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A.C.T.'s Will on Wheels to Bring the Bard to Bay Area Schools
The American Conservatory Theater (A.C.T.) Master of Fine Arts (M.F.A.) Program continues to grow its annual Will on Wheels program, which tours works of William Shakespeare to schools around the Bay Area, with a record-setting 24 performances this year. The 2014 Will on Wheels tour spotlights abridged versions of two Shakespeare classics: Romeo and Juliet and a two-woman production of As You Like It. Both productions feature student actors from the A.C.T. M.F.A. Program class of 2015.
The 90-minute production of Romeo and Juliet-directed by A.C.T. Master of Fine Arts Program Head of Movement Stephen Buescher-brings Shakespeare's most famous tragic love story to life for high school students in new and relevant ways, while the playful 60-minute production of As You Like It-directed by A.C.T. Associate Artistic Director Mark Rucker-promises to delight younger audiences, while still delivering the high classical quality that A.C.T. has become so well known for. Both productions will tour March 3-21, 2014 to 24 schools and other venues around the Bay Area, including Bessie Carmichael School, Canon Kip Senior Center, Downtown High School, Galileo Academy of Science and Technology, Ida B. Wells High School, and Oakland Technical High School. Two weeks prior to the performance, A.C.T. provides teachers with a thorough study guide, as well as lesson plan suggestions for the teachers to prepare their students for the performance. Since its debut during the 2006-07 season, Will on Wheels has reached more than 11,000 students.
Along with the performance, the actors will each participate in pre and postshow workshops at the schools and community spaces where they will be performing. These workshops are a part of A.C.T.'s goal to train true "citizen artists"-a term that encompasses the holistic development of the professional artist, involving dedication to craft, entrepreneurial spirit, and commitment to society. The ultimate goal is to graduate A.C.T. citizen artists who can teach, mentor, and effect social change through the art of live performance.
Ranked as one of the top programs in the nation by U.S. News & World Report, the A.C.T. Master of Fine Arts Program was the first theater training program in the country not affiliated with a college or university accredited to award the master of fine arts degree. The M.F.A. Program functions as the cornerstone of the A.C.T. Conservatory, which also includes the Summer Training Congress, Studio A.C.T., the Young Conservatory, and the brand new San Francisco Semester. As one of the most competitive and prestigious actor training programs in the country, A.C.T. accepts a small, select group of students for each incoming class-a company of actors who will work, perform, and develop together as an ensemble. The cast of Romeo and Juliet includes these members of the class of 2015: Josie Alvarez, Joel Bernard, Raphael Jordan, Stefanée Martin, Jarrod Mims Smith, Benjamin Quinn, Dominique Salerno, Glenn Stott, Ryan Williams French. The cast of As You Like It includes these members of the class of 2015: Kemiyondo Coutinho and Danielle Frimer,
American Conservatory Theater nurtures the art of live theater through dynamic productions, intensive actor training in its conservatory, and an ongoing engagement with its community. Under the leadership of Artistic Director Carey Perloff and Executive Director Ellen Richard, A.C.T. embraces its responsibility to conserve, renew, and reinvent the rich theatrical traditions that are our collective legacy, while exploring new artistic forms and new communities. A commitment to the highest standards informs every aspect of A.C.T.'s creative work. For more information about A.C.T., go to www.act-sf.org.
Stephen Buescher (Head of Movement and Physical Theater) is an actor, director, and teacher who has taught physical theater in various master's programs, including Brown University/Trinity Rep Consortium, Yale School of Drama, the University of Connecticut, and the University of Missouri-Kansas City. He has choreographed and coached movement for various theaters including American Conservatory Theater, Trinity Rep, Long Wharf Theatre, and The Providence Black Repertory Company. Buescher has performed nationally and internationally with the Dell'Arte Company and is a Co-Founder of Workhorse, an ensemble-based company. He is a recipient of TCG's New Generations Program grant and has served on the board of the Network of Ensemble Theaters and Trash Mash-Up. He is a graduate of The Dell'Arte International School of Physical Theatre and California Institute of the Arts.
Mark Rucker (Associate Artistic Director of A.C.T.) has directed 4000 Miles, Maple and Vine, Once in a Lifetime, Marcus; or The Secret of Sweet, The Rainmaker, and The Beard of Avon at The Geary Theater and A.C.T.'s productions of Higher at The Theater at the Children's Creativity Museum and Luminescence Dating at Magic Theatre. He is an associate artist at South Coast Repertory, where he has directed more than 20 productions, including world premieres by Richard Greenberg, Christopher Shinn, Annie Weisman, and Culture Clash. Other regional theater credits include work at Yale Repertory Theatre, La Jolla Playhouse, Arena Stage, Intiman Theatre, Berkeley Repertory Theatre, Syracuse Stage, The Old Globe, Ford's Theatre, California Shakespeare Theater, The Acting Company, Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park, and Asolo Repertory Theatre. Rucker's feature film, Die, Mommie, Die! won a Special Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival.


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New jobs are coming to Socorro.
Robert Bosch LLC will open an automotive aftermarket warehouse and distribution facility.
The move will create at least 60 full-time positions. The company has committed to a minimum of $2,500,000 in capital expenditures and there is the possibility of adding more than 100 jobs in total within the next three years.
"It is very good news for Socorro to know Bosch is coming into our community. We look forward to welcoming them and are thankful for the new jobs they are creating in our city" stated Trini Lopez, Mayor of Socorro.
"Bosch is pleased to be able to work with the Regional Economic Development Corporation to establish its new warehouse operations for our aftermarket brake components business in Socorro," said Frank Schlehuber, president, Bosch Brake Components LLC. "We look forward to establishing our operations in this community which provides a good business climate and workforce for Bosch."
In North America, the Bosch Group manufactures and markets automotive original equipment and aftermarket products, industrial drives and control technology, power tools, security and packaging technology, thermo technology, household appliances, solar energy and healthcare products. Bosch employs nearly 24,000 associates in more than 70 locations throughout the U.S., Canada and Mexico, with reported sales of $8.6 billion in fiscal 2008.

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Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) today announced a pair of upcoming bouts for its UFC 145 fight card on March 24 at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, featuring Mark Hominick vs. Eddie Yagin and Matt Wiman vs. Mark Bocek.
UFC.com has it:
After a shocking knockout loss at UFC 140 in Toronto, featherweight contender Mark Hominick will waste no time in returning to fight again in his home country, this time taking on Eddie Yagin on March 24th in Montreal. Both fighters have verbally agreed to the bout. Also at that event, exciting lightweights looking to move up the rankings have verbally agreed to face off in as "Handsome" Matt Wiman will take on Canadian BJJ specialist Mark Bocek.
Hominick (20-10) was pasted by Chan Sung Jung at UFC 140 just last month, his second straight loss following a unanimous decision defeat to division champion Jose Aldo at UFC 129 back in April 2011. Yagin (15-5-1) is also coming off a loss after the judges sided with Junior Assuncao back at UFC 135.
Meanwhile, Wiman (14-6) made it two in a row against Mac Danzig with a unanimous decision win at UFC on Versus 6. His opponent, Bocek (10-4), did likewise against Nik Lentz at UFC 140.
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170 lbs.: Che Mills vs. Rory MacDonald
265 lbs.: Ben Rothwell vs. Brendan Schaub
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For the first time in nine years, Texas Tech is sending two teams to the Sweet Sixteen, bringing national exposure and big money to the university. Let's start with merchandise. Many just have to have a Texas Tech Sweet Sixteen shirt, and the further Tech goes in the tournament, the more money there is to be made. Kevin Aaron, Manager of the Spirit Shop says, "When we make it to the final four, that's even better. I've got shirts already to be printed when that happens and I already placed an order for the national title."
Phones are ringing and orders are coming into Lubbock from all around. Everyone wants thing: Texas Tech gear. Stephen Spiegleberg with Red Raider Outfitters says, "Anybody going to the game will have their road trip shirt to show off the red and black."
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Also increasing: Texas Tech's renown. TTU Associate Athletic Director, Craig Wells, says, "The national exposure you get is definitely a help to recruiting."
The further into the tournment Tech goes, especially for the highly publicized men's tourney, the more money Tech gets from television contracts. Wells says, "That money comes back to the general atheletic fund and you get to use it and disperse it back to the basketball program and to other programs as well."
Not to mention the publicity attracts more applicants to Texas Tech... more students who'll just buy more Tech apparel. Speigleberg says, "We have stuff ordered for Final Four. We're banking on Coach coach Knight to get us there."
Texas Tech men leave for Albuquerque Wednesday. They'll tip off against West Virginia Thursday night at 8:40 pm. The Lady Raiders leave for Philly on Friday. They'll play either Sunday morning or afternoon. They'll play the winner of the Purdue and Tennesee game.
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Hi, Are simple things like particle cloud, animated fluid vortex texture, animated depthmaps, bump-maps etc. not selling well or is it out of Videohive business model to accept those? Because I don't see them in search results.
Background: I'm mostly doing 3D and packshots. When the deadline is close it becomes compelling to look in stocks for materials. But my orders are usually storyboarded thus not the kind where you can just put appropriately themed imagery inside – it have to be exact, so only usable elements out there are greyscale masks, video textures, etc. elements that are not the complete picture and have no exact meaning on their own.
I did a search for particle sphere/ball and I got every particle sphere imaginable but not a single plain rotating sphere of dots ready to be used as mask. Only some fancy blurs and effects that are already themed and require time to isolate the needed material.
So I thought I'll give it a shot, as if I want to buy it, somebody should also. For a test I made a simple particle cloud and it got rejected for "quality". There's not much quality that can be or not be there – it's just a particle cloud. This made me wonder if they really don't sell or is it stock policy?
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Unfortunately I think what you are talking about (based on your preview video) is actually to simple to sell. For instance I am pretty sure I could get that exact result in maybe 3-4 minutes of work. So if I needed to reproduce something similar under a quick deadline I would just create it instead of spending extra time looking for something to buy.
Perhaps you're right in this case. But do technical elements, not bearing aesthetic qualities on their own get accepted?
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Rarely. I think that this might work as a pack. Perhaps 20 or 30 items bundled together that will be useful for the 3D artist. If you explain this to the reviewer and also put it in your description, I can't see why this wouldn't get past the review process. For instance, I have a motion graphic called 20 arrows that sells okay. But I suspect that if I had just uploaded one of those 20 graphics, that it would have been rejected on similar grounds.
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Head i.Supershape Titan (2014)
This pure trencher impressed all testers with its energy and hard-snow grip. An East Coast tester with a college-racing background called it "the best carver of the bunch." Its exaggerated hourglass shape provides quick turn initiation and gobs of security on edge. Large tails added snap to turn finishes but hung up if we tried to smear out of a turn—which was fine, considering this ski is designed to meet skilled, expert carvers exactly where they want to ski.
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Redesigned to incorporate Head's ERA 3.0 technology, the precision-carving Titan PR Pro is 2 mm wider this year, at 80 mm, with a wider tip and narrower tail and a touch of tip rocker. The new shape is designed to work perfectly with the ski's flex and sidecut to deliver automatic hookup in the tip, even at lower speeds and edge angles. The Titan is sold flat or with Head's 14-DIN high-end PRD 14S binding/plate system. The Supershape series is a family of four models of deep-sidecut, detuned race skis ranging in width from 66 mm to 80 mm and designed for uncompromised hard-snow carving and high speeds. It includes some of Head's most popular models, and incorporates key Head technologies, most notably the use of piezoelectronics to turn mechanical energy (the vibration of the ski at speed) into electrical energy, which is then used to stiffen fibers within the ski as needed for higher performance at higher speeds. Those special Intelligence fibers are used in the tip to progressively stiffen torsional rigidity as speeds increase, ensuring positive edge grip (though the ski remains relaxed at slower speeds, for greater forgiveness). Meanwhile, Intelligence fibers work in concert with an electronic chip in the tail to stiffen the longitudinal flex as needed for powerful turn exits and rebound across the fall line. All Supershape models are redesigned this year to incorporate Head's ERA 3.0 technology, in which Head pays special attention to making sure that rocker, sidecut and flex all work in perfect harmony. All models are built for maximum hard-snow integrity, with full sidewalls for edge grip; metal reinforcement for damp solidity at speed; and classic laminate layup for integrity.
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When they first heard the Declaration of Independence in July of 1776, New Yorkers were so electrified that they toppled a statue of King George III and had it melted down to make 42,000 bullets for the war. Two hundred twenty-eight years later, you can still get a rush from those opening paragraphs. "We hold these truths to be self-evident." The audacity!
Read a little further to those parts of the declaration we seldom venture into after ninth-grade civics class, and you may feel something other than admiration: an icy chill of recognition. The bulk of the declaration is devoted to a list of charges against George III, several of which bear an eerie relevance to our own time.
George III is accused, for example, of "depriving us in many cases of the benefits of Trial by Jury." Our own George II has imprisoned two
It would be silly, of course, to overstate the parallels between 1776 and 2004. The signers of the declaration were colonial subjects of a man they had come to see as a foreign king. One of their major grievances had to do with the tax burden imposed on them to support the king's wars. In contrast, our taxes have been reduced – especially for those who need the money least – and the huge costs of war sloughed off to our children and grandchildren. Nor would it be tactful to press the analogy between our George II and their George III, of whom the British historian John Richard Green wrote: "He had a smaller mind than any English king before him save James II."
But the parallels are there, and undeniable. "He has affected to render the Military independent of and superior to the Civil power," the declaration said of George III, and today the military is indulgently allowed to investigate its own crimes in
The signers further indicted their erstwhile monarch for "taking away our Charters, abolishing our most valuable Laws, and altering fundamentally the Forms of our Governments." The administration has been trying its best to establish a modern equivalent to the divine right of kings, with legal memorandums asserting that George II's "inherent" powers allow him to ignore federal laws prohibiting torture and war crimes.
Then there is the declaration's boldest and most sweeping indictment of all, condemning George III for "transporting large Armies of foreign Mercenaries to compleat the works of death, desolation and tyranny, already begun with circumstances of Cruelty and perfidy scarcely paralleled in the most barbarous ages, and totally unworthy the Head of a civilized nation." Translate "mercenaries" into contract workers and proxy armies (remember the bloodthirsty, misogynist
But it is the final sentence of the declaration that deserves the closest study: "And for the support of this Declaration we mutually pledge to each other our Lives, our Fortunes and our sacred Honor." Today, those who believe that the war on terror requires the sacrifice of our liberties like to argue that "the Constitution is not a suicide pact." In a sense, however, the Declaration of Independence was precisely that.
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They signed anyway, thereby stating to the world that there is something worth more than life, and that is liberty.
Thanks to their courage, we do not have to risk death to preserve the liberties they bequeathed us. All we have to do is vote.
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The flagship Jessops store, pictured a fortnight ago
Morrisons says it plans to begin trading at the two-floor New Oxford Street outlet 'by the end of the summer'.
A spokesman for Morrisons has confirmed that the Jessops in High Street Kensington is also one of the seven Jessops outlets that the supermarket chain has acquired in the capital.
In 2009, Jessops revamped the New Oxford Street branch, which lies in a prime location, hailing it as a radical step forward in customer service by allowing visitors to interact with products.
It boasted 14 photo processing kiosks - the largest number in any Jessops store - and was the first to offer on-site canvas printing.
At the time, Jessops said it aimed to create a contemporary environment 'conducive to creativity'.
Customers, from 'novice to professional', could take part in photography courses in the Jessops Academy Training room.
The shop was among 187 to close on 11 January, two days after the chain was put into administration.
Last week, it emerged that Jessops had left debts exceeding £80 million.
- See here for an Amateur Photographer video interview with former Jessops chief executive Trevor Moore, recorded at the New Oxford Street store a year later, as the chain battled to break into profit.


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GOP presidential frontrunner Mitt Romney has predicted the Supreme Court will rule President Obama's healthcare law is unconstitutional in a "clear-cut" case.
The prediction represented Romney's first comments on the High Court's decision to consider the healthcare law. The court is expected to weigh in next summer, just as the presidential election kicks into high gear.
Healthcare is seen as a vulnerability for Romney, who championed a healthcare law in Massachusetts often compared to Obama's legislation.
On Thursday, Romney doubled down in his support for the state law while criticizing Obama's law.
"My view is this is a pretty clear cut case, where the federal government has intruded on the rights of states," Romney said in an interview with the FOX Business Network. "The commerce clause is being stretched beyond the breaking point, and you'll see the court strike down this piece of legislation. And we will, instead, put in place a piece of legislation which returns responsibility for the care of health care for the poor to the states where it belongs."


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Primary school pupils were treated to a visit from an MP to learn about the role of their local parliamentarian.
MP Bob Blackman visited Key Stage Two pupils at Grange Primary School, in Welbeck Road, Harrow today.
He took an assembly with pupils to talk about his role in parliament and the job of an MP, went on a tour of the school and finally had a question and answer session with Year 6 pupils.
Headteacher Annette Szymaniak said: "It was a really successful visit and Mr Blackman gave us such a lot of time.
"As a school we really want to teach the importance of leadership and I think this really helped."
Teacher Caroline Keating, who organised the visit, said: "I think all the children really enjoyed themselves and it all went really well.
"They have been learning about Parliament and it was a great chance to meet a real-life MP."
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Speaker John Boehner and other top House Republican leaders intend to vote for the bipartisan agreement worked out in the Senate to avoid a financial default and reopen the government.
Officials said Wednesday that the leaders made their intentions clear at a closed-door meeting of rank and file Republicans.
Boehner in a statement said the House, quote, "fought with everything" it had to persuade President Barack Obama to engage in bipartisan negotiations on the country's debt and the 3-year-old health care law. He vowed that the fight will continue.
The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to publicly discuss the internal deliberations.
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Sugar mills' move to delay crushing hits UP growers
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Farmers in UP desperate to plant wheat as they expect to fetch good gains.
Cane is sold to Kolhus because immediate cash payment is ensured.
New Delhi , Dec. 6
Delayed crushing by sugar mills, coupled with uncertainty over the State Advised Price (SAP) for the ongoing 2006-07 season (October-September), is taking a toll on sugarcane farmers in Uttar Pradesh.
Growers are reportedly selling cane to kolhus (gur {lcub}jaggery{rcub} and khandsari units) for as low as Rs 80-90 a quintal compared with the Rs 110-125 they received last year from other sweetener makers.
Wheat sowing
One reason for the lower prices is linked to the farmers' desperation to vacate the fields for planting wheat, which is expected to fetch a good return. "They would have liked to complete sowing of wheat by November, but could not do so because of mills starting late," sources said.
While in 2005-06, factories began crushing from early-October, this time around they took a collective decision not to begin before November.
As a result, the growers were forced to turn to the kolhus.
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Despite that, progressive acreage under wheat in UP, as on end-November, has been five lakh hectares less compared with the same period in 2005.
"Last year, mills were competing both among themselves as well as with the kolhus for cane. In the process, cane prices were driven up, with the Rs 125 peak rate offered by the kolhus becoming the minimum benchmark. This time, given the drop in sugar and gur realisations, there is no competition and the benchmark set by kolhus is not more than Rs 90," the sources added.
Farmers regularly sell part of their cane to kolhus mainly because the latter pay immediately in cash. Mills, in contrast, take minimum 15 days to credit payments to growers' accounts.
"Liquidity is a big factor because the farmer needs money to buy fertilisers and other inputs. And, he has to harvest cane at the earliest not only to plant wheat but also meet the fodder requirement of his animals using the crop's top section," the sources noted.
Compounding woes
Compounding their woes has been the State Government's delay in announcing the cane SAP.
For 2005-06, the SAP was fixed at Rs 115 a quintal for common cane and Rs 120 a quintal for early-maturing varieties.
The mills, however, effectively paid Rs 125-130 a quintal, with total cane disbursements in UP amounting to Rs 6,900 crore during the season.
With Assembly elections due early next year, Mr Mulayam Singh Yadav's administration is under pressure to declare an SAP of at least Rs 135-140 a quintal.
The industry, on its part, is at the most willing to pay last year's Rs 115-120, given that current ex-factory sugar prices in UP, at Rs 1,650 per quintal, are lower by Rs 200 year-on-year. And there is no `feel good' pressure on account of gur either for the farmer.
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What do you get when you combine the glorious sounds of gospel and the magnificence of opera?
1st Annual Knoxville Opera Goes to Church…A Celebration of Talent! from Knoxville Opera on Vimeo.
Knoxville Opera Maestro Brian Salesky talks about 2009′s "Knoxville Opera Goes to Church…A Celebration of Talent!," as gospel choir members practice.
Multiple standing ovations by a crowd of 1,000 that have shouted "hallelujah" at the three previous performances of Knoxville Opera Goes to Church…A Celebration of Talent! The 5th annual concert, sponsored by Home Federal Bank, will feature the Knoxville Opera Gospel Choir and local soloists together with Knoxville Opera artists in a unique presentation of gospel, spirituals, opera and Broadway highlights. The free-admission concert, one of Knoxville Opera's yearly 75 education/outreach activities, will take place on Sunday, October 6, 2013 at 5:00 p.m. at the New Covenant Baptist Church.
Jeanie Turner Melton along with Knoxville Opera Maestro Brian Salesky, will conduct the 50-voice Gospel Choir. "We are the only opera company in the world that has its own Gospel Choir and we're proud to present our eclectic repertoire featuring outstanding local and visiting guest artists. Our performances are an inspiration to both the performers and our very enthusiastic audience. We make sure to give them something to cheer about!" said Ms. Melton.
For more information, contact Knoxville Opera Director of Marketing and Public Relations, Michael Torano 865|524|0795 ext 28.
More on 2009′s 1st Inaugural concert:
First-time concert blends opera, choir performances by Amy McRary, Knoxville News Sentinel
Opera Goes to Church: "A Dream Come True"
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Author: The Lifetype project
This plugin allows to define an indefinite number of so-called blocks, which are nothing more than dynamic transformations of rendered templates that are applied before the content is sent to the client. This allows to for example ad top banners, advertisement blocks or perform any kind of transformation to the content. Moreover, each of the transformations can be applied to a different blog or group of blogs, allowing for even greater flexibility.
The most straightforward use of this plugin is to display a top banner or ads in all blogs, and hence the name "ads".
Enabling the plugin
Once unzipping the contents of the plugin's ZIP file in the plugins/ folder, the plugin must be activated via the user interface. All the plugin pages can be found under Administration->Ads, and the switch that toggles the activation of the plugin is located in Administration->Ads->Configure Ads.
Adding new blocks
New blocks can be added via the Administration->Ads->Add New Block page. For each one of the blocks, the following properties must be defined:
- Name: this is the string that will be used to identify the block. It should be unique.
- Mode: this parameter defines which blocks should be affected by this block. There are three different possibilities:
- All: This block will affect all blogs in the site.
- Only blogs in the list: Only the blogs that are selected in the list that appears below this setting will be affected.
- All blogs excepts the ones in the list: The block will affect all blogs in the site except the ones in the list below. If you wanted to force all blogs to show ads or a banner except those ones that pay a fee or have made a donation, this is the option you should use, as you would be listing here all the blogs that should not include those ads or banner.
- Position: This defines where the markup as defined in the code text area should appear. There are only three possibilities available:
- Top: This tells the plugin to add the content defined in the code text area at the top of the page. To be precise, the plugin will append the code just next to the  tags to make sure that it appears at the top. If you're trying to add a top banner to all blogs in your site, this is the one you want to use.
- Bottom: This tells the plugin to add the content defined in the code text area at the bottom of the page. To be precise, the plugin will append the code just next to the  tag to make sure that it appears at the bottom.
- Custom: This allows for custom positioning and transformation via specialized PHP code, please see the Notes section below for more information.
- Code: This is the text that will be added to pages by the plugin. The place where this code will be added depends on the value of the Location attribute. The code added here is not restricted to HTML, Javascript code can also be added. However, Smarty code is not allowed here because at the point in time when the plugin acts, the template has already been parsed and rendered by Smarty so there is no chance to use Smarty code any more.
If the mode attribute is not set to All, an extra list will appear to define to which blogs the block should apply (or to define to which blogs the block should not apply, depending on the value of the mode parameter)
This plugin and caching
Caching a template also affects this plugin (and all plugins in general), so highly dynamic content will be affected by this as it will be generated once and then cached until next time the content is refreshed.
Please bear this limitation in mind when implementing your own custom blocks.
Adding a simple HTML-only top banner to all blogs just became extremely simple with this plugin.
Create a new block, let's call it "topbanner". Make sure that mode is set to All, that Position is set to Top and that the Code text area has the following code:

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The code above provides a very simple yet unobtrusive topbar absolutely located at the top left corner of the page in a very similar way to what Blogger.com does. If you wanted to include the Google ads code in there instead of a static topbar, then you should include the Google Ads Javascript code generated for your site in the Code text area instead of the HTML code provided above.
Developing custom blocks
The example above described the steps and HTML code necessary to include a very simple top bar at the top of each one of our blogs. However useful, this approach is rather unflexible because we're limited to static content (it's not possible to include Smarty or native PHP code in the Code text area) and because we're only allowed to choose between two positions in the page, either top or bottom.
By using Custom as the value for the Positioning attribute, the plugin is offering us the possibility to provide our own custom PHP code to implement the transformation. While this may scare non-technical users, the possibilities offered by this approach are endless.
In the following example, we will create a custom block that will replace the keywords "{ads}", that will be placed in each one of the user templates. This of course assumes that in the current site, users are not able to edit their own templates.
Creating the block
In order to create block with custom PHP code, create a new block and call it "mycustomblock". Make sure that it applies to All blogs and that Position is Custom. The Code text area doesn't really matter, we will provide our own code in the custom code.
Writing the code
The next step consists of writing the code for our new custom block. The class implementing the custom block should be called mycustomblock.class.php and should be placed in the plugins/ads/customblocks folder. The rule is that classes implementing custom blocks should be called with the exact same name that the block plus the .class.php extension, so a block called xxx should end up with a class called xxx.class.php.
The reason for this is to facilitate upgrading to newer releases of the plugin. If all custom code is isolated in their own classes, moving it to a new version of the plugin is as easy as moving the classes to the new version.
Classes implementing custom blocks should implement the interface of the CustomBlock class (located under plugins/ads/customblocks/customblock.class.php) This class contains one single method, CustomBlock::process() that implements the whole block logic. In our case the logic is very simple:
class MyCustomBlock extends CustomBlock { function process($content, $block, $blog, $eventInfo ) { return( str_replace( "{ads}", "here goes the code for your ads", $content ); } }
In this case the implementation was very easy, but since this is PHP code, all sorts of complex logic can be implemented.
With regards to the CustomBlock::process() method, it provides the following parameters:
- $content: This is the content on which the code should perform its transformations.
- $block: This is an object of type AdBlock, which represents the ad block currently being processed.
- $blog: This is an object of type BlogInfo, which represents the blog currently being processed.
- $eventInfo: This is an associative array which contains the information that was provided by the plugin manager to the plugins. It contains the following values:
- from: This contains the name of the class that originally threw the event.
- template: This contains the name of the template file currently being processed. We could potentially use this value to display a custom for all template pages except "postandcomments" or viceversa.
- content: This is the original value of the content when the plugin started to process blocks. By the time our custom block is executed, there could have potentially been several blocks already executed so please use the content as provided by the $content parameter and not whatever may be in this array.
The plugin expects this class to return a string containing the modified content.


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COLERAIN TOWNSHIP, OH (FOX19) - Two men are behind bars after a burglary in Colerain Township.
Around 1:45 p.m. Tuesday, the men were seen fleeing a residence in the 7300 block of Colerain Avenue.
The Hamilton County Sheriff's Department and Colerain Township Police responded and conducted a search with K-9 units and the sheriff's helicopter.
During the search, on suspect was located on Boleyn Drive and another on Colerain Avenue. Both were taken into custody.
Police say the suspects were in the process of gathering property to steal, but were interrupted before they were able to remove anything.
Michael Mulcahy, 35, of Colerain Township, and Benjamin Bloebaum, 22, of Cincinnati, are both charged with burglary and were taken to the Hamilton County Justice Center.
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Investigators are accusing a Lancaster man of getting a 19-year-old woman drunk and then sexually assaulting her.
Michael Lee Deerman, 33, 1322 Bradford Drive, was arrested Thursday and has been charged with third-degree criminal sexual conduct.
According to an arrest warrant, Deerman provided vodka for the 19-year-old which "caused the victim to become physically helpless and unable to resist the battery from the defendant."
INDIAN LAND – Two armed men reportedly robbed an Indian Land sub shop Monday night, the second store robbery in the Panhandle in a week.
According to a Lancaster County Sheriff's Office press release, two men wearing all black went into Jersey Mike's Subs on U.S. 521 about 9 p.m. One of the men went behind the counter, held two store employees at gunpoint and demanded money.
The assailants left the store with an undisclosed amount of money and ran toward Doby's Bridge Road, according to the release.
Shelves were filled faster than normal on Thursday morning at HOPE in Lancaster.
Nearly 20 people from the Lancaster County School District's Office of Research and Development volunteered two hours that day to assist the charity in any way possible. Many of their duties included sorting and stacking food on shelves inside HOPE's building in Lancaster.
With Christmas just days away, the annual Ward Faulkenberry Christmas Basket Fund has almost collected $12,000.
Elaine Adkins, executive director of HOPE in Lancaster, said donations have steadily increased every week since the fund began its 2009 drive in late November. The fund received the most number of donations last week, collecting $4,693 from 53 donors.
In four weeks, the fund has raised $11,780.
Dr. Patrice Gilliam Robinson will be the next superintendent for neighboring Fairfield County School District.
The Lancaster native was selected for the post Tuesday night.
Robinson, 49, executive director of at-risk student services for Lancaster County School District, applied for the job in October. The position had been open following the resignation of Dr. Samantha Ingram. The Fairfield County School District had been using an interim superintendent for most of this year.
Robinson said she was thrilled when learning of her selection.
A Lancaster man was arrested on several charges after a car chase that began in the city of Lancaster and continued into the county on Dec. 11.
Demario Monte Thompson, 26, of 1386 Locustwood Ave., Lancaster, was charged with driving under the influence, second offense possession with intent to distribute marijuana, fourth offense driving under suspension, no vehicle license, violation of ABC law, possession of drug paraphernalia, failure to stop for blue lights and siren and providing false information to officers.
South Carolina's unemployment rate rose sharply in November to 12.3 percent, from a revised October rate of 12 percent, the S.C. Employment Security Commission reported Friday.
However, the jobless rate in Lancaster County and most adjacent counties declined slightly last month.
November's jobless figures set a record high for the state.
Estimates produced by the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported the state's labor force at 2,173,054 in November, an increase of 2,079. The number of unemployed increased 5,896 to 266,330.
HEATH SPRINGS – Heath Springs Town Council members want a little more time to decide whether they'll donate to USCL's building fund.
The University of South Carolina at Lancaster is planning a 30,0000-square-foot building that will house classrooms and cost between $6 million and $6.5 million.
At the council's August meeting, Dr. John Catalano, dean of USCL, Stan Johnson, chairman of USCL's 50th anniversary committee and former County Councilwoman Polly Jackson addressed council about funding issues with the new building.
Lancaster County received a good rating during its annual audit for 2008-09.
Sheila Morgan, a certified public accountant with the accounting firm McAbee Talbert Halliday & Co., presented the audit results at County Council's Dec. 7 meeting.
Morgan issued the county an unqualified opinion, meaning the county is considered in good financial shape.
"It's important for us to have a discussion about this," Morgan said. "We don't get a chance to come before council often."
Lancaster Police Department reports:
• Police have made no arrests in a shooting incident on Nov. 21 in the area of Waffle House and Jameson Inn on the S.C. 9 Bypass.
According to an incident report, police responded to the businesses about 4 a.m. that day after several callers reported shooting was going on at both.
Police found that two bullets went through the wall of Room 101 at the inn. Officers also found 9 mm shell casings in the hotel parking lot. Damage to the wall was estimated at $500.
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wine.com's TOP WINNERS
Retailer wine.com's fifth annual "Wine.com 1OO" – the top bottles of wine sold nationally from the site in 2O11 – has been released. Based solely on consumer purchasing data, this list illustrates the movers and shakers in the wine business as well as definitive trends in online wine purchasing. Additionally, for the first time, wine.com analyzed the list by age group, looking at purchases made by Generation Y, Generation X, Baby Boomers, and the Greatest Generation. The main trends of the year were: rising price points In 2O11 the average price point per bottle sold on wine.com rose to $3O.O1, a $1.5O increase from 2O1O. While affordable wines ($15 to $2O) are still the most popular, the number of bottles over $5O grew 7O% this year from 1O to 17, and the lower priced $1O to $2O wines decreased measurably from 66 to only 44.
most popular varietal Cabernet Sauvignon continued to be the most popular varietal, with 32 bottles making it onto the list, compared to 25 in 2O1O. Pinot Noir came in a distant second, with 8 bottles on the list. Reds remain the dominant wine of choice, accounting for 8O percent of the list, while only 14 white wine bottles made the list. This year's bestseller, Tilia 2OO9 Cabernet Sauvignon – the first Argentinian wine to top the list, but follows the tradition of affordable red wines being the most sought after items. It is rated 91 points by renowned wine publications, with a price tag of under $1O. sparkling wine stays hot The top 1O bottles included one Champagne and one sparkling wine, with the Jaume Serra Cristalino Brut Cava holding the number two spot for the second consecutive year.
Most popular region Napa reigns. Overall, it was the most popular region represented on the list, with nearly 23 of the bottles hailing from the famed California region, up from last year at 2O.
Washington on the rise Wine from Washington State experienced a 2OO% rise in sales with six different wines from the region making it on to the list, including two in the top ten. Older consumers are more brand conscious about wines from California Wines like Stag's Leap Wine Cellars 2OO7 Artemis Cabernet Sauvignon, Caymus 2OO8 Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon and La Crema 2OO9 Sonoma Coast Chardonnay rank much higher with Baby Boomers, Generation X – and even the Greatest Generation – than with Generation Y.
Younger shoppers are much more brand conscious when buying sparkling wines Well-known names like Veuve Clicquot Brut Yellow Label and Dom Perignon 2OO2 are significantly more popular with Generation Y.
The Wine.com 1OO 1O most popular sellers of the year
1 Tilia 2OO9 Cabernet Sauvignon
2 Jaume Serra Cristalino Brut Cava
3 Chateau Ste. Michelle 2OO8 Cabernet Sauvignon
4 Columbia Crest 2OO9 Two Vines Cabernet Sauvignon
5 d'Arenberg 2OO8 Stump Jump Shiraz
6 Veuve Clicquot Brut Yellow Label
7 Gloria Ferrer 2OO7 Carneros Pinot Noir
8 Conundrum 2OO9
9 Cakebread 2OO7 Cabernet Sauvignon
1O Evodia 2OO9 Old Vine Grenache
The complete 1OO list for 2O11 is available at wine.com/1OO.


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Martyred Libyan leader Col. Muammar Gaddafi with his former security director Abdullah al-Senoussi. The Libyan official was turned over to the U.S.-backed rebels by the Mauritanian government on September 5, 2012., a photo by Pan-African News Wire File Photos on Flickr.
Tue, Jan 15 2013
US-back counter-revolutionary Libyans authorized payment of almost $200 million to Mauritania months after it extradited the Libya's former intelligence director to face trial at home in defiance of an International Criminal Court warrant for his arrest, rebel documents show.
Abdullah al-Senussi is wanted by the ICC on suspicion of orchestrating the resistance during the 2011 US-led uprising that led to the fall and death of Muammar Gaddafi, who ruled the North African country for 42 years.
A lawyer for Senussi told corporate media reporters that he believed the $200 million payment, equivalent to about 5 percent of Mauritania's gross domestic product, was designed to secure Senussi's repatriation after he fled to Mauritania in March last year.
The payment was shown in rebel government documents seen by journalists, and Libyan counter-revolutionaries said it was made as aid for Mauritania, a West African country with which Tripoli has had important investment ties under the Gaddafi government.
Former rebel Libyan deputy prime minister Mustafa Abu Shagur denied that the 250 million Libyan dinars - about $200 million - donation to Mauritania was made for Senussi's handover.
"That amount was made to help Mauritania as Libya has helped the Mauritanian economy before. We already have big investments in Mauritania," he told corporate press agencies.
Abu Shagur led the first Libyan rebel delegation to the Mauritanian capital Nouakchott after Senussi was arrested in March 2012 to lead the negotiations for his handover.
Senussi was one of Gaddafi's closest lieutenants for decades.
Lawyers for Senussi are keen to see him extradited from Libya to the ICC in The Hague because the international war crimes court does not have the death penalty.
In a July 24, 2012 diplomatic "note verbale" from the Libyan embassy in Mauritania, also seen by Reuters, Libyan authorities requested authorization for an airplane chartered from a Libyan company to land for 72 hours in Nouakchott with the purpose of "transporting the Libyan spy chief".
But Senussi was not repatriated until early September, arriving in Tripoli on September 5, when he was taken into custody by Libya's post-Gaddafi counter-revolutionaries.
Payments Made
On November 14, the rebel so-called Libyan council of ministers published a decree authorizing payments to several countries, including a payment of 250 million Libyan dinars "as a donation to the Mauritanian people".
There have been Libyan investments in Mauritania since 1978, starting with an investment by a company dealing with the fisheries industry, a rebel told Reuters. There are also commercial investments, including in banking.
"These new documents establish conclusively that Libya was responsible for the rendition of Senussi and that it paid a vast sum of money to Mauritanian officials to induce them to violate international law," said Ben Emmerson, Senussi's lawyer.
"The figure of 250 million Libyan dinars represents more than 5 percent of the entire GDP of Mauritania. That is an indication of the lengths Libya was prepared to go to in order to get its hands on Senussi."
Emmerson cited press reports from Mauritania in which an opposition member of parliament raised questions as to what had happened to the $200 million from Libya.
Since the ICC issued a warrant for Senussi after a referral by the U.N. Security Council, any attempt to have him extradited to anywhere other than the court's detention center in The Hague would violate international law.
The ICC indicted Senussi along with Gaddafi's son Saif al-Islam but both remain in Libya while the Tripoli government and the ICC wrangle over who has the right to try the pair.
US-backed Libyan rebels have said that since they are willing and able to give the two men a fair trial, the ICC has no jurisdiction over the case. Libyan rebels have hired lawyers to argue their case before ICC judges in The Hague.
Libyan rebels have said they will abide by the ICC's ruling. On Tuesday, in a filing to the ICC, Libya denied press reports that the trials of Senussi and Saif al-Islam would begin in February regardless of any ICC ruling.
"Mr al-Senussi has been charged with some of the most serious offences imaginable," said Emmerson, adding that this could still not excuse a flagrant breach of international law.
"There should be no repeat of the disgraceful show trial and execution of Saddam Hussein (in Iraq)," he said.


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Generex Biotechnology Corp. engages in the research, development and commercialization of drug delivery systems and technologies. The company focuses on proprietary technology for the administration of formulations of large molecule drugs to the oral cavity using a hand-held aerosol applicator. Its product, Oral-lyn is an insulin spray formulation used for the treatment of type-1 and type-2 diabetes. The company's research and development of drug delivery systems and technologies is for the metabolic and immunological diseases. Generex Biotechnology was founded by Anna E. Gluskin and Rose C. Perri in September 1997 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.


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ITV Cymru Wales at the Royal Welsh Show 2014
ITV Cymru Wales will be at the heart of the Royal Welsh Show in Llanelwedd, with daily news reports and special editions of Coast & Country.
ITV Cymru Wales will be at the heart of the Royal Welsh Show in Llanelwedd, with daily news reports and special editions of Coast & Country.
Among hundreds of food and drink-sellers at the Royal Welsh Show this week are a growing number of farmers selling their own dairy products.
We'll be at the heart of the Royal Welsh Agricultural Show in Builth Wells, bringing you nightly live news and weather reports.
One of Britain's most endangered breeds of sheep may be seeing numbers rise, more than a decade after it was badly hit by the foot and mouth outbreak of 2001.
The Hill Radnor, as it's known, suffered heavy losses when the disease affected Radnorshire - this year's Royal Welsh Show host county.
Farmer Brian Rees says it's good news for the breed.
Meat Promotion Wales is warning that the beef industry in Wales is under enormous threat.
It claims farmers are receiving 300 pounds less per animal than they were a year ago.
It was hoped the horsemeat scandal would encourage more retailers and consumers to buy local.
James Crichton-Smith reports.
David Cameron has announced plans to boost farming by committing his government to buying local produce wherever possible.
More: Cameron's Royal Welsh pledge on food
The Prime Minister made the announcement during a visit to the Royal Welsh Show.
The scheme only involves public services in England, the Welsh Government has its own similar plan - but David Cameron said it will still benefit farmers here.
Tesco has responded to criticism from farmers at the Royal Welsh Show who accused the supermarket of not selling enough British meat.
A spokesperson said the chain works with farmers to provide "great quality, affordable lamb".
– Tesco spokesperson
We sell more British lamb than any other retailer, and we are proud to sell and promote British lamb to our millions of customers right across the UK.
This season we expect to sell more British lamb than ever before and over the next few weeks we are running fantastic half price promotions on British lamb in our stores.
Prime Minister David Cameron, who's visiting the Royal Welsh Show at Llanelwedd, has announced plans for the UK Government to buy locally sourced seasonal food whenever possible. The Welsh Government already has a similar scheme.
In England, it's estimated that the public sector spends £1.2 billion a year on food, half of which is imported. The Prime Minister expects that most of the imported food could be replaced by British produce, much of it locally sourced.
– Prime Minister David Cameron MP
No-one does more or works as hard in Wales and the rest of Britain today than our farmers. By opening up these contracts, we can help them create more jobs, invest in their businesses and make sure people in Wales have a healthier lifestyle. It's a triple win –and will mean a brighter future for our country.
Prime Minister, First Minister and new Welsh Secretary at Royal Welsh Show. http://t.co/nFullZCYXH
Prime Minister David Cameron is visiting the Royal Welsh Show this morning.
I'm told the talks between Carwyn Jones and David Cameron were constructive and in keeping with the new 'mood music' between the two govts.
Farmers affiliated with NFU Cymru have held a protest outside the Tesco base at the Royal Welsh Show.
The campaigners accuse supermarkets of stocking too much meat from outside the UK and going back on pledges made after the horsemeat scandal.
ITV News asked Tesco representatives for a response, but they declined to comment.
The Royal Welsh Show begins today at Llanelwedd, with warnings over the future of the beef industry here on the agenda.
Meat Promotion Wales says supermarkets and other retailers are stocking too much beef from outside the UK, having gone back on pledges to stock more British meat after the horsemeat scandal.
It says the amount received by farmers in Wales and around the UK has fallen meanwhile, with some paid up to £300 less per animal compared to last year.
The Welsh Retail Consortium, which represents retailers here, has responded by saying that beef prices are related to wider market conditions, and are projected to rise later in the year.
– Dai Davies, chairman of Meat Promotion Wales
"Large quantities of imported beef products are now present in some UK retailers and we must presume – for want of a better explanation - it's because it's a penny or two cheaper than our own produce....The big danger for our industry is that some farmers will feel they have little choice other than to get out of beef altogether and that will be a tragedy, not only for our industry, but also for the consumer....Our message to the entire retail trade is simple - use our products or lose them."
Welsh farmers say they hope supermarkets will finally sit up and listen to their message at this year's Royal Welsh Show. The event, at Llanelwedd, gets underway tomorrow amid concerns that retailers are stocking less British produce than they did last year. Hannah Thomas sent this report from the showground.


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I don't think there is anything harder than photographing warblers during migration, when they are generally feeding frantically to fuel for the next hop, and always, it sometimes seems, at least partially obscured by foliage and branches.
Magee Marsh/Crane Creek, along the Ohio shore of Lake Erie, is a good place, in some ways, to try. The birds are certainly there. In a few hours you can see 30 or more species of warblers every spring, staging for a day or sometimes two, along with Tanagers, Orioles, Thrushes, Grosbeaks, Sparrows, etc., nesting Screech Owls, and resident Rails and Herons. And the warblers are there in good numbers. You can see a dozen Prothonotarys, 20 Blackburnian, 50 Black-throated Green or American Redstarts in the space of an hour. Then too, the persistent will encounter the occasional rare Connecticut, Morning, or Golden-wing. Lots of birds, for sure.
But with that comes lots of birders. And photographers. Hence the "some ways" above. The past two years the Black Swamp Bird Observatory, Ottawa NWR, and Tropical Birding Tours, have organized an event around the phenomenon of Magee Marsh and migration. The boardwalk is often so jammed with binocular and camera wielding humanity that it is literally impossible to move. Little old ladies (and big strong men) get stranded for hours a few yards short of where everyone else is seeing the Connecticut. Even when the press is less, it is not uncommon to find 200 birders and photographers in 100 yards of boardwalk. And tripods supporting 600mm lenses? Don't get me started on that! While I understand the impulse to drag a 6 foot tall tripod, 14 pounds and 24 inches of lens, and a foot long flash hood out on to a boardwalk with hundreds of birders trying to see warblers (and all the little folk with their 300mm zooms), I can not say that I fully approve. Nothing stops traffic like a tripod blocking half the boardwalk.
It is a unique experience, however you look at it. And, despite my quibbles, one I would not personally miss for anything! In fact I am thankful for The Biggest Week in American Birding…without which I might never have heard of Magee Marsh.
But back to P&S for Wildlife. Given the abundance, but also the the difficulty, of the subjects, along with the press of humanity, the Magee Marsh boardwalk provides the ideal torture test for Point & Shoot for Wildlife. "Wicked warblers" as they would say in my part of Maine. Wicked hard on a P&S. If a superzoom can manage to get satisfying warbler images under Magee Marsh and The Biggest Week in American Birding conditions, it can manage anywhere, any time.
Prothonotary Warbler: 810mm, f5.7 @ 1/1000th @ ISO 160
Full disclosure here: the images that illustrate this post are among the 211 that I processed out of 1650 exposures that I took while in Ohio. That is a keeper rate of about 13%. Some of those 211, certainly, are only good "for the record"…saved only because they are the only decent image I got of a particular species. I used my User selected flight and action mode on the Nikon Coolpix P500, which means that I shot 5 images at 8 frames per second with every press of the shutter release. That accounts, in part, for the large number of exposures…but it also accounts, in part, for the relatively high percentage of keepers. "Wait," you say, "how is 13% high?" In my opinion, and my experience, anything better than 1 in 10 is a high keeper rate when shooting long lens…even if the long lens is the long end of a P&S zoom…maybe especially if the long lens is the long end of a P&S zoom…and certainly when shooting warblers in the woods…with any camera!
User Flight and Action mode:
full size (12mp)
fine image quality
8 fps for 5 frames
center and continuous focus
center metering
auto ISO and a minimum shutter speed of 1/125 second
hybrid Vibration Reduction
LCD off
zoom fully extended (810mm equivalent)
Even at longest zoom, many of these images were cropped from the full frame.
American Redstart: 668mm, f5.7 @ 1/125th @ ISO 160
Scarlet Tanager: 500mm, f5.7 @ 1/640th @ ISO 160
Rose-breasted Grosbeak: 810mm, f5.7 @ 1/400th @ ISO 160
Chestnut Sided Warbler: 500mm, f5.7 @ 1/200th @ ISO 160
Catbird: 810mm, f5.7 @ 1/125th @ ISO 160
Blackburnian Warbler: 668mm, f5.7 @ 1/500th @ ISO 160
Gray-cheeked Thrush: 668mm, f5.7 @ 1/125 @ ISO 500
The Thrush was taken in very poor light, sprinkling in fact, and the minimum 1/125th setting I use as part of my Flight and Action program caught and pushed the ISO up to 500. Not bad at all! The Black and White that follows is also an higher ISO shot, due to subdued light, but most of the time the P500 managed to hold the base 160 ISO.
Black and White Warbler, 668mm, f5.7 @ 1/125th @ ISO 180
Prothonotary Warbler, 810mm, f5.7 @ 1/640th @ ISO 160
Wood Thrush: 668mm, f5.7 @ 1/125th @ ISO 280
Yellow-rumped Warbler: 668mm, f5.7 @ 1/125th @ ISO 500
Magnolia Warbler: 668mm, f5.7 @ 1/320th @ ISO 160
And three shots of a Golden-winged Warbler…none of which capture more than a piece of the bird, but which you can assemble like a puzzle to see it.
And we will finish (almost) with the obligatory Screech Owl shot.
810mm, f5.7 @ 1/160th @ ISO 160
Just for fun, one last shot of half-dollar sized infant Painted Turtle on the boardwalk at Ottawa NWR. Taken with the macro setting at 500mm. Full frame, uncropped.
500mm and macro, f5.7 @ 1/400th @ ISO 160
I am more than happy with the results of the Magee Marsh Point & Shoot for Wildlife torture test. Certainly I might have bettered these with a DSLR and longish lens, but it would have been much more unwieldy on the boardwalk, and much less flexible (no zoom for one thing). Wicked warblers. Bring them on!


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Ratiometric Analog Output interfaced with Arduino?
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I'm trying to interface a pressure sensor (specifically, a Honeywell NSCSANN015PAUNV piezoresistive pressure sensor) with an Arduino Uno analog input, but I'm not having much luck. The output from the pressure sensor is a "ratiometric analog output" with a pin corresponding to V+out and a pin for V-out. My problem is that I haven't found an effective way of rectifying the output signal for interfacing with an Arduino input pin.
I have created a standard curve for the pressures of this sensor and have found that the voltage across the pins at atmospheric pressure and 5V input is approximately 75mV. This makes sense, as according to the datasheet (http://sensing.honeywell.com/index.php?ci_id=142173) the nominal mV/V/Full Scale Span = 15 for a supply voltage of 5V. Anyways, this standard curve is approximately linear, with 15mV intervals.
In order to integrate the sensor with the Arduino, my first thought was that I could use a simple, zero-gain differential amplifier circuit (with an LM741 Op Amp and 10kOhm resistors). Unfortunately, the output from this circuit is only 65mV at 5V, which contradicts what I found when testing the pressure sensor on its own. I don't know how to get an accurate reading of the output from this sensor with my Arduino, and I've tried several LM741 arrangements to no avail. I would appreciate any advice on this matter, and whether or not I'm going about this measurement all wrong. I'm still a bit fuzzy about what "ratiometric analog output" means in this context.
Thanks for your help.
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Swedish midfielder Kim Kallstrom has arrived at Arsenal's training complex to undergo a medical and finalise a short-term loan deal to the Premier League leaders.
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A two-year unbeaten streak for U.S. Women's National Team is over.
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The defending Algarve Cup champion U.S. Women's National Team have been handed a big challenge in the first match of the 2014 tournament.
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Sweden striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic has been named the winner of the 2013 FIFA Puskas Award for the best goal of the year.
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The second leg of the World Cup playoff earlier this week between Sweden and Portugal was a brilliant spectacle to watch. The hat trick by Ronaldo has convinced many that he is now the best player in the world. But one of the less reported storylines is the class that Zlatan Ibrahimovic showed on the pitch by applauding his fellow Ballon d'Or contestant after scoring one of his goals.
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After 180 minutes, the scoreline read Cristiano 4-2 Zlatan. The 20 other players on the pitch knew what they were witnessing. The World Cup may deserve them both, but even Zlatan couldn't help but applaud the performance from Portugal's captain.
In a scintillating final 24 hours of World Cup qualifiers, congratulations go to Portugal, France, Greece, Croatia, Algeria and Ghana who booked their tickets to World Cup 2014 tournament after qualifying via the playoffs:
The six countries will be among the 32 who'll play in Brazil next summer to try to be crowned the best in the world.
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Portugal play Sweden on Tuesday to decide who will go to World Cup 2014.
Cristiano Ronaldo and Zlatan Ibrahimovic are featured as Luke Skywalker and Darth Vader from Star Wars on the cover of a Portuguese newspaper today in the lead-up to the battle between Portugal and Sweden in the first leg of the World Cup playoff.
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Maxi: With less than a year until the World Cup kicks off in Brazil, we're at a point where, coincidentally, we're likely to see one of the most anticipated international games until the knockout rounds of the World Cup itself.
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Here we are at the business end of the 2014 World Cup qualifying campaign, where countries vying for a place in Brazil are whittled down to a select few. England have already booked their ticket after their 2-0 win over Poland last month; and they join a host of big names, such as Spain, Germany and Italy on the plane to South America.
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