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Textiles, Merchandising and Interiors
Doctoral candidate in TMI researches the intersection of fashion/dress and cultural studies.
- Can you give an overview of your research and how you came to be interested in it?
My research resides at the intersection of fashion/dress and cultural studies. I’m really interested in the interaction between how we dress and adorn our bodies and our mental, spiritual, and political positions. I specifically research how dress can be a conduit for anti-colonial resistance and other social justice movements. My dissertation research is archival and focuses on how Black women have used dress as a means for liberation, but my work touches on several fashion industry problems such as diversity, equity, and inclusion, sustainability, and accessibility. I came to be interested in this area while I was working in the fashion industry. I worked in the retail sector for ten years and I saw, firsthand, a lot of exploitation, disregard, and appropriation of marginalized groups. Even as a consumer, I was wholly dissatisfied with what I was seeing in marketing, advertising, and corporate social responsibility agendas. After a stint in PR while completing my master’s degree, I realized that my passion is in researching how the medium of fashion has historically served to enact change within ourselves and others. I became even more interested in my research when I realized that I could use it to educate future fashion professionals to envision and build our discipline, industry, and society into a fairer and more equitable future.
- You’ve noted that your favorite parts of fashion and dress are the stories associated with them. What are some of those stories that most resonate with you?
Although I’m not a fashion historian, I love that dress tells a history. Research-wise, my favorite story is about denim in Black American history. During slavery, slave owners bought denim (and other rough cottons) for their enslaved laborers, because the material was sturdy. Later Black youth activists wore denim, overalls for example, as an equalizer between the sexes and an identifier between social classes, in response to the very dressed up faction of the civil rights movement. In the 70s, denim continued to be a marker of youth and a revolutionary ideology. In the 80s and 90s, denim became associated with rap and hip-hop; loose and baggy denim was all the rage. If you think about it, denim’s position in fashion today is the legacy of those stories from Black history. A personal example, when my grandmother passed away, I inherited many of her clothes and they all tell a story from her life. I have pictures of her wearing dress items that I now have, and I love imagining why and how she might have worn something. Stories about clothes is a reason that I love to thrift shop. Worn and pre-loved dress items always have a story behind them and sometimes that story is really interesting and directly related to historical markers.
- Tell us more about the “Knowing cotton otherwise” exhibition. How did you come to be involved in it and what has the experience been like?
The “Knowing Cotton Otherwise” exhibition is at the Fashion for Good Museum in Amsterdam, which is an interactive sustainable fashion museum. The exhibition highlights the relationship between cotton and the fashion industry, specifically different stories about cotton and fashion. I study and map the inception of the fashion industry to slavery, so I came to be involved with the exhibition through that research. Based on that particular research stream, I was invited to create an installation that connects and intersects with different themes relating to the story of cotton and its impact on people and the planet. My installation, entitled “Curative: Confronting and healing the fashion-industrial complex” uses various archival materials to highlight cotton stories and cultural sustainability. Curating the archival objects was, purposefully, a collective endeavor. Thanks to Dr. Monica Skar, I was able to borrow historic clothing pieces from our Historic Clothing and Textile Collection (HCTC). Thanks to friends in TMI, Beth Weigle, Daisy Little and Sara Idacavage who lent me objects and helped me historicize others, and Kristian Hogans whose scholarship inspired my approach, I was able to tell the story of cotton use in fashion with emphasize on its cultural relevance to the Black diaspora and other diasporic groups. The goal of the installation was to acknowledge and confront the violent history of cotton, but also offer an alternative insight that centered the uses of cotton in cultural sustainability.
The experience was eye-opening and challenging. I learned a lot about international perspectives and was able to connect and collaborate with other scholars and artists who work on intersecting topics. Balancing the narrative that I wanted to tell with the narrative of the museum was also a challenging but fun task. I’ve really enjoyed presenting my work in a way other than writing, so I hope to be involved in more creative scholarship like the “Knowing Cotton Otherwise” exhibition.
- Can you share some highlights of your time in the FACS Ph.D. program?
As evidenced by the support of TMI around my Fashion for Good installation, a major highlight of my time in FACS has been the encouragement and championing of each other’s work and lives. My Ph.D. cohort, in the international merchandising emphasis, is unmatched! We make it a point to be in community with each other which has made my Ph.D. experience more nourishing and worthwhile. I’ve also really enjoyed teaching while in the program. I had the joy of teaching FACS 2000 for two semesters and thanks to my dissertation advisor, Dr. Katalin Medvedev, I was able to teach TXMI 4230 a few times. Being able to teach and learn from undergraduate students, as a graduate student is an experience that I am so grateful for! It’s probably been my favorite part of the Ph.D., putting my research and pedagogy into practice. Collaborating with other Ph.D. students and professors in FACS, and the freedom to find collaborators outside of our college has also been a highlight. It has truly made my time here a diverse, interdisciplinary, and exciting experience.
- What are your goals after completing your degree at FACS?
I love teaching and research, so career-wise, academia is the goal. I have so many more research queries and would love to continue them in a university setting!
When I’m not conducting research, I’m reading. I just love books. I’m also a yogi and dancer which not only allows me some reprieve from my academic work, but also enriches it.


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If the power indicator remains on (or LED remains green) when the unit goes dead, you will need to replace the main board to resolve.
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HOLDENVILLE, Okla. – Ever seen a sweet potato as big as a Thanksgiving turkey? Well, a Holdenville man grew one.
Fred Millard Jr., renowned for his numerous contributions to the freshwater turtle industry, grew a sweet potato that weighs 25 pounds and two ounces, according to an Oklahoma Department of Agriculture news release.
Millard, 79, is a lifelong gardener, and each year his goal is to grow his sweet potatoes bigger than those from the year before. It’s a challenge he not only issues to himself, but also his loved ones.
Millard doesn’t aim to claim world sweet potato records. Besting friends and family is plenty good enough for him.
“I’ll challenge anyone to a catfish supper if they can grow a bigger sweet potato than me,” said Millard. “Otherwise, they
have to buy me one!”
However, The Great Pumpkin Commonwealth, which records record-breaking pumpkins and other vegetables, has been asked to determine if Millard’s latest sweet potato breaks Oklahoma records.
Millard doesn’t plan to place his prodigious sweet potato on his mantle. He and his wife, Caroline, plan to cut it with a saw and can it. A good portion of it will go into Caroline’s famous sweet potato casserole for Thanksgiving and Christmas, which she and Fred will share with their Hughes County neighbors.
“A sweet potato this big doesn’t require much peeling and you get quadruple the ‘good stuff’,” Millard said.

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Last weekend, I appeared on the BBC’s The Big Questions, the Sunday morning religion and ethics show that airs at precisely the time Christians should be at church services.
The Big Question I’d been hauled in to address was whether there were any topics that were too sacred for humour – a variation of the old “where do you draw the line?” which has been in the news quite a bit of late, with the Jesus and Mo cartoon controversy (which started with The Big Questions), the attempt in Northern Ireland to ban a Reduced Shakespeare Company play based on the Bible, and the banning of demagogic French comic Dieudonne from the UK.
As it turned out, we barely discussed any of these specific topics, but rather kept to what could now almost be called the traditional touchstones in these conversations: Motoons and The Life Of Brian.
The discussion was disappointingly calm, but I did, I think, manage to get one crucial point across, one I’d been meaning to bring up since discussing the RSC ban in Northern Ireland.
In the context of religion, censorship is increasingly, simply, about control. Specifically, who is in charge of the sacred text.
At the height of the Rushdie Affair, Christopher Hitchens noted that it represented a war between the ironic mind and the literal mind. This was particularly apparent when watching Free Presbyterian preacher David McIlveen discuss the Reduced Shakespeare Company’s abridged Bible spoof. McIlveen could not, and would not understand the idea that his interpretation of a text was not the only one. Speaking on the Nolan show, he repeatedly suggested that the RSC was presenting a false version of the “Word of God”. Of course, to an extent, they were, but McIlveen seemed to confuse interpretation with, well, lying.
I was reminded of this while reading an exchange between Alex Clark and Stephanie Merritt in the Observer last Sunday.
They were discussing JK Rowling’s view that in hindsight, she would not have had Hermione and Ron, two characters from her Harry Potter series, ending up romantically entangled. Merritt and Clark debated interestingly on authorship and ownership, particularly in the age of fan fiction.
A lot of people are very emotionally attached to the Harry Potter stories, and no doubt some were genuinely unhappy with Rowling’s suggestion that well, the sacred text may be wrong after all. Even her position as creator of that particular universe did not leave her immune from criticism. As Merritt – a historical novelist whose own hero is heretic Giordano Bruno – notes: “I can see why fans felt insulted. They’ve made an emotional investment in those characters and in the storyline as it exists.”
It’s unlikely that Rowling will revise the tale of Hermione and Ron’s romance, but, considering it’s quite possible that at some point, Potterism will become a religion (if grown adults are playing Quidditch, we’re probably half way there), then it’s worrying that Rowling has already introduced a potential point of schism. Do you believe in the true text? Do Ron and Hermione belong together? Or do you believe what the great transcriber of Potterism, Ro-Ling said, that they weren’t suited and maybe split after a fling. Should Hermione even have ended up with Harry?
This could be worse than anything Northern Ireland has seen.

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By Rjay Zuriaga Castor
“Pauntata na anay. Panghaboy ko na karun. Abi kung may gahambal, waay danai may malakat.”
[Stop that, or I’ll toss it. When someone is speaking, listen.]
The unruly behavior of some revelers during the Dinagyang Festival did not escape the acerbic remarks of Iloilo City Mayor Jerry Treñas during the Ati-atihan tribes competition on Sunday morning, January 28.
Just before delivering his speech at the Iloilo Freedom Grandstand, the mayor reminded the spectators to refrain from moving back and forth and to listen attentively to the person that is speaking in front.
“Daw lango-lango ni ang gina ubra niyo. Aga pa, gapasaway kamo . When someone is talking here (in front), please do not disturb,” he continued.
[Your actions are disrespectful. It’s still early, yet you’re already making a scene. When someone is speaking here in front, please do not disturb.]
The Iloilo Freedom Grandstand is the first stage for the Ati-atihan tribes competition where dignitaries and very important persons (VIPs) invited by the city government witnessed the vibrant performances of the eight school-based Ati tribes.
Among the notable personalities present at the Iloilo Freedom Grandstand were Senators Risa Hontiveros, Bong Go, Bong Revilla, Francis Tolentino, Lito Lapid; House Speaker Ferdinand Martin Romualdez; Deputy Speaker and Las Piñas Rep. Camille Villar; former senators Bam Aquino and Kiko Pangilinan, and Atty. Chel Diokno.
After the incident that seemingly shocked the audience, Treñas proceeded to emphasize that the Dinagyang Festival has come a long way.
“It gets better and better every year, with more and more people coming to Iloilo City just to witness this grand festivity,” he said.
According to the Site Task Group Dinagyang 2024, there were at least 32,100 spectators who watched the tribes competition in four judging areas in the city’s downtown area.
Competing in the Dinagyang tribes competition were Tribu Taga-Baryo (Bo. Obrero National High School), Tribu Mandu-riyaw (Mandurriao NHS), Tribu Paghidaet (La Paz NHS), Tribu Pan-ay (Fort San Pedro NHS), Tribu Salognon (Jaro NHS), Tribu Sigabong (Ramon Avanceña NHS), Tribu Ilonganon (Jalandoni Memorial NHS), and Tribu Silak (Iloilo City NHS).
The grand winner of the tribes competition will receive a total of P25 million worth of school projects, with P15 million coming from the city government of Iloilo and the remaining P10 million from the Uswag Ilonggo partylist.
Meanwhile, each participating school will also receive P5 million worth of projects.
“We take pride in being the country’s best tourism festival. The accolades we have received are a testament to our dedication, passion, and love for culture and tradition, coupled with our strong devotion to the Child Jesus,” Treñas added.
The Association of Tourism Officers of the Philippines, Inc. (ATOP) Pearl Awards recognized the 2022 edition of the Dinagyang Festival as the Best Cultural Festival Award in the city category.
In 2021, ATOP also awarded the festival’s first online version as Best Tourism Practice during the Pandemic Special Category, while in 2020 as the grand champion in the Best Tourism Event (Festival) As Contemporary/Non-Traditional Expression category.


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A brilliant analysis of the current situation in the Labour Party in the UK, but valid for most Social Democrat parties in the EU.
Diane speaks to openDemocracy about industrial strategy, universal basic infrastructure, moving beyond GDP, and how to build an economy that works for the 21st century.
Clea Bourne looks at developments of the tech sector.
Addressing a double whammy: in 2007, over a friendly drink, the Guardian’s economics editor, Larry Elliott, came up with a radical plan to combat the effects of the financial crisis and climate change. He called […]

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Theatre: The Spiegeltent
Jubilee Gardens, off Belvedere Road
Running Time: 75 minutes
Prices from: £26.00 to £63.00
From the creative producers of the hit shows Cantina and Tom Crew comes the latest thrilling production, and the headline show of the 2013 London Wonderground season. Exotic encounters unfold between a mystical coterie of highly skilled international performers from New York, London, Brussels and Berlin. Witness heart-stopping illusions, gravity-defying manoeuvres and explosions of hybrid dance, all infused by delirious melodies and hedonistic beats from LIMBO’s live band of musical chameleons. Featuring circus, magic, spectacle and dance, this is an unforgettable celebration of otherworldly proportions.
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We’re having fun on the Therm O Web blog this week, joining up with the gang at Jillibean Soup! Both blogs are filled with project inspiration all week long, mixing Jillibean’s adorable paper and mixed media collections with Therm O Web’s awesome deco foil products, and more…. and we’ve got a great prize to give away, too. Keep reading for more information on that!
May is a big birthday month for me, so for my project, I made a birthday gift set featuring Jillibean’s beautiful Farmhouse Stew collection. I love the bright and happy colors in this line. So perfect for spring and summer birthdays, and just about any other occasion, too.
As with many of my gift set ideas, when I’m looking to make several projects that coordinate together, I usually start with the card. May just seems to call for flowers, so that was the jumping off point for my design. The mason jar, the sentiment strip, and the flower bouquet are all from the die cut shape sheet, and were so easy to put together. I chose three papers from the collection kit that pulled colors from the bouquet and layered them with crisp white Therm O Web Premium Cardstock to make all the patterns pop.
I needed a small gift box for my birthday set, and this mini pizza box die shape from Sizzix was the perfect size. I die cut the box from Premium White cardstock, and added some of the same papers I used on the card to pull everything together. A GinaK Designs tag, decorated with stickers and die cuts, was tied to the box with twine. I am crazy about those Jillibean Soup Mix the Media Felt Flowers…. good grief, I would add those to everything, if I could.
Can’t wait to give this gift set to the birthday girl! Stop by the Therm O Web blog for the full tutorial, if you’d like to learn more. And be sure to get entered in our fabulous prize giveaway, while you are there. One lucky winner will receive a $25 gift certificate to the Therm O Web store PLUS a Jillibean Soup 2 Cool for School Paper Pack!
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The France coach Marc Lièvremont lamented two lost opportunities, including one that could have been a repeat of the "try from the end of the world" in his side's narrow loss to New Zealand on Saturday.
The defeat meant the French did not emulate the 1994 team, the only French side to beat the All Blacks in a series in New Zealand achieved with a length-of-the-field try in the dying seconds at Eden Park.
On Saturday at Westpac Stadium and trailing 14-10 with time almost up on the clock, a sense of déjà vu swept over the crowd with France's Damien Traille receiving the ball inside his own 22 and with at least 60 metres of open space in front of him.
The centre, however, knocked the ball on, allowing the All Blacks to soak up the seconds, set their scrum as the hooter sounded for full-time then watch replacement scrum-half Piri Weepu kick the ball into touch.
"At the end of the game there was a possibility when we could have scored another try from the end of the world like 1994 but Damien Traille dropped the ball," Lièvremont said.
While a repeat of that Jean-Luc Sadourny try from 1994 was not to be, France had wasted an earlier opportunity to put the match beyond doubt.
The left wing Cedric Heymans, who had scored a dazzling try early in the second half by beating four defenders from 40 metres out, put in a speculative kick ahead. The right wing Vincent Clerc regathered the ball then somehow dropped it in the tackle as he was crossing the line.
A converted try at the time would have given France a 14-11 lead with less than 20 minutes left.
"Once Cedric scored the try we thought that we could win the game but we missed an opportunity," Lièvremont said. "We played with a lot of spirit in the second half but it was not enough."Reuse content


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For the fifth time, Hrvatski Telekom won the umlaut “Best in Test” award for the best mobile network, as well as, for the second year in a row, for the best fixed network, thus cementing its status as a market leader in Croatia.
Hrvatski Telekom (HT) and Nokia were among the first in the world to test advanced 25G PON optical technology at HT’s Rijeka lab. This is the latest generation of optical networks that significantly enhances the speed of data transfer, and the speed achieved in Rijeka was 20 gigabits per second.
Last fiscal year, Hrvatski Telekom generated revenues of HRK 7.393 billion, thus recording a slight revenue adjustment of the largest Croatian operator. HT Group’s organic revenue (adjusted for Optima Telekom contribution in the second half of last year) in 2021 increased by 1.1 percent year-over-year.
At the end of 2021, the Croatian Competition Agency (CCA) authorized the first phase of the merger of Telemach Croatia and OT-Optima Telekom under the Competition Act. Optima was previously under the management of Hrvatski Telekom (HT).
Having won several titles of best Croatian mobile network this year, Hrvatski Telekom (HT) has now received the “Best in Test” award for the best fixed broadband service.
In the first nine months of 2021, Croatia’s largest domestic telecom operator Hrvatski Telekom generated more than HRK 5.5 billion in revenue, recording an increase by almost two percentage points.
On Thursday, Hrvatski Telekom became the first on the domestic market to present the capabilities of the 5G+ network, reaching speeds of up to 4 Gbit/s and network response time of only ten milliseconds. The 5G+ network is based on the 26 GHz frequencies ensured by HT in the 5G spectrum auction, which ended in August.
Croatia raised almost HRK 359 million at the public auction for 5G frequencies, significantly exceeding the initial expectation of HRK 300 million in concession fees for the use of the spectrum for the new generation network.
Hrvatski Telekom has signed a 5G roaming agreement with Magyar Telekom, member of the Deutsche Telekom Group, so HT users can now enjoy the benefits of 5G on Magyar Telekom’s network in the relevant 5G coverage areas, the company stated.
Hrvatski Telekom started the month of March by testing the 5G network on the 3.5 GHz frequency band. Testing is currently being carried out to a limited extent on a part of commercial users in Zagreb, and soon in Osijek.


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Buca di Beppo - Shrewsbury
7 Boston Turnpike
Shrewsbury, MA 01545Neighborhood:
ItalianPrice: $30 and under
Buca di Beppo - Shrewsbury
- Dining Style: Casual Dining
- Website: http://www.bucadibeppo.com/
- Phone: 5087921737x
- Hours of Operation:
Monday - Thursday: 4:00pm - 10:00pm, Friday: 4:00pm - 11:00pm, Saturday: 11:00am - 11:00pm, Sunday: 11:00am - 9:00pm
- Payment Options: AMEX,Discover,MasterCard,Visa
- Cuisine: American, Italian, Comfort Food
- Executive Chef: Mark White
- Dress Code: Casual Dress
- Accepts Walk-Ins: Yes
- Additional Details: Banquet/Private Rooms, Bar Dining, Bar/Lounge, Beer, Chef's Table, Delivery, Full Bar, Gluten-free Menu, Non-Smoking Restaurant, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Private Room, Takeout, Wheelchair Access, Wine
- Catering: Whether you"re celebrating a special occasion or group event, Buca di Beppo Delivery or Buca To Go is the perfect choice for great Italian food and fun. From casual parties to corporate luncheons, we offer a delicious selection sure to satisfy everyone. Our friendly and professional staff will assist you with your order, arrange a specific pick-up time for Buca To Go or transport your order ($25 delivery fee applies to deliveries). Tablecloths, plates, napkins, eating and serving utensils and condiments are included. No minimum purchase is required. Please allow 3 hours for same-day delivery.
- Special Events: Whether you’re celebrating a special occasion, planning a business dinner or having a night out with family and friends, Buca di Beppo is your answer to one fabulous group dining experience! Buca serves authentic Italian family-style meals in an eclectic, vintage setting. Our knowledgeable staff will help organize and plan your group event or meetings with diverse lunch or dinner banquet packages - ideal for groups of 20 or more. Private and semi-private rooms are available.
A word from Buca di Beppo - Shrewsbury
Buca di Beppo serves authentic Italian cuisine in an eclectic, vintage setting. Our dishes are served family-style, meant to be shared by everyone at the table. Two sizes are available: BUCA SMALL feeds two or more and BUCA LARGE feeds four or more. At Buca, guests delight in our lively atmosphere, enjoy the classic tunes of Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin and admire our decor, including family photos and candid shots of Italian-American icons, such as Sophia Loren and Joe DiMaggio. Our energetic atmosphere, delicious food and friendly staff make Buca di Beppo the perfect place for great Italian food and fun.Continued
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Buca di Beppo - Shrewsbury reviews from OpenTable diners
30 reviews since May 22, 2014
- Ambiance3.8Noise LevelModerate
scenic view (24)good for groups (19)great for outdoor dining (19)kid-friendly (13)special occasion (12)great for lunch (9)neighborhood gem (9)fit for foodies (5)hot spot (5)vibrant bar scene (3)late-night find (1)Show More
- Bad EverythingOpenTable Diner Since 2009Dined on 2/14/2014We had been to other Buca locations and had good experiences. The Shrewsbury location was terrible. The pasta was way over cooked. Completely mushy. I would have sent it back but the waitress didn't return to our table until it was time for the bill. No refills on wine, no checking in to see how things were. Nothing. Plus, it was freezing cold in the restaurant. We did hear the waitress saying to other folks at the bar how busy they were, which is interesting because there were several empty tables (with people waiting I might add). This place clearly does not have there act together. I'll be crossing it off the list for sure.
- Good experienceOutForShowDined on 1/31/2014We went her before going to a show in Worcester. Food was good and portions were plentiful. We were warned by the waitress that we would have food to take home and she was right. We had the chopped antipasto salad, Veal Saltimbocca and Chicken Carbonara - all good. We were there about 6pm on a Friday night and there were not many tables occupied.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- First visitvtvisitorDined on 1/25/2014Very good tasting food and plenty of it at a reasonable price. The waitress could not have been more friendly or attentive to our wishes. The family style serving was a plus. The layout of the restaurant provided plenty of room and was great for a group.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Food was not great and veryOpenTable Diner Since 2014Dined on 1/17/2014Food was not great and very Expensive. Prime time dining and the place was empty.No atmosphere, needed to wear a jacket while dining because of the freezing cold draft coming from the windows. Won't be back again.
- great gamily dinner at bucahungryT1Dined on 1/4/2014We made a reservation for a group of 15 to celebrate 3 birthdays. The table was ready when we arrived and the waiter introduced himself and started assisting the table immediately. The food was great the portions are perfect for large groups to share, from appetizers, to meals, and of course desert. To top off our dinner experience at Buca, the service was the best part! Our server was attentive, personable, funny and could handle the chaotic large group of kids to adults....he was wonderful! Will go back anytime!Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Family friendly, not date nightRonhDined on 12/31/2013Had cheap feel. Food was good, server was friendly.Special Features:
- Enjoyable Christmas Night DinnerOpenTable Diner Since 2013Dined on 12/25/2013To be honest, we found our way to Buca largely because it was one of the few restaurants open on Dec 25. I had driven by it many times, but had never eaten there. There were 6 of us for a family dinner. Nice ambiance, very good food, fair prices, friendly service . . . . not a 5-star restaurant, but that's not what we were looking for. Was very pleased, will be back.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Three of us dined here ontk22377Dined on 12/25/2013Three of us dined here on Christmas Day and although the food was good, we were all disappointed with the service, portions and cost. The small plates are supposed to serve 2-3 people and there's no way. One adult could easily eat the whole thing. The prices were ridiculous too. Also cannot believe that in order to get bread we would've had to pay for it. What restaurant, especially an Italian one, charges for bread? Would not dine here again or recommend.
- disgruntledvalchrisDined on 12/24/2013Made reservations for 9pm at Bucca Di Beppo on 12-24 and had conformation number sent twice to me to confirm all was set. Got a phone call on the day of the reservation at 4pm informing me that the restaurant was closing at 8pm that evening and would not be able to honor the reservation that was made 3 days prior to the phone call. Now srambling to find a place for me and my guests I finally found and settled on the Cheesecake Factory which gladly took us at almost 9.30 and allowed us to have a nice relaxing and leisurly holiday meal in courses which lasted nearly 2 hours! So now that we know this the Cheesecake Factory has a gaurenteed new group of customers every Christmas Eve at the very least.Special Features:
- Pricey night out with the kidsFamilyNightOutDined on 12/24/2013This was our first time at Buca, so we didn't know what to expect. Dishes are served family style. The portions weren't as large as we expected for the description and the price. Kids meals were fine. Overall, it was less food for more money. It may be a deal if you bring a large group or use coupons, but expensive for a family's night out.Special Features:
- "Scrooge Night Out"JimBDined on 12/14/2013Christmas tradition to take the entire family to a show and then out to dinner. This year, it was Bucca in Shrewsbury and it was bellissmo. Last time we were here, the service was so-so. This time, service was fabulous, unhurried, the server knew exactly what she was doing (I didn't catch her name) and the food was fantastic. An excellent capper to a great night.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Great Restaurant and Service!mharrimanDined on 11/29/2013The food portions were large and the food was great! Our server, Maria, was really nice and attentive.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- 80% of our food was mediocreknowgoodfoodDined on 11/28/2013First time Patrons. Did not realize evrything was served family style. Antipasto was a large salad with poor quality salami and tasteless feta (I know good feta). Dressing was good, It should have a variety of meats & good provalone not domestic feta. Veal saltambocca was best part of meal. But 4 little pieces of thin veal was not worth the price. Curious about the half lb meatball the waitress was telling us was a "hot item". It was tasteless. Home made marinara too thick, flavorless & too much paste. Rigatoni wasn't even hot, just luke warm & sauce was thick & not hot. We were very disappointed. We did not expect North end Italian but Buca was worse than Garden. Waitress was nice.Special Features:
- Family funLeenaDined on 11/28/2013It's a great place to go for family fun and dining. The portions of family size so sharing is caring. We had a party of six going for the Thanksgiving day feast and everything was excellent we would definitely go back preferably for a Christmas feast. I actually visit this place often and I do love it.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- celebrated Thanksgiving there....DDMSDined on 11/28/2013Very pleased with food, service! We will go again! Special Thanksgiving menu was tasty! And didnt rush us! Perfect!Special Features:
- Wicked Good Food !!!!DaveMDined on 11/16/2013We had the best food ever Saturday Night of course every time we go the food is awesome!!!Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Too coldsoccermomDined on 11/4/2013The restaurant was freezing the night we were there to celebrate my son's 17th birthday. The waitress said the heat was broken but I spent the entire meal with my jacket on. The food was very slow coming from the kitchen and it took about 25 minutes after we ordered for the waitress to realize they were out of lasagna and it would take at least an hour for it to be made. We made anything selection but it was not what we wanted.Special Features:
- Below my expectations..OpenTable Diner Since 2013Dined on 10/31/2013The food was OK.. The service was between fair and poor.. I would understand the service if it was extremely busy, but there were only 3 tables occupied while we were there. I would not recommend this restaurant to anyone.. Have dined at another of their locations and the difference was "night and day". Overall, it was a very disappointing experience.
- Nice but empty on a Friday at lunchNSILMikeVIPDined on 10/18/2013Almost no one there? Food is fine, service is good. Not sure why it was empty.
- Awesome night!Katie310Dined on 10/12/2013Celebrated my sisters 30th birthday there. It was great! Food was awesome, wait staff was great! We can't wait to go back! Don't miss out!Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Great FoodDaveMDined on 10/11/2013We love to eat here , the food is great, service great and a nice view of lake quinsig. What else can you ask for!!Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Great overall experienceWidowDined on 9/22/2013My waitress was very accommodating and attentive. The food was really delicious. I look forward to returning.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Good dining experience.LHETDined on 9/21/2013The food was very tasty with large portions. The waitress recommended an excellent wine. Yipes, I forget which wine it was, possibly house red. The prices were reasonable, especially for the portion size, the service was good, the atmosphere & view were nice - a good dining experience.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Average food in large portionsJimHDined on 9/21/2013I would gibe this 2.5 stars if I could. The food is average and the portions are large. If you like large portions and are not too picky about food, as in you don't have to go and eat something you could could never eat at home, then you'll like this place. If you are looking for lots of decent food, this is the place for you. Some people mention it is too overpriced for the type of food. But considering you'll get dinner that night and lunch the next day and probably another dinner, it is not really overpriced.
- Crazy priced menumay1987Dined on 9/7/2013Horrible service, Seriously overpriced !! I make better talian food at home.
- Lots of good foodJohnADined on 8/24/2013The portion sizes are very large by design which is great for left overs the next day.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- DisappointingOpenTable Diner Since 2011Dined on 8/23/2013We have been here before and had good service, however this night the service was horrible. We got seated in a booth and given a menu but then no one even acknowledge we were there for 15 minutes. Not even hello I'll be right with you. The restaurant was not busy so it was a mystery why no one came. When we finally did order the kitchen lost the ticket and we waited for almost an hour for our food. No one even offered a complimentary drink or dessert for the inconvenience. Very disappointing. Not sure we'd return.
- We had a wonderful time outLunchladyDined on 8/18/2013We had a wonderful time out celebrating a friends birthday. This was our first time eating at Bucca di Beppo and we will be sure to return. The food was delicious and the waiter was fun and personable!Special Features:
- Over-priced Italian with a few gemsRoskaDined on 8/11/2013I'm not a fan of family-style menus, it does not give people the option to have what they want and the items are very expensive. We went at lunch time to avoid that, but alas, the lunch menu is, for the most part, not available on Sunday. This was not stated on the website, so we were disappointed. The best thing we had (taste and value) was the tiramisu dessert. It was enough for 8 people, and priced at $10.95, that's pretty good. Other things are just over-priced and mediocre. The outdoor seating is nice, inside seems stale.Special Features:
- family servings for two or fourOpenTable Diner Since 2011Dined on 8/3/2013Each entree and side is served family style, ordered in size/price to serve either two or four. Our party of four shared two entrees-for-two and had leftovers to take home. Since each diner will probably not be ordering an entree for themselves alone, it might take a little more time, coordination, compromise to decide what you want to order for your party. Not a problem, but might surprise you if you are not aware of it going in.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- The Hostess and WaitressesOpenTable Diner Since 2012Dined on 8/3/2013The Hostess and Waitresses were very nice, the food was excellent but we had the sun in our face as there was a missing shade, we tried moving the table but them another person had sun in there face, very uncomfortable in that situation.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Not BadMicahDined on 7/29/2013the food was wonderful delicious but it's a bit pricey when there is only a two people dinning, and if you don't want the same thing as the person you are with well you better be prepared for a lot of leftovers and to be broke. My girlfriend and I had their chic. parm. and you have to buy pasta as a side dish (it doesn't come with any order) plus a simple garlic bread and drinks, everything added up to like 40 +tip definitely not going unless its with a bigger group or i just have extra cash just laying around.Special Features:
- Simple Night Out !NancyVIPDined on 7/27/2013On a perfect summer night you cannot beat sitting on the deck overlooking the lake; it's a calming, picturesque scene. The food is pretty good simple italian fair with no frills. We found it to be a very affordable night out.Special Features:
- First TimersFullbellyDined on 7/20/2013Three friends and I traveled 45 minutes to try Buca di Beppo because we heard it was so good, and we weren't disappointed. The food was great and the waitstaff was very nice. We hadn't known the food was served family style, so had a fun time sharing our meals with each other. Would definitely go back again.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Nice outdoor deck and good ItalianRob1764VIPDined on 7/17/2013For a chain restaurant, this was a good meal. The ambiance is great, out on the deck overlooking the lake. We ordered the Buca di Beppo Salad and the Chicken Parmigiana and both were very good and tasty. The salad came with all kinds of goodies. The chicken was crispy on the edges and moist on the inside. It is hard to offer a competitive Italian fare in this area that has so many good authentic Italian restaurants, but this was good for a franchise.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Whole family readyKwazDined on 6/16/2013Service isaggresively friendly. Everyone is very proactive wanting to ensure your stay is not wanting for anything at anytime. The food quality is levels above and beyond Olive Garden. Don't even start to compare the two as they are in different dimensions not just categories. The greatest challenge is to save room for desert which is also a ten.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- not impressednot2impressedDined on 6/15/2013food not worth the price. mussels bianca were soggy, pizza crust undercooked and chewy, chicken limone was dry and lacked the limone flavor. shrimp pasta dish was decent. beautiful view though and had a great time. also - server did not ask if we had been there before and explain that the menu was family style. server made no effort to recommend or upsale items. would recommend if you are looking for a great spot for outdoor dining. next time i will stick to drinks and split a pasta dish with my party.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Very bad food and serviceDeepaDined on 6/9/2013We went here to celebrate our anniversary and came back with the worst experience. The y brought out the wrong appetizer to begin with. No apologies from the waitress. Then of the two entrees they got one wrong. We don't eat sausage or beef and they brought a pasta dish with that instead of the chicken pasta dish we ordered. There was a delay in getting the right dish n all were done eating. so in the end I had to pack it as I didn't want to eat all by myself. Whe the waitress said she took the price of the entree off the menu we assumed it he restaurant was compensating for the mistake instead the price of the wrong dish was removed from our bill.duh! As if we have to pay for the wrong dish that we didn't eat.worst experience ever.Special Features:
- Carb Coma Capital01701familydinersDined on 6/1/2013Yum, yum, yum - all dishes are served family style, so there is a lot of food, even in the small size. You definitely want a lot of people so you can try a variety of items. The chicken parm was lovely, as was the chicken stuffed with prosciutto over pesto cream sauce. Don't bother with the fettucine alfredo, sauce tastes like it came from a jar. Go with the spaghetti and meat sauce. We had plenty for two more meals, making Buca a real bargain!Special Features:
- Poor service, messed up orderOpenTable Diner Since 2012Dined on 5/19/2013Our waitress messed up our daughters order. We would have told her about it but somebody else delivered the food and she didn't stop by to check on us.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.


SAINT OR SINNER. When Wynton Marsalis comes marching in
One. two. one. two, here we go,” says Wynton Marsalis as the videotape rolls and the band starts in on another take. On the monitor, a private eye is bringing a woman up to his apartment and Marsalis calls for some sexy sounds to accompany the scene from Shannon’s Deal, director John Sayles’ TV series that features an original score by Marsalis. One eye poised on the monitor, Marsalis leads them through a quick rehearsal. “That should be a g-natural,” he says. “O-eee-o-ay,” he hums to the horn section. Moving from the podium, he sits at the piano to demonstrate how he’d like it to sound and the band gathers round.
Moving about the RCA studio, he looks more like a basketball player (which he is) than the jazz world’s preeminent trumpeter. In a sweat suit and Nikes, his appearance is a far cry from the double-breasted dapper symbol of the new jazz age, Time magazine’s cover-story slick that’s become his trademark. But appearances can be deceiving; he’s as much in control in the studio as he is on the horn. There’s no messing around and the band is alert and obedient. Hand-picked and young, his ensemble knows the ways of Wynton and they are ready to follow their leader. Picking up a pencil in his left hand, he makes a musical notation, the huddle breaks up and the band moves back to their seats in the spacious confines of Studio 4A.
The band set, he waits for the tape to roll. And waits, and waits, one beat longer than he’d like to. “Will those who are bull-shitting please stop and show us the movie,” he says, directing his good-natured ribbing at the engineers behind the soundproof glass. And it’s “one, two, one two, here we go.”
Only a few bars into the song, he breaks it off shaking his head. “I need more of a vibe of consistency in terms of the phrasing of it,” he says in his liltingly soft New Orleans accent. “I didn’t like the way I came in. I was rushing it. This is the vibe. She comes in the room and the scene has overtones of sexuality. I want the music to come across as though it were a record in the background. Play the groove.”
This time they’ve got it. Marsalis points, gestures, mouths directions and nods encouragement. It’s played back and you can tell he likes it as a smile spreads across his face. He compliments the piano player and then it’s on to the next scene, the next tune, the next step in the life of this 29-year-old musician who’s emerged as not only the most important new jazz composer/trumpeter since Miles Davis, but also the most controversial. Almost singlehandedly, Marsalis has revived a type of jazz that had been largely comatose, if not declared dead as contemporary music. Rejecting experiments with fusion and the influence of rock, which shaped jazz’s direction since the ’70s, Marsalis has championed the jazz of Louis Armstrong and Duke Ellington over the bleatings of Kenny G. or the rock-influenced experiments of late Miles Davis. And he seems to be succeeding.
Wynton leads the pack, but right behind him a new generation of musicians, still in their 20’s, are riding his coattails – Roy Hargrove, Christopher Hollyday, the Harper Brothers, Marcus Roberts and others – playing jazz and, what’s even more surprising, selling records to a new generation.
Growing up in New Orleans, Wynton was part of a musical family that includes his father Ellis and brothers Branford, 30, Delfeayo, 25, and Jason, 13. But even in the acknowledged birthplace of jazz, America’s only original art form was virtually unavailable. One local club on the fringe of the French Quarter featured modern jazz with Ellis Marsalis as the house pianist. “When we were growing up,” says Wynton. “my daddy wasn’t working that much. Me and my brother (Branford) mainly played pop music. We didn’t play any jazz. We couldn’t play.
That’s number one. We didn’t know any traditional music so we couldn’t really call ourselves jazz musicians. Our daddy wasn’t pushing us into music. He didn’t say ‘Go do what I’m doing.’ Or ‘jazz is the only music.’ He was really trying to figure out what was happening, too. It was the ’70s; not that many people were playing jazz. The main thing we used to do was carry our daddy’s Fender Rhodes on gigs and we’d play on one tune a night.”
Obviously things have changed, as can be seen by the succession of recordings, most recently in Standard Time Vol 3: The Resolution of Romance (Columbia). Joining forces with his daddy Ellis, Wynton takes on a range of standards, from “I Cover the Waterfront” to “How are Things in Glocca Morra?” Is Wynton proud to be able to get his father the belated recognition he deserves? “You have to realize that when we were growing up we didn’t think like that at all. I didn’t know about national exposure or the media. I didn’t care about that. I didn’t look at music awards shows. We didn’t look at our daddy in terms of any external recognition. He was our daddy and he could play. And we couldn’t. We didn’t look at it as though, boy, they ought to be giving our daddy credit. He always had the respect of the musicians, people who knew him, so I never thought they were being disrespectful, but he couldn’t work playing modern jazz in New Orleans and now he’s more respected.”
In high school, the Marsalis brothers played for proms and dances, clubs and discos. And they studied classical music. Later Wynton would startle the music world by winning two Grammies, for best classical and best jazz album in the same year. “I was serious about playing the trumpet in classical music,” he says, “but I didn’t really pursue the music like I did jazz. I owned a lot more jazz records. I still don’t know a lot of the classical repertoire. I like the music. It was just what you did if you played trumpet. Some things are just what you do. If you’re in high school you go to a prom. You just go.”
One of his boyhood friends has also done quite well for himself. Harry Connick, Jr., a student of his father’s, was at the house often. “He always played me his tunes,” Marsalis recalls. “He was always a good musician and I could tell from the time he was a young boy that he had a good ear.”
At 18, Wynton Marsalis brought his horn to New York, studying briefly at Juilliard before joining the late Art Blakey’s band, an experience that changed his life. “That gave me a chance to see that in our generation you could get a chance to learn how to play by playing actual jazz,” he says. “I thought the only type of jazz you could play was this real sad fusion jazz because that’s all that was being played. But that’s not jazz, that’s pop music. I liked it but I didn’t think it was jazz. Jazz was something that had deep blues in it, swing, had a conception of virtuosity, had deeper levels of expression, had a spiritual connotation. Fusion was more pop music with the trappings of jazz. Like a hairpiece, it looks like hair, but it’s not. You know what I’m saying.”
Just what is – and what isn’t jazz is a matter of great contention these days. Marsalis’ purist approach has put him in opposition to the trend. “I’m all for Spyro Gyra and fusion and all of that. Kenny G. I believe they have a right to exist and play what they want to play but whether or not they’re in the tradition of John Coltrane, or an extension, elaboration, refinement on the music of Duke Ellington, Thelonious Monk or Jelly Roll Morton… It’s inconceivable that people at one time even thought that. I don’t draw the line in terms of time, because the Modern Jazz Quartet has been playing jazz for a long time. I’m thinking purely in terms of music. I’m not thinking in any terms of time or cliches; I’m thinking in terms of harmony, melody, rhythm. call and response, riffs. breaks, polyphonic improvisation, the elements of jazz, the things that determine whether it’s jazz or not – that’s the battleground.
What I’m saying is that things can have elements of jazz and not be jazz. Jazz has a function, and that function is to illuminate, from a mythic standpoint, what American society has represented and should represent. And the whole question of fusion and whether it is jazz and that people argue about it is really ludicrous. It was funny to me ten years ago. Even when I was in high school it was very clear to me what John Coltrane and Miles Davis, when he was serious, and all those other great jazz players represented. Obviously the music we listened to didn’t represent that.”
Hold on there! When Miles Davis was serious? In saying that Marsalis was dissing one of the major jazz innovators and icons of out time. “Do you mean before Miles played electronically?” I asked. “Before he sold out,” he answers bluntly. “Before he started imitating rock musicians.”
Which brings us to another topic that makes Marsalis mad: Rock. I asked him about the oft-repeated comment (most recently by jazz critic Nat Hentoff writing in the Wall Street Journal) that he fired his brother Branford from the band after he decided to go on the road with Sting. “Let me ask you something,” he says.
“You work for NBC, then next year you’re working for CBS, making more money and on the road for a year. Is NBC going to have to fire you? Why is it that none of these writers ever thought about that? He went and played with somebody else. All the jazz writers have been saying that for years, once again trying vainly to stop something that they think is about me. They’re wasting their time.
Just report the facts. Why would I have to fire them, if they’re going to play with someone else? It became an issue because they were playing rock music. Me and my brother have been playing together our whole lives. Nat Hentoff wasn’t breaking his neck writing about him (Branford) in the early ’80s, when he was trying to play and get his stuff together. Everyone then was saying he couldn’t play.
‘He’s just in the band because he’s my brother.’ You know what I’m saying.
It’s a cold thing that goes down.”
What does Marsalis think of Hentoff’s description of him as a “saviour of old jazz?”
“Old jazz, new jazz, art doesn’t have an age on it. We have to go back to the Renaissance to find painters who had the kind of control Picasso had. Beethoven’s last quartet is written in the style of Haydn. Artists of that caliber are making these statements. Duke Ellington ‘till the end of his life constantly reworked elements of New Orleans music. I don’t see why there’s always a battle between the critics and the musicians in jazz. I’m not trying to fight them because the people are gonna come out to hear me play, the young musicians are going to come to my house, they’re going 10 study the music and they’re going to learn.”
Marsalis has also been accused of saying that white people can’t play jazz. Is there any validity to that statement, I ask? “I might have said something like that when I was 17,” he says somewhat embarrassed, but he believes there’s more to the attribution than meets the eye. “If you’re a black musician, you’re always perceived in terms of whether you would kiss the behind of the establishment or whether you won’t do it. And if you don’t do it, they attribute all kinds of asinine racist statements to you. And if you do it, they say you’re cool. That’s what happened to my brother and them (other former members of the group) in the press. When they started playing with Sting, they became great guys and famous musicians. When they were playing with me, they weren’t nothing.
You see, for me, the whole problem has always been that they can’t figure it out. He plays classical music, so maybe he’s with us, but he wears round glasses and suits so he’s not, but … It’s always some kind of strange attempt to put you in a political camp or to just discount individual actions. I’m not out to kiss any behind. I’m just out here to report as accurately as I can on what I think and see and feel and that’s it. So I don’t take a statement that’s dumb like that and elevate that.”
Apparently it has worked. But with recognition comes a responsibility, which he’s taken on both shoulders. In recent years, Marsalis has begun visiting schools and jazz workshops around the country to talk and teach. If he comes upon a musician he likes, he stays in touch, offering encouragement, exchanging tapes, and paving the way for their development. For his efforts, Marsalis is being rewarded, not only by the maturation and success of his protegees, but also by Lincoln Center, where for three years he has been the artistic director of Classical Jazz, the successful annual summer series. Beginning this month, Lincoln Center, the bastion of classical music, is adding a jazz department that plans to have an annual budget of $1 million by the mid-‘90s.
This brings to mind the fact that the great majority of people attending jazz clubs and concerts around the country are white. Why aren’t more young – or old -African Americans supporting their heritage?
“It’s that there’s no real exposure in the community. there’s no advertising of it on the radio and there’s no celebration of the great musicians,” he says. “When I say celebration, I mean true celebration, which is knowledge of their art, not knowledge of their name. If there was knowledge of this thing. it would be a lot different. And also the education system really has failed in our country in general. We have some really great features in our educational system but, from a cultural standpoint, we’ve failed. We have opened up such a big door for the music industry to exploit teen-age sensibilities and make so much money because there’s really no education.”
Does he enjoy any of the music he hears coming up from the streets? “‘It’s all these cliches being elevated. All these profanities. And it’s being made into something hip. That’s what kills me.”
“I guess then that you’re not a big fan of rap music,” I offer.
“My whole feeling about that is that for those who like it fine. But for me, it’s not that hip. I don’t see how some people rhyming in iambic pentameter can be extremely hip, but I’m not against it. I think it’s hipper than rock ‘n’ roll. I will say that. I think it’s more creative. Even when they use sampling songs. I think the dance element of it is definitely more creative. That’s my true feeling about it. In the context of popular music, I’m not going to disrespect it.”
In England, jazz is also enjoying a revival, only there it’s pan of the club scene, with musicians like Courtney Pine combining their jazz skill with Acid House, world beat and other genres to derive a hot new dance sound. Does any of that appeal to Marsalis?
“I would love to see people dancing to jazz. I would love that. But I’m not willing to embrace new cliches for that.”
by David Hershkovits
Source: PAPER Magazine


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- “Update All Render Elements” automatically replaces all render elements in a single click. This option supports both Vray and Corona.
- Create a render region if you only rendered the region of the image.
- B/W test checks only the lightness component of the color. Works as a toggle.
- Color test checks only the hue component of the color. Works as a toggle.
- Saturation test checks only the saturation component of the color. Works as a toggle.
Sel to Group (Creates a layer group that has the layer mask from the active selection and we are prompted to write a group name.)
- Sel to Mask (Creates a layer mask from the active selection or if layer mask is present it replaces it with the active selection.)
- Contract (Contract the layer mask by a specified amount in pixels (1-100px) and blurs it if specified.)
- Expand (Expands the layer mask by a specified amount in pixels (1-100px) and blurs it if specified.)
- Red (Selects only the red channel from the “MultiMatte” render element.)
- Green (Selects only the green channel from the “MultiMatte” render element.)
- Blue (Selects only the blue channel from the “MultiMatte” render element.)
- Alpha (Selects only the whites from the Alpha render element, only if it is saved as a file that doesn’t support transparency by default for example .tif file.)
- Bounding Guides (Creates bounding guides around the image or if the selection is present it creates the bounding guides around that selection.) Crop by Guides (Crops the image based on the four bounding guides that represent the rectangle for the cropping.
- It is important to have only and exactly four guides for the tool to work.) 3×3 grid (Or the rule of thirds as used in Photography, creates the 3×3 grid from guides.) Golden
- Ratio Grid (Or sometimes called a Phi grid is also used in Photography and it creates the
- 3×3 grid from guides in a golden proportion.)
- Clear Guides (Deletes all guides.)
- Show/Hide Guides (Works as a toggle and it hides or shows the guides.)
- Add Noise (Adds the noise layer that has the blending mode set to “Overlay” and it is
- useful for adding a subtle texture if the material looks too plastic or it can help solve the color banding issue.)
- HighPass (Adds the layer that has the blending mode set to Overlay and uses the
- HighPass fitler. It can be used to increase the sharpness of the selected layer.)
- Snapshot (Merges all visible layers into a single layer and adds it to the top of the layer stack.)
- Camera Raw Layer (Works similar as the Snapshot tool but with a difference that it creates the smart object layer and names it “CAMERA_RAW”.)
- Clean PSD (Makes the Photoshop file a lot cleaner. It deletes all empty layers, capitalizes layer group names, deletes color test layers and adds numbers to the duplicates of the group names. Clean PSD can be adjusted to our preference inside the Settings tab.)
- Export Selected Layer(s) (Exports the selected layer(s) as separate files.)
- Save Image (Saves the image to the specified file format.)
Settings tab: Configures:
- Clean PSD Tool
- Export Selected Layer(s) Tool
- Help tab: Has all the links for the user guide (.pdf file format) and the video tutorial links (youtube).
- Photoshop CC 2017 or above
- Windows or Mac
- The extension (.zxp file format)
- Installation guide (.pdf file format)
- User guide (.pdf file format, 18 pages)
- In-depth video tutorials (Youtube)
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Critically acclaimed Malayalam and Tamil film star who rose to fame as a child and became known for her roles in 2011’s Traffic and Chaappa Kurish. She has also led films like Sethupathi and Telugabbai.
Discover real Remya Nambeesan facts, biography, date of birth, and related news below.
|FULL NAME:||Remya Nambeesan|
|BIRTH DATE:||January 1, 1986|
|AGE:||33 years old|
Remya Nambeesan is a Movie Actress. She was born in Kerala, India to Subrahmaniam Unni and Jayasree. Her father was a theatre artist and her brother, Rahul, has worked as a music director and playback singer. She began her career as a child acting in the 2000 film Sayahnam. Her early career was characterized by appearances in Malayalam films, though she later moved into Tamil films.
DID YOU KNOW In 2012, she made her debut as a playback singer with the song “Aande Londe” for the film Ivan Megharoopan.
FACT She starred opposite Vijay Sethupathi in his 2016 film Sethupathi.
Currently, Remya Nambeesan is 33 years old. She will celebrate her 34th birthday on a Wednesday, January 1st. Below we countdown to her upcoming birthday.
Remya Nambeesan’s zodiac sign is Capricorn. According to astrologers, Capricorn’s life pursuit is to be proud of their achievements and a secret desire to be admired by their family and friends and the world at large. People of this zodiac sign like family, tradition, music, understated status, quality craftsmanship and dislike almost everything at some point. The strengths of this sign are responsible, disciplined, self-control, good managers, while weaknesses can be to be the know-it-all, unforgiving, condescending and expecting the worst. The greatest overall compatibility with Capricorn is Taurus and Cancer.
Remya Nambeesan was born in the Year of the Tiger. Tiger people are thought to be brave and independent. They’re respected for their deep thoughts and courageous actions, but sometimes show off when accomplishing something. This year is the year of the Pig.
DID YOU KNOW Life expectancy in United States is about 79 years.
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Convergence is a topic that I've covered a number of times before, because it is one of the major current trends across all of the major mobile platforms (and even a couple of the minor platforms). The plans all have their own nuances, but the end goal is always the same: create a unified experience for users across all computing devices - phones, tablets, PCs, and beyond. Google showed off its plans in full during the Google I/O keynote, and its convergence plans are taking a different path than you might expect, although they do start with your Android smartphone.
first to really show its hand in terms of a plan for convergence when it announced Ubuntu Touch. The timeline on its plans were far too long-term for most to bother getting excited, but the idea of having the same OS running on everything from smartphones and tablets to PCs and TVs was an intriguing one. The added options to dock a phone or tablet and have it become a traditional PC is a dream that we still haven't seen from any other companies. Of course, the reality from Ubuntu is still a couple years off, at least.Canonical was the
shared core" between Windows Phone and Windows 8. The Modern UI still has plenty of detractors, especially when it comes to desktop. But, the issue with Windows has always been in the app ecosystem, and Microsoft addressed that with the new universal app development tools shown off a couple months ago. Microsoft still owns the desktop market (although that market is shrinking) and has a solid user base connected to TVs with the XBox, but is struggling to gain share in the mobile world, which would connect its convergence plans of "three screens and a cloud". New CEO Satya Nadella is committed to the cloud, which could mean Microsoft making moves that are similar to Google.Microsoft was the next up to show its plans, and that was a far more controversial announcement. Microsoft started by creating the new Metro (now Modern) UI as the design language that would be used across all devices, and introducing the "
Apple has claimed that it has no plans on converging iOS and MacOS, which sounds a lot like a traditional Apple statement of "it's not true, until it is." The two platforms likely will stay separate for a while, but that doesn't mean that Apple isn't working on having the two platforms work together closely. The beginning of that was unveiled at WWDC this year with the addition of "Handoff". Handoff will allow users to seamlessly continue tasks from a phone or tablet on a Mac, as well as be able to make calls or receive and send texts via a Mac. Apple has started to open up iOS this year with new sharing options and alternative keyboards; so, it's not hard to believe that Handoff could also be opened up to third-party developers as well. But, Apple's world has been a closed system aiming to push users towards content that Apple either controls or curates.
Google's road has been a bit trickier to follow, and a lot of that has to do with the transition from Andy Rubin to Sundar Pichai which happened early last year, but the awkwardness really began back in 2011 when Larry Page took back his spot as CEO of Google, and began work on unifying Google products. According to Businessweek, Andy Rubin was resistant to the plans, and was running the Android division very closed-off from the rest of Google. Rubin's style came to a head in 2012, when Sundar Pichai's team built Chrome for Android. Larry Page wanted Rubin to integrate Google products into Android more and not put as much effort into the stock Android apps. Rubin couldn't do it, so he resigned his position and Pichai took over as the head of both Android and Chrome.
Since then, we have seen the rise of Google Android, including app after app of stock Android being replaced with a Google version, starting with Chrome and moving on to Google Calendar, Keyboard, Camera, and more. It also led to the rise of Google Play services, the framework which gives Google far more control over Android, and creates more hooks to keep users and developers locked-in to the platform. When Andy Rubin was in charge, the assumption had always been that Android would be the platform to make the leap from mobile to desktops, and those plans were in motion. But, when Sundar took over, he killed off those plans in favor of Chromebooks. It's hard to say if that was the right call, because we don't know how well Android laptops would do in the market, but Chromebooks have been far more popular than most ever expected.
With the success of Chrome OS, the questions began to swirl as to how or if Google would try to merge it with Android. Yesterday, we got the answer to that question in a couple of different ways. First was the obvious: Pichai showed Android apps running in Chrome OS. To be fair, the project was said to be in "early days", so there are a lot of questions left about how it would work; but, it was clear that there are plans to allow Android apps to run on Chromebooks, and have integration for notifications, calls, and text support within Chrome OS. Pichai was very careful to point out one of the major caveats with the feature, which is that Google will "bring your favorite Android applications, in a thoughtful manner, to Chromebooks." Notice that he does not say all Android apps are coming, just "your favorite" apps.
That's where Google's new design languages come in to play. Most of the focus has been on the new "material design" for Android, but that's only part of the story. Another major piece of the puzzle is Google's new Polymer design project which is "the embodiment of material design for the web", according to Google. Larry Page has succeeded in unifying the design across Google Apps, and now he wants to bring more cohesion to web apps with Polymer. Web apps are obviously a key component to Chrome OS, and Sundar Pichai has shown plans for cross-platform Chrome Apps, but showing how Android L handles web apps proves that content is the real king for Google, because Google isn't striving to unify the design of Android and Chrome. It is trying to unify the design of Android and the Web.
Google has always been a company focused on the web, and the beauty of the web is that it doesn't require convergence. The web is convergence. Google and others have already succeeded in pushing forward HTML5 and kickstarting a rise in more complex web apps. Chrome OS isn't exactly a platform in the traditional sense, it's just a high-powered browser. And, that Chrome browser and Chrome Apps already run on multiple other platforms, meaning there isn't a lot of necessity in converging Chrome OS and Android. The real focus is content. The main trouble with the web is that there is no unifying design language. It is essentially a free-for-all. There are few limitations on web design, and as Matias Duarte just told The Verge, "Design is all about finding solutions within constraint". Material and Polymer create those constraints for the web.
Project Hera", which would essentially break down the walls between native mobile apps and web apps. The fruits of that project are being seen in the new "Recents" menu in Android L, which displays each tab in Chrome as a separate piece of content in the recents menu. There have been plenty who have likened this to the way Windows Phone 8.1 handles IE tabs in its multitasking menu, but there is a key difference between the two: Google Search.
Google Search already has the web covered, that part has been easy. The more difficult part is in mobile apps. For a while now, Google has been working to expand its search capabilities to include in-app content. It has been a slow roll, but Google recently expanded in-app search to include content in English from around the globe, and non-English content is definitely in the works. If Google has its way, content will become the focus. It won't matter if the content comes from a native app or from the web. It may not even matter if you are using Android or iOS, because Chrome Apps will exist on both and Google Search can get at all of it. If Google can get developers to use Material design philosophies and Polymer, web content won't just look like native Android content, but it could begin to hijack iOS as well. In the end, Google is in the business of serving up content (and with that come ads).
Obviously, Google would prefer you to use Android, but whether you do or not won't be as important. Android is a gateway to Google services; Google services allow Google to learn more about you; and, the more Google knows about you, the more money it can make on advertising. The flip side to that is that the more Google knows about you, the better those products can be in offering you the most relevant content and services specifically for you. As much as Microsoft and others may want to paint it as such, Google isn't offering a one-sided deal to take your data and make money. You get value out of the proposition as well.
With content being the focus and not apps, there isn't much need for converging platforms because the data is already freely available. This was a major theme of Google I/O this year. Android came to wearables, Chrome, TVs, and cars, but Google was clear to say that mobile comes first, meaning it all starts on your phone then moves out from there. The point of it all was to offer ways to get at the same content as always, regardless of where you were and what you're doing. Android is the vehicle, your phone is the hub/controller, and all roads lead to the web, not necessarily to Google Play. This is a stark contrast to Apple's world, where all roads lead to iTunes, and iTunes locks you in to the Apple world.
Google won't say no if you want to lock yourself in to its world via Google Play, but it has to be noted that users can still get value from Google Play Books and Music without ever buying any content from either one. Google Play Music offers storage for 20,000 tracks, and Play Books offers storage for 1,000 books. All of the content put into that storage space could easily be pirated (not endorsed) or purchased from other outlets, and the only real requirement is that books be either ePub or PDF files. It seems reasonable to assume that Google would love to do the same with Play Movies & TV, but would face a hellstorm from the MPAA if it ever attempted that.
This approach is something that Microsoft is also pursuing with its cloud services, the use of various content "hubs" in Windows Phone, and its content stores. But, its success has been more limited, partially due to slow adoption for Windows Phone and Windows 8, and partially because Microsoft is banking more on the app world and making deals with various apps to bring in content. Microsoft's efforts to learn more about users and add contextual organization is only just starting with Cortana, leaving the company well behind Google at least in that respect. Bing isn't quite as far-reaching as Google, but it is getting better as evidenced by universal search in Windows 8 and on the Xbox One, which will surface content from various sources, though not from inside apps. And, new Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella is a cloud guy at heart, so it wouldn't be surprising to see Microsoft and Google going in similar directions going forward. Google has likely been studying the Xbone a bit to learn some lessons for what to do with Android TV, just as Microsoft has been keeping an eye on Google's moves with Drive and Google Now.
But, ultimately, it seems unlikely that Microsoft would try to pull an end-around content holders the way Google appears to be. Google is being somewhat careful in its moves. Certain content types, like video, are far more difficult to disrupt than others, although YouTube has been doing a solid job in that respect. Google offers a way around paying for music with the Play Music storage option, but would really rather have users paying for All Access. The real move with Android L, material design, and polymer appears to be Google trying to regain primacy for data that had been part of its link ecosystem in the earlier days of the web, but had been locked into silos in the age of apps.
Google's approach is all about access and context. The apps and the web content are there, and Google Search can find it. Google Now (which is effectively part of Search) learns your habits and feeds out what you probably want to see at a certain time and place. Android Auto, Chromecast, and Android Wear are merely extensions of your smartphone into different contexts. And, the control duties are left up to the best computer you have with you at all times: your smartphone. The main Android platform inhabits phones, tablets, and soon TVs. Google inhabits the web. Android and Chrome deliver that content to you in a way that is easy to consume, but Google still tries to provide the same content through other platforms.
Android is Google's vision for The Internet of Things, where everything in your life is connected to the Internet. Android is malleable and adaptable, but its real strength is its extensibility, something that Apple is just now beginning to allow with iOS. Although it hasn't been fully revealed, extensibility looks like the plan for Nest as well. It just won't be a direct extension of Android. Android Auto and Wear extend the use case of your primary device, likely your phone. The power of this is that is lessens the need to continually update all of the hardware in your life. To a large extent, Android Auto and Wear will gain features as your phone does. You won't really need to worry about updating your car (a relatively difficult thing to do). And, watches are not something that people would normally upgrade on a regular basis, so asking them to start is a tricky proposition, even if the watches in question can start to come in under $200.
Google is obviously doubling down on content, no matter whether it comes from, apps or the web, and attempting to treat everything equally. Or, at least treat it all equally until it gets filtered through Google Now and organized for context and relevance. Google's mission has always been stated as "organizing the world's information", and this appears to be the natural evolution of that. Organization first requires gathering from all sources, and then in presentation, organization becomes tied to personalization. The information that I consume, and how I consume it is likely very different from you. That is the path from Google Search to Google Now. The last piece is in the UI of the presentation, and that's where Google may be over-reaching.
Google is trying to be very smart here, and may be a bit too smart for its own good. The push for material design and polymer has more far-reaching aims that seem apparent at first. Google presented it as a simple unified UI for content on phones, tablets, and laptops. The twist comes when you remember that Google's laptops are just web browsers, which means Google is attempting to create a unified UI for the web. It is an interesting aim, but one that could very well be destined to fail.

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Colloidal nanocrystaline semiconductor materials are at the forefront of innovations in optoelectronics, including photovoltaics, photodetectors, light-emitting diodes and field-effect transistors. These materials feature bright and uniquely narrow, tuneable emission characteristics that are of particular interest for application in highly efficient light-emitting devices. The materials are also solution processable so that large savings in the fabrication cost of devices may be possible. Among the many semiconductor materials studied, lead sulphide nanocrystals have received attention because of the strong confinement of charge carriers, high dielectric constants, tuneable emission across the near infrared telecommunications window, and potential for harnessing multiple excition generation where a single photon is able to generate more than one set of charge carriers (electron hole pair) with implications for the yields of photovoltaic devices.
A major challenge to the application of nanocrystals in optoelectronic devices is the poor conductivity of the as synthesised colloidal materials. Owing to the insulating surfactant molecules that stabilise nanocrystals, transport of charge carriers (electrons/holes) through the materials is disrupted. A number of approaches have been developed to negate these problems that typically involve “exchanging” the surfactant for alternative molecules that may also passivize the nanocrystal surfaces while facilitating better charge transport through the material. While these ligand exchange methods may enhance charge transport, such treatments can also be detrimental to the optical properties of the materials.
In this work, new organic ligands based upon simple aromatic and “dendritic” (branching) molecules were synthesised with different anchoring functionalities. Namely, π-conjugated benzoic acid derived ligands and non-conjugated aryl acetic analogues. The effects of these ligands upon the chemical and photophyscial properties of lead sulfide nanocrystals were investigated. Lead sulfide nanocrystal stabilised with these two types of ligand were prepared via two routes: Direct synthesis and through ligand exchange. In direct synthesis, both types of ligands offered excellent control over the size and shape of lead sulphide nanocrystal formed. For ligand exchange experiments, lead sulphide nanocrystals capped with oleic acid were first prepared by conventional synthetic protocols. The effects of titrating the ligands into solution of these nanocrystals were investigated through measurements of absorption and photoluminescence. While a sharp decline in the intensity of excitionic features in the nanocrystal absorption was found from the addition of the aryl acetic acid derived ligands. This was attributed to a surface charging effect that quenched the excitonic absorption. The studies using the benzoic acid derived ligand revealed an unusal enhancement of the nanocrystal absorption and photoluminescence. This was attributed to an relaxation of the nanocrystal wavefunction into the conjugated ligand.
To explore the effect of the ligand-anchoring group upon nanocrystal properties, the same simple aromatic and dendritic molecules were synthesised featuring thiol and phosphoric acid functionalities. The effects of titrating the thiol into pre-synthesised, oleic acid capped, lead sulphide nanocrystal solutions was again investigated and showed significant quenching of small lead sulfide nanocrystal photoluminescence and large red shifting of the nanocrystal absorption. The photoluminescence quenching was explained by hole transfer from the photoexcited nanocrystal, while the redshift of the absorption again suggested a relaxation of the nanocrystal wavefunction into the ligand shell. The aryl phosphoric acid ligands were found to rapidly degrade the nanocrystal solutions upon addition, likely due to etching of the acid sensitive lead sulphide surface by the strongly acidic group. This prompted an investigation into the effects of cadmium ion exchange treatments to generate lead sulfide/cadmium sulphide core/shell nanocrystals. The effects of the ligands upon the lead sulphide nanocrystals featuring a cadmium sulphide shell of varying thickness were measured and compared with the results of addition to “naked” lead sulphide nanocrystals. By varying the “thickness” of the cadmium shell it was possible to significantly reduce both the photoluminescence quenching effect of the thiol ligands and the etching effect of the phosphoric acid ligands.
The electronic properties of the lead sulphide nanocrystals were explored in field effect transistors structures. While it was not possible to form films of suitable quality for device operation from the directly synthesised materials, an existing technique for generating nanocrystal film was employed. Using a 1,2-ethanedithiol treatment to immobilise the nanocrystal film allowed for processing of multiple nanocrystal layers to generate contiguous films suitable for the devices. The devices showed ambipolar characteristics with high electron charge carrier mobilites up to 1.8 cm2·V–1·s–1 using of a bottom gate top contact architecture. Devices were fabricated with asymmetric source/drain contacts, and notably emission of light was detected during the operation of these devices, suggesting the potential for new light emitting transistors based upon lead sulphide nanocrysals.


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True to form, you’re getting a remarkable number of verifiable visits here, starting with Vicksburg National Park. Be that as it may, you’ll likewise discover tormented attractions, an alluring arrangement of paintings, a manor, and that’s just the beginning. In case you’re hoping to go through a whole little while away from the club, you can most likely investigate every fascination recorded here inside that time frame.
All in all, would you say you are prepared to find what’s sitting tight for you in Vicksburg? We should get moving.
1 – Vicksburg National Military Park
When the site of a tremendous war zone, Vicksburg National Military Park is presently a quiet land. Head over to 3021 Clay Street in Vicksburg and catch an extraordinary history example that has solidified itself as one of the top vacationer locations in the country.
This is an excellent appreciation for pair with in the event that you anticipate visiting the Vicksburg Campaign Trail, a beautiful drive only one-10th of a pretty far from the National Military Park. Or on the other hand in the event that you anticipate making a beeline for the McRaven House or the Old Court House, the two of which sit around 2 miles away.
Thus, come on out and lace yourself with nature as you adventure through this 1,800-section of land park that is currently a serene ground, regardless of whether they say apparitions of some other time keep on tormenting the spot. At the site, you will see remembrances committed to the fight, old mounted guns gear, engravings, commitments, and that’s just the beginning.
It’s a great outing for you in case you’re a devotee of American History. Be that as it may, it likewise makes for an agreeableness walk.
2 – U.S.S. Cairo Museum
The U.S.S. Cairo Museum sits just inside the Vicksburg National Military Park. Chances are you will coincidentally find it during your time here. This was the main boat to be sunk by a torpedo, and the 2020 TripAdvisor Travelers Choice Recipient attracts thousands to its destroys each year.
USS Cairo in Vicksburg Mississippi
Some of the time, they open the close by guests focus, yet in any event, when shut, you can in any case get very close with this memorable vessel. In the event that they open the middle to the general population, head on inside and scour through the shows.
However, even without an excursion to the historical center, analysts on TripAdvisor concur it’s more than worth visiting for the nearby as well as due to the point by point depictions encompassing the U.S.S. Cairo. Indeed, in the event that you like a decent history example, it merits visiting.
3 – Vicksburg Riverfront Murals
It’s simply a football field away from the Jesse Brent Lower Mississippi River Museum and Interpretive Center, so in transit over, ensure you stop here for a closeup that tells the rich story of Vicksburg, Mississippi. Furthermore, no, you will not simply get a story of the conflict. There is something else entirely to the great history of this town.
With shocking show-stoppers portraying the town’s soonest pioneers to what in particular Vicksburg’s memorable midtown looked like some time ago, these old paintings show you what everyday life resembled hundreds of years prior.
Craftsmanship at the Vicksburg Riverfront
Goodness, and you’ll presumably end up staggered with how camera-ready these paintings look. Maybe you’re investigating real photographs some craftsman had put onto the dividers. Chances are, you will not discover such a large number of paintings like these elsewhere in America that portray such a lot of culture and history in a solitary setting.
4 – McRaven House
Head over to 1445 Harrison Street in Vicksburg and you will coincidentally find the McRaven House. A fairly spooky fascination. In case you’re into the paranormal, put this one at the first spot on your list.
In any case, in case you’re one who’d prefer to venture back on schedule, it’s additionally worth visiting the property and the structure. Also, you will not wind up frustrated.
Not just have analysts expressed they’ve seen additional ancient rarities from the first families who had lived here present at this home; they likewise saw a lot of spooky movement. Along these lines, the affirmations of such doubts have shown up from the people who had ventured foot inside.