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Federal budget has communities worried about clean water
Dec 05, 2011 — Advocates for clean water are concerned about proposed Congressional spending cuts. The program that helps communities afford expensive water and sewer projects is expected to be cut in half. Julie Grant reports many local governments won't be able to afford them.
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Father and neighbour tackled fire caused by lightning
Lightning struck the roof of a house above the room where a six-week-old baby was sleeping in a cot.
A couple and their two children escaped unhurt, but their house in Blyth was badly damaged. Daniel Smith and a neighbour fought the fire themselves before the fire brigade arrived.

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Greetings and Hello to my fellow HH folks out there. As my post implies, I need to hopefully find some help out there with regard to play-off tickets.
Here's the deal. I am the ticket holder of record for my group and we have 4 seats. Within our group there is some conflict between personal schedules and the play-off schedule. As such, I am looking to trade 2 seats to Game 1 for 2 seats to Game 2. Here's the deal though, I need the 2 seats to be roughly similar to our current seats and the seats need to be together.
Where are the seats you ask? Field Level, Section 107, Row D. If you can help out, please, please, please let me know ASAP.


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I wanted to change ISPs and am wondering what options I have in my area. I've visited a few sites claiming to be directories, but they seem to be inaccurate.
I live in the Chicago suburbs. Is there a reliable directory or other method other than watching junk mail fliers?
I don't care about the delivery mechanism of the ISP; it could be wireless, wired, satellite, etc.


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There is some new hope for patients who suffer from rheumatoid arthritis. For the first time in a decade, an FDA advisory committee approved a new drug for R-A. The drug is called Tofacitinib. Since some patients taking this appear to resume normal lives, the FDA is expected to give final approval within months. R-A patient Karen Barkey says,
"At the beginning I think getting used to the medication was a little hard, it has some side effects".
That is the concern. Side effects can include an increased risk of lymphoma and elevated cholesterol; But the FDA panel decided today that the benefits of this new drug appear to outweigh the risk of possible side effects.
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The lifetime risk for cancer is greater than 1 in 3 for women in the U.S., but most women do not make the lifestyle choices recommended by the American Cancer Society to reduce that risk and prevent cancer. A multifaceted new survey determined how women view diet and exercise in relationship to cancer and whether they believe they are engaging in healthy behaviors, and whether their diet and exercise choices really meet the minimum recommendations.
One of the largest, longest, placebo-controlled clinical trials ever done on the use of a daily multivitamin/mineral to prevent cancer in men has shown a remarkable 8 percent drop in overall cancers during a 13-year study period – findings that may have repercussions on health care around the world.
A new study suggests that aspirin and other similar painkillers may help protect against skin cancer. Published early online in CANCER, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society, the findings indicate that skin cancer prevention may be added to the benefits of these commonly used medications.
Prevention is better than cure; however, when it comes to screening for cancer new research shows that U.S. health services are not as cost-effective as international, and publically run, counterparts. The research, published in The Milbank Quarterly, compares U.S. screening services to screening in the Netherlands and found that while three to four times more screening took place in the United States, the rates of mortality were similar.
Researchers now suggest that fish oil may have the potential to be developed as a cancer chemopreventive agent. Environmental carcinogens termed polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons can bind to DNA to form DNA adducts (additional products), which may in turn lead to mutations in critical genes, causing cancer. They found a reduced level of DNA adducts in animals treated with fish oil.


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August 16, 2013
Sitting here in the dark, reflecting on the situation I find myself in, trying to figure out how things got so messed up here in this graveyard, trying to think of ways to uplift my fellow prisoners, bringing all the solid ones together so that we can try to make things better. But I'm just one man in this fight; I've only been able to do so much on my own.
April 29, 2013
Young people, to start, you must acknowledge that for everything you think you know, there is a great deal you don't know. That the first pursuit of man is to acquire knowledge. But until you can discern the real from the fake, true knowledge and the wisdom to wield it effectively will always escape you.


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CATEGORIES Comedy, Drama, RumorMonger, Newsstand, Movie Marketing, Remakes and Sequels, Movies, CinematicalIESB's got a new interview up with Robert Downey Jr. that's ostensibly about The Shaggy Dog, but he talks about a few other projects, as well. Because I love you, I sat through the entire thing - which involves far too much studio-mandated talk about how great an actor the dog is (apparently no one can shut up about his brilliance) and a strange effort by Downey to portray his Token Bad Guy character as a lesson to kids - in order to glean the few interesting tidbits that appear at the very end.
First, though he doesn't actually speak about it, Downey appears to be very fired up indeed about A Scanner Darkly, at least if rubbing his hands together and cackling with glee at its mere mention is any indication. Second, he thinks it would be a good idea to remake Weird Science. He really said that, almost totally unprompted. I don't get it either, particularly because the interviewer didn't think to ask for details about why such a thing might be necessary. Third and most bizarrely, Downey is in informal talks with Sylvester Stallone to star in Poe, a biopic written and directed by Sly himself. While it's remarkably easy to picture Downey as Poe (my mental image looks pretty much just like he did in Chaplin, except with a more elaborate mustache), the thought of Stallone giving Downey acting direction is almost too demented to comprehend.
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Solo show
Preview opens Thur 6pm
June_Art Hamptons, New York State, US
MAY_ Art Mrkt San Francisco Red Truck booth 517
MAY_ Brighton Festival 'THE ILLUSTRATED RECIPE'_BRIGHTON_UK
APR_Hard Time Mini Mall curated by Noah Antieau
JUNE_Motala Konsthall_Motala_Sweden
FEB_Gruppe_HANS ALF GALLERY_COPENHAGEN_DENMARK
SEPT_GALARIA DOS PRAZERES, Calheta, Madeira, Portugal
DEC_RED TRUCK GALLERY @Scope Art Fair, Miami
Past 2011 - 2010 - 2009 - 2008
Some works from
Denimu's time in Australia.
IAN BERRY Aka DENIMU.
We all love denim, don't we? It's the great democratic fabric, worn by everyone from the farmer to the aristocrat, the manual worker to the oligarch.
But for the British artist Ian Berry, it is so much more. It's probably fair to say, Ian is obsessed. This is the guy who changed his stage name to Denimu and made a career out of turning jeans into works of art.
Ian conjures remarkably detailed portraits and urban landscapes using nothing more than discarded jeans. Over many weeks he cuts, stitches and glues using only the varying shades of the fabric to provide contrast and shadow. The effect is amazingly detailed images, with a depth and texture that is hard to reproduce in print and online.
Ian's denim epiphany came during a trip back to his childhood home in Huddersfield. During a big clear-out session, Ian found himself staring at a big pile of unwanted jeans destined for the charity shop. Affectionate memories came flooding back, along with a wave of tactile enthusiasm for the fabric. At that point, he knew he'd found the key to his artistic career.
Ian began his artistic experiments with denim while working as an art director in London and Sydney. Despite building a successful career and creating campaigns for brands such as Nissan, Guinness and Talisker Whiskey, the call of the rivets and seams was too deafening to ignore.
The public caught on and Ian enjoyed enough commercial
success to devote himself full time to his art. He had two near sell-out
shows in Sweden, his new adopted home, another in London and also showed across the US, in
Portugal as well as Copenhagen. His work has since sold across Europe, America, the Middle East and Australasia
to private, public and corporate collections, and has been featured in
innumerable art and fashion magazines from Elle to Playboy, newspapers from The Times to the Daily Mail and interviewed on many TV shows included the UK's BBC and ITV, Sweden's TV4's Nyhetsmorgan morning show and on 24Corren and Portugal's RTP.
Born 1984, Huddersfield, UK
Ba (Hons) Graphic Design & Advertising.
Buckinghamshire Chilterns University 2006
Denimu tries his best to support the ROMDOL CHHENG PHNOM ORPHANAGE & SCHOOL in Cambodia. Read about it here.
How it began..
I was about 14 and we were going to a family party. I wanted to wear my favourite pair of jeans, but my mum had other ideas. Out instead came the corduroy.
I still remember feeling so self-conscious and uncomfortable, and not myself. How I wanted to be in my beloved denim, just like my cousins were wearing.
A few years later I came across the very same pair, now unique through wear, on top of a pile of cast offs ready for the charity shop.
I found myself staring at them, wishing I could still fit in them remembering the times when I could and the trouble I got in while wearing them. I was transfixed by the ripped, faded texture of the fabric. How the different blues contrasted against each other with the varying shades shades.
Inspired by my old jeans I had the idea of cutting up old pairs of jeans to create images prolonging the life of the jean.
a material that while personal to me, is also so ubiquitous -
transcending borders, race, age, social class and time. A link to my
past, but also to one another.
Initially drawn to the artistic possibilities offered by the deep and varied texture of the fabric, later I became fascinated by the rich heritage of Denim. A story that has run alongside that of modern history. A material that abounds in dualities and meanings. A symbol of both egalitarianism and of materialism. A reflection of the world in which we live.


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Focus on excellence and results
"The topsector plan appears to have been generally approved by the sector. That is good, for it is a sign that consensus on direction and ambition is emerging. It is also good to see the plan focus on areas in which the Netherlands excels. In the past we tried to bridge gaps with other countries and make up for deficiencies, and we often ended up throwing away good money. We should instead bet on our strengths – and by definition these must be few in number.
Another welcome feature of the topsector plan is its focus on cost-effective innovations. The choice between quality and cost is a false dilemma. More often than not, better health outcomes and more efficient processes also mean lower costs overall. Unless innovations are cost effective, healthcare systems and its patients can quite literally not afford them. So we must focus on what we are good at: that is where we can make a difference.
For the Regiegroep this means dedicating ourselves to producing not more reports or new entities but working examples of cost-effective innovation. We should select a few areas with high healthcare costs and relevant Dutch excellence, target the costs to eliminate and the quality to improve. Conflicting interests often make cost reductions impractical – for example because one stakeholder has to invest for another to benefit. However, the Regiegroep unites all stakeholders. If we can set aside individual interests, we should be able to demonstrate that large-scale savings can be achieved by removing certain barriers. The examples we decide upon should offer scope for significant savings, fall within our competencies and allow relatively quick results.
The topsector plan also makes much of 'crossovers' with other sectors. Indeed, the link with food will grow ever more important; diet is important to both therapy and, especially, prevention. Food is another area in which the Netherlands possesses real strengths. The Regiegroep should reach out to such sectors like agro-food and other life sciences sectors (e.g. the topsector chemicals) and seek close interaction and collaboration where possible. Such crossovers will prove crucial to healthcare innovation and cost containment in the long run.
It is now up to us to show results. Where innovations have already been successful, we must make that success explicit and tangible to wider audiences. Where not, we must dedicate ourselves to demonstrating working examples. It is important that politicians and the general public see what we achieve; this will inspire and show them that investment in life sciences innovation is (public) money well spent."
Let's make it work
- Select a few topics to demonstrate cost-effective innovations in practice
- Reach out to other life sciences sectors, especially agro-food
- Show off examples of successful cost-effective healthcare innovations
Rob van Leen is chief innovation officer for DSM and head of its Innovation Center. He is a member of the Technology and Innovation Committee of VNO-NCW.


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Dreaming big is what Girl Scouts does best! Girl Scouts is ushering in tomorrow's generation of women leaders while honoring those who have exemplified its mission and values today.
In 2014 we are proud to recognize the leadership and dedication of Steve and Joan Gilliland for their longstanding volunteerism with Girl Scouts of San Jacinto Council. Steve previously served on Girl Scouts of San Jacinto Councils Board of Directors and as the chair of both the Properties and Finance Committees. He currently serves at a national level as a board member of Girl Scouts of the USA. Joan has made a notable impact through her leadership and involvement with GSSJCs community outreach program at the Center for Success and Independence in addition to her role as a troop leader, service unit administrator and volunteer.
In addition we will be recognizing the achievements of Sherry Williams, former Senior VP & Chief Ethics and Compliance Officer at Halliburton. As one of 10 children, Sherry came from very meager beginnings. As a young woman she was encouraged to become a Dallas Cowboys Cheerleader; however she was determined to use her brains and not beauty. As a proud supporter of the Girl Scout mission, she has served as a speaker for the Girl Scout Leadership Institute and was spotlighted at the GSUSA pre-convention party in 2011 as an example of what a girl can do!
Previous Honorees:
2013 Dr. Mary B. McIntire
2012 Cathy Wining-Thomas
2012 Honorable Sylvia Garcia
2011 Dorothy Goodykoontz
2011 Pam Gardner
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haute cuisine: vegan raspberry ice cream
3˝ c. coconut milk -full fat
ľ c. agave nectar
2 T. arrowroot
˝ t. vanilla extract
2 c. frozen organic raspberries
Blend ingredients together in blender. Follow directions for your ice cream maker-make sure that the inner bowl is frozen adequately and also chill the mixture that you just blended until cold. Pour blended mixture into ice cream maker--it will thicken after about 20-30 minutes, but placing the ice cream in the freezer for awhile after it is in the ice cream maker will help firm it up too.
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Well, the other afternoon (as I was getting ready to head from my parent's house to Santa Monica for a Spirit Awards party), I learned a painful lesson about taking one step at a time. After a trip-and-fall accident I ended up at the E.R. and now I get to watch the Spirit Awards (and the Oscars tomorrow), from my folks' living room. Could be worse (they have an HDTV), but I'd rather not have stitches in my lip and three broken teeth. Anyway, I hope to be all fixed up someday soon...
Good luck nominees.
bo | February 26, 2007 9:59 AM
Euuuug -- take it easy man... hope you're feeling better. Maybe it's just the universe's way of making you take a break..
Agnes | February 25, 2007 6:39 AM
Eug, that sounds awful! I hope you get better soon. Re-watch those fun dancer videos from the winter fests for a smile.


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I apologize for quoting myself in this post, I wouldn't except that the subject matter is sort of at the heart of why I started this blog in 2007.
Susan Jennings asked me for an interview that ended up as Growing Your Business, While Still Having a Life on Business.com. I started by pointing out that her subject is almost exactly the tag line on my main blog at Planning Startups Stories. I enjoyed that. And Susan does a good interview. These are my favorites:
"Starting a business is like sponge, he says. It will suck up all your time if you allow it to. But he adds that it's detrimental to both your business and your life to allow work to dominate your human priorities.
'People use their business as an excuse to be self-indulgent,' he says. 'That's deadly. That's selfishness. Over time, those people end up alone.'
On scheduling:
… Over the years, he's found that scheduling the times he wasn't working — rather then vice-versa — has helped him keep his priorities straight. He's made sure to schedule soccer practices and games, family dinners, and times with his wife, and he says this type of planning has actually allowed him to be more productive.
'It's like yang instead of the ying. And that helps with the discipline of telling your stupid mind to shut up,' he says. 'Because my mind is very undisciplined and will ignore what my loved one is saying.'
On multitasking:
Also, too much multitasking can be problematic. Business owners need to recognize that some tasks — like writing and product/website design — need larger blocks of focused time. There are so many things competing for our attention these days, he says, so it's important to schedule times for these tasks and to turn off Twitter, Facebook, e-mail and not answer the phone while you're doing them.
'I'm always fighting the multitasking versus the concentration time,' he says. 'I've learned the hard way that people need reflection time to be most creative and productive.'
There's more on that post. And, on the same basic subject area, from my main blog I like 10 tips for saving your life from your business, and 10 lessons learned in 22 years of bootstrapping.
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CATEGORIES Animation, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Casting, Warner Brothers, RumorMonger, Family Films, Newsstand, Movies, CinematicalZack Snyder isn't a director that lets a little legal drama bring him down, and currently he's busy at work on Guardians of Ga'Hoole, the Lord of the Rings of owl stories. (Two young friends of mine have since assured me it's a really good series; I should drop hints until they lend it to me.)
Sydney's Daily Telegraph is reporting that Aussie up-and-comer Ryan Kwanten has joined the voice cast of Ga'Hoole, along with fellow Aussies Hugh Jackman and Hugo Weaving.
While their involvement hasn't been confirmed anywhere else, this certainly could be the "schedule conflict" alluded to in Jackman dropping out of Cleo -- but would Snyder really reuse two memorable parts of the Happy Feet voice cast? Then again, why wouldn't he? Weaving is The Voice of All Voices, and Jackman did a pretty memorable job in Happy Feet and Flushed Away. Plus, they're Australian, which is where most of the Ga'Hoole work will be done. You might as well save on the production costs by using the local talent, right?
Going by Wiki's character list (don't read it, it's chock full of spoilers), I can hazard a guess as to which Aussie will be playing what owl -- Kwanten is probably going to be the young hero, Soren. Jackman sounds rather perfect for Twilight, "a confident and boastful owl who is always singing songs about himself." There's far too many wise and kingly owls to assign one to Weaving, so we'll have to wait and see on that one. I'm really very curious about this film -- an epic about owls sounds a lot more promising than half the stuff that gets optioned, anyway. At least there will be no question as to who owns the rights to this Snyder film.


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Call to Schedule an Appointment:
Massage: 808-638-3103
School: 808-638-2303
License # MAE 242
1314 South King Street, Suite 601, Honolulu, HI 96814
Aisen Shiatsu Therapy was established on March 3, 1977 and is owned and operated by Sensei Fumihiko Indei. He is a graduate of the Namikoshi Gakuen (Japan Shiatsu College) in Tokyo, Japan where he was an instructor of Shiatsu Therapy. The title, Doctor of Shiatsu, has been bestowed upon Sensei (teacher) Indei by the Japan Shiatsu Association.
Shiatsu literally refers to a method of therapy through the use of thumbs and fingers to apply pressure to the surface of the human body to restore orderly body functions. The Shiatsu therapy we now practice has been developed systematically through the adoption of scientifically proven theories of the instinctive manipulation by fingers as well as the refined clinical experiences of the therapy itself. (Naturally, there are many forms of manual manipulation therapy in the world.)
In 1976, 35-year-old Fumihiko Indei, with no fluency in English but with confidence and determination in his heart, arrived in Honolulu to bring Namikoshi Shiatsu therapy to Hawaii. It was an intimidating challenge, but Indei Sensei (teacher) had the blessing of Tokujiro Namikoshi, who as a young boy in the early 20th century used his thumbs to apply pressure and relieve his mother's pain caused by rheumatoid arthritis. He refined his therapeutic technique and later named it Shiatsu (finger pressure).
Namikoshi's therapy uses the human hand and the human heart to stimulate the body's self-healing powers to correct imbalances, restore flexibility to muscle tissue, and relieve pain. His guiding slogan was "The heart of Shiatsu is like a mother's love." Namikoshi went on to establish the Japan Shiatsu College to train Shiatsu practitioners. Indei graduated in 1972 and assisted Toru Namikoshi, the founder's son and the college's president, to set up Shiatsu seminars in Sweden, Germany, France, Italy, Spain and Canada.
Various types of manual massage were already established in Hawaii, so Sensei Indei diligently worked to secure a foothold for the unknown Namikoshi Shiatsu. Among his early efforts, he conducted a non-credit Shiatsu therapy class at the University of Hawaii at Manoa's Campus Center. Word quickly spread about the gentle therapy where clients did not have to disrobe and no oil was used. It became so popular that within a year, Indei opened his own establishment, Aisen Chiryo Doin, to service his growing clientele.
Over the years, his clients have included politicians and business leaders, movie stars and educators, athletes and homemakers. Still highly regarded in Japan, he is popular with Japanese tourists who seek relief from the aches and pains of traveling. Just as Tokujiro Namikoshi did in Japan, Sensai Indei established his own school in Honolulu to train Shiatsu therapists. Established in 1977, Aisen Shiatsu School is licensed by the Hawaii Department of Education. Sensei Indei also continued Namikoshi's philosophy of supporting the local community. For example, since 1979, Aisen Shiatsu therapists have volunteered their skillful thumbs and fingers to help thousands of Honolulu Marathon runners recover from cramped muscles, exhausted legs, and inflamed feet.
The 41st Honolulu Marathon on December 8, 2013, marked the 35th straight year that Sensei Indei and his dedicated team of therapists worked nonstop to restore strength and energy to weary runners. Under a large tent, therapists treated runners stretched out on cots and straw mats. With each session limited to 15 minutes, the vast majority of runners requested Shiatsu treatment for their calves and feet. Hamstring and lower back treatments were also popular.
Indei also has a professional relationship with the University of Hawaii's John A. Burns School of Medicine and has brought Shiatsu therapy to such local agencies and events as the Kuakini Medical Center, Pola Cosmetic of Hawaii and Hale Malamalama Nursing Home.
In recognition of his outstanding achievements, the Third International Shiatsu Convention presented Sensei Indei with the title of Doctor of Shiatsu. He has also been honored with an Award of Merit from both the State of Hawaii and the City and County of Honolulu.
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This is the holiday schedule for China:
Holiday starts from: February 13
ends at: February 19
February 20 (Saturday), and 21 (Sunday) are working days!
P.S. Started to exercise in the gym downstairs. My food IS recovered.
This is the holiday schedule for China:
Holiday starts from: February 13
ends at: February 19
February 20 (Saturday), and 21 (Sunday) are working days!
P.S. Started to exercise in the gym downstairs. My food IS recovered.
I was in the Raffles City today, and saw the long lines for Avatar 3D IMAX in the Peace Theater.
Peace Theater is the only cinema with IMAX in Shanghai that shows Avatar. There is another IMAX cinema in the Shanghai Science and Technology Museum, but they would rather keep showing the 3D Moon Walker and other tech movie, despite the fact that IMAX is in huge demand in Shanghai because of Avatar.
That line is at least 10 times longer than the line before a train ticket window near my home. The line starts from outside the box office, winds all the way around the Raffles tower, and winds back to the box office. It may be 200 meters long. I took some photos in my mobile phone and will upload tomorrow. It is just AMAZING!
My question is, why recently, there are more and more things like this: So many people line up for something. The train tickets (every year), and now, a film ticket!
Walking in Shanghai is a nice experience. I started to walk to everywhere whenever time allows – following Vince's leads and best practices of loosing weight by walking.
I have gave up exercise for too long, since I broke my ankle. Hope to have some time to make up the time lost.
In Shanghai, and with my current walking pattern, I can use Google Maps on my mobile phone to search the driving path from point A to point B, and get the distance. Multiple the distance in km by 10 is the actual number of minutes for me to get there.
Semantic web is one of the hottest trend in 2009 and should continue to be so in 2010 (like in this article: Top 5 Web Trends of 2009.) We talked about this during the dinner time with Gao Xiang of Hubs1, and other great guys.
I personally don't see huge potential of semantic web.
X.400 vs SMTP email address
If you compare the two implementation of email address,
X.400 representation:
SMTP address:
The later is better, I think. The first one is very semantic, and contains organized, structured information, like the country (C), the organization (O), private management domain Name (P), Surname (S), Given Name (G), but is that all that important for human even computer to understand that?
Human is not Semantic
Basically, as Gao Xiang pointed it out, human beings are not semantic. They love to dance, to drink, to sing, but don't like to act as machines. Machines like semantic. It should be the machines moving toward human, not the other way.
Look at this "Semantic way" of representing an EMAIL address:
Attribute Type Abbreviation Label
(where necessary)
Given Name Given name G
Initial Initials I
Surname Surname S
Generation Qualifier Generation Q
Common Name Common Name CN
Organization Organization O
Organizational Unit 1 Org.Unit.1 OU1
Organizational Unit 2 Org.Unit.2 OU2
Organizational Unit 3 Org.Unit.3 OU3
Organizational Unit 4 Org.Unit.4 OU4
Private Management Domain Name PRMD P
Administration Management Domain Name ADMD A
Country Country C
Physical Delivery Personal Name PD-person PD-PN
Extension of Postal O/R Address
Components PD-ext.address PD-EA
Extension of Physical Delivery Address
Components PD-ext.delivery PD-ED
Physical Delivery Office Number PD-office number PD-OFN
Physical Delivery Office Name PD-office PD-OF
Physical Delivery Organization Name PD-organization PD-O
Street Address PD-street PD-S
Unformatted Postal Address PD-address PD-A1
(there are individual labels for PD-A3
each line of the address) PD-A4
Unique Postal Name PD-unique PD-U
Local Postal Attributes PD-local PD-L
Postal Restante Address PD-restante PD-R
Post Office Box Address PD-box PD-B
Postal Code PD-code PD-PC
Physical Delivery Service Name PD-service PD-SN
Physical Delivery Country Name PD-country PD-C
X.121 Network Address X.121 X.121
E.163/E.164 Network Address ISDN ISDN
PSAP Network Address PSAP PSAP
User Agent Numeric ID N-ID N-ID
Terminal Identifier T-ID T-ID
Terminal Type T-TY T-TY
Domain Defined Attribute DDA:
I am so happy that the collective wisdom of Internet age didn't adopt this form, and used the current firstname.lastname@example.com type of system.
Quote from the section 3, part I of Justice – What is the right thing to do.
Taxation = Taking of Earnings
Taking of Earnings = Forced Labor
Forced Labor = Slavery (You are not longer the 100% owner of your own life – taxation means the state is a part owner, or a share holder of you).
Slavery = Against Principle of Self possession (we are the owner of the individual person – wholly)
Even laws to prevent us from hurting ourselves (like helm requirement and safe belt laws) are unjustified.
Fire Fighter's Case
The example of the Arkansas Fire Corporation is interesting and inspiring – they only put off fire of the houses of its yearly subscriber, or only to make sure the fire does not spread to its subscribers. They get to the house with full equipment of a non-subscriber, and see the house to burn before them, only to make sure it does not hurt its subscriber's house. The CEO said, he has no any choice to break the rule.
It reminds me that only a society where strange things happens everyday, is a society that has self-improving internal driven force.
Needing something is different than deserving something.
Need is one thing, and deserve is another.
Even for victims of earthquake, they need house, they need food, but they don't deserve it. Ops. Seems very wrong.
The next question: Is it justified for the father to steal bread for his starving children? Is it justified to rob a store of drugs, to save his child's life?
How about "use persons" for the aggregated sum of happiness of others?
If I am the 100% of owner of myself, do I have the right to give this ownership to another person? To become a slavery? Can one gives UP his natural right, like life, and property?
John Locke thinks the rights that naturally comes with human kind is unalienable, just like non-transferable air-line tickets. It is just for this person and cannot be transferred to another. It in one sense, makes the right less "owned", but in another sense, make it more profound.
Private Property
John Locke says, we are the owner of our labor, so the fruit of the labor is the private property, so does anything that is mixed, or joined with the labor. If someone enclose a land from the common, it is his private land. If someone cultivate a land, that is also his private land. Because those things are mixed with his labor.
That implies that we can turn something from unowned to ours with our label.
Human laws is legitimate only when it respect the natural rights of life, liberty and property.
OK. That is all for today. I have paused at 27th minutes of this video .
I love to walk on small and quiet roads like Wukang Road and Xingguo Road.
There is something special in this area: you can walk besides other people's window!
That is unique compared to the current "Residential Area" design. That made us feel that we are still in a small town, not in city.
The road is quiet – no wonder a shop on this road cost just 1/6 of resident house on this road.
The road is newly renovated for the Expo. Although it costs much more than it should be (completely replaced every tile even though the old tilescan still be used), it is nice after everything is new.
It is a single way road for cars (direction: south to north). Not noisy.
There are nice historical buildings along the roads. Not very famous – those kind of villa still occupied by local residence. It makes you feel you are in a community – a nice one.
I setup my connection to Twitter and Facebook via SSH tunnel again. When the original tools to access Twitter, and Facebook failed, I just lost interest to setup proxy. Now, I am back and just accepted the 109 Facebook friend request. (My rule: Accept everyone in jianshuo@Facebook, but be very selective on Kaixin001.com. Here is how I did it.
The process is pretty straight forward, but it is not free.
First, you need to have an account with any web hosting service provider that supports SSH. My list:
bluehost.com (Cheaper: 6.95 USD/month)
mediatemple.net (More expensive, $20/month)
There are many other very cheap hosting services. The only thing you need to check with them is, whether they allow SSH (Secure Shell) access.
Then you need a tool called PUTTY (download for free)
Double click PUTTY to run it, and enter the server name (your host service provider will give you, typically your domain name) into "Host Name (or IP address)" field under the default Session tab. Keep all the rest unchanged, like port 22, and Connection type as SSH.
On the left Category pan, expand SSH under Connection and click Tunnels.
Under "Add New Forward port:", enter 7070 into Source Port, and select Dynamic for Destination. Keep the rest unchanged, and click Add. You will see D7070 appear under forward ports.
Then click Open to start the SSH session. You will be promoted to enter your user name and password (given by your service provider). When you are at the command line, the SSH Tunnel is established.
Then you need to setup your browser to use this proxy. Let me just talk about Firefox. IE is similar.
Open Firefox, click Options under Tools menu. The Options dialog appears.
Click Advanced button (on the right most of the pane), and select Network tab.
Click "Settings…" button under Connection section. The Connection Setting dialog appears.
Select "Manual Proxy Configuration" radio box. The input boxes under that become available to enter.
Enter "127.0.0.1″ without quotation mark into SOCKS Host: field, and 7070 into Port field. NOTE: IMPORTANT Please make sure only enter into the Socks Host field, and keep all the rest fields empty.
Keep Socks v5 selected (unchanged), and click OK three times to close the configuration dialogs.
Now, you should try to enter "google.com" into address bar. You should be able to visit all the sites that you CAN access without proxy, like Google.com, www.sina.com.cn, or 163.com. However, you still cannot access Facebook.com, Youtube.com, Twitter.com. This is because the DNS record was hacked and changed. A small trick will help.
In Firefox, enter "about:config" into the address bar (Yes, it is a strange URL, just in the location where you typically would enter http://….) After click "I'll be careful. I promise" button, you will see a long list of configuration options started with Filter input box.
Enter "network.proxy.socks_remote_dns" (without quotation marks) into the Filter input box, and you will see a line with network.proxy.socks_remote_dns as Preference Name appears. Double click it so the Value field changes from False to True (and you will also notice the line becomes bold).
Congratulations! Now you should be able to enter "Facebook.com" into your browser, and starts to surf on the Internet without limitation.
Just completed 3 hour journey of Avatar. Amazing. Some thoughts:
Google's announcement risking to quit China is controversial in nature. Not only in China, but also in the States, even in the high-tech camp, Microsoft, and Yahoo! hold different opinions.In fact, it is people's reaction to this news that shocks many people, in both camp. Let me add my observation by starting from the easiest question:
"Is Google's announcement about its China operation a business decision, or not?"
The critics about Google's action that occupied the dominating position in Chinese (government approved) media is, it is all about money, and Google is mixing business with politics… In short, Bad! Ugly!
The argument is about Google's motivation to do it. As a basic rule, when we argue, we should not focus on the motivation, since it can never be proved. It leads the discussion to nowhere. I neither suspect their motivation to be "its high moral standard" nor "evil anti-China blah/blah/blah".
(If you ask me to guess, as a Google fans, I think it is the first part, but… Ops! Can we change a topic because the debate about motivation is not productive).
If it were a pure business decision
If it were purely a business decision, what is the right thing for Google to do? Jun made a public statement that "It is the most stupid thing Google did in history, by giving up half of the world" (source). With all the due respect, I don't agree.
Let me share the The Ford Pinto Case (via Michael Sandel's presentation)
Ford Pinto Case
Ford, as a company, learned that a defective design in its Pinto's fuel system can cause death in accidents. But the cost to replace all the 10+ million car parts is significantly higher than just let the accident happen, and pay the victim the money ($137 million versus the $49.5 million price tag put on the death, injury, and car damage). If we don't value people's life, the decision is pretty simple and straight forward. 137 is bigger than 49.5, isn't it?
The result is obvious. When the cost/benefit analysis of Ford exposes to the public sight, Ford was under huge pressure, and was forced to change the design, and also, that case deeply impacted the history of safety regulation in the auto industry since then.
With this case, we can easily understand why a small risk in toys sold in IKEA that caused no injure or death needs to be corrected, at the cost of millions of such toys be recalled and changed. Now it is the legal requires and moral common sense that safety should be placed before any business interest.
Trust as an Assert
Continuing to discuss on the Ford's case. The mistake they made… (well, who are we to judge that they made a mistake many years ago? Well. That is the one big step forward on the moral standard, or civilization by millions of people's efforts, and, sorry, many people's life).
The mistake they made… is to assign zero dollar value for people's life in the cost/benefit analysis. The other mistake is, they didn't assign the value of the brand image as a safe car into the equation.
Google's Case as a Business Decision
Let's get back to the Google's case and do a similar cost/benefit analysis. On the benefit side, there are 600 million USD annual revenue, and potentially, 10x of it in 5 years. On the cost side, is the safety of its data ("Take it easy. No one get killed". No! Reminder Yahoo!'s case about the two journalists who are still in jail?), and the universal principle of free information and speech.
Different people assign different value on the cost factor in the equation. Some put $0, and others put billions… The decision reflects the decision maker's valuation of what many people valued very low. Can this action be converted into asserts of the company? Sure!
Hmmm… I mean "yes", in places where people value freedom of speech, human rights, privacy, and integrate, not in other places.
Even if it were a pure business decision, I see value that makes perfect business sense. I am trying to take the chance to talk more about this in the series later, about the Chinese modern moral standards and the long history of ambiguity of the standard.
There is too much information for me to consume these days.
My brain does not work very well. There are many things I want to comment on but don't know how to start, like the Google's case, Baidu's case, and the recent news happening to many companies.
I just feel I cannot find quiet time to sit down to think about all these. The busy hours at work and busy schedule seem to be pretty hard for me.
When I started a new blog entry, I just feel where to get started. I admit anyone's attention and brain power is limited resource. I just didn't, and was not able to pay as much attention to the city I am living – Shanghai – as many years ago, and cannot focus on my life (personal life) as much as before. Yifan is a big life changer, and the business world is another.
Any reader felt the change over the last few years? I just hope I would be as helpful as two or three years ago, and report what is happening in Shanghai as before, but … I am no longer a normal citizen who take bus, metro, and taxi to hang around this city any more…


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I've been feeling the pain like everyone else. Seeing all the bandwagon fans over reacting; listening to the national and local talking heads as well. What short memories we have. 2 years ago the Colts had that magical season which should have ended in a 16-0 2nd Superbowl Win for the Colts but didn't. I documented the 2009 season by recording the NFL Network Coverage of the Colts Road to the Superbowl. As well as games 1 through 13. Did we play the J-E-T-S JETS in the regular season? :)
For some strange reason i rewatched the 2009 season yesterday and of course it is enjoyable up until the final game of that season vs our own Drew Bree's which we refuse to mention on this board. Anyway firstly all the insinuation that Coach Caldwell has no emotion is false."Alex Chalupka's "The many faces and emotions of Jim Caldwell " is hilarious but utterly false unless it is qualified by adding 2011.
I understand that not everyone has NFL network, therefore not everyone gets to see the locker room post game shows except what is fed to the local tv stations. But i did and i am sure many of you did.
But the team, the coaches, the Pollians and Irsay all have great team chemistry. There are multiple games where, Caldwell does indeed show emotion, smiles, fist pumps, angry faces, congratulates the team after a job well done; engages and motivates the players.
One that i clearly remember is the Jags post game locker room reaction after that unexpected shootout in 2009 where his comments post game to Irsay/Pollian were "That was an old school shootout" . His demeanor on the sidelines, the sick look on Del Rio and Garrards faces. Pollian grinning from ear to ear. All examples of how the front office and coach are extremely in sync with each other and how winning is infectious to all around it.
Flash forward to last year 2010. Caldwell's names was being mentioned among "Coach of the year" candidates given the multiple skill position injuries the team was facing. This year the mother of all NFL injuries occurs and the fans are steps away from Occupy "Jim Caldwell/Pollian's Homes".
I agree with other fanbases when they say that Peyton's injury exposes how finicky our fan-base is. Now we can argue about the time outs in the regular season and playoffs but our offense failed to put up the points to avoid worrying about the final 2 minutes. Our defense couldn't hold that "JUGGERNAUT" Jets offense for 2 minutes? I mean lets be balanced in our analysis.
I have no comments on Bill Polians because his results speak for themselves. Are we really fair in judging Caldwell and Pollian on 1 bad year, and dismissing the previous 9 or more? If you have any doubts on what Bill Polian has meant to this Colts organization look at the other franchises not named the Steeler's or Pats.
Now if next year we see more of the same thing with number 18 at center and 12 on the bench. Then i will be the first one with a pitch fork calling for us to Occupy something.


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Apple Changes Software To Allow 3G-Based Apps
Is the FCC About to Get All Up in Apple's Business?
"This device has not yet been authorized as required by the rules of the Federal Communications Commission. This device is not, and may not be, offered for sale or lease, or sold or leased, until authorization is obtained."
Interesting . . . And perhaps the reason for the 60-day delay. Then I read the news that Apple has updated their iPhone and iPad software to support telephone-like apps using the 3G network. Which means that both the iPhone and iPad could conceivably run third-party phone applications like the previously-rejected Google Voice app. The FCC supports the change to Apple's software — and so do I! Do you think Apple made the change to help its latest device look more favorable in the eyes of the FCC?


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Canon Finally Addressing Audio in a New Firmware Update for the 7D
In a press release that briefly leaked on a Canon CPN site, it was revealed that Canon will address a number of issues in the popular 7D. Having used the Canon 7D on all of the NoFilmSchool NAB videos, my biggest issue was the lack of manual audio controls. It's been a long time coming, but Canon will finally address this problem in a new firmware update. In addition to manual audio controls, a number of still photography features will be fixed.
Here is a little bit from that press release on the new audio controls:
During EOS Movie shooting you will be able to manually adjust the audio recording levels to one of 64 levels, whilst the sound volume during playback can be set to one of 11 levels. During movie recording noise from the aperture is reduced and the camera also has an automatic wind cut filter.
This is the entire list of updated features:
- Improved RAW Maximum burst – from 15 frames to 26 frames
- In-Camera RAW Conversion – RAW images can be edited in-camera and options can be changed before saving the finished file as a ready-to-print JPEG
- Image Rating Capabilities
- Auto ISO Maximum Setting – ISO 400-6400
- Manual Adjustment for Audio Recording Levels
- JPEG Resizing
- Support for the GP-E2 GPS Unit
- Quick Control During Playback
- File Name Setting – First 3 or 4 characters in the file name can be adjusted, depending on the setting
- Time Zone Setting
- Faster Scrolling of Magnified Images
It's interesting that Canon is going back to support a camera that will likely be replaced sometime this year, but it's certainly possible they will hold off until 2013 to introduce a new 7D. It's clear that Canon does listen to its customers, as manual audio has been one of the major features that customers have been vocal about.
On a film production with dual-system sound, the only major upgrade for 7D owners is the ability to adjust file names in the camera. The first three or four characters can be adjusted depending on the user setting, and when three characters is selected, the fourth will be adjusted automatically for recording quality. This will make life easier on set and in post, and it will make the data wrangling process a bit more organized — assuming, of course, that the Director of Photography and ACs set the file names correctly in-camera. There's no word yet on when this update might be released, but considering they had a press release completed, it wouldn't be a stretch to say that it won't be far off.
[via Canon Rumors]
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Chris on 06.10.12 @ 1:02PM
Also, TURN IT UP TO 11!
Chris on 06.10.12 @ 2:00PM
um…am I mistaken…or was no firmware update the reason they weren't able to get magic lantern to work on the 7D, if a firmware update is released, is it not plausible to believe that it could be reverse engineered to allow magic lantern to run on the 7D?
Marvin on 06.10.12 @ 2:22PM
7D has dual DIGIC 4 proccessors, this is a technical barrier for Magic Lantern to work.
Wow, I nearly set put my Rode videomic pro on ebay like 10 mins ago…. I guess I'll wait. The 7D AGC made it pointless.
There is a work around for the AGC on the 7D anyway… take a stereo splitter, play a test tone through your ipod (or a nano) into one channel and your rode VMP into the other, then in FCP select the audio, Option +L unlink the l and r channels, delete the test tone, center balance the remaining audio and there you have it. Works really well, just dont have the test tone playing loud, it just needs to be constant and low, if it is loud it can "leak" into the other channel somehow. Looking forward to seeing how the manual audio works with this set up.
Kyron on 06.10.12 @ 7:40PM
Better late than never Canon, sheesh. All this possibility in my little 7d but you sit on it for 2 years? Maybe I'm bitter because I just sold my 7d this week, lol. Better late than never i guess, oh wait…a dozen better cameras came out since then.
Sorry, I'm happily pessimistic at the moment, a real bitter sweet combo. I'm happy Canon is addressing the long plaguing issues of the 7d, but pessimistic about how LONG it took! To the point where I moved on from this particular body because of its issues. Bad Good customer service Canon! Bad Good Bad! Good!
john jeffreys on 06.10.12 @ 8:27PM
now that you can get them used on ebay for as low as 900-1000 dollars, this would make an excellent super 35 sized back up camera on projects that are using RED/c300/etc.
Ryan on 06.10.12 @ 8:39PM
Convenient timing right before the dslr slaughterfest by black magic, nice try canon, but it's too late
Lol… the DSLR slaughterfest?
Been talking to a lot of DP's lately (some big, some small time) and they all agree on one… they would never buy or trust a camera sight unseen, especially version one of a camera. Do I have to even mention RED one to its early adopters and users, sick and tired with all the endless firmware updates and reboots. Been there, done that.
The fact you show so much faith in this product based on specs and their word is relatively naive. DSLR are great for tons of projects, obviously you have bigger fish to fry other than weddings, documentaries, web series, music videos, shorts, and corporate. If it's not the camera for you.. move a long.
I don't understand why cameras turn forums into battlegrounds.
soundfound on 06.10.12 @ 10:34PM
Agreed. I love this website and the content. I tire of the comments… endless comments by people who "would never buy a XYZ" or who "can't ever imagine using a ABC camera seriously". Whatever. I often wonder just how many of these people are actually working, rather than just reading and posting. Bleh.
Ask your dp friends if they will use the best camera that their production can afford, rarely will that be a dslr anymore, if you have a budget there is a better option no matter what your needs are in the sub 5k market, What is really naive is faith in a greedy company that overcharges for its video cameras and only answers it's customer bases demands under market pressure,
Pretty much every production I know in the area (I'm in Canada so it's pretty limited) uses Sony F900R and EX3′s… A lot of TV dramas are shot on these and many use DSLR cameras in conjunction.
For guys like me, still relatively small-time. DSLR cameras are invaluable, I can be an owner operator and often do more than one job a day and not have to worry about heading back to the rental house to drop it off. Black MAgic brought a camera in a similar price point, but the workflow and throughput of that camera is the part I can't afford.
I am a videographer, not a Director of Photography. My needs are different and the BMD Camera doesn't fill my needs.
john jeffreys on 06.10.12 @ 10:27PM
I don't see how a dinky little camera with a non removable battery and atrocious crop factor could "slaughter" canon's DSLR dominance. Also, its version 1.0 from a company's first attempt at a camera, so its bound to be full of bugs.
Joe Marine on 06.10.12 @ 11:21PM
Well, almost all of the current large sensor cameras are version 1.0. The C300 and the F3 were both brand new products with new software and new hardware that they'd never used before (codecs aside, which are only a minor part of the picture pipeline). It's rare that a camera is ever a version 2.0, very often the internal sensor is different and software has to be rewritten for each release.
I honestly wouldn't expect the camera to have any more bugs than any of the other major companies. The Blackmagic guys know hardware and software, and this isn't a new product – it's been in development for almost two years now. The only part they know less about is the color science and sensor calibration, which is why they turned to a professional DP (John Brawley), to help them out.
Why can't Canon and Blackmagic products coexist? The Blackmagic Cinema Camera was always conceived as a complement to Canon DSLRs, not necessarily a replacement.
The panaosnic AF line and the sony FS line could not coexist, Joe, what do you think is different in this case?
Joe Marine on 06.11.12 @ 12:19PM
That's a completely different situation. You had Panasonic who allowed their GH2 to be hacked and thus have far better recording quality in-camera than the AF100 – at about 1/4 the cost. The AF100 and the FS100 are similar cameras that both do AVCHD at similar bit rates and record 8-bit externally. The issue is that they are too similar and the FS100 is a better value for a number of reasons.
The Blacmagic vs. Canon/Nikon is totally different scenario. Firstly, the DSLRs are great stills cameras, which is going to attract customers regardless. Then the fact that the sensor in the BMCC is a bit smaller than 4/3s with a 2.3x crop, that's going to turn plenty of people off. It's not going to be able to do that well in low-light, with ISO 1600 probably being the top end. You've also got a camera like the D800 which can record externally, so for not much more money you've got a full frame camera that can do some incredible quality out of the camera and is probably similar, if not better in low-light situations.
I think the cameras are reaching different markets – anyone who is buying a T4i is not seriously going to think about getting a Blackmagic camera. The investment is far beyond what they can afford. People still like shooting full frame (me being one of them), so I don't think the full frame cameras will be hurt, especially because people still by them in droves for the still camera abilities. That's why I really think the two will coexist as long as the sensor in the Blackmagic Camera is smaller than the competition. If they did make an APS-C sized camera for the same or not much more money, I'd probably agree with you that the days of DSLRs would be numbered. But having just come from the Vimeo festival, I can tell you that DSLRs are not going anywhere anytime soon.
Andy on 06.10.12 @ 9:30PM
like this a lot!! better late than never!
If they can put manual audio on a 7D then why can't they put it on my high-dollar 1D MIV?
Steve on 06.11.12 @ 2:19AM
Even though audio controls will be good for some, for those that venture to use audio on the 7D out of laziness, listen to the difference between audio recorded properly or at least on a Zoom, and audio recorded straight into the 7D. The 7D isn't meant to record good audio. It's lacking decent freq response, the preamps are terrible. This should be an emergency audio solution only, especially for filmmakers.
After searching the internet every month for over a year, hoping that Canon would finally get off their arse or Magic Lantern might discover a miracle I nearly screamed like a girl when I saw this post. Best. News. EVER! I can finally run and gun properly!! No extra cables to split input channels with old mp3 player taped to my camera, squashing the compression. No external recorder (for run and gun at least). I just hope it has metering! Oh and that this "automatic wind cut filter" can be turned on or off. I'll be pissed if there is another effect/filter that is on permanently. Anyway – Woohoo!!!
Any word on when this will be released? I can't find any mention of this on the Canon website.
Joe Marine on 06.12.12 @ 8:16PM
No word yet – the press release got accidentally released on a Canon website, so it probably won't be too long now.
I read somewhere Early August.
Mark on 06.14.12 @ 3:14PM
What about extended video recording time?
Joe Marine on 06.14.12 @ 7:25PM
It has never come in firmware form to any of the other Canon DSLRs, so I wouldn't expect it. At most we would get 30 minutes, but I don't see them rewriting the firmware for any of the older DSLRs to include clip spanning to get over the 4GB file size limit.
TheKing! on 06.15.12 @ 12:19AM
I gotta question for the 7D!,,,, why cant you take a photo anyway when the camera wont,,, like somtimes u cant take a photo when u push the button, (darkness etc or to close),, why cant there be an overide so i can take it anyway?? (dont care if the photo is crapper quality) if what to take a photo then ill take a photo not let the camera wont, i am the master not the camera,, cheers!!
Heiko on 06.15.12 @ 4:03AM
"4. Auto ISO Maximum Setting – ISO 400-6400″
That sounds really good, too. Now maybe if it wouldn't go up to 1/30s before it switches to a higher ISO, that would be nice, too. Right now the auto ISO is unusable in 90% of situations because of that…
It would be a dream if one were able to set a certain limit for the shutter speed manually
Daniel Mimura on 06.17.12 @ 8:42PM
Yikes! I definitely won't be "upgrading" my 7D. (Smart move making it go to eleven thou!)
I've been so happy that you can't really run the 7D tethered…and now amatuer filmmakers are gonna think you can do single system with it now. On yet another crappy low rent project I just shot a couple weeks ago…despite my insistence that the audio of the 7D is for reference and syncing only…there they go…using my camera's audio…& this was for a music show where the audio engineer had a really meticulous multi-track recording of the show anyway. It's just laziness.
I don't know how many times I've heard my Bartech motor in finished films (indicating they're using my 7D's mic & not the one the audio guy recorded).
Built in recording for a camera that uses a headphone jack and not phantom powered XLR is just gonna suck for both the audio and the camera op.
Rodrigo Brandao on 07.2.12 @ 2:06PM
Hi, Daniel,
Does that mean we'll be able to disable the AGC with the new firmware? Do you know the answer to that?
john jeffreys on 07.2.12 @ 3:50PM
Not to mention the god awful audio processing chips/preamps that are inside the camera. But really, I thought everybody does dual system now, at least on serious projects.
Canon has finally admited it! This time not by accident.
Rodrigo Brandao on 07.2.12 @ 1:55PM
Does this mean that we will have the option to turn off the Dman AGC now? It's not clear from where I stand …. I'd really appreciate if someone could confirm that now, as I was about to sell my 7D and buy a Nikon. ;-)
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4.08/5 rDev +3.8%
Very cloudy pale orange beer with a weak head. Decent lacing though.
Strong grapefruit and citrus aroma. Tropical (mango) fruit. Smells almost like a fruit juice.
Some spicy bitterness upfront. Overtaken by a sweet maltiness. More hops after swallowing, but less fruity than in the aroma.
Thick and creamy compared to most other pale ales. Carbonation is quite delicate, but gives a nice sensation. Beer has a lingering bitter finish.
02-26-2013 13:52:22 | More by UnderPressure
3.6/5 rDev -8.4%
Pours a cloudy orange-gold with a dense white head that settles to a slight pillowy haze and thin, soapy ring. Moderate aromas of grassy hops, black pepper, tangerine, orange peel, and the same fairly sweet rye and caramel malt backbone that the other Rye Pale Ales has. Nelson Sauvin character is nice, but kinda muted. More tangerine and topical fruit in the taste, with a touch of peppery hops and smooth malt character. Mouthfeel is crisp and quenching, with a medium-thin body and good carbonation. Overall a nice addition to the Single Hop line-up, but not the most pronounced entry.
10-07-2012 21:10:18 | More by jsanford
4.5/5 rDev +14.5%
10-04-2012 04:08:03 | More by freduardo
4.25/5 rDev +8.1%
05-29-2013 17:49:02 | More by Plonk
4.21/5 rDev +7.1%
A: Clear orange yellow amber with a slight cloud and some particles of various sizes- dark spots and smaller particles suspended within. 3 finger yellowish foamy head.
S: Passion fruit, Hawaiian punch, fruity and tropical. Not getting much more.
T: Passion fruit, passion fruit, passion fruit, comes to the front and tropical punch hides in the background. Bitterness is balanced and not extreme, lingers on the tongue. Dry finnish.
M: Medium somewhat resiny body, medium carbonation.
O: Very enjoyable. Got this at Earthfare in Columbia, SC. Love the bottle, love the taste, unique unto itself. Would go well with spicy food, pinapple slices, bbq pineapple spears.
02-01-2013 02:56:20 | More by patre_tim
4/5 rDev +1.8%
03-07-2013 22:50:10 | More by JohnBender
South Carolina
4.36/5 rDev +10.9%
Pours a warm orange-amber with a quarter inch creamy bright white head. Plenty of delicate lacing on the edges. Nose is fruity, floral and some aromas I can't quite put my finger on.
Mouthfeel is medium, appropriate for the style, with smooth yet prickly effervescence.
Delicious rye spiciness mixed with a nice hop bite from that flavor I still can't quite isolate. Malt takes a backseat but yet provides enough balance to even the hop & rye out. Definitely a unique taste and aroma from the nelson sauvin hops. If you're tired of the same old pine or citrus flavors, this is the IPA for you.
More great brewing from Westbrook!
02-11-2013 00:14:17 | More by 5thOhio
3.88/5 rDev -1.3%
Half growler poured into a Delirium snifter on 9/14/12
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Pale, almost watery orange-brown; medium depth with some cloudiness. One and a half finger head thins slowly leaving thick clumps of foam, ring retention and dense, crackly lace.
The hop aroma is interesting. It starts off with a sweetish, tropical, cotton candy/bubble gum type of smell, but as the beer opens up it has a pronounced peach nose. Fluffy, modest grains stay off to the side. Hints of pineapple, mango and sugar cookie.
After a brief showing of pine prickliness on the palate, the hops shift toward a blended-up tropical citrus montage. This starts to get punchy after several sips; it definitely has a good hop kick. Malts are of the toasty, grainy variety. The finish is dry with grapefruit bitterness.
Medium-light body with gritty resin and an appropriately peppy carbonation to boot. As the beer warms, the finish turns sticky sweet.
Overall impression - Really enjoyable to drink. I'd like to see more of this particular hop.
12-29-2012 03:39:02 | More by Ryan011235
4/5 rDev +1.8%
04-15-2014 01:41:31 | More by jeff1973
2.8/5 rDev -28.8%
22oz. bottle served into a Sam Adams perfect pint glass
Pours a hazy, almost murky goldenrod color. I kinda' dig it, actually, bit it isn't pretty. Barely any head or lacing.
The aroma is pretty funky. I've brewed single hop beers using Nelson Sauvin and never have I made a beer that smells as musty as this one. It's lacking in top-end brightness from the hops. There's some grape, there's some botanicals. But mostly its a rye malt aroma that isn't spicy as much as it is musty. Like a Founders Red's Rye if that beer's dankness were replaced with staleness.
It doesn't taste bad though. It tastes like a malt-forward rye pale ale. It's spicy and musty and briefly flush with white-fleshed fruit. Slight bitterness here. The finish is a lingering rye malt character. Not much to this. Pretty OK though.
Overall this beer is a pretty average pale ale. It's way too malty to justify the pricetag. I like Westbrook, but this needs tweaking.
10-23-2012 02:37:49 | More by Reaper16
4.03/5 rDev +2.5%
Served this APA on tap, at the brewery in a pint glass. Poured a hazy yellow color, produced an average white head, featured excellent lacing and head retention. The aroma consisted of malted grain, pear juice, citric grapefruit, lemon and a hemp tea like quality. Medium in body, this APA had a foundation of sweet malted grain, citric hops, pineapple and and spicy undertones. This is my first exposure to the Nelson Sauvin Hop variety and have to say I was impressed with the range of flavor. Excellent session beer, worth a try!
10-05-2012 20:28:39 | More by GossageBrewery
South Carolina
4/5 rDev +1.8%
03-31-2013 21:28:01 | More by mikeincharleston
North Carolina
3.75/5 rDev -4.6%
09-14-2013 21:51:26 | More by kell50
South Carolina
3.95/5 rDev +0.5%
A: Had this beer on-tap at Gene's Haufbrau, poured into a pint glass. Had an amber color and a hazy consistency. There was an inch and a half of foamy, fairly long-lasting head. Good lacing.
S: A decent aroma of rye, hops, and some malt.
T: Tasted of the very distinct Nelson Sauvin hops, rye, a hint of citrus, and a good amount of malt as well. A solid flavor that depends on your love of rye and Nelson Sauvin hops. Not bad.
M: A well-carbonated beer with a grainy, earthy finish. Medium-bodied.
O: This beer certainly won't satisfy everyone, but it is worth a shot. Drinkable, in my estimation.
11-11-2012 13:11:06 | More by avalon07
4/5 rDev +1.8%
01-30-2014 23:00:54 | More by robwestcott
4/5 rDev +1.8%
02-24-2013 23:56:38 | More by RedneckBeerz
3.75/5 rDev -4.6%
10-22-2012 20:19:27 | More by CSQ1111
4/5 rDev +1.8%
01-11-2013 18:32:08 | More by sendbeer
Single Hop: Nelson Sauvin from Westbrook Brewing Co.
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1:20pm Thursday 27th February 2014 in Local News By Emily Ray
AN author is hosting a book launch on Women's International Day (Saturday, March 8) at Ealing Central Library.
All proceeds from the sale of Suparna Dhar's first children's cookery book will go to the charity Women's Aid, to support women who have suffered from domestic violence.
Women from refuges contributed recipes to the book, titled Cooking Together: Step by Step Guide to Yummy, Healthy and Fun Recipes' which aims to bring parents and children together in the kitchen.
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Members of the American Red Cross Disaster Action Team from the Southeast Georgia Chapter in Savannah responded to a fire disaster call at Hunter's Bluff Apartments on W. Montgomery Cross Road Tuesday. The fire, which did major damage to three apartments, was reported around 4 p.m.
According to fire officials at the scene, two apartments on the second floor suffered fire damage and one apartment on the first floor suffered smoke and water damage. All three of the apartments were occupied. Officials believe that the fire was electrical in nature and since the electricity had to be shut off to all three apartments, it would not be safe for any of the residents to remain there.
A male resident in a second floor apartment was napping when the smoke alarm woke him up. He found a fire at the water heater in the utility room and put it out with a fire extinguisher. He called 911 immediately after and crews from the Savannah Fire and Rescue came to chase the rest of the fire that had apparently gotten into the walls of both upstairs apartments.
Two college students living in one of the apartments say the father or one of them purchased renters insurance just last week but they were not sure what all is covered. The students' short term plans were to stay in a hotel furnished by the Red Cross Tuesday night, and hopefully the apartment complex could find them another apartment to occupy on Wednesday. The students said they have friends they could also stay with for about a week.
"I don't know what we would do tonight if it wasn't for the Red Cross", said Tori Dixon, one of the occupants, in a press release. "The Red Cross has given us comfort by providing food for a week and a place to rest for the night. They also provided us with personal hygiene items in a kit. I feel better knowing that we are not going to be left on the street if we don't find a place tomorrow."
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Jimmy Wade Waters age 64 of Maryville, passed away Tuesday, June 28, 2011 in Birmingham, Alabama while awaiting a heart transplant. He was a loving father and grandfather. He had a compassion for everyone he met especially children. Jimmy had a great relationship with his ex-wife, Susie Key and he loved his long time friend, Gary Teffeteller, like a brother. He was preceded in death by his parents, Ernest Wade & Mary Hatcher Waters. Survivors include his daughters & sons-in-law, Dedee & Danny Armstrong; Misty & Tony Murr; grandchildren, Heather Armstrong, Misty Davis & husband, Marshall (and a soon to be born great grandchild), Kara Murr, Ryan Murr; sister, Shirley Waters; several nieces & nephews; and many other friends and family. The family will receive friends from 5:00 pm until 7:00 pm Friday, July 1, 2011 at Smith Trinity Chapel. Funeral service will follow at 7:00 pm. Inn lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the UAB Children's Heart Transplant Unit or the American Heart Association, 4708 Papermill Drive, Knoxville, TN 37909. Arrangements by Smith Funeral & Cremation Service, Maryville, 865-983-1000, www.smithmortuary.com


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I am a fan of both the Phillies and Pirates unless they play each other (then Pirates) and noticed something recently: It seemed to me that whenever Cliff Lee pitched, win or loss, the Pirates won their game.
I went back to April 1st, and on the 3rd game of the season, Lee Pitched and Pirates lost. Well CRAP, I guess I am wrong... was my thought. I did not give up, I kept checking.
There was one game that Lee pitched and the Pirates were off, but besides that, it looks like the Buccos are on a 9 game winning streak, There was one odd Phillies game were it was suspended in the 9th and the following day one inning was played as part of a double header that I gave the Pirates credit for, since they DID win the day the game was completed.
I know baseball is full of WILD and DUMB stats, so maybe this is just one of them, but betting people bet loot on far less data. So my totally amateur checking have the Pirates at 9 wins 1 loss when Cliff Lee is pitching. MAYBE if the Pirates are buyers and the Phillies are sellers, we could have Lee by the deadline.


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Mike Moustakas has arrived in Venezuela, will start playing tomorrow
Quotes from the official Twitter of the Cardenales de Lara, and translated from Spanish to English via Google (although the original comments were in English, so I think Moustakas is getting translated from English to Spanish to English again, so yay):
"I'm excited and focused to start playing tomorrow. Andrew Lambo has told me all about this league" (''Estoy emocionado y enfocado en comenzar a jugar mañana. Andrew Lambo me ha hablado mucho de esta liga'')
"Salvador Perez and Pedro Grifol told me how strong the played here and I have to start producing fast" (''Salvador Pérez y Pedro Grifol me comentaron lo fuerte que se juega aqui y debo empezar a producir rápido'')
"It would be ideal to play with Alcides Escobar. He is a great shortstop. With Lambo and me, we've had a great friendship since age 7" (''Sería ideal jugar con Alcides Escobar. Es un gran campocorto. Con Lambo me une una gran amistad desde los 7 años'')


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Police issued an Amber Alert Monday for an 11-month-old boy they say was abducted by his father after a deadly shooting last week.
San Antonio police believe Jonathan Jose Guillen, Jr., who celebrates his first birthday next month, is in grave or immediate danger.
His 23-year-old father, Jonathan Jose Guillen, Sr., is suspected of killing his mother's estranged boyfriend last Thursday. Police say Guillen ran away from the shooting scene at the Oak Meadows Apartments in northeast San Antonio with his child.
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - State Rep. Kent Williams, whose election as House speaker in 2009 shocked and infuriated fellow Republicans, says he won't seek a fifth term.
He announced Thursday that he will instead run for Carter County mayor next year.
Republicans in 2008 celebrated gaining their first majority in the state House since Reconstruction. But a one-seat advantage in the 99-seat chamber proved the GOP's undoing, when all 49 Democrats banded together with Williams to elect the little-known restaurant owner from Elizabethton as speaker.
The maneuver sparked denunciations from fellow Republican House members, and the state GOP ultimately threw Williams out of the party.
Williams had no trouble being re-elected as an independent, but further Republican gains in the Legislature meant his time as speaker would be limited to a single 2-year term.
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I don't want the DLD to go on the DL, so here's the Friday edition, which today highlights injuries. If everyone else is getting injured, we can't, right? Right???
Pope breaks wrist in Italy. I guess you can't say he's in-fall-able, right? (Ohhh, that was bad Gigs....)
Levi Leipheimer breaks wrist in France. Europe is starting to sound like a dangerous place...
Maybe they should take up fencing, like this kid with a broken-wrist did.
Someone in Scotland has neck pain. (Wow, a quintuple-bogey? I think even I could do better than that....)
It's not injury-related, but I swear the headline here said "pants", not "paints". I was confused. And intrigued.
So now that I've reported all the injuries for the day, let's hope that the injury bug escapes the A's for at least a little while....hopefully....maybe....please???
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In celebration of reaching more than $500 million to schools since the program started in 1996, Box Tops for Education® and its popular brand partners are offering a pantry stock up! That's right! I have a fun giveaway where you can win a pantry stock up prize pack to help you get back on your feet from all the holidays that have passed. There are some amazing new products in it too. My family loves the new Nature Valley bars that are in the package, my favorite being the Chewy Trail Mix Dark Chocolate Cherry, yum! Best part is, every package has a box top for you to share with your school! I love double delights! And I love the opportunity to help my daughter's school.
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text: Tech Spec: Could Have, Wood HaveTapco's Foundry siding looks almost like natural cedar shakes, complete with random saw marks.By William Gloede SHAKE IT UP: The Foundry seven-inch split shake siding, shown on this house, comes in five-foot-long panels (inset) that can be cut with snips.I used to be one of those purists who insisted that wood was the only substance that belonged on the outside of a house. As such, I spent many hours brushing Cuprinol on the cedar shakes of my old house in New Jersey, at great risk to life and limb (and the pachysandra and ivy that used to surround the place, much of it killed by Cuprinol dripping from my brush). Here in coastal Maine, where I now live, it seems half the houses are clad in cedar shake, usually unpainted and untreated. The other half are sided in clapboard painted white.Clapboard and cedar shake look great, are pretty darned durable, and last a long time, particularly if maintained properly. But cedar shake and natural clapboard are expensive, both in materials and in the labor to install them. Increasingly, those clapboard houses up here are clad in fiber cement products from James Hardie that builders up here call "Haahdee Boahd." The cedar shake houses are still mostly the real thing, but in recent years, siding that is supposed to look like natural cedar has been popping up. Problem is, most of the product I've seen does not look natural at all. It is far too symmetrical, with patterns repeated every fourth or fifth "shake." The Foundry siding from Michiganbased The Tapco Group is different. Like any manufactured product, it too is symmetrical, but Tapco uses more than 100 different molds taken from natural cedar shake and varies them randomly, so the stuff looks real until you get really close. It looks like it has been mill-sawn, complete with random saw marks. Patterns don't repeat for 50 feet. Foundry can be married with Fullback Foam insulation to add R-4 insulation value to the siding. Its newest line, the Weathered Collection, looks like cedar shake that's seen a few winters, mud seasons, and Nor'easters. That's because color is varied from the deep ridges to the surface of the siding. Tom Oot, president of Oot Brothers builders in upstate New York, has used Foundry siding on several projects including three multifamily communities, one that's located by the shore of Oneida Lake in the heart of the snow belt. "People who want the look of cedar really have few options," says Oot. He says Foundry siding goes up easily, is easy to cut, and leaves little waste since the panels can be cut to fit and the excess used in the next course of siding. And he likes the look. "Its quality suits higher-end homes. We can put Foundry on a $1 million home without any reservations, and we have." His construction superintendent says it can take the harsh weather. "The Foundry doesn't have the characteristics of typical vinyl siding ... [that] expands and contracts a lot because of extreme temperature changes. In the summer, you'll drive by a 12-foot double five-inch, and you can see it actually buckling and waving. The Foundry looks more like natural siding." There is, of course, a cost. Jonathan Wierengo, director of marketing for Tapco, estimated that the base Foundry product, installed, carries roughly a 40 percent premium to standard vinyl siding. The Weathered Collection would come in at about a 46 percent premium. The product is distributed through building supply companies, and Wierengo says several regional divisions of production home building companies have been using Foundry, particularly on the front-facing side of homes. I wish I'd known this before I Cuprinol-ed the pachysandra-and put standard vinyl on my new house in Maine. Advertisement Keywords: SubjectWood Residential Construction Siding Lumber View more keywords SubjectWood Residential Construction Siding LumberBylineWilliam Gloede View fewer keywords


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China Post Group (China Post), formerly a government-owned enterprise,
has announced its plans to sell 60 hotels under the group through China
Beijing Equity Exchange, as part of the group's strategy to focus on their
core businesses. Located in more than 24 Chinese provinces, the hotels
which are worth approximately US$541 million are expected to be sold off
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Florida Education Commissioner Eric Smith said he is asking NCS Pearson, the state's FCAT testing contractor, to pay $3 million in damages because of the delay in releasing the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test scores.
Here's the statement from Smith:
"Earlier this week I instructed my staff to issue a letter to our testing contractor, NCS Pearson, requesting a payment of $3,025,000 for Liquidated Damages associated with their delays in the delivery of this year's FCAT results. This initial request addresses the delays associated with 3rd grade reading/mathematics and 10th grade retake results. As indicated in the letter, once the remaining results are delivered to the Department I plan on seeking additional damages that are consistent with all other missed delivery dates.
"I fully realize that assessing these damages does not completely make up for the significant inconveniences being felt by students and their families, teachers and school administrators, but it does show very clearly that we are holding Pearson accountable for their failure to uphold the terms of the contract. Additionally, I will be doing everything possible within the confines of the law to ensure these funds are used to reimburse our school districts for whatever additional costs they might have to incur as a result of the delays."
Treasure Coast districts have said the delay in scores is causing problems in planning for next year because course placement and staffing is dependent on how students score on the test.
Only third-grade scores and 12th grade retakes have been released. Third-graders must pass the reading test or risk retention and summer school. Seniors retaking the test were on their last chance to pass the test before graduation. High school students are required to pass the reading and math FCAT to get a standard diploma. Those who don't, but meet all other graduation requirements, get a certificate of completion.


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SALISBURY, Md. - Santa will be having cookies with fans of his favorite Eastern Shore baseball team. On Saturday December 8th from 10 AM - 12 PM, the Delmarva Shorebirds will be hosting Cookies with Claus at Arthur W. Perdue Stadium in Salisbury.
Santa Claus and Sherman Claus will be there to take pictures with attendees, and of course eat cookies! This free event will be in the Executive Club at the stadium. Hot chocolate and cookies will be served, and there will be tons of activities set up for the kids.
The Shorebirds are asking participants to bring a new, unwrapped toy to donate to Toys for Tots. The toys will be distributed to less fortunate children right here on the Eastern Shore.
For more information about Cookies with Claus, contact Shawn Schoolcraft at 410-219-3112 ext. 168.