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I am serious looking at a Springfield XDS for a concealed carry weapon and was wondering if anyone here owned one or has fired one. I have my mind set on getting a .45 acp for concealed carry and this seems like a perfect package. It fits my hand well and frankly 5 and 1 in the chamber seems like plenty of fire power to me, especially if I carry a spare magazine or 2. They do make 7 round mags for this that extend below the frame.
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A snapshot of Odeon at the Paris Metro and a black and white high contrast image of the super structure of a Marlboro billboard taken in Cambridge, Massachusetts, both photos taken in the late seventies: those are some of the first photographs I have taken of billboards. It wasn't until I started digitizing my old negatives that I discovered those photographs some thirty years later. After those two early photographs, it wasn't until 2008 with my introduction to digital cameras that I once again became interested in taking serious photographs.
While spending part of each year in the Philippines and riding a lot in cars, I decided to start photographing from the car and billboards became one of my interests. The Metro Manila area of the Philippines is a rich area for one who is interested in billboards; that is why most of the photographs in this book are from Manila. Other billboards were found throughout my travels to other countries. Although I have never really liked billboards, and it was good that laws were legislated to restrict their use in the United States, I still find them extremely interesting. How they relate to their environment, their increase in size, the quality of printing, and the addition of digital mega-screens are some of the changes that have taken place from those early years.
The cover background shows Coca Cola painted on a wall of brick, an example of a vintage billboard in Washington, DC. A photograph of grass was then used to reverse out the title of this book, thereby suggesting the hope that one day billboards could be turned into vertical gardens. That said, I hope you enjoy my selection: photographs of billboards in their environment from around the world.
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Over 40 years of experience in the arts, including entrepreneurship in the areas of graphic design. Their work includes the design of numerous publications and printed materials for various corporate, academic, and professional clients. These consisted of corporate identities, logos, letterheads, posters, brochures, invitations, book covers and interiors, packaging, and signage. (Firm: KREDLOW / GONZALEZ) Graphic Design awards received include those from The American Institute of Graphic Arts (best 50 Book Design in the US), Cologne Book Fair Award, Print Magazine Design Competition, The Art Directors' Club of Boston, New York Art Directors' Club, National University and College Design Association, the reprinting of brochure by the Hammermill Paper Company, NAEB/PBS Concept Call Competition, and a regional American Institute of Architects.
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Sean Hannity versus michael savage—these two conservative radio hosts have recently ratchet up their rivalry.
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Began the year with an impressive performance at the Wausau Junior Olympic Qualifier at Greenwood Hills, competing in the U20/U18 freestyle sprint, winning heat one and finishing third in semifinal one before finishing in the top spot in the 'A' final ... Nichols also competed in Soldier Hollow, Utah at the U.S. Cross Country Championships, claiming an outstanding 1st place finish in the sprint race ... Nichols best results in the regular season include his two top-10 finishes at the Mt. Itasca CCSA Invite, placing 9th in the 10k classic with a time of 28:08.6, and 6th in the 10k freestyle race with a time of 26:41.2 ... Nichols also competed in the Junior Olympic Championships in Stowe, Vt. at the end of the season, competing in three events: He placed 7th out of 54 competitors in the men's U20 10k classic race with a time of 28:54.5, finished 12th in the classic sprint race in the U20 grouping, on the final day of racing, Nichols placed 5th in the 15k freestyle mass start race.


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Give Microsoft credit; it never does anything small. Its successes rock the world. And when it screws up, it screws up big time. As usual, we'll start with five times Microsoft went down swinging, and end with five times it has knocked it out of the park.
Also see: Google's greatest hits and most spectacular misses
1. Hasta la vista, Vista
Windows 3.x introduced the "Blue Screen of Death" to an ungrateful nation. Windows ME was such a dog it came with its own fleas. (We won't even discuss Microsoft Bob.) But for our money, the worst Windows version of all time is Vista. Years overdue, stripped of virtually all the ground-breaking features it was supposed to have, Vista was a wet hot mess that was only made worse by the over-the-top hype accompanying its release. Compatibility snafus, performance problems, and impossibly annoying User Account Controls doomed it from the start. Even Microsoft's core constituency, enterprise geeks, stayed away in droves. The company got sued for letting hardware manufacturers label their systems "Vista Ready" when they were anything but. Then again, nobody was ready for Vista -- including Microsoft.


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10 September 2013 , 8:30 AM by Bern Young
A lot of things have happened since this photo was taken of the man now sitting opposite me in the studio.
Take a look at him as a 17-year old Private in the Australian Army. Ahead of him are two tours of Vietnam and on his return, a world of pain for him, his family and closest friends.
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I apologize in advance for the basic questions. I have read about the great duck hunting in North Dakota and am interested in making a trip out to visit this year. I would make my trip Oct 10-14.
Should I expect good duck/goose hunting this time of year? Worthy of a cross country trip (I live in New York).
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I've been using a variety of things with my older girl. She gets Dasuquin with MSM, fish oil, and duralactin. I noticed the biggest difference with the duralactin. It is an anti-inflammatory and is made from milk protein. It took about a month of a loading dose to work. I just started rimadyl as well, but I know that is not an option for you.
I almost hesitate to mention this, but I know some people whose dogs have greatly improved with Hills J/D. It is very high in fish oil. My girl has too many allergies, but if your dog doesn't it might not hurt to at least try it. I know dogs who were able to stop taking prescription meds when they used the Hills.
|I took my almost 12yr old off pain meds and have been giving him turmeric since June, he has the some of the worst arthritis my vet has seen. Every night when I come home from work he wants to play. The only other thing he gets is Adaquan injections every 3 weeks. I use turmeric in the spice form not suppliment form.
I would be very cautious with herbal blends unless they are cleared by a vet hepatologist. Natural doesn't always mean easy on the liver. With a liver-impaired dog, tinctures extracted with alcohol are a no-no. You also need to research herb side effects carefully, if you aren't working with a holistic vet.
Research every ingredient in any multi-herb preparations before giving them. For example, Althea officinalis (marshmallow) also contains cancer growth factors, so you have to be totally sure there's no cancer in an older dog -- and that's really hard with a GSD (where hemangio and other cancers go undetected in seniors so often):
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A google search of another ingredient, red clover (Trifolium pratense), turns up a claim that it is a liver detoxifier in Chinese medicine -- I would be extremely hesitant to use that with a liver impaired dog, without an expert's guidance.
I didn't google all the ingredients, but I want to highlight that even with natural remedies, you must do a lot of research and talking with your vet. My vet was my partner in considering every supplement we added to the regimen--I think it's critical that you involve yours too, given your dog's history of liver problems.
Below are some natural alternatives.
The Zeel can be used along with the supplement and oil.
Have you tried Chiropractic's and Acupuncture? It sure helped our past dog.
Zeel: Zeel 100 Tablets This is a homeopathic so give it away from food or water about 20 minutes on each side. 4 tablets can be given several times per day if situation is acute. Place the tablets inside their lip and it dissolves and absorbs into the mouth tissues.
Zeel: . In a study comparing Zeel, an anti-inflammatory homotoxicology agent, with a conventional nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug, investigators found similar outcomes in tested groups with the Zeel group taking slightly longer to reach its effect BUT not having significant, or the life threatening/adverse effects of drugs.A recent paper, published in the prestigious Journal of the American Animal Hospital Association supports its use in dogs.
"Inflapotion is an all natural herbal remedy that reduces discomfort and minimizes body inflammations. We've had reports that dogs are no longer needing prescriptions. It works, in most cases, in less than 48 hours. This formula continues to help relieve symptoms such as; general age discomfort, inflammation and indefinitely for long term chronic problems such as Arthritis, hip dysplasia." Inflapotion(TM) ~ Natural Anti-Inflammatory for Joint Pain ~ 6oz powder Pouch Ingredients:
Althea officinalis, Trifolium pratense, Echinacea purpurea, Ulmus fulva, Symphytum officinale
You can also add a high quality Salmon or Krill Oil which is an excellent source of Omega 3 Fatty Acids, which reduces inflammation and provides other body benefits. Be sure to begin with reduced amounts and work up slowly, taking a week or two, to avoid bad gut reaction. You can even rotate between the two oils to reap the benefits of both oils.
Krill: Dr. Mercola, Krill Oil, 100% Pure Antarctic, for Pets, 3.92 fl oz (116 ml) - iHerb.com
Salmon: The Wholistic Pet
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|After Sadie had her first exam with Dr. Mark, he said she has degenerative joint disease in her knees. No hip or spine issues, just very, very crunchy knees. I've been giving her Cosequin now for about 3 years and she's doing very well. I can't say she runs and plays like a young dog, but maybe a 8 or 9 year old and she doesn't cry anymore from the pain she use to experience. She's 13 now and shows limited signs of her disability. Dr. Mark says keep giving the Cosequin as it seems to be beneficial. It's only $20 at Walmart and could be worthwhile for both. Just my 2 cents
Thank you for all the information! You have given me more to read and consider
As far as Adequan, I'm in Canada and for some reason it is hard to get a hold of right now. It has been back ordered from our supplier for the past year.
I'm going to be retesting her blood sometime this week. I first checked in June and they were around 3 times normal. I did it again in July and they were double normal values. The working theory right now is that the liver reacted due to living next to a soy bean field and the farmer had sprayed it to reduce weed growth. I'm hoping that her liver will have normalized and I would be limited to options to keep her comfortable and thriving.
Again, thanks for your help!
|There's a recipe from Gatorbytes in one of those old threads too for her chicken bone broth. The broth extracts loads of type II collagen from the carcasses -- type II collagen is rich in hyaluronic acid (excellent for joints). You can also buy it as a supplement (I gave it along with the Natural Eggshell Membrane -- NEM in the AM, Collegen II in the PM, as they work very similarly).
|I was going to recommend talking to Magwart :-)
I'm not sure if Adequan helps spinal arthritis as much as joint arthritis. It goes into the synovial fluid, so it's possible it might help lubricate the discs too. I'm just not sure.
In terms of supplements, a high dose of fish oil is a no-brainer (my senior was getting at least 4,000 mg toward the end, divided in two doses), with Natural Vitamin E (mixed tocopherol) to balance it out. The fish oil is a natural anti-inflammatory.
There are several threads here about supplements for arthritis that you can find -- in particular, look for the threads about Natural Eggshell Membrane and Ester-C, as there are links to some research.
Dasaquin helped one foster of mine who had lots of old, arthritic spinal stuff going on. I think it's also an easy one to try, as you should have access to it at the clinic.
I would definitely do laser therapy, if you have access. I'd also try some acupuncture, as I've seen some wonderful results in dogs with it, when it's done by a skilled vet-acupuncturist.
With wonky liver values, I'd be very, very cautious with NSAIDs (esp. carprofen), but I'm sure your vet has discussed this with you. You might discuss with your vet gabapentin or tramadol as options - and perhaps even get a consulation with a vet hepatologist at a research university to discuss pain management in a dog with liver problems. I think I'd want a specialist advising, if there's impaired liver function.
|The adequan shots helped a lot with Clipper. He was twelve when I started them. The loading dose part is kinda expensive, but then once a month. I wish I'd learned about them sooner, I read about it on here. They worked pretty quickly. They were like $40 a shot, based on his size.
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I know that this board has done what it does well, and has for a long time. Hats off for sure to The Dent for everything.
We've seen a lot of members grow from it. That fact is both good and bad, because we learn so much but also lose valuable friends when they move on into new projects. Star Wars and Boba Fett himself have taught us all a lot, and because of that it is hard not to get interested in continuous projects.
The community sticks around, but a lot of the seasoned vets have completed their Fett quests (well, 99% complete at least if you know how that goes). Many of the founding members of these boards are involved in other projects that are interesting but get crammed into a general forum or don't show up at all. Our community has grown in scope but are unfortunately at the same time not as active as possible. I think that there is a direct relationship between the activity and focus.
From experience, I understand that these boards take a lot of personal investment to keep running smooth. I realize that this is far from my decision and I respect that. TDH is great as it is, very focused and full of knowledge. I just want to throw it out there that I think it would be a good time for this board to consider expanding it's coverage. There are just so many great talents in our group. There may be other similar sites, but not similar communities. Maybe it would even be inspirational to The Dent himself?
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The beautiful leopard case I'm holding is from Target. I use it to carry my HP Touchpad.
I waited in line outside of Best Buy in the hot Houston heat to snag one when they clearanced them out at $99. It was worth it, especially since they were originally priced at $499.
Outside of boring geek stuff, I am working on my first directing project.. that I will complete (my 2008 documentary is on the backburner) I have been working on shot lists and a treatment that I hope to wrap in October. I can't wait to show ya'll!
And on that note, I'll leave you all as I always do...with a song! (I believe this video was filmed in L.A. because I noticed the Smart & Final grocery store.)


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I have access to a new lake this coming duck season and decided to check it out today. The place went completely dry last year and now is infested with a submerged weed that is almost like a blanket under the surface. Can someone tell me what it is?
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Justin Thomas has spent the last 35 years working as a music photographer, documenting some of the industry's finest and most influential artists through his intimate behind the scenes portraits and captured moments of on-stage theatrics. This Friday sees the opening of When You Hear the Music, Trouble Disappear, an exclusive solo exhibition held at West London's Graffik Gallery that highlights some of the photographer's most iconic images. We caught up with Justin ahead of the show's opening to talk about his methods, most memorable images and the shots that got away...
What draws you to photographing musicians?
I'm drawn to bands who move. I'm looking for that moment when Bob Marley flicks his head back and all his locks flail out like tendrils, when the stooping KEEF brings down his arm or Wilko Johnson does the splits in mid-air with his Strat pointing straight out like a machine gun. It's a challenge, and when all the elements that make a good photo come together at the same time, composition, exposure and capturing THE moment, it's extremely satisfying, especially if you have captured it exclusively - a unique image, yours. There's a lot of luck involved in 'live' photography, 9 times out of ten you'll misfire, but digital cameras give you the freedom to shoot at will, which was a luxury I never had when I was starting out - I didn't even have a motordrive. I think that enhanced my sense of anticipation. Photographing musicians, is, like most other forms of photography, about pushing your finger down a fraction of a second before you think 'it' is going to happen. It's about anticipation...if you've seen the picture already, you've missed it.
Is there one shot that has particular meaning to you, or you would describe as your best work?
I particularly like the Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye and Diana Ross frame. I had been very moved when Stevie came back for the 2nd part of his 3 hour Wembley show after the interval. He was led to the lip of the stage, and then left on his own. He was using his feet to balance, half on, half off the stage, while he rocked his body to the sound of his harmonica. There were moments when he was so involved in his music that his upper body was almost parallel to the stage, so much so that I thought he might fall on my head. It was very endearing watching him, knowing that he might fall 12 feet down. He looked very vulnerable in his ecstasy. On the final encore he brought on Marvin and Diana, and it brought tears of joy to my eyes. Motown, was, without a shadow of a doubt, the greatest label of all time-joy unlimited, and here were the Kings and Queen. The only thing that might have topped it would've been if Aretha had popped up on harmonies. I love the composition and Marvin in the middle, pin sharp; smiling sweetly...can I get a witness?!
Has there ever been a moment where you've missed what could have been an iconic shot?
It was about 1978 and I'd been in North London to shoot George Thorogood and the Destroyers and they'd put on such a blinding show that I used up all my film. It was a bad mistake. Me and my mate decided to go down the Music Machine to catch the end of Link Wray and Robert Gordon's set - two fabulous gigs in one night! At the end, my mate went backstage to shake their hands, but took ages. I went to see what was keeping him and the first person I bumped into was Sid Vicious. I couldn't believe I had no film left, at which point my mate elbows me in the ribs and goes, 'It gets worse, look who's just walked in behind you' – and when I turned around there was Bob Dylan himself! The king of punk and America's greatest singer-songwriter together in this tiny little room in Camden Town – can you imagine how many copies of that shot I could've sold? One good thing did come out of it though, and that was noticing just how small Dylan actually is. I mean, this bloke is a hero of mine, always has been, but he's just a little fella. That moment really helped me with my approach to the job after that because I realised that no matter how big the stars look on screen or on stage, they're just flesh and blood...'just like everybody else'
What's the most difficult factor when photographing live music?
There are loads of difficult factors involved in shooting live photography - having flagons of piss thrown at you by bored audience members at heavy metal concerts like Castle Donnington spring to mind. I was the house photographer at Brixton Academy for 10 years, and it would not be uncommon to have a full pint of beer come flying over into the photo pit and exploding all over your camera; at other times it might be somebody's foot kicking into your head on the way back into the mosh pit. When I started out doing punk bands, I'd run my hand through my hair on leaving the venue and it would be coated in spit.
Is there one musician you haven't shot, who you'd like to?
There are many artists I wished I'd photographed, but THE one, was the greatest performer and guitarist of all time, Jimi Hendrix. I wanted to go to The Isle of Wight festival when I was 14, but my mum wouldn't let me. No-one has or ever will come near. I went to see Jeff Buckley as a punter once at The Astoria and was completely blown away by the way he turned the place into a church...a very spiritual occasion...but in a way I'm glad I didn't take pictures 'cos I appreciated his performance so much more. When you are taking photos you don't notice the performance so much 'cos you are concentrating on getting 'THE' shot.
'When You Hear the Music,Trouble Disappear' is open 20th July - 18th August 2012 at Graffik Gallery, 284 Portobello Road, London, W10 5TE
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Since I have already done a Jet Pack paintjob thread,
Return of the Jedi Jet Pack Paintjob
and am Currently doing a Guantlet paintjob thread
Return of the Jedi Gauntlets Paintjob
I thought I'd go a head and do an Armor paintjob thread.
i will keep you updated as I progress with the painting.
I will list what paints I use & how I do what I do (just like the Jet Pack and gauntlet threads)
The armor I have for painting is MLC (newest version I believe)
This is a commission job for a member here (I'll let him say who he is)
Since this is not a review thread,I'll try not to give my opinion on the Armor itself
But i will post a few facts about it;
The armour is fiberglass
The chestlight slots have already been marked out
The shoulder studs are molded in, except the one on the far left.
The far left shoulder stud isn't molded in so you can attach the cape.
The backplate does not have slots cut for your harness
The backplate does come with the pieces that go over the slots (see pics)
I have already done the shoulders & knees for this member, so I'll only be doing the "green " parts
Ok, on to the pics (this is exactly how they come , straight out of the box)
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Anyway, following a recent, eye-opening trip to Japan, I'm considering the possibility of teaching English there (fFrom the many 'gaijin' I spoke to whilst over there, I understand TEFL jobs are quite common for foreigners in Japan). However, I don't have a full Bachelor's degree, but I'm a year away from completeing what's known as a Foundation Degree through my current employer. What I'd like to know, then is whether it's possible to teach in Japan with such a qualification (JET, for instance require BA degrees only). I am thinking of doing a TEFL course next year, but would like to confirm I could actually get work in my chosen country with a non-bachelors degree before I commence.
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Hi, this is Sunny here! I'm currently working with The Biggest Loser to improve my health, gain self-esteem, and hopefully inspire other teenagers to get active. I'm super excited to share my journey through these weekly blogs and reveal all my highs and lows. While I'm a participant on The Biggest Loser, my own battle is at home—I'm getting healthy while still juggling normal stuff like school, music, sports, and friends. I'm a junior in high school and a good student—I study voice, and play tennis for my school. I really want to improve my fitness and stamina so that I can be a better tennis player! I like to hang out with friends, go shopping, have sleepovers, and maybe catch a movie.
It frustrates me to see my friends eat so much junk, yet never gain weight, while I gain five pounds just by looking at a piece of cake. Going shopping with friends can be really tough—it sucks to be on the sidelines and watch them try on gorgeous clothes, knowing that nothing will fit me. I want to walk into a store, grab anything I like off the rack, and be able to wear it with confidence.
I often turn to food when I'm stressed out or sad, and use it to cope with emotions I don't want to deal with. Sometimes I feel as if nothing I do matters—people label me as "fat," and that's what sticks, even though there are so many facets to who I really am.
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Hey guys! Just wanted to give you an update on how my week has been so far—things are getting pretty hectic around here. I'm an early bird, so I usually start my day around five a.m. and finish off homework before I leave for school. I get back around 3:00 p.m., and from there it's straight to the gym where I meet up with my amazing coach, Lisa. She's awesome, but her workouts are not easy! By the time we're finished I can barely lift my arms, let alone walk after doing so many planks, squats, and push-ups! Next, I usually rush off to a music or tennis lesson. And by the time I finally get home I'm exhausted—all I want to do is flop down on the couch and eat a bag of chips.
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Once I take a relaxing shower and refuel my body with a well-balanced dinner, I sit down and get started on my homework. I'll usually work for about two or three hours to get through all my homework, since I took on a tough course load this year, with a couple of A.P. and Honors classes. One night I didn't manage my time properly, I procrastinated, and waited until ten p.m. to start my homework—I actually fell asleep that night, because I woke up in my study at 3 a.m. and freaked out! My mom thought this was hilarious, and snapped the pic above.
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Posted 02 April 2006 - 11:24 AM
I saw yesterday that another person that had also entered the competition and that same person had voted onmy picture awarding a "7". My average was then about 9. My wife thought it odd that people that enter the competitions could also vote on other entries, I did not realise that anyone could do this.
Anyway this morning a looked back at my picture and the person who voted "7" for my picture now has changed it to a "2" bringing my average down lower. I think this is unfair and once a vote has been cast they should ne be able to change it later.
I won't do the same and "vote down" other entries.
Perhaps this is allowed under rules but I will hope that a change is made to the rules making it fair for everyone who enters these competitions. Once a vote is cast it should be final....
Posted 02 April 2006 - 01:28 PM
Don't worry too much, as the comments and ratings don't influence the selection for the Photo of the Week contest.
Here's how it works...
I select what I think are the 10 best images from the latest contest.
You can then vote for the overall winner by clicking the Vote for the Photo of the Week link at the top of the Gallery and selecting your favourite image.
Hope that explains things clearly.
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Posted 02 April 2006 - 01:52 PM
I understand that, It is quite demotivational of others to do that and it's silly for them too as others can do it in return...it spoils the efforts made by others to compliment good creative photos on a open and welcome site.
Its a great site and has a lot of good memberS.
note: further to this some other new uloads have now been rated with low figures without reason by two members , they might be the same person.
Posted 02 April 2006 - 10:33 PM
It hasn't happened to me much but I have seen it a lot with other peoples photos recently.
I really don't mind a low rating myself, if it is explained with an accompanying comment. That's how we can improve.
Ah well not to worry.
Posted 02 April 2006 - 10:38 PM
My son posted on here and felt there was no point in uploading pictures if that happened. Genuine comments and ratings are always appreciated even if they are low. But R Jiminez and M Walsh sem to be doing it whilst upping there own. It just gives a bad feeling about uploading.
What is more important is that the person that takes the photo likes the photo!
thanks again for the comments.
Posted 03 April 2006 - 12:05 AM
Posted 03 April 2006 - 10:15 AM
I have had several of my latest pics rated as low as 4/5 by a couple of bloggers, recently, one of whom had not at that time any photos at all in their own gallery. I find this frustrating as I have no complaints about any of my posts being shot down if flames by other, obviously more talented and experienced photographers, but not to know where they are 'coming from' with their ratings, esp, if not backed by explanation is frustrating. when/if I leave a lower rating than the 'average', I will always try to say exactly why, and if I think I can help with any advice which is legitimate, I will also try, always with the proviso they are perfectly entitled not to agree with anything I say!
In some respects I am still glad that someone has bothered to rate at all, they are entitled to their opinions. I realise that quite often especially with macro or botanical subjects, they seem to get passed by by many bloggers, many, obviously, who prefer landscape, or whatever, they are quite entitled to their opinions. personally I am not a 'portrait' person, so I dont often comment on what are undoubtedly brilliant pics, just because personally they are not my cup of tea and my input would be more subjective than objective (for what either would be worth!) I usually think 'would that go on my wall?' and rate accordingly. eg many of the worlds best photos are taken in war zones, but I would not want to hang one up!
I think it is probably much better just to take the view that exeptionally low ratings, especially without explanation, are probably not worth the time it took to upload, and in the end it is the members who leave them who discredit themselves and their opinions, not those whose pics they 'dis'.
I soon becomes obvious to regular bloggers who these people are, and in the end, their ratings come to mean very little.(jamsa take note!)
I would urge new posters not to be discouraged by the embittered few, who for whatever reason, seem to only find solace in criticising others, instead of learning from others and trying to improve their own work.
rant over
Posted 03 April 2006 - 12:29 PM
Posted 03 April 2006 - 07:13 PM
Obviously most people will take no notice of this sort of thing but it is frustrating I agree. And especially when you see your total rating drop a point or more because of one person who will not say why.
As janzark said, flower photos are not my thing either. I look at them from as neutral a point of view as I can and If it is a stunning composition with good exposure and colour I have no problem giving it a 9 or occasional 10. My initial reaction is always "Do I like this?" but then I try to get more objective and give as realistic a rating as possible, if I rate a 7 or 8 or lower I will say why and as janzark said also, if the photographer doesn't agree then that's fine, I feel compelled to explain why I did not give a high rating though out of fairness. Then other better photographers can also point out the error of my critique.
Generaly this seems to be a pretty friendly and helpful community amongst those who contribute regularly. I hope that by offering ratings and advice I can also encourage others to become more involved, especially new members.
A low rating with no explanation to me seems a pointless exercise and leaves the critic looking vindictive rather than helpful.
Most people here are very consistant and fair with their ratings and the few who are not will probably disappear pretty quickly.
I would actually be very happy if more of you would comment on my failures rather than just my occasional successes.
I love praise and high ratings, but in the short time I have been here it has been h the critique that has helped me get a few better ratings. I still post what must to be some real c**p sometimes, as no one say's a word.
I will certainly not take offense to any of you ripping the S**t out of anything you think is not up to a high standard, anyone at all who does it in a constructive way is more than welcome to do so. I will not engage in some stupid vendetta to "get back" at anyone.
Some may already feel I am a little outspoken, not in keeping my own skill, if you read my critique though I think you will find it is given constructivley and with a positive atitude. I always try to praise the good points before pointing out any weaknesses I feel are there.
One thing which I see on this site is a number of people with great skill and talent in different fields of photography. I believe we can all benefit from this wide range of knowledge.
Just Please, don't give me a 4 without telling me what you feel is the problem.
Posted 04 April 2006 - 09:31 AM
the ratings are tricky, I think because very poor photos can be from very young or inexperienced photographers it would be aweful to dicourage them from what can be a very rewarding absorbing hobby, passtime or possible vocation, and not generally a hazard to health,like some of the stuff young folk get into these days! I rate more generously with new posters who are obviously on the learning curve to give encouragement, and harder on the folk who regularly put in top class shots, so I nit pic more on the small faults as I see them (and I am only able to do this as folk have done the same for me).
when I started posting on the blog, someone mentioned 'noisy' and I had no clue what they meant. chromatic aberration was another. I only just twigged that from a comment on one of my landscapes which specifically pointed it out so I understood. now I know and try to make sure this does not feature in shots!
also, there is huge difference in the ability of various different formats and types of cameras, mp count etc. I have noticed that my early pics with the z3 had their limitations, but also produced some pretty nice shots, even if they could not have been enlarged to any great degree with success. but I learnt mostly from looking at great shots here, the comments made on them, and my own. now I regularly get highish ratings for pictures that in my opinion are ok, so at least my thinking is relatively in tune now!(I hope) and my ability to recognize a good shot is one hundred percent better than 12 months ago.
but taste differs widely. and the time I am able to spend glued to dozens of pics without the whites of my eyes turning the colour of chopped liver, so I tend to stick to the thumbs that stand out for me before I comment!
the funny thing is, the poorest shots are not the ones attracting the low ratings from these folks! its the better ones, so I leave it for the enlightened to work out what their motives are!
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Posted 28 November 2007 - 01:48 PM
Even though it is theoretically possible for a crab to escape its confine, the other crabs won't allow it by the sheer weight of their hanging on.
Crab mongers know this and don't even bother to cap the lid.
Learning from and enjoying the works of others is worth far more than winning.
Posted 25 April 2011 - 11:00 PM
I enjoy what I do and if I can get advice from others then thats great, Everyone has different stories to tell in thier pictures so enjoy....:-)
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Brown, Dunk Party in Dayton Help the Phoenix Fly Past WSU
By: Andrew Gavin (@GBGavin)
DAYTON, Ohio (GreenBayPhoenix.com) – With seven minutes to play in the first half, hobbled Phoenix senior Alec Brown (Winona, Minn.) had just two points and Green Bay (14-3, 4-0 HL) found itself tied at 21-21 at Wright State (11-9, 3-2 HL) in a Horizon League men's basketball contest. Brown then scored the next 15 points for the Phoenix to lead the visitors to a 39-36 halftime lead.
Going over 1,500 career points, Brown finished with a game-high 24 points in the contest, and Green Bay used six second-half dunks to fly past the Raiders 79-69 in front of a national television audience and 6,600 people at the Nutter Center. Staying unbeaten and atop the Horizon League standings, the Phoenix has now won nine-straight games for the first time since 2003-04.
Green Bay led by as many as 10 in the first half before the Raiders closed the half on a 7-0 run. The Phoenix set the tone on its first offensive possession of the second half, throwing a lob to 5-foot-11 point guard Keifer Sykes (Chicago, Ill.) for a dunk. Green Bay scored nine of the first 10 points of the half to jump in front 48-37.
Sykes, who had just four points at halftime, totaled 14 of his 18 points in the second half. He added seven assists and six rebounds while making 5-of-10 shots from the field and 8-of-8 shots from the line.
Wright State, who entered Friday's game with a perfect 9-0 record at home, continued to battle and shrank the Phoenix lead. By the 9:45 mark, a jumper from Reggie Arceneaux had cut the margin to 57-56.
Green Bay jumped back in front by five, but Arceneaux made a triple to make it 63-61 Green Bay. Sykes followed with a layup, and on the next Wright State possession Jordan Fouse (Racine, Wis.) forced a steal and threw down a monster dunk over Wright State's Jerran Young.
After two free throws from the Raiders, Sykes sank a pair of free throws and then a nasty dunk in traffic for a 71-63 lead at the 3:03 mark. Wright State again responded with five points in a row, but sophomore Carrington Love (Milwaukee, Wis.) found junior Greg Mays (Chicago, Ill.) for a baseline jam and a 73-68 lead with one minute to play.
In the final minute, Sykes and Mays had perfect trips to the free-throw line and Mays converted Green Bay's seventh dunk of the night with four seconds remaining for the final score. The Phoenix made 16-of-19 free throws in the second half and finished the game 21-of-26.
After missing most of the week's practices with a back injury, Mays came off the bench to score 14 points and grab a team-high seven rebounds. Fouse reached double-figures for the fourth time in as many league games, finishing with 10 points, five rebounds, three steals and two blocks.
Green Bay held a 31-19 advantage on the glass and outscored the Raiders 44-32 in the paint and 14-4 in second-chance points.
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Through hull installations
That happened to my friend who owns a powerboat. The speedometer through hull installation poped in when he accelerated too hard... I don't want sound like the cool guy or the hero but, keeping it calm is really important. There was half a million thoughts going through my headat that moment. How cold is the water, we can see the shore, how far is it, how long it would take? etc... etc...
The smart guy has taken the vhf out and cleaned and left it in the house, so no vhf...
I keep USCG phone numbers recorded in my phone memory for at least the LIS harbors I travel most It saves time to dial 911 and get redirected... Have a fix for your location every 10-15 minutes with a simple gps tracker.(get a handheld gps unit, they are getting cheaper, and you don't need a fancy one.)
The USCG numbers and knowing approximetly where we were saved my skin that day, at least from swimming...
The plug for that through hull was in the engine compartment which was almost impossible to reach for us (CG used a goggle to reach it)... USCG boat came and took us aboard then saved the boat by pumping out the water and towing the boat at the same time...
And consider this; the bilge pumps in the market do not really pump what they really claim. I don't have a bilge (believe it or not) on my 22 footer. But I recommended my friend to install a 2000gph regular pump and 3500gph back up pump. If you can keep the diesel or genny running so you don't drain batteries within minutes. Bilge pump will not save the boat but will give you some extra time to catch up with the situation...
And always remember, the boat has the insurance, not your life!
(Unless your wife got one for you that you don't know about )
Take care...
I was actually on a boat in a very similar situation. We were on a 55' Dragger when we hit a ledge right after fueling and icing up. We cut the engine coolant intake and both 2" Jabsco washdown pump intakes and fed them from the bilge. (after closing the seacocks, naturally).
This JUST slowed the water down long enough for the nearest fire company to get to the boat with three 4" pumps, which kept us afloat for the two hours back to our local shipyard.
When we went up the railway we had a six foot long gash that was up to three inches wide in places about a foot away from the keel. Scary enough on a sunny August afternoon with flat-@$$ seas and less than half a mile from shore.
We were in then Fox Island Thoroughfare headed from Rockland Maine to Stonington Maine (44 07 30N 68 52 26 W)
Err...Do not issue a MAYDAY until you are aseriously ready to abandon ship. They DO mind if you take that one back, they may even insist that you go ahead with evacuation fomr your boat if you have made that call.
You can however make a PAN PAN, PAN PAN, PAN PAN call and get the information out there and have them standing by on alert, tracking your position and progress, without in any way relinquishing being the master of your vessel and responsible for all of its desicions.
I have had to issue one PAN PAN call in my life so far. I was very glad I did, and even more glad I did not start with a MAYDAY. As it was, me managed to save the boat by ourselves, (though a water police boat came alongside to shadow us for the last half hour or so, and when the diesel engine drowneda bit and stopped, they towed us the last three hundred meters to the dock because it was simpler then watching us drifting around the docks tryng to get restarted).
P.S, in answer to the last post, the coast guard tends to bring in the sunken boats if they are at all moveable because otherwise they cause problems in two ways. They are a hazard to navigation in that other boats run into them and then need the coast guard, or they spill contaminents into the water...But the second reason we have noticed is that other people will try to take them in tow and "Salvage" them or even jump aboard capsized or grounded boats in order to start removing winches and other hardware..often at great perril neccesitating rescue (and hopefuly arrrest, the bastards). So the CG usually gets tasked with bringing the boat in and thus avoiding further work down the line. There is even a recognised payment shcedule they can charge the insurance company or local parks/environment body for doing it.
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If you are still afloat when the Coasties arrive they will loan you drop pump.
I just almost witnessed a sinking last week. I was up the lake from here at Bayfield ON for a few days. I was just getting up and I see these two large men in a small (18' or so) wooden home built project boat. As I wave and wish them well I'm thinking, pretty little boat, nice cuddy cabin, hope the lake has settled down, wind is still up a bit.
I walk into town to get a coffee and on the way back I hear sirens. The coast guard (Canadian) has a big zodiac at the dock and there's an ambulance at the dock.
The dock hand at the marina says that two guys were out in a sailboat and sank it. Two fairly big guys? I ask. Yes says he adding 'they went to turn around and caught a wave over the side'. A fisherman on the peir came and told us and we called the coast guard. They came down from Goderich. Are they ok? They got some hypothermia, but they'll be ok. Too bad about their boat, it was nice.
The coasties left and a little later I went out. I saw them towing the sunken boat in with the zodiac. They don't have to do that, it was nice of them. I heard later from another boater that they got the boat out and up on it's trailer.
LOL... yes, the coast guard, lifeboat service, or whatever name they do go by is a bargain.
BTW, cell phones are really less than useful in an emergency.
Cellphones are point-to-point, and only the person on the other end has any idea you're having a problemwith VHF everyone around you will know.
Cellphones are harder to locatethe coasties have pretty good RDF capability in many places for triangulating or locating a VHF broadcast.
Cellphones are limited to LOS to the nearest towerVHF can be relayed from boat to boat and then to shore.
Modern DSC-capable VHF units will even broadcast your position, provided you have it properly connected to the GPS. Makes finding you really simple for the good guys.
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ooops, also forgive my arrogance, typical American, I realize this is an International forum and many other countries have fine life saving services in place
|ooops, also forgive my arrogance, typical American, I realize this is an International forum and many other countries have fine life saving services in place
About that RADIO !!
As a former Coast Guard small boat SAR guy with no sailing cred at all, I read this thread and wondered when anyone would talk about the RADIO and the COAST GUARD- and do you know what you would say?
Sailors have self-sufficiency in their DNA so I am not surprised the conversation stayed on the issue of stopping the leak but really, on the other end of that radio there's a bunch of bored men and women sitting around waiting for the magic words.....
It's what they live for and they are good at it.
Make that radio call first, give your postition first. No one will mind if you call back and say you got it fixed and they can stand down.
Obviously if you're way off shore and rescue is hours or days away then the first few minutes might best be spent addressing the casualty but if you're in cell phone range my FIRST move will be to pick up the mic.
Even if you get it under control there's no certainly your repair won't fail. If you are still afloat when the Coasties arrive they will loan you drop pump.
Forgive my bias but the United States Coast Guard is the single greatest bargain the taxpayer gets.
|What a great story , glad it had a happy ending , wooden plugs ,hacksaws all good stuff . A ditch-bag was allways standard in our cruising voyages (passports , phone numbers ,all that stuff you dont want to be looking for in a pinch) the other thing we had aboard was cordless tools .Bosch and Dewalt both make some fine reciprocating saws and other demasting/de-rigging quick tools well worth the money.If your budget allows EPIRBS are sweet and so are Sat phones but nothing replaces a well thought out "what if" plan . I agree with the others , you should send the story to the press they'd publish it
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Linux users, start your engines
Unless you're a motorhead to a varying degree — and an older one at that — you probably don't know who John Cooper is. His contributions in racing circles — putting the engine behind the driver in his Cooper Formula 1 cars in the late 1950s — would normally cement his place in automotive history, but he didn't stop there.
The thing for which Cooper is more widely known is modifying the British Motor Corporation's Mini in the 1960s, adding his name to make it the Mini Cooper while adding a higher degree of performance that won the little car that could a warehouse full of rally trophies and Sports Car Club of America club racing victories.
Around the same time as the development of the first Mini Coopers, across the pond in America Carroll Shelby took the Ford Mustang and with a vision of making it faster and better, he gave us the Shelby Mustang along with the whole Shelby Cobra series (not to mention, later, the Dodge Viper). Shelby's association with Ford started a trend in the U.S. of taking a mass produced car and making it into a high performance machine.
So go ahead and ask: "Larry the Free Software Guy, what the heck does this have to do with Linux and FOSS?"
It's simple. Linux and FOSS has their own versions of John Cooper and Carroll Shelby making high performance versions of mass produced distros, building on the foundation of one of the "big three" Linux distros to make fire-breathing, pixel-burning distros; distros that are the digital equivalent of vehicles that are more than just for taking the kids to soccer practice or zipping over to the grocery store.
Not everyone can drive a Cobra or a Testarossa, nor does everyone want to. But knowing that the option is there, and that there are people out there providing those options, is one of Linux/FOSS's strengths.
We see this in distros like Kororaa, where Chris Smart and his team once based their distro on Gentoo and switched "manufacturers" to use Fedora in producing a solid, quick distro that works well right out of the box.
Jeff Hoogland and his band of developers at Bodhi Linux marry the lightweight Enlightenment desktop environment to Ubuntu. A combination of the lightweight desktop and the users' choice of what to include in their own digital vehicle makes this perhaps the best combination of getting the best performance out of one's machine.
Pixel-burning performance is one of the hallmarks at Crunchbang. Philip Newborough, a web developer and GNU/Linux enthusiast living and working in Lincoln, England, takes John Cooper's legacy to heart — in a digital sense — while he and his team provide a Openbox-based window manager with Debian rumbling under the hood.
We even see this high performance riff on the enterprise Linux side, where in a digital "garage" Derek Carter, Clint Savage and others are gearing up GoOSe Linux. This project deserves special mention because not only is the performance measured on the instruments, but also on the community building process in an enterprise realm.
Examples are abundant, and forgive me if I don't get to all of them. There are others who deserve mention: Salix OS provides a distro worthy of flamed fenders and racing stripes. Kenneth Granerud had a high performance distro in Wolvix which, due to some personal upheavals, became dormant, but in talking with him recently we might see it come back sometime soon.
So when someone complains about the fact that there are 320-something distros out there, bear in mind many of them are not for everyone.
So buckle up, and let's be careful out there.
(Larry Cafiero is one of the founders of the Lindependence Project and has just started developing software in his new home office. Watch this space.)
Kororaa Linux 15 released
Several weeks ago, I put Kororaa 14 "Nemo" through its paces and liked it a lot. Chris Smart and his colleages at Kororaa do a great job in producing a distro based on Fedora, and Smart announced last week the release of Kororaa Linux 15 "Squirt."
Based on the Fedora 15 release, Squirt features both KDE SC 4.6 and GNOME 3 desktop environments (as well as including a desktop switcher for GNOME 3, so that users can switch between the new Shell interface and the 2.x style Fallback mode), and it is available for download for both 32-bit and 64-bit architectures.
Squirt highlights include:
Want to take a look? Download it here.
(Larry Cafiero is one of the founders of the Lindependence Project and has just started developing software in his new home office. Watch this space.)
Kororaa: The little penguin makes a return
Linux for the GNU South – Attend if you can.
During the course of running the beta for Fedora 15 KDE — Fedora 15 is out now, by the way, and you can get this outstanding release here — I had many problems with connectivity on some hardware running the beta, which forced me to look at alternatives.
It's not that I wasn't filing bug reports — I was — but I know enough about my abilities to realize that any contributions I might make to solving the problem would be outweighed by the fact that I'd clearly be in the way were I to try to fix them. Someday that may not be the case, but until then I let those with the heavier developer chops fix the big stuff and I'll just be over there bowing in homage.
Be that as it may, for several days the Fedora KDE folks were trying to overcome a NetworkManager fiasco which, as far as I could tell as an innocent bystander, stemmed from the Fedora Project's "GNOME 3 uber alles" focus in Fedora 15. During that time, I took another Fedora-based distro for a few laps.
Kororaa Linux 14 Beta 6, code named Nemo, was — and still is — a pleasant surprise.
Once a Gentoo-based distro that went into hiatus in 2007, Australian Chris Smart brought it back to life on Christmas 2010, basing it on Fedora. Why Fedora? Says Smart: "Essentially, Kororaa has been reborn as a Fedora remix, inspired by Rahul Sundaram's Omega GNOME remix. It aims to provide all general computing uses out of the box and it aims to include software packages that most users will want."
Smart and the other contributors at Kororaa hit the mark; in fact, the Kororaa team hits the bullseye in providing a distro with packages that just work out of the box. With the distro based on Fedora 14, it has a solid foundation from which to build, and the Kororaa team has built a solid operating system that those who.
There is an attention to detail balanced by a degree of whimiscal outlook in this distro. First off, the name itself is a variation of the Maori korora, meaning "little penguin." Focusing on the new user, there are eye-candy features, like the rotating desktop which, for those of us in the AARP set, may be a little disconcerting. One thing I particularly liked — and I'm a sucker for stuff like this — is a default in the terminal that provides color characters. Nice touch.
Running on a ThinkPad R32, Kororaa handles everything I throw at it in typical Fedora fashion — with a "thank you, sir, may I have another?" ability and enthusiasm. Not once did the hardware complain or did programs fail under the trials.
Kororaa has a huge potential to grow to be a player on the Linux scene, and Smart and the Kororaa community can go places with Kororaa should enough people get on board and contribute. Count me in. I see a happy and healthy future for the little penguin.
For more information on Kororaa Linux, go here. To download Kororaa, go here.
(Larry Cafiero runs Redwood Digital Research in Felton, California, and is an associate member of the Free Software Foundation. He is also one of the founders of the Lindependence Project.)