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The 19th Annual Lightfair International (LFI), held May 26 to 30 at the Las Vegas Convention Center, drew more than 19,800 registered attendees from around the globe. Billed as the world's largest annual architectural and commercial lighting trade show and conference, LFI 2008 featured 510 exhibitors, including 110 first-time exhibitors and 91 international exhibitors.
A highlight of the event is the LFI Innovation Awards, an annual awards presentation recognizing the industry's most innovative product designs and technologies. LFI received 184 submissions for the 2008 program, and each product was judged by an independent panel of lighting professionals.
LFI Innovation Awards "Best of Category" honors were given to 14 different products, with five of these category winners selected for special awards, including The Technical Innovation Award, the Design Excellence Award, the Judges' Citation Award, the LFI Attendees' Choice Award, and the Most Innovative Product of the Year Award — the event's top honor. The following pages offer an overview of this year's winners and why they earned a place among the best.
Most Innovative Product of the Year
SPOT Version 4.0 software assists in quantifying the electric lighting and annual daylighting characteristics and associated energy use of a space. Version 4.0 includes spatial, spectral, and power curves for specific photosensor manufacturers based on the "2007 NLPIP Specifier Report on Photosensors" by the Lighting Research Center. Additionally, SPOT Version 4.0 includes daylighting metrics for both the USGBC Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) and the Collaborative for High Performance Schools rating systems, calculating compliance with required criteria and generating printable reports.
Architectural Energy
(Also winner of the LFI Attendees' Choice Award and the Research, Publications, Software, and Unique Applications category)
Design Excellence Award
The Q-Set direct burial series of watertight multi-tap transformers includes nine models of toroidal transformer cassettes that range from 2½ in. to 5 in. in width. Each Q-Set is crafted with a custom-designed, 50A large-capacity terminal block to hold a maximum of seven 14 AWG wires, five 12 AWG wires, four 10 AWG wires, or two 8 AWG wires.
(Also winner of the Landscape, Pool, and Fountain Luminaires category)
Technical Innovation Award
The Sylvania PowerSHED is an instant-start bi-level ballast with a built-in power line carrier (PLC) signal receiver for automated dimming response. Designed to receive the PLC signal from the lighting control panel, the ballast will immediately shed up to 30% of its load, according to the company. By relying on PLC technology, users can add demand-response capabilities without having to pull extra wires to the fixtures. In addition, the PLC injector system is adaptable to many control methods, including manual switching, AC relays from building management systems, or secure Internet-connected remote units.
Osram Sylvania
(Also winner of the Ballast and Transformers category)
Judges' Citation Award
The EverGEN solar area light employs LED optics. According to the company, the luminaire has an extended lamp life of up to 60,000 hr and requires no scheduled maintenance for up to 5 years. Featuring simple pole-top installation, the product's 10W, 20W, and 30W solar engines slip fit onto a 3-in. diameter round pole, while the 50W and 80W solar engines mount to the side of a 3.5-in. or 4-in. diameter round pole.
Carmanah Technologies
(Also winner of the Roadway, Sports, Floodlights, Outdoor Architectural, and Site Lighting category)
Judges' Citation Award
Measuring 42-in. × 22-in. × 36 in., the Haiku chandelier is constructed of recycled glass and hand-forged iron. UL-approved for dry locations, the chandelier is illuminated by CFLs. In addition, the product's glass is available in various colors and textures.
Strini Custom Lighting
(Also winner of the Chandeliers, Pendants, Sconces, Task Lights, and Decorative Luminaires category)
Conventional Lamps
DimSlim is a dimmable T5 fluorescent lamp with the ability to simulate different Kelvin temperatures and intensities while integrating sunlight harvesting. Employing a 3-pin fixed or flexible modular linking system, the lamp provides a continuous line of light, according to the company. In addition, it is compatible with DALI, DSI, and DMX using a signal translator. The product's dimming range is rated from 3% to 100% — saving 80% of energy consumption at its lowest light level.
Feelux Lighting
Specialty Lamps
The LIFI STA-40-01 is a dimmable 250W street and area lamp that delivers 22,000 lumens with 120 lumens-per-watt source efficiency and 30,000 hr life, according to the company. Additional product features include a color rendering index of 95, instant-on with no restrike time, and energy-saving modes, such as daylight harvesting, occupancy sensing, and demand-response dimming.
Downlights, Wallwashers, and Accent Lights
The Calculite ColorWash Linear is an architectural solid-state red, green, blue, and amber (RGBA) luminaire with an average expected life of 50,000 hr, according to the company. Comprised of a frame-in kit and a reflector trim, each fixture is self-contained with below-ceiling access. Additional product features include an extruded aluminum heat sink housing and a 0¡Æ to 45¡Æ vertically adjustable reflector housing.
Fluorescent Troffers, Suspended, and Surface Luminaires
Available in 1-ft ¡¿ 4-ft, 2-ft ¡¿ 2-ft, and 2-ft ¡¿ 4-ft sizes with 1, 2, or 3 lamp options, the Corelite Class R Series includes a Class R1 ultra-shallow model that features 1¨ú -in. depth and Class R2 shallow unit that features 2¨þ-in.-deep housing. Recessed, direct-indirect light can be installed into condensed plenum, enabling reduced overall building height without sacrificing desired ceiling height. Shielding options include lensed, micro baffle, round perf, and rectangular perf. In addition, the products work in tandem with a variety of dimming and control solutions.
Cooper Lighting
Track, Low-Voltage Cable, and Rail Systems
The CTL8028A22MBT Optica is a 22W adjustable CMH track fixture. The product features a cool-to-the-touch adjustment knob that allows users to change the beam distribution from spot to narrow flood to flood. Additionally, the fixture provides lockable, precision aiming adjustment with 360¡Æ horizontal and 180¡Æ vertical rotation.
Con-Tech Lighting
Theatrical and Specialty Luminaires
The LUMISYS LED signboard consists of LED chips and polymer-based films coated with transparent and conductive nanomaterial. In addition, the product's flexibility enables designs with special curves and waves, and it lightweight design allows it to be installed into rigid substrates, such as glass.
Top Nanosys
Industrial, Vandal, Exit, and Emergency Lighting
The Bodine BSL23C emergency LED pack works in conjunction with an AC driver to convert LED fixtures into emergency lights. The product operates an LED load up to 3.1W at full rated current (200 mA) during loss of normal AC power. According to the company, the unit supports emergency lighting for a minimum of 90 min. UL-listed for factory or field installation, it is suitable for downlight applications.
Controls and Daylight Integration Systems
This wireless photocell features a 90-ft range and incorporates 48 bit identification codes to prevent problems with other items in the system. In addition, the unit's ears allow for mechanical mounting or suspension in the middle of an area. Measuring 1.75 in. × 0.75 in. × 1.25 in., the company says the photosensor has a curve similar to the human eye.
Lighting Control & Design
Specialty, Hardware, Lampholders, Components
The Re-LT5-G2 is a dimmable second-generation solid-state lamp replacement for T5, T8, and T12 fluorescent sources. Designed for new or retrofit applications, the product features 80 lumens-per-watt LEDs, 180° rotation, and universal voltage.
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We all know how frustrating arguing with a theist can be. They are just really bad at reasoning through an argument, or sometimes, they are actually so good at it that it defies our ability to understand why they can't (in general, don't want to) see the force of our arguments. But the agnostic can be especially frustrating in their own way. They generally do not argue for any particular position, they simply stand back and pick apart everyone else's arguments. In this way they set themselves up as the "rational" party, the one's who "just demand a higher degree of evidence" or certitude before they grant us the pleasure of their consent. With the theist, at least, we know where they stand, and we can condemn them for their willing ignorance or their obviously bad arguments, but be satisfied afterwards that we have a clear advantage over them in clarity and coherence of our own viewpoint (that of the truth!). But the agnostic is particularly infuriating because they take skepticism and run with it. They argue that truth is something which is hard to come by (true enough), and in the case of deities there simply isn't enough evidence to back up the claim that they do or do not exist. Wrong! Belief in deities is just as silly and absurd as belief in any other hypothetical nonsense, like trolls or fairies or hobgoblins, unicorns, leprechauns, ghosts, superheroes/supervillians, dwarves, elves, Nasgul, orcs, Cauldron-born, talking animals, ogres, witches, wizards, warlocks, dementors, etc., ad nauseum. The entire realm of magical and supernatural beings and their "powers" falls into the same class, and no specific deity is granted some special privilege or right to a degree of doubt about their non-existence as any other. If you rule one in, you rule them ALL in. And let's not forget that Yahweh has a host of angels in his "kingly court" as well, not least of which was Satan. There seems to be no single reason why we should entertain the idea of creator-deities and their prophets, nor distinguish "ours" (Yahweh/Jehova) from any of the other ones which have existed in the minds of men throughout history. Why not Uranus and Gaia, or Tiamat and Marduk, or Enlil the "father of the gods" in the epic of Gilgamesh, or Amon-Ra? So here's the thing, agnostics: shit or get off the pot. If you don't know what to believe, then have the courage to settle the matter for yourselves, because agnosticism is not a mature position to take. It is a resting point on the road to having some actual convictions about the way the world really is, and what it means to be rational or not. Do you think it is rational to believe that there could really be a Zamp in the lamp, or a Woset in the closet? What is the substantial difference between the whole host of supernatural beings and the Wocket in my pocket?
It is really easy to sit back and remain uncommitted to any particular belief, but at some point we all have to decide whether to believe in evolution, or global warming, or what our own sexual orientation is, or a million other things that are relevant to how we decide to live our lives. If you approach a topic of which you are ignorant, then just say you really aren't sure, you don't know all the arguments, you don't have all the information. You're still trying to figure it all out, still trying to make sense of things. But don't sit there and say that suspending judgment is really the only rational conclusion we can reach about what kinds of things are real and what kinds of things are fantastical and imaginary. It's not sophisticated to claim that there is any merit to looking at the world from a supernatural perspective, it's just annoying, and in my opinion, cowardly.
At least the theists stand for something. Agnostics only stand up for the idea that we can't know anything. Skepticism is great, but only up to a point. After that, it means you have no convictions.
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with pleasure, my petulant little Jedi.
Here is my take on all of this, and along with, my justification for being an unrepentant atheist:
The concept of god was invented without the substance of god. From that point, the people who wanted god to be real basically used The Big Lie to promote and secure their position. They've had a lot of time to do so - several thousand years - so the idea of god is well-established in multiple cultures, represented by multiple systems of belief. Despite that, Not ONE System Can Objectively DEMONSTRATE ITS GOD.
The mind of man can imagine an uncountable number of things. Some of those imaginings have physical representation in the real world, some are variations and mutations of those themes, and some are pure imagination, without external substance or referent. I mentioned a "left-handed zindlefinger" as being something I don't believe in as an example of a personal invention of my own, which has no hard representation (that I know of!) in the real world. All it amounts to is an invention of my own, used to make a point. The likelihood of finding my left-handed zindlefinger is right up there with the likelihood of finding anything else that doesn't exist - ZERO.
If something exists within reasonable access of man's frame of reference, man will probably discover that "something" at some point or other. Even if it once existed and is now gone, traces of whatever it was remain for man to unearth, examine, analyze and perhaps fit into a greater overall scheme of things. If the land masses of the Western Hemisphere didn't exist, Chris Columbus might possibly have found his short route to India, as the stories suggest, instead of finding El Salvador. He found what he found because it was there to find. In all his journeys, though, Upper Whatchacallistan would remain undiscovered ... because it doesn't exist.
God is a supposition, used back when to explain phenomena which were not understood in an age of ignorance. God is not found, mostly because there's nothing to find. And all at once, I recall Sharon McLonergan's last line from the musical, Finian's Rainbow. As Finian is headed off to Oak Ridge, Tennessee and declares to his friends, "I'll see you all some day in Glocca Morra," Woody asks Sharon where Glocca Morra is. Her answer:
"There is no such place, Woody. It's all in me father's head."
Another thought is for those who have really been indoctrinated into theism from an early age, would it not be easier to transition first to agnosticism and then to atheism? Might all of this take some time?
Yeah, sure Lillie, I have no problem whatsoever with people working out their beliefs on their own time-frame. It's not agnosticism per se that I have a problem with. It is the position of the strong agnostic, mentioned in a previous response, that says that agnosticism is the only rational conclusion one can reach that I have a problem with. As a position on the road from theism to atheism, or from ignorance to enlightenment, agnosticism is perfectly fine. But when someone says that atheists are wrong for being atheists because the arguments for both sides are similarly convincing, that's when I strenuously object. When one learns the full depth of the arguments for atheism, as really everyone should do as a part of their education on clearly one of the most important issues a person can be educated on, well, the only comparisons I can think of are: comparing flat-earthers to round-earthers, creationists to people who believe in evolution, alchemists to chemists, people who believe in magic to people who believe in science, etc. In other words, there just is no comparison.
That engineer apparently never heard of an "error budget," or even the more common usage:
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Yeah I think we are in perfect agreement (see what I did there? :-D). I'm not saying that either we are on equal ground or one of us is absolutely right and one of us is absolutely wrong, but rather that the mindset of the theist is that if they can introduce even a sparkle of doubt into atheism (which we already admit to!), then they think that this demonstrates that since there is doubt both ways, they are entirely justified in sneaking in agnosticism and believing whatever they choose to believe. That's what my whole point has been about - we are NOT on anything like equal ground. The degree of doubt the skeptic has in his reasonably-held and justified beliefs is moderate to low, just enough for him to keep asking questions and never accept that he has reached an absolute truth. The degree of doubt he has in beliefs he considers outrageously dubious and completely without justification is much higher. Sure, it may seem like the point at which a belief changes from insufficiently-justified to sufficiently-justified seems arbitrary, but I'd be interested in investigating whether this is really the case or not. My intuition tells me that there's probably some justification for drawing the lines the way they probably should be drawn. :-)
Also, it's a nice parable, thanks. You know, halfway from an arms length away is a half arms length away. Then a quarter. Then about a hands length away. And so on! The architect gave up way too soon. ;-)
Well now we're talking strategy, and I agree that you have to take a stand somewhere. I try to remind myself that my stand is based on solid probability and not imagined absolutes. And who said that the architect gave up? :D
If someone who labels him/herself an Agnostic claims that there is not evidence to back up a claim that "a god" does or does not exist then I would not grant that person the "fence sitter" position. In reality, if such person does not believe in any deity, then that person is an Atheist. Keep in mind that many of of us who call ourselves Atheists do not make any claims that god does not exist. We simply don't believe in any gods because there is not enough evidence to do so.
Yes, there are people (myself included) that consider the possibility of the existence of a given "deity" to be close to, if not zero; for example the Judeo-Christian god. But in order to get to that point, we need a clear definition of the deity in question.
If a self-proclaimed Agnostic presents his case as a "third position" I would just simply point out that his/her lack of belief in deities makes him/her and Atheist already without going any further.
It is my understanding that Agnosticism is a position regarding knowledge where Atheism is a position regarding belief. So we can have Gnostic Atheists or Agnostic Atheists. Atheism and Agnosticism are ortogonal concepts. But then again, I might be wrong...
It may boil down to semantics, I think. You say, Alfredo R., that you'd point out to the agnostic his/her lack of belief. By definition, the agnostic or "fence-sitter" doesn't necessarily believe nor disbelieve, so what exactly is there to point out? The agnostic doesn't say that they believe nor that they disbelieve, that is the point of fence-sitting. So, I don't think this makes an agnostic a "coward," as the spectrum of evidence that we've explored so far which most atheists base their atheism on is next to nil. We haven't explored not even 1% of our universe, let alone the supposed multiverse, and this is what we're calling "lack of evidence"?
Niel deGrasse Tyson had his take that you may or may not agree with concerning this whole atheism/agnostic thing. Here's the link:
I appreciate the link. There seems to be two "kinds" of atheists, one who bases their atheism in the fact that science does a far better job of explaining the universe than religion does, and another who takes a more comprehensive, philosophical approach. Both can lead to agnosticism, but I think if you take the more strictly scientific approach, then this limits your ability to argue against a belief in deities. Certainly, as you explain, from a purely scientific perspective, we can rule nothing out. If this is as far as your reasoning takes you, then you probably should be an agnostic and no more. As I have explained my reasoning elsewhere, there are many arguments which can be made which make such a belief not only silly and absurd but make it beyond a reasonable doubt that there are no such things as deities. Even if there were something "beyond", whatever that is even supposed to mean, it surely would be nothing like the absurd notions of deities people have imagined. But in all probability, saying that there is some transcendent something beyond the natural, physical universe is a meaningless assertion.
You'll have to excuse my being deliberately provocative with my discussion post's title, I find I get more responses that way. ;-)
It's funny you mention that there is "some transcendent something beyond the natural, physical universe," because some physicists will sometimes equate the 11-dimensional hyperspace of M-Theory to a concept like Brahman which is, in a certain sense, a "transcendent something beyond the physical universe." The concept of Brahman in Hinduism is synonymous with what is called in Zen Buddhism "sunyata." And although these things have come to be named, although things like Hinduism and Buddhism are regarded as religions, the adherents of these religions will always explain that whatever this transcendent something is, it's truly nameless, but if you will notice, that most of the scriptures in eastern religion are in the nature of a dialogue, usually between a disciple and a guru or between two or more spiritual masters, and this dialogue is always in a dialectic form of these supposed transcendent realms.
So, for the purposes of these discussions, they have come to be named things like "sunyata, Brahman, non-duality, etc.," but in essence, they are really without names. The point being that having the label of "religion" muddies the way people think about these things, and so people might have the misconception that because something like Christianity and Buddhism are each labelled as a "religion", then they must be similar in some ways, which is not the case at all. Brahman is not God in the western sense of the word God, although Brahman may have some attributes that we may apply to the God of Christianity, such as eternality, absoluteness, etc., it is thought of entirely antipodal in comparison to the Christian God.
So, even some language I've used here, such as "spiritual master," is misleading. "Teacher" might be a better word. And this realm they talk about is better described as "ultimate reality" rather than using a term such as "divine" in the "divine plateau" to describe this "ultimate reality" or "the Self," because the word "divine" has certain connotations and is also misleading. If you've ever been to India, it's funny the way the so-called gurus will approach people who will seek them. The goal, you see, of the guru is to remove any foundation you've place your beliefs on or disbeliefs for that matter. So, it's sort of like the guru has start out from the position saying, "If you believe in God, I don't, if you don't believe in God, I do," but they won't let you in on that secret. Eventually, they will aim to dissolve both the theist and atheist perspectives into this "ultimate reality," where in which you will find there was no guru or teacher or disciple, both of you are equal on a certain plane so that no one holds a inferior or superior perspective, you can also view this as the dissolution of ego. Well, I'm being all quite brief here, but if you're interested, here's a link on that:
Buddhism is sometimes referred to as "the religion of no religion" for the reasons I've tried to point out. But anyway, as Alan Watts said, you don't understand Buddhism by reading about it or studying scriptures so on and so forth, because the ultimate goal of this religion is an experience in which this sense of "the Self" or "ultimate reality" is directly intuit. Another suggestion:
I suppose the point of all that is because there is a position called Perennial Philosophy in which this is also emphasized. That the source behind all religion is essentially this experience, but it transcends all religion because it's ultimately a phenomenon in consciousness, and religion is sort of a by-product of this experience when individuals attempt to transduce it into language. It's an experience of the "ineffable," nevertheless people always attempt to describe it, and so you have the various religions and their languages in attempt to describe this one thing.
And here's a talk on Perennial Philosophy, if you're interested in that:
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Our transfer from the Pearl to Wadi Lahami was bang on time and our brief stopover at Shagra allowed me catch up with my old friend Mahmoud Aziz. An hour and a half later we were bouncing along the dusty track at Lahami.
This remote dive camp is a unique experience. There are no frills at Lahami. Safari tents or simple but comfortable Madyafar stone huts built around a single story building which would not be out of place in a spaghetti western movie. Everyone moves slowly and talks softly in the intense and arid southern Egyptian heat which can easily top 40 degrees celcius. On each of our visits, CJ and I have been the only English guests. Most are French or Dutch but English is the common language. Soon, everyone is mixing and getting on like old friends. Many visit Lahami alone. August is low season and you may expect no more than twenty guests but more visit earlier and later in the year when the air temperatures are cooler. The bar tender is a gem. One tea minfudluck (one tea please) I ask. Coffee? he replies. Laa, one tea (no, one tea), Water? he asks again. Tea I reconfirm. Eventually, he gets it after going through the entire drinks menu. This Pythonesque sketch repeats itself without change and here, its all part of the charm
The day starts at 6:30 am with a simple breakfast. Fast, twin engined 7.5 metre RIBs depart at 7:15 am for a two tanker. Between dives, tea and cake is served during the hour long surface interval. Take the membrane nitrox as its too easy to nudge into deco on the second dive when breathing 21%. Guests are back onshore by 12:30 pm for lunch and siesta before diving the house reefs at 3:00 pm. A boat night dive is available when Spanish Dancers can be hunted.
Liveaboard fleets frequent the Fury Shoal but confine themselves to the more well known and accessible sites like Shaab Maksour, Sataya, Malahi, Shaab Claudia and Abu Galawa. The RSDS operation at Lahami has more options available and their dive sites include many which they have discovered and named themselves. Walking, The Bells, Indiana and Jones, Iron garden, G.I. Joe, Mr Jim, Bloomen, Eanie and Meanie are exclusive, pristine sites which are an absolute privilege to dive. World class hard coral formations dominate the largely current free, relatively shallow (15-25 metre) sites. Visibility on the Shoal is excellent. For the afternoon dive there are many house reefs within five or ten minutes by RIB. Habilli Ghazalla is a string of pinnacles, Shaab Rour is a large reef with a drop-off and sports frequent dolphin and turtle encounters, Nathans Corner and Torfa are reef walls and Ras Bonnie combines both reef and habillis. Theres plenty of entertaining variety for the afternoon dives.
The centre is run by Ross, an Australian, who in the right light could be mistaken for Ayres Rock. He opened the camp at Lahami in 2000 and was doing eight dives each day to map and plan the dives. Ross often guides his clients and his laid back style is ably illustrated by his comment surface with some gas left. I like Ross.
CJ and I resolved to shoot macro for the week. Liberated from the tedium of swapping ports and strobe arm configurations between dives I was free to allow my mind to enter macro mode. Maybe its the quality of the subjects on the Fury but I was starting to see stuff which I could have easily missed earlier. No longer caught in the powerful currents of Tiran and St.Johns, CJ and I were free to dwell for the entirety of a dive on just a single pinnacle and share delightful discoveries. It was a new experience for me to return to the wreck of the Tien Tsien or the caves at Shaab Claudia armed with macro and I saw these sites with fresh eyes. Throughout, we were left alone to indulge our photography. I just put a SMB up after an hour and a RIB was with us within a minute or two.
On our fourth day at Lahami we jumped in over the yacht wreck at Abu Galawa. At 12 metres CJ presented me with his camera indicating the shutter lever was not engaging on his Ike housing. I took his rig from him to examine the problem and found the set screw which acts as a shutter lever was loose and it came off in my hand. CJ immediately indicated that the housing was flooding so I made an emergency ascent keeping the housing orientated port down. On board the RIB we discovered that when the set screw is detached, water pressure forces the control rod into the housing and when the cut out passes the o-rings, the housing floods. Theres no fail-safe and Ikelite would do well to incorporate a small modification. Anyway, CJs Canon was dry and later, after checking the security of all the hex bolts on both our Ike housings, he was back to triggering images. Although my emergency ascent was made very early in the dive and from a modest depth it seemed to set off the old nerve damage in my elbow, a legacy from a past type one hit. One develops a self-sufficient approach to diving in Egypts deep south and some in-water recompression therapy soon resolved that little niggle. Of course, recompression chambers are available throughout Egypts diving coastline including the deep south with a facility located adjacent to RSDS at Marsa Shagra. A seven euro insurance premium provides up to 21 days cover.
All too soon our two-weeker was in its last day and Im writing this closing paragraph during siesta. In the next hour well be saying goodbye to our old friend, the Red Sea, with our last dive on the house reef at Nathans Corner. CJs diving has really come of age and hes become a very competent, independent and safe diver whos skills and experience surpass his JOW. He uses nitrox, leaps from dive decks with his rig and handles his dive profiles like a pro. Hell walk his JAOW in September, then his Rescue and with three more specialities and hell be MSD. I expect it wont be too long before he realizes his ambition to guide during his summer recesses. He already has two offers of work! Maybe hell ask his Old Man along
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Canon 5D MK2 - Sea and Sea housed - 17-40L 100mm - Sigma 15mm FE - twin YS250 pro's and gadgets galore
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Kind regards, Tim
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Posted 17 September 2009 - 11:37 AM
I'm really a very crap reader but will read your adventure when I find I have time, do you have a shortened version!?
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Posted 17 September 2009 - 12:14 PM
Great shots Tim, fantastic close ups! Cant wait unitl I manage to get that close. What macro lens(es) do you use?
I'm really a very crap reader but will read your adventure when I find I have time, do you have a shortened version!?
Thanks very much for your kind comments. I use INON UCL's. Either one or two 165's or a 330 on the front of a long ported Ike housing. My apologies if my three reports are rambles...
Edited by Timmoranuk, 17 September 2009 - 12:52 PM.
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Posted 17 September 2009 - 01:22 PM
cool stuff |Tim, cheers
Thanks very much for your kind comments. I use INON UCL's. Either one or two 165's or a 330 on the front of a long ported Ike housing. My apologies if my three reports are rambles...
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The first Buick Roadmaster was introduced in 1936, when vast improvements in car technology over the previous year made the new Buick something enviable. The Roadmaster continued its drive down the road of excellence for many years to come.
The Buick Roadmaster has a long and checkered history. The car model was a staple of the Buick family from 1936 to 1958 and was then reintroduced in 1991, running to 1996 when the model was finally discontinued. In the beginning, the Roadmaster was a top-of-the-line model for the company. The Roadmaster was also the first car to have the Riviera name attached to it, before the Riviera had its own model.
The original Roadmaster cars are known for their luxurious trimmings and elegance of design. The 1930s and 1940s cars will be familiar to those who have watched a gangster film or two. The hardtops and convertibles with large front grilles were the height of class on the road.
The first Roadmaster appeared in the 1936 model year, when the entire Buick line was given names to reflect the perfection of their new engineering. The Series 80 car made by Buick in 1936 was named the Roadmaster. It was a huge vehicle, weighing in at 4098 pounds. The rounded metal behind the front tires, the runner along the bottom of the vehicle, the hardtop, and long body are easy to recognize. The first generation was discontinued in 1937.
A longer hood was introduced on the 1938 model, as well as new hubcaps and taller bumper guards. This model had coil springs instead of leaf springs, which made the ride smoother. The "waterfall" grill can also be found on this model.
The Series 80 car was renamed the Limited in 1940, so the Roadmaster name was transferred to the Series 70 model, new to the Buick line. The hood is curved further, giving the entire car a "torpedo" shape. The engine inside the unit is also redesigned, the new models giving out 165 hp. Buick also offers a two-door convertible version.
The Roadmaster received a fresh design during the 1942 to 1948 model years. The car featured airfoil fenders that trace the side of the car all the way to the back fenders, creating a "futuristic" look. After the war, the 1948 model introduced the revolutionary torque convertor transmission called the Dynaflow.
1949 was the year of a drastic redesign for the Roadmaster. The standard Roadmaster became curvier all around. Buick also introduced an Estate Wagon model as a precursor to the contemporary station wagon. A two-door Riviera Coupe was introduced as well, the first car to use the name. The coupe is stylish and flamboyant, showcasing the postwar attitude. A very flashy convertible, the Skylark, was also added to the line. The cars of this time also came with V-8 engines, making them power performers.
The sixth generation was introduced in 1954. The body was changed to fit the General Motors C-body, which was sweeping the car world at the time. The C-body provided greater stability and makes the car safer to drive. The horsepower in these vehicles also increased during this period to 236 hp, making it one of the more powerful vehicles on the road.
The seventh generation ran from 1957 to 1958. It has the Sweepspear flourish, a curved line running down the side of the car. New suspension improves the car's handling and a new engine produces 300 hp. The design was changed again in 1958 before the line's name was changed.
The car was reintroduced in 1991. A B-body station wagon replaced the Estate. This came with the popular fake wood-grain finish running down the side of the vehicle. A four-door sedan is also available, which lacks the style and muscle of the seventh generation predecessor. The car was discontinued in 1996 due to poor sales and changing tastes in the market.
If you are looking for a classic car with instantly recognizable styling, the old Buick Roadmaster is a great choice. Fully restored models can be very pricey, so unless you have very deep pockets you may wish to start with a fixer upper and try your hand at some mechanics. The cheap Roadmasters of the 1990s have many problems. The new electronic transmissions are untested and have several glitches. It is best to stick with the older models if you can afford the price.
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There's an unwritten rule in noncompetitive golf that after someone shanks a shot and slams their club into the turf, you give the shanker at least 60 seconds before offering tips on how to avoid another shank the next time.
There's an unwritten rule in noncompetitive golf that after someone shanks a shot and slams their club into the turf, you give the shanker at least 60 seconds before offering tips on how to avoid another shank the next time.
After watching the Patriots collectively shank one last Sunday night, I figured 96 hours would be a better buffer zone before moving on to the next stage of reality — namely, how to avoid another slice into the woods next year.
As much as everyone wanted to blame the New England secondary for the defeat to Baltimore, the loss can be placed firmly on the shoulders of the Patriots' three pillars: Bill Belichick, Tom Brady and Vince Wilfork.
Belichick couldn't get his team to find a second gear — his strength is keeping everyone even-keeled and disciplined, but what do you do when you need some seat-of-the-pants heroism. Brady was shockingly poor, and at this point you have to come right out and say that his playoff failures appear to be getting into his head and becoming a vicious cycle. And Wilfork, who needs to be so good for that defense to work, was just another guy against Baltimore.
Patriots fans seemed to be more bummed than enraged after this one, and I think it was the failings of the team's trio that caused it — how can you be mad at three guys who have done so much to make this franchise what it is?
The good news, though, is that the Patriots, as currently constructed, are going to have a minimum of two more good shots at the Super Bowl, and could conceivably ride the Belichick system to another decade of success.
Here's one man's take on how they should go about the business of keeping the good times going and making those small decisions that will put them back on top.
It pains me to write this, just because I have so much respect for Welker. They throw the word "warrior" around a bit too much when it comes to sports, but Welker has moved so many chains and taken so many hits that he deserves that moniker. You hate to see the Patriots part ways with a guy like that.
But the facts are clear — his drops are going up, and so is his age. He's taken a ridiculous pounding, and a long-term contract isn't going to happen. Even though he's as productive as ever, spending nearly $12 million (what it would cost to franchise him and keep him under control for 2013) on one guy when you have so many other offensive options to turn to just doesn't make a lot of sense.
Julian Edelman is also a free agent, so it's not just as simple as giving him Welker's old job. I think they like Edelman, but he's taken a lot of hits and just doesn't seem like a guy they'll ever depend on.
I expect that they will retain right tackle Sebastian Vollmer, although it's no lock even though he's one of the best in the business. Vollmer will be 29 this summer, and has battled injury, so if the financial numbers aren't right for New England, backup Marcus Cannon or someone from the 2013 draft would be a pretty good Plan B.
I don't know exactly how the Patriots accomplish this, but clearly steps need to be taken to help Brady get his big-game swagger back. He hasn't had a dedicated quarterback coach in years with New England, and longtime mentor Tom Martinez passed away in February.
Bringing in either a veteran backup with people skills or a full-time QB coach would seem to be a step in the right direction.
Also, assuming they go away from Welker, continuing to enhance the running game is also a must. They have three good tailbacks in the mix, and a very physical offensive line. Drafting a game-stretching wide receiver early makes a lot of sense; the addition of Josh McDaniels brought some fresh new ideas, and perhaps a Patriots team without Welker would help reinvigorate Brady (who, by the way, was still one of the top 5 QBs in the league this year).
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It's not a big shock that Brady's playoff flameouts have largely come with Gronkowski sidelined. He has a huge impact, in the running game, making the quick-hit passing game work, throwing it down field and scoring touchdowns. Gronkowski is worth three points a game by himself, and those three sure do come in handy during big games.
Should they be more selective in his use? Draft another talented tight end so they can give him more breaks and be ready to go if he should go down? De-emphasize his role so things don't fall off so much without him?
Unfortunately, the only answer is probably to cross your fingers and hope for the best. His style is what makes him special, but it's also what could shorten his career and derail seasons brimming with promise.
The "Patriots can't cover anyone" angle is a little played out, and far from true, but there's little doubt that Talib was a huge key to defensive success in New England and that they suffered when he wasn't in the lineup vs. Baltimore.
This guy loved it here, and was notably good — I have a hard time believing that he'll be playing anywhere else next year, and will probably even take a few less bucks.
It'd be interesting to see if the Patriots would try and make a move for the Jets' Darrelle Revis, but that seems like a fever dream on many levels. His injury history and financial demands are a problem, plus you'd have to trade assets to get him. But he is one of the 10 most valuable non-QBs in the game, kind of the defensive equivalent of Gronkowski. Put a healthy Revis on this team and re-play the Baltimore game, and you'd probably have a different result.
The 2013 draft is pretty thin, especially at the top, and there are very few obvious holes to fill on this roster. There will be money to spend in free agency to reshape the roster, and a glut of young players from the past three drafts.
They've already moved out of the later rounds, so it seems to make some sense that they'll trade down to recoup some of those picks — and if they can get first-rounders in the future, they'll always do it.
What they don't need to do is draft a quarterback. Ryan Mallett, like Brian Hoyer and Matt Cassel before him, isn't here to succeed Brady, he's here to learn the Patriots system over a long period of time so if Brady goes down he'll be able to be a reasonable facsimile.
If they felt like they were getting a steal on a QB, they might go for it, but I'm not seeing it — especially since quarterbacks are increasingly ready to contribute right away, and No. 12 is still the man.
Jonathan Comey is sports and features editor for The Standard-Times.


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In an effort to provide easily accessible education to all who desire it, Barry University will soon join the MOOC revolution when it unveils its first-ever free online course on October 7. The class is sponsored by Barry's School of Adult and Continuing Education and focuses on disaster health.
A relatively new phenomenon in distance education, MOOC stands for massive open online course. MOOCs provide digital courses aimed at large-scale interactive participation between patrons. In addition to traditional course materials such as videos, readings, and problem sets, MOOCs provide interactive user forums that help build a community for the students and professors.
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The Grouch at Right Truth is a practicing Emergency Room Doctor. He is a man who doesn't give into hysterics, conspiracies, and tin foil craziness. So when he speaks out against Obamacare I listen to him. And you should too. Having said that, I received this from his lovely wife Debbie of The Right Truth with a plea to pass it along. That I am doing.
Death Panels are HERE
Today while working my shift in the emergency room, an old lady was brought in very sick and in fact near death. I did my usual workup and evaluation and attempted to administer life saving treatment. It was my plan to admit this woman to the hospital. I found out a little later that this same woman had been a patient here just slightly more than 2 weeks ago with a DIFFERENT DIAGNOSIS. I was told that if this woman was admitted, the hospital would not be paid.
The new Medicare rule now is that if the same Medicare patient is re-admitted to the hospital within 30 days, the hospital will not be paid. When they first started this nonsense they said this only applied to patients with the same diagnosis. Now they have "expanded" the rule to include re-admissions for any reason. So if you're in the hospital for pneumonia, and 3 weeks later, you break your leg…….too bad.
Medicare will not pay the hospital to fix your leg.
A little later a man was brought in by ambulance, very sick, in pain, and near death. I did my usual evaluation and treatment, doing my best to ease pain and stabilize this man's illness. He needed to be admitted. To my chagrin I found out that he had been treated for the SAME problem at a DIFFERENT HOSPITAL about 10 days prior. If I admitted this man, our hospital would be paid nothing. I admitted the man.
My friends I am caught in a terrible position. I could have given treatment to both of these people and sent them out. There is no doubt that both of them would have died. Oh, I could also be sued for malpractice, but nobody cares about that. That's why we have insurance, right?
My other choice is to admit the person, knowing full well that the hospital will have to absorb the cost of care without hope of remuneration.
This is the climate we as healthcare providers find ourselves in today. How many small and struggling hospitals will survive under such ludicrous payment schemes? Indeed many facilities will close their doors. Many doctors will retire early or simply go do something else. As more and more are added to the Obamacare rolls, there will be less and less access. People will get sicker and yes, people will die because of it.
I had a sick and sinking feeling in the pit of my stomach today after both of these incidents. We have a good hospital. Our nurses, technicians, and support staff work very hard and they deserve to be paid for their efforts. I am not so worried about myself as I am near retirement, but I worry for all the younger folks in the healthcare business and I worry about our seniors who are in the long run going to
be sacrificed as the government implements cost cutting shenanigans to cover up their broken promise made way back in 1964.
Folks, this is a nightmare!
Remember when Nancy Pelosi said that we had to pass the bill to know what was in the bill? We now know what is in the bill. AND WE DON'T LIKE IT!
If you will, please pass this along. Either through Facebook, Twitter and/or on your own blog. And remember to vote on Nov. 6th to remove the problem that caused this disaster: President Barack Hussein Obama.
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Super Why! "Woofster Finds A Home" Whyatt goes to a pet adoption fair in Storybrook Village where he meets a little puppy who needs a family. Whyatt promises to look in a book to help until the puppy reveals he has a story of his own! As the superhero readers travel through the book Woofster Finds a Home, they find exciting ways to overcome obstacles and a new super reader joins the team! Educational Objectives: To learn what it means to find a home. Preschoolers will identify the letters N, I, C, E, practice the magic of spelling, and learn what the words "menacing," "prairie" and "no trespassing" mean! And, they'll use the power to read to change the story. D
1:00 pm
Cat in the Hat Knows A Lot About That! "Manatees and Mermaids/The Last Chocolate" Manatees and Mermaids - Sally and Nick are pretending to swim, but why not go for a real swim asks the Cat! Off to the Glippydrippy Gulf to meet Matilda the Manatee and her son Marlin. Matilda and Marlon teach their guests how to swim slowly and gracefully. Until they hear the sound of a boat motor! Those can be dangerous for manatees, but luckily the Cat, Nick and Sally help their new friends to stay safe. D
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Music Voyager "Rocky Mountain Adventures" This episode brings Music Voyager host Jacob Edgar to Denver, Colorado on his three-episode journey to learn more about this year's Grammy nominees, Road to a GRAMMY. Jacob meet with banjo virtuoso and multiple GRAMMY nominee Bela Fleck, then visits the workshop where the GRAMMY statuettes are lovingly hand-crafted. He follows Bela Fleck from a banjo master class to a concert at one of Denver's top venues. D
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Midsomer Murders "Painted In Blood, Part 2" Troy, originally dazzled by the visiting detectives who take him under their wings, becomes disillusioned and works with Barnaby to solve the case themselves. The puzzle now includes a mugging and stolen documents. Part 2 of 2G
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Masterpiece Mystery! "Endeavour, Series I: Rocket" A royal visit to a family-owned munitions factory begins as a proud occasion for the people of Oxford but the joy ends when an unpopular fitter is murdered during the visit. Thursday and DS Peter Jakes lead the investigation while Morse is given routine tasks. Chief Superintendent Bright frets that he needs the case to be solved quickly. Morse meanwhile delves into the family's murky past, as well as his own.G
8:30 pm
Scott & Bailey Having coerced Nick into buying her a flat, Rachel finds out she is pregnant with his child. She successfully traps a murderer of a housewife. Janet, meanwhile, is dreading her wedding anniversary party and presses on with the long, cold murder case of her school friend Veronica.G
9:30 pm
Call The Midwife "S2 E2" The Nonnatus community is rocked when the Kelly family's newborn son dies in unexplained circumstances. Cynthia, who had attended the birth, comes under intense scrutiny from the police and the pregnant women of Poplar. Despite reassurances from her friends and colleagues, Cynthia questions her own abilities and the strain takes its toll on her work and health.G
10:30 pm
Lark Rise to Candleford When the postmaster at Inglestone, with an old score to settle, tries to force Dorcas into selling up, she is faced with the heartbreaking prospect of losing her home and denying Sydney his dream of running the post office one day.G
11:30 pm
Midsomer Murders "Painted In Blood, Part 2" Troy, originally dazzled by the visiting detectives who take him under their wings, becomes disillusioned and works with Barnaby to solve the case themselves. The puzzle now includes a mugging and stolen documents. Part 2 of 2G


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