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Posted 15 December 2011 - 03:01 PM
Couple things you can do to help with the shake / blur.
Use the 50mm 1.4 as it is a prime lens with superior glass to the 55-250mm.
Try not shoot at 1.4 right off the bad, takes some practice, start at say aperture of 4.0
After you meter your photo set for exposure be sure your shutter speed is above at least 60 to start, as you get practice you can lower this but with a lens that does not have IS you will get some blurry photos due to shake.
With a Aperture of 4 and shutter speed above 60 ISO could be set to auto and probably be 400-800 and should result in good range of settings.
Big important step is to also make sure the camera is set to Single Auto Focus point (The middle one), if you have all 9 points your letting the camera determine where to focus and that is not what you want.
With single point focus focus on the eyes and then re-compose your shot, then shoot. (Another big advantage to the back button focus I mentioned earlier)
I will look through the photos more, I would shoot by a window etc to give you good lighting, start with all that capture great photos to feel good about your camera and then start lowering the aperture to 2.8, 1.4 is extremely good for getting light in low light and nice blur but more difficult to shoot at.
Thanks so much for typing all this out trying to help me. I really appreciate it! I will try what you say. I had my ISO way up last night because the photos were so dark. So I'll keep it at 400-800 and see how it goes.
All those photos were with 50mm lens. I tried the 55-250 for a few distance shots but found it even more difficult in the low light so I figured I'd come back to that lens when I can shoot better in general.
The one part you lost me on was this
After you meter your photo set for exposure
Umm... English, please? lol! Did you just mean set the aperture or were you referring to something else?
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Posted 15 December 2011 - 03:39 PM
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Posted 15 December 2011 - 10:32 PM
Here is how I generally approach a photo.
Aperture Priority Mode (AV) :
** Used when I want a nice blurred background, faster shoot time so I don't have time to adjust manual settings for every shot (My most used mode)
Item's I do in my head and then set the camera...
1) I generally like low ISO photos so there not grainy so I keep around 400 or less (Keep in mind you can easily do 800 or higher and get great photos as well (generally i'm probably set to AUTO and watch how high it goes)
2) How much Blur do I want in the photo - Lots I go with about 2.8, if there is more than one person and I don't want a blurred face on a 2nd subject at least 4.0
3) Meter your photo (1/2 press shutter button, or if you are using the AF-ON for back button focus) and check your shutter speed that is calculated... With a NON IS lens try to be "atleast" over 50 if you shake you want to be higher until your comfortable
If your happy with the shutter speed "Shoot away", if it's too low you need to go to a larger aperture like 2.8 or 1.4 for more light as ISO on auto will already be up to 3200 which I find too high.
Lastly, if your shutter speed is still to slow and your scared of blurry photos from shake (switch to TV "Shutter Pirority Mode")
Shutter Priority Mode (TV) :
** Used when you want a motion shot, stop motion, or low light situations to force a set shutter speed
1) Again I leave ISO to Auto and watch if it starts to go to high
2) If i'm going for motion I would go lower IE 1/4" to 20th of a second for slow subjects, 40-60 for walking, and 80-higher for stopping action of faster subjects (general starter i'm just throwing this out there)
## If i'm indoors I will use TV mode to force shutter speed to 60 as an example and let Aperture and ISO fall where they may as a sharp photo is what i'm after, if the light is still too dark, slow the shutter speed to let in more light
3) Meter your photo (same method as above) and check your Aperture if it's what your after IE 2.8 for Blur, 4 - 5.6 for little blur and little sharpness overall, and 8 or higher for detail just shoot it and forget it.
If your happy with the Aperture "Shoot Away", if it's too low and you are doing a group shot you need a higher aperture also so your in a bind and have to lower your shutter speed so you can increase your Aperture to a smaller size like 4 or 5.6 etc
Manual Mode (M) :
** Used when I want 'complete' control over the photo and have time to adjust the settings like Portraits, Water shots like streams etc, landscape
1) Set ISO to your liking, with good light I will keep it at 100 - 400 ISO
2) Set my Shutter Speed - 30 - 60 atleast or else use a tripod, higher depending on the motion i'm trying to stop
3) Set my Aperture - for blur larger sizes like 1.4 - 4 (Portraits) Sharper Detail 5.6 - 8 (More than one subject) Detail for Everything 8 or higher (Landscapes)
4) Meter your photo (Same as above) and look at your meter 3..2..1..0..1..2..3
You will then have to adjust your shutter speed or aperture to bring to a correct exposure (zero setting) and review your settings. If everything is still good "Shoot Away"
If you adjust for correct exposure and shutter is too slow you need to use a tripod, larger aperture, or higher ISO for more light
If you adjust for correct exposure and Aperture is too large or too small you need to adjust shutter speed or ISO
If you can't get the settings for the shot you need to move to more light etc until you have an area that will work.
I've never really put my process on paper before, I'm no expert by any means and would never claim this is perfect but I know it works for me. Any questions let me know I hope it helps.
Finally, Try AV and TV mode first, shoot full manual when the scene calls for it and you have time to set the camera for it. Don't frustrate yourself and enjoy your new camera.
Good Luck!
Posted 16 December 2011 - 10:45 AM
I'm enjoying reading Vince's helpful hints and making notes! I'm so going to ready for the next camera club meeting!
Posted 28 December 2011 - 10:10 PM
Lucky you!
I got my first non-kit lens for my Rebel T1i finally, the 50mm 1.4, for Christmas. Well, I almost have it. He ordered it just a couple of days ahead of time.
I use aperture priority the most, but I've been having more success with completely manual shooting recently.
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Well, all's we got up to was hosting a meet-up of our Carnivorous Plants club- we had folks fro all over southern Ontario, it was a real good time- the last guest left after 6, then Ange and I just hung around eating snacks and stuff, listened to the local fireworks but since our odggie doesn't much like tham, we mostly had to just make sure the dog was mellow. All in all we had an awesome day, with more to follow Iso & Baws
Something about him reminds me of my older brother, Rex.
Well.....tomorrow is the big day!
My advice: be sure to get your "supplies" early before the stores close!
.....and then report back after the 1st on how the celebrations went!
We have inquiring minds, ya know!
¡Que la fuerza te acompañe!
Some started early. There were a lot of RV's with Canadian plates at the Wal-Mart on Saturday.
Oyes, I am getting things lined up today- I'm on hiatus from business (mostly due to the 4th of july making things idle on thurdsay and friday) and all's I have to accomplish today is securing our stores and uploading some pics, so Canada Day is going to go smoothly- after my failure at the cave last year I have something to make up for- although I managed to get hammered anyways thanks to a large bottle of whiskey that made a fine bargaining tool in my quest for beers...
I will take pics, and maybe some video to share- I snagged some weird Lanny audio the other night but it's a tad to hard to make out
Oyes Canada Day is usually some kind of fun- too bad the guy I usually party with is in jail indefinitely
Something about him reminds me of my older brother, Rex.
Happy Canada Day O Canadian Friends!
Is still possible to "stand on guard for thee" after drinking so much?
¡Que la fuerza te acompañe!
Aye! Happy Canada Day to all you crazy Canadians!!! Hope your day is fun!
Dar' is no longer "Live in Orlando" . . . he may "Not be in Orlando" either . . .
You're slower than a herd of turtles stampeding through peanut butter.
Happy birthday, Canuckistan!
Is it just a coincidence that Canada Day is the same as the first day of NHL free agency?
It's a blacked-out blur but I'm pretty sure it ruled.


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Press Briefing by Rear Admiral Kirby on Secretary Hagel's Middle East Trip and U.S. Response to Kidnappings in Nigeria
On May 09, 2014, Press Secretary Rear Admiral John Kirby previewed Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel's travel to Saudi Arabia, Jordan, and Israel. Rear Admiral Kirby also provided details on U.S. participation in a coordination cell in Nigeria, to help Nigerian authorities analyze intelligence regarding Boko Haram's kidnapping of school girls.
Q: Admiral, what, can you give us the latest rundown on what the U.S. is doing to help Nigeria in terms of moving people there, assets...
REAR ADM. KIRBY: Yeah, I can. Again, I want to stress at the outset that our participation in this coordination cell, it is a -- it is an interdisciplinary cell that will be comprised of people in law enforcement, FBI, intelligence community, and of course, the U.S. military. Our cadre that will be in addition to the 10 or so U.S. military troops that are already working at the embassy will consist of about eight personnel. Six of them are already there in Nigeria, in the capital. The other two should be arriving in the next few days.
These are subject matter experts. They're troops that are trained in intelligence, communications, and -- and mostly coordination functions, logistical kind of things.
But they, again, the great majority of the additional assets, additional personnel are there on the ground. We expect the other two will get there shortly.
Q: People who work just out of the embassy, what, on telephones? What are they doing exactly?
REAR ADM. KIRBY: Well, they will work out of the embassy. We're not talking about U.S. military operations in Nigeria to go find these girls. That's not the focus here. The focus is sending subject matter experts that can help advise and assist the Nigerian authorities in their search for these girls.
Look, it's a tragic incident. The president was clear he wants to help in any way we can. This is the help that the Nigeria has accepted and we believe it's the appropriate step right now.
Q: Things like photo interpretation, or what -- what kind of expertise?
REAR ADM. KIRBY: Well, I mean, they are trained in communications, intelligence collection and analysis and some logistical issues.
So I think we going to be trying to do what we can to help them in their search, to help them collect and analyze information that they obtain, and to do what we can to help them, you know, to help them find these girls.
That answer?
Q: A bit of a follow-on, it's been three weeks since they went missing or since they were kidnapped. Do you feel that time has been lost?
And why not put boots on the ground, like, for instance, the special operators in Uganda to find Kony?
REAR ADM. KIRBY: So, let me unpack that a little bit. Look, in any hostage situation, time is of -- is at a premium. And there's no question that we're racing against the clock here. They've been gone for a long time. I know that. Everybody knows that.
We had made repeated offers of assistance, and it was only just this week when the Nigerians accepted the offer of this coordination. So on that -- you know, within 48 hours, people were moving to get there.
So we've responded as quickly as we could, once the offer had been accepted. And I would -- you know, the effort right now is on trying to help them find these girls.
And to your other question about Kony and Uganda, I mean, we have had a longstanding and emerging military relationship with the Nigerian armed forces over the last couple of years, helping them -- routinely helping them improve their counterterrorism operations.
And that work continues. It will continue.
The Kony mission, it's important to remember that that was, you know, at the request of Ugandan authorities. And it was a presidential decision to approve that request.
The discussions we're having with Nigeria right now are principally around the search for these young girls and trying to meet their needs for the advice and assistance that they require to after -- does that answer your question?
Yeah, Dan?
Q: When the secretary goes to the Middle East, will he be taking a new view from the U.S. when it comes to helping the rebels in Syria?
And, now that the chemical weapons are mostly out of Syria, is the U.S. now looking more at providing more training and more -- and actual weapons to the rebels, and a bigger role for DOD...
REAR ADM. KIRBY: The secretary fully supports the president's approach here, that -- which is that we support the development and advancement of a moderate Syrian opposition. But we're not gonna get into the details of exactly how that support is rendered. And I just wouldn't get beyond that at this point.
On the chemical weapons side, the Cape Ray remains in Rota, the crew is prepared and ready to carry out the mission once the remainder of the material is out. There is a very small percentage of the material that has not been taken out of the country.
And -- but OPCW and the Syrian authorities are working to try to make that happen as soon as possible. There is some violence in and around the facilities where the material is being kept that's preventing it from being moved right now.
Q: Is that a factor in the calculation on helping the Syrian rebels, that if the chemical weapons aren't basically gone, does that, then, open up more possibilities?
REAR ADM. KIRBY: I mean, that's a political question that I'm not prepared to get into here today.
I mean, our expectation is and has been that they will remove all their chemical weapons material from the country. That process has been going on for some weeks now.
Again, we're very near the end, and there's some violence that's preventing the last bit of it. Our expectation is it will come out.
But as for a linkage, I mean, I think, I don't want to conflate the two. There is an expectation by the international community that the materials will be moved out.
And likewise, this administration has made it clear that the position is that we will support a moderate Syrian opposition, and we're not gonna detail all the, you know, all the ways in which we're gonna offer that support.
Q: Back to Nigeria?
REAR ADM. KIRBY: Yeah?
Q: What else did the U.S. offer that the government in Nigeria rejected? And what is the status of any offer for the use of drones? Was that offered and they rejected that?
REAR ADM. KIRBY: I would refer you to State for more specific details on the offers. As I understand it, the principal offer was this coordination cell and it was accepted and that's what we're participating in. It is, again, not just a military cell. It's an interagency, interdisciplinary cell that we're participating in.
And as far as I know, there was no specific offer beyond that.
Q: But as we understood it, any -- any use of U.S. drones, they would have been military drones. So what can you tell us about any offer to provide surveillance with U.S. military forces?
REAR ADM. KIRBY: I'm not aware of any offer to provide surveillance with respect to this search. I think one of the things that we need to remember is that, at least from the military side of this, the folks that we're sending down, their principal job is advise and assess.
So one of the things they're going to be doing is assessing what we -- they're going to be doing what we call "gap analysis." So they're going to go down there and they're going to take a look at what the capabilities are, what capabilities the Nigerians are applying to the effort, and what gaps they may need and additional help and/or resources they may need. And then they'll come back and they'll report that up through the interagency process.
I don't want to presuppose at this stage what those gaps are and what additional resources may be required. Let's let them get on the ground. They just got there today. Let them do their work. Again, it's an interagency effort, and float those ideas up.
And then we'll take a look at it from right there. But right now, there's no active discussion about the use of unmanned systems in the search. We've got a team just arriving. They're going to make that assessment. They're going to look at whatever the gaps are and capabilities and then we'll have that discussion later on.
Does that answer your questions?
Q: Is it not accurate that you or the United States is discussing ISR, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance assets with the Nigerians? Is that not correct?
REAR ADM. KIRBY: I don't want to pre-judge discussions that may or may not be happening outside the building. I can tell you that the president's made it clear we're going to do what we can to help. The first step in this help is getting the coordination cell on the ground, having them do a gap analysis, assess what capabilities are there that can be applied, and what, if any, other capabilities might assist, and then we'll move on from there.
Q: Okay. So you also said that time is of the essence. You're fighting the clock. Boko Haram now knows the United States and other countries are going to come after them. And you have said you believe the girls have already been moved.
So how many days is all of this analysis going to take, that you described it as floating up ideas? How long do you do this before you come to some understanding of what you're going to offer to the Nigerians and talk to them about it and get decisions? How long does this go on?
REAR ADM. KIRBY: Well, it's not about floating ideas up. And it's not that we don't share a sense of urgency here. As I said, time is definitely working against everybody here.
This is about what we can do to help them in their efforts to find and rescue these young girls. They have armed forces in Nigeria, armed forces that we have been helping train and develop over the last couple of years in counterterror. And we're not going to do anything additional that isn't acceptable to the Nigerian government. And we urge them to use all the resources at their disposal, and they have resources at their disposal to go after -- to go after these girls and rescue them.
Q: I'm asking what is the U.S. timeline of this coordination cell to finish its assessment and have something to report, something to offer to the Nigerians? What is the timeline for them finishing their work?
REAR ADM. KIRBY: There is not a deadline. Look, I can't speak for the other agencies that are participating in it. Our first six just got on the ground this morning. Everybody has -- everybody shares the same sense of urgency here. We know that time is not on our side. The girls have been gone a long time.
We all know that geography is not on the side of the Nigerians in trying to find them. So they're going to work as quickly and efficiently as they can. Everybody shares the same sense of urgency here, but there hasn't been a deadline given to them, a date certain where they have to come back with a list of recommendations.
It's not like we sent them down there to do a report. But one of the things, not all, but one of the things, as I said, they're going to do is assess the situation. They're also going to start advising right away. I mean, it's not like they're just going to go down there and work on a report and then do nothing else. They're going to advise and assist, but they're also going to be doing what we want them to do, which is assess whatever gaps in capabilities there may be.
Q: Just one very quick. You said at the very beginning the Nigerians rejected the initial U.S. offer to provide some assistance and advice. Did they give you any reason why they rejected your offer?
REAR ADM. KIRBY: I didn't say they rejected it. I said there were -- I said that we had been making offers of assistance. They said that we had been making offers of assistance. They just accepted, just this week, they just accepted the offer of a coordination cell.
Q: Have they asked for assistance?
REAR ADM. KIRBY: Not that I'm aware of, other than accepting our offer of a coordination cell. Not aware of any other requests, no.
Q: Admiral Kirby, when was this U.S. military assistance to the coordination cell first offered to the Nigerians?
REAR ADM. KIRBY: You've got to ask the State Department. Again, this is not a military-led operation. We're part of an interdisciplinary team, and I'd refer you to the State Department on that.
Q: Is the U.S. team going to work with the other teams from Great Britain and France? Do you know what they will be doing?
REAR ADM. KIRBY: I'd refer you to the State Department. I mean, again, this is a State-led initiative. My guess is that there will be some communication and coordination between the efforts of various other countries down there. I mean, again, everybody shares the same sense of urgency here. Everybody's decrying this, as we should. This is a tragic thing. And we all want to help to the degree we can.
So, I would expect there'll be some level of coordination and communication, but the details of that, I'd refer you to state.
Q: Are these offer to help in the borders, to track these girls...
REAR ADM. KIRBY: That's a great question for the Nigerian government. You know, our role right now is on advising, assisting, and assessing the situation through a small team of U.S. -- whole government, but U.S. experts that are being sent down there.
And again folks, I mean, they just got there on the ground today. So, you know, we need to let them do their work, and they -- they all, again, they'll move as quickly and efficiently as they can.
Q: Given the U.S. relationship already with the Nigerian military, specifically on counter-terrorism, are you surprised about how Nigeria has handled that, and does that help speed up the process of figuring out what to go next and how to advise the Nigerians?
REAR ADM. KIRBY: The work on advising and assisting them in counter-terror continues and it's -- it's not a relationship that we've been working at for an exceedingly long period of time. And I'm not -- you know, I think the Boko Haram, serious terrorist organization. Absolutely brutal. And the Nigerians are very aware of the threat Boko Haram poses to them and to their national security. I think that's obvious to all of us, that they certainly understand the threat posed by this, and this is a tough problem to get at.
And it's not just in Nigeria. I mean, counter-terrorism is tough in many places around the world, and that's why we're putting such a premium on these partner-building, partner capacity building efforts, which as I said at the outset, will continue with Nigeria.


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It's three weeks now I'm in France working at Sophia- Antipolis for Conexant. Things are starting to settle down and I hope I will restart coding for the emu10k1 project soon. For now I just try to keep up to date and follow the mailing list.
Not much work done today, but then again it's only 4 am ;-)
Movie of the Day
Lars von Trier "Dancer in the Dark" starring Bjork and Catherine Deneuve. A very strong movie in it's beauty and sadness. Not your every day musical. A definite must see, but be prepared to be moved.
Finally saw Emir Kusturica "UnderGround". Very good, better than "Black Cat, White Cat" I saw last week, which was already quite good.
As for the driver, implemented mmap() of the record buffer and done some bug fixing and cleanup. Also took the time to learn a bit more about linux memory management and memory maping.
I'm considering doing a rewrite of the sound driver just to see if I can reduce the amount of locking that is currently needed. The idea was inspired mainly by the sound drivers written by Jeff Garzik (which have little to no locking). This will probably remain as a private project until I can proof it is worth it (probably never). What I need to find is a way to measure the driver performance quantitatively.
I've have accepted the job in France (near Nice) and will start on the 13th November. I'll be working in Conexant Inc. developing linux drivers for their hardware. More details later.
Went to see an Apocalyptica concert. For those who don't know them they are a Finish group composed of four cello players, they are also a heavy metal band, doing covers of groups like Metallica, Sepultura and Slayer besides their original compositions. I'm not a big heavy metal fan but this concert was excellent. Have to get their latest album.
Made my introduction to GTK. The emu10k1 was needing a mixer GUI and no one else was coming forward so I went ahead. Suddenly there are four other persons willing to help.
GTK gurus: How the hell does one free a box with box insides, with boxes inside... without storing a pointer for each of them? Documentation is a bit sparse.
Skipped another kickboxing training... not good. It has been 2 weeks since the last one. Fat accumulates...
On the job hunting front I'm still waiting for the people from Denmark to get back to me, the original plan was for me to visit them for a day or two. The other proposition (France) is quite good except for the salary :), but since I still need to sort out some details things might be better than what they seem.
Ok, so every body is complaining about the new driver design. It's true I broke compatibility with some user space utilities but my intentions are good :). I'm now working on better support for changing control gprs, changing patches names and add proper locking to the whole thing. The last item is a problem since the dsp code only makes sense as a whole but I allow it to be modified piece by piece... For your safety use only approved tools!!
On the positive side Jeff Garzik wrote me a "thank you" e-mail regarding my oss-test utility. Nice :)
The trip to France went Ok. There were some flight delays (coming and going) and I ended up staying only about 4 hours in France but the interview went Ok. Interesting to learn how a big company sees linux, patents, IP, open source, ... Not all good, of course, but I'm optimistic (yes, I'm a sell out :)
My first diary entry!
Still working on the dsp program manager for the emu10k1. After some re-writing (should be finished tonight) of the io gprs handling it should be possible to start working on new features.
I'm now oficially job hunting. I'll be flying to France on Thursday for a job interview...
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EMA to Review New Hep C Drugs for Possible Hep B Reactivation »
"The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has launched a review of the six direct-acting antivirals approved for use in the European Union for treating chronic hepatitis C virus infection, the agency said today.
They are daclatasvir (Dak"...
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(adefovir dipivoxil) Tablets
Severe acute exacerbations of hepatitis have been reported in patients who have discontinued anti-Hepatitis B therapy including HEPSERA. Hepatic function should be monitored closely with both clinical and laboratory follow-up for at least several months in patients who discontinue anti-Hepatitis B therapy. If appropriate, resumption of anti-Hepatitis B therapy may be warranted [See WARNINGS AND PRECAUTIONS].
In patients at risk of or having underlying renal dysfunction, chronic administration of HEPSERA may result in nephrotoxicity. These patients should be monitored closely for renal function and may require dose adjustment [See WARNINGS AND PRECAUTIONS and DOSAGE AND ADMINISTRATION].
HIV resistance may emerge in chronic hepatitis B patients with unrecognized or untreated Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infection treated with anti-hepatitis B therapies, such as therapy with HEPSERA, that may have activity against HIV [See WARNINGS AND PRECAUTIONS].
Lactic acidosis and severe hepatomegaly with steatosis, including fatal cases, have been reported with the use of nucleoside analogs alone or in combination with other antiretrovirals [See WARNINGS AND PRECAUTIONS].
HEPSERA® is the tradename for adefovir dipivoxil, a diester prodrug of adefovir. Adefovir is an acyclic nucleotide analog with activity against human hepatitis B virus (HBV).
The chemical name of adefovir dipivoxil is 9-[2-[[bis[(pivaloyloxy)methoxy]-phosphinyl]methoxy]ethyl]adenine. It has a molecular formula of C20H32N5O8P, a molecular weight of 501.48 and the following structural formula:
Adefovir dipivoxil is a white to off-white crystalline powder with an aqueous solubility of 19 mg/mL at pH 2.0 and 0.4 mg/mL at pH 7.2. It has an octanol/aqueous phosphate buffer (pH 7) partition coefficient (log p) of 1.91.
HEPSERA tablets are for oral administration. Each tablet contains 10 mg of adefovir dipivoxil and the following inactive ingredients: croscarmellose sodium, lactose monohydrate, magnesium stearate, pregelatinized starch, and talc.
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Concerto 26 D major KV 537 ("Krnungskonzert" Coronation Concerto) Completed 24 February 1788 according to Mozart's "Verzeichnss". Mozart is 32 years old. The work was probably truly completed just in time for the first performance on 14 April 1789 in Dresden (if it were actually completed at that time). 1789, 16 April, Dresden, "the other day I played the new concerto in D at Court." 1790, 8 October, Frankfurt am Main: "...and then, it's just empty talk about the Imperial Cities.--I am certainly famous, admired, and popular here; for the rest people here are even meaner with money than they are in Vienna.--If the concert here is reasonably successful, then is it thanks to my name, or that of the Countess Hatzfeldt and the House of Schweitzer, who have enthusiastically taken my part?--for the rest I will be very happy when it's all over."....
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W.A. Mozart Clavier-Concerte no.26 & 27 Jos van Immerseel, fortepiano & Anima Eterna, orchestra Clavier-Concerte 26, KV 537 in D & 27 KV 595 in B flat (period performance)
Jos van Immerseel and the orchestra 'Anima Eterna' On the 7th december 1979, critic Roger Hofmans of the Standaard, Brussels, wrote the following review of van Immerseel's Clementi recording: "van Immerseel forces you to listen; his articulation is daring, intuitively musical, and the ornaments that belong to the essence of this music have a sculptured relief, and the virtuoso passagework comes from the keys with the greatest ease. Whoever has not had the chance to hear van Immerseel on historic keyboard instruments, has no idea of the subtle nuances of sound that they possess. Van Immerseel makes Clementi's sonatas more exciting than those of Mozart, but perhaps he will accomplish the same with the sonatas of that great man from Salzburg". Ten years later, on the 6th of March 1990 the NRC Handelsblad, Rotterdam wrote: "In the "Andantino" of Mozart's Jeunehomme Konzert, it was a true wonder how he was able to reach the furthest corners of the Great Hall of the Concertgebouw and touch his listeners hearts with pianissimo passages....". Trouw wrote on the 7th March: "Jos van Immerseel was trained as pianist on the modern piano and feels at ease the literature for that instrument. At on early stage however, he chose not to utilize his capacities to the end of a fast career as a piano virtuoso, and decided to examine the piano's development through all it's stages of development fitting the contemporary literature. This combination of all round and highly talented keyboard player with knowledgable musical insight of the piano of Mozart's time, make him an artist who can compete with the great interpreters of Mozart on the Steinway". The orchestra 'Anima Eterna' was founded in 1987 and is composed of top musicians from 12 countries. They all perform on classic instruments utilizing the same techniques as those used during Mozart's time. The musicians were chosen not only on the basis of their professional qualities, but also for their musical intensity and 'spirituality'. Source of inspiration and mentor of the orchestra is concertmaster Marc Destrub from Vancouver, Canada. Utrechts Nieuwsblad, september 1989: "Here one finds clearly thought out and responsable playing on authentic instruments combined with a large measure of natural ease and musicality". Volkskrant, 7th march 1990: "Refreshing, spiritual and full of surprises". Chr. Lelie in Trouw, 4th september 1990: "Anima Eterna can be placed on the same line with the orchestras of Norrington, Brggen or Hogwood. Van Immerseel and his orchestra have a totally different approach. The most catching is the mild tone of the string section." Algemeen Dagblad, 7th march 1990: "It is absolutely certain that Anima Eterna has all the necessary qualities to become an orchestra of world format".
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Can Feedback Loops Inspire Idle Humans to Slash Energy Consumption?
By Ellen Cohan
As environmentalists paint an ever-foreboding future, many Americans agree that reducing our collective and individual carbon footprints will be better for our planet and our wallets. However, the gap between opinion and action remains wide. A recent article in Wired posited that employing positive feedback loops in our daily lives could change that.
There are four steps in a feedback loop: data collection, data presentation, significance and action. That action, in respect to household energy consumption, would include such small tasks as turning off lights or unplugging certain appliances. The data is collected through small sensors that until a few years ago were far too costly for household use. Presenting the data is where creativity comes in, giving us what Wired calls "an emotional connection to a rational goal." For example, Belkin's Conserve Insight device, placed between the outlet and an appliance, displays in watts and – more important – dollars the amount of energy the appliance is using. This kind of information reveals to consumers the real-life significance of using certain appliances, thereby motivating them to change their behavior.
A company like eMeter employs feedback loops on a larger scale, working with businesses to measure energy use and reduce energy waste. Want to learn more about this emerging technology? Come hear Chris King, the chief regulatory officer of eMeter, discuss his solution for our enormous carbon footprints with Sally G. Bingham and Gregory Walton July 22 at The Commonwealth Club.
Does Margaret Hoover Have the Answer to David Brooks' GOP Complaints?
Conservative New York Times columnist David Brooks today once again used strong words to accuse large portions of the Republican Party of not being serious about governing and being more interested in posturing and political purity than in making progress toward conservative goals. It's quite a swing from the cautiously optimistic view about compromise in Washington that Brooks expressed in his January 1, 2011, speech to The Commonwealth Club.
Part of the solution might be laid out on July 26, when Margaret Hoover speaks to The Commonwealth Club in San Francisco about how the GOP can attract the next generation of voters. Hoover, a Fox News analyst and the great granddaughter of President Herbert Hoover, argues for a mixture of conservative fiscal policies and libertarian social policies.
We got a taste of her message this morning when Hoover appeared on The Today Show (see video below). Come meet her on the 26th to see if she's got the answers to the GOP's future – and maybe find out what the purists think about her plans.
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Will the UK's Phone Hacking Scandal Touch Dow Jones' Les Hinton?
The Hollywood Reporter is asking whether the wide-ranging (and continually expanding) "phone hacking" scandal in Britain could end up tarnishing Les Hinton, head of Dow Jones.
The scandal exploded when it was reported that people working for Britain's best-selling newspaper, the weekly News of the World, had not only hacked into the private phone messages of a murdered girl but had deleted some messages, leading the girl's parents to believe their daughter might still be alive. News of the World and Dow Jones are both owned by News International, a sprawling international media company headed by Australian-turned-American Rupert Murdoch.
Earlier today, the Guardian – a competitor of News of the World that has basically led the investigative attack on the now-defunct paper – reported that "[p]olice are investigating evidence that a News International executive may have deleted millions of emails from an internal archive, in an apparent attempt to obstruct Scotland Yard's inquiry into the phone-hacking scandal." Other allegations that have been discussed by British media and government officials is the alleged payment of bribes to police officers by News of the World agents and the hacking into phones of other victims, including the families of British soldiers killed in Iraq. This week, News International announced that it was canceling the 168-year-old News of the World in the wake of the scandal. But even that move hasn't stopped party leaders in the British Parliament from calling for the resignation of the head of News International's UK papers, and it is unknown whether the purchase of the remaining shares of satellite company BSkyB that Murdoch doesn't already own will be derailed by this mess.
Les Hinton's being dragged into the sordid mess because, reports The Hollywood Reporter, he twice testified before Parliament about a News of the World reporter implicated in a different round of phone hacking. He also used to be responsible for the paper in question. "At News International [Hinton] oversaw The Times, The Sunday Times and the tabloid paper The Sun, as well as The News of the World. Parliament member John Whittingdale, who chairs a subcommittee before which Hinton appeared, said that given the events of this week, Hinton's statements 'now look increasingly unconvincing.' But he added, 'Les gave very clear assurances that he himself was not involved, and I have no reason to doubt that,' " according to The Hollywood Reporter.
Hinton visited The Commonwealth Club in May of this year to talk about "Technology, Mobility and Accelerating the Collective Intelligence." You can watch video of his speech.
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The Commonwealth Club Bookstore is having a summer blowout sale! We will highlight one book each week for your buying (and saving!) pleasure. If you buy two books, the second is 50 percent off! You can purchase the book from our online store.
This week we highlight Hitch 22, by Christopher Hitchens. The book usually retails at $26.99, but it can be yours for only $18! (includes tax+shipping)
Over the course of his 60 years, Christopher Hitchens has been a citizen of the United States and the United Kingdom. He has been a socialist opposed to the war in Vietnam and a supporter of the U.S. war against Islamic extremism in Iraq. He has been both a foreign correspondent in some of the world's most dangerous places and a legendary bon vivant with an unquenchable thirst for alcohol and literature. He is a fervent atheist, raised as a Christian, by a mother whose Jewish heritage was not revealed to him until her suicide. ??In other words, Christopher Hitchens contains multitudes. And he believes the personal is political.?? This is the story of his life, lived large.


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Track (Yes, it can also be a hobby), Cycling, Squash, Enjoying the [spring] sunshine, Web surfing, Reading (Faction/Futurology/Current issues)
Varsity Track Team(300/400/LJ), Math Team, Science Club, Debate Society, Model UN, Entrepreneur Initiative, Economics Team, International Club, Science Tutor Center
USAMO (2008-2010), USNCO, Recipient of the Simmons Award, NACLO (Finalist), Korean Physics Olympiad (Gold), Korean Mathematics Olympiad (Gold), Korean Biology Olympiad (Gold), Harvard-MIT Math Tournament (5th, 2010/Nationals)
I was born in sunny Los Angeles on March 17th, 1993. When I was 2 years old, my family moved back to Seoul, South Korea, where I basically grew up my whole life until last September. My childhood memories are predominantly of my great liking for a great variety of things, such as biking around the neighborhood, subways (I still give the Seoul Metro system and its innumerable stairs substantial credit for my varsity track letter), TV game shows, and social networking. Coming back to reality, I am currently a sophomore at Phillips Academy, MA and so I guess my current residency would be here at Andover (a lovely small town about 25 miles northwest of Boston). Some interesting aspects of me include that I am quite a life enthusiast, that I believe a 400m race is a great representation of life, and that I am an avid city-life advocate (Having grown up in metropolitan Seoul, this makes quite some sense).
Just as a typical PA student would, I constantly strive to find the right balance point between the myriad of passions to pursue, the clubs and organizations to take a hand in, the awesome peers to hang out with, the great [spring] weather to enjoy to its fullest, and of course, a ton of schoolwork. As of now, my life is full to the brim with stuff that keeps me busy 24/7-track, science stuff, and simply having a good time with my friends, just to name a few. Preparing for the qualification process amidst this hectic circle of life was a challenging yet nevertheless rewarding experience.
I first gained interest in physics back in middle school-math was the first subject that I showed potential in, but physics presented a new sense of investigation and application that quickly captured my attention. Frankly, the mere description that we usually attribute to the subject of physics, "Understanding how the world around us works," was enough for a middle schooler who had 'some' spare time and was an all-round life enthusiast. Over the span of a few years, I travelled step by step along the seemingly infinite stretch of physics knowledge, finding the subject to be just as intriguing as it was on the first day I came across it. This year was the first "sprint" I "ran" along the sequence of U.S. Physics Olympiads, and I am very glad to have made it into the Team.
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Triton has released its November Internet audio rankings, with further stability in its listenership metrics compared to the previous month. Pandora remained at #1 once again, according to the Domestic work week ranker (M-F, 6a-8p), which showed that its Average Active Streams (AAS) were up to 1,608,615 from 1,561,575 in October. Session Starts were down slightly to 774.5 million from 779 million in October.
As usual, Clear Channel remained at #2, though with a decrease in AAS to 274,235 from 281,782 in October. Cumulus was ranked third, followed by CBS Radio and Slacker. The top ten is filled out by Cox Radio, EMF Corporate, NPR Member Stations, Entercom and ESPN Radio.
Looking at the All Streams Ranker for the full week, Clear Channel was #1 once more, though AAS was down slightly in November to 276,354, but Session Starts jump to over 170.2 million. Digitally Imported was ranked at #2, with Cumulus at #3, Prisa Radio at #4 and CBS Radio ranked #5. The rest of the top ten was made up of Slacker, EMF Corporate, 977Music.com, Cox and NPR.
For the full week (6a-mid) Domestic Ranker, Pandora was #1 with AAS up to over 1.4 million. Clear Channel remained at #2, then Cumulus, Slacker, CBS Radio, Cox, NPR, EMF Corporate, Entercom and ESPN rounding out the top ten.
The All Streams Ranker for November for the full week (6a-mid) finds Clear Channel at #1 once again, followed by Digitally Imported at #2, Cumulus at #3, and then Prisa Radio, Slacker, CBS Radio, 977Music.com, EMF, NPR and Cox.
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Harry Reid: This might not be true, but some Bain investor who I won't name told me Romney didn't pay income taxes for 10 years
posted at 4:45 pm on July 31, 2012 by Allahpundit
Sounds solid. Mitt Romney, who's been running for political office for 20 years now, decided he'd gamble those prospects and risk time in a federal pen for tax evasion in order to save a few million dollars that he doesn't need.
And he made this decision year after year, for 10 years.
By the way, some random guy on the Internet told me Obama was born in Kenya. Now, do I know that's true? Well, I'm not certain. But let me just toss it out there.
"His poor father must be so embarrassed about his son," Reid said, in reference to George Romney's standard-setting decision to turn over 12 years of tax returns when he ran for president in the late 1960s.
Saying he had "no problem with somebody being really, really wealthy," Reid sat up in his chair a bit before stirring the pot further. A month or so ago, he said, a person who had invested with Bain Capital called his office.
"Harry, he didn't pay any taxes for 10 years," Reid recounted the person as saying.
"He didn't pay taxes for 10 years! Now, do I know that that's true? Well, I'm not certain," said Reid. "But obviously he can't release those tax returns. How would it look?
"You guys have said his wealth is $250 million," Reid went on. "Not a chance in the world. It's a lot more than that. I mean, you do pretty well if you don't pay taxes for 10 years when you're making millions and millions of dollars."
No surprise that Reid would smear Romney so casually. He specializes in these tactics during presidential campaigns. In 2008, he made more noise about McCain's temper being a sign of possible derangement than any other major Democrat. (He also insisted that he couldn't stand McCain as part and parcel of the demonization effort, even though the two had been known to socialize.) He's an unusually nasty character, even by normal political standards, when he wants to be; gratuitously accusing George Romney of being disappointed in his son is simply S.O.P. But he does have a strategy here: Pull an accusation of criminality straight out of his ass and hope it gets enough media play that Romney feels obliged to respond. Either Mitt will start to sweat and release his returns, as Democrats have demanded, in order to disprove Reid's charge or he'll sit tight and the smear will circulate online, with Romney's refusal to disclose the documents taken as "proof" that Reid is right. In that respect, it's not that different from Birtherism. It just so happens that you've got the Senate majority leader pushing this, not some commenter at dKos or wherever.
Exit question via Philip Klein: "How would 'a person who had invested with Bain Capital' know about Romney's personal tax returns anyway?"
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Not a cry fest--- don't worry about that--- I just am going to school full time, have two kids in school and a baby with milk allergies, sleep apnea and needing tonsils out. If I can throw something on the chopping block I would think it would be Girly Do's if we are done--- let me know. I still love Girly Do's and it is a nice relaxing way to spend my time, but if you aren't feeling it then... who knows.
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For the one with the white head band we had number 37:
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There's a first time for everything, even if you're an 80-year-old hunter like John Spangler.
"This is my first turkey taken with a crossbow," he said. "I'm an 80-year-old with right side arm and hip limitations. The turkey weighed 23 pounds with a 10-inch beard and 1 1/8-inch spurs. Can't wait 'til next season. I'm hooked on turkey hunting and your magazine."
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Bought a 'fram making press from Thad at Feather Ridge this year, and have been cranking out calls latley. Real fun to make. I make mostly predator calls out of wood and delrin etc. but am making some diaphragm predator calls as well. Heres a couple samples:
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I was checking out the x-men figures this weekend too. My wife kind of likes nightcrawler, so I might be picking up one of him soon. I finally just broke down and got some figures off of ebay. I got my tax return, and was tired of hanging out at my local target waiting for them to get something in.
So, I picked up a few I really wanted. Bariss, Aayla, Boba, Lama Su, Yoda/Chian, and Ashla/Jempa. By murphy's law I should now be able to find these figures everywhere by the end of the week. What a life.


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I counted 11 Bantha battlepcaks today at TRU La Cienega!
I counted 11 Bantha battlepcaks today at TRU La Cienega!
I spent $9 and some change total (between 8 figures) with shipping over what I'd spend at retail. Now I didn't see a chance to put in your code, but the total was only $5.69 for shipping. I drive a V-8 Grand Cherokee, and I also like to sleep in when I don't get enough rest, so this was very convenient. I look forward to getting my figures. I may still have to hit the stores to go after my 2 Fetts though (and my 2 V-wings).
BAD Pts Need: R5-C7 lf leg (x2), , R4-P44 right leg BAD Pts Offered For Trade: PM me - I have lots of parts now including BG-J38!. New Kyle Katarn is also available.
The coupons are entered in a little field on the right-hand side of the screen during checkout. Glad you got some! A guy on RS posted it after scoring a couple Fetts & such for himself, and checked again right after to find them sold out. One other Scummer managed to get some, too, just under the wire.
Got my Stormie maquette today- very nice, but a bit too short.
Used the hasbro coupon to get more figure cases- too bad I missed the McFett- damn job always gets in the way. If anyone grabbed an extra Fett, I'd be happy to buy one off of you.
I somehow ended up with an extra of the new "The Making of Star Wars" book (hardcover) today. Amazon shipped two of them (and charged me twice as well). I'm going to get rid of it, but I thought I'd offer it up here first. Price will be $47.25. Book is over 350 pages. Cover price is $75. Link:
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Peak people: The world's losing its workers
Doug Saunders, The Globe & Mail
... People around the world are living longer and having far fewer children – a consequence of increased female education rates and declining absolute poverty. Countries such as Bangladesh, Indonesia and Iran are now having so few children that their populations are on the verge of shrinking – as would Canada's if we didn't take immigrants.
But the consequence of smaller families is fewer young people. And family sizes have plummeted so fast, around the world, that working-age adults are being outnumbered by seniors and children, who tend to be dependent on state funds for their health, education and livelihoods.
The world is on the threshold of what might be called "peak people." The world's supply of working-age people will soon be shrinking, causing a shift from surplus to scarcity. As with "peak oil" theories – which hold that declining petroleum supplies will trigger global economic instability – the claims of the doomsayers are too hyperbolic and hysterical. These are not existential threats but rather policy challenges. That said, they're very big policy challenges.
... Peak people will be an age when jobs compete for workers rather than vice versa. The cheapest labour will vanish.
(11 February 2012)
Is protecting the environment incompatible with social justice?
George Monbiot, Guardian
It is the stick with which the greens are beaten daily: if we spend money on protecting the environment, the poor will starve, or freeze to death, or will go without shoes and education. Most of those making this argument do so disingenuously: they support the conservative or libertarian politics that keep the poor in their place and ensure that the 1% harvest the lion's share of the world's resources.
Journalists writing for the corporate press, with views somewhere to the right of Vlad the Impaler and no prior record of concern for the poor, suddenly become their doughty champions when the interests of the proprietorial class are threatened
... But while individual policies can be bad for the poor, is the protection of the environment inherently incompatible with social justice? This is the question addressed in a discussion paper published by Oxfam on Monday.
Oxfam, remember, exists to defend the world's poorest people and help them to escape from poverty. Unlike the rightwing bloggers, it is motivated by genuine concern for social justice. So when it investigates the question of whether concern for the environment conflicts with development, we should take notice. Kate Raworth, who wrote the report, has created an essential template for deciding whether economic activity will help or harm humanity and the biosphere.
... what happens if everyone below the social justice line rises above it? Does that push us irrevocably over the destruction line? The answer, she shows, is no.
For example, providing enough food for the 13% of the world's people who suffer from hunger means raising world supplies by just 1%.
Providing electricity to the 19% of people who currently have none would raise global carbon emissions by just 1%.
Bringing everyone above the global absolute poverty line ($1.25 a day) would need just 0.2% of global income.
In other words, it is not the needs of the poor that threaten the biosphere, but the demands of the rich. Raworth points out that half the world's carbon emissions are produced by just 11% of its people, while, with grim symmetry, 50% of the world's people produce just 11% of its emissions. Animal feed used in the EU alone, which accounts for just 7% of the world's people, uses up 33% of the planet's sustainable nitrogen budget. "Excessive resource use by the world's richest 10% of consumers," she notes, "crowds out much-needed resource use by billions of other people."
The politically easy way to tackle poverty is to try to raise the living standards of the poor while doing nothing to curb the consumption of the rich. This is the strategy almost all governments follow. It is a formula for environmental disaster, which, in turn, spreads poverty and deprivation.
(13 February 2012)
Film review: The Forgotten Space
Kalvin Henely, Slant Magazine
If you think of Wall Street as capitalism's symbolic headquarters, filmmakers Allan Sekula and Noël Burch more or less show us in The Forgotten Space how the sea is capitalism's global trading floor writ large. For as much attention as Wall Street gets, the global shipping trade is responsible for the exchange of 90% of the world's goods, but since it operates at sea it exists "out of sight, out of mind." By focusing mostly on this invisible maritime sector of world trade, Sekula and Burch expose the invisible lives of cheap labor needed to ship these goods and how capitalism runs on people like oil. The film's centerpiece, and most recurrent visual, is the 1950s American invention that has made so much of this possible and that Sekula, in his overtly Marxist narration, compares to resembling dollars in a gangster's briefcase: cargo containers.
Filming in the harbors of Los Angeles, Rotterdam, Bilbao, and Hong Kong, as broad as The Forgotten Space goes to follow capitalism's tentacles, Sekula's narration always feels personal. It's this essayistic quality that makes the documentary more interesting than its subject alone, injecting, as it does, a critical edge into a film partly comprised of scenes of floating boats and people doing menial labor; the documentary-like interviews are revealing, but not on a macrolevel in and of themselves
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Robert Biel's "The New Imperialism: Crisis and Contradictions in North/South Relations"
Louis Proyect
Robert Biel's "The New Imperialism: Crisis and Contradictions in North/South Relations" (Zed Books, 2000) is everything that Hardt-Negri's "Empire" is not. Starting with the premise that there *is* such a thing as imperialism--as opposed to some nebulous concept of Empire--Biel supplies the kind of data to support his argument that is ostentatiously missing from Hardt-Negri. And he ends with an embrace of local, precapitalist initiatives that are disdained by Hardt-Negri, who favor a kind of homogenizing and benign globalization that appears to critics as a leftwing version of Thomas Friedman's "Lexus and the Olive Tree."
For those Marxists rooted in grass-roots activism, it might come as a surprise that some of their academic brethren either deny the phenomenon of imperialism or--worse--welcome its existence through a kind of neo-Kautskyist self-deception. The late Bill Warren was the most notable example. Starting out with an undialectical appreciation of the Communist Manifesto, they assume that because Marx wrote, "The bourgeoisie cannot exist without constantly revolutionizing the instruments of production, and thereby the relations of production, and with them the whole relations of society," it is necessary to stand with the bourgeoisie against every local initiative that would impede this process. Between the multinational corporation seeking to "modernize" agriculture in Mexico in order to step up the export of flowers or lettuce, for example, and the Mayan peasant seeking to preserve traditional corn-based subsistence farming, they might choose the former.
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The Entropy of Capitalism & Urban Ag: Interview with Robert Biel
Luke Miller Callahan, The Socio Capitalist, GroAction
The Entropy of Capitalism & Urban Ag: Interview with Robert Biel from GroAction on Vimeo.
In this interview we discuss the current reality of capitalism and urban agriculture, and what's one the horizon for each. Specifically:
-His latest book, The Entropy of Capitalism
-The Policy of Urban Agriculture
-The Current Food Crisis
Robert Biel specializes in international political economy, systems theory, sustainable development, and urban agriculture. His latest book The Entropy of Capitalism aims to create a synthesis between systems theory and political economy.
Robert is also a practitioner of low-input agriculture as well as an activist in the Transition Towns Movement. Of particular interest to him is how a crisis can push a society into moving towards community resilience.
(23 March 2011)
[1] http://energybulletin.net
[2] http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/doug-saunders/the-worlds-losing-its-workers-how-will-we-compete/article2334597/
[3] http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/georgemonbiot/2012/feb/13/protecting-environment-social-justice
[4] http://www.slantmagazine.com/film/review/the-forgotten-space/6048
[5] http://www.columbia.edu/~lnp3/mydocs/economics/biel.htm
[6] http://groaction.com/discover/2347/entropy-capitalism-urban-ag-robert-biel-interview/
[7] http://vimeo.com/21363063
[8] http://vimeo.com/thesociocapitalist
[9] http://vimeo.com


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-- Head of the Pennsylvania Family Institute (for 23 years)
-- Claims God will not be pleased by and will not bless a nation with same-sex marriage because it runs "contrary to God's design"
-- Defended Rick Santorum's infamous "man on dog" comments by saying: ""It's a sound legal argument: If the justices overturn the Texas law and hold sodomy to be a constitutional right on the grounds of privacy, then laws against bigamy, incest, polygamy, adultery and other purely 'private' sexual relationships must also be unconstitutional."
-- When Judge Walker determined same-sex couples have a right to marry, Geer asked: "So you could marry a four-year-old girl? Can you marry your cousin? Can you marry your sister?" In same interview, said Walker's ruling was "a tragedy"
-- Responds to TV shows like Modern Family by suggesting gays turn their kids into "second class citizens" (*first voice is host Mark Daniels; second voice is Geer)
-- In the 1990s, opposed hate crimes protections amid claims that gays "choose their lifestyles"
-- Says anti-bullying programs are just part of a "leftist agenda" to "promote homosexuality"
-- Im regard to nondiscrimination laws that prevent discrimination against LGBT consumers, Geer says: "I'm not so sure this is America anymore."


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Near the end of the movie, after the Ghostbusters cross the streams that result in the gigantic explosion that burns the Sta-Puft Marshmellow Man up, the Ghostbusters emerge from the smoky ruins completely covered in marshmellow goo...except for Venkman (Bill Murray).
Why is that?
Was it perhaps because he got "slimed" earlier and he wasn't interested in getting the full treatment again? In other words, maybe it was the other guy's turns?
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4.38: Power
Did you ever sweep a floor with a broom, like the woman in the picture on the left? It can take a lot of effort to do the job. But if you use an electric vacuum cleaner, like the woman in the picture on the right, you can do the same work more easily and quickly. That's because the vacuum cleaner provides more power.
What Is Power?
Power is a measure of the amount of work that can be done in a given amount of time. Power can be represented by the equation:
In this equation, work is measured in joules (J) and time is measured in seconds (s), so power is expressed in joules per second (J/s). This is the SI unit for power, also known as the watt (W). A watt equals 1 joule of work per second. You're probably already familiar with watts. Light bulbs and small appliances such as microwave ovens are labeled with the watts of power they provide. For example, the package of light bulbs in the Figure below is labeled "14 watts."
Q: Assume you have two light bulbs of the same type, such as two compact fluorescent light bulbs like the one pictured in the Figure above. If one light bulb is a 25-watt bulb and the other is a 60-watt bulb, which bulb produces brighter light?
A: The 60-watt bulb is more powerful, so it produces brighter light.
Compared with a less powerful device, a more powerful device can either do more work in the same time or do the same work in less time. For example, compared with a low-power microwave oven, a high-power microwave oven can cook more food in the same time or the same amount of food in less time.
Calculating Power from Work and Time
Power can be calculated using the formula above if the amount of work and time are known. For example, assume that a microwave oven does 24,000 joules of work in 30 seconds. Then the power of the microwave is:
Q: Another microwave oven does 5,000 joules of work in 5 seconds. What is its power?
A: The power of the other microwave oven is:
Q: Which microwave oven will heat the same amount of food in less time?
A: The 1000-watt microwave oven has more power, so it will heat the same amount of food in less time.
Calculating Work from Power and Time
You can also calculate work if you know power and time by rewriting the power equation above as:
Work = Power x Time
For example, if you use a 1000-watt microwave oven for 20 seconds, how much work does it do? First express 1000 watts in J/s and then substitute this value for power the work equation:
Work = 1000 J/s x 20 s = 20,000 J
You can watch a video about calculating work and power at this URL:
Sometimes power is measured in a unit called the horsepower. For example, the power of car engines is usually expressed in horsepowers. One horsepower is the amount of work a horse can do in 1 minute. It equals 745 watts of power. Compare the horsepowers in the Figure below to the other Figure below.
This team of six horses provides 6 horsepowers of power.
This big tractor provides 180 horsepowers of power.
Q: If the team of horses and the tractor do the same amount of work plowing a field, which will get the job done faster?
A: The tractor will get the job done faster because it has more power. In fact, because the tractor has 30 times the power of the six-horse team, ideally it can do the same work 30 times faster!
- Power is a measure of the amount of work that can be done in a given amount of time. Power equals work (J) divided by time (s).
- The SI unit for power is the watt (W), which equals 1 joule of work per second (J/s).
- Power can be calculated from work and time using the equation: .
- Power may be measured in a unit called the horsepower. One horsepower is the amount of work a horse can do in 1 minute, which equals 745 watts of power.
- power: Measure of the amount of work that can be done in a given amount of time.
- watt (W): SI unit for work, equal to 1 joule of work per second.
At the following URL, review what power means and how it is calculated. Then do the first four Check Your Understanding problems. Be sure to check your answers and read the explanations. For an extra challenge, try to do the last two Check Your Understanding problems.
- What is power? What is the SI unit for power?
- How much power does a toaster have if it does 21,000 joules of work in 30 seconds?
- How much work can be done in 30 seconds by a 1000-watt microwave oven?
- Lamar's mom has a car with a 182-horsepower engine. How many watts of power is that?
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Besides, if every Pro did it, then the Opens would be even bigger.
"Go sell crazy someplace else. We're all stocked up here." - Jack Nicholson in As Good As It Gets
If he has a truck full, which client?Originally Posted by Gerard Rozas
Joe Miano
MEMEMEMEMEMEMEME!which client?
But seriously, whichever client owns the dog that has its head screwed on right that weekend, and all the luck running with it.
Bringing this back to biggish trials, but how DO other clients feel about the mega-winners sucking up all the points and continuing to run? Not sure how I'd feel if my dog got beat week in and week out by some mega-star ALSO on my same Pro's truck. I'd be thinking "OK, great, FC Wonderdog won his gazillionth Open, but WHEN'S IT MY TURN?"
Maybe Pros should turn the megastars back over to their owners to continue running after thay have qualified for that year's nationals. I don't know.
I think a Pro running his own dog is just a mine field for that Pro.
"Go sell crazy someplace else. We're all stocked up here." - Jack Nicholson in As Good As It Gets
I am perfectly fine loosing to other dogs own my pros truck owned by his clients
I would not take it very good if i was loosing to the pros personal dog!!!!
Originally Posted by Gerard Rozas
A Pro's job is train the dog to the best of his/her ability. Period. Nothing more, nothing less. It fails the logic test to think one is paying a Pro to win an event where 99% of those entering will finish the event as losers.
CLIENTS decide if the dog they are paying to be trained should be competed. If competed, EVERY dog coming off the Pro's truck SHOULD have been trained to maximum extent possible and EVERY DOG should be put in the BEST position to win the event, reardless of ownership.
Given a limited amount of time in the day, a limited amount of dogs being able to be trained, and an almost unlimited need for cash flow (client dog = cash flow) if a Pro wants a hole on his truck, it's the Pro's decision.
Having said this, if you send a dog to a Pro, and the Pro has a dog on the truck, and you are the LEAST bit concerned the Pro maybe be spending more time with their dog than yours, you need to find a new Pro. ASAP.
Having run my own dogs in HT's and made the "I'm sorry, your dog didn't but yes my dog did, and thank you for asking." call, it was most uncomfortable for me. I can't imagine what it would be like to have to do that at the FT level...but, having the greatest clients in the whole wide world, they have told me if I elect to run a dog I own, they are all for it.
Return of Service Regards,
Joe S.
"Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one's courage." - Anais Nin
Joe wrote:I could not disagree with you more on this Joe. We are discussing a competative FT pro active on the circuit. How many of these clients pay him only to go a series or two? Or just to get 2 out of the 3 birds?A Pro's job is train the dog to the best of his/her ability. Period. Nothing more, nothing less
Clients want to win. If they are smart, they know they will not win every weekend - but at some point they want that call on Sunday night.
What you say is true of a gundog pro or a HT pro. But for a FT pro - its a different animal.
"You can train your dog any way ya want. It ain't my dog. "
If I am paying a handling fee, then I bloody well do so with an expectation that it will give my dog an edge (e.g better change of winning). Otherwise, I can keep my hard-earned dinero in my chinos and run the dog myself. I can lose all by my ownself!
"Go sell crazy someplace else. We're all stocked up here." - Jack Nicholson in As Good As It Gets
I love the smell of napalm at 3:43 in the afternoon!
"You can train your dog any way ya want. It ain't my dog. "
For all you FT number crunchers out there.... How many titled dogs continue to campaign for points vs taking the title and saying that's it?Originally Posted by Lisa Van Loo
What's the percentage of titled vs non-titled dogs in an average open/am?
And just for speculation - what would happen if titled dogs could no longer compete in opens & ams - say they had a special titled stake or something so they could still play, but did not take points away from the not yet titled dogs? Bad idea????
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Hoops what are your thoughts on Wesley Johnson from Vanderbilt? He seems like a fit so not sure if you haven't watched him or just don't see a fit/like him. Performed well at the combine, has a guard build but played tackle there. I like the fit, think he's a realistic target as a 4th-5th rounder. Thoughts on him?
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Weave a bezel of seed beads for any crystal stone, cabochon or other piece without a hole. It's a beautiful way to incorporate a stone into jewelry without a metal setting.
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Tools Used
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Perfect End Thread Burner
Step 1
For this technique, we are using a size 11 Delica (bead A) and a size 15 Japanese seed bead.
Step 2
Choose a round or oval item to bezel. For this technique we have chosen a 12mm crystal rivoli stone.
Step 3
Cut a piece of thread about 6 feet long. Thread the needle. Then begin the bezel by stringing enough Delicas (bead A) to fit around the widest portion of the object to bezel. For this 12mm rivoli, we are stringing 32 Delicas.
Step 4
Bring the beads down to about 6 inches from the end of the thread. Create a ring by going back through the first bead.
Step 5
Make sure the ring of beads fits around the widest portion or your stone. If it does not fit, add or subtract beads by two to ensure you have an even number of beads in the ring.
Step 6
Pass your needle back through all of the beads again and exit from the first bead again.
Step 7
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Step 8
String one bead A, then skip one bead and pass your needle through the next bead.
Step 9
Step 10
Repeat step 8 until you have peyote stitched completely around the original ring of beads. The needle should exit from first bead of the original ring.
Step 11
"Step up" to the next row by passing your needle through the next outside row bead. You should now have three complete rows of peyote stitch.
Step 12
To begin bringing the edges of the peyote circle in, creating the front side of the bezel, string one size 15 seed bead (bead B).
Step 13
Go through the next outer bead.
Step 14
String one bead B, then go through the next outer bead.
Step 15
Step 16
Repeat step 16 until you have completely gone around the circle.
Step 17
"Step up" to the next row by passing the needle through the first bead B.
Step 18
Begin one more row of size 15 seed beads. String one bead B.
Step 19
Step 20
String one bead B, then repeat steps 18 and 19 until you have completely gone around the circle. One side of the bezel is now complete.
Step 21
Weave the needle back through the rows of peyote in a step-like fashion until you reach the outer row of Delicas.
Step 22
The needle should now exit from one of the Delica beads in the first row. Insert the stone or rivoli into the bezel.
Step 23
Tighten up the bezel like you did on the first side by adding two rows of size 15 seed beads. String one bead B, then go through the next outer bead.
Step 24
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Step 26
Repeat step 25 until you have completely gone around the circle
Step 27
"Step up" to the next row by going through the first bead B of the last row.
Step 28
Add one more row of size 15 seed beads to keep the stone in the bezel. String one bead B. Go through the next size 15 seed bead.
Step 29
Step 30
Repeat step 29 until you have gone completely around the circle.
Step 31
Finish off the thread by weaving the needle through several beads in a step-like fashion.
Step 32
Cut the thread.
Step 33
Clean up the ends of your thread, using a Perfect End Thread Burner. Burn, or melt, the end of your thread until the end is no longer visible.
Step 34
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