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Setubal and Palmela
Saramago 2007, Vinho Regional
Most of Saramago's grapes come from 20-year-old plus vineyards and are vinified in lagars before being aged in mostly French oak, with a touch of American oak. The blend is predominately Castelño (85%) with some Touriga Nacional and Alicante Bouschet. Strong, animal and game aromas, quite reductive and charry too, but not entirely inviting. Massive fruit here on the palate, but those slightly resinous, still animal notes are difficult. Big, firm fruit on the palate, lots of bold, spicy, but always edgy red and black fruits. Great concentration and persistence, with lots of fresh, grippy, high acid in the finish. 88/100 for an intriguing more than totally convincing wine.
Saramago 2005, Vinho Regional
All Castelño in this vintage, with an extremely spicy nose, plenty of exotic, incense-like aromas, again that charry, slightly animal note detracts a little, though there's a huge density of black fruit. The palate has very big, chewy tannins, with a certain sweet elegance to the fruit that persists, the crunchy, bold acidity, but does have a lovely fleshy power and deep-set, resonating depth. Massive and needs time. 90/100.
Saramago Dúvida 2005, Vinho Regional
2000 bottles of this wine are produced, a blend of Aragonez, Trincadeira and Grande Noir. Fermented in lagar with a long pre- and post-fermentation maceration, the fruit comes from high, schisty vineyards at 400 metres in the Alentejo and the wine is aged in 100% new oak for one year, then racked back into tank, then back into other 100% new oak again, so 200% new oak in total. A further 18 months in bottle before release. Massive balsamic nose with, with lots of high, almost gamy aromas, lots of intense floral glimpses, but those schisty notes and charcoal persist. Quite a noseful. Very powerful palate too, with huge grip and thick, sweet balsamic grip, but liquoricy depth and amazing length and focus. Layered complexity and the grippy finish buttressed by fine acidity and a raciness to the tannins. This is not a perfect wine, yet there is something intriguing about it. 93/100.
Saramago JMS Moscatel de Setubal Superior 1993
Only 1000 bottles if this were produced, when it was bottled in January 2010. Lots of firm, resinous, shellac-like aromas that are oxidised and quite high and spirity at first, but there is orange peel tang and inviting nuttiness. Caramel and sweet balsamic strawberry fruit, with an absolutely fabulous palate, with exquisite balance, the pear and apple-like acidity against the sweet caramel and walnut depth, and all the time that orange and marmalade richness and depth. The finish is crystal clear, and goes on for minutes. Fantastically intense experience like an essencia or Seppeltsfield Para or other great fortified wines, but with massive acidity. 94/100.
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The dogs, described as "Pit bull-type dogs"-- one grey and the other tan with a white stomach -- attacked the 62-year-old woman in the corner of a parking lot at 1260 Meadowbrook Rd. around 11 a.m., according to police.
When police approached, both dogs turned on the officers, who shot at the canines, striking one. The shots scared off the dogs that then ran from the scene into a field behind a school. According to police, that is where the grey dog died of bullet wounds, but the other dog has still not been located.
The animals left the woman with bruises and lacerations to her head and face, and deep, serious lacerations to her left arm and both legs, according to officials. She is being treated at the Nassau University Medical Center.
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Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) is a process to maximize the productivity of your equipment for its entire life. TPM improves efforts in safety, quality, delivery, cost and creativity through the participation of all employees. TPM maximizes your equipment effectiveness, reduces downtime and improves quality and capacity. Typical manufacturing operations have experienced improvements in the following areas in a relatively short period of time (6- 12 months).
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Naughty Pirate Helena Christensen Doesn't Like to Be Tacky
The new Agent Provocateur face is comfortable showing skin but knows where to draw the line.
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The new Agent Provocateur face is comfortable showing skin but knows where to draw the line.
The last decade or so has been filled with near-naked celebs posing for the camera. What better way to celebrate Posh's new Armani deal than by ogling a few of them.
And gives new meaning to the phrase "pirate's booty."
Also, Anna Wintour visits the eating-disorder booth in the tents, and Eva Longoria Parker shills M&M's.
Plus, Agent Provocateur takes over the world, giving thanks to Spanx, and Christian Louboutin breaks your heart.
The model-celebukid has made a splash with her personal style. So who's her fashion icon? Find out.
Despite denying rumors of her departure, the makeup brand just signed up two new faces. Watch your back, Kate!
Kate Moss has been demoted by Agent Provocateur from its main to bridal line and by Roberto Cavalli to its Just Cavalli line. Awkward.
Kate Moss wasn't allowed to share a bathroom with her three friends at an Agent Provocateur party in New York.
Giorgio Armani, Valentino, and John Galliano will also attend. Also, Vera Wang has new stores in the works, and Mayor Bloomberg makes a fashion funny.
Nick Knight is making a few 30-foot tall statues of Naomi Campbell. We have some comical ideas about where they should go.
Kate Moss's new Agent Provocateur bridal campaign is very complicated. Why? The label's founder wanted to express his feelings on marriage and the Vatican.
It's for Agent Provacateur's new ad campaign for their first bridal line. Highlights include Kate in a white lacey babydoll and a naked harpist.
At a preview party last night for the 2008 Life Ball — a charity dedicated to fighting AIDS — organizer Gery Keszler announced the newest designer for its May festivities in Vienna.
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Ecosphere Launches New Website To Focus On Expansion Into Key Industrial Markets
STUART, Fla., Feb. 26, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Ecosphere Technologies, Inc. (OTCBB:ESPH), a water engineering, technology licensing and innovative U.S. manufacturing company, today launched a new corporate website, www.ecospheretech.com , which reflects the Company's focus on expanding the of use of its revolutionary Ozonix® technology into new industrial markets in which wastewater treatment is of critical importance.
The website, developed by Battle Media Lab, provides an overview of the critical water issues in each key market and highlights Ozonix's ability to address and solve industry-specific water challenges. Ecosphere is poised to execute on its open innovation intellectual property licensing model through expansion into key markets, including mining, municipal, and other energy-related applications, such as offshore oil and gas exploration, coal-fired power plants, and nuclear power generation.
"The new ecospheretech.com website has been built with the latest technologies such as parallax effects, sliders and html 5 video for a more engaging interactive user experience," stated Corey McGuire, Ecosphere's Director of Marketing. "The goal of the redesign was to drive new traffic, simplify conversion paths, enhance the user experience, and improve retention and engagement. The end result is a very clean, open and eye-catching interface that is easy to navigate and enables site visitors to learn more about the company, our innovative solutions and how they can be applied to specific industries.""The launch of our new website aligns with our strategy of entering into new industrial markets and solving the most pressing water challenges in each, just as we have done in the oil and gas industry," stated John Brewster, Chairman and CEO of Ecosphere. "Each market is unique and our patented Ozonix technology is designed to not only solve those challenges, but also improve our customers' operations by continuing to reduce costs and environmental risks."
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Lt. Ehren Watada had his pre-trial hearing today. He is the officer who refused to serve in Iraq, based on his belief that this invasion is illegal as well as immoral. He now faces a court marshal and real possibility of a 6 year sentence for his refusal to deploy and for speaking out against the war. Go to the website set up to organize on his behalf and surf around for a bit. There is a good selection of links, resources and other material you may enjoy.
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"This is how Vetinari thinks. [...] Plans can break down. You cannot plan the future. Only presumptuous fools plan. The wise man steers."Even the most well-crafted Xanatos Gambit can fall prey to a Gambit Pileup or a Spanner in the Works. In such cases, there are characters who have an amazing gift not only for making The Plan but for revising it whenever new circumstances arise. Even a Gambit Pileup does not prevent this character from working around it to success. The Chessmaster may be skilled at pulling off a Xanatos Gambit. When The Chessmaster is aware of the threat of being Out-Gambitted or of a Gambit Pileup and he also happens to be an Opportunistic Bastard, more often than not he will be playing Xanatos Speed Chess. While the plots can be as complex as anything The Chessmaster lays out, they tend to function differently. The plotting character tends to be more The Trickster. We usually follow, if not the plotter himself, then characters near him, so we can see his continual and brilliant improvisations. This is likely to be pulled off by heroes rather than villains because the plot is always teetering at the edge of failure, making its success more dramatic. If it is used by both, then the drama is squared. Xanatos Speed Chess players build in the need for such flexibility in advance because of the old adage that 'no plan survives contact with the enemy'. Closely related to the Indy Ploy, which has simpler goals like "escape" or sometimes "hope for the best," but in this case, the plan is still in operation, just modified to fit new situations. The distinction here is that Xanatos Speed Chess involves changing an existing plan quickly, while an Indy Ploy involves there being no plan whatsoever. Contrast the Gambit Roulette, where the planner incorporates events that he would have no way of foreseeing into his plans - they rely on chance as much as on brilliance. Contrast the Clock King, a consummate planner who is rarely good at this. If prophecy, time travel, or being able to see the future are involved, may escalate to Scry vs. Scry. Not all people who attempt Xanatos Speed Chess can pull it off. This is why Xanatos Speed Chess is one of the defining marks of the Magnificent Bastard.
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It's not uncommon to see U.S. Coast Guard helicopters flying over Mobile every day. The largest aviation engineering division within the Coast Guard is in the Port City. Petty Officer Third Class Andrew Knight, Chief Petty Officer Fernando Jorge, Lieutenant Junior Grade Thomas Cameron and Lieutenant Commander Dale Taylor were in a tragic helicopter crash the night of February 28, 2012 in Mobile Bay. None of them survived. Lieutenant Commander Taylor's wife, Teresa, says she feels like some of us may still have questions about what happened that night, so she wrote a book to answer those questions, and to help us get to know the man she calls the bravest man she's ever known.
"These are all flights Dale did with the Coast Guard from flight school all the way up and hen recorded each flight, the hours, what aircraft he flew in, who he flew with, and his signature's at the bottom," said Teresa Taylor.
One of her most cherished possessions is her late husband's flight log book. She says she's looking forward to showing it to her sons when they get older. Evan was seven, and Emmett was four when their father was killed. She says flying was Lieutenant Commander Taylor's pride and joy, and he looked forward to sharing that with his sons every chance he got.
In her book, Teresa recalls being in her kitchen making spaghetti when her husband told her he had a night flight February 28, 2012.
She says, "I went to bed early that night so everything was quiet and dark and I got a knock at the door and I got up and I knew deep within my soul that it was bad news."
Her husband had taken his final night flight. He and three other heroic men died in that crash.
"I'm still learning to accept things I don't like. I loved Dale very much and I still wish he was here. However through my faith in God and friends who have supported me, my kids and I still find days full of joy and we have a legacy to look back on and guide us."
The next time you look up and see a military helicopter, remember even training can be difficult and dangerous, and that the men and women inside those helicopters are putting their lives on the line every day, all for you and me.
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Easy instructions to prepare bommidala pulusu
Sodium, Protein, Vitamin A, Vitamin C, Iron, Calcium.
Bommidalu fish: 1/2 kg
Oil 4 tbsp
Onions choped 2 cups
Tomatoes chopped 1 cup
Turmeric powder 1/4 tsp
Salt as required
Green chillies 5
Red chilli powder 1tbsp
Coriander powder: 2 tsp
Tamarind juice 1 cup
ginger garlic paste 1 tbsp
lemon juice 2 tbsp
Garam masala: 2 tsp
Cinnamon: 1 inch
Cloves: 6
Cardamoms: 3
Coriander leaves
Curry leaves
To prepare bommidala pulusu take bommidalu fish and add turmeric, salt, lemon juice and mix well and keep aside for 10 minutes.
Then take a vessel and heat oil and add cinnamon, cloves, cardamoms and fry for 2 minutes.
Add chopped onions and chillies and fry up to onions turns light brownish add ginger garlic paste and fry for 5 more minutes.
Add curry leaves, chopped tomatoes, turmeric, salt, Coriander powder, red chilli powder and cook covered for 5 minutes with low flame. add tamarind juice and cook covered for 5 minutes.
Add fish and cook for 10 minutes. At last add garam masala and remove from heat. Bommidala pulusu is re
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Authoring Automation Runbooks
Updated: April 3, 2014
Applies To: System Center 2012 R2 Orchestrator, Windows Azure Pack for Windows Server
Runbooks in Service Management Automation and Microsoft Azure Automation are Windows PowerShell workflows. They provide the ability to automate administrative processes for managing and deploying cloud servers or any other function that a Windows PowerShell script can perform.
There is no difference in the runbooks between the two systems, and the same runbook can run on either with identical functionality. When the term Automation is used in this guide, it refers to both Service Management Automation and Microsoft Azure Automation.
The additional services provided by Automation for working with Windows PowerShell Workflows include the following:
Centralized storage and management of runbooks.
Scalable architecture for scheduling and running runbooks.
Global resources that are centrally managed and available to all runbooks.
User interface for authoring and testing runbooks.
Set of cmdlets for managing and starting runbooks.
Runbook Authoring Guide Topics
The following topics provide information on creating and working with Automation runbooks.
Runbook Concepts
Describes the concepts of Automation runbooks and Windows PowerShell Workflows.
Runbook and Module Operations
Procedures for working with runbooks and modules using both the management portal and Windows PowerShell.
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Three teams comprised of UW-Eau Claire information systems and computer science students recently competed in the Target Global Technology Case Study, funded by a $4000 grant through Target Corporation. Jessica Lozano-Williams, Campus Recruiter for the Human Resources department at Target, coordinated the competition with Information Systems faculty member Don Gaber, and the College of Business Coordinator of Instructional Technology Dawna Drum.
The students were provided with information about actual problems that Target experiences in working with their global partners, which include issues such as language, culture and bandwidth. Teams were asked to present a proposal to Target Technology Services on how Target could better position itself to leverage global business systems to address these issues. To accomplish this, students had to employ more than just their technical skills. Students were required to write a paper as well as formally present their solution to a panel of Target judges. Creativity, written and oral communication skills, and business strategy all played a part in judging the final solutions.
The following students who took third-place received $200 each: Andy VanZeeland, Brian Troy, Taylor Laehn, and Robert Edge. Second-place team members who received $300 each were Jason Nicol, Josh Goldner, Josh Ellingson, and Adam Ferry. First place team members who each received $500 consisted of Blia Xiong, Bryant Seppelt, Ryan Koehler, and Kristen Bomber.
A group of 12 UW-Eau Claire information systems and computer science majors competed in the Target Global Technology Case Study. Front row from left to right: Jessica Lozano-Williams (Target), Taylor Laehn (CS), Brian Troy (CS), Adam Ferry (IS), Josh Ellingson (CS) Second row: Dawna Drum (UWEC), Bryant Seppelt (IS), Kristin Bomber (IS), Blia Xiong (IS), Jason Nicol (IS) Third row: Robert Edge (CS), Ryan Koehler (Marketing and IS), Andy VanZeeland (CS), Don Gaber (UWEC), Josh Goldner (IS)


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Definitions for Advocacyˈæd və kə si
This page provides all possible meanings and translations of the word Advocacy
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
ad•vo•ca•cyˈæd və kə si(n.)(pl.)-cies.
the act of pleading for, supporting, or recommending a cause or course of action; active espousal:
their tireless advocacy of states' rights.
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Princeton's WordNet
advocacy, protagonism(noun)
active support of an idea or cause etc.; especially the act of pleading or arguing for something
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
advocacy(noun)ˈæd və kə si
the activity of advocating
the profession of an advocate
the act of arguing in favour of, or supporting something
the practice of supporting someone to make their voice heard
Webster Dictionary
the act of pleading for or supporting; work of advocating; intercession
Advocacy is a political process by an individual or group which aims to influence public-policy and resource allocation decisions within political, economic, and social systems and institutions. Advocacy can include many activities that a person or organization undertakes including media campaigns, public speaking, commissioning and publishing research or polls or the filing of an amicus brief. Lobbying is a form of advocacy where a direct approach is made to legislators on an issue which plays a significant role in modern politics. Research is beginning to explore how advocacy groups in the U.S. and Canada are using social media to facilitate civic engagement and collective action.
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This is the first in a planned series of three textbooks in algebraic topology having the goal of covering all the basics while remaining readable by newcomers seeing the subject for the first time. The first book contains the basic core material along with a number of optional topics of a relatively elementary nature. The second and third books are only partially written --- see below. To find out more about the first book or to download it in electronic form, follow this link to the download page.
Vector Bundles and K-Theory
The intention is for this to be a fairly short book focusing on topological K-theory and containing also the necessary background material on vector bundles and characteristic classes. For further information, and to download the part of the book that is written, go to the download page.
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This idea is for this to be a readable introduction to spectral sequences, with emphasis on their applications to algebraic topology. What is written so far is mostly about the Serre spectral sequence. For more details and to download what is written so far, go to the download page. Update: My current plan is to make this an extra chapter of the algebraic topology book when I make a second edition of that book, rather than have it be a separate book.
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Featuring classes and lectures from CST Faculty, Alumni/ae, and Ph.D. students
Each year, the Alumni/ae of Claremont School of Theology have the opportunity to reconnect on campus, learn from the best scholars in theology, take a class and celebrate the accomplishments of their peers. Our community, alumni/ae, faculty, staff, students and friends are welcome to participate in this exciting day.
Certificate of Continuing Education (CEU) is available.
The 2014 Jean L. Wickett Keynote Lecture
Featuring Dr. John Cobb on Process Thought
The Jean L. Wickett Lecture was established in 1982 by the Wickett family in memory of Mrs. Jean L. Wickett. A lifelong active United Methodist lay woman, Mrs. Wickett was a passionate advocate for the continued education of laity and clergy to enhance the vitality and mission of the church. The Jean L. Wickett Lecture is an annual lecture event that examines faith and practice for the empowerment of both laity and clergy.
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Ischemic Stroke
An ischemic stroke occurs when blood is suddenly blocked and cannot flow to your brain. The block is usually caused by a blood clot that gets stuck in a narrow blood vessel. When oxygen cannot get to an area of the brain, tissue in that area may get damaged. Damage to an area of the brain causes loss of body functions controlled by that area.
CARE AGREEMENT:You have the right to help plan your care. Learn about your health condition and how it may be treated. Discuss treatment options with your caregivers to decide what care you want to receive. You always have the right to refuse treatment.
You may get blood clots that can break loose and travel to your lungs or brain. You may have another stroke or go into a coma. You may be paralyzed on one or both sides of your body. You may not be able to care for yourself or live alone. You are at greater risk of falling. You may develop muscle shortening or bedsores. Even with treatment, you may have lasting problems talking, thinking, or moving your body. Without treatment, your risk for another stroke increases. You may die from a stroke.
Informed consent
is a legal document that explains the tests, treatments, or procedures that you may need. Informed consent means you understand what will be done and can make decisions about what you want. You give your permission when you sign the consent form. You can have someone sign this form for you if you are not able to sign it. You have the right to understand your medical care in words you know. Before you sign the consent form, understand the risks and benefits of what will be done. Make sure all your questions are answered.
You may need an IV to give you medicine or liquids if you cannot swallow. Some IV lines can also be used to collect blood samples.
- CT or MRI scan: Healthcare providers take pictures of your skull and brain. You may be given dye called contrast to help the pictures show up better. Tell the healthcare provider if you have ever had an allergic reaction to contrast dye. Do not enter the MRI room with metal. Metal can cause serious injury. Tell the healthcare provider if you have a metal implant.
- Blood tests: You may need routine blood tests while you are being treated for your stroke. If you are getting medicine to prevent blood clots, you may need extra tests. These tests can tell healthcare providers if you are getting the right amount of this medicine. If you are on a ventilator, you may need blood gas tests to check your oxygen level.
- Arteriography: X-rays are taken of your arteries (blood vessels) to look for blood flow blockage.
- Carotid ultrasound: This test uses sound waves to show the blood flow in your carotid arteries. The carotid arteries are blood vessels in your neck that carry blood to your brain. A carotid ultrasound checks for narrow or blocked carotid arteries.
- Swallow study: X-rays are taken as you swallow certain foods and drinks. This test shows if food and liquids travel to your stomach correctly.
- Oxygen: Healthcare providers will monitor your oxygen levels. They will give you extra oxygen if your level drops too low. You may need a ventilator to give you oxygen if you cannot breathe on your own.
- Neurologic exam: This is also called neuro signs, neuro checks, or neuro status. A neurologic exam can show caregivers how well your brain works after an injury or illness. Caregivers will check how your pupils (black dots in the center of each eye) react to light. They may check your memory and how easily you wake up. Your hand grasp and balance may also be tested.
- Intake and output: Healthcare providers may need to know the amount of liquid you are getting and how much you are urinating. A Foley catheter may be placed in your bladder to drain your urine into a bag. Healthcare providers will remove the catheter as soon as possible, to prevent infection.
- ICP monitor: A small tube is put through your skull and connected to a screen. Healthcare providers use the ICP monitor to keep an ongoing measurement of the pressure inside your skull.
- Antipyretics: These reduce a fever.
- Thrombolytics: These break blood clots apart.
- Anticoagulants and antiplatelets: These prevent blood clots from forming.
- Other medicine: You may need medicine to treat diabetes, depression, high cholesterol, or blood pressure problems. You may need medicine to decrease the pressure in your brain, reduce pain, or prevent seizures.
- Physical and occupational therapy: Physical and occupational therapists may exercise your arms, legs, and hands. They will help you be active as soon as possible after your stroke. Therapy may help you recover more quickly, and it may prevent muscle problems and bedsores. You may also learn new ways to do things such as dressing and bathing. This therapy decreases your risk of falling because you learn to move safely.
- Bladder and bowel training: You may have trouble controlling when you urinate or have bowel movements. This training can help your skin stay clean and dry, and help prevent skin breakdown.
- Swallow therapy: A therapist can help you learn safe ways to swallow to prevent coughing and choking.
- Pressure stockings: These are long, tight stockings that put pressure on your legs to promote blood flow and prevent clots. You may need to wear pressure stockings before or after surgery or if you have poor circulation (blood flow).
- Pneumatic boots: Inflatable boots are put on your legs. The boots are connected to an air pump. The pump tightens and loosens different areas of the boots. This helps improve blood flow to prevent clots.
Feeding tubes:
You may need a feeding tube if you cannot swallow food or liquids well. The tubes may also be used to let air or fluids out of your stomach.
- NG tube: An NG tube goes from your nose to your stomach.
- G tube: A G tube goes from the outside of your body into your stomach. A PEG tube is a type of G tube.
- J tube: A J tube is put through a small incision in your abdomen. The end of a J tube goes into your small intestine.
- GJ tube: A GJ tube goes into both your stomach and small intestine.
- Ventriculostomy: A tube is placed into your skull to drain extra fluid. This tube also checks the pressure in your brain.
- Craniotomy: A healthcare provider removes blood from your brain or fixes a damaged blood vessel.
- Carotid endarterectomy: This surgery widens the arteries so that blood can flow through more easily.
- Blood vessel filter: You may need a filter placed in your blood vessel to prevent complications of a blood clot from your leg (DVT).
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100 Steps to IYP – Lesson 4 – Wildlife
Written by: Tiffany Joyce
Another very popular subject among photographers, wildlife is not easy to capture in its 'element'. When you do however end up with a picture that does capture them the element, it is a feeling hard to describe, and if you've ever shot wildlife, you'll agree. Getting straight to the point, here are some tips that will help you take beautiful pictures of these beautiful creatures.
TIP 1: Catch the eye…
Focus is critical in wildlife photography (including bird photography). In general you should try and focus on the eye of the creature, especially during close-ups. Whenever you look at an image of an animal or a bird, by nature your view is directed straight to the eye, and if the eye is not sharp, the picture is not good. Also, having the eye in focus enhances the image by making it seem as if the animal is making eye contact with you. Always keep the eyes in focus, especially if you're using a wide aperture and depth of field is limited.
Photo by BULLETSAYS
TIP 2: Bring out the tele, and use the IS…
This might seem like an obvious idea, but isn't for many, especially the IS part. The value of zoom is very obvious in wildlife photography, and IS has made things even easier. Whenever you're out shooting creatures, keep the IS on, and boost the ISO up a little so that you get sharp, blur-free images. You'll also end up using your lens wide open (go to aperture priority mode and select the smallest f-number) in order to freeze the action.
TIP 3: Catch them in action…
Actions always speak louder than, well, simple monotonous pictures of the animals just sitting there. Not that those pictures are not good, they can be brilliant. But pictures that capture 'moments' and action are always more appreciable, not to mention a lot tougher to take. Moments like animals mating, courting, hunting their prey, feeding their young, moving in huge herds (like the legendary migration of the Wildebeest) are treasures meant to be captured (in your camera that is!).
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TIP 4: Do your homework…
To capture moments like the ones above, you need to know when and where you'll find such moments. It definitely helps to study your subjects and do some research before you go out to shoot. For example, I like shooting birds, and the easiest way for me to find them is by tracing their calls, which I've learnt with time. And with practice, you will be able to predict their behaviour to quite an extent. Use the net, and get hold of a field guide to your local wildlife. Both these will greatly benefit you in your pursuit for the subject of your choice.
TIP 5: Composing for effect…
Wildlife pictures should be composed in a way such that the subject's action/position is complemented. For example, if you're taking a picture of a bird looking to the left, then instead of centering the subject, you should leave some space on the left for the subject 'to look into'.
Photo by Erik Veland
A common mistake beginners make when they discover an animal at a certain location is that they go too close. Animals are often not used to, and don't welcome human presence so close to them. In fact, some even desert their homes and their young (esp. Birds), and some can be very aggressive to defend the same. THEY DON'T KNOW that you're simply taking a picture! So PLEASE do not agitate the animal, and keep some distance.
TIP 6: Camouflage… And prepare to get dirty…
This is helpful particularly when you're taking pictures in woods or areas where human presence is fairly negligible. Don't wear bright colours. Blacks, browns and darker greens are more suitable. Some people who use huge lenses do camo's on their kits as well!
And to shoot an animal, you've got to be prepared to be like one… I mean, you have to be prepared to end up VERY dirty, often bruised, and bitten and stung all over! But believe me, that in itself is a great experience.
Notice the Camo kit? And yes, that IS huge!
Wildlife photography is indeed one of the most difficult but also most rewarding kinds of photography. But in the end, a good picture is worth every bit of effort. I hope these tips can make a difference to your pictures. Your comments and suggestions are welcome as always.
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Extermination in Texas
Preliminary Bibliography
Gary Clayton Anderson, The Conquest of Texas: Ethnic Cleansing in the Promised Land, 1820-1875, Norman, University of Oklahoma Press, 2005.
Thomas A. Britten, People of Wind and Lightning: A History of the Lipan Apaches, University of New Mexico Press, 2008.
William Chebahtah and Nancy M. Minor, Chevato: The Story of the Apache Warrior who Captured Herman Lehmann, University of Nebraska Press, 2007. (The first chapters deal with a war of extermination against the Lipan Apaches in Mexico.)
Jacqueline Fear-Segal, White Man's Club: Schools, Race, and the Struggle of Indian Acculturation, Lincoln, University of Nebraska Press, 2007.
Kelly F. Himmel, The Conquest of the Karankawas and the Tonkawas, 1821-1859, College Station, Texas A&M University Press, 1999.
Ben Kiernan, "Extermination in Texas," in Blood and Soil: A World History of Genocide and Extermination from Sparta to Darfur, New Haven, Yale University Press, 2007, pp. 334-49.
Enrique Gilbert-Michael Maestas, Anthropological Report on the Cúelcahén Ndé: Lipan Apache of Texas (co-edited by Daniel Castro Romero, Jr., M.S.W.), 2004, 471 pp.
Daniel Castro Romero, Jr., M.S.W., Cúelcahén Ndé: The Castro's of the Lipan Apache Band of Texas, 2004, 62 pp.
Margo Tamez, Returning Lipan Apache women's laws, lands, & power in El Calaboz Rancheria, Texas-Mexico border,
Ph.D., WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY, 2010, 686p


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E-mail: email@example.com.© 2009 American Speech-Language-Hearing AssociationAmerican Speech-Language-Hearing Association Article Information Hearing Disorders / Special Populations / Early Identification & Intervention / Healthcare Settings / Professional Issues & Training Site Visit | December 2009 Universal Newborn Hearing Screening Follow-Up: A University Clinic Perspective American Journal of Audiology, December 2009, Vol. 18, 89-98. doi:10.1044/1059-0889(2009/09-0003) History: Received February 11, 2009 , Revised June 5, 2009 , Accepted August 14, 2009 American Journal of Audiology, December 2009, Vol. 18, 89-98. doi:10.1044/1059-0889(2009/09-0003) History: Received February 11, 2009; Revised June 5, 2009; Accepted August 14, 2009 Web of Science® Times Cited: 3 View Article Figures Tables PDF Supplemental Data Supplements Multimedia Share Email Twitter Facebook Google Plus Pinterest Tools Get Citation Citation Lata A. Krishnan; Universal Newborn Hearing Screening Follow-Up: A University Clinic Perspective. Am J Audiol 2009;18(2):89-98. doi: 10.1044/1059-0889(2009/09-0003). Download citation file: RIS (Zotero) EndNote BibTex Medlars ProCite RefWorks Reference Manager © 2014 American Speech-Language-Hearing Association × Alerts User Alerts You are adding an alert for: Universal Newborn Hearing Screening Follow-Up: A University Clinic Perspective You will receive an email whenever this article is corrected, updated, or cited in the literature. You can manage this and all other alerts in My Account The alert will be sent to: Confirm × Sign In or Create a free account to receive alerts. × Purpose: To evaluate the referral and follow-up procedures at a university clinic to determine whether the early intervention program is achieving the goals of diagnosis of hearing loss by 3 months, amplification within 1 month of diagnosis, and intervention services by 6 months, as outlined in the Joint Committee on Infant Hearing (JCIH; 2007) position statement.Method: Files for 142 infants were examined, and the following data were collected from each file: date of birth, birth hospital, hometown, parents' ages, ethnicity, nursery status (well baby or neonatal intensive care unit), medical history, age at initial evaluation and at diagnosis, results of evaluation(s), and age at hearing aid fitting and start of early intervention services.Results: Results revealed that 17% of infants were older than 3 months at the initial evaluation, and 18% of infants who needed further evaluation were lost to follow-up. None of the infants identified with hearing loss received amplification within 1 month of diagnosis or early intervention services by the age of 6 months.Conclusions: The findings provide further evidence of the challenges of early intervention programs as stated by the JCIH (2007), and they emphasize the importance of communication between practitioners and implementation of monitoring systems and checks and balances to improve the efficacy of early intervention programs. Acknowledgments Thank you to Sadie Vojak for her assistance with gathering the majority of the data, Andrea Edgerton and Megan Lyons for their help with data collection, and Gayla Hutsell-Guignard for providing information about Indiana EHDI procedures and protocols, assisting with tracking some of the infants, and providing the map of Level 1 facilities. Portions of this data were presented at the annual convention of the Indiana Speech-Language-Hearing Association in March 2008. 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Monopoly Money [milesfranklin]
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Take a look at the photo – and caption – below, and think long and hard.
I know Monopoly is just a game; but then again, what's so "SACROSANCT" about the U.S. dollar? Since Monopoly was invented in 1934, not a single "monopoly dollar" has been added to circulation. That is, each 2012 version has the same amount in its "bank" as in 1934. And thus – what do you know? PRICES HAVEN'T CHANGED AT ALL!
That's right, Baltic Avenue has ALWAYS been $60, and Boardwalk ALWAYS $400. Not to mention – for real estate-focused readers – a "house" or "hotel" on Boardwalk has ALWAYS been $200. Actually, the only "monopoly price" that has increased in 78 years is the "Luxury Tax" – from $75 to $100 – to simplify making change!


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I never did post this here. I am posting it now for posterity's sake. Its been a few years, but, its good food for thought. Esp for any lurkers who might be wondering why a Gilead trained missionary would leave.
The original signed copy I am sure was read by more then one GB. Which makes my day....
To whom it may concern: In early September, I came across a man in the ministry who was curious as to how Jehovah's Witnesses got the date 1914. As I explained to him in basic terms, it started with the count of the gentile times, (2,520 years) from 607 BCE. He was intrigued by our calculations, but was puzzled as to why we say Jerusalem was destroyed in 607 BCE, when "everyone else" has it as 586/587 BCE. Confident that I would be able to prove the date of 607 BCE, I went about to research further this date and to use whatever secular sources existed to prove it. He wanted to see proof beyond what Jehovah's Witnesses have published, so I therefore researched this thoroughly. Imagine my surprise to find that while Jehovah's Witnesses use certain ancient secular sources from Babylon and Persia to arrive at 539 BCE as the fall of Babylon , we at the same time dismiss these very same sources for EVERYTHING else related to the fall of Jerusalem . I couldn't understand this, but resolved that the "faithful and discreet slave" would no doubt have gone to great lengths to make sure that such an important date as 607 BCE could be verified. I also continued my research. I will not detail my findings, as I have since come to learn that the Governing Body has refused to look at such evidence or even acknowledge it. The Governing Body above all others knows the controversy of this date and of their own efforts at first to prove 1914 through historical references only to fail in that, then to squelch anyone who even suggested otherwise. At some point, it will be in the Governing Body's best interests to address this. Suffice to say that I have seen abundant and real proof that both 607 BCE and the related date of 1914 is a date propped up by questionable use of bible scriptures , questionable theology, and white washed history relating to the "modern day history" of Jehovah's Witnesses. The use of the word "bible chronology" in the Watchtower and Insight on the Scriptures always was impressive to me. I now see that it is a misleading "bait and switch" phrase that is designed to stop a person from looking at real historical evidence. The use of one date as a pivotal date by Jehovah's Witnesses, 539 BCE as the fall of Babylon is stretched and distorted. We discard the very same sources used to arrive at 539 BCE as the date of the destruction of Babylon and say they are inaccurate when it comes to the date of the destruction of Jerusalem !!!. Why? Because it doesn't fit with a preconceived idea, that of 1914 as being significant. At best, 1914 will go down as a great coincidence between World War I starting, and what a few people who followed C T Russell were looking for. This is disingenuous, misleading, and unfair. I am not disillusioned at all! I feel relief for the first time. My only strong feeling is that of disgust; that a few men who are themselves married to 1914 yet at the same time unsure of it, will use that "prophetic" teaching as a source of authority to appoint themselves as some kind of "faithful and discreet slave", and then try to use this authority control the thinking and actions of so many in the name of god!! Having gone to the Watchtower School of Gilead, I could never get over the fact that almost everything in the bible according to Jehovah's Witnesses, "prophetically points" to the "faithful slave" and its governing body. You even go so far as to compare the administrations of Rutherford to the prophet Elijah and Knorr to Elisha!! How arrogant!! What an unbelievable stretch to say that the bible "prophesied" the existence of Rutherford and Knorr!! I use this as one of many examples used by the governing body to keep their power base "scriptural" in the eyes of those that follow and support this organization! I am only disappointed in myself that I didn't scream out loud at the time this was being "taught". This is how one must study the bible to get close to God and Christ??? Absolutely not!! Yet you clearly go beyond what is written in the bible itself, saying that to be disobedient to the governing body is the same as being disobedient to Jehovah himself, though the governing body neither admits to being inspired or perfect. What a double standard! It wasn't a year ago that I almost died in service to "Jehovah" while in Cameroon as a missionary. Now, I see that my service was to nothing more than a group of misguided men. I was even considering taking up a difficult and economically questionable move to help out a congregation our circuit overseer said was in need! I have done all that I have done for Jehovah's Witnesses with real zeal, belief, and sincerity of heart. I willingly and happily sacrificed much. But now, I have learned that this is just another crazy group using the bible to fit their own agenda. I therefore find it necessary as of the date of this letter, to officially resign as one of Jehovah's Witnesses. Because of personal issues, I am also divorcing my wife, -------. For her benefit, I will provide her with the evidence allowing her to remarry as a Jehovah's Witness if that is her wish, when in fact, I have such evidence honestly to give. My only regret is knowing that I will be leaving behind hundreds of friends that I have come to love very much. I realize how I will hence be treated. While I must accept this for the time being, it is my hope that all whom I have ever loved in this organization are or will be happy one day, although I have come to learn that such happiness will likely not result from their association with Jehovah's Witnesses.
|posted Tue, 24 Feb 2009 05:03:00 GMT(2/24/2009)
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Wow. Thank you for posting this, AllTimeJeff.
It is simultaneously saddening and liberating to read.
|posted Tue, 24 Feb 2009 05:16:00 GMT(2/24/2009)
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A wonderful letter. The men you wrote the letter to are not worthy of you. They are shameful, arrogant, ignorant and probably wicked men.
All the best to you.
|My Struggle
|posted Tue, 24 Feb 2009 05:22:00 GMT(2/24/2009)
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I wish that I could see their faces when they read this.
|posted Tue, 24 Feb 2009 05:23:00 GMT(2/24/2009)
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great letter Jeff - some truly profound thoughts in there that deserve much consideration
|posted Tue, 24 Feb 2009 05:30:00 GMT(2/24/2009)
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You said a lot without saying a lot(blathering). I wish I could do that.
|posted Tue, 24 Feb 2009 05:35:00 GMT(2/24/2009)
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Joined 11/9/2006
An interesting side note (to me) although not the point of this thread.
I can't tell you as an elder how many times I got my ass handed to me for not keeping correspondence on side of one page of paper..... 3 CO's 2 PO's all told me the same thing. Which was confirmed for me at Bethel....
So perhaps you can imagine how happy I was to squeeze all that on one side of one page of paper. For some reason, I smiled heartily when I was finally done editing it.....
|posted Tue, 24 Feb 2009 06:26:00 GMT(2/24/2009)
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Good for you, I resigned over much the same, only my wife came with me.
They put a lot of emphasis on the faithful and discreet slave, on just two verses in the bible Math.24 45&46, surely if it was SO IMPORTANT why is there not more information elsewhere.
Their whole structure is based on just these two verses, but it's the main question the elders ask when determining YOUR loyalty.
I am positive the elders can't explain the true meaning !!
As for 607bce well that's a farce.
|posted Tue, 24 Feb 2009 06:40:00 GMT(2/24/2009)
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This is what happens when you have to defend a lie. The Filthful and Disgraceful Slavebugger can ban using independent sources. But, it's only a matter of time before a householder is going to demand real proof of a subject (which is easy to come across these days). Then, once we find it, not only we embarrass ourselves in front of the householder for lying, but we are exposed to the very apostate material that they want to protect us from in the first place. The good ones will turn apostate at that time, while what's left is the crap that only recirculates the same stock arguments despite having them shot down repeatedly.
|I quit!
|posted Tue, 24 Feb 2009 06:40:00 GMT(2/24/2009)
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Very good letter. I always enjoy reading letters of resignation. Thank you for posting it.
|Mrs. Fiorini
|posted Tue, 24 Feb 2009 07:20:00 GMT(2/24/2009)
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Thanks for sharing. I'm glad you were in a position to be able to say it to those who needed to hear it. Most of us are neither noticed nor missed by the GB.
|posted Tue, 24 Feb 2009 07:30:00 GMT(2/24/2009)
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Fantastic stuff, Jeff.
|posted Tue, 24 Feb 2009 11:19:00 GMT(2/24/2009)
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Well done Jeff! Loved how you exposed the arrogance of the faithful slave teaching. Reminds me on the man of lawlessness description in Thessalonians. Fits them to a tee.
|posted Tue, 24 Feb 2009 11:32:00 GMT(2/24/2009)
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Joined 7/16/2005
This is such a well written letter. Amazing how so many exits begin with an "interested" person calling 1914 into question. Your feelings on your JW friends mirror mine. I hope to see them again outside of the "organization".
Isaac Carmignani
|posted Tue, 24 Feb 2009 11:44:00 GMT(2/24/2009)
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Joined 4/23/2005
Nice letter, why do you call it a resignation letter instead of a da-ing letter? Were you hoping to avoid the label?
|posted Tue, 24 Feb 2009 12:19:00 GMT(2/24/2009)
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Joined 11/9/2006
Nice letter, why do you call it a resignation letter instead of a da-ing letter? Were you hoping to avoid the label?
This is just my opinion, but I think to call it disassociation is to play by their rules. I never wanted to stop associating with any of my friends. I would have even taken the time to fart in my ex wifes general direction if given the chance.....
I simply could not be a member anymore. They can call it what they want, but thats not what it is.....
|posted Tue, 24 Feb 2009 13:27:00 GMT(2/24/2009)
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Joined 6/26/2002
Excellent letter Jeff. The only thing that would have made it more perfect is if you had of cc'd every Witness you knew.
At best, 1914 will go down as a great coincidence between World War I starting, and what a few people who followed C T Russell were looking for.
I often wonder what would have happened to Russell and Friends had WW I not started in 1914. Would the whole thing have collapsed? I doubt it, since he taught that Jesus' Return was "invisible". Had the War started a year or even 5 years later, they still could have explained it away stating that the war in heaven actually "broke out in 1914" and "evidently" went on for some time before Satan "was cast down to the earth."
|posted Tue, 24 Feb 2009 14:05:00 GMT(2/24/2009)
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Joined 7/28/2003
Great letter! Mine was like ...9 pages long LOLOL! I bet they got to that last paragraph about giving evidence to your wife to remarry and went "SEE??? See all he wants to do is leave Jehovahs organization to go COMMIT ADULTERY and FORNICATE!" and the rest of it became excuses you made to give yourself permission to go do that.
You know how it is....straining gnats and swallowing camels.
So glad you are OUT!!
|posted Tue, 24 Feb 2009 14:47:00 GMT(2/24/2009)
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Your letter underscores my mistake in dealing with everything I was taught by my parents, as well as everything I learned at the Kingdom Halls and at United States public schools. My childhood trust and gullibility extended way too far into my adulthood. My core beliefs were nothing more than assumptions made by me and given the weight and value of facts.
|posted Tue, 24 Feb 2009 14:47:00 GMT(2/24/2009)
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having been only a drone
one has to wonder what defense
i hope that niggling doubt,
thank you for sharing
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