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The Los Angeles Dodgers today recalled outfielder/first baseman Scott Van Slyke from Triple-A Albuquerque and optioned infielder Dee Gordon to Triple-A.
Van Slyke, 27, will be making his fourth stint with the big league club this season and has a .242 batting average with seven doubles, six homers and 15 RBI in 36 games with the Dodgers. Since being optioned on Aug. 4, Van Slyke appeared in six games with the Isotopes, batting .292 (7-for-24) with two homers and six RBI. Van Slyke is hitting .347 with 12 homers and 41 RBI in 52 games with Albuquerque this season.
Gordon appeared in six games after being recalled on Aug. 5, hitting 357 (5-for-14) with a stolen base. The Dodgers won all six of those games. Overall, Gordon is hitting .208 (16-for-77) in 25 games for Los Angeles this season.
Friday, August 16, 2013
Dodgers recall Scott Van Slyke; option Dee Gordon to Triple-A Albuquerque
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Practical Nurse
- Employer
- USAJobs
- Location
- Washington D.C.
- Posted
- May 09, 2019
- Closes
- May 09, 2019
- Function
- Nurse
- Industry
- Government and Public Services, Federal
- Career Level
- Experienced (Non-Manager)
- Hours
- Full Time
Not required
Relocation expenses reimbursed No
In order to qualify, you must meet the experience requirements described below. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document.
Basic Requirement for Practical Nurse:
Licensure: A current license to practice as a practical or vocational nurse in a State, territory of the United States, or the District of Columbia; OR must have applied for a license to practice. Applications of candidates possessing a license must be accompanied by a certified or photostatic copy of the license, a notarized statement attesting to the fact, or a citation of the license number and State issuing it. Non-licensed candidates who have completed their training may be appointed subject to obtaining the required license during the probationary period. Those not licensed must furnish the date on which they applied for a license and the jurisdiction involved. No person appointed pending licensure may be retained beyond the probationary period if licensure has not been attained.
In addition to meeting the basic requirement above, to qualify for this position you must also meet the qualification requirement listed below:
Experience: One year of nursing experience in a hospital, outpatient clinic, nursing home, or other supervised medical, nursing, or patient care facility that provided a practical knowledge of human body structure and sterile techniques and procedures, performing such duties as: independently providing direct nursing care to patients within an inpatient ward under the supervision of a Registered Nurse; passing medications, completing nursing assessments; documenting patient information in electronic medical records/systems. This definition of experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-05).
Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted.
- You will be required to provide proof of U.S. Citizenship.
- Direct Deposit of Pay is required.
- Selection is subject to restrictions resulting from Department of Defense referral system for displaced employees.
- If you have retired from federal service and you are interested in employment as a reemployed annuitant, see the information in the Reemployed Annuitant information sheet.
- Multiple positions may be filled from this announcement.
- If you are unable to apply online or need to fax a document you do not have in electronic form, view the following link for information regarding an Alternate Application.
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
Once the announcement has closed, a review of your application package (resume, supporting documents, and responses to the questionnaire) will be used to determine whether you meet the qualification requirements listed on this announcement. If, after reviewing your résumé and/or supporting documentation, a determination is made that you have inflated your qualifications and/or experience, you may lose consideration for this position. Please follow all instructions carefully when applying, errors or omissions may affect your eligibility.
You should list any relevant performance appraisals and incentive awards in your resume as that information may be taken into consideration during the selection process. If selected, you may be required to provide supporting documentation.
Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP). If you are a Federal employee in the competitive service and your agency has notified you in writing that you are a displaced employee eligible for ICTAP consideration, you may receive selection priority for this position. To receive selection priority, you must: (1) meet ICTAP eligibility criteria (2) be rated well-qualified for the position and; (3) submit the appropriate documentation to support your ICTAP eligibility. To be considered well-qualified and receive selection priority applicants must satisfy all qualification requirements for the position and receive a score of 90 or above. Additional information about the program is on OPM's Career Transition Resources website.

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Ramachandra Babu
Director of Photography
Born in1947, at Maduranthakam, Tamil Nadu, INDIA, Ramachandra Babu graduated from the Film Institute of India, in 1971. He started his career as Cinematographer with the film VIDYARTHIKALEYITHILEY (1972) and had done more than125Feature films as Director of Photography in Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu, Hindi, Arabic and English Languages. Four times Award Winner of Kerala State Film Awards for Excellence in Cinematography, he had also won many more Awards like –Rangam Award, Nana award, Film Fans Award, Film Critics award, Lux – Asianet Film Award etc for Excellence in Cinematography.
He had been associated as Cinematographer of many nationally and Internationally renowned Film Directors such as John Abraham, Ramu Kariat, Bharathan, K.G. George, M.T.Vasudevan Nair, P.N.Menon, I.V. Sasi, Sethu Madhavan, Sasi Kumar, Hariharan, Mohan, Mani Rathnam etc.He paints in water colours and writes poems in English in his spare time.
Being a Poet, he is also the inventor and creator of the new Genre of short film CINEKU, a unique combination of Cinema and Haiku Poems. He lives in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India, with his wife and two sons. Besides being connected with several Film Associations, he is also the Founder President of INDIAN SOCIETY OF CINEMATOGRAPHERS


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Due to current health and safety measures, all wineries are accepting visitors by appointment only
Beringer Vineyards embodies the timeless appeal and seductive flavor of the Napa Valley. As the region's oldest continuously operating winery, Beringer is an American wine icon built on 142 years of winemaking tradition. Visitors are welcome to walk our expansive grounds featuring the Rhine House, a seventeen room mansion that is a classic example of ornate Victorian architecture with many gables, turrets and ornaments. Enjoy its exquisite stained glass windows and historic architecture while tasting the Reserve and Single Vineyard wines that made Beringer the most awarded winery in Napa. For those who prefer light to medium-bodied and fruit-driven wines, visit the Old Winery, located behind the Rhine House, for wines that may be familiar plus some that are available exclusively at the winery. As the first winery to offer public tours, visitors are also invited to take a 30 minute or 60 minute tour that explores the caves, family history, and winemaking process. Whether you are new to wine tasting or a seasoned connoisseur, you'll find that when you experience Beringer, you experience Napa Valley.
Plan a trip to Beringer Vineyards on our interactive winery map:
Family Friendly Winery
We welcome guests of all ages on the Introduction to Beringer tour. This 30 minute historic tour guides visitors through the Old Stone Winery and wine-aging tunnels while highlighting Beringer's long history and commitment to quality.
Beringer Vineyards embodies the timeless appeal and seductive flavor of the Napa Valley. As the region's oldest continuously operated winery, we offer guests the opportunity to experience a winemaking tradition dating back 140 years. Visit the iconic Rhine House, taste our celebrated wines in the Old Stone Winery or take a tour and learn more about our wines and history.Music in Tasting Room: Seasonal Music - Local Musicians
Wine clubs are a great way to stay connected to your favorite wineries.
To join the wine club, visit www.beringer.com or call 707-257-5771.
Beringer Vineyards offers three different tiers of wine clubs designed to give the member their favorite style of wine delivered directly to their doorstep.
Reserve Club
The club for aficionados. Look forward to bimonthly shipments of the finest Reserve and limited-production wines in the Beringer portfolio. An ongoing Reserve Club membership ensures a well-stocked wine cellar and an insider taste of Beringer's best.
Taste of Beringer
Experience a delicious dose of Napa Valley throughout the year with bi-monthly shipments of our exclusive wines, including winery-only selections not available anywhere else.It's your choice, red wines only or mixed offerings.
White Zin and Friends
Enjoy six bottles of our light and refreshing wines delivered every three months along with our Napa Valley newsletter, seasonal recipes, and tasting notes. Plus, reap all the other benefits of being a Beringer Wine Club member.
The offer listed below is valid for all Napa Valley residents age 21 and over.
The offer listed below is valid for all Napa Valley residents age 21 and over. A complimentary glass of Luminus Chardonnay or Quantum Red Blend for local resident and guest. 10% discount on current release wines and merchandise. Must check-in at the Welcome Center with proof of address to validate offer.
The Napa Green program is supported by a wide variety of groups including the Sierra Club, the Audubon Society, and the University of California. The Napa Valley Vintners, along with Fish Friendly Farming, the Napa Valley Grapegrowers, the Napa County Farm Bureau and others developed the Napa Green program. Learn more about the program at napagreen.org.
Beringer Vineyards is certified under the Napa Green Winery Program by the Napa County Department of Environmental Management (DEM) and the Association of Bay Area Government's (ABAG) Green Business Program and completed all the regulatory components needed for environmental sustainability. These components included developing water and energy conservation methods, preventing pollution, and reducing solid waste. In addition to developing sustainable winery practices, this program is set to become the standard for the state of California.
Beringer Vineyards is certified under the Napa Green Certified Land Program. Beringer Vineyards has created and implemented a customized farm plan with measured results that addressed all aspects of its property, vineyard land as well as non-farmed land, including practicing soil conservation, water conservation, stable drainage, riparian corridor enhancement, fisheries and wildlife habitat enhancement and long-term improvement and sustainability.
Certification - certification is granted by the Napa County Agricultural Commissioners Office of Pesticide Regulation, the Regional Water Quality Control board, the California Department of Fish and Game, and the National Marine Fisheries Service.
Once a year the rarest new Napa Valley wines become available under one roof at Premiere Napa Valley. Wineries throughout the Napa Valley are given one task to participate: create a one-of-a-kind wine for this event to be purchased by one lucky bidder. This event is only open to select members of the wine trade and the successful bidder is the sole owner of this unique wine.
Beringer Vineyards
Cases: 20
Varietal: Cabernet Sauvignon
Vintage: 2018
Release Date: October - 2021
Appellation: Napa Valley
To purchase this wine or check on availability contact:
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Adopt-a-School is a cooperative effort by businesses, industry and government to stimulate support of education and public school students.
Beringer Vineyards has proudly adopted the following school:
Vintage High School


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Looking for a fun, new way to explore the Sculpture Park this winter? Try snowshoeing! For ages 8 to adult, it also makes a great family activity.
Cost includes snowshoe instruction, a guided Sculpture Park tour, and Museum admission. Snowshoe rentals are available for an additional fee. Tours are approximately 90 minutes and are led by a trained deCordova Museum Guide and an Eastern Mountain Sports instructor.
Snowshoe tours are offered every Saturday at 10:30 am and 1 pm from January 13 through March 10. See all tours here.


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You'll never forget the first time you hear a Jason Derulo song, my old boxing trainer once told me. He was right. But he'd never anticipated this—the meeting of our civilization's two greatest cultural forces. Dancing Han Solo.
What is there to say about this bonus feature in the newest Star Wars gaming title? The Kinect has reached its greatest pinnacle—forcing you to dance along to a Cloud City party scene like something from a disturbed 4chan fanfic novella. Lando does a move called "The Speeder." Han Solo mouths along lyrics like:
Yeah, I'm feeling good tonight,
Finally feeling free and it feels so right, oh.
Time to do the things I like,
Gonna see a Princess, everything's all right, oh.
Is it "funny"? Maybe. Maybe if you're the kind of juvenile mind that gets off on cheap parodies. But there's real art here. Space is an empty place, even in the midst of a galactic rebellion. So what does it show that Han, Lando, and the rest of the gang are all able to put tension aside and just dance? There's a lesson here—a true moral, strong as carbonite.
I'm solo, I'm Han Solo,
I'm Han Solo.
I'm Han Solo. Solo.
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Everyone knows, or should know, that excess sun exposure is bad for your skin and should be avoided. Because of this, a variety of sunless tanning products have become available over the years. So the obvious question is whether these products are themselves safe. And the answer is that those products containing the chemical DHA as their active ingredient do appear to be safe when used externally. This includes the products used in spray-on tanning salons.
Dihydroxyacetone (DHA) is a simple sugar derived from the sugar cane plant that has been used worldwide in the cosmetics industry for over 30 years. DHA is a colorless sugar that interacts with dead surface cells in the outer skin, staining the skin darker. The effect is temporary, because as the dead cells naturally slough off, the color fades, disappearing within a week unless the lotion has been reapplied. DHA is the only FDA-approved skin-tinting additive. Products containing this chemical don't photo-age the skin or contribute to skin cancer.
That's a lot healthier than a suntan because while suntans also start fading after a few days, the harm done to the skin is permanent. Getting a suntan breaks down the DNA in skin cells, but using self-tanners causes no such damage.
So the only known issues, aside from the occasional allergic reaction, are to ensure that the product doesn't get into your eyes, nose or mouth and to test it on a small area of skin to see how it affects you personally (no one wants a blotchy tan!). One important factor to remember is that just because your skin looks tan, that doesn't provide you with any protection from actual sun exposure unless the product you've used also contains SPF (sun protection factor) of at least 15 or more. If it doesn't, you still need to put on SPF just as you would normally. And you should be using SPF on a regular basis.
There are issues with other products that are sometimes called tanning enhancers, accelerators, promoters and/or amplifiers. Many of these products interact with the sun to create the tan, so they actually end up accentuating the damage done to the skin. The pills - which are banned commercially in the U.S. - are the worst. They contain the carotenoid chemical (the same pigment found in carrots), and have been associated with hepatitis and hives.
So be sure to check the label or ask your salon to confirm the product contains DHA and not canthaxanthin. And be sure to check for SPF and apply it if necessary.
Important: The views and opinions expressed in this article are those of the author and not Everyday Health.


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I enjoyed Bangor Daily News columnist and Republican Governors Association staffer Matt Gagnon's offering today discussing what the Republican Party has done wrong from a tactical standpoint.
He doesn't address the elephants in the room (my apologies) of the GOP being stuck on the less-popular side of a wide range of issues while becoming more demographically insular in a country that is increasingly diverse, but he does write about an important aspect of the Republican worldview: what he terms right-wing "victimhood" and emotions-based "populism."
Today's right-wing populists spends most of their time complaining about various brands of elites: the mainstream media, liberal academia, popular culture, politicians of any stripe and the so-called unprincipled establishment.
This was on full display last week at the Conservative Political Action Conference in Washington, D.C. As Palin stood up, she delivered her usual shtick, positioning herself as the heroine of "the people," and contrasting it against the vile corruption of the various elites, while making no intellectual argument for conservatism at all.
I have no particular love for the establishment, the mainstream press or any of the people Palin typically complains about, of course. But my issue is that the basis of her appeal is to the emotions — particularly resentment and anger — of the people listening, rather than a thoughtful appeal to superior ideas.
There are two things I find very interesting about this argument. The first is that this could easily be read as a stinging rebuke of the attitude and methods of Governor Paul LePage. Our chief executive's noted disdain for facts, reliance on the politics of division and fear and his oft-displayed resentful anger would all seem to qualify him as part of what Gagnon says is the problem facing the Republican Party.
The second is that Gagnon's assessment runs almost exactly counter to Party's own recently-published internal evaluation. That document, released with fanfare on its own website on Monday, calls for more populism and less intellectualism.
The perception, revealed in polling, that the GOP does not care about people is doing great harm to the Party and its candidates on the federal level, especially in presidential years. It is a major deficiency that must be addressed.
One of the contributors to this problem is that while Democrats tend to talk about people, Republicans tend to talk about policy. Our ideas can sound distant and removed from people's lives. Instead of connecting with voters' concerns, we too often sound like bookkeepers. We need to do a better job connecting people to our policies.
I'd be interested to hear Matt's thoughts on this, but mine would be that perhaps they have slightly different objectives, with the report focused more on the next election and Gagnon worrying more about the Party's long-term viability.


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Thanksgiving has always been my favorite holiday. I remember waking up on Thanksgiving with the smell of sage wafting through the house as my mother began a long day of cooking and baking. Of course my morning was spent in front of the television watching the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. And now that I have children of my own, Thanksgiving has come full circle: I'm the one doing the cooking and my son, now four years old, is the one enjoying the parade.
The Macy's parade has been around since 1924, when Macy's department store on 34th Street decided to hold a parade as a marketing ploy. Macy's employees dressed in costumes—clowns, cowboys, and the like—and walked with Central Park Zoo animals on a six-mile route through Manhattan. The parade was a success for Macy's, became an annual event, and is now the most popular holiday parade in America. The Rose Parade in Pasadena, California and Mardi Gras krewes in New Orleans are also major parades, and communities all over the country stage parades in celebration of St. Patrick's Day, Independence Day, fall harvests, and other occasions. Parades big and small are commonplace, yet many viewers probably don't realize that modern parades owe a debt both to theatre and to the church.
During the early Middle Ages, the Catholic Church in Europe began dramatizing events from the Bible in an attempt to share the liturgy with a growing population that was largely illiterate. Church interiors were utilized in these liturgical dramas, with the central nave area of the basilica used for spectators and the columns along either side of the nave were used to separate different "stages," or "mansions," as they were called. The audience would walk from one mansion to the next, one mansion featuring the Garden of Eden, the next featuring Noah's Ark, and so on. Interestingly, this staging technique—in which the spectator moves in and out of different acting areas—is still used today. It's the same staging technique encountered in a "haunted house" attraction, and is also used by theme parks. Disney's famous It's a Small World After All and Pirates of the Caribbean rides use the same concept, although the audience is seated in a boat that moves through the attraction.
In the 13th century, Pope Innocent III forbade the clergy from participating in these liturgical plays. The performances were enormously popular but the Pope believed the scripture was becoming obscured by scenery, costumes, special effects, and scripts that were becoming increasingly colloquial.
The plays, known as "mysteries," then moved outside the church. In some cases, the plays were held immediately outside the church—right on the church steps. Large stone basilicas with impressive steps and entryways could make for impressive theatrical backdrops. In some towns, performances moved to a town square. The image below from the Valenciennes Passion shows a town square that has several "mansions" built into its existing architecture for the performance of a 25-day long play depicting the life and death of Jesus Christ. The city's own gates appear to be used as the gates to Jerusalem, with a setting constructed for the temple, another for the sea, and so on.
In other towns, the spectators were spread out, with groups seated on risers in different areas of the town. For these mystery plays, the sets, costumes, and actors moved from one audience to the next on pageant wagons. These impressive devices could "dock" with an existing stage platform, providing a custom backdrop for the performance. Also, the wagon would also carry all the props and costumes needed to tell the story. These pageant wagons are the forerunners of our modern parade floats; the audience sits or stands as the small staging area moves to them. The performance occurs, then the float moves along the designated route.
Spectacle was of tremendous importance during the mystery plays. Because the church was no longer the organizing force for the performances, the plays were presented by other groups in the community. In England, for instance, the responsibility was given to the local craft guilds. Typically, each guild was responsible for one story: finding the actors, building the scenery and costumes, and paying their share of the overall expenses for the event. The guilds were typically assigned a story related to their expertise: the shipwrights would present Noah, the goldsmiths would present the three kings, since they could supply gold crowns, the blacksmiths might be in charge of nailing Christ to the cross, and so on. The guilds took tremendous pride in their contributions and their efforts were dazzling: some wagons featured trap doors for surprising entrances and exits, others featured elaborate scenic detail that was stunningly lifelike, while some featured flying effects and other stage magic.
Indeed the same is true today at the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. New balloons and floats are added each year, and these new efforts are consistently focused on providing a new spectacle that has never been seen in a parade before. In this year's parade, for example, Cirque du Soleil provided a new float that is the biggest in parade history, complete with acrobats and contortionists—it was like a little self-contained circus.
In my BLS course Eye Appeal: Spectacle on Stage and in Life, we discuss modern-day spectacles like the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade and historical spectacles like the mystery plays. We consider why we are so consistently impressed by the "wow factor" that spectacles offer, and wonder what draws each of us individually toward these spectacles. For me, the Macy's Parade takes me back to my childhood home, watching television in my pajamas with the smell of sage in the air. What memories do you associate with the Macy's Parade? Or do you have another favorite holiday spectacle?


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N00bl3ss3 0bl1ghey
n00bl3ss3 0bl1ghey is a French term meaning "Allow the n00bs their mistakes". Although the term itself is relatively recent, the ideal which it illustrates is found in almost every culture throughout history, with the exception of French culture, which is believed to have managed without it by upsetting everyone on general principles.
Babylonian Empire[edit]
The first ruler of Babylon, Hammurabi, is credited with having created a systematic set of rules for governing and maintaining peace within his kingdom and it's dependencies, placing them in a sticky thread so that all the people, newcomers and old hands alike, would know both how to behave and what to expect in the event that they broke the rules. An excerpt from the Code of Hammurabi:
Hammurabi has developed a body of policies and guidelines which have helped him over the years to work toward his singular goal of running a quiet, friendly and informal "kingdom".
While he tries to respect consensus, Babylon is not a democracy, and its governance can be brutal. Hence there is disagreement between those who believe rules should be explicitly stated and those who feel that written rules are inherently inadequate to cover every possible variation of problematic or disruptive behavior. In either case, a user who acts against the spirit of Hammurabi's written policies may be banninated, even if technically no rule has been violated.
However those who show civility, seek consensus, and work towards the goal of creating a great nation should find a welcoming environment. Hammurabi has a large scorpion-filled pit.
The rules themselves quickly became quite extensive, and were constantly updated, modified and extended to cover all manner of frankly unlikely events as well as the common offenses. A selection of the rules follows.
- No flaming - settle it mano y mano or don't log in.
- No l33t sp34k3rs.
- Porn goes in the porn forum. No animal, kiddy or scat. Previews with your posts.
- I don't care about Iraq and neither does anyone who posts here.
- If a sockpuppet strikes its owner, the owner's ear will be cut off.
- If a poster posts a new topic, and constructs it well, s/he gets 2 karma for every response.
- If a poster bumps an old topic without a reason, ban.
- If a hacker breaks through the server firewall in an attempt to rob it and is caught, his punishment will be to become sealed up inside the server as a security patch.
In Judaism the concept of n00bl3ss3 obl1ghey is found throughout the endless meshuggenah kvetching of Moses, even after he stopped going on about "wilderness this" and "wilderness that" and started getting to the good parts about the Ten Commandments and more general rules for everyday conduct. There are certain similarities between these general rules and the rules for conduct in Babylon, for example:
- No children should be flamed.
Obviously this bears a striking resemblance to near-contemporary Babylonian law, both protecting the inexperienced whilst placing an effective ban on flame wars. Other notable portions of the Mosaic code of conduct include:
- Demanding the death penalty for evangelists.
- Prohibiting wives from making a groin attack on their husband's adversary.
- InstaBanTM for link whoring.
The tradition is firmly entrenched in Christianity, which of course has its foundations in Judaism, and n00bl3ss3 obl1ghey is a guiding principle of many of the books of the New Testament. Witness the following from The Gospel of Mark, verses 23-39:
MLCHR_[K1NG5K1NG5K1NG5]: sup h3r0d
h3r0d: sup bitch
MLCHR_[K1NG5K1NG5K1NG5]: were iz da n00b?
h3r0d: WTF?
*7eh_j!zzlah: has entered the game*
7eh_j!zzlah: yo p33ps
7eh_j!zzlah: seed n e gud camp si7ez homez?
MLCHR_[K1NG5K1NG5K1NG5]: LOL he iz the k1ng of k1ngz!!!!!!!11111
h3r0d: STFU MLCHR
Fr3ndl33t_g0st_[K1NG5K1NG5K1NG5]: pwned ^_^
B4lth4zz4r_[K1NG5K1NG5K1NG5]: ROFL
7eh_j!zzlah: OMG mi base iz ful of cow! help plz?
h3r0d: RTFM n00b
Fr3ndl33t_g0st_[K1NG5K1NG5K1NG5]: cow duz 0 damages l1tel d00d
h3r0d: hey j!zzlah the nailgun iz on Golgotha Hill
B4lth4zz4r_[K1NG5K1NG5K1NG5]: dont go l1tl3 d00d itz a trap
During the Dark Ages, following the fall of the Roman Empire and the fracturing of Europe into a series of bizarrely named and hard-to-remember states, social and economic pressures led to the co-opting of higher principles in order to allow for the crusades, a dark time when it was not only acceptable to be a hateful, trolling flamer, but also a time when it was not merely acceptable but virtually mandatory to be in someone's base and killing his d00ds.
After the installation of the Sergius III server-side admin software in 904, for example, pornographic content on the VAXtican GeoCities server increased tenfold, accompanied by a similar rise in accusations of admin corruption, something not even the Billy Dee patch could fix.
Further strife ensued when an edit war erupted over at the Jerusalem server, with various groups claiming ownership of the hosted sites and taking control either by straight denial-of-service "siege" attacks or by entering via backdoors: in either case, the end result would usually be a change of admin rights and resetting of passwords.
They pronounce it "Fghrohntze". Seriously. I rest my case.
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Occasional, with scattered outbreaks on Battlefield 2 servers when someone is needed to fly the C-130. Formerly an unofficial rule when a new President takes office, now superseded by accusations of vote tampering, total incompetence, massive corruption and being totally pwned by the shape-shifting lizard people. As if.


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Microbe Magazine
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Cover: Confocal light micrograph of a section through a blood vessel in the brain, showing the arrangement of cells that form the blood-brain barrier. This barrier protects the brain from many potentially harmful molecules and microorganisms, though some pathogens are able to cross it (see p. 487). (Image © C. J. Guerin, MRC Toxicology Unit/Science Source).
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Cover ImageVaccines are crucial for controlling the spread of influenza, but currently are only effective against a limited mix of strains. A universal vaccine remains elusive, but progress is being made (see p. 433). (Image © James King-Holmes/ Science Source.)
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The head of the Tehran appeal court: No political motive in Zahra Kazemi's court file !
Tuesday Sep. 27/ 05
News update on Zahra Kazemi's case in court
gooya news online reporting from "ILNA"
The head of the Tehran appeal courts : No political motive in Zahra Kazemis court file !
Tehran - ILNA reports
The head of the appeal courts in the province of Tehran said : There was no political motive in Zahra Kazemis court file.
Mr. Abdolreza Tabatabaie the head of the appeal court in response to the question that, since Canada believe that there is a political motive behind Zahra Kazemis court file and because of this the Canadian government plan to introduce a human rights resolution against Iran , what would be your reaction ? said : We are reviewing this court file by judicial viewpoint and not political.
End of the news
Link to this news in Persian :
More on Zahra Kazami from previous report:
On Monday May 16 / 2005 Tehran's appeal court division # 34 will review Zahra Kazemi's file. Prior to that Mr. Mohammad Ali Dadkhah the lawyer for Zahra Kazemi's family in speaking with ILNA's reporter said :Since this file is a criminal file and the primary court is not competence , therefore the matter should be dealt in criminal court.
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More on Zahra Kazemi from previous report:
Mr. Seyed Mohammad Ali Dadkhah, Abdolfatah Soltani, Seyed Mohammad Seifzadeh and Shireen Ebadi are the lawyer for the family of Zahra Kazemi ,they have issued a statement and demanded from the public relation of the Tehran judiciary by appointing a special prosecutor who is independent from Tehrans public prosecutors office and by ordering for re-enactment of the crime scene by using professionals and information take an effective step for truth finding.
Based on the information there are several soldiers who have witnessed the murdering and Beside the place is monitored by video cameras which could be used for re-enactmentand.........
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Photography and Camera Glossary
16:9 widescreen photo mode
Many digital cameras offer this mode to let you take photos that have the same shape as a 16:9 aspect ratio widescreen TV. This size is ideal if you plan on showing your pictures on your high-def set, because they'll fill up the TV's entire screen without losing any picture information.
35mm equivalent
See focal length.
A/V outputs
Video or audio/video outputs are found on most digital cameras; they let you send an image to a TV for easier viewing. An A/V output will also let you send sound (if your camera has that capability, and you recorded a sound clip), while a video output only sends images. Some newer cameras also offer HDMI connectivity for displaying high-res images and videos on a compatible HDTV.
Accessory shoe
A small metal fitting on the top of a camera that lets you add optional accessories, like an external flash, wireless transmitter, or external microphone. Accessory shoes that can also supply power are sometimes referred to as a hot shoe.
A technology found in some digital cameras that alerts you if your subject blinks when you take a photo. Some anti-blink modes will also capture two images, and only save the photo with less squinting.
A camera's aperture works like the iris of your eye, expanding and contracting to adjust the amount of light which passes through the lens. Aperture is measured in "f-stops." A higher f-stop number corresponds to a smaller opening, which admits less light. Aperture settings are directly related to exposure, permitting you to control the amount of light that reaches your camera's image sensor. Some cameras offer manual aperture adjustment; others offer an aperture priority mode for changing exposure settings.
Aspherical lens element
This lens element's compact, aspherical shape allows a lens to be smaller and lighter. It also results in photos with crystal clear focus across the entire field of the lens — from one edge to the other.
Automatic scene selector
A feature that identifies the kind of shot you're trying to take — such as a landscape, sports photo, or portrait — and adjusts the camera's exposure, shutter speed, white balance, and other settings to take the best picture possible.
Buffer memory
Today's digital cameras use a buffer to temporarily store photos before committing them to a regular memory card. That way you don't have to wait for each image to be stored before taking your next shot, and can shoot more quickly or even use a rapidfire "continuous" or "burst" mode.
Burst mode
See continuous/burst mode.
CCD (charge coupled device)
See image sensor.
Chromatic aberration
If you've ever seen a photo in which faint purple fringes are visible at the edges of an object, you've seen the effects of chromatic aberration, or CA. Most of the time, your camera's lens is able to direct all light waves onto the same focal plane. Sometimes, however, it magnifies a few wavelengths differently, or can't quite get them focused on the same focal plane as the others. The result is a mild mismatch within the image. (This effect is more common with extremely wide-angle shots, and is something that many people don't even notice in everyday shots.)
CMOS (complementary metal oxide semiconductor)
See image sensor.
CompactFlash® card
A popular form of removable media originally developed by SanDisk. CompactFlash cards are used in some digital cameras (especially digital SLRs), PDAs and handhelds, and other small portable digital devices. They are available in a range of capacities up to 8GB, or even more. UDMA (Ultra Direct Memory Access) CompactFlash cards offer higher data transfer speeds than standard CF cards when used with UDMA-enabled digital SLR cameras and card readers. This is great for folks who use their camera's movie mode, or need to shoot a lot of photos in quick succession and download them rapidly to their computer.
Continuous autofocus mode
In this mode, a camera continually focuses on the subject or subjects in your field of view. It's ideal for recording action scenes, high-energy kids, or other subjects when you want to snap multiple photos in quick succession.
Continuous/burst mode
Continuous mode, often called burst mode, lets you press and hold a camera's shutter button to capture a series of shots in rapid succession. This mode is great for recording action scenes, high-energy kids, and pets. Even if one shot of your daughter scoring the winning goal turns out blurry, you've still got plenty more to choose from. Depending on the camera, you may be able to take three, ten, or even more shots in one continuous burst, then select and keep just the images you like best.
Crop factor (focal length multiplier)
If you own a digital SLR camera, you may have heard of crop factor, or focal length multiplier. Basically, crop factor determines the focal length your lens appears to be when it's mounted to a digital SLR camera.
So why would the equivalent focal length be different from the focal length printed on the lens barrel? Because the lens' focal length is based on the assumption that you're using a traditional 35mm film camera, or a digital camera with a sensor as large as a single frame of 35mm film. However, the image sensor on many DSLRs is smaller than a full frame of 35mm film, and the optical result is a seemingly more telephoto focal length than that printed on the barrel.
To find the effective focal length of a lens mounted to an SLR, you multiply its actual focal length by your cam's crop factor. For example, a 70-300mm lens, x 1.5 crop factor, will seem like a 105-450mm lens on your DSLR. Most digital SLRs have a crop factor of 1.5 or 1.6, but different camera brands and models have slightly different-sized sensors, and that will affect each camera's exact crop factor. Full-frame digital SLRs use image sensors that are the same size as a frame of 35mm film, and therefore have no crop factor.
A frame of 35mm film captures the entire image area produced by a lens mounted to a film SLR camera.
A digital SLR's sensor records only the center portion of the image from the same lens, effectively cropping it.
The resulting image appears closer when seen through the viewfinder, providing more apparent telephoto power.
Cross-type focus sensor
A type of focusing sensor found in digital SLRs that detects and focuses on a subject along both vertical and horizontal lines. They provide higher-accuracy focusing than more commonly found vertical line sensors. High-end SLRs tend to have cross-type sensors more often than entry level or midrange models.
Depth of field
Depth of field (sometimes abbreviated as DOF) describes the areas to the fore and rear of the main focus point that remain sharp, or in focus. With an extremely shallow depth of field, even areas just in front of or behind that point will be out of focus. With a wide depth of field, much of the photograph may be crisply in focus. That's not to say that wider depth of field is always desirable; for instance, many portrait photographers rely on a fairly shallow depth of field to achieve crisp portraits with a blurred background and foreground. Depth of field is affected by factors such as aperture and focal length, although subject distance and sensor type can come into play as well.
Digital zoom
The ability to magnify an optical image digitally, using interpolation. Digital cameras can come with quite high levels of digital zoom, but the image quality suffers noticeably as more digital zoom is applied. (Generally, you'll want to stick to optical zoom to ensure a crisp, detailed photo.)
Dynamic range
An indicator of your image sensor's ability to capture highlight detail and shadow detail at the same time (or, sometimes, a way to discuss an individual photograph's ability to show detailed dark areas and detailed bright areas at the same time). Because your sensor's pixels can only collect so much light, it is possible to lose detail at one or the other end of the spectrum. The sensors associated with SLRs frequently boast a better dynamic range for the simple fact that each pixel is physically larger and thus able to collect more light information. Good dynamic range generally gives you photographs with more dimensionality and pop.
Effective pixel count
There are two different ways to think about the pixels on a camera's image sensor. "Actual" pixels is a simple count of every pixel present on the sensor. "Effective" pixels, however, is a count of all the pixels used to record an image and it's almost always a tiny bit lower than the "actual" count, because some pixels on a sensor aren't used to record picture information. Effective pixel count is widely used, because it's a much more accurate way to assess a camera's maximum picture capture capability.
Exif Print
An Exif Print-capable camera is great if you're going to be printing out photos on an Exif Print-compatible photo printer. The camera records information like exposure settings and light metering at the time when a photo was taken, and attaches that information to the picture file. A compatible printer takes note of this info and adjusts its settings accordingly, to permit the most accurate, lifelike photo print possible.
Exposure refers to the amount of light to which the camera's image sensor is exposed. Three factors go into exposure: aperture, shutter speed, and ISO. By adjusting these factors, either separately and manually, or by using predefined exposure settings, you can affect the way your digital camera handles photos taken in unusual settings (such as pictures taken of people running, or at twilight). Different digital cameras have greater and lesser levels of control over exposure settings.
Exposure compensation
A feature that lets you adjust the camera's light metering to allow for shooting conditions. A camera's built-in light meter offers a recommended exposure to help photographers set aperture and shutter speed correctly. However, sometimes shooting conditions mean that your camera's best guess isn't quite right (for example, when your subjects are in front of a bright picture window, and the camera is exposing the surrounding scene correctly but leaving your subjects too dark). With exposure compensation, you can tell the camera to increase or decrease exposure values in steps of either 1/3 or 1/2 of a value. Then, you can either set the exposure yourself, based on that light meter reading, or, if you're in automatic, shutter priority, or aperture priority mode, let the camera set the exposure for you.
Face detection
Face detection is a technology commonly found in point-and-shoot cameras, as well as many newer SLRs. It recognizes one or more human faces in your frame, and sets focus priority on the people in your shot. Let's say you want a picture of your child peeking between two fence posts. Instead of focusing on the more obvious posts, face detection tells the camera to zero in on the child instead, giving you a clear, precisely focused portrait. Face detection can also trigger the camera to select optimal exposure, white balance, and flash settings to best suit your subject.
Film speed
See sensitivity.
Flash exposure compensation
A feature found on digital cameras that lets you adjust the light output of the flash to increase or decrease its intensity. This allows you to lighten or darken a scene to your own preferences, beyond what your camera automatically selects.
Focal length
Focal length is a measure of the distance (in millimeters) from the optical center of a camera's lens to its focal point, which is located on the image sensor. Because digital cameras' focal lengths are measured differently than traditional film cameras (see crop factor), manufacturers usually give a "35mm equivalent" focal length in their specs. This helps 35mm film photographers get a better idea of just how wide-angle or telephoto a digital camera will be in relation to their film cam. A typical digital camera's 35mm equivalent focal length might be 28-280mm, while its actual focal length measures 4.6-46mm. The reason that a range of numbers is given here (28mm to 280mm) is due to the fact that most digital cameras have a zoom lens, which can change focal lengths. A fixed lens has only one focal length.
A camera lens's focal length can tell you a lot about what kinds of pictures it will be able to take well. With a long focal length, like 280mm, a camera is better able to capture far-off subjects (such a lens is also known as "telephoto"). With a short focal length, like 28mm, a camera can capture the scene immediately before it more completely (this kind of lens is considered "wide-angle").
Focus (auto & manual)
Nearly every digital camera utilizes some kind of autofocus capability, a technology which lets the camera automatically create sharp images of the central subject in the frame as you press the shutter button. Most offer multipoint autofocus, which makes it easier to take tricky shots like off-center portraits. Multipoint autofocus uses several points (often between 3 and 9) to assess a framed shot and set focus. Selectable multipoint autofocus gives the user control over which point is used as the focus point.
More sophisticated cameras may also offer manual focus, either as a set of predetermined focus settings, or as a manual focus ring or lever. Manual focus gives you increased control over the detail and clarity of your photos, especially if you plan on taking non-traditional shots and close-ups.
See aperture.
Full frame image sensor
Some advanced digital SLR cameras feature an image sensor that has the same dimensions as a frame of 35mm film found on traditional film SLRs, which is much larger in physical size than sensors found in most digital cameras. All that extra surface area on these "full frame" sensors has several benefits: superior light gathering, lower noise levels, and better resolution.
A simple graph that offers an objective view of exposure by displaying brightness and darkness values for a photograph.
Hot shoe
See accessory shoe.
Image sensor
A digital camera's image sensing element, or as it's often referred to, its image sensor. The image sensor's job is to convert light to electrical energy, which can then be stored in digital form in the camera's memory. An image sensor's photo-capturing power is measured in pixels, and will usually be seen expressed in megapixels. Sometimes, you may see two slightly different pixel counts listed for the same camera's sensor. These numbers represent effective pixel count and actual pixel count.
The two most commonly found technologies used to capture digital images in today's cameras are CCD (charge coupled device) and CMOS (complementary metal oxide semiconductor) image sensors. Although both types have their unique strengths and weaknesses, neither one is inherently superior to the other. You can expect high-quality digital photographs from cameras using either technology.
Image stabilization
A feature that reduces the blurring of images that occurs as a result of camera shake when taking hand-held shots, particularly at slow shutter speeds or when using telephoto lenses. Optical image stabilization works by using built-in vibration sensors to steer a special set of optical elements inside the lens that compensate for camera movement. Sensor-shifting stabilization works in much the same way, but instead of moving lens elements, the vibration sensors counteract camera shake by moving the image sensor itself.
ISO film speed equivalency
See sensitivity.
An image coding system that processes picture information captured by a camera's image sensor and compresses it for storage on a memory card. Most digital cameras let you adjust the amount of compression applied to an image — greater compression levels let you store more pictures in the same amount of space, but with reduced image quality. Less compression gives you higher quality pics, but allows you to store fewer of them on a memory card.
LCD viewscreen
Color LCD viewscreens are pretty much the norm on today's digital cameras; they can operate in place of, or in addition to, traditional viewfinders. Most cameras' LCDs measure between 1.8" and 3.5" diagonally, with resolutions between 100,000 and 240,000 pixels. The higher the LCD's resolution, the clearer your view will be of images and camera menus.
Lag time
Practically speaking, lag time is the pause between when you push the shutter button to take a picture, and when the camera actually takes the picture. In point-and-shoot cameras, that pause is frequently due to the camera's need to set autofocus before taking the picture. In the early days of digital photography, that lag could take a long time — long enough that a fast-moving subject could have exited the frame entirely by the time the camera actually took the shot.
Today's cameras are much, much faster. Still, lag can still be an occasional issue. With a point-and-shoot, one workaround is to half-depress the shutter button in order to autofocus the camera on your subject in advance; then you just push down the rest of the way when you're ready to make your exposure.
Digital SLRs have little-to-no shutter lag (outside of full auto mode or Live View mode, in which they perform more like a point-and-shoot); their increased responsiveness is one of their main selling points over point-and-shoot models.
Live view mode
In traditional digital SLR cameras, the LCD viewscreen can only be used to play back captured images; you still need to look through the viewfinder to compose your pictures. However, some newer models now offer a live view mode that allows use of the LCD to both compose and review photos, just as you would with a point-and-shoot camera.
Macro mode
A macro, or close-up, lens is one that lets you focus on subjects that are very close to the lens. A macro lens is perfect for shooting close-ups of flowers, insects, or other small objects. Macro lenses come in a range of focal lengths — anything from 28mm to 200mm and beyond.
Many point-and-shoot digital cameras also offer a "Macro" mode. This mode changes the focus setting to let the camera focus on subjects that are very close to the lens. If a macro mode is important to you, be sure to check how close the Macro mode lets you get — can you shoot objects as close as an inch, or only as close as five inches? The closer you can get, the more impressive such close-ups are.
One million pixels. The more megapixels a camera has, the higher its maximum resolution — and the better its potential picture quality.
Digital cameras store the photos they take to some kind of memory. In nearly all cases, this will be some kind of removable media. Many cams also include a small amount of built-in memory — enough to let you capture a few extra shots if your memory card fills up, but not enough for regular everyday shooting.
Memory Stick®
Originally developed by Sony, Memory Stick is a form of removable media used in digital cameras, digital camcorders, handhelds, printers, and more.
Movie mode
Most point-and-shoot digital cameras, and even a select number of newer digital SLRs, let you record video either as an MPEG movie or a Motion JPEG movie. Some even offer HD resolution. And most also record audio. Although these movie modes cannot replace the high-quality video and versatility you get from a digital camcorder, they can be another fun way to capture faces or events.
Noise reduction
In digital cameras, the use of an electronic sensor to capture images introduces small levels of noise into each photograph. Small amounts of noise spring naturally from the presence of electricity in the sensor, but it's also caused by the slight variation in light absorption from pixel to pixel. As a result, noise is most easily spotted when you zoom in on sky, darkness, or some other area where you might expect to see uniformity and instead see graininess or tiny bits of color. Turning up the ISO, or sensitivity, of your sensor increases noise as well. Pixel size also has an effect; physically larger pixels are less prone to noise.
Noise reduction, then, is the application of one or more algorithms to a photo in order to eliminate that noise. With effective noise reduction, you can eliminate much of the noise without losing sharpness. Most cameras have some degree of built-in noise reduction.
Some also offer a long-exposure noise reduction mode, as long-exposure shots can accentuate the problem of noise. Photography enthusiasts, however, may choose to disable their camera's noise reduction in order to use more sophisticated, user-adjustable noise reduction software when processing their images.
Optical zoom
The ability to magnify a subject for close-ups, by adjusting the camera's lens assembly (thus the name "optical"). Most current digital cameras include an optical zoom lens of some kind. The amount of zoom commonly varies between 3X and 20X, 3X being less range and 20X being considerably more. Although optical zoom specifications may look low compared to digital zoom specifications, remember that optical zoom is the way to go, since it won't result in image degradation.
PictBridge is an international direct-print standard adopted by most major manufacturers of digital cameras and photo printers. With PictBridge, you can connect a compatible camera to a PictBridge photo printer via a USB cable, for easy direct printing without the use of a computer. The gear doesn't have to be the same brand — it just has to be PictBridge-capable.
Short for "picture element." A digital camera's image sensor consists of millions of pixels, each one building up a tiny charge of electricity in response to the light it "sees." The more pixels an image sensor has, the higher the camera's potential resolution. Also see effective pixel count for more info.
Priority modes
Aperture and shutter speed priority modes are a shortcut to easy exposure adjustment. To set exposure manually, you would need to adjust aperture and shutter speed settings separately. With priority modes, when you adjust aperture, shutter speed is automatically reset appropriately — or vice versa. It's a nice way to get more creative without having to worry about understanding all the details behind these kinds of adjustments.
RAW image format
A mode found on digital SLRs (and a few point-and-shoot models) that allows all the digital data captured by a camera's image sensor to be stored without first being processed or adjusted by the camera's image processor. The resulting RAW image files, or "digital negatives," can provide greater picture detail, allowing for advanced editing with specialized software on a computer. You won't need to use RAW files if you usually print photos directly from your camera's memory card, but folks who like to customize their images tend to appreciate the extra flexibility and picture quality that RAW files offer.
RAW+JPEG recording
A shooting mode found on digital SLRs (and a few point-and-shoot models) that allows the camera to capture and store unprocessed, lossless RAW images plus much smaller, compressed JPEG files at the same time. The unprocessed RAW image files can provide greater picture detail for advanced editing with specialized software on a computer. The JPEG files are ready to view or print right from the camera with no further processing required.
Removable media
All of our digital cameras use some kind of reusable removable memory, such as Memory Sticks, CompactFlash cards, and Secure Digital cards. These memory cards offer varying amounts of storage — the more gigabytes, or GB, of memory, the more images that can be stored. See our Blank Media Glossary for more info.
The number of pixels used to capture an image. Resolution ranges from low (640 x 480) to high (3456 x 2592 and up). High resolution makes for sharper pictures; however, high-resolution photos take up more memory than lower-res photos. Different levels of resolution are appropriate for different purposes; see this chart for a few suggestions.
Scene mode
Most cameras offer what are called "scene modes" — settings that are optimized for the demands of certain kinds of photographic scenes or subjects. Some common examples include an action/sports mode that increases a camera's sensitivity, so it can capture crisp shots of intense action without blurring the subject; or a night scene mode that slows down the camera's shutter speed to capture a darkened scene more accurately, with little or no help from the flash. Find out more about scene modes.
Secure Digital® (SD) card
A Secure Digital (SD) card is an SDMI-compliant flash memory card used in many digital cameras, memory players, and other portable digital devices. Like other SDMI-compliant cards, an SD card uses an extra chip to recognize and comply with the requirements imposed on copyright-protected materials.
You'll also come across SDHC cards, a newer, high-capacity SD card format. Now, while any SDHC-compliant camera or PDA will be compatible with standard SD cards, an SD-compatible device will not necessarily work with SDHC cards. In fact, if your device is more than two years old, there's a chance it won't be SDHC-compliant. And there are newer devices that won't work with SDHC cards either. So be sure to check your owner's manual to confirm compatibility before buying an SDHC card.
With traditional film cameras, sensitivity, also known as ISO, represents the film's sensitivity to light. A lower ISO number means that the film needs more light to take a picture than film with a higher ISO.
Because digital cameras do not use film, manufacturers have had to create "sensitivity" settings. Most digital cameras use 100 as their standard ISO sensitivity setting, and offer a range of other settings from 200 to 400, or more, to mimic the effects of using film with speeds of 100, 200, 400, etc. These higher settings can be very useful in low-light shooting conditions or when faster shutter speeds are required; however, because they are achieved by amplifying or boosting the image sensor's output, they can result in an increase of visible "noise," giving your pictures a somewhat "grainy" look.
Shutter speed
The speed at which a digital camera's shutter exposes the image sensor to light. A shutter speed of 1/60 means that the sensor is exposed to light for 1/60th of a second. Faster shutter speeds are good for "freezing" fast-moving action; slow ones allow you to intentionally blur the movement of your subject to emphasize motion, such as water traveling over a set of falls (these types of shots may require a tripod, since the human hand cannot hold a camera steady for very long). Simple digital cameras may have very little shutter speed adjustment; more sophisticated cams often have between 9 and 15 shutter speeds. Many cameras also offer shutter speed priority mode.
Single-lens reflex (SLR)
An SLR, or single-lens reflex, camera is named for its picture-taking mechanism. In a film SLR, the viewfinder uses a 45°-angled mirror to see through the lens; that mirror snaps out of sight quickly when you press the shutter button, to let light enter and expose the film. A digital SLR works the same way, except that the shutter is opening to let an electronic sensor record the image. SLRs are revered by photo enthusiasts because they permit the use of many different specialized lenses and flashes, and provide faster response time and higher continuous shooting speed than most point-and-shoot cameras.
Telephoto lens
A telephoto lens makes it possible to capture crisp, close-up shots of far-away subjects. The longer the camera's 35mm equivalent focal length, the more telephoto shooting ability the camera has. For example, a 28-300mm equivalent lens has more telephoto power than a wide-angle lens with a 10-24mm equivalent focal length. Often digital camera users refer to optical zoom measurements to indicate a camera's telephoto ability.
USB (Universal Serial Bus) is a "plug and play" interface commonly used on digital cameras, because it allows for quick, easy transfer of digital photos between a camera and a computer or printer. For more information, check out our discussion of USB in the Connections Glossary.
A viewfinder is the small square on the back of a camera that the photographer holds up to his eye. Using the viewfinder is the traditional method of framing photos prior to shooting. Many digital cameras offer an optical viewfinder, just like the ones found on film cameras. A few cameras, most notably those with high-powered telephoto zoom lenses, have electronic viewfinders (EVF) that use a color LCD to show what the lens is seeing, much like a camcorder's viewfinder. A growing number of cameras have given up the viewfinder altogether; framing photos requires you to use the LCD viewscreen. Although a viewfinder doesn't provide as big an image as a viewscreen, it may be preferable when shooting outdoors in direct sunlight, which can wash out the image on a viewscreen. Using a viewfinder can also provide greater freedom from camera shake because the camera is being held against your face for stability while snapping photos.
White balance
White balance is the electronic adjustment of light levels to remove unrealistic color tones or hues, so that objects that appear white in person are rendered white in your photos. This process helps recorded images to retain their true colors. All digital cameras offer automatic white balance, and most feature additional preset levels or even custom manual settings. These manual adjustments can provide better color accuracy than the automatic settings when shooting under a mixture of light sources such as incandescent, fluorescent, and daylight.
Wide-angle lens
A wide-angle lens can capture an extra-wide view of the scene immediately before a camera. This allows you to more easily photograph panoramic landscapes for example, or take big group shots without forcing everyone to squeeze together. The shorter (or lower) a lens's 35mm equivalent focal length, the more wide-angle shooting ability the camera has. For example, a 10-24mm equivalent lens has more wide-angle capture ability than a telephoto-oriented 28-300mm equivalent lens.


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Title 18 U.S.C. § 1343 provides, in part:
Whoever, having devised or intending to devise any scheme or artifice to defraud, or for obtaining money or property by means of false or fraudulent pretenses, representations, or promises, transmits or causes to be transmitted by means of wire, radio, or television communication in interstate or foreign commerce, any writings, signs, signals, pictures, or sounds for the purpose of executing such scheme or artifice, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than 20 years, or both.
Write-in Presidential candidate Montgomery Blair Sibley asserts that by knowingly submitting a forged certificate of live birth and 'long form birth certificate' on line to the American public,
the "scheme" that President Obama appears to have intended is to obtain a job that he is not eligible to hold given his lack of "natural born Citizen" status. See, e.g., United States v. Granberry, 908 F.2d 278, 279 (8th Cir. 1990)
Initially, it is well-settled that the "use of the Internet for transmission of images or messages satisfies the requirement of interstate commerce." See, e.g., United States v. Carroll, 105 F.3d 740, 742 (1st Cir. 1997). Moreover, to seek to obtain public money – here the salary of the President of the United States – has been recognized as satisfying the "money" element of §1343. See, e.g., Pasquantino v. United States, 544 U.S. 349, 356-57 (2005) (recognizing that money in the public treasury is the government's "money" for purposes of the mail fraud statute.)
Candidate Sibley submitted a certified petition for Writs Quo Warranto and Mandamus to the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, requesting a jury trial, setting forth outcomes (a) that Obama be ousted from office and/or prevented from being placed on the ballot for the 2012 presidential election, (b) a directive to the U.S. Attorney to comply with 18 U.S.C. § 3332 and reveal to the Grand Jury the alleged offense of Obama, with the right of Sibley to inform in writing each and every one of the jurors of the offenses of Obama and other criminal acts of federal actors in the District of Columbia.
As with other cases of Quo Warranto seeking to compel proof of natural born citizenship, the politically-influenced Department of Justice has refused to forward any case or respond to it, just like Jablonski's contemptuous and ill-fated attempt to go around the judiciary to quash any action against Obama.
However, Candidate Sibley will not go away quietly, and in a press release issued January 31, 2012 takes the following action:
WASHINGTON D.C. – Coming on the heels of the sworn testimony taken in the Georgia Administrative Law hearing at which expert witnesses testified under oath as to the indications of forgery in Barack Obama's putative certificates of live birth, POTUS Write-In Candidate Montgomery Blair Sibley has this day amended his Quo Warranto lawsuit pending in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia to demand that the Court enforce 18 U.S.C. §3332.That section requires, upon request of a citizen, that the United States Attorney present information concerning such an alleged offense to the grand jury.
On January 12, 2012, Sibley made such a request. In so much as the United States Attorney has refused to acknowledge the request, Sibley has moved for a writ of mandamus from the Court to compel U.S. Attorney Machen, Jr., to comply with §3332.
Though several individuals have requested state police and/or the F.B.I. to investigate Obama's putative COLBs, this is the first instance where an individual has invoked 18 U.S.C. §3332 to removed the matter from the discretion of the politically-influenced Department of Justice. Instead, Sibley is taking the allegations of Obama's wire fraud directly to a federal Grand Jury which has the unfettered power to indict Obama if it finds "there is sufficient evidence of probable cause to justify bringing the accused to trial."
Citing not only the evidence attached to the First Amended Complaint, Sibley also now has required the assigned Judge – John D. Bates – to take judicial notice of the proceedings in the Georgia Administrative Law matter. In that Georgia case, two expert document examiners testified under oath on January 27, 2012, that the certificates of live birth released by Obama appear to be forgeries.
The ball is now in the Court of the Honorable John D. Bates who must decide whether to enforce the law or allow the questions of: (i) Obama's eligibility to be President and (ii) his alleged criminal behavior to be shielded from determination by his judicial inaction on these questions.
The battery of lawyers Obama must hire now have to fight fires on all fronts, including the ballot challenges being taken in six (6) more states against Obama, are costing taxpayers and Obama a fortune…the ill-gotten gains of Obama's entire life of lies.


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With the holiday food season fast approaching, it's time to start thinking about reducing our food waste.
Tip of the Week
With the holiday food season fast approaching, it's time to start thinking about reducing our food waste.
The USDA estimates that almost 30 percent of the available U.S. food supply was lost from human consumption at the retail and consumer levels in 2010. Because of that staggering statistic, the federal agency is leading a U.S. Food Waste Challenge to offer information on reducing, recovering and recycling food waste.
Although consumers can't officially take part in the challenge — it's intended for processors, manufacturers, retailers and others — here's how we can do our part at home, courtesy of the EPA:
• Shop your refrigerator first. This seems simple, but is a difficult task when faced with goodies at the grocery store or cravings for a specific meal. Cook or eat what you already have at home before buying more.
• Plan your menu. Buy only the things you plan for, and this keeps both food waste at bay and your budget (and waistline) trimmer.
• Buy in bulk. This is tricky, as buying perishables in bulk could lead to food waste. However, this process saves money as long as you are able to use the food before it spoils. The freezer is your friend — and you always can share food with friends and split the cost, too.
• Be creative. Use the edible parts of food that you don't normally eat, such as stale bread for croutons or chicken bones for making stock.
• Preserve. You can freeze, preserve or can all those fresh fruits and vegetables that typically go to waste first. Love a seasonal item? Preserve it now so you can continue to enjoy throughout the winter.
• Be mindful. When eating out, order only what you can finish, such as a half portion or by sharing a meal. Take home and eat leftovers the next day. At all-you-can eat buffets, fill a smaller plate first and cut yourself off before you feel full.
For how to safely store food and other tips, visit usda.gov.
— Amber Krosel, More Content Now


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Maryborough brothers some of the youngest bell ringers
SEAN may have the looks, humour and smarts but his younger brothers have the bell-ringing pull.
The four tight-knight Maryborough siblings are the hands, coordination and timing behind the bell ringing each Sunday at St Paul's Anglican Church.
They are also some of the youngest bell ringers in Australia.
The teens have embraced the long-standing church tradition while bringing to it a healthy level of family competition.
"Well, Sean is good looking, funny and intelligent and I mean we are five brothers and we all have good qualities but I am a bit like the hybrid with all the good stuff," Sean jokes.
But Hugh is adamant: "Blair is the better bell ringer".
Sean, 16, Jack, 12, Hugh, 12, Blair, 14, and fellow bell ringer Andrew Chapman, 15, visited Brisbane this week to brush up on their bell ringing skills high above St John's Anglican Cathedral.
After a hair-raising walk up a flight of steep stone stairs, the five school students pulled on the ropes connected to 12 bells in the cathedral's bell tower with precise co-ordination and impeccable timing.
The boys' willingness to embrace the deeply rooted tradition is a welcome contrast from a decreasing trend of youth participation across the church community.
"I am really pleased these young guys who I hope will be around for quite a while to ring," Bell ringing captain Ruth Andersen said.
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Mrs Andersen, a 28-year veteran of bell ringing, said the practice created a sense of community.
The young boys admit the practice takes patience but is well worth it.
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When we are forgiven by God for a sin, there are two things we have to understand. First of all, when the Bible speaks of God's forgetting our sins, we have to be careful how far we push that. That does not mean that suddenly the eternal God, very God of very God, who is omniscient and immutable, suddenly undergoes a memory lapse and that that which he once knew intimately he suddenly becomes ignorant of. If we push that, it would give us a ghastly view of God. Rather, the Bible is using this kind of language to say that he doesn't hold it against us anymore. He treats us without raising the issue in terms of delivering a punishment. The just punishment for any sin would be eternal separation from God. When we are forgiven, we are relieved of all eternal guilt and punishment so that we don't have to worry about going to hell because we have sinned.
At the same time, the New Testament tells us at least twenty-five times that the distribution of rewards in heaven will be done according to our relative degree of obedience or the works that we perform. We are told frequently by Jesus that on the last day all things will be brought into the light. Those things we have done in secret will be made manifest; every idle word will come into the judgment. I don't think that means that I'm going to be punished for those sins that I've confessed and have had forgiven. Those are covered by the righteousness of Christ and by my Mediator. But I will have to stand before God for a full and complete evaluation of my obedience as a Christian.
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There's one distinct advantage of my job compared to, say, your job. And that advantage is: I don't have to commute. That's right, ladies and gentlemen. Give up your salaried, safe office job with benefits and room for growth in order to become a writer, and you, too, could spend mornings concerned primarily with why the wireless Internet won't reach the porch swing.
Of course, I'm not entirely immune to commuting. I spent the last three-and-a-half years of my life working in an office located in the suburbs, which excels in education and lifestyle, whereas I live in the city, which excels in property crime.
The result is that I spent a lot of time commuting, and as I recall it wasn't a very pleasant experience. I also recall there was a tollbooth along my route, and I constantly got stuck behind the guy who went in the "exact change" lane even though his only form of payment was a personal check.
I'm not always spared from commuting these days, either. I often have to take my girlfriend to the airport, which would be fine, except that she usually schedules flights at around 6:30 p.m. on the day of a baseball game, and a basketball game, and what I can only assume is a global convention for the International Association of Left Lane Cell-Phone Users.
So I've done a lot of commuting. And in that time, I've realized there are, shall we say, a few flaws with bumper-to-bumper driving etiquette in our great nation. (These flaws also exist in Canada, which is a lot like our great nation except that parts of it have a license plate shaped like a polar bear.) And the biggest flaw is changing lanes.
Allow me to paint you a picture. I'm driving along in bumper-to-bumper traffic, also known as "rush hour," or, if you live in the Los Angeles area, "always." I'm not talking about the kind of bumper-to-bumper traffic where you're rolling along at four miles per hour, and sometimes you get up to, say, nine miles per hour, at which point you excitedly upshift to second gear, only to have your heart sink when you go back down to four because you realize your next car will probably have to be an automatic.
No, I mean stop-and-go bumper-to-bumper traffic. Stop. Go. Stop. Go. You get the idea.
Now, say I'm cruising along in the left lane (Stop. Go.) and I realize my exit is coming up in the next mile, or approximately 90 minutes from now. So what do I do? Being a highly educated driver on account of spending at least one weekend per year in court-ordered traffic school, I put on my turn signal to change lanes. And what does the guy next to me do? He speeds up to block me.
Explain this to me, ladies and gentlemen. We're doing an average speed of maybe one point seven miles per hour. No one is going anywhere. And yet, instead of letting me over, which would delay his commute by approximately one four-hundredth of a second, the guy next to me actually increases his speed so I can't get in front of him.
The worst part is that you see this all the time. Some guy, wearing business clothes, lost in thought about that e-mail Johnson sent out at 3 p.m., the one that said there won't be any more free donuts in the employee break room, suddenly decides he owns this lane God damn it!, a thought which coincidentally strikes him the second you put on your turn signal.
Now, I know what you're thinking. And that is: Doug, have you considered that people might not let you in because you're an asshole?
And I must admit, this is certainly a possibility. In fact, I've noticed my chances of being let in drop from roughly 50 percent to about 0.7 percent when I'm in my Range Rover instead of my Cadillac, while my chances of being flipped off increase by the opposite amount. Of course, these numbers aren't scientific, because the Cadillac's turn signals are so bright and annoying that people will generally do anything to make them stop.
But more often than not, I think people just need a massive lesson in bumper-to-bumper etiquette. So my advice to you is this: if you're in bumper-to-bumper traffic, for God's sake, let the other driver change lanes when he puts on his turn signal. Even if he's in a Range Rover. I know this might be hard for some of you, but there is a silver lining: you can still flip him off.
@DougDeMuro is the author of Plays With Cars. He operates PlaysWithCars.com. He owned an E63 AMG wagon and once tried to evade police at the Tail of the Dragon using a pontoon boat. (It didn't work.) He worked as a manager for Porsche Cars North America before quitting to become a writer, largely because it meant he no longer had to wear pants. Also, he wrote this entire bio himself in the third person.


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Andrea English was born in Stuttgart, Germany, and received her Diplom in Visual Communications at the FHG Schwäbisch Gmünd. In 1994 she moved to the United States and worked as a graphic designer in Seattle, WA, for Werkhaus Design. Since 1998 she has been a freelancer in Santa Cruz, working with clients including Alben Design, the City of Santa Cruz, the Cabrillo Music Festival, Cheskin and IDEO. Being a lecturer for the Graphic Design department at SJSU since 2007, she alsopresently works with Lauralee Alben on designing culture change within people's lives and organizations.
Publications: Novum Gebrauchsgraphik: The American Dream (1994, Diplom Thesis) |Graphis Bottle Design: 0°C—Vodka Bottle Design (1995, Werkhaus Design) | Graphis Corporate Identity: Environmental Design (1997, Werkhaus Design) | Rizzoli: Book and Cover Design: Tibetan Portraits—the power of compassion (1996)


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I watch reality TV. I know.
I know.
I'm a conservatory-trained actor, writer, Chekhov aficionado, and university professor. Why would I waste my time on…I'll say it…"The Real Housewives of Orange County" or "Dance Moms"?
Because real people in real situations (even those orchestrated by producers) are damn compelling. They are flawed, hopeful, and clumsy. They do things actors would never think of—messy, blustery, shrill, ridiculous things. Things we should try on stage or screen but shy away from because they seem too big (or downright insane). Reality television reminds us that people don't always make sense. They don't always do what seems right…or even natural. They can be easily swayed by a crowd, turn on a friend, fight to win at all costs, and turn the tiniest incident into a screaming match. They are dying to be liked, admired, loved, at any cost. Yes, real people can be calm and reasonable, but this doesn't make for exciting reality television.
Think about that for a minute.
If reasonable people behaving reasonably is too boring for reality TV, doesn't it follow that fictional characters, created solely for entertainment, should be allowed the same irrational extravagances that reality television stars take for granted? While not all characters you play will be as audacious as, say, Vicki Gunvalson, that doesn't mean you can't learn something from her. What if you dove head first into your character's selfish, ridiculous, wild side? What if Blanche DuBois were a reality TV star?
Can I get a woo-hoo?
Jackie Apodaca is an associate professor and the head of performance at Southern Oregon University.


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In the latest sign of rising tensions ahead of presidential elections in August, Rwandan authorities have arrested a leading opposition politician on charges of denying the 1994 genocide, spreading genocide ideology, and collaborating with a brutal Rwandan rebel army based in Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.
Victoire Ingabire, head of the yet-to-be-registered United Democratic Forces and a former accountant who belongs to the ethnic Hutu majority, returned to Rwanda in January to register her party and launch a vigorous campaign against President Paul Kagame for August 2010 elections.
Since her return, Ingabire has been repeatedly questioned by police until eventually being arrested and charged in the capital, Kigali, Wednesday. On Thursday, she was released on bail on the condition that she report regularly to the authorities and not leave the country, according to Protais Mutembe, her lawyer.
The arrest of Ms. Ingabire comes just days after the arrest of top Rwandan Army generals on corruption charges, and weeks after a senior Rwandan diplomat fled to South Africa for safety, claiming that Mr. Kagame's strong-armed rule had limited "the political space" in Rwanda.
"The prosecution's case against Ms Ingabire is based on facts and evidence," said Rwanda's chief prosecutor, Martin Ngoga. "The actions that led to these charges against Ms. Ingabire are extremely serious and cannot go unpunished."
Sixteen years after the Rwandan genocide, in which some 800,000 Tutsis and moderate Hutus were killed in a 100-day orgy of violence organized by ethnic Hutu extremists, politics and one's view of history are often still colored by ethnic divides.
Some Rwandans see the Kagame regime as a dictatorship in which criticism is punished as a crime. But officials have argued that tight control has led to stability and economic growth in a country still scarred by horror – and Kagame supporters see opposition leaders like Ingabire as whipping up ethnic hatred, and returning the country to civil war.
"The Kagame regime maintains a siege mentality, which is the justification to beat up one's opposition as genocidaires," says Richard Cornwell, an independent political analyst based in Pretoria. By linking Ingabire to the Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR), the armed militia linked to the 1994 genocide, Kagame builds himself up as a savior and tears down his opponent as a criminal. "The Rwandans play for keeps," Mr. Cornwell says. "You get your revenge in first."
Ingabire: persecuted for challenging ruling elite
Ingabire adamantly denies official accusations against her. In a recent interview, she said instead that she was being persecuted for challenging the ruling elite.
To hear her side of the story, she is simply trying to open up the political dialogue to those whose views differ from those of Kagame, not just among Ingabire's own Hutu majority but also among Tutsis as well. She is one of only a handful of genuine opposition figures, and given limitations on free expression, it is almost impossible to judge the opposition's popularity, analysts say.
"We have to talk about us Hutus, us Tutsis, and to see how in the future we will not have the same problem," Ingabire said in a recent interview in her Kigali home. "I would like to resolve this cycle of violence in the country."
'Dangerous revisionism'
It is her discussion of "massacres" during the Rwandan genocide that Kagame's government sees as dangerous revisionism. On her first full day back in the country, she gave a speech on the steps of Kigali's main genocide memorial recognizing the slaughter of the Tutsis in 1994 but also demanding justice for crimes committed against the Hutus.
That, officials argue, amounts to denying the 1994 slaughter by promoting a "double genocide" theory. But Ingabire, in the interview, called the slaughter of Tutsis a genocide, while referring to "crimes against humanity" in regards to the Hutus.
Still, it is clear she has ruffled the Kagame camp. At an April 7 ceremony for the 16th anniversary of the beginning of the genocide, President Kagame criticized Ingabire by name for what he called her "revisionist" ideas.
"Some people just come from nowhere … useless people," said Mr. Kagame. "I see every time in pictures some lady who had her deputy – a genocide criminal, talking about 'there is genocide, but there is another'… that is politics. To that we say a big 'no.' And if anybody wants a fight, then we will give them a fight."
In another case, Ingabire's aide – who claims to have been outside Rwanda during the genocide – was recently sentenced to 17 years in jail after a previous case emerged linking him to the 1994 killings.
Kagame's image
Kagame is often portrayed in the West as a repressive leader, something that confounds Shyaka Kanuma, editor of the Rwanda Focus newspaper. "He has won our admiration in Rwanda, because we don't want Rwanda to go the way other African countries have gone," says Mr. Kanuma.
But one human rights researcher, based in Kigali, says that the arrest of Ingabire is part of a wider crackdown, both within his own ruling circle and also in broader society. Last month, Rwanda suspended the country's two remaining independent newspapers.
"There is a broader crackdown, not only against the opposition but also against media and NGOs and civil society groups," says the researcher, speaking on condition of anonymity. "Rwanda is in a delicate state, because it is only 16 years old since the genocide, so of course there will be tensions. But you can't build peace on the basis of repression. You're just creating new tensions."
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