Monday, January 31, 2011

Free Wallpaper Desktop Calendar: February 2011

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Sunday, January 30, 2011

Guest Article on InstantShift: How to Enhance a Dull Sky

Friday a new guest article which I've written for Instantshift has been published. Shooting Sky: Creating an Archive and Blending to Enhance Washed Photos
Every photographer looks for the best frame for his shots but, unfortunately, weather condition, time of the day and other elements greatly affect the final result. How the sky looks like is one of this.
How we can save our time spent to take the perfect frame?

Many professional photographers have solved this problem simply replacing the dull sky with a better one.
A collection of sky photographs can help to save the day allowing a great final result.
With that article I inspect how to archive good sky photos suitable to replace them in some situations.
In addition, in the second half of the article I propose a tutorial about how effectively replace the sky in a dull photo.

Be a T-Shirt Designer




Invite your students to design a T-Shirt.
Be sure they will love the idea inmediatly.

Have you notice that most of the T-shirts we usually wear have words, sentences or small texts in English. Maybe you could start your project by asking the students to bring their favourite T-shirts to class. Create your own TOP 10 most awesome T-shirts and held a T-Shirt Desing Contest.

Here are some ideas.






















Send your students designs to CEP Valle de La Orotava and you could see your students most original ideas printed in real T-Shirts.


Friday, January 21, 2011

Library Seeks to Partner with Local Businesses

The Broome County Public Library is seeking partnerships with local businesses to create and host events to entertain and educate the public. If one of your employees has a skill related to your line of business, the Library would like to work with you to develop a program or workshop. (For example, if you own a flower shop, you or an employee could hold a flower arranging demonstration at the Library.) The Library would provide free advertising for the event, free use of a meeting room, and flyers for you to distribute or post at your business.

If you are interested in spreading the word about your business by partnering with the Broome County Public Library, please contact Sherry Kowalski at 607-778-6423 or skowalski@co.broome.ny.us.

Worlds sexiest hacker kristina svechinskaya

A glamorous young Russian woman alleged to have assisted a gang of computer hackers who stole $3 million (£1.9 million) in an internet banking fraud is due to appear in court on Thursday.

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COMPUTER GAMES: Kristina Svechinskaya is accused of being part of a gang which allegedly used an internet virus to attack thousands of British and US bank accounts.

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Anna Chapman
Kristina Svechinskaya, 21, is accused of working as a "money mule" for the eastern European gang. She faces up to 40 years in prison if convicted.

Miss Svechinskaya, who was arrested in New York earlier this month, is one of 37 people charged over the alleged fraud, in which hackers allegedly broke into people's computers to steal their money.

It is alleged that they sent victims emails containing Trojan horses, pieces of software which, when clicked, allowed the sender access to the recipients files and passwords.

Miss Svechinskaya, who drew comparisons with the Russian spy Anna Chapman after pictures of her were found online, is charged with conspiracy to commit bank fraud and the false use of a passport. She has been dubbed the "world’s sexiest computer hacker".

She is accused of helping to provide bank accounts for the hackers, into which $35,000 was fraudulently deposited and $11,000 withdrawn, in return for a ten per cent cut of the stolen money.[Telegraph]


Worlds sexiest hacker kristina svechinskaya
Worlds sexiest hacker kristina svechinskaya
Worlds sexiest hacker kristina svechinskaya
Worlds sexiest hacker kristina svechinskaya
Worlds sexiest hacker kristina svechinskaya
Worlds sexiest hacker kristina svechinskaya
Worlds sexiest hacker kristina svechinskaya
Worlds sexiest hacker kristina svechinskaya
Worlds sexiest hacker kristina svechinskaya

Monday, January 17, 2011

Some things Never change like Fighting Politicians

What happens when our politicians do not agree? They debate for starters, then argue, then if no solution is found by either of the parties, they pull each other's hair out. Well, that's the sane part of it. For the insane, check out this gallery.

Politicians war

Pandemonium prevailed in the Orissa Assembly on December 14, 2010 as the Congress MLAs went on shouting anti-Government slogans and demanded Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik's resignation on the Vedanta issue. They even tried to climb onto the Speaker Pradip Kumar Amat's podium to force an adjournment over the High Court verdict on Vedanta University land acquisition deal. Rajendra Kumar Chhatria, the Congress MLA from Kuchinda, managed to climb onto the podium after he along with two party members scuffled with the security staff in the assembly.

1) Deputies and paramedics carry an injured member of parliament after a scuffle in parliament in Kiev December 16, 2010. Opposition deputies brought proceedings to a halt inside the Ukrainian parliament on Thursday, when they staged an action to support former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko who said on Wednesday she had been targeted in a criminal probe. REUTERS

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2) Deputies scuffle during a session in the chamber of the Ukrainian parliament in Kiev December 16, 2010. Opposition deputies brought proceedings to a halt inside the Ukrainian parliament on Thursday, when they staged an action to support former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko who said on Wednesday she had been targeted in a criminal probe. REUTERS

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3) The 'new low' keeps going lower, but the point is that this is how democracy 'works' - not by discussing issues or raising points, but by tearing clothes, hurtling abuses and flower pots (not necessarily in this order), punching opposition members and using the Assembly as a 'living' in centre.

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4)  On July 12, MLAs belonging to the Congress and the JD(S) made a tamasha of the Assembly by spending three nights in the House having biriyani, singing songs and sleeping on the floor. Their demand? Handing over the illegal mining scandal involving the Reddy brothers to the CBI. Congress and JD(S) MLAs, who do not share the same political ideology, were found sleeping together. Politics, after all, is a story of strange bedfellow.


5) On July 21, an MLA in Bihar threw a footwear at Speaker Uday Narain Choudhary when the latter suspended the 67 unruly members, mostly from the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) and Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) and the Left parties.

Politicians war

6) Members of the ruling Grand National Party (L) scuffle with members of the main opposition Democratic Party who were blocking entry into the main conference hall of parliament, in Seoul December 8, 2010. Calling government members of parliament "lapdogs", opposition members from the Democratic Party blockaded parliament offices and the main hall for a second day and parliamentary guards were brought in to restore order. REUTERS

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7) Opposition Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) legislator Kuo Wen-chen falls off the podium while scuffling with ruling Nationalist Party (KMT) legislators at the Legislative Yuan in Taipei July 8, 2010. Legislators kicked and punched each other, threw rubbish bins and splashed water during the fight in the Legislative Yuan in Taipei earlier today, with two members being sent to hospital. REUTERS

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8) Opposition Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) legislators scuffle with ruling Nationalist Party (KMT) legislators (top) at the Legislative Yuan in Taipei July 8, 2010. Taiwan legislators threw objects, splashed water and kicked one another on Thursday, sending two to the hospital in a brawl over how fast to ratify a trade pact with China that is shaping up as a pivotal election issue. REUTERS

Politicians war

9) Opposition Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) legislators scuffle with ruling Nationalist Party (KMT) legislators (top) at the Legislative Yuan In Taipei July 8, 2010. The previous rumbles have centred on one law to open up university enrolment to students from the Chinese mainland, and legislation that would see local officials being appointed, rather than elected. REUTERS

Politicians war

10) Opposition Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) legislators cover the mouth of Nationalist (KMT) legislator Chao Li-yun during a parliament session inside the Legislative Yuan in Taipei April 21, 2010. The session was held on Wednesday as part of a bill ammendment on whether students from mainland China will be allowed to attend Taiwan universities. REUTERS

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11) Legislators from the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) and the Nationalist (KMT) Party (top) scuffle during a session at the Legislative Yuan in Taipei January 18, 2010. REUTERS

Politicians war

12) A lawmaker (C) of the main opposition Democratic Party tries to block a vice speaker of the National Assembly from passing new bills as security guards and the ruling Grand National Party's lawmakers block him at the National Assembly main chamber in Seoul July 22, 2009. REUTERS

Politicians war

13) Taiwan legislators treat a colleague who was injured following a fight in parliament in Taipei May 8, 2007. The brawl in Taiwan's sharply divided parliament is by no means the island's first, with legislators throwing stones and lunchboxes in previous sessions after failing to see eye to eye on certain issues. REUTERS

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14) South Korean lawmakers from Uri Party (top R, 2nd-L), who back President Roh Moo-hyun, scuffle with lawmakers from opposition the Grand National Party as the latter attempt to occupy the seat of the speaker at parliament in Seoul March 12, 2004. Opposition parliamentarians sought unsuccessfully to storm the occupied speaker's podium early Friday to try to ensure they could hold an unprecedented vote on impeaching South Korean President Roh, local media said. REUTERS

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15) Parliament security guards fall during a scuffle with members of the main opposition Democratic Party at the National Assembly in Seoul January 3, 2009. Opposition Democratic Party lawmakers have been occupying the Chairman's seat in the plenary session hall since December 26, 2008 to block the ruling, conservative Grand National Party lawmakers who want to pass disputed bills which include a U.S. trade deal as well as easing rules on bank ownership, on tapping mobile phones and on broadcasting company ownership by conglomerates and conservative print media firms. REUTERS

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16)  Communist deputies scuffle with members of parliament loyal to President Viktor Yushchenko before the president's annual "state of the nation" address to the chamber in Kiev February 9, 2006. Yushchenko proposed breaking a legal logjam with parliament by creating a commission to draft a new version of the constitution to be submitted to a referendum. REUTERS

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17) Bolivian opposition congressman Fernando Rodriguez battles with an unidentified indigenous deputy of President Evo Morales' party during a congress session in La Paz, April 9, 2009. Morales went on a hunger strike on Thursday to demand Bolivia's Congress pass an electoral law that could make it easier for him to win control of the legislature in December's general election. REUTERS

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Source:MSN

Tuesday, January 11, 2011

The Green Scene at BCPL


The Broome County Public Library invites youth to participate in The Green Scene, a new monthly program centered around fun environmentally-friendly activities. On Thursday, January 27, 6:00pm, the activity will be Trash Origami—the group will be making wallets out of empty snack bags. Instead of throwing away your chip bag, bring it along and make something useful out of it! The suggested ages for this program are 10 years and older, and registration is requested. For more information, or to register, please call the Library’s Youth Services Department at 607-778-6456.

Monday, January 10, 2011

Winter Story Time Schedule


The Broome County Public Library will begin its winter schedule of story times on Monday, January 17. Families with young children are invited to attend these fun and educational programs!

For children birth through age 3, Lapsit Story Time, with stories, rhymes, and playtime, will be held on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays, 10:00-11:00am. For children ages 4 to 6, Preschool Story Time, with fun stories and rhymes, will be held on alternate Fridays at 10:00am. Family Story Time, with stories for the whole family, will be held on Wednesday evenings, 6:00pm, for children of all ages.

More information about dates can be found on BCPL's online calendar.

This schedule will continue through February 18, and all story times will be held in the Youth Services Department of the Library (185 Court Street, Binghamton). For more information, please call Youth Services at 607-778-6456.

Monday, January 3, 2011

Library Knitting Group Will Hold a Raffle!

Knitting enthusiasts are invited to join the Broome County Public Library’s Knitting Group, which will hold a raffle at its meeting on Wednesday, January 19, 6:00pm. All attendees will have up to four chances to win a copy of Head to Toe Knits by Bronwyn Lowenthal:
  • Enter once for attending the January meeting
  • Enter again if you donate an item to the Samaritan House
  • Enter another time if you bring a friend with you that is new to the group
  • Enter if you present your library card at the meeting
If you don’t have a library card, it’s easy to sign up for one, and it’s free if you live in Broome, Chenango, Delaware or Otsego County.

The Knitting Group meets the third Wednesday of each month at 6:00pm. The group is open to knitters of all skill levels, and participants should bring a project to work on. The group will be doing charity knitting for the Samaritan House, which is in need of hats, mittens, scarves for children, and baby blankets. Registration is not required. For more details, you may call the Library’s Information Desk at 607-778-6451.

Kingfisher Calendar 2011

Six ravishing beauties make the most of exotic Mauritian locales in this year’s Kingfisher Calendar.

January: Kingfisher Calendar girl 2011 Angela Jonsson heralds a new beginning as the world steps into a New Year amidst the beautiful landscape of Mauritius.



February: Lisa Haydon welcomes the Sun in yogic style as the winter gets ready to say a goodbye. With the blue waters of Mauritius and a matching sky, the summer gets ready to make a perfect entry.



March: As summer steps in, a splash of water is a welcome relief, so says Anjali Lavania.



April: When the King of Fruits steps in, the summer peaks. Fiona Thomas lolls on the white stands in a mango-orange swimsuit.


May: Hot and sultry Lisa Haydon sizzles on sun-kissed Mauritius shores.



June: Cherlotte Lohmann waits for the monsoon with all eagerness.



July: Ahh.. the monsoon breeze is soothing. Kingfisher Calendar Girl 2011 Angela Jonsson ambles on the sands in an aquamarine blue bikini.




August: The end of monsoon makes the season an ideal time to wander. Cherlotte Lohmann saunters around with the big cats.



September: Amidst dunes, the month is ready for a fresh beginning. Anjali Lavania signals the arrival of September with a splash of colours.



October: A season when life springs to action. Lisa Haydon sets the ramp on fire.


November: Cherlotte Lohmann on a fast lane with a couple of Cheetahs as the world gets ready to welcome another year.


December: With the winter all set to come in, a bit of sunshine works magic on the body. Lisa Haydon says it in style.



Image credits: Atul Kasbekar