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The point you may have missed, is those of us expressing views don't have to worry that it might effect our income or lifestyle. Even if we had a larger audience to present our views to, they would hardly carry the weight these paragons of virtue hope to accomplish by their popularity.
Like I've always stated, and has been stated by any reasonable conservative, if a conservative doesn't appreciate something...a song on the radio, or a TV show...we turn it off. A liberal wants it banned.
It's never enough for the liberal 'pop' stars to get their oscars, they have to express their love of some communist dictator, and then expect their 'loving' followers to continue to embrace them as being intelligent. In their stupidity, they don't even know who their audience is.
Excellant case in point were those ignorant Dixie Chics. Who did they think their audience and followers were? Guess what! We were the rednecks that destroyed their product as fast as we could find it. Hope they are as popular as they think they are with their current 'admirers'. (that probably shouldn't be plural)
PS I needed to edit this, so no one gets the idea I give a FRA about any of these celebrities losing their $$$ or followers. Couldn't care less! BUT...it's their whiney attitude that, in the case of the DC's, WE are causing their ruin. They are so completely void of intelligence, it makes you wonder how they had an audience to begin with.
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Never said they don't have the right to their views/presenting them or that they're stupid/lack merit.
I questioned why others attach extra merit to their views simply because of their particular talent, which is totally unrelated. George Clooney is a good actor, imo. But should I/you consider his opinion on say, Darfur , particularly pertinent just because I liked Ocean's 11?I'm doing that here and now. I could give my views to the dogs all day long and they'd just wag their tailsIf you could present your views to a larger audience, wouldn't you.
But it wouldn't make me think about my views/consider others' and hopefully cause others to do likewise.
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Getting back to the original question of what Canadians thought of their healthcare system is an interesting question and one that is not easily answered.
Signgirl is indeed correct in her analogy of what is currently transpiring in our hospitals and medical environs. It is a sad state of affairs.
I have been intimately involved with the healthcare system over the past 25 years, through the cancer illnesses of both parents and some ongoing current issues with my own health.
I can say without a doubt, that both my parents received incredible care at no expense to our family. Both parents suffered for many years and had several surgeries along with chemo, radical treatments and test programs. Home care (which was phenomenal) came along with the package. The nurses, the doctors, the teams were incredible. I cannot say enough about the care my parents received. I would never criticize their care or treatment only praise it. Their care was to be admired. And by the way, the support to me in my efforts to care for them was above and beyond. Truly a model of what healthcare could and should be.
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2 years ago I developed a DVT and the reaction was entirely different. Bing bang boom I was dealt with and in the system. Sometimes I wanted "out of the system" but they were right on top of me. Incredible care and no complaints.
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So...what do we say to all of this? We are all typical Canadians. We really don't complain too much and we just tend to go along. Our healthcare system is not what it used to be. If you have a serious health issue you will be taken care of and it won't break the bank and put you in the poor house. If you have a problem and can wait. You wait. Politicians decide who gets the money and how to distribute it. If you're really sick you will be seen and taken care of. You might have to wait in an emergency room but you will be seen. Some fall through the cracks and stuff happens. I'm sure that happens all over the world.
Our healthcare system is not perfect. It never has been and never will be. I have confidence that if something catastrophic were to happen to me I will be cared for. Is this good enough? Probably. Is it exceptional? No. We have learned to expect a lot less in the last 10 years.
Now if you really want to talk about Healthcare we can get into the whole H1N1 vaccination debacle that is taking place here right now but I don't think you want me to go there!!!


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02-26-2013, 05:11 AM #1Junior Member Guppy
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Injured black moor laying at bottom of tank
Some basic stuff about my tank: It is a 40 gallon started August 2012. We do about a 30 - 50% water change every two weeks because we have an overstocked tank. We test the water using an API kit weekly. Our last PWC was a few days ago. Our test tonight showed readings of:
Ammonia: 0
Nitrite: 0
Nitrate: 2 ppm
We had the typical problems with Ammonia or Nitrite while our tank cycled, but not since. We are on well water but still add de-chlorinator. Our tank has a pleco, a Shubunkin (6 inches - we are in the process of moving him to a pond), 3 fancy tails and a Black Moor. We 'inherited' these fish and were told at the pet store 40 gallons would be enough. Believe it or not, they used to all live together in a 10 gallon tank!! Next August, our daughter moves out permanently and will be taking a couple of the fancies with her, so the situation will soon be remedied.
Anyhow - about our 'incident'.
Our Black Moor was added about 6 months back. (Another 'gift'.) He has always floated at the top and away from the other fish. They tend to school on one side of the tank, he stays on the other. Well, he began showing signs of constipation (unable to swim to the bottom of the tank, floating upside down), so we stopped feeding daily and went to an every other day cycle. Fed him some mashed peas and stuff and it got better within a day. He was all over the tank. The next day, I woke up to find one of his eyes was completely gone. (The lady at the fish store said it was probably the Shubunkin since it is the only thing in the tank really large enough to hurt him and they could sometimes be territorial?) We did a water change and added a .01% salt solution to help with healing. We have started a 10 gallon hospital tank, but I don't want to put him in it until it is completely cycled. In the meantime, to protect him, we inserted a divider into the tank to separate him from the other fish. The first day after the accident, he seemed completely normal. He continued to be normal into the second day. Once I inserted the divider, he began acting a little strange and began laying on the bottom of the tank. He swims to the top whenever we lift the lid (he thinks he is going to be fed) and he is eating well. Occasionally, he will take a swim around, but always comes back to the bottom of the tank. The eye cavity is now white (was silver and red when it first happened) and there seems to be no outward sign of infection or parasites. The only other change is that his breathing seems to be more rapid.
I'm sure he is stressed, and I really want to move him to the other tank, but not until it is cycled. Is there anything else I can or should be doing for him? I really love this little guy and don't want to see him die!
I am surprised that your nitrate readings are so low. You have A very heavily stocked tank and change 50 percent if the water very two weeks, while most people on this forum change the same amount of water every week or even more regardless of stocking. When testing for nitrates you really have to shake the bottle and the test tube very, very hard to get accurate results, otherwise you might get low readings. I am not sure what may have caused your fish to lose its eye, freak aggression is always a possibility, especially with a shubunkin(or any other "single tail" goldfish kept with fancy type ones, which are deformed, slow and sometimes have bulging eyes, an inviting target. ) or maybe it was something building up over the course of time. I very much doubt that the high bioload produced by 5 goldfish and a pleco would have been adequately covered by a water change every two weeks, so it may have built up over time(regardless of what your nitrate test says). High nitrate levels do all kinds of funny things to fish that are not immediately diagnosable.
I question the accuracy of those nitrate readings too. Seems far too low for a tank with 6 heavy bio-load fish and few water changes. Nitrates are toxic to fish, just like ammonia and nitrites, but they can tolerate higher levels. High nitrates will hurt the fish and stress them to the point that all sorts of nasty's can happen, like pop eye, cloudy eye, etc... Does the divider you have in the tank allow the filter to filter that side and give good circulation? The best thing you can do for the fish now is more water changes. Start with a 50% change today and continue at least every other day to keep the water pristine so the fish can heal.
I agree with Andreahp's suggestion to add an air stone.
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I think my fish is adjusting well to the four gallon, He's laying on his side attempting to go to sleep on the bottom of the gravel.
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5 goldfish in 40 gallons is stretching it, as well, depending on the types of goldfish. Growth sizes for the different species is listed in my signature. As you will notice, several types get very large. Also check on types for compatibility as not all belong together..........example of that would be commons with fancies.
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Regarding your QT, you could take some cycled media from your larger filter and stick it in the filter meant for the 10gal (unless you've done that already)- you are cycling the 10gal filter in your larger tank?
You could also try putting a small airstone in the tank to increase the oxygen (unless you have one in there already).
It sounds like you are doing everything you can at this point to help the eye heal - good job.
I also agree that's way too many fish for that sized tank - I have never seen a reading of 2ppm for nitrates - are you sure it's not 20ppm? A good nitrates level is 20ppm or less.
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Thread: Water Softener - OK for fish?
Water Softener - OK for fish?
We recently moved to the country from the city where we have well water that has really heavy iron and iron bacteria. To keep the water clear and soft we have a water softener and since we moved I believe my aquarium has more algae and my Betta fish's fins look sad. I don't think it is good for them.
Does anyone else have a well treated with a softener who can help me out here? I am tempted to do WC with our bottled water but it will get pretty spendy over time. Help!
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Considering that iron can be deadly, is the water softener taking out enough? There are kits (Seachem) that can measure this down to under 0.1 ppm! Might check that issue.
Since water softeners are safe for humans I would be puzzled if fish could not handle them - these devices just remove ions by a 'salt' absorption/exchange method; that said, one possible issue MIGHT be that the water is too soft; it is essential that some minerals are in the water (especially Ca) and you should measure the water hardness (Both KH and GH.) This could be the issue. If so, as some here have pointed out in other posts there are mineral replacement solutions available (if that is the issue.) I would be surprised if that was the case.
If you are still unsure, consider R/O water and the mineral replacement treatment (pure R/O water is deadly for fish - some minerals MUST be added.) In the long run, a cheaper solution than bottled water. However, see the next part of this post before considering a R/O system.
The issue of algae now growing makes me wonder - what are the tank's nitrates and phosphates levels (and the tap, for that matter; softeners will NOT remove nitrates or phosphates)? These chemicals will feed algae and algae growth; such unwanted growth often occurs if these chemicals are at unacceptable levels. Nitrates above 10 ppm are bad and above 20 ppm are toxic so it would be good to check for this 'waste' asap.
You should have the standard test kit but I find some kits do not give enough resolution (API kit measures 0 - 5 ppm nitrates - way too large a range for my idea of a good kit.) Seachem sells a nitrate/nitrite kit that measures under 1 ppm as well as up to 20 ppm; that is a good range.
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A 75 gal with eight Discus, fake plants, and a lot of wood also with sand substrate. Clean up crew is down to just two Sterba's Corys. Filters: continuous new water flow; canister w/UV, in-tank algae scrubber!! Finally, junked the nitrate removal unit from hell.
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Waterfroggy I live in the country and have well water with a softner. Have lots of iron in our well water too. Our softner does a great job of getting it all out. My fish have never had any problems with the water. I usually try and stay with fish that like the softer water.
i have a water softener and use that water for my tank, all of the fish do fine but i also have algea problems. no clue what the KH or GH levels are or any of the other parameters however
12-28-2012, 03:16 PM #5Member Oscar
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I have a well and have had a bba problem ever since setting up the tank. However I do not attribute it to the soft water. I did about a 1 year test where I used RO water and saw no difference in algae growth. It was a real pita to do a water change so I stopped using RO.
One thing about a softener is that it totally removes all GH from the water. If you are trying a planted tank, you may need to add back that GH by using a remineralizer or GH booster product.
KH is unaffected by a softener. So if its high going in, it'll be high coming out of the softener. I have read many postings that say high KH promotes algae and poor plant growth, but I have read equally as many saying its a all bunch of hogwash. My experience with RO water says it doesnt make a difference.
I have read many postings that say the sodium added by the softener is bad, but once again, I've read many others that say it isnt.
Except for my bba issues, my experiences say that using a water softener isnt a problem..
All my tanks are run off softened well water and all is fine. I just add GH and KH buffer to my planted tanks to replace the buffer that is removed by the water softener.
I have comments about the bacteria in your well water, but let's leave it at, I'm surprised the well or holding tank isn't treated for that.
I will suggest you have your water tested by the local county or provincial public health lab that does that sort of thing. Generally well water should be tested once a year. Follow the suggestions of the local health department though. They know the water in your area.
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I have never had a problem with our water from the softener water however, I use Potassium Chloride. It is much better for your health.. Plants, humans and fish benefit from potassium but it is a little pricy.
What are iron bacteria?
Most water softeners are of the resin type. Those do this:
ion exchange devices reduce the hardness by replacing magnesium and calcium (Mg2+ and Ca2+) with sodium or potassium ions (Na+ and K+).
So you got sodium and potassium rich water. It will take your fish a while to adapt to that. Plants should do well on that if you give back a little iron and phosphor.My 33 gallon/125 liter tank. My photography on flickr.
Some types of bacteria (and algae in the ocean) do 'fix' iron (use the free form and then oxidize it) but I've never heard it called 'iron bacteria'. So, I believe that the references above are just about bacteria in the well water; also, the water appears to have a higher iron level (iron, above very low limits is toxic to fish. But plants do need some iron as well as calcium (the ref. to KH.))Knowledge is fun(damental)
A 75 gal with eight Discus, fake plants, and a lot of wood also with sand substrate. Clean up crew is down to just two Sterba's Corys. Filters: continuous new water flow; canister w/UV, in-tank algae scrubber!! Finally, junked the nitrate removal unit from hell.
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Julie Guy had bought a pair of tickets for the beer expo's Halifax event at the Cunard Centre though Brett's website, paying $50 each, plus a processing fee. The centre said Wednesday it had no contract with Brett for the rental of the space, and it only allows tickets to be sold through a recognized ticketing agent, like Ticket Atlantic.
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This morning, a number of venues across the Maritimes that were in talks with Brett about renting the space for the beer expo received a message from him saying the expo was being cancelled "due to unforeseen circumstances." He has told them he will be giving refunds to people who purchased tickets — how many did is unknown — although with no public email address, no public cellphone and no Facebook group, there is no way for participants to reach him.
Brett has ignored many attempts by The Telegram for comment on the beer expo and clarification about where the money raised from Mud Immortal has gone. Calls to his cellphone Wednesday night rang out before being picked up by an answering machine that was full; two hours later, the phone number had been disconnected. His email address and the Great Canadian Beer Expo Facebook page were both shut down by 10 a.m.
The Telegram is working on an update to this story.
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Willow Smith debuts dramatic hair changes on her Instagram account!
Willow Smith continues to change her look – with two dramatic looks in less than a week!
About a week ago, Willow buzzed her hair off and dyed the short locks platinum blonde. Now, the daughter of Will and Jada Pinkett Smith has dyed her hair neon green.
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Patriots drop opener, 31-0 [7:29 PM]
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Buffalo 31, New England 0 [4:57 PM]
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When the Bills run [9:16 AM]
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Mr. Intensity [9:16 AM]
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Offensive coordinator Gilbride's easy job: be conservative, yet creative [9:15 AM]
Buffalo News reports: 'What you want is balance. But what is a balanced attack nowadays? Is it passing 56 percent of the time, as opposed to the 63 percent that Buffalo threw it a year ago? Maybe he got a little carried away last year, but is Gilbride supposed to apologize for an offense that set a team record for passing yards and amassed the second most first downs in Bills history? "Circumstances dictated what we had to do," Gilbride said. "A lot of times we were behind. There wasn't enough time to focus on getting X amount of runs. We were struggling to stop people."'
Belichick rising in ranks of all-time villains [9:14 AM]
Buffalo News reports: 'Here's a ranking of the Bills' all-time enemies.'
Electric Company nears 30th anniversary [9:13 AM]
Buffalo News reports: '"Before Montler came, most of us weren't very good pass blockers. Donnie Green was the best. In our first year, we played Atlanta down there when the Falcons were the hottest team in football. Donnie shut out Claude Humphrey, one of the best pass rushers in the league, and we won the game."'
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Olean Times Herald reports: 'Bills� All-Pro wide receiver Eric Moulds cautioned, �We don�t want to make this Drew Bledsoe against Bill Belichick. We�re just going to go out and play our game.�'
Bledsoe goes Bowling [5:02 AM]
Toronto Sun reports: '"I really felt like I went into both games with a very good frame of mind," Bledsoe said this week. "We started both games and I came out and felt sharp."'
Bills face uphill climb in East [5:01 AM]
Toronto Star reports: 'The Bills haven't made a playoff appearance in three seasons and there's talk the drought could end this season.'
A very Brady sequel [5:00 AM]
Boston Globe reports: 'The sobering release of Lawyer Milloy for salary cap purposes last week only cemented Brady's belief that football is all about business. He saw that first-hand when coach Bill Belichick promised an injured Drew Bledsoe that he'd have his job when he returned, only to change his mind when Brady led the team on a winning streak. Loyalty, says Brady, is simply not compatible with the NFL. "I think it's OK to think that way," Brady said. "I learned a tough lesson coming out of Michigan [where Drew Henson encroached on his status as the No. 1 quarterback]. I thought I was owed something. That wasn't the way it was.'
Secondary repercussions [4:59 AM]
Boston Globe reports: 'Belichick and personnel director Scott Pioli also failed to realize that Milloy's agent, Carl Poston, had a vested interest in his client not working out a deal in New England. Because Milloy's contract had been negotiated by Ray Anderson -- who later became an executive with the Atlanta Falcons -- the Postons received no money for representing Milloy as long as it remained in effect.'
The safety is off [4:58 AM]
Boston Globe reports: '"I guess it's an advantage, or whatever," said Milloy, who headed into the weekend was still uncertain whether he would suit up today against the team he helped lead to a Super Bowl championship some 20 months ago. "But I hope it would be an advantage because of the way I play and not because I was a rat, you know? Giving [the Bills] all the [Patriots] calls -- I'm not all about that."'
Patriots have another ex- factor to deal with today [4:57 AM]
Boston Globe reports: '"I think this will hurt the Patriots in signing some of their players," Milloy said last week. "There's got to be young guys thinking, `This is the way they treat their veterans?' That's going to be out there. You're going to see free agents think twice before they come there."'
Bill aim to gain ground [4:56 AM]
Boston Herald reports: 'The pick: Buffalo by 3.'
A new test for Brady [4:55 AM]
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Drew grit [4:54 AM]
Boston Herald reports: 'Among active quarterbacks, Bledsoe ranks third in attempts, completions, yards and touchdowns behind only the Packers' Brett Favre and the Jets' Vinny Testaverde in those categories.'
Bills refuse to play fool [4:53 AM]
Boston Herald reports: 'Could it be that the Bills have been hoodwinked again by another of Patriots coach Bill Belichick's schemes?'
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By David Ignatius
The commander of the Free Syrian Army, encouraged by recent successes on the battlefield, says he is ready to meet with military officers from the regime of President Bashar al-Assad to "discuss how to keep order in the country" should Assad give up power.
Brig. Gen. Salim Idriss, who became commander in chief of the rebel forces three months ago, made the surprising offer of talks in a telephone interview Friday from Turkey. His comments follow a similar proposal last month by Sheik Ahmad Moaz al-Khatib, the head of the coalition of political opposition groups, to meet with officials of the regime to discuss a political transition.
Idriss'comments were the first clear sign that the Free Syrian Army command is making serious plans for how to stabilize the country if Assad falls.
"We can say in the Free Syrian Army that we are ready to meet any parties in the [Syrian] army who didn't have any role in making decisions to kill Syrians," Idriss said. He specified two conditions for talks: Assad must state publicly that he is stepping down, and there must be trials of security-force commanders who killed unarmed Syrian protesters.
By specifying that he was excluding only top decision-makers, Idriss seemed to be opening the way for talks with other senior Syrian officers who may have sided with the regime but have not been part of Assad's inner circle. IIdriss also requested, for the first time publicly, that the U.S. train Free Syrian Army special operations forces that could secure chemical or biological weapons and implement international humanitarian law in dealing with Assad's forces.
The Syrian rebel commander said the U.S. should "train the trainers," by providing quick help to Free Syrian Army officers who could then spread the techniques among a wider network. Idriss said he hadn't yet received a formal answer from Washington, but that he was "sure" the training would be offered.
Asked about the Free Syrian Army's dealings with the extremist al-Nusra Front, which has provided some of the most effective fighters on the rebel side, Idriss said this was "a very difficult question." He said the Free Syrian Army command structure, which he leads, doesn't share information or ammunition with the al-Nusra jihadists. "They are working alone," he said. However, he said he had no evidence that the group, which is an offshoot of al-Qaeda in Iraq, had been involved in terrorist operations in Syria or outside the country.
Idriss said that the rebels were preparing for a final battle to take Damascus, but that "it won't be in a short time. Russia is a party to the fight. They are supporting the murderer," he argued.
A German-trained electronics engineer, Idriss is the most articulate of the many Free Syrian Army officers I've talked with over the past six months. Until he defected from Assad's army in July 2012, he was a professor at the Military Academy of Engineering in Aleppo. He speaks fluent English and gives a coherent voice to what has often been a disorganized rebel military.
But despite Idriss' talk of a clearer command-and-control structure, Syrian sources say the situation often remains chaotic on the ground, with independently financed battalions operating on their own, warlords controlling some liberated areas, and extremist fighters gaining growing power.
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Chatham Light
I just wanted to send a message and to let the crew know that I am down here in Chatham for the next two weeks but will not have at home internet conection so I am here at "CyberDocks" computer center in Harwichport and will check in every couple days. Anyway to bad the south rip trip was cancelled but I met up with Dave P. that morning and we when to North Monomoy. I had to leave early (9:45 am) boat. b Caught two short ones from the west side canal. Saw Dave again the next day along with Juro and Craig at the lighthouse but the wind was bad and they headed to the windless side of Morris Island. I went home...drats. Thank you John Marrotta for the picture you took of the 39 incher.. Here's the low down, Juro is right ,It is hit or miss at the light house but as of this morning the bait and birds are still there. I showed up around 5 am but went out at about 5:45 to my usual spot on the last hour of outgoing.... 15th cast or so, hook up with a 35 incher and had to use a fellow flyfishers measuring tape since I forgot mine. Traveled light with out my vest.. shorts and barefoot as usual and the wind was down from the days before,north to north east. Started home..but wait ! , it was only 7 am and fog and overcast,some light rain.I did not want to go home yet. So I move back to the light house but stopped at another favorite spot and on my 3rd or so cast picked up another Keeper and had to measure that one by putting the kept fish alongside it... virtually the same length. I kept that second fish in about one foot of water still hooked to do the measurement then released it. Cut the stomack of the killed fish and once again ALL sand eels..Weigh--24 pounds. The best part is that both were on my 8 wt. 16 pound tippet in fast current. So.. thats the story so far and I will be there every morning ...I think. My phone number is in the book in Chatham... so let me know by calling or just showing up there at the lighthouse and I'll show you both spots.. so it's the fifth keeper of the year at the same locations.. as ernie bock says... "come on down"... just one thing , the entire lighthouse is NOT producing big fish everywhere there.. so I have been lucky to find those two "holes". Thats it for now.
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John -
You are a lucky man. As I drove past the high breakers yesterday I noticed the birds were inside the breakers, big birds there too. Dave P and I stopped for coffee and I told him that I suspected the next 24 hours would be the "hit" part of the hit or miss cycle due to the weather. To have had a morning with the wind down and the bait pushed in would have been nirvana for me - and I live it vicariously in your success!
Thanks for your insights on the area, look forward to being there again ASAP.
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Way to go John,
Congrats! Sounds like you had a great morning. Doesn't sound like you have any problems hooking the big ones. Sunday morning I had two takes, but when I went to set the hook my hand slipped on the line. I use usually lift the tip of the rod and pull on the line, but when my hand slipped I didn't get a firm hard set. The fish just spit the fly out. Is this the technic that you use, or can you advise on what I doing wrong? Any advice would be appreicated. Like I said way to go!
See You on the Beach!
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John, I am writing this from cyberdocks as well, give me a call at 617-686-2677 it is my cell with voice mail
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It's clear I should have been fishing with you! I had to work in Orleans today, so I headed down last night for a little recreational time. I ended up a little south of where you were, and spent half of the outgoing and a good part of the incoming as the "angler du jour" for clouds of no-see-ums.
Barely avoided a skunking, but figured that's due to massive schools of 1 1/2" juvies- at one point, you could see rippling water over an area of maybe 30 x 200 yards! Tried everything I had with me, in every possible way, with minimal success.
I saw a few fish busting, but not nearly as much activity as I'd have expected.
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Thanks for the responses. I am back at cyberdocka and will call Tom today. Was back at it this morning and creeped out to the spot at about 5 am with some good guys from Connecticut. Got really wet since I don't use waders and at wast high. landed a 28 incher on second cast but quite the rest of the morning for me. Anyway, 4 Keepers caught between that time and about 7:30.., Maybe more ,could not tell. But everybody is coming up with something I think. Saw Charlie W. yesterday and He lost a big one but came up with a keeper after. He was working hard and I was glad for him particularly since he had driven up from Boston that morning. Saw him again this morning on his yak hitting the outer beach across from me and could not tell how he was doing ,but he had a location that was textbook. let me know C.W. Will check in sometime on the weekend, but I will still be there as long as the bait stays well before I even consider North Monomoy.
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I didn't realize the currents were that strong out there! For a moment while I was on the way out I wondered if I was hopelessly heading "out to sea". Early on I had a few hits here and there but no firm hook ups. I should have brought my floating line because I couldn't keep my sinking line well mended in those fast rips. Also, the wind was against me and it really starting blowing strong after the sun came up. There were so many attractive spots off that barrier that I couldn't make up my mind where stop and fish, so I mostly scouted around, casting all over the place. In some spots I thought I could see/hear fish come up and pop at the surface. Lots of attractive water off that bar. At the other end of that barrier there is an incredible bottle neck and a deep hole with eddys/backflows that looks promising. There is also an attractive depression in the center of the barrier that would probably be excellent on the incoming.
See you out there...
Charles Whitehurst
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Charles -
That area is known as high risk. Please be careful!
In fact that "ROUGH BAR" sign on the structure at Chatham light refers to that area. Once the tide has fallen to an advanced stage, the sand is exposed safely and in fact I have stared at that lee edge of the bar many times wishing I could reach it. It's the peak flow times that are hazardous.
Every time I see that sign I think of how good it would look in a pub.
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Well, It is late Thursday August 24 and unfortunatly things have quieted down for me at the light. Charlie was right about the location and it is fairly safe but this week the early morning tides were not low enough to get to the spot. Still fish around and some keepers are being taken by bait fishermen at the "other" spot. I will be around for the weekend but back to work on Monday. That's it for now.
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John, sorry we didn't get the chance to hook up again. after I did the charter on sunday my name was mud for a while. Steve and I only caught a few schoolies early on. we chased tunoids all day but couldn't hook up. he kept me out for an extra 4 hrs to get me into fish, but it was just not to be. I had a good time fishing Chatham light, and it was nice to meet you. Tom D.
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Craig ,I will be down on labor day weekend,so give a call. Tom, no problem, I hope to see you again. Anyway, I will let Juro give the Rip Trip report since no one can do it like him but it was as expected... totally against the concept of hope which is fishing. By that I mean it is rare to go to a spot and have the same experience and expect to as well. The difference was that we got into some nice blues in the late morning and Roop and Dave P. lost track of the count of their stiper catch during the day. I caught two blues and two footballs. One was measured by Roop using his right arm for the tape and the fish took the whole arm. But everybody got into them , some with a good number like Marvin and Dom , I think. Anyway thats it. I was able to put Dave up for the night after and envied the fact that he was going on Trip three on Saturday
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My experience with Windu was less than straightforward. The web site said your credit card would be billed upon check in. Not true, it was billed at the time of the booking. A notice after booking tells you of additional taxes that are assessed. I assumed this is what would be billed upon check-in but evidently one is suppose to leave cash behind to cover it. Attempts to resolve this with the owner were complicated by the web site which refused to send my messages because it would not recognize my phone number.
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Training Diary: March 25
- Written by Dave Walsh
Back to training, and the key word for today: kicks. Right kick to the body, left kick to the body. Two right kicks, fast on top of each other. Two right kicks, switch, two left kicks. Working various manner of right/left combinations leads me to a few observations.
First, the ability to quickly switch stances and to control how you bring your leg down after a kick is huge. I admire that ability to look effortless in your switch to a south paw stance and immediately throw the left kick. I'm definitely not there yet, as I can execute the switch and kick, but it's so deliberate and telegraphed that an opponent would see it coming a mile away and I would never get the kick off. But that's what drills are for. The other aspect of this footwork that eludes me is bringing your foot back down in a different position then when you threw the kick. Example: throwing a left kick from the back leg, then bringing your left leg down in the lead position in order to immediately throw a right kick. This sounds obvious and simple, but there's something about the weight distribution that I find very challenging. Perhaps I need to get all boxing style on it and work jump rope and things to get lighter on my feet. As with all of this training, it really makes you appreciate when you see someone like Giorgio Petrosyan who is an absolute master of footwork.
The other big question for me this week was finding the right balance between keeping your guard up and using your hands to help give you power when kicking. This is a tough line to find, and it's one I recall The Voice discussing on more than one occasion during fights. Particularly for Muay Thai, there is a tendency to chop with your hand as you throw a kick in order to add some extra power and torque to the kick. And this is naturally what your body wants to do – try throwing a kick while covering your head and your hands will naturally drop to help push that kick through. But the downside is obvious – dropping that hand exposes the head, and against an opponent with good timing, this is an easy way to get yourself KO'd. So how do you find that balance? For me, the big thing I am working on in this area is simply getting the hand back up to guard as fast as possible, and maybe that's the answer. But I'd be curious to hear from those more experienced if this is an area they think about at all.
Last kicking note – on a personal level, one thing I need to work on is my range. I'm pretty tall (6'4") and want to use that height to my advantage, but I still haven't figured out quite the right range for my kicks. As a result, I don't always catch the pads just right, which throws me off balance, and frankly, just looks embarrassing. Got to keep at it and find that range.
Speaking of embarrassing – I suffered my first (very minor) injury today. Nothing bad, just a bruised or sprained or some word that is slightly less than broken, but still discolored and painful toe. And how did I get this injury? From improper technique on a kick? Better yet, from using so much power on the kick that my toe simply could not stand the force? Nope, I snagged it on the edge of the mat when dropping down for a push up. This is not exactly the kind of training injury I envisioned, and is unlikely to wow you with my dedication, but hey, I'm here to tell you what happened – even if it is a bit on the humiliating side. Now off to get some tape before next time.
Training Diary is a weekly series documenting my journey starting Muay Thai training. For more on this series, read the first entry here. I train at Conviction Fitness & Martial Arts, 4430 N. Western Ave., Chicago, IL www.convictionfitness.com.


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"For larger views of the photos (1200 x 800) - please click on the individual imagesINTRODUCTION This community never ceases to surprise me at times. I've slowly built a name for myself as a reviewer over the last couple of years, but sometimes my location can count against me, and being isolated means that opportunities do not always come my way. I also don't solicit reviews - preferring..." --Brooko
Rhapsodio Galaxy V2
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Rhapsodio RD3 Hi-Fi Grade Dynamic In-Ear Monitor
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mathrick recently pointed out that some people are trying to abuse Advogato by posting spam, and suggested that I delete or disable the idiot's account.
Of course, I'll do that if it turns out to be a real problem, but in the meantime it's a pretty good test of Advogato's trust metrics, especially the newer one for comment rating. Because of the size-0 profile bug, it wasn't being recomputed in timely fashion, but it's back online now. And, happily, the offending page has a rating of "1" so it's suppressed altogether from the recentlog view linked from the front page (assuming you're logged in).
There are some improvements I really want to make to the rating mechanism, and may be able to get to them sooner rather than later. For one, I want the un-logged-in view to have some reasonable default (maybe mine :) for the trust metric seed, rather than showing the results unfiltered. I also want to do a dynamic trimming thing, so that lower-ranked blog entries get trimmed more aggressively than higher-ranked. Same thing for <img> tags, which are sadly missing from Advo blogs.
The Advogato trust metrics really do work. I must really suck at self-promotion, because it seems the rest of the world doesn't seem to notice or care. Ah well.
Resolution-independent UI
One of the features intended for MacOS 10.4 (Tiger) was resolution-independence in the UI. What actually shipped is pretty much a baby step in that direction, as opposed to something really usable.
Overall, it looks pretty much like what I proposed a year and a half ago. What I called the "pppx ratio" (pixels per px unit) is called the "scaling factor", and is accessible as the userSpaceScaleFactor method in Cocoa, or HIWindowGetScaleMode() in Carbon. Handling of legacy apps is also very much as I propsed. I wrote last April: "If the app is not LQ-aware, then as it asks for a display surface, the OS knows to give it one with 100 dpi "pixels", so that each pixel that the app draws shows up on the hardware as a 2x2 square of pixels". This is implemented in Tiger as Magnified Mode. A Carbon app signals its "LQ-awareness" by setting the kWindowFrameworkScaledAttribute flag at window creation time.
Even so, the results, as shipped on 10.4, aren't that good. Mortal users don't have any way of setting pppx, but developers can just open -a "Quartz Debug", then press apple-U to bring up a slider. I noticed that most apps shipping with the OS have "framework scaling" set, as opposed to just drawing in Magnified Mode, but many have artifacts. A few set the window height (but oddly enough, not the width) based on pixel, rather than px, units, so the window is chopped off at the bottom when the scaling mode is greater than 1. Quite a few (Safari especially) generally work, but have artifacts. A few seem to work well right out of the box (I didn't do a careful study, but Cocoa seemed to predominate here).
Text and vector graphics scale well, but bitmaps don't. And, indeed, all the Aqua UI elements are drawn as pppx=1 bitmaps, then scaled, so things don't look all that sharp. Similarly for web pages shown in Safari - all the bitmap graphics look really fuzzy in comparison to the text. I've said this before and will say it again: the Web desperately needs good standards for providing images at resolutions greater than 96 dpi. I say "desperately" because it needs them today to provide quality printing, but of course once the problem is solved it will work just as well for LQ displays as well.
One interesting note: when pppx=1, the display dpi is nominally 72 dpi, which was true of the original 9" Mac back in 1984. Yet, today, nearly all machines Apple ships have 100 dpi LCD screens. Setting pppx automatically by dividing the actual display resolution (queryable through a protocol spoken along the video cable) by 72 will typically result in a setting 33% too large. One solution is to make sure it always gets set manually (as I wrote a year ago, "The pppx ratio should be a global configuration parameter.") Another is to fudge the calculation. I guess we'll have to wait until 10.5 to see how Apple finally deals with all the usability issues.
I'm flying to Japan again from Nov 5-Nov 16. I'll have the last few days more or less free, so that would be a good time to meet up with Advogatans in Japan. Let me know (through my gmail address) if you're going to be around then.


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McGloin sets records as Penn State topples Indiana
McGloin, Robinson connect for 3 TDs
STATE COLLEGE, Penn. - Penn State 45, Indiana 22: Matt McGloin threw four touchdown passes - three to sophomore Allen Robinson - as the host Nittany Lions overcame a slow start to improve to 16-0 all-time against the Hoosiers.
McGloin's 45 career touchdown passes are the most in Penn State history and his 3,073 yards this season also set a school standard. Robinson, who matched a career high with 10 catches and had a career-best 197 yards Saturday, set a Nittany Lions' record with 73 receptions this season.
McGloin finished 22-of-32 for 397 yards and Zach Zwinak rushed for 133 yards and scored two touchdowns for Penn State (7-4, 5-2 Big Ten).
Cameron Coffman was 33-of-59 for a career-high 454 yards and two touchdowns for Indiana (4-7, 2-5), which missed out on bowl participation for the fifth straight season and 18th time in the last 20 years. Shane Wynn matched a career best with 12 catches for a career-high 108 yards for the Hoosiers.
Robinson's first touchdown catch - a 26-yarder - came on fourth-and-3 and put the Nittany Lions ahead 7-0 in the first quarter. His 53-yarder on a wide receiver screen was one of two scores in the second quarter and gave Penn State the lead for good 14-10.
Penn State led 28-13 at halftime after McGloin's 16-yard touchdown pass to Zwinak with 31 seconds remaining. The score was set up by a spectacular interception at the Penn State 38 by linebacker Gerald Hodges, who jumped in the air and batted down Coffman's pass at short range before making a diving catch.
GAME NOTEBOOK: McGloin broke Zack Mills' Penn State record of 41 career touchdown passes set in 2004 and Daryll Clark's mark of 3,003 yards accomplished in 2009. ... Robinson broke the record of 63 catches in a season set by O.J. McDuffie in 1992 and Bobby Engram in 1995. ... Penn State standout LB Michael Mauti was carted off the field midway through the first quarter when an apparent left knee injury. Mauti entered Saturday leading the team in tackles with 9.3 per game. ... Ewald was 100-for-100 on extra points before missing in the third quarter when he hit the left upright.


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The ergonomically advanced design of the Agility Paddles helps teach swimmers the correct palm positive hand position. Due to the paddles strapless design, incorrect technique will cause the paddle to fall off the swimmer's hand. The Agility Paddles' convex design also promotes an early catch and reminds the swimmer to maintain an early vertical forearm position. This versatile paddle works for all four strokes and accommodates most hand sizes. Not only are the Agility Paddles durable, but the absence of straps makes them more comfortable for the swimmers and easier for coaches, who no longer have to hassle with broken straps during practice.
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Convex design encourages paddle to have increased traction with the water
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Versatile paddle works for freestyle, backstroke, breaststroke and butterfly
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Creates proper hand placement with thumb and fingers in ideal position
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Random Thought For The Day
At the ACCU conference a week or so back, Steve Alexander mentioned that the constituent parts of large Python projects he'd worked on were more loosely coupled than those of similarly sized Java projects.
I wonder if this is in part because of the prominence of unit testing in the Python world.
If you're trying to write a unit test for some object that requires you set up six billion other objects before you can create an instance of the class being tested (a) you don't have a unit test any more and (b) it's just really really annoying. It always helps when doing the wrong thing grates.
I doubt this counts as a particularly profound thought, but I've just now had it strike me. I guess this is also an XP-ish thing: when you come across something that smells bad like the tight coupling I've just been removing, do something about it. Like, now.
Another tangent to this is when you're doing test driven development (I don't feel I can capitalize that phrase in the context of what I've been doing for this particular personal hack) you really have to structure your program in a way that supports this methodology. I'm not sure people always realize this.
To pick two methodologies that in some sense are opposite extremes, consider the arguments that crop up from time to time between the static typing crowd and the unit testing crowd. The static typing crowd are used to structuring their programs in a way that maximizes the advantage of their methodology, i.e. crafting types in such a way that if your program compiles it has a damn good chance of doing what you want. The unit testers are experts at separating their problems into components that can be tested individually and writing thorough tests. I suspect that some of the reasons for the flamewars is a failure to appreciate the other "side's" practices.
(Hopefully you'll have noticed an assumption above that "static typing" means ML or Haskell or something like that. C coders just lose. Java I don't know much about but probably loses too. In C++ it's probably possible not to lose, but oh my, it hurts.)
As to which "side" is better, well, I'm not going to attempt an answer to that question :-) One thing to consider, though, is the side benefits of a given methodology such as the unit testing driving loose coupling. There are probably side benefits to the powerful static type system approach, too. I will notice that for sub-genius programmers, the unit test approach is probably just plain easier.
Of course, there no reason static typing and unit testing are mutually exclusive. Though, it seems to me that a unit test framework for ML (say) would have to include tests that 'merely' assert that some piece of code does or does not compile -- unit testing the type system, in other words. Hmm, the advantages of setting things down in prose: that last thought had definitely not occurred to me when I started this post... I wonder if any work has been done in this direction.
The Hack
Oh yes, the hack I've been working on: a PowerPC assembler in pure Python :-)
This has its own special fun in that a failing test is more likely to show up as a core dump than as a traceback...


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Professor of Philosophy Harry G. Frankfurt, the Romanell-Phi Beta Kappa Professor for 1999-2000, will deliver three public lectures on the theme "Some Thoughts about Norms, Love and the Goals of Life." His talks are entitled "How Should We Live?" (March 23), "Some Mysteries of Love," (March 28) and "The Dear Self" (March 30). All the lectures will take place at 4:30 p.m. in Dodds Auditorium in Robertson Hall.
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Family: Lycaenidae, Gossamer-wing Butterflies view all from this family
Description Henry's Elfin (Callophrys henrici, sometimes called the Woodland Elfin) is a North American butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. In Canada it is found from southern Manitoba to southern Nova Scotia. It has two main groups of populations in the USA: the first is found along the Atlantic Coast and uses various hollies (Ilex) as host plants; and the second is found mainly in the north and the Appalachians where they use Redbud (Cercis canadensis) as a host plant. Henry's Elfin is increasing in New England because of an introduced buckthorn (Rhamnus cathartica) it now uses as a host plant.
The upper side of the wings is a dark brown color. The underside of the wings is strongly two-toned with the basal area being dark brown-black. The hind wing postmedian line has white at both ends. The outer edge of the hind wing is frosted and the outer edge of the fore wing is sometimes green-toned. The hind wing has tails that are short and stubby. In the south east, these tails are longer. The male lacks a stigma. Henry's Elfin's wingspan measures 20 to 25 mm (0.79 to 0.98 in)
Dimensions 7/8-1 1/8" (22-28 mm).
Habitat Forests & woodlands, Meadows & fields, Scrub, shrub & brushlands.
Range Texas, New England, Plains, Eastern Canada, Southeast, Florida, Great Lakes, Mid-Atlantic.


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Ultra-Smashed Cheeseburgers Recipe
Unraveling the mysteries of home cooking through science.
Classic smashed burgers are all about maximizing that deep, brown crust. But I found myself wondering, what if I were to take this to the extreme? Is there a way I could pack even more flavor into a burger? And thus, the ultra-smashed burger was born. Same burger size, but twice the amount of crisp, browned crust.
Why this recipe works:
- Smashing ground beef firmly into a non-greased pan increases contact points, delivering maximum crust and maximum flavor.
- We use a stiff spatula or a bench scraper to scrape the burger up from the pan, making sure to get every last bit of tasty brown crust.
- By cooking two 2-ounce patties instead of one 4-ounce patty, we get double the amount of crust, while a slice of cheese in between the patties keeps things moist.
Note: These burgers cook very fast, so it's best to make them one at a time. If making multiple burgers, keep them warm under a tent of foil while preparing subsequent burgers.
About the author: J. Kenji Lopez-Alt is the Chief Creative Officer of Serious Eats where he likes to explore the science of home cooking in his weekly column The Food Lab. You can follow him at @thefoodlab on Twitter, or at The Food Lab on Facebook.
- Yield:Makes 1 burger
- Active time: 5 mintues
- Total time:5 minutes
- Rated:
- 1 soft hamburger roll, buttered and toasted
- Condiments and toppings as desired, such as mayonnaise, mustard, shredded lettuce, onions, tomatoes, or pickles
- 4 ounces freshly ground beef chuck, divided into two 2-ounce balls
- Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 1 slice good melting cheese, such as American or homemade melting cheese slices
Prepare burger bun by laying toppings on the bottom bun. Have it nearby and ready for when your burger is cooked.
Preheat a large stainless steel sauté pan or skillet over high heat for 2 minutes. Place balls of beef in the pan, and smash down with a stiff metal spatula, using a second spatula to add pressure. Smashed patties should be slightly wider than the burger bun.
Season generously with salt and pepper and allow to cook until well-browned and top is beginning to turn pale pink/gray in spots, about 45 seconds. Using a bench scraper or the back side of a stiff metal spatula, carefully scrape burger patties from pan, making sure to get all of the browned bits.
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New Dslr Owner!
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Just wanted to say HIP-HIP-HOORAY with others who will understand.
Anyone have a suggestion on books for learning MANUAL techniques (besides DInny's great book)?? Thanks in advance!
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My Gallery I scrap with Photoshop CS6.
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One of the things I did when I got my first DSLR was go to the bookstore and browse their entire stock of camera books. I finally selected Jeff Revell's book for my camera, the Canon Rebel T1i, because he didn't just describe how to adjust the settings, but WHY to choose various settings. Also he includes beautiful photos with information about the settings he used and end of chapter assignments so you can go through it like a photography class. I just now searched Amazon for Jeff Revell because I know he has made books about several cameras, and indeed he has written one for you: Nikon D3100: From Snapshots to Great Shots.
Another great resource for me, before I even bought my DSLR, was an in-depth beginners' online course by John Greengo at CreativeLIVE, Fundamentals of Digital Photography. I enjoyed his manner of teaching, with humor and easygoing encouragement, and with his use of visuals he made clear for me how the camera works and what aperture, shutter speed, and all that means and why we choose various settings. If you go to that link, I think you can watch some of the videos free. CreativeLIVE regularly offers photography classes, so you may want to get on their mailing list.
Another online option that's totally free is a couple of blog series by My 3 Boybarians, 31 Days of Photo Tips (which she did last month) and 31 Days to a Better Photo (last year's).
For a wealth of information and forum where you can get feedback you might want to try Clickinmoms. They have challenges and contests and chatting too, just like here at Scrapgirls.
Digital Photography School is another great resource. I get notices of their articles via email so I don't miss any. I've subscribed to many other photography sites and blogs too, but I need to wrap this up.
Maybe you'd like to browse my photography bookmarks HERE. Have fun with your new camera!
Oh, one more thing! The best help for me in improving my photography has been that I participate in a local photography club that has monthly lesson/critique meetings and several photo shoots every month. I found the group through Meetup.com. You might also find groups through yahoogroups or Google groups (are they still active?). You can tell I love photography, I guess. But I have kids asking me to go upstairs and read bedtime stories, so I have to go.
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I'm in sort of a weird spot with my linked list class as part of a larger assignment. For my node class, my GetData function returns by reference. The template functions look like this:
// Node's GetData functions. const T& GetData const { return m_data; } T& GetData { return m_data; }It seemed like a good idea for the Delete function in my linked list to return the node's data back to the user after deletion. However I'm not sure if it's even possible to return the data after, since my node's getter functions are returning by reference. Can you force a return-by-value from a return-by-reference function? Is there a better solution to this? Thanks.
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