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11Oh, So No Doubt Is Racist Now
This is the video for "Looking Hot," the second single from No Doubt's new album. It's bad, isn't it? The song, the video, it's just … bad.
But yeah, that whole thing about racism. That's something, huh? Because the video is so racist that the band pulled the video from their YouTube channel because everyone got so mad that it was so racist. It's that racist.
Here's their apology:
As a multi-racial band our foundation is built upon both diversity and consideration for other cultures. Our intention with our new video was never to offend, hurt or trivialize Native American people, their culture or their history. Although we consulted with Native American friends and Native American studies experts at the University of California, we realize now that we have offended people. This is of great concern to us and we are removing the video immediately.
The music that inspired us when we started the band, and the community of friends, family, and fans that surrounds us was built upon respect, unity and inclusiveness. We sincerely apologize to the Native American community and anyone else offended by this video. Being hurtful to anyone is simply not who we are.
Yeah, they basically said "we talked to our Native American friends about it, but if you still want to be an asshole about it, then whatever." Isn't that great?
Here's the thing though: this is just dumb. It's just so, so stupid. It's not stupid that people are feeling offended, because yeah, I can definitely see where you could be offended. It's just that I think there's a difference between being a bigoted asshole and being ignorant to all the ways in which you can be hurtful to another group of people, and this video is way, way ignorant. I'm not saying it's ok, and I think they definitely needed to be called out on it and they needed to be told why the video is not so cool. I'm just saying that No Doubt didn't mean to hurt your feelings. And probably their feelings are hurt that they released such a dumb video for such a dumb song.
November 6, 2012 at 9:30 am by Emily
11 Responses to "Oh, So No Doubt Is Racist Now"
Gwen if you aren't really racist go to Canyon Records, find real Native folks, make a new video with real Natives in it, and redeem yourself.
Then stop making assumptions. It's embarrassing for you and everyone around you. What will your kids think?
I remember the days when ND were this cute ska band that made great music (including Total Hate with Sublime – a track rooted in the ideas of equality and tolerance) but these days are long gone. I am so tired of hoping that good music will once again be created, but I guess musicians today are just too busy doing reality shows and endorsing cosmetic products for living. Gwen and Co. have turned to these absolute sold-outs, so phony and generic I want to puke.
About the racist controversy, yeah, it's stupid. It's like me saying, "oh, I'm not racist at all, look – I married a half Asian guy". That's superficial and lazy thinking, and it doesn't automatically guarantee that I wouldn't be racist towards some other culture. My fair actions, and my willingness to accept differences and appreciate people for who they are would prove me a non-racist, and not my bragging about having black friends, Asian relatives, or Hispanic employees :)
On another topic, they could have done so much better with the Native American theme. Again, lack of genuine creativity. This video is like a freakin' caricature. It's not even funny. Gah, rolling my eyes, off to the next.
High five!
Holy shit what an awful song.
i don't get it. is it racist because a bunch of white people dressed up like native americans? i'm sorry – i really don't get it. the song is kind of stupid and boring, but i just don't see the big deal?
After all the history with what happened to Native Americans when the Europeans got to the Americas, and the consequences they are still suffering to this day (alcoholism, violence, poverty), dressing up like them is just adding insult to the injury. Plus, it is very ignorant — what does "dressing up as a Native American" mean? They are not a homogeneous group, and pretending they are is reducing them to a caricature and trivialising all the very real issues they suffer to this day because of racism.
They should have known better. There are so many cool things to dress up as and still you need to be a racist fuck! Why can't you just be a hot dog?
well, thanks for calling me ignorant. that helps me understand it better now.
I had trouble understanding the racial tensions of this country for a long time, and I used to think just like you. What's the big deal, I thought, for me people are people, and there are many other, much more sensible, reasons to dislike them other than their skin color or cultural attributes. I tend to dislike people for being rude, selfish, insincere, etc.; but that's because the very idea of racism is foreign to me to begin with, and because I wasn't familiar with how deeply racism is rooted in the history of America – so deeply in fact, that to this very day there are people who truly believe blacks shouldn't, I don't know, ride the bus with the white people, and that for many, other cultures and races are a vague, stereotypical mass, with which is okay to joke and ridicule.
After spending some time here, I began to realize that the more open minded and tolerant American people just don't have patience anymore with anything that is even slightly racist, and they make a big deal out of it because come on, it is OBVIOUS that people are equal in terms of race, it is written so in the constitution, it is 21st century and we all should have moved on from that a long time ago already. Consequently, they simply refuse to let something like this video to slide. It's not cool.
When trying to understand racism, think in nuances. For instance, I am white, but I'm also an Eastern-European. That is funny, because I am treated differently depending on what kind of prejudiced people I have to deal with. In America racists find me okay, but in Western Europe racists look down on me as one of the poor Balkan subjects. It is astounding how often we encounter racism in everyday life without even realizing it. My favorite examples:
White guy we hired to help us move: You'll like this town better. It's the same as your old one, but without all the Asians (while looking my half-Chinese husband dead in the eye)
A family friend, while meeting my baby for the first time: So, where does he get his olive skin from? Must be your side of the family (my son is in fact rather ginger and his skin is very pale)
And the cherry on top of the cake of ignorance: You guys speak Russian in Bulgaria, right?
Wrong. Every single time.
But it's also kind of funny.
their 15 minutes should have been gone long ago….
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In what seems to be polishing of his comments from Saturday, former Oakland Raiders receiver Tim Brown said Wednesday that he didn't say Bill Callahan threw the Super Bowl, via Sports Illustrated:
"I have never said he sabotaged the game," Brown said in an interview Wednesday on the Dan Patrick Show
Brown originally said he and his teammates "all called it sabotage, because Callahan and [former coach Jon Gruden] was good friends, and Callahan had a big problem with the Raiders."
Brown claimed -- and still claims -- that Callahan changed the offensive game plan just two days before the Super Bowl. The team was originally going to attack the Buccaneers on the ground, but Callahan changed it to a pass-first offense the Friday before.
When it comes to the game plan, Brown said former Raiders owner Al Davis might have had an impact on it, saying "it's not out of the realm of possibilities."
Brown's former teammate and wide receiver, Jerry Rice, backed up Brown's original story. Rice said he had never seen a coach change a game plan so soon before a game.
Callahan denied all allegations Tuesday.

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The Miami-Dade Public Library will host the 9th Annual Art of Storytelling from 10:30 a.m.-4 p.m. on May 2, featuring such storytellers as Japan's Kuniko Yamamota (pictured here) and others from Canada, Brazil and the Caribbean. The event will also have a Teen Zone featuring manga and anime.
The event is free and will be held at the Main Library, 101 W. Flagler St. in Miami. Free parking is available at the Miami-Dade Cultural Center Garage, 50 NW Second Ave. and the Hickman Garage, 270 NW Second St.
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Ramon Cabrera is our #28 prospect. He got 29% of the vote in the last poll. Runner-up Tyler Glasnow received 21%. The list:
1. Gerrit Cole
2. Jameson Taillon
3. Starling Marte
4. Josh Bell
5. Luis Heredia
6. Robbie Grossman
7. Tony Sanchez
8. Kyle McPherson
9. Stetson Allie
10. Nick Kingham
11. Rudy Owens
12. Jeff Locke
13. Jarek Cunningham
14. Alex Dickerson
15. Zack Von Rosenberg
16. Colton Cain
17. Jordy Mercer
18. Zack Dodson
19. Clayton Holmes
20. Alen Hanson
21. Yamaico Navarro
22. Justin Wilson
23. Bryan Morris
24. Matt Curry
25. Jose Osuna
26. Gorkys Hernandez
27. Mel Rojas, Jr.
28. Ramon Cabrera
I'll add Irwin, Harold Ramirez, and Dilson Herrera to the poll. There were some other suggestions, but I didn't get the sense that anyone felt too strongly about any individual guy. On a related note, there were only 24 votes total in the last poll, which kind of suggests to me that we should end this thing at #30. We're still having some good discussion from time to time, but maybe we can continue that in a wrap-up thread without actually continuing the polling. I'll leave this poll up over the weekend, so everyone can weigh in on whether we should keep going or not.


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Lee County's new school superintendent is off to a good start.
School board members say they are happy with Dr. Nancy Graham's first three months on the job.
In her first evaluation, Graham scored well in student achievement and communication.
Board members want Graham to improve the effectiveness of district management.
Graham took over the district's top spot this summer, when the former superintendent retired as the state looked into several allegations against him.
Graham's next evaluation is in January.
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It was reported earlier in the day that Missouri-to-the-SEC was official, then it was rumored that the school that will become the second-farthest-west team in the conference would join the East division. Those rumors have been confirmed as official, as Marc Weiszer from the Athens Banner-Herald reports the Arkansas' athletic director says it's so.
It's not too surprising a move, considering Missouri's fellow newcomer in the league, Texas A&M, is even farther west, and no original SEC teams were too keen on switching divisions. Though geographically speaking, this is puzzling, in every other way, this makes sense. It's not nearly as confusing as, say, Boise State joining the Big East.
The move will become effective July 1, 2012, at which point Missouri can expect to face South Carolina, Georgia, Vanderbilt, Tennessee, Kentucky and Florida on a yearly basis.
For more on Missouri's big move, visit Rock M Nation and SEC blog Team Speed Kills.


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Craftsman 190cc* Briggs & Stratton Engine, High Wheel Rear Bag Push Mower 50 StatesItem# 07137037000 | Model# 37037
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Some middle school kids got out of class early after a gas leak forced them to evacuate on Thursday.
Frontier Communications was doing some work in front of Hurricane Middle School when workers accidentally nicked a gas line.
"I was in the middle of my social studies class. I just heard a bell ringing and smelled weird fumes and I knew something was not right. I wanted to get out of there," student Luke Wickline said.
Rocky Parsons was in math class when the bell went off and had no idea what was going on.
"I didn't know if it was going to be real or fake. But then, everybody was on the football field," he said.
The kids said they stayed on the football field for almost 90 minutes.
It's those 90 minutes some parents said they're annoyed with.
Frontier Communications said it notified the school and 911 as soon as the gas leak happened, shortly after 10:30 a.m.
Parents said they weren't told anything was wrong until noon.
Natasha Crede said she first found out about the gas leak from Facebook.
"We actually heard about it on Facebook from one of the radio stations. They had posted something on Facebook and we immediately came out here to check out the situation," she said.
She thinks the school should have notified parents sooner.
It was pretty obvious something was going on because the immediate area in front of the school was shut down while Mountaineer Gas tried to stop the leak.
Parents did get an automatic voice mail to pick up their children up at 12:30 p.m., but even that message was vague.
"It just said that the buses were picking them behind the school and didn't really give any direction for the parents that were picking up their kids. I look for it to be a big mess trying to get our kids out who aren't going on the bus," she said.
Karen Nowviskie, spokesperson for Putnam County Schools, said the school did not notify parents sooner because it didn't want to create any unnecessary panic.
In fact, when the leak was first reported, officials thought students would be able to return back to class. However, it took longer to repair and that's why the school decided to send kids home, she said.
No one was injured during the gas leak and classes will resume first thing Friday morning.
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Here are some easy ways to work in more water each day:
- Take frequent water breaks throughout the day
- Start lunch and dinner with a cup of soup
- Drink 100 percent juice at breakfast. (Dieter's caution: while juice and other beverages count toward your fluid intake, they are often high in calories.)
- Never pass a water fountain without drinking
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According to the Marist Poll released Monday, 63 percent of Americans hold a favorable view of Michelle Obama while 21 percent hold an unfavorable view of her. That's a slight dip from six months ago when Marist last surveyed voters' opinions of the first lady. In May, Marist found that 66 percent of voters hold a favorable view of Obama. In September, Marist found that 65 percent of voters held a favorable view and 24 percent had an unfavorable view. In December 2009, Marist found that 68 percent had a favorable view while 20 percent had an unfavorable view.
Broken down by party affiliation, Marist found that 85 percent of Democrats hold a favorable view while 6 percent hold an unfavorable view. Republicans are more evenly split — 42 percent have a favorable view and 39 percent have an unfavorable view. Independents generally like the first lady. The poll found that 58 percent have a favorable view of Obama while 21 percent have an unfavorable
http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefin...January 4, 2012 at 5:48 p.m.
Last night I was hoping someone from the Paul campaign would have stopped the young soldier from Afghanistan from violating military law. The young soldier's gave a political speech in full uniform in favor of Ron Paul. I hope is commander will give him a little leeway because it was when Ron Paul had already been declared the third place finisher. Campaign donations are one thing a political speech in full uniform could be seen as campaigning against your commander in chief.January 4, 2012 at 4:15 p.m.
Some folks are going to get hit hard with the facts in a few hours....stay tune.January 4, 2012 at 3:17 p.m.
vet43 check this out http://www.snopes.com/politics/obama/....
This will continue to happen until November...Unfortunately it's read something negative and post because if they don't understand it ,they figure no one else will either.January 4, 2012 at 2:23 p.m.
Hey Writein,remember back in 2007 when the local right-wingers went on a rampage digging up irrelevant garbage from the blogosphere like freerepublic and WorldNetdaily to try to smear then candidate Obama and his wife Michelle. A few of us debunked them and they eventually quit because they were revealed as being low information posters that didn't properly vet their postings.
Please check this out and check all sources with Politifact, and Factcheck.org or Snoops because hate is not a good substitute for logic or reasonable researching.
A mistake is one thing but something fairly obvious is another.
Back then they weren't allowed to post a blog that was based on a lie.January 4, 2012 at 2:09 p.m.
Rick Santorum's statement about African Americans have led me to donate money to defeat him.January 4, 2012 at 1:59 p.m.
Mr. Williams
Since I wrote this blog,Rick Perry consulted with his wife,so I guess gave him permission to bypass New Hampshire and continue from New Hampshire.
BTW There is still another scenario that the media is not discussing and this is just my opinion: Suppose Rick Santorum falls flat on his face(unelectable) and Newt Gingrich puts some serious doubt into the 25% of Romney voters,that leaves Ron Paul and a brokered convention.January 4, 2012 at 1:41 p.m.
I saw how the delegates were split this morning on MSNBC" Morning Joe" but Iowa is unique in that Iowa, unlike most states, will leave all of its delegates "unbound," free to support any presidential candidate. And Iowa won't choose its delegates until June 15 and 16, when the state GOP holds its congressional-district and state conventions.We won't know the real winner until Iowa selects its Republican National Convention delegates in June, and the possibility remains that Ron Paul, Rick Santorum, or another candidate, will earn that distinction."
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I understand the logic " Businessinsider" is using but I don't see a clear path for a Ron Paul victory. I can see where Romney will have an advantage in the western states and Michigan. As you well know,Fox News,Karl Rowe and the rest of the republican establishment are going to throw everything at Ron Paul and his views on Iran will not resonate with the Republican Party. It's like a democrat won't win by being for privatizing Social Security or Medicare. Those issues are etched in stone.January 4, 2012 at 1:32 p.m.
Yeah I am anti-ron paulbot but the delegate count in the blot is wrong. I am hearing it wound up 7,7,7,2,2.....but also heard green papers version. Of course have to remember super delegate.which Romney has 11, Santorum 1, and Perry last I heard had 3.January 4, 2012 at 1:23 p.m.
What's your interpretation of this chart showing the top three places getting 6 delegates each? Is it just bad info? It shows 4th & 5th places scoring delegates too.
Also, I'm sure you won't be impressed by this, and it certainly has no bearing on the delegate take from future elections, but it's a good indicator of what we already know — he's riding this all the way.January 4, 2012 at 1 p.m.
Thank you much Newcowboyintown,that means a lot coming from one of the few moderate conservatives we have left in our forum....I'm glad you enjoy my blogs....January 4, 2012 at 12:55 p.m.
Mike, we don't agree a lot of times - sometimes we do - but wanted to say - I do enjoy your blogs. Always a good read!January 4, 2012 at 12:02 p.m.


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Google should just buy Java from Oracle, make it open source, release it under GPL license and optimize it for performance
...just like the way they did with Motorola Mobility's patents, Java is of vital importance to android and everyone knows Oracle is not doing a great job of it. With the resources and talents that Google has, they can really turn Java around and make it the beautiful OOP language that it promised to be at its inception. Java is also ridiculed with security vulnerabilities that Oracle is struggling to patch. I think Google will do a much better job of improving Java security. By making it open-source and releasing it under GPL or a similar license, it will fall more inline with the android platform. (Java is one of the only few aspects of android that are proprietary.)


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Here at Bucs Dugout we've spilled a fair amount of ink criticizing the writing of beat reporters and columnist employed by the Post-Gazette and Tribune-Review--rightly so in many cases. Thus it seems only fairly to in turn acknowledge the good work being done by those papers, specifically the recently hired Travis Sawchik (which is particularly impressive considering he was writing about the Clemson Tigers only a month or two ago). You can find his work at the Trib's Bucco Blog.
A recent example of what Sawhchik's been up to since coming aboard at the Tribe is the piece he penned this Sunday, a very fair consideration of the Pirates drafts under Neil Huntington. It not only studies the Bucs strategies, allocation of funds, and results thus far but actually provides context--comparing them to their NL Central opponents from 2008-2012.


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Turkey Wafflewiches Recipe
Who knew sandwiches could be so fun? This medley from our Test Kitchen will bring smiles to the whole table with its fantastic taste and whimsical fun.
- 1 package (3 ounces) cream cheese, softened
- 1/4 cup whole-berry cranberry sauce
- 1 tablespoon maple pancake syrup
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
- 8 slices white bread
- 3/4 pound sliced deli turkey
- 2 tablespoons butter, softened
- In a small bowl, beat the cream cheese, cranberry sauce, syrup and pepper until combined. Spread over four slices of bread; top with turkey and remaining bread. Spread butter over both sides of sandwiches.
- Cook in a preheated waffle iron or indoor grill according to manufacturer's directions for 2-3 minutes or until golden brown. Yield: 4 servings.
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this recipe sounds so wierd--my husband swore he would hate it...it was awesome!! If you are having doubts-just try it-it is pleaseantly suprising
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In know this is a site for prospects, but we have a TON of very knowledgeable baseball folks in this forum and I would love some opinions on the Gold Glove awards. Specifically, what is the problem with the voting process (see lists below)?
My complaints:
- DON'T tell me offense plays a role in this award ... or you WILL feel my wrath. hehehe
C: Brad Ausmus, HOU
1B: Albert Pujols, STL
2B: Orlando Hudson, ARI
3B: Scott Rolen, STL
SS: Omar Vizquel, SF
OF: Carlos Beltran, NYM
OF: Mike Cameron, SD
OF: Andruw Jones, ATL
P: Greg Maddux, LAD
C: Ivan Rodriguez, DET
1B: Mark Teixeira, TEX
2B: Mark Grudzielanek, KC
3B: Eric Chavez, OAK
SS: Derek Jeter, NYY
OF: Torii Hunter, MIN
OF: Ichiro Suzuki, SEA
OF: Vernon Wells, TOR
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As you all are aware, Daft Punk played at the Coachella Festival 2006. They played a performance which no human had ever witnessed. This petition will be sent to the powers that be to make sure a release of this epic performance will be made. Whether it be a CD or DVD, this performance should be released for the greater good of civilization.
This petition is sponsored by me, Jonathan Meyrowitz, and anyone who thought that this performance was the best thing they have ever witnessed in their entire lives.
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Gov. Rick Snyder is speaking about securing $350 million in funding for Michigan roads provided in the newly signed budget. But should he be proud?
It might sound like a lot of cash, but it probably won't go as far as you might think.
Saginaw County Road Commission Manager Dennis Borchard said $350 million is just a drop in the bucket.
He said it will take a lot more than that to make the roads suitable, but at least this is a start.
The budget allocates an additional $350 million to go toward high-priority roads and bridges across the state.
While the money seems like a good chunk of change, the governor said he knows it's not even close to covering the repair of all decimated roads.
It's projected $1.2 billion is needed to make significant improvements, but without increasing fees or taxes, the state's budget can only cover a third of the costs right now.
For motorists, they say this means it'll continue to be a bumpy ride.
In a statement sent out from the governor's office, Snyder said this is a start and it's all a part of a fiscally responsible budget.
But to give you an idea of what this might be able to cover, TV5 contacted Saginaw County Road Commission Manager Borchard and he said an average mile stretch of road costs $300,000 to pave in Saginaw County.
If you do the math, the money will cover paving about 12,000 miles of road.
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Actually, while it's equipotential with respect to altitude, it's not equipotential with respect to total energy. Don't forget objects at the equator, include the surface of the ocean, is travelling about 1,000 mph faster, Eastward, than the poles. This is rocket launches take place in more Southern regions.Originally Posted by kilopi
As for the rest of the article on Pioneer 10, couldn't tell you.
Are there radios of two frequencies, though? Different freqs are slowed down by interferring medium (gas/dust) at different rates. This is one means GPS uses to detect/adjust for ionosphere abberations. If P-10 had two radios, sending a ping on both and measuring the different times we received it might tell us not only redshift, but actual distance, as well as the density of the medium through which it's travelled.
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Today in Yiddishkayt… January 3
Yortsayt of Ber Zalkind, Artist
Ber Zalkind was born in 1878 in the city of Vilna and died 68 years ago today on January 3, 1944 near Bukhara, Uzbekistan. Zalkind was a major part of the visual art scene in his hometown. As a young man, he studied painting in Paris where he was heavily influenced by Impressionism. He returned to Vilna where he helped found the Vilna Arts Society and served as its secretary.
Zalkind also taught at the city's schools and was an art critic for the Vilner Tog and Etyudn both based in Vilna, and wrote essays on art and theory of art for the Literarishe Bleter in Warsaw. Like many Vilna artists, the city features prominently in Zalkind's colorist cityscapes.
Under Zalkind's leadership, the Arts Society organized popular public events — opening the doors to the city for its "Satudray Gatherings." These became so successful that in 1912 a Zalkind, together with his colleagues Antanas Žmuidzinavičius and Ivan Rybakov began organizing cabarets, parties, and masquerade balls. The thematic parties included: A Parisian Inn, A Stray Dog in Montmartre, Hell, and At the Witch's House.
Below is a gallery of some of Zalkind's etchings of the city of Vilna (click to enlarge). More of his work can be found at this gallery at the Ghetto Fighters House in Israel.


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Jason M. Kamilar from the School of Human Evolution and Social Change at Arizona State University and Quentin D. Atkinson with the Institute of Cognitive and Evolutionary Anthropology at the University of Oxford in Britain are the first to demonstrate the development of culture in non-human primates in research presented in the Dec. 9, 2013, edition of the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
The researchers compared the development of culture between indigenous human populations in North America and New Guinea, the fossil record of human ancestral cultural development, orangutans, and chimpanzees.
The pattern of behavior and the similarity of individual and group behavior that denotes the development of culture was determined to exist in chimpanzees but not in orangutans.
Both human groups and groups of chimpanzees demonstrated the development of a repertoire of behaviors that can be seen as a subset of the overall behavior of larger groups of both species.
The scientists propose that the last common ancestor of humans and chimpanzees may have begun the development of culture that is documented in the fossil record of early humans and their ancestors. Chimpanzees and humans share a large part of DNA structure that could in part explain the propensity toward the development of culture.
This research is the first documentation of the existence of culture in non-human primates.


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LAWTON, Okla._Skating, motocross, food, and music brought hundreds of people to McMahon Skate Park Saturday for an event named Project X.
The project was a culmination of a skateboarding competition and musical festival filled with a host of artists from five different genres.
The local organization "We Are Lawton" hosted the event in an effort to unite the community. They're also hoping Saturday's event will help raise money for a new and improved skate park to be built in Elmer Thomas Park.
For some many area skaters, going to the skate park is something they do everyday. It's fun and good exercise, but they say the declining conditions are making it hard for them to continue their passion. That's why one Lawton native that grew up with a love for skating and BMX joined the cause.
"It is so important for me to give back to Lawton because I grew up here," said Jimmie McGuire.
Today, Lawton native Jimmie McGuire is a professional freestyle motocross rider. However, he has not forgotten what it was like to grow up in Lawton with a passion for sports like skating and BMX.
"When I grew up here, my buddies and I were constantly looking for where we could ride BMX and stuff," said McGuire.
And skateboarder Dakota Camp can relate. He has been skating since he was 10 years-old. And while he is happy to have the skate park, he said that it is small and beginning to show its age.
"This one is kind of falling apart. It is kind of dangerous for the younger kids that are coming out here," said Camp.
Camp said that skating is something that so many of Lawton's youth do for fun, and it keeps a lot of the community's youth out of trouble. He said a new skate park will benefit the whole community.
"I have been out since it was opened cruising around, and I watched it fall apart. So a nice good concrete park will definitely make a lot more for people to do in Lawton, especially the kids," said Camp.
And McGuire agrees. It's all about the kids and community unity. He lives in California now, but said that he has close ties to Lawton. To him, being a part of Project X means helping to give Lawton's youth a safe place to have fun and practice their passion.
"I'm in the sport. I am part of the sport. And I want to be able to give back to the kids," said McGuire.
The coordinators of Project X chose to raise money for a new skate park. They said it's something used by people of all backgrounds and ages. A fact that most people do not realize.
The money raised through Saturday's Project X Festival will help support the City of Lawton's plans for a new state-of-the-art skate park in Elmer Thomas Park. No date has been set for that project to begin.
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (BP)--Denominational growth in America has reached a plateau and in many cases has declined, but one would get the wrong idea to think the evangelical church is dying in the United States. A new study finds just the opposite.
Dallas-based Leadership Network in cooperation with the director of LifeWay Research have uncovered what they describe as striking changes in the number and type of new churches started in the United States that promise profound cultural implications for the future.
"While much of the North American church is in decline, a surprising number and increasingly diverse group of new churches are being started in innovative ways," said Ed Stetzer, director of LifeWay Research, the research arm of LifeWay Christian Resources of the Southern Baptist Convention.
"These churches are causing many Americans to reconsider churches they have rejected and to re-think what church is," Stetzer said. "I anticipate that as cultures change, through the inevitable shift of time, migration and other means, even more churches will be born that reach people from these new cultural contexts."
The "State of Church Planting USA" study was based on interviews with more than 100 leaders from a range of different denominations, 200 church-planting churches and some 45 church-planting networks. Stetzer, who headed up the project, said the results surprised him in many respects.
"Church planting has grown in its scope, diversity and impact," Stetzer said. "North American churches, networks and denominations are making church planting a growing priority. Such emphases push the church closer toward a movement -- where churches plant churches that plant churches across North America and the world."
Dave Travis, managing director at Leadership Network, observed, "Most church-planting studies tend to look at either a very narrow slice of church planting or developments on a global scale. In commissioning this study, our goal was to review the current state of U.S. church-planting efforts and begin to assess what today's reality means for the next generation of planters."
Key findings of the six-months-long effort include the following:
1) Interest in church planting is growing rapidly. The pace of church planting has accelerated dramatically in recent years. A simple Google search on the term "church planting," for example, now returns over 1 million hits. While only two mainstream books were published on church planting from 1996 to 2002, no fewer than 10 have been released in the last five years, with several more on the horizon. Equally important, church planting has become a preferred ministry option, with denominations and individual churches reporting that many of their "best and brightest" leaders are pursuing church planting as a primary ministry focus.
2) Local churches and church-planting networks are driving the trend. Historically, church planting has been a denominationally driven activity. Today, much of the initiative is centered at the local level. Many of the country's most vibrant congregations see church planting as one of their central purposes. "Church-planting networks" -- loose affiliations of churches that may or may not be tied by denomination but do share a commitment to launching new likeminded congregations -- also are at the forefront of the movement. As a result, denominational offices increasingly are taking an equipping role rather than directing local congregational efforts.
3) "Affinity" strategies dominate. Church planters once based their efforts on geography, with a goal of placing new churches in "unserved" communities and areas. However, as Travis noted, "Through this study, we learned that most successful church planters today are specialists who emphasize a particular style of worship or a specific demographic. For example, they may exclusively plant house churches or ethnic churches -- or perhaps build purpose-driven, seeker or missional churches. And the trend toward specialization is likely to continue as more tools and resources that serve specific types of planting strategies are developed."
4) Survival and success are markedly greater than realized. Observers have long assumed that most church plants fail within the first year -- as many as 80-90 percent by some estimates. Research reveals a very different picture, suggesting that 68 percent of the roughly 4,000 churches planted each year are still functioning four years later. These new churches may not yet be self-sufficient, but they otherwise are alive and many are thriving.
What do these results mean for the future of the U.S. church? Travis said he is hopeful "that this study and the growing number of outstanding church planting conferences and resources will inspire a new wave of planters in the years ahead. That would be very good news indeed. Launching vibrant new congregations is often a more feasible and more fruitful strategy than attempting to revitalize struggling congregations."
In the Southern Baptist Convention, the North American Mission Board holds the assignment of resourcing church-planting work. In 2006, Southern Baptists started 1,458 new congregations, more than half of which were ethnic or African American. For resources and more information about Southern Baptist church planting work, visit NAMB's church-planting website at www.churchplantingvillage.net.
Compiled by Chris Turner, media relations manager for LifeWay Christian Resources of the Southern Baptist Convention. The four-part "State of Church Planting USA" study and a podcast interview with Ed Stetzer of LifeWay Research and Dave Travis of the Leadership Network can be downloaded at www.leadnet.org/churchplanting.
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Hi guys, i've got weird feeling that my iMac startet to lag when I added more ram. Mybe its just me :confused: but I've started to notice that safari sometimes does not respond to my clicks and Mouse sometime is laggy. I thout it was the mouse but problem still existed when using USB, any thoughts? I don't think its because I added SSD to the system? It's more like a RAM issue...
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text: I bought Disturbed's THE SICKNESS, after not being able to get "The Game" out of my head following the third time I heard it on the "Funky Monkey" FM station here in Tacoma. This was already after I had heard "Stupify" (which I had originally thought was called "StupidFly"), "Voices" and "Down With The Sickness" for the hundredth time, each. While I kinda liked each song to some extent, I had always found myself making fun of them, especially with lead vocalist David Draiman's unique, and often annoying, vocal ticks and mannerisms (including the repetitive "Zooooo-ah!!!" in "Voices" and "OH-WA-A-A-A-AH!!" in "Down With The Sickness"). But then, I heard "The Game" and I decided, what the…"The Game" has everything: Great keyboard sound, great drumbeat/bass, knife-edged guitar in all the right places, and a masterful combination of wistful-sounding, melodic, tenor-pitched singing with angry screaming that has all the impact of a kick to the head. And, you can dance to it! (Although I don't dance.) Above anything and everything else on this CD, "The Game" is a masterpiece–of its time and genre.As I finally got around to playing the rest of the CD, I found that (to my surprise) most of the other songs are very good, and do not sound very much like each other. That really surprised me, because I had found the first three songs I had heard by them to be a bit too similar to each other (especially "Voices" and "Down With The Sickness"). Although similar themes are rotated around quite a bit on the CD, there is much greater variety in the music than I had expected to hear. "Violence Fetish" has a heavy-industrial sound, and the hook line "Bring the Violence/It's significant" is used to good effect. "Numb" begins with a new-age swirl of keyboards at the beginning that is both surprising and fresh, "Want" has a funky feel, and "Conflict" with its repeated snarls of "enemy" is dark, intriguing–but that's not all! It also features soft, almost soothing vocals from David Draiman in its quiet bridge, before letting loose with heavy rhythm; Draiman uses his synthesized voice as its own instrument here, as he repeats "Eh-eh-eh-eh-ENEMY!!!"Now, for the *real* surprise of THE SICKNESS: "Shout2000," Disturbed's unbelievable version of the 1985 Tears For Fears classic "Shout." Blending some of the atmospheric keyboards of the original with modern, diamond-hard rhythm guitar power chords and upbeat, pummelling mid-tempo drumbeats, this is simply one of the greatest cover songs of all time. For me, it comes a very close second on this CD to "The Game." The CD rounds out with two excellent songs: "Droppin' Plates" and "Meaning of Life." The former begins with some loud funky rapping by David Draiman, and blends it with dizzying '80's-New-Wave synthesizer, along with a '90's hip-hop beat. Pretty cool! The latter has elements of all the other songs: lots of rap-screaming, buzzsaw guitars, trippy synths, and lots of double-bass drumming, with plenty of expert time-changes, courtesy of the extremely talented drummer/programmer Mike Wengren. Two things that are clearly evident on THE SICKNESS are excellent musicianship and production values.Given the fact that this CD is titled THE SICKNESS, I (of course) have decided to save my comments for "Down With The Sickness" for last. Essentially the title track of the CD, it is given entirely new life (and meaning) than the edited version played on the radio. It includes a bridge that is so violent and disturbing in its (de-)nature that it is the aural equivalent of DAWN OF THE DEAD, or AMERICAN PSYCHO, for that matter. The lyrics cannot be repeated here, even in part, and they are not included in the printed lyrics on the inside CD cover. All I can say about this section of "Down With The Sickness" is that it is not for the faint-of-heart, and delivers a far greater impact than the entire first Slipknot CD, which I also have and will review at a later date.Forget about what the Amazon music editor says about the supposedly "XXX-rated HOOBASTANK," by the band of the same name. Hell, HOOBASTANK doesn't even have the Parental Advisory sticker on it–they don't even curse on their CD. Believe me when I say that, on the basis of "Down With The Sickness" alone, Disturbed's THE SICKNESS definitely earns it's Parental Advisory sticker–and then some. This is a significant debut from a loud and angry band, and I think that more disturbing things can be expected on Disturbed's upcoming sophomore CD. Then again, they may just turn around, and surprise me again. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED


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Yesterday, I received the SU! Spring/ Summer catalog that Jenn sent me. I have already made my wish list, and will have to condense 'cause it's two pages long. There are some really great papers and I love the rub ons, not to mention some very nice stamp sets. I really need the stamp pad sets next.
This is the Valentine that I made for Cody to give his teacher. I started with a soft pink cardstock base and then layered on SU! Rose Red cardstock. The polka dot PP from the Target $ spot was faux ticket corner punched before being adhered to the card.
The strip of polka dot PP was matted with bright pink PP and then ribbon (from the Target $ spot as well) was tied and knotted on each end of the strip before being adhered to the card.
Daintybella was stamped onto Georgia Pacific white cardstock with Brilliance Graphite Black ink and then colored with copics. Stickles were added to the flowers for sparkle and dimension, and a black AtYou spica glitter pen was used over the bow and shoes for even more sparkle. I even used some gold in her hair.
She was die cut and embossed using Nestabilities, as was the scalloped oval mat. The image is adhered to the card front using pop dots. The flame dew drops were added to the corners with Zip Dry Paper Glue. I love that stuff!!
Lastly, I stamped the sentiment and flourishes from PTI's Sweet Love set with Brilliance Graphite Black ink.
We went shopping again yesterday to spend the last of my Christmas money. Got a great new outfit and purse and picked up some of the $ stamps from Michael's. Duke and I will be getting the car stereo installed on Thursday...then off to the salon for pedicures and I need a fill for my nails. Should be a pretty fun day!!
Don't forget about the Birthday Candy. You have until Thursday, January 17th to enter.


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TEXOMA--- From sleet, to snow, to freezing rain, we had a little bit of it all yesterday and while many people chose to stay indoors, some did not. Hitting the roads resulted in a lot of vehicles hitting vehicles and yesterday, first responders said they worked around the clock responding to accidents.
With less than an inch of snow hitting Grayson and Bryan County, you would think that the roads would be decent enough to drive on, but it turns out that wasn't the case.
"The roads in general were slushy and icy, especially after dark," Oklahoma Highway Patrol Trooper James Reinecker said about yesterday's conditions.
It was after dark when OHP troopers said an SUV with 8 people inside lost control. They were in the southbound lanes of Highway 75 by the Red River Bridge.
"They lost control, bounced off both of the retaining walls on either side of the bridge and into the path of an 18-wheeler that had been behind them. The 18-wheeler was reducing his speed, but was unable to keep from clipping them," Trooper Reinecker said.
He said after clipping the 18-wheeler, a second 18-wheeler struck the SUV head-on. As a result, three people died. This was the biggest accident in our area, but several other wrecks were reported.
In Sherman, police said they worked 10 major and 32 minor accidents. One fatality was reported.
In Howe, first responders said they responded to seven accidents in roughly three hours.
In Denison, police said they have worked 19 accidents since 7 a.m. yesterday.
OHP troopers said they worked 11 wrecks in Bryan County, two in carter county and zero in Pontotoc County. They reported seven injuries and three fatalities in Bryan County.


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I won't take up too much of your time here, friends. There are a couple blurbs from yesterday and little else of baseball-y import. As Eat More Esskay rightly pointed out, we have much to be thankful for this year as Orioles fans. Hope everyone is safe and well and in the words of Stephen Stills (or Idris Elba?), "if you can't be with the one you love, love the one you're with."
(You know...that sounds kind of dirty when I write it out)
Olney On Orioles, Red Sox, Kazmir, Heisey: MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com Someone's ears may be ringing.
Buck Showalter Isn't A Fan Of Cranberries On Thanksgiving He's the type of guy that says, "The pudding is delicious!"
Pitcher Study: Jason Hammel | FanGraphs Baseball Like deja vu all over again.
On this day in 1965, Curt Blefary was named Rookie of the Year while in 1983, Mike Boddicker narrowly lost out RoY honors.
It's the birthday of Lesser Dad of Lesser Steve, Wayne Tolleson. It's also Oscar Villareal's birthday.


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SE 171st and Division Street
The development at Southeast 171st and Division streets is the largest Habitat build in Oregon and part of Habitat's four-year bank of land purchased through A World of Hope: It Starts at Home fundraising efforts.
This site includes 45 lots, adjacent to 20 homes built by a for-profit builder and sold at market rate. Because the first 20 homes were sold at market rate, this completed development will be a mixed-income community. Once complete, the entire community will benefit from the $6,750,000 added to the local property tax base.
For the first time in Habitat's history, all specialty builds will be active during the same time and at the same location. The Portland Pride Build, Women Build, Faith Build and Youth United have all raised the necessary funds to sponsor a home.
The first 22 homes have been completed and several families have already moved in! The second phase of construction is currently underway and includes the final 23 homes and a community green space and garden. By the time this neighborhood is complete in the fall of 2014, it is estimated that over 10,000 volunteers will have worked side-by-side with 45 families to build this community from the ground up, providing stability for approximately 150 children.


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I've seen a few introductory greeting posts lately popping up on canis, and I thought, after spending a few weeks lurking on game threads, typing in the odd comment, and joining in the general festivities here, that it was about time I presented myself to the community.
Contrary to what would make sense, I did not become a wolves fan because of Ricky Rubio (the unicorn, such a tasteful nickname), or Kevin Love, or Rick Adelman, or Kevin Garnett, or because i'm Spanish (i'm not), or because i have ties with Minneapolis (I don't). I first became acquainted with the nba game about three years ago, as a result of the video game NBA live 09. I know now that the live series holds no ground over 2k, but I was fresh off the basketball boat, and it became my first taste of the wonderful game. I've lived in New Zealand my whole life (haven't heard of it? I'm not surprised. A sneak peek at the bottom right hand corner of the world map and you'll see it. We're famous for being ridiculously good at rugby, and having lots of sheep. Oh, and Flight of the Conchords). Here in little old nz, we have minimal access to american sports. The only time it pops up on our sports news is when a superbowl is won, or the nba finals finish. The only nba names i knew belonged to kobe and lebron, and even then I couldn't name the teams they played for.
For someone who had grown up playing rugby 06 and cricket 07 on ps2 (if you've played these you'll know what i mean), the quality of NBA live 09 was like a breath of fresh air on my face. I quickly became enamored with it, acquainting myself with the best players in the game and jamming ps2 for hours on end. As with anyone who's played a sporting video game, I created a stylised version of myself, and promptly stacked all my ratings to the maximum. I had to pick a team. It was an important decision. And one that has changed my life for the better since. I chose the Minnesota Timberwolves.
Why the wolves you might ask? Why pick a team which at that time, had a rookie called Kevin Love rated 60 who wasn't even given his own picture. Why pick a team whose best player was Mike Miller? Well, quite honestly, I wanted a challenge so I picked what the game told me was the worst team in the league. And to my credit, I haven't let go since (For those who care, I dominated throughout that season, averaging 50 ppg and carrying the Wolves all the way to a title).
So that's how I got here, and it hasn't been the easiest path travelled. Two years of Rambis and the triangle offence left me feeling cheated. I was ridiculed by friends who rode the lakers, okc, and heat bandwagons and flogged them to death. There have been highlights. The 30-30 game stands out. I never saw the game, but I remember checking the wolves game on my phone, seeing the digits 31-31 next to Kevin Love and promptly needing to change my pants.
But finally, things are on the way up. We've hit .500, have a great coach, the best pf in the game, the unicorn, and a group of fellas who push the envelope to entertain us every night they play. Canis Hoopus is a great community and I hope all you good folks will welcome me with open arms. Before I go, a few final points.
- I made a bet with my mate who's a Laker's fan that the Wolves will win their first title before the Laker's win their next. Everyone thought I was retarded. But then again, everyone thought the same when I said Kevin Love was the best rebounder in the league 2 years ago. Suck on that, haters, I'll just ride my faith.
- With the exception of Steve Nash, I have never seen anyone as selfless on the court as our Ricky. A true team player.
- Pek is a monster. Every time he catches a unicorn pass I crack a huge grin, content with the knowledge that our starting center can finally catch a basketball.
- While our boy Kevin is in the naughty corner for the week, is Adelman gonna unleash the caged lion?
- Playoffs? Here's hoping.
Goodnight wolves fans, and i'll see all of you good people on the game thread tomorrow. Go wolves!


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The Philadelphia Eagles are without a pair of their top receivers in training camp in WR Jeremy Maclin, who is suffering from an undisclosed illness, and WR DeSean Jackson, who is unhappy with his contract. He's due $600,000 in 2011 and is making the case that he deserves a long-term contract extension.
The Eagles team policy says a player has to be in camp to be eligible for a new contract. It's their way of dealing with holdouts like Jackson.
According to the latest reports, he's expected to end his holdout from Eagles training camp on Monday. ESPN's Dan Graziano lays out the timeline of Jackson's arrival at camp and how a new deal could get done.
If he shows up Monday, he could take a physical, meet with coaches and watch from the sidelines while the team and his agent spend Monday and Tuesday negotiating a new deal. That way, the Eagles haven't violated their policy about not negotiating with holdouts and Jackson hasn't put himself at risk of injury.
The Eagles have Tuesday off so that's two days for contract talks but it's still a big if.
Either way, the two sides need to come to an agreement. Jackson is indeed underpaid but, at the same time, he's also under contract right now and needs to honor that while he finds his new deal.
As Bleeding Green Nation points out, Jackson will arrive in camp with agent Drew Rosenhaus.


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Additional R data courtesy of Douglas Herr of WildlightPhoto.com
If you are looking for the Leica Compendium by Erwin Puts, please wisit his website for more info, or try search eBay for his books (usually sold out from the publisher rather fast, so they become collectors items).
You may download a free PDF version of the 2002-version of Erwin Puts: "Leica M Lenses Their Soul and Secrets" from overgaard.dk or Leica Camera
Link: Brochure
Link: PDF maual
Leica M9-P Hermes Limited Edition Jean-Louis Dumas with three lenses; 50mm Noctilux, 50mm Summilux and 28mm Summicron. Also with a limited edition Hermes Camera Bag.
Lens design by Peter Karbe, lens and camera body re-design by Walter de'Silva.
Price for the set at the release date May 10, 2012 - delivery July 2012- was € 40,000 / $ 50,000 for the set.
This is a redesign of the lens barrel texture, in anodized silver and with Hermes orange numbers. Body re-design in silver chrome finish with Veau Swift burnt tan calfskin leather.
Another 300 sets Leica M9-P Hermes Limited Edition with the Leica 50mm Summilux-M ASPH Hermes Limited Edition was released as well, price € 20,000 / 25,000$.
Leica M9-P Hermes Limited Edition with 50mm Summilux.
As the above edition.
Price € 20,000 / 25,000$.
Leica S
"Type 006"
digital medium-format digital camera for The updated Leica S, now without the S2 or S3 but simply S.
Takes L eica S lenses and (via adapter) R lenses. Equipped with both focal plane shutter (FPS) central shutter (CS) in one camera. Comes with a full Lightroom licence.
"The Worlds Best Camera"
Link: Brochure
Link: PDF maual
4/3 system lenses and R Bajonet via adapter.
Link: PDF brochure
Link: PDF brochure
Link: PDF maual
Leica D-Lux 5
incl. Full Lightroom licence
D-Lux 5 Techincal Data
Leica D-Lux 5 Titanium
Limited edition with halfcase and cover and camera strap in grey leather.
D-Lux 6 Techincal Data
Leica X2 silver or black
Incl. Full Lightroom licence
Also available as Leica X a la carte editons where you can design your own colors.
Link: PDF brochure
Link: PDF manual
Leica X a la carte
Leica X2 Edition Paul Smith
Incl. Full Lightroom licence
Limited edition designed by Paul Smith, in a collectors box with grey camera strap and matching grey half-case for the camera.
Limited edition 1500 pcs.
Link: PDF brochure
Link: PDF manual
anastigmat an anastigmatic lens system (Leitz Anastigmat (Leitz I) from 1920 with a fixed 50mm f3.5 lens. Produced again as a retro camera in 2000-2002).
anastigmatic (of a lens system) constructed so that the astigmatism of each element is canceled out.
ORIGIN late 19th cent.: from an- 1 [not] + astigmatic (see astigmatism):
astigmatism a defect in the eye or in a lens caused by a deviation from spherical curvature, which results in distorted images, as light rays are prevented from meeting at a common focus.
ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from a-- [without] + Greek stigma 'point' + -ism.
Stands for "aspheric design". Most lenses have a spherical design - that is, the radius of curvature is constant. These are easy to manufacture by grinding while "spinning" the glass. This design however restricts the number of optical corrections that can be made to the design to render the most realistic image possible. ASPH lenses, however, involve usually 1 element that does *not* have a constant radius of curvature. These elements can be made by 1) expensive manual grinding, 2) molded plastic, 3) Leica's patented "press" process, where the element is pressed into an aspherical ("non-spherical") shape. This design allows the manufacturer to introduce corrections into compact lens designs that weren't possible before. Practically, the lens performs "better" (up to interpretation) due to increased correction of the image, in a package not significantly bigger than the spherical version.
A designation engraved (or silk printed) on top of Leica cameras produced for internal factory use only. 25-50 Leica MP Betriebsk cameras was produced in 1957. But for the M7 for example, ca. 100 M7 Betriebsk cameras was produced, intended for Leica dealers to have as demonstration cameras.
ORIGIN None so far.
Curently no origin known. Leica I Compur camera (1926-1941) and Leica Summicron (II) Compur 50mm f2.0 lens (1959).
Elmax = E. Leitz + Max Berak. Ernst Leitz was the founder of Ernst Leitz Optical Industry which later became Leica. Professor Dr. Max Berak was employed at Leica in 1912 and was the architech of the first Leica lens which Ernst Leitz asked him to design for the "Barnack's camera" (the 1913-prototype named after Oscar Barnack who invented it). The lens was a f/3.5 50mm and was known as the Leitz Anstigmat and later the Elmax.
the ratio of the focal length of a camera lens to the diameter of the aperture being used for a particular shot.
ORIGIN early 20th cent.: from f (denoting the focal length) and number
Four Thirds
The Four Thirds System is a standard created by Olympus and Kodak for digital SLR camera design and development.
The system provides a standard which, with digital cameras and lenses available from multiple manufacturers, allows for the interchange of lenses and bodies from different manufacturers. Companies developing 4:3 cameras and/or lenses are Fuji, Kodak, Leica, Olympus, Panasonic, Sanyo, Sigma. See www.4-3system.com
Leica = LEItz CAmera.
(as in "M3", "M6", "M7" etc.)
… stands for "Messucher", which is German for "Viewfinder". The "3" in M3 was chosen because of the three bright line finders for the 50, 90 and 135 mm lenses. Later the numbers of the M cameras were more or less chosen to follow each other.
"Meßsucher". It is always correctly written with the "ß". There are technically not three "s", rather the "ß" and one "s" because it is a word constructed by the combining of two precise words.
M-body evolution in chronologic order:
Cameras that has been prepared to be fitted with a motor winder to forward the film.
For example the Leicaflex SL for manual winding and the Leicaflex SL MOT that is likewise born with manual winding, but can be fitte with a motor winder.
Stands (also) for Mechanical Perfection.
Rangefinder (RF) Camera
A camera where the photographer is using a viewfinder to view and focus (measuring the distance) with; a camera where one is not looking through an actual lens when framing and focusing.
SLR abbreviation for Single-Lens Reflex; the lens that forms the image on the film also provides the image in the viewfinder via a mirror.
viewfinder a device on a camera showing the field of view of the lens, used in framing and focusing the picture; often also works as an instrument to measure the distance (focusing).
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Natal Panchanga:
A View of the Current Incarnation
by Rhonda Busby
Panchanga is one of the factors of muhurta, which is used to select an auspicious time to start an activity or event. The panchanga at the time of birth describes the energies of one's life and how they may be used most auspiciously.
Panchanga is Sanskrit for five limbs: pancha = five and anga = limbs.
Panchanga is the five ways that celestial light influences the matter of the world:
Thus, Sun (spirit) and Moon (matter) combine and incarnate through the five elements of matter to create our world and everything in it, including us. The panchanga is a refinement of how this is done, and shows the manifestation of our present incarnation. Panchanga consists of:
Vara, or day of the week, from sunrise to sunrise
describes the creative force and vitality of the event or activity
describes the type of creative energy one has, as well as ones physical and mental vitality
Nakshatra placement of the Moon, the distance the Moon travels in one day, which is 13°20'
describes how the event or activity is nurtured and grown
describes how ones life is nurtured and grown
Tithi, lunar day, the phase of the Moon, the time it takes for distance between Sun and Moon to increase by 12°
describes the attitudes of those involved toward the event or activity
describes ones attitude toward life and relationships
Karana, half a lunar day, the time it takes for the distance between Sun and Moon to increase by 6°
describes the action necessary to accomplish the event or activity
describes ones natural talents and abilities to carry out ones life activities
Nitya yoga, the union of Suns degrees and Moons degrees, plus 93°20'
describes how the event or activity is held together
describes how ones life is held together and supported
Each of the five limbs has a planetary lord that describes how that limb manifests in ones life. The placement of each limbs lord in the birth chart indicates its strength to manifest in ones life, and the blessings and challenges that accompany it. For example, in order to have creative strength and vitality, the vara lord must be strong and well placed in the birth chart.
Following is a description of each panchanga limb and how it manifests in the birth chart of Steve Jobs. (See Figure 1)
The vara is a solar day counted from sunrise to sunrise. Just as the Sun is the energy that allows for the creation of all life, so the energy of each day describes the creative energy of that day. (See Figure 2) Many westerners are unaware that the names of the week days actually come from their ruling planets. The English names for Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday come from the Norse counterparts of these planets. Their names in the romance languages are taken from their Roman names.
The day on which one was born describes how ones creative energy is most naturally expressed. This was a common notion until recently, even in the west, embodied in the old nursery rhyme:
Mondays child is fair of face, Tuesdays child is full of grace, Wednesdays child is full of woe, Thursdays child has far to go, Fridays child is loving and giving, Saturdays child works hard for a living. But the child who is born on the Sabbath day is blithe and bonny and good and gay.
In our example chart, Steve Jobs was born on Thursday, which is ruled by Jupiter. Jobs could indeed be described as spiritual, wise, abundant, and blessed. His natal Jupiter is with Ketu, opposite Venus and Rahu. His creative energy was expansive, intuitive, artistic, uniquely talented, and expressed from the perspective of being an outsider in his culture.
The nakshatra placement of the Moon describes how ones life is nurtured and grown. Each of the 27 nakshatras has a rich mythology, description of blessings and challenges, symbol, ruling planet, deity, animal symbol, and sound syllable. Of particular interest is the shakti or power of each nakshatra which describes how the nakshatra grows what is created in the vara, and gives the vara strength to create.
Jobs natal Moon is in Uttara Bhadrapada, ruled by Saturn. The power of Uttara Bhadrapada is to bring the rain, which means to fulfill the needs of the collective. Rain slakes the thirst and represents a condensation of ideas and inspiration into tangible form that can do some good in a practical way. Jobs nurtured and grew his creative gift of artistic expansive communication by fulfilling the need for sharing information and communication with a concrete product that has brought a certain nourishment to humanity. (Interestingly enough, Bill Gates natal Moon is also in Uttara Bhadrapada.)
Jobs Moon is in the 8th bhava, indicating his intuition and curiosity about the unknown. Moon is in Pisces, indicating his idealism and visionary nature. Pisces is ruled by Jupiter, which also rules the vara. Nakshatra lord Saturn is exalted in 3rd bhava, nicely tying in his technical abilities, concentration, focus, and ability to consolidate concepts.
A lunar month, or complete Moon phase, has 30 tithis of varying start time and duration. Fourteen of these are matched pairs, one waxing and one waning, the same number of days away from or toward the Sun. This makes 28, and the remaining two are the New Moon and the Full Moon. Each natal tithi has a personality description, deity, and element. In muhurta, the tithi indicates the attitude of the people involved toward the event or activity. Ones birth tithi generally indicates ones attitude toward life. Some tithis indicate a favorable attitude and a general feeling of happiness. Others indicate pessimism and a tendency to relate to the negative aspects of life, or a lack of enthusiasm. There may be a feeling of fulfilling ones responsibilities in life only because there is no choice, or a feeling that life is more trouble than it is worth.
The element describes how one relates to others:
Fire (nanda) can lack emotional sensitivity and drive others away. They can be very passionate and too much for others to handle. They can be emotionally out of control and not easy to love.
Earth (bhadra) sustain relationships and want relationships to last.
Ether (jaya) protects relationships.
Water (rikta) is good at relationships, but sometimes need relationships too much and can be needy.
Air (vayu) can be unsteady and vacillating, and need relationships to be stabilizing.
Jobs birth tithi is Tritiya, with a waxing Moon just three days away from the Sun. The deity of Tritiya is the goddess Gauri, one form of the wife of Shiva. Gauri personifies speech and connecting with others. Gauri and Shiva were married on the day of Tritiya, which indicates the strong need for love and relationship found here, including divine love and commitment. Tritiya people are clever, scholarly, nurturing, and good speakers. Their attitude toward life is that life has meaning through communication and relationship. All Tritiya people need relationships in their lives. The element is ether, which indicates that they are protective of relationships.
Tritiya is ruled by Mars. Jobs Mars is strong in Aries in the 9th bhava, indicating the self-sufficient free thinker with an expansive vision, the leading pioneer who pushed through obstacles, and also his drive, decisiveness, and short temper.
A karana is half a tithi. Since there are 30 tithis, there are technically 60 karanas, but seven repeat eight times to cover 56 steps. The remaining four are fixed, meaning they do not rotate and move as the others do. The fixed karanas occur only once in a Moon phase cycle.
The karana indicates ones talents and abilities to carry out the activities of life. Jobs karana is Gara, ruled by Jupiter. Gara is associated with neutralizing poison. Its natives are good advisors and have an innate ability to deal with poisons, both literal and figurative. Is it surprising that Apple products are known for their resistance to viruses? Gara people show a special propensity for Jupiterian abilities, as spiritual teachers, scholars, philosophers, advisors, and charity workers. He carried out the actions of his life through this lens.
Nitya Yoga
There are 27 nitya yogas, each with a characteristic associated with it. Six of these are considered inauspicious for muhurta because they are destructive and serve to hold the event together only in an unpleasant manner at best. However, they are quite favorable for destructive events.
Just as those with sharp or fierce nakshatras may grow and nurture their lives through a deep connection with the dark side of human existence (for good or ill), so those with inauspicious nitya yogas may hold their lives together in ways that seem destructive or counterproductive. They can feel unsupported by life.
They may accomplish a great deal, only to see it disappear at the last moment. At best they can learn to use their experience of the unpredictability of life to learn to trust the universe, and to support and edify others. At worst, they self-destruct. Peace lies in accepting life as it comes.
Jobs nitya yoga is Shubha, a particularly favorable yoga that indicates a life held together by being eminent, happy, graceful, successful, a wise advisor, and achieving what one sets out to be. It can also indicate a weak constitution.
Shubha is ruled by the Sun, which is in Jobs 7th bhava aspecting his Ascendant. Sun also rules his Leo Ascendant, as well as his Ascendant nakshatra, Uttara Phalguni. His life was held together by creative intelligence, inventiveness, good business sense, support of partners, confidence, pride, and even arrogance.
Jobs had a life particularly represented by Jupiter: Vara: Thursday, ruled by Jupiter Moon nakshatra: Uttara Bhadrapada, ruled by Saturn which is:
1) in the nakshatra of Jupiter (Vishakha)
2) aspected by Jupiter
3) Moon is in the sign of Jupiter (Pisces) Tithi: ruled by Mars which is in the nakshatra of Ketu (Ashwini) natal Ketu is with Jupiter Karana: ruled by Jupiter Nitya yoga: ruled by Sun, which is:
1) aspected by Jupiter
2) in the nakshatra of Rahu (Shatabhisha) which is opposite Jupiter Jupiter itself is in a nakshatra ruled by Jupiter (Punarvasu)
Hence, analysis of Jupiter reveals much about Jobs most recent incarnation. Jupiter is with Ketu, indicating erratic fortunes, ability to act instinctively, and to know what to do without being taught.
Jupiter in Gemini indicates good communication skills, love of novelty, a sense of humor, financial acumen, good family, and being helpful to all.
Ketu in Gemini indicates a creative mind that is full of new ideas and a quick sensitive thought process.
Jupiter in 11th bhava indicates capacity to develop opportunities, but also trouble with over-expansion or developing too rapidly.
Ketu in 11th indicates wealth from taking advantage of opportunities arising from reorganizations and chaotic situations, losing money through pioneering enterprises, and erratic cash flow.
Venus is opposite Jupiter, which indicates skill in attaining and giving knowledge, artistic ability, and intelligence, luck, and the admiration of others.
Jupiter and Venus are vargottama in navamsha, emphasizing their significations and perhaps a clue to his death (since Venus and Jupiter are karakas for different parts of the pancreas,
and he died of pancreatic cancer). Venus is karaka of music; Jobs iPod was said to change the music industry and the way everyone listened to music.
Jobs Jupiter was retrograde, an indicator of its strength and its manifestation in unusual, perhaps more unpredictable, ways. Bill Levacy says people with retrograde Jupiter are always trying to win back what was lost and are quick to spot an opportunity for profit that others might miss. They can become interested in projects that have become disregarded or weak because they can still see the value in them and are willing to take them on and rejuvenate them. Doing so gives them a stronger sense of worth.
This is an apt description of Jobs throughout his life: making a multimillion dollar business out of Wozniaks homemade computers, taking over a small product called MacIntosh, being kicked out of Apple because he continued to act as if he had saved the company even though sales were plummeting, buying the computer graphics division of George Lucas (who was selling it due to a divorce settlement) and incorporating it into Pixar which was a hobby until it started to make huge money, and then finally buying back Apple and taking over management on his own terms.
Thus we can see in the panchanga of Steve Jobs birth chart the manifestation of his incarnation:
- A creative energy of wisdom and expansion (vara)
- Nurtured by giving humanity a new way of communicating and accessing information (nakshatra)
- With an attitude that lifes meaning is found in communication and relationships (tithi)
- With the talents of knowledge, optimism, confidence, and the desire to know and improve things karana)
- And a life held together by eminence, happiness, grace, and attaining what he set out to be (nitya yoga).
The panchanga offers a unique lens into the deeper meaning of the present incarnation in the birth chart.
Sutton, Komilla.
Personal Panchanga and the Five Sources of Light /i> (Bournemouth, England: The Wessex Astrologer Ltd., 2007), pp. 8 14.
Wilhelm, Ernst.
Classical Muhurta
(Kala Occult Publishers, 2003), p. 47.
Sutton, p. 23.
Wilhelm, p. 53.
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Wilhelm, p. 71.
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Wilhelm, p. 47.
Wilhelm, pp. 57, 58.
Levacy, William R.
Beneath a Vedic Sky
(Hay House, Inc., 1999), pp. 112, 113.
Wilhelm, p. 24.
Sutton, pp. 102, 103.
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Levacy, pp. 46, 93, 94.
Wilhelm, p. 35.
Sutton, pp. 127, 131.
Wilhelm, pp. 71, 72.
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Levacy, p. 188.
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Levacy, p. 187.
Charak, Dr. KS.
Essentials of Medical Astrology
(Delhi, India: UMA Publications, 2002), pp. 49, 50.
Levacy, p. 20.
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Goodview, VA - Crews were called to Smith Mountain Lake Sunday after a 6-year-old boy from Maryland drowned while visiting his grandparents.
When Bedford County investigators found the boy, he was not wearing a life jacket.
The report of the missing boy Sunday afternoon prompted an extensive search of a cove at 1123 Roanoke Drive. Patrol boats filled the water, bloodhounds searched nearby--and rescue crews hit the ground.
"They had the police and fire and searching the woods and area in the cove," said Deputy Chief Allan Bush with the Smith Mountain Lake Marine Volunteer Fire & Rescue.
The search lasted three hours before divers from the Scruggs Rescue and Dive team found the boy's lifeless body in 10 feet of water near the dock where he first went missing. Investigators say the boy was wearing goggles and no life jacket.
Rescue crews at the scene say then everything went quiet until they heard a mother's heartbreak.
"When you hear that parent's screams and agonizing over what they are going through, the parents, the grandparents. It's terrible," said Bush.
The parents of the 6-year-old told investigators no one saw the boy go into the water but said that earlier that day he was wearing a life jacket.
"It only takes a second for tragedy to happen. It's unfortunate for everybody," said Jeff Pauley, president of the Moneta Volunteer Fire Department.
This is the second young child to drown at Smith Mountain Lake this summer. In June it was a 12-year-old girl from North Carolina.