A 3D scanner based on a monoscopic camera is presented in this paper. The scanner, CyberModeler, is capable of reconstructing 3D shapes as well as obtaining texture information of a target object form multiple camera views. The CyberModeler is a compact, easy-to-use, and inexpensive system because it does not require any special ray such as laser. Several new techniques are featured in the CyberModeler: voting-based Shape-from-Silhouette, calibration using the Hough method, and texture acquisition using an energy minimization technique. These lead to robust use in real-world environments as well as wide applicability to viewing applications. Our experiments showed that not only was the quality of the models generated high enough for viewing but also the modeling speed was at an acceptable practical level.
We propose a new real-time active range finder system, which operates at a video frame rate. Our system consist of a laser line pattern marker, a rotating mirror, a camera with an optical narrow bandpass filter, and a pipe-lined image signal processor. The vertical laser line pattern is horizontally scanned by the video-synchronized rotating mirror. The pattern is modulated with alternating a monotone decreasing intensity function and a monotone increasing function. The bandpass filter selectively transmits the laser light to decrease the disturbance of background light. Depth images are obtained using the intensity ratio of successive video field images, the coordinates of each pixel, and the baseline length. The intensity ratio specifies a line pattern in a plane. Meanwhile, the coordinates of each pixel specify a line that goes through the pixel position on the CCD and the center of the lens. Depth is calculated as an intersection point on the specified plane and line. The image signal processor can perform the above calculation using LUTs within a video frame. In this paper, we evaluate the measurable range, precision, and color properties of our system. Experimental results show that a two meters measurable range is obtained wit a 50 mW laser power, the standard deviations of the depth images with 5 by 5 median filtering are about 1 percent of the measured depth, and the object color has little effect on the measured depth except when the reflectance of the object is very small.
The acquirement of 3D-information is currently achieved by stereophotography, line and grid projection techniques or by laser scanning in combination with a fast distance measuring device. This paper describes a new principle using a single CCD-camera with an optical demodulator in front of it. The scene is illuminated by a high frequency intensity modulated light source. Demodulating the backscattered light by a gateable image intensifier yields a grey level image which directly corresponds to the object's form. Intensity variations within the image due to inhomogeneous object reflectivity or illumination intensity are overcome by a phase shift technology. Possible applications for such a 3D- camera industrial automation, medical and industrial endoscopic analyses, robotics or 3D-digitalization.
Although many types of range finders have been developed recently, with most method it is difficult to implement actual equipment to measure small objects. So we developed a new range finder based on a color pattern projection method to measure small objects such as ball bumps of a BGA- package. The range finder consists of a LCD projector, a color CCD camera, and a PC with a video input/output interface. The projection pattern consists of color stripes whose color is continuously changed like rainbow-color. Calculation of range is derived from distortion of color stripes in the image obtained by the CCD camera. In general, in a color pattern projection method, it is known that the color of the object surface may give erroneous results in the measurement. We developed a method to cancel the error. Three kinds of projection patterns are prepared and they are projected in turns. These three patterns are phase shifted by 1/3 cycle form each other in turn. Three imags are taken by the CCD camera respectively at the time. The images taken while the three phase patterns are projected are backward phase shifted and synthesized into one image by pixel-wise addition. In our prototype equipment, the whole measuring area of the equipment is 32mm by 43mm by 22mm, where the height corresponds to the range. In this case, though a projection pattern has only one cycle, we can use repetitive projection patterns to improve the range accuracy. At that time the height of the measuring area is decreased according to the repetition count. For evaluation of range accuracy, we measured ceramic gage blocks whose thicknesses are known. The worst case range error was about 1 percent full-scale using 5.5 times repetitive patterns, and at this time the equipment had a measuring area of 4mm in height.
This paper deals with the problem of capturing the color information of physical 3D objects thanks to a class of digitizers providing color and range data, like range finders based on structured lighting. It appears typically in a modeling procedure that aims at building a realistic virtual 3D model. The color data delivered by such scanners basically express the reflected color intensity of the object and not its intrinsic color. A consequence is therefore the existence, on the reconstructed model, of strong color discontinuities, which results from acquisition done under different illumination conditions. The paper considers three approaches in order to remove these discontinuities and obtained the desired intrinsic color data. The first one converts the reflected color intensity into the intrinsic color by computation, using a reflectance model and known acquisition parameters. The use of simple reflectance models is considered: Lambert and Phong, respectively for perfectly diffuse and mixed diffuse and specular reflection. The second approach is a hardware solution. It aims at using a nearly constant, diffuse and omnidirectional illumination over the visible parts of the object. A third method combines the first computational approach with the use of several known illumination sources. An experimental comparison of these three approaches is finally presented.
An innovative approach in modern Low-Level Vision Systems is the integration of modules in order to overcome the problems of each module being ill-posed. We present a Robust Cooperation Concept for large size heterogeneous systems based on a decomposition and coordination derived from Uzawa's algorithm. This cooperation concept provides an open system, maintains the modularity of the system and guarantees the most adapted resolution method for each module by allowing the use of optimal resolution parameters locally. The cooperation increase the possibilities for the calculation of physical properties and improves the calculation results of the modules. The Cooperation System is less sensitive to the good choice of parameters and is robust with respect to noise and bad experimental conditions. We validate this concept through the realization of the cooperation between the two models, (Stereo) Photometry and Stereo Vision. Results are shown for real imagery.
A working hand-held 3D digitizer, Moly, is demonstrated. It is distinguished by a magnification feature which is made possible by special diffraction optics that minimize the perspective effects typical of conventional triangulation. As a result this innovative device illuminates its target with a collimated laser projector that produces a sheet of light of uniform height at all working distances. The diffraction optics afford improved depth-of-field compared to triangulation scanners of equivalent resolution. This prototype also employs dual magnetic wave detectors to facilitate freedom of movement for both the digitizer and the subject. The instrument was designed primarily to digitize human faces and figures for applications in art and medicine.
The invention of the laser diode, the microcomputer and the CCD camera have made possible the new technology of triangulation measurement systems. Current applications range from scanning the insides of old pipes, to a vision tool for the blind. As such, it is important that techniques be developed to minimize the error in laser triangulation measurement systems. Due to the nonlinear nature of the problem and the fact that error is dependent on an ever changing and vast number of subjects, a computer simulation was written to examine the trade-off between occlusion and data quality. A computer simulation allows for a large amount of flexibility. The software gives the user the ability to calculate the error for a given triangulation configuration without having to build and test the actual hardware. This paper describes and demonstrates the use of the simulator. Limitless laser triangulation systems can be modeled and most subjects represented in CAD files can be used in the computer simulation.
3D images of human subjects are, today, easily obtained using 3D wholebody scanners. 3D human images can provide static information about the physical characteristics of a person, information valuable to professionals such as clothing designers, anthropometrists, medical doctors, physical therapists, athletic trainers, and sculptors. Can 3D human images can be used to provide e more than static physical information. This research described in this paper attempts to answer the question by explaining a way that animated sequences may be generated from a single 3D scan. The process stars by subdividing the human image into segments and mapping the segments to those of a human model defined in a human-motion simulation package. The simulation software provides information used to display movement of the human image. Snapshots of the movement are captured and assembled to create an animated sequence. All of the postures and motion of the human images come from a single 3D scan. This paper describes the process involved in animating human figures from static 3D wholebody scans, presents an example of a generated animated sequence, and discusses possible applications of this approach.
Surface area coverage is an important feature for evaluating the functionality of personal protective equipment and clothing. This paper present an approach for calculating surface area coverage of protective clothing by superimposing two 3D whole body scan images: a scan of a 'nude' human/mankind body and a scan of a clothed body. The basic approach is to align two scans and calculate the per vertex distance field between the two scanned surfaces. Because the clothed body has an extra surface layer relative to the nude scan, the distance field may be used to define covered or uncovered regions by setting a distance threshold based on the thickness of the clothing or equipment. This paper discusses the procedures required for estimating surface area coverage including data slicing, sorting, mesh generation and the computation of the distance field. Although the above method is straightforward to describe, some difficulties related to human body scanning had to be overcome in the practical application of the method. Some of these challenges included: 1) registration of two scan data sets with different shapes, 2) the frequency occurrence of void data, especially in the clothing scan; and 3) the clothing/equipment may cause tissue compression and deformation. This paper discusses these problems and our current solutions.
In the field of custom foot orthosis bio-mechanics specialists take negative casts of the patient's feet and produce a positive on which they apply corrective elements. The corrected positive cast is then used to thermoform an orthosis. Several production steps can be simplified or eliminated by a 3D-acquisition of the underside of the foot. Such a complete custom footwear system, developed by Neogenix Technologies Inc., has been reported last year in IS and T/SPIE's symposium. A major improvement aimed at maximizing the coverage of the underside of foot surface has been achieved since by using multiple structured light projection technique. A description of a patent pending hardware set-up and range data extraction by software will be given in this paper.
Orthodontics is the branch of dentistry concerned with the study of growth of the craniofacial complex. The detection and correction of malocclusion and other dental abnormalities is one of the most important and critical phases of orthodontic diagnosis. This paper introduces a system that can assist in automatic orthodontics diagnosis. The system can be used to classify skeletal and dental malocclusion from a limited number of measurements. This system is not intended to deal with several cases but is aimed at cases more likely to be encountered in epidemiological studies. Prior to the measurement of the orthodontics parameters, the position of the teeth in the jaw model must be detected. A new free-form surface representation is adopted for the efficient and accurate segmentation and separation of teeth from a scanned jaw model. THe new representation encodes the curvature and surface normal information into a 2D image. Image segmentation tools are then sued to extract structures of high/low curvature. By iteratively removing these structures, individual teeth surfaces are obtained.
This paper presents a model-based vision system for dentistry that will replace traditional approaches used in diagnosis, treatment planning and surgical simulation. Dentistry requires accurate 3D representation of the teeth and jaws for many diagnostic and treatment purposes. For example orthodontic treatment involves the application of force systems to teeth over time to correct malocclusion. In order to evaluate tooth movement progress, the orthodontists monitors this movement by means of visual inspection, intraoral measurements, fabrication of plastic models, photographs and radiographs, a process which is both costly and time consuming. In this paper an integrate system has been developed to record the patient's occlusion using computer vision. Data is acquired with an intraoral video camera. A modified shape from shading (SFS) technique, using perspective projection and camera calibration, is used to extract accurate 3D information from a sequence of 2D images of the jaw. A new technique for 3D data registration, using a Grid Closest Point transform and genetic algorithms, is used to register the SFS output. Triangulization is then performed, and a solid 3D model is obtained via a rapid prototype machine.
In this paper, we designed and implemented a method which can register and integrate range images obtained from different view points for building complete 3D object models. This method contains three major parts: (1) registration of range images and estimation of the parameters of rigid-body transformations, (2) integration of redundant surface patches and generation of triangulated mesh surface models, and (3) reduction of triangular mesh and texture mapping. We developed the RANSAC-based DARCES technique to estimate the parameters of the rigid-body transformations between two partially-overlapping range images without requiring initial estimates. Then, we used a circular-ICP procedure to reduce the global registration error. We also used the consensus surface algorithm combined with the marching cube method to generate triangular meshes. Finally, by texture blending and mapping, we can then reconstruct a virtual 3D model containing both geometrical and texture information.
The accuracy of the iterative closest point (ICP) algorithm, which is widely employed in image registration, depends on the complexity of the shape of the object under registration. Objects with complex features yield higher reliability in estimating registration parameters. For objects with rotation symmetry, a cylinder for example, rotation along the center axis can not be distinguished. We derive the sensitivity of the rotation error of the ICP algorithm from the curvature of the error function near the minimum error position. We approximate the defined error function to a second order polynomial and show that the coefficient of the second-order term is related to the reliability of the estimated rotation angle. Also the coefficient is related to the shape of the object. In the known correspondence case, the reliability can be expressed by the second moment of the input image. Finally, we apply the sensitivity formula to a simple synthetic object and ellipses, and verify that the predicted orientation variance of the ICP algorithm is in good agreement with computer simulations.
Slicing-fitting-linking (SFL) is a fast triangulation technique that guarantees building a closed mesh with consistent normals. The proposed technique can be used with different surface reconstruction cues such as laser scanner, stereo, SFS, and CT/MRI. The output SFL can be in the form of STL files that are suitable for most rapid prototyping machines. The technique has three tasks. The first task is to slice the 3D data points into 2D cross sections parallel to each other. The second task is to fit a curve to the data points of each cross section. The third task is to link the fitted curves to form the mesh. A detailed description of the algorithm is presented in this paper.
Spherical harmonic (SH) surface representation is used commonly for modeling rigid and non-rigid object. SH parameters are evaluated by fitting a surface constructed from a sum of harmonics to the raw 3D object data. Least squares error fitting is used and parameters are computed in a sequential process. Residual error feedback is proposed to control fitting accuracy. The residual radial error is available at each sample point after the computation of each parameter and used in the computation process of the next harmonic parameter. The SH representation order can be incremented until the harmonic model is sufficiently close to the object surface, or the gain in accuracy is so small as to be worthless. In this way representation order is automated. The raw object surface data is likely to contain areas that have no sample data. Although small and moderate sized gaps are automatically limited during SH parameter computation, large areas can develop spurious high amplitude harmonics. The ability of the sample pattern to 'control' a particular basis function can be checked during the computation process and the coefficients of uncontrolled harmonics set to zero to eliminate spurious features. The model is reconstructed in wire-frame form using geodesic sampling of the harmonic representation.
This paper primarily focuses on manipulating 2D medical image data that often come in as Magnetic Resonance and reconstruct them into 3D volumetric images. Clinical diagnosis and therapy planning using 2D medical images can become a torturous problem for a physician. For example, our 2D breast images of a patient mimic a breast carcinoma. In reality, the patient has 'fat necrosis', a benign breast lump. Physicians need powerful, accurate and interactive 3D visualization systems to extract anatomical details and examine the root cause of the problem. Our proposal overcomes the above mentioned limitations through the development of volume rendering algorithms and extensive use of parallel, distributed and neural networks computing strategies. MRI coupled with 3D imaging provides a reliable method for quantifying 'fat necrosis' characteristics and progression. Our 3D interactive application enables a physician to compute spatial measurements and quantitative evaluations and, from a general point of view, use all 3D interactive tools that can help to plan a complex surgical operation. The capability of our medical imaging application can be extended to reconstruct and visualize 3D volumetric brain images. Our application promises to be an important tool in neurological surgery planning, time and cost reduction.
For a long time shape from shading had problems to work on real scenes. It was formulated with too simplified physical models which made its application to real scenes difficult and the integration with other modules inconsistent because the physical models of the other modules were more complex and different. These limiting physical models have been: the orthogonal projection, the restriction to a light source at infinity and the lambertian diffusion mode. It also could only calculate either depth or photometric characteristics. One of them had to be known, which is a priori difficult for real scenes. This work present shape from shading in a general formulation using more complex physical models which can cope with the complexity of real scenes and which are consistent with other modules. The physical models are: the perspective projection, point light sources and ambient light as well as the Phong's reflection model dealing with diffuse and specular reflection. In order to overcome the problem of the shape from shading module to be ill-posed and to calculate consistently both depth and photometric characteristics at the same time we use stereo photometry and the cooperation with stereo vision.
Navigation in arctic waters presents a formidable challenge to the ships' propulsion systems as large ice pieces impinging on their propeller blades may result in stresses exceeding the strength of blade material. Damage to propellers is costly and can also spell disaster if a shop becomes disabled in a remote area. To prevent such situations, design practice must be improved and validated against experimental data. In this paper we present the design of a system that performs ice load measurements. This system is based on conventional triangulation and uses an array of laser beams aimed at the propeller blades to monitor in real time their deformations. As the propeller rotates, each point rage sensor describes an arc of a circle on the blades. Using template-matching techniques, the range values for these series of arcs can be used to infer the actual ice-induced blade deformations. The actual system provides range measurements at a rate of 2 kHz on three different channels. The system accuracy is 0.5 mm at distances in excess of 3 meters.
In industrial plants, a remote monitoring system which removes physical tour inspection is often considered desirable. However the image sequence given from the mobile inspection robot is hard to see because interested objects are often partially occluded by obstacles such as pillars or fences. Our aim is to improve the image sequence that increases the efficiency and reliability of remote visual inspection. We propose a new depth-based image processing technique, which removes the needless objects from the foreground and recovers the occluded background electronically. Our algorithm is based on spatiotemporal analysis that enables fine and dense depth estimation, depth-based precise segmentation, and accurate interpolation. We apply this technique to a real time sequence given from the mobile inspection robot. The resulted image sequence is satisfactory in that the operator can make correct visual inspection with less fatigue.
The planning of a breast reconstruction surgical operation has to resolve the problem of measuring directly on the patient meaningful anthropometric points from which distances, areas and volumes have to be calculated. In this paper, we propose using a 3D optical digitizer to perform this task.
There are an increasing number of applications that require the construction of computerized human body models. Recently, Hamamatsu Photonics have developed an accurate and fast scanner based on position-sensitive photon detectors, capable of providing in a few seconds a dense representation of the body. The work presented here is designed to exploit such a scanner's capabilities. An algorithm is introduced that deals with the surface-from-curves problem and can be combined with an existing curves-from-points algorithm to solve the surface-from-points problems. The algorithm takes as input a set of B-spline curves and uses them to drive a fast and robust surface generation process. This is done by adequately sampling the curves, in a manner that incorporates explicit assumptions about human body geometry and topology. The result is a compound, multi-segment, and yet entirely smooth surface, that my be used to calculate body volume and surface area.
Confocal microscopy is a powerful tool that has been used in the development of 3D profilometers for depth-section image capture and surface measurements. Previously developed confocal microscopes operated by scanning a single point, or array of points, over the surface of a sample. The 3D profilometer we constructed acquires measurement data using a confocal microscopy technique, where transverse surface scanning is performed by a digital micromirror device (DMD). The DMD is imaged onto the object's surface allowing for confocal surface scanning of the field of view at a rate faster than video rate without physical movement of the sample. 3D reconstruction is performed a posteriori from stacks of 2D image planes acquired at different depths. A description of the experimental setup with system design issues and solutions are presented. Backscatter noise and diffraction noise due to the periodic micromirror structure is minimized using spatial filtering and polarization coding techniques. Using a 100x objective, the longitudinal point spread function was measured at 2.1 micrometers , with simultaneous transverse resolution of 228.0 lines/mm. The optical resolution performance of our microscope with real-time scanning provided by the DMD, is shown to be effectively equivalent to those of conventional confocal microscopes. The 3D images capabilities of our scanning system using the DMD were demonstrated on various objects.


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20 May 2013
Bidding consortia meet stakeholders
Stakeholders have been outlining community issues to members of the consortia bidding for the £7 billion Magnox and RSRL contract.
13 May 2013
Box project will help clean-up Sellafield and grow economy
A huge procurement programme to produce thousands of high integrity stainless steel boxes to house radioactive waste at Sellafield was launched today.
13 May 2013
Government call for evidence
The Government has issued a “Call for Evidence” to gather views on the Managing Radioactive Waste Safely site selection process.
10 May 2013
FED treatment options at Magnox sites
The NDA has published a strategy paper on optimising the number and location of FED Treatment (Dissolution) Facilities in Magnox Limited.
10 May 2013
ILW storage options for England and Wales
The NDA has published a Strategy Paper on optimising the number and location of Interim ILW Storage Facilities on Magnox Limited and existing EDF Energy Sites in England and Wales.
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NDA statement re Government response to Public Accounts Committee recommendations on managing risk at Sellafield
The Government has published its response to the House of Commons Public Accounts Committee report on managing risk at Sellafield.
03 May 2013
Gretna’s £700,000 business unit development officially opened
The south of Scotland’s new £700,000 business development at Kirtle Place in Gretna formally opened on Friday 3 May 2013 by David Mundell MP and Elaine Murray MSP.
30 April 2013
NDA publishes preferred option for Intermediate Level Waste Storage in Central and Southern Scotland
NDA has now completed its strategic review of the options for the storage of Intermediate Level Waste (ILW) in central and southern Scotland.
29 April 2013
Decommissioning supply chain event returns for 2013
The NDA estate’s showcase Supply Chain Event has moved to a bigger venue that will be able to host even more visitors and exhibitors.
18 April 2013
First consignment of nuclear material from the Harwell site
The first consignment of nuclear material from the Harwell site in Oxfordshire, in the form of Contact Handled Intermediate Level Waste (CHILW) has been safely transported to and received at Sellafield.


The Motherboard Continued
As we move away from the bottom of the Z68X-UD3H-B3, we can see our four RAM slots which support up to 32GB of DDR3 at speeds of 2133 / 1866 / 1600 / 1333 / 1066MHz DDR.
Below our RAM slots we've got a Trusted Platform Module (TPM) header. Just under that header we've got our 24-Pin main ATX power point and just next to that we've got a single 3-Pin fan header.
Towards the other back corner of the motherboard we've got our 8-Pin CPU power connector in the normal location you'd expect to see it. Just next to that we've got another 3-Pin fan header.
Looking at the CPU area, it's of course pretty clean as you would expect. There's less to look at when compared to the UD7 because it doesn't have as large a heatsink / heatpipe setup. Like most of the other Z68 boards we've looked at, we do have a smaller heatsink setup. In typical GIGABYTE Ultra Durable fashion, though, the quality is great and just sits well on the board.
Looking at the I/O side of things, we've got from the left; a combo PS/2 port and two USB 2.0 ports. Next to that we've got our video connections in the form of DVI-D, VGA, DisplayPort and HDMI. Just above the HDMI port we've also got an Optical port.
Continuing to move across, we've got an eSATA port, 1394 FireWire and two more USB 2.0 ports. We've got another two USB ports, but these blue ones are USB 3.0 and are powered via the Etron EJ168 chip. We've also got a single Gigabit network powered by the Realtek RTL8111E chip and our audio jacks via the Realtek ALC889 codec.
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In a devastating turn of events, the entertainment industry mourns the untimely demise of talented actress Vaibhavi Upadhyaya, best known for her role as ‘Jasmine’ in the popular TV show ‘Sarabhai vs Sarabhai.’ The news of her tragic passing was shared by producer JD Majethia through an emotional post on Instagram Story. According to the post, Vaibhavi met with a fatal car accident in North India, leaving her fans and colleagues shocked and heartbroken.
The sudden loss of Vaibhavi Upadhyaya serves as a stark reminder of the unpredictable nature of life. Her demise has not only affected the entertainment fraternity but also left her loved ones in deep sorrow. The actress was highly regarded for her impeccable acting skills and vibrant on-screen presence, which captivated audiences across the nation.
Born with immense talent and a passion for acting, Vaibhavi had achieved significant milestones in her career. Apart from her notable role in ‘Sarabhai vs Sarabhai,’ she had also shared the screen with renowned actress Deepika Padukone in the critically acclaimed film ‘Chhapaak’ in 2020. Her remarkable performance in the movie showcased her versatility as an artist and earned her praise from both critics and viewers.
Vaibhavi’s promising career was on an upward trajectory, with her recent project ‘Timir’ (2023) garnering much anticipation among fans and industry insiders. However, her tragic departure has left the film fraternity mourning the loss of a rising star who had so much more to offer to the world of entertainment.
As news of Vaibhavi’s passing spread, tributes poured in from fellow actors, directors, and fans alike. The industry expressed its profound grief and shared fond memories of working with the talented actress. Vaibhavi’s dedication, professionalism, and vibrant personality left an indelible mark on everyone she collaborated with, making her loss all the more devastating.
While the exact details of the accident are yet to be disclosed, the entertainment industry is united in their support for Vaibhavi’s grieving family. Her loved ones are preparing to bring her mortal remains to Mumbai for the final rites, scheduled to take place tomorrow morning. The city will bid a tearful farewell to the beloved actress, remembering her for the joy and laughter she brought to people’s lives through her memorable performances.
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Making a tough job tougher: Endorsements coming for March 19 primaries
A recent conversation between Daily Herald Editorial Board members about a particular political race was timely and telling.
In order to manage the large number of candidates we must evaluate when making decisions about whom to endorse in various races, we assign endorsing editors to specific races for which to conduct research and interviews. Then, they make recommendations that are open to broader discussion by the full board.
In this particular conversation, editors were discussing the prospective endorsement in a race for the March 19 primary. They reflected on sharp differences between two candidates’ positions on certain issues, and their decidedly different but still compelling backgrounds and leadership qualities.
Eventually, the editor assigned to the races — who, by the way, is not new to the process — said in exasperation, “I hate it. This is just so hard. You can make a case for both of them.”
This is often true — for editors making endorsements as for voters themselves. Nobody said democracy is easy, and thankfully it’s not. It is inconvenient but also reassuring when the choice of a candidate for local, state or national office requires serious study and deep reflection.
You face such decisions as the primary approaches. So do we. It’s all part of our process of developing recommendations for key elected offices, and you will begin seeing the results of our work on tomorrow’s Opinion page.
The March 19 primary, remember, is not the selection of office holders, but the decision on who will represent the Republican Party or the Democratic Party in November for various positions. Much of the news you’ve been seeing in recent weeks has focused on primaries or caucuses in other states — notably Iowa, New Hampshire, Nevada and South Carolina — so the dominant political conversation has centered on the national race for president, especially on the Republican side, since there is no serious competition for incumbent President Biden among Democrats.
There won’t be any in Illinois, either, for that matter. And failing some unforeseeable collapse, there also probably won’t be any among Republicans. Donald Trump seems destined to add Illinois to his string of primary victories. But aside from the presidency, there are various races that deserve your attention at the county, state and congressional level.
Choices in many of them will not be easy. But we can help.
Our team of editors has been doing homework on the races with the goal of identifying candidates we feel confident recommending. We will begin publishing our recommendations on Wednesday and conclude with a summary of endorsements on Sunday, in advance of the start of expanded early voting on Monday.
There are surprisingly few challenges within parties for this year’s primaries, but that shouldn’t diminish your interest in those that are on the ballot. If done properly, primaries should produce November contests that are just as difficult to sort through as those in the spring.
Of course, differences between candidates on certain important issues can be obvious, depending on how well their views of government spending, taxation, criminal justice or various social issues align with yours. But government is complex, on the local level as well as the state and national levels, and selecting effective leaders is often more than just identifying people who agree with you. You may find that one candidate agrees with you on some issues and another on other issues, and beyond that, effective government requires creating a mix of leaders with qualities of cooperation, communication and responsiveness that exceed the merits of simple compatibility or unanimity.
With those thoughts in mind, we’ve been examining candidates for the strength of their background as well as the leadership qualities they bring in representing their party, as well as in producing viable, compelling contests this fall. In that context, I have to admit, we’re not necessarily expecting to make your job as a voter easier.
If we do our jobs right, we might even make it harder. But, in the process, the end product could also be better — for our counties, our state and our nation.
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Budapest City Break: 5 Reasons to Visit
Budapest, the Pearl of the Danube, boasts a diverse cultural scene, therapeutic bathing experiences and also presents itself as an eastern European Mecca for foodies. To all those who still aren’t completely convinced by Budapest: the destination for your next city break will be most certainly be decided after reading the following five arguments.
#1 Marvel at Budapest from above
Hungary’s capital city offers several locations from which you can get a fantastic bird’s eye view of Budapest, some of which are free. Gellért Hill provides what is probably the most beautiful panoramic view. The Fisherman’s Bastion and Buda Castle also offer magnificent views. You can also enjoy a fantastic view of Budapest’s rooftops at the MEININGER Hotel Great Market Hall.
#2 Round off the day in ruin bars
There’s an alternative, relaxed atmosphere in the evening in the ruin bars in Budapest’s Jewish Quarter. The most famous bar is the Szimpla Kert. One visit is rarely enough to appreciate the many creative installations and artworks. On Sundays, a farmer’s market is held here.
#3 Relax at a spa
City breaks can be pretty exhausting. Why not give your feet a rest and visit one of the magnificent spas? Europe’s largest spa town can boast a whopping 21 spas. The Gellért Baths are particularly impressive, featuring art nouveau architecture, as are the palatial Széchenyi Spa Baths, situated in the idyllic City Park.
#4 Delve into Hungarian history
It’s hard to miss traces of Hungary’s turbulent history when you visit the city. You’ll see many plaques commemorating the 1956 Hungarian Revolution. Along the banks of the Danube there are pairs of shoes which serve as a reminder of the Jewish victims of the Second World War.
#5 Feast, and then feast some more
Whether you’re a fan of traditional Hungarian cuisine, prefer international restaurants or follow a vegetarian or vegan diet, Budapest has become a veritable gastronomical paradise, catering for every taste. Particularly in the Pest district you’ll find scores of cafes and restaurants, mostly offering excellent dishes for a comparatively cheap price. In amongst them, you’ll regularly come across alternative street food markets.
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Adult female GSP looking for a loving home - German Shorthaired Pointers in Hazleton, Pennsylvania - Pond Hill German Shorthairs
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We have a 6 year old female GSP looking or a loving forever home. Due to illness we have had to downsize into a much smaller home. My daughter has several younger dogs she is hunting and training for hunt tests and making part of the breeding program so we had to make the hard decision to place a few of the dogs. This girl is very loving and well behaved in the house. She was purchased from a kennel and has been mostly a house dog since we have had her. She is crate trained , but would likely need some brushing on house training in a new home, she still loves to go for walks and runs in the fields. She enjoys a daily walk and would be a good walking buddy, if someone wants a companion that would love to play in the yard with them and go on walks she would be great . She rides well in the car. She was raised in a kennel by the person we bought her from and has led a quiet life with us. She would need some extra love and patience as she gets to know her new owners and bonds to them. If you are looking for a sweet companion that is past puppyhood but still active enough to enjoy , she might be right for you. She has never been around young children so I think she might be best in an adult home or home with older children . She has not been hunted for years since I went through a lengthy illness and long recovery. We had started her as a puppy She willl point birds on walks or in the field, but I don't know if she would hunt . She is very interested in birds and intense when she finds one, but we are looking for a companion home for her that would love her whether she makes a hunting dog or not. She is the mother to several hunt titled dogs and many great hunting dogs. We are not placing her for a breeding dog. She has earned her retirement and we are looking to see if we can find a loving home. She is solid liver and on the smaller side. Her adoption fee is 50.00.
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The ECHL on Thursday announced that Indy’s Klarc Wilson has been suspended for two games and fined an undisclosed amount as a result of his actions in ECHL Game #250, Reading at Indy, on Dec. 17.
Wilson was assessed a major penalty and game misconduct for elbowing under Rule #45.5 at 8:09 of the second period. He is fined and suspended under Rule #28 – Supplementary Discipline.
Wilson will miss Indy’s games vs. Toledo (Dec. 19) and at Fort Wayne (Dec. 20).


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As an audience member it’s time you decide where your interests lie. With Cars 2, either you can sit back, relax and breeze through the film, the experience of which you would have forgotten within an hour of leaving the hall. Or you could deconstruct it, and see the formulae unfold. Watch the film if you want to have some fun over the weekend and definitely watch the film if you feel infuriated about this whole sequel-culture that is floating about, so you know the exact prototype.Read more
Every film studio in the current day and age is experiencing a domino effect. Ever since the first one, (bonus points for telling me which) decided it would be a cool idea to make a sequel of successful film – the idea has being flying from studio to director as if it were the most innovative thing since a nose trimmer. Cars 2 is no different than the fundamental process of wanting to double the success of an original film.
The first film, Cars was a depictive story of an anthropomorphic world of cars, their races and their lives; Cars 2 follows from the same plot, where world champion Lighting McQueen (Owen Wilson) and his best friend tow-trunk Mater (Larry The Cable Guy) head to Europe and Japan to participate in the World Grand Prix. Meanwhile, Mater gets whirl-pooled into an international espionage.
The movie is cute, you can’t take that away, with all it’s inside jokes about cars and a motor-ridden lifestyle. In this world, a car with open wheels is considered “good looking”, and they’ve managed to incorporate the fuel versus electricity debate, which sucks you in – as a movie about cars could have the potential to alienate a few.
There are a few sequences that are visually engaging and lot’s of fun to watch, like the opening sequence which plays around with a Bond-like night-time raid on a ship. The background music is head-popping and fast-paced, and the crisp, tight-cutting animated shots make you sit back and go, “okay this could be a fun two hours”.
However, it might be Pixar’s (the animation studio behind Toy Story, Wall- E and The Incredibles) reputation or just that fact that the original film Cars, was a surprisingly feel-good, intelligent film that set the bar high for the sequel, but both these factors work against the film. That’s the biggest problem with sequels - fundamentally, all the laughs, the jokes, the plot points feel rehearsed and forced. So when you laugh at the few moments in the film, you feel cheated. Cheated by a beer-bellied man in a tux is sitting behind a high-rising chair in a swanky office in LA smirking at his latest commercial investment.
And maybe you wouldn’t want that image in your head while you’re watching a feel-good animation film. Exactly at that point, the film starts to drop, as if there is some higher force governing the point at which the film gets predictable.
A side note on the animation of the film – the features of every car are innovative and true to the car's character, whether it’s the buck-teeth of Mater or the handsome open wheels of Francesco Bernaulli, Lightening McQueen’s rival (voiced by John Turturro, and possibly the most entertaining character of the film).
strong>Cars 2 is a fun weekend watch for you to unwind and sit with a large tub of popcorn. That is if you can channel out the voice of your movie-watching conscience. The same conscience that is trying to break your acceptance of lazy, “timepass” watches, that try to determine your intellect. Cars 2 is a decent film, and after a long week, you could treat yourself to a light film - but maybe it’s time to look at the larger picture, and much more stimulating alternatives to what you consider as treats.
This article is by guest author Swetha Ramakrishnan. Swetha Ramakrishnan is currently living and working in Mumbai. She's a self-confessed film enthusiast and can most likely be found talking to anyone and everyone about popular cinema and her love for SRK. Swetha Ramakrishnan also blogs at http://swetharamakrishnan.blogspot.com/.
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There is good news on the horizon for surfers in Malaga and Andalucía. A project to build the first artificial lake WaveGarden in Spain, is to be issued with the necessary planning permits to allow investors to start work on the 14-million-euro scheme.
After being stalled for several months because of the coronavirus pandemic, Alhaurín de la Torre town council will give the green light to the artificial wave lake and 200-bedroom hotel in the grounds of Lauro Golf.
WaveGarden is the leading company in this sector and already has operational pools in Korea, Brazil, Japan and Australia. But the Alhaurin wave pool will be the first centre of its kind to be opened to the public in Spain and only the third in Europe, after those in Bristol and Switzerland. It is expected that surfers from all over Europe will travel to the town to surf the artificial waves.
The existing golf offer and the proximity to Malaga Airport, in addition to the all-year-round good weather conditions of the province, will give it a great advantage over other facilities of this type already existing in Europe.
The project was stalled due to the pandemic, giving rise to many rumours in the surfing community, that the Alhaurín project had moved to another Malaga town, but it has now been reactivated.
With the approval of the permits by the town council an important step forward has been made and now an announcement is awaited from both the investors and the project promoter. The first step will be for them to release part of 14 million euros to start the works on two hectares in Lauro Golf. The construction time is estimated to be around two years, although the wave lagoon could be operational before, as has happened in other parts of the world.
According to WaveGarden, its machinery can generate up to a thousand perfect waves an hour of different sizes, and in both directions, and for different levels of surfers.
To give an idea of cost, the price per hour in the company’s Bristol pool is between 45 and just over 57 euros per hour, for adults and about 35 euros for children. Instructor courses are also offered from around 70 euros for an hour and a half. Prices include a wetsuit and surfboard.
With six operating facilities (Praia da Grama (Brazil) Alaïa Bay (Switzerland) Wave Park (South Korea) Urbnsurf (Melbourne) The Wave (Bristol) and Surf Snowdonia (Wales) and a WaveGarden Cove in (Surfland Brazil), the Spanish company has a portfolio of more than 46 projects in different phases of execution on the five continents.
The mayor of Alhaurín de la Torre, Joaquín Villanova, said that this project will place the town "on the international surf map without having a beach", and will complement the sports offer with "quality" tourism.
He explained that within a period of approximately one month, the detailed study of this project will be approved in order to start the works. "It is a great initiative to promote all-year-round tourism, as surfers will be able to enjoy it 365 days a year."


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Fahrenheit has been at the top of the list for a long time now and after I went to an eye opening discussion on it, not having read it by then, I decided it was finally my time. Literary Allusions in Fahrenheit 451 Walden by Henry David Thoreau A precursor to Granger's philosophy in Fahrenheit 451, Thoreau's classic account of the time he spent in a cabin on Walden Pond has inspired generations of iconoclasts to spurn society and take to the wilderness. I wish this book would be a series because that was a good first book. GradeSaver, 6 June 2018 Web. Captain Beatty confronts him and attempts to stop him, but allows the bird to fly away.
When he returns home to find that his wife, Mildred, has taken a bottle full of sleeping pills, he realizes that he is not happy. In fact, it is much more concerned with the dangers of modern technology and digital consumerism. At the firehall that night, a potential argument over the value of books and the thoughts they contain an argument which Beatty fuels with strings of literary quotes is interrupted by an alarm which, Montag is dismayed to learn, has been called in by his wife. He is able to make his way down the river and finds a colony of intellectuals with a love for books. He handed me a beer and fired up Star Wars; told me to relax. Everyone is controlled by the totalitarian government and literature and books have been outlawed by the government.
Guy Montag, a fireman living in Cleveland, goes about his work without question, believing that by following in his father's footsteps he is serving and protecting society. When Montag fails to show up for work, his fire chief, Beatty, pays a visit to his house. Finally the Captain hits him hard enough to knock the earpiece out and into the ground. Montag has to face Beatty: who finds out Montag is reading books and pushes Montag along to make a choice, the choice between being a criminal and reading books, or to live his normal life the way he used to. She is the one who called in the alarm. Montag begins a long and frenzied night of reading.
He discusses how the novel came to be and his general thoughts on any kind of censorship. Αυτός ο δυστοπικός επαναστάτης έγραψε ένα τόσο φανταστικό-αλληγορικό αριστούργημα που καταλήγει να είναι επιλήψιμα ρεαλιστικό και τρομακτικά διαχρονικό. The writing in the entire book is disjointed and strange, and that should have been fine, because such a style has potential for creating a disturbing, off feeling; that would fit a dystopian book. Guy Montag is a fireman, but the job is flipped. At first it was kind of hard to catch my attention.
Montag has a smile permanently etched on his face; he does not think of the present, the past, or the future. For the next week, Montag continues to talk with Clarisse and to examine his own life. When many became disturbed about the content of the books, b Fahrenheit 451 was published one year after my birth. Just before this happens, Guy must listen to Captain Beatty's ranting about the evils of books. The same elitism that values degrees values being 'well-read', and since this is the elitism of the current power structure, it is idealized by the less fortunate subcultures.
I stood staring after them, absolutely stunned. Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan Swift Swift's satirical 1726 novel follows the journey of Lemuel Gulliver to a series of fanciful islands, none more improbable than the England he left behind. Guy Montag is a fireman who believes he is content in his job, which, in the oppressive future American society depicted in Fahrenheit 451, consists of burning books and the possessions of book owners. And this is the main reason why I think Bradbury's dystopian tale is out of date and ineffective. It's written by Ray Bradbury, but my God, if you don't know that by now. But on this first day in May I have a day-trip to Socal for business and I bring this book with me. When people ask me what my favorite book is, this has been my answer for nearly 15 years.
He realizes after pondering this for a time that he not at all happy with his life. The beginning, middle, and ending. Where once, we would have read through a novel or a long article, now we spend less than thirty seconds absorbing information before scrolling onwards to the next thing, then the next, and the next. Mildred gets into a cab with her suitcase, and Montag realizes that his own wife has betrayed him. It's just a lame, lame book.
So you ask, what happened when I finally read? You can click on this map and create a copy on your teacher account. De poder desmedido sobre gente oprimida y esa disparidad puede terminar mal. He realizes that their life together is meaningless and purposeless. Facebook Page - This is a story about a man named Guy Montag who is a fireman. While reading, Montag attempts to converse with Millie about the content of the books but finds that she cannot comprehend, nor does she want to comprehend, what they are reading.
Notice, however, Bradbury's implicit hope and faith in the common man by representing the life of a working-class fireman. The setting of the book is in the future and in a big city. In the classroom, students can track the themes this novel uses to send a strong message to readers about free thought and knowledge. I first read the book when I was in 6th grade. The world is a lonely one of separate people in which Werner begins to read the books before burning them.

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Laptops are an extremely useful computing solution due to their mobility and all in one computing capabilities. Still, for all their utility, laptops are susceptible to certain issues that are easier to address on a desktop computer. One such issue is faulty keys on the keyboard. When a standard keyboard for a desktop breaks, one can simply grab a new keyboard. With a laptop, a key must be put back on if it falls of or replaced if it is broken.
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Isolate and assemble the key retainer. If your first key is broken, chances are the part that broke was the key retainer, which is comprised of two small interlocking pieces of plastic that fit into a metal housing on the keyboard. Take out the new retainer and make sure both parts are fitted together. If they are not together, you must slip the one with pegs on either side inside of the one with holes, so that the pegs fit into the holes.
Install the retainer into the keyboard housing with a tweezers. The retainer locks into a metal housing, which usually consists of four points that the retainer hooks under or snaps into, with the open middle of the retainer encircling a flexible silicon cup that gives the key its spring. Use your tweezers to carefully manoeuvre the retainer, slipping it under the appropriate hooks and prodding it to snap it into place. If you can't figure out how to position the retainer, consider taking off a lesser used key to see how the retainer fits onto the keyboard, then snap the lesser used key back on.
Snap the key cap back in place. The key cap is the part of the key that you see and press as you operate your computer. Depending on what part of the original key was damaged, you might not need a new key cap. To install the key cap, just position it over the retainer that is locked in place and press down with moderate pressure. The key cap will has plastic housings that are designed to snap onto the retainer, so the key should pop back into place and be secured to the keyboard.
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- Take care not to force the anything too hard when replacing a key, as you might damage the housing that holds the key retainer or the key retainer itself. The only time a little bit of firm pressure is needed is when you are pressing the key cap down onto a retainer that is attached to the keyboard.
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“Artificial Intelligence” (AI) is once again a major buzzword, as people get to grips with voice assistants, self-driving cars and the looming spectre of robots taking all the jobs.
The thing is, AI is a widely misunderstood concept. People tend to think of Hollywood’s take on artificial intelligence, which is at worst wildly inaccurate and at best something we’ll achieve in the far, far future only. Artificial intelligence in the real world describes a number of pretty narrow domains, such as machine vision and natural language processing, which machines can become very good at. Applied properly, AI represents some of the most powerful tech solutions that exist today. So it should come as no surprise that drone technology is strongly influenced by technologies that fall within the various subcategories of artificial intelligence. Let’s looks at some of the ways AI is (or could be) used in drones.
Even with a talented pilot, you really do want a drone that can avoid doing something dumb like flying into a tree. Modern mid- to high- end drones are almost all outfitted with sensors that let them figure out if there are solid objects close to them. Sensors aren’t enough by themselves though. Special machine vision algorithms give modern drones the intelligence to recognize objects and alter their course to avoid hitting them. Obstacle avoidance can also be combined with other features, like” follow me mode”, that enables the drone to follow and track an object and at the same time avoid any obstacles on the way. A pretty amazing feat for any computer system, much less something small and cheap enough to fit in a drone!
Many drone use cases involve having no human pilot at all. You simply tell the drone where it should go and it will figure out the rest. For example, Amazon is prepping a fleet of delivery drones that will bring packages straight to a spot you designate with a special marker.
In order to achieve this feat, these drones need some pretty impressive onboard intelligence. You can’t just stick a GPS tracker in it and send it blindly on its way. Anything can happen in flight, so completely autonomous drones need the ability deal with the unexpected and make decisions about whether it is safe to land or if an object in the distance is on a collision course. While fully autonomous drones don’t pose quite as much of a challenge as self-driving cars, it’s still an impressive and daunting task.
One of the most controversial uses of AI-powered machine vision is mass facial recognition. It’s now possible to instantly recognize faces using this technology, enabling governments and law enforcement to track individuals wherever they go. Basically, wherever you have a cloud-connected camera, you can become instantly aware of who people are and where they are going.
It should be obvious that this particular AI technology is a good match for camera drones. After all, they’re flying internet-connected camera platforms. This opens up surveillance and security possibilities that are both exciting from a tech perspective, but perhaps a little scary from a social and political viewpoint. Either way, expect to see this flavor of artificial intelligence invade the drone space in a serious way.
You may have heard about the birds and the bees, but there’s another thing they have in common apart from what your parents sat you down to have a serious chat about. That thing is swarm intelligence, which is something we see in nature all the time. Whether it’s a flock of birds or school of fish, many animals can act as a coordinated group without all of them being in communication with each other. This is possible thanks to a set of complex behavioural rules that govern how each member of the swarm acts under certain conditions.
Likewise, swarms of drones have been imbued with swarm intelligence to great effect. It promises a way to get large numbers of simple drones to complete complex tasks, such as mapping the inside of a building or constructing structures.
Drones with digital brains is a scary thought in some contexts, but in reality bringing AI and drone technology together is going to be essential if we want them to be useful. From medical drones to search and rescue systems that never give up, there are a lot of reasons we don’t want our drones just to be dumb flying robots!
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Pulitzer Prize–winning play gives Phoenix actors chance to spread their wings
Crimes of the Heart is the Pulitzer Prize–winning play by acclaimed playwright Beth Henley, which was later adapted into an Oscar-nominated film of the same name. Set in the 1970s in Hazlehurst, Miss., the story follows the three Magrath sisters, reunited after the youngest is arrested and released on bail after shooting her husband. Simultaneously dealing with mental illness, violence against women, and familial love, Crimes is a particularly timely production in a post-#MeToo world.
As a school production, it’s expected that any scripts performed at the Phoenix Theatre will push and develop budding talent, and Crimes rises to and exceeds that challenge. Paraphrasing director Peter McGuire from his pre-show lecture, the theatre department tries to select work that will foster the current batch of talent in the program, and the script for Crimes is especially generous to its cast of actors. Crimes introduces characters in difficult circumstances, asks difficult questions, and presents difficult decisions, which makes it extremely compelling to watch.
The show is performed on a thrust stage, which means that the stage delves out into the audience and that the actors could be viewed from almost every angle. But Crimes was clearly written to face the audience head-on rather than in their midst, and some of the blocking was unusually awkward, as if no one had any idea what to do with five square feet sitting empty in the middle of the room. Should they move a chair there? Maybe they should move it several times? What if they stand at the edge of the stage and look longingly at a wall? Is there meant to be a window or not?
I could watch Van Den Bossche pick at white bread until the end of time, if only because she throws every atom of herself into the character.
Despite a few blocking hiccups, the kitchen set and ’70s costume design are exceptional in the way that plain chocolate cake can be utterly divine without ganache or cherries or ice cream: sometimes simple is tasteful. It’s a testament to the design team that they are able to showcase and develop the characters without relying solely on the nostalgia aesthetics of the era. (Don’t worry, bell-bottoms do make an appearance and we’re all better off for it.)
The characters themselves are wholly developed people brought to life by the excellent cast of actors: Sophie Chappell brings the tender conflict of struggling with personal happiness and familial responsibility to the role of Lenny, the eldest sister, while Sara Jean Valiquette dominates the stage as Meg, the impulsive, reckless, and deeply loving middle child. Lucy Sharples brought laughter and tears in her role as Babe, the youngest sister, and her work in the play’s most impactful scene (which involves a suicide attempt) is unnerving, upsetting, and exceptionally humourous.
The women of the play are supported by two excellent men: Doc Porter, portrayed by Sheldon Graham, and Barnette Lloyd, played by Duncan Alexander, who both bring a comforting stability to underscore the erratic and impulsive behaviours of the Magrath sisters. Their presences act as grounding rods, yet they also brought the feeling that these characters exist and live beyond the boundaries of the Magrath home.
The true standout performance belongs to Mary Van Den Bossche, who captivates as the aggressively charismatic cousin Chick. From the moment she steps onto the stage, audience eyes are immediately drawn to her magnetic character. Her mannerisms, from eating slices of bread to the sharp jutting of her hips, are compelling to watch when combined with Chick’s blunt and overbearing demeanor. I could watch Van Den Bossche pick at white bread until the end of time, if only because she throws every atom of herself into the character.
Crimes has a regrettably short run, but the impressions it leaves are thought provoking and long lasting. This exceptional exercise in character and acting is well worth your time.
The Phoenix Theatre’s Crimes of the Heart runs from February 13 to 24, 2018. There are 8pm shows Monday through Saturday and a 2pm matinee on Saturdays. Adult and senior tickets are $26 and $20 respectively, though alumni can purchase $15 tickets at matinee shows. Student tickets are $15 every night.

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Tennessee lawmakers react to Obama's State of the Union
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U.S. Rep. Scott DesJarlais frowned at mentions of gun control, immigration reform and climate change during Tuesday's State of the Union address. Fellow Tennessee Republican U.S. Rep. Chuck Fleischmann crossed his arms as President Obama began his address. U.S. Rep Steve Cohen, D-Memphis, took pictures with his iPad.
These are some of the sights witnessed by Chris Carroll, a reporter with The Chattanooga Times Free Press who watched the State of the Union in person.
Unsurprisingly, Tennessee Republicans were unimpressed with Obama's address. Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn., for instance, said Obama "missed a golden opportunity" to address spending.
Cohen, meanwhile, told the newspaper that he "told the president he pulled a Michael Jordan … Points, rebounds, assists and steals. He did it all."
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Cheese and red wine is about as classic a combination as it gets, but Klaus Thomsen, 2006 World Barista Champion and founder of The Coffee Collective in Copenhagen says that he’s never found it to be a pairing that works that well. He’s a much bigger fan of pairing coffee and cheese–so much so that he is partnering with Danish dairy Arla to make a special coffee cheese under the dairy’s super-premium Unika line.
As a massive dairy conglomerate, Arla sometimes gets a bad rap, but what they are doing with Unika is anything but commodity grade. The project began ten years ago and is heavily aligned with the New Nordic Cuisine movement–the original goal of the project was to provide the best Danish restaurants with locally made alternatives to fine French cheeses. They worked in concert with many of Denmark’s top chefs to develop a series of cheeses that blended traditional Danish ingredients and styles with the best possible techniques and milk. For most of the project’s history, these cheeses have been exclusively available in the best Danish restaurants, though recently Arla opened an Unika boutique in the Torvehallerne food market, the same complex that houses Coffee Collective’s second cafe, opened in 2011.
Thomsen met Mads Østergaard-Clausen, Arla’s Innovation Manager and the head of the Unika project, at the Copenhagen Beer Celebration that Mikkeller hosts every year. Thomsen says that Østergaard-Clausen “hadn’t been drinking coffee in something like 15 years, but when he tasted our brews his eyes opened to the world of coffee.” The two have since really hit it off.
Coffee and food pairings are something that have been on Thomsen’s mind for quite awhile, and he says that coffee and cheese has always been one of his favorite: “It’s the most classic combination in Denmark, to have rye bread with cheese and a cup of coffee. So there’s definitely something that triggers childhood memories and cozy mornings in that combo.” But Thomsen thinks the appeal goes beyond positive memories. He says that eating a good cheese covers your mouth in a layer of fats, and that when you drink a warm liquid after eating the cheese, those fats dissolved and release one last hit of retronasal aromas.
A few months after meeting at the CBC, Thomsen visited Unika’s micro-dairy and R&D lab for a coffee and cheese tasting. He says that Mr. Østergaard-Clausen agreed with his analysis of coffee & cheese’s compatibility, and they quickly got down to devising a collaboration. They are still very much in the testing phase so details haven’t been finalized, but their first batch is experimenting with using brews of Coffee Collective’s Ethiopia Yukro and Guatemala Finca Vista Hermosa. Thomsen says that the hardest part of the process has been the waiting–the types of cheese they are working on take at least 8 months to mature, so it will still be some time before they can really taste the first batch and make their tweaks for production.
Coffee cheese is not necessarily brand new. For just one example, the folks at Beehive Cheese Co in Uintah, Utah have been making a delicious and award-winning coffee-rubbed cheese for years. But the New Nordic perspective that the Coffee Collective and Unika are taking is sure to make for a delicious take on the concept. It will still be a while before the final batches find their way into production, but there is a chance that places like New York City’s BoxKite coffee could someday be pairing Coffee Collective brews with Coffee Collective/Unika cheese.
For now, New Yorkers can try some other fine cheeses from the Unika line. They’ve recently expanded into limited US distribution, rolling out their ultra-premium cheeses to Scandinavian restaurants in NYC like Aska, Luksus, and Aquavit.

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Welcome to Cast Party, the feature that imagines a world with even more live action comic book adaptations than we currently have, and comes up with arguably the best casting suggestions you’re ever going to find for the movies and shows we wish could exist. This week we're looking at Rat Queens, the hilarious high fantasy series starring an all-lady team of rowdy adventurers, written by Kurtis J. Wiebe and currently illustrated by Tess Fowler.
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Hi, I’m Charlotte Finn. I’m a lifelong comics fan and, last year, I admitted to myself that I am transgender.
Coming out as transgender means reassessing a lot about your life, your place in the world, and what that world's been telling you about yourself before you even realized who you really were. In this occasional series, I’m going to be applying that reassessment to comics that feature people like me, or close to being like me, and look them over with a fresh set of eyes, starting with Rat Queens Special #1: Braga, by Kurtis J. Wiebe and Tess Fowler.
It's been a tough eight months or so for Image Comics' Rat Queens, art-wise. Artist John Upchurch was removed from the book last November after he was arrested on domestic abuse charges, and his replacement, Stjepan Sejic, has been fighting illness and was only able to draw two issues in the interim.
A Wednesday announcement from Image indicates that clearer skies are ahead, however, as artist Tess Fowler and colorist Tamra Bonvillain have taken the art reins of the series about a band of plundering adventurers full-time, starting with issue #11 in August. Sejic will remain as cover artist through issue #15. Series co-creator Kurtis J. Wiebe remains in place as writer.
On April 29th, writer Kurtis Wiebe marked his return to horror comics with Pisces, a brand-new series from Image Comics with artist Johnnie Christmas and colors by Tamara Bonvillain. Although I’ve loved all of Wiebe’s work, it was Green Wake, his noir murder-mystery gothic drama with Riley Rossmo, that persuaded me that he was a writer with a natural gift for spinning scary stories, and I’d always hoped he would return to the genre.
After just one issue, it’s clear that Wiebe’s talents for building a terrifying world have grown immensely, and for readers who love surreal, nonlinear narratives, this title should be added to pull lists immediately.
The adventure series Rat Queens from Kurtis J. Wiebe and Roc Upchurch took home the GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding Comic Book at a ceremony in Los Angeles on Saturday. The medieval fantasy series centers on a diverse cast of female adventurers, including lesbian halfling thief Betty.
This year's other nominees were Hawkeye, by Matt Fraction, David Aja, Annie Wu, and Matt Hollingsworth; Lumberjanes, by Noelle Stevenson, Grace Ellis, and Brooke Allen; Memetic, by James Tynion IV and Eryk Donovan; and Saga, by Brian K. Vaughan and Fiona Staples.
Stjepan Šejic is an artist who's been on the verge of a breakthrough for a while now -- and he's apparently just had two of them back-to-back. Šejic is an excellent artist, remarkably fast, and by all reports very easy to work with, which means he delivers the trifecta for promising talent.
That talent will be put to excellent use on a book in dire need of a great artist; Šejic has been named as the new permanent artist on Rat Queens, the hit fantasy series from writer Kurtis J. Wiebe and Image's Shadowline imprint. This news comes just a couple of weeks after reports that Šejic's creator-owned erotic graphic novel Sunstone received the highest ever advance orders for any book published by Image's Top Cow imprint.
Earlier this week Bleeding Cool reported that Rat Queens artist John Upchurch, who draws under the pen name Roc Upchurch, was arrested in Georgia last month on charges of "Battery - Family Violence." The report sourced a blog post by Upchurch's wife describing the events, one which she later deleted but that is still available in the form of Web cache. Roc Upchurch confirmed the arrest in a statement to Bleeding Cool.
Following questions of what would become of the series, Rat Queens writer and co-creator Kurtis Wiebe announced on his website that in light of the nature of the charges, Upchurch will no longer be drawing the comic, and that Rat Queens will continue with a new artist.
The foul-mouthed, booze-fueled adventurers of Kurtis J. Wiebe and Roc Upchurch's Image Comics series Rat Queens probably wouldn't be welcome on The Disney Channel or Cartoon Network (maybe Adult Swim), but that isn't stopping the Weta Workshop's Pukeko Pictures and the Heavy Metal brand from developing it into an animated series.
The two production companies, which jointly acquired the rights to the series, are hard at work developing a half-hour animated version of the exploits of Betty (thief), Hannah (mage), Dee (cleric) and Violet (fighter). They're planning to pitch it to networks soon.
This week, Chris and Matt are talking at length about Futures End #1 by Brian Azzarello, Keith Giffen, Dan Jurgens, Jeff Lemire and Patrick Zircher, which continues the killing trend set off by the Free Comic Book Day #0 issue. Then they talk about Rat Queens #6 by Kurtis Wiebe and Roc Upchurch and Moon Knight #3 by Warren Ellis, Declan Shalvey and Jordie Bellaire!
Over the past five issues Kurtis J. Wiebe and Roc Upchurch's Rat Queens has quickly become one of my favorite comics on the stands. The story of four Dungeons & Dragons-style adventurers who claim to protect the town while actually being the biggest possible threat to the peace is hilarious, brutal and action-packed, and more often than not, it's all three at the same time.
The first story arc, Sass & Sorcery, wrapped up in the fifth issue last week, so to look back on one of the best debuts of the past year, I spoke to Wiebe about the influence of gaming on his storytelling, the character he relates to, and the almost unprintable original title.

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Today’s Overwatch update time for the returning Halloween Terror event for 2020 has been locked in and it won’t be long before gamers can unlock new Legendary skins and spooky cosmetics. But while fans know a lot about what to expect from the seasonal event, there’s been plenty of other changes worked on in the background. by the development team And if we’re lucky, some of these will be part of today’s big Overwatch update across PS4, Xbox One and PC.
OVERWATCH UPDATE TIME
Developers Blizzard has confirmed that Overwatch Halloween 2020 will be releasing on Tuesday, October 13, 2020.
Gamers across PS4, Xbox One and PC will get the update at the same time, and there’s a chance of a few surprises being added.
Today’s Overwatch update time is to be scheduled for around 7pm BST, or 11am PDT if you live in the United States.
This is based on previous launch schedules, so there’s always a chance that things could start earlier than listed above.
It will be worth keeping an eye on the official Overwatch Twitter account, as this will confirm when the new patch has been released.
OVERWATCH PATCH NOTES
While we know that new skins and Junkenstein’s Revenge are expected, there’s a few other changes Blizzard have been working on.
Early patch notes shared as part of the game’s most recent PTR update provide us a little insight into what to expect next.
It’s unclear how many of these new changes will arrive but you can find the official Overwatch PTR patch notes listed below:
Feature Update: Improved Profanity Filter
We are making changes to how the Profanity Filter works to give players more control over the types of words they see. Instead of a simple On/Off Profanity Filter, there are now three levels of profanity filtering provided.
- FRIENDLY – We’ll do our best to filter all words currently identified by our constantly-updated list as obscene, vulgar, or offensive. This is the most family-friendly setting.
- MATURE – You may see some obscene or vulgar words with this setting, but we will filter language identified as extremely offensive.
- UNFILTERED – Nothing will be filtered. Please be aware that you may see extremely offensive language. This setting is not recommended.
- Along with the new three levels of filtering, we now will allow players to have different profanity filter settings for each communication channel.
- As an example, you could use the stronger FRIENDLY profanity filter option for more public channels such as GENERAL CHAT or MATCH CHAT, but use the MATURE option for the more private PARTY CHAT.
- PLEASE NOTE: Using Any of the profanity filters doesn’t make it okay for players to use offensive language, and we encourage you to report these examples if you encounter them.
- Using language reported by the community and deemed offensive by Blizzard will result in severe account restrictions.


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In Nobody, released on DVD, Blu-ray and 4K UHD 13th September 2021 from Warner Home Video, a bystander who intervenes to help a woman being harassed by a group of men becomes the target of a vengeful drug lord.
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Hutch is a nobody. As an overlooked and underestimated father and husband, he takes life's indignities on the chin and never rocks the boat. But when his daughter loses her beloved kitty-cat bracelet in a robbery, Hutch hits a boiling point no one knew he had. What happens when a pushover finally pushes back?
Hutch flips from regular dad to fearless fighter by taking his enemies on a wild ride of explosive revenge. The writer of John Wick showcases Emmy® winner Bob Odenkirk (Better Call Saul) as fans have never seen him before: an average family man who becomes a lethal vigilante unlike any ordinary action hero.
Nobody is released on DVD, Blu-ray and 4K UHD 13th September 2021 from Warner Home Video.
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