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DURHAM, N.H. - University of New Hampshire researchers want to understand why bobcats are making a comeback in the state despite a dramatic decrease in their traditional prey, such as rabbits.

UNH biologists said the population of bobcats in the state might have rebounded to as many as 1,400. That led the state Fish and Game Commission to consider a limited bobcat hunting and trapping season. But the proposal received much public opposition and the idea was withdrawn earlier this year.

Researchers want to look at how changes in land use such as increased development and human activities have affected bobcats in northern New England. They theorize that bobcats have rebounded, in part, because they have shifted their diet to different prey, such as turkeys and squirrels that hang out beneath bird feeders during the winter.

To test their hypothesis, they will compare different forms of chemical elements, such as nitrogen and carbon, in possible prey animals with those in bobcat hair.

"Recent population increases suggest that bobcats are adapting to a changing environment," said Marian Litvaitis, professor of natural resources and the environment and a leader of the study. "Identifying the pathways of this success may provide insight into understanding how ecosystems can remain relatively intact as human population continue to expand."

Scientists also want to understand if bobcats that live in more developed areas are subjected to higher levels of stress. "Increased stress has been associated with a decreased immune response and decreased reproductive success in animal populations. Ultimately this may allow for projections about the general health of the bobcat population," Litvaitis said.

New Hampshire had proposed issuing 50 bobcat permits through a lottery, but opponents said there was no need to hunt the animals. They worry the bobcats will be exploited for their pelts and the population could drop again.

Maine, Vermont, Massachusetts and Quebec all have bobcat seasons, though none has the limits New Hampshire proposed.

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This December marks the second year in a row that Luzinterruptus has installed the Consumerist Christmas Tree. The first installation in 2013 had been located in the English city of Durham for the Lumiere Festival. Like last year, the designers reached out to the local community to donate shopping bags and participate in assembling and attaching the bags to a prefabricated tree structure. All of the donated bags, which came in various sizes and colors, could be traced back to around 15 local franchises.

Related: Luzinterruptus Strikes Again with Luminous Street Heartbeats Installation

The Consumerist Christmas Tree took 11 days to complete—7 days were dedicated to community workshops and an extra 4 days were for installation. The designers and volunteers stuffed the 2,000 donated bags with recycled plastic from nearby businesses to give the bags their globular shape. The temporary art installation will stay up for a month until the end of the holidays.

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Sundavrblaka, or The Beast, was a creature in the movie that was created by the Shade Durza with his dark magic. It was created from the dead bodies of Imperial soldiers that were set ablaze by Saphira during the Battle under Farthen Dûr. In the game, Durza created it with poison from his fingernail.

Sundavrblaka is present only in the movie, video game, and GBA game; in Eragon Durza is always on foot. On the Eragon movie production notes released by 20th Century Fox, Durza's steed is called "The Beast", or sometimes the "Cloud o' Fangs". In the GBA game it isn't present, but, however, it is mentioned while fighting Durza: "...she'll be too busy dealing with my Shadow wyrm anyway." Paolini later used the term Sundavrblaka for the shadow birds of Vroengard.

Sundavrblaka was a cloud of evil magic that resembled a large, black, eyeless dragon composed of smoke and ash. It lacked a solidly-defined body with only its head being solid. It is described as 'dark magic' by Saphira, and as such it couldn't be damaged by weapons such as the sword Zar'roc. However, Saphira was able to bite the creature on the neck, causing the genderless beast some degree of pain.

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"Hear her scream!"
— Durza to Eragon

Durza was seen riding this creature into the Battle under Farthen Dûr, and during his fight with the Dragon Rider, Eragon, and Saphira, the dragon. After Eragon had launched himself towards Durza with her help, the steed continued to fight with Saphira. Sundavrblaka was solid enough to mortally wound the dragon; it bit her neck, punching through her dragon armor and piercing her neck scales. She was released when Eragon managed to stab The Beast in the neck. She fought with it until her injury forced her to crash-land away from the battle. Saphira nearly died from apparent blood loss, despite Eragon using magic to heal her. Sundavrblaka was presumed dead after Durza was killed by Eragon. Durza was heard saying the word "Sundavrblaka" in the spell to create it. Skulblaka means "Scale Flapper" and Lethrblaka means "Leather Flapper"; the word "Sundavr" means shadow, so it is assumed he called it "Shadow flapper" to create a flying steed.

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Anti-Aging in the Media: Rolling Stone on Ray Kurzweil

Ray Kurzweil predicts the Singularity will happen in 2045
Ray Kurzweil, Google and NASA have launched the Singularity University. (Photo by null0)

The February issue of Rolling Stone magazine has an interesting interview with Ray Kurzweil (read it here), a techno-progressive and avid supporter of the Singularity – a theoretical future point in time where technological progress far surpasses anything we've experienced before.

If you don't know who he is but the name sounds vaguely familiar, it's probably because of the famous Kurzweil synthesizer, which he invented in the 80's. The 61-year-old inventor has also worked with pattern recognition and artificial intelligence, but he's most famous for his predictions on where technology is headed. More precisely, he's famous for his correct predictions, which include the fall of the Soviet Union, the Internet, and the ubiquity of wireless networks.

Kurzweil's latest – and most controversial – prediction is that the Singularity will occur by 2045. If he's correct, what it will mean in practice is that we'll have the technology to use intelligent nanorobots operating on a molecular scale to repair and prevent damage from happening inside our bodies, among other things. When these machines become intelligent enough to repair all the damage, they will inevitably allow humans to dramatically increase their lifespans.

Many have criticized Kurzweil's theory of accelerated change for being too simple. His theory is based on the observation that the rate of technological progress is constantly increasing. A famous example is microprocessors: not only do they keep getting more powerful, but they keep getting more powerful faster than before. Effectively, a doubling in their processing power takes fewer and fewer years as time goes by.

Even though Kurzweil has been correct more times than many other people claiming to know the future, some say his estimate is not based on actual facts but on hope that he himself might live to see the Singularity. If he predicted the Singularity to occur in a hundred years, he might not be around to experience it.

I think this criticism is valid, and the year 2045 if probably too precise a guess based on too imprecise data to be true. However, the fact that Kurzweil has decided to come up with an exact year that is not too far away has very likely been one reason for his popularity and the excitement around his predicitions. It's good marketing, and I don't see anything wrong with it if it gets the masses thinking about the possibility of technology helping us to live longer and healthier lives.

Besides, even if the date is wrong, his vision of the future probably isn't far off from the truth. As I've mentioned in my other posts about current inventions in the world of anti-aging, we already have some very promising things going on, and it does seem like the rate of progress is indeed increasing. Smart nanorobots in the bloodstream fixing diseases are not really a question of "if" but "when".

And who knows, they might even be closer than Kurzweil predicts.

For more information on anti-aging and technology, see these posts:

Taking Life Sciences to an Extreme: From Homo Sapiens to Homo Evolutis

Anti-Aging in the Media: The Globe and Mail on Telomerase
End Aging to End Anxiety: Filmmaker Jason Silva Talks about Immortality
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I am unsure exactly how accurate Ray Kurzweil is likely to be as regards the timescale he sets for the singularity, namely 2045. What I do believe is that he is correct as far as exponential growth trends are concerned. In my view what this means is that singularity or no singularity the integration of non biological processing power into the human brain has to be a forgone conclusion. You only have to look at how attached we are to iPads, iPhones, Netbooks Etc to realise the path we have embarked upon and its inevitably outcome. Regardless of whether we reverse engineer the brain it is clear that in the near furure we will be vastly more powerfull than we are now by a factor of hundreds if not thousands of times. For my own research I studied the rate of progress and the timeline of discoveries over the last 1000 years and I have posted the information on my website at you only have to look at the list to realise it confirms what Ray says and that our rate of progress is accelerating rapidly.

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The popular Book Club program for grades 7–12 at the Menlo Park Library returns for the fall. Teens vote for the book the club reads, and then meet again to talk about it over food. Book options are wide open, and we encourage you to bring your book suggestion to the first meeting.

The first meeting is on Saturday, Oct. 6 from 3:00 to 4:30 pm; the second is on Saturday Nov. 3, same time.  Friends of the Menlo Park Library will provide free books and snacks to participants. To register for the Fall Book Club, send an email to Irish Atajar at

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Environmental Services - Power Facilities - Versar, Inc.

Power Facilities

Versar has worked on state and federal power plant licensing, permitting, and assessment issues in 16 states. Our staff has detailed knowledge of the licensing and permitting issues encountered by power generating and transmitting facilities; the related environmental issues that attract public interest; and the attributes of the natural environment that are sensitive to power-related effects. Versar power consultants have worked in this area for four decades. We routinely prepare or analyze environmental review documents for proposed facilities; draft testimony for licensing proceedings; and provide expert witness testimony on power facility environmental impacts.

Versar has prepared numerous types of power facility documents including:

Clean Water Act 316(a)(b)

  • Overview of CWA Section 316(a) Evaluations of Power Plants with Thermal Discharges in Maryland, Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) Workshop on Clean Water Act Section 316(a)
  • State of Maryland Perspectives on Cooling Water Intake Technologies to Protect Aquatic Organisms, EPRI conference on Clean Water Act Section 316(b)

Transmission Line Siting and Evaluation

  • Using GIS to Support Environmental Stewardship Objectives in Maryland Rights of Way in the 7th International Symposium on Environmental Concerns in Rights of Way Management.

We have supported Clean Water Act compliance in six states including Maryland, Delaware, New Jersey, North Carolina, Vermont, and Virginia. Versar scientists developed expert review of impingement and entrainment studies, thermal impact studies, and proposals for information collection and comprehensive demonstration studies for several recent projects. We evaluated hydrothermal and biological components of a demonstration project for the State of Vermont, and reviewed compliance of thermal discharges and cooling water intake structures for Delaware facilities with state water quality standards and CWA 316(a).

For transmission line siting and evaluation, Versar has developed accurate digital geographic databases, LiDAR analysis tools, spatial evaluation metrics, advanced siting algorithms, and National Environmental Quality Act-like cumulative impact assessments; and enhanced the EPRI transmission line siting method to incorporate stakeholders' input and regulatory conditions. We are also identifying tools that the Maryland Power Plant Research Program can use to evaluate the effects of underwater transmission lines.

Versar also has experience with radiological monitoring, where we determine the behavior and fate of individual radionuclides in an ecosystem and determine the transport of radionuclides within the food web. For these types of efforts, Versar evaluates radiation dose to humans through the ingestion pathway associated with normal operations of nuclear power plants in Maryland's vicinity and monitors radionuclides in air, potable water, milk, and precipitation.


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Interactive web design is the use of moving images, short videos, and/or games to keep the user moving through your website. Using interactive web design elements can increase your conversion rates, impress users, and increase your overall traffic. Basically, interactivity is one of the keys of success when it comes to user experience. Having an interactive website doesn’t mean you have to use all videos, or moving images…it just means you should have these elements throughout your website.

I thought less Flash was the current trend?

You thought right! Less flash, not no flash is the current trend. More importantly, fast sites are a huge factor in today’s web design. Keep in mind interactive design doesn’t always have to be flash. Actually, you could design the whole website without even using it!

Why use interactive web design?

Put simply, interactive web design makes your site better. How? Well, let’s think about it for a minute. If you land on a website that has a changing drop-down as you move your mouse over it, are you more likely to explore the rest of the website? More than likely you answered yes. An interactive website tends to perk curiosity as to what else the website can do. If it’s attractive and fun, they will explore your website to the fullest. More importantly, they will browse around more than they ever would on a basic website. When it comes to conversions, your user is more likely to choose you over your competitor if they know more about you. Sometimes an interactive web site can give this to them, even if they weren’t looking for it…they just wanted to see what happened when they clicked!

How to use Interactive web design

Take a quick look at your website. Now picture yourself as a first-time user. What are you more than likely here to find? 3 common responses are:

  • More information about you

  • Contact information

  • List of various products/services and their prices

Whatever you think the user is there to find, make it the part of the website that stands out the most. Part of interactive design is deciding how profound that interaction should be. In some cases, a dark background with a subtle gray design trailing behind the mouse as if it was part of the background of the website makes for a nice appearance. In other cases, it absolutely ruins the website. Test around and see what works best for your site. If you think your users are there for a bit longer than the average website, placing a small game within the site that pushes more information out in a more fun way is a great idea. For example, a quick click and drag of the products’ prices to a comparison area could make for a nice interactive element for larger corporations selling expensive products.

The main points to keep in mind when designing an interactive website is to think of:

  • Average length of time a user will want to spend (or does spend, if you have that data) on your website at a time.

  • The demographic of your users.

  • The field of your company/organization.

Depending on the time restrictions, simple moving images may do the trick. All of these tend to coincide with one another because your user demographics will likely determine the length of time a user will spend on your site. Meanwhile the demographics are probably determined by what your website is actually for. Do some research on what others in your field may be doing, or take a look at some of the examples below for some inspiration. Instead of taking them straight from other’s sites, I recommend adding your own unique twist to them to make them yours.

Examples of interactive design

Here are some examples of popular sites that use interactive design elements to make their user’s experience the best.

Harry Potter

The site is interesting and nice to look at. The game on the left side can give you something to do when you’re bored and will bring out the Harry Potter inside of you!

Life of Pi

Begin your own journey through this interactive website. Life of Pi is a parallax scrolling website that will tell you the story of the movie the Life of Pi frame one frame at a time. They took a simple idea and made it remarkable.

Motorola’s (RIP) Moto Maker is a classic designing website for you to design your own Moto x smartphone. Choose from the colors, the features, and even try out accessories without even leaving your home.

Lamborghini is one of the most expensive brands of luxury sports cars on the market. Their new Huracán LP 610-4 is a beauty of a car, and their site is no different. In order to get some information, statistics, and to just change things on each part of the car, you have to hover and click the various wrenches and i symbols around the picture.

Author Bio: Ryan Gavin is an associate of Ignition72, a Maryland web design agency. He loves finding new websites with inspiring web designs and designers with creative minds.

Catalin is the founder of Mostash - a social marketing boutique - and he's always happy to share his passion for graphic design & social media.


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Direct descendant of the legendary 12P movement, the 1200P is the thinnest self-winding mechanical movement in the world. To achieve the record-breaking thinness of 2.35 mm, the watchmaker, Piaget relied on all of its ultra-thin expertise and trimmed down all of the movement's components. Some of the gears in the 1200P have been reduced to only 0.12 mm, hardly thicker than a human hair, and the space between the wheels has been reduced to a minimum of only 0.1 mm. It is also equipped with a balance stop. In order to make the best use of space, the platinum micro-rotor, decorated with the Piaget coat-of-arms is off-centred and positioned at 9 o'clock on the movement. As part of Piaget’s constant effort to differentiate its models, it has decorated the wheels of the 1200P movement with a sunburst motif and its index assembly carries the stylised P of Piaget like a secret signature. The circular Côtes de Genève, the circular-grained mainplate, the bevelled bridges, the oscillating weight in platinum engraved with the Piaget coat-of-arms and with its limited edition number as well as the blued screws add the finishing touches to this exceptional movement, while remaining true to the aesthetic codes cherished by the Swiss watchmaking brand.

1200P movement

Manufacture Piaget 1200P ultra-thin self-winding mechanical movement, the thinnest in the world (2.35 mm thick).

Type: Self-winding mechanical
Material: Platinum
Shape: Round
Functions: Hours, Minutes
Technical features: Off-centred micro-rotor in platinum, Index-assembly signed with a letter "P" for Piaget, Balance stop
Power reserve (in hours): Approx. 44
Frequency (vph): 21,600
Frequency (Hz): 3
Diameter (lines): 13.25
Diameter (mm): 29.9
Number of jewels: 25
Thickness (mm): 2.35
Number of components: 180
Finishing: Circular-grained mainplate, Bevelled bridges, Wheels with sunburst motif, Platinum oscillating weight engraved with the Piaget coat of arms, Oscillating weight engraved with the number of the limited edition, Circular Côtes de Genève, Blued screws

*Piaget luxury watches and jewellery are individually produced and thus the weight and carats of each product can vary from the displayed data.

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Custom Home Builders Deliver Tailored Lifestyle Solutions – Inside and Out

And that’s exactly what you get from a Custom Home Builder like Interline Constructions in Melbourne –  A home that fits YOUR purpose.

You may have visited all of the big builder display villages, loved and loathed some of the designs, done the maths, read over some of their contracts, and come away feeling completely bamboozled and disillusioned.  You liked one room in this one, another feature of that one, and subsequently tried to put all of the positives into one design that suits you.  You’ve then come up with a fabulous concept, but it doesn’t work on your block of land.  Does that sound at all familiar?

And then there’s the scenario where you’ve found the ‘almost’ perfect home design, but you’d like a few changes, but the display village sales team have set you back (again) by saying the changes you want will cost an extra arm and a leg, “and by the way, we can’t change the design that much because it’s outside our policy”.  The fact is, generic home builders can build your home but it’s generally got to be almost exactly as you see it displayed – and if you have a sloping block, or contentious issues with heritage features that need to be retained in a Knock Down Rebuild, then you’re already in trouble.  Don’t even go there if you have a home design in mind that needs to be elongated to fit on a non-conforming Narrow Block.  You’ll be quickly told, by the generic builder, “We can’t stretch any of our designs.  You get what you see – sorry no can do!”

That’s why Custom Home Builders have a definitive place in making you feel cared about.  They’ll listen to what you want, help you with a suitable design, draft in all of the features you desperately want to incorporate, and go ahead and create a unique home that no-one else is having.  It’s just for you –  and designed for your family and your lifestyle.

A custom designed home means that you’ll be able to play with your layout, swing things around to encapsulate views, put your master bedroom a long way away from the kids, and create a kitchen to die for.  You’ll also be able to keep control of your budget by getting all of the facts and pricing before you begin the build.

Variations are commonplace with the big builders, but, by engaging a Custom Home Builder, you’ll be able to negotiate a contract that specifies what’s included from the start, because you’ve set out your wishes, discussed at length how the big ticket items may push you over what you have to spend, and you’ll be able to rely on the expertise of your builder to advise you of other options to keep everything in check.

At Interline, we focus on the whole picture, not just what you see from the street.

Many of our recent clients have come to us with a notebook full of articles about what’s trending at the moment, particularly when it comes to interior design.  The first thing we do is look at their ideas, work out what style of home they’re wanting, and focus on their unique personality.  It’s a bit like profiling.  We have to understand what’s in their heads first, and then get to work on the bigger picture.  Understandably, the interior of any home is down to personal taste, colour palettes, whatever environmentally-friendly concepts are deemed important to them, and the nature of the block size and shape.

We’ve been in this business a long time, and we’ve seen some pretty eclectic ideas put forward.  We put the pieces together, because that’s what we’re here to do.

Whats Trending In Designer Homes for 2015?

Trending at the moment are smaller homes in the inner suburbs.  Blocks of land are being cut into bit-sized pieces to go with the urban sprawl, and this has had a big impact on the design side of our business.  Our clients still want big bedrooms and wide open living areas, and they’re not keen on areas with no natural light.  For example, we recently completed an award nominated home in Preston.  The block was extremely narrow, but with careful considerations made, our client could have views of the city fireworks, an office -come-guest-area upstairs, a whole  second storey for the children, and a front entrance way that looked all the way to the back fence.  They didn’t want ordinary.  They wanted a quality designer home, and energy efficient features, with room for a sustainable living veggie patch out the back.  As a Custom Builder we were able to make it all happen.

Another of our recent clients went in an entirely different direction – they wanted Heritage styling, a claw bath in the ensuite, a pizza oven in the alfresco, and a guest wing for the parents-in-law.  The thing is, a reputable builder will take on board any diversity you throw at them, blend it all together, and deliver a tailored lifestyle solution for your new home.

I always get asked what’s trending in interior design at the moment.  My usual answer is “Whatever you want and need to make your lifestyle match your dreams.  Trends are one thing, but anyone who wants a custom home built is usually looking for something unique.  Trends can be addressed with a coat of paint and sea grass wallpaper, high ceilings and spotted gum flooring, but the biggest trend we’re experiencing is a shift away from having a home built by a generic company, especially when there are already four homes in your street of the same design.

Some people buy the Variety block of chocolate for a reason.  They don’t just like one flavour.  With a custom-built home you can share the same principle.

The Interline Difference

We’ve built a team of professionals you can trust.

One of the real points of difference we have, as one of Melbourne’s Premier Custom Homes Builders, is that we’ve nurtured a select and talented group of tradespeople who are flexible and adaptable to any building style.  Whether your home calls for an avant-garde metal wall-clad feature finish, or a  verandah with fretwork, we can deliver the right look for your tailor-made home with a highly professional finish – inside and out.  We’ll even take care of the landscaping so you can move in, pop the champagne, and just relax – well maybe after you unpack a few boxes and find the champagne flutes
With us as your Custom Home Builder it’s simple.  YOU get to make all the right choices that suit you!

Adam Waugh, Managing Director, Interline Constructions

Talk to us at Interline Constructions today:

  • Design and Build your custom home
  • And leave you to celebrate your new home in style
  • We’ll collaborate

At Interline Constructions every exquisite new home we build is a winner, and we look forward to making your new custom home in Melbourne our next award-winning project.

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NDP MP Kwan calls on government to save Yazidis

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NDP MP Jenny Kwan penned her second open letter to Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Minister John McCallum today, after learning that Yazidi refugees are being attacked in refugee camps and face lengthy registration delays with UNHCR, the UN body in charge of resettling refugees.

The letter comes after the summer parliamentary committee struck to study the protection of vulnerable refugee groups, particularly Yazidis, wrapped up. The committee was formed just hours before Foreign Affairs Minister Stephane Dion finally recognized ISIS’s atrocities against Yazidis as “genocide” in June.

Kwan writes that since the committee concluded its study, additional information was made available

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Trade Mark: revocation is operative from the day of declaration – no retroactivity can be sought

Brazilian Superior Court of Justice (STJ) has upheld a decision that determined the National Institute of Industrial Property (INPI) to proceed to the registration of the trade mark Lyon, required by the company 'Calçados Only Ltda.'

Background of the case
Back in 1995 the company named ‘Calçados Only’ applied for the registration of two trade marks containing the words ‘Lyon’, for shoes. INPI denied registration on the grounds that the mark was similar to ‘Piernas Lyon Dor’.
'Calçados Only' appealed to the decision on the grounds that the marks were capable of coexistence - it did not suceed. Moreover, parallel to this, the company brought another action i.e. revocation of the mark for non-use.

These cases were heard by the 5th Federal Court of the Judicial Section of Rio Grande do Sul and later on by the Federal Regional Court of the 4th Region holding that INPI should proceed to registry the mark applied for by 'Calçados Only'.

INPI appealed to the decision on the grounds that company brought the action of revocation four months after the publication of filing their applications for registration and two months after the filing of the suit. There were not effects from such revocation of the earlier mark during the course of judicial proceedings, as this was only recognized after the closure of the administrative processes that denied the request of 'Calçados Only'.
 INPI based its case in the principle of no retroactivity. INPI argued that the subsequent declaration of revocation does not reopen the administrative proceedings or lead to the merits of the lawsuit, which was filed on the grounds that there would be no confusion between the marks. However, INPI affirms that such a declaration ie revocation to the oldest mark, opened the opportunity to submit a new application for registration.

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In considering the appeal, the court cited a precedent from the Supreme Court's Second Section (EREsp 964 780), in which it was determined that "the revocation of a trade mark, due to lack of use, and/or enjoyment by the owner, has legal effect from its declaration (ex nunc) instead of retroactively (ex tunc) ".
Nice combo! but are they the same?
The STJ noted however that the case was based on the absence of confusion between the marks - and not in the revocation of the earlier mark. The Federal Regional Court of the 4th Region recognized the right of Calçados Only and acknowledged that the company had from the beginning the right to obtain the registration of its trade mark. Accordingly, the expressions Lyon and Lyon Dor (part of the name Piernas Lyon Dor) evoked different things; besides, the trade marks identified products aimed at different markets: shoes in first case and socks in the second [OK, they are not equal; but are they similar? I am afraid for a trade mark case, they are not similar because they are not really competing products. Moreover, we could see perhaps association in here, but this is not enough since there is the need of actual confusion].

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Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif urged unity among Muslim countries against risks that threaten all, expressing hope that the upcoming session of the Parliamentary Union of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (PUIC) would take steps in this way.

He made the remarks in a meeting with visiting President of the Mali National Assembly Issaka Sidibe in Tehran on Wednesday, IRNA reported.

Mali will host the upcoming session of PUIC on January 27-28.

The Malian official said strengthening of relations with Tehran is of great importance for his country.

Both officials also discussed fight against root causes of terrorism and extremism, formation of a joint economic committee and expansion of bilateral ties, parliamentary relations in particular.

Earlier in the day, the Malian official held talks with his Iranian counterpart Ali Larijani.

During the meeting, Larijani said the Palestinian issue has been overshadowed by the crises gripping the Middle East region.

“The current crises in Muslim countries have overshadowed the Palestinian issue,” Larijani said during a joint press conference with his Sidibe, Press TV reported.

Larijani said that Iran and Mali shared views on political developments in the region and the fight against terrorism.

He described Mali as an important African country, adding that Tehran attached high significance to its ties with Bamako.

The senior Iranian official said that he had discussed the expansion of bilateral economic and trade ties as well as the current regional developments in his meeting with the Malian official.

Larijani expressed hope that the upcoming session of the PUIC will take important decisions about the major challenges facing Muslim countries.

The Malian official described the Palestinian issue as highly significant for his country.

He said that Mali has expressed its opposition to all UN resolutions that were against the Palestinian people, adding that it supported the latest United Nations Security Council resolution adopted last month in support of the Palestinians.

The Malian official also said that his country would do its utmost to address Muslim countries’ problems during the next PUIC conference.

In December, the UN Security Council unanimously approved Resolution 2334 against Israel with 14 votes in favor and one abstention from the US.

The resolution condemned the construction of Israeli settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories as a “flagrant violation under international law”.

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Stage 7: Innsbruck (Austria) - Chiavenna 244Km

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Innsbruck is the capital of the state of Tyrol as well as the most important town in the region, a beautiful city whose history finds its origins in the Roman colony of Veldidena. The city lies on the banks of the River Inn (Innsbruck literally means "bridge over the Inn") in a vast valley that is around 550 m above sea level and dominated by the Waldrast Spitze massif (2715 m). The urban area is wide reaching and comprises numerous neighbouring locales, all located around an older centre. Its greatest period of development was the 18th century with the blooming of various industrial activities. The economy is based on the trading of agricultural and livestock products from the surrounding area, and on a variety of activities in other sectors such as textiles, chemicals, food, clothing and glass. Tourism has also always been of crucial importance to the economy, and Innsbruck and its environs have traditionally succeeded in attracting hordes of tourists from all over the world. It essentially acts as the crossroads between a number of major roads arriving from Germany, Italy and Switzerland. Its numerous landmarks include the 16th century Hofkirche, the baroque Cathedral of St. James, the 16th century Goldenes Dachl building, and the imperial palace. Innsbruck is also home to an important and very old university, and boasts a myriad of museums and artistic and cultural initiatives. In 1988 the 16th stage (Merano-Innsbruck) of the 71st Giro d’Italia, won by climber Franco Vona of Lazio, concluded here. The following day, racers disputed the Innsbruck-Borgo Valsugana stage. The Austrian city has hosted two Winter Olympics, in 1964 and 1976, and the multi-purpose sports facilities developed for these events have represented a fine legacy.

The first section of the course, a gentle but continuous climb almost all the way, constitutes a 100 km (or just over) ride through the distinctive orderly green landscape of Tyrol, which leads to Switzerland. The well-known abbey of Stams represents a characteristic landmark. In Martina the riders cross the Swiss border and the canton of Graubünden, where the locals speak Ladin. Scuol, Zernez, Samedan, the well-known St. Moritz with its lake and tourist/society attractions, and Silvaplana are the best-known towns along the route as it passes through this extraordinary mountain landscape. Lakes, forests, almost perpetual snow and glaciers surround the elevated valleys that, distinctive for their flat bottoms, characterise the uniquely beautiful Engadin valley. The peloton is then faced with the Maloja Pass at 1815 m before tackling the steep and demanding descent among the towering mountain faces and thick conifer tree woods. After around a hundred kilometres in Swiss territory, it is downhill along the narrow Val Bregaglia. The riders re-enter Italy in Castasegna, passing through Villa di Chiavenna on their rapid descent from the peaks at Maloja, before reaching the finishing line in Chiavenna.

Chief town in the valley of the same name and a continuation of the Valtellina, Chiavenna is located in the province of Sondrio, very close to the beginning of Lake Como, at the junction of the roads leading to Maloja and the Splugen Pass, towards the holiday resort of Madesimo. Situated on the banks of the River Mera, its economy is based on tourism as well as trade and industry. This is the home of the well-known "crotti", natural caves transformed into rustic taverns used for tasting fairly heavy and flavoursome local foods and wines. Special delicacies include the delicious cooked meats - bresaola in general and, in particular, il violino, a bresaola obtained from the shoulder or thigh of the goat, and slinzega, another type of bresaola - and various types of cheese. Many foods are cooked using the soapstone typical of the area.

The various ages in the long history of Chiavenna, an important junction between Italy and Northern Europe, are suggested by the forms and décor of various buildings. Poet and man of letters Giovanni Bertacchi, known for his deep love of his homeland, was born here.

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Google Finally Follows Yahoo!’s Lead, Drops Storage Prices

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It took almost a year, but the other shoe finally dropped. And so did the price of Google online storage.

In May 2013, Yahoo! announced that all users of its Flickr online photo storage service would get a terabyte for free. At the time, we predicted there’d be a flurry of copycats.

Instead, we got crickets, pretty much

Until this week, when Google announced it was slashing the monthly prices of all its online storage — from $4.99 to $1.99 for 100 GB, from $49.99 to $9.99 for a terabyte, and a new level of $99.99 for 10 TB. Granted, that terabyte isn’t free (Google continues to offer 15 GB free) but it’s a lot closer. And I’m sorry, Yahoo!, but my Google storage is a lot more versatile than Flickr’s; I can share that one glob of storage among all my different Google services.

(And, kudos to Google for automatically repricing existing users, of which I’m one. That said, as an early adopter I’m in the legacy “20 GB for $5 a year” plan, which isn’t available any more and is priced roughly the same per byte as the new 100 GB plan. So our plan doesn’t change)

It’s not terribly surprising that Google is doing this. Competitive pressures with Flickr aside, companies like BackBlaze (of which I’m also a customer) have demonstrated that the price of storage has been steadily going down.

Google has also been facing competition from other cloud storage vendors, and it’s now cheaper, says Re/code. “Keep in mind that the different providers offer all sorts of freebies and incentives and have different tweaks to their accounting styles, but that now puts the price of 100GB at $23.88 per year using Google, $50 per year on Microsoft and $99 per year on Dropbox,” writes Liz Gannes.

GigaOm also pointed out that the move was likely in response to similar moves by Microsoft’s recently renamed OneDrive. “For Google Drive, a relevant comparison is Microsoft OneDrive (formerly known as SkyDrive),” writes Barb Darrow. “Microsoft just offered an array of freebies for that product that gave users 7GB for free and, should they add another 50 GB, they pay just over $2.00 per month ($25 per year).” So Google is now offering nearly twice as much for less money.

Commenters on the various other blog postings on this subject are all eagerly awaiting matching moves from Apple’s iCloud, Dropbox, Box, and so on. This is particularly relevant for Box, which has already filed for an IPO, and Dropbox, which is speculated to be considering one — neither of which would want to be seen as dropping a lot of users right now. Some commenters were already wondering why they would even need Dropbox any longer — particularly if they’re already juggling a handful of cloud storage services.

“Storage is sort of like the crack cocaine of cloud computing,” Darrow writes. “Vendors bank that if you put your stuff in their cloud, you’ll keep coming back for more storage and potentially add more higher-priced services.”

It looks like a lot of people are looking to Google to set them up with a fix.

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Listings for Jacksonville Comcast cable system and subject to change without notice. (*-indicates a channel only available on digital cable and satellite systems.)

Sports TV Channel Guide for the Jacksonville area

Premier League: Reading at Sunderland, 2:30 p.m. , FOXSOC*

NBA: New York at Brooklyn, 7 p.m., ESPN
College men: St. Joseph's at Villanova, 7 p.m., ESPNU*
College men: West Virginia at Duquesne, 7 p.m., CBSSN*
College men: Binghamton at Michigan, 7 p.m., BTN*
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This book represents an interesting exploration into the role of religion in rehabilitation. Although it is perhaps a bit more religion than rehabilitation, it offers some original thought and a new dimension for the patient faced with the enormous problems of returning to productive life after severe injury or illness. Motivation is a critical requisite; by adding a spiritual dimension one may often achieve results beyond more conventional efforts.


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A standardized technique for right segmental liver resections

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From the Department of Abdominal Surgery, Cancer Hospital, S[[atilde]]o Paulo, Brazil.

Arch Surg. 2003;138(8):918-920. doi:10.1001/archsurg.138.8.918

Hypothesis  The indications for segmental liver resections are increasing. this type of procedure can be performed by deep wedge transparenchymal transection or by the intrahepatic approach, reaching the portal pedicle through the hilar plate. we devised a systematized way to perform such an operation.

Design  Original surgical technique.

Patients and methods  Fourteen consecutive patients (8 men and 6 women; mean age, 55 years) underwent right segmental liver resections between july 1, 2001, and july 31, 2002. seven patients had liver metastasis, 3 had primary liver cancer, 3 had benign lesions, and 1 had gallbladder cancer. the surgery was performed by making 3 small incisions around the hilar plate. with a standardized method, the right posterior and anterior sheaths were reached by combining these incisions.

Results  Right segmental liver resection was feasible with the proposed technique in all patients. intraoperative blood loss was minimal in all cases, and 11 patients did not require blood transfusion. there was no postoperative death.

Conclusions  This operative procedure standardizes the intrahepatic approach to the right portal pedicle for right segmental resections. it may reduce bleeding at the site of hilar plate incisions and the need for main hepatic pedicle clamping and may facilitate the recognition of right posterior and anterior sheaths, with excellent immediate results.


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Paleo Vegan Pie Crust

This flaky vegan piecrust will become your favorite! So crispy and delicious, you won’t believe how quick it is to make. It is also a Paleo pie crust, gluten-free, grain-free, and low-carb. You can roll it out with a rolling pin, or press it into the pan with your fingers. This is a perfect crust for Paleo Apple Pie and Paleo Pumpkin Pie It’s so flaky and crisp, no one guesses it is completely grain free. Instead of eggs, chia seeds bind the dough together. I used white chia seeds. Black chia seeds will make your dough dark, although both colors will be equally delicious. You’ll need a food processor to grind the coconut. For an easier piecrust that doesn’t require a food processor, use my Perfect Gluten Free Coconut Piecrust. Makes 1 9-inch pie shell. For a double crust or lattice, double the recipe. Find even more healthy treats in my book PaleoDesserts!

Paleo Vegan Piecrust

  1. Stir chia seeds into the water and allow to soak for 10 minutes.
  2. In a food processor add sweetener, salt, arrowroot, and mix well.
  3. Add shredded coconut and spin until very fine. Stop it and clean the sides several times to be sure it grinds very fine.
  4. Add vanilla and soaked chia seeds to food processor and mix again until it becomes a soft, uniform dough.
  5. Place the dough a board between two pieces of parchment paper. Dust the surface with arrowroot powder to keep from sticking. Use a rolling pin to roll it to 13 – 14 inches round, depending upon the size of your pan. Remove the top layer of parchment paper, and use the bottom layer of paper to flip dough gently over onto pie pan. Repair any rips. Flute the edges with your fingers. Prick the bottom of the pie with a fork in a few places. Pre-bake crust for 20 minutes at 300 degrees.
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Here is the same LO before and after a fix up. The first LO was ok but I wanted it to be better so I added some more quick touches to it and I like it better now. The movie stuff except for the tickets are Designs on Cloud Nine the tickets are from Kadoodle Bug Designs. The scalloped edge is part of a Silhouette file. I used the letter-size happy birthday script card kit since I was looking through my files for a scallop of sorts.  Love to be able to change up a design to fit my needs.  Please leave a comment of what you think about my fixed up page.

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Sunday, August 23, 2009

Book Review: The Master Mind of Mars

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Back to Barsoom....Only this time with a different visitor.

Ulysses Paxton is a US soldier off in the battlefields during WW1. When a mortar shell ends up killing his men and causes him to loose his legs, Paxton begins to reach out towards Mars and before he knows it, he's on Barsoom. Actually he ends up landing in the house of Ras Thavas, an elderly scientist with great powers-he can change the brains of those aging for younger bodies. Trapped there, Paxton, called Vad Varo, becomes Thavas' assistant and learns his tricks. What ends up turning against his former teacher is Valla Dia, a beautiful specimen whose body is switched with the wicked and aging ruler of Phundahl, Xaxa. Teaming up with three others who have been sold to Thavas-the assassin Gor Hajus, Dar Tarus (whose own body has been switched with that of Xaxa's second in command) and Hovan Du, whose brain resides in the body of a Great Ape-Paxton rushes off to reclaim the body of beloved. And that's where the fun begins...

Looking back at the whole series as a whole, I guess my mind has changed (no pun intended) with Master Mind. I had written earlier that it rank pretty high in the whole series for me but know having reread it since the original review, I find it somewhat lower. What works here is the villain-Ras Thavas in fact might be Burroughs' best villain of the series-an intelligent scientist who doesn't need to have super powers. (A possible Lex Luthor influence?) In fact Thavas is a more interesting figure than Paxton is which probably explains why Burroughs brought him back for Synthetic Men of Mars since he still has much to offer. Another point is the religious satire that permeates the novel. From Ras Thavas' almost God-like view of himself to the backwards religion of the Phundahls-Tur is Tur after all-it provides a biting look at what happens when people are mindless and led easily.

Now if only it had a stronger hero. Sadly Paxton lacks John Carter's charisma and even falls a little short compared to Gahan of Gathol or Tan Hadron of Hastor. While I do like the setup of him being familiar with John Carter's previous adventures he just doesn't do much for the first third of the novel except plan for restoring Vallia Dia back to her body. When the action finally does take place, well a talking Great White Ape will likely upstage anyone.

Ultimately this one gets a ***1/2 out of 4 thanks to having the best villain in the series. Maybe if the film series gets this far we can see Thavas center stage. Heck he's a lot better than Matai Shang.

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I’m a Christian, conservative Millennial, born and raised in Ohio. I love this state. I’ve lived in and traveled to many places, and but I always ended up back here in Ohio, where I’m now rooted with a wife and son.

I’m a former French teacher who now works at a grain elevator. It’s about the least predictable of paths anyone could take, but I’ve always moved forward. I’m also known to stir the pot when it needs to be stirred.

For the past couple of years, I’ve been engaged in the political scene. I have to be. With the massive amount of debt heaped on my generation’s shoulders, and with the new civil unrest and divided nation, it’ll be up to my generation to bring us back from the brink. If not me, then who? Certainly not the people who put us in this position. I firmly believe we need to peacefully—but forcefully—unsettle the political apparatuses in place before positive change in politics will happen.

I’m well-versed in many areas, particularly education, agriculture, faith, politics, travel, France, but despite my degrees, I believe that there’s always more to learn. You’ll find intelligence in the least expected places, and looking for it is a rewarding—and humbling—challenge.


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Give Sharansky four more years, Netanyahu asks Jewish Agency board

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called on the Jewish Agency to extend Chairman Natan Sharansky's term by another four years.

Netanyahu made the request Monday during remarks to the Board of Governors of The Jewish Agency for Israel, which is meeting in Jerusalem.

He called Sharansky a “symbol of Jewish unity and the triumph of the Jewish People over adversity.”

“But you are much more than just a symbol,” Netanyahu told Sharansky. “You have always worked tirelessly to secure the Jewish future.”

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There's been a lot written lately — including here — about how disenfranchising Americans is part of the GOP electoral strategy. In times like these, when the polls, the economy and possibly God Herself seem to portend against a McCain victory in two weeks, it's time to bring out the big, bad voter disenfranchisement guns. And, like the Brooks Brothers protest in Florida, they still don't care if you know about it. Both Rolling Stone and Mother Jones have extensive articles out in their new issues about what the GOP is doing (or has done) to make sure that if you're not voting for them, you won't be voting at all. Those stories — plus a look at who's being disenfranchised this week and what you can do when they inevitably come for your vote — after the jump.Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. and Greg Palast start off their Rolling Stone piece with the election supervisor of Las Vegas, NM who — like 1 in 9 Democrats — was thrown off the election rolls in his and was forced to cast a provisional ballot, half of which were later discarded. That's right, the state is throwing its own elected officials off the rolls due in no small part to the completely unironically-named Help America Vote Act of 2002. An example of its usefulness?

Since 2003, according to the U.S. Election Assistance Commission, at least 2.7 million new voters have had their applications to register rejected. In addition, at least 1.6 million votes were never counted in the 2004 election — and the commission's own data suggests that the real number could be twice as high.

Don't you feel helped? If you don't, amusingly, you can blame convicted bribe-taking Republican (former) Congressman Bob Ney and Republican superlobbyist Jack Abramoff; the former co-authored the bill and the latter "worked to cram the bill with favors for his clients," for a law that "Republican election officials at the local and state level have used... to give GOP candidates an edge on Election Day by creating new barriers to registration, purging legitimate names from voter rolls, challenging voters at the polls and discarding valid ballots." The law which was sold to the American public as a way to help prevent another Florida actually forces states to implement many of Florida's voter match purge programs and the statewide voter registry that enabled Katherine Harris to conduct said purges. Kennedy and Palast identify 6 key things to GOP is doing to keep voters away from the polls: discouraging or disallowing voter registration drives (remember ACORN?); creating electronic matching systems and rules that typos disqualify potential new voters; purging voter rolls of veteran voters; requiring voters to show government-issued identification; requiring states to use touch screen computers without requiring paper trails; and challenging voters and provisional ballots to get them thrown out. Oh, it's going to be a fun election day. Sasha Abramsky at Mother Jones takes a look at those issues, as well as some GOP tactics that can't claim the veneer of HAVA-sponsored legitimacy. In addition to the tactics outlined by the Kennedy and Palast, Abramsky notes that disallowing those with a felony record to vote disenfranchises as many as 1 out of 8 African-American men who have, technically, paid their debts to society. In addition, in 2004, at least one sheriff in North Carolina tried to initiate immigration violation investigations of voters in his county with Hispanic-sounding names, while Kentucky Republicans sent armed, white poll monitors to minority polling stations to prevent violence by standing around with guns visible. In 2004 and 2006, robocalls and flyers went out to people trying to convince them to vote in different polling places or on different days in order to reduce Democratic turnout and experts expect that similar misinformation will be posted online through spoof sites or by hacking official sites (an alarm also sounded by Wired). Sound unlikely? Talk to Ohio Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner, who in addition to defending in court her decision to allow new registrants to take advantage of their early voting rights, has already had one hacker attempt to deface her website. If all that doesn't scare you enough, Katrina Vanden Heuvel at The Nation checks in on some other GOP tactics, like the last-minute challenge of 6,000 voter registrations in Montana, the Virginia Board of Election's misleading residency questionnaire for students and local boards throwing out student registrations and telling students they'll risk their scholarship by being honest about where they spent 8 months of the year (which, notably, requires any working students to pay taxes as full time Virginia residents regardless of their "official address"), and the 9,000 remaining voter registrations that Florida's system of perfect-matching have rejected. Vanden Heuvel's one bright spot is the aforementioned Brunner's efforts in Ohio to fend off the many, many GOP challenges to new voters and early voting. Of course, the GOP is continuing to fight the case despite the recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling against them, and is calling on its elected prosecutors in various counties to investigate every new voter who voted to determine whether they committed fraud or might yet do so. And if that's still not enough for you, reports are rolling in from West Virginia and Ohio that the worst boogeyman of all has reared its ugly head — many voters are watching their electronic voting machines switch their votes to all Republicans. So what can you do? Here's a list of things to try to make sure your vote is counted:

  1. Vote early, preferably in person. Most of the people who will be out and about to mount challenges will be doing this on Election Day proper. This also gives you a chance to makes sure you are registered properly and challenge back if anything is wrong.
  2. Insist on a paper trail. Many states have this as an option now, but in some it's only upon request. Request.
  3. Don't wear anything that signals your voting preferences. Some states have little-used laws that prevent "electioneering" in polling places, and there have been signals that the folks there to challenge some voters will be challenging people wearing Obama stuff. Leave it at home or in your car.
  4. Bring picture ID. Your state may or may not require that you have it, but it is one good way to verify your identity and residency if challenged. If your address isn't up-to-date, many states can issue free temporary change-of-address cards, or just do the paperwork to get it officially changed today.
  5. Stand your ground, politely. The point of a challenge is to keep you from voting, and they can win in two ways. The easiest thing to do — which is why they're doing it — is to embarrass you into leaving. Fuck that. If you can't win the challenge at the moment, demand a provisional ballot and a written explanation of what you need to do to make sure that it is counted. Speak only to official poll workers, and ignore the partisan hack if s/he tries to "help."
  6. Ask for help. If there is a problem with your electronic machine, do not press done and leave the polling place. Insist that a poll worker help you until your vote is cast correctly. If it cannot be, tell them they need to request assistance from the appropriate authorities and refuse to leave or cast your ballot until the problem is corrected. If you leave, you've probably already lost. Do not forget to have a paper trail.
  7. Ask for more help The Brennan Center For Justice, among other groups, will have lawyers on hand to take reports of problems and offer legal assistance by called 1-866-OUR-VOTE. Use it if you have to. Hopefully you won't have to.

Block The Vote [Rolling Stone] Beyond Diebold: 10 Ways To Steal This Election [Mother Jones] Report: Operatives Will Use Internet To Suppress the Vote [Wired] Ohio Secretary Of State Site Hacked [Wired] Voter Registration Flashpoints [The Nation] In Ohio, Charges Fly In Fight Over Absentee Ballots [Washington Post] Voting Machines Switch Votes; Officials Blame Voters — Update [Wired] Earlier: There's Nothing Some Fear More Than Citizens Exercising Their Constitutional Rights The McCain Campaign, Looking For A Scapegoat In ACORN


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The latest baseball-is-America-and-America-is-baseball movie is Trouble with the Curve, and it's about a curmudgeonly, Clint Eastwood-y baseball scout played by Clint Eastwood whose deteriorating vision interferes with his ability to assess a young pitcher's ability to craftily hurl a baseball. Life lessons ensue. Justin Timberlake shows up, takes his shirt off, and jumps in a lake, à la Freddie Prinze, Jr. in another classic American baseball movie, Summer Catch. I am of the opinion that Clint Eastwood shouldn't have appeared in another movie after Gran Torino because The Man With No Name is now dead, but whatever — life isn't fair and Paint Your Wagon is proof that not everyone is perfect.

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Tuesday, October 27, 2009

Rites of Spring

Yeah Yeah what can I say?!! so the best record of all time was made in 1985 by these four guys in Washington DC as part of some kind of major scene phenomenon called Revolution Summer. All I can say is if you haven't heard it then you should check it out because this is exactly it. Exactly everything a record could possibly ever hope to be. they save your life, break your heart and kill the pain all at once. the production is god. it sounds best super loud. Listen to it for hours at a time. And these are the most beautiful, straightforward, heart wrenching lyrics ever to ever be. talk about empathy. From soul to soul. At night in your apartment alone on the floor with your head against the speaker. And it doesn't get old...this has been my favorite record for five years. "And just a dream, just a dream can bring me to my knees." R.O.S.=tRutH.

  1. do I still think this is the best record of all time, 19 years after I wrote this, 24 years after I discovered it? well it's one of my favorite LPs still, it's between this and The Raincoats first LP. green onions by booker t and the mg's my be my favorite recording ever....but in a personalized sense of representing the power of art...this is still in the running for the number one spot.

  2. yes-rites of spring and raincoats! pinnacles of p.p.p.p.p.power....


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jillypoet: mom trying to write

Each day I wish I had invented waterproof sticky notes (for shower inspiration) or pen-friendly diapers to get down all my quirky thoughts that I am sure are relevant and publishable. And so God (actually another writer-mommy) sent me The Blog.

Tuesday, November 18, 2008

When Arriving For Battle, Straighten Your Spine, Bring Reinforcements

If the rain made itself visible
as the bold white snow
would we mourn the arrival
of black clouds, the pause of the sun?

Chin up.
Spine straight
Advice for a tall girl
from her father, a tall man.
Walk with your eyes on the tops
of telephone poles

Gold leaves fall in clusters
storm frosted grass
quiet as a regiment on maneuvers.

Such a wild move,
dropping out of school,
lying about his age, joining
the Merchant Marine at sixteen
to fight alongside the older boys.

Even the least avengers yield purpose.
When we stop, listen to the rain
give snow and leaves our full attention
will we be surprised by their stories?

This is definitely a first draft. Some poems arrive pretty much finished. This poem needs stuff: detail, information... It is like a sandwich with thick bread, partially made. There's pleasing thinck fluff on the outside, but nothing in the middle.

Carolee and I saw a poet/memoirist last night who read an interesting piece about her father. We discussed the fact later that neither of us have written much about the men in our lives. It must have stuck with me, because when I sat down to write today, I had no intention of writing about my dad. Writing with out intention--sounds lazy, rule breaking. That's free-writing for you.

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That line.."Even the least avengers..." fantastic.

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6 Classic Harry Nile Episodes

Volume Twenty Five:

On January 1, 1976, Harry Nile went on the air for the first time over KVI, Seattle in a play called "West For My Health", in which Harry spent a very unhappy New Year's Eve of 1939. December of 1976, the second Harry Nile aired, and a series was born. On this Twenty-Fifth volume are six more of his adventures, in the correct chronological order as he "lived" them. As 1958 winds down Harry is reunited with some of his old Los Angeles cronies but not in a reunion sort of setting. Plus he comes up against some truly unusual murders and murderers.

  1. WIRED FOR MURDER - A blind woman says overheard her stepson plotting her murder, but until he makes a move the police can't help her. So who you gonna call, Harry Nile of course.

  2. SKIP TRACE - Harry Nile is asked by the widow of a sleazy P.I. to take up the case that may have cost her husband his life. Not much of an incentive, right?

  3. DUCTHER'S BEAT - An old friend and an unsolved murder makes for a combination that finds Harry Nile right in the middle.

  4. MIRACLE MILE -When a friend from his L. A. days asks Harry to return to Southern Cal. and help get him out of a jam, Seattle's favorite P.I. hops the first plane out and flies straight into a mess he can do nothing to stop.

  5. THE WORTHINGTON COLLECTION - A two million dollar art theft involves Harry Nile in the world of a 1950's style self-help guru.

  6. MOTIVE - Harry Nile is hired to prove that a confessed murderer didn't commit the crime he says he did. Featuring Russell Johnson of "Gilligan's Island."

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December 7th 1941, a date that did more then just pull the United States into W. W. II. This day mobilized a nation and changed the lives of millions of Americans forever. Men and women from all walks of life had only one question that needed to be answered, "What can I do to help win this war?" For many, around 11 million, the answer was easy, put on the uniforms of this country and fight. However, not all were hysically fit enough to be a Soldier, Sailor, Marine or Coast Guardsman; so they had to find another way. The stories in this CD volume will tell you how Harry Nile with his 4-F draft rating found his way to contribute to the war effort while at the same time and in his own small way ensure that the folks on the Homefront didn't forget the true principals of the Democracy their sons were fighting for.
CHAPTER ELEVEN: SECRET MISSION - December 1941 the first wartime Christmas for the USA since 1917, just weeks after surprise attack on Pearl Harbor; Harry agrees to take on a domestic surveillance case because there might be a slim chance he'd be helping the war effort. How, he's not sure and why should modified B-25 bombers have anything to do with it?
CHAPTER TWELVE: A MINOR DETAIL - It's late 1944, the allies are pushing the Germans back across Europe toward Germany; Japan is faring no better. In Los Angeles Harry Nile is still working to keep his agency alive while working at a defense plant during the week. His new case is a puzzler, why would anybody steal a vintage car that stands out like a newborn baby in a retirement home.

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Tuesday, December 29, 2009

Off-roaders get temporary ticket to ride

Better than a Beatles song, off-road enthusiasts got the First Court of Appeal to postpone the closing of Carnegie State Vehicular Recreation Area southwest of Tracy.

Ride on, man, ride on.

But the cheers likely won't last. It will only be a temporary reprive the backers of a lawsuit to clean up Corral Hollow Creek convince the court that significant harm would be done if the park remains open until it has a permit and an improved management plan.

Wading into this matter is sticky business.

On one side: Thousands of people looking to have a good time riding trails in the hills, who also likely bring a fair amount of money to the local economy, as plenty riders don't call Tracy home. Also, the state Parks and Recreation Department, which runs Carnegie.

On the other side: Environmentalists who point to high levels of pollution in Corral Hollow Creek and evidence suggesting it's the off-road activity that's fouling the creekbed.

Complicating the matter: The creek is mostly dry, even during the wet season; The area was historically home to mining and industry and has a Superfund site as a neighbor; Another neighbor with a ranch nearby has had a hand in the lawsuit process.

And, of course, there's the mutual suspicion that seems inborn between environmentalists and off-roaders.

Listing the players and plays, however, doesn't make sorting out the game any easier.

The off-roaders, for their part, just want a place to play. It's a place that's been their home for years, and Carnegie wasn't exactly a pristine piece of land before the trail-masters hit the dirt. Given that, and how many people use the popular park, it makes sense for the local economy (and the spirit of good fun) to keep Carnegie open.

However, environmentalists like Bill Jennings of the plantiff California Sportsfishing Alliance have a legitimate beef in wanting to keep waterways — even mostly dry ones like Corral Hollow Creek — free of heavy metals and other poisons. And, let's face it, off-roaders don't have a repuation as the kindest stewards of the land.

It seems compromise is the order of the day. The least-disruptive alternative would be to keep the park open while an environmental protection plan and water permit are worked out by the interested parties. That keeps riders riding, businesses in business, and environmentalists protecting the environment.

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Anonymous said...

Ah common..... u can say it ... it starts with a C and he is always suing someone when they are too close to his home.... oh while his wife lives in city limits!

Family atmosphere, great outdoor fun.... without shooting a gun.... Mr. C hates that!


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Crazy wedding dress ideas for the eccentric bride – part 01

So you have a limited budget and you are a nutty kind of girl who would rather have root canal work than wear a poofy meringue wedding dress. I have some crazy ideas – have a look at what some of the designers have to offer in white. Keep an open mind and fly. I say bring back the mini wedding dress, that is if you have the legs for it.

The list of my favourite fashion haunts tomorrow … tune in again.

Browns – expensive but still cheaper than a wedding dress

ASOS – just put in your dress size, white or cream and off you go

All Saints – yummy yummy but you need to be super cool to the bone to put it off

Vintage – for a dash of vintage which is all the rage right now

Net-a-porter – expensive and could be as expensive but if you scratch you will find hidden jewels

Intermix – have a look at the white dresses in their evening section

BlueFly – once again look under dresses and select white

Eluxury – again expensive but marked down and loads of options

SHopBop- check out Chloe’s Tennis dress, could be very Jacquie O

Yoox – a wide range – have a look at the FERRE short pastel dress

Yes and I completely admit to being in therapy for my internet shopping addition.

Selecting the albums

The ideal album for me is the black leather deluxe. It’s timeless, neutral and keeps the focus on the images. A black background makes the images pop off the page. Don’t take my word for it, place a few pictures on light and then dark backgrounds and you will see what I mean. I get a few requests for white albums every year. If you choose a white album then I make you sign a piece of paper that says you understand white gets grubby and that you have to view the white album with cotton white glove (really).

When is a make up artist a good idea?

If you have bad skin. Very big nose or awkward features you may want to invest in a make up artist. Make up can go a long way when trying to hard dark marks, uneven skin tone and big noses. I would highly recommend a trial and that you see the make up in day light. Make up used to disguise imperfections will always seem a little heavy especially to someone not used to wearing make up, but you would be amazed to see the difference. For fun get a friend to come along and take a before and after picture to compare.

If I did my own makeup would that sound crazy?

Recently one of my favorite brides (yes I do have favorites), asked me the following question…

“I will even take some lessons to learn, my only fear is that apparently for the photos I have to wear makeup so I don’t shine. The problem is I don’t wear makeup ever, and I only go natural, so my fear is that if I do it myself I will look funny. I will get darker until the wedding so, is it important to invest in a makeup person?”

My reply to follow tomorrow, so stay tuned.
My recommendation would be to keep it light. I can fix anything picture wise with photoshop. I think lessons are a great idea. I would go to Mac or Bobby Brown and don’t over do the tan (which is worse for pictures than shine). Both Mac and Bobby Brown will have anti-shine powders, you can keep handy on the day. I like a bride who looks like she is wearing no make up but has accentuated her best features. Darling you are gorgeous, no dominant features to hide or bad skin. Lots of mascara and a little lip gloss would be fine for the pictures. And you can feel secure in knowing that anything not perfect I can fix afterwards…

If you do find one and decide to hire a make up artist make sure you insist on a trial first.

Selecting the images

Now if I do a good job this will be the worst job of your life. So where to start. Download the preview/ web folder onto your computer. Throw away those you hate. Start three folders, Love, like, unsure. Start to make a time line putting the most important and liked images in first. Many have to stop right there but if you don’t have enough in the love folder you can dip into the other two. Put them in order. Show them to close family and friends for opinions. Then do what your heart tells you.

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The artist in you

Often clients will say to me you are so creative, I don’t have a creative bone in my body. And I reply, with all my might, liar. Have you ever made a beautiful meal, bought a special gift, made someone laugh, danced alone to a song… the creative ideas are in there… your artist waiting to come out. The work shows who you are but you are afraid to let them out. Afraid you will be judged. It’s that little person in you who wants to play. Release the crazy happy artist in you on your wedding day and you are guaranteed the best day of your life.

Creating your wedding album

I think it’s important o have an idea or a theme. Somewhere to start from. Lets say you love 1950 vintage. We go in with black and white in mind but we have an open mind. Because if there is a gorgeous colour image it’s a pity to turn it into a black and white images because it does not fit into how you think the structure will be. Often we start with one idea and find the images tell us how they would like to be put together. And the album turns out much better than if you try to control the whole process. Creativity is a process and has a life of it’s own. If you are an artist you will know what I mean. Personally I believe all humans are artists.

How much of each style of wedding photography?

Reportage 70%
Portraits 10%
Details 5%
Groups 5%
Landscapes 5%

And lets save 5 % for the unexpected. The perfect balance is different for every couple. Some couple elope and it’s just the two of them. It’s impossible just to do candids of two people. As a general rule of thumb it’s harder to do reportage the smaller the group. With elopement couples we tend to like portraits the most. But we also do albums which are one hundred percent reportage. Many couples ask for reportage but when they show me which of my pictures they like, they nearly always show me posed pictures i.e. portraits which do not look posed.

Couples with small children – the advice

Look, you have already broken tradition by having a child out of wedlock. So break another for the sake of your child. Get ready early. Make sure they have their afternoon nap. No matter what. Be ready when they wake up. Cuddle and dress them. Give them a snack or bottle of milk. Then we can shoot your little family. Baby, mummy and daddy. You will all look and feel your best and the family snaps will be out the way. And just by being a little bit flexible you would have saved Baby and yourselves a lot of stress.

Couples with small children – an intro

Children and babies often get stressed on a wedding. Especial children who belong to the couple. They will be greeted and squeezed by a bunch of strangers. The whole routine will change and Mum and Dad will be very distracted. Then they dress the poor dumplings in something by DG and poor baby feels strangled. Baby misses her nap. Then usually dinner starts just when we are supposed to take her picture. She turns in psycho baby, Mum starts to not feel happy and then of course when the bride is unhappy… it’s only fair she makes the groom miserable too. How to avoid this nightmare?

Looking at the camera

One of the quickest and easiest ways to make a portrait look natural is to have the subject not looking at the camera. The best is to completely ignore your photographer, unless asked to do otherwise. This does not mean you have to turn your back on them, but by not making eye contact with the lens you will help create natural images.

How do I know if you are the photographer for me?

Have a look at my website to see the weddings displayed there from beginning to end. This way you can be sure I offer what you are looking for.

It is important to realise that the images, album, etc. are only part of what I offer. I also pride myself on offering the best kind of personal service. I encourage you to discuss all your thoughts and concerns with me. Each and every wedding is important to me and I spend a lot of time and effort on every detail, before, during and after the wedding. To get really good pictures you need to feel there is a friend who has an idea of who you are and what you want from the day of your wedding. I consider it part of my job to go this extra mile, since my photographs will be all that remain after the cake has been eaten.

What can I do to ensure that my photos will be great?

It is important to realise that my level of photographic skill remains the same for each wedding. What makes the difference between “good” and “great” photos is when my clients have gone that extra mile. I love it when my clients play along with me, rather than try to hide from the camera.

It is also very important to give me ample time. The worst thing is to be running late and for the day to be a huge rush. The best time is in between the church and the reception. The more time I have, the better the photos will be. At this time we can take any group photos you like, but also some with just the bride and groom. This can be a great time for you to catch your breath and enjoy some time alone together.

How do I know how long I need to book you for?

It really depends on what you want and the kind of wedding you are having. For most weddings I arrive 1.5 to 2 hours before the ceremony to capture the bridal party getting ready and to take a few portraits of the bride and groom before the ceremony. Most people then like me to stay for speeches, cake cutting and a little bit of dancing at the reception. However, every wedding is different and I work to suit my clients’ wishes.

The video production and editing

Our videos usually play between 30 and 40 minutes after they have been edited. Most clients ask us to keep them to this length, as they don’t want them too long. But if you want it to be longer, say one hour, you can just let us know. You are also given all the original footage on small cassettes. A nice little touch is that you are also able to select the music you want playing in the background – why not choose your favourite songs?

Do we get to keep the negatives?

As I shoot digital, the negatives are essentially a DVD. As mentioned above, if you wish to purchase the DVD with the best 350 images of the day, this will be your set of negatives, which you can use to print and reprint as you wish. I also keep copies of the photos on DVD as a backup both for myself and for you.

What if I want to order additional prints?

Copies and prints of all the images taken at the wedding are available to order on the web. Should you desire, they may be protected from public viewing with a secret code. If you choose to purchase the DVD with the 350 best images of the day, you have my permission to print and reprint these photos, but you may not print or copy proofs (these are watermarked to prevent copying/printing).

Choosing the Traditional White album

While white albums are traditionally beautiful, we do try to steer people away from them – only because they become worn and dirty so quickly. If you do have your heart set on a white album, however, we do stock them – you might just have to invest in a pair of “album viewing gloves”. We are also now producing a coffee table digital album which can be white and laminated. A very modern funky effect and it’s wipe able. For those girls who won’t settle for anything but white. I repeat the silk white album is delicious but it’s like a pair of fendi shoes; beautiful but impractical.

Can I choose the photos for the album myself?

Usually my clients ask me to choose the images for their albums. This is because I have an artist’s eye and I am able to carefully construct the storyline and make the most of the themes and colours – not to mention that this is a painstaking and time-consuming process! Having said that, a wedding album is a very personal thing, and some clients like to choose their own photos. I am able to offer my clients the added option of digital proofing. This means I send you 350 images on CD (in small format, 300px by 300px, the same size my large images appear on my website). You can select from here the images you would like in your album. The 350 images will not have been touched up yet and so will look quite different from the finished product.

You say you shoot around 1000 photos on the day, however your packages offer only up to 100 photos in the album…

… What happens to the rest ?
For your album, only the 100 most fabulous photographs are selected. These will be chosen to tell your story, the story of your wedding day. I also give my clients the option to buy a DVD that contains 350 of the best images of the day. Why not all 1000? Well, with reportage photography, there are always a lot of funny faces, closed eyes, etc. I will place only the best 350 on the DVD.

How do I decide which package is right for me?

You need to ask yourselves:
Do you want a professionally presented album, with touched up photos, or do you just want all of your photos from the day given to you on a DVD so that you can make your own album?
Do you want a video made?
Do have a cake cutting ceremony at a set time that you want to be included?
Are you and your groom both getting ready at the same hotel?
Are your ceremony and reception located close together?
How many guests will you have?
What is your budget?

How do I make a booking?

The best way is to send me an email so that I can confirm availability, let you know about prices and answer any questions you might have. If you then wish to make a booking, I will hold the date for you. The booking will be confirmed once I receive a signed copy of the contract and a deposit.

What does ‘touching up’ photos mean?

When I touch up an image I use a computer program to bring out the best in a photo. I may make a number of alterations, from covering up any skin blemishes or imperfections to improving the light and enhancing the colours, for example bringing out the blue in someone’s eyes. This is done very subtly so that you would never know the image had been altered unless you had seen the original photo.

Colour versus black and white…

This will depend on your preferences. I usually try to shoot nearly everything in colour. Colour images can easily be converted to BW. I then choose which version to go with based on the mood of the scene. There are parts of the day I prefer in black and white. I really enjoy the ceremony in BW and the getting ready in bw. I also find that grooms look good in black and white.