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Harman, A.M., Fleming, P.A., Hoskins, R.V. and Moore, S.R. (1997) Development and aging of cell topography in the human retinal pigment epithelium. Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science, 38 (10). pp. 2016-2026.
Purpose. To determine how regional cell density of this tissue changes with age, the authors examined the topography of the human retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) in wholemounted tissue obtained from eyes aged 12 to 89 years, donated for corneas. Methods. The RYE, with choroid attached, was wholemounted and stained with cresyl violet. From these preparations, the authors analyzed retinal area, RYE cell number, and cell density. Results. Retinal pigment epithelial cell number is highly variable between persons but does not appear to be age related. Retinal area increases until approximately 30 years of age, but beyond this age individual variation masks further enlargement. The distinctive topography of the RPE changes markedly with age. There is a modification from the relatively homogeneous cell density distribution in the youngest retinas examined toward a more heterogeneous pattern in older retinas. From mid-adolescence, a hand of larger cells appears at the extreme periphery, adjacent to the ora serrata, which gradually widens so that by 90 years of age, it occupies the outermost 30% of the retinal area. Cell density is highest in the central temporal retina, adjacent to the macula in the neural retina, throughout life. Cell density values in this region increase slightly with age, and the difference between this and surrounding regions becomes more marked with age. Conclusions. With no marked change in total cell number, peripheral RPE in humans enlarges in area throughout life, but the RPE in more central regions decreases in area.


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May-June Rebellions in Turkey – II
by TIKB, 5 June 2013
Alewis, the youth and women
If we are to generally classify without losing sight of the diversity of the whole, the majority of the crowds in the street almost everywhere consists of young people between 16-25 years of age and women.
From another point of view, alewis from all ages, and middle class youth from metropolitan cities, especially from Istanbul, Ankara and Izmir weigh significantly.
The stirring of the alewis, who have been restless and bearing a righteous revulsion against the hostile and sectist politics and attitude of the AKP Government that have gone beyond a sneaky exclusionism in the past few months, has not only accelerated the spread of the uprising to other cities and settlements but is also the main factor which provided it with a stubborn persistence.
As for the urban petit bourgeois and middle class youth, who have had a significant part in the masses pouring into central squares in especially metropolitan cities, they have been fighting with an awe -and wonder- inspiring militancy for days. They are not associated with any political engagement or organisation. And again, probably, many of them are participating in a political demonstration -and one with such militant resistance- for the first time in their lives. Despite this, they not only fight well, but also contribute with their creativity and ability of organisation, supplying the protests with a different soul and richness.
The leading factor pushing them into the streets, is the reaction they feel against the traditional authoritarian policies, institutional relations and impositions continually trying to mold them into fixed models. It would be extremely erroneous to think that the scope of this reaction is limited to Tayyip Erdoğan and AKP. This anger is directed against all institutions of the regime, including CHP as the example of a fragmented, sluggish "opposing party". Whilst representing a very different level in terms of quality, objectives and intentions; revolutionary structures are not too far out from this reaction, which insists on interacting with them with "traditional" styles and methods.
Undoubtedly, their presence and weight in the movement also bring some weaknesses and stains to the resistance along with their positive contributions. Being susceptible to Kemalist, nationalist chauvenistic or liberal influences which might not stem directly from them, but which some portions of them are readily affected by, is the most important of these weaknesses. However, these young people -or similar adults- cannot and should not be viewed solely through these negative aspects. This would mean a pursuit for a completely "sterile mass"; and such a pursuit in a public uprising in which people of all groups are taking action -the very fact which gives this uprising its power- is possible only through being distant and alienated from large mass protests.
Two major weaknesses
The two major negative points in the developmental course of the May-June Uprising up until today are, (1) the working class has not pulled its weight by using its power originating from production and (2) the Kurdish national movement has mainly stayed distant. And these are two major points which may play a determinative part in the further development of the uprising and the results it may achieve.
The fact that "the class has not pulled its weight" does not mean workers have not participated in the protests. What we mean by this, is the delay, or, in fact, the absence of the working class in making its mark on the developing wave of uprising through its union and political organisations by using its power originating from production. Conversely, many young workers not only participate in, but also play a driving part in the protests and clashes taking place today both in big cities and in the country. And these are not limited to class-conscious worker leaders.
On the other hand, as the protests quickly became a general public uprising, despite the slogan and demand of "general strike, general uprising" was expressed increasingly more commonly and more strongly, the administrations of worker and labor organisations, who have a considerable position and legitimacy in the realities of today's Turkey to move a considerable portion of the class, have literally stood and watched the movement in horrifying carelessness and conservatism. In a situation where hours may be determinative, the DİSK administration, which has a special position and force with its history and tradition among them, has finally gathered after a week has passed since the start of the protests and from this gathering, a threat to "put life on pause" has emerged, based on "if"s and hidden behind intra-union bureaucratic procedures.
KESK, with an appropriate reflex, has moved its previous decision for a strike on the 5th of June one day before and DİSK, KESK, TMMOB and TTB have finally decided on a strike on the 5th of June. (Now, it is seen that these organisations are now preparing for an accusatory polemic to put the blame on each other, instead of an honest and sincere self-criticism of this unforgivable display of timidity and delay.
The Kurdish movement has missed a historic opportunity
The Kurdish movement -especially some of its represantatives and spokespeople-, by displaying an incomprehensible national narrow mindedness, was not able to the see democratic content of the resistance starting from Gezi Park or that it comprised a historic opportunity spontaneously delivered to their doorstep by downgrading chauvenism and socialising the "peace process" by this content. Not only did they remain distant to the movement, but have also taken downright defamatory approaches via some spokespeople.
The chauvenistic enemies of Kurds, such as the İP mob and CHP-supporting nationalists later joined the movement with an opportunistic reflex. The Kurdish movement presented the presence of these groups and the slogans they tried to chant as a justification, or, in fact, an excuse in a public uprising where hundreds of thousands are afoot. However, in addition to the fact that the influence of these coup-promoters is limited, by the organised participation of Kurds, their complete neutralisation and exclusion would be as easy as pie.
The opportunity of brotherhood delivered to the doorstep has not completely been missed yet. However, despite some partial steps and attempts to "fix", it will not easy or possible to appease the the millions of people who have opened the "second front" in the streets for days from the disappointment and heartbreak they have felt towards the attitude of the organised Kurdish movement if revengeful comparisons such as "where were you when we have been fighting, suffering and terrorized, gassed and beaten for years" or "AKP-lover"-appearing pseudo- political analyses such as "why would the Kurds want the AKP Government to collapse" persist.
How should it resolve?
The public resistance lasting for days by scaling itself up has so far suffered three deaths and thousands of wounded, including loss of organs, such as eyes. Hence, as everybody agrees, this resistance has not been a resistance limited to Gezi Park. Therefore, the resolution of the resistance cannot be restricted towards alterations made in the project for Gezi Park.
Resistance fronts should not be abandoned before these minimum demands are met:
1- It must be declared that all projects contrived for Taksim Gezi Park, such as Topçu Barracks are definitely aborted.
2- In the process of undertaking projects causing environmental buchering, such as hydroelectric powerplants, nuclear powerplants, bridges or airports; a process involving not only the Environmental Effect Evaluation Report, but also the opinions and suggestions of the local public for sure must be implemented.
3- The no-demonstration bans on squares such as Istanbul Taksim, Ankara Kizilay and Izmir Konak, which have been closed to workers, laborers and oppositional protests for years must be lifted.
4- All bans against freedoms of gathering, demonstrations, marches, organisations, protest and thought must be lifted.
5- Use of tear gas by the police in demonstrations must be banned.
6- The minister of internal affairs and all governors and chiefs of police responsible for the police atrocity, especially in Istanbul, Ankara, Izmir, Antakya and Eskisehir -must be removed from duty.
7- Those causing deaths and injuries must be identified and hold accountable.
8- The Third Bridge must be cancelled.
9- Those taken into custody in this process must be released and it must be reassured that no charges will be pressed.
A premature ending to this public resistance, in which severe prices have been paid, without the realisation of these demands will bring forth even more severe prices. But the realisation of these demands will open up a transition to a whole new level of leaping of social awareness. Therefore, persistance for these demands is crucial.


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At the end of our previous installment of A History Of The Stage, we observed how the Medieval period of theatre that followed the Roman Empire's dissolution saw a monopoly on theatrical productions by the church.
We also took note of the breaking of these centuries of religious restrictions in the 1500s, as governments across Europe vastly reduced the church's power – most notably by Henry VIII and Elizabeth I in England, the latter of whom went as far as to reverse the oppression, outlawing religious driven plays themselves!
This brings us to Part Three of our story. A golden period of expansion, experimentation and discovery, which saw rapid advancements in the artform and technological advancements to the stage.
In parallel with the dissolution of religion's grip on theatre and the stage across the 1500s, the second half of the 1500s saw revolutions in Italy, Spain and England which shaped forthcoming era of Renaissance theatre.
It began, as much of modern theatre has tended to do, in Italy.
In the 1560s, the former fatherland of the Roman Empire and a stronghold of Catholicism began to expand theatrical activities within the comfort of their own borders. Whilst so many of their performers had faced centuries of oppression from the puritanical, orthodox church, within the borders of Italy, progression had continued.
Commedia Dell'arte, a shortened version of Commedia Dell'arte All'improvviso, is best translated as 'comedy of the craft of improvisation'. It became the first recognised form of improv comedy and later sketch comedy.
Making use of stock social stereotypes, such as sly servants, daft old men and false bravado soldiers, touring companies of Commedia Dell'arte would tour on the road, taking set dates in large established cities, such as venice or florence.
As they were touring companies, they made use of very minimal staging and props, instead preferring to utilise areas of significant scenery as the backdrops – in a very early example of what film would later term: shooting on location.
As the form advanced and eventually spread across Europe, different countries began to add their own spin to the idea. In 18th century France, an advanced form of Commedia Dell'arte became recognised as the first Pantomime, a form which became very popular in the UK in the 20th century and greatly expanded in its extravagance.
Another very popular format that derived from Commedia Dell'arte was Punch & Judy – specifically the Punch character, which evolved from the Pulcinella mask, a famous Naples orientated version of improv comedy.
Punch and Judy shows are famous for their box stages – in which the performers are seated behind a screen and cast their voice on behalf of puppets up to the performance space above their heads.
The advancement of these forms and their popularity still to this current day goes to prove how captivating this period of the stage's history really was.
Approximately 40 years after Commedia Dell'arte was beginning to break out in Italy a major social revolution was occurring across the mediterranean in Spain. The high society nobility in Spain was rapidly advancing its production of live theatre, with an equally rapidly increasing audience of the working class who were willing to pay to watch it.
Whilst the rest of Europe was locked in individual battles of all religious drama or no religious drama, Spain's Golden Age of 1590-1681 was unique for its equal portrayal of religious and nonreligious theatre.
In this period, the sheer volume of plays produced was enormous, averaging up to four times the amount being produced in England at the time. The reigning Monarch Ferdinand II of Aragon was a profound supporter of the movement and sponsored a lot of productions through the state.
Religious theatre of the time toured the city in 'carros'. These were two-story wagons, an advanced variation of the Medieval pageant wagons we covered in the previous installment. Productions tended to be funded both by private acting troupes and sponsored Authorities.
However the bulk of Golden Age Spain's occurred inside, in specially constructed theatres. The first theatre, the Corral de la Cruz was built in 1979 and featured an in-built thrust stage, with seating on all three sides in raised balconies and end on in the hall floor.
Plays performed in this space would often run for 2-3 hours flat, every afternoon, with no intermission. They tended to be comedies, whether outright, romantic comedies or black tragedy comedies.
By 1625, performances were being put on in the King's royal court, with an entire area of the royal palace being set aside for the monarch's personal performances.
The impact of the Spanish Golden Age and specifically the works of playwrights Gil Vicente and Lope de Vega was profound. Whilst the western world tends to look back upon Renaissance England as the birthplace of modern theatre and perhaps rightfully so, it's equally important to remember that Renaissance England was very, very heavily influenced, both in form and in subject matter by Golden Age Spain.
In the 21st century, William Shakespeare has probably become renowned as the most famous playwright of all time. Whether he is fully worthy of that title or not is a debate for another time but what is apparent is that he has come to personify a time when theatre changed into the mainstream form of entertainment it later became famous for being.
The English Renaissance is generally regarded to have begun with the ascension of Elizabeth I to the throne in 1558, although it would not be until the opening of Burbage's 'Theatre' some twenty years later.
Whilst the theatres used in Shakespearean times each had their own unique differences, the layout for the space most often tended to remain the same. The buildings were three stories high and built around a platform in the centre, in an oblong shape – leaving only space at the rear for actors to enter and exit the stage.
This was done to maximise capacity and by 1610 London's capital capacity for theatres was 10,000 – a huge number for that time.
The public availability of plays was the direct wish of Elizabeth I, who remained steadfast that she should be seeing the same works that the public could. This would change drastically when James the IV of Scotland became James I of England & Ireland in 1603 following Elizabeth's death.
Under James I, theatrical productions tended to become more skewed towards those in privileged positions and subject matter of plays began to shift to suit them. This shift began to occur in the middle of Shakespeare's writing career and the second half of his work noticeably and interestingly began to take on a darker, more tragic comedic tone.
Theatre in London remained popular nevertheless, however a drastic change was upon us. The puritan movement in the capital was growing ever stronger and diametrically opposed theatre, as it was seen as a vanity by the monarchy.
In 1642, the English Civil War broke out and the puritanical Roundheads gained control of London in September of that year. Theatrical productions were outlawed immediately. The effects of this spread as far and as wide for major theatres to be closed, although most were repurposed into other buildings – if only temporarily.
Whilst there were still back-alley and hidden performances that occurred around the city in this time, it wasn't until 18 years later that plays became common place again, when the ban was lifted with the restoration of the monarchy.
The restoration of the monarchy saw the birth of its namesake Restoration comedy – a socially driven form of comedy which has evolved to this date into the idea of Comic Relief, following the period of the English Civil War.
The Restoration Spectacular movement took precedence in the late 1600s with stage shows becoming overtly crude and creating the genesis of the burlesque movement.
Following the Restoration, theatre across Europe entered a period of satisfaction. For the next two centuries, theatre and the stage plateaued.
In the late 1700s the Industrial Revolution began and in the late 1800s and was followed with the dubbed 'Technological Revolution'.
These periods of rapid technological growth meant that the stage soon became subject to similar advancements.
The fourth and final part of our tour through stage history will document the technological advancements the stage as it progressed into the 20th century through all the way until the present day.
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Release Magazine's Mikael Kahrle interviewed Frank M Spinath, frontman of German electronic music duo Seabound – and a professor of psychology at the Saarland University. He talks about his unique position as a professor-musician hybrid. Nowadays, his 2 personae are in fact one and he even records at his office, he confesses. Obviously, Spinath has a unique and endless source of inspiration for his lyrics. "I have a strong personal interest in people who stray from the straight and narrow paths of life", he says.
The critically acclaimed band started almost 2 decades ago but came to a halt when second member Martin Vorbrodt started a new life in USA. He is an experienced lawyer specialized in IT and media law, intellectual property and licensing. Vorbrodt joined his firm on Wilshire Boulevard in Los Angeles in 2007. In recent years, Frank M Spinath has released records with Edge of Dawn and Ghost & Writer. But now Seabound is back and has just delivered their first album in 7 years: "Speak in Storms" on Dependent Records (Europe) and Metropolis Records (North America).
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The legendary Frankfurt EBM label Zoth Ommog is not back – but on April 17 a Zoth Ommog Festival will be held at Das Bett in Frankfurt. Leaether Strip, Decoded Feedback and Brigade Werther will perform live.
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Neue Deutsche Härte stars Eisbrecher entered the studio a while back and are working on a new album, the follow-up to the the German top-3 album "Die Hölle muss warten" from 2012. The new album will be the basis of a new high budget tour of big venues in February and March 2015. Obviously they will have plenty of time to prepare… [more...]
Vince Clarke heads to Kickstarter to make video game
Legendary Erasure knob twiddler Vince Clarke is branching out a lot these days, with collaborations and remixes happening all the time. Now he's heading towards video games, in a new kickstarter project called "Dancers of War". [more...]
Electro and industrial festival Kinetik cancelled
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That warming trend is going to get some traction over the next several days. Viewing the weather data (yes I actually do that) It looks like it could jump to hot over the next few days. At this point in my weather education, I am learning to correlate weather predictions for the Mexicali /Yuma areas and hard data from a few sources around San Felipe and then figure in how our relation with the Sea of Cortez will effect our weather. This is seat of the pants stuff folks so hang in there with me. Mexicali is forecasted to jump to over a hundred in the next couple of days...I don't think we are going to get there...yet.
While I learn more about the weather my current prediction is how could you go wrong today? Clear, warm, lower humidity and a light breeze to make being in the sun comfortable. It is a go out and do it weekend. Oh yeah it is time to start carrying around a water bottle again. Please recycle!


Former Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio has lost his bid to have a jury decide whether he should be convicted of a criminal contempt-of-court charge for disobeying a court order in a racial-profiling case.
Instead, the misdemeanor case against Arpaio will be decided by U.S. District Judge Susan Bolton, who in a ruling Wednesday rejected arguments that a jury trial was needed to avoid appearance of bias by another judge who had recommended the criminal charge against the retired lawman.
Arpaio is charged with criminal contempt for defying a 2011 court order in the profiling case to stop his immigration patrols. Arpaio, who has pleaded not guilty to the charge, has acknowledged violating the order but insists his actions weren't intentional.
The 84-year-old could face up to six months in jail if convicted. His trial is set for April 25.
Prolonging the patrols fueled an increase in taxpayer-funded legal costs in the profiling case and is believed to have contributed to the Republican lawman's election loss in November to Democrat Paul Penzone after 24 years in office.
McDonald had argued that an elected official's actions should be decided by an impartial jury of his peers and that he thought U.S. District Judge Murray Snow, who presides over the profiling case, was angry when he recommended the charge.
Bolton said people have no right to jury trials in cases in which their potential jail sentences are limited to six months or less. She also wrote that Snow's motives aren't relevant in determining whether Arpaio intentionally defied the court order.
Prosecutors argued the media-savvy Arpaio was trying to turn the trial into a political spectacle by having a jury hear the case.
It's unclear how the Justice Department in the Trump administration will handle the case going forward.
Arpaio campaigned and shared the stage with Donald Trump on several occasions last year and has similar views on immigration as U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions.
McDonald declined to comment on whether he is seeking a pardon for his client.


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This exhibit offers an overview of baseball's origins, featuring more than 150 artifacts.
As you enter the exhibit, be sure to check out the Eckford Ball Case, featuring trophy balls from the Eckford club of the mid-1800s. Each ball is inscribed with the game score and the opposing team's name.
"Taking the Field" focuses on amateur baseball, the evolution of pro ball and equipment. Visitors will see the first catcher's mask, the ball from the first game at which admission was charged and the oldest surviving uniform in existence.
Ambient 19th century baseball music complements the exhibit, while an interactive video quiz helps illustrate the baseball rules of the time.
Be sure to take notice of the custom-made Victorian wallpaper, emblematic of time period. This reproduction paper was manufactured at the nearby Farmers' Museum.


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I thought the warforged nightmare began august 30 2016? Or was that the titanforged nightmare? I forgot.
I'm just happy that friggin Nightmare Hitching Post no longer gets mailed to every new toon I make.
Wait what ? It still does for mine ! How did you get it to stop?
To be completely honest, I bought the Warforged Nightmare on sale due to it being a tad bit expensive than the other mounts, however due to its price, the toy with it actually gives it a nice touch so people in your party can get a 'try before you buy' version of the mount, so they too can use both mount and toy.
It felt like Blizzard tried a lot of different methods for adding challenging content, with this and the Mage Tower challenges. I like the direction they've gone!
Hard to believe that 7.2 AND 7.2.5 have been out for a year now.
Reaching the bottom of the barrel aren\u2019t we?


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Chasm kickstarter concludes, pre-orders now available
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Chasm, the 2D Metroid-like action RPG, has surpassed its Kickstarter goal after reaching the funding goal of $150,000 five days earlier. Developer Discord Games thank all of its backers for their "amazing and truly inspiring support" after raising $191,897 from nearly 7,000 backers.
The developer has also begun taking pre-orders through their Humble store, with all money earned going towards their stretch goals even though funding is officially over.
The game is currently in development with more items being added as funding increases and is not scheduled to launch until May 2014, however a free demo (the same one from GDC) is available now for anyone unsure whether or not they want to spent the money on pre-ordering the title. I've put my own money down in the hopes that the Roguelike stretch goal is achieved.
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If it moves ... and what doesn't?
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The 40 day 'Get-a-Life' challenge: Get-a-Life in 40 days through 7 strategic questions! Why Get a Life? Life is the now! It's too precious to waste and too short to postpone. The 40 day "Get-a-Life" challenge is a tested methodology that can be implemented to take you to the next level. You can always go to the next level. Whether it is from sinking to survival, from survival to stability, from stability to success, or from success to significance. It is within your control to take your life to the next level and we all need to exercise that control. Albert Einstein said it is insane to expect different results from the same behaviour. Why 7 Strategic Questions? The journal follows a unique approach: It doesn't give you the answers like most books, but rather guides you through 7 strategic questions spread over 40 days (7 weeks). They tend to focus on one aspect of life, whereas the journal focuses on life in its totality – on all aspects in proportion. Socrates, one of the wisest of all philosophers, taught us that you can lead people to wisdom through strategically placed questions. Why 40 Days? It takes time and effort to plan and design a good life and 40 days has been proven to be the correct number of days to get the best possible results. When you follow the step by step proven and practical process, it affords you the opportunity to clear the pond water and rapidly gets to the heart of where you are now so that you can start at the right place. Constructing a good life is work in progress. However a 7 week or 40 day period is a relatively short space of time in a life spanning over many years to re-assess, re-think and re-design your life long journey. You can implement it on your own, however there are added benefits for those who prefer to do it in a group of journey partners. We all belong to various groups.You can lead or find someone to lead and convene a group for the 40 day challenge to meaningfully influence family, friends, professional colleagues, business, sports and spiritual team members. Everybody does the six days per week in their own time with their own targets. You then all meet once a week for seven weeks with your group of journey partners to discuss the six days and the relevant questions of that week. You (as individuals or a group) can also fast track results, by joining a facilitated one day (8 hour) workshop working with an extended life map to get the most out of it. Workshops are scheduled regularly in most countries and are available on request with minimum numbers. Remember the words of John Quincy Adams : "If your actions inspire others to dream more, do more and become more, you are a leader." Be a leader to yourself and others by starting the 40 day Get-a-Life challenge.


GREENWOOD — At a meeting that ended on a hostile note Thursday in Greenwood, a city committee agreed it makes financial sense to annex the Shadow Lake community.
In July, about 50 people attended a Shadow Lake-related annexation meeting at City Hall. Although the crowd was smaller this month, it was markedly more vocal.
"Why do you want to take our rights away from us?" Ron Jackson asked from the crowd.
After making its decision, the commission opened the floor for a parade of anti-annexation speakers.
Resident Jennifer Morgan read from a prepared statement.
Some residents wanted assurances the city would not take over their lake.
James Simpson, president of the Shadow Lake homeowners' association, sat with the panel during its review. He said an anonymous poll taken of 187 Shadow Lake residents showed 80 percent are opposed to annexation.
"It's going to get brought up regardless, and I can see in the foreseeable future that it is probably going to get annexed in," Simpson said.
The Planning Commission is expected to make its own recommendation to the City Council. Ultimately, a vote of both Greenwood and Shadow Lake residents would be required for annexation.
Based on an estimated 120 Shadow Lake properties, Greenwood would receive an additional $24,292 in property taxes annually, according to the committee. It was also estimated that Greenwood would pull in between $69,000 and $82,000 a year in additional state turn-back taxes.
After losing $18,000 a year in out-of-town fees now charged for water service at Shadow Lake, the city would net about $79,000 a year, according to the committee.
According to the committee, if annexed, an average Shadow Lake homeowner would pay $199 more a year in property taxes and $166.44 less for water and trash service.
"The total cost for an average homeowner would be $32 a year in additional expense," McKinney said.


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10 Famous Wildlife Photographers & Nature Photographers
10 famous wildlife photographers article is a part of our wildlife photography series.
When it comes to photography subjects, nothing could be considered more beautiful or difficult to capture than wildlife and the environment they live in. Wildlife photographers are highly skilled in taking images of wild animals in their natural habitats.
12 Famous Wildlife Photographers
1. Bryan Skerry
2. Art Wolfe
3. Suzi Eszterhas
4. Nick Brandt
5. Charlie Hamilton James
6. Ami Vitale
7. Christian Ziegler
8. Martin Bailey
9. Frans Lanting
10. Neil Aldridge
11. Marina Cano
12. Paul Nicklen
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Bryan Skerry grew up in a small, working-class town in Massachusetts. It is here that he found his love for the ocean and everything in it, and he has since moved on to become one of the world's greatest ocean photographers. He has many awards to his name, and his amazing marine images speak for themselves.
A photojournalist specializing in marine wildlife and underwater environments, Skerry has been a photographer for National Geographic since 1998. He has also been featured in publications such as Sports Illustrated, The New York Times, BBC Wildlife, Paris Match, GEO, The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, Smithsonian, Esquire, Audubon, and Men's Journal.
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The son of artists, Art Wolfe was born in Seattle, Washington, and still resides there today. Graduating from the University of Washington with a Bachelor's degree in fine arts and art education, his photography career has spanned several decades and included work on every continent, thousands of locations, and various projects.
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Wolfe is the author and creator of over 65 photography books and instructional videos. Most consider his work to be some of the most visually stunning wildlife and environmental images in the world. Wolfe's career has also been multifaceted, including wildlife conservation, art, journalism, and education.
www.artwolfe.com
Suzi Eszterhas is an award-winning wildlife photographer best known for documenting newborn animals and family life in the wild. From tiger cubs in India to newborn brown bear cubs in the Alaskan wilderness, her ability to earn the trust of her photo subjects has led to some extraordinary images. Her work has been published in over 100 magazines, including TIME, Smithsonian, BBC Wildlife, GEO, and National Geographic.
Eszterhas has authored 9 books and has another 4 in the process currently. She has photographed animals on all seven continents and won competitions such as Wildlife Photographer of the Year, the National Wildlife Photo Contest, and Environmental Photographer of the Year. Her work as a photographer
www.suzieszterhas.com
Nick Brandt is an English photographer that is well known for his conservation efforts and for pushing the boundaries when it comes to wildlife photography. His photographic themes many times relate back to the disappearing natural world and how much of it is destroyed by mankind.
Brandt is well-known for his trilogy of conservation photo books centered around Africa. His projects include On This Earth, A Shadow Falls, and Across This Ravaged Land. These have won him multiple awards and drawn much publicity and attention to the poaching problem happening today in Africa and efforts to help curb it.
www.nickbrandt.com
Another English photographer, Charlie Hamilton James, started his career at the age of 16. He has since worked with the likes of National Geographic Magazine, BBC's Springwatch/Autumnwatch Shows, and The Natural World.
James does most of his work in North America, East Africa, and the Amazon. When not working as a landscape photographer, he spends his time as an on-air television presenter, working on numerous programs. He has even been nominated for many awards, not only for his photography but his television work. He currently resides in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, and works primarily with his wife, Phillipa Forrester.
www.charliehamiltonjames.com
An American photographer and documentary filmmaker, Ami Vitale, resides in Montana. She has traveled to over 100 countries during the course of her work and is a contracted photographer for National Geographic, which has published many of her images. Vitale is also a Nikon ambassador, giving credit to her abilities.
Throughout her years of work, she has lived in mud huts, traveled through war zones, contracted malaria, and even wore a panda suit to get the perfect shot. Instyle Magazine has named Ami one of fifty Badass Women, a series highlighting and celebrating women who speak up and get the job done.
www.amivitale.com
When it comes to natural history or science-related subjects, there is no better photographer than Christian Ziegler. A regular contributor to National Geographic, Christian has been featured in a large number of publications for his work.
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Ziegler has worked on four different continents and specializes in tropical forests. He has been awarded prizes in the Wildlife Photographer of the Year and the European Wildlife Photographer of the Year competitions and has been awarded the Vision Award by the North American Nature Photography Association. He currently resides in Panama to be close to his work.
www.christianziegler.photography
Martin Bailey is a famous wildlife photographer that is based out of Tokyo. His work has been published by Popular Photography Magazine, X-Rite, Korean Air, Real Music and Light of Consciousness, and many others. Martin is also an avid podcaster and blogger, talking and writing about his photography adventures.
Martin is fueled by his passion for traveling and nature and loves sharing his knowledge and vision with others. Because of this, he always gives seminars and workshops to help other photographers achieve their goals.
www.martinbaileyphotography.com
Born in Rotterdam, Frans Lanting later immigrated to the United States after his studies. Now residing in Santa Cruz, California, he operates his own studio and gallery that showcases his work. He has won many prizes and awards for his work, all of which can be seen at his studio.
Lanting has worked worldwide, including the Amazon, Africa, and even Antarctica. Many of his images have been featured in National Geographic, where he has worked in the past. In August 2012, Lanting became an ambassador of the World Wide Fund for Nature in the Netherlands.
www.lanting.com
An award-winning conservationist and photographer, Neil Aldridge is also a lecturer at the Marine and Natural History at Falmouth University. He is a published author, and wildlife guide and even serves in many charities, including Animals Saving Animals and Poaching Prevention.
His photography has won awards all over the world and has been published in many different facets. As well as his photography, he is also heavily involved in documentary filmmaking, focusing on wildlife and conservation. Neil uses these talents to draw attention to conservation issues and inspire change.
www.conservationphotojournalism.com
Marina Cano is a Spanish photographer with over 25 years of experience. Over 16 years of this have been dedicated to wildlife and nature, gaining her many achievements and recognition in this field.
Marina has published four books and has featured her pictures on the cover of National Geographic and other publications. In 2015 she was a finalist for the prestigious BBC Wildlife Photographer of the Year contest, and in that same year, she was named European Canon Ambassador. Her unique style and techniques have gained her a sizable following, and she continues to inspire many female photographers every year.
www.marinacano.com
Not only known for his excellent wildlife photography, but Paul Nicklen is also often referred to for his filmmaking abilities and for being a marine biologist. He is also a regular contributor to National Geographic.
In 2014, Nicklen and fellow conservation photographer Cristina Mittermeier, co-founded SeaLegacy, an organization that uses visual storytelling and wildlife photography to help raise awareness of ocean conservation. Nicklen also owns a gallery in SoHo, New York City, where it serves as a space for conservationist photographers to showcase their art.
www.paulnicklen.com
Wildlife and nature photographers are some of the world's most dedicated and experienced photographers. This is just a small list of some that come to mind is purely subjective, and every person's top list will be different. Is your favorite photographer on our list? What other photographers do you think we should include?
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El Paraiso is a affluent residential area of private villas, townhouses and upmarket apartment complexes built around the El Paraiso golf course on Spain's Costa del Sol . Although it's been extensively developed over the last 10 years or so, it's has not been at the expense of its intrinsic charm, which still remains perfectly intact
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El Paraiso is one of the most desirable and long established residential areas on Spain's Costa del Sol and home to many private villas, townhouses and upmarket apartment complexes.


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The Moy Life: Amazon or eBay?
That is the question on my mind these days. Not so much the buying end but the selling end.
For the past year, I have had a whole bunch of stuff piled up in my spare room that I keep saying I am going to sell. Problem is, I never have.
And as I am packing up for the move in a little over a month (!), I realize that stuff has to go. It will not be making the move with us. I refuse to have it clogging up anymore of our precious space. It includes a variety of books, wedding items, household items, instruments. Yes, my things to sell are of the random variety.
Then comes in the ultimate problem, I literally have no clue what to do about starting to sell the stuff. I've perused both eBay and Amazon and they both seem to have very similar seller agreements. Pay a fee, pay me a fee, we sell your stuff. But there has got to be a better one out of the two. Or maybe a completely different alternative that I haven't discovered.
Here is where I need your help. Some guidance, advice. Have you used either of these? What are the pros and cons? Help a girl out, muchas gracias!
I tried selling some textbooks on Amazon and didn't have any luck, however I never buy anything from either site if I have to pay shipping. I believe Amazon has an option now where you ship the product to them so they can offer it Amazon Prime which would be where I would think you would get the best bet for selling quickly. Although none of this is tested, just my opinion. :)) Haha!
That they do! One bulk shipment and it's in their hands to ship. But the cost goes up because you're paying the shipping and essentially them to ship it. But then eBay well, clearly I don't know!
You are so right, will have to remember all my info and get to selling, thanks!
I've used ebay and Amazon, but only to sell back textbooks from college, so it's been a while. Any bigger stuff, I've sold on craigslist. My wedding stuff sold super fast on craigslist (vases, candle holders, card box, cake knife/server). We just sold our old couch and loveseat on their last week too. I've also found that my area has some local facebook pages for selling all kind of things. I just searched facebook for my city/county yard sale sites and found about 6 of them. People post all kinds of stuff from cars, furniture, clothes, household stuff, etc. and then it basically works like craigslist. You set up how you want to get it to/from that person. Good luck selling everything! We are actually having a yard sale this weekend, so I'm hoping to get rid of a lot, and whatever doesn't sell is getting donated. It's nice to get all of the clutter gone.
Looks like I might have to try craigslist although I still have that image of creepers coming to get my stuff haha hope the yard sale went well!
That's usually what I use eBay for too. I've never aol my own stuff!


Tiger Direct is a leading retailer providing great deals on computers, computer parts, components, netbooks, electronics and more. With competitive prices and great shipping options, Tiger Direct is the perfect place to get all your electronic needs during this year's Boxing Day sale. Check out the flyer to get an idea of the amazing 2017 Boxing Day deals offered by Tiger Direct. At RedFlagDeals we've got the most up-to-date information on deals, coupons and savings available on a wide range of products. Get an idea of the savings offered online and in-store.
March 12, 2015: After many years in Canada, Tiger Direct announced today that they were closing all brick and mortar locations worldwide and focusing on online sales. Their liquidation sales began immediately, with 5-20% off the lowest marked price across the store. Discounts will be increasing every Thursday and stores are expected to close by June 30.
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Natalia Sanchez was born in Bayamon, Puerto Rico in 1992. After graduating high school, she made the impulsive decision to leave behind everything she'd ever known and moved to Columbus, Ohio to study arts. She graduated from the Columbus College of Art and Design in May of 2015, earning a Bachelor's Degree in Fine Arts with a Minor in Art Therapy.
Natalia first exhibited at Shadowbox Live through RawArtist in 2014 in a collective exhibition called "Revolution." In 2015, she had a solo-exhibition, "Union of the Opposites," at Haiku Poetic Food and Art in Columbus. She has shown at the Sean Christopher Gallery in a duo-exhibition, "Ebb and Flow," and had a solo exhibition, "Awakening." Her most recent show, "Zona Alterna," was a duo-exhibition with the artist Adam Hernandez at Two Truths.
Sanchez says she is interested in exploring inner realities, deeper than just the external world of surface form and ordinary three-dimensional space. Her external, representational forms help her ground her abstract concepts, which develop into surreal, psychological realms.


Rebecca Salter is completely at home in her studio. It's painted all-over white, even to the neo-classical fireplace, and though it predates her it's an appropriate décor for her ethereal dreamy abstract canvasses. It's furnished with a balcony so that she can inspect her work, often painted on the pine floor, from on high; and a dark, almost secret, narrow backstairs, behind lock and key.
But it's a home from home, because this is the studio and domain of the Keeper of the Royal Academy, and though she isn't the first woman to get the job her predecessor, Eileen Cooper, was and Salter is consolidating a long overdue change in the order.
The Royal Academy was male dominated for most of its 250 years (the staircase was for models to be sneaked in and out). Despite there having been two female founders 250 years ago, there were no more women RAs until 1936; in 1980 there were only eight, and the first woman student was not admitted until 1860. Of the 76 Royal Academicians today, 27 are women: "not 50-50 yet, but it's progress" Salter says.
An RA since 2014 she was elected Keeper in 2017, and this is her sanctuary. She can come in at 8am and do a couple of hours on her own work before the demands of the academy take over. She tends to do her drawing here, more interruptible than painting, and paints at her own Finsbury Park studio. She is supposed to do two days a week in this honorary role, but it's more like four, often 12 or 14 hours each with evening events to preside over.
As the President's deputy she is the second most senior Royal Academician and is up for re-election every three years for a maximum of nine. The other senior officers of the RA are the Treasurer, also honorary and elected by the members, and the Secretary, an employee with the more modern title now of chief executive. The RA is a Royal Peculiar in that it is in the possession of the monarch; it's the nation's oldest art college and receives no subsidy.
Salter's appointment came a few months before the opening last May of the £56m expansion of the RA to take in the Burlington Gardens building in a breath-takingly bravura design by David Chipperfield, but in time for her to roll her sleeves up for the more modest but, to her, no less crucial Royal Academy Schools development launched recently with the President, Christopher Le Brun. It will see the RA's emphasis veering back from exhibition to education, as it was at the beginning.
The adaptation of 6 Burlington Gardens, built in 1867, opens a "vault link" between the two buildings, taking visitors through the schools and bringing the 60 students blinking into the public air for the first time.The development joining the two buildings is, she says, a huge watershed in the history of the Royal Academy. "When you look at the nature of the two spaces, they're very different" says the Keeper. "Burlington House is basically an art gallery shoe-horned into a country house, and when you come into it you whoosh straight up the grand staircase, there's no public space. When you come into Burlington Gardens from the other side it's quite different because this was designed for the University of London with all this space for people to mill around, so I think the potential is for it to be used differently to get a completely different audience, maybe staying open till ten at night.
"But that's something for the new CEO to think about" – Sir Charles Saumarez Smith stood down at the end of last year and he is to be succeeded by Axel Rüger, director of Amsterdam's Van Gogh Museum.
The RA was founded by George III in December 1768 and a few days later the members returned to create the schools. The Summer Exhibition was founded later to help pay for running the schools in the absence of student fees, another enduring uniqueness of the place. The RA spent its formative years mostly in Somerset House, and came to the Palladian former home of the Earl of Burlington in Piccadilly a century after its foundation, in 1868.
Salter is often wrongly called Keeper of the Royal Academy Schools, an easy mistake to make because she is also effectively the post-graduate art college's principal. She is in the middle of interviewing for next year's intake – 767 applicants for scholarships reduced to 65 interviewees of whom probably 14 will be selected – a job she takes more seriously than any other.
"Being accepted here (as a student) is life changing, so it's a big decision for us because we're betting our money on them; for every one of them I've got to commit £20,000 a year minimum. For other universities it's their money, here it's ours" Salter says. That's £1.2m.
Rebecca Salter is a truly international painter, almost as popular in the United States as she is here. She trained at Bristol Polytechnic, initially as a ceramicist, and then went to Japan to study print techniques and wood block printing, staying for six years. Along with fluency in Japanese she brought back an expertise in Japanese print-making which she passed on through two publications that have become text books, and teaching at, among other places, Camberwell College of Arts. Now she is almost exclusively a painter whose international outlook is perfectly fitted, she says, to the RA.
Because despite its periods of inward-looking, she says, the RA has always had an international gaze. The first Keeper was Swiss, the second Italian, the third English, the fourth Swiss, and the first RAs had all been on the Continent and seen how it worked there.
"Those guys back in 1768 didn't found this place because they wanted to look backward, they founded it because they wanted to look forward" Salter says. "Apart from a slightly dead phase when we lost our way (in the 1950s and 60s), if you look at it now it's completely international in its outlook. No student would want to come to a little British art school; the fact that we get 767 people wanting come here is because it's multi-disciplinary and it's very contemporary".
The £15m schools development, also by Chipperfield, will see mezzanine infills and partitions removed in a Grade II* listed building, and crucially a row of new workshops to add to the offer. "The only thing we haven't been asked for is glass-blowing, but I dare say that will come". The planning now is to keep the whole complement on site - "campus" is somehow not the right word in this context - while the work goes on, because no-one wants to come to the historic RA Schools and find themselves decamped to an industrial estate in Walthamstow.
While Lord Burlington's house has welcomed a series of exhibitions of historic importance to his salons, the blockbuster exhibitions are a fairly modern phenomenon for the RA. It brought the academy out of the long doldrums that followed the sensational remarks of a former President, Alfred Munnings, in a 1949 speech in which he railed against the corrupting influence of the "so-called modern art" of Cézanne, Matisse, and Picasso.
Exhibitions brought a new international audience and also a vital new source of income, but the RA's focus shifted perceptibly from the needs of the schools and the educational and public operations became separate, something Salter and Le Brun are changing.
She has been surprised to find how lonely and isolated students tend to feel when they arrive because so much of their time has been spent in isolation online or working digitally. She sees the students being more involved in the Academy and with Academicians, and in the wider discourses about art – "and the Academicians' discourses can be pretty robust" - which historically have always been a part of the RA. It also means these post-graduate students will learn practical disciplines they could not have on their undergraduate courses. "So they need to speak lots of languages, need to be able to speak to all sorts of people and be conversant" Salter says.


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Women-focused Businesses are More Profitable
During the month of November, organizations in Canada like WXN and Women of Influence, celebrate the career accomplishments of women. The subject of gender diversity and women in the workplace is active around the dinner table, but not only that, the subject of has been influencing the markets and investment decisions made by Canadians.
How is the subject of gender-diversity impacting the market?
The gender gap is costing the global economy. 28 Trillion dollars could be added the global annual GDP by 2025 if full gender equality is achieved in the workforce.
A recent study found that Empowering women would boost economic growth by up to 20%, (Citigroup says)
And we're starting to see financial products pick up on this trend – Canada just got its first ETF that tracks large-cap North American companies most committed to gender diversity, it's called HERS, and it only invests in the companies ranked highest based on things like parental leave, flexible schedules, female representation at the management, executive and board level, etc.
Why is gender-diversity important?
With 2018 around the corner, its insane to think that we are still a staggering 118 years away from closing the gender gap in work, health, education and politics. I don't want to wait another century before I see equal opportunities for men and women.
Companies that support women are forward thinking, and forward-thinking companies make more money. And they are helping us reach gender parity faster.
The proof is in the pudding: companies with boards that have a higher than average percentage of women outperform those with fewer than average by 36%.
How do you find gender-diverse companies – the best players, and also the worst?
Investors are looking more and more for these types of socially responsible investing screens, and now there are easy ways to include them in your portfolio.
Equileap, for example is a European non-profit that ranks the world's largest companies on ALL gender-diversity practices. They evaluate the largest 3000 companies and rank the top 1000. You could invest in these individual companies.
Or, you can take a broad bet on the benefits of gender diversity and invest in the ranking as a bundle. HERS, for example, a Canadian ETF listed on the TSX, actually includes the top 150 North American companies based on Equileap's rankings. Exposure to mega-market cap companies AND putting your money behind the benefits of a diverse workplace.
There are a lot of "gimmicky" investments out there. Is this trend in gender-diverse investing here to stay?
It has a proven, long-term investment thesis so it's no gimmick. Gender diversity is good governance, which is part of socially responsible investing, and that is definitely here to stay.


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Pricing information for the 2017 Chrysler Pacifica plug-in hybrid minivan has now been revealed — the "Hybrid Premium" starts at $43,990 and the "Hybrid Platinum" starts at $46,090.
The 2017 Chrysler Pacifica plug-in hybrid (PHEV) minivans, of course, will give you an all-electric range of around 30 miles — which is something none of the competitors can do at this point. The fuel economy city rating for the model is 80 MPGe.
I'm very curious to see how the model, the first real plug-in electric minivan option in the US, performs sales-wise. At the price point in question it seems like it could do quite well — though, public awareness of the federal tax credit for EVs remains minimal, and waiting till the end of the year for the cash is prohibitive for some, so who knows?


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Bayern Munich monitoring Thomas Tuchel's situation with PSG
RMC Sport are reporting that Bayern Munich are monitoring the situation regarding Thomas Tuchel and Paris Saint-Germain.
The former Borussia Dortmund head coach has had a mixed first season in France, winning Ligue 1 but exiting the Champions League in the last 16.
It's still unclear as to whether head coach Niko Kovač will be at Bayern Munich next season with the club's hierarchy divided on the Croat, while Ajax's Erik ten Hag has also been named as a potential successor to Kovač if he was to depart the club.
Bayern Munich have shown prior interest in Tuchel. The 45-year-old was their primary candidate alongside Julian Nagelsmann to take the then vacant role before appointing Kovač last summer.