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If Sam Mitchell is the gas that makes the Montini train run, then Ilysse Pitts is the spark that fires the pistons.
Pitts scored 9 points including two 3-pointers that ignited a 10-0 run early in the fourth quarter, and Mitchell shrugged off a bum ankle to handle the ball against Bolingbrook's unrelenting full-court pressure to power the Broncos to a 43-35 victory Monday in the Class 4A supersectional at Lewis University.
Montini (33-2) will face Edwardsville at 5:30 p.m. Friday at Redbird Arena in Normal in a rematch of last year's semifinal won by the Tigers 37-35.
"This was a huge win," Mitchell said. "They're (Bolingbrook) a great team and I think they deserve to go down there too. It just worked out this way. We played our butts off. We still have a lot to do, of course, but we're going to go down there and give it our all."
Montini might not be vying for its fifth state title in nine years if not for the efforts of its 5-foot-6 junior guard, who had 8 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists and only 2 turnovers in 28 minutes.
"Sam was awesome," Montini coach Jason Nichols said. "On a bum ankle, she was awesome. The kid's so gutsy. We have a ton of superstar power with our seniors, but Sam Mitchell makes this train run. They would all tell you that. She makes it run. She's the gas in this program."
Pitts happily jumped on the Montini train to Redbird.
After Bolingbrook (24-6) used a 9-3 run to get within 25-24 just 29 seconds into the fourth quarter, the slender 5-6 senior buried back-to-back 3-pointers from opposite corners as part of a 10-0 run from which Bolingbrook never recovered.
"I had a really good warmup and I felt confident with my shot," said Pitts, who was 0 for 2 from inside the arc but 3 of 5 from beyond. "I'm a shooter, so I shot the ball. The plan was to shoot the ball when you're open. That's what I had to do. If I was open, I was shooting the ball."
Jarosinski capped the run off a nifty feed from Mitchell. Bolingbrook got within 37-31 on a 3-pointer by Jayden Marable with 3:10 remaining, but Montini made 5 of 6 free throws in the final 2:52 to extend its season.
Danyel Middleton scored 12 points and 6-1 senior Jahari Smith added 9 points and 11 rebounds for Bolingbrook, which was trying to make its first trip downstate since winning its fourth state title in 2011.
"We didn't make shots," said Bolingbrook coach Chris Smith, whose team was just 16 of 50 from the floor, including 2 of 16 from 3-point range. "It's just that simple. We didn't make shots. Overall, we did a good job defensively. It was just the opportunity to finish and make shots we didn't do."
Aaliyah Patty, who picked up two early fouls and sat out much of the first half, added 8 points and 6 rebounds for Montini, which is making its ninth trip to the state finals in the last 11 years.
"There's four unbelievable teams that are going to be there," Nichols said. "It's so elite. It's just unbelievable. I don't care what anybody says, we had the toughest road to get there. Toughest. Not even close. Kenwood, Benet and Bolingbrook. Three really good teams."
And the train just keeps on rolling.
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1885–90; < French: bathing costume, tights, swaddling clothes, variant of earlier maillol, derivative of maille mail2
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Sundance 2017 Dispatch 3: Leading into the week with experimental works and conventional tales
No two worlds can be as far apart from one another as the frosty, snow-covered environs of Sundance (hit by an especially big storm this year, the biggest Festival director John Cooper has seen in his 28 years in Park City) and the glitzy glamour of the Oscars. But surprisingly, these two worlds collide in more ways than one. It was just last year when Kenneth Lonergan's Manchester by the Sea premiered in front of a sobbing, emotionally crushed audience at the Eccles. And yesterday, it received six Oscar nominations, including Best Picture and Best Director. That being said, yes—this year's Oscar nominations announcement coincided with the sixth day of the festival, when films continue to premiere and crowds maintain their presence across town. Naturally, the independent films of Sundance were ever so slightly overshadowed by the Academy Awards chatter yesterday. "Have you seen La La Land yet," I heard one Eccles volunteer ask another. On my way to the Park City Live house to attend a recording of "The Daily Buzz," the shuttle conversations were also taken over by the gold statues of Hollywood. And naturally our Daily Buzz "Hot Topics" conversation started with going around the room and voicing our opinions on this year's Oscar surprises, snubs and reasons to celebrate. We also discussed our Sundance favorites thus far and dissected Amazon's newly announced, controversial 100K deal, an agreement in which Amazon Studios would pay Sundance films up to 100K for streaming rights for two years, that was met with mixed reactions from the film community. Have a listen!
But of course, in just a few hours and after many instances of Twitter complaints about Amy Adams' absence or Mel Gibson's inclusion in the race, it was back to independent film and business as usual. Films I was able to view throughout the weekend, ranging from wildly experimental to conventional underdog tales, affirmed there is still a lot more to take in at Sundance. Among the experimental films I saw, the most unique and abstract title was surely the Julian Rosefeldt-written and directed Manifesto (Premieres), starring not one, but exactly 13 Cate Blanchetts. Rosefeldt's film can best be described as a thought-provoking art installation, aiming to distill the intertwined nature of life and art through wisdom-filled words of various 20th-century artists and personas. Wearing many hats—from a TV anchor to a housewife—the culmination of Blanchett's 13 roles adds up to one of the actress's career-best performances. It's the kind of film one hopes to discover at a festival.
The Experimenter director Michael Almereyda's Marjorie Prime (Premieres) is a bold, formal and purposefully distancing exercise in love, loss and memory. Anchored by terrific performances from a quartet of actors (Jon Hamm, Lois Smith, Geena Davis and Tim Robbins), Marjorie Prime follows Marjorie, who is well into her late eighties and spends her days with a digitally rendered (but corporeal-looking) version of her late husband. This Prime version of her husband would be only as believable and complex as Marjorie allows him to be. So she feeds him with information to enrich their dialogue, while other layers of familial relationships start revealing themselves. Marjorie Prime, similar to the filmmaker's The Experimenter, is not the kind of film one can have an immediate emotional connection with. But its intellectualism and slow cadence are what make it compelling, with a surprising aftertaste that grows long after the end-credits roll.
During my first Sundance in 2013, writer-director Eliza Hittman had a film in the NEXT section titled It Felt Like Love that observed the flourishing sexuality of a curious, quiet teen. With Beach Rats (U.S. Dramatic Competition), Hittman continues on her confident streak as a storyteller and returns to similar salty geographies and sensuous sensibilities. Her film follows Frankie, a miserable teenager who leads a bleak life somewhere around the far side of Brooklyn. With a budding sexuality and growing curiosity about his own sexual identity, Frankie spends a lot of time online and starts hooking up with random guys he meets, while also pursuing a girl to mislead his friends and satisfy his clashing urges. Yet, his actions soon take an unpredictable and dangerous turn. Shot on super-16mm, Hittman's dreamy, slow-burning feature looks exquisite and introduces a phenomenal young talent (Harris Dickinson) in the lead role.
It wouldn't be Sundance without at least one boundless crowd-pleaser in the U.S. Dramatic Competition. This year, that film is the Geremy Jasper-written and directed Patti Cake$, which sold to Fox Searchlight, the perfect home for it, for a whopping $10.5 million. It's perhaps too generous a number, considering the underwhelming box-office performances of similarly youthful, crowd-pleasing titles like Dope and Morris from America from recent years. But nonetheless, it's an exciting acquisition that will introduce the intimidatingly talented Danielle Macdonald to the world, in a star-making performance as Patti: a fierce rapper from Newark, trying to break into the music world. For the most part, Patti Cake$ operates like a classic underdog story with an outsider everyone would like to root for at the center, elevated by side stories of love, friendship and a mother-daughter tale that brings home the tears.
Joshua Z. Weinstein's Menashe (NEXT), easily one of the highlights of the festival, is a loving portrayal of an idiosyncratic persona from the Hasidic Jewish community of New York. Played by Menashe Lustig (who apparently had never watched a film in a theatre until Sundance), the affable, kindly Menashe is an oddity within his community from the first moment we're introduced to him. A grocery store clerk trying to raise his son Rieven alone after the death of his wife Leah, Menashe often goes against what tradition mandates (e.g., he is not allowed to be a single parent as per custom) and insists upon finding his individual voice, rising up against a community critical of his ways and doubtful of his faith. Having received just one chance to prove his worth when his rabbi allows him to spend a special week with Rieven leading up to Leah's memorial, Menashe embarks on a personal mission to prove all his doubters wrong. Weinstein's feature debut is not only a heartwarming character study enriched by a delicate father-and-son story, it is also a rare, compassionate peek into a subculture not often represented in film with this level of empathy and sincerity.
Adam Sobel's The Workers Cup (World Documentary Competition), which underscores an ongoing, large-scale case of abuse of workers' rights, can perhaps also be called an underdog tale, in addition to an earnest human-rights documentary. The film follows a group of men who work for one of the many companies hired to build state-of-the-art sports facilities in Qatar in preparation for the 2022 FIFA World Cup. These men are among the millions of migrant workers from various countries including Nepal, Ghana and Kenya who sign up for the work opportunity with dreams of playing soccer and providing for their families. Sobel's documentary soberly observes the vast gap between the workers' dreams and the dire reality, in which the men live in isolated camps they are not allowed to leave, work inhumane hours, making next to nothing in return. When they finally get their own soccer tournament going (the workers of various companies play against each other, which is only a marketing vehicle for the companies abusing their rights), they find a small glimmer of hope in an otherwise grim world they're forced to live in. The emotional power of The Workers Cup grows through both getting to know each man closely and the smart juxtaposition Sobel employs in displaying the workers' living conditions, surrounded by wealth that will always be out of reach for them.
I will be returning home tomorrow, but there is still a lot on my schedule today and tomorrow, as well as films I have already seen but will cover in a final dispatch. Among them are David Lowery's A Ghost Story (which overnight became a beloved Sundance film that I will watch on my way to the airport) and Michael Showalter's The Big Sick that I was lucky enough to score a ticket to last night.


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The Barclays Cycle Hire Scheme is launching outside Westfield in Shepherd's Bush on Thursday, March 8.
The new docking station is part of a major "phase two" expansion of the Boris Bikes scheme, which will also see thousands more cycles installed across East London from this week.
The new docking stations are at Westfield Ariel Way, Westfield Eastern Access Road One and Westfield Southern Terrace.
In September last year, an application was made to Hammersmith and Fulham council for installation of a Barclays Cycle hire docking station on the footway of Westfield Access Road (under the West Cross Route Flyover) containing a maximum of 82 docking points and two terminals.
Residents throughout Hammersmith and Fulham were also asked by the council to suggest locations for up to 60 local docking station across the borough, each capable of holding at least 24 bikes.
At the time, Cllr Nick Botterill, H&F Council Deputy Leader said: " Once we have a comprehensive list of possible sites drawn up we will feed this back to TfL so that the suggestions put forward will include the ones that the community wants. It is then up to TfL to decide which suggestions are feasible."
It is planned for these extra locations to appear in 2013 as part of the "phase three" westward expansion of the scheme, with docking stations installed in Wandsworth, Hammersmith & Fulham, Lambeth and Kensington & Chelsea.
However, questions are already being asked about the funding of this expansion. Though the new docking stations in Shepherd's Bush are being paid for by Westfield, it has been revealed by Mayorwatch that councils involved in the scheme, including Hammersmith and Fulham, will each be contributing up to £2 million of taxpayers' money.
H&F Council have since confirmed this is the case, adding that the money will be found in a variety of ways, including developer funding. This presumably means that large developers currently building in the borough, such as St George, the company behind current developments Chelsea Creek and Fulham Reach, will be expected to contribute.
However, a spokesman for the council justifies its part of the expenditure, saying: " We recognise the importance of having a variety of ways of getting around our small, congested borough."
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Well folks, a few days at the coast hasn't made things much better, apart from the fact that the lovely CLEAN sea air was a pleasure to breathe-shame really that home is in the heart of the country where the pollution slowly but surely clogs up lungs!
Being computerless for a few days has certainly rested the old brain somewhat but that doesn't stop events taking place that chill one's very soul to the core. So it came to pass that two Islamic nutters decided that beheading an English person was the done thing to do as it showed their distaste for our way of life. Why were they living here then? My sincerest sympathies go out to the family of 'Drummer boy' Lee Rigby, butchered like a rabid dog by by two Islamic extremists after leaving the Woolwich Barracks. It has been revealed that one of the 'nutters' was already on the 'known list' of our anti-terrorist plod - so why was this piece of human excrement still in this country?
Things need to change:More criminality comes to light on a daily basis as we find that 6.5 million units of Tamiflu, worth £74 million, had to be destroyed at the height of a flu pandemic.Pardon???
Not bad really from the woman who carefully avoids paying tax where-ever possible. 0.01% payments paid actually!"Taxpayers' money had been "squandered".There is simply no excuse for this waste."
Things need to change:More concerns at home as that wonderfully corrupt company who have been employed by OUR government to
(Linda Wootton simply lost the will to live!)Now we all know that this country is in a diabolical financial state but this government have wasted £100m on hiring this bunch of uncaring cowboys who, seemingly, declare anyone that is capable of breathing as fit for work! The reason? Simple, they are being paid an enormous sum of money to hire "doctors" who are no longer caring for the sick but thinking only of their own orders; ie, 'declare them fit for work at all costs'. These so called "doctors" have ignored the Hyppocratic oath and are happy to enjoy the wages of sin-they've put wealth before health!
Cost-cutting officials sent Linda a letter telling her that her £108.05 a week employment and support allowance was being stopped as she lay dying in a hospital bed.


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Ilse Jurriën : 2013-12-21 10:10:00
Fujifilm Fujinon XF 10-24mm lens :
Fujifilm Corporation is proud to announce the launch of the Fujinon XF 10-24mm F4 R OIS lens compatible with all Fujifilm X mount compact system cameras. The new Fujinon XF lens is a 2.4x zoom lens - equivalent to 15-36mm in 35mm format. Its ultra wide to standard focal length capabilities make it the perfect choice for shooting dynamic, high impact landscapes images with maximum detail from the foreground to the far distance. The Fujifilm Fujinon XF 10-24mm also comes into its own when shooting interiors, making small rooms look more impressive, while the maximum F4.0 aperture that is available throughout the zoom range, enables handheld shooting even in low light conditions.
Nikon 58mm prime lens
Mark Peters : 2013-10-21 12:35:00
Nikon AF-S Nikkor 58mm f/1.4G lens :
Nikon announces the AF-S Nikkor 58mm f/1.4G, an FX-format prime lens that pushes the limits of image quality. Meticulously crafted to deliver exceptional imaging performance, this fast new prime lens is in a class of its own. The design concept pays homage to Nikon's legendary Noct-Nikkor lens, while the brand new optical construction enables astounding sharpness, contrast, and resolution. With outstanding resolving capability, exquisite bokeh, and unbeatable performance when shooting wide-open, this is a distinctive lens for those pursuing the holy grail of low-light photography or who want a lens with a truly unique signature. The Nikon 58mm prime lens comes with lens hood and soft lens pouch included.
Sony G lens
Ralf Jurrien : 2013-10-08 11:23:00
Sony G Lens for E-Mount cameras :
The choice of E-mount interchangeable lenses grows with three new models for quality-conscious photographers who demand serious image quality and inspiring artistic options. A versatile standard zoom by Carl Zeiss is joined by Sony's first ever G Lens for E-mount cameras and interchangeable lens camcorders. Together with a new black finish option for the popular E 50mm F1.8 portrait lens, latest additions boost the total range of E-mount lenses to 18 (including two conversion lenses). All new lenses are ideal for use with NEX-3, NEX-5, NEX-6 and NEX-7 mirrorless compact system cameras, as well the new A3000 and Handycam NEX-VG900E1 and NEX-VG30EH Full HD camcorders.
Sigma 18-35mm F1.8 lens
Ralf Jurrien : 2013-09-29 09:36:00
Sigma 18-35mm F1.8 DC HSM lens awarded :
Sigma Corporation has been presented with an EXC!TE Award from Technology Integrator magazine for its revolutionary, new Sigma 18-35mm F1.8 DC HSM lens. "We appreciate Technology Integrator's recognition. The Sigma 18-35mm F1.8 lens is, without question, a standout product. We're really proud of our accomplishments over the past year and we're looking forward to delivering more unique, high-value products that underscore our commitment to photographers" Technology Integrator is a publication of the Consumer Technology Publishing Group (CTPG). Each year its editors honor innovative, high-performance products via their annual EXC!TE Awards.
Mount conversion service
Ralf Jurrien : 2013-09-24 07:03:00
Sigma mount conversion service :
Sigma Corporation announced a revolutionary new, fee-based service that will enable the company's Global Vision lens owners to change their lens mounts for use on different camera systems. "Professionals and amateurs alike are taking advantage of the many affordable camera options in today's market; they're updating their camera bags and exploring new systems and brands". Global Vision lens owners can request the Mount Conversion Service to convert their current Sport, Contemporary or Art DSLR lenses to their choice of a Sigma, Sony, Pentax, Nikon or Canon mount. Global Vision category lenses for mirrorless interchangeable lens cameras can be updated to either a MFT or Sony E- mount.
Nikon 18-140mm lens
Ralf Jurrien : 2013-09-21 15:07:00
Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-140mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR lens :
Nikon Inc. announced the new AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-140mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR lens and the compact SB-300 Speedlight, both versatile and exciting tools to help capture amazing images and HD video. Ideal for shooting everything from portraits to landscapes, the 18-140mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR presents a great zoom lens option for DX-format D-SLR users. Sporting Vibration Reduction (VR) image stabilization, users will be able to capture sharp handheld photos and videos in a variety of shooting scenarios. The SB-300 provides a compact and easy-to-use adjustable Speedlight option for photographers who want to explore creative lighting at an affordable price point.
Canon EF-S 55-250 f/4-5.6 IS STM Telephoto zoom lens
Mark Peters : 2013-09-02 18:10:00
Canon EF-S 55-250mm f/4-5.6 IS STM zoom lens :
Canon is proud to introduce the new EF-S 55-250mm f/4-5.6 IS STM telephoto zoom lens. Created to be the perfect companion lens for the EOS 70D, EOS Rebel SL1 and EOS Rebel T5i Digital SLR cameras, the EF-S 55-250mm f/4-5.6 IS STM lens expands Canon's line of Stepping Motor (STM) lenses to six models - the EF-S 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS STM, the EF 40mm f/2.8 STM, EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS STM, EF-M 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS STM, EF-M 22mm f/2.0 and the new EF-S 55-250mm f/4-5.6 IS STM lens. Canon's Stepping Motor lenses allow for the capture of high-quality still and video images and reduce motor noise from the lens so cameras, such as the Canon EOS 70D, will capture the sound of the video scene being recorded without the interruption of noise by the focusing motors.
Canon EF-M 11-22mm lens
Ralf Jurrien : 2013-07-14 20:22:00
Canon EF-M 11-22mm f/4-5.6 IS STM lens :
Canon expands its range of EF-M lenses with the introduction of the new EF-M 11-22mm f/4-5.6 IS STM lens. Designed for Canon's Compact System Camera, the EOS M, this is Canon's first ultra wide-angle EF lens to feature an Optical Image Stabilizer. Offering a versatile wide-angle zoom range, first-class optical performance, and a new retractable design, the Canon EF-M 11-22mm f/4-5.6 IS STM lens is the perfect addition for EOS M users who wish to capture their passion for landscapes and architecture. Designed to expand the range of creative possibilities and shooting subjects, the EF-M 11-22mm f/4-5.6 IS STM has an 11-22mm focal range which provides an incredibly wide field of view.
Sigma 18-35mm lens
Ralf Jurrien : 2013-07-11 11:28:00
Sigma 18-35mm F1.8 lens :
Sigma announced that its Sigma 18-35mm F1.8 DC HSM Art lens will arrive in the United States early July for the street price of $ 799. As the market's first zoom lens to achieve a maximum aperture of F1.8 throughout the entire zoom range, the Sigma 18-35mm was created for DSLR cameras with APS-C size sensors, which translates to a focal range of 27-52.5mm on a 35mm camera. This Sigma lens will be available early July in Sigma and Canon mounts, with Nikon, Sony and Pentax mounts to follow. "Sigma users are excited about this lens. They've been watching the new Art line very closely - and their reaction to our initial announcement of this lens has been fantastic," said Mark Amir-Hamzeh, president of Sigma.
Samsung 10mm fisheye lens
Ralf Jurrien : 2013-07-11 11:27:00
Samsung super wide 10mm F3.5 fisheye lens :
Photography enthusiasts and advanced hobbyists can now shoot wider than ever before with the launch of the new Samsung 10mm F3.5 Fisheye Lens. The smallest AF fisheye lens on the market, this super wide angle lens is half the size and weight of its competitors, offering passionate photographers a convenient way of expanding their creative horizons without having to carry weighty accessories. The new lens represents Samsung's innovation in 180-degree lens technology, and is compatible with the award winning NX system, including the new NX300. Its expanded field of view makes the new Samsung 10mm fisheye lens the perfect companion for landscape photographers.
Sigma lenses awarded by TIPA
Ralf Jurrien : 2013-06-17 08:18:00
Sigma 35mm and 17-70mm lenses awarded by TIPA :
Sigma is pleased to announce that the Technical Image Press Association (TIPA) has honoured Sigma's 17-70 F2.8-4 DC MACRO OS HSM Contemporary and 35 F1.4 DG HSM Art lenses with its Best Entry Level DSLR Lens and Best Expert DSLR Lens awards, respectively. Each year, TIPA editors vote for the best photography and imaging products introduced to the market during the past year. According to TIPA, the editors consider the use of leading-edge technology, design and ergonomics, ease-of-use and the price/performance ratio while making their decisions. Both Sigma lenses are currently available in Sigma, Nikon and Canon mounts.
Canon 200-400mm lens
Ralf Jurrien : 2013-06-15 17:43:00
Canon EF 200-400mm f/4L IS USM Extender 1.4x lens :
Canon announced a dynamic new super-telephoto zoom lens, the EF 200-400mm f/4L IS USM Extender 1.4x. Designed for use with all Canon EOS Digital SLR cameras, the new L-series lens has an integrated 1.4x focal length extender and high - performance Image Stabilization technology, offering exceptional shooting flexibility and range, ideal for sports or wildlife photography. The new Canon EF 200-400mm f/4L IS USM Extender 1.4x zoom lens features an optically matched built-in 1.4x extender that increases the maximum focal length to 560mm, simultaneously preserving image quality and enabling the seamless capture of distant, moving subjects.
Sigma 60mm F2.8 DN price announced
Ilse Jurriën : 2013-05-02 09:20:00
Sigma 60mm F2.8 DN price & availability announced :
Sigma Corporation of America, manufacturer of some of the world's most impressive lines of lenses, cameras and flashes, announce that its new 60mm F2.8 DN Art lens for mirrorless interchangeable lens cameras (MILCs) will hit shelves in the United States mid-May. First revealed at the CP+ Camera and Photo Imaging Show in Japan earlier this year, the 60mm F2.8 is a new focal length in the Sigma lineup for both Micro Four Thirds and Sony E-Mount camera systems. It joins Sigma's other DN lenses for MILCs: the 19mm F2.8 DN and the 30mm F2.8 DN. The Sigma 60mm F2.8 DN price has been set at $239 USD.
Sigma 19mm and 30mm lenses
Ralf Jurrien : 2013-03-19 09:06:00
Price and availability of the Sigma lenses :
Sigma announced the pricing and availability of three new lenses from its ART lens category, including two lenses for mirrorless interchangeable lens cameras and one lens for DSLR cameras with APS-C size sensors. All three Sigma lenses are existing focal lengths that have been redesigned and quality-control tested with Sigma's proprietary modulation transfer function "A1" measuring system as part of Sigma's new Global Vision category restructuring. The original 30mm F1.4 from Sigma helped the family-owned manufacturer pioneer the large-aperture, APS-C format, standard lens category in 2005. Now, the Sigma lenses boast new optical configurations and an optimized focusing systems.
New Sigma lenses
Mark Peters : 2013-01-30 19:00:00
New Sigma lenses introduced at CP+ Camera Show :
Sigma Corporation of America introduced four new digital camera lenses for the ART product line. The new Sigma lenses consist of three camera lenses for mirrorless interchangeable lens cameras and one lens for digital SLR cameras with an APS-C size sensor. This announcement comes at the start of the CP+ Camera and Photo Imaging Show 2013 in Yokohama, Japan. The new and improved Sigma lenses include the 30mm F1.4 DC HSM, which will be available in Sigma, Canon and Nikon digital camera mounts, and the 30mm F2.8 DN, 19mm F2.8 DN and 60mm F2.8 DN lenses, which are available for both Micro Four Thirds and Sony E-Mount camera systems.
Canon EOS M100 system camera
Samsung 360 Round camera unveiled
D850 officially introduced by Nikon
Nikon D850 DSLR coming soon
Canon EOS 6D Mark II camera body
Canon EOS 200D digital SLR camera
Nikon Coolpix W300 waterproof digital camera
Ricoh WG-50 waterproof digital camera
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I am now sitting watching my daughter practice soccer. I just drove her and 3 friends 50 miles for practice. We (one of the 6 parents involved with these 3 girls) do it twice a week. Is that insane? I have been able to justify it in my head for a long time, and I still think I am right. We find a way to bring balance to our kids lives while at the same time hauling them 9,000 different places in an attempt to help them gain exposure and experience and learn life lessons.
I just had this giant revelation, I am proud of my kids, both the type of people they are and the success they have seen in the activities the participate in!!
So the why the hell am I stressing over this topic.
I'm not anymore.
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Square Enix has announced that the v2.2 patch for Final Fantasy: A Realm Reborn will be released today. Called "Through the Maelstrom", the patch brings new hard mode dungeons, a brand new dungeon and a new storyline.
Sony Online Entertainment has announced that after a successful alpha run, EverQuest Next: Landmark has officially entered closed beta testing. In preparation for today's CBT launch, alpha servers were wiped, though players were able to save templates of all of the things created during alpha for redeployment in the beta.
Enter Blizzard Entertainment and one of its three powerhouse titles: Diablo III. Since being released in 2012, the game has been successful but seemingly less so than its predecessors. Now with the first expansion, Reaper of Souls, Diablo III is finally the game it should have been all along.
Facebook has entered into a deal that would see the social networking giant purchase Occulus VR for approximately two billion dollars. According to Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg, Occulus VR is the gaming platform of tomorrow.
This week at GDC, a new MMO made an unexpected debut to join the ranks of new and upcoming games. Skyforge will take your character on a journey from immortality to godliness as you ascend slowly into godhood. This Sci-Fi Fantasy MMO has a lot of interesting new features and we will begin to highlight a few here. The team who made Allods Online has joined with Obsidian Entertainment to create Skyforge which will run as a free to play MMO with a huge world on a single server, and a strong action combat play-style that changes with each class you choose.
The Elder Scrolls Online is a fantasy MMORPG from Zenimax Online Studios and Bethesda Softworks based on the popular Elder Scrolls series. The game takes place during the Age of Heroes, 1,000 years before the events of The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, and will feature classic regions of the Tamriel game world, including Morrowind, Daggerfall, and Skyrim. The Elder Scrolls Online will have solo and group questing, public dungeons, guilds, and massive PvP warfare that sets the game's three player factions against one another for control over the region of Cyrodiil and the throne of Tamriel.
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Beloved filmmaker Pedro Almodovar ("Volver," "The Skin I Live In") has announced that his next film will be a female-focused, hard-hitting drama named "Silencio".
Almodovar won't go into details about the film's plot, but does say the title describes "the principal element that drives the worst things that happen to the main female protagonist".
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KOHLER, Wisconsin (Reuters) - Jason Day's breakthrough victory at the PGA Championship served notice that a changing of the guard is now complete with an exciting posse of young guns set to dominate the majors for the next decade.
Newly crowned world number one Jordan Spieth and Rory McIlroy are already established as the game's leading duo but Australian Day, 27, American Rickie Fowler, 26, and rising Japanese talent Hideki Matsuyama, 23, are in hot pursuit.
Six of the last seven major championships have been won by twenty-somethings, proof positive that the 'Big Five' era of Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson, Ernie Els, Vijay Singh and Retief Goosen is over.
"The game now is certainly very healthy, exciting and strong," American Paul Azinger, who won the 1993 PGA Championship at Inverness and has since been become an acclaimed golf analyst on television, told Reuters.
"We are beginning to blend into a post-Tiger era. This year in all four majors, it seems like the same cast of three or four characters are right at the top.
"Dustin Johnson, Jason Day, Jordan Spieth have all been in contention, and now Rory McIlroy is back after his injury absence (a ruptured ligament in his left ankle)."
Northern Irishman McIlroy, now aged 26, won the last two majors of 2014 and the remarkable Spieth, who celebrated his 22nd birthday last month, clinched the first two majors this year before tying for fourth at the British Open and finishing second behind Day at the PGA Championship on Sunday.
"Jordan Spieth continues to amaze," said Azinger. "I don't know if anybody would have even thought we would ever see anybody like him with that maturity at such a young age.
"He's my favorite golfer to watch and I also love watching Jason Day. He is a mega talent, and he certainly proved that this week at Whistling Straits."
Day, after several close calls at the majors over the past five years, finally crossed the finish line triumphantly on Sunday with a major record low of 20-under 268.
His emotion-charged win lifted him to a career-high third in the world rankings and he looks forward to challenging players such as Spieth and McIlroy on a regular basis in golf's blue riband events.
"I know exactly what I have done to get myself in a position where I'm holding the (PGA Championship) trophy right now," said Day.
"As long as I keep working on those things and get the process right, I know that there's going to be plenty of these to hold as long as I really am feeling motivated and I want it more than anyone else.
"As long as I am healthy, I feel like I'm going to be there a long time. I still want to accomplish that number one goal of mine, which is to be the best player in the world."
Day is excited about facing multiple rivals.
"Golf is in a very healthy stage now," he said. "Three to five years ago, it was kind of struggling a little bit with the identity of who was really going to be that number one player in the world, who was going to be the next best thing.
"Rory came out and was really dominating, but there was no one really kind of challenging him for that role. For young guys like myself, Jordan, Rickie Fowler and Hideki Matsuyama, we're starting to play better golf and starting to challenge.
"That's what I'm looking forward to in the future is the sheer competition of being able to fight against these guys each week. It's going to be a lot of fun over the next five to 10 years."
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A recent opinion piece, "The advantage of coalescing," (April 29) by Ron Kaye failed to tell the whole story.
The San Gabriel Valley Council of Governments' long history of success at ensuring their fair share of countywide resources started with the realization that the only way to compete against Los Angeles City was to unite its 31 cities and unincorporated areas.
However, since the city of Los Angeles is the majority partner in the San Fernando Valley Council of Governments, it must overcome years of mistrust and lost resources drained from the Valley for downtown and West Los Angeles. For this reason, maintaining a unanimous vote is vital for the SFV COG to achieve a track record of success.


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At the best of times, it seems that parents really shouldn't be allowed access to the internet or any form of new technology. Most of them have to bug their children to explain to them how things work – even the most basic things that all of us understand by now. Give them a phone with the ability to send text messages and they can turn into a menace, especially if they figure out how the camera function works at the same time.
Some parents are worse than others, and if you only get asked now and then to explain how a function works, then you should count yourself lucky. There are parents who take things a step too far and end up embarrassing both themselves and their children. These parents are the ones that you really want to look out for. They are competent enough to send a text, but not enough to figure out who it is being sent to. They have the ability to write out a message and press send, but not to look back and check that their message makes sense. They can even use acronyms and emojis, but they usually don't understand how they work.
The text messages sent by these parents are awkward on all sides. Some of them were sent to their children by accident, which leads to some embarrassing revelations. Some of them didn't mean what the parents thought they meant. And some of them were never supposed to be sent at all.
15 Laughing At A Funeral
We've all heard of laughing at a funeral, but it's normally supposed to be done when remembering the person's life and telling great stories from when they were alive. It's definitely not appropriate to laugh when you announce that someone has passed away. That's what happened in this case. This mother made a classic mistake. At some point or other, every single parent out there seems to have believed that 'LOL' stands for 'lots of love'. We all know this isn't the case, but parents are always slow to catch on. This mother sent out an announcement of a family member's death with 'LOL' added at the end – to everyone in the family. When her son, David, corrected her, she was suitably mortified and realized that she was going to have to call everyone she'd sent it to.
14 The Old Rabbit-Switch Trick
What a mistake to make. When talking about someone, sometimes your brain can go wrong and make you send the message to that person instead of the one it was meant for. Listen, there's an easy way around this: just look up at the top of the screen and check that the right person's name is written there. Don't send without looking! Anyway, these parents had some explaining to do after their daughter's rabbit died. Jenny was not impressed to find out that her parents went out and bought a rabbit that looked really similar in order to trick her. She found out about the ruse when her father sent a message explaining the whole switch to her instead of her uncle. Apparently, the dad and mom even had a bet going that she wouldn't notice the rabbit had been switched. This trick is best used on little kids, not teenage children who are going to notice right away.
13 Wednesday, Thursday, Or Friday?
When this mother texts her child, she's obviously a little impatient. She needs to know when her child is coming home and she needs to know now. Unfortunately, she seems to get a bit mixed up with her acronyms. She writes "WTF??", meaning to ask if they will be visiting home on Wednesday, Thursday, or Friday. The child has to correct them and let them know that that is not what it means at all. This mother is probably about to go on a search engine and get a huge revelation. Hopefully, she will do her research next time before she tries to invent a new acronym. You probably wouldn't have any idea if you had never heard the phrase, but seriously, it's usually better to write out the whole word rather than hoping for the best.
12 Man Waiting Upstairs
This is just horrific. A father wrote out a text for his wife which read, "Now that the boys r asleep come on in the bedroom. Your love machine is waiting for u …". Sadly, he ended up texting it to one of his children instead. The reaction is a classic one: he replies, "I'm never coming home". Hilariously, the dad takes it on the chin by offering to send a picture of the get-up in order to make up for it. This was one message that the child never wanted to receive. The last thing you need is a mental image of your own father like that – an actual photo would make things a million times worse. We definitely feel sorry for this one! When you read these messages, you have to wonder how they got the recipients mixed up so badly.
11 Bribing After Affair Revelations
This family is definitely messed up. The father has sent a text message to his son which was obviously meant for his mistress. First of all, this is probably not the kind of conversation you want to have over text anyway. Secondly, he messed up bad by getting the recipient wrong. When his son responded with merely an emoji, the father went on to add, "What will happen if my wife finds out?". That's when the son decided to out himself by letting him know who he was talking to. Right away, the father comes back with an offer. He's willing to pay up either a 50" flatscreen TV, a new Xbox 360, or simply a payment of $1000. Rather than refusing the bribe and telling his mother, the son decides to bargain with him, requesting all of the options as well as a door lock and a subscription to a website he can enjoy.
10 The Invitation That Got Declined
This message seems a little innocuous at first glance. A woman sends out a message, presumably to her lover. The response comes back, "Not tonite". She seems really confused and hurt by this rejection, asking why not. When you glance up to the name at the top of the screen, however, it becomes a little more obvious. She has sent this message to her own child. This is about to get very embarrassing, and her child is going to be in an awkward position too after finding out about the affair. There's no wonder they declined the invitation, but we have to wonder what happened next. Is this now a broken family split in two, or did they cover it up with a deal, like that last one?
9 The Dressing Room Selfie
When you are sharing a naughty selfie, you really want to make sure that you are sending it to the right person. This is the kind of material that could be used for blackmail and humiliation, especially when your face is included in the photo. This dad had no shame when he sent an image of himself in the buff and with his face visible, in what looks like his own dressing room. Then he made the classic mistake of sending it to his own son instead. This is one son who is now scarred for life after having to see this full-frontal shot of his own parent. Then again, it could have been worse: he might have sent it to his daughter. We can thank heaven for small mercies, but his son probably doesn't see things that way. He's probably busy trying not to see anything ever again.
8 Talking About Children Behind Their Backs
When you are talking about your children behind their backs, you might come up with a cute nickname for them that only you and your wife use. Problem is, kids often don't find these cute nicknames amusing, especially if they might be perceived as insulting. In this fun little exchange, a man mistakenly texted his child a message meant for his wife, asking if they had picked up "those assholes yet", meaning his kids themselves. While the child realized straight away that the text was for the wrong person, the child was a little slow to catch on as to what his words actually meant. Imagine going through life now after finding out that your own parents refer to you as an asshole. At least you are sharing the burden with your sister, but it's still a pretty low blow.
7 The Drunken Thigh Text
Another reason why parents shouldn't be allowed to have phones: the fact that they are constantly in danger of breaking them or using them incorrectly. This woman seems to have sat on her phone with the screen still turned on, allowing her to send a long and incoherent text message to her daughter using her thigh. We can only assume that she was drunk when it happened, as she carries on talking a little weirdly until the next morning when her typing returns to normal. At least she realized and owned up to it – though the child was obviously not impressed. When the mother said, "Don't tell anyone that you have one of those moms", the child instead went ahead and shared it with the whole of the internet just to make sure that as many people found out as possible. That's one busted parent.
6 Proof That He Wasn't Adopted
When you are texting someone and then want to share the gossip with someone else, a good tip is to come out of that message thread and into the right one BEFORE you type out your response. In this case, a mother was sweetly reassuring her son that he was not adopted and giving him a smile. Then she went ahead and wrote a text to her husband, saying, "Honey our son thinks he is adopted, the funny thing is who would want to adopt him hahaha". Unfortunately, she didn't send it to her husband – she sent it right to her son, the one who was having the worries in the first place. Needless to say, he was not impressed by the mistake and he let her know right away that she had sent it to the wrong person.
5 Sleeping With The Boss
When you have done something wrong, it can be hard to own up to it. If you are too afraid to spill your guts in person, you might decide to do it by text message instead. After all, that makes things easier, right? This mother decided to take the plunge by informing her husband that she was sleeping with his boss over text. Sadly, she messed up and sent it to her child instead. He was a little confused at first, since he didn't have a boss, but when she revealed that the message was meant for her father, things cleared up. The son was appalled to find out that his mother was cheating on his father. What a situation to be in. This is why important conversations need to be done face to face! Don't be tempted into leaving written proof of your mistakes.
4 Forwarding Photos To Dad
When your mother dresses up in what she considers to be hot lingerie, but to you is basically old person clothing, you definitely don't want to witness it. Getting a text message on your phone with a picture of it adds insult to injury, as the picture will keep coming up every time you open your phone to see a new message in the thread. Even worse than that is when your mother asks you to forward it to your father for her, forcing you to spend even more time looking at it and acknowledging that it exists. This child comes up with the correct response by flat-out refusing to help. We can't tell if the mother was being serious or just wanted to have some fun once she realized her mistake. She looks old enough that she might have trouble working out how to forward something herself! We aren't sure how she managed to take this one, so maybe she even had help with that as well.
3 The Speech To Text Mistake
This parent obviously doesn't get how to use her new speech-to-text feature. You're supposed to just speak normally, at which point the phone transcribes what you are saying and reads it back to you. Then if all is correct, you can instruct it to send. It's great for when you're driving or otherwise need to keep your hands or eyes off the phone. This mother, however, is not what you might call a master. First off, she manages to add in a ton of unnecessary spaces and punctuation, which the phone ends up typing out as if they were words. Then, her second text is just a load of unrelated words jumbled together into a sentence. Eventually, the daughter just tells her mother to stop using the voice commands and just type, since she can't understand a word of what she is trying to say. We've all had someone who managed to garble things with voice control like this, but most people wouldn't go ahead and send the message!
2 The Female Body Part
This is a classic case of a mother who is trying to use text emojis but just doesn't understand how they work. While the rest of the world has already moved on from text faces and instead uses the built-in graphic emojis that all phones come with, this mother is still doing things old-school style. Trying to come up with her own symbols has led to things going horribly, and hilariously, wrong. She thought that she was sending her child a smiley face next to a hug. Instead, what she sent was something very different indeed. This is why it pays to stick to the pictures you have on your phone already. There's no chance of them going wrong like this. It has to be said that parents also seem to have weirdly innocent minds sometimes – how could you not see this once it was typed out?
1 The Group Message Accident
Sometimes a group message can be a great way for everyone to chat at the same time, getting everyone on board with important conversations and planning. But then you put it in the hands of a parent, and it's a disaster waiting to happen. In this case, the father forgot he was sending messages to the group conversation, instead of just his wife, sending an explicit photo to his kids by accident. Their reaction is suitably shocked. While the child says they are "Killing myself immediately", the parents have a less dramatic reaction. The mother just finds it "weird", while the father says, "Oops my bad" and changes the topic right away. Looks like everyone just wants to forget about this one as soon as possible. We'd hate to be a fly on the wall at what must have been the most awkward dinner of all time that night.


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ReJump system has built-in functions. They allow to get stored in file system data
(for example in the folder "data").
It would be quite useful to learn about expressions and objects before the reader starts to read this material.
Expressions could be used only in templates.
Syntax of expression including into template looks as follows: <&expression>.
In ReJump system objects are files. They are designated in the following way:
"data-" is data marker. All data objects begin from this line.
"folder-object--extension" - this is path to the object (file) starting from root folder "data".
"folder" - path to folder, where the object (file) is stored.
"object--extension" - file name. The delimiter dot "."
was replaced on "--" there.
Assume that there is file on the disk "./data/guestbook/12.mes"
To apply to that file you should write the following expression: "data-guestbook-12--mes"
On the way symbol "/" changes on "-".
Point the path only relative to catalog which was set with variable "$dataPath" in the configuration file (see section 1)
Folder is an object too. When you want to recieve the list of files which are in that folder the folder-object can be used. For example an expression <&data-guestbook:mes> returns a list of files with extension "mes" in that folder.
Operator ":" is used for that.
The result of expression processing will be enclosed in brackets parted with commas an object sequence.
Notice, that file name could be any (in that example there are three files with extension "mes" in the folder: " 0.mes, 1.mes, admin.mes").
The file name can't be empty. Request from the example won't return the file with the name ".mes".
In the previous section we said about insertion function that allows to put the template into another one using <@template@> construction. "template" is the insertion line that points what exactly would be put in and its parameters.
Insertion line can have some parts.
The line example:
In that case "exmpl" is template (marker on template's fiel),
"data-guestbook-0--mes" and "data-guestbook-admin--mes" - markers and files.
In addition to markers you can use an integer numbers in the insertion line.
If you put in several objects and you want to number them you should write in the object's number in the list in the insertion line.
Rules of insertion line walkthrough:
first parameter - template (in our examples "exmpl" and "mes")
following parameters - markers on filesand numbers. They will be numbered by the system as 1,2,3,4... and will be put into template instead of $1,$2,$3,$4. In that way data transfer into template happens. Transferred into template data could be used for new expressions formation.
Record "$number" serves for parameters in template recept.
Get back to the folder "data-guestbook". We know that <&data-guestbook:mes> calculates the list of files with extension "mes".
Assume that we want to put these files' contents into our main template in the form of table.
We can indicate it manually. It looks like:
At that template "mes" woild be looks like:
Expression <&$1?Text> includes file's contents, which was transferred in template as parameter "$1".
That constractio nis static. All files explicit pointed.
New file with extension "mes" won't be showed on our page (it needs to be pointed manually).
To make template "mes" an automatically calling template the construction <@<@> is used for every file.
Record looks as foolows:
in that case system calculates the list which equals to
For every element of the list template "mes" would be called and specific element of the list would be put in instead of "#1",
and instead of "%1" - number of that element.
You can delimit rights of access to folders and files.
To select files from folders you need to have a right to reading.
In that case the folder is "data-guestbook".
How to get a right to reading?
Create file 0.read in the folder. Its contents must be "@<number>" (<number>
equals value of parameter "$ANONYMS" in the file "rejump_df.conf".
For example "1", example of record "@1")
There is the following hierarchy of rights in the system:
read - right to reading
write - right to reading and writing
master - right to reading, writing and to right modification
- There are several files with correspanding extensions "read", "write" and "master" to assign rights in folders. Name of these files doesn't mean anything, but it can't be empty.
- There is an object "ANONYMS" (variable "$ANONYMS" in the file "rejump_df.conf",
see section 1). Give right to reading to this file and everybody will have it. Also you can give right to writing to that file, but giving right to writing to everybody is insecure.
Sign "@" as a first symbol in the file "0.read" means readdressing to the object (in that case object "1". In the example it equals "ANONYMS" - anonymous object). Object on which file "0.read" is readdressed could be not only number, but object "data-..." too.
Assume you have object "data-guestbook-admin". To give right to ownership to him you should create file "0.master" with the contents "@data-guestbook-admin". When you create file "0.write" you'll give the right to writing to the object indicated in that file.
You can create several files with extensions "read", "write" and "master". Thus it is possible to give rights to writing and reading to several objects.
If there is no any files with rights in the folder, system looks for them higher in catalogue.
To test our example with expression <&data-guestbook:mes> we need to create an object "0.read" ("@1") in the subfolder "guestbook" or in the root folder "$dataPath".
So we know that using construction <@<@> we can call the template for every file. In tha template we must write something (except those cases when we need only the file name).
Step by step:
calls template "mes_tpl" for every file with extension ".mes" in the folder "guestbook"
for example:
As we set higher "#1" indicates that parameter is transmitted into template.
Write "$1" in template "mes_tpl" and get as a result object name -
<&$1?Text> - returns file's contents
<&$1?Name> - returns file name
In our case "0"
<&$1?Ext> - file extension
In our case "mes"
You can produce files' contents in the table in the following way:
template "index":
Note, "guestbook-mes_tpl" is link on the template "mes" in the folder "guestbook".
template "mes_tpl":


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Measuring the World recreates the parallel but contrasting lives of two geniuses of the German Enlightenment - the naturalist and explorer Alexander von Humboldt and the mathematician and physicist Carl Friedrich Gauss. Towards the end of the 18th century, these two brilliant young Germans set out to measure the world.
Humboldt, a Prussian aristocrat schooled for greatness, negotiates savannah and jungle, climbs the highest mountain then known to man, counts head lice on the heads of the natives, and explores every hole in the ground.
Gauss, a man born in poverty who will be recognised as the greatest mathematician since Newton, does not even need to leave his home in Goettingen to know that space is curved. He can run prime numbers in his head, cannot imagine a life without women and yet jumps out of bed on his wedding night to jot down a mathematical formula.
Measuring the World is a novel of rare charm and readability, distinguished by its sly humour and unforgettable characterization. It brings the two eccentric geniuses to life, their longings and their weaknesses, their balancing act between loneliness and love, absurdity and greatness, failure and success.
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HÄN meets with Mesimarja Paatero, the designer behind the inclusive yogawear brand to discuss all things yoga.
Yoga became an integral part of life in the big Western cities, Helsinki included, to the point that it would be tricky to find a person who has never tried the Indian practice. Along with it, come other methods of improving our well-being: kale rich yet everything free meals, juicing, meditation… In our ironically constant chase of mindfulness, the clean lifestyle starts to feel more like a chore than a self-benefiting choice. However, Mesimarja Paatero, a yoga teacher herself and now the creator of Ohx40 yoga line, wants to change these attitudes.
To our meeting, 33 years old Mesimarja (image above, on the left) comes with her younger sister, 27 years old Kaisa Paatero (image above, on the right). Both ladies from Turku are tall, blond and fresh-faced – exactly how you would expect someone who regularly practices health improving asanas to look. As we find out later, Kaisa with her Masters degree in Economics from the University of Vaasa, is the business mind behind her sister's creative endeavours. Currently based in Helsinki, Mesimarja is finishing her second degree in Textile and Clothing from Stadin Aikuisopisto Education centre. When she graduates in June, the designer is planning to completely focus on developing her brand.
She first started creating yoga wear as part of her university project. But being a yoga teacher herself, Mesimarja quickly realised the future potential of her hobby. "I have my own beginner's course ongoing at the moment and next week starts my other course", says Mesimarja. "I also substitute for three different studios in Helsinki. But it will be part of my business as well that I will have a service as yoga and then the product". In particular, Mesimarja would like to be able to provide the yoga wear suitable for different body types. Entering the room full of toned, strong people can be intimidating for someone who never tried yoga before, so the designer believes in the importance of making people feel included. "That's exactly my basic idea because yoga is for everyone. 'Every curve deserves to move' is my slogan", says Masimarja. "It's easier for people to come to my classes when they know they are accepted".
Mesimarja refreshingly calm and therefore traditionally Finnish attitude extends beyond the yoga classroom, when HAN asked the designer whether she meditates and eats healthily. "That is all part of yoga, but I am not so strict about it", responds Mesimarja. "I think people should listen to their bodies and listen to themselves what they need. When you need rest, you should rest". The same applies to healthy eating. "I eat everything. Sometimes I desire meat and I eat meat but I don't like to eat meat every day and not even once a week. Sometimes I even go for a fast burger", shares Mesimarja. "Same applies to everything in life. It's better to allow and accept some faults than try to control everything. Life is about accepting the constant change and letting go of unnecessary control".
No one is born perfect and Mesimarja's own search for balance was as long as one would expect. She went to her first yoga class in 1999 and found it fascinating. However, she has been doing yoga on and off until two years ago, when she finally decided she wanted to learn it better. She signed up for a yoga teaching course with only intention to study the practice for herself. Ultimately, it is clear that Mesimarja's healthy journey brought her a lot of joy, that she now wants to share with her customers. "Happiness starts when you know yourself better and people over 40-year-olds tend to do so. They are the main customer target group", says Mesimarja. "Ohx40 is the abbreviation for 'Of Happiness Times 40'. Basically happiness in forty different ways. It's up to the customer's imagination what these ways are".
Right now Mesimarja is constantly refining her Ohx40 yoga line. "I do all the designs, patterns, cutting, sewing, everything. These are all from scratch made by me", says Mesimarja. The quality of the material and the sustainability of the whole process is very important to the designer. "It's UV protected material but I still have to test it how it works in the long term… I want to design quality clothes that you can use for a long time and that are actually fitting and are your favourite", shares Mesimarja. "From the rest of the material, from the leftovers, I want to make some accessories, so that all the materials are re-used".
In terms of colours and patterns, Mesimarja's source of inspiration comes from her extensive traveling adventures, which, according to the designer's sister, she experienced all over the world. "I was recently travelling in Chilli and Mexico, so I got it from there", says Mesimarja, discussing the colour scheme of the precious first prototypes of her collection. "We've done our fair share of travelling. But definitely I love nature and I want to be in nature more so some private beaches, the woods, mountains are very nice and the finest place you can be". The designer is also a huge fan of gardening, so the floral motives are particularly noticeable in her designs. Acting as an alternative to the all black leggings from the high street, bold shades of Ohx40 designs have a potential to instantly brighten even the cold wintery morning workout. Perhaps, we will give in to the yoga's magic after all…
Words by Kira Kolosova.
Photography by Ali Aljanabi.
All the clothes are by Ohx40.


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