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Flash suddenly stopped working !
\015 As above. I am getting no life from the flash.I have tried eveything in the menu.Camera still uneffected in daylight.Looked through the forum & does not seem to be a common problem.If the flash has blown is it a major job to replace.Thanks in advance.\015
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The problem is either the trigger coil ( this is what triggers the discharge from the main capacitor, ) or the tube itself. Anyway , these integrated flash units which form parts of these compact digital cameras are normally replaced completely.
It is not a big job , and the parts are not expensive. and hence is not an expensive repair , but you will need to have it done by someone who has access to spares.
My best bet would be your Sony agent but this is not necessary. Ask for a quote first.
It is not a big job , and the parts are not expensive. and hence is not an expensive repair , but you will need to have it done by someone who has access to spares.
My best bet would be your Sony agent but this is not necessary. Ask for a quote first.
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Pamela Wallin. Photo via Wikipedia (ironically).
Yesterday I wrote an article about a new Twitterbot called GCCAEdits, which monitors revisions made to Wikipedia articles and tweets every time it catches an edit made from a Canadian government computer. In my piece yesterday, I focused on the more humourous edits I noticed government employees making—like adding the phrase "poopy balls" to an article about Pomeranian dogs. But after digging a bit deeper, I discovered a common, poorly hidden pattern of government computers making edits to Wikipedia pages in order to completely remove controversial sections from various entries about politicians.
The most glaring edit was made on July 10, 2013 to Pamela Wallin's Wikipedia page—just shy of two months before Pamela Wallin had to reimburse the Senate for what was determined to be overspending. She has since been suspended from the Senate for wasting too much of the public's money. The edit to her Wikipedia page on July 10th was made from a House of Commons IP address, and it removed an entire section of her entry entitled "Residency and travel expense controversy" that outlined, in detail, Pamela's excessive travel expenses and subsequent resignation from the Senate.
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unexplained removal of content,' tagged to it—while the July 10 edit was negatively rated for "section blanking," a phrase Wiki uses to describe an edit that completely erases a particular section.
Pamela Wallin was unavailable for comment, as her government email (which is still listed on her official website) no longer exists.
Also connected to the Senate scandal is an edit made to Conservative senator Yonah Martin's Wikipedia page on April 24, 2014, from a House of Commons computer, that completely removed any mention of Yonah's involvement in having Pamela Wallin—along with Patrick Brazeau and Mike Duffy—suspended. In reality, Yonah "introduced the second attempt to suspend Patrick Brazeau, Pamela Wallin and Mike Duffy without pay," but someone within the House of Commons doesn't want that on her Wikipedia page.
That edit has stuck, presumably because her page is under much less scrutiny than Pamela's, so currently Yonah Martin's Wikipedia page does not include any mention of her involvement in policing the Senate scandal.
In a statement to VICE, a representative for Senator Martin confirmed that the senator did, indeed, "approve" the edits made to her Wikipedia page in April. They went on to say: "The statement in question was removed as we didn't feel that it was accurate.... The statement is not accurate as it says she 'authored' the suspension motions. The actual authoring is done in consult with the Leader of the Government in the Senate's Office as well as Table Officers and/or Senate legal counsel."
When I asked why the statement was removed, rather than edited for accuracy, I received the following response: "We could have tried to correct it and explain, however, the decision at the time was simply to remove it rather than add to an incorrect statement."
So, a gametime decision was made, and censoring the information just seemed a lot easier than correcting it for the public...
Outside of the Senate scandal, other Conservative politicians are also manicuring their Wikipedia pages by removing their personal misdeeds. On the Wiki article for Patrick Brown, a Conservative MP from Barrie, an edit was made from a House of Commons computer on December 4, 2013, which completely removed his "Controversies" section that outlined his support of reopening the abortion debate, despite Harper's suggestion that doing so would be for dummies. The section also made mention of a complaint lodged against him by the Canadian Taxpayers Federation, who were concerned about his use of a House of Commons account to send out campaign mailings.
The "Controversies" section has since been readded to Patrick Brown's Wikipedia page—abortion support and all. Patrick Brown did not respond by the time of publication to a request for comment from VICE.
Yet another Conservative, Shelly Glover, an MP and the Minister of Canadian Heritage, had her Wikipedia page edited yesterday from the House of Commons. That edit completely removed a section called, "Request for suspension by Elections Canada," which contained information about a request to suspend Glover as an MP for failing to file proper financial documents pertaining to her overspent campaign in 2011.
A Wikipedia user who uses the handle DrunkenMonkey restored the controversial section minutes after Glover's staff attempted to remove it.
According to a representative of Glover who spoke to VICE: "Part of the communications responsibility of an MP's political staff is to correct the record when false or inaccurate information is found in the public domain, in any number of ways. This could include writing letters to the editor or news releases, interacting with the media, or engaging in online communication."
So, to Team Glover, deleting an entire section from an encyclopedia article is akin to bringing a factual correction to a newspaper editor, and having them revise their article.
The representative went on to write: "In this instance a political staff member from the MP's office was made aware of inaccurate and improperly sourced information on Wikipedia, and removed it. All relevant information about the issue in question is available on the Elections Canada website."
Glover's representative did not clarify what about her boss's suspension scandal was incorrect. Nor did she say why her office elected to remove the entire section about the controversy, rather than correct the alleged misinformation. While the Elections Canada
complaint against Glover has since been resolved, mainly because she promised not to overspend in her next campaign, it seems excessive that her staff would remove all information about it from Wikipedia outright.
It's not just the Conservatives, however, who are getting in on the fun of trying to remove embarrassing truths from the internet. On June 20th, 2013, a computer from the House of Commons edited the Wikipedia page for the Bloc Quebecois' House of Commons leader Louis Plamondon by removing a section that described his legal trouble from April 1993, when he was caught with a sex worker during an undercover sting operation.
Unfortunately for Louis, that information was added back into his Wikipedia article. VICE did not hear back from Louis before this article ran.
While it seems as if staffers are willing to hide behind the "it's our job" excuse for editing Wikipedia articles, or simply that they were just trying to correct some misinformation, the idea that political staffers are using their work time to censor and delete information from the internet's encyclopedia seems like a massive waste of resources at the very least.
Given that all of these edits fall under the "section blanking" category—meaning that information was removed en masse, in lieu of simply correcting facts—there appears to be a widespread tactic of censoring Wikipedia pages in order to improve the public image of predominantly Conservative politicians.
That kind of strategy is disturbing, though it is unsurprising in a political climate where robocalls and attack ads are the norm, and CSEC, our cybersurveillance agency, is made up of mystery, smoke, and mirrors.
Thanks to the transparency built into Wikipedia, however, these poorly executed censorships (which are usually reversed by the Wikipedia community nearly instantaneously) are logged for all to see. That said, you would think these staffers would at least be smart enough to make the edits at the closest coffee shop.


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New Delhi, Aug 17 (IANS) As government agencies begin easing restrictions step-wise in Jammu and Kashmir, the Centre plans to handle four specific groups to prevent a breakout of violent protest in the Valley.
A clampdown was imposed in Jammu and Kashmir on August 4, a day before both the Houses of Parliament passed the Jammu and Kashmir Re-organisation Bill, 2019 and adopted a resolution to scrap Article 370 and Article 35A, paving the way for bifurcation of the state into two Union Territories (UTs) — Jammu and Kashmir with an Assembly and Ladakh sans one.
As the government is easing the clampdown, the Jammu and Kashmir administration has outlined a plan to prevent breakout of violent protest in the Valley, according to sources. The plan includes handling of four specific groups in the valley which may incite violence.
The first among these groups are those dubbed as "movers and shakers" by government functionaries which are either members from Hurriyat Conference or key political leaders. The government has put several leaders under house arrest and detention soon after imposing curfew in the Valley. Phone and internet lines too were snapped.
Another group is members of banned outfits and terrorist organisations which are always trying to cause disturbances. The government is planning to give a free hand to the Army to maintain high security alert in the border and restrict terrorist movements. The Army will take care of the border and Line of Control and prevent entry of Pakistan-sponsored terrorists in border areas. The government also plans to review border security in Punjab and Jammu.
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The government is also planning to put restrictions on the religious leaders, the fourth group of the people. The authorities will harshly deal with the religious leaders and arrest them immediately, if required, when they try to instigate people for violent protests.


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Popular Bollywood singer Alka Yagnik said she was harassed at Satluj Club by members. The complaint was sent to the police by her manager via her manager.
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A member of the Sutlej Club here allegedly misbehaved with Bollywood singer Alka Yagnik when she was in the city for a performance.
During her visit to Sutlej Club on October 10, an office-bearer of the club is said to have misbehaved with her under the influence of alcohol before the performance.
Deputy commissioner Rajat Agarwal, the club president, has also received a complaint from Yagnik's manager.
The office-bearer misbehaved with the singer in her greenroom before the performance. He reportedly forced her to pose for a picture with him and when she refused, he misbehaved. DC Rajat Agarwal asked club general secretary Rohit Dutta to serve a show cause notice on the accused.
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Henry VIII (better known for making heads roll rather than woods) tried to make the sport more regal in 1511, by banning anyone other than the rich from playing as he claimed that the working classes were spending more time playing than they were working.
A further act passed in 1541, and not repealed until 1845, prohibited the working classes from playing bowls at any time other than Christmas, and even then only in their master's house and presence.
Henry wasn't the first Monarch who tried this either, in 1477 King Edward IV had also tried to ban 'commoners and peasants' from not only playing bowls but betting on it too. He passed a decree that would see them fined and imprisoned if they were caught doing either. (Seems like a nice guy, doesn't he?!)
Probably the most famous example of bowls throughout history is Sir Francis Drake being mid-game when he was informed that there was an invasion by the Spanish Armada.
Drake reportedly said 'Time enough to play the game and thrash the Spaniards afterwards,' although this can't be verified and is probably just folklore.
He did keep his word and beat the Spanish fleet though, but there doesn't appear to be any record of whether he actually won the bowls match!
Despite the best attempts of members of royalty trying to stop the common man from playing, bowls has outlasted them all and grown in popularity over the last 100 or so years, becoming the game we know today.
Bowls is now played the world over, thanks primarily to the efforts of Scotland and England as they were the pioneers of the modern game.
The Scottish Bowling Association was formed in 1893, followed in 1903 by the English Bowling Association with the International Bowling Board coming along in 1905 as the sport became more of a global concern, and steadily grew into the game we enjoy so much today.


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WaterRower Rowing Machine // Classic
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Rowing machines are an excellent and effective way to get exercise and muscle tone, thanks to their sliding seat and repetitive rowing motion, that allows the engagement of almost all major muscle groups, without the need for a lot of gear or a lot of space compared to most workout machines. Long renowned as the perfect aerobic exercise, the WaterRower is unmatched with its ability to burn calories within a perceived level of exertion. Low impact and body weight bearing, the WaterRower is perfect for any user, and each one is built from beautiful, rich wood that is sourced only from sustainably-managed forests where growth exceeds removal by 229%.
Wood is used for its unique visual appeal, but also for its ability to absorb sound vibration for smooth, quiet operation, as well as it's stable longevity. The Classic edition rowing machine is handcrafted in solid American Black Walnut. Each one has also been hand finished with three coats of Danish oil, giving a deep luster and warmth to the wood.
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- ColorsWalnut Wood
- Materials
American Black Walnut Frame
- Measurements
82.25"L x 22.25"W x 20"H
- OriginUnited States
— Warranty: Manufacturer's 3 Years on Parts, 5 Years on Frame
— Handmade In The USA
— Built Only With Sustainably-Sourced Wood
— Weight: 103.5 lb With Water
It uses batteries. Batteries are included with purchase and come pre-installed.How wide is the handle?
These units come standard with a 15 handle.What is the weight limit?
The wooden Rowers have a 700 lb. weight limit (LoRise) and 600 lb. limit (HiRise.)
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Champagne + Fromage
Shop and bistro, Champagne + Fromage brings rustic fare and fizz to London, served the French way.
Our Bistro offers an Authentic French Menu, with a vast selection of grower Champagne. Menu highlights include the tartines, cheese and charcuterie boards, salads, baked cheeses, seasonal specials and a selection of tempting desserts, all served the french way. Find the one you like and pair it with a glass of your favourite Champagne.
Do not forget our memorable Afternoon Tea. Alongside your choice from a selection of tea and a flute from one of our Grower Champagne, enjoy a delicately arranged tower of traditional macarons and different French cheeses.
Most important, our award-winning grower Champagnes are available to purchase or bought as a gift for a fizz-fiend.
The Fromagerie offers more than 50 French soft and hard cheeses, from Brie, Comte or Tome to a range of Blues and Camembert. In addition to a wide range of cooked meat, pâtés, ham and sausages. Shelves are piled high with jars of terrine, rillettes, cassoulets or delicious confits, all sourced from tiny suppliers.
A calendar of monthly Champagne and cheese master classes cut through the industry jargon and teach guests how to get to grips with grapes, how to pair cheese and Champagne, and the difference between regions, producers and production techniques.
Champagne+Fromage is the magic combination of two different companies, both lovers of artisanal and unique French products. FrenchBubbles is an artisanal collection of fine quality, limited production grower champagne with personality and heritage. The carefully sourced selection of different Champagnes, have all been produced by award-winning, family-owned producers committed to creating quality wines from their own vineyards.
Une Normande à Londres, brings to London the very best artisan cheese, cured meat and preserves from across France. This family-owned company has a deep knowledge of the French foodie scene inherited from their Camembert producing family and they focuses on natural, 'clean' products, manufactured using traditional methods.
Join us for this unique, fun and informative experience at our Champagne Bar in Covent Garden where we try to discover the best combinations of regional cheeses with a selection of 4 different premium Champagnes. Guests will have the opportunity to purchase Champagnes and Cheese on the evening at specially discounted prices.
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Since the advent of lasers more than four decades ago, solid-state and gas lasers have followed largely divergent development paths. Gas lasers are based primarily on direct electrical discharge for pumping (energizing), while solid-state lasers are pumped by flashlamps and semiconductor diode laser arrays.
The alkali-vapor laser's intrinsically high efficiency and its compatibility with today's commercially available diode arrays enable fast-track development paths to tactical systems, with mass-to-power ratios that far exceed what is possible with today's other laser systems.
Building on alkali-vapor laser research done by Z. Konefal, PS&A's Directed Energy Systems and Technology (DEST) program element recently developed a new class of laser that combines features of both gas and solid-state lasers, based on diode excitation of atomic alkali vapors. The defining features of the diode-pumped alkali laser (DPAL) are its ability to be incoherently pumped and its compatibility with diode arrays having several-nanometer-wide spectral emissions. These characteristics distinguish DPALs from previous demonstrations of alkali-based lasers that used narrow-band, coherent pumping to demonstrate lasing.
DEST's extensive laser modeling capability, anchored to experimental laboratory demonstrations, supports extreme power scaling with good efficiency and beam quality.
DEST is the world leader in the development of this new class of laser; the first demonstration took place at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in 2002, and it has been followed by many other demonstrations and developments.


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Good morning sms for lover in English, A collection of good morning sms for lover.it remind us that morning is a gift from God. Here are some morning love sms,romantic love sms that is especially done for greetings your dear ones in the morning. Read and share these good morning sms for your Lover friends.
Good morning sms for lover in English
Ιf I had to choose Βetween breathing Αnd loving yοu,
Ι would use Μy last breath to Τell you I love yοu.
Good mοrning my lοve!
Ι could be in the Αbsolutely worst mood Εver, Αnd not want tο talk to Αnyone,
Βut boy do Μy feelings change when Ι see your Βeautiful face.
Good mοrning Μy love!!
Would yοu believe me Ιf I tell you Τhat, I lοve you so Μuch? Αctually, Ι prefer it if yοu wont.
Why? Sο that Ι can spend the rest οf my life,Ρroving to you Ηow much I dο.
Good mοrning Μy love!
Ι could say Τhat you complete Μe.Βut that would Βe a lie
because Εvery morning when Ι awake, Ι long for you mοre than the day Βefore.
Good mοrning darling!
Α night hug ωarms the Ηeart, Α night kiss Βrightens the day,
Αnd a good morning tο start yοur day!
Good mοrning, I lοve you!
Yοu've got tο get up every mοrning with Α smile on yοur face,
Αnd show the wοrld all the lοve in your Ηeart,Τhen people gοnna treat yοu better,
Yοu're gonna find, Υes you will,Τhat you're Βeautiful as yοu feel Carole Κing
Good Μorning, hοpe everyone Ιs feeling,
Βlessed this mοrning praise Gοd. Good mοrning, my dear lοver!
Εvery morning yοu have Τwo choices,Cοntinue your sleep ωith dreams,
οr WAKE UP Αnd chase yοur dreams. CHOICE ΙS YOURS.
GOOD MORNING my darling!
We are nοt too close Ιn distance. We are not too Νear in Miles.
Βut text can still tοuch our Hearts, Αnd thoughts can Βring us smiles.
Good mοrning, Ι do love yοu!!
Ι feel your lοve in my Ηeart, Ι feel your ωarmth in Νight,
Ι smell yοur fragrance in ωine, Ι hear your laughter Ιn air,
Ι feel your fingers Ιn my Ηair, Ι smell, Ι hear, Ι feel,
When yοu come to Μe Yοu touch me Αnd I melt.Ι Love yοu.
Good Μorning my Sweet love.


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Exporters of Indian basmati rice to Iran are keeping their fingers crossed waiting for the picture to clear after US President Donald Trump reimposed sanctions on Tehran.
They are keen to trade in euro or any other currency, if the dollar trade stops following the sanctions.
Iran is a big market for Indian basmati rice. Indian exporters fear they may lose the Iran market, The Economic Times reported.
"Iran is a big market for basmati rice. At present, there is a lot of confusion in the market on what will happen after US sanctions. Our government is in talks with Iranian government to avoid US sanctions and do business smoothly. We are hopeful something will emerge soon. Exports are still going and the trade is on a wait and watch mode," said Gumnam Arora, joint managing director, Kohinoor Foods.
At present, basmati rice fetches $1,200-1,300 per ton in the world market. India exported 0.87 million tons of basmati rice to Iran in FY18 and total exports stood at 4.05 million tons.
In the current fiscal, traders are hopeful of exporting 1 million tons of basmati rice to Iran.
"The situation is not that bad now, as UN has not imposed sanctions on Iran. The US sanctions can only affect dollar trade. In that case, euro or other local currencies can be used for trading. European nations have not imposed sanctions on Iran. Only dollar is eliminated," an Iranian trader said.
"Also, we have to see whether there are sanctions on food items. If there are no sanctions on food items, then there will be no worry for Indian food item exporters."
Indian exporters mostly receive payments in rupees for exports to Iran under a mechanism worked out in 2012 when banking channels were restricted due to the US sanctions. Indian companies receive payments for exports to Iran using the oil payments held in rupee balances at Kolkata-based UCO Bank.
The mechanism helped India narrow its trade deficit with Iran from about $11.3 billion in FY12 to about $3.5 billion in FY16 when the sanctions were lifted.


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The importance of frequent one-on-one's with your staff
Loree Selbst / Stuart Selbst
In my first staffing blog I talked about hiring and in the second I discussed the importance of setting your staff's performance expectations. In this blog I want to talk to you about how critical it is to the success of your organization to have frequently scheduled private discussions with each member of your team.
Many supervisors/managers, etc., that I have known over the years have told me they speak to each member of their staff every day about what they are working on so they don't see the need for these one-on-one's. Besides, who can afford to take a half hour every month to sit down with each of their direct reports for a private talk? My response to that is, a half hour a month?! Are you crazy? That's not nearly enough time.
Does my response shock you? Do you think a 30 or even a 60 minute talk every month is adequate? My response is an emphatic, NO! It's not nearly enough. Let's break down the numbers. Say you decide to be generous and give your employee 60 minutes once a month. The math is easy, 1 hour X 12 months equals a measly 12 hours a year. If you only give them 30 minutes then they get only 6 hours per year to work with you in private. The average full-time employee works 2,080 hours every year, not counting overtime, and all you want to give them to work on their goals and growth is 6-12 hours a year? I find that shameful to be honest.
One of the most important things we should do as leaders is to mentor our direct reports in order to help them learn, grow and develop, which in turn helps our company to do the same. Therefore, I believe in weekly one-on-one's with every single direct report. I can hear the majority of you protesting this idea already but just bear with me please. Your employees, and your success as a leader, are worth this investment of your time. You have no doubt heard the adage that employees don't leave companies, they leave bosses. It's true and, a lack of regular feedback from their bosses is at the top of their list why they leave them.
Another advantage to holding these weekly meetings is to hear from your staff what your clients are saying. They can give you valuable feedback since they are often working more closely each day with the clients than you do.
In my next blog, I will talk about how to conduct an effective one-on-one where you work together to be sure they are staying on track with their performance expectations. In the meantime, I encourage you to set aside 1 hour a week to talk to each one of your employees. Send out the meeting invites with no end date. You may not need a full hour each and every time but keep it on your schedules anyway. Once they get over the shock and possible anxiety of what this is all about, I guarantee their level of engagement will begin to rise just knowing you care enough to spend this time with them.
Mentoring is rewarding. At Stuart Selbst Consulting we can teach you how to better coach and mentor your employees to success. Call us at 480-389-5481 if you could use help developing your skills in this area.
All the best in success,


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Even though new consumer protections make it harder to lose the value on a gift card, it still makes sense to use any you received this holiday season as soon as possible. Those little plastic cards take be a pain to keep track of, and (unless they're the electronic version) take up room in your wallet.
But do you really want telephone reminders from retailers about cards that may be carrying an unused balance?
That's the question posed by a recent post on The Consumerist, the offbeat Web site now owned by Consumer Reports.
The post relates how a GameStop shopper, Michael, got a late-night robocall from GameStop, reminding him that he had a balance on his gift card. But he didn't recall providing his phone number to GameStop in connection with the card, which was given to him, of course, as a gift.
He speculated that he might have used his GameStop rewards card when making a purchase using the gift card. But he said he didn't realize that doing so would link his telephone number with the card.
GameStop hasn't responded to calls or e-mails seeking more information about its policy on contacting gift card users.
The calls it makes may be a simple courtesy. ("We want to be sure you get all of the value left on your card!"). Or the store may be betting that when you go to use the last bit of your unused balance, you'll spend a little more.
I think there might be times when such a call would be welcome — say, if your gift card's balance was about to expire. But an e-mail, perhaps, might feel less intrusive. My daughters received several gift cards this Christmas, and I certainly wouldn't want to get phone calls for all of them.
Have you ever received a telephone call from a retailer, reminding you to use your gift card? Would you find such phone calls helpful or annoying?
Article source: http://bucks.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/12/27/hello-this-is-your-gift-card-calling/?partner=rss&emc=rss


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When I first got my iPhone 6S, one of the features I was most interested in was the ability to capture RAW photos. The native camera app can't capture RAW photos, but there are a number of third-party apps that can. At first I was using Manual, which captures RAW photos and gives you full control over various settings such as ISO, focus and white balance. (There's also an automatic setting that takes care of all of that for you.) I still Iike Manual, but I recently read about Halide and decided to give it a try. I found it to be a powerful camera app that's surprisingly easy to use.
Basic controls
At the top of the screen — in what Halide calls the Quick Bar — are a few basic controls that are available in manual mode and automatic mode. A white icon indicates that the option is turned off; a yellow icon means that it's turned on.
- Flash (on or off; there's no automatic option).
- Location: If it's off, location won't be included in the photo's metadata. Unlike with most other camera apps that I've used, location is off by default, and Halide doesn't ask for permission to use location until you turn it on.
- Grid and level indicator: Rather than being a single horizontal line as in other camera apps, the level indicator is a rectangle that aligns with the middle rectangle of the grid. It turns yellow when the phone is perfectly level.
- RAW: If it's on, photos are captured as Digital Negative (DNG) files, Adobe's implementation of the RAW image format. (All iOS apps that can capture RAW photos capture them as DNG files.) If this setting is off, photos are captured as JPEG files, just like with the native camera app.
- A control that provides access to the user manual and allows you to rearrange some of the controls on the Quick Bar.
- Histogram: If on, a live histogram is displayed on-screen. (This article from B&H Photo and Video provides an overview of histograms in digital photography. It's written for users of digital cameras, rather than camera apps, but the same concepts in the "How to Read the Histogram" section also apply to apps like Halide.)
- or A mode indicator (automatic or manual). Tapping the indicator changes modes.
- A control to change between the front and rear cameras.
Most of Halide's controls are adjusted with gestures, so it's easy to control with one hand, even in manual mode. The settings you would most commonly change while taking a photo (exposure compensation, focus and shutter speed) can easily be changed by swiping or dragging with your thumb while holding the camera with one hand.
Automatic mode
In automatic mode, denoted by at the top of the screen, Halide only provides one other adjustment — exposure compensation (EV). As with other controls in Halide, you adjust it with gestures. Drag up on the screen to increase the EV, down to decrease it. Double-tap the EV indicator to reset it to 0.0.
Manual mode
In manual mode, indicated by at the top of the screen, you can adjust ISO, white balance and shutter speed. ISO is adjusted by tapping the button in the Quick Bar and adjusting the ISO control that appears above the focus controls. White balance is controlled by tapping the white balance icon to the right of the manual indicator; the icon indicates the current white balance setting and thus varies depending on the selected setting.
Shutter speed is adjusted in the same way that exposure compensation is adjusted in automatic mode. (The EV indicator becomes the shutter speed indicator, denoted by S, in manual mode.) Drag up to increase shutter speed (for a longer exposure) or down to decrease shutter speed (for a shorter exposure).
In manual mode or automatic mode, you can use either autofocus or manual focus. The focus control can conveniently be controlled simply by swiping. With autofocus engaged, just swipe right to activate manual focus, and drag the slider to adjust the focus manually. Swiping left will reactivate autofocus. (Tapping the button will also activate or deactivate autofocus.)
Focus peaking
Halide includes a focus peaking feature, activated by tapping the button. With focus peaking turned on, Halide highlights in green the parts of the image with the sharpest contrast.
Photo view
Halide's photo view displays a very limited subset of the photo's metadata: file type (JPEG or RAW1), date and time, shutter speed and ISO. To see all metadata, you'll need another tool (I like ViewExif) but it's nice to be able to see at least some metadata without leaving Halide.
In this view, you can also "favorite" a photo by swiping right (a feature I don't often use) or delete a photo by swiping left (a feature I find to be very convenient). There are also buttons that perform the same functions if you don't like the gesture-based controls.
Changing orientation
When rotating the phone from portrait to landscape (and vice versa), the controls that rotate or change position do so in a very natural looking way (with one exception noted below). While it's not anything that would make or break an app, it's an extra little detail that makes Halide that much nicer to use.
In many apps, rotating the phone means that the entire interface rotates, and not in a very graceful way. In Halide, the controls at the top of the screen briefly disappear and then reappear in the correct place when the phone is rotated. When rotating the phone counterclockwise into landscape orientation (so that the shutter button is under your right hand), the EV button (in automatic mode) or shutter speed button (in manual mode) smoothly rotates into the correct orientation. (The small preview of the last photo taken rotates as well.) When rotating clockwise to landscape (so that the shutter button is under your left hand), however, the EV/shutter speed button and last photo preview swap places. While it doesn't look bad, it's just not as smooth as the other interface changes.
Halide's documentation, which simulates a paper user manual, is attractive but not very informative; it's little more than a "getting started" guide. The website contains descriptions of a few key features (but not necessarily how to actually use them), but no real documentation. I had to figure out a few of the settings myself, but now that I have, I find Halide easy to use. Still, I think it would be helpful if the app had better documentation.
The missing feature
One feature I'd like to see in Halide is RAW+JPEG capture. RAW files retain all of the image data, but they generally don't look good without some post-processing, and not every photo app on iOS can handle RAW files. If you want to share RAW files via email, text or social media, you need to convert them to JPEGs first.
JPEG files on the other hand are processed in-camera. Some of the image data is lost during that processing, but JPEGs are universally readable and usually look good enough to be shared.
Manual, the app I mentioned at the beginning of this post, can capture a RAW image and a full-resolution JPEG at the same time. It's not a deal breaker for me, but it would be nice if Halide added a similar feature in a future release.
Aside from that, however, Halide is probably the best camera app I've used. I use it for all of my iPhone photography except throwaway JPEGs (for which I still use the native camera app).
The photo view just displays the photos from your phone's camera roll, so you may also see PNG files if you have screen shots in your camera roll. ↩


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Ian McKellen and Andy Serkis Talk About The Hobbit: An Incredible Journey
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"Since the end of `The Lord of the Rings,' Gollum has never really, really left me," says Andy Serkis, who played the bug-eyed, distrustful and ring-obsessed Gollum in Peter Jackson's 2001-2003 trilogy. "Every day, in some way, shape or form, I'm confronted by him."
It was only natural, then, that Serkis return for an encore engagement in "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey." The first installment in the "Hobbit" trilogy, due for nationwide release on Dec. 14, reunites Serkis with Jackson, who directed him in "The Lord of the Rings" and also in "King Kong" (2005), and who produced "The Adventures of Tintin" (2011), for which Serkis voiced two characters. Jackson utilized motion-capture technology to record Serkis' performances in those films. The process is now referred to as performance-capture technology, and it also was used to render Serkis' remarkable portrayal of Caesar in "Rise of the Planet of the Apes" (2011), which many thought should have been Oscar-nominated.
"I'd been gearing up to do `The Hobbit' for some time," Serkis says, speaking by telephone from his London home. "There were a lot of delays. Once it was actually green for go, it was very funny and exciting, because the first scene we shot back in New Zealand was a scene with Gollum and Bilbo, with me and Martin Freeman. Martin was just discovering Bilbo. I think Pete chose that scene because, for a start, he wanted a chamber-piece scene that everyone could lock into, that the crew _ and it was practically all the same crew from `Rings' _ could settle back into, that I could settle back into, with the performance-capture technology.
"It was probably very good for Martin, I think, to do this kind of scene," he continues, "rather than having to do one with the enormous ensemble cast of dwarves and a wizard. It was the two of us, and so he just had me to focus on.
"Martin and I knew each other," Serkis adds. "We're both from the same part of London. We'd circled each other for years. So it was a great place to start, this 12- or 13-minute scene that, as I say, was like a chamber piece.
"Over the course of two weeks we shot it time and time again, in its entirety, from beginning to end pretty much," Serkis recalls. "Pete just let it go and we played and explored. Martin and I bounced off each other and tried lots of different things."
As well as he knew Gollum, and as well as he remembered what he had done in the past, Serkis nevertheless hit a roadblock. That roadblock, the easygoing actor says, was Gollum's voice. What once was precious, pardon the pun, was now all too familiar.
"Having seen and heard so many impersonations people had done of Gollum, having had so many people ask me to do voices for them, having heard it done on `Saturday Night Live' and seen so many manner of spoofs … I genuinely felt like I was doing an impersonation of myself," Serkis says. "It took awhile to get over that. I got over it once I plugged into Gollum's emotional center for the scene that was required."
When audiences first met Gollum in "The Fellowship of the Ring" (2001), he already was a decrepit, craven figure. In "The Return of the King" (2003), a flashback sequence depicted how Smeagol (Serkis), a hobbit who lived by the Gladden River, became corrupted by the One Ring and fled society, eventually going utterly mad. In "An Unexpected Journey" he lurks in the Misty Mountains, where he has gone to dodge the elements and to be alone in the dark with the One Ring, which obsesses him.
"He's been there for half the millennium, and not communicated with anything other than the fish he's tried to kill or the goblins he's tried to eat," Serkis says. "So we meet him for this scene in which Bilbo turns up, and the scene revolves around the loss of the ring, the loss of the most important thing to him, the only thing he cares for, really.
"The other significant thing is that we see Bilbo spare Gollum's life," Serkis continues. "That's a seminal moment. Bilbo, in his attempt to escape, could've killed him. He lets Gollum live and, by doing so, ensures the destruction of the One Ring. Had he not done that, the power of the ring would have continued.
"It's really a great scene," the actor says. "The whole thing ostensibly takes place around these riddles, this battle of riddles between Gollum and Bilbo. They've made this pact that, if Gollum wins, he eats Bilbo, and if Gollum loses, he leads Bilbo out of the cave, which he would stick to because there's a strict code about riddling."
How much moviegoers will see of Gollum in the next two "Hobbit" adventures, "The Desolation of Smaug" and "There and Back Again," remains to be determined. However, in any case Serkis will make his presence felt in the subsequent chapters: In addition to playing Gollum, he served as the production's second-unit director and, as such, was on hand for the entire shoot and filmed in 3D and at 48 frames per second.
"It was all an enormous shock," Serkis says, laughing "Pete has a habit of offering me these incredible opportunities at short notice. Four weeks before principal photography was to start, as I was getting ready to play Gollum, I got an email from Pete and (co-producer Fran Walsh) saying, `We'd like you to direct the second unit.'
"Pete has known for many years that I've been leaning toward directing, and he thought, in his wise way, that this would be a great opportunity for me," says Serkis, who now owns his own performance-capture company and is set to direct a film version of George Orwell's "Animal Farm." "Pete told me to make some bold choices. He knew that I'd been through the Middle-earth experience, that I shared his sensibility and taste, and understood exactly where he was coming from.
"Also, because the movie was so large and the cast was so large, second unit shared a lot of the responsibility," Serkis concludes. "It wasn't little pickups here and there. We shot for 200 days, with main unit and second unit sharing cast. We shot battle sequences, aerials, drama and the whole kit and caboodle.
"It was a big, big operation _ and a tremendous learning experience."
(Ian Spelling is a New York-based freelance writer.)
Byline: IAN SPELLING
c.2012 Ian Spelling
Distributed by: The New York Times Syndicate
Ian McKellen took nothing for granted.
Sure, every fan of "The Lord of the Rings" (2001-2003) hoped McKellen would return to his Oscar-nominated role as the wizard Gandalf in "The Hobbit," and more than a few quite vociferously insisted that "The Hobbit" could or shouldn't be done without McKellen.
However, as the years passed while "The Hobbit" sat in stasis, McKellen's age, schedule and wanderlust became factors, and when Guillermo del Toro agreed to direct a two-film version of "The Hobbit," he was under no obligation to cast the British actor as Gandalf.
Fortunately it all worked out. McKellen read the script for "The Hobbit" and loved it. Del Toro was planning to retain him, but ultimately departed the project, opening the door for "Rings" master Peter Jackson to settle back into the director's chair. Now "The Hobbit" will be a trilogy, with the first part, "An Unexpected Journey," set to open nationwide on Dec. 14 with McKellen back in Gandalf's robe, beard and wizard's hat.
"In any job there are always pros and cons," McKellen says. "It's fairly rarely a simple matter of, `No, I don't want to do it' or `Yes, I do.' There are all sorts of things involved, particularly with a part I've done before. In one sense that's a little bit off-putting, because I like to be doing something new all the time, and this was going to be 18 months on and off.
"However, this would be going back to a familiar situation," he continues. "I'd always enjoyed, enormously, working with Peter, and I love being in New Zealand. The material is sensational. The fans of Middle-earth just assumed that it'd be the same Gandalf, but I was under no illusions that another couldn't play Gandalf."
None of which means that he liked the idea, though.
"It wouldn't be quite the same," McKellen concludes, "and, frankly, I don't want anyone else playing Gandalf. So there we are."
In "The Lord of the Rings," Gandalf sent a hobbit, Frodo Baggins (Elijah Wood), eastward on a great quest. In "The Hobbit," which is a prequel to "The Lord of the Rings," he sends Frodo's uncle, Bilbo Baggins (Martin Freeman), eastward on a very different quest. Speaking by telephone from his home in London, his voice as authoritative as ever, McKellen stresses that he's up to new and fresh business in "The Hobbit."
"`The Hobbit,' as a novel, is quite different in tone from `Lord of the Rings,'" he says. "`The Hobbit' is an adventure story written for kids, and Tolkien wrote it in the first person. It was very much him introducing young people to the whole idea of Middle-earth. `Lord of the Rings' is something much deeper and all-embracing. The four hobbits are off to save the world, to save civilization, as if they're going off to fight a great world war. The dwarves (in "The Hobbit") aren't doing that. The dwarves are going to try and rescue their homeland, it's true, but they're also after all the gold that the dragon has stolen from them.
"Gandalf's role is to help the dwarves do that," McKellen says, "but, more than in the book, we get a sense of why Gandalf is interested in helping the dwarves. He's already got a sense of a Middle-earth that's beginning to change, that there's something going on, and he can't quite define what. There's danger in the air. In the book he keeps leaving the dwarves and saying, `I'll be back when you need me,' and in the film you find out where he goes."
OK, where does he go?
"He discovers an overall view of how the dwarves' quest fits in with these changes in Middle-earth, which eventually lead on to `The Lord of the Rings,'" McKellen replies. "So Gandalf is part of the adventure, but he's also looking after other matters as well and meeting up with Galadriel (Cate Blanchett), Elrond (Hugo Weaving) and Radagast (Sylvester McCoy), and dealing with strange goings-on all over the place.
"So, particularly in the first film, it's very interesting"
McKellen reports that he slipped back into character pretty easily and quickly. It was, in many ways, simply a matter of putting on his Gandalf costume and makeup.
"I couldn't put on the old costume," McKellen says, "because that, the original, is now preserved. It's some sort of antique that may not be touched and is being held until eventually it ends up in a museum, I think. But the costume I wear is very much Gandalf of old. I got some black boots, which I'm pleased about, and which Tolkien mentions. I wear a silver scarf, which we didn't in the first films.
"I think I felt that Gandalf had never actually left me, oddly enough," McKellen says. "It wasn't difficult to get back into the voice and the character, and the script was so strong. Also I played Gandalf the White in two of the `Rings' films, and this is back to Gandalf the Gray, which is the Gandalf I prefer. He's the one who likes to spend an evening drinking and smoking and having fun with the hobbits. He's a more humane sort of a character.
"Andy Serkis was frightened that he was doing an imitation of himself as Gollum," McKellen adds, "and I felt that too, a little bit. It didn't take long to get over that, though, and the dwarves were very helpful because, when I walked onto the set as Gandalf, a couple of them said, `Oh, I really feel I'm a part of Middle-earth now that I've met the old wizard.'"
Gandalf figures most prominently in "An Unexpected Journey" However, McKellen will return to New Zealand in May for five weeks to shoot additional scenes for the next two installments, "The Desolation of Smaug" and "There and Back Again," to be released in 2013 and 2014 respectively. Right now, though, after years of "Hobbit" delays and near-misses, the actor is pleased that moviegoers worldwide will be able to starting seeing "Hobbit" movies.
"I suppose I'm ready," he says, "and I keep bumping into other people who can't wait, whether it's at my corner shop or someone in the street or on the subway or at Comic-Con in San Diego. At Comic-Con there were people sleeping overnight in order to see our presentation the following day, and I went out to visit with them. So I know the fans are all there, as keen as ever.
"It's so very rare to make movies that you know people are desperate for," McKellen concludes, "and you don't want to disappoint anyone. So I'm as ready as I can be."
(Ian Spelling is a New York-based freelance writer.)


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Our Philosophy
Our world today has so much negative energy floating around in the atmosphere, coming from TV news anchors, politician's rhetoric, to angry horns.
GOD BLESS YOU CAR HORN is our answer to angry horns. To combat road rage, we offer GOD BLESS YOU CAR HORN'S retort to change the immediate atmosphere from Negative to Positive.
If someone gives you a break, while trying to pull out from a parking spot, thank them, hit the GBY' button. It's a smile
At a stop light, if someone sneezes in your vicinity…Hit the GBY' button…it's a smile
Trying to locate your car in a parking lot, use the remote GBY'. It's a smile
In a church parking lot on a Sunday, well…many smiles
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THE DaFishy Code
You do not have to have seen the movie in order to understand this post.
You just need to know MOI, and my chaotic way of thinking.
Note: NO THIS IS NOT SOME ARTICLE THAT IS SUPPORTING THOSE THAT ARE BOYCOTTING THE MOVIE, NOR IS IT SOME SPECIAL EFFORT TO CONVINCE ATHEIST OR NON-ATHEIST INTO A CERTAIN POV, OR ANYOTHER MANIPULATIVE EFFORT. THIS SIMPLY IS A BYSTANDERS POV, NOT ONLY ON THE MOVIE BUT ON LIFE IN GENERAL.
Thank you,
I just watched the all hyped up movie the DaVinci Code, and many thoughts came to mind not only re: the movie.
and it's logistical if not manipulative ways of viewing how Jesus might have lived his life.
But also, general philosophical and psychological ways that we as humans can just about justify, deny, revise, or worship anything in life, including animate and inanimate objects.
The main areas that I will focus on today are:
1. Manipulation to control or convince others.
2. Manipulation for profit.
3. Self-Manipulation in order to tolerate our time here on earth.
The below will deal with number one, two and three, since all three are used simultaneously but Doc says that I stray off toooo much so I decided to try to keep a type of organization manner…but I doubt it's going to work…since I am still after all….LORI
There are so many ways of looking at this movie that one could become mentally exhausted or imbalanced or even unbalanced just trying to figure into or figure out the clues that are at hand.
And then there are clues inside the clues that are not even revealed or touched on if they weren't part of the theme that was necessary to sell this film to the public.
The pre-requisites to selling any film or tickets to any event for that matter MUST INCLUDE:
· Possibilities of violence or death
· Aggression, sarcastic humor
· Secrets, lies or truths that are later revealed as lies.
The above cases in point would be why scary movies, nascar, and IPC are so popular
My rule of thumb when it comes to anything in life is to: ALWAYS TRUST Paradox's.
If something seems complicated then it's usually simplistic, if someone is touted as being a great person or very reputable person then usually they are just like any other ordinary Joe Blow, and usually the ordinary Joe Blows of society are the extraordinary people we just can't see or hear them.
The reason we don't see things in the realm as I've described above is because we DON'T CHOOSE TO SEE THEM LIKE THAT. Thus the adage; …"you'd miss it if it was right in front of your face".
The movie goes way overboard into finding clues that might or might not have been there. But the case in point simplistically said;
Secret writings apparently decoded more clues which in the end decoded more things that which eventually after 2 hours and a half someone finally arrived at a hypothetical theory: that Jesus had fathered a child with Mary Magdalene. I personally am a Mary Magdalene fan, and her feast day is on my birthdayJ Go FIGURE…that one is for DOC.
What I'm trying to say that since the beginning of time people have manipulated one another as a daily function in life. Like eating or drinking. Manipulation isn't just some "bad" or "sneaky underhanded" way of trying to exploit or abuse others…..It really all boils down to our one BASIC INSTINCT. And how well you use it will determine your role or lack of role in life….I have never liked saying the word MANIPULATION, so I say, "USING MY RESOURCES".
Some people will say that the proper word is "TRAINING", or "DIRECTING"….no a spade is a spade….it is
Manipulation simply means: convincing others by control or behaviors to present outcomes favorable to the individual carrying out the manipulation. NOW THE OUTCOMES ARE NOT DEFINED AS BAD OR GOOD, but just OUTCOMES, the favorable means to the liking of the individual.
It all started out for us as children when retailing chains like "GERBER" invented bottles to resemble our mothers breast, so we could wean children off their bottles…although some children NEVER DID GET WEANED….LOOK AT DOC….he not only didn't get weaned but he has since TRANSFERRED his pseudo-weaning onto other women….GOD HELP THEM
And our mothers would manipulate us while growing up, by yelling at us consistently to deter us from doing things that they did not like us do. They would promise us allowances, or new toys for things that they wanted us to accomplish.
I use the word mothers…because my overall belief is that no matter how you slice it…WOMEN ARE OVERALL THE BEST MANIPULATORS.
As adults, we go full circle and continue doing the above with our children. Then we move on to spouses who we manipulate if not on a daily basis but rather hourly .
We manipulate animals for behaviors that please us, then once the animal is secure within our environment they turn the table around and usually end up manipulating us WAYYYY MORE THAN WE DID THEM.
Human behavior and the whole epitome of life is or should be MANIPULATION.
We just can not say this since it sounds way too TABOO, or socially unacceptable to admit that you are spending your life manipulating people, instead we invent new words that do not have the negativity attached to it such as: Enlightening, Teaching, Training…blah, blah, blah.
Webster would have been a much poorer man if we humans could have learned to keep life simplistic. There would be far fewer words in the dictionary and he might have had time to do some "smelling the roses".
Getting back to the movie…it goes on and on to make this MYSTERY OF LIFE OR MYSTERY OF RELIGION OR JESUS OR WHATEVER so damned COMPLICATED.
Correct me if I am wrong…but aren't we the supposed to be the most EVOLVED HUMANS on earth today…i.e. 2006.
And if that is the case why are we trying to figure out history and apply more complexities to it than what truly needs to be. Or better yet since we are so much more EVOLVED why haven't things like this been solved already?
Simple we don't want to solve the mystery....if we do then what fun would it be? We wouldn't have any more life goals to accomplish, or we wouldn't have any mystical enigma that mentally challenges us into questions that present stimulating conversatins at Christmas office parties.
And we have to have hope that there is something out there far greater than us, and until we arrive at it, we need other means to control our focus and mindsets on.
The possibility of "all of this" being some chaotic frenzy (life)that we accidentally arrived at, is not acceptable!
We as a whole are insecure, greedy, and lazy.
That is why the movie industry is a multi billion dollar business.
Humans statistically have their daily routines such as:
· Go to work
· Get married
· Have kids
· Retire
Now how boring does this sound……TOTALLY!!!! At least to me.
I usually refer to the above activities as things that we do just to TOLERATE OUR TIME HERE ON EARTH…since there is absolutely nothing I deem as some ultimate GREAT GOAL out there waiting for me to achieve. I do not consider this earth as some mentally stimulating place to carry out my life's fruition.
It is merely a holding tank for what I will evolve to after this…but we won't get to that now….that would be another mini-series for me to write, and I'm already having trouble doing this one.
That is why action films or horror films are so big, people watch this and vicariously get out their built up frustration of not being able to do these things for real…and these films cause our serotonin and endorphins to rise and interact within our body in ways that normally don't happen on a typically normal routine day. These activities give individuals their "LEGAL" acid trips...if you will.
So the movie taps into one emotion (religion) that internationally riles up billions and it knew it would, since anything causing controversy will no doubt make $$$.
Yet it delves into a theory as I said could be derived from just about anything from the Nursery Rhyme Humpty Dumpty to the song "Cat Scratch Fever".
It uses many anagrams to create or help solve other clues and then others….yet it didn't even touch on the obvious ones…they used Sir Isaac Newton to solve some riddle regarding some password which resulted in the word APPLE….
Yet they totally forgot to mention that SIN is an acronym formed on the name of Sir Isaac Newton. Which could have started a whole new storyline to the movie thus creating more $$$ and more run time too...UGH .
The only reason it focused on the subject DaVinci, since he is internationally known as well as his painting The Last Supper.
As a facetious example, let us explore the Nursery Rhyme Humpty Dumpty.
Ok use your imagination here…because that is what you have to do in the DaVinci Code……
Lets say Humpty Dumpty is actually a figurative way of speaking about Jesus Christ…..lets say humpty is Christ, and way back when Christ really wasn't crucified but in all reality he fell off a wall somewhere in Babylon or ChinaJ, and despite all the efforts to put CHRIST BACK TOGETHER (that is keeping him alive) failed and he died…..
OR WE COULD GO USE the rhyme metaphorically, and when we talk about humpty dumpty sitting on a wall, we could really mean that it is Christ and the wall is the reputation he has built for Christianity, and the fall he took was the defaming of Christianity and the "inability to put humpty dumpty together again" could mean that Christ could not rebuild his reputation back up…..
I personally don't believe in religion since I believe it is another form of prejudice…but I do believe in something….since the mere fact that we are ABLE TO QUESTION OUR EXISTENCE should tell us there is something more!
Yes the movie was more in depth and went to greater lengths to prove a theory, but then again, I don't have Spielberg's money….
In wrapping up I think that I did stay somewhat focused and organized in writing this, but you see that is where self-manipulation comes in….I can convince myself into believing this since I want to believe….the real question is WHAT DO YOU WANT TO BELIEVE? And more importantly WHAT DON'T YOU WANT TO ADMIT TO BELIEVING…this after all will determine who you are, what you stand for, and how you can control your life…..cuz after all…..
Good Day and Good LuckJ


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SIU New Year's victory shakes up conference
January 3, 2012
The Salukis went into their New Year's Day game against Illinois State as losers of their last four, fresh off a 78-60 throttling from Evansville to kick off the Missouri Valley Conference season.
The combined records of the teams beat by the Salukis before Sunday? 3-32.
But then the Salukis (4-9, 1-1 MVC) defeated a good Illinois State (9-3, 1-1 MVC) team rather easily by a score of 86-71, and every indication of how the season will unfold has gone out the window.
"Their record is the most irrelevant record in the United States," Illinois State head coach Tim Jankovich said of the Salukis. "They had a lot of guys out, so the team that they play with now did not have that record. The team they have now is far better than the team they were playing with a month ago."
Before we get overly optimistic about just one game, let's put it in perspective. SIU and Illinois State shared two opponents in their non-conference slate: Chicago State and SIUE. Both the Salukis and Illinois State took care of those creampuffs, but the margin of victory wasn't even close. Illinois State won by a combined 78 points, whereas the Salukis only won by 39 combined points.
But this kind of performance shouldn't have been as surprising as it was. The Salukis showed signs of progress in losses to Clemson and No. 15 Xavier during the Diamond Head Classic, but the Dec. 29 loss to Evansville killed any momentum the Salukis had coming back from Hawaii.
"We had a terrible performance at Evansville, and everyone was down on themselves," junior guard T.J. Lindsay said. "Our record will probably make you underestimate us, but we're a better team than what it shows."
But with junior guard Kendal Brown-Surles and sophomore forward Davante Drinkard back in the fold after they returned Dec. 17 against Northern Illinois, this team looks far different than it did in the first six games.
"Now we have everybody in practice every single day, which is great for us," head coach Chris Lowery said. "Now we have quick games, so there's not really much time to gel … We're just going to try and play at a high level and just move forward and hope the guys we got back will get it pretty quick."
Brown-Surles instantly improved the Salukis' horrific shooting while taking the pressure off freshman guard Josh Swan, who won't have to worry about playing the point with Brown-Surles and junior Kourtney Goff anchoring that position.
"I have the most experience at that spot here (at SIU), so that always helps because it's easier to get others in the flow of the game," Brown-Surles said.
"But with our guard play, anybody can bring the ball upcourt. It's all about leadership and being more vocal."
Drinkard provides the physical presence upfront that freshman forwards Treg Setty and Antonio Bryer couldn't. Lowery needed to realize that before the season started, because now Drinkard sat out those first six games for no reason.
But Brown-Surles and Drinkard weren't the only players SIU welcomed back during the break. Senior guard Justin Bocot returned to the court after no charges were filed in the police investigation of him.
The only problem was that when Bocot returned, his shot selection was horrific. Bocot didn't even see the court against Illinois State because Lowery said the younger guys have played better.
"We wanted to give the younger guys a chance because he struggled," Lowery said. "If we win, it doesn't matter. In any program, if guys take your spot, you talk about the winning side of it and not the losing side."
Goff has worked his way into the starting lineup five times, although he's battled illness since the Hawaii trip. Lindsay lit it up from behind the arc Sunday, hitting 6-7 from three-point range. Swan also had a pretty good night with a career-high 15 points and seven rebounds in the win.
But the most positive sign was from Setty, who scored a career-high 20 points Sunday while finally hitting a shot from behind the arc for the first time all season. He finished the game 2-4 from three- point range.
"I've had dreams about knocking down a three at the SIU Arena for the first time and wondering if that was ever going to happen," Setty said. "That was supposed to be my thing coming in, but I wasn't hitting any shots."
Setty struggled early in the season, but now that Drinkard is back, Setty can focus on stretching the floor with his shooting and size instead of posting up on players that are much more physical than he is.
But if this team wants success in the long run, Lowery needs to settle on a starting lineup. Sure, injuries, suspensions and even a police investigation rattled things a bit, but show me 10 different starting lineups in 12 games and I'll show you a team in trouble.


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Occasional random postings from a butterfly photographer flitting from subject to subject
Tuesday, 19 January 2010
Continuing looking through my pictures from New Zealand in 2004 I came across a shot with some lupins. It didn't work as taken but I saw a patch of lupins which I thought might make a picture. An hour or so doodling gave me this result.
Saturday, 16 January 2010
No Photography This Week
I didn't take a single photograph this week but I have been looking through some old folders on the computer trying to find new pictures to enter into exhibitions.
The other three are from our visit to New Zealand in 2004.
This was taken on a very wet day at Lake Brunner. I have tried to emphasise the atmosphere of the day by lightening the image using curves in CS3. Converted to mono and added a white layer in Soft Light Mode.
I saw a picture of the Cardrona Hotel in the Travel Section of an international exhibition and it reminded me that I had pictures of the same Hotel. Although it looks like a museum the Cardrona Hotel is still a going concern. It is between Wanaka and Queenstown on South Island, New Zealand.
This is a straight shot but the next picture was taken with a very wide angle lens. I have also used the transform tool to distort the picture even more.
Sunday, 10 January 2010
Snowy Stokesley
We have had our fair share of snow in Stokesley since 17th December with around 11 inches falling since New Year.
Yesterday I managed to have a walk down to the river.
Yesterday I managed to have a walk down to the river.
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