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Perilous Ice Storm Takeoff at JFK
By: Arianne Udell Medical
After taking a cheap room at 1am in Jamaica Queens, the goal was to be on the first plane out before the big snow hit JFK. Unfortunately, the big snow had other ideas.
At 6:30am, the Jet Blue flight crew quickly ushered everyone onto flight 755 to Turks and Caicos. "Everyone take your seat and let's see if we can get out of New York before they change their minds," the flight attendant beckoned stragglers to sit as quickly as they could.The snow was picking up, and it seemed unlikely that the flight would be able to take off in such white-out conditions. The tarmac was not visible; all the passengers could see out the windows were the lights of utility vehicles moving toward the aircraft.
"We had a front row seat for this show," said Andrew Orlander, passenger on the flight. "I had my ipad against the window, snapping some of the most unusually beautiful photos I've ever taken." The de-icer trucks came with men attached to bird's nests, spraying antifreeze all over the wings. The sight was surreal, like an airport disaster, except the smoke in the air was snow, mixed with de-icer fluid, shot in sharp spray along 3 aircraft that intended to beat the weather.
The only question was, should this flight really be taking off right now? And, why am I on it?? The passengers all wanted to leave New York before 18 hours of snow fell; everyone had white knuckles as they held the arm rests.
The plane began to move.
The jet taxied quickly, reached the runway and revved the engines. Just as the plane was about to take off, the aircraft stopped. The pilot came out of the cockpit and walked back to the exit row. He seemed to be chatting with a passenger, but his real motive was to give the wings one last look to make sure they weren't too icy to take off.
"Once the captain came out of the cockpit, everyone stopped smiling," Orlander recalls, "that was the end of it; we're not getting out of here." But then the captain went back inside, and unbelievably, the engines roared and the plane took off. The white-out outside the windows made it impossible to tell if the plane was going up, down, right or left.
"No one was clapping, we were too nervous. But we sure were happy to be on our way."


A question that I often receive is, do I need hedge fund training? In the following video, I provide some reasons that you should consider completing a hedge fund training program.
Few professionals are formally trained on hedge funds.
Thus, many hedge fund professionals are not very familiar with other strategies and how other hedge funds or fund of hedge funds operate.
Hedge fund training can sometimes lead to promotions or new business opportunities.
Most of our economy in Europe and the United States is knowledge-based so that is our #1 asset and you need to invest in growing that knowledge.
Hello, this is Richard Wilson and welcome to this short video on hedge fund training. One question I often get is whether — somebody is asking me whether they need hedge fund training or what's the importance of getting trained on the topic of hedge funds, and I just wanted to cover that real brief because it's such a common question.
The most important reason why you should receive training on hedge funds is that there really is not very many professionals and not a higher percentage of professionals who have been formally trained on hedge funds. So most people aren't aware of other investment strategies that are much different from their own or they're not aware of exactly how the fund of hedge funds operate. They do at a very high level, at the 10,000-foot level but not at the 500-foot level or 1,000-foot level which could make the difference ineffectively being able to work with the fund of hedge fund, maybe work for a fund of hedge fund or in the future, you know who know what types of joint partnerships or ventures might be available between you and the fund to fund.
So I think that that's just one example of why it's important to learn more about hedge funds. But other than that I've seen people who after completing hedge fund training programs were promoted from a hedge fund research associate to a portfolio manager and risk manager within a hedge fund. I know professionals who now are running companies such as a hedge fund recruiting firm that I spoke to last week, they now require everybody on their team complete CHP designation because they want to know that their recruiters know enough about hedge funds so they could work with their clients. They're not going to embarrass the company or make a mistake. That's really basic knowledge about hedge funds.
And I think the final reason why hedge fund training or really any type of training is valuable, is that most of our economy in Europe, United States is knowledge-based economy. Peter Drucker called us "knowledge workers" because instead of working with steel and metal and hard materials, we're working with knowledge and abilities and skills that people have, which is all related to what you can learn and what you've been trained on.
And so if you think of a knowledge worker versus more of a blue-collar type job where you're working with hard materials, your knowledge is really your asset. Like you yourself are your most valuable and most important asset. And the faster you grown that asset the more that you're worth. And if you can grow that asset with knowledge, it's specific to the job that you have, that's going to be worth 2 times, 10 times, maybe 30 times more than knowledge that is just maybe more generic. You could read a book on sales or get sales training but how much valuable would it be to get capital raising training for hedge funds. That's mini layers, more specific and more valuable.
So I think that lots of people sometimes forget that and forget how important they are as their own asset and positioning yourself in the industry with all of your experience, training and relationships is really one of the most important things you can kind of thing through and plan. So those are the main points I wanted to get across about the importance of hedge fund training. I hope that answers a few of your questions. And if you have more questions, please feel free to send them in to us. Thank you for your time.
I created the Certified Hedge Fund Professional program because I knew how valuable a training program on hedge funds would be. Since then, more than 1,200 professionals have enrolled in the program and gained greater knowledge about hedge funds.


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The Pennsylvania Public-Private Partnership board Thursday approved a proposal to seek an innovative bundling plan to reconstruct 15 bridges along interstates 80 and 81 in Luzerne County.
A contractor will be sought for an adjusted bid, design-build project to reconstruct 10 bridges along a 25-mile section of I-81 and five bridges along a 10-mile section of I-80.
Work along I-80 includes the eastbound and westbound bridges over Route 93, north of Sugarloaf Twp.; the I-80 eastbound bridge over I-81 in Butler Twp., and the I-80 east and west bridges over Nescopeck Creek, west of Sugarloaf Twp.
Bridges on I-81 that will be reconstructed extend north over Black Creek, west of Hazleton City; and north over County Road in Butler Twp.
Other bridges that will be rebuilt along I-81 are in Ashley and extend northbound over routes 8011, 309, Luzerne County Rail Authority and Johnson Street, near a branch of Solomon Creek. Bridges that will be reconstructed in the southbound lanes are also in Ashley and are over Route 8011, Hazleton Street, Luzerne County Rail Authority and Johnson Street, near Solomon Creek.
The 15 bridges are fully funded on the current Transportation Improvement Plan. Design will begin in 2019 and construction would be completed by 2023.
Adjusted bid-design build allows the designer and contractor to work in close collaboration, meaning a better-quality product, a news release from PennDOT states. The method also allows the agency to put greater weight on a contractor's qualifications in addition to cost factors.
Thursday's action came during the regular meeting of the P3 board, whose members also were updated on existing P3 projects.
Meanwhile, PennDOT announced Friday that 511 bridges have been rebuilt so far under the Rapid Bridge Replacement project while 41 others in poor condition remain under construction.
All work is expected to finish in 2019.
Tasked with delivering an $899 million design and construction contract, Plenary Walsh Keystone Partners is financing, designing and constructing the bridges and will maintain them for 25 years beyond completion. PennDOT will be responsible for routine maintenance such as snow plowing, debris removal and incident first response.


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Catholic "Culture"?
New from Sophia Institute Press: Rebuilding Catholic Culture by Ryan Topping
From the description:
Rarely does a book come along that so succinctly explains the decline of modern culture, articulates a defense of the Church's teachings, and offers a hope-filled path for building a civilization grounded in Catholic truth.
In these pages, Dr. Ryan Topping does all three, pulling back the curtain on the false philosophies of the secularists and showing that in the West today the most formidable threat to freedom is not failing economies or Islam, but secularism. Our best defense, he claims, is a vibrant Catholic culture, and our best hope for creating it lies in the principles found in the Catechism of the Catholic Church.
This book takes you on a masterful journey through the relevant portions of the Catechism, distilling sophisticated theological concepts into words that are simple, clear, and direct, while unpacking its core teachings on faith and morals that nurture true civilizations.
In Rebuilding Catholic Culture, you'll also discover sensible ways to begin restoring Catholic culture — right now — in your own life and family, and in our larger communities as well: in the theater, the classroom, in our hospitals, and even in the public square.
This profoundly accessible book will renew your confidence in the world-transforming character of our Creed and in the potency of our Faith to shape and redefine the culture of the West.
Fr. Aidan Nichols has endorsed the book. Still, can you have a culture without first having a people? And when we are talking about the people of God, are "natural" means sufficient for constituting this people? A new Catholic Culture must be preceded by the New Evangelization, but baptisms are not enough, telling famlies to be "more Catholic" isn't enough - families must be strengthened through solidarity with other families of the local parish. They must bear a common witness to Christ and hold up one another.
But the author appears to address sex egalitarianism and feminism. From Reading the Catechism, Rebuilding Catholic Culture:
CWR: What are the three main prejudices against the family and what can be done to rebut and rebuff them?
Dr. Topping: The first prejudice derives from Marxism and constitutes the initial wave of attack upon the family. Marx and Engels called marriage the primordial institution of slavery. Since marriage – and above all the act of begetting and raising children – normally requires woman to work more within the domestic sphere, Marxists argued that it subjected women to unequal treatment. Philosophically, this claim is weak. Whenever one speaks of equality we always have to ask: according to what unit of measurement? Man and women are manifestly unequal in all sorts of ways (average weight, for instance). Marxists claim political power and money are the correct units of measurements. Do we need to accept this? While money matters, the correct unit of measurement, according to Jews and Christians, is virtue. Men and women are equal in terms of their capacity for wisdom, and courage, and because they equally bear the imago Dei.
The second wave came from feminists who argue that sexual fidelity works against freedom. The argument during the 1960s went that woman should be as free to be unfaithful as are men. It is true that it has always been easier for men to walk away from women. The pill and then abortion made it possible for women to walk away from their children. Here again, Christians propose an alternative vision. Authentic freedom, in our view, comes not through license but through sacrificial love. We gain through giving, and give most fully in a marriage open to children.
The third prejudice, the third wave of the attack on the family, comes from the gender theorists. For a generation already college students – and now elementary school students – have been taught to blink obediently before the claim that "gender is a construct." This is foolish. Nouns have gender. Men and women have sex. The gay lobby now suffers no dissent. Their persecution carries forward a long war aimed at asserting the rights of sexual freedom over nature.
Sometimes Christians wonder: why not let gays marry? As with everything, our response must be as clear as it is charitable. But let us not be fooled: against the gay lobby we are fighting a zero sum political contest. Every advance of gay marriage rights issues an assault on a child's right to a mom and a dad. Sex, and the obligations which flow from masculinity and femininity, are not mental constructs. Sexual distinction is rooted in our biology; maleness and femaleness each uniquely reflect back the glory of God. The success of the gay lobby will destroy the freedom of every family in America to educate their children in this most basic of truths: that boys and girls are created to grow up to become men and women.
Of course argument and defense through law is necessary to preserve marriage in our time. But above all else, what our battered and wounded society needs are more witnesses to the joy of faithful and fruitful married love.
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Vornado 660 Vs 733 - What to pick?
Using an electric fan is very common in places where the summer can get quite hot and blasting the air conditioner will means increasing the bill significantly. These items are very useful to help regulate the air inside your room and makes it more comfortable. In today Vornado 660 vs 733 article, we are going to compare these similar yet different electric fan to give you information about what you can expect from them. If you are interested in one or both of them, go check our article below.
When it comes to electric fan, the only one you are seeking for is of course the one that can provide some relief to your hot summer day and most items in the market can give you that effect but some are built with better design and overall better capability in terms of cooling your room even though none of them can beat air conditioner. One great option available in the Vornado 660 Air circulator, which is claimed to be able to circulate air inside your room to make it more comfortable.
From the outside, there is nothing special about the item and it does look like any regular electric fan in its class. There are 2 color options when you purchase it, the black and white build in a sturdy plastic material with both gloss and matte finish as well as sleek lines design. It measures at 15 x 13.5 x 11.75 inches and weigh around 7.3 lbs. Unlike some of its brothers that come with control knob, this one has several small buttons located at the top of the fan.
The Vornado 660 is claimed to deliver a unique airflow pattern called Vortex Action to help circulating the air inside your room. This concept is very beneficial since it doesn't work like traditional electric fan. We know that still air is hotter than moving air and this concept inspired the technology used here, so instead only serving one or two people on its path, all people on the room can feel the effect, which is why it is very suitable for medium to larger space like living room.
It also design thoughtfully, so it can be tilted both horizontal and vertical along the chrome glide bar. The Air Tensity Spiral Grill has special twist design to create a spiral effect to make the air travels throughout the whole room. Its Enclosed Air Duct is used to sculpt air into a high-velocity column to power its both hot and cold zones while its highly contoured blades are working in the amount of air move with each turn of its motor. For similar items, read Vornado 184 vs 660 here.
To increase the airflow that flew to the most efficient part of the blade, 660 Air Circulator also designed with specially sized inlet. As for the speed options, you can reach them at the top of the fan in form a several small buttons instead of knobs. It gives you a freedom to adjust the speed or power into 4 different levels from Low to Turbo, so you will be always in control. The on/off button also present next to these adjustments.
If you think that the 660 is a bit expensive and want to find similar item with a lower price yet still powerful enough for your room, you may want to check the Vornado 733. Both of them are very similar to each other with very little things to set apart. The item itself is a whole room air circulator, so it is obviously will be big enough for an average living room or room that has several people inside.
From the outside, this electric fan is very similar to its peers and there is nothing special about it but when compared to 660, it is slightly bigger and also heavier. It also still can tilt down but still able to be tilted upwards. It measures at 14, 8 x 14.9 x 15.3 inches and weigh round 8.5 lbs. The material used is still the same plastic material but when we are talking about their aesthetic, we do think that is not as good looking as 660.
Similar to many other Vornado fans, this one also comes with whole room Vortex circulation, which claimed to circulate all the air in your room, so all people present can feel the benefit. Moving air will feel cooler than stagnant air and the company take this fact to create an electric fan that can move all the air and turn down your thermostat up to 5 degree Fahrenheit, so you can save more energy without reducing comfort.
In terms of inside components to move the air, all of them are still the same like in 660 model. The 733 still has Air Tensity with spiral grill to create a spiral effect and help air moving throughout the room while the enclosed air duct will sculpt the air into high velocity. Contoured blade designed also used to maximize the amount of air moved with each of its motor turn and special inlet for directing air towards the blades.
As the controls, this one comes with a more traditional way of using an electric fan, which is through control knob. This control knob is located at the back of the fan and not in the base like some of Vornado air circulators. The level available is only in 3 levels to dispense weakest to stronger wind.
Now, let's compare Vornado 660 with 733. Both of them are very similar but also different. From the outside, we can see that their design are different with 660 being lighter and more stylish. 660 have more level of power with its 4 different speed while 733 only has 3 levels. The control method also different for 660 use buttons at the top and 733 use knob at the back. In performance 660 is also quieter than 733.
All in all, the decision is all yours to make. In our opinion, both of them are equally good options and similarly powerful but if we are to choose, we will recommend you the 660 for it has more level setting, quieter operation as well as better looking design.


Jamie's 30 Minute Meals is an energetic food series that sees Jamie Oliver giving solid instruction to the culinary uninspired. In a tough talking, fast paced, as-live style, he creates great home-cooked meals from scratch. Jamie cooks up substantial mains, delicious sides and salads, gorgeous desserts and refreshing drinks – adding his own unique twist to each element.
The series supports Jamie's continuing mission to improve people's lives through food by tackling the issues of kitchen confidence and lack of time, head on. The result is food programming that is as relevant and helpful as it is beautiful and seductive.
I just love Jamie as I am a very unenthused cook he actually gets me interested in cooking thanks Jamie.
Really loved the show. Although I don't have any problem with cooking long but there are times when you have to cook in a limited time and here these recipes come very handy.
Jamie Oliver is one of my favourite Chefs. Jamie's food revolution is fantastic. I love his 30 min Roast beef with baby yorkies, carrots, crispy potatoes and super quick gravy. I find a lot of his dishes rustic and delicious.
trying to find butter making Jamie did with food processor??
in Aust, just saw show where Jamie cooked stuffed chicken breast(had feta in stuffing) plus white cabbage salad and pan fried tomatoes and asparagus. It looked yummy but I can't find the recipe anywhere??
I found the recipe for 30 min lamb rack meal on jamieoliver.com website & the mustard chicken one too.
Channel4.com have all the shown recipes and episodes from this show.
Thanks Mr S, I went to Channel4 and am delighted all the food is pictured as well. I will be looking there in future so that my family will be treated to something visually spectacular as well as culinary.


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Tag Archives: Dorothea Lange
1930s 'Killed' photographs The American Great Depression — excised.
Leave a comment Posted by oxfordschoolofphotography on March 30, 2016
As found on Mashable
The photos look just like the most famous FSA images of Depression-era America. Laborers with weathered faces stare into the distance, sharecropping families stand on splintered porches and rag-clad children play in the dust.
But each picture is haunted by a strange black void. It hangs in the sky like an inverted sun, it eclipses a child's face, it hovers menacingly in the corner of a room.
The black hole is the handiwork of Roy Stryker, the director of the FSA's documentary photography program. He was responsible for hiring photographers such as Dorothea Lange, Walker Evans, Arthur Rothstein and Gordon Parks and dispatching them across the country to document the struggles of the rural poor.
Stryker was a highly educated economist and provided his photographers with extensive research and information to prepare them for each assignment. He was determined to get the best work possible out of his employees — which also made him a bit of a tyrannical editor.
When the photographers returned with their negatives, Stryker or his assistants would edit them ruthlessly. If a photo was not to his liking, he would not simply set it aside — he would puncture the negative with a hole puncher, "killing" it.
see the full article and many more images here
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Photographing the Great Depression, then and now – Dorothea Lange
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…….and six other shots that shook the world
Leave a comment Posted by oxfordschoolofphotography on September 7, 2015
From The Guardian
While stories of people drowning at sea as they flee to Europe has been a staple of news reporting this summer, it is this heartbreaking picture that has shocked the country into action. Charities have seen donations soar, petitions have been signed and marches planned since it was published – while, in the face of mounting pressure, David Cameron has finally agreed to taking more Syrian refugees. But this is not the first time a photograph has changed the course of world events.
much of what follows is difficult to look at
Phan Thi Kim Phúc
If the horrors of war can be distilled into one image, it might be the 1972 picture of nine-year-old Kim Phúc, screaming as she flees the napalm explosion that has burnt the clothes from her body. Nick Ut's black-and-white photograph swayed US public opinion against the war, and helped to bring it to an end within six months of publication. After taking the shot, Ut threw a raincoat over Phúc and drove her to hospital, saving her life.
Vulture stalking child
Kevin Carter's 1993 photograph of a starving Sudanese child being stalked by a vulture caused mass uproar. The macabre picture highlighted the despair and severity of the famine, but criticism centred on Carter. He was vilified for not going to the child's aid – despite the fact that journalists were told not to touch famine victims for fear of spreading disease. Carter won a Pulitzer prize for the image, but killed himself just months later.
Elizabeth Eckford was 15 and painfully shy when she became one of nine black schoolchildren in Arkansas to be enrolled in Little Rock Central High School in 1957 following a ruling that ended the segregation of schools in the US. On the first day of school, Eckford arrived to find the doors barred to her by soldiers of the National Guard, and a mob of classmates and parents screaming at her. The teenagers were eventually accompanied inside the school by the soldiers, but not before they had endured physical attacks and even death threats. This was the image that made sure desegregation went ahead.
No one knows what happened to the solitary man who stood before the tanks of Tiananmen Square, but his image, taken by Jeff Widener, broadcasted the brutal massacre by the Chinese army. Around a million protesters were said to have joined the call for economic and political reform in China in 1989, with student demonstrators occupying Beijing's famous square. But on 3 June, the military opened fire on those who had gathered, rolling over others with their tanks. The government branded the demonstrators rioters and banned this image. But outside China, it has endured, ensuring that the courage of the unarmed protestors will not be forgotten.
Abu Ghraib
Unlike other world-changing pictures, these are not beautifully composed, arresting photographs taken by professionals, but grainy spur-of-the-moment snaps. Capturing the degrading torture and humiliation of Iraqis by the American soldiers who took the pictures as "trophies", their publication severely damaged the credibility of US troops. The abuse uncovered after they were published fuelled anti-US anger and undermined Washington's claims to be bringing freedom and democracy to the Middle East.
Migrant Mother
In 1936, Florence Thompson was 32, a widow and worked as a farm labourer. Her husband had died of tuberculosis, and she was the sole provider for her seven children. When her car broke down, she ended up out of work with other labourers on a pea-picking farm, selling her tyres to buy food. Her children were killing birds to survive, and eating frozen vegetables dug from the nearby field. Photographer Dorothea Lange asked to take her picture to illustrate the plight of the pea-pickers. The picture became a symbol of the human suffering in the Great Depression, and the federal government sent 20,000lb of food to California migrant workers.
Looking at this picture, it's impossible not to imagine your own child – or any child you love … a paramilitary police officer carries Aylan Kurdi near the Turkish resort of Bodrum on Wednesday 2 September. Photograph: AP
What the Image of Aylan Kurdi Says About the Power of Photography
Photo editors and experts discuss their decision to publish an image that has shocked the world by Olivier Laurent in Time
"The reason we're talking about this photograph is not because it's been taken or not because it's been circulated, but it's because it's been published by mainstream media," says Hugh Pinney, vice president at Getty Images, a distributor of news images. "And the reason we're talking about it after it's been published is because it breaks a social taboo that has been in place in the press for decades: a picture of a dead child is one of the golden rules of what you never published."
The last time a photograph of a dead child was widely published was in July of 2014 when New York Times photographer Tyler Hicks captured the mangled bodies of four Palestinian youths killed in an Israeli airstrike on a beach in Gaza. What is unique about this case, however, is that many news outlets' decisions to publish the images followed a public outcry on social media. "We got to this point because individuals have had the balls to publish the pictures themselves on social media," says Pinney. "I think that gave the mainstream media the courage and the conviction to publish this picture." READ MORE HERE
Make a financial donation to a non-governmental organisation (NGO) that is doing related humanitarian work overseas. These could include:
● Save the Children: distributing essential items such as nappies, hygiene kits and food
● Red Cross Europe: providing emergency health services at central train stations
● Migrant Offshore Aid Station: dedicated to preventing migrant deaths at sea
● International Rescue Committee: improving living conditions by setting up camps
● The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR): providing water, mosquito nets, tents, healthcare
● Refugee Action: advice about claiming asylum, the asylum process, asylum support
● World Vision: providing food, water, shelter, education and psychosocial care
● Médecins Sans Frontières: humanitarian agency which has three rescue ships in the Mediterranean
● Aylan Kurdi Fund: named in honour of the drowned child and set up within 24 hours of the horrific pictures circulating around the world. All proceeds are going to charity Hand In Hand For Syria
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1000 photography links, tutorials, photographers, new camera reviews – posts
Leave a comment Posted by oxfordschoolofphotography on June 22, 2012
Would you believe that in the last 20 months we have made 1,000 posts about photography, wow seems like it was only a few weeks ago we dipped our toes into the world of blogging. Urged on by our favourite music blogger The Recommender to get stuck in, to share our knowledge and passion about photography; to spread the word and to bring the best photographs, photographers, tutorials, camera reviews, information about exhibitions and the wonder of the world of photography to those who care, you. Since October 2010 we have had over 120,000 views, our highest day was 957, I guess we must be doing something right some of the time.
©Steve McCurry – this is probably The Great Steve's most famous picture but you should go and see his other work start here
We have had a look at our stats and rather encouragingly find that there is as much interest from you in the fantastic photographers we have brought to your attention as there is in cameras and tutorials. A good healthy mix we think.
Here is a list of the top 12 posts the highest has got over 6,000 views
https://oxfordschoolofphotography.wordpress.com/2011/03/10/top-10-compact-cameras-2011/
https://oxfordschoolofphotography.wordpress.com/2010/12/14/light-painting/
https://oxfordschoolofphotography.wordpress.com/2012/03/14/photographer-nan-goldins-best-shots-from-the-guardian/
https://oxfordschoolofphotography.wordpress.com/2011/07/27/duane-michals-sequences/
https://oxfordschoolofphotography.wordpress.com/2011/12/06/best-superzoom-bridge-cameras-2011/
https://oxfordschoolofphotography.wordpress.com/2011/04/14/15-digital-point-and-shoot-cameras-used-by-pro-photographers/
https://oxfordschoolofphotography.wordpress.com/2012/02/10/nikon-d800-review/
https://oxfordschoolofphotography.wordpress.com/2011/01/18/cecil-beaton-photographer/
https://oxfordschoolofphotography.wordpress.com/2011/09/05/steve-mccurry-london-exhibition-07092011-24092011/
https://oxfordschoolofphotography.wordpress.com/2011/11/04/20-free-photography-ebooks/
https://oxfordschoolofphotography.wordpress.com/2011/01/24/9-crazy-cross-eye-3d-photography-images-and-how-to-make-them/
https://oxfordschoolofphotography.wordpress.com/2012/04/25/google-photography-prize-winner-viktor-johansson/
The top aggregated photographer, that is the most views across all the posts we have made is Steve McCurry this link should get you to all the articles where we have mentioned Steve
The interesting thing we have found is how many of you are interested in the less obvious photographers, Duane Michals comes top for visits to a single post, Cecil Beaton, Nan Goldin and Dorothea Lange all feature heavily, I am sure you never thought you would see those 4 names in the same sentence.
Top camera before and after it's release was the Nikon D800
The most viewed tutorial was on Light Painting
Our most favourite sources for finding the best photography on the web, and in no particular order are:
Lightstalking, fantastic for tutorials, tips, ideas, features
Digital-Photo-School similar to Lightstalking and also from Australia
Cambridge In Colour for the most sophisticated and intelligent tutorials
The Denver Post for some of the best photojournalism around
The Atlantic, same as The Denver Post, fantastic images from around the world
The British Journal of Photography, just the most complete magazine for photographers
The Pixelated Image blog, David DuChemin is just the man, what a photographer an eye with soul
Photo Tuts for Photoshop and Lightroom tutorials
DP Review, where you find out about cameras, the best review site
Steve's Digicams, as DP Review a great place to find out about cameras
Tripwire Magazine, we like this for general articles on photography
Magnum, the world's most famous photo agency, we love this bit Magnum In Motion
Photography Served, a place for finding new photographers with great work
Photography Now, such a beautiful site showcasing the works of the masters of photography
There are undoubtedly lots more we could include here but if you are a regular to our site you will know who we love as inspiration and as a source of great articles.
We have had such great response to the articles we post, the sharing is the thing, finding what is wonderful and putting it out there. We greatly appreciate hearing from you and would welcome more 'finds' from you, would consider articles or portfolios you may wish to share with the thousands of like minded people we reach. Here is to the next 1000 posts
Keith Barnes, Oxford School of Photography
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Seeing Pictures – a course in Composition In Photography
Leave a comment Posted by oxfordschoolofphotography on August 25, 2011
Many of our students take our Composition – Seeing Pictures course after completing either of our DSLR courses (the 4 session or 1 Day version). It seems a natural extension from learning about how your camera works to learning about how to see and take better pictures.
As Dorothea Lange said "The camera is an instrument that teaches people how to see without a camera"
The course is not just about the design rules that dictate some forms of photographic composition because rules and laws are there to be broken. We do look at the ways that photographs can be read to be better understood. In pursuit of this each class is arranged around the work of a prominent, some might say, masters of photography. People whose work is so lauded that not to use them as a basis for understanding photographic composition would be a failure. We can learn so much by looking at and understanding the photographs of the best practitioners of our art and craft, learning by looking helps us to see.
"Many thanks again for another fantastic course it has filled many a gap in my knowledge and helped me no end"
"I also did the seeing pictures course in October and will certainly be recommending both to anyone who'll listen!"
The next course starts 6th October, 4 sessions, 2 hours each the cost £80
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As from 1 January 2018, the new revenue standard affects the way you account for revenue. In July 2014, Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants ("HKICPA") issued Hong Kong Financial Reporting Standard (HKFRS) 15, "Revenue from Contracts with Customers" that has been revised twice, in September 2015 then in June 2016. HKFRS 15 introduces a new recognition model for contracts with customers. Under the new standard, an entity recognizes revenue when a Performance Obligation ("PO") is satisfied, ie. when control of the goods or services underlying the particular PO is transferred to the customer. For some, the new standard will have a significant impact on how and when they recognize revenue. The principles in HKFRS 15 provide a more structured approach for measuring and recognizing revenue, and principle guideline is available. All companies are subject to extensive new disclosure requirements.
HKFRS 15 establishes a new five-step model to account for revenue arising from contracts with customers: (1) identify the contract with a customer; (2) identify the PO; (3) determine the transaction price; (4) allocate the transaction price; and (5) recognize revenue when or as PO is satisfied. As a result, revenue is recognized at an amount that reflects the consideration to which an entity expects to be entitled in exchange for transferring goods or services to a customer (instead of the payment profile).
Distinct test – both the customer's benefit from the good or service is capable of being distinct; AND the entity's promise to transfer the good or service to the customer is separately identifiable from o the promises.
For variable consideration, either expected value (probability weighted) OR most likely amount, but should be consistently applied throughout the contract. Information can be obtained from the bid and proposal process. Time value should be taken into account also.
5.3 the entity's performance does not create an asset with an alternative use to the entity and the entity has an enforceable right to payment for performance completed to date (HKFRS 15.35).
An entity in the retail sector have to consider if a warranty provides assurance that a product meets agreed-upon specifications only, or if it provides for additional maintenance service. For the latter, separate performance obligation needs to be accounted for.
HKFRS 15 distinguishes between licences that represent the transfer of a right to use an entity's intellectual property (recognized at a point in time) and licences that represent the provision of access to it over a period of time (recognized over the period of access).
Media companies often offer bundles of goods and services. As an example, a multimedia advertising campaign may include different types of advertising placements such as print, online and television. Entities need to assess whether these advertising services represent separate POs, to which the transaction price will have to be appropriately allocated, or whether they should be accounted for as an obligation.
HKFRS 15 offers 2 major transition options: Retrospective method Vs Cumulative effect method. Using Retrospective method, entities recognize the cumulative effect of applying the new standard at the start of the earliest period presented. There are optional practical expedients so that the new standard is only applied to only those contracts that are not considered completed contracts under current HKFRS at the start of the earliest period presented. Using Cumulative effect method, entities recognize the cumulative effect of apply the new standard at the date of initial application (earliest 1 January 2018), with no restatement of the comparative periods presented. This means that the comparative periods are presented in accordance with current HKFRS. However, entities are required to disclose the quantitative effect and an explanation of the significant changes between the reported results under the new standard and those that would have been reported under previous HKFRS in the period of adoption. This latter method may ease transition burden but would reduce comparability for account users.
The standard also introduces extensive qualitative and quantitative disclosure requirements, including disaggregation of total revenue, information about PO, changes in contract asset and liability account balances between periods and key judgements and estimates.


Comics adaptations are almost as old as the form itself, with fairy tales, novels, and other literary works having been adapted as proto-comics as far back as 19th-century Europe. Comics adaptations of nonfiction works have a shorter but no less rich history, and they invite us to rethink the comic as a literary form in ways that adaptations of fiction don't, as essays are often structured around a central, explicit argument. Yet a failure to understand how the comics form is weaponized in the service of those arguments can lead to clumsy, eyebrow-raising results.
One such example is the recent comic "The Good War" (The Nib), in which cartoonist Mike Dawson adapts Chris Hayes' essay "The Good War On Terror." Both works posit this central claim: fetishizing of World War II in the 1990s laid the groundwork for the post-9/11 nationalist fervor that fueled the War On Terror. Hayes, to his credit, wrote the original essay in 2006—more than a decade removed from the current political moment and when opposition to the War On Terror was only just showing up in the mainstream. Dawson, however, adapts the essay at a time when it is widely accepted that the War On Terror was and continues to be a quagmire. "The Good War" begins with an unforced error: the self-imposed requirement that it justify its existence.
Dawson—try as he might—proves incapable of getting himself out of the hole he's dug himself in. And he does try. The way he dramatizes quotations and inserts them into the series of panels and exposition is particularly effective, and it speaks to the way comics can effectively reproduce, and even improve upon, the aesthetic flow of expository prose. However, it is precisely the fact that comics present a sequence of images, and that Dawson significantly compresses Hayes' original argument, that proves fatal.
Both works expose the logic propelling the "cult of the soldier," that belief in the unassailable morality and irreproachable capacity for members of the military to solve all geopolitical dilemmas. But Hayes does so by laying out a clear trend in the popular culture of the time. Attempting to examine "the cultural mood of the late '90s," he points to a number of movies, books, and television specials produced over nearly a decade, noting the way post-9/11 nationalism relied on WWII nostalgia. Dawson, however, pulls out one of Hayes' examples—Saving Private Ryan—and makes it bear the brunt of the entire argument, returning again and again to redrawn stills and posters from the film, as well as reproduced portraits of the film's director, Steven Spielberg.
The need to make the comic visually dynamic causes Dawson to return to these images repeatedly, and he fractures Hayes' argument as a result. While "The Good War On Terror" argues that the cultural response to the fall of the Soviet Union primed the ideological pump for our collective response to 9/11, "The Good War" posits that Spielberg is indirectly responsible for the Patriot Act, Bush's 2004 re-election, and Abu Ghraib. When Hayes writes that "WWII nostalgia laid the conceptual groundwork for what was to come," it means something significant. When Dawson writes that "Nostalgia succeeded in helping shift the burden of proof…" over a seemingly random drawing of Tom Brokaw's The Greatest Generation Speaks, the message is more muddled.


Taking Ownership is an interactive module for health care professionals that takes about 40 minutes to complete. The goal is to encourage health care professionals from different disciplines to make primary-level palliative care a part of their daily work. This module is FREE OF CHARGE to all.
Define "palliative care" and the "palliative care approach".
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Interactive activities include cases, true or false questions, drag and drop, videos, etc.
This module will take you 40 minutes to complete. In order to obtain a certificate of completion this module, you will need to complete ALL the sections of the module as well as the brief quiz at the end.


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Science Technology Parallel reality the greatest physics - Tesla
Parallel reality the greatest physics - Tesla
by RAU on Sunday, August 10, 2014 in Science, Technology
Parallel reality the greatest physics - Tesla. Author of more than 800 inventions.It just can not be called or how it's adversaries "pseudoscientific". He opened the alternating current, fluorescent light, wireless power transmission, built the first electric clock, a turbine engine on solar energy, he predicted the possibility of treating patients with high frequency, the appearance of electric lamps, fluorescent lamps, electron microscope.
Nikola Tesla began a five-year nightmares and maintenance from which there was no escape. It was then, as later confessed matured Tesla, he was prepared to run in a parallel reality, where there was no pain, fear - just bright, yet unexplained, images. In 17 years, Nicola is seriously ill, doctors believed that his days were numbered, and he, after 9 months of serious illness, he suddenly recovered. However, it has not been without consequences, and trips to the other-worldly reality continued. "Thus began my mental journey - shared Tesla. - First, vaguely, then all the better I've seen new cities, places, countries, lived there, met people, made friends.It's hard to believe, but they are to me as expensive as my family and just as real. "
In his theory of electricity was a fundamental concept of the ether - a kind of invisible substance that fills the whole world and transmitting vibrations at a rate many times greater than the speed of light. Every millimeter of space, Tesla believed, full of boundless, infinite energy, which only need to be able to extract.
Theorists of modern physics and could not give an interpretation of the views of Tesla on the physical reality.Why he did not formulate his theory? Answer this question, we'll never know.
Back in the 1900s, Tesla could not get the current 100 million. Amperes and a voltage of 10 thousand. Volts.And supports such features whenever you need.
Modern physics reach of such indicators is simply unable to.
Modern scientists have reached a strip of 30 million amperes (the explosion of electromagnetic bombs), and 300 million during the fusion reaction - and then, for a split second.
"I'm in no hurry with empirical tests, - lifts the veil of mystery Tesla. - When an idea, I immediately start modifying it in your mind: to change the design, enhance, and "turn on" the device so that it healed in my head.I absolutely do not care as to whether I was testing his invention in the laboratory or in the mind. Even have time to notice if something prevents proper operation. Likewise, I am able to develop the idea to perfection to anything without touching hands. "
In 1931, Tesla took the gasoline engine from the new car «Pierce-Arrow» and replaced it with a standard AC electric motor without any external power source was. Then went to the car this week, accelerating to 150 km / h. When asked where the car was taken to the same energy, Tesla, traditionally tricky squinting, replied: "From the air around us all."
One of the main forms of contact Nicola appeared in the autumn of 1876, lectures on electrical engineering he conceived the idea of imperfection DC machines and the need to move to use the AC: "I struggled with this problem for several years. It was a matter of life and death. I knew I was going to die if you do not decide it. My brain was strained to the limit, and at some point, the unthinkable happened - I heard the ticking of the clock in three rooms of me landing the fly on the table loud thud echoed in my ears, in the dark, I had the sensitivity of a bat, and could locate objects through special tingling in the forehead. The sun's rays so pressed on my mind that I almost fainted. Zipping away crew shook my body and suddenly I saw a flash, like a small sun. In an instant the truth was revealed to me. It was a state of absolute happiness. Thoughts were endless stream, and I hardly had time to fix them. " Over time, Tesla learned to go into such a state whenever it wanted. He claimed to be able at any moment to turn off your brain completely from the outside world, and in this state comes to him the inner vision. In the same way Tesla bring their designs to perfection.
"I do not need models, drawings, experiments. When I get ideas, I'm starting to build in the imagination of the device, change the design, improve it, and turn on. And I do not care conducted tests of the device at my mind or in the studio - the results will be the same.
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Standing Advisory Council for Religious Education
SACRE and Religious Education
What is SACRE?
SACRE stands for Standing Advisory Council for Religious Education. Following the 1988 Education Act, when religious education was confirmed as a compulsory part of the curriculum, it became a statutory requirement for every Local Education Authority (LEA) to appoint a SACRE. Nottingham City SACRE is a member of the National Association of SACRE. You can follow Nottingham City SACRE on Twitter.
Its role was further strengthened in the Education Reform Act of 1988 and most recently in 1996. The responsibilities of SACRE are to:
provide advice to the Local Authority (LA) on all aspects of its provision for RE in its schools (this does not include Voluntary Aided Schools)
decide whether the LA's Agreed Syllabus for RE needs to be reviewed and if so, to ensure that this is completed
provide advice to the LA on Collective Worship in its schools (this does not include Voluntary Aided or Voluntary Controlled Schools)
consider any requests from Headteachers to hold Collective Worship that is not of a broadly Christian character
advise on matters relating to training for teachers in RE and Collective Worship
publish an annual report of its work
To support SACRE's role in developing quality RE teaching it is a member of NATRE The National Association of Teachers of Religious Education
You can find our constitution here.
Agreed Syllabus for Religious Education
To view the agreed syllabus for Religious Education, please click here.
Diversity of Religion and Belief - A guidance and resource pack for Primary Schools
Diversity of Religion and Belief - Executive Summary
Frequently Asked Questions about Nottingham City SACRE
Click here to read our FAQ guide. If you have further questions, Heidi Shewell-Cooper supports the work of SACRE and can be contacted via the details below.
email: Heidi.Shewell-Cooper@nottinghamcity.gov.uk


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Ever have the experience of not liking something or believing something only to find out that you had a total misconception?
This is probably one of those times, where you think you know or have a good idea of what Boudoir is and what it's for.
Maybe you think it's something you give or significant other on your wedding day. Well, you could do that. But that 's not all it's for.
You might be aware of the emotional benefits of a session but don't feel like you're ready. Now is always a good time for an emotionally uplifting experience.
Maybe you want to treat yourself to a session but you think you need to lose 5 or 10 pounds. You could wait till then, or you could celebrate who you are Now and where you are Now in your life.
You might even think it's something dirty or perverted but it's really about Empowerment, Confidence and Artful Sensuality.
You might think that you need someone to do it for or someone to give the images from the session to. It's YOU !! Do it for Yourself ! The images will be there to remind you of the experience.
How to prepare and what to wear?
If you're curious about treating yourself to a Boudoir Session and want to know just what to do to get ready, here's a couple of the best videos I've found on advice to prepare. They give some very helpful information.
Why would you want to take pictures in your underwear?
- I had a great experience shooting my boudoir photos. I had the chance to see the images of the pictures that were taken, and I couldn't believe my eyes of how beautiful they came out. Almost couldn't believe it was me. I would definitely encourage other women to have their boudoir images taken of themselves. At first I was a little hesitant of what others might say, but then I realized the reason why I wanted to take those photos to begin with. I wanted to take those boudoir images solely for me to have. Time is something that not only doesn't stop for no one, but it surely doesn't wait for no one to pass you by neither. I wanted to have a memory of the best stages of my life that I could look back at once I grow older.
I think every women should have that.
I realize that there are many things happening in your day to day life, however, I hope that you will make or take the time to do something wonderful for yourself.
Let me begin with, Thank you for your time. As this is my first entry, I'd like to introduce myself, give a little background and explain why I shoot boudoir.
My name is John Miller. I was born in Detroit, where my passion for photography began.
I've been a member of the Army Reserves, the Army National Guard and the USMC, 9 years total service.
I worked at Chrysler for 6 years. Before moving to Miami in 2000.
I've shot many different subjects, looking for ways to service the needs of whomever needed photos and for whatever reason. This was ok most of the time because I love taking pictures, I now have just a couple of areas that I focus on exclusively. This is one.
I love Boudoir Photography because it helps improve the self-esteem and confidence of women while producing some beautiful images.
In future posts I will provide tips and links to more information on preparation for and benefits of a Boudoir Session.


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Home / News / Research / Triple majors, California twins embody Alpha Chi's mission of scholarship for good
Triple majors, California twins embody Alpha Chi's mission of scholarship for good
Bailey and Sidney Russell finish each other's sentences. They co-author fantasy fiction. They take the same classes. They share the same academic career goals. And they share the same genes. Twin sisters, together they lead their Alpha Chi chapter at California State University, Bakersfield.
Sidney is the California Iota chapter president and secretary. Bailey serves as vice president. "Basically, people on campus know that if it's academic and it's a club or honors society, go find the twins," says Bailey.
"We are actually called 'the twins' on campus even though there are other twins here," adds Sidney.
Both Russells also share a dream: to open a pediatric care practice for families who otherwise could not afford medical care. To the twins, it's personal. For all their boundless ambition and early success, the sisters have also experienced tragedy beyond their years. Their own journey of healing now motivates their dream to serve others.
The loss of a brother. The disappearance of a father.
A gifted writer, their brother Nicholas committed suicide when the twins were just 13 years old. Their father, a soldier, often was stationed elsewhere. "Our Dad was always gone on military duty," Sidney says, "but then he actually started just going away. After my brother died, he completely left."
Nicholas, almost six years older than the twins, had assumed a role beyond just the older sibling. "Our brother was kind of a father figure to us," says Sidney. "We didn't realize this until after he died. So, it wasn't just losing a brother, it was losing that male figure in our lives. I cried a lot," she remembers.
Following the suicide, the family experienced more hardship. They moved into a relative's house. They switched schools ("A lot of kids knew our brother had died, and we just didn't want to face it."). And they faced financial stress. "We went an entire year where we couldn't get medical coverage," says Bailey. For their mother, a Type 1 diabetic since the age of 12, this meant somehow scrounging up $800 a month for insulin— "And that's with the discount for no insurance. That's for something you need to live," says Bailey. "It's crazy it's that expensive."
A dream born out of medical necessity.
As they've grown up, the twins have faced their own share of medical problems. Together, they've sat in enough waiting rooms and examination rooms to draw their own conclusions about what makes for a good doctor and for a great bedside manner. It's the good ones whose footsteps the twins seek to follow. "I want to be there to help the people the way that I was helped," says Sidney.
Drawing from their own experiences, Bailey and Sidney have planned their futures to help other children who have suffered from a one-two combination of sickness and poverty. For their future medical clinic, they plan to re-shape the working model. "Free clinics are notorious for not having the best care," says Sidney. They plan to pull doctors from across disciplines, including psychology, into one quality care clinic for children.
"We want to start a clinic right here in Bakersfield, with not only good care but medical testing in- house and a tiered payment system where the people who can pay help the people who cannot." Of course, first they have to pursue their M.D. degrees and pass their boards. "This," says Sidney, "is our eventual dream, working together at our own practice so we don't have to get split up."
Double the effort. Triple the work.
As if it's not enough for the twins to double major, they are triple majoring in English, psychology and pre-med. With the mentorship of their chapter sponsor, Dr. Jacqueline Kegley, the twins have been able to pursue what, to many, would be a frenzied amount of learning in one semester. Going to bed after midnight and rising before six, they've managed to write short stories (they are co-authoring a fantasy novel), take a combined 16 courses, volunteer at the Writing Center, and learn Latin and ancient Greek on the side.
A community of support is key to fueling this type of academic pursuit, and the twins say Alpha Chi has become a pillar of their intellectual life. "Alpha Chi brings together this idea of an academic core," says Sidney. "We come together to celebrate learning—and that's not something you see every day."
Alpha Chi has also opened doors for these small-town sisters from Wasco, CA. The 2017 National Conference in Louisville, KY was not only the twins' first time outside California, but also their first time on a plane. In addition, the conference gave them their first opportunity to present their academic research to an audience of peer scholars.
Changing our world for the better.
The Russells are textbook examples of the Alpha Chi scholar: student leaders committed to using their scholarship to improve people's lives. In their case, it's studying hard today in order to help sick kids tomorrow in their hometown of Bakersfield, CA.
Scholarship for good is a pillar of the Alpha Chi experience. Members tend to be both conscientious scholars and engaged citizens. Addressing critical issues such as poverty, hunger, illiteracy, and injustice is a large part of what Alpha Chi students do with their service-oriented chapters and through their scholarly and creative projects.
As chapter leaders, the twins have worked to re-invigorate their chapter, build awareness and sponsor events that benefit the CSU Bakersfield community. Their service projects have involved working with elementary students, tutoring, and fundraising for groups like the Children's Miracle Network.
"It's like our motto says, making scholarship effective for good—that is what we are all about," says Sidney.
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There are a plethora of products on the market that claim to keep pests at bay, such as bug spray, candles, and bracelets, but none of them work. Moskinator Pro is the most advanced mosquito repellent. Traditional techniques of killing harmful insects, which have been in use for decades, are ineffective. It is the best way to get rid of the poisonous and incredibly dangerous insects. Above all, the efficient operation of this product will protect you and your loved ones against a variety of insect-borne diseases.
What is Moskinator Pro?
Moskinator Pro is a fantastic revelation for anyone who is constantly plagued by small, parasitic insects known as mosquitos. These are the people who are swiftly succumbing to the bugs and are the first to be bitten, whether alone or in a group. Moskinator Pro is a life-changing invention for anyone who is constantly stung by blood-sucking insects known as mosquitos. These are the persons who are the first to be bitten by these insects and receive a bump, whether they are alone or in a group. Moskinator Pro is a device that effectively eliminates mosquitos without causing any harm to your health. It is designed to complete the task without requiring any more information and to keep the area free of mosquitos.
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By destroying messes, this contraption effectively murders them. But hold your horses, there's a lot more to it. A fantastic fan and a blue UV light can be found within. As you probably already know, this light is fantastic at attracting bugs like a mosquito magnet. They are fooled into getting close and then swept in by the fan before they realize it. Because of the phototaxis frequency that the device emits, they are promptly annihilated dead. This is the type of frequency that is harmful to bugs and is commonly used in various mosquito critics.
They are currently contained within the device. And to clean it up, all you have to do is unscrew the base and dump it out ridiculously. It's not only forceful, but it's also a highly efficient means of cleaning.
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The movability of this creepy crawly trap is one of the primary features that customers adore. The typical mosquito critiques you see are most likely the enormous, monstrous ones that should be coupled to the force attachment. In any case, it's very easy to carry around and utilize anywhere!
You may control it by plugging it into your force bank or any device with a USB port. You can, of course, choose to connect it to the divider, as our forebears would have done. Along these lines, you can take it with you wherever you go. Whether you're traveling on a trip to another country, setting up camp in the woods, or basking in the sun. You may spend quality time relaxing with your loved ones without being bothered by creepy crawlies.
3. It Doesn't Appear to Be an Insect Trap
Have you ever seen the traditional mosquito traps that use UV lights? They're enormous and tough to overlook. It's difficult to find a suitable location for it at home, given its appearance. It should be close to a power supply so that you can attach it, but you don't want it to disrupt your hard work.
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The Capilano women's volleyball team continued their winning ways this past weekend, completing a home-and-home weekend sweep of the University of the Fraser Valley Cascades. After downing UFV in straight sets on Friday night in Abbotsford, the Blues took Saturday's contest 3-1.
The first two sets on Saturday were back-and-forth affairs with numerous lead changes, but Capilano pulled together down the stretch and closed out both frames to jump out to a 2-0 lead. After the Cascades stayed alive with a 25-20 win in the third set, the Blues returned to form and finished off a 25-22 victory in the fourth to close out the weekend sweep.
Fifth-year Kira Sutcliffe led the way on both offence and defence in both matches, racking up 17 kills on 50% hitting in Friday's contest to go along with 14 digs, while on Saturday she added 14 kills and 13 digs. Second-year Tyneille Neufeld provided secondary contributions both nights as well, totaling seven kills and 11 digs in game one and 12 and 17 in game two.
Setter Sarah Hughes again had a strong weekend passing the ball, totaling 75 assists over the two games while also recording 13 digs in Friday's contest.
Capilano now sits in third in the PACWEST after nine weeks of play with an 11-5 record and 22 points, just two back of first-place Douglas College. The Blues now head into a bye week, and will resume play on Jan. 28 and 29 at the Sportsplex in North Vancouver with a two-game set against the College of the Rockies.


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Journey through the mass graves of Tacloban, Palo, Tanauan and Tolosa
By Globalite Magazine November 28, 2013
— by Christopher Johnson in Tacloban, Philippines —
Nobody wants to end up in a mass grave. Most people don't even think about how they will die.
Nothing can be worse than to live a wonderful life and then end up in a body bag at the side of the road, or in a ditch, or in the yard of a church or school, or buried and rotting for weeks under fetid debris.
That's where thousands lie in the Tacloban area of Leyte province in the Philippines: hundreds of bodies in a ditch in Basper; hundreds more on the grass in Santo Nino; scores more in the yard of Palo Cathedral; dozens more in front of San Joaquin church in Palo; and dozens more by the highway sign welcoming visitors to Tanawan. Hundreds of people remain missing, and the seaside areas of Palo, Tanawan and Tolosa continue to reek of undiscovered corpses weeks after the Nov. 8 storm.
A death toll can be an abstraction. An official count of roughly 6000 dead, 2000 missing doesn't sound as bad compared with earlier estimates of 10,000 dead. But when you go around the Tacloban area, seeing mass graves and body bags at multiple sites, the totality of typhoon Haiyan's destruction begins to sink in. The numbers, like the bodies, pile up. It becomes personal. Every one of these people — 6000 of them or more — had names, histories, friends and family. Each one was special. Each one is a hole in someone's heart.
Rowy Chuka, a welder from Palo outside Tacloban, is a sole survivor. He ran out of his house, got swept off a bridge, but managed to swim and hold onto a tree during a 4-meter high storm surge on the morning of Nov. 8. He lost his wife, mother, father, and several siblings, cousins, nephews and nieces on Nov. 8. Most of them remain missing. Three weeks after the storm, someone found his 6-year old nephew Robert Chuka atop a coconut tree. With a storm approaching and bells ringing, Chuka buried the boy in front of San Joaquin church. The boy's twin brother remains missing.
"I'm having a hard time accepting the reality," Chuka says, with a stoic face shedding no tears. "I have to move on with my life somehow, but I don't know how."
Journalists often have to speak with bereaved survivors of disasters. It's never easy, but it's inspiring to spend time with resilient people such as Rowy Chuka, who endured one of the worst storms of all-time.
Mass graves are another thing. Nothing in life could prepare me for the mass grave in Basper a few kilometers outside of Tacloban city.
The stench of hundreds of rotting corpses, barely noticeable at first, sneaks up on me, through my Japanese face mask. Then it pours into my soul, filling me with repulsion. We are supposedly God's favorite creatures, but we smell even worse than rotting garbage or spoiled meat. I can barely stand up, and I have to fight hard not to vomit. Standing on a mound, trying to stay steady enough to take photographs of the pit before me, I remind myself to fall backward, not forward.
The motorized tricycle driver, an elderly man whose relatives remain missing, stays by the road, afraid of getting close. I move to the other end of the mass grave for a different angle. A group of locals appear. A man stands over the grave, without a mask, and then recoils in horror, spitting out the taste from his mouth.
I feel indelibly disturbed and deranged. No amount of prayer, or concentration on work, can remove this new stain upon my memory. I feel very alone in the world, even with my valiant trike driver. What misfortune or bad karma must a person accrue to end up in a mass grave? Is this where I'll be someday? Why should I be any different from these victims of global warming, which affects all of us?
Troubled by dark thoughts, we journey in the rickety tricycle under ominous skies past a few newly-discovered corpses lying along the roadside. Hungry, sickly locals stand in front of their damaged homes, pointing the way to Santo Nino.
The bodies, in white or black bags, lay in the grass near or under a sign saying "I Love Tacloban." There's no room yet to bury them, and loved ones are still coming in the hope of identifying them. The effort to invoke civic pride, and cover up the corpses in bags, cannot overcome the sheer horror of bloated, blackened, decaying vessels of bone and flesh gathered around us.
With rain approaching, Gilbert Malate, wearing shorts and boots, steps over and around bodies. "I couldn't stand the sight and smell at first, but eventually I got used to it," he says, without gloves or a mask.
The rain pours down on the bodies. The rain sees no difference between humans, plants, soils or heaps of compost. The rain falls on all.
Unlike the resilient Malate, I can't get used to it. After our two-hour tour, I go back to my room at the Primrose Hotel and weep in the darkness. I can't work for the rest of the day, and not only because of the torrential rain. I take a shower in the dark, and wash myself and my clothes in thick soap. I can't seem to erase this nightmare from my body or being. I have nightmares. I'm trapped in water, under debris, unable to escape, unable to breathe. The scenery in my nightmares looks exactly like the scenery around us in the real world. There is no longer any difference.
The next day, I wasn't even planning on photographing mass graves. Yet they appeared, one after another.
At the main Catholic cathedral in Palo, the next town down the coast from Tacloban, a noble aid worker spread disinfectant on a mass grave within the church compound.
Running out of light, we drove further down the coast, through a swampy death zone of washed out villages and farms. The destruction here seemed worse than Tacloban city. Little had changed. It looked like the tsunami hit a day earlier.
Along the highway, people gathered around a sign at the entrance to Tanauan.
This apparently was the only place in a devastated wasteland where they could bury bodies found nearby.
A boy inserted a cross into the ground. People lit candles at graves and consoled each other in the fading light.
We drove back on a lonely road with little traffic. People lit fires to burn off debris and illuminate a pitch black night without electricity.
The next day, a group of us went back to Palo, Tanauan and Tolosa. There were colorful grave sites at the San Joaquin church in Palo, just before Tanauan.
A group came to pray before a sign listing 22 dead from the Lacandazo family. We bowed to them and said "we're sorry for your loss." We did not interview them. It was best to let them grieve in peace. How can anyone deal with the loss of 22 family members.
One man stood alone, in disbelief.
A child, under an umbrella, tried to make sense of the world emerging before his maturing eyes.
A severe storm followed us to Tolosa, one of the hardest hit areas, directly in the eye of the hurricane.
We smelled fetid corpses in the gloom around us. We didn't have time to find mass graves there. We fell silent within this waking nightmare.
We got out briefly to speak with a family.
And then we ducked back into the battered tricycle, with no headlamp, for the long ride home in the darkness and rain to Tacloban city.
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Annie Bloom's welcomes Julia Stoops, Sheila Hamilton, and Scott Sparling, all of whom workshopped their writing in Portland critique group, The Pinewood Table. They will discuss their works and the writing process.
Parts per Million, Julia Stoops's socially conscious, fast-paced debut novel, is set in Portland, Oregon, in 2002. When John Nelson abandoned his government job to join a scrappy band of activists, he didn't realize trying to save the world would be so hard. His fellow activists--computer hacker Jen Owens and Vietnam vet Irving Fetzer--still think he's a square. As the trio dives into anti-war protests and investigates fraud at an elite university, Nelson falls in love with an unlikely houseguest, Deirdre, a photographer from Ireland--and a recovering addict. Fetzer recognizes her condition but keeps it secret, setting off a page-turning chain of events that threatens to destroy the activists' friendship even as they're trying to hold the world together, one radio show at a time.
Even as a reporter, Sheila Hamilton missed the signs as her husband David's mental illness unfolded before her. By the time she had pieced together the puzzle, it was too late. Her once brilliant and passionate partner was dead within six weeks of a diagnosis of bipolar disorder, leaving his young daughter and wife without so much as a note to explain his actions. All the Things We Never Knew takes readers on a breathtaking journey from David and Sheila's romance through the last three months of their life together and into the year after his death. It details their unsettling spiral from ordinary life into the world of mental illness, examines the fragile line between reality and madness, and reveals the true power of love and forgiveness.
Scott Sparling's Wire to Wire assembles a cast of train-hopping, drug-dealing, glue-huffing lowlifes, in a stunning homage to one of our most popular enduring genres--the American crime novel. While riding a freight car through Detroit, Michael Slater suffers a near-fatal accident--a power line to the head. After a questionable recovery and a broken relationship, he abandons his new home in the Arizona desert, though not before leaving a man for dead. Slater returns to Michigan in a busted-up Ford to reunite with an old train-hopping pal, but quickly discovers that the Pleasant Peninsula of his youth is none too pleasant. Three years later, Slater sits in a dark video-editing suite, popping speed like penny candy, attempting to reconcile himself with the unfilmed memories that haunt his screens and his conscience.
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REMITTANCES AND FOREIGN AIDS: SUBSTITUTES OR COMPLEMENTS IN THE ECONOMICS GROWTH OF DEVELOPING COUNTRIES?
The reason behind the execution of this research is to investigate the dynamic co-integration association of economic growth with its selected four determinants which include foreign direct investment (FDI), consumer price index (CPI), net export (NE) and personal remittances (PR) in Thailand, a developing economy. The paper examines empirically the association of economic growth with its determinants by employing Johansen Co-Integration Test, Granger Causality Test and Variance Decomposition between time-period of 1980-2013. Empirical results reveal the presence of co-integration among the considered variables whereby it is noticed that economic growth of Thailand is influenced by personal remittances and net exports. The Granger Causality Test supports unidirectional causality from LNE to LGDP (LNE→LGDP) and from LCPI to LNE (LCPI→LNE). Furthermore the study evidences feedback causality among LPR and LGDP. The variance decomposition results recommend that unsettling influences starting from LGDP incur most prominent variability of 69 percent followed by 31 percent of the variation explained by the remaining four variables.
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