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HTC U12 Plus review: Hands-on
Canon Pixma IP4700 printer settings issue
I'm being driven utterly insane by my longstanding usually trusty printer since a recent reinstall of Win 7 x64. For some reason when I go to print my A4 docs in Word, the printer insists on printing in US Letter size.
I've tried everything I can think of to fix it:
- changed page size to A4 everywhere I could find to do so both within
the printer settngs in Word, & also through Printers/Devices/Canon
printer/Printing prefs.
- uninstalled the printer completely & removed the driver, but when trying to reinstall the driver from CD to ensure UK/Europe settings, it kept insisting there was a newer driver installed.
- uninstalled again, this time rooting through the Registry to remove every mention of Canon I could find, rebooted, tried reinstalling again, but same thing.
- cleared out tmp files, cleaned registry etc.
Really unsure what else to do. I'm presuming that this problem lies in Windows installing a US driver but for the life of me I can't figure out how else to get it sorted & really don't want to have to reinstall Windows yet again!
Is there any way better to try & resolve this issue as I currently can't print my sheets of labels as they're all coming out wrong :( ?
You need to change the default template in Word.
For Word 2010:- The paper Size Manager for Word 2003/10 is stored inside a template called Normal.dot Normal.dot serves as the default template used whenever you start Microsoft Word. The default paper size is Letter or 8.5 x 11 inch.
To change the default paper size you have to edit the default template which is the Normal.dot Follow the steps to edit the normal.dot: 1. Open Microsoft word 2. Click Open icon and paste "%userprofile%\Application Data\Microsoft\Templates" (withouth the qoutes) inside the filename textbox. 3. Select Normal.dot and click file > page setup > click on page tab > change the paper size to A4 then click okay > save then close MS word. 4. You are done. From now on, your default paper size for word is A4
Hi guys Thanks for the replies & thoughts. In answer to your questions, I have EVERYTHING set to A4 - language is UK ENglish ok too. I'm very au-fait with Word & have never had this problem before this last install. I also have A4 set in the default settings for the printer but it still won't stick.
It's more trying to get the Printer to hold the settings - even if I select "Always print with these settings" and then close out & open it up again, it'll have switched back to the Letter size setting.
Anyone know of a Registry setting for the default paper size that I could at least either check or tweak?
Just to close this out - I think I've got it sorted & in retrospect Woolwell you were right. Thought I'd checked everywhere but when I went to the language settings in Control Panel specifically I discovered that US English was selected still (even tho I'd changed it originally on Installation & the language bar!!) - removed that & it does seem to have indeed sorted the problem.
Thanks for reminding me that no matter how much you think you know, there'll always be one thing waiting to bite you for it!! :)
Thanks again guys.
Pleased that it is fixed and thanks for the feed back.
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Photography Tips for Moms
Monday, November 18, 2013
DIY Lightroom Presets
Are you making exposure and color corrections to your photos using Adobe Lightroom? Have you bought into the pre-made Preset market?
Here's how you can MAKE YOUR OWN PRESETS:
•After importing your photos into Lightroom, choose the first image of the batch that you would like to make corrections to using the Development panel on the right hand side of your interface
•Once you are pleased with the look of that first image, right click on it in the "Film Strip" on the bottom; You will see an option to Copy your settings; DO THIS
•With the picture that you just worked on highlighted, go over to the Presets menu on the left side of LR; Choose the plus sign; The New Develop Preset box will appear
•Name your new preset based on the effects that you created for that photo in the Develop panel; Click Create
Happy Snapping, Vicky
Wednesday, October 23, 2013
How to Make Sharable Photo Stories and Books Directly from your iPhone or iPad with the NEW Blurb Mobile App
As much as Halloween is supposed to be about "scary," in reality, it's a lot about "cute." It's about kids in costumes, creative pumpkin art, and way too much sugar for everyone involved. Halloween is a holiday of sights and sounds. You'll be taking photos and video that you'll want to share that very night, but also keep forever. And, since you'll likely be busy greeting trick-or-treaters, putting on costumes, and rationing candy, you need an easy way to capture the night's events!
That's where Blurb mobile comes in!
Want a printed version of your story? Blurb's Small Square books are a great way to remember these special occasions!
So, whether you lean toward the scary or the cute or some awesome combination of the two—share your stories on Halloween night on your favorite social media sites with Blurb mobile. And then in a few weeks, get a beautifully bound photo book that you can look at for many Halloweens to come.
That's where Blurb mobile comes in!
Blurb mobile is an app for the iPhone and iPad that lets you create sharable online photo stories—and turn those stories into beautiful 7x7 inch books. What's a story exactly? Well, in the Blurb mobile world, it's a sequence of photos and other media you capture on your phone. It can tell a literal written story—with beginning, middle, and end—or it can be just a collection of photos.
First, take photos and video with the app, or import them from your camera roll (including those saved Instagram photos on your phone). You can add captions to your photos too. You can even record your little monsters saying "trick or treat," and attach the audio track to your photo.
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Want a printed version of your story? Blurb's Small Square books are a great way to remember these special occasions!
So, whether you lean toward the scary or the cute or some awesome combination of the two—share your stories on Halloween night on your favorite social media sites with Blurb mobile. And then in a few weeks, get a beautifully bound photo book that you can look at for many Halloweens to come.
Mamatography Tip:
Did you know that your iPhone and iPad have spot focus and exposure features? All you have to do is touch the point in the picture you want to be focused on or exposed for. Then click!
Happy Snapping, Vicky
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Friday, October 11, 2013
Capturing Fall Moments in the Pumpkin Patch :: Repost :: Mamatography Photo Workshops for Moms
Happy Fall 2013!
We haven't gone to pick out our pumpkin yet, but here's a little recap of our trip to Bedner's Pumpkin Patch in Boynton Beach, FL in 2011. My little Safi wasn't even 1 yet! Memories....
For More on Camera Settings, Read my book or ebook, Photo Basics & Bayond- A Mamatographers Camera Bag Companion
Here's some varied lighting examples...
We haven't gone to pick out our pumpkin yet, but here's a little recap of our trip to Bedner's Pumpkin Patch in Boynton Beach, FL in 2011. My little Safi wasn't even 1 yet! Memories....
This thriving family fun spot was SMOTHERED with Mamatographers! I was so busy with my cranky girl that there was no time to solicit photo lessons ; )
Here are some tips for shooting in a busy pumpkin patch:
1st, don't go at mid day! The best light is going to be early in the morning or late afternoon.I like the technique of a soft gleaming sun coming through my lens so Safi's back was always to the sun.
With that said, I experimented with Flash for filling in shadows. This gave my shots a nice saturation in the sky, pumpkins & her shaw.**Invest in an external flash, you won't be sorry you did**
CAMERA SETTINGS: Try to use your lenses WIDEST Aperture aka Fstop i.e. f2.8 or f3.5 for a painterly blurry background. To achieve this you might have to use a low ISO, i.e. 200 becuase there will probably be quite a bit of sunlight in the scene. As for your Shutter Speed, it will probably fall in a fast range of i.e. 1/500th of a Second.
For More on Camera Settings, Read my book or ebook, Photo Basics & Bayond- A Mamatographers Camera Bag Companion
As far as beating the farm stand crowds...we booked it to the back corner of the farm where they had laid out cucumber plants to serve as imitation vines for the pumpkins. (It's very unlikely to find naturally growing pumpkins in South Florida). I tried to be mindful of my background and avoid capturing other patrons or farm workers in the frame. This gave my shots a feel of peaceful isolation so that the focus was ONLY on Safi.
I brought my Mom with me to help with Safi. Of course she wanted to eat dirt and gnaw on the bright orange pumpkins so it helped to have Grandma as a "Baby Stylist".
Here's some varied lighting examples...
Without Flash~
With Flash~
Happy Fall Shooting!
xo, Vicky & Safi
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Monday, September 16, 2013
mod Camera Strap Giveaway & Review
Gladly, I took the opportunity to try out this comfy, cool, camera strap from mod. What's EVEN MORE spectac-ular, they offered to do a Giveaway for the Mamatography audience! Scroll to the bottom of this post to Enter!
In class a couple weeks ago, one of my fashionista students told me "Orange is the New Black!" I pondered this. Thinking, hmm, maybe I should completely redecorate my house in ORANGE, always getting ahead of my self ; )
Taking it down a notch, while I was shopping for some straps for the Mamatography discount store, I found the perfect one that would surely be fashion forward!
Not only is it the perfect color for Fall and the pattern itself is mod(ern), the quality and comfort is perfection!
When I'm shooting, I suffer from a lot of shoulder and neck pain if I'm going at it for a while. I prefer to carry bags that are padded and use straps that are cushy as well. This strap is just that!
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The designed outer cloth is like a sturdy but wearable canvas material and the shoulder side is a plush brown material. There are durable clips which allow you to easily interchange there straps if you want to mix it up. What I really LOVE is that they're made in the USA! A heard to come by feature in textiles these days.
I definitely recommend mod straps for busy, tired, sore Mamatographers! Want one for your self? Enter the Giveaway below for a Gift Card to the mod shop or pick up the Orange strap in the Mamatography Discount Photo Gear Store, HERE.
Happy Snapping, Vicky
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Thursday, August 15, 2013
My Trip to the Polaroid Fotobar & Memory Lane
Last week I had the pleasure of exploring the new Polaroid Fotobar in my home town of Delray Beach, Florida after just moving back to the States.
I wanted to check it out before the Mamatography group "Foto Night Out" this month. I'm stoked for us local Mamatographers to have a chance to put faces to names as we've been working with one another mostly via Facebook. From my first step into the store, I knew that they would feel just as enthralled as I felt! The store had a NEW aire about it. Organized, modern, & fresh…and I mean smelling too ; )
I wanted to stay and play all night. But I had my feisty toddler, Safi, with me and my husband who even as a "Non-Creative" was excited with all the wall art we could create for our home.
Their kiosks are chic and easy to use. You can either link straight to your Instagram account or upload your JPG's from a camera card, etc. For best results from your digital files, you always want to print from a minimal resolution of 250 DPI. And remember the more you scale and crop, the more pixels or Dots Per Inch you loose! A BIGGER PICTURE needs MORE pixels.
This can be done in Photoshop or Photoshop Elements.
The Polaroid Fotobar has done a stellar job of matching an online and IN-STORE experience. But my favorite part about the 'Fotobar Revolution' is how they are in part responsible for the resurrection of the Polaroid itself. They offer baskets full of traditional cameras and Polaroid film in the store. It's no wonder why so many digital photographic styles have been mimicked from the original insta-image. Back in college, I reveled in the Polaroids my Advertising Photography professor would snap in class with such vibrance and texture. I was just learning the 2nd Photoshop and was certainly still shooting film!
In 2008, Polaroid DISCONTINUED it's film and closed it's factory doors. A Great American Tragedy! That same year 2 Polaroid enthusiast purchased the last closing factory and started the 'Impossible Project'. And there it was, a Polaroid revival!
Now, with another new store open in Washington DC and others in the works, Mamatographers all over the land will have a chance to get their hands on custom products captured by YOU!
Wanna try out Fotobar products? Mamatography readers Get 20% OFF their Polaroids! (Use code: CJ20MR)
Happy Snapping, Vicky
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Tuesday, July 16, 2013
Christmas in July :: Get up to 20% Off a Holiday Photo Book
It's been a while my dusty old Blog! How's summer treating you?
My family and I have been just a LITTLE busy saying adios to our digs in Panama and re-re-locating back in Home Sweet Home South Florida. Though it's been a slow start getting back in the "norm" of things, one of my goals for this Summer was to finally make a Holiday photo book from last year. It's a young tradition to make cute little square, Blurb photo books for my daughter Safi. We've got a nice stack of them on the shelf in her room already. With that, I thought, why not drag the Mamatography Sharing & Critique group back down memory lane with me? So, this week's assignment was all things "Christmas in July".
Here's my version of it!
You too can 'Make Your Own Book'. Just click on the link after mine below.
My family and I have been just a LITTLE busy saying adios to our digs in Panama and re-re-locating back in Home Sweet Home South Florida. Though it's been a slow start getting back in the "norm" of things, one of my goals for this Summer was to finally make a Holiday photo book from last year. It's a young tradition to make cute little square, Blurb photo books for my daughter Safi. We've got a nice stack of them on the shelf in her room already. With that, I thought, why not drag the Mamatography Sharing & Critique group back down memory lane with me? So, this week's assignment was all things "Christmas in July".
Here's my version of it!
You too can 'Make Your Own Book'. Just click on the link after mine below.
C H R I S T M A S by Vicky Scesa | Make Your Own Book
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Merry July & Happy Snapping,
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Friday, May 17, 2013
Great Depth of Field: Landscapes & Lifescapes in Guna Yala
Our family trip to Guna Yala (formally known as Kuna Yala & San Blas) this past weekend was not for the sole purpose of basking in the Caribbean sea. I knew that there was a story to tell of the Native people residing amongst these 365 islands. While there, I did take advantage of shooting some landscapes of palm trees, crystal clear water and white sand beaches. For wall art of course! To accomplish this, I knew that I wanted to shoot for "Great Depth of Field". This term in photography is generally used to describe a technique where all of the image is SHARP & IN FOCUS. The way to accomplish this is by using a smaller aperture than you might for say a portrait. Because there was a nice range of tones from the sea, mountains and sky, I was able to accomplish this very easily and didn't need to do ANY post correction using Photoshop or Lightroom.
For this image, I used my 17-55mm Nikon lens with an aperture of f8 to retain the detail in the fore and backgrounds almost equally.
For a complete guide on "Apertures" and other Camera Settings, pick up a copy of the Mamatography Photo Basics book!
Please excuse some of my personal, favorite family photos below ; )
Read on for a look at the Kuna culture!
|Our view upon arrival to Isla Iguana from "La Launcha"
|Digging with Daddy in the softest sand on earth!
|Lobster for lunch everyday? YES PLEASE!
|Safi was just as curious about the nice nuns that arrived for lunch as I was.
|Enjoying lobster and a snuggle with Daddy.
|Who needs to wear a top when you're on a deserted island?!
|Taking in the sunrise with my Boo Boo
|Arrival at Carti Sugdub (Crab Island)
|Another Kuna village across the way
|Click the Pic to Enlarge
This image was the result of all my inspirations for this trip taken at the village of Crab Island (or Carti Sugdub in Kuna). I see these women in their colorful cloths and beads in the city everyday! My daughter's teacher is of their decent. My curiosity with the Kuna culture started on my first trip here to Panama CIty in 2009 with a shaded shot I caught of a weary Kuna woman staring at me from a phone booth. They come here to work, earning a living selling their popular Mola designs. They are HIGHLY protective of their culture greatly in part of the beauty of the landscape and risk of development form hoteliers. So much so, that in the 1920's their was a Kuna Revolution, in which they won. For me, visiting where they come from was a kind of closure. Because sadly, soon, we are leaving Panama.
I imagine this lovely, elder women is on the Kuna Cocoa diet. The average Kuna drinks about 4 cups of organic, unrefined cocoa a day leading to long, healthy lives with a reduced risk of cancer and heart related deaths by an astonishing degree!
Something to think about…
|Safi & I getting our "Weenie" bracelets. I can't confirm the spelling, but that is in fact what they're called.
Below are Safi's little girlfriends, who followed us throughout the paths and allies, tickling her and calling for her with laughter. I wanted to wrap them up and take them home with us! We had bought these juices for them, it was a terribly hot day, that I'm sure they are very used to. But when the last sip was gone, to our horror, they chucked the plastic bottles straight over the sea wall and onto the rest of the garbage ON TOP of the buried sand line. WOW. HEARTBREAK.
Long before this trip, I had wanted to shoot a documentary on the Kuna way of life and create some kind of fundraiser scenario for the education of Kuna children. Mainly because I always saw their mothers working so hard selling their goods, just like the days when I went to work at the flea market with my mom. They are a symbol of independence and work ethic for women everywhere. To my delight, amongst the polluted village of the Crab, was this adorable little school boasting of brand new desks and learning materials. I especially enjoyed their bilingual alphabet and banners in both Kuna and Spanish.
Now, from this experience, all I want to do is somehow educate them on how to contribute to the preservation of their BEAUTIFUL environment! All this granted, the government in Panama is not exactly resourceful in the way of environmental awareness. Steps are being taken in the Canal zone which is a very international area. But why not help the native people of Panama to be more aware too? They need to be taught to Reduce, Reuse & Recycle and be provided with a means to do so. These thoughts make me feel defeated at times, but if we start with simple education perhaps some books on the earth and our environment, maybe they'll tell their friends and their parents and MAYBE think before throwing that plastic bottle into the sea.
I'll leave you on this note:
Snap some pictures. Share them and change the world!
Yours Truly, Vicky
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Tuesday, May 7, 2013
Mother's Day Giveaway from Mamatography Photo Workshops & Print My Picture Online
Mother's Day is this Sunday, which means it's OUR week!
To kick things off, Mamatography Photo Workshops & Print My Picture Online have joined teams to present to you a PRINT YOUR PICS Mother's Day Giveaway.
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I am a fan of Print My Picture Online because I've ordered from them in the past to output my family photos. For this series below, I had them print a series of my Instagram (Follow me here!) snapshots either done w/ my iPhone or iPad. I was super impressed with how they came out! Who would ever think that you could get such quality pieces to show off in your home w/ a smart device?
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Here's what she had to say:
When my children were small I wanted to save every moment in time. I knew it was all going to be over in the blink of an eye. I took pictures of EVERYTHING! My home was filled with albums and supplies for scrapbooking, but I still felt as though I was missing out. I had all these great "pages" but none of them were on display anywhere. I decided I wanted images on my walls instead of the oil paintings they were filled with. I ordered large prints from all the typical "labs" but hated how they never looked right. The low quality had me searching for professional labs. To my dismay, their services were not available to me because I was not a professional photographer. But why did I need to be a professional to get quality images printed? I was determined that my pictures were deserving enough of quality printing. That is when my mission began! I wanted to offer the availability to anyone for professional quality printing at an affordable price. The same goes for our new frame line, BEAN Framed. They are available to anyone who takes pictures at an affordable price!Some tips for printing on Canvas:
Personally I've always LOVED photos on canvas! It gives such dimension and adds interest to your wall art. Have you ever wondered why some have the image on the sides and others don't? It is a simple explanation, however, getting this effect doesn't happen without some planning and forethought. When you are submitting photos to be printed on canvas you need to plan for the image to have approx. 2 inches of "expendable" space on all 4 sides. It's helpful to have computer software like Photoshop or Elements to custom size and crop your photos. Enlarging your picture to be 2inches bigger is not the fix, because you are making the images larger, you are not creating more expendable space. Expendable space happens when you are editing, even taking the photo! Don't crop it all the way to the edge. If you do crop all the way to the edge the result, when printed on canvas, would be 1 of 2 things:HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY EVERYONE!
1). Blank space on the sides or 2.) 2 inches of your image (on all 4 sides) wrapped on the edge with back. This can change the whole vision you had for your art! When we feel an image is going to be affected by the wrap, we let the customer know that opting for blank sides is a better way to go!
xo Vicky
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Monday, April 22, 2013
Trip to the Village of Embera Puru :: Photojournalism Tips for Moms :: Mamatography Photo Workshops
Happy Earth Day : ) For this post I'd like to share my photos from last weekend's adventure to Embera Puru, a Native village here in the jungles of Panama. Home to some of the nicest people on EARTH!
Many months ago, I had a pleasant encounter with an Embera family on the banks of the Canal. I snapped a few pics of them, as they were happy to, but I knew that there was a greater, more colorful experience lying up river amongst their many villages. I've been making a vigorous effort to take advantage of my surroundings here and most of all, the people. The native culture amongst me is so greatly intertwined with the modern happenings in Panama. There are multiple native groups, the most prominent in my area of Panama City are the Embera, Kuna and Ngöbe-Buglé peoples. My daughter's teacher is a lovely, Kuna lady who I adore, named Teacher Dady (a little confusing at first to my American daughter ; ) She is from a very popular group of islands called San Blas. These are amongst the most beautiful in all the Caribbean sea. I've yet to get there but it's next on my list!
What's so great about the Embera villages for me, is that they offer a unique photographic experience relatively close to home here in Panama City. A friend of mine recommended Embera Village Tours as they provide a very authentic version of a tourist's excursion.
In the Mamatography Photo Sharing and Critique group, this week, I assigned "Natives" as our weekly shoot topic. I wanted to give this one my all!
|The Journey to Embera Puru: Fredrico carried some supplies I wanted to donate. "Amor" was our captain.
When we arrived, what a welcome it was!
This trip took around 1 hour by van to a lush, green, hilly bank just east of the Panama Canal. Driving through the many towns north of the city is a pretty common site. It's hard to imagine what we would soon find on our journey. Suddenly, the earth just opened up! And there were these dug out canoes and colorful Embera men there to greet us. *A couple funny side notes: Our guide contacted them by cell phone which they can access by climbing the hills in the village to notify them to jump in the motorized canoes to meet the tourists at the shore "ramp". Knowing these things did not take away from the experience one bit! In fact, my bottom is utterly grateful that I only had to sit on that piece of ply wood in the canoe for an hour and a half compared to, if rowed, could've taken a full day or more!
I brought just about ALL of my gear on this trip because I didn't have Safi with me, this time! It was important to me to really focus on capturing the essence of the experience and leaving the diapers and crankiness at home. I used both my camera bodies this day because on one I had my 17-55mm Wide angle, zoom lens for landscapes and on my new camera my 50mm normal/portrait lens to capture faces, details and HD video of the village. I put everything to use! Important to mention that I brought a large raincoat with me to throw over my gear on the boat trip. Luckily, I didn't need to use it as we're on the edge of dry to rainy season.
|View from my canoe on Rio San Juan de Pequeni
This trip was a much needed escape from the awful realities that had been LITERALLY exploding back home and seeing it all here on CNN. When I stepped off that canoe and walked up the hill of musicians, my camera holding hands shook with joy!
My eyes filled with tears as I marveled in the faces of chubby cheeked children and their bare breasted mothers. It was all just so beautiful, like I was meant to go there all this time.
I immediately locked eyes with little Leila. She's 1 of 3 daughters of my new friend, Silvania. Whom, greeted me in English. I was shocked! Most everyday people in Panama, even in the city, do not speak English. That's just the way it is. But here was this native girl, giving up on my bad Spanish, and communicating in MY language.
Silvania is a storybook in herself. She's just 20 years old, a mother of 3 and working towards going to college in the city to perfect her English to show visitors like me, where she lives. What was especially interesting about her, is that she is not actually an Embera. She is from the Ngöbe-Buglé culture generally located in the more Western side of Panama. She met her husband (I still have to get the scoop how) who is from the Embera tribe, and brought her to his village where they are raising their beautiful children together. The elder women, including her mother-in-law, help her care for her girls as well since her family is on the other side of the country.
I gave Silvania the goods that I brought for little girls. I could laugh at my self because I brought them these fancy sandals from Nordstroms and all the kids were barefoot! Just the way kids should be. One little one got a kick out of a pair of sunglasses Safi never took to.
She and all the Emberas were so warm and kind. Men and women alike. The little girls whom were big sisters, really amazed me. They were little mothers themselves, filled with affection for their baby siblings.
She and all the Emberas were so warm and kind. Men and women alike. The little girls whom were big sisters, really amazed me. They were little mothers themselves, filled with affection for their baby siblings.
|Another baby's treasure!
|Beautiful goods, handmade by the Emberas
|Silvania coiling a traditional basket made from hand died, palm fibers.
as our guide Dave said, she's never seen a camera before ; )
|Lunch! We were fed a fresh feast of Tilapia, which was caught in transit, with Patacones (fried Plantains)
in a leave sleeve.
|Mom splitting up a snack. Keeping the peace amongst little villagers!
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Long-billed Dowitcher, Limnodromus scolopaceus
Note: this post, while published, is a work in progress, as are all posts in this series, My Photo Life List. My goal is to photograph every species of bird that is seen on a regular basis here in Michigan, working from a list compiled by the Michigan chapter of the Audubon Society. This will be a lifelong project, that I began in January of 2013, and as I shoot better photos of this, or any other species, I will update the post for that species with better photos when I can. While this series is not intended to be a field guide per se, my minimum standard for the photos in this series is that one has to be able to make a positive identification of the species in my photos. The information posted here is from either my observations or the Wikipedia, the online free encyclopedia, however, I have personally shot all the photos appearing in this series.
Long-billed Dowitcher, Limnodromus scolopaceus
The Long-billed Dowitcher is a medium-sized shorebird.
Adults have yellowish legs and a long straight dark bill. The body is dark brown on top and reddish underneath with spotted throat and breast, bars on flanks. The tail has a black and white barred pattern. The winter plumage is largely grey.
Their breeding habitat is wet tundra in the far north of North America and eastern Siberia. They nest on the ground, usually near water.
They migrate to the southern United States and as far south as Central America. Long-billed Dowitcher is a rare but regular visitor to western Europe, with some individuals staying for long periods.
These birds forage by probing in shallow water or on wet mud. They mainly eat insects, mollusks, crustaceans and marine worms, but also eat some plant material.
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This is number 64 in my photo life list, only 286 to go!
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I wonder how much sand these birds ingest.
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"Fear of the Animal Planet – the Hidden History of Animal Resistance," by Jason Hribal, 2010
In this somewhat poorly-organized book, Hribal nevertheless takes a topic that few have dealt with – basically, what animals think of confinement and overwork. As you might guess, they do not like it any more than humans enjoy a tiny uncomfortable cell or heart attacks. While this might be obvious to vegetarians or environmentalists, it is not to some people. Of course, if you own a dog, or live on a farm, you might have an inkling. Animals think, have feelings like pain, have a social life, have memories, use tools, and have strengths that humans do not, like a dog's sense of smell, a cheetah's swiftness, or a gorilla's strength. In essence, the difference between 'animals' and humans is many times quantitative, not qualitative. Marx drew the qualitative distinction at the ability of humans to 'create' and produce. However, humans are actually animals too. In spite of this, philosophers like St. Augustine called for the trial and execution of animals for 'crimes,' Rene Descartes' believed that animals were 'machines' and Adam Smith thought they were 'property.' Of course, capital believes humans are variations of all three.
Hribal focuses on animals caged in zoos, aquatic parks, circuses, breeding farms and research facilities, calling many animals by their human-given names. He tells the stories of elephants, gorillas, orcas, orangutans, chimpanzees, polar bears, tigers, sea lions and dolphins who have attacked their 'trainers' or keepers, or even strangers who have harassed them. The animals do not normally attack randomly – they actually seek out those who have harmed them. The dirty secret is that zoos, circuses and aquatic parks almost never admit what has really happened – everything is an 'accident' or just 'acting up' – when the real cause is confinement, control and its consequences. Hribal also details innumerable escape attempts by animals. Even though they know the sometimes deadly consequences of escape, they do it anyway, preferring that to continuing caged labor. The orangutans are so intelligent that they pick locks, observe when electricity is accidentally shut off on fences, and have even 'shorted out' an electric fence to escape.
One of Hribal's continuing points is that not only are these animals caged, but they are also working animals who earn thousands or millions of dollars for their owners, in exchange for a pittance of fish or straw. And, like humans, the animals are nearly always overworked – sometimes to sickness and sometimes to death. Remember "Clyde," the famous orangutan from Eastwood's film "Every Which Way But Loose?" Clyde was beaten to death by his trainers for stealing a doughnut after the film was over.
Hribal starts out detailing the story of "Jumbo" the most famous elephant of all time, who became upset with his vicious English trainers and was killed by a train while escaping. Until it was outlawed in the U.S, circus and zoo animals were regularly hung, shot innumerable times, decapitated and executed in various manners for the crime of escape or retribution. And then there is "Shamu" – Seaworld's longest living orca, if you believe the 50-something orca's all named "Shamu" are the same whale. The many Shamus and his fellow aquatic animals have made millions of dollars for Seaworld as the flagship act. Caged animals only live half as long as those in the wild, but "Shamu" lives forever – or at least as long as the Seaworld Corporation. Many times the mother animals have to be killed in order for the 'babies' – of elephants or sea lions let's say – to be taken away. These institutions were and still are directly responsible for decimating wild populations in their pursuit of the next performer.
Recently, a small zoo owner in Zanesville, Ohio let his animals go, and they were gunned down by the local police. The owner shot himself right after letting them out, perhaps in a fit of guilt. After you have read this book, I think you will refuse to attend circuses, zoos, aquariums or support most research on animals. Protecting animals is part of the same worldview as protecting the majority of humans. To paraphrase Marx, you can judge a society by how it treats the most vulnerable – in this case, the most vulnerable are animals.
Postscript: Jeffery St. Clair wrote the introduction to this book. St. Clair gets a dig in against Castro, who enjoys the zoo in Havana. Then in a somewhat odd attack on Marx, he accuses Marx of calling his enemies 'baboons' – and then details all the horrible things that capitalists have done to baboons – as if Marx did them! Even for an anarchist, that is a stretch. In addition, I could find no reference to Marx calling anyone a 'baboon.'
For a defense of Marx on the question of animals, see, "Marx, Myths and Legends – by Lawrence Wilde" on the net, quoted here*. Of course, John Bellamy Foster also defends Marx on issues of the environment and nature against erroneous liberal and anarchist attacks.
Wilde: "A clarion call for the liberation of animals is cited approvingly by Marx in On the Jewish Question (Marx, 1975: 172). The words themselves belong to Thomas Münzer, the leader of the German Peasants' Revolt in the early sixteenth century. What attracted Marx was Münzer's view that under the dominion of private property and money, nature is treated in such a contemptuous way that it is debased. Münzer had concluded:
'...all creatures have been turned into property, the fishes in the water, the birds in the air, the plants on the earth; the creatures, too, must become free.' "*
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Skills for Human Service Practice 2e & in the Field: Value Pack
Publication Date 1 Jan 2011
Publisher Oxford Uni Press (OUP)
Author(s) Agi O'Hara
OverviewThis value pack contains Skills for Human Service Practice Second Editon and In the Field: from Learning to Practice. Skills for Human Service Practice: Working with Individuals, Groups and Communities, 2nd edition covers all the skills and theoretical frameworks that beginning practitioners and students in Human Services need. It encourages a critical reflective perspective to help students to mindfully reflect on their practice, in order to help them deal with the frustrations and difficulties that they will encounter in their practice. It lays out the theory and framework and then looks at specific skill sets in light of the frameworks and theories mentioned in the first half of the book. The two new chapters, Research skills for Practitioners and Becoming and Being a Professional Practitioner, extend the students and help them make the transition from learning to practice. In the Field explores both the theories and 'how to' of practice learning so that students get the most out of the field placement experience. It provides all the relevant information combined with practical activities and examples to allow them to apply their knowledge in a real life setting. The text also tackles the different challenges that are encountered in the field placement helping students to gain skills that can be used throughout their careers in the human services. For more information on each of these titles, including the table of contents please see their individual pages: Skills for Human Service Practice In the Field
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Eighteen-year-old Trinity Michaels has the ability to dream walk. It's a power she doesn't want, but it forever alters her life when she's unable to find an abducted teen before she's killed. While Trinity does help police capture the killer, Rafe Stevens, her involvement makes her his next target. Stevens pleads insanity and his convincing performance, aided by his despicable attorney, get him sentenced to a mental institute where a diabolical physician experiments on him. Now Rafe's escaped the sanitarium and he's after Trinity. Like her, he now has a special ability, one that allows him to stalk Trinity through her dreams. If he kills her in her sleep, she'll die for real. To survive she must find him first and the only person willing to help her is Dan Devlin, disillusioned son of the shady lawyer who knowingly aided Rafe in getting away with murder. Can she trust Dan with her safety, not to mention her heart?
Sleepless is a suspenseful, exciting debut from new novelist, Terri Clark. Sleepless mixes action, romance and plausible plot that makes a fantastic new novel that YA readers will devourer everywhere and will be waiting anxiously for to get their hands on this book. The fast pace and the direction the novel takes will make up hunger to keep reading. Your hands will be glued to the pink pajamas on the cover, that doesn't really do justice for how great this book is.
Trinity is what you think from her looks as the typical goth girl, but she is far from it. Trinity is strong and has a great attitude and is a very well-developed character that fit the role of the character needed perfectly. When she was around Dan, she was very relate able. And all though her 'ability' is very unreal in my sense, it didn't feel superficial at all. it seemed like it was completely real.
This novel will make you laugh crazy and scare your wits out. I especially loved the comments Terri made about Supernatural, myself being a huge fan also, it was hilarious and I couldn't stop laughing at the comments made about Sam and Dean. I've seen this novel compared to Wake by Lisa McMann numerous time, and yes, it is very similar to Wake, with the dreams and the guys, but the whole atmosphere of the novel is completely different. Wake is much darker then Sleepless, the writing is completely different and Sleepless is much lighter then Wake is, but Wake is an extremely good novel, yes, and so is Sleepless. So just make sure you know how different they are. But if you like Wake, you are sure to love Sleepless. Sleepless is hugely recommended.


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Is there a practical way to copy components with their constraints in NX10? I prefer Java but can likely work with other languages.
I have been trying to develop a tool to repeat components in an assembly. Remembered constraints are nice but not nearly as efficient as copying components can be.
Is there something similar to the code below but for constraints?
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I do not really see what you are trying to accomplish.
If you would copy and paste a component with the same constraints, to what would you want the contraints to hookup to on the other end?
Pasting it to the same objects would position your copy to the exact position as the original.
To my opinion, you would need some user interaction to tell it where you want to constrain it too.
You are right; by itself this wouldn't be useful. Ultimately I am trying to change one reference of one constraint, while leaving everything else the same. (ProE called this "repeat" years ago)
Imagine I have a plate with many slotted holes and need to place a bolt through each one. The touch constaint on the plate stays the same for each one but the threaded hole changes. Using remembered constraints I have to pick both references and I have a dialog interrupting me between placements. Also, I would prefer the remembered constraint on a bolt be a concentric constraint.
The attached video shows a boss being placed with a journal that is editted to only ask for a face while duplicating the constraint that is not changing. This is many times faster than remembered constraints. The problem is that this journal is only usable in this exact scenerio because I can't figure out a generic copy for components and constraints.


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No says David Hart
THE House of Lords' decision has sent shock waves through the system. Indeed, one of the Law Lords made it clear that negligence could apply if pupils followed the wrong syllabus. It does not take much imagination to see lawyers trying to apply this concept to poor teaching.
Then there is the Human Rights Act. Many exaggerated claims have been made for its implications for the education system. But it is clear that, in the spheres of exclusions, bullying and racialsexual harassment, claims for damages could be brought. Victims of violence, or other degrading treatment, would seek to hold schools to blame in the event of non-action.
So should these developments create consternation among the teaching profession? There is no justification for "ring fencing" teachers, or other education professionals, and exempting them from the sort of negligence claims that can be brought against other professions. But neither do we want to see the floodgates open and solicitors embark upon wholesale negligence, or human rights, claims. Solicitors, who represent pupils and their parents, are adept at bringing actions against local authorities and governors, in the hope that their insurers will "take fright" and settle, rather than see an expensive fight in court.
Nevertheless, if solicitors were to go down this road, they would be sadly mistaken. Certainly, I would advise heads and governors to fight such claims, largely because most will simply not "stack up". Children's rights lawyers might think they will have a field day. But a careful analysis of both the House of Lords' judgment, and the Human Rights Act, suggests otherwise.
Accordingly, teachers should not "take fright". The hurdles to be overcome by claimants are higher than some think, as the following examples show.
Failure to diagnose dyslexia, or any other special need, should be relatively rare, in the light of the new special educational needs code of practice. The same goes for any omission, deliberate or otherwise, to addressdiagnosed need. Even if there were negligence, the pupil has to show that they have suffered loss because of poorer academic qualifications than they would have otherwise achieved. Not an easy loss to prove.
Poor teaching can constitute negligence. But a clear link between the teaching of one or more teachers, and GCSE or A-level results, will be difficult to show. Often the student has made a contribution to their own misfortune.
Academic damage, or personal injury, caused by bullying or racialsexual harassment, might be easier to prove. Nevertheless, we are talking about serious bullying, real violence or a fairly lengthy campaign of harassment. Virtually all schools have anti-bullying and disciplinary policies that cover these acts of gross indiscipline. The latest government guidance on exclusion, and the advice issued by the National Association of Head Teachers, will give heads and governors more protection in this very difficult area.
Obviously there is no room for complacency. Nobody should underestimate the ingenuity of lawyers and their ability to find new ways of pursuing actions for damages. Children's rights appear to be "all the rage". Too little is heard about children's, and their parents' responsibilities. Lawyers are already "gumming up" exclusion procedures by attending governors' disciplinary committees and independent appeal panel meetings, turning them into confrontation hearings, rather than inquiries designed to meet the needs of both the individual pupil and the rest of the school community.
It would be easy to imagine these same lawyers trying to interfere with the running of schools by pursuing human rights and other like claims. But at the end of the day, the courts are here to "hold the ring". They will not want to make it difficult for heads to run complex institutions. They will wish to balance legal rights with a commonsense approach to modern management problems. Children's rights lawyers may think that the "sky's the limit" to legal claims in the wake of the House of Lords' judgment and the Human Rights Act. I think they will be mistaken.
David Hart is general secretary of the NAHT


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be seen rocking a short hair and a smile on this month's cover of the magazine.
The issue features her in a no holds bared interview, as she talks about her estranged father, her new movie, dating Iyanya and never dating Ice Prince.
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Has it really been over three months since I last updated my blog? That is crazy! What I find funny about it, is that I get annoyed when the blogs that I follow don't update every couple of days. Hypocrite. Oh well. The last time I updated, Josh had three weeks left of kindergarten. Now, he has 6 days left of summer vacation. So, here is a recap of our summer and some pictures.
May - We FINALLY got a new dog! Bella is a (now) 5-1/2 month old black lab. She is adorable and so sweet, but full of all that puppy energy that we hadn't experienced with Tommy for MANY years. So, it is very different. She is very much a hunting dog to. She loves to fetch, although she doesn't always do so well with bringing the ball back. She also caught her first bird, a dove, just last week. Gross. I think that Jeff may have to resume hunting now that we have her. We all love her to bits. She was just what we needed. Josh finished kindergarten. My dad was informed that his cancer has returned. :(
June - Josh learned to ride his bike WITHOUT training wheels. He is so proud and just loves riding around. I wish we had more pavement for him to ride around on, but he rides on the rocks and grass too. Doesn't seem like there was much more in June... there probably was. That is a reason to update more often.
July - Well, the drama of the month was me getting burned by an artillery firework. No fun. The good news was that the burn was small, and healed entirely in about 3 weeks. So, I am now rocking an even shorter hairdo than before. Josh and I went to Yankton for the Relay for Life. It was so stinking hot, but always a very moving tribute to loved ones (mom and Carolyn) who have lost their battles, and for my dad who continues to fight. It was a quick trip, as I went home the next day, but Josh stayed with Papa, Pauline, Grandma and Grandpa for about 5 days? I was so glad when he got home. I just miss the little guy so much. We were also able to go to Kansas City one weekend to see my good friend Jenny Rohret get married. We are so happy that she found Scott. Congratulations to Jenny, Scott and Miss Elizabeth. We were able to see my bff's Kara and Carrie and their families while we were down there, so it was a packed trip. We were there less than a day!
August - Not too much has happened this month. Josh goes back to school the 19th. The 18th I have a job interview at his school for a teacher's aide position. I am hopeful that it will work out, as that is what I wanted to do when we moved up here. We'll see. Fingers crossed! Jeff leaves that day for Wyoming for a couple of weeks. So, it will just be Josh and I. We are going to my dad and Pauline's that weekend because my sister, David, Natalya and Niko will be visiting from Arizona. I am so excited to see them!
Blogger is being a turd, so I will upload pics later!
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I know. I have a lot of explaining to do.
Right now, I'm considering quitting Highlands and moving up to Huntsville with Chris. Also, I'm going to start taking short "mission trips" with a buddy of mine, to third world countries. I'm not sure where we'll start, but I know we're going to El Salvador next year.
Like I said...there's a lot going on that I have to explain.
Just not right now.
I'M still having a hard time letting it sink in.
But, what of my beloved family?
They're still the people I love more than anything in the universe.
And, my Mig?
She's still the most wonderful person I've ever met, and will ever meet, in the whole of my existence.
I just can't keep putting everything on hold. I'm so tired of the same thing. You know how I am. The fact that I'll be turning four at Highlands in March is HUGE for me. I love working in medicine, but it's stunting my drive for everything. My desire for things are so desperately waning, I feel as though, at times, I'm hardly alive. It's really beginning to scare me.
My life wasn't meant to revolve around money. I was built for love and caring - not bills and deadlines. I'm not saying that I deserve any different than anyone else. I only know what feels right to me. And, grinding myself to the bone, day after day, for not even so much as a pat on the back - I may as well be working for nothing.
I'd rather work for a true nothing and know that at the end of the day, I've made a difference in at least one person's life...and I don't mean by poisoning them with radiation.
God, if You'll just point me in the right direction, I'll walk with eyes closed.
I cannot believe that the purpose of life is (merely) to be "happy." I think the purpose of life is to be useful, to be responsible, to be honorable, to be compassionate. It is, above all, to matter: to have it make some difference that you have lived at all.
-- Leo Rosten
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Written by Renee Curry, 2015-2016 Sustainability Leadership Fellow and PhD Student in the Graduate Degree Program of Ecology
Drought impacts all of us, even those who have not even stepped foot on a farm or a ranch. All over the media, there have been stories about the four-year crippling drought in California. There have been widespread wildfires, decreased food production and severe water restrictions in the state of California. Severe droughts such as this California drought, as well as the drought that occurred in the U.S. Great Plains from 2010-2012, are predicted to occur more frequently due to global climate change.
Droughts that occur in the U.S. Great Plains are of great interest to me due to my family history. My mother's family homesteaded in Oklahoma and farms winter wheat, while my father's family grows seed corn and soybeans in southeastern South Dakota. I am the 6th generation of my father's family to work on the farm that my ancestors homesteaded near the Missouri River in 1861. Given my family background, my dissertation research focuses on the evaluating the impacts of drought on numerous grassland and crop sites in the U.S. Great Plains. It is my hope that my research will further our understanding of drought to help farmers and ranchers with the tough decisions when it comes to drought mitigation and drought response. The life of a farmer is already unpredictable due to the weather. It does make you wonder how much farmers will be impacted when certain extreme weather events such as droughts will be more commonplace with the changing climate.
What is Drought?
According to the leading institution of drought research, the U.S. National Drought Mitigation Center, drought originates from the lack of precipitation over an extended period of time (usually a season or longer), which results in water shortages for a variety of users such as humans, wildlife and crops. There are a variety of significant economic, social and environmental stresses that can worsen or improve drought. This flow chart focuses on the drought impacts to agricultural and non-agricultural sectors and the negative impacts on end-users, such as farmers, ranchers, tourists and municipal water utilities [1].
Impacts of 2012 Drought
The 2012 severe drought in the Great Plains and Midwest cost the nation approximately $35 billion dollars. According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture Economic Research Service, 80 percent of agricultural land experienced drought in 2012, which made this drought more extensive than any other drought since the 1950s. The 2012 drought rapidly increased in severity from June to July and continued into August. The timing of the increased drought severity in early July coincided with the most important time for crop development, especially for corn. Severe or greater drought in 2012 impacted 67 percent of cattle production and about 70-75 percent of corn and soybean production. The 2012 drought resulted in decreased amounts of corn and soybean, higher prices for corn and soybeans, and higher prices and reduced amount of hay and pasture for cattle in 2013.
I recently had a conversation with my father about the 2012 drought and its impact on our family farm in southeastern South Dakota. He mentioned that it was the first time in the last 35 years that ZERO seed corn grew on the non-irrigated land and that they had to pump a significant amount of water from the Missouri River (which costs money) to irrigate the remaining corn and soybean fields. However, in other areas where the climate is much drier (less rainfall) such as the western regions of the Great Plains, there is no such water source available. As a result, irrigation is NOT a viable option.
Drought Mitigation Techniques
The United States Natural Resource Conservation Service details specific techniques that farmers and ranchers can utilize to mitigate drought impacts. This report suggests that farmers can mitigate drought impacts by minimizing tillage, altering planting dates, keeping soil covered, killing off the cover crops before planting the primary production crop, and injecting fertilizer so that it does come into contact with more soil moisture. Ranchers can mitigate drought impacts by having a drought plan in place before it occurs, not overgrazing, having alternative feeds and forages, improving water resources and culling herds.
I recently had a conversation with a family friend who is a farmer and rancher in central South Dakota. I asked, "What are you already doing to prepare for drought?" He responded that given that they do live in a fairly dry climate and do not have access to irrigation water, drought is just a way of life for them. In a non-drought year, he feeds wheat to the cattle but if a drought does occur (for example, the 2012 drought) the cattle feed on natural growing grass instead of wheat. He went on to further explain that they always have a three-year supply of grass for the cattle to eat if a drought does occur. While I found this rather fascinating, I then wondered what will happen if the droughts become so extreme that there isn't enough grass to feed their cattle?
After this conversation, I then attended the American's Grassland Conference. This conference brought together scientists, farmers, ranchers and policy experts to discuss issues related to the North American grasslands. I had an opportunity to tour the Pawnee Grasslands in Northeast Colorado with the local US Department of Agriculture – Agricultural Systems Research Unit (USDA – ARS) and was able to interact with local ranchers. This particular region receives so little precipitation that grazing cattle is more economically feasible than growing crops. As we learned on this tour, utilizing the correct cattle grazing techniques is essential when attempting to mitigate future drought risk. These particular ranchers that work with the USDA-ARS herd their cattle into different pastures over time to ensure that the grass can grow back at a healthy rate. It has been proven that grass that only has light or moderate grazing often show less mortality due to drought than grass that has been heavily grazed prior to drought [2].
Learning about cattle grazing techniques with scientists from the US Department of Agriculture – Agricultural Systems Research Unit (USDA – ARS) and local ranchers in the Pawnee Grassland in Northeast Colorado.
Drought is just the way of life for many farmers and ranchers in the U.S. Great Plains. Increasing our understanding of how different plants respond to drought is necessary in order to better inform farmers (when and what to plant) and ranchers (when and how much to graze). Certain questions still exist given that we are expecting more frequent, severe droughts to occur with the changing climate. Are the current techniques utilized by farmers and ranchers enough to mitigate future, more severe droughts? In the example of the farmer/rancher in central South Dakota, what will they feed their cattle if drought causes both the wheat and grass production to fail? Drought is an important topic for me given that both sides of my family farm. We have to remain optimistic that our way of life on the farm will be sustainable in the future to carry on the dreams of our ancestors. As my grandfather was quoted in a South Dakota magazine, "South Dakota is a land of infinite opportunities."
[1] Kellner O and Niyogi D. 2014. Assessing drought vulnerability ofagricultural production systems in context of the 2012 drought. J Anim Sci 92:2811–22. Link: https://www.animalsciencepublications.org/publications/jas/pdfs/92/7/2811
[2] D.D. Briske, J.D. Derner, D.G. Milchunas, K.W. Tate, 2011. An evidence-based assessment of prescribed grazing practices. Conservation Benefits of Rangeland Practices: Assessment, Recommendations, and Knowledge Gaps, United States Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service, Washington, DC, pp. 21–74. Link: http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_DOCUMENTS/stelprdb1045796.pdf.
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MOSCOW, December 06. /ITAR-TASS/. Military investigators have brought the official accusation of negligence against former Russian Defense Minister Anatoly Serdyukov on Friday.
"He is charged under Article 293 Part 1 of the Russian Criminal Code for negligence that caused major losses," spokesman of the Russian Investigative Committee Vladimir Markin told Itar-Tass.
Markin added that the final charges against ex-defense minister might be extended in the course of the investigation.
"I would like to clarify that this is only the initial charge that investigators are legally required to submit within ten days after the election of a preventive measure. Now investigators will not only have to work on securing evidence, but to examine more carefully the circumstances of the offense, to give them an appropriate legal assessment and only after that the final version of the charge would be brought, and it may quite possibly be expanded, as the qualification of Serdyukov's actions ," Markin said.
Serdyukov's lawyer Konstantin Rivkin confirmed that his client did not plead guilty in negligence during the interrogation. "Anatoly Eduardovich pleaded not guilty ... The built road belongs to the Ministry of Defense ... and his actions did not cause any losses," Rivkin said.
However, Serdyukov's attorney said that "Serdyukov agreed to give testimony and cited the testimony, which he had already given as a witness".
On Tuesday, December 3, Serdyukov was questioned as a suspect in the criminal case over negligence during the construction of a road to the Zhitnoye recreation center and its development at expense of budget funding.
Serdyukov denied the charges and refused to give evidence.
However, it did not prevent the investigators to charge her under several articles of the Criminal Code, Markin said, noting that as for Serdyukov, the investigators have enough evidence proving his direct involvement in illegal actions.
Markin said Serdyukov was on recognizance and that charges against him could be changed.
Investigators said Serdyukov, at the post of defense minister, issued a verbal order to his subordinates to tap budget funds for the construction of a road from the village of Krasa in Astrakhan region's Ikrayninsky district to the island of Shkolny which accommodated the Zhitnoye recreation center.
Landscaping was done by conscripts from an aviation unit, while the road was built by railway troops. The soldiers were engaged in works which had nothing to do with their service, training or railway construction, according to the spokesman.
Eventually, the road could only be used by Zhitnoye owners and visitors.
Markin said no documents, orders or directives were issued to substantiate the use of budget funds or establish the legal rights of the Defense Ministry to this road. Losses incurred to the state exceeded 56 million rubles.


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We are accepting reservations for holiday parties, weddings, rehearsal dinners & other events.
Please read through all event information before reaching out, as we receive numerous inquiries and will respond as quickly as we are able. All inquiries should be directed to firstname.lastname@example.com or in person during taproom hours.
Host your 2018 holiday party at Rockmill Brewery for a unique experience in a beautiful setting. Groups up to ~100 are welcome and parties can be hosted any day of the week. Rental pricing depends on day and potential overlap with public taproom hours. Groups are welcome to utilize any vendor on our approved caterer & food truck list. All beer must be purchased through Rockmill Brewery.
During public taproom hours // Thur 4-9/ Fri 2-9/Sat 12-9/Sun 12-7
(If parties take place during retail hours groups must not exceed 40 people total and will be allocated to one half of the property):
20-40 people = $350 + beer
12-20 people - $250 + beer
12 or under - $10 per person + beer
Monday-Wednesday pricing/no interference with public taproom hours:
50 or under - $500 + beer
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Thursday or Friday - $1,000 + beer
Saturday - $1,500 + beer
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We can accommodate groups up to ~175 people for weddings when incorporating outdoor tents. Fees are structured according to wedding size and season. Prices account for an offset of the full closure of our public taproom. We can host weddings any day of the week and are always happy to make recommendations about area vendors and past events.
PEAK SEASON RENTAL PRICING // april - october
- 75 guests and under - $6,000 grounds rental fee
- 75-125 guests - $7,500 grounds rental fee
- 125-175 guests - $10,000 grounds rental fee
OFF-PEAK SEASON RENTAL PRICING // november - march
- 75 guests and under - $4,000 grounds rental fee
- 75-125 guests - $5,500 grounds rental fee
- 125-175 guests - $8,000 grounds rental fee
Guests may bring in & work with any caterer or food truck, but all beer must be purchased through Rockmill Brewery. Included in the rental price is electricity to all necessary indoor & outdoor locations but all other vendors, items, equipment and labor must be brought in by the wedding party. Hosts are responsible for catering or food trucks, servers & bartenders, seating, linens, utensils, glassware, lighting, wedding coordination services, set up and tear down, shuttle service and any other services or needs.
Weddings that take on a full property rental (priced above) have access exclusive access to the premises including the bar, tasting room and its kitchen, the Bridal Loft and Groom's Dressing Room, the patio, parking lots, restrooms, Chapel, Barn, fire pit and general grounds during the event. The wedding party has access to the grounds from 8am until 11pm, as local noise ordinances restrict music from being played outdoors after 10:30pm.
Golf cart rental available upon request. Portable restroom facilities are required for parties of 100 or larger (including staff, caterers, servers, etc.). The grounds can accommodate roughly 70 cars. Beyond that, or for groups of 120+, we ask that you employ a shuttle service.
To inquire about date availability please contact email@example.com.
What better way to kick your wedding celebrations off than with a memorable meal at the brewery with close friends and family? Guests will have access to our indoor space (amount of which is determined by time/type of rental) and have the option to rent a tent for a larger dinner outdoors. We ask that guests choose from our approved list of caterers & food trucks for their meal.
During public taproom hours // Thur 4-9/ Fri 2-9/Sat 12-9/Sun 12-7
(If parties take place during retail hours groups must not exceed 40 people total and will be allocated to one half of the property):
20-40 people = $350 + beer
12-20 people - $250 + beer
12 or under - $10 per person + beer
To hold a rehearsal dinner Thursday-Sunday, we do ask that hours are limited to 7-10pm to accommodate taproom business hours open to the public.
40 or under - $500 + beer
40-70 - $650 + beer
In order to ensure that all of our guests enjoy their time at the brewery we recommend that groups of 6 or larger contact us to reserve a table. During peak business table rentals are limited to 2 hours. If no other reservations follow, guests are welcome to stay longer.
We ask that baby and bridal showers be held between 11am-1:30 pm Sundays.
Birthday parties and other larger groups should contact the brewery for reservation details as groups over 12 during peak business months require a per head charge and notice for room or table.
Thank you for your understanding and assistance in making all new and returning guests' visits to Rockmill Brewery a success!
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Mankind has long sought answers to the questions of his own mortality. Time and again, this led inevitably to the broader questions of life itself, and therein lies the common denominator of man's wisdom on aging. Philosophers from Diogenes to Dylan each have their own statements on the matter but they seem to agree on one thing. Aging is a part of living. Aging doesn't mean getting old. All will age. We begin aging from the time we are born. But we only begin to get old when we no longer find beauty in living and reasons to live. These pages contain 2500 years of wisdom poignantly illustrated by an artist ho herself remained young all her life, right on up to the age of 87. Richer Resources Publications is pleased to add this latest title to their Greatest Quotes Series of books.
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Saturday, September 24, 2011
Chaise Lounge....The Final Chapter...
If you attempt one of these, you will want to check the pieces at every stage, and I do mean every stage. Yours won't necessarily turn out exactly like mine. It is almost impossible to make two the same with this method. I did a lot of trimming between fittings. Just a tad at a time.
You have to make allowances for different weights of fabric and batting. Also your cardboard or poster board won't be the same as mine.
For the petals, I used the plain cardboard that comes between layers in my Fancy Feast cat food. For the filler of the sandwich, I used two layers of fun foam. I wanted something that would curve nicely.
While I am on that subject, I curled the tops of the petals to the back slightly. That gave the whole back a nice arch.
Unfortunately, this photo was before the curve. I did the curves by cutting the cardboard against the grain so that it would curve more easily. All cardboard has a grain, just like wood.
I wanted the grain to go crosswise of the petals so that they could curve back....If I had wanted them to curve in the center in the other direction I would have cut them lengthwise of the grain.
I did the same thing when I cut the veneer for the kitchen cabinets in the Clockwork Caravan. I cut them with the grain running up and down the face of the cabinet, making it much easier for the wood to bend around the cabinets.
Tessie is holding one of the petals to show you what the "sandwich" looks like from the side. Bottom to top, cardboard, two layers of fun foam, another layer of cardboard and two layers of bonded batting....Notice that it doesn't go all the way to the bottom. That is to allow for the seat cushion to fit closely to the arm of the chaise.
The petals are glued into place and the sides of the petals are glued to one another.
In the next photo, Tessie has already taken over to see if it works. It does.
In front of her is the outer back that will cover the messy back of the petals. It also had to be custom cut. the width on that piece is about 1/2" wider than the inner pieces. You have to allow for the outward curve.
As you can see, I have clipped the fabric all around. That is so that some of the bulk will be eliminated when I fit it to the back.
The last chapter is gluing the outer back on and then decorating. I ran a fancy ribbon around the seams and Tessie condecended to my putting on a couple of bows and roses to go with the bed....Nice of her.
Sorry, but Mookie came in and decided to perch on the slide out. He sleeps there all of the time when either Walter or I are working....If he had his way, he would sleep on the four inch area in front of the keyboard....Thank goodness, he didn't try to fight for it while I was writing this.
He got bored and fell asleep shortly after I took the photo. He should be tired. He woke me up at 3:00AM this morning, wanting someone to play with. I am going away now and take a well deserved nap.
See you tomorrow.
10 comments:
- Minka's Studio said...
Very cool. I want one in my size!
- September 24, 2011 at 3:35 PM
- Phyllisa said...
Hi Casey. Nice chaise! I'm still hoping Tessie will want the black and white bed you made especially for her. I love that bed! The chaise will still work with the black and white bed,especially with a touch of black.
But the final decision is, of course,for you and Tessie to make.
I may just have to make a bed like that for my mini people. Let's see, the Mayor's master bedroom could use a fancier bed. That's in my large dollhouse. Let me see, that room has pink, green and cream cabbage rose wallpaper. VERY victorian you know! Time to search for fabrics. I would love to do a mini room with four or five coordinating fabrics like Brooke Tucker does.Her rooms are marvelous!Your furniture pieces remind me of hers.
Thanks for the tutorials.
- September 24, 2011 at 3:47 PM
- Eliana said...
Thanks for sharing, I loved it!
- September 24, 2011 at 5:59 PM
- MiniKat said...
Looking good Casey! Is that frilly scalloped piece next to the chaise in progress a needlebook?
- September 24, 2011 at 7:43 PM
- Sandra from Sydney said...
Love that chaise. Thanks so much for the tutorial!
- September 25, 2011 at 1:35 AM
- Caseymini said...
Sharp eye, Kat. Yes that is a needle book that I made several years ago. It is an easy one that looks difficult. Just two pieces of illustration board cut to shape and covered with a layer of batting on the outside. The cover is blind stitched over that, with a lining that is the same fabric.. No batting on the inside. A couple of pieces of felt a bit smaller are sewn along the seam between the front and back....Decorate as you will...
- September 25, 2011 at 5:50 AM
- Judith said...
That looks great! Thanks for sharing your method - much appreciated as always. Judith x
- September 25, 2011 at 6:15 AM
- mintwonderland said...
awesome! excellent craftsmanship
- September 25, 2011 at 7:13 AM
- Fabiola said...
Wow! It's wonderful.
Bye Faby
- September 25, 2011 at 8:58 AM
- Purnima Sudula said...
I came across your site and found that your site is a very good one.
It provide lot of information which will be very helpful for us.
Keep on working on it.
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Tuesday, June 19, 2007
Feeding the Beast - making blogging pay without selling your soul.
On the off chance that you noticed at all, it's possible you saw a three month trial of an ad network come and go, followed by the appearance of PayPerPost blogging as an alternate. The practicalities of various revenue schemes - like keyword advertising - require that I focus a great deal of time "optimizing" my content to maximize the exposure of lucrative keywords, or in the case of Google Adwords, agreeing to never talk about Certain Things Which May Scantalize Our Traffic. Then there are the various BlogAd networks - which in practice require an invitation from other boggers and therefore, the implied pressure to conform to a general editorial slant IRT various issues.
And of course, there's the whole traffic thing. In order to make any decent money with any of these schemes, you must have a GREAT deal of traffic. Now, I want a great deal of traffic, but it would be nice if the traffic found something other than a tourist trap, nich wahr? Worse yet, SEO and traffic can become a full time job in themselves, leaving little room for doing what you intended to do in the first place.
That's why I decided to leap on board with PayPerPost, which - oddly enough - pays me to post. And that means I can pick opportunities that appeal to me as a blogger and which will not clash with my blog or conflict with my personal ethics. (You will not see me talking up Payday Loans on this blog... I'm not a big fan of either wholesale or retail usury. )
But I have no problem selling my wordsmithing services when it doesn't require suspension of editorial discretion.
But WAIT! There's MORE!
Sorry, I couldn't resist. There really is more, and this "more" is something that will appeal to a lot of bloggers who might feel iffy about the original issue.
Between application and validation, they came up with a whole new way for me to make money - by creating a simple system where I can negotiate directly with potential advertisers to write about something they feel I would be suited perfectly to speak about.
Now, it's not a unique idea - there are other such firms out this, but PayPerPost does this with lower margins and in a way that ensures the security and satisfaction of both parties.
Where competitors like ReviewMe charge 50-100% markup and keep up to half your money, PPP Direct only charges a 10% fee, 5% of which goes to transaction fees for PayPal and credit card processing.
PPP Direct is in many ways even less of a threat to your journalistic integrity than the ordinary PPP "menu" of opportunities, which is a whole range of offers conditional upon blog rating, google rank, blog platform and so much more. It's quite possible that there will be no opportunity that moves you that will be available to you - though probably there will be tomorrow.
PPP Direct is more - well - direct. It allows your readers the opportunity to get you to talk about the things they KNOW you for. And the PayPerPost code of conduct requires that I clearly label my post as an Advertisement. With other "Adword Optimized" sites, you really cannot be sure how much of the text is there solely to get you to read the advertisement and how much compromise has been made to a blogger's standards in order to keep the dollars rollng in. I doubt that the bloggers themselves know - but the effect is pretty clear in some areas; consider how consistant the voices are from members of "Pajamas Media."
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One of the best tutorial vids I've seen in some time, with particular emphasis on the negotiation process.
See it live in action
As Andy Beard and a client use the system to work together on the client's SEO needs, and "showing the work" as valuable content while disclosing that he was, indeed, paid. Rather a lot, I hope. Certainly more than the ten bucks I'm getting for writing this.
This is a great opportunity for bloggers with powerful expertise in a niche area to actually be paid for using that expertise while having the safety and security of an escrow-like service that ensures performance and satisfaction. In regard to this, I cannot help but think of the number of times Echidne of the Snakes has performed powerful and insightful rituals dismissing and debunking the fraudulent usages of the Holy Knowledge of Statistics by various Right Wing talking heads, and I will be sending this to her.
Why don't you pass this on to the various bloggers you know who might just benefit, in lieu of hitting that "tip jar" that you (as a statistical entity) almost never fill in any case. And if you'd like to benefit - well just hit that red bar just below this post and the enlightenment will unfold in front of you.
This New Media cannot long sustain it's refreshing independence without some means of paying the rent. This is ethical, transparent, and I think less annoying than blinking context-driven advertisements. Comments are open, please let me know your opinion on the matter.
3 comments:
- Andy Beard said...
Your readers might find it useful if you link directly through to the post permalink rather than my homepage, because my homepage is known to update quite frequently.
In addition, I am sure you like links.
Blogger doesn't send trackbacks or pingbacks automatically without using some clever plugins for Firefox.
I use the Dofollow pluginm so trackbacks from my blog are real links that give Google juice, and can also receive some traffic over time, thus it is well worth using trackback.
Here is how to set up trackback with Blogger
This is the permalink to the post you were referring to
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- Bob King said...
I'm so all over this! Thank you one heck of a lot. I coulda sworn I had the permalink in there. I'll fix that first and then get on to that plugin and figuring it out..
- Bob King said...
I had haloscan trackback for some time but ditched it when I found i could stand neither it nor the haloscan commenting system. I'll try this alternative out when I can figure out how to install a greasemonkey script.
I've got a couple things on the list to do before that, though. Or in other words... I KNOW I need to, but I hate stuff like that...
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The six book, Cowboy Up, of the series Sons of Chance is another steamy story delivered by Vicki Lewis Thompson.
Emily Sterling has been a California girl her whole life even though her father is a cowboy. All Emily ever heard from both her parents is don't get involved with a cowboy. Well Emily is back for her father's birthday and knows that ranching is something she loves, it doesn't hurt a certain cowboy is captured her attention.
Clay Whitaker has lived on the ranch for some time know. This has been the most stable home he has but now Emily is back once again. At eighteen he fell for her but she wanted nothing to do with him. Now at twenty eight he still can't get her out of his head. He wants to dislike her for how she treats her father but all is not as it appears, and he will soon find the real Emily.
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