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Is it a good investment to purchase your own electric drain snake? any suggestion on prices?
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Unless you are a trained plumbing professional stay away from them. They are not as easy to operate as you think.
I'd have to agree with the above answer. Many drain pip installations done in the last two-three decades are done with plastic pipe. A power snake can break that pipe unless it is a straight shot from the cleanout. If you can't clear the clog with normal hand equipment a professional is worth the cost.
The equipment itself is so expensive that it I am not sure you'll recover the cost in the expected lifetime use of a single homeowner.
I guess the question I should ask, is why do you think you need the power snake? Have you had repeated problems? Do you have an intractable clog?
Most clogs don't need a powered drain snake, and you should use it so infrequently that a $20 or less manual one works just great for your needs.
Forget buying.
Least you'll spend is $250, while rental is about $20 per day. If you need it more often than once per year, you need a plumber or a sewer line replacement anyway. It's unlikely you'd damage newer PVC pipe, but if it's clay pipe or orangeburg(bituminized fiber pipe) it's probably collapsed and due for replacement.
All that said, you can also rent(or hire a pro, if you wish) a drain snake with a camera attached. A trained person can show you in minutes(though there will likely be a minimum charge of 1-2 hours!) exactly where your problem is and probably recommend the most cost-effective fix. As a machine renter, you might or might not be able to ascertain the problem area. The place you rent from should be some help.
@mkentosh: Pretty sure if he's a plumbing professional he already has one.
If you are looking at purchasing an electric drain snake, you are either a plumber wannabe or in a place where your city needs to clean the mains. Also, watch what you flush down the drains....most baby wipes are not flushable.
I can't believe there isn't ONE dirty joke here! I'm very disappointed in each and every one of you.
Buying one is like throwing money down the drain.
As a rental store owner, I agree with @havocsback.
If you don't want to pay the professional to do it, go rent one.
Ask the rental store to properly show you how to use it. If they do not show you, collect your things and go to another rental store. All rental stores worth visiting will show you how to use the equipment, and at the very least, ask you if you know how to use the equipment.
I know I'm two months late to the party, but I thought I'd throw in my 2¢ here. After 11 years in my house, one of my shower drains clogged...hard. There was no sign of a problem, then suddenly I was standing in water up to my ankles and a day later it was still there. So, I ordered a drill-powered snake from Amazon for about $13 (and used the other shower in the meantime). I didn't really think that I needed a drill-powered snake, but it was less expensive than most of the manual snakes. It arrived later that week, and in about five minutes the problem was eliminated. I've still got the thing out in my garage, where I expect it will probably sit unused for about a decade. I don't know if my experience as a homeowner compares to the norm, but clogged drains haven't been a big issue around here.


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Beverly Hermann fell asleep Tuesday night watching the televised Louisville baseball game, but was searching for new Rutgers University gear by noon.
She had become a devoted Louisville fan when her daughter, Julie Hermann, became assistant athletic director there and is now preparing to follow as her daughter leads Rutgers' athletic programs into the Big Ten conference.
The 1981 graduate of Nebraska City High School is now one of three women to hold athletic director positions at BCS programs.
She oversaw 20 of 23 sports at Louisville, which is coming off a a BCS bowl game victory, a national championship in men's basketball and a Final Four run in women's basketball.
Hermann, 49, previously played volleyball at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. She was an assistant coach for USA Volleyball and head coach for Tennessee volleyball.
Her mom said she was watching the baseball game not knowing any of this was going on and learned of the Rutgers selection by a text shortly before noon.
She said her daughter always had an interest in sports.
"She used to play football with the boys in the backyard. Her brother protested having a girl play, but she could do better than them all," Beverly said.
Although Hermann was a standout in athletics at high school, schoolmates and coaches say she is also known here for a friendly personality.
Lu Arkfeld, a high school teacher who was assistant volleyball coach for Hermann's senior season at Nebraska City, said Hermann was not only known as an excellent athlete, but as a nice young lady.
"She was very much a perfectionist, so I'm sure she expects her athletes to do great things," Arkfeld said.
Her mother took a moment Wednesday to recall some of her daughter's triumphs and tragedies.
"I don't know if you can tell, but I'm shaking and my heart is beating a mile a minute," she said. "I'm so proud of her. She's just a beautiful girl."
Beverly had followed Louisville during Hermann's 16-year tenure there. Sometimes she would have her camera ready on the television screen to catch a snapshot of her daughter in action.
"Yeah, I was everything Louisville, but now I'm going to have to take a crash-course in everything Rutgers," she said.
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I received the official OTA Google update to Android Ice Cream Sandwich 4.0.3 on my HTC Sensation. Every time now when I reboot the device, the system displays a notice stating that it is optimizing the installed apps. This should be just on the first reboot after the update and not every time?
This seems like it may be a bug in the update that HTC has released for their phones. It's been reported on the Android issue tracker and appears to affect various HTC models only. You can star the issue if you want, and some people have suggested that enabling the "Fast Boot" option in your settings may help (something like
If it's of interest, the details regarding what the optimization is actually doing have been covered in What kind of app optimization does Ice Cream Sandwich do at the first reboot?
This issue has now been fixed in a recent OTA update. This updated the HTC Software version (NOT Sense) to V3.33.401.6. Applying the upgrade removes the issue.
This is further corroborated by other users previously experiencing the same problem: 1, 2, 3, 4.
Took them long enough!
In general, the "application optimisation", which I assume is JIT compilation of all the installed APKs, should only happened once during the first boot (and probably also during the first boot after flashing.)
Why it is running every time, I do not know. Sounds like an error.


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Why is GW invariants of K3 surfaces are trivial? My naive guess is that GW invariants are deformation invariant and you can always deform your K3 surface to non-projective one, which has no subcomplex manifold except points. Then GW invariants (or GV invariants) naively count the number of curves, so they must be trivial.
Are there any more rigorous proof of this fact? Or can we make the argument above rigorous? Since GW invariants are symplectic invariant, I wonder if there is a proof in symplectic geometry too.
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Winter Storms: Preventing and Thawing Frozen Pipes
Homeowners in the south should give special attention to exposed water pipes during the winter months. Freezing pipes are a problem in warmer climates where they often run through uninsulated or underinsulated attics or crawl spaces. Although we only have a few cold snaps per season, it's still necessary to protect exposed water pipes. Leaving pipes unprotected can cause them to
burst, which can result in a tremendous amount of damage to the home and the contents inside.
You can drastically reduce your chance of property damage by preparing your water pipes before a hard freeze. The following suggestions can help you accomplish this task.
What Kind of Water Pipes Freeze and When?
Water pipes have the potential to freeze and burst when the outside temperature reaches 20 °F or below.
Pipes that are most vulnerable to freeze are usually exposed to severe cold, such as: o outdoor hose bibs,
o swimming pool supply lines,
o water sprinkler lines,
o water pipes in basements,
o water pipes in crawl spaces,
o water pipes in attics,
o water pipes in garages, and
o water pipes that run against exterior walls that have little or no insulation.
Prepare While the Climate Is Warm
Drain water from the swimming pool and water sprinkler supply lines, following manufacturer's or installer's directions. Do not put antifreeze in these lines. Antifreeze is environmentally harmful and is dangerous to humans, pets, wildlife, and landscaping.
Remove and drain outdoor hoses. Store in a shed or garage. Close inside valves supplying outdoor hose bibs if possible. Cover hose bibs with insulated covers.
Check around the home for other areas where water supply lines are located and are in unheated areas. Look in the basement, crawl space, attic, garage, and under kitchen and bathroom cabinets. A hot water supply line can freeze just as a cold water supply line can freeze if the water is not running through the pipe and the water temperature in the pipe is cold.
Consider installing products made to insulate water pipes like a "pipe sleeve" or installing UL-listed "heat tape," "heat cable," or similar materials on exposed water pipes. Many products are available at your local building supplies retailer. Newspaper can also provide some protection to exposed pipes as long as the cold temperatures are not frequent or prolonged.
Take Action during Cold Weather
Keep the garage door closed if there are water supply lines located inside.
Open kitchen and bathroom cabinet doors to allow warm air to circulate around the
Keep the heating thermostat set at a consistent temperature both day and night.
If going out of town during cold weather, leave the heat on in your home. Set the
thermostat to a temperature no lower than 55 °F, and open cabinet doors where there is
If you are going out of town and have a heat pump system, and if the temperature is
forecast to be extremely low, you may need to switch the setting to emergency heat and reduce the thermostat setting to 55 °F.
Thawing Frozen Pipes after the Storm
If you suspect that the pipe is frozen; keep the faucet open. Water will begin to flow as you treat the frozen area, which will help to melt more ice in the pipe.
Make sure you know where the main water valve is located outside of your home. The frozen pipe may already be broken, and it will leak when the water is thawed. If this is the case, you'll need to turn off the main water valve to your home until the leak is repaired.
Apply heat to the frozen portion of the pipe. This can be accomplished by using the following sources of heat: a heating pad, electric hair dryer, a portable space heater, or wrapping pipes with towels soaked in hot water. Make sure that electrical cords do not come into contact with water. Do not attempt to use a blowtorch, kerosene or propane heater, charcoal stove, or other open flame devices; they present a serious fire hazard as well as release lethal carbon monoxide fumes into the air.
Apply heat until full water pressure is restored. Call a licensed plumber if you are unable to locate the frozen area, if the frozen area is not within reach, or if you can't get the pipe to thaw.
Inspect all other faucets in your home to find out if additional pipes are frozen. If one pipe freezes, others may freeze also.
Adapted from:
Preventing and Thawing Frozen Pipes: What to Do after a Winter Storm, American Red Cross.
Freezing and Bursting Pipes, Institute for Business and Home Safety. http://www.ibhs.org/natural_disasters/downloads/freezing.pdf
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Dear Readers, We are happy to announce we have successfully matched The Fall Summertime Foundation $10,000 Matching Grant. In the near future we will share with you how every penny of the $20,000 was spent. We continue to be overwhelmed with requests for assistance and are very grateful for you continued support. Thank you for your generosity and caring and sharing for your fellow creation. We are currently in the midst of a lot of media attention. This week we will be filming an episode of On the Road with Steve Hartman, to air this Friday, Nov. 18, on the CBS Evening News. We will be sharing with Steve Hartman several visits with our local struggling poverty stricken fellow Americans. We hope this brings more awareness to our mission and to the plight of our country. Our hope and prayer is for other people to be inspired to do what they can in their own communities to help the less fortunate.
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January 20, 2011
Dear W.C., I know a family that is having a very hard time. I know they are late on their rent. They have two young children. The father lost his job last summer. The mother was hit by a hit-and-run driver and was left handicapped. They do not receive enough assistance from disability and unemployment. Due to all the medical bills and threats from the bill collectors they have been left broke. I have known this family for many years and know they are good people. They have always lived frugally and have a devout belief in God. They do not have gas for their car. I have offered to drive them on several occasions but they have declined. I think they are too embarrassed to accept any help. They have even declined my requests to visit due to their embarrassment of not being able to afford heat. I do not know how they are feeding everyone and keeping a roof over their heads. Please help this deserving family.
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November 10, 2011
A huge thank you to The Richard H. Driehaus Charitable Lead Trust and all who donated to the $30,000 Matching Grant. Due to your generosity we have been able to provide $60,000 in assistance. Every dollar given has been used to alleviate the pain and suffering of poverty stricken fellow Americans living in financial despair.We have provided below a detailed description of where every penny of the $60,000 was spent. 100 percent of every penny donated to The Time Is Now to Help, was used to help our poverty stricken. Thank you for Caring and Sharing. Together we make our communities a better place to live.THIS IS HOW WE HELPED:
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There were two important questions that CNN asked me. How does The Time Is Now to Help have no overhead? How do you accomplish helping so many people? I personally cover all expenses for The Time Is Now to Help, I always have. Every penny donated by a supporter is utilized to help the poverty-stricken. The Time Is Now to Help has no salaries, no reimbursements, and no office expenses. Presently my company, Lake Geneva Area Realty, provides all necessities, office space, computers, printing, volunteers, etc. All at no cost to The Time Is Now to Help. I have an outside audit completed annually that shows all income and expenses. The reason I began The Time Is Now to Help is because I was appalled by all the charities I used to give to that had extensive overhead with only 10 percent, 20 percent, or 30 percent really going towards their cause. I made a promise to God to help others that were having hard times. I personally cannot help all those that we have found in desperate need by myself. That is why I need your help, your support. The only way I can truly earn that support is by making sure every penny you donate, 100 percent, provides shelter, utility assistance, food, clothing, toiletries, household necessities, daily necessities of life, to those that are living in desperate need, living with the fear and pains of poverty. How do we help so many people? I showed CNN many examples. I received a request for help from a very good person I have known for a few years. Since I knew this person I knew the request would be desperate. The request was regarding an elderly widow living in a condemned place. I quickly set up a meeting. I took CNN with me to show how we help. When we arrived I saw the elderly widow, who appeared to be much older than we later found out. I could see the widow was very bewildered not only by her situation but also because she was being told there would be help. I found out that a government entity that should have offered assistance had known about her situation for over a year, and nothing had changed. The widow doubted she would receive any help and I did not blame her. A big part of my being is getting people to open up and understand we are there to help, and we do.
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CNN returned to film The Time Is Now To Help at work assisting our fellow Americans. They spent three full days with me this past week documenting our mission for the upcoming Tribute show to air live on CNN Dec. 11, 2011. This time I took CNN to the Lake Geneva Regional News, where The Time Is Now to Help column was first published. We met with the editor Lisa Seiser, the general manager John Halverson, and all the wonderful staff. CNN also interviewed John and Lisa. The Lake Geneva Regional News was the beginning network of reaching out to those living in the pains of poverty and finding solutions to remove the tears of sorrow, loneliness, hopelessness, and fear. We have turned thousands of peoples lives from sadness to happy tears, letting them know we care. We have provided compassion, relief, given hope, and supplied the daily necessities of life.
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We have a new matching grant opportunity to announce, The Summertime Foundation Fall $10,000 Matching Grant. Every dollar you donate will be matched by another until we reach $10,000. Thank you to The Summertime Foundation for again caring and sharing for our fellow creations in need. Dear W.C.,
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October 13, 2011
I am happy to announce that we have successfully met The Richard H. Driehaus Charitable Lead Trust $30,000 Matching Grant. This is the fastest we have ever met his matching grant in the eight years of Richards generous inspiration. In the coming weeks I will share with you how every penny was spent to help our poverty stricken fellow Americans. Thank you for your overwhelming response to this matching grant. Thank you for caring and sharing. Dear W.C.,
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October 06, 2011
Dear W.C.,My husband and I are having a very hard time. We are one month behind on our rent and have not been able to pay our utilities. My husband has cancer. The doctor says he has about nine months to live. He has his good days and his bad. I am disabled due to my extensive arthritis. I have had several fractures because of my osteoporosis. We are both senior citizens in our seventies and living on our social security. The money we saved for our retirement was gone the first year of my husbands illness. We could not afford supplemental insurance and Medicare did not cover all of his treatment costs. I skip some of my prescriptions so my husband can have his. We never thought our golden years would be like this. Each day brings mental anguish. Please help us.
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September 29, 2011
Together we have been recognized for our work of easing the pains of poverty for our fellow creations. We/The Time Is Now to Help have been chosen as one of the top 10 CNN Heroes for 2011. This honor comes with a $50,000 donation to The Time Is Now to Help from CNN. One of the ten finalists will be chosen on Dec. 11, 2011 in Los Angeles and airing live on CNN. The number one voted charity will receive $250,000, Wow! We could help a lot of people. I will be there to represent the many struggling poverty stricken in our great United States of America. Now we need all our supporters to show their faith in our organization by voting for Sal/The Time Is Now to Help on www.cnn.com/heroes every day until Dec. 7. You can vote 10 times a day. Thank you CNN for such an honor and opportunity. There are many individuals and organizations doing good works all over the world. I am both honored and humbled to be chosen as a CNN Hero finalist. I certainly do not help my fellow creation for the recognition or publicity. It comes from my heart and my deep belief in God. Our fellow creations who are surviving in this recession are the true heroes, not me. God Bless Everyone,
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September 22, 2011
I am happy to announce the completion of the August Blessings $25,000 Matching Grant. Thank you to our God loving, people caring donors of this matching grant. We also want to thank our supporters for their overwhelming response to this matching grant. Thanks to your caring and sharing we were able to assist our poverty stricken neighbors in the following ways:Housing Assistance: $14,842.76We provided rental assistance to families dealing with life threatening illnesses, single mothers, senior citizens, and many more fellow creations suffering job loss and tragedy. We provided emergency shelter for many people that lost their homes or apartments. We provided rent for grandparents that were given the responsibility of raising their grandchildren unexpectedly. God bless all of you for providing housing assistance to our fellow Americans in need.
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September 15, 2011
Dear W.C.,You are my last resort. I am a single mother with four children. I work full-time but at a low paying job. Because I work I am not eligible for assistance. How do they expect me to house, feed, cloth, and pay for utilities and medical expenses for four children at the hourly rate I receive. My ex-husband is in jail. I do not receive any child support from him. At one time my ex-husband was a good and kind man. When he began to drink he turned into another person. By the time he was headed to jail we were already in the process of getting a divorce. I did not want my children growing up in that kind of environment. It feels like my children and I are being punished for his crimes. Can you please help my children and me?
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September 08, 2011
We are very happy to report that we have met the August Blessings $25,000 Matching Grant. Your compassion and generosity toward our many poverty stricken neighbors was overwhelming. God bless the generous donors of the $25,000 in matching funds. You have inspired many to match your generosity. In the next week we will conclude distribution of these funds and provide you with a breakdown of where every penny was spent. Once again, I thank all of you donors. Our fellow creations that have had their pains of poverty eased thanks to you. God bless you for caring and sharing. May all of us feel proud of the difference we made together. May we continue to offer hope and assistance to our desperate fellow Americans, especially now in the recession. We also have received some more exciting news. The Richard H. Driehaus Charitable Lead Trust has for the 8th year given its approval of a $30,000 Matching Grant to begin immediately. We are forever grateful to our wonderful matching grant providers inspiring all of us to come together. This funding has brought in the past and will bring in the future an overwhelming amount of assistance to our poverty stricken families, senior citizens, disabled, and children. Thank you Richard, for your heartfelt compassion for your fellow creations.
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Oh yeh, I shot in the old Cal Combat League for about 10 years back in the 70s and early 80s when the old eyes were still up to it. I think I still have a few old trophies in a trunk somewhere. The PD I worked for ponied up for entry fees, ammo and transportation. Fat chance of that happening now! Dan
Excellent. Thanks for the info. That was just what I was looking for. I shoot a lot of .38 wadcutter at PPC matches. I'm sure you know what those are. I've got more than a few S&W revolvers that will fit the bill. I'm thinking my 6" Model 19 for the next hunt though. Thanks.D
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Yeah...shot several, two at three feet that finished a couple of down but not quite dead dogs with 125 gr, JHP's. and one healthy one at about 20 yards whom I had to track for about 150 yards. I don't use them for healthy dogs, or even carry them now. I switched to .357 Mag 125 JSP. The JHP are really good enough for dogs, but this is serious lion country up here and I hate suprises. The JSP rounds have better penatration on heavier bodied animals.
Has anyone here shot a yote with a .38 +P+? I'm thinking about giving it a chance since I have a box of it laying around. I know they're supposed to be pretty devastating on humans. Any stories?
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Strawberry season has come to the North! So we packed up the crew and hit the fields. All the kids were enthusiastic about the expedition (I am projecting on Vegan Daughter a bit, I suppose) and helped us pick 6 baskets of berries without eating too many along the way. We immediately made jam and I set aside some berries to make this delicious ice cream. I know the garnish may cause confusion, but I suppose you could also use raspberries in this as well (I would strain out the seeds, though).
- 4 cups fresh strawberries, washed and hulled
- 1 1/2 cups sugar, divided
- 2 cups plain or vanilla soy milk, divided
- 3 tbsp arrowroot
- 1 can full fat coconut milk, left in a cool place (the fridge for a few hours)
- soy creamer (or more soy milk)
- 2 tsp vanilla extract (the real stuff)
1. Place berries and 1/2 cup of the sugar in a food processor and process until desired smoothness is reached (I left mine a bit chunky). Set aside.
2. Place sugar and 1 1/2 cups of the soy milk in a saucepan.
3. While soy milk is heating up, whisk arrowroot into remaining 1/2 cup of soy milk. Keep whisking it regularly to make sure the arrowroot does not settle.
4. Skim cream off of the coconut milk and discard (or save for some other recipe) watery stuff. Place in a 2 cup measuring cup and add enough creamer to bring the volume to 2 cups.
5. Heat soy milk/sugar mixture over medium heat until steaming. Slowly whisk in arrowroot mixture and cook until glossy. I let mine bubble every so slightly. Add coconut milk mixture and whisk well. If it does not seem glossy, cook until it is. Otherwise, remove from heat.
6. Mix in strawberry mixture and vanilla. Let cool. Once cool, cover, and chill in the fridge overnight.
7. Make ice cream according to the directions that came with your ice cream maker.
Tuesday, July 7, 2009
Strawberry Ice Cream
Strawberry season has come to the North! So we packed up the crew and hit the fields. All the kids were enthusiastic about the expedition (I am projecting on Vegan Daughter a bit, I suppose) and helped us pick 6 baskets of berries without eating too many along the way. We immediately made jam and I set aside some berries to make this delicious ice cream. I know the garnish may cause confusion, but I suppose you could also use raspberries in this as well (I would strain out the seeds, though).
Posted by Vegan Dad at 8:02 PM
Labels: ice cream, strawberry
19 comments:
- Samantha said...
Sounds delicious! Do you think it would work okay to substitute almond milk? I have an entire flat of strawberries in the fridge, this is very timely.
- July 7, 2009 at 9:48 PM
- Urban Environmentalist said...
mmmmm I'll have to try this one. What a great idea! I was wondering how I was going to use all the strawberries we picked
- July 8, 2009 at 8:17 AM
- soulveggie said...
How much does this recipe make?
Tks, Mark
- July 8, 2009 at 8:40 AM
- Vegan Dad said...
I don't see why almond milk wouldn't work--but I have not tried it.
This makes about 1.5 quarts (I had to make it in two batches in my ice cream maker).
- July 8, 2009 at 8:49 AM
- soulveggie said...
Soy milk (even low fat) instead of coconut milk (or even subbing some raw cashews) should work. I've seen this done before.
Besides, much healthier than the coconut milk (which has mucho saturated fat):
FYI, Mark
- July 8, 2009 at 9:41 AM
- Vegan Dad said...
A reader on a previous post suggested the book "Vice Cream" which uses cashews. I have not checked it out. You can also play around with the liquids here, subbing in whatever non-dairy milk you want. The coconut milk will give your a high fat (and creamy) ice cream much like the "real thing" and lower fat versions will be more "icy."
- July 8, 2009 at 10:19 AM
- Mary said...
My favorite! I can't wait to go strawberry picking this weekend, and then can, and then make ice cream, and then gorge. Lovely photo of the berries in cartons!
- July 8, 2009 at 10:46 AM
- Kelly said...
We're having a great strawberry season as well. It reminds me so much of childhood and picking as a kid.
- July 8, 2009 at 10:46 AM
- UKJo said...
Hi Vegan Dad, coconut milk may give a 'real thing' creamy texture, but it is high in saturated fat. The cashew version I mentioned before, tastes extremely creamy, but is high in monounsaturated fat. You could almost say the icecream made from cashews is actually good for you. If you don't count the calories. But who's counting?
Also there is no need to heat things up, use thickening agents, or cool it down over night.
If you had a blind tasting of the 'Vice Cream', you'd certainly not imagine nuts were used. I wonder does the coconut milk you use give a strong coconutty flavour? Don't get me wrong I love coconut, I can just imagine a pina colada version, but does it compete with the other flavourings?
- July 8, 2009 at 1:26 PM
- Bianca said...
I'm sure Vegan Daughter was thrilled and if she could talk yet, she'd tell ya! Who doesn't love strawberry pickin'?
- July 8, 2009 at 5:25 PM
- Ms. Christine said...
Oh man, strawberries are already out of season by me. I just got an ice cream maker and will have to try something else. I wonder if blueberries would work? (I have a bunch of those...)
I don't worry about the saturated fat in coconut milk. Plant-based fat is still better than animal- based fat and my blood test showed lower cholesterol, lower than what's even recommended for diabetics (yay being vegan!). So I'm not worried about a little indulgence.
If I want a "healthy" frozen treat, I'll eat sorbet. :-P
- July 8, 2009 at 9:39 PM
- kelley said...
I just made this earlier this morning. I used soy milk instead of soy creamer and added a pinch of salt. It turned out amazing! Thanks for such a great recipe!
- July 10, 2009 at 4:34 PM
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- July 10, 2009 at 4:35 PM
- Teresa said...
Vegan Dad,
What size can of coconut milk do you use (# of ounces)?
And congratulations on Vegan Daughter! Love her feet!!!
- July 10, 2009 at 6:36 PM
- Vegan Dad said...
I just use regular can size. What is that? 15oz or so?
- July 10, 2009 at 8:36 PM
- spandexonthebrain said...
I tried this and it is amaaaaaazing. Words cannot express.... thanks :)
- July 14, 2009 at 9:46 PM
- Cassandra said...
I made this a few weeks ago... oh so good!! I have to watch my portion size or I'd eat the whole container!!
- July 16, 2012 at 8:46 AM
- hanini#7 said...
Hi...First time here. Made this strawberry icecream and came out just like the real thing. I made two batches in the machine. As a creamer I used coconut cream.
Thanks and congrats.
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- Silvia Jacinto said...
Eating is really one of my hobby i mean part of my life and cooking is my passion. I also love going to a place and at the same time taste their delicious and most wanted food.I want to taste something that is new to my palate. Thanks for sharing your article with us.
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My current research has to do with infant outcomes based on length of gestation and complications in pregnancy. I'm using several regional administrative databases to examine the relationships between various infant outcomes and postterm and late preterm gestation. The overarching goal of my current research is to identify the pregnancy characteristics which effect infant health and quality of life and to help identify the pregnancy characteristics such as length of gestation and weight gain which optimize infant health.
Dr. Halloran came to Saint Louis University in 2005 to develop a research career in infant outcomes. Prior to this, she completed a residency in Pediatrics at Vanderbilt University and a general pediatrics research fellowship and Masters of Science in Public Health at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. At Saint Louis University, she is director of the resident research program and the evidence-based medicine curriculum. She has been assistant director of the newborn nursery at SSM St. Mary's Health Science Center since 2007.
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I'm going to fit a cat flap in a brick wall. My intention is to drill out a square hole through the wall. Then create a wooden (MDF) tunnel to fit inside this. On one end of the tunnel, I will attach an extra piece of wood with the cat flap fitted.
My question is this How do I secure that wooden tunnel into the brick-work?
Obviously the drilling is going to leave a messy edge, which I intend to tidy up with cement and/or filler, but I can't see that these are going to get much purchase on the MDF. I can imagine, one good kick to the outer face would send the whole structure flying into the house.


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I was using a Panasonic Lumix, now I finally got a Canon EOS 60D, but I was used to that 18x zoom that my old camera has, because you can't get too close from the birds to take pictures, since they fly away, then I want to know which is the best lens that I can zoom in from a good distance to shoot nice pictures of those adorable creatures :)
I'll tackle this from the assumption you're looking for the best lens, money no object (as you indicate).
The best lens will be the Canon 500L f4 IS, 600L f4 IS or 800L f5.6 IS mounted on a gimbal mount on a very solid tripod rated in the 20+lbs area. Which of these is the one for you comes down to a couple things.
Focusing speed: The 800mm will have slightly lower focusing performance than the other two since its maximum aperture is f5.6 and less light will be hitting the sensor, especially an issue with a 60D (as opposed to a 1D series body).
Field of View: The 800mm will be incredibly tight as far as FoV is concerned especially at 1.6x crop factor, it'll be great for capturing small birds far & really far. The 500 and 600 will be a better bet to capture wildlife near & far.
Weight: The lenses weigh a fair amount 600mm (11.5lbs), 800mm (9.5lbs) and 500mm (8.5lbs). If you plan on hiking at all with this lens consider that in the equation.
Overall: I've found that most people shooting wildlife in general wind up getting the 500mm because it gets you awfully close, covers small & larger subjects, and is above all the lightest so you can hike into position with it. Its more versatile. However, I've found that people who are interested solely in birds favor the 600mm as it gets you that much closer to (much smaller) birds and deal with the added weight by just not moving around as much.
Having used and owned the 500 and 600 myself I found the 600 to just be way to effing huge, and the 500mm was the sweetspot but at the time I was shooting wildlife in general, not birds in particular. I haven't shot w/the 800mm personally but looking at the specs and FoV I think I'd still pick the 500mm. Though it should be noted I was shooting at 1x and 1.3x crop factors.
Side note: Avoid zooms if you want the best, zooms are not as sharp and focus much slower, the 100-400 in particular. If you want something less expensive consider the 400L f5.6 or 300L f4 IS (the 400L 5.6 being sharper and focusing faster).
I'm guessing you had the Panasonic DMC FZ35? It appears to be a 27-486mm (35mm equivalent). So to get the same reach you had, you'll want a lens that will give you 486mm. On a 60D, which has a 1.6x crop sensor, you want 486/1.6=303.75, or about 300mm. @ysap already listed some zooms that reach to 300mm, and any of those should work pretty well for you; the more you spend on a lens, the better quality you'll get, but even the cheap 300mm zoom lenses should still give you a better picture than your Lumix did (because of the larger sensor in your 60D). So, read some reviews (I have found the-digital-picture.com to be a good source for lens reviews and sample photos), and pick whichever one you want.
As far as choosing which 300m lens: having IS (Image Stabilization) will help you by allowing you to hand-hold your camera more often, instead of requiring a tripod to get blur-free lenses.
On a side note: you can get better performance/price from a prime lens than a zoom lens, but if you're used to zooming you might find it difficult to find locate your target without being able to zoom in (try zooming all the way in with your Lumix, then trying to frame your picture).
How much money do you have??? The answer to this question is highly dependent on the amount of money you can invest. For the low end, the EF75-300mm/f4-5.6 will get you a nice tele range in a relatively low price, but limited quality and low-light performance. Next step can be the EF70-300mm. Then, you enter the L lens domain, where the sky is the limit. Many pros use 400mm, 500mm and 600mm lenses which cost thousands of dollars.
If cost really were no object, I'd steer you towards the Sigma 200-500mm f/2.8 APO DG (with dedicated 2x teleconverter, making it a 400-1000mm f/5.6 as well), but at $30K you'd probably want to be making sure your bird pics were the source of a very tidy income before you went there. It's definitely not for hand-held use, and if you were to bring it into an area of political unrest, it would probably be mistaken for a large and nasty bit of ordnance, but for shooting from a blind you can't get better.
At the other end of the scale, if you were a Sony man I'd tell you to get the 500mm f/8 reflector and have done with it. I really miss reflectors (catadioptric lenses). I even liked the donuts.
I used to use a 400mm f/5.6 with a 15mm extension tube for most of my bird pictures. Most songbirds, at least, are really rather small, and even at 400mm you need to be close enough that you're often within the close focusing limit of a long prime lens. The extension tube (on my camera/lens combo) would let me focus between about three and thirty feet (infinity, of course, was out of the question with the tube in place, and thirty feet would have been as well except that really long lenses usually focus beyond infinity to compensate for thermal expansion). In Canon terms, that would be just a hair over $1500 at street level, which isn't all that bad, but autofocus may be a problem in low light, and you may find a prime lens restrictive.
An alternative might be the 200mm f/2.8 (or if you're really itching to get rid of excess money, the 200mm f/2.0) with 1.4x and 2x converters. That gives you a good close focusing ditance and three focal lengths to work with: a 200 mm f/2.8; a 280mm f/4; and a 400mm f/5.6. It takes time to change focal lengths, though, so it's not something you can do on the fly -- you'd pick a location and length and wait it out like we used to do in the Olde Tymes.
The best bang for the buck for you would probably be the 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 zoom. It focuses in to just under six feet, it's not egregiously slow, and there's a large enough zoom range to give you some real compositional (and situational) flexibility. It's not cheap by any means, but at around $1500-1800, it's as close as you're going to come to a $300 dollar camera without all of the other compromises that a $300 camera forces on you.
It would definitely be this lens: Canon 800mm 5.6 Or maybe this one: Sigma 300-800mm 5.6. Each of these is $10,000+ lenses. But seriously, it depends on how much money you have. Take a look at the EF lens lineup, and buy the longest lens you can afford. Take a look at EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM, it's probably the best bet for your money.
That far end of your 18x zoom on your old camera probably translated to just under 500mm focal length in 35mm AOV equivalent.
On an APS-C sized sensor like the 60D you'd want a 300mm focal length to get roughly the same reach. It will be heavier and perhaps more expensive than your little one was, but you pay for the larger sensor as everything has to be scaled up.
To get the equivalent, you just need a tele zoom that goes up to at least 300mm.
If you're serious about bird photography and have quite a lot money to spend and don't mind a whole lot of weight, a fast telephoto zoom (f/4, f/2.8 etc) or prime will help a little bit in freezing fast motion or shooting in poorer light conditions compared to a cheaper/lighter f/5.6 or f/6.3. In sunlight or bright overcast light don't worry about it though.
I'll throw one more into the equation, a 300mm F2.8 = 480mm (300 X 1.6) but it is incredibly sharp and one of the fastest auto focusing lens especially for birds in flight. You could than get a 1.4 extender and this makes it a 420mm = 672 F4.0 (300 X1.4 X 1.6). I have both the 300mm F2.8 and the 500mm F4.0, they are fantastic lens equaly sharp but the 300mm is lighter and easier for tracking BIF. I have found a good monopod helps keep the weight off of me while waiting for something to happen and makes it pretty easy to throw it over your shoulder while walking.
These are all great answers. I'd just add three things. 1) You can crop pretty aggressively on a modern DSLR so you don't necessarily need to fill the frame. 2) Prime lenses will in general be cheaper and lighter for the equivalent speed and image quality. Of course, the downside is convenience. With this in mind, the 200/2.8L and 300/4LIS are options. 3) Most of the sharpness benefits will be lost without good support - preferably a good tripod and head but at the very least a beanbag or monopod. Trying to handhold a big lens is usually a recipe for disappointment. Sometimes you have no choice, so by all menas improve your handholding technique, but if you're actually planning to go shoot wildlife, think hard about support.
I didnt even bother to read all other anwers you have, but: It all comes to that fact, that there is no need for 500/4 or such to get good photos from birds.
In the end, i have seen wonderful and awesome photos taken with 50mm, 200mm and between. I dont find closeup photos as "best practise" with 500/4 or even heavier lens used. It's in viewers eyes, whats the best way.
My favourite lens for this kind of pictures is the EF 70-210 f/4. With a crop factor of 1.6, that becomes 112-336mm, and should be good to start with. It's an old zoom lens, you can find it probably only on eBay (I got mine for 67€).
It's actually much better than the cheap 75-300 f/4.0-5.6, it's very sharp and fast, and relatively light-weight, but auto-focus is really slow, and noisy. If you use manual/assisted focus, this shouldn't be a problem.
If you have no problems with price or weight, go for an L lens, 300mm or more (if weight is a problem, the 400mm DO IS USM is a good solution).
I own a Nikon 300mm f/4. With the crop factor it comes a 450mm with my reflex. On your Canon 60D the crop factor is 1.6 then it will be a 480mm equivalent.
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For birds 300mm is still short but for a bit less than 2'000$ it really worth it. I am thinking to buy an extender 1.4 soon specifically for birds.


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On Veterans Day, more than 250 individuals from Brooke County and beyond participated in the memorial's dedication. I would like to thank those who came out on a beautiful day to celebrate not only the dedication of the memorial, but also to honor all our veterans who so bravely serve our country.
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Subject: Re: [OMPI devel] Bug or feature?
From: George Bosilca (bosilca_at_[hidden])
Date: 2009-12-17 15:13:08
There seems to be some problems after this commit. The hello_world application (the MPI flavor) complete, I get all the output but in addition I have a nice message stating that my MPI application didn't call MPI_Init.
[bosilca_at_dancer c]$ mpirun -np 8 --mca pml ob1 ./hello
Hello, world, I am 5 of 8 on node04
Hello, world, I am 7 of 8 on node04
Hello, world, I am 0 of 8 on node03
Hello, world, I am 1 of 8 on node03
Hello, world, I am 3 of 8 on node03
Hello, world, I am 6 of 8 on node04
Hello, world, I am 2 of 8 on node03
Hello, world, I am 4 of 8 on node04
mpirun has exited due to process rank 6 with PID 15398 on
node node04 exiting improperly. There are two reasons this could occur:
1. this process did not call "init" before exiting, but others in
the job did. This can cause a job to hang indefinitely while it waits
for all processes to call "init". By rule, if one process calls "init",
then ALL processes must call "init" prior to termination.
2. this process called "init", but exited without calling "finalize".
By rule, all processes that call "init" MUST call "finalize" prior to
exiting or it will be considered an "abnormal termination"
This may have caused other processes in the application to be
terminated by signals sent by mpirun (as reported here).
On Dec 17, 2009, at 14:42 , Ralph Castain wrote:
> Okay, this "feature" has now been added to the devel trunk with r22329.
> Feel free to test it and let me know of problems. I have a test code for it in orte/test/mpi/early_abort.c
> On Dec 16, 2009, at 11:27 AM, Jeff Squyres wrote:
>> I think I understand you're saying:
>> - it's ok to abort during MPI_INIT (we can rationalize it as the default error handler)
>> - we should only abort during MPI functions
>> Is that right? If so, I agree with your interpretation. :-) ...with one addition: it's ok to abort before MPI_INIT, because the MPI spec makes no guarantees about what happens before MPI_INIT.
>> Specifically, I'd argue that if you "mpirun -np N a.out" and at least 1 process calls MPI_INIT, then it is reasonable for OMPI to expect there to be N MPI_INIT's. If any process exits without calling MPI_INIT -- regardless of that process' exit status -- it should be treated as an error.
>> Don't forget that we have a barrier in MPI_INIT (in most cases), so aborting when ORTE detects that a) at least one process has called MPI_INIT, and b) at least one process has exited without calling MPI_INIT, is acceptable to me. It's also acceptable to the first point above, because all the other processes are either stuck in the MPI_INIT (either at the barrier or getting there) or haven't yet entered MPI_INIT -- and the MPI spec makes no guarantees about what happens before MPI_INIT.
>> Does that make sense?
>> On Dec 16, 2009, at 10:06 AM, George Bosilca wrote:
>>> There are two citation from the MPI standard that I would like to highlight.
>>>> All MPI programs must contain exactly one call to an MPI initialization routine: MPI_INIT or MPI_INIT_THREAD.
>>>> One goal of MPI is to achieve source code portability. By this we mean that a program written using MPI and complying with the relevant language standards is portable as written, and must not require any source code changes when moved from one system to another. This explicitly does not say anything about how an MPI program is started or launched from the command line, nor what the user must do to set up the environment in which an MPI program will run. However, an implementation may require some setup to be performed before other MPI routines may be called. To provide for this, MPI includes an initialization routine MPI_INIT.
>>> While these two statement do not necessarily clarify the original question, they highlight an acceptable solution. Before exiting the MPI_Init function (which we don't have to assume as being collective), any "MPI-like" process can be killed without problems (we can even claim that we call the default error handler). For those that successfully exited the MPI_Init, I guess the next MPI call will have to trigger the error handler and these processes should be allowed to gracefully exit.
>>> So, while it is clear that the best approach is to allow even bad application to terminate, it is better if we follow what MPI describe as a "high quality implementation".
>>> george.
>>> On Dec 15, 2009, at 23:17 , Ralph Castain wrote:
>>>> Understandable - and we can count on your patch in the near future, then? :-)
>>>> On Dec 15, 2009, at 9:12 PM, Paul H. Hargrove wrote:
>>>>> My 0.02USD says that for pragmatic reasons one should attempt to terminate the job in this case, regardless of ones opinion of this unusual application behavior.
>>>>> -Paul
>>>>> Ralph Castain wrote:
>>>>>> Hi folks
>>>>>> In case you didn't follow this on the user list, we had a question come up about proper OMPI behavior. Basically, the user has an application where one process decides it should cleanly terminate prior to calling MPI_Init, but all the others go ahead and enter MPI_Init. The application hangs since we don't detect the one proc's exit as an abnormal termination (no segfault, and it didn't call MPI_Init so it isn't required to call MPI_Finalize prior to termination).
>>>>>> I can probably come up with a way to detect this scenario and abort it. But before I spend the effort chasing this down, my question to you MPI folks is:
>>>>>> What -should- OMPI do in this situation? We have never previously detected such behavior - was this an oversight, or is this simply a "bad" application?
>>>>>> Thanks
>>>>>> Ralph
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Throughout the remainder of the '90s, DJ Quik released three further albums -- Way 2 Fonky (1992), Safe & Sound (1995), Rhythm-al-ism (1998) -- that were fairly successful, each going gold, yet none proved as popular as his debut. When his fifth album, Balance & Options (2000), failed to show a substantial improvement in sales, he was dropped by Arista (which had taken over Profile). His next album, Under tha Influence (2002), distributed by Universal, failed to resurrect his commercial standing. Again without a major-label deal, DJ Quik proceeded to form his own label, Mad Science Recordings, via which he released Trauma (2005) and Greatest Hits Live at the House of Blues (2006), and also, in 2005, re-released Under tha Influence. A collaborative album with Kurupt, BlaQKout, appeared in 2009 with the solo album The Book of David following in 2011. The Midnight Life, another strong showing for his Mad Science label, came three years later then Rosecrans, and EP with rapper Problem, arrived in 2016.
In addition to his solo career, DJ Quik kept busy as a producer, beginning in 1991 on the debut albums by 2nd II None (2nd II None) and Hi-C (Skanless). In subsequent years he contributed productions to albums by AMG (B**ch Betta Have My Money, 1992), Penthouse Players Clique (Paid the Cost, 1992), Tony! Toni! Tone! (House of Music, 1996), 2Pac (All Eyez on Me, 1996), the Luniz (Lunitik Muzik, 1997), Jermaine Dupri (Life in 1472, 1998), Deborah Cox (One Wish, 1998), Shaquille O'Neal (Respect, 1998), Snoop Dogg (No Limit Top Dogg, 1999), Mausberg (Non Fiction, 2000), 8Ball & MJG (Space Age 4 Eva, 2000), Xzibit (Restless, 2000), Kurupt (Space Boogie: Smoke Oddessey, 2001), Talib Kweli (Quality, 2002), Truth Hurts (Truthfully Speaking, 2002), Jay-Z (The Black Album, 2003), Jadakiss (The Kiss of Death, 2004), Ludacris (Red Light District, 2005), Twiztid (Independent's Day, 2007), Murs (Murs for President, 2008), and Dwele (W.ants W.orld W.omen, 2010), among many others. ~ Jason Birchmeier
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Track List: The Midnight Life
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Track List: Under Tha Influence (Explicit)
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Track List: Quik Is The Name
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I found Michael Puffer's Jan. 27 article, "East End woods suggested as site for city school," especially interesting because I recently completed a document on the history of the Dance Pavilion at Hamilton Park, which houses Seven Angels Theatre. The theatre wishes to publish a brochure on the history of the building for its many patrons.
While conducting my research, I discovered Hamilton Park was placed on the National Register of Historic Places on Aug. 8, 1996. The document that added the park to the Register describes the "Present and Historic Physical Appearance" of the 93-acre "L-shaped public park." The article states that "because of its importance in the early history of Waterbury's metal-processing industry, the Waterbury Brass Mill Archeological Site was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975."
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Beautifully mysterious!
Wow, a beautiful photo!
Seems Like Painting, beautiful
If I released an album this is my cover
Wow, neat picture!
wonderful work !!!
Imagination or real, the choice is ours after all. A timeless shot, this is what attracts me personally. I can well understand a healing atmosphere deriving from within, and the urge to blend.
Arun, this is a different kind of photograph. Intentional in the way it looks,defused not blurred,or out of focus. Just plain different from sharp and crystal clear. Its great we are so diverse in our likes and dislikes, or it would indeed be a boring world. j.e.s.
Love this. Speaks to my heart, of a time past that most have forgotten or forsaken.
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No one knows where the wind comes from or where it goes. This photo using imagination could be a horse in a storm or fading away in the mist... either way it is as you would like to see it. I like to see it as a horse fading away into the mists of time. To others it would just be a very blurry picture.
it looks like a horse
Wow, so beautiful
Beautiful,beautiful,beautiful...... both the horse and the photography. I simply love it,and there is no more that I can say. j.e.s.
I dont get this...please explain how this is blurred out of focus picture is fine photography
@Arun Brahma they r mad, crazy, n knowing too much means nothings.
@Arun Brahma I am assuming this effect was intentional on the photographer's part. Using a long exposure to create a ghostly effect, since the story deals with the past cultures of Native Americans which like the horse in this image seems to be fading away. Just a guess though.
@Arun Brahma Unfortunately often time s a flowery story that goes with the photo which has uncommon words helps it to get attention. Look for this pattern yourself in future photos. You may sometimes see a 9-or 10 photo with a poor story and that photo never gets success, and then see a 7 photo with a story that attracts attention to the editors, and then also astounds many viewers who would have otherwise never said anything positive about the succesful photo.
@Arun Brahma Without the blur it is just a photo of a white horse and you might actually think it boring. The blur invites mystery, movement, maybe timelessness or whatever else your heart reaches for. If you don't feel it, it's not art to you. Art is always subjective. Where you see just an out of focus photo, I see a magic horse.
Beautiful! And my favorite subject.
beautiful.....what a freez!!!!
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Stunning! How was this taken? I wouldnt know where to begin with camera settings
Let's get real. This is one blurred picture .. nothing to look at.
@Werner Kujnisch Definitely agree. Sorry if I don't see excellence here.
I believe in greatness in a lot of peoples photos it is all about seeing it from there perspective on what side of photography they do and there techniques and you cant just be negative about certain peoples photos just because you don't understand there line of work you people really need to start critiquing in the right way instead of just being negative about it give them the positive side of there work and also tell them what they can work on as well.
To 90% of the population - a photo is either a good photo or a bad photo.This would be classed as a very very bad photo had you wanted a picture sharp photo. Who knows what was in this photographers mind when she submitted this photo... either taking a chance or having her own imagination as to what could happen here with views..... seems that most enjoy the photo with their own ideas of what it should be like. I have tried to change my mindset on how to view a photo and imagination now plays a big role in that. Crazy though it seems it puts a whole new perspective on how you think. Have you ever wondered where the Lord got His imagination from when He created the earth. Who would have imagined how a tree should look like or how a bird should be painted in all its glory and beautiful colours. Makes you think.
@Sandra Hickman Why do people assume that not negative - but not positive either - comments don't know a dime about photography? I do. And I still think that the same idea could have been applied with better results.
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Such an ethereal apparition! A visual invocation of the essence and spirit of the horse.
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