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Venerated by tourists the world over, Thailand has a unique alchemy of ingredients that keeps us coming back, time and time again.
It's a country of ornate temples and floating river markets, pungent green curries and 5-star luxuries. It's an intoxicating mix of cities, jungles and beaches bathed in glorious year-round sunshine.
Alongside megamalls and a pulsating business district, Bangkok still keeps its history with its majestic Grand Palace, serene reclining Buddha at Wat Pho, and the waterways of the Chao Praya. Outside the city, the ancient once-glorious city of Ayuthaya is fascinating to explore. The Kanchanaburi Region is most known for the Bridge over the River Kwai – while a sad reminder of the brutality suffered, the beautifully preserved WWII cemetary provides for poignant reflection.
Northern Thailand's culture and cuisine are distinctly different from international impressions of Thai food and culture, due to its strong hill-tribe influences and former Burmese city.
Chiang Mai has grown and flourished outside of the moated walls of the Old City, a tiny complex riddled with boutique hotels, street stalls and temples which makes for an interesting stroll on arrival.
Chiang Rai was once the centre for opium production in Thailand is now a quiet town that is the gateway to the Golden Triangle area. Learn the tricks of the trade from mahouts at the Elephant Camp, hop between the borders of Laos and Myanmar, and visit the colourful hill-tribes that still inhabit the lush green hills.
Sometimes though, "barefoot" + "beach" are the two magic words. Thailand is a place where you can chill out in style – a luxury boutique retreat, yoga on a pagoda nestled on top of a cliff, a seafood barbecue with sand between your toes.
Phuket boasts some of the best hotels we've encountered in all our years of travel, with unparalleled service, sumptuous spas and world-class golf courses. The gleaming white beaches of Koh Samui now have some very high-end villas and hotels, while Koh Phi Phi and Krabi have wild mangroves, superb scuba diving and towering limestone islands – perfect for laid-back nature-lovers.
Whether you want to go deep-sea fishing, watch elephant polo, or charter a private yacht, our team can arrange it. With extensive first-hand experience of Thailand's multitude of hotels and itinerary options, Lightfoot promises you an unforgettable, tailor-made taste of Thailand.
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Country Info
- Capital: Bangkok
- Main Language: Thai
- Population: 67.8m (2009)
- Time Zone: GMT +7
- Currency: Thai Baht (THB)
- Best time to go: November to February for most areas in Thailand


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A well-respected cookware company, Calphalon makes a wide variety of pots and pans. The company offers cookware made out of stainless steel, anodized aluminum and several other materials. While designed to perform similar tasks, different cookware materials behave differently on the stovetop.
Stainless Steel
Calphalon makes stainless steel sauce pans and omelette pans that are "tri-ply," meaning that two layers of stainless steel form a "sandwich" around an aluminum core.
Value of Tri-Ply
An aluminum core in a stainless steel pan ensures even heat, since aluminum is a great conductor of heat. Stainless steel is used on the outside because it is a nonreactive metal, meaning you can cook acidic foods in it without affecting their taste. In a test of cookware, the magazine "Cook's Illustrated" found that cookware that is fully tri-ply performed better than cookware where only the bottom is triple clad.
Anodized Aluminum
Calphalon also has a line of anodized aluminum cookware. Their anodized cookware is heavy, nonstick, and conducts heat well.
Nonstick Coatings
One line of Calphalon cookware, "Unison" is coated with two different materials, one called "Slide Nonstick" and the other "Sear Nonstick." The company claims that these coatings are specially designed to trap flavor when searing and cooking.
Simply Calphalon
The Simply Calphalon line is designed for cooks on a budget. The pieces cost considerably less than other Calphalon lines. The stainless steel pots and pans are not fully tri-ply but feature an aluminum-core bottom.

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text: Over the last five years living in Santiago, I've noticed that Chile has quite the entrepreneurial spirit. Entrepreneur dot com just published this enlightening infographic on the hottest startup cities worldwide based on research done by Stanford and Berkeley. Santiago just made it on the list coming in at 20; interestingly with twice as many business-ladies than Silicon Valley getting in on the action. Original article here.


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Love Tester @ Happy Joe'sJuly 31, 2007 at 3:29 pm | Posted in Lauren Reid, Matthew Hurst, staff, Video | 2 Comments
Tags: Gaming, restaurant, Webster Groves
With summer flings in full swoon this summer, you might need a means to test the veracity of your lover. Fortunately there is in fact a machine that will scientifically measure the strength of your love, the Love Tester. As demonstrated in the above video by yours truly, the Love Tester was also used by fellow Highway 61 contributor Lauren "Hot Stuff" Reid (check out her video on youtube).
This amusement machine is among many others at Happy Joe's family restaurant (see more with FlickR photos here), which wouldn't be a bad place for a date with your summer fling. In fact, Happy Joe's is just one of many popular pizza parlors in this slice of St Louis County, including my old favorite Fortel's Pizza Den. And if your date is on a diet, just remind them that the games are "harmless" (heh).
Mothership Lands AgainJuly 30, 2007 at 8:34 pm | Posted in Gabe Bullard, music | 8 Comments
Tags: Webster Groves
Faithful reader Patrick Vacek recently saw someone at the Webster University Center looking suspiciously funky. Mr. Vacek approached the visitor and found out he was George Clinton's bass player, who was visiting Webster to pick up someone who was using the swimming pool.
Vacek then snapped the photo you see above.
Note: George Clinton once again refers to the forefather of funk and not the actual forefather.
Links with Your Coffee – 7/29July 29, 2007 at 4:25 pm | Posted in blogs, Coffee links, contest, Etcetra, Matthew Hurst, stl | 1 Comment
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We love sharing some of our favorite links with you so much we couldn't wait for it earlier this week. But while these links would have to wait, let that not detract from great work from some of our favorite local blogs. For those of you taking a lazy sunday, here's some links with your coffee when you wake up in the late afternoon.
- Seems like everyone is playing blog games these days. PubDef.net challenged us fill in the caption between Mayors Bloomberg and Slay, and Dividing by Zero keeps giving us a monday mystery mix/podcast that keeps us guessing the tracklisting.
- Imagine St. Louis without the Arch. BrickCity helps us visualize this idea, which raises more questions about how we use public space. As they say, "if your town doesn't have one, it sucks to be you".
- KDHX finally redesigned their website, but they could use your help.
- Continue Reading Links with Your Coffee – 7/29…
Thrift Store DiskettesJuly 29, 2007 at 12:24 am | Posted in Matthew Hurst, shopping | 2 Comments
Tags: thrift
Because some days you never know what you'll find at your local thrift store, here's one of the offerings we found this last Saturday afternoon. These floppy diskettes, safely enclosed in their original shrink wrapped box, have survived like a time capsule sitting on the shelf of the Salvation Army's store on the Forest Park Expressway in St Louis.
Should this increasingly rare find inspire you to try a little thrift shopping, consider using this completist's list of St. Louis thift stores. And for the more internet enabled among you, we hear Craigslist still has some interesting finds availible as well.
STL Comic-Con (sort of…)July 27, 2007 at 4:30 pm | Posted in blogs, comics, exhibition, Matthew Hurst | Comments Off on STL Comic-Con (sort of…)
Just because you couldn't get a date to Nerd Prom this weekend doesn't mean you have to get stood up. St. Louis is having it's own comic convention of sorts, albeit a little more comic centric.
The Spector Club Comic Show, now in its 30th year of operation, has it's next show this Sunday, July 29th from 10:00am-2:30pm at the American Legion Post #111 in Shrewsberry. There you'll find sci-fi collectible, toys, and of course a large selection of collectible comic books to buy/sell/trade. To say nothing of all the new friends you're sure to make who won't look at you funny when you're making a joke about the Tick.
And while it may have slipped under our radar in the past, this ongoing show series has more dates coming up, which can be found on the STLcomics.com blog . More info on the event can be found on the Upcoming event page for the show as well as in the Highway 61 Upcoming group.
Film-Geek Fridays: Springfield editionJuly 27, 2007 at 2:05 pm | Posted in Film Student Fridays, Matthew Hurst | Comments Off on Film-Geek Fridays: Springfield edition
Another weekend has come, but this time I don't need to tell you what the big movie is. And while some people seem determined to see it fail (like they argue, the last few seasons), you know they'll be seeing the film anyway. In the meantime I've been playing with my Simpson's avatar (I wrote about it earlier) and posting aerial photos of Springfield, MO (sans monorail system).
But since this weekly feature is meant to emphasize the best film screenings taking place in St. Louis, I'll have to put aside this blockbuster in favor of some more local flavors. But for future reference, I don't need permission to geek out (see above title).
Reel Late @ the Tivoli
- A Clockwork Orange @ midnight Friday & Saturday July 27, 28th and 10PM on Sunday July 29th ($6)Welly, welly, well my droog friends. If you're feeling a little buzzed after leaving the bar, "this would sharpen you up and make you ready for a bit of the old ultra-violence". This 1971 Stanley Kubrick interpretation of the Anthony Burgess novel is a perfect midnight movie, filled with loads of mindless sex and violence and a relatively amoral ethos. And for a double feature, why not come early and check our Labyrinth (hey kids, it's David Bowie). So you're keen on film? Yes!
What is wrong with this picture?July 26, 2007 at 5:16 pm | Posted in contest, Matthew Hurst, stl | 6 Comments
Found in the newspaper vending stand in Terminal A of Lambert Airport. First comment to indentify the problem illustrated above wins a PhotoHunt contest at a bar of your choosing. All apologies to the Riverfront Times magazine.
Music venue overloadJuly 26, 2007 at 3:38 pm | Posted in Matthew Hurst, music, venue | 1 Comment
Just when support for the local music scene was reaching it's breaking point, comes even more good news on the horizon. Beyond the realm of mere bumper sticker patronage, proud citizens and local bands are stepping up to fill in the void of venues we so desperately needed.
Our friends at A to Z blog (by way of the RFT) have the scoop (as usual) on two new local venues. Brothers Brandon and Nate Drexeler (of Jumbling Towers) are bringing local music downtown again @ 2 Cents Plain on Olive Street, which will open in September according to Annie Zaleski's interview. Annie also gave us the heads up on Foam, a coffeehouse/bar or sorts crafting its shows like it's original brews (or so we understand) right on the corner of Jefferson and Cherokee, putting it in the heart of the continuously emerging Cherokee Station.
And while your support for the local music scene might be best exemplified by these fine cultural contributors, our friends from Cruisin' Route 66 have a few casual methods to support the local scene. With all these new venues, now we just wonder which ones Beatle Bob will patronize each week.
52nd City EventsJuly 25, 2007 at 11:51 am | Posted in blogs, Etcetra, Events, Gabe Bullard | 5 Comments
Due to some domain issues, our friends over at 52nd City are unable to get the word out about two of their upcoming events. It's time now for Highway 61 to do its civic duty.
Go to these events:
52nd City "Sporty" Release Party
Where: Riley's, 3458 Arsenal, 314-664-7474
When: Saturday, July 28, 3-6 p.m.
No cover, free food and drinks, all ages
This afternoon will mark the release of our fifth print issue, along with our previous effort, the CD "Sound." The new mag features a variety of St. Louis writers, illustrators and photographers musing on the topic of "Sporty" and will be on sale for $8, with all previous issues available, as well. Expect a few sporting events to be held in-and-out of Riley's on Saturday. Owner Bill Kapes is generously offering some free food and drink… while supplies last. Our new web issue will also go live on this day.
Chippewa Chapel BBQ Benefit
Where: Off Broadway, 3509 Lemp, 314-773-3363
When: Thursday, August 2, 8-10 p.m.
No cover, BBQ for sale, 21-up after 10 p.m.
The hosts of the Chippewa Chapel and Off Broadway have generously offered to host a BBQ benefit for 52nd City. Bring a few dollars for BBQ and your guitar: enjoy a bite, then sign up for the Chippewa Chapel's open mic, the most-popular open mic and jam in South City. The open mic ordinarily kicks off at 9 p.m., but we'll have music on the gorgeous Off Broadway stage beginning at 8 p.m. this evening. Some 52nd City giveaways will be peppered through the evening.
Xmas in July mixtapeJuly 24, 2007 at 2:56 pm | Posted in Matthew Hurst, mixtape, music, summer | 5 Comments
Tags: holiday
Every year we hear the same set of songs playing continuously between Thanksgiving Day until December 26th. This July we decided to do something about it.
By offering a list of songs that includes entirely original Xmas tunes alongside the unique interpretations of holiday standards, we hope we'll inspire you to explore holiday songs of all musical and religious traditions. And while you needn't any particular set of spiritual beliefs (or at all) to enjoy them, here's our offering at the altar of seasonal music, hoping maybe it will prod on a new inclusion to the musical canon of the holiday season.
- Bright Eyes – Blue Christmas (1)
- The Walkmen – Christmas Party (2)
- Magnet – Let It Snow (3)
- Mike Nicolai – Christmas is for Losers (4)
- Snowden – Happy Christmas (War is Over) (5)
- Sufjan Stevens – That Was The Worst Christmas Ever! (6)
- Death Cab for Cutie – Christmas (Baby Please come Home) (7)
- The Next Door Neighbors – How to make Eggnog (8)
- Tom Lehrer – Hanukkah in Santa Monica (9)
- Yukon and You – Marxist Christmas (10)
- Arcade Fire – Winter for a Year (11)
- James Brown – Santa Claus is Definitely Here to Stay (12)
- Beck – Chanukah Funk (13)
- Steve Martin – 5 Christmas Wishes (14)
- Arcade Fire – Jinglebell Rock (self-hosted)
- DJ John – The Charlie Brown Christmas Massacre (15)
- JoolsMF – Havana Good Christmas (16)
- Darren Hanlon – Spend Christmas Day with Me (self-hosted)
Extra credit – Share your favorite holiday tunes in our last.fm group (like that John Denver and the Muppets Christmas Special we're not supposed to share with you). We'll have another raffle among members our last.fm group in a week's time to win a physical copy of our Xmas in July mixtape. Sign up for your stocking stuffer now.
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Apr 06,2007
Bend shelter inundated with stray dogs
by Bend Weekly News Sources
The Humane Society of Central Oregon (HSCO) is asking every person who has lost a dog to reclaim their pet, and for anyone who may be interested in adopting, be aware that now is a great time to do so.
The shelter has received 111 dogs in the past two weeks, which includes 65 strays and 46 owner-relinquished dogs that have filled the kennels beyond their capacity.
These animals, and others like them, have flooded the shelter to exceed capacity. Visit www.hsco.org for more info. Currently there are 48 dogs on site (31 having arrived as strays), and 33 are available for immediate adoption. For anyone who has lost a dog, 15 of the animals are still on a "stray holding period" waiting to be reclaimed.
Staff members were forced to transfer five dogs to a shelter in Portland on Monday to open up a few kennels, and the Oregon Humane Society's Second Chance Program pitched in to alleviate overcrowding by opening a few kennels.
The good news is there is a wonderful selection of canines anxiously waiting for a new loving home. Reuniting an animal with their family is the ideal outcome. "Current identification tags, microchips and dog licenses are essential to quickly reuniting you with your companion," said Troy Kerstetter, HSCO animal welfare director.
HSCO is open Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., and from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday. They are located at 61170 SE 27th Street, just south of Reed Market Road in Bend. Pet owners, or those interested in adopting a pet may phone 541.382.3537 or visit www.hsco.org where photos of stray animals are posted.
As an added note, the shelter will be holding a low-cost microchip identification clinic on Saturday, April 7 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. An implant to identify your pet will be available for $10, and includes registration.


text: The ZIGZAG from LYX is made from what looks like one continuous piece of aluminum. A little foam and a spray on velvet finish (done via "Swiss deep flocking" -- sounds, um, interesting) complete the look. Michael Malmborg's inspiration for this piece: "The design concept is the same as when you write a complete sentence without lifting the pen in a circle!"


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* Repays $184 mln TARP proceeds
* Sees Q2 charge of $0.07/shr * Stock up 6 pct before the bell
May 28 (Reuters) - First Niagara Financial Group Inc FNFG.O said it redeemed all of its $184 million non-voting senior preferred stock that was sold to the U.S. Treasury under the Capital Purchase Program.
The company said it will record an accelerated discount accretion of $7.7 million related to the difference between the amount at which the preferred stock sale was initially recorded and its redemption price.
The accretion, together with the final preferred stock dividend, will hurt its second-quarter earnings by 7 cents a share, it added.
First Niagara also said it intends to negotiate with the Treasury to buy back a warrant for 953,000 common shares issued under the program, which is not expected to have an impact on its earnings.
The company said in April it will sell $300 million of common stock to repay the government funding, and to close its acquisition of 57 branches, $4.2 billion of deposits and $839 million in loans from City National Bank, a unit of PNC Financial Services Group Inc (PNC.N).
The government created TARP last fall to unlock the flow of credit after credit markets were brought to a near halt by shocks such as Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc's LEHMQ.PK bankruptcy.
At first, banks viewed TARP money as a positive, signaling government confidence. But TARP also allows the government to unilaterally impose restrictions, including on pay, and many investors now believe holding bailout money signals weakness.
First Niagara shares were trading up 6 percent at $12.34 before the bell. They closed at $11.68 Wednesday on Nasdaq. (Reporting by Anurag Kotoky in Bangalore; Editing by Anil D'Silva)


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The Safe and Gentle Path to Recovery
Community members and Elim Park residents can both take advantage of our outpatient therapy programs. All services are available on the Elim Park campus using the 3,000 square foot rehabilitation gym and the aquatic suite in our Wellness Center.
Our team provides comprehensive rehabilitation including physical, occupational and speech therapy services. Therapy evaluations are conducted to determine each patient's current status and goals for recovery.
Our Outpatient Therapeutic Professionals
• Physical therapists specializing in mobility, balance and therapeutic exercises
• Occupational therapists specializing in activities of daily living, such as eating, dressing and homemaking
• Speech and language pathologists specializing in communication and cognitive disorders
Aquatic Therapy
Experienced physical therapists with advanced training utilize the 30' x 60' pool, which features a ramp entrance for easy access. The pool temperature is maintained at a controlled 87 degrees while air temperature at 88 degrees to allow for maximum comfort during transitions. Aquatic Therapy is available by appointment with your therapist.
Warm water therapy offers a safe and gentle environment where people can overcome the effects of gravity and receive rehabilitation for a variety of injuries or disabilities. This environment allows the body not just to receive a low impact treatment but the warm water enhances their abilities to function and receive treatment simultaneously. The warm water offers ease and comfort even for those patients in pain or recuperating from an injury.
Aquatic therapy is useful for strengthening and flexibility exercises and treatments, pain reduction, endurance, relaxation, balance and coordination, and is generally recommended in treating:
- Orthopedic injuries such as knee and hip replacements
- Treatment of fractures or chronic pains
- Sports related injuries
- Osteoarthritis
- Rheumatic disorders
- Pulmonary and cardiac disorders
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I haven't been present here for the past couple of weeks… I've had one alright post I've been working on but have had to spend a little too much time on school stuff to actually finish it.
Anyway, Korg made the schematics for the Monotrons and Monotribe public, so I've been working on an LTSpice simulation of the original Monotron. I have the VCO and VCF working, but I haven't made any cool samples or anything. I'm hoping to use the simulation to fix what is widely perceived as the Monotron's worst bug–a popping sound that occurs at the beginning and end of notes.
I'm at least two weeks behind on my project for school, but at least I finally have 90% of the parts in. I'm at a coffee shop right now designing the motor driver. It's gonna be a giant pain and take up two Arduino proto shields. I have no idea if I'm going to require heat sinks or not either, and if I do, I have no idea how I'll get them or make them or whatever.
Another problem I had was getting the motors attached to the wheels. The bit of aluminum that is supposed to connect to both was too small to fit the motor shaft inside it so I had to drill it out. Then the screw holes for screwing into the wheel were spaced too far apart to fit my wheels, so instead of using them I just covered the whole thing in epoxy and stuck the wheel on. They're going to wobble a little but at this point I'm beyond caring about that. A post I could easily make tomorrow would be a photo post of my progress. Good idea, self.
I also breadboarded a Tube Screamer and have been rocking out with that, even though I never finished building the other guitar effect I was building. I'm having a hard time deciding if I should finish the as-of-yet-unnamed "black dirtbox with big switch on it" or start working this TS clone into a box. The black dirtbox has its board about 70% populated but as usual everything is way too close together and I'm not sure if I'm going to be able to make any of the connections on the bottom properly.
For the TS clone, I'm planning on using a case that I tooled for an older TS-inspired design I dreamed up. That one I gave up on when I had just started populating the board–again because I tried to cram way too much crap onto it. Because I'm removing all the extra features I'd added it's going to have four giant holes with nothing in them. I'll have to at least shield it or something. *shrug*
I guess I should post some pictures of those guitar projects too. I'm not currently in a state where I can make any recordings to show you what they actually sound like. Even my playing consists of just one chord over and over while I change one value on the breadboard, so when I say "rock out" I'm really using that term loosely.
Anyway, that's what I've been up to, Nothing is EVER FINISHED but I'll try and get a few pictures posted tomorrow anyway.


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Michael Sheedy, Executive Director of Florida Catholic Conference
Robert Winslow, President of Global Building and Consulting Corp., Board Chair
Fr. Pat O'Neill, Archdiocese of Miami, Founder
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Application for State Support for Professional Presentations
- Extension Administration provides $300 in travel support for Extension employees to help defray travel expenses associated with presenting at a professional meeting.
- This special support is available once per employee per calendar year and is subject to approval and available funding from Extension Administration. The support may be split between multiple presenters.
Travel Funding:
- Preapproval should be received by getting a pre-trip T number before travel occurs.
- Reimbursement to the traveler should occur through the unit's org and fund within 90 days of the trip end date or by January 15, whichever comes first.
- Note: if an individual is self-funding the trip, he or she should still submit for reimbursement for the amount of the professional presentation support.
- The amount of professional presentation support will not be transferred back to the unit until the following January.
- Support will be transferred to the department org and fund number used to reimburse the travel expenses.
- Only Extension orgs and funds are permitted. It is not available for OSP projects or other funding.
Submit the Professional Presentation Support Form. You may submit this form any time after your presentation, but it is due no later than January 15 the year after your presentation. There are no exceptions to this deadline!
Resources: Travel Training, OSU Travel
Questions: Jessi Favret
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TerminiThe Roma Termini railway station is the most important railway station in the city of Rome, the largest in Italy and the second in Europe after Paris Gare de Nord for passenger traffic. The station takes its name from the nearby thermal baths of Diocletian. The first station was built in 1862 and opened to the public February 25, 1863 under the name " Central Train Roman " . On July 2, 1868 began the preliminary work of the new station Termini with an opening ceremony in the presence delpapa Pius IX, up to the time of the choice of the final project that took place in 1869. Work began immediately , but after the storming of Porta Pia Rome was passed to the Kingdom of Italy , therefore the work suffered various interruptions and a general slowdown in the construction were completed in 1874. Following the standard scheme of the time, the Roma Termini railway station was equipped with two buildings travelers parallel , one for arrivals and one for departures , brought together by a central metal roof , similar to the one built just before in Paris at the Gare of ' East The upmarket business district around the station is very much alive , full of shops and is ideal for a Roman holiday being a very central and well connected the Underground , in the last 20 years around the station has developed a multi-ethnic community that makes the ' different atmosphere from other districts of Rome
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Ok, I know that it's been a long time since the last time I actually wrote something, and this could be mainly because I have been too much busy, or maybe, because there is nothing special going on in the metal scene lately, which is actually sad.
Well, since there is nothing important to discuss honestly, I would like to know your opinion about something: Should be Metal music and lyrics be attached to a specific subject? I mean, if you're playing in a Grind Core band, you should write lyrics exclusively about dead, murder, blood, etc.? Or what about Doom, Gothic? What if you're feeling happy? Would you still write sad and depressing content? Would that be honest?
I don't know you guys but I definitely don't believe that music should be attached to an specific subject, I think that sooner or later, it's going to be boring, think a little bit about Fear Factory. I love FF so much, but is quite annoying to know that much of their lyrics are about the same subject: Man vs Machine, and yeah in the 90's that was so fucking great, but right now, at least for me, is not that interesting. To be honest with you guys, the best FF album, is Archetype, and is basically, along with transgression, the only two albums not associated with man vs machine subject.
I have to say, I'm huge supporter of the free speech in music, so as you already know, one of my past entries, was about Christian content in Extreme metal, once again, what is your opinion about that? Moreover, what is your opinion about NSBM (National socialist Black Metal)? I don't like that content at all, I don't agree with them neither, but only because of that should I condemn that scene?
How to know the boundary of be honest and keep yourself faithful to your ideals? And, when is enough to write lyrics only with shock value purposes? Or only to tell about the book you loved?
Well, I would love to know your opinions, please share it in the comment box, or on my Facebook page facebook.com/granulum.music
Thanks for reading, and see you next time around!!!…


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Many people dream of visiting their old high school after having made it big in their chosen profession, perhaps as a doctor, lawyer or engineer. Few return to the former alma mater as a pro wrestler. Three Ottawa-based wrestlers -- Misty Haven, "Mr. Know-It-All" Shawn Demers and "MVP" Michael Von Payton -- were recently able to achieve this unique goal.
Demers and the married couple of Misty and MVP worked a show held at the Rockland Ontario District High School, east of Ottawa. The event, held on January 13, was a fundraiser for the local high school rugby team known as the RDHS Wildcat Rugby Club.
Von Payton (Michael Leduc) explained how the wrestling promotion Rage Wrestling became involved with the rugby team. "I met Mr. Ray Jones (former vice principal and rugby team tour manager) and mentioned doing a show to help them raise funds. He liked the idea and we went from there. I never did play rugby, which I now regret. Maybe my regret of not playing is what makes me want to help out so much!"
There was a very distinct community feel that is not present at many wrestling shows. Before the event, Misty Haven (nee Stephanie Landry) helped high school girls prepare posters promoting the matches. The ring was set up by the wrestlers and members of the rugby team. Shawn Demers had a friendly chat with a number of the students.
The first match of the evening featured Demers -- a hometown favorite despite his Mr. Know-it-All attitude -- against Zack "The Freak" Manson. Many of the high school girls seemed very impressed with Mr. Know-it-All's sequined outfit and embroidered wrestling shorts. After a tough battle, Mr Know-it-All emerged victorious against Manson.
Demers said many of his former teachers did not recognize him in the ring. "I was quite shy in high school. When I take on the character of Mr Know-it-All and enter the ring. I become a different person."
The second match featured Rockland-native Misty Haven against Portia Perez. It was obvious that Misty had much more experience and made quick work of Perez. Misty's mom still lives in Rockland and had the chance to see her daughter perform.
The highlight of the night was a lumberjack title match between crowd favorite and alumni Michael Von Payton against the heel Drake Styles. The high school rugby team served as the lumberjacks for the match. It was great entertainment seeing the teenagers exuberantly throwing Styles back into the ring and then gingerly nudging MVP back into the action. The match featured a number of high-flying aerial moves and close two-and-a-half counts with Von Payton finally victorious. After the match, it seemed like MVP was related to half the crowd, receiving congratulations from high school girls to grandmothers.
Rockland High School teacher and rugby coach Andrew Lawford was happy with the event. "This will help send our guys to Wales and England. It was great for Rage Wrestling to help us out."
Stephen Dean Johnson grew up in Saskatchewan on a steady diet of Stampede wrestling. He currently lives in Ottawa and is a fan of CPW and Rage Wrestling. He can be emailed at email@example.com.


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Navigating the Machine Learning job market
Over the past couple of months, I have been trying to navigate the machine learning job market. It has been a bewildering, confusing, and yet immensely satisfying and informative time. Talking with friends in similar situations, I find a lot of common threads, and I find surprisingly little clarity online regarding this.
So I've just decided to put together the sum total of my experiences. Your mileage may vary. After you're done being a fresher, your situation and what you're looking for gets a little more unique, so take whatever I say with a pinch of salt.
I've been passionate about machine learning for six years or more now. Though I didn't realize it at that time, a lot of project choices, career choices and course choices I made were with the thought of 'does this help me get closer to a research-oriented job that involves text mining in some form?'. I went to grad school at a university that was very research oriented and worked on a master's thesis on an NLP problem, as well as a ton of projects in courses. My first job after that involved NLP in the finance industry. My second job also involved text processing. The jobs I got offers from after this period also involve NLP strongly. I've literally never worked on anything else. So you can understand where I'm coming from.
So. Machine learning jobs. Where are they, usually?
Literally everywhere, it turns out. Every company seems to have a research division that involves something to do with data, and data mining. The nature of these positions can vary.
There are positions where you need to have some knowledge of machine learning, and it kind of informs your job, which might or might not involve having to use ML-based solutions. Usually these positions are at large companies. As an example, you might be in a team whose output is, say, an email client. There's some ML used in some features of the product, and it is important for you to be able to grasp and work around those algorithms, or be able to analyze data, but on a day to day basis you're working on writing code that doesn't involve any ML.
There are other similar positions where you deal with a higher volume of data, and they have simple solutions to get meaning out of them. Maybe they use Vowpal Wabbit on a Hadoop cluster on occasion. Or Mahout. But they've got the ML bit nailed down, and more of the work involves just doing big data kind of work. These positions are more ubiquitous. If you have some ML on your resume, as well as Hadoop or HBase, these doors open up to you. Most of the places that require this kind of a skillset are mid-sized companies kind of out of the startup phase.
Then you have the Data Scientist positions. This phrase is pretty catchall, and you find a wide variety of positions if you look for this title. Often at big firms, it means that you have knowledge of statistics, and can deal with tools like R, Excel, SQL databases, and maybe Python in order to find insights that help with business decisions. The volume of data you deal with isn't usually large.
At startups though, this title means a lot more. You are usually interviewing to be the go-to person for all the ML needs in the company. The kind of skills interview all the ones I mentioned above, apart from having a thorough knowledge of other things like scikit-learn and Weka, as well as having worked on ML projects. Some big data experience is usually a plus. Often, you're finding insights in the data and prototyping things that an engineering team will put in production. Or maybe you're also doing that if ML is not central to the startup's core business.
Most people are looking for the Research Engineer job. You aren't usually coming up with new algorithms. But you're implementing some. On the upper end of the scale, you're going through research papers and implementing the algorithms in them and making them work. You need a fair idea of putting code into production and deviate from research in adding layers to things to make your system work in a more deterministic, debuggable fashion. An example would be several jobs at LinkedIn where a lot of the features on the site need you to use collaborative filtering or classification. Increasingly, these jobs work on large data, but often that is not the case, and people manage fine using parallel processing instead of graph databases and mapreduce.
In a mature team, this position might not require you to use your ML skills on a day to day basis. In a new team, this position would need you to work on end to end systems that happen to use ML that you will be implementing.
In larger firms, you probably just need to have worked on ML in grad school, and your past jobs. It doesn't matter the nature of the kind of data you've worked on. In startups though, they start looking for more specific skills. Like they'd want someone who's specifically worked on topic modelling. Or machine translation. The complexity of their system doesn't usually call for a PhD. They would grab an off the shelf solution if they could. But they would ideally want someone who has an idea of these things own this component and manage it completely, and be able to hit the ground running, which is why they want someone who's worked on same or similar things previously.
Which brings me to another point. All ML jobs aren't equally interviewed for.
Several large as well as mid-sized tech firms hire you for the company, not for a specific team or role. Usually, the recruiter finds you based on buzzwords in your resume, and sets up interviews with you. The folks interviewing you probably work in teams that have nothing to do with your skills. It is possible you go through interviews not answering even one ML question. Later when you get hired, they try to match you to a team, and they try to take into account your ML background to place you in a relevant team. If you're interviewing for a specific kind of job, this makes it harder as you don't know until you're done with the whole process about what kind of work you'll be doing.
Like I said before, at startups probably, you'll know exactly what kinds of problems you'll be working on. But more often, you're hired into a group of sister teams. They all require similar skills. Maybe they work on different components of the same product, all of which use ML in different ways. So you have a fair idea of what you'll be working on, but not necessarily a clear picture. You might end up working at the heart of the ML algorithm, or maybe you're preprocessing text. The interviews will go over your ML background and previous projects as well as ML-related problem-solving.
Then there's the Applied Researcher role. You usually require a demonstrated capability of working on reasonably complex ML problems. You are occasionally putting things in production and need good coding skills. Often, you're prototyping things after researching different approaches. When you do put things in production, it is usually tools that other teams that use ML in their solutions use. Language is no bar, but usually there's an agreed-upon suite of tools and languages that the team uses.
The Researcher role usually requires a PhD. Your team is probably the idea factory of the company, or that particular line of business of that company. Intellectual property generation is part of the job. I'm not highly insightful about this line of work, because I haven't known very many people opting for these positions, and it feels increasingly like PhDs take up the Applied Researcher/Research Engineer role in a team, and do the prototyping and analyses while others help with that as well as put these prototypes into production.
There's a lot of overlap in all these different types of positions I've mentioned, and it isn't a watertight classification. It's a rough guide to the different kinds of positions there are.
So where do you find these jobs?
LinkedIn is a great resource. You can use 'machine learning', 'data mining', 'image processing' or 'data science' or 'text mining' or 'natural language processing' as search keywords. I've also found Twitter to be a great place to search for jobs using these same keywords.
There are tons of job boards that also enable you to search using these keywords. Apart from them, I find a lot of ML-specific job fora. There's KDNuggets Jobs, NLPPeople, LinguistList which are browsable job boards. Apart from them, there are also mailing lists like ML-News and SIG-IRList. I've also found /r/MachineLearning on Reddit to be a good resource on occasion for jobs.
Now that you've found a position and sent them off your resume and they got back to you, what do you expect in the interview? Wait for my next post to find out!
Posted on February 19, 2015, in for novices, machine learning, natural language processing, text mining, websites and tips and tagged interviews, jobs, recruiters. Bookmark the permalink. Leave a comment.


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Source: Ian Simpson / Miami Herald
The celebrity boxing match between rapper DMX and acquitted Florida killer George Zimmerman has been called off, its promoter said on Saturday after threats were made against him.
The three-round match would have pitted Zimmerman, who was found not guilty in the 2012 shooting death of unarmed, black teenager Trayvon Martin, against the trash-talking musician with a history of arrests, most of them drug or driving offenses.
Damon Feldman, who has organized numerous bouts between celebrities, said on Twitter that the Zimmerman-DMX match was off after generating a public outcry this week.
"Done with George Zimmerman if you had a major payday sitting in front of you, I know no one else would walk away like I did ***Next!!," he said in a Tweet.
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Here's a blast from the past!
|Back cover of Marvelmania Magazine #2.
|Conan's sword was altered for dramatic effect!
|John Buscema really left his indelible mark on the fantastic barbarian as well.
Here's Barry Windsor-Smith's classic narrative "Cimmeria" finally completed after thirty years! The following is his marvelous vision you can find on his incredible web site, barrywindsor-smith.com/news/
I recall only the stillness of that sombre land; the clouds that piled forever on the hills, the dimness of the everlasting woods. Cimmeria, land of Darkness and deep Night.
Script by original pulp author Robert E. Howard with artwork by Barry (Windsor-) Smith (Conan the Barbarian) & Tim Conrad (Worms of the Earth.)
An illustrated poem written by the great Robert E. Howard., creator of Conan, Kull, Solomon Kane, Bran Mak Morn and so many more...!
|Earl Norem provided many awesome covers for the Savage Sword of Conan magazine.
|This Baxter paper edition not only reprinted "Cimmeria", but my all time favorite Conan tale, "Red Nails." I loved "Red Nails" so much I recently purchased the gorgeous Art Archives edition.
|Can't resist showing off the Art Archives edition I just had to have! I haven't see a second volume of this marvelous book.
|While it was magnificent to get all of Barry Windsor-Smith's Conan, I was less than enthusiastic with the modern coloring. However, "Cimmeria" was published in its original black & white format.
|Barry Windsor-Smith illustrated new covers for the first nine issues of Conan Saga. That was so sweet!
|It's hard to go wrong with a Earl Norem cover!
|A variation of the movie poster was used for the cover of this Austrian edition.
|There's that favorite signature again! France edition.
Live Large My Friends!
Thank You!
|Boris Vallejo also provided many classic covers, including for the first issue, of the Savage Sword of Conan magazine series. Brazilian edition pictured.
|Artist Dorian (Vallejo, don't believe he's related to Boris) painted the cover used on the Norway edition.


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ISOWA Keeps You Going – Always on the Go! That's the goal concept we set up during this project. If we can do this, we will get our customers to become our fans.
Since then, the concept has penetrated the whole company slowly but surely. Now how can we make that concept a higher priority than conventional numerical targets? That's what we talked about this time.
Through the discussion, I found that conveying thoughts to someone means repeating it until he or she understands. That's true for corporate culture reform, in which I've always held onto my own belief.
Tonight we had lots of very nice remarks.
Mr. T of the technical division said, "Development for the world, for the people – that's what I'm always saying. But I've realized that I'm really doing it for myself. I can't help feeling guilty for sitting here."
No way! That's just like ISOWA. That sounds exactly like a company where you can work for the happiness of yourself and your family.
Mr. N of sales said, "I think the ultimate goal of that concept is to enable the customers to keep themselves going." That's really impressive. You got me!
Mr. Takahashi from SCHOLAR said, "Mr. Isowa is suffering from a gap between heart and sales. Why don't you just focus on sales that the heart will generate? "
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lunes, 9 de abril de 2007
Salvador Dali in Figueres
The next morning after my fantastic hike, I decided to get the first bus out of Cadaques headed for Figueres again in hopes of catching a more reasonable line up at the Dalí museum. The bus ride was equally amazing going out of Cadaqués. There were still clouds down in the valley below and as you can see in the first picture, it was totally amazing.
I reached Figueres and walked into town after stowing my bags and luckily there was no line up at all. The museum was like walking into a crazy dream. When you first walk in, you are met with a large courtyard in which was an old car being pulled by some sort of Hindu goddess. High above the car was a boat with static water drop dangling from the bottom like stalactites. At the extreme top was a small umbrella, which apparently opens when it's raining.
The inner hallways curved around the main courtyard, filled with many sketches, strange mannequins and objects. Behind the courtyard was a huge room covered by an amazing glass dome. Inside this grand hall were some huge tapestries of some of Dalí's most famous work.
Dalí seemed to be fascinated with optical illusion. A lot of his pictures were contained in glass boxes with a v-shaped piece of glass in the centre. If you stood directly in the centre, the paintings would become 3D. With the picture shown here of Dalí painting his wife Gala, her foot totally came out at you.
Other highlights included: a painting on hydraulics which would open up before you when you put in a coin; the Mae West room, which consisted of a sofa which looked like lips, a fireplace which looked like a nose and 2 pictures on the wall. When you went up a small staircase, the pictures turned into eyes and you realize that you are looking at a portrait of Mae West. Even her hair was made by the curtains that hung on the wall; a Sistine cahapel-like room depicting Gala and Salvador ascending to heaven; a metal coil which descended from the ceiling and on the end of it was a grimacing face.
It was a cool place all in all and a great way to end a fantastic long weekend.
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text: Departures from TV shows seems to be more common than not these days. TV Guide's Michale Ausiello is reporting that after five years, Law & Order: Special Victims star Diane Neal has turned in her resignation and is exiting the show after this season. An NBC source had the following to say: "Diane spent five years on SVU and was a tremendous addition to the SVU team. She is looking forward to new opportunities and she will be missed."


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Man kills himself in Chippewa County after allegedly sexually assaulting a woman
Authorities said a man sexually assaulted a woman at gunpoint in Marshfield, and he was later found dead about 60 miles to the west in Cadott.
Marshfield Police Chief Joe Stroik said his officers got a call Tuesday morning from a resident who heard a woman crying for help from an apartment next door.
Officers found the 25-year-old woman bound to her bed, and she was apparently restrained for several hours. She was taken to a hospital for treatment of injuries.
A 6-month-old child was found unharmed in the apartment.
About an hour and a half later, Chippewa County got a call from an unknown man saying "My girlfriend is in the apartment tied up, alive, and the baby is OK."
Stroik said it appeared the woman and the 36-year-old male suspect had a previous relationship and the child's relations were not immediately known.
Chippewa County authorities did not immediately release the man's name or how he died. The incidents remain under investigation.


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Congratulations to Bill Kennedy, who is officially a KWU Approved Trainer today! Bill has been teaching KWU classes in the Carolinas for a bit more than a year and it has been a whirlwind. Starting with technology classes eEdge Boot Camp 1 and 2 and Internet Lead Generation, he quickly picked up six KWU classes including cornerstones like MREA: The 24 Topics and SHIFT: The 24 Topics. We are very proud to have him on the team. So, when you spot him in your market center be sure to congratulate him on a job well done!
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Pam Temple Achieves Master Faculty Status
There was definitely a lot going on at the 2018 Keller Williams Realty Family Reunion that just took place in Anaheim, California. Included in the activities were Master Faculty auditions. Only a few auditioned this time around and Pam Temple was one of them. Please join me in congratulating Pam Temple for obtaining KW Master Faculty status. Congratulations, Pam! We are so proud of you!


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703 Princes Highway Tempe, NSW 2044
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|Tue-Fri, lunch 11am-3pm; Tue-Sun, dinner 5.30-10pm
|(02) 8668 4800
Let's call it highway dining. Pick any roadside in Thailand, and chances are you'll find an unassuming shack serving great fresh food, such as grilled fish, marinated meats on sticks, and steaming stir-fries piled with great heaps of ultra-fresh vegies.
Bai Tong Thai, which opened in Tempe a year ago, is far fancier than this - there's a roof, kitchen and comfortable sit-down furniture - but its chef, Pom Gongkam, has an authentic streetside pedigree. Descended from a line of roadside vendors and chefs, she learnt to cook at her mother's food stall at a Chiang Mai street market.
After university, she returned to the province to train in traditional techniques (aka no measuring cups or modern appliances) before landing in Australia, where she spent two decades at Prasit's Northside Thai. In keeping with the roadside theme, her new Tempe home is slotted among a strip of industrial shops opposite the suburb's monolithic furniture store, Ikea.
On a windy Saturday night, a crew of party-goers emerges from the darkness, but otherwise the lights of the eatery are the only welcoming sign around.
Inside, it's a battle to keep the gale at bay, so we request a table away from the door. It turns out to be a good decision, moving us away from the busy takeaway area at the front and closer to the goings-on - and tempting fragrances - in the open kitchen.
Looks-wise, the venue is simple, but it has a few homey touches - crimson features here and there, plus photos of Thai street scenes on the wall. It's also handy to have the kitchen so close, so we can pepper Gongkam with questions, which she answers ably.
Our waitress, who has been called in as a last-minute stand-in to help during a sudden staffing shortage on the night of our visit, isn't as confident, but serves us swiftly and gladly.
Gongkam's cooking shows plenty of flair and flamboyance. Take the go-to starter, steamed purple dumplings (choor muang) filled with caramelised peanut and smoked duck mince. Worked into ornate floral shapes and arranged artfully on a row of spoons, each one is filled with a sweet, gelatinous meat far richer and denser than other Asian varieties.
There's even the occasional incursion into ''dude food''. The idea of Asian tacos might sound strange but don't be put off - the mini tacos with chicken, prawns and tofu (kanom buang) are actually a modified version of a traditional Thai dish. They're made from super-crunchy pastry, though we have to scratch around at the bottom to find the meat.
The simplest starter turns out to be the tastiest - miang tofu, golden piles of tofu, cashews and coconut on betel leaves, which taste sweet and are intensely crunchy.
For mains, the crispy pork belly with green beans has plenty of crunch and chilli, while the real show-off - lemongrass fish - is an elaborate tower of whole fried barramundi. The flesh alone isn't overly exciting, but the chilli dressing adds interest and heat.
Baitong's prawns - king prawns stir-fried in house-made curry paste and served in a whole, fresh coconut - is a sweet, mild concoction with resort-style looks. We spoon great heaps of the golden, creamy mixture from an opening at the top of the nut and, once we're done, Gongkam shows us how to scoop flesh from the inside walls. The soft, delicate slivers are a sweet surprise.
To finish, we try bite-size servings of pandan pudding, sticky black rice and mango ice-cream from the mixed dessert platter, and savour the intense flavours of the ruby-coloured pomegranate and lychee granita.
Considering its humble beginnings, Gongkam's cooking shows a distinctive dramatic streak.
Traditional Thai with creative flair.
Good. Starters, $5.90-$11.90; mains, $13.90-$29.90; dessert, $7-$10.
Recommended dishes
Choor muang (violet dumplings); Baitong's prawns; pomegranate granita.
703 Princes Highway,
Tempe, 8668 4800
Tue-Fri, lunch, 11am-3pm;
Tue-Sun, dinner, 5.30-10pm
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12th Examinations are over in Maharashtra and elsewhere, and students along with their parents hunting for right course for career. Everyone knows that animation and media is a hot cake now a days. Career in animation is very bright; it has wide scope of creativity and huge earning potential. So keeping all such things in minds students and parents make lot of enquiries for searching a good Bachelor degree in animation and multimedia.
In India, few years before, animation courses were being offered by private institutes. But now as the demand for skilled animators are increasing day by day, many universities are offering various degrees in animation and other visual element designs. And since the choice is available, parents are selecting university animation courses over any private courses & Institutes.
Some of the most popular universities, offering degrees in animation, media and other visual arts are:
• Yashwantrao Chavan Maharashtra University
• Karnataka State Open University
• Manipal University
• Karnataka State Open University IGNOU
• Mahatma Gandhi University
• Punjab Technical University
These universities are offering degrees in animation like bsc in animation, BA in Animation, M.Sc. in animation, MA in animation etc. Most of them are offering these degrees under open and distance learning mode.
Recently, about 2 years back India's oldest and renowned university, The University of Pune, has also launched B.Sc. Degree in animation, under the faculty of science. According to University "The consumer demand of high quality animation and visuals has fueled the growth of the animation industry in this decade. The visual artist with excellent design and computer animation skills and a firm understanding of animation technology. They are producing stunning visuals for games, multimedia, web, television and documentaries. This proposed degree program is focus on developing student's creativity and the skills in the areas of design, computer animation, simulation, and advertisement etc. using cutting edge software. Successful graduates will complete a professional quality demo and able to prove animation abilities."
Though because of its reputation, doing a degree in animation (B.Sc. in Animation) from Pune University is like a dream come true for most of the students, When I saw the curriculum and rules drafted by the university, I felt the entrance scope is very limited in this course.
I completely understand the critical process of drafting and preparing a new course by any good university like University of Pune , for which I have very high regards and respect. However I feel the rules and regulations drafted by the university for B.Sc. in animation are little tough and hard and may prevail creative students to make use of this course offered by Pune University.
First and foremost I wanted to make it clear that it is just my personal opinion and not the official comment or allegation against any university including university of Pune.
Under the present rules and regulation 2012 B.Sc. Animation from Pune University the rules of admissions are as follows:
1. Eligibility: Students must be HSC (or Equivalent ) with any three subject such as Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Mathematics, Geography, biology, etc.
But I personally feel that animation is a creative and artistic field, it has nothing much to do with students current educational background, I have seen many creative students from Arts and even commerce field and if given a chance they can perform much better than any other student.
2. Entrance test is compulsory by the college for B.Sc. animation which is based on the topics related with awareness of information technology, skill of visualization, lateral / create thinking, , English, non verbal reasoning & verbal reasoning.
Here I have seen that most of the creative students come from drawing (Artistic) background from fine arts schools and their command over English and reasoning may be weak. In this case such kind of creative student may feel difficulty to clear the entrance test. In my views the even if the entrance test is important for this degree in animation, it should focus exploring creativity skills, drawing and visual thinking of the candidate.
3. Even after the entrance test, a Merit list for admission is prepared by considering 50 % of total Marks obtained in Entrance Examination and 50 % of total Marks obtained in 12th or equivalent Examination ( Mentioned in eligibility criteria ).
Which makes it harder for a low scorer in 12th class to get in to this animation degree course by Pune University. However as per the syllabus documents, university and govt. of Maharashtra has full rights to give relaxation in the rules.
4. The medium of instruction for the course shall be English. This will make difficult for students from non English background to understand the lectures and subject in detail.
On the qualification of the faculties also university has made following rules to become the trainer (Faculty) for teaching b.sc animation:
1) M.Sc. ( Computer/electronics/Mathematics/Statistics /Physics) along with Minimum 2 years
diploma in Animation or any equivalent degree in Animation.
2) M.C.A.. ( Science/Engineering ) along with Minimum 2 years diploma in Animation or any
equivalent degree in Animation. Along with above mentioned qualifications, Qualifying in NET /SET examination is essential as per UGC & university rule.
In my views such kind of combination is not only difficult to find for the college but also increase the shortness of talent.
One more interesting fact about the B.Sc. in animation course offered by Pune University is, except one or two universities, none of the other universities mentioned above in my article included programming languages like C and Python in the first year on the course.
To summarize, creative students from non science background who want to make their career in animation field, should look some other options as university of Pune has not made any options for you to do degree in animation. However the good news is, India's other reputed universities are offering B.Sc. in animation courses for non science students as well.
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Monday, December 05, 2016
Binding to God
This lovely girl. This rose of ours. Our little biscuit. She got baptized the weekend before Thanksgiving. Both sets of grandparents came out to witness this big event in her life. It was a weekend packed full of people and excitement and love.
I felt so tender towards this fiery girl of mine as I watched her take this big step that will bind her to God. I could tell that she understood the magnitude of it. That she was ready, that her heart was eager. She was pretty excited about this little photo shoot we did to make her invitations. Sorry for posting so many of these, but this girl has too many good expressions. I love how photos still all the chaos and help you see, really see your children. These two (above and below) may be my favorite.
And here she is on her actual baptism day. She wore the same outfit that my dad wore when he was baptized as an 8 year old. His mother made it for him. It has been worn by her older siblings and all her older cousins on my side of the family. It's thin and worn and the zipper is broken, but I love that she gets to feel connected to all these people who she loves and who love her, who have gone before her on this path of discipleship.
Love this funny candid shot , with charlie photo bombing and my dad taking a selfie.
It was so great having all her grandparents there, even her third grandmother, Joyce.
Right after she was actually baptized my mom had the idea to pass out these cute little cards for people to write little messages to Emmeline to help her remember her big day and to express their thoughts about the Savior and baptism. These were a treasure. Full of wisdom and incite that I hope Emmeline will read often.
Here are some excerpts of what people wrote:
"There's a part in the book Peter Pan where Peter looks to his future and says, "It will be an awfully big adventure." That's what baptism is like to me. It's a time in your life when you stand at the beginning of so many things – some you can imagine and some you can not. But that's what makes it an adventure. And the only thing we really know is that through every facet of that adventure, Heavenly Father will walk, dance, climb, sing, cry, pray and work and play right along with us. Enjoy the Adventure Emmeline, it's going to be fabulous."
"I believe the power of baptism is to bind you to God and to make it feel good to be clean, so you want to repent. And the Holy Ghost will give you power and strength to improve, to change, and to repent. The Holy Ghost and the sacrament will slowly, over your lifetime, help you become the best Emmeline Rose Eyre Shumway you can ever be. You are enough. You are perfect. I love you. I believe in the power of the atonement to help me change, to help me find joy , and to help me know god. I can't wait to see how powerful you'll be with the Holy Ghost helping you change and grow closer to Jesus Christ."
"Dear Emmeline, I know it has been a hard day for you, but you did it! Love, Delilah"
And my favorite, from Peter:
Love this girl, can't wait to watch her follow this path she has chosen.
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oh my Jan what do you think our minds are like... !! Sniggering along with you today. Love the new ironing board cover, and also the bags - floppy and stiff! Your idea of making a quick bag for a gift would have taken me forever. Helen 3ReplyDelete
Clever you to just "quickly" make a bag as a gift...my friend would have to wait a lifetime before they got anything that remotely resembled this beautifully crafted bag! #21ReplyDelete
Love that song! I am with Belinda above, I have been making a bag for ever and still have not started.ReplyDelete
Love your new ironing board cover - easy to get them to the end of their lives - and mine now has an old towel underneath it! Shame on me.
Have a good week - Neet 11 xx
- Anonymous13 August 2014 at 08:06
OMG! You are a woman after my own heart. Having bought multiple new covers over the years, only to find the UK ones don't fit my US board - and I can never remember the cm measurements when faced with a rack of lovely new covers so it's always buy/try/return - I have often thought I could make a cover but not a clue how to proceed. Iron on fleece? perfect. was it from FL UK? I am totally going to do this and soon - MIL is coming in October and I know she actually uses her ironing board for clothes (unlike ME LOL!) and mine has ink, sticky stuff, and rips al over it. Better sort it or face her wrath! :)ReplyDelete
Happy WOYWW!
Mary Anne (1)
Nothing fits my built-in ironing board either so I just staple some elastic to the underneath of a shop bought one and that holds it :) Your cover looks fabulous, no wrinkles like my one. Your bag is so gorgeous and bright, even if it is a floppy one, I could say something here but it would be censored (he he). Well, show off, quickly making a bag. I could do that too you know, just give me some fabric and a staple gun!!! Seriously though, you are so clever to make those bags and all the things you sew, I'm just jealous cos I can't sew.ReplyDelete
Have a great week,
Von # 32
Now I've got that song on repeat in my head! I sure hope I don't have to get out the iron now lol. I will say there is very little chance my ironing board cover will ever wear out. Your's looks very pretty and as long as it works, I think it's good : D. The bags are beautiful! Thanks for noticing the paper on my shaker card, I was very pleased to have worked out if I adhered the paper to the cardstock first, then made the die cut it was a lot easier to line things up lol.ReplyDelete
Gorgeous bag and ironing cover.... is there nothing you can not make? I am in awe of your sewing talent. I got all excited and had my sewing machine serviced and then just put it back in the cupboard ;( But every woyww I am inspired to get it out. I will let you know how it goes.ReplyDelete
Sandra de @33
Loving both bags. The colours in the first go so well together. The lovely blue and cream (or is it white?) on the other bag is perfect.ReplyDelete
Although your cover is lovely, nothing makes ironing better for me. I hate ironing and try to buy clothes that don't need ironing:)
Hope you have a lovely WOYWW.
Sue 38
Beautiful bags! I have done that pad making for an ironing board before, but 20 years ago! I probably don't iron enough now to wear out one! LOL Thanks for the look. #34ReplyDelete
It seems every time I visit your blog I end up yearning for some of your beautiful fabric - this weeks it's that blue and white one - so gorgeous! I really must change my ironing board cover now I know it can be done, simply because the cover that came with it is absolutely ghastly and doesn't co-ordinate with my studio! A great excuse to go fabric shopping now! Hope you have a great week,ReplyDelete
Diana xx
Oh Jan..we must have gone to the same Household skills school!I love your ironing board cover!!ReplyDelete
I will make one too after your "demo". You are ironing, I'm washing windows..what's got into us??!! Have a great week.
Judy xx
great ironing board cover! Your bags are just beautiful... great!ReplyDelete
Happy WOYWW!
Love your bags, Jan ... they are so bright and cheerful. I made a floppy one too and thought, just as you did, that I should have used some stiffening :) Still it does tuck very nicely into my shoulder bag. I think you did a great job with the ironing board cover - it doesn't have to be tailored, it just has to do the job :) I hate ironing too and, until the EM injured his back, I didn't need to think about it too often but now I'm back on ironing duties ... oh woe is me :( Have a lovely WOYWW and a great week. Elizabeth x #45ReplyDelete
Beautiful bags as usual Jan - do you not find it very difficult to part with them - I would probably end up keeping them all for myself :oDReplyDelete
Bernice #37
Hee hee made me smile. My mum just been for a visit. When I went to collect her she said will it be OK to press my stuff at your house? Said of course. She didn't probably took one look at ironing board and decided to to for creased look!!!:-) Great cover and bags. My bag been to Yorkshire and Somerset. Anne x @ 35ReplyDelete
Hi Jan, Happy WOYWW...great effort to recover the ironing board...mine recently was replaced as the old one was ripped and scorched. OOOH yes I do love that blue tooooo. What weight stiffening do you use in your totes?? Cheers and enjoy your week RobynO#39ReplyDelete
Hi Jan, great bags, and I love the blue fabric too, I'm pleased to I'm not the only one who hates ironing.ReplyDelete
Jan S no 55
Well - you've done it again! I am here deciding which would be the best way to get it stiff!!! I am sure you will manage it - you have achieved wonderful results in the past!! Fab bags Jan and that board cover - well, who could want better than that - well done you. x JoReplyDelete
Hi neighbor! I love ironing-taking something wrinkly and crinkly and making it smooth and neat!ReplyDelete
thanks for stopping by!
Jan, you do make me laugh, you do the most beautiful needlework when it is something you are creating, but when it comes to necessities like a new ironing board cover, finesse seems to be a little distant. But the finished result looks good, even if your seams are wobbly, and we only have your word for that anyway.ReplyDelete
Hope the dotty cover makes that ironing a little less of a chore.
Chris #63
Jan - your comment made me so happy last week! We need a soul sister birthday celebration for sure. And your post today is further proof that somehow our DNA is entangled! For months now I have been wanting to make a new ironing board cover. I don't want to put a lot of time into it. I didn't even know where to start and now, look at you! This is exactly what I need to do!!! You just amaze me. I iron more fabric for sewing than I do actual clothing--which is kinda funny. But I'm making a new cover this week! Hugs dearest! Happy WOYWW! Sandy Leigh #54ReplyDelete
Seriously now if you could see Yoda trying to get hugs off me and tell me to go to bed whilst I am typing this message to you, you would nearly wet yourself laughing. I am persisting as it is you. I love the ironing board cover with it's dots but there is now way it would make me happy ironing, I hate ironing more than housework. Yep that dirty word again. Ok I have made Yoda suffer enough and my chest is getting scratched to death. I do believe you need to go back to that shop and get more of that fabric.
Hugs Eliza & Yoda 67
Happy WOYWW
- Anonymous13 August 2014 at 16:53
I love your bags! They are so cool!ReplyDelete
Gabriele 29
I made a new cover for my old ironing board a couple of years ago. After the legs broke, I bought a new ironing board. The cover is so thin! It's larger than my old ironing board, so I need to add padding or make a new cover for my new one also. It makes you so happy until you gunk it up :)ReplyDelete
Oh I love the blue fabric too,and the ironing board cover is excellent. I really ought to make mine as my board is extra large and the bought ones are a bit of a tight fit! BJ#69ReplyDelete
No, not even a new cover could get me to iron...even for craft purposes I'm not a fan...but I do think it looks lovely! And yes, that is very pretty fabric..I wouldn't argue against getting some more! Have a great week.ReplyDelete
Ironing? Gah...no ironing here... not if I can help it! That's what a second run through the dryer with a wet cloth is for!! Hahaha!ReplyDelete
Love your bags!!!!! You should go into business, if you haven't already!!!
Happy WOYWW!
Amy E. #8
Hello dear friend! I'm also glad to amongst my WOYWW family. That is what we are, you know. I think you and I even look alike! tee heeReplyDelete
I don't know anyone that looks under the ironing board. You did a great job with the fast make of a new cover. I don't have a full size ironing board and I despise ironing but I need to rethink this - especially if I'm EVER going to sew!
Both bags are great, as usual. Just think where all your bags are in the world!
Thanks for the hint on blogger. I do have the right time zone but maybe I'll change it to something else then change it back.....
Today I'm off work so hoping to get around to at least those that have visited me so far.
Happy WOYWW
Hugs, Kay (14)
Oh, and I need to buy the stamp set to make more of those flowers -- will definitely do that as they were very fun to make!ReplyDelete
Hugs, Kay
Actually, I now realise that the cover matches the iron...my dear, it will cost a shilling! I do like the blue moo fabric, really is nice.ReplyDelete
Yes, that "blue china" fabric is very lovely. I love the LOUD floppy bag. Great for when you want to make a statement. Good job on covering the ironing board. Truly a decent cover is a must if you are to iron. My mom bought me an iron and mini (annoying) iron boards when I went away to college. I didn't iron stuff before I went to college I don't why she thought I would after, but it was a nice gesture and my roommate appreciated it! I have a full on ironing board now and the same iron and yeah, pretty much only use them when sewing. Although I am learning that stapling up a hem will get you through the day. I know, I'm such a disgrace! Judy #73ReplyDelete
Oh time spent ironing huh! at least you have a pretty cover to look at. As you saved money on buying one you can spend it on stash...... more gorgeous blue fabric.ReplyDelete
thanks for your comment on my glassy bottom, might have know you would say something like that.... he he
janet ~2
Fab bags - and even ironing looks more appealing (not I don't really mean it !!)ReplyDelete
I found the trick with the oil cloth was to slide a finger under the fabric to lift it off the machine bed and it couldn't stick as badly - and I had to pull it from past the foot too - so actually ideal if you know a stitching octopus !! Hugs Ali x
- Anonymous13 August 2014 at 21:39
Great bags, and great ironingcover! I sincerely dislike ironing, so I do that as little as possible. I prefer crafting over ironing ;). I did a tiny itsy bit of sewing a while back (just some square wipes), and when I read I had to iron the fold flat before sewing, it put me off a bit. (About a week). I love ironed clothes and towels and stuff, just not when I have to do it...ReplyDelete
Debbie/Daqa #52
What a clever girl you are to make your own board cover!! Ironing is satisfying - when it's done, but very boring to do!! Love the bags as well. Hope you are keeping well, Hugs Cindy #57ReplyDelete
Wish I could sew as good as you, love those bags to bits and you did well with the ironing board cover, cant see any flaws at allReplyDelete
Bridget #20
Love the bags but ironing, that's never fun.ReplyDelete
Happy crafting, Angela x #44
Your new cover for your board is just wonderful can't see any flaws and love the bright bag so prettyReplyDelete
hugs Nikki 5
Hiya Jan, your posts always make me laugh! From a fellow non-ironer as well. The only time mine gets used to to iron fusible fibres, rofl.Anything thats a bit creased gets folded and put at the bottom of the pile waiting for me to put it away- its nicely flat by then. Do love that dotty fabric though. Have a great week, Big Hugs. Shaz xxXxxReplyDelete
Lovely blue bag! What a great present!ReplyDelete
But enough with the ironing ... I almost lose the will to live thinking about ironing :)
RosA # 28
Love the blue bag you made as a gift! Impressed you made your new ironing board cover! Reminds me I have a pile waiting to be done, nothing like freshly laundered sheets!ReplyDelete
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Jackie 16
The blue bag is gorgeous. A great gift. Don't talk to me about ironing boards. I would be ashamed to show mine to the world. I keep meaning to make a new cover but just never seem to get around to it. Happy WOYWW!ReplyDelete
I am not much for ironing either but your new cover is pretty! The blue bag is amazing and I am in awe the you said you did it quickly. Diane #77ReplyDelete
- Anonymous14 August 2014 at 13:21
Nice bags! I only iron craft related stuff too, always ironing bits of ribbon, but I do like you new cover, even if I'd never use it!ReplyDelete
Brenda 53
I really think you should be banned for brazenly showing off your ironing board! Thank you for your visit. Karen #20ReplyDelete
ah yes recovering the ironing board. I am trying to remember if I even own one any more! Last recovering I did I took and old sheet and safety pins and pinned it together! Bought one of those heat retardant sheets I lay on the counter and 'sort of' iron at things now days. Love the bright bag and I definitely would run right out and buy some more of that blue fabric...hurry don't let them sell it out it is awesome! Thanks for visiting my desk and leaving a nice comment. Vickie #75ReplyDelete
Oh my, I love that stripes bag! And right now I'm looking at a pike of ironing, not getting done tonight lol!ReplyDelete
Happy woyww
Love the bags you make. Are they from cotton? I know what you mean about a stiffer one but I never know the best way to get it stiff so that it stays stiff rather than floppy only after a few tugs on the handle!! (sorry couldn't resist...but I really do get confused about what to line things with!)ReplyDelete
kyla #24
I had to do the very same task myself only a month or so ago...mine is a peachey orange kinda colour. Your bags are super. And that lining on the bag...I have a bra and pants that look very similar. Seriously! Haven't worn them yet as I only picked them up the other day and then fell ill so been in pjs most of the latter part of the week. They will surely brighten my bedroom up in the mornings!ReplyDelete
What time do I bring my ironing round for you?


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I haven't seen the tape, yet, but ABC News is reporting:
Contradicting his statements as a candidate for president, Sen. John Kerry claimed in a 1971 television interview that he threw away as many as nine of his combat medals to protest the war in Vietnam.
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Throughout his presidential campaign, Kerry has denied that he threw away any of his 11 medals during an anti-war protest in April, 1971. His campaign Web site calls it a "right wing fiction" and a smear.* And in an interview with ABCNEWS' Peter Jennings last December, he said it was a "myth."
The Kerry campaign website also includes a "debunking" of what it terms another RIGHTWING FICTION: John Kerry wasn't seriously wounded in Vietnam and didn't deserve his medals. Oddly, the "debunking" does not claim that Senator Kerry was seriously wounded in Vietnam. Senator Kerry certainly seems to have deserved his medals. But the criteria set out in the "debunking" for award of the Purple Heart does not on their face require a "serious" wound. I've never even understood Senator Kerry to maintain that he was "seriously" wounded. Is he now claiming that he was? Isn't it enough that he was wounded under fire in circumstances of extreme danger while displaying bravery and leadership?
[Correction: * An earlier version of this post stated that the Kerry campaign website had removed the "smear" post. I couldn't find it last night, but it's there now - or at least something is, with a note that it was "updated" today. Perhaps last night the Kerry campaign post was down for "updating."]
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Kerry says he never claimed to have thrown the medals as his own. But as his reputation grew as a shrewd political operator after his 1984 senate election, Kerry was dogged by a troubling political myth.
He was accused of discarding his ribbons and the medals of others in 1971 to appear as an antiwar hero, while keeping his own medals for use as political props years later — a charge echoing this election year.
"It's so damn hypocritical to get these awards, throw them in the dirt and then suddenly value them again," said B.G. Burkett, a Vietnam veteran and author who critiques Kerry's antiwar stance.
"I never ever implied that I did it," Kerry says wearily, adding: "You know what? Medals and ribbons, there's almost no difference in distinction, fundamentally. They're symbols of the same thing. They are what they are."
By the way, the Kerry campaign "D-Bunker" page has separate categories for his "Military Service" and his subsequent "Vietman War Protests." Hasn't Senator Kerry waxed poetic that one can't separate these two? For example, the Senator has made abundantly clear that anyone who criticizes his Vietnam War Protest record (even his Senate voting record) is really and automatically criticizing his Military Record and questioning his patriotism. Yet, here in the campaign websit he maintains two quite separate categories. The rightwing fiction John Kerry wasn't seriously wounded in Vietnam and didn't deserve his medals. is tidily filed under "Military Service," where the rightwing fiction John Kerry lied about throwing his medals during a Vietnam War protest is tucked away under "Vietnam War Protests."
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Sean Garland, the former Worker's Party president, wanted in the United States for his involvement in a counterfeiting operation, has had his extradition adjourned until early 2011.
American authorities are seeking to have him extradited to face charges relating to the production of high-quality counterfeit U.S. dollars. Garland, aged 76, from Navan, in County Meath, is believed to have been in collusion with the government of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, in North Korea.
Mr Justice Michael Peart agreed to revisit the case on January 12, 2011. Garland's lawyer told the High Court that they needed time to apply for the disclosure of the books of appeal which are due shortly before the Supreme Court.
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