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We enjoy books that are not only fun to read, but also educational. DK findout! books are an excellent way for children to get interested in topics that will be useful for their common knowledge. We like that DK is introducing topics that children will come across in their curriculum and beyond. The vibrant pictures, simple explanations, and facts make it easy to remember the main points of each topic.
The opening flap on these books have a quiz with the answers on the inside of the cover, it also directs the reader to the pages that explore the topics further. The book starts off with a timeline, that is followed by the content page. We checked out four titles from this series that we have been reading during our leisure. I like that these books direct children to the DK findout! website to explore the topics further.
DK findout! Energy covers a variety of topics related to energy. For example, where it comes from, types of energy, how we use it, and more. Did you know that a bolt of lightning produces enough energy to power a 60-watt light bulb for six months, or that our bodies make energy from the food we eat? It gives details about energy in all its forms, from renewable energy, such as wind turbines, solar panels, and hydroelectric dams to fossil fuels and their impact on our planet.
In the DK findout! Maya, Inca, and Aztec book we can learn interesting facts about these empires. It explains everything from ancient civilizations to the Spanish conquest, and more.
In this book we get to learn about the cities of Chichén Itzá, Machu Picchu, and Tenochtitlán, learn the pictures of the Mayan language, unearth the history of chocolate, and more. It was exciting to learn more about these civilizations and their contribution to our lives today.
DK findout! World War I explores topics such as pre-war Europe, the US's entry into World War I, the role of women during the War, the technology developed, tanks and artillery, intelligence, espionage, propaganda, and much more. It is interesting to learn about key events that have shaped our world today.
In the DK findout! World War II we can learn the facts and hear from people who lived through the war that shaped the modern world, from the cause of the conflict to the most important battles. From the pre-war rise of Nazi Germany to the start of the war with the invasion of Poland in 1939 to the end of the war 1945 and the Nuremburg Trials, all aspects of the deadliest conflict in human history are covered in detail.
The DK findout! series is aimed for children ages 6 to 9 to become experts on their favourite subjects from dinosaurs to Ancient Rome to computer coding. However, I think it would be a good guide for children older than this age group to get interested in exploring the topics further. Each book focuses on a specific topic and makes learning fun through images, stimulating quizzes, and cutting-edge information. We recommend having these books at home and in school libraries, so children can explore during leisure or use it for school work.
You can win 2 DK findout! books of your choice. Please visit the site and see which two books you would like if you are the winner. Please leave comments mentioning the choices and follow the social media networks to be eligible to win. This giveaway is open to everyone in Canada and ends on May 11th.
I would pick energy it looks very interesting to show the kids and learn from it.
If I won, I would choose DKfindout! Human Body and DKfindout! Animals.
Would like DKfindout! Forest and DKfindout! Birds because my grandchildren love animals.
DKfindout! Castles and Space Travel because they love learning about the 'old' and the future!
Robots and Egypt! Love the selections. Lots of choices and such interesting subjects!
I would pick Maya, Incas and Aztecs because we visited Belize last year and would love to learn more about the ancient people from there. I would also pick Ancient Egypt because that is a favorite topip for my almost 7 yr old.
Castles and space travels. My granddaughters would love these.
If I'm chosen as the winner the 2 books I would choose are Big Cats book and Bugs.Would love to win these for my granddaughter,she would really enjoy the both !
Oooh they are all so cool - probably Space Travel and Castles!
I would choose Energy as my granddaughter loves Science, although she would enjoy both books.
I would choose the DKfindout! Energy and DKfindout! Earth books if I'm the lucky winner.
I would choose Robots and Coding as they are both subjects my grandson is interested in!
I would choose the Solar System and the Dinosaur book. My kids are fascinated by these two subjects.
I would choose Ancient Rome and Solar System as there is so much learning potential here.
I would choose dinosaurs & science if I win.
I would like DKfindout! Castles & DKfindout! Birds to get more information about architecture and nature!
I would choose DK Findout! Energy and DK Findout! Forest.
I would love the DK Findout! Big Cats.
I would choose Forest and Engineering. We homeschool and use a lot of DK info books in our class! I'm always looking for great add-ins!


Home Nature in Boca Raton Save the Date to Save the Ocean!
Boca Save our Beaches is excited to announce the 2nd annual Stoked On Salt Ocean Conservation Day partnership!
Come check out over 40 ocean conservation booths, local ocean artisits, kid's crafts, food booths, drinks, live music and a free screening of the movie DEEP on the lawn!!
This free event is not only fun, but an educational program for the entire family that will help bring awareness to preserve and protect our ocean.
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Saltwater Brewery is donating 100% of the nights beer proceeds to the Marine Environmental Educational Center!
Hope to see you and your family there!!


I was very excited to try out Tria Laser and be able to perform hair removal at home. The system comes in a white carrying case, with a charger and a skin sensor. Because it's a high-tech device, there's an important instructions packet and FAQ included. These are both definite reads to know exactly how to use the system safely and correctly, so I made sure to read them both carefully.
First, I had to make sure my skin was light enough.
You place the skin sensor on your skin and then turn it on- if it turns green you're within the right skin tone. If it turns red, your skin is too dark and you can't use it. For good reason, dark skin tones can't use Tria with possibly of getting burned, scarred or blistered. I was sure my skin was well within the skin tone range, and the light did turn green.
Your skin tone is so important that the green sensor is placed on the panel on the front of the Tria to unlock it for use. Although this system is definitely not a toy, it made a special beep when it unlocked. I felt special access with a 'key', like on Star Trek.
A patch test is recommended 24 hours before using, to see if you have any adverse reactions. I tested it on my bikini line and didn't have any reactions that day or the following.
I decided to try it on my bikini line and shaved the area before using as per the instructions.
You can't wax or use any other method that pulls out the hair follicle six weeks before using because the laser needs some hair underneath the skin to target.
You place the system on your skin and it will 'beep', keep holding it there with complete contact with the skin, and then it will 'beep' again- letting you know that section is completed.
If what should be the second 'beep' is a 'buzz', then the laser wasn't completed on that section of skin, and you have to re-do it. You then can work your way through the area moving horizontally (right or left) by overlapping what you just 'zapped' by ¼". Once you finish horizontally, then you do the same vertically (up and down) so you are less likely to have missed a spot. If you cover the area thoroughly, the company says you will have about 50 beeps per 1 square inch of skin.
It doesn't take an exhausting amount of time, I did my bikini area in about a half hour or so. But if you're impatient and are not holding it down all the way down on the skin and getting 'buzzes' instead of 'beeps', then it will take you a lot longer than necessary. A large area like your legs could be pretty time consuming.
Tria In Action: Watch a step-by-step of how Tria works.
I never had professional laser hair removal, so I didn't know quite what to expect as far as pain. The bikini area is a bit more sensitive than other parts of the body. I want the best results, so I used the highest setting and the one more likely to feel the burn. (Update: the system previously had three settings, but now has five.) It felt like a small snap, and a bit of heat- but not what I would call pain.
However, when I got to the last inch deep into my bikini line, I did turn the setting down one level because it did hurt a little.
After two weeks when first using the system on my bikini line some of the hairs started to come out and continued to come out for the next week. Some hairs on their own, others with the help of sugar scrub. It was like you could tell the hairs that were going to fall out because they were shorter than the rest. I'm going to continue to use the system every three weeks for a total of six to eight times. The real test is going to be how long the hair stays away, or the thickness of the hair if it does grow back in. So I'll keep you updated.
Read about the results after using Tria three times in part 2 of my review.
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La matlockite è un minerale raro che prende il nome dalla città di Matlock nel Derbyshire, in Inghilterra, dove è stato scoperto per la prima volta in una miniera vicina. La matlockite (formula chimica: PbFCl) dà il nome al gruppo delle matlockiti, un insieme di minerali rari con una struttura simile.

Il minerale è stato scoperto intorno ai primi anni dell'Ottocento a Bage Mine a Bolehill presso Matlock, assieme ad esempi di fosgenite e anglesite. Anche se la fosgenite era già conosciuta in quel periodo, sembra probabile che non si sia capito che la matlockite fosse un nuovo minerale per una cinquantina d'anni. Il nome le venne dato da Greg nel 1851. La prima menzione della matlockite potrebbe essere nella Mineralogia del Derbyshire di John Mawe nel 1802 in cui egli dà una descrizione dettagliata della fosgenite, che viene poi seguita dalla menzione di un minerale paragonabile al vetro piombato - una descrizione che fa pensare alla matlockite.

Un grosso pezzo di circa 10 cm si trova nella collezione dell'American Museum of Natural History. Un pezzo un po' più piccolo è quello del Derby Museum and Art Gallery.

Morfologia

Origine e giacitura

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There are many lawyers who advertise here in New Hampshire stating in their ads that they take New Hampshire birth injury cases. The fact is that many of these law firms don't even practice in the state. They may take your case and then refer it to another firm in the Granite State. When you speak with them you may not even speak with an attorney. You may be speaking with an intake person.
If you or a loved one has experienced a birth injury, you need to be able to speak face-to-face with a New Hampshire attorney who has experience with these tragic birth injury cases. The lawyers at Abramson, Brown & Dugan live and work in New Hampshire. We have roots in the community. We've been representing birth injury clients for more than four decades, all in the great state of New Hampshire.
We will meet with you and listen to your concerns and assist you every step of the way. Don't be fooled by slick ads and large firms-we are New Hampshire birth injury lawyers representing the good people of New Hampshire. We specialize in medical malpractice matters and have the expertise and experience to take care of your legal needs.


This isnt a flea market style show. This is a Very big show now, Due to the High Schools Fishing team. They do a Excellent time Running this show.
I like to use those EVA Foam Round Knobs. Work great and not too expensive either.
Cloth tape, or any hockey tape. Works great.
Fleabay has some decent ones. Or just get a Ring and cut it, then close it back together. Little tack weld and be good.
Go for more of a A/T than a M/T. the M/T will bite more, and dig in. The balder the tire the better.
The bucktail lure is in the military survival kit. That is how universal the lure is.
Very good show, Gets better every year the family and I attend.
Great info, thanks for the read. Cannot wait to start fishing.


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Capture the anecdotes
This afternoon as the insistent blustery wind buffeted the magenta bougainvillea on our balcony overlooking Balmoral Beach in Sydney, I listened to an interview with Oxford University's Jeremy Hughes and Virginia Woolf's biographer, Hermione Lee. Jeremy asked Hermione whether writers can employ similar techniques to photographers to produce different images of the same subject.
Hermione's response fascinated me. 'Yes, I think that's a very good suggestion, and I think we should, and I think that if you hold a middle distance shot all the way through your biography, it could get a bit dull,' she said. 'The equivalent in writing is to have moments in the biography where you treat with very minute close-up a particular day in the life, or a particular incident, or a particular thing that someone said, and you really home in on it and you spend a lot of time on it. Then you might jump back and say, "Okay, the next six weeks nothing much happened."'
Hermione's advice is to get anecdotes from the subject of a biography because that is what readers want. She cites Elizabeth Gaskell who wrote Life of Charlotte Brontë. Elizabeth had pinned above her desk a little message to herself which said, 'Get anecdotes. If you love your reader, get anecdotes.' Hermione says that's what people want. They want the stories. 'Even if they're very well-known stories, they still want those stories, and there are things you want to get at, like what kind of clothes did they wear? Did they wear make-up? When did they get their hair cut, and why? What did they have for dinner? Those are things that people really, really want to know, and it's very important to get that kind of detail, and to close in on that kind of detail.'
Hermione advises writers to let a subject's habits speak for themselves rather than providing commentary about them. 'Biography hovers in this weird, interesting, liminal limbo land between fiction and history,' she says. 'Historians are often very suspicious of it, fiction writers sometimes hate it, because they think if they're a fiction writer and there's a biography written of them it's going to undo their secrets. I don't think biography should be entirely fictional in its methods. I think that there are ways in which you tell a story and set a scene and colour, use colour, context and colour that is fictional in its methods, because you've got to love your readers. The readers have got to want to read this thing.'
If you are searching for a life story writer who can bring your story to life contact Gabriella at Share your life story at gabriella@shareyourlifestory.com.au or 0408 256 381. She is qualified to write your story so that it uses colour and context so that your readers will be enthralled to the last page.

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Q: How to refresh multipage editor's page? I have created a plugin,Where I have a multi page editor with two pages.
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Tiny Living In The Outdoors—All Of The Convenience Of Home In This Must-See Camper!
With more room than you might imagine, this mobile "pop-out" camper designed by Eduard Bohtlingk offers sizeable space for enjoying the outdoors—and indoors. Tripling its size, the camper has two sides open up to create living space which is perfect for a variety of settings.
Named Markies (Marquis in Dutch) this camper offers amenities galore. You won't believe what this convertible camper offers. Full kitchen sleeping space which can be outdoor or indoors, even a possible fishing dock! You have to see these photos.


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Horror Movie and Heavy Metal Character Designs
October 16, 2015 /2 Comments/in Recent Artwork/by Brian Allen
M.A.S. Productions
I illustrated this dark detailed illustration of an epic battle between Freddy, Leatherface, Nosferatu, The Excorsist, Frankenstein, Kirk Hammet, Ozzy, Alice Cooper, Corey Taylor, and more for a documentary on the history of Metal and Horror.
I was hired by Producer Mike Schiff of M.A.S. Productions to create an illustration of some of the most iconic figures in horror and heavy metal engaging in an epic battle. The image was used to promote a documentary they produced which explores the history of heavy metal music, horror films, and how the two genres have merged together over time.
The documentary features interviews with Alice Cooper, Kirk Hammett, Corey Taylor, plus a ton of other heavy metal stars, along with huge names in the horror industry. It was so great getting the chance to illustrate these iconic figures, including Freddy, Leatherface, Nosferatu, Ozzy, Alice Cooper, Kirk Hammet, and more. Pieces of the illustration were also used for an animation promoting the documentary.
Incredible job on this. I knew you'd create something amazing , and holy crap is this good.
-Mike Schiff
Mas Productions
See clips from the documentary here:
http://www.metalhorror.com/
Support their Iniegogo campaign:
https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/the-history-of-metal-and-horror#/story
Character Design Illustration of horror movie monsters Freddy, Leatherface, Nosferatu, fighting heavy metal starts Kirk Hammet, Ozzy, Alice Cooper.
Tags:alice cooper, character design, Corey Taylor, frankenstein, freddy, heavy metal, horror, Kerry King, Leatherface, movie, music, Nosferatu, Ozzy Osbourne, the exorcist, website background
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BrochaVLJ says:
hey brian..someone stole your design and submit it as their own design on a $50 contest in freelancer.com.
checkout this link:
https://www.freelancer.com/contest/Horror-Cartoon-1697849
Brian Allen says:
Thanks for letting me know. Freelancer.com is a disgusting swamp of thieves pretending to be artists. We'll try to report him and the client – but typically, it doesn't do any good. Sites like this and Fivvver don't really care.
Day 16 of #Inktober is here, and I still haven't missed a day. Though... Here's something I created recently in Manga Studio for a client who created...


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Ala Archa National Park
Country: Kyrgyzstan
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Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ala_Archa_National_Park
Тhe Ala Archa National Park is an alpine national park in the Tian Shan mountains of Kyrgyzstan, established in 1976 and located approximately 40 km south of the capital city of Bishkek. The park, which includes the gorge of the Ala-Archa River and the mountains surrounding it, is a popular destination point for weekend picnicers, hikers, horse trekkers, skiers as well as mountain climbers looking for challenging ice, rock and mixed routes. The park is open year round, although the most popular season is late summer and early fall. Every May 1, the Alpinada festival sees hundreds of people camp out in the valley and climb Mount Komsomolets.
In Kyrgyz, the archa, which gives the park its name, is a bright or many-colored juniper which the Kyrgyz people have traditionally held in special esteem, using smoke from its burning wood to chase away evil spirits. However, the archa is not supposed to be planted near the home, because it is believed gradually to sap the energy from human beings living close-by.
The park covers about 200 square kilometers, and its altitude ranges from about 1,500 meters at the entrance to a maximum of 4,895 meters at Peak Semenova Tian-Shanski, the highest peak in the Kyrgyz Ala-tau range of the Tian Shan. There are more than 20 small and large glaciers and some 50 mountain peaks within the park. Two smaller rivers, the Adygene and the Ak-Sai, originate from these glaciers' melting waters. The Adygene gorge is a beautifully wooded valley, with waterfalls, springs and abundant trout. A small reservoir on the Kargay-Bulak river was built to study the Amu Darya trout. Other wildlife includes the very rare snow leopard (in Kyrgyz: "ilbirs") on the alpine meadows and snowfields above 2,500 m elevation, wild goats, roe deer and marmots. Many plants can be found in the park including;Crocus alatavicus.
There is a nominal fee for entering the park. Past the gate the road continues 12 km to a small collection of buildings, including one newly renovated lodge. At the end of the road, up a trail to the left (East), lies the Ak-Sai Glacier, where remains of a Soviet climbing base indicate the high quality mountaineering within the park. The region's most famous peaks rise from the Ak-Sai glacier, including Korona (4860m) and Free Korea (4740m). To the west of Ala Archa Valley is a trail to the Adygene valley where a climbers' cemetery is located. A third main trail continues down the center of the Ala-Archa valley for 10 km to an old, now abandoned, ski area and numerous other 4000m peaks.


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Sugar free licorice which is sweetened with stevia plant made of material.
Maltitol syrup, wheat flour, licorice extract, flavours, thickener (E412 - Guar gum ), preservative (E202 - Potassium sorbate ), colour (E153 - Vegetable carbon ), salt, glazing agents [vegetable oil (coconut, palm kernel), E901 - Beeswax, white and yellow ], sweetener (steviol glycoside).
Excessive consumption may produce laxative effects. store in a cool dry place.


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Little is known of the 'Auxiliary Units' from WW2. Formed in 1940 they were to be the British Resistance, countering a German invasion by delivering guerilla warfare tactics throughout their localised areas.
Stewart Angell started researching the Sussex Auxiliary Units in 1992. Four years later following extensive interviews with original patrol members and many hours in the field looking for the remains of their secret hideouts his findings were published as 'The Secret Sussex Resistance' The presentation will highlight his research findings and how strategically placed Sussex would have been had the invasion taken place.
He is a founder member of the Sussex Military History Society, a longtime member the underground exploration group Subterranea Britannica and Council for British Archaeology South-East.


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'Doctor Strange' VFX Reel Reveals Some Of The Most Impressive Digital Doubles & More
By Ethan Anderton/March 1, 2017 5:30 am EST
When it comes to blockbuster movies, visual effects companies can create (and destroy) anything. Sequences where entire cities are destroyed or an entire creature created with visual effects happen regularly, and the technology is so advanced that they pretty much all look incredible. The more impressive trick in visual effects these days is when one of the companies responsible for these effects makes it so that you aren't even aware there's a visual effect happening.
In the case of Doctor Strange, there are endless visual effects, mostly because of how our characters can manipulate the world around them. However, some of the more impressive visual effects you may not have realized were there to begin with. A Doctor Strange visual effects reel was recently published online, and I was floored to learn of the existence of more extensive visual effects than I had initially though, including some of the best digital doubles of actors you've ever seen. Watch below.
Here's the Doctor Strange visual effects breakdown from the folks at Framestore:
First, it's cool to see all the layers of what is referred to as "Mandbrotting." Visual Effects supervisor Mark Wilson talked to Art of VFX about that and explained:
"There's the whole set bending and moulding, cloning and reconfiguring itself, but then there's also the Mandelbrot pattern, which is the mathematical formula that creates these crazy patterns and the fractured world aspect to it. Once we had animated all of these assets, our FX team then placed additional Mandelbrot sponge fractal patterns inside it, using Houdini to drive a proprietary Arnold procedural iso surface shader at render time to give us a mathematical organic growth that was really cool. That was all new to us!"
But for me, the real surprise was seeing how many times a digital double of an actor was used without any indication of it. For example, unless I'm understanding wrong, that slow motion shot featuring Doctor Strange throwing on his signature cape doesn't feature real actor Benedict Cumberbatch. That's entirely a visual effects. I thought it was just the cape, but the entire character is a visual effect. That floored me.


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Former top manager of Ukraine's oligarch Kurchenko's company detained in Greece airport
March 1, Kalinin was detained in Athens upon Ukraine's request
On February 28, Yevgeny Kalinin was detained in the airport of Athens upon the request of Ukraine, as the lawyer Yannis Rakhyotys told to the RIA Novosti.
According to the lawyer, the court ruled to put Kalinin into custody in anticipation of the Ukrainian request of the extradition on March 1. He insisted that the case was the political one, as Kalinin is on the Peacekeeper website list (Kyiv-based website that purports to reveal personal information of people who are considered to be "enemies of Ukraine," the website is condemned by numerous members of the world community) because he supported Ukraine's ex-president Viktor Yanukovych.
Related: Switzerland arrests $2 million on bank account of Ukraine's oligarch Kurchenko
According to the information on the website of the Ministry of Interim Affairs, the National Police Department in Odesa region put Kalinin into a wanted list in 2017.
He is accused of tax evasion and creation of a criminal organization.
As we reported earlier, The Prosecutor General's Office summons Ukraine's oligarch Serhiy Kurchenko for the interrogation. The criminal proceeding investigates the foundation of a criminal organization dealing with the large-scale embezzlement, as well as the legalization of illegally obtained income and tax evasion.
Fugitive ex-Minister of Revenue and Duties of Ukraine Oleksandr Klymenko and Serhiy Kurchenko caused $7.43 billion losses to Ukraine. Serhiy Kurchenko left for Russia after Euromaidan events.
The Ukrainian authorities have blocked the assets of oligarch Kurchenko, who is on the international wanted list.
Serhiy Kurchenko filed a lawsuit against Prosecutor General Yuriy Lutsenko for slander about his ties with Mikheil Saakashvili.
Related: Fugitive oligarch Kurchenko put on Ukraine's sanctions list for first time
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I was lucky enough to attend the Vogue School of Style last evening, hosted by Priyanka Khanna, Priyanka Kapadia and Parizaad Khan. The three ladies shared fashion and beauty dos and don'ts with plenty of examples, and some neat tips and tricks. While I took lots of notes, here are my top ten lessons from the workshop.
Cost to Wear Ratio: Price of a piece divided by the number of times you wear it or are likely to wear it. Use this to know whether buying those hot pink pants will be a worthwhile purchase.
Hero Piece: The great piece you love that should be the focus of your ensemble, like a necklace, big tote or printed blouse. The hero piece should ideally be a trendy one, and everything else should highlight that accessory or garment.
CSR: Comfort, Style and Relevance. That's the formula for putting together a work look.
Asian influences: These could be prints or accessories like obi belts or simple touches like a Chinese collar or kimono tops.
Green: It's all about green this season. Pair light mint with a darker shade of mint, it will work!
Safari: Wear linen, soft cotton and neutral separates with lots of pockets for a utilitarian look.
Shop smart. Make at least three outfits in your head before you buy a piece.
Have fun with staid corporate wear by playing with colours. Use pop shades and mix and match separates like pants, blouses and jackets, while keeping the look very formal.
Give up black for the weekend. Wear prints to spread the cheer!
A combination of matt and highlighted skin is in right now. So don't powder all over your face, and let your natural glow shine through.
Dior has made it to three fashion magazine covers this month- a good hit rate (and well-thought strategy). So you see Dior cover Vogue ( on Shweta Nanda), GQ (Ajay Devgn), and Marie Claire (Soha Ali Khan).
I could imagine Shweta Nanda in Dior. Maybe even Soha Ali Khan (she's got royal blood). But never Ajay Devgn- he's too rugged, too massy and too unfashionable for high fashion, right?
But Vijendra Bhardwaj, who's styled Devgn on the cover and photo feature, has got the actor looking surprisingly at ease comfy in designer wear. Or maybe it was Devgn's best-kept fashion secret or he's a brilliant actor. Nevertheless, Vijendra's done an excellent job in this shoot.
Meanwhile, I am surprised with Vogue's choice of cover girl- they had earlier made a shift from top models to Bollywood stars. Are they moving to the high-class social circuit now? It's highly possible, given that Bollywood is quite devoid of classy and fashionable folks and that the Bollywood-loving audience may not be the ideal (or real) Vogue reader. Wait and watch!
Roberto Cavalli for Sonam Kapoor– again!
A couple years ago, Sonam Kapoor shot a spread for Vogue with Roberto Cavalli at his mansion in Italy, wearing only the designer's creations. In November's issue of Grazia, Sonam's done a repeat (though not at the Cavalli mansion). Sonam dons Cavalli on the cover and in the photo feature. Too bad there's no mention of any exclusive contract or deal.
Women's Health is not exactly a fashion magazine, but it's certainly aspiring to be seen as a upscale one, with focus on intelligent content and an appealing layout. Diesel seems to be taking it seriously- since it's everywhere in the magazine this month. Kalki Koechlin wears Diesel on the cover and the photo feature inside, the inside cover two-page ad is Diesel, and there's a special photo feature dedicated to a jacket's multi-tasking ability. That jacket is, of course, a Diesel.
In my previous post, I introduced Cocktail fashion with help from the movie's costume stylist Anaita Shroff Adajania. During my chat with her, I got deeper insight into the movie's costumes- developing the looks, brands to spot, and key trends. Here are the highlights from our style chat.
How did you relate the characters in Cocktail to their costumes and looks in the film?
Each character in Cocktail is different from the other, so it was easy to relate Veronica, Meera and Gautam's personalities with their looks. Veronica (Deepika Padukone) is very fashion forward, mixing high street fashion with designer wear. Meera, being a middle-class girl from Delhi, is more conservative in her dressing- so she will keep her arms and legs covered as much as possible. Gautam is a well-off young guy with a casual approach to life and fashion.
(To read more about their looks, read An introduction to Cocktail style).
The film has a very international look- featuring trends like nautical stripes, shorts and prints. How did you achieve that?
I work with a great young team- especially Ayesha Dasgupta, who has also dressed the supporting cast. Besides that, I spent time looking at how people dressed across the word, observing people and street style and recording memories and nightmares! I sourced for the movie in London and had brainstorming sessions with the director and producer. We discussed who the characters were, where they came from, what they did… even if it wasn't part of the movie. My intention was to get the costumes right for the film.
What are the key fashion trends in Cocktail that fashion lovers and fans could try?
The top trend is montone- wearing the same colour from head to toe. For instance, Deepika wears a green t-shirt and shorts with matching accessories in the movie.
Also, there are new ways of layering to try out- like belts over cardigans and shirts. And then there's the return to the classics, such trench coats, and pairing tees with shorts.
Then there is mixing of high street and luxury, deconstructed (oversized) t-shirts rather than figure hugging, and stacked accessories for women.
What are some of the fashion brands you have used to dress Deepika, Diana and Saif in Cocktail?
I've done a lot of high street shopping for the movie, along with some luxury brands. You will see Topshop, French Connection, All Saints, River Island, Pull & Bear and Zara, among others. As for the high fashion brands, there's a patent pink bag from Chanel, sunglasses from Dior (for Deepika and Saif), Burberry trench coat and bag (for Saif), and an Hermes scarf. Diana's character carries a Tod's bag, and Amrapali Jewels are very important to her character.
Which are your favourite looks from the movie?
My favourite is Deepika's poster look- sequined skirt (All Saints), with t-shirt, Dior sunglasses and flat sandals with feather. Among Saif's looks, I love the t-shirt-blazer-jeans combo and unusual colour combinations like mauve and grey. As for Diana, her pink salwar kameez is gorgeous- love it!
What should a fashion lover look out for while watching the movie?
The list is endless, but here goes anyway… The Burberry leather jacket, Pucci scarf that Deepika ties in her hair, Monet jewellery, and the Anya Hindmarch bag. The brands are a subtle mix just like the title of the movie.
Reader question- How can I stay on top of fashion trends, yet look different from the rest?
You must dress for yourself, and don't copy movie star looks. You can individualise trends you like, such as layering. Choose a belt to layer over a cardigan, but it can be any cardigan, not necessarily the one you spotted in a movie or on a celeb.
Reader question- You are fashion director at Vogue India, celeb and movie stylist and a mom of two kids. How do you manage to multi task so well?
I don't know the answer to that! I think good time management helps, stick to deadlines and have people respect your time as well. I think what makes it easy for me is that I love everything I do.
Cocktail releases July 13, 2012.
Talking fashion with Anaita Shroff Adajania is fun though a bit overwhelming. After all, she is fashion director for Vogue India and costume stylist for a bunch of movies, which kinda makes her an industry veteran.
So of course I was nervous when I spoke to her about fashion in Cocktail, her latest movie project. With her insights, I've put together a primer on key looks in the movie. Enjoy!
Veronica is a fashion forward gal, though she doesn't follow trends blindly. She enjoys looking good and being the centre of attention, even though she makes her style look completely effortless. She experiments by mixing high street fashion with designer wear and dressing according to her mood. So you never know what she's going to wear next!
What she wears: Being a fun-loving girl in the movie, you will spot Deepika wearing off-shoulder tees, bold colours and prints, shorts, distressed jeans, designer bags and stacked accessories.
Style in five words or less: Unpredictable, whimsical, fun!
What I like: The animal print cardigan and gold party dress.
Veronica's fashion tip: Be your own person, folks! Pick up things you like- they could be from anywhere- and put your looks together.
Meera is a middle-class girl from Delhi, hence her dressing style is a bit conservative- so you will see her in kurtas and patialas, and she probably still wears butterfly clips! She wants to blend in with the crowd, and will keep her arms and legs covered as much as possible. Even though she dresses for comfort, the layering makes her wardrobe exciting.
What she wears: Meera's staples are a simple cardigan with chinos or flared jeans. Her prints are simple too- nautical stripes, polka dots and delicate florals.
Style in five words or less: Muted, feminine and understated.
What I like: Layering cardigans over tees with skinny belts, comfy blouses and tees.
Meera's fashion tip: Simplicity is never boring. Being conservative can be cool!
Gautam's got a very casual approach to life and fashion. He wears a jacket to work only because he has to, and pairs it with a skinny tie. He probably doesn't iron his clothes, and keeps it casual most times. He's got the "lived-in" look.
What he wears: Saif's character enjoys wearing old t-shirts, easy shirts, shorts and subtly distressed jeans.
Style in five words or less: Easy dressing!
What I like: Worn-out tees and shorts.
Gautam's fashion tip: Wear your clothes with a bit of carelessness.
Which character's look would you like to try?
Lakmé Fashion Week Summer/Resort 2011 is coming up in March 2011, and the action is already heating up.
From left to right: Reha Sukheja, Bryndis Helgadottir, Sophia Dgneid, Lekha Anantharaman, Angela Jonsson, Rikee Chaterjee, Keylie Bodeker.
Almost 120 models turned up to audition, a whopping increase of more than 80% since the last season of LFW. Good to know interest is increasing, but quantity doesn't always mean quality. Fingers crossed on this one.
Foreign models are coming to India in hordes! While the dusky beauties still dominate, are growing foreign imports a sign of things to come? Hmmm… hopefully the Balance of Fashion Payments remains tilted in India's favour, eh?
FYI, the model selection jury comprised well-known designers Nachiket Barve and Rocky S; fashion show directors Marc Robinson and Lubna Adams; photographer Jatin Kampani, Vogue India editor Priya Tanna, along with Anil Chopra (CEO – Lakmé Lever), and Sujal Shah (Vice-President & Head of Fashion for IMG India).
What should I wear: sari or dress? Or both?
Which sari would you tailor into another garment? Tell us!
What you see inside are some stark images, some close to being very disturbing. The photos (shot by Steven Meisel) project a poisonous atmosphere, and in one picture, model Kristen McMenamy is seen regurgitating contaminated water. Not for the faint-hearted.
For those who still want to know about the fashion in the shoot, check out the Vogue Italia site or watch this behind-the-scenes video.
Speaking Chic says: The next time someone says "fashion is frivolous", please show them this photo feature. While these photographs will not reverse the damage caused, they make a poignant statement on the environmental and human impact of the spill. By showing a human in such a toxic setting, the magazine has brought to the fore what several upper-class people (Vogue readers) may have brushed under the carpet. We wonder what Tony Hayward would have to say about this one.
What do you think of Vogue Italia's BP oil spill-inspired photo shoot? Tell us!
That was someone's reaction when she met me just after my week-long super awesome Rajasthan trip. And then, the tips started pouring out— besan, malai, turmeric and even tomatoes made it to the "Quick Ways to Get Fairer" list.
It turns out we're a nation still obsessed with fairness. And it's not just with the fairness creams for both women and men (think John Abraham and Shahid Kapoor). It's in the attitude.
Yep, swimming often does darken your skin, and despite the copious amount of sunblock I applied, the tan came. But guess what? I love it and I grab every opportunity to show it off.
So when I saw the April cover of Vogue India, hailing the country's dusky women, I couldn't but stop and think—this is just what we need. Some of the photos are gorgeous and they show India's lovely "dark" skin like never before. It may be just another cover shoot for the magazine, though there's obviously some thought gone into it. Could this be the step that can change the perception of Indians and the fashion industry? I certainly hope so.
PS—I'm not the only one who's loving it. Check out Vogue UK's coverage of the path-breaking(?) cover and the Feminista's perspective on the cover and the colour issue.


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While our phones are taking on more and more of our financial life, most men still need a wallet to carry their cash, credit and debit cards, driver's license and other important IDs. With so many features and styles (bi-fold, tri-fold, genuine leather, clip, smartphone-compatible, etc.), it can be tough to zero in on the best wallet for you. Some things to take into consideration before making a decision is where you wear your wallet (back pocket vs. front pocket), price and what style is most functional for you. With that said, here are some of the best wallets for men to buy right now. https://i.pinimg.com/280x280_RS/96/4a/5a/964a5a49960970b912d14853596d41b4.jpg
Tyvek® is a highly versatile material perfect for creating slim wallets- it looks like paper but acts like a fabric! While our minimalist wallets can be folded, bent, shaped, and sewn, Tyvek® is incredibly strong and difficult to rip or break. This superior level of durability ensures that your slim wallet or Tyvek bag will last through any challenge life throws at you. https://i.pinimg.com/originals/9d/53/34/9d533488b8eb44048263e09ca47b6b7d.jpg
The M-Clip V series falls into the latter category. If you're looking for a money clip, you can do no better. More than just a simple folded piece of metal, the V series has an opening mechanism. To add or remove something, you just slide the lever bars back, making the clip look a bit like a clothes pin. You pinch them to open the clip, and when you're done, slide them back down to close it. https://i.pinimg.com/474x/e4/28/5e/e4285efe1af4260c9bd2a9da64423ad9.jpg
Bellroy is a relatively young company that released its first product in 2010. Founded by a few friends in Australia who set out to design optimal wallets in terms of size and card positioning, Bellroy has since released several different series of wallets for just about any use. You may remember seeing some of those wallets mentioned on Insider Picks before. https://i.pinimg.com/236x/99/9f/e6/999fe6d9d5db52eff522b4daa6e4f995--lularoe-party--party.jpg
A wallet is a personal thing. Not only does it literally hold your identity but it speaks volumes about who you are as person—organized, messy, prepared? So when it's time to replace a billfold, it's important to know what to look for. To aid in the pursuit, we tapped Sam Huff, co-founder and creative director of the leather-accessories maker Tanner Goods, to give us six tips for picking the right wallet.
If someone has a giant attic, chances are they're going to fill it full of junk. Same goes for simple things, like a wallet. Sure, we all have a slew of cards we think are essential, but are they really? Try this: Lay them all out on a table and identify the few you actually use on a daily basis—now those are what should be carried in your wallet. The others can make a cameo appearance when needed.
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While our phones are taking on more and more of our financial life, most men still need a wallet to carry their cash, credit and debit cards, driver's license and other important IDs. With so many features and styles (bi-fold, tri-fold, genuine leather, clip, smartphone-compatible, etc.), it can be tough to zero in on the best wallet for you. Some things to take into consideration before making a decision is where you wear your wallet (back pocket vs. front pocket), price and what style is most functional for you. With that said, here are some of the best wallets for men to buy right now. https://i.pinimg.com/236x/c1/87/5c/c1875c823089bf9d4bdab528e52ffd3d--initials-infographics.jpg
One nice thing about the Rogue Industries wallet is that it's available in a ton of different styles. There are several different kinds of leather, including bison and alligator, and it also comes in nylon. Many of the choices come with an RFID-blocking material integrated into the construction. Once you've settled on a material, there are plenty of color options, too. https://i.pinimg.com/236x/24/41/f9/2441f9f0fd8a8a4eed34945ed5c95995--christening-dessert-table-christening-decorations.jpg


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Q: Kubernetes pod not created for service I have a Kubernetes service for jenkins-agent.
But as I can see there is no pod created for that service. How can I initiate pod creation from the existing service?
This is how my service configuration looks like:
Name:              ci-jenkins-agent
Namespace:         ci
Labels:            app=ci-jenkins
                   chart=jenkins-0.35.1
                   component=ci-jenkins-master
Annotations:       <none>
Selector:          component=ci-jenkins-master
Type:              ClusterIP
IP:                199.62.116.92
Port:              slavelistener  50000/TCP
TargetPort:        50000/TCP
Endpoints:         <none>
Session Affinity:  None
Events:            <none>

A: The pods behind a service is decided by matching Selector of service with label of pods. So you need to get the existing pods with the label component=ci-jenkins-master
kubectl get pods -l component=ci-jenkins-master -n ci -o yaml > pod.yaml

But looking at the service Endpoints does not have any Pod IP which means service does not have any backend pod probably because there is no pod running with label component=ci-jenkins-master


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In computer vision and computer graphics, 4D reconstruction is the process of capturing the shape and appearance of real objects along a temporal dimension. This process can be accomplished by methods such as depth camera imaging, photometric stereo, or structure from motion, and is also referred to as spatio-temporal reconstruction.

See also
 3D reconstruction
 Free viewpoint television
 Structure from motion
 Volumetric video

References

External links

 c-Space: 4D Reconstruction from pictures and videos

Computer graphics
3D imaging


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What's So Bad About It?
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Historically and philosophically, the federal government was a creation of the states, not the reverse. The term "federal" derives from the confederation of states that existed under the Articles of Confederation, which were replaced by the Constitution. A federal government was overwhelmingly preferred to a "national" government, which would have its own character and presence distinct from the states, rather than a creation of them. The intended structure was to be a power sharing between the federal and state levels of government, with the bulk of power reserved to the latter.
The full name of our country clearly states the intent of the Founders – we are the United States of America. It is the union of the states from which the whole of the country derives. Each of our states has its own constitution, and is guaranteed a republican form of government by the federal Constitution. The Constitution originally provided for election of U.S. Senators by the respective state legislatures. Each of these provisions was designed to preserve and strengthen the role of state government.
To further limit the federal role and protect that of the states and the citizens, the 9th Amendment provided that: "The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others, retained by the people." The 10th Amendment then explicitly reserved to the states, or the people, those powers not EXPRESSLY delegated to the federal government. Clearly, the role of the federal government was to be express and limited.
One of the concepts of state government was the preservation of numerous individual "laboratories" for government and society. It is presumptuous to think that ONE federal government is more capable of producing necessary, efficient and effective programs for governing than FIFTY state "laboratories." History has affirmed that fact. Virtually every federal foray into perceived needs and functions of government have been failures, with the exception of the U.S. Military, and even that is bloated with economic mismanagement. Social Security – failure; health care – failure; education – failure; war on drugs – failure; immigration – failure; welfare systems including food stamps – failure. The list is long, and virtually complete.
At the time of the thirteen colonies, Washington, D.C. was relatively central and proximate to all the people. By todays travel standards, virtually of the states would be within a reasonable 1-day drive. If the federal capital were located centrally today, it would be in Lebanon, Kansas. By population, it would lie near the confluence of Illinois, Indiana, and Kentucky. Neither of these locations, however, would provide accessibility to government by the people as effectively as individual state capitals. The fact is, Washington, D.C. is both physically and conceptually distant to the vast majority of Americans.
The federal government has, over 230 years, steadily concentrated more and more power within its grasp. The physical concentration of power is evident in the White House, the Congress, the Supreme Court and the Pentagon - all in D.C.. But even more than the physical concentration, is the power implicit in federal law, departments, agencies and control over the people. While states maintain many comparable powers in appearance, in fact, there is nothing at the state level that compares to the IRS, FBI, NSA or any other hub of federal power.
Many Members of Congress have held seats for 30, 40, 50 years and longer. Despite widespread disapproval of congress (8% approval rating), members are regularly re-elected at a rate of about 90%. In no other facet of American life are losers allowed to win in such lopsided fashion. Knowing they are insulated from removal once they enter the sanctum of federal politics confers a sense of immunity. Worse, it confers a sense of royalty. Those in the federal government, elected, appointed, or employed in the vast bureaucracy, are imbued with a sense of self-importance that further distances them from "regular" people. They are paid handsomely, with perks and benefits reserved for royalty or celebrity; they are chauffeured about in limousines (when not flying first class or on private jets); they "work" about half the year; and they regularly exempt themselves from laws they apply to others.
Among groups that especially appreciate the concentration of power of the federal government are lobbyists, consultants and government contractors. In fact, the passing from government employment to special interest is blurred. What a boon to have all the palms being greased in one location, close to the toney restaurants of Georgetown, and away from the nosy inquiries of distant citizens. The further concentration of corporate, union and other special interest power among the few makes it easier for the politicians to receive contributions to boot. It's all a very happy arrangement – for the ruling class, the sycophants that feed them, and the bureaucrats that live large off of them. In fact, it works perfectly for everyone – except ordinary citizens.
Washington's cabinet consisted of Secretaries of State, Treasury and War, and the Attorney General. Today's cabinet consists of fifteen departments, supporting huge bureaucracies. The number of federal employees is so large, in fact, that no one really knows what it is. It appears to be upward of 2 million, however, excluding military. It has grown to that gargantuan number because the federal government has regularly added functions and departments DESPITE the limitations of the 10th Amendment that require it to be specific and limited. The "core competencies" of a business are those things that it does of necessity, that it does well, and that it does profitably. General Electric recently announced the sale of its consumer appliance operations to return to its core competencies. When is the last time the federal government shed ANYTHING.
There is much that needs to be done to return to a true federal system of government, that is, the one contemplated by and spelled out in the Constitution. A good start would be the following:
Reduce Cabinet Size
Abolish the Departments of Agriculture, Commerce, Labor, Health and Human Services, Housing and Urban Development, Transportation, Energy and Education. Merge the VA into the Department of Defense. Task Department of the Interior with all coordination between the federal government and the states on matters affecting them, including environment and security. Break up the Department of Homeland Security, and abolish the NDAA (Patriot's Act) and return the privacy and security of citizens in their "person's, property and papers." Allow the states to decide whether or not to adopt the functions shed by the federal government. Reduce the federal budget and taxation accordingly, preferably abolishing the 16th Amendment and the IRS along with it.
Reduce Federal Agencies
In addition to the Cabinet, there are hundreds of federal departments and agencies. Many of these would go away with the cabinet departments under which they are structured. The rest need to be reviewed and largely consolidated or abolished as well.
Limit Laws
The creation of federal law is the driving force behind the expansion of the federal government. Allow the introduction of new laws only in alternate legislative sessions. In other sessions, restrict activity to reduction, consolidation or clarification of existing laws. Require that all laws include: financial impact, with mandatory review in the second and fifth year; sunset provision in the 2nd and 5th year unless expressly renewed; identification of the constitutional authority for the law; limiting the size and complexity of laws; requiring a minimum 30-day public comment period for all laws (posted on the Internet); and permitting no unfunded liability to the states.
Repeal the 17th Amendment
Return the election of U.S. Senators to the state legislatures. Senators are representatives of the states to the U.S. Senate; their primary allegiance is to their states, not to the federal government.
Base Members of Congress in Home States
With today's communication technology, there is no need to hold anything but occasional ceremonial meetings of the Congress in the Capital. Virtually all business could be conducted in offices based in the state capitals, with greater visibility of lobbyists coming and going, greater access to the people they serve, and protection from attack by dispersing them around the country instead of concentrated in one location.
Restrict Power In and Out of Office
Require meeting calendars (name, organization, length of meeting, subject) and financial contributions, monetary or in kind, over $100 to be identified and posted on the Internet in a consolidated access point. Prohibit lobbying, consulting, or any other activity for pecuniary gain resulting from actions or contacts while in office, for a period of 5-years after leaving office (applies to elected or appointed officials and federal employees).
The president, vice-president, most governors and state and local elected officials are subject to limited terms in office. Congress and the Supreme Court should be no exception. Members of Congress should be limited to 3 terms in the House, 2 terms in the Senate, or 12 years in total. Members of the Supreme Court should be limited to a 10-year term, with possible reappointment by Congress for a second term of equal length. All federal officers should be subject to recall and removal by action of 2/3 of the state legislatures.


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During the years following World War II, Britain fought insurgencies in Palestine, Malaya, Kenya, Cyprus, and Northern Ireland, but it was the conflict in Vietnam—in which it was not directly involved—that caused the most friction between the American and British governments. In Britain and the Wars in Vietnam, biologist turned journalist Gerald Prenderghast provides a comprehensive overview of various aspects of British involvement in Vietnam from the 1945 deployment of British Indian Army troops to the arms sales of the 1970s. He also touches on wartime relations between the United Kingdom, New Zealand, and Australia. The work is part narrative history and part technical study of the Vietnam conflict from the British perspective.
The book's first seven chapters survey the conflict from 1945 to 1973. Chapters 1 and 2 cover the British occupation of French Indo-China at the end of the Second World War. British Indian Army soldiers deployed to an extremely complicated environment. Prenderghast points out that the Allies had sent mixed signals to nationalist forces in Indo-China. The American Office of Strategic Services representatives in Hanoi strongly supported Ho Chi Minh and his self-declared Democratic Republic of Vietnam. At the same time, British forces were specifically tasked with repatriating Allied POWs and preserving the status quo until French forces could reassert control over their colony. The Indian soldiers had to quell a liberation struggle, protect minority communities from reprisals, and rearm the Japanese troops they had just defeated.
Chapters 3–7 take the story up to the withdrawal of US forces in 1973. By the time President Lyndon Johnson's administration escalated the war, it had no illusions about any large-scale British military participation. Johnson's "Many Flags" policy was meant to give the impression of an anti-communist coalition; the president begged the British government for even a platoon of Black Watch bagpipers to suggest its solidarity with the American cause. In a post-Suez political environment, however, no British prime minister was willing to comply with the Americans' requests. Unfortunately, Prenderghast does not draw on the best current scholarship on his subject, which offers less US-centered accounts of the wars in Vietnam.
Chapters 8–9 trace, successively, British governments' views on Vietnam and the realities of British military involvement there. Both rely heavily on secondary literature and reassert that the British avoided entanglements in another expensive military conflict after their bad experiences in Malaya, Kenya, and Suez.
That is, the British military assisted US forces only very peripherally, allowing American aircraft to stop over at UK airfields and authorizing American ships to replenish stores at Royal Navy facilities in Hong Kong.
The remaining chapters (17 and 18) demonstrate point-by-point that British personnel were never directly involved in the Vietnam conflicts, while detailing British arms deals with and logistical support of the United States from the 1950s through the 1970s. The Australian and New Zealand armies figure in the narrative as well, though without reference to the considerable scholarship on the ANZAC experience in Vietnam. The historic British defense relationship with its former colonies and connections with their militaries meant that some ANZAC soldiers who served in Vietnam were originally from the United Kingdom. Prenderghast insinuates that some British citizens who joined ANZAC forces did so specifically to fight in Vietnam; this interesting idea might shed light on the perception of the conflict in the United Kingdom, but needs further research. There are stories of British ex-soldiers traveling to either Australia or the United States in order to join the fight against communism: Rick Rescorla is the best known example. More accounts of these men would have added depth to a text narrowly focused on the numbers involved in the conflict.
Despite conspiracy theories about back-room deals and covert British deployment of special forces support, Prenderghast's research reveals no such direct British assistance to the French or Americans during their wars in Vietnam. Chapter 13, "Civilians, Conscripts, Mercenaries and R&R," promises an overview of the various categories of British private citizens who may have participated in the conflict. The short section on mercenaries verifies British claims that—rumors notwithstanding—no UK mercenaries fought in Vietnam. A single page simply states that British R&R facilities were open to US forces during the war. Training support was provided by the British Army's Jungle Warfare School in Malaysia, where British counterinsurgency lessons were taught to a few US military personnel.
Gerald Prenderghast makes no particular argument based on historical evidence in Britain and the Wars in Vietnam; rather he simply presents a disinterested by-the-numbers account of the facts at hand. One wishes he had put his careful research to better use by investigating more broadly the effects of Vietnam on Great Britain's relations with its historic allies.
 E.g., Daniel Marston, The Indian Army and the End of the Raj (NY: Cambridge U Pr, 2014); James Waite, The End of the First Indochina War: A Global History (NY: Routledge, 2012); and Lien-Hang T. Nguyen, Hanoi's War: An International History of the War for Peace in Vietnam (Chapel Hill: U North Carolina Pr, 2012).
 E.g., Peter Edwards, Australia and the Vietnam War (Sydney: U New South Wales Pr, 2014), and Mark Dapin, The Nashos' War: Australia's National Servicemen and Vietnam (NY: Penguin, 2014).
 See, e.g., James B. Stewart, Heart of a Soldier: A Story of Love, Heroism, and September 11th, rev. ed. (NY: Simon and Schuster, 2003), and Harold G. Moore and Joseph L. Galloway, We Were Soldiers Once … and Young: la Drang, the Battle That Changed the War in Vietnam (NY: Random House, 1992).


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From the official Ocean's 8 Facebook page.
West Windsor, New Jersey, U.S.A. – Ocean's 8 brought an insane amount of talent to the big screen and it is paying off in the box office. Rihanna, Sandra Bullock, Cate Blanchett and Anne Hathaway are just a few of the cast members who should be credited.
This newest addition to the Ocean's trilogy, Bullock plays Debbie Ocean, the sister of Danny Ocean who was played by George Clooney in the previous films.
Bullock's character assembles a team of women with various talents to conduct a major heist.
The target is to steal a $150 million Cartier necklace called the Jean Toussaint off of a celebrity actress's neck at the Met Gala, the celebrity being played by Hathaway.
Following the story of a con, the themes and cinematography resembled that of other Ocean's movies but was recreated enough to stand on its own.
The first scenes of the movie, for instance, closely mimic the opening scenes of Ocean's Eleven.
The camera immediately pans to Debbie at a parole hearing and she exits the jail with no one to pick her up, just like Clooney did, except in heels and a pretty dress instead of a tuxedo.
Despite being an all-female group of thieves, the movie had the same characteristics of action and heist films, which is a genre generally dominated by men.
It had the thrills, the moves and the range of characters, from a hacker, a pickpocket, a distraction and even the partner in crime.
Ocean's 8 stands on its own, not by making the heavily-female cast the main focus, but by acknowledging it and concentrating on the plot. On top of that, it added fashion, jewels and celebrity cameos and took away the unnecessary violence and fight scenes. All this made it an enjoyable and fun movie.
One unfortunate subplot – the downside of the whole movie – was the involvement of Debbie Ocean's former lover, the reason she went to jail.
The rest of the movie involved no relationships and didn't show any dependency on men. From a viewer's perspective, that was part of the appeal.
But Ocean's 8 is a smash success at the box office, and easily the best way to start a movie filled summer. It's the perfect opener for upcoming movies, and what's better than a fun heist movie with a fierce plot?
Gauri Nema is a Reporter with Youth Journalism International.


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Israeli cabinet approves UAE normalization deal
Israel's cabinet approved a normalization deal with the United Arab Emirates on Monday and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he and Abu Dhabi's crown prince had spoken and agreed to meet soon.
The US-brokered "treaty of peace" establishing full relations with the Gulf Arab country broke new diplomatic ground in the region, where concern over Iran is high, even as Palestinians condemned the pact as betrayal of their quest for statehood in Israeli-occupied land.
Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed al-Nahyan, the UAE's de facto leader, tweeted on Monday that he and Netanyahu had discussed strengthening bilateral ties and the prospects for peace in the area.
In an official statement that coincided with an Israeli cabinet vote approving the September 15 agreement with the UAE, Netanyahu said he and Sheikh Mohamed would meet soon, without specifying a date.
"At the weekend, I spoke with my friend, the crown prince … and invited him to visit Israel," Netanyahu said. "He invited me to visit Abu Dhabi. But first, we will see a UAE delegation here and another one of our delegations will go there."
A source familiar with plans for the delegations' visits said Israeli representatives accompanied by US officials will fly to Bahrain on October 18 and travel on to the UAE the next day before returning to Israel with a UAE team on October 20.
Commenting on his conversation with Sheikh Mohammed, Netanyahu said: "We spoke about cooperation that we are promoting in investment, tourism, energy, technology and other spheres".
In a sign of burgeoning Israel-UAE cooperation, a ship from the UAE docked on Monday at Israel's port of Haifa, carrying a cargo of 15 containers along a shipping line between India, the UAE, Israel and the United States.
Israel is the only Middle East country flying the advanced US-made F-35 stealth fighter jets and has voiced concern its supply to other nations in the region could jeopardise its military edge.
Israel has also said it would oppose any sale of the plane to Qatar, whose Iran links trouble Israel, after a Reuters report that Doha had submitted a formal request to Washington to buy the Lockheed Martin Corp. stealth jet.
Israeli cabinet approval of the accord with the UAE opened the way for Israel's parliament to ratify it, in a vote likely to be held later this week.
Israel and Bahrain, which signed a "declaration of peace" at the White House ceremony last month, are still discussing details of a full accord. Source
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"Domain Specific Genetic Mosaic System in the Drosophila Eye" by Meghana Tare, Oorvashi Roy Puli et al.
Genetic mosaic approach is commonly used in the Drosophila eye by completely abolishing or misexpressing a gene within a subset of cells to unravel its role during development. Classical genetic mosaic approach involves random clone generation in all developing fields. Consequently, a large sample size needs to be screened to generate and analyze clones in specific domains of the developing eye. To address domain specific functions of genes during axial patterning, we have developed a system for generating mosaic clones by combining Gal4/UAS and flippase (FLP)/FRT system which will allow generation of loss-of-function as well as gain-of-function clones on the dorsal and ventral eye margins. We used the bifid-Gal4 driver to drive expression of UAS-FLP. This reagent can have multiple applications in (i) studying spatio-temporal function of a gene during dorso-ventral (DV) axis specification in the eye, (ii) analyzing genetic epistasis of genes involved in DV patterning, and (iii) conducting genome wide screens in a domain specific manner.
Tare, Meghana; Puli, Oorvashi Roy; Moran, Michael; Kango-Singh, Madhuri; and Singh, Amit, "Domain Specific Genetic Mosaic System in the Drosophila Eye" (2013). Biology Faculty Publications. 161.


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by Rabbi Nachman Kahana | Dec 6, 2017
BS"D Parashat Vayaishev 5778
Illuminating the Darkness
A Chanuka Story
An Israeli family was spending a year in the US teaching. They rented a house in a gentile neighborhood.
The flashy – and spriitually empty – lights of gentile nations
At Christmastime all the houses on the street were lit up with decorations, inside and out, flashing lights and colorful figures; while our Jewish family had a small chanukiah in their front window. Their young son asked his parents why they couldn't have some impressive flashing electric lights, to which they answered that whenever possible the halacha requires only an oil candle, be it ever so modest!
The following night there was an electric outage in the entire neighborhood, and the only home that had any light was the Jewish one with the chanukiah in the window.
A cute story. However, it is the essence of the civilization that HaShem has created where the Jewish nation stands against the Esaus and Yishmaels of the world. The gentile empires put on an impressive historic showing; huge and powerful armies, vast areas of conquest, and a Reich that would last for 1000 years. However, each one in turn, from Egypt, Babylon, Persia, Greece, Rome, the Ottoman empire, the British empire, Nazi Germany, the Soviet Union, etc., were relegated to the refuse bin of history, while the light of Judaism continues to light up the darkness of lost civilizations.
The Valley of Dothan
Our parasha, Vayaishev, relates that Yosef was sent by his father to seek out his brothers in the city of Shechem, but was informed by a man (or angel) that they had moved on to the Valley of Dothan. When the brothers saw Yosef approaching, they threw him into a pit of serpents and scorpions, and he was sold to Yishmaelites, Midianites, and ultimately to Potiphar of Egypt.
Fast forward in time. The Mufti of Jerusalem, Haj Amin Al Husseini, spent the World War II years in Berlin with his mentor, Hitler. There the Mufti organized thousands of Moslems to join the Nazi forces, mostly in the Waffen SS.
In return the Mufti requested and received Hitler's promise that when they would conquer "Palestine", the Germans would construct a death camp to which all the Jews of the Middle East would be brought and then murdered.
The place they chose for the camp was none other than the Valley of Dothan!
Unknown to the Mufti and his sinister friends this was where the brothers had betrayed their brother Yosef.
By the grace of HaShem, German general Rommel's troops were defeated at El Alamein in Egypt. The Germans never entered the holy land and the promised death camp was never built.
It is quite clear from our long relationship with the Holy One, Blessed Be He, that we Jews are like the blind groping in the dark, while HaShem protects us at every step to ensure that we do not make any fatal, irreversible mistakes.
A Small Modest Jewish Candle Illuminating the Darkness
Parashat Vayaishev is read on the Shabbat preceding Chanuka, and when there are two Shabbatot on Chanuka, Vayaishev is read on the first Shabbat. Many reasons have been put forward for the connection of this parasha to Chanuka. My suggestion… In the parasha, Yosef was, and later the Jews at the time of Chanuka were, pitted against formidable forces.
Pure Jewish light illuminates the darkness
Yosef began as the young Hebrew slave against the entire Egyptian establishment. The Egyptians were at a loss at the pending seven years of famine, and in the end, it was the young Hebrew slave that reached the highest point in the social and governmental pyramid available to a commoner. The small modest Jewish candle again burned bright when the darkness filled the gentile night.
On Chanuka, the small militia of Mattityahu was pitted against the might of Greece. Again, our little lights of sanctity burned bright when the Greeks capitulated and were expelled from the holy land.
So too, the Reich that was to last for 1000 years and destroy the Jewish nation fell while the little light of the Jewish people continues to burn bright.
We are now witnessing the beginning of a confederation of nations that seeks to destroy the Jewish state; Syria, Iran, Turkey, and others who will follow. Goyim never learn that against the small candle of the Jewish people all the winds of the world, even all its hurricanes and tornadoes, cannot extinguish the everlasting flame of God's chosen people.


Pierre Gentine, assistant professor of earth and environmental engineering, has won a three-year $258,011 grant from NASA's New Investigator Program (NIP) in Earth Science for his research project--"A Unified Parameterization of Dry and Moist Convection"--to study turbulence in the earth's atmosphere and develop new models that can predict climate more effectively. Twenty-one proposals were funded from 131 applications.
"This is a great honor," says Gentine, who is also a member of the Institute for Data Sciences and Engineering's Smart Cities Center and of the Earth Institute. "We're trying to model something that's fundamentally very challenging: turbulence, the irregular motion of air, and its random nature. Turbulence is especially complicated because it spans such a broad range of spatial scales, from the smaller--which affect cloud formation and turbulent decay by viscous forces--to larger ones that ultimately affect the radiation over the Earth, climate circulation, and ultimately our planet's overall climate."
Earth's climate is in balance if the solar energy from the sun equals the thermal energy given off by Earth. If the equilibrium is disturbed, then our climate changes. Gentine, whose research focuses on land and atmosphere interactions and the inherent feedback between the two systems, is particularly interested in low-level clouds, which, he says, contribute significantly to Earth's radiative, or climate, balance, and to the vertical transport of heat and moisture. The representation of low-level clouds and convection in climate prediction models is tied to an accurate representation of the mixed layer and moist convection.
Much of the uncertainty in current climate prediction is related to clouds and their feedback, especially these low-level clouds. These are ultimately turbulent, Gentine explains, and are represented in climate models by the boundary layer (lower-atmosphere turbulence) and convection (cumulus) models. But these models have well-known biases, show incorrect timing and transition between different types of clouds, and imprecise diurnal cycles of precipitation, so accurate climate prediction has been difficult.
To make predictions more precise, Gentine and his colleagues have developed a prototype based on a new probabilistic approach to the problem. "Instead of considering the problem as being deterministic," he says, "we are assuming that the problem is inherently random. This randomness is being induced by turbulence, which is ultimately the birth and lifecycle of clouds."
He plans to implement this new probabilistic approach into a current climate model: the NASA GISS model-E, validating results across a broad range of test cases and data sets, to confirm that clouds can be simulated more accurately and that this new method improves climate predictions.
NASA's New (Early Career) Investigator Program (NIP) in Earth Science is designed to support outstanding scientific research and career development of scientists and engineers at the early stage of their professional careers. The program aims to encourage innovative research initiatives and cultivate scientific leadership in Earth system science. The Earth Science Division (ESD) places particular emphasis on the investigators' ability to promote and increase the use of space-based remote sensing through the proposed research.