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50D shows lens flaws or poor technique?
January 12, 2009, 07:14:47 PM »
First, I want to thank everyone (especially Bob) who posts such useful and informative information here. I've read many forum posts and reviews on the 50D and there is one area I'm still a little confused about.
There seems to be strong opinion that the 50D is less forgiving and will show a slight missed focus or exposure more than the 40D will for example. Also, that minor lens flaws will be more evident. Is this the case? And I'm not so much concerned about the pixel "peeping" level. I'm more concerned with what I consider real world uses such as prints ranging to 16x20 in my case.
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January 12, 2009, 08:47:22 PM »
I don't believe the 50D will show these effects any more than the 40D does, i.e. I don't think a higher resolution sensor can give rise to a lower quality image due to the higher resolution of the sensor.
You may certainly lose the advantages of the higher resolution sensor if the lens has lots of aberrations or if you miss focus, but in the worst case you'll get the same image quality as you would with an equal amount of defocus or aberration on a 40D.
There are ways in which a higher resolution sensor image may be "worse". For example if the noise level is higher due to the pixels being smaller. It's possible you might get different moire fringing if the low pass filter used is less effective than that on a lower resolution sensor. However these are effects that are only incidentally related to resolution. You could get the same effects in a low resolution sensor of a different design.
If you find a site giving examples of how the higher resolution of the 50D actually makes images worse, I'd be happy to review their methodology and see if I agree with their conclusions. So far I have not seen any such pages, just anecdotal reports with little or no evidence to back up the claims. There are lots of things you can do wrong to make the image worse!
One common error is to compare 100% crops from a high and low resolution sensor. In that case people often fail to realize that the crop from the higher resolution sensor represents a crop from a physically larger image than the equivalent crop from the low resolution sensor. This means that the crop from the high resolution sensor may look less sharp, even though if both images were used to make the
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print, the one from the high resolution sensor would look sharper!
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January 13, 2009, 10:50:33 AM »
Thanks for the quick reply!
I haven't seen any image samples showing or proving the 50D will magnify a slightly missed focus/exposure or a lens flaw more than the 40D. However, some people are mentioning it as though it's fact in forums and I read a review that also mentioned it (I'm trying to find which review it was).
Thanks for your explanation. I think that will help others like myself who have read the many reviews and forum posts about the camera. The review you posted was a big help also. Many of the reviews and comments about the camera revolve around the pixel level rather than what the image will look like in print or at normal viewing size. I think that has lead to a lot of confusion. Other comments, such as the one I asked about where some say the extra resolution requires perfect everything or the mistake will be magnified have also created a lot of concerns and confusion. It gets difficult wading through some of this stuff.
Thanks again for your explanations.
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January 13, 2009, 12:48:32 PM »
If you haven't read it, you might also find this article interesting:
It's a comment on some other "myths" on the 50D which seem to propagate on the web.
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Re: 50D shows lens flaws or poor technique?
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January 15, 2009, 07:20:43 PM »
That's a great article and helps clear up some of what's being put out there about the camera.
If you're interested, here's some info on luminous landscape that mentions the need for better lenses, focusing technique, etc.
"The move from 10 megapixels to 15 megapixels really does make those nasty lens aberrations significantly more difficult to deal with. From now on, photographers working with cameras having the resolving potential of the 50D (or better) will need to choose lenses very carefully. And they will have to learn to focus carefully as well."
"My contention is that the Canon 50D ushers in a new era where we will need distinctly better lenses and finer focusing skills than we have needed thus far with digital SLR cameras."
"It tends to make lens aberrations and errors of judgment (such as using too small an aperture) more obvious "
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January 17, 2009, 06:44:01 PM »
you left off the critical part of your final quote:
"...when viewing on screen at 100%, even if the final print is not much different."
Ironically this is the same site that demonstrates that the G10 can produce results as good as Hasselblad H2 and P45+ at the same print size!
Last Edit: January 17, 2009, 06:47:34 PM by jodaco
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January 17, 2009, 08:21:01 PM »
It's quite true that more modest cameras (such as the G10) can indeed compete with even medium format digital cameras - as long as you're shooting at minimum ISO settings (Say ISO 50 for the G10) and as long as you don't try to make huge prints.
However if you boost the ISO, make larger prints or crop the image significantly, then the superiority of the larger format shows itself.
On my 17" diagonal monitor (1280 x1024 display), which shows an image 12" wide, a 100% display of an EOS 50D file corresponds to looking at aection of a print which is approximately 30" x 45". It's not surprising at looking at 100% crops revels some image defects! With an EOS 5D MkII, the corresponding 100% display equivalent print size is 35" x 52.5"
100% viewing is a very severe test of image quality. Much more severe than viewing a 14x20 print.
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Access to the ARPANET was expanded in 1981 when the National Science Foundation (NSF) funded the Computer Science Network (CSNET). In 1982, the Internet protocol suite (TCP/IP) was introduced as the standard networking protocol on the ARPANET. In the early 1980s the NSF funded the establishment for national supercomputing centers at several universities, and provided interconnectivity in 1986 with the NSFNET project, which also created network access to the supercomputer sites in the United States from research and education organizations. Commercial Internet service providers (ISPs) began to emerge in the very late 1980s. The ARPANET was decommissioned in 1990. Limited private connections to parts of the Internet by officially commercial entities emerged in several American cities by late 1989 and 1990,[5] and the NSFNET was decommissioned in 1995, removing the last restrictions on the use of the Internet to carry commercial traffic.
In the 1980s, research at CERN in Switzerland by British computer scientist Tim Berners-Lee resulted in the World Wide Web, linking hypertext documents into an information system, accessible from any node on the network.[6] Since the mid-1990s, the Internet has had a revolutionary impact on culture, commerce, and technology, including the rise of near-instant communication by electronic mail, instant messaging, voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) telephone calls, two-way interactive video calls, and the World Wide Web with its discussion forums, blogs, social networking, and online shopping sites. The research and education community continues to develop and use advanced networks such as NSF's very high speed Backbone Network Service (vBNS), Internet2, and National LambdaRail. Increasing amounts of data are transmitted at higher and higher speeds over fiber optic networks operating at 1-Gbit/s, 10-Gbit/s, or more. The Internet's takeover of the global communication landscape was almost instant in historical terms: it only communicated 1% of the information flowing through two-way telecommunications networks in the year 1993, already 51% by 2000, and more than 97% of the telecommunicated information by 2007.[7] Today the Internet continues to grow, driven by ever greater amounts of online information, commerce, entertainment, and social networking.
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#5: Look into the cable options in your area as well
Cable is also an incredible option when it comes to high-speed Internet access. When this is what you need, you should begin to find out what wireless Internet service providers is in my area. Cable provides you with a lot of WiFi Internet choices & phone ISP providers in my area. When looking for cable, it is critical that you run a search for high speed home Internet availability by address.
#6: Make note of your local and surrounding area so that you can get the ideal conditions
Whether you are looking for cable or satellite Internet, be sure that you choose based on the ideal conditions for your address and ZIP Code. You can typically look into coverage maps which will tell you how strong your Internet will be when you sign up for the service. Do this by running a search for business satellite Internet service providers in my area by ZIP Code. You can also look into what cable or satellite Internet services can I get for my area. Taking it upon yourself to search based on location is an excellent way to go when matching up with high-speed Internet providers.
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#7: Shop around based on the reviews and customer service that the companies provide
There are a lot of local broadband options, so make sure to search for reviews and testimonials from people who have contracted with them. You can do this by searching for local broadband Internet service providers near my location.
In this regard, dishNet, HughesNet or Exede wireless broadband internet providers by zip code is an excellent place to start. Take full advantage of the points in this article so that you are able to get the most out of your internet access.
Our Internet connections continue to get faster, but so has our thirst for more. This month's PCMag Readers' Choice survey looks at which Internet service providers (ISPs) have been able to satisfy customers, deliver the reliability and customer service necessary to keep their customers happy, and which ISPs are lagging behind.
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According to a Federal Communications Commission (FCC) report on broadband use in America published late last year, ISPs increased their maximum advertised download speed by an average of 105 percent between September 2013 and September 2014 among their most popular service tiers. For instance, Comcast, the nation's largest ISP with its Xfinity brand, went from offering 50 megabits per second (Mbps) download rates to 105Mbps downloads during that period. Now the company is offering 150Mbps speeds for under $100 per month.
If all we did was browse the Internet, such speeds would be more than adequate, but we don't. According to Canadian research company Sandvine, streaming video accounts for over 70 percent of Internet traffic in North America, more than double what it was five years ago. Good quality audio can stream over a fairly slow broadband connection, but video demands lots of bandwidth; that's only going to increase as more of us move from HD to Ultra HD 4K televisions and monitors.
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This survey doesn't measure which ISP is fastest. For that, read PCMag's annual Fastest ISP story. Instead, the Readers' Choice survey looks at your level of satisfaction with several aspects of the service including speed. Satisfaction is based on survey respondents' perceptions rather than raw data and can be influenced by other factors including cost. For instance, a respondent may be very pleased with his connection speed, not because it's so fast but because it feels appropriately fast for the price paid. On the other hand, there are respondents for whom speed is speed, and they won't be satisfied unless their connection is blazingly fast, no matter the cost.
ISP satisfaction is heavily influenced by the availability of options. Respondents were asked if the broadband ISP they use is the only one available in their area. On average, respondents who felt they had no choice in ISP rated their provider much lower than those who had choices. People don't want to be forced into a selection.
Readers' Choice 2016 - ISPs- Satisfaction with choice ISPs with at least 50 responses to the "Yes" and "No" options.
Whether or not you can choose your ISP, you'll find the Readers' Choice Award survey results will help you understand if you have the right to demand more from your service provider. Read on to see if you're using an ISP that is setting the bar or if yours is falling far below.
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It's not a complicated formula: our PCMag Readers' Choice Award-winning Internet service providers are the ones whose customers say deliver speed, reliability, and value. This year, three companies share the Readers' Choice award. Two, RCN (cable) and Verizon FiOS (fiber-to-the-home), repeat from last year. This is Verizon's eleventh straight win for FiOS. The third winner, WOW! Internet (cable), earned four straight Readers' Choice Awards between 2011 and 2014 before dropping down to honorable mention status last year.
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"Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me." (Matthew 25:40).
Two years ago, Ken Landis, pastor at Mountain Ridge Regional Church (BIC) in Dillsburg, Pa., was approached by some friends dreaming up an idea. Excitement hummed in their voices as they shared a vision of providing aid and hope for local, struggling families during back-to-school time.
"I only heard every third word," explains Ken. "The last thing I needed was something else to do." As the conversation continued, however, something caught his attention. "'Imagine,'" they said, "'no one would get credit for it.'" The fire was lit, and the Youth Impact Project was born.
Having completed its sophomore year, the Youth Impact Project is a community event, driven by more than 20 local churches, 20 businesses, school district leaders, civic organizations, and over 400 volunteers. The event is open all day one Saturday at the end of summer.
In addition to a free lunch, each family in attendance receives free school supplies, books, shoes, haircuts, a bike helmet, a family portrait, a backpack, and a bag of groceries.
In 2014, the event served more than 2,300 people. This year, it provided supplies and services for over 2,800. Along with financial donations from businesses and private donors, the project received and gave away more than 2,000 backpacks, 3,000 books, and 4,000 pairs of new shoes this year.
Ken is overwhelmed at the collective response to this ministry. "For me, the most exciting part is watching all the churches working and serving together," he says. "We are serving together to love the community as the bigger Church."
Just two years ago, this ministry was nothing more than a vision in several friends' minds. Today, hundreds of families have been able to experience, in a tangible way, the tremendous love and hope of Jesus Christ.


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Drake has announced that the release date of his second album, Take Care, has been pushed back to November 15th from the originally planned date of October 24th, which happens to be his birthday.
"I have completed 19 songs (17 on physical and 2 on bonus), and have run into a roadblock of clearing 3 samples in time to make the October 24th date," the rapper wrote on his official blog. "My options were to take the songs off and make the birthday release happen, or to take an extra couple weeks to get the paper work right and give you the album they way I NEED you to hear it."
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Though no specific details have been released, Drake also mentioned that the new release date will result in some changes to his tour plans. "Club Paradise Tour will also be moved to when students are back from the Christmas/New Year break so that I can get to more schools," he explained. Nevertheless, a string of six concerts on that tour are currently on sale on Ticketmaster.
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Recently, I had the pleasure of combining several things I love into one project: writing, photography, layout and yoga. Natural Awakenings Charlotte's annual yoga edition was released this month, and I wrote a story about how the landscape of yoga has shifted. Charlotte itself offers a variety of forms of yoga: from MMA yoga to AcroYoga, from yoga on silks to yoga at breweries. All of these activities take the ancient art and add modern twists. I also had the pleasure of photographing Arrichion instructor Kurtis Cloward assisting yoga students Jenna Rose and Jaclyn Sunseri practicing AcroYoga. Additionally, I do the layout each month for Natural Awakenings Charlotte, and my yoga story and sidebar was no exception.
Additionally, I wrote and edited a sidebar about restorative yoga in Charlotte — and I was able to learn so much about what restorative yoga is and how it varies from deep stretch. Yoga instructor Ashley Masters helped me break down the differences between the two, and although I had attended a restorative yoga class before, she helped me to really understand what the terms mean.
They say you should "write what you know" and I definitely took that to heart with this project. I've been personally practicing yoga for just a few years now, and I felt the opportunity to write these stories allowed me to deepen my practice further.
Please look for Natural Awakenings Charlotte around the city this month, or you can read the Nontraditional Namaste story here, and the Restorative Yoga in Charlotte story here.
Special thanks to the following sources for these stories: Arrichion Hot Yoga, AIR Charlotte, Okra Yoga, OMB Yoga on Tap, Harmony Yoga, The Yoga Dude, NC Yoga Bar, Be Yoga and NoDa Yoga.


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Heat Calls on the Crystal Coast
The second week in July is upon us. Summer has rewarded us with a full dose of heat and just in case it was not humid enough already, mother nature dropped about 2.5 inches of rain on us in the last few days.
While some of the crops including our yard needed the rain, no one put in a request for temperatures in the mid-nineties. This is the coast of North Carolina in the middle of summer so heat is no stranger to us. Some summers it finds us even earlier like it did in June 2015.
During the Fourth of July weekend, we had plenty of heat, but we still have a slight advantage since this is not August and the heat has yet to penetrate our bones. The area waters are barely above 80F so they still have a little coolness to the touch and there is no doubt that 80F feels cools when compared to 93F. Because of that the water still offers relief from the heat. In August when the waters of the river reach 90F, kayaking can be a little like being a frog in a warming pot of water on a stove.
In early July you can still pick your relief. A trip to the beach early in the morning or late in the afternoon will let you enjoy some of the precious coolness that finds us at the beginning and again at close of the day. You can get the same relief by going out in a boat or kayak. I did that July 3. It was extremely pleasant on the river when I anchored there this holiday Saturday morning. That first few feet of air above the river draws either coolness or heat from the waters. In the spring the coolness can be enough to chill you, this time of year it is just enough to cool you. In August it will cook you and in November it will warm you. Water temperature is more important than air temperature along the Crystal Coast.
No one moves to the North Carolina coast for a cool summer. Mostly we enjoy our warmth but that does not mean I will go outside and start working in the yard at noon on a hot day. You do have to respect the heat and learn to live with it. It is much easier today than it was years ago when there was no air conditioning. In the fifties and sixties shade trees were worth their weight in gold. No one wanted to sit in a hot house on a Sunday afternoon. You gathered under the shade trees for lemonade, homemade ice cream, and watermelon. It was the way of the South.
However, we do move to the coast for the water and we are lucky that this batch of heat has come while the water can still take a little of the edge off of it. As long as you can find a spot to stay cool during the middle of the day, early morning and late evening still can be comfortable here on the Crystal Coast. A month from now, it will not be so easy, but by then fall will be close enough to offer hope.
Until then I will count the days until things cool off this weekend. If you find it to hot to check out the beaches, have a look at some beach and water pictures that I took recently.
If you are planning a summer vacation, now is the time. If you are coming to the Crystal Coast, do not forget our five-star-rated travel guide. Even if you have been here a number of times, I might have some secrets to share about the area beaches. There are a lot of changes in the restaurant scene and not everything new has great food.
Our Week at the Beach, the Emerald Isle Kindle version is $3.99 and includes over 100 pictures and extras such as printable maps and a few of our recipes. Our completely updated 2016 version went live in late May. Amazon also has the full color, 142 page 2016 paperback version for $19.99 and it is prime eligible. There is a black and white version available for $7.95. In order to make the paperbacks more affordable, we limited the pictures to sixty-six and the maps to nine. There are no recipes in the paperbacks. However, if you buy one of the paperbacks from Amazon, the Amazon matchbook program will let you get the Kindle version for only $1.99. If you want to purchase books locally in Emerald Isle, the Emerald Isle Town Office sells both versions and the black and white ones are also available at Emerald Isle Books and Toys in Emerald Plantation. Color copies are $20 and black and white ones are $8.
Our last news letter went out July 3 and the article, Beach is Summer's Heart, can be read here. We hope to have our next newsletter out in early August.
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This seminar is going to bring farming back to what we new before the advent of GMO's, and look at innovative ways to improve crop health and yields. - Keith Schlapkohl
Stewartville, MN (PRWEB) December 05, 2013
FHR, Inc. today announced the dates for its two-day seminar, slated to be held on December 16th and 17th at its corporate headquarters in Stewartville, MN. Back to Basics: The ABC's of Fertility will focus on taking a deeper look into crop fertility basics and providing growers with a road map to achieve maximum yield results. Attendees of the seminar will be provided with tools to help them find the best solutions for their individual farms, and will also be equipped with practices for improving operations. Several distinguished speakers with various backgrounds will present topics in their areas of expertise.
Agriculture in the modern world is heavily reliant on technology, and leans on the "quick fix" of genetically modified organisms (GMO's) that are widely promoted within the industry. While FHR acknowledges the critical role of technology in agriculture, its philosophy of biological farming is centered on a high management input system producing non-GMO crops. This will be a focal point of the upcoming seminar, which will cover the topics of soil, fertilizers, crop health, water, machinery and technology.
FHR stands apart in the industry by placing education at highest priority, quickly followed by its top-quality product offering. "If we aren't able to be looked at as experts in the field, then who would trust our products?" says Keith Schlapkohl, part owner of FHR and long-time farmer in Eastern Iowa. "This seminar is going to bring farming back to what we knew before the advent of GMO's, and look at innovate ways to improve crop health and yields."
Keith Schlapkohl puts the FHR philosophy into practice on his own 1,000-acre farm in Stockton, Iowa. He produces non-GMO corn and soybeans, and farms biologically utilizing the FHR nutrition program. During the drought of 2012, he was able to produce an average corn yield of over 230 bushels per acre, beating the Iowa Scott County average by more than 100 bushels per acre. Keith will be sharing the expertise he has gained through 40+ years of farming experience during his presentation at FHR's upcoming conference.
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In the flashback with 17 year old Sam, she strikes this pose when they are in bed and she starts to vibrate.
Brooklyn Museum Identifies Maryann's Statue
Remember the statue Sam picked up at Maryann's house in True Blood's season premiere? He remembered it from his encounter with Maryann as a 17-year-old, too. Clearly that statue is significant, but what's the big deal? The Brooklyn Museum has some clues: they have a similar statue in their collection, called "Bird Lady". This statue dates back to around 3500 B.C.E. in Egypt. The symbolism, function, and identity of the figure are not certain; however, similar female figures painted on vessels from the same era appear to be goddesses, because they are always larger than the male "priests" shown with them.
Is this a clue that Maryann is a goddess? Is she 5000 years old? Or is it just another antique she likes to display?
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If you remember she has a fresco at the pool of the god of love and a female making love… if you look closely it is her…. she somehow used her ability to seduce a god and now she is immortal and using her powers to make people amorous…
I always thought she was very reminiscent of the greek goddess, Demeter.
1) She's a goddess of fertility.
2) She's a goddess of the harvest.
3) Her favorite animal is the pig.
4) Now the statue!!!
So much fits. SO MUCH!
i will be visiting the Brooklyn Museum soon!!
Being a fan of the Sookie Stackhouse novels by Charlaine Harris, on which the series is based, I think I know who and what Maryann is. Hints: the first time we see her, it's late at night and she's accompanied by a large wild pig. She lives in a lavish home, enjoys fine food and liquor, and seems to be encouraging her two proteges, Tara and Eggs, to become intimate. And she has what appears to be a private shrine to Pan in her home. Moreover, on the last episode, she seems to be instigating a near-orgy at Merlotte's. And when Sam objects, she forces him to change into his dog shape. I think she's more familiar with the god Dionysus than with Pan, and may have been acquainted with the sorceress Circe as well. Any one out there familiar with Greek mythology and religion who knows what I'm hinting at? ; )
Yes, I absolutely agree and not just because I am Greek. I think Mary Anne has some link to Dyonisos who is the god of wine, the inspirer of ritual madness and ecstasy, and a major figure of Greek Mythology, the Maenad is not really explored in the books in depth. I love to see how the show is drawing a correlation to Greek Mythology
I believe she is a Maenad. Everything seems to add up.
I do believe she is a Goddess.All the reasons pointed out in the previous comments just make it right for her to be a goddess.Come on, if vampires are real in the show, and not just vampires (because vampires are out in the open, so technically they're not mythological any longer), shapeshifters, werewolves, that thing that attacks Sookie, why wouldn't the Gods be real?I'm very excited about Maryann, I think she's an awesome character!
I think that Maryanne may be a harpy… CHeck out
here is what i think marry an is and if you think about it it all fits.
Hathor (Ht-hr – House of Horus)
She was a goddess of many things, among them she was a:
Celestial goddess: The Mistress of Heaven
Goddess of love, music and beauty: the Goddess of Love, Cheerfulness, Music, and Dance,
Goddess of women, firtility, children and childbirth: The Mother of Mothers, the Celestial Nurse,
Goddess of destruction and drunkeness: The Vengeful Eye of Ra, the Lady of Drunkeness,
Goddess of the dead: Lady of the West
see what i mean if you read everything i just posted and look at everything you have seen on the show do it not fit???????
I appreciate everybody's input on who this Maryanne character is, as I am learning mythology, and she is so intriguing. Once I saw the statue, I was pretty sure… One thing that seems to me to be a running theme throughout ancient cultures is that the different gods/goddesses are actually the same one from Sumer to Egypt, and beyond, into the Greek/Roman cultures, etc. Take Egypt for example, as a polytheistic culture. I have read that each diety is actually the same one, but different in his/her aspects (as in another side to one's personality). Where I am headed is Inanna-Ishtar-Isis-Aphrodite-Diana, but she seems to have many more names, up to and including Mystery Babylon Mother of Harlots who corrupts the church in the last days in Rev. 18 and is the same spirit mentioned in Isaiah 47. What do y'all think? I notice there is the common thread of duality in the dieties. They do both good and evil. I relate this, again, to the Bible in Genesis, where man was given a free will choice between 2 trees — the tree of life, or the tree of knowledge of good and evil. Note that the plumed serpent was there saying God was a liar, and that eating from the tree of knowledge which God told them not to eat would make them as gods. He promised them light, but they instead appear to have found only darkness, as God expells them from that pristine garden after that. I have not read the books, and so I need to see what Maenads are, and Demeter, but I am pretty certain they will easily tie in with my studies. When I researched harpies, sirens and Circe also came up. So, who is the pig? Shades of Amityville — maybe not really as docile as he appears. Is he that big bald guy?
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Clippers-Nuggets Preview
The Denver Nuggets have been very successful thanks to a young nucleus of talent, led by Danilo Gallinari. However, as much as the trade for Gallinari has paid off, they still express appreciation for Chauncey Billups.
Billups returns to Denver on Sunday as the Los Angeles Clippers look to snap the Nuggets' six-game winning streak.
When Denver traded Billups and Carmelo Anthony to New York last season, it signified a youth movement for the Nuggets (14-5). Yet they've shown a flashy star isn't necessary for success.
Denver has averaged 109.7 points during a six-game winning streak. Gallinari, the big acquisition for the Nuggets in last February's trade, has averaged 25.5 points in the last four wins.
Gallinari, who signed a four-year, $42 million contract extension Wednesday, scored 21 points in a 96-81 win over Toronto on Friday.
Rudy Fernandez led Denver with a season-high 23 points. He missed the previous two games with a sore right Achilles and had played less than 22 minutes combined in two appearances over Denver's last six contests.
"I'm feeling good with my shots and I'm happy my Achilles is feeling better, which is more important," said Fernandez, who made 5 of 7 3-pointers.
The Nuggets will try to extend their winning streak against another former teammate after beating Anthony and the Knicks last Saturday.
Ty Lawson, the team's current point guard, is looking forward to facing Billups, who spent three full seasons and parts of two others in Denver, then signed a free-agent deal with Los Angeles. Lawson missed Friday's game due to a sprained left ankle but is expected to play Sunday.
"Chauncey was huge because I was a young point guard coming into the game," Lawson told the Nuggets' official website. "He's been everywhere I want to be. He's been an All-Star, he won a championship. I learned everything from him. He was very important to my development. It's going to fun playing against him."
Billups is averaging 14.9 points this season, but 7.7 in the last three games while shooting 6 of 27 (22.2 percent).
Los Angeles (10-6) has dropped four in a row on the road and alternated wins and losses the last seven games overall.
Chris Paul will try to end that pattern. He had 18 points and seven assists in a 98-91 win over Memphis on Thursday. Blake Griffin had 20 points, nine rebounds and eight assists.
After failing to protect their lead against the Los Angeles Lakers the night before, the Clippers nearly blew a nine-point advantage with less than 5 minutes to go against Memphis. The Grizzlies made it 91-89 with 1:19 left, but the Clippers held on.
Los Angeles also failed to protect a double-digit lead in a Jan. 20 loss to Minnesota.
"Sooner or later we're going to learn, because these little opportunities can slip away from you," Paul, playing his second game after missing five with a sore hamstring, said. "We've got to build up as many wins as possible, and it feels good for me to be out there. I've got to keep the energy going. Every game means so much."
The Clippers have given up 106.0 points per game on 51.0-percent shooting during their road losing streak. They've also dropped nine straight in Denver while giving up 109.6 per contest.
Paul, though, has enjoyed playing in Denver, averaging 25.6 points and 9.8 assists in his last five visits.


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An NLCA meeting in progress, December 2008
Photo by Henry Bruce
Throughout the Spring and Summer of 2010 there has been a debate over whether the NLCA has a future and what that future might be. We have discussed the topic at a number of meetings, people have commented on the website and the officers have received letters on the subject.
From these discussions it is quite clear that local residents value the work that the NLCA does and the way it provides a focal point for the community. There has been a strong feeling that North Laine is a community, although the nature of it is sometimes hard to pin down, especially as the population varies from those who are long-term residents to those who are quite transient. There has been a feeling that, even if residents have not attended many (or any) meetings, they have valued knowing what is going on in the community. There is also the view that the North Laine Runner is an excellent community newsletter and that its future sustainability is essential to the future of the NLCA.
It was pointed out in the debate that in recent years the NLCA has achieved a great deal. Just this year we launched, in the presence of the Mayor, our excellent history trail leaflet 'Discover North Laine on foot', which has been highly praised, particularly by Visit Brighton, who cannot get enough of the leaflets for its Visitor Centre.
Each year we put on a Christmas social, which this year 2010 will be held at Komedia on Monday 13th December. We are at present in the early stages of organising a summer fete for the whole community and we have a long established Theatre Group which continues to grow in numbers. At meetings we regularly have speakers, who talk on a wide variety of interesting topics. Our planning and licensing officers do a great deal of work in supporting and representing local residents and helping them to make representations to the Council. Much of this work goes on behind the scenes but nevertheless is vital to maintaining the quality of life for residents. The Police and the Council value the work of the NLCA and are in regular contact to gain advice and information. North Laine also operates as the North Laine LAT (a Local Area Team in which we work with police, the local authority and local agencies to deal with identifiable issues within the area).
Despite all the good work that is done, the community does nevertheless have a number of issues which it is vital to address:
1. Meetings can be a little dry and intimidating. It has at times been difficult for newcomers to make their voice heard.
2. Meetings have spent too much time dealing with planning issues, many of which are routine and/or complex.
3. The NLCA is at present not generating enough funds to ensure its continued existence. Unless it can find a way of generating more funds it will not be able to continue to fund the meetings or the website.
4. The NLCA does not make its values and goals clear.
5. A small number of people do most of the work of the Association. This is not sustainable in the long-term and we need to attract more residents to become active within the NLCA.
6. There is a feeling among residents that the NLCA consists of a small group of people to which they do not belong, despite the fact that every person who lives in North Laine is a part of the Association.
The officers have considered the debate and have already begun to try to make the NLCA more welcoming and all-embracing. A number of suggestions have been put to the monthly meeting and have been accepted. Below is a summary of changes being made:
1. At every meeting there is now a tea break when residents can socialise and new residents can be made welcome.
2. The amount of time spent on planning and licensing issues has been reduced by introducing Standing Orders to allow routine decisions to be made outside the monthly meeting. In future a licensing or planning application will only be discussed and voted upon at the monthly meeting if there is no clear precedent to guide the coordinators, if a resident requests a discussion, or if the NLCA officer overseeing licensing and planning applications requests a discussion and a vote.
3. There is to be a greater focus on speakers, with the speaker being the first item on the agenda.
4. A Summer Fete will be organised (Saturday 18th June 2011) to try and bring residents, both long-term and short-term, together, to celebrate all that is good about the area.
5. We have managed to attract a number of volunteers to the Runner team to make the newsletter more sustainable.
6. We are launching a scheme to enable residents and supporters to make online donations to the NLCA.
7. The NLCA is organising a series of guided walks around the area, with donations going to the NLCA.
8. An eco officer has been appointed.
9. It has been agreed that we should work with other community groups on issues like late night noise that affect us all.
10. We have introduced Standing Orders to clarify what our values and goals are, the main goals being to:
· Encourage civic pride and a sense of community within the area of benefit.
· Work to improve the environment with particular regard to traffic, streetscape, parking, signage and street cleaning.
· Raise understanding of what it means to live in a Conservation Area and seek to maintain the principles of the Conservation Area.
· Work for the preservation, protection and improvement of features of historic or public interest in the North Laine.
· Raise levels of knowledge of the history, geography, and architecture of the area.
· Work with relevant bodies to maintain the mixed use nature of the North Laine.
· Operate as a Local Action Team (LAT).
11. We need most of all to work to get over the message that the Association is the sum total of all the residents of North Laine and not a separate part of the local community. The more involved that people get with the NLCA, the stronger it is - it is a community association that belongs to us all and if something is not being done, it could be because of a lack of volunteers to do it. We need to persuade residents to volunteer their services. The Summer Fete is going to be a challenge for the area and a barometer of how much of a community we are.
[Previously published in the North Laine Runner, No 207, November/December 2010]
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Thank you, thank you for the love on my Fresh Pack quilt. That quilt surprised me. For all my hesitation and process churning, it is a really good quilt. And, yay – I made a pattern for it! But first, let's talk about about inspiration.
Fresh pack was a quilt born out of a relationship with a knitting project. I have long loved the Inspira Cowl (by graphica on ravelry). I have wanted one and wanted to make one and watch its colors fall from my fingers as I knit. I started an inspira a couple years ago – the fingering version. I get it out every couple months and work on it until the crazy neck and hand pain of working corrugated rib on small needles makes me cry and shove it in a corner. But who can stay away? I wanted to do the thing with the color and the variation and the baltic braid. I took the rows and the braids and I turned them into stripes and flying geese. And then I enjoyed the color. I found that a pack of good solids is much like noro yarn in fabric form.
I shared my quilt and my pattern idea with Marcy (graphica) because I was so inspired by her cowl, and she had some wonderfully creative ideas for how to interpret it:
People will have fun with this. I can imagine some quilters achieving a heathery effect w/ tiny floral prints, or an edgy urban effect w/ the occasional large prints peaking among weathered solids; or tonal Indian blanket effect…
The fresh pack quilt pattern is free like Inspira is free. With sooo many solids out there now (and solid collections?!), there are just endless color possibilities and I kinda want to see them all. Yes? OK! The pattern is available on Craftsy. It has been tested by a wonderful group of testers. (Seriously, this pattern is so much better having others' points of view.) Thank you Stephanie, Maria, Ronit, Kate, Emily, and Amy!
Make one and let me see!


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What Does Pluto Look Like
The planet Pluto is named after Hades, the mythological Greek god known as the ruler of the underworld. After gathering suggestions and experiencing several debates, the planet was named Pluto partly because it is very far from the sun.
The planet is perpetually dark. Another reason for its name is because PL are Percival Lowell's initials, the man who theorized that another planet existed. The planet was discovered in 1930.
Pluto, when compared to the other eight planets in the solar system is smaller. It is even identified as the solar system's smallest planet. It is considered as a dwarf planet in 2006. It usually orbits past the Neptune's orbit.
Its composition is still unknown and its density has an indication that it contains a mixture of 30% water ice and 70% rock. Pluto's atmosphere consists basically of nitrogen combined with methane and carbon monoxide.
The planet's orbit is eccentric that brings it inside Neptune's orbital path. Pluto has one satellite known as Charon, which has an estimated diameter of about 1200 km or 750 miles, resulting to the pair being closest in size compared to any other planet/moon combination.
As far as researches are concerned, Pluto has not yet been visited by any spacecraft and pictures taken from its surface are blurry. However, by the year 2015, a spacecraft known as New Horizons launched in 2006 by NASA will visit Pluto.


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Emanuele Calaio is confident that Siena will know how to stop Antonio Conte's Juventus at the weekend.
Juve started the season well thanks to a 4-1 win over Parma, but Siena are aware of Conte's footballing philosophy given that he led them to promotion last term.
"We know how Conte wants his teams to play and that is an advantage for us," the striker told ANSA.
"As a result, perhaps we can play a little joke on him and Juventus in Week 3," the forward continued.
"On paper, Juventus are stronger than us as they have great quality, but if we work hard then we can have a great game.
"I believe that we can cause an upset because you never know what can happen in this game "
Calaio has been at Siena since his 2008 move from Napoli. He'll also be keen to beat Juve given that he started his career at city rivals Torino.
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Date posted: 23 April 2013
Each year, almost 10,000 Australians die of a heart attack, a toll which means one Australian life is claimed every 53 minutes. This year the Heart Foundation will be aiming to help improve the heart health of all Australians by helping people recognise the warning signs of a heart attack and take action that could save their life.
The Heart Foundation will be launching an advertising campaign during Heart Week which will run from Sunday 5 May to Saturday 11 May. A number of downloadable resources about the warning signs of heart attack are available from the Heart Foundation website and include posters, fact sheets, video clips and an individual action plan. Also available are resources for staff working in primary health care settings including an online learning module and patient education information.
Heart Week 2013 is an opportune time to run activities promoting good cardiovascular health with Indigenous peoples. The Australian Indigenous HeartInfoNet is a good source of Indigenous resources and campaign ideas for cardiovascular health promotion. Health workers can refer to the recently published Review of cardiovascular health among Indigenous Australians for the most up-to-date statistical information on this subject.
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This last Friday marked my sixth anniversary in publishing. Things started off slow and I struggled, in fact I still struggle. Many indie authors do. We struggle to find the artists for our covers, the editors for our manuscripts and the best practices for marketing. There are certainly others far more adept than I am at all of these things. The one thing that I have learned over the years is that there are no rules. What works for one project or for one author will not necessarily work for all authors or projects.
I've been fortunate enough to find artists that I respect and offer a great deal of professionalism. Every cover I've assembled wouldn't be what it is without a great artist. Every map I've had commissioned wouldn't have turned out as amazing if I hadn't found the artists who put my ideas into action.
Editors haven't always been as easy to track down and going from a rough draft to a draft ready for editing wasn't always as smooth as it is now.
Marketing still largely eludes me. I've built up my "author platform" on twitter, facebook and reddit…but I still often feel cheap and tawdry every time that I promote my work. So I try things, like blog tours, interviews, ad spots, anything and everything as I search for the "right answer" that very likely does not exist. There are months that pass that I simply rely on a twitter or facebook post a week, perhaps a blog approaches me to give an interview or discuss my books or journey. Once in a while though, I try old fashioned marketing; I pay someone to put my book on their website and see what kinds of results I get.
Before I continue, I should point out that none of this is the fault of Fiverr. Actually, I love that website. I've had a couple of promos made for podcasts I've had over the years, I found some editors that I still use through their website. Hell, I even found my cartographer (map maker) using Fiverr. As we all should know by now; marketing is an art form. It's highly subjective and the same thing doesn't work every time. So when looking for someone to market something for you anywhere, you should be aware that you're buying their access to an audience…and not a result.
Obviously I wouldn't be writing this if I'd had an excellent experience. To be honest, the only marketing campaign I purchased that had a result beyond my expectations was when I purchased an ad spot on the Keith & The Girl podcast. I find that I get the best results when I have an AMA (Ask Me Anything) on Reddit. It might not work for everyone and there's certainly a risk of being trolled or mocked…but I'm happy to take the good with the bad and for the most part Reddit has been a lot of fun. However, back to the problem at hand.
Fiverr has many folks offering "gigs", as I mentioned before; some of these are home runs and some of them are empty promises. Fiverr does their best to weed out the liars and cheats, but they couldn't possibly nail down all of them without a staff of thousands. Fiverr has truly become a marketplace for people to find those willing to contract out their time, skill and audience to new customers. That being said, here was this months adventure;
I run a traditional, indie publishing company. We have a blog where we like to showcase authors and their books, especially if you are up and coming. You can be an author of any genre. We will interview you for our blog, which is ranked NUMBER ONE for out TOP keyword search (over three million searches monthly!), and showcase your book as well. The interview will stay up permanently on our site and be in the author spotlight section of our blog. It is great advertising and exposure for your book and as an author, as we have been publishing books now for seven years and have had 8 best sellers. You might ask then, why are we on fiverr with this gig? The answer is simple: We like to work with authors who value themselves and their work enough to market their vision in a savvy business place like fiverr. Let us help you find some new people who will appreciate your literary vision!
That was the ad and it sounded like something I was willing to give a shot. $25 included a "gig extra" that would have my book cover up on the website for 90 days. Assuming three million searches monthly, that's great value. Of course, I assumed that three million was an exaggeration…but I wouldn't know how right I was until I purchased the gig.
Now, I wouldn't never fault another writer for taking the chance that I took and I would never judge one who found this gentleman's service to be everything it was promised to be.
However. I was less than impressed when I was sent the website.
Ok, first impression? It looks like a BBS message board.
But who the hell am I to judge? My website is built on a wordpress blog platform, I don't hide the fact that I'm a woefully sub-par website creator. I'm not alone thankfully and wordpress has made it easy to at least look moderately professional. But I also don't claim to generate three million hits a month. The seller also claimed that it's a top search on google.
Alright, I typed in "Sakura Publishing" on google. Top three results? A facebook fanpage, librarything post, and an absolutewrite.com forum post (it wasn't too complimentary in which the "owner" shows up to defend his publishing firm and is taken to task by the forum regulars).
Alright…so "top" search result might mean top 10, right? Fair enough.
#4 – Smashwords profile.
#5 – Twitter handle.
#6 – Yelp profile with no reviews.
#7 – bookbuzzr.com profile.
#8 – publishersarchive.com profile.
#9 – Linked In profile.
#10 – biblio.com bookstore profile.
Ok, why am I being so mean?
Even though I didn't get any results at all from the Fiverr gig I purchased, that didn't really shock me. I wasn't purchasing a result. The odds that out of nine million hits (remember, the claim was three million a month) during my ad's scheduled run that not a single person clicked on the book are fairly remote. Regardless, I was purchasing an audience and the audience might have thought my book sucked, my personality turned them off (by far the most likely), they didn't like the image, or they didn't like the interview.
Actually, let's talk about that word for a moment; "interview".
When you read the word "interview" and romanticise it in your head, you might imagine something like Barbara Walters sitting down with a prolific writer and getting down to what makes them tick. At the very least you expect a question sheet from the interviewer with questions that they might ask. If it's a blog, then you might get a list of questions that you then write your answers to. I've done that before. No problem. I like to write. In the case of this gig, the "interview" portion I "misunderstood" from the gig was that I would provide both the answers AND the questions. Now, where I come from that's not an interview…but like I said; I love to write. So I found a few blog tour question primers I had from previous marketing excursions, picked my favourite questions and then provided some answers.
I wish I was kidding.
Now, after one month…like most writers…I became insecure and thought: Hey…maybe it's me?
So I tweeted a book cover.
361 impressions, 11 total engagements, etc….on twitter. Results in my sales? 241 ebooks, 5 print books and 5,132 pages read.
Is it possible that coincidentally all of his site hits blasted my book sales on the same day as my tweet? Sure. But frankly, I'd learned a lesson and I was moving on to my usual marketing gimmicks and started posting to my twitter and facebook feeds more regularity until my sales went back to where they were before this little experiment.
I left a review of the Fiverr gig in the most honest way possible. I gave five stars out of five for communication, because even though I'd "misunderstood" what an interview was, he did at least communicate right away. I left four stars for "was this gig as described" because who knows? Maybe he does get three million hits a month. I mean…when I google my name, the first result is my website and it damn sure doesn't generate three million hits a month. In fact, when I used an Alexa search…the publishing company mother-ship website gets less than 100 hits a month. The blog website for us lowly authors who demean ourselves to use his services to reach "three million" people, doesn't even ping on Alexa.
Anyway, I didn't want a refund. I was willing to leave my huge $25 on the table because I'd been stupid and wandered away from what works for me. Lesson learned.
That was, of course, until last night. What follows is the completely unedited chain of events for your enjoyment.
He "bro'd" me…I couldn't stop laughing for a solid minute. But, up until that point…he'd actually delivered on the "gig" promises…up until the point where he pulled the ad with sixty days left. He thanked me for my $25, which I thought was polite…even though it passive aggressively said "you get nothing"…the fun continues.
Alexa is wrong though…you know…the industry standard. I'm on Fiverr though, so I must be doing horribly…I cringed a little because is he on Fiverr to "take advantage" of rubes like me then? I didn't even know what to take away from that. He's absolutely right though, only two reviews for my latest book is pretty sad. I'm not quite sure what to make of the "bought" reviews other than perhaps he's used Fiverr for Amazon reviews, which is against Amazon policy and they'll pull your book if they suspect reviews have been purchased…but that's supposition.
Anyway, he did not contact Fiverr support by the way. I had to. No offer of a refund or even a partial one for time not used on the ad. But no spoilers! Keep reading.
Ah! Finally the mention of a refund. Now we're getting somewhere.
But he did lie. He stated that his blog gets three million hits a month. He also lied in that he didn't want to interview anyone, he wanted others to interview themselves and he'd post it. We might be "peers" in the way that both myself and Tom Clancy fancy ourselves writers…but clearly one of us is a more adept communicator than the other.
Again though, all a seller on Fiverr has to do is click "cancel gig" and the refund is issued. All of this back and forth and name calling is just frosting…delicious frosting that I get to have for free. I feel all warm and tingly inside. We continue.
To be clear, he never represented anyone except the poor desperate folks he cajoled into believing that he is indeed a "traditional, indie publisher"…whatever that is. Sakura Publishing's website is down, but after a little Amazon searching most of their books are nutrition based. It's been around since 2011. In 2015 they stopped charging writers to publish their own books and that was their most prolific publishing year. Although, since that was really their only publishing year, I can only conclude that the new business model (likely triggered by the forum post earlier) wasn't all it was cracked up to be. Now he's on Fiverr. Lucky for me.
He…by the way…is Derek Vasconi and he's written a book called "Kai" which is a Japanese horror story. There's a litany of indie prizes he's won, I've seen them all before and they're purchased reviews, in fact of the twelve reviews of his book there are only three that were made by verified purchasers. I'm sure the rest just got donated review copies, like I said before; I would never fault someone for trying to make things happen. However, one really shouldn't drag out the judgmental pendulum until one is aware that it swings both ways.
The moral of this story boys and girls is simply this; While you are out trying to make your writing dream a reality, you will be taken advantage of at some point AND it's okay to fight back.
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Azamgharh vs Varanasi: Only 100km away, but poles apart
The geographical distance of 100km that divides the key constituencies of Varanasi and Azamgarh is no daunting space in politics, where fame travels in crow flights.india Updated: May 11, 2014 01:39 IST
The geographical distance of 100km that divides the key constituencies of Varanasi and Azamgarh is no daunting space in politics, where fame travels in crow flights. But Azamgarh is as untouched by any Narendra Modi wave as Varanasi is undeterred by Mulayam Singh's political clout.
Speculation here is about the runners-up slot. Who'd be the number two after Mulayam in Azamgarh and who'd trail Modi the closest in Kashi?
The winners decided, the contest shrinks between the BSP's Guddu Jamali and the BJP's Ramakant Yadav in the area Amit Shah derided as a "terrorist hub" the other day. In Varanasi, the scramble for silver is between Arvind Kejriwal of AAP and the Congress's Ajay Rai.
Rahul Gandhi's Saturday rally for Rai got a huge response in Muslim localities, lifting the Congress's hope of a respectable share in the minority vote that will decide the fight against Kejriwal, who too has a vibrant connect with the city's 3 lakh-plus Muslim electorate.
Mercifully, the widely apprehended communal divide hasn't manifested in either seat with sizeable Muslim populations. That Mulayam's candidature has neutralised Modi's appeal among the Azamgarh youth was evident from the tepid response to the PM aspirant's rally. Local observers in Azamgarh rated it as a flop.
The turnout for Modi was way better in nearby Lal Ganj, a reserved constituency that houses Sarai Meer, the native village of the Batla House accused. Aided by the Modi impact, the BJP expects to wrest this seat from the BSP.
For his part, the SP chief has had to fight for every inch of the ground he has gained since his candidature, thanks to the Akhilesh government's poor governance and the local Rajput community's ire against the Yadav family for having failed to condole the murder of the scion of a leading Thakur family in the area.
Read: Expats return to Azamgarh on poll vacation, root for Mulayam
Had Mulayam not entered the fray, the BJP's Ramakant could have slept through the election: "Woh sotey sotey jeet jatey." But now, it seems, "netaji rotey rotey jeet jayenge", the barb aimed at the SP chief's emotional interface with voters through prominent caste leaders holding ministerial and other positions in the SP regime in Lucknow.
Hordes of Mulayam's supporters among businessmen, industrialists and state-level bigwigs have been in and out of Azamgarh in the recent days. The list includes Azam Khan, Abu Azmi, Raja Bhaiya, Naresh Aggarwal and Narad Rai. It has been an eclectic mix of Muslims, Yadavs, Bhumihaars, Kurmis, Brahmins, Vaishyas and Rajputs.
A slogan that rings in Azamgarh's crowded streets evokes Yadav pride; it highlights Mulayam's capacity to create a hundred leaders like his BJP rival: "Eik Mulayam sou Ramakant bana sakta hai par sau Ramakant eik Mulayam nahin bana sakte...."
Nine of the 10 Azamgarh assembly seats have SP legislators, and they have invested their prestige to ensure Mulayam's victory. "We win using his name. How can he be defeated in our constituency?" they reason with their constituents. The strategy is paying dividends. The initial Muslim-Yadav disaffection from the SP government is ebbing out.
Akhilesh's unfinished tenure of three years makes sound real his promise of investments for development in Azamgarh. That makes the people's choice easier. They'd rather go with the Mulayam-Akhilesh they know than with the Modi-Shah they don't.
What seems to work in Azamgarh has limited appeal in Varanasi. As Congress crowds walked shouting "Modi tou Gujarat rahega, Ajay Rai saath rahega", a clutch of youngsters donning saffron caps sang in a chorus the BJP's anthem for Kashi: "Har har Modi, ghar ghar Modi."


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Corn and Tomato Scramble
This is one of my favorite things to make in the summer when the tomatoes from the garden and ripe and fresh! This tomato and corn scramble is really easy to make and is super delicious! It is fabulous as a side, or even on it's own for a light lunch or snack. It would also be great to bring to your next summer barbecue, everyone just loves it! I have made this dish at different times of the year, but the best flavor you are going to get is from your peak summer corn and tomatoes. If you try any new recipe this summer, this is the one you should definitely go for. It's so darn good!
8 Ears of Corn
4 Vine ripened fresh tomatoes
4-5 Green Onions
2TBSP Olive Oil
2TBSP White Balsamic Vinegar
3 TBSP Butter
Salt and Pepper to taste
First slice all the kernels off of the corn cobs, chop up your green onions and tomatoes. In a large bowl mix vinegar, olive oil, and salt and pepper, with a wire whisk, then add tomatoes to the bowl and set aside. Melt butter over medium heat, then add green onions and saute for a couple of minutes until they are tender. Then, add corn to your skillet. Saute corn until it's just tender crisp, around 4 minutes. Remove from heat, and let cool to room temperature. Then add the corn mixture to the bowl of your tomato mixture. Serve at room temperature, which I prefer, or you can chill and serve it cold. It's delicious either way! Summer in a bowl! Enjoy!