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Dow Design has given those purveyors of meaty Kiwi goodness, Hellers, a bit of a makeover, rolling out a new logo, new packaging and a positioning statement of 'NZ's butcher'.
"The time was right to revitalise the brand," says founding director Todd Heller. "Our earlier innovations had become standard; we needed to rediscover what makes Hellers different."
Having recently helped DB Export return to its roots, Dow Design, which has worked with Hellers for over ten years, took a similar approach with the Hellers range, tapping into the simpler days of friendly, fresh, local suppliers of produce.
"We wanted to communicate that at its heart, Hellers is a passionate local butcher," says Dow Design's senior creative Andrew Sparrow. "While it may have outgrown the small shop where it all began in Brighton, Christchurch, the Hellers commitment to quality remains deeply rooted."
The new packaging has a similar butcher's shop look that also brings a fresh new visual approach to the Hellers range with appealing food photography and the use of earthy green and brown typography. It's out with the sandwiches that previously graced Hellers packaging and in with a more simplified offering of ham and a splattering of simple vegetables—no bread in sight.
The new logo—in the form of a hanging butcher's sign with its 'come on in' appeal—echoes the roots of Hellers through generations of butchers. The logo also incorporates the original slogan 'as sure as Hellers'. And, in a bit of coup for the company, renowned sausage connoisseur John Key unveiled the logo at the recent opening of the new 6000m sq. plant at Kaiapoi.
"We wanted to get the brand strongly back on the pack," says Sparrow. "The infectious story of a Kiwi family business done good had been missing, so we loaded the packaging with connotations of craft and credibility. We added short stories by Todd Heller that bring the brand to life through his down to earth passion and expertise."
The new packaging will first appear on the shaved meats and various ham ranges from 1 December. And, slightly surprisingly, given it's coming into peak sausage season, the bacon and sausage ranges will get their spruce up in 2011, when the new look will be supported by both above and below the line advertising.
"In the increasingly cluttered and competitive world of retail, it's imperative to clearly communicate your difference," Sparrow says. "So, with the brands we produce at Dow, we work to discover that unique nugget that's rich in story. This is the constituent that has the power of connection—with everybody from consumers to staff and suppliers. From here it builds a more loved brand that ultimately changes behaviour."


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A Time for Joy & Tears
May Commencement at CIU
A Time for Joy, a Time for Tears
By Melissa McCutchan
For nearly 200 Columbia International University graduates, May 16 was a day for celebration and bittersweet goodbyes. As graduates crossed the stage in Shortess Chapel, they celebrated both the fruit of their hard work, and many said goodbye to the friends and professors who had made CIU feel like home.
"I loved that I was able to celebrate with family and friends," said Charron Conley, who received a Master's of Arts degree in Bible Teaching. "The difficult part was knowing that graduation was the last weekend for a long time to be with such great friends."
CIU conducted two commencement ceremonies, the first for seminary and graduate students, and the second for undergraduates. South Carolina State Senator Darrell Jackson, a CIU alumnus who also pastors Bible Way Church of Atlas Road in Columbia, addressed graduates in both ceremonies. His message, "The Blessings of Knowing," challenged graduates to take their biblical knowledge to those who need it.
"Quite frankly, over the years I've learned that God isn't so impressed with degrees, but He is impressed with what you do with those degrees," Jackson said.
The undergraduate ceremony also included the tearful remembrance of Keturah Washington, a beloved CIU undergraduate student who passed away in February. The CIU faculty posthumously awarded her diploma for bachelor's degrees in Communication and Bible with Washington's parents receiving the diploma on her behalf. As their gift to CIU, the Class of 2015 also established an annual scholarship in Washington's name.
"There are three things we know about Keturah: she loved life, she loved learning, and she loved her Lord," said Dr. Dan DeLozier, who was Washington's academic advisor.
With tassels turned and diplomas in hand, CIU President Dr. Bill Jones addressed the graduates for the last time, encouraging them to use their degrees to make an impact for Christ.
"I wonder how many thousands of people will come to know Christ through your lives, whether [you are] a professional minister or a ministering professional," Jones said. "May you go out and make a difference in thousands and thousands of peoples' hearts."
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Prozdor creates a vibrant community for Jewish youth during their adolescent years. Through our diverse program, we help students develop strong Jewish identities and prepare them to be future leaders of the American Jewry.
Our academic program is rich and varied, and students have the power to choose the subjects that they wish to study. Traditional texts, history, Israel, philosophy, literature, Hebrew and the arts are just some areas that engage our students as they gain a genuine love of Jewish learning from our faculty. Prozdor's commitment to Jewish experiential education provides students with additional opportunities to connect to their peers and to Judaism beyond the classroom, and our Jewish travel experiences serve to expose our students to Jewish life all over the world.
Prozdor promotes the value of "ahavat Yisrael" — love of Israel — culminating in Prozdor graduates who have a strong understanding of, and connection to, the State of Israel. Prozdor also promotes a community built on "k'lal Yisrael" — all of Israel — and a respect for Jewish diversity. It allows students to find their place in "am Yisrael" — the nation of Israel — and become aware of their responsibility to pass down Judaism to the next generation. Prozdor prepares students to enter their college years ready for the challenges of being a Jewish young adult in America and in the larger world.
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- Offer opportunities for social action and political activism through which students learn to value participating in ethical "mitzvot" (commandment of Jewish law) and "tikkun olam" ("repairing the world") and understand that Judaism obligates them to "make the world a better place."
- Strengthen students' sense of their Jewish identities.
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Innovation - the magic word that inspires loyalty, adoption and disruption. It drives loyalty by employees to develop market shifting product and services. It invites users to try a new way to address existing problems. It shifts the market landscape by providing a friendlier, smarter, cheaper or faster solution. Many consider the televison to be the greatest innovation of the 20th century. In general, Apple is the company that comes to mind today, when considering innovation. They changed the way we buy and consume music through the introduction of ITunes and the iPod. What was so innovative about the service and the device? Ease of use. Apple was laser focused on the customer experience.
Other companies have been known for innovation (Google, IBM, Microsoft, Ford, GE, Facebook). Many continue to be innovators while others have become followers. It's not easy to maintain a culture of innovation. R&D budgets can be costly and don't always show significant ROI, at least not in the short term. Subsequently these budgets shrink and grow as does the economy. Is there a way to drive innovation in a more cost effective way? One option is to leverage the collective intelligence and innovative spirit of the general marketplace. Many would call this customer driven innovation.
This is not a new thought. However, in today's social world, there are new ways to invite your customers to help you drive innovation of new products, services and business models. Social networks provide a new channel of communication with customers. Whether you are interacting with them directly or they are talking about your company, product or industry with others, they are sharing their needs and concerns. It's up to you to channel this intelligence.
A commonly referenced story is that of Dell and its customer support challenges. Poor Dell, they had a great business model for quickly delivering customer defined PCs to their customers. However, if that customer had a problem, they could rot in "Dell Hell" forever. Dell used social media to encourage their customers to share their concerns. Dell was overwhelmed with data, but turned around and asked these same customers to help them prioritize their needs. This helped Dell to address the most important challenges first, with a significant improvement in their customer support model and ultimately, customer satisfaction.
How can your company use social media to drive innovation? As always, start with your business goals. What are you trying to innovate? Are you responding to customer satisfaction issues? Are you hoping to launch a new product? Have you disrupted your market and need to continue doing so? Once you've define your goals, think about the pros and cons of crowdsourcing ideas. The number one concern is that everyone will know what is being said. Their is NO privacy in the social arena.
However, companies can invite debate on product initiatives. They can discuss product features and the needs of their customers related to the product and its functionality. Customer feedback can help prioritize the introduction of new features. Customer comments can help improve online customer support and align support organizations to the real needs of their customers. By using social monitoring tools, companies can quickly see market trends.
Remember, social media happens in real-time. Traditional market research, while valuable, is based on historical data. Social networks are capturing conversations that reflect the current and immediate needs of your customers. Your opportunity is to act quickly enough to deliver the solution that meets their needs.
In following the tech space, I'm saddened to see the news of Nokia's coming demise. They provided my first mobile phone. It was utterly reliable and easy to use. Then there is the news of RIM's layoffs. The Blackberry was THE market changing device that created an expectation for 24x7 connectivity for business professionals. when was the last time Hewlett-Packard, the Silicon Valley stalwart, announced something earth shaking? Remember, this is the company that changed enterprise and consumer printing forever. They led the UNIX charge which enabled companeis to consider viable alternatives to large mainframe computers.
I wonder, are these companies paying attention to their customers' real needs? If so, perhaps they would still be considered innovators. If you want to innovate, pay attention to your customers. They are online and they are not shy. Leverage the power of social media to help you innovate the next big thing!
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The mid-size Mazda6 sedan carries into 2011 with only slight changes. Several exterior and interior updates have been made, including slightly redesigned headlamps, new taillights and available 17 or 18-inch wheels.
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Great ride and handling; fuel-efficient 4-cylinder engine; class-leading acceleration with V6; top safety; standout technology
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The previous version of the Mazda6 was already established as a fun-to-drive mid-size sedan. With the new version that went on sale in 2009, Mazda made the 6 especially spacious and safe, with a more luxurious interior and with some new tech features. The automaker says that the Mazda6 is the only car in its class to achieve top 5-star results in all five tests from the federal government. The Mazda6 also has class-leading cargo volume, and according to the manufacturer, the best coefficient of drag in its class and the tightest turning circle. Additionally, it's the first car in its class to have an optional blind spot monitoring system. The base Mazda6 comes with a 6-speed manual transmission standard and is one of the lowest-priced mid-size sedans in its class, along with providing fuel-efficiency and a high fun-to-drive factor.
The 2011 MAZDA6 is a mid-size sedan powered by a standard 2.5-liter 4-cylinder engine that produces 170 hp and an optional 3.7-liter V6 engine that produces 272 hp and 269 lb-ft of torque. Transmission options include a 6-speed manual and 5-speed automatic that helps the MAZDA6 achieve an EPA estimated range of 18 mpg city to 31 mpg highway, depending on engine and transmission selection. Options include dual-zone automatic climate control, heated front seats, Bose® sound, hands-free phone capability, navigation system, backup camera, and advanced keyless entry/start. Safety features are comprised of advanced front airbags, front side-impact airbags, dynamic stability control, and available blind spot monitoring system. The MAZDA6 is covered by a 3-year/36,000-mile "bumper to bumper" warranty.


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Thank you for contacting the Rakow Research Library. I found a reference which states that glass fibers were made for the first time "on an industrial scale" in Hamburg, Germany around 1914(Barker, 1977, p.376).
A second reference cites 1936 as the date for the developement of a spinnable glassfiber "the dawn of the Schuller textile glass fiber" [also Germany](Schuller 1996, p.64).
Not omitting Corning Glass Work's contribution, it is written that Corning had been pursuing the idea of fiberglass since soon after WWI(Graham and Shuldiner ,2001, p.150).
There also do not appear to be any earlier -"non-industrial uses."
"What kind of material does it come from?" Fiber glass is made from a boric oxide glass (Persson ,1983, p.98).
Barker, T.C. (1997) The Glass Makers:Pilkington: The Rise of the International company 1826-1976 . London.Weidenfeld and Nicolson.
Schuller J. (1996) From Handcrafted Glass to High Tech Fiber.Wertheim, Germany. Schuller GmbH.
Graham, M and Shuldiner,A. (2001). Corning and the Craft of Innovation.Oxford NewYork.Oxford University Press.
Persson, H.R.(1983) Glass Technology Manufacturing and Properties,
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I setup Windows 7 running in a VirtualBox guest on my CentOS 7 Linux server (mostly for doing taxes and having a Windows test machine). I've configured it to start headless, that is without a monitor on the server. My main means of connection is using rdesktop from my Fedora Linux desktops.
Tonight, I decided to see how smart my smartphone really is. Could I connect remotely to a Windows 7 box using a 4.7″ Nexus 4 Android phone? The answer? YES! Using RD Client I connected to the Windows machine and was able to interact with it. Is this a usable solution on such a small screen? No way. But if you need to access something you might be able to get around well enough to get what you want.
If this was going to be something you did regularly, I'd suggest at least a 7″ tablet, probably a good 10″ one would be best.
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I'm often asked how I get the jobs I do. Well like any business I have to advertise in one way or another to my target demographic. That is creative directors and marketing people. I ran this ad in a west coast trade publication and the marketing director for Lifetime saw my ad, loved the "Fuelosophy" exploratory work I did for Pepsi and hired me to develop the Christmas promotion for their network.So essentially I had to spend around $250 dollars to land this job.
我的这个case是从哪来的呢?就是从这个杂志上。客户看到了杂志上刊登的我为百事公司设计的字体,于是就找到了我。让我帮他设计一个圣诞节用的字体"Fa La La La Lifetime."。佣金250美元。(也不是很多啊,哈哈)
Knowing my client desired to have a specific styling for their project meant I didn't have to explore a wide range of appropriate type styles. So I just began working out the details of for the wording "Fa La La La Lifetime." I started roughing out sketches on various letterforms and playing with the shapes.
Once I determine a direction or vibe for where I want to go I then begin to refine it and shape it until I have a finalized refined sketch I can then scan in and build from in my drawing program. I was after a festive feel and felt the lettering needed to read like a sing song voice of sorts.
After scanning in my refined drawing I place it into my drawing program and begin to build my vector shapes. There is no guess work, I'm just following what I've drawn out beforehand. I guess you could say I'm manually tracing my drawing in vector form.
My build process is a combination of point by point path building and shape building. On the letter "a's" I used the ellipse tool to form the circular part. It just doesn't make any sense to try and build that point by point, you risk it looking hinky.
I continue this methodology until I have all my basic paths complete. Remember at this point make a copy of your paths and put it on a layer that is turned off. This will server you in building other content as you progress and be vector insurance in case you mess something up along the way.
When building vector shapes an easy way to figure out where to place the points is to think of the shape as a clock. For example this loop of the "L" to top points are 12 o'clock, the right 3 o'clock, bottom 6 o'clock, left 9 o'clock and so forth. There are exceptions to this rule but I'll be doing another tutorial on this process later.When building curved shapes like this the key part to keep your bezier handles parallel to one another and at 90 degrees. Like any rules there are exceptions but in more cases than not it will apply.
creating compound paths with your vector shapes you'll notice that on shapes like the letterform "L" where the shape over laps itself it loses the intersecting content and you'll have to fix that in order to make it look like the letterform overlaps itself.
This is the part of vector building that requires some true craft and skill. There is no tool or pull down menu that will do this, it requires some good eyeballing to create the shapes you need to punch out the gaps necessary to give the illusion of depth in your design.
A smart designer will pull a copy of the "L" before creating the compound shape and from that inset it to help create the content needed. This is where you'll have to explore and figure it out on your own, I'm just showing you the end result of how I arrived at my punch out.
Once I have all my final paths done I drop in the color I want to use. At this point I continue to make any visual adjustments to balance the overall logo type. You'll notice subtle changes with each new incarnation.
Working digitally to me means I should be making any revisions to improve my design as I progress through each stage. I may draw it out beforehand but that doesn't mean there isn't room to improve it as I build the art.
No refinement is too small to make. It doesn't matter if the average Joe consumer won't notice it, if you do it needs to be addressed period. I decided to add some nice gradients to the type to give it a little more anchor.
Even though the client didn't request it I created some secondary support graphics for the mark too. I'll run it by them in case they'd like it as part of the overall motif. Considering it only took me about 20 minutes I think it's worth the investment.
I send the client three comps with two different color schemes and the various secondary graphic treatments.
Most often I get feedback from clients in the form of an email with them just telling me what they want done, or they call me and we go through it over the phone. In this case the marketing director made several photo copies and pasted them up and drew on it, than scanned it in and emailed me the image with his notes.
Changes Requested:
- Connect "la la la"
- Revise "F" to fit new layout
- Make "Lifetime" bigger
- Remove loop on "L"
- Revise "t" bottom so it's not a dagger
修改要求:把"la la la"连起来。修改F。让 "Lifetime" 大点。去掉L的拐角。修改t的下部,别让他看起来像把刀子。
First thing I did was placed the image my client sent me into my drawing program and scaled my base art to match it. Once I had it aligned I then had an absolute size to work from and fixed several of the areas they had problems with. I than printed it out and drew the connected "la la la" scanned my drawing back in and build the new connected letter forms.
收到客户的修改图片后,第一件事就是把客户的修改稿和我的原稿进行原大比对,这样就看出了问题所在。然后我手绘把"la la la"连上,然后扫描,然后再软件处理。(就是这么繁琐)
Personally I think the looping "L" looks better but they requested that the bottom be treated more like a traditional "L" letterform. So I drew out a new shape and followed the same methods to create it.
Once I had all my revisions implemented I had once again audit the shapes and and balance the forms so they worked well with one another.
Off went this new comp to the client.
a not-so-brilliant idea. They asked "We'd love to see the word "Lifetime" in a candy cane style."
As much as I tried to talk them out of this they insisted. So I gave it my best shot. It looked "Craptacular!" And thankfully my client wised up and decided that wasn't a good idea. Sometimes a client needs to see what won't work before they accept what will work.
The client at the last minute requested that I extend the letter "L" more.
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'The Trestle' by Bénédicte de Lescure is a classy glass table that can be easily folded for storage.
With glass sitting on a wooden frame that folds up and out to provide five support points, this table would go great in any home with its modern styling and unique look. Check out 'The Trestle' in the featured gallery and be sure to check below to see more cool tables from the Trend Hunter archives.
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You know, I used to wonder what people meant when they talked about extreme cock control. I mean, cock control is cock control, right? Sure, it comes in various degrees, but there's not really anything that makes it extreme, is there?
That was how I used to feel about the subject. I enjoyed having a strict Mistress control my orgasms as much as any other guy who's got the same fetish, but I never realized just how "extreme" it could get. At least not until I met my Mistress, that is. And now? Let's suffice it to say that I have since learned just how wrong I really was!
Some guys think that being kept in long-term chastity is a form of extreme cock control. And for them, it might very well be. But in my experience, short-term chastity was actually more frustrating. Why? It seems like masturbation is like any other addiction--the longer you go without indulging, the easier it becomes to control the cravings. Short-term chastity provides intermittent reinforcement for the desire to cum, and any Skinnerian will tell you that intermittent reinforcement creates a behavior that's nearly impossible to get rid of. On the other hand, with long-term chastity, you eventually get to a point where you get used to being denied, so that constant craving isn't there all the time.
Or at least that was the case for me until my Mistress got this brilliant idea of hers....
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Adding A Toy Along With My Chastity Device
My Femdom Mistress has been keeping me in chastity periodically ever since I became hers. I enjoy the frustration of short-term chastity that I talked about earlier, so I was a little disappointed when she told me that she was considering long-term chastity for me. She asked me if I was upset that I wouldn't be able to orgasm, and I truthfully told her no. When she asked why I didn't seem too excited about it, I explained to her that long-term chastity eventually begins to feel boring and routine to me. Famous last words!
My devious Mistress was hardly put off by this. In fact, I actually think it encouraged her to come up with something wicked to do to me. I was a little nervous by the grin on her face when I explained this to her, but when nothing out of the ordinary happened for several days, I just told myself I was being silly...at least until the package came.
One day, shortly after I'd gotten home from work, the UPS guy came with a package addressed to Mistress. She wasn't home yet, so I signed for it for her and took it inside. I really wanted to open it, but my obedient side won out, and I put it on the kitchen table for her to open when she got home.
She arrived home shortly thereafter. When she saw the package, that evil gleam came back into her eyes. She called me over to watch her as she opened it. She tore into it like it was Christmas morning and pulled out one of those Anero prostate stimulators!
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I'd heard all the stories about the thing, but I wasn't sure I believed them. I was about to find out how true they were, though!
Mistress ordered me to go wash it thoroughly, which I did, and then she lubed it up and slid it inside me. The initial rush was expected. It's the same one you get from the insertion of any toy. My cock grew hard against the walls of my chastity device, and I groaned a little, knowing what kind of tease and denial was in my future.
But what I didn't realize is that the sensation doesn't go away. Every time I move while I have it in, it sends lightning bolts of pleasure through my body. When Mistress realized what an effective teasing toy this thing was, she ordered me to wear as long as humanly possible while still remaining within the bounds of health and safety.
So I'm wearing this thing several hours a day now. The feelings it gives me never stop as long as it's in. I'm still locked in chastity, though, so it provides me with an outrageously frustrating teasing session every day for the entire duration of the time that I wear it. Once it's finally out, I have to go and shower and clean all the precum out of my device and off my cock to keep everything sanitary down there.
I have finally discovered the meaning of extreme cock control. It's long-term chastity and orgasm denial mixed with near-constant teasing. Oh, and have I mentioned how much I love this sweet torment?
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Recent Parolees
Week 22
Hunter is an ace with his sit, down and stay commands. In fact, he's such a good boy that his handlers can only tell us how much he likes to be around people. "This is a happy dog. He's content to go anywhere I go. Sharpen a pencil? Okay. Take out the trash? Okay. He's so trusting that he just loves to meet new people (and new smells)." Guess what sweet boy? You can now follow your new mom and dad around. That's right. Hunter is adopted and will be going home in a few weeks. We couldn't be happier for this big, sweet boy.
Week 21
Hunter has made plenty of friends at the prison. His handler says: "Everyone loves stopping by to see him and talk about how he is such a great dog. He loves playing with Hope and running around in the yard. He has so much energy and is such a happy dog. I am glad he is in my life, but really want him to get a fresh start at a new life with someone who loves him as much as we do." Gold stars for Hunter for his: Sit, down, stay and paw.
Week 20
Hunter continues to be his happy go-lucky self. He's content doing whatever his handler is doing and as a result he gets to go almost everywhere. He loves meeting new people (a serious sniffing) and seeing old friends (with a wag of the tail). I swear this dog smiles!
Week 19
H unter is doing great, healthy, and happy. He can't wait to go outside and run around. He has great energy for an older dog. This week him and Hope were outside playing off leash. They were playing fetch, both running for the ball and Hunter took a tumble. Hunter got back up and was so happy he just dropped back down and started rolling around in the grass. He is such great dog to be around!
Week 18
Hunter continues to improve his loose leash walking skills. He gets a little distracted by the resident ground hog. However, today was a bust. After doing his business in the pouring rain he made a dash straight for the door. No amount of calling was going to convince him to stay out.
Week 17
Hunter loves spring! All of the new smells of the flowers and grass. It blows his mind to run around and try to smell everything. He loves playing with the other dogs, like Hope and Clara. Hunter loves to just drop to the ground and roll around. He is such a happy dog with a lot of love to give.
Week 16
Hunter is a charming, older dog who would bring someone great companionship and affection. He is calm and gentle enought to also be around young children.
Week 15
Hunter is such a sweet and gentle ham. He is up for anything but his favorite past time is just being with people. He is content just being around and he's great company!
Week 14
Hunter is great company is happy doing whatever I'm doing. If we go walking that's fine. If I'm reading, that works for him. If we're horse playing, that' fine as well. About the only thing he's less than enthused with is bath time!
Week 13
Hunter is loving the warmer weather and the smells that come withit. He could spend hours roaming around the yard smelling everything. Hunter saw a butterfly and it blew his mind! He just sat there and was amazed as it flew around him. Hunter is such a happy dog and lvoes the outdoors, running and playing. He will make a great companion or addition to any home.
Week 12
This week Hunter received a very overdue bath. Afterward his handlers took him outside for a walk. It didn't take Hunter long find a good spot of mud to roll around in. Silly boy!
Week 11
"Well, the snow is melting and Hunter tries to seek out the remaining patches for a couple final rolls in it. He loved going out in the snow and playing in it. He would look so embarrassed when he would hit an ice patch and wipe out. After he did, he would get up and look all around to see if anyone saw him. He is such a happy dog and has so much energy for an older dog. He has no problem with just curling up on the rug and sleeping the day away either. Hunter is great, and will make all who come in contact with him fall in love with him as we have."
Week 10
"This is a really mellow dog. Hunter's up for anything you want to do. Long walks. Short runs. Hanging out doing nothing. He's just happy with the companionship. Hunter's such a great friend."
Field Trip Alert - Hunter also attended CPAA's Mardi Paws event on Saturday. He was a gentle soul who took everything in, and enjoyed being oohed and aahed over by the people who paid him a call. He's a handsome boy who needs a place to call his own in his golden years. Would you be willing to be the person to give that to Hunter? We HOPE so!
Week 9
"Hunter is such a great dog. We have been getting a lot of snow and he loves it. He likes to put his whole face into snow drifts and then just falls over and rolls around in it. For an older dog he has the energy of a pup. He loves to show off and knows all his commands and tricks and even learned to smile, yes smile. You ask him to sit and then say smile. He will turn his head and give you the biggest, classiest smile, and he loves doing it. Hunter is a happy dog with plenty of love to give. Anyone who is lucky to get him will love him as much as we do."
Week 8
As you read, Hunter had a tough week last week. As a result, he has to take an antibiotic. "We fight about him taking the pill. I give it to him and he cheeks it while pretending to swallow it. As soon as I turn my back...ptooey!...He spits it out. I have the last laugh though since he has to wear an Elizabethan collar and he looks so goofy. Adorable, but goofy. " Hunter's handlers report that this pup has been very good with all of the poking and prodding he's been subjected to because of his injury. "This dog has absolutely no issues and someone should give him a home. You won't be disappointed -- he's calm and affectionate and such a goofball."
We're happy to report this week that Hunter is coming along nicely! He doesn't like wearing the "cone of shame," but "this dog smiles. Not just a happy look but an actual smile. Okay, it's more like an Elvis sneer, but offer him food that he really likes and he curls his lip up. This is a sweet, affectionate, and smart boy. He really needs a home."
Week 7
Hunter got a boo-boo this week which required him to get ten staples. As a result, his handlers have been spoiling him more than usual. Of course, this pup is just loving the extra attention. Here's to a quick recovery, Hunter!
Week 6
"Hunter has a habit of grumbling under his breath. When you tell him to do something that he doesn't want to do, he grumbles. He'll do it, but he complains while he does. This week, we've been working on weaning him off of treats as an incentive. He's a very funny dog and very sweet as well.
Week 5
"Hunter is such a good natured and well-adjusted dog who always makes you laugh at his goofiness. He even smiles. Offer him a treat and he curls up in a Elvis-like sneer that is definitely a smile. We give him gold stars this week for working the stay command at a distance. There are no barriers to his adoption. Hunter is a wonderful dog.
Week 4
Hunter received gold stars this week for his sit, stay, down, smile, paw commands as well as being "super friendly and great with the other dogs. It snowed this week and he loves the snow. He cannot wait to go out and run and roll around in it. He was running and hit an ice patch and crashed out into a pile of snow and got up and looked so embarrassed. Hunter has so much energy for being an older dog. He will be such a great companion for anyone who is lucky enough to adopt him.
Week 3
Hunter is such a great dog and such a pleasure to be around. He's always so happy and full of energy. He loves running and showing off all the tricks he knows. He is great with meeting new people and great with other dogs. We found out this week that he is not a fan of cats though. This week it snowed and he had a ball playing in it. He was running and hit an icy patch of snow and tumbled over, got up and looked so embarrassed. Hunter may have a few years on him, but I know he has many more in him to make someone a great or a family a great addition to their life."
Week 2
"Hunter is a big goof who absolutely loves to meet people. He will trot right over and say hello to anyone and everyone. For the past week we worked on refreshing his basic commands sit, stay, watch, and with me (heel). He is eager to please not just his handler but everyone. He was so well behaved when we gave him a bath, and his coat is soft! Hunter is a lovely dog."
Week 1
"Hunter arrived only two days ago and has already charmed everyone he's met -- and since he's so social he's met almost everyone. He's an older gentleman and has a calmness about him that only maturity brings. He knows most of his basic commands so training consists mostly of sharpening his skills. Hunter just a lovely and affectionate dog who only needs a change."
Hunter is heading to the big house this week. This big guy just needs a crash course in manners. He is a sweet and handsome, senior Plott Hound mix who is available for adoption through Animal Rescue, Inc.. Stay tuned for updates.


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MASHPEE — James E. Andrews, son of Mary L. Pires and the late Benjamin Andrews Sr., died on Saturday at the Harborside Nursing Facility in Mashpee, after a brief battle with lung cancer.
MASHPEE — James E. Andrews, son of Mary L. Pires and the late Benjamin Andrews Sr., died on Saturday at the Harborside Nursing Facility in Mashpee, after a brief battle with lung cancer.
James was born in Wareham on Sept. 26, 1944. He attended Falmouth schools and later joined the armed forces. Upon release from the armed forces, he worked at Falmouth Hospital as a construction worker, and later at Otis Air Force Base. He also worked for Lower Cape Foundation in Orleans for several years.
James leaves five daughters, Lavern Andrews of Colorado, Kym Cardoza of California, Tammy Andrews of North Falmouth, Taryn and Eryn Andrews of Falmouth, as well as three sons, James E. Andrews Jr. of Sandwich, Michael J. Andrews of West Falmouth, and Clinton J. Andrews of East Falmouth. He also leaves three stepsons, Harry Barrows of Washington, Ryan Santos of Florida and Timothy Andrews of Falmouth. He was also the father of the late James E. Andrews III and Dana K. Andrews. James is also survived by nine brothers and seven sisters, Benjamin Andrews Jr. of Wareham, Morris Andrews Sr. of Stoughton, Dennis Rose of Connecticut, Robert Pires of Teaticket, Ruth Pires of Colorado, Stephen Andrews of New Bedford, Raymond Andrews of Wareham, Ralph Andrews of Falmouth and Nelson Andrews of Hyannis, Geraldine Pires of Mashpee, Gertrude Roderick of South Dennis, Lorraine Andrews of Boston, Wendy and Sarely Andrews of New Bedford, Linda Basey of East Falmouth and Vivian Sharpe of Mashpee. He was also the brother of the late Lawrence Andrews and Dorie Barrows. He is also survived by 10 grandchildren and a great-grandchild.
Visiting hours will be held on Thursday, Aug. 28, from 6 to 9 p.m., at the Chapman, Cole & Gleason, 475 Main St., Falmouth Center. A funeral Mass will be celebrated on Friday, at noon, at St. Anthony's Church, East Falmouth Highway, East Falmouth.
For online guest book and directions, please visit www.ccgfuneralhome.com.


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My husband has been on AndroGel and initially I noticed he was exhibiting increased anger. He has become verbally arrogent and last night he had a dream he said where he was arguing and fighting with a collegue he had worked with before retiring. My concern is while sleeping he literally punched my upper back and was litrally not concious of his actions until i woke him and told him he punched me 3 times on my back during which he was asleep. He has concerns that it is the AndroGel medication. I do think it is possible since androgel is a male hormone. Is there anyone who has had a similar experience while taking AndroGel ?
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Having just started on a 1% gel I do have to confess that one of it's immediate effects on me was irritability, impatience and aggression. I haven't been in a fight in 20 years and then almost got into 3 in the first 10 days. Fortunately I could see it affecting my behaviour and am exercising a substantially greater amount of discipline to recognise it and deal with it before it leads to verbal or physical aggression. It is more than a little unsettling. I wonder if your husband is even aware of how his behaviour has changed?
I have a minor suspicion that the more extreme the reaction to the gel, the lower the initial testosterone levels were (sample size: 1 person). My Doctor informed me that the side effects I complained of should not have appeared so soon (within 4 hours rather than 2-3 months) or be so extreme. In my case my Testosterone levels were 5% of the normal male minimum or about 25% of a healthy females minimum.
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LITTLE VALLEY, NEW YORK (October 2, 2012) – Cattaraugus County Department of Public Works (DPW) recently hosted a continuing education webinar for licensed land surveyors in the Allegany Plateau Chapter of the New York State Association of Professional Land Surveyors. This webinar, entitled "Ethics and Professional Courtesy," is a required course for license renewal. Bill Kankolenski, DPW Surveyor and Vice President of the Allegany Chapter, coordinated this one-day training for all association members.
A land surveyor uses techniques, equipment, and science of accurately determining the three-dimensional position of points and the distances and angles between them. These points are then used to establish land maps [2] and boundaries for ownership [3] or governmental purposes.
"Participants learned by doing," said Kankolenski. "The instructor gave participants different situations that are common to the survey practice that involved professional ethics." After working through each scenario, the instructor led participants in a cooperative discussion regarding each solution, and its impact on protecting the public from fraudulent surveys and business practices. "All participants felt the course was very informative, and provided best practices that can be used in the field."


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Prof. Gord McCalla is a Professor of Computer Science and Director of the ARIES Laboratory at the University of Saskatchewan in Canada. This term, he is an Erskine Fellow, visiting the Intelligent Computer Tutoring Group and the Department of Computer Science and Software Engineering at the University of Canterbury.
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Answer: The fee for our representation is 25% of retroactive disability benefits, but with a cap of $6,000, plus costs. For example, if retroactive benefits were $10,000 the fee would be $2,500. If retroactive benefits were $100,000, the fee would stop at $6,000.
However, no fee is owed if there is no recovery of retroactive benefits.
Costs are limited to out-of-pocket expenses for medical records, reports, and doctor opinions. Typically, there are no costs at all. If there are costs, they are usually less than $100.
When do I need an attorney?
Answer: To increase the chances of success, claimants should seek counsel early in the Social Security process.
Helpful tip: If you proceed without counsel during the early stages, it is very important to employ an attorney when your claim is assigned to an Administrative Law Judge. While the hearing is informal, it is a trial-type experience at which vocational and/or medical experts frequently testify. Having legal counsel guide the claim at this point is especially critical in obtaining a decision in the claimant's favor.
What does the attorney do?
Answer: First, this southwestern Ohio disability lawyer, also serving residents in portions of northern Kentucky and southeastern Indiana, helps collect the outstanding medical information including hospitalization reports, doctor's office notes, medical tests results, lab results, as well as medical opinions on the subject of disability and submits those to Social Security.
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- Finally, the attorney points out the various legal theories and arguments that would support the claim at Social Security.
- After the case has been scheduled for a hearing, the attorney prepares a legal brief summarizing the medical evidence and making various legal arguments that would support an award of benefits.
- The attorney also prepares the client for the hearing in advance of the hearing so he/she knows what questions will be asked, what the atmosphere at the hearing is, what the attitude of this particular judge is, what additional issues need to be resolved before the hearing is conducted and what the chances of success are along with the expected financial recovery if successful.
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How long will my claim take?
Processing a claim is a slow-moving, three-step process.
- The initial decision usually takes 5-6 months and is more often than not a denial.
- The second step, called reconsideration, is an appeal that usually takes about 2-3 months and, again, is typically unsuccessful. Also see questions 18 and 19 for additional information.
- The third stage, where the claim is finally presented to a Social Security Administrative Law Judge in Cincinnati, Ohio, is currently taking about 12 to 14 months, depending on the particular judge assigned.
Occasionally, on particularly strong claims, the Social Security Disability attorney can convince the judge to grant an "on the record" decision. This is done by letter and does not involve a hearing. The time period for this varies.
How is Social Security disability different from private disability benefits?
Answer: Social Security provides disability insurance to insured workers who are totally disabled. Benefits are not payable for short-term or partial disability. You must be unable to do any work to be considered disabled and your disability must be expected to result in death or last for at least one year.
Alternative public and private disability insurance programs may offer disability benefits for injuries or illnesses over a short time period, or for partial disability.
Should someone meet the criteria for both Social Security and other disability benefit programs, that person should be aware of a few facts: First, the law states that disability payments from private insurance plans don't affect your Social Security disability benefits. Second, if you receive both Social Security disability benefits and Veterans Administration benefits, your Social Security benefits won't be reduced.
Workers' compensation and certain other public disability benefits, may reduce your Social Security benefits.
Other public disability payments that may affect your Social Security benefits are those paid by a federal, state or local government for disabling medical conditions that are not job-related.
If you receive workers' compensation or other public disability benefits and Social Security disability benefits, generally the total amount you receive cannot exceed 80 percent of your average current earnings before you became disabled. You may want to contact your private or state disability insurance program for more information about how Social Security could affect those benefits.
How much money can I expect from Social Security?
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Social Security benefits can be awarded for 12 months prior to the date the individual applies if he/she was disabled during that 12 month period. For such Social Security benefits there is a five-month waiting period. This means that if an individual becomes disabled on January 1 and Social Security agrees they became disabled on that date, the first check will be in June of that same year. Thus, they receive no money for the first five months of their disability.
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MAUI — They're here. El Diablo Rojo, the "Red Devil" squid, which invaded the California coast last year from Mexico, ripping off divers' masks and generally checking to see if they were edible, reached the western shores of Maui this week.
A skim boarder caught an 8- to 10- pound squid. He told reporters that he gave it to a fisherman to use as bait, otherwise he would have made "dinner for 10."
This is one more indication that the red devil squid (also known as "Humboldt" squid, which doesn't nearly have the same nifty ring to it as el diablo rojo) is increasing its territory.
When we covered this story last year, we were told by Ronald O'Dor, senior scientist at the Census of Marine Life, that the proliferation of this large (but not "giant") squid has been attributed to global warming and to over-fishing. Predators include large fish, like tuna, whose ranks are thinning severely.
The squid returned to California this week, many weighing in at 20-to 80 pounds. A reminder from O'Dor: if you see "squid steak" on your local menu, it's Humboldt, and it's extra tender.
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2. Nine years ago, another person invested $5,000 in MasterCard Stock (bought shares). Today that $5,000 is worth $106,203
3. Now, which person will you be 10, 20 or even 40 years from now?
Please click on the link below if you want to see how well you would have done with shares of Visa and American Express and, even, astonishingly Amazon.com
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I am very sure you someone you know is doing some shopping on Amazon.com. Now, let see how well you would have done if you invested the same $5,000 when AMZ first became a publicly traded company on May 16, 1997, as of 12/07/2015.
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(Tbilisi. April 22, 2003. Civil Georgia) - In the wake of organizing anti-governmental rally, students movement Kmara (Enough in Georgian) painted streets and some governmental buildings of the central avenues of the capital city Tbilisi with the word Kmara.
This was a massage sent to the government that we are here and we will resist its undemocratic steps, Tea Tutberidze, student and activist of Kmara movement told Civil Georgia.
On April 14 about 200 students marched from Tbilisi State University to the State Chancellery, chanting their slogan Kmara (Enough) and demanding resignation of the 'corrupt government' and the President.
Today several members of the Kmara movement and the students of the Tbilisi State University (TSU) appealed the court protesting against, as they claim communist and authoritarian-style election of the Rector of TSU Roin Metreveli on April 21.
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Depending on your point of view, "American Idol" is either the last roar of the network dinosaurs or proof that mass marketing is very much alive and well, with the multiplatform "Idol" economy already valued at $2.5 billion. And the train is still gathering speed. Last year there were three top-tier sponsors-Coke, Cingular and Ford -- but next year there could be four, each paying as much as $25 million. Negotiations with existing sponsors are already under way, and Fremantle Media North America, which sells the sponsorships with Fox, is talking to fast-food, electronics and health and beauty marketers with a view to adding another partner.
Of course there aren't many ways today to reach 30 million viewers with a single message, which is one of the things that makes "Idol's" incredible reach so tempting, but the question remains: Can marketers possibly get good value at such high prices?
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All the signs suggest they do. Ford, for one, sounded keen to re-up. "We have the right of first refusal," said Linda Perry-Lube, Ford's marketing communications manager. "We want to stay in." This season, Ford said, the show helped build awareness for a new car, the Fusion sedan, and increased message recall "far above expectations" for its "Bold Moves" umbrella brand campaign, which broke earlier this month.
The automaker initiated a study with IAG to measure the impact of its "Idol" sponsorship. Ms. Perry-Lube said the study showed 80% of consumers who saw the weekly music videos during the Tuesday night show, which feature contestants and Ford vehicles, have noted Ford's involvement in the program. Additionally, 25% of consumers said that seeing or hearing about Ford during the program greatly increased their impressions of the brand.
This season Ford also added a contest on the "Idol" Web site, featuring contestants' music videos, with chances to win a prize. During the broadcasts, host Ryan Seacrest encouraged viewers to visit the site and enter the contest. Ms. Perry-Lube said more than a million videos were viewed on the site, and a "couple of hundred thousand" people entered a Ford win-a-Fusion sweepstakes. That online sweepstakes provides an ROI measurement tool. "We wanted to step it up so we have a customer- response mechanism," she said.
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Cingular, meanwhile, has used the show to familiarize its customers with the data services it provides that are so crucial to the wireless marketer's plans for revenue growth -- of course Cingular also has the added advantage of being one of the partners splitting the revenue from SMS messages sent by viewers who are voting on contestants.
"It certainly reaches a lot of eyeballs," said John Burbank, VP-marketing, Cingular Wireless. "We view it as the gold standard for integration for a wireless company, in terms of making text messaging an inherent part of the show." This year Cingular recorded 64.5 million text messages during the "Idol" season, up from 41.5 million the season before. Will it re-up, too? "We're very hopeful," Mr. Burbank said.
For Coke, which got its first integration deal in 2002 at the bargain price of less than $10 million after Pepsi passed, the show is a way to kill multiple marketing birds by aligning Coke with the mobile-marketing scene and popular music. It also, of course, helps keep other beverage companies out of the biggest show on TV-a factor that may play a role for all three existing sponsors.
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In the past year, Coke has been more aggressive in building its presence on the show with onstage graphics between performances, putting the Red Room above the stage and animated digital logos on the screen. It has used additional "Idol" properties such as the Coke-branded "behind the scenes" page at americanidol.com and has produced "Idol"-related products and prizes at mycokerewards.com. Through that site, Coke has begun tracking the show's awareness, but it has not yet disclosed results.
What of those who took a less-integrated approach and simply bought spots? Well, if Mark Gibson, assistant VP, State Farm Insurance, is a bellwether, they're pretty happy, too. State Farm bought into the record-setting finale, in which spots were selling for as much as $1.3 million, but Mr. Gibson was more than pleased with the results. "We have relationships with 28 million households and 40 million auto-insurance policyholders; it's a huge reach against our core target."
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The initiative by one of the Socialist government's most popular minister is likely to fuel speculation that the former investment banker is laying the groundwork for grander political ambitions.
"I have decided to create a new political movement," the 38-year old minister told a gathering in his hometown of Amiens, northern France, unveiling the name of a group called "En Marche!", or "Forward!".
"I'm in a left-wing government, unashamedly, ... but I also want to work with people from the right, who commit to the same values," he said at the event, which was closed to the press but broadcast on Dailymotion, a French internet video service along the lines of YouTube.
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Macron said the 2017 presidential elections, at which President Francois Hollande has said he will not stand if he fails to curb unemployment, were not his priority, but he did not rule out being a candidate.
"It's not a movement for yet another candidate for the presidential election, that's not my priority today," Macron said in a speech.
"But I also see all the things I don't manage to get done, all the things that are blocked, and this movement is to get beyond these," he added at a gathering he called a 'citizens meeting' and at which no journalists were allowed.
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Biological Rhythms in Intertidal Organisms
General lab interests are invertebrate development, behavior, and cyclic displays. For the last ten years our emphasis has been on the rhythms and living clocks of shore-dwelling animals, mainly crabs and pelecypods. The work is carried out in marine labs scattered around the world, especially the Portobello Lab in New Zealand. The Marine Biological Laboratory at Woods Hole, Massachusetts serves as home base. We are trying to decipher just what kind of horologue governs organismic rhythms that match the period of the tides. Using new ways to approach the problem we have described several heretofore unknown properties of tide-associated rhythms, and from these findings have produced a circalunidian-clock hypothesis that is now gaining favor.
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Palmer, J.D. 2002. The Living Clock, the Orchestrator of Biological Rhythms. Oxford University Press, New York.
Palmer, J.D. 2000. The clock controllig the tide-associated rhythms of intertidal animals. BioEssays, 22: 32-39.
Palmer, J.D. 1995. The Biological Rhythms and Clocks of Intertidal Animals. 217 pp. Oxford University Press, New York.
Palmer, J.D. 1995. A review of the dual-clock control of tidal rhythms and the hypothesis that the same clock governs both circatidal and circadian rhythms. Chronbiol. Int., 12: 299-310.
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Sigma's 10mm f/2.8 EX DC HSM is a little cheaper at around £430 and has a silent focusing motor, so it is fully compatible with all Nikon's DX format SLRs.
Nikon 10.5mm f/2.8G ED DX Fisheye Nikkor Handling and featuresFor a such a compact lens, the Nikon 10.5mm fisheye feels quite weighty, although it could never be classed as heavy. Much of the lens barrel is constructed from tough plastics, with a permanent hood in place to protect the front element. At only 460g, it balances perfectly on the Nikon D300 used for testing.
Focusing is not performed internally and the front element can be seen to move back and forth by around two millimetres. Due to the extreme wide angle of the lens, filters cannot be attached to the front. A filter gel holder is provided on the rear, which very few owners of this lens will actually use. Manual focusing is aided by the smooth action of the focusing ring and a useful hyperfocal scale, which makes taking advantage of the expansive depth of field a fisheye provides, a straightforward affair.
The minimum focus distance of 14cm makes this lens suitable for shooting in claustrophobic environments, with distances becoming more distorted as you get closer to your subject.
Nikon 10.5mm f/2.8G ED DX Fisheye Nikkor PerformanceSharpness at f/2.8 is excellent across the frame, with peak quality being achieved at f/4. Diffraction reduces sharpness as the lens is stopped down further, but clarity is still good across the frame down to f/11.
Resolution at 10.5mm
How to read our chartsThe blue column represents readings from the centre of the picture frame at the various apertures and the green is from the edges. Averaging them out gives the red weighted column.
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For this review, the lens was tested on a Nikon D300 using Imatest.
Fisheye lenses often suffer with chromatic aberrations towards the edges of the frame, and the Nikon 10.5mm is no exception. Fringing approaching to pixel widths can bee seen along high contrast edges towards the edges of the frame, which may need correcting in image editing software afterwards.
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How to read our chartsChromatic aberration is the lens' inability to focus on the sensor or film all colours of visible light at the same point. Severe chromatic aberration gives a noticeable fringing or a halo effect around sharp edges within the picture. It can be cured in software.
Apochromatic lenses have special lens elements (aspheric, extra-low dispersion etc) to minimize the problem, hence they usually cost more.
For this review, the lens was tested on a Nikon D300 using Imatest.
Falloff of illumination towards the corners of the frame is quite prominent at f/2.8 with the corners being 2.88 stops darker than the centre. Visually uniform illumination is achieved at f/5.6.
Nikon DX Fisheye 10.5mm f/2.8G Sample Photos
When shooting into the light, contrast levels hold up very well, and this optic's resistance to flare is very high.
Nikon 10.5mm f/2.8G ED DX Fisheye Nikkor VerdictEven though this lens was one of the first diagonal fisheye lenses made available for DSLRs with a sensor smaller than 35mm film, it still holds up well against the competition, despite being more expensive. The sharpness across the frame is excellent from maximum aperture, making this lens suitable for low light shooting, as well as for landscapes and interiors, where the extra-wide field of view may come in handy, so long as the wild fisheye distortions can be lived with. Build quality is great too.
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Seventy-eight seniors from the 2008 graduating class of California State University, Chico participated in the Collegiate Learning Assessment, a voluntary national accountability system of institutions of higher education. The test measures writing, analytical and critical thinking abilities and is administered to groups of freshmen and seniors.
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Individual students to be honored for high scores in each college include:
Kevin Martins, overall highest score, and high score, College of Business
Claudia Avalos, College of Natural Sciences
Jacob Ginsburg, College of Communication and Education
Steven Verrier, College of Engineering, Computer Science and Construction Management
James Robertson, College of Humanities and Fine Arts
Melinda James, College of Behavioral and Social Sciences
Christy Baviere, College of Agriculture
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I think it's most definitely the same person with vastly different expressions. The particular style of grin he's sporting would push the nostrils out to the side and squint the eyes slightly. Also, the position of the iris are the same. The color of the eyes appears different because of the quality of the exposure. The jawline and chin are the same. Adam's apple, same. Right ear is obscured by longer hair in the mugshot, but, the left ear looks the same. It's James Holmes in both pictures. LOL
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His nose appears almost exactly the same shape in all of those pictures. Fail.
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I've never seen a nose flare so wide due to a simple grin. Nothing except the jawline and ears look the same. But some similarities are to be expected, after all they are supposed to look similar. To a casual observer who doesn't look any closer than the general shape of his jawline, they would appear to be the same person. However I'm highly skeptical it's the same person. Exposure doesn't alter color btw, it enhances the color.edit on 25/7/2012 by ChaoticOrder because: (no reason given)