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Posted 07 June 2010 - 07:57 AM
I'm leaning toward the Nikon D5000, after reading this excellent review. I haven't decided which Canon yet.
I am feeling an urgency to make this choice now, too, because yesterday my younger daughter broke the shutter button off of my Sony Cybershot point and shoot, my only camera. While I feel I can't live long without a camera I was more upset for my daughters, because I have been planning to upgrade to a DSLR sometime this year already, but now my daughters won't have a camera to use and I loved that they shared my enthusiasm for photography.
And my older daughter has a recital Tuesday! When I remembered that, I thought I'd go buy an inexpensive point & shoot. I found the current model of the Cybershot is only $100. I had been planning to continue using my old Cybershot, not only for my daughters' use, but to keep in my purse for when I don't want to carry my DSLR.
But I woke up this morning thinking I might as well just go ahead and get the DSLR I've been planning to get so long.
I'm just feeling a bit nervous about making the commitment.
Nikon feels a little bit more professional to me and I have professional aspirations, though not huge ones. Just things like photographing other people's kids, that sort of thing. Canon seems to have easier to understand buttons and settings.
I need to research more. I will get back to that. I just thought that I'd post here for some moral support because you all understand better than anyone else I can talk to right now.
Posted 07 June 2010 - 08:09 AM
whatever you pick canon or nikon i would say there are lots of shooters here at sg with both and you will have lots of resources.... in summary imho they are both pro fab camera companies with excellent reputations so either way you cant go wrong
and one more thing...once you get the camera it will take awhile to learn all the buttons so just take the time to read and re read the manual and buy a book that will help you too... try to get out of using the program or auto mode ...otherwise you may as well just had a point and shoot....
hope you dont mind my really opening my mouth up here! LOL
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It seems to me you've done all the valuable research and now just need a little push in the right direction! I know you will love the one you choose and will use it to its full capability - eventually, if not the very first week!
Bobbie has given excellent advice just above, both are excellent cameras and companies, so now you just need to go with your instinct. You will not regret your decision.
I'm sorry to hear about your Sony P&S. It can probably be repaired, but buying a replacement might be just as cost effective.
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Posted 07 June 2010 - 08:35 AM
I just had another thought. Maybe it's less of a commitment than I was thinking, since I'm just buying an entry level DSLR and one lens. If for some reason I decided in a few years that I really want the other brand -- say I've begun my photography business! -- it wouldn't be a huge loss to switch. I'm going to be spending more money in the future for upgrading anyway! Later on down the road it will be more important to commit to one brand than it is right now, just starting out. Right?
Posted 07 June 2010 - 08:50 AM
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Posted 07 June 2010 - 08:53 AM
Bobbie, I very much appreciate your words! And thank you Carla and Sarah too. I nodded my head a lot while reading. I always stress a bit over decisions.
I just had another thought. Maybe it's less of a commitment than I was thinking, since I'm just buying an entry level DSLR and one lens. If for some reason I decided in a few years that I really want the other brand -- say I've begun my photography business! -- it wouldn't be a huge loss to switch. I'm going to be spending more money in the future for upgrading anyway! Later on down the road it will be more important to commit to one brand than it is right now, just starting out. Right?
michele....committing to one brand isnt such a big deal... either one is fine... it just a personal choice...or in some cases a random choice...lets say you inherited or won a canon or a nikon... that would be fine ! LOL.... so just pick one and dont stress.... as for further down the line... i would say imho once someone gets used to using the camera they usually stick with that brand...so for instance if you already had a canon or a nikon point and shoot you may just pick that brand... since you know some of the buttons etc.... just go and have fun... play around with some in the store and make a choice... it will be something you will be so happy you did and you wont look back...
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amusing reading as well as very helpful:
Canon Rebel T1i vs Nikon D5000: Entry-Level DSLR Battlemodo
from a site with lots of useful tips, though I think it's slightly outdated:
Nikon vs Canon
Posted 07 June 2010 - 10:31 AM
if you go canon...let me know and i will try to be of assistance
Posted 07 June 2010 - 11:22 AM
But that's just because Canon was the first SLR I owned...
I stayed with Canon because I like the feel of it!
If my first SLR had been a Nikon - I would probably be a Nikon-girl today.
Or not - As I said, the Canon feels great in MY hand!
Might not be the case in yours...
Good luck! Whatever you choose - You'll have a great camera!
Posted 07 June 2010 - 11:27 AM
I love Canon enough though that I made sure that when I leased a photocopier/printer for work it was a Canon.
Posted 07 June 2010 - 12:27 PM
Ditto Thess here. I'm a Canon girl but that's because my first SLR was a Canon. When I bought my DSLR it was an easy decision because I didn't want to have to replace my lenses. Obviously, the newer lenses have better glass etc but I'm not a pro so I don't really need the best................yet.
I love Canon enough though that I made sure that when I leased a photocopier/printer for work it was a Canon.
LOL, Janine!
All my scanners and printers/copiers - at home and at work - are Canon!!!
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I've made my decision!
It's funny because I took my daughters to a friend's house before heading to the camera stores, and I told my friend I was sure I'd be back before a couple of hours, and that included an hour drive time (her house being a half hour from the camera store). I had done a lot of reading this morning and had narrowed my choices down to the Nikon D5000 or the Canon T1i. I thought all I needed to do was hold and play with them for a few minutes and then I'd decide. Two hours later I was just leaving the store with my camera!
I went to Ritz Camera first, because I wanted to see how much it would cost to fix the point and shoot. It would cost more than buying the current version of the same point and shoot. LOL However, I was tempted by the offerings at Ritz that come with DSLR purchases. But they only sell Nikons and I wanted to try the Canon as well, so I headed over to Best Buy, where the prices have consistently really been the best many times. I had been to Best Buy just a few weeks ago to look at the cameras and I was impressed by the knowledge of the saleslady that time. Today I was helped by a young man who also knew what he was talking about and offered me lots of information. The salespeople at Best Buy were more helpful than the lady at Ritz!
Anyway, I had been strongly leaning toward the Nikon D5000. In retrospect, I think that's largely because of Ken Rockwell calling it "Best Serious Camera." I had also read some reviews that said the screen was better organized while going through the camera settings and the frames per second is slightly higher and you can adjust while recording video. So then the guy in Best Buy said he thinks that the Nikon and the Canon are indeed very similar, but the Canon has a faster processor and he just likes it better. Also he was walking me through setting the two cameras. At first I was holding the Nikon and he was holding the Canon, and to set the focus on the Nikon you have to hold down a button while scrolling with the same hand. It felt awkward but I still thought I would choose the Nikon and told myself I'd get used to that. Then we traded cameras. The Canon felt remarkably more comfortable. But I didn't admit it yet, because I still thought I wanted the Nikon. LOL
Then he started confusing the matter (just kidding) with more information and he told me about Best Buy's Geek Squad plan that covers even accidental damage (which I decided not to get) and I was still thinking I might like to take up Ritz on their offer which included a zoom lens and classes. I walked around the store three times and talked on the phone with my husband who knows little about cameras and could only suggest I choose the less expensive option. LOL Then, as I was standing in front of the the glass case looking at the cameras waiting for the salesguy to finish up with another customer, I changed my mind three times. If he had come back to me a minute earlier, I might have gotten the Nikon LOL but I finally decided on the Canon. And even as I talked to him more, I almost changed my mind yet again.
So I'm the proud albeit still a little ambivalent owner of a Canon T1i. The battery is charging and I'm browsing through the manual. I'm sure I'll love taking pictures with it. If not, I can switch to Nikon in a few years. LOL
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We're lucky to have a wonderful, locally owned camera shop, not far from my home. They carry both Canon and Nikon. Even though I probably can get a better price at Best Buy, I think I will go with the independent store. I know I will get more personal service there and I know that they know their cameras.
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(I admit they're all in auto so far.)
Posted 08 June 2010 - 08:16 AM
Now, having said that - I'm certainly no expert, but I'll be glad to answer any questions you may have about the camera - if I can! There are also other SGs who have that camera - Robin (Michgirl), Sara (three tapoles mom), and Heatheranne (or did Heatheranne get the T2i?)
I also enjoyed the story of your shopping trip. When I bought mine, I went into the camera store with the firm idea that I was going to buy the Canon, but almost wanted the salesman to talk me into the Nikon (the same one you were looking at). I just wanted to be so sure that the Canon was the one I really wanted. And this guy really tried too - he was a Nikon shooter! But in the end, it was the menus, the familiar controls, all the things that say Canon that confirmed my initial decision.
Have fun! And BTW, I would have been just as happy for you if you had gotten the Nikon!
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A couple of the pros are real good friends of mine, and I am not upset with them. I know they are trying to make a living. But the next closest test to the 90 dog master that the OP was referring to opened yesterday with a 60 dog master. It was full in 15 minutes, I know because I started signing up, and on the last button click it said " sorry, as you were completing your entry, the flight was filled. I guess I need to learn to type faster.
If you gripe is that an event filled up and closed before you entered, then I suggest you do not wait until the closing date. No competition there, pros often don't have the luxury of waiting until the last minute to plan their upcoming events.
The flip side of what the OP is bitching about is that many clubs count on pros to fill the test up because they do, in most instances, enter early and that helps a club determine what is needed for the test (birds, workers, food...). One of the biggest gripes I hear about HRC is walk up entries on the day of the event. These make planning almost impossible.
The Thread could have been ended with one simple statement, shut up and enter the test and don't wait until the last minute.
My advice is keep watching the event and see if scratches happen toward the closing date but yes that is an interesting conundrum to have as that filled up really fast!!
It will be interesting to see how many scratches there are in your WI HT. If the numbers I have calculated for a couple stay around the 20% mark that scratched after closing then it may be up to clubs to track the offenders and not allow them entry based on their abuse of the system history.
Just a thought several of us discussed at training a couple of days ago. Handler/Pros scratch once shame on me, scratch twice red flag, scratch 3 times black listed for a year.
I understand making a living but screwing other competitors is just wrong in this endeavor. That is what scratching after close pros are doing. Cheat in almost any other area and you are out.
The pros have an obligation to their clients to get the dogs qualified for the master national. All the pros I talk to around here hate the limited entries because like all of us they have to tie up money months in advance to get entered in events. Then if they get lucky and qualify the dog earlier then its a scratch. I don't know what the complaint is really its fair for everyone, get entered early and plan in advance. I managed to get my one dog entered in enough events to finish his title and get him qualified and I am an amateur.


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Many years ago I entered the world of turkey hunting and it soon possessed me. Nothing held a higher priority than getting my gobbler. Being one of the first true "dyed in the wool" turkey hunters in my area I soon was viewed as the standard bearer. This only made me worse to live with. For two weeks before season to the end, and after if If I didn't tag a bird, I was in a 24 hour stage of the worse mood possible. Men joke about PMS, well PMS is a minor mood swing compared to this. I should get up from this computer and go apologize again to my family, although I done that many years ago I still probably owe them.
A funny thing happened in the mid nineties, I gave my heart and life to Jesus Christ. One of the very first things he convicted me of was turkey hunting. I decided it wasn't about tagging birds, but enjoying a gift from God in his creation. Now the second funny thing happened, I became wildly more successful in my hunting. The first three years following I tagged out in consecutive days. Now for those memorable hunts.
It was a Tuesday and I planned on getting up early to drive down to Ky and hunt the next day. I had a mens Bible study that night and the leader quoted Psalm 37:4 (Delight yourself in the LORD and he will give you the desires of your heart). So the next morning I arrived at my hunting spot way early and since i left my Bible in the truck I began to read. I remembered the Psalm quote and just flippantly said, "Lord my desire is to kill the biggest turkey of my life". The morning did not bring much success, so I drove to another spot. It was around 10:00 AM. I went out the ridge and struck up a bird. After an hour's duel I bagged him. I knew instantly he was big, then I realized I was deep in a ravine from hell. God does have a sense of humor. Well it was my biggest bird to date and I suddenly realized that God was speaking to me, that he hears our request. It increased my faith.
There was another season that comes to mind. It was my year of discontent. Within that year, my mom (who suffered from Parkinson's disease) had began to seriously fade away with repeated hospitalizations. She died in July. During this time my wife was diagnosed with Heart disease and had a stent put in her heart. My one refuge, my work, also was shaken. I was targeted by a mentally unstable employee and was thrown into a legal and administrative battle that I did not know if I could survive. I was falsely accused of 57 legal and contractual violations of which I was later exonerated of. By October I was an emotional wreck and clinically depressed to a state I was told to take a month off work. The second week of October brought fall turkey season and i began hunting from daylight to dark. My family hardly ever saw me. What was happening in the woods was an encounter and healing. I instantly found turkeys, but could not bring myself to shoot one and end season. So I said it's a long beard or nothing. In the lulls of the day I would just sit and talk to God or find a patch of wildflowers to watch or a bird. By the last days of season (i believe it was two weeks) I realized how my family must of been worried about me all those days. If you have ever dealt with clinical depression, you know suicide is something that is often a concern. So I went and sat down by my wife and told her "I apologize for causing you so much worry". As I looked in her face I saw the tears begin to stream down her face. She looked at me and with a trembling voice said, "it's ok, everyday I have watched a little more of my husband come home, I have watched you heal and I now know that being in the outdoors is something you need for yourself, it's not JUST a hobby". It was those days I sat alone and Jesus came and sat with me that healed me. By the way, I passed up 19 turkeys, but I learned more about them than any other season.
Then there was last fall's early crossbow season in Kentucky. My buddy and I finally found a flock of birds and set up on them, but things went terribly wrong. Somehow his bow went off and I was shot in the left thigh. A complete pass through of a mechanical broadhead 1 1/2" wide. I found myself sitting on the forest floor bleeding to death. My buddy left me to go get help and there I found myself, all alone and not knowing if I'd ever see my wife, my daughters marry or my grandchildren. All I could do was talk to to God. I asked, quite frankly, " Lord is this the day I die"? I wondered how things would unfold, what heaven would look like and so many more things. Yet there came a moment when as if prompted I decide, no I am going to fight, this is not my day to die. I believe God spoke that determination into me. Many times in my life I have wondered where is God? That day Jesus carried me and I made it out and live today by His Grace.
So if anyone ask me what is it that draws me to the great outdoors, I can say I meet Jesus there....and occasionally bag a turkey, catch some fish or see a beautiful wildflower among a million other wonders. Yet all this is a blessing to be thankful for.


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In painter Edvard Munch's Girls on the Pier, three women lean against a railing facing a body of water in which houses are reflected. A peach-colored orb appears in the sky, but, curiously, casts no reflection in the water. Is it the Moon? The Sun? Is it imaginary? Does it matter?
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To Donald Olson, an astrophysicist at Texas State University, the answer to the last question is an emphatic yes. Olson solves puzzles in literature, history and art using the tools of astronomy: charts, almanacs, painstaking calculations and computer programs that map ancient skies. He is perhaps the leading practitioner of what he calls "forensic astronomy." But computers and math can take him only so far.
For Girls on the Pier, Olson and his research partner, Texas State physicist Russell Doescher, traveled to Asgardstrand, Norway, the resort town where Munch made the painting in the summer of 1901. By mapping the area and studying old postcards, the pair determined the exact location of the original pier (which had been torn down), the heights of the houses and the spot where Munch likely stood. They then retraced the paths of the Sun and the Moon across the sky at the time Munch was there.
They concluded that the setting Sun did not appear in that section of sky at that time, but the Moon did. As for the missing reflection, it was not an artistic choice, as some art historians had proposed, but a matter of optics: from the artist's perspective, the row of houses blocked it.
Reactions to the findings have varied. "Olson makes points that art historians have managed to miss, such as how Munch was a very careful observer of the natural world," says art historian Reinhold Heller, author of the 1984 biography Munch: His Life and Work. But Sue Prideaux, author of 2005's Edvard Munch: Behind the Scream, offers only caustic praise. "I think that it's absolutely splendid that two such learned scientists as Don Olson and Russell Doescher bend their considerable brainpower to decoding Munch rather in the manner of crossword addicts. Photographic fidelity was never Munch's aim." Prideaux adds that Munch was interested in capturing the feeling of a moment and that objective details were of little consequence to him. As he himself once wrote, "Realism is concerned only with the external shell of nature....There are other things to be discovered, even broader avenues to be explored."
"You can't ruin a painting's mystique through technical analysis," Olson says. "It still has the same emotional impact. We are just separating the real from the unreal."
Olson, 61, began his scientific career exploring Einstein's theory of general relativity. He worked on computer simulations of the radiation near black holes and the distribution of galaxies. In other words, he spent his days inside a lab delving into topics that few people outside the lab understood. Then, one evening two decades ago, he and his wife, Marilynn, an English professor also at Texas State, attended a faculty party at which one of Marilynn's colleagues mentioned having difficulties with some passages in Chaucer's Canterbury Tales—they were loaded with astronomical references. Chaucer was no mere stargazer—he wrote an entire treatise on the astrolabe, an instrument used to calculate the positions of stars and planets—and sections of "The Franklin's Tale" deal in technical language with the prediction of a strange mammoth tide. Olson agreed to help decipher the passages. "I can remember exactly where I was standing in the room because that moment changed my life," he says of accepting that challenge.
Analyzing computer simulations of the positions of the Moon and Sun, Olson surmised that a phenomenon described by Chaucer—"And by his magic for a week or more / It seemed the rocks were gone; he'd cleared the shore"—occurred in 1340. That year, when the Sun and Moon were at their closest points to Earth, they lined up in an eclipse of the Sun; their combined gravity caused extremely high tides off the coast of Brittany.
"Most people see liberal arts on one side and sciences on the other, but I get to break those barriers down," Olson says, though he admits that he now gives relativity relatively short shrift. "I would love to know what happened before the Big Bang," he says, "but I don't think I'm smart enough to figure that out." He adds that he prefers "problems that are challenging but solvable."
Not long after Olson dealt with Chaucer, James Pohl, a history professor at Texas State and a former marine, came to him with a different sort of problem. Pohl had been studying the November 1943 Allied assault on the Pacific island of Tarawa, in which U.S. Marine landing craft were unexpectedly grounded on a coral reef about 600 yards offshore. The marines had to disembark and wade to the beach while exposed to heavy enemy fire. More than 1,000 were killed. Pohl wanted Olson to explain what had gone wrong.


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Well, is it really so much of a surprise that open source is lots of work? I mean, after being faced with the Advogato's journal greeting of "The range of stuff you can do with your Advogato account is increasing. Now you can certify other people on the site.", that is. I think we've only had it since Before Christ or so.
Anyway, more seriously, a week or two back I was working on checking if GCJ could cross-compile the rhug Java- package collection. Easy enough, you say, just build the cross-compiler, configure the package, and off you go! Well, not so fast. First you need to get across at least six different bugs in building the cross-compiler needed for rhug. And don't bother clicking on the previous link, either; it takes half of an eternity for the GCC gnatsweb to answer. After you've done that, it's time to re-write the build scripts for the package. Okay, simple enough - once you find all the problems.
Being an all around nice guy, I thought I'd provide the fruits of that simple effort to others as well, and took a quick CVS diff that I passed on to maintainers. Well, there's quick, and then there's CVS. Needless to say, in this case you could go have a few cups of coffee (Or CocaCola, if you prefer) while waiting for the CVS load to go low enough for them to allow you to access it. And then a few more. Once you actually get through, it's time go for few more coffee cups while waiting for the diff to finish. Or actually, you can have cups of coffee until you're taken into hospital, had your stomach pumped for caffeine poisoning, and the cvs diff would still not be finished.
But anyway, I finally made it and submitted the diff, with applicable ChangeLog entries. So, on Monday, I found an e- mail in my mailbox from the maintainers telling that every one of the hunks in the patch failed, and I should provide a separate, non-patch ChangeLog entry preceeding any hunks they apply to.
Oh yeah, did I remember to mention rhug is a collection of 16 Java program that can be compiled with GCJ? Each directory with their own ChangeLog, every directory and the main makefile needing a slightly different combination of changes and, I'm not kidding, ChangeLog datestamp formats. Need I go on? So this patch would be essentially 17 different ChangeLog entries, each followed by one or two hunks of actual patch. I suppose I should feel glad this project even had ChangeLogs, unlike most Open Source software, but right now that isn't really comforting me.
Well, I just spent practically whole yesterday producing the required patches, trying my best to distinquish the further experimental changes I'd made since submitting the last patch, and working around CVS diff's and patch's braindeadness. I didn't bother to break it up into separate hunks, with each one preceded by a distinct ChangeLog entry, with an exact millisecond-precision timestamp of the last change I made in the particular timestamp and timezone. I hope the patch will suffice this time.
So okay, it's a rant, but maybe it's time to consider a move from Open Sources present stone-age project- and source-management tools into something more modern. Unfortunately, even my long journey into the abyss of CVS, diff, patch, ChangeLog entries and the unholy trinity of the "automated makefile tools" didn't cause me to have a magic inspiration on what that replacement should be.
Meanwhile, on the Windows side, every open source project I've ran into in so long a time requires either latest version of Microsoft Visual Studio or (in some cases AND) latest Borland C++ Builder Professional. I'm not sure that's the way to go, either. If I had that kind of money, I wouldn't have need nor time for open source!


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Members of the CASYM Steel Orchestra performed musical selections during the Martin Luther King Day celebration.
Yvonne Smith Segars, state of New Jersey public defender, delivered the keynote address.
Contest first-place winners included (from left) Nithya Matthews, grade 9; Isabel Kasdin, grade 7; Alexandra Kasdin, grade 7; Erica Humphrey, grade 7; Meaghan Byrne, grade 11; Brooke Ferenczy, grade 5; and Sarah Kreutzer, grade 5.
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Segars: King's journey must live on in fight for economic equality
Posted January 17, 2005; 05:30 p.m.
Americans must continue to embrace Martin Luther King Jr.'s spirit of compassion and fairness as the country struggles with a widening gulf between its richest and poorest citizens, Yvonne Smith Segars, the state of New Jersey public defender, said in the keynote address at Princeton University's annual King Day ceremony.
"At the core of the American dream is Dr. King's dream of equality and justice that has burned like an eternal flame," she said. But Segars, whose office provides attorneys for indigent clients statewide, emphasized that the country's growing economic disparity prevents too many people from being able to realize that dream.Evoking the theme of the University's Jan. 17 ceremony -- the continuing journey of King's work -- Segars told the audience to "please dedicate part of your time learning to study the consequences for all of America of the growing disparity between the rich and the poor. Pay attention to those who are less fortunate."
Noting the global response to the recent Indian Ocean tsunami, Segars said, "We need to reach out and help others in need -- not just when their pain is vividly portrayed across TV screens and in newspapers. We need to look around in our own communities and see and react to the suffering of others less fortunate that is occurring right now. We must extend a helping hand and compassion for our neighbors."
Segars, a defense attorney for 17 years, has led the public defender's office since September 2002. She has championed the establishment of drug courts in New Jersey, which give non-violent drug offenders a chance to enter highly supervised treatment programs as an alternative to prison.
The public defender's office, which was opened in 1967 at the height of the civil rights movement, is responsible for "ensuring that the poor, the disenfranchised and the marginalized men, women and children of our society get a voice," Segars said.
By protecting the rights of the poor, the public defender's office is emblematic of the work people can do to emulate King's philosophy.
"He knew that equality and justice can never wait," Segars said. "Since we never know when our own journey will end, we should always be guided by Dr. King's example. ... We must walk with hearts of compassion."
Segars' address was one of the highlights of the annual King Day celebration, which included the presentation of awards to essay, poster and video contest winners from area schools and to two winners of the University's first MLK Day Journey Award. Robert Durkee, vice president and secretary of the University, and Dylan Tatz, a junior from New York City, were presented with the Journey Awards by President Shirley M. Tilghman, honoring their efforts to continue the journey to achieve King's vision for America.
"We may not be tested in the way the Freedom Riders were in 1961 or the Selma-to-Montgomery marchers were in 1965, but there are occasions in our lives when we are confronted with injustice," she added. "In framing our response to this injustice, the example of Dr. King can guide us, reminding us that love is more powerful than hatred."
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Posted September 27, 2004; 02:05 p.m.
Broadcast journalist Mike Wallace will deliver a talk titled "World Leaders on '60 Minutes'" at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 28, in McCosh 50. The speech will be the inaugural event in the Goodman Lectures on Media and Global Affairs, a series sponsored by the Princeton Institute for International and Regional Studies .
The series is named for George J.W. (Jerry) Goodman, who has used the pseudonym Adam Smith for 35 years in his role as a business journalist. He has written several books about investing and was the host of "Adam Smith's Money World" on PBS from 1984 to 1996. Goodman has presented lectures on the media at Princeton for several years.
Wallace, who has been co-editor of the CBS News show "60 Minutes" for 36 years, will discuss China and the way its government restricts the flow of information to the public. His presentation will include a showing of his "60 Minutes" interview with Chinese President Jiang Xemin in 2000 and a question-and-answer period. Wallace will talk about his career as well as the media's role in shaping world events.
Thomas Christensen, a professor of politics and public and international affairs at Princeton, will join Wallace and Goodman on the panel. Christensen is an expert on the international relations of East Asia and China's foreign relations.
The series will bring prominent journalists and scholars to Princeton to discuss the intersection between journalism and international affairs. "We will examine how a country is displayed in the media and how we perceive it through the media," Goodman said.
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Hi All-I was just able to dig up all of my old figures from my mother attic and all are in new perfect condition. There are about 50 total but the 2 that i have done some recent research that seems to be the most important are the following:
OB1- with double telescoping lightsaber
Darth Vader with double telescoping lightsaber
Anyone know what these two may be worth. My entire collection has not see day light in over 25 years so all of these are original. Most are from 1977 but some are from Return of the Jedi as well.
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In the past few months I've been looking for a job, sending out resumes, asking friends if they know of anything. Two weeks ago I got my first job offer, from a company that develops software targeted at a specific vertical business market involving quite a bit of network programming. The work sounded like fun, it was in New York City so I wouldn't have to move across the country and so I accepted. They sent me their intellectual property agreement, and invited me (after I signed, of course) to a company meeting that Friday.
This is where the trouble began. The clause that caused me problems went something like this:
"I agree that I... hereby assign to the Company... any and all inventions... which relate in any way to the actual or anticipated business, research, developments or products of the Company."
Now, I fully support the right of the company to protect its proprietary knowledge, and I would never work on something that would compete with my employer's business. However, the language employed by the agreement above meant I could not really work on Twisted, of which I am one of the core developers. Since Twisted is a networking framework, and networking being "related in some way" to the company's business, the company would own the copyright and I would be unable to contribute to the project.
I thus asked for an exemption, either for any open source projects I wished to work on, or alternatively for a mutually agreed upon list of projects. Since other clauses in the agreement would have given them legal protection if I did something competing or conflicting (not that I would), I felt the company's rights would still be protected.
To some degree the company had no problems with my doing open source development. They use some open source software internally, and will feed patches back to the developers. They did however have a problem with my working on anything that relates to what their software does, the broad interpretation of the agreement. They felt that any skills, knowledge or techniques I learned from working on the company's software might leak into Twisted, thus allowing potential competition to have a head start developing competing software.
From my perspective, I felt that their fears were overstated, since Twisted is much lower-level than their business-specific application, apparently much slower and an already existing general networking platform. The company's product has been in development for four years, by some very smart people. Twisted would only save a small amount of the work necessary to get anywhere near what they have built. Additionally, the reason they wanted to hire me in the first place was due to the experience I had gained working on Twisted (network programming, framework design, protocol design). I believed the ongoing growth in skills I would gain by continuing to work on Twisted would far outweigh any theoretical gain some competing company would get from my Twisted development work. I know of no company using Twisted that is in the same business.
We negotiated back and forth about what pieces of Twisted I might work on, an argument between my emotional investment in code I've written and fear of losing it and their emotional investment in their code and their fear of losing it. Eventually they got back to me with an offer: stop working on Twisted completely, in return for a %20 raise in salary from their initial offer.
Which I then refused. I work on open source software because it allows me to create software I will always be able to use, not leave behind when I switch jobs. Because other people can use it, like it, and occasionally even tell me that. I've learned most of my programming skills from working on Twisted, from working with some of the smartest people I know and getting bug reports, complaints, suggestions and use cases from all of our users.
Certainly I would put my job first, and I would not let my open source development get in the way of my doing my job well. Nor would I work on software that competes with my employer's business. But I am not willing to have my employer determine what I do in my free time.
I'm still looking for a job. Anyone, ideally in NYC or Boston, want to hire me?


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My nephew called me tonight, said he was hunting ducks this morning and dropped a duck out a ways. His 10 month old pup went after the bird. The wind was blow hard and the duck was drifting away across the river. The dog not considering the wind hunted in the fall area. The water was choppy so he couldn't see the duck drifting away. So he asked how long can a dog swim before he gets in trouble. I said they can swim longer than you can think they can. BUT DOES ANYONE KNOW HOW LONG ?
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Today as we gather together with friends and family to celebrate yet another year that we all have been so fortunate and blessed, let us reflect on all that we have to be thankful for. The list is long my friends. In today's world, of uncertain economic strength, world conflicts, and governments gone wild, look back on you and your family. Though we may not all be wealthy, we are rich. We may not be powerful, but we have more influence than Kings and Presidents. We may not have a mansion, but a roof over our heads surrounded by the ones we love is a palace in the heart.
My friends, on this Thanksgiving day. Be Thankful.
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Posted June 15, 2006; 04:29 p.m.
Theodore Shaw, director-counsel and president of the NAACP Legal
Defense and Educational Fund, is slated to speak at 7 p.m. Tuesday,
June 20, in 16 Robertson Hall.
The session is titled "Preserving Power, Protecting the Katrina Vote: A Conversation With Theodore Shaw." The event, which is free and open to the public, is sponsored by Princeton Committee of the Legal Defense Fund and hosted by the University's Martin Luther King Jr. Day Celebration Committee.
The Legal Defense Fund has implemented a multi-faceted plan to ensure the participation of displaced voters in the election process in the area affected by last year's hurricanes. The plan includes litigation, publicity, education and poll monitoring. Shaw is expected to discuss the challenges voters faced in the recent elections and the prospects for voters in the upcoming fall elections.


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i have seen all the threads about price increases in euk. but it never affected me. till today. went to pick up the normal 33lb bag at tractor supply and didnt notice till it rang up at the counter it has gone up. normally at TSC i pay 34.99 now its 46.99! that is ridiculous! i bought it then when i walked out i looked online to see what my local petco had it for and it was still 36.99 so walked right back in and returned it.
if petco goes the same route i guess i'll be switching. not sure what too though. purina pro plan is about 45 here and blue buffalo is 50
at the moment im feeding large breed puppy so id like to keep it to a brand formulated as such.
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If there's one place in the country whose iconic imagery left lasting imprints in my mind, it would be Iloilo. Together with some fellow amateur photography enthusiasts, I had the blast of a lifetime "invading" the sacred confines of some of her breathtaking Spanish churches as we captured the beauty of this awesome province in Panay during the "visita iglesia" we had last Holy Week.
In Iloilo City alone, we were able to bask at the old-world splendor of at least four houses of worship, starting with St. Anne's Church a.k.a. the Molo Cathedral in Molo district. Said to be one of the few Gothic churches outside of Manila, this house of prayer is renowned for its Gothic-Renaissance architecture, particularly its distinctive twin red spires that seem to reach upward into the sky. Aside from the towers, the church's altar and pulpit are also largely Gothic in character while its dome, columns and other interior designs are mostly Renaissance.
Located near the Molo Plaza, the 180-year old heritage structure boasts of an ornately ethereal interior, whose most distinct features are the two rows of life-size images of 16 female saints, whose presence have earned for it the monicker of being the only "feminist church" in the country. Enervated after almost an hour of exploring the sanctuary, we felt the urge to take a quick snack and found a nearby karinderia offering – what else? — the eponymous pancit Molo! Geez, I swear there's something about that marvelous soup with mouth-watering dumplings that never fails to drown my miseries.
From Molo, we headed for another popular destination in the city, the district of Jaro. Like Molo, I consider my visit to Jaro for the nth time a spiritually rewarding experience. And what's so special about this place? Well, there's the 150 year-old Our Lady of the Candles Church a.k.a Jaro Cathedral. With its red-brick belfry, the Gothic-Renaissance house of worship is among the few religious structures in the Philippines that were constructed separately from the main church. After saying our prayers, we spent another hour scouring the sanctuary in search for great subjects.
Feeling hungry (again!), I broke away from the pack and went around Jaro Plaza in search for some tummy fillers. And guess what I've found? Puto manapla! I've been craving for this steamed rice cake for decades now and it was such a relief that I finally found the native delicacy that's said to be one of the Ilonggos' homegrown delights.
After the tour in Jaro, we trooped to the neighboring district of La Paz to catch a glimpse of the 138-year old Our Lady of Peace and Good Voyage Church. Bereft of any splendid features, this house of prayer only has the image of the venerated lady at the altar as its most prominent feature. However, the La Paz Church somehow stands out on its own mainly because of its spectacular Greek-inspired architecture, notably its most decorated facade.
Still, we have included this house of worship in La Paz in our must-visit list as we all felt duty-bound to pray in the church of the revered lady, asking God for strength, stamina and safety as we went on with our three-day invasion of the province. Having said our prayers, we took a ride to the market to savor La Paz's world-famous delicacy — batchoy!
Sated, we went back to the downtown area and proceeded to St. Joseph's Church. For a while, I got this 139-year old sanctuary confused with the church in La Paz because both of them are made of red bricks and have twin-domed belfries and neoclassic facades. St. Joseph's Church, however, boasts of a more elaborate interior, including Corinthian columns and a main altar that's imbued with Gothic elements. Its most precious treasure, however, is a 17th century image of the Our Lady of the Rosary.
Last on our list of Iloilo City churches is the one found in the district of Villa Arevalo (or simply Arevalo): the Sto. Ni�o de Arevalo Church. Home to the third oldest image of the Sto. Ni�o (Holy Child) in the country (which was brought by the Augustinians in 1781), this house of prayer has a more contemporary design compared to other churches in the city. Some part of it has either been damaged by fire or earthquakes and underwent renovation through the years.
On our way back to the hotel, one of my colleagues joked, "If there's such a thing as a spiritual overdose, then we'd all be dead by now having visited all those churches!" Another one shouted back, "At least we won't end up in hell!" Tired, I only managed to let out a wide grin even as the others were laughing themselves to death. Later that night, we discussed over bottles of beer the last leg of our trip — a spiritual safari into three ancient churches found in three quaint towns along the southern coast of the province!
Foremost in our list is the world-renowned St. Tomas of Villanova Church a.k.a. Miag-ao Church, the 225-year old heritage church that's among the five Baroque churches in the Philippines that were included in UNESCO's World Heritage List in 1993. The church is recognized as being the quintessential example of what is known as "fortress Baroque".
From downtown Iloilo, it took us about an hour to reach Miag-ao, passing through the towns of Oton, Tigbauan and Guimbal. Seeing it for the first time, we couldn't help but marvel at the town's heritage structure. We ended up spending more than an hour snapping it here, there and everywhere. To me, the visit to this house of God is the crowning glory of our Lenten trek.
It is said that Miag-ao Church's fortress-looking structure with large watchtowers was built to defend the town and its people against Moro raids. This house of prayer has thick walls and, reportedly, secret passages. Undoubtedly, its elaborate bas-relief on its facade is a monumental testament to the craftsmanship of ancient Filipino master builders.
A central feature of this facade is the large coconut tree, which reaches almost to the apex, living up to its tag as the "tree of life" to which St. Christopher, dressed in native clothes, carrying the Child Jesus on his shoulder is clinging to. Other native flora and fauna and elements are also depicted. Also dominating the second level of the facade is the well-sculpted image of the town's patron saint, St. Thomas of Villanova.
Damaged by war, fire and an earthquake, Miag-ao Church is undergoing an ongoing restoration work that began some 40 years ago, with funds coming from donations of local devotees and residents. Recognizing its significance among Iloilo residents, former President Ferdinand Marcos declared it a national shrine by virtue of Presidential Decree 260.
From Miag-ao, our next stop was the neighboring town of Guimbal where the yellow sandstone church of St. Nicholas of Tolentino is found. Made of adobe stones called "igang" and coral stones quarried from the island of Guimaras, the 238-year old structure squats on a piece of land just a stone's throw away from the town plaza.
Before proceeding to the town of Tigbauan, we deemed it wise to have an early lunch at one of the eateries along the highway. After a hearty meal, we were on our way to St. John of Sahagun Church in Tigbauan.
Like most of the sanctuaries we've visited, this church can't be missed as it's also located near the town plaza where most vehicles pass along. What makes it unique among other old houses of prayer in the country is its Latin American architectural facade known as "churrigueresque" which is commonly seen in many Mexican churches.
Built some 437 years ago, it was destroyed by a massive earthquake and a fire that hit the island of Panay some six decades ago. Its interiors have undergone massive renovation throughout the years. Upon entry, we were dumbfounded to see the massive mosaic work that covered almost every part of its interior walls. Each of the 14 Stations of the Cross are etched in intricate mosaics, giving us the impression that we were inside a house of art rather than a house of prayer.
There's no doubt that Iloilo's centuries-old treasures have stirred the very core of our beings. But there's more to the province than her impressive heritage structures. Of the many charms that she possesses, there's one that has also etched a stirring impression on our palates: Ilonggo cuisine. Home to authentic gastronomic delights that can satisfy even the most discriminating taste buds, Iloilo has made an indelible mark into the consciousness of every food-loving Pinoy here and abroad.
Like most typical dishes in the country, simplicity characterizes Iloilo's homegrown delights. But even without frill and fancy, they count among the most sensational Pinoy cuisine you'd ever get to taste. Known for their tenderness, sweetness and graciousness, Ilonggos seem to bring these wonderful traits into their cooking, thus, achieving something which they term as namit (delicious).
Seafood forms a good part of traditional Ilonggo fare which is usually prepared using different spices and garnishings. Take for instance the delectable oysters that it's famous for. Known as talaba in the native tongue, the scrumptious bounty from the sea can be cooked in a variety of ways — grilled, fried, baked, saut�ed, boiled.
While sinugba nga panga (grilled tuna jaw) still tops my choice of the perfect handmaiden, or pulutan, if you wish to call it, to dear old, iced cold beer, I think talaba promises to be an equally sumptuous alternative.
So, despite the allergies I got from this trip (probably from having eaten too much baked talaba), I still have fond memories of the impressive images that Iloilo left in my mind. Katahom gid sang Iloilo ya! (How beautiful Iloilo is!)


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Baidu (BIDU) may be the most popular web browser in China based on market share. But with PCs becoming yesterday's technology, it needed a bold move to have any chance of extending its dominance to mobile.
Yesterday, Baidu made that move. The Wall Street Journal reports:
Chinese search giant Baidu Inc. said it would buy one of China's mobile app stores for $1.9 billion as it ramps up to compete for business from China's growing population of smartphone-carrying consumers.
Baidu Inc. said in a statement Tuesday that it signed an agreement to buy 91 Wireless Websoft Ltd. from China's NetDragon Websoft Inc. (0777.HK). The acquisition would be Baidu's largest to date, and it becomes the most recent in a string of high-profile investments and acquisitions focused on mobile services.
Analysts appear united in their views that this was a "solid," maybe even necessary, deal for Baidu. Oppenheimer's Andy Yeung, for one, likes the move, even if it means lower earnings-per share during in the coming quarters:
The acquisition of 91 Wireless would propel Baidu into the top spot in the mobile app/game distribution market in China. The 91 acquisition follows Baidu's $370M acquisition of PPS, a leading online video operator, in May. We're encouraged by Baidu's recent aggressive moves to enhance its mobile positioning. While investors may react negatively to the acquisition valuation and potential margin pressures in the near term, we view the transaction as a long-term positive as it further enhances Baidu's ability to meet the challenges and capture the opportunities presented by the rapid adoption of mobile internet in China…
…While online ad spending softened in May and June, Baidu should be able to meet sales expectations. But, we're lowering EPS estimates to reflect higher expenses related to its mobile initiatives.
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I hope they bury them. A goddamned terrorist organization has no business attempting to function as a legitimate government.
A goddamned terrorist organization has no business attempting to function as a legitimate government
I love the knee jerk reaction here that the right has. Anytime Israel kills people, they've done a good job and were egged on.
Look, I know people love to bitch about media bias, but you didn't even have to click the article. It was in the OP, clearly mentioned. Even the pro-Hamas writer had the rocket strikes as part of his narrative. Can we at least have our complaints bear some resemblance to reality?
Bibi Bares Some Fang
By SCOTT MCCONNELL • November 14, 2012, 4:59 PM
Now we will begin to find out whether Obama in his second term can deliver anything different from what Mitt Romney or George W. Bush would deliver. Israel's prime minister Netanyahu has begun another miniwar against a largely defenseless people in Gaza. Israel is a practiced master of this — send an armored personal carrier across the border, provoke a response, assassinate a Palestinian leader, wait for the reaction, use its high-tech military to kill a few dozen or a few hundred Palestinians. Of course it's done with American weapons, provided free of charge by American taxpayers. And if the Palestinians or Arab states complain to the UN, Washington will "have Israel's back." Jeremiah Haber precisely describes the process here:
I spoke with an expert on the Israeli military shortly after "Operation Cast Lead," and when I told him that many argued that the operation was a reaction to Hamas rocket-fire, he laughed. He said that Hamas rocket-fire was deliberately provoked when Israel broke the cease-fire so that Israel could do a little "spring cleaning," deplete Hamas's arsenal of weapons. He told me that this happens every few years, and that I should expect it to happen in another few years. Israel will assassinate a Hamas leader, Hamas will have to respond (wouldn't Israel, under those circumstances?) and Israel will perform a "clean up" operation. If Hamas is smart and doesn't play into Israel's hands, then Israel will also come out ahead, because it will be weakened in the eyes of the Palestinian public. It's win-win for Israel. That's what having control means.
MJ Rosenberg tweets that one strategic goal of the attack, (which Obama will inevitably support, or at least fail to criticize) is to torpedo possible American negotiations with Iran. So it's a three-fer: kill a lot Palestinians and show them who's boss; keep the Iranian pot boiling; and illuminate Obama's continued deference to the Israel lobby. Over to you, Mr. President.
Israel wants the land without the people, much like Hitler wanted Eastern Europe without the Slavs.
No, that is not true.
Israel wants the occupied territories and will not give them up. It wants to be rid of the indigenous population it finds in its midst.
Israel wants the land without the people, much like Hitler wanted Eastern Europe without the Slavs.
Israel will not give equal rights to the arabs and can't figure out how to get rid of them so it is satisfied with the US supporting the status quo as it slowly continues its ethnic cleansing and incorporation.
Well, is it not true that Israel's primary goal is simply to exist and if the islamic groups would just leave them the frick alone and not threaten or aggitate them and recognized their right to exist as Israel, all violence would pretty much cease?
No. The primary goal of the current regime is to realize the dream of Greater Israel.
On May 15, Israel's Independence Day, Egyptian troops began moving into the Sinai and massing near the Israeli border. By May 18, Syrian troops were prepared for battle along the Golan Heights.
Nasser ordered the UN Emergency Force (UNEF), stationed in the Sinai since 1956 as a buffer between Israeli and Egyptian forces after Israel's withdrawal following the Sinai Campaign, to withdraw on May 16. Without bringing the matter to the attention of the General Assembly (as his predecessor had promised), Secretary-General U Thant complied with the demand. After the withdrawal of the UNEF, the Voice of the Arabs radio station proclaimed on May 18, 1967: As of today, there no longer exists an international emergency force to protect Israel. We shall exercise patience no more. We shall not complain any more to the UN about Israel. The sole method we shall apply against Israel is total war, which will result in the extermination of Zionist existence.(6) An enthusiastic echo was heard May 20 from Syrian Defense Minister Hafez Assad: Our forces are now entirely ready not only to repulse the aggression, but to initiate the act of liberation itself, and to explode the Zionist presence in the Arab homeland. The Syrian army, with its finger on the trigger, is united....I, as a military man, believe that the time has come to enter into a battle of annihilation.(7)
BS! This all goes back to the six day war in 1967 and why the Arabs attacked Israel.
quote:If I had to guess I'd guess that the primary goal of the current Israeli regime is to prevent Iran from developing or acquiring nuclear weapons. As evidence I offer the speach Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu made to AIPAC in March 2012. LINK The leader of Israel made zero mention of Greater Israel to his audience. A rather glaring omission if realization of Greater Israel is the primary goal of his government to a supportive audience.
No. The primary goal of the current regime is to realize the dream of Greater Israel. When James Baker was Secretary of State, he went to an AIPAC conference and told them to give up on this dream and he was booed and smeared as an Nazi sympathizer.
As long as the occupation continues there will be new fighters against the Zionist occupation.
Of course the Arabs refused to sit idly by and allow a Jewish state, made up of European exiles, to come into existence at their expense in 1948. They weren't the perpetrators of the Holocust and saw no reason why they should be made to pay the price for crimes committed by Europeans.
But the Europeans, lead by Winston Churchill, rejected the logic that Palestine's indigenous people had a right to live in Palestine.
Israel started the Six Day War, not the Arabs. Get your facts right.
Really? When did the Jews attack the Arab nations in 1967?
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Taken from a bluff on the south shore of the Republican River wetlands at the head of the Harlan Reservoir south of Alma, Nebraska. I was really hoping to capture all the waterfowl on the lake but most turn out to be too distant to be identified even with the Gigapan's zoom. There was even a bald eagle flying around, though he didn't end up in the picture.


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We had been looking at packages to Greece or Spain on last minute holiday websites, but those deals didn't seem outrageously good either and Ian was getting a bit fed up with the whole thing, suggesting we just stay in Cambridge as he'd just come back from Prague himself.
I was determined to have at least one sunny holiday before suffering through an English winter, so then I said we should just go somewhere in southern Italy, which wouldn't be too expensive and at least I spoke the language
I was a bit anxious because despite travelling around Italy for a year I'd never even heard of Abruzzo (the province) so hoped I wouldn't be dragging Ian to some horrible place. It is marketed as 'untouched Italy', which is what I was hoping for, as I felt that Florence was like Disneyland in its similarity to everyday life, as well as being so overpriced. I wanted Ian to experience the proper laid-back, indulgent Italian lifestyle. Well, I cringe at myself writing that because my year in Turin was nothing like the aforementioned lifestyle I wanted. So, rather I wanted us to have a romantic Italian holiday, which to me is what Italy should be all about!
We booked our first night's accommodation in a small beach town near Pescara called Montesilvano, which was lovely - but absolutely dead on the Friday night we were there. We decided to go back to Pescara the next day to get a bit more action, but Montesilvano was great for the typical Italian lifestyle aim
I discovered Pescara has a decent beach, good shopping and beautiful buildings like most southern Italian cities, so I was relieved and excited. We found a charmingly shabby chic place called Hotel Alba to stay at - just by the palazzo where the Best Western is, but a third of the price for the same size rooms with ensuite and balcony! The romantic paintings and chiffon and velvet draped everywhere made me truly feel on holiday - and far from Australia. Perfect!
I was surprised to find that the clothes shops in Pescara were alive with colour. I moved to northern Italy as a teenager after working in a surf shop for some years, so had accumulated a wardrobe of typically colourful Billabong and Rip Curl gear, as you might imagine. I put that all in the back of the wardrobe on my arrival, because I quickly discovered that in northern Italy (five years ago at least), you were a freak unless you wore black. So I quickly changed from a cheerful colourful surf girl to a skinny, black-donned, angst-ridden Euro clone. How depressing. So the colours in the Pescara fashion houses were amusing and uplifting... and helped shed a little more of the hate part of my love/hate relationship towards Italy that I've harboured ever since.
The highlight of the trip, besides discovering that getting back into a foreign language is like getting back on a bicycle (I got there after a few wobbles), was without a doubt the food
I had to eat it with a knife and fork like a steak, and the texture was incredible. Nothing like the supermarket ones packaged in water you get (or the pitiful bocconcini we have in Australia... don't get me started on how much of a sham that is). This mozzarella was so fresh that once I pierced the outer layer, milk oozed out between the springy but silky strands beneath. It took me about five minutes to eat it, "oh my god" I said with my mouth full, "this is incredible!"
Most people who know me well know that I absolutely love cheese, so it's not such a surprise that I was orgasmic over it. Ian, on the other hand, sometimes tries to limit my cheese intake and dampen this passion. On this occasion, however, he was in even greater rapture than me. "I didn't know cheese could taste anything like this good!" he exclaimed. So, in Pescara at least, my cheese passion was indulged, we had the fresh mozzarella again and again over our days there.