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An update on my Great Depression project
Do you remember my project Great Depression? I've start working on it in December 2012 (LINK) and I had exhibition in October 2013 (link) Yesterday I continued to work on the project. I was in meat factory MIP D.D. (in bankruptcy process). I really wanted to document this factory, because it'll bring a new dimension to my picture series. Images are showing a disassembly line of a living beings and it the context of my Great Depression photography project, it could be interpreted as a disassembly line not for cattle and pigs, but for humans. Say no more. Images are images and every possible interpretation is a valid one.
I think I'll go one more time to the slaughterhouse and make few more images…
A photography project on fears and delights being a parent
The book I'm presenting is a fruit of collaboration at the workshop. I've learned hugely by just watching Klavdij going through images, picking one, the other, changing the order, putting it back on the pile and so on. We called it Sluban's magic, because although sometimes images that were on the table were not impressive at all, but his selection of just say 8 images and juxtapositioning them in certain order, did made a huge difference. You can not understand if you don't witness it. I've been at workshops with many many famous photographers, from Martin Parr, Duane Michals, Joel Peter Witkin and many others, but I haven't seen anything like it. I knew from our first meeting that all I need to learn at the workshop is to tap on his frequency of thinking and the result is evident here in this book. Mark Osterman gave me a great comment. He loved that I used different camera formats (6×6, 4×5″, 8×10″) and also different processes (b&w film, wet plate collodion – ambrotype and wet plate negative) and I blended them all together in a book almost seamlessly. That's Sluban's magic, I tell you!
Dear topshit readers,
I'm awfully proud on the following book I've made. I've joined an excellent workshop with Klavdij Sluban. Klavdij Sluban is an extraordinary photographer and won so many prestigious photography awards. One of the most important award was certainly European Publishers Award 2009 and this year he was one of the juror for Leica Award 2013. It's fortunate for us that his parents were Slovenians and although he was born in Paris, he spend his childhood in Slovenia, so he speaks fluently Slovenian (among other half a dozen languages). He made a generous offer to make a whole year lasting workshop and we would meet six weekends across the whole year. His only condition was not to advertise the workshop internationally, but invite only Slovenian photographers. Last week we had an opening of exhibition as the final stage of our workshop.
As I'm describing in the video I was aware that the story about the most beautiful children in the world is not enough. I shaped my concept around my fears and delights of being a parent. When I was a child, ten years old, I burned myself with a gasoline and almost died. When I became a parent I experienced fears for my children and one day I was strucked by a thought, what my parents had to go through at the time of my accident!
The book is on ebay (LINK) if you want a copy. If you want a print as well, I've just put two prints on ebay and link is listed below.
A link to the gallery of images on my website.
The print no.1 listed on ebay.
Carbon Printing workshop at George Eastman House
huh, last week was busy so I need to catch up. Sunday I've returned from USA where at George Eastman House I took part of a workshop of Carbon Print process under mentorship of Mark Osterman and Nick Brandreth. The workshop was three days but I spend the whole week in Rochester to study their collection of prints, their collection of historical and their library. That was the most exciting week ever! Where to begin, where to begin…
Well, look at images and read the captions and hopefully some passion will get through.
The Great Depression, a wet plate collodion documentary project by Borut Peterlin
I'm inviting you to the opening of my exhibition The Great Depression. The opening will happen on 4th of October 2013 in Gallery Photon in Ljubljana, Slovenia.
With the project I'm trying to document the state of bankrupt companies with emphasis on the things that workers left behind. I'm known as a portrait photographer and although this time there are no people on my images, the human presence is very evident. I hope you will enjoy the video and hope to see you at the opening!
Dearest readers, one more thing. This is the 1000th blog post on my blog! I've been blogging since September 2006 and here we are at the 1000th post! A lot of things changed in this time and I'm happy I was blogging about it. I was thinking hard how to mark this anniversary. Due to the occasion, let's call this week an artist to artist week. If you send me something that you've done I'll send you back something that I've done. It'll probably be a gelatin print, but who knows… If you make a good marmalade, I'll exchange a print for a jar of marmalade. Or for whatever, just please keep in mind that the offer stands only for a week, so if you are really up for "Creation 4 Creation" deal, please send me before 7th of October 2013 on the address Cviblje 40, 8350 Dolenjske Toplice, Slovenia, EU. And don't forget to write your address ;-)
B5 tour de Switzerland & Deutschland
Last week it was a topshit week. Sasha Huber and Petri Saarikko are my dear friends from Fabrica / Benetton times. Sasha was invited to prepare an exhibition in Eisenwerk – Frauenfeld. I'll talk more about the exhibition after the opening, but I can say that an important part of the exhibition will include also ambrotypes. Sasha commissioned me to make ambrotype portraits illustrating a certain aspect of her work. We were really working hard and I think we've done great work. Here are few plates that I've done as a test.
The theme for this post is actually how inspired I got in those short days that we worked together and we lived art. We discussed so many projects. Petri, for instance, founded Kallio Kunsthalle, gallery of contemporary art in Helsinki. He presented me all the exhibitions he curated, concepts, views, tools, impressions, etc… We shared our views on art that we do, that others do, contemporary art that inspire us, old projects, trends, currents and our plans for the future. Oh, very sprackling conversation/s…
On Sunday we went to Fotomuseum Winterthur where we saw an exhibition by Lewis Hine. I've met there with a fellow wetplater Peter Michels and on Moday I drove also to Nurnberg to visit another wetplater Peter Kunz. It was really cool to see his amazing studio! And you know where's located? In former facility of Quelle factory. I promised to come back and do some plates for my exhibition Great Depression 1912-13. Peter has really amazing studio with topshit equipment. I'm attaching some behind the scene images.
On the way back I left Switzerland at 10am came to Nurnberg at 15.00 hang around with peter for couple of hours and at 19.00 I took my drive back home (690km) and arrived at 6:30 am. Altogether there and back I drove 1950 km. I drove whole night back inspired of all the art I consumed, shared and created…
My last creative portrait for Mladina weekly
Today is an important day in my career. After almost eight years I finished my regular collaboration with Mladina weekly. I mean I will still be doing a cover here and there and some special issue, but the collaboration on weekly basis has ended. The main reason is that my work for Mladina involves travel expenses from my home to Ljubljana and back and when I started the job as photoeditor in year 2006, fuel was half the price. I resigned the desk job in 2011 (if I remember correctly. Maybe was 2010?) to work and earn my living as an active photographer. At the time I was desperate to recalibrate my career to go back to photography. I mean have I study photography in Prague, Italy, UK and payed for it a fortune, just to sit behind computer and edit images that I knew I could have done better? It was fun to ride the camera, but the travel expenses grew whereas photojournalistic salary is much lower then editor's, so at the peak of recession I've realized it's just not worth the money anymore.
That's one out of the three reasons.
Second one is that I got in love with photography again, processes that were practiced in 19th Century, Wet Plate Collodion and Salt printing process to highlight just two. Intimately I feel this is the path that I need to take, but with day job in Ljubljana I just couldn't find enough time to pursue the path.
Third reason was fear. I feared that I will finish my career at Mladina in some car accident. In 7,5 years on the road I avoided many accidents and witnessed many many more. Although I'm safe driver in about 18 years as a driver I had only one accident and even that wasn't my fault! But still I was afraid this was destined to me. Now I finished the job and I'm so happy that I was wrong about that.
What's next? The bad news is that I've jumped out of the plane without a parachute. I have no safe employee in my sight, that's for sure. The good news is that I think I know how to fly. Well at least I should know! If who, then I should be the one to know how to earn a living from photography! I have many business ideas! One is about to be tested in 6h 26m 27s (Jun 27, 2013 15:25:38 PDT)! On ebay I'm auctioning a print. When I put this print on auction I didn't know that week later I will finish this chapter of my life and it's very symbolic that it's ending today!
And now to the image above. Zora Stančič is very successful Slovenian artist recognized widely and she's expressing herself mostly trough graphic arts. When I look back to my first creative portrait in Mladina weekly, that was Melita Zajc in year 2006, I look back with a content on the path I've taken and the work I've done.
Tomorrow's a new day! I so much look forward!
VIDEO HOW TO: wet plate negative and salt printing
This is a photograph made with the process invented in 1839, called salt print process. The print is made from contact copy of a wet plate collodion glass negative. Size of the print is 40x50cm or 16×20″. The size of the image is 25x30cm or 10×12″. The print was toned in gold chloride toner and has a beeswax finish. The paper used is Fabriano Satinato 210gr, 50% of cotton.
Print is a limited edition of 12 copies. The print no:1 I've put it on ebay (LINK) and starting a week long auction starting at 0.99 USD.
Why am I doing this? I was invited to have a talk at TEDx Ljubljana and this ebay experiment is a part of my research how to sell art. The work title of the talk is "Give Capitalism A Chance".
PS: Print was sold for US $182.50. Thank you!
Salt print from 8×10″ wet plate collodion negative, toned with gold chloride
First of all I apologize for absence from my blog. SO many things is going on, I always want to write what happened in Poland and Serbia first. I decided to write as it happens. Today is a milestone in my career. I know, another one you might say, but hey, they are for free, why not! Seriously, I've made a giant leap in salt printing. Yesterday I've made a great wet plate collodion negative, 8×10″ format in very difficult circumstances. First test was foggy, my tent was leaking too much light. I solved that and my first negative was underexposed, second one was correctly exposed, but wind shook my camera during exposure. Then rain started and I start to pack in my tent. After 15 minutes it stopped and also wind stopped blowing, so I unpacked my things and made the third plate. It was close to perfect with few annoying developing marks.
For the forth plate sun started to shine and I've made an estimation how much should I cut the exposure. The fourth plate was p.e.r.f.e.c.t. Well, when I was developing the negative, I was disappointed, because whites exploded in 10s. My first reflexion was to cut the developing time, but then I remembered what Mark Osterman is saying, to focus on blacks, to keep void in the negative and observe appearance of fog in dark areas. I was developing for 90 seconds although I could go on for another minute, but I didn't want to risk of getting fog. I had all the information on the negative and I was intending to redevelop it anyhow. Redevelopment is a process of building the density of a negative after it is fixed. Yes, it's true sorcery, but it works. Salt print is very low contrasty medium so you need to build up super contrasty and dense negative to make a good salt print.
Few days ago I've received a shipment from ArtCraft, I've bought 1gr of gold chloride so I've made gold toner. And long and behold, here is the result. I'm amazed with dynamic range of the salt print. Take a look, there are details in the brightest and in the darkest part of the print. Tomorrow I'll make more prints and wax them. I'm so excited, with this technique so many opportunities are opening!
Severa Gjurin portrayed in wet plate collodion technique
PS: How much gay can a step test be? ha, ha…
Elvis Halilović, his wooden Camera Obscuras and my wet plate portrait of him
Few days ago I've made a portrait of Elvis Halilović.
In his words: "I'm a passionate lensless photographer. For the last seven years, I've been photographing using pinhole cameras that I've made myself. Through the years, I've constructed and used extensively about 40 of them; the largest produced images measuring up to 3 x 4 metres while the smallest could fit inside a person's mouth. I'm also an industrial designer and a carpenter…."
He designed super slick camera obscuras and made them from wood. They look super cool. He started ONDU Pinhole Cameras project on Kickstarter, aiming for $10.000 USD of backing and three weeks before the end of kickstarter project he has already pledged for $63.000 USD. Check his project and back him. For now, that's the only way how to get the camera, but he has many worldwide offers for his product.
I've done his portrait with his camera, but since I didn't had a clue what angle of view is, I totally missed the framing. In tomorrows Mladina weekly it'll be published his collodion portait. At European Collodion Weekend I bought one old brass Petzval lens and check the results. I suggested Elvis that with this cameras also wet plate collodion process could be done, since it uses ordinary 4×5″ film holder. He will lend me one for a ride. Can't wait!


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ATLANTA, GA (WALB) – Georgia Secretary of State, Brian Kemp, will participate in two panel discussions at the National Association of Secretaries Winter Conference in Washington, D. C. to present Georgia's Successful Photo ID and Corporate ID Theft Prevention.
Here is the full press release from the Secretary of State News
Georgia Secretary of State Brian Kemp announced Friday that he will participate in two panel discussions at the annual National Association of Secretaries of State (NASS) Winter Conference on Saturday, February 12 and Sunday, February 13 in Washington, D.C.
On Saturday, February 12, Secretary Kemp will appear on a panel titled Corporate Identity Theft - State Experiences and Proposed Solutions.
He will discuss the implementation of e-government solutions in the Secretary of State's Corporations Division, including an e-mail notification system to prevent corporate ID theft and fraud and a new Corporate ID Theft Resources website.
On Sunday, February 13, Secretary Kemp will appear on a Voter Participation panel to present information about Georgia's successful Photo ID law for in-person voting.
Kemp's presentation will cover various facets of the Photo ID law including the voting process and the free Voter Identification Card, the agency's statewide, multi-media outreach and education campaign, and victories in against numerous legal challenges.
Secretary Kemp said, "One of our key goals is to constantly seek new ways to implement technologies in each agency division.
Our numerous additions to the Corporations Division's functionality allow us to communicate more efficiently with businesses, reduce costs for Georgia taxpayers, and prevent corporate identity theft."
"I am also proud that Georgia's numerous election fraud prevention laws, programs, and e-government resources, which include Photo ID for in-person voting, form a national model for election security," Kemp added.
Brian Kemp has been Secretary of State since January, 2010. Among the office's wide-ranging responsibilities, the Secretary of State is charged with conducting efficient and secure elections, the registration of corporations, and the regulation of securities and professional license holders.
The office also oversees the Georgia Archives and the Capitol Museum.
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UPDATE: Nov. 27, 8:27 a.m. Marin County Parks officials have moved the holiday tree harvest to Saturday, Dec. 8 due to the impending wet and stormy weather. Natural Resource Specialist Matt Sagues said reservations for the event were full as of Monday night at 10 p.m. But people can put their names on a wait list, Sauges said.
Marin residents looking for an authetic (and free) holiday tree harvesting expereince are in luck this year.
Marin County Parks is organizing a San Geronimo Valley event where families can pick out, cut down and take home their own holiday tree. It's the second annual holiday tree harvest in Marin; Last year's harvest was a hit when more than 300 invasive Monterey Pine trees were removed at Ring Mountain in Tiburon.
On Saturday, Dec. 8, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., commuinty members can pick out, cut down and take home trees from the Roy's Redwoods and Maurice Thorner preserves.
Families are encouraged to make a reservation for this event because tree quantities are limited.
Parks staff will assist families as they use maps to locate and pick out a pine tree from the preserves before cutting it down. Brownie Troop 32311 from San Rafael will offer baked goods and hot chocolate to raise funds for local schools at the event.
Monterey Pine trees have recently spread rapidly into native habitats in the San Geronimo Valley. Open space preserves and conservation easements, which cover more than 40 percent of San Geronimo Valley, are home to rare plants and the valley's streams are habitat for threatened steelhead and endangered Coho salmon.
The 411: Meet at the San Geronimo Valley Golf Course parking lot at 5800 Sir Francis Drake Boulevard. Participants should dress in layers and wear clothing that is appropriate for hiking through scrub in difficult terrain. The trees are scattered throughout the preserves and may be difficult to access. Refreshments, tools and interpretive talks will be provided.
For more information, or to make a reservation, contact Natural Resource Specialist Matt Sagues at email@example.com. Heavy rains may cancel the event. Call (415) 473-2686 on the morning of Dec. 1 to hear a recorded message if the event is cancelled.
If you are a person with a disability and require assistance to participate in this activity, contact Steve Petterle at (415) 473-6387, TTY (415) 473-2495, CRS dial 711, or email@example.com.


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Ralph L. Kurtz, 86, our beloved husband, daddy, granddad, great granddad, father-in-law, brother-in-law, uncle and friend passed into eternity July 26, 2013 at NorthCare Hospice House after living courageously with Parkinson's Disease for the past few years. He strived with determination to be as independent as possible as the disease began to progress.
Ralph was born and reared in Independence, Mo. to Abner and Mamie Kurtz, the younger of their two sons. At the age of 17 he left high school to serve his country in the U.S. Merchant Marine during WWII. He later served in the United States Army during the Korean War. Though he was a humble and quiet spoken man he was proud of his service to his country in both of these capacities. He married Trudy, a German immigrant, after meeting her on a blind date. They dated six months before marrying. They would've celebrated 59 years of marriage in September. With four young children at home he then returned to school earning college degree credits. He was a hard-working and dedicated electrical engineer at Torotel for 30 years, retiring at the age of 70 in 1995 as Director of Engineering. In retirement he enjoyed working part time at Hy-Vee for over nine years. Ralph was devoted to his family above all else. He spent more hours than we could ever count sitting on bleachers watching events, first for his children as they were growing up and later for several of his grandchildren. He also enjoyed many hours of music recitals for several of his granddaughters. He was very proud of the fact that he was able to share his love of the violin by teaching several of his granddaughters to play. He left us a legacy of love and bonds that will last into eternity. We will be forever grateful that he taught us the value of family, commitment, patience and perseverance. He lived and died with integrity.
He is survived by his wife, Trudy and children; Stephenie Bernal (David), Lee's Summit, Steven Kurtz (Denise), Oak Grove, Mo, Julie Moline (Larry), Independence, and Victor Kurtz (Christi) Peculiar, Mo., 22 grandchildren and six great grandchildren.
A visitation was held on July 29. Memorial contributions to NorthCare Hospice, 2800 Clay Edwards Drive, North Kansas City, MO, 64116 or Faith Baptist Church, 1460 Langsford Road, Lee's Summit, MO.
(Arrangements: Langsford Funeral Home, 115 SW Third St., Lee's Summit, 64063, 816-524-3700.)


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Iowa transportation officials have announced plans to get started on rebuilding a flood-damage bridge over the Missouri River on Interstate 680 in Pottawattamie County from north of Council Bluffs into north Omaha.
The Iowa Department of Transportation say a single contract will
be awarded for work on the bridge, which has been closed since
An emergency letting is tentatively scheduled for Sept. 21. A meeting on the project will be held later this week with contractors.
The agency says the plan is to get the bridge rebuilt quickly and traffic flowing again.


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Degrassi: The Next Generation – Season Nine
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The show is back on track,
June 30, 2010ByKindlyUnspoken23 (England) –This review is from: Degrassi: The Next Generation – Season Nine (DVD)
After a shaky season 8 where many of the episodes were forgettable (though still a solid season), Degrassi gets back on form with season 9. Introducing new characters like twins Declan and Fiona, nice-girl Jenna and class clown Dave, and a whole lot of drama, the show takes it to a whole new level. Foundations of seemingly strong relationships are rocked as infidelity plays a big part this season, along with drugs, first times and homosexuality. A strong cast of talented teenagers take centre stage and shine, proving they can handle difficult storylines. Characters also have to handle a lot this year: Holly J softens in light of a new relationship, Riley continues his inner battle with who he is and what he wants, Anya makes a bad decision out of desperation to save her relationship with Sav, and Ally learns a hard lesson about honesty. This season has shocks, humour, fun, and heart. Anyone who claims Degrassi has 'Jumped the Shark' just has to watch this season to see the show is still going strong.
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More Juicy Drama From Canada's Finest Show,
May 31, 2010ByS. Coleman (Dallas, TX USA) –
This review is from: Degrassi: The Next Generation – Season Nine (DVD)
In the 9th season of Degrassi, everyone's favorite Canadian soap "goes there" like never before. Watch reformed bad boy Peter Stone as he deals with an addiction to crystal meth, the loss of his lovely girlfriend Mia to another continent (*cough* Vampire Diaries *cough*), and the tough decision that his bandmates are forced to make when he goes too far. Watch Riley struggle with his inner feelings and his contrasting jock exterior. Watch Jane toy around with a new relationship, find a friend in an unsuspecting classmate, and pick up a new hobby. Watch the world's most dramatic couple, Sav and Anya, fall in and out…and in and out…and in and out of love again. Watch as little Clare begins to grow into her own, and Alli is as bold as ever. Watch as Holly J, the most hated girl in school, earns both a fresh start and the heart of Degrassi's hottest diplomat kid, Declan Coyne. Watch as alumni favorite Emma Nelson struggles to balance college dreams and her love for helping humankind, and familiar face Marco gains a new role at his alma mater. But most of all, watch as a superb cast of young adults continues to carry the name of Degressi high and proud, never balking to discuss the difficult issues such as homosexuality, drug abuse, religion, and infidelity. This is one of the best seasons in the nine years that Degrassi has been on television, and should you choose to purchase this DVD set, you will not be disappointed.
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November 8, 2010Bylolz** –This review is from: Degrassi: The Next Generation – Season Nine (DVD)
They don't have subtitles so I can't watch it. The movies should start developing subtitles for other people who can't hear like me. I'm deaf and I would love to watch that t.v. show but can't.


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"When people walk away from you, let them go. You shouldn't have to talk them into staying with you, loving you, calling you, caring about you, and coming to see you, because if they really cared about you in the first place; they would not be going anywhere."
me and harry
I literally thought I could go my whole life and not get my heart broken, I thought that If I was careful and distant that it would never happen. I thought I would never get my heart broken because i knew it would destroy me. Well this is what I get for being careless with my heart.


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On Aug. 29, Michigan State Police responded to a reported burglary on the 200 block of Norlynn Drive in Oceola Township at approximately 9 p.m., according to a press release.
Police say that a female who lived in the home had returned home to shower while her family was camping at a nearby campground, when she discovered an intruder. The female recognized the suspect as a boyfriend of a family friend and locked herself in the bathroom and called her father, according to the report.
Police say that the suspect had already left the home by the time the father arrived but several items of jewelry were reported missing as well as items taken from a hidden safe, which was found open.
On Aug. 30, the family called the police at approximately 11:30 p.m. after seeing the suspect drive past their home, according to the report. Police say they located and conducted a traffic stop on the suspect vehicle on Grand River near Hacker Rd. in Brighton Township.
Police say the suspect was driving the car and was taken into custody on suspicion of burglary. After conducting a search of the car, several of the stolen items were found along with three suspected doses of heroin, according to the report.
The suspect is being lodged in the Livingston County jail pending review of the charges.


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Simple Tips for Effective Marine Aquarium Aquascaping
Peaks, valleys, channels, and multiple outcroppings are aspects of a great aquascapeSince we launched Saltwater Smarts, we've been sprinkling the term "aquascaping" into our posts with reckless abandon. While many of you seasoned salties out there might be well acquainted with this term, others may find themselves scratching their heads each time they come across it. Aquascaping simply refers to the manner in which the rockwork, substrate, and any décor items are arranged in the tank—like landscaping, only under water. While there's certainly an aesthetic component to aquascaping, its true significance goes well beyond visual impact. Here are some simple tips to keep in mind as you plan and implement your own marine aquarium aquascape: Design with livestock in mind The first thing to consider as you develop your aquascape is the type of livestock you plan to keep. Fish, for instance, can have very different aquascaping needs depending on the species. Some, including many tangs, need ample open swimming space, whereas others, such as the various clownfishes, are more site-attached and therefore demand more structure than swimming space. More: Simple Tips for Effective Marine Aquarium Aquascaping… More:
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How to take picture of our aquarium: photography course part II – The Pictures
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How to take a picture of your aquarium: photography course part I
During my visit to the eighth edition of Salento Aquarium, a show in Italy, I did a lesson on a subject that I really like "Aquarium, how to take pictures", and are therefore here, as promised, to propose a mini-course as a guideline how to photograph in the aquarium, getting the best with our equipment, obviously the course is open to all, since most of what is written applies to any photographic genre, even though the examples will focus on the photographs in the aquarium. I hope that the course will be useful and that you enjoy reading it, and if you have any requests please leave your comments. This is the first part that covers the basics of photography, the choice of lenses and the setting of the camera, the second part will address specifically the photographs in the aquarium, going into the details of how to photograph aquariums, fish and corals , and the last part will cover instead the development of the digital negative, the RAW file.… More:
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Live Rock: An Inconvenient Reality
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Burglar Balls: Sal Masekela Gets Down at TORC Off-Road Crandon, Races and Rages in 'Travelin Sal'
'Balls of a burglar' and rubber through the nose? The insanity at TORC Off-Road Racing's premiere event in Crandon – rages on and off the track…and Oakley's iconic action sports TV personality/commentator, Sal Masekela, got more than a whiff of the action. Diving head first into 'Jurassic Park,' the race's legendarily infamous party scene, our long-time X Games symbol took it a step further. He actually raced.


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Islam and America, Three Years After 9/11
Far from being incompatible, Islamic values and American values are very similar, says a Muslim leader.
BY: Interview by Laura Sheahen
The business world can help in transmitting to the Muslim world the notions of capital formation. What leads to a successful economy is the financial infrastructure. Helping people create wealth.
You're saying if we're more interconnected financially, that might help overcome tensions?
About the media: Muslim leaders frequently condemn terrorism, but many non-Muslim Americans don't seem to be aware of that. Why is there the perception that no one is speaking out?
The media is not amplifying the message of these condemnations as much as they could. Another reason is that American foreign policy has contributed to a lot of the rage and anger in the Muslim world. It's important that America is seen as even-handed in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
It's also important that America not be seen as a marketer of ethics which are not acceptable not only to Muslims, but to believers, whether they are Muslims, Christians or Jews. We don't like pornography, something which reduces family values, the violence we see from Hollywood. That's the picture people are seeing of America.
You talk about all Americans voting with our pocketbooks with regard to Hollywood. What can American Muslims, specifically, do to help defuse tensions?
We want the Muslim-American community to be the mediator, to say to each side "the picture you are seeing of each other is false." That's why the book [addresses] what's right with America and what's right with Islam. We have to look at what is right in both traditions and see how similar they are.
You say U.S. Muslims are uniquely positioned to help "wage peace."
If you personally had been completely in charge of the American Muslim response to 9/11, what would you have done?
Well, we did condemn the actions of 9/11 saying it was outside of Islam. It was condemned by nearly every Muslim nation and scholar.
We encouraged people to understand that Islamic values are part of the Abrahamic system of values. Our commandments are the same as those of Judaism and Christianity. We tried to address the issues that fueled it, issues of power and economics. People in the Muslim world feel disempowered and economically deprived.
After 9/11, we ran an essay by Khaled Abou el Fadl, who said he would have encouraged Muslim Americans to visit Ground Zero and bring, say, a flower. What you're talking about is obviously more broad-based.
Yes, those things are very powerful symbols of American-Western sharing in the grief and mourning for what happened. I've participated in a number of different interfaith memorial services for those who have died.
But beyond the mourning, the real issue is the diseased, dysfunctional relationship between the United States and the Muslim world--understanding it through courses and attacking the root causes. If we address these causes, change will happen rapidly.
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Athens —
Leslie Saunders, Executive Director of the Henderson County Help Center, spends her days looking for state and federal money to keep the crime victims and child advocacy center operating efficiently.
With state budget cuts looming, Saunders is concerned about these cuts hurting the victims of crime, and not being able to provide adequate services.
At issue is the recently-released Legislative Appropriation request from the office of the Attorney General, recommending a 57-percent reduction in funding to all organizations receiving an appropriation through the Crime Victims Compensation (CVC ) Fund. That fund includes children's advocacy centers (CACs).
The CVC fund is housed within the office of the Attorney General. CVC is a dedicated revenue source funded through court costs and fees paid by criminal defendants.
If the Help Center's CAC has to absorb this cut, it would mean the programs provided for crime victims, domestic violence, child abuse and Court Appointed Special Advocates could be effected. This would not only effect the Henderson County Help Center, but all centers in Texas advocating for children.
According to information from the Help Center, if this cut were to be implemented, it would take Texas back to a funding level they have not seen since 1999, when Texas had only 38 CACs with a capacity to serve fewer than 20,000 children annually.
Currently there are 66 CACs in Texas, serving over 40,000 children. Henderson County's CAC handled 494 cases of child abuse or neglect in 2011.
The Help Center took a 10-percent funding cut last year. Saunders said the center dealt with that cut. "Fifty-seven-percent is half of the Center's budget. It would make a huge impact on the services we provide the community," she said. "We work closely with law enforcement. Currently we interview a child who is believed to have been abused. If the cuts go into effect, law enforcement or CPS may have to conduct those interviews. Children sometimes are scared of people with badges or uniforms. This could effect the prosecution of abuse cases. Children may not report the crime, because they are too scared."
The center currently has a Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE) to perform a medical exam on a child suspected of being abused. This is a highly-specialized field, and free to all victims. The center does not want to see this disappear.
Saunders was not sure what impact a 57-percent budget cut would have on this program. CAC is one of the only specialized therapeutic services for a child of sexual abuse.
Other programs that could be effected by this sizeable budget cut are the abstinent program, human trafficking program and counseling for the victims.
When the Texas Legislature resumes session in January, the budget cuts will be debated.
"We will be meeting with Texas Sen. Robert Nichols in hopes of gaining his understanding of what we are facing," Saunders said. "We haven't given up yet."
Nichols is on the Health and Human Services Committee.


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CAMBRIDGE, Md.- In a 10-week span of time, three bus shelters are scheduled to be installed by Delmarva Community Transit. The goal is to keep customers out of the wind and rain while waiting for the bus in Cambridge's busiest stops.
One of the shelters would go downtown on Race Street, another on Greenwood Avenue, and a third on Glasgow Street, but that location is the source of a hurdle for the company. The Glasgow Street location is in Cambridge's Historic District, which means a permit to build a shelter in that location has to go through the Historic Commission.
Some local business owners think the design of the shelter needs to blend in with that part of town and it's history.
"It would be nice if we could avoid one of the big boxy glass and brass things." said Morgan Mann, owner of nearby Vintage and Vogue. She does think there is a need for the shelter though.
"I think at first blush it's a wonderful idea, since it would provide an easier way for people to get downtown since we're not out on 50 or the beaten path." said Mann.
Jerome Stanley, who is leading the project for Delmarva Community Transit, says he believes the design would work in that part of town.
"This is really a nice looking shelter. In fact I think it would fit the downtown image very well." said Stanley.
The shelter is a three sided design, with graffiti resistant materials, and Plexiglas walls. He says the dimensions are 5-feet by 8-feet, making it a fairly small shelter.
He says the order for the shelters was placed Monday, so in 10 weeks time, the shelters should be appearing across town.
Money for the shelters came from the Maryland Transit Authority and the Federal Transit Administration as part of a $30,000 grant.
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By Jon Gremmels Herald Sports Editor
The Clinton Herald
---- — CLINTON — Top-notch teams don't need much of an opening to take control of a game.
While Clinton stood toe-to-toe with third-ranked Dubuque Senior for much of the game Tuesday night, the Rams seized their opportunity late in the first half and handed the River Kings their first loss of the boys basketball season, 61-56 at W.J. Yourd Gymnasium.
Even in the loss, the River Kings proved something to themselves.
"It just proves how good we can be," Clinton senior Jalen Jones said. "We have a lot of talent, and I think we can make it to the state tournament this year."
Playing at the that level is something the Rams know about. Using an experienced lineup from a team that lost just twice last season and placed third in the state tournament, Senior closed the first half on an 18-7 run from which Clinton never completely recovered.
"The run was huge; it basically got us the win because they had a little run in the second half and we had a comfortable margin," Rams 6-foot-7 senior guard Kyle Haber, who led all players with 24 points, said.
The Rams, whose starting lineup includes three future Division I basketball players and a University of Iowa football recruit — each 6-5 or taller — took advantage of their size advantage and rebounding tenacity, often getting multiple chances to score on a single possession.
"That's our goal every night, to outrebound our opponent by 10 and 12 rebounds just on the offensive end because we have the height to do it," Haber said. "If we keep crashing the boards hard, we can get extra possessions, and that will only help us."
The River Kings said that was the difference in the game.
"They did a really good job of working hard and crashing the glass," said Clinton 6-8 junior Brady Ernst, who scored 12 points but was in foul trouble much of the game. "We ... do a better job of keeping them off the glass and we come out with a win."
The teams were tied at 10 after one quarter, and Clinton pulled even again with 6:01 left in the first half when Jones (18 points) passed ahead to Jon Cady (11) for a fast-break layup
Haber, who is headed to Brown University, put Senior (2-0) ahead to stay when his 3-point basket snapped a 14-14 tie with about 5 1/2 minutes left in the second quarter. Jones scored from the wing to bring Clinton within one, but 6-5 all-state football player Lucas Legrand made a pair of free throws with 5:10 left, then scored on a power move inside about a half-minute later to push the lead to five.
Two free throws by Zach Pope made it 21-18, but Legrand scored on a drive, then Haber did the same thing and added a free throw to give Senior a 26-18 lead.
A three-point play by Cady cut the deficit to 26-21 with 1:57 left, but the rest of the half didn't go well.
First, Haber drove the lane and tossed in a basket for a 28-21 lead with 1:44 left. Senior attacked the offensive glass on its next possession, and it paid off with a basket by Sam Noel. Seconds later, Parker Hammel stole the ball in the backcourt and made a layup to stretch the lead to double digits, 32-21.
The breaks continued to go against the Kings when Thomas Smith missed an open shot underneath, and Clinton went to the locker room at halftime trailing by 11.
"You try and limit that, but it's going to happen in the game of basketball," Clinton coach Nick Lawrence said of Senior's surge," but I was proud of the way our guys responded. We were down 11 at the half and it would have been real easy for our guys to come out and kind of take a step back in the second half. But, we didn't. We went the opposite direction and fought our tails off. I'm really pleased with how we responded to their run."
Senior increased its lead to 13 in the third quarter, 40-27, when Jayden Davis scored on a back-door cut and pushed it to 42-27 when Noel scored inside with 2:16 left.
The River Kings refused to let Senior leave with an easy win, however. Derrick Howard (11 points) made back-to-back baskets to start a 6-0 closing run in the quarter, and Clinton pulled within 42-38 with 5:43 remaining on a Cady free throw.
"We had high intensity in the first half, but we had to ramp it up even more in the second half," Jones said. "Brady was in foul trouble, so I knew I had to come in and provide what I do, plus what he does."
Jones stuck in a 3-pointer to get Clinton within 49-46 with 2:35 left, then he buried a baseline jumper to cut the gap to 49-48 with 2:07 left.
But a 3-point basket by Noel made it a two-possession game for the Rams, and they sealed the win by making their final nine points from the free-throw line.
"That's a great win," Haber said. "They're a lot better than the last few years; they've got a good program this year."
Despite the loss, Jones and Ernst said by playing Senior close, it should help the Kings on Friday when fourth-ranked North Scott visits Yourd.
"It gives us a lot of confidence that we can play with the best teams in the state, and we've got another one coming here Friday night," Ernst said.
"We have a lot of confidence going into Friday's game," Jones said. "We know they (Senior) are a top team in the state and North Scott is also a top team in the state."
SENIOR (2-0) — Keaton Hermsen 0 0-0 0, Sam Noel 3 1-2 8, Parker Hammel 1 2-4 4, Kyle Haber 7 9-10 24, Jayden Davis 1 0-0 2, Luke McDonnell 2 2-2 6, Seth Bonifas 2 1-4 5, Lucas Legrand 5 2-2 12. Totals 21 17-24 61.
CLINTON (3-1) — Robbie Thacker 0 0-0 0, Zach Pope 1 2-2 4, Jalen Jones 4 9-10 18, Jon Cady 4 2-3 11, Ashley 0 0-0 0, Derrick Howard 5 1-1 11, Thomas Smith 0 0-0 0, Brady Ernst 4 4-4 12. Totals 18 18-20 56.
Senior 10 22 10 19 — 61
Clinton 10 11 12 23 — 56
3-point goals — Senior 2 (Noel, Haber); Clinton 2 (J. Jones, Cady). Total fouls — Senior 17, Clinton 18. Fouled out — McDonnell, J. Jones.


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There are truths, important and vital lessons that can never be emphasized enough.
One of those truths is encapsulated beautifully, succinctly – almost perfectly – in a speech that former U.S. Pres. Teddy Roosevelt delivered at the Sorbonne in Paris on April 23, 1910. Citizenship In A Republic is the name of the speech, and here the words within it that speak to an eternal truth and ever vitally important lesson:
It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat.
My dad was so moved and impressed with these words that he put them on his business cards.
We will always have the critics and naysayers and the scoffers with us. That is not going to change. They have been there, I'm sure, when man was still living in caves and had just learned about fire. They are with us in 2012. They will be with us in 3012.
Peggy Noonan had a smart and insightful column that ran in the Wall Street Journal this past weekend in which she took up the notion of angry and mean conversation in the public space – and the reality that this conversation has long been with us. As she rightfully explains, though, the problem is that today, technology is pushing the "attack" language at us 24/7 through a variety of devices.
We can't get away from it.
Interestingly, in Ms. Noonan's column, as evidence that politics has long been a "brutish" business, she cites the presidential election of 1800 that pitted Thomas Jefferson against John Adams. Here is an excerpt from the column:
Thomas Jefferson had one of his henchmen—excuse me, surrogates—accuse John Adams, in a series of newspaper essays, of being a "hideous hermaphroditical character," a "strange compound of ignorance and ferocity, of deceit and weakness," a "repulsive pedant."
While reading this, I got to thinking about one of the coldest and rude written slaps of all time. I wasn't sure who said it about whom, but I remembered the line. So I did a quick online search, and I found out it was something that John Adams wrote about Thomas Paine.
And what did Mr. Adams write about Mr. Paine? It wasn't nice. For Mr. Adams wrote that Mr. Paine was a "mongrel between pig and puppy, begotten by a wild boar on a bitch wolf."
Oh my.
Yet the thing is this – and our young people should especially be edified and counseled that, again, once more, and yet again, if you are going to accomplish something significant, to achieve something worthwhile, you are going to invite criticism.
Also know that oftentimes the critic is someone who hasn't tried or strived valiantly himself. He is among, as Pres. Teddy Roosevelt described, among the "cold and timid souls."
Man oh man, early in the 2011 NFL season, even diehard New England Patriots fans would have thought a Super Bowl appearance was a very long shot. The team's defense was in disarray. Our Pats simply did not look like a championship team.
But with coach Bill Belichick commandeering and stewarding the planning and strategy, and with the Patriots trying and employing one personnel combination after another, New England made it to its fifth Super Bowl in 10 years.
So in the big game, New England loses in the final seconds against a team that just might have been better than it. In the wake of the loss, the critics had it going on, were on a roll, and fed into unhealthy commentary and reflection.
These critics would have you think that Tom Brady and Wes Welker and members of the Patriot defense which couldn't stop the Giants on their game-winning drive were deficient in moral character and toughness and poise and fortitude.
Please. It is just so wrong. I mean really.
The New England Patriots are a regional treasure.
Watch closely this Jeremy Lin. For those who aren't sports fans, Jeremy Lin is the locus of something called "Linsanity,"
A brief on Mr. Lin: he is the son of Taiwanese immigrants. In his senior year (2005-06) year at Palo Alto High School, he just may have been the best prep point guard in California, and he lead his team to the California Div. II state championship title. Yet not one NCAA Div. 1 program offered him a scholarship. Lin went on to Harvard University where he was standout guard for the Crimson, and was a multiple All Ivy selection.
No NBA team selected Lin the league's 2010 draft. He did try out for squads and made the roster of the Golden State Warriors but was eventually waived. He was given a shot with the Houston Rockets, and made the team, but again was waived.
This past December the New York Knicks picked up Jeremy Lin. Because of confluence of injuries and the Knick playing poorly, Knicks coach Mike D'Antoni chose to give Lin game time and to even start him.
Linsanity is launched. The kid has been tearing it up, scoring and dishing assists, and was the court leader.
I'm not going to go in depth into win streaks and all that. Let's just say, and this is the truth, that Jeremy Lin is out front and being the court leader on the New York Knicks squad with superb basketball and winning play.
And this is also vital. eremy Lin has already acquitted himself as a champion. So, no matter if he keeps on electrifying crowds, or if NBA analysis catches up to him and puts him back on his heels, Lin is a kid who is a winner and shows the path to winning and championship form.
As well, here is what we should understand from all of this, for Jeremy Lin, and in the final analysis – is that the ultimate triumph and success and trophy is not often won in the first or second or third or fourth of the experts, but in the soul and gumption of those who know they have it no matter what the experts say.
Screw the critics and the naysayers. Go and venture into that arena and find the "great enthusiasm, the great devotions." You do this and you are a champion for all time, no matter what any scoreboard proclaims.
You do this and give all of yourself and you are a champion, no matter what any critic speaks or writes.
The critic fades, the man in the arena is immortal.


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"While athletics have always been a part of the comprehensive educational experience of our students," said Cliff Valley Head of School Michael Edwards, "we are excited about adding the competitive element as we have expanded into grades sixth, seventh, and eighth. The opportunity for our middle schoolers to compete against other schools and leagues in cross country, flag football, volleyball, basketball, lacrosse, ultimate and soccer will be great preparation for them if they decide to pursue athletics at the high school level and beyond."
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With Nick Johnson stuck on the disabled list for the foreseeable future, the Yankees' lineup is lacking two things: a regular designated hitter, and a productive lefthanded bat. Curtis Granderson's absence makes the latter even more obvious. We can dream about Jorge Posada DH'ing most of the time with Frankie Cervelli assuming starting catcher responsibilities, but the team appears to have no interest in doing that. Adding a third catcher (likely Chad Moeller) to a team with a (usually) four man bench is less than ideal as well.
In an effort to correct that missing lefty bat, the Yankees summoned Juan Miranda from Triple-A Scranton today. There's still no word on who's going down to make room, but hopefully it's one of the 13 pitchers. Preferably Boone Logan, but I digress.
Once upon a time Miranda was expected to be the Yanks' first baseman of the future, but Mark Teixeira hitting the open market changed those plans. Instead, he's been stuck in the minors for most of the last three years, save for September call-ups in each of the last two seasons. He's actually hit pretty well in his limited big league at-bats, a .430 wOBA with one wallop of a homer and a walk-off single in 23 plate appearances. Overall, Miranda's got a .371 wOBA in over 1,000 plate appearances at the Triple-A level, and has proven all he could at the level.
Miranda's arrival does several things for the Yanks' roster. For one, it helps settle the DH and leftfield situations, plus the overall lineup picture, all of which have kind of been in a bit of flux over the last week because of injuries both minor and major. Now, Joe Girardi can employ a straight platoon of Miranda and Marcus Thames at DH and in the 7th spot of the lineup. Randy Winn can't hit, but he catches everything he should and then some, so now he'll get regular playing time in the outfield. It's not the prettiest picture, but at least now everyone has a defined role and we all have some peace of mind.
An added benefit is that the Yanks will now get an opportunity to evaluate Miranda for an extended amount of time at the big league level. It's not just an audition for a possible DH job with the Yankees next season, it's an audition for the other 29 clubs. If Miranda performs well and the Yanks deem him expendable – remember, he'll be out of options next season, so he has to stick on the big league roster or go through waivers – they can use him in a trade to shore up another area of the team. A fringe benefit is that it also keeps Thames from being exposed against righthanders (dude's got just four singles since Granderson got hurt).
I said during the offseason that I didn't think Miranda could be a productive full-time designated hitter for the Yankees this year because of his troubles against lefthanders, but in a platoon situation he's an acceptable option. CHONE projects a .341 wOBA with 17 jacks, and I'm willing to bet he could top that wOBA with limited exposure to southpaws. Even if not, it's still more than we could ask for at this point. The Yankees just need Miranda to come in and help restore a semblance of normalcy to the lineup and roster. The constant juggling is no way to run a contender.
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Awesome. I'm happy. I think he can be the LH version of Marcus Thames (minus the horrible defense).
Makes me wonder who would be the worse outfielder Thames or Miranda? Probably both would be too bad to really measure
Miranda is 1B not an outfielder.
This should be quite helpful. Thames/Miranda are mirror images of each other, meaning that can both be put in a position to succeed at all times.
They need a platoon nickname. Maybe "Thunder Twins"?
The River and the Rights.
Marcuan Mirames?
"Socios Pelotón"
Love Miranda, hopefully Boone is booted.
Somebody read Marcus Thames his Miranda Rights…
lol I meant Boone Logan…
GKing suggests that it'll be Russo going back down.
Wouldn't Nova be the first sent down? He was called up to act as a long man. Since Aceves should be back tonight, there is really no more need to carry the extra long man.
I'd give Nova one more game as Vavy insurance. No need to expect Ace to go 3+ if Javy shits the bed.
David De Jesus is available…..just saying.
To ride the pine when Granderson gets back?
Or when Gardner reverts back to his Scott Podsednik ways…
Unless Cash pulls some ninja type shit, is it worth giving up something substantial to upgrade from Gardner to DeJesus?
No, I just don't think Cashman believes Gardner is a problem. The powers-that-be really seem to like what he adds to the team (which is that much more important with Curtis bing out).
DeJesus is not even an upgrade over Gardner right now. Not positive that will continue, but DeJesus is a pretty average player.
What Gardner is doing right now is not smoke and mirrors.
He has made legitimate strides in his game to suggest he can be a very productive major league OF. Mostly as a result of completely retooling his swing to actually fit his skillset instead of the awful hacking at the ball he employed for last year and his minor league career.
He also has a better eye at the plate than Podsednik and is much faster which will allow him to beat out more IF singles and steal a lot more bases.
He just has to keep making adjustments because pitchers are going to try to jam him inside. So far though he has showed he can turn on the ball and definitely has the hand speed to continue to do so.
What Gardner has done so far this season is very encouraging from a quantitative and qualitative standpoint.
Rather sign another free DH out there since I don't see NJ coming back any time soon. Right now, having Winn and/or Thames in the line up with no NJ is all sorts of awful. Cervelli behind the dish with Posada isn't bad…but when Posada is behind the dish and a vet is DHing and you throw Pena or one of the other bums out there…the line up gets infinitely worse.
DeJesus would cost too much. He's as consistent as the day is long.
Where does it say he is available?
Also, I don't know if he is really worth trading for. DeJesus is about a 110 wRC+ hitter with excellent corner OF defense. As a DH, I don't think he'd outhit the Thames/Miranda platoon enough to warrant giving up prospects for. Plus as a DH, the Yankees would lose his most valuable skill, his defense.
In LF, he'd be more valuable than Winn, but Granderson will be back in a few weeks meaning Gardner will move back to LF and push DeJesus to DH, where he just isn't that valuable.
DeJesus is a good player, but not one the Yankees should really part with any prospects for at this moment.
He's also incredibly pedestrian against LHP as well…where combining him with Granderson would be pretty bad
Where does it say he is available
On MLB Trade Rumors: "More than available"
Ah, OK. I don't check MLBTRas much at this time of year.
Makes perfect sense, and had to see this move coming once NJ hit the DL. Hopefully this does create a mostly straight platoon situation, and allows for Tex to get the 1/2 day off once in awhile with Miranda playing some 1B.
I don't see the Yanks sending Logan down with the Twins series coming up. I'm sure Girardi loves having the platoon advantage against Mauer, Morneau and Kubel.
Sending down Russo makes the most sense. Robby and Alex seem to be healthy – so carrying a second utility IFer doesn't make much sense.
Girardi loves having the platoon advantage against Mauer, Morneau and Kubel.
Is it really an advantage when said pitcher is giving up a 500 OBP to lefties?
Can also throw Span and Thome in there as lefties though
"Is it really an advantage when said pitcher is giving up a 500 OBP to lefties?"
You've seen Girardi in action just as much a I have… his bullpen management is very "by the book." Lefty-lefty matchups, 8th inning guy, etc.
Although I find his use of the pen to be frustrating at times, he does manage to get results over the long haul. If they do send down Logan, I would take it as an indictment on his abilities and effectiveness. Girardi seems to understand the concept of small sample sizes.
12 PA is a pretty small sample–the 4 walks in those 12 PAs concern me more than the two hits
even if miranda hits though what team out there needs a 1b who can't hit lefties? or a dh? maybe seattle cause e is prob better than griffey/sweeney but I can't really think of any…
Miranda might be traded more as a lefty off the bench for a playoff team (sort of like Hinske). Maybe he could go to a bad team wanting a stopgap first baseman or want to see if maybe he can hit lefties at a solid enough level to make him an everyday player (sort of like the Pirates with Garrett Jones, though Jones as wasn't traded for).
Maybe he could go to a bad team wanting a stopgap first baseman or want to see if maybe he can hit lefties at a solid enough level to make him an everyday player
right…name a team.
Miranda could surely outproduce Eric Chavez out in Oakland.
truth. so he is the "replace the old washed up slugger who the team is only hanging onto for sentimental reasons/big contract" guy
I'd prefer "The guy Billy Beane inexplicably trades Brett Anderson for"
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Stay thirsty my friend.
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Teams with possible 1B/DH openings next year
Astros (if Berkman is traded)
Brewers (if Fielder is traded)
Blue Jays
Now some are unlikely, but other ones are some realistic options.
fair enough although one would think the orioles would just try to slide one of their of to 1b like luke scott or reimold…plus jays/rays/o's wouldn't really give anything up to the yanks for him would they?
i mentioned mariners. giants are def a possibility, good call. i just don't think a team like the astros, who are effed for multiple of yrs imo would want him…brewers, possibly. dbacks..didn't they just re-up what's his name? and nats…yeah..but with the pitching they have coming I would look for them to make a bigger splash if they need a 1b. that team could be serious next yr with strasburg, storen, zimmerman, marquis and olsen/stammen/wang/lannan/
For the D'Backs they have LaRoche & Jackson now, but LaRoche has a 7.5M mutual option, Jackson will be in his final year of arb and will be making over 3M, and can play the OF.
Wouldn't be surprised for the D'back to be pinching pennies and thus not be willing to pick up LaRoche's option, or in general be happy with a 1B making the league min.
But net in net is the market huge, no, but if Miranda does hit, there will be interested parties, and he can always be the Yanks DH.
Also Braves (if Freeman isn't ready)
Red Sox
Royals (why there may not be an opening doesn't mean Moore won't trade for him)
White Sox
miranda for cain, wonder if cashman could pull that out of his hat
Let's see. Cashman trades away Jackson , Coke and kennedy. Doesn't resign Damon or Matsui. Have you checked out their stats recently ?Gets Granderson who never has and never will hit a lefty, gets Nick Johnson who to no surprise is DL'd. Trades for Vasquez whom anyone could tell you would never be sucessful in the AL (ask Ozzie G or Curt Shill). But this is nothing new for Cashman. The only 2 good signings he made were no brainers in CC and Tex. Everything he has touched in his time here has been blunder after blunder but he has had the money to cover it up, You think any other GM (except for Minaya, lol) whould have gone 10 years without a tittle if they had his checkbook
Blah blah blah.
what's dba mean ?
Cash also made a genius trade for Swisher, made a smart move in not trading for Johan, has rebuilt the farm system from nothing, the Javy trade hasn't paid off YET, call me in August abou it. (and even Supermegaultrasmartgenius GM Theo was interested in Javy)
Not signing Matsui was genius, he's not hitting right now and even if he gets hot, his knees are a far greater risk than NJ's wrist.
Cash has taken responsibility for his only two blunders (Pavano and Igawa).
I don't know about you, or anyone else but that sounds like someone that I'd want running my team)
…his only two blunders (Pavano and Igawa)…
I like Cashman and think he does a decent job, but Mike Lowell for Ed Yarnall was a blunder and so was signing Jaret Wright.
Lowell was a definitely blunder.
However, most believe the Wright signing came from the Tampa crew. On of the Tampa crew promised they would add Leo Mazzone as pitching coach and thus, they signed Jaret Wright, his most recent disciple to help lure him and give him a familiar pitcher. Obviously, that failed miserably.
Pavano was good before (NYY days) and is decent today…The Red Sox wanted him badly & he signed for less to play for the Yankees (even fired his agent since he was told 40M$, not 39.5M$).
Igawa was overpaid big time but the delta between his posting & Dice-BB was much smaller than the "king of SWB". Kei's total costs is maybe 40M$, Dice-BB over 100M$.
Cashman has made some blunders but his overall management has been above reproach. Plus add in the Swish trade, Godzilla (part 1 & 2) signings, the young guns (drafted/developed) and your way ahead of Theo/Billy/etc. The CC visit & signing, plus the ninja move on Teix and Cashman & CO are likely bringing more "WAR" than any other management.
Aren't the Sox paying twenty-something million for other teams left side infields plus having a 15M$ bench (Yankees around 3M$)?
lowell, marte were two big blunders.. but the a-rod/texas trade was genius
Randy Johnson , Kevin Brown and letting Andy getting away when he was the best big time pitcher they had. I seriously think they would have never lost to Boston in 2005 and never got knocked out in the 1st round the following years if they had a big time pitcher. Was that George who wanted him gone ?
Obviously I think Andy leaving was terrible but.
a. we don't really know why Andy left. He took less money to go to Houston. Did he not feel the Yankees prioritized him enough? Did the Yankees genuinely not prioritize him because they were afraid his elbow health wasn't great? Did he want to be close to his family? Did his wife make him do it? Was it a combination of those factors, or not really any of them? We don't know and we'll probably never definitively know.
b. Pettitte likely wouldn't have helped us in 2004, as he was on the DL getting elbow surgery. He hurt his elbow for good batting, so it's possible he would have avoided it being in the AL, but it was honestly likely a ticking time bomb. It's better he got surgery on it while with the Astros than suffer some kind of awful career-ending injury.
c. Without Andy leaving, there's no Hughes. Now, we don't know what Hughes' career will be like, but I feel pretty confident saying the kid's got SOME upside. It's too much to say he's going to have Pettitte's career because that's an incredibly long and valuable career, but if he reaches his full potential, his peak will be much higher.
d. As a Yankee fan who presumably saw the 2001 World Series, how can you call Randy Johnson not a big game pitcher?
e. getting Andy back in the offseason before 2007 was very, very smart when you consider the other options that were available on the market then. People were screaming at Cashman for not getting Zito, Matsuzaka, or a number of other options that turned out not well at all. I think he's done a pretty good job with Andy's contracts since then, even with the contract squabbling of past offseasons.
At least spell Javier's name right.
I never bother to learn how to spell carp!!!
when you're using Ozzie Guillen and Curt Schilling as viable sources your argument isn't terribly valid
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At this point i would call Mr Dye – give him 50 AB's and see how he looks.
I would put him at DH ( perhaps splitting with Miranda) and see what he does for a few weeks – like they did with Big Sexy a few years ago.
God forbid he hits the field, his D cannot be worse than Thames
Dye won't come "let's give him 50 ABs and see how he looks" cheap
The only reason Sexson was brought in was because the Yankees were only paying him a pro-rated minimum – Seattle was still paying his salary.
Everyone always mentions Miranda's "troubles against lefthanders", but I'm not sure it's that big a concern. He actually has a higher OPS vs. lefthanders (.951) than righthanders (.738) this season. Yes, I know it's a small sample size, but if I remember correctly, his L/R splits weren't that bad last year either.


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Knox Legislators Dispute the Who and Where of Electing Election Commissioners
Knox County's Republican legislators are split over selecting their county election commissioners.
Sen. Tim Burchett, chairman of the Knox County legislative delegation, has scheduled a meeting of Republicans representing the county for Thursday in Nashville, following the day's legislative session, to choose the party's three members of the Knox County Election Commission. Twelve people have applied.
But Rep. Stacey Campfield says the appropriate place to hold such a meeting is in Knoxville, where a Friday morning meeting is planned.
Burchett says that he checked with members of the delegation and found some have conflicts and will be unable to attend the Knoxville gathering.
"We don't need a done deal here in Nashville before people (seeking the position) have a chance to state their case," said Campfield. "We've had no opportunity to interview these applicants, even to make sure they're Republicans."
Campfield said that his "number one goal" for the Knox County Election Commission, after Republicans hold a majority, is the hiring of a Republican as Knox County election administrator to replace Greg McKay, a Democrat. Campfield said he supports Knoxville City Councilman Steve Hall as administrator.
When the new commissioners take office next month, Republicans will hold a 3-2 majority on all county election commissions. Democrats hold a 3-2 majority now. State legislators representing a county get to choose the county election commissioners. The commissioners then chose an administrator.
Brian Hornback, a former Knox County Republican chairman who has applied for one of the commissioner slots, said a conversation with Campfield left him with the impression that a "litmus test" for receiving Campfield's support for election to the commission was a candidate's support for Hall's subsequent election as administrator.
Campfield said that, while supporting Hall for administrator, he has never set that as a prerequisite for election to the commission.
Another difference between Burchett and Campfield is that Burchett supports reelection of two incumbent Republicans, Chris Heagerty and Paul Crilly, because "they've done a good job and have experience."
Campfield, however, said that "all three positions should be open to debate."
Besides Crilly, Heagerty and Hornbeck, a list of those seeking selection as a county election commissioner provided by Burchett includes attorney Robert Bowman, GOP activist Missy Dickey, realtor Jim Ford, former county Commissioner Jack Huddleston, Louis LeMarche, Dr. Arthur McGinley, Kelvin Moxley, Lennis Waggoner and Darryle Waggoner.
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