Within the framework of its partnership with ThinPrint, T-Systems uses the ThinPrint Engine for its hosted solutions when printing. This solution combined with ThinPrint's unrivaled support ensures T-Systems now delivers a zero outage culture dedicated to maximum availability also when it comes to printing.
At this year's VMworld events in Las Vegas and Barcelona, we surveyed over 1,500 booth visitors on virtualization and high availability aspects of printing.
In an article at The Imagingchannel, Henning Volkmer, CEO ThinPrint Inc. writes about Windows Server Upgrades – A Print Opportunity.
Printing has never been so easy and flexible. With ThinPrint 11, high-availability and reliability achieve new dimensions when printing.
ThinPrint, provider of the world's leading print management software, has now also opened an office in China. With its Beijing office, the software manufacturer will intensify its activities in the Middle Kingdom and better serve its existing and prospective customers on site.
ThinPrint Management Services is now available. It is a powerful and nimble tool to quickly and easily set up and manage large Windows print environments.
SEH Computertechnik GmbH and ThinPrint GmbH have successfully been working together for 10 years now. This means 10 years of partnership in the area of development and marketing and a lot of successful and quickly implemented customer and development projects.
In a six-minute live demo, Henning Volkmer, President and CEO of ThinPrint Inc. speaks about the latest evolution of ThinPrint products.
Ensure that printing is always available when needed: ThinPrint 11 adds high availability to the many other ThinPrint benefits.
At this year's Citrix Synergy in Las Vegas, ThinPrint received an important award. The ThinPrint Hub was a finalist in the "Best of Citrix Synergy 2016" Desktop and Application Delivery category. ThinPrint CFO, Frank Hoffmann accepted the award at the official ceremony.
Now it is official: Our pull printing solution app, Personal Printing, has been verified as Citrix Ready®. That means that it is trusted to enhance Citrix networking and virtualization solutions. ThinPrint's Personal Printing app completed a rigorous verification process to ensure compatibility with Citrix Worx, providing confidence in joint solution compatibility.
In April, Buyers Lab took a close look at ThinPrint Engine. Titled ThinPrint Engine 10: Taming the Print Environment, Senior Editor Priya Gohil wrote a detailed review.
We now offer our own hardware. The ThinPrint Hub, which is available for sale from today, was created for companies to easily integrate branch offices and home offices into the central IT infrastructure. In conjunction with the ThinPrint Engine software, the ThinPrint Hub delivers centralized print management, highly-optimized print data transfer, and secure encrypted delivery of print jobs, even when printing over the Internet.
Protect your sensitive data! Personal Printing ensures secure printing – right from the transmission of print jobs to the printouts at the printer. Benefit from the new features in Personal Printing 3.0.
Security is an important aspect when it comes to printing. To ensure this, many companies use expensive VPN connections for printing in branch offices. Thanks to ThinPrint Connection Service this is no longer necessary. The ThinPrint Connection Service is used to create the ThinPrint Secure Tunnel.
ThinPrint kicks off the new year with a significantly improved partner program. The most important change is that entry as a registered reseller is now free. The new program provides extensive support for sales and marketing along with technical support during rollout of projects.
With ThinPrint Engine, print management is easily centralized. To make it even easier and to rollout the ThinPrint Client across the entire enterprise, ThinPrint will next year launch its own hardware: ThinPrint Hub.
In September 2015 ThinPrint surveyed 379 business users in over 30 industries on their needs and challenges in relation to printing. The results provide information about the status quo of printing in companies and make clear: the paperless office remains a virtual goal.


"Made from professional grade materials, the Phuse implement collection is all about the fine details. Hang nail? Not having it- trim it. Straight eyelashes? Curl it! Blemish, pimple, blackhead? Ugh. Remove it! Head to toe tools that will take you from eek to awe," according to the official press release.
I've got two Phuse's implements to share with you all.
Push It Cuticle Pusher: "With the Phuse Push It cuticle pusher you can push away unsightly overgrown cuticles on both your hands and feet. Constructed from professional grade stainless steel the Push It cuticle pusher will not rust and will offer a lifetime of cuticle beauty."
I love the size of this tool. It's shorter in length than conventional cuticle pushers I'm used to, but I like that; it still gets the job done [it measures approximately 4.5" from end to end]. The body of the pusher contains a slightly ridged design which allows for an excellent grip. There are two different ends to the pusher, one end is squared, the other is slightly rounded, allowing you to customize your manicure/pedicure to you or your client's needs. The suggested retail price is $13.
Trim It Cuticle Nippers: "The Phuse Trim It cuticle nippers are equipped with a heavy-duty box joint, double spring tension and ultra-sharp tip closure that trim with professional preciseness. Constructed from professional Japanese stainless steel, the Trim It cuticle nippers can be cleaned and sanitized without rusting, so start trimming."
It's a new year. What better way to start off the new year than with a brand new set of nippers?! These are slightly smaller than nippers I am accustomed to, but let me tell you, don't let the diminutive size fool you. These bad boys are super sharp, and hang nails physically don't stand a chance. One can't own too many cuticle nippers, especially if you're a busy nail tech. These nippers feature a black rubber non slip coating which allows for an excellent grip. The suggested retail price is $25.
"Introducing the essie winter 2015 collection. Temperatures are dropping. Snow is falling. Ski chic adventures await. Now is the perfect time to make a dash for the mountains where beautiful vistas, clear skies and a winter wonderland will give you a taste for life at the top. A mountain holiday is the ideal moment to showcase your elevated style; and no apres-ski ensemble is complete without the perfect manicure.
Whether you're feeling luxe or low-key, essie's new collection of six wintery shades are sure to melt hearts- and the winter's chill. Showcasing seductive reds and crisp pastels with an iconic platinum and fiery black, this collection is perfect for me-time or ski-time" according to the official press release.
Apres-Chic: a metallic chrome silver. Applied smoothly and evenly without any brush streaks at all. I am so impressed. Highly pigmented. Provided amazing coverage with just a single coat! I am absolutely obsessed with this silver.
Shall we Chalet?: a deep crimson red creme. Has slight blue undertones.
Peak Show: a very light ballet slipper soft pink creme.
Virgin Snow: a light lilac creme.
Altitude Attitude: a brighter red creme, with slight pink undertones.
Haute Tub: a blackened amethyst purple complete with fine purple shimmer. Very highly pigmented. Provided excellent coverage with just one coat.
I really enjoyed this collection. I think it is very fitting for the upcoming holiday season, and will be the perfect offerings as the cooler crisp weather comes our way.
I find the shades to be very sophisticated, yet still maintaining a playful side. I still can't get over how wonderful the formula is on Apres-chic. Usually metallic silver polishes can be extremely streaky, but this wasn't at all. Also, I appreciate that Essie continuously goes out of their comfort zone and introduces new innovative shades to their collection like the gorgeous shimmering Haute Tub.
My personal favorites from this colleciton are: Haute Tub and Apres- chic.
Essie's Winter 2015 collection retails for $8.50 per 0.46 fl oz (13.5 mL) bottle, and is available now.


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Livingston County Board of Elections reminds residents of voting options for General Election
GENESEO — The Livingston County Board of Elections would like to remind residents of voting options as Election Day on Nov. 3 draws near.
You can now apply for an absentee ballot under "temporary illness" if you wish to avoid voting in person because of the COVID-19 pandemic or due to risk of illness to yourself or others. You must select the temporary illness portion of the absentee ballot application. Applications can be found at https://www.livingstoncounty.us/123/Board-of-Elections and can be either completed online or downloaded and mailed to the Board of Elections.
Livingston County voters wishing to drop off completed absentee ballots can do so at the Livingston County Board of Elections, Monday – Friday, 8AM – 4PM. Extended hours will be available during early voting and on Election Day.
If you need assistance in marking your absentee ballot, you may call the Livingston County Board of Elections at 585-243-7090 and make an appointment to utilize a ballot marking device.
During early voting, there will be a staff member monitoring the corridor for voters dropping off ballots only. The ballot will be taken from the voter, time-stamped, and secured.
On Election Day, you can drop off your ballot at a poll site. An inspector at the entrance of the poll site will take the voted ballot and secure it in a ballot bag labeled for that purpose thus avoiding any delay to the voter.
Voters may choose to vote early and in-person for the 2020 General Election. The early voting poll site is located at the Livingston County Board of Elections, 6 Court Street, Room 104, Geneseo, NY 14454. Early voting dates and hours are as follows:
Saturday, October 24 – 9AM to 2PM
Sunday, October 25 – 9AM to 2PM
Monday, October 26 – 8AM to 8PM
Tuesday, October 27 – 8AM to 4PM
Wednesday, October 28 – 8AM to 8PM
Thursday, October 29 – 8AM to 4PM
Friday, October 30 – 8AM to 4PM
Sunday, November 1 – 9AM to 2PM
Polling Sites
You can vote in person at your designated polling site on Election Day. Click here to view an interactive polling site locator for Livingston County residents.
A list of sample ballots for the General Election by town can be found at https://www.livingstoncounty.us/123/Board-of-Elections. Please be reminded that you cannot change your vote once it is cast. Be sure to verify your choices before you submit your ballot.
For more information on voting in the General Election, call the Livingston County Board of Elections at 585-243-7090.
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Cathleen Schine (* 1953 in Westport, Connecticut, USA) ist eine US-amerikanische Schriftstellerin.

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Schine wuchs auf als Tochter einer Mutter, die zum Missfallen ihres Vaters berufstätig war. Der Schwerpunkt ihrer schulischen Ausbildung am Sarah Lawrence College lag zunächst auf dem Gebiet des Creative Writing und dem Schreiben von Gedichten. Doch schon dort wechselte ihr Hauptinteresse: nunmehr stand die mittelalterliche Literatur mit der Konzentration auf die illustrierten Texte des 13. Jahrhunderts im Mittelpunkt ihres Studiums, das sie in New York, am Barnard College und an der Columbia University fortführte.

Wöhrend ihrer Zeit am College wurde bei ihr Colitis diagnostiziert. Im Zuge der langwierigen Therapie begann Cathleen Schine, für das Magazin The Village Voice über diese Erfahrungen zu schreiben. Der Herausgeber soll sie ermutigt haben, das Material auch für ein Buch zu verwenden. Schine debütierte 1983 mit dem Roman Alice in Bed. "A sexually active college student [...] finds herself partially paralyzed and stuck in a hospital room", rekapitulierte Maureen Corrigan die Handlung. Das Bett blieb für Schine weiterhin ein erweiterter Schreibtisch, "a bigger softer desk" war es für sie noch 2019 in der Reflexion ihres Schreibprozesses.

Bis 1999 lebte Schine in der Upper West Side mit dem Filmkritiker David Denby zusammen, sie hat mit ihm zwei Söhne. 2000 wurde die Ehe "amicably" geschieden. Die Autorin ist heute (Stand 2021) mit der Filmproduzentin Janet Meyers verheiratet und lebt mir ihr in Venice, Kalifornien.

Die freie Schriftstellerin schrieb für mehrere Zeitungen und Magazine, unter anderem für The New York Times Book Review und The New York Review of Books.

Einen besonderen Bezug hat die Autorin zu Hunden: Nachdem schon 2004 in The New Yorker ihr Essay Dog Trouble erschienen war, widmete sie mit The New Yorkers einen ganzes Roman der Beziehung von Stadt-, insbesondere Großstadtbewohnern zu ihren eigenen Hunden und denen anderer Besitzer.

Ihr Roman Rameau's Niece wurde 1998 unter dem Titel The Misadventures Of Margaret verfilmt, im Folgejahr kam ein Film nach der gleichnamigen Romanvorlage The Love Letter auf die Leinwand.

Anlässlich ihres Romans The Grammarians (2019) hieß es in einer Zusammenschau des bisher vorliegenden Werks, die Autorin verfüge über "the gift of wearing her intellectuality lightly". Ihre Bücher seien allesamt geprägt von scharfem Witz. Sie seien zwar angereichert mit literarischen Prototypen, darunter Gustave Flaubert, Jane Austen, Charles Darwin und Denis Diderot, diese Bezüge machten Schines Texte jedoch nie überladen. Auch Lauren Leibowitz (The New Yorker) empfahl die Geschichte der sprachbesessenen Zwillingsschwestern Laurel und Daphne, die als Fünfjährige Webster's New International Dictionary, Second Edition bekommen und ihr Leben fortan danach ausrichten.

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 Alice in Bed. Knopf, New York, 1983, Neuausgabe Picador, New York, 2012, ISBN 9781250002402
 To the Birdhouse. Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1990.
 Rameau's Niece. Ticknor & Fields, New York, 1993 und Plume, New York, 1994
 Rameaus Nichte, deutsch von Giovanni und Ditte Bandini, dtv, München, 1997, ISBN 3-423-12328-1.
 The Evolution of Jane. Houghton Mifflin Co., Boston, 1998.
 Der Liebesbrief, Roman. Deutsch von Giovanni und Ditte Bandini
 Darwins Launen, Roman. Deutsch von Giovanni und Ditte Bandini
 Tage mit Emma, Roman. Deutsch von Giovanni und Ditte Bandini
 The New Yorkers. Farrar, Straus and Giroux, New York, 2007, ISBN 9780374221836
 Eine Liebe in Manhattan, Roman. Deutsch von Giovanni und Ditte Bandini
 The Three Weissmanns of Westport. Farrar, Straus and Giroux, New York, 2010, ISBN 9780374299040
 They May Not Mean to, but They Do. Farrar, Straus and Giroux, New York, 2016, ISBN 9780374280130
 The Grammarians. A Novel. Farrar, Straus and Giroux, New York, 2019, ISBN 9780374280116

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 The Misadventures of Margaret (UK / F, 1998), Regie: Brian Skeet

 The Love Letter (USA, 1999), Regie: Peter Chan

Weblinks

 Eigene Webpräsenz von Cathleen Schine

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Literatur (Vereinigte Staaten)
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Literatur (21. Jahrhundert)
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Samsung is aiming to bring high-definition closed-circuit television monitoring to mainstream consumers at an affordable price.
CCTV systems are everywhere these days, but systems that produce a clear image have been an issue. Enter the Samsung SDH-P4040 (8-channels) and SDH-P5080 (16-channels) that will allow you to view car license plates clearly and watch over retail stores in 720p resolution. The systems will also be use nightvision for up to 75 feet, which should be more than enough to monitor any area with the ability to use this many cameras.
The Samsung SDH-P4040 and SDH-P5080 will be available spring of 2013 and will retail for $1,399.00 and $1,799.00, respectively.
LAS VEGAS – January 7, 2013 – Samsung Techwin America, a leader in consumer video monitoring and security products, further extends its portfolio of high-quality CCTV systems with the announcement of two new HDTV CCTV systems. Ideal for security applications where detail is of utmost importance – such as clearly viewing license plate numbers or closely monitoring retail transactions – Samsung's new 8‑channel (SDH-P4040) and 16-channel (SDH-P5080) systems give consumers the ability to record and view high-definition video in real time.
Representing the next generation of CCTV monitoring for home and business use, Samsung's new all-in-one HDTV kits deliver high-definition video recording and shatter the barrier to entry that once existed for these markets. Both systems offer four, outdoor‑ready, 720p HD night vision bullet cameras (night vision up to 85 feet) that output full, uncompressed video without latency. For added flexibility and applications that demand support for additional cameras, the 16-channel system incorporates an additional four outdoor-ready night vision bullet cameras (600 TVL resolution / night vision up to 75 feet).
The HDTV cameras also excel in any lighting environment thanks to Samsung Super Dynamic Range (SSDR) and Samsung Super Noise Reduction (SSNR III) technologies. With SSDR, the HD cameras and automatically increase the brightness of the dark areas of the image without affecting the rest of the image, while SSNR III drastically reduces image noise to provide impressive color in low-light conditions.
Installation of these do-it-yourself security kits is a breeze thanks to simple Cat5E cabling that offers a range up to 400 feet for HDTV cameras (no separate cable is required to power the cameras) and a robust feature set that takes the guess work and hassle out of integrating the system within one's network. The kits each offer a high-performance DVR that boasts a 1 TB surveillance class SATA hard disk for 24/7 recording and up‑converts video footage to full 1080p HD for viewing on an HDTV.
Users also have the ability to remote access from anywhere at any time via desktop computer or using a free app available for Android and iOS devices. Furthermore, with Samsung's Quick Connect technology, the new HDTV CCTV systems will automatically configure the user's router and manage all required port forwarding so that all remote requests to access live feeds are directed to the appropriate connected camera on the network. Samsung's free DDNS service also ensures that dynamic IP addresses assigned by the user's ISP are recorded and updated accordingly so that the web portal can make the connection for those who wish to access the DVR from a location outside their network. For easier video exporting, Samsung has included two high speed USB 2.0 ports which are easily accessible on the front of the DVRs.
Navigating the system also proves easy thanks to Samsung's user-friendly SmartView video management software. With SmartView, users will be able to access multiple DVR systems from a single user interface. Advanced features include motion detection, camera tampering alerts, and privacy masking.
The Samsung SDH-P4040 and SDH-P5080 will be available spring 2013 and will retail for $1,399.00 and $1,799.00, respectively.


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French people face three-year jail term for 'accent discrimination' in victory for regions versus Paris
28 Nov, 2020 12:34 AM 4 minutes to read
A Gilets Jaune or yellow vests protester flies the French tricolor flag as part of the National General Strike. Photo / Getty Images
Daily Telegraph UK
By: Henry Samuel
French people who discriminate against compatriots because of their accent face a maximum three-year prison term under a new bill seen as a victory for the country's maligned provincial twangs over well-educated Parisian speech.
The law, which was passed after its first reading on Thursday night, places discrimination because of accent on a par with race, gender or handicap. Those who flout it also face a €45,000 (NZ$77,000) fine.
Tabled by MPs in President Emmanuel Macron's centrist political party, the law notably seeks to counter prejudice in the workplace against regional and lower-class accents.
The issues of "accent discrimination" came to a head in recent months after the appointment in July of Jean Castex, the new prime minister, who is a rarity among senior politicians in having retained his thick southwestern accent.
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Christophe Euzet, MP for the Mediterranean port of Sète and lead sponsor of the bill, said he had been appalled at the way Castex, a former top civil servant and mayor of Pyrenean town Prades, had been mocked for his accent after taking the top government job.
Northern French often equate southern accents with sun, aperitifs and idleness.
Euzet, a native of Perpignan with similar southwestern tones to Castex, said it was time to end stereotypes in which a southerner is seen as "a fun guy ... not there to talk about serious things."
"Accents have no right of place in radio and television channels, in the world of politics and the helm of high office, administrations and French public businesses," he added.
Unlike in Britain, French media, in particular, has made no visible effort to employ newscasters and other prominent personalities with provincial twangs.
During debates, MPs complained that TV personalities with southwestern accents were "relegated to the rugby column or the weather".
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Patricia Mirallès, a Macron MP, whose parents were French from North Africa, recounted "painful" memories of being mocked for her pied-noir accent.
Maina Sage, an MP from French Polynesia, denounced what she called "a form of racism" every time she opened her mouth in parliament.
"Our nation, which often prides itself on the great diversity of its regions, paradoxically disappoints through the toned-down uniformity of public speech," Euzet said.
The dominance of the Parisian accent is often equated with France notoriously centralised and urban administration whose failure to take into account the provincial mindset fuelled the "yellow vest" revolt two years ago.
Macron's appointment of Castex is seen as an attempt to show he is serious about wanting to hand more power back to the regions.
Half of French people say that they do not speak standard French, a notion that evolved from attempts launched in the 16th century to impose the accent of the Paris region around the country.
A quarter say they suffer mockery, according to an Ifop survey this year.
The worst victims of "accent discrimination" were residents of the banlieues - the often high-immigrant suburbs ringing French cities, along with the dialect of northern Picardy, known as "Ch'ti".
The culture clash between northern and southern accents and other stereotypes was the subject of Welcome to the Sticks, a 2008 comedy feature film that became one of the biggest Gallic box office hits in French history.
Euzet insisted the aim was not to outlaw jokes about accents but to "force a change of mentality".
The bill came a week after the "French accent" - regional or otherwise - lost its top spot as the world's sexiest.
In a global study carried out by Time Out in over 30 countries, the British accent took the top spot, crowned the world's sexiest with 25 per cent of votes, and the previous French champions were knocked into second on 16 per cent.
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A 4 month real-talk "engage 2016" check-in and that time (times) I cried in yoga: an ode to my yoga studio. You've been warned.
A quarter of a year has passed since setting a "word" resolution in January and it's time for a life check-in. If I had to go back and meet my old self, say two or three years ago, sometimes I'm not sure I would even know who she is. One of the tracks played in… Read More A 4 month real-talk "engage 2016" check-in and that time (times) I cried in yoga: an ode to my yoga studio. You've been warned.


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What is H.D?
High Definition television?….Having Difficulties?…or Highly Dubious tactics more like!
We became involved in this HD TV saga as a direct result of the sudden death of my washer-dryer after fifteen years of reliability, when after several unsuccessful attempts to get a suitable replacement at the right price elsewhere, we eventually went into Currys in Llansamlet in Swansea.
We quickly found exactly the right product, paid for it and arranged for its' delivery a couple of days later at a time to suit our timetable….. Sorted!
On the way out, we noticed a huge amount of publicity for a special offer to install HD and multi-room Sky TV. We made enquiries and were told that we could use this offer to upgrade the Sky TV we currently have …… no purchase necessary (though, to be fair we had just spent £450 on a new washing machine, had we not?)… So for a one off payment of £29, and then an extra £20 per month we would have Sky HD in the lounge and a further sky box in a second room.
Several text calls and Emails from Sky later, we had a phone call from somebody several thousands of miles to the east of Offa's Dyke, a gentleman called 'Mo' with a very pronounced accent.
From this difficult conversation, it emerged that the amazing offer we had received from our local store was a complete mix up. We could not in fact have the multi-room offer. That only comes when you purchase an HD-ready TV from the store at the time of booking (contrary to the information from the salesman). Also we would have to pay, not £29, but £79 …. though the monthly increase would be halved to £9.75…. and this would just be for the straightforward HD and Sky in one room only…..
Confused?… We certainly were, with each of us taking turns to try to translate what the man in the call centre was trying to get across. He said that installation would be very simple, and would not need any wiring, just a card, as we already have a sky aerial. He tried to persuade us, though, to switch our telephone to Sky, but we refused as we are happy with our current service provider, and we made it clear that we were not prepared to link the TV to the telephone….(we don't use TV shopping channels)
We agreed to go ahead, anyway with the straightforward installation of the basic HD in one room only, and a date was fixed for Monday, between 9 am and 1 pm. We mentioned the fact that there is congestion at certain times as we live opposite a school, and that access to the satellite dish is restricted by a canopy, but we were assured that this would not be a problem.
We later received a letter confirming the installation arrangements, just as we were going away for the weekend preceeding 'Installation Monday'.
On the Sunday evening we received an Email telling us that the installation team would telephone us at 9 am on the Monday to tell us exactly when they would arrive.
At 9.30 am on that fateful Monday (without the telephone warning) two service engineers arrived (knowing nothing about the Email contact).
Firstly, they inspected the satelite dish…. (cue: sucking in of breath)…. "The problem here is that it will have to be totally rewired. The wire is the wrong colour. The original Sky Engineer installed it wrongly, you see. And you are missing a bit at the end of it that we'll have to add. It will all have to be rewired, and that will be difficult as it is all sealed in"
So we went inside to look at the set ….." Yes, that's OK, but where is the telephone socket?"
Now then! Here's the rub …. despite having told the far-away-gentleman that we were not prepared to link to the telephone…it appears that, if we do not connect the TV to the telephone, Sky will charge us a further £25 in order NOT to do so!
They will also then charge us an additional £60 per month until the full cost of the HD box has been covered.
To connect the telephone would involve having two sets of wires running into the room, over the door and across the room. In addition, the far-away-gentleman had arranged for "Multi-room Sky" (which we had distinctly said we did not want), which would mean a further two sets of wires coming into the house and over and around several other doors and into another room too! Not a word of all this had ever been mentioned before.
Then they turned their attention to the fact that our TV stands on top of a purpose built reproduction cabinet (cue: another sharp intake of breath)…. "The trouble there, is the lack of ventilation …. the HD box gets very hot… you would have to sit with the cabinet doors open whenever you want to watch HD TV., or sit the box outside somewhere on a table, (complete with wires)
At this point, we both said unanimously: "Sorry, boys… forget it!"
However… there is another twist to this farce…Had we allowed them to go ahead with their planned task, they would not have been able to set it up on the same day, anyway, as in their wisdom, the company had not sent us the necessary HD card and we would have been without any TV at all until such time as they managed to get their act together!
The engineers were very understanding, considering that they had spent at least 30 minutes of their time, for which Sky would not reimburse them, and they agreed that we were right to cancel in view of the long term disruption and damage that the installation would inevitably have caused.
The engineer used our land line to contact the firm and my husband then cancelled the contract and asked for a full refund within 24 hours. (Needless to say,even 48 hours later there was no sign of the refund, and when we telephoned the Sky number we had been given, they knew nothing about it)
At the same time our visitor made a call on his mobile phone to report "Yet another cancellation as a result of poor advice and information, both from the initial salesman and the call centre".
Why does Sky do this? Perhaps they hope that people will be afraid to stop the work when the full reality of the lack of truthful information is realised? Yet these two apparently honest engineers told us there are dozens of people deciding, as we did, that it is all just not worth the hassle.
But then, Sky were quick enough to take the £79 from our account . On a grand scale over the whole country, that probably could amount to an enormous sum of money available to them for trading, despite its' having to be returned later…they at least have access to cashflow for fourteen days in the interim.
So….Beware! If you should decide to take up one of these offers, make sure you read the small print and don't get too excited about HD until you actually talk to someone who knows what is what.
This entry was posted in Annoying things, Family, Gorseinon, Sad things, Strange things, Swansea, Uncategorized, Wales on April 6, 2009 by Rich Boakes.
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Lesley December 26, 2009 at 10:00 pm
We heard a programme on the radio last week in which it was explained that HD has changed its broadcasting frequencies and that the quality of pictures is less good that had been expected.
We also had a visit from friends who told us thet they do have HD and that they can see absolutely no difference! What a complete con!


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Investing in a Private Equity Firm
A private value firm is mostly a fund that invests in non-public companies. These types of firms are usually private entrepreneurs who have buy up troubled businesses with the hope of making them better. They then sell off them to a second investor. The firm gets a tiny cut of your sale.
Private equity firms go with investors to consider a company open public, streamline it, and speed up it is growth. Pretty for a exclusive collateral firm to carry an investment for many years. This means that the firm can put a heavy burden upon its employees.
The most popular way to get into the private equity sector is to start out mainly because an investment banker. Most firms want to hire people with a Grasp of Business Administration or Master of Finance. Yet , there are other options.
Investing in a individual value firm is similar to investing in a capital raising fund. Equally industries aim for specialized cases, often affected companies with valuable investments. Although the two industries are similar, there partech international ventures are some crucial differences.
The private equity industry has come under some scrutiny through the years. Many lawmakers argue that private equity finance deals happen to be bad for the workers and clients in the companies engaged. But the truth is that the private equity industry's business model is definitely geared towards earning money, and in some cases, that is not necessarily a very important thing.
The private equity finance industry may be criticized by both Politicians. In recent years, the retail industry is a huge particularly dominant case study. Stakeholders in firms like Pep boys, Amazon, and Payless contain argued that competition from Walmart and Amazon is resulting in them to struggle.


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Prof. Wasilewska's new book provides an in-depth introduction to logics and is geared toward computer scientists
Professor Anita Wasilewska in the Department of Computer Science at Stony Brook University has released her second book published by Springer, Logics for Computer Science: Classical and Non-Classical, which provides an in-depth introduction to fundamental classical and non-classical logics. While there are many published books on logic, most of them are written for logicians by other logicians; instead Wasilewska's new book is specifically written for computer scientists.
Logics, which is the study of formal reasoning, plays a very important role in computer science. Logics for Computer Science explains many basic theorems as well as techniques for proofs in classical and non-classical logics. Wasilewska gives in depth presentations of automated theorem proving Gentzen type formal systems, Hilbert formalizations, first order theories, the Hilbert Program, Godel's first and second incompleteness theorems and their proofs, intuitionistic and modal logics. She also introduces the reader to algebraic models for classical, intuitionistic and modal S4 and S5 logics.
Publisher Springer describes Wasilewska's book as "[offering] a comprehensive, intuitive understanding of different logics and discusses some of their applications to computer science, and also makes readers understand the need of, and existence of Symbolic Logic as a scientific field."
When sharing the news about the new book, Professor Samir Das, chair of the CS department, said, "[This book is the] brand new sole-author book on logic that Anita has been working on over the past several years. This is a major accomplishment that directly impacts computer scientists and education."
Her other book, Data Mining: Foundations and Practice, co-authored with Tsau Young Lin, Ying Xie, Churn-Jung Liau (Eds), has reached almost 29,000 downloads on the publisher's site and is now available in paperback.
Wasilewska's other Springer publications include two 30 pages entries in Encyclopedia of Complexity and Systems Science (First and Second Edition) about her research in foundations of data mining: 1) A Granular Model for Data Mining and 2) Algebraic Models and Granular Computing. All entries were by publisher invitation only.
Anita Wasilewska came to Stony Brook University by way of Warsaw University in Poland. (Watch a video about Anita here.) She is an associate professor in the Department of Computer Science at Stony Brook University for 33 years. She earned her MS in Computer Science and PhD in Mathematics from Warsaw University in Poland, where she also became a faculty member of the mathematics department. She joined Stony Brook University in 1986 after being a visiting assistant professor of mathematics at Wesleyan and Yale Universities (1980/81) and faculty at mathematics department at Lafayette College, Eason, PA. Wasilewska was a Fulbright Scholar to Poland in 1993/94. She shares her love of logic, data mining, bioinformatics, and machine learning and mobile compution in many of the CSE courses that she teaches including CSE 371 Logic, CSE 352 Artificial Intelligence, CSE 303 Introduction to the Thepory of Computation, CSE 634 Data Mining Concepts & Technique, CSE541 Logic in Computer Sciece, CSE547 Discrete Mathematics, CSE537 Artifficial Intelligence, and CSE 651 the Advanced Topics Course on Mobile Computing for Informal Economies.
-Arianna Chen (CS Student, Honors College)
-Photo credit: Justice Williams (Business Management Student)
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Q: Computer restarts instead of shutting down My Ubuntu 11.04 will not shutdown when I tell it to; it will instead restart the computer.

A: maybe try
sudo shutdown -P now

If that works, then the problem is related to the desktop environment that you're using.

A: As this problem can come from bad interactions between hardware, if you're technically skilled, you might want to try to rule out that possibility by booting your PC with as many components as possible disconnected.
My mother had this exact same problem and, when I upgraded her to a new PC a few months ago, the problem followed along. I ended up tracking it down to her PCI FaxModem card. When I removed that, the system started shutting down properly.
(And I'm pretty sure, back when we first built the machine, we assumed it was a BIOS bug because even Windows suffered from it)

A: I used to have that issue with an old PC. If I recall correctly, it would reboot if I told it to shut down, but if I told it to reboot, then it would halt, but not power off. It was a weird hardware issue and I can't remember if I attempted to fix it or if I just learned to live with it.
You should file a bug on http://www.launchpad.net, probably using linux--generic as the package. Provide as much details as you possibly can, and maybe it'll get fixed.

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Malia Bouattia
Revolution and repression on the streets of Algeria
'The situation in Algeria remains on a knife edge' writes Bouattia [AFP]
Date of publication: 19 April, 2019
Comment: The president's resignation also marked the start of the counter revolution, but so far, the Algerian people are still one step ahead, writes Malia Bouattia.
Algeria, regime, Bouteflika, repression, trade unions, uprising, revolution
Two weeks ago, after the intervention of the army and Lt General Gaid Salah, president Abdelaziz Bouteflika "announced" his resignation.
Mass demonstrations, strikes and an unprecedented outpouring of joy by the people of Algeria followed the decision. The revolution had achieved its first victory: the end of the Bouteflika era and the first important defeat of the regime since the late 1980s.
The land of the million and a half martyrs had erupted once more and shaken the iron grip of its masters.
Yet, and perhaps unsurprisingly, the president's resignation also marked the beginning of a new phase in the uprising: the start of the counter revolution.
Indeed, after the resignation of Bouteflika, things moved quickly. A number of the former president's family members were arrested and the local press was inundated with stories about the Bouteflika "clan" and their parasitic existence to the detriment of the Republic.
Regime officials and military personnel, often the same men who had supported the fifth mandate only a few weeks before, such as former prime minister Ahmed Ouyahah, appeared in the media to denounce their negative influence and distance themselves from their former associates.
While it is undoubtedly true that Bouteflika's family became very wealthy in the last two decades, the narrative that the problems at the top of Algerian society can be reduced to a handful of brothers and cousins is laughable.
The narrative that the problems at the top of Algerian society can be reduced to a handful of brothers and cousins is laughable
The leadership of the FLN and its offshoot, the Democratic National Rally (RND), as well as the army's top brass have all participated actively in plundering the country's resources, the privatisation of its industries, and the repression of its people.
At the same time, the regime, under the increasingly obvious leadership of Salah, has been preparing the ground for repression.
Repeated calls for a return to normal "now that the people's voice has been heard", alongside the now daily assertion that "foreign hands" are behind the demonstrations, are evidence of regime efforts to buid a legitimising narrative as it attempts to regain control. Officials have also repeatedly called for the army to be trusted with guiding the nation back towards a supposed salvation.
Yet, the mobilisation of the counter revolution has not been limited to rhetoric.
Protesters in central Algiers on April 19, staged their ninth weekly mass rally, vowing to keep up
their demands for sweeping reforms. [AFP]
Tuesday 9 April was marked by a visible shift towards physical repression. Police used water cannons, direct physical violence and tear gas against student protestors in Algiers, repeatedly using tear gas on demonstrators trapped in a tunnel.
Three days later, in an attempt to undermine the weekly Friday demonstrations, a wide "security" perimeter was established around the capital in order to stop identified protestors from joining marches and limiting numbers of participants.
Much like during the Arab Spring a few years ago, women are being targeted in an attempt to break up the demonstrations and force the crowds back to their homes. The regime provoked outrage last week for example when women demonstrators were stopped by the police and forced to endure virginity checks. This action was particularly disturbing, given growing criticism of the protests by the Islamist parties, due to the active participation of women.
The mobilisation of the counter-revolution has not been limited to rhetoric
As I write this, central Algiers is filled with police in riot gear and armoured vehicles in a powerful show of strength in the run up to the next weekly demonstrations and public sector strikes.
Yet the violence is not only official. Growing reports, including in the national media, are also surfacing of "betalghia" - gangs of paid thugs who infiltrate the demonstrations and act as agents provocateurs - playing an increasingly active role in attempting to destabilise the mobilisations and invite police repression.
Yet the Algerian people have neither been fooled nor deterred.
In the words of one older man during the 9 April demonstration in Algiers, "This is the second half".
Strikes and demonstrations have continued, as well as the mass gatherings in the street and universities. When authorities have attempted to close university buildings, students and staff have simply met in the campus' parking lot.
The public sector is still shut down by industrial action, and workers continue to hold demonstrations demanding the resignation of Sidi Said - the regime stooge who runs the national trade union federation. Teachers in particular are on the forefront of the labour movement.
New demands have also emerged. Most importantly, the movement has stated that no national electoral process is to take place without the resignation of "the Three Bs": The constitutional counsel chairman, Tayeb Belaiz, Prime Minister Nourredine Bedoui, and interim president, Abdelkader Ben Salah.
Salah was elected to fill the role until the next general election by a parliament from which any semi-credible opposition figures have resigned, making him the effective regime caretaker until Bouteflika's succession to the throne is appointed.
This is a key demand. Not only does it de-centre the movement's demands from around the person of Bouteflika, thereby also undermining the regime's narrative of isolated guilt, but it also puts down a clear roadmap towards a possible democratisation process.
Indeed, by acknowledging the complicity of the so-called elected officials of the republic, the movement demands a considerable weakening of the regime's control before returning to the ballot box.
An important victory was achieved earlier this week with the resignation of Belaiz, the chairman of the constitutional counsel, the body in charge of validating candidates and running elections.
The situation in Algeria remains on a knife edge.
The regime continues to play catch-up with the power of the people
On the one hand, the regime is now vying for blood and attempting to ramp up the repression. On the other, the scale and energy of the movement as well as its impressive levels of internal discipline have so far made any such attempts useless.
It does appear however, that the regime has managed to reunite its own side in preparation for a more active onslaught. Belaiz' resignation proves though, that the power of the popular mobilisation cannot be ruled out quite yet, and that the regime continues to play catch-up with the power of the people.
As long as this continues, more leading figureheads will roll, and more liberties achieved, fear will continue to shift to the other side, and new, popular voices and actors will receive the space they so desperately need in order to emerge, develop and organise.
It is a race against the clock, but one that so far the Algerian people are still winning.
Malia Bouattia is an activist, a former president of the National Union of Students, and co-founder of the Students not Suspects/Educators not Informants Network.
Follow her on Twitter: @MaliaBouattia
Opinions expressed in this article remain those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of The New Arab, its editorial board or staff.


The latest draft of the Greater Manchester Spatial Framework is proposing that fewer new homes than planned will be built in Greater Manchester over the next 20 years.
Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham ordered the previous draft framework to be scrapped back in 2017. The latest version, proposing a number of significant reforms, is out for public consultation until March.
The framework suggests that only 201,000 rather than 227,000 new homes will be built. Town and city centre sites will be favoured and half of the green belt sites previously earmarked for building will be preserved. There will also be a minimum of 25% affordable homes.
On launching the draft Burnham said: "The plan sets out to lay the foundations for radical reform across housing, growing our economy and creating jobs, the environment, and transport to ensure Greater Manchester continues to thrive.
Greater Manchester, and particularly Manchester and Salford city centres, are development hotspots right now with thousands of new homes under construction or planned – including substantial numbers for the investor market. However, there has been criticism that developers are not building enough affordable houses – which the new framework appears to address.
Then again, developers are unlikely to be too disappointed with proposals which appear to reduce supply in a market which is currently experiencing buoyant demand – Manchester property prices rose around 7% over the last year compared to just 2.4% nationally.


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2022 Park County Tourism Study
State and Local Tourism Data
FROM: Wild Livelihoods Business Coalition, https://www.wildlivelihoods.com/
CONTACT: Cara McGary or Jeff Reed wildlivelihoodscoalition@gmail.com
BUSINESSES NEAR YELLOWSTONE FORECAST DRAMATIC INCREASE IN WOLF HUNTING WILL IMPACT REVENUE AND JOBS
(Gardiner, Montana, - January 23, 2022)
Local southwest Montana business owners whose livelihoods are tied to viable wildlife populations were surprised to learn that the Governor's pro-jobs administration would result in Montana's Fish, Wildlife & Parks (MFWP) commission deploying new wolf hunting regulations that pose a threat to the annual $200 million+ tourism industry in gateway communities like Livingston, Gardiner, West Yellowstone, and Cooke City, Montana near Yellowstone National Park. As a result of the new regulations, 10% of wolves killed in Montana this season have been taken in an area comprising less than 0.5% of the state. This area, known by MFWP managers as Wolf Management Units (WMU) 313 and 316, is adjacent to the northern boundary of Yellowstone National Park. Wolves being harvested are members of packs with their primary territories inside of Yellowstone National Park that temporarily leave the park boundaries to pursue prey especially during the winter season. "These were some of the most viewable wolves in the lower 48, if not the world. In terms of drawing visitors, their value cannot be overstated," says Cara McGary, owner of In Our Nature Guiding Services.
In just over two months, 100+ local businesses have come together through a group called the Wild Livelihoods Business Coalition to address these concerns. Casey Anderson, a world-renowned film maker born and raised in Montana describes the group as a think tank, not a cause: "We are a growing coalition of local businesses near Yellowstone National Park whose livelihoods depend upon wild places. We are made up of tax-paying, job-creating business owners who share common ground in our belief that keeping the Greater Yellowstone region wild is critical for the viability of our livelihoods. We represent the largest economic sector by revenue in Park County."
The Wild Livelihoods Business Coalition is calling on MFWP to overturn their decision to dramatically increase the harvest of wolves in WMUs 313 and 316. Adopted in August 2021 by five (now seven) Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks commissioners, new regulations were implemented throughout the state. The business coalition is not trying to address national or state regulations. They are focused on changes to regulations along the border of Yellowstone. Until these new regulations were passed, only two wolves could be hunted from the areas adjacent to Yellowstone's northern boundary, a sustainable trajectory for the wolves and Yellowstone wildlife viewing tourism. Now, theoretically, 82 wolves (with the potential for more) could be taken in these two WMUs. Furthermore, 10 wolves can get hunted by one person. That same person could trap 10 more.
"Some of the iconic brands of western recreation such as Chico Hot Springs, Sage Lodge, and Mountain Sky operate businesses here," notes Jeff Reed of Reedfly Farm. "Heck, the tv show Yellowstone claims to be about this place. Let's put Montana's recreational economy where it belongs on the map. I make a living on both the recreational and agricultural economies which are roughly equivalent in statewide revenue generation. I have a deep respect for many of our ranchers. They pay for the views on private land that tourists love. But here next to Yellowstone, the tourism economy, just in lodging revenue, exceeds agriculture 8 to 1. The driving factor for visitation are the wide-open spaces, clean water and diverse wildlife that co-exist both here and in Yellowstone Park. A river runs through it. But so do predators and prey, including wolves. Whether you run a gas station, lodging, restaurant or wildlife tours, trout and wolves are critical to the supply chain of Park County, Montana. Just like the 2016 fish die-off on the Yellowstone River resulted in national attention and a dramatic decrease in local business activity, the ongoing press about wolf kills on the Montana border to Yellowstone will impact tourist decisions to visit. No business in its right mind would be chipping away at its brand like we are here in Montana."
Since September 15, 2021, 19 wolves have been officially killed in Montana's WMUs 313 and 316. That's roughly 20% of the wolf population that are residents of Yellowstone and possibly up to 40% of wolves in the northern range, a hydrological and ecological area that extends north of Yellowstone. The data becomes even more telling when considering WMU 313 represents less than .5% of the entire hunting region 3, and yet accounts for 21% of all that region's wolf kills. (Statewide data may be viewed here: https://bit.ly/3rOGtFC) The reason is obvious: easy access for hunters to target wolves coming out of Yellowstone. "More importantly, it's which wolves that are killed, not simply how many that impacts the viability of wolf packs. Just like in human nuclear families, certain members play critical roles in the social cohesion of the unit, without whom things start to go awry," Ashea Mills, owner of Walking Shadow Ecology Tours of Yellowstone, states. The resident Phantom Lake Pack has lost so many members to hunting since October that Yellowstone officials now consider it "eliminated".
Technically, a wolf's region is often defined by biologists as where they den and if they spend more than 50% of their time. Most of the wolves being labelled "Yellowstone" wolves who become "Montana" wolves when they cross the northern border of Yellowstone spend more than 95% of their time in Yellowstone. Humans would revolt if they were taxed by a state if they resided 5% of their time in that state. We only mention this to put in perspective the knee-jerk argument that these wolves being shot in WMU's 313 and 316 are "Montana" wolves when they step across the border.
The group is not "anti-hunting". As Reed puts it, "The tourism and recreation economy includes hunting and fishing. We have members from both industries. Nonetheless, consumptive and non-consumptive uses need to be viewed proportionately; here, on the border to Yellowstone the one million+ tourists visiting the area annually are primarily non-consumptive users. The hunting industry, one which I participate in, needs it's own 'catch and release' moment in time. Wolves are at the heart of that issue. Hunting is not the only way to learn and gain from wildlife." Evan Stout, owner of Yellowstone Wildlife Guide Company, adds, "Ecological benefits for both hunting and agriculture can be achieved through sound wolf management here on the border of Yellowstone. Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) is on the rise in Montana, specifically in region 3 putting prized hunting of elk and deer at risk. Research shows that in areas where CWD and wolves are present, the spread is slowed by the wolves." Reed, who is a hunter and irrigator, builds on Stout's argument: "Elk are habituating to local irrigated fields in Paradise Valley, creating losses for agricultural producers. Wolves can help stir the pot...in a good way. Pushing elk around the valley creates a more balanced system for all interests...hunting, agriculture and tourism."
To acknowledge the common ground shared between the hunting (consumptive) and wildlife viewing (non-consumptive) industries, Casey Anderson explains that the coalition is "staying local. This is a local issue; everyone else wants to make it a political and national issue. Our local business coalition's position is not to tell other parts of the state or country how to treat wolves. But, here on the border of Yellowstone, where recreational tourism is the dominant economy and, consequently, locals with different economic interests had worked out a co-existence strategy with the wolves, we expect a seat at the table discussing what it means to make a living in Montana. With this decision, the state of Montana is doing the opposite of supporting local jobs and the economy." Coupled with that reality, according to Reed, "...the last thing the ranching community in Paradise Valley needs is a re-listing of wolves by the federal government, which is what this change to wolf quotas in WMU's 313 and 316 might incite."
The coalition is not just "about the money" as is stated on their website: We seek to perpetuate what is good and improve what could be better for our community, our landscapes, our wildlife and our future. That's their long-term business strategy. But in the short-term they are laser-focused on the immediate economic threat created by the appointees of the MFWP commission. As Cara McGary, who leads wolf viewing tours, notes, "The new wolf hunting regulations have reduced the number of wolves and our opportunities to view them on the northern range. This will have a big impact on my business and other guide companies as well." Nathan Varley, another member of the coalition and life-long resident of the area states, "The state hasn't responded to my pleas so far, except to remind me that when wolves leave Yellowstone they can be killed but they seem to be missing the point. The damage being done is to Montanans—our income, our livelihoods, and ultimately our reputation as stewards of a world-renowned resource."
The Wild Livelihoods Business Coalition continues to reach out to the Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks commissioners asking them to reinstate the two-wolf quota for wolves in WMUs 313 and 316. Two of the commissioners have responded. The coalition will continue to follow the legal process of engaging with FWP. For more info on their position, see https://www.wildlivelihoods.com/wolf-quotas.
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"Being one with nature seems like an aspiration. It isn't, because we already are." - Doug Chadwick


Has Adele secretly married her partner Simon Konecki on Christmas Day?
Adele has caused major rumours that she's secretly married her partner Simon Konecki on Christmas Day.
Adele has recently finished her world tour of 2016, rumours have been fuelled by the Hello singer after she was seen with a gold wedding band on her ring finger.
Adele who was seen yesterday in Beverly Hills was spotted with a ring on her ring finger.
Adele got engaged in October.
The singer and her partner (or possibly Husband) Simon have a four-year-old son Angelo together.
Adele has recently announced London, Wembley tour dates for June and July 2017 – They sold out in hours.


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'Get Real' Dir - Simon Shore. 1997
During my graduation year in 1997, I was finishing up my degree at Southampton Institute (now Southampton Solent University). Near the end of that time, one of the course leaders gave me the contact details of someone in 'Graphite Films', who were going to make a small British film called 'Get Real'. So I contacted them and got invited down for an interview with the Director of Photography, Alan Almond.
Well it hadn't been that long since I had finished shooting 'Bus Stop', so all the trials and tribulations involved in that shoot (and it's editing and completion) were all still very clear in my mind and so I discussed at length with him, my love of film and my love of filming. I discussed with him the difficulties I had experienced on the shoot, - for example, do professionals ever actually adjust exposure on the fly during a shot?
After our chat, he immediately offered me the chance to work on the film in the camera department. My official capacity was to perform the 'Video Assist' work. He asked me if I could come down to Shepperton Studios in London and perform some camera tests prior to actual filming. I had just completed four years at university and had absolutely no money whatsoever. The £1.5 million production could afford to pay me £200.00 for the entire shoot - obviously I leapt at the chance!
Principal photography took place over 43 days, starting on Sunday 17th August and concluding on Saturday 27th September 1997.
Get Real - One of the official poster designs
On the credits I am listed as a camera trainee and I was very very focused (excuse the pun) during the first few days. I was responsible for recording every take and having it ready for the Director to review if required. This entailed connecting the monitor up to the camera and recording everything on Hi-8 I think it was. For the first few days I meticulously recorded every take and noted it down along with counter lengths and descriptions on the tape inlays. But this took a lot of time and effort and I was far too interested in getting more involved in the meatier aspects of filmmaking.
Firstly, I became a cable fiend. That is, I would ensure every cable everywhere was taped down and securely in place so no-one could trip over anything. I put down actor's marks, helped with focusing with the focus puller (John Bremer) and slowly my role expanded as I kept on doing more and more. Consequently, recording the takes became something of a thorn in my side. I would often just quickly hit 'record' on whilst I got on with other stuff. (Eventually I would ask many other people to hit record as I was far too busy.)
Me with the camera team, unloading the camera truck
One aspect I did find challenging was performing the slates - either front or end boards. It takes practise and knowledge to know where to position the slate so that the camera operator can view it easily. This is dependent on the available light, the configuration of the set and most crucially, the lens that is currently being used on the camera
I would definitely say that Clapper/Loading is a very underrated and little-understood film profession. Most clapper/loaders try and progress up the 'camera' ladder and move on firstly to being Focus Pullers and then Camera Operators and then finally Directors of Photography.
For me though, I would have happily stopped at being a 'Camera Operator'. It's great fun! Alan Almond, the DOP allowed me to sit on the dolly and/or play with the camera whenever I wanted (even in between takes). So I used to sit on the dolly with the camera and practise moving it. I spent hours doing this.
Me using a pan bar being with an Arriflex 16BL camera
Prior to principal photography taking place, I spent several days at London's Shepperton Studios conducting camera tests and checking out the equipment and lenses etc.
During that time, I thoroughly immersed myself in learning about the cameras we were going to use. I spent a lot time understanding the various components of the dolly and how all of the camera batteries worked. (The batteries were huge, heavy metal cubes.)
During this pre-shoot period at Shepperton Studios, Stephen Hopkins was shooting 'Lost in Space', so I managed to see some of the cool sets they had built. I also recall seeing a 'zorb' in the exterior water tank which they were using for a sequence for 'The Avengers', starring Uma Thurman and Ralph Fiennes. It was a great thrill for newly graduated film student to be around all of this film paraphernalia!
Ben rehearsing a scene
In the image above, you can see the monitor that I've set up. It's linked via a cable to the Moviecam camera that's on the dolly. This scene was shot in Basingstoke town centre. Ben is practising his scene before we actually roll the camera.
After a few days, I was being a full blown Clapper/Loader. (Alongside the 'official' one - Damon Randall). It's a great job I think. One in which you need to be on your toes constantly. I had pens, gaffer tape, tape measures, penknives, Selvytes, all tied to my belt and you spend a lot of time leaping around sets and performing all manner of tasks.
You are also first to arrive and the last person to leave, because unfortunately you are handcuffed to everything related to the film stock and camera. Everything has to be meticulously looked after and put away and then there's the neg reports to fill out...(By the way, click here to find out what a Selvyte is. - Oooo, the suspense!)
The 'Moviecam' camera mounted on the Arrihead
Most amateurs who have a hand in filmmaking, will use a standard tripod with a 'pan bar'. That is, just a straight handle that protrudes out, which allows the operator to move the camera and point it in the direction they want. However, for professional filmmaking, that sort of configuration generally just isn't precise enough.
So the industry uses what's called an 'Arrihead' and it consists of a heavy, geared, mounting mechanism that you can mount heavy film cameras onto. It has two little 'wheels' that the operator uses to pan/tilt the camera in a controlled, smooth way. Click here to see a close-up picture of an Arrihead.
The image above shows a better close up of the Moviecam camera we used and the Arrihead mounted on the dolly. Only one of the control wheels is visible. On the left you can see me using a 'pan bar' on the 16mm film camera we used on Bus Stop. These are 'okay', but they can't match the level of control and precision that an Arrihead provides.
The weight and smoothness of an Arrihead's movement is glorious. And because it's geared, you can control how much the camera moves on each individual wheel turn. Despite this, I can tell you that one advantage a pan bar does have, is that it's much easier to use, and far more intuitive.
Learning to control an Arrihead takes a lot of practise and patience, especially when moving the camera lens diagonally. Watching Alan Almond use it was amazing. Especially when he was filming a close-up shot of a character who is moving and then sits down or something. It's so difficult to do well!
My most fun day that I can remember on Get Real was when we shot the assembly sequence near the end of the film (where Steven 'comes out'). I did all the clapper/loader work that day and we had a multi-camera setup for that sequence that took multiple takes. I remember running around like a lunatic, getting 'end boards' etc. With hundreds of extras too - all very exciting!
I tried to nab one of the slates that we used in the film after shooting wrapped. We used acrylic slates on Get Real that we in three different sizes. But I think Simon Shore (the Director) took the big one (who can blame him), Alan Almond the D.O.P took the mid-sized one and I think Damien (the main Clapper/Loader) took the small one. Damnitt! I tried....
Ben and I towards the end of the shoot
Me, Ben and Rowena
In total, we shot 476 slates on Get Real and consumed 246 rolls of film. The very last shot was filmed in Elstree Studios and I 'boomed' the mic on it. (It was to record the sound of two coke cans being opened!)
A short time after shooting wrapped and we all disbanded, Pat Carr rang me up and asked me if I wanted to go to Morocco to work on a film called 'The Mummy'. I had even less money now and had just started a job at American Express Bank, so I thanked her and turned her down. Fifteen years later, I'm still working in the same job! After all, Morocco isn't Basingstoke!...
Official Postcards
Five official Get Real 'behind the scenes' postcards were produced to help market the film. I've scanned them all and provided them below. (Click for full size). They were all shot at Foyle Park in Basingstoke. It was here that we used a house that that was to be Steven's parent's home in the film.
I can see the slate in this shot!
Filming outside Steven's House
Dolly tracks laid out for a tracking shot
Me (check shirt) with the sound trolley
Some of the sparks
Shooting the bedroom scene.
This important scene was filmed on a small set built at Millennium Studios in Borehamwood. Click an image to view full size.
Ben emerges from the 'bedroom'
House painting positioned outside Steven's bedroom 'window'
Simon Shore (middle) evaluates the set
Pat Carr chats to sound recordist Bill Dodkin
The bedroom set was small and closed off to everyone except the camera team when filming. But being with the camera, I was sat right underneath the camera, facing Ben and Brad as they went through their emotional dialogue.
In the image 2nd from left above, you can see a background painting. You may think that it would not create a very effective illusion, but it works really well. When viewed through 'Steven's' window, it really does look like a distant house.
The final image above on the right shows Pat Carr chatting with the sound recordist Bill Dodkin. Pat was a force of nature and to me is a one-woman British film industry, flag waving guru! Amazingly she worked on all three original Star Wars films (stretching back to 1976), all three original Indiana Jones films and many others including the original Superman film, Alien3 and Who Framed Roger Rabbit - all of which were shot in the UK! Needless to say she had a lot of experience and was a no-nonsense 'get things done' kind of a woman! (I think that comes across in the picture!)
Shooting the toilet cubicles scene
The interior of the toilet cubicles was filmed on a small set built at Millennium Studios. I managed to get a couple of photos in between shots.
Ben relaxes on the toilet!
Birds eye view of this small set
Click for full-size images.
Right at the beginning of 'Get Real', the character of Steven Carter is hanging around some toilets, trying to pick up a man. The exterior of these toilets was shot in The War Memorial Park in Basingstoke. The building was real but disused and was actually sealed shut. (Hence when the actors walk into the loos on the exterior shot, they actually went about 2 feet into the shadows and stopped at a wall.)
Shooting Schedule
Below is the complete shooting schedule for Get Real.
Negative Report Sheet
Damon attempts to fill out the neg report sheet
Neg report sheet, 1997 style
The bane of a Clapper/Loader's day: Filling out the neg report sheet that goes off to the lab. (Click for full size). It's an incredibly important document and one which Damon always struggled with; I was always helping him out. I think he finally got it right on the last day of filming!
Random Photographs from the shoot
More random shots that I took during the shoot:
Ben practising a scene in the town centre
Brad between takes. I think he's talking to 'Tammy' who was a trainee make-up artist
Playing on Bill's sound trolley with Susannah Long, the on-set nurse!
Director Simon Shore during the night shoot at Sorrell Copse in Basingstoke
Some of the camera boxes and batteries!
Ben about to grab a cuppa!
The Grip, DOP and Focus Puller ready for action!
Photos from the Wrap Party
I took these on the extremely drunken night that was the wrap party. I can't remember much.
Patrick Nielson who played 'Mark'
Tim Harris, Kate McEnery and Brad Gorton
Susannah, Ben and Row
Me with Bill Dodkin and Damien Randall
The end of a great 43 days!
Call Sheets and Random Documents
Below are documents and hand-outs that were used in the film and I have scanned various things and put them below. Click on each for the full sized image.
A collection of Call Sheets
Call Sheet 9 - p1
Extension Letter
Here is the letter I got informing me that I would be staying on for an extra week to shoot at the Millennium Studios. This was great news - because I was put up in a B&B and therefore didn't have to commute to and from set for several hours each day!
A week in a B&B!
Get Real Screening 27th September 2015
On Sunday 27th September 2015, 'Get Real' was screened at the 'Prince of Wales' cinema in London. Interestingly, it was 18 years to the day that we wrapped principal photography back in 1997. For me, it was also the first time I had seen the film 'on the big screen' since we had the cast and crew screening at the British Film Institute in London, back in 1998.
The screening was sold out and after the performance, a Q&A took place with Patrick Wilde (writer), Simon Shore (director) and Ben Silverstone (lead actor). From a personal point of view, it was awesome to see Ben and some of the gang for the first time in 18 years.
After the Q&A, we all wandered down to the 'Retro' pub in London and had a good catch up and a few drinks. Below are some of the photos I took from the evening.
Myself and Ben. 18 Years Later!
Myself with producer Stephen Taylor and director Simon Shore
Get Real group...including writer Patrick Wilde
Myself and Stacy Hart, who played Jessica
Myself with Ben and Stacy
Simon & Ben
It was a great evening!
The story of 'Get Real' is not yet complete...


ATLANTA (August 13) — Georgia Tech has senior Heisman Trophy candidate Joe Hamilton (Alvin, S.C.) at quarterback for the 1999 season, but the depth of the position should be improved as the Yellow Jackets' two freshmen signal callers, Brian Camp (Dublin, Ohio) and Andy Hall (Cheraw, S.C.), have performed well through the first three practices.
Other than Hamilton, Godsey is the only Tech quarterback with game experience. The 6-2, 209-pounder saw action in six games last fall and completed eight of 19 passes for 89 yards.
Among the two true freshmen, the 6-0, 216-pound Camp, the Gatorade Player of the Year in Ohio, has the edge in experience because he enrolled in school last March and participated in spring drills with the Rambling Wreck. Hall, 6-2, 190, was rated the No. 9 prospect in South Carolina by SuperPrep.
"Both freshmen quarterbacks strong arms," said O'Leary, whose 11th-ranked Yellow Jackets open the season Sept. 4 at Navy.
Tech's quarterbacks throw to a receiving corps led by junior split end Dez White (Orange Park, Fla.), a Biletnikoff Award candidate who caught more than 30 percent of Tech's pass completions last fall as he set a school record with 973 yards receiving on 46 catches, nine of them for touchdowns.
After White, the position is talented but inexperienced. The players expected to carry the rest of the loadredshirt freshman Kerry Watkins, sophomore Kelly Campbell (Atlanta, Ga.) and juniors Jon Muyres (Stone Mountain, Ga.) and Brett Basquin (LaBelle, Fla.)have just 13 career receptions between them.
"What I see us doing is hanging on to balls that are near, which is the key to being a good receiver," said O'Leary. "Not every pass is going to be perfect, but they're making some tough catches. They're following the flight of the ball and showing good concentration.


Establishment of Japan Airlines Co., Ltd., capital 100 million yen.
Unveiling and invitation flight with DC-3 Kinsei-go (leased from Philippine Airlines).
Designed by Minoru Kadota. The tight skirt made it difficult to step up onto the boarding ramp and was thus used only for a short period of time before the design was changed.
First group of 15 female flight attendants joined the company.
Commemorative photograph in front of a DC-3.
Designed by Minoru Kadota.JAL's first winter uniform.
Japan's first private domestic airline in the postwar period.
Operation began at Japan's first private domestic airline in the postwar period (Martin 202).
Air force blue (winter uniform).
Designed by Minoru Kadota.Doing away with the collar gave this final version of the first generation uniform a sleeker, cleaner style.
In-flight service on a DC-4.
Aircraft cabins were not pressurized and did not have air conditioning. Electric fans were installed during summer.
Launch of freighter flights (DC-4).
Designed by Mohei Ito. Uniform revised with the launch of international service. A striking dark blue uniform with white accents.
First uniform for international flights and a DC7C.
Revised uniform with the launch of international service in 1954. The DC7C was introduced at the end of 1957 and was the last propeller aircraft.
Designed by Mohei Ito. Uniform revised when the first jet, the DC-8, entered service. The hat initially resembled a milkman's hat, but was changed to a cylindrical shape in 1962.
Began service to New York.
The first DC-8 departed to New York. Initially, JAL operated two round trips per week. The flight passed through Honolulu and San Francisco.
Changed to cylindrical shaped hat in 1962.
Designed by Hanae Mori. Uniform revised with the launch of round-the-world service. Vibrant sky blue color. Launch of round-the-world service.
JAL announced new uniforms at the party commemorating the departure of the first westward round-the-world flight.
Designed by Hanae Mori. Uniform revised along with the introduction of jumbo jets. The one-piece miniskirt caused a stir.
New uniform with the introduction of jumbo jets.
The adoption of a one-piece miniskirt to match current trends was the talk of the town.
Dark blue with red belt.
Designed by Hanae Mori. Featured a striped, long-sleeve body shirt.
Opening of New Tokyo International Airport (Narita).
Dark blue, short-sleeve one piece with either red or blue striped long-sleeve shirt.
Ground crew uniforms designed by Junko Shimada. For cabin crew uniforms, JAL accepted design proposals from the public, and from a total of 7,830 proposals, the grand prize design was awarded to Shigenobu Motoi.
JAL hired 113 non-Japanese flight attendants.
JAL hired 70 English, 22 German, and 21 Singaporean flight attendants.
Dark blue military style suit.
Designed by Yoshie Inaba. Based on the concepts of "approachable," "unified beauty," and "elegance." Uniforms with Reso'cha design.
Uniforms for Super Resort Express (Reso'cha). Cockpit crew uniforms were also revised after 26 years.
Navy blue single suit (general crew).
Beige double suit (senior cabin attendant).
Single suite jacket with two gold buttons. JAL brand color "red" used on collar and flared pleated back with Tsuru (crane) motif. One piece dress. Belt with Tsuru (crane) logo. Apron discontinued. White jacket for Senior Cabin Attendants. Scarf varies depending on title and company. Designed by Keita Maruyama.


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Why I Love Country Music
Published on March 13, 2009 in By Maria, Love & Family, Maria Recommends, Music
I am a latecomer to the country music scene. I grew up on progressive radio and worked my way through all the alternative and pop scenes—always keeping an edge and never going straight into the mainstream. I was milk-fed on Jackson Browne (and he will always feel like home to me). But I bought the very first U2 album and Madonna's first as well, staunchly defending her from ridiculers (although I think I'm on Guy Ritchie's side now); I was an early Coldplay adopter. And I have seen all of these performers in concert at least once. I was always looking for something interesting and new, but somehow I got the message that country music was something to be looked down on and avoided at all costs.
Then sometime around 2004 I got an XM satellite radio, and I kept finding my way to the country stations. I remember the first time I heard Kenny Chesney sing "There Goes My Life." I could barely drive with all the tears falling down. I had my first baby at 20, and I felt like I could have written that song. Kenny Chesney has been the top-selling concert tour for a few years in a row now, but I first saw him on the upswing at the Allentown Fair, and let me tell you, it was totally awesome. My husband the skeptic (his all-time favorite is Elvis Costello) was surprised by the audience. It was young, it was hot, it was old, it was parents and little kids, it was mostly white (but so was every Elvis Costello concert I've been to).
It wasn't just the sad country songs that got me, but the funny ones as well. One of my favorites is Chris Cagle's "What Kinda Gone." "There's gone for good and there's good and gone/There's gone with a long before it/I wish she'd been just a little more clear/There's gone for the day and gone for the night and gone for the rest of your doggone life…I mean what kind of gone are we talking about here?"
Then there is Keith Urban. Sigh. I saw him in person once in the lobby at the Mandarin Oriental in Manhattan, and it was the closest I have ever come to screaming hysterically when I saw a celebrity. And for God's sakes, I'm over 40 years old. Of all the concerts I have ever seen in my long life, his recent show at Madison Square Garden easily makes it to the top end of my top five all-time best.
The more I listen, the more I like. I like old and new Dixie Chicks and Toby Keith. I guess I was surprised to realize that there was NEW music out there for people who are kind of grown up. It's music for people who have kids and marriages that are sometimes great and sometimes not as great—people who have long lost memories and some regrets. Although my kids really like country music, too. Most of all, it's for people who really love life and aren't cynical about it. Country music and its performers are outsiders like me. But the outside is a very, very large place, and it's where the sunshine and fresh air is.
I think I'll stay out here. You are welcome to join us! (No shoes required.)
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Jean Nick March 19, 2009 at 8:27 am #
Many years ago I worked with a guy who had gone to high school with Madonna. He said said was a pretty normal teen who wasn't much noticed. Too much pressure to conform early in life perhaps? I let my kids get non-conforming out of their systems early and now they are pretty normal adults — of course they might have been anyway, but I like to think letting kids experiment in non-harmful ways (hair dying was a big one in our house) is a good parenting practice.
Zibby M March 21, 2009 at 12:39 am #
I, too, am a late comer to Country. There was a time shortly after 9/11 that my son was driving my truck. He kept leaving the radio on a country station. I heard "Where Eagles Fly" and I was hooked. The Kenny Chesney songs that make me cry are "The Good Stuff" and the one about doing things differently – that one basically because my oldest son was graduating from boot camp at the time it came out.
Sahoni April 30, 2009 at 1:54 pm #
k.d. lang is one of the most talented singers EVER. I agree with
some who have said her album "Absolute Torch and Twang" is the
best Western album ever made. Consummate singer still today
and Pullin' Back The Reins still takes my breath away. Aloha.
Meade February 20, 2011 at 10:44 pm #
I love Country Music too! Its possibly my favorite genre. Ironically, I do not care for Johnny Cash- the token singer every non-country fan likes. I do like most country, though. I prefer whats not on the radio, however. I think that older Country Music is much better, as well as Alternative and Folk.
AlbinoBanana93 August 17, 2012 at 2:50 pm #
I love country music too! It's SOOOOO awesome! It's my absolute favorite kind of music! No other music genre has ever made me laugh, cry, or think as much as country music has, nor can I relate to any other music genre as much as I can relate to country. While haters think that country music is all about being a drunk, depressed cowboy, the truth is, it's all about the things in life that really matter: family, God, love, friendship, and standing up for what's right no matter the cost. Country music is real music about real life, which is something that most pop singers these days don't provide. I'm so glad that I grew up listening to such a great genre of music, and I'm so glad that I still listen to it and love it today.
Country music rocks! 😀


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Frank Huntington Beebe Fund for Musicians.
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Fine Arts Work Center in Province Town, Inc.
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Mortgages Barely Move in Fragile Economy
By Polyana da Costa Published April 15, 2011 Reuters
Signs of a still-fragile economy and concerns over the nuclear crisis in Japan led to a jittery stock market, leaving fixed-rate mortgages almost unchanged and pushing down on adjustables.Mortgage rates for April 13, 2011
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The benchmark 30-year fixed-rate mortgage fell 1 basis point this week to 5.07%, according to the Bankrate.com national survey of large lenders. A basis point is one-hundredth of 1 percentage point. The mortgages in this week's survey had an average total of 0.4 discount and origination points. One year ago, the mortgage index was 5.21%; four weeks ago, it was 4.91%.
The benchmark 15-year fixed-rate mortgage rose 1 basis point, to 4.28%. The benchmark 5/1 adjustable-rate mortgage fell 4 basis points, to 3.83%.
Steady rates are a reprieve for borrowers who had watched rates climb for three consecutive weeks, but it will be short-lived, say some mortgage experts.
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"They never fall and stay low," says Nancy Gardner, chief executive officer of CMC Finance in La Jolla, Calif.
Gardner expected fixed rates to decline this week, in part because of a decline in the stock market.
"When the stock market starts to dip, money will go into a safe haven of bonds and that will drive interest rates down," she says.
It's all about supply and demand, she says. Stocks and bonds compete for investors' money. When stocks start to decline in value, investors get nervous and seek safer investments such as Treasury bonds.
As demand for Treasury bonds increases so does the price of those bonds, resulting in lower yields, or lower returns for investors. Mortgage interest rates normally follow Treasury yields. When yields fall, so do mortgage rates. Of course, like everything else in the complex world of mortgages, there are exceptions to the rule as there are times when yields fall and rates rise.Japan's nuclear crisis
Analysts blame the dip in the stock market, in part, on Japan's crisis.
On Tuesday, Japan's nuclear safety agency upgraded the severity of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear complex incident to 7, the highest level on the scale, putting it on par with the 1986 Chernobyl disaster. The nuclear threat, topped with earthquake aftershocks, injected more fear into the investment world this week.
The market also received clear signs that the economy is still frail, and there is only so much consumers can take when it comes to rising living costs and energy prices.
Amid the recent spikes in oil prices, demand for oil has decreased, pushing oil prices a bit lower. Crude oil declined about 6% in the last few days, reaching $106.44 per barrel Wednesday morning. That's slightly good news for consumers but still high, considering oil was near $85 per barrel in mid-February.
To make investors even more nervous, on Monday, the International Monetary Fund lowered its projection for economic growth in the United States this year.
The economic and global uncertainties are expected to help keep rates low, says Bob Moulton, president of Americana Mortgage in Manhasset, N.Y.
"I don't expect much of a change anytime soon," Moulton says.
But Cameron Findlay, LendingTree's chief economist, says it's just a matter of time before rates rise again.
"Yes, there is continued pressure on rates, but they have reached bottom," Findlay says. "What's happening in the debt market, the events in Japan and Libya have been helping drive rates lower ... but today's events will be short-lived, and we are going to continue to see progressively higher rates."