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Pacific Information Center
The Pacific Information Center (PIC) is located in Clark Hall on the Forest Grove Campus and provides information for visitors, as well as a variety of services for students.
TriMet Bus and MAX Tickets - Grove Link (Forest Grove Transportation)
- The PIC sells individual TriMet/MAX passes
- Public transportation system consists of TriMet buses and MAX, the local light-rail system
- The MAX Blue Line travels from Hillsboro to Gresham
- The MAX Red Line travels from the Portland City Center to the airport
- Bus transit is available from Forest Grove to the Hillsboro MAX transit and additional locations
- Tri-Met Trip Planner
- GroveLink - Public Transportation in Forest Grove Community
- GroveLink is public transportation for the Forest Grove community. Extending beyond TriMet's line 57 and max services. The GroveLink bus serves a greater part of the city, helping to link residents with downtown locales as well as with TriMet bus line 57. Service provide by Ride Connection.
- View map and schedule.
Lost and Found
The PIC serves as Pacific University's Lost and Found. If you find something, just bring it to us and we will take care of contacting the owner. If you have lost something, you can come by the PIC and someone will help you fill out a lost form with your information so that if it is turned in we can contact you.
To reserve a table for lunchtime or a room for a meeting, contact the scheduling office or learn more about planning student events.
Parking Permits
Parking permits are available in the PIC. All you have to do is fill out the registration form and sign it so we have permission to bill the $40 fee to your student account. You do not have to pay for your permit when you receive it, you just fill out the registration form and we will bill your account.
Learn more about parking on the Forest Grove Campus.
Movie Tickets
At the PIC we sell movie tickets at a reduced student rate for the Cornelius 9 Cinema as well as Regal Theaters in the area. These tickets are two for $12 but cannot be used for starred attractions or new releases unless they have been at the theater for 14 days. If you wish to purchase these tickets and want to use them for a starred attraction or new release you may have to pay an additional fee at the ticket window.
In the PIC we have a fax machine that is accessible to students. You may have a fax sent out for $.50 a page (the cover page is free). Please feel free to stop by the PIC and someone will take care of your faxing needs.
Campus Information
Additional information about Pacific's campuses is available.


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- This article is a guide for a Silent Hill puzzle.
The Clock Tower Puzzle must be solved in order to enter the Otherworld Midwich Elementary School in Silent Hill. Harry Mason can find a clock tower in the courtyard area of the school's first floor. Upon examining it, the clock is shown to be stopped at 10:00, and Harry can see two slots on the tower: "A Golden Sun" slot on the left side, and "A Silver Moon" slot on the right side. The door between them is locked. The clues for the solution of this puzzle are found in the reception area.
In the reception room, there are three memos written in blood, each one stating a different hour: "Alchemy laboratory" (10:00), "A place with songs and sound" (12:00), and "Darkness that brings the choking heat" (5:00). Since the hour Harry sees on the clock is 10:00, the first thing to do is to read the first memo and solve the Old Man's Hand puzzle, thus obtaining the Gold Medallion.
When Harry inserts the gold medallion in the "A Golden Sun" slot, the hour on the tower will change to 12:00, so then he must read the second memo and solve the Piano Puzzle in order to get the Silver Medallion. Once obtained, Harry must go back to the tower and insert it into the "A Silver Moon" slot.
The clock hands now read 5:00. The third and last memo found, "Darkness that brings the choking heat", talks about heat and flames, leading Harry to the boiler room in the basement of the school. Pressing the switch located there turns on the mechanism that will open the clock tower's doors to the Otherworld.

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- 1 Setting up Tax Rules
- 2 Inclusive/Exclusive Tax
- 3 Tax Calculation Method
- 4 Deduct Tax Amount
- 5 Setting Taxed Items
- 6 Compound Tax
- 7 Showing your Tax ID/VAT Number on Invoices
- 8 Setting Clients as Tax Exempt
- 9 Automatic VAT Number Validation
- 10 Changing the Tax Rate
- 11 Common Problems
Setting up Tax Rules
In order to charge tax, you must first enable Tax charges in WHMCS. To do this, go to Setup > Payments > Tax Rules and then tick the checkbox at the top of the page labelled Tax Enabled and click Save Changes. Tax is now enabled in WHMCS. Now, you can proceed to setup your tax zones. This is done as follows:
- Click the Add New Tax Rule tab on the Tax Setup page
- In the Name field, enter a name for the tax zone which allows you to identify it
- Next, for the Country, choose where this tax rate applies to all countries or whether it only applies to a selected country
- For the state, again you can choose whether it applies to all states in the selected country or only a selected state
- Finally, enter the tax rate as a percentage, for example 17.5 and then click the Save Changes button
For example, if you were a UK business you would setup the system to charge VAT. In the country field, you would choose "United Kingdom" and for the state you would leave it set at "Apply Rule to All States". You would then enter the tax rate of "20.0" and click the Save Changes button. You can setup an unlimited number of tax rules.
Inclusive/Exclusive Tax
By default, tax is exclusive. What this means is that the prices you enter into WHMCS need to have tax added onto them at the rates you've set. The alternative is inclusive tax. Oppositely, this means that the prices you enter into WHMCS already have tax included in them and WHMCS needs to work backwards to calculate the amount of tax being charged based on the rates you've set. You can choose the tax method you want to use in Setup > Payments > Tax Rules.
- Exclusive Tax > Tax Amount = Item Price x ( Tax Rate / 100 )
- Inclusive Tax > Tax Amount = ( Item Price / ( 100 + Tax Rate ) ) x Tax Rate
Tax Calculation Method
The Tax Calculation Method setting determines how taxes are calculated.
The two possible values for this setting are as follows:
- Calculate individually per line item - Selecting this option will calculate taxes on a per line item basis. When selected, tax will be calculated for each line item, rounded to 2 decimal places, and the total tax calculated by taking the sum of the tax calculation for each individual line item.Example Tax Calculation for 4 Line Items of $1 each: (1.00 x 20%) + (1.00 x 20%) + (1.00 x 20%) + (1.00 x 20%) = 0.80
- Calculate based on collective sum of the taxable line items - Selecting this option will calculate taxes using the sum of the line items that are set as taxable on an invoice. When selected, the individual line items marked as taxable will be totalled, and tax calculated based on the sum total of those taxable line items.Example Tax Calculation for 4 Line Items of $1 each: (4.00 x 20%) = 0.80
Deduct Tax Amount
If the Tax Type is set to Inclusive and the client's country and State/Province selections result in them not meeting any of the tax rules configured, deduct an amount from the order based on the total amount of the taxable items on the order and the percentage of tax that would apply to the default country set under Setup > General Settings > Localisation tab. It will deduct the percentage that applies to the first applicable Level 1 and Level 2 tax rules.
Setting Taxed Items
The flexible tax system in WHMCS allows you to set individually which items apply for tax. By default in WHMCS, a product is set to not be taxed. What this means is that even though you have tax rules setup, no tax would be charged for it. So for example you might charge tax on the products you offer but not on services.
Setting a Product/Service as Taxable
- Go to Setup > Products/Services > Products/Services
- Click the edit icon next to the product you wish to set to be taxable
- Tick the checkbox next to the item labelled "Tax Product"
- Save your changes to the product
Setting Domains as Taxable
You can set if tax should be applied to domains in Setup > Payments > Tax Rules - there is a tick box at the top of the page for this.
Setting Billable Items as Taxable
By ticking this option you can set billable items to be taxed under Setup > Payments > Tax Rules.
Setting Late Fees as Taxable
You can set if late fees on invoices should be taxed also in Setup > Payments > Tax Rules.
Setting Custom Invoices as Taxable
With this option ticked one-time custom invoices (ie. those not tied to a product or addon) will have tax applied.
Compound Tax
A compound tax is one that is calculated after and on top of a primary tax. If you require the Level 2 tax to be added on top of the Level 1 tax, tick this option.
Showing your Tax ID/VAT Number on Invoices
When charging your customers tax, it is often a requirement for you to display your companies Tax or VAT Number on all invoices. To do this in WHMCS, simply add a line to the bottom of your company address in the General Settings page containing the number - eg. VAT Number XXXXXXXX
Setting Clients as Tax Exempt
You may have clients where you don't want to charge any tax. If this is the case, you need to set them as Tax Exempt. This is done by ticking the tax exempt checkbox on the clients profile page in the admin area.
Automatic VAT Number Validation
WHMCS can be setup to check the VAT number a user supplies during the order process - to validate it and automatically set tax exempt status for the client. To use this feature, you'll need to setup a custom field in Setup > Custom Client Fields as demonstrated below and then activate & configure the Official EU VAT Addon Module per these instructions: http://docs.whmcs.com/EU_VAT_Addon
Changing the Tax Rate
From time-to-time governments change the sales tax rates, this is significant as you must also update your rates accordingly. Instructions for changing the tax rate in WHMCS can be found in our How To Guides.
Common Problems
Tax Not Applied to Invoices
If tax is not being applied to an invoice to which it should this indicates tax rules are not configured correctly or the client does not meet them. Troubleshooting steps are available on the Invoicing Issues page.


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There are two rosebushes that don't bloom during the warmer months along with the rest. Instead they bloom in the cooler months. I don't know why. They just do. One was a gift from a friend when my father-in-law passed away. It is fittingly called "Paradise". During the grey days of winter I have the bright luscious blooms of this rose to enjoy. It seems appropriate that it should be so.
Love and paradise
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- View the list of online retailers and stores that stock the D4 with 2 Year Manufacturer Warranty
Incredible image quality, unrivalled speed and wireless upload
16.2 Megapixels | FX format | Full 1080p HD video | Ethernet and Wireless FTP upload capabilities
The D4 is engineered to achieve superb image integrity in the most diverse and difficult lighting conditions, thanks to an optimized balance between the FX-format sensor size (36.0 × 23.9 mm) and 16.2 effective Megapixels.
The D4 delivers an uncompromised data readout speed of up to 11 fps performance in FX format — the fastest Nikon camera ever produced.
The 16.2 Megapixels yield stunning depth and detail and excellent flexibility in post-production cropping for magazine-quality prints and web publishing. State of the art new Ethernet connection, and the option of a wireless transmitter for FTP uploading of images, allow you to send your images across the world within just minutes of capturing your shot.
The D4 is perfect for professional sports photographers and for photojournalists who require the best image quality in the most diverse situations.
- Full HD video The D4 is Nikon's first Full Frame FX Body with Full HD video 1080p functionality.
- Ethernet & Wireless upload With an Ethernet connection and a wireless transmitter for uploading, you can transfer your images across the world within just minutes of capturing your shot – perfect for sports photographers, photojournalists or anyone who wants to share their shots instantly.
- 16.2 Megapixels Capture stunning depth and detail for magazine quality prints and web publishing.
- FX-format CMOS sensor with 16.1 Megapixels
- Dual Card Slots
- Multi-area mode Full HD D-Movie
- Wired and wireless communication system
- Excellent audio control
- Severe environment durability
- Reliable ISO 12800 performance
- 51 Auto-focus points
Increased efficiency for image transfer workflow
Increase your work efficiency with the UT-1
Designed to significantly increase work efficiency for on-site photographers, the UT-1 is compatible with the Nikon D4, D800/D800e, and D7000. With the UT-1 connected to a Nikon digital-SLR camera, images from the camera can be transferred to a computer or an FTP server, or the camera can be controlled remotely from a computer, through an Ethernet (wired) network.
Plus, when the Wireless Transmitter WT-5 (available separately) is connected to the UT-1, the same functions can be accessed via a wireless network.
Nikon HD Video Showcase
Newly developed Nikon FX-format CMOS sensor with 16.2 effective Megapixels
The D4 employs a newly developed Nikon FX-format CMOS sensor (36.0 × 23.9 mm) with 16.2 effective megapixels. The ISO sensitivity range is from 100 to 12800 at normal setting, expandable to ISO 50 equivalent or ISO 204800 equivalent.
Wired and wireless communication system
The D4 employs a built-in wired LAN function of IEEE802.3u standard (10BASE-T, 100BASE-TX). Moreover, the D4 is compatible with the compact, easy-to-connect, newly developed WT-5A/B/C/D* wireless transmitter (optional) that realises high-speed wireless transmission. Also, IPTC (International Press Telecommunications Council) data can be automatically added to the images within the camera. In addition to input with a camera, it is possible to add information to a series of images at high speed using an IPTC file created on a PC in advance.
*Wireless Transmitter WT-4A/B/C/D/E is also compatible.
Wireless Transmitter Utility
Software for various settings when using optional Wireless Transmitter WT-5A/B/C/D, WT-4A/B/C/D/E and built-in Ethernet. Available to download with installer of the supplied software ViewNX 2.
Note: It is not packaged in the ViewNX 2 CD-ROM.
Advanced Scene Recognition System with enhanced accuracy realised by 91K-pixel RGB sensor
Advanced Scene Recognition System realises face detection during optical viewfinder shooting. It achieves highly accurate control of auto functions such as AF, AE and auto white balance utilising face detection information and detailed scene analysis information. Furthermore, it contributes to the performance of 3D-tracking with finer subject acquisition.
Multi-area mode Full HD D-Movie that enables a variety of expressions in three formats
It is possible to record 1,920 × 1,080/30p Full HD and HD movies in three formats that are FX-, DX-based and 1,920 × 1,080 crop movie format. You can select the format according to your creative intentions.
Reliable ISO 12800 performance as standard
The D4 provides low-noise performance at ISO 12800 and extends the range one EV further, compared with that of the D3S, making ISO 100 standard; a welcome addition when using slow shutter speeds in bright sunlight. For more challenging conditions, equivalent ISO 50 and ISO 204800 sensitivities are available. The D4 can shoot still images and video confidently and clearly in nearly any light. From the harsh glare of high noon to the pale gray of dusk; from a dimly lit interior to a moonlit forest at midnight; the camera's superb ISO sensitivity controls enable photographers to take a bolder approach to their subject matter.
Faster, sharper subject detection with all 51 AF points with any AF NIKKOR lenses, even in low light
Experience the speed needed to capture fast-moving subjects in sharp focus. The Advanced Multi-CAM 3500FX autofocus sensor module utilises 51 strategically placed AF points that are designed to capture your subject as chosen. Like a net, they work individually and together to capture moving subjects. For absolute accuracy, a single AF point allows the precise placement of the focus point on the subject. All 51 AF points of the D4 are usable with every AF NIKKOR lens of f/5.6 or faster.
The D4 delivers high performance even in extremely low-lit situations. AF detection is fast and accurate down to an impressive -2 EV (ISO 100, 20°C/68°F), which is approximately the physical limit of human visibility through an optical viewfinder. Consistent, reliable performance can be expected at night stadium assignments, in poorly lit indoor arenas, theatres and any other low-lit venue.
Multi-area mode Full HD D-Movie with three image area options
The D4 can record 1080p Full HD video at 30/25 or 24p in H.264/MPEG-4 AVC format with broadcast quality full of fine tones and natural colours. Located next to the shutter-release button, the dedicated recording start button makes operation intuitive and easy to access. Maximum recording time for a single clip is 29min. 59s. Thanks to Nikon's latest image-processing algorithms, the D4's video ensures a smooth look with fewer "jaggies" and less moiré while maintaining sharp edges, even in dark conditions, by using noise-reduction technology designed specifically for video.
With the D4, Full HD video is at your disposal in three formats: FX-based, DX-based or 1920 × 1080 crop movie format. The FX-based format renders exquisitely shallow depth of field (DOF) as well as wide-angle shooting. It ensures beautiful movies even at high ISO sensitivity with minimal noise. When a DX lens is attached, DX-based format is automatically selected. This format is useful for creating an extension to the focal length of an existing lens. For an even stronger telephoto effect, the 1920 × 1080 crop format brings an approx. 2.7x crop of the picture angle while delivering outstanding video quality and detail, obtaining 1080p Full HD. Versatility like this lets you explore different moods with the large and comprehensive selection of NIKKOR lenses.
Excellent audio control
The D4 is designed for crisp stereo recording with a built-in external stereo microphone connector. Attach the compact Stereo Microphone ME-1 to record clear sound while significantly reducing mechanical noise. An external headphone connector enables use of headphones to effectively monitor and control audio in isolation. The indicators offer visual confirmation of audio level and the microphone sensitivity can be precisely controlled in 20 incremental steps from within the camera even during movie recording.
Improved operation in every situation
The D4 is designed to make operation in both horizontal and vertical orientations as intuitive as possible. Each orientation has identically laid-out controls, consisting of a main command dial, a sub-command dial, an AF-ON button and a newly added selector. The vertical hold is also now more secure with a newly added thumb grip and an extended grip area for the fingers. For frequent use in the vertical orientation, the function button can be customized to quickly access certain functions, such as exposure compensation. When shooting in the dark, the illuminated buttons allow quick and confident identification of function.
Durability in severe environmental conditions
The D4's body is comprised of strong, yet lightweight magnesium alloy. This assures the camera's superb reliability even in the most demanding environmental conditions. The shutter has been tested for 400,000 cycles on fully assembled cameras at demanding continuous burst rates and over extended time periods. Thorough measures have been taken to seal and protect against invasive moisture, dust and even electromagnetic interference.
Its comprehensive sealing, combined with additional Nikon-engineered measures keeps the camera operational in a wide range of severe conditions. What's more, thanks to meticulous re-engineering at a detailed level, the D4 is actually lighter than a D3S yet maintains the same exceptional durability.
Further features for the D4
- Further improved high-speed, multifunctional, high-performance image-processing engine EXPEED 3.
- Superior quick response with approx. 0.12 s startup time and approx. 0.042 s shutter-release time lag, based on CIPA Guidelines.
- Dual card slots for CF card compatible with UDMA 7 and the next-generation recording media, the XQD memory card.
- High-speed continuous shooting at approx. 11 fps in FX format (without AE/AF) and approx. 10 fps (with AE/AF), based on CIPA Guidelines.
- HDR (High Dynamic Range) that combines images to produce a single image with a wider dynamic range.
- White balance that enables finer setting in 10-kelvin steps.
- High-performance, glass pentaprism viewfinder with approx. 100% frame coverage (FX format) and approx. 0.7x magnification. Approx. 921k-dot, wide-viewing angle, 8-cm (3.2-in.) LCD monitor with reinforced glass.
- "Sub-selector" for horizontal shooting and "Multi selector for vertical shooting" are newly employed for efficient operation.
- Button illumination that ensures better visibility of the operational system in dark situations.
- Virtual horizon that detects both "pitching" and "rolling" directions.
- Newly developed shutter unit tested for approx. 400,000 cycles; shutter speed up to 1/8,000 s and flash synchronization up to 1/250 s.
- Highly efficient energy-saving design that achieves approx. 2,600 shots (with EN-EL18, in "Single-frame mode"), based on CIPA Standards.
Tech Specs
|Type of Camera
|Single-lens reflex digital camera
|Lens mount
|Nikon F mount (with AF coupling and AF contacts)
|Effective Pixels
|16.2 million
|Image Sensor
|36.0 × 23.9 mm CMOS sensor (Nikon FX format)
|Total Pixels
|16.6 million
|Dust-reduction System
|Image sensor cleaning, Image Dust Off reference data (requires optional Capture NX 2 software)
|Image size (pixels)
|FX (36 × 24) image area: 4,928 × 3,280 (L), 3,696 × 2,456 (M), 2,464 × 1,640 (S), 1.2x (30 × 20) image area: 4,096 × 2,720 (L), 3,072 × 2,040 (M), 2,048 × 1,360 (S), DX (24 × 16) image area: 3,200 × 2,128 (L), 2,400 × 1,592 (M), 1,600 × 1,064 (S), 5:4 (30 × 24) image area: 4,096 × 3,280 (L), 3,072 × 2,456 (M), 2,048 × 1,640 (S), FX-format photographs taken in movie live view (16:9): 4,928 × 2,768 (L), 3,696 × 2,072 (M), 2,464 × 1,384 (S), DX-format photographs taken in movie live view (16:9): 3,200 × 1,792 (L), 2,400 × 1,344 (M), 1,600 × 896 (S), FX-format photographs taken in movie live view (3:2): 4,928 × 3,280 (L), 3,696 × 2,456 (M), 2,464 × 1,640 (S), DX-format photographs taken in movie live view (3:2): 3,200 × 2,128 (L), 2,400 × 1,592 (M), 1,600 × 1,064 (S), Note: A DX-based format is used for photographs taken using the DX (24 × 16) 1.5x image area; an FX-based format is used for all other photographs.
|File Format
|NEF (RAW): 12 or 14 bit, lossless compressed, compressed, or uncompressed TIFF (RGB), JPEG: JPEG-Baseline compliant with fine (approx. 1:4), normal (approx. 1:8), or basic (approx. 1:16) compression (Size priority); Optimal quality compression available, NEF (RAW)+JPEG: Single photograph recorded in both NEF (RAW) and JPEG formats
|Picture Control System
|Can be selected from Standard, Neutral, Vivid, Monochrome, Portrait, Landscape; selected Picture Control can be modified; storage for custom Picture Controls
|XQD and Type I CompactFlash memory cards (UDMA compliant)
|Dual card slots
|Either card can be used for primary or backup storage or for separate storage of NEF (RAW) and JPEG images; pictures can be copied between cards.
|File system
|DCF (Design Rule for Camera File System) 2.0, DPOF (Digital Print Order Format), Exif (Exchangeable Image File Format for Digital Still Cameras) 2.3, PictBridge
|Eye-level pentaprism single-lens reflex viewfinder
|Frame coverage
|FX (36 × 24): Approx. 100% horizontal and 100% vertical, 1.2x (30 × 20): Approx. 97% horizontal and 97% vertical, DX (24 × 16): Approx. 97% horizontal and 97% vertical, 5:4 (30 × 24): Approx. 97% horizontal and 100% vertical
|Approx. 0.7 x (50 mm f/1.4 lens at infinity, -1.0 m-1)
|18 mm (-1.0 m-1; from center surface of viewfinder eyepiece lens)
|Diopter adjustment
|-3 – +1 m-1
|Focusing Screen
|Type B BriteView Clear Matte Mark VIII screen with AF area brackets and framing grid
|Reflex mirror
|Quick return
|Depth-of-field preview
|When Pv button is pressed, lens aperture is stopped down to value selected by user (A and M modes) or by camera (P and S modes)
|Lens aperture
|Instant return, electronically controlled
|Compatible lenses
|Compatible with AF NIKKOR lenses, including type G and D lenses (some restrictions apply to PC Micro-NIKKOR lenses) and DX lenses (using DX 24 × 16 1.5x image area), AI-P NIKKOR lenses, and non-CPU AI lenses (exposure modes A and M only). IX NIKKOR lenses, lenses for the F3AF, and non-AI lenses can not be used. The electronic rangefinder can be used with lenses that have a maximum aperture of f/5.6 or faster (the electronic rangefinder supports the 11 focus points with lenses that have a maximum aperture of f/8 or faster).
|Shutter Type
|Electronically-controlled vertical-travel focal-plane shutter
|Shutter Speed
|1/8000 – 30 s in steps of 1/3, 1/2, or 1 EV, bulb, X250
|Flash sync speed
|X=1/250 s; synchronizes with shutter at 1/250 s or slower
|Release mode
|Single frame, Continuous low speed, Continuous high speed, Quiet shutter-release, Self-timer, Mirror up
|Approximate frame advance rate
|Up to 10 fps (CL) or 10-11 fps (CH)
|Release Self-timer
|2s, 5s, 10s, 20s; 1-9 exposures at intervals of 0.5, 1, 2, or 3s
|Exposure Metering
|TTL exposure metering using RGB sensor with approximately 91K (91,000) pixels
|Exposure Metering method
|Matrix: 3D color matrix metering III (type G and D lenses); color matrix metering III (other CPU lenses); color matrix metering available with non-CPU lenses if user provides lens data. Center-weighted: Weight of 75% given to 12 mm circle in center of frame. Diameter of circle can be changed to 8, 15, or 20 mm, or weighting can be based on average of entire frame (non-CPU lenses use 12-mm circle or average of entire frame). Spot: Meters 4 mm circle (about 1.5% of frame) centered on selected focus point (on center focus point when non-CPU lens is used)
|Exposure Range (ISO 100, f/1.4 lens, 20 °C/68 °F)
|Matrix or center-weighted metering: -1 – +20 EV Spot metering: 2-20 EV
|Exposure meter coupling
|Combined CPU and AI
|Exposure mode
|Programmed auto with flexible program (P); shutter-priority auto (S); aperture-priority auto (A); manual (M)
|Exposure compensation
|-5 – +5 EV in increments of 1/3, 1/2, or 1 EV
|Exposure bracketing
|2-9 frames in steps of 1/3, 1/2, 2/3, or 1 EV
|Flash bracketing
|2-9 frames in steps of 1/3, 1/2, 2/3, or 1 EV
|White balance bracketing
|2-9 frames in steps of 1, 2, or 3
|ADL bracketing
|2 frames using selected value for one frame or 3-5 frames using preset values for all frames
|Exposure lock
|Luminosity locked at detected value with the center of the sub-selector
|ISO sensitivity (Recommended Exposure Index)
|ISO 100 – 12800 in steps of 1/3, 1/2, or 1 EV. Can also be set to approx. 0.3, 0.5, 0.7, or 1 EV (ISO 50 equivalent) below ISO 100 or to approx. 0.3, 0.5, 0.7, 1, 2, 3, or 4 EV (ISO 204800 equivalent) above ISO 12800; auto ISO sensitivity control available.
|Active D-Lighting
|Can be selected from Auto, Extra high 1, High, Normal, Low, or Off
|Nikon Advanced Multi-CAM 3500FX autofocus sensor module with TTL phase detection, fine-tuning, and 51 focus points (including 15 cross-type sensors with f/8 supported by 11 sensors)
|Detection range
|Focus – Lens servo
|Autofocus (AF): Single-servo autofocus (AF-S); continuous-servo autofocus (AF-C); predictive focus tracking automatically activated according to subject status. Manual focus (M): Electronic rangefinder can be used
|Focus point
|Can be selected from 51 or 11 focus points
|AF-area mode
|Single-point AF, 9-, 21-, or 51- point dynamic-area AF, 3D-tracking, auto-area AF
|Focus lock
|Focus can be locked by pressing shutter-release button halfway (single-servo autofocus) or by pressing the center of the sub-selector.
|Flash control
|TTL: i-TTL flash control using RGB sensor with approximately 91K (91,000) pixels is available with SB-910, SB-900, SB-800, SB-700, SB-600, or SB-400; i-TTL balanced fill-flash for digital SLR is used with matrix and center-weighting metering, standard i-TTL flash for digital SLR with spot metering.
|Flash mode
|Front curtain sync, slow sync, rear-curtain sync, red-eye reduction, red-eye reduction with slow sync, slow rear-curtain sync, Auto FP High-Speed Sync supported.
|Flash compensation
|-3 – +1 EV in increments of 1/3, 1/2, or 1 EV
|Flash-ready indicator
|Lights when optional flash unit is fully charged; flashes after flash is fired at full output
|Accessory shoe
|ISO 518 hot-shoe with sync and data contacts and safety lock
|Nikon Creative Lighting System (CLS)
|Advanced Wireless Lighting supported with SB-910, SB-900, SB-800, or SB-700 as a master flash, and SB-600 or SB-R200 as remotes, or SU-800 as commander; Auto FP High-Speed Sync and modeling illumination supported with all CLS-compatible flash units except SB-400; Flash Color Information Communication and FV lock supported with all CLS-compatible flash units
|Sync terminal
|ISO 519 sync terminal with locking thread
|White balance
|Auto (2 types), incandescent, fluorescent (7 types), direct sunlight, flash, cloudy, shade, preset manual (up to 4 values can be stored), choose color temperature (2500 K-10000 K), all with fine-tuning.
|Live View Modes
|Live view photography (quiet or silent), movie live view
|Live View – Lens servo
|Autofocus (AF): Single-servo autofocus (AF-S); full-time servo autofocus (AF-F); Manual focus (M)
|Live View – AF-area mode
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Aphorism #364.
"he that spares the bad injuries the good"
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Apple's Beats brand in April unveiled the Powerbeats Pro, a redesigned wire-free version of its popular fitness-oriented Powerbeats earbuds.
MacBook Pro Updates
iPhone Patent Application Surfaces: IM, Blogging App, Video Conferencing, More
The device supports a variety of applications, such as one or more of the following: a telephone application, a video conferencing application, an e-mail application, an instant messaging application, a blogging application, a photo management application, a digital camera application, a digital video camera application, a web browsing application, a digital music player application, and/or a digital video player application.
Also detailed in the application is support for inline media, including Flash and Windows Media. Among the 25 inventors listed is Apple CEO Steve Jobs.
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I sometimes wonder about in what way are the things that I see different from the things that others see. Everyone sees differently, that's obvious. For instance, people with problems with their body image tend to see more than is there when they look at themselves and less than is there when they look at others. But my questions go deeper. Is the blue I see the same sort of blue you see? How could we ever find out if it is or isn't? Do you see all the minute variations in color and texture I do? Do you see more than I do? Well, without my contacts you definitely do, but what about when we've both got the best vision our eyes and science can give us?
From there it's usually a short ride to questioning the existence of the universe (because if energy and matter can be neither created or destroyed, where did they come from?) unless I derail that train of thought and start to just draw.
I don't know what others see, but I see a lot. I see the gradual curve of an arm where the skin wraps around fat and muscle and bone. I see the subtle way that veins change the color and tone of the skin they sit beneath. I see light reflecting off things, the way it changes their appearances at different angles. Maybe it's because I've trained myself to over the years. Maybe not everyone else sees all the things there are to see as fascinating the way I do.
I'd like to visit all the interesting places of the world, from the seven wonders to quiet back-alley bookstores to abandoned bridges, and try to draw all of them so that people can see them the way I see them. Then maybe I'd start on the moon. It's probably an impossible dream, but if I ever get the chance to travel the world, I'll sit down every place I can and draw the place and the people in it, maybe photograph what I don't have time to draw.
Despite my existential questions, as a general rule, artists are pretty good at making others (well, me, I don't know about you) see things the way they see them. A lot of them have influenced me and the way I see, so I don't see the same way now that I did before I found their art, but then I don't see the same way I did when I was seven and got most of my art from Disney films either.
Here's an example:
During my art class last week, another class came in to see the narrative drawings we'd been working on. I won't share mine here, since I'm thinking of entering it in a contest, but I will talk about the audience's (for lack of a better term) reaction to it.
"You could work with Tim Burton."
Full disclosure: I've seen a grand total of two Tim Burton films, but I have been letting my art style go a little similar to his–exaggerated proportions, large eyes, thin limbs, high contrast, lots of spirals. In this particular project, the influence was obvious. It's less obvious with other projects, with other contemporary artists whom I take visual cues from.
The cover image of this blog is a page I colored from James A. Owen's coloring book, All the Colors of Magic, which features popular illustrations from the Imaginarium Geographica books. I bought it and started coloring because a) I'm a responsible enough adult to usually recognize that the fear of being seen as childish is actually rather childish, b) it's cool, and c) LOOK AT ALL THE TINY LINES.
James A. Owen is a master of hatching and crosshatching, and his dragons are just breathtaking. My dragon profile picture is nowhere near as fabulous as some of his. I sometimes feel irritated that he's so stinking good, but then I remember he has at least a decade more experience than me and I'll get better with time and practice and more art classes.
But wait! There's more!
Lee Garbett, the comic book artist behind such gems as Loki: Agent of Asgard, has a certain trick of capturing character and emotion with just a few lines that I just find delightful. I've tried to mimic it a few times, but haven't quite gotten to where I want to be with it yet.
Michael Whelan's skill with color and contrast is breathtaking. He can make unbelievable scenes and scenarios look almost real. He did the cover art for the first two Stormlight Archive novels.
Those are the main contemporary inspirations. And their styles are all wildly different from one another.
A few months ago a professional comic artist had a presentation at my local library, and when the presentation was done she looked through my sketchbook and commented on it. I'd give you her name, but I can't remember or find it. If I saw her work again I'd recognize it. Maybe I wrote it down on a sketchbook page somewhere.
The presentation was cool. She talked about color work, about steampunk, how artists have to know something of the fashion of the time they're portraying, and about the tendency of artists to draw people who look something like them because we're our own best reliable references and we have to work harder for people who look different. Some of the things she said about my sketchbook have been influencing my work since we talked–such as, my art has a naturally sketchy, slightly messy, look to it, and cross-hatching makes it look more complete, and she really liked the dragon (the one I'm currently using as my profile picture here) that I'd just finished days earlier.
Not that art that doesn't look quite complete is necessarily bad. It's just good to know that I do have a tendency towards messy art so I can control it when I want to.
Anyways, I hope I haven't bored the non-artists with my thoughts on art and seeing and so on. I just really care about art and learning to see what is/could be/ought to be and I wanted to take a moment to share that enthusiasm with you.


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Carl Shorlemmer's contributions to chemistry were described in this biographical note, published 99 years ago. And there is a statue of him in Germany.
Archive | Marxist theory
Marx and Engels and the Red Chemist
Accounts of Marx and Engels's lives ignore Carl Schorlemmer's influence on their studies of the natural sciences. It is time to acknowledge his rightful place in the socialist tradition.
Creating a society that meets human needs
How might economic needs be met in a post-capitalist society? Is it possible to eliminate markets and make production choices democratically?
'Anthropocene or Capitalocene?' misses the point
The authors of this book have very little to say about the Anthropocene, the crisis of the Earth System, or the new global epoch, and most of what they do say is misleading or wrong.
Marx and the Earth:
Why we wrote an 'anti-critique'
The German daily Junge Welt interviews John Bellamy Foster on capitalism's destruction of nature, ecological Marxism from Marx's time to the present, and the environmental crisis as a class issue.
'Capitalism in the Web of Life' – A Critique
Kamran Nayeri argues that Jason W. Moore's theories involve major departures from Marxism, and do not themselves provide a coherent alternative approach to understanding capitalism's impact on the natural world.
Two Views on Marxist Ecology and Jason W. Moore
Fred Murphy argues that John Bellamy Foster misrepresented and unfairly criticized Jason W. Moore in a recent C&C interview about ecological Marxism. Ian Angus disagrees, and explains why he thinks Foster's remarks were measured and accurate.
In Defense of Ecological Marxism:
John Bellamy Foster responds to a critic
"Jason Moore has joined the long line of scholars who have set out to update or deepen Marxism in various ways, but have ended up by abandoning Marxism's revolutionary essence and adapting to capitalist ideologies."
John Bellamy Foster answers three questions on Marxism and ecology
In the present planetary epoch, the concept of sustainable human development, as a way of conceiving of socialism, represents Marx's most valuable legacy. No other ecological analysis has such breadth and power.
Imperialism and super exploitation
Michael Roberts reviews John Smith's Imperialism in the 21st Century. This "powerful and searing indictment of the exploitation of billions of people," argues that "the huge low wage proletariat that has emerged in the last 30 years is the key to the profits of imperialism."
The Socialist Alternative: Real Human Development
Cuban scholar Olga Fernández Ríos at the launch of the Cuban edition of Michael Lebowitz' book. "Its publication contributes positively to the defense of the socialist ideal and to the necessary contemporary debate around the construction of the new society."
Ecosocialist resources, January 2016
On the Papal Encyclical; Peoples power in Venezuela; Marxism & Ecology; Alternatives to neoliberalism; Top 10 climate events; Trade unions and climate justice; New Mexico's last wild river; Climate insurgency after Paris
Why capitalism is addicted to oil and coal
'Fossil Capital: The Rise of Steam Power and the Roots of Global Warming.' A brilliant Marxist critique of capitalism and the origins of the fossil fuel economy
Harry Magdoff on the environment capitalism makes
Before the word 'ecosocialism' existed, the co-editor of Monthly Review was discussing ecosocialist ideas.
'Buen vivir' and the dilemmas of the Latin American left
Atilio Boron: "What has emerged in Latin American politics is more than a debate over development, growth or the environment; it is a profound controversy over the course of civilization itself."
Ecosocialist Bookshelf, July 2015
The socialist imperative … Debriefing Elsipitog … The Mayan forest garden … Lifeblood … Endgame … Waking the giant … We have never been neoliberal
Ecological crisis and the tragedy of the commodity
Forget the 'tragedy of the commons.' The real cause of environmental crises is a system that commodifies nature and values profit above life itself
Karl Marx: The first ecological sociologist?
Participants in this graduate seminar "were united in expressing surprise at just how prescient Marx's observations regarding human-environment relations were."
Ecosocialist resources, May 2015
Ecosocialist Resources, published monthly in Climate & Capitalism, links to articles, reports, talks and videos that are relevant to our mission.
Marx and Nature: A Red and Green Perspective
Essential reading for ecosocialists. Paul Burkett shows that humanity's relationship to nature is central to Marx's critique of capitalism and vision of socialism.


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In this video, I cover:
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Power rearticulated is "re"-articulated in the sense of already done and "re"-articulated in the sense of done over, done again, done anew. What remain[s] to be considered [is] how we might make such a conception of the subject work as a notion of political agency in postliberatory times. --Judith Butler
The fact that actions were performed previously in a definite manner does not make it impossible for subsequent deeds to deviate from this manner of acting later on. Consequently, at every moment communal existence bears within itself the danger of and potential for its own destruction. --Watsuji Tetsurō


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Anyway, friends have been telling me about hummus for a couple of years. I've been curious for some time, but wasn't sure if I'd like it. For those of you who don't know, hummus is the middle eastern version of refried beans, without the refried part. Fundamentally, hummus contains chickpeas (garbanzo beans), tahini (a paste of ground sesame seeds), olive oil, lemon or lime juice, garlic, and salt. You can add other things to add flavor (roasted peppers, sundried tomatoes, etc.). Throw all those things in a food processor and give it a whirl until smooth. It can be used as a dip with veggies or flatbread or as a spread on a sandwich. I am certain there are more uses, but I am relatively new to hummus, so feel free to chime it in the comments section with your favorite way to eat hummus.
So, on Monday, upon strong urging from my friend Alise, I decide to try to make hummus for the first time. Alas, I have no pictures, and I'll admit that it wasn't great. A little too much roasted red peppers, too little olive oil, not the right combo of seasonings... I stuck it in a bowl in the fridge thinking it might get eaten (Oscar will eat almost anything), or it would get tossed at the end of the week. On Tuesday, I pulled it out again, just to see if I had been wrong on Monday. You know, maybe my tastebuds were broken or something. Well, apparently the flavors married overnight and, combined with the crunch of the baby carrot I dipped into it, was DELICIOUS!!! OMG! I sat down with a bag of baby carrots and the bowl of hummus and ate HALF OF IT! Yikes! The rest was gone by Wednesday. Even the dog likes it. I left the bowl sitting on the couch for 10 seconds to answer the phone and the dog jumped up and licked the last few bites from the bowl! Let me just say, I was a bit pissed! LOL!
This morning I decided to make a new batch. The first batch had cilantro in it, but I used the last of my cilantro in the salsa I made last night, so I threw a couple of florets of brocolli into this batch, along with lime juice and roasted red peppers. Yum... OH, YUM! Then I spied the squash I purchased earlier this week sitting out on the counter and was INSPIRED! I sliced up the squash and tossed it in the skillet with some olive oil until slightly soft and toasted. I then toasted some multigrain sandwich thins and smeared both of them with hummus and slapped the sliced squash in the middle. Oh. My. Goodness! Heaven. I have a new favorite food, and it is healthy! Here are some pics.
So, with regards to the healthy qualities of hummus.
High in fiber
High in healthy oils
High in protein
Can include veggies (like brocolli) to make it even healthier
FYI: This is not a low fat food. Both tahini and olive oil are both high in fat, but as mentioned before, they are healthy fats.
Here is the nutritional info for "generic" hummus.
The lesson here is try something new and ENJOY!


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Let's do another day in the life post! I think I might start doing these once a month because they are so fun to put together. Even if my life is pretty boring. Ha!
4:36am: First alarm goes off.
5:30am: After five or six subsequent alarms (I use Sleep Cycle and then two backup alarms on my Clock app because I'm crazy), I finally get up and take Dutch on a short morning walk.
6:00am: Workout time! I do the "1,000 Reps" workout and make it through two rounds before wanting to pass out. The last time I attempted this workout, I only made it through one round so I deem today a huge success.
6:35am: Start getting ready for work. Waste too much time dilly-dallying and don't have time to do my hair. Oh well! Days like these, I just throw my wet hair into a bun and call it a day. Pack my lunch. Pack my bag. Head out the door.
7:25am: Commute to work. It's a little slow on the Interstate today, but not too awful. I am thankful for a fairly easy commute with very little traffic delays!
8:00am: Arrive at work, power up my computer, put my food away in the fridge. Eat breakfast (cereal!) while writing this post.
8:15am: Get coffee and work on my to-do list for the day. A lot of writing to do today! Once I finish up these pages, I'll be done with my writing for the month. Right in the nick of time!
8:30am: Tackle the first task on my to-do list, which involves proofing a coworker's pages that he sent me last week.
10:30am: Email my edits to my coworker, take a bathroom break, and then eat my morning snack while reading a few blogs. Forget to take a photo of my morning snack, but it's a hard-boiled egg and a cup of green grapes. Yum, yum! It's while I'm eating said grapes that a coworker comes by to chat. After offering him some grapes, he proceeds to question if cinnamon on grapes would taste good. I had cinnamon at my desk so I offer it to him and he takes the challenge. Verdict? Not bad.
10:45am: Read over 10 pages that I wrote last week to see if I spot any errors (I do!), then send them over to my writing partner for his edits.
12:00pm: Lunchtime! I can take lunch whenever I want to, but I usually go by how I'm feeling. Today, I am hungry by noon and didn't really feel like getting started on my writing tasks for the day before lunchtime, so I eat early. My lunch is boring (honey/dijon/lime chicken, yellow corn, applesauce with a side of three miniature candy bars), but I get to settle in with Cath and Levi while I eat. (Side note: LOVE. THIS. BOOK. Cath is just… she's me. Rainbow Rowell has written me in character form.)
1:00pm: Back to writing – I have seven pages to knock out before the end of the day. It'll take some serious dedication!
3:30pm: Take a break to have an afternoon snack of Teddy Grahams, and also a therapy session with Linda on gchat. I think I also proposed marriage to her, so there is that.
3:45pm: Back to work, and I have three pages to go! I. Can. Do. This!
5:40pm: Pages done! Whew! Will need a quick read-through tomorrow, but I've written them. Yay! Leave work and commute home.
6:00pm: Arrive home to a giddy Dutch. We go on a long walk outside, and it actually feels… nice? There's a breeze and everything! The heat index has been hovering around 117 degrees the last few days, so I love a tiny cool down! Anything in the double digits feels divine.
6:15pm: Take a relaxing bubble bath. I've mentioned this in other "day in the life" posts, but I take bubble baths almost every day. I love 'em!
6:45pm: Start dinner. I'm making Italian baked chicken, mashed potatoes, and peas for dinner. Super easy and delicious meal! (The chicken consisted of me cleaning one chicken breast, dropping it in a plastic baggie, dumping an entire bottle of Italian salad dressing, and letting it marinade overnight. Not the most exciting meal, but incredibly simple and yummy!)
7:15pm: Dinner is cooking, so I work on this post and read a few blogs while it does its thing.
8:00pm: Finish cooking dinner. The chicken finishes first, then I mash my potatoes, and lastly quickly make a veggie dish.
8:20pm: Sit down with my mom to eat. (We usually eat different meals at different times, but she saw what I was making tonight and wanted some!) Completely forget to take a picture of my dinner, but it was yummy! We watch Masterchef while eating.
9:0opm: Turn on the Emmy's and it's a snoozefest. (I'm really not one for award shows!) But nothing else is on, so I watch it, while playing on my phone and snuggling with Dutch. We also eat a yummy dessert!
11:00pm: Finally turn off the Emmy's and start getting ready for bed. (Why did I stay up this late to watch that?!)
11:20pm: Lights out! This is super late for me to be going to bed. I'm usually turning off the lights by 10:00 at the absolute latest. Tomorrow's alarm is going to hurt!
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It was only the other day I was bitching about my teeth and about the availability of dentists generally. On Monday I was up at the local shops and noticed a sign which said that the Broadfield dental practice is re-opening under new management. I just confirmed this by checking the NHS Direct website and […]
Entries from August 31st, 2004
August 31st, 2004 · Comments Off on Dentists · Life
August 29th, 2004 · Comments Off on Floors · Life
Well I finally got round to laying the laminate flooring in the ground floor hallway. What a performance! 3 sets of architraves to cut around… I made a bit of a mess of it, but the overall effect is good. Its only a problem if you look at the edges, but they will get covered […]
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August 29th, 2004 · Comments Off on Ringtones · Life, Technology
I was looking at Play.com just now, having a look to see what stuff is new (good deal on the Star Wars DVD box set!) and decided to have a look at their Ringtones section. Maybe its my age, but I still find it hard to get my head around the idea of people paying […]
Bloody weddings
August 29th, 2004 · Comments Off on Bloody weddings · Life
There was a wedding reception at our local community centre today. Very nice for the family concerned I am sure, but not much fun for mine. Our local centre is an independant charity, managed by a cross-section of local people on behalf of the churches who own it. Jayne chairs the committee which manages it […]
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August 27th, 2004 · Comments Off on Brighton · Work
Here is a perfect example of why I need to stop commuting… I left work early today and caught a Brighton train at Clapham Junction which was exactly one hour earlier than one I caught earlier in the week. (I was meeting J at Three Bridges station so didn't need the Bognor/Chichester/Horsham trains which go […]
The Grimleyplex…
August 26th, 2004 · 1 Comment · Technology
I found this web site today… The chap seems to have acquired some nice hardware, but obviously it didn't leave enough cash over to have much to watch on it!
New job?
August 25th, 2004 · Comments Off on New job? · Work
Well, I didn't get that job… The feedback was that they liked me, but didn't think I had enough experience managing customers. I think they are wrong, but its probably my fault for not getting across the idea that 4 years as a local councillor meant dealing with my several thousand 'customers' every day. Ah […]
Potato Men
August 25th, 2004 · Comments Off on Potato Men · Life
We just watched a film called Sex Lives of the Potato Men which sounds like it should be a bad SF movie from the title. Actually its a comedy which has opinion divided. When it came out there was a lot of comment about how its just smut, and aiming at the lowest common denominator. […]
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Anniversary Pt 2
August 24th, 2004 · Comments Off on Anniversary Pt 2 · Life
Although our wedding anniversary was last Friday, Jayne wanted to celebrate today. Basically, she wanted to treat me to a dinner and today was her payday. We went out to TGI Fridays in Crawley: maybe not the most intimate and romantic place in town, but we both like the food. Mind you I was a […]
No news is good news?
August 23rd, 2004 · Comments Off on No news is good news? · Life, Work
Maybe. Maybe not. Still heard nothing about that job interview last week. But on the plus side, I managed to lay a bit of flooring tonight. Only the little bit at the bottom of the stairs to the living room, but its a start. Now I can see how it is all done I can […]
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Every month, I pay bills. I know, I'm special, right? Like most people, I pay as many bills as possible online instead of having to mail a check and pray that it gets there. There's just too many reasons to do so, and instant confirmation of my payment is one of them.
However, there are three bills I have that do something questionable: Their payment dialog is in a pop-up window for some reason. Is this 2002? What's the benefit of popping-out to another browser window when the payment could either happen within the current or a new tab?
The three offenders are:
- kiamotorsfinance.com — where I make my car payment
- nwpsc.com — where I pay my water and trash utilities
- myfedloan.org — where I pay my student loans
Pop-up windows are so distracting and aggravating that they've been phased out of our daily lives, and they don't really do anything helpful; they just move content into another window. So why does anyone use them?
On the rare occasion that someone wanted content to show up in a specifically-sized window without messing up the size of the user's browser, a pop-up window could be useful. I used a popup window like this for a music page I did years ago in which I needed the browser window to be exactly 640x480. (Interestingly, my modern browser doesn't block this pop-up. I guess it's not spammy enough.)
So what happens each month as I log into these three websites to pay my bill? I click on something which will begin the payment process or is a step along the way, and nothing happens. I wait, because I assume my Internet connection is lagging momentarily. Then I click again, and still nothing happens. So I click five times out of frustration, then I remember that the page is trying to open a pop-up window. I have to go into my browser preferences and disable this feature, then voila! The payment popup opens, and I can give them money.
What is the purpose of this pop-up? I can only assume that it's one of these three things:
- The web designer still thinks that this is a cool effect to use, even in 2011, and wants specific dimensions for the payment process. In the case of Kia, they only process car payments if the interest rate is 0%, which is the rate on my car loan. This is very few customers, so they probably don't bother to update their page very often. NWPSC is a super-crap utility website charging a whopping $2.75 per transaction (obviously not spent on web designers), and Fedloan is a government entity—and we all know why that website is crappy.
- The designer intends to block navigational tools in payment processes. This is probably the most likely situation. We've all seen the "Do not hit your browser's back or refresh button!" warnings, and the easiest way to avoid accidental or even intentional navigational clicks during a posting payment is by disabling them entirely—an effect that can only be achieved via a popup window, where a new browser window is opened with specific characteristics. Still not a good excuse for using something that everyone blocks.
- They intend to stop you from being able to make a payment so that your payments are late and they can justify increasing your interest rate and/or charging late fees. I doubt this is the case, because a broken website equals lost money and increased customer service requests.
In a world where "pop-up blocker" is as ubiquitous a phrase as "credit card," why are companies still using pop-up windows? If it's a safety issue, website developers need to allow customers to make their own mistakes; it's the only real way that they'll learn. The process of viewing a website should be as simple as possible, or traffic will flow elsewhere. Follow @torqtorq


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September 24th will see a dramatic fall to earth for Angela Argenzio, former Finance Officer of Sheffield Philharmonic Chorus.
Angela will do a skydive to raise money for SRSB, Sheffield Royal Society for the Blind for which she started working back in December.
"It is an amazing organisation and an independent local charity. Jumping from a plane is a big deal for me as, strangely, I am terrified of speed, rather than heights, to the point that I don't even go on any funfair rides. However, I am going to do this because the work of SRSB is so important to so many visually impaired people in Sheffield and I witness the difference that this charity makes every day," said Angela.
Angela, originally from Naples in Italy, has lived in Sheffield since 1996 and is far more comfortable on the City Hall stage singing soprano with the Phil than jumping out of a plane, (albeit with a parachute!) at 15,000ft. "Those who know me well will be aware that I am no adrenaline junkie: a skydive is really out of character for me," explained Angela.
But working for SRSB has driven Angela to extreme measures.
"SRSB, an amazing charity that has been supporting visually impaired people in the Sheffield area for over 155 years. Over these first months working for SRSB I have been in continuous awe of the incredible services that this charity provides, so I simply wanted to help out. Maybe I have gone a little too far though?" a rather anxious looking Angela added. Sue Coggin, Fundraising Manager SRSB said "we are so grateful that Angela has chosen to undertake such an incredible activity on our behalf. SRSB's supports over 3,600 blind and partially sighted children and adults of all ages. We are a totally independent local charity and receive no government funding therefore we rely on public support through fundraising events and donations from individuals such as Angela in order to finance the day to day costs of providing and developing our services. We are so proud of Angela, I'm just so glad I'm not jumping too!"
If you'd like to help Angela support SRSB visit https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/Angela-Argenzio


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Patlak has used the images of a lot of past Republicans to portray himself as continuing the legacy of the Republican Party which has watched as extremists and fanatics including those in the Tea Party and at the hate-filled online publication the Illinois Review have undermined and brought the Cook County GOP down.
He used the images of former Cook County Sheriff Jim O'Grady, and then former Cook County State's Attorney Jack O'Malley. He put his own picture up along with the rest including the picture of the beloved former member of the Board of Review, Maureen Murphy.
Maureen passed-away in 2008. She had been a school board member at Evergreen Park High school, then the legislator from the area and then committeeman of the powerful Worth Township Republican Organization succeeding another truly great Republican Herb Huskey. Back in those days, the Republicans were united by principles and moderation and commonsense.
Today,, morons like the Illinois Review have hijacked the Republican Party fueled by the vicious hatred of some Tea Party activists whoa re more interested in promoting themselves than the principled foundations of the Republican Party that O'Grady, O'Malley and Murphy once represented so proudly and effectively. There are very few Republicans like that and include Cook County Commissioner Elizabeth "Liz" Doody Gorman and Sean Morrison. Morrison and Gorman represent the moderate Republican Party movement. They focus on real issues like fighting unjustified sales tax increases while Illinois Review, their close friend Patlak, and the Tea Party focus more on incendiary political vitriol and diatribes.
Illinois Review doesn't care about strengthening the Republican Party. They only care about taking over and the power they perceive as the prize.
But abusing the name of great Republicans isn't the only trespass of Mr. Patlak. He received this angry letter from the son of Maureen Murphy, Shaun Murphy who is now the Worth Township Republican Committeeman.
PATLAK MISLEADING VOTERSMaureen Murphy was a one-of-a-kind person. A truly considerate and kind leader. She was pragmatic, smart and dedicated to the local Republican Organization. Not everyone supported her or her kind of thinking. She worked for respect rather than using bullying the way the Illinois Review and Patlak are throwing mud in their vicious campaigns to slander anyone who dares to stand up to the garbage politics.
Board of Review Commissioner Dan Patlak recently sent out a campaign mailing which included a picture of my mother, Maureen Murphy who passed away in 2008. Throughout his campaign, Mr. Patlak has repeatedly mentioned Maureen's work for the taxpayers in an attempt to associate himself with her and her record. Time and time again, he has used her name as an implied endorsement, a shield, and has even used her as a scapegoat, depending upon the audience. The complete lack of judgment Mr. Patlak has shown in bringing my mother's name into this race is disappointing. The Murphy family wants to make it clear that although he is using Maureen's name, our family is not endorsing Mr. Patlak in his campaign.
Shaun Murphy
Evergreen Park, IL
She deserves better than to be dragged into Patlak's mud-throwing, ugly election campaign.
-- Ray Hanania


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Not long after I appeared in Playboy, I was invited to a big party the magazine threw for itself at Windows on the World. I rented a fabulous dress, black and sparkly; my date rented a slightly less fabulous limousine, white and prom-y. And there we were, hobnobbing with Donald Trump and Bryant Gumbel and a bevy of blondes, and enjoying the view. The bound commemorative issue in the goodie bags had my picture in it, and on the news that night I was shown stepping out of the prom-mobile.
I remember thinking how much had changed since I had interviewed for a secretarial job at a bank in the World Trade Center some years before, how strange it would have been to work there every day, and how much I preferred returning under those circumstances.
The towers were also among the buildings I inventoried as I looked back at the skyline from the taxi taking me to the airport for my move westward a few years later: "I met so-and-so for lunch there, and went to a meeting there, and that's where that Playboy party was."
So on September 11th, 2001, when someone called from the East Coast to tell me to turn on the TV, I burst into tears and then did the only thing I could: as soon as I'd established that most of my friends and family were okay (it took me all day to locate one sister, who I now realize was newly pregnant then, but everyone was, fortunately, fine), I went to work.
The freeways in LA were oddly empty, and when I got to the studio lot, it turned out that only the other execs had showed up. We divided up the names of station managers across the country and spent a few hours calling them to let them know how to set their transponders for a CNN feed and advising them that children's programming would continue as scheduled. Some of us said Kaddish. Then we went home.
But home for me felt like New York, and I wanted to go back immediately; surely there was something useful I could do. Instead it took me six weeks, and when the taxi from the airport stopped on the slight crest before the 59th Street bridge (everyone entering the city was still subject to search then), I gasped as I saw the skyline, as familiar as my own face in the mirror, and what wasn't there.
I was glad to see Obama and McCain put the campaign aside for a few moments yesterday to honor the fallen. My honoring went like this: I went to Ikea Brooklyn after work, then took the water taxi back to Manhattan for the express purpose of seeing the Tribute in Light, which also makes clear what isn't there, and punches a hole in the clouds, maybe to let the angels in.
Friday, September 12, 2008
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Turkey (feral) Melagris gallopavo
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Galliformes
Family: Phasianidae
Subfamily: Meleagridinae
Genus: Meleagris
Species: M. gallopavo
Binomial name: Meleagris gallopavo
Common names: Toms, Big Toms, Wild turkey, Feral turkey.
Meleagris gallopavo (wild turkey) is the heaviest member of the order of Galliformes (ground feeding birds). It is native to North America and is the same species as the domestic turkey. In New Zealand turkeys have been released into the wild from the 1860s to the present. In New Zealand, they are found on rough farmland in the North Island and a few locations in the South Island. They are also present on some large farmed offshore islands.
A male bird can weigh up to 10kg and have predominantly black-brown plumage with an iridescent sheen. The males long tail feathers are barred brown with a blackish-brown subterminal band and pale brown terminal band. The head of the males has bright blue and red throat wattles.
Females birds are smaller, duller, lack wattles and have no leg spurs.
They are not good flyers and once airborne they tend to glide.
They usually feed in small flocks mainly on seeds, fruits and invertebrates. At night they roost on fence posts and in trees.
In New Zealand hunting of these birds occur any time from mid-July through to mid-November. The daily limit per hunter is three birds per day.
Male birds.
Male and female.
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Honda CRF1000L Africa Twin
The Legend is Returning. The CRF1000L comes fully equipped for the true adventurer, loaded with features designed to let riders explore continents both on and off the road. Releasing later this year the Africa Twin is set to take kiwi riders to places they have never been to truly experience "unlimited adventure". Pulling inspiration from the legendary heritage of the Africa Twin and combining it with the latest cutting edge technology the Africa Twin will take adventure riders to an entirely different level. This bike comes with 2 X Givi Trekker Outback 37L side panniers and 1 X Givi Trekker Outback 42L top box with back rest.
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East Clark County Water District formed in 1967 by Clark County Fiscal Court.
Phase 1 lines were installed 1979-1980. One 100,000 gallon standpipe and 1 pump station.
Phase 2 lines were installed 1987-1989. One 100,000 gallon standpipe and 1 pump station added, telemetry
Phase 3 lines were installed 1990-1991. Lines only
Phase 4 lines were installed 1992-1993. One 381,000 gallon standpipe added
Phase 5 lines were installed 1995-1996 Lines only
Phase 6 lines were installed 1999-2000. Lines only
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2005 Replaced telemetry at all stations.
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2006-2013 all meters changed to radio read meters.
2009 Upgrade Schollsville Rd. line from 3"and 4" pipe to 6" pipe
2011 Upgrade Ecton pump station from 125 gpm to 250 gpm
2011-2012, 500,000 gallon elevated tank on KY 15 replaced 100,000 gallon standpipe and 381,000 gallon standpipe.
2014 District currently serves 2400 customers and maintains 200 miles of pipeline, three pump stations and three water tanks.
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In this part I'll cover viewfinders and external monitors for the Nikon D800 and Nikon D800E.
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What and why
Why do we need external monitors, and what size should they be in for best results? Loaded questions, but I'll still try to answer them. We use external monitors for:
- Framing
- Focusing
- Checking Colors and Exposure
- Testing video quality with Waveforms
- Satisfying clients
The built-in LCD monitor on the Nikon D800 and Nikon D800E is 3.2″ at a resolution of 1280×720. It's great for still photography in live view mode, but hardly makes the grade if you really need critical on-set monitoring of video.
Your monitor must ideally:
- Have the same resolution, frame rate and aspect ratio as your video feed
- Have compatible connectors
- Have a separate battery/power supply
- Be visible in sunlight
- Be rugged and at least 6″ in diameter to be better than the in-built LCD
Suggestion for focusing only:
To focus accurately, you need resolution. A lot of people opt for small-resolution monitors but then pay the price later. If you're thinking of going cheap here, you're better off not using an external monitor at all!
This is what your focus puller could use while you looked through a viewfinder.
Suggestion for focusing and basic color exposure checking:
Small HD DP6
Suggestion for critical monitoring
Marshall V-LCD651STX-HDMI-VM 6.5″
Suggestion for critical monitoring, waveforms and best quality
These monsters can't be clipped on to the cage or attached to the shoe mount. Ideally, you'd want to position them in tents or a shaded area so your eyes can see the colors well. It has to be a big monitor with full colors – no compromise. I prefer:
24 Pofessional Studio Monitor With HDSDI
Most external monitors come with their own battery kits or packs. Two often overlooked pieces of gear are:
The LCD/LED Arm
If you don't have a cage, you can still attach an LCD monitor on a camera with a arm attached to the hotshoe.
ePhoto 11-Inch Articulating Magic Arm
The LCD Hood
The cheaper ones might not come with a hood, so be careful when buying 3rd party hoods – they need to fit perfectly.
When in shoulder mount or handheld mode, the operator needs a Viewfinder to look at what he or she is shooting. The back of the LCD isn't good enough, since your eye will be too close to it and can't focus on it properly. There is one company that makes a perfect viewfinder:
Zacuto Z-Find-Pro3 Optical Viewfinder
The viewfinder might need an adapter plate to fit securely on the rig, with something like this:
Zacuto Z-Finder Mounting Frame
This is an optical viewfinder that can take many configurations. Zacuto also makes an electronic viewfinder:
Zacuto Z-Finder EVF Pro 3.2 inch
The Electronic viewfinder (EVF) has the advantage of being positioned in a different place – they don't have to be fixed on the back of the camera LCD. This is helpful if you want an viewfinder in tripod-mode – a regular scenario in filmmaking and broadcasting.
If you're using the camera's optical viewfinder, especially for photography, you might find these helpful:
Nikon DR-5, Right Angle, Screw-In Finder
Nikon DG-2 2x Eyepiece Magnifier
As you can imagine, there are hundreds of options when it comes to monitoring your footage, and you need to make an educated guess on the kind of scenarios you are going to encounter, your rig configurations, and your health before you zero in on the perfect solution.
If Part 7 I'll cover external recorders and cables.
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A clean and refreshing blend of sweet and tart citrus. Cactus Juice has overtones of oranges and tangerines with a hint of pineapple and tart undertones reminiscent of fresh squeezed lemonade that will prickle your tongue and make your mouth water. The hotter you vape, the sweeter it gets.
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Baily brought it when it was time for her senior portraits last week! Old town Folsom provided a great backdrop for Jeffery Warren Photography to photograph another fun, high end Senior Portrait photo session!
Engagement Session photographed by Jeffery Warren in San Francisco CA. Love stopping traffic for a kiss!