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Shooting RAW photos is great, but it has it's disadvantages.
On vacation you snap a beautiful sunset on your DSLR and, keen to brag to your friends, you want to post it to Instagram/Twitter/Flickr/[insert social media here]. Unfortunately, the photo is a RAW file and your computer is a thousand miles away.
All is not lost. With a couple of apps on a phone or tablet, you can harness the power of RAW photography without access to a computer.
What you'll need:
1. An Android/iOS phone or tablet
The newer, the better, but as long as it was released within the past few years you should be able to get at least one of the RAW editing apps to work.
I've tried the methods described here on two low-end devices: the Moto G (3rd gen.), and the Kindle Fire. Neither of these was ideal for RAW editing, but both will got the job done.
2. A method of getting photos from camera to phone/tablet
The easiest way of doing this will depend on your camera. Many newer DSLRs come with bluetooth or wifi built in, and you should be able to use this to transfer photos to your device.
What about if you have an older camera?
There are several options.
You could grab an Eyefi SD card with with a tiny wireless unit built in to the card (make sure to check the compatibility of these SD cards with your camera). This will set you back about $25-100 depending on the card that you choose, and the capacity of the card will be a lot lower than a similarly priced regular SD card.
Alternatively, and this is the method I used here, you can grab a USB card reader along with a cable to connect it to your device. Options are cheap and numerous whether you sport Android or Apple.
On Android, I've had success with the Transcend USB SD card reader, and a generic USB to microUSB converter cable, pictured below. Total cost: $8-9.
On an iPhone or iPad, you'll need a different cable that supports the Lightning port (rather than microUSB). Fortunately, Apple makes the Lightning to SD Card Camera Reader, a single cable with an SD card reader. As with most Apple products, you'll have to pay a little more than Android.
There's also a third method. If your camera comes with a cable to connect it directly to a USB port, you can skip the SD card reader, and just get a cable than adds a USB port to your device. Cost: $2 on Android with the cable pictured above, or $30 on Apple.
Once you are connected, you'll need to copy the files over to your device. There's an app for that, but it will depend on your operating system. On Android, I recommend ES File Explorer, which is free and awesome.
3. An app for editing RAW photos
After you've got the photos onto your device, you'll need to open them in an app. There are two main contenders: Snapseed and Adobe Photoshop Lightroom.
Snapseed is developed by Google (who bought out the company that originally made it). Designed solely for handheld devices it has a different feel to desktop RAW editors, and a different set of tools. However it's free and available from both the Android and iOS app stores.
Snapseed only opens DNG files on Android, and only on the latest devices (for example, it doesn't work on my Kindle Fire or 2014 Moto G). If your camera shoots a proprietary RAW format, you'll need to convert to DNG (such as with the raw2dng app). However, on iOS, it will open DNGs and native RAW files from almost all the major DSLR cameras currently out there.
Lightroom feels much more like a traditional RAW editor. You'll find editing tools such as tone curves which are absent in Snapseed. While that may seem like an advantage, I'm not so sure. Tools that work well on a desktop with a mouse are pretty cumbersome on a touchscreen.
Lightroom also has much better support for RAW files (unlike Snapseed it was able to open DNGs on both the Kindle Fire and the Moto G). On iOS 8.1 and greater, Lightroom opens DNG and native RAWs. On Android you will need version 4.1 or up to run the app, and you'll only be able to open DNGs. However, it's likely that Adobe will role out the native RAW capability to Android in the near future.
So which should you pick? Lightroom is more powerful, but harder to use on a touchscreen and Adobe will try to get you to upgrade to a Creative Cloud subscription. Ultimately however, it may come down to which app best supports RAW editing on your particular device.
I can't open RAW files in either Lightroom or Snapseed
If both Lightroom and Snapseed fail, then there is always the web app option: polarr.co and pics.io are two browser based editors that can handle RAW files. Otherwise you'll just have to wait until you get back to darktable or RawTherapee.
Sadly there's no open source RAW photo editor specifically for mobile. Yet. But a FOSS photographer can dream…


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I had my second therapy session today for my "weight issues". My first appointment went well and I had just started my nutritional plan. I had high spirits, was hopeful, and felt very much in control at that time.
Fast forward about four months to today where I found myself sitting in therapy with a completely different mental state. I felt defeated, powerless, disappointed in myself, and out of control. I was desperate for help—I needed help and I knew it.
My original plan was to keep going to therapy, but one thing after another happened and here we are four months later. Previously, I didn't feel like I needed help. I was in the "high" of weight loss where I was seeing results and able to stay on track.
But at the beginning of February, I found myself back into the cycle that I always seem to find myself whenever I start any weight loss program. I was spiraling out of control and I still haven't stopped. As of this morning, I am 9 lbs. above my lowest weight.
It is so hard to talk about things that I feel so ashamed about, but I was honest and I told her what has been going on in my head and the actions I have been taking which have led to weight gain and the downward spiral out of control. I can remember having this behavior back to middle-school, although I did have a weight problem prior to this. It is humbling and embarrassing to talk about it, even though I know that this is what she specializes in.
We talked about Binge Eating Disorder. While I have sometimes wondered if I have this issue, today confirmed it for me. In situations that feel "out of control" to me, I turn to food because it is something that I can control. It's a temporary fix for every problem. It takes my mind off of whatever is bothering me—as my therapist said, "to avoid feeling emotion".
That's huge to me because it's an explanation for my behavior. It's also frightening. In order to develop a healthy relationship with food, and to get my weight under control, I will have to change the habits that I have developed over the years.
This means that I will not be able to turn to food to get me through whatever emotions I'm having that I don't want to feel. It means that I will have to deal with the emotions. It means I absolutely have to let go of that crutch if I truly want to change.
Can I do it? Am I strong enough to do it? Do I truly want to change?
My first thoughts are that of fear and shame. Afraid of the struggles that I might endure trying to change. Ashamed that this is even a struggle for me. Afraid that this is one more coal to the "crazy person" fire that I have blazing over here. Afraid to admit that I have a problem.
Binge Eating Disorder is along the same lines as substance abuse. It makes sense that I might have an issue such as this because one side of my family has a long line of alcoholics. Food may just be my drug of choice. Perhaps I'm predisposed to such behavior—I have no idea.
We worked on an action plan titled, "This is how I can stop automatic negative thoughts that cause negative behaviors". Once again, we're back to controlling my thoughts.
The good news is that I have successfully accomplished being aware of my thoughts when it comes to my role as a mother (i.e. not allowing negative thoughts to make myself think I'm an inadequate mother, etc.— related to postpartum depression). If I could accomplish that, I can certainly accomplish this—I hope.
I have a plan. It will take a lot of introspection and work on myself to overcome this—but I just have to. I cannot live like this. My weight and food take up too much space in my thoughts and life and I'm tired of it.
I read over an article my therapist gave me about Binge Eating Disorder and it described me to a T. I probably shouldn't admit that I read this article while having a "mini-binge"—I definitely knew I was eating for emotional reasons and yet I don't try to stop myself because I know it will make me feel better temporarily. It's hard to admit that. But there it is.
Anyways, sorry for the rambling post. I am glad that I'm back into therapy and I'm ready to put in the work—despite how afraid I am. I plan on updating you all on my progress.
Do you have Binge Eating Disorder? How did you conquer it? What are you doing to fight it?


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Everyone looking for the secret of beauty but in real life have anyone ever think that beauty is just outcome from our health. Exercise has always been known as one of the most effective way to slim down our body in healthy way but in fact not everyone can see the effect even he or she spend few hours for exercise every day. Some even getting worse when having weight gain. By that time, those who not getting the result should review back their plan and process whether there are several reasons as below:
Compensation Psychology after exercise
You may surprise when you see some people tend to eat more after exercise in the reason that "I have exercise enough, have to treat myself better." There is a research shown by Arizona State University that people are tend to reward themselves after finish the exercise, which called compensation psychology. Moreover, people's appetite would be increased and then they will eat more after the exercise speed up the metabolism. In fact, in order to lose weight, it is best to implement both exercise and appropriate diet that works in a way to achieve a negative balance of calories. You reduce energy intake and at the same time you increase energy consumption. Your daily intake of calories has to be reduced to about 80% of your daily consumption. At the basis of your calories reduction, you still need to ensure that you are having three meals a day, with diversity in a balanced way. Then you could achieve your target of weigh loss in a healthy way.
Unchanged Aerobic exercise plan
Research shows that aerobic exercise such as running on a treadmill every day for 45 minutes, may initially be very effective, but may not able to reduce weight after a few weeks. This is because, when you do exercise for 6 to 8 weeks later, the body will be able to gradually adapt to this kind of intensity of the exercise thus, the initial impact on the body's stimulation may be getting lesser as well. Therefore, the exercise intensity and the time interval cannot remain unchanged, with the increasing athletic ability, both parameters need to be adjusted from time to time whenever necessary. For weight loss, you can choose long aerobic exercise such as jogging, dance, swimming and so on. On top of this, it is best to have muscle training for 2 to 3 times a week to train the muscle and enhance metabolism, so that you can achieve better weight loss. In addition, high-intensity intermittent exercise that mixed with running will see very good result.
Too stress
Exercise is the best way to release stress, but improper exercise plan, such as training results are over expected, goals too difficult to complete, and so on will bring too much pressure. Under normal circumstances, the body endocrine hormone system have everything under control especially to stress but when people getting too high pressure, it will cause higher blood sugar, increasing appetite, weight gain, extreme fatigue and so on. Therefore, you should improve your quality of sleep, relaxing your mind, doing your exercise training in a relaxing way, rather than put it as a task.


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Multiple spaces leads to multiple-1 ' ' in grid..
Enter "q" space + space + space + "w" in a cell..
Result is: "q(space) w"
_Data = Grid JS Array...
your Code......
var _k, ss, _ss="";
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Monday, January 30, 2006
I'm finding that strings I deliver into the grid via js array, that have multiple spaces in them (delierately), are having the multiple spaces reduced to one space - whereas I want the multiple spaces preserved.
This post looks like it has something to do with this, although I can't really figure what's going on, or what's being suggested.
Any clarification on this would be appreciated.
Tuesday, February 14, 2006
If you are deliberatly putting in more then 1 space in a string, your browser is going to strip them out unless they are changed to values. That is why the toolkit does it, in order to preserve the way the information is supposed to look. I suggest that you escape() your strings that are in the array in order to keep your look and feel. Then if you have to send data back to the server, unescape it at the server.
Multiple spaces = 1 space is a browser issue (all browsers, part of the HTML specification)
Jim Hunter (www.FriendsOfAW.com)
Tuesday, February 14, 2006
Yes I kind of realised that this must be happening at the browser level, & tried putting  's in, but for some reason this didn't work. Anyway I will try escaping strings as you suggest.
Many thanks.
Tuesday, February 14, 2006
... I'm strugling on this.
What I'm aiming for is to produce a column of timestamps with the following format:
"22:58 14-Feb-2006" (time in UK right now!)
note separation between time and date - makes it much more readable.
Alex has helped me get the format fixed so that it sorts OK (great), but now I just need the separation.
I am producing this as a text string in above format server side and loading it into the grid as a column in a straight 2-d js array. I'm not sure how to handle put in ' 's or when/where to use escape() and unescape() client side.
Apologies if this appears lazy - I'm tired and not really thinking straight I guess. Any further help hugely appreciated!
Tuesday, February 14, 2006
.. well of course in posting this the separation between time and date doesn't show!
Tuesday, February 14, 2006
escape() and unescape() only add back slashes where needed or remove them. If your data is
22:58 14-Feb-2006
With ' ' where the space between minutes and day neither escape() nor unescape() will actually change/add to the data.
I guess for myself I am unclear to what you are trying to escape. Can you explain what you mean by "but now I just need the separation"
Tuesday, February 14, 2006
Well, I went in to look at my code and it actually looks like I an escaping it at the server. I have a function that replaces all spaces with and that is the way the data comes down to the web page. We don't allow sorting so I guess this works for me but it might not work for you because you are most likely wanting to sort on this data. Alex might have a cool way to get around this, but I think the solution that worked for me will not be a good solution for you.
Jim Hunter (www.FriendsOfAW.com)
Tuesday, February 14, 2006
I'm trying to put a clear gap between the time e.g. 22:58 and the date e.g. 14-Feb-2006. It doesn't look too bad in this post, but when in small sized text e.g. font:menu, having just one space between the time and the date makes a column of these difficult to read. I would prefer two or maybe three spaces between them. This is what I was referring to as "separation" (not brilliantly explained I know).
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Sunday, August 16, 2015
36 comments:
- theoracle said...
Amen, John. Social media has greatly accelerated the disemination of misinformation and false narratives to push social and political agendas. The progessive left is far more adept at doing so than anyone else. I'm afraid that there will be a terrible price paid for the effect of what they do.
- August 16, 2015 at 6:53 PM
- djc said...
I'm a practicing Catholic and I've been alarmed about this for a long time. If you read Pope Francis' writings and compare them to Pope Benedict XVI's writings Francis is just as traditional as Benedict if not more so. Pope Francis is just as orthodox as any Pope. He mentions Satan more than any pontiff in recent history. I think there is a propaganda machine that is working overtime to change the culture and this is just one example of how it works.
Every Pope should do all he can to encourage Christian brotherhood with Protestant and Eastern Orthodox Christians. ISIS doesn't ask where you go to church before you're beheaded, only IF you go to church.
- August 16, 2015 at 8:04 PM
- WhyR said...
Heaven, hell, god, satan... anyone got any proof for any of these?
Yet you hear and read people talk constantly on all types of media about these subjects with great specificity and detail, as though they had been there and back.
If someone wants to live a life of pain or self-denial because it gives them a feeling of "holiness", for want of a better term, I don't think anyone is stopping them. You talk about desire or pleasure as though they are inherently bad and should be suppressed. I think that reflects a a deprived, stark, black-and-white view of life that very many people do not share.
If government is getting involved it is usually to protect ordinary citizens from being oppressed by people or businesses or state entities whose beliefs or holdings, religious or otherwise, run afoul of The United States Constitution, which protects us all equally.
If religion wants us to jump through all the many, many hoops it sets in front of us, it needs to start proving its assertions.
- August 16, 2015 at 8:14 PM
- John Wells said...
God gave man free will - the choice whether to accept or reject Him. I know Heaven, Hell, God, and Satan are real because I accepted Jesus Christ as my living savior. The only proof offered is to those who accept Him. Only then will you know because of the tangible experience of Christ living through you. If you reject Him simply because He didn't prove Himself to you, it will be too late when you finally see the proof you required. It takes far less effort than you imagine to know God is real.
- August 16, 2015 at 9:32 PM
- Thunter said...
John . I have been following your blog for a bit of time from before the green house build. This point you made i'm sorry but i have to disagree with your thought. Currently there are over 3000 different types of religion on this big blue rock . some of which have been around centuries before Christianity. To say that in order to receive his love you need to have blind faith is a horrible idea.what person with true love will only except who praises him. isn't vanity a sin? what you need is love that's it just love. In history most wars have been started over religion.How many religious leaders tortured and killed the masses back in the day???. Out of the 3000 different gods the one that i think we should follow would be the one that has (unconditional) love for all and not just the ones that will Neal and worship him/her.
- August 16, 2015 at 10:12 PM
- J said...
Amazing. We are witnessing the mental deterioration of a man who set out to perform an experiment in sustainable off-grid living. What was the cause? Was it the isolation? Solitary existence has been shown to lead to delusions and mental breakdown.
- August 16, 2015 at 10:13 PM
- Margery Billd said...
Sooo---I guess one can't believe everything they read on the Internet? :-)
- August 16, 2015 at 10:17 PM
- rondeb said...
Absolutely on point. Amen
- August 16, 2015 at 10:38 PM
- WhyR said...
I would not endorse the conclusion you have reached, J. Many writers and thinkers of all sorts seek solitude to be better able to work and hear their thoughts more clearly. Today many people are living alone quite happily by choice or because life has dealt them this hand, and they are finding it agreeable. A person can live a solitary life these days and yet be connected to the greater community by reading others thoughts on blogs such as this one; commenting and listening to others as one might in conversation. Our reach can extend today around the world in an instant.
I would not cast aspersions on solitary people. Simple peace and quiet can be a great blessing.
More harmful, it seems to me, are exploitative schemes that shut down people's sense of curiosity about the World, that say, in essence, "OK, this is the answer to everything. No need to look any further".
It seems to me that religion is such a scheme, along with the political propaganda that passes for revealed truth in one of our main political parties.
- August 17, 2015 at 12:58 AM
- WhyR said...
John, you want us to just "go all in" with christianity; when we believe, we will have all the proof we might want. But that's putting the cart before the horse. And anyway, if we BELIEVE, proof will be irrelevant.
Try going to court without evidence.
Try getting a personal loan without proof of ability to repay.
Reagan said: "Trust, but verify". That word "verify" refers to proof.
If you don't demand evidence, you're buying a "pig in a poke", and are able to be fleeced, like happened in the madoff ponzi scheme.
Scientific research would be stopped dead in its tracks if proof were not required. Anybody could say anything and no one would know who to believe.
In the real world that we all inhabit, PROOF is the gold standard. What's all the fuss about a made-up statement attributed to pope Francis? If somebody says he said it, surely you're not going to cite PROOF that he didn't? Why not just believe it?
- August 17, 2015 at 2:16 AM
- J said...
Well said, WhyR. Many people embrace and thrive in solitude. I was merely questioning if John was one of those, or if he became like those who wandered the desert 2000 years ago.
You are also correct that belief always denies proof. Brain washing does the same.
- August 17, 2015 at 5:51 AM
- Larry G said...
well.. I'm not sure solitude has a whole lot to do with it because others who don't live in solitude who have "found" Jesus - also sometimes feel the need to "witness" to others about what they feel is "help" to get others to understand how important it is to be "saved".
I'm a live and let live guy - .. folks are entitled to believe what they want to believe.
but then I'm not so hot on having them lecture to others about it.
I consider it to be obnoxious behavior. We have folks come to our neighborhood every year to "witness" to us. It's part of what they're supposed to do in their religion - apparently.
I myself do believe in GOD but I have no such faith in what I call man-created religions and especially so the kind where adherents feel the need to tell others what they think is the "correct" path to Jesus or worse, are willing to engage in hate and even violence with those who have different religious beliefs.. God knows, we have a world of it and it's been with us for centuries.
Having said all of this - it's John's Blog and he was the right to express himself - even if I find it obnoxious and offensive.
but then I guess others have the right to gripe about it in response!
- August 17, 2015 at 6:17 AM
- Unknown said...
"Beware of false prophets,
which come to you in sheep's clothing,
but inwardly they are ravening wolves.
Ye shall know them by their fruits. ..."
(Matthew 7:15-16)
- August 17, 2015 at 8:19 AM
- J said...
"Think not for yourself,
for I can not control you if you do.
Believe ME, and only ME,
disregarding all evidence.
I will lead but you must follow."
- August 17, 2015 at 8:32 AM
- 2ligit said...
You know why I love reading John's blog? He stirs the pot. 6 days a week, he writes about his experiences in the desert.People post questions and are truly interested in what he is doing. 1 day he choses to write what he believes, faith wise,and all hell breaks loose. The hatred that comes out is amazing.
If John wants to lecture, he can lecture because it is his blog. To assume he is losing it do to being in solitude in the desert is ridiculous. He just is not as politically correct as most want him to be. He has beliefs and he stands by them. Actually, more courageous than most who hide behind the PC standard.
- August 17, 2015 at 8:34 AM
- Larry G said...
Actually I don't think too many were originally attracted to John's blog to hear him pontificate about his religious beliefs - all due respect.
but it is his right ... for sure
others also can give their views.
what's the problem?
- August 17, 2015 at 8:37 AM
- J said...
You hit the nail on the head, Larry G.
- August 17, 2015 at 8:41 AM
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- August 17, 2015 at 8:45 AM
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- August 17, 2015 at 8:45 AM
- Unknown said...
I have to agree with J, the change in the person I knew is sad to see, JW your criticism and intolerance is not the joyous,beautiful person I knew and admired...you are still a beautiful soul and love your brilliance in creating a life "free' of some of societal ills and consumption. But your narrow viewpoint of the world and people, and "good/evil" has gone off the deep end, Yes quote all the scripture you need to show us that "believers" are persecuted but that is not the issue....would "Christ" have 9 guns, print coins of the "realm", judge other so harshly?, you judge the poor and impoverish as lazy and selfish, and yet how did you acquire your land, trucks, materials, resources? inheritance, a bit of well paid employment?, which is fine but you are from a privileged class, a white MAN in America where that alone carries great advantage...as for passing passive judgement on all the other believers of varying faith in the world or non believers, and then saying it isn't you doing that but the Bible is a BS excuse...and btw I argue and play "Devil's" Advocate with you as I still really care and love you , but am truly worried about what isolation and lack of humanity in personal proximity may have done in the long haul...with care, pk
p.s. you knock the "socialism" of this country but how did the medical treatment which you stated was well over $100,000 that you recieved get paid?
- August 17, 2015 at 8:50 AM
- Unknown said...
"For this is the message that ye heard from the beginning,
that we should love one another."
(I John 3:11)
- August 17, 2015 at 9:54 AM
- Ronald Mahan said...
My brother and I have known John Wells longer than most of those criticizing John Wells for speaking his mind on his religious beliefs. I.E, We sold John the land - which he used to build the Field Lab. I believe John has every right to use his personal web site to speak on his religious beliefs. In doing this on Sunday - HE IS CERTAINLY KEEPING GOD'S COMMANDMENT'S - which GOD gave to man long ago! I rejoice - that in America - John Well's still has the right to tell everyone of GOD'S LOVE! And I hope some readers - will accept Jesus as their personal Savior.
- August 17, 2015 at 10:08 AM
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- August 17, 2015 at 10:40 AM
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- August 17, 2015 at 10:43 AM
- Unknown said...
Amen Ron. May God help all of us help each other. We're all in this together.
- August 17, 2015 at 10:53 AM
- WhyR said...
Mr Mahan- of course this is John's blog and he has a right to say anything he wants in it. But when someone mounts an attack on progressives, linking them with some false attribution of a quote when there is no PROOF of any such involvement, yes, you can bet there will be some pushback, mine included. And if somebody today wants to push religion at their readers, yes, there may just be someone, like me, who will point out some inconsistencies with their argument. We don't happen to be in a church here- this is a blog on the internet where people are allowed to comment, and comment they will.
How nice of you to come to John's defense; I will not ever attack John or any other person on the blog, but this is the marketplace of ideas, and ideas are always fit subjects for discussion. And as far as someone promulgating religion is concerned, the days when someone could get instant respect by citing a deity are over, and none too soon. Yes we need to comment with respect for every individual, but someone pushing religious mumbo-jumbo these days is liable to run into some tough questions from people not entirely in sympathy.
- August 17, 2015 at 2:33 PM
- Wyowanderer said...
Thank you Ronald. I'm always surprised when otherwise reasonable folks cannot or will not tolerate the views of others, inferring that the person has mental illness, loneliness, etc.
I suppose it comes from the "tolerant" society we live in, and the fact that so many armchair philosophers need to say everything on their mind, even if it doesn't need to be said.
- August 17, 2015 at 3:08 PM
- Ronald Mahan said...
----Thank you Wyowanderer for your kind comments. ----------------------------------- Those poor souls that object to John Well's Sunday Christianity posts - should simply hold their tongue - as you politely suggested - or go do their Devil's work elsewhere! That is simply what Christians do on Sunday - because GOD gave us all - that commandment long ago. And those that ignore God's commandments - do so at considerable risk - in my opinion.
- August 17, 2015 at 9:36 PM
- Unknown said...
Ronald, the Torah is a way older document, maybe you should follow that since it seems antiquity is a measure of authenticity here...
- August 18, 2015 at 12:16 AM
- Ronald Mahan said...
Mr. Peter Kornicker, You do not need to inform me (nor few other Christians) that the Jewish Torah is a "way older document". Most of us Christians - learned that as little children - studying the Bible. It also taught us that God gave the Jewish leader - Moses - THE TEN COMMANDMENTS on Mount Sinai. (Exodus 19). Which I referred to in my earlier posts. Possibly, you where not aware that our Bible's OLD TESTAMENT - is largely based on the TORAH - not "religious mumbo-jumbo"?
- August 18, 2015 at 1:24 PM
- J said...
Ronald Mahan, ancient Egyptians, Druids, Greeks, Romans, etc. have an even older history. The age of the myth has nothing to do with its validity.
- August 18, 2015 at 1:35 PM
- Unknown said...
Wow R. Thanks for the history lesson. Never knew that stuff....how about Zeus and his CREW?
- August 18, 2015 at 4:10 PM
- Ronald Mahan said...
"J", You started your last post using my name - however, I certainly made no claim that: "The age of the myth has nothing to do with its validity." --------------------------- What I did post was that - both the Bible & Torah have informed us - that God gave his Ten Commandments to mankind on Mount Sinai! Possibly you regard that as a myth - but most Christians, Jews, and those of the Islamic faiths, all believe that God did give us those Ten Commandments to live by! And it should be noted that thousands of years later - many of our modern day laws remain remarkably similar! -----------------------------------------------------------And because God loves us - despite our poor ability to keep his Ten Commandments - he also sent his only son, Jesus, to earth to die for our sins - on a Roman cross. However, Christ rose from his death on the cross and only asks us to accept him as the Savior - from our sins.
- August 18, 2015 at 4:18 PM
- pamit said...
Since you used a faux-Pope Francis quote to illustrate how Satan his infiltrated Facebook...or how non-Christians lie...or whatever, here is a *real* Pope Francis quote:
"The Lord has redeemed all of us, all of us, with the Blood of Christ: all of us, not just Catholics. Everyone! 'Father, the atheists?' Even the atheists. Everyone! And this Blood makes us children of God of the first class! We are created children in the likeness of God and the Blood of Christ has redeemed us all! And we all have a duty to do good. And this commandment for everyone to do good, I think, is a beautiful path towards peace. If we, each doing our own part, do good to others, if we meet there, doing good, and we go slowly, gently, little by little, we will make that culture of encounter that so much. We must meet one another doing good. 'But I don't believe, Father, I am an atheist!' But do good: we will meet one another there. "
It seems that you and the Pope aren't on the same page when it comes to Christianity, John. One wonders if you are even the same religion.
Wasn't it Matthew that said, by their fruit ye shall know them? The Pope is out-fruiting you, John.
- August 18, 2015 at 7:45 PM
- Kris said...
pamit - well said, so well said!
- August 24, 2015 at 6:31 AM
- Unknown said...
Keep up the good work and do not suffer the fools around you. "Liberalism is what Smart looks like to Stupid people". You found the word of truth and accepted the gift that is open and waiting for anyone.
Life is Short.
Death is Certain.
Judgment is a Reality
As believers we are in a World of the dying going to a World of the Living. The Non-Believers are in a World of the Living going to a World of the Dying.
God Bless my friend.
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Is he a prospect? No. Is he a rookie? Technically, but not really. Regardless, Rusney Castillo is the latest international player creating a buzz around the league.
Last week, Castillo signed a seven-year, $72.5 million deal with the Boston Red Sox, the largest contract ever given to an international amateur. After the success of recent defectors Yasiel Puig, Yoenis Cespedes and Jose Abreu, Boston clearly is looking to cash in on the newest Cuban sensation.
Boston's front office is also hopeful that Castillo will be able to get into games before the season is over, which has piqued the interest of some fantasy owners. The 27-year-old will likely get some playing time, but is he worth a roster spot on your 2014 team?
Making the Case for this Top MLB Prospect
First off, Castillo deserves all the hype behind him. In his last full season in Cuba, Castillo hit .342 and slugged .574 in 113 games, stealing 27 bases with a .408 on-base percentage, driving in 84 runs and scoring 101 times. In addition, he topped the league with 37 doubles. Now, obviously there is a difference between Cuban and MLB pitching, but Castillo has the scouting report that makes the Sox ready to let him loose. The following is from Baseball America's Ben Badler:
"…Good speed and defense in center field, a line-drive stroke, an aggressive hitting approach and occasional power. The biggest difference was in Castillo's power. Castillo showed more juice in his bat than he had before he left Cuba. Castillo always had good bat speed and could sting the ball with a line-drive approach in Cuba, but (during BP) he hit balls out to all fields, displaying plus raw power. 'In BP he had some length in his swing, so there was pretty good loft power,' one scout said. 'Then in games he shortened up his stroke and we saw the line-drive swing that we saw in the past. But he is a lot more physical than what we saw in his Cuban national days.'"
So Castillo has shown he can be a very versatile hitter at the major league level. There is a bit of concern as to what kind of player he could be, however. He has drawn comparisons to everybody from Yasiel Puig to Rajai Davis, who are pretty far apart in terms of skill sets. I certainly don't agree with that Davis comp-- even though Davis is having a good year, he's an average player with almost no power, a skill Castillo does possess.
Rusney Castillo Season Outlook
One problem for Castillo is that he hasn't played baseball in a year and a half. He was suspended by the Cuban National team before the 2013 World Baseball Classic for trying to defect. So for the immediate time being, he is going to have to shake the cobwebs off before he truly gets back to where his production left off.
Another issue is that when he does make it up to the big-league club, it will be after the September roster expansions, which means that Yoenis Cespedes, Allen Craig, Jackie Bradley Jr, Daniel Nava, Mookie Betts and Brock Holt will all be available to play the outfield and take at-bats away from Castillo. With all of these names also signed on for 2015, and with the inclusion of Shane Victorino next season, Castillo is going to really need to stand out in order to play close to every day.
Rusney Castillo's future is 100% in his hands. Whether he has the ability to live up to such a monumental contract for an international player will be determined when he makes his debut in the coming weeks, but the story will be told over the next few years. With such depth already in Boston's OF, he will be not be given tons of leeway, and overall it might render him pretty much irrelevant for fantasy owners in 2014, unless he comes out of the gate extremely hot.


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The news isn't good for some CRM leaders, whose sites came in well below the industry average.
A new study evaluating the Web sites of the largest high-tech companies in the U.S. found a big disparity in the online experience.
The Customer Respect Group, a Bellevue, Wash.-based consultancy and researcher, looked at 90 online attributes and interviewed Web site users before ranking high-tech firms based on its customer respect index (CRI).
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Lessons we can learn from the attack (which were in the Bible all along)
- Nothing manmade lasts forever.
But the day of the Lord will come like a thief, in which the heavens will pass away with a roar and the elements will be destroyed with intense heat, and the earth and its works will be burned up. (II Peter 3:10, NASB)
- Live each day as if it could be your last. (Someday it will!)
Since all these things are to be destroyed in this way, what sort of people ought you to be in holy conduct and godliness . . . ! (II Peter 3:11, NASB)
- Don't boast about tomorrow.
Come now, you who say, "Today or tomorrow we shall go to such and such a city, and spend a year there and engage in business and make a profit." Yet you do not know what your life will be like tomorrow. You are just a vapor that appears for a little while and then vanishes away. Instead, you ought to say, "If the Lord wills, we shall live and also do this or that." (James 4:13-15, NASB)
- Bad things happen to good people. (A lot of them died in the attack.)
Beloved, do not be surprised at the fiery ordeal among you, which comes upon you for your testing, as though some strange thing were happening to you; but to the degree that you share the sufferings of Christ, keep on rejoicing; so that also at the revelation of His glory, you may rejoice with exultation. (I Peter 4:12, 13, NASB)
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I was envious of the arrogant, as I saw the prosperity of the wicked. For there are no pains in their death; and their body is fat. They are not in trouble as other men; nor are they plagued like mankind. Therefore pride is their necklace; the garment of violence covers them. (Psalm 73:3-6, NASB)


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1 | ## Red Snapper Restaurant CLOSED
(876) 963-5172 | Restaurant
Make your way just three quarters of a mile (one and a quarter kilometers) north from The Palms Resort to get to this restaurant, which is located on Southsea Park .
2 | Chill Awhile
(876) 957-3302 | Seafood
This grill is situated only 1.2 miles (2.0 km) south of ## Red Snapper Restaurant CLOSED, and is at Idle Awhile Resort.
Further details available here.
3 | Angela's
(876) 957-4267 | Jamaican
This restaurant is on the premises of Bar B Barn Hotel, and is less than a mile (a kilometer and a half) south of Chill Awhile.
Find additional info here.
4 | The Sundowner
(888) 726-3257 | Asian Fusion and Caribbean
Found on the same premises as Sandals Negril, this restaurant is located 2.0 miles (3.2 km) north of The Palms Resort.
Find more information here.
5 | Cool Spot Restaurant
Visitors can find this bar and grill on the coast, a mile or two from The Sundowner.
Click for further info.
6 | Sun Beach Restaurant
(876) 957-9118 | Bar and grill
Found on Norman Manley Boulevard, this bar and grill is less than a mile from The Palms Resort.
7 | Treehouse Restaurant
(876) 957-4287 | International
Found on the same premises as Negril Treehouse Resort, this restaurant is located just 0.3 miles (0.4 km) from Sun Beach Restaurant.
Learn more here.
8 | Beach Bar and Grill
(876) 957-4227 | Eclectic
Interested guests can find this bar and grill at Coco La Palm Resort, just 0.3 miles (0.5 km) from Treehouse Restaurant.
Click here for full details.
9 | Seaside Restaurant
(876) 957-4227 | Caribbean
Find this restaurant within the domain of Coco La Palm Resort.
Learn more here.
10 | Gambino's
(876) 957-4170 | Seafood and Pasta
This restaurant is situated about 320 yards (a quarter kilometer) from Seaside Restaurant, and is at Beachcomber Club & Spa.
Click to learn more.
11 | Boat Bar
If you are coming from The Palms Resort, this bar can be found 0.7 miles (1.1 km) away.
12 | Ristorante Da Gino
(876) 957-4918 | Italian
You will find this restaurant within Mariposa Hideaway, less than a quarter mile (less than a quarter kilometer) from Boat Bar.
Get additional info here.
13 | Fun Holiday
(876) 957-3585 | Seafood and Barbecue
This bar and grill is about 270 yards (a quarter kilometer) from Ristorante Da Gino, and is on the premises of Fun Holiday Beach Resort All Inclusive.
Click here for full details.
14 | Rondel Restaurant and Bar
(876) 957-4413 | Restaurant
Situated within Rondel Village, this restaurant is about 190 yards (a quarter kilometer) from Fun Holiday Seafood Restaurant & Bar.
15 | Travellers Palm Restaurant
(876) 957-3039 | Seafood
Head just 1.6 miles (2.6 km) south from The Palms Resort to reach this bar and grill, which is located at Travellers Beach Resort.
Visit this page for additional info.
16 | Negril Beach Club Restaurant
(876) 957-4323 | Caribbean
Situated on the premises of Negril Beach Club Condos, this restaurant is about 150 yards (a quarter kilometer) from Travellers Palm Restaurant.
17 | Coconut International
Visitors will find this restaurant in Negril Beach Hotel Zone, an area on the northern outskirts of Negril, about 210 yards (a quarter kilometer) from Negril Beach Club Restaurant.
18 | Bourbon Beach
(876) 957-4405 | Barbecue
Travelers can find this bar and grill in Negril Beach Hotel Zone, an area on the northern outskirts of Negril, less than a quarter mile (less than a quarter kilometer) from Coconut International.
Further details here.
20 | Blue Water Gelato
From The Palms Resort, this restaurant is 2.4 miles (3.9 km) away.
21 | Evrytyme Cafe
(876) 619-1152 | Restaurant
Blue Water Gelato is about 40 yards (less than a quarter kilometer) from this restaurant.
22 | Thatch Hut Bar And Grill
This restaurant is situated about 160 yards (a quarter kilometer) from Evrytyme Cafe.
23 | Corner Bar Negril
This bar is near the middle of Negril, two miles (three and a half kilometers) to the south-southwest of The Palms Resort.
24 | Spot Light
This bar is situated next to (less than a quarter kilometer) Corner Bar Negril.
25 | Ice Cream Shop
(876) 975-2358 | Ice Cream Parlor
Situated at 1 Lincoln Rd Brown's Town, St Ann Jamaica, this ice cream parlor is less than a quarter mile (less than a quarter kilometer) from Spot Light.
26 | Moma Flo's Beach Bar and Restaurant
(876) 957-4404 | Restaurant
Head from Ice Cream Shop to find this restaurant, which is located on the coast.
27 | Sunset View Cafe
(612) 377-6336 | CafA(c)
This cafA(c) is within Home Sweet Home Seaside Resort, and is 2.8 miles (4.4 km) south west of The Palms Resort.
Read more information here.
The above map depicts the 27 local eateries and bars guests will find within three miles (four and a half kilometers) of The Palms Resort. A cluster of options can be found within Negril Beach Hotel Zone, which guests will find close to these accommodations. Click on various points to read more about the options available in the vicinity, or to get another view of the region. Pin numbers seen above match up with what is found in the restaurant list below.
|Map No.
|Restaurant Name
|Distance from Hotel
|## Red Snapper Restaurant CLOSED
|0.8 mi. (1.3 km)
|Caribbean, Fusion, Seafood
|Chill Awhile
|0.5 mi. (0.7 km)
|1.4 mi. (2.2 km)
|Asian Fusion, Caribbean
|The Sundowner
|2.0 mi. (3.2 km)
|Jamaican, Seafood
|Cool Spot Restaurant
|0.1 mi. (0.1 km)
|Bar and grill
|Sun Beach Restaurant
|0.4 mi. (0.6 km)
|International, Pizza, Seafood
|Treehouse Restaurant
|0.1 mi. (0.2 km)
|Eclectic, Comfort Food
|Beach Bar and Grill
|0.4 mi. (0.7 km)
|Seaside Restaurant
|0.4 mi. (0.7 km)
|Italian, Pasta, Seafood
|0.3 mi. (0.4 km)
|Boat Bar
|0.7 mi. (1.1 km)
|Italian, Pasta, Seafood
|Ristorante Da Gino
|0.7 mi. (1.1 km)
|International, Jamaican, Barbecue, Seafood
|Fun Holiday Seafood Restaurant & Bar
|0.8 mi. (1.3 km)
|Rondel Restaurant and Bar
|0.7 mi. (1.1 km)
|International, Seafood
|Travellers Palm Restaurant
|1.6 mi. (2.6 km)
|Negril Beach Club Restaurant
|1.5 mi. (2.5 km)
|Coconut International
|1.4 mi. (2.3 km)
|Jamaican, Barbecue
|Bourbon Beach
|1.3 mi. (2.1 km)
|Kuyaba on the Beach
|1.3 mi. (2.1 km)
|Blue Water Gelato
|2.4 mi. (3.9 km)
|Evrytyme Cafe
|2.5 mi. (3.9 km)
|Thatch Hut Bar And Grill
|2.5 mi. (4.0 km)
|Corner Bar Negril
|2.0 mi. (3.3 km)
|Spot Light
|2.0 mi. (3.3 km)
|Ice Cream Parlor
|Ice Cream Shop
|2.0 mi. (3.2 km)
|Moma Flo's Beach Bar and Restaurant
|1.9 mi. (3.1 km)
|Jamaican, Seafood
|Sunset View Cafe
|2.8 mi. (4.4 km)
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There are things that I can't explain up to now.
I love cars in general and that is a popular fact.
Of course my real love affair is VW das auto,
then Porsche is my endearing mistress of sorts.
But I have an eye for other interesting cars too,
even have Mustangs, Corvettes in my collection.
What I don't understand is… why no Ferrari?
Having a couple of Lamborghini models
since this Italian brand is part of VW…
isn't it natural to like the OTHER Italian car?
Still were is the Ferrari urge, that most
collectors are afflicted? I don't know!
Anyway, there is a first for everything.
Mr. Charles gave me this red hot ballpen,
knowing that I'm a writing pen collector.
Well now, it's a ….Maranello red pen!
Will this be a start of my liking of the red one?
Your guess is as good as mine!
Brought-in, from the Vegas strip.
It's 100% genuine like the Sin in that city.
Darn, it sure is red as the OTHER Italian car!
The horse with no name? HiHo- Silver?
I know Ferraristas like these letters. Don't you?
Did I mentioned...I like this pen a lot?
I do, any received gifts are ultimately collectible!
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Top Five YouTube Video Audio MistakesPosted: Monday, September 23, 2013 by Dylan Benson in Labels: Music, Post Audio, Science, Software, Sound Design
We have been at a technological point in our history for some time now where anyone can make a video and upload it to video sharing sites like YouTube. Many people have taken this opportunity to create "high quality" productions. Many people spend so much time focusing on how good the video quality is, they forget about the audio! I will now share with you what I find to be the top five audio mistakes for YouTube videos.
1. Pops and Click During Transitions
This has to be one of the BIGGEST annoyances to me when it comes to video editing. This happens all too frequently, even in big budgeted projects. This is very over looked. For the most part, the art of long continuous camera shots and single takes are gone. Everything now is fast paced, and multi camera angles. A common YouTube video format is harsh edit points that trim off every conceivable second of unimportant video.
When people do this, they forget to add some type of audio fade between clips. Most video editing software allows a user to place an audio transition/crossfade right onto the end of an audio clip! There is no excuse to ignore this easy step! Not doing so will cause the audio waveform to be cut off in the middle of its data causing a very unprofessional pop or click.
Think of it as running your finger over a smooth and jagged piece of metal: your finger will gently glide over the smooth piece and be pleasing to the senses, but run your finger over the "unfinished" jagged piece, and your senses will be shocked as it cuts into your skin!
2. Clipping/Distorted Audio
This is something very common with people who are just starting out and have some "really cool" intro to their videos. You know these videos; they want to create drama and suspense, so they crank up the audio until the meter is stuck on red! RED IS DEAD!
When you are editing your video/audio, if you see your audio meters hitting red, please pull the audio down. Not only does it sound bad and unprofessional, but it will damage speakers over time. If you really want your sound as loud as it can be, then put a compressor and limiter on the audio track. Set the compressor to what you want, and set the limiter to -0.1db. That will give you the loudest sound without clipping.
In this example from the YouTube channel RatedRR, you can hear CLEARLY at 1:47 that the music is cranked up way to high. That's sad, because this is a pretty professionally made video:
3. Improper Panning
Now I don't want to get into extreme nerdiness about how something may be panned a few degrees off, but what really gets me is a mono signal being sent to one speaker. Most microphones (that are not built into your camera) are going to be recording into mono, meaning one channel of audio, not stereo (left and right).
Lower end video editing software, improper audio encoding, and other reasons cause audio to potentially only be printed on one channel (usually the left). If you hear your audio coming only out of the left or right speaker, CHANGE IT! Usually this can just be fixed by changing your audio output to stereo or mono (in your editing software), panning the audio to the middle, or doubling up the audio and inverting the waveform.
In this example from Rockstar Energy Drink's YouTube channel, at :36 seconds into the episode, the voice of Tanner Foust is panned too much to the left. It's ironic because they show the audio team in the video:
4. Poorly Mixed Levels
This happens a lot. Music these days is very compressed, meaning music doesn't really get louder and quieter: it's always loud. Movies have luckily stayed away from this. This is why when you watch a movie the action scenes are louder than the rest.
This should NOT be the case when you are making a simple tutorial video. If your into is ridiculously loud, but then when you speak, I have to crank my speakers up, something is wrong. This can be fixed by adjusting the audio level on your editing software, or by using a compressor to level out your audio.
5. Copyright Infringement
Unfortunately, most people don't even think twice about this. It is so tempting (and so easy) to make a video, and put your favorite song in the background of it. It sounds great right? Well, it's illegal.
You can't put any song or sound effect (or any audio) you want in your video if you didn't create it or have a license to use it. It may seem cool to your friends and the general public, but it won't seem cool to someone who has deep pockets and good lawyers once they realize that your video is not generating them income even though the song they own the rights to is in it.
There are TONS of royalty free music available for purchase at low costs and even some sites that offer free music downloads. It may be thirty dollars to you now for a song, but it could save you THOUSANDS in the future if you are caught.
ConclusionIf you want your video productions to sound better regardless if they are on YouTube or not, then you should avoid making these five mistakes that happen all too often. If you do, you'll already be way above the majority in terms of professionalism.


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Could you help a gal find a better equation
for lowered middle income tax calculation?
I've got many creative business plans
way better than collecting aluminum cans.
Could I get the name of your money man?
Of his abilities, I am a big fan.
I make enough to get taxed quite high.
Perhaps he could help me figure out why.
If my boss sent our paychecks through
an offshore fund we invested in with you,
do you think that we could avoid
those deductions that leave us annoyed?
(If you promise to have my back
when other citizens say I'm whack
for still expecting Social Security,
then I will consider voting for thee.)
I also have side jobs and work as a writer...
Is there a way that income could be taxed a bit lighter?
If I get paid in gold coins, will anyone know?
What do you do with yours so that they don't show?
I would really appreciate any help you can give.
I'm just a creative scrapper trying to live.
I write, make candles, work weddings and
have a full time job in this fine, free land.
I deserve to keep most of my income, like you.
I won't start my next venture until you tell me what to do.
Perhaps you have a special fund that I could 'work for'?
I await your ideas and more. Sorry if this letter was a bore.
May taxation remain crooked until I build my pile!
Hopefully yours,
Rachel Hoyt
of Rhyme Me a Smile
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