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IIFA Stomp: To celebrate the "Bollywood Oscars" descending on Tampa this week, this free block party will have DJs and lots of dancing. It starts at 7 p.m. at Curtis Hixon Park, 600 N Ashley Drive, Tampa. Free. For complete coverage of this week's IIFA events, go to tampabay.com/bollywood.
Wednesdays By the Water: This week features a cornhole tournament with a special menu and prizes at the 360-degree waterfront bar on the Riverwalk. Starts at 5 p.m. at Sail Pavilion on the Riverwalk, 333 S Franklin St., Tampa. Free.
Griz and Michal Menert: The electronic DJs bring their Power In Numbers Tour to Ybor City starting at 8 p.m. at Ritz Ybor, 1503 E Seventh Ave. $15. (813) 247-2555.
Tampa Bay Rays: It's Bollywood Night at the ballpark as the Rays take on the Minnesota Twins. Indian screen heartthrob Shahid Kapoor will throw out the ceremonial first pitch. Game is at 7:10 p.m. at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg.
Modern Family, 9 p.m., ABC The show's location-shooting tour continues when the family heads Down Under.
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, 10 p.m., CBS CSI investigates the murder of a homeless man who had a winning streak at a casino.
This week's #PlayTampaBay video has all the details on downtown St. Pete's newest brewery: St. Petersburg Brewing Co. Watch it at tampabay.com/things-to-do.
Coming up
Asia Fest The annual festival brings everything from traditional dance to martial arts, music performances and even Chinese dragon boat racing to highlight the gifts from various Asian nations and the diversity of cultures that call the Tampa Bay area home. The Asia Fest is free and open to the public with the Tampa Bay International Dragon Boat Races on Garrison Channel starting at 8:30 a.m. and the Asia Fest starting at 11 a.m. at Cotanchobee Fort Brooke Park, 601 Old Water St., Tampa.
Celebrity Blackjack Tournament NFL Hall of Famer Derrick Brooksa landed a lot of boldfaced names for Sunday's blackjack tournament at the Seminole Hard Rock to benefit his charitable foundation. The lineup includes Deion Sanders, Emmitt Smith, Warrick Dunn, fellow Super Bowl-winning Buccaneer Mike Alstott, not to mention fellow Hall of Famer Eric Dickerson and football greats Charles Woodson, Thurman Thomas and Richard Dent. It's $250 to play with the big dogs at 7:30 p.m. Sunday at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, 5223 N Orient Road, Tampa. (813) 627-7625.

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When Petaluma's Gloria Nunez steps to the starting line of Monday's Boston Marathon, she'll be focused on more than just her pace, staying hydrated and other strategies for running 26.2 miles.
Also on the mother of three's mind will be the bombings that killed three people and wounded more than 260 at the finish of last year's marathon.
The 39-year-old nurse and software developer said she'll feel a strong "sense of solidarity" with other runners gathered at the start in Hopkinton, as well as with the people of Boston, who are expected to turn out in record numbers to watch the marathon and to support participants.
An entire nation will focus attention Monday on the 118th running of the Boston Marathon, which before last year had been primarily known and celebrated as the world's most prestigious distance race. That was before bombs fashioned from pressure cookers exploded at the finish line in 2013, causing deadly mayhem and sparking an intense days-long manhunt across the terrified city.
Like Oklahoma City and 9/11, the Boston Marathon bombings recalculated terrorism's reach. Few imagined, prior to the explosions, that anyone could be so depraved as to target an event that draws people from around the world in the spirit of friendly competition and personal achievement. But Google images of 'Boston Marathon' today, and what scrolls across the screen are graphic and disturbing images of carnage.
Santa Rosa's Debbie DeCarli, who finished the marathon last year prior to the bombs' detonating, still recalls the sound of what she initially thought were cannon blasts, followed by smoke rising in the air. As police officers swarmed around her, DeCarli ducked into a restaurant, where people were gathered around a TV.
"I got scared. My next thought was, 'Wow, there could be a bomb in this building. I'm out of here,'" DeCarli, 62, said.
DeCarli, a contract worker for Agilent Technologies, said the bombings caused in her a lasting paranoia, especially of people carrying backpacks. But those fears have not deterred her from participating Monday in her seventh consecutive Boston Marathon.
"I'm not intimidated. I'm not going to let that stop me and I think a lot of runners feel the same way," she said this week prior to leaving for Boston.
Defiance was a recurring theme in interviews with local runners who were headed to Boston. At least 31 Sonoma County residents are registered for the marathon, according to the website for the Boston Athletic Association, which runs the event.
"I want to show that runners have fortitude and patriotism, to be strong and run strong, and that we're not going to be scared by criminals," said Dave Houts, 50, a retired Cotati police sergeant who will be running Boston for the second time.
This year's Boston field was increased to accommodate 36,000 runners — up from 27,000 last year. The number of law enforcement personnel, including National Guard troops, also will double, to 3,500, with assistance from 100 additional security cameras and bomb-sniffing dogs.
"The runners, they're all positive, energetic people. They want to go back. They're not going to let something like this bother them," said Arthur Webb, a veteran runner who coordinates the Santa Rosa Marathon.
Webb, whose plans to run Monday were derailed by a family member's illness, said the Boston bombings forced race directors nationwide to rethink their security plans. The Santa Rosa Marathon in August, for instance, will include a beefed up law-enforcement presence and new restrictions on where spectators can gather.


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Home -> Community -> Mailing Lists -> Oracle-L -> Upgrade to 10 on NT
Well I just upgraded a 300gig 184.108.40.206 NT database to ten today -=20
(And those oracle Scripts sure needed some coaxing to work!
Next and final step
is RMAN migrate to Linux only worry is 3000 invalid objects - and Oracle Text (which I don't use ) Invalid But everything seems to be ok - AND FASTER (Now you should never expect = that!)
So I get a weekend - bit of a relief!
(And referring back to a previous discussion _ I would not have been
paid if the migrate ran over into the weekend!)
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By Xavier James
Over the past decade there's been a barrage of movies and television series portraying White women as relentless, unstoppable heroines standing toe to toe with men and beating them down. Is this a strategy to shape and change the otherwise submissive image and perception of White women around the world? Fact is, there were not, and currently are not White women heroes in history. Xena: Warrior Princess never existed nor does Angelina Jolie's 2010 action hero's 'Salt'. There's no credible historical documentation anywhere on earth where White women engaged in hand to hand combat with men and defeated them, period; didn't happen! Yet our lives are saturated with this indoctrination.
Now here's the exception to the rule; a revolutionary soldier named Deborah Sampson. Miss Sampson's manly features allowed her to dress like a man, hide her breasts and join the military. She fought bravely in battle and was wounded; kudos. However, that is not hand to hand combat and if they knew Deborah Sampson was a woman they probably would not have shot at her. They would have however, proceeded to raping her as they have always done.
Now, I have nothing against White women, but this lie has become overwhelming. And the truth should be told. So let me dispel those and other myths;
Gordafarid was Iranian and simple poetic folklore.
Amazon Women of Greece-never existed.
Warrior Queen Vishpala of the Iron Leg was Indian (Mid East) and also a myth
The Shield Maidens- more fiction and folk-lure
Valkyries Of Norse- mythology
They never existed. Now, someone's going to yell out; "what about Joan of Ark?" What about her? Joan of Ark was a religious nut who swore she heard voices. These days she'd be institutionalized. Joan of Ark never engaged in hand to hand combat. "She preferred to carry her banner into battle rather then a weapon." She didn't want to harm anyone. She even had her own bodyguards. However, submissive White women have always been the norm.
During World War 2 the Jewish, French and Greek women couldn't wait to drop their panties for the Third Reich; go look it up! Yet on Tell-lie-vision they're kicking ass and taking names. There are instances where entire villages gave themselves to the Germans while their men were at war. There are countless examples of the 'White woman hero' lie and manipulation floating throughout history. In contrast; Black women heroes or heroines date back to the beginning of time. Yet they are rarely talked about and definitely not depicted in Hollywood.
*Queen Candace in the 4th century BCE kept Alexander the Greek (he wasn't great) off her land; Ethiopia. She personally went with her army to engage him in battle.
*North African Amazon Women Warriors
Aka the Amazons of Dahomey
*Warrior Queen Amina of Zau Zau
*Nupe Women warriors
*In 1848 African women fought off a group of White slave hunters
outside of Ohio.
*The Aba Women's Rebellion of 1929
*Yaa Asantewaa fought the British in her Ghana homeland
*Liberation women fighters under Charles Taylor in the 1990's
And the greatest of all women warriors- Queen Nzinga; the Hannibal of her day. She fought the Portuguese toe to toe for forty years until her death. Black women from slavery to segregation stood toe to toe with White men exchanging punches and fighting off dogs. In school they told us Amelia Earhart was a hero because she flew over the Atlantic Ocean and disappeared. Meanwhile, Harriet Tubman, while being the most hunted person on earth at the time, single handedly went into enemy territory to save countless lives and all they ever called her was a runaway slave.
Not so long ago they tried to convince us Jessica Lynch was a hero. In actuality she got shot and rescued by the enemy the same day; never firing her weapon. Battered woman's shelters are full of White women that ran when their husbands raised their fists; meanwhile jails are full of Black women that didn't. So the next time you turn on your television and they're parading some White woman around as some kind of hero who saves the world, take it with a grain of salt- because now you know the truth! Taken from
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Chart 1 to the right shows the distribution of sources for ASA's total revenues in 2009 based on ASA's internal operating budget for the last audited year (see the audit at www.asanet.org/images/asa/
docs/pdf/ASA_2009_Audit.pdf). ASA is currently undergoing its 2010 audit; those data will be available this summer after Council review.
The two disciplinary associations most like the ASA in their national scope, size of membership, budget, staffing and range of activities are the American Anthropological Association (AAA) and the American Political Science Association (APSA).
While the American Economic Association (AEA) may appear to be another comparison for ASA, a review of its website and most recent audit suggest it is structurally quite different.
In the March issue of Footnotes, we spelled out one of the two main rationales for Council unanimously proposing a new dues structure, specifically the need to restore the progressivity that the dues structure has lost over the last decade. www.asanet.org/footnotes/mar11/dues_0311.html
In this Footnotes issue, we provide information on the second rationale—ASA's need at this time for some additional revenue.
West Las Vegas, also known as the "Historic Westside," is a predominantly black community with some of the oldest streets, homes, and businesses in Southern Nevada. Many of the community's earliest residents came from the Deep South in the 1930s, seeking employment on the Hoover Dam project. They left their Southern roots, hoping to escape violence and discrimination, only to find those same injustices in Las Vegas.


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SPL Opta Facts - 26 December
Statistics and facts to help your football betting are available every week at William Hill courtesy of Opta Sportsdata, Europe's leading provider of sports performance statistics.
Celtic v Hamilton
- Celtic have never lost an SPL match on Boxing Day.
- Celtic have won seven consecutive meetings with Hamilton.
- Georgios Samaras has scored three goals in Celtic's last four games against Hamilton.
- Hamilton have conceded 15 goals in their last three trips to Celtic Park.
- Georgios Samaras has scored five goals in his last four league appearances for Celtic.
- Celtic have failed to find the net in only one of their 16 league games this term.
Dundee United v Kilmarnock
- Dundee United have lost eight of their 11 games in the SPL over the period of 26-27 December.
- Dundee United have failed to score in three of their last four league meetings with Kilmarnock.
- Kilmarnock have only won once in their last 11 trips to Dundee United.
- Three of the last four league matches between these two sides have ended with a 2-0 scoreline.
- The Tangerines have won only once in their last four SPL matches.
- Kilmarnock have collected just four points from their last seven league games.
Falkirk v Hearts
- Falkirk have lost three of their four games in the SPL over the period of 26-27 December.
- There has only been one goal scored in the last three meetings between these two sides.
- Hearts have only managed to win once in their last eight matches against Falkirk.
- The away side have won just once in the last 12 meetings between Hearts and Falkirk.
- Falkirk have only managed one victory in their seven home games in the SPL so far this term.
- Hearts have picked up just one win in their eight league games away from home this season.
Motherwell v St Johnstone
- St Johnstone have managed to win only once in the SPL over the period of 26-27 December before this match.
- The home side have not won any of the last eight meetings between Motherwell and St Johnstone.
- Motherwell have conceded 13 goals in their last four league games, one more than they had conceded (12) in the 12 league games prior to this run.
- Lukas Jutkiewicz has scored seven goals in his last 10 SPL appearances for Motherwell.
- St Johnstone have lost three of their last four SPL away games.
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St Mirren v Aberdeen
- St Mirren have averaged 2.25 points a game in their four SPL matches over the period of 26-27 December, a much higher average than their 0.94 points per game total, winning their last three.
- Aberdeen are unbeaten in their last 10 meetings with St Mirren.
- Each of Aberdeen's last four goals against St Mirren have arrived in the final 10 minutes of the match.
- St Mirren have scored only one goal in their last four home games against the Dons.
- The Dons have scored only five goals in their last eight SPL games.
Hibernian v Rangers
- Rangers have only managed to win half (5) of their SPL matches on either the 26th or 27th December prior to this match.
- Hibs have only managed to win one of their 10 SPL games over the period of 26-27 December.
- Rangers are unbeaten in their last 10 meetings with Hibs.
- Anthony Stokes has scored five goals in his last three league appearances for Hibs, and bagged the equalizer at Ibrox earlier this season.
- The Gers have scored 15 goals in their last four SPL matches, all of which they have won.
- Hibs are on a run of 12 unbeaten games in the SPL, the longest this season in the competition.


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Mathematical Theory of Option Pricing
Module description
On this module you will be expected to study stochastic models of finance including the Black Scholes option pricing model. You will have the opportunity to study numerical methods in order to solve partial differential equations. The module applies the mathematical and computational material in ECMM702 and ECMM703 to a central problem in finance, that of option pricing.
Prerequisite module: ECMM702 and either of ECMM703, ECMM712 or equivalent
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Module aims
You will gain an understanding of the theoretical assumptions on which the mathematical models underlying option pricing depend, and of the methods used to obtain analytic or numerical solutions to a variety of option pricing problems.
ILO: Module-specific skills
- 1. comprehend the mathematical theories needed to set up the Black-Scholes model;
- 2. understand the role of Ito's calculus in the Black-Scholes PDE;
- 3. transform the Black-Scholes PDE to the heat diffusion equation;
- 4. analyse and derive the solution of the Black-Scholes PDE for the standard European put/call options.
ILO: Discipline-specific skills
- 5. derive rigorously a quantitative model from a set of basic assumptions;
- 6. use the solution to the mathematical model to predict the behaviour of the option price;
- 7. relate and transform one PDE to a simpler type.
ILO: Personal and key skills
- 8. demonstrate enhanced problem solving skills and the ability to use the sophisticated computer package Matlab.
Learning activities and teaching methods (given in hours of study time)
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|Guided independent study
|Lecture and assessment preparation; wider reading
Formative assessment
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Re-assessment notes
If a module is normally assessed entirely by coursework, all referred/deferred assessments will normally be by assignment.
If a module is normally assessed by examination or examination plus coursework, referred and deferred assessment will normally be by examination. For referrals, only the examination will count, a mark of 40% being awarded if the examination is passed. For deferrals, candidates will be awarded the higher of the deferred examination mark or the deferred examination mark combined with the original coursework mark.
Syllabus plan
- financial concepts and assumptions: risk free and risky asset;
- options;
- no arbitrage principle;
- put-call parity;
- discrete-time asset price model: option pricing by binomial method;
- interpretation in terms of risk-neutral valuation;
- continuous time stochastic processes: Brownian motion, stochastic calculus;
- Ito's lemma and construction of the Ito integral;
- Black-Scholes theory: geometric Brownian motion;
- derivation of the Black-Scholes PDE; transformation to the heat equation;
- explicit formulae for vanilla European call and put options;
- extensions, e.g. to dividend-paying assets and American options;
- numerical methods: finite difference schemes for the Black-Scholes PDE, including comparison of stability and accuracy;
- overview of risk-neutral valuation approach in continuous time.
Indicative learning resources - Basic reading
ELE – http://vle.exeter.ac.uk
- The Mathematics of Financial Derivatives: A Student Introduction,Wilmott P., Howison S. & Dewynne J.,,Cambridge University Press,1995,332.632 WIL,000-0-521-49699-3,
- An Introduction to Financial Option Valuation - Mathematics, Stochastics and Computation,Higham, D.J.,,Cambridge Univeristy Press,2004,332.645 HIG,0-521-54757-1,
- A Course in Financial Calculus,Etheridge, A.,,Cambridge University Press,2002,332.6322 ETH,0-521-89077-2,
- Financial Calculus: An Introduction to Derivative Pricing,Baxter, M. and Rennie, R.,,Cambridge University Press,1996,332.6322 BAX,0-521-55289-3,
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Black Jazz Records was introduced to the public in the early 70's by Mr. Dick Schory & Gene Russell. As A&R Mr. Russell recognized the need for a jazz music record label which would produce and distribute quality recordings targeted toward the growing market of African Spiritual Jazz.
In it's heyday, Black Jazz Records represented a new and fresh alternative to traditional jazz, embodying the spirit of the black/urban awakening of the civil rights period. During it's six year existence, the record label made a major impact on the jazz world, both domestically and in foreign territories.
The Black Jazz roster consisted of ten
superior instrumentalists and vocalists that included:
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Rudolph Johnson - Saxophone
Calvin Keys - Guitar
Walter Bishop, Jr. - Piano
Chester Thompson - Organ
Henry Franklin - Bass
Doug Carn - Piano, Organ, Keyboards
Jean Carn - Vocalist
Kellee Paterson - Vocalist
The Awakening - Instrumental Group
Ou yeah! This is definitely my taste of music! Great tracklist...cheers from Slovakia, Mr. Linney!
Man, have been waiting for a synopsis of Black Jazz like this for a long time... excellent! Has made a hungover party clean up very palatable indeed !


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Imagine the typical rock-and-roll cover band. There might be some big hair, a few tattoos, and some die-hard groupies. And the whole scene looks pretty straight.
In grand "we are everywhere" style, however, Wicked Jezabel gives the gay and lesbian community a kick-ass party band all its own.
Of course, the gay community does have to share Wicked Jezabel with the band's devoted straight fans.
Pauline Anson-Dross
What began in the late '90s as The Outskirts of Town transformed into Wicked Jezabel in October 2004. Turns out the Outskirts name was already taken, forcing the change. Pete Borsari, owner and manager of The Frogg Bond, a Rehoboth Beach bar popular with the ladies, lent a hand in the band's transition.
"I'm from Massachusetts, where we say, 'Wicked hot!' or whatever," says Borsari, whose venue has played host to both the Outskirts and Wicked Jezabel regularly. "We were just talking one night and I said, 'Wicked!"' And thus, the Outskirts took their first step into a new, Wicked world.
Susan Souza, a Towson-based, lesbian musician and founder of Women's KISS (Kickass Independent Songwriter Showcase), has been following the band's success under both names.
"Most of their competition is from guy bands," says Souza. "I think that's what makes them special. They're a fabulous cover band. I would describe them, No. 1, as having fun. Each member sings as well as plays an instrument. They're very versatile and constantly changing. They can go from rock to poppy '80s tunes and do them justice equally. And they're all really good musicians. They really work hard, and you can tell."
Aside from their hard work and showmanship, the band is also ambitious. Take, for example, their latest project: the Wicked Rockin' New Year's Eve Ball 2006. On Dec. 31, Wicked Jezabel will headline a show in Crystal City that includes drag queens — Ella Fitzgerald, Destiny B. Childs, Regina Jozet Adams — and drag kings — Christopher Dane, Morgan Black, Diesel, Mickey McMann — for starters.
Wicked Jezabel is six women: Davi Anson-Dross, Pauline Anson-Dross, Ginger Starling, Mickey Dehn, Sandy Dumas and Meri Schaefer. Dynamic women all, Metro Weekly was able to pin down Pauline Anson-Dross long enough to the band's — and her own – rock-'n'-roll story. It's wicked cool.
METRO WEEKLY: What is the line from The Outskirts of Town to Wicked Jezabel?
PAULINE ANSON-DROSS: It was a transformation that was inevitable. The Outskirts were always the original pioneers of what we're doing. I think the Outskirts started this trend of party-band girls who play like the rest of the guys, play the sounds that you can sing to all night long.
It got to the point where we were still trying to trademark the Outskirts of Town and every time we tried, somebody had the name. That's why we didn't put out a CD. We could only go so far with that name.
So this was a perfect opportunity to change the name. If we missed any fans, it's only because they don't realize that it's a makeover. So we got the trademarks and now we're moving full steam ahead and continue to do what we're doing. Now we'll put out original songs. That's our plan in 2007. We can go full force and not worry about it.
MW: Who picked the name Wicked Jezabel?
ANSON-DROSS: Basically the name Wicked Jezabel came from a combination of two things. It's kind of a funny story. Pete, who is one of the owners of The Frogg Pond at Rehoboth Beach — we're friends as well as the band plays at the bar a lot. He knew that we were trying to come up with a name and he knew that with Jezabel we added a keyboard. He loves the '80s and he said we should call it "wicked something." We should use a word that was used a lot in the '80s.
Then it dawned on Davi. She just kind of woke up and said, "I've got the perfect name: Wicked Jezabel." Her ex-girlfriend's father lives in the South and whenever they'd go down there to visit, he'd call her "Jezebel." We did some research on it and it came out of some biblical figure who was strong, different and unruly. So it was perfect for a lesbian band, okay? [Laughs.] Most people get it. Some people don't, but most people say, "Yeah, that's a great name."
Wicked Jezabel wowing the crowd at Freddie's Beach Bar
(Photo by Henry Linser)
MW: In saying it's a "lesbian band," what does that mean exactly? How many in the band identify as lesbians?
ANSON-DROSS: Everybody in the band is a lesbian. But we just happen to excel in our instruments and what we do and it's a great chemistry. To me, the fact that it's all lesbians is great. But it doesn't have to be. Our first drummer was not a lesbian, and we've had subs who are not lesbians and they've been just fine. It's not required, but it happens to be that and we love that it is.
MW: You love it so much that one of these lesbians is your wife?
ANSON-DROSS: Davi. We met in January 1999 and married in April of 2000. It was so huge, we had two different invitations: one for the reception and one for the ceremony. Oh, my God, there were so many musicians. We had tons of entertainment, people donating musical talent, for like 400 people at this thing.
I wore a tux — black, white and purple. [Laughs.] We kept it kinda traditional. It was fun, like a big party. Davi and I are into entertainment, obviously, so it was fun and classy.
MW: How did you meet?
ANSON-DROSS: We met through music, which is cool. I was playing with a different band — GVB, Genuine Virginia Band. We were really big. We toured the East Coast back in the '80s.
Davi came from Alaska in 1996 and she started The Outskirts of Town in '97. We met in 1999 because our bands were playing together; we shared a gig. As we were trying to plan this huge Valentine's party at The Phase, we got to know each other. It was like, "Oh my God, we're so perfect."
MW: How old are you?
ANSON-DROSS: I'll be 50 on May 19, 2007.
MW: You don't look it.
ANSON-DROSS: [Laughs.] Rock-'n'-roll keeps you young.
MW: And you're a Virginian, born and raised?
ANSON-DROSS: I am homegrown, from Falls Church.
MW: Do you think if you were a 15-year-old wannabe rocker girl in Falls Church today, it would be easier to break into the bands than it was when you were young?
ANSON-DROSS: Absolutely. I think it has gotten easier for many reasons. With the Internet now there just seem to be more resources, or more support. [You can find] men and women who enjoy playing rock. And now you have 50 years' worth of music — a lot to pick from, you know? My nephew is under 30 and he's a big [rock] fan, as big as my sister was. It's funny how that goes.
MW: When did you first start playing music? What was your first instrument?
ANSON-DROSS: I've been singing since I was 4. I was kind of shy and self-conscious about it. It wasn't until I was getting older that I felt more comfortable doing it. I started playing guitar when I was 7 or 8. I got a guitar for Christmas and I played it left-handed. Nobody noticed I was carrying it upside down. You flip it around and the high notes are on the top instead of the bottom, and I played it like that. Nobody had the sense to say, "She needs to re-string that thing."
Then I got into drums. It was about a year later I got my first Toys-R-Us drum set. I ended up being a drummer for many decades. That was my first instrument I played [in bands]. I played in seven bands. I opened for Conway Twitty and other national acts. I played in Dan Aykroyd's Blues Brothers show. I did tons of drumming, but I would play the guitar in between. I would watch all the guys play [guitar] and afterwards we'd have our huge jam sessions and I would sit down with the guitar.
My parents were supportive of my music, based on something that I had potential for. They never discouraged me. My dad was in business with his brother in two restaurants. When I was 12, I'd play drums there on the weekends with a trio.
MW: That trio was your first band?
ANSON-DROSS: Well, income-wise, yeah. I would play this jazz-band, lounge stuff on weekends. Then during the week I would play Led Zeppelin and Jimi Hendrix with the guys. Once in a while, we'd do a teen-center dance, stuff like that.
MW: Was it hard being a girl in the early '70s, wanting to be a rocker with the boys?
ANSON-DROSS: Oh, totally. Totally. Even today, I still get that deer-in-headlights reaction. People, when they think of female musicians, especially on guitar, they think acoustic, or of overcompensating hardcore or punk or something. And there are definitely a few [female] musicians who are into funk or jazz.
But when it comes to classic rockers, you don't see [many women]. It's very male-driven music that I relate to and I'm fond of. I grew up with it and I understand it.
MW: How did the guys treat you when you were drumming with them?
ANSON-DROSS: I was always a drummer because for some reason there was a shortage of drummers. So I would play drums and watch everybody and soak up that knowledge and skill. But it was a little difficult, especially in the '70s — you didn't see women play guitar note-for-note the way the guys do. Women might do some rendition of a song, but they wouldn't absolutely carbon-copy it and deliver it the same way.
MW: It would've been more conventional to put a woman in front of the band singing, wouldn't it?
ANSON-DROSS: Once I was heard as a drummer, it was easy to keep me back there singing. There were several advantages to that. For one, it would minimize the number of band members, so more money. Also, it was very unique. You didn't see many drummers that could do a variety of stuff and sing.
In the '70s, we used to enter these contests, but I wasn't out front so we'd never get first place. We'd get close because I was drumming and singing and sounding as good as anybody. But the [winners] would put the frilly girls up front with their big dresses and that was just not me. That would have been a drag show for me.
MW: Where did you get your inspiration at the time?
ANSON-DROSS: The classic rock stuff that we know today was underground music at the time. I liked Aerosmith — they weren't known yet. He had that golden voice. They were rockers. And I like songs that are clever or have hooks.
MW: Coming back to your own all-female band, what are Wicked Jezabel concerts like?
ANSON-DROSS: You've got a full room and lights going and everybody's dancing and having a good time and screaming for encores. When it's smaller, it's cooler and more intimate. You can go out to the audience, sing and interact. You can't get right into everybody's face at all times, but we try to. We strive to connect. We try to make the audience participate. Some audiences love to participate. Davi goes to the tables and it's almost laughable, like karaoke just for that minute. It's just fun.
There are so few bands that play like us. We play like the guys. We're high quality, female musicians. And not just decent musicians, but we're entertainers. For the first set, we dim the lights. We start with our showcase stuff, because people don't necessarily start to get up and dance right away. First they have to get over their little fear of the lights and have a few drinks or something. Once we get over that stage, it's a free-for-all. The second set, everybody just goes nuts.
Our Outskirts fans still come to Wicked Jezabel shows. It carries right on over, because we didn't take a break. We made a smooth transition. Wicked Jezabel is an Outskirts makeover, because the oldest members of the Outskirts are in Wicked Jezabel.
And we will play anywhere, really. We usually do these weekend trips. We'll go to Rehoboth Beach to play. In 2007 we're planning to focus on more original material and getting involved with Women's KISS. You have to have original material to do it. We're accepting songs from other people, because that's probably the fastest way — and to listen to see what we might do for the CD.
MW: What sorts of crowds do you draw? Who's your typical fan?
ANSON-DROSS: The gay community has been supportive, but we get tons of support from the straight community. They just love us. They can be pretty much any age. There are a lot more gay men now, who never got exposure to us before. We love that.
Typically, we are able to take our show to places that would not normally get a lesbian band — Southern Maryland, for example. There's a gay group there, 30 to 50 people, and they all come out and they love it.
Now we're getting more gay men, but it's been mostly lesbians, mostly straight people. That's kind of the point of doing this New Year's Eve party. We're celebrating everyone. We want everyone to feel included. Being gay means teaching diversity.
MW: That's the Wicked Jezabel message?
ANSON-DROSS: Just be out there having a good time. Just come on out, have a few beers, dance, party, have a good time, laugh.
I think there's an energy that tends to happen when gay people get so much support within themselves that they forget the outside world. We want to make that little link, that little connection. We're a good band. We play in places where you'd think we wouldn't be accepted, and we love it. There are never any fights. Everybody has a good time. You have a lot of people who eat, spend money and everybody's really nice. We always get asked back. Always.
MW: In the Outskirts, everybody had a "skirt" nickname. With Wicked Jezabel, you have "ho" nicknames, with you being "Godmother Ho." Are you a sort of mother hen?
ANSON-DROSS: I guess I'm perceived as that. I'm the one who says, "Okay this" and "Okay that." And I decided to make rehearsals festive. I'm Greek, so I feed everybody.
For more information about Wicked Jezabel and the Wicked Rockin' New Year's Eve Ball, visit www.wickedjezabel.com. For more information about Women's KISS, visit www.susansouza.com/kiss/kiss.


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The midfielder was speaking at a press conference in Rustenburg on the day it was confirmed he will leave Chelsea following the end of his contract this month.
Cole's future has been the subject of ongoing speculation throughout the season and it became increasingly evident the two parties would not be able to reach a deal.
He said: "I'm just focused on the World Cup at the moment, I'll leave that sort of thing to my agent.
"My future will sort itself out. It's been going on a while. It's a story to be told another day."
Cole was one of the players whose place in Fabio Capello's final squad looked in doubt but he is now being talked about as a possible starter against the United States on Saturday.
The 28-year-old is one of three players, along with Ashley Cole and David James, preparing for their third World Cup, and it is that experience that Cole believes could work in his favour.
"Managers like experience, especially at the start of tournaments," he continued.
"It's a great feeling. I remember going to Japan as a youngster and it was all new but I've still got that energy and I still love it and I love coming away to these tournaments.
"It would mean the world to me to play against America and play in a third World Cup."
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The following was presented by Ray Paulick at the 40th annual Global Symposium on Racing & Gaming in Tucson, Ariz., during a panel entitled "Muckraking Journalism as a Positive Force – the Second Annual Presentation of the Stan Bergstein Writing Award."
Anyone who's watched 60 Minutes over the years understands the power of investigative reporting. If you were involved in some kind of scam, some wrongdoing, the last person you wanted to see walking into your business was Mike Wallace with a camera crew.
But 60 Minutes doesn't have a monopoly on this type of journalism. Back in 1978, when I was an editorial assistant at the Field Newspaper Syndicate in Chicago, which was then part of the Sun-Times and Daily News family, the Sun-Times pulled off one of the great undercover sting operations of all time.
Here's what happened.
There was an enterprising reporter named Pam Zekman, who had previously worked across the street from the Sun-Times at the Chicago Tribune. While she was a reporter at the Trib, she heard from a lot of sources who ran small businesses – mostly bars and restaurants – about corruption by government workers.
Imagine that. Corruption in Chicago.
The problem is, whenever Pam pushed her sources to name names, they pulled back, fearful of retribution from these government workers who could put them out of business. So she went to her bosses at the Tribune and said, "I want to buy a bar and find out, first hand, how deep this corruption runs."
The Tribune, a conservative paper, didn't want go to there.
So Pam quit the Trib and moved over to the Sun-Times, where she made the same pitch. Jim Hoge, the Sun-Times chief editor, liked the idea. So, working in conjunction with a watchdog organization called the Better Government Association, the Sun-Times actually went out and bought a bar. It was run down and seedy. There were exposed electrical wires, bad plumbing, a colony of roaches and rats in the basement. To get licensed and to operate, the bar had to get approval from a long list of city and state inspectors.
They did some remodeling to this place, which they named the Mirage Tavern. Behind the bar, for example, they built a hideaway with a small hole in the wall, allowing a Sun-Times photographer the opportunity to take pictures of anything that went on inside. But they left all of the problems in place that city and state inspectors should have required be fixed.
Pam and some other Sun-Times reporters, along with members of the Better Government Association, found out very quickly that "business by bribe" was common practice in Chicago. With the help of a man who introduced himself to them as "Mr. Fixit," they learned that envelopes with as little as $10 a week could convince fire, plumbing and building inspectors, along with liquor and food license officials, to look the other way.
It was all documented in a 25-part series that absolutely gripped Chicago during the winter of 1978.
The Mirage Tavern investigative series sold a lot of papers and it nearly won the paper a Pulitzer Prize – that honor was taken away over concerns that the reporters entrapped the corrupt government officials, something that Jim Hoge, the editor who oversaw the project, vehemently denied 35 years later, saying that lawyers gave very specific advice to the reporters on how to avoid entrapping suspects. "I don't think the reporting ever crossed that ethical line," he told a reporter earlier this year.
"I think the Sun-Times, its editors and reporters who were involved, ought to be forever proud of the Mirage project," Hoge said.
The bottom line wasn't selling papers or winning awards. It was changing a corrupt way of doing business.
This series led to significant changes in Chicago, the state of Illinois and throughout the country, since 60 Minutes also focused on the Mirage Tavern. People were suspended, fired, or indicted. Oversight was revised. The state tax bureau even set up something it called the "Mirage Audit Unit" to catch cash-based businesses that were cheating on taxes.
Those of us familiar with Illinois politics, however, know it didn't end corruption. Four of the last seven Illinois governors have gone to jail.
Can you imagine setting up a similar sting in horse racing? Would the Mirage Racing Stable be able to bust some of the people peddling performance-enhancing substances on our backstretches. Or would the Mirage Bloodstock Agency catch trainers demanding kickbacks on horses they buy for their clients?
Let's look at horse racing and some actual events that changed the way the business operates.
In 1999, there was a horse called Behrens, who came into the Breeders' Cup Classic as the favorite after four wins and four seconds in eight starts. The previous year he didn't win a single race. The late 1990s was – for horse racing – the equivalent of the steroids era in baseball. Except in horse racing it was milkshakes, a proven way of enhancing performance, and there was no testing being done to see if trainers were manipulating total carbon dioxide levels of horses. The higher the TCO2 level, the less amount of fatigue a horse would feel. This was going on at the time, and it was not isolated to a few trainers.
Behrens was stabled 90 minutes north of Gulfstream Park, where the 1999 Breeders' Cup was held, and his trainer, Jim Bond, had the luxury of shipping him in on the afternoon of the event.
Another trainer, Michael Dickinson, had a longshot in the Classic, but he didn't like the fact that the Breeders' Cup Classic favorite was under no surveillance or security up until a few hours before the race. On his own, Dickinson hired a couple of private investigators to do what Breeders' Cup was not doing: watch over the horses. The first private investigator monitored every move Behrens made at Payson Park that morning until it was time to get on the horse van for Gulfstream. He followed the van closely to the track – too closely said trainer Bond, who would later say the private eye tried to run the horse van off the road. The second investigator, holding a video camera, stood near the Gulfstream Park stall of another horse in the Classic.
This wasn't investigative reporting. Truth is, in 1999, no racing reporters – myself included – seemed the least bit concerned that there might be cheating going on. So Dickinson took things into his own hands.
Behrens finished seventh in the Classic, by far his worst race of the year, though we have no way of knowing if it was because his previous performances may have been enhanced. Dickinson's horse, incidentally, finished last.
The most important thing to come out of this was the fact that the Breeders' Cup adopted new rules the following year requiring horses to be on the grounds at least 24 hours before their race. That requirement has since been extended to 72 hours and Breeders' Cup security is now the gold standard for American racing.
Again, the end result of this was changing how business was conducted.
Let's fast forward to 2012 and the controversial series in the New York Times: Death and Disarray at America's Racetracks, written by racing writer Joe Drape and Walt Bogdanich, a former 60 Minutes producer who'd won three Pulitzer Prizes. Drape had done some reporting on medication issues, and really I think deserves credit for being the first horse racing writer to begin seriously examining some of the industry's problems involving doping.
Bogdanich called Drape's previous work "sniper shots" and said, "We need an atomic bomb." He helped do the architecture on how to gather and compile the data that went into that series.
When the first part was published in March of last year, the initial reaction was "how dare they?" There were knee-jerk stories in trade publications trying to pick apart some of the numbers compiled for the series, but when you start arguing whether it's 24 horses a week that are dying at our racetracks or it's 15 or 18 or 20, you're not going to win the argument.
The front-page series touched a nerve, and not just with people who considered themselves racing fans. It injected into the mainstream consciousness of America some of the wrongdoing within our industry. And for change to happen, you have to first make the public aware.
What happened next was reform. In New Mexico, which got much of the focus of part one of the series, there was a shake-up at the racing commission. Tougher rules were adopted. The state legislature authorized more money be spent on security and drug testing.
Make no mistake: there was a serious problem. Let me remind you that in May 2012, just two months after the story ran, Ruidoso Downs in New Mexico held futurity trials. Of the 25 races run, eight of the winners – eight of them – tested positive for dermorphin, also known as frog juice, one of the most dangerous drugs you can give a horse. That is an epidemic of cheating.
The trainers that were nailed got stiff penalties. One was suspended 21 years. Another, AQHA champion trainer John Bassett, got 10 years. This would not have happened were it not for the New York Times.
In New York, Gov. Andrew Cuomo had already called for a Task Force to look into why so many horses were dying at Aqueduct in the winter of 2012. In the light of the New York Times articles, that Task Force could not afford to brush details under the rug. Its report later that year was stunning and revealing in its detailing on how pervasive so-called therapeutic medications had become. New York regulators heeded the call to tighten restrictions on these drugs, and now the rest of the mid-Atlantic and much of the rest of the country are getting on board. As NYRA CEO Chris Kay said yesterday, the number of horse fatalities at NYRA tracks has declined dramatically.
That is the positive force of investigative journalism.
We are seeing federal indictments in Pennsylvania, where trainers were led out in handcuffs. The legislature there may disband the racing commission entirely and form a new regulatory body. I am getting reports of an investigation being conducted by the criminal division of the Food and Drug Administration and local authorities at a Midwestern harness track that involve wiretaps, illegal drugging, and a betting ring. Florida's Division of Pari-Mutuel Wagering is under the microscope by state politicians. This is all happening in the wake of critical, investigative reporting.
I don't think I can emphasize this enough. The reason for this reporting is to change the culture when it needs change.
Sometimes you don't know if reporting on an issue has made a difference. Let's look at the Bob Baffert situation in California. From November 2011 until March 2013, at least seven horses in his barn at Hollywood Park died from some internal issue – not a broken leg but heart attacks, internal hemorrhage, whatever. Three publications that became aware of these extraordinary numbers – the New York Times, Blood-Horse, and Paulick Report – filed open records requests, examining necropsy reports of deaths, and all three publications published a story on April 10 of this year, coinciding with a California Horse Racing Board meeting where sudden deaths were discussed. Since those reports were published, Baffert hasn't lost a single horse to sudden death. Seven deaths in 16 months before stories were published. Zero deaths in the eight months since then.
Is that a coincidence? I don't think we'll ever know. But I do think, without the pressure from the media, the CHRB – which in April was denying that a problem existed – would not have conducted as thorough an investigation as it did.
Those of us who do this aren't in it to cause trouble or win awards or make friends in the industry. We are trying to make change.
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Well... Let me just say that I've liked Vikings for a long time.� Perhaps, if you wanted to mingle an interest, some manner of wolfin viking and his prey?� I mean, who's to say a bersek isn't *actually* channeling the fury of a wild animal to become a beastman...
Berserkers change to the bear....Good grief lad, get your mythology right!*wanders off tutting*
OH Gods.....Forgot you'd be around testing my knowledge Vandren....*grins*
yeah but you would have radar'd in on it anyway.....
Alright, let me just say that I did know better.� But for the sake of artistic liscene... I mean, bears just aren't sexy.
Tee hee, wow, someone knows their stuff!And, it's obviously not me. e_e
Someone's doing his dissertation on the subject (and has had fairly long PM discussions with someone else about it ).� :)
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For four tense days, Democrats in Philadelphia thought maybe the rumors were true–Bernie Sanders's supporters were going to storm out of the Wells Fargo Center the moment Hillary Clinton formally accepted the Democratic nomination for President of the United States of America.
But their tensions were quelled on Thursday when Clinton took the stage and accepted the honor inside a packed Wells Fargo Center. On the contrary, every seat was filled in the massive stadium, complete with what seemed like extra antes of enthusiasm behind each "Hillary" sign that pumped in the air.
A confident Clinton delivered a powerful speech touting the message of "stronger together" as she was greeted by thunderous cheers and made history in becoming the first female to secure a major party's nomination for President. Now, she faces an uphill battle in a 15-week sprint to try and defeat Republican Donald Trump in November.
"Do you really think Donald Trump has the temperament to be commander-in-chief? He can't even handle the rough and tumble of a presidential campaign. Imagine him in the Oval Office," said Clinton.
She jabbed further.
"A man you can bait with a tweet is not a man you can trust with nuclear weapons."
As predicted, Clinton was introduced by her daughter, Chelsea, now 36, who laid the foundation of a mother who prepared the groundwork for her. In turn, Chelsea said she has tried to do the same for her daughter, Charlotte, and son, Aiden. "She's a woman driven by compassion, by faith, by kindness, a fierce sense of justice and a heart full of love," the younger Clinton said. "So this November, I'm voting for a woman who is my role model as a mother and as an advocate – a woman who has spent her entire life working for children and families. I'm voting for the progressive who will protect our planet from climate change and our communities from gun violence, who will reform our criminal justice system, and who believes that women's rights are human rights, and LGBT rights are human rights, here at home and around the world."
A man you can bait with a tweet is not a man you can trust with nuclear weapons.
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Earlier in the evening, Clinton again received the endorsements of several celebrities, both young and old, including 19-year old actress and model Chloe Grace Moretz. Moretz urged her fellow millennials to vote for Hillary this fall. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, at 69, came out shortly after.
"I'm Michael Jordan and I'm here to close," he joked. "I said that because I know that Donald Trump couldn't tell the difference…Donald Trump's idea to register Muslims and prevent them from entering our country is the very tyranny [Thomas] Jefferson abhorred."
Perhaps a more eyebrow-raising speaker was Khizr Khan, the father of a Muslim-American solider who was killed in Iraq more than a decade ago.
"We stand here today as patriotic Muslims–as patriotic American Muslins, with undivided loyalty to our country," said Khan. He stood on stage with his wife, dressed in traditional Muslin garb, and asked Trump publicly if he had ever even read the Constitution. "I will gladly lend you my copy. In this document, look for the words, 'liberty' and 'equal protection of law'," Kahn said.
Katy Perry came out shortly afterward and gave a brief performance, singing "Rise" and "Roar" and telling the delegates she has been on the road with Hillary since Iowa. She reminded voters they would have as much power as any NRA lobbyist if they voted in November, saying, "you'll have as much say as any billionaire." Her rumored boyfriend, Orlando Bloom, was spotted nearby.
When Clinton emerged and embraced her daughter, Chelsea, the Wells Fargo Center erupted with cheers. American flags waved erratically and Clinton's weeklong thematic "Fight Song" echoed throughout the stadium. She spoke for just under an hour and attempted to lay out solid plans for what she would do in the first 100 days of her administration, including offering free college education for the middle class and "equal pay for equal work."
"[Trump] spoke for 70-odd minutes, and I do mean odd," she smiled. "And he offered zero solutions. He doesn't believe these things. No wonder he doesn't like talking about his plans. For those of you just getting to know Tim Kaine, you will soon understand why the people of Virginia keep promoting him from City Council to mayor to governor and now senator and he will make our whole country proud as our vice president," she said.
"I want to thank Bernie Sanders," Clinton added. "Bernie, your campaign inspired millions of Americans, particularly the young people who threw their hearts and souls into our primary. You put economic and social justice issues front and center, where they belong. To all of your supporters here and around the country, I want you to know, I've heard you."


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Love is in the air.....
Good day I had to sign up after reading this thread and seeing the recommened 6 thousand payout on lenses
I bought my first DSLR, a Sony a200, about 6 months ago. I have the 2 kit lenses, the 18-70 and 75-300. I'm an amateur hobbyist and now looking at getting a new lens. After reading DonChaps "So you have Sony now what?" post on DPS several times, I'm pretty much settled on the Tamron 18-250mm. What I wanted to add here though is really what DWessel said:
"Here's an idea!!!! Rather than bagging on Don's lens collection, how about explaining why you think the average person who might be viewing this site and trying to decide which lenses to buy is better served splurging on the high quality/high priced glass."
As one of the forementioned "average" people, I must say I was somewhat shocked and disheartened reading this thread. The general consensus seems to be that we should all be spending thousands on lenses. I certainly can't afford 6 grand on lenses for my camera, I'm having a hard enough time questioning the £400 or so on the Tamron. I appreciate that the more you pay the better it gets (I work for Sony), but everyone here seems to be seasoned (semi)pros who dont think twice about the cost. Clearly you are all being paid too much ;P
So from the AVERAGE persons view, reading this thread, we're shocked at the costs expected to payout and we're really just looking for the next step up. Dont they say "Its not the camera that takes the picture"?
Now at my level, I have been very impresed with my kit lens'. Sure there have been times when they haven't quite performed, but I've had what *I* concider to be some pretty good shots and even won some global competitions! The following was taking from the hip (no post cropping) on the move during an average day using the Sony 18-70mm 3.5/5.6 kit lens on my a200.
(more here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/41731611@N03/)
I have to say, it is hard to mix the "beginners" with those who have been at this for a little while. While you can look at all the pretty glass available, yes, you are faced with the daunting reality that good optics cost real money. We all face this reality.
So, yes, you will use what you have available to provide the BEST shot you can wrangle out of them. DO NOT fret in the idea that some of your work ... well, may need work. That's why you have the option to improve your glass. I mean IF these lower cost lenses worked as well as the higher ones ... what would be the point? Vanity? C'mon, you would NOT waste your time.
A hard pill to swallow is when you embark on the acquisition of a DSLR ... if offers you all sorts of ways to make for a far more dynamic, creative and powerful expression of your "vision." You direct your camera ... you do the framing ... you do the final work. This camera can offer you things that you simply cannot get with a P&S or other types of design.
That being said, take pride in your work with the a200 and lens(es) you have available. When you post you have the option to stipulate what you used to take the shot (EXIF data) and allow people to understand the devices you used to get it.
This is an extremely competitive field of endeavor. It is kind of like owning a 'Formula One' race car and an economy sedan ... yes, you get there ... and just stand in the street and tell the formula driver to "slow the heck down" ... and see how that works for ya.
Don Schap - BFA, Digital Photography
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Remember: It is usually the GLASS, not the camera (except for moving to Full Frame), that gives you the most improvement in your photography.
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[QUOTE=Biomech;398471]As one of the forementioned "average" people, I must say I was somewhat shocked and disheartened reading this thread. The general consensus seems to be that we should all be spending thousands on lenses. I certainly can't afford 6 grand on lenses for my camera, I'm having a hard enough time questioning the £400 or so on the Tamron. I appreciate that the more you pay the better it gets (I work for Sony), but everyone here seems to be seasoned (semi)pros who dont think twice about the cost. Clearly you are all being paid too much ;P
So from the AVERAGE persons view, reading this thread, we're shocked at the costs expected to payout and we're really just looking for the next step up. Dont they say "Its not the camera that takes the picture"?[QUOTE]
While great glass will certainly improve an image's sharpness and will generally focus faster and smoother, you are right that the QUALITY of the image ultimately comes down to the brain behind the camera and lens. You choose the subject and composition, the camera is ultimately just a tool to capture what you envision. Moreover, if there is one thing that my film photography class has tought me, and it trasfers over to digital, the end product print is often quite different from even the negative or original digital image because the image can be and often is tweaked in post-production to bring out what the photographer ultimately wants.
Where I think the higher priced, higher quality glass (and I include the mid-cost Sigma/Tamrons), makes the difference is in faster focus speeds, larger aperature for low-light situations, and quality of bokeh (influenced by # of aperature blades and curved vs straight edge), followed by a comparatively sharper image. Let's face it, the original focus is critical - if the original image is not in focus, there is virtually no amount of post-production that will save it. Wider aperatures give you more options, especially in low-light. And, if you're looking for that dreamy quality bokeh, you will notice a difference between the lower cost glass with less aperature blades and straight edges versus higher quality glass with more blades and the even better curved edges. In my book, sharpness is less important because it can be improved through post-production. Also, unless you are enlarging your image beyond 8x10, I doubt you would really notice a significant difference in image quality (but alas I've not done such a comparison).
So do you really need to plunk down $2K-$6K for a single lens, no. Will you want to plunk down $500-$6K for better quality mid to high grade lenses? If photography becomes more of a passion, then absolutely. As an example, I have taken some good quality macros with my cheap Sigma lens (original retail price about $150, I picked it up at Ritz liquidation for about $25). But looking at some of Peek's macro photos taken with a higher quality prime macro, I see a clear difference, like comparing a plastic diamond ring (photos from my macro) to a real diamond ring (photos from a prime macro).
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Zooms: Tamron SP AF70-200mm f2.8 Di LD Macro; Sigma 28-90mm D macro, Konica-Minolta 18-70 f3.5-5.6
Primes: Minolta 28mm f2.8; Sony 50mm f1.4
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What's next???
Now, I can see why we might consider the "What can I get by with" thread ... but, please note, this is the "great glass" decision thread ... so you, by design, are wading through and witnessing a discussion of the highest caliber glass that is available to SONY users.
It is not an attempt to demean or reduce the importance of what you are currently or planning to use on your DSLR. For those who actually do have "expendable" cash flow in this forum (man, talk about a real tiny group), we need to cater to them occasionally, too.
SONY DSLR users are in a group of really limited options compared to Nikon and Canon. Although it is growing (to me it seems a bit slower than I would like). There are three to four options in the Canikon world, where there may only be one or two in the SONY world. Heck, there may not even be any! So, be that as it may, your art is set by a level your determine. If you cannot achieve it with one manufacturer's goods, you move on to another's.
The beauty of the SONY line is that you can get tremendously "great glass" for it ... and take advantage of the in-body stability, too. Do you have to? Again, it depends on your require in your hobby and art, but at least the option is there.
That's what I call, "GREAT."
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Referencing the "Got my SONY DSLR camera ... what next?" thread (sticky post at the top of the forum list), it was written to establish HOW you could quickly improve your imaging without having to resort to all sorts of tomfoolery that probably will not make a hill's bit of difference ... and will more than likely increase the amount of time you need to spend on each shot to make it "presentable" in post-processing.
Darin makes an excellent point about getting the best looking, well-focused image you can out of the camera BEFORE post-processing. A better lens (over and above that "kit" lens) is a superior solution (quickest and to the point) over all others, in that regard.
Think about the hundreds of photographs you are probably going to take in the next few months. Time is money, too. If you swallow hard and spend the obligatory $400 for just one decent lens ... then your images stand to require a whole lot less detail attention after you take them. Shooting one lens against the other, you should see the improvement almost immediately. If not, simply return the more expensive optic and get your money back. We are obviously in "the wrong part of town" to affect whatever it is you are doing in your photography that made you think you needed help ... it's probably not the lens.
What it is time to do is ask questions ... and that's precisely where this forum comes into play. We all know it takes some work to come up with the perfect composition. Equipment is just a small portion of that battle. So, it is incumbent upon you to submit your images that are problematic and, literally, ASK "What's wrong with this picture?"
Thanks for reading this ... and let's see some work.
Last edited by DonSchap; 11-23-2009 at 10:44 AM.
Originally Posted by Biomech
............ After reading DonChaps "So you have Sony now what?" post on DPS several times, I'm pretty much settled on the Tamron 18-250mm...........
You'd be well advised to get the Sony version of this lens. The AF performance of the Tamron is decidedly poor by comparison.
I do wonder, however, if you are going to be disappointed by the marginal improvement in IQ over your current lenses. Whilst the 18-250mm certainly beats your existing pair it is a 'Jack Of All Trades' and still somewhat soft wide open at the short end and soft everywhere over 150mm. Of course we don't know why you've chosen this lens as an upgrade nor what you are expecting from it.
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'Real World' star Joey Kovar, 29, found dead in Chicago Ridge
By Laura Bollin and Jason Maholy
The family of an Evergreen Park man who starred on a popular MTV reality show is remembering him as a funny and talented guy who dreamed of being an actor, and who had in the past few years begun to turn his life around.
Joseph Kovar, 29, who became known to reality television fans across the country as Joey on "The Real World: Hollywood," was found dead shortly before 9 a.m. last Friday in the bedroom of a friend's condominium in the 9800 block of Sayre Avenue, according to police. Foul play is not suspected, said Chicago Ridge police Cmdr. Brian Galske; however, neither police nor Kovar's family members know yet how he died. The Cook County medical examiner's office will conduct an autopsy, and the results of a toxicology report could take up to six weeks, Galske said.
Kovar had a history of substance abuse that was chronicled on "The Real World" and during his time as a cast member of VH1's "Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew," but relatives said the former Evergreen Park High School student had in the past couple of years turned his life over to God, been baptized as a Christian and dedicated himself to overcoming addiction. He leaves behind his fiancée and two young children.
Joseph's grandfather, Eugene Kovar, said his grandson grew up wanting to be a wrestler and an actor, and had an affinity for Hulk Hogan and Arnold Schwarzenegger.
"He loved wrestling, and would always wrestle in my backyard," Eugene Kovar said. "He idolized Arnold Schwarzenegger and did bodybuilding. He wanted to be like him."
Joseph was "always a joker," performed excellent impersonations of celebrities and was a talented wrestling announcer, his grandfather said. He would often perform as the ring announcer for a Chicago-based wrestling outfit – and despite being promised money for the gigs was usually not paid, Eugene added.
"He would come home and I'd ask him how much he made, and he'd say, 'What do mean? They didn't pay me anything,'" he recalled.
Kovar struggled with addiction and had admitted to abusing alcohol, cocaine, methamphetamine, ecstasy and steroids. His trials were well-documented on "The Real World," when after a night of partying that included using cocaine he became belligerent with and frightened his housemates. He later expressed his disappointment with himself, opened up about his struggles with addiction and left the show to check into a rehabilitation facility. He returned to the show later that season, and at the cast's reunion episode that year claimed he had been sober for 10 months.
Overcoming addiction, however, can be a lifelong struggle, and Kovar resurfaced on television in January 2010 on Season 3 of "Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew," which also featured Pro Basketball Hall of Famer Dennis Rodman, actor Tom Sizemore and late former Alice in Chains bassist Mike Starr. Kovar completed the program and was doing really well two years ago when "Celebrity Rehab" counselor Bob Foster visited the Kovars' home in Evergreen Park, his grandfather said.
Kovar had been "doing great" and staying away from alcohol and drugs for at least the last two weeks, during which time he was working on the landscaping in his grandparents' garden. Joseph worked from morning to night during the course of the project, and it was not lost on Euegene that Kovar's dedication to the task was a means o stay occupied and keep his mind off the things that could make him stray from sobriety. Eugene Kovar last saw Joseph at 10:30 p.m. last Thursday when he said he was going to a friend's house.
Eugene said Joseph did not have many true friends, but mostly acquaintances who were bad influences.
"They weren't his friends, they were his enemies," he said.
Kovar had in the past couple of years found God, and about two years ago was baptized as a Christian, Euegene said.
"He also wanted to be a songwriter, and he was very religious," Kovar said. "Every day he would light a couple of candles and say his prayers at the kitchen table. He loved Jesus Christ. The last song he wrote was called, 'In My Suffering,' about [Jesus]. He was always singing and playing guitar."
Mr. Kovar is survived by his fiancé, Elaine Thompson; his children, Joey and Mara; his mother, Debbie; his grandfather, Eugene; his grandmother, Jennie; his brothers, Tommy and David; and his sister, Alyssa. A funeral service was held yesterday at Kosary Funeral Home in Evergreen Park. A funeral Mass will be held today at 10 a.m. at the First Church of God, 4600 W. 111th Street in Oak Lawn. Interment will be private.


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|Reviews for Adventure on the Venture
| LadyOfGlass chapter 1 . 1/4/2012
I really like this story! You've got all the canon characters done perfectly. I can't wait to read more :)
| KenzieMars chapter 9 . 10/8/2011
YAY! I still love this story! WOOOOOOHOOOOOOO
| Till-Owlyglass chapter 7 . 7/13/2011
That hug was sweet! Really sweet! In fact, so sweet that I think I may need to take a trip to the dentist! lol
Cyril and Lumpy teasing Jimmy over his crush was pretty funny. I'm glad that you slipped in the part about Jimmy's kleptomania.
| Till-Owlyglass chapter 6 . 7/13/2011
The paragraph that started with: "Jimmy held Elizabeth's gaze evenly..." was a really beautiful piece of writing! Very touching!
| Till-Owlyglass chapter 5 . 7/13/2011
Cyril is sweet! I hope to see more of him in future chapters. I think you need to start to develop Elizabeth and Jimmy's relationship more, at the moment they just hate eachother - there needs to be a reason why.
| Till-Owlyglass chapter 4 . 7/13/2011
Aw! Why is Elizabeth being so mean to Jimmy? It's nice to see her interacting with Jack, I also want to see her interacting with the other characters - especially her father.
| Till-Owlyglass chapter 3 . 7/13/2011
Aww! It's so cute that Elizabeth and Jimmy are getting to know eachother!
One little piece of con-crit, often you arrange speech like this:
"I'm fine," Elizabeth answered.
"Just cold is all." Truth was of course, she felt it to be stifling in the hold.
This can be a little awkward as the reader might get confused as to who is saying what. The correct way is like this:
"I'm fine," Elizabeth answered, "Just cold is all." Truth was of course, she felt it to be stifling in the hold.
| Till-Owlyglass chapter 2 . 7/13/2011
Oh God, Jimmy is making me laugh already! You captured his personality perfectly!
| Till-Owlyglass chapter 1 . 7/13/2011
I'm liking this story a lot so far! You have a wonderfully descriptive writing style, I could really picture the docks and the ship. I also have a good idea of Elizabeth's mother's personality and her relationship with her daughter.
A few things I picked up upon:
- If Elizabeth's father is Hayes then wouldn't she be black? You mentioned that she had golden hair.
- A few times your writing jumped between first person and third person.
- In the first paragraph, when you were talking about the resentment growing like a flower in her heart, you wrote 'it's' several times, this is an abbreviated way of writing 'it is', in future leave out the apostrophe.
- When Jimmy asks why she is there, you mention straight after that Elizabeth could tell by the tone of his voice that he didn't want to talk to her. Why would he bother asking if he didn't want to talk?
| GingerMoon chapter 8 . 6/29/2011
| Kinkajous17 chapter 7 . 5/12/2011
This is so good, please keep it up!
| QuietPoetic chapter 7 . 5/6/2011
I loved this chapter, actually i really like how this story is progressing. i do hope tha you update soon :) I 3 Jamie bell :)))
| MyMyMaia chapter 7 . 4/26/2011
Aww how sweet was that hugging scene? I think that you wrote it well and some people may not find it terribly realistic but when I first went out with my current boyfriend I kinda just went for it too :). Haha I'm so glad you updated this story! I've been waiting and I went through a period where I just wouldn't comment, but I'm out of that and I love the story so far!
| kenzieMarz chapter 7 . 4/26/2011
OMG! i love you! u got my name right :) sometimes i forget how to spell it :) anyway, i went and raided my uncles fridge and ate a couple of cookies! i love u! update! sorry if this sounds weird...
| R i v e r B l e u chapter 7 . 4/26/2011
Awwwwwwwwww! That last part made me blush, and the last line made me 'Awwwwww!' XD *hears something falling* Whaaaat...? *sees shower of cookies* OH MY GOD! AHHHHHH! *grabs bucket* Yay! Cookies! OMNOMNOM! As I was reading I was scared for Elizabeth! I thought Jimmy would shut her out after he caught her eavesdropping but was reaction was just made me go O-O Gah! What kind of complications will the hug lead to? O.o And should we ((the readers)) be afraid of that light bulb over your head? *backs away slowly* O.o


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