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Yes, it's TRUE!! ... I am about to receive the WORDS FIRST NN4 with RD16. I am also getting the Arca Style Quick Release System ASQRS2 and the Nadir Adapter for NN3 and NN5 series all personally packed by Bill Bailey himself - CEO of LLC dba Nodal Ninja.... Sorry I am a woman, I cannot keep a secret for more than one day...!! Bill Bailey has also chucked in the 2010 Nodal Ninja Coin Token, I will let him off for not sending me the 2011 Opps, there isn't one!
''Destiny may now claim bragging rights to owning the first NN4 :-)'' (Bill Bailey)
At the moment my NN4 and other goodies are at the: International Dispatch in Los Angeles... It's being sent via USPS Express International post so it will only take a few days to get to Australia... Silly Aus customs will probably keep it for at least 2 days....
Bill Bailey has turned my Lemon into a Cherry Tree... To be honest, not quite true... Anthony Palmowski of iPanoramic in Australia fixed most of the issues I had with my NN3, from providing me with a better fixing screw with top cover, and putting on a wider plastic Rotor plate to eliminate most of the wiggle I had... The only thing really missing was the camera plate but not to worry.... All in the past...!
My Cherry Tree is on its way.....
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I'm sure you'll enjoy it
Thank you Vincèn.... I will not forget that it was your support that resulted in this outcome...
vincen wrote:
I'm sure you'll enjoy it
Destiny wrote:
Thank you Vincèn.... I will not forget that it was your support that resulted in this outcome...
Hey Vincèn
As far as my husband and I are concerned, a business is built on the foundations of good customer service… Bill Bailey CEO of Bill Bailey LLC dba Nodal Ninja has provided the very best customer support service we have ever had from any product we have ever purchased!!! We also believe it will be due to this support that their new NN4 and other products will sell very well throughout the world, all because customers will be able to rely on and count on Bill Bailey's amazing customer service....
My husband John is especially grateful to Bill Bailey since he bought my NN3 for my birthday present last year and has been feeling a little responsible..... But now he is as happy as me!!
Destiny and John...
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Hi Vincen,
May I just ask if the detent rings on NN5 is applicable to the NN4?
Thank you,
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May I just ask if the detent rings on NN5 is applicable to the NN4?
For sure rotator is the same between both models so you'll be able to use same detent rings for NN5 and NN4
Hey.. Still waiting for my Cherry Tree....
Just thought I would tell you a little story...
As you know many in Australia suffered greatly during the big floods early this year.. I took this photo about three days after it peeked; just two minutes walk from our home... Bundamba, a town just up the road to us also went under and the roads were also blocked towards the west, going to toward Toowoomba, where as you know many were killed or lost to an inland tsunami of black mud... Many shops in our main Brisbane road are still closed and we would expect that some of those who lost their businesses also lost their homes.. John and I would like to apprise you all that people like Bill Bailey of Nodal Ninja and Anthony of iPanoramic donated $5,000 to that disaster appeal.. Both John and I became quite sick from wading in that horrible contaminated water as we helped others who lost everything.. So we would just like to remind you all that every Nodal Ninja product you purchase, in part goes to help those whom you may never meet or know their names but will always be grateful to you...
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Hi Vincen,
Thank you very much for the info.
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You really need a personal blog, mate...
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Hhmm - typo, HDR and your name on it makes it look a bit like a holiday-postcard . . .
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You really need a personal blog, mate...
Your right, so I changed it... No editing.. as it was shot... Taken from inside a small boat as we rowed down the main Brisbane Road...
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Hhmm - typo, HDR and your name on it makes it look a bit like a holiday-postcard . . .
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Well guys and girls.. My NN4 has arrived!!!
I guess since I am the first in the world to officially receive one, this would be the first basic overview review of the New Nodal Ninja NN4...
First impressions are always the best... Well, as I opened the box I was lost for words, except for the many ''Wow's''!! If I were to compare the NN3 to this New NN4 I would have to say there is no comparison. I am truly blown away. It is a beautiful thing..! The finish is really nice, perfect in fact. Nodal Ninja have certainly put a lot of thought into this New NN4 pano head... The Nadir Adapter for NN3 and NN5 series is a really nice thing too. It feels nice in the hand and works great, very precise clicks with great functionality. I guess the new name for this Nadir Adapter might be the Nadir Adapter for NN3, NN4 and NN5 series.
The Arca Style Quick Release System ASQRS2 is a great addition, it looks like there are two options to choose from, I think it's called the CP-2 with a lip on the back. It's the plate I did not have on my old NN3, but this one is a true set and it works great! It's really good to have these two options. My NN4 with all the bells and whistles is now mounted on my tripod and looking fantastic. I guess I should be bouncing about the room like a spring bunny but to be honest I am feeling a bit tearful. Bill Bailey CEO of LLC dba Nodal Ninja has done a really nice thing for both me and John.. and baby too..!! He sent her a little rubber Ninja; she loves it!! And John and I do not have to fight over the Nodal Ninja coin either since Bill sent us two!!
The NN4 is far better engineered than the NN3, it's thicker, stronger and when mounted onto of the RD-16 Rotor it's perfect. I am going to love using this NN4 pano head and I will look professional too. I love all the beautifully inserted cork bits. Although they have a function they also look good too, really nicely placed and finished off. Even the main plastic securing knobs are well finished with no sharp edges. The bubble leveller is clear and clean looking. The Quick Release System has a really nice fine marker for accurate placing. The Nadir setup stops are now metal, rather than the old plastic ones.
I think that all of the hard work that has been put into this very fine tool will be appreciated by thousands of pano photographers around the world for many years to come. Bill Bailey and his team should be very proud of themselves for producing such a high quality engineered and beautifully finished NN4 pano head.
I almost forgot to mention a really important feature of the NN4. The increments' on the rotating upper bar adjustment is just GREAT! No longer do I have to set this by eye. It works really well. I just have to rotate it to 30 degrees and 'click' its there, then up to 60 degrees and again 'click' its there. But the one's I love most are the 90 and 45 degrees, it now sets to vertical and right angle with no problems, easy and perfect every time.
Destiny.. I love the NN4
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Destiny.. I love the NN4
Thanks for the great feedback Destiny and happy you enjoy it
Hey Destiny,
Appreciate the kind words and that you're up and running full steam ahead.
And being the first customer to actually own our new NN4 certainly is worthy of bragging rights. Even if we didn't have NN4 we would have worked out a fair resolution for you.
Best of luck with the business.
Hey Destiny this is the internet 2011, why no piks...
Oh sorry Gordon.. very soon I will be.... I am just setting up my Nadir point... just about there now.. I am really fussy..
I have never done a nadir patch before so I am struggling with that a bit but Bill Bailey put a CD with with the kits so I have to check that out to see if there is anything on there.. Not to worry.. I will tell you this though.. The NN4 is a very fine pano head.. I love it soo much.. the increments are really clear and since there is a marker on the top bar where it rotates its really easy to eye up the camera lens iris in/out..
I have ordered a green screen so my husband can create an interactive view of this NN4.. We are just waiting for it to arrive.. He is a guru with all that stuff.. I hope!! I really hope it arrives today or we will have to wait until next week...
OK Gordon.. here you go.. some pics of my brand new state of the art NN4.. Its beautiful... Sorry I was unable to mount my camera onto my NN4 since I only have one camera which obverously I used to take these photos.. I only have one tripod too.... Not to worry... At least you can see it now...
PS.. I should have dusted it down first with my Nodal Ninja cleaning cloth..
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Hey Destiny this is the internet 2011, why no piks...
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Destiny wrote:
I have never done a nadir patch before....
Hi Destiny, The Nadir Adapter we included (not standard in retail package) will help make shooting the nadir easier.
see: http://z10a.com/e3Sqsp in our forum for some tips on it's use. Eventually we hope add a short tutorial to the 32 videos already on youtube.
ps - cute Ninja hey?
Hello hankkarl..... Yes the Nodal Ninja target logo is great, with a practical use and looks good too... I took a page from someone in this forum and put a needle and thread then sticky taped it to the centre of my lens cap and dangled the needle over the NN Logo.. It worked great..
Not so sure you could say the NN4 looks like the Manfrotto 303SPH.. There is no way I would swop my NN4 for it... I love some of the Manfrotto stuff, I even own their carbon fibre tripod and love it so much. Its beautifully made... And as pano people know on this forum, I love beautifully made things... For me, not only it has to work well, it also has to look and feel nice too.. It has to be something I really want to use..
Which pano head do you have... or are you looking at buying one..?? The Manfrotto might be nice but until its in the hand its hard to tell.. A photo can never be used to judge a thing by....
hankkarl wrote:
Putting the target onto the screw at the axis of rotation (yaw) is a nice touch, and makes for an easier setup.
Looks a lot like a Manfrotto 303SPH.
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Thank you Bill... The CD with links was also a great resource.. My little Ninja as been rescued from baby and is now sitting on top of my iMac.. Its my happy thought memory...
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Destiny wrote:
I have never done a nadir patch before....
Hi Destiny, The Nadir Adapter we included (not standard in retail package) will help make shooting the nadir easier.
see: http://z10a.com/e3Sqsp in our forum for some tips on it's use. Eventually we hope add a short tutorial to the 32 videos already on youtube.
ps - cute Ninja hey?
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Looks a lot like a Manfrotto 303SPH.
Hi hankarl,
Manfrotto builds excellent products (I have many) but they do not specialize in this genre of photography. We're a company that dedicates ourselves exclusively to developing and providing panoramic equipment. We know what the end user needs to get the job done and if people say hey try this then we try that.
Here is a photo showing side by side comparisons with different pano heads.
Not sure why Kaidan went bankrupt.
NN4's vertical and upper rail are slightly smaller than NN5 - the lower rail and rotators are same.
Also the advanced rotator of Nodal Ninja uses an internal ball bearing construction and the external components are CNC machined - very "fluid" and smooth rotation with click stops as small as 3.75 degrees (on RD16).
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This coming weekend more than 200 bloggers and retail representatives will be meeting face to face in Bentonville, Arkansas with the purpose of collaborating and creating "collective bias" for certain retail brands on the Internet. Collective Bias is actually the name of the organizers of the event. "Effective leveraging of the social space" is actually the term being used to describe the collusion between bloggers and brands that is expected to be the result.
At face value this seems to be a conference built on an ethical tightrope for both the bloggers and the retailers who will participate. While there are separate designated tracks and presentations for company representatives and bloggers, it is unlikely that the formal sessions are the attraction of the event. I doubt that retail marketing employees and bloggers who have the ability to influence consumer opinions are making the effort to visit the exciting metropolis of Bentonville for three days just because of the workshops. When these two contingencies share meals, hallways, hotels, bowling lanes and Happy Hour events for three days, there are sure to be some "relationships" (wink) forged.
The description of the Collective Bias "SoFabCon" doesn't list the relationships (wink) that will be created as one of the benefits of the event, but undoubtedly everybody knows why they're there. Making the connection between retailers who need some positive social press and bloggers who have the ability to generate it is what the Collective Bias business is all about.
The stated purpose of Collective Bias on its website is to "drive retail sales through the coordinated creation of social media stories." It's a worthy mission and there's nothing wrong with it. That is, unless the readers of these "coordinated social media stories" don't know that the blogger who wrote them was "influenced" to cover the topic and that they have a relationship (wink) with the companies that will profit from the positive press about the stuff they're writing about.
Kmart is one of the companies that has used the "coordinated social media stories" strategy, according to the Collective Bias website. Reportedly Kmart sponsored a blogging campaign for their Outdoor Living department products with 40 bloggers. In looking at the sample posts, it is clear that the bloggers were given clear instructions about what links to include in their articles and even some of the verbiage to use in their because several things are repeated by different bloggers in different posts.
Now, I'm sure that Kmart and Collective Bias will be quick to jump in and say that all of their bloggers are required to post the standard disclaimer... "I am a member of the Collective Bias Social Fabric® Community. This shop has been compensated as part of a social shopper insights study for Collective Bias. #CBias #SocialFabric. All opinions are my own! " Legally, this seems to meet the minimum requirement for declaring a sponsorship relationship (wink). But the fact that this disclaimer is posted at the end of a long article, after several large photos, at least one video, and numerous links to the sponsors' website pretty much guarantees that it won't get read. Especially since it's often in 6 point type and barely understandable.
Really, does the average reader know that "compensated as part of a social shopper insights study" means the same thing as "one of 40 bloggers who received compensation from Kmart to write about their outdoor furniture and link back to their websites and social media accounts?" This is risky ethical business not because it's illegal, but because consumers often have a different opinion about right and wrong than courts and lawmakers do. Consumers don't like to be duped and they're not inclined to be forgiving after they find out they have been.
It's unfortunately not surprising that Kmart would engage in anything that could be considered risky social media business (and allow the Collective Bias website to proudly display it as a case study) given the desperate hail-mary marketing from Sears Holdings (SHLD) that has been using just to try and keep its business alive. Seemingly, though, this "leveraging of the social space" seems to be a great example of going after short-term gains at the expense of long-term relationships. This is probably the kind of managerial thinking that got the Sears and Kmart chains off track in the first place.
If long-term success is dependent on customer engagement and loyalty (and it is) and if customer engagement and loyalty are built on a foundation of trust (and it is), then the potential for collateral damage from these collusive blogging campaigns is huge. Not because anything is illegal, but because it's not as forthright as it could be.
Why isn't the legal sponsorship disclaimer posted at the beginning of the article so that the reader knows what's happening before they read the article? I can only imagine it's because consumers don't respond the same way to advertisements as they do to unbiased content. But the fact of the matter is that few if any of the 40 bloggers on the Kmart campaign had ever blogged about Kmart outdoor furniture before they were compensated to. So even the consideration of the topic was purchased, which makes the content biased. Consumers deserve to be informed about the bias up front, in my opinion.
Sears and Kmart are unlikely to win themselves a spot on the "Most Ethical Retail Companies" list with these kind of marketing smokescreens. And they're unlikely to rebuild their base of genuine loyal brand advocates with semi-deceptive strategies and purchased mouthpieces. You might be able to mislead people through your doors, but in the age of transparency, you can't believe you won't ever be called out for it.
This is not to imply that anybody is doing anything "wrong" or that Collective Bias is the only company that is in the business of connecting bloggers with sponsors. Blissdom is another company based in Canada that will be sponsoring a similar conference in October. Along with workshops, the Blissdom conference will include at least one Sponsor "Meet and Treat" event and classic trade show booth exhibits presumably manned by company representatives who want bloggers to talk positively about them.
It sounds like a walking talking full weekend swag bag. Not that there's anything wrong with that either for the participating bloggers or the sponsors like Chevrolet (GM), Microsoft (MSFT), Starbucks (SBUX), Indigo, and Sleep Country who will be courting their affections. They're just "taking a meeting."
I'm not sure what the laws in Canada are regarding sponsorship transparency, but if readers are unaware that their favorite blogger's affections are for sale, it's less an issue of legalities as it is an issue of trust. It seems like both bloggers and retailers would want to factor in the value of customer trust before doing anything that jeopardizes it because genuine trust is one thing that will never have a price tag.
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Dean Mackenzie's meteoric success as a photographer has been fuelled by passion, hard work, and good coffee. A self-taught photographer, Dean discovered image-making as a traveller, eager to capture his experiences. Years later, based in Christchurch NZ, he enjoys shooting international lifestyle and sports based campaigns for agencies out of the USA, China, Korea, Australia and NZ.
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Animated Painting - Using Animated Path Stroking Script
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*as I'm working on recreating the graphic, I think I may have found my error....I have been forgetting to set brush spacing to 1! Lets see if that is it...
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Here is a screen shot...in the enlarged version I hope you can see the white dotted path (selected to show it) and the green dotted brush size...I am sure it's large enough to overlap the path but you can see where the white is not painted in, as if I used a smaller brush. Any clue as to what I am missing?
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Path direction is left to right. Urm, kinda too lazy to go do another screen shot but I will if you need the exact green to red zig zag pattern.
I only have one xcf saved, not sure how to get a file out of it? How do I send an xcf file please.
I know I could just keep using the galaxy brush, but now I have my curiousity piqued as to what up, lol.
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With Gmail there are no problem Yahoo was allowing only more commune format (but at least once to trick yahoo by renaming the file extension in jpg worked, except then has to be renamed back to xcf again to be opened)...but maybe now work with no complication also with yahoo
In any case zip the file solve any problem
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Anyway, he received them okay.
2-ton, you can also send them through box.net, but email is easier......
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I have a different kind of question now...is there a brush that will paint with a glow? You know when you make a glow line how it is bright in the center and semi-transparent and blurry along the edges?
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I'll let you know later what I come up with.
Not that I'm aware of directly; however, you can probably accomplish it, but every image will probably require some experimentation. In the example below, I used a small, soft brush and stroked the path with white (I'm sure other colors would work), with the brush in normal mode. Then, I picked the next larger size, soft brush and stroked it with a desired color and with the brush in Hard Light mode. I continued a couple more times (with a larger brush each time) til I got this:
I'm sure there are other ways to do it. Experimentation is the key.
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Wow, that glow line is awesome, but looks like a lot of work!
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Cool! I know you didn't want to use the galaxy brush, but I'm glad you got it to work. We'll figure out what's wrong with the other version.
Nope, about 10 minutes total and that's mostly cause I was experimenting with different blend modes.
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People wonder how I can spend all day doing nothing but play with Gimp, lol.
*had to try it...I stroked the blue first, white second. I need to make a brush that has more blurring on the edge that the default soft brush to make a better glow.
ahhh, now I'm bummed. I finally got one of these set up, and I cannot use a gif animation on an igoogle site. grrrr. There must be some workaround, but I don't know anything about code and such.
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May 2013:
Where Justice and Mercy Meet: Catholic Opposition to the Death Penalty
Edited by Vicki Schieber, Trudy D. Conway, and David Matzko McCarthy
Review: Some say that if more people knew more about the actual practice of capital punishment, support for the practice would vastly decrease. Where Justice and Mercy Meet educates readers about the reality of the death penalty in the United States—from methods of execution to the influence of racism and poverty. Through well-researched and thought-provoking essays that combine history, statistics, and personal testimony, we learn of the grim reality of state executions.
More crucially, the book examines the arguments against capital punishment that stem from a rich Catholic tradition of forgiveness, love, and discipleship. We discover that, for criminal justice to be truly just, we must take into account the mercy of God's love. This message is truly one to be spread.
—Elizabeth Lefebvre, Assistant Editor, U.S. Catholic
Liturgical Press says: This book explores the Catholic stance against capital punishment in new and important ways. The broad perspective of this book has been shaped in conversation with the Catholic Mobilizing Network to End the Use of the Death Penalty, as well as through the witness of family members of murder victims and the spiritual advisors of condemned inmates.
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April 2013:
Why Bother Praying?
By Richard Leonard, S.J.
Review: Jesuit Father Richard Leonard is the first to humbly admit that he's no authority on prayer, which in a way makes him the perfect candidate to write a book on the subject. Like most of us, Leonard has struggled with praying and understands the challenges of maintaining a healthy prayer life, making him less a teacher and more a trusted friend.
With wonderfully simple advice like, "If it helps, do it; if it doesn't, don't" and plenty of at times laugh-out-loud anecdotes, Leonard offers a fresh and engaging perspective on the richness and diversity of one of the church's greatest traditions. For all who struggle to maintain their own personal relationship with God, Why Bother Praying? is an answer to their prayers—especially if they were reluctant to say them.
—Scott Alessi, Managing Editor, U.S. Catholic
Paulist Press says: Written by the bestselling author of Where the Hell Is God?, this accessible volume is for everyone who wonders how to pray, everyone who wonders what happens when you pray, and everyone who wonders if God hears our prayers.
Paperback: $14.95
Available at bookstores or from Paulist Press: 800-218-1903 or shop online at www.paulistpress.com.
March 2013:
7 Keys to Spiritual Wellness: Enriching Your Faith by Strengthening the Health of Your Soul
By Joe Paprocki
Review: In the contemporary dualism that sees spirituality as distinct from religion, Joe Paprocki admits that Christianity is too often confined to the latter and considered "less as a spiritual path and more as a code of ethics." In his compact book, Paprocki offers seven deceptively simple keys to recovering the rich spirituality of the Christian faith. The keys correspond to unexpected questions, such as "Who is your court jester?", "What is your dream vacation spot?", and "What gives you heartburn?"
Signaling a departure from the ego-stroking found in most contemporary self-help books, Paprocki instead insists first on the importance of humility and offers this mantra: "It's not all about you." Honest as a physician and compassionate as a true friend, 7 Keys to Spiritual Wellness is a book worth having on call.
—Meghan Murphy-Gill, Associate Editor, U.S. Catholic
Loyola Press says: Joe Paprocki provides a prescription for spiritual health based on the rich wisdom of Catholic tradition. He identifies seven strategies for achieving spiritual wellness and seven persistent dangers to our spiritual well-being.
Paperback: $12.95
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February 2013:
Scripture and the Authority of God: How to Read the Bible
By N.T. Wright
Review: Anglican Bishop N. T. Wright, one of today's most respected scripture scholars, provides an invaluable guide to reading scripture "with cultural and intellectual alertness and integrity." This book steers a middle course through the contemporary "mess and muddle" that Wright says has been created both by the fundamentalist eagerness for certainty on one end and by cultural, political, and philosophical pressures and the "agonized deconstructions" of postmodernity on the other.
It is through serious scripture reading, Wright argues, that Christians become energized to work for God's kingdom. He urges a reading that is "totally contextual, liturgically grounded, privately studied, refreshed by appropriate scholarship, and taught by the church's accredited leaders."
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HarperOne says: Bishop and Bible scholar N. T. Wright delivers a new model for how to understand the place of scripture and God's authority in the midst of religious confusion.
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Keys to the Council: Unlocking the Teaching of Vatican II
By Richard R. Gaillardetz and Catherine E. Cliffor
Review: Gaillardetz and Clifford, two noteworthy scholars, have selected 20 significant passages or "keys" from the documents of the Second Vatican Council that help us understand and appreciate the vision of the council fathers. Each chapter places the given passage in its larger historical context, explores its fundamental meaning and significance, and considers its larger significance for the life of the church today.
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In Celebration of Citizen Science
The end of the calendar year marks an end and a beginning for many cycles, among them the annual bird count conducted by the Audubon Society - this year being their 110th census, making it the longest-running volunteer or citizen science effort. Results of the Christmas Bird Count are being used to gauge climate change effects, among many other purposes. Many birders are also avid astronomers, sharing a love of observing and recording data. AAVSO - the American Association of Variable Star Observers - comes in a close second at 98 years, for conducting one of the longest running citizen science activities as well. The millions of observations reported to AAVSO are useful for all kinds of astrophysical studies, including this focus on epsilon Aurigae.Read more
2010: The Year of Total Eclipse
For the Northern Hemisphere of Earth, we have arrived at the winter solstice and the light has faded. For us in the north, spring is only 3 months away. For all of Earth, however, we will remain in the shadow of the disk in the epsilon Aurigae system for the next 12 months and then some - until nearly spring of 2011. Thus, we will be deprived of some of the warming photons coming to us from the F star in the system, while the dark disk intrudes and lingers in the line of sight.Read more
Time Sinks for Fun and Profit
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On final approach to TOTALITY!
It's December 8th evening, Julian Date (J.D.) 2,455,175 and we are only a few days from predicted time of Second Contact when total eclipse starts.
The words "1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th contact" refer to moments when objects in eclipsing systems overlap partially and totally. Consider a small circle crossing in front of a bigger circle: first, just the outsides touch (1st contact); then the small circle just gets fully inside the larger (2nd contact); later, the smaller circle begins to exit from inside the larger circle (3rd contact), and at the end, the circles stop touching at their edges, before separating (4th contact).Read more


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Investigators concluded the remains belonged to an animal, California Highway Patrol spokesman Officer Mario Lopez said Wednesday evening.
"Anytime we see something like this which may be human, we take all precautions in investigating the situation," Lopez said.
It was unclear if an officer stumbled upon the bag or if someone alerted officers to the item.
The offramp was shut down around 4 p.m. according to Caltrans officials, as investigators determined if the remains were or were not human.
Investigators have not identified what type of animal remains were in the bag or if there will be further investigation into the find.


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A.J. Cole, Francisco Lindor named Carolina League's players of the week
Oviedo graduate A.J. Cole and Montverde graduate Francisco Lindor, were named Tuesday as the Advanced A Carolina League's players of the week. Cole, 21, who plays for Potomac Nationals is in the Washington Nationals organization, was the pitcher...Tags: Cleveland Indians, Washington Nationals
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Your Vote Counts; So Vote
by: Dave & Nita Anand
If you think voting is a waste of time – then think again.
It is the people, who by exercising their right to vote, elect local, state and federal officials, including the President and thus push forward policies that loom large on the town, your job, your taxes, your health care, your children's education and hence the future of this nation itself. Elections are the cornerstones of our democracy and, in fact, voting is the process to form a healthier democracy that then is able to facilitate the most vital want of our life – happiness.
Think again - about people in far off countries who are unable to give their voting opinion because they live under a dictatorship or are crushed by a war or are fearful of terrorism or are steeped in backwardness. This voting right bestowed in you is a special privilege and to render a careful judgment is your responsibility. So think again and vote in honor of those who can't and by doing so put the
right person in charge who represents your needs and concerns.
Leaving aside the third world nations, where votes are bought with tons of money or are denied wholesale, the United States can boast of conducting the most free and fair elections in the developed world. Still, only about 50 percent of eligible voters participate in the presidential election; the figures are much lower for local and state elections. This low participation may have to do with voting rights history.
Black American males gained voting rights five years after the end of the Civil War; the 15th Amendment established those rights in 1870. Rights for voting by women came much later in 1920 when the 19th Amendment was enacted. As a result of these two amendments, Election Day is the one day each year when those who vote - whites, blacks, young, old, women, and all minorities - is treated equal, except for felons who are still denied voting right in some states.
Lately that bright city we call America has been losing its brightness and luster as it desperately tries to slip out of the deadly recessionary hold it finds itself in. Your vote will decide whether or not America will break that stranglehold and be restored, once again, as the shiniest city on the hill.
The two men fighting to occupy the Oval Office are starkly different and the nation will steer much differently depending on who takes over the country's reins for the next four years. Remember Al Gore and Florida in 2000 presidential election. Had Gore been the President instead of George W. Bush – we would, with good certainty, not have invaded Iraq to oust Saddam Hussein and thus avoided putting America in the financial mess we are in. This is the one most important reason why we must choose the right person in the next election.
All the debate battles are over, but the mother of all battles - the battle of the ballots, on November 6 - is just ahead and your one vote will matter since Al Gore lost in Florida by fewer than 600 votes. Even fewer overall votes have decided many local and state elections.
Your one vote counts more this time around than at any other time and letting it go waste could prove to be very costly for your children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Statistics show younger voters are more likely to shun voting, but then they are the ones who have the most to gain and lose simply because they have to live with the outcome of any election longer than anyone else.
My conscious tells me to select the candidate with whom we stand a better chance to fix the issues pertaining to jobs and economy, fiscal cliff, budget imbalance, higher taxes, unaffordable Obama-care, over-regulation, trade restrictions and oil dependency.
For us, Mitt Romney is that candidate who we believe is capable of solving all these problems and more by virtue of his successful business experience and state governance. And thus, discarding our indecision – we will vote for Romney, who looked much more presidential in the third debate than President Barack Obama, both in demeanor and his vision for America's future.
You must vote too for the good of the country since a more diverse opinion is rendered when a higher percentage of people participate. Now if you don't vote – you will have no right to complain. Instead, you must bear the consequences of giving up your franchise and being irresponsible. It is not simply a matter of responsibility; suffrage is the source of real power behind politicians who falsely think they wield the rod by making the rules and laws (e.g. taxes). But they don't, your vote does.
President Lyndon B. Johnson once said: "The vote is the most powerful instrument ever devised by man for breaking down injustice and destroying the terrible walls which imprison men because they are different from other men."
So vote and feel the rush of power you have but are unaware of it.
Independents Dave and Nita Anand are decided and will vote for Romney.
Amy OConnor
8:00 am on Monday, November 5, 2012
Terry: Why is this considered "local voices"? It's posted across dozens of the Patch sites throughout CT. I read the patch for local news. Is this guy actually local? If not, please devote the space to local voices.
Terry Date
8:12 am on Monday, November 5, 2012
Thanks, I assumed it was a local voice or at least a Massachusetts voice.
Dave & Nita Anand
8:17 am on Monday, November 5, 2012
Sorry that you feel disturbed by our essay of huge importance, to not just the Americans, but the entire World. In fact, if Patch was Worldwide, we would have shared our view irrespective of its acceptance.
We all are part of one big VILLAGE when it comes to a universal issue like "The Vote." BTW - This piece is in many other States all over the Country by the approval of respective authorities.
Cynthia Hellmann
3:40 pm on Monday, November 5, 2012
"Leaving aside the third world nations, where votes are bought with tons of money or are denied wholesale, the United States can boast of conducting the most free and fair elections in the developed world." Someone needs to get their facts straight. The estimated cost for this year's election in the US is nearly $6billion, so the elections here are hardly free or fair. Excuse me, but the US election system, as well as government, is just as corrupt, if not more, than any "third world country." And, by the way, to generalize third world countries in such a way perpetuates the idea that they are somehow all rogue states, the irony of which is the US is the biggest rogue state of them all
Dave & Nita Anand
4:15 pm on Monday, November 5, 2012
Just by saying "US is the biggest rogue state" doesn't make it so - please present some facts to show it is worse than North Korea. You are right huge sums are being spent by both sides, but they do not go into the pockets of Voters as they do in the 3rd World Countries - they go into the pockets of owners of airwaves, airlines, hotels, high-priced political consultants, etc. Unfortunately, the Supreme Court ruled the use of unlimited Money as a Free Speech.


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POMEROY — The art departments at Meigs High and Meigs Middle Schools have became a little better equipped to teach art to the hundreds of students enrolled, thanks to the Athens Local Professional Artist and Craftsman Association (A.L.P.A.C.A.).
For Meigs High, a printing press was provided by A.L.P.A.C.A. for use by the art students of Scott Needs, while at the middle school a variety of supplies ranging from poster board to paints was provided for Melanie Quillen's 436 students who have a class in art. The total cost of the printer and the art supplies provided by A.L.P.A.C.A. was about $1,000.
Dave Gustafson, president of A.L.P.A.C.A. , a non-profit organization, which promotes art education for the public and in the schools, visited the Meigs schools Wednesday. He said that this year four $500 grants were awarded, the two in Meigs County and one each at Nelsonville and Federal Hocking.
Gustafson said that the organization, a group of 62 juried artists. as both artists and parents are concerned about the "deteriorating time devoted to, choices available, and funding support in art instruction available to students in public schools."
To help remedy the problem, every year A.L.P.A.C.A. puts out grant applications to over 60 public school art and industrial arts teachers in the area and then selections are made from those who apply on the basis of need.
During Gustafson's visit Needs' art students demonstrated the technique they had been using to transfer designs from an ink-covered plate to paper by rubbing with a wooden spoon, a very time consuming process. and then the process using the new printing press which requires less than a minute.
At the Middle School, Quillen displayed a portion of the supplies she received to use in class projects. Included were 300 sheets of poster board, two gallons of glue, 60 sets of watercolors and two cases of colored pencils to augment the $250 that is provided every year for supplies and equipment by the school district.


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Sen. Crapo Consumed Vodka Prior to Arrest in Del Ray
U.S. Sen. Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) is scheduled to appear in Alexandria court on Jan. 4.
U.S. Sen. Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) admitted to consuming several shots of vodka hours before being arrested and charged with driving under the influence early Sunday morning in Del Ray, according to Alexandria General District Court documents obtained by Patch.
Crapo was pulled over near the corner of Mount Vernon and Hume avenues after an Alexandria police officer on routine patrol noticed Crapo's vehicle run a red light. The 61-year-old was arrested at 12:45 a.m. and taken into custody "without incident," according to a police spokesperson. Crapo was transported to the city's Adult Detention Center and later released on an unsecured $1,000 bond. He is scheduled to appear in court on Jan. 4.
According to the criminal complaint filed by the Alexandria Police, the arresting officer noticed a white vehicle driving north on Commonwealth Avenue make a U-turn just north of the street's intersection with Mount Vernon Avenue. The officer reported that the vehicle then stopped at a red light at the Mount Vernon-Commonwealth intersection, but later made a left turn to move south onto Mount Vernon Avenue while the signal remained red. The officer, positioned on the south side of the intersection, then initiated a traffic stop.
Upon encountering the driver, identified as Michael Dean Crapo with an address in Washington, DC's Capitol Hill neighborhood, the officer detected a strong odor of alcohol on Crapo's breath "which became stronger as he spoke," according to the criminal complaint. The officer wrote that the driver exhibited slurred speech and described the driver's eyes as "bloodshot and watery."
"The driver indicated that he consumed several shots of vodka hours earlier and did not consume any more alcoholic beverages since," the officer wrote in the report.
The driver failed to complete several sobriety tests. He was then offered and agreed to take a preliminary breath test. The breath test showed the driver had a blood alcohol content level of 0.11. The legal limit in Virginia is 0.08.
Crapo is charged with driving while intoxicated and disregarding a red light. His privilege to drive in Virginia was suspended for seven days for a first-time offense.
On Sunday evening, Crapo apologized for his actions in a statement.
"I accept total responsibility and will deal with whatever penalty comes my way in this matter," Crapo said. "I will also undertake measures to ensure that this circumstance is never repeated."
Crapo had previously admitted to abstaining from alcohol as a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
He is slated to take the Republican party's top spot in the Senate Banking Committee when the 113th Congress convenes on Jan. 3.
The following day, he is scheduled to appear in Alexandria General District Court.
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2:45 pm on Wednesday, December 26, 2012
Credibility shot. Forget it Buddy, you're done with.
Robert E Bushnell
2:45 pm on Wednesday, December 26, 2012
Precisely how, did vodka acquire a "strong" odor?
Has Alexandria PD been practicing its creative writing skills, again? Just asking.
Bob Rouse
4:18 pm on Wednesday, December 26, 2012
The officer's report didn't say he smelled "vodka", it said he smelled "alcohol"
Theodore Chu
6:55 pm on Wednesday, December 26, 2012
Alcoholics commonly believe vodka can't be smelled.
Gail G
6:55 pm on Wednesday, December 26, 2012
Who does vodka shots? It's better when mixed. Sounds like he was at a frat house.
Connie Lambert Glass
6:55 pm on Wednesday, December 26, 2012
Oh please.....credibility shot? Clinton is more popular than ever shall I go on? Who cares it can happen to anyone!
9:38 am on Thursday, December 27, 2012
Actually, it only occurs to those that drive while illegally under the influence.
11:49 am on Thursday, December 27, 2012
His credibility isn't shot. It shouldn't be shot. We are human- he made a mistake. Like a LOT of other politicians. What I don't understand is- why are so many of you judging him so harshly? Is it only because he claimed to abstain from alcohol and more importantly because he's a republican? There are so many gossipy and mean-spirited comments including yesterday's comments - It's surprising.
Jeff Etten
12:10 pm on Thursday, December 27, 2012
I love the use of the word MISTAKE when it comes to drinking and driving. I went out last night, had a couple drinks and somehow I managed to avoid making a MISTAKE by taking a taxi home. How did I ever manage to avoid making such a MISTAKE? I'm so fortunate to have avoid making such an unfortunate MISTAKE.
12:19 pm on Thursday, December 27, 2012
He didn't "make a mistake". He lied in a huge way. He ran an entire campaign on a lie. He pretended to be something he wasn't. You can't trust someone like that any further than you can throw him. His credibility is completely destroyed. The Clinton comparison is silly. Clinton didn't break promises to his constituents. He also didn't run an entire campaign based on marital fidelity issues.
This guy is done.
2:20 pm on Thursday, December 27, 2012
Clinton is a good comparison because he lied to the country on TV saying he didn't have sexual relations. He lied. Like this politician- he was caught doing something he shouldn't have done. You are all being quite judgemental.
Sarah haut
4:07 pm on Thursday, December 27, 2012
Commentors are losing sight of a very important point - he was drunk driving. When you drive drunk you put yourself at risk of having an accident and hurting or killing yourself or others.
Just a public service announcement for those who have driven somewhere and find that they have had too much to drink - call a cab, call a friend, walk...just don't drive drunk!
4:23 pm on Thursday, December 27, 2012
"You are all being quite judgemental."
And now Tulip is trolling.
William Black
6:38 pm on Thursday, December 27, 2012
Seems to me that residents of an area that continually returns Jim Moran to office in the face of his deplorable behavior have no business criticizing anyone.
Connie Lambert Glass
7:57 am on Friday, December 28, 2012
Our Super of schools got a DUI and we left her in office!!! Where were you all then?
8:09 am on Friday, December 28, 2012
Who gives a f#$@##@ ? The man needed a buzz and should have taken a cab ~
Gail G
10:55 am on Friday, December 28, 2012
Lots of people called for School Supt Rebecca Perry to resign back when she got a DUI. It was up to the school board, which declined to fire her. In fact, ACPS paid for her limo service to work because she lost her license for a year! Another example of how our school board has historically been crap... And when former police chief David Baker got a DUI, he resigned. Crapo didn't make a "mistake." He broke the law and endangered others. Judgment will be rendered by the District Court of Alexandria and the voters of Idaho. However, Crapo is a public figure by his own volition who ran on a campaign of abstinence and held himself - again, of his own volition - to a higher standard than the rest of us. You can't blame people for pointing out the hypocrisy. I'd avoid the courthouse area on January 4. It will ne mobbed with reporters.
7:38 pm on Sunday, December 30, 2012
Does Crapo (what a name!) live anywhere in Alexandria?
Gail G
9:07 am on Monday, December 31, 2012
Later reports stated that he lives in DC, near the Capitol.
Timothy Rector
5:17 pm on Tuesday, January 1, 2013
I think he was drinking with a lobbist to try and pass a law to make all Mormons gods in the year 2013.
2:39 pm on Friday, January 4, 2013
A church bishop, a senator, a husband with 5 children, a mormon, no coffee,tea,soda with any caffine, no smokes and yet he does.....hum RESIGN. The drug always comes first, before all of the above...even GOD.


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