes over the hypocrisy. Apparently even the silent investors made it in, which they never do, [but did it] just for the ruse."
If the staging rumor is true, let's hope everyone involved in this show has gotten some acting lessons.
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Manchester superintendent candidates step up to the plateBy TED SIEFER
New Hampshire Union Leader
March 26. 2013 12:18AM
MANCHESTER - The three candidates to head the state's largest school district faced what may be their toughest interview on Monday: a community forum at Memorial High School.
The three answered a range of questions at the event, which was attended by more than 100 people.
The prospective superintendents are: Vincent Cotter, who retired in 2011 after serving for 10 years as superintendent in the Colonial, Pa. School District in suburban Philadelphia; Geoffrey Gordon, who retired last year after a decade as the superintendent of Port Washington, N.Y. Public Schools; and Mark Toback, the superintendent in Hoboken, N.J. since 2010.
One of the more pointed questions came early in the event from Elinor Murphy, the former longtime principal at Beech Street School.
"I'm sure you've all come from political situations, but in Manchester I'm not sure you're aware of how political things can be. Are you willing to put your job on the line to advocate for your students?" Murphy asked, eliciting applause from the audience.
Cotter may have had the most blunt response to the question. "If you don't change what you're doing, you're going to have the same outcomes. I believe we need to change the current dynamic in place," he said. "But to answer your question, yes, I would be willing to put my job on the line. I've been in education for 39 years. I'm kind of independent at this point in time."
Gordon emphasized communication as a way of heading off political disputes.
"The best approach to whoever is coming politically with certain issues is to talk about it before it becomes a festering problem. If you can solve a problem before it becomes a major confrontation, everybody wins," he said.
Toback, the Hoboken superintendent, stressed his support for having a plan and sticking to it.
"Nobody wins if the superintendent walks," he said. "But there are things that can be done well in advance (of problems developing.) Right now, the district is engaged in a strategic planning process," he said, referring to the school board process to establish long-range goals for the district.
The three would-be superintendents were also asked to describe how they would deal with relations with the school board, which have often been contentious.
"The superintendent is the C.E.O.," Gordon said. "If I'm offered the position, this would be my understanding with the board. Board members are volunteers. This said, you can't blind-side them and you can't undermine them."
Gordon cited a recent example in Manchester, when district officials had proposed ending the "no-nit" policy, whereby students are sent home as soon as lice are detected on them. A school board committee unanimously rejected any relaxation of the policy.
"I would go to them ahead of time and talk to them ... rather than embarrass the board," he said.
Cotter said open communication is vital.
"I believe in a very transparent approach that doesn't involve a hidden agenda or manipulation, one that is based on helping the children and helping the district move forward," he said.
Jim O'Connell, president of Citizens for Manchester Schools, the civic group that has been advocating for greater school funding, asked the candidates about the fact that they come from school districts that are significantly smaller than Manchester - and that spend far more per-pupil than the city.
Toback, the Hoboken superintendent, said the comparison wasn't necessarily apt.
"The fact is ... a district with 2,400 students is still a significant operation and we have many of the same challenges you face here," he said.
Toback added, "There are a lot of things that cost a whole lot more in New Jersey - teacher salaries at the top end are almost $100,000. That's a big part of why our cost-per-pupil is much higher."
All three candidates praised Manchester and its economic potential.
Perhaps the biggest applause line came when Gordon noted that he's been a Red Sox fan since he was a kid.
"I wore a Red Sox uniform in Yankee Stadium and almost got my father killed," he said.
Following the meeting, several parents indicated they were pleased with the candidates overall.
"I was skeptical at first," said Nick Want, a member of Citizens for Manchester Schools. But, he said, "I think it's been a good process and the three candidates have their eyes wide open."
Lisa Witte said she "felt good about all the candidates."
Like Want, Witte was leaning toward one of the three men, but declined to identify which one.
The forum capped a busy day for the three candidates, during which they toured the schools and met with business and community leaders.
Today, the Board of School Committee will be interviewing the candidates; it is expected to make its pick at a non-public meeting in the evening. The board is not expected to announce the new superintendent for another couple days, at the earliest.


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They are Thailand's best and brightest — the Royal Thai Scholars.
Every year the Thai government administers nation-wide, highly competitive exams to students who have a minimum 3.5 GPA to determine who will earn a scholarship to study abroad.
Kraichak delivered the 2007 Sarah and James Bowdoin Day address, "Bowdoin as a Second Language," in which he shared his challenges as an English as a Second Language student.
"I came to Bowdoin not knowing what 'freshmen fifteen' or 'screwed up' really meant," said Kraichak. Right off the bat came an assignment to describe his 'educational utopia.' "The disaster was looming in front of me....What did 'utopia' really mean?"
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Read the full text of Kraichak's address here.
Based upon the results of the exam and an interview for the highest-ranking candidates, the scholars are selected, and placed in boarding schools for one year, as they learn English and apply to college.
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Another has been admitted to the Class of 2012.
After graduation Kraichak, a biology major and education studies minor, will be working at the New Thai Scholar Orientation Program in New Hampshire this summer before heading to the University of California, Berkeley, to pursue a Ph.D. in ecology.
The other four Thai Scholars plan to stay at Bowdoin this summer, working on campus in labs and at the library.
The Royal Thai Scholars is a government-supported program to educate students so that they may bring back innovative ideas and expertise to help in the technological and economic development of their country.
Scholarships may assign specific subjects for their scholars; others may give a wide range of choices.
Bowdoin's strong biology department has attracted many Thai Scholars in the past few years.
Four of the current Royal Thai Scholars are are biology majors; one is studying biochemistry.
Royal Thai Scholars repay Thailand with two years of work for every one year of support they receive while abroad, which can mean making a 25 to 30 year commitment to their country.
Bowdoin is a place that allows us to feel uncertain, unsettled and, then, ready to reconstruct ourselves
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