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Sept. 13 (Bloomberg) -- The European Union is considering listing "specific examples of strategies using algorithmic trading and high-frequency trading" that should be banned and punished by regulators as market manipulation.
The measures to increase investor protection and reduce volatility are part of plans to clamp down on market abuse in the region, according to a draft of the proposals obtained by Bloomberg News.
"There are particular automated strategies that have been identified by regulators which, if carried out, are likely to constitute market abuse," the European Commission document says. "Further identifying abusive strategies will ensure a consistent approach in monitoring and enforcement by competent authorities."
High-frequency traders have come under increased regulatory scrutiny following the so-called flash crash in May of last year, during which the Dow Jones Industrial Average briefly lost almost 1,000 points.
The proposal "gives an indication as to where the commission expects European regulators' collective attention to be focused post flash-crash," Darren Fox, a financial-services lawyer at Simmons & Simmons LLP in London, said in an e-mail.
The Brussels-based commission targets so-called layering, in which traders place large orders they have no intention of allowing to go through, and quote stuffing, in which investors seek an advantage by delaying data feeds.
Tricking Computers
"Spoofing," in which market participants try to trick other computers into making decisions that can be exploited for profit, would also be banned.
The EU move follows investigations by U.S. regulators into the practices of high-frequency traders.
The European measures should "be clear, decisive and consistent internationally," Etay Katz, regulatory partner at law firm Allen & Overy LLP in London, said in an e-mail. The proposal "does not appear to meet any of these objectives in that there is no substantive impact analysis nor a differentiation between good and bad conduct."
The plans have a "vague reliance on the intent of the order-placing activity which has always proven very difficult to fathom," Katz said.
Michel Barnier, the EU's financial services chief, has said the tougher market-abuse rules are needed because current sanctioning powers for regulators are too weak and are not appropriate to deal with innovative trading activities.
Market Manipulation
Traders made about 13.3 billion euros ($18.2 billion) from market manipulation and insider dealing on EU equity markets in 2010, according to a commission study prepared in tandem with the proposals.
That figure "likely underestimates the true extent of market abuse as it only encompasses equity markets," the commission study says.
Under the proposals, regulators would get the power to set maximum fines for financial-services companies of at least 10 percent of their annual sales. Individual traders would face fines of at least 5 million euros for the worst infractions.
Traders found guilty of "intentionally" engaging in insider dealing and market manipulation should face criminal sanctions that are, "effective, proportionate and dissuasive," according to the draft rules.
Under the EU plans, which would need approval from governments and members of the European Parliament, unsuccessful attempts to manipulate markets should also be punished.
Financial Turmoil
Jacques de Larosiere, the former head of the International Monetary Fund and the Bank of France, called on the EU to bolster its sanctions in a 2009 report on the roots of the financial turmoil that followed the collapse of Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc.
Some EU states already use criminal sanctions to uphold financial services laws. In the U.K., insider trading carries a maximum sentence of seven years in prison.
The rules, which would amend an existing EU law against market abuse from 2003, would also bolster measures against insider trading on commodities derivatives.
"Under the current market abuse framework investors in commodity derivatives may be less protected than investors in derivatives of financial markets," the document says. To avoid this, insider information rules for commodity derivatives should also include "price sensitive" data on primary markets, the document says.
Punish Traders
Regulators should also be required to punish traders who make transactions on primary commodity markets to influence the value of related derivatives, and vice versa, the document says.
The use of derivatives to manipulate the price of foodstuffs and other raw materials is of "notable concern," the commission's impact study says, as it is currently not prohibited in the EU, and can lead to "distorted" prices that harm the real economy.
The commission is also seeking to improve protection of people who come forward to reveal market abuse at financial firms.
"Whistle blowing can be a useful source of primary information and may alert competent authorities to cases of suspected market abuse," the EU draft says. There should be "the possibility of financial incentives for persons who provide competent authorities that leads to a monetary sanction."
Chantal Hughes, a spokeswoman for the commission, declined to comment on the content of the draft proposals.
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Nashville Bound
Tracking For The New Record Begins This Week
Good Day,
I hope that this update finds you well. The advent season is upon us again and with it, as always, is much busyness. In addition to the normal Yuletide events this year, This year I add recording a new album to the schedule. This Thursday I will begin my drive to Nashville Tennessee and on Friday morning we will begin tracking the new album. I am so excited about this as I'm sure you are well aware. I have dreamed of an opportunity like this for so many years and God is finally open the door. I am so blessed to work with Lifeway Worship, Producer Craig Adams, A list musicians, and the top engineers in Nashville on this project.
I believe we have come up with a title that encapsulates this project. We think the title will be Hymns, Prayers, and Invitations. I am so blessed by so many of you given how did your resources to make this album the reality. Make God bless you in this holiday season and renew your faith in Christ. I covet your prayers as we begin this recording process and I ask you to pray for others will be renewed in their faith as a result of this endeavor. While we want to make great music, the goal is to reveal Jesus and the present reality of the kingdom of God.
I'll do my best to update you on line through Facebook and Twitter (@RickLeeJames) while I am in Nashville with pictures and more as I am able. I feel very blessed today and I can't wait to share the songs with you as a complete collection.
Rick Lee James
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Podcast Episode #130 – Advent Week 3
Podcast #122: Questions From God Part 7 of 10
How Do We Love Our Enemies? How Do We Pray For ISIS? How Did Jesus Do It?
How do we pray for our enemies? Are we called to pray any differently in times like these when terrorists groups like ISIS slaughter people without remorse? Isn't this just like the world Jesus was in 2000 years ago when Romans occupied his Jewish homeland, enslaved his people, and demanded that they declare "Caesar Is Lord" or face execution? Is it any different than ISIS forcing victims to convert to Islam or die today?
It's hard to be like Jesus these days. It was hard to be like Jesus 2000 years ago as well. It was hard for Jesus to be like Jesus, but he was like Jesus all the way to the cross, and back. That is to say, Jesus was being like God, perfect as He is perfect. His call to His followers is to follow His example and to do the same. What would Jesus do? Jesus would die for the sins of man. Maybe a better way to say it is, Jesus would die by the sins of man, at the hands of sinful men. In fact, Jesus did die, at the hands of sinful men, execution by sinfulness.
Being like Jesus so often will lead us to the wrong side of a cross, a machine gun, a knife, machete, or a death squad, but I don't think He was kidding when he taught his followers to take up their cross and follow him. It's insane, but it's an insanity that ushers the Kingdom of God into the world.
"Take my life and let it be consecrated Lord to Thee."
Do we mean that in the bad times when our lives are at stake?
Take my hands and let them move at the impulse of Thy love.
Do we mean that when terrorists like ISIS are threatening to kill, steal, and destroy our families and take our lives?
Take my lips and let them be filled with messages from Thee.
Are we willing to bless when we are cursed? Are we willing to bless the common cup and share the common bread, even when Judas is at the table?
We believe in the one High God, who out of love created the beautiful world and everything good in it. He created Man and wanted Man to be happy in the world. God loves the world and every nation and tribe on the Earth. We have known this High God in darkness, and now we know Him in the light. God promised in the book of His word, the Bible, that He would save the world and all the nations and tribes.
We believe that God made good His promise by sending His Son, Jesus Christ, a man in the flesh, a Jew by tribe, born poor in a little village, who left His home and was always on safari doing good, curing people by the power of God, teaching about God and man, showing the meaning of religion is love. He was rejected by his people, tortured and nailed hands and feet to a cross, and died. He lay buried in the grave, but the hyenas did not touch him, and on the third day, He rose from the grave. He ascended to the skies. He is the Lord.
We believe that all our sins are forgiven through Him. All who have faith in Him must be sorry for their sins, be baptized in the Holy Spirit of God, live the rules of love and share the bread together in love, to announce the Good News to others until Jesus comes again. We are waiting for Him. He is alive. He lives. This we believe. Amen.
(The Maasai Creed composed in 1960 by the Maasai people of East Africa)
Published on Aug 13, 2013
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Lyrics and Music by Rick Lee James
Love Our Enemies
Verse 1
God has made this declaration
through His Son, the Prince of Peace,
that to enter in His Kingdom
we must love our enemies.
They may seem our adversaries
but are merely slaves to sin,
so our battle is not with them
who are only hostages
Verse 2
Lord, deliver us from hatred,
prejudice, and cruelty.
Come remove discrimination
that the truth may set us free.
When we look at our reflection
we not only see ourselves
but we see a former captive
whom the grace of God has helped.
Verse 3
Father, show us how to free them
with Your mercy above
for our enemies are brothers
who've forgotten how to love.
You have made us in your image,
You've redeemed us through Your son.
Gather us into Your Kingdom
where no sword is drawn but love.
Verse 4
Jesus Christ, is our example
showing us the face of God
when He chose to die for sinners
rather than to shed their blood.
So we'll fight them with affection,
we will conquer them with grace.
May our enemies see Jesus
when they look upon our face
Verse 5
In His time and for His pleasure
pray we all will stand one day
reconciled before the Father
when the old has passed away.
When revenge would cloud our vision
turn our eyes to Calvary
where our Savior died to show us
how to love our enemies.
Lord and Maker of creation,
every life is dear to Thee
In the holy name of Jesus
help us love our enemies
Podcast #115: Karissa Knox Sorrell and the Journey to Orthodoxy
Karissa Knox Sorrell is a wife, mother, writer, and educator. She love books, coffee, early mornings, good friends, and the ocean. She grew up as a preacher's kid and missionary kid in the Church of the Nazarene and lived in Bangkok, Thailand from the ages of 11-18. Now she makes her home in Nashville, Tennessee with her husband and two children. In her twenties, she and her husband began to learn about liturgy, which led them to the Eastern Orthodox Church. They've been there for the past nine years. She has a passion for immigrants and people from other cultures and was an ESL teacher for eleven years. Karissa has also been pursuing creative writing for the past several years and is almost finished writing her first book, Transfigured Faith, a spiritual memoir about growing up in the home of Protestant ministers and later discovering Orthodoxy. Hear more about her writing, her family, and her faith journey on this week's episode of Voices In My Head, the official podcast of Rick Lee James.
Rick Lee James Interviewed By Worship Links
This week I was interviewed by WorshipLinks.us for their web site. Worship Links isa hand-picked collection of the best worship resources on the web so needless to say I was honored that they wanted to talk with me. I encourage you not only to read the interview I was featured in, but especially if you are a music pastor, check out all of their great resources. It's a truly awesome place on the web.
Rick Lee James


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Northern Trust Open: Baddeley hopes to end another drought at Riveria
Australian, whose last win was 2011 Northern Trust, one shot back
LOS ANGELES — Ending a drought in Southern California?
Sounds crazy, unless you're Aaron Baddeley.
In 2011, the Australia native ended a three-year winless drought when he captured the Northern Trust Open.
Baddeley hasn't won since.
After 36 holes of the 2014 Northern Trust Open, Baddeley is in position to end a another three-year streak with a victory at Riviera Country Club.
Following a sensational 6-under-par 65 in Friday's second round, Baddeley is at 8-under 134, one shot behind leader Sang-Moon Bae. After a second consecutive 67, Robert Garrigus is also at 8 under.
Baddeley ended his big round with four straight birdies.
"I had a couple of nice saves early and to birdie the last four was extra special," Baddeley said.
The Australian has always enjoyed Riviera's classic layout, which, at 7,349 yards off the back tees, is not especially long by modern standards.
"It's just a good golf course; you have to shape it both ways and you have to think," Baddeley said. "It's a little bit like the (renowned Melbourne) Sandbelt back home.
"It's definitely one of my favorites, always has been. It's a strong course, especially when it's dry and firm like it is (this week)."
While there's still plenty of golf left, the usually optimistic Baddeley likes his chances.
"Definitely excited to finish like that and just to have a chance to win here is great," Baddeley said. "It's good to be back where you (feel you) have a chance to win. I love it here."
Coming into this week, Garrigus had nothing but disdain for Riviera. In four previous starts at the revered venue, Garrigus had broken par only once and his best finish was 51st.
On Sunday night, Garrigus decided he give Riviera one more chance and stay positive.
Garrigus' altered attitude paid dividends right away with an opening-round 67 on Thursday. After a solid 67 on Friday, he is liking Riviera more and more.
"I've got pretty good willpower, so as soon as I stepped on the first hole this week I'm like, 'I absolutely love this place,' " Garrigus said. "I'm actually seeing the reads (on the greens). I've never been able to do that before here. I'm rolling it good."
Always one of the longest hitters on the PGA Tour, Garrigus used that power to his advantage through the first two rounds. After breaking his driver recently, he got a new one just before the tournament, which has allowed him to hit more cut shots off the tee. He has hit more drives in the fairway, leading to shorter approach shots.
"I hit a sand wedge into 18 today and I don't think I've ever done that," Garrigus said. "I hit a 7-wood into 17, which is a 250-yard shot, so I was hitting those tee shots 350 to 360 yards. ... It's going to be a lot of fun this weekend if I can keep my composure."
County residents Charlie Wi and Steve Holmes both missed the cut. Wi started the day 1 under, but shot a 3-over 74 Friday and missed the cut by a stroke.
Holmes, who is a teaching pro at Westlake Golf Course, struggled to a 12-over 83 on Thursday. He bounced back Friday, finishing with a 74.
"(Thursday) was not a fun experience. There was a point where I didn't want to play anymore, but today was much better," Holmes said. "The experience reminds me how hard this golf course is, how tough golf is and how good these guys are."
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On this edition of the Washington Page, KCII News speaks with Harald Gruber of Faith Baptist Church.
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Date: 2013-10-12
For today's program we talk with Fairfield Arts and Convention Center Executive Director, Rustin Lippencott, about some of their upcoming performances
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Date: 2013-07
On this edition of the Washington Page, KCII News speaks with Carson Ode about his book signing in Washington on June 21, 2013, for he and his wife's book "Iowa: Spaces, Places, Faces."
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ZOHO Design: The Secret Behind Perfect Photo Albums
You're an awesome photographer. Brides throw themselves at your lens and you can't walk down the street without booking a new gig. Do you really have time to design albums that match your killer style?
We'll go out on a limb and guess "No".
Strap on your socks, cuz they're about to go flying. Introducing our new friend and your new partner-in-crime, ZOHO Design:
Zo… Who?
The designers at ZOHO know their stuff and they make it their personal mission to work with you to get the best possible album. Each and every piece is completely custom to you, your event and your pics. They will email or call you during the whole process to be sure that you love what they're doing.
How it works
The process is dead simple:
- Give them your name and a rough idea of what you want.
- Sit back and wait for updates so you can say "Yea" or "Nay".
- Print the finished files at one of their recommended print labs, or take them to your favorite album company for fulfillment.
To get started, check out their site or find them under the Buy button in any of your SmugMug galleries.
You get the glory. They do the work. It's a perfect relationship! And happy clients make for happy pros, so give them a chance to help you work smarter, not harder.
How Digital Downloads Can (and Should) Work For You
Earlier this week, USA Today talked to SmugMug CEO Don MacAskill at WPPI about the importance of digital downloads. Take a look at the article and watch the interview here:
If you haven't yet discovered how digital downloads can rock your business, then keep reading. This blog's for you.
Why Downloads are Awesome
Pros can sell up to 6 different digital download types and make bank on each one:
Offer three sizes for flexibility. The Low-Res 1 MP download is roughly 816×1224 pixels, about big enough to print as an 8×12 . The Hi-Res 4 MP version is twice the size, weighing in at around 1632×2448. It's big enough to make a 30×40 print, or most of our largest catalog offerings. View our minimum requirements chart to see how we came up with those numbers.
Originals are just that: If you upload a 23 MB file, that's what your customer will receive when they buy it. Note that we never upsize and just offer the resolutions that we can make.
Example: If your original file is 3 MP, we'll only show the 1 MP and Original options for sale.
They're quick and convenient. Downloads are a great way to offer easy, reusable, unwatermarked files to your clients. They can use them for Facebook, blogs, Craigslist ads, digital scrapbooks, Wanted Posters and tons of other creative places. No muss, no fuss and no stalking the mailman. They're available immediately after checkout (and won't expire if you forget).
Direct links for download are included in your order confirmation emails as well as on the online order page. Best of all, folks who buy four pics or more can retrieve them bundled in a zip file.
Sell them by the piece or by the pound. If all photos in a gallery are priced for downloads, your clients can add one of everything to their cart by hitting "All Digital Downloads" in the Buy button. Of course, they can just buy individuals by looking for the blue "Downloads" tab in the shopping cart.
Finally, remember that downloads are available immediately after purchase, so they don't qualify for Proof Delay. Keep this in mind as you tweak your workflow.
We hope you Pros learned something new or picked up a couple of tidbits to perk your sales.
Vive la revolución digital!
The SmugMug Family
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Everyone's got a story to tell. What's yours?
Tell us and you could win $200 Blurb bucks to help your launch your very own printed project. Here's how:
1. Visit us on Facebook.
2. Sum up your story in a couple of sentences and post it on our Facebook page. What would you write about in your own book?
3. Hook us in and include a link to one of the photos you plan to use.
Post your ideas by Monday the 28th at noon, Pacific time. We'll announce one randomly-picked winner that night on Facebook, so make sure you check in!
We love Blurb because they make it simple to design and publish your own beautiful photo books. They offer lots of cost-effective options so you can pick and choose exactly what your readers will feel in their hands. From portable pocket books to luxe tomes on premium paper, there's something for every photo:
So tell us where you've been, what you've learned, or what's moving you now. We can't wait to hear (and see) all about it!
Here's to publishing great pics together,
The SmugMug Family
WANTED: #NicksBeard
Have you seen this man?
You should. He's awesome!
If you've never received a help email from Nick, shook his hand at a SMUG or boogied with him in Vegas then you're missing out on one of the best bennies of being part of our family. Nick's the real deal, and his Garbaldi is the source of his power. It makes scissors tremble and stylists swoon. Nothing can stand in its way and we have pictures to prove it.
Best of all, his beard is the Blarney Stone of the chin world. Touch it, and ye shall be gifted with undying off-camera light and perfection in posing.
Hero Nick will be stalking the pens at WPPI this week so you can come and see us (and him) at booths #1528 and #1529. If you can catch this cagey tiger and lay fingers on Thee Sacred Hairs, you may find yourself surrounded with beautiful models, zippy interns and possibly something even better. Don't say we didn't warn you.
Your Mission:
Snap a pic of yourself while touching Nick's beard at WPPI and post it to SmugMug's Facebook wall. Then tag yourself! And if you're still riding on the high, Tweet your success so others can play, like this:
#NicksBeard. Snap a pic for a chance to win a prize from Andy's gear bag. @SmugMug booths 1528 and 1529 #WPPI
Deadline is Tuesday at 9 PM, Vegas time. Winners will be announced via our Facebook Wall on Friday.
Your Reward:
Five winners will be randomly picked from all of those that show us the goods on our Facebook wall. We'll then pick five more random winners from those who have tweeted about it, and another five random winners from everyone else who shows us they've touched The Beard.
Something good's comin' your way. We've got tons of swag, photo gear, bags and even a free year of SmugMug Pro ready to go.
And if Nick's face-drapery isn't enough to get you to hang out with us, stop by the booth for a super-special 40% off code to save on your first year of SmugMug. What else could you possibly ask for?
See you in Vegas, baby!
UPDATE! Although this contest is now over, we have good news in the form of winners. There were fourteen successful posters who overcame shyness, crowds and bad wi-fi to post a pic of #NicksBeard, so they each get a free year of SmugMug Pro PLUS $125 print credit (OR $125 credit towards site customization with one of our certified companies). In addition to these great prizes, those of you who posted by the Tuesday evening deadline will get free bonus SmugSwag.
Thanks to everyone who participated, even if you couldn't get your pic on our fan page!
If your name is below, stay tuned. Katherine will drop you a note on Facebook with details.
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If you couldn't make it to Vegas, we have fun giveaways going on over at Facebook each week. Don't forget to "Like" us so you can win something, too!
The Making of a Gigapixel Image
Patrick Smith is a world-renowned landscape photographer who specializes in gigapixel panoramic projects. We wanted something special for SmugMug HQ – a mind-bendingly tricky pano of San Francisco – and we thought he'd be up for the job. He pulled it off perfectly and lived to write up this guest post for us. You can see it here and cover your own walls with this amazing shot. Here's how he did it.
The Concept
It seemed like such a harmless idea at the time.
SmugMug's Chris MacAskill wanted a print for the SmugMug headquarters that would be similar to a photo I had shown him earlier, only much bigger. He wanted a huge panoramic version of the classic view of the Golden Gate Bridge with the Transamerica building seen through the north tower. Chris was thinking of printing it somewhere in the range of 30-36 feet across at close to 240DPI. I thought it would be a decent amount of work but not a big problem – after all, multi-gigapixel photos are becoming more commonplace every day and stitching programs have improved a lot over the past few years. One recent image of London is made up of over 4,000 individual photos!
Most gigapixel images are created during daylight hours or well after dark, conditions at which the light is consistent over dozens (or hundreds) of shots. However, I wanted the entire panorama to be done during the rapidly changing light that occurs just after sunset.
After a few quick calculations, I figured that I could get the resolution Chris wanted from about 30-40 portrait photos across and a few rows high with my Canon 5D MK II and about 25% overlap between photos. I decided to rent the Canon 800mm F5.6 lens for 10 days from BorrowLenses. They were very helpful and even had a drop-off point near my house in Walnut Creek. I thought that 10 days of shooting would be plenty of time if I could choose a window of opportunity where there would be plenty of clear days with good visibility. It was November, and the California rainy season was about to begin. But with no storms in sight and a warm spell in the offing, I rented it.
I wanted to create an image that would look like a single photo taken during those few moments about 20 minutes after sunset where the softening natural light is about equal to city lights. A photograph created at this time will not have blown-out highlights but still have the glowing atmosphere of a nocturnal view. Since I needed to shoot over 30 photos per row and at least 3 rows tall, I knew that it would take several favorable days to shoot them all. This is because there are only a few minutes with good light after sunset and each exposure would take around 7-12 seconds to shoot. Also, with the 800mm lens you have to be very precise about focus, and setting the focus using the Live View feature adds even more time to each shot.
I was excited to begin. The next 10 days looked clear and warm, so off I went. The first obstacle was how to stabilize this huge lens during 10-second plus exposures when it is perched on the side of a hill exposed to strong ocean wind. The Golden Gate is the easiest place for wind to pass through the California coastal mountain range so there is a lot of it passing through. The sturdiest tripod is no match for these breezes so I had to come up with another solution.
I headed over to Home Depot and bought a 1-inch thick rounded and sanded plywood wheel that is about 18 inches in diameter. It is about the size of a very large pizza. Also I bought a plastic bucket, a short 1×4 and some thin wood shims. The idea is to place the plywood onto the bucket and then put the lens on the plywood. Then it is easy to rotate the lens right and left. The bucket is low to the ground and very stable even in high winds with the big lens on it. Also, it is easy to level the entire thing using by moving it in the dirt until your line of sight across the wheel is level with the horizon. I cut the 1×4 to a length of about 6 inches and cut notch in the middle so that the end of the lens would rest in the notch. That stops the lens from rolling around. The thin wood shims are then used to raise and lower the camera side of the lens. With this setup, you can shoot an entire row, insert or remove some shims and then shoot another row.
For the first 10 days, visibility over the bridge was perfect but it was hot and the city lights twinkled. Twinkling when viewed through 800mm of lens makes the entire frame flicker back and forth as though you are looking into a swimming pool on a windy day! During daylight it is not too bad because you can have an exposure time of 1/100 or less and things may look a bit wavy but at least they are sharp. At night, an 11-second exposure with the heat shimmering will make the entire image soft in a similar way to what you might see on a long exposure of ocean waves. Even my morning shooting suffered from atmospheric distortion. After 10 days with that magnificent lens I had nothing to show for my efforts! Needless to say I was a bit discouraged. However, I am not one to give up easily, so I borrowed a friend's 500mm F4 and a 1.4 extender for a total of 700mm of magnification. Fortunately, he was very patient because it took about 4 extra weeks to get the images I needed.
Eventually the weather cooled, the atmosphere stabilized and the twinkling was dramatically reduced. Next, my hope was to get some mist in the atmosphere over several days to get through the entire panorama with consistent light. I made a total of about 20 trips to my spot before I had all the images I needed. All of the images used to make the final pano were captured on five of those evenings.
There were other problems during shooting besides the atmospheric distortion. First, the focus. The city is far behind the bridge, so when I was shooting the towers in front of the city I had to stop down to about F29 and focus extra carefully and do an extra long exposure. On the left side of the panorama were some foreground hills, so I had to refocus there too as well as every few shots throughout the panorama because the focus ring might get moved just a little. Most images, however, were made at F11. This allowed me to get enough depth of field to keep everything sharp. The DOF at F8 (the optimum setting) is too shallow and would cause something in each frame to be out of focus. I kept the exposure time down to 11-seconds by using an ISO of 200. There was very little noise in the final images.
The next problem is that I had to come back on successive days and pick up where I left off. So I had to arrive well before sunset to set up and practice what I was about to do. It is easy to not be perfectly aligned with a row from the day before. If you are not perfect all the way across then you don't get enough overlap for stitching.
The other big problem is that the light was changing quickly and was different from the far left side to the far right side. This is a very wide-angle image so this is to be expected. So if you attempt a gigapixel image at dusk, study the direction of how the light fades and start shooting from the darkest areas and move towards the lightest. By the time you get to the lighter areas, they will be closer in brightness to the darker side. This way, the overall image will be more evenly lit.
I brought the images into Capture One, a RAW processing program. It has lots of settings which allow you to gain a little extra dynamic range and still have the image look natural. I collected the best images from all the shoots into one folder and carefully adjusted them for brightness and color. This went fairly smoothly, though there were a few images where I had to dig deeper. The idea is to have all the images be the same brightness.
I saved each one as a JPG because I knew the final file would be huge and I don't have a super powerful computer! Also, I didn't touch the JPGs until I had created a PSB file after stitching. TIFF files can only be 4gb in size and a 16-bit file would be 5gb. I ended up creating an 8-bit file but I kept it in PSB format, anyway. I did not lose any information as would be the case if I edited the JPGs directly. And JPG files have a 30,000 pixel width limit.
Originally I planned on using the highly rated Autopano stitching software. It did a great job until it reached areas where the bridge cables were in front of the bay water. As you can see in the small portion below, one cable or a bridge section looks like the next. The stitching software became confused no matter how I adjusted the settings. I auto-stitched as much as I could and then I stitched the remainder of the image (about 50%) manually in Photoshop. Fortunately there was plenty of overlap and after about 80 hours of work, the image was completely stitched.
After stitching, I went over the TIFF image carefully while viewing it at 100% magnification. I cleaned up any bad pixels or stitching errors. There was a bit of noise in some of the darker areas so I used the Photoshop noise reduction and that worked fine. Then I looked at the entire image to make sure that the entire scene looked evenly lit. A few places needed to be brightened or darkened but the adjustments were small because I was careful when creating the first set of files from the RAW files..
The combination of the 500L lens and the 1.4 II teleconverter along with close attention to focus created a final image that was very sharp. Most of the image needed no sharpening, though some areas were sharpened a bit just to get things as close to perfect as possible.
The total amount of time I spent doing recon, 20 trips to the location, and post processing was around 160 hours. Was it worth it? Yes!
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Details about the entire panorama:
- 112 11-second exposures (they were all 11-seconds to keep the city lights constant)
- All shots were taken between 20 and 27 minutes after sunset on several nights over a 6-week period.
- The final size is (13,423h x 80,540w, 1×6 ratio)
- AutoPano stitching software to start, but 50% was hand-stitched
- Canon 5D mark II with live view set to 10x magnification to help with precise focusing
- Canon 500L F4 lens with 1.4 extender
- 3 rows of portrait oriented shots with about 35-40 on each row
- 25% overlap on each shot
- Refocus every 3rd shot with extra care on the towers and hillside to the left
- Refocus on Bridge towers to make sure that every bolt can be seen clearly
- No grad filters
- No polarizer.
- No HDR
- ISO 200 (to reduce the exposure time a bit but not too much to induce noise)
- RAW files processed with Capture One by Phase One
- TIFF files processed with Photoshop
- Tripod – 1 home depot bucket with a circular 1-inch thick plywood board rotated on top to create panoramas.
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spin off: what do you want to become?
Another post got me thinking--I have become such a different person since I lost all the weight. I am more outgoing, I have lost my fear of people treating me badly since I was fat.
I have changed my way of dressing--tighter clothes and paying more attention to style, instead of what would best cover up all the fat (like I could hide it with clothes).
I have become more willing to take risks. DH and I were talking about this last night. There's no way the 300-pound woman I used to be would have taken off for South Africa, there's no way she would be living the lifestyle I'm living right now. Too scared and too timid for any of that.
I am more willing to let people love me, to let them be close to me. I used to push people away. I still struggle with that, but I think I love myself better now (and take care of myself like I love myself now) and so it's easier to let other people love me too.
Thinking about it, it's sad that it took so long to find these things in my life. I believe it took what it took, and for me, losing the weight was the key to unlock these gifts into my life.
So, what do you want to become? Or what are you already becoming? Does it have to wait for you to reach goal or can you start becoming those things today?
Luna I could have written your words. The funny thing is I have been the last to see a lot of this, but those closets to me have said how much happier I seem. How much more self confident I appear. I have been told that my presence is "lighter" and not pound wise. I feel more out going and not as much like hiding or blending in to the background. I feel freer and seem to be "myself" more- the best me I guess. I am more energetic so that helps. I think feeling more confident at work has really helped me gain a good deal of respect over the last 6 mos or so.
Thank you for this post Luna!
Carly: confidence. Yes, that's the word I was stumbling around trying to say. I am more confident these days. A lot more.
Isn't it wonderful? I'm so appreciative of these changes, every day. I never want to go back to being how I was.
I totally agree. I never, never want to return to that place- not physically, mentally or spiritally!
Hm this is always an interesting one for me because I'm a pretty confident/happy person - it took some years to get there, but I don't think i could be MORE confident - so the inside stuff doesn't need work. Just really the outside stuff - this summer, I'd like to be able to wear a 2 piece at the beach and not look like a busted can of biscuits. Oh and I'd like to look fresh out of a fitness magazine. Baby steps....
Losing weight has given me a big confidence boost! I hated feeling so frumpy all the time, but now I feel much more comfortable in my skin again :)
I've got a long way to go before I feel like wearing tight clothes (because they are supposed to be tight, not because they are too small, lol), or showing off my shape, but I now have hope. I too want to come out from the shadows and stop hiding. It's put a new light in my eyes, and in my heart. :)
Great thread! I have a long ways to go to goal, but I know I'm feeling more confident already. I think my face looks prettier, chubby but less puffy and bloated that before. When I lost before, I felt great in my skin and really confident.
Right now there are things I avoid doing/places I avoid going, because I'm embarrassed. I can't wait for that to change!
I agree with the confidence, energy and being the "best" version of yourself.
When I had gained about 40 pounds two years ago, I was miserable, depressed and didn't want to see anybody because I was so embarrassed from the weight gain. It really shook me up. I went from being outgoing party girl who loved to go out and meet new people to locking myself in my room, depressed and not wanting to see anyone.
Its very psychological. But I really find that when I am at a healthy weight -- I truly feel great both on the inside and outside, and I accept compliments and want to live my life to the fullest. THIS is what I keep reminded myself when I slip back into old habits (ahem Christmas feasts lol)
I am one of the older JUDDDers (agewise), but I realized last year at this time, that I just want to be "healthy". :)
Weight loss is the natural side effect of good health. Carrying around the extra weight was hurting my heart, joints, posture, and mental well-being. I don't want to turn 55 and be anxious about my next physical. I think about my mom and how much I worry about her, but in reality she is not in bad health and may be much healthier than I! She was restricting calories long before she reached her senior years. I don't think she even knew that she was doing this, which I find remarkable. ;)
I agree with LadyKT.I have only recently decieded that sugar is a poison to me the more I eat the more I want. I must bid adew to the delious sweetness and find something that works to satisify me. It will take me a week to withdraw..wish me luck it starts tomorrow on a potato day.I will keep all posted.
This is a good thread...for the first time in a long time I thought,,what is there that I'd really like to do?..and one thing that came to mind was..volunteer work.
I can't do a lot of physical things because of my bad back..but..I don't have to have a good back in order to help someone learn to read, or..visit people in the nursing home...now things like that would make me feel useful again..thanks for starting this because it's so good to set some goals and have some hope again.
I want to become as healthy as I can possibly be in 2013. I am well on my way after losing 75 lbs over the last couple years.
I want the energy and stamina for all the activities I love. I want to stay young and young at heart.
I agree that health is the main focus as I get older. I feel confident and love myself just the way I am. For me that has come with age. Losing weight is the icing on the cake.
I am in love with JUDDD!
Slim, healthy, fit, flexible, firm and feeling fabulous.
Jaylynn, I'm in love with JUDDD too .I've only been doing it about a month..but wow...as I see it work for me , and so many others, I am just so encouraged.
I want to say, also...congratulations, you have had major success..I heard somewhere on a video about IMF that this is the coming thing, and it's going to be hugely successful...I can believe that for sure...right now I am trying to come up with a system of fasting hours that my daughter could do..I am pretty sure she would not do the very low down days because of her family life..her husband is a great cook, and dinner is something she probably would not want to give up...anyway, if I can figure a way of getting her to have her regular evening meals with her family, she would do the IMF..
I am in love with judd too and I feel much much happier since Ive been doing it, I dont mind having my photo taken so much now as I compare photos now with my before pics and I do look better!!
For the first time in all my 52 years I know Im going to lose this weight and in an enjoyable way as well...if I could bottle these feelings I would become a multi millionaire!!
P.S. Are you certain that your sugar/carb issues aren't related to deprivation? I thought I would go crazy with the carbs on JUDDD and I did a little bit, but now that I can have them eod (I tend to do mostly low carb on DD), it's not so dangerous, if you know what I mean.
Back to the what do you want to become ? A skinny old fart like Hugh Hefner who is
supposed to marry a woman young enough to be his grand daughter today :)
All kidding aside I would like to get my stuttering under control and in ME my obesity
makes it and my sleep apnia much much worse. Funny thing I haven't heard of any other
people who stutter noticing a change when they lose or gain weight.
Interesting discussion...and a question I am struggling with these days. I retired from a successful career, opened then closed a successful business, spend a lot of time monitoring and helping my aging parents, and I still haven't figured out what I want to be when I grow up...I just know 60 feels way too young to stop growing.
Hmmm...I think I was born with enough self-confidence to fuel a mid-sized city. But, when my weight was up, I did dress kind of hide-it sloppy and lose interest in a lot of things. Losing weight has reawakened my interest in how I look...which translates to fascination with clothing. Hmmm...addicted to Project Runway...just discovered altered/upcycled clothing...it may be time to get the old sewing machine out and see what kind of havoc I can create on my thrift store purchases. hmmmmmm :cool:
Hmmm. Looks like I'm the oldest that is responding. Turning 65 this month. WOW!!!
Health is the most important for me at this point in my life. My entire family history is heart disease, diabetes and cancer and all were mostly obese - so gaining my health is the most important.
Energy and stamina will come in second. I have three wonderful grandkids that live close to me. A granddaughter(7) and 2 grandson twins(5). They always want me to play with them, and their play is running, jumping and moving - all the time. Last year, I couldn't do it(too fat and heart issues). They couldn't understand why their other grandma played with them and I didn't.:sad: Well, now I can, at least more, and they and I love it!!!!
Thanks for the wonderful question and I do appreciate having to think about it this morning.
Happy New Year 2013!!!
Braver. Although I think I'm reasonably courageous already, I'd like to more than reasonable. I'll be miffed if, on my death bed, I say, yeah, I gave that a reasonable go.
I'm in a significantly different career than I was a few years ago, and I'm not sure I'm applying the full oomph of my essential self to it yet. Still a wee bit afraid of exposing myself, trying my best, and failing. I'm not sure I completely, 100%, trust that I have a place in this benevolent universe. I trust the universe, but don't always have the same full faith in my talents, abilities, and my worth. And oh, oh, oh, I am so much better at this than ever before, but life is short and I want to give it everything.
Besides this, I just want to be grateful for my health, my kids, my lovely man, and Rosie the dog. :heart:
At the risk of continuing to sound like a flaky hippy chick, I really do believe that life unfolds perfectly and that my job is to choose to see that, both when it's easy and when it's hard, as far as I'm able.
Thanks for this thread, Lovely Luna.
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Item Pages: What We've Learned
By Sean Aery On October 19, 2009 · 3 Comments · In Assessment, Website Redesign
We have been assessing our web interface to Digital Collections for some time using a healthy variety of evaluation techniques and soliciting ideas for a new & improved interface. Let's first take a look at our item pages, with an annotated review of our current site:
View this feedback (Item Page – Existing Interface) on Notable
Here's what we have learned about the item pages, broken down by source:
Web Analytics
- Our most-accessed items get viewed mostly via external links, especially from social media tools (like StumbleUpon) and Google Images.
- More than 3/4 of item page views are for the medium image view as opposed to the details view.
Usability Tests (Spring 2008)
- Users recognized the social media tools we chose to put in the 'Add To' section, but didn't anticipate using those particular services.
- Users were able to easily toggle between the details and the image view.
Feedback Forms and Other User Feedback
- It's good to have multiple image sizes available.
- It's unclear how to get to all of the details for an item.
Interviews with our Collection Sponsors
Desired improvements:
- A comment box on items for users to contribute information.
- Better page-turning for multi-paged items.
- A way to get a citation for each item.
- Connection to info about item's archival source collection.
- Easier printing, especially for multi-page items.
- Clear display options for seeing the item and/or its metadata.
- Multiple export options–especially for multi-page items.
- Cleaner metadata display, separating technical from descriptive metadata.
- Customized presentation of items for certain collections or item types.
- Clarity to user what the rights / acceptable uses are for each item.
- A way for items to be identified as part of more than one 'collection', especially broader collections like 'documentary photographs' or 'moving images.'
CIT's Ideas for Helping our Images be Used for Instruction
- Integration w/social media tools (like ShareThis) and blogging platforms.
- A 'download' button (where allowed) w/multiple size options, esp for use in PPT.
- Copyable 'Embed code,' including citation.
Other Ideas from the Implementation Team
To accompany all the ideas and info gathered above, here are a few additional ideas we've had in our implementation team discussions:
- Ability to export items in PDF, especially for multi-paged items
- Automatically-generated 'Related Items'
- Integration with our internal metadata editor so staff can edit from public interface
- Permalinks with URL handler
- Full-text display alongside images where available
- Aesthetics: page should be wider; item title needs more prominence
Now, what do we do with all this feedback? First, we'll share good example interfaces from around the web that tackle some of these same issues in various ways. Once we're feeling fully inspired, we'll draw up some prototypes to share. Stay tuned!
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Really helpful, Sean — this is good practice for all assessment projects. We'll have to follow your lead as we interview students and faculty on the effectiveness of the "Search Resources" section of the homepage (currently underway). And I look forward to seeing your prototypes (after you're fully inspired, of course…).
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Total Region Partners 10 Maine : Maine Office of GIS Maine : Maine State Planning Office Maine : Southern Maine Regional Planning Commission Maine : USGS - Maine Office Massachusetts : Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management Massachusetts : North Reading (Town), MA Massachusetts : University of Massachusetts New Hampshire : Keene (City), NH New Hampshire : University of New Hampshire, Complex Systems Research Center (CSRC) Vermont : Vermont Center for Geographic Information Total Region Partners 10 New Jersey : Monmouth County, NJ New Jersey : New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection New Jersey : New Jersey Office of Information Technology New York : New York City Department of Environmental Protection New York : New York State Department of Environmental Conservation New York : Seneca Nation of Indians New York : Staten Island (Borough), NY New York : Town of Amherst, NY Puerto Rico : Commonwealth of Puerto Rico Puerto Rico : Ponce, Puerto Rico Total Region Partners 29 Delaware : Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC) District Of Columbia : District of Columbia Maryland : Baltimore (City), MD Maryland : Baltimore County, MD Maryland : Frederick (City of), MD Maryland : Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE) Maryland : Prince Georges County, MD Pennsylvania : Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission, PA Pennsylvania : Harrisburg (City), PA Pennsylvania : Lancaster County, PA Pennsylvania : Lycoming County, PA Pennsylvania : Mifflin County, PA Pennsylvania : SEDA-COG, PA Pennsylvania : Temple University Center for Sustainable Communities Virginia : Chesapeake (City), VA Virginia : City of Newport News, VA Virginia : Fairfax County, VA Virginia : Harrisonburg (City), VA Virginia : Henrico County, VA Virginia : Loudon County Virginia : Roanoke (City/County), VA Virginia : Shenandoah County, VA Virginia : Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation Virginia : Wise County, VA West Virginia : Cabell County, WV West Virginia : Canaan Valley Institute, WV West Virginia : Raleigh County, WV West Virginia : Region I Planning and Development Council, WV West Virginia : West Virginia University Research Corporation, WV Total Region Partners 34 Alabama : Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs Florida : City of Jacksonville, FL Florida : Collier County Florida : Florida Department of Community Affairs, Division of Emergency Management Florida : Gainesville (City), FL Florida : Hillsborough County, FL Florida : Miami/Dade County, FL Florida : Northwest Florida Water Management District Florida : Polk County, FL Florida : Sarasota County, FL Florida : South Florida Water Management District Florida : Southwest Florida Water Management District (SWFWMD) Florida : St. Johns County Florida : St. Johns River Water Management District, FL Florida : Suwanee River Water Management District, FL Florida : Tamarac (City), FL Georgia : Chatham County, GA Georgia : Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Floodplain Management Office Georgia : Gwinnett County, GA Georgia : North Georgia Regional Development Center Kentucky : Kentucky Department of Natural Resources, Division of Water Kentucky : Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government, KY Kentucky : Louisville and Jefferson County Metropolitan Sewer District (MSD), KY Kentucky : Northern Kentucky Area Planning Commission Kentucky : Warren County, KY Mississippi : Mississippi Emergency Mgmt Agency/Dept. 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Quality Mississippi : Tunica County Soil & Conservation District, MS North Carolina : Chapel Hill (Town) and Carrboro (Town), NC North Carolina : Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, NC North Carolina : Mecklenburg County Storm Water Services (MCSWS), NC North Carolina : North Carolina State Flood Mapping Program North Carolina : Wake County, NC South Carolina : Greenville County, SC South Carolina : South Carolina Department of Natural Resources Total Region Partners 32 Illinois : DuPage County, IL Illinois : Hamilton (City), IL Illinois : Illinois Department of Natural Resources Illinois : Illinois State Water Survey Illinois : Kane County, IL Indiana : Evansville-Vanderburgh County, Indiana Indiana : Hancock County, Indiana Indiana : Indiana Department of Natural Resources/Division of Water Indiana : Indianapolis (City), IN Indiana : Maumee River Basin Commission, IN Michigan : Allegan County Michigan : Eaton County, Michigan Michigan : Kent County, Michigan Michigan : Michigan Department of Environmental Quality Michigan : Oakland County, MI Michigan : Ottawa County, Michigan Minnesota : Clay County, MN Minnesota : Dakota County, MN Minnesota : Goodhue County, MN Minnesota : Minnesota Department of Natural Resources Minnesota : Scott County, Minnesota Minnesota : Sherburne County, MN Minnesota : Washington County, MN Ohio : Licking County, OH Ohio : Lorain County, OH Ohio : Lucas County Ohio : Muskingum County, OH Ohio : Ohio Department of Natural Resources Ohio : Ohio Department of Public Safety, Emergency Management Agency Ohio : Portage County, OH Ohio : Summit County, OH Wisconsin : Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources Total Region Partners 33 Arkansas : Arkadelphia (City), AR Arkansas : City of Jonesboro Arkansas : Northwest Arkansas Regional Planning Commission Arkansas : Pulaski County, AR Louisiana : Amite River Basin Commission, LA Louisiana : Jefferson Parish, LA Louisiana : Lake Charles (City), LA Louisiana : Louisiana Office of Homeland Security Louisiana : Mandeville (City), LA Louisiana : Rapides Parish, LA Louisiana : St. Bernard Parish, LA Louisiana : State of Lousiana, Office of Coastal Protection and Restoration New Mexico : Dona Ana County, NM New Mexico : Las Cruces (City), NM Oklahoma : Oklahoma Water Resources Board, OK Oklahoma : Stillwater (City), OK Oklahoma : Tulsa (City), OK Oklahoma : Tulsa County, OK Texas : Austin (City), TX Texas : City of Dallas, TX Texas : City of Longview, TX Texas : City of Sugar Land, TX Texas : Corsicana (City), TX Texas : Fort Bend County, TX Texas : Grand Prairie (City), TX Texas : Harris County Flood Control District, TX Texas : Hidalgo County, TX Texas : Lower Colorado River Authority, TX Texas : New Braunfels (City), TX Texas : North Central Texas Council of Governments Texas : San Antonio (City), TX Texas : San Antonio River Authority Texas : TWDB/TNRIS Total Region Partners 17 Iowa : Black Hawk County, IA Iowa : Iowa Department of Natural Resources Kansas : Barton 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ND South Dakota : Parkston (City), SD South Dakota : South Dakota Department of Public Safety and Office of Emergency Management South Dakota : Spearfish (City), SD South Dakota : Sturgis (City), SD Utah : Paragonah (Town), UT Utah : Utah Office of Emergency Services Utah : Washington County Utah : Weber County, UT Wyoming : Cheyenne (City), WY Wyoming : Jackson (Town), WY Wyoming : Laramie County, WY Wyoming : Sundance (Town), WY Total Region Partners 39 Arizona : Arizona Division of Emergency Management Arizona : Flood Control District of Maricopa County, AZ Arizona : Mohave County, Arizona Arizona : Santa Cruz County Flood Control District, AZ California : California Department of Water Resources California : Citrus Heights (City), CA California : City of Santa Rosa California : City of South Lake Tahoe California : City of Watsonville, California California : Del Norte County, CA California : Elk Grove (City), CA California : Folsom (City), CA California : Galt (City), CA California : Healdsburg (City), CA California : Isleton (City), CA California : Lake County, CA California : Los Gatos (Town), CA California : Monterey County Water Resources Agency, CA California : Placer County Flood Control and Water Conservation District, CA California : Placer County, CA California : Plumas County, CA California : Red Bluff (City), CA California : Roseville (City), CA California : Sacramento (City), CA California : Sacramento County, CA California : San Joaquin Area Flood Control Agency California : Santa Barbara (City), CA California : Santa Clara Valley Water District, CA California : Santa Cruz (City), CA California : Santa Cruz County, CA California : Trinity County, CA California : Ventura County, CA Hawaii : Hawaii County, HI Hawaii : Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources Nevada : Carson Water Subconservancy District Nevada : Nevada Division of Water Resources Nevada : Nye County Nevada : West Wendover (City), NV Nevada : Total Region Partners 25 Alaska : Alaska Department of Community and Economic Development Alaska : Anchorage (Municipality), AK Alaska : City and Borough of Juneau, Alaska Alaska : Fairbanks North Star Borough, AK Idaho : Weiser (City), ID Oregon : Clackamas County Service District #1, OR Oregon : Clean Water Services, Washington County, OR Oregon : Eugene (City), OR Oregon : Gresham, City of Oregon : Heppner (City), OR Oregon : Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries Oregon : Stanfield (City), OR Washington : City of Puyallup, WA Washington : Clark County, WA Washington : Issaquah (City), WA Washington : King County, WA Washington : Lewis County Washington : Pierce County, WA Washington : Renton (City), WA Washington : Skagit County Public Works, WA Washington : Snohomish County, WA Washington : Thurston County, WA Washington : Washington State Department of Ecology Washington : Whatcom County, WA Washington : Yakima County, WA TOTAL U.S. PARTNERS = 251 Last Modified: Wednesday, January 09, 2013 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This is an autosomal recessive type of inherited disorder, which means that the chance of the disorder being passed from one generation to the next is low. Statistics show that about 1 in 17,000 people suffer from some form of albinism.
Albinism is an inherited defect affecting melanin production and metabolism. Melanin is a naturally occurring pigment, which is responsible for the color of our skin, hair and eyes. It protects the skin from the harmful effects of ultraviolet light. Therefore, people in the tropics are darker as their sun exposure is more, in comparison to the people who live in temperate climates. If the gene encrypting this pigment is defective, the body becomes pale and white.
People who are affected by albinism are called albinos. They have absence of color in the hair, skin, or iris of the eye; or lighter than normal skin and hair. Lack of skin pigmentation makes albinos more susceptible to sunburn and skin cancers. Vision problems like extreme far-sightedness or near-sightedness, nystagmus, strabismus, photophobia and astigmatism are common in people with albinism.
Albinism can be diagnosed merely by observation of major or total absence of pigmentation of the skin, hair and eyes. Genetic testing, electroretinogram, chemical testing of hair and blood tests aid in diagnosing albinism.
There is no cure for albinism. Treatment is aimed to ease the symptoms. Treatment of the eye conditions consists of visual rehabilitation. It is important that albinos use sunscreen before sun exposure to prevent premature skin aging or skin cancer.
Albinos can live a normal life span, however, some forms of albinism can be life threatening. The lives of people with Hermansky-Pudlak syndrome can be shortened by lung disease. People in tropical countries who do not use skin protection may develop life-threatening skin cancers.
Albinism may cause social problems, because people with albinism look different from their families, peers, and other members of their ethnic group. There is no known way to prevent albinism. Genetic counseling should be considered for individuals with a family history of albinism or hypopigmentation.
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CLEVELAND, Feb. 11, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Voss Industries, Inc. announced today that it has received a 2012 Boeing Performance Excellence Award. The Boeing Company issues the award annually to recognize suppliers who have achieved superior performance. Voss Industries maintained a Silver composite performance rating for each month of the 12-month performance period, from Oct. 1, 2011 to Sept. 30, 2012.
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Voss Industries supplies highly engineered components that include flanges, couplings and highly engineered fabrications for many of Boeing's product lines. "We're proud that our products continue to be part of some of the most remarkable engineering successes in the world," said Sedor.Voss Industries is a leading global manufacturer of high-performance coupling devices, bulge-formed ducting components and fabricated subassemblies for the aviation, aerospace and industrial markets. Voss Industries, an employee-owned and vertically integrated company based in Cleveland, OH since 1957, is composed of three distinct operating divisions: Voss Aerospace, Clamp Technology and Voss Technologies. Voss Industries supplies highly engineered solutions and products to customers in North America and Europe. For more information, visit www.vossind.com. For more information on the Boeing Performance Excellence Award, visit http://www.boeing.com/companyoffices/doingbiz/supplier_portal/bpea.html. For further information: Todd Sheppard, Director of Media Relations216.631.5411 email@example.com SOURCE Voss Industries
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Posted by Unknown on 27th Aug 2012
I ordered is sampler pack of beans this year and they produced very well! I planted them a little closer together than recommended and they still thrived. The Royal Burgundy were my favorite, but produced the fewest beans overall - but still impressive. I had at least 1 lbs of beans a week for a few weeks. Now, things are tapering off a bit. Very impressed. Highly recommended.
Posted by Audrey Coleman on 1st Aug 2012
I ordered these early this year and have been pleasantly overrun with beans! They are good producers, and do well even when placed a little too close together. Not to mention all the "ooohs" and "aaaahs" I get when someone walks through my garden. They're both practical and beautiful - what more could a girl ask for?


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Log minimums
y = minlog(a)
y = minlog(q)
y = minlog(a) returns the smallest real-world value of fi object a since logging was turned on or since the last time the log was reset for the object.
Turn on logging by setting the fipref object LoggingMode property to on. Reset logging for a fi object using the resetlog function.
y = minlog(q) is the minimum value after quantization during a call to quantize(q,...) for quantizer object q. This value is the minimum value encountered over successive calls to quantize since logging was turned on, and is reset with resetlog(q). minlog(q) is equivalent to get(q,'minlog') and q.minlog.
P = fipref('LoggingMode','on'); a = fi([-1.5 eps 0.5], true, 16, 15); a(1) = 3.0; minlog(a) ans = -1
The smallest value minlog can return is the minimum representable value of its input. In this example, a is a signed fi object with word length 16, fraction length 15 and range:
-1 ≤ x ≤ 1 – 2-15
You can obtain the numerical range of any fi object a using the range function:
format long g r = range(a) r = -1 0.999969482421875
q = quantizer;
warning on
x = [-20:10];
y = quantize(q,x);
Warning: 29 overflows.
> In embedded.quantizer.quantize at 74
ans =
The smallest value minlog can return is the minimum representable value of its input. You can obtain the range of x after quantization using the range function:
format long g r = range(q) r = -1 0.999969482421875
fipref | maxlog | noverflows | nunderflows | reset | resetlog


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