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Applying for a Visa – Good Practice Notes
A covering letter to Action Visas giving contact details and the date the passport is required back with you is very helpful. If the latter is not provided, we will assume that the passport is required only for the period of
travel specified in the application. Although every effort will be made to return the passport as soon as possible.
Passports should not be sent by regular post. If Possible at least send by recorded delivery or preferably by Special Delivery (faster) or by Courier (even faster). Alternatively drop your application into our office yourself. We have parking and are close to London Bridge Station. (See map)
Applications received at our offices before 9.30am will be processed and lodged with their respective embassy same day whenever possible. Anything received after this time will be processed same day and lodged at the respective embassy the following day. During peak times applications are processed by known travel dates so please make our team aware of any specific travel dates or requirements.
Unless otherwise stated application forms should be completed in Black Ink using Block Capitals. All application forms must be sent to us with an original signature. Copied/scanned application forms will not be accepted.
Application Forms must be signed, if there is no place for a signature, the form is incomplete. All photographs should be of Passport quality, preferably in colour with a pale background.
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Unless the embassy requires proof of travel, it is recommended not to confirm travel arrangements until the visa has been issued. We cannot be liable for any cost in respect of aborted travel.
When the embassy does require proof of travel, an itinerary from the travel agents or photocopies of tickets or a print out of an e-ticket is usually acceptable.
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The Original Passport must accompany the application, since visas are inserted or stamped in the passport.
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Please note that many Embassies Close for International Public Holidays throughout the Year.
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Another portable hard drive, from Transcend this time.
Andy Ruffell / 7 years ago
Okay, either we're all becoming clumsy, or companies really want to protect our data, because this new USB3.0 capable portable hard drive is shock resistant too. This one, on the other hand, is called Storejet 25A and it's from Transcend Information.
Now I'll admit that most of the naming that I find when writing these article are quite questionable, but what we're usually looking for in a portable hard drive are its features, which become more and more standard as we go along.
Available both in USB3.0 and USB2.0, it presents a standard 5GB/s speed on compatible hardware (USB3.0 only), and a One Touch Auto-Backup button which requires the program of the same name can be found on it as well. Although a program called Transcend Elite backup and security software is already included.
No driver is required, neither is an external power adapter as it is powered via USB, and there's also a power saving sleep mode. Another thing you'll find on it is a LED power / data transfer activity indicator.
To protect your data, a 256-bit AES file and folder encryption is included in the Transcend Elite software, and to back up your investment, it comes with a three year limited warranty.
Measuring 130.5mm x 80.1mm x 15.0mm (5.1 x 3.1 x 0.6), and weighing only 182 g (0.4 lb), this can in fact be called a proper portable hard drive.
This unit is available in the sizes of 500GB, 750GB and 1TB all of which either in USB3.0 (25A3) or USB2.0 (25A2), but no price has been given yet.

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Okay, I have trouble believing this one. How did the baggage handlers not hear the cat meowing while? Better yet, how did the OWNERS not hear the cat screeching when they were putting their luggage in the car to drive to the airport? This is one sneaky cat, my friends, one sneaky cat...
It's gotta be the world's most expensive diet. And it can't be healthy for you at all. Okay, so Starbucks does sell items other than coffee, but they can't be that good for you. The article says she sometimes ate only around 800 calories a day, so basically the Starbucks had nothing to do with it: she just limited the amount of food she ate.
Guys, Willy Wonka's factory really exists--it just makes Tootsie Rolls instead of Wonka bars. And it's in Chicago! Which means my goal in life is to find it and learn how many licks it does take to get to the center of a Tootsie Roll pop.
Come on, people. I don't care if he's bringing in money from all the tourists wanting to see him, this is just too weird. What happens when he dies? Will you choose another cat, or will you try for a more diverse candidate and vote in a canine instead?
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My wife has no idea.
I'm a happily married male, and have been for 6 years since I met the girl of my dreams my junior year of college. Before my wife and I started dating, I had a black roommate named Leon. Leon and I were randomly paired up our freshman year, and became very close friends. One night, Leon and I got drunk in our dorm, and somehow ended up watching p*** and masturbating together. (Mind you, prior to this, I've never had ANY homosexual desires, or done anything like this.) Maybe it was the alcohol, but the next thing I remember was seeing an opened bottle of KY lube on the floor, me on all fours in a desk chair with Leon inside of me. It was literally euphoric. We never kissed, never did anything passionate at all. We would never even discuss it afterwards. He'd finish, I'd go take a shower, come back and hang out as if nothing happened. This happened, on average, 3 times a week.
Six years and two beautiful kids later, we rarely ever have s**. Even though I never penetrated Leon, just the feeling of him being inside me gave me some of the most powerful o****** I've ever experienced. I "messed around" with several girls in my life, and have had some great s**, but I'd give anything to feel Leon's c*** deep inside me again.
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Axis Sally
Friday, July 19, 2013
More than fifty years ago, Mildred Gillars was released from prison. Known more widely as Axis Sally, Gillars broadcasted pro-Nazi propaganda during World War II on German state radio. After the war, she became one of the only women ever convicted of treason in the United States. In an interview from 2011 Brooke talks to historian Richard Lucas, who wrote Gillars' biography, about her broadcasts, her trial, and her quiet life in Ohio after her imprisonment.
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by Workers Weekly correspondent
"Celebrating the Outstanding Achievements of the DPRK" was the title of a friendship and solidarity meeting held on Saturday, October 13th. It was organised at the John Buckle Centre by the Friends of Korea (FoK), and marked the 67th anniversary of the Workers' Party of Korea, which fell on October 10th. The FoK has the aim of combating the disinformation peddled by those who wish the DPRK ill, and accuse it of all the crimes that imperialism is itself responsible for. To this end it seeks to unite all friends of Korea in Britain in taking a stand in favour of the DPRK, and to encourage all to investigate the truth about the DPRK, its achievements and social system, and to defend the right of the DPRK to its independence and sovereignty and the right of its people to chart their own destiny.
In the DPRK today, the people fully benefit from universal free medical care, guaranteed under the Socialist Constitution and the Public Health Law. The system of taxation was abolished 38 years ago, with the national economy on a firm footing being the source of the state income.
Of note recently has been the care of the rising generation. This is not only evident in the guaranteed right to education, but the organisation of children into the Korean Children's Union representing the hope and future of the DPRK. In the DPRK there is universal 11-year compulsory education. There are also a huge number of large and small colleges.
The government of the DPRK is a genuine people's government with local organ's of power, as well as the Supreme People's Assembly.
The Korean people receive such social benefits as free housing, and to constantly improve the people's living standards is the central aim of the organisation of the economy. As an example, spectacular new tower blocks of flats have been erected in the past year in Changjon Street in Pyongyang, changing this area of the capital beyond recognition, including public service amenities and parks, in addition to modern dwellings.
At the meeting, Michael Chant, as Secretary of the FoK, welcomed all the participants who filled the hall. He especially welcomed Mun Myongsin as guest from the Embassy of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea in London. The meeting opened with the showing of a film on Kim Jong Il and the significance of his Songun politics, following which a talk was given by Dr Hugh Goodacre on the history of the Workers' Party of Korea. A period of discussion followed, and extracts from messages to the meeting from Andy Brooks, Chair of FoK, and Dermot Hudson, Vice-chair, were read out.
In conclusion, it was pointed out the importance of the DPRK's finding a place in the hearts of working people in Britain, in the spirit of friendship and proletarian internationalism.
Solidarity messages
To the Supreme Leader of the Korean People,
Respected Comrade Kim Jong Un
October 13, 2012 (Juche 101)
Dear Comrade Kim Jong Un
This friendship and solidarity meeting convened to celebrate the 67th anniversary of the foundation of the Workers' Party of Korea conveys to you its warmest greetings. The meeting also marks the important 15th anniversary of the election of Comrade Kim Jong Il as the General Secretary of the Party and on this occasion we also pay tribute to Comrade Kim Jong Il as Eternal General Secretary of the WPK.
The Workers' Party of Korea is imbued with a humanity and concern for the whole of society. It serves to unite the people around the cause of independence and socialism, in contrast to the aggression and brutality of imperialism which stands for war and outright reaction.
The progressive forces in Britain are duty bound to combat the disinformation of the enemies of the DPRK. We are fighting together against the imperialist forces that would turn back the world to medievalism in pursuit of their neo-liberal agenda. But the common cause of the people is that of the defence of independence and sovereignty of peoples and nations, and our common conviction is that humanity will achieve a world where the people are the masters of their own destiny.
May we wish you on this occasion good health and long life, and assure you that we stand shoulder to shoulder with you in our common cause of building a new world, the world of peace, independence and socialism.
Co-ordinating Committee of Friends of Korea
c/o 170 Wandsworth Road, London SW8 2LA.
Respected Comrade Kim Jong Un
First Secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea,
First Chairman of the DPRK National Defence Commission
Supreme Commander of the Korean People's Army
9th October 2012
Dear Comrade Kim Jong Un,
The New Communist Party joins with millions of Koreans and working people all over the world celebrating the 15th anniversary of the election of Comrade Kim Jong Il to the general-secretaryship of the Workers Party of Korea and the 67th anniversary of the founding of the Workers Party of Korea.
Over the decades the Workers Party of Korea has faced hardship and war to lead the Korean people to victory. In recent years the Workers Party of Korea has won great victories too. Natural disasters have been overcome. Diplomatic isolation has been broken and the intrigues of US imperialism and their south Korea puppets have been exposed.
The Korean revolution is an inspiration to all communists and freedom-fighters throughout the world. The Korean people, determined to preserve their independence and socialist system, have closed ranks around the Workers Party of Korea and the government of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea in the face of new threats from American imperialism.
The achievements of Democratic Korea today are based on the sacrifices of generations of Koreans in the past and the tireless work of the leadership of the Workers Party of Korea that follows in the footsteps of your country's great revolutionary leaders Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il.
We have no doubt that the Korean masses, who are building socialism in the north and struggling for freedom and re-unification in the south, will be victorious in the struggles to come. And we are confident that with you at the helm the Korean people will achieve the end of partition and the re-unification of the Korean peninsula.
Wishing you good health, a long life and success in your work,
Yours fraternally,
Andy Brooks
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Thursday, August 27, 2009
Madison artist Angela Richardson's The Face of a Place -- an art project that talks to the neighbors
Madison has had mixed results at best with the big, expensive, permanent public art projects the city has commissioned. And the city hasn't always had the money to maintain them either. We've had a lot more luck with the very modestly funded, playful, temporary art projects by local artists that the Madison Arts Commission's BLINK program supports. It's given us, among other things, penguins and big sea monsters on Lake Monona in the winter.
Now it's given us photographs of the people of the Schenk-Atwood neighborhood in a project called The Face of a Place by Madison artist Angela Richardson who also goes by name of Olive Talique on Flickr. These photos were printed on vinyl, turning the faces of the community into a translucent display that glows at night on Atwood Avenue. It's in the windows of the Martin Glass workshops. T noticed the stained glass effect as we drove by the other night and we went back to shoot it last night.
Nothing wrong with galleries, but I love the idea of art that gets out and mingles in the hood and talks to the neighbors. This is another part of Richardson's installation, situated in the garden along the Capital City Bike Trail behind Cafe Zoma and Absolutely Art. (You need to be careful in appreciating the art, since the bike path is a busy east side commuter route. As I stood there the other day admiring the pictures and trying to frame my photo, a streamlined lycra-clad figure just missed me and whooshed by on a serious and very fast bike, muttering to himself about "people who don't look where they're going." I wanted to shout after him to slow down and enjoy the art, but he was already gone.) But the photos are worth the hassle -- and they put a whole new spin on the term "garden art."
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Benefits of Bouncing
Bouncing on a ball has amazing attributes for better health, the same benefits that are derived from rebounding on a mini trampoline!
Bouncing every day offers many specific health benefits – the main benefit being the circulation of the all-important lymphatic fluids. At the top of each bounce the lymph valves open allowing the lymph fluids to bathe every cell which helps eliminate waste products from the body. Bouncing, just like jumping on a trampoline is the only form of exercise that does this.
- Burns fat
- Increases energy
- Increases strength and endurance
- Builds up the immune system
- Stimulates metabolism
- Increases lung capacity
- Improves circulation
- Offers excellent oxygenating effect on entire body
- Normalizes blood pressure
- Helps prevent cardiovascular disease
- Aids in lymphatic circulation as wells as blood flow in veins
- Lowers elevated cholesterol and triglyceride levels
- Combats depression
- Increases thyroid output through toning of glandular system
- Increases muscle tone
- Enhances digestion and elimination processes
- Promotes relaxation and mental performance
All the cells in the body become stronger, responding to the increased "G Force" during bouncing, which results in the strengthening of the immune cells.
The lymphatic fluids bathe every cell helping to eliminate cell and waste products from the body. Lymph fluids move through channels called "vessels" that are filled with one- way valves, so the lymphatic fluids always move in the same direction, as opposed to blood flow. Healing Daily Exercises.com
At the top of every bounce the lymph valves open allowing the all-important fluids to circulate throughout the body. Just like using a trampoline or rebounding, ball bouncing stimulates all the internal organs, moves the cerebral spinal fluid and is beneficial for the intestines.
All the cells in the body become stronger, responding to the increased "G force" during bouncing, which results in the strengthening of the immune cells.
Bouncing can be responsible for promoting decreases in fatty tissue, cholesterol levels, triglycerides, sugars and lower blood pressure. It is also influential in improving organ efficiency, blood volume flow and oxygen capacity. The weightlessness achieved during the pause between acceleration and deceleration (the top and bottom of the bounce) unlocks sticky, clogged valves and congested areas, making bouncing important to achieving optimal health. Pretty amazing, when you stop to think about it. (And you thought children bounced on beds just because it felt good)!
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Don't let that white hair fool you! Joyce, who will be 78 in June, 2017, has the stamina and endurance to out-bounce people decades younger! So there must be something special to what she does.
Joyce has been a dancer and instructor throughout her life. She has created and patented exercise equipment and developed several fitness programs, including the Body Harmonizing System© and the Therapeutic Enhancement Program© which is an adaptive exercise program for people who are physically challenged. Joyce is passionate about helping people to get and stay fit in an atmosphere that is welcoming and nurturing.
JOYCE'S sincere caring for the well-being of those around her has been a driving force behind her research and work. It all started when her son was diagnosed with Juvenile Diabetes at the age of seven. Throughout his long illness, Joyce felt completely helpless in her search for the answer to this debilitating disease. At 44 her son succumbed to the ravages of Juvenile Diabetes. This became the cause in Joyce's research for alternative methods to wellness. She felt her son did not have a choice where his health was concerned but now others do.
In the 70s and 80s Joyce became a pioneer in the trampoline exercise movement. She manufactured her own mini-trampoline and taught rebounding with her specialized equipment nationally and internationally. This began her journey that brought her to the development of her Body Harmonizing System©.
The other element in the Body Harmonizing System© is educating people on the significance of nutrition at the cellular level. Joyce is a Certified Health Coach and extremely knowledgeable about the importance of keeping your body balanced. She is a member of the International Council on Active Aging and the Active Aging Spokesperson for Fitball, USA, and has instructed and certified many dance/exercise teachers. She has produced her own exercise DVD, "Bounce Your Way to Better Health" and has published the second edition of her book, 'Is Gluten Free For Me?' which offers more than healthy, healing recipes. Included are wellness guidelines, health tips and most importantly, over 60 Bible Verses - messages straight from God, that will inspire and encourage you to take care of yourself.
Opportunities have now presented themselves, thru 'Heavenly Choreographed' meetings (as Joyce loves to call them) that have allowed her to broadcast radio shows and now, an internet cooking and exercise show called "Good Health, God's Way"! All sharing in-depth information on how people CAN live healthier, happier lives.


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SpongeBob returns to Rock Bottom to show his friends around. Will the strange deep-sea denizens of Rock Bottom welcome his return or run him out of town?!SpongeBob Marbles and Slides is a drawing-meets-physics puzzler that lets you play with SpongeBob and the rest of the Bikini Bottom gang as you never have before! Help SpongeBob and friends foil Plankton's plot to steal the Krabby Patty recipe! Navigate crazy obstacles and Plankton's diabolical traps through various Bikini Bottom locations, rolling their marble-shaped bodies through level after level by drawing slides, using the environment, and tilting your device.Earn bonus points based on how skillfully and quickly the levels are completed. Unlock achievements and more levels of play! SpongeBob Marbles and Slides includes the following features:* Explore sixty levels of varying difficulty spread across Bikini Bottom* Draw lines to create slides and guide SpongeBob and his friends to safety* Use a variety of special tools—flippers, cannons, teleportals, etc.—to solve each puzzle* Compile a Spectacular Collection of Stuff: rack up achievements and collect tons of SpongeBob memorabiliaSpongeBob Marbles & Slides collects non-personal aggregated user data along with the user's unique device identifier (UDID). User data may be used, for example, to respond to user requests; enable users to take advantage of certain features and services; personalize content and advertising; and manage and improve Nickelodeon's services. User data collection is in accordance with applicable law, such as COPPA. For more information regarding Nickelodeon's use of personal user data, please visit the Nickelodeon Group Privacy Policy: http://www.nick.com/info/privacy-policy.html. Our Privacy Policy is in addition to any terms, conditions or policies agreed to between you and Apple, Inc., and Nickelodeon and its affiliated entities are not responsible for Apple's collection or use of your user data and information. Use of this app is subject to the Nickelodeon End User License Agreement: http://www.nick.com/info/eula.html.
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The Hillsborough County Democratic Committee (HCDC) serves the Democrats of the 29 towns in Hillsborough County New Hampshire. These towns had a combined population of 204,662 in 2010, which was 15.5% of the total N.H. population.
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Upcoming HCDC Events:
The Hillsborough County Democratic Executive Committee usually meets on the 1st Tuesday of each month at 7pm in the basement of the Milford Library. All registered Democrats domiciled in the County are welcome to attend, but only Executive Committee members can vote.
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Democrats interested in supporting our committee can make Regular Periodic Contributions. Starting now with monthly contributions can help us build up our war chest for the 2016 election. This can be easily set up through ActBlue. Go to our Contribute Page.
The County Committee has decided to offer affordable Website Hosting to our towns. Our mission will be to make it inexpensive and easy for our town committees to set up and maintain websites. Town Chairmen will be provided with information.
"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed, citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has." — Margaret Mead
We are the Hillsborough County Democratic Committee, bringing people together to unite under our shared commitment to advance Democratic values — opportunity, fairness and responsibility — locally, regionally, across the state and throughout the country.
The purpose of this site is to strengthen the the civil discourse throughout the region and to ultimately enhance the quality of life in our state. To that end, this site will offer information to the voters of Hillsborough County relating to Democratic town committee activities, candidates running for public office, and the issues facing our state. The intended audience is registered voters residing in the 29 towns in Hillsborough County.
Hillsborough County is New Hampshire's largest county, home to the cities of Manchester and Nashua as well as 29 towns from Pelham to Peterborough. With the county's population, demographics, and 122 seats in the legislature, Hillsborough County has a tremendous impact on the direction of the state.
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Pneumoconiotic agents: Percent of exposures exceeding the NIOSH recommended exposure limits by state, MSHA metal/nonmetal mine samples, 1979-2003
REL - recommended exposure limit MSHA - Mine Safety and Health Administration
REL - recommended exposure limit MSHA - Mine Safety and Health Administration
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MSHA metal/nonmetal mine data
NIOSH 2008. Work-Related Lung Disease Surveillance System (eWoRLD). 2008-325 U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Respiratory Health Division, Morgantown, WV. Available at: <https://wwwn.cdc.gov/eworld/Data/325> January 24, 2019.
Reference Number: 2008-325
Date Posted: June 2008
Data Formats
- Page last reviewed: June 1, 2008
- Page last updated: June 1, 2008
- Content source: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
- Page maintained by: Respiratory Health Division (RHD), Surveillance Branch


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And then they were waving their rags at the window, signaling that my car was done. They looked defeated and forlorn, but I tipped them well, as what's worse than cleaning my car? My bathrooms, where toothpaste adheres to the walls and is harder to scrape away than the old candy canes.
But maybe I actually would get my car washed a tiny bit more often. Maybe I would indulge. Because I can get snappy. Just don't prod me with a stick.


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In the late seventeenth century, Captain Kidd and his pirates dock on the island of Tortuga for some recreation. Meanwhile, Rocky Stonebridge and Oliver "Puddin' Head" Johnson, who are working as tavern waiters for their passage back to America, are asked to deliver a love letter from Lady Jane to the tavern's singer, Bruce Martingale. Before they can deliver the letter, Puddin' is sent to wait on Kidd, who is dining with his rival, the beautiful Capt. Bonney. Accusing Kidd of pillaging in her "territory," Bonney demands that stolen jewels be turned over to her. When Kidd claims they are buried on Skull Island and shows her a treasure map, she decides to accompany him there on his ship, with her own ship following, in case of trouble. Their discussion is interrupted by Puddin's bungling entrance with the food, and during the resulting disorder, the treasure map and Jane's love letter are inadvertently switched. When Rocky and Puddin' discover the mix-up, Rocky realizes the importance of the map. They try to trick Kidd into taking them to the island by disguising Puddin' as an important naval officer, but the disguise is discovered. To save Puddin' from Kidd's wrath, Rocky tells him they have hidden the map, and then negotiates for Kidd to take them to the island and share the wealth. As Rocky and Puddin' return to the ship with Kidd's first mate Morgan and the other pirates, Puddin' tosses what he thinks is the love letter to Bruce, who, wondering why his friends gave him a map, follows them to ask, and is shanghaied. On the ship, Kidd searches Puddin' and Rocky for the map, planning to feed them to the sharks afterward, but finding only the love letter, he puts them in irons. Enticed by the love letter she thinks Puddin' wrote, Bonney frees them, in return for the map, but discovers later that they gave her the love letter. When an English merchant ship, in which Jane is a passenger, approaches, a sea battle commences, and Jane is captured. In exchange for Jane's life, Oliver gives Kidd the map. Later Puddin' stumbles into Bonney's room and discovers that her ardor for him is getting hotter. However, Rocky pulls Puddin' away to search the captain's room for the map, which Puddin' memorizes, then eats, just before Kidd catches him. At the sight of Skull Island, they all disembark and row out to search. Ordered to lead them to the treasure, Puddin' finds a spot and begins digging, while Jane and Bruce find a spot to continue their courting. After several hours, Puddin' uncovers a chest filled with jewels, but Kidd, who feels obligated to remain true to his reputation, announces his plans to double-cross all of them. Knowing she is to be killed later that evening, Bonney saves Puddin' and Rocky from a live burial and proposes a means of escape. That evening, according to Bonney's plan, Jane and Bruce distract the pirates, while Bonney signals to her ship. Puddin' knocks out Kidd and steals his clothes, then posing as Kidd, rescues Jane from the pirates. Bonney's men then fire their cannon at Kidd's men, while Bonney and the rest of her new cohorts prepare to carry the treasure by boat to the ship. In his disguise, Puddin' is mistaken by Bonney's men for Kidd and fired upon, but he survives. Kidd, Morgan, Rocky and Puddin' lead each other on a merry chase, but eventually Kidd is captured and hung by his feet on the ship's yardarm and Morgan volunteers to become a loyal second mate. After Puddin' and Bonney share a noisy and passionate kiss, Puddin' takes over as skipper and they all sail away.


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Alternate juror in Murder-for-Hire case: I would've voted 'Not Guilty'
WEST PALM BEACH, Fl. (CBS12)-- One of the alternate jurors in Dalia Dippolito's retrial on a murder-for-hire charge says he would have voted for an acquittal because of doubts raised by her lawyers.
Widlet Jean, of West Palm Beach, instead was sent home Tuesday while the six members of the jury wound up deadlocked 3-3, forcing the judge to declare a mistrial on Wednesday.
Jean was one of two alternates who listened to all the evidence presented in the six-day trial that focused on allegations Dippolito hired a police officer posing as a hit man to kill her newlywed husband.
The jurors, and the other alternate, either could not be reached for comment or declined to speak publicly.
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"Not guilty". And why?
"When you listen to the informant and the witnesses it kinda gives you an idea where this whole thing was going to."
"It's all about a TV show a cop show."
"You could tell that was a fake crime and they tried to use her."
"It was a setup. They set her up. That was a setup."
"This whole thing was about common sense. If they used common sense it shouldn't have last for that long. that was an easy case."
"The media don't know nothing until we tell them. We actually were the ones in there. we know what was going on. We listened to everybody."
"The informant, her previous boyfriend was my turning point. He's the one who told the police station that she needed help that she's been abusing (abused). The next day they changed their whole thing."
"If they (jurors) would've used their common sense it shouldn't be like that. It should have been anonymous. Not guilty."
"I was confident it would've been not guilty. it turned out like this. Its OK."
"Thoughts on another trial."
"I don't see why they are going to retry it. because in the beginning it would've been dropped."
"If the informant said they don't want to continue with the process why would you want to put pressure? That's illegal. You can't do that."
Did you know about this case?
"I don't watch news. I didn't know anything about it."
"The lead detective looked like he didn't know what he was doing."
"For example when she met with the informant guy, they didn't record that. They sat and talked for a long period of time."
"When she met with the hit-man guy, they are going to show you that part. Where she said she was 5000 percent sure she wanted the man to be killed they didn't show that."
"But at the same time there was an agreement, where she had to bring the key and the money to kill her husband. She didn't bring the money. She didn't bring the key."
"I can say about 45 percent (of police) are corrupt."
"Most of them are not good,. They are out there doing whatever they want to do and then they are going to lie in your face."
"First of all I didn't know she was a mother until the last minute."
"The whole thing was about a cop show, TV show. They wanted to show that they are best, but they ended up screwing up everything."
"Now I can say it's not fair because it's a mistrial."
"It's OK (I was dismissed). 3 people didn't let me down."
"From what I've heard there shouldn't be another trial. They should go ahead and drop the case and set her free."
The state announced that it will retry Dippolito. A status check hearing scheduled for January 6th, 2017.
Dalia Dippolito defense: Effort for good reality TV backfired


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An Overview of IT Service Delivery and Support – Part VI
As discussed in IT Service Management and IT Governance: Review, Comparative Analysis and their Impact on Utility Computing, when evolving from technology providers into strategic partners, IT organizational units generally fellow a three stage systematic approach: IT infrastructure management (ITIM), IT service management (ITSM), then IT Governance (ITG). Starting with ITIM, each subsequent evolutionary stage builds upon previously established constructs.
During the first deployment stage, an entity's IT units primarily focus on improving ITIM with effectiveness measurements — usually based on maximizing return on computing assets as well as infrastructure control. Thereafter, the second deployment stage, ITSM, promotes entity IT units actively identifying services customers need; then focusing on planning and delivering defined services to meet availability, performance, as well as security requirements. When IT units evolve to the third deployment stage, ITG, there is a transformation into true business partners enabling new business opportunities for the entity.
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A 28-year-old Orlando man was shot and killed late Friday as he walked with a 12-year-old girl on Church Street near Tinker Field, Orlando police said.
The girl told police the gunman made racial slurs to the victim before firing the fatal shot.
Jimmy Lee Edwards, 715 Easy Ave., was shot once in the heart with a .25- caliber bullet, said Detective John Chisari. The girl, a daughter of a friend of Edwards, ran when the shot was fired and was not hurt, he said.


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The creodont Lesmesodon behnkeae
Hessisches Landesmuseum Darmstadt
Formation: Messel Oil Shale
Age: Eocene (47 Ma)
A few million years and a hemisphere removed from Fossil Lake, another lakeside rainforest is preserved in a pit mine south of Frankfurt. Messel is the fossil record's 9th Symphony: immediately recognizable, intensively studied, and sublimely beautiful. All of the fossils uncovered here - be they plants, invertebrates, amphibians, reptiles, or birds - are amazingly well preserved, often including soft tissue and detail down to the cellular level. It is the mammals, though, that really steal the show. These range from perissodactyls (including pregnant horses preserved with fetuses intact), to carnivores (and their creodont relatives, such as the Lesmesodon pictured here), to primates (such as the much-publicized Darwinius). Small mammals that are often rare in the fossil record, including rodents, bats, and hedgehogs, are relatively common at Messel, and even some completely unexpected taxa, such as marsupials and pangolins, make an appearance.
Visit: The pit itself, a World Heritage Site, has an excellent visitor's center that can be easily visited as a day trip from Frankfurt, Darmstadt, or Heidelberg.
Fossils: Many museums around the world, especially in Europe, have a handful of Messel specimens. The largest collections and most impressive exhibits are at the Senckenberg Museum in Frankfurt and the Hessisches Landesmuseum Darmstadt.
Is there a book full of gorgeous fossil photos that I can gift to a paleontologically-minded friend?: There is! In fact, there are a couple, but one was published as part of a limited run in Germany, so it's a bit hard to find a copy (I can vouch for its being excellent, though).
This post is part of my 2015 Paleontology Advent Calendar, a series of vignettes on lagerstätten - sites of exceptional fossil preservation - that document changes in climate and environments through the Cenozoic. You can see the other posts here.


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A sample representation based on three consecutive orbits of ROSAT around the Earth. Each of these orbits has a duration of about 90 minutes. The path of one orbit to another gradually changes above Earth's surface. This image shows ROSAT on 12 April 2011.
This diagram shows solar activity from 1995 to 2020. The monthly average figures for the relative number of sunspots based on the frequency of sunspot occurrence are depicted. The 11-year activity cycle can be seen clearly here. The next 'maximum level' of solar activity is expected in about 2013, and is predicted to be substantially less powerful than its predecessor.
During its mission, the ROentgen SATellite (ROSAT) performed its observations in an elliptical orbit at distances of between 585 and 565 kilometres above the surface of the Earth. Since its decommissioning, atmospheric drag has caused the satellite to lose altitude. In June 2011, it was at a distance of only about 327 kilometres above the ground. Due to the fact that ROSAT does not have a propulsion system on board, it was not possible to manoeuvre the satellite to perform a controlled re-entry at the end of its mission in 1999. When the spacecraft re-enters the atmosphere at a speed of approximately 28,000 kilometres per hour, the X-ray observatory will break up into fragments, some of which will burn up by the extreme heat. The latest studies reveal that it is possible that up to 30 individual pieces weighing a total of 1.7 tons may reach the surface of the Earth. The largest single fragment will probably be the telescope's mirror, which is very heat resistant and may weigh up to 1.7 tons.
The time and location of re-entry cannot be predicted precisely. At present, scientists expect the X-ray satellite, which completes an orbit around Earth in about 90 minutes, to re-enter on 23 October 2011 UTC (latest updates here). This time slot of uncertainty will be reduced as the date of re-entry approaches. However, even one day before re-entry, the estimate will only be accurate to within plus/minus five hours .All areas under the orbit of ROSAT, which extends to 53 degrees northern and southern latitude could be affected by its re-entry. The bulk of the debris will impact near the ground track of the satellite. However, isolated fragments could fall to Earth in a 80 kilometre wide path along the track.
The primary causes of uncertainty in the estimation of a date of the re-entry date are the fluctuations in solar activity. Solar radiation heats up the Earth's atmosphere and therefore increases the atmospheric drag. Short-term fluctuations in solar activity are governed by an 11 year activity cycle. At present, we are approaching the next maximum, which has turned out to be much lower than expected.
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Known as the Port Everglades Expressway, Interstate 595 connects Interstate 75 and the Sawgrass Expressway (SR 869) with Florida's Turnpike, Interstate 95 and U.S. 1 between Weston and Fort Lauderdale in South Florida. The designation was approved by AASHTO on October 28, 1978 for the portion between U.S. 441 and State Road A1A near Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport (FLL).
Interstate 595 overlaid the original alignment of SR 84. The state road remains in service as the one-way frontage roads for the Port Everglades Expressway west of Marina Mile Boulevard at Fort Lauderdale. East of U.S. 441 & SR 7, SR 84 diverges from I-595 to end at U.S. 1 south of Downtown Fort Lauderdale.
The I-75 Express Lanes Project, adding 15 miles of toll lanes to the southernmost portion of Interstate 75, included the addition of a flyover ramp from the I-595 Express Lanes westbound. Built as a part of Segment E, the $75 Million project started in March 2014 and runs through late 2017.
Ramps from Interstate 75 south and Florida 84 east combine to form the I-595 Express Lanes eastbound. A third ramp joins from the I-595 mainline further east for traffic emanating on I-75 north and Florida 869 south.
Two tolled reversible lanes run along the middle of Interstate 595 between the junction with I-75 & SR 869 to Interstate 95 at Fort Lauderdale. The managed lanes are separated from the general highway lanes by barriers, providing for faster speeds (70 mile per hour speed limit) and limited merges with on and off-ramps. Split into five separate projects, the I-595 Express Lanes were built between June 2010 and March 26, 2014. Variable tolls are collected by electronic tolling, primarily with Sunpass transponders. The lanes flow eastbound from 4 am to 1 pm and all weekend days and westbound from 2 pm to 2 am.
The following are key dates in the history of Interstate 595 in Florida:1
The Interstate 95 and Turnpike interchanges were not completed until 1991.1
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As discussed, I need you to create various English conversation scripts of 11 different scenarios. Words required per scenario are at least 500 words - excluding name of speakers.
Language used must be:
- spoken language & used in real life situation
- Currently used by native speakers in the U.S. / U.K. / Australia / Canada
- must not be straightforward used from the key words given. All sentences must be rewritten using different words but with similar meaning.
- Not too many slang
- Polite
- must not have any religious, denominational, political or personal bias whatsoever.
- realistic, lively, and up-to-date
The project will be divided into 2 batches. Payment will be made via Escrow or Paypal only.
• When first batch (scenario 1-6) is delivered, I'll deposit 50% of the total amount to your escrow account. The first batch should be finished within 1 week from the agreed start date.
• When the second batch (passage 6-11) is delivered, the rest 50% deposited to your escrow account
• However, I'll final the escrow payment to you only when I've finished reviewing your work and satisfied with all of your work revision.
** The first scenario (Scenario 1) must be finished within 3 days from the start date. You must send the first scenario to me as soon as you can (within 3 days) so that I will review it and send feedback as a guideline for the other scenarios.
**This project will need to be completed within 2 week from the agreed start date. If you requires more time then a formal written request of this should be made.
** If one week from the start date has already passed, but there is no any work progress from you, I hold the right to cancel the project and find new bidder.
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Unfortunately, due to the travel delays I missed the first two talks, by Joe Subotnik and Nandini Ananth.
Dominika Zgid gave a chemist's perspective on "How to make dynamical mean theory quantitative". Some of her work was discussed in a my last post. Today she mostly discussed a generalisation of iterative perturbation theory as an "impurity solver" for DMFT problems with multiple orbitals. See this preprint.
Peter Rossky discussed quantum chemical simulations of exciton dynamics in conjugated polymers.
This was motivated by an experiment reported in Science that claimed evidence for quantum coherent transport of excitons along a polymer chain at room temperature. Several oscillations were seen in the fluorescence polarisation anisotropy as it decays in about a picosecond. These oscillations were identified with quantum inference [Rabi oscillations] between different exciton states delocalised over the polymer chain.
It turns out the experimental results have a much more mundane explanation.
The simulations of Adam Willard and Rossky are of classical dynamics on the adiabatic excited state potential energy surface calculated from a parameterised PPP [Pariser-Parr-Pople] model [basically a Hubbard model with long-range Coulomb interactions. They see oscillations similar to those in the experiment and can identified simply with classical nuclear motion associated with the polymer backbone stretching [phonons] in response to photo-excitation.
Much-hyped experiments claiming to show quantum coherence in photosynthetic complexes, probably also have a similar classical explanation in terms of nuclear dynamics rather than electronic coherences. A concrete interpretation in terms of vibrational coherences is in this PNAS paper. My skepticism of these "quantum biology" experiments has been expressed in many earlier posts.
Hopefully, tomorrow I will blog about talks from Eran Rabani, Todd Martinez, and Dvira Segal.


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Valentine's Day Gift and Card Ideas
I haven't been thinking about Valentine's Day much... first, I've never cared much about Hallmark holidays, and this year I don't have to find or organize something special with my boyfriend. We're planning on exchanging cards and having dinner at our favorite restaurant, but we're holding off on gifts because we're saving up for a weekend trip to Montreal in April, to celebrate my 21st birthday and our 2 year anniversary (so excited!).
But of course, I still wanted to write a post with card and gift recommendations, so here are some of my ideas:
I think Valentine's Day is the perfect time to tell or show someone how much you appreciate and love them, and it doesn't have you be your significant other. If you're single and you find V-day depressing, why not ask a good friend to be your valentine. Go out for a nice dinner together, send each other flowers, and use the holiday as an excuse to have fun with someone you care about (even if it's not romantic). Some of my favorite and most memorable Valentine's Days involved going out with a group of friends, or inviting a bunch of people over for some wine and cheese (you can invite all your single friends, male and female, and play matchmaker).
But if you do have a significant other to celebrate with, there are lots of fun gift ideas that are sure to please any guy.
First, you can't go wrong with something sweet. As I've mentioned before, I like to give homemade cookies and brownies as gifts, though more ambitious types and cupcake lovers should check out the Cupcake Bakeshop's selection of fun, original cupcake recipes that are sure to impress. But if you're not the baking type, there are tons of options at your local bakery, chocolate shop and online.
Brownie lover? Try Mari's, featuring flavors from the classic chocolate brownie (made with premium dark chocolate and Madagascar bourbon vanilla extract) to Thai Coffee and Heat (with ancho and chipotle peppers for some extra kick.
You can't go wrong with truffles, but to take decadence to a new level, check out Vosges's famous truffles which come in every flavor you'd ever want.
Like it hot? Zingerman's Dark Spanish Drinking Chocolate is one of the best gourmet hot chocolates you can buy, and advertises itself as the sexiest beverage on earth.
Not a chocolate fan? Try these French Fleur de Sel caramels for a sweet, salty, savory treat.
In addition to homemade or thoughtfully store bought sweets, a card is a must, and it's easy to find something cooler and more personal than your regular Hallmark card. For a card that nearly doubles as a piece of art, check out Design*Sponge's suggestions for Valentine's Day cards here and here.
But if you're feeling crafty, why not try making your own card to tell that special someone just how you feel about them. Whether you use crayons or oil paint, use doodles or just write out a message on a folded piece of cardstock, you can be sure that your time, thought and creativity will really impress. Here's an earlier post I wrote on buying and making cards with a few extra tips.
If you have any other ideas for great gifts, or stories about the best gifts you've given or received on Valentine's Day, share them in the comment section, I'd love to hear them!


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When news of the proposed merger between Cargill and Continental first hit, grain producers everywhere were shocked. After all, it isn't every day that the number-one and number-two grain exporters combine into a single, powerful global force.
In reality, however, there is nothing shocking about it. Takeovers, mergers and joint ventures are occurring in all phases of agriculture.
For example, Stauffer, ICI Americas, Velsicol, Sandoz and Ciba-Geigy all were once common names that every producer knew. Now they exist as a single entity called Syngenta.
Agriliance? It's a joint venture representing names — or former names — such as Wilfarm, Cenex, Land O'Lakes, Terra, Countrymark and Farmland.
Even family farms have followed the pattern. From seven million in the 1930s, the number of farms has dropped to just more than two million. And along with that drop in farm numbers comes the fact that each year a smaller number of top-tier farms produces a higher percentage of the nation's grain and livestock.
It's just business. Big does seem to beget bigger in America.
Market share
Still, the Cargill/Continental deal raised eyebrows from the secretary of agriculture's office to the smallest rural coffee shop. In a report analyzing the effect the combined companies might have, Marvin Hayenga and Robert Wisner, Iowa State University economists, raised some important issues concerning both the merger and the industry as a whole:
Only four firms (pre-merger) accounted for 81% of U.S. corn exports: Cargill, Continental, ADM and Zen Noh. The same four firms accounted for 65% of soybean exports. According to former Agriculture Secretary Dan Glickman, a combined Cargill/Continental company would handle 42% of corn exports and 31% of soybean exports.
On the upper Illinois River, ADM owns 49% of the available grain storage space. With the merger, Cargill's share would jump from 21 to 31%. The result: 80% of storage space on this critical section of the Illinois would be held by just two companies.
Market share also matters overseas. Cargill/Continental would account for 25% of Argentina's corn and soybean exports.
The bigger-is-better trend in the grain-handling business extends far beyond the Cargill example. An examination of storage capacity for the 10 largest U.S. grain companies — conducted by Milling and Baking News — shows some startling changes between 1981 and 1999. ADM, ConAgra, Farmland and Cenex Harvest States were not on the list in 1981. All are now major players and have chalked up startling growth, along with grain traders such as Cargill, Continental, Bunge and The Andersons. So why the tremendous growth by just a few companies?
Reasons for consolidation
Hayenga and Wisner point out several reasons for consolidation, including the desire to handle more volume, international market expansion, developments in information technologies and the appearance of biotechnology and its resulting products.
Another factor, they say, is the cyclical nature of exports. During periods of low export volume, trading companies have to absorb idle time. During times of soaring export volumes, they have to have enough equipment to get the job done. And the swings are tremendous. For example, feed grain exports hit a peak of 70 million metric tons in 1979-80, then fell to nearly half that — 36 million tons — just a few years later. Another huge swing happened in the 1990s with annual exports ranging from 70 million tons down to 40 million tons.
There are many other technical reasons for consolidation, of course, but in its essence, consolidation is largely driven by a single factor.
"That would be money," says Steve Sonka, director of the National Soybean Research Laboratory at the University of Illinois. "You have to realize that even private companies are active in equity markets where profitability is only one standard by which they are judged; the other is growth.
"And during periods of low margins and low profitability, one way to grow is through acquisitions. You grow the volume and occasionally remove costs from the system when you merge horizontally."
The goal, of course, is that when higher profitability returns, more volume leads to even larger profits. That's when bigger really is better. The concern, though, is unfair market power, where a farmer's ability to sell his crop is limited because there is no real competition among buyers.
"We all get concerned when we perceive fewer options," Sonka says. "But the real question is, How big does a market have to be? And how many options do you need? So far, I don't think any careful studies have documented problems solely due to firms merging. Like Cargill and Continental — that was looked at very carefully. I also think it's important not to ask for the impossible. It's like saying, What would the world look like if it didn't look like it did? There are many ways to see any event."
Adding service and value
Oddly enough, in many ways grain markets are offering more options than they ever have. Hayenga and Wisner say Cargill intends to dedicate some facilities to specialized products and to pursue the marketing of value-added specialty crops. It isn't alone.
"The biggest change arrived with the Internet and free movement of information," Sonka says. "When you go to meetings now there's lots of talk about how to move small lots of grain around the world — like using containers. In the old days, bulk was it. So value and quality matter and we are seeing it in the grain industry. Smaller firms may not be able to compete on low cost, but they can add service or an attribute that boosts value."
New opportunities
An example of the changing face of the grain industry is Clarkson Grain Company of Cerro Gordo, IL. Ten years ago it saw opportunities in niche markets and started filling them. White corn, food-grade soybeans, non-genetically modified grains — they exported them all, providing new markets for farmers from Pennsylvania to Nebraska, and from Minnesota to Missouri.
As a grain marketer, Jim Traub, Clarkson's vice president of the specialty grains program, is well-versed in the industry's troubles. However, he prefers to point out opportunities. And he says that right now the most dynamic aspect of food production in the United States is the rapid growth in the production of organic and natural foods. There is, he says, an alternative to bulk grain production.
"We are moving away from the commodity mind-set," he says, "and focusing on the idea of food production. Where's the growth? It's in the organic and natural foods business, which is growing 20 to 30% per year and has been for a decade."
Traub says the Achilles' heel of organic food production always has been the need for a crop rotation that at some point includes wheat or oats or sorghum.
"So far, I don't think any careful studies have documented problems solely due to firms merging. Like Cargill and Continental — that was looked at very carefully. I also think it's important not to ask for the impossible. It's like saying, What would the world look like if it didn't look like it did? There are many ways to see any event."
Steve Sonka director of the National Soybean Research Laboratory University of Illinois
"But with the new USDA requirements, coupled with the rising demand for organic meat, milk and eggs, we are now buying more of the entire rotation," Traub says. "In the past, that rotation crop really pulled the per-acre net back because it didn't go for organic prices. But with the need for organic feed grains, the market is now supporting $3.10 corn, $3.50 to $4.00 wheat, and $10.00 to $10.50 soybeans. There's now a fully supported rotational system."
Best of all, he says, is that there is opportunity for anyone with CRP ground. When it comes out, it will qualify for organic production.
"The opportunity for producers is that there is now some security to it," Traub says.
Clearly, the grain industry is changing. Consolidation is real. There are fewer and larger buyers of grain. But there also will be new opportunities, new companies and new markets that emerge. It's like wondering what the world would look like if it didn't look like it did.


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FOREX or Foreign Exchange Trading
"FOREX" is an acronym for Foreign Exchange Trading; the practice of buying and selling foreign currency on the world's many foreign exchange markets. Many people will be surprised to know that the FOREX market is by far the largest financial trading market in the world. Based on the total cash value of all trades, over $1.9 trillion is traded every day on global FOREX markets.
Yet, the average person plays very little part in FOREX trading which has historically been the province of large investment banks, very large institutions and corporations, and national central banks. Professional currency speculators also work the FOREX markets, typically playing one currency against the other through vigorous short term buying and selling. The introduction of the Euro at the end of the 20th century effectively took a dozen or so European currencies off the FOREX markets, but the Euro has proven to be a strong and resilient currency that many traders hold as a viable option to the US dollar.
Central banks have long used the FOREX markets as a lever by which to moderate fluctuations in the value of their currencies versus, chiefly, the US dollar. For example, if the Canadian dollar is dropping steeply in value against its US counterpart during the course of a trading day, the Bank of Canada has been known to step in to the market and buy a quantity of Canadian dollars sufficient to stabilize or reverse the trend. Often, the mere hint of intervention by a country's central bank is enough to affect the value of its currency on FOREX markets.
Although FOREX trading itself is chiefly conducted by large institutions, the "man on the street" is becoming more involved. Dedicated home trading programs devised by companies like Oanda Corporation allow individuals to buy and sell a wide range of foreign currencies from the comfort of their homes or workplaces. Traders can access real-time financial information and news, and view the progress of their trades and investments on an easy to read graphic display.
Foreign currencies, unlike stocks, do not usually vary in value by great degrees, one reason why it is mainly the big players who play the FOREX markets. However, casual traders may see in FOREX trading an extra degree of security, since as yet there has not been a FOREX market crash!
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Photographer's Note
Big smile for the crowd applauding to her while preforming a wire dance.
Two WS's from same act at the Roma Circus. The big screen on the background shows her for several minutes while preforming.
All pic.s are RAW, main photo is F5.6, 1/800, ISO1600, spot.
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pajaran (83353) 2018-05-19 23:26
Dobar dan.
Interesantan i lep pogled, dobar tekst ...
Lepo pokazano, dobar kontrast, lepe boje, lepo uhvacen trenutak. Lep trenutak izvodjenja tacke i artistkinja u lepoj pozi.
Zelim vam lep dan, sve najbolje, srecno.
emka (129901) 2018-05-19 23:37
Hello Ike, Another view from this spectacular performance from Roma Circus. Superb presentation, awesome sharpness and colors.
Have a nice Sunday
Tue (61764) 2018-05-19 23:46
Hello Ike,
Wow, a great photo of this performance, it looks really spectacular. You captured the lady perfectly clear and the purple and pink backdrop is great too.
mesutilgim (108422) 2018-05-20 0:51
Hello Ike,
What a nice face, what a nice capture.
It's worth for many many green smilies. A scene full of dynamism.
Nice simple framing.
TFS and have a nice weekend
Royaldevon (57556) 2018-05-20 1:16
Hello Ike,
Three very good photographs from the circus performance which clearly illustrate how the acrobats performed heart-stopping moves against a b/g that adds a sense of razzmatazz to the whole procedure.
It must have been difficult to get such shots in an interior with contrasting light levels.
Have a lovely Sunday,
Bev :-)
lousat (113203) 2018-05-20 1:35
Hi Ike,new page of your collection of pics from the Roma circus,and another time i must to give you my best compliments,fantastic scenes,different colors and a very professional sharpness in this difficult light,very well done! Have a nice Sunday and thanks,Luciano
snunney (126328) 2018-05-20 2:36
Hello Ike,
A scene of drama very well presented. Good light management with vivid colours and excellent sharpness.
jhm (181490) 2018-05-20 2:57
Hello Ike,
Three fantastic pictures, with a very flexible artist.
One very difficult discipline to photographing.
The attraction colours are pleasant to look at.
Composition and presentation is superb.
Very well done, TFS.
Have a nice Sunday,
pierrefonds (85697) 2018-05-20 5:27
Hi Ike,
You have captured well the performance of the artist. The point of view is showing the details of her physionomy. The light has a good effect on the colors. Have a nice day.
Fis2 (131159) 2018-05-20 5:54
Witaj Ike!
Next curious scene from circus.
Good frame and composition.
Curious colors and light.
Well done.
Nice sunday.
Hello dear Ieharel and have a nice time
and a happy new wee
what could I say for this unique performance?
only greetings and a big smile for the crowd
applauding to the dancer while performing
a wire dance modern dances indeed and a great
photo of performance
Nicou (176351) 2018-05-20 10:03
quelle attitude et vue quelle charmant dame dans ces tons violet quelle positione t grâce de cet artiste et le décor le tons sueprbe.
Bravo et amitié
cornejo (57654) 2018-05-20 10:59
Shalom Ike, very good photograph of the interesting circus number, very well captured in this interesting image, with good sharpness, light, color and quality. Very good and interesting work perfectly done, my congratulations my friend. Thank you for sharing this beautiful work.
Good night and happy beginning of the week.
Warm greetings from the south of Spain.
adramad (58946) 2018-05-20 11:40
Hello, Ike.
Three different moments of the performance of this circus trapeze artist, an act that always has you in suspense.
A magnificent color that gives a lot of chromatic richness to the image.
Well done. I like it.
I wish you a pleasant week.
Very best regards.
PiotrF (35812) 2018-05-20 15:02
Hello Ike,
A very nice view from Roma Circus.
I like nice colors, good composition and sharpness.
Good shot, fine presentation
ChrisJ (143283) 2018-05-20 17:08
Hello Ike,
A good decisive moment shot of the woman performer with a colorful backdrop screen in blue and pink. Good sharpness and timing. Tfs!
PaulVDV (44100) 2018-05-21 0:54
Hello Ike,
As a child I once attended a performance of the Moscow Circus. Of course I was impressed by the different acts.
On your pictures I can see that some things have changed. The light show with all the different colours seems to have become very very important. Obviously not only in the circus.
The audience really gets a big smile.
Excellent sharp captures and good compositions!
Best regards, Paul
Silvio1953 (179301) 2018-05-21 2:01
Ciao ike, great performance in your photo, excellent clarity, fine details and wonderful colors, very well done done, my friend, ciao Silvio
danos (110395) 2018-05-21 4:49
Hello Ike,
nice the snapshot from the ...flying performer of the Roma circus.Excellent shot as presentation too.
papagolf21 (134941) 2018-05-21 6:32
Bonjour, cher ami Ike,
Grâce aux différentes prises de vue, l'on comprend mieux les performances réalisées par cette artiste.
Les conditions de prise de vue sont très difficiles, et pourtant le résultat est là !
sacimar (35255) 2018-05-21 6:36
Hello Ike,
good images of this show, you captured an interesting scene with the dancer, it looks a beautiful spectacle, good light management too, well done,
Best regards,
gervaso (24247) 2018-05-21 8:52
Hello, Ike!
Perfect timing to capture the scene, and the colorful lights in the background make the image even more beautiful! Very good sharpness too! Wonderful job!
mcmtanyel (46440) 2018-05-21 16:47
Hello Ike,
Here is another fine photo taken in difficult light. The background colors are fantastic. You froze the motion quite well.
macjake (86325) 2018-05-21 23:23
Hi Ike
ya i guess you'd need to bump the ISO up to 1600 wouldn't you. at first glance its as if she's leaping in the air on her own, with no wires or ropes. looks sort of funny that way :)
these are fun shots, they've turned out well
mkamionka (48029) 2018-05-23 2:07
Hi Ike,
great performance and you have captured the beautiful body in a fantastic pose. The smile indeed adds some joy to the scene.
I would consider to make it brighter but not sure how this would affect the noise etc.
Very good reportage,
alvaraalto (33484) 2018-05-23 3:41
Hello Ike
Three beautiful photos of this act in the Roma Circus. Difficult here to choose which the main photo should be and which the workshops.
All three of them beautifully show the atmosphere of this act and are excellently portrayed despite the difficult circumstance.
jemaflor (118530) 2018-05-23 23:29
Hi Ike,
well captured, interesting attitude for the artist, pleasant colors, lights are well captured, tfs.
Cricri (148638) 2018-05-25 2:47
Hola Ike
Excellente prise au bon moment, la pose est très jolie,
bonne prise de l'éclairage et des couleurs
Belle journée
clic (21160) 2018-05-25 12:25
Hello Ike You'be been very lucky to capture a 'flying angel' performing acrobatics so sharply, despite difficult light! Thanks for the contagious smile! Shalom
holmertz (75299) 2018-05-27 4:17
Hello Ike,
Three more photos from this spectacular show of lights and colours and acrobatics. There is a great contrast between the woman performing her amazing act and the light from the screen behind her. She has a fantastic technique, but your skill at taking such a sharp and well exposed photo is just as good.
Kind regards,
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- Copyright: Ike Harel (ikeharel) (93898)
- Genre: Lugares
- Medium: Color
- Date Taken: 2018-03-24
- Categories: Eventos
- Camera: Canon EOS 60D, Canon EF 28-135mm IS USM
- Exposición: f/5.6, 30 segundos
- Versión de la foto: Versión original, Workshop
- Date Submitted: 2018-05-19 23:22
- To pajaran: ikeharel (1)
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