My Home Renovation: Dining in Style | Decorate26.
Posted on: May 29th, 2017	by Decorate26.
In a world where open plan living has become very popular, I am still a fan of separate spaces for Dining, Lounge, Kitchen etc… Call me old fashioned, but there is something special about walking into a room that has been dressed for a purpose as opposed to having everything revealed at once. Having said that my own home represents the perfect middle ground with the Dining Room partially open-plan and visible from the Formal Living Room, and visa versa. It is a style that fits perfectly within both a time gone by and today's brief for the modern family.
Elegance is an overriding consideration in this space, but resides under an eclectic umbrella. Mixing stylistic elements has always been a strength of mine and a facet of interior design that has become part of my signature style. I relish the opportunity to create a room with unexpected elements which when viewed together work seamlessly together, creating a successful scheme. You will find then that Georgian and French Antiques reside quite happily alongside accessories from the 1950's and 1960's, as well as textiles and furniture that have been designed in the 21st Century.
Often time, clients are wary about placing rugs and other floor coverings under dining tables. There is no denying that a little more care will be required if choosing to layer and ground your dining table setting, however choosing a rug that has properties that are better able to deal with the situation in which it will be placed is one way to minimise the stress of caring for your rug. There are synthetic rugs on the market now that are almost fool proof, however if you prefer a natural fibre such as I did in this space, choosing something that is 100% wool for example, would be a good choice. The natural oils within wool act as a natural guard against soiling. Other than an annual professional clean it still looks fabulous and hasn't added any more work than you would expect from a room that is carpeted. Besides the practical considerations of using a rug, or similar, what the colour and pattern of a rug will do to the appeal of a space can be incredible and well worth the extra care.
The beauty and appeal of a gorgeous looking rug.
Lighting has an important presence in this Dining Room project. Table lamps, candles, a candelabra and a chandelier all have a place and purpose in this space. Any number of lights can be used at any one time for example, the chandelier with a dimmer is used for both task lighting and when dimmed, ambience. The table lamp is lit to draw the eye to the space where it sits, whilst the design of the 'etch' tea lights reflects throughout the room when they are lit. Lighting is not only used as a practical tool, but also to provide drama and ambience to this space. Nothing is left unnoticed.
Lighting, spacial planning, the practical vs the theatrical, displaying treasured pieces all of these need to be considered in a dining room. You might have noticed one aspect of interior design that I haven't mentioned is window treatments, to dress or not to dress? In this room the view out to the pool is stunning and looking at the water gives a great sense of calm. Any opportunity to make the most of aspects that promote a soothing aesthetic can never be underestimated. After all, how a room translates the feel good factor onto the people who live in the space is very much about what you choose to project, highlight and maximise. There is a trade off however, in not having window treatments particularly in the winter, and that is a loss of heat. I would like to counteract this by adding fabric roller blinds in a pop of pattern and colour, of course! The maximalist in me will not be quiet otherwise! The roller blind will sit neatly within the frame of the french doors which when rolled up will be out of sight, but at night have the ability to be drawn to retain any heat generated during the day. The perfect solution, and I'll look no further than Florence Broadhurst's 'Circle and Squares' in yellow!


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package cz.mjanys.web.user;

import cz.mjanys.iface.dto.Role;
import cz.mjanys.iface.service.RoleService;
import cz.mjanys.web.AbstractController;
import cz.mjanys.web.user.converter.RolePropertyEditor;
import cz.mjanys.web.user.converter.UserPtoToDtoConverter;
import cz.mjanys.web.user.converter.UserDtoToPtoConverter;
import cz.mjanys.web.user.pto.UserPto;
import cz.mjanys.iface.dto.User;
import cz.mjanys.iface.service.UserService;
import cz.mjanys.web.user.validator.UserPtoValidator;
import org.apache.log4j.Logger;
import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
import org.springframework.stereotype.Controller;
import org.springframework.ui.Model;
import org.springframework.validation.BindingResult;
import org.springframework.web.bind.WebDataBinder;
import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.*;
import org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc.support.RedirectAttributes;

import javax.servlet.ServletRequest;
import javax.servlet.ServletResponse;
import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest;
import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse;
import javax.validation.Valid;

import java.io.IOException;
import java.security.Principal;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.Map;

import static cz.mjanys.web.user.UserConstants.*;

/**
 * @author Martin Janys
 */
@Controller
@RequestMapping(USER_MAPPING)
public class UserController extends AbstractController {

    private static final Logger LOG = Logger.getLogger(UserController.class);

    @Autowired
    private UserService userService;
    @Autowired
    private RoleService roleService;

    @Autowired
    private UserPtoToDtoConverter ptoToDto;
    @Autowired
    private UserDtoToPtoConverter dtoToPto;
    @Autowired
    private UserPtoValidator userPtoValidator;

    @ModelAttribute(ATTR_USER_PTO)
    public UserPto userPto() {
        return new UserPto(){{
            setRoles(dtoToPto.roleMap(roleService.findAllRoles(), false));
        }};
    }

    @ModelAttribute(ATTR_USERS)
    public List<User> users() {
        return userService.findAllUsers();
    }

    @InitBinder(ATTR_USER_PTO)
    public void initBinder(WebDataBinder binder) {
        binder.registerCustomEditor(Role.class, new RolePropertyEditor(roleService));
        binder.addValidators(userPtoValidator);
    }

    @RequestMapping
    public String defaultView(
            Model model,
            ServletRequest request,
            ServletResponse response) {

        return VIEW_MAIN;
    }

    @RequestMapping(PAGE_USER_DETAIL)
    public String detail(
            @PathVariable(PARAM_ID) long id,
            Model model,
            HttpServletRequest request,
            HttpServletResponse response) {

        model.addAttribute(ATTR_USER_DTO, userService.findUserById(id));

        return VIEW_DETAIL;
    }

    @RequestMapping(PAGE_USER_CREATE)
    public String create(
            Model model,
            ServletRequest request,
            ServletResponse response) {

        return VIEW_CREATE_FORM;
    }

    @RequestMapping(PAGE_USER_FORM_EDIT)
    public String editForm(
            @ModelAttribute UserPto pto,
            Model model,
            ServletRequest request,
            ServletResponse response) {

        User s = userService.findUserById(pto.getId());
        pto = dtoToPto.convert(s);
        fillUserRoles(pto);

        model.addAttribute(ATTR_USER_PTO, pto);

        return VIEW_EDIT_FORM;
    }

    private void fillUserRoles(UserPto pto) {
        Map<Role, Boolean> roles = pto.getRoles();
        for (Role role : roleService.findAllRoles()) {
            if (!roles.containsKey(role)) {
                roles.put(role, false);
            }
        }
    }

    @RequestMapping(value = ACTION_SAVE, method = RequestMethod.POST)
    public String createUser(
            @Valid @ModelAttribute(ATTR_USER_PTO) UserPto pto,
            BindingResult result,
            HttpServletRequest request,
            HttpServletResponse response,
            Model model,
            RedirectAttributes redirectAttrs) throws IOException {

        if (!result.hasErrors()) {
            User dto = ptoToDto.convert(pto);

            dto = userService.saveUser(dto);
            if (pto.getId() == null) {
                addSuccessMessage(request, "msg-user-created");
            }
            else {
                addSuccessMessage(request, "msg-user-saved");
            }

            response.sendRedirect(contextPath() + USER_MAPPING + "/" + dto.getId().toString());
            return null;
        }
        else {
            addErrorMessage(request, "msg-common-err-form-contains-errors");
            return VIEW_CREATE_FORM;
        }
    }

    @RequestMapping(value = ACTION_DELETE, method = RequestMethod.POST)
    public void deleteUser(
            @RequestParam(PARAM_ID) Long id,
            HttpServletRequest request,
            HttpServletResponse response,
            Model model,
            Principal principal) throws IOException {

        User dto = userService.findUserById(id);
        if (!principal.getName().equals(dto.getUsername())) {
            userService.deleteUserById(id);

            addSuccessMessage(request, "msg-user-deleted", dto.getUsername());
        }
        else {
            addErrorMessage(request, "msg-cant-deleted-current-user");
        }
        response.sendRedirect(contextPath() + USER_MAPPING);
    }

}

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KOffice 2.0, The Vision
Submitted by Thomas Zander
KOffice is working on its future, one based on KDE4. KOffice is starting new initiatives with libraries like Flake and Pigment that are going to be used for all KOffice applications. For the users of KOffice those changes are invisible until the 2.0 previews actually start to appear some months from now. Therefore the KOffice crew wants to show you their goals of what KOffice 2 is going to look like. Read more for the whole story.
When I first saw a paper on KOffice back in 1999 it showed the concept of embedded documents which allows me to have a formula or chart in my paper and allow me to update my charts by just altering some cells in my spreadsheet.
The idea that an open source and good looking office suite does that brought me into KOffice.
Now, many years later, we are moving to the next level. KOffice will define so called 'shapes' which can be anything from a simple triangle to a multi-layered image and allow those to be used in all KOffice applications as the building blocks of a document just like they are shapes that the application provides itself. So no more embedded documents which are always square and always start from the top-left corner. This allows for simple things like KWord finally providing simple lines to be drawn, but much more exciting are new features like being able to rotate or skew a KWord text frame. And not only being able to do that in a KWord document, but also in a Krita or a Karbon document.
In KOffice each application will have a specific media that it will specialise in. KWord will obviously specialise in text frames while Karbon will specialise in all sorts of vector graphics. The difference is that the applications will put all that in a Shape and a Tool.
Consider a user who wants to write a paper and have a nice vector graphic in the header of his document. He would be able to load an svg graphic and place it in his KWord document. For tweaking the loaded graphic he can just click on it and at that point KWord will see that the shape is a vector one. KWord will then supply a tool in the toolbox (which is the normal 2-columns toolbar type thing Krita already has) that allows the user to alter the internal vector graphics right inside his KWord document. But without the annoying flickering and replacement of menu and toolbars that happens if the shape was really an external document being edited.
KOffice 2 will still have the most applications there are combined in any single office suite, and on top of that those applications will show an integration that's unparallelled in the industry. Each application really does make the whole more complete by literally making the other applications more powerful.
Every application that uses the Flake library will provide a shape-type that the other applications can use. Want to use that 1 cool Kivio-shape in your Krita painting, go ahead. But the most exciting part is that the shapes come with so called 'tools'. Where each application can use the interaction model for that shape type. And since its determined per shape-type, its the same across all the KOffice applications.
We already see the advantage with a basic interaction-tool that allows moving, rotation etc. of all shape-types. It has features like scaling with the control button down, reserving the aspect ratio of the shape. Unlike in KOffice 1.x that single interaction-tool will be used in all KOffice applications stopping the application from reinventing the wheel, they are literally all running the same code and thus all applications will work consistently towards the user. Definitely a good thing for usability.
Flake in KWord 2
Pigment?
You mean Pikment surely
By bob at Mon, 2006/06/05 - 5:00am
Oh noes
Teh unfunny joke gave me teh cancer.
By em at Mon, 2006/06/05 - 5:00am
Re: Pigment?
do you mean bob or blob ??
By blob at Tue, 2006/06/06 - 5:00am
I've wondered for a while whether there's a K ego, perhaps even a conspiracy to eradicate all things G. But alas, Ockham's razor requires we consider the possibility that it is cute branding, a trademark if you will. :)
That and I'm too lazy to worry about inter-GNU project struggles (just install 'em all, they're free)!
By Ashvini at Thu, 2006/06/08 - 5:00am
Bad idea. Pik means dick in Danish.
By Anders at Tue, 2006/07/11 - 5:00am
Development will delay a lot
With the FIFA world cup here, we will stop our work to give a look at those thousand pretty brazilian womens with their usual small skirts.
Sorry folks, KDE 4.0 will be launched next year, probably.
By Nooopss at Tue, 2006/06/06 - 5:00am
Re: Development will delay a lot
There are some movements here in Brazil to prevent selling this nice-almost-naked-women image. This unhappilly is causing a lot of sexual tourism, mostly in north-east.
Besides, we don't stop because of those women in world cup (fot that carnival exists, hehehe), football is enought to stop the entire country :)
Count that brazilian portuguese translations will be out of pace for a while ;)
By Iuri Fiedoruk at Tue, 2006/06/06 - 5:00am
Brasileiras are my cup of tea
Brazilian woman are incredible. They know all the write commands in the right order: top, mount, fsck, flush, sleep;
They are often run threaded with the ability to engage their friends for a little distributed processing and a whole lot of fun. Never visit Brazil or thou shall not leave it.
Ahmmmmmmmm, what were we talking about? Oh, yeah, KDE 4 will win the world cup, I mean, KDE 4 is hot, and Brazililians write good software or something like that.
By Me or somebody ... at Tue, 2006/06/06 - 5:00am
My dear nerd, if you don´t know, world cup will be in GERMANY, so.. how you can give a look at pretty brazillians womens?? Why don´t you go to Rio de Janeiro´s Carnival? It´s pretty good!
By Juliana at Thu, 2006/06/08 - 5:00am
I'm not the original poster, but just one word: Fans! :)
I've even seen a few of them yesterday in Königstein where the Brazilian team is housed.
RE: Yes, brazilians chiks will be at Germany
Yes, brazilian women will be at Germany, there is a top model team there, sponsored by a TV chanel. Rio de Janeiro will lose it´s postcard, the bikini tanned round *#@% of pretty brazilians.
All this *#@% will be at Germany, but, unfurtunately, well covered, due the cold wheather.
By noooppsss at Fri, 2006/06/09 - 5:00am
What´s "*#@%"??
I´m a brazillian women and I would like to know...
By Juliana at Tue, 2006/06/13 - 5:00am
Huunnnn
This may mean "bumbum", I think....
By bb at Wed, 2006/06/14 - 5:00am
>All this *#@% will be at Germany, but, unfurtunately, well covered, due the cold wheather.<<
No - it's not cold here - it's hot. Beautiful sunshine and temperatures in the 30ies. And KDE/Koffice *will* be ready in time because we are used to see gorgeous chicks - actually we have beautiful ladies from all over the world here (and many from Latin America too :-) as well as some of our own tribe - all the year long.)
So have fun - keep on developping great software :-)
(Berlin/Hamburg Germany)
By beccon at Wed, 2006/06/14 - 5:00am
And why not fixing the bugs first?
Instead of reinventing the wheel, why don't they just try to fix the compatibility issues with ODF? You can't write ODF formulas (they're lost when you save them) and so you can't have any formulas at all in KWord's defauolt format.
The spreadsheet is a joke, Kword is fast, but lacks so many things... Only Krita seems to get proper attention.
So, why not make it usable after all and then start implementing innovations?
By me at Tue, 2006/06/06 - 5:00am
Re: And why not fixing the bugs first?
Good idea. I suggest we fork the project and implement what is missing. Contact me by email to do this, if you are really interested.
Why developers dont do this ? Because they do not want, and thats the point of open-source development: do it for fun, in the first place. i just hope all this work will bring a better koffice for all.
And i dont think kword is so bad, in the first place. i use it sometimes, and if any problem occurs and i dont like it anymore i can switch to openoffice anytime i want, thanks to the work of koffice developers who changed the file format.
By Henrique Marks at Tue, 2006/06/06 - 5:00am
I just don't have the skills :-)
The Koffice crew seem to be quite talented, it's just that it just isn't as good as OpenOffice yet, in my opinion. I can't really use it for real work (I've tried before), but I'd like to because it's promising and cool.
Well, before I started on Krita I hadn't got the skills either. I had never written more than a dozen lines of C++, but it's an easy thing to learn on the job. It's just a matter of getting started and after that some perseverance.
By Boudewijn Rempt at Tue, 2006/06/06 - 5:00am
lets make things straight. OpenOffice is slow as hell and unsable. their pretending compatibility with microsoft product is a joke. and only Microsoft Office really works with those documents. also OpenOffice only copy what Microsoft did and really does not improove anywhere.
KOffice however is lighting fast and has great stuff that no other suite has. it does miss few important features and still have bugs. but its a charm to use. I do use it for production use as well as many other KDE user I'm sure. ideas in this suit are way ahead and koffice is the only Office suite that actually considered what computer life will be from 2007
also remember there is not many koffice developers. and what they did since 1.0 is amazing. clap clap clap
keep going guys. you're doing an awesome job. dont listen to flamers and gives us the best office suite for KDE 4
gambatte kudasai
By Mathieu Jobin at Sun, 2006/06/11 - 5:00am
I support you implementing whats missing, very good idea! You don't even need to fork you can do it right into the KOffice svn repository, all you need to do is send in the patches.
By Thomas Zander at Tue, 2006/06/06 - 5:00am
Great. Someone raises valid concern/criticism and you just tell him to code it himself. Regardless it its developed for fun maybe the developers would like to have and use the critique positively.
He's just wront about krita.
By josel at Wed, 2006/06/07 - 5:00am
What kind of concern/criticism? Let me quote: "The spreadsheet is a joke" does not tell the developers anything.
Not everyone has a crystal ball. At least, I don't.
By Ariya at Wed, 2006/06/07 - 5:00am
Even OOo Calc lacks some important features in the graphical representation of numbers. The scaling of x/y isn't up to snuff. Then the embedded programming language isn't really usable either for serious work. I use OOo Writer and sometimes KOffice (rarely) but Excel unfortunatelty is still way ahead and the only winDOS program of use (but big one).
By Juergen at Thu, 2006/06/08 - 5:00am
Re: Spreadsheet
OOCalc is a very good spreadsheet as I find it much more stable than MS Excel when working on the same large data sets. I tried to open up the same ODS sheets in KSpread but it crashed (perhaps 25 columns of 10,000-12,500 data points is too much?) but I do have a few things that OOCalc should have:
1. The ability to put the equation of the best-fit line ON the graph.
2. The ability to plot multiple data sets on an XY graph and have them be independent data sets as in MS Excel.
3. To not have to completely recalculate the graph if I move it on a page but do not resize.
4. To be able to scale the X-axis in a regular line graph instead of putting a marker for each X value down there.
By PGK1 at Sun, 2006/09/10 - 5:00am
The spreadsheet _is_ a joke (or at least was last time I checked).
gnumeric is the only good spreadsheet I've found for any platform.
Constructivly:
The charting-functionality seems to be pretty bad. When I use spreadsheets what I mostly do is dump in some numbers from somewhere, then graph them. With gnumeric it's a breeze .. with kSpread .. I don't find the graph in the image that is generated!
Hmf.
By Anonymous Coward at Fri, 2006/06/09 - 5:00am
They are not bugs, they are missing features
I am not sure these are bugs, they may be a lack of features/immaturity of the concept. I do think that the metaphors used by KOffice make more sense than the ones of MS Office - cloned by OpenOffice.org - and I would very much like to learn it and use it for work and play.
Unfortunately, I translate doc and pps documents written by people who would not learn MS Office properly, let alone learn how to use another suite on a different OS altogether; or worse, I sometimes work on documents developed by several people - often embedding more different source data - with less experienced people ignoring and mangling the careful settings of the more experienced ones because of the dumb, opaque interface.
With KOffice I resent the lack of adecquate language tools and more importantly the lack of good compatibility with the MS Office file formats. Those are the reasons I am not learning how to use KOffice and why I use it only to edit/change the format of PDFs I occasionally have to translate.
By Bilbophile at Mon, 2006/06/12 - 5:00am
Re: They are not bugs, they are missing features
on a different OS altogether;
Ermem, KDE 4 ==> Windows port. Can't wait to use a fully functional Koffice 2.0 in Windows.
By madman at Mon, 2008/05/26 - 5:00am
> you can't have any formulas at all in KWord's defauolt format
Fixed. Thanks for the support.
By bug buster at Tue, 2006/06/06 - 5:00am
Maybe you don't know this, but KOffice is being developed in three branches at the moment.
- A 1.5.x branch for bug fixes
- A 1.6 branch
- A 2.0 branch (which is trunk)
So, there still get many bugs fixed in the 1.5 and 1.6 branches, while all the innovations get added in trunk.
You're always more than welcome to help with any aspect of KOffice, there's more to do than only coding.
By Tim Beaulen at Tue, 2006/06/06 - 5:00am
Because some problems (like font kerning) can't be fixed without those innovation. And flake will bring some innovations, but it is first about code sharing between apps, which means that in the future instead of fixing a bug in kword, and in kpresenter, and in karbon and in kivio and in etc, you will fix in flake and fix for all. That's the innovative part of code sharing ;)
By Cyrille Berger at Tue, 2006/06/06 - 5:00am
>The spreadsheet is a joke
What is wrong with KSpread? It is actually quite good and fast. .ods-import works well for me, only the diagrams keep me from using it (I am using the sloooow OOCalc2).
By Carsten Niehaus at Tue, 2006/06/06 - 5:00am
While it is my general position that more effort should be put into fixing bugs and I would always error on the side of caution when implementing new technologies, we have to consider that with version 2.0 KOffice will be based on Qt-4.
Therefore, this is the time to break binary compatibility and some wheels are going to have be reinvented for some of the bugs (that can only be fixed by going to Qt-4) to be fixed. The main example that we are all familiar with is the text formating issues which cannot be fixed with Qt-3's PostScript driver.
In some cases, it might be better to wait till after the 2.0 release to implement new technologies. But, there is always a trade off since it would not be possible to, then, replace existing APIs (that would break binary compatibility) but rather to only add additional APIs (all APIs in 2.0 would have to remain till 3.0). In this case, since KOffice is not really yet a mature application, I see nothing wrong with doing some things over if the current implementions are not working very well.
Bug fixes can continue with the KOffice version 1.x branches and can be front ported to the version 2 trunk.
By James Richard Tyrer at Thu, 2006/06/08 - 5:00am
Live interaction beween apps?
So is going to be possible to have multiple koffice apps running side-by-side and edit shared items between docs live, so that I could edit a kspread table that would be updated on kword doc, kivio diagram on kpresenter, or whatever combination sharing objects _live_ so I could instantly how the end result would look like?
As it kinda sucks to need to save/reload whatever object when doing docs.
By Nobody at Tue, 2006/06/06 - 5:00am
Re: Live interaction beween apps?
That would be hot.
I spend so much time going back and forth between photoshop and powerpoint getting things just right.
By theorz at Tue, 2006/06/06 - 5:00am
Already supported. Thats actually what the screenshot at the end of the article is showing.
By Corbin at Tue, 2006/06/06 - 5:00am
That's already possible: Insert a kspread object into kword. Select it. View->New View. Voila. All changes you'll make in one of the tables are immediately shown in the other representation.
By Stefan Nikolaus at Tue, 2006/06/06 - 5:00am
DDE, OLE and OpenDoc?
What is the difference to Dynamic Data Exchange and Object Linking and Embedding in the Windows world? Or OpenDoc on the Mac?
By testerus at Tue, 2006/06/06 - 5:00am
Re: DDE, OLE and OpenDoc?
DDE is an interprocess communication control. Like DCop or D-Bus
It's not the same as Flake.
Flake lets you edit objects (created with another program) from inside a single program. So you only run one process.
I guess you can compare it a little with OLE, but it still is not the same.
Editing a spreadsheet from within KWord for example doesn't load the whole KSpread program. Only those tools or shapes that are needed.
DDE was a very cool thing just as DCOP is today. I'm not as familiar with OpenDoc but I believe it is an embedding framework. OLE stood for Object Linking and Embedding, but it ended up meaning "One Long Expletive" when it crashed trying to do anything useful. When I left Windows in the 90s focus had shifted from DDE to OLE because MS preferred bloated embedding protocols to scripting. KDE's KParts and the Koffice libraries are more efficient, but the libraries you mentioned are more general purpose. For instance in Quanta we use KParts to load an application and DCOP to communicate with it. Compared to what Koffice is doing it's very rudimentary. Our interface is fairly rigidly defined to a full panel and we may find the plugin needs additional interfaces. With KOffice there is a lot more intelligent and defined interaction in the libraries inside.
By Eric Laffoon at Wed, 2006/06/07 - 5:00am
On the subject of Quanta, is there going to be a KDE 4 port?
... I found that tool infinitely useful.
Why apps? But anywho.
I continue to wonder why it is necessary to have separate Word, Spread, & Chart applications rather than having these integrated into one app that uses parts.
IAC, what I would like to see is to have it possible to link a number in a KWord document to a cell in a KSpread document and have it look just exactly like I had typed the number in the KWord document, yet if I change the spreadsheet, the number in the KWord document would change.
By James Richard Tyrer at Tue, 2006/06/06 - 5:00am
Re: Why apps? But anywho.
Because for a certain task, a specialized interface is preferable. We discussed this a lot and came to the conclusion that it is much more userfriendly to have different interfaces for different main tasks. Especially the example of Gobe Productive argued in favour of our decision.
About sharing styles between different flakes -- that's something to consider. I don't know whether OpenDocument supports it, and if it doesn't, it will be hard to do, and getting inline data in a flake from another component will be a nice challenge, but as long as we're talking objects embedded in a text flake, doable. As long as OpenDocument supports it, of course.
Why apps?
because the user interface for a text processor still looks and acts more specialized for that type of data. Karbon will continue to have dockers and menus that are specialized for vector data while Krita will have menus with filters for bitmap data.
If all would be in one application we would either have 25 menus or alter our menu structure every time we make a selection. I somehow think that that approach will not be good for usability :)
The feature request for KWord <-> KSpread interaction is a good one, I'll push that out the the developers for consideration.
Thanks James!
> we would either have 25 menus or alter our menu structure every time we make a selection.
Like MS Office does now? Funny how MS shoots it's customers in the knees over and over again...
By thomas at Tue, 2006/06/06 - 5:00am
Have a look at Officd 12 - they did some great work on that app. It might look unfamiliar, but it works - seriously. The first thing from MS I would call innovation... It might not be totally new, but still its a great thing for Office.
By superstoned at Tue, 2006/06/06 - 5:00am
Actually, I am only suggesting (at least to start) integration of the three major office apps: Word, Spread, & Chart. Embedding is sufficient for adding images.
Yes, the menu issue is one issue that would need to be solved to do this. And, I know that the KDE guidelines state that all operations that appear in toolbars must appear in the menu-bar menu.
I could probably list a handful of other issues, but I would look at these as challenges to be overcome rather than reasons not to try.
The first idea that comes to mind is to have a main menu bar that is always there no matter which part is active and an part menu bar for each part that only appears when that part is in use. I do not offer this as the ultimate solution, I am sure that with thought that we could come up with better ideas and refinements.
see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archy for info about an app-less vision of Jeff Raskin. Very different way of looking at things.
By Jonathan Dietrich at Wed, 2006/06/07 - 5:00am
This has been done several years ago with StarOffice. That's why it takes so long to load, it is one app in different shapes. And as we know everybody complains about it being bloated.
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Why 2.0
Why not name it something more glorious?
Like Koffice 2000, or Koffice 4 (KDE 4). Koffice XP. :-))
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Home computer homework help Views on the reformation with reference to the medieval break up of western christianity by lortz
Views on the reformation with reference to the medieval break up of western christianity by lortz
Bring fact-checked results to the top of your browser search. From the schism to the Reformation A major factor in the consolidation and expansion of Christianity in the West was the growth in the prestige and power of the bishop of Rome. Leo I made the primacy of the Roman bishop explicit both in theory and in practice and must be counted as one of the most important figures in the history of the centralization of authority in the church.
Europe, to The term Reformation refers in general to the major religious changes that swept across Europe during the s, transforming worship, politics, society, and basic cultural patterns.
One key dimension was the Protestant Reformation, the movement that began in with Martin Luther 's critique of doctrinal principles and church actions in Germany and that led to the establishment of new official churches—the Lutheran, the Reformed or Calvinist, and the Anglican.
These were separate from the Latin Catholic Church in organization and different from it in theology. Many other dissident groups and individuals, collectively known as the Radical Reformation, also emerged during the turmoil of the s and s, building communities despite frequent persecution.
Ongoing efforts to reform the old church took on new urgency in response to these challenges, leading to a distinct Catholic Reformation. The Protestant Reformation affected patterns of change in Europe through Protestant theology's shifting theological emphases, through Protestant piety's emphasis on reading and knowledge, and through new alignments between organized churches and politics.
Because of the complex course and multiple outcomes of the Reformation movements, historians today speak of multiple Reformations during the first two-thirds of the s—the Protestant, the Radical, and the Catholic; the urban, the peasants', and the princely; or the German, French, and British.
The Protestant Reformation was embedded in larger processes that included the emergence of national states, new encounters with the outside world, and deep socioeconomic shifts.
The breakdown of religious unity and the establishment of multiple churches in this era highlights the central role that religion played in early modern European self-understanding. Doctrinal and ceremonial changes had consequences for every aspect of society, from family life and gender roles to art and philosophy.
As we learn more about different historical actors and their varying goals, we can no longer view the Reformation as a single conflict between Luther and the popes or as a single movement, positive or negative. Rather, we must approach the Reformation by looking carefully at the spiritual aspirations, the cultural frameworks, and the material circumstances of the people whose lives it transformed.
The idea of reformation had a long history in Western thought beforewith two main meanings: Augustine 's statement that "man is not able to reform himself as he is able to deform himself" durably connected reformation with individual conversion and divine grace, although during the Middle Ages the word could refer to any systematic change.
Because the term implied renewal or even rebirth, it could also be associated with the renaissance of classical learning. By the late s, the "reformation" of monasteries became a central goal of the Observant movements that sought to restore the principles of their orders' founders, and by the s, calls for a "reformation in head and members" of the entire church had become loud.
When evangelical thinkers in the early s called for radical changes in the church, they too described their project as a "reformation," as did those who sought to improve the church from within. Most sixteenth-century reformers hoped that a single purified church would be the outcome, while others saw religious division as a sign of the imminent Apocalypse.
Only afterwhen it became clear that the division among western European Christians was permanent, did the term "Reformation" become the name for the movements that created the division as well as for the period during which the division took place.
Developments in formal theology, in broader cultural life, and in different European regions all confirm the continuity between the Reformation and earlier historical processes.
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For example, disputes among academic theologians raised issues similar to those later addressed by Luther and other Reformation thinkers. Late medieval followers of St.
Thomas Aquinas's via antiqua 'old path' argued against adherents of the via moderna 'new path' developed by William of Ockham —while mystical thinkers sought to bypass the confining procedures of Scholastic theology entirely.
Particularly in the s, learned churchmen disagreed about such fundamental issues as God 's sovereignty, the place of human effort in gaining salvation, and the effects of sin and grace on the human soul.Learn european history medieval renaissance reformation with free interactive flashcards.
Choose from different sets of european history medieval renaissance reformation flashcards on Quizlet. christianity: christianity in western europe Although the history of Christianity in each of the regions to which it has spread manifests certain special characteristics that set it apart, the development of Christianity within the history of western Europe has in many decisive ways shaped its development in all other regions.
From the schism to the Reformation. Scholasticism is a landmark both in the history of Christianity and in the history of Western culture and a symbol of the Christianization of the dawn of the scientific age, the culture of the Renaissance—all these factors, and others besides, helped to break up the "medieval synthesis." Among.
Lortz an intellectual, Catholic Historian explains the reformation with reference to the medieval break up of Western Christianity.
Lortz provides revealing evidence of a late medieval break down in the universality of the Catholic Church, which shook 5/5(8).
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What Caused the Protestant Reformation? Disdain and mistrust of the Catholic Church was the major cause for the Protestant Reformation.
Reformers particularly decried the selling of indulgences and offering of forgiveness for sins in exchange for money; the practice of selling religious positions in. Reformation, also called Protestant Reformation, the religious revolution that took place in the Western church in the 16th century.
Its greatest leaders undoubtedly were Martin Luther and John Calvin.
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*Events are listed in chronological order.
**Several of the dates below have been updated due to weather-related issues expected for Saturday, April 13th.
The Easter Bunny is preparing over 20,000 candy and toy-filled eggs for this year's annual egg scrambles in Southlake. Mr. and Mrs. Easter Bunny are making a special trip to take pictures with everyone who comes! Festivities include: egg scrambles by age, inflatables, balloon artists, crafts and a petting zoo!
**Update from Experience Southlake Facebook Page: Due to the potential for severe weather, we are canceling all activities at tomorrow's Easter in the Park except for the egg hunts. We will continue to monitor the weather overnight and make a final announcement regarding the egg hunts at 7 a.m. tomorrow.
This is a great event every year where your kiddos can hunt for eggs with children their own age. You can also take a ride on the Boogie Woogie Choo Choo train, snuggle up with some animals in the petting zoo, pose for a picture with Mr. or Mrs. Funny Bunny, and fill up your Easter basket with goodies from the sponsors and vendors!
This event is free to the public and includes an egg hunt with special prize eggs, pictures with the Easter Bunny, face painting, bounce house, and fire engines for the kids to explore. There are also three different hunts separated by age and they start promptly at 10:00am, so don't be late!
Join the Shimala Group with Keller Williams for their Annual Easter Egg Hunt in Lantana. They'll have over 20k eggs to find and you can purchase raffle tickets which will help benefit Harpool Middle School.
After the Roanoke Bunny Hop 5K, the City of Roanoke will be hosting an Easter Egg Hunt at the Roanoke Soccer Complex. There will also be games, bounce houses, hot dogs, cotton candy and drinks! If you want to register for the Bunny Hop 5K or 1K, click here. All proceeds from the race benefit the Roanoke Park Board Scholarship Fund.
**Update from the City of Roanoke on Friday 4/12 at 11:40am: We are monitoring Saturday's weather closely and will continue to do so. We will be posting updates as we have them on our website and social media pages.
Join Little Elm for their EGGtastic Easter celebration where you'll find an egg hunt, kite flying contest, and children's festival featuring games, rides and a DJ. The event is free, but food and treats are available for purchase.
Flower Mound's 36th Annual Easter Egg Scramble will include lots of candy and there will be a special appearance by the Easter Bunny! Activities begin at 1:30 p.m., and the Scramble begins promptly at 2:30 p.m.
This Easter Egg Hunt is over so fast, you'll want to be sure you're on time for it! Bring your baskets and your cameras to snap a picture with the Easter Bunny after the hunt is over.
They'll have three different egg hunts for different age groups as well as music, stories, a visit from the Easter Bunny, and a family Easter basket drawing!
Join the City of Corinth from 5pm to 9pm at the Corinth Community Park Softball Fields for the can't miss event of Spring! They will have activities for all ages. Bounce houses, rock climbing, trackless train, pony rides, a petting zoo, face painting, music, carnival rides, food trucks, vendors and more!
This year's Egg'stravaganza will feature free carnival games, inflatables, a magic show, crafts, and over 30,000 eggs! The egg hunt will roll out at 11:30 a.m. at Quakertown Park where the fields will be divided by age groups.
Egg-citing activities include a visit by the Easter Bunny, arts and crafts, and games. Stay around after the egg hunt to play in the pool and enjoy other activities.
Please note that parents must be in the water with all non-swimmers and pre-registration is required.
Celebrate Spring with the Coppell Parks and Recreation Department at their Easter Egg Hunt featuring more than 30,000 eggs to find! They'll have age-restricted egg hunts for the older kids, an Egg Dig for younger kids 0-3 years old. And at 9:30am they'll also have a Sensory-Friendly Egg Hunt. You can also take photos with the Easter Bunny, get your face painted, jump in the bounce houses, and listen to the music from the live DJ.
Join Trietsch Methodist in their Family Life Center fields for an Easter Egg hunt that will be fun for the entire family. They're going to separate the hunt by age groups so that both the big and little kids can have a fun time. All families from the surrounding areas are welcome!
Where: Delaney Vineyards, 2000 Champagne Blvd.
The Colleyville Lions Club is hosting their annual Easter Egg Hunt where you'll get to enjoy appearances by Mr. & Mrs. Bunny, face painting, bounce houses, and live music. This event benefits several Lions programs, including Texas Lions Camp, which provides a week-long camping experience for children with disabilities.
Experience an Easter Egg Hunt at High Noon in the Fort Worth Stockyards. Thousands of eggs will the line the lawns of the historical Livestock Exchange Building for kids 0-12 years old. Other activities will include pictures with the Easter Bunny, face painting, Old West gunfight shows, live music, and (of course) the famous Fort Worth Herd Cattle Drive.
This annual event includes bounce houses, train rides, photos with the Easter Bunny, a petting zoo, carnival games, food trucks and more! This year they'll have an Egg Garden for the little kiddos ages 1-5 years old so they can calmly walk through and pick up eggs. Then for kids 6-8 years old there will be an actual egg hunt where they can battle it out for the eggs. Pre-register for the event and get faster access to the festivities.
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import React from 'react/addons';
import omit from 'lodash.omit';

import Clock from './Clock';
import ChatStore from '../stores/ChatStore';
import ChatActions from '../actions/ChatActions';

const GameHeader = React.createClass({

  propTypes: {
    io: React.PropTypes.object.isRequired,
    params: React.PropTypes.array.isRequired,
    color: React.PropTypes.oneOf(['white', 'black']).isRequired,
    openModal: React.PropTypes.func.isRequired,
    gameOver: React.PropTypes.bool.isRequired,
    isOpponentAvailable: React.PropTypes.bool.isRequired
  },
  mixins: [React.addons.PureRenderMixin],

  getInitialState() {
    return omit(ChatStore.getState(), 'messages');
  },
  componentDidMount() {
    ChatStore.on('change', this._onChatChange);
  },
  componentWillUnmount() {
    ChatStore.off('change', this._onChatChange);
  },
  render() {
    const {io, params, gameOver, isOpponentAvailable} = this.props;
    const unseenCount = this.state.unseenCount;

    return (

        <Clock
          io={io}
          params={params} />

          {`${params[1]}|${params[2]}`}

        New game

        {!gameOver && isOpponentAvailable ?

            Resign

        :gameOver ?

            Rematch

        :null}

          {unseenCount ?

              {unseenCount < 9 ? unseenCount : '9+'}

          :null}

          Chat

    );
  },
  _onChatChange() {
    this.setState(omit(ChatStore.getState(), 'messages'));
  },
  _onResign() {
    const {io, params, color} = this.props;

    io.emit('resign', {
      token: params[0],
      color: color
    });
  },
  _onRematch() {
    const {io, params, openModal, isOpponentAvailable} = this.props;

    if (!isOpponentAvailable) {
      openModal('info', 'Your opponent has disconnected. You need to ' +
        'generate a new link.');
      return;
    }

    io.emit('rematch-offer', {
      token: params[0]
    });
    openModal('info', 'Your offer has been sent.');
  }
});

export default GameHeader;


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Departmental Workshops
Otey Scruggs Memorial Lecture
Thursday, September 12th at 5:00 pm in the Strasser Legacy Room, Eggers 220
Priya Satia is Professor of British History and the Raymond A. Spruance Professor of International History at Stanford. Her second book, Empire of Guns: The Violent Making of the Industrial Revolution (Penguin Press, 2018) won the 2019 Pacific Coast Conference on British Studies Book Prize and is a finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize in History. Satia's first book Spies in Arabia: The Great War and the Cultural Foundations of Britain's Covert Empire in the Middle East (OUP, 2008) won the 2009 AHA-Herbert Baxter Adams Book Prize, the 2009 AHA-Pacific Coast Branch Book Award, and the 2010 Pacific Coast Conference on British Studies Book Prize.
She has also been an active public intellectual and has been published widely, including in the Financial Times, the Nation, Times Literary Supplement, the Washington Post, Time Magazine, the Chronicle of Higher Education, Aeon, the Tribune, Slate.com, and CNN.com.
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Lucidflow owners Nadja Lind and Helmut Ebritsch stride confidently into the middle of 2016 with an incredibly strong three tracker. The Blue Pearl EP also sees a first for the label which will debut onto Native Instruments Stems format, letting you shape everything to fit your set like a glove.
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Sam was born & spent most of his childhood living in landlocked Berkshire before, at the age of 11, his family decided to move down to Swanage, in Dorset. Sam then spent his teenage years growing up by the sea and after initially sailing for fun at his local sailing club, he soon got into racing and competed in his first national competition in 2011. His progression through the sport was swift and by 2012 he was representing his country at international events.
Since that moment he has been hooked on sailing and trains and competes nationally and internationally throughout the year. His relentless determination and focus has meant that he has quickly established himself as one of the best sailors of his age in the country.
As well as his passion for sailing Sam is also a very technical guy and was lucky enough to be selected to work at Microsoft UK aged just 18 years old. Working in a massive multi-national company he learnt so much and had some incredible experiences which he will never forget.
Now turned to professional sailing, he has an unbreakable dream to represent Great Britain at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games in the men's Olympic singlehanded dinghy, the Laser.
Sam sails the Laser dinghy, the Men's Olympic singlehanded dinghy. It is a very competitive and tactical boat to sail, challenging both mentally and physically. The boat is a one design class, meaning that every boat is the same and therefore the best sailor is the one who wins. In most conditions the boat requires power, endurance and strength to achieve the maximum speed possible, hence why the best Laser sailors are some of the strongest and fittest athletes at the Games.
The Laser, men's Olympic singlehanded dinghy and one of the most popular racing dinghies in the world.
Interested in finding out how you can help Sam or donating to help him buy a new boat? Follow the link below.
Sam is currently in the British Sailing Team P3 squad, the first level of the British Sailing Team. With his burning ambition to one day represent Great Britain at the Olympics he is only part way through his journey to reach the top.
Whilst the next few steps for Sam will undoubtabley be the hardest, with passion, determination and careful planning he believes that this goal is perfectly achievable and that he one day could go to the Olympics.
My dad sailed round the world which definitely inspired me to learn how to sail!
My brother and I shared a Pico which we used to sail around in thinking we were incredibly cool.
It's an awesome way to keep mentally and physically fit and the connection between you, the boat and the environment is awe-inspiring.
What keeps you going when you're on the limit?
The short term pain is making me a better person in the long run.
Sailing teaches you so many life skills which you can use on and off of the water. How to think under pressure, how hard work pays off, good time management skills, budgeting, risk taking, leadership as well as much more.
I would have to say my hometown, Swanage. I've sailed there for a long time now but always puts a big smile on my face!
Probably some crazy computer programmer making hit games like Flappy Bird haha.
Fitness, windsurfing, surfing, exploring, travelling, computer programming, design, stock trading.
Ben Ainslie once ran over my sandcastle with his boat when he pulled into a beach whilst on holiday in the Caribbean aged 10!
Designed and built my own boat at the age of 16.
Never give up no matter how many setbacks you suffer.
Selected for his first ever national squad.
Competed for the first time at a national event.


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I spend time taking a thorough health history, and if need conducting diagnostic examinations whilst taking into consideration signs, symptoms and genetics. Any underlying causes contributing to the disorder are investigated, and most efficient and effective treatment is determined. Lifestyle changes, nutritional advice and natural medicines, such as homeopathics, herbal medicines, nutritional supplements are selected according to what is the most appropriate treatment for you the patient. These are therapeutic remedies that when correctly prescribed; ease discomfort, bring balance to body functions and enhance physical, mental and emotional wellbeing.
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The first principle of 'like cures like' can be looked at in several ways. One way is to assume that the body knows what it is doing and that symptoms are the body's way of taking action to overcome illness. This healing response called termed the vital response. The similar medicine acts as a stimulus to the natural vital response, giving it the information it needs to complete its healing work. Healing of a disease takes place when we heal the symptoms from within firstly then progressing towards the outwards or surface of the body. An illness is being cured along the established routes of past and present symptoms.
The second principle, that only 'the minimum dose' should be employed is based upon the understanding that the stimulus of the medicine works from within the vitality and is not imposed from the outside. Only enough is administered to initiate the healing process, which then carries on, driven by its own internal healing mission.


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Sorry for late update, I was busy yesterday.
The Girl angrily yelled at Gu Weiwei who was pulled over. Shaking her head she refused to believe what he said.
"I don't believe it, you lied to me. You simply can't have a girlfriend, you lied to me……"
"She is my girlfriend, we have been together for four years." The boy was holding on her hand but Gu Weiwei, who wanted to break free, said forcefully. "Mud horse, who has been with you for four years? ! Beauty, you are mistaken, I'm not really……"
"We have already been together since junior high school, but she didn't like publicity, so outsiders didn't know." The boy interrupted Gu Weiwei's words and said directly.
Gu Weiwei looked in amazement at the boy who spoke. It seems that he and Mu Weiwei really knew each other, ah.
The rejected girl heard that they were already together for long time. She started crying and ran away.
"The act is finished, can you let me go?"
The boy held her hand and pulled her closer. A Handsome smart boy's (Look like smart boy) glowing face suddenly enlarged before her eyes.
"Mu Weiwei, who said that I was acting?"
"…."Gu Weiwei frowned, what happened?
The boy looked at her for a few seconds, and sneered, "It seems that you have quickly forgotten that you wrote love letter to me."
"Love letter?" Gu Weiwei raised her eyebrows. When did she write a love letter for him?
The boy looked at her and she still refused to admit it. He bit his teeth. "You wrote to me for a whole year in the third grade. You even chased me and entered Yingcheng High School. Now you are saying you forgot about it!"
Gu Weiwei suddenly remembered something and her eyes widened.
Lying in the trough, she really wrote a love letter to him! To be exact, it was written by Mu Weiwei.
She already felt that this boy was somewhat is familiar… The original Mu Weiwei was with him in the same junior high school. Now he was famous in Yincheng as a grass genius, Qin law.
His test results were always the first in the whole School. Plus he had an outstanding appearance, also he is the Only grandson of the Qin Financial Group, so he was very popular among the girls at school.
Mu Weiwei really chased him before and to follow him, she transferred to Yingcheng high School. But after that car accident, she moved her love and started chasing Fu Hanxi.
She shook Qin law's hands and rubbed her sore arm.
"I used to write it before, but, didn't you give any answers? "
"I'm answering it now, I'm allowing you to be my girlfriend." Qin Law said.
After she had a car accident, she almost did not appear in school. He went to Lijia (Li Family) to find her, but Lijia's people said that she had already moved out.
Recently, he was not in school because he participated in a competition. So he didn't know that she had returned to school until he saw the news on Weibo the day before.
Coming to school today was originally to find her.
"Sorry, I'm already not interested to you" Gu Weiwei said
This brat, not good to go to school, what kind of early love? (TL : Idk)
"What do you mean?" Qin Law's handsome face suddenly went cold.
Gu Weiwei impatiently sighed and directly said, "I love someone else. I do not like you anymore. Now you understand?"
"I don't allow it!" said Qin Law.
He has been looking for her for so long, waiting for her for so long, now she tells him that she likes someone else, he will never accept such a result.
"You , you are not allowed…You are my girl, you are not allowed…"
Gu Weiwei stared at the angry teenager, who started talking in a funny way.
Qin Law grabbed her hand and said with a serious face, "I am your boyfriend!"
Gu Weiwei started having a headache and stroked her forehead, "It's okay to break up now." "
Mu Weiwei chasing him before it was her fault, but now she is Gu Weiwei. She doesn't have time and thought to play a puppy love with this kid.
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1) Thanks to Arutia, Etereal, Lancey, Ayanna .o((*^▽^*))o I'm happy working together with them.
2) I'm sorry if i get mistranslated in some part, I'm not native both English and Chinese. I Already try my best.
3) Scheduled
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– Bad Girl Xiaomei is every 2 days.
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I already reject a few people before, sorry for that, bow
something come up my editor Etereal will be busy for a while. And i think it's better if get more help.
So i need help in Proofreading in newly Chapter Sweet pampering, and Editor in my older chapter. Please email me or leave comments if you interested.
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MELLYSA says:
Thank you for the chp! Love it. It there any possibility that there will be second chp update today?
Btw, do you have a discord server or something? It easier to comunicate through that…
Emm, maybe there's will be second chapter today,(^_^)I still work on it.
Kissthemoonlight says:
Thank you for the chaps
Yourwelcome
Cha says:
Thanks for the chapter. Do you need help with editing?
Yes, in older chapter and proofreader in new chapters
Can you please give me your email?
Cubbyfox88@gmail.com
Novelcrazy says:
Thanks for the chapter. Boy, you are too late. Now MWW has a real possessive jealous man in her life. Stay away.


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Same Ninja Anime Children's Web Shorts Debut
posted on 2020-03-04 15:15 EST by Jennifer Sherman
SC Digital Media, YouTuber Naaachan partner to create series about shark ninja boy
Sumitomo Corporation 's SC Digital Media subsidiary is partnering with "Mom YouTuber" Naaachan to produce the "Same Ninja Anime" ("Shark Ninja Animation") educational series of web shorts. The first episode, "Same no Ninja ni Henshin! Kyodai na Kaijū o Yattsukero!" (Transform Into Shark Ninja! Attack the Giant Monster!), debuted on Naaachan's Naaachannel YouTube channel on February 27.
The anime's story centers on a five-year-old boy who is secretly a spy. Naaachan is producing the anime, developing the characters, and composing the story as chief producer.
The first short has earned nearly 10,000 views on YouTube in its first week. Naaachannel has more than 2.15 million subscribers. The channel's content features reviews of toys and candy, as well as children's shorts including anime.
Sumitomo Corporation fully funded and established SC Digital Media in December 2017. The subsidiary is involved in the digital media entertainment industry both inside and outside Japan. The company utilizes social media, partners with YouTube creators, and develops original characters and IP. SC Digital Media announced in June 2018 that film studio and distributor TOHO invested in SC Digital Media's AlphaBoat content creation company.
Sources: Naaachannel YouTube channel, Animation Business Journal ( Tadashi Sudo )


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John Crowe Ransom's Last Stand
By Alan CornettJuly 4, 2017June 22nd, 2021Review Posts
"The modern man has lost his sense of vocation." "A Statement of Principles," I'll Take My Stand
"One wonders what the authors of our Constitution would have thought
of that category, 'permanently unemployable.'" –Wendell Berry
A Review of Land!: The Case For an Agrarian Economy by John Crowe Ransom, Edited by Jason Peters, Introduction by Jay T. Collier University of Notre Dame Press, 2017, 127 pp
Of the twelve men who wrote the seminal classic I'll Take My Stand none were more important to the agrarian cause, yet distanced himself more thoroughly from it, than John Crowe Ransom. It's almost certain that without Ransom I'll Take My Stand would never have been written, nor would the Twelve Southerners who were associated with it have existed as a definable group.
Ransom, born the son of a Methodist minister in Pulaski, Tennessee, was something of a prodigy. He entered Vanderbilt at the age of 15, graduating first in his class, then attended Oxford's Christ Church College as a Rhodes Scholar. Just as Europe was engulfed in war, Ransom was appointed professor at Vanderbilt, only to be dragged into the war himself.
When Ransom returned to Vanderbilt he met a new crop of students who coalesced under Ransom's leadership as a group of poets known as The Fugitives: Donald Davidson, Allen Tate, and Robert Penn Warren most notable among them. The friendships formed would lead ultimately to the publication of I'll Take My Stand in 1930, a statement of defiance against Northern industrialism just as America was reeling from the market crash of the previous year.
Ransom contributed his own essay, the first in the collection, "Reconstructed but Unregenerate." However, his most important contribution to the anthology may have been its introductory "A Statement of Principles." The "Statement" was unsigned, but is universally attributed to Ransom's pen.
Of the essays collected in I'll Take My Stand, Ransom writes, "All the articles bear in the same sense upon the books' title-subject: all tend to support a Southern way of life against what may be called the American or prevailing way; and all as much as agree that the best terms in which to represent the distinction are contained in the phrase, Agrarian versus Industrial." It was this issue of an agrarian economy that would continue to preoccupy Ransom.
As readers of I'll Take My Stand certainly know, the book addresses cultural issues farm more than economics, per se. Ransom himself was well aware of this, and began to work on his own project to address the fundamental economic issues of industrialism. It was this work that would become Land!, a book that was never published during his life, and was in fact believed to have been cast into the flames in disgust by Ransom himself.
Ransom simply could not find a publisher willing to take the book. Try as he might, he received rejection after rejection. As Jay Collier recounts in his Introduction, Ransom finally wrote to Allen Tate, "My poor book is nearly a total loss—I don't like it. It would have been a passable book published a year ago. Several publishers nearly took it. Within these next ten days I will either have kicked it into the incinerator or else taken a grand new start and started over on a new outline together."
And that was the last that anyone heard about Land!
Ransom wrote about agrarian matters in some scattered essays for a few more years, but eventually found the issue was taking him away from his poetry and criticism. In 1937 Ransom took a position at Kenyon College in Ohio where he would found and edit the important literary journal The Kenyon Review. He would remain there the rest of his career. By the end of the Second World War, Ransom broke with his past concerns altogether, dismissing them as "agrarian nostalgia."
For decades Ransom scholars assumed the Land! manuscript lost, that Ransom really had burned it up in disgust. That is, until the mid-1990s when it was discovered by Paul Murphy in the Ransom papers that had been acquired by the Vanderbilt library. After another two decades the manuscript found its editors in Jason Peters and Jay T. Collier who have published it under the auspices of Front Porch Republic and Notre Dame Press.
The surprising thing about Land! is that unlike I'll Take My Stand, it really is at root an economics book. Ransom seeks to tackle the science of economics itself, and critiques capitalism/industrialism on strictly economic terms.
As the Great Depression began, Ransom saw that capitalism couldn't deliver on the economic promises it had made. He begins the book with "Homeless People and Vacant Land," a paradox created by industrialism. "Good times," he writes, "consist in occupation for all; an economic function for everybody; it is the first desideratum of sound political economy."
The factory worker who is displaced by labor saving devices and efficient production—or even sinks with a now obsolete industry—finds himself, suddenly, with no such economic function, nor with any means of self-support. Ransom writes, "The old-fashioned farmers in joining this society were risking a secure if modest living for a precarious prospect of wealth, and for some of them it now definitely turns out to have been a poor gamble."
The solution, Ransom argues, is "right under our noses":
But the land is with us still, as patient and nearly capable as ever. Which brings us to the query: Why is not the land perfectly available today for its ancient use as a refuge individually for those who have failed in the business economy, when that refuge is needed as never before?
Ransom sees the land and freeholder farming as an escape from boom and bust industrialism, the trap of the money economy. The farmer on the land is "amphibian," he argues, surviving in a money economy or a subsistence economy, depending on what circumstances demand.
It was never inevitable that America embrace the new industrial economy, Ransom implores. He writes, "We are assured that we have picked up the machine and cannot turn it loose; as if an electric current has bound our hands to it. But the figure is not apt in describing machinery that now, and periodically, goes dead in our hands."
The modern reader cannot help but be struck by the current timeliness of Ransom's observations about rootless people condemned as cogs in an economic wheel, liable to be cast aside when they no longer serve the purpose of the moment. Meanwhile, the flight from the farm has continued unabated for nearly a century, while the inherent problems of industrial capitalism that Ransom observed remain.
We know, of course, that Ransom's little book made no impact. It was not simply unread, but unpublished. It is not hard to understand why he became disillusioned with the whole enterprise of agrarian renewal and threw himself fully into his literary world of poems, essays, and reviews. Despite the Depression, the world simply was unwilling to listen.
But the old agrarian principles remain. Some of the Twelve Agrarians kept the faith: Davidson, Andrew Lytle, and to some degree, Tate, a faith they likely would never have found if not for Ransom. For over a half century Wendell Berry has carried the mantle expressed "A Statement of Principles," writing "I know of no criticism of industrial assumptions that can equal it in clarity, economy, and eloquence."
The agrarian-minded John Crowe Ransom of Land! may not have had the impact he desired, but he had far more than he imagined.
Some today are listening.
And the refuge of the land is still there.
Alan Cornett
Alan Cornett served as an aide to Russell Kirk, was one of Clyde Wilson's graduate students, and is an independent historian in Kentucky.
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Nigerian music superstar and Afrobeats Queen, Tiwatope Savage, popularly known as Tiwa Savage, reveals that she has been blackmailed with a sex video that features her and her current boyfriend. The alleged sex video is between Tiwa Savage Boyfriend and herself.
The celebrated Nigerian singer Tiwa Savage revealed this during her interview with American OAP, Angie Martinez of Power 105.1. According to her, she got to known about the alleged sex tape after her road manager sent her the tape, and she further says that her lover is as upset with the development.
She said, "Yesterday, I was leaving a radio station and I was in my car when my road manager sent me a message.
"She said I should check my phone. I checked it and there was a video, and I was just like, 'Wow!' "I asked him where he got it from and he said he received it about 20 minutes earlier. "The video was sent to him and it is a tape of me and the person I am dating right now.
"The first thing I did after I got off the phone was that I sent it to my manager and asked what we should do. "The person is asking for money now. The person I am dating is going crazy too. "My manager asked how much the person is asking for. "
The singer further says that she has decided not to pay those blackmailing her for 'doing something natural.' Tiwa Savage Sex Video blackmailing was revealed by herself in a video below:
"I decided I was not going to pay the person because if I do, two months from now, three months down the line or even two years later, you are going to come back again. "Who knows, if I send the money, the person will probably release it. I am not going to let anyone blackmail me for doing something natural."
The singer further stressed that she will not give a dime to her blackmailers. Savage stated that she could release the video herself because she is 'that crazy'.
"No part of me wants to pay the person. That is what is getting me angry. If you want to put it out, put it out. I am that crazy that I can put it out myself. You are not making any money from me. This was an intimate moment with someone I am dating. The person I am dating is not famous, he is a regular guy and his whole business is about to be out.
"He is more concerned about me because he knows that I am going to be more affected. My mother and my son having to see it. I am going to talk to my son about it. "For me, it is when he is older at about 15 and someone is rude to him at the playground and they make reference to the tape. I have to brace him up."
The Afrobeats queen noted that the video was not from her team; rather, she said, it was accidentally posted on Snapchat by her lover who deleted it immediately when he realized the error. However, it was too late.
She said, "It is not from someone working closely with me.
"What happened is that the person did it on Snap and he posted it by accident, but he quickly deleted it. "However, someone got it before he could delete it. It is a very short video, but it is me. It is going to be out there and I can just imagine the memes. I just found out yesterday. I could not sleep last night.
"We tried to stall them, but I later decided that I am going to own the narrative. I am not ashamed of it; this is someone I am dating; I am not cheating, neither is he. We are grownups. "I cannot believe this is happening to me. I feel for my fan because they will have to keep defending me. "I can switch off my phone or have someone run my account so I do not see that, but my fans will feel the need to protect me.
"I will like my fans to ignore it."
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Timex Group USA, Inc. (wcześniej Timex Corporation) – amerykańskie przedsiębiorstwo produkujące zegarki. Jego główna siedziba znajduje się w Middlebury w stanie Connecticut.

Firma została założona w 1854 r. jako Waterbury Clock w Naugatuck Valley w Connecticut, znanej w XIX wieku jako "Szwajcaria Ameryki". Podczas I wojny światowej firma rozpoczęła produkcję zegarków na rękę, a w 1933 na licencji Walta Disneya stworzyła pierwszy zegarek z Myszką Miki.

Podczas II wojny światowej nastąpiła zmiana nazwy na U.S. Time Company. W 1950 rozpoczęto produkcję zegarka naręcznego Timex, prezentowanego w serii reklam przedstawiających produkt poddawany różnym testom, jak np. zrzucenie z zapory Grand Coulee. Wkrótce spółka zmieniła nazwę na Timex Corporation. Sprzedaż sięgnęła ponad 500 milionów zegarków.

W latach 80. XX wieku Timex wszedł w spółkę z brytyjską firmą Sinclair Research i rozpoczął produkcję komputerów domowych, takich jak Timex Sinclair 1000 i kolejnych, wzorowanych na modelach ZX-81 i ZX Spectrum. Pomimo początkowych sukcesów w sprzedaży, ostatecznie Timex musiał wycofać się z tego sektora.

Firma przetrwała trudności okresu lat 70. i 80. i nadal utrzymuje się na rynku, straciła jednak pozycję lidera wśród producentów zegarków. W roku 2002 zatrudniała na czterech kontynentach 5500 pracowników.

Linki zewnętrzne
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Przedsiębiorstwa z siedzibą w Connecticut
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IoT is a milestone for the smart city vision of the future.
The Internet is dashboard, with sensors in the real world.
Data can be collected, visualised, and used for defining smart strategies.
But…what if connected things could not only sense but also act?
During Dutch Design Week, at the CLICKNL DRIVE festival, October 24 2018, PACT was invited to give a short one hour workshop: Envisioning Things as Citizens in Near Future Cities.
On the 22nd of March, 2018, Louise Hugen discussed her graduation project on Things as Citizens.
Ideation workshop on autonomous bikes for future smart cities.
This year PACT is teaming up with IoT Rotterdam for the organisation of the Citythings Hackathon.
A master thesis in collaboration with the Master in Digital Design, of Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences.
Louise Hugen is master graduation student with Things As Citizens as topic. As part of her project she conducted a couple of workshops to research through design Things As Citizens-concept.
Research project to autonomous boats by AMS.
May 24 Maria Luce and Iskander did an Engage session at The Next Web conference in Amsterdam, one of the biggest conference on tech with about 15.000 attendees.


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Rampart is an unincorporated community in Placer County, California. Rampart is located on the Southern Pacific Railroad and the Truckee River,  west-southwest of Tahoe City. It is approximately 2 miles from the Squaw Valley and Alpine Meadows ski areas, along the Truckee River. It lies at an elevation of 6201 feet (1890 m).

It was first noted in a USGS survey map in 1936.  Rampart was an occasional stop along the "Overland Limited" route to other parts of the country while the train ran along the Truckee river, between Tahoe City and Truckee on its way over the mountains.

History
In 1910 the wealthy John Walter's family of San Francisco acquired the beginning lot with additional pieces added to complete the 10.94 acres. In 1913, they began building the main lodge, the first of 12 buildings. The property was used every summer as their mountain retreat for women, guests and children.  The heirs of the Walters family sold the property in 1959. Later it became a vacation lodge with horses, fly fishing, hiking trails and skiing. Signs of the rope tow up a small ski hill and the tennis court still exist from those activities. In 1971, Rampart became a bustling rental property until fire razed the main lodge. The current family ownership began in 1973.

Current Conditions
The property has not been maintained over the years.  Each building has significant structural issues such as collapsed roofs or fire damage.  They are boarded up and not very easily entered.   There are still many remnants of previous life in the area - the local dump for glass and other rubbish is still visible amongst the trees.  Signs of a tow rope ski lift still exist from the 1950s.

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One Man's Hero takes place during a conflict that doesn't get all that much coverage in Hollywood, the Mexican American war. With a sweeping Patriot-esque vibe and a world weary starring turn turn from Tom Berenger, it's an affecting tale that whether or not is based on truth, still packs an emotional whallop. Berenger is Riley, an Irish American who leads his mostly immigrant troupes through racial prejudice beset on them by their own American superiors, just one more obstacle thrown in with the already taxing war itself. Defecting from the troops, Riley is commissioned to lead his men on the opposing force, banding together with fiery, disillusioned Mexican revels leader Cortina (Joaquim De Almeida) and fight for acceptance and survival while navigating both sides of the conflict. Although there are a few impressive battle sequences staged here and there, the film is more about the private and personal wars fought amongst the ranks themselves, the notion that one army isn't always just focused on the task and can get caught up in internal conflict, which often, including in this case, leads to unnecessary tragedy. Berenger and Almeida go at it fiercely in a love hate companionship constantly tested by the war and their mutual affection for beautiful fellow freedom fighter Marta (Daniela Romo). Underrated Patrick Bergin shows up in a severely powdered wig, Stephen Tobolowsky plays yet another one of his loathsome, letcherous roles and the late great James Gammon is the perfect embodiment of crusty yet compassionate General Zachary Taylor. Not a title that crosses many people's vision when discussing war films, but a really solid effort despite a lower budget, a story that needed to be told and a star turn from Tom to remember.


344 pages | 6 x 9 | 7 illus.
Examining two dozen Hebrew and Judeo-Arabic travel accounts from the mid-twelfth to the early sixteenth centuries, Martin Jacobs asks whether Jewish travelers shared Western perceptions of the Islamic world with their Christian counterparts. Most Jews who detailed their journeys during this period hailed from Christian lands and many sailed to the Eastern Mediterranean aboard Christian-owned vessels. Yet Jacobs finds that their descriptions of the Near East subvert or reorient a decidedly Christian vision of the region. The accounts from the crusader era, in particular, are often critical of the Christian church and present glowing portraits of Muslim-Jewish relations. By contrast, some of the later travelers discussed in the book express condescending attitudes toward Islam, Muslims, and Near Eastern Jews. Placing shifting perspectives on the Muslim world in their historical, social, and literary contexts, Jacobs interprets these texts as mirrors of changing Jewish self-perceptions. As he argues, the travel accounts echo the various ways in which premodern Jews negotiated their mingled identities, which were neither exclusively Western nor entirely Eastern.
Martin Jacobs is Associate Professor of Rabbinic Studies in the Department of Jewish, Islamic, and Near Eastern Languages and Cultures at Washington University in St. Louis.


Physique contests for women date back to at least the 1960's with contests like the Miss Physique and Miss Americana. However, these early "bodybuilding" contests were really not much more than bikini contests. The first U.S. Women's National Physique Championships, promoted by Henry McGhee and held in Canton, Ohio in 1978, is generally regarded as the first true female bodybuilding contest.
More contests started to appear in 1979. The National Physique Committee(NPC) held the first women's Nationals in 1980. Since its inception, this has been the top amateur- level competition for women in the U.S. Laura Combes won the inaugural contest. In 1980, the first Ms. Olympia contest was won by Rachel McLish. Like the men's version, the Ms. Olympia quickly became the most prestigious pro show and it's winner the most visible bodybuilder in the world. The Olympia winners have always been the bench mark for what the standard will be. Over the years, certain events in women's bodybuilding resulted in changes to the criteria and expectations. These changes eventually led to the creation of women's physique.
This is the chronicle of the events that have led, not only to changes in women's bodybuilding, but in the the sport itself.
"For there to be improvement, there must be conflict. Without conflict, there cannot be change."
Conflict came in the form of Bev Francis vs Rachel McLish in the 1983 Ceasar's World Cup. Both woman became the focus of the show. The contest was part of a documentary, "Pumping Iron II, The Women." It was directed and produced by George Butler. Charles Gaines was the writer and was allowed to be a judge on the panel even though he had never been to a women's bodybuilding contest. The movie was highly criticized for misrepresenting the sport, and many felt it didn't give an honest look at the sport. This has been a common theme in documentaries ever since. The show allowed amateurs and pro's alike to compete against one another, a clear violation of IFBB rules. Bev Francis, the reigning world champion powerlifter, had never competed in a bodybuilding show. She would become one of the top pro competitors later in the eighties. Rachel McLish was a two time Ms Olympia who was pitted against Bev Francis as the villian of the documentary. Bev brought a muscularity to the stage that had never been seen before. It was not well received and brought into question the issue of femininity. The femininity question has plagued women's bodybuilding ever since and influences every women's category today. Nothing went according to the film makers plans or or how the contestants expected. The film never reached the popularity of the original Pumping Iron. McLish didn't win the show. Carla Dunlap did and she went on to win the Ms. Olympia title later that year. McLish did more to popularize women's bodybuilding in the eighties than any other competitor but Francis changed it forever. She only placed eighth at that show but her presence was a preview,for what was to come in women's bodybuilding. In my opinion, that preview opened Pandora's box.
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In 1984, Cory Everson emerged on the women's bodybuilding scene. She won the American World Championships, the NPC National Championships and the Olympia that year. She went on to win the Ms. Olympia title six consecutive years. Much like Arnold, Cory aspired to the entertainment industry and did her own exercise show on ESPN for seven years. She's appeared in various televisions sitcoms and movies. Despite all her accomplishments, I believe her most lasting contribution to women's competition was her physique. It became the benchmark by which subsequent competitors have been judged. All successive Ms. Olympias have been similar in structure and aesthetic. Everson had the X frame before the term was coined. Newer categories such as Figure, Fitness and Women's Physique are variations of Everson's competitive physique.
"I just can't believe all the things people say, controversy"
The 1991 Ms. Olympia was the first to be televised live on ESPN. I remember watching it from my living room. There was a great sense of anticipation in my household as well as in the bodybuilding world. Just like the 1983 World Ceasar's Cup, the result was different than everyone expected. Once again, Bev Francis was at the center of it all. By this time, Bev had established herself as a top pro. She had streamlined her physique and placed second at this same show the year before. The reigning champion, and her top competition was Lenda Murray. Several things were different about this show. After every round, all scores were posted live on a big screen to the viewing audience. Bev did not come to the show streamlined as in previous years but was big and cut with the most muscular female physique ever seen at the time. By the end of prejudging, Bev was leading. The magazines later reported she was ahead by six points. A lead like this is usually insurmountable at a bodybuilding contest. The magazines also reported that Lenda Murray beat Bev by five points in the posing round and two points in the final pose down. Lenda would win by one point. I read many of the follow up articles after the contest. The magazines were very critical of the judging and asked how they could have let Bev have a six point lead after prejudging. Once again the femininity issue reared it's ugly head. Bev retired after this show. She was quoted as saying,"If they aren't going to let me win it, it makes no sense to compete." But her mark has been indelibly etched on bodybuilding. The irony of it is that the physiques that followed far exceeded her muscularity. Today, her physique then would be welcomed.
"The more thing's change the more they stay the same"
In 1999 Kim Chizevsky won her fourth Ms. Olympia title. During her reign, she brought a level of conditioning that surpassed the men, which further heightened the femininity issue. Chizevsky retired to pursue fitness competition and in 2000, the IFBB instituted weight classes at the Ms Olympia, in an attempt to soften the look of the current woman bodybuilder. New guidelines were instituted and the criteria given in Manion's letter included the statement "symmetry, presentation, separations, and muscularity BUT NOT TO THE EXTREME"! Healthy appearance, skin tone face, and makeup would also become part of the criteria. Andrulla Blanchette and Valentina Chepiga were the heavyweight and light weight winners of this show. Their reign only lasted a year.
In 2001, Juliette Bergmann was recruited by Wayne Demillia to compete in this Ms. Olympia. Juliette had been the 1986 World Champion and was returning to competion at the age of 42. In the five years the Ms. Olympia instituted the height classes, 2001 was the only year the light weight won the overall title. Juliette beat Iris Kyle in 2001 for the overall title.
In 2002, and 2003 we saw the return of Lenda Murray. She was coming off a five year absence from competition and went on to win the overall titles the next two years. Lenda had been a previous six time Ms. Olympia winner. Her wins in 2002 & 2003 would set a new standard in woman's bodybuilding for number of Olympia wins. Juliette Bergmann would win the light weight class both of these years.
In 2004, Iris Kyle won the Ms Olympia title. In 2005, the Ms. Olympia had rule changes. The 20 percent rule was instituted, seeking to have female bodybuilders, fitness competitors and figure competitors decrease their muscularity by a factor of 20%. According to the memo, this request "applies to those females whose physiques require the decrease". The weight classes were also abolished in 2005 and Yaxeni Oriquen won the Ms. Olympia title by edging out reigning champion Iris Kyle. Iris regained the title in 2006 and has yet to relinquish it.
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In 2008, I was in attendance at the USA to watch Kris Murrell compete for her pro card. The Friday before the show, she informed me of a rumor that a new division was to be created, similar to figure, allowing the competitors to demonstrate a higher level of conditioning. The number of entrants of female bodybuilders at the amateur level was dwindling. The only show's with a large number of entrants are the national shows and top national qualifiers.Since 2009, the number of female bodybuilders has been dwindling even more. The 2009 IFBB North America saw only 40 entrants with the majority being masters level competitors. The numbers weren't much better at the 2009 Nationals.
In 2011, the new category women's physique was introduced. In my opinion, the year was poorly handled by the power's that be. The criteria was vague, there was no qualification standard and most states had no shows at the local level. The numbers grew at every national show but there was no consistency on the body type they were looking for. I was at the inaugural Jr. USA and Jr. Nationals. The prejudging and finals video of the Team U was shown on many websites. The pool of athletes was low and the body type desired was never demonstrated. It wasn't until the 2011 Nationals that there was any consistency in the judges choices. To be fair, the level of athletes got better at every pro qualifier and more classes were instituted with every show. The number of pro cards increased as well. There were well over 100 entrants at the Nationals. Ironically, there were over 100 female bodybuilders as well, a record.
The future of woman's bodybuilding remains in limbo, but the NPC and IFBB is clearly committed to promoting women's physique. There will be more pro women's physique shows in 2012 then pro women's bodybuilding shows. The 2012 women's contest calendar should be interesting. Stay tuned for more updates. They should be extremely exciting and confusing all at the same time but then, that's bodybuilding, isn't it?


Photo editing is an essential in Photography. EVERY professional photographer edits their photos.
False, unless the person is using film.
what WB you used ?
At the end of the day, the proof of the pudding is still in the eating. 🙂 Happy shooting!
Fair enough. Don't let it get on your nerves though; there will always be gear collectors and arm chair experts and if that's what floats their boat, then so be it. For what it's worth: I am in the "learn to use your equipment" camp as well, but it takes all sorts (which I believe to also be an English expression ;-)).
If you are getting sick as a result of something, doesn't that imply that this effectively makes you sick? Semantics aside though, my point was that I don't get why it affects you (i.e. why you are "getting" sick) one way or the other. To each their own I say. If someone enjoys spicing up their bland snapshots, then more power to them. Besides, a bad picture does not imply a lack of camera knowledge, or vice versa.
It doesn't 'make' me sick, I said I'm 'getting' sick. It's a figure of speech – a saying. And it's not just a case of "someone else's workflow", it's that this concept of taking a bad picture, and really over-processing it in post is becoming more common. (a lot of) People these days don't bother to learn how to use their camera, and would prefer to let Photoshop do the stuff they can't.
Those clouds… in the sky.
Great tutorial, simple instructions anyone can follow.
Great video but a lot of stupid comments here. The man is giving you ideas; you don't have to follow them to the letter, they're just options. Adjust to your own personal tastes and stop whining.
although there's too much vibrance at my taste, I think you could've added even more brightness to that finished edit.
Nice video. Really informative. Which kind of monitor is that btw?