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Youth Camp
Fort Littleton Bible Church will host a youth camp for children ages 5-11. Children will arrive Friday, August 10, and stay until Sunday, August 12. Dismissal is at 2 p.m. Children ages 12 and up will be invited to participate in youth camp between Friday, August 10, thru Tuesday, August 14. Dismissal time will be at 11 a.m.
Homecoming Timber Ridge Cemetery Association, in cooperation with the Antioch Christian Church, invites all to its homecoming celebration Sunday, July 29, at Antioch Christian Church beginning at 2 p.m. Included will be gospel bluegrass and Southern gospel music and a memorial message, followed by fellowship at the adjacent pavilion. Meat, beverage and paper products will be furnished. Bring covered dish and a lawn chair. RSVP and any questions to 717-573-2133.
Bible School
"In God We Trust" Vacation Bible School for ages 2-18 will be held at Pleasant Grove Christian Church, July 30 through August 3. Registration is at 6 p.m. with Bible school from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. each night with stories, crafts, activities, games and songs. For more information or transportation arrangements, call 485-3617 or 573-4599.
Bible School
Rehoboth New Life will host a weekend Vacation Bible School July 27 through July 29, at 6 p.m. nightly. This year's theme is Rocky Point Lighthouse. There will be music, interactive Bible stories, games, snacks and much more. Pastor Lowell Bard welcomes all children from preschool to sixth grade and their parents to join in as we "Shine God's Light." RNL is located across from the firehall in Needmore. For more information, call 717-496-7558.
Bible School
Sideling Hill Christian Church, 10424 Sipes Mill Road, welcomes all ages from 2 years old to adult to the "Bug Zone" on July 23 from 6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. and July 24- 27, from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Get transformed by the big God! There will be music, puppets, Bible stories, games, crafts and snacks.
Bible School
Cito United Methodist Church will hold Vacation Bible School July 23-27 each evening from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. This will be a fun-filled week of Bible lessons, crafts, music, games, food and fun. There will be classes for preschool through adult. For more information, please call the church office at 717-485-9020. The church is located at 3746 Cito Road, McConnellsburg.
Summer Youth Camp
A summer youth camp will be held August 10-14, sponsored by Fort Littleton Bible Church. Check-in is August 10 at 2 p.m. and checkout August 12 at 2 p.m. for ages 5-11; and checkout for ages 10-14 is August 14 at 11 a.m. There will be a $10 registration fee for each camper. Registration forms are available by calling 987-4404 by July 30.
Singing Convention
The 37th annual Pennsylvania State Singing Convention will be held August 9-12 at Morrisons Cove Memorial Park in Martinsburg, Pa. Featured will be 150 gospel groups, soloists and duets. More information available by calling 814-695-9356 or at psssc.nb.net.
Football/Cheerleading Registration
Fulton County Cowboys youth football and cheerleading registration will be held Thurdsay, July 26, from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., at Lions Club Park Pavilion. Bring copy of birth certificate. More information may be obtained by calling 658-3563 or 816-2857.
Fall Soccer Registration
Central Fulton AYSO fall soccer registration will be held Monday, July 23, and Tuesday, July 24, from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m., at Community State Bank community room. Registration fee is $40 per player. Please bring a copy of child's birth certificate. Child must be 4 years old as of August 1 to be eligible to play. More information may be obtained by calling April Richards at 485-9494.
Pool Party
Bring the kids to the pool party at Great Cove Golf Course June 24 from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Not only will the whole family swim for free, you'll even receive a pass to come back on Wednesday. Cooking can be a hassle on these hot summer afternoons so dinner will be available. Games and activities for the kids also. Open to the community. Sponsored by Fulton County Center For Families.
Car Show
A car show will be held to benefit Better Days Animal League, Saturday, August 4, (raindate: Sunday August 5) at the BDAL Thrift Store, 232 Lincoln Way West. Registration is from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., with awards at 3 p.m. Classes as follows: People's Choice, Participant's Choice, Best Truck, Best Motorcycle, Best Car 1986 and Newer, Best Car 1985 and Older, Best of Show. Cost is $10 per vehicle, includes dash plaque for first 60 registered. Breakfast and lunch items available for purchase, in addition to snow cones, funnel cakes and baked goods. Also, Thrift Store specials. Call for directions at 717-485-0064. Sponsored by Peckie's Auto Body Repairs, McConnellsburg. BDAL is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit animal shelter that supports animal cruelty/neglect enforcement in Fulton County: www.betterdaysanimalleague.org.
Auction Come join in for a pleasant evening and good food Saturday, July 28, at the American Legion in McConnellsburg. Donations are being accepted by the Fulton County Historical Society for an auction to raise money to brick case the historic Fulton County Jail. Gift certificates or new, antique, or collectible items are welcome and may be taken to the county commissioners office during regular business hours. Donations are tax deductible and donors will receive a receipt for tax purposes after the auction. The silent auction is from 3:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Dinner is at 5:30 p.m. and the traditional auction begins at 6:30 p.m. For tickets please call Monica at 485-4454, Glenn at 485-3172 or Dick at 485-3412.
Open Stage
Hustontown Area Volunteer Fire Co. will host an open stage Saturday, July 28, at 6 p.m. Kitchen opens at 5 p.m. Admission is free.
Shade Gap Picnic
The 129th annual Shade Gap Picnic will be held at Harpers Memorial Park, Shade Gap, July 29 thru August 4. The annual parade will be held Monday, July 30, at 7 p.m. Sponsored by Shade Gap Fire Co. More information may be obtained by calling 814-259-3252 or at www.shadegapfire.com.
Community Yard Sale
Pleasant Grove Christian Church, located 3 miles west of Needmore on Pleasant Grove Rd., will hold a community yard sale on Saturday, August 11, from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Atlantic City Trip
Hunters Helping Kids will be having a bus trip to Atlantic City August 18, 2012. Leave Hustontown Firehall at 6:30 a.m., and return around 11 p.m. Try your luck or just catch some rays on the beach or walk the boardwalk and see the sites. Cost is $55 per seat and $22 slot play from Tropicana with a buffet meal included in price. Games going down and back. All proceeds go to Hunters Helping Kids Mason-Dixon Chapter to take local kids outdoors.
Not Going Back To School Picnic
Notice to all school retirees and it doesn't matter where you worked. All are encouraged to come to the covered dish "I'm Not Going Back To School Picnic" Wednesday, August 22, starting at 11 a.m. at McConnellsburg Lions Club pavilion. Please bring something for the auction. This is used to help raise money to the scholarship fund. A scholarship is given to a deserving senior from one of the county schools who are planning to continue in the field of education.
Bluegrass/Gospel Music Festival
A bluegrass/gospel music festival will be held at Bedford Chapel Church, Rt. 643, 4570 Flickerville Road, Warfordsburg, July 21 from 4:30 p.m. until 10 p.m. Food stand and cake walks. Entertainment provided by Richard and Mary Fox with Higher Ground, Guildford Station and By Faith Ministries Gospel Singers. Bring lawnchairs.
Archery Shoots
Letterkenny Rod and Gun Club will hold a 3-D archery shoot Sunday, July 22, from 6 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. and Wednesday evening, July 25, from 4 p.m. to dusk at the recreation area. More information may be obtained by calling 717-375-4563.
Wells Tannery Homecoming
The 65th Wells Tannery Homecoming will be held Saturday, July 28, at Wells Tannery Community Park. The parade will start at 11 a.m. More entries are needed. Call 685-3399 for more information. Food will be served starting at noon. There will be a car show with prizes. Chicken barbecue, hot roast beef sandwiches, pie and lots of other goodies will be served. Music starts at noon and will continue until 9 a.m. when the raffle drawing will be made.
Shoot For Life
The 14th annual Shoot for Life will be held at Everett Sportsmen's Club July 21. Registration will be from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. This is a 50-bird shoot. There will be T-shirts given to shooters. The cost to shoot is $20. Raffle items and food will be available. All proceeds benefit the American Cancer Society.
50s Night
Back to those fabulous swinging "50s" on Friday, July 27, at Warfordsburg Senior Center social night for folks over 60. Bring a covered dish, meat is furnished. Come dressed in 50s and 60s attire and go back in time with Barb and Forest. Meal at 6 p.m. and music from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. For more information, call 717-294-6020.
Open Stage
Hustontown Area Volunteer Fire Co. will sponsor an open stage Saturday, July 28, beginning at 6 p.m. The kitchen will open at 5 p.m. Free admission.
Path Valley Homecoming
The 105th annual Path Valley Picnic and Homecoming will be held August 15-18, at Hammond's Grove, Route 75, north of Spring Run, sponsored by Fannett-Metal Volunteer Fire Co. Admission and parking are free. Everyone is welcome to attend. The annual parade will be held Thursday, August 16, at 6:30 p.m.
Flag Football League Forming
Hancock Flag Football signup will be August 2 and August 3, from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m., at Hancock Community Center. Children entering kindergarten thru second grade are eligible to participate. Registration per child will be $35. Please bring a copy of birth certificate and two proofs of residency. Any questions please call 301-678-7605 or e-mail firstname.lastname@example.com.
Christian Social Services Closed
During the month of July, Christian Social Services of Fulton County will not hold set office hours but will serve clients by appointment only. Please call for an appointment at 717-485-5796.
Second Time Around
Second Time Around is featuring a new wrinkle on the fourth Saturday of each month. The next will be July 28, from noon until 2 p.m. Whatever fits into a grocery bag will cost $1 or if you prefer a canned goods costing at least $1. All proceeds of the sale will go to Center Church Community Food Bank that furnishes food to anyone in need.
Art Exhibit
An art exhibit will be held again this year in conjunction with the Peach Festival in Fort Loudon Saturday, August 18. Artists are invited to deliver up to four original artworks to the Community Center on Friday, August 17, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. All mediums are welcome, however, do not bring sculpture, prints or photographs. Pictures should be dry, framed and ready to hang with a wire on the back. All entries should have name, address, phone and price attached to the back of the work. Pictures will not be judged, but there will be a People's Choice Award. There is no entry fee or commission on sales. Donations are welcome. Working artists are encouraged to set up to paint on site at the Community Grounds. For more information, contact Linda Best at 717-369-2249.
Carwash/Bake Sale
Boy Scout Troop 45 is hosting a carwash/ bake sale on Saturday, August 4, from 8 a.m. to noon at All Things Automotive, McConnellsburg.
Fulton County Fair Participants
Premium books are no longer being mailed to exhibitors. Please see local businesses to pick up this year's copy. Rabbit check-in will be Saturday, August 11, at noon. All other entries will be accepted on August 12 and 13 at the fair office. Payment of premiums contingent upon allocation of state fair funds.
Festival Laurel Ridge Christian Church of Big Cove Tannery will hold its annual festival Saturday, August 11, at 5 p.m., rain or shine. Plenty of homemade soups and baked goods, barbecues, hamburgers, hot dogs, french fries, soda and homemade ice cream. Music will be provided by Guilford Station and there will be puppets by Pastor Hamilton and family and other activities for youths. All are invited for a night of good food and fellowship.
Bake Sale There will be a bake sale at 201 South First
Street in McConnellsburg from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Proceeds benefit Antietam Humane Society.
Festival A festival will be held at Buck Valley Park July 21. Music will be New Connection. Kitchen opens at 5 p.m. and games at 6 p.m.
Ice Cream Festivals
Fairview United Methodist Church will hold ice cream festivals this year on July 21 and September 8. The church is located four miles north of Hustontown on North Hess Road. Homemade ice cream, soups, sandwiches, french fries and desserts will be sold. The festivals begin at 4 p.m. All are welcome.
Community Wellness/Silver Sneakers/Prime
Community Wellness/Silver Sneakers/Prime will be held Monday, Tuesday and Thursday, from 6 a.m. to 7 a.m. and 1 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. and Wednesday and Friday, 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., at Fulton County Medical Center cardiopulmonary rehab gym. The cost is based on insurance. Call Kim or Patti at 717-485-6149 to see if insurance provider is accepted. Community Wellness is $40/month/person or $70/month/couple.
Nutrition Class
Fulton County nutrition awareness classes are held at Warfordsburg Senior Center on the third Monday of every month. When the third Monday is a holiday, it is held the fourth Monday from 10 a.m. to noon. To register or sign up for lunch, call 717-294-6020.
McConnellsburg AA Meetings
The McConnellsburg Chapter of Alcoholics Anonymous will meet on Wednesdays at 7 p.m. every week at the Alumni Building basement, McConnellsburg.
Free Blood Pressure Screenings
Free blood pressure screenings will be given at the following locations: McConnellsburg Senior Center the first Thursday of every month from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.; Hann's Apartments the second Monday of every month from 11 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.; Warfordsburg Senior Center the third Wednesday of every month from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.; and Hustontown Senior Center the third Thursday of every month from 11:15 a.m. to 11:45 a.m.
Free Blood Pressure Screenings
Free blood pressure screenings will be given at the following locations: McConnellsburg Senior Center the first Thursday of every month from 11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.; Hann's Apartments the second Monday of every month from 11:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.; Warfordsburg Senior Center the third Wednesday of every month from 11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.; and Hustontown Senior Center the third Thursday of every month from 11:15 a.m. to 11:45 a.m.
Zumba Fitness
Reaching Wellness Zumba fitness class will be held for all ages every Friday at 6 p.m., at McConnellsburg Alumni & Friends building. More information may be obtained by calling 717-253-7599 or at email@example.com.
Zumba Class
Reaching Wellness Zumba classes will be held for all ages Tuesdays at 6:30 p.m., at Celebrations Unlimited. Call for cost and register at 814-259-3667.
Garden Club Meeting
North End Garden Club meeting and silent auction will be held Tuesday, July 24, from 11 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., at Fulton County Library. Bring old or new treasures to donate for auction. Profits support community service projects. Visitors are welcome. For information, contact Sharon Berbert at 717-485-5736.
Quilt Club Meeting
Fulton County Quilt Club will meet Saturday, July 21, at 10 a.m., in the community room of Fulton County Library located on North First Street, McConnellsburg. Mary Meyers will be teaching how to make an arrowhead block using two 8-inch squares of fabric. Please bring precut 8-inch squares, rotary cutter and mat, rulers, sewing machine, scissors, etc. Anyone interested in quilting is invited to attend. Further information may be obtained by calling 485- 9200.
MHS Soccer Booster Meeting
MHS varsity boys and junior high soccer booster meeting will be held July 23 at 6 p.m. at the Lions Club pavilion.
MHS Class Of 2007 Reunion
The five-year reunion for McConnellsburg High School Class of 2007 will be held August 4 at 3 p.m. at the VFW campgrounds in Big Cove Tannery. Please bring a covered dish to share. Hamburgers and hot dogs will be provided. To RSVP or for any questions, contact Kaitlin at 717-262-3547, Amanda at 717-552-3158 or Erin at 717-552- 3613.
Greenhill Reunion Cancelled
The Greenhill alumni reunion has been cancelled for this year.
Edwards Reunion
The descendants of William M. and Minnie (Foster) Edwards will hold their 47th annual Edwards reunion at Cowans Gap State Park Pavilion #4 Saturday, July 21, at noon.
Shore/Counins Reunion
The Shore/Counins reunion will be held July 28 at Burnt Cabins Grist Mill. Lunch will be at noon. Bring a covered dish.
MHS Class Of 1992 Reunion
McConnellsburg High School Class of 1992 will hold a reunion Saturday, August 25, at Great Cove Golf Course at 5:30 p.m. Light refreshments will be served and a DJ will be spinning some tunes. Cost is $20 for classmates or $35 per couple. Please RSVP by August 11 to firstname.lastname@example.com or call Julie Elvey Dovey at 485- 5923.
Ward Reunion
The Ward reunion will be held Sunday, July 29, at Buck Valley Park. Lunch will be served at 1 p.m. Bring a covered dish.
McKee Reunion
The annual McKee reunion will be held August 4, at Warfordsburg Community Park, next to the senior center. Eat at approximately 1 p.m. Please bring a covered dish and an item for the silent auction. Everyone is welcome. There will be games and fun for all.
DeShong Reunion
The family of Elvie and Regina DeShong will hold their annual reunion at Knobsville United Methodist Church July 29 at 12:30 p.m. More information may be obtained by calling 717-485-5413.


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OK. Let's see if this one flies.
What RAW processor do you use? and why?
50mm f/1.8, Sigma 18-125, Sigma 24-70 f/2.8, Nikon 18-105 VR, Nikon 55-200 VR, Nikon 43-86 f/3.5 AiS, Vivitar 28-90 F/2.8-3.5 Macro, Vivitar 75-205 F/3.8-4.8, SB800.
Ha! See, I can change...
I use RSE. I used to use C1 but found RSE loads faster and is faster to do quick conversions. I don't like ACR for some reason.
I have not tried bibble though.
Here is a tip.
When working with a raw file that has some under/over exposure, do some digital blending by overexposing a copy, then underexposing a copy, then open all three in photoshop and tweak the layers as necessary. I have found that I this works great when I do not take the initiative to do exposure bracketing.
RAW sure is great!
US Navy--Hooyah!
Nikon D700/D300|17-35 f/2.8, 24-70 f/2.8, Sigmalux, 80-200 f/2.8, 16 f/2.8 fisheye,
Lots of flashes and Honl gear.
Originally Posted by George Riehm
OK. Let's see if this one flies.
What RAW processor do you use? and why?
Until last night I was using CS2, before that Bibble (well for the demo period) and CS before that... But last night I tried C1 as they added DS support, and I like it a lot, I will keep using it for a while, I think I will buy it from my testing so far...
I just find CS a bit dull, and it takes more effort to 'bring the photos to life'... I know it sounds vague, it is hard to explain... Bibble and C1 just feel better...
Your right Ob1, C1 is a little slow, although not as slow as Photoshop...
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I'm preferring RSE @ the moment for the ability to really tweak the image details. The built in Noise Cleaner is nice for ISO 1600 images. The Canon DPP is quick but quite limited in what you can do. I prefer to get my RAW stuff as close as possible without relying too much on PSE 2.
Phase One LE works very good too but maybe not for $59.00 ...
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I have just started to use Nikon Capture (free trial copy) and the one really nice feature, for Sigma 18-125 users is the de-vignetting feature. Plus it is actually pretty darned good for Nikon users.
I have used the Adobe RAW plug-in, RSE, and even IRfanview. I need to use Nikon Capture a little more before making the $99 commitment.
Originally Posted by George Riehm
OK. Let's see if this one flies.
What RAW processor do you use? and why?
Sorry I haven't been more active here recently; between work and the learning curve (yes, RAW processors!), I haven't had much time. In addition, I've promised myself not to take too many more pictures before I get a new workflow established, since with the addition of new RAW and TIFF files has caused my hard disc real estate to shrink like the national budget surplus.
Currently, I'm experimenting with only two processors: RSE, currently free, as everyone knows, and Silkypix, a Japanese program that has gotten quite a bit of exposure over on the DP Review Oly SLR forum. I decided that since I read Japanese, I'd be foolish not to investigate it a bit closer. So I got the preview version (good for two weeks' use) several weeks ago, and as of a few hours ago, I plunked down my money for the registered version--but I haven't done much more than play with it.
I have also experimented with Olympus's Master--the free photo-management and conversion program that came with my E-300, but its conversion features are really only for folks who want the minumum of features--in fact, my real feeling is that if someone is satisfied with Master, they shouldn't be shooting RAW anyway, and should go back to JPEG, since the E-300's are quite good (so why am I here? ).
Since I mentioned Oly Master (I'm using the Japanese version), my specific complaints about it are these:
1. Slow as molasses in January.
If you want to move an adjustment slider say ten points in one direction, you apparently* have to wait for the computer to update each incremental unit along the way. That takes about five seconds each on my computer. By the time youve gotten to your destination, youve forgotten what the original looked like, making it hard to make any subjective comparison in your mind regarding the changes.
<*I say apparently since I havent read the instructions, and dont know if theres a way to speed things up. Ill have to look into that, but the default is SLOW. >
2. The range of controls is simply too trivial. You cant really adjust much.
I should point out that the Master software package has drawn praise for its other functions (photo organization, etc.), but at this point it doesnt fulfill my needs for a RAW converter.
Since Im still firmly on the upside of the learning curve, I'm going to stick with the two programs RSE and Silkypix for the present, since I feel its probably counter-productive to continually shift between lots of new programs (especially when they cost $$$) until I learn the basics of how to operate at least one or two properly. Which at this point means RSE and Silkypix as I read through the manuals and try and get a hold of just what's going on.
One difficulty is that both these programs (and others obviously) provide lots of controls, but theyre implemented differently, so its hard to know just how to get the same kind of results from them. For example, RSE has a fill light control which is great for bringing up the shadows in underexposed shots. Silkypix doesnt have that specific control, although it has other controls that are missing on RSE.
What I like about these programs:
1. Both are relatively fast. RSE is far and away the speediest, but there are things that can be done with Silkypix defaults to speed up the update process, so its not bad. For me, one important feature is the ability to swing rapidly through great shifts of slider range to see the overall impact on the appearance, thus giving me a better subjective idea of the basic place to set the slider (then I edge up on the final point using fine increments).
2. Both provide a good thumbnail view that allows me to view and flag shots for the initial triage stage. Its fairly easy to switch between views, although RSE has the advantage there. Silkypix doesnt provide sufficient keyboard shortcuts IMO for operations I like to do. But its still not at all bad.
3. At this stage of experimentation Silkypix seems to make it easier to achieve the colors I like, particularly in the greens. For some reason, I have trouble getting RSE to produce really nice greens that satisfy me. Im still experimenting, though, and anticipating further updates.
4. According to at least one Japanese review Ive read, Silkypix has a better sharpening algorithm than either Olympus Master or Olympus Studio (limited to testing images from the E-300) .
What I dont like:
1. Ive already mentioned the bit of trouble Ive had with colors in RSE. I admit, Ive used only JPEG the past five years so RAW is all new to me, and the difficulty may just be my own unfamiliarity with how to best operate and utilize these programs--which is why Im trying to spend some quality time learning more about the process before rushing to rash criticism.
2. In RSE, I dont care too much for the appearance control, since the settings are implemented entirely behind the scenes, and the user is given no idea of how the results are arrived at. In that sense, Silkypix is nice, since when you select an appearance setting, it is reflected in visible changes of all the other relevant controls slider positions.
3. I also wish RSE had the ability to display JPEGS and TIFFs in the thumbnails. I understand the rationale for not doing so (this is a RAW converter, not a JPEG handler!), but I still wish they were shown for one reason: In this testing stage, at least, I still sometimes shoot RAW + SHQ (JPEG) and during my initial culling process it would be nice to have the option of deleting all the frames associated with a given bad shot, instead of just the RAW images. As it is, I have to make a note of what shots Im deleting and then go back and delete the JPEGs manually.
In RSE's defense, I should say that the addition of Michael Tapes to the Pixmantec team has already proved an important step. He's answered a number of questions on the RSE forum regarding specific features of the program, so I'm assuming that things can only get better. Assuming the improvements keep on coming and it's competitively priced, I'll rush to buy the commercial version when it appears.
"...and only the stump, or fishy part of him remained."
Green Gables: A Contemplative Companion to Fujino Township
RSE and Photochop CS2 are the main ones, I like RSE just for fast viewing of the days shots, but prefer Photochop's Bridge as it's less hassle if it needs editing.
I'm still a fan of PSP, but the RAW converter isn't one of it's best points.
All the best, Paul.
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Nikon N90s (35mm), D70 + Tamron 19-35mm f/3.5-4.5, Tamron 28-75mm f/2.8, Sigma 28-105mm f/4-5.6, Nikkor 50mm f/1.8, Sigma 70-300mm f/4-5.6 APO Macro, Tokina 80-200mm f/2.8, Pheonix 100mm f3.5 1-1 Macro, Sigma 170-500mm f/5-6.3 APO.
Nikon F6 coming soon.....
There is a new e-book out from Uwe Steinmeuller called The Art of RAW Conversion if anyone is interested. I am ordering it just to see if it's worth $39.
I have a short version that came with my D70 iNova e-book but need more help so...
Here is the link.
Will be picking up Scott Kelby's new CS2 book ASAP. Also Bruce Fraser's Real World Camera RAW.
A great plugin is Fred Miranda's Velvia Vision. Really makes those photos 'pop'!
Nikon Capture - The best for your NEFs
Not only has it rich features, but also the calculation and manipulation is very well done.
I love D-lighting
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I only recently got into making bento, so I thought this challenge was well timed. I've always thought they made the cutest lunches! I used to work with a guy who had a girlfriend from Japan. She'd pack his lunch for him, then tie it up in a cute (kawaii) bundle. When we'd have out of work events, I'd talk to her and she'd tell me stories about how he couldn't tie the cloth around the bento himself. The knots wouldn't stay and everything fell out! I doubt my bento will ever be anything as fancy as hers, but if it gets me to stop buying lunch from the cafeteria, it's served it's purpose.
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STOCKTON - Kendall Rodriguez and Erica McKenzie chose the difficult path in May 2011 while the Pacific women's basketball program seemingly was imploding around them.
STOCKTON - Kendall Rodriguez and Erica McKenzie chose the difficult path in May 2011 while the Pacific women's basketball program seemingly was imploding around them.
They did it because of their friendship.
Rodriguez and McKenzie met for the first time in the summer of 2009 before their freshman seasons and a friendship was formed. It was tested by all of the losing in their first two years - Pacific was 15-45 in 2009-10 and 2010-11 - but things hit a low point when starters Danielle Peacon and Jordan Rogers both transferred that May. Rodriguez and McKenzie both had a decision to make, and they chose to stay at Pacific.
"It was tough times," seventh-year coach Lynne Roberts said. "We weren't just losing basketball games, we had kids that weren't invested. Kendall and Erica independently sat in my office and told me they're not going anywhere and this was their program. I won't ever forget that and those were two very big moments for me personally and this program."
Rodriguez and McKenzie will be among five Tigers honored during Senior Day as the first-place Tigers (20-6, 10-4 Big West Conference) host UC Riverside (11-13, 4-9) at 4 p.m. today at Spanos Center.
"We feel like we've been through it all, beginning with how terrible we were our freshman year," Rodriguez said. "Our friendship was a huge factor in not leaving when others did. Erica and I together thought we had the ability to turn the program around."
With help from fellow senior Ashley Wakefield, junior Gena Johnson and sophomore center Kendall Kenyon, the duo has done just that, leading Pacific to an 18-14 record last season and the second round of the WNIT. This season has been even better, with the Tigers vying for their first Big West crown and having matched the program record with 20 wins with four regular-season games remaining.
"The most rewarding thing is just being able to stick together and developing a great situation," McKenzie said. "It's an amazing feeling going from six wins to 20 and it shows how far we've come."
Rodriguez and McKenzie have both amassed more than 1,000 career points, becoming the 17th and 18th players in program history to do so. Roberts credits their differing personalities for providing balanced leadership for the team. McKenzie, who is from Sparks, Nev., lends a sympathetic ear, while Rodriguez, who is from La Habra, is loud and leads by fear.
"They are the face of this team on and off the floor," Roberts said. "They have created this culture of working hard, having fun and enjoying being a part of a college basketball team."
Both will graduate in May, with Rodriguez majoring in business and McKenzie getting a degree in sports management. Post-graduation plans are focused on basketball with both hoping to play professionally overseas together. Before that come their final four Big West games, the conference tournament in Anaheim and, they hope, an NCAA Tournament berth.
"We couldn't ask for a better way to end our career than this season," McKenzie said. "It would mean everything to us to get the regular season Big West championship."
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Born and raised in Dickson City, Pennsylvania, Michele A. Towers attended Mansfield University from 1980 to 1984. A fun-loving and energetic person, Michele loved sports and played on the Mansfield University Softball Team. She was also a member of the Crescent Club of Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity and Phi Sigma Pi Honor fraternity.
Her outgoing personality and generous nature earned her many friends during her time at Mansfield. She deeply cared about the well-being of other people and would give unselfishly to help someone in need. She had to work very hard to finance her education and did so during the summers as a waitress and at college by working in the dining hall and at the university's Inventory Control office.
In addition to working many hours, and participating in athletics and other activities, Michele was a responsible student who was diligent about maintaining her grades. Motivated by her love of children, Michele had dreamed of becoming a teacher ever since she could remember. She achieved this goal when she graduated in 1984 with a B. S. in Elementary Education and took her first teaching position in the third grade at Clewiston Elementary School in Clewiston, Florida. Moving far from her family and friends, she began a life for herself in Florida where she quickly established herself as a caring teacher and community member.
In her spare time she tutored children who were struggling in school and coached a Little League tee-ball team. Adventurous and outdoor-loving, Michele took up scuba diving in 1986. She died in a tragic diving accident off the coast of Florida on September 6, 1987. She was 25 years old.
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An assassin trained in the ways of the dark side by Count Dooku, Asajj Ventress yearned to be considered a true Sith, but such status wasn't allowed under the Sith's Rule of Two. Ventress fought with twin red-bladed lightsabers, and clashed with Obi-Wan Kenobi and Anakin Skywalker many times. But her destiny would not lie with the Sith. After Dooku rejected her as his apprentice and tried to kill her, Ventress returned to her roots as a Nightsister, made a living as a bounty hunter, and – in the strangest twist of all – rediscovered the way of the light that she'd rejected long ago as a Jedi Padawan.
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Ventress' life took many sad turns, leading her from light to dark and places in-between. She was born on Dathomir, home of the Nightsisters -- a society of powerful female witches. But her clan was forced to give her up, and Ventress was taken by the pirate Hal'Sted. Upon Hal'Sted's death, she was found by Jedi Knight Ky Narec. Ky sensed the Force in her, and trained her as a Jedi. But again she was orphaned when her Master was killed, a loss that sent her into a tailspin of rage and the waiting embrace of the dark side. She became Count Dooku's apprentice, even though the Sith Rule of Two prohibited the existence of another Sith Lord.
Throughout the Clone Wars she acted as a Separatist assassin, always at the beck and call of Count Dooku. One of her first missions was the kidnapping of Rotta, Jabba the Hutt's son, and framing the Jedi for the act. The Separatists were eventually exposed, however, by Anakin Skywalker and his Padawan Ahsoka Tano. Time and again she battled notable Force-wielders including Anakin, Ahsoka, and Obi-Wan Kenobi, proving to be adept at lightsaber combat and utterly ruthless. But finally, her value to the Sith expired, and Darth Sidious ordered Dooku to abandon her. Her dark Master instructed his troops to destroy Ventress, but she survived, orphaned yet again -- this time through a backstabbing betrayal, and she vowed revenge. After Ventress failed to assassinate her former Master, she and Mother Talzin found a Nightbrother called Savage Opress. The witch used dark magicks to turn the Zabrak into a brutish menace, meant to be Dooku's new apprentice but loyal to the Nightsisters. Yet when the moment arose, Ventress and Opress were not powerful enough to destroy Dooku, and the monster turned against both. Ventress escaped and became something of a free-agent bounty hunter; when Ahsoka Tano was framed for murder and on the run, Ventress was the first to track the young Jedi. Despite their many previous battles, Ventress believed Ahsoka's story and helped her, showing that good remained inside the wandering warrior.
Ventress won renown as a bounty hunter, but her life changed when she teamed up with Quinlan Vos, a maverick Jedi who'd agreed to assassinate Count Dooku. Ventress joined Vos in hopes of destroying Dooku, but grew to love him – he helped her feel love and compassion again. Ventress taught Vos the ways of the dark side, but then rediscovered the light herself, giving her life to prevent Quinlan from being lost to evil.
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The Nightsisters are a coven of witches that lived on the mysterious world of Dathomir. The sisters ruled unchallenged, gifted with the power to wield dark magicks. The men of Dathomir, the Nightbrothers, lived apart from the witches, but were subservient to their whims. Despite their power, the Nightsisters avoided the conflict of the Republic and Sith, content to pursue their own matters. The Jedi gave them a wide berth, for they remain focused on matters on Dathomir. Count Dooku has had dealings with them in the past, and turned to them when he was in need of a new apprentice. Their betrayal of Dooku earned the Nightsisters a powerful enemy, and he ordered a massive attack by his droid forces in retribution.
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Count Dooku was a menacing Sith Lord and central figure in the Clone Wars. Once a Jedi -- trained by Yoda -- he became disillusioned with the Jedi Order and thirsted for greater power. Dooku voluntarily left the light side behind and became Darth Sidious' dark side disciple, taking the secret name Darth Tyranus and leading the Separatist army. Dooku advanced Sidious's secret plot to take over the galaxy, but forgot that betrayal is the nature of the Sith.
Mother Talzin
Mother Talzin, the spiritual guide of Dathomir's Nightsisters during the Clone Wars, held enormous power on her homeworld and wielded the strange magicks of the Nightsisters. She sold the services of the Nightsisters to the galaxy's wealthy and powerful, but wasn't above backstabbing any clients who treated her clan with disrespect. She sought revenge against Count Dooku and his master, Darth Sidious. Dooku had betrayed the Nightsister Asajj Ventress, but his crimes paled in comparison with Sidious's. Long before the Clone Wars, Sidious had promised to make Talzin his right hand, only to renege on his promise and steal her son, Darth Maul, to train as his apprentice.
Savage Opress
Savage Opress was once a common Nightbrother whose fighting prowess impressed Asajj Ventress. Transformed into a monstrous warrior by Mother Talzin, Opress became Count Dooku's new assassin and secret Sith apprentice. His loyalty, however, remained to Talzin. The Nightsisters leader gave Savage a new quest: to find his brother, Darth Maul, who had somehow survived his apparent death and was living in exile in the Outer Rim. Savage located Maul and became his brother's enforcer in the Shadow Collective, but died when Darth Sidious confronted the two Sith warriors on Mandalore.
Quinlan Vos
A Jedi with a sarcastic sense of humor and a reputation for not playing by the rules, Quinlan Vos was an expert tracker renowned for his ability to read memories from objects people handled. The Jedi Council sent him on a mission to assassinate Count Dooku, during which Vos fell in love with the assassin Asajj Ventress and was forced to learn the ways of the dark side of the Force.


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Well-reasoned, compelling, and argued persuasively, this is a book I felt obliged to read slowly and deliberately from a perceived obligation to be able to internalize its lessons. If I were charged with teaching civics to students, I can't imagine not including it in my required reading. As a parent, I plan to reread it and make use of its examples and arguments when discussing politics with my kids.
No suelo leer "no-ficción", pero el profesor Sandel es un genio.
No suelo leer "no-ficción", pero el profesor Sandel es un genio.
I wasn't sure I'd get much out of this book, since I've already listened to the series of Dr. Sandel's lectures on which it's based. But I loved that series, and figured the book would be worth a shot. I'm so glad I did. Not only was the refresher worthwhile, but the final chapter (which is almost entirely new from the course) is a really great finish.
Sandel uses more or less the same disquisitive approach to the question of justice here that he used in the aforementioned course, and it's a good technique. It allows him to address a pretty thorny topic from a position of relative neutrality, and to proceed through some of the most significant historical thinking about it in an accessible way.
I also appreciated the boldness of his final section, because a more typical means of wrapping up would have been to feign complete neutrality, and resist taking any kind of stand. I suppose it doesn't hurt, either, that I agree generally with the stand he does take.
I love books like this: they challenge the mind and lead to great discussions.
Michael Sandel teaches a very popular course at Harvard entitled "Justice." It's available in video through the iTunes University (a phenomenal resource, I might add.) Sandel uses a series of hypothetical situations to focus the class on the different ways philosophers would have analyzed and puzzled out solutions to the problems raised in the hypotheticals. (This somewhat Socratic method is also used very effectively in several magnificent series created by Fred Friendly: The Constitution: That Delicate Balance and Ethics in America I & II - both available for free and I cannot recommend them too highly.)*
Sandel, reprises some of the major themes of that course in this fascinating book. I listened to this book as an audiobook and it's read by Sandel who does an excellent narration. He again begins by posing several moral dilemmas and uses those as jumping off points for a discussion of the three philosophical theories and asking how they might help us decide what constitutes justice: that which provides the maximum good to the largest possible number of people; individual freedoms as opposed to collective virtues; or that which promotes the development of harmonious communities.
One example of a moral dilemma is taken from a true story. A platoon sergeant in Afghanistan was behind Taliban lines with three other soldiers on patrol when they came across two goat herders with their flock. Knowing that if they released the goat herders their position might be revealed they had to make a decision: whether to kill the goat herders and possibly save themselves, or whether to let them go and assume they were innocent civilians. They had no way to simply disable the man and boy and leave them. The sergeant polled his men and the vote was to kill them, but, examining his "Christian conscience" the sergeant decided to let them live. They were later ambushed by the Taliban and all of his men were killed and he barely escaped having been severely injured. In fact the rescue chopper sent to rescue them was shot down killing those on board. The sergeant later said he had made the wrong decision and should have killed the goat herders. Thank goodness I have never been faced with such a dilemma.
A really intriguing case was that of how we view our bodies. The Libertarian argues we own our bodies and therefore can do whatever we want with them. Can we then sell our body parts? Let's envision the poor Indian who desperately wants to send his children to college. He sells one kidney. Problems yet? Now along comes a second child and the man is willing to sell his second kidney for his child even knowing that he cannot survive. How many of us would approve of his decision? Is he despicable? or a hero? So if he is despciable, how about the man who throws himself in front of the train to push his child out of the way who wandered on to the tracks. I suspect most people would consider him a hero, yet he is deliberately sacrificing his life for that of the child? How is that different from the Indian? A real case involved a prisoner in the Califonia prison system (http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Prison-Dad-s-Kidney-Plea-Refused-by-UC-Eth...) who wanted to donate his remaining kidney to his daughter (the first donation had failed to take.) How is his willingness to self-sacrifice his life for his child different from the fellow with the fellow who saves his daughter from the train? The UC Ethics board denied his request. So does their decision mean that the state owns his body and can determine what to do with it? And what if a pregnant woman decided to sell (does it make a difference if it's a donation as opposed to a sale?) her fetus? What are the rights of the state?
Sandel uses the last couple of chapters to state his own preference of what constitutes Justice. I found these the least interesting of the book. The best part if his weaving of the hypotheticals with a deep understanding of the historical and philosophical viewpoints.
Listening to this book, I was reminded of a talk I heard given by Rushworth Kidder whose point was that deciding between good and evil is easy; the hard decisions are those that require choosing between two goods each of which may have a different outcome.
My wife and I listened to this book on a trip and the dilemmas posed some very lively discussions.
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"For Michael Sandel, justice is not a spectator sport," The Nation's reviewer of Justice remarked. In his acclaimed book—based on his legendary Harvard course—Sandel offers a rare education in thinking through the complicated issues and controversies we face in public life today. It has emerged as a most lucid and engaging guide for those who yearn for a more robust and thoughtful public discourse. "In terms we can all understand," wrote Jonathan Rauch in The New York Times, Justice "confronts us with the concepts that lurk . . . beneath our conflicts."
Affirmative action, same-sex marriage, physician-assisted suicide, abortion, national service, the moral limits of markets—Sandel relates the big questions of political philosophy to the most vexing issues of the day, and shows how a surer grasp of philosophy can help us make sense of politics, morality, and our own convictions as well. Justice is lively, thought-provoking, and wise—an essential new addition to the small shelf of books that speak convincingly to the hard questions of our civic life.
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When your business card reads, "President of Lexani Wheel Company", you're almost expected to have a ride that leaves people with their mouths agape. Frank Hodgens, of Lexani, knows the pressure and stresses associated with running a successful wheel enterprise and when it came time to build a new daily driver, he decided to go big. How big you ask?
A commonly used adage states, "If you have to ask, you can't afford it." In Frank's case, if you have to ask how big, you probably don't roll like he does. After driving the '06 HUMMER H2 SUT in stock condition, the bug finally bit and the President of Lexani went to the drawing board and created a set of beautiful 32-inch (not a misprint) Asanti AF401 wheels complete with a two-tone color-matched face with chrome accents and hoops. With a price tag of $35,000 for the set, these babies should have their own quartet of Dobermans. The wheels posed one unique problem, could anyone build a tire to accommodate the massive wheels? Yokohoma stepped up to the plate and delivered a home run with tires sized 335/30R32. Now Frank was rolling big, but the Hummer still looked too stock for his taste so he delivered the H2 to Eagle's Auto Body for an upgrade.
While at Eagle, the Hummer was painted Maserati Silver and an Asanti grille styling kit was added to the upper and lower valance. Counting on one of his friends, Frank contacted George, owner of MAT. While at MAT, the seats were wrapped in suede with custom diamond inserts and the headliner was completely covered in diamond-patterned suede with an Asanti logo. George also added a SAVV DVD player, two 8-inch SAVV headrests screens from Pacific Stereo, and two 8-inch Infinity subs under the rear seats. Powering the subs and Infinity Kappa highs are two Infinity amps supplied by Dennis Garcia of Construction Audio. Mike O'Leary of Auto Extras then stepped in and customized the interior with a wood-covered dash. Now Frank was rolling big and in style.
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Hard drive vendors are having a tough time in getting 4-platter, 4TB drives to market.
Seagate has a 4TB GoFlex Desk external drive but this is a 5-platter disk with 800GB platters. Despite announcing 3.5-inch terabyte-per-platter technology in May the company has been unable to get it to product status.
Now Hitachi GST has announced terabyte-per-platter technology and an accompanying family of drives, but the 4TB G-DRIVE announced on September 8 is a 5-platter unit like Seagate's GoFlex Desk. How come?
Hitachi GST's upcoming terabyte-per-platter drives are all single platter drives for notebooks, desktops and consumer devices such as PVRs, with power saving identified as a big benefit.
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At Nemours, we offer bariatric (or weight loss) surgery as a treatment option for severely (morbidly) obese teens — those who qualify and who haven't had success losing the weight on a doctor-approved diet and exercise plan. Children and teens are considered obese when their body mass index (or BMI — a calculation of weight and height that estimates body fat) is at or above the 95th percentile, as compared to other children the same age, height, and gender nationwide.
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A lot of people choose not to take prescription antibiotics for their acne because of past problems with side effects, or just not wanting to develop immunity to antibiotics in case a serious health infection comes up in the future and the antibiotics no longer work. Luckily you have alternatives to antibiotics when it comes to acne – there are a lot of safe, herbs you can take internally that will help to clear your body of acne bacteria with no side effects!
NEEM is a fast growing tree found in tropical and semi-tropical regions. In India it is known as the "Heal All" or "Village Pharmacy" tree and products have been derived from it for over 200 years. Neem has proven popular in the treatment of acne as well as helping with the elasticity in the skin.
HONEYSUCKLES grow as shrubs or vines and are native to the Northern Hemisphere. Honeysuckle has proven extremely effective in treating externally and internally for acne due to its anti-inflammatory properties. Honeysuckle added to green tea is popular in Chinese cultures to help with skin eruptions.
CHAMOMILE is a flowering plant found in the daisy family. You can use the dried flowers strained into boiling water as a tea to drink, or make a poultice to kill external acne bacteria. Chamomile is extremely soothing for the body and also works to naturally purify your blood.
DANDELIONS are a large variety of flowering plants. Dandelions can commonly be seen as weeds on your lawn but are also grown to use in herbal formulas and teas due to their incredible vitamin, calcium, potassium and iron content. Dandelion naturally contains high amounts of vitamins A and C which are important vitamins to help with skin care.
SARSAPARILLA is a woody vine that grows quite long and produces many varieties of flowers. The root of this vine has been used for many centuries as a tonic for skin problems and to treat the liver, where many of the toxins in the body reside.
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We like to joke that the difference between beer and wine drinkers is that
beer drinkers don't spit when they taste. In fact -- particularly if you hold
to the notion that drinkers of flavorful beer are just "regular folks"
willing to spend a little more on their beer -- how beer and wine drinkers
store their favorite beverage may make a stronger statement.
Beer drinkers keep their beer in a beer fridge, wine drinkers store wine in a
temperature and humidity controlled "wine cellar." One costs a lot more than
the other.
Have you ever seen the advertisements in wine magazines for those wine
cellars? Something akin to a small refrigerator -- but with a wood case and a
glass door -- that holds a modest 30 or so bottles can run you $600. If you
want a cellar that stores 250 bottles then you can easily spend north of
One reader dropped us a note asking if she and her husband could use one of
these to store beer. The answer is yes. The question is: Why would you?
You can buy a used refrigerator for $50-$100 and a temperature controller for
another $50. Check the classified ads to find a used fridge or contact an
appliance store (the advantage of the latter is they may deliver). Your local
homebrew store (check online if there is no store near you) should carry
temperature controllers.
You plug your refrigerator into the controller and the controller into the
socket, then set the thermostat to the desired temperature. You'll put a
probe in the fridge side, which means you won't control the temperature in
the freezer area.
If it's summer, when the fridge is running more, and you have the temperature
set relatively low then the freezer may be very cold. If you keep the
temperature set closer to 60 degrees (Fahrenheit) and the refrigerator is in
a cool spot (like the garage in winter) then the freezer will be closer to
the temperature of the controlled area. In fact, if your fridge is in the
garage it may not run at all in colder months. You'll want to monitor the
temperature because both sides can get quite cold.
Sound tempting? More to consider before you jump in:
- Why a beer fridge? Maybe you've got too much beer to keep in the
refrigerator in your kitchen. More important, that fridge is probably set
around 40 degrees. A lager is going to taste better served in the high 40s,
an ale in the 50s.
- If you want to "lay down" different vintages of beer you should keep it at
a constant temperature, probably in the mid to upper 50s. We'll discuss
cellaring beer, including beers suitable for cellaring, next week.
- If you are a homebrewer you'll be able to better control fermentation
- If you live some place with a basement that is dark and cool (upper 50s to
lower 60s) that may be all you need. You can't keep a bunch of beer cold and
ready to serve for a party, but to chill a lager to the high 40s won't take
long, and ales will take even less time. We point this out because
refrigerators run on electricity, which is in short supply these days.
Brewed by Stoudt's Brewing Co. in Adamstown, Pa.
Lew Bryson's tasting notes:
The Pils pours a brassy gold with a fine white head, clouds of Saaz hop aroma
blowing off it like ice off the crest of Everest. Brisk, almost fruity,
softly malty, evenly hoppy, but at no place overwhelming, this is all-day
beer. The only place the hops show their edge is in the long, relentless
finish that is an on-and-on of moderate, pleasant bitterness. Very soft and
unassuming up front, it gains interest as it goes in classic Bohemian pils
style, like a stream down a mountain. Ahhh, if the GABF were worth a tinker's
damn, this beer would medal every year.
Brewed by Lost Coast Brewery & Cafe, Eureka, Calif.
Tasting notes from Richard Stueven (a.k.a. gak):
Nice dark brown, great head. Chocolatey-malty aroma ... Cascades? Thick and
smooth. Lots of malt sweetness, but not cloying at all. Mildly bitter finish.
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From the June 2010 issue #183
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One of my favorite Arts & Crafts details is the through-tenon at the top of a table, bookcase or chair. When I was considering adding a joinery class to my curriculum at the Barnard Woodworking School, I thought of this joint. I prefer teaching joinery techniques while making a simple project rather than practicing on scrap wood.
Most of the through-tenons in antique furniture are in chair arms where the wood movement isn't an issue because there is only one tenon in the board. It's when there are two tenons with side grain between them that it becomes an issue. If you look at a magazine stand or music stand you will see the sides of the cabinet have vertical grain, and the sides can be simply glued to the legs, long grain to long grain.
Another application of the through-tenons on legs is the "round top tabouret" or tea table, seen in the photo at right. Some versions of the original antiques didn't have the throughtenons on the top because they had hidden rails locking the tops of the legs in place.
I prefer to add the through-tenons to the top because it adds visual interest and communicates the satisfaction I get out of performing the feat. When I make these, I eliminate the hidden top rails; the bottom rails are sufficient to make the table strong and the legs will flex enough to allow the tenons to move with the top.
If you look at an old reproduction catalog of the Arts & Crafts furniture of the early 1900s you will see the through-tenon like this mainly on chair arms; the venerable Morris chair, many dining room arm chairs and several rocking chairs as well. We build a Grove ParkInn rocking chair in a class and it didn't have the through-tenon on its arms, until now. I added that feature to make the chair more interesting, and to add a challenge and a new technique for most students in the class.
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Faced with bad options in Syria, President Obama is reviving a tactic he tried in an earlier war: leading from behind.
"Leading from behind," you'll recall, is how a White House aide described Obama's strategy in Libya in 2011, when the United States hoped its allies would provide most of the help for rebels while American forces stayed largely in the rear.
That's not how it worked out. Libya's revolution took longer than expected, the allies weren't up to the job and U.S. warplanes ended up in the middle of the fray.
Now, in Syria, Obama faces a very different problem, but many of the pressures are the same.
The main U.S.-backed rebel group, the Free Syrian Army, has been teetering near collapse. Other rebel forces backed by Arab countries are still in the field, but they're not winning either. Jihadist groups, some loyal to Al Qaeda, have grown stronger. And the regime of President Bashar Assad is waging a pitiless war against the rebels' civilian supporters, dropping crude "barrel bombs" of shrapnel and explosives on defenseless residential neighborhoods.
The result: more than 100,000 dead, an estimated 2.4 million refugees and a civil war that has mushroomed into a conflict affecting at least five countries.
The Obama administration's response has been limited and cautious: humanitarian aid for refugees, ineffective support for the rebels and pleas to Russia's Vladimir Putin to force Assad into diplomatic mediation.
None of it has worked. The Geneva peace conference promoted by Secretary of State John F. Kerry deadlocked after only two weeks, thanks to the Assad regime's refusal to negotiate with those it dismisses as terrorists.
Kerry and other officials have repeated their mantra that there is no military solution to the Syrian conflict. But Assad, with support from Russia and Iran, clearly believes there is.
Even the one diplomatic achievement the administration has claimed — Assad's agreement to surrender his chemical weapons — has fallen short; the regime has cannily delayed the promised shipments, knowing that as long as it holds the weapons, the U.S. has an interest in its survival.
And in one important way, the situation is now much worse: the growing strength of jihadist groups in Syria's north and east.
National Intelligence Director James Clapper warned Congress last month that the area had become "a huge concern" — a haven for extremists and a potential training ground for terrorists who might target the United States.
In other words, Syria isn't just a humanitarian crisis anymore. It's another battleground in the unfinished war against Al Qaeda and its offshoots.
That makes the case for U.S. action in Syria, if anything, stronger than it was in Libya three years ago. But there's still no appetite for it in the White House. "For the president, Iraq was the defining issue," Obama aide Ben Rhodes told the New Yorker last year. "And now Syria is viewed through that lens" — a lens of skepticism toward intervention, humanitarian or otherwise.
So the administration is taking a new look at all the other options, and already putting some of them into action.
This month, U.S. officials convened a meeting of intelligence chiefs from countries that support the rebels, including Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Turkey. The participants agreed to coordinate their aid instead of competing, as they had in the past.
The United States said it would increase its military aid, training and intelligence help for moderates among the rebels. Saudi Arabia and other participants said they would do more to crack down on the jihadists.
Saudi officials say they want to provide moderate rebel groups with shoulder-fired antiaircraft missiles to use against the Syrian aircraft that are dropping barrel bombs. Officially, the Obama administration opposes anyone supplying those missiles, for fear they could fall into the hands of terrorists and be used against civilian airliners in Israel or the West.
But administration officials said the United States may not act to block the Saudi plan. "Other countries will make their own decisions on what assistance they will provide," one official said.
One more option under discussion was an expanded U.S. training program for the rebels — run openly by the U.S. Army instead of the officially secret CIA program currently in place. But that idea appears to have stalled.
For now, the core of the Obama administration's program resembles the initial design for its intervention in Libya. The United States is convening meetings, coordinating efforts, providing intelligence — but relying on others to supply most of the direct military aid.
In other words, leading from behind.
In this case, the goal is not to topple a dictator, officials said, but to force his regime back to negotiations. But even that modest goal will be difficult to attain. Just as in Libya, Obama is likely to face more pressure to escalate if results don't come soon.
And just as in Libya, he may soon face a choice he clearly hoped to avoid: more direct forms of intervention — or else a stinging defeat with serious consequences for the United States.
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Andrew Elliot, a professor of psychology at the University of Rochester who studies human motivation, parenting, achievement, and social connection, has been awarded the 2013 Diener Award for outstanding contributions to the field of personality psychology.
The only mid-career award in personality psychology, the Diener Award is given by the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, the premier professional organization in the field, and will be presented during the society's annual convention in Austin, Texas, Feb. 13-15. The prize includes a $1,000 honorarium.
"Dr. Elliot has made significant and substantial contributions to personality/social psychology," wrote the selection committee. "His research on approach/avoidance motivation has fostered renewed excitement about classic theoretical questions. His work in this area has clear and far-reaching implications for research in emotion, clinical psychology, developmental psychology, educational psychology, industrial/organizational psychology, and sport and exercise psychology."
Noting Elliot's three prior career awards, the committee concluded that his research "reveals a rare combination of theoretical depth, empirical rigor, methodological acumen, and deep interest in questions that matter to the world at large."
Elliot joined the University in 1994, after completing his doctoral training at the University of Wisconsin in Madison. Elliot has authored more than 170 studies and was ranked first for career-stage impact in social psychology by a 2010 study of citation rates. He has served as editor or associate editor for numerous journals, including Emotion and Psychological Science.


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I thought it was Caesar, but I can't find it in De Bello Gallico at least. I seem to remember something regarding a mother-in-law in relation to the quote as well.


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Memphis drug kingpin Craig Petties will be in prison for the rest of his life for heading a violent drug organization with direct ties to a Mexican drug cartel that sold millions of dollars worth of drugs in a multi-state area centered in Memphis from 1995 to 2008.
Petties was sentenced Thursday, Aug. 22, by U.S. District Judge Samuel "Hardy" Mays to nine life prison sentences and 165 years in prison with all of the sentences to run concurrently.
"Mr. Petties has committed more serious crimes than anyone I have sentenced," Mays said. "He organized and was the leader of a massive criminal enterprise. Those drugs went to destroy untold numbers of people's lives."
Some of the life sentences were mandatory for the crimes Petties pleaded guilty to in a closed 2009 hearing, one year after his capture in Mexico and his return to Memphis to face the charges.
Some of the charges had a maximum life sentence and Mays imposed the maximum sentence for them and for other charges including five years for having a homemade weapon in his prison cell at Memphis Federal Correctional Institution.
His attorneys did not argue in open court for a reduction in his sentences. But they and Assistant U.S. Attorney David Pritchard met with Mays privately in his chambers before the sentencing hearing.
Earlier hearings this month saw his attorneys making the case that Petties had cooperated with the investigation and should receive a lesser sentence for that cooperation. Pritchard argued then the cooperation only corroborated what other members of the organization had already told authorities when they entered guilty pleas before Petties.
"We would allow the court to make its decision," defense attorney Jeffrey B. O'Toole told Mays Thursday. "I think the court has very little discretion."
Parts of the case, including Petties' guilty plea, have been sealed or conducted in court sessions closed to the public. The guilty plea wasn't revealed until more than a year later.
The counts Petties admitted to in the federal indictment that underwent six revisions over the years from its original 2002 single count included the murders of four of the six people whose murders were detailed in the charges. He pleaded guilty to racketeering conspiracy, money laundering conspiracy, drug conspiracy, murder in the aid of racketeering, kidnapping in the aid of racketeering and murder for hire conspiracy.
Petties made a brief statement before he was sentenced, turning to a courtroom gallery that included family members such as the mother of one of the six people he and those in his organization were accused of killing.
"I apologize," he said to a courtroom that was heavily guarded by the U.S. Marshals Service.
Mays said Petties had accepted responsibility for his crimes with the guilty plea.
"I'm also considering the full record of this case," he said. "I have to protect the public from Mr. Petties. The crimes alone would suggest that."
Before imposing the sentence, Mays heard from Lucy Turner, the mother of Marcus Turner, who was kidnapped, tortured and killed by the drug organization following the theft of an estimated $4 million worth of cocaine from one of the organization's Memphis stash houses.
"He has done so many things," she said standing just a few feet from Petties. "He has damaged so many people."
After the hearing, Turner said she drove her granddaughter to school Thursday morning before coming to Federal Court and that the child asked if it was the day the man who killed her father would be sent to prison.
U.S. Attorney Ed Stanton termed the Petties organization "the most notorious, most violent, largest drug organization in the state of Tennessee."
"We believe the organization is dismantled," he said. "This entire community was a victim."
He wouldn't comment on information from sealed hearings that might indicate other crimes and said his office is always looking for leads on other crimes.
"Our work is undone, but this is a day that we believe justice has been done," Stanton said after the hearing.
Mays, at the end of the hearing again called the crimes "the most serious set of crimes I've ever seen."
"I hope you have time to think about it. I think you already have," he said to Petties. "There's not much I can say that's good. I think in the last few years, you've tried to come to terms with your responsibility. You haven't backed away from it."
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We previously reported about the existence of a PS3 and Xbox 360 port of Toy Story Mania! and now Amazon.com has posted the box art, price, and release date for the Move and Kinect-compatible title.
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Maybe this game will be good. I actually really liked
Toy Story 2: Buzz Lightyear to the Rescue! on PS1. Very fun game actually
Toy Story 3 was actually a very good platform game, maybe this one will be decent as well.
Only on Playstation. What exactly are they referring to?
Are they saying you can only use Playstaion Moveon Playstation? That would be obvious.
Or they saying the game is available on Playstation, which is false. I'm confused as to what it's referring to.
Not as confused as the people who made up the box art obviously
The ride at Walt Disney World is amazing. The video game is very similar, lots of fun.