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With childhood development, there are many variables that contribute in molding a child into their adolescent stage in life. There are many possibilities from different parenting styles, which result in positive and negative impacts future personality of a child during middle childhood to adolescence. The outcome of a child’s personality into adolescence will depend if the parenting style is permissive, authoritative, or authoritarian. Family dynamics along with other peer relationships will contribute to how a human faces problems with trust and also how he or she will develop moral values.
(Kopko, 2007), A permissive parenting style can be summarized by having a increased level of nurturance with decreased levels of maturity demands from children. Permissiveness can result in a difficulty with demands from the child, lack of control to the child and from the child, and also a lack of communication from the parent to child and vice versa. Overall the main problem that comes from a child that was grown into adolescence with a permissive parenting style in independence. Permissive parenting styles make children very independent of their parents with anything that becomes problematic. With unproblematic issues, the child will make their own decisions with little input from the parent at an age that he or she is not ready to do so. The permissive parenting style can be comforting with accepting and understanding parents, but most likely the parent is uninvolved. With a lack of involvement during middle childhood, a child will often require bribery for good behavior. The child will not take rules seriously, which can result in complications with social skills, insecurity, and a lack of self-discipline. A permissive parenting style sometimes can be view from other families as a functional family, but there are many dangerous consequences from this style. There have been studies that have permissive parenting styles linked to underage alcohol use. Not only the child uses at an early age, but the child usually uses with no moderation because of the lack of boundaries or guidance. In addition, the study also shows a link to drug use and other forms of misbehavior. Children whom grow up with a permissive parenting style do not develop a strong sense of self-discipline once they reach adolescence. Usually, the child will not be very involved or motivated with school work and will become less motivated by their peers. With an idea of what certain skills and lessons children learn from self-discipline and corrective criticism, an idea can be pictured of what that child will lack in the future. Because middle childhood is so important in molding a child into a functional adolescence, if there is a lack of contribution from the parent the child will become a dysfunctional adolescence. At adolescence a human can be very hard to change due to stubbornness and their beliefs from childhood. Children from a Permissive parenting background do not have a functional dependence and do not develop strong moral values.
According to a psychology expert (Cherry, 2014), Authoritative parenting is one of the three parenting styles developed from Diana Baumrind. This parenting style is often referred to as a “democratic” style and involves high expectations from the child by the parent. Unlike a permissive parenting style, a parent using a authoritative style is more involved. The authoritative parent will often listen to their child and encourage independence. The results from the child’s decisions can be followed with consequences along with future expectations. Alike a permissive parenting style, an authoritative parent will express warmth nurturance, which is used in moderation according to age. According to Baumrind, children raised by a authoritative style usually become more capable, happy, and successful. This can mirror what that child will be like at adolescence. With happier dispositions, proper emotional control, good social skills, and self-confidence, a child will move into adolescence at an earlier age. Overall, authoritative parenting will come from a functional family. With strong self-discipline in a child, the child will make strong decisions and will be less affected by peers and other influences of their environment. Life influences during middle childhood are easily experienced and evaluated by a child from an authoritative background. With many influential experiences in middle childhood, a child will develop into an adolescent with strong moral values.
In contrast to both authoritative and permissive parenting styles (Kopko, 2007), the authoritarian parenting style can be defined as a display of little warmth and very high control. Authoritarian parents are strict disciplinarians, which use strict consequences to force the child or adolescent in following directions. There are few discussions with their child regarding rules and standards are never debated. During middle childhood, the child will be very evasive of dependence, which can result in depression. Authoritarian parents definitely follow under a dysfunctional family. A adolescent from a authoritarian background will eventually become rebellious during their teens. Often rebelliousness can result in extreme complications during adolescence from the child to the parent. Authoritarian parents can be viewed as self-centered. Once the human moves from middle childhood into adolescence, the adolescent can become a lot alike their authoritarian parent making he or she self-centered as well. A child may be very evasive of peer pressure because of the strict consequences that will follow, which can be a good thing or a bad thing. Experiences during middle childhood are important regardless how influential they may be. All influences in middle childhood contribute to the development of moral values. There is just such a difficulty in experiencing such life influences when coming from an authoritarian parenting style compared to a permissive or authoritative parenting style.
In conclusion, the three different parenting styles have few similarities and very different results as a child moves from middle childhood into adolescence. Permissive parenting is comforting but does not display a structure that will help an adolescent with becoming more independent. Authoritarian parenting styles can be seen as totally opposite from a permissive parenting style but also make complications with an adolescent becoming independent. In addition, the permissive and authoritarian parenting styles are dysfunctional compared to the authoritative parenting style. Authoritative parenting styles can have a better opportunity to encourage a adolescent to be dependent with all the necessary comforts of a parent. Overall, parents can have the best outcome of a adolescent if they find a good mixture of each parenting style that will end in creating a adolescent with strong moral values.
Cherry, K. (2014). What Is Authoritative Parenting?. Retrieved from http://psychology.about.com/od/childcare/f/authoritative-parenting.htm Kimberly, K. (2007). Parenting Styles and Adolescents. Retrieved from http://www.human.cornell.edu/pam/outreach/parenting/research/upload/Parenting-20Styles-20and-20Adolescents.pdf


Geekly Update - 06 December 2018
What well-known company is the winner of the December Data Breach contest? Is the Microsoft tech support scam finally finished? Why are lawyers for Apple acting like a bunch of blockheads? And do you need proof that image recognition isn't ready for prime time? Get answers in today's Geekly Update -- it's jam-packed with the latest tech news. This issue is guaranteed to make you 146% smarter -- you'll see why. Read, think, and, comment!
The AskBobRankin Geekly Update
Online florist 1-800-Flowers announced that their website was breached four years ago, revealing the names and credit card data of 75,000 customers over that timespan. Not to be outdone, Q&A website Quora revealed that hackers obtained 100 million user names, email addresses, encrypted passwords and other customer information. But the big winner in the December Data Breach contest is Marriott Corp, which revealed a breach that may involve 600 million hotel guests’ records and may also date back to 2014.
Facial recognition flagged a woman for jaywalking. Only problem: she’s an ad on a bus. Another indication that artificial intelligence still has a ways to go. British police want to use AI to spot online p*rn, but the tech keeps mistaking sand dunes for human flesh. In related news, microblogging site Tumblr made news by announcing their ban on naughty bits. But their image recognition tech is equally flawed, flagging pictures of Jesus, superheroes and a man with no socks.
Starbucks will also begin filtering p*rn from its WiFi networks in an effort to fill seats with paying customers. Let's hope their content filters work better than their coffee filters. (I have to filter too. Many spam filters will zap emails with "objectionable" words.)
The world’s largest collection of scientific wildlife audio and video recordings is now available online for free. Let's hope it doesn't ban birds and bees.
In the near future, your first job interview may be with an AI bot that assesses your personality.
Indian police raided 26 call centers and arrested hundreds of people following “tech support scam” complaints file by Microsoft.
The low-cost, no-contract, multi-carrier cellular service from Google, previously called Project Fi, is now Google Fi. One cool feature is the ability to seamlessly switch between T-Mobile, Sprint, and US Cellular networks. Until recently, it only supported a few phones (Google Pixel, Moto G6 and X4, and LG's G7 and V35). You no longer need a special phone to use Google Fi, if you can live with T-Mobile service.
Elon Musk is no longer boring. His plans for a hyperspeed tunnel under Los Angeles have been canceled, or changes, or pivoted, or something. Who knows what Elon is doing?
Rivals are embracing -- it must be Christmas in the air. Apple Music is coming to Amazon Echo speakers starting December 17.
YouTube is pulling back on its push of subscription services, making original content available for free on its ad-supported service.
Hundreds of Google employees signed an open letter to the company demanding that it stop developing a censored search product for the Chinese government. Really, the Chinese need help with censorship?
Apple is arguing that consumers who buy from its App Store have no standing to sue Apple for antitrust violations because of a 40 year-old Supreme Court ruling about concrete blocks. Associate Justice Sotomeyer, for one, is not impressed.
Scientists have mapped history going back to the 4th century in the labyrinth of tunnels beneath the world’s oldest cathedral in Rome.
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Administration and dosage
Brynlee, a patient with
RETHYMIC is a one-time treatment administered via a single surgical procedure1,2
RETHYMIC is implanted in one, or both if necessary, of the patient’s thighs during a surgical procedure.1
After general anesthesia, a ~5-cm-long vertical incision is made over the anterior thigh compartment.1
Individual slices of RETHYMIC are implanted in created pockets between the muscle fibers.1
Each implanted RETHYMIC slice is fully covered by muscle tissue and the pockets stitched closed with a single absorbable suture.1
The skin incision is closed with absorbable sutures and a standard dressing is applied.1
The dosage is determined by the total surface area of the RETHYMIC tissue slices, and the amount implanted is calculated based on the recipient’s body surface area.1
Learn how to access RETHYMIC and begin the referral process.
See what you should expect after your patients receive treatment with RETHYMIC.
Enzyvant CONNECT provides support and resources for patients with congenital athymia and their caregivers.
Indication and Important Safety Information
Important Safety Information
Immune reconstitution sufficient to protect from infection is unlikely to develop prior to 6-12 months after treatment with RETHYMIC. Given the immunocompromised condition of athymic patients, follow infection control measures until the development of thymic function is established as measured through flow cytometry. Monitor patients closely for signs of infection including fever. If a fever develops, assess the patient by blood and other cultures and treat with antimicrobials as clinically indicated. Patients should be maintained on immunoglobulin replacement therapy until specified criteria are met, and two months after stopping, IgG trough level should be checked. Prior to and after treatment with RETHYMIC, patients should be maintained on Pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia prophylaxis until specified criteria are met.
RETHYMIC may cause or exacerbate pre-existing graft versus host disease (GVHD). Monitor and treat patients at risk for the development of GVHD. Risk factors for GVHD include atypical complete DiGeorge anomaly phenotype, prior hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT) and maternal engraftment. GVHD may manifest as fever, rash, lymphadenopathy, elevated bilirubin and liver enzymes, enteritis, and/or diarrhea.
Autoimmune-related adverse events occurred in patients treated with RETHYMIC. These events included: thrombocytopenia, neutropenia, proteinuria, hemolytic anemia, alopecia, hypothyroidism, autoimmune hepatitis, autoimmune arthritis, transverse myelitis, albinism, hyperthyroidism, and ovarian failure. Monitor for the development of autoimmune disorders, including complete blood counts with differential, liver enzymes, serum creatinine, urinalysis, and thyroid function.
Pre-existing renal impairment is a risk factor for death.
In the clinical studies of RETHYMIC, 4 out of 4 patients with pre-existing cytomegalovirus infection died. The benefits/risks of treatment should be considered prior to treating patients with pre-existing CMV infection.
Because of the underlying immune deficiency, patients who receive RETHYMIC may be at risk of developing post-treatment lymphoproliferative disorder. Patients should be monitored for the development of lymphoproliferative disorder.
Transmission of infectious disease may occur because RETHYMIC is derived from human tissue and because product manufacturing includes porcine- and bovine-derived reagents.
Immunizations should not be administered in patients who have received RETHYMIC until immune-function criteria have been met.
All patients should be screened for anti-HLA antibodies prior to receiving RETHYMIC. Patients testing positive for anti-HLA antibodies should receive RETHYMIC from a donor who does not express those HLA alleles. HLA matching is required in patients who have received a prior HCT or a solid organ transplant. Patients who have received a prior HCT are at increased risk of developing GVHD after RETHYMIC if the HCT donor did not fully match the recipient.
Of the 105 patients in clinical studies, 29 patients died, including 23 deaths in the first year (< 365 days) after implantation.
The most common (>10%) adverse events related to RETHYMIC included: hypertension, cytokine release syndrome, rash, hypomagnesemia, renal impairment/failure, thrombocytopenia, and graft versus host disease.
To report suspected adverse reactions, please contact the FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088 or www.fda.gov/safety/medwatch
RETHYMIC® (allogeneic processed thymus tissue–agdc) is indicated for immune reconstitution in pediatric patients with congenital athymia.
Limitations of Use:
RETHYMIC is not indicated for the treatment of patients with severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID).
References: 1. RETHYMIC [package insert]. Marlborough, MA: Sumitomo Pharma America, Inc; 2023. 2. Enzyvant Therapeutics GmbH. Enzyvant receives FDA approval for RETHYMIC® (allogeneic processed thymus tissue-agdc), a one-time regenerative tissue-based therapy for pediatric congenital athymia. Enzyvant Therapeutics, Inc. October 8, 2021. Accessed March 3, 2023. https://enzyvant.com/enzyvant-receives-fda-approval-for-rethymic-allogeneic-processed-thymus-tissue-agdc-a-one-time-regenerative-tissue-based-therapy-for-pediatric-congenital-athymia/

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Ministry of Justice corporate content will move to the new single website for government GOV.UK in April 2013.
In October 2012 GOV.UK brought together government information and guidance from Directgov and Business Link into one place - this included content from the Ministry of Justice.
The next phase of GOV.UK is to replace all UK central government department websites, moving corporate content onto the Inside Government
section of GOV.UK.
What this means for justice.gov.uk and our website visitors
From April, all MOJ corporate content e.g. news, publications, statistics, and research and analysis will no longer be published on justice.gov.uk and will instead be published on GOV.UK.
As the justice website features content from a number of justice organisations including HM Courts & Tribunals Service, the National Offender Management Service, and the Youth Justice Board, it will remain open until this content is moved to GOV.UK over the next year.
If you have a page on our current website bookmarked, don't worry. Links will continue to work. Our current web pages will either re-direct to the new pages on GOV.UK that contain the same information, or link to an archived version of the page on The National Archives Website.
More about GOV.UK
There are a number of additional features on GOV.UK that will allow you to get a better understanding of the work we do.
If you are interested in the workings of government you will be able to see information from multiple government departments grouped by topic. For example, you'll be able to get a comprehensive picture in one place of what the government is doing about crime and policing.
We will be presenting our policies in a way that more clearly presents the outcome the government is trying to achieve, and the actions it is taking.
Inside Government - take the tour


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Commvault has announced the introduction of Revera Vault as a new Cloud storage target, offering New Zealand organisations backup and archiving to a local Cloud.
The move pre-integrates Revera Vault as a backup target, providing Commvault customers with the option to unify on-premise data protection, backup, and archiving workloads with a New Zealand-based storage cloud.
“Customers today want quick and easy access to multiple platforms,” says Keith Archibald, Chief Innovation Officer, Revera.
“Pre-integrating complementary services like Revera Vault makes complete sense. Shifting data between Commvault and Revera Vault is effortless, because there’s no need to redevelop for our platform.”
As reported by Reseller News, the introduction of Revera Vault brings object-based Cloud storage services compatible with Amazon’s widely adopted S3 connector, designed to provide an in-country Cloud offering with public cloud features and pricing.
“Commvault offers companies around the world greater options in how they can leverage Cloud,” adds Prasanna Gulasekharam, Country Manager, Commvault New Zealand.
“This partnership with Revera has further bolstered our ability to simplify data protection and management workflow between our customers’ datacentres and Cloud storage.
“Organisations want the flexibility to access and move their information to and from the cloud securely and simply.
“This allows us to integrate cloud APIs, enable easy and seamless access to data, and pave the way for customers and resellers to take advantage of flexible pay-as-you-go Cloud storage.”

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It has been revealed that people who jet away on holiday have better relationships and are "more datable" overall. The study by Contiki also found that 63 percent of people think they were able to solve a problem better because of their travel experiences, which bodes well for relationships.
Psychologist and relationship expert Antonia Hall said: "Travel requires adaptability skills, because travel comes with obstacles, even with the best-laid plans. When traveling solo, one learns to trust their own instincts. Travels is an incredible way to learn about one's self, how you deal with stress, and what you need to do to take care of yourself ...
"In partnered travel you get to put your adaptability skills to work and see if your partner can do the same. One can learn a lot about a person while traveling, including where you match up, how you can support one another and where outside challenges lead to issues between you two. Once you've been through flight delays, unexpected storms, and other challenges, it helps bond you with your partner and make everyday obstacles easier to get through together."
And 76 percent of travelers feel they are more confident because of the experiences they have had abroad.
Hall added to Bravo TV's Jet Set: "Travel allows you to experience new cultures [and] ways of life, and have adventures outside your comfort zone. This is a great way to get to know oneself, and to get to know your partner in ways that foster bonding."

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Clip: Season 2011 Episode 4 | 2m 15s
View this gripping video diary from reporter Inigo Gilmore, reporting on assignment for FRONTLINE in Cairo. It starts with Tuesday's peaceful protests -- what Gilmore describes as "people power at its most potent" but takes a darker turn as "all hell breaks loose" when the pro-Mubarak forces arrive on the scene.
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Indie music has grown to include so many things. It’s not just music that comes out on independent labels, but speaks to an aesthetic that deviates from the norm and follows its own quirky heart. This can take the form of rock, pop or folk music. In a way, that says as much about the people who are drawn to it as it is about the people who make it.
Every week, Uproxx rounds up the best new indie music from the past seven days. This week we have highly anticipated albums from Big Thief, Spoon, Empath, Orville Peck, and more.
While we’re at it, sign up for our newsletter to get the best new indie music straight to your inbox, every Monday.
Big thief — Dragon New Warm Mountain I believe in you
Big Thief’s new double album Dragon New Warm Mountain I believe in you may be a mouthful to say, but well worth a listen. The 20-track release was recorded in multiple locations across the country and is a perfect showcase of the band’s intimate, haunting songwriting and vocalist Adrianne Lenker’s soulful lyricism. Although ambitious, Big Thief performed the LP with conviction and Steven Hyden of Uproxx called it a “masterpiece”.
Spoon – Lucifer on the couch
After being mainstays of indie music for over two decades, Spoon proves they’re here to stay with new album Lucifer on the couch. It’s their first full project in five years and with revitalized songs like “The Hardest Cut” and “Wild”, the new album was well worth the wait. Spoon’s goal in recording the project was to maintain the high energy they would bring to the touring scene – and they definitely succeeded.
Orville Peck— Broncho: Chapter 1
Orville Peck’s music has been killing him on TikTok lately thanks to an HBOMax inclusion Euphoriabut the masked cowboy also just released the new EP Broncho: Chapter 1. The four-track project sees Peck lean more into his country music-inspired twang while combining atmospheric production with catchy riffs.
Empathetic — Visitor
Empath, four musicians from Philly, shared their highly anticipated album Visitor this week, taking their sound in a more fuzzy, synth-heavy direction. Incorporating samples taken from everywhere from Minecraft to an air conditioner, Empath shows off its innovative songwriting on the 11-track effort. “We never want to be tied down to one type of song or sound, and we love all kinds of improvisational music,” lead singer Catherine Elicson said of the LP.
Sharon Van Etten – “Door”
Dropping her first new solo music of the year, Sharon Van Etten returned with the electrifying track “Porta.” Layered with resonant synths and a groove-driven beat, “Porta” marks a departure from his previous guitar-focused discography. Contrasting the heavy pace, Van Etten said the song was actually written in 2020 at one of its “lowest lows”, referring to “episodes of depression and anxiety and coping mechanisms”. for much of his adult life.
Father John Misty—”Q4″
Father John Misty kicked off his new musical era with cinematic track ‘Funny Girl,’ and now he’s offering another look at his upcoming LP Chloë and the following 20th century with the triumphant title “Q4”. Draped in a dramatic string section, the song is heavily inspired by classic Hollywood and revolves around the story of a film adaptation of a book.
Mxmtoon – “Mona Lisa”
Armed with their singing lyrical delivery and a ukulele, Mxmtoon returns with the serious song “Mona Lisa”. The Mxmtoon song’s version of an uplifting anthem as she sings to prioritize her self-esteem. “‘Mona Lisa’ is about wanting to be the subject of the art for once instead of being the creator of it,” she said of the track.
The Beths – “A Real Thing”
After making waves with their second album Watch the jump rope, The Beths are back with a song that’s sure to put a smile on your face. “A Real Thing” is an upbeat, happy track that singer Liz Stokes describes as “confusing, a bit frenetic, a bit spooky” and was written just after the 2020 New Zealand and US elections. The song is meant to be a bright ray of optimism with a healthy dose of dread.
Chris Farren – Death Can’t Wait (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
While we were all discovering new hobbies like crocheting or an unhealthy TikTok addiction during lockdown, Chris Farren was hard at work. In just under three months, the musician wrote an entire score for a made-up movie, which he surprise released this week. Death Can’t Wait (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) is inspired by iconic films like Bind series with surf rock and 60s French pop influences. The LP is mostly instrumental except for the album opener, which features stunning vocals from Laura Stevenson.
Orion Sun — “dirty dancer”
Kicking off a new musical era with the soulful track “dirty dancer”, Orion Sun proves that she is definitely one to watch. After finding success on her 2020 debut Mom + Pop Records Save space for meOrion Sun pursues her with his intimate songwriting and jaw-dropping vocals on “dirty dancer,” a song about overcoming insecurities and maintaining self-love.
Bean Sunflower – “Who made you do this?”
New York trio Sunflower Bean dropped the floating tune “Who Put You Up To This?” this week, officially announcing the band’s next LP A head of sugar. The soaring and euphoric single, like the album as a whole, deals with the impermanence that many have learned over the past few years. If nothing really lasts, then “why not do what you want to do on your own terms?” notes from vocalist/bassist Julia Cumming.
Queens Pillow – “Hearts and Minds”
Dublin band Pillow Queens have made a name for themselves touring with IDLES, Pussy Riot and Future Islands. After creating buzz around their 2020 album, Pillow Queens are back with a new single announcing their upcoming LP Leave the light on. Armed with resonant vocals and electrifying riffs, “Hearts & Minds” proves that Pillow Queens should definitely be on your radar.

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SAN FRANCISCO — Stephen Curry scored 53 points to pass Wilt Chamberlain for the most in Warriors franchise history as Golden State beat the Denver Nuggets 116-107 on Monday night.
Draymond Green had 18 points, seven rebounds, and seven assists, Andrew Wiggins scored 17 points and Kent Bazemore added 14 for the Warriors.
Nikola Jokić led the Nuggets with 27 points, 12 rebounds, and eight assists. Michael Porter Jr. added 24 points and nine rebounds.
Jamal Murray scored 17 points before injuring his left knee in the final minute of the game. He was helped off the court and did not return.
Curry scored 21 points in the first quarter, giving him 17,786 in his career. That passed Chamberlain’s 17,783 with the franchise, a record he’d held since 1964.
Curry shot 14 of 24 from the field, making 10 of 18 3-pointers. The two-time league MVP added six rebounds and four assists in 35 minutes. It marked his seventh straight game scoring at least 30 points, the longest streak by a Warrior since Rick Barry during the 1966-67 season.
Denver took a 61-56 lead into halftime, but Golden State took over in the third quarter, outscoring the Nuggets 43-22 for a 99-83 lead.
Denver outscored Golden State 54-36 in the paint, but the Warriors made 18 three-pointers to the Nuggets’ eight.
Denver has now lost two in a row, following an eight-game winning streak.
CURRY COOKING FROM DEEP
Curry’s 10 three-pointers marked his 18th career game making at least 10 — 13 more than any other player in NBA history. He notched his ninth career 50-point game.
Nuggets: Murray returned to the starting lineup after missing the last four games with right knee soreness, but exited with an apparent left knee injury in the final minute following a hard fall under the basket.
Warriors: James Wiseman is out indefinitely with a meniscus injury in his right knee. He is getting opinions from multiple experts following an MRI to determine the next step. … Kelly Oubre Jr. missed his second straight game with a sprained left wrist. He remains day-to-day.
Nuggets: Host Miami on Wednesday night. Denver won the first meeting 109-82 on Jan. 27.
Warriors: At Oklahoma City on Wednesday night, the first of three meetings in the next month.
More AP NBA: https://apnews.com/tag/NBA and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports

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Kellogg’s gives LCM bars a health makeover
Kellogg’s has given its LCM bars a health makeover.
The LCM bars are a snack bar with a base of Rice Bubbles (rice krispies) mixed together with different flavours.
The new LCM Oaty Bubble Bars contain oats alongside the Rice Bubbles. The Oaty Bubble Bars also have 25 per cent less sugar per 100g than original LCM bars.
Oaty Bubble Bars have been awarded a 3.5 health start rating.
Two flavour options are available, Original and Strawberry and Apple. Original contains 37 per cent whole grain oats, whilst Strawberry and Apple contains 33 per cent whole grain oats. Kellogg’s describes the bars as a source of fibre and as containing no artificial colours or flavours.
The bars are available now from Woolworths, Coles and independent supermarkets. The recommended retail price is AUD $4.00 for a box of five bars.
- Kellogg’s launchesLCM 4D Choc
- Kellogg’screates gluten-free versions for some products
- Kellogg’sto open a cereal café in Sydney
Popular yoghurt brand Yoplait is raising the stakes when it comes to snacking by introducing a new ...
Grocery baskets could soon be filling up with more organic food as Millennials become parents concer...
Young Australians look for a job within the food industry might need to focus on best utilising thei...
Could ‘liquid apple pie’ be the next beverage trend to take Australia by storm?
Asian food brand, Chang’s, is launching a new stock into Woolworths supermarkets.
Woolworths Group Ltd (WOW) has reported its results for the September quarter of FY17 to the ASX.
Food technology is all about piling your plate with safer, cheaper, fresher, more nutritious and env...
Woolworths is bringing back its popular ‘Fresh Market Updates’.

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Re: 13th Floor Elevators poster:
This exchange was recently posted on the Texas Psych group and my Facebook page. I'm pasting it all here.
Ebay listing says:
VERY RARE Way back in the day the urban legends tell of smoking banana to obtain heavy duty highs. All you really got was a hell of a massive dose of being sick as a dog. This poster is one of the very first psychedelic posters ever made, it is very very rare and only for the advanced collector of this art form. From what i have learned about it over the decades, it dates right around to the appearance of "The Seed" with The Charlatans at the Red Dog Saloon summer of 1965. This is what old timers who knew this poster were telling me during the years.
Sonic 124 says on the Texas Psych Google Group:
Looks like some kinda cross between psych sounds&Velvets Warhol's Banana seller claims "From what I have learned about it over the decades, it dates right around to the appearance of "The Seed" with The Charltons at the Red Dog Saloon summer of 1965." Way out of my price range.
Kiloh Smith says on the Texas Psych Google Group:
The 'Elevators LP came out in late 1966 and the Velvets LP came out in 1967 so how can this poster date from 1965? Fake! It's not even a really quality poster.
Mike Harvey says on Facebook:
Kiloh, and the guy looking to buy the banana poster: Before I worked at Love Street, I spent some time at the Underground Railroad on Market Square. That was 1968 and I remember that poster. It came out after Donovan Leich's record, Mellow Yellow. There was even a rumor at that time that smoking banana peel could get y...ou high. It could easily be a knock-off, but the original was everywhere. I'm surprised more of them didn't survive.

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Smart Foods: How to Take Better Food Photos with a Smartphone
By Alfonso Calero | February 22, 2022
Whether you’re shooting a restaurant dish or something you just cooked at home, there are a few simple tricks of the trade you can use to capture professional-looking images.
While professional food photography is often done in studios with elaborate lighting setups, you can achieve amazing results using diffused natural light.
Avoid direct sunlight and instead use a reflector to bounce light into the shaded areas of your dish. Pay close attention to detail, especially in shadow areas, and be careful not to blow out your highlights, especially in the food itself.
A simple piece of white paper can be an inconspicuous reflector in a restaurant environment. If you must shoot at night, avoid using the camera’s built-in flash as much as possible. A pocket tripod can be used to hold the mobile camera steady.
2) What objective?
Most new mobile phone cameras have two to three lenses released with 0.5/1x/2x magnification. I suggest avoiding the 0.5 unless you’re looking for a slightly distorted, wide-angle view.
1 or 2x magnification closely mimics a commonly used 50mm lens. Avoid pinching and zooming past your longest lens as this will be digital zoom, not optical. Your image quality will be greatly diminished.
The phrase “Keep it simple” is worth keeping in mind when it comes to composition. Try to avoid putting anything in the frame that distracts from the main subject. Move the camera angle up and down to find the perspective that makes food the most delicious.
A top down view can look great, but a 45 degree angle tends to add a more dynamic feel.
4) Depth of field
Using a wide aperture to produce a shallow depth of field can be a useful way to minimize background clutter and emphasize food. Make sure, however, that there is plenty of detail in the areas that matter.
Your mobile camera’s portrait filter launches a shallow depth of field filter. I like to use a program like Snapseed and its editing tool to have much more control over lens blur. Sometimes it can be good to blur the background to draw the viewers eyes more to the main subject.
White plates on a white background have been popular in food photography for some time. It’s a style I love, as you can see in the images that accompany this story, but it’s not the only option. If you’re going to include a background with more detail, try to include elements that expand on the story of the food.
Developing your own signature style over time or arranging more food-appropriate backgrounds and accessories will help enhance the dining experience. I would keep it simple. Have three foregrounds, three different types of plates and three backgrounds, this way you can chop and change to match the feel, colors and textures of the food.
6) Culinary styling
It’s a complete subject in its own right and people who are good at it have been doing it for years. If you prepare the food yourself, make sure everything on the plate looks fresh and delicious.
A chef once told me that placing all the food items on a plate should take no more than five moves. The less you move the elements, the more naturally they will fall into place. Try to include a mix of shapes, sizes, colors and textures on the plate.
Once you’ve captured your best images, it’s time to integrate them into your editing program of choice. I use Snapseed and the most common tools I use are Tune Image, White Balance, Brush, Tonal Contrast and Lens Blur.
The best approach to editing is to take a more local rather than global approach. And, just like great food, marinating your images, i.e. taking your time, will also give you a better perspective.
If all of this makes your taste buds salivate, you might also find these other resources helpful:
Alfonso Calero is a professional photographer based in Sydney, Australia. Over the past 20 years, Alfonso has photographed everyone from politicians to artists and everything from exquisite food to incredible landscapes. See more of his work at alfonso.com.aubook an individual photography course with him or join his workshops at Uluru Where Tasmania.


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New Supreme Court Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh has made good on his pledge to hire women to serve as his law clerks, becoming the first justice to have an all-female staff.
Kavanaugh said during his Senate confirmation hearings that he has made a special effort to hire women after reading a story years ago about the unequal balance between men and woman hired for prestigious clerkships at the Supreme Court and for other federal judges.
During his 12 years on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, a majority of the clerks he hired were women, which he said should be an indicator of his views about women in the workplace.
“My women law clerks said I was one of the strongest advocates in the federal judiciary for women lawyers,” Kavanaugh said at the hearing. “And they wrote that the legal profession is fairer and more equal because of me.”
He added: “In my time on the bench, no federal judge — not a single one in the country — has sent more women law clerks to clerk on the Supreme Court than I have.”
Kavanaugh told the senators that as part of a contingent plan should he be confirmed, he had to hire “a first group of four law clerks who could be available to clerk at the Supreme Court for me on a moment’s notice.”
He added: “All four are women. If confirmed, I’ll be the first justice in the history of the Supreme Court to have a group of all-women law clerks. That is who I am.”
As I would expect from the standards we have come to expect from the MSM, nothing of this was said during Kavanaughs recent Inquisition.

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Darren Chau is a writer and producer, known for Rabbit's Gotcha Calls (2011), Molly's Cash Quiz (...
In 2009 he was appointed by the International Academy of Television Arts and Sciences as an official Judge of the International Emmys - Comedy category.
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tonnes of group xhibitions and prize shows, i survive and
njoy myself…. create create create!!! then recreate, then eat.
involved with a few different groups with a good art network.
currently liason officer for fairfield art society,
communications officer south western syd artist network
i run a number of spaces called the G26 group of spaces
which i run monthly shows of many artists in the G26 group
of artists,which i curate.
i also have a radio show on thurs nites on KICKFM 87.6
called “wotz on in western syd art” and i go to way to many
openings of art shows etc, and i do performance and
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i make my art 4 me and the one person in the world who
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VIDEO: Hosting the event previously in 1934, 1935 and 1936, Poland had been slated to hold the competition in 1939. Cancelled due to the outbreak of war, they were next handed the honour of hosting in 1983 but again had to cancel, this time due to Martial Law.
The Budzeń family from the small town of Rabka-Zdrój in the south of Poland beat off 40 other hopefuls to take the cream-of-the-crop crown at the 20th edition of the event.
Dominika Koszowska, a graphic designer and part-time photographer scooped first place in the annual World’s Top Mobile Photographer 2020 Competition run by One Eyeland, for her collection of stunning pics.
The seven-year-old from Poland, who’s egg will be part of the furniture and home appliance’s SAGOSKATT range, beat off competition from over 60,000 entrants who submitted drawings of their dream toy.
The Polish anti-trust regulator has banned the takeover of the radio group Eurozet by the media group Agora, the owner of Gazeta Wyborcza, one of Poland’s leading newspapers.
A stamp issued by the Polish Post (Poczta Polska) has been awarded first prize in the EUROPA Stamp 2020 competition, the company announced on Thursday.
Polish diaspora organisations from Monday can join a competition for projects, as organised by the Prime Minister's Office, with a total of PLN 50 mln (EUR 11.2 mln) earmarked for the purpose, the government commissioner for the Polish diaspora has announced.
Łódź mayor Hanna Zdanowska said that “at a time when the whole world is facing a pandemic, the market in Łódź continues to grow and projects such as [this] strengthen our city’s position on the economic map of Poland and Europe.”
The EU should broaden the scope of freedom on the common market especially the freedom of services, Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said ahead of an EU summit in Brussels on Thursday.
Polish canoeist Mateusz Polaczyk of the Zawisza Bydgoszcz team took bronze in the K1 Men's Kayak classification at this year's European Canoe Slalom Championships in Prague on Saturday.


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Penile swelling and rectal pain have been identified as two symptoms that are more common among a sample of monkeypox patients infected in the 2022 outbreak (recently declared a global health emergency) compared to patients from previous outbreaks.
The news comes from a study published in the British Medical Journal that compared the symptoms of patients from London, UK, against previous outbreaks in endemic regions.
Nearly 200 confirmed monkeypox cases were included in the study, taken from an infectious disease center based in the capital and made up of patients who presented with symptoms between May and July 2022. Of those cases, 196 identified as gay, bisexual, or men who have sex with men.
Penile swelling (due to oedema, a condition in which excess fluid gathers in parts of the body) and rectal pain were common symptoms in this cohort. Curiously, these symptoms differ from the typical symptom profile seen among confirmed cases in previous outbreaks of monkeypox (soon to be renamed to prevent stigma).
The 197 patients all presented with lesions typical of monkeypox, which were mostly around the genitals and perineal area, which sits between the scrotum and anus in males and the vagina and anus in females.
Another difference between the London cohort of patients compared to previous outbreaks was that many of them reported developing lesions before feeling systemic illness (such as fever, swollen lymph nodes, muscle aches and pain). Existing case reports have indicated that systemic illness usually came first.
In light of the differences identified in the study, the authors suggest that monkeypox (which has undergone unprecedented mutations) be considered a potential diagnosis in patients presenting with penile swelling and rectal pain.
The study also highlighted that missed diagnosis may be occurring in patients who only develop a single lesion and swollen tonsils, or they may be mistaken for having other conditions. Before now, these were not considered typical symptoms of monkeypox, but they were present in 22 (solitary lesion) and nine (swollen tonsils) of the 197 confirmed cases.
Furthermore, just one of the 197 had recently traveled to an endemic region for monkeypox, and only a quarter were aware of having had contact with someone with a confirmed infection. This is significant because it could point towards silent transmission occurring between people with few or no symptoms, making contact tracing extremely difficult.
The study is limited in that it focuses on a small sample taken from a single center, but the researchers hope it can contribute towards better management of the ongoing monkeypox outbreak.
“Understanding these findings will have major implications for contact tracing, public health advice, and ongoing infection control and isolation measures,” they said.


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The fall TV season may not be what it used to be, but certain truths prevail. With so many new programs debuting over such a short period — 14 new dramas and 15 new comedies between now and early November — not to mention the parade of returning favourites, it’s easy to get lost in the details and lose sight of the big picture. Here are some basic truths:
• Just one in three new network shows makes it to a second season. If Super Fun Night sounds like a fun way to spend the evening, you may want to check it out sooner rather than later. The more viewers sample a new program, the more likely it is to stay on the air.
• Programs that debut in the fall have a better success rate than those that debut in midseason, despite media hype over such potential midseason breakout hits as Smash, Deception and Zero Hour. Yes, Grey’s Anatomy was a midseason show, but so was Do No Harm.
• A new series’ prospects can’t be judged by opening-night ratings alone. New shows lose an average 15 per cent of their audience by the second week. Some lose as much as 30 per cent, or even half. More rare are the shows that break even from the first week to the next, and shows that gain viewers over time are rarer still. Those are the bedrock hits, though. The trouble is, a bedrock hit is often hard to spot until six to eight weeks into a new season. Patience, as always, is a virtue.
• A drama has just as much chance of succeeding in the crowded, ultracompetitive 10 p.m. time period as at any other time — though, of course, 10 p.m. shows air at 8 p.m. in the Mountain Time zone. That doesn’t affect viewers living in New York or Los Angeles, though — or Toronto and Vancouver, for that matter.
• Reality TV is not the panacea for falling ratings it once was. A recent survey by the industry tracking site The Futon Critic shows both scripted and reality series have failed at the same rate in recent seasons.
• That same survey shows five per cent of new shows, one in 20, that are announced don’t make it to air.
• One in 25 broadcast series, or four per cent, changed networks at some point during their history.
• Hawaii Five-0 is fighting history by moving to Fridays: Friday night is indeed where good shows go to die.
Ugly Betty, Prison Break, Malcolm in the Middle, Boston Public and Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles are just a few of the shows that gave “Friday night death slot” its name.
• A new series has a better chance of surviving on a cable channel than a broadcast network. New programs are twice as likely to return if they debut on a specialty channel. That won’t help King & Maxwell, though.
• You’re not imagining things: The season is shorter. You may be old enough to remember when the new season started just after Labour Day — seems like only yesterday — but that’s no longer the case. Scandal doesn’t air its first new episode until Oct. 3. The Biggest Loser is back Oct. 8 and Grimm doesn’t return until a week before Halloween, on Oct. 25.
Split seasons — 10 episodes in the fall, another 10 in the spring — shorten the season even further. Even an established, long-running drama like CSI makes just 22 episodes a year.
Back in the days of the original Star Trek, for instance, broadcast TV series made 26 episodes a year.
Now the broadcast networks are opting more and more for the cable model: Hostages, the latest serial thriller from CSI producer Jerry Bruckheimer, will air just 15 episodes, in keeping with the pattern established by The Following last season.
The Following will return with another 15 episodes in midseason, along with the similarly themed serial thrillers Intelligence, Crisis, Hannibal and Wayward Pines.
That’s then, this is now.
So take in Hostages and The Blacklist while you can. With ratings in an ever-changing state of flux, and with patience in ever diminishing supply at the major broadcast networks, you never know when a new show might not survive beyond Christmas.


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Orvieto Duomo and the Underground
Back to Italia! The day after our wine tour, we just laid low and chilled out reading by the pool. The next day, Thursday, we went into Orvieto to go and see the duomo and the underground that was dug out about 2500 years ago.
This is us figuring out where we are and how to get to the duomo since the tourist office is in the same area. We had a schedule to keep and needed to get tickets for a certain tour before it sold out. On our way, we wandered around, going into random churches.
We then went into another one. You can see how big the entrance is compared to us.
After leaving, we came upon the sight:
As you can see, this thing was so massive and colorful. It was really hard trying to get the whole thing in a single frame. Unfortunately, we weren’t allowed to take photos inside, so all mine are exterior shots.
We made our way to the tourist center to meet up with our group and guide for the underground tour. I had no idea that this even existed here until our friends mentioned they wanted to do this. These people basically carved out these storage areas by hand. You can still see the marks from the tools they used. You’re also basically on the side of the cliff at some parts with a beautiful view. It was a bit humid down there as well.
After we came back up to the main land, Dr. Awesome and I split from the group so that we could explore a little and I could get some souvenirs from the city since this was going to be our last day traveling in.
While roaming, we sat down for a quick lunch. We hadn’t had pizza at all on this trip and decided that it was a necessity. My pizza had prosciutto with rosemary and potatoes. It was delicious.
We also passed by a place that was selling whole truffles and boar prosciutto. It was siesta time, so the shop was closed.
And then there’s the shot of me, standing like I always do in photos on a random street.
Orvieto is known for their ceramics, so I was able to buy an awesome handmade plate from this woman who has a tiny store down a random street. I also got some tea cups and saucers for my parents. We met up with everyone around 3:30 and went back to the villa to get ready for dinner at an agriturismo that was about five minutes from where we were staying. More deliciousness to come! 🙂

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TWO lesbians who kissed in a pub were offered a free bottle of white wine in a bid to crank things up a notch.
BRITAIN'S attractive future queen could generate valuable revenue by offering discreet personal services, experts have claimed.
THE secret to lasting happiness is being left alone by people who think your mood is any of their business, it has emerged.
EVERYTHING in Britain is to be run past a panel of scrunch-faced harridans.
NOTORIOUS rave organisers Spiral Tribe are to stage an extended, royal wedding street party until everyone collapses.
OXFORD University has dismissed accusations of discrimination insisting it has enough black students for a full-scale tribute to Earth, Wind and Fire.
THE slack-jawed offspring of company executives should be paid for the
extra tasks they generate during work experience, it has been claimed.
UNIVERSITIES have decided that they would like to make more money rather than less.


Tonnage is used for many purposes in shipping – for assessment of port and harbor dues, pilotage charges, canal tolls, insurance premiums, manning levels, maritime statistics, limitations of liability, and as a criteria for application of regulations made under International Conventions, in particular, SOLAS 74/78.
The word does not imply the ship’s weight or the weight of the cargo but concerns the internal volume of the ship and is therefore an indication of the ship’s cargo carrying capacity. Ships are measured internally and issued with a certificate which states their “gross” and “net” tonnage. Crudely, “gross tonnage” is a measure of the volume of a vessel, and “net” tonnage represents the volume actually available for cargo.
Ships’ internal structures are complicated with a number of internal spaces used for various purposes, not all of them for cargo carrying. Also, large amounts of money (fees, premiums, dues, and the expense of complying with regulations, the stringency of which generally increases with gross tonnage) depend on the certified tonnage. Therefore shipowners, on the one hand, and various authorities, on the other hand, have different criteria which they would prefer applied in the measurement of ships’ internal volume.
The result is that various systems were used to determine the tonnage of cargo and passenger ships. For example, for transit through the Suez and Panama Canals, the rules of those authorities apply to give the SCNT (Suez Canal Nett Tonnage) and the PCNT (Panama Canal Nett Tonnage). Different tonnage measurement systems can give different tonnages for the same vessel. For example, for a general cargo vessel of 15,000 deadweight tonnes, the figures could be as below:
System / British / Liberian / Panama Canal / Suez Canal
Gross tonnage 9280 9080 9180 9240
Net tonnage 6350 6240 7290 7440
For a bulk carrier of about 34,000 deadweight tonnes, the tonnages could be:
Gross tonnage 23500 21000 23500 25000
Net tonnage 14800 13500 18000 20500
However, international cooperation at the level of 1MG has resulted in a new basis for tonnage measurement – the International Convention on the Tonnage Measurement of Ships, adopted in 1969 and in force from 18 July 1982. Not all countries have accepted the 1969 Tonnage Convention, e.g., Panama and. Suez Canals still use their own rules.
The purpose of the Convention is to achieve a new unified system of measurement of tonnage of all ships of all nations and presumably for all purposes. There are a number of expected advantages over the older systems, which had produced some serious deficiencies. The new “International Tonnage” has immediate application to certain classes of vessels. These are:
(a) “new” ships of 24 metres or more in length (built after 1982);
(b) existing ships of 24 metres or more in length, whose tonnage is substantially altered (e.g., by increase in size which is known as “jumboisation”);
(c) existing ships of 24 metres or more in length, whose owners apply to have them measured under the new system.
However, in specified instances, e.g., in the case of existing ships and “new” ships which are less than 24 metres in length, the older systems are still permitted to be ..used until 17 July 1994. The International Tonnage Measurement system will apply to all ships after that date.
Therefore, previous systems will first be considered before a consideration of the Tonnage Convention 1969.
A ship is “measured” and issued with a Tonnage Certificate. Since 1965, Lloyd’s Register of Shipping is also authorized to perform these functions for a ship which is classed with Lloyd’s Register. However, since 18 July 1982, certain other Classification Societies can be “Certifying Authorities” in addition to the appropriate government department.
The certificate of tonnage specifies a ship’s “gross” and “net” tonnage, the latter also being referred to as “Register” tonnage since it is the figure recorded on a vessel’s certificate of registry. If deck cargo is carried in spaces not included in tonnage measurement, the volume occupied by this cargo is added to the ship’s certified tonnage for tonnage purposes.
Gross tonnage. Under the pre-1982 British tonnage system, for purposes of measurement, gross tonnage is the sum of the following volumes:
“underdeck tonnage” + tweendeck space between upper and second deck + volume of permanently closed in spaces on/above upper deck + “excess of hatchways” (volume of hatchways > l/20/o of gross tonnage) + lighting and ventilation spaces for propelling machinery.
Underdeck tonnage. Space below the “tonnage deck”, above the double bottom tanks, open floors or ceilings and between inboard faces of frames or sparring and including protuberances such as shaft bossings, bulbous bows, and so on. (The “tonnage deck” is the second deck from above except in the case of single-decked vessels in which case it is the upper deck.)
Lighting/ventilation spaces are included in the gross tonnage if:
(a) The owner has applied for these spaces to be included in the propelling machinery space of the ship. (This propelling machinery space is deducted from gross tonnage to arrive at net tonnage.)
(b) The spaces are permanently marked by a notice stating their purpose; and
(c) A surveyor certifies that the spaces are seaworthy, properly constructed, reasonable in extent and cannot be used for other purposes.
Excluded spaces. These are not included in the “gross tonnage”: e.g., dry cargo space above the upper deck, machinery spaces above the upper deck, wheelhouse, navigation spaces, galley, dedicated water ballast tanks above the upper deck and so on.
Such excluded spaces (except dry cargo space) must be certified by a surveyor to be reasonable in extent, properly constructed and permanently marked as to their purpose. Double bottom tanks are not spaces included in the gross tonnage.
Registered tonnage. This is Gross tonnage less “Deductions” less “Allowance for Propelling Machinery Space”.
Deductions can only be allowed if they were originally included in the gross tonnage:
Master’s and crew’s accommodation.
Steering and anchoring/mooring machinery spaces.
Safety equipment and battery storage spaces.
Workshops and storerooms for maintenance equipment.
Pumprooms and pumping machinery spaces.
Dedicated water ballast tanks (up to 19 per cent of the gross tonnage when added to exempted water ballast capacity and double bottom space).
Deducted spaces must be certified as being in compliance with all regulations (e.g., crew accommodation standards, construction rules, etc.) and reasonable in extent. They must also be permanently marked by a notice stating their purpose.
Allowance for propelling machinery space. In the middle of the 19th century steam engines were replacing sails as the main means of propulsion.
Ships were no longer at the mercy of the weather; in particular, the wind, and engines could generally be used to get a ship out of danger. Therefore, from a safety viewpoint, authorities encouraged owners to fit engines to their ships. Early engines were steam reciprocating and occupied a large space in relation to the power they produced. Modern engines are reduced in size for the same power. However, an effect of the large early engines and also of the authorities’ attempts to encourage the fitting of engines was that the machinery space was allowed to be deducted from gross tonnage according to a sliding scale formula which advantaged ships with larger propelling machinery spaces.
The consequence is that owners have ships designed with large spaces reserved for propelling machinery, much larger than would be required for the main propulsion system. This has led to some anomalies where unnecessarily large propelling machinery space is provided for small engines so that the gross tonnage can be greatly reduced. The large machinery spaces could be a disadvantage to the vessel’s reserve buoyancy and could cause the vessel to sink after damage. In Hong Kong, for example, a ferry sank in 1977 after a collision. The subsequent marine inquiry established that the cause of the sinking was the large open spaces, although the engine was small. The allowance is determined on a formula.
Modified tonnage. Sometimes a shipowner may find that the cargoes his ship carries rarely submerge the ship’s normal load lines. This would be the case with light, bulky cargoes or with livestock or other low density cargo, which can have a low deadweight. He can apply to the authorities for the load lines to be marked lower down the side of the ship. Calculations for the distance from the load lines to the deck (i.e., the “freeboard”) are made with reference to the second deck from above (in the usual general cargo ship type to which this applies) and not to the uppermost deck. This is called a “greater than minimum freeboard” under the Load Line Convention. (One advantage of larger freeboards may be that Classification Societies allow lesser “scantlings” or standard dimensions for the structural components of the vessel.)
The ship’s gross tonnage is measured, this time excluding the space between the second and upper decks. Naturally, the ship will also have a lower registered tonnage. This tonnage is known as “modified tonnage”.
Modified tonnage was a concept introduced in 1967, mainly by 1MG, because of the problem posed by the type of vessel known as a “shelter decker”. The scheme resulted in a special “Tonnage mark” placed on each side of the ship.
The traditionally designed general cargo vessels of the 1950s and 1960s (still found in some old-fashioned trading areas today) was the “three-island type” with raised forecastle, accommodation block and raised “poop” .
The spaces on deck between these structures were exempted from tonnage measurement but could be used for cargo. Owners did carry cargo in these “wells” and protected it by awnings and other shelters which gradually became more permanent. Eventually the spaces were totally enclosed with a permanent deck above. These spaces became known as the “shelter deck spaces
However, to maintain the fiction that the space above the original upper deck was still “open”, the shelter deck spaces were interconnected by openings and a small “tonnage hatch” at the after end of the ship led to the shelter deck space.
The tonnage hatch could not be permanently or substantially covered. This led to a concern for the safety of these vessels. For example, if there was fire or flooding, the danger could spread from one end of the ship to the other without hindrance. The tonnage mark was introduced to encourage shipowners to close all these “tonnage openings” andrestore the vessel’s integrity without being penalised by having the shelter deck space included in the vessel’s tonnage. This method was not popular with port and other authorities which derive their revenue based on the ship’s tonnage.
For modified tonnage, the space between the second deck from above and the upper deck is not included in tonnage measurement. Where these tonnages apply, a “tonnage mark” is placed on the ship’s side, in line with the deepest load line. The tonnage mark functions as a badge rather than as a level to which the vessel may be loaded. See Picture:
Tonnage mark for modified tonnage
Alternative tonnage. A vessel may sometimes load a full cargo, which takes it down to the normal load line marks. At other times it may load a full cargo of low-density, light commodities. The shipowner can request modified tonnage in addition to the normal (e.g., British) gross and registered tonnage. A special certificate is issued, showing both tonnages. When the details of the vessel are included in publications, e.g., in the “Register” published by Lloyd’s Register of Shipping, both tonnages will also be shown.
A modified tonnage may apply to a vessel as an alternative to its normal tonnage. The same criteria for modified tonnage would apply. Once again, a tonnage mark would be used but in this case it is placed at a distance below the line of the second deck from above. This distance depends on the length and depth of the vessel. It is common for the tonnage mark to be closer to the keel than the deepest load line.
In this situation the tonnage mark is not like a “badge”. If the tonnage mark is not submerged, the modified (lower) tonnage applies for various purposes, such as harbour and pilotage dues. If it is submerged, because of the loading of the vessel, the normal gross and net tonnages will determine the various charges on the vessel. Port authorities react unfavourably even to this system, their revenue depending on the submersion of a mark. The submersion was variable and unpredictable yet the vessel’s earning capacity was not affected if the cargo was light and bulky so that the normal load lines were not submerged nor was the tonnage mark.
Suez Canal tonnage. The main purpose of the special measurement system is to establish criteria which determine the owner’s liability to pay Suez Canal tolls.
These were, raised to take effect on 1 January 1991. The tolls are expressed in “Special Drawing Rights” (SDRs) per Suez Canal Nett Ton (SCNT) and vary whether the vessel is laden or in ballast. There are a number of similarities and some significant differences with the British system of tonnage measurement. An example of the latter is the treatment of double bottom tanks. These spaces are not included in the British system but if these spaces are used for cargo or bunkers during a Canal transit, they are added to the SCNT for that transit.
The Suez Canal Authority felt that the tolls were driving vessels to use the Cape routes and, in 1987, introduced a scheme to encourage long-haul vessels to use the Canal rather than the Cape by offering them a toll rebate equivalent to the difference in cost between the two routes. The scheme was successful in attracting back some of the vessels which could use the Canal. At the end of 1989 other schemes were introduced to attract even larger vessels, e.g., VLCCs to take the Canal route partly laden and load fully at Sidi Kerir, on the Mediterranean. A reduced toll package was offered based on a round trip.
Panama Canal tonnage. This is tonnage measured according to rules published by the United States Government from 1912 under authority delegated by the Panama Canal Company. The main purpose of the special measurement system is to establish criteria, which determine the owner’s liability to pay fees for Panama Canal transits.
International tonnage. Clearly, there are a number of differences between all the existing systems. This Means that a ship’s tonnage can vary depending on the applicable rules. The variations are reflected in financial consequences for shipowners.
However, it is more serious that the different rules are used by shipowners to their financial advantage in ways which could lead to anomalies and possible unsafe practices.
For example, identical ships may have different tonnages because they operate under different Registries.
The attempt in 1963 to solve some of the problems by the introduction of the “tonnage mark” has generally failed and therefore IMCO (as it was) convened a Conference to establish an international system.
Advantages of 1969 Tonnage Measurement
1. It is relatively easy to apply, the Gross Tonnage (GT) being based on the total volume of all enclosed spaces and a formula:
GT = K1 x V
where V = Total volume of all enclosed spaces of the ship in cubic metres.
K1 = a coefficient in the tonnage regulations.
“net” tonnage is determined by a formula based on the volume of cargo spaces and/or the number of passengers carried.
NT = K2 x Vc (4d / 3D)2 + K3 (N1 + N2/10)
where K2 = a coefficient in the tonnage regulations.
Vc= total volume of cargo spaces in cubic metres.
K3 = 1.25 (GT + 10000)/10000.
D = moulded depth amidships (M.).
d = moulded draught amidships.
N1 = passengers in cabins with eight or less berths.
N2 = other passengers.
2. It is therefore quicker to apply: a 50 per cent saving in time has been experienced.
3. It provides a more realistic value of ship’s size (GT) and earning capacity (NT). The absence of a variety of exempted and deducted spaces will reduce, if not completely neutralise, manipulation of the rules by ship designers and ship-owners.
4. Tonnage marks and dual tonnages will be eliminated, but ship safety will not be prejudiced by ‘‘tonnage openings’’.
1. Spaces open to the sea are completely excluded from measurement.
2. Cargo spaces will be marked with the letters “cc”.
3. The tonnage of (non-earning) segregated ballast tanks in an oil tanker complying with MARPOL 73/76 will be specially noted on the ship’s “International Tonnage Certificate (1969)”.
4. Deck cargo carried in any uncovered space on deck is added to the tonnages by a formula by which only about one-third of the actual volume of the cargo is added.
5. The certificate becomes invalid if the variables for the Gross Tonnage and Net Tonnage formulae are altered. If the formula variables are altered, e.g., if the number of passengers carried is reduced, the net tonnage cannot be reduced and re-certified more than one a year. Increases in net tonnage are permitted at any time!
6. If the ship is transferred between flag countries, the certificate becomes invalid, unless the transfer is to the flag of a state, which has also adopted the Tonnage Convention. In this case the certificate remains valid for three months after the transfer or until the new state of registry issues a new International Tonnage Certificate (1969).
The Interim Scheme for tonnage measurement for certain ships
It is to be expected, as with any changes, that some ships would have different tonnages than if one of the older systems applied. For example, open shelter deck ships and ships with large exempted spaces will have an increased gross tonnage. Other ships, such as ro/ro vessels and car ferries, will have increased net tonnages, up to 300 per cent. (Some ships, such as bulk carriers, ore carriers and ships of under 500 gross tons, may have reduced net tonnages.)
These tonnages could cause an increased obligation on shipowners to comply with safety regulations made under SOLAS 1974/1978. Therefore provision is made for special consideration of certain ships.
-all new ships whose keels were laid before 1986.
-new cargo ships of less than 1,600 gross tonnage (measured under the older system) whose keels are laid before 18 July 1994.
These ships will have gross and net tonnages determined by the 1969 Convention. They may also have a gross tonnage determined by an older method.
United Kingdom vessels, which have these two gross tonnages, are issued with a special “British Tonnage Certificate” which is endorsed to the effect that the ship is measured according to the interim scheme.
The gross tonnage determined by the older method may be used only for the purpose of complying with SOIAS 1974/78.
Safety certificates issued under the SOLAS Convention will contain the ship’s “previous” gross tonnage and a special endorsement to the effect that the certified gross tonnage was ascertained according to the regulations in force before 18 July 1982.


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Your art is actually good.
The color makes it some how look classic and relax.
Love this one.
Thanks - I thought so too.
Your animation looks quite funny but the characters faces are somehow quite creepy.
Your idea is good too.
Keep up the good work.
Nice animation, but you should name it " Adam and Eva " and you put it adult since it has the doggy style in it.
Your art can be improved more to make this animation perfect.
The idea is quite funny but it is quite short.
So the gameplay is not very bad but I don't think zombie has anything to do with this game.
For some reasons, I can't play the game. All I saw was a black screen. So sorry, can't give it any stars though TT_TT
This game is actually quite short, and in my opinion I think this game needs a lot of improvement.
This is guy looks like the the character Axe from Dota 2, great art!
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Characteristics of the soil seed bank of invasive and non-invasive plants in their native and alien distribution range
Le Roux, J.J.
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The ability to form persistent seed banks might contribute substantially to determine the invasion potential of alien plants in their new distribution ranges, given the role of seed banks as sources of propagules, genetic diversity, and in spreading the risk of germination failure over time. Using the largest seed bank dataset collated to date, comprising 14,293 records for 2566 species, we examined whether the type (transient vs persistent) and density of the seed banks of invasive species differ in their native (home) and alien (abroad) range, andwhether these attributes differ among invasive and non-invasive congeners, at home and abroad. A lower probability of forming a persistent seed bank in the alien range was identified when analyzing data for 140 invasive species, although phylogenetic analyses run for 104 of those species did not confirm such differences. However, invasive woody species formed denser seed banks in the alien range, suggesting greater seed production and/or lower seed predation or mortality in the alien than native range. Interestingly, invasive species consistently showed a higher probability of forming persistent seed banks as well as denser seed banks than their non-invasive congeners in their native range, but not in their alien range. These findings provide the first quantitative evidence, based on a large number of species globally, of preadaptation with respect to species life-history traits resulting in the formation of a persistent seed bank in invasive species compared to their non-invasive congeners. The fact that both invasive and non-invasive congeners have similar probabilities of forming persistent seed banks abroad suggests that this might be an important attribute for the establishment of alien species in new ranges (naturalization phase), but not for their spread (invasion phase). Our findings also indicate that the characteristics of native seed banks should be an important component of risk assessments aimed at identifying species that are more likely to become invasive if introduced in new ranges.


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Galway Bay fm newsroom – There are more pensioners across Galway on reduced state pensions than previously thought.
That’s according to Galway Senator Trevor O’ Clochartaigh.
He says the Government has now admitted that 42 thousand pensioners nationwide are affected by rate band changes introduced in 2012.
This compares to a figure of 35 thousand previously confirmed by the Government.
There are over 2 thousand pensioners across Galway affected by changes to the calculation of the state pension, the majority of whom are female.
Senator O’ Clochartaigh says the government must commit to ending discrimination.


During the IBM Pulse2012 conference, the discussion started with smart buildings as the building blocks of smart cities - a necessary component to our ever increasing urban environments. From single smart buildings grow interconnected complexes, and from those, campuses. Smart campuses are microcosms of smart cities and face some of the same challenges.
While smart buildings and campuses show amazing results due to asset management and building improvements that impact energy use, spatial planning and inhabitant safety, smart cities go beyond structural enhancements to impacting urban planning, environment, energy and water, transportation, education, health, public safety and government and agency administration. Chris O’Connor, IBM, illustrated many ways that IBM and its partners impact municipalities.
“Smart cities drive sustainable economic growth and deliver citizen-centered services by leveraging information to make better decisions, anticipating problems to resolve them proactively and coordinating resources and processes to operate effectively to increase their value to the citizens they serve in a rapidly changing economic and urban world.”
- Leveraging information by gaining real-time visibility of traffic and transit networks and creating awareness of significant events and problem areas.
- Anticipating problems by predicting future incidents and identifying patterns of traffic conditions and transit schedules enabling improvement strategies.
- Coordinating resources by applying proactive problem management strategy to traffic congestion to reduce citizen aggravation and negative commercial impact.
IBM worked with Zhenjiang to institute a new bus scheduling system to manage traffic patterns to help make the system faster and more efficient. The Singapore Land Transport Authority can forecast traffic conditions up to 60 minutes into the future to help prevent traffic congestion. The Finnish Transport Agency converted 78,000 km of roadway data into insights that helped improve roadmap management and enhance safety and operational efficiency.
- Leveraging information by consolidating data from incompatible systems and forming insights to build a safer, more efficient and more accountable place to live and conduct business.
- Anticipating problems by increasing efficiency and communicating situational awareness to first responders, uncovering hidden connections and quickly identifying suspects, patterns and relationships in a vast field of complex data.
- Coordinating resources by identifying and sharing investigative leads to help agencies solve crimes faster.
UK police used social network analysis to break an organized crime group, resulting in over 140 arrests with a 70 percent conviction rate. Madrid reduced emergency response time by 25 percent, and data analytics helped cut crime in New York City by 35 percent. IBM helped Las Vegas police improved public safety through analyzing difficult-to-recognize patterns. Rio de Janiero can react and respond to disasters faster and more efficiently with their emergency response system, helping to save lives.
- Leveraging information to gain a comprehensive view of data spread over disconnected systems, and mitigate wastewater issues with real-time visibility.
- Anticipating problems and reducing costs by performing proactive maintenance and reducing leaks by identifying patterns and trends and optimizing revenue, helping to prevent disruption of water flow.
- Coordinating resources by driving collaboration across fragmented systems and multiple stakeholders to reduce costs and improve efficiencies, and engaging citizens and businesses to conserve water and promote sustainability.
The City of Dubuque citizen portal and real-time monitoring pilot achieved a 6.6 percent decrease in water consumption over a nine-week period. Washington D.C. Water & Sewer Authority achieves an ROI of 629 percent in two months by analyzing data to perform proactive maintenance. With a better system overview, Sonoma County Water Agency was better able to utilize its current resources, reducing the need for large, expensive infrastructure projects.
- Leveraging information to provide a single view of social programs to citizens and empowering call centers and case workers with a central respository of all client data, so the same information is available to all.
- Anticipating problems by measuring and monitoring program results to achieve objectives and deliver improved results.
- Coordinating resources by collaborating across the system to foster innovation for improved efficiency and effectiveness.
Alameda County eliminated benefit overpayments and improved case worker productivity, resulting in 631 percent ROI. Hennepin County integrated client information and automated workflows, resulting in 61 percent ROI.
As our cities expand and more people move into urban areas, these and other services will be needed to optimize urban living for the health, welfare, safety and convenience of city residents. Smart cities are growing and growing smarter.


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By Bill Dobbins
A Cyclops in Greek and Roman mythology was a member of a race of giants with one eye set in the middle of its forehead. Albert Watson uses this term to describe himself because he has been blind in one eye since birth and has had to navigate the world all his life without the benefit of stereoscopic vision. This would be a great disadvantage in activities where depth perception is essential such as ping pong, juggling or golf. But this turns out not to be the case in photography.
In fact, artist David Hockney, who has himself done a lot of photography, is of the opinion that a photography is by its nature limited because it captures the world in a split second, from a single, fixed point of view and in most cases representing a flat, two-dimensional plane. He has since revised this opinion because of the potential for a photographic artist to develop and layer his vision of time using digital technology, but he view is that the camera is essentially a Cyclops.
Just like Albert Watson.
What has Watson achieved as a photographer? This is what Wikipedia reports about him:
Albert Watson is a Scottish photographer well known for his fashion, celebrity and art photography, and whose work is featured in galleries and museums worldwide. He has shot over 100 covers of Vogue around the world and 40 covers of Rolling Stone magazine since the mid-1970s. Photo District News named Watson one of the 20 most influential photographers of all time, along with Richard Avedon and Irving Penn, among others. Watson has won numerous honors, including a Lucie Award, a Grammy Award, the Hasselblad Masters Award and three ANDY Awards,. He was awarded The Royal Photographic Society‘s Centenary Medal and Honorary Fellowship (HonFRPS) in recognition of a sustained, significant contribution to the art of photography in 2010. Queen Elizabeth II awarded Watson an Order of the British Empire (OBE) in June 2015 for ‘services to photography’.
Pretty amazing, one-eye or not.
Watson has shot fashion, celebrities, events and almost any subject you can mention. However, he says, “I try to approach every single subject the same way. If I’m photographing Stonehenge, Tutankhamen’s artifacts in Egypt, or a movie star like Clint Eastwood, I don’t really have a different way of approaching each. My goal is the same. I’m after an image that has power.”
This is why Watson’s photos have often been described as “heroic” or “iconic.” Images that grab the eye and stick in the mind. Pictures to be remembered. After all, if photos are being used to tell a story, to record an event or to promote and market a product or career, unless they grab the eye and are remembered they are not going to be very effective.
Albert Watson is incredibly well known and respected by the industries from where his clients come, but much less known to the general public than some other great photographers. Annie Leibovitz is practically a household name nowadays. Many non-aficionados recognize names like Penn, Avedon, Helmut Newton or Herb Ritts. But a lot of incredibly successful and influential photographers like Watson or Harry Benson tend to fly under the radar where public fame is concerned.
They probably are perfectly happy this is the case. Being successful in their work means they get lots more work, access to a wider range of subjects and are paid very well. But not being a well known public figures results in fewer people taking up their time and bothering them. You can’t sign autographs and shoot photos at the same time.
“I don’t know how having sight in only one eye has affected my photography,” he says. But seeing only in two dimensions and shooting photographs that are two-dimensional might give him an advantage in terms of graphic intensity and compositional power. But it is clear that the impact of the style of photos he creates has always been very distinctive and memorable – with a strength, clarity, and masculinity that is clearly Albert Watson.
Albert Watson is known for his meticulous approach to getting everything right, to attention to detail. This is true in terms of his super-organized studio, the quality of his images and results in part from his highly dedicated work ethic. But he explains this is something he has learned, necessary to achieving and maintaining his success but not really inherent in his nature. He is very leery of striving for “perfection.” After all, nothing is ever really perfect. Perfection is an abstract ideal and unattainable. And, as they say, in practical terms the perfect is often the enemy of the good.
But part of the way you get great results is by making the effort to get them. For example, Watson was asked to shoot a cover for Rolling Stone with the Rolling Stones. He was cautioned against asking Mike Jagger and Keith Richards to pose together because they weren’t really getting along. But at the end of the shoot, he invited them onto the set together and got an image of them back to back, looking over their shoulders and kind of scowling. A terrific illustration of their real relationship.
Of course, that is what made it onto the magazine cover. An example of: you don’t ask, you don’t get.
Shooting photos of The Stones, Clint Eastwood, Tupac or Alfred Hitchcock is a long way from making pictures of his little sister with a box camera back in Scotland when he was 14. But he recalls being in a school that believed in fostering the inner creativity of a child and believes what he learned in those formative years has stuck with him and helped him to achieve the great success as a photographer he has experienced.
“I actually had the benefit of going to art college and getting a really broad art education back in 1962 to 1964,” Watson recalls.” “I did a lot of drawing, painting, fabric design and graphic design. For some reason, graphic design got a hold on me and that’s what I decided to specialize in. Then they brought in a photography teacher and you could do photography as part of graphic design studies.”
“When I got hold of a camera something happened to me, like a bolt of lighting and from that time on I became really obsessed by shooting photographs.”
Watson got various scholarships and fellowships but what really changed his life was when his wife Elizabeth got a teaching job in Los Angeles. He had visited New York some time before, liked America so he decided to accompany his wife to California with no real employment prospects. But he did use his time to continue shooting photos so he had the beginnings of a portfolio. A friend of his got him hooked up with an art director for Max Factor who booked a model for him, provided a rack of fashions and had him do some test photos.
The test shoot was supposed to be for an hour but actually took about 12 hours as Watson continued taking photos and ended up spending most of his savings on film and processing. He went back to the art director carrying 68 rolls of film. The people at Max Factor loved the images and Watson ended up being paid $6000 – in 1970s money – a fortune as far as he was concerned. Then the company later bought two more and his total compensation for the photos session was a cool $9000!
This initial photo sale, says Albert Watson, totally changed his life.
Watson also enjoys going back to Scotland and photographing landscapes, many of which he considers among the most beautiful in the world. As many years as it has been since he left his native land, he still gets the feeling of coming home each time he returns.
Albert Watson is known for a certain kind of iconic portrait but the range and styles reflected in his portfolio are varied and extensive. He can shoot on location as well as in the studio, work in color and BW, do fashion and nudes and often make use of props, angles and other photographic ideas to make his images as memorable as he can. Nothing bores a really creative photographic artist more than shooting boring pictures.
Another thing that characterizes the career of Albert Watson is that he never stops shooting. From his start in 1970 to the present he says he is always taking photographs, whether on assignment or for his own artistic goals and purposes. Most really successful people, especially in the arts, often tend to be obsessive about their work, feeling uneasy if they don’t have a paintbrush or pencil in their hands, some clay to mold or stone and a chisel – or in the case of Albert Watson a camera in his hands.
“More recently,” explains Watson, “I’m looking back over my body of work. You end up shooting photos for magazines or other clients that they decide not to use. So I like going back over 40 years worth of images and choosing unpublished photos that I think are terrific but were labeled as a kind of “road kills” and got consigned to the filing cabinet. It is amazing some of the powerful work I can rescue this way.”
Some of these “rescued” photos end up being exhibited in galleries and other are published in photo art books, of which Albert Watson has a half a dozen. There is also a demand for his custom prints, including some really fabulous prints done in beautifully executed platinum.
Albert Watson is a believer in talent. Some people are born with the ability to do things well that others are not. And there was certainly an automatic, natural connection when he first held a camera that indicates he was evidently born to be a photographer. But he also recognized the importance of the “ten thousand hours rule” author Malcolm Gladwell talks about in his book Outliers.
“There’s a certain something,” he explains,”a sheer power you get from keeping on going, continuing to work, developing skills over time that allows you to reach a very comfortable, fluent level of ability and expertise.” For a photographer, there comes a point where he or she don’t really have to think and calculate when setting up a shot – at least, not to a great degree – where they can rely on the feel and intuition developed over decades.
But that is not the same as containing to do things the same way and getting the same results. Albert Watson is always looking for a way to make his images more immediate and powerful. He is also an accomplished director and so a master of motion as well as still photography.
Watson has also embraced the digital age. He not only shoot with digital cameras but has become highly adept at using Photoshop and collaborating with those who are truly masters of the software. Watson is certainly proud of the work he has done in the past and enjoys sharing those classic images.
But like most master photographers, the most important photography to him – is the next one he shoots!
COMING SOON: Albert Watson’s new Taschen book Kaos due out in late April (and three years in the making), and exhibitions in Cannes, France (Opiom Gallery); Vienna, Austria (Preiss Fine Arts); and Paris (A. Galerie), along with numerous group shows (Seoul and Hong Kong) and participation at the AIPAD photography fair at the end of March. Albert is also giving two presentations at The Photography Show in Birmingham, U.K. later this month.
Learn more about Albert Watson and his work on his website:
ALBERT WATSON PHOTOGRAPHY
Bill Dobbins is a pro photographer located in the Westwood area of Los Angeles. He is a veteran photographer and videographer who has exhibited his fine art in two museums and a number of galleries and who has published eight books, including two fine art photo books:


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Pietro Foresta and Filomena Guaglianone
These are Mike's great-grandparents, the parents of
his maternal grandmother. They were living in the southern Italian
region of Calabria, in a small town named MaierÓ, when they were
married. Rosa was their only child.
Pietro emigrated to America and lived there seven
years before he could send for his family. Rosa, Filomena, and Filomena's
mother Caterina slept in the same bed in MaierÓ. Pietro worked as
a gardener and producer of wine and liquor during Prohibition for
residents of Tuxedo Park, New York.