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I do agree with the sentiment that there are other fish in the sea. I'm not sure I agree with Chad Reuter's suggestion that Gordon is better than any receiver that could go in the 2nd round next year.
I am intrigued with Terrance Williams, and he's always stood out to me when watching Kendall Wright and Robert Griffin, and heck he stood out to me in 2010 when trying to watch Josh Gordon. Williams actually has good size to him as I believe he's 6'1" or so...and man is he fast. You know I didn't particularly like RG3...and part of that was my feeling that between Art Briles' inventive offense with those ridiculously wide CFL type splits/spacing, and the track stars Kendall Wright and Terrance Williams, RG3 was made to look better than he really is.
After Terrance Williams there's Aaron Mellette, whom I also like a great deal. I think he's better than Brian Quick, certainly. Reasonable speed, great size and excellent balance and control, runs after the catch, a perfect Philbin type. I know there are NFL teams with borderline 1st round grades on Mellette.
However, after those two, it's true the seniors do suck. I'm not a big Cobi Hamilton fan. I love watching Tavon Austin but it's a simple fact he's a midget. I'm not sure Ryan Swope is any better than a Jordan Shipley. Denard Robinson is surely a project and it might be tough to convince him he's not a quarterback. There are some decent mid to late round rolls of the dice like Aaron Dobson...but the group after Williams and Mellette interests me very little.
Thankfully that's where you get the juniors to step in. Robert Woods is a valid NFL receiver at the very least. Justin Hunter has great potential, though I think Da'Rick Rogers is better right now. Gotta watch Rogers' attitude/character though as I've heard bad things. Marquess Wilson may be the best of the bunch. Andre Debose is FAST and talented.
Between Williams, Mellette, Woods, Hunter, Rogers, Wilson and Debose...you've got potentially a nice group of 1st through 3rd rounders in 2013. And you never know if there's another Josh Gordon hanging in there that we didn't know as much about but is destined to be considered in that group once the spotlight is shined on him.
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In the winning and utterly original novels Citizen Vince and The Zero, Jess Walter ("a ridiculously talented writer" - New York Times) painted an America all his own: a land of real, flawed, and deeply human characters coping with the anxieties of their times. Now, in his warmest, funniest, and best novel yet, Walter offers a story as real as our own lives: a tale of overstretched accounts, misbegotten schemes, and domestic dreams deferred.
A few years ago, small-time finance journalist Matthew Prior quit his day job to gamble everything on a quixotic notion: a Web site devoted to financial journalism in the form of blank verse. When his big idea - and his wife's eBay resale business - ends with a whimper (and a garage full of unwanted figurines), they borrow and borrow, whistling past the graveyard of their uncertain dreams. One morning Matt wakes up to find himself jobless, hobbled with debt, spying on his wife's online flirtation, and six days away from losing his home. Is this really how things were supposed to end up for me, he wonders: staying up all night worried, driving to 7-Eleven in the middle of the night to get milk for his boys, and falling in with two local degenerates after they offer him a hit of high-grade marijuana? Or, he thinks, could this be the solution to all my problems? Following Matt in his weeklong quest to save his marriage, his sanity, and his dreams, The Financial Lives of the Poets is a hysterical, heartfelt novel about how we can reach the edge of ruin - and how we can begin to make our way back.
©2009 Jess Walter; (P)2009 HarperCollins Publishers
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"Our Economy is In Trouble and How to Win? Not!"
This book is fun and funny. And underneath the humor is a story of one family's struggle to hold on. Dad feels like it's on him to make sure his family can stay in their home and continue to live the good old American Dream. During a trip to the store for "milk" Dad meets new "friends" and all unfolds from there. This book is cute and hip and engaging and a bit sad and dear. I loved it!!!!!
"Riotously Relevant"
Plug it in and you're off at about 100 mph, caught up in a blast of creative energy--and laughter. A few minutes in, the protagonist (Matt) makes an hilarious attempt to convince his mother that the debris ball of pot, lint, and a few pennies, that she just pulled out of a pair of his jeans, is not his; another 5 minutes, he catches a glimpse of a soccer-mom's thong and he's off on a childhood memory about having to fold the clothes each week--including his mother's huge, full-coverage panties. And so it went...Financial Lives of the Poets is almost like listening to a good comedian doing very smart stand-up (just remember: most comedians draw on personal tragedy for inspiration).
Walter has a contemporary and offbeat style, as well as keen journalistic senses and originality; he is easily a major literary voice of the post-boom era (at least in my mind). With Financial Lives he manages to explain this "McMansion" culture with insight, cynical humor, and heart, orchestrating just enough of an emotional balance to keep you from being distracted by your own laughter. I saw mention of a comparison to Bazell's Beat the Reaper; very much the same energy and rapid-fire wit, but less caustic and more relevant and realistic (and Walter is the better writer). The *star* rating might be proportionate to age, or coolness...(which should make me want to give this 5 stars), it's a matter of relevancy. Very fun, well written, and an above average performance by Walter himself. Recommend.
I rate as follows: 5 Stars = Loved it. 4 Stars = Really liked it. 3 Stars = Liked it. 2 Stars = Didn't like it. 1 Star = Hated it.
"I Want What They're Having."
The more I read and follow other people's reviews, the more I realize a funny thing; people can have almost exactly the same taste in books you do, but have a completely difference response to them. That's what makes life interesting - in fact, that's what makes reading reviews interesting.
Several people I follow have read and reviewed this book now, and they have commented on how funny it was. There absolutely was a lot of humor in the book, and it did make me chuckle on a regular basis; but to me, this book was a really depressing story with funny parts - not a funny story with depressing parts. That ends up being a significant difference.
Jess Walter is an extremely talented writer, and also did a fantastic job on his own narration. This fact however only exacerbated for me how incredibly effective he was in making me deeply depressed.
As the book summary explains, the main character in this novel has lost his job, is in the process of loosing his wife and his house, and is trying to reverse everything that is going so wrong in his life. Most of the characters he meets along the way are also deeply unhappy, and because the writing is so effective, and the general situation he's in (laid off, under water on his mortgage, strains on the marriage) is so familiar in the real world right now, it was a really bleak picture.
The final third of the book gets more and more depressing, until the author abandons his attempt at levity, and just hunkers down to bring us to a sober conclusion. The storytelling was so good during this third that I kept feeling like more heavy bricks were being placed on my shoulders, to the point where I was dying to get to the end because I couldn't take much more.
I would have loved to read the book that some of the other reviewers did; the book that was just funny. That being said, it's very possible that YOU will read the book they read - so take this review with a grain of salt. That's the beauty of all these reviews; seeing how we all experience each story differently.
This is a really funny, enjoyable journey. Walter's writing and reading is excellent. Occasionally a little slow, but overall a very compact, tight story. Highly recommended.
Mother, knitter, reader, lifelong learner, technical writer, former library assistant & hematologist.
"The edge is so close to where we live."
I started The Financial Lives of the Poets because I loved Jess Walter's latest novel, Beautiful Ruins, so much. Matt Prior is in the middle of a mid-life crisis, which through his own choices, rapidly escalates to a mid-life catastrophe. He quits his job as a newspaper financial reporter to create poetfolio, a web site that combines investment advice and poetry. That goes over as well as a realistic person might predict, but it's also just the tip of the iceberg. Matt's wife is having a text/Facebook/in person affair with a guy from Lumberland after she has filled their garage with crap from eBay and failed to resell it, and his senile father has to move in after losing everything to a stripper. Matt is teetering on the edge of bankruptcy and foreclosure, when he meets Skeet and Jamie one night at the local 7-11. They introduce him to designer marijuana, and Matt gets the brilliant idea to cash in his miniscule 401(k) and use the proceeds to buy and sell marijuana. This is how he will dig himself out of his financial chasm, but this plan also goes as well as a rational person might predict.
Matt is an interesting protagonist, very well-written by Walter. One of the most interesting things about him is that he seems to be quite aware of the financial, emotional, and bureaucratic messes that he (and our society) have made, yet he goes on making increasingly desperate decisions. Walter doesn't write Matt as hapless, so we cheer for his indomitability while shaking our heads at his incompetence. Ordinarily a character like this might irritate me, but Jess Walter's amazing writing made this a pleasure to read. Matt does learn a lesson that we should all take notice of: "The edge is so close to where we live."
Addicted to audiobooks & podcasts. 5 Stars=I Loved It, 4 Stars=Enjoyed it Thoroughly, 3=Kinda Good, 2=Bad/Boring, 1=Complete Waste of Credit
"Good story - excellent narration"
This is my 2nd Jess Walter book - I read Citizen Vince (for real - not on audio) and thought it was OK but not really in my wheelhouse. I'm really glad I gave this one a chance. The story takes off, then backtracks, then takes off again several times over - you'd think this would be annoying but his narration kept it all together quite nicely. The fast pace, fantastic dialogue and believable characters make this one a winner in my book. I can totally relate to the main character - he's a good guy who gets tangled up in a desperate attempt to pull himself and his family out of a hole. I know If I were ever to venture into the world of being a drug dealer - I would totally screw it up too. 3 & 1/2 stars for sure.
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"Hilarious and touching"
It definitely fits into what you might call the "middle-aged suburban comic nightmare" genre of fiction on the lines of Franzen's "The Corrections," Chabon's "Wonder Boys" or Clarke's "An Arsonist's Guide to Writer's Homes in New England." What makes this stand out in the field is that the story is small and controlled (none of the sprawl that often makes books like these wander too far), and absolutely every element pays off in larger meaning. (The fact that the first chapter takes place at a 7-11 becomes a parodic model for references to 9/11 later, and it works smartly.) In short, there is warm intelligence and compassion for ever character on every page, while at the same time Walter creates a tremendously important document about the human costs of the 2008 recession, and of the modern world in general. Just amazing, and well worth the visit. He had me at chapter one.
He has the delivery EXACTLY, as you might expect, so that even parenthetical comments sound perfectly parenthetical and don't stop the forward flow of a sentence. Best of all, and most important, is that he delivers all the jokes perfectly: not only in their timing, but in the voice of the appropriate characters. He's got a good ear for humanity, and it shows in his telling.
English major. Love to read
"What a romp!"
I have never read anything by Jess Walters and so was truly taken by surprise by the sheer intelligence of this guy! The metaphors, the rich, snappy banter of his writing is a treat after some of the bad sitcom-like books I sometimes download by mistake. The story is straightforward and also very touching amid all of this verbal acrobatics. Loved it.
Avid listener of fiction of all kinds. On constant search for perfect commuting / running audiobook list.
"Excellent Story with Ingenius Moments"
No. Because I don't listen to any book twice. But if I had to...it wouldn't be sheer torture. I'd survive. The other person would survive (I can only expect listening to it again because I am locked in a room or car with someone and they want to listen to it). Both these survivable points means that it's actually a pretty good book.
Oh that book, what is it called...Beat the Reaper. That's it. Reason is they are both light and fun and yet dark and serious. But The Financial Lives of the Poets wins because he does what I see so rarely: he treats "bad" people as just everyday people with crap lives or crap choices. They're human, not caricatures.
Dave crying. Hands down. Oh..but also Jamie's comment of "outgrowing your life". Nicely done.
Nope. It's a good name.
Enjoy. I did. It's laugh out loud funny on occasion. I may have looked stupid in my car: but I don't care.
"Great Book"
Writing is intelligent and witty. Enjoyed every minute of this reading. More than just a good story--anyone feeling the pinch of today's economy will relate to the protagonist's plight.
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Riverdale Park officials want to transform a shuttered gas station and auto body shop on U.S. Route 1 into a public park, and are willing to go to court to get the property.
At the council's April 1 meeting, members passed an ordinance giving permission for town officials to take the owners of the site, which is almost half of an acre and sits at 5731 Baltimore Ave., to court to acquire the property.
The site — owned by Jeyakody Edward and his wife, Suprabha Edward, of Silver Spring since 1986 — had a gas station and auto body shop until 2005. Town officials said the property has sat vacant since then, with little action taken to use the property to fit the site's mixed-use town center zoning.
"What we are going to do is turn this into a park with public art to mark the south end of town," Mayor Vernon Archer said. "We want something that says, 'Welcome to somewhere; we are someplace special.'"
The owners' son, Sujey Edward, 37, disagreed, saying the family has spent a substantial amount of money on architecture firms and attorneys for business proposals that town officials rejected.
Edward said his parents have previously suggested building a gas station and a Dunkin' Donuts restaurant, and are currently working on a plan to build a convenience store.
Town officials said the suggestions were rejected because the mixed-use town center zoning does not permit a gas station or fast food restaurant. Archer said the convenience store could meet the requirements, but the town would prefer something that enhances the site's appearance.
"The bottom line is that it needs to say something and needs to grab the attention of someone coming in," he said, noting that public parks are permitted under the zoning.
Archer said the town wants to take over the property through eminent domain, the process in which a government can acquire private land for public use through a court process that determines how much the government must pay the owner for the land. Archer said he and town staff determined the eminent domain route may be cheaper than trying to purchase it through negotiations because the owners could try to drive up the price.
Archer said in December, the town offered the owners $500,000 for the property, which was rejected.
Joseph Suntum, the property owners' attorney, said the site is worth significantly more than what the town offered. He declined to say how much he thought the property is worth due to possible litigation, but said the town's offer was low.
"The question is whether the town realizes it is low or does not have a proper understanding of the value," Suntum said.
Archer said the offer of $500,000 was based on an independent appraisal.
"The town just deserves better, and we have a right to deserve better," he said.
Resident Marita Novicky, who said she has lived in the town for more than 10 years, said even when there was a business at the site, it was still an eyesore.
"I think that a public park right on the corner that features local art makes a wonderful statement for us," she said.


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Is your child a coddled kid and you don't even know it? In today's society, "helicopter parenting," or the tendency for parents to hover and help their child even when they are capable of acting alone, is a growing — and perhaps detrimental — trend. Research published in the Journal of Child and Family Studies has found that over-parented children show less autonomy, competence and ability to relate to others as teens, which can result in depression and decreased overall life satisfaction. The following are the top areas moms and dads can fall into the over-parenting trap, and some helpful hints for how to take a step back.
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Dressing Your Child
Raise your hand if you still pick out your child's clothes, help him put them on, and help with zippers, buttons, socks and shoes. Guilty?
In reality, although he may need some help with buttons until he fine-tunes his motor skills, your child should be capable of dressing himself by the age of three. Instead of picking out what your child is going to wear, allow him to choose his own outfit from a few options you've selected. As he gets older, give him a little more range in options until he is fully independent in dressing himself.
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"It was very important to Jeremy and I to come back to Fort Wayne to tie back into the community and develop and change the community," Renee Miner said.
The Summit Club wined and dined Fort Wayne elite for 38 years before shuttering suddenly in bankruptcy in 2009, its assets eventually sold at auction. The space sat vacant for more than three years before a new business, also specializing in the food and service industry, would come and take its place atop the PNC Bank Building, 110 W. Berry St., in suites 2500 and 2600.
Jeremy and Renee Miner are starting a new company, Three Sixty, in Fort Wayne in the fall, bringing a modern take on the catering and event services industry.
"It's a really big honor. I think everybody has a story associated with that building and that space," Renee Miner said. In fact, her best friend got married there in 2006.
"If they grew up in the area, they know of the space and they hold it close to their hearts."
The two originally honed their skills in Chicago and Indianapolis in various aspects of the hospitality and event planning industries.
The move to Fort Wayne will bring the couple closer to their families. Renee – a co-managing partner and chief and head designer – grew up in Huntington, while Jeremy – the general manager and co-managing partner and – grew up on Lake Hamilton.
"We've had our eye on Fort Wayne for a long time," Renee said. "We've watched the industry in the area grow and the downtown really expand."
For about the last year and a half, the Miners have been planning and working toward making their Fort Wayne business dreams a reality.
"We provide a completely different approach to the special events world," Renee said.
And while food and good times will still be a major part of the new venture, there will be some changes to the business structure.
Three Sixty will offer gourmet catering and event planning for anyone interested in a venue for corporate and social events and special occasions, including weddings. From initial concept to planning to implementation, the company promises a full-service experience.
Food service and event hosting will all be done in-house, while Renee said Three Sixty will partner with area business for design aspects as needed.
"The key elements are still there," Renee said. "It's a special place. It's a high end, elegant experience."
Construction is still under way at Three Sixty. Flooring and lighting fixtures will be replaced, walls painted and original wood stained, all in an effort to modernize the space.
"But the character of the space is still there. Those that have been there know the woodwork that was painstakingly put there. Those are still there, just refreshed and made new."
Neutral colors and a modest design will dominate the new space, to make it suitable for a variety of event styles, designs and color palates.
Over in the kitchen, Renee said the food will be innovative, stylized and even fun.
"We're going to look at playing with your food," she said. "It's not a bad thing. It just doesn't have to be the same chicken and the same beef. Those dishes are wonderful, but the way you present them matters."
The company will officially open in September. The Miners and Executive Chef Patrick Whetstone will start then, full time. Renee said "an army of people" will work events as servers, supervisors and kitchen staff, among other positions.
A number of events are already on the books, including one client who is a former Summit Club member.
Within a year or year and a half, Renee said she hopes to add to events staff, and perhaps even expand to catering outside the PNC Bank Building.
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Drama, Comedy, Romance
This film centers on Johnny, a man who has it all; great friends, a good job, and a gorgeous fiancée named Lisa. But Lisa's innocent act masks the fact that she's looking to bring Johnny down, and her manipulations are tearing Johnny apart. As Lisa informs her cancer-ridden mother, Claudette, that Johnny hit her (and he did not hit her, that is bull$&*t, he did not!), Johnny's best friend, Mark, finds his resistance to Lisa's seductive charms weakening. Meanwhile, local orphan Denny looks up to Johnny, and needs the older man's help after the teen rips off a drug dealer. What kind of drugs? It doesn't matter. Then guys play football in tuxedos, because you can play football anywhere. This movie is seriously not to be missed.
Cast: Tommy Wiseau, Carolyn Minnott, Juliette Danielle, Philip Haldiman, Greg Sestero
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The Community of Disc Golfers and About All Things Disc Golf
A lesson should be learned how to get change.
It takes numbers, lots of them.
I wonder if there are any 'disc golfers' out there on wall street.
Why not put a 'portable' basket in the crowd? Putting only, don't want to 'bonk' anyone on the head, wasn't that on a TV show recently? Woohoo.
"Don't need to offend anyone, because these problems are real, but just a thought here."
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The MLB, NFL, NBA, NHL, etc. all promote and grow their fan base and feed their ranks EVERYDAY because they market themselves to kids.
All my kids have been to baseball and softball clinics promoted by the Dodgers and Team USA softball. My son has had the opportinty to meet several professional ball players and coaches, and my girls flipped over meeting the gals from team USA.
Our local female pro Indigo Brude has been the biggest influence on my daughters playing dg outside of playing with dad. This interest, coupled with support from top pros and the PDGA should be able to kick off at least a handful of youth leagues in some strategic areas. Having dg in the college ranks has been the hottest thing going in the sport right now, but we have to get them younger.
Even tabacco companies targeted kids to promote long term growth.
The future is with the 'youth.' As always.
Wish there was a way that it could be in the school systems.
A disc golf course on every high school property would be an amiable goal.
It needs to get into schools.
Traveling disc golf teams. They do it with traditional golf.
At my son's high school they had an ultimate club.
He played disc golf and a few others did.
Disc golf 'club's are also an option.
I've played against a few of these kids at La Mirada's monthly tournaments:
I like what many of the replies have to say. I think it is important to influence kids when they are at the right age. In some instances this Nike sponsorship type influence teaches money, not really about joy of a game or sport.
I am fairly new to DG. Got the bug this year in fact. Three years ago I got the distance running bug. Good for me really, I have been 40 pounds lighter and beyond happier. Not really the point though. However, I will make the comparison. The distance running groups bare none are the most inviting and encouraging bunch of sport/game people on the planet. Runners will cheer anyone that is willing to try. I cannot say the same about DG. I have met some really great people playing DG, however there are a fair number of bad apples as well. In three years of distance running and pushing a race every third weekend, I have yet to run into this same sort of thing. If DG wants to expand, encourage everyone to do their best, accomplishments and desire to improve. Look at the stats for increase in runners signing up for races in the past 10 years as evidence. Most if not all half marathons are by lottery due to so many entries. In concept folks are willing to gamble a 12 week training cycle and about $75 bucks, that they will be able to run 13.1 miles. Compared to a nice relaxing day playing a wonderful game....hmm. Again...my two cents.....
"the most inviting and encouraging bunch of sport/game people on the planet. Runners will cheer anyone that is willing to try."
Disc golf used to be like that around here 20 years ago.
My girlfriend is a runner. Her events sometimes get in the 1000's of entries.
Everyone is positive.
99=100% of the time, in involvement from sponsors, event coordinators and so on.
Look on the internet now how popular triathlons are getting.
The aspect I like is the options, 3k, 5k, 10k, half marathon, marathon, wilderness runs, bike races....
there are options.
They say attitude is everything. But I do notice that there are many manufacturers creating product for this growth. Disc golf needs numbers. At the local (shorter course) saw kids, newbies all over. Believe that most are there for recreation, but some are looking for direction. It has to be positive.
My son ran cross country in high school. The events were the same at that level.
You always had positive energy from everyone.
I agree with Bruce's statement below, disc golf used to be like that.
What happened? A few do all the work and either are thanked or expected to do more for free?!
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Where can one go to get each end of the digital spectrum all in one week.
My only question is, "How many pairs of shoes does the ultimate equal?"
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That topic has (fortunately) not been broached.
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March 08, 2006, 10:55:05 PM »
no mention of costs for insurance and maintenance. international professional insurance usually runs 5% per annum, maintenance is ?? depending on the useage though could eventually be averaged as a cost per exposure. the post production costs don't show up either; they cold be averaged per meg...
field cameras are just that - made for the field. is the ultimate a field system? i shudder to think of the set-up and tear down involved. even with the best of conditions, never mind below zero, drizzle, wind, mosquitos, sand flies, dust, wind and on and on. doesn't it seem like outdoor studio conditions are pre-requisite?
i can imagine there are a lot of situations where a publisher needs massive files to attain image quality levels the readers and advertisers expect but not that many that are field related. hauling around an elephant gun to shoot mice is boring. the (my) first rule of planning a shoot is determining how
little gear
can i make do with - not how much! minimalist art isn't dead - but it sure is starting to smell funny.
digital is great for shot varitaions and brackets, results preview and confidence. film is great for developing the
photographers skills of being selective and precise by instinct (4/5 particularly). two different approaches. and that is what it comes down to for i see no advantage the ultimate digital system has over film based (say a wisner technical field, folding, wood, weatherproof, simple as hell and beautiful to look at!)
in case it isn't obvious by this point it is my very strong belief that the equipment has as much chance to
the creative vision as it does to
it. after all, shiny stuff isn't necessarily better, it's just shiny.
as they say, different strokes...
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Thanks for the lecture, but your points are off the mark.
As I pointed out in another thread a few minutes ago,
, my P25 has been used in snow, rain and blowing sand for over a year, with no problems whatsoever. No reason to imagine that the P45 should prove otherwise.
Insurance is insurance. What's the point?
The Linhof is less expensive than a Canon 1Ds MKII (a pro staple) and less than a Hassy H1 with Fuji lenses, again a pro staple. The Rodesnstock lenses cost about the same as Canon L series zooms.
The Linhof with its LF lenses and Copal shutters are about as simple and rugged as a camera can be. Far more so than any SLR. Field mainteneance is done with gaffer tape and a lens wrench. I can swap shutters between lenses in the field in about 3 minutes. Try repairing your Nikon's shutter in the field.
I can take a view camera out of the backpack and have it operational in less than 60 seconds, since it packs set-up. Just attached the back. Slower to use, yes, but such is the nature of the beast. As I wrote, if I need "fast" I've got my DSLRs.
Your observations simply don't resonate with reality, at least as I experience it.
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What I wonder is: with this type of viewcam you have approximately 6 geared mechanisms between lens and sensor. A gear means tolerances, any additional gear tolerance adds to the others. Conclusion: you'll never get the sensor plane precisely enough adjusted.
I have to admit is that of the actual professional viewcams the Linhof seems to have the best adaption to digital requirements (precision wise), with Sinar P3 coming in a close second and Arca Swiss ranked third.
But when I look at the work it took to calibrate a digital back to a viewfinder camera, I had to adjust with a precision of 1/100mm, otherwise you could see the focus issues in the print, how is it possible to focus such a view camera precisely enough to take advantage of the impressive number of pixels? And will you be able to get to this setup repeatedly in the field, even after adjusting the camera?
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Can I loan you my personal trainer before you go to Namibia? It seems to be a heavy and bulky setup. Personally, I am looking forwared to seeing the results. I'm sure I speak for most LL "voyeurs" when I say we're envious but admire your gumption on this odyssey to find the ultimate resolution of a digital picture. Hope you have upgraded your Mac to handle these files. I'm sure it will expose the fact now the printer is the weak link
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As I pointed out in the update to my article, which I just posted, the Linhof / P45 system actually weighs a few pounds less than my Contax 645 outfit, and fits in the same bag.
Since I've backpacked this around the world several times I see no reason why things should be any different now.
At age 61 I can still backpack a 30-35 pound system much of the day. Maybe in another 10 years I'll start doing landscape work with a Funkycam to lighten my load somewhat.
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At age 61 I can still backpack a 30-35 pound system much of the day. Maybe in another 10 years I'll start doing landscape work with a Funkycam to lighten my load somewhat.
Or maybe you'll just send an MMS or the equivalent from your ancient 22 megapixel cell phone ...
(Jeez, Samsung just announced a 10 megapixel camphone.)
Personally, I think I prefer seeing the results of more ... meticulous work. I hope that your health holds for at least another 20. Years, not megapixels ...
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I think it's a great outfit; people have been hauling LF equipment into the woods for 150 years, and I can't believe that a digital back is that much heavier than a dozen LF film holders. I would suggest that Michael take a look at the Kata Teddy-2 backpack, though, especially for the Africa trip.
There's an article this month in View Camera magazine about using the Linhof M679 as a digital set-up, and View Camera people are not indoors sorts, so this is being done by others, as well.
My biggest questions don't have to do with either the outfit or the purpose, but how you travel with back-up? I've hauled a Nikon system around the Middle East, but if you're taking a view camera, tripod, and then a Canon-system back-up, you're gonna have to buy a plane ticket for a mule...
There's also a line in the Ultimate article that caught my eye, about lenses as good as the best 35mm lenses. I wonder if the enthusiasm for Leica's DMR has as much to do with lenses working with the chip, as with the chip itself? Is it possible that the Leica lenses are simply making up for ground that is lost by Canon lenses, even though the chip is not as capable?
And did I understand that Michael's Zeiss/Contax is history?
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March 09, 2006, 01:17:48 PM »
This is what I love about this site - from cheapo near disposable digital cameras to the top end of current technology at prices that I couldn't afford even IF my wife would let me buy them
Reading about the cameras is alwasy fun - but it's nice to be reminded that in the end, it's about the image
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Thanks for the lecture, but your points are off the mark.
Lecture? What a friendly thing to say. Disagree, sure, fine, but the sarcastic condescension is uncalled for. To suggest a counterpoint is (in part) what a productive discussion is about unless of course one is expected to agree with another or say nothing
Insurance is insurance. What's the point?
The point? What was the point of doing a cost comparison with film 4/5? The context should make the point obvious; a $40k system will cost ten times more to insure than a $4k system. At 5% (roughly) of equipment value for international professional insurance the difference per year between the two is $1800. Or, in terms of film and processing @ $5 per frame, 360 frames whatever the precise numbers they are surely not so insignificant as to merit no mention.
Field mainteneance is done with gaffer tape and a lens wrench. I can swap shutters between lenses in the field in about 3 minutes. Try repairing your Nikon's shutter in the field.
I was kinda sticking with 4/5 so, unless you refer to a Nikon LF lense that is a redundant thing to say and misses another point (am I that vague??). Let me explain a little: I have worked with CCDs for 19 years a an endoscope repair technician (colonoscope, gastro, bronch etc.) and have seen first hand what can go wrong with a CCD and what it can cost to repair. Things like fluid invasion, wafer separation, static electricty blow-outs and so on. Do you think the digital backs are maintenance free? Dont you do even a rough annual budget that includes maintenance? Having never owned a digital back I cant say what the deal is but would tend to err on the side of possible equipment failure. Generally the point was that a folding wooden view camera film system has the advantage of being maintenance-free (that is unless you are really hard on the film holders).
As the 2 update paragraphs seem to directly address some of the other things I wrote may I respond in kind?
Immediately upon publication of this article I heard from several people questioning the field-worthness of a system like this. My guess is that these questions are from people that have never shot with a large format or technical camera, and / or who have never used medium format digital
. In other words such people should be quiet cause they dont know not much of a communicator are you? Is it not possible to disagree amicably? I have shot 35/6x12/6x6 and 4/5 and have done so since 1976. So what? If an idea or suggestion has some merit it can be discussed regardless the source. Practicality isnt so esoteric that you have to get your hands dirty to understand it theoretically. Again, why be condescending about it? Not having had aspirations to shoot digital LF I can humbly say I am a neophyte in that regard and would hope to learn from reasonable responses to valid questions.
There have also been several emails from people expressing their dismay that equipment such as this somehow gets in the way of, or is a substitute for creativity. My response rubbish!
Here I get to quote myself:
in case it isn't obvious by this point it is my very strong belief that the equipment has as much chance to inhibit the creative vision as it does to enhance it
Cant say Id be much surprised that somebody could actually be dismayed by anothers way of thinking. Each to their own. However, since I did explicitly say that it may be possible the equipment can affect a shoot or creative vision its not unreasonable to assume you were addressing my reference as above. I merely suggested a
with both positive and negative implications. What you think is that it is not possible - rubbish well, sir, my response to that is similar. How can you think so narrowly and call yourself creative at the same time? Or communicate so arbitrarily and call yourself a teacher? There is nothing abstract in anything I write. Nor eccentric. Or is there? Maybe Im being argumentative or contrary cause Im envious or embittered. But, no... sometimes you get into a thread in the hopes of hearing some original thought, stimulating the big muscle a little, learning something.
Constructive criticism is a good thing.
I remain hopeful you can understand that concept Mr. Reichmann and not be so personal in your replies as will I in a reciprocal manner. We are after all just talking about photography right?
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How Can You Prevent Cervical Cancer?
Cervical cancer is one of the most preventable types of cancer for these reasons:
It has risk factors that are within your control.
It has a recommended screening test in the Pap test, which can find the cancer early or in precancerous stages.
Two vaccines that may help to decrease the risk for cervical cancer are available for girls and young women. One of them is also available for boys and young men.
HPV infection
The most important risk factor for cervical cancer is having certain types of the human papillomavirus (HPV), one of the most common sexually transmitted diseases in the United States. More than 50 strains of HPV have been identified, and about 40 can be transmitted through sexual contact. Only high-risk types of HPV are implicated in cervical cancer and the condition that precedes it, cervical intraepithelial neoplasia grade 3. Low-risk types of HPV cause genital warts, not cervical cancer. All strains of HPV can cause noncancerous warts.
HPV is most common in women and men in their late teens and early 20s. The majority of sexually active men and women will acquire 1 type of HPV infection at some point in their lives.
HPV is usually transmitted through vaginal, oral, or anal sexual intercourse with a person who has the virus. It can also be transmitted through skin-to-skin contact that does not involve penetration of the anus or vagina. Because genital warts may not always be present or visible, it's impossible to tell just by looking if a person has genital HPV. Also, a person may not know he or she has HPV, because there may be no symptoms.
Most HPV infections go away on their own within months to a few years and don't cause cancer. If the infection does not clear up on its own, it takes years to progress to the precancerous stage or to invasive cancer. Experts think that other factors also must be present for cancer to develop.
Preventing HPV
Preventing HPV is a major step toward preventing cervical cancer. Two vaccines are available to protect against HPV. Both are given as a series of 3 injections given over a 6-month period. They protect against HPV strains 16 and 18, which cause about 70 percent of cervical cancers, and 1 also protects against types 6 and 11, which cause most genital warts.
The vaccines are effective only if given before an infection with HPV, so 1 of them should be given before a person becomes sexually active.
Because the vaccines are new, experts don't know how long they will continue to offer protection. Studies so far, however, have shown that the vaccines continue to be effective against HPV 16 for several years.
The vaccines are recommended for all girls between ages 11 and 12, and girls as young as age 9 can receive 1 of the vaccines. Girls and women 13 to 26 years old who have not received the vaccine should be allowed to catch up on vaccination. The vaccine is not routinely recommended for women older than 26.
The HPV4 (quadrivalent) vaccine is recommended for all boys between ages 11 and 12. Those 13 to 26 years old who have not received the vaccine should be allowed to catch up on vaccination. Males aged 22 to 26 may also be vaccinated.
Condoms, if used correctly and consistently, also may help protect you from getting HPV. The virus, however, can be spread through skin-to-skin contact with any infected part of the body, including the skin in the genital area that cannot be covered by a condom. Condoms do help prevent chlamydia infection, which has been linked to an increased risk for cervical cancer.
Importance of Pap tests
If you are already infected with 1 of the covered HPV strains, the HPV vaccine cannot protect you from the effects of that strain, although it will protect you against the others that are covered. The vaccines also will not protect against infection with any other HPV strains. Because of these reasons, regular cervical cancer screening is still important.
Pap tests can detect precancerous changes in the cells of the cervix before they become cancer. They can also detect cervical cancer in its early stages, when it can be treated most easily. So getting regular Pap tests with or without HPV tests gives you a better chance of preventing cancer. Occasionally, the pelvic exam that is often done along with Pap tests can also help detect some cancers of the uterus and other parts of the female reproductive system.
According to the American Cancer Society (ACS), all women should have Pap tests starting at age 21. Women between ages 21 and 29 should have a Pap test every 3 years. Women between the ages of 30 and 65 should have a Pap test plus an HPV test — called "co-testing" — every 5 years. This is the preferred approach, but it is also acceptable to continue to have Pap tests alone every 3 years. Women who have an increased risk for cervical cancer because of a weakened immune system or other risk factors may need more frequent screening and should discuss this with their health care provider.
Women older than 65 who have had regular screening with normal results should not be screened for cervical cancer. Once screening is stopped, it should not be started again. A woman who has had a hysterectomy with removal of the cervix for reasons not related to cervical cancer and who has no history of cervical cancer or serious precancer should not be screened. A woman who has been vaccinated against HPV should still follow the screening recommendations for her age group.
Other risk factors
Although HPV infection is the main risk factor for cervical cancer, not all women with HPV get this cancer. The ACS says that other risk factors may be involved that increase the chances of developing cervical cancer:
Smoking. Smoking doubles the risk for cervical cancer, the ACS says.
HIV. Although the virus that causes AIDS is different from HPV, it still raises the risk for cervical cancer. Having a weakened immune system due to other reasons, such as certain medications or a recent organ transplant, is also a risk factor for cervical cancer since it interferes with your body's ability to fight HPV infection.
Chlamydia. Chlamydia is another sexually transmitted disease (STD). Some studies have found a connection between this infection and increased risk for cervical cancer.
Diet and weight. Women who are overweight or eat a diet low in fruits and vegetables seem to be at higher risk for cervical cancer.
Oral contraceptives. The ACS says that using birth control pills for 5 or more years puts a woman at higher risk for cervical cancer, but the risk goes down again over time once the pills are stopped.
Many children. A woman who has had many full-term pregnancies is at higher risk.
Poverty. Women of low income are at greater risk, possibly because they cannot afford good preventive health care. Some local health clinics do provide low-cost or free screening programs for cervical cancer.
Family history. Having a mother or sister with cervical cancer puts you at higher risk.


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Link Ink: Mini Libraries, 'Shaman King' Sequel and 'Star Trek' in Lego
Libraries: Miniature libraries are popping up all over the US and comics are coming along for the wonderful ride.
Creators: Mick Anglo, creator of Marvelman (a.k.a. Miracleman), has passed away at the age of 96.
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Childress Earns Second Straight SoCon Player of the Week Honors
Tuesday, February 19, 2002Asheville, N.C. (Feb. 19, 2001) - Senior Dimeco Childress (Columbia, Tenn.) was named the co-Southern Conference men's basketball Player of the Week today. He shares the award this week with David Schuck of UNC Greensboro. It is the second consecutive week and third time this season that Childress has been named to the honor. For his career he has been named the conference's player of the week four times. Earlier this season he was named the Player of the Week on Dec. 17 after scoring 25 points in a win over James Madison. In ETSU's first game last week, Childress came up with a career-effort in his final home game, scoring 42 points against Western Carolina in a 91-77 Buccaneer victory. It was the third time in the last four games in Memorial Center that Childress had set a new career scoring high, hitting for 35 against Georgia Southern and then for 36 against Davidson. The 42 points is the third-highest single game total in ETSU history and also set a record for the most points scored by any player in Memorial Center. His 27 field goal attempts also set a new school record. Childress also led ETSU in its win last night at Furman, scoring 24 points, including hitting a key three-point shot near the end of the game that sealed a seventh straight win for the Bucs. For the week, Childress averaged 33 points and shot 61 percent from the field, including hitting on 53.3 percent of his three-point attempts. ETSU's leading scorer, Childress is fourth in the conference in scoring with his 17.6 points per game average and now totals 1,254 points for his career, 10th on the all-time ETSU scoring list. The Bucs have won seven straight and will play their final regular season game at Appalachian State on Saturday, Feb. 23 at 1:00 p.m.


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Philpott fire trial: Covert recording hears Philpott tell wife: "Make sure you stick to your story"
Posted: February 28, 2013|
The trial of Mick and Mairead Philpott and family friend Paul Mosley, who are accused of causing the death of six children, enters its 13th day today.The trio has pleaded not guilty to six counts of manslaughter.Duwayne Philpott, 13, his sister, Jade, 10, and their brothers, John, nine, Jack, eight, Jesse, six and Jayden, five, all died from the effects of smoke inhalation after flames tore through their home in Victory Road, Allenton, on May 11 last year.Day 13 of the trial 4.15pm The trial has been adjourned until 10.15am tomorrow.4pm The court is hearing of sexual activity between the three defendants.3.45pm The police tapes being played to the courtroom capture Philpott saying to his wife: "You know what will hang him [Mr Taylor]? The fact he had our petrol can and it had petrol in it."3.30pm On May 19, the police covert recordings hear a group in the Philpotts' hotel room discussing their neighbours Adam Taylor and Vicky Ferguson.Philpott is heard to say: "I never liked them from day one. Never trusted them."The court hears that, during the same conversation, Philpott thinks he has linked the fire to Adam Taylor.On the tape, he claims Mr Taylor has had a relationship with Philpott's former mistress Lisa Willis.He says: "I will kill her, she's covering for him."3.20pm On May 17, after Mairead had been interviewed by police, Philpott is heard to say to her on the tape: "I was expecting that you was going to stray." 2.50pm At 11.41pm, after the press conference, the tape captures Mick Philpott talking about his ex-mistress Lisa Willis."She's brought our kids up and we can't even turn round to her and say do you want to come to the funeral?" he said.2.45pm The night before the Philpotts held a press conference, the police recording hears Mick Philpott saying: "My main thing tomorrow is to thank everybody."The same night, at 10.34pm, the tape hears Philpott murmur to his wife: "You make sure you stick to your story." 2.20pm The court is about to hear police covert recordings of the Philpotts' hotel room at the Premier Inn in Uttoxeter New Road, Derby, when the couple were housed there after the fire.Earphones have been provided for the jury and defendants.The first witness is DC Martin Hare from the special operations department. He said the bedroom at the hotel was bugged and listened to in "real time" 24 hours a day. There was also covert video surveillance watching who went in and out of the room.The evidence took eight months for the police to put together.10.45am The first witness of the day is Melissa John, girlfriend of Michael Mosley - Paul Mosley's nephew. She is giving evidence from behind screens.She told the court that in late June Paul Mosley came round bragging that he was on bail for six counts of murder.She said: "He said he knew more than he had told the police. He said it was a plan and something had gone wrong."She said in September, four months after the fire, he told her: "What if I were to tell you that we rehearsed this (the fire) six weeks before?" She said he was to "kick in the back door and save the children." She told the court that Mosley told her Mairead was to take the blame but the rehearsal did not go to plan.Miss John said: "When Paul was released on bail he started to brag to anyone and everyone that he had been discharged from custody. I asked him if Mick and Mairead were capable of starting the fire and he said `I don't know but if they did then it is something that has gone wrong'."Under cross examination, Ben Nolan QC, for Mosley, asked Miss John: "Did he (Mosley) want to tell you things other people did not know, that he had secrets to tell, that he was going to sue the police?".Miss John said: "Yes."She said: "At the time Paul was telling me things (about the fire) I felt sick. I did not want to hear any more. On the night he was charged it made me realise that the things he had been telling me about rehearsing the fire might be true."Yesterday, Nottingham Crown Court heard that Paul Mosley was allegedly overheard saying: "I can't let Mick take all the blame."
Mosley also said: "I might turn myself in," a witness told his trial.
Another witness claimed he heard Mosley say he "knew more about the fire than the police did".
In other evidence, Mosley and Philpott were seen at the Royal Derby Hospital on the morning of the fire.
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'Watch these eyes, we didn't start the fire,' Mick Philpott tells police in interview
They went down the side of the hospital for half-an-hour, the court heard.
Witness Claire Smith, who said Mosley looked so much like Philpott she initially thought he was his brother, said: "He had just lost five children and another was in the hospital.
"I thought, 'that's a bit strange.
"Why would you go and talk to a mate for half-an-hour?'"
Police officer PC Joanne Halford said Philpott wore the death of his children as a "badge of honour".
She said Philpott 56, seemed "jovial" when she spoke to him at the hospital just a week after the fire.
She said when Mosley's brother, Brian, and Philpott approached her outside the hospital, Mr Mosley said to her: "Don't you know who this is? It is Mick Philpott, father of the six dead children."
*THE PHILPOTT TRIAL: Visit our Philpott trial channel here for all related stories in the fire death case.


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Taylor Swift and Top 40 rapper B.o.B. hit Nashville's streets, fields and local watering hole Melrose Billiards in the new video for B.o.B's "Both of Us."
"A lot of heart went into this one," Swift tweeted Wednesday as the clip premiered online.
"Both of Us" is the latest single from B.o.B.'s sophomore album Strange Clouds, which hit stores in May. The Atlanta rapper previously collaborated with Hayley Williams of Franklin rockers Paramore on his 2010 hit "Airplanes."


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|Peak Foliage is Over Up North But Still Available South and West VT
The last two days were beautiful with warm temperatures and clear skies. Today was the opposite with rain and wind all day long. Yesterday we still had a lot of colorful leaves on the trees in north central VT except along the high ridge lines. Today many of those leaves got knocked off. However, I made a trip to Burlington this afternoon and, while the spectacular scenery is gone, there still many spots of bright yellow, gold and orange on the hillsides.
This has been the best and longest lasting fall foliage season we have seen in the seven years we have lived in Vermont. I've never seen so many red trees as I did this year. One of our guests drove up to Lake Willoughby a couple of weeks ago and was still stunned and shaking his head the next day as he told us about a huge mountainside that was mostly red. He had never seen anything like it and could not even imagine such a thing if he had not seen it himself.
There will be areas of southern Vermont that are at peak now, especially in the valleys, as well as in the Lake Champlain basin. It won't last too much longer so if you want to see the best foliage period in years, you should get up here in the next week to ten days.
Honest and accurate foliage reports by state foresters are available on the VermontVacation.com website.
Why and how leaves change color is a bit complicated but if you would like to read up on it, here is a link to VemontVacation.com web page an article reprint from the U.S. Dept of Agriculture.
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