Red Leaves (Oil Bar Painting as of Sept. 28, 2013), a photo by randubnick on Flickr.
This oil bar painting (in progress) is loosely based on one of my photos (posted here Sept. 25). This is how my painting looked two days ago, Sept. 28. I used more red to outline the veins of the leaves facing toward the viewer, and used some solid red to indicate the leaves that are visible from the back. At this point, I am still working out placement, and using pattern vs. solid leaves just to help me see where things are. This is a small canvas (8 x 10 inches).
Row of Trees (Mini-Painting as of Sept. 27, 2013), a photo by randubnick on Flickr.
This little painting is 3 inches x 3 inches and is a work in progress. I bought this little canvases a couple of months ago, and I am trying to work on mini-paintings at the end of my painting sessions, because I almost always have a little bit of leftover paint. This is how this little painting looked two days ago (September 27, 2013).
Red Leaves (Oil Bar Painting as of Sept. 27, 2013), a photo by randubnick on Flickr.
Here is my oil bar painting in progress as it looked yesterday. This is going to be a small oil bar painting (8 x 10 inches). I am using one of my photos as a reference (posted here on Sept. 25.) Yesterday I continued to work on placement and composition. I used green to indicate the mid-line of the leaves, and used alizarin crimson to define and outline the leaf shape a bit more.
Row of Trees (Mini-Painting as of Sept. 26, 2013), a photo by randubnick on Flickr.
Yesterday I started a new oil bar painting of red leaves (posted here yesterday), 8 x 10 inches on canvas. I usually have extra paint when I am finished painting for the day, so I decided to use it to start this little mini-painting as well, still a work in progress. This little canvas is only 3 x 3 inches.
Red Leaves (Oil Bar Painting as of Sept. 26, 2013), a photo by randubnick on Flickr.
Today I got started on this painting, which is loosely based on the photo that I took on November 20, 2011. This is one of my favorite shrubs because it turns bright red in late fall. I think it is called "burning bush." Yesterday I created a close crop of the original photo to use as my reference. This morning I just worked out the composition and placement with gray, and then added a little bit of red when I started to get lost in all the lines. This is oil bar on a small canvas (8 x 10"). I want the leaves to be close to "life size" on the canvas.
Bright November Leaves (Closeup), a photo by randubnick on Flickr.
I am getting ready to start a little series of paintings; I am planning to paint close-in views of branches at different times of the year (covered with leaves, flowers, berries, and snow). These are going to be small paintings (8 x 10 inches). Last night I selected one of my photos that I plan to work from, a picture of red leaves in November, originally posted here on Nov. 20, 2011. Yesterday I posterized and cropped it to get a rectangular format. (See yesterday's post.) But I want the leaves and branches on the canvas to look as close to full size as possible, so this morning I realized that I need to modify the crop. So today I did another crop so that the leaves will look just about full size at 8 x 10 inches. Here it is, and I plan to use this photo as a reference when I start painting.
Bright November Leaves (Posterized and Cropped), a photo by randubnick on Flickr.
I am planning to paint this week, starting a group of small paintings (approximately 8 x 10). My idea is to do little landscapes, but closeups that focus in on branches (covered with flowers, or leaves, or berries, or snow). Tonight I was looking through my photos to pick some out to paint, and I came across a photo posted here on November 20, 2011. So I opened it in Painter and resized it, then worked on the focus. After than, I posterized it and then cropped it to get a rectangular format. I think this is going to be the reference photo for my first little painting of branches.
Legendary Green Chili, a photo by randubnick on Flickr.
This is the final version of this project, drawn and hand-lettered with colored pencil. This is an illustration for a recipe that is now posted on our food blog, and you can see the illustration and read the recipe at seasoningforeverypalate.wordpress.com. Just look for the recipe for "Legendary Green Chili".
Legendary Green Chili (Illustration as of Sept. 12, 2013), a photo by randubnick on Flickr.
For the past few weeks, I have been working on this project a little bit at a time. I am going to use it in a day or two as an illustration of a recipe on our foodblog (seasoningforeverypalate.wordpress.com). This is how it looked on Sept. 12, 2013, when I was still working on finishing up the border.
Legendary Green Chili (Illustration as of Sept. 9, 2013), a photo by randubnick on Flickr.
This is a project that I have been working on lately, a little bit at a time, using colored pencil on paper. This is going to be an illustration for a recipe in our food blog (seasoningforeverypalate.wordpress.com). This is it how it looked on Sept. 9, when I started coloring in the background of the border.
Legendary Green Chili (Illustration as of Sept. 8, 2013), a photo by randubnick on Flickr.
Here is a little project that I have been working on. This is going to be an illustration for a recipe in our food blog (seasoningforeverypalate.wordpress.com). This is how it looked on September 8. I was still working on the border, coloring in all those little green chilies with colored pencil.
Legendary Green Chili (Illustration as of Sept. 7, 2013), a photo by randubnick on Flickr.
This is a work in progress. This is soon to be posted as an illustration for a recipe on our food blog, seasoningforeverypalate.wordpress.com. I learned to do hand lettering in my high school art classes, but it has been a while. I have been working on this a little bit at a time, trying to get high-saturation color with colored pencil, which is slow and tedious. So I am fast-forwarding a few days to September 7th. The letters and background have been colored in, and work is starting on the border.
Legendary Green Chili (Illustration as of Sept. 3, 2013), a photo by randubnick on Flickr.
I have been working on this project for the past few weeks. This is going to be an illustration for a recipe in our food blog (seasoningforeverypalate.wordpress.com). I used colored pencil to add color, and it was very time-consuming, so I am skipping ahead a little bit. At this point, I was still working out the color scheme. I decided to make the larger letters the color of green chilies, and the smaller letters a darker green (like jalapeno peppers). I mixed purple into the green to get the color I wanted. I am also using purple for outlines.
Legendary Green Chili (Illustration as of Sept. 1, 2013), a photo by randubnick on Flickr.
I have been working on this piece to use as an illustration for a recipe that I am going to publish on our food blog (seasoningforeverypalate.wordpress.com). I decided to use colored pencil to color it in, and this is how it looked on September 1, 2013. That day, I was trying to work out the color scheme.
Legendary Green Chili (Sketch), a photo by randubnick on Flickr.
Here is a project I have been working on for a few weeks, a little bit at a time. This is the beginning of an illustration for a recipe that I am going to publish in our food blog https://seasoningforeverypalate.wordpress.com. This is how it looked on August 30, when I had finished sketching it out in pencil. It's been a while since I did this kind of hand-lettering, something I learned in high school art class. You can see all the measurements, marks, and notes-to-self about what colors to use.
Mountain Peaks with Pink Sky (Acrylic Painting) Repost, a photo by randubnick on Flickr.
I painted this several years ago, a water-media painting of the mountains done with acrylics on paper. I originally posted it here on November 30, 2006. It was part of a show I had called "Mountain Daydreams" because this set of paintings was done from my imagination and memories of the Colorado mountains. I always thought this painting looked like a rainstorm over the mountains, with the sun just breaking through. I am reposting this tonight because my home state has been on my mind all weekend, and I have been checking on family and friends who live there. Of course I have been thinking about the floods in Boulder, where I used to live while I went to college and later grad school. In fact, it was in Boulder where I first learned to use acrylics for water-media painting (from Gene Matthews, an amazing watercolor teacher who taught at the University of Colorado).
Candle (Digital Drawing), a photo by randubnick on Flickr.
Candle a video by randubnick on Flickr.
Here's a little digital animation that I created last night in the Brushes app. (The Brushes app for the iPad creates a little stroke-by-stroke video as you draw.) This is a memorial candle, often used at Yom Kippor (Day of Atonement). But love and loss are universal, so this little video is for everyone. If you want to light this little digital candle, just press play.
Hospital Point (Posterized Photo), a photo by randubnick on Flickr.
Here's another image from Sunday's boat ride. This is a picture of Hospital Point, a landmark in Beverly, MA, and one of the places we go to get a view of the ocean. Sunday's boat ride to Misery Island included a little tour of Beverly's "Gold Coast," so I this time I had a chance to see Hospital Point from the ocean. Tonight I edited the original photograph in iPhoto and then used Painter to posterize it.
World Trade Center from Empire State (Digital Woodcut), a photo by randubnick on Flickr.
This image began as a photo that I took back in 1988, on a trip to New York City. I took a tour of the Empire State Building, and was taking photos from the observation deck, through the fencing. That day, I was excited about being at the Empire State Building, and getting a photo of the Twin Towers was incidental. I didn't know I wouldn't get that many chances. I first posted the photo here on September 11, 2005, and since then I have created a couple of different versions of it. Today I made one more, an image created with Painter's color overlay and digital woodcut effect.
Sailboat and Islands (Posterized Photo), a photo by randubnick on Flickr.
This image began with a photo that I took during Sunday's boat ride from Salem, MA to Misery Island. I loved the way the sail boat looked between two islands, so I took a picture. Today I cropped the original image to get this composition. The body of the boat wasn't showing up, so I brightened it with a color overlay. Then I posterized it, and this is the final version.
Quick Look at Misery Island, a photo by randubnick on Flickr.
Yesterday my daughter and I went on a boat ride from Salem out to Misery Islands. The boat left from Salem Willows and went north along the coast (parallel to Route 127) and it was fun to learn more about the history of the "Gold Coast" near Beverly, Then I finally got a look at some of those islands I have often wondered about. (You can see them from the beaches in Beverly, MA.) This boat ride takes passengers to Misery Island, where there are hiking trails. Some people get off the boat, hike for a couple of hours, and then catch a later boat back. But a lot of people just stay onboard for the ride back, which is what we did yesterday. It's a beautiful little island, with scrub and rock outcroppings. There's no misery there as far as I can see. We landed right on the beach to pick up passengers, so I was able to get a few quick pictures of Misery Island. This is one of the best of them. Tonight I used iPhoto to adjust the exposure, and lighten up some shadows, and then I cropped the image to get this composition.
Detail of Reflections (Oil Bar Painting FInished Aug. 25, 2013), a photo by randubnick on Flickr.
Here is a detail from the oil bar painting as it looked when I finished in back on August 25th. Once I had modified the composition by painting out the tree on the left-hand side, I needed to change the shapes created by these grasses to make the composition work. Of course I can find things in this painting that I could change. That is always true, but this painting was especially hard for me. (I was painting above my pay grade.) But I am calling it. I am at peace when I look at this painting, and so it is finished. Time to get ready for something new.
Reflections (Oil Bar Painting) Finished Aug. 25, 2013, a photo by randubnick on Flickr.
Here is my oil bar painting, finished on August 25. This landscape is based on a photo that I took at Bradley Palmer State Park (Topsfield MA). You can see the photo posted here on June 14th. On the 25th, I decided to make changes to the shape of the shore line to improve the perspective. This involved a little bit of repainting and moving things just a bit, but it was worth it. While I was at it, I adjusted the shapes of the foliage on the bottom left. Then I was ready to say it was finished.
Woods and Shore (Mini-Painting Final on Aug. 24, 2013), a photo by randubnick on Flickr.
Here is my mini-painting as of August 24th. After I had worked on my full-size (20" by 20") oil bar painting Reflections, I went back to this little 3" by 3" canvas that I started on August 21st. The main changes were adding more color, including some pink to the shore, and creating more variety in the stand of trees. At that point, I declared this miniature oil bar painting finished, and sealed the edges of my tiny canvas. It was a lot of fun to do this, and I have a stack of these small canvases, so I plan to paint some more.
Detail of Reflections (Oil Bar Painting as of August 24, 2013), a photo by randubnick on Flickr.
Here is a detail from my oil bar painting in progress. (I have been painting a landscape loosely based on a photo that I took at Bradley Palmer State Park in Topsfield, MA.) This is a closeup of the painting as it looked on August 24th, which was the day I took out (painted over) the tree on the left-hand side. In this view you can see that I repainted the background, creating some shapes to add interest. To be continued. . . .
Two Apples at Nashoba Orchard (Digital Woodcut), a photo by randubnick on Flickr.
This image started with a photo that I took back in 2005 during a visit to the Nashoba Orchard. These beautiful apples were still on the tree. Last night I used Painter to apply a woodcut effect, and then did some cropping and color overlay to get this image. I plan to send these apples out to family and friends along with Rosh Hoshana greetings.
Reflections (Oil Bar Painting as of August 24, 2013), a photo by randubnick on Flickr.
This is my oil bar painting in progress as it looked on August 24, 2013. It is based on a photo that I took at Bradley Palmer State Park, in Topsfield, MA. (posted here June 14). If you compare this to the previous version, you will see that the tree on the right is gone. I thought the painting was finished on August 21, so I started sealing the edges of the canvas. But I kept thinking about changing the composition, eliminating the little tree on the left. I really liked that little tree, but I thought the composition would be better without it. I felt that the composition needed a quiet, peaceful area where the eye could rest. But before making the change, I decided to try it out digitally to see if I liked it. So on August 23, I used Painter to modify a photo of the painting and cover up the tree. I compared versions with and without the tree on the right, and then made my decision to make the change. The morning of the 24th, I got up early and decided to try to paint over some branches to see if it could be done. It seemed to be possible, so I kept going, repainting the sky and the background. I had become quite fond of that little tree, and sorry to see it go. But if you look closely, you will see traces of its branches in the water, in the clouds, and in the distant hills. At this point, the painting was really almost finished, just a little bit more to go . . . .
Woods and Shore (Mini-Painting with Mouse and Tape), a photo by randubnick on Flickr.
Yesterday I posted this little miniature oil bar painting as it looked on August 21st. It is only 3 inches by 3 inches. I took this photo of it with a tape dispenser and a mouse, just to show the scale.
Woods and Shore (Mini-Painting as of August 21, 2013), a photo by randubnick on Flickr.
A few months ago, I picked up some miniature canvases at the art supply store. I liked them because they have a square format, just like my full-size oil bar paintings. For the last week or so of working on my oil bar painting, I have been making small changes, but mixing up several colors so I always had paint left over. One day I decided to finish my painting session by painting a miniature landscape on a little square, using some leftover paint. So here is my first 3-inch painting as it looked on August 21st!


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Sales were only off by 5% in August as compared to last August. Pending sales however dropped 15%. This does not bode well for September sales. The average sales price rose 12% as did the median sales price. It looks like most of the sales were concentrated in the upper price ranges. The number of new listings declined 6% and the active listings were flat. Not really helpful if you are a buyer. The months of inventory increases slightly to 2.5 months. This is still very tilted to the sellers side.


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1970 marks the start of a new epoch, with Perstorp AB now a public company listed on the Stockholm stock exchange.
Powerful international expansion is launched to secure leading positions in chemicals, plastics and laminate. Perstorp starts polyol production in the US and acquires Hammarplast, a Swedish consumer plastics company. Pernovo, Perstorp's own business development company, adds a long list of innovative businesses in such diverse fields as plastic additives, analysis systems and noise abatement. Expansion continues in the 80s with the development of additional chemicals, and Perstorp invents the laminate flooring called Pergo (from Perstorp + golv, the Swedish word for floor), which becomes a worldwide product within a few years.
Scandinavia's largest injection mold, with 3,000 tons of clamping force, is set up in 1985 in Perstorp to product the soon-familiar green refuse bins. The consumer plastics business is divested at about this time.
The Group is organized into nine business areas (plus Pernovo): Additives, Biotec, Compounds, Chemitec, Electronics, Components, Plastic Systems, Surface Materials and Specialty Chemicals. At its peak, the Group has 10 000 employees and manufacturing in 14 countries, with shares listed on the exchanges in Stockholm, London (1983) and Paris (1989). The diversified business is held together by its extensive know-how in chemistry, as well as internal production of raw materials, primarily formaldehyde and binding agents.
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US Financial Update 9-17-2014
By - Published: 09/17/2014 - Section: US Financial Updates
It's a long time since Sterling gave up its place as the world's leading currency to the US dollar, but it's still the third most held reserve currency round the world and the fourth most traded on the currency markets, after the dollar, Euro and Yen. That means the performance of the pound can still have a big effect on financial markets, and thanks to the close links between the US and British economies that can have implications at home.
One reason to keep an eye on the pound right now is the upcoming Scottish independence referendum. On September 18 the residents of Scotland will vote on whether or not Scotland should stay part of the United Kingdom. For most of the two-year campaign it's looked like the Unionist side had the result in the bag, but over the last few weeks the gap has narrowed dramatically and a vote for secession is now a very real possibility. Early last week polls actually showed the Yes camp in the lead and the result was an immediate fall in the value of Sterling. On Wednesday it hit a ten month low against the dollar, ending a healthy streak powered by continuing growth in the British economy.
Any idea that this was just a coincidence didn't survive past Thursday, when new poll results showed those intending to vote No with a six-point lead. On the back of that news the pound climbed by 0.2 percent, not a huge rise but enough to get it clear of the low point and pull it up against a static Euro.
The implications of the news were felt outside the UK, as well. Spanish bond yields dipped on Wednesday and rose again after the more optimistic polls. Spain has its own restless regions, notably Catalonia, where the independence movement is a lot more popular than Scotland's. If the north of Britain does strike out on its own that will raise the hopes of separatists in Spain, especially if Scotland gets a fast track to EU membership – which is exactly why Spain is certain to veto any such move.
The main reason for the currency jitters is that a vote for independence will instantly shrink the UK's economy by up to 8 percent. In reality it's likely to be less than that; Scotland has a disproportionately large financial sector and most of that would head south in the years between a Yes vote and independence becoming a reality. Still, a fall in GDP of around 6 percent is likely, and that's bound to impact the currency. Uncertainty over what Scotland would use as its own currency also plays a part. Separatist leader Alex Salmond claims there will be a currency union between Scotland and the UK but that's not going to happen, as all three main political parties and the Bank of England have made clear. The result could be Scotland using the pound unofficially, never something the markets like to see.
It's possible the polls could swap ends again between now and Thursday, and if that happens the pound will fall once more. As it goes down equities will probably rise, so there could be some profits there for a bold investor. As for the long-term outcome, though, we'll have to wait until September 19.
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Don't wait until it's too late to start applying for grant money and scholarships before going to college. When you work as hard on getting funding as you do your classes, you'll end up borrowing less in the end. You should always fill out your paperwork and get it in on time.
Study as much as possible each day. You will get more from your education if you put more time into it. You have to look at college as a job that you go to everyday. Your success later in life depends in large part on your success in college.
Even where you choose to sit can have an affect on how well you do in a class. Instead of ducking into class and taking a seat in the back of the room, show up on time and nab a seat up front. This also makes it easier for you to get noticed when you have a question.
Visit the college's admissions office. This can help you find any scholarships that might be available to you. Most colleges have scholarships available. Visiting with admissions officers can help you get all of the college funding that you need.
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Take a general education class your first semester. If there's a class you know you'll have to take to graduate and don't want to deal with, you should get it out of the way early so that you have more time later to take classes you enjoy more. Besides, you won't want to be the only senior in a class full of freshmen four years from now.
If you have a credit card, pay off the balance each month. If not you will incur late fees and other penalties. If paying off your balance is too difficult, keep a credit card to use in emergencies only. You might want to go ahead and spend money on your credit card, but you should focus on school and not spend money on entertainment. Financial worries can undermine your studies.
Choose classes that challenge and interest you rather than ones that have a reputation for being "easy." It is beneficial to challenge yourself. You learn a ton, plus you can meet like-minded students to network with throughout your career.
Try to get up somewhat early every day. This does not mean getting up at 4 in the morning, but waking around 6 or 7 in the morning can let you have time to consume a nutritious breakfast, maybe exercise or get some extra study time.
Think about completing your first two years at your local community college. It is a cheaper way to finish some general education classes. There is always time to go to university when you have taken core courses. If a four year degree is too expensive for you, this is a great alternative.
If you aren't enjoying your college, give it at least one year before you decide that it's just not right for you. When students first attend college, they get homesick or feel as though they made a mistake. If you still feel like this school is wrong for you after a year, you can consider other options for the following year.
With the right knowledge and planning, your future is right on track. Your life if full of decisions, and the ones you decide in college may prove to be the most important decisions in your life. Use the tips here to help you sail through to your big graduation day!


Street arts are Found all around the World, Street art is to express the public statement about the society that the artist lives within. In this article, we have some collection of amazing street art images from around the world.
what is the purpose of street art?
Generally, Street art is a good example of perfect illustration. The street art is a public statement about the society that the artist lives within. The work has moved from the beginnings of graffiti and vandalism to new modes where artists work to bring messages, or just simple beauty, to an audience.
Some artists use "smart vandalism" as a way to raise awareness of social and political issues. Others simply see urban space as an untapped format for personal artwork, while others may appreciate the challenges and risks that are associated with installing illicit artwork in public places. A common motive is that creating art in a format which utilizes public space allows artists who may otherwise feel disenfranchised to reach a much broader audience than other styles or galleries would allow.
So here is the collection of our street art!!
What do you think? Are there another street art you would add to this list? Share them with us.


I mentioned on my Nostalgic Marveling blog that we were going to try the newly opened Mexican Restaurant near the area. After our dental appointments, we went straight to Chiko Fiesta place.
While we were waiting for our order, the served us a bowl of chips and a spicy sauce.
Ms. Burrito really liked the spicy sauce. That's her fingers dipping the chips to the sauce.
Mr. Burrito did not eat much though. He just drink the iced tea and eat a little bit of potato fries and chips.
I will post the foods we ordered next time.
I would like to thank a virtual friend I met through blogging, Ms. Diane of My Life in the Charente all the way from England, for sending me a postcard. Thanks for being an avid reader of this blog Diane. There's no post here that she did not read and left comment on so from the bottom of my heart, thank you much!
I wasn't able to sleep good last night, I was coughing like heck.
Hubby prepared breakfast for us today, thanks hon!
We might visit my BIL who lives in Chester later this afternoon.
Meanwhile I am browsing the Self Catering Accommodation online. We are trying to find a good place to stay for our upcoming vacay weee.
I was wondering what you ordered at the Mexican restaurant. Now you are beginning to cough. Drink your medicine so that you don't get the virus. Hope you will not catch it. That was so nice of your blogger friend to have sent you a postcard all the way from England. God bless her more for it. Thanks for the post. God bless you all always.
Oh wow..Handsome Mr.Burrito and Pretty Ms.Burrita!..lovely day.
Nice one we like Mexican too.Happy MYM!
Nice nice....Thanks for the visit...for my Green Monday.
Looks like the kiddos had a lot of fun! Can't wait to see what you order I love their burritos hehe.
Thanks for stopping by and leaving a comment. We love to eat Mexican.
wala bang choice of dipping sauce...hehhee....ano order mo badingding?
Great photos. A very funny sequence. Greetings.
the last time i ate in a mexican restaurant was in Cebu, and that was like 10 years ago!!! oh my!!! probably, the resto has closed already! just looking at your photos make me wanna eat nachos with lotsa cheese and tacos too!!!
visiting your green monday entry!
Would love to try Mex food someday.
yum! we love Tex Mex foods, too!


Steve Brown shared this picture of the entrance to Maplewood Cemetery. The Wilson Times is publishing historical photos of Wilson County life and landmarks in this space each day. To share your snapshots, email the picture and caption to Lori Parrish at lori@wilsontimes.com with the subject line Remember When or bring it to the Times office at 126 Nash St. during regular business hours.


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Billy Monger's Racing Return Confirmed for BRDC British F3 Opener
Billy Monger's racing return this weekend has been confirmed for the opening round of the BRDC British Formula 3 Championship at Oulton Park.
The 18-year-old will appear on the grid with Carlin having spent several weeks testing with the team.
It will be the first time he has raced competitively since a horrific British Formula 4 accident at Donington Park last year led to both his legs being amputated.
Monger received worldwide support, including from Formula 1 stars Lewis Hamilton and Jenson Button, after his accident as a crowdfunding page raised almost £850,000.
He currently operates the car using a paddle on the steering wheel with his right hand to accelerate, while using his left to upshift and downshift. He uses his right prosthetic leg to operate a brake pedal.
Billy Monger "I'm really excited to confirm that I'll be on the grid for the first round of the BRDC British F3 Championship at Oulton Park this weekend.
It's one race at a time for the time being, but I'm hoping to confirm for the rest of the season soon.
Thanks to Carlin and my sponsor Baylis and Harding for their continued support, and I can't wait to get on the grid!"
Trevor Carlin "He will absolutely be on the grid this weekend. "It's absolutely incredible to have him back on the grid. He helps motivate the team, he is competitive as well and has the potential to do a lot more.
We want to be able to help him achieve his potential."
Monger joins Nicolai Kjaergaard and Sun Yue Yang in the Carlin BRDC F3 line-up, and the team has also been testing karting graduate Clement Novalak.
Carlin has been given special dispensation to run four cars rather than the usual three permitted.
Billy Monger has been confirmed for the opening round of the 2018 BRDC British Formula 3 Championship
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Nexter Movie News: First 'Lion King' Trailer, 'Ralph Breaks the Internet' Premiere + 6 More
Nexter.org prepared for you a weekly dose of most interesting movies premieres and announcements you might have missed this week.
Ralph Breaks the Internet premiere
Ralph Breaks the Internet is a 2018 American 3D computer-animated comedy film by Walt Disney Animation Studios that will hit the theaters on November 5, 2018.
The creators of Ralph Breaks the Internet brought digital world to life, making this universe bright and complicated. The first look on this great number of locations forces us to discover all its mysteries and hidden secrets.
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First Lion King trailer
On Thanksgiving Day, Walt Disney Studios released the first teaser trailer for director Jon Favreau's The Lion King. In the trailer, we hear Mufasa telling his son Simba, "Everything the light touches is our kingdom. But a king's time as rule rises and falls like the sun. One day, the sun will set on my time here and will rise with you as the new king."
The movie to hit the theaters on July 19, 2019.
Creed II premiere
Creed II is a 2018 film directed by Steven Caple Jr., and written by Sylvester Stallone and Juel Taylor. It will hit the theaters this week on November 21, 2018.
Creed's story has nothing new to offer us as the basic events and twists have already taken place in the first film. You won't be able to worry about Jordan's character or empathize with him and his destiny.
Though there is no much meaning in anything that happens on the screen, both Michael B. Jordan and Sylvester Stallone, accompanied by Tessa Thompson still made it entertaining.
Creed II Review: Michael B. Jordan and Sylvester Stallone Fighting Against Cruel World…Again
Keanu Reeves has a role in 'Toy Story 4'
Speaking on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, Allen said: "New guys are in it. Keanu Reeves has got a great part in it. Inside story, even the fun, gentle guy that he is, even he said, 'This sounds too much like Buzz Lightyear'.
Robin Hood (2018) premiere
Today is the premiere day of the new Otto Bathurst's "Robin Hood" movie with Taron Edgerton and Jamie Foxx in the lead roles. Critics have already reviewed the new story of the legendary fighter for justice.
Everybody knows who Robin Hood is, right? And it seems like it is almost impossible to make a bad movie about this good guy. But, according to the movie reviews, Otto Bathurst somehow managed it this time.
Robin Hood Review (2018): "Between Boredom and Absurdity" – Critics Completely Destroyed the Movie
'Once Upon a Deadpool' trailer
Ryan Reynolds posted online the trailer for 'Once Upon A Deadpool', which is the first PG-13 version of the movie about badass character, Deadpool. It will hit us on Christmas.
Uploading the trailer on Twitter, Ryan Reynolds added the caption: "It's not kidnapping. I like to think of it as, 'unsolicited location enhancement.' #OnceUponADeadpool."
Believe it or not, but your favorite character just made the version of the movie for kids! This is supposed to be the movie with the mature content removed and a few new scenes added to make it as long as the original.
Harley Quinn movie
Margot Robbie unveils the official title of the new movie about Harley Quinn.
DC's upcoming team-up movie will be called Birds of Prey (And The Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn).
New 'Aquaman' trailer
Aquaman is an upcoming American superhero film about the character of the same name. It will hit the theaters on December 21, 2018, however, the creators have already teased us with 7 new character posters and several trailers!
The story will reveal the details about the origin of the half-Atlantean, half-human, Arthur Curry aka Aquaman and his doubts about the future – whether or not to go to the depths on what he was born to do.
The director of the movie is James Wan and the screenplay is written by David Leslie Johnson-McGoldrick and Will Beall. Aquaman's character was originally created for DC by Paul Norris and Mort Weisinger.
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Utah Film Center presents: Before Stonewall
2019-05-28 19:00:00 2019-05-28 21:00:00 America/Denver	Utah Film Center presents: Before Stonewall Main Library 210 East 400 South Salt Lake City, UT 84111
Add to Calendar 2019-05-28 19:00:00 2019-05-28 21:00:00 America/Denver Utah Film Center presents: Before Stonewall Film Screening with the Utah Film Center Main Library 210 East 400 South Salt Lake City, UT 84111
Film Screening with the Utah Film Center
Before Stonewall
Directed by Greta Schiller & Robert Rosenberg
87 min | 1984 | USA | Not Rated
Post-film discussion organized by Utah Pride Center. Details to be announced.
In 1969 the police raided the Stonewall Inn, a gay bar in New York City's Greenwich Village, leading to three nights of rioting by the city's gay community. With this outpouring of courage and unity the Gay Liberation Movement had begun.
Before Stonewall tells the dramatic story of the public and private lives lived by gay and lesbian Americans since the 1920s. Revealing and often humorous, this widely-acclaimed film relives the origins of today's gay rights movement, from the events that led to the 1969 riots to many other milestones in the fight for acceptance.
Experience the decade-by-decade history of homosexuality in America through eye-opening historical footage and amazing interviews with those who lived through this closeted history.
Winner: Outstanding Informational Cultural or Historical Programming–1987 News & Documentary Emmy Awards
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The Last Sunset, a novel by Bob Atkinson, a novel of rebellion and rebirth.
At the moment of nuclear annihilation, people at the critical location on the Earth are flung backward in time to a turning point in history.
The time… 1746. The Highlands are in revolt against the redcoats.
Can the future holocaust be averted?
If you were thrown back into 1746, what would you do?
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2.) The "Freshness title is still showing and I would like to re-name it to something else such as "Latest," but instead re-name "Topics" to "Latest" to keep formatting correct.
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Why Do Golfers Yell FORE!
Golfers yell FORE to indicate to other people that there is an incoming ball heading in their direction.
The true origin of the term "fore" relating to golf has been heavily debated throughout history and will most likely continue to be discussed for a long time to come.
There are three theories that stand out…
Theory #1 For Shouting "FORE!"
One popular theory for yelling "fore" is actually derived from the word "forecaddie."
The United States Golf Association (USGA) defines a "forecaddie" as someone employed by the golf course or a player to watch where each golf ball falls.
The aforementioned forecaddie's role was (and still is in some instances) to wait where the ball lands most frequently, giving the caddies the best line of sight to each golf ball and allowing the players to reduce their number of lost balls during a round.
Due to the distance gap between the players and the forecaddies, players would shout "Forecaddie!" to alert the caddies a ball was coming in their direction and that they should pay attention to where it lands.
Over time, it is thought that the term has shortened to "Fore," resulting in what we now use in the modern game of golf.
Forecaddies are still used in tournament golf, but they now go under a new name.
You'll often hear the PGA Tour broadcast refer to the "spotters," who have the same job as the forecaddies from long ago, just different titles. We'll touch on the "new" forecaddies later.
Theory #2 For Yelling "FORE!"
Artillery men of the olden days would shout "Beware Before!" as a warning to nearby soldiers to drop to the ground before friendly gunfire.
"Beware Before" is quite a mouthful on the front lines of war, so it is understandable to shorten the phrase to just the word "Fore!"
Theory #3 For Screaming "FORE!"
The prefix "fore" has roots and history dating back to the Middle Ages.
It's commonly understood that the game of golf originated in Scotland.
In Scottish, "fore" is a word that is short for "before." However, in old Scottish, "fore" was used as a warning message.
It meant "lookout ahead," which is why many believe that the term fore in golf originated in old Scotland.
When Should You Yell "Fore"?
Out of respect to the other golfers on the course, if a bad shot has even a slight chance of hitting another player or spectator, it is the golfer's responsibility as a player to shout "FORE" as loudly as they can.
Golf itself is described as a "gentlemen's game. "
Choosing to yell fore can "cover you" in a situation where (God forbid) you do hit another player, at least you did your part in warning them first.
With enough rounds under your belt, shouting "fore" will become an immediate reaction.
Additional good etiquette to follow is shouting "Fore Left!" or "Fore Right!" as a better indication as to where the ball is going for other golfers or spectators.
How Bad Is It To NOT Yell "FORE"?
One of the first rules taught to young golfers about "proper golf etiquette" is always to yell "FORE!" anytime your errant shot could potentially hit someone.
With this being such a universal rule and golf term, players take pretty great offense to someone choosing to stay silent when a wayward shot could hit someone.
Many golfers who took up the game later in life are too concerned with the opinions of other players and feel too much shame to yell fore.
One golfer took such offense to his friend not shouting "fore," that he sued him!
A New York State court of appeals ruled Anoop Kapoor could not be held liable to Azad Anand for ignoring one of the "universally recognized" customs of golf before he shanked a ball into Anand's left eye.
Anand was blinded as a result of his former friend not shouting fore, and a friendship was lost "fore" ever! (I shouldn't joke about it, but it's too good)
Why Do Professionals Get Away With Not Yelling "FORE!"
Pro golfers will yell fore occasionally but often don't say anything after a bad tee shot.
They'll sometimes point in the direction of their wayward shot, indicating to the "spotters" we referenced earlier the area their poor shot is headed.
Spotters are usually volunteers that live in the area of the tournament and pay to participate. They are not perfect at warning spectators of the potentially dangerous golf ball coming at their heads.
Below is a video showing some spectators who were unlucky enough to find themselves out of earshot of the spotters or just weren't paying attention at the wrong time.
Interestingly, it isn't until four minutes into the compilation before Phil Mickelson yells fore.
What Are You Supposed To Do When You Hear "FORE!"
If you hear "FORE!" your immediate reaction should be to cover whatever you value the most (eyes, face, head, etc.) with your arms and hands and often ducking down to protect yourself further.
A golf shot itself lasts for a few seconds at a time, so stopping what you're doing and protecting yourself shouldn't disturb your round too much.
Awareness is crucial to golf in every aspect if you've chosen to take it seriously.


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Miami - Aug 13, 2009 - Norwegian Cruise Line has launched Freestyle Voices, www.ncl.com/FreestyleVoices, an online social media forum enabling guests to post their own experiences and opinions to Norwegian's web site. The company is the first cruise line to directly post user-generated content, including reviews, on its main corporate web site. Freestyle Voices gives guests the ability to interact with each other by sharing their personal Freestyle Cruising stories, posting shore excursion reviews, along with asking and answering questions about the cruise line's 11 ships and worldwide destinations.
Freestyle Voices showcases customer stories where guests can share their Freestyle Cruising experiences, post photos from their cruise vacation, and also link their story to their Facebook page to share with their friends. With the rate and review function, users can rate shore excursions and share their opinions with others by posting a full review including the ability to post photos and videos. In the ask and answer section, users can answer each other's questions, rate the helpfulness of an answer or post new questions to be answered by the online community or in some instances by the cruise line itself.
To date, Freestyle Voices is engaging cruisers with more than 3,500 guest questions submitted via the ask and answer platform and approximately 200 past guests have shared their Freestyle Cruising stories. In addition, guests have given high marks to a number of shore excursions with more than 770 submitted reviews.
These social media tools on www.ncl.com/FreestyleVoices further enhance Norwegian's already robust online presence on Facebook (www.ncl.com/facebook, Twitter (www.ncl.com/twitter) @NCLFreestyle, YouTube (www.ncl.com/youtube); and Flickr (www.ncl.com/flickr).
Norwegian Cruise Line (Norwegian) is the innovator in cruise travel with a 42-year history of breaking the boundaries of traditional cruising, most notably with the introduction of Freestyle Cruising which has revolutionized the industry by allowing guests more freedom and flexibility. Today, Norwegian has the youngest fleet in the industry with 11 purpose-built Freestyle Cruising ships, providing guests the opportunity to enjoy a relaxed cruise vacation on the newest, most contemporary ships at sea.
Norwegian is presently building Norwegian Epic, a new third generation Freestyle Cruising ship, for delivery in 2010. High resolution, downloadable images are available at www.ncl.com/pressroom. For further information on Norwegian call #1-800-738-8837.


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Flattery & Kitsch
Max Klinger's 'Beethoven Monument' (1902)
"Only art and science can raise men to the level of gods," wrote Ludwig van Beethoven, in a typically grand pronouncement. For music lovers of the late 19thcentury there was no greater Divinity than Beethoven himself. Wagner may have had a cult following, but Beethoven (1770-1827) was the centre of a full-blown religion.
One true believer was Max Klinger (1857-1920) who became a disciple during his student days in Paris. In 1883 Klinger began work on a sculpture of Beethoven that would continue for 17 years. To portray his personal idol he sought inspiration in the art of the ancient Greeks. Because Greek sculpture was polychromed Klinger decided he would make hs portrait from bronze, ivory, alabaster and different coloured marbles. He travelled around Europe sourcing these materials. He made plaster models and took measurements from Beethoven's death mask.
Horace Greenough, 'Ethroned Washington' (1840)
Today Klinger's Beethoven Monument is the first thing concertgoers see upon entering the Gewandhaus in Leipzig. It's a startling discovery but viewers are just as divided on the work's merits as they were when it appeared in 1902, showcased in a special Beethoven exhibition at the Vienna Seccession.
Klinger's vision of a bare-chested Beethoven, his hands clenched into fists, his lower half draped in a toga, drew the full spectrum of responses, from awe-struck admiration to satire. "The Beethoven is Max Klinger's Ninth Symphony," rhapsodised one critic. Another thought it the most beautiful thing he had ever seen.
The artist's detractors wondered why Klinger had chosen to portray his hero fresh from the bathtub. Beethoven's stubborn expression and tense pose were attributed to constipation. Perhaps the most damaging response was that of Rodin, who barely looked at the sculpture as he walked past, later declaring it had nothing to do with art.
There are few works that better dramatise the fine line that separates grandeur from kitsch. In setting out to make a supremely flattering tribute to a culture hero it could be argued that Klinger only managed to create an overblown fan letter to his favourite composer. We think of kitsch as something cheap and sentimental, but it can also be skilful, expensive and idealistic. Its main distinction is obviousness. To look at this sculpture is to see Beethoven as a god-like genius. As this was already the standard view, the artist was not anticipating any original interpretations.
Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres, 'Napoleon I on his Imperial Throne' (1806)
For Klinger, Beethoven was so important it was only appropriate he should sit on a throne, like Zeus. This may have worked well enough when Neo-classicism was all the rage in the early years of the 19th century but by the fin-de-sièclé, tastes had changed.
In a world in which the Greek and Roman classics formed the basis of a common culture there was plenty of scope for portraying the culture hero as an enthroned deity. it was a conventional form of flattery in an idiom that was understood and accepted. When he wasn't carving mythological figures the Danish Neo-classical sculptor, Bertel Thorwaldsen, made portrait busts of men and women with hairdos, robes and accessories that mimicked the classical age.
Commissioned to make a marble statue of George Washington, the American sculptor, Horace Greenough would borrow a pose from Phidias's Zeus Olympios, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. In the Enthroned Washington(1840), the first American President, in his powdered wig, is bare-chested, robed and sandalled, one hand pointing to the heavens, the other holding a sheathed sword. Some thought it was indecent to show Washington without his shirt, others felt the absurdity of portraying a hero of the Republic as a Greek God.
Phidias's statue of Zeus had also provided the model for Ingres's portrait, Napoleon I on His Imperial Throne (1806), which showed the newly proclaimed Emperor in his coronation robes. The archaic style of the painting was much criticised, although today viewers might be more disturbed by Ingres's specious flattery. There are numerous portraits of Napoleon but none in which he looks so stiff and otherworldly – as rigid as a Byzantine icon, as pale as a marble statue.
Vassily Yefanov, 'Stalin and Molotov with children' (1947)
If Ingres's work was viewed unfavourably in 1806 it shows what risks Klinger would be taking with his Beethoven monument a century later. Even by Ingres's day, in a world upended by Enlightenment thinking and the French Revolution, viewers were becoming sceptical of sculptures and paintings that transformed men into gods. Napoleon may have declared himself Emperor in 1804 but he had made his reputation as an enlightened despot whose conquests ushered in sweeping political reforms.
The dictators of the 20th century took an intense interest in having themselves portrayed as strong but benevolent. A relentless stream of propaganda ensured that Hitler, Stalin and Mao were viewed as supermen who ruled with strictness and wisdom for the good of all. No criticism of the great leader was permitted. With art, literature, music and cinema tightly controlled, the most eye-catching works were those in which an artist went to outrageous lengths to flatter the tyrant.
One thinks immediately of Hubert Lanzinger's The Standard Bearer (1933), which portrays Hitler as a knight in shining armour. It may have fed, symbolically, into the Third Reich's Wagnerian fascination with the Middle Ages, but its fairy-tale portrayal of the Führer comes across as abominable kitsch.
Hanah Kunkle's pic of the Virgin Kim
A more insidious image is Vassily Yefanov's Stalin and Molotov with Children (1947), in which we see two kind old gentlemen strolling through a field with three small children. A smiling Molotov, in his shirt sleeves, holds a rosy-cheeked infant on his arm. Stalin, in his familiar grey uniform, puts his hand on the shoulder of a little girl carrying a butterfy net. Two genial uncles are taking the kids for a walk on a summer's day. One wonders what was passing through Yefanov's mind as he painted this picture.
If there are fewer examples today of flattery leading to high kitsch, it's because kitsch has become legitimised by contemporary art's insatiable taste for irony. An artist such as Jeff Koons creates enormous kitsch artefacts that are acquired by museums and leading collectors for multi-million-dollar sums. A whole legion of kitsch wannabees follows in his wake.
When young American artist, Hannah Kunkle, portrays Kim Karasdian as the Virgin Mary, it's not intended as flattery of a culture hero but a calculated provocation, certain to attract publicity. When Jon McNaughton churns out another heroic portrait of Donald Trump riding a Harley Davidson, driving a monster truck or straddling a bucking bronco, it's pretty clear his tongue is in his cheek, although the people who purchase these images may be deadly serious in their worship of the former President.
Jon McNaughton,' Keep On Trumpin" Nothing kitsch about this one..
It's hard to know what extraordinary things Kim Kardashian or Donald Trump have done to establish themselves as culture heroes. They are creations of mass media, and latterly social media, whose major achievement is image saturation. Their success is proof that today you don't have to be Beethoven to achieve Divinity. In a world in which value is measured by clicks on a keyboard, pure kitsch can be pure gold.
Published in the Sydney Morning Herald, 11 September, 2021


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FAQ: Here's the scoop on the Windows animated cursor bug
Microsoft to patch animated cursor bug early
Microsoft's .ANI bugfix (and body hacking)
Microsoft defends 100-day ANI patch process
Update: Windows zero-day flaw 'very dangerous,' experts say
With Vista at risk, eEye issues unofficial patch; attacks traced to Chinese hackers
The Windows zero-day bug now being used by attackers is extremely dangerous, security researchers said today, and ranks with the Windows Metafile vulnerability of more than a year ago on the potential damage meter.
"This is a good exploit," Roger Thompson, CTO of Exploit Prevention Labs, said in an instant message exchange. "It's very dangerous. One of the reasons is that there's no crash involved...it's instantaneous. And all it takes is visiting a site."
Yesterday, Microsoft Corp.'s Security Response Center (MSRC) issued an advisory acknowledging a bug in Windows' animated cursor, a component that lets developers show a short animation at the mouse pointer's location. Attackers, who are already exploiting the bug in limited fashion, can hijack PCs by tempting users to malicious Web sites or by sending them a malformed file via e-mail.
Other researchers waded in today with warnings of the animated cursor danger. "This is reminiscent of the former Windows Metafile (WMF) attacks from 2005 and 2006," Ken Dunham, director of VeriSign Inc.'s iDefense rapid response team, said in an e-mail. "It's trivial to update, multiple sites now host the code in a short period of time, and the highly virulent file exploitation vector within Windows Explorer exists."
In late 2005, exploits of the WMF vulnerability swept through malicious sites and infected thousands of PCs with a raft of malware, including spyware and bot Trojans. Microsoft rushed a patch into place in early January 2006, one of the few times it has gone out-of-cycle with a fix.
"There are a lot of exploits the equivalent of triple lutzes," said Ross Brown, the CEO of eEye Digital Security. "Only those high to the right on the hacker bell curve can pull it off. But this one doesn't need a lot of sophistication.
"It doesn't require a PhD in hacking," Brown said. "The number of people who can use this is huge."
eEye considered it so dangerous that early this morning it released a rare unofficial patch to temporarily plug the dike. This is only the second time that eEye has put out an unsanctioned fix for a Microsoft bug.
"We have some internal criteria for doing that, which this met," said Brown. "First, there's no direct mitigation, no registry switch or kill bit that a user or administrator can set. Second, the patch itself should be unobtrusive. And third, we want to make sure that the patch will unload itself when Microsoft releases its patch."
eEye's fix is "straight-forward," said Brown, who likened it to a shim. "This prevents any animated cursor except those already installed by Windows from being executed," he said. eEye's patch notes said that the fix blocks cursors from being loaded outside of %SystemRoot%, which prevents sites from loading their own, potentially malicious animated cursors.
Brown confirmed that the patch includes code to automatically uninstall itself once a user installs the expected Microsoft fix. The eEye patch can be downloaded here.
Because simply previewing an HTML e-mail message can result in an infection, Microsoft also provided additional details late yesterday on which of its e-mail clients are safest to use. According to Adrian Stone, an MSRC program manager, Outlook 2007 is invulnerable, as is Vista's Windows Mail -- as long as users don't reply or forward the attacker's messages. The SANS Institute's testing, however, contradicted Microsoft; by SANS' account, Outlook Express in Windows XP, Windows Mail in Vista, and Outlook 2003 in any version of Windows puts users at risk when they simply preview a malicious message. They don't have to actually open the message to be in danger of an infection.
In-the-wild attacks, said Dunham, have been limited so far to those against Windows XP SP2 through Microsoft's Internet Explorer 6 and 7 (IE6 and IE7) browsers. But that won't likely remain the case for long. "Our tests prove that trivial modification is all that's required to update the payload and functionality on multiple operating system builds," he said.
And while Microsoft yesterday said Vista's version of IE7 protects users, eEye's Brown added that browser-based attacks aren't the only game in town. "I get the PR [public relations] angle they're going down, but there are all sorts of ways this can come in, including HTML e-mail. Vista's not immune."
Websense Inc. said in a separate alert that it had identified at least nine different sites hosting the animated cursor exploit as of last night. Dunham, of iDefense, could only narrow it to "multiple domains," but added that they point back to two hostile servers, both based in China.
Both iDefense and Websense pinned blame on known hacker groups. Dunham said his team had traced the attacks to the Chinese Evil Octal forum, a group using a server supposedly registered to the Guilin University of Electronic Technology in Guilin, Guangxi Province, People's Republic of China. For its part, Websense claimed a link between the newest attacks and the group responsible for hacking the Web site of Dolphin Stadium in Miami, Fla. -- the site of the 2007 Super Bowl -- just days before this year's game between the Indianapolis Colts and the Chicago Bears.
The next regularly-scheduled Microsoft patch release date is April 10, more than a week and a half away. However, Microsoft has not yet committed to a fix date, much less to April 10. Yesterday, a company spokeswoman would only say: "[We] will release an update for this issue at the conclusion of our investigation."
"The thing that really bugs me about this," said Brown, eEye's CEO, "is that it affects Vista. This is a known vulnerability that has a connection to a vulnerability patched in January 2005. I'm not sure what happened; maybe they checked in old code for Vista and then didn't fully check it against known vulnerabilities." More than two years ago, in its MS06-002 security bulletin, Microsoft credited eEye with providing information on a bug involving cursor, animated cursor and icon files.
"Worse, we know there are vulnerabilities that can be exploited in Vista to escalate privileges," said Brown. "All you need is access to the system, which this [animated cursor] provides." Once inside, said Brown, the attacker could up rights from even a safer local user to administrator privileges.
"Then, all bets are off."


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St. Charles prosecutors charge 20-year-old in marijuana DWI case
Posted 6:11 pm, December 4, 2019, by Andy Banker
ST. CHARLES COUNTY, Mo. – A tragic DWI case in St. Charles may be a sign of the times. It does not involve drinking and driving.
The suspect is accused of hitting and killing a pedestrian while under the influence of something other than alcohol.
Jordan Medlin, 20, was charged with DWI-death of another. She was allegedly under the influence of marijuana.
The crash happened as the sun was setting on September 11 at the intersection of Jefferson and Riverside, near the St. Charles riverfront.
The victim, 67-year-old Judith Haenni of St. Peters, was hit while walking her dog with her husband, police said.
The area is teeming with pedestrians with clearly marked crosswalks, next to the Katy Trail.
St. Charles County Prosecutor Tim Lohmar called it a heartbreaking case for both suspect and victim; their families, too.
"You don't wake up one day and expect something like this is going to happen. So, it's a real tragedy for everybody," he said.
Medlin smelled of marijuana, tested positive for using it, and was not wearing contact lenses or eyeglasses as her driver's license requires, according to a court document.
Concerns about impaired driving should not be limited to alcohol consumption, Lohmar said, especially with marijuana legalization sweeping the country.
"Say what you will about the legalization, whether it's recreational or medical, there are ramifications that are going to take place after that," Lohmar said. "There are going to be most likely more incidences of people operating motor vehicles under the influence. Even if marijuana were legal, it wouldn't change the outcome in this case. The fact is she was operating a motor vehicle while she was impaired. Unfortunately, and tragically, that resulted in somebody's death."
Medlin faces 5 to 15 years in prison if convicted.
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What was the purpose of the first kite?
What was the first kite made out of and what was the purpose?
Who invented the kite and why?
Where did kites originate from?
How did kites impact the world?
Who found kite?
Who was the first person to fly a kite?
Why are Chinese kites important?
Who invented school?
Which countries celebrate kite festival?
Why is a kite called a kite?
What are Chinese kites made out of?
What is the highest a kite has ever flown?
What kite symbolizes?
What do you call a person who flies kites?
Why can't we fly kites throughout the year?
Ancient and medieval Chinese sources describe kites being used for measuring distances, testing the wind, lifting men, signaling, and communication for military operations. The earliest known Chinese kites were flat (not bowed) and often rectangular.
The first kites were what we today would call prototype kites: they were made of light wood and cloth. They were designed to mimic a bird's natural flight. The first Chinese kites were used for measuring distances, which was useful information for moving large armies across difficult terrain.
The kite was said to be the invention of the famous 5th century BC Chinese philosophers Mozi and Lu Ban. By 549 AD, paper kites were being flown — in that year a paper kite was used as a message for a rescue mission.
Asia. Nearly 3,000 years ago the kite was first popularized, if not invented, in China, where materials ideal for kite building were readily available: silk fabric for sail material, fine, high-tensile-strength silk for flying line, and resilient bamboo for a strong, lightweight framework.
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Archibold, started using kites to lift anemometers to measure wind speed at various altitudes. Meteorological observatories around the world used kites to lift instruments thousands of feet into the air. This gave a great deal of information about the atmosphere, and vastly improved the weather forecasting of the time.
Though the exact origin of kites are not known, it is known that they were flown in China and the Malay Archipelago two to three thousand years ago. The earliest written accounts of kite flying were the exploits of the Chinese general Han Hsin, Han Dynasty (206 B.C.-220 A.D.).
Kites are important in Chinese celebrations because they are decorative and festive, representing Chinese culture. Designs on the kites, such as shapes and colors, all have different meanings and symbolisms.
Japan Kite Festival. Held at the Great Sand Dune in Hamamatsu in Shizuoka Prefecture every year, this festival is famous around the world. …
Weifang, China. One of the biggest kite festivals in the world, it was first held in 1984. …
Washington DC, USA. …
One technical definition is that a kite is "a collection of tether-coupled wing sets". The name derives from its resemblance to a hovering bird. The lift that sustains the kite in flight is generated when air moves around the kite's surface, producing low pressure above and high pressure below the wings.
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They were made of silk and bamboo. They were designed to act like birds in the air with wings and color, especially the color red, which meant good luck. Some had whistles attached or strings that could be spun to make harmonious sounds. Some people even added bells to the string of their kite.
The highest altitude by a single kite is 4,879.54 m (16,009 ft) and was achieved by Robert Moore (Australia) in Cobar, New South Wales, Australia on 23 September 2014. The record was attempted at Cable Downs, a 50,000 acre sheep station in far western New South Wales, Australia.
Kites and everything associated with them (kite flying and kite fighting) are the most important symbols in the novel. Traditionally, kites symbolize both prophecy and fate, and both of these ideas can be applied to characters and events in The Kite Runner. However, kites symbolize so much more in The Kite Runner.
Pilot: A term for the person who flies a kite.
It depends upon the environment because if it is the monsoon time or in the winter time it is not possible to fly the kites so I think at the proper time when the sky will be clear that will be the utmost time to fly the kites and make sure kites are not available in the market all the time also, so this is also a key …
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No. Indoor skydiving, as we've mentioned, is a sport. That said: Your likelihood of
How much wind do you need for skydiving?
Wind speed: Due to speeds that the parachutes can operate and how wind speed
Is skydiving a sport?
Skydiving is most definitely a sport and one in which thousands of people the
Is skydiving considered an extreme sport?
Skydiving, also called parachuting, is a sport in which athletes jump out of an
How far do you skydive from?
Skydivers usually jump from 10,000 to 14,000 feet up – that's around 2 miles!
How fast do skydivers go?
Terminal velocity is the fastest you'll fall during your jump; typically around 200 kph
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Braves in Iceland
Follow along with Brebeuf Jesuit students Sai Chalasani '19, Reed Rouch '19, and Maggie Molander '19 as they attend the Global Leadership Conference on the Science of Sustainability in Northern Iceland, Friday, March 18 – Sunday, March 27.
We woke up bright and early to take off for the large Lutheran church that anyone can spot at any place in Reykjavík. Up in the tower of the church, we had a fantastic view of the city. Also, there was a statue of Leif Ericsson outside the church which was oddly fascinating for some incomprehensible reason. Maybe because we could say we "took a selfie" with Leif Ericsson. After goofing off at the church and becoming honorable members of the Lutheran choir, we headed to Harpa opera house to start the Global Student Leadership Summit. It was quite crowded, and we met a lot of Icelanders that were eccentric and outgoing and ready to make new friends. Danni Ward and Daniel Paccione started off the Summit with a few fun games that helped us get to know ourselves and others. We were then split up and put into at least 40 different groups and sent out into the city for a scavenger hunt with our new friends. Personally, I loved my group. Others were not as lucky. It was a great bonding experience, and I even became friends with an Icelandic girl named Herdís. Sadly, we did not win the scavenger hunt. At the end of the day, we had a party at an Art Museum and tried some of the famous Icelandic hot dogs, which were pretty great if I do say so myself, and a performance by an Icelandic choir. After all of the fun on Sunday, we definitely had our work cut out for us the next day.
–Maggie Molander
Now, I apologize I'm the only one blogging. The boys can't sit still for five minutes. I had to wake up quite early for an Intern meeting at the Hilton across the street.That day's schedule consisted of five amazing speakers. Three of them were interns: Nisha Chandra, introducing William Kamkwamba, author of The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind, Mohamed Fareeduddin, introducing Ann Makosinski, eighteen year-old Google Science Fair winner and inventor of the "Hollow Light", and Anthony Murphy-Neilson, who reflected on all of the speakers. They all did wonderfully and I am extremely proud of them and all the work they did in preparation for their moment. We were then split into rooms with our group along with other groups for our innovation session. This basically introduced us to the Design Thinking Process: empathize, define, ideate, prototype, and test. The goal was to have a prototype of an invention that could change the future of energy. With breaks like lunch and workshops in between the two sessions, each group finished the day with a rough prototype. The interns had another meeting about the following day's events before heading back to our respective hotels, and, supposedly, we all went straight back to our rooms and into bed.
I started my day early, it was the last day of the conference and yet we still had so much to accomplish. Sai and I met in the lobby at 7:30 to walk from our hotel to the conference center to participate in a debate we had been selected to participate in. The debate was over which form of energy was going to be dominant by 2050. I was on the side of renewable energy, and we were there to debate with fossil fuels. After a lively debate we triumphed over fossil fuels, we quickly celebrated our victory and watched two very important keynote speakers who will influence the production of energy for years to come. We learned of a group of college students who are suing the federal government for not protecting the environment and creating an unsafe and polluted system of energy. I was inspired by the young adults taking a stand for what they believe in. The next keynote speaker was Steven Chu, the former Secretary of Energy and current researcher at Berkeley. He spoke about his time as the Secretary of Energy and how he used his skills as a scientist to work towards a more efficient and renewable energy friendly government. After his speech we divided into our groups and continued to work on our projects. We worked for hours following the design thinking process and developed our prototypes for a more energy efficient and innovative product designed to save energy and change lives. After we finished our prototypes we went to the innovation village, a showcase for all of the groups projects. The projects were all very creative and diverse, as all of the groups had members with diverse backgrounds and different manners of approaching the problems given to them. At the village judges were working their way around the booths determining which projects would win a prestigious prize. Two groups would win, one group would win for popularity with the other students and the second group would win for the innovation and the innovation and effect it could have on people's lives. After the judges had finished we went into the conference room and received a speech from Jessica O. Matthews, a Harvard Grad and the creator and CEO of Uncharted Play. She designed the SOCKETT ball, a soccer ball that uses kinetic energy generated by kicking the SOCKETT to power lights and other electronic devices. This device has given light to thousands of 3rd world children who cannot study after dark because of the lack of light. She and her team has revolutionized thousands of families lives and the impact of her inventions will be felt in the most impoverished parts of the world.
After the speech we learned of the winners of the competition and went to an ice skating party. Afterwards we went back to the hotel and reflected on the amazing day we had experienced before and questioned how we could impact the future of our earth. I went to sleep with dozens of questions in my mind of my capabilities and what I can do to save our earth.
–Reed Rouch
It was the day after the summit had finished and it was a pretty nice day. We headed out of Reykjavík early that morning to transfer to a strawberry farm in . We learned about the hot and cold water on either side of the farm, and we learned that all of the lights that help the strawberries grow are lit by geothermal energy. Some people bought jam and syrup, and the family who owns the farm was kind enough to give us some skyr.ir yogurt with their jam and crackers. After visiting Borgafjorou, we headed to the volcanic crater, Grábrók. Sadly, we saw no lava, but the view was worth climbing hundreds of steps for. After a short lunch, we went to a seal museum where we learned about the aquatic life of Iceland. We then rode the bus for a couple of hours until we arrived at our next destination, the beautiful city of Akureyri. It was a day full of fun, and it was personally one of my favorites.
–Sai Chalasani
We woke up early in Akureyri and set out to go whale watching. We didn't see many whales, but we saw a few dolphins and got some really cool pictures of the water and such. A few kids got sick, which wasn't cool, but my group still had fun. After what seemed like forever, which was about 5 hours, we stopped on Hrisey Island to grill some fish people had caught on the boat, and to have a generic sandwich lunch. We ate the fish, boarded the boat, and went back to the mainland where we visited the Goðafoss, or Waterfall of the Gods. It's in the Bárðardalur district of North-Central Iceland. It falls from a height of 12 meters and has a width of over 30 meters. It is called the Waterfall of the Gods because after the Lawspeaker, Þorgeir Ljósvetningagoði, made Christianity the official religion of Iceland, he threw all of his statues of the Norse gods into the waterfall. It was a pretty slow day with a lot of bus time, but the scenery and information made up for it nonetheless.
After the summit, we have been in a general area called Norðurland eystra. This translates to North East. We went to boiling pits of sulfur first thing because who doesn't love the smell of rotten eggs in the morning? It is called Námafjall Hverir. It is a high-temperature geothermal area with fumaroles and mud pots. At a depth of 1000 m, the temperature is above 200°C. Along with the steam comes fumarole gas, such as hydrogen sulfide which is responsible for the hot spring smell in those areas. The hot springs produce a considerable amount of sulphur deposits. We then went to a lab that is run by pretty much one lady. She collects blue and green algae. She tests and grows it. The algae could have many uses, but one she talked about was fuel. Her research is very, very early on, but she believes she can do something big, but most people think she just plays around in her lab. It is always open to visitors so people can go see what she is doing. This lady doesn't mess around with algae. We went to a geothermal power plant to, obviously, learn more about the energy, but especially where the water comes from and why it smells like rotten eggs. It smells like this because of the sulfur in the boreholes in the ground where a majority of the water comes from. After saying goodbye, we made our way to sort of a lava field, but better. Hard to explain, but we were told it is the home of the Icelandic Yule Lads in Dimmuborgir. They are the 13 sons of Gryla and Leppaludi, vicious trolls that live in a big cave in Ludentarborgir. The brothers have funny names and often refer to their preferences for food of interest: Spoon Licker, Sausage Sniper, Skyr Gobbler, and the noisy fellow Door Slammer. The Yule Lads are rarely seen in the summer because this is when they rest in their caves, but when winter comes they wake up and prepare for Christmas. The best time to meet thme is in Dimmuborgir during the month of December when they are busy preparing. The best way to find them is to walk the path to Hallarflot and shout "Jolasveinn (yo-las-ven)!" This translates to Santa Claus. Actually, while standing on a cliff with others for a picture, my mother told my wonderful senior friend Matt from Maryland, who is very strong, to pick me up a dangle me over the edge. I didn't think this was funny, but it happened and I didn't die. It was another day of traveling a lot, but I think we all had fun.
We woke in the morning and stumbled outside our room to eat a quick breakfast and board the bus. We were told that we were going to a farm which had icelandic horses and icelandic sheep dogs. We reached the stables at about noon, and we discovered that icelandic horses were significantly different than american horses. Icelandic horses were small, powerful and muscular. They were roughly 5-6 feet tall and were very small when compared to american horses. Icelandic horses were never bred with american horses and once icelandic horses leave the country they can never return to Iceland. We learned about the training of the horses and how they have competitions and races with the horses. After we left the farm we took a lengthy bus ride to the world's only man made ice cave. The cave, which was carved out of a glacier, was completely man made and was 500 meters long. We trekked through the cave and observed beutiful crevices and we were amazed bythe incredible amount of ice that the glacier was made of.
Once we left the ice cave we drove to our hotel and enjoyed reflecting on the day and realized the true beauty of iceland. Iceland is a clear land of extremes, which creates opportunities for innovation and incredible attractions like the ice cave. Many of these opportunities are only available in Iceland, making our experience incredible and memorable.
We woke up early. Really early, and went to a hot spring, because who doesn't love the smell of rotten eggs in the morning? It is the Deildartunguhver Thermal Spring. It produces 180 liters of water per second and is the largest output of any thermal spring in the world. The water temperature is 212°F. The total production capacity of Deildartunguhver and two neighboring boreholes is 62 megawatts. The water has been used for central heating since 1925. There is a heating works company that actually runs Deildartunguhver and owns all assets relating to the distribution system. Deildartunguhver is 19 meters above sea level, so the hot water needs to be pumped through distribution pipes that connect the springs to Akranes, Borgarnes, and Hvanneyri. The pipe was built in the years 1979-1981 and is a total of 74 kilometers, or about 45 miles, long and is considered the longest of its kind in the world. The water reaches Akranes from the springs in about 24 hours, and the water in Borgarnes is about 170°F at Borgarnes, 163°F at Akranes, and 149°F in rural areas. It was quite cool, but then we moved on to another waterfall called Barnafoss which translates to "Children's Waterfall." There is a story behind this name though. One Christmas day the household at Hraunsás went to mass, with the exception of two children who were supposed to stay home. When the people returned, the children had vanished, but their tracks led to the river. The children had fallen off the stone arch and drowned. Their mother then had the arch destroyed to prevent the recurrence of such a tragedy. It was smaller than Goðafoss, but a much more interesting story in my book. Afterwards, we headed back to Reykjavík for our last hour in the city before heading to Keflavík International Airport to say goodbye to Iceland. It was an emotional goodbye, at least for me. I left behind friends that I may never see again, but I most definitely plan on seeing Iceland again. They have some big ideas we could use here at home. I'm ready to make a change.
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