I have been sitting on some happy news for a little while! It's now time to let the proverbial cat out of the bag.
An image of mine won an online competition by Ilford, the makers of fine photographic papers. Entries are submitted from all over the world, and they are judged monthly.
I didn't win any money or other kind of prize. However, I gladly accept recognition for my hard work! My image will remain highlighted on Ilford's corporate web site for the month of May. And I have also been profiled on Ilford's blog. Perhaps you will want to visit these links and find out a little bit more about your blogging friend, little ol' me.
It's been a long photographic journey to actually get to a point like this. And I deeply appreciate all of the encouragement that you routinely give me here. It means more than you will ever know!
that's truly awesome! congratulations and well-deserved!
Congratulations! You must be so pleased. Strut about proudly, like that puffin!
BRAVO! well deserved congratulations. It' wonderful.
No, I'm joshing! That is one incredible photograph. I think you'll be off with National Geographic if you're not careful.
You sure know how to arm wrestle me to the ground! I am extremely camera shy, truth be told. That is an older picture of me, but I am more content with it than I am my current mug. But it's now on my blog. Gosh, you're like a nagging little sister, LOL. Love you to pieces!
Congratulations, my friend! I loved seeing your puffin photo again and I loved reading all about you. I agree - you should add your own picture to your profile. I loved 'seeing' you!
Now, a suggestion - I'd love to see how you display your photography throughout your home! If you ever want to do a little tour and tell us how you switch things out and share some of your secrets, we would love it. That's a goal of mine. Again, you are such an inspiration!
Consider it done, sweet lady, on both counts. I have relented and put the (younger than now) photo on my profile. And yes, I plan to share on my blog about the beauty and simplicity of standard-sized metal frames for displaying and changing photo enlargements. It's been on my to-do list for a while, but it hasn't risen to the top of the heap yet.
Well that's pretty darn amazing!! You deserve it 100%. That is a stunning image. You have inspired me to start learning post processing. I don't have much time now but I will retire in a few years.
This is so great and that is a perfectly miraculous photo. You deserve the recognition, and then some. Bravo Miz Donna. Oh and thanks for your kind comments re: Aunt Linda. This has been a bitter pill to swallow. She has not shown one scintilla of self-pity. She's at peace and it's beautiful to see, but hard to know what is ahead of her. My mother is devastated. Thanks for your prayers.
Most exciting and no wonder with your superb photo! It is amazing!
That's fantastic! And the photo is amazing! I'm so proud of you and glad you got the recognition. You've sure helped all of us with your photography skills. Is that a new profile pic? I love it!
Congrats, Donna. That is awesome news --and I am so proud of you. That photo is terrific --so I can understand why it won. Congrats again.. Think I know a REAL celebrity!!!
Congratulations! You certainly deserve it! It is such a beautiful photograph. By the way, I also love the look of your blog and the new profile picture!
Wow! Congratulations Donna! That is a tremendous photo. I have not been able to see a puffin yet, and I've lived in Alaska since 1978. They are such beautiful birds.
I'm impressed! And that photo is incredible when it's enlarged as you suggested. Big difference. Recognition is great.
Remember me when you're famous my friend. LOL! Seriously, congratulations! That is so very cool! And that picture is stunning. It looks like he was looking at you.
Congratulations! I'm so happy for you. That's a big deal! The photo is gorgeous.
You truly deserve all the accolades coming in here (and from Ilford) for this beautiful photograph Donna - it's wonderful. I know only too well how hard it is to get such perfection when capturing birds. Thank goodness this puffin was obviously very vain - staying still and looking back at you with such disdain!!!!
Now I can also put a face with a name - great pic of you. Enjoyed reading the article, and perhaps, with all your kind tips and info, some of us who participate in your monthly challenges will see one of our pics there some day!
I couldn't be More Proud (chest buttons popping....everyone running and screaming at the sight of it...Hahaaaa)!!
Your photography is simple Beautiful! I think it always Has been though!
I enjoyed very much reading your interview and they indeed, pick up the winner this month with your magnificent puffin.
I did not win any monthly competition, but one of my photos was recommended by Ilford in March 2013.
I am a flickr member too (not regularly though), and I enjoy to participate for fun to some competitions.


ARS Concordia has cancelled all Competition and House League games managed by them due to the extreme heat.
Furthermore, CSRDP, recommends cancelling all Competition and House Leaguepractices and House League games managed by CSRDP.
CSRDP U-9F Vipers take the silver medal at Mont-Bruno tournament.


The elk is a symbol of stamina and perseverance. It's a fitting emblem for the mindset of artist René-Pierre Beaudry in his quest to elevate the street art of Ottawa.
The elk is a symbol of stamina and perseverance.
It's a fitting emblem for the mindset of artist René-Pierre Beaudry in his quest to elevate the street art of Ottawa.
Beaudry is arpi, the prolific and talented visual artist responsible for some of the most stunning mural art in Ottawa, a city that has been blossoming with murals in the past few years.
My favourite right now is Beaudry's elk piece, painted on the side of a modest home that's tucked behind a restaurant and a formal-wear shop on a drab one-way street in Hintonburg.
The magnificent work features an intricate wheel, two blue-eyed elk, a blue jay and a cardinal that appears to be fleeing with the missing vent cover. Technically strong and wonderfully imaginative, it's just a stone's throw from Wellington Street, although not visible from the main drag.
It's a big improvement for the block. The exterior wall of the home had been flat black, painted by the homeowner a few years ago to cover up some lurid graffiti, and the lack of colour seemed to make the adjacent parking lot darker and more foreboding. After sunset, the tiny lot was a magnet for illegal activity.
The mural is now partly illuminated at night, and no one has to gather used syringes in the morning.
The irony is that the mural itself was illegal until a recent exemption, simply because it's on a residential property.
The situation is frustrating for the 35-year-old Montreal-born artist who painted it. Known as "arpi," a short form that anglicizes the pronunciation of his initials, he's responsible for several eye-catching murals around town, often incorporating animals and circles in his designs.
He created the cute bulldog on a nearby Hintonburg property, igniting controversy this year when bylaw enforcement threatened to crack down on it and other residential murals. Owners of the house with the elk mural also received a registered letter advising them to cover the mural, or the city would do it for them.
After a public outcry, it briefly turned into a campaign issue, and Mayor Jim Watson promised to make murals easier for homeowners, noting the fact that the city itself promotes public art.
Still, work that Beaudry had designed and proposed to property owners in the neighbourhood was put on hold by residents nervous about breaking the rules.
In the meantime, exemptions to allow the Hintonburg murals were fast-tracked by Coun. Jeff Leiper, who continues to advise patience.
Historically, most murals in Ottawa were commissioned by Business Improvement Areas to prevent graffiti. The BIAs in Westboro and Vanier were among the earliest. Vanier's murals, commissioned in the 1990s and now starting to fade, depict historical scenes in the community, while Westboro's early pieces were created when Christine Leadman was in charge of the BIA and there weren't many regulations. During her tenure with the Westboro BIA from 1992 to 2006, she commissioned a series of murals by artist Shaun McInnis.
Murals are still commissioned by the various BIAs, which receive financial support from the city, and there are new ones every year, particularly in the Glebe and downtown Bank Street, where Leadman now works. The city's Underpass Mural Program has also seen concrete passageways transformed by spray paint.
One of the most impressive new pieces in town is the butterfly that overlooks Rideau Street from the side of an Ottawa Community Housing high rise. At nine storeys, it's the biggest mural in Ottawa, six storeys taller than the maximum allowed. Naturally, an exemption was required.
Of course, in Ottawa, any proposed mural, residential or not, requires forms to be filled out and bureaucratic hoops to be jumped through. Beaudry, who's created murals around the world, has spent countless hours scouting locations, brainstorming site-specific designs in Ottawa and trying to navigate the bureaucracy.
He moved to Ottawa with his girlfriend six years ago, expecting to be as busy painting murals as he was in Montreal, Mexico and India. But he says he's faced more resistance here than anywhere else.
"I figured how different can Ottawa be? It's two hours from Montreal.
He didn't realize how tough it would be until he was repeatedly passed over for an underpass mural. The former freight-train tagger also had his eye on a high-visibility wall at Somerset and Spadina. He sketched a design, and approached the owner, who was agreeable to the idea and willing to contribute some money, but couldn't find another partner.
Undaunted, Beaudry turned his attention to designing residential murals and proposing them to homeowners in the neighbourhood around his studio space on Hamilton Street.
To his disappointment, the Wellington West BIA hired someone else this summer to paint the high-visibility wall at Spadina and Somerset that Beaudry had been eyeing. Ottawa's Ryan Smeeton painted a headless dude in denim wielding a wrench and a bouquet of flowers in a not-too-subtle nod to the neighbourhood's roots as a working class area and its current gentrification.
So what happened to Beaudry's original design for the wall? It's the elk piece, revised to fit the wall of the modest house on a one-way street in Hintonburg.


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Born in Coventry in 1989, Aman was a shy boy and, since his parents spoke very little English, he always felt behind his schoolmates. The family's annual six week family trips to his parents' native India added to his sense of isolation from his peers. But he doesn't resent his roots, and uses part of his profits to help those less fortunate back in India.
Initially, his goal at the time was to go to university, graduate and command a salary of £30,000. But, at the age of 21, a friend of Aman's took him to Las Vegas and everything changed.
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Youtube recently presented Aman with an award for reaching one million subscribers on his YouTube channel. In fact, Aman and Shaun are the only two verified Forex traders on Instagram (photo: © Judy Totton)
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ShineForth will be participating in a Cut-a-Thon to help raise money for Corey Reich at Calm Salon on Piedmont Avenue, November 16, 2014, 10 am to 3pm. For those of you wanting to see us for the first time, this is a great way to get discounted haircuts, blowouts, or treatment and blowout, and donate your money to Corey. Go to this link to book your appointment.
Posted on October 15, 2014 by Rebecca Beardsley and filed under beauty industry, Good Causes, hair salon, Hairstyling, inspiration, Salon Life and tagged ShineForth Salon.
Okay, so I'm taking a moment out of the presidential campaign flurry of interviews, and updating you on what changes are occurring in the salon. It's amazing, hairdressers can actually change their ways. I voiced the opinion that there ought to be three plastic, same size bins for the break room. One for trash, one for plastic/bottles, and one for paper. One day they showed up, and, they are actually being used, not only that, but filled up. The color boxes are being recycled, instead of ending up in the trash. I've encouraged the use of bringing your own cup to get coffee. I overheard Wayne, say today, "You may as well have asked me to walk with books on my head." Milky white, hot liquid spilling over his chapped hands. It was filled to the brim, I might add. Savanna has acutally instigated a trend of bringing a bowl to get her lunch in. I just love it! Nick has asked Kerastase to please stop their waste of shipping product with a huge amount of paper, and boxes. Stay tuned for their response.
There are still issues to work out, like light bulbs(I'm not even sure of why we haven't changed over). We still use toxic cleaning sprays. And I have to say, as I hilite clients hair, I am more sensitive to the waste produced by all the foils. My adding to the problem is becoming more difficult to ignore. Could I offer less toxic means of coloring the hair? Could I give up an enormous part of my business income because of this sensitivity? Can one person's actions change all that much? Probably not, but what else do we have, but living our own truth. I 've got to be able to live with myself and my choices.
As I ponder nontoxic thoughts, I ponder the idea of cutting my hair off, and exposing my grey hair. Radical thought in radical times. There something about just letting it be that sounds attractive, knowing full and well it doens't mean that I'm interested in being frumpy, or not feminine. But this idea counters the general philosophy of the beauty industry.
Back to the green conversation, though. We are taking baby steps in the direction of being concious, but we have still, a long way to go. I acnowledge the great job my colleagues have done arriving to this point.
Posted on May 28, 2008 by Rebecca Beardsley and filed under beauty industry, Green Salon, haircolor, Hairstyling, hairstylist, Salon Life and tagged toxic products.
It's a business deal. In exchange for money, I touch the heads, necks, and shoulders of my clients. People surrender to me, some in a slow, steady manner, like a door inching its open. Some jump right in, like two slaps of the hand from a Flamenco dancer. And, finally, some clients have a unpredictable time in the chair. However they decide to show up, whether conscious or not, it's an intimate dance in the mirror. There we are, sometimes strangers, looking for ways in which we can connect, searching for the similarities. I comb, shampoo, run my fingers through their hair. I tug, pull, stretch, this way and that. I imagine who they might have been as a kid, I wonder at their particular wiring. How did they get to where they are? All the while, learning a great deal about myself, and them. My caresses continue to relax or repel them. The expectation is high for that hour.
And in the end, I am paid, in more ways than are countable. And they leave, with maybe a bit more skip in their step.
Posted on May 15, 2008 by Rebecca Beardsley and filed under Hairstyling, Life and tagged shoulders.
Laura is a unique being, and a client. I usually see her not long after the sun comes up on Saturday mornings, every ten weeks or so. When we see each other we either chat it up, or drift into a silence, both of us okay with what is so.
Her piercing, but loving blue eyes contrast her level 5, red mahogany hair color. Her hair is straight, and we are growing it out to one length, it seems to take forever. The seasons pass, and we wait patiently, only trimming her fringe. We are getting there.
Last time she was in, we captured her thoughts on creativity. Check it out.
She's not only interested in fire spinning, but she is a cellist, playing in an all girl jazz band. www.girltalkband.com. Laura comes from a family of musicians, all playing together at get togethers. I love the picture it conjures up for me.
One thing you don't know about Laura is that she is committed teacher in the Alameda School District. Teaching now, in California specifically has much to be desired, she has similar issues as when she taught in Oakland. Apparently, our state doesn't value education. How painful is that?
Back to Laura. When she is not teaching, she explores her creative side; salsa dancing, music, and fire arts. She is a delight to be with, and always willing to laugh. Thank you Laura. Being with you makes my job most interesting.
Posted on May 7, 2008 by Rebecca Beardsley and filed under Creativity, haircolor, Hairstyling, self-expression and tagged tango dancer.


Honda CBR 250R wasn't updated from a long time and now we have got the update but sadly it's only a few updates which are just the colors and the LED headlamp. The international Honda CBR 250RR seems to have so many upgrades but here we are in 2018 with only these changes.
It gets the same 249cc single cylinder liquid cooled fuel injected engine that produces 26bhp @ 8500rpm and 22.9Nm @ 7000rpm. It has got 6-speed gearbox. CBR 250 has got the telescopic suspension at the front and five step adjustable mono suspension at the rear making the ride much more comfortable.
The CBR 250R is available in 2 variants: ABS and non-ABS. It has 296mm disc in the front and 220mm disc at the rear. The fuel tank capacity is 13 litres and has kerb weight of 167 kg.
The 2018 Honda CBR 250R price in Nepal is NPR 5,89,900 for Non-ABS variant and NPR 6,49,900 for ABS variant.


When it comes to doing Christmas radio, Sirius XM doesn't Scrooge around!
The satellite radio company is devoting a whole channel, heard on each service, to Bing Crosby and his Christmas holiday tunes and shows. The station will be hosted by Crosby's widow, Kathryn, his daughter Mary and sons Nathaniel and Harry. They'll provide bumpers, intros, stories and family memories.
The channel will feature excerpts from Der Bingle's numerous Christmas radio shows from the 1940s, '50s and '60s. Included amongst the skits, songs, duets and other musical numbers will be Bob Hope, Rosemary Clooney, Frank Sinatra, Judy Garland, Ella Fitzgerald, Peggy Lee, Johnny Mercer, The Andrews Sisters and Jimmy Stewart. And, of course, plenty of Crosby's holiday tunes. Perhaps they'll shoehorn a "White Christmas" in somewhere.
The channels will air through Dec. 26 on Sirius Channel 113 and XM Channel 118.
Here's their full holiday lineup.


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Share this Story: Police locate alleged homicide victim's purple Saturn in Olds
Police locate alleged homicide victim's purple Saturn in Olds
James Emery
Feb 06, 2013 • February 6, 2013 • 1 minute read
The vehicle belonging to Garland Curtis, a man Mounties believe was a homicide victim in an Airdrie home on Jan. 12, has been found in Olds.
RCMP had been looking for the purple Saturn since they launched a suspicious death investigation last month when Curtis' body was found.
Airdrie RCMP Cpl. Darrin Turnbull said police had been notified by an Olds resident regarding an abandoned car.
When police checked it out, they determined it belonged to the 40-year-old Curtis.
"Finding the vehicle in Olds does provide us with a lead," Turnbull said. "Of course, with major case investigations such as a homicide, every angle every lead, every tip every evidence has to be investigated."
Turnbull said investigators will now being trying to find out how his car ended up in Olds and just who took it there.
They're also asking for anyone in the community who may have seen the car in recent days or weeks, or anyone who may have surveillance video of local streets to provide video.
The car is described as a 1994 Saturn SL2. It has four doors and Alberta licence plate EGF-166.
Police hope someone may have a clue that can help the investigation.
"Every lead is followed up as detailed as possible," Turnbull said. "The vehicle is a great piece of evidence in the investigation."
In photographs of the vehicle provided with police, the licence plate is missing.
Turnbull wouldn't say if the police or someone else had removed the plate.
Police also aren't providing any further details, including the cause of Curtis' death.
Turnbull continued that Airdrie RCMP officers and members of the Major Crimes Unit are treating the case as a "No. 1 priority."
Police locate alleged homicide victim's purple Saturn in Olds Back to video


NEHA administers the National Environmental Public Health Internship Program (NEPHIP) is supported by cooperative agreement CDC-RFA-OT18-1802.
The purpose of NEPHIP is to encourage environmental health students to consider careers at local, state, or tribal environmental public health departments following graduation. Through this internship program, students will be exposed to the exciting career opportunities, benefits, and challenges of working with environmental public health agencies throughout the U.S.
Students who apply must be from National Environmental Health Science and Protection Accreditation Council (EHAC) accredited environmental health academic programs. Selected students will receive a base stipend of $4,000 ($400 per week) for undergraduate and $6000 ($600 per week) for graduate students to complete a 10-week internship. An additional relocation stipend is available to cover the costs if the student relocates for the internship.
Solicits applications from eligible environmental health departments and selects locations based on established application criteria.
Solicits applications from eligible environmental health students and selects interns based on established application criteria.
NEHA staff will match the selected interns with the environmental health departments based on geolocation preferences, interests, and professional goals that align with opportunities at the health department. *Special note: NEHA cannot guarantee placement base on previous mention criteria.
Please contact programs@neha.org with any questions or concerns.
"Environmental Health is such a fun and rewarding field; every day is different. Being a NEPHIP intern allowed me the freedom to work with a variety of different bureaus and projects at my chosen health department. What's more is that I can walk away from this internship with endless experiences to talk about in an interview, amazing references, and real-world confidence in my chosen field."
"It was very rewarding to put the knowledge learned in classes to real time application. I found myself in some of the most astounding scenarios, leading me to think that this job could provide a lifetime of entertainment and moral satisfaction. I can't wait to see where my future in environmental health takes me."
"I liked NEPHIP because it allowed me to learn the structure and workings of environmental health, but also allowed me the freedom to work on my own projects within my chosen health department. I'm leaving this experience with more knowledge, confidence in my chosen field, and the satisfaction of benefiting a community that I have grown to love."


Freshman Manu Oulai posted a season high 29 points tonight against LA Harbor as the Panthers dominated the Seahawks in both periods of play. At the half, Chaffey lead 46-28 and broadened the lead to 23 points by the final buzzer, taking the W 86-63. Anthony Garcia was 5:6 from the line on his way to 14 points.
Jeff Klein checking in, "We were up from start to finish. Manu was dynamite - 29 points & 15 rebounds. Definitely our best defensive effort of the year. Wednesday night, two heavyweights will square off in the first conference game of the year. ELAC is #5 in the state and the South Coast Conference is considered one of the toughest in the state with FIVE teams in the top 15. It's sure to be a good game and a preview of the 2019 title race."
The men travel to East LA Wednesday night to open the 2019 South Coast season and return home Friday to host Mt SAC at 5pm.


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US Navy Seal (not SEAL) Dies at 38
Gunnar, a former US Navy seal, has died at the age of 38, AFP reports.
Just to be clear, we're talking about the little brown creatures that do tricks for fish, not the special ops guys who carry around rifles and jump out of helicopters into the ocean. Though, we suppose that Gunnar probably could have done those things, too, if the Navy had given him a chance.
You see, Gunnar's not your average, run-of-the-mill seal. Rather than teaching him how to push a ball around to impress an audience of onlookers, the Navy's Marine Mammal Program specially trained Gunnar to perform deep-sea tasks during the Cold War. The zoo described his impressive resumé: "In his career as a Navy seal, Gunnar learned how to insert and remove equipment, use a screwdriver and turn a large wheel valve."
For serving in the line of duty, Gunnar earned a sweet retirement deal and has been kicking back at the National Zoo in Washington, DC. He then became the proud father of two bouncing baby seal daughters, Kara and Kija, that are currently swimming around in a New Jersey aquarium.
Tragically, Gunnar passed away Tuesday. There is currently no word as to whether or not the other animals at the zoo will be holding a memorial service.
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John - I love this part of the build too. Yes - a ton of scratch-building. I will be putting in an order with Grandt line when they reopen - they have a much bigger selection of smaller style windows than Tichy.
Thanks Greg. The next step - creating the graded roads, helps me visualize the shape of the hillside with ridges and valleys. The structures you can't see are unique and interesting too! They are a couple of fantastic sketch books! And with one of them being 500 pages I am literally spoiled for choice.
Thanks Michael. Yes, it will certainly take a fair chunk of time to complete this peninsula! It will be interesting to get a count of houses to build as the mocking-up continues. I'm guessing there will be in excess of 100!
Thanks Bill. Yes - the coloured paper is quick and easy and tells you alot without too much effort and very little expense. Luckily large chunks of 1:1 roading filled with some of the best scenes from the books were able to be just cut and pasted from google earth. If it works in 1:1 scale it gives you a good head start! Then it was just a matter of moving those chunks around on a scale plan of the peninsula until I found something I liked and thought would work. The thought process has all be done over quite a long period, so ideas have bounced around in my head without me really realizing it.
Thanks Frank. The sketches are all done by Grant Tilly and produced by David McGill. It is the complete record of 244 Cityscapes articles which ran in The Evening Post newspaper from 1976 to 1982. Each sketch is accompanied by a page long blurb talking about things such as the original owner, the history of ownership, the neighbourhood, and what its present day condition, or the current use of the site, is.
Thanks Karl. Yes - I always have heaps of energy at this stage of things!
Thanks Railman. Its going to be neat to get stuck into!
The sketches are all done by Grant Tilly and produced by David McGill. It is the complete record of 244 Cityscapes articles which ran in The Evening Post newspaper from 1976 to 1982. Each sketch is accompanied by a page long blurb talking about things such as the original owner, the history of ownership, the neighbourhood, and what its present day condition, or the current use of the site, is.
100+ buildings...a nice challenge for a scratch building project. Looking forward to the posted photos.
I agree. Sketches like these can be invaluable when modeling a distant location or the structure is gone. Plus, artistic license means that important details are clear and extraneous or obstructing objects are eliminated.
Thanks Frank - you are so right! I remember when I found the 'cityscapes' book in a second hand bookshop during a stay in Wellington. I was blown away! It was an absolute MUST BUY!
Thanks Dave. Yes - 100 plus scratch-built structures should keep me out of trouble for a while!
Thanks Mario. I think the next step is to break down the pictures of scenes into individual structures. That should add 20-30 more houses to my stash!
Thanks Micheal. Yes - I feel working from sketches also gives me more creative licence. And you're right, any unwanted background noise has just been left out of the sketches.
Just a quick update. I arrived home this morning after back surgery yesterday. My disc had prolapsed and part of the disc 'gel' had squeezed out and was pushing on my sciatic nerve causing numbness and pain from my lower back to my foot on the left side. This gel has now been removed and I am hopefully on the road to recovery! A while of doing something between nothing and very little!
Anyway - this has been why there has been very little progress. When I'm a bit better I'll go out to the barn and take some pics of my mock-ups as they take 3-D form. I have also found a way of fitting in my scratch-build based on South River Modelworks first kit, and am working on the design of a kit-bash/ extension of Thorndike mills to sit along side. These will be at the front of the left hand end of the layout - between the peninsula and the end of my original L-shaped design.
I hope you have a quick recovery! I'm looking forward to your future updates.
Glad to hear you're recovering and heading back into the layout room! As I plan my own "town on a hill", I'm carefully studying your stuff.
Mark, feel better soon. We all appreciate visiting Tellynott.
Mark, I hope your feeling better sooner than later.
You've got to heal now, your layout will still be waiting for you after you recover, as will we.
Have a very Merry Christmas my friend!
Mark, I "refound" this thread today after being lost in my memory for awhile. From the earlier pages it got me thinking my town on the hill doesn't need to be so flat or have straights lines.
Thank you for inspiring change.
Thanks for all your kind thoughts Bill, Carl, John, Dave, Frank, Greg and Dave! I, too, hope to be back chipping away making progress soon.
Dave - I'm pleased you re-found my thread and am glad you find some inspiration here!
In other news - there has been some barn progress - although I can't take much credit! Our old station wagon was due to be replaced. we were happy parking it outside, but when we decided to trade it in we decided the replacement needed to sleep indoors. Long term we intend to build a 2-bay barn for winter feed and vehicle parking. Short term I decided the easiest thing to do was to concentrate on Tellynott and park the new station wagon where the future model of Shadowlands will go. And so we paid to get the barn cleaned and lined - just enough so that birds flying in when the roller door is up have nowhere to land and fly back out again. I also got a temporary wall built across where I had built the large opening between the two rooms, and lined this with building paper and insulation between. I had the entire internal wall insulated so that I can heat my Tellynott room next winter without too much warmth escaping. Photos coming soon.


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Q: How does PC/phone recognize person with one pic? Recently, I'm studying about facial recognition with OpenCV, and I'm trying some simple example based on study.
I'm considering to use it at front door condition.
Nowadays some buildings or apartments use facial recognition for preventing intruders. When someone joins them (such as company or houses), they require the person's picture. As I know, they require just one picture.
I didn't care about that last time, but now, I'm very curious about it.
The famous algorithms such as PCA, LDA use machine learning, so they increase successful percentages(cases). To use machine learning, they need sample images as many as I can provide. That's why I'm curious about that. Buildings or companys require just one picture, but they can recognize each person. Moreover, their accuracy is very good. How can this happen? Is there any other algorithm besides PCA or LDA?
Thanks for reading!

A: As far as I know, this hasn't been achieved yet. So I don't think they can develop a software recognizing a person by using only one picture.
It is most likely that they teach the algorithm with the authorized person's pictures. So if that one picture does not match with the trained ones, the algorithm can say this is an intrusion.
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As linuxqwerty pointed out those commercial products are already trained with huge datasets.
As a result of this training, learning happens and the algorithm achieves feature extraction of all those sample faces.
Then the algorithm knows almost every kinds of features that an human face can have.
For example: thickness of eyebrows, distance between eyes, roundness of chin... These are only a human can say about faces. The algorithm can extract thousands of these features.
It can keep faces as a representation of those features.
So now we have this commercial software which can represent faces as binary codes with a lot of digits.
I am getting your question again.
The apartment or company bought this software.
They included the picture of authorized person.
What the software does is simply converting the picture as it was a thousand digits password.
So that person has this unique password which the system can only reproduce that password only from his face.
To sum up:

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*The learning part was achieved using big face databases.

*Thanks to learning part, the recognition part can be done by using only one picture.

PS: Corrections are welcome.

A: I happened to read about facial recognition before, that time I wanted to do it as my semester project. And of course I have heard and thought of using OpenCV as well.
Your question is simple, those company or home that use facial recognition, they usually use very well-developed product, which normally includes well-programmed facial recognition. As we are talking about security here, normally companies will buy these security products, unless if they just want to use it as a tool to deter intruders which focus less on the practical usage, and recognition accuracy, they can opt for free facial recognition software.
So, when I'm talking about well-programmed facial recognition, it means that it was trained with huge amount of databases (the photos to be recognized that you mentioned), this means the training is done even before the software is officially launched, which is during the development stage. A good facial recognition software requires both good, complete and detailed programming coding, and also huge photo databases (taken at different ambient light intensity, different facial features like hair style, spectacles) to train it.
Therefore, the accuracy of the software does not depend solely on the amount of pictures given during the usage of the software provided that it is well-programmed in the first place. Thanks and hope I answered your question and wonder.
ps: recognize is spelled this way (US); recognise (UK)  =)

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NUFC's trip to Old Trafford falls on a big day
WHEN Newcastle United walk out at Old Trafford on Saturday afternoon there could not be a better time to end their 39-year league hoodoo at the so-called Theatre of Dreams.
Lee RyderChief Newcastle United Writer
The game with the Red Devils takes place on the day of United's 130th anniversary, many, many years after Newcastle's first game against Elswick Leather Works second XI.
There has always been both debate and confusion surrounding the club's early development.
However, in his excellent new book, United's historian Paul Joannou pinpoints the beginning to that game against Elswick Leather Works.
He said: "There is no doubt the rudimentary stage of United's origin goes back to November 1881 and the riverside community of St Peter's around Stanley Street – then part of Walker Road.
"One hundred and thirty years ago the players and officials of Stanley Cricket Club took an interest in what was a relatively new game of football – the 'Association Code'.
"No illustrations exist of United's founding fathers.
"The leader was William Coulson (captain) closely assisted by William Findlay (secretary) and Joseph Simpson (treasurer).
"All three men were to play a key role in the start of Newcastle United.
"During mid-November 1881 the cricket club's second annual 'concert' took place at the Leighton Schoolroom at the Byker End of Heaton Road.
"Shortly afterwards on November 24 the cricketers annual meeting was held at the top of Shields Road on Byker Hill.
"At that gathering of enthusiasts it must have been agreed to form a football club and Stanley Football Club was created, named after Stanley Street and the cricket club."
And on November 26 1881, Newcastle United's first match took place against Elswick Leather Works Second XI at St Peter's.
The new club won 5-0 with George McKenzie scoring the first ever goal. Yet the emergence of Newcastle United followed in later years.
Joannou said: "Stanley decided to change their title to Newcastle East End the following year during October 1882.
"Then, after a period based at Chillingham Road, they moved to St James' Park in the summer of 1892 after the demise of rivals Newcastle West End.
"Playing in blue and then red shirts in the early years the club was renamed in a bid to foster more report, the new title was Newcastle United.
"To say a lot has happened in those pioneering years is an understatement.
"Few clubs have such a colourful, incident-packed history as the Magpies."
Club names & key dates
THERE are three significant years in the early history of Newcastle United; 1881 when the club was formed as Stanley FC, 1882 when a new title of East End FC was first used and 1892 when the club moved to St. James' Park and later in the year became Newcastle United.
November 1881: Stanley FC formed.
October 1882: Stanley change their title to East End FC.
June 1889 East End turn fully professional.
February 1890 East End become a limited company and a share issue launched.
May 1892 Rivals Newcastle West End fold and are disbanded.
May 1892 East End move to St James' Park, past home of West End.
December 1892 East End change their name to Newcastle United.
May 1893 Newcastle United elected into the Football League (Division Two).
September 1893 First Football League fixture; v Woolwich Arsenal.
THE club have used five locations as home venues.
1881: Stanley Street, St. Peter's.
c1883: Byker Vicarage.
1884: Dalton Street, Byker.
1886: Chillingham Road, Heaton.
1892: St James' Park.
FOR the early part of the club's history the chosen colour of kit was blue and then red. The famous black-and-white striped shirts did not arrive until 1894.
1883: Navy-blue shirts, white shorts.
1885: Navy-blue shirts with an orange stripe, white shorts.
1890: Cambridge-blue shirts, white shorts.
1891: Red shirts, white shorts.
1894: Black-and-white striped shirts, dark (later black) shorts.
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Mrs. Wellington, I am going to get married," proudly announced Ruth.
"Congratulations! I suppose it is the young man at the livery stable that you have been seeing?"
"Yep, shore is." Ruth was grinning from ear to ear.
"Well, tell me -- what kind of man is he?" inquired Mrs. Wellington.
"Well, he is nice -- very nice. He doesn't even carry a gun. Ah -- he is not educated, kinda on the ignorant side, but I can fix that. I never knew of him taking a drink. Well -- he is just a good all-around good man."
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"Oh, just a little while. We met on the prairie and it was night -- but he was nice -- did not offer to do anything to me -- and he is still behaving himself, if you know what I mean," replied Ruth.
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"He's going to take me to the dance Saturday night and buy me a new dress -- that is, if he can get off work before the store closes -- or if I can?" Ruth asked it in the form of a question since she happened to think that she had not cleared Saturday afternoon with Mrs. Wellington.
Mrs. Wellington smiled and said, "Of course you can, my child. I like to see you happy."
Ruth went through the rest of the day singing. The only song she knew were church songs she had heard her mother singing -- but they were happy songs and Ruth was a very happy girl. Her work seemed extra easy and time flew by. The first thing she knew, it was suppertime.
She couldn't hardly wait until Saturday afternoon, although she saw Josh every day. But Saturday was special and nothing was going to ruin it. Josh asked Barney if he could have that afternoon off and it was okay.
Saturday was the day Clint Lovett rode into town. He was a tall man with a weathered face, revealing numerous scars where he had been cut by knives and broken bottles in saloon brawls. It was easy to recognize him as a tough hombre, well known as a gunfighter, quick on the draw. It seem clear to most people that he enjoyed gunfighting and killing -- for fun. He did not consider anyone his equal. One of the townspeople recognized him right away and passed the word, causing fear among the citizens.
Barney had told Josh that he could go ahead and meet his sweetie. He was going to the saloon for just a few minutes and be right back. Josh was so excited that he ran toward the boarding house -- right past Clint Lovett.
Clint yelled after him, "Hey boy. Come back here and take care of my horse."
Josh hollered back, "I've got some important business. Barney is in the saloon. He will be right with you."
That was the wrong thing to say -- to Clint. His mind was made up that this young whippersnapper was the first one he was going to kill. Clint smiled at that thought.
First, he needed a drink. He tied his horse to the hitching post and marched into the saloon as the important person he invisioned himself to be. He stopped just inside the swinging doors and looked around. He could sense the nervousness of the men. His reputation preceded him and that pleased him. Stepping up to the bar, he ordered a drink.
"Yes sir, M-m-mister Clint. A-a-anything you want -- on the house," stuttered the bartender as he handed the gun fighter a glass and a bottle. Clint grinned at how the bartender's hand was shaking with fear.
Clint took the bottle to a table and sat down. He wasn't in a big hurry to kill the young fellow from the livery stable, so why not just empty the entire bottle? After all, it did not cost him anything. It was on the house. He was a man and a real man proved himself by how well he could hold his liquor.
Josh was excited that Ruth and he were going to pick out her first store bought dress. He hoped he had enough money in his pocket. Since Josh never went anywhere, he was able to save almost everything he was paid.
Likewise, Ruth had saved most of her money, too. For kids who were never wealthy, they felt they were rich with just a few dollars in their pockets.
Walking arm in arm, the two lovebirds strolled to the general store. Josh was thinking, 'I hope they have something she will like'. Some higher power must have heard his wish because a woman had ordered a dress suitable for all occasions, but never picked it up. Seeing such a young couple in love, the merchant's wife offered it to them at a reduced price.
"Do you like it?" asked Josh.
"Oh, it is beautiful. I love it. Can I get it -- please?" begged Ruth.
Counting out his money, Josh came up short. Noticing that, the merchant's wife said, "Well, it has been here a long time and we really need to get rid of it, so I will tell you what I will do. It is yours for that amount," referring to the meager amount of cash young Josh had on hand.
"Okay now, it is my turn," said Ruth. She counted out her money and stated, "Josh needs some new trousers, a shirt, and a hat if this will cover it."
The saleswoman laid out the merchandise, totaled up the charges, and Ruth had more than enough. The couple, pleased with their purchases, kindly thanked the woman for her assistance and left the store very happy.
The woman turned to her husband and said, "We didn't lose anything. It is pay enough to help out a young couple like that because they are going to have a rough road ahead of them. Everyone who gets married in these parts always do." The merchant agreed.
Walking back along the dusty street, a drunken man came out of the saloon. When he saw Josh, he called out, "Hey young fellow, I don't like the way that you refused to take care of my horse. My horse is impotant to me."
The townspeople crossing the street ran to the wooden sidewalks when they heard the voice of Clint Lovett. Everyone had heard of his reputation -- how fast he was on the draw.
"Sir, I am terribly sorry. I did not mean any harm. I was just going to see my future wife and carry her to buy a dress for the dance tonight," explained Josh.
"That don't make any difference with me. My horse is important to me, too. "
Seeing that Josh did not have a weapon, Clint asked, "Where is your gun?"
"Ah -- I don't have one, sir," replied Josh.
Clint looked to the side and motion to one of the men standing by the saloon. "Give this young feller your gun."
The man quickly obliged and pitched his gun belt out in the street.
"Now, put it on, " demanded Clint.
"No, sir -- I don't fight with guns," replied Josh.
"Someone put it on him. I want him to be armed when I kill him."
Ruth spoke up. "Sir, my husband-to-be has more sense than face you. He is not a gunfighter."
"Well, he had better learn fast," advised Clint.
"Sir, if you are going to shoot someone, you will have to shoot me," said Ruth as she picked up the gunbelt and starting fastening it around her waist.
"Wait a minute," objected Josh. "I am not going to let you face him in my place. I am not a coward!"
Ruth whispered, "I am bluffing. I don't believe that any man worth his salt will shoot a woman."
Almost as if Clint had read Ruth's mind, he proclaimed very loudly, "When a woman puts herself in the place of a man, I will treat her as a man and, in case you are wondering, I don't bluff easily."
"No, I am not going to let you do this," demanded Josh. Ruth pushed him aside.
"Someone come and take my husband-to-be out of the way. I intend to stand my ground," said Ruth, still thinking Clint wouldn't do anything. However, if he did, she needed a plan. She had never even practiced a quick draw, so there wasn't any way that she could expect to draw faster than a professional gunman. The situation appeared hopeless if Clint decided to act on his threat and evidentally he was going to do just that.
Ruth stood there in inexpressible fear. If he wasn't accepting her bluff and she backed out now, this evil man would surely kill both her and Josh. But, if she had not taken a stand, he would have most certainly killed the man she intended to marry.
The Fleming family had always been a proud people and willing to stand when the going got rough. As the only daughter, she felt that she had to go through with this to keep from shaming the family name.
Believing that Ruth was actually a female gunfighter, four men had eased carefully out into the street and forced Josh out of the way against his objections. Maybe, by shooting Ruth, Clint's anger would be satisfied and he would not bother Josh. She tried to convince herself that it was proper to die for someone else. Perhaps, God would let her into Heaven because of such a unselfish sacrifice since she had never figured out how to get 'saved'.
Ruth remembered her father saying, 'In a gunfight, a man has to have double vision. He needs to watch the other man's eyes and his hand at the same time. When he makes any move, even flinches, that is the time to do what is needed to be done.' Of course, her father had not been referring to his daughter facing a danger like that.
She formulated her plan. The very second she saw any slight movement, even of the eyes, she would move by jumping from her spot and fall to the ground and roll continuously until the danger was over -- after she had gotten to a safe spot or Clint had ran out of ammunition. The plan had little chance of being successful, but Ruth could not think of any other way. The idea to keep moving came to her mind because the man was drunk and a moving target would be more difficult to hit. So, she watched carefully for any movement, no matter how slight.
She suddenly saw a twitch in Clint's right hand, so taking that as a clue, she immediately jumped to one side. It was timed perfectly because, with lightning speed, Clint pulled his revolver and shot where she had been standing. Very quickly, he pointed his gun toward the spot where she had jumped and fired again.
With continous motion and within a second before he fired again, she had jumped back, similar to a zigzag motion, and purposely fell to the ground. She drew her revolver as she fell and, holding it with both hands with her eyes closed, she fired.
Upon hitting the ground, she immediately began to roll. She stopped rolling when she heard someone say, "She got him!"
She opened her eyes and there was Clint, lying on the ground. She had done the impossible! She had accidentally shot and killed the famous gunman.
She heard someone else say, "See, I told you she was a female gunslinger."
Although she knew that wasn't true, she also realized that what had happened today would add to her reputation -- and that would spell trouble.
As the town was cheering and trying to make a heroine out of her, Ruth took Josh by the hand and sneaked back to the boarding house. They went straight to Ruth's small room to talk.
"You know you embarrassed me out there," Josh stated in a rough tone.
"I know, but you would have let him kill you. If he decided to kill me, I was going to make it very difficult by moving around a lot," replied Ruth. "You would have just stood there! I love you and I want a live husband -- not a dead one!"
"Well, what are we going to do? Now, every gunslinger in the country will probably come looking for the woman who killed Clint Lovett," inquired Josh.
"I think we ought to find a preacher or judge and get married right away and leave -- go some place where we are not known -- some place where they never heard tell of Ruth Fleming."
"Or Mrs. Joshua Fortson," stated Josh with a big smile.
"That's right. My last name will be changed, so maybe people cannot connect me with what has happened here."
"Which way do we go?" asked Josh.
"Well, we could go further west -- maybe to California. I have always wanted to go to Alabama. I think I have some family in a town called Blountsville, but the war has caused a lot of destruction there, so really I don't know," replied Ruth.
"Let's work awhile longer here until we get enough money for a horse and buggy or covered wagon and go whichever the wind blows," suggested Josh.
"Well, I want to leave right away, but your idea is better," smiled Ruth. "Maybe we can get a good sheriff. I understand a new man in town is going to run in the next election -- James Butler Hickok. Some call him Wild Bill. I don't know how he came to be known as Wild Bill."
"Anybody running against him?" asked Josh.
"I believe a man named E. W. Kingsbury," answered Ruth.
"Well, at least we will have a sheriff. Maybe he will stop things like what happened today," said Josh hopefully.
"I don't know. Ellsworth is becoming a rough town."
"Well, the best thing is to keep our fingers crossed and wait until the proper time -- and then tell Ellsworth good-bye."
"Yeah, I think so, too," said Ruth as she gave Josh a weak smile.
Submitted by stanman on Wed, 02/27/2008 - 19:44.
Are you going to turn Ruth into Little Annie Oakley the famous lady of fame? Love the way she fought that gunslinger.
Submitted by Starla Anne on Wed, 02/27/2008 - 23:34.
Ruth is trying to run from the reputation of being like Annie Oakley. As far as we know, she knows how to shoot a single-action revolver and kill small animals for food. That may be all.
I am trying to protray her as a frontier woman who will stand up for her family when necessasy. She is a teenager now in the serial, but with plans for marriage.
The shooting of the gunslinger was an accident. She was fallling when she pulled the trigger and had her eyes shut. Also, it was not common in those days to hold a pistol with both hands, although I am sure some women did.
She may meet some famous western women, like Calamity Jane, Stagecoach Mary (an Afro-American), Belle Starr, and Charley Parkhusrst (yes, HE was a woman).
She may or may not meet Wyatt Earp, who claimed to have been marshall in Ellsworth, although that is questionable.
The reference to Wild Bill Hickok is temporary. He lost the election for sheriff to his opponent and moved on to become town marshall of Hays City the next year.
In later years, she could (or could not) meet Billy the Kid, who obtained his title about ten years later than our story.
As you said at the first, the door is open for many possibilites.


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Oregon becomes 1st state to decriminalize cocaine, heroin, meth, other drugs
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The state of Oregon on Monday officially decriminalized possession of small amounts of virtually all street drugs, including cocaine and heroin. File Photo by Stevepb/Pixabay
(UPI) - Feb. 1 - Oregon on Monday became the first state in the country to decriminalize virtually all illicit drugs -- including the hard varieties like methamphetamine, cocaine and heroin.
A ballot measure that was approved last fall took effect Monday, at the start of February.
Under the new law, possession of small amounts of the drugs is no longer a criminal offense. Rather, it is a civil offense that carries a $100 fine, which can be paid by undergoing a health assessment.
The new law, Measure 110, also uses tens of millions of dollars from Oregon's marijuana tax to fund addiction treatment for violators. Advocates of the new law believe there will be significant savings from the reduction of arrests and incarceration.
The Oregon Criminal Justice Commission projects that convictions for controlled substances each year will decrease by about 3,600 -- more than 90%.
"Possession of larger amounts of drugs, manufacturing and distribution are still crimes," Oregon State Police Capt. Timothy Fox said. "With a crime, there is the possibility of fines and jail time. [With civil] violations, there is only the possibility of fines."
The law decriminalizes heroin possession under 1 gram; less than 2 grams of methamphetamine; less than 2 grams of cocaine; under 40 units of LSD; less than a gram of MDMA, or Ecstasy; less than 12 grams of psilocybin; less than 40 units of methadone and less than 40 oxycodone tablets.
The new law also reduces larger amounts of cocaine, heroin, MDMA and methamphetamine from a felony to a simple possession misdemeanor.
While many states have decriminalized and fully legalized marijuana, none before Oregon have decriminalized harder street drugs like cocaine and heroin.
Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman, D-N.J., said she hopes Oregon's move will be an example for the country in dealing with drugs.
"I hope that we all become more enlightened across this country that substance abuse is not something that necessitates incarceration, but speaks to other social ills -- lack of healthcare, lack of treatment, things of that nature," Watson Coleman said.
The Oregon District Attorney's Association -- a group of 36 district attorneys, deputy district attorneys, assistant attorneys general, district attorney office managers and U.S. Attorneys serving in Oregon -- opposes the law.
It called the move a "dangerous approach" to the drug addiction crisis and said the measure "recklessly" decriminalizes the "most dangerous types of drugs."
"Oregon leads the country in pain reliever misuse, methamphetamine use, prevalence of mental illness and cocaine use and yet we are nearly last in access to treatment," the group said.
"Decriminalization will lead to an increase in acceptability of dangerous drugs, normalizing hazardous experimentation for our youth and increasing accessibility, surging supply and lowering costs of dangerous street drugs."
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Edward George SABA23 (Fadlou and Rose / Michael and Talgie) was born on 26 Jun 1909 in Windham, Windham, Connecticut, USA and died on 5 Jan 1988 in Windham, Windham, Connecticut, USA at age 78. The cause of his death was Acute myocardial infarction due to Ischemic heart disease.
Edward G. Saba, 78, of Willimantic, a renowned high school and college athlete in the late 1920's and early 1930's died Tuesday at the Windham Community Memorial Hospital after a brief illness.
He was born June 26, 1909 in Willimantic, son of the late Fadlou and Rose Kirshy Saba and was a lifelong resident. He was a three-sport athlete at Windham High School from 1925-1928, starring in football, basketball and baseball. He was a quarterback on the football team, and was named to the All Eastern team twice; and played on the first Windham High basketball team to make it to a state tournament, in 1926-1927. He spent two years at Vermont Academy preparatory school, where he starred as a quarterback and halfback. Vermont was U.S. prep school champ in Saba's final year there. He then went on to the University of Vermont, where he starred as a halfback and quarterback. He played varsity football from 1932-1934, and was the team's leading scorer for those three seasons and in 1933 was an All New England selection. After college, Saba played for the Providence Steamrollers of the Eastern Football League in the early 1930's and for the Bristol West Ends. In October 1976, he was inducted into Vermont Academy's Football Hall of Fame.
He was married to the late Wanda Niemiec Saba. He is survived by a brother, Phosy Saba of Willimantic; and several nieces and nephews.
He was associated with his late brother, Alfred Saba, in the operation of Saba's Cleaners on Main Street in Willimantic.
Saba–Edward G. Funeral procession will be held from the Potter Funeral Home, 456 Jackson Street at 9:30 a.m., with a mass of Christian Burial at 10 a.m., in St. Joseph's Church, Willimantic.
Burial will follow in the Old Willimantic Cemetery. Calling hours are Thursday, from 7-9 p.m. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Windham Community Memorial Hospital.
Funeral services for Edward G. Saba, 78, of Willimantic, who died Tuesday, were held 9:30 a.m. today from 456 Jackson St. with a mass of Christian burial followed in the Old Willimantic Cemetery. The bearers were Scott Saba, Craig Saba, Robert Saba, Mitchell Saba, Chris Grant and Todd Grant. Chad Saba served as honorary pallbearer.
Edward and Wanda had no children. Edward's BC originally listed his name as Edward Eli. It was corrected 22 Sep 1939.
Edward married Wanda Josephine "Sunny" NIEMIEC,24 daughter of John NIEMIEC and Catherine ZIEMBA, on 14 Oct 1939 in Rockville, Tolland, Connecticut, USA. Wanda was born on 8 Jan 1917 in Rockville, Tolland, Connecticut, USA and died on 4 Mar 1984 in Windham, Windham, Connecticut, USA at age 67. The cause of her death was Myocardial infarction due to Coronary Arteriosclerosis.
Marriage Notes: Volume 1926-1939 Town of Windham, CT Marriages, Page 8.
Marriage Certificate states they wed at Saint Joseph's Church in Rockville, CT.
Wanda Niemiec Saba, 67, of 15 Old Plains Rd., Willimantic, died Sunday at home. She was born in Vernon and lived in Willimantic for the past 35 years. She is survived by her husband, Edward G. Saba; a sister, Mrs. Jane Grous of Vernon; and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services for Wanda N. Saba, 67, of 15 Old Plains Road, Willimantic, who died Sunday, were held today at 10:30 a.m. from 456 Jackson St., Willimantic, with a mass of Christian Burial in St. Joseph Church at 11 a.m. The Rev. John Nash was the celebrant.
Burial followed in the Old Willimantic Cemetery. Bearers were Scott Saba, Craig Saba, Mitchell Saba, and Phosy Saba.
Evidence of that Saba Luck!


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Odegbami @ 70: You Are A Rare Talent, An Inspiration — Ajadi
By Lagos News On Aug 28, 2022
The New Nigeria people's party governorship candidate in Ogun State, Olufemi Ajadi Oguntoyinbo has congratulated football legend Segun Odegbami at 70, describing him as a rare talent.
Ajadi, in a congratulatory message personally signed by him and made available to the media, described, Odegbami as an embodiment of inspiration.
He said Odegbami, also known as "Mathematical Odegbami" in his hey days, despite the abundance of his talents, was cool headed and did much to inspire hope in any time he was in the field of play."
" Even outside the field of play, you still remain relevant, always willing to lend your voice and share your ideas for the good of the sport.
"We regard you as our respected "Egbon" our own son of the soil, from Wasimi community here in Ogun State.
"We salute you as you turn 70 and wish you the best that life could bring going forward", Ajadi said.
According to Ajadi, Odegbami. belonged to the rare class of Nigerian slortsmen, who not made the nation proud with sporting skills but also created business brands with which they employed other Nigerians but inspired hope in those coming behind.
He described him as a man of many parts and transformational sportsman, who eventually migrated into sports commentary, media entrepreneur and sports administrator.
wisdom wise blessed more than that, he is a star broadcaster, Nigeria's sports icon, successful entrepreneur, astute writer, educationists, publisher and sports administrator, to mention but view about his divine wisdom and talents" abilities.
He commended Odegbami establishment of Nigeria's first multi-sports secondary school, Segun Odegbami International College & Sports Academy in Wasimi, while his Private Radio station, "Eagle 7 Sports Radio", had continued to make waves blasting quality programmes through the airwaves from Panseke, Abeokuta, to Ogun State and the entire South-West. empowerments and job creation
"Indeed, you are an icon of hope and.Ogun State, and the Nigeria owe you gratitude on a day like this.
"You are a shinning star from our dear state, and worthy ambassador of Nigeria.
On behalf of my family and NNPP in Ogun State, I Olufemi Ajadi Oguntoyinbo, NNPP guber candidate in Ogun State, for the Coming 2023 elections, hereby wishes you well".
Ajadi also prayed God's continued protection on the celebrant.
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The peculiar history of the Cambridge War Memorial
Remembrance Sunday. On 11 November 2018, 93 years ago, the Armistice was signed that ended World War One.
Four years later, on 3 July 1922, the Duke of York unveiled the Cambridge war memorial.
Source: Geoff Jones' Flickr photostream.
The larger-than-life bronze sculpture shows a bare-headed young man in the Cambridgeshire Regiment uniform of a private, walking purposefully and twisting his head to look towards his right. He smiles. He's not going off to war but returning from war. We can tell this from his jaunty stride, his bare head and the German helmet hanging from his back pack: a trophy taken from the enemy. And the stride is truly a stride: two inches longer than normal.1
In his right hand, the young man holds out his own wreathed helmet and a rose. Three other roses lie behind his feet, resting on the scroll bearing the artist's name. With his left hand, the soldier shoulders a rifle. From the rifle barrel hands a laurel wreath, symbol of victory. The Australian historian Ken Inglis calls the roses 'floral emblems of triumph' although I'm not sure what the exact symbolism of the rose is in this context.2
One side of the stone plinth bears the University of Cambridge's motto. The Latin means 'from here, light and sacred draughts'.
A sculpture in use
Every year on Remembrance Sunday, veterans, honoraries, the public and members of the armed forces gather around the sculpture to commemorate the British fallen, not only in World War One but in all wars since. As so often, art is central to a public ceremony. But what kind of art is this? Does the sculpture express national pomp and pride, or local grief and mourning? Or is there an uneasy disjunction between the sombre ritual and the vigorous young strider?
Who was Robert T. Mackenzie?
The sculptor, Robert Tait Mackenzie, was a Scottish-Canadian university professor of physical education. He was interested in anatomy and had been making bronze casts of athletes since the 1890s. Weirdly, he got his male students to pose for him in the nude. He made over 200 nude sporting bronzes.
Mackenzie, The Sprinter, 1902
Mackenzie, The Shotputter, 1911
Mackenzie, The Sprinter and The Plunger, in stamp form
Source: British North American Philatelic Society
The sculptor's biographer Christopher Hussey speculated in 1929 that "living ... among well formed youths, whether lightly clad for exercise or stripped in the changing rooms" had turned Mackenzie to art.3
1886-7 Medals at McGill University, Montreal
Source: Physical and Health Education Canada.
Soldier or college athlete?
The soldier on the War Memorial was supposedly a' carefully researched specimen of the "East Anglian racial type"'. 1. Mackenzie used studies of students from Christ's College in Cambridge for the head. More gown than East-Anglian town, I should think.
From W.Z. Ripley, Races of Europe, 1899
This statue is certainly not the sad, tired, shell-shocked veteran, known from photographs.
Source: Imperial War Museum. part of "GEISER THEODORE (MONS) COLLECTION" (photographs) Made by: German official photographer 1918-03
British prisoner of war captured by the Germans during the offensive.
Source: Imperial War museum. part of "GEISER THEODORE (MONS) COLLECTION" (photographs) 1918
A shell-shocked British soldier captured by the Germans
Instead, he is a fit, healthy and confident university-educated sportsman.
I'm not sure if today's onlookers and participants appreciated that they were gathered around an 'East Anglian racial type', based on studies of athletic undergraduates.
Title of sculpture: The Homecoming
Sculptor: Robert Tait Mackenzie, a Scottish-Canadian sculptor and Professor of Physical Education and Physical Therapy at the University of Pennsylvania
Where? Hills Road, junction with Station Road, outside the Botanical Garden
For more photos of the Remembrance Day ceremony, check out Sir Cam's atmospheric series.
For thousands more memorials, visit the War Memorials Archive.
1 D. Boorman, At the Going Down of the Sun: British First World War Memorials, York: Ebor Press, 1988, p.242
2 K.S. Inglis, 'The Homecoming: The War Memorial Movement in Cambridge, England', Journal of Contemporary History,/i>, vol. 27, 1992, p.583.
3 Quoted in N. Penny, 'English Sculpture and the First World War', Oxford Art Journal, Nov. 1981, p.38.
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