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JESSICA LATHAM and Annabel Linquist, sleeveless and sun-kissed — their cheeks flushed and lightly freckled and their noses peeling just so — sipped rosé by the bar of Eataly's Birreria, looking like the very picture of summer.
"This is our favorite part for summer, of course," Ms. Latham, 30, said, referring to the rooftop beer garden of the popular Italian marketplace at Fifth Avenue and 23rd Street.
"You can even get a tan in here at certain tables," Ms. Linquist, 35, said.
Ms. Latham gazed out over the wood tables and red chairs. "New Yorkers deserve a nice summer after this winter," she concluded.
And the duo knows summer. In early June, Ms. Latham and Ms. Linquist, who describe themselves as "urban sleuth detectives," went live with the Web site Book Report New York, a beta-stage handbook of their favorite places to eat, drink, sleep and shop in the city. It features Summer Guide 2011, a scrapbook-style collage-turned-PDF that offers tips on the best outdoor dining and open-air drinking, "summer-ific" warm-weather events and the perfect salon for "hot beach hair."
The Web site has had more than 27,000 page views since the summer guide was sent to an initial list of 1,500 contacts this month. "I think it's fresh, it's young, it's very their generation," said Anjali Lewis, associate publisher of creative services at Vanity Fair and Ms. Latham's former boss. "It's done in a really sort of irreverent and casual way. It's like the anti-Zagat."Continue reading the main story
In person and over the phone, the two women exude the effortless demeanor of your older sister and her free-spirited best friend, equal parts giggly and knowing, and willing to be your hunters-of-the-happening for the long and lazy warm months.
"The idea was just for it to be fun and take you back to that childlike sensibility of enjoying summertime and running around barefoot and having a summer crush and going to concerts," Ms. Latham said. "Outdoors is first and foremost as far as the summer guide goes, and also just hip and hot places that we feel our friends and the people we run around with would want to know about."
That list includes the Dutch (an "adorable new SoHo spot — who doesn't love a spot for shellfish in the summer?"), Roberta's in Brooklyn ("Sort of phenomenal pizza. Super phenomenal rooftop garden.") and the Frying Pan ("This salvaged boat docked on the Hudson is the ultimate dive bar."), as well as the whimsical contextless "likes" of their friends. "Astrid likes Miss Lily's for banana pudding," the guide reads. "Brandon likes singing show tunes at Marie's Crisis."
Snobs might note that, for the most part, the places Ms. Latham and Ms. Linquist recommend are fairly mainstream: cool, perhaps, but not particularly edgy. So why should anyone listen to them in the first place?
Ms. Linquist laughed and said: "The reason people should take advice from me is because I'm not giving advice. I'm just sharing what I love. That's all it is for me."
And from Ms. Latham: "I don't know that we think anybody should necessarily follow our advice. We just kind of like what we like, and found that other people appreciate us gathering this information."
The summer guide started in 2007, when Ms. Latham was in charge of special events for Vanity Fair's advertising side. As the woman whose job it was to be in the know about the city's latest openings, she found herself perpetually fielding questions from friends and visitors. " 'My brother is coming to town and I want to take him to a cool bar — where should we go?' " she recalled. "Or 'Hey, Jess, I'm organizing a bachelorette party. Where should I take my girls?' "
Ms. Latham said she threw every tidbit she knew into a simple PowerPoint presentation and circulated it among the magazine's staff and her friends "in an effort to get people to stop asking me so many questions." The next year, she fancied up her informal tip sheet and, as she put it, "That's when it went gangbusters." Gawker linked to it, and the Vanity Fair summer guide was born.
When Ms. Latham left the magazine in April to start an events company, she decided to do her own version. (This year, Vanity Fair is offering a Vanity Fair All Access guide in the form of an e-mail newsletter that goes out to the magazine's sales team and advertisers every two weeks.)
Ms. Latham met Ms. Linquist, the creative, artistic half of the team, two years ago, when a "half date" took her to Ms. Linquist's painting studio in Chelsea and they realized they shared a similar sensibility. She abandoned the guy and stayed behind to chat with Ms. Linquist.
"We both like cozy places, so there are a lot of cozy patios in the summer guide," said Ms. Linquist, a painter and musician who had been making a collage of all her favorite New York haunts, but hadn't found a writing partner until she met Ms. Latham. "We both have the kind of lifestyle where we're out there a lot, and we're both really on the lookout for new stuff that opens."
This summer, the two women say, the city is having "a burger moment," and the guide offers a breakdown of their 20 favorite burgers. (Ms. Latham is convinced that last year's "hot vegetables," ramps and kale, have been replaced by radishes.)
Standing in the doorway of the Breslin Bar and Dining Room on Monday, they gushed over its lamb burger before turning their gusto to the patty at the Breslin's sister restaurant, the Spotted Pig.
"It's the sexiest burger, if you want to eat a burger with a date," Ms. Linquist said. "It's the only place I would order Champagne with a burger. But the only thing is, their fries have a little garlic, which takes down the sexiness factor. But if you're drunk, because you had the Champagne, it doesn't matter."
Next up — after a quick stop to refuel with some Stumptown coffee at the Ace Hotel, another of their perennial favorites — was SPiN, a table tennis social club.
Ms. Linquist said she was bad at the sport, but "I like Ping-Pong boys and their ice-cream sandwiches."
SPiN, Ms. Latham said, embodies the Book Report and summer guide ethos — a cool place that's not trying too hard to be cool and exudes a certain authenticity.
"It's inclusive if you're anyone from a celebrity to an Olympic Ping-Pong player to a financial guy to a hipster," she said.
Two people who looked as if they had walked out of a 1980s death-metal music video passed by, and Ms. Latham said, "See, I bet they're coming from SPiN."
Once inside, the women grabbed a hopper of orange table-tennis balls, snagged a table and ordered a round of alcoholic ice pops. They juggled the pops as they swatted the ball back and forth, their laughter rising above the click-clonk of the ball on the table. Not a bad way for the self-appointed gurus of summer to pass a summer afternoon.Continue reading the main story


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Dan O'Sullivan's Wikipedia: a new community of practice?
Ashgate Publishing, 191pp, hardcover, ISBN 978-0-7546-7433-7, September 2009
Historical analogies with Wikipedia fail to convince
"Everything is radical about Wikipedia except for the actual articles", Dan O'Sullivan told the recent Critical point of view conference in Amsterdam. Many aspects of Wikipedia's community and knowledge production, he said, are profound departures from the Western cultural tradition, and the suppleness, pluralism and interconnectedness that Wikipedia achieves amount to "a change in the very nature of knowledge itself". But in his view, while an article in old-style encyclopedias such as the Britannica can gain authority by adopting a particular angle, Wikipedia's conventions of neutrality and consensus—the "blended compromise"—are a conservative formula that can weaken the distinctive voice of an article, resulting in a certain sterility.
Dan O'Sullivan is a British historian with his name on five books, most recently this one, which traces what he sees as antecedents of the "wildly successful" Wikipedia phenomenon back more than 2,000 years. The author describes a set of pre-Internet communities of practice (whence the book's slightly clunky subtitle) in terms of their aims, participants, transactional costs, public relations and legacy. But rather than deepening our insights into Wikipedia, these historical vignettes disappoint: most of the connections with the earlier communities of practice are obvious or tenuous, and we are subsequently presented with a decidedly superficial analysis of how Wikipedia is "conservatively radical" in relation to them.Library of Alexandria, established by Ptolemy in occupied Egypt in the 2nd century BC. This is an engaging commentary on how the Library might have been, but O'Sullivan admits that the evidence is "highly fragmentary, and often contradictory", and in the end we must take on trust the notion that a modern account of ancient Alexandria can help us to understand Wikipedia. The statement that Jimmy Wales and Larry Sanger "inherited the ambitions of the Alexandrian librarians" could be true only in the most diffuse sense.
Much more is known about The Royal Society of London, created in 1660 by a group of professional gentlemen to champion the value of evidence-based knowledge. The boldness of setting up the Royal Society could have been underlined if we had been given a sense of the tumultuous state of England at the time; and here, too, was a chance to follow up the concept of the expanding public space, explored in the opening, theoretical chapter but nowhere thereafter. The conclusion that the Society was "without patronage" and neutral on questions of politics sits oddly after an account of the royal patronage, both financial and political.
While the Royal Society anticipated the Enlightenment, the Frenchman Denis Diderot was one of the leading figures of that movement. Having introduced Diderot a little unfairly as a hack writer, jailbird and one-time pornographer, O'Sullivan describes how he took up a proposal by Parisian printers for a French translation of the English Cyclopedia (1728). But the Encyclopédie was no mere translation: it turned into a visionary 28-volume work, with more than 70,000 articles plus illustrations. This is an interesting account of how Diderot and hundreds of collaborators strove not just to assemble knowledge, but to move it firmly out of the hands of an elite and into the public domain. However, tracing a parallel between Wikipedia and the Encyclopédie on the basis of the use of "the latest technology" to produce and disseminate their knowledge is dubious without proper investigation.
The Scotsman James Murray was the principal editor of what would become The Oxford English Dictionary. Like Diderot a century before, he was the hub of an almost unmanageable flood of contributions from widely dispersed writers, and was plagued by subprofessional standards—an inevitable trade-off in harnessing the huge volunteer workforce that sifted the literature for contexts in which words are used. This might have been the opportunity to explain why so many Wikipedians are keen to give their time and effort gratis and largely unacknowledged. But the reader has to work hard to winkle out what could have been a clearly stated analogy: that the OED project offered a conduit between ordinary people and a high-profile, prestigious publication to which they could make piecemeal contributions without the burden of professional deadlines; and that Wikipedia, too, has redefined expertise, unlocking within editors' personal timeframes their specialised knowledge, even if just on their own locality or school. The picture might have been filled out later in the book by asking whether earning social esteem within the Wikipedia community, in combination with this private–public conduit, might be what fires editors to donate hundreds of millions of dollars worth of their labour.
The subsequent treatment of Wikipedia is wide of the mark, wasting an opportunity to deeply probe its community and process of knowledge production. Instead, some 30 pages are devoted to reproducing versions of a single article at three stages of its development, with insubstantial conclusions. Almost 20 pages are devoted to setting out a cumbersome numerical system for assessing articles and presenting a kind of detached how-to-use-it guide. Yet the basics are missing. There is no recognition of the hierarchy of rules and standards—the pillars, policies and guidelines. The relationship between articles is discussed in terms of the category system, but not of the use of summary style to reach deeply into the nooks and crannies of human knowledge through the creation of "daughter" articles of increasingly narrow scope—the ultimate tree. Only one of the six featured-content processes is mentioned, featured article candidates, and there is no discussion of how it has evolved as an influential model for article quality—the sharp rise in standards over the past few years, the complex relationship among nominators, reviewers, and delegates, and the jostling among the FAC process, the Manual of Style, the main page exposure of featured articles, and the rule that no editor owns any article.
O'Sullivan sees the cauldron of wikipolitics largely in terms of how neutrality is handled. If he contends that Wikipedia's pillar of neutrality enfeebles its voice with a have-a-bet-each-way formula, a comparison would have been useful with the editorial policies of the world's only two non-commercial, independent state broadcasters—the British and Australian Broadcasting Corporations—since they are charged with addressing a similar need to balance the angles of competing interest groups. Still untouched is an analysis of the extent to which neutrality in practice is skewed towards the cultural perceptions of the educated, middle-class anglophones who call the tune at Wikipedia. And there was scope to probe the robustness of the no original research pillar—to ask whether there can ever be a clear distinction between original research and the handling of secondary sources in Wikipedia's articles.
The author stresses the "comparative lack of hierarchy" in the community, quite forgetting that the freedom to edit is subject to constraints for social and legal reasons, and is overseen by Wikipedia's own police force and judiciary. The book might have traced how official power in the community has developed to deal mainly with behavioural issues, even though matters of behaviour and content are often entangled. Related to this could have been an examination of how sovereignty, originally emanating entirely from Jimmy Wales, is evolving in the light of his changing role.
This book needed to penetrate the dynamics of Wikipedia, characterised as they are by the contest of opposite forces. Among these are democracy versus consensus (still poorly defined), reform versus the status quo, privacy versus the management of identity fraud, and the ownership of intellectual property versus fair use. The world's most prominent information site brings into sharp relief many of the issues that will be played out in "real life" societies over the coming century. We await a book that analyses in depth how these dynamics are unfolding on Wikipedia.


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Welcome in the Year of the Dog on 16 February 2018 with The Resident's top 13 places to celebrate the Chinese New Year
1 Hutong, London Bridge
Found high up on level 33 of London landmark, The Shard, Hutong is hosting a Chinese New Year celebration sure to tantalize your taste buds. Their menu this year is steeped in history and the dished were created to give you good luck and prosperity in the coming year. The four-course menu for £88 features handmade king prawn dumpling with hot and sour soup, steamed whole sea bass with spicy garlic sauce and traditional 'nian-go' dessert. Dinner will be served alongside a traditional lion dance with Chinese musicians and noise-makers. The menu is available from the 5th to 25th of February.
Level 33, London Bridge Street, Southwark SE1 9SG; hutong.com
2 Shu Xiangge, Chinatown
Celebrate the Year of the Dog with this authentic Sichuan Hot Pot's new location in the heart of Chinatown. The Hot Pot at Shu Xiangge Chinatown will be cooked at the table in classic Sichuan style 9-grid pots; a tradition that stretches back over 200 years. Enjoy their signature fragrant and spicy beef fat oil broth, made with 12 different spices. You can choose from a selection of 80 different ingredients, from unusual cuts such as ox tongue, beef tendon, to premium Wagyu beef, Rib Eye, and a varied selection of fresh seafood and vegetable options.
10 Gerrard Street, Soho W1D 5PW; chinatown.co.uk
3 Chi Kitchen, Marylebone
Known best for her win on MasterChef in 2014, Ping Coombes will be cooking up a feast this Chinese New Year at the Chi Kitchen in Marylebone. Her exclusive set lunch menu on 18 February will have authentic dishes specially created by Ping. Highlights of the menu include Lo Sang with Salmon, steamed Monkfish with a chilli and garlic sauce, and grilled tiger prawns topped with crispy ginger and black pepper sauce. For dessert, guests can indulge in a traditional Yuzu cheesecake topped with fresh passion fruit that is served with mandarin sorbet. Nothing makes a New Year happy like a full stomach and the promise of good luck.
334-348 Oxford Street W1C 1JG; chikitchen.co.uk
4 Chinese New Year at Trafalgar Square
The center of London's Chinese New Year celebrations is Trafalgar Square. On Sunday 18 February, the festivities kick off with a vibrant parade through around Chinatown, followed by performances in Trafalgar Square, including a Dragon & Flying Lions Dance, as well as martial art displays, family-friendly cultural activities, music shows and traditional Chinese street food in the different zones dotted around the West End. For the big finale, it's back to Trafalgar Square! 11am-6pm.
Trafalgar Square WC2N 5DN; london.gov.uk
5 Min Jiang at The Royal Garden Hotel, Kensington
Min Jiang restaurant has created an extensive Chinese New Year Menu with nine tasting courses created to signify excess and abundance. At £98 pounds per person, the meal will include the traditional Yu Sheng Salad along with dishes of braised pork and roasted chicken. Be sure to enjoy the view of the Kensington Palace Gardens as you dig into to the celebratory feast.
2-24 Kensington High Street W8 4PT; minjiang.co.uk
6 Royal China, various locations
If you're looking for delicious food and exciting entertainment to celebrate the Year of the Dog The Royal China has got you covered. At their locations all through London, the restaurants will be serving up dishes from their specially made menu alongside Lion Dance performances and red envelopes, a Chinese tradition where the envelope is in red to symbolise good luck and ward off evil, and some of them contain a prize.
7 Chai Wu, Knightsbridge
For the week of the Chinese New Year, Chai Wu is making the most of the New Year by offering an exclusive menu. You can enjoy a Chinese 'Prosperity Toss' Sashimi Salad with fresh salmon and topped by real gold leaf, which is traditional to serve during the Chineses New Year. This and other dishes their menu will be available from the 12-18 February.
Harrods, 87–135 Brompton Road, Knightsbridge SW1X 7XL; chaiwu.co.uk
8 Drake and Morgan, Various Locations
This Chinese New Year rings in the year of the Dog and what better way to celebrate than by treating your furry four-legged companion to a night out as well. The Drake and Morgan restaurant and bars are all dog-friendly so you don't need to leave your pouch behind this new year. Instead, treat them to a night out on the town at a place where they might find a few treats.
9 Doughnut Time, Various Locations
To celebrate Chinese New Year, London's hottest doughnut brand, Doughnut Time, is launching its new Talk of China Town doughnut on Friday 16 February. Talk of China Town is a red cream glazed doughnut topped with lucky gold leaf pieces, black sugar pearls, gold chocolate coin and a fortune cookie. It is sure to put a spring in your step – especially as one fortune cookie contains a golden ticket for 100 free doughnuts!
10 Chinese New Year at the National Maritime Museum, Greenwich
See in the Chinese New Year in this one-day extravaganza on 17 February. Enjoy a day of music, art and performance to welcome the year of the dog. Enjoy traditional Chinese performance arts including a lion dance and Kung Fu. There will also be a performance from the Nanjing Little Red Flower Dance Troupe. 11am – 4pm.
Park Row, Greenwich SE10 9NF; rmg.co.uk
11 Le Chinois, Knightsbridge
If you can't decide which tasty Chinese dishes to choose from let Le Chinois Restaurant do it for you! Their £58 set menu is packed with sizzling golden tofu with straw mushrooms, Yong Chow fried rice served with barbecued pork, shrimps and vegetables and fresh steamed lobster with Chinese rice wine and eggs whites. And Le Chinois makes sure you can celebrate a while longer; their menu is available from February 15th to the 28th.
17 Sloane Street, Knightsbridge SW1X 9NU; lechinoisrestaurant.co.uk
12 Bugis Street Brasserie, Kensington
If you want to take part in the New Year festivities all month long Bugis Street Brasserie is the place to be. Their Deluxe Menu and Chef's Specials are available from February 10 to March 2. Everything on the menu is specially chosen to promote good fortune, happiness and prosperity. The Deluxe Menu costs £35 per person but, if you don't fancy going all out with the Deluxe Menu, then there are plenty of specials added to the a la carte menu that will get you in the spirit of Chinese New Year.
Copthorne Tara Hotel, Scarsdale Place Kensington W8 5SR; bugis-street-brasserie.com
13 Bang Bang Oriental Foodhall, Colindale
London's largest Asian foodhall, Bang Bang Oriental, will be hosting an evening of celebrations for Chinese New Year on Friday 16 February from 7pm to 8:30pm. The celebrations will be free to enter with performances, music, and challenges. You will be able to experience a Wing Chun performance and Chinese face-changing performance (Biàn Liǎn). There will also be a Market at Bang Bang Oriental until Sunday 18 February, which will be offering a selection of souvenirs to commemorate the start of the Year of the Dog.
399 Edgware Road NW9 0FH; bangbangoriental.com


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Pupils from Boston and Spilsby won top prizes in a new competition created by the learning disability charity Linkage Community Trust.
The Linkage ArtBeat Competition celebrated the artistic and photographic talents of pupils with special educational needs from Lincolnshire.
The aim of ArtBeat is to champion the creative work of students at special schools and those with additional needs who attend mainstream schools in greater Lincolnshire and Yorkshire.
More than 100 entries were submitted in different age categories and the winners were announced at a ceremony at the Trinity Centre, Louth.
Winners took home cheques for £100 and their schools received art gift packs.
Daisy Mulcahy from John Fielding Special School in Boston won the over-16 artwork section while Rhys Avery from the town's Giles Academy came third in the under-14 photography category.
Lady Jane Franklin School, in Spilsby, swept the board in the under-16 category photography, taking all top three places.
Kai Dykes took the top two places in the under-14 photography category as the the school netted a total of £550 in prize money for their success.
Sue Morrison, head teacher at John Fielding Special School, said: "We found the competition a very exciting project and all our students were keen to participate. It helped to develop their confidence, share ideas and be motivated."
Teacher Laurie Reed from The Lady Jane Franklin School said: "It was such a fantastic and inspiring competition that has brought out the best in our pupils."
Linkage chief executive Ges Roulstone said: "The awards attracted tremendous quality and I want to thank both the students and their teachers for their hard work.
"It was really special to see the delight on the pupils' faces when they received their prizes at the ceremony. We want to build on this competition for 2016 and work with even more schools."
The images will now form a touring exhibition to include the winning schools, Linkage events and the Lincolnshire Show, and they will also be published in a calendar for 2016, to mark Linkage's 40th anniversary year.
Judges included Boston Standard editor Stephen Stray, Philip Williams from Skegness, who is Linkage's artist in residence, Fraser Scarfe (Lincolnshire artist), Austin Mitchell MP and photographer Melanie Cowell.


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January 13, 2018
Guest Speaker: Jim Zemcik
Topic: Here Comes Summer with tips on Summer Plant Care. Jim is a horticulturist who develops unique and one of a kind flowers, an expert in plant care. Come get the answers to all your plant care questions.
February 10, 2018
Guest Speaker: Jack Carlisle
Jack is the owner of The Potting Shed. He will demonstrate a variety of potting styles using various planting materials, we will be in for a treat. This meeting will be held at The Potting Shed location: 401 W. Chapman Ave., Orange, Ca. 92866 just west of Glassell Street (west of the Orange Circle in the city of Orange) on Chapman Ave.
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March 10, 2018
Guest Speaker: Nancy Brisco
Topic: Secrets of Miniature Gardens. Do you have limited space? This is a perfect method to achieve the garden you always wanted. Nancy uses a variety of miniature geraniums and other plants to achieve your dream Garden.
April 14, 2018
Guest Speaker: Megan Penn
Old Town Farmers and Artisans Market is operated by Orange Home Grown. Megan will be sharing with us the importance of locally grown fresh fruit and vegetables. Come join us for a fun, educational and inspirational discussion about our community markets. For more information check out their website: www.orangehomegrown.org
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Guest Speaker: Margaret Fisher and Chris Hogan
Margaret and Chris are members of OC Geraniums Club and will be sharing their award winning collections with us and some of their secrets on how to grow prize winning Geraniums and Begonias. So come and be dazzled !
July 14, 2018
Guest Speaker: Cynthia Pardoe
Co-Founder of International Regal Pelargonium Preservation Project. Their desire to collect and preserve all available varieties of regal pelargoniums. Cynthia will bring a variety of her unique and one of a kind plants that will dazzle us all. Her power point presentation will educate us all. So bring a friend or two, for a spectacular presentation!
August 11, 2018
Guest Speaker: Chris Roy
Chris has worked at Orange County Farm Supply since 1979 (39 years) and is currently a wealth of knowledge to all of its customers. Come with questions about fertilizer, how much water, brown spots on my leaves, bugs and many more, bring a list. Don't forget to check out Chris' Corner at http://www.ocfarmsupply.com/tips/chris-corner/
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September 8, 2018
Guest Speaker: Mona Lisa Borad
Manager of Village Nurseries. Last year we were so blown away with the Geraniums and the variety's, colors and styles she brought with her, we asked her to come back.
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Ethan Hawke to Play Nikola Tesla in New Biopic
Feb 13, 2018 by: WENN
Ethan Hawke will portray Serbian-American inventor Nikola Tesla in a new biopic.
Tesla will center on Nikola's life and career, including his rivalry with Thomas Edison, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
The film will serve as a reunion for Hawke and director Michael Almereyda, with whom he worked on Hamlet and Cymbeline. Almereyda has also written the script for the new movie, which is slated to begin filming in the spring in upstate New York.
Hawke is not the only actor to play Tesla onscreen--late singer David Bowie portrayed him in The Prestige, while Nicholas Hoult took on the inventor for The Current War. Tesla was also portrayed by Petar Bozovic in Orson Welles' 1980 movie The Secret Life of Nikola Tesla.
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'Lord of War' Muse Can't Avert Terror Trial
MANHATTAN (CN) – Prosecutors built enough of a case against suspected international arms smuggler Viktor Bout to bring him to trial, a federal judge said Tuesday, while questioning whether the evidence can prove one of the central claims of the indictment.
Bout's exploits loosely formed the basis for Nicholas Cage's character in the film "Lord of War," and were the subject of investigative journalist Douglas Farah's book, "The Merchant of Death."
Thai authorities arrested Bout in Bangkok after an international sting operation on March 6, 2008. Bout was suspected of conspiring with Andrew Smulian to sell millions of dollars worth of weapons to Drug Enforcement Administration agents posing as members of the Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC), a designated terrorist organization believed to smuggle cocaine to fund violence against Colombia and the United States.
A grand jury indicted Bout a month later on charges of conspiring to kill U.S. nationals; to kill officers and employees of the United States; to acquire, transfer, and use antiaircraft missiles; and to provide material support to terrorism.
Although Smulian pleaded guilty to identical charges, Bout has fought his charges and lost an earlier attempt to shake off his indictment on jurisdictional grounds.
On Tuesday, U.S. District Judge Scheindlin brushed off a different motion by Bout to dismiss his indictment on the grounds of vindictive prosecution.
According to the 20-page order, Bout believed federal prosecutors went after him because the Department of Defense was embarrassed by revelations that U.S. military contractors in Iraq paid for his services.
He claimed it came to light that, in 2006, his "front-companies were supplying the United States military in Iraq" with tents, food and other supplies, even though the Office of Foreign Assets Control's prohibited any U.S. national from doing business with him.
A year later, then-Deputy Assistant to the President and Deputy National Security Advisor Juan Zarate allegedly challenged the DEA to capture Bout. In an interview with "60 Minutes," Zarate said DEA chief Michael Braun quickly got on board. "He was going down, he was in our crosshairs," Zarate said of Bout.
Scheindlin said prosecutors have a "perfectly acceptable reason" to target Bout, who the government says armed "some of the world's most violent and destabilizing dictators and regimes."
"Even if Bout's alleged assistance to U.S. military efforts in Iraq can properly be categorized as a 'protected legal right,' his assistance to war criminals and to outlawed and extremely violent regimes in Liberia, Angola, and the Congo defeats any inference that the decision to investigate and prosecute him 'resulted solely from [his] exercise of [any such] protected legal right,'" Scheindlin wrote.
As she had in a recent hearing, Scheindlin reiterated that Bout cannot help his case with Wikileaks cables he submitted as evidence. The cables allegedly say that the federal government pressured Thai courts to extradite him, a charge that the judge characterized as an unremarkable facet of international diplomacy.
Scheindlin gave more consideration to Bout's claims that prosecutors could not prove that he acted with "malice aforethought."
Bout claims that he was acting as a businessman in his alleged arms sale to DEA agents posing as FARC members.
Prosecutors say he was conspiring to kill Americans, quoting Bout as telling the undercover agents "the United States was also his enemy" and that "the fight against the United States was also his fight."
At a recent hearing, Bout's attorney Albert Dayan said the remarks could have been a "salesman pitch," but Scheindlin ruled that the statements gave just enough evidence to withstand a dismissal.
"Whether the evidence at trial will bear this element out is another matter," she added.
As widely reported, Scheindlin previously described the case against Bout as "thin."
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What failure on tax cuts looks like: Dow off 500 points on 'Day 1'
The market is kicking off a new month after making history Thursday when the Dow surged past 24,000 for the first time. Tax cut delays are weighing on the markets. What's in store for investors today and this month? Yahoo Finance's Alexis Christoforous and Jared Blikre discuss.
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New York Comic Con has come and gone and all that is left is to do is reflect on the show and look at the splendid cosplay and all the toys that were out in full force at the convention. For the third year in a row, I was asked to go to the convention and report back on what I saw. Below, you will find my take on the crowds, the cosplay, the celebs, the floor and the creepers at New York Comic Con.
1. Though it's been building for years, it really felt like New York Comic Con took that last step toward establishing itself as an equal with San Diego Comic Con this year with 150,000 attendees and several splashy panels and big name guests. The concept of New York Super Week also allowed Reed to expand the footprint of the convention beyond the Jacob Javitz Center.
2. With that many attendees, you would have expected the floor to feel overly congested, but Thursday and Friday weren't as bad as I thought that they would be and I heard Sunday was downright pleasurable. Saturdays are always going to be a bit insane, but from what I heard, Reed did a good job booking enough "Must See" programming to ease the strain on the show floor enough to not make it intolerable. With that said, I worry every year that the individual experience is going to suffer as the convention keeps growing. I was pleasantly surprised by this year, but I'm worried about next year when things inevitably get even crazier and even busier.
3. Speaking of the strain, though, it would be so much better if autograph signings were purged from the show floor. With that said, it will never happen since it's a big way for exhibitors to get people to their booths at certain times. Just a bit annoying when you run into a wall of people while trying to shop.
4. Here's another annoyance. While there was ample "Cosplay is not Consent" signage with the show's conduct policy prominently displayed, one could still observe plenty of leering, stealthy cellphone buttpic taking and lane clogging as cosplayers (and in one disappointing incidence, booth babes) held court with drooling fans.
I'm a heterosexual male person with eyeballs but I really don't understand why other fellows absolutely lose their minds when an attractive woman is in their general vicinity. You can see how uncomfortable their behavior can make the objects of their "affection" and the families who have to walk by as guys get graphic while discussing cosplayers.
Outside of artist's alley, there was a fenced off area where people were smoking this year. Maybe next year they can put up a cage with humping posts so that these guys can get it out of their system and act like gentlemen on the show floor.
5. You don't need an autograph ticket to spot celebrities. On Friday, over the span of 5 minutes, I walked by Walt Flanagan and Mike from Comic Book Men outside the Javitz Center and took a picture with DMC by the entrance to the show. This is my first celebrity selfie, and my last. It felt like such a weird and vapid thing to ask for.
6. Star-Lord cosplay is the worst. I appreciate the enthusiasm, but sans mask, these people just look like they're wearing a cool burgundy leather jacket.
7. Maybe it's just me, but I feel like there was a lot less Walking Dead cosplay than in years prior. I'm not saying that the show's popularity is waning, it's just an interesting thing that I noticed. It also looks like a lot of effort and a bit of a burden to walk around dressed up in full zombie costume and the show really doesn't have a lot of instantly recognizable looks at this point now that everyone is dressed in survival chic, save for Daryl and Michonne. I did see a few Rick Grimes sheriff costumes, but that's a bit dated now.
I also don't think that I saw one Peter Capaldi Doctor. I saw a good amount of Game of Thrones and a ton of the usual DC and Marvel. Our Cosplay gallery will be up shortly.
8. While everything else seemed to be on-par with San Diego, the toy exclusives for this convention were somewhat disappointing.
9. Save for that giant Smaug, there seemed to be less ornate floor displays this year.
Stay tuned for our cosplay gallery and our toy gallery tomorrow.
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"Our bus route is the best bus route!" "No, our bus route is the best!" "Guys, everybody knows Bus Route #26 is the best!" These would be some quotes you might hear from bus workers at GSBC. Everyone thinks their bus is the best! Well, none of those answers would be wrong. The only difference is perspective.
Having a great bus route can depend on several factors. The first factor would be, the bus captain. Does the bus captain have a desire to see something great happen on his bus route? "Every thing rises and falls on leadership" is a common quote that we often hear quoted, but do the bus captains live it? If the bus captain is as on fire as a brand new freshman who is excited to join a bus route, then the bus captain can harness everyone else's energy and excitement to produce great things from his bus route.
Second factor: the bus workers. A bus route cannot function without Godly bus workers. People who are faithful and have no fear in taking a stand for Jesus. The Greater San Jose area is a tough place to reach considering that there is tens upon tens of different religious groups trying to push their agendas. We know that we have THE Agenda, but the other religious groups and or cults think their agenda is the one. The faithfulness of bus workers is what makes a bus route so great. Week in and week out, putting in the three hours and even going over the three hours, buying candy for extra promotions, spending extra time with the bus kids during visitation—these would all be factors in why the bus workers make a bus route great.
Lastly, a bus route will be great if there are no limits. Why do we limit ourselves in seeing the amazing happen? Why does there always to be the attitude of, "Well, at least we got 15 kids" or "We got 20 last week!" The bus routes that are great are the bus routes that never limited themselves to seeing the amazing and spectacular take place! It starts with a bus captain who is on fire. It continues with bus workers who are faithful. It finishes with a bus route that never limits themselves from seeing the amazing take place!


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Ever been in a situation where......
you have been popular and people like you for who you are and all the rest of it and then all of a sudden you do something which makes everyone turn around and say 'what a dick' and hate you. Then a large amount of time passes where you have not seen these people and then you have to go back and face them. Knowing that there are a small group of people who like you, but also know that you have to mend what you did last year?
advice please....
What did you do?
if it's not too personal
nah its not personal at all
well i got busted for drinking with a couple of mates at school blah blah blah and we got the stellas from a person in my year......we got caught and i said who i got the stellas form. i got branded a dobber (i only said it cos i was pretty drunk and didnt really care at the time) so then i had to face the whole year and suffer by getting several other people in trouble as i was used as a scapegoat by the perso i told on after he told on other people. i realise this sounds stupid, but i just need to know how to be when i go back in a week. cos usually i am funny (i have differnt personality on Dis) and i can basically do what i want.......
Forget about it
If people wanna keep bringing something like that up then it's their problem. It's not that major, you didn't 'tell on' your mates and if they can't see that then they aren't worth being friends with.
Dobber? Do people still say that? You're a grass, mate. A snitch. An informer. You know what happens to informers? They get their boom boom licked down. That's right.
yes they do still say dobber
and many lovely songs too!
I suppose.
In the army, they respect toughness. So on the first day of school, march up to the toughest kid in school and punch him square in the dick. Then shout over his prone body: "This guy had a problem with me saying where I got the beer from. If you have a problem, let's work through it right here."
You'll be back in the crowd in no time.
thats all very well and comical
but its not like that. there is no 'bully' or 'tough kid' everyone knows everyone and everyone knows everyones business and although its a military school not everyone respects that and even likes it, quite a few people don't care for the army.
some of the stuff you were talking about previously to the guy you snitched on.
Just shit on as many people as possible
you'll be back as the loveable scamp once again!
excuse me?
what do you mean by that?
and you know this
well no not really
i bet me and my friends will amount to a lot more successful things in life than you, okay?
and you should always believe in your soul
You do have the power to know, you're indestructible.
Always believe it.
i have just realised that you live about 20 minutes from me! oh dear.
yeah i live in daventry...
know it?
erm tesco. and the new subway...
i actually live in a village just next to daventry called braunston. now thats a nice canal side village
wow! thats so cool
did ou go to any of the pubs? or even live there?
yeah i know! wow! songs of praise is what our church holds onto as its claim to fame....they hired loads of actors for that though.
stop shitting on people from heights.
probably "mend what you did last year"
when i was 13 and at school my peer took it in turns to be bullied. literally everyone was at one point ostracised. it was wonderfully egalitarian.
yep, details
it can't have been that bad..can it?
happened at my school too
kids eh?
I have been in a situation like that. You ever been to Walthamstow Town hall? You ever go there, there's a beautiful set of huge oak doors - I made them. But do they call me Stealthy the Carpenter? No. I came up with the portcullis just inside the entrance too, but do they call me Iron Man Stealthy? Do they fuck. And the great gothic arch that guides visitors into the main hall - I built that, but do they call me Stealthy the Artisan? No.
...you fuck ONE pig...
I've been in similar situations
and you just have to face it out.
Be 100% yourself and especially don't be less nice or nicer to anyone than you want to be or would normally have been. Things soon pass.
There might be some people that are never quite the same with you again but true friends will show themselves.
Good luck and try to keep perspective on it all.
If Nation of Ulysses has taught us anything, it's that a kid who tells on another kid is a dead kid, and don't rat out your friends. Have you learned NOTHING?
I thought you didn't drink?
Or was that Martbowski?
Oh God.
most likely martbowski
yes, that doesn't at all sound like me
well funny this crops up now cos after weeks of being a dick i get 2 messages from the main people that hated me saying dont worry its okay and we r okay talking etc


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Many Photography Life readers already know how much our team likes the Tamron 150-600mm f/5-6.3 lens – we have written a few articles on how amazing the lens is for reach and our detailed review of the Tamron 150-600mm attracted a lot of people, with over 200 comments in the review. Today, Tamron announced a big update to this lens in the form of SP 150-600mm F5-6.3 Di VC USD G2. This second generation (G2) lens went through a number of changes, including improved image stabilization, faster AF speed and a few other mechanical and design tweaks. The biggest changes, however, are in the updated optical formula and weather sealing – the G2 now features better optical design with improved overall sharpness and a fluorine coated front element, while the lens barrel has been reworked in order to reduce both dust and moisture from entering the lens (which is one of the biggest issues of the previous design). Lastly, the new 150-600mm now joins the list of lenses compatible with Tamron's TAP-in console, for future firmware upgrades and customization. The lens will retail for $1,399 and it is scheduled to start shipping at the end of this month. In addition to this lens, Tamron has also announced two new 1.4x and 2.0x teleconverters, both of which will be compatible with the lens.
With the previous generation lens costing $1069, the new one is obviously noticeably more expensive, with a $330 price increase. However, the new lens looks drastically better compared to its predecessor, so the price increase might be well justified. Let's take a quick look at the optical changes that Tamron is promising in this G2 optical design:
And here is how it compares to the previous generation 150-600mm:
While contrast levels are supposed to be practically the same, pay attention to the second thinner line, which is what indicates the resolving power of this lens – the first MTF chart clearly shows increased level of sharpness, particularly in the center of the frame. This is true for both 150mm and 600mm focal lengths, which is very promising, considering that the lens is going to be mostly used at the longest end of the zoom range. Because of these improvements, Tamron is now claiming that the lens couples well with their new teleconverters. While I personally would stay away from using teleconverters with a slow f/5-6.3 lens, the 1.4x combo might provide fairly usable results in bright light conditions. Obviously, we will be testing the lens rigorously with both teleconverters to see how practical the combinations could be in outdoor shooting environments.
When it comes to design and exterior changes, there are quite a few of those in place. First of all, you have probably already noticed that the lens looks quite a bit different compared to its predecessor – the exterior design of the lens resembles the new generation Tamron lenses with a gray line close to the lens mount. Second, the lens now features a "flex zoom lock" feature, which allows the focal length of the lens to be easily locked when shooting in the field, so that it does not creep when pointing up or down, which is pretty neat:
Third, the switches on the side of the lens now look sleeker, giving a fresher look to the lens. Last, but not least, is the tripod foot. Check it out:
FINALLY! When I saw the above image, that's what I shouted in excitement. How many manufacturers and generations of lenses did we have to wait for until we saw a lens announcement with a proper Arca-Swiss compatible foot?! Every super telephoto lens owner knows that their purchase does not stop with the lens – to make the lens usable with most gimbal and ballhead tripod heads, one has to get an Arca-Swiss tripod foot replacement, which is an unnecessary burden and additional cost. Why can't manufacturers do the same for every lens? Sigma previously announced an Arca-Swiss compatible tripod foot for the 150-600mm Sport, but it is a separate accessory that must be purchased for $250, which makes it no different than purchasing from a third party vendor like RRS and Kirk. Thanks to Tamron, it looks like the company will be featuring Arca-Swiss tripod feet on all of its heavy telephoto lenses in the future, which is something to be excited about. I personally do not like attaching Arca-Swiss plates on the bottom of lens collars, because it is usually a single mount point and it makes the tripod collar bulkier than it should be. For this reason, including a proper lens collar with the lens for me already represents a $250 of additional value. Once you add in all the above-mentioned extras, the pricing on the updated Tamron 150-600mm G2 looks pretty reasonable. If I owned the Tamron 150-600mm, I would certainly want to upgrade to this new lens…
Official Press Release
Here is the official press release from Tamron:
September 1, 2016, Commack, New York: Tamron, a leading manufacturer of optics for diverse applications, announces the launch of the SP 150-600mm F/5-6.3 Di VC USD G2 (Model A022). This second generation "G2" lens builds upon the success of the SP 150-600mm F/5-6.3 Di VC USD (Model A011), which launched in December 2013 and continues to successfully meet photographers' needs in the ultra-telephoto category. The new G2 version was developed to provide superior optical performance with today's high resolution DSLRs and to add improvements to several features including speed and accuracy of AF and VC (Vibration Compensation). Also, several new features have been added: FLEX ZOOM LOCK mechanism, Fluorine Coating and optional teleconverters. The new lens delivers outstanding performance and a luxurious, upscale appearance, including a metal lens barrel. Delivery of the new lens in Canon and Nikon mounts will start on September 23 in the Japanese market and soon thereafter in the U.S. market (Sony A-mount to be delivered at a later date) at a price of $1399.
- Optical design refreshed to achieve even higher performance: Three LD (Low Dispersion) lens elements completely eliminate axial and transverse chromatic aberrations. The design also features an upgraded optical construction (21 elements in 13 groups) and leverages improvements in manufacturing technology. As a result, the lens delivers high resolution, improved sharpness and overall better performance.
- Tamron's sophisticated eBAND Coating for eliminating ghosting and flare: eBAND (Extended Bandwidth & Angular-Dependency) Coating is a nano-structured layer deployed on the lens element surface. In addition to regular anti-reflection coatings, eBAND Coating offers higher light transmission and significant improvement in anti-reflection characteristics, especially against angulated incident rays. Combined with BBAR (Broad-Band Anti-Reflection) coatings, flare and ghosting are reduced to imperceptible levels.
- MOD reduced to provide optimum tele-macro photography: Tamron's advanced manufacturing technology has made it possible to reduce the MOD (Minimum Object Distance) to 86.6 in (2.2m), compared to 106.3 in (2.7m) for Model A011, and has allowed for the wonders of tele-macro photography with its 1:3.9 Maximum Magnification Ratio.
- AF speed is faster and much more responsive with moving subjects: The Model A022 is equipped with a USD (Ultrasonic Silent Drive) ring-type motor that delivers excellent responsiveness and control. AF speed is significantly improved from the current model, and it enables accurate high-speed focus even when capturing moving subjects. When shooting with AF, the Full-time Manual Focus override allows you to instantly make fine-focusing adjustments manually, without having to switch between modes.
- VC performance is now 4.5 stops and offers three modes optimized for different situations: The VC (Vibration Compensation) effectiveness is equivalent to 4.5 stops, based on image stabilization performance levels established by CIPA (Camera & Imaging Products Association) when using VC MODE 3. Model A022 now has three types of VC modes, and it is possible to choose the optimum VC mode according to the situation for taking a photograph, such as when panning.
- VC MODE 1 is the standard mode that strikes a great balance between the stability of the viewfinder image and the stabilization effects.
- VC MODE 2 is exclusively used for panning.
- VC MODE 3 prioritizes the stabilization of the captured images and forgoes the stabilization of the viewfinder image.
A new VC Mode can be programmed with the optional TAMRON TAP-in ConsoleTM. You can overwrite VC Mode 1 with a new VC Mode that allows stabilization to be engaged constantly for videography purposes. In this mode, the LCD screen is used.
- New FLEX ZOOM LOCK mechanism enables locking of the zoom ring at any position: The FLEX ZOOM LOCK mechanism quickly locks or unlocks the zoom at any position simply by sliding the zoom ring. Photographers can shoot from any angle without the zoom extending unintentionally. Additionally, the lens features the conventional Zoom Lock switch to prevent unwanted barrel extension during transportation.
- Fluorine Coating and Moisture-Resistant Construction for a more user-friendly lens: The front surface of the lens element is coated with a protective fluorine compound that is water- and oil-repellent. The lens surface is easier to wipe clean and is less vulnerable to the damaging effects of dirt, dust, moisture and fingerprints. For greater protection when shooting outdoors, leak-proof seals throughout the lens barrel help protect your equipment.
- Electromagnetic diaphragm system now used for Nikon-mount lenses: An electromagnetic diaphragm system, which has been a standard feature for Canon-mount lenses, is now employed in Nikon-mount lenses(1). More precise diaphragm and aperture control is possible because the diaphragm blades are driven and controlled by a motor through electronic pulse signals.
- Lightweight and easy-to-hold tripod mount is compatible with an Arca-Swiss style quick release plate: A new textured grip and Arca-Swiss style tripod interface enhances both speed and utility. And because the tripod mount is made of lightweight magnesium, it is much easier to carry.
- Compatible with TAMRON TAP-in ConsoleTM, an optional accessory product: The optional TAP-in Console provides a USB connection to your personal computer, enabling you to easily update your lens's firmware as well as customize features including fine adjustments to the AF and VC.
- Teleconverters exclusively for the Tamron lens now developed: Two exclusive teleconverters(2), which perfectly match the optics of the new SP 150-600mm G2 (Model A022), offer 1.4x and 2x magnification, and provide a maximum zoom range up to 1200mm. These new teleconverters extend focal length of the master lens, making it possible to take pictures in farther ultra-telephoto ranges.
(1) Available only with cameras compatible with the electromagnetic diaphragm (D3100, D3200, D3300, D5000, D5100, D5200, D5300, D5500, D7000, D7100, D7200, D300, D300s, D600, D610, D700, D750, D800, D800E, D810, D810A, D3x, D3s, D4, D4s, Df, D500, D5). (As of September 1; Tamron)
(2) Additional information will be available on Tamron's website at a later date.
- Based on the rigorous quality standards worthy of the SP series, this new lens is manufactured with thorough attention to details: For the SP series products in particular, Tamron has established rigorous design and quality standards. These standards apply to the optical design, mechanical design and the cosmetic appearance, as well as to such wide-ranging areas as the product's robustness and improvements in various individual functions. Tamron thoroughly reviews of all of the design and manufacturing processes in order to offer products to customers with ever-higher precision and quality levels.
For the SP 150-600mm G2 (Model A022), the optical design was refreshed, mechanical parts were improved and a new exterior design was adopted. To maximize the optical performance intrinsic to this product, Tamron improved the accuracy of component parts and increased the precision of the overall zooming mechanism.
Design Concept
The new design adopted for the four SP series lenses already on the market is essentially the fusion of engineering and style, the pursuit of functional beauty and craftsmanship achieved by giving meticulous attention to minute details. Using metal as the exterior material creates a high-grade design based on the concept that emphasizes "Human Touch" characteristics, and significantly improves user-friendliness. The SP models feature a novel design for the switches, easy-to-read characters, an enlarged window over the distance scale and the adoption of organic forms easy for the photographer's fingers to hold onto.
This design philosophy – the pursuit of functional beauty with a "Human Touch" – is applied even to the most minute details of the new SP 150-600mm G2 (Model A022) ultra-telephoto zoom. By using metal for the exterior material and adding new functions such as the FLEX ZOOM LOCK mechanism, the Model A022 achieves a size and weight that makes comfortable handheld shooting possible, with a slim and stylish appearance design to top it all off.
Looks like Tamron scored another home run with the updated SP 150-600mm G2. Our team at PL is looking forward to testing the new lens – we will be reviewing the lens later this year once it becomes available.


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Heartworms are a deadly parasite. A heartworm infection is especially dangerous to dogs and can cause permanent damage to your pet's vital organs. A routine blood test can check for a heartworm infection. If heartworms are detected, your Senoia Animal Hospital and Pet Resort veterinarian may suggest further testing, including digital radiography and echocardiography, to determine the best, most effective treatment options for your pet. If your pet tests negative, there are many options available to prevent heartworms. Your Senoia Animal Hospital and Pet Resort veterinarian will discuss the best course of preventative treatment with you, taking into consideration the species, size, breed, exposure risk, and you and your pet's lifestyle. Preventative treatment options are available, including oral, topical, and injectable medications.
If you are unsure of your pet's heartworm testing or treatment history, call Senoia Animal Hospital and Pet Resort more information and to schedule an appointment with one of our veterinarians.


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Meph has been local to the Alberta cosplay and convention scene for 12 years. Getting into cosplay through friends, they debuted their first cosplay as Seras Victoria from Hellsing at Animethon 13. It was through cosplay that Meph met their fiancé and photographer Chris Triff, along with many friends and acquaintances.
Meph has ran and participated in multiple panels from Hetalia to crossplay, and has also served as a cosplay judge at A Taste of Animethon in Edmonton in January 2017. With a passion for sewing and costume making, Meph entered the Theatre Production program at MacEwan to take their interest in costumes beyond the con floor. Ganbatte will be the first time to cosplay guest for Meph, and their first out of province con. They are extremely excited to meet everyone and take part in another cosplaying community!


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You have heard people talk about how only inner beauty is skin deep. This is why it is important to look great. The tips in this article contains advice to show you do that.
Buy a good eyelash curler. Lots of people forget the difference an eyelash curlers. Curling eyelashes brightens your eyes and makes them look bigger. You could even look into a heated curler; these actually increase the time an eyelash curlers that give you longer lasting curls.
Whether you wax or shave, you'll need to wait 24 hours so you can get the best tan results. This will ensure that the tan you apply is even and smooth.
Apply a token moisturizer before your makeup. You will not have a blotchy makeup looks far less blotchy. This can be a perfect method to keep your makeup looking fresh longer.
Heat-activated styling products help protect your hair while you dry and style it.Using these tools daily basis can severely harm your hair.
Make sure that your lip liner and eyeliners are always sharpened. This keeps them clean to use.A little trick to getting a great sharp point is to put them in to the refrigerator or freezer for around 10 minutes before you are going to sharpen them.
Drink some milk everyday as part of your appearance. Research indicates that drinking milk each day can help your bones as well as your skin. It is full of protein and encourages muscle-growth. It is also help you keep your weight down. Milk is an easy way to stay beautiful.
Try and stay away from caffeine if you want to improve your beauty routine.Limit your intake of coffee and tea to a single cup per day. Drinking decaffeinated coffee or quality green tea is also a good idea to help your nutrition.
Regardless of your opinions on beauty, great looks can be beneficial. Be certain to take the time to apply all that you've learned today. You will feel your confidence increase as your beauty shines inside and out.


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Cursor hiding when it shouldn't
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In the current version of Vivaldi, the mouse cursor hides if I stop moving it for two seconds. While this is a good thing when (for example) watching full-screen videos, it's a very bad thing in nearly every other situation.
For example, several websites show information in "tooltips" that pop up when the cursor is over a certain region. With Vivaldi, these become unusable (or I have to keep shaking the cursor back and forth, otherwise the tooltip disappears).
What's worse, there doesn't seem to be an option to disable cursor hiding (or control the delay) anywhere in the settings.
Am I missing something? Is this a bug? Or is it just a really bad "feature" ?
While I'm not exactly sure what's triggering this issue (haven't occurred to me so far), it's definitely faulty and you're not the first one to report it. Could you try disabling hardware acceleration to see if it helps? Some people claimed that it solved the issue for them.
Enter this URL into the address bar:
vivaldi://chrome/settings/and type "hardware acceleration" (or the respective name of that function in your language) into the search box in the upper-right corner of that page.
You might have to restart the browser for the changes to apply.
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It seems to fix the disappearing cursor (BTW, the bug even makes the cursor disappear while selecting text on a page), but disables GPU decoding of videos, which greatly increases Vivaldi's CPU utilization and causes lots of dropped frames on HD / UHD videos, so it's not really a solution.
Thanks for the "workaround", but I guess I'll be using a different browser. Maybe I'll check Vivaldi again some time in the future to see if this is fixed.
I understand. I'm not sure why this happens for some people, it's rather unusual and it didn't ever occur to me. If you'll find some time, please report your issue to the developers via the bug report form.
Please describe your issue and make sure to include as much detail about your system's specs (especially the video card model, drivers version etc.) as you can. After sending the bug report, you'll get a confirmation e-mail and in a reply to that e-mail you can add more information and attach files (if necessary) for the testers and the bug tracking team.
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The same issue here.


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Job Title: Regional Sales Manager- Mexico
Department: Distributor Accounts
Classification: Exempt/Salary
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This position reports to the Distributor Accounts Manager. The role involves executing a successful sales strategy to increase market share within an assigned geography and becoming an ambassador for the brewing industry. The role requires individual initiative, organizational skills and willingness to travel throughout the assigned region, while working in a team environment. The individual should have experience in the brewing industry and sales or marketing experience.
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your memories!
|Answer: Wayne Scott
Sue Hodges wins the
famed Bobcat Chia Pet!
|The Hollywood Connection
|Marjie Peak Shadid (class of 1969) and actress Stephanie Powers ... these were sent
in by BobCub reporter Vickie Hewey Stamport (class of 1968) from Plano, Texas!
|The Garvin Brothers
My late brother, Gregg Garvin (class of 1970), is to the left. This photo was taken back about 1975
when he was in the Army. Gregg was stationed at the Presidio in San Francisco (Vetterman Army
Hospital) ... here he is on his favorite motorcycle ... the Triumph Bonneville. Over his shoulder and
to the left ... Alcatraz! The center picture is of myself back around 1988 or 1989. I was aboard the
Navy research vessel RSB-1 at Port Everglades on the south jetty. The upper right photo was taken
for work for our photo board at NSWC White Oak back about 1993 ... no grays yet!
|The Acorn and I
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Transmog and Gold Making Pages
I finally got the opportunity to take some screen shots on location with V for the transmog page. So far on display is Aedarah, Evolett, Andromoche, and Zenul. I think they came out quite well. Along with the photos I have listed the transmog gear used and where it can be obtained. I have three of my own toons I'd like to take screen shots of to add to the page and I need to ask the other members of the guild if they'd like to participate too. I know J and Taggs have some toons transmogged; not sure if Buk has any though. I'd liked to see their creations here on the website as well.
After a long pause I have started to add more information to the Gold Making page. Mostly about some of the add-ons I use and how I used them to make gold. I'm also going to write about some of my strategies and the methods by which I increased my gold income both in and out of the game. I will try to make it as interesting and useful as possible and perhaps you will find something there that will help you to make more gold if that's your goal. If not maybe you'll still find it an interesting read.
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June 7, 2012
Molecular controller switches off genetic material
Genetic material has many inactive sections that are of major importance for cell identity and genome stability. The HP1 protein takes on key functions in shutting down such genomic sequences. In the latest issue of Molecular Cell, in a collaborative effort from the Friedrich Miescher Institute for Biomedical Research (FMI) and the Biozentrum of the University of Basel, researchers show how HP1 functions in repressing the genome at the molecular level.
The genetic material in our cells consists of both active and inactive areas. While the genes in the active areas can be read like an open book, the inactive sections remain under lock and key. These functionally conserved and compacted areas of the genome are important for gene regulation as well as for the stability and correct distribution of chromosomes during cell division. They are specified by biochemical modifications of the genetic material itself or by histones, the proteins around which DNA is wrapped. A protein originally identified in flies as Heterochromatin Protein 1 (HP1) binds particularly modified histones with high specificity and guarantees inactivation of the closed-off areas.
HP1 monitors the inactivation of genetic material
HP1 proteins bind specifically marked histone proteins and shut down the underlying genomic sequences. Using a combination of yeast cell biology and biophysical approaches, Marc Bühler and his team at the FMI together with the structural biologists in Sebastian Hiller's team at the Biozentrum show how this process works at the molecular level. Rather than by just one single HP1 protein, the role of the watchdog is taken by a collective of such proteins, which bind to the histone in a continuous relay. In so doing, HP1 intercepts unwanted RNA transcripts of the repressed genetic material and escorts these molecules to the cellular machinery that degrades them. At that same time, a new HP1 occupies the vacated space on the histone. This continual changeover guarantees that RNA transcripts emanating from supposedly inactive regions of the genome are continuously destroyed.
Dynamic interactions
Biophysical measurements show how HP1 dynamically monitors the chromatin situation. This dynamic cycling allows the cell to control gene deactivation on two different levels at the same time. "Our findings illustrate the importance of HP1 in yeast," comments Claudia Keller, PhD student in Marc Bühler's laboratory. "However, HP1 has persisted throughout evolution and is present in human cells as well. In the future we will be aiming at a better understanding of how the protein functions in man, and will investigate the structure of HP1 in greater detail."
Original publication
Keller C, Adaixo R, Stunnenberg R, Woolcock KJ, Hiller S, Bühler M (2012). HP1Swi6 mediates the recognition and destruction of heterochromatic RNA transcripts. Molecular Cell, doi:10.1016/j.molcel.2012.05.009
About Claudia Keller and Marc Bühler
Claudia Keller is a PhD student in the research group of Marc Bühler. Marc Bühler's research interest focuses on the role of non-coding RNAs and processing thereof in the regulation of genetic information.
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1 Chronicles Jacob M. Myers
Book Details
Series: Anchor Yale Bible
Categories: 1/2 Chronicles
Categories: 1/2 Chronicles
Book Information
I Chronicles (Volume 12 in the acclaimed Anchor Bible series) is a book closely related to three other books of the so-called Chronicler's History--II Chronicles, Ezra, and Nehemiah. I Chronicles begins with the famous genealogical lists (from Adam to David), continues with an account of David's reign, in which the chronicler emphasizes David's efforts to restore the religion of Israel, and concludes with the accession of Solomon to the throne of Judah. A crucial book for historians of the biblical period and for students of the Bible, I Chronicles is to be neither accepted as a faithful narrative of the Davidic period nor dismissed as a fanciful, imaginative re-creation of that history. It must be taken as an important clue to the biblical process. For here we find the Bible quoting itself--sometimes directly, sometimes in paraphrase. Professor Myers meticulously analyzes important aspects of the Chronicler and his work--his method of composition, his conviction that to rebuild the nation of Israel one had to restore and strengthen her traditional religion, his significantly post-Exilic perspective. The book also examines the vast literature on Chronicles to find what it yields toward a better understanding of the Chronicler and a fuller appreciation of his work. Finally, it compares--in exhaustive detail--I Chronicles with the other books in the Bible to which it is parallel. The volume Professor Myers has produced is no less than a definitive treatment of the subject.
Pages: 336
Publisher: Yale University Press
Published: 1965
Publisher: Yale University Press
Published: 1965


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The stink of death hovers over Mean Creak, writer-director Jacob Aaron Estes's debut feature in which a bunch of kids struggle with the moral consequences of a revenge plot that goes disastrously out of control. Said plot comes together after Sam (Rory Culkin), a mild-mannered high school kid, gets the shit kicked out of him by George (Josh Peck), a schoolyard bully and all-around asshole. So, Sam's brother, Rocky (Trevor Morgan) and his rowdy friend, Marty (Scott Mechlowicz), arrange for a group boating excursion, inviting George along with the intention of humiliating him in the isolation of the wilds. That, of course, is not what happens and when the traumatized group lands ashore again, the cocky and confident Marty finds his authority shaken.
Mean Creek slots itself nicely in that catalog of macabre coming-of-age stories like River's Edge and Stand by Me by way of the existential panic of Deliverance. But while Estes strives for those movies' moral complexities, his script feels more like an ad hoc grafting of psychodrama and coming-of-age stitched together by an "alterno-hip" soundtrack. The script manages a few compelling characters, but the rest falls into that non-descript Troubled Teenager category, even farcically so as in the case of the "sensitive boy" sulking in the company of his gay father and his boyfriend.
As Sam, Culkin does a creditable job, but he's largely a passive character until the final moments of the film. The script might have attained a wonderful poignancy if it had stayed inside Sam's impressionable mind, processing the moral ebb and flow of the story's events and culminating in the choice that he ultimately makes for himself. But by the time Sam does take his stand, Estes has diffused the script's attentions so liberally that Sam's actions, as weighty as they are, have little impact. In George and Marty, on the other hand, Estes manages a pair of sharply drawn characters. In the movie's pivotal sequence, it is Marty, a young man driven by his own private demons, who confronts the hulking George, clearly a budding and compulsive sociopath. Indeed, Mean Creak's most truthful moment belongs to Marty, one in which the boy, wracked with tears and brandishing a gun, finds himself face to face with the rest of his life.
Mean Creak is also propped up by Estes's flair for texture. Its close spaces—cars, small rooms, the boat—are vividly realized in the movie's intimate framings, in the crispness of its ordinary details and sounds, all of which serve to agitate the tensions eddying just below the surface. That all gives Mean Creek its raw, intriguing volatility, but that—and its genuinely talented cast—can do little to save a story muddled by a lack of clarity and a bluntness of purpose.
Mean Creek is one of the best-looking films of 2004 and it shows on this Paramount Home Entertainment DVD. From beginning to end, you'd be hard pressed to find a single flaw: skin tones are accurate and the sinister blues and greens of the film's color palette are accurately evoked throughout. The soundtrack, while not as impressive, is nonetheless atmospheric, with clear dialogue and the occasionally powerful surround.
As powerful a glimpse director Jacob Aaron Estes gives us into the lives of a group of young people on the brink of adulthood, neither the director nor his cast are prepared to discuss the dangerous psychological terrain of the film on the commentary track included on this DVD edition of Mean Creek. Joining Estes on the track is his editor Madeleine Gavin and cinematographer Sharon Meir, as well actors Trevor Morgan, Ryan Kelly, Carly Schroeder, and Josh Peck. During the film's grueling boating sequence, in which the behavior of Lucas's bully challenges the humanity of the film's characters, the cast and crew aren't concerned with exploring how the scene mirrors behavior in the real world, instead aiming for something more superficial: if the "strong hateful language" that came out of Lucas's mouth "got" to the film's actors. In short, this isn't a very deep track. Rounding out the disc is a phenomenal series of storyboards and trailers for other Paramount Home Entertainment products on the way.
In Mean Creek, you can cut the tension with a knife, and while this DVD edition does justice to the film's sinister color scheme, the cast and crew commentary leaves much to be desired.


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MAT+SAR is the only SAR unit in the state that has trained and qualified volunteer responders in several disciplines: Ground Search, K9 teams, Mounted Equine teams, and certified ATV and Snowmobile operators. All of our volunteers buy and maintain their own personal equipment, vehicles and animals out of their own pocket.
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Today is one of those days with no Easy Answers (that's a pun, but fortunately it's also true). The Grateful Dead only played one show on July 20th throughout their entire history, and it was this one on a rainy day in the middle of Indiana, 1994.
Childhood's End (not the much better Pink Floyd song but the Phil Lesh mess) and Mathilda (typically played as the disappointing follow up to Corrina) both debuted today and that's about all you need to know about this show.
What else . . . well, the first set is incredibly short and since it's raining, the second set features three songs in a row about rain (Box of Rain – good song, awful version, Samba in the Rain – you know the drill, and Looks Like Rain – not Bob Weir's best) followed by Here Comes Sunshine, which has not aged well. The Uncle John's Band really goes nowhere except into I Need a Miracle, which is what you'll need to get to this point of the show. Morning Dew is at least adequate to end the second set, but you can hear all of Jerry's 90's limitations on the Johnny B Goode encore.
If you're adventurous, here's the link: https://archive.org/details/gd94-07-20.sbd.darkstar.12596.sbeok.shnf