It should go without saying that being honest throughout the entire hiring process is crucial in order to make the smartest, most beneficial hires. However, because this process can be time consuming and overall exhausting, many hiring managers tend to cut corners to score the best options available in as little time as they can.
Failing to mention specific details about a position and its responsibilities, or ultimately lying in general will only hurt both parties. An aspiring employee oftentimes wants to learn as much as they can about a business's standard practices, the culture, goals, and possibility for growth. Selling them short is only holding back the company itself.
Many interviewers and managers may shy away from the negative aspects of their businesses, but most understand the importance of transparency. All jobs contain difficult facets. To deny this would be to lie to your applicants. In order to harness this transparency that all businesses should abide by, make sure your practice honestly throughout every phase of the hiring process.
If your business often works long hours, nights, or weekends, failing to tell an applicant about this beforehand can result in some less than desirable feedback. This can further lead to employees not giving their best efforts, not recommending anyone apply to your business, or negative reviews in general.
Be honest with yourself. If the time in which a position must be filled is an issue, make sure the person you choose to hire is the best possible candidate. Many managers are quick to hire because of time constraints, and end up choosing someone under qualified. This can easily lead to them quitting or being terminated, putting you back at the starting position of needing to fill the vacant position.
While it is certainly less common than failing to mention the negatives, not detailing the positives of the job you are hiring for is simply shooting yourself in the foot. Highlight the most appealing aspects of your company and why you think said candidate would like them. For example, a strong understanding of work-life balance is something that not every business considers a priority. If yours does, bringing this up during the interview could make the job that much more attractive.
Similarly, explaining that you encourage growth within your company is typically seen as another perk to applicants. You should always be invested in your employees, educating them and helping them grow throughout their time with your company. Perks and raises should also come accordingly. Explaining to candidates that compensation for this hard work is in order often drives them even more.
Company culture is another facet of modern day business that many job seekers find very alluring, so long as it suits their lifestyles. With that said, don't simply say what the candidate wants to hear. Explain how your office operates and the culture within it before catering to their needs. If it is not the right fit for them, they are not the right fit for you.
Always be open and honest about the inner workings of your company when interviewing potential employees, leaving nothing out. If they are hired, they will learn everything anyway, so simply hiding any aspect is trivial. To end on a lighter note, transparency and the willingness to explain everything about your business to potential hires often results in mutual happiness, and a professional relationship that proves beneficial to the company.


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Tribunal strikes out application by third party in relation to Supervisory Notice
By Sonya Zywko (UK) and Katie Stephen (UK) on May 8, 2018 Posted in Financial Services, Investigations and enforcement, Regulation and compliance, United Kingdom
The Tribunal has held that third party rights do not arise in the context of Supervisory Notices, nor do the relevant provisions allow third parties to refer Supervisory Notices to the Tribunal, even where they are identified. Although Parliament has specifically provided for this right in the context of Warning and Decision Notices, it has not in relation to Supervisory Notices, which do not impose sanctions but provide the FCA with a tool where there is an urgent need to protect the interests of consumers with immediate effect.
UK Innovative TI Limited and Ian Clifford Stamp, 25 April 2018
The FCA exercised its own initiative powers under s.55L of the Financial Services & Markets Act 2000 (FSMA) to issue a Supervisory Notice on 27 June 2017 in respect of Stargate Capital Management Ltd (SCM) and Stargate Finance Limited (together, Stargate), which included the requirement that SCM cease acting as the investment manager of a fund called FX Perpetual. The fund had been developed by UK Innovative TI Limited (UKTI) and UKTI provided ongoing services to SCM, such as managing the algorithm, developing the code and providing trade signals. UKTI was not authorised to carry out regulated activities. The Supervisory Notice, which was published on 7 July 2017 under s.391(5) FSMA, expressed concerns about whether SCM or UKTI was in fact performing the investment manager role and contained references to both UKTI and UKTI's director, which could only be a reference to Mr Stamp.
On 10 July 2017, a redacted version of the Supervisory Notice was issued, removing all references to UKTI's name; however, Citywire published an article reporting on the unredacted version.
Stargate referred the Supervisory Notice to the Tribunal and, in parallel, exercised its right to make representations to the FCA under s.55(5)(c) FSMA. UKTI and Mr Stamp also sought to make a reference to the Tribunal, citing the prejudicial effect of the notice on its business, earnings potential and working relationship with SCM.
Following a stay in the Tribunal proceedings and representations to the Regulatory Transactions Committee from Stargate and, exceptionally, from UKTI and Mr Stamp, a further Supervisory Notice was issued on 15 November 2017. This second Supervisory Notice no longer specifically suggested that UKTI (referred to as Firm Y) was acting as an investment manager but did raise concerns in broad terms about a potential breach of the general prohibition (under which it is a criminal offence to carry out regulated activities without the relevant authorisation).
The second Supervisory Notice was referred to the Tribunal by Stargate and the Tribunal exercised its discretion (exceptionally) to allow UKTI and Mr Stamp, as non parties, to provide evidence and submissions on the limited subject of the relationship between UKTI and Stargate.
Subsequently, Stargate settled the matter and withdrew its Tribunal reference and the FCA applied to strike out the references by UKTI and Mr Stamp.
The Tribunal held that third party rights do not arise in the context of Supervisory Notices, nor do the relevant provisions allow third parties to refer Supervisory Notices to the Tribunal. As a result, the Tribunal had no jurisdiction to hear the purported references by UKTI and Mr Stamp and was obliged to strike them out.
The Tribunal was satisfied that Parliament had made a deliberate decision to distinguish Supervisory Notices from Warning or Decision Notices (in respect of which third party rights arise under s.393 FSMA). Unlike the latter, Supervisory Notices are not a sanction but a tool available to the FCA where there is an urgent need to protect the interests of consumers with immediate effect.
Despite striking out their references, it appears that the Tribunal had some sympathy with the submissions made by the UKTI and Mr Stamp concerning the damage already been done by the Citywire publication. In relation to the second Supervisory Notice, the Tribunal noted that there was no ongoing investigation concerning any breach by UKTI or Mr Stamp of the general prohibition.
The Tribunal recognised the common law practice of "Maxwellisation" whereby, for example, a party who is criticised in a report is afforded a fair opportunity to answer the allegations against them before the report is finalised and highlighted the potential (albeit limited) routes for seeking alternative remedies in the High Court or under the Complaints Scheme.
Therefore, despite the clarity that this decision brings concerning the distinct nature of Supervisory Notices and the lack of third party rights arising in connection with them, it would seem more likely that any potentially prejudicial references to third parties will be anonymised in future Supervisory Notices.
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The Narrow Spark is a very small Lycaenid that was a new discovery to the Singapore Butterfly Fauna in the mid-90's. It was not recorded by the early authors but was first discovered in a patch of forested area in the Central Catchment Reserves adjacent to the reservoir. Subsequent to that, it has been regularly seen over the years, although not common, and its life history has been recorded in full. The butterfly prefers to remain in the shadiest understorey of the forests and is difficult to photograph as it is usually skittish. Here, ButterflyCircle member Nelson Ong gets an excellent shot of the Narrow Spark perched on the edge of a leaf.


Never forget your spot with the Parade of Elephants bookmarks! Students will love placing these delightful bookmarks featuring brightly patterned elephants inside their books. Perfect for encouraging readers recognizing achievements and rewarding good behaviors these bookmarks can also be used for prize boxes party favors arts and craft projects and more! Set includes 30 bookmarks that measure 2" x 6 1/2" each. The Parade of Elephants collection features the perfect blend of fresh bright colors and popular patterns. Look for coordinating products in this design to create an exciting and cohesive classroom theme!


Discover so many things to do in Asheville and the Blue Ridge Mountains of Western North Carolina. Since we cover a 90-mile radius of Asheville (16 counties), there is something for everyone, no matter your interests. Find national treasures, award-winning restaurants, museums, shopping, music, performing arts, galleries and tours. If you love the outdoors, there are so many places to go in our national forests and parks, filled with hiking trails, waterfalls and spectacular mountain views. Start making your wish list below - and click the links for many more ideas!
Touring America's Largest Home is easily the number one indoor attraction in Western North Carolina. Experience the beauty of Biltmore House and century-old gardens. Explore their 8,000-acre Blue Ridge Mountain backyard, taste award-winning wines, dine and shop. See our extensive guide with many photos and tips.
Of hundreds of waterfalls near Asheville, we picked the most spectacular falls that are easy to find. Some can be enjoyed with a short walk or even roadside. Others require a scenic hike. See full descriptions for each, with plenty of photos! Also see Waterfall Drives & Maps.
Explore our favorite cool small towns in the NC mountains near Asheville, each with its own personality, local shops and restaurants, friendly residents and relaxed atmosphere.
Spend a day exploring downtown, with hundreds of locally-owned shops and galleries, museums, restaurants, breweries and pubs. Dance at the Drum Circle, go to a festival or enjoy street performers. See our favorite things to do!
Taste your way through Beer City USA at craft breweries and pubs in and near Asheville. Many are located downtown, so you can create your own walking tour. See our top spots for local brews.
Find many fun, friendly wineries for sampling local wines, relaxing and enjoying the beautiful scenery at their vineyards. Many are located near each other - perfect for visiting several in a day.
Drive to the top of the highest peak east of the Mississippi River, located along the Blue Ridge Parkway. This state park has an observation tower, plenty of hiking and a restaurant. Be prepared for much cooler temperatures at the top. Open year-round (except snowy days in the winter).
Take the most fun city tour ever in a bright purple bus full of laughter! Through captivating stories, comedy skits and an enthralling musical soundscape, experience Asheville's history, current culture and counterculture with their 90-minute interactive bus tours that depart from downtown. Haunted and beer tours, too!
Shop 75 national and local outlets in this beautiful, new outdoor shopping village. It's located on I-26, just six miles from Biltmore and seven miles from downtown Asheville. It's pet-friendly, and there are many events and sales throughout the year.
Take a scenic train ride on excursions along the Nantahala and Tuckasegee Rivers, over the mountains, across valleys and through tunnels. Choose from a variety of train adventures departing from Bryson City. First-class passengers enjoy dining and souvenirs. Many special event train rides.
From casual to sophisticated, there are restaurants for all tastes. In downtown Asheville, find 70+ locally-owned restaurants with flavors from around the world. Plus, find many more award-winning chefs throughout the mountains. See our 40 favorite restaurants.
Enjoy professional theatre in the heart of downtown Asheville with world-class productions in a very intimate setting (only 127 seats!). They also host concerts and other events, so there's something happening almost every weekend.
Don't miss the most visited Winery in the country! Sample wines in the Tasting Room, included in admission to Biltmore Estate. Enjoy specialty tastings and variety of tours. Shop for all the Biltmore wines and plenty of gift items. Located in Antler Hill Village, it's open late every day.
Watch horse jumping competitions with the best riders in the country at this amazing new world-class equestrian resort south of Asheville. Free admission to many events.
Stroll through a variety of gardens and on peaceful woodland trails, located in Asheville adjacent to the Blue Ridge Parkway. Don't miss their impressive bonsai garden exhibit and many special events during the year.
Relax and rejuvenate as you get pampered at a spa. From natural hot springs to world-class destination spas, there are plenty of choices. We have been a destination for wellness for centuries. Also find a mecca for holistic and alternative wellness.
Explore this fantastic historic arts & crafts campus in Asheville with Grovewood Gallery, working artist studios, a sculpture garden, Golden Fleece restaurant, two museums and historic factory tours. 111 Grovewood Rd (adjacent to Grove Park Inn). Free parking.
Take an afternoon- or week-long painting or pottery class/workshop in Asheville at studios in the River Arts District. Group or private lessons are designed for beginners and experienced. Take home a souvenir of art that your create!
Shop 'til you drop with a huge variety of stores, galleries and outlets in the Asheville area. Find plenty of local, unique shops with items you won't find anywhere else. See the best areas to hit.
Soak away your stress in a private hot tub under a canopy of trees, dip into an invigorating cold plunge and relax in the cedar sauna. After your soak, get a customized massage and a variety of treatments. Loctated just ten minutes from downtown Asheville.
Stop in for an intriguing Escape Adventure with local actors and imaginative worlds, and stay for a prohibition era cocktail at their underground Speakeasy under the old Battery Park Hotel in downtown Asheville.
Asheville offers a mulitude of places to go for live music and dancing any day of the week.
Unwind at one of our favorite downtown Asheville wine bars and great places for cocktails.
Meander tree-lined streets, explore 40 unique shops and relax at 10 cafes and restaurants. Most businesses are housed in historic cottages and buildings. Don't miss the fabulous New Morning Gallery.
(12 Old Charlotte Highway, Asheville) Visit the pioneers of craft beer in Asheville, brewing since 1994. Stop by their big Tasting Room to sample 15 brews every day of the week, along with live music and many outdoor concerts. Take a 45-minute guided tour of the fascinating brewing and packaging process. Easy parking.
North Carolina's only natural limestone caverns feature stalactite, stalagmite formations and an underground stream. Guided tours.
Visit five wineries in the prime isothermal wine growing area in the beautiful foothills near Columbus and Tryon: Parker-Binns Vineyard, Overmountain Vineyards, Russian Chapel Hills Winery, Mountain Brook Vineyard and Green Creek Winery. It's an easy 45-mile drive from Asheville via I-26 East (near SC line).
Dine outdoors in nature! Plan a picnic at some amazing locations where you can enjoy sweet views.
Travel back in time with historic cabins, crafters, old logging equipment, guided tours, movies, food and shopping. Home of the first forestry school (opened in 1898) in America. In Pisgah National Forest. Open mid-April through October.
(100 Sierra Nevada Way, Mills River) See their impressive east coast brewery in south Asheville - complete with a taproom, big restaurant, free tours, events and live music.
Experience a unique oasis in downtown, a salt-enriched microclimate that allows the body and mind to gain relaxation and balance. The power of salt therapy has been known for centuries. Plus, get a hot salt stone massage and other spa treatments. Read more in our full page feature on the Salt Cave.
Enjoy plenty of fishing spots, whether novice or experienced. Full- and half-day guided trips, tying classes and classes geared toward women.
Gem mining has been a favorite activity for visitors to the mountains of North Carolina for many years. Most gem mines in the Asheville and Franklin areas are open from spring through autumn. Also tour several gem and mineral museums.
Downtown's quaint old buildings, brick sidewalks, galleries and general store take you back to a more leisurely time. Each summer, Folkmoot U.S.A. attracts entertainers from all over the world. The Museum of NC Handicrafts is housed in the historic Shelton House. On summer Friday nights, come down for the Mountain Street Dances.
Since the late 1890s, tourists have flocked to this tiny railroad town of 700 residents. Main Street has many longtime businesses, including fantastic galleries and restaurants. A must stop is the 1899 Pace's "old time" General Store that is part museum. Since 1892 is Thompson's Store and Ward's Grill. Learn about the Saluda Grade at the Depot. Raft and tube on the Green River.
This quaint mountain village at 3,700 feet elevation has great restaurants, breweries, shops, Wildcat Lake beach, and many events including the Woolly Worm Festival in October. Near Beech Mountain skiing and Grandfather Mountain hiking.
This tiny town of 567 residents is perhaps best known for its hot mineral springs. Located north of Asheville at the junction of the Appalachian Trail (goes right through downtown) and the French Broad River. Hike from town up to Lover's Leap for a great view of the town.
This is the coolest town on our list for temperature (highest town in the eastern USA at 5,506 feet elevation). While it's very popular for skiing and snowboarding each winter, they have an impressive trail system for hiking and mountain biking in the summer. Summer golf and scenic chairlift rides too. Each fall, follow the yellow brick road at Autumn at Oz.
Stroll through downtown shops and galleries, visit craft breweries and enjoy great restaurants. Take the Catawba Valley Wine Trail. It's also home to the Waldensian Heritage Museum and movie locations for The Hunger Games.
Stroll down Marion's Main Street lined with historic buildings, churches and the courthouse. It sits at the foot of the Blue Ridge Mountains near popular attractions like Mt. Mitchell and Linville Falls. Don't miss the Livermush & Bigfoot Festivals!
Hike the Appalachian Trail at Max Patch or Lover's Leap, soak in natural hot springs, go horseback riding, raft down whitewater rapids, ski, bike, fish, camp and explore the unspoiled mountains just north of Asheville.
This small town offers not one but two main streets, Upper Street (Oak Avenue) and Lower Street (Locust Avenue). A must-stop is the Toe River Arts Council Gallery. Visit for many festivals and gem mining.
Check our calendar of events for festivals during each season, including art and craft shows, throughout the year including most weekends. Most of these things to do are free!


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Dipodillus rupicola é uma espécie de roedor da família Muridae.

Apenas pode ser encontrada no Mali.

Os seus habitats naturais são: savanas áridas e áreas rochosas.

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SRV and Lonnie Mack – Double Whammy!
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SRV – Stevie Ray Vaughan
Stevie Ray Vaughan was born on October 3, 1954, at the Methodist Hospital in Dallas. Together with his parents and older brother, 3 years old, they led a nomadic lifestyle. It was related to my father's work. In the end, however, the family settled for longer in Dallas. Stevie Ray Vaughan had contact with music from an early age.
His teaching had an interesting course. He was an opponent of the game lesson. He listened to then great guitarists and played with his ear(even Jimi Hendriks). Then, thanks to his brother, he became interested in blues music, listening to B.B. King or Otis Rush. Once, when Jimmy Vaughan, played a concert with his first band, The Chessmen, Doyle Bramhall appeared on it. He saw Stevie playing the guitar. Doyle was the first who recognize the talent of the future music star. At the age of 17 the "youth rebellion" of SRV began – he dropped out of school and took his first tattoo.
It is worth mentioning that the guitarist started playing very early. Already at the age of 12, he was active in the band A Cast of Thousands. Then he began to play his first concerts. with the brother's band, and then with Blackbird. In the end, he decided to quit school and move out of the house. At the same time, he took a job in a car wash. He took on a variety of activities before he decided to become a musician. Often you could see him and listen on local bars. In terms of the beginnings of his career, he did not differ from other artists at this time. Many were playing at Soap Creek Saloon or Vulcan Gas Company. Often for the free beer and a roof overhead. One of the club owners, who believe in the talent of a young guitarist, persuaded the famous Albert King to play with him. Later King repeatedly emphasized the positive impression that Vaughan had made on him.


What sets Christianity apart from other belief systems? Perhaps the most distinguishing mark of Biblical Christianity is Christ's work on the cross for the forgiveness of sin. Alistair Begg reminds us that God's forgiveness is absolute, and it is a fundamental need for all people. God abounds in love for all who call on Him, but until we have a personal experience of being forgiven by God, we cannot truly know Him.


Oracle's Java plugin for browsers is a notoriously insecure product. Over the past 18 months, the company has released 11 updates, six of them containing critical security fixes. With each update, Java actively tries to install unwanted software. Here's what it does, and why it has to stop.
That dialog box is not telling the truth.
The only indication that this installer is running is a brief flash of the mouse pointer. A check of the Windows event logs shows that the installer completed its activity exactly 10 minutes after the Java installer finished, and the two Ask modules show up in the list of installed programs.
Practically every computer I see recently has had home pages and search engines changed without consent on an almost daily basis and most users haven't got a clue why.
Just install the developer version! No crap in there~!
No automatic updates there either, unfortunately.
But you do get notifications automatically.


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I've decided to give Shadowboxes as gifts to my mom and 1 of our godparents (wedding) this christmas!


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CERN is celebrating 60 years of science for peace in 2014
Seeking and finding answers to questions about the Universe Pushing back the frontiers of technology Bringing nations together through science Training the scientists of tomorrow
2014 holds a particular significance for CERN as on 29 September the Organization celebrated its 60th anniversary.
CERN was established after the Second World War by a handful of Europe's leading scientists who saw an opportunity to construct an international laboratory for fundamental research that would bring nations together through science. Today CERN has 21 Member States and many other countries from around the world also participate in its research programme. In 2014, CERN is celebrating 60 years of science for peace!
To celebrate this anniversary in style, CERN has put together a rich and attractive programme offering something for everyone: public lectures, guided tours, practical demonstrations and exhibitions inspired by science. In 2014, CERN will be abuzz with these exciting events!
CERN's Member States are also hosting events to celebrate this anniversary. A variety of events of all kinds will provide a great opportunity for exchanges between the scientific community and the general public.
To learn more about the events at CERN and in the Member States, click on the interactive map.
Here you will find a series of articles and photos bringing you the latest news on the 60th anniversary celebrations.
60 more years of science for peace: carrying the message forward
At the end of 2013, we were just about to embark on a year of celebrations marking 60 years of science for peace at CERN. Our message was that science is an inescapable driver of peaceful relations among cultures and nations, a force for sustainability and a necessity in confronting the major challenges facing society today. Twelve months on, we can safely say that we've been successful in delivering that message.


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Waterproofing is the process of making an object or structure waterproof or water-resistant, so that it remains relatively unaffected by water, or resisting the ingress of water under specified conditions. In terms of buildings, waterproofing of the structure, whether this is an existing structure which is being refurbished, or a new-build structure, is designed to create a dry environment, using the guidance of BS8102:2009.
Cellar and basement waterproofing
Where structural waterproofing is required, i.e. to underground rooms or where lateral penetration of ground water is occurring, Preservation Treatments will prepare a scheme for tanking together with a quotation for these works.
Throughout the project, our Contracts Manager and one of our CSSW Qualified Surveyors will oversee the installation of the waterproofing system which is carried out by our own teams of operatives. Our teams of operatives are highly experienced and receive ongoing training in using the best products and techniques required in a waterproofing specification.
We are able to offer various systems including multi-coat specialist renders along with cavity drainage membrane systems.
We work successfully with domestic customers, architects, engineers and developers to form new basement areas in new and existing properties. Qualifying works carry a 10 year guarantee.
Before and after of a type C – Cavity Drain Membrane System – installed by Preservation Treatments
Preservation Treatments also apply Type 'A' Cementitious Structural Waterproofing Systems. Type A systems provide resistance to hydrostatic back pressure, and can be applied to wet substrates.
These systems are a specialist waterproofing multi-coat application, which are installed with several interim coats to walls, floors and soffits. Once installed the system will maintain a dry environment by creating a physical barrier.
Sealing is provided by using construction joints, expansion joints and/or connection joints. A Hypalon Strip bonded with an epoxy resin is used to provide high joint movement.
Above is an example of a Type 'A' Cementitious Structural Waterproofing System we have applied to a Vault using Sika Pre-Bagged Waterproofing System.
Basic definitions of the three types of waterproofing systems as clarified in BS8102:2009
TYPE A (BARRIER PROTECTION)
The structure will generally be constructed from concrete or masonry, offering only limited protection against the ingress of water by the nature of its design. Protection is therefore primarily dependent on a barrier system applied to the structure (internally or externally) combined with serviceable land drainage where appropriate.
TYPE B (STRUCTURALLY INTEGRATED PROTECTION)
The structure is designed and constructed in reinforced or pre-stressed concrete to Eurocode 2; or to BS EN 8500 (to minimise water penetration); BS 8102 or to BS 8007 (to prevent water penetration) dependent on the chosen grade of basement use.
TYPE C (DRAINED PROTECTION)
The structure is constructed from structural concrete (including diaphragm walls) or masonry to minimise the ingress of water. Any water that does find its way into the basement is channelled, collected and discharged within the cavity created through the addition of an inner skin to both walls and floor. This system will generally incorporate drainage systems and sump / pump units to remove groundwater from the structure.
Basement waterproofing case studies
Waterproofing in North London
Preservation Treatments were asked to provide a design for a waterproofing system to an unusual building, built into a sloping site in North London. Our remit was to provide a system that complied with BS8102;2009 Grade 3.
Delta Cavity Drain Membrane Installation – Hackney, London
Preservation Treatments were invited to submit a tender for, and subsequently instructed to carry out, the installation of a Delta Cavity Drain Membrane system in a basement in Hackney, London, to comply with BS8102;2009 Grade 3.
Contact us today to arrange for a surveyor to visit site and provide a quotation for a waterproofing system that fits your needs.


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Mat Staver Calls On Christians To Face Potential Gay-Marriage Martyrdom Like Daniel & Esther
By Miranda Blue | June 25, 2015 1:28 pm
In an interview with an Alabama Christian radio station on the day of the arguments in the Supreme Court marriage cases in April, Liberty Counsel's Mat Staver warned that although "we have faced in Judeo-Christian history more dire times than this," marriage equality opponents should be prepared to face martyrdom at the hands of an unjust government just like Daniel and Esther were in the Old Testament.
In anticipation of a decision striking down gay marriage bans, Staver said, "we must ask for God's intervention, God's grace, God's forgiveness and God's miraculous turn of events."
If not, he said, marriage equality opponents should be prepared to emulate Daniel, who was thrown into a lion's den, and Esther, who risked her life to save the Jews of Persia from execution.
"We may have to stand like that," he said. "We may have to stand like people of old, like Martin Luther King, Jr., did when he faced unjust laws. And we have to be prepared to face the consequences. But one thing we cannot do, one thing we will not do because we cannot do it, we cannot betray our Lord, we cannot deny reality, we cannot disobey the scripture and the teachings of the church, that's a line we cannot cross."
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Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) is the most universally recognised personality disorder. It is characterised by mood and the way an individual interacts with those around them. Predominantly, an individual with a personality disorder does not relate to others or think in the same way that those without this disorder do.
"WHAT ARE THE CHARACTERISTICS OF BPD?"
"WHAT ARE THE CAUSES OF BPD?"
There is no clear cause of this condition, but BPD often develops following traumatic events during childhood, including physical, sexual or emotional abuse, and/or parental neglect.
Treatment for borderline personality disorder (BPD) may involve a Care Programme Approach (CPA), Psychotherapy, Dialectical behaviour therapy (DBT), Mentalisation-based therapy (MBT) and/or Therapeutic Communities (TCs).


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CLINUVEL Reports Record December Half Year Operating Profit
Continued growth, investment in commercialisation and R&D
Melbourne, Australia, 23 February 2022 ASX:
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CLINUVEL PHARMACEUTICALS LTD today announced a record December half year operating profit with the release of its Half Yearly Report for the six months ending 31 December 2021.
Key Highlights, Half Year Ended 31 December 2021
Consolidated Entity
Changes from
same period 2020
Total Revenues $24,631,000 +56%
Total Expenses $16,230,000 +67%
Net Profit before income tax $8,726,000 +50%
Cash and Cash Equivalents $98,992,000 20%1
Net Tangible Asset backing per share $2.15 +45%
All figures reported in Australian dollars. Refer to the Appendix 4D Half Year Report released to the Australian Securities Exchange for details.
1. Change from 30 June 2021.
Record Revenues Drive Profit Outcome
The Company also achieved record revenues for a December half year, and the twelfth consecutive half year profit before tax since commencing commercial operations in June 2016.
"The success of the Company's deliberate long-term strategy to establish SCENESSE® (afamelanotide 16mg)1 as the global standard of care for erythropoietic protoporphyria (EPP) patients is being reflected in the strength of the Company's financials and our ability to reinvest for future growth," CLINUVEL's Chief Financial Officer, Mr Darren Keamy said.
The before tax profit result achieved in the December 2021 half year was 50% higher than the prior corresponding period. The result reflects the firmer demand experienced for SCENESSE® in Europe and consistent growth in the treatment of patients in the United States. Patient treatment by European Expert Centres expanded and rising patient treatment in the US is being facilitated by a larger network of Specialty Centers than originally anticipated, as well as acceptance by over 100 US insurers to reimburse the drug under Prior Authorization arrangements. This has facilitated greater year-round access to treatment for US patients.
The profit after tax result for the period of $5.870 mllion includes a $2.855 million income tax expense and reflects the utilisation of tax losses already brought to account on the balance sheet as a deferred tax asset. This contrasts to the prior reporting period where an income tax benefit of $0.676 million was recorded to recognise prior period tax losses.
Cash and cash equivalents grew by 20% over the six months to 31 December 2021 due to the positive net cash generated from its commercial operations.
Expenses Rise to Support Growth and Expansion
CLINUVEL has established a long track record of prudent cost control, managing expenses to support the Company's growth and expansion strategy. In line with our business planning, the latest reporting period saw a significant rise in expenses of 67% compared to the prior corresponding period. The largest increases in expenses were in materials and related expenses to ensure inventory requirements can meet clinical demand, followed by personnel related expenses, to build and retain and a team in support of the Company's strategy.
"The Company is continuing to manage its strong cash position to allow organic growth and retain a financial buffer to withstand unforeseen events like COVID-19 and adverse changes in global economies," Mr Keamy said.
"We are on track to build a group relying on financial strength and specific expertise in the family of melanocortin hormones. Afamelanotide is only the first offspring to give CLINUVEL a solid foundation for expanding into a diversified and sustainable specialty pharmaceutical."
"CLINUVEL's financial management is just one of the pillars providing shareholders stability long-term," Mr Keamy concluded.
CLINUVEL's Appendix 4D is available on the Company's website, www.clinuvel.com.
CLINUVEL will host an Operations Update Webinar at 18:00 AEDT/08:00 CET. To register, please go to:
https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_6yaWw0shRT2PB6Ysq2P7gQ
1 SCENESSE® (afamelanotide 16mg) is approved in the European Union and Australia as an orphan medicinal product for the prevention of phototoxicity in adult patients with erythropoietic protoporphyria (EPP). SCENESSE® is approved in the USA to increase "pain-free" light exposure in adult EPP patients with a history of phototoxicity. Information on the product can be found on CLINUVEL's website at www.clinuvel.com.
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One question I often hear from new radio amateurs is whether or not they should buy one of those cheap low-cost handheld transceivers (HT) made in China. Most of the time they are referring to one of the Baofeng radios or perhaps a Wouxun model. The Baofeng radios (also marketed as Pofung) seem to be the price leader, with the UV-5R model available at Amazon for ~$30. There are quite a few variations on this basic model, and more being introduced as I write.
I'll center my comments on the Baofeng UV-5R but most of this applies to other models as well. Frankly, I hesitate to recommend these radios without a short briefing and disclaimer because I've seen some folks buy the radio, get very frustrated with it, and then replace it with a Yaesu FT-60 or a similar HT from other Japanese manufacturers Icom, Kenwood, or Alinco. I admit that I am a fan of the FT-60 and still consider it the safe buy for new hams (although certainly more expensive).
On the other hand, I do own several versions of the Baofeng radio…and I use them a lot! The main reason is that once programmed, they do the job just fine and if I lose it, crush it, or drop it, the financial loss is minimal. Also, these radios become the spare HTs that I toss behind the seat of the truck or in my backpack or go-bag. So I totally get it that these are amazing little radios for less than $40. If you do decide to go with the Baofeng, here are a few things to be aware of that will help you get started.
Get a better manual – The user manuals are not easy to understand. However, various hams have created a more usable manual. See miklor.com for user manuals and tons of other information.
Watch out for programming cable problems – There have been quite a few problems with Windows drivers working with various chips in the cables. The Miklor web site explains this well. Also, see how I handled the situation via my blog post.
Borrow a programming file from a local ham – It is really good if you can find someone in your area that has already programmed up the radio for use with local 2m and 70 cm repeaters and simplex frequencies. Get a copy of their file and load it into your radio. You can always modify it later but it can really help get you started.
Don't transmit outside the amateur band – Some of these Chinese radios can transmit and receive on a wide range of frequencies, including outside of the ham bands. Be extremely careful that you program the radio to transmit only in the ham band. Another reason to get a programming file from a local ham.
Leave off unnecessary features – These radios include a bunch of features that are normally not needed for ham radio operation. Features like PTT-ID (sends a DTMF sequence every time you key up) and ROGER ("roger" beep on transmit) should just be left "off". Another reason to get a programming file from a local ham.
So go ahead and buy that radio from China, but be ready for some fiddling around as you get started. I hope this helps you have a good experience with your new radio.
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Dave Ramsey has made a career out of using Christian principles to help people get out of debt and manage their finances. He shared some of his insights with Everyday Christian.
Forgiving others, offering encouragement to people who are struggling and showing kindness for the sake of it being the right thing to do are three of several helpful New Year's resolutions offered by some Southern California faith leaders.
Sugarland, Jars of Clay, Francesca Battistelli, Canton Jones, Billy Ray Cyrus, Marvin Winans, Jr., Sara Evans, Brandon Heath, Point of Grace, Mary Mary, tobyMac, Skillet and Israel Houghton are among the nominees as Gospel Music Channel (GMC) honors the most popular music videos of the year across all genres of Gospel/Christian music in its annual Gospel Music Channel Video Awards (GMCVAs). The 2009 GMCVA winners will be announced in a one-hour television special to premiere on GMC this Saturday, January 2, 2010 at 7:00 p.m. ET.
Andrea Bocelli may not have been able to take No 1 spot from Susan Boyle on the album charts, but he did wind up No 1 on the holiday album charts. The Italian tenor's "My Christmas" maintained the No 1 holiday album of choice over the festive season on the Billboard holiday album chart.
A Nevada couple who was rescued after three days stuck in their car on an unplowed road said it was GPS directions that led them deep into an Oregon forest.
Texas Tech suspended football coach Mike Leach indefinitely after a player and his family filed a complaint about the player's treatment after a concussion. The school said in a release Monday defensive coordinator Ruffin McNeill will be the interim coach, McNeill will coach the Red Raiders in the Valero Alamo Bowl on Saturday against Michigan State. The player, Adam James, is a redshirt sophomore wide receiver for the Red Raiders and the son of ESPN college football analyst Craig James.
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Kendall Square has been making food news for a while now. It seems that every few months a new place opens touting inventive menus and critically acclaimed chefs. One might assume that prior to the past few years Kendall Square was a veritable wasteland for food. One would be wrong. A few nights ago I was invited to dine at Bambara- a New American cuisine style restaurant located within the Hotel Marlow that, guess what, isn't new at all.
Quietly plugging along serving locally sourced ingredients combined into fresh dishes that truly showcase the bounty and beauty of this region, Bambara is producing consistent and delicious fare. What I loved about my meal there was that they aren't reinventing the wheel, you won't find crazy molecular gastronomy here, but they are serving dishes with incredible flavor and creativity.
flavors depending on the season. This isn't your average ho hum lobster roll, if you can ever really call a lobster roll ho hum and I'm not sure you can. Chickpea fries sound innocent enough don't they? They actually maybe don't even sound that good- those mealy chickpeas made into fries? What's the big deal? The big deal is the Chef at Bambara is making this silky puree of healthy chickpeas, forming it into long rectangles, chilling them and frying them. The result are ultra crispy fries that have wonderful textural contrast with that chickpea filling. They are served with an aioli dipping sauce that is lovely, but those fries can be eaten on their own- lord knows I was addicted!
tomatoes and the impossibly creamy, oozy burrata. If you're looking for a more traditional salad, give the Boston Feta a go. Boston Bibb Lettuce, topped with a perfect mix of cucumbers, roasted peppers (sweet and hot), Kalamata olives, cherry tomatoes, a bright and acidic lemon vinaigrette and ample chunks of feta.
my favorite of the entrees tried. Surf and Turf can mean so many things to different chefs but this was a truly great interpretation. Clams have such a beautiful salty and earthy flavor, pairing them here with a deep smoke from the pork brought together the true ideas of land and sea. I immediately felt like I was both sitting in an ocean village and that I was at a back yard bbq- both are extremely happy places. The backdrop of gnocchi shouldn't be forgotten either. Pillowy perfection playing the perfect supporting role and the best vehicle I can think of to sop up that roasted garlic sauce.
Bambara delivered in every category, their food was well put together and showed the ability to push the limits of the box to include ideas that aren't the norm. The flavors will dazzle the palate and each dish is well executed. Bambara isn't an it place, but that just means you can actually sit and enjoy your meal without being rushed or jostled. Add it to your list of must go's in Kendall Square.
this place definitely flies under the radar! Everything sounds really good!


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You can learn how to "Go Native," start a butterfly garden or "Fill Your Yard With Fruit" at one of the eight free gardening workshops now planned for Bayshore Garden Center. Owners Jan Johnson and Joe Scott, along with their staff, are looking forward to the weekly workshops, to be held every Saturday from July 11 to Aug. 29, all from 9 to 10:30 a.m. The popular center carries thousands of plants in hundreds of different varieties, and is known for friendly and knowledgeable service. Many locals say they pass the chain stores and some go out of their way to go there. "We even have a lot of customers from Cape Coral," said Johnson. She said she was inspired to do the classes after attending workshops at the local Educational Concerns for Hunger Organization (ECHO) North Fort Myers-based Global Farm. Her team has come up with a variety of Florida-friendly gardening topics. Johnson gave a brief description of each class. The list includes: n Go Native/Florida Friendly Landscape on July 11 "Our first class will be Florida Friendly Landscape — it's less use of water and fertilizer. Florida Friendly is planting plants that will sustain themselves through our changing environments," she said. n Butterfly Gardens on July 18 "That's specifically nectar food source and larval food source plants," she said. n Fill Your Yard With Fruit Trees on July 25 "The purpose of this is being able to walk out and pick something off your tree and eat it — year-round," she said. n Lower Your Electric Bill With Shade on Aug 1 "This is very timely because we're in the heat of the summer and Mother Nature is helping you out with the rainy season, to get your trees started," she said. n Do It Yourself Terracing — Your Canal or Water Front Home on Aug. 8 "The main reason to terrace your waterfront home is to reduce the excessive fertilizer run-off into our canals, which leads to our river and at the end to our estuaries," she said. n Correct Fertilizer on Aug. 15 The new fertilizer laws made Johnson want to add this topic. "Lee County has passed the ordinance of no fertilizer containing nitrogen or phosphorus from June 1 to Sept. 30, our natural rainy season," she said. "This will be a class on alternatives for fertilizing your lawn and landscaping through these months. It's very important, again the main result is saving our estuaries." n Birds in the Garden on Aug. 22 "Along with the snow birds coming back down, we will be getting our migrating birds like buntings, gold finches, warblers and hummingbirds," she said. "Planting the correct plants and flowers will be topics and different types of feeders and water. They've got to have water." n Preparing your SWFL Vegetable Garden on Aug. 29 "Our gardening time here is literally October through April, so the end of August is when you want to prepare the ground, prepare your area for your vegetable garden," she said. If you have any questions, visit bayshoregardencenter.com or call the center.
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A new project out of South London is using a cinematic opera theme to dissuade youth from gun crime.
Urban Concepts are a project founded by the Safer London Foundation to reduce crime and promote collective education and safety. The Don't Trigger opera weaves dramatizations of gun violence interwoven with footage of actual gun violence victims and relatives of gun crime victims.
The Safer London Foundation partners with London's Mothers Against Guns to produce and promote its message, and has also produced an album featuring some of London's biggest hip-hop acts denouncing gun violence.
Kudos to the BBC for reporting on efforts to curb gun violence rather than just reporting statistics on gun violence.
In thinking about hip hop and guns, I'm regularly conflicted in various ways. On the one hand, I like gun imagery, especially when it's woven into a narrative. On the other hand, I'm repelled by gun imagery, cause it helps create an emotional context in which guns and violence feel like a necessary part of being alive.
Prodigy's Mac 10 Handle is exactly the kind of video depicting violent behavior that draws me in regardless. I'm drawn to the style of the video, the cinematic references, the tale of the twisted, drugged out loner who only hears the voices of his friends inside his head. What's not to like?
I feel I should have more to say here. Something meaningful.
I've played this video a lot. Is that meaningful?


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As Metallica prepare for their first studio album in nearly seven years, the band is also getting ready to take the world by storm. In support of their new album, 72 Seasons, Metallica are embarking on the massive, worldwide, two-year M72 tour, and when we say massive, we mean MASSIVE.
Every tour stop will include not one but two shows from Metallica. Each show is promised to be a unique setlist—no repeats!—with different opening acts, giving each city two incredible 'Tallica shows.
On Friday, August 25, 2023, Metallica will take over Los Angeles and the SoFi Stadium for the entire weekend. Opening the first night are Pantera and Mammoth WVH and opening night two on Sunday, August 27, are Five Finger Death Punch and Ice Nine Kills.
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AI Generated Art: Metallica Edition
Using simple text prompts like "James Hetfield" or "Kirk Hammett Guitar," the robots have created some bizarre, and kind of cool, AI art. In the gallery below, you'll see the artificial intelligence creations; underneath each graphic is the text prompt that led to the art.
Here Are Some of Our Favorite Metallica T-Shirts
Metallica have not only created some of the best heavy metal in the last 40 years, they've also created some of the most iconic T-shirts. In the last four decades, they've worked with incredible artists like Pushead, Brian Ewing and others to bring their songs and albums to life. In the gallery below, we've picked out some of our favorite T-shirts that are currently available at Metallica's official online store. Which one is your favorite?
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This course takes leading issues in International Relations as its central theme. As China becomes more important in the world, so does the rest of the world to China. Accordingly, this course will offer students from China and around the world the opportunity to study contemporary dynamics in International Relations while exchanging views and ideas in the same classroom in real time.
Students will delve into to the most critical issues and challenges facing the world today, including the changing world order and the global power shift, major power relations, trends in globalization and global governance, international conflicts and security, and the relationship among cultures and civilizations. The course will help students better understand the cultural differences and national interests of nations beyond the historical record while dealing with issues of immediate relevance.


By leveraging a consultative sales strategy in conjunction with the expansion of CDI in the Southeast, Dan Ryan and the CDI SE team are working to ensure smooth transitions to the cloud for our customers.
Computer Design & Integration Southeast (CDI SE) today announced the addition of Dan Ryan to the CDI SE team as vice president, Sales and Operations. In this role, Ryan will lead a team of solutions architects and account managers who will partner with customers as they transform their businesses through information technology.
"Enterprises are navigating an unprecedented disruption of the traditional IT landscape. As companies transition from conventional on-premises architectures to a mix of hybrid and public cloud offerings, I am thrilled to join CDI SE," said Ryan. "The firm has demonstrated that it is uniquely positioned to partner with customers to successfully manage this progression, due to its superior technical expertise and managed services offerings. To guide this transition and assist the marketplace to deliver on the promises of hybrid IT, CDI SE is committed to a consultative partnering approach, while offering a boutique private cloud portfolio and maintaining focus on a mature suite of IT solutions through our manufacturing partner relationships. Having an established record of success in Charlotte and the greater Southeast, I am excited to lead this next chapter at CDI SE," he added.
The CDI SE portfolio includes cloud/managed services and hybrid IT solutions, and will continue to offer expertise in automation and orchestration, software defined networking and data center, security, networking, mobility, collaboration, end-user computing, storage and assessments.
"By leveraging a consultative sales strategy in conjunction with the expansion of CDI in the Southeast, Dan Ryan and the CDI SE team are working to ensure smooth transitions to the cloud for our customers, backed by our strong strategic-relationship approach with partners, as we drive success for our Southeast clients," said Rich Falcone, vice president, Computer Design & Integration LLC.
Dan Ryan has 17 years of IT experience and is a technical expert in IT solutions for corporate network security, network optimization and design architecture. Prior to joining CDI SE, Ryan spent close to a decade at Cisco Systems in a variety of roles in both the NYC metro and Charlotte markets, and with ForeScout Technologies, a leader in IT security.
Computer Design & Integration Southeast (CDI SE) provides data center infrastructure design, integration and support for businesses' evolving needs while simplifying complex information technologies. The company offers advanced technology strategies with a particular focus on highly available data center solutions. Developed in 2010 as a joint venture with CDI LLC, CDI SE is recognized as one of the fastest growing companies in the Carolinas by Business North Carolina and ranked as the #1 fastest growing company in Charlotte by Charlotte Business Journal's 2014 Fast 50. CDI Southeast has offices in Charlotte, NC, Columbia, SC, and Atlanta, GA. For more information visit http://www.cdillc.com or call 704-716-0010.


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Porsena: the officials position only makes sense if he is assuming that prices are unlikely to fall again in the future. After all, if that were to happen, he'd have been a lot better off in treasuries, low interest rate or no. (I share his assumption but just wanted to point out that there is a whole worldview that is not called out in the article but is in fact a prequreisite for the reasoning).
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My youngest pup, Henry, stopping to look at me while doing hot-laps around the yard. He is a toy Australian Sheppard mixed with something else we don't know. This photo was taken with a 50mm prime lens, f/1.8, 1/400th sec, ISO 100.
We can start with what constitutes all but a small percent of photos taken of our dogs... the human angle. That is, the human holds their cellphone in front of their eyes and points it down towards their dog in front of them. There are two problems with this: the first is that the wide angle lenses on cellphones capture a lot of surrounding light that would otherwise distract us from the photo of your dog. And more importantly, there is nothing special or unique about this photo.
Getting down to your dog's level is the first, easiest, and provides the greatest improvement to your shots. With how good cellphones have become at taking photos, you can certainly get better shots than a DSLR if you use its features to your advantage and change the perspective from that human angle, to the dog angle.
My youngest dog, Henry, camping with us in the "Lost 40" Chippewa National Forest in Central Minnesota. Taken with a 10-18mm lens at 10mm, f/4.5, 1/500th sec, ISO 100.
The above isn't in my top 10 dog photos, but I do like it and it's a good example of composing options. The following is an example of using that wide angle close to your dog and still getting a cool scene in the background. Notice how the camera is no higher than the height of Walter's nose.
With both of these types of compositions, it's likely you'll want a long depth of field to be sure your camera focuses on both your dog and the scenery in the background. This means your f-stop should be somewhere in the mid range or your subject is further out from your hyperfocal distance... that is, the minimum distance your subject can be while still keeping the background in focus (sort of, this requires its own post). The photo above has an f-stop of a larger aperture, which leads to a shallower depth of field, but because Henry is further out from that hyperfocal distance, the entire image is in focus. The shot of Walter below has a higher f-stop because he's closer to the camera and I still want to keep the background in decent enough focus. If I were to have taken this photo at the same size aperture above, the background would've been somewhat blurry. While the below image will still see a little blur, it won't be nearly as bad. Wide angle lenses are very good at "resisting" near and far blurriness.
My oldest pup, Walter, hiking along the shoreline of Split Rock State Park on the North Shore of Minnesota. This photo was taken on a 10-18mm lens at 18mm, f/16, 1/100th sec, ISO 160.
Outside of the photo at the very top of the page, these are composition examples involving a wide angle lens and something you can do with your very own cellphone. With that said, it's still better to capture these shots with a DSLR as the physical quality of the image will be better and you'll have more flexibility when it comes to fine tuning the photo in the edit.
As you increase the focal length of a lens, the foreground, midground, and background will compress linearly to the focal length. In other words, they'll appear closer to each other than they are. The very top photo of Henry was taken with a 50mm lens, but because I took it on a crop-sensor camera (not full frame), I need to multiply that number by 1.6 because the focal length of the lens is always designated by a full frame standard. This means that my 50mm lens looks like what an 80mm lens looks like on a full frame camera. The point is there's a noticeable difference in compression between 50mm and 80mm. Also, the longer the lens, the more narrow the field of view is so there's less "stuff" to see outside of your subject.
This lens also has an extremely large aperture which causes a super shallow depth of field. You'll notice that I focused on his eyes and the tip of his nose is blurry. I did this because I wanted to draw attention to the eyes that melt your heart. When you combine this shallow depth of field and the compression of a longer lens, you can pinpoint exactly where you want the viewer to look because there's no real background or foreground and what there is is blurry... you basically have no choice but to lock eyes with Henry.
A prime lens (non zoom) is almost always going to be sharper than a zoom lens because the optics are designed perfectly to that focal length, there's less glass to pass through, and there's less play between parts because there's no moving parts outside of the focus ring. That means I'm able to get an extremely crisp photo of Henry. A zoom lens at these lengths will still work great, but it's worth noting there's difference. This isn't a review of that lens, it's just what I used for that particular photo; any composition that takes advantage of these types of lens characteristics will result in a similar style of shot.
A longer lens will make the viewer feel like they can reach out and touch your dog.
Dogs usually get distracted very easily... take a lot of photos. It'll be to your advantage to have your camera set to high speed. If their head and body aren't moving all over the place, usually their eyes are. The goal is to capture a photo of them looking at something. The photo is far more interesting if you can make the viewer wonder what's going through your dog's head, even if the answer is "nothing". The top photo is clearly Henry looking into your soul. The second photo is Henry looking at the same view we're looking at. And the third photo is Walter looking longingly out of frame, making you curious as to what that might be.
In almost every scenario you'll want a fast shutterspeed. With their fur flying in the wind, their tongue panting, eyes darting, and unpredictable movements, it'll be nearly impossible to get a crisp shot without a fast shutterspeed. Of course you can get lucky, but just know that you're more likely to get a quality photo the higher it is. Don't forget to balance the shutterspeed with the depth of field you want predicated by aperture size.
The ISO should, as always, be as low as possible. If you're photographing your dog while he/she is moving fast, it might be easiest to set the ISO to "auto" and optimizing your settings to keep the ISO acceptably low.
Get down to your dog's level, this is by far the most important tip.
Play to the strengths of your chosen lens' focal length.
Focus on the eyes and make sure they are looking at something.
Try to keep the shutterspeed as high as is reasonable.
Walter and Henry backpacking in the Cloud Peak Wilderness Area in Wyoming.


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Churston Ferrers is a quiet village in Devon with a population of just over 2,000. It has a pub dating back to medieval times, a grammar school of some renown, and a railway station.
The railway station is not connected to the national network, however. It's on the Paignton and Dartmouth Steam Railway (PDSR) from Paignton to Kingswear.
The village is one of those places one might easily imagine the Great Western Railway (GWR) advertising on idyllic 1930s posters about bathing and rambling. It's just down the road from where Agatha Christie had her summer house (accessible by train from Greenway Halt), and it has the steam railway to add to the atmosphere.
Back in 2009, the Association of Train Operating Companies' Connecting Communities report suggested nearby Brixham as one of 20 towns that it would like to see considered for reconnection to Britain's passenger network - via Churston Ferrers (RAIL 620).
At the time, Brixham mayor Graham Oliver suggested at a parish meeting that the re-opening might be worth looking into, but his idea was laughed into dismissal by locals.
Six years on, nothing much seems to have changed, and it must be noted that a succession of perhaps unsurmountable obstacles would need to be overcome.
But with support for re-opening the March-Wisbech line gathering momentum (RAIL 776), and with the Swanage Railway keen to run heritage diesel multiple units on the national network following a £3.2 million signalling upgrade completed earlier this year (RAIL 769), is the time right to look again at another of the Connecting Communities aspirations - and take the main line as far as Churston Ferrers with a bus link to Brixham?
Churston station opened in 1861 as part of the Dartmouth and Torbay Railway, which ran initially from Torre to Paignton until the line to Kingswear was finished in 1864. Originally built to broad gauge for interoperability with the GWR, the line was a busy summer route until its closure.
The Brixham line closed in 1963, and the tracks were lifted the following year. Churston station was bought by the Dart Valley Light Railway in December 1972. It has been hugely renovated, with a new engine workshop on the former Brixham siding and a reinstatement of the loop lifted under British Rail. (The DVLR is now the PDSR, and the nearest main line station is now Paignton.)
After 1972 the preserved railway started operating to Goodrington, just south of Paignton, and a strange mix is now visible in the PDSR's considerable sidings - First Great Western HSTs rubbing shoulders with ex-GWR 'Prairie' tanks.
At Brixham there is very little left of the railway, with only a thin line of greenery and trees giving a clue to its former route out to the west of the town. The station is long gone, replaced by an industrial estate and workshops, although the line to Brixham is actually virtually undisturbed.
Brixham station has been cleared and built over with light industrial units, and the bridges on the line have to some extent been removed. Some of the Churston end of the line has also been built over, and it now lies under an access road behind a row of houses.
This may seem a very minor obstacle in the greater railway picture, in a small town with a relatively small population, but rebuilding work here would cause significant local outcry, and would almost certainly inconvenience a high percentage of the town's population.
Indeed, no option has been tabled for the reinstatement of the Brixham branch, as the local bus service is flexible and trains would doubtless be unable to compete.
Thankfully, the line from Kingswear in the south to Paignton in the north has been revived, and now thrives thanks to the efforts of the PDSR.
The enterprising outfit operates pleasure boat trips in Tor Bay, as well as providing heritage railway trips and hosting charters regularly from other parts of the country.
A catalyst for ATOC's Connecting Communities report was the realisation that the average age of the UK's population was getting higher, and that further investment in connecting ageing communities to the transport network should be considered.
Many of the communities suggested in the report were selected using demographics data from local authorities. And many options were floated, including using heritage lines to connect communities to the main line network, and the use of bus links in remote areas to new stations or re-opened lines. One example used was the Keighley and Worth Valley Railway, but the Paignton and Dartmouth Steam Railway was also suggested as one of the more practicable options.
The report suggested that very little investment would be required to re-open the line to Churston Ferrers to service trains, and also recommended using the PDSR's tracks to extend an hourly service from Exmouth via Exeter. One benefit of doing so would be to relieve pressure from Newton Abbot, by providing relief to Paignton terminating services.
Many tourists use the main line to Paignton to alight for the PDSR, and a Churston extension would provide locals with a means of avoiding a bus journey from Paignton.
Comparisons with steam-hauled services on the Cambrian Coast line may well be evoked in the minds of some, as they proved very popular. Potential for heritage traction and steam haulage on service trains has precedents, and such services in Torbay may be feasible if the line were reconnected to the main line.
The ATOC report stated a potential catchment of 17,500 people in the local area, and that it would potentially be one of the cheaper railway re-openings in the UK if it went ahead.
As a comparitive statistic, according to the material published as part of MetroWest's consultation on rebuilding the line from Bristol to Portishead, an estimated catchment of more than 10,000 is needed for a station to be considered for re-opening. Considering the tourist potential of the Torbay area, which is already well established, a potential service similar to the planned Swanage Railway extension might be feasible and remunerative.
The ATOC report specified that it recommended the line to Churston be reconnected, and then the use of a local bus route to Brixham. Considering the distance from Churston Ferrers to Brixham is a little under a mile and a half, the rebuilding of a standard gauge railway line to the town would almost certainly not be worth the investment and the severe disruption it would cause in the short to mid-term.
The Paignton and Dartmouth Steam Railway now occupies a sizeable portion of Churston station and its platforms. The former Brixham platform is occupied by PDSR's carriage works, and with permission from the PDSR, it would be relatively simple to upgrade the line to Churston and make running main line passenger trains a possibility. The PDSR has a busy summer service, but with some flexibility and some negotiating, this could be fixed - particularly if ATOC's idea for expanding the track at the Goodrington end were to be put into practice.
So is reconnecting the Churston line to the main railway network feasible? ATOC certainly believed so in 2009, and believed that it would be beneficial to the ageing local population of tourists and retirees. It also believed the line's reconnection would be remunerative, despite some local scepticism regarding its potential for serving Brixham.
A good bus service, the permission of the local heritage line, and some frequent commuter trains to and from Churston may be enough to persuade the local populace that the future for their towns really does lie in the railways.
Nobody is suggesting this will be the next Borders Railway, but it is a potentially easy victory to boost Network Rail's currently failing image and credibility.
Before anything happens on this line, however, the support of the locals must be secured. Without willing passengers, what's the point of a passenger railway?
This feature was published in RAIL 780 on August 5 2015
Author: RAIL magazine RAIL magazine
Richard Stride - 07/09/2016 16:37
If there is ever any attempt to start a campaign to re-open the Brixham-Churston line I would like to be involved. [email protected]
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The Canyons é um filme de drama erótico e suspense estadunidense de 2013. O filme é ambientado em Los Angeles e estrelado por Lindsay Lohan e o ator pornô James Deen. Foi lançado em plataformas de vídeo sob demanda, e recebeu um lançamento limitado nos cinemas.

Sinopse
Quando Christian, um garoto de fundo fiduciário de Los Angeles com laços casuais para Hollywood, fica sabendo de um caso secreto entre sua namorada Tara, uma ex-atriz, e o líder de seu projeto de filme, ele sai de controle, e seus jogos mentais cruéis se transformam em um ato de violência sangrenta.

Elenco
 Lindsay Lohan como Tara
 James Deen como Christian
 Nolan Gerard Funk como Ryan
 Amanda Brooks como Gina
 Tenille Houston como Cynthia
 Gus Van Sant como Dr. Campbell
 Danny Wylde como Reid
 Victor of Aquitaine como Randall
 Jim Boeven como Jon
 Philip Pavel como Erik
 Lily Labeau como Jovem Garota

Produção
Braxton Pope, Bret Easton Ellis, e Paul Schrader estavam originalmente envolvidos em um projeto de um filme chamado Bait. Quando o projeto perdeu seu financiamento, os três decidiram que queriam fazer um filme de menor escala. Ellis foi encarregado de escrever o roteiro e Pope sugeriu levantar o dinheiro via Kickstarter. Durante maio e junho de 2012, o filme levantou $159,015, com uma meta de $100,000. Eles conseguiram arrecadar um total de 250,000 dólares, e os atores eram pagos com 100 dólares por dia.

Em 18 de julho de 2012, foi feito o comunicado de imprensa oficial sobre o filme na página do Facebook de The Canyons. Em 24 de julho de 2012, foi anunciado que a "American Apparel" iria fornecer o figurino ao filme e estava planejando emitir camisetas com logotipo do filme. O primeiro teaser foi lançado no YouTube no dia 16 de junho de 2012. O IndieWire disse que The Canyons era um dos "50 Filmes Indie Que Queremos Ver Em 2013" em janeiro de 2013. Em 2 de agosto de 2013, o rapper Kanye West lançou uma nova versão do trailer; ele trabalhou com Nate Brown sobre a re-edição e criou uma nova música com Noah Goldstein.

O elenco foi escalado através do site "Let It Cast", que forneceu o texto com uma cena para o teste, os interessados podiam filmar o seu próprio teste e enviar pelo site. Os atores Lindsay Lohan e James Deen foram escolhidos de forma independente deste processo. Pope entrou em contato com o empresário de Lohan e fez o convite para o papel de Cynthia, Lohan respondeu que queria o papel principal. Duas semanas depois, ela fez um teste e foi escolhida.

As filmagens começaram em julho de 2012, no "Chateau Marmont Hotel", em Los Angeles. Muitas cenas foram gravadas em Malibu, na cada do designer Vitus Mataré. Algumas cenas também foram gravadas na Sunset Boulevard, Hollywood e no restaurante Cafe Med do Sunset Plaza, bem como no Palihotel Melrose, e no bar The Churchill do The Orlando Hotel.

Lançamento
O filme não foi aceito pelo Festival Sundance de Cinema, e também foi rejeitado pelo SXSW, alegando que tinha "problemas de qualidade", o que enfureceu o diretor Paul Schrader. A IFC Films comprou os direitos de distribuição do filme nos cinemas, acompanhada por uma exibição especial na "Film Society of Lincoln Center" em 29 julho de 2013, com uma sessão de conversa com o diretor Paul Schrader e o crítico de cinema da New York Film Festival e diretor do programa, Kent Jones.

O longa foi exibido no 70th Festival de Veneza. Para divulgar foi destaque na capa de julho/agosto de 2013, da edição da revista "Film Comment", com um artigo central completo sobre a produção do filme. A edição também apresentou um artigo, por Schrader, sobre as dificuldades e méritos de trabalhar com Lindsay Lohan.

Após o lançamento do filme, Schrader acusou Lohan de não apoiar o filme, dizendo que ela tinha se retirado de entrevistas e nunca apareceu para sessões de fotos promocionais. Em um episódio de seu reality show, Lohan alegou que não promoveu The Canyons, especificamente no Festival de Veneza, porque isso teria a colocado em uma situação que comprometeria sua sobriedade.

Bilheteria
O longa teve seu lançamento limitado, estreando apenas no IFC Center nos EUA, e no Bell Lightbox, em Toronto, Canadá. Arrecadou $13,351 durante o final de semana de estreia. No total arrecadou 56,825 dólares. O filme foi classificado como Rated R (conteúdo sexual forte, incluindo nudez, linguagem depreciativa, cenas sangrentas e uso de drogas).

Recepção da Crítica
O filme recebeu criticas negativas, no Rotten Tomatoes tem um índice de aprovação de 22% com uma pontuação média de 3.8/10. O consenso diz que o filme "serve como uma nota de rodapé na carreira de Paul Schrader". No Metacritic, que atribui uma classificação de 100 opiniões dos principais críticos, o filme recebeu uma pontuação média de 36, com base em 29 comentários, indicando comentários "geralmente desfavoráveis".

Prêmios
The Canyons foi exibido no 14th Melbourne Underground Film Festival e ganhou quatro prêmios:

 'Melhor Atriz' para Lindsay Lohan
 'Melhor Roteiro' para Bret Easton Ellis
 'Melhor Diretor Estrangeiro' para Paul Schrader
 'Melhor Filme Estrangeiro'

Lindsay Lohan foi indicada ao prêmio Framboesa de Ouro de "Pior Atriz de 2013" por seu trabalho no filme. No entanto, perdeu para Tyler Perry por sua performance como "Madea", no filme "A Madea Christmas".

Trilha Sonora

A trilha sonora do filme foi produzida por Brendan Canning com Me&John, e apresenta canções de Gold Zebra, A Place to Bury Strangers e os Dum Dum Girls. Foi lançado em 30 de julho de 2013, pela gravadora SQE Music.

Faixas:
 "Canyons Theme"
 "Without the Night" (com Adaline)
 "No More Sympathy" (com Rob James)
 "Back Home to Michigan"
 "Son of Perdition"
 "Teil Cock"
 "Love, French, Better" por Gold Zebra
 "Soon to Be"
 "Fear" por A Place to Bury Strangers
 "This Isn't Good for You"
 "Driving Sines"
 "Goddamn So High" (com Adaline)
 "My Preacher's Daughter" (com Adaline)
 "Coming Down" por Dum Dum Girls

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Filmes dos Estados Unidos de 2013
Filmes de drama dos Estados Unidos
Filmes de drama erótico
Filmes eróticos
Filmes de suspense dos Estados Unidos
Filmes com temática LGBT dos Estados Unidos
Filmes gravados em Los Angeles
Filmes dirigidos por Paul Schrader
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Q: Why isn't my Cocoa app visible while debugging? I'm an experienced iOS developer trying to develop my first Cocoa app for OSX.
When the app hits my breakpoints, the app window is no longer visible. Why not? I see the app icon in the dock, but it doesn't become visible when I click on it.
Is there a way to change this or a workaround? I'd like to see the state of my app as I debug. I'm guessing I'm not the only one.
I'm using Xcode 6 beta 6.

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