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Chicken Barbecue, Laceyville Goodwill Fire Company on Jan. 20, starting at 11 a.m.
Herrick Township Fire Department's annual Chicken Barbecue on Feb. 9. Pick-up time is from 11 a.m. to noon, no later. $6 each. Pre-order only by Jan. 31. Call Glenn at 570-746- 3957; Rusty, 744-2635 or Jason, 744-1504.
Blood Drive
Blood Drives: Jan. 22, Northeast Bradford High School, Rome, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. (employees only); Jan. 24, Wyalusing Fire Company, 1 to 6 p.m. (open to public); Jan. 30, Masco, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. (employees only).
Monthly Breakfast at the Herrickville Fire Hall, Sunday, Jan. 27, 2013, 7:30 to 10:30 a.m. All you can eat: pancakes, French toast, ham, sausage, eggs, home fries, sausage gravy and biscuits, coffee, orange juice, real maple syrup. and sugar-free syrup. Adults, $7; children to 12 years, $3; preschool, free. Benefit: Herrick Twp. Vol. Fire Co. - Dept. 4.
Round and Square Dance will be held at the Wysox Fire Hall, Saturday, Jan. 19, 7 until 11 p.m. Music by Sara. Benefit Wysox Fire Company.
The Hollenback United Methodist Church is pleased to announce the following dates for the free soup suppers for the next four months. These events start off with a Bible study at 4:30 and the supper at 5 p.m. All welcome. The dates are as follows: Feb. 13, March 13, April 10.
The WVHS Class of 1951 luncheon scheduled on Friday, Jan. 18 at noon at Mark's Valley View Restaurant in Laceyville has been cancelled.
The Stevensville Community Club is hosting a meat loaf luncheon at the hall on Tuesday, Jan. 22 at noon. The staff of the Area Agency on Aging of Lawton is serving. There will be no charge. A program by the Area Agency on Aging will be held at 11 a.m. Call Luke at 570-746-3188 for details. Make reservations with Kelly Allen at 570-278-7667 or 800-634-3746. All reservations required by Monday, Jan. 21 at 10:30 a.m. Menu consists of meatloaf, mashed potatoes, dilled carrots, whole wheat roll, cherry crisp and beverage.
Donations Needed
Wanted: Donated items that are in good condition (excluding clothing and stuffed animals) to be used as prizes for the dime social fundraiser being hosted by the parents of the Class of 2013. Donated items may be taken to WVHS by 3 p.m. until Feb. 1. Large items may be donated, but please contact first Lorrie Schools (firstname.lastname@example.com), Karen Potter (firstname.lastname@example.com) or Kay Doerner (cdoerner- @wyalusingrams.com). Food items donations are also needed such as: Baked goods; Sloppy Joe sauce, hot dogs, hot dog and hamburger buns, paper products (plates, cups, napkins) plastic silverware, condiments, cans of soda, bottled water or even a cash donation to purchase these items. Baked goods can be dropped off during schools hours, Friday, Feb. 1 or after 3 p.m. Saturday, Feb.2. Volunteers also need to help with fundraiser.
The Wyalusing Library is hosting Bingo on Saturday, Jan. 26 from 1 to 4 p.m. at the Wyalusing American Legion Post #534, 89 Bowling Alley Road. All proceeds benefit the library.
For Your Information
Bradford County Pennsylvanians for Human Life will have a Pro-Life Rally and Walk on Saturday, Jan. 19 at 11 a.m. beginning at the Bradford County Courthouse in Towanda. The group will then process to the Assembly of God Church, 20 Kingsbury Ave., Towanda for an ecumenical worship service. Light refreshments will be served.
Bradford/Sullivan Farm Bureau will be celebrating Food Check-Out from Jan. 21 - Feb. 17 2013. Food Check-Out will be observed through a charitable donation of food, paper products, office supplies, laundry products, cleaning products and money to the Ronald McDonald House located in Danville, Pa. A contribution to the event can be made by contacting Barbara Warburton at 570 924-3984 or Kathy Yoachim at 570 395-3462. The donated items will be presented to the House on Feb. 19. Look for drop off points in your local newspapers. It could be your church, place of work, school or grocery store.
The Endless Mountains Pregnancy Care Center presents "October Baby" at the Keystone Theater, Towanda on Sunday, Jan. 20, 4 p.m. Rated PG-13. $5 donation. A young woman on a quest to find her birth mother discovers that life can be so much more than what we have planned. All proceeds benefit the Endless Mts. Pregnancy Care Center. R3p
Meeting Notices
S.O.S. Al-Anon — Family Group will meet on Fridays at 7 p.m. at St. John's Lutheran Church, Hopkins Street, Sayre. Recovery House Meetings — AA Group of Towanda meets Mon.-Fri., noon; Mon., Thurs., Fri., Sat., 8 p.m., Sun., 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. NA meetings are held Tuesdays at 7 p.m. Speaker meeting every first Sunday, 8 p.m. All meetings at 205 Main St., Towanda (please use rear, lower entrance).
Compassionate Friends — of the Endless Mountains will hold their meetings on the second Tuesday of every month at 7 p.m. in the Endless Health Community Center, Montrose. TCF is open to all families who have lost a child from any cause at any age. There are no membership dues or fees of any kind. For more information, call 965-0901 (evenings) or 278-1658 or e-mail firstname.lastname@example.com.
Twelve Steps on the Way, a Christian recovery group, will meet at the Wyalusing Presbyterian Church on Mondays at 7 p.m. Use door in the rear of the church.
Al-Anon meetings in Tunkhannock: Endless Serenity Al-Anon Family Group on Monday, 7:30 p.m., Wednesday, 7 p.m., Saturday, noon. All meetings are held at the Tunkhannock UM Church Education Bldg., second floor.
Diabetes Support Group - meeting the first Thursday of every month at the Guthrie Clinic office in Towanda beginning at 5:30 p.m. There is no charge and all diabetics and family members are welcome. For more information, call Dawn at Guthrie Clinic at 570- 265-6165 during regular business hours.
TOPS PA #1134 — Laceyville, meets each Tuesday evening at the Braintrim Baptist Church in Laceyville. Weigh-ins from 5:15 to 6 p.m., meeting from 6-7 p.m. For more information, call 965-2493 or 869-1834. Toll-free 1- 800-932-8677.
AA Meeting — Wednesdays at 8 p.m. in the basement of the Wyalusing Presbyterian Church. Open meeting, nonsmoking.
MOPS — Mothers of Preschoolers meet every first and third Wed. of the month from 9 to 11 a.m., September through May. Meetings are held at the First Presbyterian Church, 5 Court St., Towanda. All mothers of preschoolers are welcome. Child care is provided for children, ages infant through five years old. For more information, contact the church at 570-265-5575.
Towanda-Wysox Kiwanis Club meets every second and fourth Wednesday of each month at the Weigh Station Café at 7:30 a.m. in Towanda. They find ways to help the children in the community. Contact Eileen Sheets at 570-265-2350 for more information.
Addictions to Victory. Faithbased support for addictions. Program will be held the first and third Thursday of each month at 7 p.m. at New Generation Church, Milan, 570-888- 1967.
Bradford County Cancer Support Group meets the 4th Wednesday of every month at Memorial Hospital in Conference Room A, beginning at 6:30 p.m. For more information, call 1-888-227-5445, Option 3.
The Wyalusing Masonic Lodge No. 618 meets at 7:30 p.m. on the third Monday of each month at the Lodge Hall, 158 Church St., Wyalusing. For more information, call 570-721- 0008.
AA meeting, Friday evenings at 8 p.m. at the Standing Stone Vesper Church spiritual building, River Road, Standing Stone Township. Open meeting, non-smoking.
Twin Tier Antique Tractor and Machinery Assoc. will meet on Jan. 17 at 6 p.m. Tractor pullers or interested persons welcome. 7 p.m., membership meeting at Stoll Building, Wysox.
Caregivers' Support Group sponsored by the Law Office of Leslie Wizelman and the B/S/S/T Area Agency on Aging meets at noon the second and fourth Tuesday of each month at the Library at Memorial Hospital Personal Care Home in Towanda. Anyone taking care of a family member or loved one, be it at home or as a resident of a long term care facility welcome. For information, call Donna Benjamin at the Law Office of Leslie Wizelman, 570-746-3844 or Carol Dieffenbach at Area Agency on Aging, 570-265-6121. The next meeting will be on Tuesday, Jan. 22.
The public is invited to Wyalusing Musical Society Program featuring the WVHS Early Morning Jazz Ensemble on Tuesday, Jan. 22, at 7 p.m. at the Wyalusing Presbyterian Church. (Note earlier meeting time.) This annual event is a favorite of parents, friends and anyone else interested in a great presentation by this group, directed by Mrs. Carol Madill. Refreshments will follow, then the society members' meeting. Hostesses: Wendy Gaustad, Nancy Potter, Sarah VanVolkinburg. Program Chairman: Cathy Keeney.
Open House
An open house in celebration of the upcoming birthday of Roberta LaFrance's 90th birthday will be held at the Braintrim Baptist Fellowship Center in Laceyville on Jan. 20 from 2 to 4 p.m. No gifts please.
A Dime Social will be held on Saturday, Feb. 2, from 5 to 7 p.m., in the Wyalusing High School cafeteria. The drawing will begin at 7 p.m. A variety of items will be available: TV, blender, toaster, pictures/Home Interior, end tables, furniture and much, much more. Food and drinks will be available for sale. Proceeds from the event will go toward the Senior Class of 2013 All-night Party.
RTL will hold sign-ups on the following dates: Jan. 18 and 25, 6 to 8 p.m. at the WVES. Feb. 15 and 22, 6 to 8 p.m. at the WVES. Any question, call Lisa Jayne at 570-869-2524 or Amy Bennett, 869-1123.
Mandatory managers/coaches meeting for RTL for anyone interested in coaching or managing a team in 2013. March 3 at the Laceyville Fire Hall. T-ball and instructional BB and SB, 5 p.m. Minor BB and Minor SB, 5:45 p.m. Major BB and Major SB, 6:30 p.m. Junior BB and Junior SB, 7:15 p.m. For more information, call Lisa Jayne, 570-869-2524.
Eighth Annual Pool Tournament in memory of Aaron (Norm) Felter on Saturday, Feb. 9 at the Wyalusing Hotel. Signups at noon sharp. Tournament starts at 1 p.m. $10 entry fee. (100% payback, first and second place winners.)
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A donation made in the name of one of the 25 "Women of Influence" named by Business First in September will help the Western New York Chapter of the Alzheimer's Association continue to provide vital programs and services across eight counties.
Lake Shore Savings Bank Vice President Nancy LaTulip recently presented a check for $1,000 to AA Executive Director Leilani Pelletier in the name of Joanne Pearl-Barbati of JM Management Services Inc. Pearl-Barbati is a former chairwoman of the association's board of directors. She chose the charity as a beneficiary of the bank's initiative to extend the scale of its support for not for profit organizations throughout the Western New York region.
The "Women of Influence" awards recognize the business acumen and community spirit of the honorees. Pearl-Barbati was honored for the inspiration she provides through her words, actions and attitude.
More than 5.4 million Americas are living with Alzheimer's disease, including 55,000 in the Western New York region, and more than 15 million family members and friends provide some kind of care for those individuals. It's estimated these caregivers provide $210 billion worth of unpaid care, while dementia-related costs covered by Medicare and Medicaid top $140 billion. Read the report at: www.alz.org.
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I believe that essential to the development of an effective enforcement strategy, is ensuring that any approaches that are considered to be particularly effective as well as any concerns with the present approach to intellectual property enforcement are understood by policymakers.I will be submitting my own thoughts, which I will also publish here, but for those thinking about what to say, I would focus on this sentence above. Historically, many of the government's approaches have not been at all effective, and have created a number of significant problems -- most of which have been ignored by the government (either willfully or through ignorance). This really is a chance to provide examples of why the current policy is not effective (and will never be effective if it keeps on the current path) as well as the "concerns" with the current approach, such as the criminalization of expressive behavior and the outright censorship of media publications.
As always, if you are filing comments with the government, make sure to proofread them carefully, and make your arguments clear and persuasive. The details of how to submit can be found here. Submissions are due by July 25th at 5pm ET.


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Dakar is the capital of Senegal.
The Senegalese are very proud of their reputation for "teranga" -- hospitality. Locals are extremely friendly and helpful, but as anywhere else, watch out for scams and pickpockets. Petty crime here is relatively high, be cautious.
Get in
Dakar is a major West African hub, so there are lots of flights coming from and going to Europe, North America and other African cities. Be prepared to arrive and leave at anytime of the night or day - many flights come in at around 2 and leave at around 4 AM.
By plane
From South Africa: SAA (Johannesburg)
From Europe: Air France (Paris-CDG), TAP Air Portugal (Lisbon), Alitalia (Milan), Iberia (Madrid, Las Palmas), Brussels Airlines (Brussels), Turkish Airlines (Istanbul)
From Africa: TACV Cabo Verde (Praia and Bissau), Royal Air Maroc (Casablanca), Air Ivoire (Abidjan), Ethiopian (Addis Ababa via Lomé and Abidjan or via Ndjamena), Kenya Airways (Nairobi via Bamako), Virgin Nigeria (Lagos), Brussels Airlines (Banjul), Tunisair (Tunis), Air Algérie (Algiers), Air Mali International (Bamako), Air Mauritanie (Nouakchott), Bellview Airlines (Lagos), Delta Airlines (Luanda begins January 21, 2011)
From North America: SAA (Washington-Dulles and New York-JFK), Delta (Atlanta beings January 21, 2011), Delta (New York-JFK)
From Asia: Emirates (Dubai)
By rail
The rail service connecting Dakar and Koulikoro in Mali, once stopping at many cities in Senegal, has been cancelled indefinitely.
By road
The main method of travel around the country is by sept places (from French, "seven seats," literally questionable station wagons in which they will pack seven people so that you are basically sitting on the next person's lap throughout the journey). You can also come with a group and rent out an entire sept place, but this will be expensive. If you are obviously a tourist, they WILL try to rip you off, so make sure to set a price before you agree to a driver. There are set prices to often-travelled locations. The main sept place station in Dakar is Gare Routieres de Pompiers. Watch out for pickpockets!
Get around
By Bus
The Dakar bus system, known as Dakar Demm Dikk (Dakar coming and going), is fairly dependable. Fares are 150 CFA, and there are no transfer. Unfortunately, for newcomers, there's not much in the way of a map of the bus system, so you'll have to figure it out on your own. The number 10 bus runs along the Corniche de l'Ouest and turns into the suburbs at Rue Aime Cesaire. The number 1 bus runs along the VDN.
Cars Rapides. These are the usually blue, yellow or white mini-buses that careen through Dakar and some of Senegal's other cities. There are somewhat fixed rates for certain distances, but you need to check with a Senegalese beforehand. As of 2011 150 CFA would cover most destinations. To find out where one is going, flag it down and shout out your destination at the apprenti, the boy in charge of collecting fares who hangs out the back. If she shouts back at you the destination you want, signal it to stop and hop aboard. To stop, bang loudly on the side of the bus, on the roof or signal to the apprenti you want off. Apprenti's don't always speak French, so be prepared to communicate otherwise if you do not speak Wolof.
By Taxi
Cheap and safe and everywhere. Just don't mind the broken windshields. All taxi fares are negotiated beforehand and will require bargaining. If you're not from Senegal, you will probably have an outrageous price proposed, so check with locals before to get an idea of what they pay, in order to know what you will be able to get. Even if you have negotiated a price, once you arrive your taxi driver will pretend he has no change on him, even if he previously assured you he had.
Gazelle is the local favourite beer - it comes in serious bottles, or Flag, which is stronger and more expensive.
There is a wide selection of hotels, form the basic to the best 4* chains. Many first time visitors stay at the expensive Meridien. There are however, some good and reasonably priced places to stay.
email [email protected] web [9] -booking online - Airport transfers - 24-hr security and sheck-in – Free wi-fi Internet 24-hr check in check out 1PM price from €30. The Phare hotel, named after the landmark Lighthouse is ideally located in "Les Mamelles", a quiet residential beach district, just 15 minutes from the city, 10 minutes from Leopold Sedar Senghor airport and close to "Les Almadies", "Ouakam", "N'Gor". The Phare Hotel has 10 Rooms surrounding an open air Flower Patio. The Rooms vary from Single to Quadruple each with ceiling fan and/or air conditioner. Hotel Phare is also close to Public transportation, Commercial banks, Restaurants, Bars and Night Clubs.
Le Poulagou is a nice small hotel, 2 kilometres from the airport. Ideal for the first days in Senegal and to escape the madness of Dakar. Free Internet access. Poulagou is advised by most of the tourist guides. Good report quality/price
Close to the airport, Kingz Plaza is in an area with lots of construction going on. Staff is friendly, the rooms are decent, the prices are reasonable (26 euros for a double room with shared facilities, 8 euros for a 6 dorm room). The restaurant serves decent dinner and breakfast and a nearby cafe has good coffee and food. There is also a small grocery store 5min by foot along the VDN.
Central location. Rooms with air-co, TV, mini-bar, safe and free internet access. Good quality/price.
Mid range
Stay safe
Petty crime in Dakar is relatively high; crime against tourists is common, even around Place de l'Independance. Use common sense: women should not walk around alone after dark. Watch your pockets in crowded places, such as Sandaga, and keep a close eye on your belongings. There are many different scams to get money from tourists, so be wary. The African favourite 'I work at your hotel and have run out of fuel, please can I borrow €10' etc are common, so don't be fooled.
Crime around the airport is extremely high. Do not change money at the airport. Con artists wait inside the arrival terminal by the baggage carousel. They inform you that they work for the airport and that they do not need any money from you. They snatch your bags out your hands, and lead you to a restaurant where you are told the kitchen is closed. They will all sit around you and demand money before they let you or your bags go. Some may offer to take you to "an affordable hotel" such as Hotel Tahiti. They then lock themselves in the room with you and demand money. They do not settle for anything less than $US10-25. They do not care if you have enough money for food or to get back to the airport. They will threaten you. Be warned.
Avoid the beaches at night. Try not to wear any outwardly expensive items of clothing or jewelry. Generally, the Senegalese are not violent. Some people turn to stealing so that they can drink and eat. Overall, though, the Senegalese are an incredibly friendly and hospitable people and you will meet many people who are interested in talking to you.
Senegal is one of the most politicalky stable countries in Africa. The police force is useless for your safety, although they all speak French hence are good to ask directions.
You should particularly avoid walking in the evenings (or nights) along the Corniche, particularly the stretch between the International School of Dakar and the Club Olympique.
There are many beggars in Dakar, and so this can be an uncomfortable situation. One way to handle it is with a simple, polite "ba BEN-een yohn" ("next time" in Wolof). They may be persistent, but be firm without being rude. Another option is to give the talibes food. Also, keep in mind the Islamic tradition of giving daily - after you've given once, you can say, "sah-RAHK-sah AH-gah-nah," which means "charity has already been done."
Embassies & Consulates
BBC World Service radio broadcast in English and French in Dakar on 105.6MHz.
Get out
Travelling outside of Dakar can be manic and harrowing, but is definitely worth it.


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Castellare di Castellina Chianti Classico 2010
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* *_HALF-BOTTLE_*This Chianti is brilliant ruby red with an ample bouquet of violets, iris and vanilla followed by deep layers of fruit on the palate. Dry and full-bodied with hints of almond and slight notes of tobacco. This is a concentrated, consistently round wine with a velvety feel and a lingering finish.
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The 2010 Chianti Classico is a serious wine. In this vintage, the Chianti Classico boasts gorgeous depth, richness and concentration, all supported by finessed tannins. Dark cherries, plums, spices, tobacco and licorice blossom on the energetic, mineral-infused finish. This is a great showing from a wine that captures the essence of 2010, a fabulous Sangiovese vintage. Anticipated maturity: 2012–2020.
Bright aromas and flavors of violet, black currant and raspberry make this red alluring. The firm tannins bring you down to earth as this finishes firm and tobaccolike. Best from 2014 through 2023. 9,000 cases made.
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OM-D with +5 or +10 diopter for 12-50mm Olympus?
Posted 24 December 2012 - 05:23 AM
I got the following plan for taking the O-MD underwater:
Nauticam housing
4" dome port for 9-18mm and 12-50mm
With the austrian custom zoom gear I will be able to operate the 12-50mm behind the 4" nauticam semi dome.
That should have the advantage of the increased field of view on the wide end compated to operating it behind the standard 12-50 Nauticam port.
Since I will not be able to get to macro mode with that option, I want to add the Nauticam flip diopter holder to the port to add either a Subsee +5 or + 10 diopter.
Since I have no experience with diopters yet, I am however not sure which one to choose.
I also plan to get the Olympus 60mm macro in the near future. I have read in some other forum, that one will also fit behind the Nauticam 4" dome port as it's nearly the same length as the 12-50mm
That would then give me a very compact setup with only one port which would be ideal when I want/have to travel light.
So the big question now is which diopter to choose for this setup. The Subsee +5 or +10
I may in the future add the Nauticam port for the 60mm macro to have a dedicated macro port which would give some more magnification compared to the dome port. Alex Mustard also confirmed that the 12-50 can be operated behind this port without any restricions.
So here again I could add the flip diopter holder to get macro functionality on the 12-50 when operating it behind this dome.
Like I said I have no experience with diopters, so I have no clue if it would be better to choose the +5 diopter for this setup or go with the +10 diopter.
With the 60mm macro I will be able to get to 1:1 anyway, so I'm not sure if the +10 diopter may not be a bit of an overkill here and if it would be better to only have a +5 diopter.
For the 12-50mm I have no idea how much the difference between the +5 and +10 will be. Since I'm planning to get the 60mm for serious macro work anyway, I'm currently leaning more towards the +5 diopter because it will be enough to get good macro with the 12-50 but must not be 1:1 since I will have the 60mm for that anyway when needed.
Any input will be very much appreciated.
Many thank's,
Posted 25 December 2012 - 04:49 PM
Mike Oelrich
Canon EOS 40D in Seatool housing, 100mm macro, Tokina 10-17, INON Z-240s.
Posted 26 December 2012 - 03:46 AM
Will the dome work with the diopters? I would have thought you'd need a flat port . . .
AFAIK - yes they will only work with flat port. I wouldn't even know how to fit a diopter to a dome port - if it is at all possible??
Why not get the Nauticam port for the 60mm as this should work very well with the gearing you have bought and you can screw the M67 wet lenses directly onto the front of the port.
Posted 26 December 2012 - 04:38 AM
Will the dome work with the diopters? I would have thought you'd need a flat port . . .
Yes, there is a new Nauticam diopter holder for the dome port.
It's this one here at reefphoto for example
It is designed specifically for the Nauticam 4" wide angle port.
Posted 04 January 2013 - 02:32 AM
Posted 04 January 2013 - 02:47 AM
Alexander Mustard - www.amustard.com - www.magic-filters.com
Nikon D5 (Subal housing). Nikon D7200 (Subal housing). Olympus EPL-5 (Nauticam housing).
Posted 04 January 2013 - 06:34 AM
With a flat port I found the dioptre worked with the 12-50 through almost all the range (from 15-50mm). Wider than 15mm it cut off.
Thank's for the information and that's good news.
With the wider view of the dome port I expect that I will have to zoom in a bit more, but should probably work at least from 25-50mm, which is good enough.
So for that purpose do you think the +5 diopter will be enough or is it better if I go directly for the +10 diopter?
I'm currently leaning more towards the +5 diopter since it will be smaller and lighter than the +10
With the 60mm macro lens I'm planning to get anyway, I think it should be good enough as I can go a bit more over 1:1 which is probably all I will need anyway.
But I may be wrong so I thought I'll better ask first
Posted 10 March 2015 - 07:50 PM
I would be very interested in an update to this topic. I am interested particularly in maximum magnification and working distance. Does anyone know where I can find sample photos taken with and without the +10 diopter with the lens at 43mm macro or 50mm normal modes?
Posted 21 March 2015 - 05:17 PM
OK, so I found a local dealer willing to let me test with my setup (Olympus m.Zuiko 12-50 lens in Nauticam flat port). I tried the SubSee +10 in the Nauticam flip adapter. My objective was maximum magnification (we consistently find pygmy seahorses on our local dives) so I did not test permutations at constant distance. As luck would have it I forgot to check my camera battery and it started flashing red on the first test shot so I had to rush, hand-holding a heavy housing over a poorly lit sales counter, hence these images are not very good, but they show the most important parameter which is maximum image size.
First, the lens at 43mm macro mode, no diopter. Closest focus is about 50mm from the front of the port. Horizontal image size is about 35mm:
Then, same 43mm macro mode with the Subsee +10. Closest focus is actually touching the lens, resting the front of the Subsee on the edge of the ruler. Horizontal image size is about 28.5mm:
Finally, for those without the Nauticam gear for this lens, I tried The Subsee +10 at 50mm (normal not macro mode). Closest focus was about 50mm from the port and horizontal image size is about 32mm
I conclude that this combination doesn't do what I was hoping, as the relatively small increases in magnification (about 25%) is offset by the loss of working distance, which would make approaching and lighting anything animate just about impossible.
Also for those hoping to save on the cost of the expensive Nauticam zoom port and gear for the 12-50 lens, it seems you can save $400 by buying the macro port and Austrian zoom gear, but end up at nearly the same image size as the 43mm macro mode, and need to spend about an extra $400 or so for the Subsee and flip adapter.
So for now I am going to stay happy with the versatility of the zoom lens, and buy the 60mm macro. Once I have that lens, then maybe the Subsee will produce the results I am after.
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Silhouette is having a holiday sale for Black Friday!
You can get these discounts, and support Scrapbook Update at the same time, by using code "UPDATE" when you check out.
* Silhouette CAMEO® plus 1 copy of Silhouette Studio® Designer Edition (MSRP $349.98) for $229.99
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Every Uttermost fixture has been individually designed to complement the latest in decorating trends, yet provide timeless, classic style. Look closely at the details… mouth blown glass with natural variations, hand finished iron, brilliant silver pate, fine crystal and so on. The closer you look, the more you'll like what you see. Originally a furniture manufacturer, Uttermost has pulled from its long standing background in furniture design to inspire its wide selection of home accessories that includes one of the deepest selections of mirrors and lamps. Great lamps can bring a room to life! Whether you are looking for gentle ambient lighting that warms your room and provides the finishing touch to your décor, specific task lighting that is cool and functional, or lamps that are strictly decorative and generate the "wow" in your room, an Uttermost lamp will certainly accomplish this. Lamps, fixtures, mirrors and more – Uttermost is your answer.


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Will.anderson precisava de um novo design de logo e criou um concurso na 99designs.
Um vencedor foi selecionado entre 73 designs enviados por 15 designers freelancers.
Iron Data LLC http://www.IronData.com
We develop and market regulatory software solutions to US State, Local and Federal agencies.
"BizGuide" is a product that we market that allows states to create an online wizard that through a series of questions and answers will guide the inquiring public to the correct government agencies to obtain the required permits and registrations needed to open/operate a business in the state.
The target audience is the US public (citizens) looking to start their own business, or looking to understand what licensing/permitting requirements they need to work as certain professions in the state.
We are looking to create a logo for a product called BizGuide. Requirements:
1. BizGuide name should be in the logo (it does not have to be prominent)
2. It can be any colour; red white and blue are good because they represent our target audience
3. The logo should fit in a square space or close to it.
4. Looking for something simple and elegant - the product is very easy to use.
5. We are running a project in parallel (http://99designs.com/logo-design/vote-pbbx3y). Those logos are little bit conservative. I would like to see something more fun. Think outside the box/circle.
6. An easy theme for our product is "connecting citizens to the tentacles of government"
7. Theme words: connecting, doing business, guiding, government, maze
Saiba como um concurso de design funciona ou leia mais sobre nossos serviços de design de logo.


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We began this sale to celebrate and sell Quarter Horses with foundation bloodlines similar to our own breeding program. Whether you are performing inside the arena or out on the range, these horses have the minds & athletic ability to do it all and do it well. Our annual Horse Sale showcases registered Quarter Horses from the Proffit Ranch and friends. There will be more horses at the sale that may not be listed here.
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Nov. 8, 2008
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Endicott freshman running back Mike Lane totaled 237 yards of total offense, including 151 yards rushing, and the Gulls spoiled MIT's Senior Day and 30-year celebration of its football history with a soggy, 39-18 victory over the Engineers in Cambridge on Saturday night.
Lane delivered a spectacular performance in leading Endicott (3-7, 2-5 NEFC) to the surprising New England Football Conference Boyd Division road win. The Engineers (5-5, 3-4) were looking for their first six-win season since 1999, but fell down by 13 early in the tilt and never quite recovered.
Sophomore Matt DeOliveira completed 8-of-13 passes for 151 yards and three touchdowns, including a 33-yard pass to Lane that pushed the Gulls ahead, 26-6, early in the third quarter. Lane finished with 86 yards receiving and two touchdowns to pace the attack, although four different players caught a touchdown pass for Endicott.
MIT junior running back DeRon Brown put the finishing touches on the greatest single-season rushing performance in team history during the loss, rushing for 177 yards on 35 carries. Brown failed to score a touchdown for the first time this season, but he still closed out the campaign with a school-record 1,816 yards rushing and 22 touchdowns.
MIT's first possession of the game totaled 16 plays and nine minutes of game time, although MIT turned the ball over on downs as sophomore Jordan Fields stopped Robert Utz just short of the goal. Endicott responded with an 11-play, 98-yard drive that lasted into the start of the second quarter. DeOliveira capped the drive with an 18-yard pass to rookie Mike Fimiani.
Endicott stretched its lead to 13-0 just 10 seconds later. Trying to field a bouncing kick in the rain, MIT fumbled the return and set the Gulls up in great position. On the first play of the drive, Lane scampered 33 yards through the defense for the crowd-silencing score.
Brown went to work on Tech's next drive, which resulted in MIT's first points of the night. The nation's leading rusher took the hand-off on nine consecutive plays, before junior Rick Mancuso hooked up with senior tight end Thomas Franklin from 23-yards out.
Taking the field for its final possession of the half with 48 seconds left in the frame, Endicott grabbed firm control of the contest by driving the distance en route to a score on the last play of the quarter. DeOliveira came through again, this time finding senior Angelo Ortiz in the far corner of the end zone from 10 yards out as the Gulls built a 20-6 halftime lead.
The Engineers pulled within 14 after Ben Grannan's first touchdown of the evening slashed MIT's deficit to 26-12 midway through the third quarter. Freshman Nathaniel Forbes set up the short drive with a 34-yard kick-off return following Lane's touchdown reception.
Grannan punched in another two-yard score with six minutes left in regulation, but not before junior Tim Viall hauled in a one-yard pass after a pitch to running back Drew Cusato that left MIT little time to trade touchdowns. With MIT trying to mount the improbable comeback, sophomore Kyle Capsalis delivered the final blow with a 40-yard interception return for a touchdown with just over two minutes remaining in the game.
Despite the lopsided result, the teams were statistically even. Endicott out-gained MIT, 406-389, although MIT boasted a 20-17 advantage in first downs. The Gulls benefitted by converting on key third downs and both of their fourth-down attempts.


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Brunswick Corp.'s fitness segment, which is comprised of Life Fitness and Hammer Strength, had fourth quarter 2011 revenue of $180 million and year 2011 revenue of $635.2 million, the company announced.
The fourth quarter sales numbers represent an increase of 11 percent from $162 million in fourth quarter 2010 while the year-end numbers are an increase of 17 percent from $541.9 million for 2010.
For fourth quarter 2011, U.S. sales, which represent 55 percent of the total sales in this division, increased by 14 percent while international sales increased by 7 percent. Commercial sales increased during the quarter, too.
The fitness segment had operating earnings of $28.3 million compared to $24.4 million in fourth quarter 2010. Improved operating earnings in the fourth quarter of 2011 resulted from higher sales and a more favorable product mix, partially offset by higher variable compensation expense.
For the year, operating earnings were $93.4 million compared to $59.6 million, an increase of 57 percent over 2010.
Brunswick Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Dustan E. McCoy said in a call with analysts after the release of the financials last week that the company's fitness business unit "is operating incredibly well right now."
He attributed the growth in the division to several factors.
"As we've introduced new product, we have begun to have this great ability to tier our product offering to clubs, and we make great money in the entire tiering, but it also permits us to serve various price requirements for club owners," he said.
Some of the growth also stems from club operators needing to replenish their equipment, McCoy said. However, he also attributed Life Fitness' increases to difficulties that some competitors have faced, although he did not name any competitors.
"Some of our competitors have gone through some difficulty, and our team has done a great job of taking advantage of that and making sure that we secure a good place in all global markets," he said.
McCoy expressed excitement about Life Fitness' potential in 2012, particularly around the investment the company is making in new products, but he shared concern about facing pricing pressures from competitors.
"It may be difficult when one begins to get the share we've gotten to hold onto the margins we have because sometimes people need to attack the share with pricing," McCoy said. "And our expectation is, in the coming months and years, there will be some pricing pressures. So, it may be hard to maintain operating margin of 15 percent, but [the margins are] not going to deteriorate a whole lot."
For the fourth quarter of 2011, Brunswick reported net sales of $789.1 million, up from $728.8 million a year earlier. Also for the quarter, the company reported an operating loss of $18.1 million, which included restructuring, exit and impairment charges of $4.5 million. In fourth quarter 2010, Brunswick had an operating loss of $74.7 million, which included $18.5 million of restructuring, exit and impairment charges.
For the year, Brunswick had net sales of $3.7 billion, up from $3.4 billion a year earlier. Also for the year, operating earnings were $192.4 million, which included $22.7 million of restructuring, exit and impairment charges. In 2010, Brunswick reported operating earnings of $16.3 million, which included $62.3 million of restructuring, exit and impairment charges.
"The factors that positively affected our earnings in the fourth quarter of 2011, compared to the previous year, included higher sales levels resulting from market share gains in our marine businesses, as well as in our fitness and bowling and billiards segments, combined with company-wide cost reductions and lower warranty costs, restructuring charges and tax provisions," McCoy said.


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Of all of the great directors who have emerged from South Korea in the past two decades, Bong Joon-ho stands out.
The 44-year-old has only helmed five features and parts of a few anthologies since the turn of the century, but his work has been influential and acclaimed far beyond East Asia. "Memories of Murder" (2003) reset the police procedural, "The Host" (2006) utterly upended the giant monster movie, and "Mother" (2009) is arguably the finest Hitchcock thriller old Alfred never made.
Now we have Bong's first English-language production, "Snowpiercer." It's a dystopian sci-fi epic based on the French graphic novel "Le Transperceneige." At $40 million, it's the most expensive South Korean-financed movie ever, if you don't count the Sun Myung Moon-backed war epic "Inchon" from 1981.
It's easy to see why. Shot mostly in the Czech Republic with an international cast that includes Chris Evans, Ed Harris, John Hurt, Tilda Swinton, Song Kang-ho, Octavia Spencer, Jamie Bell, Vlad Ivanov and Alison Pill, it's a wildly inventive story about a supertrain that is mankind's last bastion after an attempt to arrest global warming results in Earth freezing over.
While a handful of the well-off and lucky have lived in luxury for 17 years in the planet-circling train's front cars, the poor who managed to jump on board at the last moment have suffered in overcrowded squalor at the rear. Finally, a revolt led by Evans' Curtis Everett takes the grimy masses through an increasingly surreal series of support cars toward the magical, semi-mythical locomotive.
"I wanted to create a unique, sci-fi action film," says Bong, who understands English but often speaks through a Korean interpreter. "This was the biggest production in my life, although it kind of has two identities. In Korea, the media call it the biggest film ever, but then Chris Evans goes on TV here and says, 'Yeah, I'm working on a small, unique film, a very challenging movie.' "
Speaking for himself, the "Captain America" actor told us why he signed up.
"Anytime a director of Bong's capability comes your way, and you see other actors like Tilda Swinton and Ed Harris, who can't be bought and choose movies for good material, on board, it's hard to say no," Evans says. "And Bong is fantastic to work with. It's always comforting when you know you're working for an artist, for somebody who has a vision. Unfortunately, that's not always true in filmmaking; someone else is picking up the tab, and they have an opinion."
Although that wasn't the case during production — like most Korean auteurs, Bong is used to full creative control and final cut, and "Snowpiercer's" producers had no problem with that — things have been rather rocky with the film's American distributor. "Snowpiercer" is being released here by The Weinstein Co.'s Radius division in the full cut that has already played successfully elsewhere in the world. But that's after a long tussle between company head Harvey Weinstein and Bong over how long the U.S. version should be.
"The Weinstein Co. is used to figuring out how to appeal to an audience, so they play around with the cut and try different things," Bong says as diplomatically as he can. "It's a very natural thing that they do, and not just on a movie like this. So, inevitably, there was going to be some conflict, perhaps. When Harvey suggested some things, I wasn't used to that. But after going through this process, the director's cut that was released in Korea, France and Japan is coming to theaters here. It was a decision that The Weinstein Co. made; I am grateful for it and I respect that decision."
As for what he wanted to do with the film, Bong says, "It's not about just tackling the message and throwing that at the audience. It's really just the excitement and the beauty of seeing the images. Of course, when you're going home after the movie, maybe some of the sociopolitical ideas that are in the film are absorbed."
Bong was particularly interested in shooting a film in the narrow and long confines of railroad cars.
"Trains, in general, just make me crazy, get me really excited," he admits. "It's sort of a perfect cinematic location, and a challenge to shoot. And a train is also divided into cars and it moves like a snake, so that was really exciting. Many things can only happen on a train."
Bong is now working on two scripts, one in Korean and another in mixed languages. He says he gets lots of good offers from Hollywood, but has no immediate plans to work over here.
"I'm a writer-director," he says with a sigh, then laughs. "I hate scriptwriting! But I always write my own scripts."
Maybe just as well. Bong's contemporaries Park Chan-wook and Kim Jee-woon didn't fare too well with their respective American debuts, "Stoker" and "The Last Stand," last year. That aside, they and many others have created a national cinema that is the envy of the world.
We asked Bong how this happened. He wasn't quite sure at first, but he came up with a good answer.
"I'm part of this wave of filmmakers, and inside the industry you can't see the forest when you're in the forest," Bong says. "But looking back, I think that it might have to do with the end of the long history of dictatorships in South Korea in the early 1990s. That's when students were in cinema clubs and studied films. I'd see the same group of people at screenings over and over, and then you'd see those same guys a few years later and they'd be directors or producers. It was just a different generation; we were all movie buffs."


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Tamar Braxton unfollows industry friends after they appear as guests on daytime talk show The Real despite her being fired from the show...
Last night a tipster to revealed Tamar's actions to Fameolous on Instagram.
This is surprising at all. This is an immature brat who talk shit to her sisters, have an argument with everyone around her(including assistants),storm out the room when things don't go her way,throw stones then hide her hands when confronted. Who in their RIGHT mind would want to be considered "TaTa, "She did that" "you tried it" friend!!!!
Typo for 1:28... I meant this isn't surprising at all.
^^^I agree with you....but that gets you no where on this site. being able to see through the bullish and having common sense might get you scrutinized on here. please leave the comments to the bums with no lives who are probably gonna say "if they were real friends they wouldn't have went on there" please. your money don't make me shit. LOL.
You would think Tamar would be more humble, considering she's unemployed.
Tamar is exhausting. To make it worst, she has great talent and had some start power but is burning bridges with her funky foul attitude! Throw her turtle looking ass in the same boat with Azealia Banks!
So basically she wants to fuck up other people's money cuz she mad. Bitch please.
Their world does not revolve around you, Taymups
Girl @1:43 Yess. Petty. Misery loves company. You got some washed artists to name a few that are just like that. Always want everything to be how they then want and want everyone to agree with them. I cant stand people like that
You sound like you wanna spill some tea. Do it.
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@2:10 washed up female rapper blocked other artists and dissed them on social media because they work with another female they dont like. She blocked ebe for takimg a photo op with onika
No one is wondering why The Real has chosen some of Tamar's associates to appear as guest host? Seems like The Real is displaying acts of pettiness. There are plenty other experienced, relevant industry people that that could call. Just a thought.
^Reguardless they never said anything bad about Tamar
**some of the tamars associates never said anything bad about tamar
LOL at her unfollowing them when she was just bragging how she was supporting her friend Toya.
The friend of my enemy is not my friend must be Tamar mantra.
Tamar should be more focused on coming up with the perfect exit strategy for the next time Vince gets hungry and goes on a snack attack again and tries to munch on her fingers like Vienna sausages, instead of worrying about who is and who isn't doing guest appearances on The Real!
Who has the time to monitor who someone is and isn't following on SM, and then sends it to a gossip account? Notice Tamar has not said a thing about The Real, yet other people are making a story out of it.
And I agree with 2:37. Why did The Real select these two who America doesn't know, who are Tamar's "friends" who barely have anything to promote on to kick off a very controversial third season? And why are the ATL folks except Tiny promoting their appearances?
Tamar took a lot of heat when she sided with Toya and her now ex husband re: K Michelle, and look how she gets the favor returned.
What should she expect from a bunch of fake opportunist bitches, but at the same time she needs to let it go... Blocking blessings holding onto animosity from the past...
I don't think she can mess up anyone's money from unfollowing them now friendship and support system she has messed that up for herself.
@Elle Speaks I was thinking the same thing. They can obviously go on any show they like and I understand that other than Wendy most talk shows aren't checking for Toya or even Monica (under most circumstances). However, it is interesting that two of her "close" friends were some of this season's first guests. Def another little slap in the face from the show.
Side note: I don't know how I'd react in Tamar's shoes. I'm not the type that expects my friend's lives to revolve around me and my life but I'd probably still some type of way about this because the wound is still fresh. A little later on the season and Tamar probably wouldn't have responded in such a childish (let me go unfollow this b**** way).
They selected them because they can; they agreed to appear because they can and wanted to. Tamar needs to grow up and get over it.
Remain unbothered, and let you associate do them....you do you....end of story.
The Real should be called The Fake with all them dusty fake heffas on the show and Iwould unfollow anyone who watches The Real and who follows Tamar. Loni Love look nasty with them cat suits she wear. Who in the hell takes advice from these nobody has beens is beyond me. Suprised the show ain't cancelled.
"Who has the time to monitor who someone is and isn't following on SM, and then sends it to a gossip account? Notice Tamar has not said a thing about The Real, yet other people are making a story out of it."
I'm sorry what year are you living in? because if it's 2016, this is the age of pettiness, drama, anti-socialism, anti-intellectualism, comebacks, "clapbacks", "come-for-thems", "throwing shade" and other flaming homosexual quotables that went mainstream, hypersensitive man-children who refuse to grow up, grown women who take selfies all day and becoming Instagram "models" instead of being model mothers, and children who are highly overexposed to everything.
So, there's plenty of time to follow a semi-relevant celebrity on social media, armchair analyze her passive-aggressive digital footprint, and sending the non-story to (urban) gossip blogs desperate for clicks.
Toya and Monica will probably throw a parade to celebrate
Petty cake, petty cake! Girl, BYe go sit yo ass down!
I am with Tamar on this one. If you don't like my friend, you are not going to use me to get back at my friend. Loyalty is everything.


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count2infinity wrote:Ray Shero has done pretty much anything and everything that has been asked of him and has built a fantastic team. I'm not so sure keeping DB on is a sunken battleship. Do I think it's time for Dan to go? Yes, but it's not the end of the world if he stays.
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|2011-04-18, 10:34
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Shame, I can't wait to see this. I'm confident it'll be good. Though I seem to be in the minority in that I've liked everything from Nanoha so far, 1st Movie, Vivid, and Force included.
I hope it's at least 150 minutes or more of length though. I just can't see them fitting it all in 2 hours, it just cuts too many important scenes.
And really, while the weapons may be different, I expect that... well, really only Erio isn't using a weapon meant for him, the others for the most part seem to be using weapons similar to their original ones (I guess Nanoha also counts, but I expect she could fight at a range, just hasn't had a chance to against her opponents), so I don't think it's that big of a deal. I would prefer them to use their original weapons, and I hope they get 5th generation weapons soon, but I suppose we'll see.
But not really the place to discuss it. Here's looking forward to actually seeing Hayate do something cool, since I would love to see her actually do something noteworthy. I sincerely doubt I'll get to see Shamal do much of note, so I can't get my hopes up about that.
|2011-04-18, 19:01
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|2011-04-18, 21:36
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Well, I meant Shamal actually doing something noteworthy in a fight scene. She just kind of... sits there. Even Yuuno does more in battle than she does, and while it's not the best comparison, the A's game has her fighting, so doubtless she could do a bit more, so I'm hoping she does something. A one on one battle of her vs. Yuuno, showing her taking on her somewhat rival, would be really cool, but given the lack of attention to either of them, the chances of them actually showing off their skill is next to impossible.
|2011-04-19, 02:23
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Direct fight is not Shamal's forte, but it ill be cool if she manage to excel at her own area and te movie justice her by portraying her support skills during battle in aiding he other Wolks to turn the tide on their favour.
|2011-04-19, 02:29
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It's not really Yuuno's either, but he was able to hold his own against Vita for a while. I just think it'd be interesting to see her in a battle, since I always like mages who aren't directly powerful, but have lots of support abilities which makes it difficult to take them down. I know it'll never happen, given how much difficult Hayate has just getting into a confrontation (let alone winning one against a noteworthy foe), so Shamal isn't going to happen, but it still would be cool for me.
|2011-04-19, 09:01
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Speaking of Yuuno, I hope they come out and make it clear whether Vita really was content to only use normal swings or if she bothered to pop cartridges to equally nonexistent effect.
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|2011-04-19, 10:27
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I'm decently certain Yuuno could stop Graf Eisen with cartridge powered attacks, given how well he does with normal ones. It'd probably be difficult, but still. I am eager to see how that fight scene looks in the movie. As much as I loved season 1, A's had much better fight scenes compared to the first scene. Even the first fight of A's was better, at least from a fighting standpoint, than the climactic battle of season 1 (Nanoha vs. Fate, while not the last battle, still feels like the climax pretty much of the season). Still loved it though, but it was much better in the movie I felt, so A's should be even more wonderful.
I do hope the final battle isn't just them launching super attacks on the big bad. I understand with that much firepower you can take down anything just about, but it'd be nice to see them doing a bit more fun teamworking things. Plus it'd give Hayate and Chrono a chance to do some cool fights as well, considering they never really did much in A's originally.
I wonder how I got onto that random babbling. Well, whatever, all things others have said, and I'm confident, regardless of what they do, it'll be a fun and incredible movie. Just hope it isn't too short.
|2011-04-20, 09:52
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But knowing him it'll probably be another cocktease.
|2011-04-20, 11:49
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Well, considering that Yuuno made a barrier that was supposed to contain a normal Starlight Breaker, I'd say his limits had been pretty well shown. The only other time his barrier was broken, was during a 5 on 5 brawl where his barrier was containing the whole damn thing.
Partly, I understand his sidelining because his barrier skills are almost a game-breaker. Which kinda makes his retreat with Arf in A's vs. Reinforce, seem kinda odd.
Edit: That might be one change I'd like to see in this movie: have Arf and Yuuno stay around to help fight Reinforce. Make it a better team battle with them all supporting each other.
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|2011-04-20, 18:08
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|2011-04-21, 03:04
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That's what I said, isn't it? :P Admitedly, I'm uncertain on how easy it would be, but I'm sure he could take it. I just typically tend to word things less definitive.
Also, Aki, Belkan Knights aren't obsolete, and I doubt ever will be, so your title seems misplaced.
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. . . Or he could just be friggin' weird, and I could just be way too tired and rambling quasi-introspective nonsense. I should probably turn in for the morning.
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|2011-04-21, 08:32
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Nah, I know, I'm just chiming in on it. I have a lot of faith in our heroes, and 5th generation devices, so I'm sure it'll all work out somehow. Never doubted Nanoha or any of her friends, even if things got rough. So if you truly like a character, you should have more hope for their future. If this was a different series I'd understand being a bit down on them, but the Belkan Knights will kick butt again and again, of this I'm sure.
But off topic, really. Well... maybe not. :P I'm sure we'll see Belkan Knights kicking butt the way we all know they can and will. I hope the fight scenes are more impressive, I just don't know how much they have to improve on. Barring the final fight scene, of course. Seeing the Materials, as some have suggested, wouldn't be bad, and would allow for a lot more impressive of a fight scene, but I think it's more likely we'll just see more deadly attacks. Which would also be fun, even if it is ridiculous at that extent.
|2011-04-21, 10:20
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Wow, Animesuki now play therapy sessions xD
Back on topic, the fights in A's are truly impressive, fast paced and action packed(also flavored with cool but short speeches and dialoge), probably the movie didn't have much time to expand on the battles because of the developement of the characters but i hope to see the changes made. MOVIE 1st shows a truly impressive upgrade on the fights, specially on Nanoha VS. Fate climatic battle. So i hope to see marvelous skirmishes between the Wolkenritter and the heroes, but the main steak will probably be the Nanoha VS. Reinforce battle(not that i'm complaining, that will be freakin awesome).
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Monday, January 16, 2012
Core Workout
I developed this routine from workouts I did for ultimate frisbee and tips from my brother. This core routine works out every single part of your abdominals - the lower abdominals, upper abdominals, sides (by your ribs), and obliques (by your hips). Remember when you're doing these workouts to always keep your core engaged, meaning keep your back straight and your core muscles tight. If you've never done this workout before, try doing a set of 10 reps for each exercise. Then, gauge how well you can do each exercise and set a baseline level that is challenging but doable. This was my baseline level for the first set I did:
40 crunches
30 bicycles
20 side crunches (each side)
15 leg lifts
15 Russian twists w/ 4 lb ball
Once I was comfortable doing this set, I added a second set, meaning I went through the rotation a second time. And then once I became comfortable with that (meaning it was no longer challenging), I added on a third set.
I wouldn't recommend going past 3 sets for this workout, so if you find one of these exercises is comfortable for you, start upping your reps for that exercise instead of adding on another set (that is why I'm not doing the same number of reps for most of the different exercises). Make sure you're working at a pace that is challenging but it isn't difficult enough so that you can't complete it. It'll take a lot of adjusting, but once you find the numbers that work for you this routine will really get you into shape. Here's a run down on how to do each of the above exercises.
Please note that I am not a trained professional. I crafted this workout based on exercises I had done in fitness classes and during my training for ultimate frisbee. If any part of this workout is painful do not continue to do it.
I know, easy, right? I used to do dozens of crunches without a second thought until a fellow gym goer pointed out I was heading towards injury. When you're doing crunches, make sure you're looking straight up at the ceiling and not at the wall in front of you. If you tuck your chin to your chest while you're doing crunches, you're going to strain your neck. Lift yourself off of the ground with your abdominals by contracting them and not by pulling yourself up by your shoulders.
Lie on your back with your knees bent at a 90 degree angle so your calves are parallel with the floor. Lock your hands behind your head and keep your elbows out to your sides. Lift yourself off of the ground as if you're doing a crunch, but twist your torso so that your left elbow touches your right knee. Immediately twist your torso the other way so your right elbow touches your left knee. As you alternate between legs, extend one leg as you touch your knee to the other. That was 1 rep. Do not lower yourself back to the floor. Keep your shoulders off the ground and your core engaged as you continue through your reps.
Side crunches
Lie on your right side with your knees slightly bent and your hips stacked (make sure your knees match up evenly). Contract your left side to bring your right shoulder off the ground. Lower yourself back down. That was 1 rep. Make sure to switch to your left side when you have finished all of your reps.
Leg lifts
Lie on your back and lift your legs up so they are at a 45 degree angle with the ground. Lower your legs just to the point before your lower back lifts off the ground. Hold for a second and raise back up to a 45 degree angle. That was 1 rep.
Russian twists
Sit on the floor with your knees bent at a 90 degree angle so your calves are parallel with the floor. Grab a medicine ball (or foam ball) and twist your body to the right, touching the ball to the floor. Twist your body to the left, touching the ball to the floor. This was 1 rep. Keep your back straight and your legs up off the floor for the entire set.
As always, if you have any questions feel free to leave a comment or shoot me an email. Hope you guys enjoy this workout as much as I do :)
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Every time I go to the gym I see this guy doing ab ball crunches. He does, maybe, a gazillion? And he does them super fast. It always makes me giggle because he just kinda bounces around wildly on top of the ball. LOLReplyDelete
I shouldn't giggle at my fellow gym-goers though... I commend his efforts! I'm sure he has killer abz.
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The 2008 St. John's Men's soccer team is having a season to remember, and Zimbabwe–born midfielder Tafadwa Chidiku has been one of the key reasons for the Red Storm's success.
Taking a lob pass from teammate Nelson Beccera (junior midfielder), Queens resident Chidiku scored the only goal of fourth-ranked St. John's 1-0 win over Big East rival, South Florida (ranked twelfth, nationally), sliding a shot past a diving Jeff Attinella from six yards out, in the 70th minute, on Saturday night in Queens.
The game-winning goal was an early birthday present for Chidiku (born Tafadwa Travor Chiduku on October 21, 1985 in Kwekwe, Zimbabwe), who goes by the name Trevor. The tally also marked the third consecutive game in which Chidiku scored, tying him with Nelson for the team lead in goals with five on the season.
Chidiku and Nelson have each scored as much as St. John's opponents, who have been outscored 26-7 by the Red Storm this season, as St. John's has rocketed to the top spot in the Big East with a 6-1-1 conference record, while going 12-1-2 (including 8-0-1 at home) overall.
Saturday night's win was the fourth straight for Chidiku and St. John's, which appear to be getting hot at just the right time, as they seek to avoid getting tripped up against teams they figure to handle down the stretch.
The Red Storm goes on its final road trip of the season, traveling to DePaul (6-5-3, 4-3-1 Big East) on Saturday and Rutgers (5-6-3, 2-4-2 Big East) on October 28th, before concluding the regular season at home against Cincinnati (5-7-2, 2-5-1 Big East) on October 31st.


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At least, that's how I'm interpreting his Valentine's Day advice to men. Here's what he actually said:
Today is Valentine's Day. Do not forget. I speak from experience here. It is important that you remember this. And go big. That is my advice.
So yeah, elephant. Or dinosaur? Life-sized dinosaur.