AURA is the only one municipal theatre of contemporary dance in Lithuania and one of a very few companies of contemporary dance in Lithuania that shows the skills of the professional dance. Artistic director Birute Letukaite and the dancers of the company dedicate themselves to modern dance and its traditions, which are tightly associated with such outstanding figures as pioneers of expressive dance in Lithuania Danute Nasvytyte and her follower was a student of Kira Daujotaite in the Dance Company "Sonata". Birute Letukaite spent ten years in the company where she learned the skills of expressive dance.
1980 – B. Letukaite established a company of modern dance.
1989 – The first time the International Dance festival was organized. In 2011. the festival was renamed the AURA Dance Festival. The festival born in Kaunas has become the town's meaningful tradition that encourages popularity of contemporary dance and enriches cultural life of Lithuania. Introducing the newest trends in contemporary dance and inviting to accept challenges this festival is educating the audiences and develops the understanding of contemporary dance. By inviting more and more established masters of dance from different foreign countries, the festival strengthens the image of Lithuania abroad and it develops intercultural exchanges. More information is available at www.dancefestival.lt.
1995 – The municipality officially acknowledged AURA Dance Theatre.
AURA took part in various international events, represented Lithuania's modern dance in 27 foreign countries (Austria, Great Britain, Greece, Canada, France, Russia, Finland, Sweden, Germany etc.), performed at more than 162 festivals.
AURA has about 50 city, national and international awards, also received excellent feedback from both domestic and foreign press. In 2006 Birute Letukaite was awarded the Golden Stage Cross for the choreography of performance "Aseptic Zone or Lithuanian Songs" and in 2008 she became a government cultural and artistic prize winner. 2013 Birute Letukaite has got the second Golden Stage Cross for the significant input to the contemporary Lithuanian dance art and Kaunas city Culture and Art award.


Last month brought a dramatic change of scenery for Airbus engineer Xavier Pol, who relocated from the company's St. Martin campus in Toulouse, France all the way to the Atlantic island of Bermuda – where he is now furthering the Airbus innovation partnership with ORACLE TEAM USA as the sailing team prepares to defend its title in the 2017 America's Cup competition.
ORACLE TEAM USA has claimed victory at the last two America's Cup competitions (in 2010 and 2013), and will attempt a "three-peat" during the 2017 edition – which will be held in Bermuda in June of 2017.
As the team's Official Innovation Partner, Airbus is sharing the know-how of its experts in areas that include aerodynamics, instrumentation, simulation, composites, structures, hydraulics and data analysis. In parallel, Airbus benefits from the innovative approach of a world leader in sailing technology in their quest to retain the America's Cup. "The Cup" is arguably one of the most difficult trophies to win in the world of sport – and the oldest sports trophy of the modern era (dating back to 1851).
While he is with ORACLE TEAM USA in Bermuda, Pol will utilise his modelling and simulation expertise to help their boats "fly" across the water – with foils, elevators and rudders that act like aircraft control surfaces.


How to Begin Saving Money?
I love investments and I consider myself lucky to find pleasure in it.
It's funny when my boyfriend Robin tries to make heads or tails of all the "financial stuff" I talk about. But at least I know he's a good listener. The other day he asked me about investment opportunities and how to save to invest.
Unfortunately, the Millennial or Generation Y (Robin and I are contemporaries) framework of spending behaviour leads us down a path of over consuming and spending money that didn't exist.
So, to spend less we need to change our life-style from consumers to…. something else. We need to change our routines and habits, and that's the difficult part.
The most over-consumed products for young professionals living in cities are clothing and restaurant food (Read more about other most popular spending accounts here). So, changing our life-style and spending habits means buying less of both.
But, be prepared to feel a strong sense of emptiness. The power of spending is strong and when it disappears, desolation takes over. Get creative and fill that void with something that has no financial cost—and save!
Make a plan! Without one, you will be lost and fail. Know exactly how much you can survive on. Obviously you need to pay your rent, telephone and transportation costs. You need to eat too, but I guarantee your food and eating out account account can be adjusted. Read more about spending habits in change. And put plan into action!
Pay yourself first! On payday, before paying your bills, transfer what you can afford to a separate account, at a separate bank and forget that you have that account until next payday when you make another deposit. Make this transaction to be automatically every month.
Do not forget to have fun! Make a list of the thing you love to do. You will be amazed at how many things you enjoy doing which require no cash. Here is a list of how you can spend a great weekend, not spending that much amount of money and feeling happy.
I guarantee you an interesting and exciting experience. Sometimes the ability to get whatever we want distorts the real value of things.
Diet and investing are both simple, but neither easy!
So I wonder how much per month shall I save? And how long shall I save until I can invest? Can I start invest from month one? Or how many months should I wait?
It all depends on how much you own per month and how much you want to save. What it your aim. There are a lot of theories and books about that – it might be the whole article just about that! So I will write one soon and send you a link.
You're exactly right! Planning and discipline are the only way to save money! Thanks for your post!
Do you have any personal tips about time management?
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Troy Davis' Unconvincing Case for Actual Innocence
Troy Davis very probably shot and killed Mark MacPhail, a Savannah, Ga., police officer, in the early morning hours of Aug. 19, 1989, as MacPhail went to the aid of a homeless man being assaulted by Davis and two friends.
That is the conclusion a dispassionate reader is quite likely to reach after reading the 172-page opinion by U.S. District Court Judge William T. Moore Jr. rejecting Davis's claim of actual innocence of the murder for which he was convicted 20 years earlier.
Davis's actual-innocence claim drew nationwide attention and many thoughtful supporters during a long legal battle that ended with his execution by lethal injection late Wednesday evening [Sept. 21]. Now, many critics and opponents of capital punishment are hoping Davis's case will get Americans to take a new look at the doubts about the way the death penalty is administered in the United States.
Those doubts are familiar and well grounded. The death penalty is arbitrarily imposed, typically on the poor and virtually always on defendants with less than fully adequate legal representation. And there is the possibility that a wrongful conviction will lead to the execution of an innocent person.
Davis's case, however, adds little to most of these arguments, including the actual-innocence issue. The killing of a police officer — MacPhail was in uniform, moonlighting as a security guard — is one "special circumstance" that death penalty states use to define capital murder. The four-day trial and two-hour deliberation by a racially mixed jury were quicker, and the Georgia Supreme Court's decision affirming the conviction and sentence shorter, than typical in other states. But no patent unfairness or constitutional error leaps out from the account of the trial and state appeal.
Beginning in 1994, Davis and a succession of post-conviction lawyers waged a habeas corpus battle in state and then in federal court to gain a new trial by proving his innocence through newly gathered evidence. Two appellate courts, the Georgia Supreme Court and the Eleventh U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, denied Davis a full hearing on the new evidence. When Davis filed an original habeas corpus petition with the U.S. Supreme Court, however, the justices took the extraordinary step of transferring the case to a federal district court judge for a full hearing. Dissenting, Justice Antonin Scalia said the court had done no such thing in the past 50 years.
Moore was a Jimmy Carter-appointed U.S. attorney for four years before being appointed to the federal bench in 1994 by another Democratic president, Bill Clinton. He presided over a two-day hearing on Davis's new evidence in June 2010. He gave Davis two favorable rulings on unsettled legal issues. First, Moore held squarely that the Constitution bars the execution of someone who can make a clear and convincing demonstration of actual innocence. Second, Moore held that a federal habeas court can re-evaluate an actual-innocence claim already considered by a state court.
After carefully laying out the new evidence, however, Moore rejected it as "largely smoke and mirrors." The supposed recantations by seven witnesses were "largely not credible or lacking in probative value," he wrote in the opinion filed two months after the hearing. "The vast majority" of trial evidence, Moore said, "remains intact."
To be clear, Davis — age 21 at the time and known by the street name "Rough as Hell" — acknowledged on the stand being one of three men involved in the beating that MacPhail moved to break up. The only issue at trial was whether Davis or his friend, Sylvester "Red" Coles, shot and killed MacPhail as they fled the scene. The witnesses' accounts pointed to Davis, not Coles, based in part on the clothes each was wearing.
The accounts of the witnesses' identifications and statements do not indicate suggestive procedures used by police. The victim of the beating, Larry Young, could not – and did not -- identify Davis as his assailant. The witnesses who did identify Davis as the shooter appear to have testified at trial without embellishing their accounts with newfound certainty. And the prosecution also had evidence of a statement Davis allegedly made to a friend that day confessing that he had shot MacPhail because the officer had seen his face and could identify him later.
The recantations that Davis's supporters emphasized in the days before the execution crumble under Moore's examination. Of the seven witnesses, two did not actually say that they had lied in court. Two who had submitted affidavits, including Young, were not called as witnesses at the hearing. And two others Moore found simply unbelievable, including the friend who tried to retract his account of Davis's confession. Moore accepted only one recantation: the jailhouse snitch who claimed that Davis confessed to the shooting. But Moore said the trial testimony was clearly fabricated — in effect, unlikely to have been a factor in the jury's verdict.
Jurors are told that a conviction requires proof beyond a reasonable doubt, but not beyond any doubt whatsoever. On that standard, the jury's verdict appears valid, and Moore appears on solid ground in finding the new evidence insufficient to conclude that no rational juror would have convicted Davis with all the information available.
Supporters of capital punishment believe that standard is good enough for administering the ultimate sanction, even at the risk that some concede of executing an innocent person. Some number of innocent people have surely been executed in the United States. But Troy Davis is probably not one of them.
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House Lawyers Are Camera-Shy in DOMA Case
House Republicans could not get to the microphones and e-mail blasts fast enough after the Obama administration announced in February that it would no longer defend the constitutionality of the federal Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA). House Speaker John Boehner denounced the move as "pandering" and immediately raised the possibility of the House intervening in litigation to defend the 1996 law, which denies federal benefits to same-sex couples.
Boehner made good on his plan by winning party-line approval for the House Bipartisan Legal Advisory Group to intervene in suits challenging DOMA, including one in California by a federal court employee seeking health coverage for her legally married wife equal to that available to married opposite-sex couples. But the House's legal team apparently is less eager than Boehner was in February to call attention to its defense of the law.
In a Sept. 9 filing, House general counsel Kerry Kircher put the kibosh on video recording the next hearing in the case, scheduled for Oct. 21 before U.S. District Court Judge Jeffrey S. White in San Francisco. "Intervenor-Defendant the Bipartisan Legal Advisory Group of the U.S. House of Representatives respectfully advises that it prefers not to participate in this district's pilot project permitting video recording of courtroom proceedings," Kircher wrote in a two-sentence memorandum, posted here on the web site of the gay publication Metro Weekly. "Accordingly Intervenor-Defendant declines to consent."
The move drew immediate criticism from House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi as well as the gay rights group representing Karen Golinski in the case, Golinski v. U.S. Office of Personnel Management, 3:10-cv-0257-JSW. "It is outrageous that the leadership of the U.S. House of Representatives wants to shroud in secrecy their use of tax dollars to try to defend discrimination," Tara Borelli, a staff lawyer with Lambda Legal, said in a prepared statement.
Pelosi, a Democrat from San Francisco, was not informed of the House move in advance, according to her spokesman, Drew Hammill. "Leader Pelosi strongly supports transparency," Hammill told Metro Weekly, "but this decision by Speaker Boehner is not a surprise since his defense of the indefensible 'Defense of Marriage' Act does not have the facts or the law on its side." Boehner's office did not respond to a request for comment, the newspaper said.
The move reflects not only on the House Republican leadership but also on the federal judiciary for its tentative move toward opening the courts to 21st-century style coverage of proceedings. Judge White opened the issue because his is one of the courts participating in a pilot program for camera coverage authorized by the U.S. Judicial Conference in September 2010.
Open-access advocates applauded the decision, but with one hand behind their back because of its many limitations. The pilot project was to extend only to courts whose judges volunteered to participate. It would apply only to civil cases; a federal statute bars either audio or video coverage of criminal trials and hearings. And even civil cases could be recorded, broadcast, or streamed only if all parties to the case agreed.
The dual-consent requirement was presumably intended to protect the privacy of private civil litigants. The government's interest — or in this case the House of Representatives' interest — in limiting the public's opportunity to see or hear a proceeding challenging a federal law is hard, if not impossible, to discern.
The various limitations in the pilot project appear to have been essential, however, to winning approval from the Judicial Conference, the federal judiciary's policymaking arm. The federal courts had conducted a pilot project for broadcast coverage of appellate proceedings in the early 1990s. The Federal Judicial Center, the conference's research arm, officially pronounced the experiment a success, but the conference let it die in 1996.
The impetus for the new experiment came in part from Congress, which over the years indicated increasing interest in legislation to mandate radio or TV coverage of federal courts. Judge John Tunheim, a federal judge in Minneapolis who formerly headed the conference's committee on court administration and management, told me earlier this year that he had worked with others in drafting rules for broadcast coverage just in case Congress acted.
A second push for action came from the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, which gave a green light to plans for Internet streaming of the federal court trial in early 2010 of the challenge to California's anti-gay marriage Proposition 8. The Supreme Court squelched that plan, however, by ruling that Judge Vaughn Walker had not followed proper procedure in amending local court rules to permit the plan.
Federal judges in California have also been prime movers in Golinski's challenge to DOMA. Golinski, a Ninth Circuit employee, married Amy Cunninghis in California during the six-month window between the California Supreme Court's decision recognizing same-sex marriages and passage of Proposition 8 in November 2008. In September 2008, she submitted an application to enroll Cunninghis under the court's health insurance plan. Chief Judge Alex Kozinski approved the application, but the Office of Personnel Management refused, forcing Golinski to sue.
The Justice Department filed a brief in July 2011 arguing that DOMA is unconstitutional. The House's camera-shy lawyers will have their own arguments to make in the October hearing. But anyone interested will have to go to San Francisco to watch or wait for a printed account to read what they had to say.
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California's Prop. 8 Entitled to Its Day in Court
As California's secretary of state, Jerry Brown helped draft and win overwhelming voter approval of a far-reaching initiative in June 1974 requiring disclosure of campaign spending in state races and establishing conflict-of-interest restrictions on state and local officeholders. Brown's support for Proposition 9 helped win nomination on the same day as the Democratic candidate for governor and in November a narrow victory over the Republican candidate.
Imagine, however, that modern-day Republicans who see constitutional flaws in virtually any campaign finance regulations had won the state races for governor and attorney general in November 1974. And imagine further that in litigation over the initiative, a federal judge had ruled Proposition 9 unconstitutional and that the hypothetical governor and attorney general – who had opposed the measure all along -- then chose not to appeal the ruling.
Under that scenario, would the official sponsors of the ballot initiative have standing to appeal the ruling, hoping to reverse it or at least to get a definitive decision? If not, wouldn't the state officials who refused to appeal the ruling have succeeded in nullifying the will of the people of California in passing the initiative?
Fast forward four decades, and that is the legal question now pending before the California Supreme Court on the litigation over Proposition 8, the 2008 ballot initiative that bars marriage rights for same-sex couples. Brown, now back in the governor's office, and a Democratic attorney general, Kamala Harris, are declining to appeal a federal judge's ruling that the anti-gay marriage initiative violates federal constitutional rights. The official sponsors of the ballot measure, ProtectMarriage.com and the organization's leaders, responded by seeking to appeal in place of the state officials. And the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals decided that it needs the California high court to say whether, as a matter of state law, a ballot initiative sponsor has legal standing to do so.
From all that appears from the arguments in the case last week [Sept. 6], the California court is inclined to say yes. Among the seven justices, a majority appeared ready to rule that safeguarding what the court has previously called the "precious" right of initiative requires recognizing the right of the initiative's sponsors to defend it in court if state officials refuse.
Leaving an initiative with no one to defend would amount to "nullifying the great power that the people have reserved for themselves," remarked Justice Joyce Kennard, one of the court's liberals. Conservative Justice Ming W. Chin similarly saw a threat to the initiative process if state officials could acquiesce in judicial rulings to strike down ballot measures. "So the attorney general and the governor get to pick the laws they want to enforce?" he asked. The Chief Justice, Tani Cantil-Sakauye, appointed at the start of the year, warned in like vein that the initiative process would be "illusory" if ballot measure sponsors could not step in to ensure a full defense in court.
The oral arguments and friend-of-the-court briefs in the case, Perry v. Brown, featured a reversal of traditional ideological positions on legal standing. Conservative groups typically thought of as opposed to expansive views of legal standing argued in favor of the anti-gay marriage group's right to appeal the earlier ruling, while groups ordinarily thought of as liberal, including the League of Women Voters and gay rights' organizations, argued against standing.
The Ninth Circuit felt obliged to ask for advice because neither the California nor U.S. Supreme Court has definitively answered the question up to now. The U.S. Supreme Court, in a New Jersey case, did recognize the right of state legislators to defend a state law when executive officials refuse, but based the ruling on the particulars of New Jersey law (Karcher v. May, 1987). A decade later, the court indicated "grave doubt" whether sponsors of an Arizona ballot measure could defend it in court, but dismissed the case as moot without reaching a definite conclusion (Arizonans for Official English v. Arizona, 1997).
In California, state courts have traditionally been liberal in allowing ballot measure sponsors to intervene in litigation without specifying the exact basis for doing so. "This issue has never come up definitively in our jurisprudence," remarked Justice Goodwin Liu, who was confirmed to his post only a few days earlier after his nomination to the Ninth Circuit was thwarted by Republican opposition.
Liu suggested, however, that the California court's ruling on the state law issue may not be determinative for the Ninth Circuit. That's because federal courts have interpreted the "case or controversy" requirement of Article III of the U.S. Constitution somewhat strictly. Even after getting an answer from the California court, the Ninth Circuit could rule that with no state officials to defend Proposition 8, there is no longer a live controversy for federal courts to consider.
Gay rights groups might understandably hope for a ruling that blocks any further appeal and wipes Proposition 8 off the books. As Kennard remarked, however, the state court's ruling will not be limited to gay issues. The initiative process has been much abused in recent decades, in California and elsewhere. But it remains a potentially valuable safeguard for the people against unresponsive and unaccountable government. There is little to be lost, and much to gain, in making sure that once enacted, a popularly approved ballot initiative gets its day in court, at every level, until a final resolution.
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9/11: Never Forget . . . But What to Remember?
Walter Masterson was on a conference call in the World Trade Center's Building 5 when the first hijacked plane hit on Sept. 11, 2001. He got out of the building and, disconcerted, had to be directed by a police officer to get to safety. For the next two weeks, Masterson recalls, New Yorkers were on their best behavior. "Rudeness vanished," he says. "Everybody helped. Nobody wanted for anything."
As it was in New York, so it was in the rest of the country. Forget where you were on September 11. Remember instead how you felt for the next two weeks or so. Americans were as one in solemn mourning and steely resolve. We knew the enemy: Al Qaeda. We knew where it was: Afghanistan. We knew what to do: go to war, with might and right on our side.
Then things went wrong, terribly wrong in many respects.
At the direction of Attorney General John Ashcroft, federal agents began rounding up a total of 762 young men from the Middle East or Pakistan using immigration laws as the pretext to justify ethnic and religious profiling. Later, the Justice Department's inspector general chastised the government for holding many of the immigrants in punitive conditions, often with delayed access either to family members or lawyers. Few if any useful leads to Al Qaeda were found, but the dragnet helped justify anti-Muslim sentiment among the public at large that, sadly, persists a decade later.
Meanwhile, President Bush and Congress were rushing to imperil civil liberties with a law called the USA Patriot Act to obscure its un-American provisions. Enacted barely six weeks after 9/11, the law gave the feds carte blanche to use "national security" to justify rummaging through library records, phone calls, and e-mails with less than the probable cause standard that the Framers wrote into the Fourth Amendment. Separately, Bush issued a secret executive order expanding the government's authority under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act to tap into electronic communications, even those of U.S. citizens.
A decade later, the Patriot Act has been renewed twice, admittedly with some ameliorating changes, and Bush's foreign intelligence surveillance program has been continued, again with some helpful restrictions. The government says these law enforcement tools have been essential to the war on terror, but detailed studies — notably, this report by the Breakthrough Institute, a progressive think tank in California — have found no evidence that the controversial tactics have played any significant role in thwarting terrorist plots.
The war in Afghanistan went well: the Taliban displaced, a pro-Western democrat installed as interim leader, U.S. aid for reconstruction promised. Behind the scenes, however, the Bush White House, abetted by presidential power partisans in the vice president's office and the Justice Department, were hatching plans to put the United States on the wrong side of the law of war. "Enemy combatants" rounded up in a difficult-to-define battlefield were to be transported to the U.S. naval base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, chosen precisely because it was thought to be outside the reach of U.S. courts: a law-free zone.
The administration claimed the power to hold foreigners and even U.S. citizens with no hearing whatsoever. It denied any obligation to treat the Guantanamo prisoners according to the terms of the Geneva Conventions. And, most shockingly, it claimed the right to interrogate "high-value" Al Qaeda suspects in secret prisons using techniques such as forced isolation, sleep deprivation, stress positions, and waterboarding that amounted to torture.
The Justice Department unpersuasively denied that the "enhanced interrogation techniques" were torture. In any event, the department argued in an opinion later repudiated, the president had power as commander in chief to order the use of torture, laws to the contrary notwithstanding.
Then came the war on Iraq, entered into divisively on a dubious rationale supported by dubious evidence. The war drained resources from Afghanistan and made it harder to keep the support of the world's Muslim communities in the just and necessary fight against Al Qaeda. And the war drained resources from domestic needs, helping put the country into a huge fiscal hole.
There were other mistakes, perhaps more understandable. More money was spent on homeland security than necessary — $75 billion per year in state and federal spending, according to one estimate — but that can happen to well-intentioned government programs. Some 9/11 victims or survivors — first responders with serious injuries or debilitating illnesses — have had to work too hard to get compensation, but that too can happen when the government tries to dispense mass justice.
Those other mistakes, however, could have been avoided. Indeed, the other branches of government tried. The Supreme Court forced the administration to recognize the Geneva Conventions and to allow judicial review at Guantanamo. Congress outlawed the enhanced interrogation techniques — after Bush had given them up — and smoothed the edges a bit on the Patriot Act and foreign intelligence surveillance.
Apart from those changes, however, President Obama has done less than he had promised to get the United States back to its values in combating terrorism. So on this tenth anniversary we perhaps can best honor 9/11's victims by remembering how the country lost its way afterward and by vowing not to let it happen again.

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This pack of four cards showcases some of the most amazing animals that can be found beneath the waters of Victoria, Australia. A Weedy Seadragon, BigBelly Seahorse, Featherduster Worm and a pair of Squid make up this fantastic four pack.
Great for giving to people as cards or simply displaying some of your favourite sea-creatures each card comes with a small blurb about the creature printed professionally on the back. All cards are made from recycled paper and eco friendly vegan dyes.
Seahorse, Portraits from the Victorian Ocean. 50 page full colour book.


Unless you want to talk about terroir, brix and hulking, you won't have to wonder what we're saying about a wine at The Boerne Wine Company. Our knowledgeable personnel are experts on the subject, but even they like to keep the wine talk simple.
Our knowledgeable staff selects every wine we sell and maintain a deep understanding of everything on our shelves - from the wine varieties to the people who create them. You'll always find them happy to share what they know -- without being pushy or pretentious.
We want you to be comfortable here and pleased with your wine selection. More importantly, we hope you will be so excited about what you find at The Boerne Wine Company that you will come back again and again - even if it is just to spend time with friends as you discover and expand your love of wine.
The Boerne Wine Company is a proud sponsor of Dickens on Main 2013.


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Punk Wars, the 4X turn-based strategy game receives FREE Hold The Line DLC today
December 21, 2021 – Hold The Line – new FREE DLC for Punk Wars now available!
Hold The Line – a new and free DLC for the 4X turn-based strategy game Punk Wars is now available. Punk Wars: Hold the Line brings you 3 new dedicated maps and a completely new survival-based game mode where you will have to endure the ever-growing waves of enemies hoping that you can overcome the pressure and finally strike a fatal blow to the enemy forces! Will you survive in the crater, surrounded by waves of enemies?
Find out more on Hold The Line here: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1830660/Hold_The_Line/
About Punk Wars:
The years go by and another cycle has come to an end. Our civilisation has crumbled due to our greed and selfishness. Now we know that to avoid repeating the same mistakes, we need to stand united… and ours is the banner, under which humanity can thrive again. Our technology, philosophy and way of life are the ones that can finally bring happiness to the world… we just need to convince a few stubborn leaders…
Punk Wars is a combat and tactics-oriented strategy drawing inspiration from the classic turn-based 4X titles. Set in a post-apocalyptic world, in which the ruins of a once powerful megacity become the arena for a deadly fight between four newly emerged corporations, trying to assert dominance for both their unique technology and philosophy of life.
Punk Wars is available on PC (Windows, Mac, Linux) via Steam and GOG.
PUNK WARS:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1541790/Punk_Wars/
PUNK WARS: PROLOGUE:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1761860/Punk_Wars_Prologue/


How to check Voltage on USonic R, Ultrasonic level measurement device. We show the inside of the level measurement converter, the connectors and how to check voltage settings with your multimeter. This will enable you to make sure the level measurement device equipped with ultrasonic sensors is working as intended and you can measure liquid levels, do overflow protection or perform open channel flow measurement with a high standard.


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Friday, December 15, 6:00 – 9:00 p.m. and 7:30 – 10:30 p.m.
Join an exclusive progressive tasting event through three historic mansions in Milton: Forbes House Museum, the Wakefield Estate, and the Eustis Estate. Each house will be decorated for the holidays and feature one course and one beverage, drawing inspiration from the Christmas traditions of New England.
Begins at Forbes House with appetizers and a discussion of the history of Christmas in America. Continue with a cozy stop by the fireside at the Wakefield Estate for a savory dish, then on to the Eustis Estate for a nightcap and dessert.
Meet at the Forbes House Museum, 215 Adams Street, Milton, Mass. A trolley will take you between each site and return you to Forbes House at the end of the tour.
Limited tickets available and advance purchase is required. Buy tickets online or call 857-317-2511.
In the event of a snowstorm, the tour will be held Saturday, December 16.


We are now proud to launch our new Hy-ProDrive integrated pump and reservoir. This combined unit has been designed for autopilot steering in the marine market, where hydraulic systems need to continue to function in rough conditions. Complete 'Knock Downs' (where a boat can finish up on its side and even under water) are particularly common in sailing yachts and the new sealed reservoir allows any attitude of mounting and movement with zero spillage.
The new combined pump and reservoir, 'PR+RU', can be used with both balanced and unbalanced cylinders and does away with the need for extra hoses to reservoirs and ancillary unloading valves. Incorporating the same integral reservoir and unloader valve already proven in the ML+40 range of integrated actuators, the result is a cost-effective compact solution, particularly for hydraulic secondary steering systems.
The unloader valve is only energized when steering in autopilot mode. When steering manually it allows the steering fluid to flow freely around the hydraulic circuit with the minimum of back drive on the helm. The two service ports are mounted on the front of the pump and there is a further optional reservoir port on the top face accessed via a removable plug. This port also facilitates the simple filling and bleeding operation.
This permanent magnet DC motor driven precision gear pump is available as 12v or 24v in a range of flows from 600 cc to 2500 cc. Each pump is fitted with zero-leakage pilot check valves for positive locking of attached cylinders. The motors are maintenance-free, IP67 and have internal brushes giving typically 4000+ hours life. The front and rear bearings are sealed ball races for smooth and quiet operation. The pumps are sealed on the driven gear journal allowing the motors to be removed and replaced without air entering or oil loss from the hydraulic circuit.
For further information, please give our Sales team a call on +44 (0) 1626 863634.
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Home. Natur- & Alpinhotel. New and good to know. The hotel in Ötzal – a toboganning Eldorado.
Time for some toboganning fun!
At our hotel in Ötztal, you can enjoy the winter in many different ways. How does toboganning sound?
At our hotel in Ötztal, you can really experience something great. Directly in front of the hotel's door, you can expect countless adventures in the snow. Adrenaline junkies and families are in awe when they see the 5 km natural toboggan run, which is located near our hotel in Ötztal. Already during the ascent from our hotel in Vent, to the Stableinalm restaurant, is a special experience. The winter hiking trail takes you into the snow-covered fairy tale landscape, which fascinates everyone. With a little luck, you may even see chamois that venture further down the valley during winter. Alternatively, you can take the chairlift up to the Stableinalm – where the panorama is simply breathtaking. The view extends from the Ötztal Alps to the Val Senales/Schnalstal glacier. After a short break, it's time to hop on the toboggan! Ready, set, GO! A special highlight is the night toboganning with torchlight every Monday and Thursday. Tickets are available at our hotel in Ötztal.


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Dungeon Hunter HD review
I picked up Dungeon Hunter HD from Gameloft a couple of weeks ago when it was on sale for $.99. But after playing all the way through with the warrior I have to say it's worth even more than the $4.99 regular price on iTunes.
What a blast! And I fully intend on taking the Rogue and the Mage through the game as well. Getting my money's worth big-time!
This was my first experience with an RPG on the iPad and it was not a disappointment.
As the game starts you are walked through the steps to create your character. There are slots for four different characters to have multiple games available in different stages. After naming the character you are directed to select the type of character including Warrior, Rogue and Mage with small descriptions of that means for the game.
Then begins the story . . . .
Dialog is advanced by touching the screen with text paging through set up of quests. The first few tasks set up the controls and how to advance in the game. The music and sounds are Gothic and especially enchanting with headphones. And now you are off and battling evil in all its gory glory.
Everything needed is well-placed on the screen with life, magic levels and pause in the upper left, expandable map and combat buttons on the right. The "joystick" to move about is on the bottom left. I found it easiest to use my thumbs to control the character and my fingers to support the iPad. Other combos make work better for others.
The basic story is a prince, newly married, but quickly killed by his conniving queen. He is then 'awakened' by the faeries and the quest begins to regain his kingdom and his life back from the evil queen.
Moving through the screens you encounter various enemies, from spooky spiders to the undead. When vanquishing an enemy they leave behind goodies of various flavors, such as gold, rings with special powers and weapons. These items can be sold and then buy others at various vendors throughout the game. I found the best weapons and talisman through gameplay, and rarely bought anything other than life potions from the vendors. I usually just used the vendors to sell off my inventory so I had room to gather more.
Moving through the stages you encounter chests and barrels that can be destroyed or opened which yield items to help you on your way and add to inventory and to enhance battle equipment.
Like most RPG's as you gain experience dispatching enemies and solving quests, getting to upgrade the character's skillsets. If a warrior, you should probably weight toward changes to strength, if a Mage, to energy. You also get awarded levels to add to various skills such as swordplay or defense. The scoring and character building is very much in line with D&D.
The items gathered are added to inventory which is accessible anytime be tapping on the character's icon in the health bar. The first page details statistics which including attributes and where points can be added when gaining a level. The next screen shows how your character is equipped and what is in inventory. I found this section a little confusing at first, but found myself very satisfied just using the "auto-equip all" button. This auto-places the best gear on the character without having to walk through each item. However if so inclined, it isn't difficult and the developers made it very easy to compare items toggling through the equipment.
The next screen in the character area is for skill mapping. Here adding points gained from levels to fine-tune skills. Add a fighting skill to the warrior or a spell type for a mage. Next select the fairy that accompanies the character on his travels. As you complete quests, the fairies are freed from their imprisonments. As they are, the faeries imbue the character with abilities to combat different beasties. The game starts out with Celest a Lightening Fairy accompanying the prince. She gives him the power to strike lightening bolts at enemies.
And finally, there is the quest screen. If in haste to battle baddies you happen to forget what quest is to be accomplished you can refer back to this screen for a refresher and get back on course.
So now all that need be done is to do is slay the baddies, gather up strengths and fight the way to defeat the evil queen who has stolen the throne.
I found that navigation while perhaps a little confusing to begin, this game quickly became easy and straightforward. I found it very difficult to put down Dungeon HD at times and to force myself to stop for the evening allowing me get some sleep before work.
If you like RPG I highly recommend Dungeon Hunter HD.
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Our pursuit of perfection
Listening to vinyl is about noticing the details. The same goes for building turntables. Building a great turntable takes time, and much of this time is spent calibrating, measuring, and testing.
Quality control is just as much about people as it is about parts. Abby Kaiser, our production manager, explains:
" We encourage and expect all U-Turn assembly technicians to be inspectors and problem solvers. They are responsible for catching abnormalities and helping to come up with solutions as soon as problems occur. We want everyone to be mindful of the quality of every part they are working with - down to the most basic things like screws.
Quality control needs to happen as soon as possible in the production process so that we can avoid waste and rework. That's why everything that gets checked at Final Inspection has already been looked at and tested at least once earlier on the line."
The measurements and tests we conduct during the build process are the heart of our quality program. Final Inspection is just an opportunity to double-check our work. Here is a glimpse into a few of those crucial points during the manufacturing process:
Tonearm Bearing Friction
In order to accurately track record grooves, the tonearm needs to be free to move across the record's surface with minimal friction. Our tonearm uses a gimbal bearing, which moves across both a horizontal and vertical axis. We test each axis independently by applying force using a fine wire. This serves as a measure of friction within the bearing. If a tonearm fails either the horizontal or vertical friction test, then the arm will either be re-calibrated or re-built and again put through friction testing.
Cartridge Alignment & Calibration
Your cartridge is responsible for "reading" the grooves of your records and then translating the resulting vibrations into an audio signal. To do its job well, the cartridge must be properly aligned and must apply the correct amount of force (vertical tracking force or "VTF" for short) to the record. We take care of these adjustments at the factory so that every turntable is ready to play straight out of the box. To do this, we have machined a set of aluminum tools to accurately align the cartridge body and adjust VTF. Each model of cartridge we offer requires its own tool.
Platter Flatness
The platter should remain level as it rotates. This ensures consistent contact between stylus and record, and also helps to prevent wow & flutter. We require all of our platters to have <0.5mm of vertical movement per rotation, and we use a digital microscope to ensure that platters meets this spec. During the main assembly process, we test each individual platter and spindle (the part that the platter sits on) independently of one another. Once a platter is paired with a spindle, we will then test the two parts together. This two-step process allows us to account for very small variations between parts.
Belt Fabrication
In order to ensure proper speed consistency and motor noise isolation, drive belts must be the correct length, width, and elasticity. We start with a long spool of nitrile rubber, and use a custom cutting tool to ensure that each belt segment is the correct length. We then bond the ends of the segment together and sand the joint so that there is no seam. Once bonded, we install the belt on a reference turntable and measure frequency deviation and wow & flutter with a test record. For good measure, we will test this belt again once it is paired with a freshly built turntable.
Final Inspection & Listening Test
When we finish assembling a turntable, we "burn-in" the motor and drive system for some time before putting the table through Final Inspection. At this point, we are just double-checking things like main bearing play, platter wobble, azimuth (headshell angle), tonearm motion, VTF, channel testing, and cartridge alignment. We use a test record to measure trackability and motor noise. Upon completion of inspection, we clean the stylus and do a final check for cosmetic blemishes before sending the turntable to its new home.
Quality is not an act. It's a habit.
Quality doesn't start and stop at the factory. There are 40+ custom precision parts that go into a single Orbit Turntable. Each part has its own critical dimensions and tolerances. Every time we receive a shipment of parts from a supplier, we measure these dimensions and perform assembly tests to ensure that all parts function as intended. Making sure that all the pieces fit together is an ongoing collaboration between our assembly technicians, our engineers, our suppliers, and even our customer support team.
We strive for zero defects. But of course, defects do occur in manufacturing. That's part of the reason we offer a two-year warranty and lifetime product support with all of our turntables. We are proud of our low defect rates, but we are never satisfied with the status quo. Improvement is a continuous process that everyone at U-Turn actively participates in.
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This is REKT, the column where each month one Cinepunx staffer recommends films to the rest of the fam. We may be stoked, or we may be wrecked. This month, it's Justin Harlan's turn to do the damage. Here are Elbee's thoughts on Serendipity. When Justin suggested all John Cusack movies for this month's recommendations, I have to admit I groaned a bit. I'm not knocking Justin's taste in movies or his affinity for the man Cusack, but I just knew I'd end up watching and writing about some sappy romantic comedy since that portion of his career is the
CINEPUNX Episode 80: THE ADVENTURES OF BUCKAROO BANZAI ACROSS THE 8TH DIMENSION
http://media.blubrry.com/cinepunx/p/www.cinepunx.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Cinepunx_Episode_80.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | RSSNo matter where you go, there you can LISTEN TO CINEPUNX! Welcome to a new episode of the greatest scientist, surgeon, martial arts, rock star podcast on the planet. We welcome all our Blue Blaze Irregulars and thank you for supporting us on another cinematic adventure across the dimensional waste lands. It has been QUITE SOME TIME since our last episode, but not as long as we have done in the past! On this wonderful installment we discuss one of our favorite films of all time, The Adventures
Grosse Pointe Blank
This is REKT, the column where each month one Cinepunx staffer recommends films to the rest of the fam. We may be stoked, or we may be wrecked. This month, it's Justin Harlan's turn to do the damage. Here are Trey Lawson's thoughts on Grosse Point Blank. I'm frankly shocked that I've gone this long in life without ever watching Grosse Pointe Blank. I was probably a bit young when it first hit theaters, but it's the kind of quirky action comedy that in high school I would have rented repeatedly. Weirdly, I'd seen exactly one scene before –
Grandview, U.S.A.
This is REKT, the column where each month one Cinepunx staffer recommends films to the rest of the fam. We may be stoked, or we may be wrecked. This month, it's Justin Harlan's turn to do the damage. Here are Nick Spacek's thoughts on Grandview, U.S.A. They shot Grandview, U.S.A., in Pontiac, Illinois, right down the road from where my wife grew up in Belvidere. Several folks she knew were extras in the movie, and she was more excited than anything when the movie was finally released on DVD back in 2011. I'd not seen it nor heard of
The New in Review: READY PLAYER ONE
Steven Spielberg's most recent blockbuster has been fraught with controversy, most of it warranted, owing largely to the author of its source material Ernst Cline. Ready Player One, the novel, inspires little to no praise and it left the film at a great disadvantage when considering that Cline was involved in the film's screenplay. Yet the latter presents itself as something close to a grand masterpiece when compared to the written version's insufferable form. The film is not without its quite considerable faults, particularly in its uncritical assessment of its dystopic future which I will speak to later, but nor
Getting Blu: LIQUID SKY, THE DEVIL INCARNATE and CITY OF THE DEAD
You know what? Sometimes, genre and exploitation movies can be downright depressing; they're not all joyful celebrations of excess and weirdness. In fact, some flicks can be brutally crushing examinations of how many people want to take those who are different and unique and crush them like insects under the heel of a boot. It's been a rough couple of weeks. Please bear with me. Vinegar Syndrome's Blu-ray release of the 1982 new wave cult classic, Liquid Sky, originally debuted as a Black Friday release in November of last year, celebrating the 200th Vinegar Syndrome release. The special, limited edition
Anthology horror GHOST STORIES makes the leap from stage to screen
"The Brain Sees What It Wants to See." So goes the poster tagline for Jeremy Dyson and Andy Nyman's film, Ghost Stories. Watching the film, it takes a while to figure out just what it means, but once it clicks, the film becomes one of the most rewarding horror anthologies to come along in ages. For every Southbound or Trick 'r Treat the last few years, rewarding viewers with intertwining stories and plots, there are myriad films such as Tales of Halloween or Holidays which merely present a series of shorts around a theme, feebly connecting them via some ridiculous
Cinematic Synths: Slasher Film Festival Strategy's Christopher Ashley
A great number of micro labels have popped up parallel to the soundtrack resurgence. While Death Waltz, One Way Static, and Giallo Disco do a lot of soundtrack reissues and releases, they've also been at work to present new artists working in the the 'genre.' Acts – like Videogram, Antoni Maiovvi, Metavari, and Espectrostatic – all inspired, in one way or another, by synth-laden horror and thriller scores. These labels and artists are the next step for those who've gotten into soundtracks, but want something that works more as a musical experience, rather than one tied directly to a film.
Legacy of Fear: What A QUIET PLACE Says About Raising Children in a World of Terror
Spoilers below. I worry about the world. There's nothing especially noteworthy about that. The world is a big. Life is scary, and the only definite fact about it is that it will end. There's plenty to worry about just on a day to day basis. But those general anxieties have only been amplified in the time since people around me, my friends and family members, began starting their families. Bringing children into the world. I have two nieces who I love more than anything in this life, and yet for all the delirious joy that goes into seeing them grow
WE GOT ISSUES: Looking Back At 50 Issues of SAGA
The world of comic books, like any of our cultural constructs and inspired inventions, experiences change slowly. At the forefront of these changes are visionaries, revolutionaries, and ripples from the larger collective procession of humanity; you can spot them if you're paying attention. In March of 2012, one appeared on the horizon line, announcing its arrival with a splash page both profound and vulgar. That comic book is Saga, by Brian K. Vaughan and Fiona Staples, and that first page looks like this: Chances are at this point you're either completely on board or at the very least intrigued. If


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Hi mom. I didn't forget your birthday. It's a hard day with the anniversary of Jason's passing. Bet you two are getting into mischief! Wishing you both were here. Love and miss you.
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Born 1981 in Morges, Switzerland, Yannic Bartolozzi currently lives and works around Lausanne. In 2008, he graduated from the Vevey school of applied arts (CEPV) and obtained the Swiss Federal Capacity Diploma for photography (CFC). He then furthered his studies to obtain the Diploma of the Superior Photography School of Vevey.
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With its richly colored landscapes and fascinating sea creatures, there are few places more beautiful to photograph than the underwater world.
Whether you're scuba diving among sharks or snorkeling along a reef, the photographic possibilities are endless and intriguing.
Of course, underwater photography can be a little intimidating since shooting underwater presents unique photographic challenges. But you'll get immediate feedback with your digital SLR so you can make adjustments when necessary and it won't be long before you'll be showing off images of your underwater adventures to fellow divers, snorkelers and land-locked shutterbugs. To help you gear up and grab those once-in-a lifetime shots, here are some guidelines and tips to get you started.
Underwater housings are available for many digital SLRs so if you already own a DSLR, the most economical way of gearing up is to find a housing for your current camera. However, if you're just starting out or are thinking of stepping up to a new DSLR, make sure that a housing is made for your preferred model. Also think about the types of images you want to shoot and the conditions under which you'll be working.
Perhaps the two most important features to consider are the sensor size and lens selection.
If you're interested in taking fish pictures and macro shots under well-lit conditions (or with a strobe), you'll be fine with an APS-C sized sensor found in cameras like the EOS 7D, or the Rebel T2i.
If, however, you really want to concentrate on underwater landscapes, shipwrecks or large marine life, you may want to consider a full-frame camera like the Canon EOS 5D Mark II so you can fully utilize the viewing angle of a wide angle lens. One of the goals in underwater photography is to get as close to your subject as possible to lessen the amount of water between camera and subject.
The camera you choose should also offer a full complement of wide angle and macro lenses since these are the two types of lenses you'll be using most often.
Other considerations when selecting a DSLR for underwater photography include video capabilities, if you like to shoot both still and video and Live View (see below for information about Housings and Live View).
While most camera manufacturers do not offer underwater housing for their SLR or DSLR cameras (Canon does make underwater accessories for most PowerShot models), a variety of third-party companies do. Many of these speciality companies offer dedicated underwater housings, each with different specifications and capabilities depending on the camera they are designed for. Housings are generally constructed of acrylic or aluminum. The former are generally less expensive but are sometimes a little bulkier than their aluminum counterparts and may be a little less durable. Depending on your camera model, you may not have a choice but both materials are perfectly acceptable.
There are several options for underwater housing. The most common materials are aluminum or acrylic, and generally each housing is custom designed for specific camera models, such as the examples seen above for the PowerShot G10, Rebel XSi, and EOS 5D Mark II cameras.
A more important factor to consider is the depth rating. At best, if you take the housing deeper than it's rated, the camera controls won't work. At worst, the housing can leak or implode. Consider that, at the surface, air pressure is 14.7 psi (pounds per square inch). Pressure doubles at 33 feet underwater and increases by 14.7 psi for each additional 33 feet of depth. Dive to the bottom of a swimming pool to about 12 feet and you'll feel the pressure difference in your ears. That gives you a hint about how much pressure your housing needs to withstand to operate at depth. If you're only going to snorkel, you should be able to get away with a depth rating of about 33 feet (as long as you don't do any deep free diving). Many DSLR housings have a depth rating of between 200-300 feet, which is deeper than most scuba divers dive but provides a good safety margin for the housing.
After depth rating, perhaps the most important aspect to consider is which controls can be operated when the camera body is in the housing. Check out several different housings to see which one best meet your needs, especially if you plan to use many of the camera's manual or advanced features. Get some hands-on time with the housing if you can or examine a diagram to see how the controls are positioned. You want control positioning that falls naturally within reach while your hands remain on the housing's handles.
With the advent of Live View, underwater photographers have another option for composing a shot. Keep in mind, though, that autofocus isn't as fast with Live View but it does make for easier composing. If your camera is equipped with Live View, test it out to see whether it works for you. Otherwise, you can easily use the camera's optical viewfinder. Although your eye is separated from the optical viewfinder by the housing and your mask, most housings come with a built-in optical system that provides increased eye relief. This magnification allows you to see the entire image in the viewfinder.
You'll also need to decide what type(s) of ports to purchase for your housing. Each manufacturer has slightly different specifications and provides a list that matches ports and lenses. Generally, though, you'll need a dome port for wide angle lenses and a flat port for macro lenses.
For wide angle lenses, the rule of thumb is get the widest angle lens you can afford. Again, you want to limit the amount of water between the camera and the subject. If you're shooting with a full-frame camera like the 5D Mark II, check out the Canon EF 14mm, and the EF 15mm fisheye, lenses. Full-frame shooters will also make good use of the Canon EF 16-35mm, f/2.8 L II lens. The Canon EF-S 10-22mm is a good alternative for cameras with APS-C sized sensors; keep the zoom as wide as possible to counterbalance the cameras' 1.6x crop factor.
On the macro side, you also want to position the camera as close to your subject as possible, so the Canon EF 50mm, the EF-S 60mm, or the EF 100mm macro lenses will work well.
Of course, you don't want to scare away a tiny fish or get too close to anything that can harm you. A friend once had a small octopus grab onto her strobe and rip it off the housing—not a common experience but something to keep in mind when approaching wild life of any kind. Another diver found the strobe later that day, abandoned by the curious octopus.
You'll also need to budget for one, preferably two, external strobes and a set of strobe arms for each. One option is a self-contained underwater strobe, which requires no extra housing and, depending on the strobe, may be more economical than purchasing and housing a standard strobe such as the Canon Speedlite 580EX II.
There are a couple of differences, other than price, that should be noted. Obviously, you can't use the underwater strobes above water (okay, theoretically you can but they'll be incredibly heavy) so it might make more sense to house your current flash(es). Another downside is the lack of E-TTL in some external strobes, so examine the specs carefully or be sure you're well-versed in manual strobe exposure.
Self-contained underwater strobes have a major advantage, however. They cover wide angle lenses while housed strobes do not so unless you plan to only shoot macro, you should opt for a self-contained model.
Before you make your first dive with a housing, be sure to check it for leaks. The best way to do this is to take an empty housing on a dive with you. Yes, it's a waste of a good dive but it's better to find out that the housing leaks or you didn't seal it properly before you put your camera in it.
Pay attention to the manufacturer's instructions about checking, cleaning and replacing O-rings. Even a little speck of sand or a strand of hair can break a seal and allow water to enter the housing and potentially harm your camera. Be sure to maintain your equipment on a regular basis. .
Thanks to large capacity media cards and excellent battery life, your camera will be good to go for at least a full day of diving (and maybe a night dive, too). But when you need to take the camera out of the housing in between dives, be sure to wipe the housing dry before opening it up so you don't get drips of water on the camera.
When you're traveling, it's unlikely that you'll be able to fit all your underwater photo gear into a carry-on bag so be prepared with a hard-cover case with TSA-approved locks. Most hard cases come with customizable foam interiors or padded divider system for protection. If you're concerned about checking everything, carry your camera and lenses on board and check the housing, strobes, strobe arms, and other accessories. At least you'll have a topside camera if your luggage gets delayed on the way to your island vacation.
Lighting is key in all photography but takes on an even more critical role underwater since light waves are refracted and absorbed as they travel through the water. So, unlike land photography, the best time to shoot underwater is between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. on a sunny day for the brightest ambient light possible.
Also keep in mind that color effectively disappears underwater, with red vanishing at about 15-20 feet and other colors progressively dissipating the deeper you go. Sure, you can get great images using ambient light but in order to capture the full bloom of color underwater, you need to use strobes.
As we mentioned earlier, two strobes are better than one because, just as in studio lighting, multiple light sources provide more even coverage. And, because strobes are mounted on adjustable arms, you can easily position them at the appropriate angles for different shots.
Straight on lighting, especially with a single strobe, is usually unflattering under any circumstances but causes a phenomenon unique to underwater photography: backscatter. Even the clearest water contains particulates and if you point the strobe straight ahead, the light will hit these tiny floating objects and reflect back into the camera. Rather than a beautiful underwater scene, your image will resemble a snowstorm. So go with dual strobes if you can and watch your angles.
Before you start shooting underwater, be sure you're comfortable with your camera—you don't want to try to figure things out when you're at depth. Also become familiar with the camera's full complement of manual exposure modes since you may need to adapt your settings to changing environments.
You might want to start out in aperture-priority or shutter speed priority (if you're using manual settings on your strobe, be sure the shutter speed is set to sync with the strobes). If you want to capture an image of a rapidly swimming fish (or diver), be sure your shutter speed is at least 1/100th-1/125th of a second to stop motion. And if you're diving shallow on a windy day, up the shutter speed to help correct for water motion that may be bouncing you around.
White Balance may be perfected while editing, if you shoot in RAW. However, if you prefer to shoot JPEG images try using the 'Cloudy' or even 'Shade' WB presents, which eliminates some of the overly blue light.
Exposure metering depends on the subject you're shooting, of course. But it's safe to use center-weighted average or evaluative metering, especially if you're shooting an elusive (and moving) subject.
Autofocus generally works well underwater but if you want to play it safe, get manual focus gears for your housing so you have the option to switch from AF if the scene is too low contrast for AF to work effectively. Canon lenses with their full-time manual focus (no need to switch between AF and MF on the lens) are very good for this dual focus option. Again, you can try Live View although it's probably best for static subjects like coral rather than schools of fish.
While every underwater photographer has his or her own preference for white balance settings, to have the most flexibility, it's best to shoot in RAW (or RAW plus JPEG). We have to say, though, that auto white balance on the Canon 5D Mark II actually works quite well. Also try the Cloudy white balance preset, which helps cut down on blue casts or bring a small white diver's slate with you to set a custom white balance.
One of the coolest specialty shots is an over/under shot, with half the image underwater and the other half above the water line.
The easiest way to achieve this type of image is with a fisheye lens and a dome port (you can use other wide angle lenses as well, but we think the fisheye lens works best). Check to make sure there are no water droplets on the top half of the port when you're shooting. (Some underwater photographers use Rain-x or Pledge on the port beforehand to help prevent water drops.). The Canon 5D Mark II's evaluative metering works well for the over/under shots, although you may want to stop down the lens to increase depth-of-field to compensate for the difference in the over/under focus points.
There's also a more complicated version that entails using a split neutral density filter to balance the over/under exposure and a diopter to compensate for the different focus points. But unless you're going to specialize in this type of image, you're better off experimenting with the gear you have.
Try to include a diver in photographs, especially to give scale to large marine life, reefs and shipwrecks. If you're shooting up towards the surface, use the exposure compensation feature found on all DSLRs to underexpose the shot (bracket if possible). Underexposure can also be used to silhouette a diver or a school of fish against a bright background.
Fill flash is particularly useful underwater. To highlight a coral head or reef against the ambient light background, underexpose the background by about 1 stop and shoot with the flash at its E-TTL (or manual) exposure setting. If that doesn't work for you, try the reverse—expose for the background and cut the strobe power by 1/8th-1/2. You'll get a brightly colored foreground against a beautiful blue (or green, depending on where you're diving) background.
Underwater black and white images can be as beautiful as their color counterparts but it's always best to convert them to black and white after the fact. You'll still have the color image and you have more control over the monochrome effect in post-processing.
To see what's possible with underwater photography, look online and through magazines to see other photographers' work. Most importantly, get in the water and have fun! With practice, you'll soon be capturing consistently beautiful images .


Today I woke up thinking about two things: how much I love Avril Lavigne - and about some of the angelic appearances I've experienced.
It's very sad - but I realize I've always seemed too introverted or scared to have lengthy in-depth discussions with angels or Jesus. An angel once invited me to walk and talk with him -- and I just passed up the opportunity because of my fear.
Once when Jesus appeared -- he seemed very ready to start a conversation with me but I just got so scared that I ran away.
It is actually probably not right that I run away from these messengers -- it would be very good to have a nice real chat with them. But realize this: I'm already a naturally introverted person, and Jesus is scarier than the ghosts in scooby-doo. Just think about that.


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Q: Primefaces calendar : Not able to format the date Updated : I have used primefaces calendar to show dates. It's default format is mm/dd/yy but for other locale like german it is dd.mm.yy. If I specify the format for english for example dd/MM/yyyy then it shows correct format for english but then on changing language to german it shows again dd/MM/yyyy instead of dd.MM.yyyy
I have tried this :
<p:calendar id="createdDateToDK"
    value="#{messagesDefaultKeys.createdDateTo}" showOn="button"
                mode="popup" navigator="true" pattern="dd/MM/yyyy>
                <f:converter converterId="messages.convertors.DateConvertor" />
</p:calendar>

I have tried below also:
<p:calendar id="createdDateToDK"
            value="#{messagesDefaultKeys.createdDateTo}" showOn="button"
            mode="popup" navigator="true">
            <f:convertDateTime for="createdDateToDK" pattern="dd/MM/yyyy"></f:convertDateTime>
</p:calendar>

I am using primefaces3.5 jar and JSF2.0 .
I do not want to add another calendar component just for another language . Please note that this happens only when I specify the format for calendar else while it works well with different locales.

A: No need to use a converter for dates, calendar comes with an attribute called pattern, you can use it to change the pattern of dates, for exemple <p:calendar pattern="dd.MM.yyyy HH:mm" /> this will show 21.02.2017 15:42, you can change the pattern to separate the date however you like using dots, slach or any character


Boneless Spring Chicken, Marinated With Herbs & Spices. Skewered With Tomatoes, Onions, Capsicum & Grilled In A Clay Oven.
Served as main with salad and mint sauce.
Chicken, lamb, and prawn. Served with vegetable curry.
With rich creamy texture made from exciting spices.


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TYLER – This fall, the University of Texas at Tyler will launch the new UT Tyler Pre-Med Academy. It's a program to help students succeed in getting admitted to and being well-prepared for top medical schools across the nation. The new program will also focus on encouraging East Texas high school students to consider careers in medicine. The academy will operate through the College of Arts and Sciences. This is the latest addition to the University's portfolio of medical-related programs. Others are the nationally ranked School of Nursing, the Ben and Maytee Fisch College of Pharmacy and the Department of Health and Kinesiology.


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Twitter cuts staff, kills off vine app amid pressure to grow
by: Matt Chaney
Posted: Oct 27, 2016 / 01:48 PM EDT / Updated: Oct 27, 2016 / 01:48 PM EDT
FILE – In this July 27, 2016, file photo, the Twitter symbol appears above a trading post on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. Twitter, seemingly unable to find a buyer and losing money, is cutting about 9 percent of its employees worldwide. The company also announced third-quarter results Thursday, Oct. 27. (AP […]
NEW YORK (AP) — Twitter, seemingly unable to find a buyer and losing money, is cutting about 9 percent of its employees worldwide.
It is also killing off Vine, a mobile video app where people share short video clips that play in a loop. While beloved by users and a pioneer in its own right, Vine, which launched in 2013, never took off with the masses and has lost its luster as of late.
Twitter has failed to keep pace with rivals Facebook, Snapchat and Instagram and in recent months, rumors abounded that it would be acquired. In a conference call with analysts on Thursday, CEO Jack Dorsey quickly brushed aside what he called "recent market speculation." He said the company is committed to growing long-term shareholder value, and that he doesn't plan to comment "any further on this topic."
Shares of Twitter, which have tumbled 27 percent in the past month as possible suitors have wandered away, rose 34 cents, or 2 percent, to $17.63 in afternoon trading on Thursday.
The San Francisco company said it expects to take $10 million to $20 million in charges as it lays off more than 300 of its 3,860 workers.
"We have a clear plan, and we're making the necessary changes to ensure Twitter is positioned for long-term growth," CEO Jack Dorsey said in a company release.
Since the end of 2014, Twitter has lured 15 million monthly users to expand its audience to 313 million people. In that same period, Facebook brought in 319 million users, expanding its reach 1.7 billion people.
Twitter's service is used heavily by celebrities, journalists and politicians, giving it an outsized role in public discourse. But it has struggled to extend that appeal to a broader audience and has wrestled uncomfortably with bullying on its site and racist posts.
Twitter is placing a big bet on live video, and recently landed a high-profile deal to show National Football League games over 10 Thursdays. It wants to be the go-to place to share opinions in real time.
"But management appears unfocused and complacent, while the narrative has shifted to buyout rumors," wrote Wedbush analyst Michael Pachter.
Pachter believes that Twitter remains too complicated for most users despite numerous attempts to change that.
On Thursday, Twitter said that average monthly active users climbed 3 percent to 317 million during its third quarter, while average daily active usage increased 7 percent.
Twitter Inc. posted a loss of $102.9 million, or 15 cents per share. Adjusted profit of 13 cents per share on revenue of $616 million. Analysts polled by Zacks Investment Research expected earnings of 9 cents per share on revenue of $605.7 million.
Advertising revenue rose 6 percent to $545 million, with mobile advertising making up 90 percent of the total ad revenue.
Twitter said that it was not giving revenue forecasts for the fourth quarter or full year due to restructuring in its sales department.
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The new weather condition, new chats, story of the season and Bundeliga presentation package will only be available on Xbox One, PlayStation 4 and PC only. Following are the details of FIFA 16 new features.
German Bundesliga will now have there very own authentic overlay package in FIFA 16, which will mirror broadcast matches. When rivalry Bundesliga match are been played, the match will have the same look and feel as seen on match day.
There will be over 450 new or updated player starheads included FIFA 16 , the most ever for a FIFA title. With the addition to Barclays Premier League players and athletes from Women's National Teams, EA SPORTS FIFA also captured the likeness of some FUT Legends, and players from the major clubs in Spain and other leagues around the world. (FUT Legends only available on Xbox One and Xbox 360).
There will be a greater variety of weather options in FIFA 16, with nine weather choices available. FIFA 16 expanded on FIFA 15 weather options. These new weather conditions includes hazy, partly cloudy, foggy, random variable rain showers and variable flurries. FIFA 15 only had sunny, overcast, rain and snow. Additionally, we've expanded the number of available kick-off times.
Over 900 new chants are available in FIFA 16. The crowd chants are taken from all regions of the world, from South America to Europe, to give a more realistic field. Some of the new chants include PSG's "Allez Paris," and Liverpool's "When The Reds Go Marching In".
Expect a new interface for FIFA 16 which includes the ability to choose the stadium of your choosing to serve as your background. Key moments from a match are easily available to watch again in our new Full-Time Highlight menu option.
FIFA 16 will engage the gamers in their club's season story. The commentator will outline notable player or team performances, big player debuts, and transfer rumors. In-game graphics and commentary will also pick up on interesting team stats for matches, and reference the wider context of league standings.
Commentary continues to expand in FIFA 16 coins with specific FUT Legends (exclusively on Microsoft consoles), Pre-season, and Women's National Teams commentary to deliver a fantastic match playing experience regardless of the mode.
For our worldwide audience, commentary options include Arabic, Brazilian Portuguese, French, German, Italian, Latin American Spanish, Japanese, Polish, Dutch, and an all-new Russian commentary team. These are available across all platforms: Xbox 360, Xbox One, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4 and PC.


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Tandy - Mary Tandy is recorded as one of the principal lessors in the parishes of Clonrush and Inishcaltra, barony of Leitrim, county Galway at the time of Griffith's Valuation. She also held three townlands in the parish of Inishcaltra, barony of Tulla Upper, county Clare.The Tandy family, including the United Irish leader, Napper Tandy, were associated with this estate in Mountshannon from the 18th century. In the 1870s Mary Tandy held over 4500 acres in county Galway and 404 acres in county Clare. The property later became associated with the George and Wakely families, family connections of the Tandys. It was sold to the Congested Districts' Board in 1915.
Brady/Brady Browne - The Brady family in county Clare were descended from Hugh Brady, post-Reformation bishop of Meath. Luke Brady was resident in the Tomgraney locality of county Clare in the mid 17th century. In 1728 John Brady of Raheen married Mary Stacpoole. In the mid 18th century Henry Brady of Kilcornan, Ennistymon, married Mary Molony of Kiltanon. The Bradys of Williamstadt descend from a younger son of this marriage. In the late 18th century Mary Browne of Newgrove, parish of Tulla, barony of Tulla Upper, county Clare, married Henry Brady of Raheen, near Scarriff. They had four sons and two daughters. Their eldest son John Brady got into debt and in 1852 their second son the Reverend Thomas Brady sold the Raheen estate of 6,995 acres to John W. Harrison Moreland. Their fourth son was Luke Brady of Brookville who married Anne Wyndham McGrath Fitzgerald and they were the parents of Wyndham Brady and Thomas Browne Brady. When Mrs Elizabeth Browne died in 1864 the estate of the Browne family of Newgrove, passed to Wyndham the grandnephew of her husband Thomas Browne. He took the additional surname of Browne. In the 1870s Wyndham Browne of Newgrove owned 5,960 acres in county Clare. He died without heirs and was succeeded by his brother Thomas. Cartron House, parish of Abbey, barony of Burren was the summer residence of the Brady family. It was demolished at the end of the 19th century. Gerard Madden gives an extensive family history of the Brady family in his book on the history of Tuamgraney and Scariff.


So, who's ready for the big game? My team isn't in it this year, so I'll just be watching for the commercials. Whether you'll be watching to root on the players, or if you're like me and are just in it for the funny ads, one thing we can all agree on is snacks are the best part of the game. Greasy tato skins and hot wings are good and all, but I myself like a crunchy snack to munch on during the game. Chips can get boring after a bit, so I thought it would be fun to add in this Crunchy Cereal Snack Mix that I found in Golden Blossom Honey's recipe list instead.
The great thing about this recipe is you can customize it to fit your own tastes. Since it has a very peanut buttery flavor, I knew tossing in some freeze dried banana slices was going to make it one heck of a delicious recipe. I mean, peanut butter + banana = true love forever, right? I had half a bag of a super fruit mixture left over and decided to toss that in as well. My mix had dried goji berries, blueberries, and pumpkin seeds, but you can toss in any dried fruit you like. The base goes well with practically all dried fruits and nuts, so there is no wrong combination here. If you're looking for a lighter game day snack option or you just want something other than the same old chips and dip, add this crunchy cereal snack mix to your party food lineup. Trust me, you'll be glad you did!
Which team will you be rooting for next Sunday?
I watched somebody making a pigskin out of pizza dough stuffed with meatballs yesterday on Facebook.... it was utterly disgusting.
yes, some of the food fugliness is actually fun over there, I follow Food Network's page there daily just for the hilarious comments on the fugly food that black lady and the model looking one cook and let us not get started on their shirtless chef.... ridiculous as much as I love seeing people shirtless. So Yummy probably has the tastiest page there.
I don't follow food network on Facebook, but I'll check them out tonight. I do follow Tastys Vegetarian page though. Some of my friends share some of the grossest, heart clogging and cancer causing foods and act like it's the greatest thing since sliced bread. And we wonder why we have such health problems and obesity here.
Customizing sure is a win. Can't say I give two hoots, even one, about the super bowl though.
I only give a hoot when it's my team. Otherwise, I'm rooting for anyone who's up against the Patriots.
That looks so good! Crispix is one of my favorite cereals, and I love the natural sweetness of honey. This is a winner!
I love Crispix too and tend to eat it dry right out of the box occasionally. Such a yummy snack, but even better in a recipe like this one.
New England in. New Orleans out. The Broncos a total disgrace. Good snacks sound like the best part of the Super Bowl! These sound delicious, and I'm all for homemade snacks with the chance to customize. Have a good one!
I agree, customizable snacks are good, but game day snacks are always great no matter what you're having. Have a great weekend Fundy!
This looks like a tasty snack! The sweetness would be a nice finish after so many savory game day foods.
Hello Theresa! I just usually pour in milk in a bowl of cereals. I've never thought of using honey with it. Thanks for sharing this.
Most of the snacks we have for game days are rich. This will be just the thing to cap the snacking off.
What a quick and yummy game day snack! I'll have to mix this up for my kids this year!
Adding honey to the cereal is a neat idea for a game day snack. Something to go with watching the Super Bowl.
You always come up with great recipes using honey as one of your ingredients. This crunchy cereal snack looks perfect for my boys.
My husband likes The New England Patriots. I had a lot of friends that were big about the other team. I don't really care, but I'd love the food!
I love crunchy mix like this! I am excited for all of the festivities of The Big Game Day I am in Atlanta too.
This is going to be a winner in my house. As much snacks as we go through every week, I am running out of ideas of what to give my kids. This crunchy cereal recipe just came in time. Thanks for sharing!